Book Title: Pathdarshak Pratibhao Author(s): Nandlal B Devluk Publisher: Arihant Prakashan Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005123/1 JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLYPage #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nabho maMDaLane ajavALatI gauravazALI pathadarzI pratibhAo "gujarAta pratibhA darzana" nuM zeSa vizeSa navuM nikharatuM prArUpa pathapradarzaka pratibhAo 095 --- saMpAdaka : naMdalAla devaluka GEE Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ P 7 23 ain Education International 16 ac 8 24 17 9 25 18 10 26 3 H saujanya : saurASTra Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIza 20050 zubha lAmaFVEd zrIgaNezAyanamaH 13 22 27 28 29 30 31 simenTa lImITeDa For Powe. Pinal Use Only www.jainelibrary.com Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'pathapradarzaka pratibhAo' graMthanuM AvaraNa citra graMthastha viSayavastune suMdara rIte AvaraNa para rajU karIne prathama najare vAMcakane te pustaka hAthamAM levAnuM mana thAya tyAre te saphaLa AvaraNa citra kahevAya. 'pathapradarzaka pratibhAo' graMthanAM baMnne AvaraNa citro pratIkAtmaka che. koI pAtra vizeSa ke prasaMga vizeSanA badale ItihAsa, kalA, saMskRti, sAhitya, vijJAna vagere vividha viSayonA kSetre saMlagna pratibhAvAna vyakitaonA jIvana - kavanane dhyAnamAM rAkhIne dareka vibhAganA karelA pratIka citro saMyojIne graMthanuM mukhya AvaraNa citra taiyAra karavAmAM AvyuM che. vAta gujarAtanI che tethI citranAM kendramAM gujarAtanA bhaugolika nakazAne sthAna Apela che. Ama, cIlAcAlu citranA badale pustakanAM mULa hArdane UjAgara kare tevo kalAkArano prayAsa rahyo che. graMthanA pAchaLanA pUMThA para rajU karela raMgacitra 'saurASTrapaMcaratnAni' paNa pratIkAtmaka citra saMyojana che. te citranI samajaNa citra nIce ja rajU karI hoI ahIM tenuM punarAvartana nivAryuM che. astara citronI oLakha 'patha pradarzaka pratibhAo' graMthamAM samAvita gujarAtanA khyAtanAma citrakAronI lekhamALA 'rUpa, raMga ane rekhAnA sarjako' nA paricaya sAthe rajU thayelI temanI eka raMgI kRtiomAMthI keTalIka kRtio A graMthanA AgaLa-pAchaLanA pUMThAnAM aMdaranAM astara para bahuraMgamA rajU karI zakAI che. je sonAmAM sugaMdha umeravAnuM kAma kare che. banne astara pRSThonAM A citrono mitAkSarI paricaya A sAthe rajU karela che. kramAnusAra citranA zirSakanI sAthe kauMsamAM tenA citrakAranuM nAma Apela che. 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. 9. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. mRtyunuM namana (lakSmaNa varmA) : mahAmAnava gAMdhIjIne vaMdanA karI rahela mRtyunuM bhAvAtmaka Alekhana. kalAgurU(dAmodara Ara. kAlIdAsa) : vyakitacitraNAnA sidhdha citrakAre kareluM gujarAtanA sva. kalAgurU zrI ravizaMkara rAvalanuM rekhAcitra. sAThamArI (mArkeDa bhaTTa): bemahAsattAnI sAThamArI darzAvatA be AkhalAnuM pratIkAtmakacitra. bIjarekhA (mahendra mistrI) : barapha ane vAdaLAcchAdIta dhavalagirizikhara para prakAzita bIjarekhA dvArA darzAvAtuM zivadarzana. saMyojana (tanasukha mahIcA) : parNo, puSpo ane mAnavapAtronuM minIecara zailImAM suzobhanAtmaka sarjana. sthitaprajJa (sva. bAlakRSNa paTela): gAMdhIjInA virATa vyakitatva ane temane priya vAnaronuM pratIkAtmaka saMyojana. zikAra ane zikArI (sva. ravizaMkara paMDita): prANI citraNAnA A advitIya citrakAre eka bALavArtA mATe kareluM traNa vividha prANIonuM bhAvavAhI prasaMgacitra je ramakDanA mukhapRSTha para prakaTa thayeluM. vaMdanA (sva. mRdulA bahena ThAkara) zAMtiniketananA kalAsAdhikAe baMgALa zailImAM TemperA mAdhyamamAM kareluM madhura citra. ciMtIta mA (sva. DaoN. rameza bhaTTa): garIba mAtAnI ciMtAgrasta muddAne rajU karatuM mATI zilpa. mahiyArI (arisiMha rANA) : baraDA paMthakanA taLapadA nA2I sauMdaryane rajU karatuM muMbaI sacivAlayamAM saMgRhita citra. kampojIsana (raNavIra cauhANa): pratIkAtmaka AkAro vaDe kareluM sAdagIpUrNa Adhunika saMyojana. krieTIva sTilalAIpha (sva. zazIbhAI paramAra)H bhaumitika AkAronI kalAtmaka goThavaNIthI kareluM sarjanAtmaka citra. zrI gaNeza (kanu paMcAla) : dhArmika cihno, akSaro ane pratIkonA saMyojana dvArA thayela saMtulita racanAkRti. rASTrapitA (sva. nArAyaNa khera)H porabaMdaranAM kirtI maMdiramAM sthAna pAmeluM gAMdhIbApunA vyakitatvane rajU karatuM taila citra. panihArIo (tuphAna raphAI) : prAkRtika raMgomAM karelI kalAkRti. trizalAdevInAM cauda svapna (sva. gokuladAsa kApaDIyA) : tIrthaMkara mahAvIranA jIvana prasaMgonI suMdara citrazreNImAMnI eka prakhyAta kRti. (citrakArano janma I.1916 mAM thayo hato. temanA paricayamAM mUkelI sAla mudraNadoSa che.) pheItha (nAgajIbhAI cauhANa): renesAM yuganI abhivyakitathI prerita thaIne sarjelacitramALAmAMnI vAstavika zailInI kRti. raMkanI jhUMpaDI (sva. vinAyakabhAI paMDayA) : vuDakaTa mAdhyamamAM kareluM citra. oLakha (ThAkora rANA) pena ane InkamAdhyamamAM sidhdha hathoTImAM kareluM pratIkAtmaka citra. lenDaskepa (ajita paTela) : AdhUnika saMyojanAnI ekrelIka mAdhyamamAM karelI rajUAta. kezagUMphana (sva. hiMmatabhAI mahetA) : gRhajIvananA pAtro ane prasaMganuM suMdara drazyAtmaka Alekhana. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. vasaMta (esa. ema. vAdhelA)H phalaka para raMgIna kAcanA TukaDA saMyojanArane 'muvIMga mojheka'citronA sarjakanI eka kRti parizrama (sureza rAvala) kathanAtmaka pAradarzI raMgonAM drazyacitronAM sarjakanI vAstavika chatAM Adhunika kRti. mahArAva kheMgArajI (sva. ela.sI.sonI) : kacchanA pUrva rAjavInA vyakitatvane pUrNa darajjA sAthe rajU karatI vAstavika tailacitrakRti. phaLiyuM (pratApasiMha jADejA) vatana vejAgAmanA eka phaLiyAnuM jalaraMgI drazyacitra.'kumAra' mAM prakaTa thayuM che. pIMga peTI (sva. virendrabhAI paMDayA) : paMkhIo, puSpo ane parNonA bhAvavAhI citrakAranI eka ramaNIya kRti. laya (premanakuma) : hIMca letI nArInAM layane kamanIya dehavaLAMko dvArA vyakata karatI mATInI suMdara pratimA. sITI vitha Ina - 12 (gautama vAghelA) : viziSTa draSTikoNathI sthApatyacitrazreNI sarjanAra citrakAranI eka kRti. rakhopiyo (sva. vinaya trivedI) : loka kalAnI paripATIne nijI maulikatAmAM bheLavIne sarjelI rekhApradhAna kRti. jayamaMgala azva (prabhAtasiMha bArahaTa): jalaraMgI vAstavika zailImAM sarjelI kAThiyAvADI azvacitra zreNImAMnI eka kRti. phIgara (pratApasiMha jADejA) : ghaDo laIne UbhelI kanyAnI mATImAM nirmIta pratimA. www.ainelibrary.org - anusaMdhAna pAchaLanAM astaramAM Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya jaya garavI gujarAta. pathapradarzaka pratibhAo vividha kSetranI viziSTa pratibhAono paricaya koza saMpAdaka: naMdalAla bI. devaluka Jain Education Intemational Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68X3838838 saMpAdaka : naMdalAla bI. devaluka graMthaprakAzaka ane prAptisthAna : zrI arihaMta prakAzana padhAlaya, 2237/bI/1 hilaDrAiva, porTa kolonI pAchaLa, vAghAvADI roDa, sarkiTahAusa pAse, bhAvanagara 364 002 phona : 2562690 TAipa seTiMga : zrI arihaMta komyuTara grAphiksa jaina vidyArthI gRha kampAunDa, sonagaDha (ji. bhAvanagara) umeza sukhaDiyA, hareza paMDayA samI sAMja prakAzana-bhAvanagara AZIALAX hai , phoTo kampojhiMga-TAipaseTIMga (rUpa-raMga-rekhAnA sarjako) nItu jhIbA (phUlachAba) rAjakoTa phona : 2458875 (mo.) 9426960309 Rs -- mudraka : mRti ophaseTa sonagaDha-364250 phona : (02846) 244081 graMthaprakAzana : sapTembara, 2005 IS A graMtha kiMmata : rU. 35=00 AvaraNacitroastaracitra saMyojajanya sahayoga zrI pratApasiMha jADejA 'nirmala', 6 gAyakavADI ploTa, rAjakoTa, E DijhAInara : phalAvida rAjakoTa 26, sTAra cembarsa, harihara coka, rAjakoTa phona naM. (0281) 222936, taravarakAra : rasika mArA thAnaroDa, sukhanAtha maMdira rAme, coTIlA ji. surendranagara phona : (mo.) 982539908), ArTisTa : savajIbhAI chAyA ugamaNA daravAjA bahAra, dvArakA (saurASTra). phona : 234 2 44 TTTAMISTATUTONILIN HINDI FITS: I Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastAvanA noMdha purovacana DaoN. uSAbahena rA. pAThaka naMdalAla bI. devaluka vibhAga 1 timiramAMthI jyoti prakAza vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. gujarAtI sAhityanI pratibhAonA jIvanakavananuM hArda pragaTAvatAM paricayo ane suMdara rekhA citronuM sarjana hemacandrAcArya, kalikAla sarvajJa narasiMha mahetA - bhAlaNa mIrAMbAI akho, rahiyAdAsa premAnaMda zAmaLa bhaTTa dayArAma dalapatarAma kavi mahIpatarAma rUparAma nIlakaMTha narmada naMdazaMkara tuLajAzaMkara mahetA navalarAma paMDyA raNachoDabhAI udayarAma icchArAma sUryarAma desAI govardhanarAma mAdhavarAma tripAThI bAlAzaMkara kaMthAriyA, kalAnta kavi maNilAla nabhubhAI dvivedI narasiMharAva bhoLAnAtha diveTiyA | kezava harSada dhruva (3) viSayAnukramaNikA 50 50 50 51 51 51 52 52 para 53 53 53 54 54 54 55 55 55 pa padma, maNizaMkara ratnajI bhaTTa, 'kAnta' ramaNabhAI nIlakaMTha kRSNAlAla jhaverI AnaMdazaMkara dhruva mohanadAsa karamacaMda gAMdhI baLavaMtarAya kalyANarAya ThAkora dAmodara khuzAladAsa boTAdakara surasiMhajI takhtasiMhajI gohila, 'kalApI' 59 59 59 60 60 60 nAnAlAla dalapatarAma kavi hAjI mahammada alArakhiyA sukhalAlajI, paMDita aradezara pharAmajI khabaradAra nAnAbhAI bhaTTa dattAtreya bAlakRSNa kAlelakara, kAkAsAheba 56 57 57 57 58 58 58 gijubhAI badhekA kanaiyAlAla mANekalAla munazI rAmanArAyaNa vizvanAtha pAThaka svAmI AnaMda 61 61 61 62 62 vyaktinuM nAma 5. naM. pR. naM. zrI rameza zAha, savajI chAyA 18 41 jinavijayajI munizrI 62 kizoralAla ghanazyAmalAla mazarUvALA 63 gaurIzaMkara govardhanarAma joSI, 'dhUmaketu' 63 ramaNalAla vasaMtalAla desAI 63 cAMpazI vI. udezI 64 jhaveracaMda meghANI 64 64 65 65 rAmaprasAda pre. bakSI vijayarAya kalyANarAya vaidya rasikalAla cho. parIkha hIrAbahena rAmanArAyaNa pAThaka raNajitarAma vAvAbhAI mahetA vizvanAtha ma. bhaTTa 65 da 66 66 67 bacubhAI popaTabhAI rAvata viSNuprasAda raNachoDalAla trivedI guNavaMtarAya AcArya caMdravadana cimanalAla mahetA jyotIndra ha. dave 67 67 68 68 46 69 dulA bhAyA kAga DolararAya raMgIlarAya mAMkaDa jhINAbhAI desAI, 'sneharazmi' Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (4) 5. naM. 76 vyaktinuM nAma nagInadAsa pArekha kizanasiMha cAvaDA kezavarAma kA. zAstrI suMdarajI gokuladAsabhAI beTAI rAmanArAyaNa nA. pAThaka kavi 'patIla" yazavaMta paMDyA manasukhalAla jhaverI ganI dahIMvALA ke ramaNalAla sonI tribhovanapuruSottama luhAra, 'sundaram' gulAbadAsa brokara, 'kathaka' yazodhara mahetA jayantI dalAla kRSNalAla zrIdharANI prahalAda pArekha umAzaMkara joSI anaMtarAya ma. rAvaLa pannAlAla paTela rAjendra zAha vyaktinuM nAma mukunda pArAzarya yazavaMta zukala veNIbhAI purohita amRtalAla bhaTTa, ghAyala Izvara motIbhAI paTela "peTalIkara' bAlamukunda dave zivakumAra joSI bhogIlAla sAMDesarA harivallabha bhAyANI dhIrubhAI ThAkara jayanta hiMmatalAla pAThaka naTavaralAla paMDyA, 'uzanas' sureza joSI makaraMda dave cUnIlAla maDiyA phAdhara vAlesa ramaNalAla joSI niraMjana bhagata kuMdanikA kApaDiyA priyakAnta maNiyAra vyaktinuM nAma (bakula tripAThI gItA parIkha harIndra dave candrakAnta bakSI sureza dalAla dhIru parIkha bhagavatIkumAra zarmA aniruddha brahmabhaTTa lAbhazaMkara ThAkara raghuvIra caudharI vinoda bhaTTa caMdrakAnta zeTha rameza pArekha josepha i. mekavAna rameza trivedI Izvara paramAra manasukha sallA manoja khaMDeriyA yogeza jozI savajI chAyA ane tenA citro (0 gujarAta bahAra gujarAtanuM gaurava dolata bhaTTa 94 100 100 100 102 102 mANI 102 108 zyAmajI kRSNavarmA jhaverI maNilAla mohanalAla dAmodaradAsa ThAkarazI mULajI cimanalAla harilAla setalavADa dAmodaradAsa tApIdAsa je.pI. jhINAbhAI pI. joSI zeTha harakIzanadAsa phakIracaMda ThAkarazI mULajI zeTha vIracaMda pAnAcaMda zAha sara phirojazA mahetA zeTha tribhovanadAsa maMgaLadAsa (nAthubhAI je.pI.) zAmaLadAsa lakSmIdAsa gAMdhI hAjI nUramahammada mojAMvAlA bhAnubhAI yAjJika nRsiMhadAsa vibhAkara cimanalAla popaTalAla zAha mAsTara prahalAdajI nagInadAsa TI. mAsTara bhavAnIzaMkara ojhA rAjarata rAmajIbhAI kAmANI dInazA vAMcchA zaMkaralAla bhaTTa vijaya bhaTTa khurazIda epha narImAna DaoN. popaTalAla a. bhUpatakara osmANa somANI sUrajI vallabhadAsa guNavaMtarAya vI. kApaDiyA 103 (ANaMdajI paMDyA 105 amRtalAla mohanalAla mahetA 106 yusupha maheraalI 107 viThThalabhAI paTela 107 dulerAyabhAI ANaMdarAya paMDyA 107 narabherAma haMsarAja kamANI 108 lIlAvatI kanaiyAlAla munzI UrmilA bhAskara mahetA 108 zrImatI gaMgAbahena goviMdajIbhAI paTela 109 zrImatI padmAbahena desAI 109 kumArI sophiyA somajI 109 zrImatI ramAbahena kAmadAra 109 zrImatI perInabahena kepTana 109 zrImatI indumatI choTAlAla zropha 109 103 104 104 104 105 105 105 Jain Education Intemational Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyaktinuM nAma evAM hatAM manekha mitratA lAkhAjIrAja prinsipAla kalamanA kasabIo svAmI zrIkAnta ApyuMjI dilakhuzabhAI divAnajI bhAIdAsa parIkha lalitAbahena navalabhAI zAha lAbhubahena mahetA annapUrNAbahena mahetA dhIrubhAI ma. desAI sarojabahena nANAvaTI pu. naM. mArjarI sAiksa pAbahena kuraizI kRNAla gItAbahena jaina kapilaprasAda dave zivAkAkA vAsudeva mahetA gAMdhI pathanA preraka dIpako 112 113 115 117 130 131 131 132 132 133 133 134 134 134 135 135 136 136 vyaktinuM nAma misa dharamanuM dhiMgANuM dilAvara udAratA 163 164 164 madhurIbahena khare baLavaMtarAya khaMDeriyA cimanalAla je. (5) nArAyaNa tapodhana kizora DI. vyAsa nirmaLAbahena gAMdhI zAha paMDita medhAvrata ravizaMkara vyAsa svAmI paramAnaMdapurI zukadeva bhaceca madAlasAbahena nArAyaNa nAnubhAI paTela uSAbahena mahetA pAbahena ka naTubhAI Thakkara (yAtrika) che dakSiNa gujarAtanA gAMdhI vicAranA presko 154 IzvaralAla choTubhAI desAI kalyANajIbhAI viThThalabhAI mahetA 155 kIkubhAI gulAbabhAI nAyaka hAkorabhAi bhiAI desAI 155 157 7 gurjaramAtAnA gauravazALI amara saMtAno trikamabhAI DAhyAbhAI paTela DAkora maLavAjI phArI kAMDAla mahezvara dayALajIbhAI nAnubhAI desAI mIThubahena pITITa lAlabhAI DAyAbhAI nAyaka dolatabhAI nAyaka lIlabAI mA dhanA bhagata ratana pR. naM. 118 120 122 124 manubhAI paMDita ane bhAratIbena paMDita) anubahena Thakkara puruSottama gaNeza mAvaLaMkara aMbubhAI zA 137 137 138 138 139 139 139 140 140 141 141 142 142 142 157 158 159 160 165 165 166 vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. rAghavajI mAdhaDa mAthu laNavAnuM paNa AbarU viThThalabhAI pu. paTela kusumabahena dhIrubhAI desAI pravINalatAbahena zodhana aMbAlAla gAMdhI vijyAbahena AcArya mAnAbahena maNibahena svAmI jJAnavaja naMdubhAI (hariOM AzramavALA) 125 127 chanAbhAI nAraNajI paMcAla makanA purUSottama paTela raMgIladAsa maganalAla kApaDiyA 143 143 144 145 145 146 146 146 147 149 151 152 DaoN. paMkajabhAI TI. desAI 160 161 161 ghanazyAmabhAI TI. mAMgukiyA) trikamabApA bajaraMgadAsabApuno samAgama bhojalarAma dalapatarAma vyAsa 166 167 168 18. Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (6 vyaktinuM nAma vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. (0 nArI gaurava padmAbahena phaDiyA) 171 173 indukapUra DaoN. sudhAbahena zAha udayaprabhAbahena mahetA nirmaLAbahena paTela mahAzvetAbahena vaidya 17) 17) 170 173 (vINAbahena zropha nIrubahena rAvala cArumatIbahena yoddhA sumitrAbahena ThAkora nItAbahena gosvAmI 171 172 17ra pravINalatAbahena zodhana UrmilAbahena paTela damayaMtIbahena pArekha vIrabALAbahena nAgaravADiyA divyAbahena mAravADI 173 171 172 174 (0 gurjara mahAsAgaranAM motI ela. vI. jozI) 181 176, 176 181 187 187 187 176 182 182 188 182 188 188 189 sara TI. sI. hopa prAgajI bhagata jhaMDu bhaTTa raNachoDabhAI udayarAma dave hiMmatalAla dhIrajarAma bALAzaMkara kaMthAriyA narasiMharAva diveTiyA sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa rAjavaidya jIvarAma zAstrI jAma raNajitasiMha sara viThThaladAsa ThAkarazI amRtalAla paDhiyAra motIbhAI amIna hAjI mahammada lAlA bApA bhAIlAlabhAI paTela kAnajIsvAmI 177 177 177 178 178 178 179 179 139 jayazaMkara suMdarI rASTravIra chelabhAI indulAla yAjJika cAMpazIbhAI uddezI ramaNalAla desAI zeTha zrI kasturabhAI kRSNalAla jhaverI premalIlAbahena bahAdura harakora zeThANI zAmaLadAsa gAMdhI caitanyaprasAda divAnajI guNavaMtarAya AcArya DolararAya mAMkaDa eca. ema. paTela jayabhikhkhuM amarasiMha nakuma kRSNalAla zrIdharANI mRdulAbahena sArAbhAI zivakumAra jozI IzvarabhAI paTela lIlAbahena paTela prabhulAlabhAI dave vinu mAMkaDa amRta vasaMta paMDyA avinAza vyAsa DaoN. vikrama sArAbhAI cUnIlAla maDiyA AI sonabAI priyakAnta maNiyAra ziva paMDyA pravINa jozI zyAma sAdhu divyakAnta nANAvaTI manoja khaMDeriyA 189 189 183 183 183 184 184 184 185 185 185 186 186 186 190 180 180 180 180 181 190 190 191 191 191 192 192 (sthApatyakalA) ane (adhyAtmano) saMgama Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( vibhAga 2) adhyAtma mArganA yAtrIo (0 sthAnakavAsI jaina saMpradAyanA jyotirdharo guNavaMta baravALiyA) * 203 206 sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyanI aitihAsika rUparekhA 196 goMDala saMpradAya zramaNasaMgha, svataMtra ane bRhad gujarAta sampradAyo 200 jainadharmakrAMtinA jayotirdhara lokAzAha 202 214 pU. dharmasiMhajI svAmI pU. DuMgarasiMhajI ma.sA. | pU. ajarAmara svAmI pU. mANekacaMdajI mahArAja pU. prANaguru pU. muni saMtabAlajI pU. AnaMdaRSi pU. upA. amaramunijI 207 215 208 211 (0 gujarAtanA taMbUrasevI bhajaniko Do. niraMjana rAjyaguru) 217 | 218 218 sevAdAsajI mahArAja mohanalAla rAyANI abharAma bhagata yazavaMta bhaTTa | bhajanika daMpatIo jUnI peDhInA bhajaniko mugaTalAla jozI karazanadAsa yAdava navI peDhInA bhajana kalAkAro 219 A sadInA bhAratakhyAta bhajaniko 219 217 # 217 219 (7 videzomAM bhAratIyadharma ane saMskRtino pracAra-prasAra karanArA gujarAtanA praNAmI manISIo Do. mahezacaMdra paMDyA) 226 23) 230 . ,1 zeTha khetAbhAI ane gAMgajIbhAI zeTha mAvajIbhAI luhANA 222 maita zeTha mahAmati prANanAthaja. rarara arabastAnanI prathama dharmayAtrA arabastAnI bIjI patnI rara3 amerikA keneDAmAM saMskRtino kAravAre 22 4 kRNamaNijI mahArAja 2 24 sUryanArAyaNadAsajI mahArAja Tahulakizora zAstrIjI mahArAja 225 | (DaoN. dineza paMDita 225 videzomAM dharmaprasAra nepALamAM praNAmI dharma nijAnaMda phAunDezana-amerikA 226, ramaNabhAI paTela narendrabhAI paTeluM caMdubhAI paTela gujarAtanA pahelA kathAkAro ma0 bipinacaMdra trivedI tathA kizoracaMdra trivedI 228 pR. indirAbeTIjI 23, 226, 22. pU. mA gItA bhAratIjI zraddheya trilocanAzrIjI pU. gItAbahena rAmAyaNa pU. razimakAbahena paTela pU. mIrAbahena bhaTTa pU. ramAbahena hariyANI 5. kAlindIbeTIjI pU. nArAyaNIbahena paMDayA su. zrI dayAdevIjI paulamIbahena trivedI 231 232 232 233 226, 233 234 = *' 234 235 lt E ( u savAdharmanI sAkAro prA. bipInacaMdra trivedI) mAM. sarvezvarI 23) mA. anaMtAnaMdajI 238 kAzIbA 239 Jain Education Intemational ma Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyaktinuM nAma kaMkubahena karazanaparI maMjUlAbahena paTela 0 vaMdanIya muslima saMto ahamada Alama saMta attara zAha saMta abharAma bAvA amIruddIna bAbA umara bAbA ma pU. zrI mAnakuMvarabAI mahAsatIjI pU. zrI hIrubAI mahAsatIjI pU. zrI kaMkubAI mahAsatIjI pU. zrI nAthIbAI mahAsatIjI pU. zrI velabAI mahAsatIjI pU. zrI tArAbAI mahAsatIjI AcArya bIjI pR. naM. 239 240 pU. sItArAmabApu pU. svarUpAnaMdajI svAmI viditAtmAnaMdajI pU. giribApu gosvAmI 245 245 246 246 246 246 247 263 264 265 267 269 270 vartamAna bane che bhUtakALa jatIna zAMtilAla zAha (saMsArI nAma) pU. munizrI jayadarzanavijayajI ma. (dIkSArthI nAma) pAnakharamAM khIlyA gulAba mAMgalyanA madhukaro terApaMtha jainasaMpradAyanA jyotirdharo AcArya tulasI 289 vyaktinuM nAma anubahena Thakkara pU. bhAratImaiyA 294 295 296 296 bAbA malika muslima saMta caraMga saMta kAdara nadIna mubAraka belagAmI jhulaNa phakIra phakIrdIna (8) pu. naM. 240 241 pU. isu bApu pU. puruSotamadAsajI jINArAmajI ma. saMta AtmAnaMdajI 247 247 247 247 248 249 249 pU. zrI moMghIbAI mahAsatIjI 272 pU. zrI lIlAvatIbAI mahAsatIjI 273 275 5. zrI kaMcanabAi mahAsatIjI pU. zrI vasumatIbhAI mahAsatIjI 200 279 pU. zrI zAradAbAI mahAsatIjI pU. zrI kAntAbAI mahAsatIjI 282 290 296 298 299 299 vyaktinuM nAma pU. omakArezvarI DaoN. saddaguNAbahena sI. yu. zAha kAdara zAha kAjI nabImiyAM rasalIna rasakhAna rahIma subhAna nautamabhAI dave pu. naM. pU. zrI kusumabAI mahAsatIjI pU. zrI caMpAbAI mAsatIjI pU. zrI maMjulAbAI mahAsatI ja pU. zrI nidhibAi mahAsatIjI 242 243 AcArya mahAprajJa 249 249 250 250 250 251 saMpAdaka praviNAbahena gAMdhI pU. karNIrAmajI ma. zrI popaTalAlabhAI 253 razmibhAI jhaverI 283 284 286 287 291 kezubhAI bhaTTa 299 300 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2 (E) vibhAga 3 bahuvidhakSetre samarpitajIvana vyaktitva darzana pU. naM. vyaktinuM nAma vyaktinuM nAma 7 rUpa, raMga ane rekhAnA sva. zrI DaoN. ramezabhAI bhaTTa zrI kizora vALA sva. zrI azvinabhAI vyAsa sva. zrImatI mRdulAbahena ThAkara sva. zrI zazIbhAI paramAra zrI dhIrenamArka rI sva. zrI gijubhAI joSI sva. zrI hiMmatabhAI mahetA zrI premanakuma zrI prabhAtasiMha bArahaTa zrI sureza rAvala zrI gina copa zrI navanIta rAThoDa zrI mahendra paramAra zrI ajita paTela zrI azoka khAMTa zrI kanu paTela zrI raNavIra cauhANa zrI bharata modI zrI jagadIpa smArta zrI nArAyaNabhAI bera zrI devajIbhAI vAjA zrI arisiMha rANA zrI. vinAyakabhAI paMDyA zrI vIrendrabhAI paMDyA zrI devarAjabhAI sUtradhAra zrI jayaMta zihorA pu. naM. vyaktinuM nAma sarjako 304 306 307 309 310 311 313 314 315 316 318 319 319 320 321 322 323 324 324 325 327 328 330 331 333 334 335 zrI kRSNalAla bhaTTa sva. zrI ela. sI. sonI sva. zrI jayaMtabhAI zukala zrI lakSmaNa re zrI caMdubhAI daphatarI zrI nAgajIbhAI cIka zrI lakSmaNa varmA zrI zarada paTela sva. zrI ajita desAI sva. zrI bAlakRSNa paTela zrI chelazaMkara vyAsa sva. zrI vanalIlAbahena zAha sva. zrI hIrAlAla khatrI zrI kanu paMcAla zrI naTubhAI mistrI--'cetaka' sva. zrI vinoda pArula sva. zrI vRjalAla trivedI zrImatI kokilAbahena dave zrI tUphAna raphAI zrI mUsA kacchI zrI tanasukha mahicA zrI vinoda rAvala zrI mahendra miDI zrI manu parIkha zrI vinoda je. paTela zrI mArkeDa bhaTTa sva. zrI ravizaMkara paMDina 336 338 339 340 341 342 343 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 pratApasiMha zrI vinoda zAha zrI bihArIlAla bArabhaiyA zrI vinayabhAI trivedI zrI esa. ema. vAghelA zrI jayaMta parIkha zrI jalendu dave zrI bhaktibahena zAha sva. zrI yUsupha ghAlA maracanTa sva. zrI gokuladAsa kApaDiyA padma zrI gautama vAghelA zrImatI saralAdevI majhamudAra sva. zrI hIrAbhAI paTela Do. indradeva AcArya sva. zrI durgAzaMkara je. paMDyA sva. prA. zrI jayaMta siddhapurA zrI narela paMcAla zrI ThAkora rANA zrI rameza buma zrI ramezakumAra caMde 'rUpama' zrI cetanakumAra Arya zrI dAmodara Ara. kAlidAsa sva. zrI mahendra trivedI 'nArada' zrI jasubhAI nAyaka sva. zrI girinu joSI zrI rasika galacara thI pratApasiya jADejA pR. i, jADejA 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (10) vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. vyaktinuM nAma (7 gujarAta ane gujarAta bahAra nAgara pratibhAo kirITabhAI yAdavendrarAya bakSI) (0 bhAratanA yazasvI kalAdharo sthapati, sUtradhAra, zilpI DaoN. Ara. TI. sAvaliyA) 408 413. 410 410 413 411 khy 413 qsm zuMga zilpI kunika gaMdhAra zilpI agIyala mathurAnA zilpI dina lalitAlaya chattare relaDI ovajanI zilpI guMDayA mahendravardhana caLakALanA zilpI 'ravi' 413 sovarazi gujarAtanA kalAdharo zobhanadeva zilpI zivanAga zilpazAstrI prANadhara zAIdhara sthapati hepo maMDana zilpI nAthajI | sthapati vasto gajadhara vaizya premacaMda somapurA prabhAzaMkara oghaDabhAI somapurA narmadAzaMkara somapurA kAntibhAI paTela 409 409 409 409 409 409 409 411 412 s. l 412 414 khy fy tm ny 413 413 414 ( vividhakSetranA mahAnubhAvo bipinacaMdra yu. parIkha) 419 415 416 417 418 416, 418 418 occhavalAla paTela dhIrubhAI mistrI priyakAnta parIkha harivallabhabhAI parIkha DaoN. viThThalabhAI paTela mukundabhAI paTela navInabhAI ojhA caMpakabhAI sukhaDiyA narendrasiMha mahiDA (DaoN. viraMcibhAI trivedI DaoN. devadatta jozI DaoN. azvinIkumAra desAI bamana zA meghorA pU. pradyumna zAstrIjI raNadhIrasiMhajI kAnti zAnti zAha zazIbahena jAnI ramaNalAla mahetA 416 416 416, 417 surezvarasiMhajI gohila bharatabhAI vyAsa marjabAna zeThanA dvArakeza lAlajI mahArAja cinubhAI zAha dIpaka jagatApa aMbubhAI paTela 419 419 419 419 421 421 418 419 419 419 417. 417 419 (0 ApaNA saMgIta sAdhako jayadevabhAI bhojaka) 423 434 423 DAhyAlAla zivarAma mahArAjA bhAvasiMhajI jasavaMta bhAvasAra hIrAlAla devIdAsa ThAkora, chanAlAla kALIdAsa ThAkura gulAma rasUlamAM caMpakalAla chabIladAsa nAyaka rasikalAla cimanalAla bhojaka bhIkhubhAI bI. bhAvasAra kumArazrI prabhAtadevajI 426 429 429 43) 431 433 maNilAla karuNAzaMkara nAyaka viThThaladAsa sUrajarAma hIrAlAla zivarAma 434 428 (0 lokakalAonA vaitAliko jorAvarasiMha jAdava) 437 bhagubhAI rohaDiyA mohanalAla rAyANI bAbubhAI vyAsa 436, 436 436 savazIbhAI kuMbhANI siddikabhAI jata sulemAna jumAM 438 prANasukha nAyaka madhu paTela ratikumAra vyAsa 440 441 442 439 Jain Education Intemational Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (11) vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. vyaktinuM nAma . naM. vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. 451 443 445 445 rAmasiMhajI rAThoDa tejIbahena makavANA ku. pratibhA paMDita dhArmikalAla paMDyA mahipata kavi dalasukha rAvaLa 452 mIThAbhAI parasANA rAmabhAI kAga rAjazrIdevI paramAra harakAnta zukala 447 448 45) (0 bahumukhI pratibhAo Do. ke. sI. bAroTa) 454 DioN. ke. kA. zAstrI prA. madhusUdana DhAkI DaoN. ramaNalAla nA. mahetA 456 DaoN. kAntilAla somapurA zrI hIrAlAla bhagavatI zrI motIlAla zAmaLadAsa zarmA 458 4pa9 460 zrI sItArAma zarmA 461 zrI nAnubhAI kAnajIbhAI bAroTa 463 zrI gajendrakumAra paMDA 457 464 (0 gujarAtamAM lokasAhityanA saMzodhako--saMpAdako ravajIbhAI roDa) 47pa (DaoN. jayAnaMda joSI pU. manaharalAlajI mahArAja 47pa (DaoN. baLavaMta jAnI zrI kanubhAI jAnI Do. hasu yAjJika DaoN. nAthAlAla gohila zrI narottama palANa DaoN. bhagavAnadAsa paTela DaoN. niraMjana rAjayaguru zrI gaNeza nArAyaNa devI 47) 471 472 474 468 | (ApaNAM sAMskRtika AdhAra staMbho sulabhA rAmacaMdra devapurakara) 480 482 480 = * 480 482 480 = 0 S 480 = 0 w asAIta 478 narasiMha mahetA 478 mIrAMbAI 478 akho 478 narmada raNachoDabhAI dave govardhanarAma tripAThI bAlAzaMkara kaMthAriyA hAjImahamada alArakhiyA zivajI 479 aradezara pharAmajI khabaradAra 479 kRSNalAla zrIdharANI hIrAbahena pAThaka sureza joSI kundanikA kApaDiyA narottama palANa sitAMzu mahetA umAkAMta jozI Izvara peTalIkara ke. kA. zAstrI S 478 479 kAkAsAheba kAlelakara ramaNalAla va. desAI suMdarajI beTAI bacubhAI rAvata ganI dahIMvALA guNavaMtarAya AcArya kizanasiMha cAvaDA suMdaram mukundarAya pArAzarya gulAbadAsa brokara 481 0 hy S S 479 479 481 481 hy 483 481 hy 483 481 (9 vaMdanIya vibhUtio yazavaMta kaDIkara) 487 485 485 491 492 vinoda kinArIvAlA indulAla yAjJika aradezara pharAmajI jamazedajI tAtA ( saMtokabA sunItA paMDyA latAbahena hirANI pallavIbahena mistrI purANI sAheba jAgRtibahena ThAkora navInabhAI sutariyA kriSnAbahena jozI 488 488 490 486, 493 487 494 Jain Education Intemational Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (12) vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. vyaktinuM nAma ( saMgIta ane sAMskRtika kSetranA kalAvido pR. naM. vyaktinuM nAma pu. naM. naTavarabhAI pI. AhalaparA) pa00 paD4 495 496 496 500 504 501 pApa 497 501 pa05 497 ku. biMdiyA paMDyA bhadrAyu dhoLakiyA sumana maMgezakara janArdana rAvaLa sva. ustAda gulAma kAdirakhAM amUlakha sAkaralAla bhaTTa darabArazrI pUMjAvALA pinAkIna mahetA zAradAbahena rAva lakSmIkAnta dozI karazana je. paDhiyAra kAzIbahena gohila piyubahena sarakhela devendra dave mUsA gulAma jata upendra trivedI dilIpa dhoLakiyA bharata premazaMkara yAjJika mugaTalAla joSI dhanabAI kArA hemaMta cauhANa gajendra bakSI | sukharAjasiMha jhAlA rANAbhAi sIDA araviMda pAThaka sarojabahena guMdANI rAmajIbhAI vANiyA paMkajakumAra bhaTTa vinubhAI vyAsa pa06 502 502 503 503 503 504 498 498 507 507 508 499 499 (0 krAMtadaza sarjako jayaMtI ema. dalAla) pa15 521 510 510 yazavaMta mahetA dinakara joSI 516 meghabiMdu 51 1 511 51 1 516 517 517 518 518 519 priyakAnta parIkha gulAbadAsa brokara rajanIkumAra paMDyA DaoN. devAMganA desAI praphulla bhAratIya vINA zeTha nagIna modI aMbubhAI DI. paTela ilA Araba mahetA | vijaya paMDyA jayaMta vasA udayana Thakkara viThThala paMDyA Azita haidarAbAdI harIza nAgrecA 522 para 2 522 para3 523 523 512 51 2 512 josepha mekavAna kAnti paTela hasamukha rAvaLa prANajIvana mahetA nItina vI. mahetA satIza vyAsa madhukAnta jozI harIza maMgalam rAghavajI mAdhaDa mohana paramAra DaoN. mahendra saMghavI DaoN. pallavI bhaTTa kavi mehula yogeza joSI pa2 3 513 guNavaMta upAdhyAya mukunda pI. vyAsa kanu nAyaka dinakara bhojaka sudhIra desAI ajita saraiyA DaoN. maNilAla ha. paTela nItina mahetA tAriNIbahena desAI saMskRtirANI desAI dhanajIbhAI paTela DaoN. indradeva AcArya 519 524 519 524 513 513 514 514 pa24 pa20 525 pa20 521 521 525 525 515 515 Jain Education Intemational Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyaktinuM nAma pu. naM. tasmai zrI gurau namaH azvinakumAra mAdhavalAla trivedI aMbAlAla sAkaralAla desAI indu puvAra IzvarabhAI jeThAbhAI paTela akSayakumAra ramaNalAla desAI upendrabhAI cha. paMDyA DirmilAbahena cimanabhAI paTela karamazI kAnajI makavANA karuNAzaMkara bhaTTa kalyANarAya na. joSI kAzIrAma lallubhAI mahetA kuMvarajI viThalabhAI mahetA kArDi karAma vighnararAma mahetA saMha ta hariprasAda mATenA DaoN. kAntilAla chaganalAla paMDyA haribhAI prANazaMkara bhaTTa bhogIlAla kezavalAla paTavA niraMjana mAlavajI varmA jayamala prAgajIbhAI paramAra choTubhAI zaMkarabhAI suthAra ApaNA khagoLa lekhako DaoN. AI. pI. desAI DaoN. e. Ara. desAI DaoN. thUthI 4 DaoN. ena. Ara. zeTha 527 528 pa9 pa9 530 531 532 532 533 534 535 535 536 537 DaoN. e. ema. zAha DaoN. tArAbahena paTela Jah Education Intemational 557 558 559 560 561 562 (13) vibhAga 4 vidyAdAnI pratibhAo vyaktinuM nAma pu. naM. 573 574 575 575 175 176 caMdrabhAI kALIdAsa bhaTTa cimanalAla prANalAla bhaTTa cimanalAla nAraNadAsa paTela choTubhAI raNachoDajI nAyaka jayaMtIlAla paNa vi gujarAtanA samAjazAstrIo jayaMtIlAla devazaMkara ojhA jayendrarAva bhagavAnalAla dUrakALa tryaMbakalAla ma. ojhA AtmArAma motIrAma divAnajI ratilAla mohanalAla borIsAgara narisaMhamAI ukAbhAi paTela nAthAlAla bhANajI dave DaoN. pI. DI. pAThaka DaoN. pravINacaMdra cimanalAla parIkha DaoN. pI. sI. vaidya manubhAI mahetA DaoN. yazavaMtabhAI nAyaka DaoN. sudhIrabhAI paMDyA prA. rUstama rAva DaoN. jyotIndra ena. desAI DaoN. vidyutabhAI joSI oN. pI. esa. jeThavA Do. bI. vI. zAha DaoN. harSadarAya rAmacaMdra trivedI DaoN. esa. pI. punAlekara DaoN. araviMda ema. zAha 538 538 539 540 540 541 542 542 543 543 544 545 545 546 563 565 56 567 568 568 576 177 578 578 579 179 vyaktinuM nAma mULazaMkara prA. phakIra mahaMmada jamAlabhAI mansUrI bharatarAma bhAnusukharAma mahetA bhAnusukharAma nirguNarAma mahetA bhAIlAla prabhAzaMkara trivedI maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAI maMjulAba raNachoDadAsa majamudAra mohanalAla pArvatIzaMkara dave ratilAla mohanalAla trivedI viThaladAsa maganalAla koThArI saMtaprasAda choDadAsa bhaTTa sita bhUga hIrAbahena pAThaka DaoN. je. je. rAvala DaoN. aruNakumAra dave pareza vaidya pR. naM. paMkaja jozI DaoN. paraMtapa nAnubhAI pAThaka bhaTTa) DaoN. suzruta paTela pa 547 548 549 549 551 551 552 553 553 554 555 569 570 571 571 572 harezakumAra esa. jhAlA DaoN. aMbAlAla esa. paTela 580 DaoN. kanaiyAlAla motIlAla kApaDiyA 580 DaoN.vimaLamArga pI. zAha 581 DaoN. hemIkSAbahena rAva 581 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (14) vyaktinuM nAma vyaktinuM nAma ( jyotiSazAstramAM gujarAtanuM mukhya pradAna pU. naM. vyaktinuM nAma Do. ramezacaMdra murArI ( vibhAga 5) dharma arthanI saMgati (0 dezavideze saphaLa gujarAtIo kRSNakAMta vakhArIA, jitendra brahmabhaTTa) pa94 surendra nAyaka samIra desAI DioN. nIleza paTela sanata vyAsa pa97 600 bhUlAbhAI chItAbhAI bhagavatIlAla DI. rAva 601 602 596 (0 paTelo deza ane duniyAmAM pro. jazavaMta zekhaDIvAlA) 0 pATIdAra samAjanA pratibhAvaMto goradhanadAsa soraThIyA) 612 623 623 614 615 saradAra paTela bhAIkAkA hIrubhAI paTela caMdubhAI paTela bhagavAna rAjA paTela vIrajI savadAsa seMjaliyA zaMbhulAla TIDAbhAI paTela ratibhAI ukAbhAI paTela becaradAsa lazkarI 624 ( jorAvarasiMhajI (pATaDI darabAra) 619 vIra vasanadAsa 619 zyAmala desAI 620 desAIbhAI 620 maganabhAI paTela 620 kuMvarajI ane kalyANajI mahetA bhImajI rUDAbhAI paTela 62 1 pathadarzaka patrakAro 621 gokaLadAsa kAlAvaDiyA 622 pro. jeThAlAla svAmInArAyaNa narasiMha paTela bhAdA paTela motIbhAI amIna lAlabApu motIbhAI desAIbhAI paTela AMjhaNA pATIdAro 624 617 ja * 625 618 626 * ja 619 ja * (0 yazapatAkA pharakAvanArA A gujarAtIo bipinacaMdra trivedI) 634 629 63) 631 636, 637 634. ajhIma premajI dinezabhAI zAha DaoN. bhagavAnadAsa paTela DaoN. bhArgava mistrI kavi DAhyAlAla paTela pro. Ara. ke. amIna sudhAbahena paTela trikamabhAI jIkAdarA prazAMta ema. zAha bharatabhAI zAstrI anupama tAskasa sonI mahetA pU. baTukagirijI pU. vidyAnaMdajI mahArAja pU. akhilagirijI mahArAja prAgajIbhAI paTela DaoN. jhoharA TI. DholiyA gajAnana vALaMda 632 632 637 635 635 638 638 633 633 635 636 Jain Education Intemational Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. vyaktinuM nAma 7 samAjasevAnI aneka pravRttionA praNetAo kAntilAla e. kAmadAra TI. yu. mahanA dinezacaMdra dvArakAdAsa saravaiyA dhIrajalAla ke. mahetA narendrakumAra eca. koTecA caMpakalAla giradharalAla mahetA pU. zrI caraNatIrtha mahArAjazrI jeThAbhAI vI. paTela dipa bI. pANI nItamalAla ThAkarazI mahetA sadvicAra pravRttinA praNetAo 639 640 640 641 641 cAMparAjabhAI zropha govindajIbhAI zropha kAMtisenabhAI zropha aruNAbena desAI azokabhAI madhusUdanabhAI zAha yu. ena. mahetA kumArapALabhAI vi. zAha kutuba 'AjhAda' bhramacaMda ratanacaMda zAha gulAbarAyabhAI .. saMghavI caMpakalAla giradharalAla mahetA dolubhAI jayaMtIlAla pArekha jazavaMtabhAI cimanalAla zAha 653 653 654 656 657 7 sahaviryambhA puraskartAo zropha parivAra sva. catrabhujabhAI zropha 664 665 666 667 668 vividhakSetranA karmazIla karmavIro cakIta bhAI eca. kaTiMgA ramezabhAI eca. korTayA sva. zrI nArAyaNAmAI dAmajIbhAI pIThaDiyA, rAyapura manubhAI zeTha 683 684 86 686 687 688 689 689 690 691 (15) sva. zrI velajI dAmodara somaiyA harajIvana velajIbhAI somaiyA hariharabhAI maNibhAI paTela hasamukharAya vanamALIdAsa mahetA rAmadAsa premajI kAcariyA 701 70 candrAbahena ke. sopha animAI sI. cau dIpAbAI coka harikRSNabhAI majamudAra premalatAbahena majamudAra pravINacaMdra bAbubhAI zAha puSpAbena mahetA DaoN. mahebUba desAI sva. zrI mAlekalAla rAvALI DaoN. mugaTalAla bAvIsI prA. parimala ramaNikalAla dalAla zivalAlabhAI gokaLadAsabhAI surendra zivabAga zAyada haragoviMdadArA zAmajIbhAI hIrAbahena gulAbarAya saMghavI dinakara jokhI kirITa bhaTTa pR. naM. 641 641 642 644 657 658 658 659 660 671 673 674 675 675 691 692 693 694 695 696, 696 697 698 698 703 703 vyaktinuM nAma bhAveNAnuM mastaka unnata rAkhanArAM vividhakSetranA pratibhAvaMto gavihArI mahetA guNavaMta cho. zAha ramaNabhAI bhAIlAlabhAI amIna 647 2647 648 648 650 zrI ramaNikalAla manoradAsa lAbhubhAI trivedI samasuddInabhAI chatariyA sva. zrI harajIvanadAsa viThThaladAsa praphullabhAI koThArI lAbona koThArI candrikAbahena vipANI kizorabhAI na. goradhanadAsa pR. naM. saMpAdaka jayarAmabhAI ANaMdabhAI vAchANI 660 raNachoDadAsa kIkAbhAI rUpArela rAkezabhAi jhaverI 660 660 hirabhAI paMcAla 66 1 rasikabhAI vyAsa harSadabhAI esa. vyAsa oN. mohanabhAI maka ukAbhAI vaghAsiyA rAhI odhArIyA ramaNabhAI gajjara ema.yAsIna golIbAra kAntibhAI kAmadAra DaoN. uSAbahena pAThaka navanIta dhoLakiya harSajita Thakkara saMpAdaka 677 6,77 678 679 saMpAdaka 801 801 801 801 802 802 803 803 mahendra gohila 704 704 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (16) vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. vyaktinuM nAma pR. . vyaktinuM nAma pR. naM. | 715 715 hy 723 723 723 716 716 724 716 724 705 706 706, 707 708 708 709 709 710 710 717 hy 724 717 hy ajita baMdhaDiyA yazavaMta trivedI harIndra dave rekhA (bhaTTa) trivedI vijaya bhaTTa harasukha bhaTTa zaMkara bhaTTa Ara. esa. bhaTTa mULazaMkara cho. bhaTTa hasamukha zAha e. pI. vANI DaoN. paMkaja jozI DaoN. anila kANe muni mahetA dharama mUlacaMdANI AzA pArekha harakasana mahetA girIzabhAI trivedI 724 724 jayaMta paMDyA kamaleza AvasatthI jayotibhAI bhaTTa viThaladAsa bApodarA vipula AcArya haritA dave dIpaka jozI baLavaMtarAya bhaTTa yazavaMta purohita aparA mahetA barakata virANI kAMti bhaTTa pArthiva gohila jayaMta ojhA | bhUpata vaDodariyA mohammada mAMkaDa jazavaMta mahetA ketana mahetA dina trivedI dInA pAThaka caMdrikAbahena vyAsa yazavaMta paMDyA kRSNalAla zrIdharANI aruNa paMDyA yazavaMta dozI bAbulAla aMdhAriyA prItibahena bhaTTa jazavaMta gAMgANI kizora pArekha sudhAkara zAha mIrAM jozI jyoti paMDyA hy 718 718 725 725 719 hy m o + = 719 hy 719 720 720 726 726, 727 711 712 713 713 713 714 714 721 721 72 2 722 (0 gauravazALI joTANI-parivAra vallabhIpura saMpAdaka) ( vibhAga 6) 74 749 739 740 'prakAzana pravRttinA praNetAo ( patrakAro-kaTAra lekhako Do. punitA aruNa haNe) kapilarAya mahetA 738 jagadIza binIvAle ( vinoda bhaTTa 749 vAsudeva mahetA maMju jhaverI 746 sundaram baLavaMtarAya zAha nAnubhAI nAyaka 746 bhoLAbhAI paTela 750 bhUpatabhAI vaDodariyA 741 azoka harSa kRSNavIra dIkSita 750 digaMta ojhA 742 rAjendra dave 747 nasIra ismAilI 7pa0 mahezabhAI ThAkara 743 harIza nAyaka DaoN. madhusUdana pArekha 7pa0 DaoN. caMdrakAnta mahetA 743 narendra dave ratilAla borIsAgara yazavaMta kaDIkara 743 tarulatA dave DaoN. hasu yAjJika 751 dineza desAI 744 eca. ena. golIbAra 748 dilIpa rANapurA 751 mukunda pI. zAha 744 abhijita vyAsa 748 tAraka mahetA 751 hiMmata jhaverI 745 bakula tripAThI rajanIkumAra paMDyA 752 DaoN. rajanIkAMta jozI 745 bhagavatIkumAra zarmA 748 azoka dave 752 747 751 747 748 749 Jain Education Intemational Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdrakAMta baka kundanabhAI vyAsa sureza bI. coTAI zirISacaMdra desAI DaoN. gulAba deDhivA vyaktinuM nAma kundanikA kApaDiyA yazavanta mahetA jayavadana paTela jamanAdAsa koTecA DaoN. mInAkSI ThAkara rAdhakAma zAM dhanarAja paMDita guNavaMta cho. zA tejasvI patrakAro, samAjasevako, nATyakarmIo, saMgItakAro dhanaMjUtha manubhAI desAI kalAbena manubhAI zAha hiMmatabhAI jhaverI maMjubahena jhaverI caMdrakAnta zukla kizora sI. pArekha gulAbarAma choTAlAla meMDA arjita popaTa dharmeza bhaTTa mehula dANI jayeza pratAparAya citaliyA nIlama zrI. pujArA harihara pustakAlaya sastu sAhityavardhaka preraka paricayo pu, naM, savitA dIdI saMtokabA mahenA upara 752 753 753 753 760 760 761 761 762 762 763 763 763 764 764 765 765 766 766 767 76,7 vyaktinuM nAma divyeza trivedI rajanI vyAsa 794 795 795 795 796 7 graMthaprakAzana pravRttinA praNetAo navanIta pablikezana Ara.Ara.zeThanI kaMpanI ena.ema.tripAThI 805 807 (10) najamA yUnusa golIbAra eca. ena. golIbAra hiMmatabhAI mahetA kavinacaMdra mANekalAla zAha jayaMtIlAla gaMbhIradAsa pArekha nIlubahena prahallabhAI mahetA vijubahena rAjANI dinezabhAi ThAkorabhAI desAI zaradabhAI la. paTela DaoN. anupama esa. desAI DaoN. nItina malakANa sAbona jayadeva yogendra nevu. AcArya latAbahena hirANI svAminI premAnaMdA sarasvatI muktAbahena vijaya bhaTTa mRdulA jatInabhAI rasakapuravALA pu. naM. navajIvana prakAzana navabhArata sAhityamaMdira navayuga prakAzana maMdira anaDA prakAzana sAhitya saMgama surata 754 754 755 755 756, 768 768 769 066 771 771 772 773 774 774 775 777 777 738 779 779 781 796 796 797 797 797 808 vyaktinuM nAma bhAnubhAI zukala zaMkara mara tuSAra bhaTTa indubhAi cAturvedI manahara rasakapUra kuraMgIbahena desAI vijaya datta bhaTTa 3. darzanA jhaverI padmArANI sanata vyAsa kirITa bAroTa vaizAlI Thakkara narendrabhAI paTela 381 782 783 783 384 786 787 787 787 788 vasaMtabhAI parIkha 788 navalakAnta lakSmIzaMkara joSI 789 jhaverI baheno nRtya upAsikAo) 0 udaya majhamudAra 791 araviMda parIkha 792 792 792 DaoN. pUnitAbahena harSoM tara meghANI kajAriyA zarada jazavaMtarAya dozI kizorI parIkha madhuna DI. pAThaka pR. naM. imeja pablikezana paricaya pustikA gujarAta vidyApITha 757 757 757 758 gurjara graMtha prakAzana praviNa prakAzana 797 797 798 399 800 saMpAdaka nAnajI kALIdAsa mahetA sureza koThArI A agAu mArca 2003mAM pragaTa thayela ''bRhad gujarAta pratibhAdarzana'' graMthamAM paNa vividhakSetranI pratibhAonA paricayo pragaTa thayAM che jeno krama A sAthe rajU karela che. jethI vAMcakone samajavAmAM saraLatA rahe. 811 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bRhad gujarAta pratibhAna viSayAnukramaNikA 1 vibhAga gurjarI itihAsanI tejarekhA zIlabhadra nRpatio ane dharmapriya maMtrIvaro - : zrI DaoN. paMkaja desAI vanarAja cAvaDA, yuvarAja cAmuMDa, bhImadeva 1-lo, karNadeva 1-lo, siddharAja jayasiMha, zAnta mahetA, kumArapALa, ajayapALa, mULarAja 2-jo, bhImadeva 2-jo, vIsaladeva, vIradhavala, vastupALa, tejapALa prakhara aitihAsika pratibhAo zrI pradhumnakumAra bI. khAcara kepTana mekamaryo, elekajhAMDara kinloka phArbasa, karaNasiMhajI, dAjIrAjajI, bhagavAnalAla iMdrajI, karnala je.Dabalyu. vaoNTasana, bALAjIrAja, gagA ojhA, bahAdurakhAna trIjA, vibhAjIrAja, sara tAsiMhajI, kavirAjavI kalApI, sara mAnasiMhajI, vikamAtajI (bhojarAjajI), jasavaMtasiMhajI, AlA khAcara, bahAudInabhAI vajhIra, vAghajI ThAkora (bIjA), lAkhAjIrAja, zyAmajI kRSNavarmA, sara prabhAzaMkara paTTaNI, sara sayAjIrAva (trIjA), mutsaddI vIrAvALA, kheMgArajI savAI bahAdura (trIjA), bhagavatasiMhajI, saradArasiMhajI rANA, girajAzaMkara vallabhajI AcArya, mahArAjA kRSNakumArasiMhajI, hasamukha sAMkaLiyA, pramukha svAmI mahArAja, zrI morArIbApu gAMdhIdarzananA karmaTha anuyAyIo - zrI dazarathalAla bI. zAha rASTramAtA kasturabA, mahAdevabhAI desAI, saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela, ThakkarabApA, naraharibhAI parIkha, pU. ravizaMkara mahArAja, babalabhAI mahetA, dilakhuzabhAI dIvAnajI, parIkSitalAla majumadAra, viThThalabhAI paTela, DAhyAbhAI nAyaka, AtmArAma bhaTTa, maganabhAI desAI, viThThaladAsa koThArI, zivAbhAI go. paTela, indumatIbahena cimanalAla, DaoN. hariprasAda desAI, gaMgAbahena vaidya, vinoda Jain Education Intemational. kinArIvAlA, morArajIbhAI desAI, ThAkorabhAI desAI, DaoN. maNibhAI desAI, vAlajI goviMdajI desAI, gaTubhAIY, itihAsa darzanamAM amara smArako - zrI dolatabhAI bhaTTa AI jAnabAI, saMta sAkaLImA, dilAvara jhamakumA, mIMDhoLabaMdho dedo, vAlo kesariyo, zeTha narazI nAthA, puruSottama kabAlI, saMtazrI nAgAbAvA, AtmArAma brahmacArI, khamIravaMtAM sArImA, moMghIbA, pALiyAdanA unnaDabApu, oliyA tapasvI bApu, paramArthI UjamazI zeTha, sAhasika motIzA zeTha, bhagata kasaLasiMhajI, maNAranI mardAnagI, polIsavaDA purohita, vIra tribhuvanabhAI saMskRtinI udgAtrI jaganmAtAo - DaoN. smitAbahena esa. jhAlA tArAbahena moDaka, premalIlA ThAkarazI, saMtokamA, pUrNimAbahena pakavAsA, maMjulAbahena dave, subhadrAbahena cimanalAla zropha, DaoN. uSAbahena mahetA, vidyAbahena zAha, vasubahena bhaTTa, DaoN. suzIlAbahena zeTha, sarojabahena pAThaka, caMdrakaLAbahena modI, AcAryAzrI caMdanAsUrijI, tArAbahena zAha, ilAbahena pAThaka, uSAbahena jAnI, mIrAbahena bhaTTa, ilAbahena bhaTTa, jyotibahena vyAsa, varSAbahena aDAlajA, anubahena Thakkara, latAbahena desAI, Urmibahena parIkha, harSadA rAvala, AzA pArekha, DaoN. AmrapAlI maracanTa, mallikA sArAbhAI, indirA beTIjI, prIti senaguptA, gItAbahena dave, hAMsabAImA, sva. UrmilAbahena giradharalAla, rASTrIya cetanAnA svAtaMtrya senAnIo zrI jayazrIbahena manasukhalAla koTecA devacaMdabhAI uttamacaMda pArekha, jagajIvanadAsa nArAyaNa mahetA, maganalAla khuzAladAsa gAMdhI, nAraNadAsa gAMdhI, DaoN. jIvarAja mahetA, gopALadAsa aMbAidAsa desAI, bhIkhAbhAI cunIlAla zAha, chaganabhAI nathubhAI joSI, baLavaMtarAya gopAlajI mahetA, prabhudAsa chaganalAla gAMdhI, jeThAlAlabhAI jozI, jAdavajIbhAI kezavajI modI, dazarAbahena ma. zukala, ucharaMgarAya navalazaMkara Dhebara, puSpAbahena ja. mahetA, Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMpakalAla premacaMda vorA, nAgaradAsa lakSmIcaMda dozI, puruSottama nAraNadAsa gAMdhI, saralAbahena zaMbhuzaMkara trivedI, kAMtilAla maNilAla zAha, kanubhAI nAraNadAsa gAMdhI, sumitrAbahena ha. bhaTTa, narasiMhabhAI go. goMdhiyA, vajubhAI phUlazaMkara vyAsa, lallubhAI motIcaMda zeTha vibhAga 2 mAMgalika dharmadarzana jaina zramaNasaMghanI prabuddha pratibhAo saMpAdaka pU.zrI hemacaMdrAcAryajI, pU.zrI jJAnavimalasUrijI ma., pU. zrI maNivijayajI dAdA, pU.zrI buddhivijayajI ma., pU.zrI muktivijayajI ma., pU. zrI vRddhicaMdrajI ma., pU.A.zrI vijayAnaMdasUrijI ma., pU.zrI mohanalAlajI ma., pU.zrI kuzaLacaMdrajI ma., pU.zrI jhaverasAgarajI ma., pU.A.zrI siddhasUrijI ma., pU. upA. vIravijayajI ma., pU.A.zrI kamalasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI vallabhasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI nemisUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI dAnasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI AnaMdasAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI nItisUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI kesarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI premasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI buddhisAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI bhaktisUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI mANikyasAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI medhasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI labdhisUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI kanakasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI vijJAnasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI manoharasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI kIrtisAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI rAmacaMdrasUrijI ma., pU.zrI darzanavijayajI ma., pU.A.zrI caMdrasAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI amRtasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI lAvaNyasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI kastUrasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI caMdrasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI yazodevasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI zAMtivimalasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI hemasAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI devendrasAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI darzanasAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI jinakAMtisAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI sUryodayasAgarajI ma., pU.paM. zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma., pU.upA. zrI dharmasAgarajI ma., pU.A.zrI devasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI dharmadhuraMdharasUrijI ma., pU.paM.zrI abhayasAgarajI ma., pU.A.zrI vibudhaprabhasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI mukticaMdrasUri ma., pU.A.zrI trilocanasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI jinendrasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI mahodayasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI himAMzusUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI rAjatilakasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI prabhavacaMdrasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI omakArasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI bhuvanabhAnusurijI ma., pU.paM.zrI padmavijayajI ma., pU.A.zrI raMgasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI kailAsasAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A. zrI subodhasAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI kuMdakuMdasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI manoharakIrtisAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI hemacandrasUrijI ma., pU.A. zrI kalyANasAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI jayaghoSasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI jitendrasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI jayazekharasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI guNaratnasUrijI ma., pU. A.zrI prabhAkarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI padmasAgarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI dhanezvarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI jayakuMjarasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI pUrNacaMdrasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI muktiprabhasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI padmasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI kalApUrNasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI hemabhUSaNasUrijI ma., pU.A.zrI padyumnasUrijI ma., pU.mu.zrI mahAsenavijayajI ma., pU.upA. zrI maNiprabhasAgarajI ma., pU.mu. zrI jayabhUSaNavijayajI ma., pU. munizrI caMdrayazasUrijI ma., bRhada gujarAtanA keTalAka saMtaratno - DaoN. niraMjana rAjyaguru amarabAI, ANadAbAvA, isaradAsajI, ugArAmajI, koyAbhagata, kolavA bhakta, khImasAheba, gaMgAsatI, gIgAbhagata, gIgArAmajI, guNAtItAnaMdasvAmI, gebInAtha, gemaladAsa, jalArAma, jIvaNadAsajI, dAsI jIvaNa, jesalapIra, trikamasAheba, muMDiyAsvAmI, dayAnaMda sarasvatI, davArAma, dAnAbhagata, devAnaMda svAmI, devAyata paMDita, dezaLa bhagata, narasiMha mahetA, nAthajIbApu, nIlakaMThadAsajI, nikulAnaMdasvAmI, prANanAthasvAmI, premasAheba, premAnaMdasvAmI, bajaraMgadAsa bApu, bAlakasAheba, bALakadAsajI, brahmAnaMda svAmI, bhANa sAheba, bhojAbhagata, muktAnaMdasvAmI, mULadAsajI, mekaraNa DADA, morArasAheba, ravi sAheba, lAlajI mahArAja, loyaNa, velAbAvA, vIsAmaNabhagata, SaSTamadAsajI, savA bhagata, savaiyAnAtha, sahajAnaMdasvAmI, hothI Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskRtinA upadeSTA siddhapuruSo DaoN. navInacaMdra trivedI - narasiMha mahetA, mIrAMbAI, akhA bhagata, prItamadAsa, jalArAmabApA, dAdu dayALa, raMga avadhUtajI, punita mahArAja, pU. moTA, bhikSu akhaMDaAnaMda, pU. saMtarAma mahArAja, pU. svAmI kRSNAnaMda, muni amarendrajI mahArAja, dAdA bhagavAna, pAMDuraMgazAstrI AThavale, mahAtmA yogezvarajI, pU. saccidAnaMdajI, pU. narmadAnaMdajI mahArAja, pU. jazabhAI 'sAheba', AzArAmabApu, avicaladAsajI mahArAja, ramezabhAI ojhA (pU.bhAI), DoMgarejI mahArAja, gopAladAsajI svAmInArAyaNa saMpradAyanA jyotirdharo - zrI goradhanadAsa soraThiyA svAmI zrI sahajAnaMda, zrI rAmAnaMda svAmI ma., zrI ayodhyAprasAdajI ma., zrI raghuvIrajI ma., zrI muktAnaMdasvAmI, zrI gopAlAnaMda svAmI, zrI brahmAnaMda svAmI, zrI nityAnaMdasvAmI, zrI zukAnaMda svAmI, zrI mukuMdAnaMda varNI, zrI guNAtItAnaMda svAmI, zrI niSkulAnaMda svAmI, zrI premAnaMda svAmI, zrI AdhArAnaMda svAmI, zrI bhUmAnaMdasvAmI, zrI devAnaMdasvAmI, zrI maMjukezAnaMdasvAmI, tatkAlIna samAjanA saMskAradAtAo zrI manasukhalAla sAvaliyA saMta bhojAbhagata, dAsI jIvaNa, lakSmaNa bhagata, lAladAsa svAmI, lavajI bhagata, prajJAcakSu kavi haMsa, jeThA mahArAja jyotiSI, jhavera mAstara, dhIrajalAla sAvaliyA prakAMDa darzanazAstrIo - rAjula dave svAmI dayAnaMda sarasvatI, icchArAma desAI, maNilAla nabhubhAI, zrImad rAjacaMdrajI, AnaMdazaMkara dhruva, paMDita sukhalAlajI, paMDita becaradAsajI, kizoralAla mazarUvALA, phIrojha dAvara, dalasukhabhAI mAlavaNiyA, makaraMda dave, phAdhara vAlesa, A.zrI ratnasuMdarasUrijI ma., lokasaMto : dIpastaMbho - DaoN. Ara.TI.sAvaliyA saMta jIvaNadAsa, vAlamapIra, satuA bAvA, DhAMgara bhagata, tejA bhagata, dhanA bhagata, bhagavAna bhagata, zAstrIsvAmI, kRSNa vallabhAcAryajI, nAthA bApA vibhAga 3 sAhitya, kalAvaibhavadarzana loka saMskRtinA mazAlacIo zrI kezubhAI bAroTa jesala, torala, asAIta, bhAlaNa, padmanAbha, kabIra sAheba, devAyata paMDita, lAkho, loyaNa, izaradAsa, nAbhAjI, durasAjI ADhA, naraharadAsa (bIjA), rahIma, kavi gaMga, kezavadAsa, rasakhAna, svAmI suMdaradAsajI, kavi bhUSaNa, kavi premAnaMda, ratnezvara, zAmaLa bhaTTa, kanakakuzaLajI, kuMvara kuzalajI, hamIrajI ratna, bhANa sAheba, karaNIdAnajI, narabherAma, vi sAheba, khIma sAheba, trikama sAheba, maherAmaNasiMhajI, morAra sAheba, dayArAma, divAna raNachoDajI, mIra murAda, karnala jemsa ToDa, kavi svarUpadAsa, kavi raNachoDa, sUryamallajI, raNamala adA, phArbasa sAheba, gaNezapurI, karazana bAroTa, murAridAna, goviMda gillAbhAI, rAjakavi gaurIzaMkara kavi boTAdakara, kavizrI kAna, kavi bhUdharajI, jIvAbhAI (mastakavi), gokaLadAsa rAyacUrA, dAsa satAra zAha, mAvadAnajI ratna, zaMkaradAnajI, dulerAya kArANI, manubhAI cuDAsamA, zaMbhuprasAda desAI, gamurAva, jayamala paramAra, kAna (bIjA), puSkararAya caMdaravAkara, dolata bhaTTa, jorAvarasiMha jAdava, dAdudAna, gujarAtI sAhityanA gadhasvAmIo - ane AkhyAnakAro pro. janArdana dave kavIzvara dalapatarAma, narmada, navalarAma, naMdazaMkara, ramaNabhAI nIlakaMTha, govardhanarAma tripAThI, kavi nhAnAlAla, baLavaMtarAya ka. ThAkora, kavi kAnta, mahAtmA gAMdhI, kanaiyAlAla munazI, anaMtaprasAdajI vaizrava, zAMtizaMkara mahetA, zrImannathurAma zarmAjI, 'dhUmaketu', jhaveracaMda meghANI, viSNubhAI 2. trivedI, jyotIndra ha. dave, Izvara peTalIkara, pannAlAla paTela, kRSNazaMkara zAstrIjI, raMgarekhAnA kalAvido zrI gajendrabhAI zAha ravizaMkara rAvaLa, rasikalAla parIkha, somAlAla zAha, kanu - - Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bRhada gujarAtanA vivecako - DaoN. mAlatIbahena nAyaka vijayarAya vaidya, vizvanAtha bhaTTa, manasukhalAla jhaverI, anaMtarAya rAvaLa, IzvaralAla dave, yazavaMta zukala, dhIrubhAI ThAkara, jayaMta pAThaka, naTavaralAla paMDyA, ramaNalAla joSI, jayaMta koThArI, pramodakumAra paTela, caMdrakAMta zeTha, sumana zAha, zirISa paMcAla, anya vivecako vibhAga - 4) zikSaNa-saMskAra ane samAjanA ghaDavaiyAo desAI, zyAvakSa cAvaDA, jagannAtha adivAsI, chaganalAla jAdava, maganalAla trivedI, vAsudeva .smArta , kumAra maMgalasiMhajI, sanata ThAkara, khoDIdAsa paramAra, bhIkhubhAI AcArya, yajJezvara zukala, zAMti zAha, vajubhAI bhagata, jagubhAI zAha, caMdra trivedI, baMsIlAla varmA, zAMti dave, kanaiyAlAla yAdava, dazaratha paTela, bhUpena khakhkhara, mAnasiMga. chArA, pirAjI sAgarA, naTavara bhAvasAra, hiMmata zAha, gulAma mahaMmada zekha, padyumna tannA, jyotIndra bhaTTa, haku zAha, razmi khatrI, jerAma paTela, mahendra paMDyA, rAghava kanoriyA, kanu nAyaka, dineza zAha, zAMti paMcAla, amita aMbAlAla, vRMdAvana solaMkI, manu pArekha, mAdhavI pArekha, bhUpata lADavA, bhAnubhAI zAha, rajanIkAMta paMcAla, manahara makavANA, naTu parIkha, narendra amIna, sI.DI. mistrI, sureza zeTha, ramaNika bhAvasAra, baLavaMtarAya joSI, pratApasiMha jADejA, avinAza ThAkara, kizora vALA, azvInakumAra bhaTTa, ke.TI.gohila, - loka sAhityanA kalAdharo - zrI kezubhAI bAroTa meghANaMda gaDhavI, padmazrI dulA kAga, kAnajI bhuTA bAroTa, | merubhA gaDhavI, pIMgaLazIbhAI gaDhavI, kanubhAI bAroTa, hema gaDhavI, abharAma bhagata, amaradAsa khArAvAlA, nArAyaNa svAmI, prANalAla vyAsa, divALIbahena bhIla, kezubhAI bAroTa, praphulla dave, hemaMta cauhANa, bhIkhudAna gaDhavI, darabAra pUMjAvALA, jagamAla bAroTa, araviMda bAroTa, niraMjana paMDyA, karazana paDhiyAra, pUnama bAroTa, bhAskara bAroTa, - saMgItaratno - zrI dharamazIbhAI zAha AdityarAma, gaMgAdhara nArAyaNarAva, omakAranAtha, gosvAmI dvArakezalAlajI, dalasukharAma ThAkora, dayArAma, nArAyaNarAva khare, baiju bAvarA, bhAskara buvA bakhale, vADIlAla nAyaka, viSNu digaMbara paluskara, svAmI vallabhadAsa, hIrajIbhAI DaoNkTara, mRNAlinI sArAbhAI, kumudinIbahena lAkhiyA, aMjalIbahena meDha , suMdaralAla gAMgAnI, zrImatI jayuziMga menana, bAbubhAI aMdhAriyA, yazavaMta purohita, baLavaMtabhAI bhaTTa , IlAkSI ThAkora, smitA zAstrI, inA zAha, bhAskara menana, zrImatI ramAkAnta, DAhyAlAla zivarAma, vAsudeva bhojaka, gajAnana ThAkora bahumukhI pratibhAo - DaoN. uSAbahena rA. pAThaka karmavIra phUlacandabhAI, camanabhAI vaiSNava, svAmI | zivAnaMdajI, lakSmIzaMkara nA. pAThaka, amRtalAla zeTha, jo rasiMhabhAI kavi, kasturabahena kavi, devIbahena paTTaNI, vajubhAI zAha, ratubhAI dANI, guNavantarAya purohita, viThThala lakSmaNa phaDake, nirmaLAbahena rAmadAsa gAMdhI, svAmI AnaMda, nAnAbhAI bhaTTa, gijubhAI badhekA, jugatarAma dave, manubhAI paMcoLI, rAmanArAyaNa nA. pAThaka, narmadAbahena pAThaka, rAmanArAyaNa vi. pAThaka, sundaram, umAzaMkara joSI gaurava puraskArathI vibhUSita mahAnubhAvo - bipinacaMdra tathA kizoracaMdra trivedI vinodacaMdra sI. zAha, dinezabhAI zAha, jhubIna mahetA, DI.sI. koThArI, DaoN. vargIsa kuriyana, DaoN. upendra desAI, manubhAI caMderiyA, bAbubhAI dozI, DaoN. jagadIza bhagavatI, rAvajIbhAI paTela, giradhArIlAla mahetA, DaoN. AI.jI. paTela, DaoN. homI ena. zeThanA, DaoN. nAnubhAI amIna, maphatalAla mahetA, DaoN. rAjendra vyAsa, sva. rUbina DeviDa, DaoN. dineza paTela, sAma pitroDA, bAlakRSNa dozI, DAhyAbhAI paTela, maNilAla desAI, araviMdabhAI bUca, cinmaya ghArekhAna, AzA pArekha, je.ema. ThAkora, latA paTela, darzanA jhaverI, rAmalAla parIkha, dine za . zAha, nAnI pAlakhIvAlA, prIti senaguptA, dinA pAThaka, rohita mahetA, DaoN. phAtimA mIra, zreNika kasturabhAI, manubhAI mAdhavANI, puruSottama upAdhyAya, jagana mahetA, naTavara gAMdhI, naTavara Jain Education Intemational Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAlakRSNa DisakaLakara, harinArAyaNa AcArya, harizaMkara prabhAzaMkara zAstrI, girijAzaMkara AcArya, jayendra ema. nANAvaTI, puruSottama premazaMkara paMDyA, lokasAhityamAM jJAnadarzI bAroTa kavio zrI kezubhAI bAroTa puSpa athavA puMDa, mahAkavi caMda bAroTa, sUradAsa, vi gvAla, kavi narahira, kavi gaMga, bIrabala, kavi vAghasiMha, kavi jyeSThAlAla, kavi bihArIlAla, kavi kizana, kavi giradhara, kavi dhanIrAma, kavi caMdana, kavi narasaMgadAsa, kavi pratApa, kavi kumArila bhaTTa, kavi khumAna, kavi gopa, kavi sItArAma zarmA, prahalAda brahmabhaTTa, kavi kAnajIjI, kavi gamurAva, kavi kAna 5 vibhAga guNagarvIluM mahAjana mahAgujarAtanI yazagAthA - pradIpa mAdhavANI Jain Education Intemational - yAtrAdhAmo, dharmayuddho, gujarAtI gauravathI gAjatuM, mahArASTra, muMbaImAM prathama gujarAtI, navalakhI parivAra, nava karoDa mAtAnuM gaurava : rAjAbAI TAvara, prathama nagarazeTha, prathama komarsa kolejanI sthApanA, gujarAtI dAnathI hospiTalo, yunivarsiTInI sthApanA, sAgarasamrATa sva. raNamala lAkhA, kolejonI sthApanA, kApaDanagara, jhaverI bajhAranI jAhojalAlI, muMbaImAM rastAo ane gujarAtIonAM nAmo, muMbaInA gujarAtI nagarapatio, lohANA pratibhAone ilkAboH, bhATiyA samAjano bhUtakALa, peDhIothI pUnAmAM gujarAtIo, je.pI. trivedI atithigRha camatkAra, gujarAtI gavarnaro, vIra nararatnone ilkAbo, nAma rahe che - nANAM nahi, AkolAmAM gujarAtI samAja, yavatamAlamAM Ayurveda koleja, vidarbhanuM vardhA : gAMdhIjInI tapobhUmi, bhaktidhAma amarAvatI, goMdiyAmAM saddhara gujarAtI saMsthAo, bhaMDArAmAM gujarAtI dAnathI cAlatI koleja, madhyapradeza : gujarAtIonI pragatiH, akhila bhAratane preraNA, gujarAtI sevakone ilkAbo, vIra vikramanI itihAsa nagarI ujjainamAM paNa gujarAtIo, mana hoya to mALave javAya, khaMDavAmAM gujarAtI naga2pati, burahAnapuramAM gujarAtIo, gujarAtIothI ronaka dharAvatu rAyapura, gujarAtI bhavanothI zobhAyamAna ratalAma, sAMskRtika pravRttionAM kendro, gujarAtI AlamanI AgekUca AMdhrapradeza, bhAgyavidhAtA tripuTI, gujarAtanI yazakalagI, gujarAtI nagarapatio, bhAratIya tavArIkhanuM eka suvarNapRSTha, kacchI samAjanuM saMgIna saMgaThana, bhAratIya senAnuM vijayadvAra - vijayavADA, navajAgRtino nAda jagAvatuM nijhAmAbAda, gujarAtI dharatIputro, karmavI2 kuMvarajI vizrAmanI ujjavaLa gAthA, drAkSanI duniyAmAM gujarAtIo, saMskRti, saMpatti, samRddhino suvarNa saMgama : tAmilanADu, AjhAdI pachInA rAjapAlo, pratiSThita peDhIono suvarNakaLaza, gujarAtI zarIpha ratanalAla dave, amara gAyaka kavi khabaradAranI amarasmRti, madrAsanAM vividha kSetramAM gujarAtI khamIra jhaLakyuM, dakSiNanuM mAMcesTara doDha sadIno gujarAtI vasavATa, kanyAkumArInA triveNI sAgarakAMThA gAMdhIsmAraka maMdira, gujarAtIonI karmabhUmi : keraLa, dharma ane mAnavatAno sAda, kocInamAM nagarazeThanuM gaurava, kuberabhaMDArI pradeza : karNATaka, beMgaloranA baDabhAgI gujarAtIo, udyogadhAma, traNa dAyakAnI pragatizIla tavArIkha, sopArInuM piyara : meMgalora, hulAmaNuM hubalIH, desAIkhaMDaH, gujarAtanA prathama patro, poMDIcerImAM gujarAtI sAhasa H vizALa khAMDanA kArakhAnAM, sAhasanA vidhAtAH sva. mULajIbhAI mAdhavANI, mahArASTranA sAMgalImAM, ratanazInagara, gujarAtI udAratAnuM gaurava : mI2ja, kolhApuranA karmayogI gujarAtIo : solApuramAM mila, udyogamAM gujarAtIo : auraMgAbAdamAM traNaso varSa jUnI peDhIo, dhULiyAmAM gujarAtI tabIbo ane dhArAzAstrIo, yAtrAdhAma nAsikamAM maMdiro ane annakSetro, mahAjano ane mahArathIo, prathama gujarAtI patra ane patrakAra, tejasvI taMtrIo, dakSiNa bhAratamAM gujarAtIoe sara karelo agarabattI udyoga, poMDicerImAM gujarAtI sAhasa, karNATakamAM gujarAtI sAhasa. - AphrikAnI bhUmi uparanA gujarAtIo zrI kRSNakAMta vakhAriyA - mInAkSIbahena ThAkara gurjaradharAnA dIvaDAo - zrI bipinacaMdra trivedI sva.zrI khuzAlabhAI kA. paTela, sva. guNavaMtarAya maM. bhaTTa, zrI harSavadanabhAI je. zAha, pU. svAmI zrI yogezvaradevajI, DaoN. raNajitasiMha solaMkI, prathama pagaluM pADanAra gujarAtIo, jorAvarasiMha gohila, narahara ThAkora, gujarAtanA panotA putro - pArasIo, kaiyAjI mIrAkAM, kAbulano vepAra jemaNe vistAryo, Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Thakkara, ilAbahena bhaTTa, bI.je.divAna, ke lAla, prakAza zAha, | raghunAtha brahmabhaTTa, sAraMga bAroTa, anirudhdha brahmabhaTTa, hIrAlAla bhagavatI, vidyAbahena zAha, niraMjana zAha, vAghajIbhAI bAroTa, yU.pu.bAroTa, maMgaLadAsa kavi, pravINacaMdra navanIta dhoLakiyA cu. bAroTa, baLadevabhAI moliyA vaMdanIya hRdayasparzI pratibhAo gujarAtanA prakhara samAjasudhArako - DaoN. ramaNalAla sI. zAha - DaoN. praphullAbahena je. rAvala bacubhAI rAvata, paramAnaMda kuMvarajI kApaDiyA, cimanalAla durgArAma mahetAjI, becaradAsa lazkarI, maNizaMkara kIkANI, cakubhAI zAha, caMdravadana mahetA, viSNuprasAda trivedI, mahIpatarAma nIlakaMTha, pArvatIkuMvara mahIpatarAma, zrI gaurIprasAda jhAlA, paMDita dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha, karazanadAsa mULajI, zrI kekhuzaro kAbarAjI, jamanAbAI yajJezabhAI zukala, umedabhAI maNiyAra, manasukhalAla tArAcaMda sa%I, kRSNAgaurI hIrAlAla rAvala, vidyAgaurIbahena mahetA, bhRgurAya aMjAriyA, mULazaMkara mo. bhaTTa, mohanalAla ramaNalAla nIlakaMTha, zAradAbahena sumatarAya mahetA, mahetA, raMbhAbahena gAMdhI, amRtalAla yAjJika, caMcaLabahena divALIbahena khaMDeriyA, cImanAbAI gAyakavADa, raMbhAbahena TI. jI. zAha, vijaya maracanTa, DaoN. zivAnaMda adhvaryuM, gaNAtrA, bhaktilakSmIbahena go. desAI, puSpAbahena mahetA, hIrAbahena pAThaka, haMsAbahena mahetA, ke.pI.zAha, hIrAlAla hIrAbahena zeTha, aruNAbahena desAI kApaDiyA, mAnabhAI bhaTTa, zikSaNa, sAhitya ane samAjanA nirmAtAo, Adarza mUlyonA pravartanakAro - DaoN. bAbubhAI ema. zAha - DaoN. rasezabhAI jamInadAra prA. kezavarAma ka. zAstrI, mohanabhAI paTela, munizrI mohanalAla kA. paMDyA, ramaNabhAI nA. mahetA, DaoN. jinavijayajI, munizrI puNyavijayajI, jitendra desAI, DaoN. harivallabha bhAyANI, vimalabhAI hIrAlAla zAha, vajubhAI zAMtibhAI desAI, trikamabhAI nA. paTela, cinubhAI zAha, jaTAzaMkara dave, jayaMtIbhAI gajajara, zaMbhuprasAda jo zI, DaoN. bhogIlAla sAMDesarA, rAjendra kezavalAla zAha, hemaMtakumAra zAha, gujarAtanAM keTalAMka tejasvI nakSatro. niraMjanabhAI bhagata - DaoN. mahezacaMdra paMDyA sAhityasarjaka pratibhAo pU.A.devacaMdrajI mahArAja, mahAmati prANanAthajI, - kIrtidAbahena zAha tejakuMvara (bAIjurAja), lAladAsa svAmI, navaraMga svAmI, saMta bAlaka sAheba, mathurAdAsa gAMdhI, ramaNalAla sonI, zeTha caMdrakAMta trikamalAla, prajA rAma narottama rAvaLa, | pUnamacaMda paMDyA, dineza vAghelA, maNiyAra priyakAnta premacanda, caudharI raghuvIra dalasiMha, bhagata niraMjana naraharilAla, paTela bhoLAbhAI zaMkarabhAI, desAI gujarAtI patrakAro : kaTAra lekhako. mohanalAla dalIcaMda, jozI sureza hariprasAda, bhaTTa araviMda - zrI naTavaralAla esa. zAha jazavaMtalAlA, anirudhdha lAlajI brahmabhaTTa, desAI lavakumAra amRtalAla zeTha, mInu barajorajI, sorAbajI kApaDiyA, mahendrakumAra, zraddhA azvinabhAI trivedI, modI cinu caMdulAla, zAMtikumAra bhaTTa, amRta gaMgara, DaoN. kalAbahena zAha, dalAla sureza purUSottamadAsa, zAha zreNika sumantalAla, guNavaMtabhAI baravALiyA, harIndra dave, caMdulAla selArakA, kumArapALa bAlAbhAI desAI, vyAsa satIza ghanazyAma, DaoN. yazavaMta trivedI, yAsIna dalAla, ramAkAnta jAnI, sparza rUpavAlA ratilAla mULacaMda, zirISa jagajIvanadAsa paMcAla, desAI, sukumAra trivedI, hemarAja zAha, ema.DI.devANI borIsAgara ratilAla mohanalAla vismRta pratibhAonuM puNyasmaraNa purAtatva jagatanA tAralAo - DaoN. ke. sI. bAroTa - DaoN. Ara.TI.sAvaliyA prA. ema.esa. komIseriyaTa, durgAzaMkara ke. zAstrI, | zrI vallabhajI haridatta AcArya, rA.ba.kAzInAtha dIkSita, ratnamaNirAva joTe, DaoN. hariprasAdazAstrI, dhIrA bhagata, 1 DaoN. hIrAnaMda zAstrI, 5. bhagavAnalAla indrajI, dattAtreya Jain Education Intemational Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abrAhama liMkananI mulAkAta letA be gujarAtI pArasIo, muMbaIthI khApolI sudhInI relave taiyAra karanAra zeTha raNachoDalAla choTAlAla, viThThalabhAI paTela, durgArAma maMchArAma dave, mahAkavi premAnaMda (vaDodarA), raNachoDabhAI udayarAma, bAI dhanakora, aradezara vADiyA, maherajI mAdana, zeTha ratanajI vAcchAnuM paMcAga, DaoN. homI jahAMgIra bhAbhA, dArUniSedhanuM paheluM sAmayika kADhanAra, sAyakala para pRthvI pradakSiNA karanAra gujarAtI sAhasavIro, DaoN. dArAzA nauzera vADiyA, gujarAtI raMgabhUmino prAraMbha karanArA pArasIo svabaLe UbharelA garavA gujarAtI mahAnubhAvo zrI narendra paTela yazavaMta dozI, janaka zAha, kAnti bhaTTa, candrakAnta zAha, vADIlAla DagalI, dineza bhaTTa, DaoN. mohanabhAI paTela, bakula rAvala, lallubhAI paTela, jayaMtI ema. dalAla, jazavaMta mahetA. - baliSTha mahAjanaparaMparA ane sAMprata pratibhAo zrImatI mAlatIbahena ke. zAha khemo dedarANA, nagarazeTha zAMtidAsa jhaverI, anupamA devI, kuzaLa nagarazeTha lakSmIcaMda, khamIravaMtazrI khuzAlacaMda zeTha, zrI nathuzA ane zrI vakhatacaMda, sevAbhAvI maNibhAI, zrI cimanabhAI lAlabhAI ane kasturabhAI maNibhAI, bAhoza nagarazeTha hemAbhAI, dAnavIra nagarazeTha premAbhAI, zrI kAMtilAla DAhyAbhAI korA, nagarazeTha vakhatacaMdanA vaMzajo, zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI, zrI ratilAla dIpacaMda desAI, zrI gulAbacaMda devacaMda zeTha, DaoN. nagInabhAI jI. zAha, zrI lakSmaNabhAI bhojaka, zrI pratApabhAI bhogIlAla zAha, zrI uttamabhAI ena. mahetA, zrI cimanalAla amRtalAla zAha, zrI bhogIlAla laheracaMda, zrI premacaMda rAyacaMda, dharmarAja zrI hemarAjabhAI bhImazI, zrI jayabhikhkhu, zrI meghajIbhAI petharAja, zrI dhIrubhAI aMbANI, udyogapatio, dAnavIro, samadarzI samAjasevako saMpAdaka kAntilAla laheracaMda zAha, kAMtilAla somacaMda gAMdhI, kizorabhAI koraDiyA, sva. khImajIbhAI eca. cheDA, khImacaMda chaganalAla zAha, sva. zrI khumanacaMda ratanacaMda zAha, gagubhAI punazI saMdhoI, cInubhAI chaganalAla zAha, cunIbhAI - Jain Education Intemational lakSmIcaMda, caMcaLabahena cu. lakSmIcaMda, jagajIvana mAvajI kaMpAsI, jAdavajI somacaMda mahetA, TokarazI lAlajI kApaDiyA, tulasIdAsa rAmajIbhAI dAvaDA, dhIrajalAla TokarazI kApaDiyA, nAnajI kAlIdAsa mahetA, nAraNajI zAmajI momAyA, sva. prabhudAsa mohanadAsa gAMdhI, pravINacaMdra phUlacaMda zAha, premajIbhAI nAgasI zAha, popaTalAla dhArazIbhAI, a.sau. saMghavaNa Ujamabahena, bAgamalabhAI la. parIkha, mahendrabhAI pI. mahetA, maNilAla becaradAsa zAha, sva. mANekalAla savANI, ratilAla ma. nANAvaTI, rajanIkAMtabhAI devaDI, ravilAla lavajIbhAI pArekha, rAjendrabhAI dalAla, rAjendrabhAI kuMdanalAla jhaverI, lAlajIbhAI rA. jAkhariyA, velajI dAmodara somaiyA, zAMticaMda bAlucaMda jhaverI, zivubhAI lAThiyA, DaoN. savitAdIdI mahetA, saMtokabA nAnajI kA. mahetA, harajIvana velajIbhAI somaiyA, surezabhAI kAntilAla zAha, harajIvanadAsa vi. bAradAnavAlA dharmaniSTha puNyapratibhAo saMpAdaka amRtalAla bhUdarabhAI koThArI, pU.sA.zrI upazAMtazrIjI ma., kezavalAla mohanalAla zAha, kAntilAla nagInadAsa zAha, kubaDayA parivArano dharmavaibhava, pU. zrI caraNatIrtha mahArAjazrI, jayaMtIlAla vI. zAha, zAha dalapatalAla premacaMda, sva. paMDita pazAlAla ja. gAMdhI, bheramalajI hUkamacaMdajI bAphanA, sva. madhurIbahena cimanalAla zeTha, motIbhAI saremalajI, maMjulAbahena manubhAI zAha, vimalabhAI jIvarAjajI, zAradAbahena uttamalAla mahetA, somAbhAI maNilAla, sohanalAla malukacaMda parivAra, haragoviMdabhAI vI. zAha, pratApI puruSonuM pradAna, pUrvajonA saMskArano vAraso, ArAdhanA dhAmanuM zubha maMDANa, hAlArI visA osavALa pAMjarApoLanI sthApanA, hAlAratIrthanuM nirmANa, hAlAratIrthanuM khAtamuhUrta, aMjanazalAkA - pratiSThA anuSThAna, vAghajIbhAInuM smRti varNana, vAghajIbhAInAMgaparA zAha, mULIbA, kumArapALabhAI vi. zAha, sva. sItAbahena kAMtilAla zAha, sva. kAMtilAla bhIkhAlAla zAha, laheracaMda choTAlAla mahetA, anasuyAbahena manubhAI zeTha, vRjalAla tArAcaMda mahetA, caMpakalAla giradharalAla mahetA, suratanuM suprasidhdha saMghavI kuTuMba, sva. zAMtilAla je. zAha gujarAtamAM lAyansa, roTarI ane sadvicAranA praNetAo Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (18) SITE = = = dAna che. Ka kiSTi [guNiyala gurjara deza ane garavA gujarAtIo prabAvaLA DaoN. uSA rA. pAThaka 'pathapradarzaka pratibhAo' saMdarbhagraMthane saMpAdake "gujarAta pratibhAdarzana'nuM "zeSa vizeSa navuM nikharatuM prArUpa' kahIne oLakhAvyo che. nabhomaMDaLane ajavALatI gauravazALI pathadarzI pratibhAono paricaya karAvato A graMtha "bRhada gujarAta pratibhAdarzana'nA anusaMdhAnarUpe taiyAra karavAmAM Avyo che. 'pathapradarzaka' e vizeSaNa sUcave che tema ahIM je vyaktionAM jIvana-kAryanI jhAMkhI karAvavAmAM AvI che e paricaya vAcakane jIvanapathe eka DagaluM AgaLa javAnI preraNA ApanArA banI rahe evI saMpAdakanI abhilASA che. zrI naMdalAlabhAIe 1964mAM "gohilavADanI asmitA' bhAga-1 pragaTa karyo, tyAra pachI kramazaH "gohilavADanI asmitA' bhAga-2, saurASTranI asmitA', "eziyAnI asmitA, bRhad gujarAtanI asmitA', 'bhAratIya asmitA', "vizvanI asmitA' bhAga-1, "vizvanI asmitA bhAga2', "jenaratna ciMtAmaNI', "zAsana prabhAvaka zramaNa bhagavanto" (prathama AvRtti), zAsanaprabhAvaka zramaNa bhagavanto' (dvitIya AvRtti) bhAga-1-2, "jinazAsananAM zramaNIratno", "zrI pArzvanAthopasargahAriNI zAsanadevI padmAvatI mAtA', "mahAmaNI ciMtAmaNI zrI gurugautamasvAmI', yakSarAjazrI maNibhadradeva', 'ApaNA zreSThIvaryo bhAga-1', "jaina pratibhAdarzana', "bRhad gujarAta pratibhAdarzana' Ama kula 20 saMdarbhagraMtho pragaTa karyA che. 2005nI sAlamAM temanA navA be graMtho pragaTa thaI rahyA che. (1) pathapradarzaka pratibhAo', (2) zrI caturvidha saMgha : tavArIkhanI tejachAyA (jena zAsanano aitihAsika dastAveja) graMthonI yAdI uparathI temanAM saMpAdananAM vizALa phalakano khyAla Ave che. A 40 varSomAM naMdalAlabhAIe vyakti, samAja, rASTra ane vizva Ama jIvananAM bahuvidha kSetrone AvarI Jain Education Intemational ation Intermational Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (19) letAM saMdarbhagraMtho ApyA che. saMpAdake ghaNuM UMcuM nizAna tAkyuM che. saMskRtamAM eka subhASita che "manTo akSaro nAsti, nAti pUnamanApadhim | yoH puruH nAsti yogastatra kurtama chekoI paNa kArya mATe jo yojaka-Ayojana karanAra sulabha hoya to koI kAma azakaya na rahe. AvA bRhada paricayakozonA Ayojaka ane bhagIratha kArya pAra pADanAra naMdalAlabhAI abhinaMdanane pAtra che. saMzodhana ane saMpAdananuM kAma vigato ane rajUAtamAM zista ane sajjatA mAgI lenAruM che. naMdalAlabhAIe je te viSayanA tajjJo pAsethI lekho meLavyA che. potAnI AgavI sUjhabUjhathI viSayavAra vibhAgonI goThavaNI karI che. arthapUrNa zIrSako ApyAM che. saMpAdana ane prakAzananuM kAma ekale hAthe paNa niSThApUrvaka coksAIthI karyuM che. bRhad pratibhAdarzana' pachI 'pathapradarzaka pratibhAo' zeSa vizeSarUpe Ave che. A banne graMthomAM gujarAtanAM vividha kSetranA mahAnubhAvo-jeo sImAcihnarUpa kArya karI gayA che temanI smRti vizeSarUpe aMkita karavAnuM kArya saMpAdake karyuM che. hajI paNa evI preraNAdAyI vibhUtionA paricaya bAkI to rahI gayA che, to A graMthanI pUrtirUpe zeSa vizeSa prArUpa bhAga2 saMpAdaka Apaze tevI AzA rAkhIe. thoDuMka saMpAdaka vize - saMdarbhagraMthonA saMpAdanakAryane samarpita vyakti zrI naMdalAlabhAI bhagubhAI devalukanuM mULa vatanajanmasthaLa-pAlitANA. janma : 15 okTobara, 1935. pitA bhagubhAI brahmabhaTTa dhArmika manovRttivALA hatA. temane rAmAyaNa kaMThastha hatI. jIvananAM pAchalAM varSo sAdhusaMtonI sevAmAM vitAvelAM. mAtA saMtokabahena vyavahArakuzaLa ane dharmabhAvanAvALAM gRhiNI. pAlitANAnA jANItA svAtaMtrya senAnI, lokasevaka ane agraNI netA jorasiMhabhAI kavi ane saMtokabahena bane sagAM mAzIAI bhAIbahena. jenA kAraNe naMdalAlabhAI nAnapaNathI ja kavikuTuMbanA sabhya tarIke sevAdaLa ane rASTrIya pravRttiomAM sakriya rahyA. 194ramAM ATha varSanI uMmare, vidyArthI svayaMsevaka tarIke rASTrIya AMdolanomAM bhAga lIdhelo. sevAdaLanI pravRttiomAM temanA vyaktitvanuM ghaDatara thatuM gayuM. jorasiMhabhAInA putra sanatabhAI kavi (hAlamAM svAmI akSarAnaMdajI), ravinakumAra aMjAriyA ane girirAja kizora bhAratIyanI preraNA ane mArgadarzana temane satata maLatA rahyA. brahmabhaTTa bAroTa samAjane jeno sAthe varSono saMbaMdha. tenA kAraNe jainAcAryono nAnapaNathI satata saMparka rahyo. temanA ghaDataramAM jainadharma ane jainAcAryono prabhAva paNa rahyo che. pAlitANA jaina gurukuLamAM meTrika sudhIno abhyAsa karyo. kauTuMbika jarUriyAtane kAraNe 1953mAM 18 varSanI uMmare rUA. 50=00nA pagArathI graMthapAla tarIkenI nokarI zarU karI. aupacArika zikSaNa ahIM aTakyuM. paraMtu abhyAsanI dizAo khulI. graMthAlayamAM kAma karatAM karatAM pustako sAthe nAto baMdhAyo. guNavaMtarAya AcArya ane sopAnanAM pustakonAM vAMcanamAM temane khUba AnaMda maLato. A samaya daramyAna sevAdaLa ane sAMskRtika AyojanonI pravRttio to cAlu ja hatI. pAlitANAmAM eka bhavya sAMskRtika kAryakramamAM naMdalAlabhAI ane temanA mitroe nATaka bhajaveluM. bhAvanagaranA mahArAjA kRSNakumArasiMhajI, jeo tyAre madrAsanA gavarnara hatA, teo A kAryakramamAM mukhya mahemAna tarIke padhAryA hatA. naMdalAlabhAIe 1954 pachI kogresa sevAdaLanI yuvaka pravRttinA gohilavADa jillAnA saMgadaka tarIke, 1956mAM taLAjA tAlukA koMgresanA maMtrI tarIke, ane 1962mAM "bhArata sevaka samAjanA kanvInara' tarIkenI Jain Education Intemational Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (20) kAmagIrI saMbhALelI. A samayagALAmAM gujarAtathI dilhI sudhInA nAnA-moTA netAono najIkathI paricaya thayo. sAhitya vAMcana uparAMta tamAma gujarAtI akhabAronA taMtrIlekho vAMcavAno khAsa zokha. vaLI patrakAratvamAM rasa. 1955 thI 1964 sudhI patrakAra tarIke kAma karyuM. e nimitte lokasaMparka ane samAjanA praznone samajavAnI, vAcA ApavAnI taka maLI. A samaya daramyAna jAherajIvanano vizALa anubhava meLavI lIdho. 1964thI emanA jIvananuM navuM sopAna zarU thAya che. temanI karmabhUmi bhAvanagara bane che. temanA kAryaparivartana vize temaNe pote kahyuM che ke "jAherajIvanamAM AtmAne chetarIne ghaNuM badhuM khoTuM karavuM paDatuM. jAherajIvananAM mUlyone sAcavavA patrakAratva ane rAjakAraNano 1964nA mArcanA aMtamAM tyAga karyo. jUnAM mUlyo, jUnI saMskRti, jUnI rAkharakhAvaTane graMthastha karavAnI manamAM nAnI uMmarathI prabaLa bhAvanA, samAjanuM UjaLuM citra rajU karavAnI tAlAvelIne kAraNe asmitAgraMtha zreNInuM sarjana, gohilavADathI vizvakakSA sudhInA saMdarbhagraMtho ApyA. je gujarAta sarakAra ane saMsthAone khUba ja upayogI thaI paDyA." kArbAIlanuM vAkya che Blessed is he who has found his work. Ama naMdalAlabhAIne paNa gamatuM kAma maLI gayuM. 1964nI sAlathI temaNe graMtha saMpAdanane potAnuM jIvanakArya banAvyuM. prathama graMtha "gohilavADanI asmitA" bhAga-1ne lokono AvakAra maLyo. enAthI protsAhita thaIne A prakAranA graMtho taiyAra karavAnI preraNA ane baLa maLyAM. gohilavADa, saurASTra, gujarAta, bhArata, eziyA ane vizva-Ama phalaka vistaratuM gayuM. graMtha saMpAdananuM kAma bahu parizrama mAgI letuM kAma che. naMdalAlabhAIe savyasAcInI jema Tebalavarka ane phIlDavarka banne kAma jAte ja saMbhALyA. kyAreka to mahinAmAM vIza vIsa divasa sudhI pravAsanA kAryakramo hoya. ghaNIvAra Arthika saMkaDAmaNa paNa AvI jAya. paraMtu teo to satata prayatnazIla rahIne kAma karatA rahyA, ane uttarottara saphaLatA meLavatA gayA. A badhAM kAryamAM temane sauthI moTo sahakAra kuTuMbIjanono. gRhiNI zrImatI jayavaMtIbahene gRhasthAzrama nibhAvyo. kuTuMbanA yogakSemanuM vahana karyuM. kauTuMbika vahevAro sAcavyA. gharanI arthavyavasthA saMbhALI lIdhI ane naMdalAlabhAIne saMpAdanakArya mATe saMpUrNapaNe mukta rAkhyA. naMdalAlabhAIe temanAM saMtAnone Dabala grejyueTa karyA. e javAbadArI paNa supere adA karI. 1964 thI 2014 sudhImAM-40 varSomAM temaNe mAhitIsabhara ane vaividhyasabhara 20 saMdarbhagraMtho ApyA che. jemAM nava graMtho jainadharma ane zramaNa sAdhaonA sasaMkalita, samanvita paricaya graMtho che. graMtho' ane 'bRhad gujarAta pratibhAdarzana jevA saMdarbhagraMtho ApyA che. je kAryathI teo muThThI UMcerA mAnavI banI gayA. eka paraMparA evI hatI ke pAlitANAmAM jaina agraNIo padhAre tyAre brahmabhaTTa samAjanA AgevAno emanA sanmAnarUpe phUlahAra karatA. naMdalAlabhAInAM saMpAdanakAryanI prazaMsArUpe jaina samAjanA agraNIoe judAM judAM zaheromAM temanuM bahumAna karyuM. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (21) amadAvAdamAM jaina saMghanA agraNI 'gujarAta samAcAra'nA menejiMga TrasTI-preyAMsabhAI zAhe temanuM sanmAna karyuM. bhAratIya vidyAbhavana, muMbaImAM jaina ratnaciMtAmaNI graMthanA vimocana prasaMge zrI dIpacandabhAI gArDIe temanuM sanmAna karyuM. bhAvanagara TAunaholamAM 'zramaNa bhagavanto'nuM kendrIya maMtrI zrI jayaMtIbhAI zAhanA haste vimocana thayuM ane jaina samAjanA agraNI zrI manamohanabhAI taMboLIe naMdalAlabhAIne sanmAnyA. surendranagaramAM 'zramaNa bhagavanto' graMthane hAthInI aMbADI para pheravyo ane jaina samAje temanuM abhivAdana karyuM. mulunDa (muMbaI)mAM 'yakSarAjazrI maNibhadra deva' uparanA graMthanA vimocana prasaMge jaina samAje temane sanmAnyA. zaMkhezvaramAM jainasaMghanA upakrame yojAyela kAryakramamAM zrI dIpacaMdabhAI gArDInA haste temanuM sanmAna thayuM. A badhA ja samAraMbhomAM jainasamAjanA agraNIoe snehAdarapUrvaka zrI naMdalAlabhAIne phUlahAra karyA, temanuM bahumAna karyuM. e saMdarbhamAM naMdalAlabhAIe vinamrapaNe kahyuM che ke "jyAre jyAre zrutadevatA sarasvatIjInuM arcana abhipsita hoya tyAre graMtha saMpAdakane arpita zAla duzAlA, alaMkAra, pratIka e sarasvatIne ja samarpita arcanA che. A bhAvArcana zrI zAradAMbAnuM ja che ema ame svIkArela che. saMpAdakanuM sanmAna yathArthamAM zrI zAradAMbAnuM ja bhAvabhakti pUjana che. A satya traNe kALamAM ame nibhAvyuM che." zrI naMdalAlabhAI emanA samagra kAryane mA zAradAnI kRpArUpe gaNAvI pote to nimittarUpa che tema kahe che. A saMdarbhagraMtho mATe saMpAdaka pratyenA sadbhAvathI lekho lakhI ApanArA jJonA teo haMmezA RNI rahyA che. thoDI aMgata vAta. zrI naMdalAlabhAIne meM sau prathamavAra joyelA pAlitANAmAM. jorasiMha kavi (mArA mAsA thAya)ne ghera. judI judI yuvaka pravRttionA yuvAna kAryakartA tarIke. e rIte paricaya varSo jUno. 1964mAM teo bhAvanagaramAM AvIne saMpAdanakArya karavA lAgyA. tyAre mArgadarzana mATe mArA pitAzrI (rAmanArAyaNa nA. pAThaka) pAse avAranavAra AvatA hatA. mArA pitAzrIne temanA pratye sadbhAva. naMdalAlabhAInI niSThApUrvaka kAma karavAnI dhagaza, coksAI ane parizramanI teo haMmezAM prazaMsA karatA. sAlasa ane bhAvanAzALI lekhaka tarIke temanI oLakhANa ApatA. saumya ane vicArazIla vyaktitva dharAvatA naMdalAlabhAI khabhe thelo laIne zakya hoya tyAM utAvaLI cAle cAlatA jAya. nirdhArita kAma pAra pADavAnI tatparatA ane bane tyAM sudhI badhuM ja kAma jAte karavAno svabhAva. akSaro suMdara ane maroDadAra. jarUra paDe tyAre lekhonI sApha nakalo taiyAra karavI, prUpha jovA, TapAla lakhavI, posTa karavI e dareka kAma coksAIpUrvaka jAte ja karanArA. Aje paNa hAthamAM thelI ane lakhANo sAthe jAte presamAM javAno, maLavA javAno krama temaNe jALavI rAkhyo che. DaoN. zrI kumArapALabhAI desAIe 'bRhad gujarAta pratibhAdarzana'nI prAstAvika noMdhamAM naMdalAlabhAInA Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 2) kAryano yathArtha paricaya karAvatAM lakhyuM che : "keTalIka vyaktio bhekhadhArI hoya che ane teo je kSetra ke viSayamAM jhaMpalAve che ene ja potAnuM jIvanalakSya banAve che. potAnA AvA bhekhanI pAchaLa e koI dunyavI avarodha ke Arthika muzkelIonA avarodhane gAMThatA nathI. emanuM jIvana ane jagata eTale emanuM kArya. zrI naMdalAla devaluka AvI eka bhekhadhArI vyakti che. jeNe samAjane rASTra, rAjya, dharma ke saMskRtinA virATa graMtho ApavAno sadaiva prayatna karyo che. chellA sADAtraNa dAyakAmAM ogaNIsa graMthonuM saphaLa saMpAdana kArya karyuM che. AmAM vizvathI mAMDIne eziyA, bhArata, gujarAta, saurASTra ke cheka gohilavADa vize vistRta sAmagrInuM cIvaTabhera saMkalana karyuM che. emaNe ekatrita karelI e sAmagrInI pramANabhUtatA teo pUrI cakAse che ane tethI ja emanA virATa mAhitIgraMtho uparAMta dharma ane saMskRti vizenA graMtho paNa abhyAsIone mATe mulyavAna mAhita rahyA che." zrI naMdalAlabhAI temanA saMpAdana kAryanI upalabdhinA saMdarbhamAM namratAthI kahe che ke "gujarAtanA graMthAlayomAM pacIsa hajAra graMtho sacavAyA che teno parama saMtoSa ane jIvanamAM eka nakkara kArya thayAnI lAgaNI anubhavuM chuM. ekotera varSanI uMmare (A saMdhyA samaye) manana ciMtanamAM mana vadhuM kheMcAyuM che. koI spRhA nathI rahI." gurjara deza ane gujarAtIo gujarAta ane gujarAtI prajAne potAnI eka AgavI oLakha che. bhUmi vaividhya AjanuM bRhad gujarAta eTale taLa gujarAta, saurASTra-kAThiyAvADa ane kaccha. tenI sau prathama dhyAnAkarSaka vAta che tenuM bhUmivaividhya. bhArata eka dvIpakalpa che. ane teno dvIpakalpa che gujarAta. bhAratanAM badhAM ja rAjyomAM sauthI vizALa dariyAkAMTho dharAvanAra gujarAta che. bhAratanA pazcimanA dezo sAthenA dariyAI saMbaMdho kaccha ane saurASTra sAcavyA che. eka jamAnAmAM porTugIjhoe bhAratamAM traNa sthaLoe sattA sthApelI te mAMhenAM be sthaLodIva ane damaNa gujarAtamAM che. pArasIo sau prathama saMjANa baMdare utarelAM. "laMkAnI lADI ane ghoghAno vara" e kahevata pAchaLa dariyAI mArga nimitta haze tema gaNI zakAya. DaoN. zrI kumArapALabhAI desAI kahe che tema gujarAtInI eka oLakhANa, 'dariyAlAla'nI ye che." gujarAtano samudrakAMTho paNa vividhatAbharyo, kyAMka retALa, kyAMka khaDakALa ane kyAMka kAdavamarelo che lIlA kaMjAra bAgabagIcAthI zobhatA taLa gujarAtanI phaLadrupa vADIo ane lIlI nAghera jevA samathaLa medAno to gIra ane DAMganAM samRddha jaMgalo paNa ahIM che. aneka itihAsa ane prAcIna kathAo saMgharIne beThelA nAnA-moTA DuMgarAo kAThiyAvADanI anerI virAsata che. ghumalIne sAcavato baraDo, sANo DuMgara, pAvAgaDha, tAraMgA hIla, taLAjA-tAladhvajagiri jevA nAnA DuMgarAo che. garavo gaDha giranAra himAlayathI paNa prAcIna che. tethI to pUjya morArIbApu tene himAlayano 'vaDadAdo' kahe che to devagiri zatruMjaya-jainonuM mahattvanuM tIrtha paNa gujarAtamAM ja Avela che. ziyALAmAM jyAM dezaparadezanAM paMkhIono meLo bharAya che evAM naLa sarovara ane nArAyaNa sarovara (kaccha) gujarAtamAM che. gujarAtanI prakRti ane janatAne sadAye rasa taraboLa rAkhatI nadIo-narmadA, tApI, Jain Education Intemational Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (23) mahIsAgara, sAbaramatI, zetrujI, bhAdara, ojhata, macchu to lokamAtAo che. gujarAtanAM mahattvanAM nagaro, gAmaDAMo, Azramo, maMdiro nadIkinAre vaselAM che. nAnI moTI nadIonAM saMgamasthAne tIrthasthaLo AvelAM che. prabhAsa pAse hiraNya, kapilA ane sarasvatIno saMgama che. vauThA pAse vAtraka ane sAbaramatIno saMgama che. ahIM lokameLAo bharAya che. sasalAMthI mAMDIne DAlAmaththAM siMho giramAM che. nAnAM moTA pazuo jaMgalamAM vase che. lIlI nAgheramAM moralAono gahekATa ane koyalano TahUkAra che. to samudrakinAre surakhAba ane sArasa UDatAM jovA maLe che. pakSIonA kalaravathI bagIcAo gUMjatA rahyA che. A sAMskRtika virAsata vartamAna atItanA khabhA para vikase che. AjanA gujarAtanI oLakha tenA bhavya bhUtakALanI bhUmikAmAM vizeSarUpe jovA maLe che. ema kahevAya che ke pazcimanA dezomAM prakRtinAM ramaNIya sthaLoe vihAradhAmo banyAM che. jyAre bhAratamAM, gujarAtamAM, ramaNIya sthaLoe tIrthadhAmo-maMdiro banyAM che. bhAratanI saMskRti tyAga ane tapasyAne jIvanamAM vizeSarUpe svIkAre che. itihAsamAM prAcInatama nagaromAM junAgaDhano ullekha maLe che. giranAra, saurASTranI aneka caDatI paDatIno sAkSI che. giranAranA alaukika prabhAvathI aneka saMto, mahaMto, RSio ane kavio AkarSAyA che. giranAra mAtra pravAsadhAma ke yAtrAdhAma ja nahi paNa bhakti ane tapazcaryA karavAnuM pAvana sthaLa paNa che. bauddhadharmanI guphAo ane azokano zilAlekha ahIM maLe che. jaina dharmanA neminAthajInuM maMdira che, mahAdevajI to hoya ja, aMbAjInuM maMdira che. pAse ja jamiyalazAha dAtArano cillo che. taduparAMta giranAranI TUko upara anya tIrtho AvelAM che. hindu, muslIma, jaina, bauddha dharmanA maMdiro, guphAothI pavitra thayelo giranAra sAkSAt mahAdevajInuM svarUpa gaNAya che. jaina sAdhakomAM zatruMjaya tIrtharAja zAzvata tIrtha tarIke oLakhAya che. jainonA prathama tIrthakara AdinAthajI (RSabhadevajI)e zatruMjayanI 99 vakhata yAtrA karI hatI. RSabhadevanI zveta pratimAnA darzanArthe tema ja temanA sAnnidhyamAM tapanuM pAraNuM karavA mATe dara varSe dezabharamAMthI lAkho jaina yAtrALuo Ave che. zatruMjaya upara ekasothI vadhu derAsaro ane 500thI vadhu derIo che. tenI taLeTImAM jainadharmano itihAsa ane upadeza kotarAyelA che. gujarAtamAM jainonAM anya tIrtho-zaMkhezvara, giranAra, sametazikhara, bhadrezvara, rAjagRhI-pAvApurI, Abu, kSatriyakuMDa va. sthaLoe AvelAM che. narmadA tIre cANoda-karanALI, garuDezvara jevAM pavitra tIrthono mahimA che. prAgaitihAsika kALathI vikhyAta prabhAsa gujarAtanuM ja nahi bhAratanuM eka zreSTha tIrtha che. tyAMnuM somanAtha mahAdevanuM maMdira bAra jyotiliMgo mAMhenuM eka gaNAya che. sAta sAta vakhata vidharmI AkramaNothI khaMDita thavA chatAM A maMdira punaH UbhuM thatuM rahyuM che. svarAjya prApti bAda saradAra vallabhabhAI paTele somanAthanA Jain Education Intemational Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (24) navanirmANano saMkalpa karelo. Aje to e punaH navanirmitarUpe bhavya maMdira zobhe che. vallabhAcAryajIe triveNItIre bhAgavata saptAha karelI. e veSNavonuM paNa tIrthadhAma che. triveNIghATa pAse ja sUryamaMdira AveluM che. saurASTranA samudrakAMThAnI paTTI para Thera Thera sUryamaMdiro jovA maLe che. prabhAsamAM jainonA derAsaro paNa che. muslimonAM pavitra sthAno paNa che. Ama, prabhAsa sarvadharmanA zraddhALuo mATe pavitra sthaLa che. aneka devothI vibhUSita A bhUminA mukhya deva mahAdevajI ja che. AdikALathI vartamAna samaya sudhI vividha saMskRtione potAnA aMtaramAM saMdharIne beTheluM prabhAsa aitihAsika dRSTie agatyanuM nagara ane zreSTha tIrtha kahevAyuM che. prAgaitihAsika samayathI samudrakAMThe vaselI dvArikA nagarI jenI dharatInI rajerajamAM kRSNano mahimA bharelo che. saMzodhakoe ema kahyuM che ke madhya eziyAmAMthI samudramArge je Aryo bhAratamAM pravezyA e yAdavo hatA. teo dvArakA baMdare AvyA haze. e mata mujaba dvArikA bhAratanuM pravezadvAra hatuM tema kahI zakAya. dvArikAmAM dvArakAdhIza raNachoDarAyajInuM maMdira AveluM che. to uttara gujarAtamAM viSNutIrtha dvArakA che. zrI sahajAnaMda svAmIe gujarAta-saurASTramAM AvIne Ama janatAne sadAcArano mArga cIMdhyo. svAmInArAyaNa dharme bhakti, sadAcAra, vyasanamukti i. upara bhAra mUkyo. gaDhaDA, vaDatAla, sALaMgapura, goMDala, gAMdhInagara vagere svAmInArAyaNa dharmanA mahattvanAM tIrthasthAno che. Aje to deza-paradezamAM svAmInArAyaNa dharmano pracAra thaI rahyo che ane paradezanI bhUmi para vizALa maMdiro baMdhAyAM che. gujarAtamAM iSTa upAsanAnAM je maMdiro-pratIko maLyAM che tenA samaya aMge, zilpa sthApatya aMge saMzodhano thatAM rahyAM che. brahmA, viSNu, maheza-trimUrtinI upAsanAnA ane zaktipujA-mAtAjInAM maMdiro che. giranAra para aMbAjI, pAvAgaDhamAM kAlikAmAtA, harSada-miyANImAM harasiddhi mAtAnAM maMdiro che. upAsanA-zraddhAnI dRSTie mahattvanAM tIrthasthAno purAtattvanI dRSTie ane zilpasthApatyakalAnI dRSTie paNa darzanIya ane mahattvanAM che. prAcIna itihAsa sAcavIne beThelA zilAlekhono judA judA samaye abhyAsa thato rahyo che. temAM giranAranI taLeTImAM Avelo samrATa azokano zilAlekha vizeSa mahattva dharAve che. anekatAmAM ekatA e bhAratIya saMskRtinI vizeSatA che, e bhAvAtmaka ekatA rASTrIyatAno pAyo che. Azare bAvIsaso varSa pahelAM kotarAyelA A lekhanA 12 khaMDomAM bauddhadharmano upadeza aMkita che. jemAM bhAratIya saMskRtino Adarza pratibiMbita thAya che. rASTrIya ekatAnA aMgabhUta lakSaNa samI vyApaka dharmabhAvanA ane mAnavajAtane mATe AcArasaMhitA rajU karI che. DaoN. zrI kumArapALabhAI desAIe "bRhad gujarAta pratibhA darzana'mAM jaNAvyuM che tema-"A zilAlekha gujarAtanA itihAsanI pahelI khIMTI che, to gujarAtanAM saMskArabaLono prathama Alekha che. gujarAte ahiMsA ane jIvadayAnI bhAvanA jIvanamAM anubhavelI, utArelI ane jIvI jANelI che." mAnava mAnava vaccenA vyavahAranI zuddhi para bhAra mUkI vyakti sudhAraNA ane samAjamAM samanvaya sAdhavAno prAraMbha karanAra priyadarzI azoka hato. vIsamI sadImAM ahiMsA, satya ane premane sarvoparI dharma tarIke svIkArIne pUjya mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe svarAjya mATenI laData calAvI. bhAratane AjhAdI apAvI. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (25) azokanA zilAlekho uparAMta prabhAsapATaNamAM bhadrakAlIna maMdiramAM rAjA kumArapALanA samayano zilAlekha che. mAMgaroLathI coravADa jatAM vacce visanAvelI gAmanI vAva upara aneka zilAlekha che. mahuvAmAM lakSmInArAyaNa maMdiranA siMhAsana nIce eka zilAlekha che. A uparAMta paNa keTalAka zilAlekho prApta thayelA che. zilAlekhonuM aitihAsika mUlya che taduparAMta temAM jIvana upadeza, sAhityanI saurabha paNa jovA maLe che. purAtattva saMzodhanakSetre gujarAtamAM noMdhapAtra kAma thatuM rahyuM che. vallabhInuM maitrakakAlIna saMskRti sAthenuM anusaMdhAna jovAmAM AvyuM che. hindustAnanuM vibhAjana thayuM pachI haDappA ane mohenjo daDo pAkistAnamAM gayA. bhAratanA purAtattvavidoe bhAratamAM e saMskRtinAM anya sthaLonI zodha AdarI. gujarAta rAjyamAM vyavasthita khodakAma karatAM lothala pAse, goMDalathI 11 mAIla dUra rojhaDI gAma pAse ane jhAlAvADamAM raMgapura gAme je TIMbAo maLI AvyA temAM haDappA saMskRti sAthe saMbaMdha dharAvatAM 100 jeTalAM sthaLo zodhAyAnI mAhitI che tema gujarAta sarakAranA purAtattvavid zrI jayendrakumAra nANAvaTIe jaNAvyuM che purAtattvakSetre gujarAtanA anvekSako ane itihAsavidoe mUlyavAna kAmagIrI karI che. DaoN. hasamukha sAMkaLiyA, DaoN. morezvara dIkSita, DaoN. narottama palANa, DaoN. manubhAI bhaTTa, DaoN. hariprasAda zAstrI vageree saMzodhano karIne abhyAsalekho ApyA che. DaoN. panubhAI bhaTTe kahyuM che ke "saurASTra nadIono pradeza che. haDappA saMskRtinAM sthaLo bIjI keTalIye saurASTranI nadIo pAsethI maLI AvyAM che." . prajAnA kSemakuzaLa mATe sadAya tatpara evA vatsala rAjavIo gujarAtanI vizeSatA che. TekIlA, dIrghadraSTi dharAvatA rAjavIo ane pradhAnoe vyavasthita nagaro vasAvyAM, maMdiro baMdhAvyAM. zrI ane saMskRtino vikAsa sAdhavA sadAye rAjavIo-maMtrIo prayatnazIla rahyA. rAjAonA Azraye dharma, sAhitya, kalAno vikAsa ane prasAra thayo. siddharAja jayasiMhe AcAryazrI hemacandrAcAryasUri pAse "siddhahema' vyAkaraNanI racanA karAvI. je gujarAtI bhASAnA svataMtra vyaktitvanuM prAraMbhabindu che. mAnava saMskRtinA vikAsa sAthe kalAno vikAsa thato rahyo che. saundaryaprIti e mAnavanI sahajavRtti che. gujarAtanI aneka AgavI samRddhi, lokajIvana, lokagIto, bhajano, lokakalA ane lokasAhitya che. lokajIvanamAM jIvananI rojabarojanI vastuone zaNagAravAnI kalASTi rahelI che. ghara ane gharavakharI, bharatagUMthaNa ane paheravezamAM vyApaka vaividhya jovA maLe che. lokasaMgItamAM zaurya, khamIra, khAnadAnI, udAratA, bhaktinA bhAvone dUhA-soraThA, rAsaDAo, gIto, bhajanomAM gUMthyA che. gurjarabhUmine mahAna saMgItakAra bhagavAna zrIkRSNa taraphathI gIta-saMgItano vAraso maLyo che. prAcInakALathI gujarAta ziSTa saMgItanA saMskArathI ane lokasaMgItathI pariplAvita thatuM rahyuM che. khUMdI to khame mAtA pRthivI, ane vADhI to khame vanarAI kaThaNa vacana mArA sAdhuDA khame, nIra to sAyaramAM samAya. gujarAta AvA saMtajanonI bhUmi rahI che. Jain Education Intemational Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (26) gujarAtI sAhityanuM eka samRddha ane zaktizALI aMga che tenI lokavArtAo, lokagIto, lokakalA. jemAM prajAnuM mAnasa, nItirIti, saMskRti, kalArdaSTi tathA sAmAjika, rAjakIya, dhArmika paristhitinAM jIvaMta citraNo jhilAyAM che. to samakAlIna samAjano, tatkAlIna paristhitino ane rASTrano itihAsa aMkita thayelo jovA maLe che. gujarAta e paMcaraMgI prajAno pradeza che. ahIM je koI AvIne vasyA teo gujarAtI thaIne rahyAM. tenuM sauthI moTuM dRSTAnta pArasIo che. jemanI mAtRbhASA paNa gujarAtI ja che. zrI pra. trivedIe saurASTrane 'ekaso jAtinuM saMgamatIrtha' kahyuM che. gujarAtanI prakRti ane saMskRti sAhitya sarjakonI, saMzodhakonI preraNA rahyAM che. kavi nhAnAlAla gujarAtano mahimA gAya che. "giri girizikhara zikhara sohanta maMdire dhvaja ne saMta mahaMta, dhanya ho dhanya ja puNya pradeza ApaNo guNiyala gurjara deza." kavi baLavaMtarAya ThAkore narmadAvihAranI anubhUtine 'bhaNakArA' soneTamAM abhivyakti ApI. kavizrI umAzaMkara jozI, sundaram, bAlamukunda dave, rAjendra zAha jevA kavione mATe prakRti noLavela banI che. kavione saundaryadIkSA ane kAvyadIkSA prakRti pAsethI maLe che. vizALa samudrakAMThAe kavione kAvyonI preraNA ApI. dvArakAnA sundarajI beTAI, porabandaranA devajI rA. moDhA, guNavantarAya AcArye dariyAkheDU sAhasikonI kathA ApI. Adhunika yuganA navalakathAkAra zrI dhruva bhaTTanI navalakathAomAM samudra ane kAMThALa mAnavIo AlekhAyAM che. (samudrAntike) lokameLAmAMthI kavi umAzaMkarane gIto ane pannAlAla paTelane vArtAo maLe che. lokasAhityano paricaya thatAM zrI jhaveracaMda meghANIe lokasAhityanA saMzodhananI keDI kaMDArI ApI. purAtattvakSetre paNa anveSaNo thatAM rahyAM che. navajAgRtikALa vIsamI sadI samagra bhArata deza mATe ane gujarAta mATe navajAgRtino kALa che. zI rIte jAgiyo A ajagara sarikho supta totiMga deza? konI phUMke rujhAyA dila dila bhariyA phleza-dhikkAra-dveSa? koNe A bhasmapuMje navIna jIvananI cetanA chAMTa chAMTI? rASTrIya zAyara jhaveracanda meghANInI bulanda vANImAM mahAtmA gAMdhIjInA prabhAvanuM AbehUba citra AlekhAyuM che. varSonI parAdhInatA pachI koI jAdugare maMtra chAMTyA hoya tema Akho deza jAgI UThyo. 1915mAM mohanadAsa karamacanda gAMdhI,-mo.ka. gAMdhI ('mahAtmA' ane 'bApu' to pachI kahevAyA) dakSiNa Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (20) AphrikAnuM kAma pUruM karIne bhAratamAM AvyA. koMgresamAM joDAyA. samagra hindustAnano pravAsa karIne dezanI paristhitino paricaya meLavyo. potAnAM kAryakSetranuM thANuM gujarAtamAM sAbaramatIne kinAre amadAvAdamAM nAkhyuM. temanuM amogha zastra hatuM 'satyAgraha'. bhAratanA svAtaMtrya saMgrAmano itihAsa vizvanI svataMtratA mATenI laDato karatAM viziSTa rahyo che. pU. mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe koMgresa mahAsabhAnuM netRtva saMbhALyA pachI laDatanuM svarUpa saMpUrNapaNe badalAI gayuM. ucca zikSita jano-berisTaro-vakIlonI laData na rahetAM samagra dezanI prajAvyApI laData banI gaI. A 'dharmayuddha' hatuM zasro ane dArUgoLAthI laDavAnuM nahotuM. 'satya, ahiMsA ane premanA amogha zastra 'satyAgraha' dvArA laDavAnuM hatuM. prArthanA, Atmazuddhi, aspRzyatA nivAraNa, komI ekatA, dArUniSedha, reMTiyo, khAdIgrAmodyoga, gAmaDAM ane garIbonI sevA, strI-jAgRti ane nirakSaratA nivAraNa-ema anekavidha racanAtmaka pravRttio dvArA lokajAgRtinuM kAma zarU karavAmAM AvyuM. vizvanA sAMskRtika utthAnanA jyotirdharo mahAvinAzamAMthI navasarjana karavA mATe yuge yuge avatAra dhAraNa kare che. e yugapuruSanA kAryane sahAyarUpa thavA mATe evI sadguNa saMpanna vibhUtio akaLa evA kudaratI AkarSaNathI ApoApa temanI pAse kheMcAIne Ave che. gujarAta, saurASTranA sarvAMgI ghaDatara mATe ahIMthI ja gAMdhIjIne amUlya mAnavaratno sAMpaDyA. lokahRdayamAM prajAsevakanuM sthAna kevaLa tenA niHsvArtha, niSkalaMka cAritryathI ja aMkita thavuM joIe, evo rAjakAraNa ane samAjakAraNane vizuddha banAvato yugavartI siddhAMta gAMdhIjIe 1915mAM saurASTramAM praveza karatAM ja prasthApita karyo. ane sAdhanazuddhinA e surdaDha pAyA para samAjajIvananuM ghaDatara thayuM. temane sau prathama maLanAra vyakti hatA satyaniSTha lokasevaka motIbhAI darajI, jeo vaDhavANanA hatA. navA yuganI navI yuddhanItinA gAMdhIjI senApati banyA. svataMtra bhAratanA nirmANamAM gAMdhIjI ane rASTrIya AMdolanono prabhAva rahelo che. satyAgrahanAM AMdolano rASTrIya kakSAe ane sthAnika kakSAe--banne rIte thayAM. jemAM gujarAta haMmezAM mokhare rahyuM che. 1918mAM kheDUtonA prazne kheDA jillAno satyAgraha thayo, temAM gAMdhIjI ane vallabhabhAI paTele kheDUtone doravaNI ApelI. 1923nA nAgapura jhaMDA satyAgrahamAM gujarAtanA sainikonI TUkaDIe agrIma bhAga bhajavelo. jemAM bhAvanagaranA baLavaMtarAya mahetA, vaDhavANanA phUlacandrabhAI zAha, zivAnaMdajI, yuvAna vidyArthI rAmanArAyaNa nA. pAThaka vegere hatA. 1928nI sAlamAM bAraDolI satyAgrahanI AgevAnI vallabhabhAI paTele lIdhI. kheDUtone mahesUlano trAsa hato. e laDatanI saphaLa kAmagIrIne pariNAme vallabhabhAIne 'saradAra'nuM biruda maLyuM. gujarAta-saurASTranA cunaMdA sainikoe A laDatamAM bhAga lIdho. khAsa to sthAnika prajAe potAnuM aneruM khamIra dekhADyuM. sarakAre bhASaNo karavAnI manAI pharamAvelI. to sainiko phUlacandabhAI zAhanAM racelAM yuddhagIto dvArA ane rAmanArAyaNa nA. pAThaka vIrarasanI vArtAo kahIne lokone protsAhita karatA hatA. 1930nI sAlamAM 12mI mArce aitihAsika dAMDIkUca zarU thaI. dezabharamAM svarAjya mATenI tamannA jAgRta thaI UThI. gAMdhIjIe dAMDInA dariyAkinAre capaTI mIThuM laIne mIThAnA kAyadAno bhaMga karyo. 'namaka satyAgraha'nAM AMdolano zarU thayAM. dholerA, vIramagAma, khArAghoDA, dharAsaNA-Ama gujarAtabharanA sainiko judAM judAM sthaLoe chAvaNIomAM Jain Education intemational Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (28) joDAyAM. patrakAro, zikSaNavido, nagarajano, prauDho, yuvAno, baheno sau A satyAgrahamAM joDAyAM. sakhta mAra, jelavAsa ane milakatonI hararAjI thaI te badhuM ja sahana karyuM. gAMdhI-iravina karAra thatAM e laData sameTAI. 1940mAM saurASTramAM rAjakoTa satyAgraha thayelo. 1942-kareMge yA mareMge'nA AkharI jaMgamAM gujarAtamAM eka bAju ahiMsaka laData ane bIjI bAju bhUgarbha pravRtti sarakArI taMtrane khoravI nAkhavAnI pravRtti zarU thaI hatI. svAtaMtrya saMgrAmanA sainiko-lokasevako AMdolananI hAkala paDatAM laDatamAM joDAI jatA. ane virAmakALa vakhate judAM judAM gAmaDAomAM thANuM nAkhIne, Azramo sthApIne racanAtmaka pravRttio dvArA lokone svarAjya mATe taiyAra karatA hatA. vIsamI sadIne patrakAranI sadI tarIke oLakhAvavAmAM AvelI. rASTrIya AMdolano vakhate vartamAnapatroe prajAjAgRtinuM kArya kareluM. kAkAsAheba kAlelakara to kahe che ke "patrakAra eTale lokasevaka, lokapratinidhi, lokagAyaka ane lokaguru-caturvidha padavI dharAvatI vyakti." saurASTramAM briTIza hadamAM AvelA rANapuramAM 1921nA okaTobaranI bIjI tArIkhe zrI amRtalAla zeTha 'saurASTra' patra zarU karyuM tyAre svarAjyanA pagaraNa maMDAI cUkyAM hatAM. "saurASTra'nA saMpAdaka maMDaLanA sAthIdAro hatA zrI jhaveracaMda meghANI, zrI bhImajIbhAI "suzIla', kakalabhAI koThArI, guNavantarAya AcArya vagere. pachI to e maMDaLamAM eka pachI eka yuvAno AvatA gayA. zrI rAmanArAyaNa nA. pAThake kahyuM che tema "saurASTra" patra eka jIvatI cinagArIsamuM banI gayuM. saurASTranI saMskRtinuM e jyotirdhara banyuM. "saurASTra patra rAjakAraNa ane samAjasudhArAnuM vAhana banyuM. thoDA samayamAM ja saurASTra bRhad gujarAtanA samagra nakazAne palaTI nAkhyo hato. zrI manubhAI paMcoLI (darzaka)e kahyuM che ke "amRtalAla zeThe "saurASTra patra dvArA saurASTranI asmitA pedA karI ane pachI phUlachAbe te AgaLa vadhArI. gujarAtamAM enI joDano koI namUno nathI." rASTravyApI patra tarIke 'navajIvana', 'yaMga inDiyA ane harijanabaMdhue prajAjAgRtinuM kArya karyuM hatuM. gAMdhIjIe dezanI AjhAdI mATe saMgrAma zarU karyo paraMtu e mAtra rAjakIyarUpe ja sImita nahoto. madAvAdamAM sAbaramatI tIre temaNe Azrama sthApyo. temanuM lakSya to samagra samAjanA punarghaTananuM hatuM. jemAM sarvano udaya thato hoya tevA navajIvananA nirmANa arthe temanI sarva pravRttio hatI. asahakAranAM AMdolana vakhate eka bAju zALA-kaoNlejono bahiSkAra karavAmAM Avyo. to bIjI bAju yuvAnonA sarvAgINa vikAsane anurUpa rASTrIya zALAo zarU thaI. sAbaramatI AzramanI zALAnAM zikSako hatAM- kAkAsAheba kAlelakara, kizoralAla mazarUvALA, narahari parIkha, vinobA bhAve, premAbahena kaMTaka vagere. AzramanI zALAmAM vidyArthIone abhyAsakramanA zikSaNanI sAthe udyoga ane jIvananI tAlIma maLatI hatI. thoDA samaya pachI amadAvAdamAM rASTrIya vicAradhArAthI raMgAyelI gujarAta vidyApITha-uccazikSaNanI saMsthA paNa zarU thaI. gujarAta-saurASTramAM judAM judAM sthaLoe rASTrIya zikSaNanI zALAonI zarUAta thaI. saurASTranA prajA jIvananA ghaDataramAM traNa zikSaNa saMsthAono mahattvano phALo che. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (29). saurASTramAM sau prathama rASTrIya zALA sthapAI vaDhavANa zaheramAM-1921. tenA sthApaka hatA karmavIra zrI phUlacandabhAI zAha. AcArya hatA sAdhucarita zrI camanabhAI vaiSNava. temanI rAhabarI nIce svAmI zivAnaMdajI, zrI vajubhAI dave, (jemaNe pachI amadAvAdamAM gujarAta prasiddha zAradAmaMdira saMsthA sthApI.) DAhyAbhAI jAnI zrI prANabhAI AcArya, zrI bhogIbhAI parIkha vagere bhAvanAzALI zikSako kAma karatA hatA. bIjI saMsthA te bhAvanagaramAM zrI dakSiNAmUrti vidyArthI bhavana. brahmaniSTha zrImannathurAma zarmAnA ziSya nAnAbhAI bhaTTa jeo zAmaLadAsa kaoNleja, bhAvanagaramAM prAdhyApaka hatA. e nokarI choDIne teo vidyArthIomAM bhAratIya saMskRtinI dharmabhAvanA daDha thAya e hetuthI vidyArthIbhavanamAM joDAyA. vidyArthIbhavanamAMthI zrI dakSiNAmUrti saMsthAnuM sarjana thayuM e saMsthA kramazaH dakSiNAmUrti bAlamaMdira, kumAramaMdira, vinayamaMdira, bAla adhyApana maMdira e rIte vikAsa pAmatI gaI. nAnAbhAIne sAtha maLyo gijubhAI badhekA ane harabhAI trivedIno. gijubhAIe bAlazikSaNane jIvana samarpita karyuM. bAlamaMdira, bAla adhyApana maMdira calAvyAM. bAlasAhityanuM nirmANa karyuM. nUtana bAlazikSaNa saMghanI sthApanA karI. Ama bhAvi peDhInA ghaDatarano navo yuga zarU thayo. vinayamaMdiranA AcArya tarIke zrI harabhAI trivedIe DolTana yojanAne AdhAre prayogo zarU karyA. samaya AgaLa vadhato gayo. nAnAbhAIe dakSiNAmUrti, bhAvanagara zahera choDIne grAmAbhimukha zikSaNanI saMsthA lokavidyAlaya, AMbalA ane pachI lokabhAratI saNosarA sthApI. zrI harabhAIe bhAvanagaramAM ja judI gharazALA saMsthA zarU karI. dakSiNAmUrti saMsthAnuM sukAna gijubhAI pachI temanA putra narendrabhAI (bacubhAI badhekAe saMbhALyuM. tyArabAda zrImatI vimubahena narendrabhAI badhekAe saMsthAnI javAbadArI saMbhALI. jeo menejiMga TrasTI tarIke adyApi paryata e javAbadArI vahana kare che. lokabhAratI saNosarAmAM zrI manubhAI paMcoLI, mULazaMkarabhAI bhaTTa, zrI na. pra. buca jevA zikSaNane samarpita mahAnubhAvo joDAyA. jeo tene uttarottara vikasAvatA gayA. 1923mAM sthapAyelI rASTrIya zALA rAjakoTanI vyavasthA zarUAtamAM jamanAdAsabhAI gAMdhI karatA hatA. 1934mAM pU. gAMdhIjIe nAraNadAsabhAI gAMdhI (pU. nAraNadAsa kAkA)ne rASTrIya zALAnuM saMcAlana karavA rAjakoTa mokalyA. e saMsthAmAM pachIthI zrI jeThAlAla jozI, vajubhAI zukala, ratibhAI rAvaLa jevA mizanarI yuvAno joDAyA. rASTrIyazALAmAM lokajAgRti ane lokazikSaNanAM kAryo dvArA rASTrotthAnamAM paNa kaMIka phALo ApI zake tevI zikSaNa paddhatinuM Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM. udyoga sAthenuM zikSaNa apAtuM thayuM. dhIme dhIme racanAtmaka kAryone vega maLyo. rASTrIyazALAnI eka vizeSatA tenuM saMgIta vidyAlaya. temAM zAstrIya ane sugama saMgItanA vargo paNa zarU thayA. rASTrIyazALA taraphathI sAMskRtika kAryakramonuM paNa Ayojana thavA lAgyuM hatuM. hindI bhASA pracAranIkAmagIrI paNa zarU karavAmAM AvI hatI. pU. nAraNadAsakAkA pachI temanA putra zrI puruSottabhAI gAMdhI ane zrImatI vijayAbahena gAMdhIe saMcAlana saMbhALeluM. hindI bhASA pracAranA kAryamAM pachI zrI narendrabhAI aMjAriyA joDAyelA. zrI vajubhAI vyAsa, zrI devendrabhAI desAI vagere tyArapachI saMsthAnI javAbadArI vahana karavA lAgyA. Aje paNa rASTrIya zALAmAM zikSaNakArya, racanAtmaka kArya, khAdI-grAmodyoga vagere pravRtti supere cAlI rahI che. - bharucamAM aMbubhAI purANIe rASTrIya zikSaNanI zALA zarU karelI. veDachImAM jugatarAmabhAI dave ane cImanabhAI bhaTTa rAnIparajanAM bALako mATe AzramazALA sthApI. naI tAlIma ane racanAtmaka pravRttionA Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (30) praNetA ane AjIvana lokasevaka uttamacandabhAI zAhe svarAjaya Azrama, bAraDolImAM zikSaNa ane racanAtmaka kAryo zarU karyA. to kacholImAM gAMdhI vicAranA pracAraka ane loka sevaka kIkubhAI nAyake racanAtmaka pravRttio zarU karI. A badhI AzramazALAo dvArA pachAta vistAramAM zikSaNano dIpa pragaTAvyo ane pU. gAMdhIjIno saMdeza samasta prajAjIvana sudhI pahoMcADavAnuM kAma karyuM. kanyA keLavaNI mATe naDiyAdamAM "zrI viThThala kanyA vidyAlayanI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. e saMsthAno pAyo pU. mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe nAkhelo ane saradAra vallabhabhAI paTele tene vikasAvI. e pachI zrI morArajIbhAI desAIe paNa tenA vikAsamAM sakriya rasa lIdhelo. zrI viThThala kanyA keLavaNI maMDaLanAM adhyakSA su.zrI kusumabahena paTele gAMdhI cIMdhyA mArge kanyA keLavaNIne jIvana samarpita karyuM hatuM to zrI hIrubhAI paTela ane zrImatI indubahena paTele paNa e saMsthAne khIlavavAmAM sAtha Apyo hato. kanyA keLavaNI ane pachAta vistAranAM bALakonA zikSaNa mATe vAtsalyadhAma, maDhImAM su. zrI annapUrNAbahena mahetAe saMsthAonuM saMcAlana karyuM. e pachI to gujarAta-saurASTramAM judAM judAM sthaLoe rASTrIya zikSaNanI saMsthAo-AzramazALAo zarU thatI gaI. rASTrIya keLavaNInI sAthe yuvAnonAM zarIrasvAthya mATe vyAyAmanI tAlIma ApavAno prAraMbha thayo. rAjakoTamAM zrI choTubhAI mAMkaDe vyAyAma pravRtti zarU karelI. temane "vIra mAMkaDa'nuM biruda maLeluM. bhAvanagaramAM svAmI rAva (krAMtikArI saradAra pRthvIsiMha) guptaveze rahelA. temaNe motIbAgamAM vyAyAma pravRtti zarU karI. teo "akhADA mAstara' tarIke oLakhAtA hatA. temane sAthIo maLyA. zrI bahAuddInabhAI zekha, coravADanA harakhacanda motIcanda zeTha, zrI jAdavajIbhAI modI, DaoN. kANe vagere. e saue maLIne "kAThiyAvADa vyAyAma pracAraka maMDaLa'nI sthApanA karelI. maMDaLanA upakrame rajAomAM vyAyAma zibiro yojAtI hatI. bharucamAM choTubhAI purANI ane aMbubhAI purANIe vyAyAma pravRtti zarU karelI. amadAvAdamAM sAbaramatI AzramamAM ane vaDodarAnA AryakanyA gurukuLamAM bahenone vyAyAmanI tAlIma ApavAmAM AvatI hatI. baheno AtmavizvAsathI svarakSaNa mATe taiyAra thAya te aMgenI tAlIma ApavAmAM AvatI. vyAyAmanI tAlIma yuvAnonA cAritraya ghaDataranI dRSTie rASTrIya pravRttinuM ja eka aMga banI rahI. rASTrIya utthAnanA kAryakramomAM mahilAonI jAgRti ane strI keLavaNInI pravRtti upara bhAra mUkavAmAM Avyo hato. amadAvAdamAM jyotisaMgha' saMsthA sthapAI. su. zrI mRdulAbahena sArAbhAI temAM agresara hatA. vaDodarAmAM jyotnAbahena zukala jUnAgaDhamAM zrImatI puSpAbahena mahetA, pAlitANAmAM kastUrabahena kavi, saralAbahena trivedI, bhAvanagaramAM bhAnubahena pArekha, rAjakoTamAM vidyAbahena zAha, jAmanagaramAM maMjulAbahena dave, vaDhavANamAM arUNAbahena desAI jevAM bahenoe svAtaMtryasaMgrAmamAM to bhAga lIdho hato paraMtu mahilA jAgRtinA kAryane teoe agratA ApelI. | bhAratanA svAtaMtrya saMgrAmamAM ane lokajAgRtinI pravRttimAM vividhakSetre agrIma haroLamAM rahIne kAryarata rahenArI vibhUtionI janmabhUmi gujarAta che. kavi kAlidAse himAlayane pRthvIno mAnadaMDa kahyo che. to vizvavaMdya rASTrapitA mahAtmA gAMdhIjI Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (31) mAnavatAnA mAnadaMDa' che. akhaMDa bhAratanA zilpI saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela, mANasAInA dIvA pragaTAvanAra ravizaMkara mahArAja, harijanasevaka amRtalAla Thakkara (ThakkarabApA), karmavIra phUlacandrabhAI zAha, ajJAta tapasvI camanabhAI vaiSNava, keLavaNInA bhekhadhArI nAnAbhAI bhaTTa, manubhAI paMcoLI, bAlazikSaNanA praNetA gijubhAI badhekA, nirbhIka patrakAra amRtalAla zeTha ane jhaveracanda meghANI, rAjanItijJa ane sAhityakAra kanaiyAlAla munazI, strI jAgRti ane pachAta varganA utthAna mATe jhajhUmanAra puSpAbahena mahetA, dholerA satyAgrahanA 13mAM saradAra devIbahena paTTaNI, hinda-pAkistAnanA bhAgalA vakhate komI hullaDo vacce jaIne strIone bacAvanAra vIrAMganA mRdulAbahena sArAbhAI-kavio, sAhityakAro, samAjasevako--Ama keTakeTalI vyaktionAM jIvana ane kArya samagra prajAjIvanane mATe AdarzarUpa banyAM che. AvI vibhUtionAM preraNAdAyI vyaktitvano paricaya bRhad gujarAta pratibhAdarzana' ane 'pathapradarzaka pratibhAo'mAM karAvavAmAM Avyo che. svAtaMtrya prApti pachI 15mI ogaSTa 1947-svarAjaya to maLyuM. paNa bhArata-pAkistAnanA bhAgalA thayA. e vakhate dakSiNa bhAratamAM AvelA haidrAbAdanA nijhAme ane saurASTramAM junAgaDhanA navAbe pAkistAna sAthe joDAvAnuM valaNa pragaTa karyuM. riyAsatI khAtuM saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela saMbhALatA hatA. temanI kunehabharI doravaNI nIce e banne rAjyo bhArata sAthe ja joDAya tevuM Ayojana thayuM. haidrAbAdanuM kAma kuzaLa rAjanItijJa ane prasiddha navalakathAkAra kanaiyAlAla munazIe pAra pADyuM. junAgaDhane pAkistAna sAthe jatuM rokavA mATe janmabhUmi'nA taMtrI zrI amRtalAla zeTha ane 'vaMde mAtaram'nA taMtrI zrI zAmaLadAsa gAMdhInA mArgadarzana nIce "ArajhI hakumatanI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. rASTrIya lino vakhate ahiMsaka satyAgrahomAM uMhakAro paNa karyA vinA sakhta mAra sahana karanArA saurASTranA satyAgrahIo "ArajhI hakumatanI lokasenAmAM zastradhArI banyA. zrI ratubhAI adANI tenA saradAra-sarasenApati banyA. ArajhI hakumatanI lokasenAnI bhUhabharI raNanIti ane cunaMdA sainikonI sAhasikatAe junAgaDhanA navAbane zikasta ApI, vijaya meLavyo. junAgaDhanI lokakrAntine zrI manubhAI paMcoLIe 'eka raMgabharyuM ujvaLa prakaraNa' tarIke oLakhAvela che. A abhUtapUrva AMdolanonuM varNana (be graMthomAM) ratubhAI adANIe svAnubhavarUpe tAdeza ane pravAhI zailImAM karyuM che. svarAjya prApti pachI dezanA sarvAgINa vikAsane anulakSIne Ayojano thayAM. paMcavarSIya yojanAo thaI. gujarAtamAM paMcAyatI rAjyanI yojanA thaI. tenA praNetA zrI baLavaMtabhAI mahetAe, zrI ratubhAI adANI, zrI rasikabhAI parIkha ane anya AgevAnoe tenuM amalIkaraNa karyuM. zikSaNakSetre navA navA abhyAsakramo dAkhala thayAM. Arthika vikAsa mATe mAtra kRSi para AdhArita na rahetAM, udyogakSetranA vikAsa para bhAra mUkavAmAM Avyo. moTA udyogonI sAthe nAnA udyogonA vikAsane paNa protsAhana ApavAmAM AvyuM. saurASTranI bhAMgatI jatI khetIe hIrAudyogane vikasAvyo. jemAM, Aje to AMtararASTrIya kSetre gujarAtanuM vizeSa sthAna che. morabImAM ghaDiyALo ane TAIlsano udyoga vikasyo che. morabIne "lokasiTI' tarIke nAma maLyuM. gujarAtanA vizALa sAgarakAMThAne anulakSIne matsyodyoganA ghaniSTha vikAsa mATenI yojanAo thaI che. porabaMdara, jApharAbAdamAM simenTa udyoga, suratano jarI ane TekSaTAIla udyoga, alaMgano zipabrekIMga udyoga, ANaMdamAM DerI udyoga, rAjakoTamAM DIjhala enjinano udyoga ityAdi udyogo vikasatA gayA. Jain Education Intemational Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (32) gujarAtI prajA mAtra vepAra-vANijyalakSI na rahetAM keLavaNI kSetre, vijJAna ane saMzodhana kSetre, udyogo ane TekanolojInAM kSetre paNa teNe haraNaphALa bharI che. vizvabharamAM audyogIkaraNanI prakriyAmAM prAraMbhamAM yaMtrIkaraNa pachI rasAyaNazAstra ane sAMpratakALamAM jaivikazAstra upara vizeSa bhAra mUkavAmAM Avyo che. bhAratamAM ane gujarAtamAM paNa A krame vikAsa thato gayo che. gujarAtanA nava ghaDataramAM svAtaMtrya saMgrAmanA senAnIo, krAMtikArIo, lokanetAo, keLavaNIkAro, kalAkAro, vaijJAniko, saMzodhako, mahAjano, udyogapatio, saMto-mahaMto Ama bahuvidha kSetranA mahAnubhAvonuM mUlyavAna pradAna rahyuM che. AvI vibhUtionAM jIvana ane kArya anyane mATe dIvAdAMDIrUpa banatAM hoya che. graMtha paricaya pathapradarzaka pratibhAo' graMthamAM mukhya cha vibhAgo che. (1) timiramAMthI jyoti prakAza (2) adhyAtmamArganA yAtrIo (3) bahuvidha kSetre samarpita jIvanadarzana (4) vidyAdAnI pratibhAo (5) dharma-arthanI saMgati (6) graMtha prakAzana saMsthAonA praNetAo. arthasUcaka zIrSaka dvArA vyaktionAM kAryakSetranA saMdarbhamAM ahIM vibhAgo pADavAmAM AvyA che. jo ke ahIM evI paNa vyaktio che jemanuM pradAna bahuvidha kSetre rahyuM che. zakya eTalA vadhAre vyaktiparicayo ApavAno uddeza hovAthI vyaktitva ane kAryano saMkSepamAM chatAM mukhya pAsAMno saMpUrNa paricaya maLI rahe te rIte Alekhana thayuM che. sAhityakAro, kalAkAro, adhyAtmamArgIo, samAjasevako, udyogapatio, mahAjano-jevA vizALakSetranI badhI ja vyaktionAM caritro AvarI zakAyAM na hoya tevuM banyuM che. keTalAka vibhAgomAM lekhakoe potAnI rIte pasaMda karIne judAM judAM kSetranI vyaktiono paricaya karAvyo che. A badhA lekho je te kSetranA abhyAsI ane vidvAna lekhakonI kalame lakhAyelA che. saMkSipta hovA chatAM pratyeka lekhamAM je te mahAnubhAvanA vyaktitvanI eka amITa chApa aMkita thayelI jovA maLe che. saMpAdake pratyeka lekhanA prAraMbhe lekhakano vigatapUrNa ane vyaktitvadyotaka paricaya Apyo che. vibhAga-1 "timiramAMthI jyotiprakAza" A vibhAgamAM kula ATha lekho che. gujarAtI sAhityanI pratibhAonAM jIvana-kavananuM hArda pragaTAvatA paricaya ane suMdara rekhAcitronuM sarjana'mAM zrI rameza zAhe 118 sAhityakArono paricaya karAvyo che. gujarAtanA sAhityasarjako, kavio, dArzaniko, vivecakonI eka ujvaLa paraMparA che. jemaNe prajAjIvanane preraNAnAM pIyUSa pAyAM che, krAMtinA pathe vALyA che. adhyAtmanA mArge doryA che. jeo mAnavajIvananA pathapradarzano che. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (33). kalikAlasarvajJa hemacandrAcAryathI AraMbhIne AjaparyaMtanA sAhityasarjakono saMkSepamAM paricaya karAvavAnuM agharuM kArya zrI ramezabhAI zAhe saphaLa rIte karyuM che. sarjakonAM zabdacitronI sAthe hUbahU rekhAMkano karI ApyA che citrakAra savajIbhAI chAyAe. je sarjakanA vyaktitvane pratyakSa karAvI Ape che. zrI savajIbhAI dvArakAdhIzanA bhaktibharyA sAnidhyamAM vase che. lekhake noMdhyuM che tema "savajIbhAInI citrakaLAne emanA snehabhUkhyA svabhAvanI mIThAzanA cAra cAMda lAgelA che." gujarAta bahAra gujarAtanuM gaurava' mAM zrI dolata bhaTTa gujarAta bahAra jaIne vaselA 19 mahAnubhAvonA vyaktitvanI jhAMkhI karAvI che. hatA manekha'nA lekhaka zrI rAghavajI mAdhaDa "kAThiyAvADanI sagaMdha vaheMcatA sarjaka' che. temaNe maitrI. udAratA, TekanA pratIkasamAM ThAkora, rAjavIono AlaMkArika zailImAM paricaya karAvyo che. 'gAMdhI pathanA, preraka dIpakonAM lekhako zrI manubhAI paMDita ane zrImatI bhAratIbahena paMDita gAMdhI vicAradhArAne jIvanamAM utArIne sAhityalekhana, pravRtti karanArAM daMpatI che. ahIM gAMdhI cIMdhyA mArge lokasevAne samarpita evA 40 mahAnubhAvono saMkSipta paricaya ApavAmAM Avyo che. 'dakSiNa gujarAtanA gAMdhI vicAranA prerakomAM itihAsavidda vidvAna prAdhyApaka DaoN. paMkajabhAI desAIe svAtaMtrya saMgrAmanA senAnIo ane racanAtmaka kAryakaro evAM 11 vyakticitro AlekhyAM che. lekhake jaNAvyuM che tema "A lekhamALAmAM laDatomAM bhAga lenArA keTalAka pAyAnA kAryakaro (AgevAno) vizenI jIvanarekhA ApavAmAM AvI che te sAthe emAM svAtaMtrya itihAsanA tANAvANA paNa joDAI gayA che." nArI gaurava'nAM lekhikA vize saMpAdake noMdhyuM che ke "bahuAyAmI samAjasevikA ja nahi paNa samAjalekhikA pannAbahena gujarAtanuM gaurava che." samAjakSetre viziSTa kArya karanArAM 15 mahilA AgevAnono paricaya ApatAM panAbahene kahyuM che ke "gujarAtane ane strIsaMsthAone AvAM dezasevikAnI Aje tAtI jarUra che." 'gurjaramAtAnAM gauravazALI amarasaMtAnomAM gujarAtI bhASAnA adhyApaka prA. ghanazyAma TI. mAMgukiyAe alpaparicita paNa jIvanamAM ekAda viziSTa kArya dvArA UjaLI lakIra aMkita karI janArA 10 vyaktiono saMkSipta paricaya Apyo che. jemanA jIvananI nAnakaDI evI ghaTanA-vigata pAchaLa jabarajasta AMtarika tAkAta jovA maLe che. bhAvanagara rAjyanA dIvAna zrI prabhAzaMkara paTTaNInAM karmaTha ratanaphaIe daLaNAM daLIne gRhasthAzrama calAvyo, temane madadarUpe dIvAna bhatrIjAe mokaleluM manIorDara parata karatAM temaNe lakhAvyuM ke "meM mAro bhAra bhagavAna para nAkhyo che, e (bhagavAna) bIjA para na nAkhe tema mAguM chuM. tuM mArA jevI badhI patharA tANanArIne tArI phaI samajI emane sukhI kare tevo thA ane sadA rahe tevA mArA AzIrvAda che." trikamabApA (bhaTTa) samartha keLavaNIkAra nAnAbhAI bhaTTanA prapitAmaha. rAjavaidya ane bhAgavata kathAkAra. temanuM bahumAna thAya tyAre je bheTasogAdo maLe te nIlakaMTha mahAdevanA caraNe dharI detA. eka jainamunine auSadhopacArathI taMdurasta karyA. zrAvakoe vaidyarAjane sonAnAM kaDAM paherAvyAM. trikamabApAe pahelAM sIdhA maMdiramAM jaIne kaDAM mahAdevajInAM caraNe dharI dIdhAM, ane pachI potAne ghera gayA. Jain Education Intemational Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (34) AvA svadharmaniSTha karmayogI ane nispRha vyaktionAM jIvana haMmezAM preraNAdAyI bane che. vibhAga-2 adhyAtmamArganA yAtrIo A vibhAganA kula nava lekhomAM cAra lekho jaina saMpradAyanA anokhAM jyotirdharo vize che. jeo saMpradAyamAM rUDha rIta baMdhAIne rahenArAM nahi paraMtu jaina dharma anusAra tapa, saMyama, upAsanAnuM saMpUrNapaNe pAlana karanArAM jaina sAdhu-sAdhvIo che. * 'sthAnakavAsI jaina saMpradAyanA jyotirdharo'nA lekhaka zrI guNavantabhAI baravALiyA cArTarDa ekAunTanTa che. jaina dharma-sAhitya ane darzanazAstranA abhyAsI, Alekhaka ane pracAraka che. sthAnakavAsI jaina saMpradAyanI aitihAsika rUparekhA ApIne, saMpradAyane viziSTatA arpanArA nava jyotirdharo-jainamunio-jeo aMdhakArabharyA vAtAvaraNamAM prakAzanuM kiraNa laIne AvyA tema kahIne temano paricaya Apyo che. jeo jJAna-upAsanAne dharmarakSAno mArga gaNe che. paramazraddheya jJAnanA upAsaka tapasvI mANekacandrazrI mahArAjanAM vacano lekhake TAMkyAM che. je jJAnamAM sva ane paranA vivekanI buddhi jAgRta na thAya te jJAna, jJAnanI koTimAM AvI na zake. jJAnanuM aMtima phaLa mokSanI prApti che." to vizvavAtsalyanA ArAdhaka munizrI saMtabAlajIe jainadharmane sAMpradAyika vADAbaMdhImAMthI mukta karIne vizvadharma banAvavAnI kalpanA ApI. jyAre pU. AnaMdaRSijI mahArAje sAdhu ekatAnuM vyApaka ciMtana rajU karyuM tenI vAta lekhake karI che. terApaMtha saMpradAyanA dhuraMdhara AcAryo'nA lekhaka cArTarDa ekAunTanTa zrI razmibhAI jhaverIe 65 varSanI uMmare jainolojImAM ema.e.nI DIgrI meLavI che. hAlamAM pI.eca.DI.no abhyAsa kare che. ahIM temaNe jaina saMpradAyanA traNa krAMtikArI munio : AcAryazrI bhikSu, yugapravartaka AcAryazrI tulasI ane adhyAtmayogI AcArya mahAprajJanI vyakti pratibhA ane rUDha paraMparA sAme sudhArAlakSI kAryonI vigato ApI che. pAnakharamAM khIlyAM gulAba'mAM sthAnakavAsI samAjanAM pUrvakAlIna sAdhvIratnono gauravagAthAnuM Alekhana karanArAM zrImatI pravINAbahena gAMdhI ema.e., bI.eD. thayela che. ahIM temaNe tapasvI, prabhAvazALI ane preraNArUpa banatAM 16 pU. mahAsatIjIonAM vyaktitvanI sAdara jhAMkhI karAvI che. vartamAna bane che bhUtakALa'. saMpAdaka zrI naMdalAlabhAI devaluke zrAvaka jatInabhAI zAha ane temanAM dharmapatnI bhAratIbahena-jaio jainadharmanA prabhAva nIce saMsArathI vimukha ane dharmaprati abhimukha banyAM, dIkSA grahaNa karI-evAM anokhAM daMpatInA AdhyAtmika vikAsanI gatividhino saMkSepamAM, preraNAdAyI paricaya karAvyo che. sevAdharmanI sAdhikAo'nA lekhaka arthazAstranA prAdhyApaka bipinacandra 2. trivedIne bhAratIya saMskRti, zikSaNa ane lokasAhityamAM UMDo rasa che. judI jJAti, kakSA ane paristhitimAMthI sevAdharmanI jyota pragaTAvanArAM 9 pratibhAzIla nArIonAM vyaktitvono arthapUrNa ane bhAvavAhI zailImAM paricaya karAvyo che. jemAM che samAjasevAnAM bhekhadhArI anubahena Thakkara, mAnavasevAnAM vratI pU. zrI mA anaMtAnaMdajI, sevAmUrti kAzIbA va. Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (35) gujarAtanAM mahilA kathAkAro'-mAM prA. bipinacandra trivedI ane kizoracandra trivedIe saMyuktarUpe 11 mahilA kathAkArono saMkSepamAM paricaya ApI, 30 jeTalAM mahilA kathAkArono nAmollekha karyo che. have dhArmika kSetre kSitijo vistaratI jAya che. have mAtra puruSo ja dhArmika pravacanakAra nathI rahyA mahilAo paNa uttama kathAkAra banI che. lekhako kahe che tema "vividha dharmagraMtho sAmAnya mANasa kayAM vAMcavA jAya? e to eka sAmaTA maLe che kathAmaMDapamAMthI! dharmabhAvanAnI daDhatA, aikaya, milana, zraddhAsahita sadguNonuM siMcana kathAthI zakya bane che. gujarAtI praNAmI manISIo'nA lekhaka DaoN. mahezacandra paMDyA prAdhyApaka, saMzodhaka ane kavi che. jAmanagaramAM sthapAyela "praNAmI' dharmanA jANakAra che. ahIM temaNe 14 praNAmI manISIoe bhAratIya dharma ane saMskRtino pracAra-prasAra kaI rIte karyo hato teno saMkSepamAM chatAM vigatapUrNa paricaya karAvyo che. 'vaMdanIya muslima saMto'mAM patrakAra ane sAhitya saMzodhanamAM rasa dharAvatA nautamabhAI davee komI ekatAnA pratIkasamAM 20 muslima rAma, kRSNa bhaktono paricaya sadekhAtta karAvyo che. bhAratanI-gujarAtanI eka vizeSatA e rahI che ke adhyAtmanI upAsanA ane jJAnanA maramI saMto jema hindu che tema muslima paNa che. vaLI teo rAma, kRSNa, hanumAnajInA bhakto che. tenA sauthI pahelA pratinidhi kabIra che. jyAM koI dharma-saMpradAyanAM baMdhano nathI. adhyAtma upAsanAnI A ja sAcI dizA che ne! gujarAtanA taMbUra evI bhajaniko'mAM bhajanasAhityanA abhyAsI DaoN. niraMjana rAjayagurue, tIrthasthaLomAM ane lokameLAomAM lokagIto, bhaktisaMgItanI ramajhaTa bolAvanArA taMbUrasevI bhajanikono saMkSepamAM paricaya karAvyo che. adhyAtma upAsanAmAM bhajano jIvanane preraNArUpa banatAM hoya che. vibhAga-3 bahuvidha kSetre samarpita jIvanadarzana A vibhAganA 11 lekhomAM judAM judAM kSetranA mahAnubhAvonA mahattvanA yogadAnanI ane prabhAvazALI vyaktitvanI saMkSipta chatAM vigatasabhara jhAMkhI karAvavAmAM AvI che. gujarAta ane gujarAta bahAra nAgara pratibhAo'nA lekhaka prA. kirITabhAI bakSI arthazAstranA adhyApaka ane pachI AcArya. adhyayana, adhyApana, lokasaMparka e gamatI pravRttio. samAjane kaMIka ApI javAnI bhAvanA ane mahattvAkAMkSA. kuzAgra buddhi ane sAhasika prakRtinA nAgara mahAnubhAvonuM gujarAtanA vikAsamAM ullekhanIya pradAna che. lekhake noMdhyuM che ke "nAgaroe sAhitya, saMgIta, lalitakalA, samAja sudhAraNA (madhyakALamAM yuddhakSetramAM paNa) ramatagamata, adhyAtma vidyA, rAjakAraNa, vahIvaTI sevAo, sanadI nokarImomAM potAnuM hIra jhaLakAvyuM che." vividha kSetromAM agresara rahIne gaNanApAtra kAma karanAra vyaktiono ahI rasavAhI zailImAM paricaya karAvyo che. 'bhAratanA yazasvI kalAdharo racati, mutradhAra, zilpI"mAM vidvAna prAdhyApaka, kalAmarmajJa, ane bhAratIya saMskRtinA viSayamAM adhyaya . saMzodhana karanAra DaoN. Ara. TI. sAvaliyAe prAcIna kALanA sthapatizilpIono bhUmikArUpa ni 6 24 karIne gujarAtanA kalAdharonAM kArya ane vizeSatAo varNavyAM che. - 'vividha kSetranA mahAnubhAvo ' + ke pipInacandra yu. parIkha vyavasAye ijanera. sAmAjika aniSTo sAme ( ra evA nA pAna naka Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (36) kalama calAvI samAjanA rAhabara banyA. vividhakSetre noMdhapAtra kAmagIrI karanArA 25 mahAnubhAvonAM kArya ane pradAnano saMkSepamAM paricaya Apyo che. ApaNAM saMgIta sAdhako'nA lekhaka zrI jayadeva bhojaka saMgIta zikSaka ane saMgIta sAdhaka che. sugamasaMgIta zikSaNakSetre teo pathapradarzaka banyA che. saMgItajJanI kalame 13 saMgItasAdhakonI kalAsAdhanAnuM Alekhana ucita rIte thayuM che. lokakalAonA vaitAliko' lokasAhitya ane lokakalAnA maramI zrI jorAvarasiMhajI jAdavanI kalame lokakalAkSetre noMdhapAtra kAma karanArAM 19 kalAkAronAM vyaktitvanuM savigata zabdAMkana thayuM che. bahumukhI pratibhAomAM vidyAvyAsaMgI adhyApaka prA. ke. sI. bAroTe gujarAtanA sAMskRtika ghaDataramAM jemanuM mUlyavAna pradAna che tevA 9 vidvAnonI pratibhAno paricaya karAvyo che. sAhitya, saMzodhana, zikSaNakSetre samarpita vyaktionAM jIvana-kAryanuM kramazaH Alekhana karatAM jaIne temanA vyaktitvanA dyotaka aMzo darzAvyA che. gujarAtamAM lokasAhityanA saMzodhako-saMpAdako) lokasAhitya saMgIta, saMtavANInuM adhyayana ane Alekhana zrI ravajIbhAI rokaDanA rasanA viSayo che. ahIM lokasAhityanA saMzodhana-saMpAdanakSetre niSThApUrvaka kArya karanArA 9 vidvAna adhyApakonAM kAryano savigata paricaya karAvyo che. 'ApaNA sAMskRtika AdhArastaMbho'mAM aMgrejI bhASAnAM adhyApikA ane lekhikA prA. sulabhA rAmacandra devapurakare gujarAtI bhASAnA 29 sAhityakArono saMkSipta paricaya Apyo che. 'vaMdanIya vibhUtio'nA lekhaka yazavaMta kaDIkare gujarAtI sAhityamAM bahuvidha kSetre kalama calAvI che. caritra sAhityamAM vizeSa. jIvana ane samAjamAM noMdhapAtra kArya karI janArA 12 mahAnubhAvonAM vyaktitvanA ekAda pAsAne anulakSIne saMkSipta paricaya karAvyo che. "saMgIta ane sAMskRtika kSetranA kalAvido'nA lekhaka zrI naTavara AhalaparA saMgIta ane sAhityanA abhyAsI-laghukathA lekhaka che. temaNe 29 saMgItakAro ane nATyakAronAM pradAnanI mAhitI ApI che. krAMtadarzI sarjakomAM kalA, udyoga ane sAhityano samanvaya karanAra zrI jayaMtI ema. dalAle gujarAtI sAhityanA 44 sarjakonI mAhitIlakSI saMkSipta paricaya Apyo che. rUpa, raMga ane rekhAnA sarjakonA lekhaka zrI pratApasiMha jADejAne citrakAra zrI gajendra zAhe 'pATha citronA mAlamI' tarIke oLakhAvyA che. saurASTranI bhUmigata lokasaMskRti ane prakRtinA citrakAra zrI pratApasiMhajIbhAInI potIkI citrAMkana zailI che. "phUlachAba' dainikanI ravivAranI "saurabhapUrtimAM "raMga, rUpa ane racanA" kaTAra teo saMbhALe che. kalAkAranI citrazailI ane pratibhAno samabhAvapUrvaka kalAvivecakanI kalame paricaya karAvyo che. A lekhamAM citrakalAnA maramI lekhaka ane kalAkAre 79 citrakAronAM vyaktitva ane kalAkSetre pradAnane sadRSTAnta varNavyAM che. pachInA AchA lasarakAthI sahajamAM rekhAMkana karanArA kalAkAranI kalame citrakAronI Alekhana zailI ane vizeSatAonuM zabdAMkana thayuM che. citrakAronA paricayanI sAthe temanAM citro paNa ~ Jain Education Intemational Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (30) nidarzanarUpe mUkayAM che. lekha vAMcatAM citravIthimAM pharavAno anubhava thAya che. kalApremIne mATe AnaMdaprada ane preraNAdAyI lekha che. vibhAga-4 vidhAdAnI pratibhAo A vibhAgamAM judAM judAM kSetre, mUlyavAna pradAna ApI janArA manISIonAM jIvanakAryane AlekhatA cAra lekho che. 'tamai zrI gurave namaH" zikSaNakAryane varelA zrI mULazaMkara prA. bhaTTe A lekhamAM zALA ane kolejamAM adhyApanakArya karanArI 39 vyaktionA saMkSipta chatAM vyaktitvadyotaka paricayo AlekhyA che. preraka pravRttio, tathA keLavaNI kSetre niSThApUrvaka javAbadArIo vahana karanArA guruvaryo ane saMzodhanakSetre keDI kaMDArI janAra saMzodhakonAM A vyakticitro amITa chApa mUkI janArAM banyAM che. 'ApaNA khagoLa lekhakonA lekhaka vijJAna ane vaijJAnika vize, lekho lakhanAra DaoN. suzruta paTela vyavasAye DaoNkTara che. ahIM 17 khagoLa lekhakonI saMzodhana kSetre vizeSatA ane kArya darzAvatA jaIne khagoLaviSayano vigatonI cokasAI sAthe paricaya Apyo che. gujarAtanA samAjazAstrIomAM samAjazAstranA abhyAsI adhyApaka DaoN. harezakumAra jhAlAe 16 mahAnubhAvonAM kAryanI vigato ApI che. samAjazAstranA vidvAna adhyApako ane sAmAjika prazno aMge jAgRti lAvanAra adhyayana karanAra ane mArgadarzaka bananAra vyaktionA paricayo ApyA che. jyotiSa zAstramAM gujarAtanuM mukhya pradAna'-nA lekhaka DaoN. ramezacandra murArI saMskRti ane jyotiSa zAstranA abhyAsI che. jyotiSa zAstra viSayaka graMthono ullekha karIne tenA lekhakono paricaya Apyo che. jyotiSanA vividha pAsAMno ahIM saMdarbha maLe che. vibhAga-5 dharma-arthanI saMgati A vibhAganA cAra lekhomAM deza-videzamAM nAmanA prApta karanAra gujarAtanA karmaniSTha ane vyavahAradakSa mahAnubhAvono paricaya karAvavAmAM Avyo che. deza-videze saphaLa gujarAtIo'nA lekhako vizva gujarAtI samAjanA pramukha ane dhArAzAstrI zrI kRSNakAMta vakhAriyA tathA sAmAjika kAryakara jitendra kAMtibhAI brahmabhaTTa gujarAtanI asmitA jALavIne, dezavidezanA gujarAtIone sAMkaLavAnuM kAma karyuM che. ahIM 6 pratibhAzALI kAryadakSa saphaLa vyaktiono paricaya Apyo che. paTelo deza ane duniyAmAM gujarAtI sAhityanA adhyApaka ane vivecaka prA. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALAe A lekhamAM paTela komanI vizeSatA ane vividha kSetre mahattvanuM yogadAna karanAra vyaktionAM kAryanA nirdeza karyo che. lekhake svAmIzrI saccidAnaMdajI, zrI guNavanta zAha vagerenA pravAsa graMthomAMthI paNa vigato ApI che. pATIdAra samAjanA pratibhAvaMtonA Alekhaka zrI goradhanadAsa soraThiyA amarelInA jANItA nirbhIka patrakAra che. temane mATe kahevAyuM che ke padavI pramANapatra vinAnA sAkSarajana eTale goradhanadAsa." Jain Education Intemational Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (38) 'paTelo kRSi ane vyApArakSetre pAvaradhA to sAhitya, kalA, zikSaNa, samAjasevA, rAjakAraNa kSetre paNa agraNI evA vividha kSetranA 26 mahAnubhAvonA vyaktitvano yathArtha ane prabhAvaka paricaya ahIM ApavAmAM Avyo che. akhaMDa bhAratanA zilpI lokhaMDI puruSa saradAra vallabhabhAI paTelano paricaya che. to pustakAlaya pravRttinA praNetA mUka lokasevaka motIbhAI amInano paricaya ApatA temanA jIvanano uddeza temanA ja zabdomAM TAMkyo che. je saune mATe preraNArUpa che. "mAruM kAma aMdhAruM hoya tyAre ajavALuM karavAnuM che. kaMI na hoya tyAM kaMIka karI batAvI mArgadarzaka banavAnuM che, UMghatAne jagADavAnuM che, jAgatAne beThA karavAnuM che, beThelAne UbhA karavAnuM che, ne cAlatAne doDatA karavAnuM che." vicArazIla ane kartavyaniSTha vyaktionAM AvAM vacano jIvanamAM dIvAdAMDIrUpa banI rahe che. yazapatAkA pharakAvanArA A gujarAtIo prA. bipInacandra 2. trivedIe vividha kSetre viziSTa kArya karanArAM 13 gujarAtI baMdhu-bhaginIonA gauravAnvita vyaktitvano ahIM paricaya karAvyo che. A graMthanI vizeSatA e che ke temAM vaya, kalA ke phalakane lakSamAM na rAkhatAM je te vyaktinAM kAryanI siddhine, tenA ucca Adarzane kendramAM rAkhIne temanAM vyaktitvanI jhAMkhI karAvI che. vibhAga-6 : graMtha prakAzana saMsthAonA praNetAo A vibhAgamAM traNa lekho che. 'patrakAro : kaTAralekhakonAM lekhikA DaoN. punitA harSe adhyApaka, lekhaka ane saMpAdaka che. teo kahe che "jIva mAtrane tenI UjaLI ane AgavI bAjuthI jovA ane tenI anya bAbato kudarata nirmita che tema mAnI cAlavuM." temanI A mAnyatAmAM guNagrAhI dRSTikoNa jovA maLe che. Do. punitAbahene keTalAka ochA jANItA paNa vadhu khaMtIlA ane mahenatu, Agavo cIlo pADanArA 45 patrakAro, saMpAdako ane kolama lekhakono saMkSepamAM chatAM je te vyaktino yathArthalakSI paricaya Apyo che. 'bhAveNAnuM mastaka unnata rAkhanArAM vividha kSetranA mahAnubhAvo'mAM bhAvanagaranA jANItA kavi ane patrakAra zrI mahendrabhAI gohilanI kalame bhAvanagara zahera ane jillAnA pa5 agraNIonAM tejaldI vyaktitva ane kArakirdIno paricaya AlekhAyelo che. vividha kSetranI vyaktionAM pradAnano nirdeza maLe che. samApana A bRhad graMthamAM bahuvidha kSetranI vyaktionAM jIvana-kAryano saMkSepamAM paricaya maLe che. mAnavI potAnAM jIvanamAM koIne koI Adarza-jIvanamUlya svIkArIne prApta kartavyo nibhAve che. saMpAdake noMdhyuM che ke "mAtra roTIthI ja jIvana nathI TakatuM. e mATe saguNonI sthApanA karavI anivArya che to ja vyakti, kuTuMba, samAja ane rASTra TakI zake che, vikasI zake che. aneka saMto-mahaMto-bhakto, aneka dharma ane samAjanA samartha sudhArako aneka dezabhakto ane gAMdhIvicAradhArAnA aneka sevako potAnA rojiMdA ane adanA jIvana dvArA A saMdeza ApatA gayA che." ahIM saMpUrNa caritra ApavAno upakrama nathI, paraMtu viziSTa kArya karI janArA mahAnubhAvonAM vyaktitvanA prabhAvaka aMzo AlekhavAnI dRSTi rahI che. keTalIka alpaparicita vyaktio paNa ahIM che. paraMtu enA daDha Jain Education Intemational Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (39) ane mUlyaniSTha vyaktitvanI anokhI lakIra bahu moTo prabhAva mUkI jAya che. bahuratnA vasuMdharA' kahIe chIe, tema gujarAtamAM paNa AvAM amUlya pathapradarzaka mAnavaratno nIpajyAM che. jeo "sva'mAMthI "sarva'ne mATe pravRttizIla rahyAM che, preraNAdAyI banyAM che. bRhad pratibhAdarzana' graMthane AzIrvacana ApatAM pUjya morArIbApue lakhyuM che ke "samAjamAM bIjAne prabhAvita karavA sahelA che paraMtu saune prakAzita karavA e kaThina kArya che. sadbhAgye ApaNA gujarAtanI vividha kSetranI vibhUtione prabhAvita karavAne badale saune prakAzita karavAnuM prabhukArya karyuM che. e ApaNA mATe gauravano viSaya che." gujarAtIomAM gajabanI koThAsUjha eTale ja kadAca deza ane dezAvaramAM teo saMjoga ane paristhitine anukULa thaIne potAnuM sthAna meLavI le che. sAhasikatA, puruSArtha ane je kAMI uttama lAge, potAne upayogI hoya te grahaNa karI levAnI tatparatA-jenA kAraNe jIvananA harakoI kSetramAM teo saphaLa thatAM rahyAM che. | gujarAtanI asmitA-gauravane yazovala karanArA gujarAtIone potAnI AgavI oLakha che. tenuM | vyaktitva che. kavi khabaradAre kahyuM che ke "jyAM jyAM vase eka gujarAtI, tyAM sadAkALa gujarAta.' suprasiddha navalakathAkAra ka. mA. munazIe "asmitA'nI vAta karatAM kahyuM che ke "asmitA je manodazA sUcave che tenA be aMga che : "huM chuM ane huM huM ja rahevA mAMgu chuM. emAM, vyaktinI surekha kalpanA ane vyaktitvane hastImAM rAkhavAno saMkalpa bane rahelAM che. "kavi umAzaMkara jozIe kahyuM ke "e te kevo gujarAtI, je kevaLa gujarAtI'-Ajano gujarAtI A badhAM ja vacanonuM samanvita rUpa che tema kahI zakIe. gujarAtI jyAM jAya che tyAM potAno saMskAravAraso-saMskRtine sAthe laIne jAya che. ane potAnuM vAtAvaraNa race che. huM huM ja rahIne bIjAnuM je uttama che te grahaNa karI jANe che, AtmasAt karI jANe che. eTale ja to vizvabharamAM gujarAtIoe potAnI jagyA karI lIdhI che. sthAna meLavyuM che. kavi umAzaMkare abhilASA pragaTa karI che tema, vyakti maTIne banuM vizvamAnavI, mAthe dharuM dhULa vasuMdharAnI." Ama, dharAtala para paga TekavIne samaSTi sudhIno vikAsa gujarAtIe sAdhyo che. Aje gujarAtanuM je vyaktitva khaDuM thayuM che te 'vAyabranTa gujarAta'nA ghaDataramAM, prajAjIvananA ghaDataramAM AgavI pratibhA dharAvanArA mahAnubhAvonuM mUlyavAna pradAna che.. saMpAdake lakhyuM che ke "pratyeka vartamAna bhUtakALanuM saMtAna che. bhavya bhUtakALane bhUlIne koI rASTra, prajA, saMskRti vikAsa pAmI zake nahi. ApaNI uttama sAMskRtika paraMparA e ApaNo sarvazreSTha amUlya sanAtana vAraso che. gujarAtanA rAjA, rAjavedya, vidyAguru, svAtaMtrya senAnIo, saMta, zikSaka, dharmapuruSo vizva vikhyAta che. navI peDhIe eka AMkha e puNyazALI mahAbhAga, tejasvI, sattvazIla, kIrtivaMta, preraka AdarzalakSI mahAnubhAvo tarapha rAkhavI joIe. ane bIjI ujvaLa bhaviSya tarapha rAkhavI joIe. banneno samanvaya vartamAnakALamAM siddha karavo joIe." Jain Education Intemational Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (40) A zabdomAM saMpAdakano AvA bRhad saMdarbhagraMtho taiyAra karavAno uccAzaya pragaTa thAya che. vividha kSetranI vyaktiono paricaya karAvatA A banne graMtho-'bRhad gujarAta pratibhAdarzana' ane 'pathapradarzaka pratibhAo' reDI repharansa-hAthavagA saMdarbha banyA che. saMpAdakane abhinaMdana! astu. citra-AlekhanamAM zrI upAbahenano vizeSa zokha dacitraNano joI zakAya, jemAM bhUmirdazyomAM gAma, khetara, nadI, taLAva, pAdara-sIma zeDhAnAM jhADa, DuMgarAnI khopo vagerene dRSTigamya rUpe citrita karyAM che. jenuM vyavasthita nirUpaNa dUranA UMDANa sAthe tejasvI raMgothI dRzya nayanaramya lAge che. --khoDIdAsa paramAra Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0000 (41) purovacana [saMpAdakazuM namra nivedana] mAnavIno uccattama Adarza bhale vizvamAnava banavAno hoya paNa prAraMbha to potAnA kuTuMba samAja, nagara ane pradezanA gauravanI sIDInAM pagathiyAMthI ja thato hoya che. mAnavInI aMtima icchA ane jhaMkhanA paNa koI daivItattvane pAmavAnI ane te dvArA koI alaukika AnaMdane prApta karI levAnI hoya che. tethI ja mAnavInI maMgala jIvanayAtrAno mArga aMdhakAramAMthI prakAza taraphano rahyo che. dareka manuSya jANye ajANye A prakAzane pAmavA satata mathAmaNa karato rahe che. aneka tANAvANA ane saMgharSamAMthI pasAra thatAM manuSyane mahApuruSonAM preraka jIvanamAMthI maLelAM dizAsUcano dIvAdAMDIrUpa banI rahe che. www.bmY gujarAta guNagarvilo pradeza, jyAM dAna, zaurya ane bhakti traNeya pAMgaryAM che. je bhUmimAM bhavya ane udAtta preraNAnA pIyUSa paDelAM che tevI A saMskArabhUminA peTALamAM samaye samaye, keTalAMye evAM nararatno pAkyAM, jemaNe sarerAza mANasane timiramAMthI jyoti tarapha laI javAnuM ati uttama ane satutya kArya karI samAja upara ghaNo moTo upakAra karyo che. Jain Education Intemational uSAnA raMgaberaMgI prakAzathI aruNodaya Ave ane bhuvanabhAskara gADha tamasane vidArI svaprakAzathI ajavALAM pAthare tema saunA maMgala AzIrvAdanI amI varSAe Aja sudhImAM vIzeka jeTalA samRddha smRtisaMdarbhagraMtho pragaTa karI zakAyA. jyAre jyAre koI navasarjananI zubha maMgaLa kalpanA mArA manamAM saLavaLavA mAMDe che, ghaNAM spaMdano, bhAvanAo taraMgo manamAM UThyA che tyAre mane kadI koI ajaMpo rahyo ja nathI. pUrNa zraddhA ane vizvAsa sAthe Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (42) daze dizAonAM dvAra udghATita thaIne mArAM badhAM ja sarjana-AyojanomAM anekonI aMta:preraNAnI amRtahelI varasatI ja rahI che. sauthI moTAM be tattvo H kALa ane karma daze dizAnAM bhArobhAra samRddha prakAzano vacce paNa AyuSyanI dhAra have buTTI thatI hovAno 'sAvadhAna' svara saMbhaLAya che. have karmanI maMjhila bahu lAMbI nathI. virala graMthamaNionAM prakAzana sAhasamAM maLelA adamya sahayoga saphaLatA ane ucita prazastioe mane atyaMta AzA utsAhathI bharI daIne chelle eka sAragarbhita sAhasa karI levA preraNA ApI. vyaktinA vyaktitvane najIkathI nIrakhavAnI, aMdara paDelA saguNone jANavA mANavAnI eka gajabanI dhUna bacapaNathI hatI, je jijJAsA jIvananA saMdhyA samaya sudhI svabhAvikapaNe jaLavAI rahI. A sAragarbhita sAhasamAM gujarAtanuM suMdara mAnasacitra ramaNIya prAdezika zailImAM vyaktionAM jIvanakavana dvArA AlekhAyuM che ane te paNa sAkSaronI kalama dvArA kaMDArAyuM che, jemAM bhUtakAlIna bhavyatAnI nizAnIo, avazeSo, smArako, sAhitya, saMgIta, zilpa, citrakaLA vagereno sumeLabharyo vikAsa ane samanvayanI sarjana gaMgotrIe jIvanamUlyonuM ApaNane darzana karAvyuM che. jemAM prajAvatsala rAjavIo, yugasarjaka lokanAyako, nArIratno, gAMdhIvAdI vicArako vagereno samAveza thAya che. samAjajIvananAM vividha kSetromAM keTalAye puruSoe temanAM jIvanamAM ananya kAryo dvArA itihAsanuM sarjana karI pathapradarzaka pratibhAonI bhUmikA bhajavI che. aMdhakAramAM dizAhIna thaIne bhaTakato manuSya AvI ja pratibhAonI AMgaLI pakaDIne prakAza tarapha gati karI zakyo che. te A bhUminuM moTuM sadbhAgya samajavuM. adhyAtmamArganA yAtrIo chellA cAra dAyakAmAM saunA zubhecchA sahayogathI tathA pUrvanI koI ArAdhanAnA puNyabaLe mArA jIvanakramamAM eka adbhuta vaLAMka Avyo. vividha dharmasAhityanA manana ciMtanathI AgaLa ane AgaLa pragati, aMgata jIvanamAM thatI rahI, mAtA vAgIzvarInI kRpAthI lekhana, saMpAdanamAM paNa kadI na kalpelI dizA UghaDI. saunI karuNAvarSAe mArI devI saMpadA anekagaNI vadhArI che. Ama mane jJAnabhaktino abhuta evo parama saMtoSa anubhavAyo che. nAmI anAmI je je pratibhAoe potAnA jIvanakavana dvArA, lekhanathI ke kartavyathI gujarAtanA AdhyAtmika ghaDataramAM je kAMI yogadAna ApyuM che te saunAM preraNAdAyI tattvone zabdadeha ApI atre rajU karAyAM che. sAMsArika jIvananI daDamajalanA pravAsIo to sau koI hoya paNa temAMthI mukta thaI potAnA teja jhabakArathI samAjane eka anokhI prabhA ApI janArA virala hoya che. haiyAnI suvAsathI maghamaghatA aneka mAnavapuSpoe deza ane duniyAnA cokamAM sneha ane birAdarIno pamarATa prasarAvI gujarAtanA sabaLa sattvane sauMdaryamaMDita karyuM che. saMsAranI kSaNabhaMguratAne pAmI jaI zveta ane bhagavAM dhAraNa karI alakhanI dhUNI dhakhAvI ciMtana manana dvArA ke japa tapa dvArA adhyAtmamArganI keDI kaMDArI ApI che. bhavasAgaranI bhavATavimAMthI nIkaLI janArA narabaMkAono mArga paNa sIdho saraLa to haragIjha nathI. e to saMkula ane saMkIrNa, jaTila ane UMcA caDhANavALo che. aneka viTaMbaNAothI bharelo che chatAM paNa maMgalajIvanane ujAgara karatI A yAtrA avadhUtoe ghora sAdhanAno svecchAe svIkArelo mArga che. Jain Education Intemational Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (43) bahuvidhakSetre samarpita jIvanadarzana - dareka vicAravaMta vyaktinuM AgavuM jIvanadarzana (Vision of Life) hoya che, ane tene mUrtimaMta karavA mATe cokkasa mizana hoya che. jIvanadarzana dharAvatI dareka vyakti mizanarI hotI nathI, paNa mizana dharAvatI vyakti dArzanika jarUra hoya che. AvI bhekhadhArI vyaktio je kSetramAM kArya hAtha upara le che tyAre potAnI jAtane ane jIvanane samarpita karI de che. AvI vyaktionuM jIvana dhanya hoya che, temanAM kSetramAM ananya pradAna karI smRticihno mUkatAM jAya che. navI vicAradhArA, sarjanAtmakatA vagere AvI vyaktinA vyaktitvanAM lakSaNo hoya che potAnuM kAma adhUruM kyAreya choDatA nathI. temaNe eka jAtanuM tapa AdaryuM hoya che. emanA kAmanI dizA cokkasa hoya che. emaNe zuM karavAnuM che, kevI rIte karavAnuM che temanI temane pAkI khabara hoya che. samAjajIvananAM vividhakSetramAM samarpita (dedicated) AvI virala pratibhAono je te samAja kharekhara to traNI che. cAlIza varSanI dIrgha sAdhanAyAtrAmAM smRti saMdarbhagraMthonA saMpAdana kArya nimitte aneka viSayono abhyAsa thato rahyo, aneka pravAhonI jANakArI maLatI rahI, aneka kSetranA mahAnubhAvono pratyakSarUpe yA to parokSarUpe paNa paricaya thato rahyo. mAnavajIvananI je eka vaNajhAra niraMtara vahI rahI che tenA pAyAmAM sAMskRtika vArasAnA je amRtabiMduo paDyA che e gauravazALI mUlyone samaye samaye graMthastha karatA rahevuM joIe. evA zubha AzayathI cAra dAyakA sudhInI yAtrAmAM je kAMI jIvananuM amUlya anubhava bhAthuM maLyuM che tethI dhanyatA anubhavuM chuM. vidhAdAnI pratibhAo unnatine zikhare pahoMcelo A gujarAta pradeza anekonA hIna prayatnothI anekavAra pachaDAyo hovA chatAM Aja beTho thaI zakyo che. tenA pAyAmAM saMskRtinAM vaheNo, saMskAravaibhava ane ApaNAM ciraMjIva jIvanamUlyoe mahattvano bhAga bhajavyo che. vidyArUpI dhana ApaNI zreSTha dhanasaMpatti che. A vidyA ApavAnI hotI nathI, prApta karavAnI hoya che. bhAratIyakeLavaNI ane tenI paraMparA AzramaprathAmAM pratibiMbita thAya che. vidyArthI gurunI sAthe AzramamAM rahIne, tenI sevA karIne. vidyA prApta karato hato. samaya jatAM bhAratIya keLavaNI vividha tabakkAomAMthI pasA ane Adhunika zikSaNamAM "mukta zista'nI vicArasaraNI pracalita banI. | gujarAtamAM sva.zrI gijubhAI badhekA ane harabhAI trivedInA athAka prayatnone pariNAme mAra ane dAba vinAnuM bAlazikSaNa astitvamAM AvyuM. bhAratIya keLavaNImAM guruno mahimA ananya che. A navI keLavaNIe samAjane aneka uttama keLavaNIkAro, zikSaNazAstrIo, AcAryo vagerenI bheTa ApI, jemaNe saMskRtinA pAraMpArika saMskAronuM punaHsthApana karyuM. vidyAnA ArAdhaka evA aneka pratibhAvaMtoe A kSetramAM temanuM viziSTha pradAna ApyuM che te paNa gauravaprada ghaTanA che. dharma-arthanI saMgati dharma ane artha bane hindu saMskRtinA cAra paikI be mukhya AdhArastaMbho che, eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu bane Jain Education Intemational Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (44) ekabIjAnA preraka che. bannenI saMgati ja manuSyane utkRSTa jIvananAM darzana tarapha dorI jAya che. hindu saMskRtinA vicArakoe arthane AsurI ane devI saMpatti ema be vibhAgamAM vargIkRta karI che. tethI ja kahevAya che ke AsurI saMpatti adha:patana tarapha dorI jAya che. jyAre devI saMpatti aneka rIte AnaMdamaMgalanA dIvaDA pragaTAve che. bhAmAzA ane jagaDuzA jevAM nararatno ApaNe tyAM pAkyA evA ja asaMkhya zreSThIo thayA jeoe saMpatti sArAe samAjanI che ema samajIne TrasTIzipano siddhAMta dhAraNa karyo. asaMkhya zreSThIoe potAnI saMpattino upayoga janahitArthe karyo che. tIrthasthAnonAM navanirmANamAM, gurukuLaparaMparAnA saMrakSaNa mATe asaMkhya dAtAoe emanA dhanakoza khullA mUkI dIdhA. hospiTalo, dharmazALAo jevAM sArvajanika kAryomAM emanuM dhana vAparIne puNyarAzi ekaThI karI lIdhI che. maMtrazAstrIo, khagoLazAstrIo, udyogapatio, dAnavIro vageree emanI Avakano cokkasa bhAga niyamita rIte dharma pAchaLa vAparI, vAparavAnuM pasaMda karI dharma-arthanI saMgati yathArtha rIte karI batAvI che. graMthaprakAzana pravRttinA praNetAo mAhitIvisphoTa ane mAhitInA pratyAyananA A yugamAM manuSya jJAnavyavasthApananI avanavI vyuharacanAo ane prayuktio khoLI kADhI ane A prakriyAmAM pratyAyanenAM navAM samUha mAdhyamono phALo amUlya che. akhabAro, reDiyo, TI.vI., kamyuTara, inTaraneTa dvArA lekhakoe kareluM vaicArika AkramaNa khALavuM sAmAnya manuSya mATe azakya banyuM. uparAMta rojabaroja DhagalAbaMdha prakAzita thatAM pustakonAM prakAzanano vyApa vAcakanI vAcanakSamatAnA parigha karatAM anekagaNo moTo thaI gayo. graMthaprakAzako, patrakAro, kaTAralekhako, lalitakaLAne protsAhana ApatAM vRMdo vageree vaicArika krAMtine vega ApI nUtanavicAronA AviSkAramAM ananya pradAna ApyuM. | gujarAtamAM keTalIye prakAzanasaMsthAoe amUlya vicArone graMthastha karI saMskRtinuM dastAvejIkaraNa ane hasyAntaraNa karyuM. A saue paNa gujarAtanA vikAsamAM siMhaphALo Apyo che ema jarUra kahI zakAya. AbhAradarzana cAlIza varSa pahelAMnuM mAruM rAjakIya jIvana ane tyArapachInuM AjanuM jIvana ghaNuM ja juduM anubhavAya che. saunAM zubhAziSa anekonI zubha lAgaNI ane sauthI vadhu to sAmA vaLataranI apekSA vinA mitro murabbIono svayaMskurita sakriya sahayoga satata maLato rahyo e mArI mUDI, jemAM meM meLavyA ja karyuM che, kadI gumAvyuM nathI. samAja pAsethI je kAMI meLavyuM che te savAyuM karIne RNamukta thavA eka mAtra samarpaNa bhAvathI chello amAro A yatkiMcit prayAsa eka navI ja kSitija dorIne, puruSArthanI eka navI ja keDI kaMDAravAnuM parama sadbhAgya meLavyuM che. amArI lAMbI sAhityayAtrAmAM DaoN. kumArapALa desAI, pratApasiMhajI jADejA, zrI janArdanabhAI dave, bipinacaMdra trivedI, rasezabhAI jamInadAra ane prabuddhajIvananA taMtrI zrI ramaNabhAI sI. zAhano yazasvI phALo che. A graMthanAM pAne pAne jhaLakato gujarAtI pratibhAono garavo raMga eka eka vibhAgane pUrato nyAya ApavA zakya prayatna karyo che. gujarAtI prajAnA khamIra khumArI gaurava ane dAnAInI ApaNane jarUra pratIti thaze ja. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (45) gujarAtIonAM kalA sadguNo, tyAga ane samarpaNa jevA zreSTha prasaMgono thALa vizALa AmajanatA sudhI A prakAzana dvArA pahoMcADavAnA A namra prayAsa vakhate gaurava anubhavuM chuM. A graMthanI vistRta' AlocanA potAnI prastAvanA noMdha dvArA DaoN. uSAbahena pAThake suMdara rIte ane vizALa phalakarUpe rajU karI che, eTale graMthanA je te viSayone aMge vizeSa kazuM nathI kahevAnuM. DaoN. uSAbahena gaMbhIra abhyAsI lekhaka che. pitAzrI rAmanArAyaNabhAI pAThakano sAhitya vAraso temaNe sAcavI rAkhyo che. temanA rasa ane jANakArI kharekhara prazasya che. rajUAta kramabaddha che. saMyama, sAdAI ane saujanyatAnA triveNIsaMgama samA DaoN. uSAbahena uparAMta aneka sAkSaroe amane sahAya, sahAnubhUti ane preraNA ApI che e badhAno bhAva ame zabdo dvArA vyakta karI zakatA nathI, chatAM aMtaranA AbhArathI AnaMdollAsa vacce, chalakate haiye sammAnapUrvaka A vidvAna lekhakonuM abhivAdana karIe chIe. A graMthanA prUpharIDiMgano kAryabhAra kavi zrI rAhI odhAriyAe vahana karI sAcI joDaNI viSenA emanA jJAnano paricaya Apyo che. nilayabhAI jaina tathA harezabhAIno puruSArtha bhUlAya tema nathI. A chellA prakAzanamAM jo kAMI truTio, khAmIo, jaNAya to amane daragujara karazo. pratyeka pradezanuM hIra-nUra, sattva, tattva ane viziSTha gaurava prakAzita karatA AvA graMthonuM yogya mUlyAMkana tyAre ja thayuM gaNAze, samayesamaye ApaNAM sAMskRtika mUlyone graMthastha karatA rahevAnI A paraMparA askhalitapaNe avirata cAlu rahe evI amArI prArthanA che. mAtA sarasvatIjIe amArI abhilASAne pUrNa karI che. mArA manogata bhAvone bhASAbaddha karI Apa saunAM caraNomAM zIza namAvI Apa saunA AzIrvAdo jhaMkhu chuM. pharIne sauno khUba khUba AbhAra. -naMdalAla devaluka zrI svAminArApaNa saMpradAyanA mahAna saMta pa. pU. zrI pramukhasvAmI mahArAjazrIne akSaravADI bhAvanagara khAte graMtha samarpita karI pUjyazrInA AzIrvAda prApta karatA saMpAdaka naMdalAlabhAI devaluka citramAM najare paDe che. Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMgIta, ratno. * * , , HIT 1. omakAranAthajI 2. AdityarAma 3. baiju bAvaro 4. hIrajIbhAI DokaTara 5. viSNu digambara paluskara 6. nArAyaNarAva khare 6. gosvAmI dvArakezalAlajI 8. ravizaMkara 9. vADIlAla nAyaka 10. bismillAmAM (DaoN. muLajIbhAI pI. zAha lekhita "bhAratanA saMgItaratno'mAMthI sAbhAra citrakAra : cetaka] Jain Education Intemational Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meghANaMda gaDhavI merUbhA gaDhavI hemu gaDhavI saMtazrI nArAyaNa svAmI Jain Education Intemational padmazrI dulAkAga pIMgaLazIbhAI gaDhavI loka sAhityanA kalAdhaze prANalAla vyAsa abharAma bhagata kAnajI bhuTA bAroTa kanubhAI bAroTa zrI amaradAsabApu khArAvAlA padmazrI divALIbena bhIla Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kezubhAI bAroTa praphula dave hemaMta cauhANa bhIkhudAna gaDhavI darabAra pUMjAvALA jagamAla bAroTa loka zAhibranA kalAdhaze araviMda bAroTa karazana paDhiyAra pUnama bAroTa niraMjana paMDyA bhAskara bAroTa Jain Education Intemational Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Education Intemational jaya jaya garavI gujarAta vibhAga-1 timiramAMthI jayotiprakAza * jIvanathI ItihAsanuM sarjana karatA sAhityakAronA paricayo sAthe rekhAMkanacitro * gujarAta bahAra gujarAtanuM gaurava * evA hatA manekha * gAMdhIpathanA preraka dIpako gurjara mahAsAgaranA motI * vaMdanIya vibhUtio * nArI gaurava vtr Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo ItihAsanI ArasI kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacankrAcArya razIta 'sidhdhahema'nI abhUtapUrva zobhAyAtrA gujarAtanA aNahilapura pATaNamAM mahArAjA siddharAjanA samayamAM jainAcArya AcArya zrI hemacandrAcArya sUri mahArAjanI racanA dvArA zrI siddhahema zabdAnuzAsana nAmakaraNa pAmelA graMtharatnane hAthInI aMbADI upara padharAvIne bahumAna karatI zobhAyAtrAnuM maMgala darza 47 Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ re gurjarI itihAsanA bahumUlya samartha sAhityakAromAM thaya Dh For - saMsada mahetA bhAlaNa mIrAMbAI akho rahiyAdAsa premAnaMda zAmaLa bhaTTa dayArAma dalapatarAma kavi mahIpatarAma rUparAma nIlakaMTha da ArAma IcchArAma sUryarAma desAi govardhanarAma mAdhavarAma tripAThI bAlAzaMra ullAsarAma kaMthArIyA maNilAla nabhubhAI ni nAkara ratnajI bhaTTa, kAnta ramaNabhAI nIlakaMTha kRSNAlAla jhaverI AnaMdazaMkara dhruva mohanadAsa karamacaMda gAMdhI baLavaMtarAya kalyANarA vIhila, kalApI nAnAlAla dalapatarAma kavi hAjI mahammada alArakhiyA sukhalAlajI, paMDita aradezara pharAmajI khabaradAra nAnolI badhekA kanaiyAlAla mANekalAla munazI rAmanArAyaNa vizvanAtha pAThaka svAmI AnaMda jinavijayajI munizrI kizoralAla ghana kAla vasaMtarAya desAI cAMpazI vI. udezI jhaveracaMda meghANI rAmaprasAda pre. bakSI vijayarAya kalyANarAya vaidya, vinodakAnta bAvAbhAI mahetAvizvanAtha ma. bhaTTa bacubhAI popaTabhAI rAvata viSNuprasAda raNachoDalAla trivedI guNavaMtarAya AcArya-caMdravA Ama raMgIlarAya mAMkaDa jhINAbhAI desAI, sneharazmi nagInadAsa pArekha kizanasiMha cAvaDA kezavarAma kA. zAstrI suMdarajI gayI manasukhalAla maganalAla jhaverI tribhovana puruSottama luhAra, sundaram ganI dahIMvALA ramaNalAla sonI jayanti dalAla gulAbana milAda pArekha pannAlAla paTela anaMtarAya ma. rAvaLa rAjendra zAha devajI rA.moDhAmukunda pArAzaryayazavaMta zukalaveNIbhA ghAyala' Izvara motIbhAI paTela 'peTalIkara' bAlamukunda dave harivallabha bhAyANI bhogIlAla sAMDesarAma ghIrUbhAi de sureza hariprasAda joSI cunilAla kAlidAsa maDiyA makaraMda vajezaMkara dave phAdhara vAlesa niraMjana naraharibhAI bhagata ramaNalAla pathapradarzaka Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo gujarAtI sAhityanI pratibhAonA jIvana-kavananuM hArda pragaTAvavAM paricayo ane saMdhra rekhAcitronuM sarjana *** paricaya : zrI rameza zAha + rekhAMkana : zrI savajI chAyA *** &aa "zA paisA cAra" jevI uktine nirarthaka karanAra, ATalA badhA gujarAtI sAkSarono paricaya, ApaNA dila-dimAgamAM ahobhAva ANa sarje che. kalikAlasarvajJanuM biruda pAmanAra AcAryazrI hemacandrAcAryathI zarU thaI gujarAtI sAhityanI vela pAMgaratI Aje hajAra varSa pachI, khUba phUlI-phAlI che. Ama to premAnaMdanA kALa sudhI, ApaNI - bhASA prAkRta tarIke ja oLakhAtI; pachI te gurjara-apabhraMza nAme oLakhAI." gujarAtI' nAma to ja premAnaMde ApyuM. madhyakAlIna yuga pachI, arvAcIna yuga Avyo. pachI narmada-dalapatano yuga; govardhanarAma, narasiMharAva jevA paMDitono yuga; gAMdhIyuga pachI Aje to duniyAbharanA sAhityano arka pAmI, judIjudI aneka dizAomAM arvAcIna sAhityakAro sarjana karI rahyA che. - dvArakAnA kuzaLa citra-zilpI zrI savajI chAyAe, A sAhityakArone ApaNI samakSa emanI kumAzabharI hatharoTIthI, jotAM ja gamI jAya evAM rekhAMkano dorI ApyAM che. (emano vizada paricaya A lekhamALAnA aMte Apyo che.) - A sAhityakArone alpa zabdomAM navAjavAnuM kaThina kAma karI ApanAra, bhAIzrI rameza zAhano paricaya :-- | sau cAlo, siddhagiri jaIe; giri bheTI, pAvana thaIe.." e jANItA gItanA racayitA ane zIghrakavi tarIke jaina samAjamAM jANItA zrI manasukhalAlabhAInA patra ane jaina samAjanA agraNI kAryakartA zrI bApAlAlabhAInA suputra, 'ramezabhAI sAhitya-kaLA ane saMgItanA premI che. A saMskAra, emane jANe gaLathuthImAMthI maLyA che! "kumAra" mAsika dvArA emanuM mAnasa ghaDAyuM che. "kumAra"nAM pAne-pAnAmAMthI jIvanaghaDataranA pATha zIkhavA siAthe-sAthe, kaLAnI sUjha-samaja paNa meLavI. uparAMta tenA taMtrI zrI bacubhAI rAvatanuM satata mArgadarzana pa meLavatA rahI, raMga ane rekhAonuM prAbalya AtmasAt karI, teo avvala darajjAnA TesTAila-prinTara banI zakyA ane varSo sudhI judI-judI TesTAIla mIlomAM sevA ApI. have nivRtta thaI sAteka varSathI, emanA guru AcAryazrI pradyumnasUri mahArAjanAM preraka lakhANonuM saphaLa saMpAdana, dvi-mAsika patrikA rUpe 2 karI rahyAM che. e lakhANonA saMcayanuM eka daLadAra pustaka paNa, teo taiyAra karI rahyA che. - paMdareka varSa pahelAM, pitAzrI moTI bimArImAM pathArIvaza hatA ane phAgaNa suda terasanA divase zrI ja siddhagirinI sparzanAthI vaMcita rahyAno aphasosa karI rahyA hatA; e parathI ramezabhAIne zrI zatruMjaya tIrthanI yAtrAnI philma | je banAvavAno vicAra Avyo. emanA diggadarzana heThaLa taiyAra thayeluM, 'vaMdu vAra hajAra' nAmanuM, tIrthanI yAtrA karAvatuM saMgItamaya jI drazya-zrAvya ApaNane maLyuM. zrI zreNikabhAIe A dRzya-zrAvya philma joI kahyuM hatuM ke: "jema-jema huM enAM drazyo joto gayo tema* tema, svayaM yAtrA karI rahyo houM evo sukhada anubhava thayo. e ja pramANe cAreka varSa pahelAM, "paMcasUtra'nuM rUpakaDuM citramaya prakAzana kiryuM, e joI "AvuM ApaNe tyAM koIe karyuM nathI' ema kahI emaNe ramezabhAInI pITha thAbaDI, AvAM prakAzano karatA rahevA ! preraNA ApI hatI. | vArtA, pravAsavarNana, laghu-nibaMdha, anuvAda vagere sAhityaracanAo "kumAra", "samakAlIna", "gujarAtamitra' vageremAM avAranavAra jI A prakAzita thatI rahe che. (saranAmuM: rameza zAha, 703, nUtana nivAsa bhaTAra mArga - surataH 395 001) J A baMne premALa mitronA mAnasapaTamAM dharabAyelI, virATa zaktine manomana vaMdanA saMpAdaka chaga Jain Education Intemational Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 375467 kemacaMdrAcArya, kalikAlasarvajJa narasiMha mahetA gujarAtanA eka Adi kavi tarIke narasiMha mahetAnuM sthAna viziSTa che. zrIkRSNanI premalakSaNA bhaktimAM ramamANa evA kavi narasiMha bhaktanI sAthe dArzanika paNa che. A kavi potAnA jIvanaprasaMgone gUMthI letI AtmacaritrAtmaka racanAo 'zAmaLadAsano vivAha', 'hAramALA', 'huMDInAM pado', 'kuMvarabAInuM mAmeruM' ane 'pitAnuM zrAddha' karIne AkhyAnanuM bIja ropyuM. narasiMhanAM pado kRSNabhaktithI tarabatara che. narasiMhanI kavitAnA kendramAM bhakti che. narasiMhe 'vaiSNavajana'nI vyAkhyA karI ApI. harijanane tyAM bhajana karIne samAjasudhArAnI jehAda pAMcaso varSa pahelAM jagAvI hatI. " jAgIne jouM to jagata dIse nahi", "akhila brahmAMDamAM eka tuM zrIhari"-jevAM pado upaniSadanI koTie pahoMcatI kavinI maMtravANI che." je game jagatagurudeva jagadIzane", "hari hari raTaNa kara" ane "sukhaduHkha manamAM na ANIe" jevAM jhUlaNA chaMdamAM racAyelA prabhAtiyAMthI narasiMha Aje paNa lokakaMThe jIve che. pathapradarzaka hemacaMdrAyArya, kalikAlasarvajJa - gurjarIbhASAmAM vyAkaraNanI prathama racanA karanAra, gurjarIbhASAnA chaMdazAstra ane alaMkArazAstra racanAra AcArya hemacaMdrasUrinuM gujarAtI sAhityane A ane pradAna che. pUrvAzramamAM cAMgadeva nAme oLakhAtA, moDhavaNika jJAtimAM janmelA, ananya vyaktitva dharAvanAra A dhuraMdhare sana 1108mAM jainadharmanI dIkSA lIdhI. solaMkIyuganA zAsanamAM mahArAja siddharAjanI preraNAthI 'siddhahema' - zabdAnuzAsana vyAkaraNanI racanA karI. bodha, vIratA ane zRMgAra rasathI chalakatA duhAonI AgavI bhAtathI'siddhahema'zobhe che. A dukAo e samayanuM lokasAhitya che, phakta be ja paMktinA duhAomAM kavie rasanI niSpatti suMdara rIte ApI che. vyAkaraNanA siddhAMtonA udAharaNarUpe ApelA A duhAomAM kavinI vIratA ane rasikatA dekhAya che.'abhidhAnaciMtAmaNi' tathA 'anekArthasaMgraha' nAmanA anukrame arthavAcI ane anekArthI zabdonA koSa racyA. kahevAya che ke emaNe kula traNa karoDa zloko racelA, paraMtu eTaluM badhuM sAhitya aprApya che, chatAM je kaMI maLI zake che e paNa bhArata varSanA sarva mahApaMDitomAM emane anokhuM sthAna apAve che. bhAlaNa narasiMha mahetA bhAlaNa A kaviDite gurukRpAe purANAdinA AdhAreAkhyAno racyAM ane kathAo karI. bANabhaTTanI kAdaMbarI nAme apUrva paMcanuM gurjarabhASAmAM sarasa rUpAMtara karyuM che. A uparAMta temaNe dazamaskaMdha, saptasatI, rAma bAlacaritra, naLAkhyAna jevAM paurANika kathAprasaMgone laI kavitA lakhI che. temanI kRtio zRMgAra, vAtsalya ane karaNa rasathI bharelI che. temaNe jalaMdhara AkhyAna, rAmavivAha, kRSNaviSTi jevA graMtho paNa lakhyA che. alaMkAramaMDita temanI bhASA darzAve che ke teo saMskRtabhASAnA UMDA abhyAsI che. ApaNA sAhityamAM bhASAMtarano navo pravAha zarU karavAno zreya bhAlaNa ane temanA putrakavi bhImane jAya che. temanA dareka padanA aMte 'bhAlaNa prabhu' Ave che. kavizrI bhAlaNa, zrI narasiMhanA samakAlIna kahI zakAya tevA A kavino janma pATaNamAM thayo hato. hAlamAM paNa pATaNamAM A kavino ullekha 'prabhu' vizeSaNathI karavAmAM Ave che. Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo mIrAMbAI - mIrAM bALapaNathI ja giradharane varelI ane tenI sAthe bhava bhavanI gAMTha baMdhAI hatI. bhaktino e kepha jIvanabhara cAlyo. jIvananI aMtima ghaDIe paNa emane apAyelA viSa 'amRta mAnI mIrAM pI gayA re ! e rAjarANI hatAM, paNa pagamAM ghuMghara bAMdhI, hAyamAM maMjIrA laI sAdhuonI ToLI sAthe nAcatAM hoya; rAjavadhU Ama masta banI nAcatI hoya e, zaivabhakta rAjakULathI kema dekhyuM jAya ? rAjamahela choDI, manamohananI vrajabhUmimAM mIrAM cAlI nIkaLI ane raste gItonI akhUTa dhArA vahevaDAvI ! vRMdAvana pahoMcatAM to ene Thera Thera zAmaLiyo dekhAvA lAgyo -'vRMdAvananI kuMjagalanameM goviMda lIo aNamola, lIo bajAke Dhola' kRSNa tene mATe jIvatojAgato priyatama che. hiMdI, rAjasthAnI temaja gujarAtImAM teNe kRSNabhaktinAM aneka pado racyAM che, je Aje paNa gharaghara gavAya che. e Urmisabhara gIto amUlya vAraso che. nAstika hRdayamAM paNa pavitra sAttvikatA janmAve evI enAM padonI mAyA che ! akho rahiyAdAsa premAnaMda - AkhyAnaziromaNi premAnaMde AkhyAno racyAM ane mANabhaTTa banIne zrotAvRMda samakSa gAI saMbhaLAvyo. A siddhahasta kavi potAnA adbhuta vArtAIrAla, rasajamAvaTa, rasasaMkrAMti, uttama pAtranirUpaNa ane samakAlIna samAjanA AlekhanathI lokahRdayano rAvI gaNAyo che. zRMgAra, vIra, kaNa, hAsya, adbhuta vaividhyapUrNa rasothI tenAM AkhyAno chalakAya che. madhyakAlIna gujarAtI kaviomAM sIcI vadhu hAsyarasika kavi tarIke- narmamarmapaTTu kavi tarIke vizeSa noMdhapAtra che. uttamavarNano temanuM kavisAmarthya che. kavi kahe che " goLa vinA jevo kaMsAra, mAtA vinA tevo saMsAra!" citrAtmakatA ane UrmisaMvedanA temanI kavitAnA vizeSaguNo che. emanA mukhya graMtho te 'draupadI svayaMvara', 'naLAkhyAna', 'raNayajJa', 'okhAharaNa', "dazamaskaMdha', 'kuMvarabAInuM mAmeruM', 'hUMDI', 'zAmaLazAno vivAha'.kavi nAnAlAle kahyuM che ke " arvAcIna ane prAcIna sarve kaviomAM sauthI vadhAre gujarAtIpaNuM jenI kavitAmAM hoya, tevA kavi to premAnaMda ja che" temanI pratibhA mahAkavinI che. mIrAMbAI akho rahiyAdAsa akho eTale anokho,'brahmarasa' temanI kavitAno pradhAna rasa che. akho chappAne mATe jANIto che. tenA chappAomAM tenI bhASA saraLa, vedhaka ane sacoTa che. cha paMktinI A racanAomAM te dhArmika aMdhazraddhA, jaDatA, ajJAna, guruonI kUpamaMDukatA vagere para kaTAkSa ane vyaMga kare che. 'akhegItA' ane 'anubhavabiMdu' temanI utkRSTa koTinI racanA che. paramAtmAnuM svarUpa ane sAkSAtkAra enI kRtiomAM che. " Aja AnaMda mArA aMgamAM Upanyo, parabrahmanI mane lAgI bhALa." jevAM pado temanI sattvazIla kavitA che, paNa kadAca akho potAne kavi nathI mAnato- te kahe che:" jJAnIne kavi nA gaNIza, kiraNa sUryanAM krama varaNIza?" akhAne mUlavatAM umAzaMkara jozIe yathArtha kahyuM che. "akhAe tattvavicAraka kavitAne zikhare palAMThI lagAvI che. " gujarAtI bhASAnA uttama kaviomAM eka jJAnI kavi tarIke tenuM sthAna advitIya che. 51 premAnaMda Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para pathapradarzaka * :- All ( zAmaLa bhaTTa - bha...zAmaLa kahe sAco siddha te, jeNe mamatA, mAyA tajI." padhavArtAkAra zAmaLe janamanaraMjananA lakSya sAthe vAtabhaMDAra-vAtamALAonI racanA karI. madhyakALanA bhaktipravAhanI vacce zAmaLe adbhuta rasika vArtAo racI. A vArtAomAM camatkArothI bharapUra ane sAhasasabhara kathAsRSTinI sAthe evI ja zUravIra ane zANapaNathI bharapUra pAtrasRSTi paNa racI. puruSasamovaDAM nArIpAtro tenI vArtAonI vizeSatA banI rahe che. A vArtAomAM jovA maLatI cAturIpUrNa samasyAo, bodhaka subhASito dvArA nIti-upadeza, saMsAranirIkSaNa ane lokavyavahAranuM jJAna zAmaLanI vizeSatA che, je tene madhyakAlIna lokavArtAnuM zikhara banAve che. paurANika ane zRMgArika viSayonI tenI mukhya kRtio chezivapurANa', "aMgadaviSTi', "rAvaNa-maMdodarI saMvAda', 'siMhAsanabatrIsI', naMdabatrIsI', 'padmAvatI', 'caMdra caMdrAvatI', "madanamohanA' vagere. A graMtho tenA bahuzrutapaNAnA ane saMskRta tema ja anya bhASAnA jJAnanI khAtarI karAve che. naMdabatrIsI'nI tenI vArtAo tenI maulika racanA che. L zAmaLa bhaTTa dayArAma - madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhityanA chellA pratibhAsaMpanna kavi. "eka varyo gopIjanavallabha' evuM kahenAra dayArAma kRSNabhaktinA kavi che. "bALalIlA', "kamaLalIlA', rAsalIlA', "muralIlIlA', "dANacAturI' jevAM "kRSNalIlAnAM kAvyomAM dayArAma mana mUkIne hoca che. saMskRta, vraja ane hindI sAhityanA to te prAjJa hatA. hindI, marAThI ane paMjAbI vageremAM paNa temaNe graMtho lakhyA che. nAnAmoTA thaI temanA graMthonI saMkhyA ja pacAsekanI thAya.temAM "satyabhAmAkhyAna', "okhAharaNa', ne "ajAmila AkhyAna' jevAM AkhyAno che. "gItA mahAbhya'no graMtha che ne ziSTa ane alaMkArika bhASAmAM lakhAyelA paDhatuvarNana' jevAM kAvyo che. paraMtu tenI kIrtino kaLaza to tenI garabIo ane padomAM abhivyakti pAmelo dekhAya che. "vraja vahAluM re, vaikuMTha nahi AvuM' ke 'citta tuM zIdane ciMtA kare e tenAM jANItAM pado che.rAdhA-gopIonI kRSNa sAthenI lIlAonuM Alekhana karatI A garabIomAM vRMdAvana sAkSAt thayuM che. prArthanA ane upadezanAM "jevo tevo dAsa tamAro', 'hari huM zuM karuM?- jevAM pado bhaktahRdayanI Aratane Alekhe che. dayArAma dalapatarAma kavi - arvAcIna kavitA, nATaka, ane gadhanA prAraMbhika ghaDataramAM dalapatarAmanuM pradAna nakkara ane aitihAsika dRSTie mahattvanuM che. gujarAtano prathama gadhagraMtha dalapatarAme lakhyo. nItizuddhavicArazreNI dalapata kAvyanuM lakSaNa che. dharma, bhakti,jJAna, dezoddhAra ane vyavahAracAturya temanI kavitAnA viSayo che. AkArasauSThavavALI temanI kavitAomAM saraLabhASA, chaMdasaphAI, piMgaLajJAna ane alaMkArazAstra sahaja che. sabhAraMjanI kavitA temanI AgavI vizeSatA che. gujarAtI bhASAnuM sarvaprathama karuNaprazasti kAvya potAnA parama mitra kinloka phorbsanA akALa avasAne "phArbasa viraha' nAme racyuM. chaMdazAstrano pramANabhUta graMtha "dalapatapiMgaLa' Aje paNa kAvyalekhana ane kAvyazAstrano abhyAsa karanArAne mATe pravezapothI banI rahela che. temanI kRtiomAM "venacaritra', "hunarakhAnanI caDhAI", "saMpalakSmI saMvAda' jevAM kAvyo, 'mithyAbhimAna" ane "lakSmI' jevAM nATako tathA nibaMdho jANItA che. aMgrejonA Agamana sAthe thayelA sAhityanA navodayanA prathama praharI dalapatarAma che. dalapatarAma kavi Jain Education Intemational Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 53 E as , mahIpatarAma rUparAma nIlakaMTha - zrI mahIpatarAma nIlakaMTha temanA samayanA moTA sudhAraka ane uttama keLavaNIkAra lekhaka hatA. gujarAta zALApatra'nA taMtrIpade rahI keLavaNI ane sudhArAviSayaka vicAro phelAvavAmAM temano phALo moTo che. temaNe sAhitya kSetre paNa keTaluMka mahattvapUrNa kArya karyuM che ane vIseka kRtio ApI che. "sAsuvahunI laDAI' gujarAtInI pahelI hAsyakathA ane sAmAjika navalakathA che, tathA "vanarAja cAvaDo' ane 'sadharA jesaMga' jevI aitihAsika vArtAo temaNe 'karaNaghelAnA anusaMdhAnamAM ApI che. temaNe lakhelo, caritragraMtha "uttama kapoLa karasanadAsa mULajI' gujarAtI caritravADmayanuM paheluM pustaka che. bIjA be caritromAM eka "durgArAma caritra' ane kaMIka aMze temanA patnInuM AtmakathAnaka banatuM caritra "pArvatIkuMvara AkhyAna' che. temaNe "bhavAIsaMgrahamAM vIsa vezonuM saMpAdana karyuM che. potAnA anubhavane AdhAre lakhela "IDanI musApharInuM varNana' ApaNA prathama pravAsagraMtha tarIke ullekhanIya che. mahIpatarAma rUparAma nIlakaMTha. narmada - narmada eTale 'arvAcInonA Adha' ane 'navayuganA praharI'. gujarAtI kavitAne madhyakALanA bhaktinA viSayakuMDALAmAMthI bahAra kADhI sudhAro, svAtaMtrya, dezAbhimAna, prakRti ane praNaya jevA navA viSayone prAdhAnya ApyuM. Urmino uchALo narmadanA svabhAvano ane kavitAno viziSTa guNa hato. narmada vIra-zRMgArano rasiyo che. samAjasudhArAne jIvanamaMtra banAvyo. nibaMdha, AtmakathA jevA navA svarUpono prAraMbha karyo ane DAMDiyo' paNa ugAmyo. "mArI hakIkata' temanI AtmakathA che. gujarAtI bhASAno pahelo zabdakoza 'narmakoza' temaNe taiyAra karyo. kAvyazAstramAM "piMgaLa praveza', "alaMkAra praveza', "rasa praveza' jevI kRtio mATe gujarAtIbhASA AjIvana tenI aNI che. kalamane khoLe mAthuM mUkanAra A vIra yoddhAe "jaya jaya garavI gujarAta"gAIne gujarAtI asmitAnuM prathama gAna gAyuM. prathama itihAsakAra, caritrakAra, nATyakAra, patrakAra ane nibaMdhakAra tarIke pAMtrIsa varSa sudhI gujarAtI gadhane kheDanAra ane poSanAra zrI narmada kharA arthamAM gujarAtIgadhano pitA banI rahe che. narmada . naMdazaMkara tuLajAzaMkara mahetA - sUratanA traNa sudhAraka nannA! prathama narmada, bIjA naMdazaMkara ane trIjA navalarAma. nItiprema, vidyAvyAsaMga ane satyaniSThA jevA AdarzazikSakanA guNo temanAmAM sahaja hatA. naMdazaMkarano sAhityayaza temanI 'karaNaghelo navalakathA che. 1866 mAM gujarAtI bhASAnI A prathama navalakathA pragaTa thaI. navalakathAno AkAra naMdazaMkare bAMdhI Apyo. A aitihAsika navalakathAmAM lekhake samakAlIna sUrata ane tenA banAvonuM varNana karyuM che. suratI prajAnI utsavapriyatA, rasikatA, kalAo pratyanI ruci vagere temAM dekhAya che. lokamAnasamAM ghara karI gayelA vahemo, aMdhazraddhA, jaDatA vagerenuM Alekhana paNa thayuM che. karaNaghelo navalakathAno hetu lekhaka kahe che tema, magarUbIne mAra, vyabhicArInI hAra, pApano kSaya, dharmano jaya" che. aitihAsika rIte 'karaNaghelo' narmadayuganI zreSTharacanAomAMnI eka che, je zrI naMdazaMkarane gujarAtI sAhityakSetre AdinavalakathAkAra tarIke amara kare che. pa zako ja karI naMdazaMkara tuLajAzaMkara mahetA Jain Education Intemational ducation Intermational Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 pathapradarzaka navalarAma paMDyA - vivecaka tarIke jarUrI tevA guNo svasthatA, sahadayatA, taTasthatA ane vidvattAnA svAmI navalarAme gujarAtI sAhityamAM paddhatisaranA vivecananI pratiSThA karI. temanuM sthAna eka sArA gadhalekhaka ane nirbhayavivecaka tarIke gujarAtI sAhityamAM amara che. gujarAtI bhASAnuM paheluM prahasana nATaka bhaTanuM bhopALuM ane pachI gaMbhIra nATaka "vIramatI'-AraMbhakALanAM nATako tarIke aitihAsika mahattva dharAve che. navalarAme narmadanuM jIvanacaritra paNa AlekhyuM che. kAlidAsanA meghadUta' kAvyano anuvAda karIne viziSTa "meghachaMda'no prayoga paNa temaNe karyo. bALalagna batrIsI' ane "bALa garabAvALI' temanI jANItI padyakRtio che. prakRti, dezaprema ane strIsudhArAnA viSayo para kavitA paNa lakhI che. temanI kavitA saMkhyAmAM ochI paNa sattvazIla che. eka nirbhaya vivecaka ane sArA gadhalekhaka tarIke gujarAtI sAhityamAM ciraMjIva evA zrI navalarAmane samIkSaka zrI narasiMharAve "Adha draSTA' kahyA che. navalarAma paMDyA raNachoDabhAI udayarAma - gujarAtI nATakasAhityanA pitA banavAnuM mAna raNachoDabhAI udayarAmane maLe che. temaNe gujarAtI sAhityane be prakAre viziSTa pradAna karyuM che. te samayamAM pracAra pAmelI bhavAInI azlIlatAmAMthI gujarAtI nATakone mukta karI, bhajavI zakAya tevAM ziSTa nATako gujarAtI raMgabhUmine ApyAM. temaNe lakhelAM deka nATakomAM jayakumArI vijaya', 'lalitAduHkhadarzaka', 'naLadamayaMtI' noMdhapAtra che. lalitAduHkhadarzaka' e gujarAtI bhASAnuM prathama karuNAnta nATaka che. raNachoDabhAInAM nATakoe e samayanI gujarAtI raMgabhUminA uddhAramAM ane samAjasudhArAnA kAryamAM mahattvano phALo Apyo. temanuM bIjuM mahattvanuM pradAna piMgaLakSetre che. emaNe lakhelA raNapiMgaLa' nAmano chaMdazAstrano vistRta ane mAhitIpUrNa ratha emanI abhyAsIsaMzodhaka tarIkenI zaktiono paricaya karAve che. pAdit raNachoDabhAI udayarAma icchArAma sUryarAma desAI - madhyakAlIna kavitAnuM uttama saMpAdana karanAra zrI icchArAma desAI kuzaLa navalakathAkAra ane anuvAdaka paNa che. Aje paNa lokapriya che te 'caMdrakAnta' temanuM uttama sarjana che. vedAMtanA vicAronI A pustakamAM udAharaNo sAthe samajUtI ApavAmAM AvI che. "bRhad kAvyadohana'nA ATha bhAga ane "kathA saritsAgara'nA be bhAganuM saMpAdana temaNe karyuM che. ApaNA madhyakAlIna bhaktakavionuM jIvanavRttAMta ane bhajano emaNe "bRhad kAvyadohana'mAM rajU karyA che. "kRSNa caritra', "okhAharaNa', 'naLAkhyAna' narasiMha mahetA kRta kAvyasaMgraha temanA saMpAdita karelAM pustako che. "gaMgA tathA zivAjInI lUMTa', TIpu sulatAna' temanI aitihAsika navalakathAo che. temaNe i.sa.1880mAM muMbaIthI "gujarAtI' sAptAhika rajU karyuM hatuM, te pahelAM suratathI 'svataMtratA' mAsika calAvatA. "cArucaryA, 'vidUranIti', "zrIdharI gItA', "zukanIti', "kaLAvilAsa', "rAjataraMgiNI' vagere temanA pracalita anuvAdo che. IcchArAma sUryarAma desAI Jain Education Intemational Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo govardhanarAma mAdhavarAma tripAThI cAra bhAga ane Azare aDhAraso pAnAmAM patharAyelI amara navalakathA 'sarasvatIcaMdra'nA sarjaka govardhanarAma vyavasAye vakIla hatA. 40 varSanI varya nivRtti laI sAhityalekhana pravRttimAM jhaMpalAvyuM. sAkSara peDhInA agraNI govardhanarAme loklyANano jIvanamaMtra apanAvI sAhityasarjana karyuM. jIvananA mukhya baLa tarIke 'dharma'no svIkAra karIne nivRttimAM pravRttino Adarza teoe apanAvyo hato. 'sarasvatIcaMdra' bhAratIya saMskRtinI madhya ane ujavala mahAkathA che. premakathA, kuTuMbakathA, rASTrakathA ane saMskRtikathAno samanvaya temAM thayo che. gujarAtI bhASA jIvaze tyAM sudhI A navalakathAnuM AkarSaNa rahevAnuM che. 'snehamudrA' nAmanuM 110 kAMDomAM vistareluM eka sudIrgha karuNaprazasti kAvya che. potAnA jIvana ane kavana aMge karelI noMdhanA rUpamAM lakhAyelI 'skepabuka'(aMgrejI)- rojanIzI sAhityanA prakArano eka pramANabhUta graMtha che. govardhanarAma navalakathAkAra, vivecaka, dArzanika, caritrakAra evI bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA hatA. samagra dRSTie jotA arvAcIna yuganA medhAvI sarjako, paMDito ane tattvaciMtakomAM govardhanarAma agrasthAne birAje che. - bAlAzaMkara kaMthArIyA, klAnta kavi maNilAla nabhubhAI dvivedI 'kahIM lAkho nirAzAmAM amara AzA chupAI che' jevI gajhalathI khyAti meLavanAra maNibhAI, kavi uparAMta nibaMdhakAra, nATakakAra, bhASyakAra, patrakAra, saMpAdaka paNa hatA. 'kAntA' temaja 'nRsiMhaavatAra' temanI jANItI nATyakRtio che. mAtra 40 varSanI TUMkI AyuSyamAMdAmAM temaNe 82 jeTalA graMthonuM sarjana karyuM. 'siddhAMtasAra' ane 'prANavinimaya' graMthamAM temanI sAkSaratA, tejasvI medhA, pratibhAzIya tattvonA darzana thAya che. A graMthomAM temaNe hiMdudharmatattvane temaja yogadarzanane vizada karI ApyuM. "bALavilAsa' ane 'sudarzana gadhAvali' jevA nibaMdho teo uttama dhakAra hovAnI pratIti karAve che. temanI navalakathA 'gulAbasiMha' guptavidhAnI abhUtapUrva navalakathA che. maNibhAInuM 'AtmavRttAMta' e gujarAtI sAhityamAM noMdhapAtra sImAcihna che. paMDitayuganI AtmakathAomAM te uttama che. teo 'priyaMvadA' ane 'sudarzana' sAmayiko calAvatA. saMskRta mahAkavi bhavabhUtinA traNa nATako 'mAlatI mAdhava', 'uttara rAmacarita' ane 'mahAvIra carita'nA rUpAMtaro paNa temaNe karyAM che. - govardhanarAma mAdhavarAma tripAThI bAlAzaMkara ullAsarAma kaMthArIyA, klAnta kavi - 'bAla'ne nAme jANItA A mastakavine bALapaNathI ja kavitAno nAda lAgyo hato. temanI UMcI kavitvazaktinA camakArA 'klAnta kavi', 'sauMdaryalaharI' ane 'haripremapaMcadazI'e kAvyapaMcomAM dekhAya che. 'kalAnta kavi' e temanI anupama kAvyakRti che. e saMskRtIlImAM lakhAyeluM so zlokonuM dIrgha kAvya che, je ApaNane ucca divyapremanA alaukika vizvamAM laI jAya che. AmAM saghana prema, sauMdarya ane bhaktinI utkaTa abhivyakti thaI che. sundaram kahe che tema A kRti 'arvAcIna gujarAtI kavitAnA vizuddha rasasarjananA pradezamAM paheluM unnata zikhara' che. " gujAre je zire tAre, jagatano nAtha te saheje, gaNyuM je pyAruM pyArAe, ati pyAruM gaNI leje." emanI gajhalomAM nijAnaMde masta kavinI 'dardIlI madhurapa' anubhavAya che. 'hariprema-paMcadazI'mAM temanI phArasI raMganI gajhalo vizeSa dhyAna kheMce che. temane gujarAtI gajhalanA pitA tarIke ullekhI zakAya. 55 maNilAla nabhubhAI dvivedI Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 pathapradarzaka narasiMharAva bhoLAnAtha diveTiyA bacapaNathI sAhityaprIti ane sudhArAvAdI valaNa dharAvatA narasiMharAve gujarAtI kavitAnI kAcApalaTa karI che. temanI 'kusumamALA' gujarAtI kavitAnuM navaprasthAna gaNAya che. prathamavAra prakRtinAM vividha tattvo sUrya, caMdra, tArA, megha, sAgara, vRkSo, puSponI kavitA A graMthamAM jovA maLe che. narasiMharAvanI kavitAnuM kIrtizikhara 'smaraNasaMhitA' graMtha che. putranA akALa avasAnathI udbhavelI karuNavedanA ane prabhubhakitanA udgAro temAM uttamakAvya rUpe jhIlAyA che. A kRtine gujarAtI sAhityanI sarvazreSTha 'Napazasti' tarIke gaNAvI zakAya. narasiMharAve bhASAzAstrI tarIke gujarAtIbhASAnI utpatti, baMdhAraNa, pratyayo, uccAraNa prakriyA vagere vize vidvatpUrNa carcA karatAM vyAkhyAno temaNe ApyAM. je 'gujarAtI leMgveja enDa liTarecara' nAmanA aMgrejI graMthamAM saMgRhita che. 'manomukura', 'abhinayakalA', 'gujarAtIbhASA ane sAhitya' jevAM vivecanagraMthomAM temanI vidvattA, rasikatA, sUkSmatA ane pragalabhatA dekhAya che. "premaLajyoti tAro dAkhavI muja jIvanapaMtha ujALa " ane "maMgaLamaMdira kholo' e be temanI prArthanAo te amara thaI gaI che. 33 narasiMharAva bhoLAnAtha diveTiyA vivecana, saMzodhana ane saMpAdanakSetre tathA bhASAMtarakAra kezava harSada dhruva tarIke vidvattA ane rasikatAnA subhaga samanvaya dvArA zrI kezava harSada dhruve gujarAtI sAhityamAM amUlya phALo Apyo che. bhAlaNanI kAdaMbarI'nA banne bhAga, akhAta 'anubhavabiMdu', ratnadAsakRta 'harizvandrAkhyAna' ane paMdaramA zatakanAM prAcIna gurjara kAvya' e saMpAdano temanI maulika ane saMzodhanapUrNadRSTinA sabaLa purAvArUpa che. 'padharacanAnI aitihAsika samAlocanA'mAM cheka vedakALathI arvAcInakALa sudhInA chaMdonI vikAsayAtrAnI vizada ane zAstrIya AlocanA karI che. A uparAMta 'vAvyApAra'nAmanA lekhamAM uccArazAstra vizenI temanI vicAraNAno paricaya maLe che. bhASAMtarakAra tarIke jarAdevakRta 'gItagoviMda' uparAMta 'amaruzataka'no gujarAtI padyAnuvAda ane kAlidAsa, bhAsa, zrIharSanA nATakonA gujarAtI anuvAda prAsAdika zailImAM karyA che, - maNizaMkara ratnajI bhaTTa, kAnta temaNe karyo che. kezava harSada dhruva maNizaMkara ratnajI bhaTTa, kAnta - khaMDakAvya jevA navatara kAvyaprakAranI potIkI zodhane potAnA hAthe enA uttuMga zikhare pahoMcADanAra kavi 'kAnta'.TUMkI vArtAnA lAdhava, sauSThava, suzliSTatA ane manomaMcana vagere sarvaguNothI vyApta evA khaMDakAvyano prakAra temaNe ja prathama gujarAtane Apyo. A kalAprakAra temanI kIrtino mugaTa che. 'atijJAna', 'vasaMta vijaya', 'cakravAkamithuna' ane 'devayAnI' temanI apUrva kavipratibhAno uttamottama unmeSa pragaTa karatAM khaMDakAvyo che. bhAvanI ghanatA, gahanatA ane tIvratAno AvirbhAva A kavinI kavitAmAM thAya che. prema ane tattvajJAna temanA priya kAvyaviSayo che, khaMDakAvyo jevAM ja suMdara UrmikAvyo 'sAgara ane zazI', 'vatsalanAM nayano' tathA 'agatigamana' temaNe ApyAM che. kavitAmAM ziSTamadhura bhASA ane saMskRta chaMdono chaTAdAra laya anubhavAya che. satya,sneha ane sauMdaryanI abhIpsA temanI kavitAnA vizeSa rUpo che. 'romana svarAjya' ane *guru goviMda siMha' nAmanAM be ciMtanamaya nATakomAM temanI pratibhAnA chAMTaNAM dekhAya che. sUkSma buddhi ane dharmarucinI sAkSI ApatAM tAttvika pustakono anuvAda paNa CHHAYA Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo pa7 ke kAma ramaNabhAI nIlakaMTha - gujarAtanA jAherajIvananA "sakala puruSa' tarIke oLakhAyelA ramaNabhAI nATyakAra, nibaMdhakAra ane vivecakanI pratibhA dharAve che. gujarAtI nATyasAhityamAM "rAIno parvata' jevI eka ja nATayakRti lakhIne sAhityamAM pratiSThA pAmyA. gujarAtI nATakano kalAghATa "rAIno parvata'thI baMdhAto dekhAya che. gujarAtIbhASAnI prathama saLaMga hAsyarasika navalakathA "bhadraMbhadra' ramaNabhAInI amarakRti gaNAya che. potAnA jamAnAmAM cAlatA jUnA-navA, sudhAraka-saMrakSaka vicArono saMgharSa kendrasthAne rAkhIne narma-marma hAsya sAthe A navalakathA AlekhI. "bhadraMbhadra'nuM pAtra mAtra gujarAtanuM nahIM, bhAratIya hAsyasAhityanuM ciraMjIva pAtra che.ramaNabhAIe sAhityika, sAmAjika, dhArmika ane ciMtanAtmaka nibaMdho paNa lakhyA che. dharma ane samAja 1-2' dhArmika ciMtanakRti che tathA "hAsyamaMdira'mAM haLavA nibaMdho saMgrahAyA che. "jJAnasudhA'nA taMtrI tarIke temanA dharmasaMbaMdhI vicAro pragaTa thayA. dUrgArAma-narmadanA jamAnAthI cAlatI AvelI sudhArakonI paraMparAnA ramaNabhAI chellA pratinidhi che. ramaNabhAI nIlakaMTha kRSNAlAla jhaverI - "gujarAtI sAhityanA mArga sUcaka staMbho' nAmaka sAhityika itihAsathI jANItA zrI kRSNAlAla mo.jhaverI gujarAtI bhASAno pahelo vyavasthita ane mAtabara itihAsa Ape che. emaNe "morDana rivyu'mAM varSo sudhI aMgrejImAM pustakasamIkSA karI, ane aMgrejI ane gujarAtImAM daLadAra sAhitya-itihAsa lakhyo, e emanI smaraNIya sevA che. emaNe itihAsaviSayaka 'haidaraalI ane TIpu sulatAna', "auraMgajheba ane rAjaputo', 'bAdazAhI pharamAno' lakhyA che. maryAdita vivecanazakita ane saMzodhanavRtti vacce temanI adhyayanavRtti dAda mAMgI le tevI che. kRSNAlAla jhaverI AnaMdazaMkara dhruva - govardhanayuganA mahApaMDita AcArya AnaMdazaMkara dhruva. temanI bhASA miSTa, saMskArI ane gauravabharI che ane Aje paNa e bhASA gujarAtI gayA sAhityane gaurava arpI rahI che. sAhityaviSayaka lakhANonA graMtho "kAvyatattvavicAra', sAhityavicAra' vagere mahattvanuM sthAna dharAve che. dharmazAstranuM UMDuM adhyayana karI tenA UMDAMmAM UMDAM rahasyo pakaDanAra ane bahujanasulabha vANImAM tene abhivyakti ApanAra AnaMdazaMkara, 'hiMdu dharmanI bALapothI' jevo saraLa ane chatAMye AkhAye hiMdu dharmanA sArarUpa banI jato graMtha gujarAtI bhASAne bheTa ApI gayA che. dharmanI tAtvika vicAraNAbharyA lekhono saMgraha "ApaNo dharma' noMdhapAtra che. gaMbhIra gahana viSayo tathA tattvajJAna paNa temaNe madhuratA ane saraLatAthI rajU karyuM che. banArasa hiMdu yunivarsiTI eka lAyaka vidvAnanI jarUra paDatAM gAMdhIjIe evA vidvAna tarIke bahuzruta AcArya AnaMdazaMkarabhAI tarapha ja AMgaLI cIMdhI. bhAratIya saMskRtine rajU karatA 'vasaMta' mAsika dvArA temaNe gujarAtI sAhityane samRddha karyuM che. AnaMdazaMkara dhruva Jain Education Intemational Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 pathapradarzaka CHAYAT mohanadAsa karamacaMda gAMdhI - sAhitya emane mana sAdhya na hatuM, paraMtu satyanI zodha mATenA sAdhanarUpa hatuM. satya emane mana jIvananI sarvapravRttionuM kendra hatuM. emanuM lakhANa mukhyatve patrakArI hatuM; kharekhara to temaNe patrakAratvane sAhityano sparza Apyo. sAhityamAM temaNe sarvadharmasamanvaya ane mAnavapremanI vizALabhAvanA pragaTa karI che. dharma vinA nIti adhUrI che ane samAjavRSTi vinA dharma adhUro che, evuM temaNe samajAvyuM. "satyanA prayogo' temanI AtmakathA che. gujarAtI sAhityamAM AtmakathAnA svarUpaghaDataramAM temano phALo mUlyavAna che. sAhityamAM vizvazAMti, papA che nAnA vizvaprema ane vizvakalyANano Adarza temaNe cIMdhyo. zarUAtamAM lakhAyela "hinda svarAjya' (1900) paNa temanA vyaktitvano apUrva unmeSa darzAvatuM pustaka che. gAMdhIjInAM tamAma gujarAtI lakhANo "gAMdhIjIno akSaradeha' zIrSakathI lagabhaga 90 jeTalA graMthomAM prakAzita thayAM che. temanA vicArothI prabhAvita bhAratIya sAhityamAM gAMdhIyuga" pravartato thayo. mohanadAsa karamacaMda gAMdhI baLavaMtarAya kalyANarAya ThAkora, sehanI - gujarAtI kavitAnuM ghaDatara karI tene yogyaghATa pro.ba.ka.ThAkore Apyo che. laya,prAsa, chaMda, bhASA, zailI sarvarIte kavitAmAM krAMti teo lAve che. prayogazIlatA temanI prakRtino pradhAna guNa che. aMgrejI kAvyaprakAra seneTanA prathama-pahelA prayogazIla kavi tarIke teo saphaLa thayA ane anugAmI peDhInA kAvyagura banyA. "premano divasa', "sukhaduHkha" jevI temanI seneTamALAomAM temanuM kavitva jhaLake che. "hArAM soneTa'soneTono zreSThasaMgraha che. praNayanA udayathI dAmpatyanI nirvANakoTi sudhInI vividha bhAvasthitinAM Alekhano teoe karyo che. pro.ThAkoranI kavitAvizenI vicAraNA-vibhAvanA paNa mahattvanuM pradAna che. vicArapradhAna kavitAne teo uttamottama gaNe che. pravAhI padhanA prayogo paNa karyA. temanI nArIkelapAka zelImAM lakhAyelI kavitAmAMthI uccakoTino AnaMda prApta thato dekhAya che. vilakSaNa nATaka "UgatI juvAnI', navalikAsaMgraha "darzaniyuM, "soviyeTa navajuvAnI', "lagnamAM bahmacarya ane suMdara mananikA sahitanA kAlidAsanA be nATako mAlavikAgnimitra' ane "zAkuMtala'nAM bhASAMtaro vagere temanAM bIjAM noMdhapAtra sarjano che. - baLavaMtarAya kalyANarAya ThAkora dAmodara khuzAladAsa boTAdakara - "jananInI joDa sakhI ! nahi jaDe re lola' mAtRtvanI garimA pragaTa karatI A amara paMktionA sarjaka kavizrI boTAdakara saraLa hRdayanA ane sauMdaryadarzI daSTivALA kavi hatA. prakRtitattvo ane mAnavajIvananA prasaMgomAM temaNe haMmezA suMdara ane madhura darzana karyuM che. AraMbhamAM dalapatazailIne anusaratA A kavie samaya jatAM saMskRtamaya sAkSarazelIne ane pachIthI lokabAnInI saraLa zailIne apanAvI che. "kallolinI', "strotasvinI', 'nirjhariNI', 'rAsataraMgiNI' ane "zaivalinI' A pAMca kAvyasaMgraho temanI avirata kAvyasAdhanAnA dhotaka che. AmAM ya 'rAsataraMgiNI'nA rAse to emane rAsa-kavi tarIkenuM adakeruM sthAna prApta karAvI ApyuM che. A rAsoe e jamAnAmAM gujarAtaNone gAMDI karelI.zrI boTAdakare temanI kavitAmAM praNaya ane maitrInA bhAvone sArA pramANamAM gAyA che; paNa emaNe gRhajIvananA bhAvone sauthI vadhAre utkRSTatA ane madhuratAthI gAyA che. klezamaya saMsAramAMthI paNa emanI | | ' 'sauMdaryadaSTie cArutA sAravI lIdhI che ane "mAtRguMjana', "bhAIbIja' jevAM rAsakAvyomAM dAmodara khuzAladAsa boTAdakara madhura gRhacitro ApyAM che. Jain Education Intemational Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo pa9 surasiMhajI takhtasiMhajI gohila, kalApI - mAtra 26 varSanI TUMkI AvaradAmAM kalApIe potAno 'kekArava'thI gujarAtI kavitAnI madhurasRSTi sajI. praNaya, prakRti ane prabhubhaktinA A UrmizIla kavie aMgatasaMvedanone kavitAmAM bharapUra jhIlyAM che. rAga ane tyAganI vacce jhUlatA kavinI AMtaravyathAnuM pratibiMba emanAM kAvyomAM pragaTa thayuM che. emanA praNayagAnamAM vedanA ane azva, kavitArUpe avatare che. premikAne prApta karavAnI adamya jhaMkhanA ane pharajanuM bhAna - A be virodho vacceno tIvra saMgharSa tathA emAMthI jAmatuM ciMtana, kavi kalApInI kavitAnuM AgavuM AkarSaNa che. bhASAne zimadhura rUpa ApI tene pravAhI banAvI, sAthe saMskRta chaMdono laya nIpajAvI, kavitAne raMgadarzI jhoka ApI kavitAne eka navuM ja parimANa bakyuM. temanAM mukhya sarjano "kalApIno kekArava', 'kAzamIrano pravAsa', "patradhArA', "mAyA ane mudrikA' che. kAvyasaMgraha 'kalApIno kekArava' sothI vadhu lokaprasiddha che. surasiMhajI takhtasiMhajI gohila, kalApI nAnAlAla dalapatarAma kavi - gadhamAM je sthAna govardhanarAmanuM che, te padhamAM nAnAlAlanuM che. temanI kavitAno phAla vipula ane sattvazALI che. kavitAmAM temaNe karelo DolanazailIno viziSTaprayoga virala bane che. temanuM zreSThaarpaNa uttama UrmikAvyo ane gItaracanAo che. temaNe UrmikAvyo, khaMDakAvyo, citrakAvyo, mahAkAvyo, rAsa, bhajana, pada vagere aneka prakAronI kavitAo racI. "premabhakti'nA upanAmathI bhajano racyAM - jemAM narasiMhano raNako saMbhaLAya che. "navayovanA' jevAM citrakAvyo, "vasaMtotsava' ane 'dvArikapralaya' jevAM kathAkAvyo, 'kurukSetra' jevuM mahAkAvya ane "harisaMhitA' jevuM purANakAvya ApanAra nAnAlAla gujarAtI sAhityanA "mahAkavi' tarIke oLakhAya che. nAnAlAlanA virala vyaktitvanuM darzana temanA bhAvapradhAnanATakomAM paNa thAya che. A nATakomAM "indukumAra' ane "jayA jayaMta'gujarAtI nATyasAhityanI sImAcihnarUpa kRtio gaNAvI zakAya. navalakathA "uSA' ane 'sArathi', laghukathA "pAMkhaDIo', sAhityavivecana "sAhityamaMthana', caritragraMtha "kavIzvara nAnAlAla dalapatarAma kavi dalapatarAma' vagere temanuM mukhya pragaTasAhitya che. rAjaurI * ja. mA L pachI hAjI mahammada alArakhiyA - sAmAnya vAcakanI abhirucine vagovyA vinA vikasAvavAnI tamanAvALA eka sAcA sAhityapArakhu. sattara varSanI vaye hindImAM TUMkI vAta lakhI. 1901mAM eka rUpiyAnA lavAjamavALuM gulazana' nAmanuM sacitra mAsika zarU karyuM. gujarAtI bhASAmAM koIe na kADhyuM hoya evuM citrothI zaNagArAyeluM, durbodha nahIM ane chatAM lalitasAhityathI opatuM, Ama janatA jene pacAvI ane mANI zake evuM eka manabhara ane manahara mAsika kADhavAnuM zreya temane jAya che. 1916 jAnyuArImAM AkarSaka rUpa, raMga ane ronaka sAthe "vIsamI sadI'no pahelo aMka prasiddha karIne sAhityanI duniyAmAM sanasanATI macAvI dIdhI. hAjIe je pAyAnuM kAma karyuM te hatuM dhULadhoyAnuM. eNe khUNekhAMcare paDelA veravikhera lekhakone bhegA karyA ane prakAzamAM ApyA. hAjIe "vIsamI sadI' mAraphata sAmAnyamAM sAmAnya mANasa, kaDiyA-kArIgara ane munIma-vANotara sudhI sAhityakArone pahoMcatA karyA. hAjI mahammada alArakhiyA Jain Education Intemational Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 sukhalAlajI, paMDita aradezara pharAmajI khabaradAra 'jyAM jyAM vase eka gujarAtI, tyAM tyAM sadAkALa gujarAta' jevI amara paMktinA sarjaka pArasI kavi zrI khabaradAra aNue aNu gujarAtI ja hatA. emanAM sarjanomAM 'rASTrikA', 'vilAsikA', 'saMdezikA', 'prakAzikA', 'darzanikA', 'bhajanikA', 'kalyANikA' vagere mukhya padyakRtio che. 'gujarAtI kavitAnI racanAkaLA e temano gadha graMtha che. A sarva sarjanomAM temane sauthI lokapriya banAvanAra te temanAM dezabhaktinAM kAvyo. narmada ane hari harSada dhruva pachI bhakti ane ullAsathI AvAM ane ATalAM svadezabhaktinAM gIto gAnAra zrI khabaradAra ja che. 'bhAratano TaMkAra' e temano AvAM gItono suMdara graMtha che. gujarAtI kavitAne temanuM viziSTa arpaNa to temanA vinodapradhAna pratikAvyanA kAvyarUpanuM che. 'prabhAtano tapasvI'mAM temaNenAnAlAlanI DolanazailInI mazkarI karI che; paNa e ja zailI e kAvyamAM temaNe pote khUba ja saphaLatAthI vAparI batAvI che. 'avarohaNa' e prA.ThAkoranA 'ArohaNa' parathI lakheluM temanuM bIjuM suMdara pratikAvya che, nAnAbhAI bhaTTa - sukhalAlajI, paMDita prajJAcakSu, darzanamUrti, vidyAvibhuti je yathArtha vizeSaNo dvArA navAjAyelA prakAMDa paMDita sukhalAlajI AMtararASTrIya khyAti dharAvanAra bhAratIya dArzanikomAM agragaNya che. 'darzana ane ciMtana' temanI utkRSTa kRti che. jene kendrano sAhityaakAdamI puraskAra prApta thayo hato. 'cAra tIrthaMkara', 'samadarzI AcArya haribhadra' temanA caritra graMtho che. 'mAruM jIvanavRtta' temanuM AtmakathAnaka che. emaNe jaina tarkabhASA', 'jJAnabiMdu', 'pramANamImAMsA', 'hetubiMdu vagerenuM saMpAdana, 'tattvArthasUtra'nuM saMpAdana ne teno gujarAtI-hiMdI anuvAda, 'tattvoplavasiMha'nuM saMzodhana vagere vidhAmUlaka kAryo karyAM che. prAkRtamAM racAyela siddhasena divAkara kRta graMtha 'sanmati tarka'nuM saMpAdana emaNe karyuM che. bhArata sarakAre padmabhUSaNa' ilkAbathI emane sanmAnyA che. yuvAnImAM carmacakSu gumAvanAra paMDita sukhalAlajI kharA arthamAM samAjanA prajJAcakSu banI rahyA. pathapradarzaka - nAnAbhAI bhaTTa bhAratIya saMskRtinI keLavaNInI paraMparAnA AcArya, gujarAtanA zikSaNa ane saMskAra ghaDataramAM mUlyavAna pradAna karanAra zrI nAnAbhAI bhaTTa. dhArmikasaMskAramAM UcharelA nAnAbhAI upaniSada, gItA, rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata, zrImad bhAgavata vagere graMthonA UMDA abhyAsI hatA. emaNe bAlabhogya zailImAM 'mahAbhAratanA pAtro', 'rAmAyaNanA pAtro', 'hiMdu dharmanI AkhyAyikAo', 'lokabhAgavata', 'lokabhArata', 'lokarAmAyaNa' jevuM AdarzapradhAna dhArmika rasika vAtadhina ApyuM.Ama bAlasAhitye ane gAMdhIjInI bhAvanAnI keLavaNI kSetra nAnAbhAi bhaTTanuM nAma ghaNuM moTuM che. 'ghaDatara ane caNatara' emanI AtmakathA paNa dakSiNAmUrti saMsthAnA udbhava ane utkarSanI kathA che. keLavaNInI pagadaMDI'mAM temanAM keLavaNIviSayaka vyAkhyAno graMthastha che. zikSaNakSetre mUlyavAna pradAna badala 'padmazrI'no evorDa temane maLyo che. svAmI AnaMde temane vyAsa vAlmikInA vArasa' tarIke oLakhAvyA che, je yathArtha che. aradezara pharAmajI khabaradAra Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo dattAtreya bAlakRSNa kAlelakara, kAkAsAheba marAThI mAtRbhASA hovA chatAM gujarAtI bhASA para asAdhAraNa kAbU dharAvatA A lekhaka 'savAI gujarAtI'nuM * biruda pAmyA che. sauMdaryadarzI gaNAtA A sarjakanuM mukhya pradAna nibaMdhasAhityamAM che. zikSaNa, samAja, dharma, rAjakAraNa, sAhitya ane saMskRti vize ciMtanAtmaka lekho lakhyA che. gAMdhIvicAradhArAthI prabhAvita rASTrabhAvanA, temanA lekhomAM pragaTa thAya che.teo AjIvana pravAsI rahyA. bhAratanI nadIo, sarovaro, parvato, prapAto, sAgara vagerenAM prakRtivarNano prAsAdika zailImAM temaNe karyA che, AryasaMskRti mATeno prema temanA sAhityamAM chalakAya che. emanI avirata lekhanapravRttinAM phaLa te 'pUrvaraMga', 'jIvanasaMskRti', 'jIvanano vikAsa', 'jIvanano AnaMda', 'kArlolakaranA lekho' bhAga 1-2, 'jIvanabhAratI', 'himAlayano pravAsa', 'brahmadezano pravAsa', 'lokamAtA', 'smaraNayAtrA', vagere.emanA A sarva pustako lakhAyAM che to gadhamAM, paNa kharI rIte to temanI kavitA ja gadhaveze UtarI AvI che. dattAtreya bAlakRSNa kAlelakara, kAkAsAheba gijubhAI badhekA - 'bALakonI muchALI mA' tarIke jANItA lokapriya bALasAhityakAra amarelI jillAnA cittaLa gAmanA vatanI hatA. teo gujarAtInA prathama ane uttama bALasAhityakAra-bALathAkAra che. monTesarI paddhatithI bALazikSaNa-vikAsa mATe temaNe bhagIratha prayatno karyA. bALakonA rasane poSe, kutUhalane utteje, emanI kalpanAne jAgRta re, emanA vyaktitva-vaktarano aMza bane evuM mAhitIprada chatAM AnaMdaprada sAhitya temaNe ApyuM.mahAtmAonAM caritro, kizoracAo bhA.1-2, rakhaDu ToLI bhA.1-2 vagere cha jeTalAM kizorasAhityanA pustako; bALasAhitya graMthamALAzreNImAM avalokana, kathAnAya, pazupI, hAsyavinoda jevI dasa graMthamALA: bALasAhitya gucchamAM lAla ane hIrA, dAdAjInI talavAra jevAM pacIsa pustako tathA isapakathA, AphrikAnI saphara jevAM covIsa bALapustako temaNe ApyAM che. gijubhAIe bALasAhityanI rasalahANa karI ane vibhAvanA spaSTa karI ApI. temaNe bALasAhityane eka navI dizA ughADI ApI. gijubhAI badhekA kanaicAlAla mANekalAla munazI - veranI vasUlAta', 'kono vAMka?', 'pATaNanI prabhutA', 'gujarAtano nAtha', 'rAjAdhirAja'- eka pachI eka navalakathAo prasiddha thatI gaI ane gujarAtanA sAhityAkAzamAM udita thayelA A navA sitArAnuM nitanita vadhatuM javuM teja gujarAtanA loko saharSa jhIlatA rahyA. munazInI navalo gujarAtI navalakathAne eka koTi AgaLa laI jAya che. dharma, kaLA, itihAsa, tattvajJAna, rAjanIti, keLavaNIvividha kSetre temanI kalama cAlI che. temanI paurANika-aitihAsika navalakathAnA bhavyodAtta pAtro-kAka ane maMjarI, mInaLa ane muMjAla, muMja ane mRNAla- evAM anekAneka pAtro gujarAtanI janatAnA haiye cirakALa mATe vasI gayA che. nATyakSetre sAhitya tattvathI sabhara ane abhineya paurANika, aitihAsika, sAmAjika nATako ApyAM. gujarAtImAM lAMbI chatAM rasika AtmakathA munazInI che. sAhitya uparAMta rAjakAraNa ane zikSaNakSetre temaNe amUlya yogadAna ApI gujarAtanI asmitA ane gaurava vadhAryuM che. kanaiyAlAla mANekalAla munazI 1 Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAmanArAyaNa vizvanAtha pAThaka svAmI AnaMda svAmI AnaMda kahetA ke, jhINAmAM jhINAM kAmo ke vahevAra ekasarakhI cIvaTathI karavAnI Teva pADavI e ja jIvananI siddhi che. vIsamI sadInA eka Adarza saMnyAsInA A vicAro emanA sAhityamAM Thera Thera UtaryAM che. AjanI peDhIe emanuM sAhitya khAsa vAMcavuM joIe. 'dharatInI AratI' graMthathI emane vAMcavAnI zarUAta karavI joIe. emanA vicAronI jema emanuM sAhitya paNa naravuM, garavuM ane nakkara che. bhabhUkatA jvALAmukhI jevA gadyanA teo svAmI che. temanI bhASA hRdayamAMthI utarI AvI che. pahADanA udaramAMthI vahI AvatI dhasamasatI saritAnA jevo vega dAkhavatI emanI bhASA ane zailIne potAnuM vyaktitva che. mAtra bAra varSanI uMmare eka sAdhunI sAthe IzvaranAM darzana karavA nIkaLI pakaDyA, paraMtu pachInuM AkhuMce jIvana sAdhunI jema ja jIvyA. lokamAnya TiMLala ane gAMdhIjI jevA mahApuruSonA saMparkathI teo khUba ghaDAyA, gAMdhIjInA anuyAyI banI 'navajIvana' ane 'yaMga IMDiyA'nuM saMpAdana karyuM ane tyArathI temane sAhitya sarjanane vega maLyo. - jinavijayajI munizrI pathapradarzaka rAmanArAyaNa vizvanAtha pAThaka 'dvirephanI vAto' bhAga pahelo prasiddha thatAM ja gujarAte sama vAtalikhaka meLavyAno harSa anubhavyo. 'mukundarAya', 'khemI", 'eka prazna', ' navo janma' vagere vArtAo uttama vArtAkaLAnA namUnA che. pachI, 'zeSanAM kAvyo' prasiddha thatAM gujarAtI sAhityarasiko e kavitAnA prabaLa vaheNamAM taNAyA. chaMda vaividhya sAthe UrmikalpanA ane ciMtanano subhaga samanvaya emanAM kAvyomAM thayo che. 'svairavihAra' pragaTa thatAM marmajJa hAsyakAranA darzana thayAM ! haLavA nibaMdhomAM jIvananI nuktecInI jovA maLe che. 'kAvyanI zakti' pragaTa thatAM lekhakane samartha vivecakanI pratiSThA maLI. temanA vivecanomAM kavitA, sAhitya, bhASA ane jIvana vaccenA saMbaMdhanI tAttvika carcA jovA maLe che. ane 'bRhatapiMgala'nA prakAzane to A vidvAnane bhAratabharanA sammAnanA adhikArI banAvI dIdhA. je je svarUpane rAmanArAcaNa pAThakanI sarvatomukhI pratibhAno sparza thayo tene temaNe samRddhinA zikhara aMbAvyAM ! svAmI AnaMda jinavijayA munizrI jaina tattva darzana, prAcIna bhAratIya bhASAo ane lipizAstranA dharaMdhara vidvAna zrI jinavijayajI. temaNe jaina tattvasAra', 'prAcIna jainalekhasaMgraha', "prAcIna gujarAtI gadhasaMdarbha', 'prabaMdha ciMtAmaNi' jevAM mahattvanAM saMskRta-prAkRta prakAzanonuM saMpAdana karyuM hatu. 'siMdhI graMthamALA' ane 'rAjasthAna purAtana graMthamALA' nI pratiSThA paNa temanI vidvattAne AbhArI che. prAcIna zilAlekho ane jUnA dastAvejo ukelavAmAM to teo niSNAta hatA. saMzodhanakSetre itihAsa temano priya viSaya hato. 'haribhadrasUrino samayanirNaya' nAmano saMzodhana lekhe jarmana vidvAna haramAna yAkobIne paNa prabhAvita karyo hato. gAMdhIjInI preraNAthI temaNe gujarAta vidyApIThamAM purAtattvamaMdiranI sthApanA karI ane AcArya tarIkenI sevA bajAvI hatI. saMskRta, prAkRta, apabhraMza ne jUnI gujarAtI vagere jevI prAcIna bhASAo para ApameLe prabhutva meLavela. uparAMta hiMdI, mAravADI, gujarAtI ne marAThImAM lakhIvAMcI zakatA hatA. temanI satata abhyAsI vRttinA phaLa rUpe temanA eka sothI e vadhu graMtho pragaTa thayA che. Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 63 kizoralAla ghanazyAmalAla mazarUvALA - je vidyA yA je kaLA mANasane UrdhvagAmI banAve, tenI sAtvika vRttine jagADe, khIlave ane poSe, te ja kaLA ane tevA ja sAhityane Avazyaka mAnanAra zrI mazarUvALAe potAnI AsapAsa zAMta ane cetanAdAyI teja phelAvatI je sAhityapravRtti karI tethI temane eka sAhityakAra tarIke ane eka moTA vicAraka tarIke ApaNe yAda karIe chIe. gujarAtanI janatAnuM sauthI vadhu dhyAna kheMcanAra temanuM "samULI krAnti' nAmanuM pustaka che. temAM temaNe dharma ane samAja, rAjakIya ane Arthika tema ja keLavaNInA viSayo upara krAntikArI vicAro darzAvyA che. "saMsAra ane dharma e navayuganA ghaDatarane sparzatuM ane prAcIna praNAlikAone samajAvatuM pustaka che. A uparAMta ahiMsA vivecana', 'gItAdohana', gItAmaMthana', "strIpuruSa maryAdA' vagere temanAM jANItAM pustako che. gAMdhIjI pachI harijana' sAptAhikanA taMtrI tarIke javAbadArI adA karanAra zrI mazarUvALA eka sAhityakAra tarIke, tema ja eka vyakti tarIke vaMdanIya che. | kizoralAla ghanazyAmalAla mazarUvALA gaurIzaMkara govardhanarAma joSI, dhUmaketu - dhUmaketu satyazIla sarjaka che ane temanuM sAhityapradAna vipula che. navalikAno uttama kalAghATa temaNe Apyo. TUMkIvAtanI kalAnA sarvazreSTha kalAkAra gaNAyA. grAmajIvana, zaherIjIvana, dAMpatyajIvana, madhyamavarganI viSamatA, prema, svAtaMtrya, saMskRti, sauMdaryapUjA ema vividha viSayo ane bhAvanAonuM vizAla phalaka temanI vArtAomAM racAya che. "posTa ophisa', "bhaiyAdAdA', "goviMdanuM khetara', pRthvI ane svarga', 'madabhara nenAM', "hRdaya palaTo', "AmapAlI' vagere temanI uttama vArtAkRtio che. dhUmaketue caulukya ane guptavaMzanA itihAsane navalakathAmAM utAryo che. aitihAsika navalakathAnI eka sabaLa paraMparA munazIjI pachI dhUmaketumAM dekhAya che. nibaMdha, nATaka, caritra ane AtmakathA jevA prakAro paNa temaNe kheDyA che. gujarAtI gadhane manorama banAvavAmAM gaurIzaMkara govardhanarAma joSI, dhUmaketu " gaurIza, govardhanarAma nI re, dhUmaketunI zailIno savizeSa phALo che. chI ramaNalAla vasaMtarAya desAI - aitihAsika, sAmAjika ane paurANika navalakathAothI lokahRdaya para prabhutva jamAvanAra A sarjakanI sarjakatA vizeSa sAmAjika navalakathAmAM mahorI che. gAMdhIyuganI bhAvanA, Adarzo ane gAMdhIsaMdezane temaNe temanI navalomAM jhIlyo che. asahakAra, satyAgraha, aspRzyatA, grAmasevA, komIekatA, patitoddhAra vagere samakAlIna prazno temaNe carthya che. ramaNalAla desAI yugamUrti vArtAkAra tarIke oLakhAyA che. A bahumukhI pratibhAnA sarjake kAvya, nATaka, navalikA, nibaMdha, vivecana ane AtmacaritranAM kSetro paNa kheDelAM che. kokilA', 'divyacakSu', "grAmalakSmI 1-4', "bhArelo agni' temanI keTalIka pracalita kRtiomAMnI che. "divyacakSu' temanI zreSTha navalakathA gaNAI che. temaNe "gaI kAla' ane "madhyAhanAM mRgajaLa' ema be bhAgamAM AtmakathA ApI che. "saMyuktA" ane "zaMkita hRdaya' temanA jANItAM nATako tathA "nihArikA' temano kAvyasaMgraha che. "jIvana ane sAhitya' ane 'sAhitya ane ciMtana' temanA sAhityavivecananA lekhasaMgraho che. ramaNalAla vasaMtarAya desAI Jain Education Intemational Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 rAmaprasAda pre. bakSI cAMpazI vI. udezI jhaveracaMda meghANI - gAMdhIjIe Apela mahAmUluM biruda'rASTrIya zAyara'- tarIke prasiddha jhaveracaMda meghANI sarjaka uparAMta saMzodhaka tarIke sadaiva smaraNIya raheze. A nakhazIkha soraThI sAhityakAre lokthAo, vratakAo, saMtakacAo ane zauryakathAono khajAno kholI Apyo. lokagIto, lagnagIto ane duhAono bhaMDAra prastuta karyo. loksAhityanuM saMzodhana ane saMpAdana temanuM jIvanakArya banI rahyuM. saurASTranA khamIravaMtA itihAsane ane saMskRtine temaNe punarjIvita karI. temaNe aitihAsika navalakathAo paNa racI, taLapadA kuTuMbajIvananI saurabhane mahekAvatI sAmAjika navalakathAo paNa lakhI, soraTha, tArAM vahetAM pANI', 'aparAdhI', 'vevizALa', 'tulasIkyAro', vagere temanI khyAtiprApta navalakathAo che. nATaka, caritra, patrakAratva ane vivecanakSetre paNa temaNe kalama calAvI che. koIno lADakavAyo', 'chello kaToro' jevAM kAvyo ane evAM aneka saMvedanazIla sarjanothI gujarAta tenA A soraThIputrane potAnA hRdayamAM ciraMjIva sthAna arpe che. - cAMpazI vI. uddezI gujarAtanA eka pIDha, saMniSTha ane anubhavI taMtrI zrI cAMpazI dezI. zarUAtamAM teo 'jJAnasudhA', 'vasaMta', 'vIsamI sadI' jevAM sAhityika sAmAyikomAM lakhatA hatA. cAMpazIbhAI eTale 'navacetana' ane 'navacetana' eTale cAMpazIbhAI, 'vIsamI sadI' baMdha thayA bAda tyAre e prakAranuM mAsika zarU karavAnuM cAMpazIbhAIne mana thayuM ane janma thayo 'navacetana'mAsikano. bhAratIya saMskRtinA teo cAhaka hatA. 'navacetana'mAM AvatI vArtAo paNa bhAratIya saMskRtine anurUpa hoya tene pahelI pasaMda karatA.eka ja taMtrI ane eka ja saMcAlaka tarIke pUrA bAvana varSa sudhI temaNe pote 'navacetana' mAsika calAvyuM. nATyakSetre emanuM noMdhapAtra pradAna che. avetana raMgabhUmi mATe teo nATaka lakhatA, vyavasAyI raMgabhUmi mATe temaNe 'jaMjIranA jhaNakAre', "ghelI guNiyala', 'garIbanAM AMsu', 'AjanI duniyA' nAmanAM nATako lakhyAM hatAM. 'kavitAkalApa' temano kAvayasaMgraha che ane 'smRtisaMvedana' temanI AtmakathA che. pathapradarzaka jhaveracaMda meghANI rAmaprasAda pre. bakSI gAMdhIyuganA vivecaka tarIke UcuM stara dharAvanAra zrI rAmaprasAda bakSI saMskRta kAvyazAstra tema ja Adhunika ane pAzcAtya sAhityamImAMsAnA viSayonA UMDA abhyAsI hatA. vAGamayavimarza'emano gaNanApAtra vivecanagraMtha che. emAM rasa, alaMkAra, pratIka, TUMkI vArtA, nibaMdhikA, ekAMkI vagere svarUpo jevA viSayo para potAnuM viziSTa dRSTibiMdu pragaTa karyuM che. A vivecanamAM emanI zAstrIyatA ane pAMDitya jhaLakI UThe che. emanI kAvyazAstranI samaja UMcI koTinI che. emanA 'snehamudrA' ane anya kAvyasaMgrahanA vivecanamAM paNa rasajJa paryeSaNA dekhAya che. emanuM 'kathAsaritA', 'sukhamanI', 'gujarAtI bhASA ane sAhitya'uparAMta 'govardhanarAmanI manananoMdha' jevuM paMDita govardhanarAmanI 'skepabuka'nuM anuvAda kArya paNa noMdhapAtra che. emaNe 'govardhanarAmanuM manorAjya'mAM govardhanarAmanA vyaktitva ane sarjakatvanAM vividha pAsAMnI carcA karI che. teo bahuzruta vidvAna vivecaka uparAMta uttama zikSaka paNa hatA. - Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 65 vijayarAya kalyANarAya vaidha, vinodakAna - zrI vijayarAya vaidhanI pratiSThA gujarAtamAM Adhunika vivecanakaLAnA AdhadraSTAtarIke jhaLakI che. teo marmagrAhI vivecaka che. AraMbhamAM "vinodakAnta' upanAmadhArI vijayarAye gujarAtI vivecanamAM "sAhitya darzana', jUI ane ketakI', 'nAnAlAla kavinI jIvanavRSTi' vagere saMzodhana-vivecanagraMthothI rasalakSI ane kautukarAgI vivecananI navI dizA kholI hatI. vivecanazAstra paNa rasa ane Urmi sAthe saMbaMdhita che, e emanI navatarazailIe pratipAdita karyuM hatuM. gujarAtI sAhityanI rUparekhA' e rasalakSI zailImAM jhINA abhyAsapUrvaka Apela noMdhapAtra sAhityapradAna che. "lIlAMsUkAM pAna'mAM temaNe narmadayugano paricaya karAvyo che. zukratAraka'mAM citrAtmaka zailImAM emaNe zrI navalarAma paMDayAnuM jIvanacaritra ApyuM che. gledakALanI saMskRti' emanI mahattvakAMkSI kRti che. "nAjuka savArI', "prabhAtanA raMga'mAM emaNe haLavI nibaMdhikAo ApI che. emanI potAnI sAhitya-patrakAratva ane jIvananA saMgharSanI rasamaya AtmakathA "vinAyakanI AtmakathA' nAme ApI che. vijayarAya kalyANarAya vaidya rasikalAla parIkha - zrI rasikalAla choTAlAla parIkha aThaMga abhyAsI, sanniSTha saMzodhaka-vivecaka, vidhArthIvatsala vidyAguru, samyaka saMpAdaka ane saMvedanazIla sarjaka hatA. "saMjaya' upanAmathI emaNe "rUpiyAnuM jhADa' nAmaka nATaka ane "mUsikAra' upanAmathI kAvyo lakhelAM. "mRti' temano kAvyasaMgraha ane "jIvananAM vaheNo' temano vArtAsaMgraha che. nATakamAM ane e nAte bhavAImAM temane UMDo rasa hato. "zarvilaka' ane menA gurjarI' temanI vikhyAta nATyakRtio che. "zarvilaka' temanuM bahu vakhaNAyeluM aitihAsika nATaka che, jene sAhitya akAdamIno puraskAra prApta thayo hato. 'AnaMdamImAMsA', "purocana ane vivecana', "AkAzabhASita', "sarasvatIcaMdrano mahimA' Adi temanA vivecanasaMgraho che. munizrI jinavijayajI tathA paMDita sukhalAlajI jevA vidvAnasaMparkothI saMzodhana ane abhyAsavRttinI yogya dizA sAMpaDanAra zrI parIkha pote sarvatomukhI pratibhA ane sarvatobhadra prakRti ne pravRtti dvArA aneka anugAmIonA preraNArUpa banI rahyA. rasikalAla cho. parIkha hIrAbahena rAmanArAyaNa pAThaka - kavitAkSetre tema ja vivecanamAM teo agragaNya che. prakhyAta sAhityakAra zrI rAmanArAyaNa vI. pAThaka sAthe hIrAbahene snehalagna karyA hatAM. pAThakasAhebanA avasAna pachI hIrAbahene paraloke patra' zIrSakathI pAThaka sAhebane saMbodhIne kavitArUpe patro lakhavA zarU karyA hatAM. temanI A racanA gujarAtI sAhityamAM dAmpatyapremanA sudIrgha kAvya ane karuNaprazasti kAvya tarIke dhyAnAkarSaka banI rahelA che. kavitA, lekho, saMzodhana, vivecana jevI lekhanapravRtti dvArA emaNe raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka, narmada suvarNacaMdraka tathA umA-sneharazmi pAritoSika prApta karyA hatAM. vivecanamAM "ApaNuM vivecanasAhitya' (mahAnibaMdha), kAvyabhAvana', "kAvyAsvAda', "vikruti' ne "paribodhanA' vivecanalekhasaMgraha tathA "gavAkSadIpa' ciMtanAtmaka nibaMdho jevI samRddha sAhityasevA karI che. strIvivecaka tarIke teo zreSTha che. hIrAbahena rAmanArAyaNa pAThaka Jain Education Intemational a Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 raNajItarAma vAvAbhAI mahetA vizvanAtha ma. bhaTTa gujarAtIsAhityanA prathamapaMktinA abhyAsI anetaTastha vivecakomAM zrI vizvanAthanuM sthAna ciraMjIva che. 'sAhityasamIkSA', 'vivecanamukura', pUjA ane parIkSA' vagere vivecanagraMthomAM temanuM tattvaniSTha ane azeSa nirUpaNa temane vijayarAya ane viSNuprasAdanI haroLamAM sthAna apAve che, temanI zailI vadhAre trAju ane prasAdamadhura che. 'sarasvatIcaMdra' aMge 'paMktiyuganuM mahAkAvya' e emanuM dIrgha pravacana ke 'vivecana zAstra ke kalA ?' e carcA emanI vivecanasUjhanA purAvArUpa che. 'pAribhASika koza', 'narmadanuM maMdira' (1-2) ane 'nibaMdhamAlA' emanAM abhyAsapUrNa ane manohara saMpAdano che. TolsToyanI chaeka vRttionAM temaNe saraLa ane rucira saMpAdano ApyAM che. 'vIra narmada' Aja sudhInAM caritromAM uccAsane besatuM emanI rasaprada zailInA ahaM samuM che. raNajitarAma vAvAbhAI mahetA zrI raNajitarAma vAvAbhAI mahetA gujarAtanA aitihAsika sAdhanonA abhyAsI, gujarAtI sAhityanA niraMtara bhakta, yuropIya Adhunika sAhityanA vAcaka ane vivecaka tarIke anerA hatA. gujarAtIsAhityamAM jema raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka maLavo vizeSa bahumAna lekhAya che tema ja, temanA kALamAM moTA-moTA kavio ane lekhako zrI raNajitarAmanA anumodananI hoMza rAkhatA ane madadanI apekSA rAkhatA. zrI munazI to eTale sudhI kahe che ke "" ...mane lAgavA mAMDyuM ke je kAMI lakhuM te mAruM nathI, raNajitarAmano paNa temAM bhAga che." aneka lekhaka, kavi, abhyAsI, vivecakanI AvI lAgaNI che. keTalAka temane jIvaMta sarvajJAnasaMgraha(rvibeMke vRDi) kahetA. teo sAkSaronA preraka evA sAkSara hatA. ApaNI pAse temanA chUTAchavAyA lekho che. bhUta gujarAtano saMpUrNa itihAsa lakhavAnI temanA mananI umeda hatI paNa te mananI manamAM ja rahI ane akALe temanuM avasAna thayuM. - bacubhAI popaTabhAI rAvata pathapradarzaka vizvanAtha ma. bhaTTa bacubhAI popaTabhAI rAvata sakriya sAhityika saMpAdana ane patrakAratva dvArA gAMdhIyuganI sAhityarucine saMskAravAmAM temanuM pradAna mUlyavAna che. 1924thI 42 daramiyAna ravizaMkara rAvaLa sAthe 'kumAra'nA sahataMtrI ane 1943thI 80 daramiyAna taMtrI tarIke kuzaLa kAmagIrI bajAvI. gujarAtanI prajAnA saMskAra ane sAhityanA ghaDataramAM temano ane 'kumAra'no phALo ananya che. 1930mAM temaNe 'budhasabhA'nI sthApanA karI, jeNe aneka gujarAtI kavione preraNA ane protsAhana pUrAM pADyAM.1954mAM jUnA muMbaI rAjyanI vidhAnasabhAmAM gavarnara taraphathI cha varSa mATe temanI nimaNUka karavAmAM AvI. 'gujarAtI graMthastha citrakalA'mAM temanA kaLAviSayaka lekho ane kaLAvivecana che uparAMta 'gujarAtI lipinA navA paroDhanuM nirmANa' pustaka temaNe ApyuM che. 'TUMkI vArtAo'mAM temaNe hiMdImAMthI TUMkIvArtAnA karelA anuvAdo saMcita che. 1948mAM patrakAratvakSetre sevA badala raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka tathA 1905mAM 'padmazrI'thI temane sanmAnita karAyA hatA. Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo viSNuprasAda raNachoDalAla trivedI - gujarAtI sAhityanA mUrdhanya vivecaka. mAtra vivecananAM lakhANo dvArA asAdhAraNa pratiSThA meLavavI, nirbhaya vivecanAo karyA rahetA hovA chatAM sAhityanI duniyAmAM prIti ane mAnanA adhikArI banI rahevuM e atyaMta vikaTa siddhi che, teo dhIragaMbhIra ane prasannabhAve vivecanane varSo sudhI ekadhAruM kheDIne abhijAta sAkSaratAnI chApa pADanAra vivecaka hatA. pazcimanA sAhityanA gADha parizIlanathI gujarAtIsAhityane navo opa Apyo. narmadathI laIne AjanA dareka sAhityakAra ane temanI kRtio vize temaNe talasparzI vivecanA karI che. kavitA, kaLA ane sauMdaryanA mULabhUta siddhAMtonI temaNe anekavAra samartha carcA karI che. 'vivecana', 'parizIlana', 'arvAcIna cintanAtmaka gadha' ane 'upAyana' jevA temanA vivecanagraMtho temane sarjakanI kakSAe mUke che. teo samartha vivecaka hovA uparAMta suMdara gadhakAra paNa che. 'bhAvanA sRSTi' ane 'drumaparNa' temanA jANItA nibaMdhasaMgraho che. guNavaMtarAya AcArya rAMdravadana cImanalAla mahetA . sAhityakSetre nATyamaharSi candravadanano praveza kavitA dvArA thayo. ageya pRthvI chaMda, pravAhI padya ane seneTa-traNenuM navI peDhImAM avataraNa temanA 'yamala' kAvyasaMgrahathI thayuM. 'ilAkAvyo'mAM bhAI-bahenanAM snehanAM kAvyo ApyAM. gurjarabhakti ane svadezabhaktinI kavitAo paNa racI to achAMdasa kaTAkSakAvyo paNa ApyAM. temanI pratibhA nATyakSetre vizeSa mahoratI dekhAya che. abhineya nATako racI nAsyasAhityane samRddha karyuM. kavitAno nAyamAM viniyoga karI Apyo. bALanATako, reDiyonATako, caritrAtmaka nATako, prahasano ane bhavAI zailInAM nATakonA saphaLa prayogo karyA che. 'akho', "mUgI strI', 'AgagADI', 'nAgAbAvA', 'narmadanI raMgalIlA' jevAM kaMIka nATako temaNe lakhyAM ane saphaLatApUrvaka raMgamaMca para utAryAM. 'AgagADI' jevuM TrejeDI nATaka emanuM zreSTha nATyasarjana gaNAya che. 'gaThariyAM' zreNInAM 11 pustakomAM AtmakathA ane saMsmaraNo AlekhyAM che. emanA vyakitatvanI dRDha mudrA emanA gadha para aMkAyelI che. viSNuprasAda raNachoDalAla trivedI guNavaMtarAya AcArya - navalacAkAra, nATyakAra, vArtAkAra, caritrakAra zrI guNavaMtarAya AcArya dariyAI navalakathAo mATe jANItA che. dariyAI sAhasanI navalakathAo e guNavaMtarAyanI viziSTatA banI gaI. bhAvakone AMjI nAkhe evI bhASAIlImAM thokabaMdha sAhitya aMdAje doDhaso jeTalI kRtio emaNe lakhI. 'dariyAlAla', 'sakkarabAra", 'sarapharoza', 'jaLasamAdhi' jevI sAgaraviSayaka kathAono dariyo emaNe vAcaka samakSa khullo karI dIdho. emaNe 'mahAamAtya mAdhava', 'vara gaDha', 'sAraMgadeva' jevI aitihAsika navalo paNa ApI che. emaNe 'allAbelI', 'jogamAyA', 'akhovana', 'ApaghAta' jevAM nATako paNa ApyAM che, jemAM 'allAbelI' sAgarasaMbaddha saphaLa abhineya nATaka che. 'subhASacaMdra bojha' jevuM caritra lekhana emanI kalame ApyuM che. ApaNA itihArAnuM gaurava karavuM, vartamAnanA raMgo jhIlavA ane mAnavIya mUlyonI asmitA dAkhavavI e emanA sarjananA trividha hetu rahyA che. 57 caMdravadana cImanalAla maheta Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 pathapradarzaka jyotIndra ha. dave - 'hAsya samrATa' tarIke Aje paNa jyotIndra dave gujarAtI sAhityamAM ananya sthAna bhogavI rahyA che. gAMdhIyugamAM kaTAkSathI mukta, nirdeza ane nirdoSa hAsyarasanA sAhityasarjanamAM teo sarvoparI che. temanA sAhityavinodamAM sthULatA ane atizayoktithI para sUkSma bauddhika sparza jovA maLe che. rojiMdA jIvanamAMthI temaNe hAsya sAraveluM che. chatrI jevI jaDa vastuthI mAMDIne jIbha jevI ati cetanavaMtI vastumAMthI hAsyanI nipatti karIne vipula sAhitya temaNe saryuM che. potAnA bhoge paNa teo vizuddha ahiMsaka vinoda sarjI zake che. "raMgataraMga'-1thI 6, retInI roTalI', "jyotIndra taraMga' vagere temanI mukhya kRtio che. hAsya sAthe mArmika vicAra ke philasUphIno viniyoga teo AsAnIthI karI jANe che. "ame badhAM' (dhanasukhalAla mahetA sAthe) hAsya-navalakathA paNa temaNe ApI che. "lagnano umedavAra' ane pIDAgrasta prophesara' jevAM temanA nATako raMgabhUmi para bhajavAyAM che. jyotIndra ha. dave mAmalA * dulA bhAyA kAga - gujarAtanI lokasaMskRti ane lokasAhityane akhaMDa vahetAM rAkhanAra kavi dulA bhAyA kAga. potAnI maulikavANImAM "kAgavANI'nA ATha bhAganI bheTa ApanAra kavizrIno bhArata sarakAre i.sa.1965mAM padmazrI ilakAbA ApIne yathArtha bahumAna karyuM. teo mAnatA ke kavitA vadhAre saraLa bane, sAmAnya loko samajI zake, gAI zake ane lokone upayogI thAya te mahattvanuM che. A kArya temaNe pote suMdara rIte pAra pADyuM. rAmAyaNa ane mahAbhAratamAMthI lokopayogI bhAvone saraLa zabdomAM parovI lokahRdayamAM utAranAra zrI kAganuM lakSya samAjasudhAro rahyuM che. paraMparAgata cAraNI ghATInA temanA gAne hajAronI sabhAo DolAvI che. lokavArtA kahetA temanA raNakatA kaMThe kaMIka lokone hasAvyA-raDAvyA che. temanA mukhe rAmAyaNanA prasaMgo sAMbhaLavA te eka lhAvo che. gujarAtI lokasAhityamAM zrI meghANI sAthe zrI dulA bhAyA kAganuM nAma amara che. che : dulA bhAyA kAga DolararAya raMgIlarAya mAMkaDa - gAMdhIvAdI zikSaNakAra zrI DolararAya mAMkaDa saMzodhakavivecaka hatA. emaNe purAtattva, prAcIna sAhitya ane saMskRtimAM saMzodhana karyuM. " alaMkArapravezikA', "saMskRta nATya sAhityanA vikAsanI rUparekhA', "sAhityamImAMsAnA be prazno', "kAvyavivecana', "gujarAtI kAvyaprakAro' emanA vivecanagraMtho che. "naivedha'nAmanA temanA saMgrahamAM emaNe navalakathA, navalikA, ekAMkInI carcA karI che. emaNe prakhyAtA kRtio "sarasvatIcaMdra', "zarvilaka'nAM vivecana prazasya che paNa "jhera to pIdhAM che jANI jANI'nuM vivecana kadAca emanI zreSTha AlekhanA che. "anvedamAM uttara dhruva', "hoLInuM mULa, 'kalkI avatAra', "surASTra ane Anarta e lekhomAM prAcIna sAhityane zAstrIya rIte rajU karyuM che. bhAgyedanA vaziSThanuM darzana', "gItAno buddhiyoga' emanA dharmajJAnanA graMtho che. emaNe "bhagavAnanI lIlA' nAme poNI teraso paMktinuM chaMdobaddha kAvya lakhyuM che. zrI DolararAya arvAcIna kaSi, paMDita, kAvyazAstrI ane vivecaka hatA. DolararAya raMgIlarAya mAMkaDa Jain Education Intemational Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo jhINAbhAI desAI, neharazmi - svAtaMtryasaMgrAmanA senAnI 'sneharazmi' e svAdhInatA ane dezabhaktinA bhAvAbhinivezavALI kavitAo racI che. gAMdhIyuganA raMge raMgAIne sAhityamAM rajU thayelI dezabhaktino prathama udgAra temanI kavitAmAM jhIlAyo che. sAmAjika viSamatA sAtheno Akroza ane dInajanavAtsalya temanI kavitAmAM chalakAya che. temaNe sudIrgha ciMtanakAvyo paNa racyAM che. UMDI Arata ane virahanA bhAvo paNa emanAM kAvyomAM AlekhAyAM che. lAlitya ane svaramAdhurya emanI vizeSatA che. jApAnanA kAvyaprakAra 'hAIkuno prayoga prathamavAra karIne teoe eka navI kAvyakeDI kaMDArI che. sattara akSaranA gucchamAM prakRtinA adbhuta sauMdaryanuM temaNe pAna karAvyuM che. kavipratibhAne paDakArarUpa A laghurasvarUpamAM, kavinI svasthatA, zabdaprabhutva ane rasavRSTino samanvaya thayo che. keTalAMka gatizIla citro hAIkumAM temaNe sahaja rIte AlekhyAM che. kavi sneharazmi navalikAkAra tarIke paNa prasiddhi pAmyA che. temanI vArtAomAM paNa kavitAno raMga chalakato dekhAya che. jIvananAM mUlyo ane vAtakalAnI samatulA temaNe barAbara sAcavI che. jhINAbhAI desAI, sneharazmi nagInadAsa pArekha - abhyAsI vivecaka, anuvAdaka ane saMpAdaka tarIke prA.nagInadAsa pArekha cirasmaraNIya che. emaNe baMgALImAMthI zaradacaMdra ane ravIndranAthanI moTA bhAganI kRtiono gujarAtImAM anuvAda karyo. TAgoranI "ghare bAhire' tathA zaradabAbunI "pariNItA' jevI sukhyAta navalakathAono gujarAtane paricaya emaNe Apyo. "gItAMjali'no paNa gujarAtImAM AsvAda Apyo. A uparAMta baMgALInA asaMkhya anuvAdo mULane vaphAdAra, prAsAdika ane vizada che. "abhinavano rasavicAra ane bIjA lekho' emanA abhyAsalekhono saMgraha che. "na hanyate'nA anuvAda mATe emane sAhityaakAdamIno puraskAra maLyo che. aMgrejI ane saMskRtamAMthI paNa upayogI ane utkRSTa sAhityAnuvAda emaNe ApyA che. emanI pAsethI 'navalarAma', "mahAdeva desAI', 'premAnaMda', "gAMdhIjI' jevAM caritralakSI pustako prApta thayAM che. molika ane anuvAdanA thaIne doDhaso jeTalA graMtho ApanAra zrI pArekha niSThAvAna ane virala sAhityakAra che. nagInadAsa pArekha kizanasiMha cAvaDA - marmagAhI prasaMgonA Alekhaka ane jIvanamAMgalyanuM darzana karanArA sarjaka zrI kizanasiMha cAvaDA, jipsI'ne upanAme mAnavajIvananA vAstavika anubhavonA "amAsanA tArA'nA lekhaka zrI cAvaDA eka sAdhaka sAhityakAra che. "amAsanA tArA'mAM evA prasaMgo ApyA che ke e ciraMjIva vArtAo ke rekhAcitro tarIke gujarAtImAM suvikhyAta che. temanI pAradarzakatA sparzI jAya tevI che. "zarvarInI vArtAo temaNe ApI che. "samudranA dvIpa' temano gaNanApAtra nibaMdhasaMgraha che. "amAsathI pUnama bhaNI'nI AdhyAtmika vikAsanI AtmakathA anokhI che. emanAM himAlayanAM patro kAkAsAhebanA 'himAlayano pravAsa'nI jema yAdagAra banyAM che. "kSatriya' ane 'navagujarAta' rASTrIya sAptAhikanuM saMpAdana emaNe karyuM hatuM. amerikAmAM mudraNanI vizeSa tAlIma lenAra zrI cAvaDA vaDodarAmAM sAdhanA ane cetanA presanuM saMcAlana karatA hatA. zrI kizanasiMha cAvaDAe alpa paNa ananya sAhityaApyuM che. kizanasiMha cAvaDA sADI * ''///Cookies * fo : * Jain Education Intemational Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 pathapradarzaka kezavarAma kA. zAstrI vivecakonI paraMparAmAM paNa vivecaka karatAM vadhu to saMzodhaka evA zrI ke.kA.zAstrIjI bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvanAra prakAMDa vidvAna che. emaNe madhyakAlIna kavio ane kRtionuM sAruM evuM saMzodhana karyuM che. 'kaviracita'nA be bhAgomAM emaNe madhyakAlIna kavio viSe saMzodhana karI alpajJAta kavio para prakAza pADyo che. madhyakAlIna gujarAtI kRtionAM saMzodhana sAthe saMpAdananAM suphaLa lekhe cAlIseka kRtio maLe che. emAM narasiMha, bhAlaNa, premAnaMda ne dayArAmanI kRtionA saMgraho tathA mahAbhAratanA parvo noMdhapAtra che. gujarAtI bhASAvijJAna ane vyAkaraNanA kSetre emanuM prazasya pradAna che. bhASAzAstra mATe bhArata sarakAre temane 'padmazrI' sanmAnathI navAjyA che. 'bRhad gujarAtI koSa bhAga 1-2', 'gujarAtI bhASAno pAyAno koSa' vagere temaNe prasiddha karyA che. A uparAMta saMskRta kAvyazAstra, itihArA ane saMskRtinI kRtio, ekAMkIo, saMskRta ane aMgrejImAMthI anuvAdo temaNe karyA che. temaNe 'vizva hiMdu samAcAra'mAsikanA ane vallabhasaMpradAyanA 'anugraha' mAsikanA taMtrI tarIke paNa kAmagIrI karI che. kezavarAma kA. zAstrI suMdarajI gokuladAsa beTAI - khaMDa kAvyo, Urmi kAvyo, gIto ane bhajanonA kavi zrI suMdarajI beTAI, gAMdhIyuganA A kavi vivecaka ane adhyApaka tarIke paNa noMdhapAtra che. 'jyotirekhA', 'indradhanu', 'vizeSAMjali', 'sadgata caMdrazIlAne', 'tulasIdala' vagere temanA hAvyasaMgraho che. emaNe 'sulocanAnuM locanadAna' ane 'zastra saMnyAsa' jevAM khaMDa kAvyo ApyAM che. 'sadgata caMdrazIlAne' karuNaprazasti kAvyamAM patnInA avasAna nimitte emane uddezIne karAyelA udgAromAM jIvanaciMtana pragaTa thAya che.temaNe chaMdobaddha kAvyo temaja layamadhura gIto racyAM che. gujarAtI gItomAM emanI viziSTatA e dariyAviSayaka nAvika-gIto che. 'zrAvaNI vidAya', 'dariyApIra' ne khAsa to 'allAbelI' gItathI e smaraNIya che. emanA 'khela do' jevAM uttama bhaktikAvyo AsvAdha rAmanArAyaNa nA. pAThaka - che. 'gujarAta sAhityamAM seneTa ane 'suvarNamadha' vivecanagraMthomAM temaNe adhyApakIya abhyAsanI rIte saiddhAMtika ane svarUpalakSI vivecana karyuM che. suMdarajI gokuladAsa beTAI rAmanArAyaNa nA. pAThaka pacIsa varSanI vaye temaNe 'pacAsa varSa pachI' nAmanI navalakathA lakhI ane sAhityanI duniyAmAM jANItA thayAM. AjhAdInI tamAma laDatomAM sakriya bhAga lIdho hato. sAthe-sAthe gAMdhIjI, saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela, bAla zikSaNanA praNetA gijubhAI vagere maLIne dasa jeTalAM jIvana caritro lakhyAM. krAMtikArI zahIdo tathA saMtonAM caritrodharmakathAo, pravAsavarNano paNa lakhyAM, te badhuM sAhitya kizoronA jIvanaghaDatara mATe temanuM mUlyavAna pradAna che. svAmI vivekAnaMdanA sAhityanA bAra graMthanuM saMpAdana karI emaNe gujarAtanI prajAne svAmI vivekAnaMdanA vicArothI prabhAvita karyo, badhuM maLIne temaNe esI jeTalAM pustako lakhyAM che. samAjasevaka tarIkenI temanI pravRttio, A sAhityanA udgamanuM preraNAbaLa rahyuM . aneka zikSaNasaMsthAomAM AcArya tarIke sevAo ApI vidhArTIonA jIvana ghaDatara mATe upayogI sAhitya paNa racyuM. duniyAbharanA zikSaNa pravAho jANavAsamajavA temaNe aneka dezono pravAsa karyo hato. - Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo maganabhAI bhUdharabhAI paTela - kavi pattIva kavi patIla' gAMdhIyugamAM temanI raMgadarzitAbharI ane dardIlI gajhala ane gajhalanI bhASAzailI-AkRtinA prayogo mATe mahattvanA che. kavi kahe che: " dame Akhara pataliyAne kaho cho zuM tame AvI?, na Apyo prema to mujate-have khapanA dilAsA zA?" potAne jIvanamAM paDelAM duHkho, thayelo vizvAsaghAta, mitronI vimukhatA, svajanono droha badhuM hatAzArUpe pragaTe che. temanA dardamAM paNa raMgIna mastI che.zrI bAlAzaMkaranI gajhalonI mastI temaNe jIvaMta karI che. temano kAvyasaMgraha 'prabhAta narmadA' prakRti, praNaya ane narmadAnA mahimA sAthe jIvananI hatAzA ane karuNAnuM paNa gAna gAya che. teo phArasI zabdo, zailI ane gajhalanA vividha prayogo kare che. teo prayogavIra che,AMkaDA gajhalavIra che. temanA sarjanano mukhya sUra karuNatA rahyo che, paNa temanAmAM hAsyanirUpaNanI zakti che e temanuM "vAsavaklezaparihAra' darzAve che. - yazavaMta paMDyA manasukhalAla maganalAla jhaverI zrI manasukhalAla jhaverI vidvAna prAdhyApaka, saphaLa vaktA, samartha vivecaka, bhASAnA UMDA jANakAra, saphaLa anuvAdaka tathA navalikAkAra to kharA paNa temanI viziSTa kIrti to kavi tarIkenI ja che. vizada bhAvanirUpaNa ane prAsAdika varNanothI sabhara kavitAno phAla temanI pAsethI maLyo che. lAMbI chaMdobaddha kAvyaracanAo temanI vizeSatA che. 'kurukSetra'nAM prasaMgakAvyo temanuM zreSTha kAvyArpaNa che. premakAvyomAM kavinI sauMdaryabhakti AlekhAya che. zraddhAMjali kAvyomAM mRtyu vizenuM ciMtana paNa noMdhapAtra che. 'caMdrata', 'phUladola', 'ArAdhanA', 'abhisAra', 'anubhUti ane 'kAvyasuSamA' temanI kAvyakRtio che. temanI pratibhA mukhyatve kavivivecakanI che. purogAmI ane samakAlIna kavio-sarjakonuM temaNe kareluM vivecana, temanI taTastha vivecakapratibhAnI pratIti karAve che. 'thoDA vivecanalekho', 'paryeSaNA', 'kAvya vimarza'ane 'abhigama' temanI vivecanakRtio che. vyakticitro tathA pravAsavarNana ane saMskRta-aMgrejI graMthonAM rUpAMtaro jevAM ke 'zakuntalA', 'hemleTa', 'mekabetha' ane 'ethelo'paNa AsvAdya zailImAM karyAM che. kavi patIla yazavaMta paMDyA ekAMkI nATakonA racayitA tarIke khyAtiprApta sarjaka zrI yazavaMta paMDyA. navIna zailInA ekAMkI lakhanArAomAM Adha evA baTubhAI umaravADiyA ane pachI prANajIvana pAThaka vagerenI paraMparAmAM yazavaMtabhAI gaNanApAtra nAma che. emanI bIjI prazasya pravRtti te ziSTa ane saMgIna sAhityakRtionuM 'vArSika' kADhavAnI hatI, jenA phalasvarUpa 'vINA' ane 'zarada'nA aMko maLyA. 'paDadA pAchaLa', 'a. sau.kumArI', 'madanamaMdira', 'rasajIvana', 'zaratanA ghoDA', 'gharadIvaDI', 'triveNI' vagere nATikAonA saMgraho ane lekho dvArA emaNe savA-doDha dAyakA sudhI sAhityapravRtti karI. muMbaInA jANItA 'kalamamaMDaLa'nA sthApaka sabhyomAMnA teo eka hatA. dara varSe 'kumAra'mAM pragaTa thaelI uttama kRti mATe apAto 'kumAracaMdraka'e zrI yazavaMta paMDayAnI deNagI hatI. teo gujarAtanA eka saMskArapremI sAhitya sevaka hatA. G manasukhalAla jhaverI Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 ganI dahIMvALA ramaNalAla sonI - moDAsAmAM janmelA zrI ramaNalAla pItAMbaradAsa sonInI sarjakapratibhAe bALako mATenA sAhityasarjanamAM ane baMgALanI praziSTa kRtionA anuvAdamAM sAruM kAThuM kADhyuM, jelavAsa daramiyAna zrI nagInadAsa pArekha pAse baMgALI zIkhI ane zrI pArekhanI jema ja baMgALImAMthI zraddheya ane suvAcya anuvAdo temaNe ApyA. svIndranAtha TAgoranI Tarpha TUMkI vArtAonA 'kAbulIvAlA', 'atithi' ane 'caMdanatilaka'e gaMcatrImAM AvAdha anuvAdo ApyA che, jene anulakSIne dilhI sAhityaakAdamIno anuvAda mATeno evorDa temane maLyo che. baMgALI anuvAdomAM zaradabAbunI' svAmI' tathA 'zrIkAnta', *corporabAlI', 'virAjavahu', 'baDIdIdI' jANItI kRtio che. 'zizuthA', 'zizusaMskAramALA', 'zizubhAratIpaMthamALA' AdimAM temanI bAlasAhityakAra tarIkenI sarjakatA ane sajjatA UbharI Ave che. temaNe bAlakAvyo ane bAlanATako paNa ApyAM, je 'ramaNalAla sonInAM bALanATako' ane 'ramaNalAla sonInAM bALakAvyo'mAM saMpAdita che. temanA bAlasAhityamAM kalpanAvaibhava ane sahaja nirUpaNa dhyAnAkarSaka che. tribhovana puruSottama luhAra ganI dahIMvALA gujarAtI zAyaronI paMgatamAM ganIbhAI mAnavaMtu sthAna dharAve che. emanI kalama kharekhara kasabI che. ISTa sAme dekhAtI vastune ganIbhAI evI rIte upADIne zeramAM DhALI de che ke e lokajIbhe ApoApa ramato thaI jAya che. suMdara kavitA sAthe Izvare temane halamaryo kaMTha paNa baco che. zrI 'zUnya'nI jema zrIMganIbhAI paNa hiMdu saMskRtinI chAyA heThaLa che. kIco, rAdhA, zaMkara vagere pratIko emanI kalamamAMthI sahajarIte paDe che. gIta-gajhalA baMne prakAro temaNe kheMkayA che. jIvanadarzanamAMthI pragaTatAM ciMtana temaNe gIto ane savizeSa gajhalomAM saraLatAthI ane ravAbhAvikatAthI, lAghava ane tIvratAthI rajU karyAM che. " raMganI' gujarAta mAro bAga che, huM chuM gajhala bulabula; gajhalamAM prema nItaratI, huM bAnI laIne Avyo chuM." ema gAnAra zAyara ganIbhAI kharekhara gujarAtI gajhala-upavananA bulabula che. pathapradarzaka ramaNalAla sonI tribhovana puruSottama luhAra, sundaram 'suMdaram' nuM ghaDatara emanA racanAkALanA pUrvArdhamAM gAMdhIdarzanathI ane uttarArdhamAM zrI araviMdanI asarathI cAyeluM che. suMdaram' takhallusa paNa temane gAMdhIjInI AtmakathAmAM AvatA eka nAma parathI apanAvyuM che. 1930nI satyAgrahanI laData vakhate asaMkhya yuvAnonI mAphaka suMdaram paNa khabhe thelo jhUlAvIne nIkaLI paDyA. e paribhramaNamAM temane aneka kAvyo maLyAM. ochAmAM ochA zabdomAM vadhumAM vadhu bhAva, artha ane kAvyatattva samAvI devAnI emanI zaktithI ApaNane eka zreSTha kavi maLyA ! A uparAMta vAstavavAdI vArtAkAra tarIke paNa mAnabharyA sthAnanA adhikArI banyA che. 'piyAsI' vArtAsaMgrahamAM vArtAkAra tarIkenA temanA guNo parAkASTAe pahoMcelA dekhAI Ave che. 'dakSiNAyana'mAM dakSiNa bhAratanA pravAsanA temanA jhamakadAra varNanoe ApaNA pravAsasAhityamAM judI ja bhAta pADI che. e pravAsa pachI teo dakSiNa bhAratamAM ja, araviMda AzramamAM sthAyI thayA ane prabhuprIti ane adhyAtmajhaMkhanAnAM baLavattara kAvyo paNa ApyA. 'unnayana' saMgrahamAM A bhAvanAne gUMthI levAmAM teo saphaLa thayA che. - Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo >> mi gulAbadAsa brokara, kathaka - gujarAtI TUMkIvArtAnA sarjakomAM gulAbadAsa brokaranuM sthAna "dhUmaketu'-'dvirepha'nI vAtaparaMparAmAM Ave. madhyamavarganAM pAtronI rojiMdI ghaTanAone mAnasazAstrIya dRSTikoNathI navalikAomAM nirUpI che. aneka vArtAo dvArA gujarAtI navalikAne temaNe manobhUminI "UbhI vATe' caDhAvI dIdhI. "latA zuM bole?', "gulAmadIna gADIvALo', "nIlInuM bhUta', "dhUmrasera', "paMDitajI', "naraharajI', "mAno jIva', bA", "premapadAratha'-temanI uttama vArtAkRtio che. satyakathAonuM Alekhana taTasthatAthI teoe karyuM che. ekAMkI kAra ane nATyakAra tarIke paNa temanuM pradAna noMdhapAtra che. jvalaMta agni' nAmanA temanA ekAMkIonA saMgrahe temane nATyakAra tarIkenI viziSTa kIrtinA adhikArI TheravyA che. sAhityavicAraNA, avalokana ane vivecana temaja saMpAdana paNa temaNe karyuM che. "kathaka' nAme lakhAyelAM temanA vivecanagraMtho "rUpasRSTimAM', "abhivyakti' ane "sAhitya tattva ane taMtra' temanI abhyAsazIlatA ane kalAparakhanA purAvA che. pravAsa sAhityanuM sarjana "navA gagananI nIce' paNa teoe karyuM che. gulAbadAsa brokara, kathaka yazodhara mahetA - zrI yazodhara mahetA viziSTa kRtionA lekhaka che. A "agamanigama'nA upAsake zarUAta "raNachoDalAla ane bIjAM nATako'thI karI, ane pachI "kaMbojaMbo' ne "ghelo babala' jevA saphaLa abhineya nATako ApyAM. emAM raNachoDalAla' nATaka zreSTha gaNAyuM. emanuM viziSTa pradAna navalakathAo rahyuM che. bhAgamAM lakhAyelI "sarI jatI retI' emanI noMdhapAtra ane carcAspada navalakathA hatI. guptavidhA ane adhyAtma-viSayaka navalakathA "mahArAtrI' e "coginIkumArI' ane gulAbasiMha'no sAhityavAraso zobhAvyo. "mahArAtrI' navalakathAno hiMdImAM paNa anuvAda thayo che. "zrInaMdA' ane "44 rAtrio' emanAM pravAsavarNano che tathA "kImiyAgaro' ane 'nava saMto' emanAM caritralekhano che. "premagaMgA', "rasanaMdA', "umA haimavatI' ane zaktiyuganuM prabhAta' temanI rasaprada navalikAo che. tattvavicApreraka sAhityanuM paNa temaNe vipula pramANamAM sarjana karyuM che, jemAM "agamanigama', "zUnyatA ane zAMti', zraddhAnI rAtrI', "zraddhA ane anubhUti' noMdhapAtra che. yazodhara mahetA jayati dalAla - ekAMkIkAra ane navalikAkAra tarIke jayakti dalAle sAhityakSetre potAnI AgavI zailI ane saMvedanAzakti dvArA noMdhapAtra phALo noMdhAvyo che.prayogazIla ane raMgamaMcakSama nATako temanI pAsethI maLyAM che. cabarAkiyA saMvAdo ane narma-marma temanI vizeSatA che. temanA moTAbhAganAM nATako sAmAjika che. "mAnI dIkarI", "patnIvata', mana bagaDe e pahelAM', 'soyanuM nAkuM', "dina palTayo' vagere jANItI ekAMkIo che. bALanATakonuM lekhana paNa temaNe karyuM che. vartamAna sAmAjikasthiti ane daMbha para kaTAkSa karatI navalikA temaNe racI che. zoSaNa sAmeno Akroza temAM chato thAya che. nATakanA dezya jevI tAdezatA dharAvatuM varNanakathana temanI navalikAonuM AkarSaka aMga che. "jUjavAM', katharoTamAM gaMgA', "mUkama karoti', "uttarA', 'A ghera pele ghera", "aDakhe paDakhe' vagere temanI jANItI navalikAo che. temaNe sthaLacitro, vyakitacitro ane kaTAkSalekho paNa lakhyA che. "rekhA'mAsika ane "gati' graMthamALA dvArA amUlya sAhitya temaNe ApyuM che. jayatti dalAla Jain Education Intemational ation Intermational Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 kRSNAlAla zrIdharANI prahlAda pArekha zrI prahlAda pArekhe 'thoDIka paNa atIva suMdara' kavitA ApIne gujarAtI bhASAnI ane kavitAnI mUlyavAna sevA karI kavi tarIke amaratA prApta karI che. prahlAda pArekha chaMdobaddha kAvyo temaja gItanI racanAo banne para sarakhI hathoTI dharAve che. emanAM gItonI saraLa padAvalimAM bhAvonI gahanatA ane rahasyamAtAno madhuro sparza anubhavAya che. 'ekaluM', 'avadhuta', 'tAro itabAra' vagere gIto 'bArI bahAra' (temano kAvyasaMgraha)nI ja nahiM, gujarAtI kavitAnI samRddhi che. teo kahe che; " rAhIza, rahI mauna chuM, sakala Urmi AyAtane" hRdayanA mulAyama ane chaTakaNA bhAvone te kuzaLatAthI paDI zake che. umAzaMkara joSIe navInatara kavionuM eka viziSTa lakSaNa "sauMdaryAbhimukhatA" che, ema kahyuM che. prahlAda pArekhanI kavitAmAM A lakSaNa mAtabara svarUpe jovA maLe che. - umAzaMkara joSI kRSNAlAla zrIdharANI -giranAranI taLeTImAM gALelA dezava ane gAMdhIjIe jagAvelA svAtaMtryanAdano paDagho temanI kavitAomAM praNaya, prakRti ane rASTrabhakti banIne jhIlAyo che.temanI kavitAmAM pragaTatuM jIvanadarzana UMDuM, vizALa ane madhura che. keTalAMka suMdara kathAkAvyo 'svarAja rakSaka', 'pApI', 'sarjakazreSTha AMgaLAM' noMdhapAtra che. 'koDiyAM' ane 'punarapi' temanA jANItAM kAvyasaMgraho che. saMgIta, bhavAI ane kavitAnA samanvayathI racAyeluM 'vaDalo' gujarAtI nATyasAhityanI eka viziSTa kRti che. 'pILAM palAza', 'bALa rAjA' ane 'sonaparI' temanAM suMdara bALanATako che.temaNe videzanI uccatama upAdhio prApta karI hatI.aMta sudhI temaNe suprasiddha aMgajI akhabAra 'amRta bajhAra patrikA'nA pharALa pratinidhi tarIke pharaja bajAvI hatI. gujarAtI uparAMta aMgrejIbhASAmAM temaNe 10 graMthonuM pradAna karyuM che. emanI sAhityasiddhine upalakSIne i.sa.1958no raNajitarAma suvarNa caMdraka emane mATe jAhera thayelo, je temanA mRtyu bAda i.sa.1961mAM enAyata karAyo hato. pathapradarzaka prahlAda pArekha umAzaMkara joSI - gujarAtI bhASAnA mUrdhanya kavi. temanuM kAvya-sarjananuM jharaNuM prathama sAneTa nakhI sarovara para zarada pUrNimA' sAthe mAtra 17 varSanI vaye vahevA lAgyuM hatuM. tyAra bAda dIrgha kAvya 'vizvazAMti' lakhAyuM ane gujarAtIsAhityane eka sakSama sArasvata prApta thayA. 'nizItha'mAM prakRtinAM bhAva-suMdara kalpano rajU thayAM che, 'prAcInA' ane 'mahAprasthAna'nAM padharUpako paNa dhyAnAkarSaka che. temaNe rasALa navalikAo, sughaDa ekAMkIo ane uttama nibaMdho ApyA che. temanI kavitAnI viSayasamRddhi paNa viziSTa hatI, nAnA ane najIvA lAgatA viSayamAM paNa-'eka cusAyelA goTalA' jevA ne evA to aneka viSayomAM temaNe kAvyatva ane vicArasamRddhi eTalA uMcita pramANamAM bharyAM ke gujarAtI kavitA mATe aneka aNakhUlelAM dvAra anargaLa khUlI gayAM. mAnavatAnI upAsanA e A kavinI kavitAno sthAyIbhAva che. temane kendrIya sAhitya-akAdamIno evorDa, jJAnapITha evorDa jevAM aneka sanmAna prApta thayAM hatAM. 'saMskRti'mAsika dvArA temaNe sAhitya, saMskRti, samAja ane rAjakAraNa paratve gujarAtanI prajAne moMghuM vicArabhAyuM pUruM pADyuM. Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo anaMtarAya ma. rAvaLa - satyaniSTha, sahRdaya, saujanyazIla ane vidvAna vivecaka tarIke zrI anaMtarAya rAvaLe khyAti prApta karela che. temane raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka ane temanA vivecana saMgraha 'tAratamya'ne sAhityaakAdamI evorDa prApta thayA che. 'sAhitya vihAra', 'sAhitya niSa', 'sAhityaviveka', 'gaMdhAkSata', 'samIkSA', 'anudarzana', 'samAlocanA' vagere temanA vivecanalekhonA saMgraho che . emanA saMgrahomAM pahelo lekha moTA bhAge sAhityanI saiddhAMtika carcAno hoya,jIvanacaritrano Adarza jevA prazasya lekho paNa temaNe ApyA che. madhyakAlIna gujarAtIsAhityano itihAsa temanI zreSTha kRti che. 'rAIno parvata', 'naLAkhvAna', 'madanamohanA', kalApI-nAnAlAla-boTAdakaranI kRtionAM saMpAdano ane e nimitte je te lekhakonI samIkSA karatAM pravezako ApaNane temanI pAsethI prApta thayA che. abhyAsapUrNa taTastha tathA UMDI ane vyApaka vivecanA paNa rajUAta saumya ane priyabhASI e temanI lAkSaNikatA che. pannAlAla paTela rAjendra zAha - navInatara kaviomAM agra evA zrI rAjendra zAha ApaNA eka uttama Urmikavi che. nhAnAlAla-baLavaMtarAyanI kavitAnuM sAtatya temanAmAM joI zakAya che. so jeTalI sAneTa racanAo ane traNaso uparAMta gItaracanAo temanI pAsethI maLe che. prakRtinAM vaividhyapUrNa citro ane dardamadhura saMvedano temanI kavitAmAM jhilAyAM che, jIvanamRtyu viSayaka ciMtana paNa rajU thAya che.'AyuSyanA avazeSa' ane 'rAgiNI' jevI uttama sAneTamALAo temaNe racI che. rAjendra zAhanI kavitAnuM ananya AkarSaNa temanAM gItomAM che. temAMno lacahilloLa ane bhAvorminuM UMDANa dhyAnAkarSaka che. lokagIta, bhajana, rAjastAnI, baMgALI ane vrajagItonA vaividhyapUrNa DhALo temaNe gItomAM prayojyA che. praNaya, prakRti, prabhubhakti ane AdhyAtmika anubhUtino raNakAra A gItomAM saMbhaLAya che, 'dhvani', 'zruti', 'zAMta kolAhala', 'dakSiNA', paMcapavAM', 'dvA suparNA' vagere temanA jANItA saMgraho che. rAjendra zAha anugAMdhIyuganA yugadhara kavi che. anaMtarAya ma. rAvaLa pannAlAla paTela 'maLelA jIva' ane mAnavInI bhavAI' jevI sarvotkRSTa vAstavabhUmi navalakathAo dvArA pannAlAla paTele gujarAtIsAhityane samRddha karyuM. dharatInAM saMtAno temaNe pAtro tarIke rajU karyA, gAyasRSTinuM, hAtha valovI nAMkhe tevAM saMvedano sAthe navalakathAmAM kalAtmaka nirUpaNa karI batAvyuM. temanI navalakathAomAM lokajIvanano dhabakAra jhilAya che. teoe paurANika kathAnako laine paNa navalakAo racI che. 'vaLAmaNAM', 'jiMdagInA khela', 'lakhacorAsI', 'kaMku', 'cIvana' vagere temanI aneka kRtio jANItI che. temanI navalikAomAM taLapadI bolIno Agavo mijAja pragaTa thAya che. 'sukhadu:khanA sAthI', 'vAtrakane kAMThe', 'jIvo dAMDa' vagere navalikAo kasabanI dRSTie dhyAnapAtra che. vaitaraNIne kAMThe' ane 'eLe nahIM to beLe' jevA ekAMkI ane 'DholiyA sAgasIsamanA' jevI nATyaracanA paNa noMdhapAtra che.temane jJAnapITha evorDa,raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka tathA gujarAtarAjyanA pAritoSika maLela che. temanI kRtio parathI philmo paNa banI che. 75 rAjendra zAha Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GF mukunda pArAzarya yazavaMta zukala zrI yazavaMta zukte potAnI mUlyaniSTha zaikSaNika, sAhityika, vArtAlApanI anokhI kuzaLatAthI ane vizALa dRSTithI tema ja prema ane sadbhAvanI mUDIthI gujarAtanA janahadayamAM uMDha sthAna prApta karyuM che. temaNe sunIlAla vardhamAna zAhanI 'karmayogI rAjezvara'nI AlocanA karI ane gujarAtI sAhityajagatane temanI samartha vivecakIya kalamano paraco maLyo. vidheyaka uparAMta teo zikSaNakAra, saMpAdaka, vAri, anuvAdaka ane kaTAralekhaka paNa che. temanA sAhityavivecananA lekho vividha sAmayikomAM pragaTa thayA ja karatA. 'upalabdhi' ane 'zabdAntare' temanA vivecanasaMgraho che. kendra ane pariva', 'samaya sAthe vahetAM', vyaktilakSI-samAjalakSI ane pratispaMda' temanI jANItI kRtio che. 'rAjavI' ane 'sattA'nA temanA anuvAdo noMdhapAtra che. vivecanakSetre temanI viziSTa sevAo mATe temane raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka enAyata thayo che. "prajAbaMdhu sAptAhikamAM temanI saMsAranA raMga' ane 'graMthAvalokana' kAlama lokapriya banI hatI. - veNIbhAI purohIta mukunda pArAzarya zrI mukundarAya vijayazaMkara pArAzarya kavi, vivecaka ane navalakathAkAra hatA. sAhityakSetre temaNe 'akiMcana' ane 'mAstara'ne upanAme sarjana karyuM. 'arcanA', 'phUla phAgaNanAM', 'dIpamALA', 'bhadrA', 'alakA' temanA kAvyasaMgraho che. 'urmilA' temanI navalakathA ane 'AlekhananI oLakha' temano vivecanasaMgraha che. zrI pArAzarye jIvanacaritronA 'satyakathAo' nAme pracalita pustako dvArA uttama lekho gujarAtane ApyA che, je cirasmaraNI banI raheze. sAduM saraLa chatAM uttama prakAranuM gadha e temanI viziSTa deNagI che.'kusuma' kAvyamAM udAttakavi kahe che:"jIvana saphala cAro ke na cAze na jANuM,madhukara nahiM Ave? Avaze? nA pramANe.kusumahRdaya mAruM: rAha joI zakuM nA. parimala lau verI je maLI be ghaDImAM." temanA bhaktigIto, parNo, subhASita kkSAnA muktako ane duhAo ApaNI adhyAtmaparaMparAnA amara vArasA jevA che. pathapradarza yazavaMta zukala veNIbhAI purohita 'huM pote mArAmAM chalakuM, paMcAmRtano mukharita pArAvAra' jevuM naryA AtmAnaMdanuM gANuM gAnAra patrakAratva ane muzAyarAnI duniyAnA lokapriya gajhalakAra, gItakAra ane kavi zrI veNIbhAI purAohita. teo rAjendra-niraMjananI peDhInA bAlamukunda dave jevA raMgadarzI kavi che. temano yazasvI kAvyasaMgraha 'siMjArava' ane te pachIno *dipti' gIta saMgraha che. taduparAMta temaNe 'gulajhAre zAyarI' ane 'Acamana' paNa ApyA che, temanAM sarjano mahadaaMze praNaya-prakRti-prabhutAnA sanAtana dora para cAle che, " ame re saMsAriyAM ne ame re saMjogiyAM, amane geruDo vhAlo ne amane vhAlo re gulAla" kavine Ama adhyAtmano rasa che, to bIjI bAju praNayano rasollAsa che. temanI keTalIka gajhalo-dazA ane dazA', 'baMdo badAmI', 'lAlI', 'mazkarImAM", "pI javAnuM hoya che' sArI lokapriya thaI hatI. teo zuddhaparaMparAgata raMgIna kavi che. Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo GO amRtalAla lAlajIbhAI bhaTTa 'ghAyala' - kalApI, bAlAzaMkara ane zayadAe vAvelo gajhalano choDa "ghAyala'mAM vaTavRkSa thaI mahore che. milana, judAI, sAkI, zamA, paravAnA jevA gajhalanA pratIkone teoe kAbeliyatathI gajhalamAM prayojyA che. praNayanuM ghaMTAyeluM darda temanI gajhalomAMthI nItare che. gajhalanA AMtara-bAhya sauMdaryanI sAthe bhaktino zarAbI raMga paNa temanI gajhalonI ArapAra UtarI gayelo dekhAya che. AdhyAtmikabhAvanI mastI e emanI gajhalanuM vizeSa pAsuM che. 'ghAyala' muzAyarA ane mahephilano raMga barAbara jamAvI zakatA hatA. zrotAone gajhalanA raMge raMgIne DolAvI jANatA hatA. zAcara kahe che. huM mArA zvAsa jemane samajI rahyo hato, "ghAyala' e zvAsa motanAM pharamAna nIkaLyAM."- "zULa ane zamaNAM', "raMga', 'rUpa', "jhAMya', 'agni', "gajhala nAma sukha' gajhalasaMgraho temanI ciraMjIva kRtio che. gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI, premAnaMda sAhityasabhA taraphathI evorDa ane raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka teo pAmyA che amRtalAla bhaTTa "ghAyala" Izvara motIbhAI paTela 'peTalIkara' - samAja ane jIvanamAMthI jaDelI satyaghaTanAo upara UbhI karAyelI sAhityasRSTi e emanI kRtionuM mahattvanuM aMga che. "mArI haiyAsagaDI" jevI navalakathA ke "lohInI sagAI" jevI TUMkI vArtAnI rasikatAbharI rajUAta emanA sabaLa sAhityasarjananA namUnA che. gujarAta emane samartha navalakathAkAra ane navalikAkAra tarIke khAsa oLakhe che. "janmaTIpa' navalakathAne jANItA sAhityakAroe umaLakAbhera AvakAra Apyo, tyAra pachI navalakathAAlekhananI AkhIce sRSTi emanA mATe khullI banI gaI. "bhavasAgara' ane "caNAnubaMdha' temanI uttama navalakathAo che. jIvaMta ane vAstavika grAmasamAja temanI kRtiomAM Upase che. 'kAzInuM karavata', "akaLalIlA' ane 'duHkhanAM poTalAM'mAM gAmaDuM AbehUba jhilAyuM che. patrakAra tarIke Izvara peTalIkare samakAlIna jIvananA sAmAjika, dhArmika ane rAjakIya pravAhonuM vizleSaNa karatA ciMtanAtmaka lekho paNa lakhyA che. teo sadAjAgRta ane lokahitaciMtaka patrakAra hatA. Izvara motIbhAI paTela "peTalIkara bAlamukunda dave - ja...ora gANAmAM hoya zuM gAvuM? gIta gAvuM to prItanuM gAvuM." jevA udgAro emanA kavi-vyaktitvano sarasa citAra Ape che. prema, prakRti ane prabhu tathA mAnavaprema ane rASTrapremanI ullAsabharI abhivyaktinA sarjaka eTale zrI bAlamukunda dave. taLapadI bhASAsamRddhi ane lacachaTAo temanAM bhAvasamRddha gItomAM mahorI UThe che. 'baMdA ane rANI' jevu premagIta tathA "mogaro', "cAMdanI', "zrAvaNa nItaryo', 'nadIkAMThe sUryAsta' jevAM prakRtikAvyomAM kavinI citrAtmakavarNanazakti ane kalpanAzakti khIlI UThe che. 'harino haMsalo' jevA gItamAM gAMdhIhatyAne temaNe pUrI cintanAtmakatAthI rajU karI che. kAvyomAM viSAda paNa temaNe bhAre kalApUrvaka saMyamita ane hRdayasparzI banAvyo. che. Ama kAvyomAM viSayavaividhyanI jema prakAraviSya - seneTa, muktaka, udhdhodhana, bhajana Adi paNa temanI kalama mATe sahaja che. parikramA' ane 'kuMtala' kAvyasaMgrahomAM temanI lagabhaga tamAma kavitA AvI jAya che. "sonacaMpo', "allakadallaka' ane 'jharamariyAM' jevA bALakAvyasaMgraho temane uttama bALakavi banAve che. bAlamukunda dave dain Education Intermational Jain Education Intemational Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 pathapradarzaka zivakumAra girijAzaMkara jozI - bahumukhI sarjakapratibhA dharAvanAra lekhaka zivakumAra jozInuM vyaktitva emanI navalakathAo, nATako, ekAMkI ane navalikAomAM mANavA maLe che. emanuM mukhya pradAna nATyakSetre che. zaherI samAjanA praznone laIne samAjanuM vAtAvaraNa laIne temaNe ziSTa nATakonI racanA karI che. emanA A kasaba sAthe abhinaya ane raMgamaMcakaLAno paNa samanvaya che. pAtronI lAgaNIonA saMgharSanirUpaNane kAraNe temanAM nATako ane ekAMkIo saphaLa nIvaDyA che. temanI navalikAomAM paNa viSayavaividhya ane nATyAtmakatA jovA maLe che. gujarAtInA raMganATyasAhityamAM temanuM pradAna jayatti dalAla ane maDiyA sAthe bese tevuM samRddha che. uttejaka varNanomAM rAcatI chatAM bhAvanAzALI uddezathI lakhAyelI navalakathAo yuvAna vAcakavargane AkarSe che. temaNe videza-pravAsanAM varNano paNa lakhyAM che. "kaMcukIbaMdha', "anaMgarAga", "rajanIgaMdhA', sumaMgalA', "pAMkha vinAnAM pArevAM', 'nIlAMcala' vagere temanI jANItI kRtio che. zivakumAra jozI bhogIlAla sAMDesarA - madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhitya ane itihAsamAM kAma karanAra Do.bhogIlAla sAMDesarA, zrI ke.kA.zAstrInI jema eka gaNanApAtra nAma che. emaNe itihAsa ane saMzodhananI keDI pakaDI che. apabhraMza ane jUnI gujarAtIno zAstrIya abhyAsa emano priya viSaya che. "vAghelAonuM gujarAta', "jaina Agama sAhityamAM gujarAta", "mahAmAtya vastupAlanuM sAhityamaMDaLa ane saMskRta sAhityamAM phALo', prAcIna gujarAtI sAhityamAM vRttaracanA' vagere kRtio ApI che. emaNe "sattaramAM zatakanAM prAcIna gurjara kAvyo', "prAcIna phAgusaMgraha', mAdhava-kRta "rUpasuMdara kathA' jevI madhyakAlIna kRtionuM saMpAdana karyuM che. emaNe paMcataMtra, bhAratIya Arya ane hiMdI jevA graMthono anuvAda thatA "varNasamuccaya' 1-2nuM nirmANa karyuM che. "pradakSiNA emano pravAsagraMtha che. raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka meLavanAra zrI bhogIlAle "svAdhyAya mAsikanA taMtrI tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI che. bhogIlAla sAMDesarA harivallabha bhAyANI - saMskRta, prAkRta, apabhraMza, gujarAtI bhASA ane sAhityanA Twiec vidvAna saMzodhaka, bhASAvaijJAnika ane vaiyAkaraNa tathA kAvyazAstrI tarIke Do. harivallabha bhAyANI labdhapratiSThita che. emaNe bhASAvijJAnamAM mahattvanuM pradAna karyuM che. bhASAvijJAnane lokapriya karavAmAM emano vizeSa phALo che. "kumAra'mAM "zabdakathA' calAvIne ApaNane zabdonI vyutpattimAM rasa letA karyA. "vAgavyApAra' dvArA gujarAtI bhASAnA vividha viSayonA adhikRta lekho ApyA. "anuzIlano', 'anusaMdhAna', 'zAdaparizIlana', "gujarAtI bhASAno kulakama', vyutpattivicAra', "gujarAtI bhASAnA itihAsanI keTalIka samasyAo' e emanA bhASAviSayaka graMtho che. gujarAtI vyAkaraNanA viSayamAM "gujarAtI bhASAnuM aitihAsika vyAkaraNa' pramANabhUta abhyAsa che. emaNe keTalIka madhyakAlIna kRtio "madanamohanA', traNa prAcIna gurjarakAvyo', 'siMhAsanabatrIsI' jevAM zAstrIya adhikRta saMpAdano karyA che. teo kAvyazAstranA paNa rasika abhyAsI che. "zodha ane svAdhyAya' madhyakAlIna kavio ane kRtionuM vivecana che. gujarAtI bhASAvijJAnamAM prathama paMktinA Do.bhAyANIe gujarAtI bhASAno varNanAtmaka abhyAsa amerikana paddhatie karavAmAM viziSTatA dAkhavI che. harivallabha bhAyANI Jain Education Intemational Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 79 dhIrUbhAI ThAkara - gujarAtI sAhityanA sukhyAta vivecaka Do.dhIrubhAI ThAkara saMzodhaka, saMpAdaka, caritrakAra paNa che. emanI sahRdaya ane samatola vivecanapravRttithI saMkhyAbaMdha suMdara pustako pragaTyAM che. "rasa ane ruci', "sAmpata sAhitya', 'pratibhAva', 'zadazrI', abhijJAna' jevAM vivecananAM uparAMta "saMskAramAdhurI', 'zabdamAdhurI' jevAM nibaMdhanAM pustako ApaNane maLyAM che. emaNe karelAM saMpAdanomAM "maNilAlanI vicAradhArA', maNilAlanA traNa lekho' tathA 'kAntA', "nRsiMhAvatAra' jevAM nATako uparAMta Atmanimajana' kAvyo che. emanuM eka mukhya pradAna te "gujarAtI sAhityanI vikAsarekhA' che, je lokapriya che. nATaka ane raMgabhUmi emanA vizeSa rasanA viSayo che. "so divasa sapharanA'- e rasikapravAsa pustaka paNa emaNe ApyuM che. "vizvakoza'nA prakAzananuM bhagIratha kArya emaNe jaipha vaye supere pAra pADyuM che. moDAsAmAM emaNe AdarelA zikSaNa sudhAraNayajJanI karuNarAsika vigato emanI AtmakathA "smaraNamAdhurI'mAM sacavAyelI che. emane raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka maLyo che. dharUbhAi ThAkara jayanta hiMmatalAla pAThaka - ApaNI hRdayaMgama bAnInA sukamAra kaviomAM zrI jayaMta pAThakanuM sthAna UMcuM che. temanI prema kavitAmAM strI-puruSaprema, vatanaprema, bhUmiprema-ema praNayanA vividha rUpo dRSTigocara thAya che. abhivyaktinI navInatA ane tAjagIprada kalpanAlIlA A kAvyomAM dekhAya che. temanI kavitAno vizeSa unmeSa prakRtikavitAmAM pragaTayo che. A kavi vanAMcalanuM saMtAna che ane prakRtinAM anekavidha rUpo kavinI kavitAmAM dekhAya che. tukAvyo paNa teoe racyAM che. nagarajIvanathI saMkSubdha kavi AraNyaka janapadamAM AtmIyatA anubhave che. AdhyAtmika abhigama darzAvatI, kavitA vizeno abhigama pragaTa karatI kAvyaracanAo paNa temaNe karI che. seneTa ane gItanA prakAro temaNe vizeSa racyA che. kavinI smRtikathA-'vanAMcala'mAM atItanI jhaMkhanA rasAvaha rUpe rajU thaI che. temanuM gadha paNa temanA vyaktitvanI mudrA dhAraNa kare che. jayanta hiMmatalAla pAThaka naTavaralAla kuberabhAI paMDyA, uzanas - uzanasanI kavitAmAM vismayanI AbhA pragaTa thAya che. kAvyazailI, abhivyakti ane chaMdolayamAM temano kAvyapravAha paraMparAne anusarato vahe che. prakRti, prema, paramatatvanI jhaMkhanA, dezabhakti, mAnavakalyANa vagere temanI kavitAnA viSayo che. 'tRNano graha' ane "spaMda ane chaMdamAM temanuM kavitva vizeSa mahorI UThatuM dekhAya che. vyAkula vaiSNava'nAM gItomAM bhaktahRdayanI pratIti gItomAM thAya che. soneTa ane gIta temanA priya kAvyaprakAro che. muktaka-hAiku jevAM laghu svarUpo para paNa rasaprada prayogo karyA che. bhAvanItaratAM kuTuMbacitro, vanyasRSTinAM manohara citro, 'karNakutti' jevAM saMvAda kAvyo temanI kavitAsRSTino vaibhava che. temanI viziSTatA vatananI ane prakRtinI AdimatAno tAjagIbharyo rasa cakhADatI vegIlI chaMdobaddha racanAomAM pratIta thAya che. gujarAtI kavio temanI kRtio tathA kavitAnAM vibhinna aMgo vize vivecanAtmaka lekho paNa temaNe lakhyA che. naTavaralAla paMDyA, uzanas Jain Education Intemational Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 sureza joSI makaraMda vajezaMkara dave 'gamatuM maLe to alyA, guMje na bharIe, gamatAno karIe gulAla', 'mAnavI bhALI amathuM amathuM ApaNuM phore vhAla!', 'jiMdagIbhara jIvatuM AlAM jigara Apo mane' jIvanano marma ghuMTAyo hoya evAM A kAvyonAM prerakabaLa che : maharSi TAgora, zrI araviMda tathA saMta kabIra-tulasI.AvA ucca vicArakonA sAhityanuM parizIlana ane upaniSado tathA yogasAdhanAnuM tattvajJAna. paNa kavitAno raMga to kavino Agavo ja, kavinI AgavI jIvanaSTi, AdhyAtmika kavitAmAM jUnI paraMparAne sAcavatA hovA chatAM kavinI nijI maulikatAne kAraNe tAjagIno anubhava thAya che.sAneTa, chaMdobaddha UrmikAvyo, muktako, gajhalo ane gIto jevA vividha kAvyaprakAro temaNe prayojyA che. anahadanA ArAdhakanI anubhUti ane mastI temanI kAvyavANImAM saMbhaLAya che. sugeya, DhALa, layakArI ane taLapadAM rUpako dvArA kavitAmAM jhIlAto jIvanamAM temanA kAvyonuM eka AgavuM AkarSaNa che.raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka tathA gujarAta sAhitya akAdamIno gaurava puraskAra temane prApta thayA che. cunilAla maDiyA sureza hariprasAda joSI - AdhunikatAno AvirbhAva eTale DaoN. sureza joSI. Adhunika sAhityadhArAnA A pravartaka, prayogazIla sarjaka, vidagdha vivecaka, vRSTivAnuM adhyApaka, nIDara patrakAra, niSThAvAna saMzodhaka ane samartha anuvAdakanI pratibhA dharAve che. teo mAnavatAvAdI ciMtaka ane maramI kalAkovida paNa hatA. deza-videzanI uttama sAhityakRtiono AsvAda paNa temaNe karAvyo che. sAhityamAM pravartatA pratIkavAda, kalpanavAda, astitvavAda, ebsarDa thieTara vagerenI temaNe vizada carcA karI che. keTalIka uttama kavitAonA AsvAda karAvI teoe kavitAnA mApadaMDo prasthApita karyA che. tema ja navI navalakathAnI vibhAvanA paNa karI ApI che. rUDha navalakathAnA baMdhano phagAvI arUDha zailInI emanI navalakathAo dhyAnAkarSaka che. 'chinnapatra' tathA 'maraNottara' navalakathAo noMdhapAtra che. 'gRhapaveza' jevI navalikAmAM navI Tekanika tathA abhivyaktinI manorama chaTA ane zabda sAthe saMvedanAnI karAmata jovA maLe che. pathapradarzaka makaraMda dave cunIlAla kAlidAsa maDiyA zrI cunIlAla maDiyA mukhyatve gadyasarjaka che. zrI maDiyA ghaTanApremI sAhityakAra che. jIvananI ghaTanAomAMthI sAhityopakAra saMgharSo zodhI-upajAvI temaNe nATako ane navalakathAnI racanA karI che. paurANika, aitihAsika temaja sAmAjika nATako temanI pAsethI maLe che. 'viSavimocana', 'zarabatI malamala', 'samrATa zreNika' jevAM gaMbhIra nATako temaja 'vansa mora', 'vara padharAvo' jevAM haLavAM nATako paNa temanI pAsethI maLe che. abhineya ane raMgamaMcakSama nATako temanI pAsethI maLe che. nATyAtmaka nirUpaNa ane sajIva pAtracitraNa temanI saurASTranI dhIMgI dharAnI ghaTanApradhAna navalakthAonuM rasabiMdu che. 'vyAjano vArasa', 'IMdhaNa ochAM paDyAM' ane 'lIluDI dharatI' temanI pracalita navalakathAo che. zrI maDiyAne navalikA-lekhanamAM viziSTa saphaLatA maLI che. 'zaraNAinA sUra', 'vAnI mArI koyala', 'aMta strotA' temanI ciraMjIva kRtio che. vArtA ane nATako jevAM sAhityasvarUponI vivecanA uparAMta haLavA nibaMdho temaNe lakhyA che. Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo : phAdhara vAlesa(-)janma parabhASI paNa sAhityasevA dvArA savAyA gujarAtI siddha thayela zrI phAdhara vAlesa, parabhASI gujarAtI sAhityakAromAM zrI kAkAsAheba pachI mahattvanuM ane gaNanApAtra nAma ane kAma emanuM che. emaNe "kumAra", "janakalyANa' ane "gujarAta samAcAra'mAM lekhamALAo lakhI che. gaNitanA A adhyApake jIvanaghaDataranAM amUlya pustako ApyAM che. emanAM pustakomAM "sadAcAra', lagnasAgara', kuTuMbadhama', 'hRdayadharma", "dehadharma', "strIdharma', "cAritryayajJa', saMskAratIrtha", "saMsArasAdhanA' vagere che. emane kumAra caMdraka temaja raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka maLyA che. "AtmakathAnA TukaDA'mAM emanA potAnA jIvananuM preraNAdAyI Alekhana che. zabdano viniyoga viSayaka ciMtanAtmaka kRti "zabdaloka' paNa emaNe ApI che. vidvata pariSado ane jAhera vyAkhyAnamALAomAM vizvabharamAM pravacano ApavA jatA A vidvAna sAhityakAra aMgrejI, grIka, phrenca, hindI, gujarAtI ane tAmila bhASAo para prabhutva dharAve che. ': 2 ja che phAdhara vAlesa ramaNalAla joSI - gujarAta yunivarsiTInA bhASAsAhityabhavanamAM rIDara tarIke pharaja bajAvanAra Do. ramaNalAla joSI, gujarAtInA eka samartha vivecaka che. sarjakanI je cetanAbhUmimAMthI kaLAkRti sarjAya che enA sAthe vadhumAM vadhu tAdAmya sAdhI tenuM rahasya pragaTa karavuM ane e sAthe ja ApaNI rasAnaMda levAnI zaktine vikasAvavI e vivecakano dharma che." evuM teo mAnatA hatA. govardhanarAmaH e adhyayana' e emano DokaTareTa mATeno mahAnibaMdha hato. 'parimANa', 'zabdasetu', 'abhIpsA' vagere emanA prasiddha vivecanasaMgraho che. "sva.sAkSara navalarAmanuM jIvanavRttAMta', "akhegItA' (zrI umAzaMkara joSI sAthe) ane 'uttamalAla trivedInI gadharIti'(zrI rAmaprasAda bakSI sAthe)nAM saMpAdano emaNe karyo che. guja.yuni.graMthanirmANa borDe emano "bhAratIya navalakathA' graMtha pragaTa karyo che. vividha sAmAyiko, 'inDiyana liTarecara', "pI.i.ena'mAM lakhatA hatA. "janasattA' dainikano sAhityavibhAga teo saMbhALatA hatA. ramaNalAla joSI niraMjana naraharibhAI bhagata - niraMjana bhagata sauMdaryAbhimukha kavi che. abhiniveza A raMgadarzI kavinI prakRtino aMza che. umAzaMkara jozIe A kavine "svapnano suramo' AMjela kavi tarIke oLakhAvyA che. yuvAhadayamAM jAgatAM spaMdano, madhura svapnaraMgI Urmio, sukumAra praNayanI AchI jhaMkhanA temanI aneka kAvyaracanAomAM che. A kavinAM prakRtikAvyo pramANamAM ochAM hovA chatAM AgavI bhAta pADe che. sauSThavapUrNa seneTo ane layavAhI gItaracanAo temanI kavitAsRSTinAM dhyAnAkarSaka aMgo che. A kavinAM pravAladvIpa'nAM kAvyomAM muMbaInagarInI viSama yAtanAne kavi AlekhatAM kahe che: " cala mana muMbaI nagarI, jovA puccha vinAnI magarI" A "Adhunika araNya'mAM vasatA mAnavInI jiMdagI kAruNyanI anaMtakathA che, tevuM temanuM vAstavadarzana che. A kAvyomAM jIvatA mAnavIno 'eksa-re che. kavitAnA vividha pAsAMo-saMdarbho paratve temaNe kareluM vivecana jIvananI tulanAmAM, kaLAno vizeSa mahimAM pragaTa kare che. ka niraMjana bhagata Jain Education Intemational Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra kuMdanikA kApaDiyA priyakAnta maNiyAra - priyakAnta maNiyAranuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja rAdhA-kRSNanA saMdarbhe lakhAyela gIta 'A nabha jhUkyuM te kAnajI, ne cAMdanI te rAdhA re' yAda Ave ja Ave ! priyakAnta zRMgAranA kavi che. utkaTa praNaya-zRMgAranA madhura manorama citro temanI praNaya kavitAmAM AlekhAyAM che. sauMdaryarAga ane pratIkarAgathI chalakAtAM prAsa ane layanA buTTAothI maDhAyelAM premasaMvedanAnAM ramaNIya kalpanAsabhara gIto to priyakAntanAM ja hoya ! kavie gItomAM lokagIta, bhajana ane garabIonA vividha DhALone prayojyA che. mAnavajIvananI gherI karuNAno sparza paNa keTalAMka kAvyomAM jovA maLe che. zaherIjIvananI bhIMsa ane yAtanAonI kaTAkSapUrNa viDaMbanA karatI kAvyakRtio paNa temaNe racI che. mAnavajIvananI vyarthatA A kAvyomAM pratibiMbita thaI che. 'pratIka', 'rapaza', prabaLa gati', 'lIlero DhALa' vagere temanI jANItI kRtio che. 'prabaLa gati'mAM amerikApravAsanA phaLa rUpe janmelI gadhamaya kavitA che. bakula tripAThI kuMdanikA kApaDiyA - pragatizIla, sudhAraka ane jIvanalakSI navalikA tathA navalakathAnA suprasiddha lekhikA zrImatI kuMdanikA kApaDiyA, temanI sAhityadRSTi ane kalAtmaka abhigama prazasya che. emaNe 'dvAra ane dIvAla'mAM gRhajIvananA AdarzanA strIupayogI nibaMdho ApyA che. TUMkI vArtA ane navalakathAnA to teo siddhahasta lekhikA che. 'premanAM AMsu', 'vadhu ne vadhu suMdara', 'javA daIzuM tamane' vagere emanA vArtAsaMgraho jIvanadarzananA sauMdarya vacce saMvedanazIlatAne ujAgara kare che. paroDha thatAM pahelAM', 'aganapipAsA' ane 'sAta pagalAM AkAzamAM' emanI traNa navalakathAo che. puruSapradhAna samAjamAM khaLabhaLATa macAvanAra 'sAta pagalAM AkAzamAM' hakIkatamAM to strIne svataMtratAnuM AhvAna che. emanA vicAromAM muktinA AkAza taraphanI yAtrAmAM samAnatA-svataMtratA Avazyaka paheluM pagathiyuM che. strIonuM mahattva AMkavAnA AgrahI kuMdanikAbenanuM lakSya kaLA ane sAdhanA prati che. pathapradarzaka priyakAnta maNiyAra bakula tripAThI - hAsya-vyaMganA utkRSTa koTinA sAhityakAra zrI bakula tripAThI. emano prathama saMgraha 'sacarAcaramAM' pragaTa thayo tyAre hAsya samrATa evA zrI jyotindra dave e kahyuM ke "prathama prayAse ja siddhi dAkhavanAra zrI bakula tripAThIe ApaNA prathama paMktinA nibaMdhakAromAM sthAna lIdhuM che ema kahevuM vadhAre paDatuM nathI." bauddhika saMdarbhomAMthI nIpajeluM emanuM hAsya UMDANavALuM, sUkSma ane mArmika che. emanuM moTA bhAganuM sarjana akhabAra, sAmayika ane AkAzavANIne AbhArI che. 1953mAM 'gujarAtasamAcAra'mAM emanI 'somavAranI savAre' kaoNlama zarU thaI, je adyApi evA ne evA joma ane utsAhathI cAlu che, lImkA buka opha rekorDasa'mAM A kaTAralekhananI noMdha levAI che.AkAzavANI-amadAvAda parathI bakulamAIno kAryakrama 'gapasapa' rajU carcA, jemAM lekhana, abhinaya ane digdarzananI javAbadArI emaNe saMbhALI hatI. emanA noMdhapAtra putakomAM "somavAranI rAvAre', 'droNAcAryanuM siMhAsana, 'govide mAMDI goThaDI', 'lagnamaMgala-hAcamaMgala', 'haiyuM kholIne hIe' vagere che. nATyakSetre emaNe saphaLa ekAMkIo ApI che, triaMkI nATaka 'lIlA' emanuM noMdhapAtra pradAna che. emane 'kumAracaMdraka' tathA 'raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka' maLyA che. Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo gItA parIkha gujarAtI strIkaviomAM temanuM kAma ane nAma prazasya che. gRhamAdhuryane asarakAraka rIte abhivyakta karanAra kavayitrIno Agavo avAja gItAbahenanI kavitAmAM saMbhaLAya che. ATha varSanI uMmare temaNe 'prabhAta' viSe kAvya lakhyuM. temaNe lakhelAM navaso jeTalAM kAvyomAMthI so kAvyono saMgraha 'pUrvI' 1966mAM pragaTa thayo. zrI suMdarame temanI 'nirmaLa, svaracha ane nirAmaya' racanAonI prazaMsA karI hatI. A saMgrahane gujarAta sarakAranuM pAritoSika tathA gujarAtasAhitya sabhA dvArA strIlekhikAonAM pustakomAM zreSTha gaNI pAritoSika apAyuM hatuM. temano bIjo kAvyasaMgraha 'bhInAza' pragaTa thayo che, jemAM prakRtiprema, gRhajIvana, prArthanA-bhaktinA kAvyo mUkelAM che. A uparAMta vimalA ThAkaranAM kAvyono padyAnuvAda "navo palaTo temaNe karyo che. navya-paMditA' e emano DokTareTa mATeno mahAnibaMdha hato, jemAM 1850thI 1982nI kavayitrIo para saMzodhanapUrvakanuM Alekhana che. - harIndra dave gItA parIkha harIndra jayaMtIlAla dave 'pAna lIluM joyuM ne tame yAda AvyA' jevAM gIta ane 'huM paNa tamArI yAdamAM mAro nathI rahyo' jevI gajhalanI amara paMktio dvArA yAda rahI gayelA kavi, navalakathAkAra, nibaMdhakAra ane patrakAra harIndrabhAI dave pahelAM 'Asava' ane te pachI 'mauna', 'samaya', 'sUryopaniSad' ane 'hayAtI' jevA kAvyasaMgraho ApanAra kavine temanI sAhityasevAone dhyAnamAM laI raNajitarAma sUvarNacaMdraka, sAhitya akAdamInuM pAritoSika ane kabIrasanmAna prApta thayuM hatuM. 'mAdhava kayAMya nathI' navalakathAmAM paurANika sAhityamAMthI kRSNanA caritrane maulika rIte pragaTAvyuM che. 'aganapaMkhI', 'paLanAM pratibiMba' ane 'anAgata' jevI temanI navalakathAo khUba jANItI kRtio che. emanI navalakathAomAM vartamAnayuganA strI-puruSonI samasyAonuM saMvedanazIla Avekhana jovA maLe che. temaNe 'janmabhUmi-pravAsI'mAM taMtrI tarIke sevAo ApI hatI. "nA, nA, nahIM AvuM, meLe nahIM AvuM", " rUpale maDhI che sArI rAta re, sajana" jevAM temanAM sarasa gIto sumadhura saMgItamAM maDhAIne lokapriya banyAM che. - candrakAMta bakSI - zrI caMdrakAnta bakSI navalakthAkSetre AdhunikatAnA agraNI banI rahyA che. astitvavAdI vicArazreNIne ghaTanA ane pAtranI kriyAmAM mUrta karavAmAM zrI bakSIne sArI saphaLatA maLI che. sumana zAha temane ghaTanAno betAja bAdazAha' kahIne navAje che. 'AkAra', 'eka ane eka', 'perelisisa' temanI jANItI kRtio che. zrI bakSIe navalikA-lekhana paNa karyuM che. yaMtra-saMskRtine kAraNe UpasI AvelI nagarasaMskRtinuM citraNa emanI navalikAomAM che. 'jyucikA' nAmanuM eka triaMkI nATaka temaNe ApyuM che. emanI bhASAnI lAkSaNikatA jANavA jevI che. emAM teo jANI bUjhIne urdU zabdo vApare che. pariNAme emanI bhASA gujarAtI maTIne bakSInI potIkI thaI jAya che. zrI bakSI sArA gajAvALA lekhaka avazya che. sAmAyiko ane sAptAhikomAM eka viziSTa ane saMzodhaka kaTAralekhaka tarIke teo pracalita che. 83 candrakAMta bakSI Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 pathapradarzaka sureza puraSottamadAsa dalAla - rAdhAnuM nAma tame vAMsaLInA sUra mahIM..." jevA lokapriya gItonA sarjaka zrI sureza dalAla. praNayanI anubhUti, praNayanI prasannatA, praNayanA Avega, praNayanI mastI -A badhuM sureza dalAlanAM kAvyomAM bharapUra jovA maLe che. ema kahI zakAya ke teo mukhyatve praNayanA kavi che. prakRtinI sAthe-sAthe praNayanAM saMvedano gUMthI levA emane mATe sahaja che. praNacanA sUkSma bhAva ane madhura lacasoMdaryathI nItaratAM gIto temanI AgavI oLakha che. vaLI AdhyAtmabhAvane pragaTa karatI bhaktiracanAo paNa temaNe ApI che. temaNe racelAM "iTTAkiTTA', "dhIMgAmastI', TAMgAToLI'nAM bALakAvyo bALako nAcatAM-kUdatAM, hoMzathI gAI zake evAM madhura ane saraLa hoya che. to kAvyatvanI chAMTavALI sAmAjika ghaTanAo, deza-videzanI viziSTa vyaktio ane sAhityano AsvAda karAvatA temanA nibaMdho emanI siddhahasta kaLAno aMza che. tArIkhanuM ghara', 'hastAkSara', "romAMca", "sAtatya', "pirAmiDa' jevA aneka viSayo ane vividha zailInA kAvyasaMgraho temaNe ApyA che. nAma : kI = he ' sureza dalAla dhIra parIkha - Do.dhIru parIkha kavi, vArtAkAra, vivecaka ane caritrakAra che. sAhityakSetre temaNe "kALamAM koryA nAma', "AgiyA', "atratya tatratya', "ughADa', aMgApacIsI' jevAM pustakonuM pradAna karela che. "rAsayugamAM prakRti nirUpaNa' mahAnibaMdha temaNe zrI ke.kA.zAstrInA mArgadarzana nIce lakhI pIeca.DI.nI DigrI meLavI. temanI kavitA nAjuka citrAMkano, svaccha kAvyabAnI ane sughaDa chaMdovidhAnathI judI tarI Ave che. temaNe muktako, hAiku ane gIto paNa lakhyAM che. caritrAlekhana e temanA zokhano viSaya che. IzvaracaMdra vidhAsAgara, cArlsa Dikansa, dalapatarAma, pU.moTA jevA mahAnubhAvonAM hRdayaMgama caritro AlekhyAM che. temanA sAhityika pradAna badala temane kumAracaMdraka tathA jayaMta pAThaka puraskAra enAyata thayela che. teo gujarAta yunivarsiTI amadAvAdanA bhASAsAhitya bhavananA gujarAtI vibhAganA nivRtta adhyakSa che. hAla teo "kumAra' ane "kaviloka' sAmayikonuM saphaLa taMtrI tarIke yogadAna ApI rahyA che. Ta dhIra parIkha bhagavatIkumAra haragoviMdadAsa zama - jenA aNue aNumAM sarjanano rasa sabhara che evA bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvanAra A sAhityakAre sAhityanA dareka prakAramAM gaNanApAtra sarjana karyuM che. navalikA, nibaMdha, vivecana, kavitA vagere sAhityanAM svarUpomAM emanuM mahattvanuM pradAna che. "asUryaloka" ane "UrdhvamUla' jevI uttama navalakathAnA A racayitAe navA-navA viSayo ane abhinava kathanarItithI sAhityajagatamAM potAnuM AgavuM sthAna prApta karyuM che. kAvyomAM paNa seneTa, gIta, gajhala tathA chAMdasa ane achAMdasa kavitAo temanI pAsethI maLe che. rasapUrNa kalpano, alaMkAro ane bhASAnI laDhaNa emanAM kAvyonI vizeSatA rahI che.. "saMbhava" ane "chaMdo che pAMdaDAM jenAM!' temanI kAvyakRtio che. temanI anya jANItI kRtiomAM "AratI ane aMgAra', "samayadvIpa', "vyartha kakko, chaLa bArAkhaDI', "aDAbIDa' che. "zabdAtIta' temano nibaMdhasaMgraha che. patrakAratvanA kSetre tathA kaTAralekhaka tarIkenI emanI nAmanA eTalI ja mahattvabharI che. - ka bhagavatIkumAra zarmA Jain Education Intemational Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 8pa aniruddha brahmabhaTTa - vivecaka, vArtAkAra, caritrakAra ane saMpAdaka zrI aniruddha brahmabhaTTa saMnikarSa', "saMkalpanA', "anvIkSA', "pUrvApara' vagere emanA prakhyAta vivecanasaMgraho che. erisToTalanA kAvyazAstrano anuvAda emaNe Apyo che. sarjako ane sarjano vize emanI svAdhyAya zreNImAM 'ramaNabhAI nIlakaMTha', kAnta' tathA "sudAmAcaritra', "kuMvarabAInuM mAmeruM' noMdhapAtra che. 'kimapi' kAvyasaMgraha ane "ajANyuM sTezana' vArtAsaMgraha emanuM maulika sarjana che. dainikomAM emanI aneka kalamo AvatI, jemAM muMbaI samAcAramAM AvatI "cala mana vATe ghATe jANItI che. "bhUmikA' ane 'kimapi' sAmAyikonA taMtrI tarIke emaNe kArya karyuM che. blaDa kensarathI asaragrasta A kavinI kavitAmAM pIDA Ama pragaTe che-"mArI zirAomAM asaMkhya Tveta athvo, kharI pachADatA haNahaNatA raNe caDyA che." 31mI julAie emaNe duniyAmAMthI vidAya lIdhI paNa 1lI ogasTano "muMbaI samAcAra'no hapto samayasara pahoMcADyo AvA karmavIra sAhityakAra eka yoddhA tarIke preraka banI rahyA che. anirudhdha brahmabhaTTa lAbhazaMkara ThAkara - Adhunika kavitAnA prathama paMktinA upAsaka tarIke lAbhazaMkara ThAkara khAsa ullekhanIya che. svakIya pratibhAno Agavo mijAja temanI Adhunika kavitAmAM anubhavAyo che. prathama kAvyasaMgraha 'vahI jatI ramyaghoSA'mAM kavinuM paraMparAmAMthI AdhunikatA tarapha thatuM abhisaraNa jovA maLe che. tAjagIbharyA prakRticitronA A saMgrahamAM chaMdanA vizeSa prayogo dhyAnAkarSaka che. "mANasanI vAta'-dIrgha UrmikAvya che. A nakhazIkha Adhunika kAvyamAM yaMtrayuganA mAnavanI anubhUtine kavie vAcA ApI che. anubhUti ane abhivyaktino uttarottara vikAsa temanA vividha kAvyasaMgrahomAM dekhAya che. temaNe nATayakSetre paNa vividha prayogo karyA che. ebsarDa zailImAM subhASa zAha sAthe lakhela "eka uMdara ane jadunAtha' nATake sAro yaza apAvyo. e uparAMta "marI javAnI majA', "vRkSa' noMdhapAtra che. navalakathA kSetre paNa "akasmAta', "koNa?' e mahattvanuM pradAna che chatAM temanI sarjakatAno unmeSa kavitAmAM ja jovA maLe che. lAbhazaMkara ThAkara raghuvIra caudharI - Adhunika navalakathAkAra tarIke mAtabara siddhi meLavanAra raghuvIra caudharInI sarjanazIlatA navalikA, nATaka ane kavitAmAM paNa mahorI che. Adhunika saMvedanAnirUpaNa, pAtranI AMtaracetanA ane sUkSma ghaTanAomAMthI jharato kathArasa temanI navalakathAnAM rasamaya AkarSaNo che. 'amRtA", "uparavAsa', 'sahavAsa' ane 'aMtaravAsa' temanI uttama kRtio che. emanI navalakathAomAM ciMtana savizeSa anubhavAya che. amRtA' jevI navalakathAmAM ciMtanane kalAtmakatAthI gUMthavAnuM muzkela kAma temaNe saphaLatAthI pAra pADyuM che. astitvavAdIsAhityamAM nirUpAtI nAstikatA ane hatAzAne badale mAnavamUlyomAM AsthA ane saMvAda temanA sAhityasarjanano hetu che. vyakta-avyaktanI sImArekhA para saMvAdone calAvavAnI sArI siddhi emaNe navalikAmAM dAkhavI che. teo pragatizIla vivecanakAra gaNAya che. vivecanakAra tarIke rAdhezyAma zarmAnA sahayogamAM "gujarAtI navalakathA'no Alekha temaNe taiyAra karyo che. temane raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka tathA sAhityaakAdamIno puraskAra prApta thayo che. raghuvIra caudharI Jain Education Intemational Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 pathapradarzaka - : : vinoda bhaTTa - gujarAtI hAsyasAhityanI uvaLa paraMparAmAM nAma pramANe guNa evA zrI vinoda bhaTTa eka viziSTa nAma che. 1962mAM "paheluM sukha te mUgI nAra'nu hAsyajharaNuM vahetuM karanAra A nara pachI to hAsyadhodha vahAvyo che. temaNara hAsyanA prakAro kheDavAmAM je viziSTatA ane vividhatA ANI che te advitiya che. TUMkI kaTAkSakathAno prakAra 'idam tRtIyama' ane "idam caturtha'mAM kheDyo, tene biradAvatAM vivecaka zrI cazavaMta zukala kahe che " e kazuM lAMbu tANatAM nathI. e soMsarA Utare che ane lakSyavedha kare che. " "vinodanI najare' UhApoha macAvanAra A pustakamAM paNa temanI nIDara ane tejasvI hAsyakalama jhaLakI UThI chene'kumAra' caMdrakanuM gaurava apAve che. naro vA kuMjaro vA', "bhUlacUka levIdevI', "vinoda bhaTTanA premapatro', "amadAvAda eTale amadAvAda vagere temanI jANItI kRtio che. TucakA, vi, cabarAkiyAM, peroDI,zleSa temanAM hAsyazastro che. temane 1989no raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka maLyo che. huM vinoda bhaTTa candrakAMta zeTha - tattvajJAnacI AdhunikatAnA sImADA sudhI vistaratI kavitA tathA lalitanibaMdhonA sarjaka tarIke zrI candrakAnta zeTha jANItA che. kyAM cho caMdrakAnta'mAM te kahe che."kyAM cho caMdrakAnta? tame kyAM cho? kyAM cho? tamArA A bolAyelA-lakhAyelA zabdo,emAM tame nathI, tamArI che chAyA; jene tamAruM nA heje abhijJAna." emaNe AtmazodhanI kavitAmAM nAvInya dAkhavyuM che. Adhunika gujarAtI kavitAmAM "pavanarUperI", "UghaDatI dIvAlo', paDaghAnI pele pAra' jevA kAvyasaMgraho - "cAMdalIyAnI gADI', 'huM to cAluM mArI jema', 'ghoDe caDIne AvuM chuM' jevA bALagItonA saMgraho ane AtmakathAtmaka smaraNonI "dhULamAMnI pagalIothI caMdrakAnta zeTha ullekhapAtra che. "dhULamAMnI pagalIo' mATe temane sAhityaakAdamI dilhIno evorDa prApta thayo che. A uparAMta temane kumAra caMdraka, narmada caMdraka ane raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka maLyA che. kAvyapratyakSa', "arthAntara', "rAmanArAyaNa vi. pAThaka", "rasvAmInArAyaNa saMtakavitA' jevA temanA abhyAsapUrNa ane taTastha mUlyAMkana karelA vivecanagraMtho che. candrakAMta zeTha - rameza pArekha - zrI rameza pArekha nakhazIkha prayogazIla kavi che. kAvyanA zIrSakathI mAMDIne kAvyanI rajUAta - sarva rIte teo prayogavIra che. avanavA akavya viSayo temanI kavitAsRSTimAM Ave che ane vAcakane sAnaMdAzcaryamAM DubADe che. vividha mijAjanAM, vividha viSayonAM, vividha zailInAM kAvyo temaNe racyAM che. bhAvasaMvedanonI tAjagIbharI abhivyakti sAmAnya mAnavInAM pAtro ane parivezano upayoga karIne temaNe karI che. kavitAmAM eka romenTika sRSTino anubhava thAya che. "AlA khAcarane lagatAM kAvyo haLavI kaTAkSazailInA namunA rUpe uttama che. A kavinI gajhalomAM paNa kathananI tAjagI ane camatkRti anubhavAya che. gajhalamAM saMskRta, mAtrAmeLa, akSarameLa, chaMdonA kalAtmaka prayogo teoe karyA che. abhivyaktinI avanavI chaTAo A gajhalamAM jovA maLe che. bALasAhityamAM paNa temanuM noMdhapAtra pradAna che. rameza pArekha Jain Education Intemational Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo josepha i. mekavAna gujarAtIsAhityanA itihAsanA sAtamA dAyakAthI vahetA thayelA dalitasAhityanA pravAhamAM noMdhapAtra phALo ApanAra zrI josepha mekavAna. zramikonA jIvanamAMthI sattvazIla sAhityasarjana karavAnI eka navI zakyatAno teoe nirdeza karyo che. sahaja-svAbhAvika rIte thatuM jIvaMta pAtrAlekhana ane svayaM saMcAlita gatithI cAlatI temanI navalakathA 'AMgaLiyAta' gujarAtIsAhityamAM eka navuM sImA cihna AMke che. temaNe AlekhelAM hRdayasparzI ane cirasmaraNIya rekhAcitro "vyAnAM vItaka'mAM jovA maLe che. dalito-zoSito pratyenI vyApaka sahAnubhUti ane taLapadI bhASA paranI pakaDa paNa temAM jovA maLe che. A uparAMta teoe 'lakSmaNanI agniparIkSA' nAmanI manovaijJAnika sAmAjika navalakathA paNa AlekhI che. bhAva, bhASA, utkaTabaLakaTa saMvedanA ane vipula anubhavonuM bhAthuM A lekhakanI viziSTa siddhio che. CATHAR - rameza trivedI Izvara paramAra - sAhityakSetra bALasAhityakAra, laghukathAkAra, caritrakAra ane zikSaNakAra tarIke temanuM pradAna noMdhapAtra che. 'bahubIna', 'TaNaToLI', 'pachInuM pUchazo mA', 'che meM haiM' vagere temanA bALavArtAsaMgraho che. bALasaMbhALa ane bALauchera aMgenAM temanA pustako zrI gIjubhAI pachInuM noMdhapAtra pradAna gaNAya, 'kahevuM che koI kAna dhare to' puratamAM bALauchera aMgenuM upayogI mArgadarzana che. 'tulasInI mALA' laghukathAsaMgraha che. zikSaNanA sitArA' pustakamAM Adarza zikSakonAM caritro che. 'zikSaNakSetre sUryodaya' ane 'bhASAzikSaNakaLA temanAM zikSaNa aMgenAM pustako che. 'dIThI ame dvArAmatI'mAM temaNe dvArakA aMgenAM kAvyonuM saMpAdana karyuM che, ema.e.,ema. eDa. ane pIeca.DI.nI padavI dharAvatA nivRtta adhyApaka zrI Izvara dAmajIbhAI paramAra hAla dvArakAmAM ja vase che. josepha i. mekavAna rameza trivedI - kaDImAM janmelA zikSakasAhityakAra zrI rameza zivazaMkara trivedI. sAhityakSetre zrI trivedI laghukathAkAra ane bALasAhityakAra tarIke supratiSThita che.prathama laghukathAsaMgraha'AThamuM pAtALa' puraskRta banyo, tyArabAda 'verAI jatI kSaNo', 'Aisabarga' temanA jANItA laghukacAsaMgraha che. zrI rAdhezyAma zarmA temane 'laghukathAnI lADakI oLakha' kahIne biradAve che. temanI laghukathAomAM paristhitino virodha, vakratA ane karuNatA AgavA lakSaNo che. 'hAlakaDolaka dariyA' temano vAtasiMgraha che. 'basa vAmAM UDI', 'bAvAjInI daMDIjI', 'hAthI gayA jANI', 'hIMcam hIMcA' vagere temanI bALakone priya thaI paDe tevI kRtio che. temanA bALagItasaMgrahone gujarAtI sAhityaakAdamI ane gujarAtI sAhityapariSadanAM pAritoSiko prApta thayA che. 'dAdImAnI UMdarI', 'rAkSasabhano Tekaro', 'kIDI-makoDI goLakhAMDavALAM' vagere temanA bALavArtAsaMgraho che. 'zrI-upAsanA' hai mAsikanA mAnadda taMtrI tarIke teo kArya karI rahyA che. temane rASTrakakSAno zreSThazikSaka evorDa maLyo che. 87 Izvara paramAra Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 pathapradarzaka manasukha sallA - bhAvanagaramAM janmelA zrI manasukhalAla mohanalAla sallA sAhityakSetre vArtAkAra, caritrakAra ane saMpAdaka tarIke jANItA che. "jIvatara nAme ajavALuM' nAmanA rekhAcitronA pustakadvArA mAnavajIvananI sArapane temaNe ujAgara karI che. jIvanacaritromAM dharatIputra' ane 'anokhA AcAryamAM prastuta vyaktitvonuM rasaprada ane AkarSaka Alekhana temaNe karyuM che. lokabhAratInI lokArAdhanA' ane 'mAlaparAnI grAmazALA' jevI saMsthAkathA paNa temanI kalame anokhI banI rahI che. bRhat kAvyadohana', "lokasahayogathI vikAsa bhaNI' ane 'samullAsa nimbata' temanAM vivekapUrNa upayogI saMpAdano che. zikSaNakAra tarIke supratiSThita evA zrI manasukhabhAI Tonomasa koleja lokabhAratI - saNosarAnA nivRtta AcArya che. hAlamAM teo gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanI bhogIlAla sAMDesarA cera anvaye gujarAtI aitihAsika navalakathAvize saMzodhana kArya karI rahyA che. divya bhAskara' dainika 'zIla ane saMskRti'nA kaTAralekhaka tarIke teo lokapriya che. - :: fitti ''',1) ja - manasukha sallA manoja khaMDeriyA : "mane sabhAgya ke zabdo maLyA tAre nagara jAvA, caraNa laI doDavA besuM to varasonAM varasa lAge." "ene' zabdothI pAmavAnI che, e vaDe ja pAmI zakAya-AvI sUkSma abhivyaktinA sakSama sarjaka zrI manoja khaMDeriyA. teoe adhatana gujarAtI gajhalamAM bArIka nakazIkAma karyuM che. zrI ramaNalAla jozI kahe che tema pramANamAM te ochuM lakhe che, paNa je lakhe che te nakkara lakhe che. emano prathama kAvyasaMgraha "acAnaka' ane bIjo 'aTakaLa' pragaTa thayo che. A baMne kAvyasaMgraho dvArA sAMprata gujarAtI kavitAmAM temaNe potAnuM sthAna nizcita karI dIdhuM che. temanAM sarjanomAM saurASTranI taLapadI bhASA navA svarUpe prayojAyelI che. manoja khaMDeriyAe suMdara layahilloLavALAM gIto, camatkRtivALI 'navI' gajhalo ane adhatana gadyakAvyo ApyAM che. temane gujarAta sarakAranuM pAritoSika maLyuM che. manoja khaMDeriyA yogeza jozI - vIsanagaranA vatanI zrI yogeza bhAnuprasAda jozI sAhityakSetre kavi ane vArtAkAra tarIke supratiSThita che. "pataMganI pAMkhe', hajIye keTaluM dUra' temanI gujarAtasAhitya akAdamI puraskRta kRtio che. "mRtyusamIpe', "tejanA cAsa', "avAjanuM ajavALuM' temanA noMdhapAtra ane dhyAnAha kAvyasaMgraho che, jemAM "mRtyusamIpe" temaNe karelo anuvAda che. "samuDI", "jIvatara', "nahIMtara', "ArapAra', vAstu' temanI jANItI laghunavalo che. bALasAhityamAM temaNe rasaprada ane bahoLu sarjana karyuM che. temanI keTalIka aitihAsika ane bodhakakathAo aMgrejI, hindI ane marAThIbhASAomAM anuvAdita che. "aMtaHpura' temano nibaMdha saMgraha che. temaNe suMdara reDiyo-nATako uparAMta keTalAka upayogI saMpAdano karyA che. temane narmadacaMdraka tathA ba.ka.ThAkora pAritoSika jevAM bahumAna maLela che. hAla teo gujarAtI sAhityapariSadanA sAmayika "paraba'nA taMtrI tarIke saphaLa kAmagIrI karI rahyA che. 'kAkA, rA yogeza jozI Jain Education Intemational Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo tamArA A sivajI chAyA patha pradarzaka pratibhAonA suMdara rekhAcitro doranAra kalAkAra savajI chAyA (saranAmuM: ugamaNA daravAjA bahAra : dvArakA - 361 335). dvArakAdhIzanA bhaktibharyA sahaja nathI. pachInA sAnnidhyamAM magna-masta rahI kamanIya vaLAMko penanA che citrakaLAnI parama sAdhanA karatA mAdhyamathI utAravA savajIbhAIno janma pahelI jUna, AsAna nathI. chatAM, 1951nI sAlamAM thayo che. citro savajIbhAIe AvI banAvavAnI preraNA, dvArakAnA celejane vaLato javAba sAgara kinAre prakRtinA khoLA ApI, anya mAdhyamonI khUMdIne meLavI. 'citronuM vecANa tole avvala rahI zake evuM, tINa chatAM karavuM, e kamanIya kAma siddha karyuM che. to lAgaNI vetaravA samAna che" evA vicAro caherA para bhAva dekhADavA hoya to, pAtranI dharAvatA sAgara-dila savajIbhAIe kolejano AMkhothI ja batAvI zakAya. savajIbhAInI siddhinuM esa.vAya.bI.e.sudhIno abhyAsa adhUro mUkI, A eka vadhu umadA pAsuM che. gujarAtanA zAMtiniketana samA, vaDodarAnA phekalTI sAhityakAronI prastuta citramALAmAM, temaNe oNpha phAIna ArTsamAM praveza meLavI, citrakaLA eka-eka sAhityakAranI pratibhA-chavi zikSaNanA pATha jyoti bhaTTa tathA gulAma mahamada addaloaddala upasAvI che. A nimitte ApaNane zekha jevA nAmI kalAkAro pAsethI AtmasAt karyA gujarAtanA khyAtanAma sAhityakAronAM che. kaLAnI DigrI meLavavA sAthe maLelA kaLAguru rekhAcitrono AdhArabhUta saMgraha maLI rahyo che. jyoti bhaTTanA zabdo emaNe haiyAmAM ropI dIdhA ApaNe emanI pAse mAMgIe ke gujarAtanA che: "savajI, tuM kalpanA kara, tuM sahArAnA raNamAM citrakAronAM rekhAcitrono saMgraha paNa ApaNane che. aphATa raNanI retIno eka kaNa upADI tArI Ape.. hatheLImAM rAkha. e reta-kaNa jeTaluM ja tane AvaDe roja-roja kAMIka navuM sarjana karatA rahetA che ane e aphATa raNanI retI jeTaluM tAre zIkhavAnuM savajIbhAInI kalamamAMthI, sAkSaronAM, che. AjIvana vidyArthI raheje.' mahAnubhAvonAM citro taiyAra thatAM rahe che ja, e uparAMta emanI koI uttama nibaMdha vAMcIne ema thAya ke AmAMthI to eka zabda paNa saMvedanazIlatA samAjamAM banatI ghaTanAone paNa, AbehUba rajU karatA kamI na karI zakAya, evI surekha ane aNIzuddha rekhAo e savajIbhAInI rahe che. mANasanI pAzavI lIlAnA kaLAnuM AgavuM lakSaNa che. ekAda paNa, pArAvAra prasaMgo aMkAyA che. lasarako paNa binajarUrI nahIM ! emAM mANasa hoya to paNa, e vAmaNo ATalI zuddhi sAthe pratyeka citra ja citarAyelo hoya ! to bhAvavAhI to kharAM ja ! pIchI ane mAnavaviDaMbanAnA, holikAdahana, raMgonA mAdhyamathI, citrakAra citrane bAmiyAnA buddha ane 11mI sapTembara uThAvadAra ane bhAvavAhI jevA viSayone paNa, emaNe vedanAsahajatAthI banAvI zake. emAM ghaNI sabhara ghATa ApyA che ! vividhatA lAvI zakAya. paraMtu phakta A pRthvI paranI pratyeka lIlA, (0.3 ke 0.5 nI nIba ane emAM sUryane AbhArI che. A saMsAra-paTanA kAjaLa-kALI zAhI -- A ja sAdhana jIva mAtrane jIvana, sUryathakI ja maLI dvArA citranipajAvavuM e kaThina kAma rahyuM che. "yAvatu sUrya-candra divAkarI', '17 che. zAhInA eka ja, kALA raMgathI ema kahevAya che. kadAca, A sUrya ja kAma karI che teja-chAyAnA TaoNna paNa dekhADavA Jain Education Intemational Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 savajIbhAInI saLavaLATa lAge che. eTale to, teo sUryanAM citro paNa doryA ja kare che ! kalamano sUrya mAtra pratIka na rahetAM, judI-judI pAtrasRSTi racano sUrya ! jagakhyAta kArTUnisTa lakSmaNanI sIrIjha 'yu seiDa iTa'nA pAtra 'kaoNmana mena'nI jema savajIbhAInI sIrIjhanuM 'sUrya' e khAsa pAtra banI gayuM che. ahIM ApelA keTalAMka rekhAMkanomAM emano kasaba mANIe. prathama rekhAMkana svayaM savajIbhAInuM; arjunanI jema, eka AMkhathI lakSyavedha karatA hoya ema, trATaka najare emanA viSayane pArakhatA dekhAya che. lakSyane siddha karavAnI emanI A nema, emanA eka eka rekhAcitromAM dekhAya che ja ! // isunI ane saMtanI nehabharI AMkhonAM amI citrane pavitra banAve che. 0 meLAnA manakhanI utsuka najara sAthInI zodha karatI ke nehabharI najara priyapAtrano InejAra karatI dekhAya che ! 0 bharatakAma karatI strIonAM citro to, svayaM bharatakAmanA namUnA jevAM nakazIdAra banyAM che ! AvuM bArIka kAma karatI veLA navI savajIbhAI thAkatA ke nathI emanI kalama kaMTALatI ! 0 emanA vatana dvArakAnAM vividha drazyo, puNyanagarInuM pAvana darzana karAve che. A citramALAnuM eka anokhuM dastAvejI mUlya che. che. citrakaLAmAM 'sarariyAlijhama' zailI e emanuM AgavuM pradAna che, divasabharanA banAvo, mananAM adhUrAM aramAno jema rAtre svapna banI ubharAtA hoya che, tema A zailImAM temaNe phaeNnTasImAM AkArothI svapnIla citramALA khaDI karI che. savajIbhAIe jaLaraMgI citrakAma paNa, evI ja kamanIyatAthI karyuM che. jaLaraMgI citromAM, prakRtinI raMgabharI lIlAo jotAM AMkho Thare evuM vAtAvaraNa citra-phalaka para utAryuM che ! Izvarane hRdayamAM rAkhI je citra banAvyuM hoya e ja zreSTha citra' A mAnyatAne vaLagI rahIne savajIbhAInuM citrakAma, ajabagujabanAM kamanIya vaLAMkone raste AgaLa vadhI rahyuM che. emanAM citro deza tathA videzamAM khUba paMkAyAM che. 'kumAra', 'zabdasRSTi', 'navanIta samarpaNa', 'paraba' vagere prakAzanomAM temanAM citro chapAya che. to, videzamAM IMgleMDa, amerikA, phrAMsa, ITAlI, jarmanI, svITjharaleMDa, jApAna vagere dezomAM emanAM citro saMgrAhAyAM che. dvArakAnI mAhitI khAtAnI kacerImAM satata yojAtA emanA 5. da za na videzIonu AkarSaNa kendra banyuM che. rakhA kano ane citrothI tRpti pAmIe to, paricaya adhUro ja rahe evuM premALa ane hoMzIlA pathapradarzaka svabhAvavALuM savajIbhAInuM vyaktitva che. alabatta, koI paNa kalAkAranI oLakha to enuM kAma ja hoya, chatAM savajIbhAInI citrakaLAne emanA sneha-bhUkhyA svabhAvanI mIThAzanA cAra cAMda lAgelA che ! 'sonAmAM sugaMdha maLe e AnuM nAma ! tArakAdhIzanAM darzana karI pAvana thanAra kaLApremI A kalAkAranI mulAkAta levAnuM cUkatA nathI. deza-videzanA keTalAye mahAnumAvo emane maLyA che. e badhAnAM rekhAcitra dorIne savajIbhAI premanI paNa dora bAMdhe che. dvArakA javAnuM dhAya tyAre A dvArakA rahIzane acUka maLajo. (noMdha : A graMthamAMnA zrI savajI chAyAe dorelA koIpaNa rekhAcitrano anyatra upayoga karatAM agAu temanI lekhita saMmati meLavavI anivArya che.) Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo gujarAta bahAra gujarAtanuM gaurava dolata bhaTTa - dorI loTo laIne marubhUmi mAravADamAMthI nIkaLelA mAravADI gRhasthoe jema potAno pratApa pAtharyo ema paherye lUgaDe nIkaLelA gujarAtIoe gujarAta bahAra temaja sAta samaMdara pAra potAnI pratibhA prasthApita karI garavI gujarAtanuM ujajavaLa prakaraNa umeryuM che. A lekhamALAmAM virala vibhUtio ane virala vyaktiono samAveza che, jeo vANijya - udyoga, samAjasevA, dezabhaktinA itihAsamAM potAnI kartavyaniSThA dvArA sthAna ane mAna pAmyAM che to raMgabhUmi - sinesRSTimAM kalAkAroe kIrtivaMta nAmanA meLavI che evA najIkanA bhUtakALanA mahAnubhAvono zakya teTalo samAveza karIne sAhityamAM smaraNIya sthAna ApavAno lekhakano A prayAsa che. dhanyavAda ! A lekhamALA rajU karanAra zrI dolata bhaTTe navalakathA, lokakathA, itihAsakathA, bAlakathA temaja lokasAhitya dvArA gujarAtI sAhityane samRddha karyuM che. bAlasAhityanAM cAra pustako sAhitya akAdamInA inAmane pAtra TharyAM che. navalakathA 'manano mANIgara'ne rUperI deha maLyo che. zreSTha saMvAdalekhanano rAjya sarakArano evorDa prApta thayo che. anya navalakathAonAM paNa raMgIna gujarAtI citro UtaryAM che. AkAzavANIrAjakoTa - amadAvAda parathI avAranavAra vArtAlApa, nATaka, vArtA ane rUpaka rajU thatAM rahyAM che. temanAM geya gIto paNa AkAzavANI parathI rajU thatAM rahyAM che. temanI navalakathA ane bAlasAhityanAM pustako hindImAM anuvAda thaI prasiddha thayAM che. chellAM sADatrIsa varSathI gujarAtI dainika 'saMdeza' ane pachI 'gujarAta samAcAra'nA kaTAra-lekhaka tarIke avirata kArya karatA rahyA che. 91 jAherajIvanamAM paDelA A sarjakane 1960nA varSamAM jagadguru pU. zaMkarAcArya mahArAjazrIe 'janasevAbhUSaNa'nI padavIthI vibhUSita karyA che. 110 pustakonA sarjaka zrI dolata bhaTTe bhArata uparAMta iMglenDano pravAsa kheDyo che. saurASTra - gujarAtanAM suprasidhdha dainikonA patrakAra tarIke paNa temaNe noMdhapAtra pradAna karyuM che ane kare che. bhANavaDa tAlukA paMcAyatanA pramukha, jAmanagara jillA zikSaNa samitinAsabhya, jAmanagara jillA paMcAyata u. samitinA ceramena, lokasAhitya samitinA sabhya, sAMskRtika borDanA sabhya, sAhitya akAdamInA sabhya temaja relave kimiTanA membara tarIke paNa temaNe sevAo ApI che. A lekhamALAmAM rekhAMkano zrI savajIbhAI chAyA, dvArakAe taiyAra karyAM che. saMpAdaka Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 krAMtivIra zyAmajI kRSNa varmA varmA kacchanI kIrtivana dharatI paranuM mAMDavI nAme nagara. e samayamAM mAMDavI baMdara tarIkenI khyAti jagatabharamAM jANItI, mAMDavI baMdarethI dariyAI saphare UpaDatAM vahANo jAvA, sumAtrA ane AphrikA khaMDanA jaMgabAra -jhAMjhIbAranAM bArAM sudhI pahoMcatAM ne pAchAM vaLatAM. AvA mAMDavI nagaramAM vasatA kRSNavarmA bhaNasALIne tyAM eka navajAta zizue prathama AMkha ughADI tyAre I.sa.nA 1957nA varSanA okTobaranI tArIkha hatI. 5nA varSamAM aMgrejono ko korI kAMtikArIno - baLavAkhoro upara vIMjhAto hato. motano paigAma laIne soljaronI saMgIno takAtI hatI. baMdUkonI baghaDATIomAMthI goLIonI ramajhaTa bolatI hatI. SNavarmAnuM kuTuMba sAmAnya, paNa zyAmano raMga pAraNAmAMthI kuLadIpaka tarIke parakhAyA. kizora vayamAM mAtAnI mamatA gumAvanAra zyAmajIne nAnI (mAtAnI mAtA)e anarAdhAra vAtsalya varasAvIne mAtAnI mamatAne bhulAvI dIdhI. zyAmajIne bhaNAvavAmAM paNa nAnIe koThAsUjha vAparI nadI. mULAkSarathI mAMDIne traNa aMgrejI sudhInuM zikSaNa vatana mAMDavI ane bhUjamAM apAvyuM. zyAmajIe saMskRtamAM UMDI dilacaspI dekhADI, te jJAna paNa jAte ja prApta karyuM. I.sa. 1873mAM zyAmajI varmA vidyArthIrUpe muMbaI gayA. temane muMbaI laI javAno thaze muMbaImAM paramArthI zeTha tarIke paMkAyelA zeTha mathuradAsa lavajIne hisse noMdhAyelo che. zyAmajI varmA muMbaInI vilsana mAdhyamika zALAmAM dAkhala thayA. sAthe saMskRta pAThazALAne paNa sevI. zALAmAM emano naMbara prathama raheto. saMskRta pAThazALAmAM saMskRtamAM dharma para bolIne paMDitone paNa mugdha karatA, 17varSanI varSa saMskRta bhASAmAM lakhAyelAM pustakono gujarAtImAM anuvAda karI paMDita tarIkenuM potAnuM sthAna nirdhArita karI lIdhuM. zyAmajIne saMskRtanA bIjA eka paMDita, aMgreja prAdhyApaka zrI meM mIe viliyamsa sAthe paricaya thayo. te zyAmathI navA nAI gathA ke emaNe ene potAnA sahAyakarUpe oksapharDa laI javA dhAryuM, 1875 pachI zyAmajIe bhAratayAtrA karavA mAMDI. aMgreja prAdhyApakanA satsaMgathI enA hRdayamAM mahattvAkAMkSAnAM pUra UbharAyAM. enuM hradaya pathapradarzaka nAcI UThayuM. zyAmajIe nAsika, vaDodarA, surata, bharUca, amadAvAda, lAhora, ityAdi sthaLoe saMskRtamAM vidvatAbharyAM vyAkhyAno karyAM. kAzI pachI saMskRtamAM zreSTha evA mahArASTra zyAmajIne barobara jANI *yo. zyAmanAM meghavatAM pravacano mahArASTrane paNa moha pamADI gayAM. kinI phohano DaMko vAgatAM te kALanA agraNIo nyAyamUrti mahAdeva goviMda rAnaDe, brazAstrI vipaLukara, gopALa dezamukha, harizcandra ciMtAmaNi, pro.kAthavaTenAM ene pramANapatra maLyAM. I.sa. 1873eprilamAM temaNe nAsikanA nAgariko samakSa dhArmika ane sAMsArika sudhArA para saMskRtamAM pravacano ApI saune acaMbAmAM nAkhI dIdhAM. pAma varmAnI vidvatAnI kadararUpe te vakhatanA nAsikanA joinTa sezana ja rAvabahAdura gopALarAva dezamukhe ane anya nAsikanivAsIoe temane 'mAnapAtra' ApyuM. teja varSamAM temaNe surata, bharUca, bhUja, amadAvAda, pUnA, alIbAga, kAzI, lAhora ane amRtasaramAM saMskRtamAM pravacanonI paraMparA sarjI saune Azcaryacakita karI dIdhAM, saunA mananA adhikArI thaI mAnapAtra pAmatA gayA. navembara 1884mAM teo berisTaranI parIkSAmAM pasAra thayA hatA ane 1885nA prAraMbhamAM je sTImaramAM lorDa raeNnDolDa carcila hato te sTImaramAM potAnI patnI saha teo svadeza pAchA pharyA hatA. teone AvyA pachI ratalAmanA divAnanI padavI maLI hatI, je mATe dezI temaja aMgrejI vartamAnapatrone ekasarakhI prasaMzA karI hatI. vaLI bhUja tathA mAMDavInAM rahevAsIo taraphathI temane mAnapatro ApavAmAM AvyAM hatAM, jemAM eka lAyaka naranI sAyaka stuti karavAmAM AvI che. teonAM patnI paNa gujarAtI, aMgrejI ane hiMdI bhASAnuM sAruM jJAna dharAvatAM. lorDa DaoNna potAnAM patnI leDI Darphina sAthe sane 1885mAM madhya hindustAnane pravAse nIkaLyA hatA. te vakhate jyAre daura madhye hoDI dine nAmadAra holDaranA mahArANInI mulAkAta lIdhI. te prasaMge holDaranAM mahArANIne aMgrejImAMthI hindI bhASAmAM samajAvavA mATe paMDita zyAmajInAM patnIne bolAvavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. dezIomAM oksapharDa yunivarsiTInI ema.e.nI prathama DigrI paMDita zyAmajI sivAya koI paNa dezIe meLavI nahotI. teoe yuropa madhya phrAnsa, jarmana, beljiyama, iTAlI ane osTriyA vagere jANItA dezonI musApharI karelI hatI. divAna tarIke mAsika rUA.hajAra to kevaLa puraskArarUpe ja maLyA 1888mAM tabiyata bagaDatAM emaNe rAjInAmuM ApyuM. kAranI muta pUrI thatAM pahelAM chUTA thayA chatAM, emanI dakSatA ne vidvatAthI prerAIne rAjAe emane rUA.32 hajAra bakSisa ApyA ! e pachI teo ajameramAM vakIlAta karavA mAMDyA. emaNe khUba kamANI karI ne te kamANI karmara pAsenAM rUnAM nomAM rokI sAra Avaka UbhI karI. Ama emaNe jiMdagIbhara nokarInI phikaramAMthI Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 93 mukti meLavI. I.sa. 1892mAM teo udepuranA divAna nimAyA. 1895mAM teo jUnAgaDhanA dIvAna thayA. e niyukitamAM sAkSarazrI manasukharAma tripAThInI siphArasano hisso moTo hato. paNa AvI hariyALI jIvana-kArakirdImAM jUnAgaDhanI rAjakhaTapaTe kAMTA veryA. tyAM lAMcaruzvata ane cazmapozIno pAra nahoto ane badhuM nirmULa karavA jatAM emane itarAjI vahoravI paDI. pariNAme emanI virudhdha kAvatarAM racAyAM. e prakaraNa bahu lAMbuM ane adhama che. pariNAme I.sa. 1896mAM emane 'baratarapha' thavuM paDyuM. pharI udepura gayA. tyAMye A viSacakra pAchaLa paDyuM. zyAmajIe e sAme saphaLa laData ApI. emaNe jUnAgaDha rAjya sAme evAM deDha ne sakhata pagalAM bharyA, ke pariNAme, jene emaNe ja jUnAgaDhamAM nokarI apAvI hatI te emanA jUnA aMgreja mitra ane pAchaLathI emanI potAnI viruddha kAvatarAM karanAra mitradrohI mekonokIne jUnAgaDha choDI briTiza nokarIno Azaro levo paDyo. paNa have dezI rAjayonI khaTapaTo ane kAvatarAMothI emanuM dila khATuM thaI gayuM. potAnI racanAtmaka buddhi-zakti ane sevAmAM e hara paLe aMtarAyarUpa lAgyAM. bAra varSanA A viSamaya anubhavoe emane, punaH iMglenDa jaI tyAM sthira thavA preryA ane I.sa. 1897mAM patnI bhAnumatI sAthe emaNe bhAratano kinAro choDyo. paNa mAtra e ja kAraNa nahotuM. kadAca pradhAna kAraNa e hatuM ke dayAnaMda sarasvatIne caraNe besI vaidika dharmanuM teja ane rASTravAdano je navo payagAma e meLavI zakyA hatA tene pAMgaravAnI taka nahotI maLatI. have lokamAnya TiLaka bhAratIya rAjamaMca para padhAryA hatA. TiLaka mahArAjanI vidvatA, itihAsa-jJAna ane rAjakIya dRSTithI zyAmajI emanA prati AkarSAyA. temAM vaLI jUnAgaDhanI khaTapaTa aMge emane pote 'hAiTa hola' sImalA, rAjakoTa ane muMbaImAM je kaDavA ghuMTaDA gaLavA paDyA hatA, tene laIne aMgreja pratye ane emanI nyAyaniSThA pratye emane napharata thAya e ya svAbhAvika hatuM. Ama nirAzA, nitsAhanA parokSa pariNAme emane rASTravAda AcaraNa - paNa thayo ane emaNe iglAMDa jaI bhAratIya svAtaMtryanI laData calAvavAno nirdhAra karyo. zyAmajIe have iMglAMDamAM paga sthira karyo. e gALo baMgabhaMga ane svadezI AMdolanono hato. I.sa. 190panA jAnyuArImAM emaNe 'inDiyana soyolojisTa' nAmanuM aMgrejI sAmayika kADhavuM e veLA emanI uMmara pAkaTa, uDatAlIsa varSanI hatI. emaNe ene 'svataMtratA ane rAjakIya, sAmAjika tathA dhArmika sudhAraNAnA mukhapatra' rUpe oLakhAvyuM. patranI nIti spaSTa karatAM emaNe lakhyuM : * briTana ane hindanA rAjakIya saMbaMdhothI hiMdamAMnA hiMdIo briTiza amala paratve kevI lAgaNI dharAve che enI jANa priTanane kara vA niSThAvaMta hiMdI dubhASiyAnI briTanamAM khAsa jarUra che, hiMda mATe siphArasa karavAnI amArI pharaja che ane e amAruM gaurava paNa che." emanA patrane hiMda ane iMglAMDamAM sAro AvakAra maLyo. enI kiMmata paNa sastI mAtra eka pensa rAkhavAmAM AvI. zyAmajIe e patramAM briTiza rAjyasattA para AkarA prahAro karyA ane sAthe sAthe briTiza lakhANono ja AdhAra laI, briTiza damana ane julama puravAra karyo, paNa zyAmajInuM aitihAsika kArya to bIjuM hatuM. emaNe laMDanamAM vasatA bhAratIyajanonuM uddAmavAdI saMgaThana sAdhyuM. te kALe laMDanamAM - vilAyatamAM 'AyarlenDa mATe homarUla' sUtra gAjatuM hatuM. ene anusarIne zyAmajIe 'hinda mATe homarUla' sUtra cAlu karyuM ane 1905nI 17mI phebruArIe 'inDiyana homarUla sosAyaTI' sthApI, khuda iMglAMDamAM ja teno jhaMDo pharakato karyo. kadAca eTaluM ja saMbhavata: emanuM vadhAre mahattvanuM kArya te 1905nA julAInI pahelI tArIkhe 'inDiyA hAusa'nI sthApanAnuM . I.sa. 1902mAM zyAmajInA mAnItA lekhaka harbarTa spensarano svargavAsa thatAM, emaNe temane nAme, temanA pratyenA premAdaranA pratIka rUpe, 'spensara vyAkhyAnamALA zarU karI. A uparAMta emaNe 'harbarTa spensara inDiala phelozipa' paNa cAlu karI. babbe hajAra rUpiyAnI AvI pAMca ziSyavRttio dvArA aneka hiMdI vidyArthIo ucca zikSaNa meLavI zakyA. e ziSyavRttinI zarata ke 'koI paNa hindI vidyArthI hiMdamAM pAcho pharIne briTiza sattA heThaLa koI paNa jAtanI nokarI, darajajo ke sevA svIkArI nahIM zake''). hiMdI vidyArthIone briTiza pakaDathI aspRzya rAkhatI hatI ane e emanI dezabhaktine dIrghadRSTinI pratIti karAvatI hatI. A ziSyavRttio ApavAnuM I.sa.1909 sudhI cAlu rahyuM hatuM. | 'inDiyA hAusa' sthapAtAM, hiMdI vidyArthIone rahevAnI , khAvApIvAnI, AnaMdapramodanI, temanI pAchaLa bichAvAtI jAsUsI jALamAMthI rAhatanI temaja itara sagavaDo maLI. zarUAtamAM pacIseka vidyArthIo hatA, paNa e saMkhyAnuM mahattva nathI; mahattva to e che ke badhA hiMdI vidyArthIone vicAra - vinimaya ane masalatonuM eka svataMtra kendra maLyuM. e 'inDiyA hAusa' dhIre dhIre rASTravAdanI pravRttionuM maMdira banI gayuM. tyAM sabhA-saMmelano, bhASaNo, pustakAlaya, vAcanAlaya, patra-prakAzana ityAdinuM kArya vegavaMtu ane sudaDha thayuM. 1905thI 1907 sudhI A dhamadhokAra pravRtti cAlI. emanA mukhapatre paNa emAM aNamola phALo Apyo. e patra eTaluM jANyuM ne aMgrejo mATe evuM asahya thaI paDyuM ke zyAmajI pAchaLa briTiza jAsUsI zrAno bhamavA lAgyAM, have traNa ja upAya hato. kAM to briTizanI nidya zaraNAgati, kAM to kedakhAnuM ke kAM to nAsI chUTavuM. A traNa pikI nAsI chuTavAno vikalpa emaNe svIkAryo. zaraNAgati to emane svamAnabhaMga karanArI ja lAge. kedakhAnAnI kahevAtI vIratAbharI Jain Education Intemational Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 zahIdI emane maMjUra nahotI. aMte emaNe iMglAMDa choDyuM. te perisa jaI rahyA. emanA patrathI aMgrejI hakUmata eTalI badhI akaLAI - gabharAI UThI ke, inDiyana sozyolojinA bhAratamAM vecANa AyAta para pratibaMdha Avyo ! zyAmajInI A saphaLatA moTI hatI, temanA javamAna vyaktitvane e Ape evI hatI. eTalAmAM banyuM evuM ke 1993nI 1lI julAie "inDiyA hAusa" sAthe saMbaMdha dharAvatA eka hindI juvAna madanalAla dhIMgarAe hindI kacerInA agraNI aMgreja karmacArI karnala sara viliyama karjhana vAilInuM khUna karyuM ! dhIMgarAe kharekhara, nUtana itihAsanAM zrI gaNeza mAMDyAM ! briTiza sAmrAjyanA siMhanI boDamAM ja hAtha nAkhI, tyAM ja eka siMhane pUro karyo ! A khUnanA kAvatarAnA yojaka tarIke zyAmajI para aMgrejanI najara paDI ! zyAmajIe 'TAimsa' para patra lakhI dhIMgarAnI zahAdatane aMjali ApI, paNa pote emAM saMbaMdhakAra nathI evuM paNa bhArapUrvaka jaNAvyuM. khuda emaNe pote pIgarAnA smArakarUpe cAra navI ziSyavRttio jAhera karI. dhIMgarA prakaraNa aMge aMgreja hakUmate kaDaka pagalAM bharyAM. te veLA zyAmajI to perisamAM hatA, eTale temane sarakAra kazuM karI zake ema nahatI, paraMtu solojisTa'nA be aMgreja mukone rAjadrohanA gunAsara cAra mAsa ane eka varSanI sajA thaI. dhIMgarAne phAMsI thaI, paNa sAthe sAthe 'inDiyA hAusa'ne mATe navI jagyA meLavavAno prayatna na thayo tethI e doSAropaNano Topalo zyAmanI para oDhADavo. enA pratyAdhAta perisanA hiMdIomAM paNa paDyA. zyAmajInA vicAra ane AcAra vize emanAmAM viparIta chApa paDI. Ama 1905thI 1910 sudhInI emanI pravRtti ane kIrtie lIlI - sUkI, udaya - asta baMne joyAM. 1910mAM zyAmajIe hemacandradAsa ane gaNeza sAvarakaranAM sevAkAryanI aMjalirUpe be ziSyavRttio jAhera karI, ema chatAM emanAM kIrtineja osarI gayAM. 1910thI to emanA para dhRSNA-kaTAkSa verAvAM mAMDyAM. have emanI uMmara paNa vadhatI hatI. emane 53 varSa thayAM hatAM. ema chatAM perisathI ''sozyolojisTa'" dvArA e ugra pracAra karatA ja rahyA. 1914mAM paheluM vizvayuddha phATI nIkaLyuM. emaNe tarata ja perisa choDI jInIvA vasavAnuM zarU karyuM. laDAI pUrI thayA pachI svIsa sarakAranA dabANane kAraNe 'sozyolojisTa' baMdha karavuM paDyuM. vizvayuddha pUruM thayuM. mitra rAjyonA vijyanA samAcArathI temane AghAta vAgyo. jarmanIno parAjaya thatAM emanuM haiyuM bhAMgI gayuM. emAM mitradroha bhaLyo. e uttara jIvanamAM duHkhI thaI gayA. chatAM 1920mAM 'sozyolojisTa'nuM prakAzana punaH zarU thayuM. nirAzAnI parAkASThA tyAre AvI jyAre 1923mAM emane e patra haMmezAM mATe baMdha karavuM paDatuM. e rAjakAraNamAMthI vAnaprastha thavAnA nimittarUpa hatuM. pachI sAta varSa emaNe jInIvAnA zerabajAramAM upalA karyAM karyA. pathapradarzaka koNa jANe kema e bALako prati apAra udAratA dAkhavatA ! potAnA janmadine e bALakone sonAnA sikkA ApatA ! kadAca emane bALako nahotAM tenuM koIka manovyApArI kAraNa to nahIM hoya ? 1930nA AraMbhamAM emanI tabiyata bagaDI. AMtaraDAnI mULa bimArIe gaMbhIra svarUpa pakaDa. Akhare 1930nA mArcanI 31mI tArIkhe emaNe deha choDyo. senTa jyorjanA smazAnamAM gemano mRtadehano agnisaMskAra thayo. 1930nA mArcanI dAMDIkUca cAlu hatI tyAre banelo A banAva tatkAlIna ugra AMdolanamAM lupta thaI gayo. chAoMoe paNa emanA svargavAsanI joIe tevI noMdha na lIdhI ! eka mAtra bhagatasiMha ne tenA sAthIoe emanA mRtyunA samAcAra sAMbhaLI adAlatamAM khullA dekhAvo karyA, emanA avasAna pachI traNa varSe emanAM patnI bhAnumatI paNa gujarI gayAM. jyAM e daMpatIno agnisaMskAra thayo hato tyAM emanI smRti saMparatI tI mUkavAmAM AvI che, jenA para lakhANa che. : 1857 1930 zyAmajI kRSNa varmA bhAnumatI zyAmajI varmA : 1862 - 1933 - je bhUmimAM zyAmajI janmyA ne je mATe emaNe jIvana arpaNa karyuM e emanA yuganA prathama, zreSTha kakSAnA paMDita ane rAjanItijJa hatA, 1905-07 sudhI uddAmavAdanA advitIya netA hatA. bhAratIya vidyArthI vRndranA zaikSaNika zreSArthI ane dAnezvarI hatA. emanA jevA agrIma bhArata sapUta bhale 1930nA arasAmAM vIsarAyA hatA paraMtu indulAla yAjJike lakhelA emanA aMgrejI jIvanacaritra dvArA, 'inDiyA hAusa'nI sthApanA dvArA ane emanA saMkhyAbaMdha vaividhyapUrNa lekho dvArA emaNe sadAne mATe amarasthAna prApta karyuM che. jhaverI maNilAla mohanalAla www.wwwwwwww muMbaInI koMgresa hospiTalanA sthApaka ane hospiTalane nibhAvavAmAM tana, mana ane dhanathI avismaraNIya sevA ApanAra AgevAna Adarza koMgresa kArya kara.. potAnA pitA zrI mohanalAle koMgresanA dhavAyelA kAryakaronI sAravAra mATe pro hAusa" dAnamAM ApyuM. temAM hospiTalanI zarUAta 8 divasamAM karI tenA maMtrI ane nagInuM kArya karyu. Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 pratibhAo zeTha dAmodara ThAkrazI malajI janmabhUmi : varavALA (ji. jAmanagara), janmadivasa : saMvata 1907nA caitra vada 14, jJAti : bhATiyA teoe pahelAM gujarAtI keLavaNI lIdhA pachI aMgrejI bhASAnuM paNa sAruM jJAna meLavyuM. teo pahela-vahelAM saMvata 1917mAM eTale cauda varSanI kumaLI vayathI ja potAnA vepAra-maMDaLamAM joDAyA hatA. temanI peDhIe saMvata 1930nI sAlamAM mesarsa gADama kaMpanInI dalAlI karavA mAMDI hatI, te veLAe gAmaThI kApaDa, sUtarano rojagAra muMbaImAM sAro cAlato hovAthI, "dhI hindustAna spiniMga enDa viniMga mila'ne nAme rU vaNavAnuM kArakhAnuM zarU karyuM hatuM. tyArathI zeTha dAmodara prajAnI jANamAM divasedivase vadhAre AvatA gayA ane muMbaInI nAmadAra sarakAre temane sane 1876mAM 'jasTisa opha dhI pIsa' tarIkenuM mAna ApeluM hatuM. hiMdustAna mila pachI saMvata 1936mAM 'dhi menacesTara enDa bomba mila' mArgeja rAkhI hatI, te vecAtI laIne tene "dhI vesTarna inDiyA spiniMga enDa menyuphekyariMga mila'nuM nAma ApyuM. te pachI saMvata 1938mAM "dhI inDiyana menyuphekyariMga'ne nAme trIjI . mila bAMdhI. e rIte saghaLI maLI traNa milo teone hastake muMbaImAM cAle. e uparAMta zeTha dAmodara bIjI ghaNI jAhera kaMpanIo ane kArakhAnAMonA pramukha, DirekaTara, membara rahelA. muMbaInI korporezananA membara prajAnA moTA mate teo vAraMvAra cUMTAyA hatA. teo milaonarsa esoziezananA membara, potAnI peDhI hastakanI traNe milonA DirekTara ane ceramena, muMbaInA kApaDanA dezI vepArIonI maMDaLInA ceramena, navI kApaDa bajAra, inDiyana phAyara isyuransa kaMpanInA DirekTara, gaurakSaka maMDaLInA khajAnacI tathA gujarAta varnAkyulara sosAyaTI, Aryasudharmodaya sabhA ane mUlajI. jerAjabhAI lAibrerInA lAipha-membara, eziyATika sosAyaTInI muMbaInI zAkhA, muMbaI presiDensi esoziezana tathA nezanala esoziezana vagerenA membara hatA. e rIte zeTha dAmodara jema jema potAnA vepAra vahIvaTamAM vadhatA gayA tema tema muMbaInI prajA ane kAThiyAvADanAM dezI rajavADAMomAM ghaNA mAnItA ane jANItA thatA gayA tathA potAnA sadaguNane lIdhe moTuM mAna meLavyuM. teoe jayAre saMvata 1943nI sAlamAM potAnA vaDA putra bhAI viThThaladAsanAM atre svargavAsI onarebala zeTha murArajI gokaladAsane tyAM lagna karyA, tyAre moTI dhAmadhUmathI temane cotaraphathI mAna maLyuM hatu ane vaDodarAnA nAmadAra gAyakavADa mahArAja, jAmanagaranA jAmasAheba, jUnAgaDhanA navAbasAheba, bhAvanagaranA ThAkorasAheba ane kacchanA rAvasAheba jevA rAjavaMzIo taraphathI zirapAva mokalavAmAM AvyA hatA. keTalAMka rAjyanA divAno ane keTalAkanA moTA kArabhArIonAM DepyuTezano temane tyAM lagna prasaMge muMbaI AvyAM hatAM. te vakhate puSkaLa dhAmadhUma, nAcaraMga tathA jayAphato cAlI rahI hatI. ATalAM khAtAMonA vahIvaTamAM paDavAthI evAM kAmomAM kAMIne kAMI vadhAro ke sudhAro karIne phAyado thAya, evI icchAthI zeTha dAmodare eka be evAM kAmonI koziza karI hatI, ke tethI temanI eka moTA anubhavI vepArI tarIkenI acchI oLakha thaI hatI. temAM eka e ke aTonA milaonarsa esoziezanamAM sane 1883nI sAlamAM evI darakhAsta maLI hatI ke, muMbaInI milonA kApaDa sUtaranA khapane mATe hAlanAM je bajAro cAlu che, te upara ja mAtra AdhAra rAkhI atrenI milavALA beThA che, tene badale jo bIjA mulakonAM bajAro zodhI kADhI, tyAM ApaNI milonA mAlano uThAva thAya, evI koziza karavI joIe. A darakhAsta ghaNI phAyadAkAraka hatI. e pachI zeTha dAmodara bIjI eka darakhAsta evI lAvyA hatA, ke atrenI milomAM kApaDanA tAkAo upara laMbAI, pahoLAI tathA tolanA vajananA mArka tadana barAbara ane pUrepUrA mAravAmAM Ave evo baMdobasta karavo joIe. zeTha dAmodara ThAkarazI mUlajInI peDhI jema vepAravaNajamAM ane mAnamobhAmAM vadhI gaI tema temanAmAM dharmiSThapaNAno ane paramArthIpaNAno guNa paNa ghaNo moTo phelAI gayo. svargavAsI zeTha ThAkarazInA potAnA vakhatathI ja A peDhIe jema muMbaI temaja potAnA vatana varavALA, dvArakA vagere mathakomAM ghaNAMka, dhArmika makAno ane sakhAvatanAM kAmo karelAM, je nIce mujaba che. kavaravALA khAte sadAvrata calAvavAno kharca pUro pADavA mATe kADheluM phaMDa, varavALA khAte 'ThAkarazI mUlajI dharmazALA' ane 'devIdAsa pustakazALA'nAM makAna baMdhAvyAM te upara thayelo kharca, * beTa zaMkhodvAramAM 'ghelAbhAI pustakazALA' sthApI te upara thayelo kharca, * varavALA khAte gAya tathA bIjAM mUMgA prANIone ghAsacAro pUro pADavAno tathA pANI pAvAno havADo bharavAno kharca pUro pADavA mATe kADheluM phaMDa, * kUvA tathA vAvo bAMdhavA mATe anAmata kADhelI rakama, * jarUranI jagAe davAkhAnuM kADhI teno kharca pUro pADavA sAru kADheluM kaDa, * zeTha dAmodaranAM svargavAsI mAtuzrI sAkarabAInI yAdagIrI kAyama rAkhavA sAru kAThiyAvADamAM koI lAyaka sthaLe dharmazALA bAMdhavA sAru anAmata mUkela, khaMbhAliyA, dvArakA, beTa ane muMbaInI eka kanyAzALAmAM pahelA naMbaranI choDIne skolarazipa ApavA sAru keLavaNI khAtAne soMpeluM kula phaMDa, * svargavAsI zeTha ThAkarazInA svargavAsI vidvAna putra prAgajIe banAvela 'pramANasahastrI' nAme pustaka dara cothe varSe chapAvI bakSisa tarIke vidvAna ane vidyArthI vargane ApI devA sAru kADheluM phaMDa rUA. 10,000/-. Jain Education Intemational Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka cimanalAla harilAla setalavADa . che #stress - kAkAmAM liliki/ A 'WSMITA muMbaImAM rahIne mahAna dezabhakta phIrojhazAha mahetA sAthe prajAjIvanano prANa chey dhabakAvanAra zrI setalavADa (d muMbaI yunivarsiTInA vAisa censalara tarIke nimAyA hatA. I.sa. 1892mAM myunisipAliTImAM cUMTAyA hatA, temaja 1893mAM muMbaI dhArAsabhAmAM cUMTAyA hatA. I.sa. 1930-31mAM goLamejI pariSadamAM laMDana gayA hatA. zeTha dAmodaradAsa tApIdAsa je.pI. AvyA. tyAra pachI svadezamAM navI zodho ane navA hunnaro dAkhala karavAnI jijJAsAne anusarI temaNe 'alAyansa silka menyuphekyariMga kaMpanI'nA nAmanuM rezamanuM kArakhAnuM ughADyuM. rezamanA kArakhAnAmAM vividha jAtanA dezI namUnAo banAvavAnI UlaTamAM pAchA paDyA na hatA. dezotkarSanA utsAha sAthe ja teo bahu dayALu hoI dharma-kRtyamAM paNa moTo bhAga letA. suratamAM bhayaMkara relathI je nukazAna thayuM hatuM, temAM madada karavAmAM agra bhAga laI, e phaMDanA joinTa onararI sekreTarI teo TharyA hatA. bharAyelA phaMDamAMthI phAjala rahelAM nANAMnA teo eka TrasTI hatA. teone eka speziyala ju22 uparAMta sane 1886mAM muMbaInA myunisipala korporezananA membara nImavAmAM AvyA hatA ane tyAra pachI 1887mAM tA. 24mI mArca amaladAra sulehanA ('jasTisa opha dhI pIsa') amaladAra nImavAmAM AvyA hatA. I.sa.1872nI sAlathI AlabarTa presanA DirekTara nimAyA. e uparAnta emanA bahoLA anubhavathI magAma menyuphekyariMga kaMpanI, bombe mekeniMga bilDiMga kaMpanI, bhAvanagara mila vagerenA lidheDeTara teo thayA hatA temaja bIjI keTalIka milonA tA.leDa kaMpanInA DirekTara paNa nimAyA hatA. I.sa. 1886mAM mila onarsa esoziezananA membara thayA hatA tathA te sivAya inDiyana phAyara ane bombe phAyara isyuransa kaMpanInA tathA elAyansa silka mila kaMpanInA DirekTara tathA suratanI phUlapADAnI dharmazALA ane bAbulanAtha tathA nAraNabAvAnI dharmanI jagAnA TrasTI nimAyA. teoe silka milamAM je khaMtathI mahenata karI te vize 1875nA navembaranA 'TAimsa opha inDiyAmAM temanA e uttama kAryanI noMdha laI sAruM lakhANa thayeluM. teoe potAnA pitAnA nAmathI rUpiyA pa867nI 2kama leboreTarI surata hAiskUlane lagatI bAMdhavAmAM tathA rUpiyA cha hajAranI rakama muMbaInI vikToriyA jyubilI kinikrama insTiTyUTamAM, be potAnA nAmanI pahelA dhoraNamAM, be potAnA kAkA tulasIdAsa vrajadAsanA nAmanI bIjA dhoraNamAM ane be trIjA dhoraNamAM potAnA pitAzrI tApIdAsa vrajadAsanA nAmanI skolarazipa ApavA tathA bAkI rahe temAMthI potAnA dAdA vrajadAsa AtmArAmanA nAmanuM dara varSe e skUlamAM prAijha ApavA Apela hatA. zeTha dAmodaradAsa asalanI vepArI lAinamAM paDavAthI vepArI rivAjamAM tathA kAmakAjamAM ghaNo anubhava dharAvI temAM sArI zakti saMpAdana karelI. surata ane rUnA vepArIo sAthe kAmakAja levAnI temanI khUbI vakhANane pAtra hatI. potAnA pitA zeTha tApIdAsanA uttama guNono lAbha maLyAthI tenuM A pariNAma amalamAM AveluM hatuM. temaNe gujarAtanA ghaNA bhAgamAM pravAsa karelo. teo svabhAve zAnta, guNI, vidyArthIone ane nirAzritane Azraya ApanArA tathA teoe potAnI jiMdagImAM jenA saMbaMdhamAM AvyA tenA saMbaMdhe stutipAtra prazaMsA meLavI hatI. . janmabhUmi surata, janmadivasa - saMvata 1902nA caitra vada 13, guruvAra, tA. 23mI eprila, I. sa. 1845. jJAti - amadAvAdI dazA moDha dhAMgavA vaNika suratamAM janma thayA pachI temanA pitA muMbaImAM rahetA hovAthI teo muMbaI AvI vidyAbhyAsa karavA lAgyA. gujarAtI bhASAnuM sAruM jJAna meLavyA pachI zeTha mANekacaMda lakhamIcaMdane tyAM nAmuM zIkhavA beThA hatA. te pachI aMgrejI keLavaNI teoe saMpAdana karavA mAMDI ane tyArapachI parIkSA ApI teo elphinsTana hAiskUlamAM dAkhala thayA, tyAM kenDiDeTa varga sudhI aMgrejI bhASAno anubhava meLavIne prAIveTa rIte meTrikyulezananI parIkSA ApavA gayA, paNa niSphaLa thavAthI munsiphanI parIkSA mATe khAnagI abhyAsa zarU kIdho. parIkSA vakhate sarve bAbatamAM pAsa UtaryA, chatAM sadara adAlatanA cAlu vahIvaTanA savAlamAM nApAsa thavAthI teo parIkSAmAM nApAsa thayA. teo mi.je. pI. kArasoratha kaMpanImAM zIkhavA gayA, tyAM aMgrejI kAgaLapatra lakhatAM zIkhyA pachI, e tathA bIjI aMgrejI ophisanI dalAlI karavA lAgyA ane rU vecavA, parakhAvavA vageremAM pote bhAga levA lAgyA, pachI teone 'bIrAra' presa kaMpanInA sekreTarI nImavAmAM mi. kA Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo suratavALA zrI zeTha harakIzanadAsa phakIracaMda zrI jhINAbhAI ThAkarazIbhAI mULajIbhAI wwwwwww pI. joSI varSovRddha netAne tA.9-6 1930nA divase cha mahinAno kArAvAsa ApavAmAM Avyo hato. teo 1921thI AgevAnI bharyo bhAga laI rahyA hatA. parela jillAmAM teo koMgresa-AgevAna hatA. vakhatovakhata jela bhogavI hatI. esembalImAM 1937mAM pakSanA sabhya tarIke cUMTAyA hatA. zrI joSI muMbainI saMgrAmasamitinA bIjA pramukha varAdho hato. I.sa.192thI AjhAdI jaMgamAM mokhare rahenAra A 4AAAAAA A aa paropakArlR ane sevAbhAvI bhAI suratanA vatanI che, o sAhasika puruSano janma saM.1947nA zrAvaNa vadI 13nA roja thayo hato. nAnapaNamAM sAdhAraNa garIba sthitimAM UcharI potAnI daza varSanI uMmare mAMDalamAM mosALa pakSathI sAyatAmAM AvyA, pachI potAnI kAmakAja karavAnI bAhoza zakti dvArA te priya thaI paDyA, temane sarva loko 'moTAbhAInA upanAmathI saMbodhI lAvavA lAgyA. sane 1924 sudhI mosALa pakSanA dareka vepArane pUrva unnata sthitie pahoMcADI I.sa.1925 pachI mAMDalenI prakhyAta gujarAtI sI. motIrAma enDa sansa (C. Motirar & Sons) nAmanI peDhImAM pArTanara tarIke joDAyA che. relasaMkaTamAM gujarAta tarapha temaNe potAno udAra hAtha laMbAvI madada karI hatI, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa saM.1984nA besatA varSanA maMgaLadine mAMDomAM Ayurvedane uttejavA khAtara 'Ayurvedika dharmAdA auSadhAlaya' sadagata zaika navAya motIrAmanA vArthe kholI te dvArA pablikanI sArI sevA karI rahyA che. temAM nAtajAtanA bheda vagara game tene chUTathI davA apAya che. vaLI mAMDalemAM vasatA gujarAtI bhAIonAM bALakone keLavaNI ApavA eka gujarAtI skUla upasthita karI temAM sAro phALo ApI pote tenA TrasTI nimAyA, vaLI jAhera kAmakAjamAM AgevAnI bharyo bhAga laI dareka kSetramAM tana, mana, dhanathI madada ApyA karatA hatA: 97 aDhAra varasanI uMmare ThAkarazI nAmano javAna rUpiyA AThIno mAla vahANamAM bharIne muMbaInA bArAmAM Utaryo, tyAre muMbaInI jAhojalAlI nahotI paNa te paMthe paDelI nagarI jarUra hatI. aMgrejonI peDhIo thI hatI. baMdarano sarvAMgI vikAsa thaI rahyo hato paNa teno AraMbha hato, pUro vikAsa thaI gayo nahoto. surata choDIne aMgreja gavarnara muMbaImAM AvIne vasyo hato. TUMkamAM muMbaInA AvatA divasonAM eMdhANa vartAI rahyAM hatAM. muMbaIno dariyAkAMTho bIjAM badhAM baMdaro karatAM kaMIka vadhu salAmata banI rahyo hato. ThAkarIno paDavAmAMno eka jaNa dariyA kheDatAM gulAma tarIke vecAyAno banAva banI cUkyo che ! e bharye ThAkarazInA pitA mULajIbhAIe ThAkarazIne samajAvelo ke ghara AMgaNe bhagavAna baTakuM roTalo Ape temAM saMtoSa mAnI kRSNa paramAtmAnuM smaraNa karavuM. ThAkarazInI aDhAranI avasthA Abhane AMbavA mathatI hatI. bApanA kUvAmAM bUDIne marAya evI dhUna ke khumArI gaNo to khumArI dhabakatI ke hatI. enI mITa varavALA pAsenA rUpaNa baMdaranA sAgarakAMThethI pahoMcavAnI hatI. muMbaImAM mAla-thAlanA bajArabhAva UMcA maLe che evI ene AzA hatI. bApanI uparavaTa thaIne temaNe rUpiyA AThasono mAla bharIne dariyo kheDavo. anargaLa khArAM pANI pIne vakhANa jayAre muMbaI pUgyuM tyAre ThAkarazIno AtmA AnaMdathI UbharAI UMco hato ! hemakhema pusthAno haiyAmAM harakha thayo hato. jo mAlamAM be paisA raLatara rahe to vaLI pAchI vadhArAnI khepa karavAnI tamA hatI, paNa karamamAM kaMI kiratAre bIjuM ja mAMDayuM haze, te mAlamAM dhAryA mujabanA bhAva maLyA nahIM. khoTa gaI. pahelI ja sapharanI khoTe ThAkarazIne hatAza karyo, paNa tenI hAma bhAMgI nahIM. khoTa khAdhI eTale pitAne zuM moDhuM batAvavuM ? tethI teNe nakkI ja karI nAkhyuM ke have muMbaImAM ja rahevuM. takadIranAM tALAM toDavA teNe tanatoDa mahenata AdarI. nAno vepAra karyo. e vepAramAM vadhAra apAyuM ane te paisA DUbyA. ThAkarazIe Araba vepArIo sAthe saMparka sAdhyo. tenI sAthe vepAranI le-veca zarU karI. temAM ThAkarazIne saphaLatA maLI. e saphaLatAe utsAhamAM umero karyo. Araba vepArIo sAthenA moTA vepAre temane muMbaInA jANItA vepArI tarIke jAhera karI dIdhA. varavALAnA A vahevArakuzaLa gujarAtIe muMbaIne mahAmUlu najarANuM bheTa dharyuM. temanI dIrghadraSTino Aje paNa ApaNane khyAla Ave che. te najarANuM che muMbaInI mULajI jeThA mArakITa, Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ K 98 pathapradarzaka zeTha tribhovanadAsa maMgaLadAsa nAthubhAI je.pI. kRSNakRpAe kismate kAThiyAvADI juvAnIne yArI ApI. ThAkarazI zeTha banelA bhATiyA gRhasthanAM guNagAna gavAvAM lAgyAM. zeTha ThAkarazIbhAIe I.sa.1853mAM mesarsa pITara kabAlI nAmanI aMgreja peDhInuM dalAlInuM kAma meLavyuM. puruSArtha ane prAmANikatAnA pagathiye pagalAM bharatAM bharatAM pragatino paMtha pakaDI lIdho. e pachI thoDA ja samayamAM mANekajI nasaravAnajI pITITa nAmanA pArasI gRhastha sAthe najIkanA saMparkamAM AvyA. temanI sAthe bhAgIdArImAM joDAyA. zrI nasaravAnajI pAchaLathI dezabharamAM nAmAMkita vyakti tarIke jANItA thayelA beroneTa sara dInazA pITITanA dAdA thatA hatA. I.sa. 1871mAM temaNe ThAkarazI mULajInI peDhInI sthApanA karI. varavALAnA A vahevAra kuzaLa gujarAtIe muMbaIne mahAmUlu najarANuM bheTa dharyuM. temanI dIrdhadaSTino Aje paNa ApaNane khyAla Ave che. te najarANuM che muMbaInI mULajI jeThA mArakITa, mULajI jeThA kApaDa mArakITa UbhI karavAmAM zeTha ThAkarazIbhAIe potAnI zakti ane saMpattino sahayoga karyo. rUpiyA AThasonI nukazAnI bhogavI muMbaImAM hAma hAryA vagara vepAra kheDI jANanAra, mULajI jeThA kApaDa mArakITanuM nirmANa karanAra A gujarAtI nAmAMkita narane muMbaI kadI bhUlI zakaze nahIM . zeTha ThAkarazIbhAInA cAreya dIkarAo dAmodara, goviMdajI, prAgajI ane nAraNadAse navA vepAra-udyogane vikasAvavAmAM potAnuM lakSa lagADI dIdhuM hatuM. zeTha zrI vIracaMda pAnAcaMda zAha zrI zAha muMbaI saMgrAma - samitinA AThamA pramukha tarIke pasaMdagI pAmyA hatA. muMbaInI vepArI AlamamAMthI jela javAnuM paheluM mAna temane maLyuM hatuM. tA. 2-1030nA divase pAMca mahinAno kArAvAsa maLyo hato. janmabhUmi: muMbai, janmadivasa : saMvata 1912nA Azvina vadi 30, jJAti : kapoLa vANiyA. teoe seMTa jheviyarsa skUla ane kolejamAM aMgrejI bhASAno UMcA dhoraNa sudhI abhyAsa karyo, temaja vidyAnA zokhamAM jAheramAM bhASaNo ApI vidyA uparano potAno prema darzAvyo hato. lagna jevo zubha ane AnaMdamaya prasaMga hiMdu lokomAM bIjo koI manAto nathI. sana 1875 sAlamAM emanAM ghaNI dhAmadhUma sAthe lagna thayAM hatAM. te prasaMge mahArANIzrInA pATavI kuMvara prinsa opha velsa ane sara bArTala phiyara temaja te veLAnA gavarnara tathA bIjA moTA amaladAro padhAryA hatA. sana 1880mAM temane jasTisa opha dhI pIsanA khitAbanuM mAna maLyuM hatuM. te ja varSamAM, jo ke te vakhate koIne paNa 25 varSanI uMmara vagara korporezananA membara karavAmAM AvatA nahotA, to paNa teo jasTisa opha dhI pIsa hovAne lIdhe nAnI vayamAMja membara nimAyA hatA. e vorDanA bIjA sarve umedavAro karatAM temane vadhAre mata maLyA hato. tyAra pachI dareka vakhate vorDa taraphathI temane pasaMda karavAmAM AvelA. korporezana onararI sarjana saMbaMdhInI khaTapaTamAM emaNe sAro bhAga laIne Akhare e rIte dAkhala karAvI hatI ane evAM ja bIjAM kAmomAM teo manathI bhAga letA hatA. dareka kAmamAM svataMtra rIte potAno mata ApavAnuM cUkatA na hatA. temanI prAmANika ane pratiSThita vartaNUkane muMbaInI hAikorTanA eDavokeTa janarale zeTha kahAnadAsa nArAyaNadAsa dharmakhAtAnA phaMDanA TrasTI nImyA. tathA sara maMgaLadAsa nAthubhAI kapoLa nirAzrita phaMDa, ThAkorajInuM phaMDa, kavi dalapatarAma DAhyAbhAInuM memoriala phaMDa, motIcaMda amIcaMdanuM gujarAta ceriTI phaMDa, dAktara amIdAsa manajInuM TrasTa phaMDa e sarvamAM teo TrasTI tarIke judA judA loko taraphathI nimAyA. bombe presiDensI esozIezanamAM teo mULathI sabhAsada tenI kAunselanA membara nimAyA ane pahelI koMgresamAM te sabhA taraphathI birAjavAnuM mAna temane ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. vaLI zeTha gokaLazA tejapALa dharmakhAtAnI menejiMga kamiTi tathA tene lagatI eMglo varnAkyulara skUla tathA borDiMga skUlanI saba kamiTi, sara phIrojazAha mahetA koMgresanA sthApaka sabhyomAMnA eka. muMbaI myu.nA pramukha, mahAsabhA koMgresanA pramukha, mahAna dezabhakta. Jain Education Intemational Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo. mahamada mojAMvAlA * | musalamAna vepArI zrI mojAMvAlA muMbaI saMgrAma samitinA agiyAramAM pramukhapade pasaMda thayA. temane tA.2010-1930nA roja nava mahinAnI saddha kedanI sajA pharamAvavAmAM AvI che karI hatI. zrI bhAnubhAI yAjJika myunisipala korporezana enthropolojikala sosAyaTI, sonApura kameTI, gaurakSaka maMDaLInI menejiMga kamiTI, orienTala progresa yuniyana ane speziyala jurI vagere prajA upayogI sabhAomAM teo membara temaja jJAnaprasAraka maMDaLInA lAiphamembara tathA manI leMDiMga ane leMDa invesTamenTa kaMpanI limiTeDanA DAyarekTara teo jAhera bAbatomAM umaMgathI bhAga letA. lorDa rIpanane mAna ApavA mATe TAunaholamAM je dabadabAbharI sabhA maLI hatI, temAM temaNe uttama bhASaNa ApyuM hatu ane te bhASaNanAM jAheramAM sArAM vakhANa thayAM hatAM. reTa peyarsa esoziezananI sthApanA vakhate temane bhASaNa karavAne pharamAyaza thaI hatI ane tenI menejiMga kamiTInA membara nimAyA hatA. sara maMgaLadAsa kapoLa nyAtanA zeTha hovAthI temanI gerahAjarImAM sabhAnuM pramukhasthAna temane ApavAmAM AvatuM. zrI mahArANInI jUbilI prasaMge Izvara-stuti karavA mATe hiMduonA eka mukhya AgevAna tarIke temaNe jhaverabAgamAM sabhA bolAvI hatI ane mahArANIzrInA jIvanacaritranI copaDI maphata vaheMcI hatI tathA te prasaMganI yAdagIrImAM eka ghaDiyALa lokonA upayoga sAru jhaverabAganA daravAjA upara mukAvyuM hatuM. emano svabhAva maLatAvaDo, mAyALu, saraLa ane nirAbhimAnI hovAne kAraNe temanA saMbaMdhamAM je je puruSo AvatA temanI prIti saMpAdana karavAnI temanAmAM svAbhAvika zakti hatI. TUMkamAM lokahitArthanAM kAryomAM teo potAnuM mana, dhana ane svAtmArpaNa karavAne utsAha dharAvatA hatA. Ama savAso varSa pUrve iMglenDanA rAjavI kuTuMba sAthe aMgata saMbaMdho keLavanAra prathama gujarAtI ane chellA gujarAtI hatA. zrI sAmaLadAsa lakSmIdAsa gAMdhI. 1 phebruArI 1913nA roja bhAvanagara jillAnA salaDI gAmamAM janmelA A rASTrabhakta samAjasevaka tarIke muMbaImAM mahattvanuM ane mAnabharyuM sthAna prApta karyuM hatuM. 17 varSanI vaye temaNe koMgresamAM joDAIne jAhera jIvananI zarUAta karI hatI, meTrika sudhIno abhyAsa pUrNa karIne teoe AjhAdI AMdolananA muMbaInA aneka kAryakramomAM AgevAnI bharyo bhAga laIne sI vorDanuM niraMtara netRtva karyuM hatuM. deza AjhAda thayo te pUrve temaNe sAta vakhata kaparo kArAvAsa veThyo hato. - saumya, saraLa, sadbhAvanA temanAmAM ati uttama guNo hatA. teoe sI vorDa koMgresa kamiTinA pramukhapadane zobhAvyuM hatuM. teonI lokacAhanAe I.sa.1945mAM muMbaI myu. korporezanamAM cUMTAI AvyA hatA. 1936thI '46 sudhI teoe muMbaI pradeza koMgresa samitinA sabhya tarIke ananya saMgaThananI kAmagIrI saMbhALI hatI. bhAvanagara prajAmaMDaLanA upapramukha tarIke paNa sevA karI hatI. AjhAdI pachI teo muMbaI dhArAsabhAmAM cUMTAyA hatA ane muMbaI pradeza koMgresa samitinA pramukha tarIke cUMTAI mahArASTramAM potAnI pratibhA ane prabhAva pAtharyA hatAM. mahArASTra sarakAramAM kebineTa maMtrI tarIke temane mAnabharyuM sthAna prApta thayuM hatuM. saurASTranA sapUte dIrdhakALa sudhI muMbaInI sevA karI hatI. jAherajIvana daramyAna temane tyAM dezanetAonA khAsa utArA rahetA hatA. zrImatI iMdirA gAMdhI ane zrI jagajIvanarAma paNa temanA nivAsasthAne UtaratAM hatAM. temanAM dharmapatnI zrImatI pramilAbahena yAjJike paNa jAherajIvanamAM saMpUrNa sahayoga karyo hato. teo paNa mahArASTra sarakAranA maMtrImaMDaLamAM AdarabharyuM sthAna pAmyA hatA. pApa che? muMbaImAMthI 'vaMde mAtaram' gujarAtI dainika prasiddha karIne gAMdhIvAdanA vistAra mATe aganataNakhA veratI kalama calAvI janazaktine ? jhaMjheDI ane zAhI sattAne cAbakhA mAryA. jUnAgaDha, saurASTra rAjayanA maMtrI - maMDaLamAM sthAna pAmyA hatA. ArajhI hakUmatanA sara senApati banyA hatA. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 godhAvI(amadAvAda)vALA zrI cimanalAla popaTalAla zAha *********A* ghATakopara (muMbaI) ************* zrI nRsiMhadAsa vibhAra aMgreja sarakAranI paravA karyA vagara saNasaNatAM bhASaNa karanAra bhaDavIra tarIke teNe nAmanA meLavI hatI. temanuM avasAna tA.28-71925nA roja thayuM hatuM. teo nATyakAra ane lekhaka tarIke prasidhdha hatA. A sevAbhAvI bhAI godhAvI (amadAvAda)mAM tyAMnA nagarazeTha popaTalAla umedarAmane tyAM janmI zarUAtanI keLavaNI godhAvImAM laI potAnAM pUjya mAtAzrI sAthe lImaDI gAme jatAM tyAM aMgrejI keLavaNI meTrika sudhI laI muMbaI AvI mila sToranA dhaMdhAmAM joDAyA. sAthe sAthe sevAbhAvanI tIvra dhagaza hovAthI sevAyajJamAM jhaMpalAvyuM ane potAnA nivAsasthAna pATakoparamAM, koMgresa kamiTinA maMtrI, upapramukha, pramukha tarIke kAma karyuM. myuni.mAM sarakAra taraphathI prajAnA pramukha tarIke pasaMda thayA, potAnA kArobAramAM lAiTIMga, rastA, seniTezana karAvI rASTrIya zALAne rUA.300 tathA zeTha rAmajI Asara skUlane rUA.8nI mAMTathI vadhArI rUA. 3000 mAMTe apAvI. ghATakopara rASTrIya ke. zA. kasturabAnA hAthe udhADavI te kamiTinA pramukha nimAyA. temAM lAgavaga vAparI rUA. 21000 bhegA karyA. jIvadayA khAna, upAzraya vagere kholAvI lAkho rUpiyAnAM TrasTa DIDa karAvyAM. chellI asahakAranI laDAImAM jela bhogavI. temanI sevA muMbaInAM parAM ane muMbaI zaheramAM ghaNI jANItI hatI. paMcapradazaka klaktA - muMbaImAM raMgabhUmi para raMgata jamAvanAra mA. prahalAdajI snAna pachI suMdarInI AtAmra thayelI mAMkha jevuM pUrvamAM Abha UghaDI rahyuM che. kAjaLanI be kora vacce ramatAM lalanAnAM logana jevA tArAo asta thaI rahyA che. nalinImAM padmapAMkhaDIo khIlIne puSyanuM rUpa dharI rahI che. rAtre varasIne vAdIo vikharAI gaI che. eve vakhate vaDanagaranA UMDhAI gAmanA nAyaka mADhamAMthI daseka varasano zora saMgItakAra vADIyAya nAyakanI AMgaLIe vaLagIne koI navI duniyA nihALavA pagalAM upADI rahyo che. e upaDatAM pagalAMmAM kaMIka banavAnI, kaMIka karI batAvavAnI ThassAbharI khumArI UbharAI rahI che. CHNAYA gAmanI zerI hvaLoTI coka soMsavA thaIne pAdaramAM (moLa) pUgyA. kizoranI najara lAkhezvara mahAdeva maMdira para maMDAI. bIjI paLe te maMdira tarapha vaLAMka lIdho, jyAM ramatAM ramatAM temanuM zaizava sarI jaIne kizora vayanI kuMpaLo phUTI hatI. kizoranA doraghdhA saMgItakAra vADIlAla nAyaka pakSa doravAyA. kizora mAdeva sAme dhyAnastha thaIne khaDA thaI rahelA kizorane DhaMDhoLatA rahyA 'beTA prahallAda'! evA hAla bahiM kazabdoe prahalAdane dhyAna bhaMga karyo. prahalAde vADIlAla kAkA para eka najara karI, vaDanagaranA paMthe pagalAM upADyAM. te di' UMDhAI ane vaDanagara vacceno rasto bhikALathI hato. lUMTAI jatAM vAra na lAge, vATa-kharco paNa khaMkherI ne evA luMTArA rboDA bAMdhIne besatA, tethI eka vaLAviyo meLo laIne nIkaLelA vADIlAla nAyakane hemakhema vaDanagarathI muMbaInI gADI pakaDavI hatI ne bhatrine aMgrejI bhaNAvavo hato tethI utAvaLe paga upADatA dha kApI rahya hatA. bapora thatAM to puSpA sameLA taLAvanI pALe gheghUra vRddha paTAvI vIMTaLAyelA chAMyAno vistAra karIne vistarelI vanarAjI vacce bhAthAnA DabA uMcADI TImo karI dhumbA relve sTezana. UMDAImAMthI pahelI vakhata bahAra nIkaLelA prahalAda mATe A acaraja bharelI duniyA hatI. AgagADI aMge teNe aneka prazno pUchyA ane kAkAe jijJAsA saMtoSAya evA uttara ApyA. Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 pratibhAo kAkAnI icchA prahalAdane abhyAsa karAvavAnI hatI, paraMtu muMbaImAM nATaka jotAM ja bhItaramAM paDelA kalAkAranuM kiraNa phUTI gayuM. babaladAsa pAse tAlIma zarU thaI te samaye nRtyamAstara tarIke raMgabhUmimAM temanuM nAma hatuM. te uparAnta teo tabalacI tarIke paNa jANItA, nRtya, gAyana ane saMvAdanI tAlImamAM prahalAda taiyAra thavA mAMDyo. ekadhArI eka varSanI ArAdhanA-sAdhanA bAda agiyAra varSanA kizoramAM nATyakAranAM kiraNo pUrNapaNe phUTI gayAM, 'Aryasubodha gujarAtI nATaka maMDaLInA taptA para 'kuMvarI'no pATha bhajavavAno prahalAdane soMpAyo. te mATenI pUrva tAlIma paNa prApta karI lIdhI. Akhare eka raLiyAmaNI rAtre e AraMbhanI paLa pAkI. moTA arIsA sAme raMgabhUSA (mekapa) sajI ane aMte eka navA avataraNa rUpe avataravAnuM hatuM. kanaiyA kuMvara jevA chokarAnuM asalI avataraNa para 'kuMvarI'nuM AvaraNa dhAraNa karIne navA rUpe rajU thavAnuM hatuM. A kSaNa romAMcakArI temaja kSubdhatAnI ane sAkSAtkAranI hatI, prahalAde eka pachI eka kapaDAM utAryA. caDI dehane DhAMkI rahI hatI. teNe AsapAsa najara karI to potAnA sAthIdAra magana rUpALI chokarInA rUpamAM UbharI rahyo che. amathArAma ane ratilAlane paNa evAja strI vezamAM sthApatyanI bhAvabhaMgI mUrtio jema opatA joyA. prahalAde 'kuMvarI'nI vezabhUSAnA paheravezane upADyuM eka AchI jArI kaMpana pasAra thaI gayuM. kuMvaramAMthI kuMvarI ! vezabhUSI kSaNa pUratI hAthamAM toLAI rahI ane bIjI kSaNe koI saMketa saMbhaLAyo A zradhdhAmaMdira che. raMgadevatAno darabAra che tArA svarUpanuM darzana che ane Azcaryacakita thatAM kumaLI kizora vayanA prahalAde arIsAmAM joyuM. lAkhezvara mahAdevanAM darzana dekhAyAM. basa kuMvarInI vezabhUSAne dhAraNa karI kinakhAbano caNiyo, sAcA aTala kaMcavo, suvarNa tAre zobhatuM paToLuM, gaLAmAM hemano hAra, kAMDe kaMkaNa, bAvaDe bAjubaMdha, kamara para kaTImekhalA, pagamAM mojaDI, ghauMvarNA ane dhATIlA dehadhArI kuMvarI rUpe arIsAe pratibiMba jhIlyuM. nATaka hatuM 'balirAjA'. pAtra hatuM indraduhitA "jayaMtI'nuM. prahalAdanA kaMThamAMthI gIta saryuM. 'vaza kIdho te vIra mAro, guNiyala ne bahu sAro' temane saphaLa abhinaye mAsTara prahalAdajI tarIke raMgabhUmimAM prasthApita karyA. 'caMdrahAsa' nATakamAM 'viSayA' ane 'bhAvI prabaLa' nATakamAM 'uttarA'nAM pAtroe emane siddhinAM sopAne caDhAvyA. pachI to eka pachI eka nATakamAM nAjuka-namaNI abhiyana kaLAnAM kAmaNa pAtharatA rahyA. manamohaka cittAkarSaka, cahero spaSTa uccAra ane madhura kaMTha temane kudarate bahyAM hatAM. - I.sa.1918nA varSamAM 'iMgarUSi' nATaka vaDodarAmAM bhajavAyuM tyAre vaDodarA uparAMta amadAvAdanAM nATyarasikone paNa AkarSyA hatAM. sAMjanI cAranI lokala TreinamAM bharAI bharAIne rasiyAo vaDodarA AvatA. pariNAme A Treina 'zRMgI rUpi' spezyala tarIke oLakhAvA lAgI hatI. potAnI AgavI pratibhAnA prakAzapuMja pAtharanAra prahalAdajInA abhinayane dhyAnamAM rAkhIne kapaDavaMjanA dAudI vhorA sAmI zeThe nATaka kaMpanI zarU karI. A kaMpanIe urdU nATakone prAdhAnya ApyuM. "sarapharoza' nATakamAM 'zaTarIphA' sAme AvatAM dRzyamAM mAsTara prahalAdajIe ahIM potAnI raMgamaMcanI raMgata relAvI urdU taNAne taraboLa karI saune tAjuba karI dIdhA. vakhatanA vaheNa sAthe nATyaracanAonA sarjanathI saravANI niraMtara vahetI rahI. raMgabhUmi AryonI kalAno aNamUlo vAraso rahyo che. temAM saMgIta ane sAhityano saMgama sarjAto hoya che. 'AryAvartanuM nATyadarzana gujarAtanA dhvArakAmAM narezvara naTavara zrIkRSNa rAsalIlAmAM prakaTa kareluM. AvA bhavya vArasAno pravAha vaheto rahyo. raMgabhUmi para eka navo yuga udaya pAmyo, dezabhaktithI bharapUra ane vIrarasa sabhara aitihAsika nATako lakhAtAM ne bhajavAtAM gayAM, temAM mukhya strI-pAtra tarIkenI bhUmikA bhajavIne mA. prahalAdajIne eka anokhI oLakha upasAvI aTakyA vagara dhAradAra saMvAdo bolavAnI khUbI sahajasAdhya hatI. A yuvAna kalAkAre kalyANI'nA pAtra dvArA je abhinaya ane cittavedhaka saMvAdo dvArA prekSakonA romAMca khaDA karIne takSAne dhrujAvelo. te avismaraNIya ghaTanA banI rahI. | 'raNagarjanA' nATakamAM A kalAkAra je jussAthI betabAjInA bola bolatA tyAre prekSako pUtaLAnI jema khoDAI rahetA. bIjA divase abdula rahemAna sTrITanI vepArI AlamanA hoTha para zabdo saratA rahetA. kavi - nATyakAra zrI paramANaMda maNizaMkara trApajakaranI kalame lakhAyela 'raNagarjanA' muMbaImAM bAlIvAlA thiyeTaramAM rajUAta pAmyuM hatuM. AjhAdI AMdolanamAM baLa pUrI raheluM A nATaka jovA pU. gAMdhIjIe kasturabA ane mahAdevabhAI desAIne mokalyAM hatAM. nATakanA aMte prabhAvita thaIne kavine pU. bAe AzIrvAda ApyA hatA. 'raNagarjanA'mAM "caitanyabALA'nI bhUmikA mA. prahalAdajInI eTalI to bhAvabharapUra hatI ke jonArA para ciraMtana chApa pADatI hatI. raMgabhUminA badanasIbe mAtra batrIsa varSanI vaye muMbaI gArDanalenamAM Avela Do.bhojekaranI hospiTalamAM sAravAra daramyAna agiyAra Disembara ogaNIsaso cotrIsanA roja rAtre aMtima zvAsa lIdhA te sAthe bhAva - bhASA - abhinaya - gIta - saMgItanAM ojasa osarI gayAM. vadhu vigata : mA. prahalAdajIno jIvanakALa 1902thI 1934no, A samaye muMbaI raMgabhUmimAM rasa-taraboLa hatuM. pIlAhAusanA eka ja vistAramAM 15 thieTara hatAM. tamAmamAM nATaka bhajavAtAM hatAM. taNakho: jayotiSa e AryAvartano jJAnavAraso che. jJAna-gaNita che. koI vidyArthIne dAkhalo puchAya ne te khoTo paDe tethI gaNita khoTu che ema puravAra na thAya. dAkhalo gaNanArane gaNitanuM jJAna nathI evuM puravAra thAya ema jayotiSa mATe mAnI zakAya. Jain Education Intemational Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka zrI nagInadAsa TI. mAstara bI.e., elaela.bI. solisiTara A kizorane siddhinA zikhare caDhAvyA. bhAgIdAra sAthe davAnA dhaMdhAne vikasAvavA 'bI.e.bradharsa'nA nAme cAlatI davAnI dukAne muMbaI ane kalakattAmAM pratiSThita peDhI tarIke nAmanA meLavI. rASTra sevAnA vrate temane muMbaInI janatAmAM sevaka tarIkenuM AdaraNIya sthAna apAvyuM. I.sa. 1921thI rASTrIya raMge raMgAyelA A yuvAne bhUlezvara jillA koMgresanA AgevAna ane I.sa.1940thI pramukhapade rahIne aMgreja zAsana sAme laData laDatA rahelA. I.sa. 1930mAM temaNe kArAvAsa veThelo. kAThiyAvADa prajAmaMDaLanA khajAnacI jUnAgaDha prajAmaMDaLanA movaDI tarIke sevA ApelI. UnAmAM jJAti chAtrAlaya uparAMta anya rIte tana, mana ane dhanathI sevA ApanAra muMbaImAM maheka phelAvanAra gujarAtanA gauravarUpa hatA. mAstara bahiSkArasamitinA pramukha tarIke lAMbA samayanI laData ApI rahyA hatA. teo muMbaI saMgrAmasamitinA navamA pramukha thayA hatA. saMgrAmasamitine sarakAre gerakAnUnI gaNAvI temanI dharapakaDa karI hatI. cha mahinAnI keda karavAmAM AvI hatI. pAchaLathI hAikorTanA rUliMga anusAra emane karAyelI sajA gerakAyadesara TharatAM temane mukta karavAmAM AvyA hatA. bahiSkArasamitinA pramukha. muMbaI prAMtikasamitinA upapramukha. 1941mAM paNa temane kArAvAsa maLyo hato. *onI rAjarA rAmajIbhAI mANI kAmace w zrI bhavAnIzaMkra ojhA muMbaImAM jemaNe svabaLe jvalaMta kArakirdI ghaDI rASTra ane samAjane sevAnI suvAsathI sabhara karyuM te zrI bhavAnIzaMkarabhAIno janma UnA pAsenA garALa' nAme gAmaDAmAM I.sa.1901nA varSamAM thayo hato. kaleju kaMpAvI mUke evo kaSTamaya kaparo kALa bAlyAvasthAthI ja bAjhI paDelo. pAMca varSanI vaye mAtAe vidAya lIdhI ane te pachI turata pitAnuM chatra gayuM. ekalA aTulA bALaka bhavAnIzaMkare sagAMsaMbaMdhI ane maMdirane Azare sevAcAkarI svIkArI bhaNatara tarapha dhyAna ApyuM. kizora vaye cAlIsa mANasanI rasoI karatAM karatAM zikSaNa levA mAMDyuM. temAM inAmo meLavavA mAMDyAM. saMgharSano sAmano karatAM karatAM teNe muMbaInI vATa pakaDI. 'leDI northakoTa hindu orphaneja'mAM praveza meLavI keLavaNInI keDI kaMDAratA rahyA. mAtra dasa varSanI vaye davA bajAramAM davAnI dukAnamAM nokarI lIdhI. traNa varSanA anubhavane aMte temaNe nAnakaDI davAnI dukAna mAMDI. AtmabaLa utsAha ane sAhase zetala saritAnA saMgama para AvelA dhArImAM janmelA A udyoga ane dAnavIra rAmajIbhAInI samAjaparastI prasaMzanIya che. kalakattA pahoMcIne emaNe elyuminiyamanA vAsaNonI pherI karIne potAnA vyavasAyanI keDI kaMDArI. tyAM temaNe coravADanA vatanI ane vAsaNanA vyavasAyamAM paDelA zrI jIvaNalAla motIcaMdanI sAthe sahakAra sAdhIne bhAgIdArImAM vAsaNanI dukAna karI. bhAgyadevIe bhAle tilaka karyuM. 'jIvanalAla kaMpanI'nA nAme elyuminiyamanA vAsaNa banAvavAnuM kArakhAnuM zarU karyuM. aneka Aroha- avaroha vacce rAmajIbhAIe khaMta ane utsAha dAkhavI kArakhAnAmAM nirmANa thatAM vAsaNonI UMcI guNavattA ApI. pariNAme peDhIne pratiSThA maLI. e pratiSThAe brahmadeza ane laMkA jevA dariyApAranA dezomAM vAsaNonI nikAsa apAvI. kaladAra ane kIrtinA kaLaza gaMgArA devA mAMDyA. A daramyAna dezamAM svadezIno maMtra phUMkAyo. grAmoddhAra ane janasevAnI jyota pU.gAMdhIjIe prakaTAvI. zrI rAmajIbhAInI udAratAe e janasevAnI jayotanAM ajavALAM jhIlyAM. vatanamAM duSkALapIDitonI vahAre dhAyA. khAdI utpAdana pravRtine vegavaMtI karavA amarelImAM Asana vALyuM. bhavya khAdI kendra dhamadhamatuM karyuM. dhaMdhAnA vikAsano pratyakSa anubhava levA I.sa.1927nA varSamAM vilAyatanA pravAse gayA. pariNAme jIvanalAla limiTeDa (1929) kaMpanI astitvamAM AvI. A kaMpanIne amerikAnI elyuminiyama kaMpanIe sahayoga Apyo. zrI rAmajIbhAInuM citta saurASTramAM sevA karavAmAM rata rahevA lAgyuM. kalakatA choDIne amarelImAM punaH pratyakSa pravRtimAM joDAyA. jAhera jIvanane jAgrata karyuM. sAhitya, keLavaNI, pustakAlaya, mahilA pravRtio vegavaMtI banI. saurASTra sevA saMghanI sthApanA karI. khetInA vikAsamAM paNa temaNe potAnuM pradAna karyuM. "rAmabAga'nI racanA karI. Dii - Jain Education Intemational Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo prajaparasta prajAsevakanI racanAtmaka pravRtinI noMdha laIne mahArAjA sayAjIrAve temane 'rAjaratna'nA IlkAbathI navAjayA. - I.sa.1939nA varSamAM bhAratanA udyogapati zrI jamanAlAla bajAja ane zrI jIvanalAlabhAIe punaH udyogamAM joDAvA Agraha karyo. temaNe punaH praveza karyo "mukunda Ayarna varkasa' mAraphate potAnI kAbeliyatano kIrti-dhvaja pharakAvyo. te vakhate kalakattAnI vizvavikhyAta kAM. 'Dabalyu leslI' kharIdI lIdhI pachI jayapura, muMbaI, lAhora, alIgaDha ane suratamAM kArakhAnAM dhamadhamatAM karI sAMkaLa racI dIdhI. dhArInA A dhIra vIra vepArIe udyoganA AsamAnane AMbIne saune cakti karI dIdhAM hatAM. temaNe kalakattAmAM kArobAra karIne jagatanI aneka kaMpanIonuM pratinidhdha prApta kareluM hatuM. temAM jarmana, jApAna, phrAnsa, DenmArka, bejIiyama svIDana, osTreliyA, keneDAno samAveza thato hato. jagatanA udyoga kSetre pratiSThA prApta karanAra zrI rAmajIbhAI kamANI gujarAtanuM gaurava rUpa gaNAtA. zrI dInazA vAMcchA koMgresa-pramukhapadane zobhAvanAra A parAkramI gujarAtI pArasI puruSanuM nAma koMgresa-itihAsamAM UjaLA akSare AlekhAyuM che. muMbaImAM vasIne temaNe dezane doravaNI ApI hatI. - 103 royala ArTamAM vArtAlekhaka tarIke potAnuM sthAna prasthApita karI lIdhuM. paradAne haju vAcA phUTI nahotI. mUMgA sinemAno e jamAno hato. bolapaTo 'AvuM AvuM thaI rahyAM hatAM. lokone haju AjanA yuga jevA sinemA pratye sneha jAgyo nahoto. UghaDatI sinemA udhoga pharatAM aneka jokhamo jhaLuMbI rahelAM hatAM. tevA sakrAMti samayamAM sAhasavRttie svataMtra rIte citrapaTanuM sarjana karAvyuM. e sAhase saphaLatA paNa arpI. I.sa.1926mAM lAhora khAte eka DisTribyuTiMga saMsthA bAlacaMdra zukalanI sAthe sthApI ane impiriyala kAM.nAM lokapriya citronA hakko meLavyA. I.sa.1932nA varSamAM zaMkarabhAIe royala philma kaMpanInI sthApanA karI. A samayamAM temanA bhAI vijaya bhaTTa temanI sAthe joDAyA. bolapaTano AraMbha thatAM ja A bAMdhava belaDIe 'royala sineTona'nA nejA nIce "arebiyana nAiTa' nAmanI bolatI philma taiyAra karI, je I.sa. 1932nA varSamAM zreSTha philma tarIke prasaMzA pAmI hatI, paraMtu 'royala sineTona'no vikAsa rUMdhAyo ane aMta Avyo, paraMtu turata ja A sAhasavIrone I.sa.1933mAM 'prakAza pikacarsa' nAmanI saMsthA sthApI. 'eksesa' nAmanuM prathama citra prakAze mUkyuM. e pachI 'saMsAralIlA' "bombe mela', 'snehalatA', 'muMbaInI zeThANI', 'samazIre-araba', 'pAsiMga zo', 'celenja', 'DrImalenDa', 'hIjha hAinesa', 'sTeTa eksapresa', ema eka pachI eka citro nirmANa karIne prekSakono prema prakAze prApta karyo. prakAzanA saMcAlakonI najare gujarAtanA suprasidhdha navalakathAkAra zrI ra.va.desAInI 'pUrNimA" nAmaka kathAne rUperI parade mUkI, jemAM vezyA jIvananAM gUDha rahasyo evI to khUbIthI rajU thayAM, jeNe sinemA cAhakone ekathI vadhu vakhata jovAne preryA. prakAza pikacarsa pragatine paMthe paraharavA lAgyuM. tenI citranirmANanI kSamatA paNa vadhavA mAMDI. 'mi.eksa', 'hIro naM.1', 'bijalI', 'hukamakA ekkA", "eka hI paradA bhaM, saradAra' jevAM sTaMTa citro paNa prakAze utAryA. I.sa. 1939nA varSamAM prakAzanI sarjana prakriyAe nUtana abhigama lIdho. raMTa citronuM nirmANa baMdha karyuM ane gujarAtI citra mATe narasiMha mahetAnA jIvanane kacakaDe maDhavAno nirNaya lIdho. bIjA varSa eTale ke I.sa.1940mAM te rilijha thayuM, e citra prakAzane paisA ane pratiSThA banne apAvyAM. gauravabharI kArakirdIno kIrtidhvaja pharakAvyo. saMsAra lIlA' 'pUrNimA' prathama gujarAtI bolapaTa sarjavAnuM mAna prakAzane prApta thAya che. avirata utsAha, adabhuta kAryazakti zaMkaralAla bhaTTanI saphaLatAnAM kAraNo hatAM. prAmANikatA, cAritrya ane sAdAIno temanAmAM triveNIsaMgama sarjAyo hato. temaNe sine udyoganA AraMbhanA samayamAM tamAma prekSaka vargomAM philma udyoganI ijjatanAM pUra prakaTAvyAM hatAM. puruSArtha, parizrama, kuzaLa kAryazaktie kIrtikaLaza jhaLakayA. zaMkralAla bhaTTa hindI-gujarAtI sinemA kSetre saphaLatAnA zikhara sara karanAra saurASTranI bAMdhava belaDI zaMkaralAla bhaTTa ane vijaya bhaTTa. zrI zaMkaralAla bhaTTano janma saurASTranA re gohilavADa vistAra mAM tarIke oLakhAtA pAlitANA nagaramAM thayo hato. diya brAhmaNa kuLamAM I.sa. 1905nA varSamAM janmelA zrI zaMkarabhAIe pAlitANAmAM zikSaNanI samApti karI ekavIsa varSanI yuvAna vaye muMbaInI vATa pakaDI. sAhitya-saMskAra laIne janmalA A yuvAne bhAratamAM prathama zvAsa bharatA sinemA kSetrane pasaMda karyuM. te arasAmAM ja . Jain Education Intemational Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 zrI vijaya bhaTTa zrI khurazIda nATakanA lekhaka tarIke kArakirdInI zarUAta karanAra zrI vijaya bhaTTe epha. narImAna calacitronA mahAna digdarzaka tarIke sinemA kSetramAM potAnuM nAma suvarNa akSare aMkita karyuM hatuM. IsunA 1908nA varSe pAlitANAmAM janmelA vijaya bhaTTe 20 varSanI vaye raMgabhUmi mATe kalama pakaDI nATyakSetre praveza karyo te varSa hatuM I.sa.1928nuM. temaNe lakhelAM nATako raMgabhUmi para bhajavAvAM mAMDyAM. eka pachI eka nATakane saphaLatA prApta thatI rahI. te ja varSamAM temaNe UpaDanA sinemAkSetre praveza karyo. mUMgI philmonA e yugamAM 'impiriyala', 'zAradA' mATe kathAo lakhI. te pachI prakAza pikacarsano prAraMbha temanA haste thayo. temaNe lakhelI kathAo kacakaDe maDhAvA lAgI. te sAthe tamAma citronuM digdarzana paNa temaNe ja karyuM, jemAM 'khvAbI duniyA', 'sTeTa eksapresa', 'ledhara phesa', 'eka hI bhUla', 'narasI bhagata' citre temane saphaLa ane zreSTha digdarzaka tarIke bhAratanA agragaNya digdarzakonI haroLamAM mUkayA. narasIbhagata' mahAna citra tarIke prekSakonA hRdayamAM ramatuM rahyuM. pariNAme temano bhavya satkAra thato rahyo. bhAratabharamAM A bhavya citre varSo sudhI DaMko vagADyo. e abhUtapUrva sidhdhie vijaya bhaTTane 'bharatamilApa' citranA nirmANanI preraNA ApI. temaNe te aMgenI tvarita taiyArIo AraMbhI. daramyAna anyacitronA nirmANane thaMbhAvI bhamilApamAM potAnI digdarzaka tarIkenI kuzaLatAne kendrita karI taiyAra karI rilijha karyuM tyAre Arya saMskRtinI bhavya bhAvanA pragaTa karatAM calacitroe sinemA kSetranI pratiSThA vadhArI mUkI. 'mAlA' citra, jerilijha thavAnI rAha jotuM hatuM te citra paNa rajUAta pAmyuM. 'narasI bhagata' ane 'bharatamilApa' hindI ane gujarAtI bhASAmAM rajUAta pAmelAM. vijaya-DaMko vagADatA saurASTranA A sAhisaka ane sUjha samajavALA digdarzake 'rAmarAjya' para najara TheravI. ogaNIsaso cAlIsanA varSanI sidhdhi pachI uttama citra tarIke 'rAmarAjavai' vijaya bhane suvarNa muTa paherAvyo. - eka pachI eka saphaLatAnAM sopAna sara karatAM caDhatAM aneka kaparAM caDhANo paNa caDhavAM paDelAM. aneka viTaMbaNAo aneka AMTIghUMTIone ukelatAM ukelatAM temaNe potAno digdaka tarIkeno digvijaya meLavyo. e eka virala ghaTanA hatI. vikhyAta thayelI abhinetrI mInAkumArIne karArabadhdha karI baiju bAvarA' citranuM saMgItasabhara nirmANa karI avismaraNIya citra ApyuM. saurASTranA eka nAnakaDA nagaramAMthI bahAra nIkaLI aTapaTA ane adharA udyogamAM haraNaphALa bharatAM bharatAM ajoDa ane abhUtapUrva sidhdhi prApta karanAra bAMdhava belaDI zrI zaMkaralAla bhaTTa ane zrI vijaya bhaTTanAM nAma sinemA udyoganA itihAsamAM cira smaraNIya raheze. noMdha : zrI vijaya bhaTTa sAthe A kulamalekhakane vaDodarAmAM UjavAyelI ravIndra dave SaSThIpUrti samaye mulAkAta thayelI. ukta kAryakramanuM Ayojana upendra trivedI phAunDezana dvArA thayeluM, tenuM saMcAlana A kolamalekhake kareluM. ema.e., elaela.bI. (vIra narImAna) vIra narImAna muMbaInI saMgrAmasamitinA prathama pramukha hatA. temane pahelI sajA tA.7-4-1930nA roja eka mahinAnI thaI hatI. tA.23-5-30nA roja cAra mahinAnI keda thaI hatI. tA. 15-10-30nA roja cha mahinAnI keda thaI hatI. trIjI vakhata emane karAyelI sajA hAikorTanA rUliMga pramANe gerakAnUnI hatI, tethI temane choDI mUkavAmAM AvyA hatA. karAMcInA kartavyaniSTha sevaka Do. popaTalAla a. bhUpata www.MON pathapradarzaka bhAvanagaramAM mobhAnA mahAjana gaNAtA amarazI vAlajInA A panotA putrano janma tA.7 julAI I.sa.1889mAM thayo hato. temaNe prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa bhAvanagaramAM lIdhuM hatuM. I.sa.1913nA varSamAM muMbaInI grAnTa meDikala kolejamAMthI ema.bI.bI.esa. nI parIkSA pasAra karIne tabIbI padavI prApta karyA pachI teo akhaMDa bhAratanA eka bhAga gaNAtA siMdhamAM gayA. tyAM temaNe karAMcI zaheramAM prekaTisa zarU karI. 24 varSanA A UgatA juvAnamAM utsAha ane khaMtano saMgama racAyo hato. temAM sevAvRttie AsapAsamAM suvAsa phelAvI. I.sa.1921mAM myunisipala cUMTaNImAM vijayI thaI sevA kSetre prathama praveza karyo. ne pachI zahe2vananA eka pachI eka dvAra UbaDatAM gayAM. karAMcI jillA koMgresa kamiTinA pramukha tarIke varaNI thaI. I.sa. 1937mAM siMdha dhArAsabhAmAM cUMTAine gayA. temaNe pacAsa uparAMta kharaDo rajU karIne kAyadAkIya kSetre noMdhapAtra pradAna karyuM hatuM. sArAe siMdhamAM temanuM vizva vyaktitva vistaryuM hatuM. Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo zrI osmANa somANI _***********! jenA zrI somANI muMbaI saMgrAmasamitinA dasamA pramukha tarIke pasaMda thayA hatA. prathama musalamAna vepArI pramukhane mAMDavImAM navuM koMgresabhavana khulluM mUkyuM tyAra bAda giraphatAra karavAmAM AvyA hatA. tA. 15-10-30nA roja A vepArI AgevAnane nava mahinAnI sanna kedanI sajA pharamAvavAmAM AvI hatI. svadezInA cAka zUrajI vallabhadAsa *** kacchanA sutharI gAmamAM janmelA bhAI ane temanA parivArano svadeza prema ao ke hato. muMbaImAM vyApAranA kSetramAM mobhAnuM sthAna dharAvato zUrajIbhAI rASTrapremanA raMge raMgAyA ane svadezI caLavaLanA muMbaImAM praNetA-pracAraka ane svadezI bajAra peDhInA sthApaka tarIke anokhuM sthAna pAmyA hatA. 'kacchI prajAkIya pariSada'nI sthApanA I.sa.1921mAM thaI. temaNe gAmaDAno pravAsa karI jAgRtinI jhaLahaLatI jyota pragaTAvI. I.sa.1931nA varSamAM kaccha kheDUta prajA-saMgaThana samitinA pramukhapade varaNI thaI. kheDUtonAM duHkhadarda TALavA ne khALavA satata saMgharSa karyo. I.sa.1930-32nA AjhAdI-AMdolanamAM potAnuM pradAna ApavA vyApAra-vyavasAya ane vahevArane vegaLA mUkI pote jhaMpalAvyuM. aneka vakhata kaparo kArAvAsa veThavo. 'janmabhUmi' ane hindI patra 'navarASTra'nA prakAzanamAM DirekTara tarIke sevA ApI hatI. pitAnA pagale temanAM putrI lakSmIbone paNa khAdI apanAvI. nakalI reTiyo kAMtI satyAgrahamAM bhAga laI kAjala koTaDImAM purAyAM hatAM. raMganA vepAra kSetre A rASTravIre paNa nAmanA meLavI hatI ane 'raMganA rAjA' tarIke oLakhAyA hatA. raMganA vepAranA vikAsa mATe temaNe I.sa.1921mAM iMglAnDa, phrAnsa, beljiyama, jarmanI, sIriyA, osTreliyA ane ijiptano pravAsa kheDyo hato. muMbaInA jAherajIvanamAM temanuM eka jamAnAmAM jhaLahaLatuM nAma hatuM. .. 105 zrI guNavaMtarAya vI. kApaDiyA zrI. kApaDiyA muMbaI saMgrAmasamitinA trIjA pramukha tarIke pasaMdagI pAmyA hatA. 'solApura dina'nA prathama saraghasanI saradArI laI manAI hukamano bhaMga karanAra A 29 varSanA thanaganatA navayuvAna netAne tA. 19-6-30nA divase cha mahinAnI sanna kedanI sajA pharamAvavAmAM AvI hatI. www. bI.e., ela.ela.bI. solIsiTara ************ eka jamAnAmAM gujarAtIone nirdoSa hAsyanA raMge raMganAra raMgabhUmino klAkAra 'kAThiyAvADI bUtara' ANaMdajI paMDyA 'kArDiyAvADI kabUtara'e nAmathI ajANyuM bhAgye ja koI haze. e kAThiyAvADI kabUtara te bhAI ANaMdajI bhagavAnajI paMDavA, sAhityavADImAM jenA lebI sUro chalake che, e 'kalApI' nareza sUrasiMhajInA lAThI rAjyanA bhAyAta lImaDA (hanubhAnA) gAmanA mULa vatanI ane audicya gujarAtI sADA cAraso samavAyanI gaNAtI jJAtinA kAroliyA paDatA parama smArta becara paMDyAnA kuTuMbamAMthI bhagavAnajI lIlAdhara paMDyAnA putra thAya. zrI bhagavAnajI paMDyAne traNa putro (1) govardhanarAma (2) mAstara zAmaLajI (3) mAstara ANaMda. bhAI zrI ANaMdajIno janma saMvata 1921 eTale I.sa.1905mAM motIbAnI kukhe lImaDA mukAme thayela hato. mAstara ANaMdajI sAthe temanA moTAbhAI zrI mAstara zAmaLajI hAramoniyama mAstara tarIke kAyama rahe. baMne bhAIo varSothI nATya pradezamAM khIlI rahyA hatA. temAM zrI mAstara AnaMdanuM nAma muMbaInI zokhIna prajAmAM ane gujarAta - kAThiyAvADamAM mazahera hatuM. teozrIe A dhaMdhAmAM I.sa. 1915thI zrI saurAbajI maheravAnajI kAgaka jevA bAhoza DAyarekTaranI dekharekha nIce dhIme dhIme keLavaNI thaI I.sa.1923 sudhI eTale ke sAta varSe sAro anubhava meLavyo. tyAra pachI I.sa.192 3nI sAlamAM zrI morabI Arya subodha kaMpanImAM eTale zrI choTAlAla mULacaMdanI kaMpanImAM pagAranA sArA vadhArAthI ANaMdajIne vadhu anukULatA maLI. te e ke kavirAja zrI mULazaMkara mUlANInI kasAyelI kalamanI lakhAyelI 'vikrama ane rAti`nA khelamAM Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 bhAI zrI ANaMdajInuM komika bahu ja maryAdAbharyuM tathA asarakAraka hoI mahAgujarAtanI raMgabhUmi para hAsyarasanA je je naTo atyAra sudhImAM prathama paMktinuM nAma meLavI gayA che, temAM A 'kabUtara - kapAtara'nI joDI paNa sAcA hAsyarasanA khelADI tarIke raMgabhUminAM ramaNIya pRSTho para asarakAraka puravAra thaI che. "jhaTa jAo, caMdana hAra lAvo, ghUMghaTa paTa nahIM kholu' ane 'bhArI beDAM ne huM to nAjukaDI nAra, kema karI pANIDAM bharAya re, bhammariyA kUvAne kAMThaDe' ati lokapriya thayelAM temanAM gIto hatAM. zrI lakSmIkAMta nATakamaMDaLInA ajaba khelADI ekTara kezavalAla ke je 'kapAtara' tarIke prasidhdha thayA hatA, teno yoga thayo ane baMne ekTarone sAthe rahI komeDiyana ekTara tarIke kAma zarU karyuM. e 'kabUtara kapAtara'nI joDI komika pAtra tarIke nATyabhUmi upara chavAI gaI hatI. zrI kezavalAla zivarAma (kapAtara) jevA bAhoza komeDiyana ekTaranI peramAM utaranAra zrI ANaMdajIne potAnA madhura bulaMda avAja ane mohaka caherAthI AkarSAI 'kabUtara'nuM upanAma maLyuM ane potAnI janmabhUmi kAThiyAvADane na vI.saratAM teNe potAne "kAThiyAvADI kabUtara' tarIke jAhera karela. AthI dareka nATyakAra, sAhityakAra ane ziSTa samAja teone A rIte pichAnato hato. kavirAjazrInA uttama manobhAvanAvALA ane janasamAjane asara thAya tevAM komiko bahu priya lAgatAM ane temanAM uttama komikonI asara paNa janasamAja u52 sArI thaI ema kahevAne kazI harakata nathI. AvAM ja suMdara ane asarakAraka komiko A pera bhajave. kavirAja zrI prabhulAlabhAI dvivedInI kalamamAM cAkI raheluM nItinuM tattva 'kIrtistaMbha', 'sattAno mada', 'cetana yuga', 'ajayadhArA' jevA khelonAM komikamAM jhaLakI UThatuM ane janasamAjanA hRdaya upara UMDI chApa pADatuM ane tevAM komiko muMbaInI samasta prajAne rucikara lAgatAM. prekSaka vargano kAyama daroDo raheto. bhAI ANaMdajIe dezI nATakasamAjamAM rahI potAnAM kAThiyAvADI gAmAM eTale ke suMdara lokagIto rekarDamAM utarAvavAno alabhya lAbha 'hIjha mAsTara voisa' kaMpanIne Apyo, kAraNa ke e kaMpanInA saMcAlaka zrI 2mAkAMtabhAI rUpajIe kAThiyAvADI gANAM utAravA mATe zrI ANaMdajInI pasaMdagI karI ane te pasaMdagIne mAstara ANaMdajI (kAThiyAvADI kabUtara)e ucita TharAvI, emanA nAmathI ekapaNa grAmophona khAlI nahotuM. 'bhammariyA kUvAne kAMThaDe', 'jhaTa jAo, caMdanahAra lAvo', pathamAzaMka 'sohAmaNI sADI', 'kubhAryAno saMsAra', 'vidhavAnAM AMsu' ane 'kajoDAMnI kahANIya' jevAM asarakAraka ane bhAvabharyAM gANAM temaNe rekorDamAM utarAvyAM. hIjha mAsTara voisa kaMpanI bhAI ANaMdajIne rUpiyA eka hajAra prati varSa vArSika caitana tarIke ApatI. e kaMpanI taraphathI eka suvarNa caMdraka meLavavAnuM mAna paNa A mazahUra naTane maLyuM. kAThiyAvADanI samasta prajAne paNa A peranAM komikono alabhya lAbha levAnuM kudarate nirmANa karatAM zrI pAlitANA bhaktipradarzaka nATaka maMDaLanA mAlika zrI madhika karabhAI bhaTe AvA bAhoza khelADIne A kaMpanImAM muMbaInA maLatA pagAre AmaMtraNa ApyAM ane te svIkArI teo baMne kaMpanImAM joDAyA ane tethI ja rAjakoTa, jAmanagara vagere zaheranI prajAe A paranA odho jevAM sAMbhaLavAno lahAvo lIdho. temano mohaka ane madhura avAja suvarNamAM sugaMdha maLyA jevo ja yoga batAve to temano saraLa ane premALa svabhAva eka ajaba vastu che. teo pote kAyama jema vidyArthI hoya temaja rahI pote prazaMsA pAmyA chatAM jarA paNa garva na rAkhatAM kudarata pAse potAnA kAryamAM vadhAre niputtA maLe evuM icchatA. tyAre raMgabhUmi para ajaba khelADI tarIke gaNAtA ekTaromAM bhAI ANaMdajInuM nAma prathama paMktimAM AvatuM. na bhAI zrI ANaMdajInuM kaumika bahu ja maryAdAbharyuM tathA asarakAraka hoI mahAgujarAtanI raMgabhUmi para hAsyarasanA je je naTo atyAra sudhImAM prathama paMktinuM nAma meLavI gayA che, temAM A 'kabUtara - kapAtara'nI joDI paNa sAcA hAsyarasanA khelADI tarIke raMgabhUminAM ramaNIya pRSTho para asarakAraka pUravAra thaI che. 'jhaTa jAo, caMdana hAra lAvo, ghUMghaTa paTa nahIM kholu' ane 'bhArI beDAM ne huM to nAjukaDI nAra, kema karI pANIDAM bharAya re, bhammariyA dvAne kAMThaDe ati lokapriya thayelAM temanAM gIto hatAM. siMdha - navAbazAhavALA zrI amRtalAla mohanalAla mahetA kAmalapura (bajANA sTeTa) janma : saM.1990nA dvitIya jarmaSTha vadi 11, zanivAra. jeozrIe siMdhamAM AvelA navAbazAha gAme rAlI bradharsanI peDhImAM Asi. menejara tarIke kAma karI, khetIvADIno abhyAsa karI siMdhanI bahoLI jamIna upara gujarAtanA kheDUtone Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 100 vasAvavA tanatoDa mahenata karI hatI. siMdhanI jamIna ane khetI upara avAranavAra akhabAromAM lekho lakhatA hatA. paradezamAM gujarAtI tarIke ThIka ThIka nAmanA meLavI tyAMnI prajAno suMdara cAha meLavyo. 'garavI gujarAtamAM paNa 'gujarAtI kheDUtone siMdha dezamAM khetI karavA mATe amUlya taka' nAmano lekha lakhelo hato. AjhAdInI laDatane vega ApavA grAmophona reSTha mpanI UbhI nAra zrI dulerAyabhAI ANaMdarAya paMDyA zrI yUsupha maheraalI bI.e. elaela.bI zrI yUsuphabhAI yuvA zaktinA ja AtmA samAna hatA, pardA pAchaLa rahIne laDatanAM tamAma kAmanI padhdhati nakkI karatI "zeDo kebineTa'nA zrI maheraalI AgevAna netA hatA. temane tA.11-4-30nA roja cAra mAsanI, tA.16-10-30nA roja temaja tA.31-1-31nA divase samagra 'zeDo kebineTa' sAthe nava mahinAnI sakhata kedanI sajA thaI hatI. sarakAre temane vakIlAta karavAnI sanaMda ApI nahotI. 1934nI koMgresa beThaka vakhate teo svayaMsevakadaLanA senApati nimAyA hatA. teo 'sAyamana kamizana bahiSkAra AMdolananA AgevAna rahyA hatA. janma sane 1896nA phebruArI mAsanI trIjI tArIkhe vaDanagarA nAgara brAhmaNa jJAtimAM amadAvAdamAM thayo. mAtAnuM nAma sau. zaMkaralakSmI hatuM. pitAzrI svabhAve ghaNA ja udAra ane kuTuMba vatsala hatA. putrane lADa karatA paNa eTalA ja zistapAlananA kaDaka himAyatI hatA. mAtuzrInuM avasAna trIza varSanI nAnI uMmare thayuM tyAre dulerAyabhAI cha varSanA bALaka hatA. bALaka dulerAyanuM dhyAna haMmezAM haradAsanI kathAo sAMbhaLavAmAM utsuka rahetuM. moko maLatAM mANabhaTTanI kathA sAMbhaLavA paNa pahoMcI jatA. mAsIbA mu. sabA tathA mu. kasturabA temane nAgadamana' tathA 'sudAmAcaritra" temaja "dhuvAkhyAna' vagere saMbhaLAvatAM ane te AkhyAno sAMbhaLIne temanuM mana soLe kaLAe khIlI UThatuM. kyAreka dhyAnathI sAMbhaLatAM rudana paNa thaI AvatuM. prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa meLavyuM paNa vidyArthI tarIkenuM temanuM jIvana jarA tophAnI hatuM. eka divasa cAlu zALAe temaNe zALAno ghaMTa vagADyo jene kAraNe zALAnA vidyArthIo chUTI gayA ane dulerAyanA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. temane ramatagamata ane kasaratano paNa bhAre zokha hato. meTrikanI parIkSA temaNe TyUToriyala hAiskUlamAM uttIrNa karelI, paNa zALAjIvananAM tophAna-mastInA temanA ghaNA prasaMgo romAMcaka hatA. zrImatIbahena sAthe temanAM lagna thayAM. pUnAnI pharagyusana koleja ane amadAvAdanI gujarAta kolejamAM ucca zikSaNa meLavyuM. temanA abhyAsa daramyAna pUnAmAM lokamAnya tilakanI rAjakIya pravRttinI asara temanA upara ThIka rahI. gAMdhIjInI pravRttio tarapha paNa AkarSAyA. pUnAmAM temaNe eka nAgara kalaba paNa zarU karI. samAja jIvananI vividha pravRttiomAMthI temaNe ghaNI preraNA meLavI. yuvAvasthAmAM temaNe nokarI karatAM vyApAranuM kSetra vizeSa dhyAnamAM AvyuM. muMbaI AvIne dhaMdhAnI tAlIma lIdhI. thoDo samaya muMbaImAM rahyA. pachI amadAvAda AvIne zerabajAramAM rasa lIdho. zerabajAranI pravRtti sAthe raMga udyoganA jUnA anubhavone dhyAnamAM laI te paNa cAlu rAkhyuM. sArI pragati karI paNa dhaMdhAmAM paNa rasa na rahyo. koI ( zrI viThThalabhAI paTela bAra - eTa- lo jI muMbaInI pracaMDa ke prajAzaktine saMgaThita karanAra A dezabhaktane samagra bhArata saMpUrNa rIte pichANe che. vAisaroyanI dhArAsabhAmAM lokaniyukta pratinidhi tarIke prajAnA praznono paDagho pADanAra pratApI purupa (I.sa. 1918). Jain Education Intemational Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 108 vizALa kSetra temane joItu hatuM. pharI pAchA muMbaI gayA ane tyAMthI govA pahoMcyA. meMgenijhanI khANomAMthI nIkaLatA meMgenijhanA vyavasAyamAM jhaMpalAvyuM. temAM paNa caDatIpaDatI joI. daramyAna gAMdhIjInI svAtaMtrya-caLavaLamAM paNa mana AkarSAyuM. khAdIno AjIvana svIkAra karyo. gAMdhIjI sAthenA saMparkamAM bahu najIka AvyA. rASTrIya netAonA paNa satata saMparkamAM rahyA. daramyAna amadAvAda AvIne tyAMthI dhrAMgadhrAmAM mIThAnA udyogamAM paNa jhaMpalAvyuM. te pachInA ghaNA tANAvANAne aMte grAmophona kampanInA kSetramAM paNa pagaraNa mAMDyAM ane jApAnanI saphara karI. tyAM anya udyoganI paNa jANakArI meLavI. dhananI lAlacamAM kyAreya lapeTAyA vagara sAduM jIvana ane ucca vicArone ja zrI dulerAyabhAI kharuM dhana mAnatA hatA. muMbaImAM AvIne nezanala grAmophona kampanInI sthApanA karI, jenuM udghATana javAharalAla naherunA hAthe thayuM. A eka navA ja rASTrIya udyoganAM maMgalAcaraNa thayAM. A kampanInI keTalIka rASTrIya bhaktivALI rekarDa khUba ja lokapriya banI. kalAkAro, gavaiyAo ane saMgItakArone kAMcana ane kIrti apAvavAmAM nezanala grAmophona kampanI ane zrI dulerAyabhAIno phALo adbhuta rahyo. temane padmazrIno khitAba maLyo. A kampanInI rekarDanAM gItoe gujarAtane gheluM karyuM. dezabAMdhavono prema meLavyo. khAsa karIne 'rAmarAjya'nI rekorDothI teo jagamazahUra banyA. zrI narabherAma haMsarAja kmANI amarelI jillAnA dhArInA nararatna narabherAmabhAIe jamazedapuramAM 23 varSanI vaye 'bombe sTora' nAme nAnakaDI dukAna mAMDIne vepAra kSetre prAraMbha karyo. dhArIthI teo potAnA baMdhu rAmajI haMsarAjane tyAM mAMdagInA kAraNe havA phe2 ka2vA AvelA. jamazedapure temane AkarSI rAkhyA ne jIvana jarUriyAtanI vastunA vepArathI zarUAta karanAra A kuzaLa vepArIe dhI - ko opareTiva sosAyaTI li.no vizALa sTora kharIdI laI enuM kuzaLatA ane prAmANikatApUrvaka saMcAlana karyuM. tethI pratiSThA ane prabhAva patharAvA lAgyo. tarata ja moTarakAra ane tenA spera pArTano sTora kholyo. barmA oila phAM.nI kerosIna, peTrolanI ejansI paNa prApta karI lIdhI. A dhaMdhAno vikAsa mAtra I.sa.1926thI 28nAM be varSanA samayagALAmAM karyo. pathapradarzaka I.sa.1930nAM bIjAM be varSamAM temaNe jhaDapI vikAsa sAdhyo. narabherAma enDa kAM.li.nI sthApanA karI bihAra ane orissA mATe dhI janarala moTara inDiyA li.nI DIlarazIpa meLavI vyApArano vyApakapaNe vistAra karyo. vepAra-kSetramAM saphaLatAe udyoga-kSetranI kSitijane AMbavAnuM preraNAbaLa pUruM pADyuM. bhAIonI bhAgIdArImAM temaNe meTalanA udyogamAM padArpaNa karyuM. te vakhate kalakattAmAM (AjanuM kolakattA) aMgreja mAlikInuM so varSa jUnuM kArakhAnuM kharIdI lIdhuM. tenuM nAma apAyuM 'kamANI meTala riphAinarI enDa meTala inDasTrIjha'. udyoga kSetre kamANI baMdhuoe bahoLo phelAvo karyo. lAhoramAM Tulsa utpAdananuM kArakhAnuM kholyuM. muMbaI pAse kalyANamAM kamANI inemala inDasTrIjhanI sthApanA karI. prAmANikatAe emane pratiSThA apAvI ane samAjasevAe suvAsa vistArI. jamazedapuramAM zrI narabherAma haMsarAja gujarAtI e.vI.skUla sthApI. amarelI, dhArI vagere sthaLe temanI udAratAno hAtha laMbAyelo hato. relasaMkaTa, duSkALa, dharatIkaMpa jevI kudaratI Aphato samaye temano paiso pIDitonI paDakhe AvI pahoMcato hato. Ama jAhera ane guptadAna dvArA kamANIkuTuMbanI suvAsa baMgALamAM phelAI rahI. zrI narabherAmabhAIno janma tA. 25 navembara 1893nA roja thayo hato. dazAzrImALI jaina vaNika hatA. zrImatI lIlAvatI naiyAlAla munzI muMbaI saMgrAmasamitinA upapramukha hatAM. tA.19-630nA roja traNa mahinAno kArAvAsa maLyo hato. temaNe muMbaImAM strIjAgRtinuM noMdhapAtra kArya karyuM hatuM. zrImatI UrmilA bhAskara mahetA bI.e. divAnabahAdura aMbAlAla sAkaralAlanAM pautrI muMbaI saMgrAmasamitinA bAramA pramukha tarIke pasaMda thayAM. jANItAM A samAja sevikAe tA.26-111930nA roja nava mahinAnI keda svIkArI. Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 109 zromatI ramAbahena zrImatI gaMgAbahena govardhanabhAI paTela kAmadAra dI ) zrI gaMgAbahena muMbaI saMgrAmasamitinA aDhAramAM pramukha tarIke niyukta thayAM. temaNe tA.6-12-1930nA roja sADAsAta mahinAnI keda svIkArI prathama pATIdAra vIrAMganAnuM biruda meLavyuM. temaNe 1919thI jAherajIvananI zarUAta karI hatI. 1921thI muMbaI upanagara jillA koMgresa kamiTInAM sabhya rahyAM hatAM. lekhikA tarIke paNa jANItAM hatAM. zrImatI padamAbahena desAI zrI morArajI kAmadAra solisiTaranAM dharmapatnI zrImatI ramAbahena muMbaI saMgrAmasamitinAM sAtamA pramukha banyAM hatAM. teo huM prathama bhaThThI vIrAMganA hatAM. temane traNa mahinAnI kedanI sajA karavAmAM AvI hatI. zrImati perInabahena kepTana, bI.e. : e rASTradhvajanuM mahattva samajAvatA lekho lakhanAra lekhikA, ekatA ane akhaMDitatAnAM amI pAnAra padamAbahene ? I.sa. 1931nA varSamAM dezabhaktinI bhavya bhAvanA bhabhakAvI hatI. 'hindanA dAdA'nA nAme lokadilamAM sthAna dharAvanAra sva. dAdAbhAI navarojInAM pautrI zrIyuta kepTana solisiTaranAM dharmapatnI perIna bahena muMbaI saMgrAmasamitinA cothA pramukhe tarIke varAyAM hatAM. temane tA.4 7-1930nA roja traNa mahinAnI eraTI kedanI sajA karavAmAM AvI hatI. teo alahAbAdanA svarAjaya bhavananA TrasTI hatAM, gAMdhI sevA senAnA AgevAna hatAM. temaNe dezasevikA saMghanI paNa sthApanA karI hatI. kyArI sophiyA somajI zrImatI indumatI choTAlAla zropha aDhAra varSanAM bahena kumArI sophiyA zrI somajIbhAI solisiTaranAM putrI muMbaI saMgrAma-samitinA agiyAramA pramukha tarIke pasaMdagI pAmyAM. UgatI uMmaranAM kumArI sophiyAe tA. 21-10- 1 30nA roja cha mahinAnI keda - svIkArI. ismAilI vargamAMthI temaNe prathama mahilA kedI tarIkenuM mAna meLavyuM. mahArASTranA thANA jillA bhaginI samAjanA pramukha, je. saMsthAne sarakAre gerakAyadesara TheravI hatI. koMgresa kAryakara, jillAnI mahilA caLavaLanAM AgevAna hatAM. temanA pati zrI choTAlAla zrophe be vakhata kArAvAsa veDyo hato. 1930nI caLavaLamAM indubahene prabhAtapherI, carakhAmaMDaLa vageremAM AgevAnI karI hatI. Jain Education Intemational Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jhulatA minArA, (AmadAvAda) moDherAnuM suryamaMdira gujarAtamAM AvI asaMkhya sAMskRtika imArato zilpa stApatyanuM sauMdarya sAcavIne aDIkhama ubhI che. sIdI saiyadanI jALI (amadAvAda) Jain Education Intemational garUDasthaMbha di dIvano kIllo (dIva) Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 111 evAM hatAM manekha rAghavajI mAdhaDa dareka pradezane potIkI oLakha ane itihAsa hoya che. gujarAta pAse paNa Agavo itihAsa che. mANasane potAno ke pUrvajono itihAsa vAgoLavo gamato hoya che. sarvaraMgI itihAsa mANasane malyabodha Apato hoya che, jIvataranI AMTIghUMTI ukelavAmAM mArga batAvato hoya che. te dvArA mANasa sAmAjika mUlyonuM pradAna karato hoya che. prastuta kathAprasaMgo dvArA garavI gujarAtanA mAnava ratnonA jIvananA mahatvapUrNa aMzane Ama zabdastha karavAno prayAsa karavAmAM Avyo che. je itihAsamAM AvyA nathI paraMtu itihAsa sarjyo che tevA mUThI UMcerA manekhanA jIvanamAMthI ekAda khobo bharIne ahIM chAMTyo che. tenAM thakI ApaNI loka saMskRtinA AgavA ughADA sAthe jIvananA mUlyo ujAgara thaze ne AvirbhAva pAmaze tevI apekSA che. kAThiyAvADI sugaMdha vaheMcatA A lekhamALAnA sarjaka zrI rAghavajIbhAI mAdhaDa- amarelI pAsenAM devaLiyA gAmanAM vatanI zrI rAdhavajI mAdhaDano janma tA. 1-6-61 mAM thayo che. ema.e. bI.e. ane pIeca.DI. sudhInI ucca lAyakAta dharAvanAra bhAI rAghavajI mAdhaDanuM sAhitya kSetre moTuM nAma ane kAma che. gAmaDAnI prAthamika zALAnA zikSaka ATalI nAnI uMmaramAM kAThiyAvADanI sugaMdhane khamIravaMtA zabdo dvArA TuMkI mudatamAM aDhAra pustako pragaTa karIne eka asAdhAraNa sAhityakAra tarIke nAmanA meLavI che. tamane jANIne navAI lAgaze ke pote prAthamika zALAmAM kAma karatAM hatA. te samaye teonI vArtAkRti kolejanA ema.e.nAM abhyAsakramamAM cAlatI hatI. prathama vArtA saMgraha 'jhAlara' 1991mAM pragaTa thayo. tene gujarAta sAhitya akAdamInuM pAritoSika maLeluM. ane pachI temanI sarjaka zaktine kula cha evorDa prApta thayA che. Aje paNa teo dhamakadAra kalame kAThiyAvADanI sugaMdhane vahecavAnuM kArya avirata paNa karI rahyA che. AkAzavANI ane dUradarzana para (TI. vI.) teonAM ghaNAM nATaka prasArita thayA che. temAM "bAlu bole che' nAme gujarAtI sirIyala khUba ja lokapriya nIvaDelI. "dhIrI bApuDIyA" nAmanI siriyala eTalI ja lokapriya nIvaDI hatI. bhAI rAghavajI mAdhaDanI kArakirdInA zarUAtanAM paMdara varSa amarelI jillAmAM zikSaka tarIke sevAo bajAvyA pachI chellA sAta varSathI pATanagara gAMdhInagaramAM zikSaNa vibhAganI jI.sI.I.Ara.TI. ophisamAM vyAkhyAtA tarIke sevA Ape che. zikSaNa jagatamAM paNa teonuM muThThI uMceruM nAma che. dhoraNa 4 thI 7nAM gujarAtI viSaya temaja pI.TI.sI.nAM pustakonAM teo samIkSaka ane lekhaka che. aneka zaikSaNika kAryakramomAM teo khUba ja rasapUrvaka satata vyasta rahe che. zrI rAghavajI mAdhaDa kAThiyAvADanA nAnA gAmaDAmAM aneka saMvedanAonA AdhAre potAnA sAhityasarjanamAM gAmaDuM ane grAmajIvana kendrasthAne rAkhIne potAnAM haiyAnI vAta samagra samAjane suMvALA chatAM vedanAsabhara zabdothI rajU karatAM hoI tevuM temanAM sarjanamAM spaSTa dekhAya che. teoe kaheluM ke jIvatara mATeno khAlIpo ane jhaMkhanAe mane zabda sRSTi tarapha vALyo che. mAMhyalAnI vedanAe mane mArI AjubAju vArtAonAM pAtrone Jain Education Intemational Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 pathapradarzaka rIbAtA joyAM, ghUMTAtAM ane pIDAtAM joyAM. ane chatAMye kazIka khevanA sAthe jIvatAM joyAM che. emanI vyathA. vedanA mArA aMtaramAM ubharAyAnI saghana anubhUti mane thaI che. hRdaya rUMdhAyuM che ane zabdo sarI paDyA che. Ama emanI zabda-cetanAmAMthI pragaTatuM joma taLapada vAtAvaraNa, lokahaiyAnI vAto, jIvatarano khAlIpo, gAMmaDAMnI mATImAMthI pragaTatA khamIra ane gauravavaMtA pAtro varNano zabdazelI ane vedhaka saMvAdo. A badhuM temanI nasa-nasamAM vahe che. eTale ja bhAI rAghavajI mAdhaDane kAThiyAvADI sugaMdha vaheMcato sarjaka kahuM chuM. bhAI rAghavajI mAdhaDa vize keTaluM lakhuM!? kharo paricaya to temanI kalamanA kasabanI prApta thayela kRtio, lekho temaja dainika-patromAM AvatI kolamanAM sparzathI thaI zake. hAla rAghavajI mAdhaDanI kolama itihAsanuM sonerI pAnuM' nAme saMdeza dainikanI ravipUrtimAM niyamita pragaTa thAya che. te uparAMta gujarAtI philma kSetramAM teoe kAma karyuM che. atyAre teo gujarAtI philmanI kathA-paTakathA, saMvAda lakhI rahyA che. - saMpAdaka mitratA dhoma dhakhato vaizAkha gayo ane jeTha AvIne Ubho rahyo. manekhanA moM para AzAnA dIvaDA TamaTamavA lAgyA. basa, have to mAro vAlo mahera kare eTale bhayo bhayo ! jeDuDI bIja camakI, vAdaLo gherAyA. Abha gAjyo. megho maMDANo. sUpaDAdhAre varasavAno hoya ema gaDahaDATI bolAvavA lAgyo. manekha jIva koLyA. paNa TaMka be TaMka thAtAM to vAdaLAM vikherAI gayA. Abha sAvaraNo pheravela phaLiyA samuM thaI gayuM. divasa Akho koro dhAkora nIkaLI gayo. dukALIyA varasanA eMdhANa maMDAtA hoya ema, prAgaTyano pahora phATatA ja kAgaDAe kAMvakAro karyo ane ApA vAjasUranI AMkha phaDAka karatI UghaDI gaI. mAMDa mAMDa AMkho maLI hatI, UMgha AvI hatI tyAM kAgaDAe ThaNaka mArIne jANe UMgha risAIne bhAgI! jeTha mAsamAM to Abhane phADI nAkhe tevo garamAvo thavo joIe tenA badale TADhano camakAro? ApA vAjasUranA zarIre haLavuM lakhalakhuM AvI gayuM. A prajA vatsala rAjavInA jIvane chellA keTalAya divasothI ajaMpo gherI vaLyo che. mAyALu jIvane kyAMya nirAMta thAtI nathI. temanA manamAM eka ja vAtano ravaiyo phare che, varasAda nahIM thAya, bhayaMkara duSkALa paDaze! duSkALanA lIdhe raiyata rAMkaDI banaze. bhUkha ane tarasanA lIdhe TaLavaLaze. saunA rUdiyAmAMthI thA rAma UThI jAze. pachI na banavAnuM banaze! A ciMtA ApA vAjasUranA ALAM dilamAM kAMTAnI mAphaka vAgavA lAgI che. -prajA varasAda vagara duHkhI duHkhI haze ne, pote kAMI karI nahIM zake? mUMgA moe joyA karaze! ? rAjanI raiyatanA bhAvi duHkhathI pIDAto A nAnakaDA evA haDALA gAmano rAjavI ciMtAgrasta cahero laIne UThyo. pathArImAM beTho. ghaDIbhara AMkho baMdha karI. pote chellA ghaNAM divasothI bahAragAma gayA nahotA. gAmataruM karyuM nahotuM. nahItara to Apo vAjasUra lagAtAra ATha divasa gAmamAM rahe tevuM bhAgye ja bane! temano eka paga lAThI gAmanA pAdaramAM hoya ane bIjo paga vaDIyA gAmanI suravo nadImAM hoya. bAkI haDALAmAM Ama paDyA rahe I vAtamAM mAla nahIM. haDALA gAmanA darabAra vAjasUravALA, vaDIyA gAmanA darabAra bAvAvALA ane lAThI gAmanA rAjavI surasiMhajI takhtasiMhajI gohila. A traNeya rAjavIonI mitratA cAreya dizAomAM mogarAnI sugaMdha mAphaka prasarI gayelI. A tripuTInA khoLiyA ja judA. bAkI prANa eka. sUraja nArAyaNane UgavAmAM phera paDe to bhale paDe paNa A tripuTIne maLavAmAM kyAreya phera na paDe. maLe ja ane haiyAnA hetathI maLe. AkhA malakamAM A vAta gaLathUthImAM pAI hoya ema saunA gaLe UtarI gayelI. traNeya rAjanI raiyata peTa bharIne samaje. A bAju varasAdanA vAvaDa nathI. vijogI dharA mehuliyAnA virahamAM jhUre che. tApamAM tape che. paNa dharA karatA Jain Education Intemational ation Intermational For Private & Personal use only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11: pratibhAo A tApa komaLa hRdayanA rAjavInA dilane vadhu dajhADe che. tethI haDALA choDavuM ke rAjanI raiyatathI aLagA thAvA jarIkeya gamatuM nathI. temane AzA che ke, varasAda Aja varasaze, kAla varasaze.....varasAda sUpaDAdhAre tUTI paDaze ne rAjanI bhalI bhomakA tRpta thAze. rasakAboLa thAze. loka haiyAmAM harakhanAM haLa haMkAze. pote nirAMtavA jIve lAThI jAze. sUrasiMhajI takhtasiMhajI gohila urphe kavi kalApIne maLaze. pachI bhAIbaMdhInA nirmaLa nIramAM dhUbAka-dhUbAke-nhAze! AbhanA rusaNAM akabaMdha che. varasAda varasato nathI. darabAra vAjasUravALAne eka divasa varasa jevo lAMbo ane vasamo lAge che. mana adhIruM thaIne cokaDA toDAve che. | na sahevAyuM te chevaTe darabAra vAjasUravALAe kavi kalApIne lAThI gAme saMdezo pAThavyo. varasAda nathI. duSkALa paDavAnA mAThA eMdhANa mane varatAI rahyA che. A kaparA samayamAM rAjane reDhuM mUkavAnuM mAruM mana mAnatuM nathI. eTale...." haDALAno khepiyo lAThInA darabAra gaDhamAM AvIne Ubho rahyo. lAThInA rAjavI kavi kalApIe saMdezo jhIlyo. paNa temanA komaLa dilane ghA vAgyo. eka to kavi hRdaya, praNayanA ghAva paDelA. enI nAjuka AMgaLiyuMnA TeravAMmAMthI kavitvanAM jharaNAM phUTe, nadIo chalake. eka eka zabdamAM vyathA, valavalATa ane snehanA ToLe ToLAM, paMkhIDAonI jema pAMkho phaphaDAve. Abhane vIMjhe ! e snehAtura kavinA hadayamAM jhaNajhaNATI thavA lAgI. e kalAnA sAgaranI UrmionA vAdhU bamaNA vege uchaLavA lAgyA. aMge aMgamAMthI mitra jhaMkhanAnI snehala saravANI zabdo thaIne, korA kAgaLane aMkita karavA lAgI. kalApIe kaMI ja kahyuM nahI paNa vaLatA saMdezArUpe thoDA zabdo ja utArI ApyA. khepiyo vaLato saMdezo laIne enA e ja pagale pAchA upaDyo. arabI azva pavana vege doDavA lAgyo. vaheluM Ave haDALA gAma. ApA vAjasUranA hAthamAM khepiyAe saMdezo mUkyo. Apo barAbara samajatA hatA ke zabdanA svAmI uttara ApavAmAM jarA paNa ocho nahIM utare! ciTTImAM soraTho lakhyo hato. pADIza tuM dukALa (to) ame zuM pIne jIvIzuM, (paNa) japazuM tArI mALa, to ye ApA vAjasUra.!" soraTho vAMcIne ApA vAjasUranI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. zabdanA arthane ghUMTI pI janAro rAjavI saghaLuM samajI gayo. gAgaramAM sAgara samAyo hato. e khAlI zabdo ja nahotA paNa lAgaNIthI nItaratA dilanA TukaDAM hatAM. have vilaMba karavo e to snehI dilane toDavA barAbara gaNAya. ane eka vakhata dilA tUTyA pachI te saMdhAya nahIM. saMdhAya to tenI vacce sAMdho rahI jAya! ApA vAjasUravALA thoDI paNa adUra karyA vagara lAThI AvyA. joyuM to sAme kavi hRdaya vihvaLa vadane Ubho hato. temanA dilanI vAto vaMcAtI hatI. beu mitro ekabIjAne bheTI paDyA. be hadaya bhegAM thayAM. hetanI helI varasI. AbhamAMthI dharatInA garbhane phADI nAkhe tevI garjanA thaI. Abha gaDagaDyo. meghADaMbara thayo. ghaDI be ghaDI....ne ema karatAM to megha sAMbelA dhAre tramajhaTu bolAvavA lAgyo. -AvI hatI e mitratAnI vAtuM! Aje haDALA gAme A tripuTInI mitratAnI sAkSI pUrato vraja-sUrezvara Azrama aDIkhama Ubho che. eka vakhata tyAM saMtsaga, sAhitya ane saMgItanI sabhAo yojAtI hatI. lAkhAjIrAja dIvAnakhaMDanI cAreya dIvAlo vacce sUnakAra palAThIvALIne besI gayo che. rajavADI ThAThamAThanI vacce paNa abheda abolatA acala ane akhaMDa UbhI che. lokasAhityanI khANa evA haDALAnA darabAra vAjasUravALA dIvAnakhaMDamAM AmathI tema Tahele che. bese che ane vaLI pAchA gaMbhIra makhamadrA sAthe UbhA thaIne cAlavA lAge che. potAnA dilojAna dosta evA kalAnA sAgara kavi kalApI temanI AMkhomAM UgI nIkaLyA che. tenI masUNa yAda vidvAna evA vAtsalya mUrti vAjasUravALAnA ruMve rUMve prasaravA lAgI che. lAThInA rAjavI sUrasiMha takhtasiMha gohila urphe kalApI eTale potAnA haiyAnI vahAlasoyI vAtane mUkavAnuM ThekANuM. sArA-narasI vAtonI hAra kataraDI hAle. nirAkaraNa thAya. gAMTha vALavA jevI vAtanI manomana gAMTha vaLe. bAkInI vAto paMkhIDAnI jema pAMkho phaphaDAvIne UDI jAya. paNa Aje Jain Education Intemational Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 pathapradarzaka kalApI nathI. vAjasUravALAthI chAtI phATa vizvAsa nakhAI gayo. "zobhanA priyatamA hatI e ja barAbara hatI. ethI vizeSa....." darabArano Avo dhagadhagato niHsAso dIvAnakhaMDanA kaNekaNane 'toya paNa..." dajhADI gayo. viphaLatAnI vAta kalApInA Terave AvIne daDadaDavA lAgI vAta ema banI che ke rAjakoTanA kuMvara lAkhAjIrAja hatI. zikAra arthe haDALA AvyA che. A bAju kalApInI putrI 'sAkI! je zarAba mane dIdho diladArane dIdho nahi. bAmAM paNa haDALArAjanI mahemAna che. lAkhAjIrAja ane sAkI! je nazo mujane caDyo diladArane caDyo nahi." bAmAnA nayananA tAra maLe che. snehanI saravANI phUTe che. atUTa baMdhananA tANAvANA gUMthAya che. A hakIkata cakora rAjavI 'haDANA nareza!' kalApIe bhArapUrvaka kahyuM hatuM. "je majhA vAjasUravALAthI ajANa rahetI nathI. temanI AMkhomAM lIlIchama - taDapanamAM che e milanamAM nathI.' velInI jema patharAI jAya che. paNa kahevuM kone? kalApI hayAta vAjasUravALAnA paga ghaDIbhara thaMbhI gayA ane AMkhonA hota to..... DoLA pILA thaI gayA. jANe kalApI potAnI sAme UbhA rahIne vAjasUravALA dIvAnakhaMDanI bArI pAse AvIne UbhA vAto karI rahyA che ! rahyA. nadInA kAMThe UbheluM maMdira temanI AMkhomAM UtarI AvyuM. -have zuM karavuM? kalApInI e vyathAno pote sAkSI che. kavi kalApI, vaDIyAnA darabAra bAvAvALA ane pote. ema Aje kalApInI putrInI ja tenA praNayane lagna saMbaMdhamAM tripuTInI dostI ananya hatI. temAM kalApIe dostI toDIne joDavAnA nirNAyaka paribaLa tarIke bhUmikA bhajavavAnI hatI. kAyamanA mATe alavidA karI dIdhA tethI tenI yAdamAM A maMdira paNa potAnI cakora dRSTimAM saghaLuM aMkAI gayuM hatuM. baMdhAvyuM hatuM. eTale kuMvara lAkhAjIrAja ane bAmAnA lagna mATe pILuDI -Aje kalApI hayAta hota to eka bApa tarIke mahora mArI dIdhI ane baMnee prabhutAmAM pagalAM mAMDyA! zuM bolata! athavA to zuM rasto leta? vicAra mAtrathI basa, A vAta ahIM aTakI jAya che paNa kALa aTakato vAjasUravALAnA ruMvA pharakavA lAgyA. nathI. te to vaNathaMbhyo cAlato ja rahe che. niraMtara..... kalApIe eka vakhata kahyuM hatuM : "prItano pathabhAre vasamo avirata..... che.' pachI thoDI vAra aTakI gayA hatA. jANe bhItaramAMthI koIka milana ane taDapananA kalApIe karelAM vidhAno khotarAIne bahAra AvatuM hoya! ciraMjIvI rahevA mAgatA hoya ema kALanI karAlatA kalApI putrI prIta e bhogavavA ke pAmavAnuM tattva nathI paNa hRdayanI bAmAne grasI jAya che. te sadAyanA mATe lAkhAjIrAjano saMgAtha gherI jaNasanI mAphaka sAcavI rAkhavAnuM saMbhAraNuM choDIne parabhavanA paMthe hAlI nIkaLe che. che.' eka bAju priyatama sama patnIno viyoga sahyo jato nathI vAjasUravALAne barAbara yAda hatuM, jyAre moMghI rAjanI nA ne bIjI bAja ne bIjI bAju lAkhAjIrAjane jUnA rANAjI sAtheno aNabanAva dAsI maTI priyatamA-zobhanAnA dIdAra dekhAvA lAgI. tyAre sahArAnA raNanI jema vistarato jAya che. lAkhAjIrAjanA yuvAna manabharIne prItanA ghUMTaDA bharavAno prayAsa karyo hato. temAMthI dehamAM jeTalo viraha vasamo thaIne paDyo che eTaluM ja pAchuM dharava na thayo eTale moMghI urphe zobhanAne rAjarANI banAvI pauruSatva tanane DaMkhI rahyuM che. Ama chatAM acaLatAnI pALa hatI. A banAvane ekAda varasa vItyuM haze tyAre vAstavikatAne akabaMdha che. maryAdAnA khaDaka aDIkhama rahe che. paNa kyAreka teno nihALIne vAjasUravALAe samatApUrvaka kalApIne pUcheluM: 'Ama pratighAta vANI svarUpe AganI jema pragaTIne rAjanI raiyatanA to zobhanA sAthe have....?' kUNA kALajAne dajhADI jAya che. zobhanA sAthenA lagna e moTI bhUla che!' ane e ja dilamAM pAchA pastAvAnA jharaNAM khaLabhaLavA zuM kaho cho, darabAra!' lAge che. snehAtUra bhAve mana TaLavaLavA lAge che. lAgaNInuM 'hA' kalApIe samatApUrvaka ja uttara vALyo hato : saMpAdana karavA mATe mana jhAMpA mAravA lAge che. Jain Education Intemational Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo rAjanA dIvAna koTaka A bAbatane sArI rIte samajI gayA che. temanA anubhavanI ArasImAM saghaLuM barAbaranuM jhIlAyuM che. eka vakhata vAta mUkavAno moko joIne lAkhAjI rAjane kahyuM : 'bApu! mArI vAta mAno to bIjA lagna karI lyo.' lAkhAjIrAje vedhaka najare dIvAnane trophIne kahyuM : 'dIvAna! tame UThIne mane A salAha Apo cho!?' ghaDIbhara to dIvAnane thayuM ke kaMI aNachAjatuM kahevAya gayuM ke zuM? paNa nA, vAta vAjabI ja hatI. rAjAo to eka karatAM aneka rANIo rAkhatA hoya che. temAM ahIM to eka paNa rANI nathI eTale vAta mUkI che. 'paNa dIvAna A nAnakaDuM rajavADuM keTalAMkane pAlavaze? traNa dIkarA to che....' to pachI ekAda rakhAtane....' hRdaya mAthe paththara mUkIne dIvAne mULa hakIkata kahI dIdhI. 'dIvAna! lAkhAjIrAjano gusso AsamAne caDhI gayo. te tamatamatA svare bolyA : 'tame moM saMbhALIne bolo.' bApu !' dIvAne lAkhAjIrAjanI AMkhomAM AMkho parovIne pachI bhArevA avAje kahyuM 'puruSatvano udvega bhalabhalA RSione paNa DaMkhI gayo che. tenAM pariNAmo sArAM nathI AvyAM.' lAkhAjIrAja ghaDIbhara kAMI bolyA nahIM ane dIvAnanuM kahevuM vicAravA lAgyA. temanuM kahevuM asthAne nahotuM. zarIranI bhUkha manane pajavI rahI hatI. 'dIvAna!' lAkhAjIrAja bolyA : 'tamArI vAta sAcI che-vicAravA jevI che paNa huM eka rAjavI chuM. sAmAnya prajAjana nathI. loko mArA mATe zuM vicAre!' to pachI koI ajANyA sthaLe.... koIne khabara na paDe ema!' paDe.' ema ja karavuM hoya to mAre rAjanI dhurA phagAvI devI 'kema ! ?' jeno rAjA laMpaTa hoya tenI prajA pAse zI apekSA rAkhI zakAya?' lAkhAjI rAjanI soLavalA sonA jevI vAta sAMbhaLIne dIvAne saghaLI vAtano vIMTo vALI lIdho. 115 potAnA prajA ane rAjamAM ucca mUlyonuM sthApana karavA lAkhAjIrAja potAnA dehanuM damana karatA rahyA ane haLave haLave tana ane manano udvega AdhyAtmika mArage vaLavA lAgyo. ane eka vakhata evo AvIne Ubho rahyo ke lAkhAjIrAja saMpUrNapaNe dharmanA raMge raMgAI gayA hatA tethI rAja pATa saghaLuM choDIne cAlI nIkaLyA hatA...... dIvAna koTaka lAkhAjIrAjanA raste ADe sUI gayA. dIvAna mane roko nahIM!' 'kAM bApu?' zuM karavA tamone na rokuM?' dIvAna, dharmanI dhurA e ja mAro kharo dharma!' 'nA bApu!' dIvAna bolyA : 'rAjavIno sAco dharma to rAjanI AjhAdI ane prajAnI sukhAkArImAM samAyelo che.' lAkhAjIrAjanA paga thaMbhI gayA hatAM. jyAM sudhI Apa jevA rAjavI haze tyAM lagI rAja ja nahi paNa samagra bhArata varSanI prajA sukhI, zIlavaMta ane saMskArI haze!' ane lAkhAjIrAja pAchA pharI gayA. prinsipAla e jamAnAmAM junAgaDhanI bahAuddIna kaoNleja e soraThanI vidyApITha kahevAtI hatI. A vidyApIThamAM vidyArthIne vidyA sAthe zIla ane saMskAranA padArtha zIkhavavA maLatA hatA. kaoNlejano abhyAsa saMpUrNa karIne nIkaLanAra vidyArthI samAjamAM eka sAcA nAgarika tarIke prasthApita thato hato. i. sa. 1916-17no banAva che. tyAre kaoNlejanA prinsipAla tarIke aMgreja jemsa skoTa hatA. A prinsipAlanI vyaktimattA AgaLa bhalabhalA rajavADAnA vidyArthIo UbhA rahI zakatA nahi. temanA sAme UbhA rahevuM ane bolavuM..... bhalabhalAnI pheM phAMTe ! kaoNlejanI AlizAna ophisa sAme vidyArthI karaNasiMha ThAkora ane temanA bIjA cAra-pAMca mitra visAmaNa anubhavatA UbhA che. prinsipAlane maLavuM che. temanA AgaLa vAta karavI che. paNa aMdara jAvuM kema? vaLI pariNAmanI to khabara ja hatI. prinsipAla saheja paNa bAMdhachoDa nahi kare ane.... sUraja UgIne garavA giranAranI TUMpane vaLoTI gayo che. Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'sara!' 116 pathapradarzaka tenA bAlakiraNo have kizorAvasthAmAM pravezIne sajIva sRSTine prinsipAlanA baMgale pahoMcI gayA. mITho dAha devA lAgyA che. prinsipAlano baMgalo kaoNlejanA pAchaLanA bhAge ja hato. karaNasiMhe hiMmata keLavIne prinsipAlanI ophisamAM praveza sAMja DhaLavA AvI hatI. prinsipAla jemsa skoTa baMgalAnI karyo, ane kahyuM : "meM AI kama ina sara!' AgaLanA bhAge khurazI nAMkhIne beThA hatA. karaNasiMha prinsipAla jemsa skoTe tenI rUpALA bagalA jevI Dokane prinsipAlanI sAme Ubho rahyo ane svastha svare bolyo : jhATakA sAthe UMcI karI. hAthamAM rahela pustakane eka bAju mUkyuM ane karaNasiMha sAme joyuM. temanI eka AMkhamAMthI snehALa prinsipAle karaNasiMha sAme joyuM. tenI pIMgaLI AMkhano svajana jevuM vAtsalya karatuM hatuM ane bIjI AMkhamAMthI sattAvAhI teja lisoTo saDasaDATa karato pasAra thaI gayo. kSaNabhara jotA svarano taNakho jharato hato. rahyA. pachI bolyA : "yasa!' sara!' karaNasiMhe mAnasika taiyArI karI lIdhI hatI. prinsipAla karanasiMha!' potAne khakhaDAvI nAkhaze, dhamakAvI nAkhaze ane pachI kADhI karaNasiMha AgaLa bolatA aTakI gayA ane 3 mUkaze. jatA jatA kaheze : 'tyAM ophisamAM eka vakhata nA pADI mA. jatA vismayatApUrvaka prinsipAla sAme tAkI rahyA. tene navAI e dIdhI chatAMya pharI vakhata Avyo! vAtanI lAgI ke, prinsipAla potAne nAmajoga oLakhe che! tamArAmAM zista jevuM che ke nahi! hAjarI khUTe che, karanasiMha!" eka to kaoNlejamAM samayasara AvavuM nathI ane mAthethI paNa sara!" Tarma maMjUra karAvavI che? hAjarInA lIdhe Tarma kensala ja thaze!" prinsipAle paNa AvuM kazuM banyuM nahi tenI karaNasiMhane navAI sattAvAhI svare kahyuM. lAgI. -karaNasiMhane kahevuM hatuM, sara! mArI hAjarI khUTe che e besa!' to huM jANuM chuM ane eTale to Apane maLavA Avyo chuM! 'karaNasiMhane besADyo. "jAva, huM Tarma maMjUra nahIM karuM!' sara! huM sAmAjika kAraNosara kaoNlejamAM hAjara rahI karaNasiMhanA paga nIcethI jamIna sarakavA lAgI. upara zakyo nathI.' moTo paMkho pharato hato chatAM paNa parasevo vaLavA lAgyo. javAba sAcuM kahe che! ?' aNadhAryo nahoto. AvI dhAraNA hatI ja paNa Tarma kensala thAya jI, sara. mAre bhaNavuM che. abhyAsa karavo che...' to parIkSAmAM besavA na de ane...... prinsipAla kazuM bolyA nahi ane karaNasiMhanI AMkha sAme AMkha karanasiMha!' meLavI. potAnI soya jevI najara vaDe satyatAne tapAsI pachI -have UbhA rahevAmAM sAra nathI. geITa AuTa....... tenA para manomana mahora mArI. kahetA vAra nahi lAge. karaNasiMha ekadama prinsipAlanI ophisa | 'puna!' prinsipAle paTAvALAne bolAvyo. paTAvALo bahAra nIkaLI gayA. Avyo eTale kahyuM : "jAva, jayaMtilAlane bolAvo.....!' kAM, ame to kahyuM tuM ne ke..." e vakhate kaoNlejamAM heDalArka tarIke jayaMtilAla dayArAma "paNa ema ApaNI vAta mAne thoDA!" hatA. paTAvALAnA kahyA mujaba e vidyArthInuM hAjarIpatraka laIne hA bhAI, A to ThAkora ka...2.....Na...siMha!' prinsipAla sAme upasthita thayA. vidyArthIo karaNasiMhanI khepaTa uDADavA lAgyA. sara!' paNa karaNasiMha hiMmata hAryA nahi ane sAMjanA vakhate 'karaNasiMhanI hAjarI kADho!' Jain Education Intemational Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 pratibhAo jayaMtilAle eka hAthe potAnI dhotInA cheDAne sarakho karyo pachI cazmAnI DAMDalIne aTakavA ane temAMthI trAMsI najare karaNasiMhane troDyA! AnA lIdhe mAre ahIM dhakko khAvo paDyo? 'gerahAjarInA divaso gaNo' prinsipAle lagabhaga sattAvAhI avAje heDakalArka jayaMtilAlane kahyuM : "ane e divaso pramANe rajAnA divaso daramyAna kaoNleja cAlu rahe tevA hukama kADho!' jayaMtilAla tagatagatI AMkhe prinsipAla sAme joI rahyA. hukama kADho!' prinsipAlano hukama eTale loDhe lIMTo. temAM saheja paNa pheraphAra na thAya. tene manamAM thatuM hatuM ke, A to pADAnAM vAMke pakhAlIne DAma dIdhA barAbara kahevAya! heDakalArka jayaMtilAla gayA. | 'juo karaNasiMha, havethI tamAro paga bhAMgI jAya to paNa gerahAjara rahevAnuM nathI." jI, sara!' eka paNa divasa gerahAjara rahevAnuM nathI. divaso pUrA bharAI jaze eTale huM tamArI Tarma maMjUra karIza!' Ama A gorA prinsipAle rahemarAhe Tarma maMjUra paNa na karI ane vidyArthInI bhaNavAnI tAlAvelI joI, niyamo toDyA vinA Avo suMdara rasto kADhyo ane sAcA arthamAM eka AcArya tarIke prasthApita thayA. jemsa skoTa i. sa. 1903 thI i. sa. 1920 daramyAna bahAuddIna kaoNleja-junAgaDhanA prinsipAla tarIke rahyA hatA. kalamanA kasabIo rAtano bIjo prahara tenI pALI pUrI karIne ucALA bharavA lAgyo hato ane trIjo prahara tenI hayAtInI cADI pokArato hAjarAhajUra Ubho hato. madharAta thaI gaI hatI. paraMtu gAyakavADI saltanatano sUraja madhyAhna tapato hato. eTale prajA sukhazAMtinI soDa taLe nirAMtavI UMghatI hatI. kalA ane saMskAranA AbhUSaNothI lathabatha evI rAjanagarI vaDodarA DAbA hAthanuM ozIkuM karIne nirAMtavI sUtI hatI. jAgate rahonA sipAhI avAja sivAya lagabhaga zAMti prasarI cUkI hatI. 2. va. desAI ane jhaveracaMda meghANI AlizAna mahelanA eka oraDAmAM rasajharatI vAtomAM gaLADUba hatA. yugamUrti vArtAkAra ramaNalAla vasaMtalAla desAI ane rASTrIya zAyara jhaveracaMda meghANI jevA zabdasvAmIo jyAre sAhityanI vAtoe vaLagyA hoya tyAre bhalabhalI rAtane paNa kAna mAMDavAnuM mana thAya, sAMbhaLavA UbhI rahI jAya e svAbhAvika che. A beu sarjakonI sAhityasabhara vAtone sAMbhaLavA rAta paga caDhAvIne UbhI rahI gaI hoya ema sAva sUnakAra bhAsato hato. phaLiyAmAM paDeluM pAMdaDuM paDakhuM paDakhuM phare to paNa avAja Ave evI niravatA hatI. jhaveracaMda meghANI khAsa samaya kADhIne 2. va. desAIne maLavA AvyA hatA. 2. va. desAI paNa gAyakavADa sarakAranA moTA amaladAra, rasasUbA hatA eTale samayanI saMkaDAmaNa to hatI ja paNa meghANIbhAI jevo vAtarokhone lokasAgaramAMthI vINI vINIne sAcA motI tAravavAvALo kasabI Ave eTale samaya to zuM jIva pAtharavo paDe to paNa pAthare ! ane maLyA tyAre paNa saghaLuM korANe mUkIne, varasothI vikhUTA paDelA priyajanonI jema maLelA. harakhathI eka bIjAne bheTelA! vAtamAM eTalA rata hatA ke samaya keTalo gayo te vIsarI javAyuM hatuM. 2. va. desAIe haLavekathI pUchyuM : heM meghANIbhAI tame A gIto, kathAo....A badhuM meLavo kevI rIte!?' huM DosInI sAme besI jAuM, tenA kAmamAM gUMthAI jAuM, kAlA pholavA lAgyuM ke ghaMTalo pheravavA lAguM!' pachI!' haLave haLave eka zabdane, vAtane khotaruM eTale......" haM!' kahIne 2. va. UbhA thayA. sAmenA eka oraDAmAM gayA. meghANIbhAIe joyuM. kazo khyAla na Avyo. paNa thoDIvAre bahAra AvIne potAnI jagyAe besI gayA. AvuM to ghaNI vakhata banyuM. vAtano barAbara rasa jAmyo hoya. zabdanA kogaLA vachUTatA hoya ane kharA TANe ja UbhA thAya. sAmenA oraDAmAM jAya ane thoDIvAre pAchA Ave meghANIbhAInuM mana kacavAtuM hatuM. 2. va. Ama zuM karavA UbhA thAya che? oraDAmAM evuM kAMI kAma hoya to nokarono kyAM toTo che? eka kahetA aneka hAjara thAya. vaLI meghANIbhAinA manamAM Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 vicAra Avyo ke kadAca nokarone cIMdhyA jevuM kAma na paNa hoya! 'hA, banavAjoga che.' meghANIbhAIe mana sAthe sAMtvanano pATo bAMdhyo. paNa vadhu vakhata pATo rahyo nahIM. evuM zuM kAma hoya ke Ama vAraMvAra oraDAmAM jAvuM paDe? thayuM ke A vakhate pote sAthe jAya paNa mane nA pADI, rAte koInI sAthe Ama oraDAmAM na javAya. 'AvA kArobAranI vacce tamane lakhavAnuM kemanuM phAvatuM haze!?' 'lakhavAnuM!!' 2. va. hasavA lAgyA. 'meghANIbhAI, tamAro prazna to yathAyogya che. AvA jaDasu kArobAranI vacce saMvedanAne saMkoravI, jIvatI rAkhavI e kaparuM kAma che.' 'chatAMya.....' 'paNa saMvedanA sAbUta che eTale vahIvaTa thAya che. aMdarano mAhyalo jAgato rahe che eTale mAnavIya vyavahAra ane vahIvaTa thAya che ane sarjanaveLAe to mAtra tene phUMka mAravAnI hoya!' 'vAha!' vaLI pAchA 2. va. UbhA thayA. meghANIbhAInuM mana kocavAyuM. 2.va. ne vAtomAM rasa nathI evuM paNa nathI. game che. potAnI sAthe ramamANa che. chatAMya..... 'Ama vAraMvAra UbhA thAva cho te zuM che ?' evuM meghANIbhAI ghacarakAvIne 2.va.ne pUchI le. paNa mana mArIne beThA rahyA. Ama tamane sauthI sarjanakAryanI majhA AvI hoya.' 'lagabhaga badhe ja.' 'toya paNa!' 'amarelI prAMtamAM!' amarelI prAMtamAM eTale!' e prAMtano huM sUbedAra hato.' 2.va. desAI aMtaranA paTArAmAMtI moMgherI jaNasa bahAra kADhatA hoya ema bolyA : 'amarelI pAse calALA gAma che ane tenAthI thoDe dUra dhAraMgaNI nAmanuM gAma AveluM che!' dhAraMgaNI eTale...... meghANIbhAIe potAnI smaraNa pathapradarzaka maMjuSAmAMthI vastu kADhatA hoya ema kahyuM : 'rAmavALAnI vAvaDI pAsenuM vALA darabAronuM gAma!' 'hA e dhAraMgaNI gAma. nadInA kAMThe AveluM che.' kSaNabhara aTakIne ra.va. bolyA : nadIno e vaLAMka, tenA kAMThe AveluM sarakArI AvAsa, AvAsanA jharukhethI giranuM je nAkuM che te vanarAIne nIrakhavAnI, mana bharIne mANavAnI...' 2.va. AgaLa bolI zakyA nahIM. tenI chAtImAMthI phaLaphaLato niHsAso nIkaLI gayo. 2.va. ekadama UbhA thayA. meghANIbhAIthI rahevAyuM nahIM teoe paNa ekadama UbhA thayA ane kazuM kahyA vagara ra.va. nA pagale pagale pAchaLa AvyA. pachI oraDAnA daravAje UbhA rahyA. zuM karavuM? aMdara jovuM ke pAchA vaLI jAvuM?? saghaLuM korANe mUkIne meghANIbhAIe tenI saMgheDA jevI Dokane oraDAmAM laMbAvI joyuM to be vRddha strI-puruSa oraDAmAM sUtAM hatAM ane 2.va. teone sarakhuM oDhADI rahyA hatA. meghANIbhAI phAMTI AMkhe joI rahyA. potAnA mA-bApane sarakhuM oDhADIne 2.va. beunA paga tarapha vArApharatI namyA. caraNasparza karyo. mastaka namAvIne vaMdana karyA. pachI sheja paNa avAja na thAya tema dhImA pagale bahAra nIkaLyA. daravAje meghANIbhAI UbhA hatA. teno cahero sapheda pUNI jevo thaI gayo hato. hAtha joDelA hatA. temanA moMmAMthI ATalA ane zabdo nIkaLyA : dhanya che A mA-bApane ke AvA putraratnane pAmI zakyA!' noMdha : Ajano amarelI jillo (thoDA vistAranI vadhaghaTa karatA) gAyakavADanI hakUmata heThaLa hato. tyAre amarelI prAMtanA sUbedAra tarIke 2.va. desAI niyukta thayA hatA. temaNe dhAraMgaNInA A sarakArI AvAsamAM nivAsa karIne uttama kRtionuM sarjana karyuM hatuM. A vAtanI sAkSI pUratuM dhAraMgaNInuM A sarakArI AvAsa Aje rita hAlatamAM UbhuM che. girAsa 'bApu!' amarAvALA khinna svare bolyA : 'e garAsa ApaNane nahi maLe.... ! darabAra vAjasUravALAe kuMvara amarAvALA sAme joyuM. Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo ghaDIbhara jotA rahyA. pachI bolyA : "zuM karavA ApaNane nahi maLe! e garAsa para ApaNo adhikAra che. kAyadesara ApaNane maLavA pAtra che. "chatAMya nahi maLe' amarAvALA bolyA : "bhagavAnanI icchA nathI. bhagavAnanI icchA vagara pAMdaDuM paNa na phare!' paNa ApA to.....' bApu, sRSTinA sarjanakartAe je nirmANa karyuM eja sAcuM. ApaNe to aMte kALA mAthAnA mAnavI chIe." | darabAra vAjasUravALA kAMI bolyA nahi ane pANImAM aMgAro bujhAya ema chamachamI gayA. sattAnI lAlasA nahotI. paNa kAyadesara maLavApAtra hatuM ne potAne maLyuM nahi teno raMja manane DaMkhI rahyo hato. "ApaNe kesa laDavAnI taiyArI karI e pahelAM ja sagurudeve patrathI jANa karI hatI. sAthe lakhyuM hatuM ke, te nimitte vakIlo, berIsTaronA tamArI pAse leNA che. ethI A vAta jAhera karavI nahIM tevuM mane sUcavyuM hatuM paNa kahevAno samaya pAkI gayo eTale huM jAhera karuM chuM.' bagasarAnA eka bhAgIdAra nirvaza mRtyu pAmyA hatA. pAMkhInI dRSTie A bhAgIdArano girAsa haDALAnA darabAra vAjasUravALAne maLavo joIe. paNa ejansIe e girAsa darabAra vIrAvALA (je rAjakoTa sTeTanA divAna hatA) ane darabAra rAmavALAne Apyo hato. tethI vAjasUravALAne bhAre raMja thayo hato. 'A anyAya che ane anyAyanI sAme laDavuM ja joIe!' vAjasUravALAnA daDhanirdhAra sAme amarAvALA kazuM bolyA nahotA. kesa cAlyo hato paNa pariNAma zUnya AvIne UbhuM rahyuM hatuM. kuMvara amarAvALAnuM eka ja kahevuM hatuM, bhAgya vagara kazuM maLatuM nathI. darabAra vAjasUravALA kuMvaranI vAta sAthe sahamata hatA kAraNa ke kuMvaranuM jIvana AdhyAtmika hatuM eTale Ama kahe te svAbhAvika hatuM. paNa vAta kaMIka judI hatI. porabaMdara pharsTaklAsanuM sTeTa hatuM. porabaMdaranA mahArANA naTavarasiMhajI sagIravayanA hatA eTale briTIza sarakAre darabAra vAjasUravALAne porabaMdara sTeTanA vahIvaTadAra tarIke nImyA hatA. A daramiyAna kuMvara amarAvALAno nma thayelo. te vakhate madrAsathI eka jyotiSI Avela. jyotiSInI kharAI mATe 119 pADozI evA rAjyanA anya amaladAronI janmakuMDaLIo vacce Tebala para thappo karIne kuMvara amarAvALAnI kuMDaLI mUkelI. jyotiSI eka pachI eka kuMDaLI jotA gayA. temAM kuMvaranI kuMDaLI hAthamAM AvatAM ja te UbhA thaI gayelA ane janmakuMDaLIne mAthe mUkIne nAcavA lAgelA. mahArAja, Apa ATalA AnaMdamAM AvI gayA che........" A kuMDaLI koI mahAna vibhUtinI che. have A kuMDaLIvALAne pharI janma levAno nathI.' 'e kema khabara paDe?' vAjasUravALAe tAto ja savAla karelo. A koI yogabhraSTa tapasvI che.' khAtrI zuM?' vidvAna ane thiyosophisTa evA vAjasUravALAe saNasaNato savAla karyo. paNa jyotiSI saheja paNa DagyA vagara bolelA : "A janmakuMDaLIvALAnI banne kAnanI buTa janmathI ja vIMdhelI haze!' ane kuMvara amarAvALAnI kAnanI bane buTa janmathI ja vidhelI hatI. tyArathI kuMvara amarAvALA para, darabAra vAjasUravALAnI eka prakAranI dhAraNA baMdhAI gaI hatI. ane te samayanI sAthe sAcI paDye jatI hatI. paNa A rAjakAjano mAmalo kAMIka judI ja hato. 'gAMdhIjI ApaNA pADozI hatA.' 'hA hatA ne bApu!' 'tame ene mAmA kahetA.' kaheto ne bApu!" ATaluM bolIne pharI eka vakhata darabAra vAjasUravALA mauna banI gayA. porabaMdaranA vasavATa daramiyAna mohanacaMda karamacaMda gAMdhI bAjumAM ja rahetA hatA. teonI sAthenA ghaniSTha saMbaMdha thatAM mA sajubAIe gAMdhIjIne rAkhaDI bAMdhI hatI. tethI amarAvALA gAMdhIjIne mAmA kahetA ane gAMdhIjI amarAvALAne bhANIyAbhAI kahIne bolAvatA. 'ApaNe eTale ke huM darabAra vAjasUravALA bolyA : gAMdhIno himAyatI chuM evI IglenDa pArlAmenTanI cembaralenanI DAyarImAM noMdha che." Jain Education Intemational Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 pathapradarzaka ema" "huM paNa nAnakaDA rAjano dhaNI chuM. rAjA chuM.... jAmasAheba eka zabda paNa AgaLa bolI zakyA nahi ane amaruvALAnI garavAIbharI vAte zarama anubhavatA moM pheravI gayA." bApu!" 'ane eTale ApaNane garAsa ApavAmAM nathI Avyo ane aMgreja sarakAranA samarthaka evA dIvAna vIrAvALAne......" darabAra vAjasUravALA AgaLa bolI zakyA nahi. A vAta ahIMthI aTakI nahi. -jhaveracaMda meghANI, darabAra vAjasUravALAne khUba cAhatA hatA. teo avAranavAra haDALA AvatA ane lokasAhityanA ratananI khANa samAna darabAra vAjasUravALA pAsethI hakIkato meLavatA. A hakIkata jhaveracaMda meghANIe kanaiyAlAla munazI dvArA saradAra vallabhabhAI paTelane pahoMcADI. | 'A to haLAhaLa anyAya kahevAya. darabAra gAMdhIjInA samarthaka hovAnA lIdhe ja girAsa maLe nahi !' saradAra bimAra hatA. mAMdagImAM paTakAyA hatA eTale muMbaI hatA. temaNe munazI kahyuM : vAta tamArI vAjabI che. A anyAya kahevAya. paNa huM sAjo thaIne dilhI jAuM tyAre mane yAdI Apajo' paNa pachI kyAreya yAdI apAI nahi ane A vAtanI mAthe kAyamane mATe paDado paDI gayelo. 'mane gAMdhInA himAyatI kahyA ne! teno mane AnaMda che." darabAra vAjasUravALA harakhabhera Ama kahetA. eka vakhata jAmanagaranA mahArAjA, jUnAgaDhanA dIvAna mahamadabhAI, pIThaDIyA darabAra mULavALA mitrabhAve haDALAnA mahemAna banelA. haDALA to nAnakaDuM rAja. vATakImAM zirAmaNa. paNa rAjanI sAthe prajAno heta ghaNero. prajAe AkhuM gAma zaNagAreluM ane hRdayanA aDhaLaka umaLakA sAthe mahemAnonI AgatA svAgatA karelI. jAmasAheba khuza thaI gayA ane khuzI vyakta karatA bolyA : 'amarubhA! mAgI lyo je joIe te.' 'amaruvALAnI Doka TaTTAra thaI gaI. "huM jAmanagarano dhaNI Aje tamArA para khuza thayo chuM." tyAre garavAIbharyuM moM malakAvIne amaruvALA bolyA : bApu! Apa jAmanagaranA dhaNI cho. ApanI pAse vadhu gAma che. ema..... dharamanuM dhiMgANuM zihoranuM paDakhuM vaLoTIne devAbhAI gaDhavInuM gADuM AgaLa nIkaLI gayuM hatuM. zihorano DuMgaro dekhAvo baMdha thayo hato. devAbhAIe eka prakArano hAzakAro anubhavyo : "hAza! AtAbhAIne khabara nathI paDI te sAruM che. nahitara kAMDA maraDe ne pAcho khoTIpo thaI jAya!' gaDhavI Ama vicAratA vicAratA sImADAnI lIlotarIne AMkhanA kharalamAM ghUMTatA jAya che ane rAjanI AmadAnIno tALo meLavatA jAya che. tyAM pAchaLathI bhaNakArA jevuM lAgyuM. joyuM to koI asavAra mArate ghoDe vayo Ave che. ane UMcA hAtha karI karIne kahe che : e.... gADuM UbhuM rAkho, gADuM UbhuM rAkho......! gaDhavIne lAgyuM ke, asavAra potAne ja sAda kare che. eTale gADuM thaMbhAvyuM. tyAM thoDIvAramAM asavAra gADAMnI lagolaga AvIne Ubho rahyo. 'tame ja jetapuranA devAbhAI gaDhavI!?' 'hA, huM pote ja devAbhAI.. bApue ke'varAvyuM che ke zirAvyA vagara Ama pAdharyuM vayuno javAya.' je vAtanI bhIti hatI e vAta ja chevaTe pAchaLathI AvI ne ADI pharI. devAbhAI AkhIya bAbatane pAmI gayA eTale kahyuM : "bApune kejo mAre utAvaLa che te nIkaLavuM paDe ema | 'hoya, saune utAvaLa hoya' asavAra bolyo : 'ghara bAra laIne beThA eTale utAvaLa to hoya ja paNa rAjanI me'mAnagati mANyA vagara thoDuM javAya!?" asavAra vAta DAhyo lAgyo. chatAMya gaDhavIe tenA AgaLa lUlo bacAva karatA kahyuM : 'have AvuM kaMI pAkuM. bAkI aTANe to jAvuM paDe ema che te...." tame bApune kejo. ame to ciTTInA cAkara ke'vAI. eTale aTANe to pAchA vaLo.....' devAbhAI samajI gayA eTale vadhAre vaDacaDa karyA vagara Jain Education Intemational Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo. 121 gADuM pAchuM vaLAvyuM ane zihoranI pATIe paDyA. ekabIjAnA gaLAnA sama daIne ADo ADo khobo aMjalIyuM devAbhAI gaDhavI sArI peTe jANatA hatA ke hamaNAM lIdhuM. devAbhAIne ThIka ThIkano amala caDyo paNa AtAbhAInI hamaNAM AtAbhAI gohilanA paga bahu poLA thAvA lAgyA che. to AMkhyuM gherAvA lAgI. Akho DAyaro Damara thaI gayo. temAM maradanuM phADiyuM evA tAlaba jamAdArane jyArathI rAjamAM rAkhyo devAbhAInI jIbhe mAM sarasvatI ramaNe caDyAM.... che tyArathI rAjanA sImADA rAjakuMvarInI mAphaka vadhavA lAgyA 'AtAbhAI bolI UThyA : "vAha gaDhavI, vAha jetANuM!' che. maradAInI mAthe be bAcakA evA citaLa gAmanA kUMpAvALAne jetANuM te kAMI thAvuM che?" paNa besADI dIdho che. temAM rAjulA, kuMDalA, khuMTavaDA ane lIliyA te zI vasAtamAM? tene to AMkhanA palakArAmAM potAnA AtAbhAInuM Ama bolavuM sAMbhaLIne devAbhAIe ekadama temanA sAme joyuM. AMkhyuMnA paDaLa pAchaLa ramatI ghelachA karI lIdhA che. bahAra AvIne tagatagavA lAgI. A vakhANa che ke pachI have savAla hato vaTanA kaTakA jevA jetapurano. dADhamAMthI bolAya che enI khAtarI karavA devAbhAI gaDhavI jetapuranA kAThIo covIsa kalAkeya sAbadA hoya. vaLI bolyA : "jetapuranA ATalAM vakhANa kAM karo bApu?' samajaNa paNa dariyA jeTalI. koIno girAsa bApuko karavAnI 'vakhANa karavA joga enA vakhANa to karavA ja paDe ne!' lagarIkeya dhakhanA nahi. tethI sAme cAlIne dhiMgANuM karavAno savAla ja pedA thAto nahoto. paNa sAmethI AvIne koI sakhaLa 'bhale bApu! ATaluM bolIne devAbhAI mauna banI gayA. DakhaLa kare athavA to Apadharma bajAvavAno thAya to lIluDAM ghaDIka pahelAM jIbhe ramatI mA sarasvatI moranuM vAhana karI UDI mAthAM vadherI devA haMmezA taiyAra ja rahe. gaI! gaDhavInA manamAM bhAtabhAtanA vicAro kUMpaLa mAphaka phUTatA saunI sAthe zirAmaNa karyuM pachI A ghaDIbhara ADuM paDakhuM hatA temAM gADuM kyAre gaDhanI sAme AvIne UbhuM rahyuM tenI hatuM tenA karavAnuM mAMDI vALyuM. ane sIdhA ja jetapura AvyA. karavAnuM mADI vALyuM. ane haravara rahI nahi. devAbhAIe jetapuranA vALA kAThIone bhegA karIne | 'gaDhavI! A gaDha to no dekhAya paNa mAtAjIno AvaDo. kahyuM : "darabAra ! jetapuranA sImADAne saMbhALo.' moTo DuMgaroya no dekhANo !?' kema kAMI mAThA vAvaDa che devAbhAI? 'bhA, bharyuM evI te kAThuM kaThaNAI mAthA mAratI hoya | 'hA' devAbhAI bolyA : "huM zihorathI hAlyo AvuM chuM. te bApuno gaDhano dekhAya !?' devAbhAI gaDhavIe eTalA ja ane....." marama sAthe AtAbhAIne uttara vALyo. paNa ApaDe to AtAbhAI hAre koI vAMdho nathI.' | 'te Ama zirAvyA vagaranA bArobAra nIkaLI jAva te, 'vAMdho nathI te zuM? ApaNe ApaNA sImADA saMbhALIne amane jetapuranA me'mAna nathI thAvA devA! ?' beThA chIe e ja enI AMkhyumAM kaNAnI jema khaTake che." | 'gohilakuLa A rAMkanA ghera me'mAna thAya to to amArA devAbhAIe vAta karI eTale kAThI DAyaro sAnamAM samajI dhanya ghaDI, dhanya bhAgya!' gaDhavI adakA hetathI bolyA. gayo. jetapuranA kAThI darabAre bhAyAtuMne bhegA karyA. ane kahyuM : | 'TANuM AvavA dyo' AtAbhAI saheja bhIMsa daIne bolyA 'AtAbhAInA manamAM go hoya to ApaDe kADhI nAkhavo che. A : "me'mAna thAtAM vAra nahi lAge!' kAMI kaMpAvALAnuM cittaLa nathI!' 'bhale bApu' gaDhavIe mITho uttara vALyo. nA nA paNa A thoDuM rAMDarAMDanuM khetara che te.....' devAbhAI gaDhavI mahemAna thayA che evI vAta AkhA jIva jAya paNa jetapura no jAya tenI sau mAthAvaDha gaDhamAM viMjhaNAnI mAphaka pharI vaLI eTale eka pachI eka TIma taiyArI AdarI beThA. ThIma manekha DAyarAmAM sAmela thavA lAgyuM. gAmane pharato barAbarano jApto besADI dIdho. pAdaranA kasaMbo taiyAra thayo. devAbhAI ane AtAbhAIe jhADanI TacalI DALe eka khabariyAne besADI dIdho. ane hajI Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 to AMgaLInA veDhe gaNAya eTalA divaso vItyA haze tyAM khabaraye vAvaDa dIdhA : zihorathI AtobhAI vAjovAja AvI rahyA che...... AtAbhAInA kaTaka sAme bAtha bhIDavI eTale loDhAnA caNA cAvavA barAbara hatuM. A vAta kAThI darabAro sArIpeThe samajatA hatA eMTale aMdaroaMdara masalata karatA kahyuM : 'AtAbhAInA poMkhaNA karatA vadhAmaNA karIe to!' 'nA' eka darabAre kahyuM : eno aratha avaLo thAya. enAM karatAM to marI khUTavuM zuM khoTuM?' 'bhale!' dADhIyALAne mUchALA evA DAlAmaththA sAvaja jevA pAMcaso kAThIo AtAbhAInI sAme thAvA bhegA thayA tyAM ekAeka saMta tulasInAtha hAthamAM cIpiyo laIne AvI pugyA. ane koI kaMI kArave e pahelA ja bolyA : 'AtAbhAI sAme jAva cho ne?' 'hA, bApu' garavathI chakI gayo che e zihorano dhaNI.' I to che ja ne bApu !' 'eno garava utAravo paDaze ane i paNa dharamathI' tulasInAthanuM kahevuM koIne samajANuM nahi. bhAdaranA kAMThe mAre raktapAta thAvA devo nathI. raktapAta roke enuM nAma dharama.' tulasInAtha bolyA : 'tame koI bhAdarano kAMTho caDazo mA. AtAbhAI sAme huM dhiMgANe jAuM chuM.....' tulasInAtha bhAdaranA bahoLA pANImAM UtaryA. hAthamAM cIpiyo hato. cIpiyA para bhagavI dhajA pharakatI hatI. AtAbhAIe tulasInAthane oLakhyA. hAthamAM hatI te talavAra nIce mUkIne tulasInAtha sAme gayA ane pagamAM paDatA kahyuM : 'bApu tame.....! ?' hA, pelA mane mAro pachI jetANA jAva.' AtAbhAI AkhI vAtane pAmI gayA. te bolyA : dharama sAme dhiMgANA karuM evo napAvaTa thoDo chuM.!' AtAbhAI pAchA vaLI gayA. ane kaMpAvALAne enuM cittaLa gAma paNa pAchuM ApI dIdhuM. pathapradarzaka dilAvara vakhuMbhara vaDalA jevA gaDhanI UMcerI paDathAra para kasuMbala DAyaro jAmyo che. nAjuka nArInI hatheLI jevaDA zAkhapura gAmanA girAsadAsa evA ApA zArdula khUmANa, moM paranI pULo pULo mUchone pharakAvatA beThA che. temanA sAmenI beThaka para lUmajhUmatA girAsa pAlitANAnA dhaNI ThAkora pratApasiMhajI gohila mahemAnapade birAjamAna che. rajavADI DAyaro ane temAM pAchuM moranI kalagI jevuM mogheruM manekha mahemAna eTale sarabharAmAM eka paNa vAtanI UNapa rahe nahi tenI pUratI kALajI sAthe aDiyela DAyarAnI vacce kAvA-kasuMbAnI aMLiyuM levAya che. sAmasAme mArA sama ne tamArA sama ema ekabIjAnA gaLe hAtha daI daIne Agraha thAya che. dhagadhagatA regADA jevo kasuMbo haDeDATa karato gaLAmAM ghUMTaDo thaIne UtarI jAya che. kasuMbo peTamAM paDatA ja AMkhonA photarAM badalAI jAya che. ThAkora pratApasiMhajI gohila ane ApA zArdula khUmANane mIThA vIraDA jevI hetALavI bhAIbaMdhI che. beuno eka ja bhANAmAM hAtha.... khAlI khoLiyAM ja judA, bAkI jIva eka ja! jevuM dUdha ane sAkarane bane, evuM ja beu rAjavIne bane. maLe eTale adakAM hetanI saravANI phUTe! ane eTale ja ThAkora pratApasiMhe zAkhapura gAmano girAsa Apyo ne? nahitara baLabaLatA bapora jevuM gAMDA bAvaLano vagaDo laIne UbheluM iTALiyA gAma ja girAsamAM hatuM ne! bhAIbaMdhInA nAte, sAcA motInI mALA jevA girAsamAMthI, mALAnA mera jevuM zAkhapura gAma, ApA zArdula khUmANane girAsamAM ApyuM. Apo zArdula khUmANa A gAmano suvAMga bhogavaTo kare. pAlitANAnA bharyA bhANA jevA girAsa gAme zAkhapurano girAsa eTale vATakImAM zirAmaNa, hatheLImAM pANI bharyA barAbara kahevAya, paNa zArdula khumANanuM mana moTuM, dila dariyA jevuM....bhAre dilAvarI ! AMgaNe AvanArano AvakAro, bhUkhyAMno roTalo, dukhiyAMno belI ne paDatAMnI TekaNa lAkaDI. AzA bAMdhIne koI garIba gurabo DelIe Avyo hoya to tene khAlI hAthe pAcho na kADhe, paNa yathAzakti dhanarAzi ke bIjuM koI vastu Ape. Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vANA, ' pratibhAo 123 Ama thavAthI zArdula khumANanI DelI cAre bAju paMthakamAM mana zA sAruM corAya? kaI ghone kevuM hoya te!' paMkAvA lAgI. jAherAta thAvA lAgI. khumANanI dilAvarI ane mAruM veNa rAkho to ApA zAdula vAta karuM." sArapanI suvAse atithio madhamAkhIonI jema AvavA lAgyA. DelI AgaLa lAMbI hAra kataraDI thAvA lAgI. eka Ave ne cAra bhAIbaMdhI mAthethI bharoho UThI gayo che te, veNa jAya..... Ama kiDiyArAnI mAphaka oLAnA ToLAM UbharAvA rAkhavAnI vAta karo cho? kahetA ho to mAthuM utArI dauM.....pAlitANAnA nareza!' zArdula khumANanI gajavelanA sonA lAgyA. jevI vAta AkhA DAyarA mAthe buMgaNanI jema patharAI gaI. mahemAno ane abhyAgatonA dhasArAne pahoMcI vaLavA ApA zArdule dALa-roTalo ApavAnuM sadAvrata zarU karyuM. gAmanA DAyarAno kasuMbo UtaravA lAgyo. pAdara akhaMDa rasoDuM dhabakavA lAgyuM. Avatala mANasonI peTanI | 'to mAruM veNa rAkhIne tame A dALa-roTalo ApavAnuM AMtaraDI TharavA lAgI Atamo koLavA lAgyo ane zAIla baMdha karo !" ThAkoranA peTamAM caTakA bharatI vAta phar daIne bahAra khumANanI dilAvarIno navagaja nejavo cAreya dizAyuMmAM phaDAkA AvI gaI. mAravA lAgyo. ApAnI UjaLI AbarUnI nAmanA AkhA Akhoya DAyaro ThAkoranI AvI vAta sAMbhaLIne phaNAbhera paragaNAmAM paMkAvA lAgI. thaI gayo. A vAta coLAtI bhUMsAtI ane sAthesAthe vaLa letI ThAkora "ApanuM veNa rAkhavA, dALa-roTalo ApavAnuM baMdha karI pratApasiMha gohilanA kAne AvI ne athaDANI. dauM basa. ThAkoranA veNathI vaseka bIjuM zuM hoya!?' ApA temAM rajavADI raMganI bhItaramAM rahelo mela bhaLyo. raMgamAM zArdulanI chAtI, sAvajanI jema gAjavA lAgI. rAjanA kAvAdAvAno kAdava bhaLyo. ApA zArdulanuM Ama kahevuM sAMbhaLIne darabArIo sau pAlitANAnA kArabhArIe ThAkorane kahyuM : "bApu! Apa kALA ThaNaka thaI gayA. to so gAmanA dhaNI, chatAMya ApanI nAmanA nahi ne ApaNe ApAne A zuM kamaya sUjhI te dALa-roTalo baMdha karyo!' eka-gAmaDuM girAsamAM ApyuM te, zArdula khumANanI nAmanA! ?' 'ThAkora nA pADe to pachI bIjuM zuM thAya?" kArabhArInI vAtamAM ThAkorane tathya jaNAyuM. eTale kAna ThAkorane veNa ApyA pachI pharI thoDuM javAya che?" saravA karIne sAMbhaLyuM : "bApu! A to ApaNuM nAka vaDhaNuM kahevAya. jAva ane enuM dALa-roTalAvALuM sadAvrata baMdha karAvo!' DAyarAmAM aMdaroaMdara thatI gapasapa yajamAna ane mahemAno kAnokAna sAMbhaLe che. kArabhArInuM kahevuM ThAkoranA gaLe zIrAnA koLiyAnI mAphaka UtarI gayuM ane bhAIbaMdhInI zILI chAMyaDI para talakachAMyaDo ApA zArdule vAtane barAbara vicArI lIdhI. manomana tapavA lAgyo. ThAkoranA dilamAM irSAnI paLo phUTavA lAgI. nANI paNa lIdhI. pachI kahyuM : "ThAkoranA kahevA mujaba dALa roTalo baMdha ane have.... ThAkora mahemAnI karavAnA bahAra zAkhapura AvyA. '-ane have...." | ThAkorane jotAM ja zArdula khumANa prANa pAtharavA lAgyA. mahemAnagatimAM saheja paNa UNapa na Ave te mATe acho-acho thI nItaratI lApasI ApIza, basane ThAkora!" vAnAM karavA lAgyA, paNa ThAkoranA moM para A hetALavI vAha, ApA zArdUla! raMga che tamArI dilAvarIne!' sarabharAnA bhAva dekhAtA nathI. zArdula khumANanI cakora dRSTimAM Apo zArdula, ThAkora sAme joIne maraka maraka hasavA ThAkoranA caherAnI jhAMkhapa achatI rahI nathI, te kaMIka vAta lAgyA. sAme ThAkora paNa adakA hetathI marakavA lAgyA. hovAno vahema pAmI gayA. zAkhapura gAmamAM zArdula khumANa jIvyA tyAM lagI kAMI kahevuM che bhA.....!' lApasInuM sadAvrata cAluM rahyuM hatuM. hA, ApA zArdula kahevuM che, paNa mana corAya che." Jain Education Intemational Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 udAratA mANAvadaranA navAba kamAluddIna bAbInuM nAma sAMbhaLatA ja jUnAgaDhanA navAba bahAdurakhAnajI kALAThaNaka thaI gayA. sugarInA mALA jevo cahero piMkhAI gayo ane peTamAM jhINI baLatarA thAvA lAgI. chatAMya javAba Apavo paDe ema hato eTale marakatA moMe javAba vALyo. kuravAI ane bhopAlanA navAbo jUnAgaDha AvyA hatA. temane jUnAgaDha jovuM hatuM. jUnAgaDhanI zAhI mahemAnagati mANavI hatI. sAmA pakSe jUnAgaDhanA navAbe paNa rajavADI AgatA svAgatAmAM koI jAtanI maNA na rahe te mATenI taiyArI karI lIdhI hatI. paNa paradezI navAboe AvIne eka ja vAta karI ke, amo mANAvadaranA navAba kamAluddInane maLavA mAMgIe chIe! ATaluM sAMbhaLatA ja jUnAgaDhanA navAbano cahero holavAI gayo. mahemAnonI adakerI rakhAvaTa karavAno umaLako osarI gayo. mahemAnonA kahevAthI navAba bahAdurakhAne mANAvadara samAcAra mokalAvyA. samAcAra sAMbhaLIne kamAluddIna tAbaDatoba jUnAgaDha AvyA. tyAM sudhI mahemAnonI jIbha para A eka ja nAma ramatuM hatuM. mANAvadara ane jUnAgaDhanI riyAsata vacce saMbaMdha to dUdhanI tara jevo hato. koI jAtano phodo nahoto. paNa navAba bahAdurakhAnane manamAM irSA jAgI ke, 'huM ATalI moTI saltanatano ghaNI ane tenI sAme mANAvadara to khobA jevaDuM gaNAya. sAgaranI sAme eka khAbociyuM chalake! nAmanA to potAnI hovI joIe. eka mahAla jevaDA rAjanA dhaNInI ATalI moTI nAmanA hoya te kema sahana thAya! bahAdurakhAna aMdarane aMdara saLagavA lAgyA. dUdhanI tara jevA saMbaMdhamAM chAzanuM eka TIpuM paDI gayuM. bahAdurakhAne kamAluddInane eka bAju bolAvIne kahyuM : 'tame evuM to zuM karyuM che ke, cAre bAju basa tamArA nAmanI ja vAhavAha thAya che?' navAba sAheba, meM evuM to kAMI ja karyuM nathI. paNa khudAtAlAnI rahema samajo ne!' 'nA paNa....'. bahAdurakhAnanI irSA bahAra AvIne bhaDabhaDavA lAgI. tenAthI bolI javAyuM : jUnAgaDhanI riyAsata sAme tamArI zuM hastI?' pathapradarzaka 'ApanI vAta sAcI che nAmadAra' kamAluddIne naramAzathI navAbane javAba ApatA kahyuM : 'jUnAgaDhanI riyAsata sAme huM koNa? mArI zI hesiyata ?' paNa jUnAgaDhanA navAbanA manamAM zaMkAno kIDo saLavaLyA karato hato ke, potAnI gerahAjarImAM kamAluddIne mahemAno AgaLa baDI baDI calAvI haze! mANAvadarano navAba kamAluddIna eTale akheDImala rAjavI. dAttArono ziramoDa. temaNe gAdIe beThA bheLo ja dezamAM DaMko vagADI dIdho hato. dAna devAmAM pAchuM vALIne joyuM nahotuM. eTale AkhA soraThamAM kahevata zarU thaI gaI hatI ke, na hota kamAla to bAbI saba namAla,' kamAluddIna pAse Akho divasa DAyaro bharyo ja hoya. ghaDIbhara paNa DAyarAnI hicoLa bhAMge nahi. DAyarAnA lIdhe kharalamAM aphINa ghUMTAtA hoya. kAvAnI dega ukaLatI hoya. phulariyA hokAnI gaLacaTTI soDama bharyA DAyarA vacce madhamadhatI hota. kavitAnA jhakoLa bolatA hoya. rAte nAyakanA gANAM bajAvA zarU thAya..... Ama divasa ane rAta lahera lUMTAtI hoya. -eka ja vAta manamAM vasI gaI hatI ke, dIdhuM lIdhuM ne je mANyuM e ja ApaNuM bAkI badhuM mithyA! mANAvadaranI riyAsata to mAtra covIsa gAmanI ja hatI. paraMtu emanI udAratA vizALa hatI. tethI temanI nAmanA mevADa mAravADa vaTIne TheTha dilhI darabAra sudhI pahoMcI gaI hatI. rAjavahIvaTa paNa suMdara rIte cAlato hato. prajA sukhI hatI. dara mahine kamAluddIna judA judA gAmomAM sabhA bharato hato ane prajAnA sukha duHkha sAMbhaLato hato. prajA paNa koIpaNa jAtanA Dara vagara potAnA sukha duHkha rajU karatI hatI. ane sthaLa para ja teno nyAya toLAto hato. Ama kamAluddInanI nAmanA cArebAjunA sImADA vaTAvIne Aghene A pogI gaI hatI. mahemAno ArAma pharamAvIne UbhA thayA eTale sAMjanA vakhate sau pharavA nIkaLyA. ghoDAgADI sakkarabAga sAme AvIne UbhI rahI. ghoDAgADImAM bahAdurakhAna ane kamAluddIna sAthe beThA hatA. bahAdurakhAnanA manamAM rahI rahIne eka ja vAta UgyA karatI hatI ke, kamAluddInamAM evuM te zuM che ke, sau enuM ja nAma lIdhA kare che. te vAta vAtamAM ughADuM paDI jatuM hatuM. A bAbata kamAludInane barAbaranI lAgI gaI hatI. kamAluddIne rastAmAM ja kahyuM hatuM : 'hajura! tame to Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 125 pratibhAo soraThanA sarakAra cho. tamArI AgaLa mArI zuM hastI !?' bahAdurakhAnane A bAbata ja dajhADatI hatI. podaLAmAM kIDo saLavaLe ema manamAM saLavaLyA karatI hatI. tethI AMkha trAMsI karIne bahAdurakhAne kamAluddIna kahyuM hatuM. huM paNa ema ja kahuM chuM ke, jUnAgaDhanI riyAsata AgaLa tame zuM? tamArI zuM hesiyata?" kamAluddIna sAMbhaLatA rahyA hatA. 'jhADanI sAme tame taNakhaluM kahevAya. tethI jhADa sAme taNakhalAe UDAUDa na karavI joIe.' bahAdurakhAnano huMkAra kamAluddInane barAbarano AbhaDI gayo. jheranI mAphaka ragerage caDhI gayo. paNa abola rahyA. sakkarabAganI AgaLa thoDuM cAlyA pachI phakIra khIralazAnA takiyA pAse AvIne UbhA rahyA. kamAludIne bahAdurakhAna sAme joyuM. tenA moM para UgelI baDAIne najara vaDe tapAsI. pachI makkamatApUrvaka bolyA : 'sarakAra! Aja sudhI meM ApanI adaba jALavI che.' barAbara che!' 'paNa have kahyA vagara rahI zakato nathI.' kahone....' bahAdurakhAne tucchakAranA bhAva sAthe kahyuM. Apa soraThanA sarakAra cho. baDI riyAsatanA hAkema cho paNa dimAga kamAluddInanuM nathI. bolo zuM kahevuM che ApanuM??' "zuM vAta karo cho !?' 'hA..hA..... huM kharuM ja kahuM chuM.' kamAladIne kahyuM. pachI kamAluddIne garavA giranAra sAme joyuM. jyAM navanAthanA besaNAM che. saMta ane siddha puruSonI tapobhUmi che. ahIMthI AhalekanI le lAge che. aDIkhama avadhUta girikaMdarAmAM alakhano ArAdha mAMDe che. "mArA mANAvadaranI riyAsata khIlazA phakIrane ApI devA mAguM chuM." bahAdurakhAne Dokano jhaTako mArIne kamAluddIna sAme joyuM. kamAluddIne kahyuM : "Apa paNa jUnAgaDhanI riyAsata phakIrane ApI do. pachI ApaNe baMne ahIM phakIrI laIne besI jAI!' vAta karo cho!!' 'hA hA phakIrI laIne khudAnI baMdagI karIe!' evuM kema bane!' bahAdurakhAne kahyuM. na bane??' nA, na bane' bahAdurakhAne makkamatApUrvaka kahyuM. 'huM paNa ema ja kahuM chuM--e nA bane!' zuM??' bIjA kamAluddIna kyAreya nA bane.....' ATaluM bolIne kamAluddIna maraka maraka hasavA lAgyA. ane bahAdurakhAnanuM moM paDI gayuM. mAthuM laNavAnuM paNa nAnakaDA gAmano dhaNI vAjasura khAcara zirAvIne hajI to vAMhADhALa kare I pelA vANotare AvIne khabara dIdhA : "bApu DelIe ko'ka AvIne UbhuM che te Apane maLavA mAge che!' bhale' kahIne vAjasura khAcara DelInA khAnAmAM AvyA. joyuM to sAme eka aDAbhIDa manekha Ubho hato. tenI dADhImUchanA kAtarA phagaphagatA hatA ane moM khumArIthI chalakAtuM hatuM. 'no oLakhyo bhA mane! ?' Avatala manekha marakIne bolyo : "Ama oLakhyA vagaryanA mAthA zIdane vadherazo!?' vAjasUra khAcarane oLakhANa paDI nahi eTale ema ne ema mUMgA UbhA rahyA. no paDIne oLakhANa!?" te AgaLa vadhIne bolyo : "huM chatrAsAno mAnasiMha saravaiyo! !' "he! chatrAsAno mAnasiMha saravaiyo! !?' hA, sAmethI Avyo chuM, mAthuM vadherAvA!' vAjasura khAcaranA manamAM vIjaLI jevo jhabakAro thayo. te AkhI vAtane pAmI gayA eTale tarata ja uttara vALyo : huM sAmethI AvanArane mArato nathI." "to pachI karyuM mArazo khAcara!?' 'paDakAro karIne." ke di' karazo paDakAro?" samo Ave!' -baneluM evuM ke vIsAvadaranI paDakhe vAjasura khAcaranI viDI. A vIDImAM mAnasiMha saravaiyAnA Dhore bhelANa kareluM. eTale DhoranA govALiyA sAmasAme AvI gayelA. ekabIjAnA Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 pathapradarzaka dhaNInI otha laIne TapATapI karavA lAgelA. A vAta vAjasura lIlUDA mAthAM laNI levA ane laNavA devA I to khAcara pAse pogelI. temane thayuM ke Dhora vIDIno cAro carI jAya, kSatriyano dharama che. paNa.....' bhelANa karI jAya ne mAthethI DArA de! paNa zuM!?" "paNa kUDA kAma karanAranA mAthAM vaDhAya. hA bApu I mAnasI saravaiyo bova mAthA bhAre che.' lAgaTha haMdhAyanA mAthA no vaDhAya!' mAthA bhAre hoya enuM mAthuM vADhI levuM paDe!' gAmanA vayovRddha ane vaDIla kAThI hatA. Ama kyAreya Ama uzkerATamAM AvIne vAjasura khAcare, mAnasiMha potAnI DelIe Ave nahi. Aja AvyA ane moghama vAtuM kare saravaiyAnuM mAthuM vadherI levAnuM paNa laI lIdhuM. che eTale nakkI kAM'ka bheda haze! govALiye jaIne A vAta mAnasiMha saravaiyAne karI ? bA, hoya evuM ko' to kAM'ka samajAya!' bApu! khAcare to tamAruM mAthuM utArI levAnA AkarA paNa "elAva mAthAM vADhavAnuM ke cho te gAmanI bena-dIkarIyuM lIdhA!' mAthe kUDI najarya karanAranA mAthAM vADhI lyone!' 'AvI naga paganI vAtamAM khAcare mAthuM utArI levAnuM - vAjasura khAcara ane mAnasiMha saravaiyo ghaDIbhara saghaLuM paNa lIdhuM!?' mAnasiMha saravaiyAne navAI lAgI hatI. temane thayuM bhUlIne vaDIla kAThInI vAtane pAmavAno prayAsa karavA lAgyA. hatuM ke eka kAThIno dIkaro thaIne AvI sAmAnya vAtamAM AvA vIsAvadara ane chatrAsA jUnAgaDhanI bagalamAM. te tenI sImamAM jIvaleNa paNa le I barAbara na kahevAya. paNa evuM samajAve jUnAgaDhanA mAthAbhAre sipAIo AMTA mAre. sImamAM koI koNa? vahaTI karavA mokale to nAnapa jevuM lAge. thAya ke ekala dokala bAImANasa maLe to ene raMjADe. be divasa pahelAM saravaiyAne motanI bhUMDI bIka lAgI te vahaTIyA mokalyA! ane ja sImamAMthI eka chokarIne upADI gayelA ane tenI kAyA vahaTIyA sivAyanA bIjA jayubhAyu nAhakanA maracAM bhAMge! abhaDAvelI. A vAta kAThInA kAne paDelI, paNa avasthA AMbI bAkI vAtamAM kAMI mAla nahoto. potAnA Dhora vIDInuM gaI hatI. kAMDAnuM kauvata haNAI gayuM hatuM. sipAIone pogI cariyANa carI gayA to nukasAnI peThe nANA ApI de bIje zaM? vaLe ema nahotA eTale baLukA evA vAjasura khAcarane e A banAvanI mAthe traNa-cAra varasanA thapeDA lAgI gayA. thayuM kahevA AvyA hatA tethI mAMDIne vAta karI. ke vAjasura khAcara potAnA paNane bhUlI gayA che. ane eka | marada ho to che kALA kAma karanAra sipAIyuMnA mAthAM kAThIno dIkaro lIdhelA paNane bhUlI jAya che kema pAlave? lAva vADhI lyo, ImAM DADo sUrajanArASTra rAjI thAhe!' sAmethI jaIne yAda karAvavA de! Ama samajIne mAnasiMha A hakIkata sAMbhaLIne beya karaDA kSatriyonA saMvADAM saravaiyA sAmethI vAjasura khAcaranI DelIe AvIne UbhA rahyA. avaLAM thaI gayA. mokalI badalAI gaI. rumarAha pharI gaI. "Ama ne Ama vagadA karatA re'zo to samo hAthamAMthI ekabIjAnI sAme joyuM. AMkhyuMmAM AMkhyuMne vAMcI lIdhI. hAlyo jAze ne pachI ke'NI rahI jAze ke kAThI lIdheluM paNa pUruM pachI vAjasura khAcara bolyA : "je mAtAjI!' karyA vagarya lAMbA gAmatare hAlI nIkaLyA!' "je mAtAjI, hAlo taMI!' 'Ima te kAMya mota thoDuM DhuMkaDuM che te...." beya aDAbIDa asavAro sImamAM AvyA. pachI gotaNa huM kyAM koInA hAthanI vAta che. mota to game te ghaDIe karatA jUnAgaDhanA paMthe paDyA. tyAM rastAmAM ja sipAIono bheTo Ave' mAnasiMha saravaiyo bolyA : "aTANe mAthuM hAjarAhajUra thaI gayo. che laNI lyo!' thoDI vaDacaDa karatA cora pakaDAI gayA ane jema AvI vaDacaDa hAle che tyAM gAmanA eka bujharga kAThI juvAranA kaNasaNA utAre ema kALA kAmanA karanAra sipAInA DelImAM AvI UbhA rahyA. temaNe mAthAM laNavAnI thoDI ghaNI mAthAM utArI lIdhAM. vAta kAne sAMbhaLI che paNa aMdAjha nathI Avyo. jUnAgaDhanA navAbane saMdezo kahevaDAvyo ke, "tamArA baMne AvatalanI sAme joI rahyA. sipAIo AvA kALA kAma karaze to enA mAthAM vADhatA amane Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo vAra nahi lAge! pachI to vAjasura khAcara ane mAnasiMha saravaiyo bherubaMdha thaI gayA. nAnI sarakhI ToLakI jamAvI ane potAnI sImanA rakhopA karatA rahyA. Ama lagabhaga vIseka varasa sudhI jUnAgaDhanA sipAIo sAme bAkhaDatA rahyA. karyAMya paNa sipAIonI kArI phAvavA dIdhI nahotI. AbarU eka bAju sAjana mAna sAmasAme AvI gayuM hatuM. bIjI bAju maMgaLiyA gavAtA hatA. vaDAraNonA naravA kaMThamAM pIThaDIyALA pUra umaTyA hatA. bahAranA bhAge tAMsa ane zaraNAInAM sUra paDaghAtA hatA. gaDhaDAnA bAvAkhAcara corIe caDhI gayA hatA. temanA manamAM sonerI zamaNAMnA mahela caNAtA hatA. dhIre dhIre mAyarAmAM pagAlAM paDatA hatA. evA vakhate vANotare AvIne samAcAra dIdhA : 'bApu, moTAbhA AvyA.... !' 'koNa moTAbhA!?' 'amarAbApu, bIjuM koNa!?' vANotara bolyo. ane bAvA khAcaranA pIThI coLyA paMDya paranA aDhAreya karoDa ruMvADA avaLA thaI gayA. temaNe Dokano jhATako mArIne ekadama joyuM to, sAme amaro khAcara UbhA hatA. cAra AMkho maLI ane jANe vajranA be TUkaDA athaDAyA! bAvAkhAcaranI najaramAMthI to rItasaranA taNakhA jharavA lAgyA. amarAkhAcare haLavuM marakatuM karIne sAjana mAjananI vacce beThaka lIdhI. te joIne bAvAkhAcaranA to motiyA marI gayA. temane thayuM ke, moTAbhAI nakkI AbarU mAthe hAtha mUkaze ane mane bhUMDo lagADaze! gaDhaDAnA dAdAkhAcarano A vastAra. bAvA khAcara ane amarA khAcaranuM ja eka dUdha. eka ja bApa beTA, chatAMya aDada nAkhaya varka nahi. bocA vahevAranI vAta to eka korya rahI paNa ADA utareya sArAvATa niha. kApA kApI thatA vAra na lAge, bAvokhAcara pALiyAda paraNavA Avyo temAM amA khAcarane paDatA mUkelA. jAna hAre laI AvyA no'tA. ne pAchaLathI vagara kIdhe AvyA. amarAkhAcarane to ekanI lAkheya jAnamAM no'tuM AvavuM. nAnobhAI hoya to zuM thaI gayuM? jyAM sAme cAlavAnoya ve'vAra 120 na hoya, ane jAna potAne paDatA mUkIne paraNavA nIkaLI ja gaI hoya tyAM pAchaLathI javAnuM to sapanAmAMya sUjhe nahi ane evuM haDahaDatuM apamAna koNa vhore paNa kAmadAre bharyA DAyarA vacALe kahyuM : bA, tamo ko' I huM saghaLuM samajuM chuM. paNa....' paNa zuM, kAmadAra ' jAnamAM na gayA te khoTuM ja to thayuM ja che." 'kAmadAra!' DAyarA vaccethI koIka bolyuM hatuM : "aphINa to ame lIdhuM che ne caDyuM tamane kAM!? Akho DAyaro mokaLA mane hasavA lAgyo. kAmadAra kSaNabhara khasiyANA paDI gayA. chatAMya potAnI vAta choDI nahIM. mane lAge che ke have udhADuM ke'vAmAM vAMdho nathI. 'tamRtamAre kone kAmadAra' amarokhAcara bolyA : 'DAyaro kyAM pAro che!" 'jasadaNa, jetapura ane bIlakhAne to ApaNe jANIe ke naMI?" 'te jANIe ja ne! ene koI no poge.' paNa pALiyAda vALA poge ke naI?' romAM ! ?' 'deNagImAM!' kAmadAranI vAta sAMbhaLIne Akho DAyaro kALo dhaba thaI gayo. vAta kharI hatI. devA bese to pALiyAda pAchuM paDe nahi. te dAttArImAM jasadaNa, jetapura ane bIlakhAne paNa pAchA pADI de. paNa tenuM zuM che kAmadAra ?' 'tenuM ja A kharuM che' kAmadAra bolyA : 'rUDuM lagana TANuM che te cAraNa, bAroTa ne bIjA mAgaNa AvyA haze ne!?' te Ave ja ne!' 'A TANe pALiyAda devA besaze taMI gaDhaDA pAchuM paDaze.' 'te bhale ne paDe' eka jaNe dAMta bhIMsIne kahyuM : 'bAvA khAcaranI AbarUnA lIrAM uDaze emAM ApaNe zuM?' bAvA khAcaranI niha bApu dAdAkhAcaranI AbarUno savAla che. enI vAMhe nAma to dAdAbApunuM lAgene! ?' kAmadAranI vAta sAMbhaLIne Akho DAyaro UMcA-nIco thaI gayo. amarAkhAcarane to barAbaranI lAgI gaI. Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 pALiyAdamAM deNagImAM gaDhaDA pAchuM paDe to bApunA nAmane baTTo lAge. ujaLI AbarU mAthe kALo lITo taNAI. amarokhAcara sAbadA thaI gayA. paNa sAbadA thatA pahelAM khUba ja vicAra karIne eka asavArane vaDatAla mokalyo. vaDalAtanA mahArAja pAsethI eka hAthIne nakada vIsa hajAra rUpiyA laIne te pALiyAdanA pAdara Ubho rahe. ema banyuM. ane amarokhAcara pAchaLathI jAnamAM AvyA. bAvA khAcaranA moM para mezanuM lIMpaNa lapAI gayuM. temane thayuM ke A mAro bhAI vera vALaze ane mane bhUMDo lagADaze! paNa kAMI bolAI ema nahotuM te abola ja rahyA. amarAkhAcare sAjana mAjananI vacce besIne AkhIya paristhitino kyAsa kADhI lIdho. jAnaiyA sau kALAkaThaNa thaIne beThA hatA ane sAniyA sau harakhanA mAryA vAtuMnA gobArA choDatA hatA. kavioe biradAvalInI zaruAta karI hatI. temAM beu bAjuthI kavijanone bhAtabhAtanI bakSIsothI navAjavAmAM AvatA hatA. navAjavAnI eka prakAranI hoDa cAlI hatI. potAnA darabAranuM ke gAmanuM nabaLuM na kahevAya ane mAthethI savAyuM lAge te sAruM gAmanuM aDhAreya varaNa yathAzakti bakSIsa ApavA lAgyuM hatuM. sAme pakSe jAnaiyA paNa ochA utaratA nahotA. pALiyAda pAzera Ape to gaDhaDA adhazera Ape! ane gaDhaDA adhazera Ape to pALiyAda savAzera ApIne UbhuM rahe! chelle chelle to gAmavALAo gAya, bheMsa, ghoDA ane chevADAnuM varaNa bakarIo paNa kavijanone bakSisamAM ApavA lAgyuM hatuM. ane eka vakhata evo AvIne Ubho rahyo ke, gaDhaDA taLiyA jhATaka thaIne, khAlI hAtha batAvatuM UbhuM rahyuM. sAthe hatuM te daradAgInA, ghoDA, sAMDhiyA badhuM ja khUTI gayuM! ane bAvA khAcara koNa? dAdAkhAcaranA dIkarAne! bApu dAdAkhAcaranuM nAma bovALA beThuM e vakhate ja amarA khAcare kahyuM : 'kavirAja! biradAvalI karatAM bhaNyuM aTakI kAM gayA!?' 'bA, poraha caDAvavAnuM to kAM'ka.....' 'hAthI dIdho. virAja!' hAthI!?!' pathapradarzaka 'hA' kahIne amarAkhAcare potAnA mANasane hAthI dorI lAvavAnuM kahyuM. amarAkhAcaranA mANasoe hAthIne DelI pAse Ubho rAkhyo. lo!' 'dAdo sUraja nAraNya Ape che kavirAja, hAthIne vadhAvI amarA khAcara taraphathI hAthInI bakSisa sAMbhaLIne pALiyAdavALAnA moM paDI gayA sAthe kavirAja paNa paLabhara stabdha thaI gayA. te bolyA : bA, kUbe te kAMI hAthI hoya!? ene sAcavavo kema ! ?' amaro khAcara hAthInI sAthe gADAmAM bharIne vIsa hajAra rUpiyA paNa lAvyA hatA. eTale kahyuM : 'kavirAja ema AkaLA thAvamAM hAre vIsa hajAra rUpiyAya ApuM chuM.' tyAM bIjA kavirAje kahyuM: 'bA, hAthI to gaNapati ke'vAya ane gaNapati sAruM to....' 'lADavA ja joIne!' kavirAjanI vAta aDadhethI jaDakI laIne amarAkhAcare kahyuM : te sAruM so vIghA jamIna ane pacIsa dujhaNI bheMso.....' kavirAja AkhI vAtane pAmI gayA temaNe UbhA thaI sau DAyarAne hAtha joDIne kahyuM : 'bA, tame to gho cho paNa mAruM gaju nahI. te huM hAthI, rUpiyA ane jamIna unaDa bApunI jagyAne arpaNa karuM chuM.' pALiyAdano DAyaro kavirAjanI dAttArI AgaLa bhoMThapa anubhavavA lAgyo. unaDabApu hAjara hatA eTale temaNe jAhera karyuM : 'amAruM to nAnuM maMdira kahevAya, nAnA maMdiramAM hAthI no pAlave....' sau unaDa bApunI vimaLavANI sAthe vahevA lAgyA. temaNe be hAtha joDIne kahyuM : 'huM A saghaLuM ja svAmInArAyaNa maMdirane ApuM chuM.' amarA khAcara ane bAvokhAcara banne bhAIo adakA hetathI ekabIjAne bheTI paDyA. Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 129 gAMdhIuthanA preraka dIpako - manubhAI paMDita ane bhAratIbena paMDita A pRthvI para pratyeka jIvanuM sarakhuM mahattva che. jema guru datAtreye aneka guruo karyA hatAM, tema dareka vicAraka ema kahI gayA che ke eka eka mANasanuM jIvana preraNAno strota hoya che. jIvananAM kAyamI mUlyo, jevAM ke, dharma, nIti, sadAcAra, saMyama, prema, udAratA, dAna, paropakAra, sahanazIlatA, ahiMsA, satya, svAbhimAna, dharya-zaurya ane karmaThatAmAMthI koI ne koI mUlyaniSThAne vaLagIne mANasa jIvato hoya che. eNe koI zAstro vAMcyA na hoya ke koI pAThazALAmAM palAMThI na lagAvI hoya, paNa bhAratIya saMskRtinI A viziSTatA che ke jANeajANya mANasa A mUlyonI khevanA karatAM hoya che. e samajatAM hoya che ke mAtra roTIthI ja jIvana nathI TakatuM, e mATe saguNonI sthApanA karavI anivArya che. to ja vyakti, kuTuMba, samAja ane rASTra TakI zake che, vikasI zake che. aneka saMto-mahaMto-bhakto, aneka dharma ane samAjanA samartha sudhArako, aneka dezabhakto ane gAMdhI vicAradhArAnA aneka sevako potAnA rojiMdA ane adanA jIvana dvArA A saMdeza ApatA gayA che. ApaNA gAMdhIpathanA preraka dIpako uparanI A lekhamALA rajU karanAra paMDita daMpatI zrI manubhAI paMDita ane bhAratIbena paMDita amadAvAdamAM jIvanasmRti svAdhyAyamaMdiranuM saphaLa saMcAlana karI rahyA che. jIvanasmRti patrikAmAM prasaMgopAta apAtI zraddhAMjaliomAMthI atre gAMdhIpathanA yAtrikonI je noMdho Apela che te "cAlo maLIe ApaNA svajanone" pustakamAMthI ApavAmAM Avela che. atre e noMdhavuM jarUrI che ke keLavaNI viSayaka, jIvana caritrAtmaka ane smRti graMtho dvArA preraNAdAyI sAhitya ane prakAzanamAM temanA dvArA 100 thI adhika nAnAM-moTAM prakAzano pragaTa thaI cUkyAM che. 1993mAM temanI A pravRtti badala nA. gavarnara dvArA saMskAra evorDa ApavAmAM Avela. temanAM prakAzanomAM moTAbhAganAM gAMdhInA AzramavAsIo aMtevAsIo, athavA temanI paraMparAmAM jIvana samarpita karanAra gurjara rASTraputronAM caritro noMdhapAtra che. teo potAne lakhavAnI preraNA ApanAra, potAnA guru veDachI AzramavALA zrI jugatarAma davene mAne che. veDachImAM grAmasevaka dIkSita thatAM zrI jugatarAmabhAIe sUcavyuM ke, game te kSetramAM kAma karo, A mAdhyama dvArA dezanA ajJAna, akSarajJAna vihoNA, lAcAra grAmavAsI ke grAmajanane bhUlazo nahIM. tame je kaMI pravRtti karo tyAre ahIMnA AdivAsIne najara samakSa rAkhajo. e rIte temanAM prAraMbhanAM daseka pustako zALAnA vidyArthIo ane samAjazikSaNane kendramAM rAkhIne gujarAta naI tAlIma saMgha, temaja samAjazikSaNa samiti-sUrate pragaTa karyA. navajIvana TrasTamAM gAMdhIjInA akSaradeha vibhAgamAM paMdara varSa kAma karatAM, temaNe A vicArane pacAvavA prayatna karyo. bApue sAhityakArone vinaMti karelI ke eka sAmAnya koziyo paNa samajI zake evI saraLa chatAM bodhadAyaka zailI tamArA lakhANomAM hovI joIe. 1982mAM temaNe jIvanasmRti svAdhyAya maMdiranI sthApanA temanAM patnI bhAratIbahenanA sahayogamAM karI jeno dhyeyamaMtra- sIpa se TIpa bane che. enI mAraphate 100 jeTalAM prakAzano thaI cUkyAM che ane chellAM bAra varSathI jIvanasmRti trimAsika patrikA cAlu che. A patrikA satsaMga-sevA ane svAdhyAyane kendramAM rAkhI gujarAtanA sarjanAtmaka kriyAzIla ane racanAtmaka-saMsthAo temaja vyaktionI pravRttione samAja samakSa mUkavAno namra prayAsa cAlu che. A paMDita daMpatIne khUba khUba dhanyavAda. - saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 1. zatAyu brahmaSi svAmI zrIkAnta ApaTejI (25 mArca, 2003) ApaTejIe jIvanabhara mAnavadharmanI upAsanA karI, ane mAnavadharmano pracAra karyo. kevaLa zabdothI ja nahIM, jIvana dvArA. akhila bhArata bhUdAna yAtrA temanA netRtvamAM AkhA dezamAM pharI. temaNe bhAratanA tamAma prAMto ane komomAM kevaLa mAnavadharmano pracAra karyo. potAnI AtmakathAnI prastAvanAmAM lakhe che : "jAtIyatAnuM, prAMtIyatAnuM, sAMpradAyikatAnuM, rASTrIyatAnuM zaktizALI sImolaMghana karI vaicArika sImolaMghana karo, udghoSa - karo-mArI jAta hiMdu, musalamAna, isAI nahIM, paNa mANasa. mAro dharma mANasAI. mANasa ane mANasAI vacce AvanArane huM haTAvIza. jAta mANasa, dharma mANasAI-mAnavadharmanivAsasthAna vizva. svAmIjIno janma 25 me 1900, bacapaNa pUnA zaheramAM, kizorAvasthA rAjakoTamAM jyAM gAMdhI bApunAM prathama darzana temanA pitAjIe karAvyAM ane bApune temane arpaNa karyA. teo rASTrapitAnA rASTraputra banyA. yuvAnImAM mahArASTranA krAMtikArI bomba maMDaLamAM joDAyA. sarakArathI jAta chupAvavA jyAM tyAM bhaTakayA. gAMdhIjInI apIle AtmasamarpaNa karI jAhera thayA. varSo sudhI surata pAsenA tApI nadInA kAMThe Avela rAMderamAM temaNe komI ekatAne kendramAM rAkhI ajJAta kArya karyuM. ahIM ja emaNe vinobAjInI jema RSi khetIno-kodALIno prayoga ane kAMcanamuktino prayoga karyo. A prayoge temane gujarAtabharamAM jANItA karyA. sarvodaya saMmelanomAM vizeSa jANItA thayA. vinobAnA bhUdAna kAryamAM lAgI gayA. dezabharamAM bhUdAna yAtrAmAM temane bhArata jana-managaNanuM mAnasa parakhAI AvyuM. emane lAgyuM ke paMjAbanI prajA zUra che, vIra che. abhaya temanA lohImAM kaMIka paDyo che ane temaNe 18 varSanI uMmare paMjAbanA jAlaMdhara zaheramAM sevAzrama sthApI potAno kAryakrama zarU karyo. ahIM varSo sudhI temaNe gItA upara vyAkhyAno ApyAM. satata pArAyaNa cAlyAM karyA. temanA satsaMgamAM yuvaka-yuvatIo paNa bhaLavA lAgyAM hatAM. gAMdhIjIe paNa AzramavAsIone vratonI carcA karatAM kahyuM che ke : "abhaya vinA bIjI saMpattio na sAMpaDe. ane pachI pUche che-abhaya vinA satyanI zodha thAya? ane hiMsaka pathapradarzaka zastro vize samajAve che ke- talavAra zUranI saMjJA nathI, bIkanI nizAnI che." ApaTejI paNa A ja vAta teo paMjAbanA vIra, laDAyaka ane dharmapremI zIkhone samajAvatA rahyA. A hiMsU kUkarIkirapANa tame have tyajo." ahIM 1999mAM potAnI janma zatAbdI prasaMge gAMdhI AzramamAM-bApunA hRdayakuMjamAM zraddhAMjali arpatAM temaNe uccArelA vacano yAda Ave che. teo kahetA ke huM amArA paMjAbI bhAIone samajAvuM chuM ke have tamAruM rakSaNa A talavAra nahIM karI zake, ene choDo ane AtmabaLane khIlavo. saMto svabhAve mRdu ane karuNAvatsala che. lokonI vedanA sahana karI zakatA nathI. ApaTejIe zatAbdI vaTAvyA pachI, temanA pratyeka kAvyAtmaka patramAM hiMsA, baLAtkAra, bhUkaMpa, yuddhanI vibhiSikA mAnava-mAnava vaccenA tanAva joI temanuM dila dravI UThatuM. gItAnI bhASAmAM "sarva dharmAnuM parityajaya'nI vAta to temanI avirata cAlu ja hatI. paNa zarIranAM aMgo have ArAma mAMgatAM hatAM. 1999mAM temanI janmazatAbdI prasaMge jyAre teo gujarAtamAM AvyA tyAre lAMbI Trena musApharI chatAM thoDo vizrAma karI bIjA divasathI ahIMno kAryakrama zarU karyo hato. temane cAlavA mATe TekAnI jarUra nahotI paDatI, sAMbhaLavAne kAna pUrA sakSama hatA. AMkho barAbara najara pArakhI zakatI. 50 varSa pahelAnAM rAMderamAM temanA hAthe bhaNI gayelAone badhAne oLakhI kADhatA hatA, eTale ke smRti ane medhA teja hatAM. paraMtu temane lAgyuM ke have A zarIra mAraphate pUratuM kArya lIdhuM che ane tene brahmane sopavuM joIe. tethI mArcanA prAraMbhathI temaNe khorAka ocho karI nAkhyo. mAtra dahIM letA. annano tyAga karyo ane ema mahArASTra saMtadharma pramANe dehazuddhi karI 25mI mArce bapore 3-30 miniTe A dehane temaNe brahmane soMpyo. brahmalIna thayA. teoe Dajhaneka pustako lakhyAM che, temAM temanI bhASAnI madhuratA temanI AtmakathAmAMthI maLI rahe. kAvya-kathananI zailI kabara'mAMthI. citrAMkana "maMgalamUrti gaNeza'mAM potAnI 99mA varSe eka hajAra gaNezanA rekhAMkana karI temaNe eka anokho gaNeza jJAnayajJa dezane caraNe dharyo. tA.ka. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA A zatAbdI varSamAM temanI huM AtmakathAne pasaMda karela so pustakamAM agrasthAna maLyuM che. Jain Education Intemational Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 2. zrI dilakhuzabhAI dIvAnajI. Disembara mAsanI 10-11 tArIkhomAM dAMDIyAtrA tIrthanAM darzana karavAnI mane vizeSa taka maLI. A pahelAM betraNa vakhata huM tyAM jaI Avyo chuM. A vakhate vizeSa prasaMga hato-zrI dilakhuzabhAI ba. dIvAnajInI janma zatAbdIno. e nimitte emano smRtigraMtha pragaTa karavAno hato, jenuM saMpAdana kArya A sevakane hAthe thayuM hatuM. vizvanI svAtaMtryanI caLavaLomAM dAMDIyAtrAnuM paNa aneruM nAma che. gAMdhIjIe satyAgraha Azrama sAbaramatIthI potAnA 79 satyAgrahI sainikone, sAthIdAra banAvI 12 mI mArca 1930 e A aitihAsika kUca karI hatI. bApu karADInI je kuTiramAM rahyA hatA, tyAM dilakhuzabhAI jyAre rahetA hatA tyAre temanA sAMnidhyamAM 1950mAM mane temanI sAthe eka saptAha rahevAnI taka maLI hatI. e mAruM prathama smaraNa. Aje badhI saMsthAone sAcA, kAryakSama niSThAvAna sevako maLatA nathI, e saunI phariyAda rahI che. jevA gara tevA ja ziSyo thAya. dilakhuzabhAIe je prema ane haMpha ApyAM, tadana ochuM bhaNela chatAM niSThAvAna sevako ApyA che te khAdI ane reMTiyAnA kSetre ajoDa jevA banI rahyA hatA. reMTiyAnI bhakti Aje kyAM che? teo koIpaNa vAta kare to gAMdhImAMthI khAdImAM laI jAya ane khAdInI vAta kare to khAdImAMthI gAMdhImAM laI jAya. akhaMDa sUtra eTale gAMdhI vicAra. bIjI vAta e kahI ke jemanA kuTuMbanI babbe peDhIoe arI dhae peTIoe sUratanA navAbane samaye dIvAnapaduM bhogavyuM, jyAre sUrata sonAnI mUrata hatI, ane aMgreja sarakAre jANe ke yAvacaMdro divAkaro jevuM penzana bAMdhI Apela. tema chatAM temanA sAhityamAM ke lekhanamAM kyAMya mane nAgarakuLanuM abhimAna ke dIvAnapadanuM gaurava jovA maLyuM nathI. ane teo zarUAtamAM mAtra 15 rUpiyA jevA najIvA puraskAramAMthI potAnI jIvanacaryA calAvI, zUnya rUpiyo zUnya Ano, zUnya pAIno saMsthA calAvavAno Adarza temaNe Apyo. kAMThA vibhAganA loko temane mAnasarovarathI bhUlo paDela koI haMsa' kahetA. meM temAM 'rAja' umerI "rAjahaMsa'thI navAjayA. jemaNe A vistAranI samagra prajAne sapheda khAdInAM UjaLAM vastro dhAraNa karAvI, tana ane manathI nirmaLa karyA. kAryakrama temanI gAMdhI kaTiramAM yojAyo hato. ahIM 131 karADI-maTavADa-dAMDI badhAM gAmo ekamekamAM bhaLI gayAM hoya ema hAthanI AMgaLIo jema gUMthAyela hatAM. dAMDImAM sarakAra taraphathI suMdara darzanIya smAraka banyuM che. vAMkA vaLIne jamIna uparathI capaTI mIThuM upADatA bApunuM citra e temanI Azrama prasthAnanI yAtrA jeTaluM ja jANItuM citra che. tAjetaramAM vizvakoza TrasTa taraphathI gujarAtanA svAtaMtrya sainikono je koza pragaTa thayo che, tenuM mukhapRSTha A citrathI zobhI UThyuM che. navasArIthI dAMDIno Akho mArga vRkSa AcchAdita pAko ane baMne tarapha lIlI kuMjothI nayanaramya lAge che. 1934 thI 1991nA avasAna sudhI teo ahIM gAMdhI kuTiramAM rahyA hatA. 3. bhAIdAsa parIkha bAlagoviMda prakAzananA staMbharUpe zikSaNa ane saMskAra kSetre, sarvodaya pravRtti, ane lokakeLavaNI kSetre, Arogya, aMtyodaya, nazAmukti ane mAnavarAhata kSetre, nAgarika jAgRti ane nUtana nAgarikonA ghaDatara kSetre, sarvodaya-gAMdhIsAhityanA pracAra ane prakAzana kSetre jemaNe kadI paNa potAnA nAmane AgaLa AvavA dIdhuM nathI, evuM mUMguM baLa A mAsanI 10mI tArIkhe ekAeka alopa thaI cUkyuM che. gujarAtanA seMkaDo racanAtmaka sevakonA hRdayamAM jemanuM sthAna eka kharekharA 'bhAI' tarIkenuM hatuM ane aNIne vakhate UbhA rahI sadAya Teko ApatA evA aneka snehALa ane saumya mitranA mUMgAbaLanuM vilIna thaI javuM e kharekhara eka bhAre moTA AdhAta samuM che. bAbu jayaprakAzajI, ravizaMkara dAdA, svAmI AnaMda, jugatarAmabhAI, darzaka ane babalabhAI jevA pIDha racanAtmaka sevakonA teo nikaTanA sAthIdAra hatA. saMsthA saMsthAo vaccenA ke vyakti vyakti vacce manamuTAva thatAM A badhI vyaktio potAnA madhyasthI tarIke temane mUkIne naciMtatA anubhavatI. A zreSTha guNa temaNe potAnI mahAjana paraMparAmAMthI meLavyo haze, tema chatAM tene aneka rIte pote keLavI batAvyo hato. vividha kSetronA agraNIonA vicArone sahiSNutApUrvaka jhIlavA ane tene mitabhASI ane hitabhASI banAvI samyagu rIte hRdayamAM saMdharI, yathA samaye sAmA pakSe rajU karavAnuM kArya temanA mUMgAbaLano eka ajoDa namUno hato. prema ane anukaMpAthI bharyuM bharyuM hRdaya koInA ya kAmane inkArI zakatuM nahotuM. kyAreka A bojo gajA uparavaTano paNa ' Jain Education Intemational Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 thaI jato. zarIra nAjuka, zArIrika zaktinI maryAdA chatAM temanA hRdayanA mUMgAbaLe emanI pAse anekanAM kAmo karAvyAM. DajhanabaMdha saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA, nAmanA ja nahIM, kAmanA chatAM potAnI jAtane haMmezA pAchaLa rAkhe. na bhASaNa, na lekho lakhavA, na phoTA paDAvavA, na moTA mANasonI otha laI AgaLa javuM kevaLa vinamra nAgarika tarIke pharaja bajAvavI. AjanAM dhovAtAM jatAM jIvanamUlyomAM temanA jevA parahita zreSThI sAcA arthamAM mahAjana, kuTuMbavatsala, Adarza nAgarika ane aneka saMsthAonA sanmitra jatAM samAjamAM vahetA AvA zAMta mUMgAbaLanI keTalI jarUra che te jaNAI Ave che. mArA aMgata jIvana upara ane mArA parivAra upara bhAIdAsabhAInI ane pU. ravizaMkara dAdAnI mIThI chAyA sadA rahI che. ("vizvavAtsalya'mAMthI tA. 16-6-1997) bhAlanAM mUkasevikA 4. lalitAbahena navalabhAI zAha (tA. 18-10-1991) suzikSita kuTuMbamAM janmelAM, rASTrIya ane dhArmika saMskArothI siMcAyelAM, evA ja susaMskArI tema ja zikSita kuTuMbamAM paraNelAM, patinA jIvanadharmane-grAmasevAdharmane-hRdayathI varelAM ane chevaTa sudhI ene ja svadharma svarUpe vaLagI rahelAM, lalitAbahena gujarAtanAM strI-kAryakartAomAM mUMguM chatAM AgavuM sthAna dharAvatAM hatAM. kuzaLa zikSaka, keLavaNIkAra, yaMtra ane taMtravi, lekhakapatrakAra-navalakathAkAra, gopremI ane grAmodyogapremI, ciMtaka, sAdhaka-jevI bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA pati zrI navalabhAInA jIvanamAM teo kevAM AzAdIpa ane zraddhAdIpa banyAM hatAM e A smRti-suvAsa mANatAM joI zakAya che. jemane emanA jIvananI sevA ane saMskAra-suvAsa mANavA maLI che evA kuTuMbIjano, jemanI sAthe kArya karavAnI taka maLI che evA sahakAryakaro ane emanI chAyAmAM vikaselA emanA keTalAka vidyArthIoe A suvAsamAM, potAnAM smaraNasumano bharI A chAbane mahekAvI che. pathapradarzaka mAdhuryanAM udgAtA 5. lAbhubahena mahetA (sopAna) gAMdhIyuganI prabaLa preraNA ane asara taLe Avela ApaNI sAmAjika belaDIomAM sopAna daMpatI emanA vicAro karatAM jIvana mAdhuryathI vadhAre preraNAdAyI banI rahyAM hatAM. sopAna '86mAM gayA ane lAbhubahena gaI julAInI 4thI tArIkhe 18 varSanI vaye gayAM. paNa emanuM sauthI madhu, ane gamatuM kAma to emaNe smRti-zeSa sopAna' nAme sopAnanA avasAna pachI je caritra samAjane caraNe dharyuM che. amadAvAda AvyAM tyAre ociMtAnA amArA vizvavAtsalyanA kAryAlaye pahoMcI gayAM. zvAsa mAya nahIM. te divase aDadhoeka kalAka rokAyAM ane jIvananA prasaMgo huM jema pUchato jAuM tema tAjA karatAM jAya, sopAnanA paNa ghaNA prasaMgo kahyA. potAnA mRta patinI smRtimAM, ApaNA samAjamAM bahu ochAM baheno emanuM caritra ke saMsmaraNo lakhatAM hoya che. lAbhubahene A karyuM ane eka uttama dRSTAMta pUruM pADyuM. koI zokasabhAmAM ke zraddhAMjali sabhAmAM mane be zabda kahevAnI taka maLatI to e divasomAM huM emanuM dRSTAMta Apato. emAM emanA jIvananuM eka mAdhuryabharyuM saMbhAraNuM kAyama yAda rahI gayuM che. lAbhubahena eTale saurASTranA siMha samA amRtalAla zeTha, janmabhUminA sthApaka, moTA rajavADInAM dIkarI, lagna sAva sAmAnya kuTuMbamAM, sasarAne saMkoca thAya, ApaNA kuTuMbamAM A bAI bhaLI zakaze? paNa evAM maLyAM ke emanA sasarAe aMtima mAMdagImAM pAse bolAvIne kahyuM, "beTA, lAbhu! "mArA momAM gaMgAjaLa tame mUkajo." emaNe ghaNuM lakhyuM che, paNa emanuM jIvaMta sarjana to emanI traNa dIkarIo varSAbahena, gItAbahena ane rUpAbahena-traNeya mAtA-pitAno vAraso savAyo karI samAjane ApI rahyAM che. keTalAMka pustako sAthe jIvananI, snehanI kaDI majabUta rIte baMdhAI gaI hoya che. temaNe Apela sopAnanuM caritra RtizeSa sopAna' paNa evuM ja smaraNIya banI rahyuM che. Jain Education Intemational Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 133 emanA parama mitra bAbubhAI ja. paTela kahe che : 'vinobAjIno raMga evo lAgyo ke luMgI ane dADhI paNa svIkArI. gItA pravacano lagabhaga 500 vakhata vAMcI jaIne rekarDa karyo.' zrI gorA kahe che : namratAmAM emanI UMcAIne AMbe tevI pratibhA meM hajI bhALI nathI. namratAne mAnavI banavAnuM mana thayuM ane e dhIrabhAI thaI. zrI pu. ga. mAvaLaMkara lakhe che : dhIrubhAI eTale eka zuddha ane surekha vyaktitva dharAvatA sadAbahAra prasanna jIva, adhyAtma taraphanuM emanuM valaNa Akhara sudhI akabaMdha rahyuM. atyaMta cikATI, apAra sujanazIlatA, anokhI svabhAvajanya samajaNa dharAvanAra dhIrubhAI eka premALa sagRhastha hatA., emanA cikitsaka Do. rameza kApaDiyA lakhe che : temanA jevA daradI maLavA muzkela. sUcanAnuM akSarazaH pAlana kare....ghaNI vAra emanI vAto sAMbhaLI emane bilakula tapAsyA vinA-hAtha aDADyA vinA huM emane je sUcavuM tenuM custapaNe pAlana kare....jIvanamAM chellAM agiyAra varSa to emaNe bilakula mIThA vagarano khorAka lIdho, ane gharanI bahAra paga paNa na pratibhAo 6. ku. annapUNabihena mahetA | (tA. 15-12-1992) 1946mAM maDhI pAsenA beDI phaLiyAmAM annapUrNAbahene eka AdivAsI jhUMpaDAnA oTalA para bAlavADIno prAraMbha karyo, pachI temane makAna maLatAM pravRtti vikasI rahI : jugatarAmabhAI jaNAve che ke na jaNAve che ke, "annapUrNAno A svayaMbhU ane potAnI jAte vo , , La bAlavADI calAvavAnI AgavI rIta amArA mATe preraNAstrota banI gayo." gijubhAI badhekA ane tArAbahena moDakano bALako mATeno prema ane temanA manovijJAna mATenI sUjha e jugatarAmabhAIne gamatAM, paNa temane AdivAsI vistAramAM jo A kAma karavuM hoya to te keTaluM anukULa paDe e paNa samasyA hatI. kAraNa ke zaheramAM ke dhanika mATe cAlatAM bAlamaMdiro kharcALa hoya, temanI raheNIkaraNI paNa bhinna prakAranI eTale evA dabadabAbharyA kharcALa sAdhano grAmya vistAramAM ane temAM khAsa karIne nirdhana AdivAsI bALako mATe to eka svapna ja rahe. banI AvI mIThI mUMjhavaNa anubhavatA jugatarAmabhAIne annapUrNAbahenanA prayoge navI dizA sujhADI. pariNAme bAlavADI zarU karavAno Agavo kAryakrama taiyAra thayo, eNe bAlavADI mATe navI bhAta pADI. kanyA Azrama ane vAtsalyadhAmanI saMsthAo mAraphate temaNe dakSiNa gujarAtamAM AdivAsI kanyA keLavaNI kSetre moTuM pradAna ApyuM. temanI namratA, sAlasatA, nIDaratA ane kAmane vaLagI rahevAnA sAtatya guNathI potAnA durbaLa ane rogI zarIrathI paNa abhuta kArya lIdhuM ane AdivAsI kanyA keLavaNInA kSetre bahumUlya phALo Apyo.' 7. tyAgamUrti zrI dhIrubhAI ma. desAI atigraMtha che agAsIvALA dhIrabhAI desAIno. dhIrabhAI eTale matimaMta tyAga, sevA ane samarpaNanI namratAmUrti. temanA mitroe emane je rIte oLakhyA che tenAM keTalAMka zIrSakothI ja eno khyAla AvI jaze. je tyAgamUrti dhIrubhAI ja TrasTIzipanuM jIvatuM jAgatuM udAharaNa ja UMcAI, namratAnI ja AjIvana Astika ane akhaMDa abhyAsI mUrtimaMta saMvedanazIlatA ke subhagabhUSaNa, prasannamukha samAjasevaka ja gAMdhI vicArane AcaranArA ja maitrI-muditAnA parama sAdhaka-ahIM namUnArUpa thoDAM ja dRSTAMto ApyAM che. mUkyo. emanA parama mitra kavi ratubhAI desAI lakhe che : 'tyAgIne bhogava' e upaniSadanA maMtrane temaNe jIvanamAM pragaTAvyo che, ane potAnI, potAnA kuTuMbanI sthAvara jamIna tathA makAno jenuM mUlya Ajane hisAbe lAkhonuM ke tethI vadhAre thAya, thavA jAya te samasta milakata sarvodaya TrasTane zikSaNa mATe arpa daIne pote phakIra banI cUkyA hatA....1988mAM 11mI phebruArIe, sAhityika pravAsa daramiyAna mArAM patnI mamatAnuM aNadhAryuM avasAna nIpajyuM. e ekalatAnA divasomAM temaNe vAraMvAra jIvana ane mRtyu vize ciMtanapreraka patro pAThavI, mane bhAre AzvAsana ApyuM hatuM. sva. mamatAnI puNyatithi para dara varSe patro lakhI aMjali ApanArA che, temAM dhIrUbhAI eka virala apavAda hatA. A lakhanAra manu paMDita lakhe che : "sevaka kAryakartAno pahelo guNa mane e samajAyo ke koIpaNa nAnA ke moTA tenI AgaLa AvI potAnuM dila nikhAlasapaNe kholI zake. Avo guNa ravizaMkara mahArAja ane babalabhAI mahetAmAM ApaNe joI zakatA. dhIrubhAImAM paNa A maitrI-muditAno anupama guNa ApaNane jovA maLato." Jain Education Intemational Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 pathapradarzaka bharapUra chabIo sAtheno eka zikSaNavid bhakta 9. khristapremI parivAranAM mArjarI sAIksa AtmAno A smRtigraMtha sarvodaya TrasTa agAsI (ji. valasADa (1995) pIna 396060)nA TrasTI temanA suputra bhAI azokabhAIe pragaTa karyo che. A nAma ApaNe mATe navuM che. e dInabaMdhu enDrUjhanA khristapremI parivAranAM ja sabhya. 1905mAM yorkazAyara khAte 8. sarojabahena nANAvaTI janmelAM, kembrijanI vuhAma kolejamAMthI snAtaka thaI 1928mAM (kAkAsAhebanAM maMtrI) (tA. 7-8-95) mAtra 23 varSanI vaye, bhAratamAM madrAsa khAtenI benTika garlsa sarojabahena eTale pU. kAkAsAhebanAM mAnasaputrI, hAIskUlathI temaNe bhAratasevA zarU karI. gurudevanA jIvanabhara temanAM lahiyAM, maMtrI, madadanIza ane sevikA tarIke zAMtiniketanamAM 15 varSa gALyAM. tyArapachI teo sevAgrAma, temaNe potAnuM jIvana kAkAsAhebamAM samarpita karyuM hatuM. gujarAtI, tAlImI saMghamAM joDAyAM. 1950-52mAM jyAre ame sevAgrAma hiMdI, marAThI, baMgALI, aMgrejI vagere bhASAmAM kAkAsAhebanA tAlIma laI rahyA hatA tyAre teo ja amArAM AcArya hatAM. je patro lakhAtA tenAM lakhanAra sarojabahena, sthULa zarIra paNa temanI sAthe nikaTatAthI kAma karavAnI taka maLI. mAre temane nirdoSatA bALaka jevI, sadA hasamukhA ane mAtRvAtsalyathI hiMdImAM AvatA patro vAMcI saMbhaLAvavAnA. e varSomAM mAruM UbharAtAM. hiMdI paNa joradAra nahIM, ane aMgrejI to nahIM ja. tema chatAM eka kuzaLa zikSikA ane keLavaNIkAra thoDA zabdo parathI kevI kAkAsAhebanA gharamAM be dIkarI-eka rehAnAbahena ane bIjAM sarojabahena, dekhAve, hAvabhAve bhinna prakRtinAM, chatAM rIte AkhI vAtane grahaNa kare teno anubhava thato. temanA akSara AMtarachabi eka, eka bIjA mATe aDhaLaka prema DhoLe. e baMne motInA dANA jevA, vyavasthA benamUna, asvacchatA bilakula calAvI na le. zistanAM pUrAM AgrahI, vidyArthIo sAthe hiMdImAM gayAM! ja vAta karavAno Agraha rAkhe. temanI mUrti Aje paNa mArI amadAvAda Ave eTale maLavA, phona karIne bolAve, najara samakSa tare che. bhAratIya paddhati pramANe sevAgrAmamAM ane patra lakhe tyAre gharanAM badhAMnAM vyaktigata nAma lakhI amAre khajUrAMnI sAdaDI, upara zetaraMjI-ema nIce besavAnuM- khabaraaMtara pUche. gaye varSe maNinagaramAM rAmakRSNa AzramamAM pagavALIne teo bese, vALa korA, bhUkharA paNa, aMboDo vALe, indubahena TikekaranI bhAgavata kathA yojAI hatI, tyAre maLavAnuM paMjAbI paheraveza pahere, paNa raMga moTe bhAge rAkhoDI ke banyuM hatuM. zarIra sAva UtarI gayuM hatuM, paNa cetanA vadhu cokaleTI, ane te svayaM-jAte ja sIvela hoya. kAMtatI vakhate, dedipyamAna hatI. jamatI vakhate ane prArthanA TANe-badhAMnI sAthe ja pUnAthI pragaTa - "jIvanasmRti' pratye je keTalAMka mAtAo mamatAbharI thayela avasAna noMdhamAM darzAvyuM che : "1928thI je bhUmine najarathI nihALatAM, temAM sarojabahena paNa eka hatAM. apanAvI tyAMnI nadImAM ja potAnAM asthinuM visarjana thAya evI jIvanasmRtino aMka pahoMcyo nathI, ane temano patra Avyo nathI- temanI icchAnI paripUrti mATe temanAM asthi zrIlaMkA thaIne evuM bhAgye ja bane. kahe, 'tame ATalA badhA samAcAra mokalo bhAratamAM lAvavAmAM AvI rahyAM che.' cho te vAMcIne huM rAjI thAuM chuM eTaluM to tamane jaNAvuM ne!' dakSiNanI nadIo mAraphate teo vizvasAgaramAM samAyAM! teo vividha TrasTo ane vizeSa karIne kAkAsAhebanA bhArata mAkI jaya ane vaMde mAtaramanuM gaurava gAna gAnAra cira-paricita parivAro vacce moTI kaDIrUpa hatAM. 7mI ogasTe ApaNA saune mAtAmArjarInuM samarpaNa zo saMdeza Ape che? devalAlImAM temano deha paDyo ane 20mI sapTembare IdutAI 10. layalAbena kurezI ane kusumabahene uttarakAzI jaI temanAM asthivisarjananI kriyA karI. layalAbahena eTale saurASTranA taravaDA AzramavALA ismAIladAdAnAM dIkarI ane sAbaramatI AzramanA gulAmarasUla saroja eTale ja kamala, chevaTe e phUla mAtA jAhnavInA kurezInAM putravadhU, dIkarI baMne kuLane ujALe tema layalAbahene khoLe samAyuM! potAnA kuTuMbanA saMskAromAMthI guNa vikAsa karI chevaTe Jain Education Intemational ucation Intermational For Private & Personal use only Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo abhedabuddhie pahoMcyAM hatAM. hatAM to gRhiNI paNa prakRti mAtAne khoLe UcharI 'svakIya' ane 'parakIya' vaccenI bhedarekhA sAva pAtaLI karatAM jatAM hatAM. tenuM uttama dRSTAMta potAnA dIkarA dIkarIo hiMdu parivAromAM kulavadhUnAM mAna Abaru pAmyAM e che. lagna karIne AzramanI imAma maMjhile poMkhAyAM tyArano temano cahero mane barAbara yAda che. vinaya lajjA chatAM AtithyanI AtmIyatA. e vAraso temaNe jIvanabhara jALavyo, ujALyo. dharmabhUlyA jhanUnIone hAthe kevuM sahana karyuM te sAMbhaLatAM amArI AMkhomAM azru AvI gayAM hatAM. taravaDAthI bhAI salImabhAI lakhe che : eka kalI AyI thI, khuzba le ke, kucha dama ke liye, vaha gaI aba to, kAMTo kI raphatAra hai sAkI!' bahena gaI! suvAsa mahekyA kare che, ane emanA jIvananuM e ja mizana hatuM! temanA avasAna pachI bhAI vahIdabhAI ane dIkarIo sAthe nirAMte thoDI paLo gALavAnI maLI hatI. bhAI salImabhAI lakhe che tema parivAre emanA mRtyunA malAjAne ujALyo hato. hiMduomAM rAdhA, ane muslimomAM layalA-eka ciraparicita nAma-potAnuM jIvana mizana mAnavajAta AgaLa gAyAM ja karaze! 11. zrI kRNAla gItAbahena jaina muMbaI sarvodaya maMDaLano honahAra yuvaka, mahArASTranA rANegaNasiddhinA ananya sevaka, aNNA hajAreno prItipAtra, jaina samAjanAM saMmelanomAM svayaMsevaka banI netRtva pUruM pADato, nAnI uMmaramAM aneka bauddhika kalAo vikasAvI herata pamADato, bahena gItA jainano ekano eka suputra akasmAte cAlyo jatAM emanA aneka sAthI mitro tenI smRti tAjI karatAM gaLagaLA thaI jatA. eno khAlIpo purAya ema ja nahoto. mulunDanI (muMbaI) nagarapAlikAne dhanyavAda che ke eka agragaNya cokane kRNAlanI smRti sAthe joDI-jenuM jIvana samAja arthe sarjAyuM hatuM te samAje tenuM saMbhAraNuM jIvaMta rAkhavA 10mI mArce 'kRNAla jaina coka'nA nAmAbhimAna karAvI UgatI peDhIne samAjasevAnA kArya pratye AkarSita karI che. yojako kharekhara dhanyavAdane pAtra che. Jain Education Intemational 135 12. kapilaprasAda dave (tA. 6 jUna, 1996) jIvanasmRtino prathama aMka rathayAtrAdina-21mI jUna 1993nA roja pragaTa thayo hato. jIvanasmRtino prathama aMka pragaTa karyo-jANItA ciMtaka pIDha patrakAra vAsudeva mahetAne haste tenuM vimocana thayuM ane evA ja ajoDa patrakAra kapilaprasAda ma. dave (jIvanasmRti sabhya parivAranA sauthI vayovRddha-94 varSa)ne te arpaNa karyo. A traNa varSanA gALA daramiyAna eka pitAnA hetathI emaNe mane protsAhita karyo che. mAMdagI ke pravAsane bAda karatAM cheka navA vADajathI maNinagara (17 ki. mITaranuM aMtara) lAkaDIne sahAre ekAkI ja Ave. ane na avAya tyAre temanI patra prasAdI acUka mokale. teo ThThI jUne akSaravAsI thayA. temanI apAra mAnavatA, asAdhAraNa smaraNazakti ne adamya utsAha-AzA chatAM jIvana pratye anAsakta, eka yogI jevuM kartRtva-tethI pote jIvananAM 111 varSa pUrAM karaze, Ama mane tAjuM karAvatA. paraMtu IzvaranI gati nyArI che, temanI yojanAmAM kApa mUkIne 96 me varSe ja temane bolAvI lIdhA! cheka aMtima divaso sudhI AMkha ane hAthamA cAlyAM tyAM sudhI teo amane lakhatA rahyA : * Apane tyAM 'TAImsa' AvatuM haze 6ThThInA TAImsamAM mArI be tasavIro sAthe ghaNI badhI vAta temAM AvI hatI. AkhuM pAnuM jaNAI AvatuM hatuM. (10-4-96) lakhuM chuM. tabiyata bagaDe, paNa mArI pharaja to na ja cUkuM...... menI 13mIe avasAna pUrvenA AgalA zukravAre huM temane maLavA ispitAlamAM gayo hato. bezuddha avasthAmAM hatA. mAruM nAma sAMbhaLI AMkha ughADI. mAro hAtha temanA hAthamAM lIdho. ane zabdo uccAryA : 'huM jIvato chuM.' meM kahyuM : 'tame jIvatA ja cho, tamArA jevAne mRtyu mArI ja na zake.' zrI kapilaprasAda davenI janmazatAbdI zrI kapilaprasAda dave AjIvana lokasevaka, pIDha patrakAra ane svAtaMtryasenAnI rahyA. temano janma 3-7-1900mAM thayela. te rIte temanI janmazatAbdI ujavaNInA bhAga tarIke temanA putro Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 ane parivAre temanA jIvananuM AjIvana saMbhAraNuM 'saMsmaraNo saradAranAM : dAMDIyAtrAnAM' pustaka gujarAta rAjyanA rAjyapAla zrI suMdarasiMha bhaMDArIne haste, gujarAtI vepArI mahAmaMDaLa holamAM tA. 26 oNgasTe vizALa parivAra ane agraNI nAgariko vacce, vimocana karI temanA jIvanamAMthI bhAvi peDhIne zIkha levA bhalAmaNa karI hatI. kapilakAkAne Izvaradatta kuzAgra buddhi, AbhijAtya nAgara jJAtinI saMskAritA ane jIvananI yuvAnImAM ja saradAra ane gAMdhInA saMparkamAM AvavAnI taka maLatAM rASTrabhAvanA khIlI UThI hatI. A divasonAM madhura saMsmaraNo teo lakhI gayA hatA. A saMsmaraNone sucAru rIte sacitra Dhabe saMpAdana karI temanA suputra digaMta dave (jeo pote paNa eka sArA patrakAra che) prakAzita karAvyA che. temanAM bIjAM be saMsmaraNAtmaka prakAzano-saradArazrInA tathA amadAvAda zahera ane nAgarI Alamane lagatAM 1993nA varSamAM pragaTa karyAM hatAM. gAMdhIjInI aitihAsika dAMDIkUca prasaMge teo ja eka mAtra phoTogrAphara hatA. temanI saradAra ane gAMdhIjInI amUlya tasavIro gujarAtanA itihAsanI amUlya sAmagrIrUpa hatI. AvuM suMdara pustaka samAjane ApavA badala zrI digaMta dave temaja divyAMga dave kharekhara abhinaMdanane pAtra che. 13. AtmArthI zivAkAkA (tA. 26-4-1996) zivAkAkA eTale zivAbhAI jeThAbhAI paTela, paNa emanI uMmara ane AtmIyatAthI AzramavAsIomAM saunA zivAkAkA ja banI gayA hatA. eka jamAnAmAM ame dhanuSatakalI ane peTI reTiyA para kAMtatA, tyAre ame kahetA : amane kalyANa kapAsanI pUNI Apo. A kalyANa kapAsanA janaka zivAkAkA e to bahu pAchaLathI jANavA maLyuM. temanuM AkhuM jIvana kapAsa saMzodhanamAM gALyuM tethI kahetA-kapAsano choDa mArA kuTuMbIjana jevo banI gayo che. pAchaLathI temaNe 'kapAsazAstra' nAme eka bRhata graMtha taiyAra karyo. tenI saMzodhita AvRtti 1980mAM chapAtI hatI, tyAre eka divasa teo mane maLavA AvyA ane kahe : lekhaka tarIke mAre je phAInala prapha jovAnAM che, te tamane soMpavA Avyo chuM.' meM e kAma saharSa svIkAryuM ane e badala temaNe AbhAra mAnatI graMthamAM noMdha lakhI. pathapradarzaka '96mAM teo gujarI gayA. ATalA lAMbA varSonI temanI snehagAMTha na tUTI. avAra-navAra maLavAnuM thAya tyAre temanA prayogo, temanA lekho, temanAM saMzodhano vize vAta kare. huM navajIvanamAM hato tyAre temanA jIvananA prasaMgo lakhatA sUcavato. temaNe lakhyA ane mane badhI phAIla soMpI gayA. meM zakya teTalI temAM madada karI. pAchaLathI te 'eka DagaluM basa thAya' nAme pragaTa thaI. emAM emanA puruSArthI-AtmArthI jIvananI kiMba jovA maLe che. emanA jIvananI jhINavaTa, nItimattA, satyaparAyaNatA, nIDaratA, coksAI ane tarkapUrNa rIte vAta mUkavAnI anokhI Dhaba ama saunA upara UMDI chApa pADatAM. eka sarakArI adhikArImAMthI teo AtmArthI AzramavAsI banyA. eTalI hade temaNe potAnA jIvanane uccagAmI banAvyuM. jugatarAmabhAInI eka suMdara nAnI kRti 'izopaniSada' temaNe zivAbhAIne arpaNa karI che. izopaniSadano dhyeyamaMtra-'tyAgIne bhogavo'nuM jIvaMta dRSTAMta zivAkAkA hatA. jyAre temanI AtmakathA pragaTa karavA mATe mane soMpI gayA, pachI ame kharcano vicAra karyo. tyAre temaNe mane eka nikhAlasa patra lakhyo : temAM temanI vartamAna Avaka penzana ane benka belensanI vigata lakhI hatI. potAnA baMne putro DaoN. dinubhAI ane narendrabhAI-pitAnI icchApUrti mATe pUratA sAdhana saMpanna hovA chatAM temaNe svaicchika mUDIthI, saMkSipta karAvIne e pragaTa karI. 14. patrakAra zrI vAsudeva mahetA (avasAna 9 mArca, 1997) ghaNI vakhata patrakArane potAno dharma svAnubhavamAM kheMcI jaI enI potAnI kalpanA na hoya tevuM lakhavAnI pharaja pADe che. pIDha patrakAra vAsudevabhAI ATalA ociMtA cAlyA jaze evI to kalpanA paNa kema thaI zake? Aje A lakhuM chuM tyAre tAjA temanA besaNAmAM saune maLIne AvuM chuM. svAmInArAyaNa vADImAM khAsso loka darabAra bharAyo che-jemAM sAmAnyajanathI mAMDI mukhyamaMtrI zaMkarasiMhajI ane samAjanA badhA varganA loko potAnA A lADIlA patrakArane zraddhAMjali ApavA, bhagna hRdaye chatAM ulasita mane ekaThA thayA hatA. baheno adhika jovA maLatI te viziSTatA gaNAya. Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo patrakArano dharma gUMgaLAtA prajA avAjane, sAcI rIte rajU karI, ene yogya vaLAMka ApI ghaDavo paDato hoya che, AvI paDanAra Apatti sAme aNanama TakI rahevAnuM baLa pUruM pADavuM, ane te paNa kevaLa kalamanA jore-e to je lakhanAra hoya tene ja khyAla Ave! chellA cha dAyakAthI ekadhAruM amadAvAdanI nAgarikatAnA ghaDataramAM temanuM mahattvanuM pradAna rahyuM che. e rIte teo lokasevaka sAthe lokanetA paNa hatA. tethI ja vartamAna patrakAromAM teo ziraTocanA saradAra hatA. ane Ajano zraddhAMjali prema teno ja dyotaka hato. koIpaNa praznane samajavo ane prajA samajI zake evI bhASAmAM samajAvavo e temanuM gurukArya rahyuM hatuM. koInI paNa zehazarama, dabANa ke lobhalAlaca temanI pavitra lekhinIne bhraSTa karavAnI hiMmata karI zakatuM nahotuM. teo gItAbodhyA 'svadharma'- nA temaja potAnA aMtaradevatAne haMmezA vaphAdAra rahetA. gAMdhI vicAra darzananA UMDA abhyAsI, marmajJa chatAM bApu bhakti ghelA nahotA, prasaMga paDye teo gAMdhI sevakone paNa TapAryA karatA. samasyAonI ajaba-gajabanI bhula-bhulAmaNI vaccethI paNa nAgadamanamAM kRSNe jema jamanAnA jaLamAMthI daDo zodhI nAgaNo ane govALiyAone paNa prasanna kare che tema emanA jIvanamAM paNa prajA ane pratipakSanI prIti meLavI levAnA ghaNAM dRSTAMto maLI Ave. enuM mukhya kAraNa teo lakhANo kevaLa bauddhika siddhAMtathI nahIM, paNa jAta anubhavanA eraNe kasIne pADatA emAM dekhAya che. 15. satsaMgapremI madhurIbahena khare (tA. 2-1-1997) madhurIbahenanA bhajana ke maMgala dhUnathI sabhAsaMmelanano prAraMbha thAya, tyAre vAtAvaraNamAM eka anupama ramyatA chavAI jatI. seMkaDonI saMkhyAmAM lokone temaNe AvA kAryakramomAM hiravANI saMbhaLAvI. akhaMDa nAmasmaraNamAM 'raghupati rAdhava' ke rAjA rAma rAma rAma' je bhAvathI te jhilAve, e jhIlanAranA hRdayamAM UMDuM AsthA bIja banI rahe. jAnyuArInI bIjI tArIkhe 78 varSanI vaye temanuM dehAvasAna thayuM. gujarAtamAM pitA-putrInI A anupama bhakti saMgItanI belaDI hatI. (pitA nArAyaNa mokhezvara khare, Azrama bhajanAvalinA yojaka) bhAI nArAyaNa desAI temanA vize noMdhe che : 'vaiSNavajana' gujarAtI maTI rASTrIya bhajana banI gayuM. 130 madhurIbahene Azrama bhajanAvalIne svaralipi ApI. koI paNa saMgItapremI sAru ene paMDita kharee Apela mULasvaramAM DhALavAnI sagavaDa karI ApI. Aje dezanA kUDIbaMdha AkAzavANI kendro parathI A svara gUMje che, temAM paMDitajI ane madhurIbahenano phALo ocho nathI. AzramamAM javAnuM thAya tyAre temane TahUko karavAnuM mana thatuM. naDiyAda gayAM tyAre prasaMgopAta maLavAnuM banatuM; nahIM to patraprasAdI maLI rahetI. have e mITho sUra ane mITho AvakAra kAyama mATe gumAvyAno manamAM raMja rahyA kare che. 16. zrI balavaMtarAya nau. khaMDeriyA (avasAna : 25-8-1998, pUnA) jIvanasmRtinA paramacAhaka, protsAhaka ane lekhaka maMDaLanA sabhya bhAI balavaMtabhAIe potAnA gurudeva saMtabAlajInI jayaMtI prasaMge (baLeva) temanI bhAvachAyAmAM ja samAdhi maraNa meLavyuM. teo bahuzruta, mitrapremI ane ciMtaka hatA. vartamAna pravAhonA acchA abhyAsu hatA. pustakapremI ethI pustakakharIdI lekhakone protsAhana denAra paNa hatA. munizrI sAthenI DAyarI 'zrI sadguru saMge : vizvane paMthe' pragaTa karAvavA teo ahIM rahyA te daramiyAna amAre vividha viSayo upara carcA vicAraNA thatI. e pahelAM temaNe potAnA vizALa graMthasaMgrahane (pustakAlayane) yogya sthAnoe vitaraNa karavA mAMDyo hato. dakSiNa AphrikAmAM johAnisabargamAM bApunA keTalAka sAthIo hatA temAM mohanabhAI paNa eka hatA. te emanA kuTuMbanA vaDIla. vAMkAnerathI dhaMdhArthe AphrikA sthira thayA. 1954 thI dezamAM pUnA vasI dhaMdho vikasAvyo ane chellA eka varSathI teno saMkelo karI rahyA hatA dara varSe Rtu anukULatA pramANe teo viramagAma tAlukAnA UkaraDI gAme mahino--be mAsa rahevA jatA ane potAnI vizvamayatAnI bhAvanAne jIvaMta karatA. amArA vRMdamAM teo ochAbolA paNa jhAjhA karavaiyA hatA. zAMta-mUMgA baLarUpe saune mitrabhAve preraNA ApatA. temanA patromAM viziSTa prakAranI prauDhI ane pravAha rahetAM tethI pharI pharI vAcavA gamatA. temanA svabhAvamAM eka madhura mRdutA ane guNajJatA hatAM. Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 mAnavamAtra mokSano adhikArI che. mAnava zarIra mokSaprApti arthe ja maLyuM che. AvI jenAmAM daDhatA AvI jAya tene karmo naDatAM nathI. te kriyA karatAM karatAM ja zAMta thaI jAya che. bhAI balavaMtabhAInuM paNa evuM ja banyuM. 17. sarvAmitra cImanalAla je. zAha (tA. 25-8-1998) cImanalAlabhAI vyavasAye vepArI vaizya, chatAM vRttie vaizya nahIM, vaiSNava hatA. parapIDA jANanAra ane temAM sahAyabhUta thanAra hatA. temaNe potAnA jIvananI khuzabU-gamatAMno karIe gulAla jIvanabhara UDADyA karyo. e nAme aniyatakAlIna patrikA zarU karI mokalatA. potAne je ruce ane amAre vAMcavA yogya hoya tevI sAmagrI sadA mokalatA rahetA. dezamAM hoya ke videzamAM-jIvanaskRtinuM smaraNa sadA tAjuM rAkhe. pratyeka aMka AMkhanI takalIphane kAraNe potAthI vAMcI na zakAya tyAre maMjUlAbahena athavA to koInI madada laIne sAMbhaLe. ane potAnI jADI skeca penathI, moTA akSare pahoMca ke pratibhAva lakhe. keTalAka mitro svabhAve ja gulAbI hoya. che. gulAbane jema zodhavA javAnI jarUra nathI paDatI, tenI sugaMdha ja tenA pratye ApaNane kheMcI jAya che. cImanalAlabhAInA patro jene jene maLatA haze te temanA be puSpanI pratIka samI gulachaDI joI zakaze. pratyeka patramAM mitratA, hAsya ke svAthya aMgenI manohara kUpana ke kArDa acUka hoya ja! mAro ane temano saMbaMdha joDanAra sva. mitra bahAdurazAha paMDita. temanuM eka suMdara pustaka "huM mAnavI mAnava thAuM to ghaNuM" (kumAra caMdraka vijetA) temaNe cImanalAlabhAIne arpaNa karela ane temanI udAra sahAyanI vAta karelI. teo muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA maMtrI hatA, ane "prabuddhajIvana' patrikAnA prakAzaka hatA. muMbaImAM paryuSaNa parva nimitte jAhera vyAkhyAnamALA yojAtI hoya che. A vakhatanI vyAkhyAnamALAnI patrikA paNa temaNe mane mokalI hatI. cImanalAlabhAI sAthe kayAreya pratyakSa maitrI keLavavAnI taka huM na meLavI zakyo. jyAre ame ekamekathI vadhu najIka AvatA thayA, tyAre temanA pravAso baMdha thaI gayA. paNa tethI zuM? temaNe zabdayAtrA ane patrayAtrA cAlu rAkhI amArI maitrIvelane sadA preraka ane praphullita rAkhI. pathapradarzaka 1985mAM jyAre temanA mitroe temanuM jAhera sanmAna karyuM. tyAre je sanmAnapatra Apela, tene eka "sneha saMbhAraNuM gaNAvyuM hatuM. temAM eka vAkya Ave che : "tamArA paricayamAM AvavuM eTale ke eka madhamadhatI puSpavATikAmAM praveza karavo. gulAbanA puSpa jevuM ja tamAruM vyaktitva che ema kahevAmAM atizayokti thatI nathI. prasanna sukumAratA, lubdhaka AkAra sauSThava, manahara ane mulAyama maheMka, IndradhanuSI raMgonI jhAMyaAvuM badhuM ja mahada lpa aMzamAM tamArA vyaktitva sAthe vaNAI gayuM che.' jIvanamAM kevI kevI kasoTIo AvatI hoya che? jyAre amArA jevA dUra beThelA mitronI A sthiti hoya tyAre bahena maMjulAbahena ane temanA parivAranI zI sthiti haze? emanA samagra jIvanamAMthI amane sadA saMtoSanI maheMka maLatI rahI che. teo muMbaI jevA mahAnagaramAM rahevA chatAM paritoSa-saMtoSanA gharamAM jANe rahetA hatA. temanA saranAmAmAM nivAsasthAna 'sudAmA' e jANe emanA jIvananuM pratIka banI rahyuM! je loko saMtoSane sukhanA pAyA tarIke gaNe che, badhI jAtanI eSaNAothI manane kheMcI le che tene mATe vasudhaiva kuTumbakamano Adarza sahaja banI jato hoya che. 18. paMDita medhAvata ravizaMkara vyAsa | (tA. 24-1-1999) pU. ravizaMkara mahArAja AMkhanI ispitAla cikhodarAthI mu. bahena bhAnubahena (DaoN. ramaNIkabhAInAM patnI) lakhe che : pU. paMDitajI ANaMda haoNspiTalamAM 15 divasa rahyA. ane 241-1999 e devaloka pAmyA. Aje bocAsaNamAM prArthanA sabhA rAkhI che. uMmara hatI eTale hArTa vika thaI gayela hatuM. prabhunA dhAmamAM gayA. paMDita medhAvratajI eTale pU. ravizaMkara mahArAjanA jayeSTha putra. pitAe ghasAIne UjaLA thavAnI anupama deNa ApI, tene paMDitajIe savAI karI batAvI. jIvanabhara Arogya sevA, vizeSe netrayajJomAM, cikhodarA AMkhanI ispitAla temaja bocAsaNamAM rahIne pratyakSa mAnavasevA karI. gayA varSe pU. mahArAjano janmadina cikhodarAmAM ujavAyela tyAre jatAMveMta meM mu. ramaNIkabhAIne kahyuM : "mAre saMsthA darzana karavuM che.' paMDitajI kahe : "cAlo huM tamane laI jAuM chuM.' temanI Jain Education Intemational Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo sAthe badhA vibhAgomAM pharyo. teo tyAre A saMsthAnA pramukha hatA, temanI dRSTi samajavAnI taka maLI, ane Arogya aMgenuM temanuM ciMtana paNa jANavA maLyuM. mAMdagImAMthI ArAma karI rahyA hatA. bapore kAryakrama pUro thaye pharI ekAda kalAka meM temanA sAMnidhyamAM gALyo ane temanA jIvananA anubhavo sAMbhaLyA. je teo bahu utsukatA ane AnaMdathI samajAvatA hatA. meM paMDitajIne pUchyuM : "Apane sauthI paheluM karavA jevuM kArya atyAre zuM lAge che?' temaNe kahyuM : zikSaNamAM sudhAro.... tyAra pachI temaNe AryasamAjanI gurukula zikSaNa paddhatinuM vigate sadRSTAMta varNana karyuM. je zikSaNa tananI sukhAkArI nathI ApatuM, mananI zAMti nathI ApatuM, koI viziSTa AvaData keLavI, AjIvikAnuM sAdhana nathI ApavuM ene zikSaNa kema kahevAya? A temano Akroza hato. jeo potAnA zarIra ke dehanI saMbhALa na rAkhI zakatA hoya te bIjAne zuM madadarUpa thavAnA hatA? zukadevajI jema pavitra-nirmaLa tana-mane rahyA, jIvana AkhuM, akiMcana rahI dezasevArthe, temAMye rugNasevAmAM gALyuM. 80 varSa sudhI temanA khaDatala zarIre svayaMsevakanI jema pUro sAtha Apyo. 19. svAmI paramAnaMdapurI (tA. 11-2-1999) paramAnaMdapurI eTale pUrvAzramanA kavi puMjala. yuvAnImAM aneka nAmI-anAmI-sAdhu-bAvAonA akhADAmAM ane maMDaLomAM sAcA sAdhunI zodhamAM ghUmyA. emano paitRka vyavasAya bAroTapadAno. potAnA yajamAnone jJAna-satsaMga-manoraMjana Adi karAvI potAnI AjIvikA prApta karavI, paraMtu temane emAM yAcakatAnI gaMdha AvatAM ene tilAMjali ApI. darajIkAma zIkhyA, vepAra karyo, paNa jIva na Tharyo. sAdhu bAvAonI jamAtamAM bhaLI gayA. dezabharamAM bhramaNa karyuM. kAzImAM paNa thoDo vakhata rahyA. kyAMya zAMti na maLI. gujarAtamAM muni saMtabAlajInA saMparkamAM AvyA ane emaNe gopalakonI sudhAraNAmAM zrI surAbhAInA sAthIdAra banI mahattvanuM yogadAna ApyuM. emaNe joyuM ke sudhArAno prAraMbha zikSaNathI ja sAco thaI zake tethI, dhaMdhukA, navasArI, bAvaLA, viramagAma jevA mahattvanAM mathakomAM gopAlaka chAtrAlayomAM pratyakSa gRhapatipada zobhAvI, vatsala 139 pitArUpa banI, AjanI navI peDhInA aneka gopAla yuvakonA saMskAra pitA banyA. emanA be kAvyasaMgraha pragaTa thayA che. pUrvAzramamAM temane hAsya naTa tarIke, mArmika vArtAkAra tarIke, acchA bhanika tarIke, zIghrakavi tarIke, gopAlakonA vizvAsu saMdhikAra tarIke, kuTuMba vatsala ane svadeza vatsala tarIke sAMbhaLyA che, anubhavyA che. temanA vizeno graMtha 'sevAmUrti paramAnaMdapurajI' saMpAdanalekhana karavAnuM A sevakane hAthe 1990mAM thayuM hatuM. samAjamAM je jAtio pachAta tarIke, pada dalita ke aspRzya tarIke, AdivAsI tarIke, oLakhAI apamAno sahetI hoya, teone saMskArI duniyAmAM bheLavavA, temanA kAmanI noMdha samAja samakSa rajU karavI--ene naI tAlImanA kSetranI eka UjaLI kaDI mAnI e graMthanuM ame saMpAdana karela che. 20. zukadeva bhaceca (tA. 30-3-1999) sanmitra zukadeva, bhaceca phoTo jarnAlisTa hatA. UgatI yuvAnImAM nirNaya karyo ke gulAmIrUpa nokarI nathI karavI, ane amadAvAdanA rAyapura cakalAmAM potAno sTuDiyo nAkhyo. zukadevabhAImAM kalA ane saMskAritAnuM suMdara mizraNa hatuM temAM sAhityanuM rasAyaNa bhaLatAM-aDadhI sadInI mahattvanI ghaTanAone temaNe potAnI AMkhe kemerAmAM maDhI. aneka pAritoSiko meLavyAM, 'TAImsa oNpha inDiyA' ane anya sAmayikone potAnI sevAo ApI. zaheranA eka agraNI nAgarikanuM bahumAna pAmyA. amadAvAdanA saMskAra kendramAM temanI kalA chabino eka vibhAga che. bhairavanAtha mArga upara temanA nAmano myunisipAliTIe coka jAhera karyo che. 21. mAtRhRdayI madAlasAbahena nArAyaNa (tA. 4-10-1999) madAlasAbahena eTale bApunA pAMcamA putra jamanAlAla bajAjanAM aurasaputrI ane vinobAnAM mAnasaputrI. emanA jIvanamAM jamanAlAlajInI vyavahAra nipuNatA ane vinobAno vi-rAga spaSTa jaNAI Ave che. temanA pati zrImanajI jyAre gujarAtanA rAjyapAla hatA. tyAre madAlasAbahene gujarAtanI racanAtmaka saMsthAomAM savizeSa rasa lIdhelo. Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 pathapradarzaka vinobA uparanI temanI bhaktie, temanI rojanIzImAM sAvarakuMDalA jevA nAnA kSetramAM UcharyA, tyAMnI preraNAdAyI sUtro lakhAvyAM che. temAMnuM eka lokazALAmAM pAyAnI keLavaNI laI, amerikA jaI kuzaLa divase-sevAkAryamAM tanmayatA : rAtre-nAmasmaraNamAM ijanera banI, mAtRbhUminI sevA arthe gujarAta-amadAvAdamAM tanmayatA jenuM eka lakSaNa niHsvapna nidrA-rAma-hari. sthira thayA. eka viziSTa prakAranI phekaTarInuM sarjana karyuM. (vinobA)" kArakhAnAmAM paNa parivAranI bhAvanA sarjI zakAya-e gAMdhI tattvabodhane caritArtha karI rahyA hatA. haju to A choDa khIlyAne jIvanasmRti parivAra tenA AvAM bApu-vinobA ATha-dasa varSa mAMDa thayAM tyAM teno mALI akasmAtamAM jhaDapAyo. parivArathI puSTa hato ame temanI preraNA meLavatA rahetA. have teo potAnI kaoNnpharansamAM jarmanI gayA hatA, pUrI taMdurastIdivase divase e peDhI asta thatI jAya che. tyAre madAlasAbahena tana ane manathI prasanna evA A navalohiyAne hRdayanA AghAte jevAM mAjhumahimAzALI vaDIlo jatAM temanuM sthAna kema purAze ghAta karI, videzamAM ja enA prANa haryA! tenI sahaja ciMtA thAya che. sadgatanA AtmAne vaMdanA. kizorabhAIno uchera zazIbahenane hAthe thayela. zazIbahena 22. gurujI nArAyaNa tapodhana bhaTTa eTale AjIvana samAja-sevikA, AdhyAtmika gajavelanI (avasAna : 7-6-2000). dIvImAM sadA sneha sIMcatuM, sadA baLatuM, chatAM satata phoratuM jUna mAsanI 7mI tArIkhe zrI nArAyaNabhAIe dehamukti attaranuM pUmaDuM. temanuM dhairya ane titikSA bhalabhalAne preraNA ane svIkArI. svarAjyanA pahelA dasakAmAM, reDiyo upara temanAM AzvAsana Ape. paNa A prasaMge temaneya kArI ghA lAgyo. haju saMgItamaya gItono guMjArava dezabhakti prerato, pote svarakAra, to amerikA putra parivAra sAthe gaye mAMDa mAseka thayo haze tyAM saMgItakAra, sAhityakAra yuni.nI mAsTara DigrI dharAvatA chatAM tarata pAchA AvavuM paDyuM. temanA patramAM temanuM Arta-mAtRhRdaya prAthamika zikSaNane ja temaNe potAnuM kAryakSetra gaNI aneka UgatA A rIte pokArI UThe che : zikSakone mArgadarzana pUruM pADyuM. zikSakanI niSThA ane dRSTi pUrAM "manubhAI! kizora eTale mAre mATe sukhanI sImA! pADyAM. chellA be varasathI amAro pratyakSa ane patra dvArA saMparka kizora eTale mArA svapnAnI sAkAramUrti! Aje tenI vidAya raheto. dareka patramAM temanuM ekAduM kAvya to hoya ja! A kevaLa asahya vedanA Ape che. jeTaluM sukha-zAMti-AnaMda ApyAM kAvya nahIM, paNa jIvanasmRti pratyenI temanI premAMjali hatI. teTalAM ja Aje duHkhanI khINamAM paDyAM. sukhane zikhare teo svAtaMtrya sainika hatA, rASTrabhakta hatA, navI peDhInA pahoMcADanAra paNa kizora, ane duHkhanI gartAmAM dhakelanAra paNa ghaDavaiyA hatA eTale temaNe lakhela sAhityamAMthI pasaMda karI temanuM kizora !" yogya saMbhAraNuM karavuM rahyuM. Ane kudaratanI lIlA kahevAya ke mAnavInI kUra ane 'nara karaNI kare to nArAyaNa bane' A satra temaNe bhayaMkara mazkarI kahevAya? jayAre zazIbahenanI ja A sthiti che caritArtha karyuM. teo kevaLa harijanonA ja Adarza guru na rahetAM tyAM jIvanasaMginI harSAbahena ane putrI belaDI nehA-jijJAnI saMskArI samAjanA guru paNa vidyAbaLe ane tapobaLe nIvaDyA! zuM sthiti haze ? emanI Urdhvagati ja hoya! kizorabhAI bahu nAnI vaye, saikAnuM kAma dasakAmAM karI 23. zrI kizora DI. vyAsa jAya te rIte varyA. suMdara sarjana karyuM, lakSmI prasanna thaI AvavA lAgI tema tema gAMdhI mArganI TrasTIzipane anusaratA gayA. (avasAna : 16-6-1999) temanA parivAramAM adhyAtmika ane gAMdhI saMskAranI je pIThikA ghaNI vakhata Akasmika ane dilane AMcako ApanAra che, te A parivArane sadA baLa ApyA karo. jIvanasRtinI avasAnonI noMdha letAM kalama ThaMDI paDI jAya che. hRdayanA bhAva maghamaghatI vATikAmAMthI akALe cUMTAyela A sanmitrane, hRdayanI AMkhe AvI AMsurUpa ogaLI jAya che. bhAI kizorabhAI eka zraddhAMjali sAthe emanA samagra parivArane UMDI dilasojI evA ja svajana hatA. AMbalI-bopala roDa uparanuM inDakaTotharma pAThavIe chIe. (inDiyA) emanuM anokhuM sarjana hatuM. Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 24. nirmaLAbahena (mAtAjI) gAMdhI (avasAna : 21-oNgaSTa, 2000) nirmaLAbahena eTale nakha-zikha AzramavAsI, Azramano vAtsalyano vaDalo. bApunAM potAnAM putra-putravadhUomAM kadAca sauthI vadhu bA-bApuno sahavAsa nirmaLAbahenane ja maLyo haze. 11 varSanI vayathI je e sahavAsa temane maLyo te temaNe bApunA avasAna pachI, temanA sevAgrAma AzramamAM rahI, ujALyo! bApunA avasAna pachI, bApu sthApita akhila bhArata saMghonuM sarva sevA saMghamAM vilinIkaraNa thayuM. sarva sevA saMgha banyo. paraMtu sevAgrAma AzramanuM sthAna anokhuM hatuM tethI te svataMtra rahyo. vinobAe nirmaLAbahenane vinaMti karI ke, tame sevAgrAma Azrama saMbhALo, tamAruM kAyamI nivAsasthAna, bApunI jema ahIM banAvo. e rIte chellAM 45 karatAM paNa vadhu varSathI sevAgrAmamAM rahI deza-videzathI AvatA darzanArthIone teo bApuno saMdeza samajAvatAM, saMbhaLAvatAM. lokone maLatAM, temanI pAsethI pratyakSa hAla sAMbhaLatAM ane e rIte bApubhaktino amRtAnubhava karAvI, jIvananI sArthakatAno saMtoSa mAnatAM. Azrama eTale bApunA ekAdaza vrata, temanI sAMjasavAranI prArthanAo, tyAMnA loko sAtheno vahevAra, tyAMno parizrama mulaka, svAzrayI, svAvalaMbI, aparigrahI jIvanabhAvanA. AvI jIvanacaryA e svayaM eka prakAranuM tapa che. nirmaLAbahena chellA 45thI adhika varSathI tevuM jIvana jIvatAM AvyAM che. zarIra sAtha Ape, kyAreka na Ape to urulI kAMcana, muMbaI vagere jaI Ave paNa jarAka svastha thayAM tyAM sevAgrAma bhaNI paga vaLe ja. sevAgrAma e ja temanuM vaikuMTha! na sevAgrAmamAM teo mAtAjIthI oLakhAtAM temanA tyAMnA nivAsathI, AvanAra sau koIne vAtsalya ane AdarabhAva maLI rahetAM. mArA jevA anekane e lAbha maLyo che. temane tyAM maLavA jaIe eTale samaya hoya to bhojana nahIMtara nAsto to kharo ja. AzramamAM emanI hAjarI e ja moTuM kArya. yuvAnImAM svarAja AMdolanomAM bApunA badhA satyAgrahomAM bhAga lIdho. dArUnAM pIThAM upara pikeTiMga, khAdI pherI, kAMtaNa vargo, sIvaNa ane saMgIta vargo, hirajana sevA, Arogya cikitsA-vagere jAtajAtanAM kAmo karyAM, temAM racyAM pacyAM rahyAM, tema chatAM potAnI jAta mATe anAsakti keLavI zakyAM. koI saMsthAno padabhAra na svIkAryo ane chatAM bApu sthApita Azramo, kasturabA TrasTa jevI rASTrIya saMsthAo sAtheno saMbaMdha eTalo ja jALavyo. 141 chellA chaeka mAsathI sevAgrAma AzramanA saMcAlaka rAmabhAujInA pratyeka patramAM Ave ke, mAtAjIkI tabiyata dinaba-dina bigaDatI jA rahI hai.' chevaTe e nirmaLa jyota bApunI virATa jyotamAM samAI gaI. Azrama sUno.....sUno......eka mahAna vatsala vaTavRkSanI chAyA kAyama mATe cAlI gaI! 25. nAnu...bhAI nahIM...nAnu...bA (tA. 7-oNgaSTa, 2000) veDachI AzramanI traNa vibhUtio : zrI jugatarAma dave, cImanabhAI bhaTTa ane nAnubhAI paTela. temAMnI A chellI hastIno 7mI oNgaSTanA roja asta thayo. jugatarAmabhAIe AzramI keLavaNInAM je umadA lakSaNo varNavyAM che, te saghaLAMnA mUrtimaMta jANe ke nAnubhAI. nAnubhAI eTale niyama pAlananA custa AgrahI. baMne vaDIlonI gera hAjarImAM sAMjasavAranI prArthanAonuM saMcAlana kare. rasoDuM to nAnubhAInuM. gokuLamAM kAkA jame, mahemAno koI hoya to te paNa temAM bhaLe. pUrNa sAtvika chatAM pUrNa AzramI bhojana tamane emanA rasoDAmAM maLe. nAnubhAI e ja chAtrAlayanA gRhapati, eka khUNAmAM paDelA TebalathI ane temAM kaMIka ne kaMI lakhatA, hisAba karatA, adhyayana karatA jaNAI Ave. potAnI pAse phAjala samaya hoya to vaNATazALAmAM koIne tANI pUravAmAM ke vaNATa zIkhavavAmAM madada karatA hoya kAM hiMdIno abhyAsa karatA hoya. AzramanI saphAI ane sughaDatAno eka staMbha eTale nAnubhAI. temanuM gokuLa eTaluM svaccha rahe. gauzALAmAM zivAkAkAe temane rasa keLavAvyo ane temaNe gopAlanazAstra AtmasAta karyuM. ekavaDo bAMdho chatAM pahADa jevA javAharane (sAMDha) e hAMka mAre to te rAMka thaI Ubho rahe. pachI gAyonI vAta ja zI karavI! AvI temanI gausevA ane gauprema! sthAnika nAnA bALakonI sAthe teo rAnIparaja caudharI bolImAM ja vAta kare ane e rIte bAlavADInA bALakono ane temanAM mAtAono prema saMpAdana karI le. nAnubhAIne koI divasa krodhI to zuM UMce sAde bolatA paNa sAMbhaLyA nathI. 'namratA'no je Adarza AzramavAsIomAM hovo joIe te temanA jIvanamAM, premamAM parivartita thaI rUMve rUMve pragaTato ane saune potAnA karI leto. Azrama prArthanAmAM roja sthitaprajJanAM lakSaNo gavAtAM, Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 pathapradarzaka tyAre nAnubhAInI mUrti amArI AgaLa sthitaprajJajananAM darzana hatAM. ApaNA yuvAnoe e samajavuM joIe ke AtmasanmAna karAvI jatI. e bahu moTo zabda che-gahana zabda che ane agharI prakriyA che. koI paNa bALakane vidyArthIne ochuM Ave, koIne Thapako bahu ochA loko tene prApta karI zake che. paraMtu je tene meLave Apyo hoya, kaMI nukasAna thayuM hoya, gherathI azubha samAcAra che tenuM vyaktitva ati prabhAvazALI banI jAya che. AvyA hoya, kaTANe bhUkha lAgI hoya tyAre saune A nAnubA 27. kapilAbahena zAha AzvAsana rUpa thaI paDe. joyAM che-bhaktanAM lakSaNomAM-"saMsArathI aLago rahe, 26. uSAbahena mahetA : virala vibhUti mana mArI pAsa-nI jema chellAM keTalAka samayathI temanuM citta| (tA. 11-8-2000) mana prabhubhaktimAM ja ramamANa hatuM. eTale vrajanI bhUmi pokAratI haze-tyAMnI vrajareNumAM temano sthULa deha bhagavAna nakhazikha gAMdhIvAdI ane bhArata choDo caLavaLamAM caraNe zaraNa pAmyo. bhUrgabhamAM rahIne AkAzavANI reDiyo calAvanAra tema ja potAnA jIvananA AThamA dAyakAmAM balka jIvananI chellI kSaNa sudhI nAnubhAInI bhakti joDI khaMDita thaI, A uMmare temanI navayauvanAne chAje tevo taravarATa ane navIna vicArone kasoTI AvI, have to teone kapilAbahenano AtmA ja hiMmata AtmasAta karavAnI jijJAsAvRtti rAkhanAra DaoN. uSAbahena ApI doraze. mahetAnuM agiyAramI tArIkhe sAva ja acAnaka avasAna thatAM kapilAbahena ane nAnubhAI amArA nikaTanAM AzramagAMdhIvAdI vartuLomAM jANe ke eka zUnyAvakAza sarjAI gayo! sAthI, ame gRhastha chatAM AzramavAsI. maNibA (nANAvaTI) DaoN. uSAbahena mahetAnA cha dAyakA jeTalA dIrgha vize meM temane lakhavA sUcavyuM to sarasa saMsmaraNo lakhI mokalyAM. samAjakalyANakArI, sArvajanika jIvana daramyAna nagara jIvana AvAM kALajI vALAM. ane rASTra jIvanane emanuM pradAna kevaLa ullekhanIya ja nahIM kapilAbahenanA jatAM priya nAnubhAI ane temanA prazaMsanIya bake anukaraNIya rahyuM che. uttama vidyArthI, premALa parivArajano Aje to rAMka thayA che, paNa temanI dhanya jIvanaprAdhyApaka, muMbaI yunivarsiTinA rAjyazAstra vibhAganAM vaDAM, yAtrA ane evI ja dhanya maraNayAtrAthI AnaMdita paNa rahyAM che. eziyA, AphrikAnA vidyArthIo mATenI inTaranezanala TuDanTsa AvuM mota to koI prabhupremIne ja hoya! jayazrI kaSNa! hosTelanA mAnad rekTara vagere pratyeka javAbadArI uSAbahene 28. zrI naTubhAI Thakkara (yAtrika) niSThApUrvaka tema ja saphaLatApUrvaka pAra pADelI. | zrI naTubhAI saMdeza'nI temanI kaTArathI jANItA hatA. grAma vikAsa ane gAMdhI vicAranA viSayane muMbaI temaNe nAma paNa potAnI prakRti pramANe "lImaDAmAM eka DALa yunivarsiTImAM snAtakottara abhyAsakramano darajjo samagra mIThI' rAkhyuM hatuM. saMsAramAM badhe gaMdavADa che paNa tenI sAthe mahArASTra rAjyamAM prathamavAra prApta karAvavAnuM temaja maNibhavana svaccha karanAra gaMgA paNa che. teo samAjamAMthI vividha prasaMgo gAMdhI saMgrahAlayane sadgata prA. gopALa rANe, Alubahena dastUra zodhI mAnavatAne jhaLakAvatA, camakAvatA. temanAM moTA bhAganAM ane uSAbahenanA prayAsa sivAya zakya banata nahIM. pAtro taddana sAmAnya kakSAnAM, tema chatAM AMtaratejathI chalakatAM muMbaInI skUlo ane kolejomAM sAdagI ane namratAnI hatAM. e temanAM pragaTa thayela pustako uparathI joI zakAya che. to mizAla hatAM. madhara TeresA jeTalAM ja karuNAmaya ane temAMthI ja zrI naTubhAI Thakkara phAunDezananI sthApanA karI, vidyA, dharmabhIru hatAM. daDha nizcayI, nIDara ane potAnI mAnyatAmAM kalA ane sAmAjika kSetre-ramatagamata, samAjasevA, strIsevAne aDaga hovA chatAM navIna vicArone samajapUrvaka mAnyatA nimitta banAvI temanA phAunDezana mAraphate puraskAratA. e rIte ApavAvALAM ane navI peDhInA yuvAno sAthe tAlamela jALavI temanA phAunDezananA prAraMbhanA varSamAM (1993) jIvanasmRti zakanArAM hatAM. temanuM mukhya dhyeya hatuM navI peDhImAM mAnavIya svA. maMdiranI viziSTa pravRttio mATe nAmadAra rAjyapAlazrIne mUlyo prasthApita karavAnuM. teo haMmezAM ApaNA yuvAnomAM satya, haste saMskAra evorDa apAyela. tyArathI baMne saMsthAo AtmasanmAna ane mAnavatA pratye zraddhA pragaTe tevuM mAnatA rahyAM ekabIjAne samajavA pUro prayatna karatI. jAnyuArI mAsamAM Jain Education Intemational Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo temane haste jIvanasmRtinuM eka prakAzana yAda Ave che mane' pustakanuM vimocana amadAvAdanA jalArAma maMdira khAte yojAyuM hatuM. be eka vakhata teo pote paNa amAre tyAM AvIne pustaka prasAdI ApI gayela. naTubhAI bahu sArA zikSaka, AcArya ane abhyAsu nAgarika hatA. tethI temaNe moTI uMmaranA vayasko mATe potAnA vatana magoDImAM Azrama jevuM banAvyuM hatuM. svAmI saccidAnaMdajInI nizrAmAM 11mI ogaSTe eka zraddhAMjali sabhAnuM Ayojana rakhAyela tyAre temanA sahasAthIoe je zraddhAMjali ApI temAM temane sarvano mitra, madadagAra ane premabhUkhyo mAnavI tarIke varNavyA hatA. temanA phAunDezananA uttarAdhikArIo temanI lImaDAnI mIThAza samAjamAM maheMkAvatA raheze evI jarUra AzA rAkhI zakAya. 29. anubahena Thakkara (avasAna : 13-12-2001) gujarAtamAM adanAmAM adanI prajAmAM ekarUpa ane eka prANa thaI, jemaNe potAnI sAdhanAno maMtra pIDitanAM du:kha nivAravAne" banAvyo, evAM anubahena, jemaNe emane pratyakSa sevAkArya karatAM joyAM-temaNe gujarAtanAM 'madhara TeresA'thI navAjyAM. ghara AMgaNe, gujarAta ane dezavideze jemanI kIrti patAkAo sevAnA bhUSaNarUpa sanmAna, evorDothI satkAryAM ane jIvananA chellA zvAsa sudhI gujarAtane kensaramukta karavAnI ucca bhAvanA sevatAM sevatAM je 13mI Disembare brahmalokavAsI thayAM tevAM anubahenane kayA zabdomAM zraddhAMjali ApIzuM? haju to be mAsa pahelAM ja maLelA temanA chellA patramAM temaNe potAnI AzA A pramANe vyakta karI che : 'kensara mukta samAja e mAruM svapna che.' vaDodarAthI trIseka kilomITara dUra goraja gAmanI sImamAM, deva nadInA pavitra kAMThe temaNe 1978mAM muni sevA AzramanI sthApanA karI. A pahelAM 1958 thI 1976 sudhI sANaMdanA 'RSi bAlamaMdira'mAM pAchAmAM pAchAM, nIcAmAM nIcAM bhaMgI bALakonI, svAmI jJAnacaMdrajInI chAyAmAM mAtRbhAve sevA karI. temanAM dila-darda anubhavatAM emaNe anubhavyuM ke A dezamAM rAmakRSNa mizananI paraMparAnAM saMpUrNa tyAgI-sAdhu-sAdhvIo jeTalAM maLaze, temanI sevAo ochI ja paDavAnI che. sANaMdamAM 1965mAM temaNe bhAgavatI dIkSA grahaNa karI. brahmanI caryA arthe 143 jIvana jAhera karyuM ane jIvanasamarpitatAnA pratIka tarIke bhagavI kaMthA dhAraNa karI. tema chAM ya emaNe bIjA sAdhuo nAma badale che tema nAma na badalyuM. potAnuM mULa nAma-anasUyA-asUyAkoInA pratye dveSa, matsara ke irSyA nahIM. paNa lokahaiye anubahena caDeluM te ja nAme jIvanano saghaLo vyavahAra calAvyo. chellA be varSa para temaNe maMdabuddhinI bALAo ane bALakono prazna lIdhelo. eno kaMIka ukela Avyo. temaNe muni sevA AzramamAM je-je pravRttio upADI te badhI bhagava5rAyaNa hatI tethI pratyekanI pAchaLa maMdira zabda joDI potAnI samarpaNatAne saheja paNa visaravA na detAM. bAlamaMdira, kumAra maMdira, gosevA maMdira vagere. tema jyAre kensaranI moTI ispitAlanI bAtha bhIDI tyAre tene nAma ApyuM 'kailAsa kensara haoNspiTala". temaNe joyuM ke ApaNA bhArata dezamAM dara varSe kensaranA sAta lAkha navA dardIo noMdhAya che. A gatie jo roga AgaLa vadhaze to thoDA varSomAM bamaNI saMkhyA thaI jaze. ene koI paNa hisAbe nAthavo ja joIe. gujarAtamAM, temanA AzramamAM kailAsa kensaranI moTAmAM moTI ispitAla banI rahe jyAM sAmAnya mANasa paNa sAravAra laI zake evI emanI jhaMkhanA hatI. A jhaMkhanA laIne teo dAnanI jhoLI laI deza-videza pharyAM! paNa kensaranA krUra paMjAmAMthI pote paNa chaTakI zakyAM nahIM. AvI brahmavAdinI bhaginIne-jJAna ane sevArUpI bhaktinAM be phUlathI ja zraddhAMjali ApI zakAya. teo jIvanasmRti parivAramAM AjIvana sabhya hatAM. amArAM vatsala bhaginI hatAM. temanA javAthI samagra gujarAta ja nahIM,* samagra mAnavajAta rAMka banI che. 30. puruSottama gaNeza mAvaLaMkara (deha vilaya : 14 mArca, 2002) jAnyuArI mAsanA aMkamAM prAsaMgika noMdhamAM-zrI mAvaLaMkarano vidyA vaibhava'-ame ApI cUkyA chIe. temanI dinacaryA vize paNa lakhyuM hatuM-savAranA sAta vAgyAthI prAraMbhAtI A gaNezaputranI dinacaryA viSNusahasra ane gItAmAMthI joma meLavI, cittanuM UdhdhikaraNa karI pUrI kare che. AvI dinacaryAno chello aMta 14mI mArcane guruvAre sUryanA astAcala sAthe ja Avyo! Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 pathapradarzaka deharUpI puruSa ogaLI gayo-AtmA puruSottama amara kevaLa jIvanaskRtine najara samakSa rAkhIe to paNa be DajhanathI banyo! adhika temanAM smRticitro tAjAM thAya che. pratyeka aMka vAMcyA pachI mAvaLaMkara eTale svadeza vatsala vizva nAgarika. temanA pratibhAva ke patra, jI. smRtinA pustakano rinyU kyAMka vAMcyo hoya jIvanamAM vizvanAgarikatvanA adbhuta ane anokhA guNo temaNe to mokale, amArA prakAzanomAM pUruM mArgadarzana ApI dore, keLavI jANyA hatA. bhAratIya saMskRtinuM samanvayAtmaka dUdha maLavAno vakhata na hoya, veLA-kaveLA joyA sivAya-temanI pacAvI teo sAmpradAyika pAMjarAmAMthI sAva mukta thayA hatA. mulAkAta mATe amane abAdhita gaNatA. koI kAryakrama goThavIe teo jeTalA gAMdhI-vinobA, jJAnezvara ke sAnegurujIne potAnI to hoMze svIkArI zobhAve. ociMtA maLavA jaIe to samayanI pratyeka kriyAmAM sAkSIrUpa rAkhatA tema lokazAhInAM mUlyomAM kheMca hovA chatAM AvakAre, AvakAre, eTaluM ja nahIM, sukhaDI ke pAdhimAtya vidvAno raskina, ane heralDa lAskI jevAnA gurusama koI miSTa padArthathI prasanna kare. amArA jevA nAnA sevakonI lekhI, lekhinI calAvatA! sevAne biradAve. temane puruSottama banAvanAra to temaNe pote eka bhaktanI adAthI keLavelAM jJAna, abhyAsa ne ati vinamratA. namra uttama vicArone teo cAre dizAethI AvakAratA! ane bhAve viveka ane vinayabharyA vartAvathI sahaja jyAre khUlI jAya tethI temaNe pacAvelA, poSelA vicAro mATe "IdirA zAsane tyAre temAM 'Atmavat sarva bhUteSunA mahAna AdarzamaMtra sivAya lAdela kaTokaTI vakhatanAM temanAM pArlAmenTamAM karela pravacano NO bIjuM zuM dekhAya! aneka vidvAno, jJAnIone maLavavAnI taka SIR-aMgrejI, hiMdI, marAThI, gujarAtI cAreya bhASAmAM graMthastha maLI che, maLatI hoya che.maLatI hoya che. paNa vivekabharyA rUpe pragaTa pAmyAM che te temanA vIratva ane rASTrIya gauravanA vartanamAM to e ja amAre mATe vivekacUDAmaNi hatA! jossArUpa puruSottamane pragaTa kare che. lokazAhInAM mUlyonI jALavaNI mATe teo sadA jhajhUmyA. pote saMskRta, aMgrejI, marAThI, hiMdI ane gujarAtI AjanA pakSIya, bhraSTa ane vAmaNA netAo taraphathI lokonAM mana bhASA upara asAdhAraNa prabhutva dharAvatA. tema chatAM gurjaraputra, sadA aLagAM thatAM jAya che tyAre AvA vivekI ane mUlyone ane gujarAtI bhASAne mahattva ApavAnI dRSTie pArlAmenTamAM sAcavanAra puruSanuM puNya smaraNa visarI zakAtuM nathI. gujarAtI bhASAmAM pravacana karanAra prathama A-puruSottama hatA! puruSottamabhAI! tame puNyaloka! tame ja eka dRSTAMtarUpa temanI mAtR-pitR bhakti ajoDa ane AdaraNIya hatI. puNyazloka banI rahyA! potAnA pitA dAdAsAhebanI jema teo paNa aneka zaikSaNika, rAjadvArI, sAmAjika, sAhityika, akhabArI ke gAMdhI praNita 31. prayogavIra aMbubhAI zAha racanAtmaka sevAkSetre potAnI bahuvidha sevAo ApI cUkyA che! (tA. 24-12-2002) e rIte pitAnA "sevA kuTira'no vAraso chellA zvAsa sudhI zrI aMbubhAI zAha, jeo potAne haMmezAM "gaMdI dIpAvyo. AzramavALA"thI oLakhAvatA teo ApaNI vaccethI tA. 24pitRtarpaNa prasaMge kevaLa pitA, dAdAsAheba ja nahIM, paNa 12-2002ne maMgaLavAre A duniyA choDI gayA! temanA samavayasya, sAthIdArone pitAtulya gaNI, jAhera aMbubhAI eTale munizrI saMtabAlajInA dharma dRSTie pratibhAvaMta 45 jeTalI vyaktione "mArA pitA' graMthamAM samAvI samAjaracanAnA bhAla naLakAMThA kSetramAM aDadhI sadIthI kALanA laI, dAdAsAhebanI jAhera jIvananI, kuTuMba vatsalatAnI paTa para pagalAM pADI janAra yazovala prayogavIra! vaDavAIone AgaLa vadhavAmAM phALo Apyo, ene dIpAvI! | munizrIno prayoga eTale samAjamAM dharmanuM, nItinuM vyApaka prakAzana kSetre "saMniSTha prakAzane gujarAtI sAhityamAM Adhipatya. je dharma jIvanamAM, vyavahAramAM AcarI zakAto nathI temanI mUlyavattA mATe magarUrI dharAve tevAM prakAzano bahena te dharma nathI, paNa dharmanI chAyA che. sAco dharma mAnavane jIvanamAM pUrNimAbahenanI madadathI karatA rahyA. dharmAcaraNa dvArA jIvI batAvavAno mArga cIMdhe che. AvA AvAM keTalAMka dIpaka-dIvaDAM dRSTAMto AjanA malina. prayogamAM teo munizrInA saMgha-sAthI banyA. DahoLAyela, pradUSita vAtAvaraNamAM teo taratA mUkatA gayA che! munizrI dharmanA pracAraka hatA. dharmapracAra eTale dharmane Jain Education Intemational Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 145 jIvavo. potAnA jIvanakramathI jeTalI asara sAmAnI upara paDe prayoga kSetramAM munizrInI kalpanA pramANeno koI Adarza teTalI pADavI, kevaLa sthULa dharma pracAra karIne nahIM. dharmanI kAyA | gAmano namUno Ubho karavA temanA manamAM gaDamathala cAlyA vadhAravAmAM teo mAnatA nahIM, dharmamaya jIvana gALIne dharmanA karatI hatI. viramagAma tAlukAnA ukaraDI gAme evo sahakAra AtmAnuM teja phelAvatA sAcA, zAzvatI dharmapremI hatA. ApavAnI khAtarI batAvatA tyAM zrIgaNeza maMDAyA. AvA dharmajIvI sAthIomAM temane choTubhAI mahetA, pradeza ane pradeza bahAra aneka sthaLe anyAyano sAmano maNibhAI paTela, gulAmarasUla kurezI, navalabhAI zAha maLyA loka saMgaThana ahiMsaka pratikAra ane prArthanA tathA upavAsa dvArA tema aMbubhAI zAha paNa maLyA. lokone tAlIma ApI AvA keTalAya zuddhi prayogonuM saMcAlana aMbubhAIe Avo vyavahAru dharma pALI potAnA jIvananI - 40 gosAnA jatananI karyuM ane emAMthI pragaTa thayela anubhavonuM navanIta, "zuddhi sukha-samRddhi ane siddhi-munizrInA prayogane saphaLa karavAmAM prayoganAM saphaLa citro" samAja sAme mUkI anyAyane sahana na arpaNa karI hatI. karavAnI eka anokhI rIte samAja AgaLa mUkI. munizrInA prayoganAM pAtro hatAM gAmaDAM. gAmaDAMmAM vasatAM potAnA jIvananI vasaMta ane pAnakhara jeNe eka ja dhyeye, pachAta gaNAtA zramajIvI, utpAdana karato kheDUta varga ane AkhA eka ja maMtra ane eka ja sthAne pUrI karI te zuM jevuM tevuM tapa kuTuMbane poSatI zIlavaMtI samAjanI dharIrUpa strI jAti. A traNe che? emanuM rikta sthAna emanA jevA ja koI tapasvInI rAha varganI sthiti samAjamAM pIDaka ane pIDita jevI hatI. joI raheze. e sthAnanI garimA ane pavitratA kalaMkita ke kaluSita na thAya e jovAnI saMtabAla parivAranI pharaja AvI temane mAnabharyuM ane gauravavaMtu sthAna ApavA paDI che. mahArAjazrIe grAmasaMgaThana ane kheDUta maMDaLanA kAryakramo ApyA. AvA saMgaThananA kAryakramamAM aMbubhAIe netRtva jhIlyuM 32. zrI viThThalabhAI 5. paTela ane teo tathA javArajanA phalajIbhAI DAbhI pramukha-maMtrI banI (tA. 13-10-2002) bhAlanAM gAmegAma pharI vaLI 200 uparAMtanAM gAmomAM kheDUta vaDodarAmAM saMskAra parivAra Ubho karI tenI kaMkAvaTIthI maMDaLa ane grAma saMgaThanano kAryakrama Apyo. A eka prakAranuM anekane satkAryo mATe evorDa ApI pAMkhanAra saMskAra dIpaka grAmarAjayanuM paheluM pagathiyuM hatuM. temAM sapta svAvalaMbanano bujhAyo che. Aje paNa teNe aneka nAnAM koDiyAM prajvalita karI kAryakrama pAchaLathI umerAtAM pUrNa grAmasvarAjayanuM citra udbhavyuM. pragaTAvyAM che. jIvanaskRtinA prAraMbhathI ja teo enA cAhaka A saMdezAnA prathama khepiyA banyA aMbubhAI: hatA. jIvanasmRti svAdhyAya maMdira mAraphate temanAM cAra prakAzano prajAmAM otaprota thayA sivAya, samarasa thayA sivAya pragaTa thayela. temAM chelle temanAM patnI zAMtAbahena ane potAnA AvuM kArya banatuM nathI, temAM prajAno vizvAsa keLavavAno hoya dehadAna aMge ame 'tAre caraNe dharuM dhUpa dehanAM' pragaTa karela. che. A vizvAsanI vela phelAvavA temaNe aneka vakhata bhAlanAM temAM temanI pragaTa ane apragaTa saghaLI manobhAvanAo vyakta gAmaDAMnI padayAtrA karI. na joyAM tApa-TADha ke varasAda! enuM thayelI. dIpanirvANa-nirvAta-thayA pachI tenI mezane koI pakaDatuM phaLa paNa prajAne dekhAyuM. bhAla naLakAMThA prayoge saMta vinobAnI nathI, tema temanA saMskArI jIvanane ja ApaNe to yAda karIzuM. bhUdAna caLavaLamAM pradezamAMthI pAMca lAkha ekara jamIna svAtaMtrya senAnI meLavavAno saMkalpa karelo. A saMkalpa AkhA gujarAtamAM sauthI prathama pUro karanAra A saMdha hato, ane saMgha eTale enA 33. kusumabahena dhIrubhAI desAI niSThAvAna sevako. | (avasAna : tA. 3-2-1998) pradezamAM khAdI grAmodyoga, UnI kAma, ITa pADavAnuM kAma sva. kusumabahena eTale sarvamitra ane ajAtazatru ane bIjA khetI sAthenA grAmodyoganA vikAsa mATe rANapuramAM gujarAta vidyApIThanA bhUtapUrva kulanAyaka dhIrubhAI desAInAM patnI UbhI thayela saMsthAmAM varSo sudhI pramukha tarIke rahI tene khIlavI ane azokabhAI tathA uSAbahenanAM mAtA. patinI sAthe batAvI. jIvanabhara jemaNe AjhAdInAM saMgrAmamAM ane tyAra bAda bhArata Jain Education Intemational Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 utthAnanA navasarjanamAM gujarAtamAMnAM keTalAMka agraNI parivAromAM teo agrakrame hatAM. agAsa temanI karmabhUmi rahI. temanAM baMne saMtAno rASTrIya keLavaNImAM ja UcharyAM hatAM...... 34. pravINalatAbahena hariprasAda zodhana (avasAna : 4 thI mArca, 1998) keTalIka vyaktio vize kahevAya che ke-mAyA lagADIne cAlyAM gayAM.' mAtRvAtsalyathI bharyAbharyAM, kauTuMbika rIte vatsala mAyALu ane samAja mATe sadA paragaju evAM pravINalatAbahena, zodhana parivAranA ujjvaLa vArasAne potAnI jAherapravRttithI zobhAvI A mArca mAsamAM hirane vahAlAM thayAM che. jemanAM saMsmaraNo ane anubhavo sAMbhaLavAM game, jemanI premachAyA nIce poSAvuM ane pAMgaravuM game, ane jemanuM Atithya sadA yAda rahI jAya tevAM pravINalatAbahena vikAsagRha, jyotisaMgha, maNibahena mAtRgRha jevI strI saMsthAomAM agraNI rahI tenA khIlavavAmAM sahayoga Apyo. e emanuM moTuM yogadAna gaNAya. paMdareka varSa pahelAM temaNe lakhelA hastalikhita Atmacaritra snehImitra bhAIdAsa (bAlagoviMda pra.) parIkhe amane vAMcavA mokalela, eka samAjasevaka tarIke tyArathI temano nAto joDAyela. zrImaMta gharanAM baheno, koI koI anAtha-saMtAna ke dIkarIne dattaka le che, pravINalattAbahena vikAsagRhanI saghaLI bALAonAM 'mA' banyAM. temane kendramAM rAkhIne bALAone rasoI AvaDe mATe 'rojanI rasoI' nAme suMdara pustaka lakhyuM ane emanA lagna mATe 'mAMgalya phaMDa' UbhuM karyuM. 35. krAMtivIra aMbAlAla gAMdhI (tA. 5-5-97) 15, ogaSTa, 1995e ame sAdhaka-sevaka (coraMdAnA krAMtivIra) aMbAlAla gAMdhI vize jIvanasmRti taraphathI eka pustikA pragaTa karI hatI. merA sara jAve to jAve, para AjhAdI ghara Ave, merI jAna phanA ho jAve, para AjhAdI ghara Ave. 1942nI AkharI laDatamAM uparano maMtra jemaNe caritArtha karI batAvyo tevA svAtaMtryavIromAM aMbAlAla gAMdhI mokharAnA che. karajaNathI zinora sudhInA pATA (miliTarInA Agamana kAraNe) A krAMtivIroe ukhADI nAkhyA. coraMdA sTezana pathapradarzaka saLagAvyuM. miliTarIe AsapAsanAM 14 gAmomAM kALo kera vartAvyo. aMbAlAla gAMdhIne 12 varSanI sakhata kedanI sajA ane 15 hajArano daMDa. daMDa na bharatAM ghara-bAra japtImAM gayAM. kuTuMba pAyamAla thayuM paNa A ekalavIra na DagyA. sarakAra sAthe samAdhAna thatAM jelavAsathI mukta banI harijana sevA, sahakArI pravRtti, chAtrasevA jevAM kAmo zarU karyAM. teo potAnA karajaNa tAlukAnA mobhI hatA. gAMdhIne pagale mAnavasevA zarU karI. jelamAMthI chUTayA pachI temanuM mana parivartana thayuM. teo prabhupremI banyA. saMtapunitanA moTI korala AzramanA menejiMga TrasTI thayA, narmadA parikammAe AvatA seMkaDo bhAvikajanone teo bhakti ane bhojana karAvatA. nazvara rAjAonA rAjyanI ANathI vaLagA rahI ekamAtra rAjA raNachoDanuM akhaMDa nAma smaraNa karatAM rahI tA. 5mI menA divase temaNe A nazvara dehano tyAga karyo. je relave sTezana 42nI laDatamAM emane hAthe nAza pAmyuM te coraMdA jaMkzana upara te vakhatanA gujarAtanA mukhyamaMtrIe umaLakAthI svAgata karI temanA nAmanuM pATiyuM mUkyuM. (AvAM dRSTAMto virala ja che.) 36. zrI vijyAbahena AcArya (eka ajJAta bAlasevikA ane kuTuMbavatsala mAtA) (svargavAsa : 30-3-1979) goMDala rAjyanA nAnAzA gAmaDA nagarapIpaLiyAmAM janmelI grAma-nArImAM A adbhuta bhAvanA kevI rIte janmI tenI eka ramya kathA che. paraMtu ahIM to huM kevaLa tenI sAmAjika bhAvanAno ja Acho paricaya karAvIza. mArI mAne amArA 'bAlamaMdire' vikasAvI. goMDala zaheramAM amAruM ghara 'bAlamaMdira'thI oLakhAtuM. 'ghara' e 'bAlamaMdira' ane 'bAlamaMdira' e dhara' e paryAya thaI gayo hato. amArA gharano koI evo oraDo khAnagI nahIM ke jyAM bALakone pravezavAnI baMdhI hoya. ane tethI ja amAruM ghara kyAreya bALako mATe baMdhanarUpa banatuM nahIM. kAraNa ke e bALako mATe sAce ja temanuM bIjuM ghara hatuM. amArA nAnakaDA gharamAM svarAjyanI jAtajAtanI pravRttio zarU thaI. bAlamaMdira to hatuM ja temAM pUNI banAvavAnuM, pIMjavAnuM, kAMtavAnuM, reMTiyA pravRtti, harijana pravRtti Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 pratibhAo vagere umerAtI gaI. gAMdhIjIe "harijanabaMdhu' mAM je kahyuM hoya 37. gopIhRdayA rehAnAbahena te karavAnI mArA bApujIne bhAre hoMza. temanA prayogamAM prathama (noMdha : rehAnAbahena taiyabajI eTale ApaNA vartamAnabhAgIdArI mArI bAnI hoya. kALanAM eka anokhAM kRSNabhakta, sUphI saMta, rASTrapitA gAMdhIjInI te khAdI to paheratI ja, paNa kevaLa khAdI nahIM, tenA Azrama praNAlikAne varelAM ane mahAna dezabhakta, abbAsa potAnA hAthe kAMtelI khAdIno teNe varSo sudhI Agraha rAkhyo taiyabajInAM dIkarI.), hato. eka taraphathI teNe khAdI apanAvI ane bIjI taraphathI hamaNAM rehAnAbahenanI janma zatAbdI cAlI rahI che, ghareNAno saMpUrNa tyAga karyo. saubhAgya zRMgAramAM te haMmezAM korA tyAre emanuM puNya smaraNa vAraMvAra tAjuM thAya che. kaMkuno cAMdalo ane hAthamAM lAla cUDalI paheratI. kAkAsAhebanA nivAsamAM kAkAsAhebanI sAmenA ja eka dezI rAjyamAM potAnA gharane (ApaNe game teTalI kamarAmAM rehAnAbahena rahetAM hatAM. kAkAsAheba jyAre kaMI lakhavA jAhera saMsthA mAnIe chatAM strIne mana enuM ghara-e ghara ja hoya karavAnuM kare tyAre huM phAjala beTho houM tyAre emaNe sUcavyuM ke, che.) svarAjyanI pravRttionuM jAhera kendra banAvatAM je lIlIsUkI tame rehAnA pAse paNa beso, ane enI vAto sAMbhaLo! teNe anubhavI che, je keTalIya rAto ekalavAyI ciMtAmAM teNe mane navAI lAgatI ke rehAnAbahenane tyAM paNa deza gALI che temAM ame sAkSI chIe. chatAM vijyAbahena na DaryA, videzanA eTalA ja mANaso maLavA AvatA. khAsa karIne Araba na pravRttiothI bhAgyAM. kAraNa ke temaNe bAlapravRttine potAnA dezanA haze. mane vAraMvAra pUche ke gujarAtamAM zikSaNa kevuM cAle jIvananI sAdhanAnA sAdhana tarIke svIkArI hatI, ane potAnI che? kanyAone bhaNavAnI suvidhA kevI che? ane pachI potAnAM je kaMI alpazakti hatI tenAthI temaNe potAnuM sthAna mApI lIdhuM saMsmaraNa tAjAM kare. hatuM. e jamAnAmAM vaDodarA zaheramAM muslima kanyAo mATe gAMdhIjInI pravRttiomAM prabhAta pherI, saraghara eka paNa zALA nahotI. sana 1894nI vAta che. mahArAjA kADhavAM, sabhAo bharavI, pachI?....pachI.....lAThIcArja ane sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa yuropanA pravAse gayA tyAre sAthIdAra jelavAsa...... tarIke abbAsa sAheba to kharA ja, paNa mahArANIzrIne sahavAsa 1942nA AMdolanamAM jyAre laDatanAM ugra maMDANa maLe te mATe aminAbegama (rehAnAbahenanAM ammAjAna)ne paNa maMDANAM tyArano mArAM bA-bApujIno eka prasaMga yAda Ave che. sAthe laI gayA hatA. koNa jelamAM jAya? tyAre huM ne mAro bhAI ame be bhAIbahena | gAyakavADa sarakAre potAnA rAjyamAM maphata ane pAMca-sAta varSanA hoIzuM. bA kahe huM jAuM "bApujI kahe huM pharajiyAta keLavaNInI zarUAta karelI, paNa temAM muslima bALako jAuM.' baMnee potapotAnI javAbadArI vicArI, chevaTe bAnuM bahu ochA AvatA. pachI kanyAonuM to pUchavuM ja zuM? eTale pallu namyuM. amArI bA jelamAM gaI. ane ame chatI mATe eka take aminAbegame mahArAjA sAhebane kahyuM ke, ApaNe tyAM namAyAM, nava nava mAsa sudhI namAyAM rahyAM. aThavADiye nakkI keLavaNI upara Apa ATalo badho bhAra mUko cho to pachI karela divase banIThanIne koI meLAmAM ke devadarzane jatAM hoIe muslima kanyAonI keLavaNI aMge kema kaMI vicAratA nathI? e adAthI ame amArI bAne rAjakoTa ejansI jelamAM maLavA A prazna mahArAjAne vicAra karatA karI mUkyA. jatAM. paNa eno amane raMja ke duHkha nathI. paraMtu amane garva tAtkAlika to kaMI javAba na ApI zakyA, paNa vaDodarA AvIne che ke A svarAjyanI imAratamAM je seMkaDo ajJAta temaNe sauthI prathama muslima kanyAzALA zarU karI. naranArIoe balidAna ApyAM che, te imAratanA pAyAmAM amArI mAM paNa eka ITa banIne te potAnuM smRticihna mUkI gaI ema kahevAya che ke rehAnAbahenanAM bAe kanyA keLavaNI che. pragatizIla goMDala rAjya AjhAdInA laDavaiyAomAM mATe jANe ke vrata lIdhuM hatuM. teo abbAsa sAhebane paNa vAraMvAra strIomAM eka dIkarIne mAtra A ekane ja mokalIne potAnuM protsAhita karyA kare. rahAnAbahenanuM moTA bhAganuM zikSaNa to ghare gaurava jALavyuM che. zikSako rokIne thatuM, paNa mAdhyamika kakSAmAM AvatAM abbAsa sAhebe temane chokarAonI hAIskUlamAM dAkhala karyA. Jain Education Intemational Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 rihAnAbahena eka mAtra chokarI! 700 vidyArthIonI hAIskUlamAM eka mAtra chokarI! AvI hatI abbAsa sAhebanI paNa hiMmata. emanAM bA vaDodarAnA kempathI roja gADImAM mogalavADamAM jAya. temanI sAthe temanA bhAI ane eka AyA paNa hoya. muslima lattAmAM AvIne-bAlamaMdiranI jema tyAMnI chokarIone bolAvI hAthapaga dhovA, mAthuM oLavuM, kaMIka gIta gAvAM, ramata gamata karAvatAM ane pachI to bALAonI mAtAo Ave tethI, bahenonuM ToLuM bheguM thaI jatuM. ane te badhAM silAI, bharatagUMthaNa, gIto vagere zIkhatAM. eka nyAyamUrtinAM patnI taddana sAmAnya vastImAM AvI badhAnI sAthe haLemaLe, ane emanI dIkarIone bhaNAvavA samajAve, emAM emanI koma pratyenI AtmIyatA karatAM savizeSapaNe keLavaNI ane rASTrIyatAnI paripUrNa bhAvanA hatI. teo rahetAM hatAM kempa vistAramAM paNa zaheramAM AveluM temanuM makAna temaNe kanyAonI zALA mATe ApI dIdhuM. rehAnAbahena kahetAM ke A rIte vaDodarAmAM mArA akhAjAnanI muslima strI keLavaNInI bhAvanA kaMIka aMze phaLI ane vaDodarAmAM sauthI pahelI UrdU kanyA zALA zarU thavAmAM temanAM ammAjAna nimitta banyAM. bIjI tarapha emanA abbAjAna paNa bALakone keLavavAmAM khUba rasa letA. teo sthAnika zALAnI mulAkAte jatA to badhI zista toDIne bALako emane gherI vaLatA tyAre abbAsasAheba koIne khabhe hAtha mUkatA to koIne pITha para dhabbo mAratA, kyAreka koIne gAle haLavI cUMTI khaNI letA kema kambakhto? zuM cAle che? rehAnAbahena kahe che, kambakhta emano khAsa zabdaprayoga hato. DAhyA banyA ke nahIM barAbara abhyAsa karo cho? ramavA jAo cho? zuM ramo cho? koNa jItyuM? zAbAza jevA zabdothI temane porasAvatA. bALakone ramavAnI te haMmezA preraNA ApatA. jAo, nAco, kUdo, khelo. pachI potAno anubhava varNavatAM kahe : jyAre huM vilAyata agiyAra varSanI uMmare bhaNavA gayo tyAre mAruM zarIra sAva sUkalakaDI hatuM. dUbaLo, pAtaLo, muDadAla TaTTu! paNa mane tyAM koNa beThe beThe beM beM karavA de tyAM koNa besavA de? kAna pakaDIne kheMcI lAve ane kahe, cAlo, ramavA cAlo. e vakhate to huM muDadAla jevo hato paNa pachI tAlIma laIne saradAra banI gayo! pathapradarzaka abbAsasAheba khelavIra ane jIvanavIra hatA zrI AvAM mAtApitAne tyAM 26 jAnyuArI, 1901nA roja amadAvAdamAM rehAnAbahenano janma thayo. bacapaNathI zarIrano bAMdho nabaLo eTale mAMdAM ne mAMdA rahe. koInI sAthe haLabhaLe nahIM. gharamAM ja paDyAM rahe! paNa emane mahAna mAtApitA maLyAM hatAM. eTale keLavaNI zuM che, saMskAra zuM che, sAmAjika vahevAra vartana kevAM hoya A badhuM potAnA saMtAnone vArasAgata maLyuM. abbAsa sAhebanA be mahAna Atmabhoga ane tyAgathI gujarAta jANItuM che. 1919mAM jaliyAMvAlA bAganA hatyAkAMDa aMge koMgrese je tapAsa samiti nImI temAM abbAsasAheba paNa eka sabhya hatA. e tapAsa daramiyAna emane evA hatyAcAro ane vitaka kathAo sAMbhaLavA maLI ke tyArapachI temaNe nakkI karI nAkhyuM ke have pachInI mArI jiMdagI dezanI sevA samarpaNatAmAM gALIza. dAMDIkUcano itihAsa to jANIto che ke, gAMdhIjIe dAMDI pahoMcyA pachI mIThAnA agaro upara dhADa pADI mIThAno kAyado toDavAnI yojanA mUkelI. paNa teo A kAma kare e pahelAM temanI dharapakaDa thaI. paraMtu e pahelAM teo goThavI gayela ke mArI dharapakaDa thAya to mArA pachI A satyAgrahanA senAnI abbAsasAheba raheze. emanI AgevAnI nIce dharAsaNAnA agaro upara jyAre lUMTa karavA TukaDI gaI tyAre te saune bahu mAra ane pachI jelanI sajA thaI. abbAsasAheba paNa temAMnA eka. rihAnAbahenanI tAlIma aMgrejI mizrita UrdUmAM thaI. mAtRbhASA gujarAtI paNa teo na pUrI gujarAtI jANe ke hiMdI. vaDodarAnA vAtAvaraNamAM marAThInuM calaNa hatuM. e badhuM dhIme dhIme emaNe zIkhI lIdhuM. temanA jIvanamAM sAta ATha varSanI vaye bahu moTo palaTo Ave che. teo hiMdu ke musalamAna ke isAI koInI vacce kazoya bheda jANatAM nahotAM. rehAnAbahenamAM saMgItanA saMskAra jANe janmajAta hatA. teo kahetAM ke emanA kuTuMbamAM janma pachInuM emanuM raDavuM paNa badhAMne saMgItamaya lAgeluM ane be varSanI uMmare to gIta, kavitA-saMgItamaya rIte gAtAM. gAMdhI bApune ghaNI vakhata bhajano saMbhaLAvatAM. AzramanI Jain Education Intemational tior Intermational For Private & Personal use only Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo prArthanAmAM gAtAM, gurudeva viThAkurane temano kaMTha ghaNo gamato. paraMtu teo kevaLa gAtAM eTaluM ja nahIM teo suMdara vAMsaLI vagADI jANatAM. vAMsaLImAM gIta gAtAM. teo jyAre vAMsaLI vagADe ke bhajana zarU kare tenI sAthe AMkho bIDAI aMtaramAM UMDAM UtarI jAya. kRSNamaya thaI jAya ane kRSNano phoTo sadA temanI pAse ja raheto. kurAnanI AyAto ane gItAnA zloka laI baMnenI tulanA sarakhApaNuM samajAve. Izvara judo che ja nahIM, gItAmAM bhagavAne jJAna, bhakti ane karmano mahimA samajAvyo che. rehAnAbahena bhakti mArganAM upAsaka hatAM. teo samajAvatAM ke zuddha jJAna ane zuddha bhaktino saMskAra jema jema ApaNAmAM khIlato jAya che tema tema dunyavI sthULa vAsanAo kharI jAya che ane niraMjana, nirAkAra prabhunuM darzana ApaNe karI zakIe chIe. A dezanA aneka saMtoe bhaktino mArga batAvyo tenuM paheluM pagaluM jIvana zuddhithI zarU thAya che. teo kahetAM ke 21 thI 30nA gALA daramiyAna temanA hRdayamAM kRSNabhakti sAthe rASTrabhaktinAM pUra paNa caDI AvatAM. deza gulAma che tethI tenI mukti mATe karI chUTavuM te prAsaMgika, paNa kRSNathI saheja paNa judA na paDavuM e to jANe ke jIvanavrata hatuM. samarpaNatA hatI. temanAmAM divase divase khIlato jato tIvra vairAgya temanA mAtApitAne paNa du:khI karI mUkato. keTalIya vakhata ugra carcA karatAM. temanA ammAjAna UMcI jAtanAM vastro, AbhUSaNo kharIdI lAvatAM te teo svIkAratAM nahIM tyAre temanAM ammAne khUba du:kha thatuM. ghareNAM choDyAM, kImatI vastro choDyAM, kevaLa khAdI, zuddha khAdI dhAraNa karI. mahArAjA sayAjIrAve temanA suvarNa mahotsava prasaMge rehAnAbahenane bolAvIne sUcavyuM : 'tame ane bIjI chokarIo maLIne eka sarasa kAryakrama banAvo.' emaNe A saharSa svIkArI lIdhuM. saMgIta, abhinaya, nATaka vagerenI pUrI taiyArI karI. teo kRSNa banyAM ane vinA vAMsaLIe kaMThanI halakathI baMsI vagADatAM hoya evuM gIta gAyuM. teoe avivAhita rahI kRSNamaya ane prasaMga paDye prajAnI sevAmAM rata rahI potAnuM AyakhuM pUruM karyuM ane zrIkRSNa zaraNam mama, zrIkRSNa zaraNam mama aMtaranAda sAthe tA. 17mI me, 1975nA dilhInA nivAsasthAne temano AtmA mAmeka zaraNaM vrajAno Adeza ApanAra zrIkRSNamAM lIna thaI gayo! 14 38. maNibAnA prabodhana ane puruSArthakALanI premalasmRti maNibA eTale niSkAma sevAno eka akhaMDa mahAyajJa. maNibA eTale sakriya sevAvratadhArI, chatAM pratibhAvaMta premamUrti! maNibA eTale zaherI jIvanamAM zvAsa letAM, chatAM bhAratanA pachAtamAM pachAta AdivAsI-vanavAsI-kAMThAvAsInA jIvanane, pratyeka zvasana sAthe AtmIya bhAve smaratAM karuNAmaya mAtA. teo pote muMbaInI AlizAna mahelAtamAM rahevA chatAM temanA hRdayanA pratyeka khUNe-koI dharamapurano AdivAsI ke DAMgano DAMgI ke orissAno uDiyA zvasato ja hoya! maNibA eTale sana 1905 thI 2000 sudhInA kALanA vizALa paTa upara potAnI amITa premapagalIo pADI janAra jIvanayAtrI. ATalI vizALa yAtrA daramiyAna seMkaDo sAthIo, koDIbaMdha rASTrIya saMsthAo ane vizALa parivAranA vaDalAne nAte, temane bhAge je ghaDataranI pharaja AvI, temAM satata sAvadha ane sajagapaNe temaNe bajAvelI pharajonI gAthAne to koI anubhavI jIvanamaramI caritra lekhanakAra ja nyAya ApI zake. temanA jIvanacaritra aMge temaja temanA gauravagraMtha aMge be-cAra prayatna thayelA, paraMtu te badhAne temaNe ja premathI zAMta pADI dIdhA hatA. jemanA parivAramAM svAmI AnaMda ane gokuLabhAI bhaTTa jevA bahuzruta vidvAno ane arthati jANatA hoya temane paNa protsAhana ApyuM nathI, tyAM amArA jevA sAmAnya sevakanuM zuM gajuM? bApunA avasAna pachInA viyoga duHkhathI ja A kathAno prAraMbha thAya che. bApunI bhasma visarjanano prasaMga hato. "sAta vAgye bahenoe bhasmanI pAlakhI upADI ane tenI pahelI vidhi bahenonA hAthathI thaI. amArA duHkhano aMta na hato chatAM bhagavAne soMpelA kAryamAM pAchA na paDavuM evI bApunI AziSa hatI.'' ane pachI pote ja raDatA hRdaye badhAMne hiMmata ane AzvAsana ApatAM rahe che. bApue jyAre vile-pAralAnA khAdI maMdira Azramano pAyo nAkhyo tyAre tenI pAchaLanA udgAro e maNibAnuM mukhya preraka baLa hatuM athavA to kaho ke bApue ciMdheluM mukhya kAma hatuM. bApu kahe che : Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 pathapradarzaka "strIsevA to strIsevikA utpanna thavAthI ja thavAnI che. ghANa bagaDe to hajAra mANasono divasa bagaDe. zakya hoya to strIoe sAthe rahetAM, kAma karatAM, ekabIjAnA svabhAva sahana tyAM potAnI jAte pIrase ane e nimitte tenA dilanI vAta kaDhAve. karatAM, svataMtrapaNe vicAra karatAM, teno daDhatApUrvaka amala karatAM maNibAnA guNasamUhonuM ciMtana A lakhatAM saheje smaraNa aneka muzkelIo veThatAM ja zIkhavuM paDaze." caDe che. temanuM jIvana vratastha paNa svabhAva sAva AnaMdI. eTale e jamAnAmAM bApue svarAja utsuka prajAne kaoNla game tevI muzkelIo vaccethI paNa potAno mArga kADhe che. Akho Apela ke, "jo tame mane eka lAkha reTiyA pharatA karI do to divasa tana ane manane kAmamAM parovAyelAM ja rAkhe che. savAranA huM tamane eka varSamAM svarAja apAvuM." sauthI pahelAM UThanAra bA, sUvAmAM sauthI chellAM. baporanA samaye reMTiyo e bApune mana AmaprajAnI AzAnuM pratIka hatuM. bIjA badhA ArAma kare kAM potAnI svaicchika pravRtti kare, paNa ApaNI prajA pAse je kaMI svataMtratA hatI, te reMTiyo khoIne - bA to bhaluM emanuM silAI mazIna ke reMTiyo. bapore ADo vAMso gumAvI hatI to reMTiyo jo sacetana thAya to prajA puruSArthI banI paNa na kare. Avo parizrama yajJa ane te paNa parahita kAje. zake. potAnuM svarAja pAchuM meLavI zake. koIpaNa prajAnuM cAritrya e ja temane aMtarathI tAjAM ane praphullita rAkhe che. pU. kevaLa bhASaNo ke sabhA-saraghasothI na ghaDAI zake. ene mATe ravizaMkara mahArAjano paNa Avo ja anubhava, temanA saMparkamAM to rASTranI prajAne jagADavA mATe koI nakkara racanAtmaka kAma je je AvyA haze, temaNe anubhavyo haze. dAdA kyAreya bapore karatI karavI joIe. ArAma na kare! A mahAguNe karIne teoe potAnA tana ane gAMdhIjIno A maMtra dezanA vicAraka varge jhIlyo; paNa mana pAsethI icchita kAmo lIdhAM che. sauthI vadhu amala karI batAvyo hoya to bahenoe. vile potAnA ja gharamAM-satyAgraha chAvaNI-nimaMtrI pAralAnuM "khAdI maMdIra" kevaLa mahilAo dvArA saMcAlita, eTale e to jAte vahorelI premapIDA hatI! temAM AnaMda hato, Aje varSothI cAle che. gAMdhIjIno maMtra temaNe barAbara jhIlyo rASTranA svarAja mATenI phanAgIrI hatI, tyAre saunA hoThe eka hato, e tenuM uttama udAharaNa che. ane tenI mAraphate Aja ja bola-"mAtanI hAkala paDI che.... sudhImAM seMkaDo bahenone pratyakSa-apratyakSa tAlIma maLatI rahI paNa svarAja AvyA pachI bAnA dIrghajIvananI tavArIkha che. tethI to maNibA hiMmatathI kahetAM- bole che ke 1967mAM temaNe bihAra duSkALa rAhatanuM kArya karyuM baTiyo mAruM pAThyapustaka che, ane khAdI maMdira mArI tyAMthI mAMDIne cheka 1997 sudhI koI ne koI prAMtamAM temanuM prayogazALA." rAhata kArya cAlu ja rahyuM che. pachI te gujarAtamAM rAdhanapuramAM maNibAnA jIvananuM bIjuM mahattvanuM pAsuM che temanuM hoya, DAMgamAM hoya, dharamapuramAM hoya, saurASTramAM hoya ke sUrata mAtRvAtsalya. mAtA jevo prema ane mitra jevuM sakhya. ene kAraNe relasaMkaTamAM hoya. A badhAM kAmomAM sauthI vadhu temanuM dila dravita teo seMkaDo nAnA moTA sAthIo pAsethI hoMze hoMze kAma letAM. thayuM hoya to orissAmAM. tyAMnI prajA azikSita ane garIba. mANasane pichAnavAnI eka cAvI ApaNA gulAbadAsa brokara kadAca ApaNA AkhA dezamAM orissAnI prajA sauthI vadhu Ape che : meM to mArA sudIrgha jIvanamAM A eka vastu anubhavI che. mANasane sAcesAco e kevo che te jANavuM hoya to tenA maNibA bApunuM svarAja darzana pUrepUruM pAmyAM hatAM. smitane pakaDavuM.......na maMca para, na vANImAM, na netAonI pahelI bApune mana to svarAja eTale garIbonuM rAja. svarAja AvyA paMktimAM pakaDAtAM maNibahena emanA smitathI pUrepUrAM pakaDAI pachI paNa e garIba AdivAsIonAM jIvana sukhI nahotAM jAya che. e joIne lAge ke A bahenane svArtha jevuM to kazuM dekhAtAM. prajA sAva nirdhana ane nirmAlya, paNa emAM prajA karatAM lAgatuM nathI." zAsakono vadhu doSa gaNI zakAya. kAraNa ke prajAmAM rahelI strInuM sAcuM svarUpa to "bhojyeSu mAtA" ja che. zaktiono vikAsa karavo e netAonuM kAma che. racanAtmaka dukALiyAo mATe hajAra be hajAranI rasoI thatI hoya. rasoI sevakonuM kAma che. maNibAnuM kArya bAhya rIte to rAhata ke saMkaTa thaI rahe tyAM sudhI dhumADo sahana karatAM tyAM ja UbhAM hoya. eka nivAraNanuM lAge, paNa eno aMtaramarma prajAnI zaktine Jain Education Intemational Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo jagADavAno hato. tethI ja teo aMbara reMTiyA-khAdInI pravRtti, taLAva khodAvatAM, nadInI nahero ke kUvAnI yojanAo paNa ApatAM jethI prajA puruSArtha karI, potAnI tAkAta pragaTa kare! maNibAno ATalo moTo tyAga ane sevA pAchaLa temano samagra nANAvaTI parivAra to kharo ja, paNa ethIya adhika upanagaranA nAgariko ane sevako paNa kharA! maNibAne muMbaInI prajAe lAkho rUpiyAnAM dAna ApI temanI jhoLI sadA akSaya rAkhI, to teo AvAM umadA kAmo karI zakyAM. tethI to teo jayAbahenane paNa kahI zake che ke, "porabaMdaranA mAholanA mohanathI mAMDIne gAMdhIjInI aMtimayAtrA sudhInI ghaTanAne teno mULa mAhola rAkhIne kalAtmaka rIte tenuM Ayojana karavAnuM zakya hoya to tame tyAMnA padAdhikArIone mAro saMdezo Apajo ke, evuM kaMI vicAre ane muMbaI Ave to eka karoDa rUpiyA UbhA karavAmAM muzkelI nahIM paDe." Avo temano prajA upara vizvAsa hato. vile-pAralAmAM naNavaTI parivAranI udAra sakhAvato : nANAvaTI haoNspiTala uparAMta zrI caMdulAla nANAvaTI vumansa insTiTayUTa ane garlsa hAIskUla ane maNibahena nANAvaTI vumansa kaoNleja cAle che, jyAM bAlamaMdirathI mAMDIne DigrI korsa sudhInI be hajArathI bahenonA zikSaNanI tAlIma apAya che. A maNibAnuM eka ciraMjIva smAraka che. AnuM saMcAlana zrI jagadIzabhAI ane maMdAbahena karI rahyAM che. 39. paramagaubhakta svAmI jJAnacaMdrajI svAmI jJAnacaMdrajI pUrvAzramanA nAnacaMdra athavA nAnacaMdabhAI. janmathI ja jANe zukadeva samA virakta hatA. temAM bhAgavata saptAhanI akhaMDa kRSNa lIlAmRta sAMbhaLI jIvanamAMthI badhA rasa UDI gayA. kevaLa jJAnamaya-bhaktirasa rahyo. jJAnano sAco dAtA guru tenI zodhamAM bhaTakyA. chevaTe e guru to temanA sagA bhANeja DaoN. risakabhAI zAhe (moDAsA) meLavI ApyA. e hatA munizrI saMtabAlajI, agiyAra varSe temane guru maLyA. emanA manamAM guru vizenI cokkasa kalpanA hatI : je kaMcanano sparza karato na hoya, vaibhava vilAsathI dUra raheto hoya, pAdavihAra ane bhikSAno premI hoya, jeno vairAgya tenA tyAgamAM sAkSAta dekhAto hoya, je damAma, camatkAra ane bAhya dekhAvathI dUra bhAge ane aMtaramAM bhaktiAtaza akhaMDa dhagato hoya, evo koI puruSa maLe to temane A deha 151 arpaNa karavo.' 'evA sadgurune caraNe ama zaraNuM sAMpaDo'-e kavi khabaradAranI prArthanA phaLI ane eka vaiSNava moDha vaNika nAnacaMda, jaina saMtathI oLakhAtA saMtabAlane guru tarIke svIkAre che. gurunI AjJA ke Adezane nahIM, tenA aMtaranA bhAvane pote samarpita thAya che. guru saMtabAle, potAnA dharmamaya samAjaracanAnA prayogakSetra mATe be maMtra bIja ApyAM. prArthanA ane zuddhiprayoga. svAmI jJAnacaMdrajI mATe A be temanA phephasAM samAna thaI paDyA. temanI pAse guru saMtabAle aneka zuddhiprayogo karAvyA. emAMthI nAnacaMdabhAI tapasvI thaI jJAnacaMdra banI gayA. (tenuM varNana kaMIka to zuddhiprayoganAM saphaLa citro'mAM jaNAI Ave che.) bI. kArya prArthanA. prArthanA maMDaLa dvArA temaNe sANaMdamAM vividha racanA-maka pravRttio jevI ke gauzALA ane gosadana, Ayurveda auSadhAlaya, anyAya pratikAra, vyasana tyAga jevI pravRttiothI sANaMdamAM adhyAtmanI navI cetanA pragaTAvI. sANaMdanI zerI zerInuM nAnAmAM nAnuM bALaka paNa temane oLakhe ke A 'bApu' AvyA. prAtaH prabhAtapherImAM ane bhikSAcarImAM padatrANa vinA, asala saMnyAsInI Dhabe teo bhikSAcarI karatA. ane potAnA bhaktimaaA smitathI AnaMdanI ujANI karAvatA rahetA. gujarAtanA jAhera sevAkSetramAM temanuM mahattvanuM pradAna govaMza hatyA baMdhInA kAnUnamAM nimittarUpa banavAnuM che. temanI gAyanI akhaMDa bhakti phaLI, ane gujarAta sarakAre 16 varSathI nIcenAM pazuonA vadha upara pratibaMdha karato kAnUna banAvyo. svAmI jJAnacaMdrajInuM bIjuM eka mahattvanuM pAsuM aneka kuTuMbomAM teo vatsala pitA-guru ane mAtAnuM sthAna bhogavatA rahyA e che. aneka lokonA aMgata jIvananI mUMjhavaNamAM teo temanI vahAre caDatA, ane kuTuMbanI zAMtimAM snehAkRta reDatA. AvA svAmIjInuM vi. saMvata 2060nA caitra vada agiyAraze, tA. 15-4-2004ne guruvAre avasAna thayuM. A divase temanI smazAnayAtrAmAM sANaMdamAM abhUtapUrva lokotsava jovA maLyo. temanI pAlakhIne sanmAna zraddhAsumana aryAM. gAme sajjaDa baMdha pALI zokAMjali darzAvI. tA. 18mI e jAhera prArthanA sabhA rAkhI hatI. temAM sANaMdanA nagarajano, vizeSe to baheno tAlukAnA agraNIo, sarvodaya ane gosevakonI moTI saMkhyA hatI. jeTalo puruSavarga teTalo ja mahilAono, potAnA gurune aMjali ApavA strIvarga UmaTyo hato. A prasaMge be zabda amAre paNa zraddhAMjalirUpe kahevAnA AvyA tyAre ame Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 pathapradarzaka jaNAvyuM ke svAmIjInI sAthe temanA pUrvAzramathI 1950 thI dekhAI Ave che. potAno uddhAra ane samAjano uddhAra judAM nathI amAro nAto rahyo che. saMtabAlajInI chAyAmAM temano tevA bhaktibhAvathI IzvaropAsanA karatA, moTAnA mArgadarzana taLe bhaktiyoga zuddhiprayoga kSetre, ane prArthanA dvArA mananI zAMtimAM sAdhanAmAMthI samAdhAna meLavatA, teozrInA agrIma sAdhakomAM anero rahyo che. saMnyAsIomAM je ucca koTi-paramahaMsanI gati naMdubhAIne mukhya gaNI zakAya. AvA naMdubhAIe pU. moTAnA kahevAya tevA kSetre teo pahoMcI gayA hatA. jyAM koIpaNa jAtanA paDachAyA rUpa rahI aneka lokone preraNA ApI che. strI-puruSa suddhAMnA bheda ogaLI jAya che. tethI temanA khoLAmAM jIvanasmRti sAtheno temano saMbaMdha cheka prAraMbha kALathI ane temanA page bahenone AMsu DhALatAM ane pitA tulya gurunuM che. 1993nA jUna mAsamAM teno prAraMbha thayo tyAre gujarAtanA vAtsalya anubhavatAM joyAM che. teo ATalI UMcI kakSAe jAherajIvananA saMtakoTInA sevakone te mokalI temanA zubhAziSa pahoMcyA hatA ke pachI badhA bhedo ogaLI jaI teo mAgyA hatA. temAM bhAvanagara zizuvihAravALA mAnabhAI, paramAtmAnI advaita bhAvanAno sparza karI zakatA, karAvI zakatA. svAmI jJAnacaMdrajI ane hariH OM AzramavALA naMdubhAI paNa bIjuM smaraNa tAjuM thAya che-zuddhiprayoga daramiyAnanAM kharA. A vaDIlo jIvanasmRti parivAranA cAhako ane mArgadarzaka temanAM prArthanA pravacano, temanA zabda zabda tapanI ojasvI rUpa banI gayA, ane potAnA hAtha cAlyA tyAM sudhI patro dvArA vANI, je aMtaramAM pote anubhavatA te ja vANI dvArA rajU karatA. protsAhana ApatA rahyA. enA sAkSIrUpa A patro che. je loko pariNAme sAmI vyaktinA hRdayamAM sUtelo prabhu, sacetana thaI samAjathI mUThI UMcA UDyA hoya-tyAra pachI temano saMparka UThato, ane temane satya-nyAyanA mArgamAM sahakAra maLI raheto.' dohyalo thato jAya che. govaMza hatyAbaMdhInA itihAsamAM svAmIjInuM nAma amara naMdubhAInI vizeSatAmAM potAnA najIkanA ane dUranA je raheze! loko temanuM mArgadarzana icche temane chUTathI ApatA. patrano hari OM AzramavALA pratyuttara pAThavavAmAM moTA bhAganA loko potAnI ALasathI tene 40. ananya sAdhaka pU. naMdubhAIne DhAMkIne kSudra bacAva karatA hoya che. naMdubhAI ghaNe bhAge javAbI panuM joDI sAmI vyaktino saMkoca dUra karatA, ane maitrI vadhAratA. zatAbdI vaMdanA bhakti dvArA naMdubhAInA A patromAM moTA bhAge jIvanacAritronI vAta mAnavatAnA vikAsanuM sanmAna kendramAM rahI che. amArA jevA nAnA sevakane paNa, tenI pravRttimAM naMdubhAInuM A janmazatAbdI varSa cAlI rahyuM che. temanA rasa laI pratyeka pustakanI samAlocanA kare che, TIkAtmaka nahIM, caraNomAM vaMdanA pAThavI be zabdo lakhIe chIe. zarUAtanAM snehAtmaka bhAve, pote paNa hariH OM Azrama taraphathI DhagalAbaMdha thoDAM pAnAM pU. moTA tathA jIvana smRtimAMnAM prAsaMgika - preraNAtmaka caritro pragaTa karAve che, e yAda tAjI kare che. lakhANonAM che. bIjA khaMDamAM naMdubhAInA patro che. amArA upara pU. naMdubhAInuM zatAyuM sanmAna eTale-bhakti dvArA 50 uparAMta patro che, temAMthI ahIM thoDA ApyA che. mAnavatAnA vikAsanuM sanmAna. gujarAta mATe ane mAnavajAtane cittanI zuddhi, saguNonI upAsanA ane te upAsanA mAthe e RNa sadAya raheze. temanA zatAyu varSa nimitte temanA dvArA prasaMgonusAra, bIjAo mATe potAnA sukhanuM samarpaNa e vimala caraNomAM amArAM vaMdana. ja paramAtmA mATenI zreSTha bhakti che-evo saMdezo ApatA naMdubhAI gujarAtanA paramahaMta moTAnA zarUAtathI sAthI pU. moTAnI sAttvikatA ane sAmarthyatAnA pratinidhi rUpa ane sAdhaka. naDiyAdanA hariOM AzramamAM varSo sudhI me. TrasTI naMdubhAInuM jIvana eka ananya sAdhaka tarIke ajJAta ane tarIke rahI pU. moTAnuM sAhitya pragaTa karyuM. ane moTAnA ojhalamaya rahyuM che. avasAna pachI je gAmamAM zALA na hoya tevAM gAmamAM zALAnA naMdubhAInuM samagra jIvana dharmamaya, zraddhAmaya, bhaktimaya oraDA baMdhAvyA che. ane niSThAmaya rahyuM che. temane pU. moTA jevA samartha AdhyAtmika mArgadarzaka maLyA, ane emanI joDI sAdhanA paMthe satata AgaLa vadhatI rahI, enI asara gujarAtanA eka samUha upara cokkasa Jain Education Intemational Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo dakSiNa gujarAtanA gAMdhI vicAranA prerako Do. paMkajabhAI TI. desAi 153 aMgrejonI gulAmImAMthI mukta thavA mahAtmA gAMdhInA netRtva heThaLa ajoDa svAtaMtrya saMgrAma khelAyo. gAMdhIjInI doravaNIthI dezane briTIzaronI gulAmImAMthI jaldI kema mukta karavo tenI saunA dilamAM tamannA jAgI dezabharamAMthI gAmegAmathI anekoe AjhAdInA saMgrAmamAM jhaMpalAvyuM. jemAM gujarAta ane temAM paNa surata jillAe ane bAraDolI, dAMDI, karADI temaja kacholI, gaNeza, sisodrA, olapADa, vegAma, cIkhalI, jalAlapora, ubharATa vagere gAma aitihAsika sthaLo banI gayAM. TUMkamAM samagra dakSiNa gujarAte svAdhInatA saMgrAmamAM mahattvanI bhUmikA bhajavI hatI. navasArI zahera ane tene saMlagna grAma vistArone ApaNA svAtaMtrya saMgrAmonI samarAMgaNa bhUmi banavAnuM saubhAgya anekavAra prApta thayuM che. A lekhamALAmAM laDatomAM bhAga lenArA keTalAka pAyAnA kAryakaro (AgevAno) vizenI jIvanarekhA ApavAmAM AvI che. te sAthe emAM svAtaMtrya itihAsanA tANAvANAM paNa joDAI gayA che. laDato aMgenI mAhitI paNa emAM sAtho sAtha rajU thaI che. lekhamAM rajU thayelI mAhitI kSetrakArya, rUbarU mulAkAta daphatarIya sAdhano temaja lekhita graMthonA AdhAre meLavavAmAM AvI che. itihAsanI jhalaka Ave e hetuthI keTalIka vyaktionI vigata vadhAre pramANamAM paNa levAI che. svAtaMtrya saMgrAmanA keTalAka laDavaiyAo hAla ApaNI vacce che. keTalAka murabbIoe dezane khAtara kurabAnI vahorI lIdhI che. dezane gulAmInI cuMgAlamAMthI choDAvavA dakSiNa gujarAtanA surata, navasArI ane valasADa jillAnA keTalAka pAyAnA kAryakaroe pravRttionI AgevAnI laI laDatomAM AgaLa paDatI bhUmikA bhajavI jenI mAhitI prastuta lekhamAM ApavAmAM AvI che. A lekhamALA rajU karanAra DaoN. paMkaja ThAkorabhAI desAI navasArInA vatanI che. 1 eprila 1942 nA roja temano janma thayo. temaNe gujarAta vidyApIThanA mahAdeva desAI samAjasevA mahAvidyAlayamAMthI bI.e., ema.e., ema. phila. ane vidyAvAcaspatinI padavI itihAsa viSayamAM prApta karI gujarAta vidyApIThanA itihAsa ane saMskRti vibhAgamAM vyAkhyAtA tarIke temaNe zaikSaNika kArakirdIthI zarUAta 1983mAM karI. tyArabAda kramazaH Aja vibhAgamAM temaNe rIDara, prAdhyApaka ane adhyakSa tarIke 2004 sudhI sevA karI hatI. A uparAMta gujarAta vidyApIThamAM parIkSA niyAmaka, tathA AcArya (ma. de. samAjasevA mahAvidyAlaya) tarIke sevA ApI. 1 eprila, 2004 nA roja vaya maryAdAne kAraNe sevA nivRtta thayA che. ema.e., ema.phila. ane pI.eca.DI. kakSAe teo salAhakAra adhyApaka tarIke sevA ApI hatI. temanA mArgadarzana heThaLa ema.e. kakSAe 167, ema.phila. kakSAe 67 tathA pI.eca.DI. kakSAe 17 jeTalA vidyArthIoe ucca zikSaNa meLavyuM che. zrI desAI rAjyanI vividha yunivarsiTImAM itihAsa viSayanA tajJa tarIke abhyAsa samitimAM sevA ApI rahyA che. teo mohanalAla sukhaDiyA yunivarsiTI udepura khAte paNa itihAsa viSayanA tajjJa salAhakAra prAdhyApaka tarIke sevA ApI rahyA che. temaja bhArata sarakAranI daphtaravidyA zAkhAmAM paNa 2001 nI sAlathI Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 pathapradarzaka rASTrIya abhilekhAgAra navI dilhI khAtenA salAhakAra samitimAM viSayanA tajjJa sabhya tarIke sevA ApI rahyA che. tema ja itihAsa viSayanA rAjyakakSAnA ane bhArata sarakAranA mAnya maMDaLomAM AjIvana sabhya che. temaNe 60 jeTalA lekho uparokta viSayane kendramAM rAkhIne judAjudA aMgrejI gujarAtI ane hindI kendra sarakAra ane rAjyakakSAnA aneka uccakakSAnA sAmayikomAM saMzodhanAtmaka ane zikSaNalakSI zodhapatro prakAzita thayA che je teo hAlamAM nivRtti pachI paNa lekhana ane adhyayananA kAmamAM satata vyasta rahelA che. teoe saMsthA ane vibhAgamAM vividha viSayo aMge vidyArthIone upayogI evAM parisaMvAdo, zibiro, vArtAlApo, pradarzana vagerenuM Ayojana paNa karyuM hatuM. - saMpAdaka IzvaralAla choTubhAI desAI (UMTaDI) gharAsaNA, ji. valasADa dAMDIkUcathI aitihAsika banelA valasADa jillAnA dharAsaNA pAsenA UMTaDI gAmamAM IzvaralAlano janma 1907nA DisembaramAM IcchAbAnI kukhe thayo hato. IzvaralAle prAthamika zikSaNa UMTaDImAM lIdhuM hatuM. mAdhyamika zikSaNa valasADanI AvAbAI hAIskUlamAM lIdhuM hatuM. 1924mAM teo meTrika pAsa thayA hatA. suratanI ema. TI. bI. kaoNlejamAM ucca abhyAsa mATe dAkhala thayA. svAmI vivekAnaMda emanA ArAdhyadeva jevA hatA. IzvarabhAI svAmI vivekAnaMdanA pustakono abhyAsa vadhu karatA, zarUAtathI ja svAmI vivekAnaMdanuM prabhutva emanA upara vizeSa hatuM. svAmI vivekAnaMdano prabhAva emanA jIvana ghaDatara upara vizeSa hato. meTrika pAsa thayA tyArathI ja khAdI paheravAnI zarUAta karI dIdhI hatI. te samayamAM dezanetAo lAla, bAla, pAla ane surendranAtha benarajI temaja gAMdhIjInuM sAhitya teo vAMcatA hatA ane emanAthI prabhAvita thayA hatA. AjhAdInI utkaTa bhAvanA ane prajAnI kaMgAliyatanI karUNa vyathA emane jaMpavA detI na hatI. yuvAnomAM AvelI jAgRtine TakAvI rAkhavA mATe 1928mAM yutha lIganI sthApanA karI hatI. te pachI jyAre gujarAtanuM saMgaThana karavAno nirNaya karyo temAM IzvaralAle agatyano bhAga bhajavyo. 1928mAM javAharalAla naherue deza samakSa pUrNa svarAjyano khyAla mUkyo. koMgresanI kArobArIe e TharAva svIkArI lIdho. pUrNa svarAjanA vicArane majabUta karavA emaNe saMpUrNa svarAja saMghanI sthApanA karI ane jude jude sthaLe pariSado yojavA mAMDI. IzvaralAle A caLavaLamAM jhaMpalAvyuM ane gujarAta yutha konpharansamAM tathA pUrNa svarAja pariSadamAM AgaLa paDato sakriya bhAga letA thayA. IzvaralAla amadAvAdamAM kAyadAno abhyAsa karatA hatA. sAImana kamizanano bahiSkAra, bAraDolI satyAgraha ane pUrNa svarAja saMghe e badhAmAM emaNe sakriya bhAga lIdho hato. 1930mAM dAMDIkUcathI pragaTelI cetanAne kAraNe abhyAsane tilAMjalI ApI. mIThAno kAyado toDavAnA satyAgrahamAM sahabhAgI thavA teo potAnA mAdare vatana UMTaDI AvyA hatA ane gAMdhIjIne UMTaDI gAmanI mulAkAta levA AmaMtraNa ApyuM hatuM. dharAsaNAnA satyAgrahamAM teo mokhare rahyA hatA. kAyadAnI parIkSAnA divase ja dharAsaNA pahoMcatA temanI dharapakaDa thaI ane cAra mAsanI sajA thaI hatI. jelamAM saradAra vallabhabhAI sAthe rahevAno lhAvo maLyo hato ane saradArane A yuvAnanI zaktinA darzana thayA. IzvaralAla jyAre cAra mahine jelamAMthI chUTIne potAnA pitAne ghera AvyA tyAre pitAe temane satyAgrahano saMga choDI, vakIlAtano abhyAsa pUro karavA ane patnI sAthe ghara mAMDavA samajAvI joyuM. paraMtu emanuM dhyAna to laData tarapha ja hatuM. choTubhAIne dIkarA mATe puSkaLa prema hato. chatAM ghera AvelA dIkarAne pAcho ghara choDIne laDatamAM jato rokavA mATe kaDaka baMdobasta goThavavAnI tajavIjamAM hatA. paraMtu eka vahelI savAre kuTuMbIjanonI jANa bahAra sadAne mATe ghara choDIne laDatamAM jhaMpalAvyuM. khAnagI jIvanamAM A saMgharSathI emanuM AtmabaLa vadhyuM. Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo gharano tyAga karI surata zaherane karmabhUmi banAvI, sthAyI thavAnuM vicAratA hatA tyAM to 1931nI 26mI jAnyuArIe pUrNasvarAjanI ghoSaNAnI pahelI varSagAMThe suratanA yuvAnoe killA para pharakatA yuniyana jekane khaseDI rASTradhvaja laherAvavAno saMkalpa karyo. gAMdhIjIe 1941 mAM vyaktigata satyAgrahanI jAherAta karI. A satyAgrahamAM gAMdhIjI jemane paravAnagI Ape te vyakti ja satyAgraha kare. A satyAgrahamAM IzvaralAle satyAgrahI tarIke nAma noMdhAvyuM hatuM. jyAre koMgresa samiti taraphathI nakkI karavAmAM Ave tyAre satyAgraha karavAno hato. emaNe be vAra vyaktigata satyAgraha karyo. valasADathI satyAgraha karI cAra mAsanI jela vahorI. 1942 nI 'hiMda choDo' laData vakhate muMbaI gayA hatA. temAM suratanA je kAryakaro muMbaI gayA hatA temAM IzvarabhAI ane kumudabahena hatA. gAMdhIjInI dharapakaDa bAda e badhA ja surata AvavA nIkaLyA. valasADa sTezana AvyuM ane IzvaralAla pleTaphorma para UtaryA. TAMpIne beThelI polIse emane pakaDI lIdhA. pakaDatAnI sAthe ja IzvarabhAIe 'inkilAba jhiMdAbAda'nA nArAthI sTezana gajavI mukyuM. temane najarakeda karI be varSa nAsika jelamAM rAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA. IzvarabhAIe sane 1945 mAM majUra AMdolana zarU karyuM ane suratamAM mila vistAramAM majUra mahAjananI sthApanA karI. majadUrone nyAya apAvavAnA siddhAMta koMgresathI judA paDavAnA saMjoga UbhA thayA. paraMtu svarAja meLavavAnuM rASTrIya dhyeya siddha thayA pachI ja alaga thayA. 1966 nI 21mI mArce kolerAnA jevA rogathI amadAvAdanI sivila hospiTalamAM emanuM avasAna thayuM. 2. kalyANajIbhAI viThThalabhAI mahetA (vAMjha) tA. coryAsI, ji. surata : temano janma surata jillAnA coryAsI tAlukAnA vAMjha gAmamAM tA. 7-11-1890 nA roja thayo hato. prAthamika zikSaNa vAMjhanI zALAmAM lIdhuM hatuM. premacaMda rAyacaMda koleja, amadAvAdamAM traNa varSano abhyAsa karyo pachI 1907mAM surata koMgresamAM prekSaka tarIke hAjarI ApI hatI. ane tyArathI ja AjhAdInI laDatamAM joDAyA. 1910mAM jJAti sudhAraNAnI pravRtti zarU karI. vAMjha ane jUnAgaDhamAM bharAyelI jJAti pariSadonA saMcAlaka tarIke saphaLa kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI. sane 155 1911mAM temaNe suratamAM sthApela pATIdAra vidyArthI Azrama (have vallabha vidyArthI Azrama) AgaLa jatAM surata jillAnI rAjakIya pravRttino gaDha banI gayo hato. homarUlanA AMdolanathI rAjakIya jIvananI zarUAta karI hatI. 1915mAM zrImatI baeNsanTanI dharapakaDa prasaMge sArvajanika hAIskUlanA zikSaka tarIke rAjInAmuM ApyuM hatuM. zahera ane jillAnA homarUla lIganI sthApanA mATe prayatna karyA hatA. 1917-18nA varSamAM kheDA jillAmAM ativRSTi thaI tethI pAka niSphaLa gayo. e vakhate mahesUla mulatavI rakhAvavAnA prayatno karyA, paraMtu sarakAre dAda ApI nahIM ane kheDA satyAgraha thayo. kalyANajIbhAIe A prasaMge lakheluM eka gIta kheDA jillAmAM khUba lokapriya thayuM hatuM. A laDatamAM kalyANajIbhAIne mAtaranI chAvaNI sopavAmAM AvI hatI. jyAM temane zrI indulAla yAjJikano nikaTano paricaya thayo. roleTa ekTa sAmenA satyAgrahamAM suratanA pahelA pAMca satyAgrahIomAM teo hatA. japta thayelA pustakanuM jAhera vecANa karI, kAnUnabhaMga karavA jatAM temanI dharapakaDa thaI hatI. svarAjaya AMdolana zarU thatAM svarAjya phALAmAM temaNe potAnI badhI milakata arpaNa karI dIdhI hatI. suratamAM DakkA ovAre 40-50 hajAra mANasonI zistabaddha sabhAo thatI ne temAM temano avAja gAjato. surata sudharAIno kabjo levAnA AMdolananA teo eka AgevAna hatA. 192122mAM bAraDolI laDatamAM agrabhAga lIdho hato. 1923mAM nAkaravAdI patra 'navayuga' sAptAhikanI sthApanA karI, tenA taMtrI banyA. enA lekha mATe be varSanI sajA thaI hatI. 1925mAM bAraDolInA svarAja AzramanI sthApanA ane racanAmAM mukhya bhUmikA bhajavI ane tenI ekasUtratA mATe kAma karyuM hatuM. 1938mAM surata jillA skUlaborDanA adhyakSa tarIke AvyA hatA. 1942mAM pharI be varSanI jela thaI hatI. kulle sAta varSano jelavAsa svIkAryo hato. te daramiyAna teo sAbaramatI, yaravaDA, thANA, visApura ane nAsikanI jelamAM rahyA hatA. temanuM mRtyu 10mI julAI, 1973nA roja thayuM hatuM. Ama, kalyANajIbhAIe AjhAdInI laDatamAM mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA bhajavI hatI. 3. kIkubhAI gulAbabhAI nAyaka (kacholI) tA. gaNadevI, ji. navasArI dakSiNa gujarAtamAM navasArI jillAmAM aMbikA nadIne Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 kinAre gaMgAjInuM prAgaTya thayuM che. tyAM gaMgezvaranuM vikhyAta maMdira AveluM che. tenI najIkamAM ja cIku, nALiyerInA vRkSo ane AmrakuMjonI hariyALImAM kacholI gAma AveluM che. A gAmanA vAyavya khUNe bhAratanA svAtaMtrya saMgrAmanA eka pAyAnA kAryakara zrI kIkubhAI gulAbabhAI nAyake naMdanavana samA yAtrAdhAma ane saMskAradhAmano vikAsa karyo che. A kacholI gAma prakhara svAtaMtrya senAnI zrI kIkubhAI nAyakanI karmabhUmi tathA vatananuM gAma che. emano janma 9mI navembara, 1903mAM sAleja gAme khanAvila kuTuMbamAM thayo. sAleja temanuM mosALanuM gAma hatuM. temanuM vatananuM gAma kacholI hatuM. temaNe prAthamika zikSaNa potAnA vatanamAM sAmAnya bALaka peThe lIdhuM. 1915mAM gAMdhIjI bhArata AvyA tyAre teo sAleja gAmamAM AvyA hatA. e vakhate bAra varSanA kizora kIkubhAIne gAMdhIjInA darzana prathamavAra thayA hatA. prAthamika zikSaNa meLavyA bAda mAdhyamika zikSaNa emaNe gaNadevI gAme levA mAMDyuM hatuM. 1920-21 mAM dezabharamAM asahakAranI caLavaLa cAlI. gAMdhIjIe sarakArI zALA choDavA hAkala karI ane kIkubhAI sarakArI zALA choDI amalasADanI rASTrIya zALAmAM dAkhala thayA hatA. tyAM zikSaNa levAne lIdhe zrI kIkubhAI abhyAsakALathI ja rASTrapremI banyA. e samaye zikSaNa choDIne zrI kIkubhAI AphrikA sthita jhAMjhIbAramAM potAnA mAmA sAthe dhaMdhArthe gayA, tyAM cAra varSa rahI vyavasAyamAM dhyAna ApyuM paraMtu tyAM laviMganA vepAramAM tyAMnA garIba mULa vatanIonuM zoSaNa karIne ja paisA kamAI zakAya e temane jovAmAM AvyuM. rASTrIya zALAmAM maLelA saMskArone kAraNe tyAMnA garIba ane pachAta mULa vatanIonuM vepArIo dvArA thatuM zoSaNa emane kaThavA lAgyuM ane uttarottara mUMjhavaNa vadhatI gaI ane 1928mAM pratikULa AbohavAne kAraNe bimAra paDavAnuM nimitta maLatAM teo vatana pAchA pharyA. jhAMjhIbAranA nivAsa daramiyAna teo bhAratanA banAvothI mAhitagAra rahetA hatA. muMbaIthI bahAra paDatuM 'gujarAtI' emanuM priya sAptAhika hatuM. vatana pAchA pharI svastha thatAM yuvaka maMDaLa racI, racanAtmaka sevA kAryo zarU karyA. yuvAna sAthIdAsenA sahakArathI temaNe yuvaka maMDaLanI sthApanA karI. tyArathI temanI sevA pravRttino prAraMbha thayo. grAmasevAne ja jIvanamaMtra banAvI gujarAta vidyApITha saMcAlita grAmasevA tAlImavargamAM joDAyA. A pahelAM temaNe 1928mAM zrI vallabhabhAI paTelane bAraDolI pathapradarzaka satyAgrahamAM maLelI javalaMta saphaLatAne biradAvavA ane temanI vANIno lAbha levA Thera-Thera sabhAonuM Ayojana karyuM hatuM. 1930nI 4thI menI vahelI savAre barAbara 12 ne 45 miniTe acAnaka humalo karIne gAMdhIjInI dharapakaDa karavAmAM AvI. dharAsaNAnA agaro paranI kUca cAlu rAkhavAno nirNaya levAyo. abbAsa sAhebanA netRtvamAM kUca karavA nIkaLela TukaDImAM kIkubhAI paNa hatA. te TukaDInI tarata ja dharapakaDa thaI. vidAya ApavA AvelA zrI jugatarAma davene paNa aTakamAM levAyA. kIkubhAIne traNa mAsanI sajA thaI. jelamAMthI chUTIne kIkubhAI dArU-tADInA pIThA para pikeTIMganI pravRttimAM joDAyA. lokajAgRti mATe prabhAtapherI ane saraghasa jevI pravRttio paNa upADavAmAM AvI. bIjI bAju sAmAjika kSetre paNa kaMIka karavAnI AvazyakatA hatI. vAMkaDA, pretabhojana, bALalagna jevI kurUDhio sAme pagalAM mAMDavA 'anAvila samAja sevaka' daLanI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. zrI kIkubhAI gu. nAyake 25-1-1931nA roja kacholI mukAme mIThuM pakavyuM hatuM. pariNAme temanI dharapakaDa karavAmAM AvI ane pharI sajA karavAmAM AvI. thoDo samaya marolI sevAzramamAM temaNe kAmagIrI bajAvI. tyAMthI godharA harijana AzramamAM gayA. jyAM achUto mATe kAma karavAno moko maLyo. e pachI vatana kacholIne ja kAryakSetra banAvI tyAM racanAtmaka pravRttiomAM mukhyatve aspRzyatA nivAraNanI pravRtti zarU karI. jAnyuArI, 1944mAM eka patrikA chApI prakAzita karavA badala zrI kIkubhAInI dharapakaDa karavAmAM AvI. temanA para kesa calAvI 18 mArca, 1944 sudhI temane jelamAM rAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA. zrI kIkubhAIe mahAdeva desAI smAraka phaMDa samitinA maMtrIpade kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI. 1946mAM jalAlapora tAlukAmAM temaNe haLapati mahAjananI sthApanA karI hatI. bhArata deza AjhAda thayA pachI 1952 thI 1957 daramiyAna teo muMbaI rAjyanA dhArAsabhyapade rahyA. 1956mAM gAMdhIghara kacholInuM khAtamuhUrta thayuM ane zrI morArajIbhAI desAIe 1958mAM udghATana karyuM. gAMdhIghara kacholInI sthApanA karI temaNe aneka racanAtmaka pravRttiono vikAsa karyo ane lokasevAnA kAryo karyAM. Aja dina sudhI temaNe sevAnA kAryo karI samAjamAM mobhAnuM sthAna prApta karyuM che. teo kahetA ke samAjasevA vagaranI samAjavidyA gAMdhI vicAramAM Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo besatI ja nathI. zrI kIkubhAI gulAbabhAI nAyakane tA. 1-1- 2003 nA roja gUjarAta vidyApITha taraphathI mahAdeva desAI samAjasevA puraskAra arpaNa karavAmAM Avyo hato. eka nIDara deza sevaka tarIke zrI kIkubhAI AjhAdInI laDatanA pAyAnA kAryakara che. AjhAdI bAda racanAtmaka gAMdhIvAdI kAryakara tarIke temanI pravRttiono vyApa vadhato ja gayo. vijaya pAmatI gAMdhIvAdI peDhInA teo dhruvatAraka samAna che. hAla teo gAMdhIghara kacholImAM so varSanI uMmare paNa racanAtmaka pravRttimAM kAryarata che. 4. ThAkorabhAI maNibhAI desAI (vegAma) gaNadevI (navasArI) : ThAkorabhAIno janma tA. 13-2-1902nA roja vegAma gAme thayo hato. emanuM prAthamika zikSaNa ghaNuMkharuM vegAmamAM ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa surata, bharUca, vagere jude jude sthaLe thayuM hatuM. emaNe 1921mAM amadAvAdamAMthI meTrikanI parIkSA pasAra karI hatI. sarakArI nokarI karatA temanA pitAzrInI icchA evI hatI ke teo AI.sI.esa.nI parIkSA pasAra karI sarakArI taMtramAM ucca hoddo prApta kare. paraMtu ThAkorabhAIe to vaDIlono virodha vahorI laIne paNa inTaranI parIkSA pasAra karyA pachI gujarAta rASTrIya vidyApIThamAM joDAvAno nirNaya karyo. tyAMthI teo aMgrejI ane saMskRtanA viSaya sAthe snAtaka thayA ane satyAgraha AzramamAM dAkhala thaI zrI kAkAsAheba sAthe rahI zikSaka tarIkenuM kAma karatAM karatAM 'yaMga inDiyA' ane 'navajIvana' sAptAhikonuM paNa kAma karavA mAMDyuM. 1926mAM teo vegAma jaIne rahyA ane gAmamAM haLapationA rAtrivargo calAvavA uparAMta tAlukA koMgresa samitinA maMtrI tarIke koMgresa saMgaThananuM kAma paNa karatA rahyA. 1930 nI laData daramyAna jalAlapora tAlukAnA gAmomAM pharIne sainikonI bharatI karavAnuM temaja dArU-tADInI dukAno para pikeTIMga, sabhA, saraghasa vagere laDatanI tamAma pravRttionuM Ayojana ane saMcAlana karavAnuM kAma temaNe karyuM. gAmamAM cAlatA dArUnA pIThA para pikeTIMganuM nirIkSaNa karavA gayA hatA. tyAMthI polIse temane giraphatAra karI lIdhA ane korTamAM kesa cAlatA emane cha mAsanI sakhata kedanI sajA thaI hatI. sane 1937 mAM muMbaImAM koMgresanuM pradhAnamaMDaLa racAyuM temAM zrI morArajI desAI mahesUla maMtrI banyA. temaNe zrI ThAkorabhAIne potAnA aMgata madadanIza tarIke potAnI sAthe 157 rAkhavAnI icchA vyakta karI. eTale navasArInI pravRtti mitrone bharose choDI teo temanI sAthe gayA. 1939 mAM yuropamAM laDAI phATI nIkaLatAM aMgrejoe bhAratane parANe temAM kheMcyuM. tenA virodhamAM AkhA dezamAM koMgresa maMtrImaMDaLoe rAjInAmAM ApyA eTale zrI ThAkorabhAI paNa e kAmagIrImAMthI mukta thayA. 1944 daramiyAna gAMdhIjIe laData pAchI kheMcI ane temaNe potAnA sAptAhika patro pAchA cAlu karyA eTale zrI ThAkorabhAIe amadAvAda jaIne navajIvanamAM kAmagIrI svIkArI. 1971nA jUnanI 15mIe hRdayaroganA hulamAthI temanuM avasAna thayuM. mRtyu paryata teo samAjasevA ane dezabhaktine raMge raMgAI rahyA ane AjhAdInI laDatamAM mahattvapUrNa yogadAna ApyuM. 5. dayALajIbhAI nAnubhAI desAI (vesmA) ji. navasArI : temano janma navasArI jillAnA vesmA gAmamAM tA. 1611-1877nA roja thayo hato. aMgrejI skUla phAInala sudhIno abhyAsa ane 1950mAM baMgALanI rASTrabhAvanAne toDavA mATe aMgreja hakumate baMgALanA be bhAga karavAnI yojanA karI, AthI baMgALamAM ugra roSa phATI nIkaLyo. e baMgabhaMganI caLavaLano raMga zrI dayALajIbhAIne lAgyo ane e prakhara rASTravAdI banyA. 1919thI 1922 sudhImAM janatAne zAMta laDatanA mArge dorI tathA vividha laDatanA kAryakrama ApI sarakArane haMphAvI, A asahakAranA jamAnAmAM mAIkanI madada vinA hajAronI medanImAM chellA mANasane paNa saMbhaLAya evA bulaMda avAje teo bhASaNa karatA, saradAra vallabhabhAIe temane "suratanA siMha'nI upamA ApI hatI. surata jillA koMgresane vyavasthita karanAra ane tenA prathama pramukha paNa teo ja hatA. sane 1922mAM temane eka varSanI sajA thaI. jelamAMthI chUTyA pachI mAMdagI vaLagI. 1921 thI 1930 sudhI teo surata jillA koMgresa samitinA pramukha rahyAM. 1928mAM bAraDolI satyAgrahanI laDatamAM saMdhivAnI sakhata pIDAne lIdhe bhAga laI zakyA na hatA tenuM emane kAyama duHkha rahyuM. saMdhivAno humalo thavAthI temanuM zarIra bhAMgI paDyuM ane jAhera pravRttiomAMthI lagabhaga nivRtta thayA hatA. sva. viThThalabhAInA AgrahathI teo svarAja pakSamAM joDAyA hatA ane emanA prayAsothI surata jillAmAMthI svarAja pakSanA umedavAra cUMTAyA hatA. sane 1930mAM mahAtmA gAMdhIjInI dAMDIkUcanI Jain Education Intemational Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 pathapradarzaka taiyArIo karavAmAM temanI dharapakaDa thaI ne eka varSanI sajA thaI. ane sevaka hatA. mAsA-mAsInI dezasevAnA saMskAra mIThubahene jelamAMthI chUTyA tyAre temanI tabiyata khUba lathaDI hatI chatAM grahaNa karyA ane temaNe dezasevAnI dIkSA laI lIdhI hatI. aneka pravRttimAM AgevAna rahIne temaNe surata zahera ane mahAtmAjIe zarU karela svarAjya laDatamAM teonI eka viziSTa jillAmAM kAma karyuM. suratano svarAja Azrama, rASTrIya keLavaNI prakAranI sevA gaNAya che. asahakAra ane satyAgrahanA maMDaLa, lokamAnya vinaya maMdira ane koleja temaja rASTrIya zarUAtanA divasomAM gAMdhIjInI prayogazALAmAM laData ane prAthamika zALAonA AraMbha ane saMcAlanamAM emano siMhaphALo racanAtmaka kAryanI tAlIma apAtI hatI te divasomAM mIThubahene hato. 1932mAM hRdayaroganA humalAne kAraNe teo jelamAM jaI ekadhAruM sUtara kAMtI gAmaDe gAmaDe pharI khAdIne lokapriya zake tema na hovA chatAM sarakAre giraphatAra karI jelamAM rAkhyA banAvavAnuM kArya upADI lIdhuM hatuM. te samayamAM lAMbA panAnI hatA. jelamAMthI chUTyA pachI teo sAravAra mATe muMbaI gayA khAdI vaNavAnuM kAma ghaNuM muzkelI bhareluM hatuM. tema chatAM strI hatA. paraMtu hRdayarogane laI A prakhara dezabhakta ane samAja- puruSo baMne paherI zake tevI moTA panAnI khAdI taiyAra karI sudhAraka mahApuruSanuM tA. 2-1-1942nA roja avasAna thayuM. batAvI ApyuM hatuM. AvI khAdI vaNelI joI paMDita motIlAlajI AjhAdInI laData daramyAna mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe dayALajI vidyArthI tathA paMDita javAharalAlajI ane zrImatI sarojinI nAyaDu paNa AzramanI mulAkAta lIdhelI ane rAtrI rokANa paNa kareluM. AkarSAyAM hatAM. gujarAtamAM gAmaDe gAmaDe mIThubahene khAdI laIne svAdhInatA saMgrAmanI laDato daramyAna A Azrama laDatonuM mukhya pherI karI hatI ane khAdIno pracAra karyo hato. kendra banI rahyo hato. zrI dayALajIbhAInI rASTrabhakti ane 1930mAM gAMdhIjIe dAMDIkUca karI ane mIThA rASTrasevA virala ane preraNAdAyI hatI. satyAgrahanI laData upADI e vakhate svadezAbhimAnI aneka 6. mIhubahena horamasajI pITITa navayuvako ane navayuvatIo bApu pAse kheMcAI AvyA. (navasArI) : mIThubahena (mAyajI) paNa AvA ja eka svadezAbhimAnI bahena hatA. bApue emane khAdInuM kAma karavAnI temaja dArUtADInA amogha dharma ane akhUTa zakti, paramakRpALu paramAtmAe pIThAo upara pikeTIMga karavAnI preraNA ApI ane paradezI strInA pallamAM bAMdhI hoya pachI evI strI zaktinA dAkSiNyanI kApaDanI dukAno upara pikeTIMga karavAnI preraNA ApI. ane kalpanA paNa amApa banI rahe che. hiMdanA svAtaMtrya saMgrAmamAM temanI sAthe bIjI bahenone taiyAra karI. tenI javAbadArI zrI AvI jANI ajANI aneka zaktisvarUpanuM pradAna amUlya che. mIThabahena pITITa ane kastUrabA gAMdhIne soMpavAmAM AvI. te AjhAdI jaMganA khapparamAM AvA strI ratno paNa homAyAM che. anusAra surata zahera ane jillAmAM ThekaThekANe "strI yenakena prakAreNa AvA krAMtikArI AMdolanomAM strIonuM pradAna svarAja saMgha'nI chAvaNIo kADhavAmAM AvelI ane mIThabahena rahyuM che. pITITanI AgevAnI heThaLa videzI kApaDa ane dArUtADInI navasArI jillAnA marolI gAme eka majAno Azrama che. dukAnonI cokInuM kAma calAvavAmAM AvatuM. sevAnA kAmo mATe jemAM asthira mananA mAnavInI suzruSA thAya che. sAthe anya kAyamI Azrama sthApavAnI zrI mIThubahena ane kastUrabAne vinaMtI sevAkAryo paNa thatA rahe che. A AzramanA mUkasevikAnuM nAma karI. te anusAra tA. 1-12-1930ne divase marolI sTezana mIThubahena. 1829nA eprilanI 11mI tArIkhe janmIne, upara "kastUrabA vaNATazALAnI sthApanA thaI. 1973nI 16mI julAIe aMtima zvAsa lIdho, tyAM sudhI 1931nA jUna mAsamAM gAMdhIjInA haste marolI gAmamAM mIThubahena sAcA arthamAM mAnavajIvana jIvI gayA. zrImaMta pArasI vaNATazALAnuM khAtamuhUrta thayA pachI e bhAgamAM vasatI kuTuMbamAM teo khUba ja lADakoDathI ucharelAM. uparAMta keLavaNInI rAnIparaja, koLI ane pachAta garIba lokonA mIThubahena to tamAma sagavaDo paNa maLI hatI. garIbo pratyenI dayA ane mAyajI' thaI gayA. lokonI vastImAM jAya, mAMdAne davA batAve, lAgaNI emane rAjakAraNa tarapha ghasaDI gaI. A mArge javAmAM sAravAra kare. AzramamAM chokarAMo, chokarIo Ave, kAMtaNa, temanA mAsA-mAsIe ghaNo bhAga bhajavyo hato. temanA mAsI vaNATa, carmAlaya, gauzALA badhI pravRttio zarU thaI. zrImatI jAyajIbena mahAMgIra pITITa mahAtmA gAMdhIjInA prazaMsaka A AzramamAM mIThubahene khAdI utpAdananuM kAma AgaLa Jain Education Intemational ucation Intermational Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 159 pratibhAo dhapAvyuM. AMdhranI jevuM ja suMdara vaNATakAmanuM kendra ahIM vikasAvyuM. A kastUrabA sevAzramamAM rahI temaNe AjIvana sevAvratadhArI zrI kalyANajIbhAI mahetAnI sAthe rahI rAnIparaja jevI pachAta jAtiomAM keLavaNIkArya zarU karyuM. suratanA mAMDavI tAlukAnA punA gAmamAM temaNe rAnIparaja vidyAlaya ane khAdI AzramanI sthApanA karI hatI. A uparAMta vAlIyA tAlukAnA AsIvADa gAmamAM paNa rAnIparaja sevAzramanI sthApanA karI hatI. sevAnuM kArya marolI AzramamAM pUrajozamAM cAlu hovA chatAM AMdolana, satyAgraha ke pachI saMgrAmanA jalada kAryakramomAM javA mATe paNa mIThubahena taiyAra thaI jatAM, hAMka paDe tyAM pahoMcI jatA, 1932mAM kastUrabA sAthe mIThubahena paNa pakaDAI gayA ane emane jelavAsa thayo. kuTuMba sAthe saMbaMdha narama-garama rahyA hatA. chatAM 1939mAM mIThubahenanA pitAzrI horamasajInuM avasAna thayuM tyAre mIThabahene pitAnA RNane mAthe caDhAvavA 'horamasajI pITITa dardI nivAsa'nI sthApanA karI hatI. jIvanaparyata kastUrabA sevAzramamAM rahI AdivAsIonI sevAmAM ja potAnuM jIvana arpaNa karI dIdhuM. tA. 16-71973nA roja temanuM avasAna thayuM. 7. lAlabhAI DAhyAbhAI nAyaka (jalAlapora) : gAMdhI vicAradhArAnA AjIvana puraskartA, maulika vicAraka ane e vicAradhArAne potAnA jIvanamAM utAravA mathyA karatA, je thoDAka loko ApaNI vacce che, temAMnA zrI lAlabhAI eka hatA. emano janma jalAlapora tAlukAnA maMdira gAme 1908mAM kheDUta kuTuMbamAM thayo hato. paNa yuvAvasthA sudhIno samaya aMcelImAM gALavAnuM thatAM aMcelI sAtheno emano sabaMdha vatana jevo ja rahyo che. emanA pitAzrIe homarUla ane 1920-21nI asahakAranI laDatamAM bhAga lIdho hato. kuTuMbanA dezabhaktinA saMskAra emane vArasAmAM maLelA che. 1921mAM jalAlaporamAM gAMdhIjInA sAnidhyamAM thayelI dezI kApaDanI hoLImAM potAnI paradezI TopI pheMkI ane 1927mAM to teo saMpUrNa khAdI paheratA thaI gayA. inTara ArTsanI parIkSA ApyA bAda emaNe AgaLano abhyAsa karyo hato. 1930mAM sevakadaLanI racanA karI pretabhojana ane bALalagna sAme pikeTIMganI pravRtti karI hatI. 1932 thI 1944 sudhI satyAgrahanI tamAma laDatomAM bhAga laI jelamAM gayA hatA. 1932mAM temaNe gerakAnunI patrikAo lakhI, pragaTa karI, sabhA saraghasono kAryakrama atUTa rAkhyo tathA sarakArI nokaro pAse rAjInAmA apAvyA ane gAmaDAmAM jAgRti ANavAnI pravRtti karI. goLamejImAMthI pAchA pharelA gAMdhIjIne sarakAre 4thI jAnyuArI, 1932nA roja pakaDI letAM AvI paDelI laDatamAM joDAI gayA. sane 1935mAM teo navasArImAM rahevA gayA. nokarInI sAthe ja svarAja Ave tyAM sudhI koMgresa dvArA lokajAgRtinA kAmomAM bhAga laI, jyAre laData AvI paDe tyAre temAM sAmela thavuM evo nirNaya karyo hato. Aja varSamAM temaNe ThAkorabhAI desAI ane bIjA mitro sAthe maLIne navasArI hAIskUlanI sthApanA karI. potAnA hisAbe ne jokhame zarU karelI A hAIskUla pagabhara thatAM temAMthI napho meLavavAno samaya Avyo tyAre e hAIskUlane jAhera TrasTanI milakatamAM pheravI nAkhI hatI. tenAM uparathI temanI tyAganI bhAvanAno paricaya thAya che. temaNe navasArI keLavaNI maMDaLanI sthApanA karavAmAM mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA bhajavI hatI. 1938thI jalAlapora navasArImAM koMgresane saMgaThita karavAnI pravRtti karI hatI ane relarAhata duSkALarAhata gaNota kAyado ane RNarAhata dhArAnA kAmo karyA hatA. 1940nA vyaktigata satyAgrahanuM jalAlapora tAlukAnuM saMcAlana emane phALe AvatAM emaNe e javAbadArI adA karI hatI. 1942 nI 'hiMda choDo' laDatamAM emaNe mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA bhajavI hatI. zrI ThAkorabhAI maNibhAI desAI sAthe navasArImAM bhAMgaphoDanuM kendra goThavI te dvArA jillAmAM bomba, tAra kApavA, pATA ukheDavA, corA bALavA ane evI bIjI pravRttio emaNe jAnane jokhame karI hatI ane gujarAtanA bIjA bhUgarbha maMDaLo sAthe saMparkamAM rahIne A pravRttinuM saMgaThana karyuM hatuM. bhAMgaphoDanA kAryakramathI gAMdhIjI vyathita thayA che evuM bahAra AvatAM e bhUha badalIne jelabharatIno kAryakrama upADI levAyo. A kAryakrama pAra pADI zrI lAlabhAIe paNa 1943nA okTobaramAM kArAvAsa vahorI lIdho. 1944nI Akhare kArAvAsamAMthI bahAra AvyA. svarAjanI A aMtima laDatamAMthI mukta thayA pachI bhArata deza AjhAda thayo te daramyAna temaNe koMgresanA saMgaThananuM kAma upADI lIdhuM sAthe sAthe racanAtmaka Jain Education Intemational Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 pathapradarzaka kAmomAM samaya ApavAnuM zarU karyuM. 1954mAM pAraDI tamAma kAryakramo, vicAra zibiro vagere aMge javAbadArI laIne kheDa satyAgrahamAM bhAga lIdho hato. AjhAdI pachI sAmAjIka pUrA utsAha, hoMza, khaMta ane civaTapUrvaka niSThAthI khUba khUba utthAnanA kAryamAM mahattvano bhAga bhajavyo hato. temanuM avasAna sAtha-sahakAra Apyo. suratanA komI ramakhANo, temaja kolerAtA. 25-8-1988nA roja thayuM hatuM. plega jevA rogo phATI nIkaLyA tyAre zAMti sainika svarUpe temaNe tamAma kAryomAM sasneha sahayoga Apyo. A uparAMta surata 8. zrI dolatabhAI DAhyAbhAI nAyaka : jillA vyAyAma pracAraka maMDaLa, surata jillA ramatotsava temaja surata jillAmAM sarvazrI dayALajI desAI, kuMvarajI mahetA, rASTrabhASA pracAra maMDaLanI pravRttiomAM rasa-rUci dAkhavIne kalyANajI mahetA, jugatarAma dave jevA lokasevakonI paraMparAmAM varSothI tenA sAthI sabhya agraNIsevaka tarIke kArya karatAM ja rahyA zrI dayALajI(anAvila) vidyArthI Azrama ane temAMye che. zrI dayALajI AzramamAM saphAI, zramayajJa, rASTrIya utsavonI AzramanA saMcAlaka zrI dolatabhAI DAhyAbhAI nAyakanuM nAma ujavaNI, ramatagamato, rAsa-garabA, vyAyAma, yogAsano, dhyAnAkarSaka che. olapADa tAlukAmAM diheNa e pUjya gAMdhIbApunA , ekaprezara vagere pravRttiomAM jIvaMta rasa laIne satata sakriya rahasyamaMtrI zrI mahAdevabhAI desAInuM gAma, je temanuM ye vatana. rahyA che. raMgamaMca para abhinetA thaIne sahajasaralabhAve jarUra teo sAta varSa zrI dayALajI vidyArthI Azrama, majUrAgeTa, je.pI. bhAga letA ja rahyA che A uparAMta surata zaheramAM silka mIlsa roDa, surata khAte rahyA ane bhaNyA. nAnapaNamAM vAnarasenA, varkasa TreDa yuniyananA maMtrI tarIke rahIne temaNe majUra mAlIka vacce prabhAtapherI, sabhA-saraghaso, svadezI mAlano puraskAra ane sneha, sadabhAva ane sahakArathI je te prazno ukelavA mATe zubha paradezI mAlano bahiSkAra, dArUbaMdhI, khAdI, grAmodyogo, prayAso karyA che surata jillA vidyArthI saMghanA maMtrI tarIke rahIne aspRzyatA nivAraNa, rASTrabhASA pracAra vagere racanAtmaka temaNe navI peDhIne racanAtmaka ane sarjanAtmaka mArge vALavA mATe pravRttio karatAM dezanI svAtaMtrya laDatamAM sahabhAgI banyA. sarasa puruSArtha karyo che, je dhyAnAkarSaka che. A badhI pravRttio vaLI, sane 1942 nI 'hiMda choDo' laData samaye emanI pratibhAzakti ane anekamukhI vyaktitvano suMdara paricaya gaNadevImAM zrI lAlabhAI tathA zrI ThAkorabhAInI AgevAnI karAve che. heThaLa bhUgarbha AMdolanamAM teo sakriya hatA. TapAla lUMTavI, 9. zrI chanAbhAI nAraNajI paMcAla: relvenA pATA ukhADavA, bomba banAvavA, bhIMtapatro lakhavAM, patrikAo sAIkulosTAIlDa karIne AjubAjumAM vaheMcavI, janma tA. 13-2-1902 ne divase surata jillAnA sabhA-saraghaso kADhavA, sUtroccAra karavA, bhIMto para sUtro khojapAraDImAM thayo hato. aMgrejI dhoraNa-7 sudhIno abhyAsa lakhavAM, aMgreja sarakArano Thera-Thera sakhata virodha karavo, karyo hato. 1921mAM sarakArI zALA choDI khAdI apanAvI dezabhakti ane AjhAdInA gIto gAvA, gAMdhIjInA "hiMda laDatamAM bhAga lIdho hato. potAnA gAmamAM paNa rASTrIya zALAnI svarAjya', "satyanA prayogo', 'maMgala prabhAta' jevA pustako sthApanA karavAmAM temaNe agraNI bhAga lIdho hato. 1921mAM vAMcavA-vaMcAvavA ane AsapAsamAM saune vecavA, AvI aneka bAraDolI AzramamAM gAMdhIjInI sevAmAM paNa rokAyA hatA. pravRttiomAM teo saMlagna hatA. temaja olapADa tAlukAmAM mAjI 1923mAM nAgapura jhaMDA satyAgrahamAM bhAga laI jela bhogavI suprima korTa jajazrI dhIrUbhAI desAI sAthe paTela-talATInA hatI. bAraDolI nA karanI laDatamAM temaNe bhAga lIdho hato. paMdara rAjInAmA mATe temaNe asahakAra AMdolanamAM ye kAma karyuM hatuM. divasanI sajA thaI hatI. amadAvAdanI koMgresamAM keTalAka zrI vimalAbahena ThakAra vagereno UMDo prabhAva zrI sAthIo sAthe hAjarI ApI hatI, ane tyAM zrI indulAlanI dolatabhAIe jhIlyo. temaja "sarvodaya mitramaMDaLa' suratanI sAthe lAgavagano upayoga karI, gAMdhIjInI sevAmAM rokAyA hatA. rahIne sarvodaya padayAtrA ane gujarAta sarvodaya padayAtrA nimitte gAMdhIjInA nivAsa para paMDita mAlaviyAjIne rokavAnuM parAkrama mAre cArekavAra suratamAM ghUmavAnuM thayuM tyAre zrI dolatabhAIe A paNa temaNe karyuM hatuM. emanA bahena karabahenane paNa zrI padayAtrAone saphaLa karavA mATe zrI dayALajI vidyArthI Azrama jugatarAma dave sAthe aDhI varSanI sajA thaI hatI. 1931mAM temaja zrI vallabhavidyArthI Azrama (pATIdAra Azrama)nA hijarata karI gAyakavADInA nAgoDa gAme jaIne rahyA hatA. saMcAlako ane chAtrochAtrAono sAtha laIne nivAsa bhojana ane 1932 nI laData pachI patrikA pravRtti zarU karI hatI paNa 1932 na Jain Education Intemational Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 pratibhAo polIsanA bhAre trAsane kAraNe rAjasthAnamAM hijarata karI gayA hatA ane aDhI mahinA tyAM rahyA hatA. te vakhate emanAM gharabAra koDhArAmAM rahyA hatA. 1932nI satyAgrahanI laDatamAM 15 mahinAnI jela ane rU. 500=00 no daMDa thayo hato. daMDa vasUla karavA mATe temano mAlasAmAna japta karI harAjI karavAmAM Avyo hato. 1941nA vyaktigata satyAgrahamAM emane cAra mahinAnI sajA thaI hatI. 10. zrI makanajI purUSottama paTela : vatana surata jillAnuM bAjIpurA. aMgrejI trIjA dhoraNa sudhIno gAmamAM abhyAsa karIne navasArInA bhaktAzramamAM rahIne tAtA hAIskUlamAM abhyAsa karyo hato. eka divasa bajAramAM eka paisAnuM AIskrIma jIMdagImAM pahelI ja vAra khAdhuM hatuM. te mATe gRhapatie prArthanAsabhAmAM mAphI mAgavAnuM jaNAvyuM hatuM. rdoDhiyAnA AIskIma mATe mAphI' evo vicAra karIne bhaktAzrama choDI surata AvIne pATIdAra AzramamAM rahIne, sArvajanika hAIskUlamAM abhyAsa zarU karyo hato. AzramamAM rahIne roleTa kAyadA sAmenI pravRttimAM bhAga lIdho hato. nAgapuranI koMgresamAM paNa bhAga lIdho hato. asahakAranI laDatamAM rASTrIya vinaya maMdiramAM joDAyA hatA. 1923mAM gujarAta vidyApIThanA vinIta thayA hatA. pachI bAjIpurA gAme rahyA. 1927nA relasaMkaTamAM phALo ugharAvavAnuM kAma karyuM hatuM. bAraDolInI laDatamAM bAjIpurAnI chAvaNImAM kAma karyuM hatuM. saradArazrInA bhASaNonA ahevAlo levAnuM kAma paNa karyuM hatuM. dAMDIkUcanA varSamAM jalAlapora tAlukAnA aSTAgAmanI chAvaNImAM rahIne kAma karyuM hatuM. paNa pachI bAraDolI tAlukAnA kAmakAja mATe bAraDolI AvIne rahyA hatA. te pachI rAjadrohanA Aropasara vAloDanA mahAlakarInI korTamAM kesa cAlyo hato. tyAM temaNe nivedana rUpe eka gIta rajU karyuM hatuM. temAM sarakAranA barAbara cheDA phADyA hatA. te kesamAM emane cha mahinAnI sajA 500=00 rUpiyA daMDa athavA traNa mahinA sajA thaI hatI. daMDa vasula karavA gharanuM rAcaracIluM harAja karI devAmAM AvyuM hatuM. te pachI 1932mAM chUpI patrikAonI pravRtti palasANA tAlukAnA jatapora gAme rahIne karI hatI. tyAMthI gAyakavADI polIse giraphatAra karyA hatA. pharIthI jelamAM gayA hatA. 1941nA vyaktigata satyAgrahamAM tAlukAnA kAma karavAne mATe keTalAka kAryakarone bahAra rAkhyA hatA. temAM teo paNa hatA. 194ramAM 'hiMda choDo'nI hAkala thaI tyAre teo muMbaImAM hatA. koMgresamAMthI pAchA pharatA kAryakarone sTezane sTezane pakaDatA, eTale navasArI utarI virAvaLa gayA, tyAMthI hoDImAM supA-gurukuLamAM gayA hatA ane tyAMthI pagapALA gAmegAma pharIne bAjIpurA pahoMcyA hatA. tyAM bhUgarbhamAM rahIne laData ApavAno saMkalpa mitro sAthe karyo hato. noMdhavA jevuM to e che ke, je kahera sTezana emaNe uDAveluM tyAM navuM sTezana baMdhAyuM tenI udghATanavidhi paNa emane ja hAthe thaI hatI. 40 varSa sudhI dezanI ekadhArI sevA karyA pachI ane gAmanA aneka kalyANakArI kAmomAM agragaNya bhAga lIdho, pachI surata jillA lokala borDanA sabhya ane dhArAsabhya thayA ane pachI teo have bAjIpurAmAM nivRtta jIvana gALI rahyA che. 11. zrI raMgIladAsa maganalAla kApaDiyA janma valasADa jillAnA gaNadevImAM thayo hato. gaNadevInI hAIskUlamAM meTrika sudhI abhyAsa karyo hato. kauTuMbika saMjogone lIdhe vadhu abhyAsa karI zakyA nahotA. 1907mAM surata koMgresamAM hAjarI ApI hatI tyArathI koMgresa pratye kheMcAyA hatA. 1915nI koMgresamAM svayaMsevaka tarIke kAmagIrI karI hatI. AryasamAjanI pravRttiomAM rasa levA mAMDyo hato. AryasamAjanAM chApAmAM gujarAtI ane aMgrejImAM lekho lakhavAna zarUAta karI hatI. 1915nI homarUlanI pravRttimAM tyAranA muMbaInA AgevAno sAme dakSiNa gujarAtamAM pharyA hatA. 1917-18mAM muMbaI gayA hatA, tyAM zrI loTavALAnA "hiMdustAna' patramAM joDAyA hatA, te kAraNe zrI viThThalabhAInA nikaTa paricayamAM AvyA hatA. giragAma koMgresa samitinA sabhya banI koMgresa kAryakartA thayA. 1919mAM zrI tAhyaNakara ane zrI cAMdorIkara sAthe prajAmaMDaLanI pravRttinA maMDANa karyA. tenI sAthe aMta paryata maMtrI-sabhya tarIkeno saMbaMdha cAlu rahyo hato. A samayamAM "samAlocaka', 'vasaMta', "sAhitya', 20mI sadI', "gujarAta", "prasthAna', "yugadharma' vagere mAsikomAM emanA lekho AvatA hatA. 1920-21mAM jillAnA rAnIparaja vistAramAM mAtAnI caLavaLa ane dArU niSedhanuM kAma cAlu hatuM, tyAre racAyelI rAnIparaja saMkaTa nivAraNa samitinuM kArya karavA teo nokarI choDIne AvyA hatA ane A samitinA maMtrI tarIke kAma karyuM hatuM. ludhiyANAmAM 1937mAM maLelI A pariSadamAM zrI javAharalAla naheru pramukha hatA ane tenA maMtrI tarIke zrI Jain Education Intemational Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 raMgIladAsa kApaDiyA, zrI baLavaMtarAya mahetA ane zrI jayanArAyaNa vyAsa cUMTAyA hatA. Ama dezI rAjyonI prajAnI sevAmAM teo AdithI aMta sudhI saMpUrNa DUbelA rahyA hatA. 1928nA bAraDolI satyAgrahamAM paNa emaNe bhAga lIdho hato. sarabhaNanI chAvaNImAM DaoN. sumaMta sAthe satyAgrahanA vijaya paryaMta kAma karyuM hatuM. te pachI navasArI ane gaNadevImAM maLelI sabhAomAM saradArazrIe zrI raMgIladAsanI sevAnI mukta kaMThe prazaMsA karI hatI. dAMDIkUca vakhate vaDodarA rAjya prajAmaMDaLanuM adhivezana navasArImAM maLyuM hatuM. te mATe teo navasArI AvyA hatA. dAMDIkUcano lAbha levA mATe moTAvarAchAthI kUcamAM sAmela thayA hatA ane pachI jalAlaporanI karADI chAvaNImAM rahIne kAma karyuM hatuM. fro is bekape my suspe JJ 5%81% hio peas fee sane a flu, by huye op of hcfxis ite y if HF GOD Sh akies justle Burst and wife t PB Ms in freisine fr Be Befo je jy jy {C} || je 4915 5 jas ! ! 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ApaNI uttama sAMskRtikaparaMparA e ApaNo sarvazreSTha, amUlya, sanAtana vAraso che. gujarAtanA rAjA, rAjyavaidya, vidyAguru, svAtaMtryasenAnI, saMta, zikSaka, dharmapuruSo vizvavikhyAta che. navI peDhIe eka AMkha, e puNyazALI, mahAbhAga, tejasvI, sattvazIla kIrtivaMta, preraka, AdarzalakSI mahAnubhAvo tarapha rAkhavI joIe ane bIjI ujvaLa bhaviSya tarapha rAkhavI joIe. banneno samanvaya vartamAnakALamAM siddha karavo joIe. A nAnakaDI chatAM mahAmUlyavAna caritramAlA mATe "satyakathA" tathA amuka jIvanacaritragraMthono zrI mAMgukiyA atre AbhAra mAne che. potAnA hRdayakamaLa para A parama AdaraNIya, paramapUjya, parama tejasvI ane svayaM gujarAta tathA bhAratane paNa gaurava apAve tevAM jIvaMta, amaracaritro sadAya birAjamAna rahe che ane te sarva apUrva, ananya preraNAnuM amRta pratipaLa pAya che. saune e amRtapAna maLe tevI zubhabhAvanAthI A lekhamALA gUMthIne arpaNa karanAra DaoN. ghanazyAmabhAI trikamalAla mAgukiyA atyAre mAtuzrI vIrabAImA mahilA ArTsa kaoNleja (rAjakoTa)mAM, gujarAtInA adhyakSa che. temanA pitAzrI svAtaMtrasenAnI ane prakhara samAjasevaka hatA. lekhaka gUjarAta vidyApIThanA anusnAtaka che. sAhityasevana, adhyApana, satsaMga, adhyAtma temanA rasanA viSayo che. zrImad rAjacaMdra viSe temano thoDoka abhyAsa che, thoDuMka lakhyuM che ane thoDA ghaNAM pravacano paNa ApyAM che. 125 lekha, thoDAM kAvyo ane zrImad rAjacaMdranuM saMpUrNa carita, temaNe (hajAreka pAnAMmAM) lakhyuM che. hAla "zrImad bhagavad gItAnuM nityasevana kare che. prAsaMgika pravacano kare che. kadI Tyuzana karyuM nathI. hastAkSara sudhAraNAnuM ane vaktatvakalAnuM varSothI kArya kare che. vyasanarahita, nirAmaya ane saMtoSI jIvana temane vArasAmAM maLyuM che. zatrurahita, zAnta, vivAdavihIna jIvana sukharUpa jIve che. patipatnI baMne gujarAtInA adhyApako che. 2004, okaTobaranI 31mIe adhyApaka tarIke nivRtta thayA che. - saMpAdaka AjIvana gAMdhIvAdI, prakhara AryasamAjI tathA prakAMDa karmayogI zrItrikamalAla DAhyAbhAi paTela nAma : trikamalAla DAhyAbhAI paTela. gAma bhaDiyAda (pIra), tAluko dhaMdhUkA, jillo amadAvAda. janmabhUmi bhAlapradeza, janma varSa I.sa. 1912. gAmanI suprasiddha kumArazALAmAM dhoraNa sAta sudhI abhyAsa. abhyAsamAM dara varSe prathama naMbara. te pachI sAbaramatI Azrama, amadAvAdamAM be varSanI grAmapaMcAyatanA maMtrInI saghana tAlIma lIdhI. te pachI briTiza sarakAra dvArA traNa mahinA pUnAmAM maMtrInI tAlIma. bhaDiyAda gAmamAM 18 varSa, grAmapaMcAyatanA maMtrI tarIke zreSTha kArya karyuM ane dilhIpATanagara sudhI nAma gAryuM. briTiza sarakAre rAjyanI zreSTha grAmapaMcAyata tarIke pramANapatra ane inAma ApyAM. A 18 varSanA kAryakALamAM gAmamAM ke sImamAM eka paNa corI thaI nahi. pote gAma AgevAna tarIke UpasI AvyA. te samaye gAmamAM bAlamaMdira zarU karAvyuM. kanyAzALA vikasAvI. bIjuM taLAva paNa UMDuM karAvyuM. gAmanI cAre dizAomAM strIo mATe jAhera, pAkkAM, simenTanAM saMDAsa banAvaDAvyAM (je Aje paNa hayAta che). ' i.sa. 1952mAM gAmanA eka tejasvI vidyArthIne amerikA bhaNavA mokalyo. te bhaNIne tyAMnI yunivarsiTImAM 11 varSa rIDara rahyo. te pachI mahArAjA sayAjIrAva tene vaDodarA laI AvyA. A gAma Aje paNa gujarAta rAjyamAM zikSaNakSetre prathama Jain Education Intemational Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 che. gAmanA praoNphesaro, DaoNkTaro, vepArIo, polIsaadhikArIo, prAthamika-mAdhyamika zALAnA zikSako gujarAtabharamAM phelAyA che ane gAmanI kIrti vadhArI che. pote AjIvana gAMdhIvAdI rahyA. jIvanabhara khAdI paherI. dholerA jelavAsa bhogavyo ane agraNI svAtaMtryasenAnI banyA. gAmanA bIjA aDhAra yuvAnone chAvaNImAM laI gayA. pote prakhara AryasamAjI. vedamAM zraddhAvAna. koI saMpradAya ke dharmamAM, vAda ke vivAdamAM na paDyA. nItipUrNa jIvana jIvyA. kadI, eka pAInI lAMca na lIdhI. gAmamAM koI, kyAreya bhUkhyuM 1 sUtuM. garIbone mATe to parama AdhArarUpa rahyA. AjIvana nIrogI rahyA. jhaveracaMda meghANI temanA priya kavi. temane mATe aMjalikAvya paNa lakhyuM. sArA gAyaka, citrakAra ane nIDara netA hatA. ThAkora mULavAjI AtmamULathI ja ThakurAI saMpanna rAjavI : mULavAjI ThAkora koTaDA-sAMgANInA gAdIpati hatA. temano samaya i.sa. 1894 thI 1913no hato. nAnakaDA mULavAjIne rAjakoTanI sarakArasaMcAlita rAjakumArakaoNlejamAM bhaNavA mUkelA. terame varSe teo gAdIe beThA. teo svabhAvathI ja dharmaparAyaNa hatA. pazuo pratye dayALu hatA. nAnapaNathI gauzALAmAM gAyonI jAte sevA karatA. nAnapaNathI azvArohaNano zokha hato. suMdara ghoDesavArI mATe khUba paMkAyA hatA. game tevA tophAnI ghoDAne paNa teo vaza karI detA. resa mATenA ghoDA teo potAnA tabelAmAM ucheratA. emano ghoDo resamAM acUka jItato. yuropiyana amaladAro ane pravAsIo AkhA hiMdamAMthI temanI ghoDAMhAra (tabelo) jovA AvatA. te joI sau khuza thatA. hAlAra prAMtanA, te vakhatanA paoNliTikala eNjanTa epha. TI. bI. haeNnakaoNke, mULavAjI ThAkoranI ghoDAM pratyenI lAgaNIbharI sevAthI khuza thaI, vakhANa karatAM lakhyuM hatuM : "jo huM ghoDA tarIke janmyuM to ahIM koTaDA-sAMgaNInA tabelAmAM rahevAnuM pasaMda karuM.' ghoDAM karatAM gAyonI sevA teo anekagaNI karatA. pote gAyo cAravA jAya. bhajano gAya. gAyonAM nAma pADe. Akho zrAvaNamAsa gAyo cAratA. gAyo temanuM sarvarIte rakSaNa karatI. mULavAjI ThAkore dArUne sparza paNa karyo na hato. teo saMpUrNa zAkAhArI hatA. sAbu ke attara vAparatA nahi. ThaMDe pANIe ja nahAtA. sAdAM ane sapheda kapaDAM ja paheratA. cA, pAna, sopArI-kazAnuM temane vyasana nahotuM. bahAragAma ekalA pathapradarzaka jatA. bImAranI khabara kADhavA pote jatA. jarUrI sahAya karatA. sAdhu-saMnyAsIne khUba mAna ApatA. mULavAjI ThAkora atyaMta AtmasaMyamI hatA. bhUla karanAra nokarane kadI Thapako na ApatA. pote zAnta, svastha, niyamita, kAryadakSa hatA. pote kAvyo, gIto, bhajano racatA. uttama rAjAnAM aneka lakSaNo temanAmAM hatAM. jagadaMbAnA parama upAsaka hatA. navarAtri UjavatA. jIvate jIva temanI garabIo gavAtI. pote parama pavitra rAjA hatA. bhUmi para bhUdeva-sAkSAt brahmadeva zAstrI zrIzaMkaralAla mahezvara zAstrI zrI zaMkaralAla mahezvarano jIvanakALa i.sa. 1843 thI 1917 sudhIno hato. temanuM kAryakSetra mo2bIrAjya hatuM. morabIrAjyanA rAjA sara vAghajI ThAkore potAnA pitAjInA smaraNArthe 'ravAjI saMskRtapAThazALA' sthApI ane tenA AcAryapade zAstrI zrIzaMkaralAla mahezvaranI niyukti karI. AcAryapadane temaNe zobhAvyuM. pote prakhara vidvAna, zIghrakavi, kAvyasAhityanA prasiddha TIkAkAra, aSTAvadhAnI hovAthI temane mahAmahopAdhyAya'nI upAdhi prApta thaI hatI. teo bhAratabharamAM supratiSThita hatA. svabhAvanA teo sadAya saumya hatA. haMmezAM zAntamUrtirUpe ja temanuM darzana thatuM. pote prakhara vidyAsevana karanArA hatA. bhagavAnanA ekaniSTha bhakta hatA. temanI mumukSutA, nIDaratA, nirNayazakti, sAttvikatA, niHspRhatA, dharmaciMtanazIlatA, prasannatA asAdhAraNa hatAM. morabI rAjyanI pavitra dharatI upara teo sAkSAt brahmadevatA rUpe vicaratA hatA. teo nityapratidina bhagavAnanAM pUjApATha karatA. temAM niyamitatA ane niSThA samAntara hatAM. eka vAra pote pUjApATha karatA hatA ane brAhmaNa loTa mAgavA Avyo. ozarImAM vAsaNo joI teNe thALI ane vATako corI lIdhAM ane bahAra nIkaLI gayo. tevAmAM zAstrIjIe bahAra AvI tene pAcho bolAvyo. hiMDoLe besADyo ne sIdhuM bharI ApyuM. A snehabhAva joI brAhmaNe corI karyAnuM kabUlyuM paNa pote na krodha karyo ke na tene laghutA AvavA dIdhI. brAhmaNa tene page paDyo. te temano ziSya thayo. niyamita vedAntazravaNa karavA AvavA lAgyo. eka vAra vAghajI ThAkore moTA adhikArIne tenI nokarImAMthI tAtkAlika kADhI mUkyo ne morabI choDI kyAMya na javAno hukama karyo. vaLI hukama bajAvyo ke, te adhikArI sAthe Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo koIe koI prakArano saMbaMdha na rAkhavo. te adhikAra kathAzravaNa mATe zAstrIjI pAse, temane ghare niyamita AvavA lAgyo. rAjA-ThAkore pUchyuM to zAstrIjIe kahyuM : "mArAthI tene AvavAnI nA nahi paDAya.' ThAkore zAstrIjIne kahyuM : 'to tamAre morabI choDavuM paDaze.' zAstrIjI : jevI AzA. paNa ahIMthI ghera jaIne, kahIne jAuM ke sIdho jAuM ?' ThAkora : 'abaghaDI-sIdhA ja cAlyA jAo! zAstrIjI tyAMthI sIdhA nIkaLyA ane vAMkAnerathI muMbaI pahoMcyA. ThAkore bahu tapAsa karAvI, pastAvo thayo. evAmAM temane muMbaI javAnu thayuM. tyAM meLApa thayo. ThAkore kSamA mAgI ane potAnI sAthe morabI padhAravA vinaMtI karI. ThAkore temane bahu mAnathI rAkhyA. temanA kahevAthI ThAkore, zrImad bhAgavatanI aneka pArAyaNo karAvI. pAMtrIsa brAhmaNa kanyAonAM kanyAdAna dIdhAM. rU|. 16000=00 dharmAdAmAM ApyA. eka varSamAM 20 hajAra brAhmaNone jamADyA ne dakSiNA ApI. maMdironA jIrNoddhAra karAvyA. zAstrIjIne gurupade sthApyA. AvA hatA vedAntanipuNa, sattvazIla, mahApratApI zAstrI zrIzaMkaralAla mahezvara. nArIsRSTinuM lIluMkaMcana, divyadRSTAnta parama vaMdanIya lIlabAI mA soraThanA vaMthalI (vanasthalI) gAmamAM eka brAhmaNa kuTuMba rahe. samaya 18mA saikAno. raghunAthanAM patnI eTale lIlabAI. ATha varSanI vaye lIlabAI zItaLA thavAthI aMdha thayAM. raghunAthanAM bAe dIkarAne mATe bIjI vahu na zodhI ane lIlabAIne ja teDI lAvyAM. AMdhaLI vahunI saune navAI lAgI. lIlabAI vahu aMdha chatAM gharanAM tamAma kAma kare. sAsunI bahu sevA karatAM. gAmamAM AMdhaLI vahunI vAhavAha thaI gaI! bALapaNamAM lagna thayAM hovAthI uMmara thatAM vahune sAsare teDyAM. te pachI eka varase raghunAtha bhaTTa, bahAragAmathI vidyAbhyAsa pUrNa karI ghare AvyA. AMdhaLI vahu kone game? zarUAtamAM temaNe upekSA karI. pote kathA vAMcatA ane dhArmika kriyAkAMDa karAvatA. vakhata jatAM temane aMdha patnImAM sadguNonAM darzana thayAM. pati bhaNIne AvyA pachI traNa varSe, lIlabAI vahue sAsunI saMmatithI putraprApti mATe payovrata zarU karyuM. pAMcame varSe 165 sImaMta AvyuM ane putrajanma thayo. tenuM nAma kezavajI pADyuM. e moTo thatAM tene paraNAvyo. ekavAra te putra kezavajI bahArathI gharamAM Avato hato tyAre teNe potAnA pitA (raghunAtha bhaTTa)ne, ozarImAM ekalAM beThelAM aMdha mAne (kezavajInAM mAne ane potAnI (raghunAthanI) patnIne) daMDavat praNAma karatA joyA. e aMge ekavAra pUchatAM pitAe kaheluM : 'tArI mA sAva AMdhaLI, paraNIne sAsare AvyA pachI cAreya aMdhApAnuM duHkha royuM nathI. pote AMdhaLI che, ema paNa bolI nathI! kyAreya koI vastu mAgI nathI. potAne doravAnuM kahyuM nathI. haMmezAM bhagavAnanI, nItinI ane AnaMdanI ja vAto karatI hoya. huM ghaNI vAra mUMjhAI jato paNa tene meM cAreya muMjhAyelI joI nathI. UlaTI te mane madada karatI. mArI bhUla thAya tyAre huM tenI kSamA mAgI leto. e page paDavA jevI che.' eka vAra raghunAtha bhaTTa bAjunA gAmamAM bhAgavata saptAha karavA gayA. tyAM temane bhayaMkara darda UpaDyuM. lIlIbAIe dIkarA kezavajIne tenA pitA pAse javA kahyuM. te temane ghera laI Avyo. vaLate divase nadIe nhAvA javAne badale, ghera nAhyA. lIlabAIe nAhIne pati pAse gaMgAjaLa mAgI pIdhuM ne paga pakaDI rajA mAgI sUI gayAM. raghunAtha bhaTTe khoLAmAM tenuM mAthuM lIdhuM ne lIlabAI AMkha pheravI gayAM! smazAnethI AvI raghunAtha bhaTTa lIlabAInA sAtharAne page lAgatAM DhaLI paDyAM. bIje divase temano deha chUTI gayo. loko lIlabAImAnAM darazana karavA roja gADAM baMdhAvIne AvatAM. parama jJAnI tathA evA ja parama bhakata : dhanAbhagata saurASTranA nAnakaDA gAmanA kuMbhAra. pitA arajaNabhAIe putra dhanAne yogya vaye paraNAvyo. A pachI thoDA ja samayamAM mAtA-pitA avasAna pAmyAM. A pachI dhano juvAna thayo. tene tenI strI (patnI)no sahavAsa bahu gamato. te tene joyA ja karato. loko dhanogAMDo' kahetA. patnI pANI bharavA jAya tyAre dhano (pati) tenI pAchaLapAchaLa jAya. patnInuM AkarSaNa tene ajaba sAnaMdAzcarya janmAvatuM! daseka varSanA dAMpatya jIvana pachI dhanAne eka putra thayo. tenI vahu, bIjI kuMbhAraNo sAthe goramaTI khodavA sImamAM gaI. evAmAM kotara ghasatAM te dabAIne marI gaI. dhanAne teno jabaro AghAta lAgyo. tenAM sAsusasarA, nAnA putrane potAne ghera laI Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 gayAM. have dhano taddana ekalo paDyo. kAMI kAma na kare. be gadheDAM hatAM te chUTAM mUkI de. sAMje gadheDAM pAchAM Ave. dhano khAya ane na paNa khAya. nhAvAnuM paNa evuM ja. koI kAma na kare. ekalo beThI rahe. kyAreka rAte UThIne sImamAM cAlyo jAya. sUnamUna besI rahe, jANe dhyAna lAgI gayuM! koI sAthe bole nahi. koIne ghare jAya nahi. khAya nahi, UMghe nahi, koI khAvAnuM Ape to le nahi! tenI AMtacetanA jabbara tapa karavA lAgI. loko tene 'dhanAbApA' kahevA lAgyA. evAmAM koI asAdhAraNa avadhUtano dhanAbApAne samAgama thaI gayo. tyArathI temanI vihavaLatA jatI rahI. patnInA viSAdamAMthI kAyama mATe mukta thaI gayA. have e dhanAbhagata' tarIke jANItA thayA. dhanA bhatagane jJAna prakaTyuM. morabInA prasiddha rAjavaidya hirarAma koTaDA-sAMgANI AvIne vasyA. dhanAbhagatane paNa tyAM laI gayA. koTaDAmAM dhanAbhagate jAte mATInI oraDI caNI. aMdara kAMI na maLe! loko khAvAnuM Ape. khAya, na khAya! temane asIma jJAnano yoga thayo. temanA zabdo satya TharavA lAgyA! evAmAM chappaniyo (vikrama saMvata 1956) dukALa paDyo. te dhanAbhagatathI jovAyo nahi. temanuM aMtaHkaraNa kakaLI UThyuM. ekavAra koTaDA zrIkRSNAnaMda svAmI padhArelA. temaNe rAjyanA kArabhArIne kaheluM : 'gAmamAM saMta, vairAgI ke saMsArI je kaho e dhanAbhagata che. e viziSTa, parama jJAnI tathA evA ja parama bhakta che. emanI pUjA karo.' vaLate divase dhanAbhagata be gadheDAM sAthe gaMgAsnAna karavA nIkaLI gayA. AryagRhiNI, jagatanuM aNamola ratana : ratanaphai morabImAM sau temane ratanaphaI kahIne bolAve. sAsare AvyAM pachI gAya dohavA beThAM to aradhuM dohIne UbhAM thaI gayAM. sAsue pUchyuM to kahe : 'ATaluM basa che. bAkInuM vAcharuMnuM che.' temanA pati mahIghara bhaTTa svachaMdI hatA. dAdA pItAmbara bhaTTe atizaya lADa laDAvyA hatA ane yuvAvaye ayogya mitrono kusaMga thavAnuM e pariNAma hatuM. AthI eka divasa patnIe (ratanaphaIe) patine kahyuM : 'tamArA gharanI kuLarIta huM toDavA nahi dauM, tamAruM sthAna have tamArA gharamAM nathI. ozarIe raho. mahIdhara bhaTTa kAMI kamAya nahi. AthI ratanaphaIe daLaNAM daLavA mAMDyAM. pitAne khabara paDI. pitA hirarAma bhaTTa morabInA bApa gaNAtA. temaNe sahAya karavA kahyuM. dIkarI (ratanaphaI)e pathapradarzaka kazI madada levAnI nA pADI. Ama ATha-daza varSa cAlyuM. eka savAre pati mahIdhara bhaTTe UThI patnIne kahyuM "mane mArI bhUla dekhAya che. tuM kahe te prAyazcitta karuM, paNa mane have gharamAM le.' patnIe 'mArI chUTa che, cAlo' karI gharamAM praveza Apyo. ThAkorajInI pUjA karAvI. lApasI rAMdhI patine jamavA besADyA. pati raDI paDyA. kahyuM : meM tane bahu duHkha ApyuM.' vaLatI rAte mahIdhara bhaTTa bahu moDA ghare AvyA ane kahyuM : 'huM kAMI tuM kahe tema karuM baruM nahi'. ane pAchA svacchaMdI banI gayA. ratanaphaInA bhatrIjA e prabhAzaMkara paTTaNI i.sa. 1895 mAM bhAvanagaranA saeNkreTarI banyA tyAre temaNe phaIne pacAsa rUpiyAnuM manIorDara karyuM. lakhyuM, : phaI, have to patharo choDa. mArA para dayA karI patharo choDa.' e manIorDara pAchuM AvyuM. ratanaphaIe lakhAvyuM hatuM : meM patharo (daLavAnI ghaMTI) rAjIkhuzIthI mAro karyo che. mane eno bhAra kadI lAgyo nathI. bIjA patharA karatAM teno bhAra haLavo che. chokarA moTA thaI gayA che enoya bhAra mArA para nathI. ne meM mAro bhAra bhagavAna para nAkhyo che. e (bhagavAna) bIjA para na nAkhe tema mAguM chuM. tuM, mArA jevI badhI patharA tANanArIne tArI phaI samajI emane sukhI kare tevo thA ane sadA evo rahe tevA mArA AzIrvAda che.' AvAM hatAM karmaTha ratanaphaI! samartha keLavaNIkAra evA pUjya nAnAbhAI bhaTTanA prapitAmaha parama vairAgyamUrti zrItrikamabApA bhAvanagaranI prazAMtabhUmimAM janmelA zrI trikamabApA parama vairAgyamUrti hatA. temanA prapautra zrInRsiMhaprasAda kAlidAsa bhaTTa (pUjya nAnAbhAI) mAM, temanuM teja UtaryuM hatuM. pUjya nAnAbhAI potAnA samayanA bhAratanA samartha keLavaNIkAra hatA. zrItrikamabApA asAdhAraNa rAjyavaidya hatA. AyurvedanA parama jJAtA hatA. temanI kIrti sarvavyApI hatI. temanAM jJAnane saphaLatA ane yazakIrtino akhaMDa suyoga hato. svabhAve atyaMta teja-kaDaka ane niyamonuM nirapavAda pAlana karanAra A rAjyavaidyane rAjAo namana karatA. temano paheraveza taddana sAdo hato. TUMkuM dhotiyuM, mAthe pAghaDI, khabhe khesa, pagamAM pagarakhAM hoya Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 16o ke na paNa hoya-te temanI vezabhUSA hatI. zItaLAmAM eka AMkha vakhate bhAvanagaramAM sahakArI kSetre nokarI karato. pAlItANA, gumAvelI. bhAvanagararAjyanA ThAkorasAheba zrItrikamabApAne gAriyAdhAra, boTAda vagere cAra tAlukAo mAruM kAryakSetra hatA. joI potAno hoko saMtADatA ane UbhA thaI AvakAra-mAna huM mArA mitra zrI anaMtarAya upAdhyAyane maLavA jesara gAma ApatA. evo emano AtmaprabhAva pravartato. gayo. tyAM mane zrI bajaraMgadAsa bApu viSe mAhitI maLI. tyAMthI vaiduM temanI AjIvikAnuM sAdhana na hatuM. dharmArthe vaiduM huM eka ravivAra mATe bagaDANA gayo. karatA. koInI pAsethI davAne nAme eka pAI kadI lIdhI na hatI. basamAMthI UtarI gAma bagaDANAmAM pravezyo. mukhya eka AyurvedanA parama jJAtA uparAMta zrItrikamabApA "zrImad zerImAM eka moTA madhUnanI dIvAlane aDhelIne zrI bajaraMgadAsabhAgavata'nI dharmakathA karatA. AthI zraddhAvAna jIvAtmAo temane bApu beThelA dekhAyA. paDachaMda kAyA, siddha avadhUta jevI viziSTa bhAgavata saptAha daramyAna yathAzakti puraskAra ApatA. temAMthI dazA, prazAntamUrti, vizALa kapALa, AjAnabAhune hoya tevA temano jIvananirvAha cAlato. Ama chatAM dhanasaMpattithI teo lAMbA hAtha, moTuM goLA jevuM peTa (phAMda), temAM jabarI moTI sadAya vimukha rahetA-dUra rahetA. adhika Avaka ke dhanane lUMTI, eka TUMku, sapheda kapaDuM kamare vIMTALeluM, pagamAM pagarakhAM nahi teozrI abramaNyamu-brAhmaNa mATe ayogya gaNatA. ane baMne paga lAMbA karI, dharatIno ne dIvAlano AdhAra laIne beThelA. moTI AMkho, paNa AMkhamAMthI najara bahAra na jAya tevI eka jainamunine motanA moMmAthI temaNe navajIvana ApyuM. aMtarmukhatA, svasthatA, svarUpapariNamana, svarUpati, svarUpamaravA paDelAne auSadhopacArathI thoDA ja divasomAM taMdurasta karyA. vicaraNa. dehamAM kyAMya caMcaLatAnuM cihna nahi. jANe pASANanI AthI muninA zrAvakoe zrItrikamabApAne sonAnAM kaDAM paherAvyAM. ke himAlayanI mUrti joI lo! pAchA pharatAM zrI trikamabApA ghare AvavAne badale sIdhA nIlakaMTha mahAdevanuM maMdire gayA ane parANe premathI paherAvelAM sonAnAM meM UbhI bajAre, eka zabda bolyA vinA emane sASTAMga kaDAM zrImahAdevanA caraNamAM mUkI pachI ghare AvyA. daMDavat karyA. mArA upara parama prasanna thaI bolyA : "AIye, mAsTara!' huM tAjo ja ema.e. thayelo ane sahakArI khAtAmAM A ja rIte muMbaInA dhanADhya pArasI sagRhasthanAM moTo sAheba banelo. huM temanI pAse, bhUmi para, najIka besI dharmapatnIne zrItrikamabApAe mahAroga ke mRtyumAMthI navajIvana gayo. ApyuM. pote eka pAI lIdhA vinA bhAvanagara AvyA. ekavAra bhAgavata saptAhamAM muMbaInA pelA dhanADhya pArasI zeThe pAMca eka rAte pAlItANAnA siMdhI samAjanuM teDuM AvyuM. A hajArathI vadhu rokaDa ApI ane bhAvanagaranA mahArAjAnI samAje bhavya taiyArIo karelI. bApue rAte embeseDaramAM maMjurIthI bhAgavata-kathAkAra zrI trikamabApAne hAthInI aMbADIe pAlItANA tarapha prasthAna karyuM ane mane sAthe lIdho. rAte, birAjamAna karI teozrInuM bahumAna karyuM. kathAsthAnethI pAchA rastAmAM cAMdanImAM bApue mojamAM AvI zAstrIya bhaktipadonI pharatAM gharane raste javAne badale zrI trikamabApAe hAthIne nIlakaMTha amRtamaya rahANa karAvI. DAbo hAtha gADI bahAra kADhI, bApu mahAdevanuM maMdire levaDAvyo. maMdire namana karI, tamAma upaskAra AnaMdavibhora thaI, bulaMda kaMThe, amRtamaya svaramAM pado (bheTa sogAda, rUpiyA, ghareNAM-badhuM ja) zrI mahAdevajIne caraNe lalakAravA lAgyA. pAlItANA pahoMcyA. tyAMnI taiyArIo joI dharI, khAlI hAthe pote potAne ghera padhAryA. A jANI bhAvanagara huM navAI pAmyo. moTA rAjAnuM bahumAna thatuM hoya tevI nareze temane moTo garAsa lakhI Apyo. kArabhArI lekha laI taiyArIo hatI. bApu maMDapamAM birAjyA. kaMIka bheTa sogAI AvyA. zrItrikamabApAe te vAMcyo ane pAcho ApI dIdho. apAI. 90 varSanA eka mAjIe hIradoranI baMDI gUMthI hatI AvA parama vairAgyavAna zrI trikamabApA hatA. te, te mAjIe maMDapa upara caDI bApune paherAvI. mApomApa thaI. bApu be kalAka maMDapamAM beThA. nahi kAMI bolyA ke nahi kAMI zrI bajaraMgadAsa bApuno, sADAtraNa divasano ceSTA karI. siddha dazAmAM birAjayA. avismaraNIya satsamAgama ekavAra huM temanA paga dabAvato hato. mane kahe : 'tuma bhAvanagara jillAmAM bagadANA gAmanI bhAgoLe nAnakaDo yahIM Thahara jAo.' huM sADAtraNa divasa rokAyo. mArI najara Azrama. varSa I.sa. 1969nuM ane unALAnI Rtu. huM te emanA uparathI khase ja nahi. - ghanazyAmabhAI mAMgukiyA Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 pathapradarzaka AryaadhyAtmaparaMparAnA parama deTA, AtmajJAnI, paTela-kisAna vargamAM janmelA bhojAbhagata brahmavid hatA. jJAnIkavi, bhaktarAja zreSTha gujarAtIkavi, jIvanamukta : zrutaparaMparAthI teo A sarvocca pade pahoMcyA hatA. temaNe aneka camatkAro karyA hatA. saMpradAyathI para, dharmanirapekSa ane eka mAtra zrIbhojalarAma nirguNa ke advaita brahmanA mahAyAtrI evA mahAnAma zrI bhojalarAma gujarAtI bhASAmAM narasiMha mahetA akSaya bhagata (akho), | gujarAtanI ja nahi, AryAvartabhUminuM zAzvata gaurava che. (gujarAtI bhASAnAM pada pUratAM mIrAMbAI) bhojA bhagata jevA vividha vidyAonuM parama Azraya sthAna bIjA, jhAjhA jJAnIkavio, zreSTha kavio thayA nathI. gujarAtIbhASA tathA gujarAtIbhASIo jyAM sudhI haze tyAM sudhI A dalapatarAma vyAsa kavio ane temanuM sAhitya amara raheze. temanuM sevana karanAranuM saurASTranA soraTha pradezanA lIMbuDA gAmamAM dalapatarAma traNe kALa mATe parama kalyANa nizcita ja che. vyAsa janmyA hatA. temanI vizeSatAo A pramANe hatI : 'bhojA bhagata' nAmathI sukhyAta, AdaraNIya, prabhAvaka dalapatarAma vyAsa vyAkaraNanA niSNAta hatA. nyAyaevA bhojalarAmano jIvanakALa i.sa. 1785 thI 1850 zAstramAM pAraMgata hatA. vedAMtanA vidvAna hatA. jyotiSazAstranA sudhIno hato. saurASTranA jetapura pAsenA devakI gAlola gAme prakhara jJAtA hatA. AyurvedanA prakhara tajajJa hatA. "zrImad temano janma thayo hato. amarelI najIka phattepura gAma temanI bhAgavata'nA zreSTha kathAkAra hatA. davAnA paisA daradI pAsethI kadI karmabhUmi hatI. prakhara vedAMtI hovAthI advaita ke nirguNabrahmanA letA nahIM. AjIvana satyavAdI-satyabhASI rahyA. vidyAono upAsaka hatA. temanI jIbhane Terave cAre veda, sarva upaniSado, upayoga dhana meLavavA kadI na karyo. brAhmaNo, 'rAmAyaNa', 'mahAbhArata',-niraMtara nartana karatAM hatAM. temano zAzvata bodha : (daradIne teo kahetA) : dharma bhASA ke zabda temanI sevAmAM hAjara ja hoya! pramANe vartA, pathyApathyanA niyama pALo ane prajJAparAdha na karo. bhojA bhagate uttama 'cAbakhA' racyA. temanA cAbakhA tamAruM mana lalacAtuM hoya tyAre tamane UMDe UMDe je karavuM kharAba samagra gujarAtamAM lokapriya, preraka ane poSaka banyA. temaNe ke khoTuM lAge te jo na karo to mAMdA nahi paDo. tamArI bhUla 'prabhAtiyAM' paNa racyAM. te paNa uttama kakSAnAM hatAM. "kIrtano', sudhArI lo eTale tame sAjA ja thaI jazo." bhajana', "kRSNalIlA zRMgAranAM pado', "dhoLa', "dhUna', "saravaDAM', 'davAnI jarUra nathI, sAcA AhAravihAranI jarUra che. kAphI', 'horI', 'goDI', "kavita', 'bAvanAkSarI', 'brahmabodha', sAcA AhAravihAravALo kadI asvastha hoya ja nahi.' bhaktamALa', "celaiyAAkhyAna' vagere bhojAbhagatanA kAvya temano nityakrama : hararoja savAre "zrImad bhAgavata'nA prakAro, kAvyaracanAo atyaMta pratiSThita che. pacAsa adhyAyano pATha karatA. aThavADiyAmAM bhAgavata pUrNa karatA. | gujarAtI samAjamAM kAvyaracanA dvArA temaNe vicArakrAnti, hararoja chathI sAta kalAka bhAgavata-pATha karatA. A nityakrama sAmAjikakrAnti ANI. pote kavi dayArAmanA samakAlIna kavi temaNe mRtyuparyata akhaMDa pALyo hato. hatA. dalapatarAma ane narmada pUrve thayelA A kavi adhyAtmakSetre gAma-paragAma, ziyALo-unALo game te hoya, game tyAM AryaadhyAtmaparaMparAnA parama daSTAnna banyA. pote prakhara hoya temaNe bhAgavatapATha jIvananuM avinAbhAvI aMga banAvyuM hatuM. AtmajJAnI hatA. jJAnIkavi tarIke temanI khyAti sarvatra hatI. AthI AkhuM "zrImad bhAgavata' temane kaMiyaM hatuM. porabaMdara, prakhara vedAMtI hovAthI siddha hatA. temane prANa upara pUrNa vijaya jUnAgaDha vagere rAjyomAM temane bahumAna apAtuM. jUnAgaDhanA navAba hato. pote vacanasiddha puruSa hatA. bhakta jalArAma (vIrapuravALA) zrI dalapatarAma vyAsane koI koI vAra AryarIti anusAra sASTAMga temanA ziSya hatA. rAjAo zrI bhojalarAmane namana karatA. daMDavat praNAma karatA. teo jUnAgaDha AvavAnA hoya tyAre gAmamAM tyAgavairAgyanI sAkSAtu mUrti hatA. devI sarasvatI temanI aharniza DhaMDhero pITAvI, paramATI khAvAnI tathA rastA para pANI DhoLavAnI sevAmAM rahetAM. pote kAlAtIta hatA. baMdhI pharamAvatA. teo ughADe page rahetA. brAhmaNanA AcArane | gujarAtanA AtmajJAnIoe bhojA bhagatane adhyAtma- aNIzuddha pALatA. aneka loko roja temanAM darzane AvatA. te veLA kSetre zreSTha sthAne besADyA che, pratiSThita karyA che. sAdhAraNa kaNabI pote lokone bhagavAna mAnI sAmethI namaskAra karatA. Jain Education Intemational Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 169 nArI gausva - padmAbena phaDIyA bhAratIya saMskRtimAM nArIgauravane parama AdaraNIya sthAna che. ziva ane zakti, mAtA ane pitA, preraNA ane puruSArthanA joDakAM batAve che ke ekanI anupasthitimAM bIjAnI hayAtI azakaya che. eTale ja kahyuM che ke jayAM nArI pUjAya che, tyAM devatA rame che." pratyeka prANIne dhabakatuM jIvana ApanAra mAtA che. mAtra janma nahi, enuM lAlanapAlana karIne, sArA saMskAro ApIne, punita preraNA ApIne A bhavATavImAM ramatAM mUkavAnI zaktimati mAtAmAM ja hoya che. e dareka avasthAmAM, panIrUpe-bahenarUpe-putrIrUpe puruSane prema preratI hoya che. ane AgaLa vadhatAM kuTuMbane ane samAjane, rASTrane ane vizvane zAMti-saMvAda-sukhano anubhava karAvatI hoya che. itihAsa kahe che ke, je je dezamAM je je kALe samAjamAM uttama nArIo pAkI che, tyAre tyAre te dezanI saMskRti soLe kaLAe khIlI UThI che. nAnakaDAM kuTuMbathI mAMDIne rASTrIya kakSAe samagra samAjane preraNAnA pIyUSa pAnAra nArInAM jIvanadharmane je prajA ArAdhe che te kyAreya duHkhI thatI nathI. A lekhamALAmAM evI bhavyonnata nArIono mahimA darzAvyo che. A lekhamALA rajU karanAra bahu AyAmI samAjalekhikA, vAtsalyamUrti padmAbahena phaDIyAno janma i. 1923 mAM amadAvAdamAM thayo hato. nAnapaNathI ja temane nRtya atipriya. dasa-bAra varSanI A bAlikAnA jIvaMta abhinaya ane aMga-bhaMgimAo joI premAbhAI hola" guMjI uThato. sAmAjika kAryomAM paNa bhAre lagAva. ema. e. bI. e. thaI vallabhavidyAnagara yuni.mAMthI mahAkavi kAlidAsanA Philosophy of Nature para saMskRtamAM pI.eca.DI. thayA. ane bI.e. kaoNleja opha ejyukezanamAM vyAkhyAtA tarIke kArakirdInI zarUAta karI. tevI ja rIte naDiyAdanI mahilA kolejamAM temaja kapaDavaMja ArTasa enDa komarsa kolejamAM teoe cha varSa prinsipAla tarIke sevAo ApI. padmAbahene samAjanI samasyAo, sAmAjika nItirIti, rUDhio vagerene potAnI lekhinImAM vaNI laI sAmAjika utthAnamAM mahatvano phALo Apyo che. ghaNI vivaza strIonA jIvanamAM cetanAno saMcAra thayo che. satata sattara varSa sudhI temaNe janasattAnA "navA yuganI nArI' vibhAganuM saMpAdana karyuM. daramiyAna gujarAta samAcAramAM prAcIna samayanI vezabhUSA-kezabhUSAnI zRMkhalA zarU karI. uparAMta gujarAta', "sakhI vageremAM temanA samAjopayogI lekho niyamita prasiddha thatA hatA. hAlamAM teo janasattAnA "mAnuSI' vibhAgamAM niyamita lakhe che. "vikAsagRha' trimAsikanuM saMpAdana paNa teo supere nibhAve che. temanI navalakathA premaghaTA, aNachIpI prIta, tyAga ane tapasyA, bhAbhI vagere mahilA vAcakone khUba ja AkarSI zakI che temaja temanA navalasaMgraho dIpa, mA tuM konI DhIMgalI', dIpa-pradIpa, vasaMta mahorI UThI vAtsalyanAM vahetAM jharaNAM vagere ullekhanIya che. temaNe lakhela keLavaNInuM darzana ane zALA pustakAlaya ema. e.nA abhyAsakramanuM eka mahatvanuM keLavaNI viSayaka pustaka che. bALako mATe vIrabALAo ane vIra bALako vagere zauryapreraka pustako lakhyA che. satata vAtsalya nItaratuM snehALa vyaktitva kone potAnuM na lAge? AvA bahuAyAmI samAjasevikA ja nahIM paraMtu "samAja lekhikA' tarIke padmAbahene gujarAtanuM gaurava che. - saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 pathapradarzaka zrI indukapUra sagavaDatAo pUrI pADI. emane zAhIbAga amadAvAda vistAramAM zahIda smAraka baMdhAvyuM. 25 lAkhanA kharce thayeluM A pratibhAvaMta ane prakhara jAgRta nArI indubahenano janma smAraka rASTrane arpaNa karyuM. yuvA pravRttiomAM cAritrya ghaDatara 3-9-1957 mAM thayo hato. ema. esa. sI. (gRhavijJAna), mATe sAMskRtika pravRttio, netRtva zibiro yojI, pustakAlayo lIDarazIpa enDa menejamenTa opha ena.jI.o. progrAma phora UbhA karyA. dakSiNa koriyAmAM World Peace upara yojAyela eziyana lIDarsa insTiTyUTa phora DevalapamenTa rIsarca seminAramAM emaNe bhAratanuM pratinidhitva karyuM. AMtararASTrIya yu.esa.e.nA phelo tarIkenI zaikSaNika padavIo dhAraNa karI, sarva lAyansa pramukha taraphathI yutha AuTa rIca ceramena mATeno sarvottama prathama vikrama sArAbhAI komyuniTI sAyansa senTara naheru evorDa, zreSTha lAyana evorDa, zreSTha jhona parsana evorDa emane phAunDezana phora DevalapamenTanA projekaTa ophisara tarIke kAryabhAra enAyata thayA che. Aje mahAvIra inTaranezanala saMsthAnA sakriya saMbhALyo. uparAMta bhArata sarakAranI aneka kamiTinA sabhya, kAryakara temaja gujarAta cembara mahilA vibhAganA AmaMtrita salAhakAra ane TrasTI banIne emanuM pradAna bahumUlya che. sabhya che. cetanA" saMsthAmAM kAryarata rahI vizleSaNa saMzodhana karyuM ane je navasarjana karatAM rahyAM te bebuniyAda che. nepALa, barlina, jarmanI, udayaprabhAbahena mahetA beMgakoka, thAIlenDa vagere dezomAM Arogya, strI svAcya ane gujarAtanA gauravavaMtA ane krAMtikArI nArI udayaprabhA strIsazaktIkaraNa aMgenA peparo rajU karyA. bahena mahetAno janma 26-6-1914mAM amadAvAdamAM thayo indubahene kAryazALAomAM svAthya ane zikSaNanA hato. bALapaNathI ja vaiSNavadharmanA sArA saMskAro emane maLyAM. adhikArIo mATe 1500 thI vadhAre seminAronuM saMcAlana karyuM. grejyueTa thaI mAtra soLa varSanI vaye temaNe svataMtratAnI laDatamAM besTa sozyala varkara', "yaMga inoveTiva menejara evorDa', jhaMpalAvyuM. gAMdhIbApunI preraNAthI emaNe khAdI ane sAdagI rAIjhiMga parsanAliTI opha inDiyA evorDa' jevA asaMkhya svIkArI. temaNe strIono sahakAra mAMgyo. baheno saraghasamAM evorDothI indubahena sanmAna pAmyA che. emanI sevAo mAtra ghumatI, AjhAdInA nArA lagAvatI, lAThIo khAtI ane nIDara Arogya ane poSaNapUrakamAM ja nathI, paraMtu samAja sevAmAM, banIne bahAra nIkaLatI. mAnavamUlyanuM naitika dhoraNe siMcana karavAmAM, jIvana pUjya bApue "jyotisaMgha zarU karo Adeza Apyo. vikasAvavAmAM prANa reDyA che ema kahI zakAya. ane mRdulAbahena, indubahena zeTha, zAradAbahena vagere sAthe DaoN. sudhAbahena zAha udayaprabhAbahene jyotisaMghamAM kAma karavAnI zarUAta karI. strI jAgRtino sUryodaya thayo. uparAMta gujarAta strI keLavaNI maMDaLanA vyavasAye tabIba, vyaktitve mAnavatAvAdI ane karmo pramukha, akhila hiMda mahilA pariSadanA pramukhapade rahI sevAo karUNAmayI DaoN. sudhAbahenano janma i. 1939 mAM vaDodarA mukAme thayo hato. nAnapaNamAM mAtAnI ciravidAyathI temaNe ghaNI ApI hatI. temaja gujarAta hAusIMga borDa ane myunisipala skUla borDanA paNa teo sakriya sabhya hatA. vikAsagRhamAM paNa kaThinAIo bhogavI. meTrika thaI, vijJAna pravAhamAM joDAyA. chevaTa sudhI sakriya rahyAM hatAM. strI jAgRtinA jyotirdhara ema.bI.bI.esa. ane ema.DI. (DI.jI.o.)nI DigrI prApta karI. meDikala kolejamAM dilIpabhAI sAthe paricaya thatAM baMne udayaprabhAbahena pUjya gAMdhIbApunI preraNAthI bhAratanI AjhAdInI laDatamAM jhaMpalAvI e samayanA rUDhicusta samAjamAM DokaTaro lagnagraMthithI joDAyA 'lAyansa klaba 323 bI'nA nArI jAgRtino paraco dekhADyo hato. samagra gujarAtanA prathama strI DisTrIkaTa garvanara banyA. emaNe nirAdhAra bALakone rahevA, jamavA ane zikSaNa ApavA mATe nirmaLAbahena paTela 'renabaserA" zarU karyuM. A aruNodaya bALakonA jIvanamAM ujAsa strI vikAsa kSetre ananya vyaktitva nirmaLAbahena paTelano pragaTyo. janma sAdhanasaMpanna kheDUta kuTuMbamAM thayo. bALapaNamAM ja amadAvAda myu. korporezana ane vizvabenkanA sahayogathI racanAtmaka kAryo karavAnA saMskAra maLyAM. gAMdhI vicAronA raMge pa00 jhUMpaDAo aMgIkAra karyA. jyAM pAkA makAno bAMdhI ApI raMgAyelA. nirmaLAbahena mAnava adhikAramAM rasa letA thayAM. Jain Education Intemational Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo ema.e.nI DIgrI meLavI. daramiyAna niSNAta sarjana aMbubhAI paTela sAthe emanA lagna thayAM. tyAM agiyAra varSa sudhI amadAvAda myu. korporezananA korporeTara tarIke sevA ApI uparAMta bAMdhakAmakSetre ane DerI vikAsamAM paNa agragaNya phALo noMdhAvyo. gujarAtanI ghaNI pratiSThita saMsthAomAM mahatvanA hoddAo para rahIne sAmAjika mahilA ane bAlavikAsamAM sevAo ApI. nirmaLAbahene jyotisaMgha' mAM pramukhapadano hoddo grahaNa karI sevAo ApI. mahilAo mATenA lIgala selamAM ane inDiyana kAunsila opha cilDrana velphera temaja samAjazikSaNa saMsthAomAM ananya sevAo ApI. Aje teo 'akhaMDa jyota' saMsthAnA sthApaka ane pramukha tarIke kAryarata che. samAjanA utthAna mATe temaNe keneDA, da. AphrikA, irAna, zrIlaMkA, siMgApora, nyUjhIlenDa raziyA ane yuropanA dezomAM saphara karI ghaNuM badhuM meLavyuM che. rASTrIya-AMtararASTrIyanI konpharansomAM sakriya bhAga laI nirNAyaka bhUmikA bhajavI. eka sAmAjika kAryakara tarIkenI emaNe emanI pratibhA sarasa rIte upasAvI che. gAmaDAnA khUNe khUNe strI jAgRtinI bAMga pokArIne strI zikSaNa, strI kAyadAnI jANakArI Arthika svAtaMtrya ane strI vikAsanI keDIne Aje emaNe rAjamArganI rekhAne aMkita karavA kamara kasI che. mahAzvetAbahena vaidha mahilA ane bALavikAsa mATe samarpita jIvana eTale mahAzvetAbahena vaidya. temano janma 1-11-1937 nA roja jUnAgaDhamAM thayo hato. bI.e.ema.esa.DabalyunI DIgrI lIdhI. rAjapIpaLA khAte samAjazikSaNa adhikArI tarIke kAryarata thayA. jyAM AdivAsIo mATe vRddhAzrama, bAlavATikA, vRddhapenzana yojanA, maphata davA sahAya vagere yojanA tAlukA paMcAyatanAM svabhaMDoLamAMthI zarU karAvI. kheDUta mahilAone sudharelI khetI paddhati vize jANakArI maLe e mATe kheDUta tAlIma kendramAM sevA ApI. naheru yuvaka kendranA mAdhyamathI yuvaka-yuvatIone svarojagArI tAlIma, lazkarI tAlIma ApI svanirbhara karyA. sADA traNasothI vadhAre yuvakamaMDaLo tathA mahilA maMDaLo grAmya vistAramAM racIne sazaktikaraNa karAvyuM. grAmya vistAranI dIkarIo jUnAgaDhamAM rahI ucca zikSaNa meLavI zake e mATe 'zramika mahilA bhavana'nuM nirmANa karyuM. maMgalamUrti vikalAMka TrasTanI racanAmAM mahAzvetAbahene potAnI aMgata AvakamAMthI UbhuM karyuM. inDiyana reDakrosa sosAyaTI, jUnAgaDha brAMcamAM sva. 11 jIvAbhAI bucanA mArgadarzana nIce bahenone sIvaNanI tAlIma ApI teone Atmanirbhara karyA. maherajJAtinA yuvakone sAMskRtika mArge vALavAnuM bhagIratha kArya mahAzvetAbahene karyuM ane nArIzaktino uttama namUno pUro pADyo. jUnAgaDha jillAnA pachAta gAmaDAomAM hAIskUlo zarU karAvI. A samAjasevikAe gujarAta bhUmi mATe tana-mana-dhanathI potAnuM jIvana samarpita karI kharA arthamAM sevAnuM bhAthuM pUruM pADyuM che. vINAbahena zropha bhAratIya kezabhUSA kalAnA ajoDa kalAkAra zrI vINAbahenano janma 23-3-1925 mAM thayo hato. ravIndranAtha TAgoranA zAMtiniketanamAM nRtya, saMgIta vagere kalAo zIkhIne pAraMgata thayA. vINAbahenane keza gUMthavAno ghaNo zokha. daramiyAna vikhyAta nRtyakAra udayazaMkaranI maMDaLI sAthe joDAyA ane tenI pratibhA khIlI UThI. soharAba modIe hIroInanI kezabhUSA mATe AmaMtraNa ApyuM ane temAM kanu desAIno sAtha hato. vaijyaMtImAlA, AzA pArekha, madhubAlA, nirUpAroya, vahIdA rahemAna, mAlAsiMhA, zazIkalA jevI aneka hIroInanI kezakalAo sajI ApelI. Ama lagabhaga 150 jeTalI philmomAM teo joDAyelA. vINAbahene judI judI klabo, maMDaLo ane konpharansomAM lagabhaga cAra hajArathI vadhAre vaividhyapUrNa kezakalApo gUMthIne nidarzana karyuM hatuM. temaNe vividha kezabhUSA tathA alaMkAronuM pradarzana paNa karyuM jenuM udghATana zrImatI iMdIrA gAMdhIe karela tyAre emane gUMthelo hAra paherAvavAmAM Avyo tyAre svayaM iMdIrAjI bolI uThyA hatA ke "are aisA hAra bhI hamAre dezameM banatA hai !'' prakhyAta nRtyakAra sonala mAnasiMganI kezabhUSA vINAbahena ja taiyAra karatA. Rtu mujaba mogaro, jUI, camelI vagerenA 'slAIDa zo' paNa taiyAra karela. vINAbahena kahe che : Izvare ApelA sauMdaryane jALavavAnuM kArya eka kalAkAra tarIke kaI rIte pratibhAvaMta ane pavitra banAvavuM e ja mAruM jIvana kArya che. nIrubahena rAvala 'maMthana' saMsthAnA vhAlasoyA dIdI, nIrubahenano janma 30-11-1951 nA roja kheDA jillAnA chaniyAra gAme thayo hato. bI.e. DI.pI.eDa. nI DigrI meLavI. saMskRta vizArada, hindI DroIMgamAM elImenTarI parIkSAo ApI. hAIskUlamAM zikSikA tarIke joDAIne kArakirdIno prAraMbha karyo. apaMgonI durdazA joIne emanuM hRdaya dravI uThyuM. ane apaMgo mATe kaMIka Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 pathapradarzaka karI chUTavAnI tamannA jAgI. e mATe emaNe vargo zarU karyA. kAma karyuM. teo vikAsagRhanA maMtrI tarIke niyukta thayA ane A jyAM chokarIone bhaNAve ane udyogo paNa zIkhave. Aje maMtrIpada sudIrdha samaya sudhI saMbhALyuM. gujarAta strIkeLavaNI gujarAtabharamAM nirubahene maMthana dvArA amRtakuMbha prApta karyo che. maMDaLa, nazAbaMdhI maMDaLa, vaDhavANa khAdI udyoga jevI aneka - nIrubahena amIdhArA, jIvana eka mahAvrata, vyathA eka saMsthAomAM sevA ApI. samAjanA atyAcArathI pIDAtI nArIne vRddhanI ane anya sAmayiko, reDiyo tathA Telivijhana para navajIvana ApavuM e ja emanuM mukhya lakSya hatuM. emanI saMniSTha vArtAo prasArita karI che. teo mamatA kendronI sahasthApaka, sevAonI kadararUpe ghaNI saMsthAomAM sabhyapade AmaMtraNa menAbA cerITebala TrasTanA menejIMga TrasTI tarIke sevA ApI ApavAmAM AvatuM. rahyA che. mahesANAmAM AvelI maMthana-apaMga kanyA sevA | sumitrAbahenane "svAtaMtrya sainika tarIke tAmrapatra enAyata saMkulamAM Aje AdivAsI, harijana, muslima vagere maLIne thayela. gujarAta rAjya samAja kalyANa vibhAga taraphathI evorDa 180 jeTalI apaMga kanyAo Azraya laI prema ane haMphano temaja akhila hiMda mahilA pariSada gujarAta zAkhA taraphathI anubhava kare che. saMskAra parivAra taraphathI "saMskAra pAritoSika' "leDI vidyAgaurI nilakaMTha smRticaMdraka enAyata thayela. uparAMta roTarI kalaba taraphathI "sAmAjika kAryakara' tarIke temaja sva. khADiyA nAgarika maMDaLa taraphathI emanI sudIrdha sevAo badala maNibahena suNAva taraphathI "sevA saMskRti evorDa' nIrubahenane bahumAna karyuM hatuM. A sanmAna-evorDa emanI samAjopayogI, enAyata thayela. nirubahena nirAdhAra apaMga bahenonI dIdI rASTropayogI ane strI jAgRtinI kartavyaniSThAne kAraNe prApta thayA. banIne je navI dizA cIMdhI che e gujarAtanuM gaurava che. svataMtratAne kAraNe emaNe samagra jIvana rASTrasevAmAM samarpita karI dIdhuM. svamAnabhera jIvavuM, niHsvArthabhAve sevA karavI temaja cArumatIbahena coddhA vikAsagRhane vaDale AvanArI tamAma duHkhiyArI bahenone hUMpha jiMdagInI lagabhaga aDadhI sadI strI utthAnamAM ja rata ApI saMbhALa levI e ja saMsthAno maMtra ane e ja rahenAra cAramatIbahenano janma 16-2-1912 nA roja sumitrAbahenano maMtra. amadAvAdamAM thayo hato. satyAgrahanI laDate meTrikanA abhyAsamAM Do. nItAbahena gosvAmI citta coMTavA na dIdhuM. ane laDatamAM jhaMpalAvyuM ane jyotisaMgha'mAM joDAyA. dArU ane paradezI kApaDanI dukAno para sauMdarya cikitsaka DaoN. nItAbahena gosvAmIe Ayurveda teo pikeTIMga karatA. bALalagna sAme nirbhayatApUrvaka bAtha bhIDI vijJAnanI padavI prApta karI. temaNe Ayurveda tabIbI vijJAnanI hatI. anItidhAmamAMthI gabharU kanyAone choDAvI vikAsagRha ke ane kosmasTIka theropInA saMyukta mAdhyamathI saMzodhana karI sauMdarya nArI saMrakSaNa gRhamAM Azraya ApI navajIvana ApatA. vize emaNe eka AgavI paddhati vikasAvI che. teo rUcA phArmAsyuTIkalsa prA. li.nA menejIMga DAyarekTara che. temanA rIsarca cArumatIbahenanuM prabhAvazALI vyaktitva bhalabhalAne peparo ghaNI konpharansomAM prasiddha thayA che. varlDa konpharansa AMjI detuM. rAjakIya kSetre paNa aDIkhama UbhA rahI myunisipala siMgApuramAM naisargika sauMdaryanI jALavaNI upara vyAkhyAna ApyuM cUMTaNImAM jIta meLavI ane prazaMsanIya kAmagIrI bajAvI. temanuM jIvana eTaluM badhuM to samRddha che ke koI te samRddhinI choLamAM AvI jAya te badhAne preraNA maLI rahetI. i. 1981 mAM 69 | gujarAta samAcAra, samabhAva, janasattA, strI, sakhI, kelthaphalaba vagerenA sauMdarya aMgenA lekho emanA prasiddha thayA che. varSanI vaye temanuM dehAvasAna thayuM. cArumatIbahena yoddhA eka thoddhA' tarIke ja jIvana jIvI gayA. dUradarzana tathA AkAzavANI reDiyo para vArtAlApa paNa prasArIta thatA rahyA che. sauMdaryamImAMsA, vALanuM saudarya, tvacA sauMdarya, sumitrAbahena ThAkora sauMdaryavardhaka vanaspatio vagere emanA pustako che. temane sacoTa AjhAdInI laDatanA svAtaMtrya senAnI ane vikAsagRha cikitsA mATe 'cikitsaka ratna evorDa', zreSTha pustaka lakhavA amadAvAdanA maMtrI sumitrAbahenano janma brahmakSatriya jJAtinA badala 'sarjanazilA evorDa' temaja sakhI mahilA pAkSika taraphathI zrI bhUpatarAya ThAkorane tyAM thayo. zALA-kolejanuM zikSaNa letA harbala byuTiziyanano "zakti evorDa enAyata thayA che. gujarAtI temaNe jelavAsa bhogavyo. hariparA kogresamAM nirIkSaka tarIke dainika patromAM 1500 jeTalA ane sAmayikomAM da00 jeTalA Jain Education Intemational Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo lekho prasiddha thayA che. DaoN. nItAbahena kahe che ke ghara AMgaNe vAvelI vanaspatine jANo, samajo ane yogya upayoga karazo to sauMdarya sAthe taMdurastI paNa jaLavAze. pravINalatAbahena zodhana sAmAjika kSetre AgavuM pradAna karanAra pravINalatAbahenano janma 21-6-1915nA roja muMbaImAM thayo hato. svagRhe ja temane saMskAro vArasAmAM maLyAM hatAM. pitAjI cunIlAla munI philma sAthe saMkaLAyelA eTale kohinUra philma kaMpanInI 'zakuMtalA'mAM pAMca ja varSanI vaye temane 'sarvadamana'nuM pAtra bhajavavAno moko maLyo. ane te abhinaya mATe temane suvarNacaMdraka paNa maLyo. amadAvAdanA hariprasAdabhAI zodhananI sAthe dAmpatyajIvananI zarUAta thaI. 'mAtRsamAja'nA pramukhapade rahI srI vikAsanA kAryamAM sahayogI banyAM. tyArabAda vikAsagRhanA pramukha tarIke pravINalatAbahenanI varaNI thaI. tyAMnI bALAone rasoI karatA AvaDe e hetuthI 'rojanI rasoI' nAmanI pustikA paNa lakhI. pravINalatAbahena sevA kAryanI satata ane sakhata bhUkhane lIdhe ghaNAM mahAnubhAvonA saMparkamAM AvatA. jaDatA, rUDhicustatA ane samaja vinAnA sagavaDiyA dharmane teo kadI svIkAratA nahIM. strIonI zakti khUba vadhe ane samAjamAM emanuM sanmAna thAya e emanA jIvananI bhAvanA rahI. A sevAniSTha, kAryaniSTha mUlyaniSTha vAtsalyamUrti pravINalatAbahena zodhananuM 4-3-1998 nA roja dehAvasAna thatAM saune eka sacoTa mArgadarzaka, eka ucca AtmA gumAvyAnI lAgaNI thaI. hRdayane sparzI jAya tevA temanA kAryanI smRti kSaNavAra sAMtvanA jarUra Ape che. UrmilAbahena paTela zikSaNakAra ane rAjanItijJa kuzaLa nArIratna UrmilA bahenano janma 5-3-1932 mAM vaDodarA khAte thayo hato. ema.e., bI.eDa. ane pI.eca.DI. thaI kaoNlejanA AcArya banyAM. makkamatA ane nIDaratA dAkhavI UrmilAbahene kheDUta kuTuMbanA cImanabhAI paTela sAthe snehalagna karyAM. teo muzkelIo veThIne teo ekavakhata gujarAta rAjyanA mukhyapradhAna banyAM. tyAre keLavaNIkSetre kAma karatAM karatAM UrmilAbahena aneka rIte chavAI gayAM. grAma zibiromAM bALalagno, atyAcAra, daheja upara vyAkhyAno dvArA sudhArAnuM AMdolana jagAvyuM. ane e sAthe ja temaNe rAjanItimAM jhaMpalAvyuM. 1993 mAM rAjyasabhAnA sabhya 963 tarIke cUMTAyA. kendra khAte bhAratanA UrjAmaMtrI paNa banyA. koMgresa pArTInAM agragaNya sabhya tarIke dezanA rAjyomAM yojAtI cUMTaNI daramiyAna sakriya bhAga lIdho. gujarAta keLavaNI TrasTa, gujarAta vimensa ekzana grupa, DaoN. AMbeDakara TrasTa gujarAta vagere saMsthAomAM mahatvanA hoddA para rahI sevA ApI rahyA che. uparAMta AryalenDa, iMglenDa, holenDa, jarmanI, iTAlI, spena, polenDa vagere dezonI mulAkAta lIdhI. 'samAjazAstra', 'nAgarikazAstra', 'sAmAnyajJAna', 'varlDa phuDa beMka' vagere pustako lakhyA. narmadA satyAgraha ane narmadA aMge temaNe patrikAlekho lakhIne lokone pANI aMgenI yojanA viSe jAgRta karyA. eka zikSikA tarIke temaNe keLavaNI mATe ane vizeSa strI keLavaNI aMge ghaNo phALo Apyo. Ama keLavaNIkAra, samAjasudhA2ka ane rAjanItijJa UrmilAbahena paTelanI bahumukhI pratibhAne ApaNe sau biradAvIe. damayaMtIbahena pArekha prakhara samAjasevikA damayaMtIbahena pArekhano janma 246-1929nA roja lImaDI mukAme thayo hato. AjhAdInI tamannA bALapaNathI ja rageragamAM vyApta. bAra varSanI vaye ja abhyAsa choDI devo paDyo. jemajema anubhavomAMthI pAra UtaratA gayA tema tema samAjasevAmAM DUbatA gayA. Aga ane pUramAM phasAyela vyaktine bacAvavI, jaMgalamAM khAvAnuM na maLe to zuM karavuM? eya pote zIkhave uparAMta sIvaNa, cAmaDAnI bega banAvavI, vesTamAMthI besTanuM sarjana karI vecANa paNa karAvatA. samAja kalyANa saMgha rAjasthAna sTeTamAM mukhya sevikA tarIke temaja amadAvAdamAM bhArata skAuTa gAIDa saMghamAM sevA ApI. tyArabAda janavAdI mahilA samitinA sabhya thayA ane mArksavAdI pakSamAM joDAyA. rAjasthAnanA sAMgariyAmAM, grAmotthAna vidyApIThamAM kAma karyuM. AsapAsanA gAmaDAomAM jaI udyogo zarU karyA. 'cAyanAvora' vakhate rAjasthAnanI bahenonA sahakArathI 35000 sveTaro taiyAra karAvI borDara upara mokalI ApyA. Aje paNa damayaMtIbahena 'punarutthAna patrikA' pragaTa karIne saune samAjasevAnI zIkha Ape che. vIrabALAbahena nAgaravADiyA vRddhavaye paNa vRddhonI mamatAmayI mA vIrabALAbahenano janma 1-8-1913 mAM karAMcImAM thayo hato. lagna samaye emanA pitAe ApelAM moMghAdATa vasrono pati AgaLa khaDakalo Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 karI detA kahyuM 'huM A videzI kapaDAM nahIM paheruM, paraMtu tene agnimAM na homatA pitAne ghera pAchA mokalIza. dAMDIkUca vakhate aMdhakAramAM mINabatInA ajavALe koMgresanI patrikAo chApI. uparAMta vahelI paroDhe gujarAtanA gAmaDe-gAmaDe vaheMcI. teo svarakSaNa mATe kaTAra paNa rAkhatA. akhila hiMda mahilA pariSada, amadAvAda zAkhAnA teo peTrana che. vidyAgaurI nilakaMTha prerita bAlamAMgalya kendrano temaNe kAryabhAra saMbhALyo. vesTarna relvenA eDavAIjharI borDanI kamiTImAM paNa be varSa sevAo ApI. vIrabALAbahene mIrajhApura ane maNinagaramAM vRddhAzramo zarU karyA. dAtAonA sahayogathI nAraNapurAmAM 'jIvana saMdhyA' vRddhAzramanI sthApanA karI. vaDIlo vRddhonI mAMdagInI sAravAra, motiyAnA oparezana vagere javAbadArI A Azrame svIkArI che. emanI zreSTha sevAo badala akhila hinda mahilA pariSada, gujarAta dvArA 'leDI vidyAgaurI nilakaMTha evorDa', jyotisaMgha dvArA 'mAnavasevA evorDa', 'mahilA surakSA evorDa', 'svAtaMtrya senAnI evorDa', sAvaliyA risarca senTara taraphathI 'kIrti suvarNacaMdraka evorDa' enAyata thayA che. vIrabALAbahena kahe che : mAruM jIvanakArya e ja mArI nivRtti che. vRddhonA AzIrvAda ja mane zakti, baLa ane prema Ape che. divyAbahena mAravADI sAmAjika saMsthAonA kuzaLa vahIvaTadAra divyAbahena mAravADIno janma 1-8-1931 mAM amarelI khAte thayo. muMbaInI phelozipa hAIskUlamAM bhaNatAM te daravarSe prathama naMbare utIrNa thayA. ema.e. thaI DIplomA DIgrI meLavI. abhyAsa pUrNa pathapradarzaka thatA ja paMcavarSIya yojanAmAM banAsakAMThAmAM nArI saMrakSaNa gRhanA supriTenDanTa tarIke temanI nimaNUMka thaI. temanI vahIvaTI kuzaLatA temaja dhagazane kAraNe saMsthA thoDA ja samayamAM sthira ane vikasita thaI. emanI kAryazaktino prabhAva samagra jillAmAM paDyo. sarakAre emanI buddhizakti joIne be varSa mATe tAtA insTITyuTamAM abhyAsa mATe mokalyAM. DabhoDAnA mahilA bhikSuka gRhanA supriTenDanTa tarIke hoddo svIkArI, asthira magajanI bahenone mATe divyAbahene prANa pAtharyA. je bahenonI bhASA teo jANatA na hatA, emane mATe dubhASiyA bolAvI, hakIkata jANI emanA vatana sudhI pahoMcADyA. tyArabAda apaMgonA khAsa adhikArI tarIke temanI nimaNUMka thaI. sAthe sAthe Arthika vikAsa nigamamAM menejiMga DAyarekTara tarIke vadhArAnI javAbadArI hasate mukhe svIkArI lIdhI. cAra mAsa mATe amerikA javA mATe temane AmaMtraNa maLyuM. gujarAta rAjya samAja surakSA khAtAnA niyAmaka pada para rahI strI saMsthAono vikAsa karavAmAM temaNe ananya phALo noMdhAvyo. pAkistAna karAMcI khAte varlDa konpharansamAM sozyala sikyorITI phora dhI blAInDamAM bhAga lIdho hato. Aje teo 'jIvanasaMdhyA' nA TrasTI che. vikAsagRha tathA jyotisaMghanA salAhakAra ane caMdanabena desAI pustakAlayanA menejiMga DAyarekTara tarIke sevA ApI rahyA che. gujarAtane ane strI saMsthAone AvA dezasevikAnI Aje tAtI jarUra che. jemaNe kharA arthamAM baheno, bALako ane mAnavonI sevA karI che. vRka Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 105 gura mahAsAgaranA motI -ela. vI. jozI (ema.e., bI.eDa.) jemaNe guNiyala gujarAtano itihAsa sajaryo che, jemaNe gurjara sAhitya ane saMskRtinI mAvajata karI che ane jeo samAjanI sevA karI sukhaDanI jema ghasAI gayA tevA adhyAtma saMto, sArasvato, lokasevako, raMgabhUminA kalAkAro, udyogapatio, svAtaMtryasenAnIo vagere muThI UMcerA mAnavIonA jIvananuM vAcana ApaNAM jIvana ghaDataramAM mahattvanuM yogadAna raheluM che. emaNe pradAna karela vAraso keTalo mUlyavAna ane vaividhyapUrNa che enI samaja to A prakAranI lekhamALA vAMcyA pachI ja anubhavI zakAya. A gurjarabhUmi to mahAsAgara samAna che jemAM asaMkhya ratno pAkyA che. mahAsAgaramAM jema motI zodhavA paDe che tema saMskRtine baLa ApatA AvA mAnavabiMduo ekatrita karI, temanA jIvananI samRddhine atre saMpAdita karI vyakta karavAno namra prayAsa karela che. gurjara vibhUtione na kevaLa bhAratanI prajA, balake vizvanI prajA paNa emanA mahAna pradAna badala gauravabhera smare che. to pachI gurjara prajA A vibhUtionA paricayathI vaMcita rahI jAya e kema banI zake? AvatI peDhI A caritro vAMcIne jIvanamAM kaMIka karI chUTavAnI bhAvanA keLavAze evI apekSA jarUra rAkhI zakAya. A lekhamALAnA lekhaka zrI lAbhazaMkara vIrajIbhAI jozIno janma jAmanagara jillAnA dhrAphA gAme tA. 29-8-1964 nA roja thayo. jUnAgaDhanI bahAuddIna kolejamAMthI mukhya viSaya saMskRta sAthe bI.e. thaI saurASTra yunimAM dvitIya naMbara prApta karI koleja kakSAe prAIjha meLavyA. hAlamAM jUnAgaDhanI zrImatI ena. bI. kAMbaliyA kanyA vidyAlayamAM uccatara mAdhyamika vibhAgamAM adhyApaka tarIpharaja bajAve che. lekhana-vAcanamAM vizeSa ruci dharAvatA zrI ela. vI. jozI chellA be varSathI dainika vartamAnapatra "saMdeza"nI tamAma AvRttimAM "Ajano mahimA' aMtargata dainika kolama pragaTa kare che. je kolamavAra AmavAcakone vyaktivizeSa, dinavizeSa, tahevAra, vrato vagerenI sacoTa mAhitI upalabdha bane che. khAsa karIne zaikSaNika saMsthAomAM prArthanAsabhA daramiyAna suvicArarUpe rajU karavA mATenuM eka hAthavaguM mAdhyama banI rahyuM che. lekhaka zrI ela. vI. jozIe "mAnavapuSponI maheka' pustaka lakhIne gurjara upavanane madhamadhatuM karI mUkyuM che. A pustakanI vizeSatA e che ke dharma, jAti, ke pradezanA sImADA bhUMsIne lekhake deza-videzanA 366 mahApuruSonA jIvanacaritro atyaMta lAghavathI AlekhyA che ane mAnavapuSponI sugaMdhathI mahekatI A phUlamALAne gurjara prajAnA kaMThamAM "strI' sAmAyikamAM laghukathA, parIkSAlakSI mArgadarzana temaja mAhitIprada lekho pragaTa thayela che. sthAnika cenalanA mAdhyamathI dhoraNa-10 ane 12 nA vidyArthIone "zreSTha pariNAma e ja lakSyavedha' aMtargata mArgadarzana Ape che. vizva saMskRta pratiSThAna, jUnAgaDhanA sahamaMtrI tarIke kAryarata rahI saMskRta bhASAnA pracAra-prasAra mATe yogadAna ApI rahyA che. jJAtinA samAcAranuM mukhapatra'nA sahasaMpAdaka tarIke sevA ApI rahyA che. gujarAta sarakAranI karmayogI yojanA aMtargata saMskRta viSaya temaja sevaka varganA tajajJa tarIke temaja prAthamika zALAmAM ema.ela.ela. paddhati ane AcArya aMgenA seminAramAM joDAIne tAlIma vargomAM tajajJa tarIke sevA bajAvI che. zrI ela. vI. jozI maLavA jevA majAnA mANasa che. - saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 gujarAtI bhASAnA aMgreja upakAraka sara TI. sI. hopa gujarAtI zikSaNa sAhityanI sevA karanAra aMgrejomAM sara thiyADora sI. hopanuM sthAna agresara che. hopa sAhebanuM nAma kAne paDatA ja hopa vAcanamALAnuM smaraNa thaI Ave che ane A vAcanamALA mAraphate ja gujarAtInI emaNe amUlya sevA karI che. hopanuM sarvaprathama pradAna e rahyuM ke emaNe gujarAtane mAtra marAThI vAcanamALAno anuvAda bhaNavAnI AphatamAMthI bacAvI lIdhuM ane emaNe potAnI svataMtra vAcanamALAnI bheTa ApI. hopa vAcanamALA i. 1860 mAM pragaTa thaI tyAre pAThyapustakonI sudhAraNA samitie khUba vakhANa karyA. eTaluM ja nahIM, bIjA prAMtoe paNa hopa vAcanamALAne Adarza tarIke svIkAravI joIe evuM sUcana karyuM. samitinA sabhyo e carcAvicAraNA karI joDaNI viSayaka niyamo ghaDI kADhyA. te samaye badhI vAcanamALAo nAgarI lipimAM ja chapAtI. hopa sAhebe gujarAtI vAcanamALA gujarAtI lipimAM ja chapAya te mATe Agraha sevyo. jemAM bALakone samAjanA rIta-rivAjo, AcAra vagerethI jJAta thAya e hetue te lakhANamAM gujarAtanA samAjanuM vAtAvaraNa rAkhyuM. itihAsa, bhUgoLa, prANIo ane Arogya e badhAne AvarI letA pATho bALakonI rasa, ruci ane vayane dhyAnamAM rAkhIne yogya sthAne goThavavAmAM AvyA. hopa vAcanamALAe pUrA 46 varSa sudhI gujarAtanA bALakonA saMskAra ghaDataranuM kAma karyuM che. sarakAre emanI sevAonI kadararUpe 'sara'no ilakAba enAyata karyo hato. suratano tApI uparano pula hopasAheba pratyenI aMjalinA purAvArUpe emanuM nAma dhAraNa karI temanA pratyenI sanmAnanI lAgaNI vyakta kare che. ekAMtika dharmanA dhAraka prAgajI bhagata svAminArAyaNa saMpradAyamAM ekAMtika dharmanA dhAraka ane poSaka evA prAgajI bhagatano janma saMvata 1885 nA phAgaNa vada pUnamanA divase mahuvAmAM thayo hato. bALaka prAgajIne dhArmika saMskAra pitA pAsethI vArasAmAM maLyA hatA. maMdiramAM saMtonI sevA karavI temane khUba ja gamatI. 23 varSanI vaye jUnAgaDhamAM guNAtItAnaMda svAmInA paricayamAM AvyA. svAmIjIe temanA AyuSyanA aMtima divasomAM haribhaktone saMbodhatA kaheluM : Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka "have mAruM prAgaTyapaNuM jo oLakhavuM hoya to prAgajI bhagatamAM sau jozo." svAmIjInA dehAvasAna pachI satsaMga samAjamAM prAgajI bhagatano mahimA dinapratidina vadhavA lAgyo. prAgajI bhagata jyAM jyAM vicaraNa kare tyAM temane sAMbhaLavA loko umaTe ane brahmakillolano AnaMda sau koI mANe. satsaMga karavA bese tyAre temanA mukhAraviMdamAMthI bhakti ane dharmanI gaMgA vahe. temanAmAM yoga ane sAMkhyano adbhuta samanvaya hato. mahenatanuM kAma karavAmAM saheja paNa saMkoca na anubhave. prAgajI bhagata jUnAgaDhathI vidAya laI goMDala thaI mahuvA padhAryA ane tyAM bimAra paDyA. jANe pote hiradhAmamAM javAno saMkalpa karI lIdho hoya ema temaNe keTalAka haribhaktone aMtima darzana mATe mahuvA bolAvyA. bhagatajIe annano tyAga karyo eTale divase divase temanI sthiti ghaNI ja gaMbhIra thatI jatI hatI. saMvata 1954nA kArataka suda 13 nA roja saMto ane haribhaktonI upasthitimAM prAgajI bhagate dehatyAga karyo. "bhakta bhalA bhagavAnanA, premI prAgajIbhAI, ziromaNI satsaMgamAM, e sama bIjo na koI." AyurvedAcArya jhaMDu bhaTTa gujarAtanA gauravavaMtA puruSa karUNAzaMkara (jhaMDu bhaTTa)no janma vikrama saMvata 1887 mAM thayo hato. mAthA para gucchAdAra vALanA jhuMDane lIdhe emane 'jhaMDu' kahIne bolAvatA. pitA pAsethI temaNe Ayurveda zIkhavA mAMDyo. sAthe sAthe caraka saMhitA, suzruta saMhitA ane aSTAMga hRdaya jevA AyurvedanA graMthono khUba ja vistRta rIte abhyAsa karavA lAgyA. jAmasAhebanI najare A buddhizALI puruSa AvI gayA. ane bhaTTajIe rasazALAmAM aneka jAtanAM rasAyaNo taiyAra karavA mAMDyA. muMbaI khAtenI rasazALA phUlIphAlI ane vaTavRkSa banIne Aje jhaMDu phArmAsyuTIkala prA. li. banI che. aDhI mahinAmAM emaNe jasadaNa rAjyanAM 1700 thI vadhu daradIone sAjA karyA hatA. aneka du:kho veThyA paNa bIjAnA du:khone dUra karyA. jAmanagara zahera sudharAInA pramukha tarIke temanI kAmagIrI ananya hatI. pAkI gaTaro baMdhAvI ane rastAo vyavasthita karAvyA. mRtyunI noMdha karAvavAnI zarUAta paNa emaNe karelI. utarAvasthAmAM vaidadharmanA pAlana mATe naDiyAda gayA. Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo ArAmakhurazImAM beThA beThA eka daradIne davA ApI rahyA hatA tyAre bhaTTajIne chAtImAM darada upaDyuM ane tyAM ja sthULa zarIra choDI dIdhuM. je kAryane potAnuM jIvanadhyeya banAvyuM hatuM tene aMtima ghaDI sudhI saphaLatApUrvaka karatA rahyA. jIvanamAM aneka jhaMjhAvAtono sAmano karI saphaLa thayelA bhaTTajIne temanA sevAkAryoe amara banAvyA che. divAna bahAdura raNachoDabhAI udayarAma dave kAvyazAstra ane nATyazAstranA prakhara abhyAsu raNachoDabhAI daveno janma 10-8-1837nA roja mahudhA gAme thayo hato. naDiyAdamAM zikSaNa pUrNa karI teo amadAvAda AvIne rahyA ane 'buddhiprakAza'nA taMtrI tarIke sevA ApI. kavi dalapatarAma kAvyadohananuM pustaka taiyAra karatA hatA tyAre paNa keTaloka samaya taMtrI tarIke kAma karyuM sAthe sAthe saMskRta tema ja aMgrejI bhASA para evuM prabhutva meLavyuM ke game tevA kaThina graMthanuM teo saraLatAthI anuvAda karI zakatA. hopa vAcanamALAmAM paNa temaNe kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI. kacchamAM divAnagIrI karI hatI tyAre kacchano itihAsa' lakhyo hato. kacchamAM vasatA saMskRta bhASAnA vidvAno, jyotiSIo vagereno sahavAsa paNa teo rAkhatA. emaNe 'naLadamayaMtI', 'bANAsuramadamardana' ityAdi nATako lakhyAM che. potAnI dIrdha sAhityayAtrAmAM saMkhyAbaMdha nATako lakhavA uparAMta gujarAtI raMgabhUminA utkarSa mATe teo satata prayatnazIla rahyA hatA. emanuM 'lalItAduHkhadarzaka' nATaka pazcimanA nATakonI asara dAkhavatuM gujarAtI sAhityanuM prathama karuNAnta nATaka che. bALalagna, maraNa pachADInI dazA, raDavA-kUTavAnI prathA vagere tarapha temano aNagamo hato. ane temane nirmaLa karavA athAga prayAso paNa karatA. vRddha uMmare paNa temanI zArIrika zakti kSINa thaI nahotI. nityakrama mujaba vAcana-lekhananuM kArya cAlu ja rAkhatA. saMskRta bhASA tarapha temane ghaNI bhakti hatI. i. 1923 mAM raNachoDabhAI devaloka pAmI gayA. niSThAvAna Ijanera hiMmatalAla dhIrajarAma gujarAtanI aneka pAyArUpI imAratonuM sarjana karanAra hiMmatalAla dhIrajarAmano janma amadAvAdanA eka nAgara kharA re nAga 177 kuTuMbamAM thayo hato. temaNe svabaLe niSThApUrvaka, pUrI laganathI ijanerIno abhyAsa pUrNa karI prathama ovarasiyaranI nimaNUkathI kArakirdInI zarUAta karI hatI ane pachI to ekijhakyuTiva enjiniyaranA pada sudhInI pragati karI. teo temanA kAryamAM karakasara, niSThA ane cokasAInA cokkasa AgrahI hatA. hiMmatalAle temanA kAryakALa daramiyAna aneka imArato, bhavano, rastAo ane pulonuM nirmANa karyuM. paraMtu elisabrIja e badhAmAM ziramora kahI zakAya. uparAMta bharUcanA rastAo, sarakArI kacerIo jevA aneka bhavano nirmANa karyA. jenI te samayanA adhikArIo ane Ama prajAe mukta kaMThe prazaMsA karI hatI. hiMmatalAlanI zreSTha kAmagIrInA kadararUpe bhAratanA vAIsaroya ane gavarnara janarala dvArA temane "rAva bahAdura'no ilakAba arpaNa karI temanuM dilhI darabAramAM bahumAna karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. amadAvAdamAM myunisipAliTInA pramukhapade temanI nimaNUka thatAM aneka bAMdhakAmo, gujarAta koleja temaja keTalIka suvikhyAta imAratonA nirmANamAM temano phALo mahatvano banI rahyo hato. baMgALamAM paNa temaNe relave lAIno tathA sTezanonuM bAMdhakAma karyuM hatuM. 30-7-1922 nA roja temanuM lAMbI mAMdagI bAda dehAvasAna thayuM tyAre gujarAte eka prAmANika ane bAhoza ijanera gumAvyAnI AghAtanI lAgaNI anubhavI. masta kavi bALAzaMkara kaMthAriyA bAla'nA nAme prasiddha bALAzaMkara ullAsarAma kaMthAriyAno janma 17-5-1858 nA roja naDiyAdamAM thayo hato. kuTuMbanI paraMparAnA sarva saMskAro temanAmAM utarelA hatA. bALapaNamAM temanuM mana ghaNuM caMcaLa hatuM. kavio nizcita banIne suMdara vAtAvaraNamAM rahIne kavitA lakhI zake te mATe temaNe kaviloka' nAmanI saMsthAnI yojanA karelI ne te yojanA amalamAM mUkI zakAya teTaluM dhana prApta thAya te mATe temaNe bIDanuM kArakhAnuM kADheluM, je niSphaLa jatAM temanuM svapna roLAI gayeluM. kavi bALAzaMkare "bhAratIbhUSaNa' saimAsika patra temaja jUnAgaDhanA navAbanA AzrayathI "itihAsamAlA' nAmanuM mAsika patra zarU kareluM. temanI kAvyakRtiomAM zikhariNI chaMdamAM raceluM kalAnta kavi' juduM tarI Ave che. "haripremapaMcadazI'mAM doDha Dajhana jeTalI gara Dajhana jeTalI gajhalo che. zeranA TukaDAne coTadAra banAvavAnI Jain Education Intemational Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 pathapradarzaka sujha temanAmAM jovA maLe che. amuka paMktio to calaNI sikkA (trIjA) gAyakavADa evuM nAmAbhimAna karyuM. 18 varSanI vaye jevI raNakatI thaI che. saMskRtamAMthI mammaTanA kAvyaprakAza'ne paNa teo aMgrejI vAMcatAM-lakhatA thaI gayA hatA. gujarAtImAM utAravAno temaNe yazasvI prayAsa karyo che. sayAjIrAve vahIvaTItaMtra saMbaMdhI zikSaNa meLavyA pachI plegamAM sapaDAI mAtra be divasanI bimArI bAda 40 rAjyanI sarva sattA dhAraNa karI. zAsana saMbhALatAnI sAthe ja varSanI kAcI vaye deha choDyo. umAzaMkara jozIe kahyuM che tema kheDUtone sArI khetI karavAnI paddhationuM zikSaNa ApavAnuM zarU arvAcIna gujarAtI kavitAnA udayakALamAM eka rasakavi tarIke karyuM. hindustAnamAM sauprathama maphata ane pharajiyAta prAthamika bALAzaMkaranuM sthAna ApaNAM sAhityamAM ananya che." zikSaNa dAkhala karyuM. emaNe rAjakAjanI bhASA gujarAtI | UrmizIla kavi rAkhavAnI jAherAta karI. uparAMta saMskRta ane hindInA pracAra prasAra mATe paNa emaNe vyApaka prayAso karyo. strI zikSaNamAM vega, narasiMharAva diveTiyA vidhavA vivAha, bALalagna jevA kurivAjone dUra karavA mATe "A vAdyane karuNa gAna vizeSa bhAve" A kAruNyasabhara paropakArI sabhAe emane patita pAvanI'nI upAdhi ApIne paMktinA sarjaka narasiMharAva diveTiyAno janma 3-9-1859 nA sanmAna karyuM hatuM. roja amadAvAdamAM thayo hato. uttama keLavaNI ane uttama sayAjIrAva dezI rajavADAnA rAjA hovA chatAM samayasaMskAro meLavI bI.e.nI parIkSAmAM saphaLatA meLavI Asi. samaye rASTrIya samasyAo paNa nirbhayatApUrvaka potAnA vicAro kalekaTaranI sarakArI nokarI maLI jatAM ratnAgirinA suMdara vyakta karatA hatA. lokopayogI kAryo mATe dhana vAparatA temaNe pradezamAM emaNe ghaNAM varSo pasAra karelA. tyArabAda muMbaImAM kadI pAchI pAnI karI nahotI. parAdhInatAnA samayamAM emaNe adhyApaka tarIke paNa sevAo ApelI. aMgreja sattA sAthe saMgharSa karI rAjyanI prajAne kuzaLa vahIvaTa - narasiMharAva racita "kusumamALA', 'hRdayavINA', Apyo te Aje paNa preraNAdAyI ane yazasvI che. nUpurajhaMkAra" jevA sImAcihnarUpa kAvyasaMgraho che uparAMta teo AyurvedanA samartha AcAya vivecaka ane bhASAzAstrI tarIke savizeSa kIrtipAtra banyA hatA. A sahRdayI kavi para kudaratanA AghAto paNa ochA nahotA rAjavaidha jIvarAma zAstrI thayA. jyAre eka pachI eka traNa yuvAna putro, eka putrI, eka goMDala bhuvanezvarI pIThanA saMsthApaka caraNatIrtha mahArAjanuM dohitra are! patnI suddhAe A saMsAramAMthI vidAya lIdhI hatI pUrvAzramanuM nAma jIvarAma kAlIdAsa zAstrI hatuM. temano janma 5chatAM eka sthitaprajJa yogIpuruSanI jema e kAramA ghAvane sahana 2-1866 nA roja jAmanagaranA mevAsA gAme thayo hato. aneka karye jatA hatA tyAre ja 'maMgala maMdira kholo dayAmaya' jevA zraddhA yAtanAo sAme bAtha bhIDI 16 varSanI vaye "zAstrI'nI padavI ane bhaktinA pavitra ugAro pragaTa thayA hatA. lIdhI. daramiyAna pratibhAzALI keTalAka vaidyonA saMparkamAM AvatA, sAkSarayuganA agraNI ane gurjara sAhityanA pitAmaha Ayurveda kSetre kaMIka karI chUTavAnI prabaLa icchA thaI tyAM ja samA zrI diveTiyA 14-1-1931 nA roja cira nidrAmAM poDhI goMDalanA mahArAjA bhagavatasiMhajIe emane goMDala rAjyanA gayA. rAjavaidya' tarIke nimaNuMka karI. emaNe sthApelI "rasazALA lokapriya rAjavI auSadhAzrama'nI mulAkAta gAMdhIjIe paNa lIdhI hatI. Arthika rIte nabaLA varganA asaMkhya dardIone vinAmUlya davA ApatA. sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa vaDodarA rAjyanA prajAvatsala rAjavI sayAjIrAva Ayurveda, jyotiSa, vyAkaraNa, karmakAMDa, purANa vagere vividha viSayo para temaNe lagabhaga 200 jeTalA amUlya graMtho (trIjA) gAyakavADano janma 11-3-1863 mAM mahArASTranA eka nAnakaDA gAmamAM thayo hato. bALaka gopALarAva svabhAvathI bheTa dharyA che. uparAMta 6,000 jeTalI hastaprato paNa ekatra karI hatI. temanI vidvatAnI kadararUpe vizvanI aneka saMsthAoe milanasAra ane sAhasika hatA. sagata mahArAjA khaMDerAvanI emana mAnAI padavIo arpaNa karI bahumAna karyuM hatuM. patnI jamanAbAIne gAdI para besADavA yogya vArasanI jarUra | UbhI thaI ane emaNe gopAlarAvane dattaka laI sayAjIrAva zrI jIvarAma zAstrIno 2-8-1978 nA roja goMDala Jain Education Intemational Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 pratibhAo mukAme dehavilaya thayo. zrI bhuvanezvarI pITha dvArA temaNe dhArmika, zaikSaNika ane mAnavasevAnI je sampravRtio AraMbhI hatI te Aje paNa avirata cAlyA kare che. krikeTanA jAdugara jAma raNajitasiMha krikeTa jagatamAM "raNajI' tarIke oLakhAtA jAmanagara nareza zrI raNajItasiMhano janma i. 1872 mAM thayo hato. rAjakumAra tarIke deza-videzamAM ucca zikSaNa prApta karI tejasvI vidyArthI tarIke khyAta banyA. rAjakumAra "raNajI' ne zikArano khUba ja zokha hato. eka divasa teo sAthIdAro sAthe jaMgalamAM zikAra karavA mATe gayA. jaMgalI pazune nizAna banAvI temanA sAthIdAre goLI choDI, goLI nizAna cUkI raNajitasiMhane AMkhamAM vAgI, ghaNAM ilAjo karavA chatAM e AMkhamAM kAyamane mATe khoDa rahI gaI. chatAM sAthIdArane mApha karavAnA temanA umadA vartAvathI teo khUba priya thaI paDyA hatA. krikeTa meca pUrve prekaTIsa karatA to teo thAkatA ja nahIM. raNajI Diphensiva ramatane Darapoka gaNI dhikkAratA potAnA kAMDAnA vaLAMka mAtrathI ja raNajI jhaDapI bolaranA bola ne lega upara evI siphatathI phaTakAratA ke bola vIjaLI gatie medAna vIMdhI jato. temanI philDIMga paNa eTalI ja vakhaNAtI. badhI mecomAM maLI temaNe 72 sadIo noMdhAvI hatI. phephasAnA dardathI pIDAtA teo hospiTalamAM hatA tyAre temaNe "jyubili buka opha krikeTa' lakhI rANI vikToriyAne arpaNa karI hatI. i. 1933 mAM jAma raNajItasiMhanuM avasAna thatAM krikeTajagata zokamAM garakAva thaI gayuM hatuM. krikeTakSetre raNajitasiMhe gujarAtane vizvabharamAM gaurava apAvyuM che. vidyAvyAsaMgI udyogapati sara viThThaladAsa ThAkarasI muMbaInA vikhyAta udyogapati dAmodara zeThane tyAM mAtA nAthIbAInA kUkhe janmelA viThThaladAsa para nAnapaNathI ja kuTuMbanA dhArmika saMskAronI gADha asara paDI hatI. daramiyAna pitAnuM avasAna thatAM vepAranI badhI javAbadArI viThThaladAsane zire AvI paDI. mAtra traNa ja varSamAM dhaMdhA para emano evo to jAdu prasaryo ke teo 'mila udyoganA rAjA' tarIke oLakhAvA lAgyA. sarakAre temane "nAITahUDa'no khitAba arpaNa karI temanI ananya zaktionI kadara karelI. sara viThThaladAse gAyakavADa sarakAranI sahAyathI potAnA vatana okhAmaMDaLa sudhI relave cAlu karAvI, pUnAmAM narsaMga homa cAlu karyuM, cAMdoda tIrthanI "dAmodara ThAkarazI saMskRta pAThazALA' nI sthApanA karI, te samayanuM hiMdanuM moTAmAM moTuM simenTanuM kArakhAnuM nAnuM je AjanI e.sI.sI. kaMpanI. A saumAM noMdhapAtra che "zrImatI nAthIbAI dAmodara ThAkarazI mahilA yunivarsiTI." mAtra strIo mATenI dezanI A sau prathama vidyApITha che. je S.N.D.T tarIke jANItI che. 12-9-1922 nA roja 49 varSanI vaye teoe jIvanalIlA saMkelI lIdhI. sara viThThaladAse muMbaInA meyarathI mAMDIne dezanA udyogo sAthe aneka pariSado, kamiTiomAM netRttva laIne potAnI AgavI pratibhAono paricaya saune anekavAra karAvyo hato. sAdhucarita amRtalAla paDhiyAra sAkSaravarya zrI amRtalAla paDhiyArano janma jUnAgaDha pAsenA coravADa gAmamAM thayo hato. nAnapaNathI ja pustako tathA sAmayiko vAMcavAno bhAre zokha. eTale dhIme dhIme emanA jJAnanI kSitijo vistaratI ja rahI. thoDo samaya zALAmAM zikSakanI nokarI tathA jUnAgaDha rAjyanA vahIvaTI khAtAmAM kArakunI paNa karI. tyAra pachInuM saghaLuM jIvana e sAdhupuruSe vAcana, lekhana, vyAkhyAna tathA satsaMgamAM gALyuM. vaidakamAM zrI paDhiyAra khUba ja pravINa hatA ane vanaspatinA ja prayogo upara teo AdhAra rAkhatA. temano pahelo lekha dazeka varSanA hatA te vakhate "copATa' vize lakhAyo hato. tyAre ja temaNe daDha nirdhAra karelo ke kaMIka lokabhogya pustaka lakhavuM ja. temanA "svarganA pustakonI AkhI graMthAvali saraLa ane rasIlI bhASAmAM lakhAyelI che. temanA keTalAka anubhavo pustakasvarUpe ke chUTaka lakhANomAM suMdara rIte Alekhana thayA che. moTAbhAganA lokapriya sAmAyikomAM emanuM kaMI ne kaMI subodhaka lakhANa jovAmAM AvatuM. zrI paDhiyAranI sAdAI to kharekhara AdarzarUpa ja hatI. jevuM lakhatA tevuM ja te bolatA ane tevuM ja teo jIvatA. sAkSara zrI amRtalAla paDhiyAranuM zokajanaka avasAna muMbaImAM 18-71919nA roja thayuM. Jain Education Intemational Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 pathapradarzaka ravizaMkara rAvaLa temAM prasaMga citro doratA hatA. sAhityamAM samRddha banyuM paNa Arthika rIte samRddha banI zakyuM nahIM. Arthika khoTa vadhatI ja gaI. sAhityanA utkarSa khAtara ja mAtra 42 varSanA alpAyumAM bhagIratha kArya karanAra hAjI mahammada 21-1-1921 nA roja A phAnI duniyA choDIne cAlyA gayA. temanA avasAna sAthe vIsamI sadI'nuM prakAzana bhale baMdha paDyuM, paraMtu kavi hAnAlAlanA zabdomAM kahIe to "bIjanI kalA samI UgI ne AthamI gayelI e TUMkajIvI tejakalA dhruvatAraka samI jIvanapreraka banI gaI. pustakAlaya pravRttinA purodhA motIbhAI amIna gujarAtamAM pustakAlaya pravRtti zarU karI tene vistArI gujarAtanI prajAne zikSaNa ane saMskArano sparza karAvanAra motIbhAI amInano janma 29-11-1873 nA roja thayo hato. grejyueTa thaI zikSaka tarIkenI kArakirdIno prAraMbha karyo. motIbhAIe be ja varSanA gALAmAM vaDodarA rAjyamAM 400 pustakAlayo zarU karyA hatA. uparAMta sAva nAnA gAmomAM pharatA pustakAlayo' sthApIne temaNe saMskAra ane saMskRtinI samRddhi gujarAtanA chevADA sudhI pahoMcADavAmAM phALo Apyo hato. bhASaNo ane pramukhasthAnothI sadAye dUra rahI motIbhAIe je vAcanavistArano avirata sevAyajJa karyo te Aje paNa avismaraNIya che. gujarAtanI sauprathama monTIsorI zALA AraMbhavAnuM zreya temane phALe jAya che. akhila hiMda pustakAlaya pariSade "graMthapAla udyama pitAmaha'nuM biruda ApI temane navAjyA hatA. strI svAtaMtrya ane strI zikSaNanA prakhara himAyatI motIbhAIe sAmAjika jaDa rUDhio sAme baLavo pokArIne anekavAra potAnI naitika tAkAtano paraco Apyo hato. gAMdhIjIe motIbhAIne "carotaranuM motI' kahI biradAvyA hatA. 1-2-1939 nA roja temanuM nidhana thatAM gujarAte eka aThaMga karmayogI ane sAdhupuruSa gumAvyAno apAra khedanI lAgaNI anubhavI. sacitra patrakAra zrI hAjI mahammada gujarAtI sAhityamAM sau prathama sacitra gujarAtI mAsika zarU karanAra hAjI mahammadano janma khojA kuTuMbamAM thayo hato. pitAnA sAhitya premano vAraso hAjI mahammadane maLyo ema kahI zakAya. temanuM ghara kavio, sAhityakAro ane kalAkAronuM tIrthadhAma banI rahyuM. aMgrejI bhASAnA sacitra sAmayiko joI evuM ja eka sAmayika gujarAtImAM pragaTa karavAnuM temanuM svapna hatuM. asaMkhya sAmayiko kharIdIne vAMce. Akhare citrothI zaNagArela, lalIta sAhityathI opatuM eka manamohaka mAsika "vIsamI sadI' prakAzita karyuM. prakAzana sAhityamAM navayuga zarU thayo. jemAM ka.mA. munazI, hAnAlAla, dhUmaketu, narasiMharAva diveTiyA vagere lekhako lakhatA hatA ane bhaktarAja lAlAbApA saMtaratna bhaktarAja pUjya lAlAbApAno janma goMDala pAsenA rIba jevA eka nAnakaDA gAmaDAmAM 18-10-1880 nA roja thayo hato. bAlyakALathI ja temane rAmanAma pratye ajaba lAgaNI hatI. yuvAvasthAmAM ja dayA, prema, dharma, paropakAra ane dAnanA bhAva pragaTa thavA lAgyA. jIvajaMtuo page kacaDAya nahIM te mATe pote dehAMta paryata pagarakhAM paherela nahIM. pUjya lAlAbApAe potAnuM samagra jIvana kALiyA ThAkora upara zraddhA rAkhI tyAga, saMyama ane bhaktinA raMge raMgAIne, bhaktajanonA hRdayamAM birAjI eka sAdhAraNa manuSyamAMthI mahAna bhaktarAja thayA ane sevAnI jyota jalAvIne bhAvi peDhInA bhaktimArganA pathadarzaka banI gayA. gurUdevano upadeza yogya pramANamAM pacAvI kAma, krodha, lobha, mohane haNIne saMyama pALyo hato. pUjya lAlAbApAnI vaya vadhavAnI sAthe zarIra kaza banI jatAM tenI asara zArIrika taMdurastI upara jaNAI. turata ja temaNe sevakone bolAvI satsaMga dvArA maLela jJAna, jIvanamAM utAravA jaNAvyuM. jANe ke potAnA mRtyuno aNasAra AvI gayo hoya! 18-4-1941 nA roja goMDala mukAme temaNe kSaNabhaMgura dehano tyAga karyo ane temanA gurudevanI godamAM samAdhistha thayA. niSThAvAna lokasevaka bhAIlAlabhAI paTela vallabhavidyAnagara jevA eka virATa vidyAsaMkulanA daSTA ane bhraSTA zrI bhAIkAkAno janma kheDA jillAnA sojitrA Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 181 pratibhAo gAmamAM 7-6-1888 nA roja thayo hato. meTrikano abhyAsa pUrNa karI vaDodarA kolejamAM ijanera banyA. amadAvAda myunisipAliTIe bhAIkAkAnI sevAno lAbha uThAvyo. temaNe Thera Thera bAgabagIcA UbhA karyA. AjanuM ramaNIya kAMkariyA taLAva paNa temaNe khodAvyuM. zarUAtamAM vaDodarA rAjyanI ane pachIthI briTiza sarakAranI nokarI karI. bhAIkAkAnA jIvananuM sauthI mahatvanuM kArya e ANaMda pAse "vallabhavidyAnagaranI sthApanAnuM che. tyAM aneka vidyAdhAmo sthApyA ane Aje to A vidyApITha eka Adarza vidyApITha tarIke dezabharamAM prakhyAta che. vallabhabhAInA sabaLa samarthana ane hUMphathI gujarAtanI prathama ijanerI koleja ahIM UbhI thaI hatI. vallabhavidyAnagaranA upakulapati tarIke paNa temaNe sevAo ApI hatI. | zrI bhAIkAkAnuM dehAvasAna 31-3-1970 nA roja thayuM hatuM. teo potAnI aneka pravRttio dvArA preraNA ApatA gayA che ke sAdhano maryAdita hoya, uMmara vadhatI jatI hoya to paNa dhagaza ane tamannA hoya to asaMbhavita kAryo paNa saMbhavita banI saphaLatAnA zikharo sara karI zakAya che. adhyAtma saMta kAnajIsvAmI mahAna AdhyAtmika saMta kAnajIsvAmIno janma saMvata 1946nA vaizAkha suda 2nA divase bhAvanagara jillAnA umarALA gAmamAM sthAnakavAsI jaina saMpradAyamAM thayo hato. nAnapaNathI ja tenA mukha para vairAgyanI saumyatA dekhAtI hatI. dIkSA grahaNa karavAnA daDha nirdhAra sAthe temaNe zvetAMbara zAstrono abhyAsa AraMbhyo. temanI nyAya-nIti bharelI vANI bhalabhalA nAstikone vicAramAM nAkhI detI ane Astika banAvI detI. kAnajI svAmIe 500 jeTalA bhakto sAthe bhArata dezanI yAtrA karI. A yAtrAne lIdhe lAkho lokone A mahAna vibhUtinA darzana karavAnI taka maLI. teo je gAmaDAmAM padhAre tyAMnA badhA kheDUto paNa utsava manAvI te divase sAMtI joDavAnuM baMdha rAkhatA ne kAnajI svAmInuM pravacana sAMbhaLatA. daramiyAna aneka sthaLoe kAnajIsvAmIne haste "digaMbara jina maMdiranA zilAnyAsa thayA. * i. sa. 1964 mAM muMbaImAM kAnajIsvAmInI 75 mI janmajayaMtino hIraka mahotsava' UjavavAmAM Avyo hato. 91 varSanI sudIrgha vaya sudhI digambara jaina saMpradAyanA mukhya AcArya tarIke jJAna vitaraNa karyA pachI 29-11-1980 nA roja A adhyAtma saMte pRthvIloka parathI vihAra karyo. digambara jaina saMpradAyane navuM parimANa bakSanAra kAnajIsvAmInuM nAma Aje paNa amara che. raMgabhUminA vikhyAta naTa jayazaMkara suMdarI nATyakalAnA AjIvana sAdhaka ane navI raMgabhUminA kalpanAzIla jayazaMkara bhojakano janma 29-1-1889 nA roja visanagara mukAme thayo hato. bacapaNathI ja nATakanI raDha lAgatA bhaNataramAM emano jIva jarAya khUMcyo nahIM. nava varSanI vaye haThAgraha karIne emaNe nATyakSetramAM praveza karyo. urdU nATakonA e jamAnAmAM aneka musIbato veThIne abhinayanI tAlIma zIkhI laI, emaNe nATakomAM nAnI-moTI bhUmikA bhajavavA mAMDI. jayazaMkare mAtra 12 varSanI uMmare "saubhAgya suMdarI' mAM sauprathama strInI bhUmikA karI te badala emanI eTalI to vAhavAha thaI gaI ke te nATake tene "suMdarI' upanAma ApyuM. pachInA samayamAM temaNe strIpAtranI bhUmikAmAM je kIrti maLI te bhAgye ja anya koI gujarAtI naTane maLI haze. sAhityanA aneka strI pAtrone AtmasAta karI ekAMtamAM abhinaya vyAyAma karI emaNe tAlIma lIdhI hatI. temanI samagra kArakirdImAM mAtra be ja nATakamAM temaNe puruSanI bhUmikA bhajavI hatI. jayazaMkare saphaLa siddhinA pariNAma svarUpa apratima lokacAhanA ane kIrti prApta karyA. temane raNajitarAma caMdraka' tema ja 'padmavibhUSaNa'no khitAba paNa enAyata thayo hato. temaNe nATakomAM digdarzana paNa karyuM ane ATheka hajAra vakhata prekSako samakSa abhinaya Apyo hato. 22-1-1975 nA samI sAMje gujarAtI raMgabhUmino A naTa naTavaranI lIlAmAM bhaLI gayo. gujarAtI raMgabhUmino A naTa naTa virala vibhUti puruSa rASTravIra chelabhAI saurASTranI dhIMgI dharA para eka janasamarpita zauryavaMtA rASTrabhakta chelabhAIno janma 16-10-1889 nA roja thayo hato. dhrAgaMdhrAnA rAjavI zrI ajitasiMhajIe chelabhAIne pArakhI lIdhA ane rAjyanI lazkarI pAMkhamAM aphasarapade nimaNUka karI. basa ahIMthI temanI kArakirdInI zarUAta thaI. Jain Education Intemational Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 samagra saurASTrane traNa-traNa dAyakAothI dhamaroLatA DapheronI baMdUkono sAmano ekalapaMDe chelabhAIe karyo hato. vIra chelabhAIe mahAbhayaMkara evI aneka asura ToLIono nAza karI janatAne abhayadAna ApyuM. temaNe asurone mAryA hatA tenA karatA tAryA hatA tenI nAmAvila moTI che. temanA punita sparze ghaNAM dAnava mAnava banyA hatA. briTiza hakUmatane chelabhAI AMkhanA kaNAnI jema khUMcatA hatA. daramiyAna jUnAgaDha navAbe soraTha pradezane pAkistAna sAthe bheLavI dIdhAnI jAherAta karI. saune lAgyuM ke A hijarata chelabhAI ja thaMbhAvI zakaze. navAbane temaNe samajAvavAno paNa prayAsa karyo. bhale, emanuM mizana saphaLa na thayuM paNa emanA himmatabharyA kAryanI tArIpha thaI. chelabhAI ghoDesavArImAM bhalabhalAne bhU pAI detA, nizAnabAjImAM paNa evA ja pAvaradhA. A virala vibhUtinuM avasAna i. 1956 mAM rAjakoTa mukAme thayuM. janatA zoka saMtapta banI. janatAne pIDatA asUronA saMhAraka ane rASTrabhakta brahmamAM lIna thaI gayA. pratibhAsaMpanna puruSa zrI indulAla yAjJika bahumukhI pratibhAzALI indulAla yAjJikano janma 222-1892 nA roja naDiyAda khAte thayo hato. bI.e. ela.ela.bI. thayA paraMtu vakIlAtamAM jIva coMTyo nahIM. vidvAna mitrono saMparka ane lAIbrerImAM vAcane temane ghaNuM vicArabhAthu ApyuM. gAMdhIjInI vicArasaraNInA virodhI chatAM jyAM jarUrI jaNAyuM tyAM svIkAryuM. game tevA camarabaMdhI AgaLa paNa namatuM na jokhavAnuM svAbhimAna ane khamIra hatuM. svadezI caLavaLa, homarula lIga ane bombapravRtti jevA aneka praznomAM jalada rIte kAryarata rahIne pUrA cha dAyakAnA vizALa phlaka para koIpaNa anyAya sAme temano Ataza bhabhUkato ja raheto. temanuM lekhanasAhitya bahumUlya che. 'mAyA' navalakathA uparAMta AtmakathAnA pAMcabhAga, ATha nATako, laghukathAo ane gAMdhIjI viSenA saMsmaraNo rajU karatA pustako advitIya che. rAjakIya kSetre cAra vakhata lokasabhAmAM cUMTAIne gujarAtanuM pratinidhitva karavAmAM pAchuM vALIne joyuM nathI. bahumukhI pratibhAzALI inducAcAe mota sAme paNa 81 divasanI bAtha bhIDI ane 17-7-1972 nA roja ciranidrAmAM poDhI gayA. jemane umAzaMkara jozIe amIra nagarInA phakIra pathapradarzaka bAdazAha' kahIne bhavya zraddhAMjali ApI te zrI inducAcAmAM jAhera kAryomAM racyApacyA rahevAnI khuvArI, khumArI ane khamIra ajoDa ane benamUna hatA. vikhyAta patrakAra cAMpazIbhAI uddezI sAhityika sAmayika pragaTa karavAno Ataza jemanAmAM hato tevA gujarAtanA vikhyAta patrakAra cAMpazIbhAI uddezIno janma 24-4-1892 mAM thayo hato. meTrikamAM nApAsa thavAthI kalakattAmAM sAmAnya nokarI svIkArI lIdhI. paraMtu temanA manamAM eka ziSTa ane sAMskArika sAmayika pragaTa karavAno Azaya sadA jalyA kare. Akhare emaNe 'navacetana' mAsika zarU karyuM. 'navacetana'ne TakAvI rAkhavA, samRddha karavA ja sadA sarvadA mazagUla rahetA tene khAtara temaNe atyaMta musIbato veThI, chatAM 'navacetana'nA utkRSTa prakAzanane jIvanamaMtra banAvI jIvananA aMta sudhI kartavya nibhAvyuM. traNa dAyakA sudhI kalakattAmAMthI pragaTa karIne pAchaLathI cAMpazIbhAI amadAvAda AvatA tyAMthI ja pragaTa thavA lAgyuM. AvuM ziSTa sAmayika satata cAlatuM rahe tenI pAchaLa ane sAhityanA lagAva sivAya bIjuM zuM hoya zake? gujarAtI raMgabhUmi para rajU karI zakAya tevA pAMceka nATako paNa temaNe lakhyA hatA. uparAMta philma ane krikeTano jabaro zokha hato. emanI be kathAo parathI philma paNa UtarI hatI. temanI niyamitatA ane rasikatAthI prabhAvita thaI 'reInjarsa klaba' nAmanI kalakattAnI yuropiyana klabe caMdraka arpaNa karI temanuM bahumAna karyuM hatuM. 26-2-1974nA roja cAMpazIbhAIe potAnI jIvanalIlA saMkelI lIdhI. yugamUrti vArtAkAra ramaNalAla desAI Adarza sAhitya upAsaka zrI ramaNalAla desAIno janma 12-5-1892nA roja narmadA nadInA kinAre AvelA zinora gAmamAM thayelo. vaDodarAnI hAIskUlamAM temaNe 'vidyArthIbhUSaNa' hastalikhita patra zarU karela. vyAyAma ane ramatagamatano zokha paNa kharo. bI.e.nI parIkSAmAM kolejamAM prathama AvavAthI vaDodarA kolejamAM phelo thayA ane vaDodarA rAjyamAM zikSakanI nokarI zarU karI. ramaNalAlano sAhityabhaMDAra vaividhyapUrNa che. temaNe Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kavitA, nATaka, navalikA vagere lalita prakAronuM kheDANa karyuM hovA chatAM gujarAtamAM navalakathA tarIke ja viziSTa sthAnanA adhikArI banyA che. emanI divyacakSu' navalakathA badala raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka enAyata thayo hato. uparAMta 'kokilA', 'grAmalakSmI', 'bhArelo agni', 'jayaMta' vagere navalakathAothI temI sarjakatA vizeSa mahorI che. nihArikA' temano kAvyasaMgraha che. raziyA ane mAnavazAMti' mAM pote kheDela raziyAnA pravAsanuM rasika zailImAM varNana che. temanI kavitA para emanA priya kavi nhAnAlAlanI chApa spaSTa varatAya che. zrI desAInuM 20-9-1954 mAM bapore bhojana pachInA vAmakukSi daramiyAna ja hRdaya baMdha paDI jatAM A mahAna gurjara sAhityasvAmI anaMta nidrAmAM poDhI gayA. Ama ramaNalAle sAhityanA badhA ja kSetramAM potAnI kalama ajamAvelI che paNa cirasmaraNIya raheze navalakathA tarIkenI temanA pradAnanuM. agraNI ughogapati zeTha zrI kastUrabhAI zilabhadra zreSThI kastUrabhAIno janma 19-12-1894 nA roja amadAvAdamAM thayo hato. meTrikanI parIkSAmAM pAsa thaI gujarAta kolejamAM praveza meLavyo. acAnaka pitAjInuM avasAna thatA milano kArobAra saMbhALyo. jInivA khAte bharAnAra vizva majUra pariSadamAM bhAratanA udyogapationA pratinidhi tarIke temane pasaMda karAyA hatA. temaNe briTana sAthe sArA saMbaMdha jALavavAnI nIti akhatyAra karI, paNa svadezanA bhoge nahIM. sAro vahIvaTa, UMcI jAtanA ijIptanA rUnA vaparAzano Agraha rAkhavAthI dezamAM araviMda mile ucca sthAna meLavyuM. AjhAdI bAda kastUrabhAI baMdara pasaMdagI samitinA adhyakSapade nImAyA. zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajI peDhInA pramukha tarIke varSo sudhI kAryabhAra saMbhALyo. temanA nejA heThaLa keLavaNInI aneka saMsthAo zarU thaI. emanA parivAra tathA udyogagRhonA kula cha karoDathI vadhAre sakhAvatomAMthI doDha karoDa to zikSaNanA kSetre ja apAyA hatA. garbhazrImaMta hovA chatAM temanuM aMgata jIvana sAdagI ane karakasarabharyuM hatuM. kastUrabhAI 'atula'nI eka mITIMgamAM gayA hatA ane tabiyata lathaDatAM amadAvAda parata AvyA. sAravAra kAragata na nIvaDatAM Akhare temaNe deha choDyo. temaNe icchA vyakta karI 183 hatI ke "mArA mRtyunA zokamAM eka paNa mila baMdha na rahevI joIe." ema ja thayuM. jenA haiye sadAya samAjano saMpa, saMgaThana ane sahakAranI ciMtA rahetI tevo eka jhaLahaLato sitAro lupta thayo. khyAtanAma dIvAna kRSNalAla trivedI pleganA dardIonI sevA karI prajA taraphathI suvarNacaMdraka prApta karanAra dIvAna kRSNalAla trivedIno janma saurASTranuM sAgara kAMThAnuM gAma ghoghAmAM thayo hato. garIba sthitinI dazAno pAra pAmI gayelA kizora kRSNalAle vadhu bhaNavAno dRDha niradhAra karyo. meTrikanI parIkSA utIrNa thayA ke turata ja klArka tarIkenI nokarI svIkArI. daramiyAna kAyadAno abhyAsa cAlu rAkhI vakIlAtanI parIkSA pAsa karI. kartavyaniSThAnA parIpAkarUpe teo bhAvanagara myu.nA kamizanara thayA. acAnaka bhAvanagara para pleganA roganI Aphata UtarI AvI. prajA sthaLAMtara karavA lAgI. kRSNalAla ghera ghera pharI pleganA dardIonI sAravAra karI. temanA A mAnavIya ane sAhasabharI sevAthI prajAjanonI prasannatAno koI pAra rahyo nahIM. temanI A niHsvArtha sevAnI kadararUpe nagarajano taraphathI suvarNacaMdraka arpaNa karAyo. potAnI kAryaniSThAthI khyAtanAma thayelA zrI trivedIne jasadaNanA rAjye mukhya dIvAna tarIke pasaMda karyA. daramiyAna rAjyamAM dAruNa duSkALarUpI AphatanAM oLAM UtarI AvyA. pharI prajA sevAmAM lAgI gayA ane rAjanI raiyatane prANa phUMkIne beThI karI sAthe sAthe vakIla tarIkenI kAmagIrI paNa cAlu rAkhI hatI. puruSArthano puNyapratApa pAtharI A prabhAvazALI puruSe 27-1-1950 nA roja ciravidAya lIdhI. temanuM sUtra hatuM "deDha nizcayathI khaMtapUrvaka kAma karo.' nArIratna premalIlAbahena nArI zikSaNanA advitIya upAsaka ane dAnanI bhAgIrathI vahAvanArAM premalIlAbahenano janma i. 1894 mAM rAjakoTa jillAnA moviyA gAme thayo hato. pArivArika zikSaNa gharanA oraDAomAMthI meLavyuM. emanA lagna muMbaInA zeTha viThThaladAsa ThAkarazI sAthe thayA hatA. zeTha viThThaladAse nArIjIvananA unnatinA Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 tamAmA mArgo ane keDIo emane batAvI ApI. jApAnanI eka vidyApITha joIne temane evI ja vidyApITha bhAratamAM sthApavAno saMkalpa karyo. bhAratanA maharSi karve vidyApIThanI saMniSThA joIne rUpiyA paMdara lAkhanuM dAna ApyuM. eTaluM ja nahi, tana ane manathI paNa emaNe e vidyApIThanI pragati sAdhI. hindu vizvavidyAlaye premalIlAbahenane DaoNkTara opha liTarecaranI upAdhi ApI. esa.ena.DI.TI. vizvavidyAlayanA upakulapati tarIke temaNe bAra varSa kAma karyuM. zeThazrInA avasAna bAda temaNe bhavya AvAso choDI, pUnAmAM eka kuTira banAvI rahevA lAgyAM. kastUrabA smAraka nidhinA TrasTI tarIke temanuM yogadAna rahyuM che. A yogezvarIe rUpiyA pAMsaTha lAkhanuM dAna to phakta esa.ena.DI.TI. vidyApIThane ja ApyuM che. uparAMta je dAnanI gaMgA vahAvI e to alaga. 1-12-1977 nA roja A nArI jIvananA gauravasamI nArInuM avasAna thayuM. bhAratIya nArIratnomAM premalIlAbahenanuM nAma eka AdarzarUpa raheze. neka nAmadAra sakhAvate bahAdura harakora zeThANI amadAvAdanA ati dhanika ane jANItA vepArI haThIsiMga kesarIsiMganA trIjI vAranA patnI harakoranA kAryonI suvAsa cheka iMglenDa sudhI phelAI hatI. haThIsiMga niHsaMtAna hatA. 26 varSanI yuvAna vaye harakora vidhavA thayA. haThIsiMganA avasAna samaye te rUpiyA 80 lAkhanA AsAmI hatA. amadAvAdanA dilhI daravAjA bahAra temaNe bhavya 'haThIsiMganAM daherAM' baMdhAvyA. uparAMta temaNe haMsanAthajInuM maMdira ane dharmanAthanuM maMdira baMdhAvyuM. zatruMjaya parvata para AvelA hiMgaLAjanA derAsaranuM caDhANa kaparuM hovAthI temaNe tyAM pagathiyA karAvyA. harakorabAIe i. 1850 mAM eka kanyAzALA zarU karI hatI je harakora zeThANInI choDIonI nizALa' tarIke prakhyAta thaI hatI. duSkALa vakhate hajAro maNa anAja kharIdIne garIbo mATe sastA anAjanI dukAno zarU karI. hospiTalanA nirmANamAM dAnanI saravANI vahetI rAkhI. te rAjA-mahArAjA karatAM paNa vadhAre dAna ApatA. muMbaI sarakAre temane golDameDala ane 'neka nAmadAra sakhAvate bahAdura' no khitAba arpaNa karI sanmAna karyuM hatuM. gAyakavADa sarakAre temane pAlakhI, chatra ane mazAla sahita 'cobadAra' nA khitAbathI navAjyAM hatA. jAhera sakhAvato ane mahilA zikSaNa kSetre gujarAtamAM temanI sevAo abhUtapUrva hatI. sarapharoza senAnAyaka zAmaLadAsa gAMdhI dezanI AjhAdInA itihAsamAM phanA thaI janAra vIryavAna patrakAra zAmaLadAsa gAMdhIno janma i. 1897 mAM gAMdhIjInA moTAbhAI lakSmIdAsa gAMdhIne tyAM rAjakoTa khAte thayo hato. nAnapaNathI ja lekhana-vAcanano zokha. vyAvahArika jagatamAM saMgharSa karatA karatA teo 'muMbaI samAcAra' nI kacerI sudhI pahoMcI gayA. pariNAma svarUpa teo patrakAra banI gayA. pathapradarzaka anubhavane kAraNe 'muMbaI samAcAra' nA sAptAhika taMtrI ane tyArabAda 'janmabhUmi' dainikanA paNa taMtrI thayA. chelle potAnuM dainika 'vaMde mAtaram' zarU karyuM. aMgrejI zabdakozanI madadathI aMgrejI pustakonuM vAcana zarU karyuM. "manuSya pote ja potAno bhAgyavidhAtA che.' svAmI rAmatIrthanA e vidhAne emanA mana para jabaro prabhAva pADyo ane jotajotAmAM saurASTranA rAjakIya kSetranI ane akhabArI AlamanI eka prabhAvazALI vyakti ubharI AvI. AjhAdI pachI jUnAgaDhanA navAba jUnAgaDhane pAkistAna sAthe joDANa karavA taiyAra thatAM temaNe 'ArajhI hakUmata' nI sthApanA karI. hAthamAM hathiyAra jhAlIne navAbane namAvyo ane bhAratanA prajAtaMtramAM joDAvA AkarI pharaja pADI. A ghaTanA mAtra jUnAgaDhanI prajA mATe ja nahIM, paraMtu samagra hiMdanI prajA mATe eka avismaraNIya ghaTanA che. 8-3-1953 nA roja acAnaka hRdayarogano humalo AvI jatA temanuM dehAvasAna thayuM. kharekhara A sainika patrakAra vagara to jUnAgaDhano vijaya adhUro ja raheta. zIlabhadra saMskAramUrti caitanyaprasAda dIvAnajI gujarAtanI sAMskRtika asmitAnA Adarza sevaka zrI caitanyaprasAdano janma 20-11-1898nA roja bhuja khAte thayo hato. meTrika thaI gujarAta kolejamAM joDAyA tyAM gAMdhIjInI asahakAranI caLavaLa jAgI. temAM sakriya rahIne cha mAsanI jela paNa bhogavelI. emanuM samRddha pustakAlaya emanI vidyAprItinI pratIti karAve che. gujarAtI raMgabhUmi pariSada ane prathama gujarAta itihAsa pariSada paNa emaNe saphaLatApUrvaka yojI hatI. krikeTane protsAhana Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 185 pratibhAo maLe te mATe krikeTa klabanI sthApanA karI hatI. ola inDiyA krikeTa borDanA gujarAtanA pratinidhi tarIke gujarAtanuM nAma rozana thAya e mATe teo haMmezAM prayatnazIla rahetA. kalAkAro, krikeTaro, sAhityakAro ane saMzodhako emanI kalAsUjhathI prerAIne sadA emanA saMparkamAM rahetA. traNa-traNa vakhata vyApAramAM Arthika nukazAna thayuM, chatAM apAra dhairyathI svasthatApUrvaka kAma saMbhALI lIdhuM. maharSi araviMda ane mAtAjI paranI parama zraddhAe hAlaka-Dolaka thayelI emanI jIvananaukA saMbhALI lIdhI hatI. 72 varSanI vaye amadAvAdamAM 3-3-1970 nA roja emaNe cira vidAya lIdhI. zrI caitanyaprasAda dIvAnajI zIlabhadra hatA ane saphaLa saMcAlaka hatA. navalakathAkAra guNavaMtarAya AcArya sAgara-sAhasanI navalakathAo lakhanAra patrakAra zrI guNavaMtarAya AcAryano janma soraTha prAMtanA jetalasara gAme 9-9-1900nA roja thayo hato. meTrika thaI muMbaImAM patrakAra banavAnI tAlIma lIdhI. ane nAmAMkita vartamAnapatronA taMtrI vibhAgamAM potAnI ananya sevA dvArA lekhana pravRttinI zarUAta karI. pIramano pAdazAha' ane 'soraThI zamazIra' navalakathAothI zarU thayelI temanI sAhityayAtrA "dhuvAdevI' sudhI avirata cAlyA karI che. temAMya sAgara sAhasone vaNI letI temanI navalakathAomAMthI khUba lokapriya thayelI "dariyAlAla' navalakathAne to "raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka enAyata thayelo. cokkasa prakAranA aitihAsika prasaMgo pasaMda karIne emanAM upara kathA lakhavAnI emanI viziSTa hathoTI hatI. temaNe navalakathAo, navalikAo, jIvanacaritro, jAsUsI kathAo vagere maLIne 125 jeTalA pustako gujarAtI sAhityane bheTa dharyA che. guNavaMtarAya AcArya 25-112-1965 nA roja A bhavasAgarane pAra karI gayA. temanI putrI varSA aDAlajAnA zabdomAM joIe to "pappA mRtyu pAmyA tyAre pAchaLa koI kAgaLiyA, patro kazuM ja nahIM, na Tebala na khAnAM, DAyarI, phAIlo kaMI ja nahIM. koI hIsAba-kitAba nahIM, eka ArAma khurazI ane thoDAM repharansa pustako basa." svapnadRSTA sArasvata DolararAya mAMkaDa gujarAtanA eka mahAna sArasvata DolararAya mAMkaDano janma kacchanA jaMgI nAmanA gAmamAM 23-1-1902mAM thayo hato. prAthamika zikSaNa joDiyAmAM ane kolejanuM zikSaNa jUnAgaDhanI bahAuddIna kolejamAM lIdhuM. ane pachIthI karAMcI kolejamAM adhyApaka banyA. tyAM gujarAtIo mATenI vasAhata gujarAtanagara UbhuM karavAmAM temaNe mahatvano bhAga bhajavyo. karAMcImAM bhAIkAkA sAthe maitrI thaI. bhAIkAkAe grAma vidyApIThanI kalpanA sAthe vallabhavidyAnagaranI sthApanA karI ane pachI tyAM zrI mAMkaDa gujarAtInA prAdhyApaka tarIke kAma karyuM. grAmajIvana sAthe saMkaLAyelI gaMgAjaLA vidyApITha aliyAbADAmAM sthApI. tyAM darabAra gopAladAsa mahAvidyAlaya Ubhu karyuM. zikSaNakSetre koIpaNa prakAranI gerarIti na thAya tenA te AgrahI hatA. alaMkArazAstranA abhyAsano nicoDa temanI eka pustikA "gItAno buddhiyoga mAM vyakta thayo che. saurASTra yunivarsiTInA bhavanonA bAMdhakAmamAM temaNe sArI evI sUjhanA darzana karAvyA hatA. eka kAma cAlatuM hoya ane vacce bIjuM kAma AvI paDe to te pUruM karatA. ane vaLI pAchuM peluM jyAMthI aTakyuM hoya tyAMthI AgaLa calAvatA. e kahetA paNa kharA : "mArA magajamAM judA judA khAnA che. mAre jyAre je khAtuM kholavuM hoya te kholuM chuM ane baMdha karavuM hoya te baMdha karuM chuM. i. 1970mAM bIjI ogaSTa hRdayarogathI temanuM dehAvasAna thatAM gujarAte eka svapnadRSTA sArasvata gumAvyo. vallabhavidyAnagaranA AraMbhanI zaikSaNika pratiSThAmAM temanuM pradAna sadeva smaraNIya raheze. sAkSaravarya eca. ema. paTela jIvananA pratyeka kSetramAM jhaLakI uThanAra zrI hIrAlAla paTelano janma 27-8-1904 nA roja muMbaImAM thayo hato. mAtra 16 varSanI vaye teo vadhu abhyAsArthe iMglenDa gayA. AI.sI.esa.nI parIkSA uttIrNa karI teo svadeza parata AvyA. turata ja AsisTaMTa kalekaTara tarIke joDAyA. bIjA vizvayuddha daramiyAna temaNe bajAvelI kAmagIrI mATe temane sI. AI. I.no khitAba enAyata thayo hato. Jain Education Intemational Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 pathapradarzaka rAjyonA vilInakaraNamAM haidrAbAdanA nijhAmane namAvavAmAM gujarAtI olarAunDara temanI mahattvanI kAmagIrI hatI. jIvanavimAnuM rASTrIyakaraNa amarasiMha nakuma karavAmAM emano siMhaphALo rahyo hato. svaicchika nivRtti bAda krikeTa vizvamAM ela. amarasiMha tarIke oLakhAtA cArutara vidyAmaMDaLanA adhyakSa banyA temanA vaDapaNa heThaLa vallabhavidyAnagara khUba vikasyu, phUlyuM ane phAlyuM. janatA pArTInI amarasiMha nakumano janma 4-12-1910 nA roja thayo hato. TikiTa para lokasabhAmAM cUMTAyA eTaluM ja nahIM, sarakAramAM krikeTanA pAyAno pATha te rAjakoTanI AlphaDa hAIskUlamAM zIkhyA nANAmaMtrI paNa banyA. phugAvAne nAthavAnI ane bhAvone sthira hatA. temanI icchA beTsamena banavAnI hatI paNa temanI kSamatA karavAnA bharapUra prayAso karyA. vI.vI. nagaramAM phArmasI, joIne koca velajI mAstare amarasiMhane jhaDapI bolara banavA gRhavijJAna jevI vividha vidyAzAkhAo sthApI. uparAMta saradAra mATe protsAhana ApyuM. paTela insTiTyUTa opha ikonomika enDa sozyala rIsarca, rAjakoTanI eka hAIskUla mecamAM amarasiMhanI ramata saradAra paTela vidyAlaya, sastu sAhitya vardhaka kAryAlaya jevI joIne khuza thayelA jAmasAhebe krikeTara tarIke nokarIe rAkhI saMsthAomAM agatyanuM mArgadarzana ApyuM che. lIdhA. beTiMga evareja aMge jAmasAheba paMdaramAM krame hatA I. 1943 mAM emanuM svAthya ciMtAjanaka rIte kathaLatuM jyAre amarasiMha cothA naMbare hatA. raNajI TrophImAM temano jatuM hatuM. e ja varSe navembaranI 30 mI tArIkhe dekhAva atyaMta prabhAvazALI hato. temanI bolIMgamAM bahArano vallabhavidyAnagara khAte AvelA emanA nivAsasthAne emaNe lAgato bola kayAre acAnaka Tarna laIne ekAda sTampane uDADato haMmezane mATe AMkho mIMcI dIdhI. jaze teno beTsamenane aMdAja suddhA Avato na hato. nAnI uMmaramAM amApa saphaLatA chatAM amarasiMha chakI sahRdayI sAhityakAra gayA na hatA. vijaya maracanTa sAthe temane evI dostI hatI ke baMnee ekabIjAnA nAma parathI temanA putronA nAma pADyA : jayabhikhu' nAme sAhityasarjana karanAra zrI bAlAbhAI desAIno janma 8-6-1908 nA roja rAjakoTa jillAnA amarasiMhanA bolanI jema temanA jIvanano Tarna paNa vIMchiyA gAme thayo hato. amadAvAdamAM thoDo abhyAsa karI aNadhAryo rahyo. acAnaka temane tAva Avyo ane bimArInI 'vIratatva prakAzaka maMDaLa" dvArA cAlatI eka saMsthAmAM tarkabUSaNa hAlatamAM ja 21-5-1940 nA roja temaNe aMtima zvAsa lIdhA. ane nyAyatIrthanI padavI prApta karI hatI. deza-videzamAM gujarAtanuM nAma ujALanAra amarasiMhanI anokhI jayabhikhkhae potAnI kArakirdInI zarUAtamAM ja temaNe siddhionuM smaraNa thatAM gauravanI lAgaNI anubhavAya che. traNa pratijJA lIdhI hatI. nokarI karavI nahIM, paitRka saMpatti levI kAvyakalAnA kasabI nahIM ane kalamanA Azraye jIvavuM. sadbhAgye mAtApitA tathA anya preraNAmUrti vyaktio taraphathI preraNA maLatI rahI ane kRSNalAla zrIdharANI jayabhikhu navalakathAkAra, vArtAkAra, caritrakAra ane patrakAra gurjara sAhityanA tejasvI nakSatra samA kRSNalAla tarIke jANItA banyA. temaNe 300 uparAMta nAnA-moTA zrIdharANIno janma 16-7-1911 nA roja saurASTra pAsenA pustakonI bheTa ApI che. temaNe "premabhakta kavi jayadeva' nAmanI umarALA gAmamAM thayo hato. dakSiNAmUrti bhAvanagara ane navalakathA lakhI hatI. AnA parathI "gItagoviMda' nAmanuM citrapaTa gujarAta vidyApITha amadAvAdamAM ucca zikSaNa laI vadhu taiyAra karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. uparAMta jaina dharmanA kathAvastune abhyAsArthe amerikA ane nyuyorka gayA. aMgrejI videzI kendramAM rAkhIne temaNe ghaNuM sAhitya saryuM. sAmayikomAM temanI kalama avAranavAra camakyA karatI hatI. jayabhikhkhanuM dehAvasAna 24-12-1969 nA roja thayuM uparAMta vyAkhyAtA tarIke dezavidezanA aneka pravAso karyA. hatuM. svabhAve teo jhiMdAdIla ane sahadayI vyaktivizeSa hatA. DaoN. zrI dharANInI kRtiomAM 'vaDalo", "insAna miTA dUgA', "moranA IMDA', 'koDiyA', 'jhabakajyota' vagere prazaMsApAtra Jain Education Intemational ation Intermational Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 18o banI che. temanA bALanATako vize to gijubhAI badhekAe kaheluM nATyakAra ke AnAthI bALa nATaka sAhityanI bhUmikAnuM spaSTa maMDANa thaze. zivakumAra jozI uparAMta "mAya inDiyA', "vora vidhAuTa', 'vAyolansa' vagere temaNe lakhelAM aMgrejI pustakoe temane aMgrejI bhASAnA UMcI koTinA AjIvana sadAbahAra nATyakAra zivakumArano janma 16lekhaka tarIkenI pratiSThA apAvI hatI. 11-1916 mAM amadAvAda mukAme thayo hato. koleja sudhInuM zikSaNa amadAvAdamAM lIdhuM ane kalakattAmAM kApaDa vyavasAyamAM | gujarAtI sAhityamAM zreSTha pradAna ApavA badala arpaNa jhaMpalAvyuM. kApaDanA dhaMdhAmAM jema kApaDanA tAkA kholI kholI karAyelo raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka' hAthohAtha levAnA gaNatarInA grAhakone batAvatA te ja rIte navalakathAonA tAkAnA tAkA divaso hatA tyAM ja 49 varSanI vaye ociMtu hRdaya baMdha kholIne temaNe sAhityasarjana karyuM. paDI javAthI emaNe ciravidAya lIdhI. rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya patrakAra tarIke ane pratinidhi tarIke zrIdharANIe je vArtA, navalakathA, pravAsavarNana ane nATaka para temaNe noMdhapAtra khyAti meLavI che tenAthI A gurjarabhUmi gauravAnvita vizeSa hAtha ajamAvyo. "kaMcukIbaMdha', 'UDI UDI jAya pArevAM', banI che. kesUDe kAmaNa ghoLyA' jevI 28 navalakathAo lakhI hatI. uparAMta 250 TUMkI vArtAo tathA 14 vArtAsaMgraho prakAzita thayA hatA. nArIjIvanamAM cetanA pragaTAvanAra teo pravAsanA khUba zokhIna hatA. jovI'tI kotaro ne jovI tI mRdulAbahena sArAbhAI kaMdarA'mAM vizvayAtrAnuM varNana che. teoe gujarAtI sAhitya samRddhinI relamachela vacce ucharyA chatAM mahAtmA pariSadanA maMtrI ane upapramukha tarIkenI sevA paNa bajAvI hatI. gAMdhIjInI asara nIce sevA ane sAdagIno jIvanamaMtra svIkArI zivakumAranI takhtAsUjha UMDI hatI. raMgamaMca para abhinaya gujarAtanA nArI jIvanamAM cetanA jAgRta karanAra mRdulAbahena ApavA sAthe nATyalekhana, digdarzana ane saMgItamAM pUro rasa aMbAlAla sArAbhAIe AjIvana sevAvrata dhAraNa karyuM hatuM. lIdho ane gujarAtI temaja hiMdI raMgabhUmi para 40 varSa sudhI rezamI vastro ane AbhUSaNo dhAraNa karavAnI zokhIna A chavAI rahyA. gujarAta sarakAre tathA sAhityika saMsthAoe kizorIe saghaLuM tajIne khAdInA vastro apanAvyA. vidyApIThamAM kumAracaMdraka', "narmada suvarNacaMdraka tathA raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka' rASTrIya zikSaNa lIdhuM. arpaNa karI vibhUSita karyA hatA. 4-7-1988 nA roja nATyasAhityano e sitAro Akhare kharI paDyo. pUjya bApunA AzIrvAda sAthe mAtra 23 varSanI vaye emaNe amadAvAdamAM jyotisaMgha' nAmanI bahenonI saMsthA kheDUtaputra sthApI. dezanA bhAgalAnA kaTokaTI kALamAM phATI nIkaLelAM izvarabhAI paTela ramakhANomAM temaNe bhAre hiMmatathI hindu-muslimo mATe zikSaNamAM navA cIlA pADanArA IzvarabhAI paTelano janma ekasamAna premabhAve madada karelI. kogresa varkiMga kamiTImAM - I. 1914 mAM kheDA jillAnA pIja gAme thayo hato. garIbIne plAnIMga kamizanamAM temaja rASTrabharanI aneka saMsthAomAM teo kAraNe khetaramAM kAma karatAM karatAM bhaNyA. bI.e. thaI zikSaka kAryarata hatA. tarIkenI sevA bajAvI. temanI namratA ane sAdagIe vidyArthIo jarUra jaNAye mRdulAbahena mardAnagIthI puruSa polIsano mATe teo AdarzamUrti banyA. daramiyAna bALamAsika pratikAra karatA. dezapremanI jAgRti mATe saune AgaLa AvavA "bAlamitra'nA taMtrI thayA ane carotara ejyukezana sosAyaTInA hAkala karatA. svAmI AnaMda mRdulAbahena vize kaheluM ke 'tamArI taMtrI banyA. A navacetanAthI hAlatI saMsthAe je vikAsa karyo che te huM izvarabhAIe AkharI laData vakhate bhUgarbha AMdolana Aje jouM chuM tyAre bahenone mubArakabAdI ApatA mArI chAtI calAvyuM. temane aTakAyatI dhArA heThaLa pakaDIne jelamAM mokalyA. garvathI phUle che. tame gujarAtamAM strI zaktinuM pAvarahAusa cho.' tyAM jaIne paNa hiMdI ane aMgrejI zIkhavavAnA vargo calAvyA. mRdulAbahenanI dezabhakti ane dezamuktinI bhAvanAne koTi temaNe 50 jeTalA pustako lakhyA. jemAMthI sAtane rAjya sarakAranA koTi vaMdana. pAritoSika maLyA. saradAra paTela yunivarsiTInA teo kulapati pA Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 paNa banyA. pUjya moTAnI sahAyathI 'jJAnagaMgotrI' nAmano prathama jJAnakoza zreNIno prAraMbha karyo. gujarAta rAjya yunivarsiTI graMtha nirmANa borDanA adhyakSapada daramiyAna bhagavada gomaMDala koza ane gujarAtI-aMgrejI koza sahita 300 jeTalA uccazikSaNanA pustako borDe prasiddha karyA. pAka saMzodhananA vizeSa akhatarA mATe izvarabhAIe vizvabharanA ghaNAM dezonI mulAkAto lIdhI hatI. izvarabhAI Aje nathI chatAM emanA raMganA raMge raMgAyelA emanA seMkaDo ziSyo temaNe vAvela bhAvanAnuM bhAthuM laIne jIve che. AjIvana zikSaka izvarabhAI pUrA 75 varSe vidAya thayA. kAryadakSa ane meghAvI izvarabhAInI jIvanasuvAsa emanI anupasthitimAM paNa mahoratI raheze. mahilAonA rAhabara lIlAbahena paTela jIvanabhara garIba ane madhyamavarganI mahilAonA utkarSa mATe satata jhajhUmanAra zrI lIlAbahena paTelano janma 3-21914 nA roja vaDodarA mukAme thayo hato. vidyArthIkALathI ja tejasvI kArakirdI dharAvatA temaNe DiplomA ina bejhika ejyukezana ane monTesarI jevI zikSaNopayogI padavIo prApta karI. 'strI' sAmayikamAM chellA teMtAlIsa varSathI ane sAmAjika saMsthA 'strI niketana' mAM pramukha tarIke chellA pAMtrIsa varSathI samAjasevAmAM kAryarata rahyAM. uparAMta gujarAta rAjya nazAbaMdhI samiti, jela sudhAraNA samiti, bAla utkarSa samiti, reDakrosa sosAyaTI jevI rAjyanI anekavidha saMsthAomAM mahattvanA hoddA para rahI potAnI sevAono lAbha Apyo che. 'saMdeza'mAM 'jIvananA aMtaraMga' kolama dvArA strIonA zoSaNa ane kurivAjo sAme samAjamAM jAgRti phelAvavAmAM mahattvano phALo Apyo che. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa kAnUnI salAha mATe khAsa taMtra paNa UbhuM karyuM hatuM. kudaratI Apatti ke mAnavasarjIta ApattinA prasaMge lIlAbahenanuM hRdaya dravI UThatuM. temanI strI jAgRti ane sAmAjika sevAone lakSamAM rAkhIne sarakAre teone mahattvanI samitiomAM sthAna ApyuM hatuM. kanyA keLavaNIne protsAhana maLe e mATe borDanI parIkSAmAM prathama AvanAra vidyArthinIne strI niketana dvArA suvarNacaMdraka paNa enAyata, karatAM hatAM. saMdezanA mobhI sva. cImanabhAI paTelane kaiMka Adarza dharmapatnI tarIke saMgharSanA sAthI' tarIkenI je bhUmikA lIlAbahene bajAvI te temanA Adarza daMpatInA premabharyA sahakAranI sAkSI pUre che. pathapradarzaka sAmAjika mahilA kAryakaronI eka AkhI peDhI taiyAra karanAra lIlAbahena 15-6-2004 nA roja 'saMdeza' parivArane anAtha banAvI ciranidrAmAM poDhI gayA. saMniSTa sevaka prabhulAlabhAI dave kavizrI sundaramnA zabdomAM kahIe to "jAhera jIvanamAM jemanuM moTuM sthAna hatuM paNa tethI vizeSa to jemano mahAna AtmA hato" evA satyaparAyaNa loka sevaka zrI prabhulAlabhAI daveno janma 4-7-1916 nA roja amarelI jillAnA bAMbhaNiyA gAme thayo hato. hAIskUla ane kolejanuM zikSaNa jUnAgaDhamAM laI, amadAvAdanI kolejamAM kAyadAnA snAtaka thayA. teozrInI kArakirdInI zarUAta dhArAzAstrI tarIkenI thaI. cAlIsa jeTalA varSo sudhI vakIlAtano vyavasAya apanAvI agraNI dhArAzAstrI tarIkenI khyAti meLavI. i. 1949 mAM prathama vakhata cUMTAyela prajAkIya sudharAImAM pramukha tarIke cUMTAyA. uparAMta gujarAta rAjyanI vidhAnasabhAnA dhArAsabhya tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI temaja vidhAnasabhAnA adhyajJa tarIkenI penalamAM paNa sevA ApI. pradhAnamaMDaLamAM zrI prabhulAlabhAIne taka ApavAmAM AvI hovA chatAM teozrIe A hoddAno namratApUrvaka asvIkAra karyo. gujarAta rAjyanA Ayurveda vikAsa maMDaLanA pramukha tarIke rahI, jUnAgaDhamAM Ayurveda kolejanI sthApanAmAM temano mahatvano phALo rahyo hato. khetIvADI koleja tathA kempasanI sthApanA tathA vikAsamAM temaja jillAnI tamAma sAmAjika saMsthAo sAthe joDAI, tenA vikAsa mATe temanuM yogadAna mahattvanuM hatuM. 22-2-1982 nA roja mahA zivarAtrInA divase temano dehavilaya thayo. tatkAlIna mukhyamaMtrI zrI hitendrabhAI desAIe zraddhAMjali ApatA kahyuM hatuM : "mArA vahIvaTa daramiyAna temanI nikhAlasatA, prAmANikatA ane niSThAnI mArA para UMDI asara thayelI. krikeTavIra vinu mAMkaDa krikeTa jagatanA betAja bAdazAha vinu mAMkaDano janma 17-4-1917 nA roja jAmanagara mukAme thayo hato. jANItA krikeTara dulIpasiMhajIe zALAo vacce cAlatI eka mecamAM vinu mAMkaDanI zakti pArakhI ane tyArathI e kizoranuM bhAgya Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo palaTAyuM. temanI pAsethI vinu mAMkaDe tAlIma meLavI raNajI TrophImAM praveza karyo. iMglenDanA lorDjha khAte prathama TesTamAM temaNe opanIMga beTsamena tarIke ramIne kArakirdInI zarUAta karI. temaNe 1 thI 11 ema tamAma krame AvIne beTIMga karI che. spaSTa dRSTithI daDAne pArakhavAnI kuneha uparAMta jhaDapI golaMdAja sAme anivArya evI hiMmata ane AtmavizvAsa eka beTsamena tarIke temanI pAse akhUTa hatA. temaNe ekanAtha solakara, azoka mAMkaDa, umeza kulakarNI, zarada hajhAre, rAmanAtha pArakara jevA aneka krikeTarone taiyAra karyA hatA. bhAratanA krikeTajagata mATe 21-8-1978 no divasa kamanasIba hato. te divase muMbaImAM vinu mAMkaDe ciravidAya lIdhI. vinu mAMkaDane mana krikeTa, TIma ane dezAbhimAna e ja kAyama mahatvanA rahyA hatA. A traNeyanuM hita sAcavavAmAM temaNe zarIra, aMgata siddhi, yaza ke apayazanI paNa paravA karI nathI. bahumukhI pratibhA amRta vasaMta paMDyA bhUtakALanA saMzodhaka zrI amRta vasaMta paMDyAno janma 22-9-1917 nA roja jAmanagaramAM thayo hato. nAnapaNathI ja temane saMzodhita avazeSomAM UMDo rasa hato. purAtattva para hiMdI bhASAmAM teo lekha paNa lakhatA. somanAtha jirNoddhAra nimitte jUnAgaDhamAM purAtattvakhAtuM UbhuM thatAM tyAM teo DAyarekTara pade nimAyA. bhAratabharanI purAtattva pariSadomAM bhAga letAM. indulAla yAjJikanI janatA pariSada' nuM baMdhAraNa ghaDavAmAM paNa emano mahatvano phALo hato. 'kumAra', 'navacetana' ane 'janmabhUmi pravAsI' mAM emaNe saLaMga lekhamALAo pragaTa karI hatI. uparAMta bhUstara khanIja jJAnakozanA eka lekhaka tarIkenI javAbadArI paNa upADelI. narmadAnI khINomAM bhaTakIne Adi mAnavanA je sagaDa meLavyA che e eka ananya siddhi kahI zakAya. gujarAtane lagato je mAhitI bhaMDAra emaNe ekale hAthe samarpita karyo che evo bhAgye ja koIe karyo haze. zrI paMDyAne mana purAtattva sAthe saMbaMdhita aneka viSayo para lakhavAnI hoMza hatI, paraMtu sthaLa-sthaLanA khorAka-pANInI asara emanI tabiyata para thavA lAgI. aMte 18-7-1975 nA roja teo ciranidrAmAM poDhI gayA. ApabaLe vikaselI AvI 199 bahumukhI pratibhA gaNIgAMThI ja hoya che emAM zrI paMDyA eka pratibhAvaMta vyaktivizeSa hatA. saMgItakAra avinAza vyAsa gIta-garabAne gujarAtamAM ghera ghera gUMjatA karanAra zrI avinAza vyAsano janma amadAvAdanA saMskArI nAgara kuTuMbamAM thayo hato. inTara ArTsa sudhI abhyAsa karyo. nAnapaNathI ja gAvAno zokha. muMbaInI nezanala grAmophona kaMpanI sAthe ekAeka saMparka thatA temanA eka gItanuM rekorDiMga karyuM. tyAra pachI to AkAzavANI parathI temanA gIto prasArita thavA lAgyA. ka. mA. munazIe temanI sUjha pichAnI temane bhAratIya vidyAbhavananA saMgIta vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke niyukta karyA. avinAzabhAIe muMbaImAM temanA sauprathama nRtyarUpaka jaya somanAtha' nuM sarjana karyuM. hindI-gujarAtI baMne bhASAnI philmomAM emaNe saMgIta ApyuM paNa ApaNe emane vizeSarUpe gujarAtI gItonA mAdhyamathI jANIe chIe. emaNe lakhelA gIta-garabAnA saMgrahomAM dUdhagaMgA, sathavAro, vartuLa vagere mukhya che. lagabhaga 12000 jeTalA gIto emaNe lakhyA che. ane 250 philmomAM saMgIta ApyuM bhArata sarakAre temane 'padmazrI'no ilakAba enAyata karI sanmAnita karyA hatA. Adyazakti mA aMbAnA bhaktarAja saMgItakAra zrI avinAza vyAsanuM 20-8-1984 nA roja dehAvasAna thayuM. Aje paNa emanA gItonI lokapriyatA-lokabhogyatA eTalI badhI janamAnasa para chavAyelI che ke gujarAtI gItanI vAta nIkaLe eTale avinAza vyAsanuM nAma prathama Ave. padmabhUSaNa DaoN. vikrama sArAbhAI AMtararASTrIya khyAti dharAvatA mahAna vaijJAnika bhAratanA aNuzakti paMcanA adhyakSa DaoN. vikrama sArAbhAIno janma 128-1919 nA roja amadAvAdamAM thayo hato. temaNe muMbaI ane kembrijamAM zikSaNa lIdhuM. emanA priya viSayo gaNita ane vijJAna hatA. kosmika kiraNo para anusaMdhAna karI kembrija vizvavidyAlayamAMthI pIeca.DI.nI upAdhi prApta karI. DaoN. vikramabhAIe potAnI pratibhA ane gauravathI aneka saMsthAonI sthApanA karI, jemAM bhautika anusaMdhAna prayogazALA' Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 190 pathapradarzaka amadAvAdamAM "aTirA' emanuM mahatvanuM pradAna che. "kosmika-re' temanuM avasAna thayuM. chatAM jaththo ne guNavattA baMnenI dRSTie aMge saMzodhana karavA emaNe gulamarga, koDAIkenAlamAM kendro UbhA noMdhapAtra gaNAya tevuM sAhitya teo mUkatA gayA che. karyA. bhAratamAM kRtrima upagraha dvArA Telivijhana kAryakramonA krAMtikArI mahilA saMta prasAraNanI kalpanA sau prathama temaNe karI ane sAkAra paNa banAvI. ghaDIbhara to mana thaI Ave ke "Telivijhana' ne badale AI sonabAI 'Teli vikrama' nAma ApyuM hota to ! Do. bhAbhAnA avasAnathI saMta nArIratna sonabAIno janma kezoda pAsenA maDhaDA aNuzakti paMcanA adhyakSanuM sthAna maLyuM ane paramANu UrjA kSetre | (sonaladhAma) mukAme saMvata 1980 poSa vada 2 nA divase thayo dezane haraNaphALa bharAvanAra DaoN. vikrama ja che. temane "zAMtisvarUpa hato. nAnI vayathI ja saMskAranA ramio tenA mukhAraviMda para bhaTanAgara evorDa' ane 'padmavibhUSaNa'nA bahumAna apAyA hatA. tagatagatA hatA. dhArmika graMthonuM paThana-manana karyA kare. emaNe vizva vaijJAnika vikramabhAI evA kharA karmayogI hatA ke samasta bhAratavarSano pravAsa karI hiMdu saMskRtimAM rasa-ruci jemaNe mRtyu najIka AvyuM tyAM sudhI karmayoga jIvaMta rAkhyo hato. dAkhavyA. saue sonabAInA vadhAmaNA karyA. mAtra cAraNo ja 28-11-1971 nA roja trivendrama thumbA khAte pariSadamAM bhAga nahIM mAnavamAtramAM ekatA ane kalyANabhAvanI jyota pragaTAvI. levA gayA tyAre tyAM ja hRdayaroganA humalAthI emanuM avasAna bhArata-pAkistAnanA bhAgalA vakhate temanI pAse eka thayuM. teo dIrdha jIvyA hota to temanI kAryazakti dezane kayAMnI phakIra AvI caDhyA, muslima dharma svIkArI pAkistAnamAM joDAI kyAM laI gaI hota.! javA vinavaNI karI ane emanI AMkhomAM krodhAgni pragaTyo gadya sarjaka ane kahyuM : phakIrabAbA! tame bhedabhAvanuM vAvetara karIne jheranI cunilAla maDiyA nadIo vahAvavAnuM baMdha karI do. A jUnAgaDha koI kALe pAkistAnamAM bhaLavAnuM nathI. huM mAro dharma kadApi choDavAno gujarAtI sAhityanA avirata udyamazIla sarjaka cunIlAla nathI. temaNe kurivAjo ane aMgata verajhera dUra karavA karAvavAmAM maDiyAno janma 12-8-1922 nA roja dhorAjImAM thayo hato. suMdara kAmagIrI karI hatI. mAdhyamika zikSaNa tyAM ja pUrNa karI, ucca zikSaNa mATe teo muMbaI AvyA ane bI. koma. thayA. zrI maDiyA kolejamAM abhyAsa AI sonabAI saMvata 2031 suda 13 nA roja A jagatano tyAga karI gayA. AI sonabAInA janmotsava nimitte karatA hatA tyArathI ja vArtA lakhavAno zokha dharAvatA hatA. bhAratabharamAMthI hajAro zraddhALuo sonaladhAma UmaTI paDe che. zrI maDiyAno prathama vArtAsaMgraha "ghUghavatA pUra' pragaTa thayo ane cAraNonI biradAvalIothI vasuMdharAno kaNekaNa pulakita tyArapachI to "caMpo ane keLa, 'teja ane timira', "zaraNAInA banI uThe che. sUra', 'pAjA' jevA vArtAsaMgraho ApyA to "vyAjano vArasa', 'veLA veLAnI chAMyaDI', "lIluDI dharatI' jevI navalakathAo kAvyakalAnA kasabI noMdhapAtra che. uparAMta soneTakAvyo, nibaMdho, vivecano dvArA priyakAnta maNiyAra vAcakonA rucitaMtrane popyuM che. daramiyAna muMbaImAM "janmabhUmi' gujarAtI sAhityanA romenTika mijAja dharAvatA mojIlA dainikanA taMtrI vibhAgamAM kAma karyuM. "saMdeza" ane "janmabhUmi' kavi priyakAntano janma vIramagAmamAM 24-1-1927 nA roja mAM dhArAvalI navalakathAo paNa lakhatA meghANInI jema maDiyAnI thayelo. nava varSanI uMmare khalila jibrAna ane ravIndranAtha vArtAo paNa dhIMgI ghaTanAothI bharapUra rahetI. TAgoranA lakhANomAMthI noMdha rAkhatA thaI gayelA. zALAnuM zrI maDiyAe 29-12-1968 nA roja pI.I.ena.nA vAtAvaraNa kedakhAnA jevuM lAgatA navamA dhoraNathI abhyAsa bhAratIya adhivezanamAM hAjarI ApIne amadAvAdathI muMbaI paDato mUkyo. pachI saMgheDA upara hAthI dAMtanI cuDI utAravAno jatAM rAtre TrenamAM mAtra 46 varSanI vaye potAnI jIvanalIlA pitAnA vyavasAyano kasaba barAbara zIkhI lIdho ane khobA saMkelI lIdhI. kalamanA AMbA uparathI mabalakha pAka levAnI jevI dukAnamAM vyavasAya karatAM karatAM kavitAnA amApa adamya icchA hatI ane tenA uttamottama madhura phaLo gujarAtanA AkAzamAM viharavA lAgyA. kaMkaLakaLA ane kAvyakaLA para eka caraNe dharavAnI temanI abhilASA hatI, paraMtu te phaLe te pahelA sarakho temano hAtha besavA lAgyo. Jain Education Intemational Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 191 pratibhAo "kumAra'mAM cAlatI "budhasabhA'mAM teo niyamita jatA tyAM anya kavimitronA saMge teo khUba khIlyA. chuTTI pATalInuM pharapharatuM baMgALI dhotiyuM ane kaLIvALo jhabhbho paherIne priyakAnta maMca para kavitA paThana karavA Ave tyAre e masta taraMgI kavine jovA sAMbhaLavA AvelA zrotAo jhamI uThatA. temanA sAta kAvyasaMgraho pragaTa thayA che. sauMdaryalakSI kavitAmAM keTalI vividhatA pragaTa thaI zake che tenuM udAharaNa temanI kavitA che. temanI moTAbhAganI kRtio amerikAnA pravAsa daramiyAna tyAMnA sthaLa, kALa, pAtro. prasaMgo ane anubhavamAMthI ja che. jIvanapravRtti ane kavanapravRttinA madhyAnhe priyakAnta pUrNa prakAzatA hatA tevA TANe ja teo akSaralIlAmAM maLI gayA. kuzaLa kalAkAra ziva paMDyA kalA zikSaNa lIdhA vagara zreSTha kakSAnA citrakAra ziva paMDyAno janma i. 1928 mAM kheDA jillAnA vaso gAmamAM thayo hato. naDiyAdamAM zikSaNa lIdhA pachI gujarAtanA kalAguru kavizaMkara rAvaLa pAse citrakaLA zIkhyA ane kArTuno para paNa hAtha ajamAvavA lAgyA. zrI paMDyAe citralekhA, vaMde mAtarama, ramakaDuM vagere sAmayikomAM citro ApavA lAgyAM. "ramakaDuM' bALa mAsikamAM temanI citravArtA cIMcukAkA khUba lokapriya thaI hatI. pachI amadAvAda AvIne gujarAta samAcAra, saMdeza tema ja janasattA dainikamAM kArTunIsTa tarIke kArya karatA hatA. gujarAtanA keTalAka sAhityakAronA ThaThThAcitro paNa banAvyA hatA. je eka saMgrahitarUpe pragaTa thayo hato. prasaMgacitro, mukhapRSTha ane kArTuna e trividha dizAmAM emanI pachInuM lAvaNya nIkharI uThatuM. temaNe suMdara kAvyonuM paNa sarjana karyuM hatuM je eka kAvyasaMgraharUpe pragaTa thayo hato. zivabhAI kahetA "pIMchIne cheDe eka pataMgiyuM beThuM hoya che. kSaNekSaNanA e raMga pakaDe che ane kSaNa vItI jatAM e ociMtu ja UDI jAya che." emano divyAtmA paNa ema ja ociMto UDI gayo. 13-7-1978 nA roja emanI pachInA raMga jANe ke jhAMkhA paDI gayA. raMgamaMcanA kalAkAra praviNa jozI gujarAtI raMgabhUmine jhaLAMhaLAM karanAra lokapriya kalAkAra praviNa jozIno janma pATaNamAM 1-1-1976 nA roja thayo hato. muMbaInI moDarna skUlamAM abhyAsa zarU karyo jethI AMtarakoleja nATyaspardhAmAM bhAga laI zakAya. lIdhelI dhUna pAchaLa maMDyA rahevAnI Adatane kAraNe temaNe pa5 nATakomAM bhAga lIdho hato. mogarAnA sApa', 'saMtu raMgIlI', "saptapadI', "motI verANA cokamAM', "sapanAnAM vAvetara', "kophIno eka kapa' jevA emanA kayA kayA sarjano yAda karIe? "raMgabhUmi' nAmanI nATyasaMsthAmAM candravadana bhaTTanA sahAyaka banyAM hatAM. traNeka sAmayikonuM saMpAdana karyuM ane akhabAromAM kaTAralekho lakhI 25 varSa sudhI temaNe 'AkAzavANI' sAthe dharobo rAkhyo hato. mahArASTra sarakAra dvArA Ayojita nATyaspardhAmAM zreSTha abhinetAno evorDa emane enAyata thayo hato. hindI philma 'AkAnta' ane gujarAtI philma 'kumakuma pagalAM" mAM temaNe mukhya pAtranI bhUmikA bhajavI hatI. gujarAta sarakAra taraphathI emane maraNottara gaurava puraskAra' arpaNa thayo hato. A raMgamaMca khelaMdAe 19-1-1979nA roja sAcosAca "alavidA'no abhinaya AcarI batAvyo. alpAyumAM paNa praviNajozI eka daMtakathArUpa banI gayA. gajhalano mahekabharyo raMga zyAma sAdhu gajhalakAra zAmaLadAsa solaMkIno janma 15-6-1941nA roja jUnAgaDhamAM thayo hato. pitAnuM nidhana thatAM zyAma meTrikathI AgaLa na vadhI zakyA. jUnAgaDhanI nagarapAlikAmAM sabhyapada temaja zikSaNa samitinA ceramenanI khurazI sAdhue supere zobhAvI. eka kavinuM A zyAmacaritamAnasa enA raNakatA zabdamAM, emanI nasanasamAM aMkita che. satata paccIsa varSathI zyAme gajhalano eka ja raMga ghUMTyo che. sAdhu vRttivALA zyAmane rAjendra zukala, cinu modI, ghAyala jevA siddhahastoe gajhalano raMgIna sparza arpo "yAyAvarI', "thoDAM bIjA indradhanuSa', AtmakathAnAM pAnAM' temanA prasiddha kAvyasaMgraho che. i.sa. 2001mAM eka divasanI moDI rAtre zvAsanA Jain Education Intemational Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 192 pathapradarzaka rastA pUrA thayAnA ahesAsa sAthe mRtyunA dvAra kholavAnI taiyArI morArIbApu, pUjya pramukhasvAmI vagerenA prIti pAtra hatA. dAkhavatA "sAdhu potAnA akSaradehane sau sahRdayamAM vaheMcIne narasiMha mahetAnA jIvana ane kavananA uMDA abhyAsu hatA. kSaradehe ApaNI vaccethI vidAya thayA. aneka zaikSaNika saMsthAomAM joDAIne temaNe zikSaNa pravRttine zyAma sAdhunA nidhanathI gajhalano mahekabharyo raMga jANe paNa vega Apyo hato. ke jhAMkho paDI gayo che. temanA ja zeramAM nagarajIvanano vAsa 25-11-2003 nA roja divyakAMtabhAI nANAvaTInuM tema ja pravAsa bhoLAbhalA AtmAne viSama ane vicitra pratIta nidhana thatAM saurASTra tathA gujarAtamAM rAjakIya, sAmAjika zikSaNa thato jaNAya che. tathA nyAyakSetre na pUrI zakAya tevI khoTa paDI che. o nagarajana! huM ajANyA dezano thAkyo pravAsI, gajhalano makhamalI mijAja lAgaNI nAme havelI kyAM khaDI che? manoja khaMDeriyA pIDha gAMdhIvAdI gujarAtI prayogazIla gajhala kavitAnA sarjaka zrI divyakAMtabhAI nANAvaTI manojabhAIno janma 6-7-1943 nA roja jUnAgaDhamAM thayelo. rAjyanA pUrva kAnUnamaMtrI, jUnAgaDhanA labdhapratiSTha bI.esasI., elaela.bI. thaI jUnAgaDhamAM ja vakIlAtano dhArAzAstrI zrI divyakAMtabhAI nANAvaTIno janma 23-10 AraMbha karyo. temane morArIbApu jevA saMtanA AzIrvAda 1923nA roja thayo hato. bI. e. no abhyAsa pUrNa karI pAmavAnuM sadbhAgya maLyuM to aneka kavionuM sakhya paNa, ela. ela.bI.nI DigrI prApta karI. i. 1948 mAM vakIlAta maMgaLavAriya' ane 'milana' saMsthAnA nejA heThaLa kavimitro zarU karI. saurASTranI moTAbhAganI korTomAM temaNe divAnI tathA maLatA. zabda ane saMpattinI samRddhinI vacce paNa teo jAtane phojhadArI keso khUba ja saphaLatApUrvaka calAvelA hatA. rUpAyatana haMmezA jalakamalavat rAkhI zakyA hatA. TrasTanA menejIMga TrasTI, kezoda TI.bI. hospiTalanAM menejIMga manojabhAInA kAvyasaMgraha 'acAnaka' ne gujarAta TrasTI, gujarAta egrI. yunivarsiTInA DAyarekaTara temaja soraTha sarakAranuM 'aTakaLa' ne gujarAta sAhitya akAdamInuM pAritoSika zikSaNa saMskRti saMghamAM ceramena tarIke jIvaMta rasa laIne maLyuM che. "aMjanI'ne gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA ane mArgadarzana pUruM pADela che. 'hastaprata' ne akAdamI ane pariSadanA baMnenA pAritoSikothI divyakAMtabhAI aneka saMsthAo sAthe joDAyela hovA puraskRta thayA che. je gajhalanI mirAta thakI pote jIvyA ne haju chatAM rAjakAraNamAM paNa sakriya rahelA. jUnAgaDha jillA paNa jIvaze e gajhalanA kartRtva saMdarbhe AvI haLavAzathI ATalI paMcAyatanA pramukha tarIke temaja nagarapAlikAnA pramukha tarIke sevA moTI vAta kema thaI zake! bajAvI hatI. gujarAta vidhAnasabhAmAM cUMTAIne teo be lakhI gajhala-motha zuM mArI ? cImanabhAI paTelanI sarakAramAM kAyadA maMtrI tarIke yazasvI tArI kyAM che kamAla, bhUlI jA! kAmagIrI karelI. uparAMta rAjya sarakAranI pablIka ekAunTanTa gajhalane kevaLa manoraMjananuM sAdhana samajavAne badale kamITImAM sabhya tarIke ane vidhAnasabhAnI samitinA ceramena 'prANavAyu" no darajjo ApanArA zrI manoja khaMDeriyAne kensaranuM tarIke pAMca varSa sudhI rahyA hatA. darda hovAnuM nidAna thayuM tyAre sau koIe AghAta anubhavyo ane zrI divyakAMtabhAI eka kuzaLa vaktA hoI, temane A mRdu kavi kALadevatAnI krUra ane karAla thapATano bhoga banyA sAMbhaLavA eka jIvanano lhAvo hato. kavitA, gajhala, saMskRtinA ne 27-10-2003 nI vahelI savAre "acAnaka' nA kavi koIpaNa viSaya para teonuM adbhuta vAcana hatuM. pUjya "acAnaka ja ApaNI vaccethI vidAya thaI gayA. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ N, '; " ; : 55:::: dhoodscode keoooooooeodo che jaya jaya garavI rgujarAta navebihoodsco 3: stra Jiglio NEY: ( vibhAga-2) adhyAtma mArganA yAtrIo A sthAnakavAsI jaina saMpradAyanA jayotirdharo gujarAtanA taMbUrasevI bhajaniko videzomAM bhAratIya dharma ane saMskRtino pracAra karanArA gujarAtanA praNAmI maniSio che gujarAtanA mahilA kathAkAro ja sevAdharmanI sAdhikAo ja vaMdanIya muslima saMto che. vartamAna bane che bhUtakALa S : & c ste btkti DO) HdG5 eka pAnakharamAM khIlyA gulAba (sthAnakavAsI samAjanA sAdagIranonI gauravagAthA) je ka terApaMtha saMpradAyanA dhuraMdhara AcAryo Jain Education Intemational Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ == = = = = = = , , kan : GGGGGGG , { * * , nA che .. aMbAjInuM maMdira svAmI nArAyaNanuM maMdira (vaDatAla) ope : ooo *Sii . gujarAtamAM kalAnA zailImAM vikAsakama mAM dharma saMskRtinI vilakSaNatA onuM yazasvI pradAna noMdhAyu che. - rAma maMdira (baraDIyA) eeeee - Booooooooo See The sa. lakhapata chataraDI (bhUja) mahAkALInuM maMdira (pAvAgaDha) GGG - - Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 195 sthAnakavAsI jaLa saMpradAyanA jyotirdhazi -guNavaMta baravALiyA saMvata 980 pachI lagabhaga paMdaramI zatAbdI sudhI ghaNA saMto munivaryo thayA. vikramanI paMdaramI zatAbdIno samaya dharma, samAja ane bhASA e traNeya dRSTithI krAMtikArI samaya jarUra hato paNa sAthe saMkramaNatAno samaya paNa Ubho thayo hato. rAjanItinI anaitikatAne kAraNe sAmAjika jIvana astavyasta hatuM. rAjyo vacce saMgharSa hato. cAre tarapha apramANikatAno prabhAva sthapAI gayo hato, sAdhvAcAra lupta thaI rahyo hato. AvA aMdhakAra ane ajJAnane toDavA koI prakAzanI AvazyakatA hatI. ema kahevAya che ke tethI karIne e zatAbdImAM navAM paribaLo UbhAM thatAM temAM sthAnakavAsI saMpradAya paNa viziSTa paribaLa banI rahyuM. A saMpradAya viSenI lekhamALA rajU kare che. zrI guNavaMtabhAI baravALiyA amarelI jillAnA khAMbhA gAmanA vatanI guNavaMtarAya mAdhavalAla baravALiyAe muMbaImAM sI.e. sudhI abhyAsa karyo. thoDAM varSo prekaTIsa karyA pachI hAla TekSaTAIla prosesa inDa.mAM pravRtta che. guNavaMtabhAIe dharma, adhyAtma, kavitA vagere viSaya para 35 jeTalAM pustakonuM sarjana-saMpAdana karela che. kAThiyAvADa sthA. jaina samAja ghATakoparanA mukhapatra "kAThiyAvADI jena" ane muni saMtabAlajI prerita vizvavAtsalya prAyogika saMgha muMbaI-amadAvAdanA mukhapatra "vizvavAtsalya'mAM mAnad maMtrI-saMpAdaka, akhila bhAratIya sthAnakavAsI jaina konpharansanA maMtrI tathA 'jena prakAza' nA sahataMtrI tarIke sevA Ape che. jene jAgRti seMTara borDa muMbaInA mukhapatra, "jAgRti saMdeza', phorama opha jaina inTelekacyala muMbaInA mukhapatra "enalAITamenTa', bhArata jaina mahAmaMDaLanA mukhapatra "jaina jagata' (gujarAtI vibhAga)mAM taMtrI tarIke sevA Apela che. zrI paMDita ratnacaMdrajI jaina kanyAzALA TrasTa ghATakopara prerita pI.ena.dozI ArTasa koleja saMcAlita saurASTrakesarI prANaguru jaina philosophikala lITararI rIsarca seMTaranA guNavaMtabhAI onararI ko. orDIneTara che, jemAM jainadharmanA prAcIna graMtho para saMzodhananuM kArya uparAMta inTaraneTa para jaina darzana sAhityanA pracAranuM kArya thAya che. jene sAhitya jJAnasatra'nuM Ayojana ane prAcIna graMthonI sI.DI.nuM kArya thAya che. saMtabAla vizvavAtsalya evorDa phAunDezana-amadAvAda. zrI ghATakopara jaina moTA saMghamAM maMtrI tarIke, zrI saurASTra dazAzrImALI sevA saMgha, bRhada muMbaI sthA. jaina mahAsaMdha, jaina adhyAtma sTaDI sarkala ghATakopara vagere saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA che tathA cembara jaina saMghanA TrasTI che. temanAM dharmapatnI Do. madhubahene hindI sAhityamAM saMzodhana kArya karI DokaTareTa Ph.D prApta karela che. guMjana baravALiyAnA nAme temanA dharma, adhyAtma uparAMtanA vividha viSayo paranAM lakhANo muMbaI samAcAra, janmabhUmi, dazAzrImALI, jainaprakAza, zAsanapragati, dharmadhArA, jaina saurabha, vinayadharma vageremAM pragaTa thAya che. muMbaI samAcAramAM pragaTa thayela guNavaMtabhAInA lekhane sane 1997 nAM muMbaI "jaina patrakAra saMgha zreSTha patrakAra evorDa' nuM prathama pAritoSika prApta thayuM che. ema.bI. baravALiyA phAunDezana, cerITebala TrasTa, (holIsTIka helthakerane lagatA prakalpo calAve che, tenA TrasTI che. - saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 196 sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyanI aitihAsika rUparekhA bhAratIya dharma paraMparAomAM jaina dharma prAcInatama che. bhAratavarSamAM jainadharmanA bIja ropanAra, pAyo nAkhanAra AdinAtha bhagavAna RSabhadeva hatA. mAnava jAtane, sAcA arthamAM jIvana jIvavAnI kaLA zikhavanAra prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva hatA. jaina dharmanA mULa pravartako kSatriya hatA. bhagavAna RSabhadeve jainadharmano jhaMDo ayodhyAthI pharakAvyo. moTAbhAge tIrthaMkaro uttara pradeza ane bihAramAM thayA. tIrthaMkaronI bhUmi gujarAta ane saurASTra paNa rahI che. carama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra bihAramAM thayA. trevIsa tIrthaMkara sudhInI zramaNa saMskRti ane sAhitya lagabhaga lupta thavA pAmela che. pArasanAtha paraMparAnA je koI sAdhuo vidyamAna hatA teo zrI mahAvIra paraMparAmAM sammilita thaI gayA. A rIte bihAra ane temAM vaizAlI, rAjagRhI, caMpApurI ityAdi nagarIothI jainadharmano pracAra samagra bhAratamAM thayo. saurASTramAM zrIkRSNa paramAtmAnA yAdavakuLanA tIrthaMkara neminAtha bhagavAna thayA. bhagavAna mahAvIra pachI 200-300 varSamAM jainadharma bihAramAMthI uttarotara madhyapradeza, rAjasthAna sudhI phelAyo, jemAM eka dhArA dakSiNa bhArata tarapha vahI ane eka gujarAta tarapha tyAre e jaina saMtoe gujarAtane khUba prabhAvita kareluM. sAdhuo gAma bahAra vana-upavanamAM rokAIne janasamUhane upadeza ApatA bhagavAna mahAvIre prarUpelA dharmazAsananI paraMparA Ama khUba suMdara rIte cAlI rahI hatI. kALakrame parivartana AvyuM vAraMvAra paDatA duSkALane kAraNe salAmatI ane bharaNa-poSaNamAM sAdhuone muzkelI paDavA lAgI, A muzkelIomAM mArga kADhavAnA bhAgarUpe maMdira mArgano udaya thayo. saMto mUrtipUjAnA avalaMbanathI ane maMdironA nirmANathI dharmano pracAra karavA lAgyA. gujarAtanA rAjavIo, zreSThIo ane rAjyamaMtrIo ane janatA para jaina saMto ane jainadharmanA siddhAMtonI khUba ja pathapradarzaka prabhAvita asara thaI. jaina dharmanA UMDA mULa ropAyA. jainAcAryoe jUnAgaDhano itihAsa tAjo karI nemanAtha bhagavAnanA jIvananI aitihAsika ghaTanAanusAra giranAra para tIrtha sthApyAM ane jainonuM moTuM tIrtha pAlItANA paNa astitvamAM AvyuM. hemacaMdrAcAryanI preraNAthI gujarAta nareza kumArapALe jainadharmano vAvaTo pharakAvyo, vastupALa tejapALe AbumAM vizvavikhyAta jaina derAsaro baMdhAvyAM. bhAratanA dhanADhya jainoe madhuvana (sametazikhara), rAjagIra, pAvApurInAM tIrthone ujAgara karyA. A uparathI jANI zakAya che ke sthApatya ane sAhityanA vikAsamAM jainAcAryoe khUba ja prayAsa karyo che. jaina zve. mUrtipUjaka saMghe potAnA bhagIratha prayAsathI khUba ja sArAM kAryo karyAM che. paraMtu eka samaye zramaNadharmamAM zithilatA AvatI gaI. jinabhakti ane jinapUjAmAM moTA AraMbha samAraMbha ane ADaMbaro pesI gayA, parigrahasaMvAda pesI gayo. svAdhyAya ane dhyAnamAM tallIna rahevAvALo zramaNavarga vadhu paDato lokasaMparkamAM AvavAthI lokasaMjJAnA pravAhamAM taNAvA lAgyo. jainayationo eka viziSTa varga jANe zithilAcArI pravRttione poSato rahyo. zreSThIo, rAjAo, bAdazAho, ThAkuro ane dhanapatione yaMtra-maMtra-taMtra ane camatkAro batAvI rAjakIya sanmAna ane adhikAro prApta karavAno pipAsu banI gayo. jANe pAvana dharmagaMgA upara vikRtino zevALa jAmavA lAgyo. AvuM phakta jaina paraMparAmAM ja bane tevuM nathI, vizvamAM kALakrame doSapUrvaka avasthAo pragaTa thatI rahe che. jyAre dharma saMsthAomAM doSo praveze tyAre te dUSita banI jAya che. aNagAra ane aniketanadhArI gRhatyAgI kahevAvALo zramaNa caitya, maMdira, upAzraya ke maThadhArI banI gayo. dharmanI dhArA zuSka ane kSINa thavA lAgI. Aja rIte gujarAta ane kAThiyAvADamAM jaina itihAsamAM kramika doSone kAraNe mUrtipUjaka samAjamAM paNa nAnI moTI krAMtio thatI rahI. mUrtipUjakamAM pAyacaMdagaccha, acalagaccha, tapAgaccha, kharataragaccha (khattaragaccha) ityAdi keTalAya gacchonA nirmANa thayA. paraMtu A badhA gaccho ane aneka upagaccho mUrtipUjaka Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo hatA; ane mUrtinirmANathI 14mI sadInA uttarArdhamAM samagra bhAratavarSamAM je AghAta-pratyAghAto thatA hatA temAMthI mUrtipUjA virodhanI eka krAMtinI zarUAta thaI. sanAtana saMpradAyomAM to saguNa upAsanA ane nirguNa upAsanAnA siddhAMto upara maMthana thatuM rahetuM hatuM, jenA pariNAme nAnA moTA mUrti-virodhI samAja udbhava pAmyA hatA. vIra nirvANa saMvata 2000 pachIno samaya hato; A samaya eTale bhagavAna mahAvIranA janmanakSatra para beThela bhasma mahAgrahanA samApanano kALa hato; seMkaDo varSothI dharmamAM aMdhazraddhA, durAcAra, tapa ane cAritryamAM zithilAcAra ghara karI gayo hato tenA aMtano samaya hato. A arasAmAM dharmakrAMtinA praNetA dharmavIra lokAzAhanA tejasvI vyaktitvano udaya thayo. lokAzAha koI dharmaparaMparAnA sthApaka na hatA paraMtu dharmamAM AvelI azuddhio, vikRtione dUra karavAvALA krAMtadeSTA mahAmanISI hatA. temaNe jaina zAstra pramANenA zuddha dharmano pracAra karyo ke punaH pratiSThA karI te sthAnakavAsI ke DhUMDhiyAnA nAmathI pracalita che. amadAvAdanA lokAzAhanA motI jevA suMdara akSara hovAthI yatizrIe temane zAstranI pratino utAro karavA Apyo. teNe lekhana karatAM karatAM zAstronuM adhyayana ane parizIlana karyuM. temanA nirIkSaNamAM AvyuM ke sAMprata samayamAM jainadharmamAM je pUjA-kriyAo cAle che te taddana viparIta che. AgamonA adhyayananA AdhAre temane lAgyuM ke mUrti choDIne paNa dhArmika upAsanA saMbhava che. dharmane kriyAkAMDomAM bAMdhI rAkhavA virUddha temaNe AMdolana calAvyuM. saM. 1536mAM lokAzAhe dIkSA lIdhI. loMkAzAhanA krAMti abhiyAnathI lokAgaccha jevA nAnA-moTA saMpradAyo udbhava pAmyA. loMkAzAhanI preraNAthI dIkSA levAvALI 45 vyaktiomAM zrI bhANajI sarvapramukha hatA. zrI bhIdAjI, nUnAjI, bhImAjI, jagamAlajI, sakhAjI, rUpAjI, jIvAjI Adi aneka mahApuruSoe unnati karI ane sAdhuonI saMkhyA 1100 sudhI pahoMcI hatI. loMkAzAhanI paraMparA pUrI eka sadI sudhI cAlatI rahI. kALakrame parasparanA matabhedane kAraNe A AMdolana maMda paDatuM gayuM tethI A amUrtipUjaka saMpradAyanI sthApanAnA mULa nAMkhI zakAyA nahi; paraMtu teja kramamAM tenI asara nIce lavajI 197 RSi ane dharmasiMhajI jevA dharmasaMtono udaya thayo. kriyA uddhArano saMdeza laIne AvelA cha mahApuruSo : (1) zrI jIvarAjajI mahArAja, vi.saM. 1566-1698. (2) zrI lavajI RSijI mahArAja, vi.saM. 1694-1710. (3) zrI dharmasiMhajI mahArAja, vi.saM. 1694-1728. (4) zrI dharmadAsajI mahArAja, vi.saM. 1716-1772. (5) zrI harajI RSijI mahArAja, vi.saM. 1785. (6) zrI haridAsajI mahArAja (lAhorI lokAgaccha). pU. zrI jIvarAja mahArAjanA ziSya parivAramAM pU. amarasiMhajI ma.sA., pU. nAnakarAmajI ma.sA., pU. svAmIdAsajI ma.sA., pU. zitaladAsajI ma.sA. tathA pU. nAthurAmajI ma.sA.no samAveza thAya che. tema mahAsatI pU. bhAMgAjI, pU. vIrAjI, pU. sadAjI Adi sAdhvIvRMdano samAveza thAya che. pU. lavajI RRSi saM. 1692mAM bajaraMga RSinA ziSya banyA, temanA ziSya pU. somajI RSi sahita 15 ziSyo mukhya hatA. somajI RSinA ziSya pU. kahAna RSijInI mALavI ane khaMbhAta zAkhA che. pU. haradAsajIno paMjAba saMpradAya, pU. godhAjI ane parasarAmajIno koTA saMpradAya ane pU. jIvAjI nAgorIgacchanA mULa janaka hatA. pU. kahAnajI RSinA ziSya pU. tArAcaMdajI mahArAja thayAM temanA be ziSyamAM pU. kAlARRSi ane pU. maMgalaRSi. temanA ziSya pU. babhruRSi thayA. temanA be ziSyo pU. dhanajIRRSi ane pRthvIRRSi. temanA be ziSyo pU. ayavaMtARRSi ane pU. abARRSi. pU. ayavaMtARRSinA be ziSyo pU. tilokaRRSi ane pU. lAlajIRSi. pU. tilokaRSijInA ziSya pU. ratnaRRSijI ane ratnaRSijInA ziSya zramaNa saMghanA dvitIya paTTadhara rASTrasaMta pUjyapAda AnaMdaRSijI mahArAja. ane temanA ziSyo pU. kuMdanaRRSi, pU. pravINaRRSi ma.sA. che. RSisaMpradAyanI mukhya sAdhvIo pU. rAdhAjI, pU. kIsanAjI, pU. jenAnI, pU. metAjI, pU. gumanAjI, pU. caMpAjI, pU. sAMpakavaTajI, pU. rAmakuMvarajI, pU. cAMdakuMvarajI, pU. ujjvalakumArIjI, pU. zAMtikuMvarajI, pU. bhurAjI, pU. rAjakuMvarajI, pU. pramodasudhAjI, pU. prItisudhAjI, DaoN. dharmazIlAjI, pU. Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 prabhAkuMvarajI, pU. divyaprabhA, pU. darzanaprabhAjI pU. mahAbhAgA lachamAjI, pU. zrI baDehamIrAjI, zrI AnaMdakuMvarajI, pU. sonAjI, pU. kAsAjI, pU. hatrAmakuMvarajI, pU. kasturAjI, pU. baTajujI. A uparAMta pU. amRtakuMvara, pU. hIrAjI, pU. naMdujI, pU. rAjakuMvara, pU. raMbhAjI, pU. indrakuMvarajI, umarAvakuMvara, pU. choTe hamIrAjI tathA pU. kezaradevIjIno samAveza thAya che. kriyoddhAraka lavajIRSinI pATa para pU. somajI RSi tathA pU. kahAnaRSi birAjyA. pU. tArARSijI mALavAthI gujarAta padhAryA. temanA ziSya pU. maMgaLaRSi khaMbhAtI pAMcamI pATe birAjyA. temanI paramparAnA AcArya kAMtiRSi, pU. navInaRSi, pU. araviMdamuni, pU. kamalezamuni, pU. darzanamuni tathA pU. mahendraRRSi Adi saMto che. A saMpradAyanAM sAdhvIomAM mahAna vidvAna pU. zAradAbAI mahAsatIjInI ziSyAo pU. vasubAI svAmI, pU. subhadrAbAI svAmI, pU. kamalAbAI svAmI, pU. caMdanabAI svAmI, pU. raMjanabAI svAmI, pU. saMgItAbAI svAmI Adi vizALa satIvRMda che. loMkAzAhanA avasAna bAda lokAgacchamAM AvelI zithilatA dUra karavAvALA saMtomAM kriyoddhAraka pU. dharmasiMhajI mahArAja hatA. 15 varSanI uMmare devajI svAmInA sadupadezathI vairAgya thayo ane dIkSA lIdhI. temaNe guru AjJAthI te samayanA mukhya zreSThI kAmadAra dalapatarAya vagerene amadAvAdanA dariyApura daravAjA para upadeza ApavAthI te saMpradAyanuM nAma dariyApurI paDyuM. temaNe vi.saM. 1694mAM kriyoddhAra karyo. 21mI pATe pU. raghunAthajI mahArAja birAjamAna thayA. dariyApura ATha koTi saMpradAyanA pravartamAna AcArya pU. zAMtilAlajI mahArAja, pU. virendramunijI mahArAja tathA pU. rAjendramunijI mahArAja che. pU. vAsaMtIbAI, pU. jhaverIbAI, pU. suzIlAbAI, pU. nAraMgIbAI, pU. pravINabAI, pU. mRdIlAbAI Adi satIvRMda che. kriyoddhAraka dharmadAsajI mahArAja 18mI sadImAM thayA. pU. saMvata 1772mAM mahAvIra jayaMtine divase alaga rIte 22 ziSyoe dharma pravartanAnuM kAma zarU karyuM, tyArathI bAvIza saMpradAya astitvamAM Avyo. AmAM pU. dharmadAsajI sAthe dhanarAjI, pU. lAlacaMdajI, pU. haridAsajI, pU. jIvAjI Adi saMto hatA. terApaMtha pravartaka zrImad AcArya bhikSu sthAnakavAsI Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka paraMparAnA mahAna AcArya raghunAthajInA ziSya hatA. vi.saM. 1817mAM keLavA (mevADa)mAM teo kulle maLIne tera sAdhuoe terApaMtha saMpradAyanI racanA karI. temanA chellA AcArya tulasI hatA. pravartamAna AcArya pU. mahAprajJajI che. pramukha sAdhvI kanakaprabhAjI che. saMgaThana ane maryAdA mahotsava A saMpradAyanI viziSTatA che. pU. dharmadAsajInI trIjI pATe jayamallajI mahArAja thaI gayA. yuvAcArya mizrImalajI mahArAja (madhukara)nA saMpradAyamAM pramukha sAdhvI pU. umarAvakuMvarajI che. pU. dharmadAsajInI mevADaparaMparAnA vartamAna zramaNasaMghanA mahAmaMtrI zrI saubhAgyamuni 'kumuda' che. pU. dharmadAsajI mahArAjanA bAvIza ziSyomAM pU. paMcANajI mahArAja sArevatI paraMparAmAM pU. DuMgarazIsvAmI thayA, jeno saMpradAya goMDala saMpradAyanA nAme prasiddha thayo. pU. dharmadAsajI mahArAjanA bIjA pramukha ziSya gulAbacaMdajI mahArAjanI ziSyaparaMparAmAM pU. bAlajI, pU. nAgajI, pU. mUlajI, pU. devacaMdrajI, pU. megharAja, pU. saMdhajI Adi saMtono sAyaNa saMpradAya thayo; jemAM pU. balabhadramuni ane pU. rekhacaMdajI ma.sA.no samAveza thAya che. pU. mULacaMdajI mahArAjanI paraMparAmAM cUDA saMpradAya thayo. pU. mULacaMdajI ma.sA.nA pAMcamAM ziSya pU. viThThalajI svAmIthI dhrAMgadhrA saMpradAya udayamAM Avyo. pU. viThThalajI svAmInA ziSya pU. bhUkhaNajI ane pU. vazarAmajI svAmI thayA. temanA ziSya pU. jasAjI boTAda padhAryA. A saMpradAyamAM pU. amaracaMdajI ane pU. mANekacaMdajI thayA. A pATapara pU. navInamuni AcArya thayA. pU. amIcaMdajI, pU. zailezamuni, pU. hiteSamuni Adi saMto che. pU. caMpAbAI mahAsatIjI pU. savitAbAI ma., pU. madhubAI ma., pU. arUNAbAI ma. Adi sAdhvIvRMda che. pU. mULacaMdajI ma.sA. nA chaThThA ziSya pU. banAjI mahArAjathI baravALA saMpradAyanI sthApanA thaI. vartamAnamAM pU. caMpakamunijInA ziSya pU. saradAramuni, pU. pArasamuni, taruNamuni Adi saMto che. mahAsatIjIo pU. jhaverabAI, pU. moMghIbAI, pU. aMgurabAlAjI Adi che. ATha koTi moTo pakSa : pU. mULacaMdajInA sAtamA ziSya Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 199 pU. indrajInI paraMparAmAM pU. bhagavAnajI, pU. somajI, pU. Aje lagabhaga 500 varSathI sthAnakavAsI samAja karasanajI, pU. devakaraNajI, pU. somajI DubhAjI Adi saMto che. vyavasthita rIte zAsana calAvI rahyo che ane uttarotara, sArA pU. devajIno saMpradAya ATha koTI moTA pakSanA nAme prasiddha jJAnI tattvaciMtaka, kriyApAtra AcAryo astitvamAM AvyA che. thayo. temAM pU. kezavajIthI laI 10 pATo thaI, pU. vRjakuMvarabAI, saurASTra, gujarAta, rAjasthAna, paMjAba, vi.mAM aneka pU. rUkSmaNIbAI, pU. damayaMtIbAI, pU. subhadrAbAI Adi satIo nAnA-moTA sthAnakavAsInA gaccho ane saMpradAyo astitvamAM thaI. kaccha ATha koTI moTA pakSa choTAlAlajI ma.sA.nA ziSya AvyAM, keTalAMka saMtonA nAmathI paNa saMghADA sthapAyA. pU. prANalAlajI, pU. pUnamacaMdajI, pU. dhIrajalAlajI, pU. (1) hukamIcaMda mahArAjano saMghADo. subhASamuni, pU. bhAIcaMdajI Adi saMto che. (2) samarthamuni mahArAjano saMghADo. ATha koTi nAno pakSa : pU. DAhyAjInA bIjA ziSya pU. (3) cothamala muni mahArAjano saMghADo. jasarAjajI ma.sA.thI ATha koTI nAnA pakSanI sthApanA thaI. temAM A nAma sAthe saMpradAyo astitva dharAvatA hatA. tamAma pU. nathujI, pU. haMsarAjajI, pU. vRjapAlajI, pU. DuMgarazI, pU. saMpradAyone eka sUtramAM bAMdhavA mATe kramazaH ajamera saMmelana nAnajI ma.sA.no samAveza thAya che. ane sAdaDI saMmelana vizALa pAyA para yojAyA hatA. A AcAryapravara pU. rAmajI svAmI, zrI rAghavajI svAmI, pU. prayAsathI zramaNa saMgha astitvamAM Avyo. bhANajI, pU. goviMdajI, pU. bhImajI, pU. zIvajI, pU. sUrajInI gujarAta-kAThiyAvADanA saMpradAyo AmAM bhaLyA nathI, ma.sA.nI nizrAmAM pU. lakSmIbAI mahAsatIjI, pU. lImIbAI, pU. tenA saMpradAyoe potAnuM alaga astitva jALavI rAkhyuM. sAkarabAI, pU. maMgabAI, pU. kamalAbAI Adi satIvRMda che. zramaNa saMghanI sthApanAne saphaLatA maLI, bhAratamAM eka hAlArI saMpradAya : hAlArI saMpradAyamAM 5.2.pU. kezavajI AcAryanI paraMparA AraMbha thaI. jemAM AtmAnaMdajI prathama ma.sA., pU. nAnajI mahArAja ane teonI AjJAnA pU. AcArya thayA, tyArabAda pU. AnaMdaRSijI, pU. devendraSijI kamalAvatI Adi sAdhvIno samAveza thAya che. AcArya thayA. vardhamAna saMpradAyamAM pU. pUnamacaMdajI ma.sA.nA ziSya pU. dakSiNa bhAratamAM jainadharma hato nahi paraMtu vyApArika nirmalamUni tathA mahAsatImAM pU. rUkSmaNIbAI Adi satIvRMdanI dRSTie hajAro jaina gujarAta, rAjasthAna ane paMjAbathI dakSiNa samAveza thAya che. tarapha gayA. eTale sAdhu-saMto paNa vihAra karatA gayA. vizALa lImaDI ajarAmara saMpradAya : kriyoddhAraka zrI maMdiro-upAzrayonAM nirmANa thayAM. digaMbara samAja tyAM astitva dharmadAsajInI paraMparAmAM saM. 1809mAM pU. ajarAmarajI ma.sA. dharAvato hato ja. zravaNa belagoDA jevA mahAna tIrthonI sthApanA thayA. A pATa para pU. devarAja ma.sA.thI pU. zatAvadhAnI ratnacaMdra thavAthI dakSiNamAM paNa jainadharmano sAro udghoSa thayo. A badhI sudhInA mahAna saMto thayA. pRSThabhUmimAM dareka saMpradAyo, gaccho, upagaccho, AcAryo ane AcArya rUpacaMdrajI mahArAjanA ziSyaratna pU. nRsiMhajI sAdhusaMto eka-bIjAnI spardhAthI kAma karatAM hatA, tene kAraNe nAnA nAnA gaccho thayA paraMtu tene kAraNe samAjane kAMI nukazAna ma.sA. gAdIpati banyA. temAM pU. rAmamuni, pU. lAbhamuni tathA pU. bhAvamuni, pU. bhAskaramuni ma.sA.no samAveza thAya che. thayuM nathI. bhAratavarSanA anya kSetromAM jainadharmano prAdurbhAva thayo. jaina zrAvako vyApAra nimitte bahAra nIkaLatAM muMbaI, madrAsa, pU. ratanabAI, pU. velabAI, pU. rUkSmaNIbAI, pU. dilhI, beMglora, haidrAbAda, kAnapura, indora, kalakattA vi. sUrajabAI tathA pU. ujjavaLakumArIjI mahAsatIjI Adino sthaLoe jainadharmano sAro evo pracAra thaI rahyo che. satIvRMdamAM samAveza thAya che. - bhArata bahAra paNa AphrikA, eziyAmAyanora, siMgApura, lImaDI gopAla saMpradAya : pU. tapasvIratna rAmajImunijI, IgleMDa, amerikA, akhAtanA dezomAM paNa jainadharmIo vasyA che. pU. kevaLamuni, pU. uttamamuni, pU. dhanyamunino samAveza thAya che. bhArata bahAramAM keTalAka krAMtikArI sAdhuo saMpradAyanA pU. maMjulAbAI, pU. jasavaMtabAI, pU. kaMcanabAI tathA pU. baMdhanathI mukta thaI AkAzamArge videza jaI AvyA paraMtu haju prajJAbAI Adi satIvRMda. sudhI samAjamAM tenI pUrNa pratiSThA thaI zakI nathI. 26 Jain Education Intemational ucation Intermational For Private & Personal use only For Private & Personal Use Oni Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 pathapradarzaka jJAnagaccha : pU. samarthamuni mahArAjanA saMghADAne zarUAta thaI. teo saurASTranA junAgaDha jillAnA meMdaraDA gAmanA jJAnagaccha kahe che. pU. caMpAlAlajI ma.sA., pU. prakAzamuni ma.sA., vatanI hatA. saM. 1815mAM pU. ratnasiMhajI mahArAja sAhebanI pU. ghevaracaMdajI ma.sA., pU. mahAtmAjI (jayaMtamuni) ma.sA. tathA pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI. nidrAvijetA, pU. DuMgarasiMhamunie jJAnagacchAdhipati pU. caMpAlAlajI ma.sA., pU. trilokamuni. saurASTramAM jaina dharmano khUba ja pracAra karyo. pU. maganakuMvarajI, pU. bhIkhamakuMvarajI, pU. AnaMdakuMvarajI, temanA ziSyo dvitIya paTTadhara pU. bhImajIsvAmI, tRtIya pU. bhaMvarakuMvarajI Adino satIvRMdamAM samAveza thAya che. paTTadhara pU. neNazI svAmI, caturtha paTTadhara pU. jesIMgajI mahArAja, sAdhumArgIya saMpradAya : pU. hukamIcaMdajI paMcama paTTadhara zrI devajI mahArAja, temanA ziSyo pUjya jayacaMdrajI mahArAjasAhebanA saMghADAne sAmArgIya saMpradAya kahe che. mahArAja, pU. tapasvI mANekacaMdajI mahArAja, tathA saurASTra kesarI pU. prANalAlajI mahArAja tathA tapasamrATa pU. ratilAlajI pU. nAnAlAlajI mahArAja sAheba, pU. saMpatamunijI, pU. mahArAja thayA. vartamAne hAla goMDala saMpradAyanA pU. jayaMtilAlajI jJAnamunijI, AcArya rAmalAlajI ma.sA., hukamagacchIya krAMti mahArAja, pU. girizacaMdrajI mahArAja, pU. jazarAjajI mahArAja, siMghanA AcArya vijayarAmajI ma.sA., ane sAdhvIomAM pU. pU. janakamunijI mahArAja, pU. jagadIzamuna, pU. dhIrajamunijI, pAnakuMvarajI, pU. gulAbakuMvarajI, pU. saradAra kuMvarajI, pU. pU. namramunijI ma.sA. saMto tathA sAdhvIomAM pU. saramaratabAI, nAnuM kuMvarajI Adi satIvRMdano samAveza thAya che. pU. jayAbAI, pU. sUryavijayabAI, pU. gulAbabAI, pU. zramaNasaMgha-vartamAna AcArya devendramunijInI nizrAnA A prANakuMvarabAI, pU. lalitabAI, pU. muktAbAI, pU. lIlamabAI, saMpradAyamAM nAnA-moTA 22 saMpradAyo vilIna thayA che. upapravartaka pU. hIrAbAI, pU. narmadAbAI, pU. bhAnubAI Adi satIvRMda pU. rAjendramunijI, upAdhyAya kanaiyAlAlajI "kamala', variSTha vicaraNa karI rahela che. pravartaka rUpacaMdajI ma.sA., upapravartaka pU. zukana munijI, goMDala saMghANI saMpradAyamAM pU. narendramunijI ma.sA., salAhakAra pU. ratanamunijI, tapasamrATa pU. sahajamunijI yuvAcArya Adi saMto ane pU. zrI vanitAbAI, pU. rAjezvarIbAI Adi DaoN. zIvamunijI ma.sA.no samAveza thAya che. satIvRMda vicaraNa karI rahela che. goMDala saMpradAya a. bhA. zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sampradAyonA AcArya DuMgarasiMhajI mahArAjathI goMDala saMpradAyanI pramukha saMgha nAyakonI nAmAvalI : zramaNa saMgha, svataMtra ane bRhad gujarAta sampradAyo : samudAya saMghanA pramukha nAyaka (a) zramaNa saMgha sampradAyanA saMghanAyako : zramaNa saMdha samudAya AcArya DaoN. zivamunijI ma.sA. zramaNa saMgha samudAya AcArya zrI umezamunijI ma.sA. svataMtra sampradAyanA saMghanAyako : ratnavaMza sampradAya AcArya zrI hIrAcandrajI ma.sA. jJAnagaccha sampradAya gacchAdhipati zrI caMpAlAlajI ma.sA. jayamala sampradAya AcArya zrI zubhacandrajI ma.sA. sAdhumArgI sampradAya AcArya zrI rAmalAlajI ma.sA. zrI hukamazAMta krAMti saMgha AcArya zrI vijayarAjajI ma.sA. zrI nAnaka sampradAya AcArya zrI sudarzanalAlajI ma.sA. zrI madanalAlajI sampradAya paM. ratna zrI padmacaMdrajI ma.sA. zAstrI - je = 5 6 = $ $ $ Jain Education Intemational Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 10. 11. (21) 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. chuM; zrI hagAmIlAlajI sampradAya zrI mayArAmajI sampra. bRhad gujarAta sampradAyanA saMpa nAyakI : lIMbaDI ajarAmara goMDala sampradAya lIMbaDI gopAla dariyApurI sampradAya kaccha moTo pakSa kaccha nAno pakSa boTAda sampradAya khaMbhAta sampradAya goMDala saMghANI baravALA sampradAya sAyalA sampradAya hAlArI sampradAya sthAnakavAsI samudAyamAM kula AcArya gacchAdhipati-gAdipati : AcAryakavya gaka ziromahi AcArya gacchAdhipati gAdipati kula 11 2 1 1 2 17 zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sampradAyonA pUjya AcAryo, yuvAcAryo, upAdhyAyonI nAmAvalI-2003 samudAya (1) pUjya AcArya pravara 1. zramaNa saMgha 2. AcArya DaoN. zivamunijI ma.sA. AcArya zrI umezamunijI ma.sA. AcArya zrI hIrAcandrajI ma.sA. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. dariyApurI 10. kaccha nAno pakSa (2) zramaNa saMgha ratnavaMza jayamala sampradAya sAdhumArgI hukama sAdhumArgI nAnake sampradAya zrI haMgAmIlAlaja AcArya zrI abhayakumArajI ma.sA. AcArya kalpa zrI subhadramunijI pUjya yuvAcArya pravara zramaNa saMgha zramaNa saMgha gAdipati zrI narasiMha munijI ma.sA. ziromaNi zrI jayaMtIlAlajI ma.sA. tapasvI zrI rAmajI munijI ma.sA. gAdipati zrI zAMtilAlajI ma.sA. gAdipati zrI prANalAlajI ma.sA. gAdipati zrI rAghavajI ma.sA. gAdipati zrI navIna muni ma.sA. gAdipati zrI aravinda munijI ma.sA. paMDitaratna zrI narendra muni ma.sA. gacchAdhipati zrI saradAramunijI ma.sA. paM.ratna zrI balabhadramuni ma.sA. paM.ratna zrI kezava munijI ma.sA. AcArya zrI zubhacandrajI ma.sA. AcArya zrI rAmalAlajI ma.sA. AcArya zrI vijayarAmajI ma.sA. AcArya zrI sudarzanalAlajI ma.sA. AcArya zrI abhayakumArajI ma.sA. AcArya zrI zAMtilAlajI ma.sA. AcArya zrI rAdhavajI ma.sA. zrI mUlamuni ma.sA. zrI gaNezamunijI ma.sA. 201 Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 202 3. zramaNa saMgha 4. zramaNa saMgha 5. zramaNa saMgha 6. kaccha moTI pakSa jaina dharmakrAMtinA jyotirdhara : loMkAzAha prAcIna yugathI mAMDIne Aja sudhInA bhAratanI saMskRti, darzana ane dharma paraMparAno itihAsa tapAsavA jevo che. jyAre jyAre dharmamAM zithilatA ane vikRtio pesI che, tyAre tyAre zithilAcArIone cAritryamAM sthira karavA mATe tathA dharmamAM paDelI vikRtio dUra karavA mATe samyak puruSArthI mahAmAnavano udaya thayo che ane tenA pracaMDa puruSArthe saddharmanI punaHsthApanA thaI che. A saMdarbhe zrIkRSNa ane bhagavAna mahAvIra jevA mahApuruSonI bhUmikA itihAsamAM suvarNa akSare aMkita che. jyAre vaidikadharmamAM yajJa-yAga Adi dvArA hiMsA vadhI tyAre bhagavAna mahAvIre ahiMsA dharmanI punaH pratiSThA karI. zrI ramezamunijI ma.sA. zrI hemacandrajI ma.sA. zrI ramezamunijI ma.sA. zrI vinodamunijI ma.sA. vikramanA paMdaramAM saikAmAM lokAzAha nAmanA eka zrAvakane lAgyuM ke nivRttipradhAna jainadharma ahiMsA, saMyama ane tapane pradhAnatA Ape che. anekAMtavAda, sApekSavAda ke svAda vAda teno siddhAMta che. mUrtipUjAmAM pratiSThA mahotsavo ThAThamAThathI thatA joI temAM Atma ArAdhanAnI pradhAnatA ochI dekhANI, AraMbhasamAraMbha ane ADaMbaramAM tene caityavAdano vikAra lAgyo. jainonA Agamano kabajo sAdhu pAse hato. te kahetA, zrAvakothI zAstra vaMcAya nahi.' ane temAM eTalI badhI dhAka besADelI ke je vAMce sUtra tenA mare putra. AvI bIkathI loko sUtro vAMcatA DaratA hatA, ane lokone ema ThasAvatA ke sUtro vAMcavAno adhikAra phakta sAdhuono che ane AvI keTalIka vAto adhikAravAdanI zRMkhalA jevI lAgI uparAMta zramaNavarganI zithilatA joI. suMdara akSarane kAraNe loMkAzAhane jJAnajI nAmanA yatizrIe AgamonA punarlekhananuM kArya soMpyuM. AgamonuM punarlekhana karatAM, tenuM ciMtana-manana karatAM loMkAzAhane lAgyuM ke dharmamAM vikRti pesI che. tethI teNe krAMtinI mazAla jagAvI ane mArga bhUlelA lokone satyadharmanI samajaNa ApavA pracaMDa puruSArtha Adaryo. loMkAzAhanI preraNAthI 45 vyaktioe dIkSA laI pathapradarzaka dharmapracAranuM kArya zarU karI dIdheluM. pachI pATaNamAM 152 dIkSA thai ane zirohI arhatavADA vi. aneka nagaromAM dIkSA thaI. mAgazara suda 5 saMvata 1536mAM sohanamuni pAse lokAzAha paNa dIkSita thayA. satata dasa varSa sudhI gAmegAma pharI dharmaprabhAvanA karI dilhI comAsu pUrNa karI alavaramAM aThThamanA pAraNAmAM koi virodhI paribaLe khorAkamAM viSa vahorAvatAM samAdhibhAve saMvata 1546nA caitra sudI 11nA dine mRtyuMjaya banyA. loMkAzAhanI vidAya pachI muni bhANajI, muni nannAjI, muni jagamalajI ane rUpaRRSijIe dharmanuM kArya AgaLa dhapAvyuM. je 'lokAgaccha' ke 'dayAgaccha' rUpe oLakhAvA lAgyA. tyArapachI aDhI saikA bAda zrI lavajIRSi, zrI dharmasiMhaja muni ane zrI dharmadAsajIe dharmamAM punaH peThelI zithilatAne khaMkherI puruSArtha karyo tethI te 'kriyoddhAraka' tarIke oLakhAyA. lokAzAhane Agamo lakhavAnI taka maLI tyAre te lakhatAM lakhatAM teNe AgamomAM rahelA jaina tattvanuM ciMtana parizIAlana karyuM. pariNAme tene pratIti thaI ke bhagavAna mahAvIre je ahiMsA dharmanI prarUpaNA karI che tenAthI ApaNe viparita dizA tarapha jaI rahyA chIe. sUkSma ciMtananA pariNAme temaNe temanuM AkhuMya jIvana dharmakrAMtinA maMthana ane vikAsamAM kharacyuM. zramaNomAM zithilatA, caityavAdano vikAra ane adhikAravAdanI zRMkhalA loMkAzAhanA krAMtibIja hatAM. satyanI bhUmimAM dharabAyelA A bIjane niSThA ane puruSArthanuM jaLa maLatAM te vizALa vRkSa banI gayuM. samakitanA A pavitra vRkSanI chAyAmAM jinakathita mULa mArganI punaH pratiSThA thaI. munizrI saMtabAlajI loMkAzAhane dharmaprANa ke krAMtino yugasRSTA kahe che. temanA mate loMkAzAhane koI navo paMtha sthApavo na hato. tene kAraNe ja tenI pratibhA eka nirbhaya samAja sudhAraka tarIke UpasI. sAdhu saMsthAnuM zaithilya dUra karI, saMghanI chinnabhinnatA dUra karI, temAM ekavAkyatA lAvavAnI pravRtti Acare te ja bhagavAna mahAvIrano sAcco anuyAyI ane A ja vAta te sarvane gaLe utAravA mAgatA hatA. temanI sudhAraNAmAM zramaNonI zithilatA, caityavAdanA Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 203 vikAra ke adhikAra zRMkhalA sAme virodhanuM prabaLa AMdolana jarUra pAkhIne divase pitA sAthe sthAnakamAM dharmakriyAnuM anusaraNa karato. hatuM. paraMtu sAmenI vyaktio pratye temano nakArAtmaka abhigama kALanI kone khabara? A bAlasahaja nirdoSa ceSTAnuM nAnakaDuM lagIre na hoto. jharaNuM bhAvimAM zAsanasamrATa rUpe ghUghavato sAgara banaze. zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina konpharansanA sAtamA loMkAgacchanA adhipati pU. ratnasiMhajIsvAmI ziSyaadhivezanamAM gujarAtanA mahAkavi nAnAlAle apratima garjanA parivAra sAthe jAmanagara zaheramAM padhAryA. 14 varSano kizora sAthe lokAzAhanA kAryanI samIkSA karatAM anumodaka vidhAno dharamacaMda pUjyazrInI nizrAmAM dharmane raMge raMgAyo. mAtApitAnI karyA che. AjJA maLatAM saMvata 167ranA mahA suda terase lokAgaccha mokSamArgano mULa pAyo samakita che. tyAMthI zarU karI saMpradAyamAM jAmanagara zahere dIkSA thaI ane dharamacaMda jIvadayAthI mokSa ema loMkAzAhanA aThThAvana bolano abhyAsa dharmasiMhamuni banyA. kALakrame pU. ratnasiMhasvAmI, pU. karatA dharmanA zuddhikaraNa mATenI prakriyAmAM temanuM sUkSma ciMtana devajIsvAmI ane tyArabAda jinadAsamuni kALadharma pAmatAM zrI keTaluM samayocita ane UMDANapUrvakanuM hatuM tenAM darzana thAya che. zivajI munine mAthe loMkAgacchanA yogakSemanI javAbadArIno mugaTa paherAvavAmAM Avyo. zrI zivajIsvAmI dharmasiMhamunino viveka eka divasa zirohI, ahaMtavADA, pATaNa ane sUratathI vinayabhakta joI temanA para prasanna bhAva rAkhatA. loMkAzAhanA cAra saMgho AvyA. te te saMghonA cAra saMghavIo sAthenI praznottarI krAMtikAraka vicAro ane vidhAno pramANe AcaraNa karavAmAM tathA e samayanA aNahilapUra pATaNanA lakhamazIbhAI nAmanA loMkAgacchanA zramaNo paNa kALasaMjoga mujaba mAnapAna-pUjA, pratiSThita zrAvaka sAthe je vArtAlApa thayo temAM loMkAzAhe spaSTa satkAra, maMtra-taMtra, dorA-dhAgA AdinA prayogo karavAmAM jaNAvyuM ke ahiMsA mAtra sthaLa AcAra nathI. bIjAnA duHkhamAM utsAhanA lIdhe mULa AgamAnusAre vartana, vANI, vyavahAramAM bhAgIdAra thavuM, potAnI sukhasagavaDano lAbha bIjAne Apavo tevI zithila thavA lAgyA hatA. zrI dharmasiMhamunino AtmA, bhAvAtmaka ahiMsAne dayA kahe che, bAhyatA AMtarika tapanI puSTi arthe che. anekAMta badhI bAjuthI khulluM mAnasa cakSu che, alpamati zramaNa saMskRtimAM peselI AvI vikRtio joI vikSubdha thato. temaNe gacchAdhipati zivajIRSi pAse savinaya vaMdana karI AcAryo ja gaccha-vADAo UbhA kare che, cAra nikSepamAM bhAva kahyuM :-"kRpALu gurudeva, zithilAcArIne cAritryamAM sthira nikSepanI ja pradhAnatA che. AvA pAradarzaka vicAroe DhuMDhiyA ke satyazodhaka rUpe lokAzAhanI pratibhA upasAvI. karavAno puruSArtha AdaravAno samaya have pAkI gayo che. yativargamAM zithilatA UMDI pravezI che. sAdhucaryAno viparyAsa thayo dharmamAM zithilatA ke vikAra pesato aTakAvavA samyaka che. jyAM nitva DacakA letuM hoya tyAM zrAvakatvanI zI vale thAya?" puruSArtha karIzuM te ja dharmaprANa loMkAzAhanI zahAdatane sAcI dharmasiMhajIe vyathAne vAcA ApI. "he vahAlA ziSya, zraddhAMjali che. lokAgacchane AcArya vihoNo karI huM koI sudhArAno prayoga karavA zAsanasamrATa pU. dharmasiMhajIsvAmI jAuM to zithilAcArane vadhu uttejana maLe. nAnI nAnI ToLAzAhI saurASTranI dhIMgI dharAe bhAratavarSane aneka mahApuruSonI saMghADAmAM phasAIne barabAda thaI jAya, mATe dhIraja dharo. avasare gacchanA svarUpamAM rahI zuddha mArge viharIzuM. bheTa dharI che. eTale ja hAlAra vasuMdharAne saMtonI dharatI kahI che. kALakrame lokAgacchanA dharmapremIzrAvaka jinadAsacaMdranAM pU. dharmasiMhajI munie doDha dAyakAnA saMyamajIvanamAM svAdhyAya dvArA utkRSTa jJAnanI upAsanA karI. saMskRta, prAkRta, dharmapatnI zivabAnI kUkhe saM. 1656nA vaizAkha suda bArasanA guruvAre dharmasiMhasvAmIno janma thayo. temanuM bALapaNanuM nAma kAvya, vyAkaraNa, nyAyadarzana, AgamanA sUtra siddhAMtono abhyAsa dharamacaMda hatuM. A tejasvI bALakane sau koI dharmanA lADalA nAme karatAM temanuM ciMtana sapATI para AvyuM ane dharmAcAramAM pravezela saMbodhatA. zaizavakALanI tophAna, mastI, nabaLAono nyAyI pakSa zithilatAthI vadhu akaLAvA lAgyA. karanAra, koIvAra raMgamatI nadImAM jalamastI mANI Ave, to temaNe sattAvIza AgamonA mULabhAva te samayanI kyAreka bAlasamUhano nAyaka bananAra A bALaka, mA sAmAyika lokabolImAM lakhI. A TIkA TabA mastaka-stavaka nAme prasiddha vratamAM bese to pote paNa muhapattI bAMdhI guccho Ama tema pherave. che. jinAgamonI bhAvanAne ja dIvAdAMDIrUpa lakSa rAkhI Jain Education Intemational Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 bAlAvabodha rUpe prarUpyA. uparAMta, samavAyAMganI huMDI, prajJApanAno yaMtra, sthAnAMgano yaMtra, rAjapraznIyano yaMtra tathA jIvAbhigama, jaMbudrIpa tathA sUrya-caMdra prajJaptio pustaka sArarUpe temaja sUtrasamAdhi, sAdhusamAcArI, draupadIcaryA, sAmAyikacaryA vagere suMdara pado racI munizrIe sAhityasaMpAdana ane sarjananuM utkRSTa kArya karyuM. zrI dharmasiMha gurujIne vinayapUrvaka kahyuM : 'gurubhagavaMta! mArAmAM udbhavelA AgamAnusAranA jIvana jIvavAnA utsAhane have vadhu vakhata rokI zakavAnI sahiSNutA rahI nathI. jaina dharmAcAra sudhAravAnI krAMtino jhaMDo laherAvavA AgaLa Avo ane he pUjya amArA netA bano." dharmasiMhe siMhagarjanA karI. "vatsa, tArI Takora ane jAgRti sAcAM che. paraMtu mogalasamrATa jahAMgIranuM tAjetaramAM avasAna thatAM, mogalavaMza zAhajahAM taraphathI ApaNA gacchane gauravayukta padavI, pAlakhI, paTTo, cAmara, dhvaja ane zAhI pharamAna enAyata karavAmAM Avela che. samayanA sAMprata vaheNe zahenazAhI bakSisano asvIkAra karavo ucita nathI. vaLI vRddhAvasthAne kAraNe huM parAzrayI jIvana jIvI rahyo chuM." gurujIe potAnA hRdayabhAva kahyA. "gurujI, mane kSamA karo, ApazrI mane mukta karo ApanA upakArane huM nahi bhUluM." dharmasiMhe kahyuM "tAro mArga vikaTa che. dharmajhanUnI loko tArI avadazA karaze teno mane bhaya che." gurujIe vyathA vyakta karI. "gurudeva, mArA pratyeno Apano ativAtsalya bhAva AvI zaMkA karavA prere che. ApanuM hRdaya Azvasta pAme tevI koI paNa kasoTI mArA mATe pharamAvo huM temAMthI pasAra thavA taiyAra chuM." to he vatsa! A amadAvAda zaheranA dirayApura da2vAjethI nIkaLatAM uttara dizAmAM dariyAkhAna pIranA AlIzAna ghummaTamAM eka rAtri vAsa karI Avo ane tamAruM sAttvika khamIra dekhADavAnI taka jhaDapI lo." gurujIe kahyuM. gurujInA AzIrvAda laI amadAvAdanI uttara dizA bhaNI dharmasiMhajIe dRDha manobaLa sAthe prasthAna karyuM. sAbaramatI nadI kalakala ninAde akhaMDasrota dharIne nagarajanone mIThA nirmaLa jaLanI lhANI karI rahI che. tenA pUrvIya kinAre eka kotaranI samathala Toce eka UMcI vizALa kamaLa AkRtivALI khulI bhavya imArata UbhI che. A imAratano mAlika che zrImaMta telI dariyAkhAna, pUrvakarmanA aMtarAye, saMtAna vihoNo dariyAkhAna A phAnI duniyA choDI cAlyo gayo. eka samayanI A ramaNIya mahelAta bhayaMkara bhUtAvaLavAsita imArata pathapradarzaka manAvA lAgI ane dariyAkhAna pIra tarIke manAvA lAgyo. koI ajANyA pravAsI rAtavAso karavA Ave to savAre tenA mRtadeho ja maLatA. jogInI jaTA jevA jhAMkharA ane jhADavAM, nirjana ane verAnasthAnane vadhu bihAmaNuM banAvatAM. paMcamahAvratathI zobhatA tejasvI dharmasiMha, tyAM UbhelA be traNa muslima bhAIo pAse A imAratamAM rAtavAso karavAnI AjJA mAge che. ''sAMIbAbA, idhara rAta ThaharanekA ThIka nahIM hai.'' "kyoM jI?" yaha jagA madharAtako bhayaMkara bana jAtI hai, baDe bhaDavIra bhI subaha muDadA hI ho jAtA hai. isa imAratakA mAlika dariyAkhAna rAtako mAra DAlatA hai." ThIka hai, koI harja nahIM. mere ustAda kI AjJA se (mArA gurujInI AjJAthI) meM yahAM rAtako Thaharaneko AyA hUM. merI jimmevArI mere zira para. maiM jaina sAdhu hUM. sUraja DUbajAne para meM dUsarI jagaha nahIM jA sakatA hUM. mujhe Thaharane kI paravAnagI do!" "ThIka hai sAMI! jaisI tumhArI marajI! Amina!" AjJA maLatA munirAje imAratanA izAna khUNAmAM jagA pUMjI Asana bichAvI ArAdhanA zarU karI. madhyarAtrie pavana ne kaDAkA bhaDAkA vadhyA. bhayaMkara bihAmaNI AkRtie ghummaTavALI imArata pAse dekhA dIdhI. devone varelI vaikriya-zaktinA baLe dariyAkhAna pIre bhayaMkara pizAcanuM rUpa dhAraNa karyuM."koNa che, mRtyune bheTavAnI icchAvALo bevakUpha. ahIM mArA dhAmamAM sUranI zakti sAme kono kapUta Avyo che?" pIre pracaMDa garjanA karI. "are muMDiyA, maravA zuM kAma Avyo, A imArata meM baMdhAvI che. ahIM mArI marajI virUddha koI na rahI zake." zAMta samAdhivaMta saumya sUre muni bolyA, "zA mATe AvA bihAmaNA svarUpe upasthita thayA cho.? AvI ghora viDaMbanAno zo hetu?" "o magatarA jevA mAnavI! A bhavya imArata mAruM smAraka che. mArI icchA viruddha lokoe tene pramodanuM vihAradhAma banAvyuM che. mArI avajJA karanAranuM savAre zaba jotAM mane AnaMda upaje che.' pIre aTTahAsya karyuM. "to he divya AtmA, Apa have zuM iccho cho?" "he boDiyA mAthAnA mAnavI, tuM jaldI cAlyo jA!" "koInI paravAnagI vinA ame jaina sAdhu vAsa karatA Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo nathI. traNa muslima birAdaronI meM paravAnagI lIdhI che. Apane duHkha pahoMcatuM hoya to huM ahIM rahevA na icchuM, paraMtu rAtri daramyAna apakAya (sUkSma jIvo) varSA thatI hovAthI ane anya nAnA moTA jIvonI virAdhanAnA saMbhavane kAraNe bhagavAna mahAvIranA pharamAna mujaba vihAra na karI zakAya, tethI bahAra eka vRkSa nIce rAtri pasAra karI laIza. paraMtu he divyAtmA, ApanI nekI ane paragajupaNAne kAraNe Apa devagati pAmyA cho. chatAM tamArI vAsanA AvA iMTa mATI cUnAnA tuccha vinAzI makAnamAM kema bhaTake che? zuM A makAna karatAM ApanA devabhava ochA sArA che? jethI Apa AvI kSullaka tRSNAmAM rAco cho.? A krUratA-hiMsA ApanI bhava paraMparA vadhArI hIna gati-dazAnuM nirmANa karaze.' prazamarasamAM vaheto munivaranI zAMta madhuravANIno pravAha AgaLa vadhyo. "he pavitraAtmA, roSa choDI zAMta bano, bhAvi jIvanane sudhArI lo, zAMti, samAdhi, samatA dharI lo.' munivaranI mIThI, dhArmika, madhura chatAM nirbhIka ane bhASAsaMmitiyukta prerakavANI sAMbhaLI yakSa prasanna thayo. tAmasa yakSAtanamAM prakAza phelAyo. dariyAkhAna pIrano divyAtmA nijasvarUpI vaikriya dehe saumya svarUpe hAjara thayo. munie keTaloka samaya upadeza ApatuM preraka saMbodhana karyuM. yakSanuM hRdayaparivartana thatAM bolyo, "he dhIra munivara, mArI vAsanAno tyAga karuM chuM. jyAre taka Apazo tyAre ApanI sevAmAM upasthita rahIza. sarvathA Apano jaya ho, vijaya ho.......' ahIM upAzrayamAM, zivajIguru ciMtAtura hatA. karmaTha munine pIranA yakSAyatamAM rAtavAsAnI AkarI kasoTI karavA mokalyA badala potAnI matine avicArI gaNI arihaMta prabhune prArthanA karatA hatA. janasamUhane khabara paDatAM mAnavamedanI yakSAtanamAM ekaThI thaI. muni dharmasiMhe rAtrinI ghaTanAnuM vRttAMta kahI A sthaLa vasAhata mATe surakSita ane yogya banela che tenI vAta kahI. loko dharmasiMhajInA jayakAra, pU. zivagurunA jayakAranA nAda sAthe muni sAthe upAzrayamAM AvyA. gurujIe saphaLatA badala AzIrvAda ApyA. muni suMdarajI, mohanajI, bhIkhAjI vagere soLa sAdhue dharmasiMhajI sAthe javAnI AjJA mAgI. 205 dariyApuranA totiMga daravAjAnI keTalIka oraDIomAM munioe vAsa karyo, ahIMthI ja janasamUhane upadeza ApavAno zarU karyo. sulatAnanA kArabhArI dalapatarAya zAhe muni dharmasiMhajIne rahevA mATe anujJA ApI. cokIdAre tenuM DaheluM ApyuM. A joDiyA makAnomAM chIpApoLano upAzraya banyo. A gaccha dariyApura ATha koTi sthAnakavAsI jaina saMpradAya tarIke lokajIbhe prasiddhi pAmyo. dariyApura zabda dariyApura daravAjAnA dharmapracArano AraMbha sUcave che. te be padono banelo che, dariyA ane purI. dariyA zabdathI dariyAkhAna pIranI ghummaTavALI imAratamAM banela prasaMganI smRti abhipreta che. krAMtivIra loMkAzAhanI dharmajyotane pU. dharmasiMhajI svAmIe vadhu prajvalita banAvI. amadAvAdanI pazcime sarakhejamAM dharmasiMhajInA upadezathI tyAMnA zrAvaka dharmadAsajI svayaM dIkSita banyA ane tenI paraMparA dharmadAsajI saMpradAyathI prasiddha thaI. dharmasiMhajI muninI dharmaprabhAvanA samagra vistAramAM khUba ja prasarI. saM. 1723mAM pU. zrI bharUca padhAryA. zrI suMdaramuni narmadA nadInA paTamAM yogya sthaMDIlabhUmino upayoga karI upAzrayamAM iriyAvahInA kAussagamAM besI gayA. dhyAnamAM cetanAnA prakaMpano vistAra thayo. "gurudeva, saMthArAnA bhAva jAge che. mane saMthAro AdarAvo." suMdaramunie vinayasaha kahyuM. pU. dharmasiMhajIe guruziSyanA saMbaMdhano vicchedakALa jANI saMthAro karAvyo. saM. 1723 mahAsuda bIjanA saMthAro sIjhyo. saM. 1728 nA ziyALo pUrNa thatA sUrata mATe vihAra Adaryo. sUratamAM dharmaprabhAvanAnI pravRtti soLe kaLAe khIlI. vikrama saM. 1728nA Aso mAsanI suda cotha okTobara 1672no divasa hato. aMtevAsI munine pU.zrIe gocarIthI paravArI pAse AvavA sUcana karyuM. A saMketathI sUrata saMgrAmapura upAzraya AbAlavRddhothI UbharAvA lAgyo pUjyazrIe sarva jIvone khamAvyA. sarvane dhImA avAje aMtima pado saMbhaLAvyA. pavitra vAyumaMDaLamAM guMjArava thayo. kevalI patnatto dhamma zaraNaM pavajjAmi.......! jinazAsanane moTI khoTa paDI. cAritrathI camakato cAMda asta thayo, dharmaprabhAvaka pU. dharmasiMhajI svAmIne bhAvAMjali........! Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 nidrA vijetA AcArya pU. zrI DuMgarasiMhajI mahArAjasAheba saurASTranI suramya bhUmimAM thoDA thoDA aMtare mahApurUSo janmatA rahyA che. AvuM eka nararatna aDhAramA saikAmAM sadbhAgye sAMpaDyuM che. satyarUSanuM nAma sAMbhaLatAMnI sAthe ja temanA mAtApitA ane janmabhUminuM sahajabhAve smaraNa thaI Ave. junAgaDha pAse meMdaraDA mahendrapura nAme gAmamAM jainonAM gharo sArI saMkhyAmAM hatAM. badANInI aTakathI oLakhAtA kamaLasiMha nAmanA jaina gRhastha sAdhAraNa vyApAra vANijyathI potAno jIvana nirvAha calAvatA hatA. nIti satya prAmANikatA Adi keTalAka naisargika guNo temanA jIvanamAM tANAvANAnI mAphaka vaNAI gayA hatA. temanAM dharmapatnI hIrabAI sAdA, sadguNI ane suzIla hatAM. kamaLasiMhabhAI bhAgyanA vikAsa mATe meMdaraDAthI mAMgaroLa gayA. eka vakhata hIrAbAIe svapnamAM lIlochama parvata joyo ne parvatamALAmAM zubha pagalAM bharato hAthIne haMphAvanAra mahAkAya vanakesarIne AnaMdapUrvaka Dolato Dolato potAnA tarapha Avato joyo. hIrAbAIe garbhAvasthAnuM yathArtha pAlana karyuM. yathA samaye putrano janma thayo. khUba AnaMda utsava ujavAyo. temano janma vi.sa. 1792 mAM thayo. kamaLasiMhabhAIne cAra putrIo ane be putro thayA. moTAM velabAI pachI DuMgarasiMhajIbhAI, svapnAmAM DuMgara para siMha joyo tethI DuMgarasiMhajI nAma pADyuM. DuMgarasiMhajIbhAImAM nAnapaNathI ja sahRdayatA, komaLatA sarva jIvo pratye premabhAva samabhAva vagere guNo badhAne AkarSita karatA hatA. temanAM sadvartana tathA sadguNonI chApa paDyA vagara rahetI nahi. samaya jatAM velabAIne khAnadAna kuTuMbanA ratanazI zeTha sAthe dIva baMdare paraNAvyAM. temane hIrAcaMda nAme putra ne mAnakuMvarabAI nAme putrI ema be saMtAna thayAM. A sukhI kuTuMba para acAnaka vajapAta thayo ne ratanazI zeTha bharayauvanamAM avasAna pAmyA. vaidhavyanA duHkhanuM to pUchavuM ja zuM? A karUNa banAvathI DuMgarasiMhajIbhAIne saMsAranI anityatA samajANI ne tenA hRdayamAM vairAgyanAM bIja ropAyAM. velabAInI saMbhALa rAkhavA zrI kamaLazI zeTha saparivAra dIvabaMdare rahevA gayA. divaso pasAra thatA rahyA. eka divase dIvanagarImAM pU. muniratna zrI ratnasiMhajI mahArAja sAhebanI padharAmaNI thaI. AtmAnI divyatA dharmadezanAnA gaLe UtarI jAya tevI pU. muninI vANIthI zrAvaka-zrAvikAo prabhAvita thayAM. pathapradarzaka DuMgarasiMhajI bhAIe paNa dharmadezanA sAMbhaLI. yuvAna DuMgarasiMhajI bhAInuM hRdaya vairAgyathI raMgAyeluM hatuM. temAM vadhu daDhatA AvI. mAtA pitA pAse dIkSA mATe rajA mAgI. khUba parIkSA karI. temanAM bena velabAI ane tenA baMne saMtAnone mAtA hIrabAI ema pAMca vyaktioe vi.sa. 1815 kArataka vada 10 (dasama) nA divase dIvanagarImAM dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. pU. DuMgarasiMhajI mahArAja tathA mAnakuMvarabAI mahAsatIjInAM tIkSNa buddhi hovAthI khUba abhyAsa karyo. AhAra ane niMdrA sAdhaka dazAmAM bAdhaka rUpa che, tethI svAdendriya para vijaya meLavI sADA pAMca varSa sudhI nidrAno tyAga karyo. AgamajJAna sAthe Sadarzanano abhyAsa karyo. jyAM jyAM teo vicaratA hatA tyAM tyAM zAMti samAdhinI prasaratI ane kone vyasanamukta karAvatA. amuka samaya pachI teozrInA pU.gurUdeva kALadharma pAmyA. javAbadArI vadhI. vihAra karatA gAma bahAra jaMgalanI guphAmAM UtaratA. hiMsaka pazuono bhaya lAgato nahi. rAta AkhI sAdhanAmAM rata rahetA. aneka anyadharmIone paNa jaina dharmI banAvyA. aneka upasarga pariSadane sahana karatA vicaraNa karatA karatA pU. gurUdeva ziSya samudAya sAthe goMDalamAM praveza karyo te samaye goMDalanI rAjadhAnI para zrI kuMbhAjI mahArAja rAjataMtra calAvatA hatA. goMDalamAM jainonAM 1200 ghara hatAM, te rAjadarabAramAM jainonuM varcasva ghaNuM hatuM. samAjamAM zithilatA dUra karavA goMDala gAmane kendramAM rAkhI prabaLa zaktithI jhuMbeza uThAvIe ke jethI samAjamAM nava jAgRtinuM prabhAta Uge, pramAda dUra thAya. A vAta vicArI pU. gurUdeve vi.sa. 1845mAM dharma samAjanAM kAryanAM kendrasthAna tarIke goMDala gAmanI pasaMdagI karI. pU. DuMgarasiMhajI mahArAja sAhebane vi.sa. 1845 mahAsuda panA AcAryapadathI vibhUSita karyA. vi.sa. 1860 mAM bhImajIbhAIne pU.zrI e dIkSA ApI tyAra pachI jAmanagaramAM paNa pitA-putra sahita cAra vyaktine dIkSA ApI pU.zrInA ghaNA ziSya ane ziSyAo thayAM. pU.zrInA mAtuzrI hIrabAIe dIkSA lIdhI hatI. tene ziyALano upasarga Avyo ne chevaTe anasana pU.zrIe teone karAvyuM. 58 divasa anazana vratadhArInI sevA karI. aneka rAjAone tathA prajAjanone dharmanA mArge caDAvyA. saMkhyAbaMdha lokone dArU, mAMsa, zikAra Adi vyasanono tyAga karAvyo hato. kheDUtone dharmabodha ApI jIvana parivartana karAvyuM. Jain Education Intemational Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 pratibhAo zrI DuMgarasiMhajI svAmI tIkSNa buddhinA hovAthI zAstronA adhyAyonuM TuMka samayamAM sAcuM jJAna saMpAdana karyuM temanI smaraNazakti dina pratidina sateja banatI jatI hatI. AhAra ane nidrA e bane sAdhaka dazAmAM bAdhaka rUpa che. tema potAne lAgatAM rAtrinI nidrAno tyAga karavAno temaNe daDha saMkalpa karyo ane nidrA upara kAbu meLavavA mATe svAdendriya upara jaya meLavavo, khorAka upara saMyama keLavavo Adi bAbatomAM teo zrI khUbaja satarka ane sAvadhAna rahevA lAgyA. rAtrInA bhAgamAM eka sAmAnya pAtharaNuM athavA to sukhe besI zakAya tevA aDhI hAtha lAMbA pATalA upara besI svAdhyAyamAM teo zrI tanmayatallIna banI jatA. jarA pramAdavRtti pedA thatAM ekadama UbhA thaI jatA, kyAreka eka page UbhA rahetA, kyAreka TaTTAra sthira rahe, AvI rIte sADApAMca varSa sudhI nidrAno tyAga karyo. pU. megharAjajI mahArAjane 78 divasano saMthAro karAvyo. pU.zrI e goMDala gacchanI sthApanA karI hAla goMDala saMpradAyamAM 20 sAdhuo ane 290 jeTalI sAdhvIjIo che. haryo bharyo saMgha che. sAdhu-sAdhvIjIo vidvAna ane saraLa che. A badho pU. DuMgarasiMhajI mahArAjano upakAra che. chevaTe vi.sa. 1877 ne vaizAkha suda punamanA divase dehano tyAga karyo. kriyA pAlanamAM teo khUba ja kaDaka hatA. svabhAve sAttvika ne sarala hatA. mAnava kalyANanA aneka kAryo temaNe karyA che. bahenone jJAna mArge AgaLa vadhAravA pU.zrIe aneka prayatno karyA hatA. teoe jana-jananA aMtaramAM mAnavatAnI apUrva jyota jalAvI che. samAjanA hita mATe ja jemaNe potAnuM saMpUrNa jIvana zAsana samarpita karyuM che. saMgha samAjanA utthAna mATe teozrIe khUba ja purUSArtha karyo hato. AvA anaMta upakArI pU.DuMgaragura ne bhAva pUrNa vaMdanA.......! pU. ajarAmara svAmI saurASTranA hAlAra prAMtamAM jAmanagara urphe navAnagara pAse paDANA gAmamAM ozavALa jJAtinA mANekacaMda zAha, temanAM dharmaniSTha patnI kaMkubAI sAthe Adarza gRhasthajIvana vitAvatA hatA. saM. 1809nA temane ghera putraratnano janma thayo. ajarAmarajI mAtra pAMca varSanA thayA tyAre teNe pitAnI chatrachAyA gumAvI. mAtuzrI vairyathI putrane saMskAra ApatAM. mAtA taraphathI saMsAra asAratAno pATha zIkhavA maLatAM ajarAmarajImAM nAnapaNathI ja saMsAra udAsInatA ane vairAgyanAM bIja ropAyAM. mAtA ane putra ane goMDala gayAM. jyAM hIrAjI svAmI tathA kAnajIsvAmI thANA be cAturmAsa bIrAjatA hatA. mAtAe putranA saMyamanA bhAva ane vairAgya prati jIvananAM valaNanI vAta karI. potAne paNa evo ja bhAva che tenI vAta jaNAvI. gurujIe mAtA putrane rAha jovA kahyuM. sagA-vahAlAnI saMmati ane saMghanA anumodanA patra meLavavAnI vAta karI. pUjya hIrAjI svAmI pharI goMDala padhAryA tyAre 1819nA mahA suda-5nA roja hIrAjI svAmIe dIkSA ApI. pU. ajarAmarajI svAmIne kAnajI svAmInA ziSya ane kaMkubAI mahAsatIjIne jeThIbAI AryAjInAM ziSyA jAhera karyA. dIkSA pachI svAmIjIe AgamanuM adhyayana karavAnuM nakkI karyuM. saM. 1826 nI sAlamAM lImaDIthI pUjya hIrajI svAmI, pU. kAnajI svAmI ane zrI ajarAmarajIe sUrata tarapha prayANa karyuM. bharUca pahoMcyA tyA rastAmAM sUrata nivAsI kharataragacchanA paMDita zrI gulAbacaMdajI miyAnAmAM besI bharUca thI pAchA pharatA sUrata jatA hatA teNe mArgamAM cAlanAra nA zubha lakSmaNathI aMkita pagalAM joyAM. raste maLatA munione vaMdana karI paricaya thatA sUrata darzana karavA Avaze tevI paMDitajIe vAta karI ane sUratamAM temaNe pUjyazrIne abhyAsa paNa karAvela. cha varSamAM vyAkaraNa, kAvya, alaMkAra, sAhitya, nATaka, saMgIta, chaMda, jyotiSano abhyAsa karyo. te vakhate lIMbaDInI gAdIe pU. mUlacaMdajI mahArAjanA ziSya paMcANajI svAmI AcArya hatA. lImaDInA khetazI zeTha ajarAmarajI svAmIne prazno pUchatA ane zaMkAnuM samAdhAna meLavatA. zeThanA prayatnathI sUtra zAstravettA pU. dolatarAmajI ma. sAhebane lImaDI saMghe vinaMtI patra lakhyo ane prArthanA karI ke pU. ajarAmarajI svAmInI jJAna pipAsA saMtoSavA Apa padhAro pU. dolatarAmajI mahArAje vinaMtI svIkArI ane zAstrAbhyAsa karAvyo. saM. 1836mAM svAmIjIe kaccha tarapha vihAra karyo. kacchamAM te vakhate dharmadAsajI ma.nA saMpradAyanA ziSyo vicaratA. dharmadAsajI ma.nA saM.mA dareka sthaLe ja koTinuM pravartana hovA chatAM ahIM ATha koTInI pravartananI zarUAta kema thaI haze? tenuM mULa tapAsatAM be abhiprAya upasthita thAya che. mahAtmA zrI vrajapALajInA abhiprAya pramANe paradezathI pahela Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 pathapradarzaka vahelA A dezamAM sAdhuo jyAre AvyA tyAre temanA pahelA ma.sA. nAM jayapura darzana karI tyAM cAturmAsa rahyA. ekalapAtrIya zrAvake kacchamAM ATha koTIe sAmAyika vi. 1860mAM svAmIjInI pacAsa varSanI uMmare saMpUrNa karAvatA jethI navA AMgatuka sAdhuoe game te kAraNathI tenuM AdhyAtmika jIvana bhogavavAnI zarUAta karI ane Ama anukaraNa karyuM. zrAvakoe eja calAvyuM. dariyApurI dharmasiMha jIvananA aMta sudhI saMpUrNa AdhyAtmika jIvana jIvI ane jinamuninA saMto Avazyaka sUtranI prata uparathI kacchamAM vicaratA zAsananA gagananA, dedipyamAna sitArA banI gayA. pUjyazrIne sAdhuoe ATha koTinI pravRttio karAvI. bhAvapUrNa aMjali.......! dhoLakAnA rahIza talakazIbhAI ane kutIyANAnA Aje lImaDI saMdhanA aneka vidvAna saMta-satIo ravajIbhAIe 1837mAM bhUjamAM ane bIjAe saMvata 1838mAM ajarAmara saMpradAyanA nAma nIce saurASTra, kaccha, gujarAta, dIkSA lIdhI. 1841mAM goMDalamAM osavAla nAgajIbhAI zAha mahArASTra ane bhAratanA anya sthaLe vicArI rahyAM che. ane temanA putra devarAjabhAIe dIkSA lIdhI. tapasvI pU. mANekacaMdajI mahArAja A vakhate lIMbaDI saM.mA sAdhuonI saMkhyA traNasonI hatI paNa joIe teTalI vyavasthA suMdara na hatI. pU. ajarAmarajI bhAratavarSanuM sthAna vizvamAM sAMskRtika dRSTie ajoDa che. AdhyAtmika ane sAMskRtika paraMparAno eka viziSTa vAraso A svAmIe suvyavasthAno purUSAthe cAlu rAkhyo. dezamAM jaLavAI rahyo che. vizvanA itihAsamAM AdhyAtmika 1845mAM sAdhusamudAyanuM saMmelana thayuM, svAmIjIe utkrAMti sarjanAra bhAratavarSa che. darzana sAhityamAM viziSTa sudhArAnI 32 kalamano eka kharaDo taiyAra karyo hato, te sAdhu AtmaciMtananI deNa bhAratanA manISIo, RSio ane samudAya samakSa mUkavAmAM Avyo. caturvidha saMghanI adha:sthiti sapuruSonI che. aTakAvavA A kalamo agatyanI hatI. evA pavitra bhAratabhUminA pazcima digvibhAgamAM moTA sAdhuonA manamAM kAMIka pUrvagraha hato. tene thatuM ke Avela saurASTra e saMtonI bhUmi che. A dhanya saurASTranI AjakalanI dIkSAvALA dhArA bAMdhe e kevuM? amArI zuM kiMmata? dharaNIe tejasvI raNavIro, yazasvI dharma pravartako ane ojasvI AvA khyAlathI sAdhu samAjamAM moTo vikSepa paDI gayo ane yugapuruSone janma ApI saurASTrane samagra bhAratanuM AkarSaNanuM keTalAka sAdhuo baravALA tarapha to keTalAka sAdhuo goMDala tarapha kendra banAvela che. vihAra karI gayA. ane keTalAka cUDA, dhAMgadhrA tarapha vihAra karI prAtaH smaraNIya, parama vaMdanIya pU. mANekacaMdrajI gayA. ane A rIte eka saMpradAyamAMthI lIMbaDI, goMDala, mahArAja, jaina ane jainetaromAM ghaNuM gauravavaMtu sthAna dharAve che. baravALA, cUDA, dhAMgradhA ane sAyalA ema cha saMpradAyo thayA. pUjyazrInA jIvana vize, saMkSepamAM mahattvanI jIvana vigato saMghe 1845mAM zrI ajarAmarajI svAmIne lIMbaDInI darzAvavAno mukhya Azaya che. teozrInA mahAna preraNAdAyaka gAdIe besADyA. navI vyavasthA baMdhAyA pachI lagabhaga eka jIvanamAMthI AjanI peDhI ekAda aMza paNa svIkAre to paNa tenuM varasa sudhI jhAlAvADa kAThIyAvADamAM muni maMDaLe vihAra karyo. jIvana dhanya banI rahe tevI uttama guNasamRddha sabhara pUjayazrInAM - bhUjamAM derAvAsI zreSThIvarya zrI vAghajIbhAI pArekha pU. caraNomAM vaMdana. svAmIthI bahu ja prabhAvita thayA. temaNe pUjyazrIne bhUjamAM saurASTranI puNyabhUmi-jetapuranI bhUmi tenI janmabhUmi che. padhAravA vinaMtI karI. paraMtu A kSetra sthAnakavAsI mATe baMdha hatuM sAMsArika pitA zrI premajIbhAI khetasI gAMdhI, saraLa paraMtu kUnehathI pArekhe pU. svAmIjIne teDAvI cAturmAsa mATe A svabhAvI, dharmanA raMge raMgAyela, IzvaraniSTha sadagRhastha hatA. kSetra khulluM karyuM. teo prAmANikatAthI vyApArathI AjIvikA meLavatA hatA. tyAra pachI, jhAlAvADa, kAThiyAvADa ane gujarAtanA tamAma nItithI saMtoSamaya jIvana jIvatA hatA. sAdhujanonI sevAbhakti, pradezamAM pU.zrI e abhyAsa munimaMDaLa sAthe vihAra karyo. eTaluM dharmAcaraNa, AtmasaMtoSa temanA vyaktitvanA mukhya Aloka aMgo ja nahi paraMtu mAlavA, mevADa ane mAravADa sudhI potAnI vijayI hatA. vratadhArI zrAvakamAM saMbhavita kaSAyamaMdatA ane nirmaLatA musApharI laMbAvI potAnA vidyAguru paropakArI pU.dolatarAmajI temanA jIvanamAM joI zakAtI hatI. saMta sAnidhya ane Jain Education Intemational Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 209 zAstrazravaNa temanI priya pravRtti hatI. A dharmaniSTha zrAvakanuM, kuMvarabAI ane bhayaMkara tAvanI bImArImAM nAnAbhAI kuTuMba ane samAjamAM ghaTatuM mahattvanuM sthAna hatuM. sAduM-sAttvika mAvajIbhAInuM avasAna thayuM che. baMne bhAIo jayacaMdabhAI tathA ane anukaraNIya jIvana teo vyatIta karatA hatA. mANekacaMdabhAI badhA vaDIlone dIkSA ApavA mATe vinave che paNa zrI premajIbhAInA pApabhIru gRhiNI, vyavahAra kuzaLa zrI koInI AjJA maLatI nathI. zrI mANekacaMdabhAIno dIkSA aMgIkAra kuMvarabAI nAmanAM dharmaparAyaNa patnI hatAM, teonuM dAMpatyajIvana karavAno nirNaya daDha hato. mANekacaMdabhAIe saraLa upAya zodhI dharmaparAyaNa ane saMtoSI hatuM. dharmanA saMskAro parvanAM puNyathI kADhyo, "moTAbhAI! tamArI dIkSAno kALa hajI pAkyo hoya sahaja prApta hatA. tyAga, tapa ane saMvega, nirveda vagere guNanI ema lAgatuM nathI. mAre to have saMsAra avasthAmAM nakAmo samaya vRddhi thatI hatI. dharmanI samajaNane kAraNe paisAnI tRSNA ke gALavo nathI. bahena gujarI gayAM. ApaNo nAno bhAI mAvajI jhaMkhanA emane satAvatA na hatAM. sAdhu puruSonA samAgamathI A dIkSA dIkSA karato karALa kALano koLiyo thaI gayo ane ApaNe daMpatinA adhyAtmanetro UghaDyAM hatAM. paNa keTalA divasanA mahemAna chIe te jJAnI sivAya koNa jANI zake? to kRpA karI mane mahArAjazrInA caraNomAM sopI do ane A saguNazIla daMpatI, potAnA zAMta ane AnaMdapUrNa jIvanane saMtoSa sAthe kalAtmaka rIte jIvI rahyA hatA. A daMpatIne dIkSAnI AjJA ApI kRtArtha karo." bhAInI A vinaMtIe ghera anukrame traNa putro zrI jayacaMdabhAI, zrI mANekabhAI, zrI jayacaMdabhAIne vicAratA karI mUkyA. zrI mANekacaMdabhAIne mAvajIbhAI tathA eka putrI ujamabAIno janma thayo. sauthI moTA dIkSAnI AjJA ApavAno potAno naitika adhikAra che tema jayacaMdabhAI te pachI ujamabAIno janma thayo hato. samajatAM, vilaMba karyA vagara pU. zrI devajIsvAmInI sevAmAM teo mANekacaMdabhAI trIjuM saMtAna ane sauthI nAnA mAvajIbhAI. baMne pahoMcI gayA. pU. zrI e samaye mAMgaroLa mukAme bIrAjatA mAtApitAnA lADakoDa ane sneha pUrepUro mANe te pahelAM pitA hatA. teonI samakSa vinaMtI karI kahyuM, "gurudeva Apa ene premajIbhAInuM ane be varSa pachI mAtA kuMvarabAInuM avasAna thayuM. ApanA caraNano sevaka banAvo." zrI devajIsvAmIe mANekacaMdranI vairAgyavRttinI AkarI kasoTI karI. mAtAnA A umadA vicArone samajI zake tevI paMdara varSanI uMmara, zrI jayacaMdabhAInI hatI anya traNa bALako vayamAM - zrI mAMgaroLa saMghe paNa dIkSAno nirNaya karyo ane zubha khUba nAnA hatA. paraMtu mAtAno uttama saMskAra vAraso pU. muhUrta saM. 1928nA poSa suda 8 ravivAranuM karAvyuM. dIkSAnI mANekacaMdrajI mahArAja sAhebe dIpAvyo che. bhaviSyamAM uttama bhavya taiyArIo AraMbhAI. ane khUba ThAThamAThathI dIkSA guNasaMpattinA svAmI thavAnA che tenuM maMgala bIjAropaNa mAtAe mahotsava ujavAyo. sAdhunA zveta vezamAM tera varSanA karyuM che. mAtAnA mRtyuthI bALako sAva nodhArA banI gayA. mANekacaMdabhAI khUba zobhI UThyA. jaina zAsanane eka mahAna mAnI vasamI vidAya Dagale ne pagale sAlavA lAgI. mAnA saMta maLyA. paramazraddheya, tapasvI zrI mANekacaMdajI mahArAja viyoganuM hRdayavidAraka AkaMda mosALa pakSane vadhAre paDavA sAheba to bAlyavayathI sAMsArika viSayomAMthI nirveda pAmyA lAgyuM ane bALakone mosALa laI javAno nirNaya thayo. moTA hatA. tethI teo bhAgavatI mArga upara khUba makkama pagale pragati jayacaMdabhAI bilakhA nokarI karavA gayA ane anya traNeya karavA lAgyA. vidanothI DaravAne badale zairya ane sthiratAno bALako mosALa gayA. sahAro laI, jIvananA Adarza ane sAdhanAnA unnata mArgamAM pU. devajIsvAmInAM darzana ane ciMtanasabhara pravacanano aDaga rahyA. zArIrika pratibhAmAM jJAna ane cAritranuM teja lAbha jayacaMdabhAIne maLe che. vItarAga vANInuM zravaNa temanA bhaLatAM temanuM saMyamI jIvana soLe kaLAe dIpI UThyuM. AtmAne jAgRta kare che. temanAmAM vairAgyabhAva tIvrarUpa dhAraNa dIpaka jema sva ane parano prakAzaka che tema jJAna paNa kare che. "gurucaraNanuM zaraNa' eka mAtra jIvana dhyeya bane che. dIkSA sva ane paranuM prakAzaka che. jJAnanuM sAkSAt phaLa kaSAya upazAnti aMgIkAra karavAno nirNaya kare che. paraMtu vaDIlomAMthI koInI che, mAtra ajJAna nivRtti nahIM. je jJAnamAM va ane paranA AjJA maLatI nathI. chatAM hRdayathI icche che ke traNeya bhAIo vivekanI buddhi jAgRta na thAya te jJAna, jJAnanI koTimAM AvI jo vairAgI banI jAya to kAma saraLa banI jAya. paraMtu na zake. jJAnanuM aMtima phaLa mokSanI prApti che. evI daDha mAnyatA vidhinI vicitratA koNa pAmI zakyuM che? zItaLAnA rogamAM bahena dharAvanAra pU. zrInI jJAnapipAsA ajoDa hatI. teonI tIvra Jain Education Intemational Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 icchA mAravADanA jJAnI saMto pAsethI jJAna meLavavAnI hatI. pU. devajIsvAmI tathA saMghanI AjJA mujaba teoe mAravADa vihAra karyo ane pU. zekharAkhajI ma. sAheba tathA pU. phakIracaMdajI ma. sAheba pAsethI jJAnopArjana karyuM. pUjyapAda phakIracaMda ma. sAheba upara temaNe temanI pratibhA, jJAna, cAritraniSThA, kartavyaparAyaNatA, saraLatA ane mati sUkSmatAnI ajoDa chApa pADI hatI. pU. phakIracaMdajI ma. sAheba kahetA, "mANekacaMda, tArA jevA supAtra jJAnapipAsu ziSyane pAmI huM kRtakRtya thayo chuM. tArI vaiyAvacca sevA ane pratibhA Azcarya pamADe tevAM che. tArA jevA ziSyane pAmI tArA guru to sadbhAgyazIla banyA ja paNa huM paNa mArA bhAgyano prazaMsu chuM. vItarAga vANInAM rahasyo syAdavAda zailIthI tuM barAbara samajI pacAvaje ane vistAraje. mArA nAnA ziSyone tuM bhaNAvaje ane mArI hayAtI sudhI mArI pAse ja rahI mArA hRdayane saMpUrNa saMtoSa Apaje." jJAnadAtA gurunI A maMgalabhAvanA apUrNa rahI jAya che, saurASTramAM pU. devajIsvAmInuM Arogya sAruM na hovAthI pU. mANekacaMda ma. sAhebane saurASTra tarapha vihAra karavo paDe che. jJAnadAtA gurue uttama AzIrvAda ApyA. jJAnanA sAdhanarUpa hastalikhita graMtho ane AgamonI amUlya bheTa ApI. ugnavihAra karIne pU. mANekacaMdajI ma.sA. saurASTramAM pU. devajIsvAmInAM caraNomAM sAtApUrvaka AvI pahoMcyA ane teonI uttama prakAranI sevAno prAraMbha thayo. vaiyAvacca sevAnI temanI bhAvanA atyaMta ucca prakAranI hatI. saM. 1947nuM cAturmAsa uttama rIte gurunI nizrAmAM pUrNa thayuM paraMtu saM. 1953nuM cAturmAsa ciMtAjanaka banI gayuM. gurudevanI tabiyata uttarottara vadhu kharAba thavA lAgI. pUjya tapasvIjIe sevAnI A aMtima taka che tema samajI sevA ane zAstranA svAdhyAyano bhAra pUrA umaMgathI upADI rahyA hatA. gurudevanI pAse covIse kalAka teo khaDA page rahetA hatA ane UbhA UbhA ja zAstrano satata svAdhyAya karI, adhyAtmabhAva udIpI karatA hatA. eka paLano ArAma paNa harAma hato. gurudeve AjasudhI varasAvelI kRpA sudhAno badalovALI devA pUrI zaktithI macI paDyA hatA. be mAsa sudhI satata mAMdagI bhogavI chatAM cheka sudhI zAMti, sthiratA ane cittasamAdhi jaLavAI rahI hatI. Akhare pU. gurudeve saMthAro svIkAryo ane saM. 1954 mAgasara suda 13nA samAdhimaraNe svarge sIdhAvyA. gurudevanI ciravidAya pU. tapasvIjana jIvanamAM sadA aMkita rahI. guruno upakAra kadI bhUlyA nahIM. teonI sevAbhAvanAe anokho itihAsa sAdhyo che. Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka sevAnI uttama bhAvanA sAthe pU. tapasvIjIe, paMcamahAvratone saphaLa banAvavA tapasAdhanAne jIvanano, sAdhaka jIvanano sahaja kAryakrama banAvI dIdho hato. tyAganI emanI utkaTa bhAvanAe samagra jaina muniomAM teone ajoDa, gauravavaMtu sthAna apAvyuM che ane samasta jaina samAja Aje paNa apAra pUjyabhAva ane vaMdana sAthe smaraNa karI, AzIrvAda yAce che. apUrva AtmapuruSArtha ane vairAgyamAMthI janma pAmatI temanI alaukika Atmazaktine vaMdana. teonA tapanI mukhya AkarSaka vigato A pramANe che. tapasvIjI eka krAMtikArI yugapuruSa hatA. yugapuruSa pU. tapasvIjInA hRdayamAM, vIravANInI sAcI samajaNa lokomAM vikase te mATeno adamya utsAha hato. dharmanI zraddhAvALA e yugamAM loko bAhyakriyAkAMDomAM rAcatA hatA. kriyAo karanAra dhArmika vyakti gaNAtI hatI. bAhya kriyAonA bAhya dekhAvo vadhI paDyA hatA. jJAna sAtheno saMbaMdha ghaTavA lAgyo hato. teoe darzAvyuM ke bhagavAna mahAvIrano anuyAyI varga jema zrI saMpanna che. tema jJAna saMpanna thaze to ja dharmanuM vAstavika svarUpa sacavAze. anyathA AtmakalyANa mATeno paramapAvana vItarAga dharma kALe karI arthapradhAna thaI jaze. tethI jJAnano bahoLo pracAra samAjane TakAvavA, nabhAvavA ane jagAvavA mATe anivArya che. tethI teoe jJAna ane jJAnanAM sAdhanono jorazorathI pracAra AraMbhyo. '"jo mahAvIranA zAsanane TakAvavuM hoya to jJAna ane jJAnanAM sAdhano ane jJAnazALAo UbhI karye ja chUTako che." tapasvIjInAM jJAnotejaka vyAkhyAno ane jJAnasAdhano ekatra karI sArvajanika hitamAM teno upayoga karavAnI bhAvanAe jema eka bAju anukULatA ane svasthatA pAtharI to bIjI bAju eka jAtano ulkApAta macI gayo. samAja be bhAgamAM vaheMcAI gayo. ThekaThekANe sAdhusaMsthA, zrAvaka samudAya ane kSetromAM taDAM paDI gayA. amuka emanAM kAryonuM samarthana karavA lAgyAM to bIjA eno virodha; paraMtu tapasvIjIo potAnuM uttama kArya khUba svasthatA ane dhIrajathI AgaLa dhapAvyuM. pustaka bhaMDAra sthApavA, pustako chapAvavAM, Agama vAcanAne gati ApavI, pustaka vinA dharma cAle tema nathI tema samajIne teoe nirAzrita jaina pustaka bhaMDAra sthApyo paNa pustaka parano potAno hakka mArApaNuM choDI dIdhuM. jainazALA zrAvikAzALAo sthApavAM, A pAThazALAonuM saMcAlana suyogya vidvAno kare evI emanI AkAMkSA hatI. sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka ane zrAvikA-prAkRta ane saMskRtamAM bolatA, vAMcatA lakhatA ane vicAratA thAya e jarUrI che evuM dRDhapaNe mAnatA Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 211 pratibhAo hatA. jethI Agamo ane AcAryonA banAvelA graMtho, TIkAo, bhASyo, nyAya ane darzanazAstranI mImAMsAnA teo niSNAta bane evI icchA hatI. jaina gurukuLa, jaina borDiMga vagerenI paNa khUba jarUra che. "jJAnadAna jevuM jagatamAM bIjuM koI dAna nathI. jJAnadAna zreSTha dAna che." evI bhAvanA teo vyakta karatA hatAM. tapasvIjInI asAMpradAyikatA preraka hatI. pU. tapasvIjI sAMpradAyika jaDatAnA sakhta virodhI hatA. gaccha, vADA ane saMghADAnAM dUSaNo temaNe khullA pADyA hatA. teone samajAyuM ke vicAro ane AcAronI vibhinnatA ja visaMvAdanuM mULa che. emAMthI UMca-nIcanA khyAla janme che ane veravRtti vikase che. guNarAgane badale vyaktirAga ane bAhyakriyAono ADaMbara gauravapUrNa sthAna le che. AcAre ahiMsA ane vicAre anekAMta mAtra bolavA mATe nahIM AcAraNamAM mUkavA mATenuM amara sUtra che. sAdhusamAjanA doSo ane zithilatA tarapha kaTAkSa karavAmAM paNa kacAza nahotA rAkhatA. teo darzAve che. pU. tapasvIjI mAtra sthAnakavAsI samAjanI ekatAnA ja himAyatI na hotA. teo to AkhA jaina samAjane AcAre ahiMsA ane vicAre anekAMtano kriyAtmaka pATha bhaNAvavA mAgatA hatA. samAjamAM ekatA sthApavA ane sAMpradAyika visaMvAdane dUra karavA temaNe ajoDa puruSArtha karyo che. samAjopayogI dharmapoSaka emanA kAryanuM vAstavika mUlyAMkana Aje karI zakAya tema che. pU. tapasvIjI mAtra jainonA nahIM, sahu koInA lADIlA hatA. temanA satsaMga ane sAnnidhyano lAbha lenAra badhAne emanA pratye apAra mamatva ane pUjyabhAva thato hato. emanA tapa ane tyAga, jJAna niSThA ane AtmakalyANanI sarva kalyANanI krAMtikAraka bhAvanA, upadezazakti ane sahiSNutA ajoDa hatI. emanA jJAnayajJano, sevAyajJano, sAMpradAyika udAratAno, sahu koI lAbha letA hatA. emanI AvI virala pratibhAne lIdhe ja badhA temanA pratye AkarSAtAM kAThI darabAro tathA narezone pratibodha ApI temane potAnA tarapha AkarSyA hatA. jetapura darabAra sva. lakSmaNavALA sAhebe jetapuramAM Avela potAnA darabAra -gaDhanAM makAnane pU. zrInAM caraNomAM jJAnayajJane puSTi ApavA arpaNa karI dIdho hato. pIThaDiyA darabAra zrI muLuvALA pU. tapasvIjIne potAne tyAM cAturmAsa karAve, zrAvako dharmakaraNI karavA sadAne mATe makAna kADhI Ape, upAzraya baMdhAvI Ape, vaDiyAnareza bAvAvALA ane haDALAnareza zrI vAjasuravALA tathA bilakhAnA darabAro paNa temanI tyAga ane lokakalyANanI mAMgalyakAraka pravRttimAM khUba zraddhA dharAvatA hatA. A rIte jaina ane jainetaro tathA e samayanA rAjavIono ekasarakho pUjyabhAva prApta karI zakanAra pU. mANekacaMdajI mahArAja jaina samAjanuM amUlya ratna che. pU. tapasvIjIno saMthAro-samAdhimaraNano prasaMga abhUta hato. jaina zAstramAM saMlekhanApUrvakanA mRtyune paMDitamaraNa kahyuM che. pU. zrIe 1977nuM comAsuM goMDala pUrNa karI, vihAra karyo, nAdurasta tabiyata hatI tethI torI, vaDiyA, thANAgAlola thaI thANA gAlolathI DoLImAM jetapura pahoMcI gayA. saM. 1978nuM cAturmAsa jetapura karyuM. tabiyata vadhAre bagaDavA lAgI tethI saM. 1979 kArataka vada 115 nA roja saMthArAnA paccakhANa karyA. pU. zrInA saMthArAnA samAcAra vAyuvege AkhA dezamAM pahoMcI gayA ane vizALa mAnavamaherAmaNa emanAM darzana mATe UmaTyo. sAdhu-sAdhvI samudAya ja nahIM, rAjA rajavADAo, amaladAra varga, hiMdu-muslima, bhAI-baheno, jaina zrAvaka-zrAvikAo tapasvIzrInAM darzana karavA vakhatovakhata AvavA lAgyAM. 19 divasano A saMthAro jetapura mATe nahIM samasta jaina samAja mATe ja nahIM, sahu koI mATe dhanya dharma avasara banI gayo. saMvata 1979 mAgasara suda 15ne ravivAre saMthAro sIjI gayo. vaDiyAnA darabAra zrI bAvAvALA sAhebanI, jetapuramAM AvelI moDhavADI nAmanI jagyAmAM A puNyAtmAnA dehano agnisaMskAra karavAmAM Avyo. je sthAne agnisaMskAra karavAmAM Avela che te sthAna Aje to sahu koInuM parama ArAdhya sthAna banI gayela che. jetapuramAM te bhUmipara eka divya ane sau koIne preraNA Ape tevuM bhavya smAraka banI rahela che. pU. tapasvIjIno puNyAtmA ajara ane amara che ane emanI amIvarSA ApaNA sahunuM kalyANa kare che ane karaze evI parama zraddhA sAthe vaMdana! pU. prANaguru : prabhAvaka dharma puruSa saurASTra kesarI pujaya prANalAlajI mahArAja eka ojasvI tejasvI prabhAvaka dharmapuruSa hatA. soraThanA lADIlA saMtanI dharma prabhAvanA utkRSTa koTInI hatI. gurudeva jaya-mANekanI pAvana nizrAmAM sAdhanAnuM anupama amRta pIne khIlI uThelA e yugapuruSanI saurabha sArAye kAThiyAvADamAM maheMkI rahI hatI. vyAkhyAnanI lokabhogya zailI jaina-jainetaro mATe AkarSaNanuM kendra banI hatI. muninA vANI prabhAva sAthe temanA Jain Education Intemational Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 svaccha ane nikhAlasa vyavahArano prabhAva eTalo ja prabhAvaka hato. samayAnusAra grAmINa kSetromAM vicaraNa karatA tyAre grAmya prajAne anurUpa je bhAvavarSA karatA te paNa alaukika ane janagrAhI hatI tethI gurudeva jyAM jyAM vicaratA tyAM tyAM pachI te gAmaDuM hoya ke zahera paNa badhe ja zrAvakane AcaravA yogya dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAvanI adbhUta apAra vRddhi thaI. temanI bhAvavAhI vANIno prabhAva cArebAju prasarI jato. meghanI garjanAthI jema mayura nAcI UThe tema temanA gaMbhIra naMdIghoSathI sahunAM mana mayura nAcI UThatA hatA. kudarate gurudevane eka vicaraNa vyaktitva sAthe A pRthvI paTa para mokalyA hatA. teone pAmI A dharA dhanya banI gaI. temanA vyaktitvanA prabhAve teo dhAryuM kArya karAvI zakatA hatA. A bAbatanuM eka ja udAharaNa-- koI eka gAmamAM jainasaMghamAM upAzraya mATe phALo thaI rahyo hato. gurudevanI preraNAtmaka ghoSaNAthI phALo AgaLa vadhI rahyo hato. A sabhAmAM eka ati lobhI zrAvaka beThA hatA. jemane pAMca rUpiyA paNa dAnamAM ApatAM parasevo vaLato hato. bhalabhalA emanI pAsethI eka damaDI paNa kaDhAvI zake nahi. gurUdevanI dhAraNA hatI ke A bhAI pAsethI pUrA pAMca hajAra phALAmAM lakhAvavA. je vAta agAu gurudeve anya zrAvakane kahI hatI. zrAvako A sAMbhaLI hasI paDyA. 'na bhUto na bhaviSyati' jevI A vAta saune lAgatI hatI. gurudeva pATe birAjyA teono giri garjanAt udghoSa maMgalavANI sAthe pravAhita thayo. pelA zrAvaka ratna trIjI ke cothI paMktimAM beThelA hatA. gurudevano paDakAra temanA vyaktitvane anurUpa hato. AvA utkRSTa preraNA bharelA bhAvono prabhAva sahune pramudita karI rahyo hato. pelA zrAvakanuM mana dravI uThyuM. kadAca emanA mATe jiMdagInI A pahelI ja taka haze. teo vyAkhyAna pUruM thatAM pahelAM ja vacce ja bolI uThyA, 'lakho mArA pAMca hajArane eka pa001,' A sAMbhaLIne sakaLa saMgha Azcarya sAthe khuzakhuza thaI gayo, je zrAvaka 'na bhUto na bhaviSyati' bolyA hatA te paNa stabdha thaI gayA. Ama jyAre jyAre je je kSetre koI paNa zAsana sevAnAM kAryo, mAnava sevAnAM kAryo ke jIvadayAnAM kAryo mATe jarUra UbhI thaI hoya ane gurudevanI paDakAra bharI hAkala sAMbhaLatA, jema aSADhI mehUlo gAje ane varSA varasI paDe tema zrAvakonAM dIla dariyAva thaI, dAnano varasAda varasAvI detAM ane zAsana prabhAvanAnAM aneka kAryo sahaja rIte pAra paDatAM. gurudevanI vANImAM zIla ane sadAcArane poSato bhAva maryAdA sahita pathapradarzaka vAraMvAra Avato. gRhastha veSe jIvato mAnavI kaI rIte maryAdAmAM rahI zake, keTalo saMyama hovo joIe. ane e saMyama ane maryAdAno prabhAva bhAvI peDhI para paDatAM teonuM jIvana kevuM saMskArI ane sadAcArI bane che. A viSaya adbhUta zailImAM rajU karI sudarzana zeTha abhayA rANInAM dRSTAMte zrotAjanonA gaLe utArI detA ne saMkhyAbaMdha daMpatI brahmacarya vrata AdaravA taiyAra thaI jatAM. gurudeve temanAM muni jIvananAM 37 comAsA karyAM. temAM eka paNa comAsuM evuM nahIM ke jemAM brahmacarya vrata na AdarAyA hoya. comAsAmAM to kharAM ja paNa zeSakALamAM paNa, zuM gAmaDAmAM ke zuM zaheromAM, jyAM thoDA divasa mATe padhAryA hoya tyAM zIvrata lenArA to hoya hoya ne hoya ja. Ama gurudeve aneka daMpatIone zIlavratadhArI banAvyAM. to keTalAya vyasanI jIvonAM vyasano choDAvyAM. e vyasana bIDI hoya, cAnuM hoya, jugAranuM hoya, ke dArUnuM hoya, paNa gurudevanA sAnidhyamAM Avyo ane jo eka vAra paNa e vANInuM pAna karyuM to e amRtavANI aMtaranA viSane dhoyA vagara rahe nahIM. jema vyasanIne vyasananI talapa lAge tema e ja vyasanIne vyasana tyAganI talapa lAgatI. avaLI talapane savaLI talapamAM badalavAnuM preraka baLa hatuM. pU. gurudeva AcAradharma paratve atyaMta jAgRta rahetA. potAnA sAdhu-sAdhvIjIne haMmezA zuddhAcAranI preraNA karatA rahetA. e ja rIte gRhastha zrAvaka-zrAvikAne paNa temane yogya AcArano premALa upadeza ApI, zrAvakAcAra zIkhavatA. paMdara karmAdAna samajAvI zrAvakone nyAyasaMpanna vaibhava-AjIvikAnI preraNA karatA. Ama gurudeva sAcA arthamAM prabhAvaka dharmapuruSa hatA. janmazatAbdInA pAvana prasaMge kAThiyAvADanA pratyeka zrAvaka-zrAvikAnA hRdayasamrATa samA saurASTra kesarI pU. prANalAlajI mahArAjane bhAvapUrvaka smaraNAMjali. vizvavAtsalyanA ArAdhaka krAMtardaSTA muni saMtabAla sarovara, tarUvara (vRkSo) ane saMtonuM jIvana paropakAra arthe ja hoya che ema muni saMtabAla pIDito prati karuNAthI prerAI duHkhiyAnA hamadarda ane mArga bhUlelAnA hamarAha banyA hatA. emaNe nijI jIvanamAM nizcaya ane vyavahArano samanvaya karyo hato. Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo muni saMtabAlajIno janma saurASTramAM TaMkArAthI cAra mAIla dUra ToLa gAmamAM nAgajIbhAI devajIbhAI dozInAM dharmapatnI motI bahenanI kUkhe vi.sa. 1960nA zrAvaNa suda pUnama 26-81904nA divase thayo. saurASTranA A vistAre jagatane traNa mahApuruSo ApyA. ToLanA munizrI saMtabAla uparAMta morabI pAsenA vANIyA gAmanA zrImad rAjacaMdra ane TaMkArAnA svAmI dayAnaMda sarasvatI che. saMtabAlanuM saMsArI nAma zivalAla hatuM. mAtuzrI motIbahena zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jaina hatAM to pitAzrI nAgajIbhAI dozI sthAnavAsI jaina hatA. nAnapaNamAM zivalAle pitAnuM chatra gumAvyuM. 18 varSanI vaye mAtA motIbAe zivalAlanAM vevizALa mATe vacana ApI dIdhela. thoDA samaya pachI mAtAnuM avasAna thatAM vairAgyanA raMgo vadhu ghUMTAyA. zivalAle kanyAnA ghare jaI vAta karI ke, meM dIkSA levAnuM nakkI karyuM che, tamAre saMyama mArge AvavuM hoya to mArI anumodanA che ane saMsAramAM rahevuM hoya to tamArA bhAI tarIke mArA tamane AzIrvAda che. Ama kahI zivalAle vAgdattA dIvALIne vIrapasalInI sADI oDhADI, dIvALIe paNa bhAInuM moM mIThuM karAvyuM. dIkSA mATe anumati maLatAM zivalAle vi.sa. 1985nA poSa suda AThama 18-1-1929nA dIne morabImAM sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyanA kavivarya pU. nAnacaMdrajI mahArAja sAheba pAse bhagavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI munizrI saubhAgyacaMdrajI banyA. dIkSA lIdhA pachI jIvananI dRSTimAM AmUla parivartana AvyuM. sarvamAM mAtAnA vAtsalyanuM darzana karatAM OM maiyAne potAnA jIvananuM sUtra banAvyuM. jagatanA tamAma sauMdaryane bAlabhAve nihALatA bALaka jevA nikhAlasa ane nirdoSa saMte saMtabAlanuM nAma dhAraNa karyuM. pUjya saMtabAle tenA jIvanakALa daramyAna ciMtanAtmaka dhArmikasAhityanuM sarjana karyuM hatuM, temAM mahAvIravANI rajU karatAM sUtro, dazavaikAlika sUtra, AcArAMga sUtra, sarvadharma prArthanApIyUSa, tattvArtha sUtra, siddhinA sopAna vizvavAtsalya mahAvIra, brahmacarya sAdhanA ane dharmAnubaMdhI vizvadarzananAM 10 pustako vagereno samAveza thAya che. vaidikasAhityamAM, sphuraNAvalI, mRtyukALa noamRtakhoLo, rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata ane jainadRSTie gItAno samAveza thAya che. anaMtanI ArAdhanA ane saMtabAla patrasudhA bhA-1 ane 2 mAM patrasAhitya sacavAyuM che. Ama badhAM maLIne sATheka jeTalAM pustakomAM temanuM ciMtana graMthastha thayuM che. patrakAratvakSetre, vizvavAtsalyaprayogadarzana, navAM mAnavI pAkSikonuM prakAzana munizrInI preraNAthI zarU thayeluM. jAherajIvanane kAraNe saMpradAyathI judA thayA paraMtu sAdhuveSa na choDyo ane potAnA Jain Education Intemational 213 gurudeva sAthe aMtimasamaya sudhI vinayabhAve saMbaMdha sAcavyo. gurunAnacaMdrajI mahArAja kahetA ke saMtabAla jaina sAdhu nahi, jagatasAdhu che. jainaparaMparA Adhunika yuganA vicAranA anusaMdhAna dvArA AgaLa dhapAvavI e ja temanuM kArya rahyuM. teozrIne lAgatuM ke, sAmAnya janamAnasa evI eka chApa che ke jainadharma mAtra karmatyAga tarapha jhoka Apato dharma che. paraMtu sadbhAgye zrImadrAjacaMdre potAnA gAMdhIjI jevA sAthI dvArA samAjagata sAdhanone jhoka Apyo. A vAta zrImadjInA anurAgIjano mAnavA lAgaze tyAre zrImadjInA nAme jema bhakti ane jJAnadhArAo vikasI tema karmadhArA paNa vikasaze ja. viramagAma, sANaMda, dhoLakA ane dhaMdhukAno pradeza je saurASTra ane gujarAtanA sImADA para Avela che tene bhAlanaLa kAMThAno pradeza kahevAya che grAmya pradezanA loko ane kheDUtonA AMtara ane bAhya jIvananA sucAru parivartana arthe bhAlanaLakAMThA prAyogikasaMghanI munizrIe sthApanA karI. lokasevaka ravizaMkara mahArAjane tenA prathama pramukha banAvyA. jainadharmanA mArgAnusArInA pAMtrIzaguNa jIvanamAM utAravAnI preraNA ApI lokone aMdhazraddhAmAMthI samyak zraddhA tarapha vALyA. vyasanamukti karAvI. zikAra baMdha karAvyo. zoSaNa ane bhraSTAcAra sAme jehAda jagAvI. gAmaDAo svAvalaMbI bane tevA kAryakramo ApyA dharma AdhArita samAja racanAno Adarza ApI rAjakAraNamAM zuddhinI preraNA ApI. Aje paNa gAMdhI-vinobA vicAradhArA pramANe gujarAtamAM guMdIAzrama, muMbaImAM mAtRsamAja ane vizvavAtsalya prAyogika saMgha, mAnavatA ane dharmanI vividhalakSI pravRttio karI rahela che. muMbaI ane gujarAtanI bhAgoLe Avela, dahANu ane vAnagAMva pAsenuM gAma cIMcaNImAM AMtararASTrIya kendra-mahAvIranagaranI sthApanA karI. sAMpradAyika vADAbaMdhIthI mukta jainadharmane vizvadharma banAvavA mATe tyAM cAra vibhAganI suMdara kalpanA ApI. samAjanA hitane arthe, samAjasevako ane saMtonA samanvayanI eka jhaMkhanA munizrI saMtabAlanA hRdayamAM hatI. tethI dArUbaMdhI karAvavA dArUnA vyavasAyamAMthI lokone mukta karavA, dharmanA nAme pazubali-pazuvadha aTakAvavA, gauvadha aTakAvI zAkAhAra tarapha lokone vALavA, sarvadharma samabhAvano pracAra karavA ane aspRzyatA nivAraNa mATe muni saMtabAlajInI preraNAthI 1972mAM saMtasevaka samudyama pariSadanI sthApanA thaI hatI jemAM AcArya tulasI, pUjya amaramuni, svAmI satyamitrAnaMdagirI, Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 pathapradarzaka svAmI omakAranaMda sarasvatI, pUjaya AnaMdaRSi mahArAja jevA potAnI mAtA sAthe gayA. tyAM viduSI sAdhvI pU. rAmakuMvarajInAM bhAratavarSanA dareka saMpradAya ane dharmanA AgevAna vIza saMto darzanano lAbha maLyo. potAnA gAma pAchA jatAM pahelAM nemikumAre joDAyA hatA ane dezanA aneka AzramonA AgevAno, vaDAo pU. satIjInA mukhethI mAMgalika zravaNa karyuM ane mAtA sAthe paNa A pariSadanA kAryamAM joDAyA hatA. jenuM saMyojana TAMgAmAM beThA, TAMgo pUrapATa doDato hato, acAnaka nemIkumAra mAnavamunie kareluM. TAMgA nIce paDI gayA. mAtAne dhrAsko paDyo. nIce UtarI nemIne vaktavya ane kartavyane jIvananI eka rekhA para rAkhanAra, pUchyuM kyAMya vAgyuM to nathIne? nemI kahe mane kazuM thayuM nathI. A Atmastha saMte 26-3-82nA guDI paDavAnA dine muMbaInI mAtA kahe mahAsatInA mukhethI mAMgalika zravaNa karI nIkaLyA te dharatIpara aMtima zvAsa lIdho. munizrInA aMtima darzana dharmanA pratApe bacI gayA. pitAnuM mRtyu ane AvI nAnI nAnI ghATakoparanA sthAnakavAsI upAzrayamAM rAkhavAmAM Avela ane tyAM ghaTanAone nemIkumAranA jIvananI dizA badalI nAkhI. ja morArajIbhAI desAIne pramukhasthAne zraddhAMjali-guNAnuvAda ciMcoDI gAmamAM tilokaRSinA ziSya ratnaRSi padhAryA. sabhA yojAI. aMtima saMskAra cAMcaNImAM dariyAkinAre thayA gurujInA sAnnidhyamAM vairAgyanA bhAvo prabaLa banyA. mAgazara ane tyAM ja samAdhi banAvavAmAM AvI lokamAMgalyanAM kAryo suda 9 vi.sa. 1970 ane i.sa. 1913 nA zubha dine bhirI karatAM karatAM AtmamastImAM jIvanAra zatAvadhAnI krAMtadeSTAne, gAmamAM pU. zrI ratnaRSi pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI nemikumAra janmazatAbdInA pAvana prasaMge vaMdanA......! AnaMda-Si banyA. jinazAsananI zaktipIThaH kRSNAjI nAmanA saMskRtanA vidvAna vyaMkaTeza lele zAstrI, siddhezvara zAstrI mahAsA, ghoDanadI pUnA vi. kSetronA paMDito pAse pU. AnaMdamaharSi pU. AnaMdaSie vyAkaraNa, darzana, sAhitya ane jinAgamono bhArata rASTramAM mahArASTra bhUmi para saMta zreSTha tukArAma, abhyAsa karyo ane gurudevanI AjJAthI vyAkhyAna vAMcavAnuM saMta jJAnezvara, saMta ekanAtha, samartha rAmadAsa svAmI, gADage zarU karyuM. mahArAja, chatrapati zivAjI mahArAja, ziraDInA sAMIbAbA jevA vidarbha prAMtanA hiMganaghATana najIka alIpura gAmamAM pU. mahApuruSono janma thayo. A mahArASTra rAjyanA ahamadanagara raSijI potAnA ziSyo sAthe vicarI rahyA hatA. vihAramAM jillAnA ciMcoDI (zirAla) jevA nAnA gAmamAM eka yugapuruSano janma 27 julAI 1900mAM thayo. jenuM bALapaNanuM ja temanuM svAthya kathaLyuM. AnaMdaRSie rokAIne vizrAma karavAnI vinaMtI karI. i.sa. 1927 somavAra baporanA pU. mULanAma nemikumAra hatuM. pachIthI e mahAna AtmA AcArya ratnaRSie aMtima AtmasamAdhi lIdhI. AnaMdaRSijI nAme jinazAsananI zaktipITha samAM ApaNA saunA zraddheya puruSa banI gayA. jANe eno janma sarva jagAe guruviyoganA AghAtamAMthI dhIre dhIre bahAra AvI parama AnaMdanI vaheMcaNI mATe thayo. e jyAM jyAM vicaryA tyAM AnaMdadraSijIe svAdhyAyamAM citta kendrIta karyuM. temaNe sAMkhya, divya sugaMdha prasarI jatI. vaidika bauddha, nyAya vaizeSika yogadarzana, zAMkarabhASya, gItA mAtA hulAsAdevI ane pitA devIcaMda A bALakane sau upaniSada, mahAbhArata, rAmAyaNa jevA graMthonuM adhyayana karyuM. pachI pyArathI goTIrAma kahetA. devIcaMdajIne be putro hatA. moTA putranuM jJAnayogathI bhakti yoga tarapha jatAM temaNe kabIra, tulasIdAsa, nAma uttamakumAra ane nAnAnuM nAma nemIkumAra hatuM. moTA putranAM raidAsa, rahIma, jJAnezvara, ekanAtha, tukArAma, AnaMdaghanajI, nAnI uMmaramAM ja lagna karelAM. Ama devIcaMdajIno sukhI saMsAra cidAnaMda Adi saMtonuM sAhitya vAMcyuM. cAlato hato. tevAmAM eka divasa acAnaka temanuM svAthya gurudeva ratnaRSie sthApela zrI tiloka jaina prasAra bagaDyuM. peTamAM bhayaMkara darda upaDyuM. temanI patnIe turta vaidyane jJAnamaMDaLane vizALa rUpa devA AnaMdaRSijIe samyaka puruSArtha bolAvyA gAmanA mukhya mANaso AvyA. jotajotAmAM zeThanuM karyo. pAtharDInI najIka zALAnI sthApanA karI. dhArmika parIkSA prANa paMkheruM UDI gayuM. borDanA mAdhyamathI bALakone dharmanuM jJAna ApavAnI yojanA karI. eka divasa divaDA gAmamAM mAsIne ghare nemIkamAra samAja ekatA ane sAdhu ekatAnA vyApaka ciMtananA Jain Education Intemational Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 215 pratibhAo paripAka rUpe 1949mAM rAjasthAnanA bAvara zaheramAM aitihAsika saMmelana bharAyuM. ahIM RSi saMpradAyanA AcAryapadanA tyAgano nirNaya lIdho. paraMtu saMmelane pU. AnaMdaRSine pAMce saMpradAyanA AcArya banAvyA. - 1952 mAM emanA netRtvamAM sAdaDI (rAjasthAna) bRhad sAdhu saMmelanamAM bhagavAna mahAvIranI zramaNa paraMparAne saMgaThita karavAnuM saphaLa kArya thayuM. A saMmelanamAM sarvAnumate pU. AcAryazrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAhebanuM netRtva svIkAravAmAM AvyuM. 30 jAnyuArI 1962 nA pU. AtmArAmajI mahArAja kALadharma pAmyA. e samaye pU. AnaMdaRSijI muMbaI-ghATakoparamAM birAjIta hatAM. konpharansanI miTIMga thaI ane ajamera saMmelana 1964mAM AnaMdaRSijIne kAryabhAra soMpAyo ane AcArya padanI cAdara oDhADI. AcArya banyA bAda paheluM cAturmAsa rAjasthAna, dilhI ane paMjAbanA kSetronI sparzanA karI jaina saMgaThananuM khUbaja utkRSTa kArya karyuM. jaina pAThazALA, skulo ane hospiTalo mATe preraNA karI dilhI, ludhiyANA, jammu, meraTha, baDauta zaheramAM cAturmAsa karyo. 1974mAM muMbaInA gujarAtI samAje pU. AnaMda RSijInI upasthitimAM 25mI bhagavAna mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdinuM saphaLa Ayojana karyuM. 1975nuM varSa AcAryazrIjInA jIvananuM 35 muM varSa hatuM. mahArASTranA tatkAlina mukhyamaMtrI vasaMtarAya nAIkanI upasthitimAM amRta mahotsava ujavaNImAM pU. AnaMdaRSijIne "rASTrasaMta' nAmathI vibhUSita karyA. jAlanA cAturmAsa vakhate AcAryazrI eka urdU phArasI graMthanuM adhyayana karI rahyA hatA. kAMI tAttvika samAdhAna meLavavA maulavIne bolAvavAmAM AvyA. maulavI AvatAM vayovRddha AcArya nIce Asana grahaNa karavA UbhA thayA. maulavIe kahyuM, "Apa amArA bujharga cho, phakIra cho. Apa UMcuM Asana grahaNa karo. AcAryazrIe kahyuM. jJAnanA kSetramAM koI uMcuM nIcu nathI mATe vidyA prApta karavI che jethI jenI pAsethI vidyA meLavavI che tene ja UMce Asane besADavA te viveka-vinaya che. AcAryanI vinamatAthI molavI daMga thaI gayA. 1983 mAM nAsIka cAturmAsamAM yuvAcArya zrI madhukara mizrImalajI ma.sA.nuM milana thayuM. cAturmAsa bAda pU. madhukarajI kALadharma pAmyA. pachI pUnA saMmelanamAM upaAcArya pU. devendramunijI ane yuvAcArya pU. zivamunijI padArUDha thayA. AcArya bhagavaMtanI vRddhAvasthAne kAraNe zarIra sAtha detuM na hatuM. ahamadanagara dhArmika parIkSA borDanA parisaramAM na hatI AcAryazrIe sthiravAsa karyo ane sAdhanAmAM rata rahyA. 28 mArca 1992 mAM samAdhibhAve kALadharma pAmyA. gujarAta, mahArASTra, rAjasthAna ane bhAratanA aneka prAMtamAMthI AcAryanA aMtima darzane hajAro bhAviko AvyA. zrAvakoe bhAvapUrNa zraddhAMjalI ApI. upAdhyAya pU. amaramunijI pUjya amaramunino janma 1902mAM godhAgrAma hariyANAmAM thayo hato. pitA lAlasiMha ane mAtA camelIdevInA putraratna amaramunie 1917mAM jainadIkSA aMgIkAra karI hatI. zramaNasaMghane saMgaThita karavAmAM emanI noMdhanIya kAmagIrI hatI. emanA pravacana-lekhana, nibaMdha, vivecana vi. vividha viSayanI sauthI adhika kRtio upalabdha che. pU.zrInI jJAnagarimAne kAraNe samAje emane upAdhyAyapadathI alaMkRta karelA. emanI preraNAthI zarU thayela bihAranA rAjagIrI kSetramAM Avela virAyatana saMsthA dharma-adhyAtma ane sevAkSetramAM suMdara kAmagIrI karI rahela che. vaibhAragIrI rAjagRhImAM 1922mAM temano svargavAsa thayo hato. virAyatananI pravRttino deza-videza, muMbaI, pUnA ane kacchamAM vistAra thayo che. AcAryAcaMdanAjI Adi tenuM saMcAlana kare che. yugapuruSa zrImad rAjacaMdrajI, pUjya kAnajIsvAmI, pUjya dAdAbhagavAna vi.e adhyAtmakSetre eka navI keDI kaMDArI hatI. tema pUjyazrI vijayavallabhasUri, muni saMtabAlajI ane upAdhyAya amaramunie dharma ane adhyAtma sAthe janahitanA kSetrane krAMtikArI vaLAMka Apyo che. Jain Education Intemational Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 pathapradarzaka guAtaLA baMbUsevI bhajaniko - DaoN. niraMjana rAjyaguru ApaNuM bhaktisaMgIta dharma ane adhyAtmasAdhanA sAthe joDAyeluM che. prAcInakALathI dharma-saMpradAyo ane tenAM maMdiro ApaNI moTAbhAganI lalitakalAonAM udbhavasthAna hatAM. citra, zilpa, sthApatya, sAhitya ane saMgIta jevI kalAo dharmanA Azraye ja pAMgarI ane phAlIphUlI che. giranAra, prabhAsa-somanAtha, dvArakA, zatruMjaya, pAvAgaDha, aMbAjI vagere tIrtho mAtra gujarAtamAM ja nahIM paNa samagra bhAratavarSanA Adi tIrthadhAmo tarIke jANItAM sthaLo che, gujarAtanA bhaktisaMgItano phelAvo karavAmAM A tIrtho ane taraNetara, bhavanAtha ke mAdhavapuranA meLA jevA lokameLAoe khUba ja mahattvano phALo Apyo che. zaiva, zAkata, vaiSNava, jaina, islAma ane nAnA-moTA aneka dharma-paMtha-saMpradAyonAM tIrthasthaLo gujarAtamAM AvelAM hoI bhAratanA anya pradezanA yAtrALuo-sAdhako-siddhapurUSo ane bhajanikonI vaNajhAra kAyama cAlu rahe ane potapotAnAM bhASA, bolI, sAhitya, saMgIta, anya kalAo ane dharmasaMskAronI vividha paraMparAonI saravANI ahIM vahevaDAvatA rahe. prAcInakALathI ja saurASTrano vyApArasaMbaMdha dariyApAranA aneka dezo sAthe joDAyelo hoI judA judA aneka deza-videzonA saMgIta saMskAronuM paNa AdAnapradAna thatuM rahe. A rIte ApaNuM bhaktisaMgIta aneka parimANonI viziSTatAo dharAve che. ApaNI gujarAtI bhASAnA uddabhavathI ja ApaNe tyAM keTalAka evA sAhityasarjakono janma thayelo jeo mAtra kavi ja nahotA paNa vAgeyakAra hatA. kAvyanA sarjananI sAthosAtha teo potAnI racanAne saMgItanA mAdhyama sAthe lokasamudAyamAM rajU karatA. gIta ane saMgIta emane mana abhinna vastu hatI. ApaNA Adi kavi manAtA narasiMha mahetAthI zarU karIne Aja sudhInA lagabhaga tamAma saMta ane bhakta kavio bhajaniko hatA. narasiMha karatAla laIne aMtyajone tyAM kIrtana gAvA jAya ke mIrAM page ghuMghara bAMdhIne hAthamAM ekatAro laIne pado gAtAM hoya. e paraMparAmAM thayelA sau adhyAtmadarzI lokabhajanikoe loka-saMgItamAMthI ja bhaktisaMgItanuM sarjana ane saMmArjana karyuM che. gAmaDe gAmaDe bhajanamaMDaLIonA svaro laherAtA hoya, rAsamaMDaLInA tAle jana samastanA haiyAM hiloLA letAM hoya evAM dRzyo Aje vilupta thaI rahyAM che, paraMtu thoDA samaya pahelAM gAmaDe gAmaDe bhajanamaMDaLIo dvArA bhajanagAna thatuM. A bhajanagAna samUhagAna rUpe jaLavAtuM. dhIredhIre emAM ghaNuM parivartana AvyuM. atyAre to bhajanane eka vyavasAya tarIke svIkArIne manoraMjananA mAdhyama tarIke bhajana ke bhaktisaMgItano upayoga karanArA dhaMdhAdArI kalAkAro pedA thavA mAMDyA che, tyAre ApaNA gujarAtamAM bhaktisaMgIta ke lokasaMgItane potAnI AgavI pratibhA vaDe navuM ja viziSTa parimANa bakyuM hoya ane chatAM bhajananA mULa bhAva, zabdo, svara, tAla, rAga, DhALa, layanI paraMparAne jALavI rAkhI hoya tevA tathA arvAcIna raMge raMgAyelA navI peDhInA bhajaniko-lokagAyakone yAda karavAno upakrama A paricaya lekhamAM che. AvA jUnI peDhInA lokagAyako ke bhajaniko vize koI saLaMga sIlasIlAbaMdha itihAsa kadI ye nahIM sAMpaDe. kALanI gartAmAM vilina thaI gayelA e loka saMskRtinA kalAdharo potAnA zabda ane sUrano vAraso bhaviSyanI peDhIo mATe soMpatA gayA che. e upalabdhi paNa nAnIsUnI nathI. AvA lokabhajaniko ke gAyaka kalAkAronA jIvana vize, emanI prakRti ke pravRti vize pramANabhUta kahI zakAya tevI vigato nathI maLatI. hA, keTalAka jUnI peDhInA jANakArone emanA vize mAhitI hoya kharI paNa koI graMthamAM, pustaka-pustikAmAM, patrikA-sAmayikamAM emanA vize paricayAtmaka rIte nathI lakhAyuM. ane kyAMka lakhAyuM haze to te ApaNI najare nathI caDatuM. ahIM to thoDIka nAmAvali ane yAdI tathA je hakIkato sAMpaDI che tenI AcherI jhalakano prayAsa che. jethI bhaviSyanA koI saMzodhako dvArA emanA vize pramANabhUta saMzodhanakArya hAtha dharI zakAya. Jain Education Intemational Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo AkAzavANInuM rAjakoTa kendra i. sa. 1954mAM zarU thayuM ane saurASTranI lokasaMskRtino, gujarAtanA lo saMgIta tathA bhaktisaMgItano eka juvALa UThyo e pahelAM grAmophona rekorDajha, dezI nATako ane jAhera meLAomAM jeo bhajanagAnane vyavasAya tarIke svIkArIne ja AgaLa vadhyA hoya evA dezI bhajaniko ke lokagAyakoe nAmanA meLavI hoya evAM ghaNAM udAharaNo maLe che. paNa mAtra nijAnaMda khAtara, dharma ke bhaktisAdhanA khAtara bhajanagAnamAM masta rahenArA keTalAye oliyAonI yAda Aje rahI nathI. dAsa satAra, rAma-ratana bhAIo, pAlubhagata, prAMsalAnA makanadAsa bApu, coravADanA kisAbhagata koLI, bAlAgAma gheDanA kALA bhagata ane temanAM patnI (mAtAjI), mohanadAsajI kanesarAvALA, meMdaraDA tAlukAnA jIMjuDA gAmanA karasana bhagata ane mIThIbahena, bhavanAtha meLAmAM bhajana lalakAranArA sIdI bAdazAha jevA bhajaniko ane vANInA sarjako vize, emanA jIvana vize vadhu vigato nathI maLatI. paraMtu AkAzavANImAM jemanA paraMparita bhajanasvaro jaLavAyA che evA dezI bhajanikomAM - sevAdAsajI mahArAja vi.saM. 2003mAM amara saMta devIdAsajInA paraba AzramamAM mANAvadaranI parabajhUMpaDInA saMcAlaka zrI sevAdAsajI mahArAjanI mahaMta tarIke nimaNuMka karavAmAM AvI. sevAdAsajIe parabanA adhiSThAtA pade birAjIne khUba ja lokacAhanA meLavelI. teo khUba ja sArA bhajanika hatA. prAcIna paraMparita taLapadI bhajanavANInA jANakAra hatA. vi.saM. 2017nA caitramAsamAM mahAmeLo ane saMta bhaMDArAnuM Ayojana kareluM. gAyonI sevA, annadAna ane bhajanagAna sivAya A bhajanika saMtane kazo ja rasa nahoto. vi.saM. 2039nA phAgaNa vadI AThamanA divase A saMta bhajanika vidAya lIdhI. emano moTo rAmasAgara haju paNa parabasthAnamAM sacavAyo che. mohanalAla rAyANI bhAvanagara jillAnA sonagaDha gAmanA vatanI hatA. AkAzavANI rAjakoTano prAraMbha emanA bhajanagAnathI thayelo. temanA dvArA ekatra thayelI bhajanavANInuM saMpAdana "saMtasudhA-1' i. sa. 1989mAM jorAvarasiMha jAdava dvArA prakAzita thayuM che. i. sa. 1940 thI 1980 sudhI emaNe saMtavANIne gujarAta ane gujarAta bahAra khUba lokapriyatA apAvelI. temane hajAro bhajano kaMThastha hatA. abharAma bhagata jetapura pAsenA navAgaDha gAme mAtA lADubAI ne pitA karImabhAI mIrAjIne tyAM janma. bAlyAvasthAthI ja kheDUtanuM jIvana. mAMDamAMDa akSarajJAna meLavyuM ne gujarAna mATe telanI milamAM joDAyA. akasmAte eka paga kapAyo ne apaMga banyA. bALapaNathI ja bhajana ane bhaktisaMgItano zokha. kaMTha madhura. potAnA kaMThanA mAdhuryathI bhajanikonI maMDaLIomAM emanuM nAma gAjavA lAgyuM, bhajanika tarIkenI khyAti vadhavA mAMDI. vaDodarA ane amadAvAdamAM reDiyo upara temanAM bhajano khUba rajU thayAM che. kolaMbiyA kaMpanI dvArA keTalIka grAmophona rekorDa paNa bahAra paDelI. vi.saM. 1979 i.sa. 1923mAM temano janma thayelo. vaDiyA darabAra suragavALAnA AgrahathI teo vi.sa. 2001mAM mAtra ekavIsa-bAvIsa varSanI vaye bhajanika tarIkenI khyAti prApta karIne vaDiyA rahevA gayelA. reDiyo upara "maiyA tore dvAre bAlA jogI Ayo......' e bhajana khUba ja lokapriya baneluM. vi. sa. 2006 i.sa. 1950mAM vaDiyA darabAra suragavALAnA Adivacana ane gokuLadAsa rAyacUrAnA AzIrvacana sAthe 'bhaktisAgara' nAme bhajanasaMgrahanuM saMpAdana karIne prakAzana kareluM jemAM 160 jeTalAM lokapriya bhajano che. e pachI "bhaktisAgara' bhAga-2 tathA "zrI zAradA bhajana siMdhu' nAme bhajanasaMgraho paNa abharAma bhagata dvArA prakAzita thayA che. muslima jJAtimAM janmelA ibrAhima, A abharAma ke bhagatane bhajananI preraNA temanA kAkA hasana mIrAMjIbhAI jeo khIrasarA gAmanA polIsa paTela hatA temanI pAsethI tathA khIrasarAnA bhajanika zrI rAmabhAI vAMka ane khIrasarAnI AjubAjunA jUnA bhajaniko pAsethI prApta thayelI. yazavaMta bhaTTa mAdhavapura (gheDa)mAM havelI saMgItanA jANakAra evA nAgezvara bhaTTane tyAM yazavaMtabhAI bhaTTano janma thayelo. yazavaMtabhAInA nAnAbhAI harIzabhAI paNa sArA gAyaka ane saMgItakAra hatA. teo sAyagalanA svaramAM hUbahU rajUAta karI zakatA. yazavaMtabhAIe mAdhavapura choDIne muMbaImAM vasavATa karelo. gAyaka kalAkAra tarIke muMbaInA philma jagatamAM teo jANItA thayelA. amIrabAI karNATakI, pannAlAla ghoSa, mahamada raphI, ke.sI.De vagere gAyako sAthe aneka philmagIto gAyelAM. lagabhaga tera jeTalAM varSo teoe plebeka sIMgara ane saMgItakAra tarIke muMbaImAM gALyA. pitAnuM avasAna thatAM mAdhavapura AvyA Jain Education Intemational Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 pathapradarzaka ane bhajanagAna pAchaLa potAnuM jIvana arpaNa karI dIdhuM. pharI kanubhAI bhaTTa, prabhudAsa goMDaliyA, manubhAI jasadaNavALA, pAchA muMbaI paNa gayelA paNa na phAvyuM. tyAM AkAzavANI rAjakoTa ismAIla vAlerA, bAbarAnA hasana ismAila solaMkI, tenI pratibhA pichAnIne rokI lIdhA. aneka saMgIta rUpakomAM temaNe lalitAbahena trivedI, tejAbhAI mAlasaDiyA, mAnabhA gaDhavI, potAno kaMTha hemu gaDhavI jevA sAthIdAronI sAthe reDiyo parathI mohana ajA makavANA, canA jIvA vAghelA, rAmajI mohana vahAvyo. "jesala torala', 'gopIcaMda', "bharatharI', 'giradhara ghelI DhAMkezA, mULadAsajI mesavANiyA, amaranAtha nAthajI, amaradAsa mIrAM', 'dAsI jIvaNa' jevAM rUpako Aje paNa reDiyo para khArAvALA, karasanadAsa yAdava, dIvALIbahena bhIla, sAgaradAna sacavAyAM che. i. sa. 1941thI muMbaI reDiyo parathI hindI gaDhavI, puSpAbena chAyA, dinAbahena gAMdharva, DaoNlaradAna gaDhavI, bhajanonI rajUAtathI jAhera gAyakInA kSetramAM padArpaNa karanArA gulAbagiri gosvAmI, bhajanagAnanI suvizALa paraMparA mUkIne yazavaMtabhAI cheka 1977 sudhI reDiyo parathI bhajano gAtA rahyA. kALanA pravAhamAM vilina thavAne Are che. AmAMnA bahu ochA pAchaLathI emane hRdayaroga thayelo. thoDo samaya kezodanI bhajaniko Aje hayAta che paraMtu moTA bhAganA bhajanikono deha TI.bI. hospiTalamAM ratubhAI adANInA Agrahe rahelA. tA. nathI rahyo chatAM enA kaMThanAM kAmaNa ApaNe anubhavIe chIe. 27-10-1977nA roja emanuM avasAna thayuM, paNa emanI mugaTalAla jozI gAyakInI paraMparA Aje paNa emanAM suputrI suprasiddha jemanI vANImAM adhyAtmanA UMcA zikharo sara thayAM che bhajanagAyikA bhAratIbahena vyAsa dvArA jaLavAtI AvI che. evA saurASTranAM saMta kavayitrI gaMgAsatInAM "vIjaLIne camakAre paraMparita bhajano rajU karatA jUnI motIDAM....." "meru re Dage paNa jenAM manaDAM Dage nai ne........', peDhInA bhajanika daMpatio. 'zIlavaMta sAdhune vAre vAre namIe pAnabAI!....', 'kupAtranI AgaLa vastu na vAvIe......' jevAM bhajanone potAnA asala reDiyo uparathI ApaNI bhajanavANInA taLapadA sUrane paraMparAgata sUra, tAla ane DhALamAM prastuta karanArA jUnI peDhInA vahetA mUkavAnuM zreya jene jAya che evA bhajanika daMpatione A bhajanika sva.zrI mugaTalAla jozIno janma i. saM.1926mAM sthaLe khAsa yAda karavA joIe. bhAvanagara jillAnA gaDhaDA morabI mukAme brAhmaNa jJAtimAM mAtA lakSmIbAI ane pitA tAlukAnA mAlaparA (cosalA) gAmanA bhajanika daMpati kalyANa narabherAmabhAI jozIne tyAM thayelo. bALapaNathI ja mAtAnA ghUMsA ane otamabahena cikhaliyA, gaDhaDA tAlukAnA guMdALA bhajanagAnanA saMskAro temanA para paDyA. miDala skUla sudhI gAmanA jhINA bIjala ane suzIlAbahena, gAriyAdhAranA abhyAsa karyA pachI morabImAM ja dhobInI dukAne kapaDAMne istrI mahipatarAya ThAkora ane kamaLAbahena, maMgA nAraNa ane karavA tathA cAnI hoTelamAM jIvananirvAha mATe nokarIo karI. sAthIdAro, kalyANabhagatacikhaliyAnA putra ane putravadhu sAthosAtha bhajanagAnano zokha keLavAto rahyo. raNachoDadAsa cikhaliyA ane haMsAbahena jevA aneka kalAkAra yugaloe bhajanavANInI taLapadI paraMparA jIvatI rAkhI che. rAtonI rAto bhajanamaMDaLIomAM jAragaNa kare, page cAlIne AjubAjunA gAmaDAMomAM bhajana sAMbhaLavA jAya. jUnI peDhInA khyAtanAma bhajaniko saMgItano zokha vikasato rahyo. nAyaka maMDaLIomAM hAramoniyama parajanI gAyakImAM jemanuM nAma Aje khUba ja vagADavA ane gIto gAvAnI sAthe abhinaya karavA paNa jAya. AdarapUrvaka levAya che tevA bhAyAvadaranA sva. mAdhavadAsa bApu morabIthI dhrAMgadhrA gayA ane kemikala phekaTarImAM nokarI svIkArI. ane bhIkhArAma bApu. gheDa paMthakanA maiyArI gAmanA paramAra nebhA tyAM paNa saMgItanI ane bhajanamaMDaLIonI mahephila jamAvatA vijhA, rAmadAsa vIradAsa, pAlitANAnA manu mahArAja trivedI, rahyA ane eka bhajanika tarIkenI khyAti meLavI. pachI to jUnAgaDhanA bhagavAnajI jeThavA ane mAdhubhAI jeThavA, rAjakoTa sudhI emanA bhajanagAnanA kAryakramo thatA rahyA. rAjakoTanA naTavaragIrI gosvAmI uparAMta rAjakoTa AkAzavANI AkAzavANI rAjakoTamAM bhajanika tarIke pAsa thayA ane reDiyo kendra pAse jenAM jUnA bhajanaDhALo sacavAyAM che evA zreSTha parathI emanAM bhajano laherAtAM rahyAM. bhajaniko sarvazrI paramAra sIdI bhojA, canA devA bAraiyA, i.sa. 1961mAM tAnapurA vAdaka tarIke rAjakoTa reDiyo bAlakadAsa kApaDI, mAdhubhAI lacchIvALA, ANaMda nathu bAroTa, upara joDAyA. prAcIna bhajanavANInA judA judA prakArone tenA Jain Education Intemational Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo asalI DhaMgamAM reDiyonA mAdhyame prasArita karatA rahyA i.sa. 1984mAM vayamaryAdAne kAraNe AkAzavANImAMthI nivRtta thayA tyAM sudhImAM bhAratanA aneka prAMtomAM temanA bhajanagAnanA kAryakramo thatA rahetA. grAmophona rekorDajha uparAMta 'bhakta pIpAjI', 'saMta tulasIdAsa', 'saMta rohIdAsa' ane 'alakhaniraMjana' jevAM gujarAtI calacitromAM temane kaMThe bhajano gavAyAM che, to aneka oDiyo keseTsa paNa prakAzita thaI che. sitAra sAthe bhajano gAtA karasanadAsa yAdava karasanadAsa yAdava ApaNA saurASTranA dezI sitAra sAthe bhajano rajU karatA eka mAtra bUjharga bhajanika che. aMtyaja gaNAtI naTa-bajANiyA jJAtimAM nAnakadAsa yAdavane tyAM emano janma thayelo. bALapaNamAM prAthamika zikSaNa meLavIne rAjakoTamAM prAthamika zALAmAM zikSaNakAryamAM joDAyA. i. sa. 1958thI AkAzavANI rAjakoTanA bhajanakalAkAra tarIke mAnyatA meLavI. i. sa. 1971mAM eca.ema.vI. kaMpanI taraphathI emanAM bhajanonI grAmophona rekorDajha bahAra paDelI. i. sa. 1962mAM akhila bhAratIya gAMdharva mahAvidyAlaya rAjakoTa kendramAMthI kaMThya saMgItano abhyAsa karyo. prajAsattAka dina pareDa nimitte nyu dilhI khAte i. sa. 1988mAM bhAratabharanA lokakalAkAronI sAthe potAnI paraMparita bhajanagAnanI kalAnuM pradarzana kareluM. i. sa. 1990mAM naherU senTara muMbaI dvArA yojAyela bhAratIya kaMThastha loka paraMparAnA phesTivalamAM bahumAna prApta kareluM. aneka prakAranI sAmAjika, rASTrIya ane dhArmika saMsthAomAM temanAM bhajanonA kAryakramo yojAtA rahe che. navI peDhInA bhajana kalAkAro bhajanagAnanA kSetre vartamAna samayamAM reDiyo, TI.vI., keseTsa ane viDiyo keseTsa ke sI.DI. jevAM mAdhyamo uparAMta jAhera kAryakramomAM paraMparita taLapadI bhajanavANInA svaro laherAve che tevA bhajanikonI mAtra yAdI joIe to sarvazrI kalyANadAsa mesavANiyA (meMdaraDA), nagAbhagata (jUnAgaDha), rAmadAsa khaDakhaDavALA (khaDakhaDa), prANalAla vyAsa (jUnAgaDha), hemaMta cauhANa (rAjakoTa), niraMjana paMDyA (jetapura), karasana sAgaThiyA (muMbaI), praphulla dave (amadAvAda), araviMda bAroTa 219 (bhAvanagara), samarathasiMha soDhA (rApara-kaccha), vAnA jetA oDedarA (ghoDAsara-gheDa), lakSmaNa bAroTa (jAmanagara), viSNuprasAda dave (goMDala), devendra vyAsa (pIpaLiyA), devarAja gaDhavI (kaccha), abhesiMha rAThoDa (bharUca), gulAbagira gosvAmI (camAraDI), kALAbhagata gaDhavI (dvArakA), devajI zekhA (bagasarA), zaktidAna gaDhavI (jAmanagara), pratApagiri gosvAmI (khaMbhALiyA), bihArI gaDhavI (rAjakoTa), goviMdajI borIcA (bhAvanagara), khImajI bharavADa, sureza rAvaLa, mathurabhAI kaNajAriyA, popagiri gosvAmI, baTuka mahArAja, hAmAbhagata, nitIna devakA, mAyAbhAI Ahira, jagamAla bAroTa (rAjakoTa), dhIrajagiri gosvAmI (koTaDA sAMgAThata).... vagere....... nArI kaMThomAM Aje joIe to bhajananI prAcInaarvAcIna gAyakImAM zrImatI bhAratIbahena vyAsa (lIMbaDI), zrImati lalitA ghoDAdrA (rAjakoTa), su.zrI damayaMti baraDAI (muMbaI), mInA paTela (amadAvAda), bhAvanA lAbaDiyA (amadAvAda), urmilA gosvAmI, indubahena khUMTI, rekhA trivedI, jAgRti dave, punama bAroTa (morabI), pharIdA mIra, jayazrIbena bhojaviyA jevAM to asaMkhya nAmo gaNAvI zakAya. ApaNI sadInA bhAratakhyAta bhajaniko... chellA pacAseka varSanA gALAmAM je bhajanikoe jyAM jyAM gujarAtI prajA vase che tyAM tyAMnA bhajanapremIomAM vizALa lokacAhanA prApta karI hoya tevAM nAmo joIe to bhaMDAriyA gAme jemano janma thayelo ne sevAdAsa bApunA ziSya banelA, pAchaLathI dvArakAmAM Azrama sthApyo che te kAnadAsabApu, nArAyaNasvAmI, kanubhAI bAroTa, yazavaMta bhaTTa, hemu gaDhavI, prANalAla vyAsa, niraMjana paMDyA, karasana sAgaThiyA ane hemaMta cauhANanAM nAmo gaNAvI zakAya. A sivAya gAmaDe gAmaDe nAnA moTA aneka navI ane jUnI peDhInA bhajaniko-bhajana gAyakobhaktisaMgItanA kalAkAro najare caDe paraMtu khUba ja khyAti pAmelA kalAkAronA jIvana vize paNa pramANabhUta mAhitI ApanArI noMdha-yAdI ApaNane prApta thatI nathI to khAsa saMzodhana yojanA banAvavI joIe. huM mAnuM chuM ke A kSetranA kalAkAronI ahIM apAyelI nAmAvalithI daseka gaNI mAtrAmAM kalAkAro-bhajaniko thayA che ane vartamAna samayamAM hayAta paNa che. va Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'yk OOOOOOOOOOOO che Joo G00 Oc = e, , Pos, : A A * - IS ' . . : nA Si ", A tA: ' che ke 7 Eaa che. A * Pase. @ eka tejaka (2) ' F 'K ) tha RAB AI | jAnI Read cakezvarI devI jaina derAsara (vaDanagara) Ul @ Esa mATaTI dara majA. . ra A maMdiroe ja bhAratIya kalA, zilpa, sthApatya. saMskRti ane smatAnuM anerU saMvardhana karyuM che, = somanAtha maMdira (verAvaLa) @ r - @ huM - eeee = : . TEE / Bio che VER ( Soc. 1) Ex, KIRTE - E S ara : saEE ASS mahAlakSmInuM maMdira(khaMbhAta) : : bhakita ane kaLAnuM saMgama sthAna gujarAta ra nAgamukuTagaNeza (mahesANA) sUryamaMdira (thAna) GGGGGG s Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo videzomAM bhAratIya dharma ane saMskRtino pracAraprasAra karatANa gujarAtanA praNAmI manISIo --DaoN. mahezacaMdra paMDayA 221 prAcInakALathI gujarAta dharma tathA saMskRti kSetre vizvakakSAe viziSTha sthAna dharAve che. temAM paNa gujarAtanA vepArIo to duniyAbharanA dezomAM vepAra karatA karatA bhAratIya dharma ane saMskRtinI soDama phelAvatA rahyA che. prAcIna gujarAtanuM staMbhatIrtha (khaMbhAta) ane bhRgukaccha (bharUca) baMdaro mAtra gujarAtanAM ja nahi paraMtu bhAratanAM dhIkatAM baMdaro gaNAtAM hatAM. pariNAme, vizvanA dezomAM bhArata staMbhatIrtha (khaMbhAta) ne nAme prasiddha hatuM. AthI prAcIna gujarAtanA vepArIo duniyAnA aneka dezomAM patharAyelA hatA. temanI sAthe bhAratIya dharma ane saMskRtino pracAra-prasAra karavA gujarAtanA sAdhu, saMto AcAryo ane vidvAno paNa videzomAM jatA hatA. prAcIna gujarAtanI e gauravazALI paraMparA 17 mI sadIthI zarU karIne vartamAna kALamAM Ajadina paryaMta gujarAtanA praNAmI manISIoe paNa cAlu rAkhI che. tenuM yatkiMcita Acamana karavAno ahIM manoyatna che. A lekhamALA rajU karanAra praNAmIdharmanA marmajJa ane itihAsavid DaoN. mahezacaMdra paMDyA che. DaoN. paMDyA prAdhyApaka, saMzodhaka ane kavi tarIke gaNAyA che. paMcamahAla jillAnA bAkora gAme temano janma thayo. moDAsAnI vinayana kolejamAM tathA saurASTra yunivarsiTI rAjakoTanA anusnAtaka itihAsabhavanamAM lekca22, rIDara, prophesara, adhyakSa tarIke 34 varSa sudhI itihAsa viSayanuM adhyApana, saMzodhana karyuM che. ane pI.eca.DI. nA saMzodhakonA mArgadarzaka rahyA che. hamaNAMja dhI amerikana bAyogrAphiksa insTITayuTa nyU kerolInA amerikAe temanI saMsthA dhI rIsarca borDa eDavAIjharsamAM eDavAIjhara tarIke DaoN. paMDyAnI nimaNuMka karIne eka gujarAtI saMzodhaka vidvAnanAM kAryonI noMdha AMtararASTrIya kakSAe levAmAM AvI che te paNa gaurava levA jevI bAbata che. DaoN. paMDyAe gujarAta itihAsa pariSada, amadAvAdanA upapramukha ane maMtrIpade lAMbosamaya sevA ApI. ola inDiyA hisTrI kalcara sosAyaTI nyu dilhI, saurASTra-kaccha itihAsapariSada jUnAgaDha dvArA tathA bhAratanI vividha yunivarsiTIo dvArA yojAyelA semInAromAM 100 thI vadhu saMzodhanapeparsa rajU karyAM. temanA keTalAMka mahattvanA saMzodhanalekho keTalAMka sAmAyikomAM paNa pragaTa thayA che. itihAsa, samAjadarzana ane dharma saMbaMdhe temanAM vIseka pustako ane be kAvyasaMgrahomAM gaurava pragaTa thAya che. saMzodhanakSetre meDalo, pAritoSiko, viziSTha sanmAnapatro meLavIne teo itihAsavid tarIke sArUM evuM mAnapAna pAmyA che. vizeSa noMdhapAtra bAbata e che ke tAjetaramAM ja madhyapradezanA pannA mukAme temanA mArgadarzana heThaLa bhAratabharamAM sauprathama praNAmIdharmanuM eka myujhIyama AkAra pAmyuM che. DaoN. paMDyAsAhebe jayahiMda dainikamAM 'samayanAM vahetAM nIra' kolama dvArA tathA gAMdhInagara samAcAramAM Acamana kolama dvArA ciMtanapradhAna lekho dvArA samaya sAthe kadama milAvavA samAjane mArgadarzana pUruM pADI zANA samAjanI racanA aMge aMguli nirdeza karyo che. DaoN. paMDyAnuM dhArmikakSetre paNa lekhana, saMzodhana ane pravacano dvArA mahattvanuM pradAna rahyuM che. zrI kRSNa praNAmI mAnava sevA TrasTa gAMdhInagara (paprojhaDa)nA menejiMga TrasTI, zrI padmAvatIpurI dhAmanA zrI 108 prANanAthajI maMdira pannA(ma.pra.)nA TrasTa borDanA TrasTI, vizva praNAmI pariSada nyu dilhInA pUrva janasaMparka saciva DaoN. paMDyAe gujarAta, madhyapradeza, rAjasthAna, uttarapradeza, pa.baMgALa, sikkima, nepALa vagere rAjyomAM praNAmI dharmanAM mananIya vyAkhyAno ApIne tathA praNAmI dharma ane vizvadharmanA dharmo para pustako lakhIne tathA vIDIyo ane oDIyo keseTo (potAnA kaMThe taiyAra thayelI)nA pracAra dvArA teo acchA dharma pracAraka ane upadezaka tarIke sanmAna pAmyA che. --saMpAdaka. Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 10mI sadImAM arabastAnamAM bhAratIya dharma-saMskRtino pracAra-prasAra zeTha zrI khetAbhAI ane gAMgajIbhAI (jAmanagara) saurASTramAM AvelA jAmanagaranA luhANA parivAranA prasiddha vepArI zrI khetAbhAI ane zrI gAMgajIbhAI, i.sa. nI 17 mI sadInA prAraMbhathI ja arabastAna sAthe vepArI saMbaMdho dharAvatA hatA. gAMgajIbhAI jAmanagaramAM ja rahIne arabastAna sAthe lAkhono vepAra karatA hatA. ane vepAra-vyavahAra mATe avAranavAra arabastAna jatA hatA. arabastAnamAM basarA vagere baMdare temanI aneka dUkAno cAlatI hatI. jyAre temanA nAnAbhAI khetAbhAI arabastAnamAM irAkanA basarA mukAme sthira rahIne dhamadhokAra vepAra calAvatA hatA. teo arabastAnamAMthI ghaNuM dhana kamAyA hatA. e banne bhAIonI baMdhubelaDI lagabhaga 25, 25 varSothI vepAra karatAM karatAM bhAratIya dharma ane saMskRtinI suvAsa, arabastAnanI dharatI para phelAvI rahyA hatA. i.sa. 1622 mAM zrI gAMgajIbhAIe jAmanagaramAM ja sthapAyelA praNAmI dharmanA AdyasthApaka, nijAnaMdAcArya zrI devacaMdajI mahArAjanA ziSya banIne praNAmI dharmanI dIkSA lIdhI. tyArathI teo tathA temanA parivArajano praNAmIdharmanA pracAra-prasAramAM lAgI gayA hatA. jyAre khetAbhAI arabastAnamAM vepArI kAryomAM vyasta rahyA hatA. praNAmI dharmanA siddhAMto pramANe potAnA jIvanane sArthaka banAvavA mATe gAMgajIbhAI dharmanA ciMtanamAM magna rahetA. temanI icchA khetAbhAIne paNa dunyavI pravRttiomAMthI mukta karIne dharmakAryomAM pravRtta karavAnI hatI. paraMtu kudaratane te mAnya nahi hoya tema e ja arasAmAM i.sa. 1626 mAM basarAmAM ja khetAbhAInuM nidhana thayuM. temaNe paNa arabastAnamAM lAMbA samayanA vasavATa daramyAna bhAratIya saMskRtinI sugaMdha arabastAnamAM phelAvI hatI. zeTha zrI mAvajIbhAI luhANAH zeTha zrI mAvajIbhAI luhANA, jAmanagara rAjyanA dIvAna kezavarAya ThAkuranA saMbaMdhI thatA hatA. teo paNa i.sa. nI 17 sadInA bIjA dAyakAthI arabastAnanA omAnanA maskata baMdare vepAra karatA hatA. teo praNAmI dharmanA mahAna pravartaka mahAmati pathapradarzaka zrI prANanAthajInA ziSya hatA. vi.saM. 1727-28 mAM mahAmatijI maskata baMdare gayA tyAre teo zeThazrI mAvajIbhAIne tyAM utaryA hatA. mAvajIbhAIe potAne ghera ja mahAmatijIne dharma pracAra tathA satasaMga mATe sabhAo bharavAnI sagavaDa karI ApI AvIne hatI. temanI sabhAomAM aneka strI-puruSo AtmajAgRtino lAbha meLavatA hatA. Ama mAvajIbhAIe paNa maskata baMdare vepAra karatAM karatAM bhAratIya dharma ane saMskRtinA pracAra-prasAra kAryamAM yatkiMcita yogadAna ApyuM hatuM. zrI bhairava zeTha zrI bhairava zeTha paNa jAmanagara rAjayanA vatanI ane luhANA jAtinA prasiddha vepArI hatA. teo i.sa.nI 17 mI sadInA chaThThA-sAtamA dAyakA sudhImAM to maskatathI uttare AvelA irAnanA prasiddha zahera ane baMdara abbAsImAM dhamadhokAra vepAra karatAM karatAM lakSAdhipati luhANA vepArI tarIke prasiddhi pAmyA hatA. teo potAnI dhana-saMpattino upayoga dhArmika tathA sAmAjika pravRttiomAM paNa karatA hatA. e arasAmAM arabastAnanA cAMciyAo, saurASTranA aneka strI-puruSone baMdIvAna banAvIne arabastAna laI gayA hatA. te vAta bhairava zeThe jANI. tethI temaNe cAMciyAone 70 hajAra lahArI bharapAI karIne tamAma baMdIvAnone choDAvyA hatA. mahAmati zrI prANanAthajI maskatathI abbAsI gayA tyAre, bhairava zeTha temanA ziSya banyA hatA ane potAnA ghera temane utAro ApIne, bhAratIya dharma tathA saMskRtinA pracAra mATenI sabhAo bharavAnI vyavasthA paNa potAnA ghera ja karI ApI hatI. tethI temanA paTAMgaNamAM praNAmI dharmanA tattvajJAnane mANavA lokonI ThaTha jAmatI hatI. bhairava zeThe potAnA ghera traNa-cAra mAsa sudhI mahAmatine rokIne, arabastAnanA lokone tathA arabastAnamAM vasatA bhAratIya parivArone bhAratIya dharma ane saMskRtinuM rasapAna karAvavAmAM kiMmatI yogadAna ApyuM hatuM. te pachI bhairava zeThe varSo sudhI te paraMparAne arabastAnamAM cAlu rAkhI hatI. mahAmati zrI prANanAthajI: praNAmI dharmamAM mahAmati zrI prANanAthajI tarIke suprasiddha zrI prANanAthajInuM mULa nAma zrI meherAja ThAkura hatuM. temano janma jAmanagara rAjayanA zAsaka, jAma jasAjInA prasiddha dIvAna pitA kezavarAya ThAkura ane mAtA dhanabAIne tyAM i.sa. 1618 nA okTobaranI chaThThI tArIkhe jAmanagara mukAme thayo Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 223 hato. temaNe mAtra 12 varSanI kizora vaye ja praNAmI dharmanA pAIe pAI vasula karIza." Aja sudhI sulatAna samakSa AdyasthApaka zrI devacaMdrajI mahArAja pAsethI praNAmI dharmanI hiMmatapUrvaka koI binaIslAmIe AvI rajUAta karI na hatI. dIkSA lIdhI hatI. satata 15 varSa sudhI dharmaciMtana karavA chatAM tethI prabhAvita thaI sulatAne AdarapUrvaka khetAbhAInI japta temane pUrNabrahma paramAtmAno sAkSAtkAra na thavAthI teo zarIrane thayelI tamAma milkata parata apAvI. ema karatAM mahArAja bhAre kaSTa ApIne ugra tapa karavA lAgyA. zarIra atyaMta nabaLuM ThAkurane arabastAnamAM 4 varSa pasAra thayAM hatAM. Ama zrI paDI gayuM tyAre gurUjIe temane yogya samaye jarUra sAkSAtkAra meherAja ThAkure arabastAnanI prathama mulAkAta vakhate thaze, te mATe dhIraja rAkhavAnuM kahI temanuM mana laukika kAryo tarapha arabastAnamAM 4 varSa rokAIne e videzI dharatI para bhAratIya vALavA mATe temane vi.saM. 1703 mAM arabastAna mokalyA. dharma-saMskRtino pracAra karyo hato. arabastAnanI prathama dharmayAtrA arabastAnanI bIjI dharmayAtrA: agAu noMdhyuM tema jAmanagaranA khetAbhAI basarA rahIne arabastAnanI prathama dharmayAtrAthI parata AvIne zrI dhamadhokAra vepAra calAvI lAkhopati lohANA zeTha tarIke prasiddha meherAja ThAkure dhrola rAjyanI sevA tathA dharmaciMtanamAM samaya thayA hatA. teo paisA kamAvAnI lAlacamAM DUbI gayA hatA. 25 vyatIta karyo hato. tyArabAda temanA gurU zrI devacaMdrajI mahArAjane varSa thayA chatAM svadeza gayA na hatA. tethI gAMgajIbhAInI paramadhAma javAno potAno samaya najIka lAgavAthI temaNe meherAja vinaMtine mAna ApIne zrI devacaMdrajI mahArAje, meherAja ThAkarane ThAkurane bolAvIne praNAmI dharmanA pracAra-prasAra karavAnI tamAma khetAbhAIne svadeza laI AvavA arabastAna mokalyA. vi.saM. javAbadArI temane soMpI hatI. paraMtu meherAja ThAkura gurUjInA putra 1703 nA phAgaNa mAsamAM 40 divasanI vahANanI musApharI bihArIjIne gAdI para besADIne pote dharmapracAranA kAryamAM lAgI karI, meherAja basarA jaI khetAbhAIne maLyA. ane gurUAzA gayA hatA. tethI praNAmI samAjamAM mahAmati zrI prANanAthajI tathA moTAbhAI gAMgajIbhAInI AjJA mujaba temane svadeza tarIke prasiddha thayA hatA. dharmapracAra karatAM karatAM teo dIva baMdare AvavA samajAvyA. khetAbhAI svadeza AvavA taiyAra thayA ane AvyA hatA. dIvamAM teo dharmapracAra karatA hatA te daramyAna arabastAnanA anya zaheromAM patharAyelA potAnA dhanane bheguM vi.saM. 1724mAM keTalAka Araba cAMciyAo dIva baMdara para karavA lAgyA. daramyAna meherAja ThAkara e videzI dharatI para dhasI AvI, dIvanAM strI-puruSone tathA dhanadaulatane lUMTI gayA praNAmI dharmano pracAra karavA lAgyA. e arasAmAM saurASTranA hatA. ane strI-puruSone arabastAna laI jaI baMdIvAna banAvyAM aneka vepArIo parivAra sAthe arabastAnamAM sthira rahI vepAra hatAM. mahAmati zrI prANanAtha te baMdIvAnone choDAvavAnA makkama karatA hatA. teo bhAratIya dharma-saMskRtithI vimukha thatA jatA nirdhAra sAthe arabastAna pahoMcyA. arabastAnanI A temanI hatA. teve vakhate zrI meherAja ThAkare temane tathA khetAbhAIne bIjI dharmayAtrA hatI. mAnava dehanI kSaNabhaMguratA, saMsAranI asAratA, gurUkRpAno islAma dharmanA prabhAvavALA arabastAnamAM vepArI mahimA vagere bhAratIya dharmanuM tattvajJAna samajAvatA hatA. kAraNosara, saurASTra-kacchanA aneka luhANA vepArIo vasatA khetAbhAIne lAMbA samayano vepAra sameTatAM 4 varSa vyatIta thayAM. hatA. paraMtu teo hiMdudharma ane saMskRtithI vimukha thatA jatA hatA. e samaya daramyAna khetAbhAInuM Akasmika avasAna thayuM. temanI kAraNa ke hiMdu dharmanA sAdhu-saMto paNa arabastAnamAM upadeza milkatano arabastAnamAM kAyadesarano vArasadAsa na hovAthI ApavA javAnI hiMmata karI zake tema na hatA. te vakhate mahAmati basarAnA hAkeme temanI milakata japta karI lIdhI. tene choDAvavA zrI prANanAthajI arabastAna pahoMcI gayA. ane maskata tathA mahArAja ThAkure basarAnA hAkemane rUbarUmAM maLIne hiMmatapUrvaka abbAsI baMdare lagabhaga be varSa sudhI rokAIne, bhAratIya dharma jaNAvyuM ke "be mAsathI khetAbhAInI milkata tamArA ane saMskRtithI vimukha thayelA bhAratanA lokone tathA Araba adhikArIoe japta karI che. teo mArI araja sAMbhaLatA prajAne, hiMdudharma, praNAmI dharma, bhAratIya saMskRti ane saMskAronuM nathI. temano insApha to khudA karaze. huM ApanI pAse nyAya mAguM mahattva samajAvI temane susaMskRta banAvavAnA prasaMzanIya prayAso chuM. jo Apa nyAya nahi Apo to kayAmatanA samaye khudA karyA hatA. temanAM e kAryonI noMdha praNAmI dharmanA vItaka Apano nyAya karaze tyAre huM hAjara thaIne ApanI pAsethI sAhityamAM gauravapUrvaka karavAmAM AvI che. e vigata 17 mI Jain Education Intemational Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 pathapradarzaka sadImAM bhAratIya saMskRtinA videzomAM thayelA pracAra-prasAranA nI avAranavAra mulAkAto laIne, satasaMga, vyAkhyAno, itihAsamAM suvarNa akSare aMkita thaze ja. teno prAraMbha zrI pArAyaNo, bhajanakirtana vagere dvArA praNAmI dharma ane bhAratIya naMdalAla devaluka saMpAdita A graMtha dvArA thaI rahyo che, je saMskRtinI soDama phelAvI rahyA che. abhinaMdanane pAtra che. jagadagurU dharmAcArya 108 zrI A lekhamAM agAu noMdhyuM che tema mahAmatijIe kRSNamaNijI mahArAja-jAmanagara: maskatamAM jANItA luhANA vepArI zrI mAvajIbhAIne ghera rahIne tathA maskatathI pUrvamAM AvelA abbAsI baMdare bhairava zeThane ghera praNAmI dharmanI sthApanA, saurASTramAM choTIkAzI tarIke rahIne praNAmI dharma tathA bhAratIya saMskRtino pracAra karyo hato. prasiddha jAmanagara mukAme, praNAmI dharmanA AdyasthApaka temaNe Araba cAMciyAone upadeza ApatAM kahyuM hatuM ke, "tame nijAnaMdAcArya zrI devacaMdrajI mahArAje i.sa. 1622 mAM karI khudAI duniyAnA lokone baMdhanamAM rAkhyA che. tethI temanA paNa hatI. tyArabAda i.sa. 1631mAM jAmanagaranA sImADe parNakUTI bAMdhIne, tenI AgaLa vAvelAM khIjaDAnAM be vRkSone kendramAM mAlika khudA, tamane dojakhamAM nAkhaze. khudA to jamaNA hAthano badalo jamaNA hAthe cUkave che. tethI khudAnI rahemane lAyaka rAkhIne, i.sa. 1631mAM devacaMdrajI mahArAje vizALa maMdira baMdhAvyuM je hAla khIjaDA maMdira tarIke prasiddha che. ane praNAmI bano." zrI prANanAthajInA hRdayasparzI upadezathI cAMciyAo pIgaLI gayA hatA. dharmanI "AdyapITha' tarIke pUjAya che. e AdyapIThanA vartamAna AcArya jagadgurU 108 zrI kRSNamaNijI mahArAja avAramahAmati zrI prANanAthajInA upadezathI aneka lokonAM navAra videzomAM jaIne bhAratIya dharma ane saMskRtinI soDama hRdayaparivartana thayAM hatAM. temanA upadezathI prabhAvita thaIne phelAvI rahyA che. mAMsa, madirA jevA aneka durguNone tilAMjalI arpIne bhairava zeTha dharmacArya zrI kRSNamaNijInI preraNAthI amerikA, keneDA temanA ziSya banyA hatA. mahAmati upadeza ApatA ke, "manuSya jIvanane sArthaka karavA mATe, paradhana, padAra, dArU, mAMsAhAra ane yu.ke. mAM vasatA gujarAtanA praNAmIo dvArA "zrI kRSNa praNAmI esosiezana oNpha yu.esa.e. nI sthApanA karavAmAM ane jUTha e pAMca dUSaNone choDavAM joIe ane bhAratIya AvI. A saMsthA dvArA amerikAmAM dara be varSe zrI kRSNamaNijI saMskAro prApta karavA joIe." temanI brahmavANI sAMbhaLavA mahArAjanI nizrAmAM praNAmI dharmanA mahAna pravartaka "mahAmati zrI lokonI ThaTha jAmatI hatI. kAraNa ke arabastAnamAM rahIne AvI prANanAthajIno prAgaTya mahotsava dhAmadhUma pUrvaka ujavavAmAM Ave divyavANI sAMbhaLavAno avasara bhAgye ja prApta thato hato. che. e pAvana prasaMge gujarAtamAMthI sAdhu-saMto ane vidvAno Ama mahApatijIe lagabhaga be varSa sudhI arabastAnanI dharatI amerikA jaIne praNAmI dharmano pracAra kare che. i.sa. 1998 para irAkanA basarA, bagadAda, irAnanA abbAsI baMdara ane mAM amerikAnA TekSasAsa rAjyanA hyusTana zaheramAM ane i.sa. koga, omananA maskata vagere pradezomAM rokAIne 17 mI sadImAM 2000 mAM voziMgTana zaheramAM yojAyelA zrI prANanAthajI praNAmI dharma ane bhAratIya saMskRtinA pracAra-prasAranuM umadA prAgaTya mahotsavamAM hAjara rahIne, zrI kRSNamaNijI mahArAje kArya karyuM hatuM. vyAkhyAno ApIne upasthita mAnavamedanInI prIti saMpAdana karI amerikA, keneDA ane yu.ke.mAM hatI. e uparAMta tA. 29 jUnathI 5 julAI 2003 daramyAna bhAratIya dharma ane saMskRtino pracAraH amerikAnA TenesI rAjyanI rAjadhAnI nezavIla zaheramAM mahArAjazrInI nizrAmAM ujavAyelA zrI kRSNapraNAmI dharma 20mI sadInA chellA cAra-pAMca dAyakAothI mahotsava daramyAna paNa mahArAjazrIe praNAmI dharma ane gujarAtanA keTalAka praNAmIo amerikA, keneDA ane IMglenDamAM bhAratIya saMskRti para mananIya vyAkhyAno ApyAM hatAM. A rahIne potapotAno vyavasAya karatAM karatAM praNAmI dharma ane prasaMgamAM amerikA, keneDA ane yu.ke. mAM vasatA praNAmIo bhAratIya saMskRtino pracAra-prasAra karatA rahyA che. 20 mI utsAhapUrvaka joDAyA hatA. A prasaMge prastuta thayelA gujarAtanI sadInA chellA dAyakAthI to gujarAta-saurASTramAM praNAmI dharmanA saMskRtine anurUpa rAsa-garabA, tathA praNAmI dharmanA prasaMgone sAdhuo, saMto ane vidvAno paNa amerikA, keneDA ane yu.ke. vaNI letA nATya prayogo joIne amerikana prajA paNa Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo bhAvavibhora banI gaI hatI. A prasaMgane saphaLa banAvavA mATe taLa gujarAtanA, yu.ke.mAM vasatA zrI mAMDaviyA parivAre bhAre jahemata UThAvI hatI. noMdhapAtra bAbata to e che ke, amerikAnA svAtaMtrya dIna tA. 4-7-2003 nA roja, nezavIla zaheramAM zrI kRSNa praNAmI mizana amerikA dvArA amerikAnI dharatI para praNAmI dharmanuM prathamamaMdira, 'zrI kRSNa praNAmI maMdira" nI sthApanA thaI hatI, jemAM prANapratiSThA dharmAcArya zrI kRSNamaNijI mahArAjanA varad haste saMpanna thaI hatI. 82 ekara jamIna para patharAyela e parisara 'zrI kRSNadhAma' tarIke prasiddha che. e parisaramAM cAlatA 'praNAmI Azrama'mAM praNAmI-bina praNAmI AbAlavRddho, paramadhAmanuM, 4 padArthonuM ane prANAmI siddhAMtonuM jJAna prApta kare che. jagadgurU dharmAcArya 108 zrI sUryanArAyaNadAsajI mahArAja : surata H praNAmI dharmanA mahAna pravartaka mahAmati zrI prANanAthajIe surata zaheramAM satata 17 mAsa sudhI dharmopadezanuM kArya karIne vi.saM. 1729 mAM suratamAM praNAmI dharmanI Adya jAgaNI pIThanI sthApanA karI, je pITha praNAmI dharmamAM zrI 5 mahAmaMgapurIdhAma tarIke prasiddha che e jAgaNI pIThanA vartamAna AcArya-pIThAdhizvara jagadgurU 108 zrI sUryanArAyaNadAsa mahArAja paNa avAranavAra videzomAM jaIne praNAmI dharma ane bhAratIya saMskRtino pracAra karI rahyA che. zrI kRSNa praNAmI esosiezana opha yu.esa.e. dvArA amerikAnA TekSAsa rAjyanA hyusTana zaheramAM tA. 4-5 julAI 1998 daramyAna yojAyelA zrI prANanAthajayaMti mahotsavamAM upasthita rahI zrI sUryanArAyaNadAsajI mahArAje, amerikA, keneDA ane iMglenDanAM judAM judAM rAjyomAMthI upasthita rahelA vizALa mAnava maherAmaNane mahAmati zrI prANanAthajIe prasthApita karela siddhAMtonA mULa tattvo, vizva kalyANanI ane vizva aikyanI bhAvanA, "sukha zItala karuM saMsAra'' nI vibhAvanA ane vizvamAM eka mAnavadharmanI sthApanA aMge mananIya vyAkhyAno ApI bhAratIya saMskRtinuM gaurava vadhAryuM hatuM. zrI Tahalakizora zAstrIjI mahArAja bharoDA-ji. kheDAH zrI rAjamaMdira-bharoDA, ji. kheDAnA vartamAna AcArya zrI Tahala kizora zAstrIjI paNa amerikAmAM, zrI kRSNa praNAmI 225 esosiezana dvArA yojAtA dharmotsavomAM upasthita rahI, vyAkhyAno ApI praNAmI dharmanA pracAranuM kArya karI rahyA che. noMdhavA jevI bAbata to e che ke, zrI Tahalakazora zAstrInA prayatnothI amerikAnA TeksAsa rAjyanA hyusTana zaheramAM zrI kRSNa praNAmI maMdira sthapAyuM che, je amerikAnI dharatI para praNAmI dharmanuM bIjuM maMdira che. A maMdiranA vividha dhArmika kAryakramo dvArA zAstrIjI bhAratIya saMskRti ane praNAmI dharmano pracAra karI rahyA che. DaoN. dineza paMDita-khaMbhAta, ji. kheDA : chellAM 35 varSathI khaMbhAtamAM potAnI sarjIkala haoNspiTala dvArA mAnava sevAnuM kArya karatAM DaoN. dineza paMDita, kembe janarala haoNspiTala, tAlukA keLavaNI maMDaLa, roTarI klaba vagere khaMbhAtanI saMsthAo tathA inDiyana meDikala esosiezana, zrI 5 padmAvatIpurI dhAma pannA TrasTa jevI sAmAjika, zaikSaNika ane dhArmika saMsthAomAM cAvIrUpa hoddAo para rahIne amUlya sevAo ApI rahyA che. DaoN. paMDita vyavasAye DaoNkTara-sarjana hovA chatAM praNAmI dharmanA UMDA abhyAsu paNa che. tethI gaLathuthImAMthI meLavela praNAmI dharmanA jJAnanA pracAra-prasAra arthe teo avAra-navAra iMgleMDa ane amerikAnI mulAkAta jAya che. ane e dezonI judI judI saMsthAonA AmaMtraNane mAna ApIne, praNAmI darzana ane bhAratIya saMskRti para mananIya vyAkhyAno ApIne bhAratIya saMskRtinI suvAsa phelAvI rahyA che. i. sa. 1978 mAM roTarI klaba khaMbhAtanA pramukha tarIke iMgleMDamAM yojAyela roTarI inTaranezanala konpharansa" mAM vyAkhyAno ApavA temane iMgleMDa javAnuM thayuM. te vakhate briTiza udyogapati zrI bela De viDanA homacepalamAM AvelA nivAsasthAne eka mAsa sudhI rokAIne, mAncesTara, kArabaro, kIMgasTana, mIDalekSa, sAuthahola, lesTara vagere nagaromAM AvelI 12 roTarI klabomAM praNAmI darzana ane bhAratIya tattvajJAna para mananIya vyAkhyAno ApyAM hatAM. "dhI eksaperImenTa ina inTaranezanala lIvIMga sosAyaTI''nA lAIpha membara tarIke DaoN. paMDitanA e saMsthAnA upakrame i. sa. 1982 mAM amerikAmAM vyAkhyAno goThavAyAM hatAM te vakhate amerikAnA nyUbarna zaheranA amerikana parivAramAM rahIne temaNe northa kerolInA rAjyanA nyUbarna TAuna ane tenI AsapAsanAM 15 zaheromAM "bhAratIya saMskRti ane praNAmI dharma" tathA '"vizvadharmanuM svarUpa praNAmI dharma" vagere viSayo para Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 pravacano ApI amerikana nAgarikonI prIti saMpAdana karI hatI. e uparAMta DaoN. paMDita 1998 mAM amerikAnA hyusTana zaheramAM ane i. sa. 2000 mAM voziMgTana zaheramAM zrI kRSNa praNAmI esosiezana dvArA yojAyela zrI prANanAtha jayaMti mahotsavamAM, zrI padmAvatI dhAma TrasTanA ceramena tarIke upasthita rahI, praNAmI dharmanA tattvajJAna aMge prazaMsanIya vyAkhyAno ApyAM hatAM. gujarAtanA anya praNAmIo dvArA videzomAM dharmapracAra : gujarAtanA kheDA, sAbarakAMThA, banAsakAMThA, surata, valasADa vage2e jillAonA tathA saurASTra-kacchanA praNAmIo chellA 4-5 dAyakAothI amerikA, keneDA ane iMgleMDamAM kAyamI vasavATa karatAM karatAM potapotAnA vyavasAyo sAthe sAthe praNAmI dharma ane bhAratIya saMskRtino pracAra kare che. temanA agraNIo zrI dineza bhAvasAra, zrI rAmajI goviMda pAnakhAnIA, zrI rAjubhAI cImanabhAI paTela (alIdrA-ji. kheDA), arUNabhAI bhAvasAra, rameza bhAvasAra, zazikAnta mistrI, kapilabhAI bhAvasAra, azokabhAI enjInIyara (valasADa), saMjaya paTela (oDa-kheDA), dineza zAha (khaMbhAta), narendra paTela (bharUca), ramaNabhAI paTela (sA.kAM.), indravadanabhAI tathA dilIpabhAI paTela (sojItrA-ji. kheDA) vagerenA netRttvamAM sthapAyela, 'zrI kRSNa praNAmI esosiezana oNpha yu.esa.e.', 'jAgaNI abhiyAna' vagere saMsthAo dvArA amerikA, iMgleMDa, keneDA vagere dezomAM praNAmI-dharmanA dharmotsavo, zrI prANanAtha jayaMti, janmASTamI, dharmamahotsava vagerenI dhAmadhUma pUrvaka ujavaNI karavAmAM Ave che. te daramyAna tAratama sAgaranAM pArAyaNa, vANI carcA, vyAkhyAno bhajana-kiratana, rAsa-garabA, nATako jevA bhAratIya saMskRtinuM gaurava vadhAratA kAryakramo yojIne amerikA, iMgleMDa ane keneDAmAM praNAmI dharma ane bhAratIya saMskRtinI suvAsa phelAvavAmAM Ave che. nepAlamAM praNAmI dharma : bhAratano paDozI deza nepAla to hiMdu rASTra tarIke prasiddha che. Aje paNa nepAlamAM 60 thI vadhu praNAmI maMdiro AvelAM che. kAraNa ke, praNAmI dharmanA tIrthadhAmo jAmanagara ane surata tathA pannAjInA sAdhu-saMto ane vidvAno avAranavAra nepAlamAM jaIne praNAmI dharmano pracAra kare che. A lekhanA lekhaka DaoN. pathapradarzaka mahezacaMdra paMDyAe paNa praNAmI dharmanA mAnya vidvAna tarIke nepAla ane sikkImamAM jaIne praNAmI darzana para vyAkhyAno ApyAM hatAM. tA. 19-20 me 1999 nA roja nepAlanA pahADI vistAramAM AvelA pokharA nagaramAM, 21, 22, 23 me 25, 26, 27 me-1999 daramyAna sikkImanI rAjadhAnI gaMgaToka tathA sIMgatAma nagaramAM rokAIne, praNAmI dharmamAM rahelI mAnavatA, vizvaaikyanI bhAvanA, vasudhaiva kuTuMbakamanI bhAvanA, vizvaprema ane sarvadharma samabhAva vagere viSayo para mananIya vyAkhyAno ApyAM hatAM. nijAnaMda phAunDezana-amerikA i.sa. 1993mAM amerikAmAM bhAratIya saMskRti ane praNAmI dharmanA pracAra-prasAra hetu sthapAyelA nijAnaMda phAunDezananAM nejA nIce gujarAtanA nIcenA mahAnubhAvo suMdara kAmagIrI bajAvI rahyAM che. zrI ramaNabhAI paTela : sAbarakAMThA jillAnA hiMmatanagara pAse Avela purANa gAmanA zrI ramaNabhAI paTela 1969thI amerikAmAM sthira thaIne amerikAnA bAlTIbora, cesTarasvarjInIA, eTalenTA, mekana bolagrIna-kenTakI vagere sthaLe zibiro satasaMga sabhAo, pArAyaNo, vidyutagoSTi vagere kAryakramo yojIne tathA sAhitya, keseTonuM vitaraNa karIne dharmano supere pracAra karI rahyA che. zrI narendrabhAI paTela: paMcamahAla jillAnA godharA pAse AvelA golI gAmanA zrI narendrabhAI praNAmI dharmanAM megejhinomAM prasiddha thatA lekhonuM saMkalana inTaraneTa mAraphate dharmano pracAra kare che. e uparAMta dhArmika sAhitya, oDiyoviDiyo keseTo jevAM Adhunika upakaraNo dvArA paNa amerikAnA losaenjalasa, kelIphorniyA, TeksAsa, DalAsa zikAgo vagere jagAe zibiro kempo yojIne tathA dhArmika sAhityanA vitaraNa dvArA dharmapracAra karI rahyA che. teo nijAnaMda yAdu grupa dvArA sAmAjika ane dhArmika pravRttio dvArA yuvA varganA samasyAonA samAdhAna mATe upayogI bane che. caMdubhAI jhaverabhAI paTelaH kheDA jillAnA bharoDA gAmanA vatanI zrI caMdubhAI moTA udyogapati hovA chatAM amerikA, briTana, keneDAmAM hindu herITeja phAunDezana dvArA sarvadharma samabhAvane kendramAM rAkhIne bhAratIya dharmo tattvajJAna ane saMskRtano pracAra-prasAra kare che. Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhArmikakSetre vistaratI kSitijo gujarAtanA mahilA kathAkAro pa.pU. zrI indirAbeTIjI pU.zrI gItAbahena rAmAyaNI pU.zrI kAlindIbeTIjI (amadAvAda) pU.mA. gItAbhAratIjI prajJApurANanA kathAkAra pU. razmikAbahena paTela (Dabhoi) ku. nArAyaNIbahena paMDyA (rAjapIpaLA) 4. Facil pU. trilocanAjI (dAMdA) suzrI mIrAbahena bhaTTa (rAjakoTa) suzrI polImIbahena trivedI (amadAvAda) pU.zrI kanakezvarIdevI (morabI) pU. ramAbahena hariyANI suzrI dayAdevIjI (torI-rAmapura, amarelI) Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228 pathapradarzaka dhArmika kSetre vistaratI kSitijoajazavanA mahilA kathAkAze prA. bipinacaMdra ra. trivedI tathA kizoracaMdra ra. triveda prA. bipinacaMdra 2. trivedI ane kizoracaMdra 2. trivedIe pramANamAM eka navA ja viSayanI rajUAta karI che ane te che "gujarAtanA mahilA kathAkAro'. je strIzaktino nirdeza kare che ane temanI zaktinA vadhatA vyApanI ane sAmAjika sudhArAnI gavAhI pUre che, A bAbatanI pratIti to lekhanA prAraMbhamAM Apela mahilA kathAkAronI yAdI parathI ja thaI jAya che. jo ke A yAdIne vadhu vistRta karavAnA baMne lekhakonA prayatno cAlu rahevAnA che. chatAM ahIM trIseka jeTalA mahilA kathAkArone smarI laIne lekhane sacitra banAvyo che, amuka kathAkAro aMge vizeSa mAhitI paNa saMkalita karI che te mAtra mahilAone, dhArmika zraddhAvAna bhAvikone ja nahIM paraMtu strI sazaktikaraNanA himAyatIone paNa gamaze ema namrapaNe mAnIe chIe. | [A lekhamAM zrI hariprasAda TI. jAnI-punita zAstrIjI' (karajaNa) tathA zrI mahendrabhAI paTela (sarabhANa) ane zrI rAmakRSNa sAdhanA TrasTa, gItA vidyAlaya-joDiyAnA zrI vinubhAI kAnANIno keTalAMka saranAmAM prApti aMge AbhAra.] prA. bipinacaMdra 2. trivedInuM vatana galasANA (tA. dhaMdhukA, ji. amadAvAda) che. janma tA. 7-9-1947nA roja mosALanA ziyANI, ji. surendranagaramAM, saurASTra yuni.mAMthI arthazAstra sAthe 1973mAM ema.e. thayA bAda kavizrI boTAdakara kaoNleja-boTAda, sI.ena. kaoNmarsa kaoNleja-vIsanagaramAM ane 1981 thI je. ema. zAha ArTsakaoNmarsa kaoNleja, jaMbusaramAM arthazAstranA adhyApaka, arthazAstra uparAMta lokasAhitya, sikkAzAstra, purAtattva, itihAsa vageremAM kalama calAve che. hiMdImAM 'vedavANI', 'paropakArI' jevA ucca sAmayikomAM lekha prakAzita thayela jenA phaLasvarUpe Do. bhavAnIlAla bhAratIya jevA vidvAnanA "Aryalekhaka koza'mAM sthAna maLyuM. paryAvaraNa, aMdhazraddhA nirmUlana, bhAratIya saMskRti, zikSaNa vize saMkhyAbaMdha vyAkhyAno tathA cha jeTalAM reDiyo pravacano ApyAM che. kendra dvArA Ayukta AkAzavANInA lokasaMgItanA gAyaka kalAkAranI pasaMdagI samitinA vaDodarA reDiyo sTezananA (1990 thI 93) sabhya hatA. A varSe gujarAta rAjya abhilekhAgAra (AkaIjha)mAM bharUca ji.nA sabhya tarIke levAyA che. zikSaNa sAthe samAjasevA ane lekhana pravRttimAM otaprota prA. bI. Ara. trivedInA nAnAM-moTAM soLeka pustako saMpAdita thayela che. temanI pAse sikkAsaMgraha ane aMgata pustakAlaya che. zrI devalukanA moTAbhAganAM saMpAdanomAM prA. trivedInA lekho che, temanuM saranAmuM : prA. li. 2. trivedI, 25-jayamahAdevanagara, jaMbusara, ji. bharUca-392150 zrI kizoracaMdra ra. trivedI-A saMkalita lekhanA sahalekhaka zrI che, temanuM vatana paNa galasANA, tA. dhaMdhukA che. janma tA. 6-5-1954nA roja mosALa ziyANI (ji. surendranagara)mAM thayelo. gujarAtI viSaya sAthe ema.e., bI.e., graMthAlaya sevA pramANapatra uttIrNa kizorabhAI trivedI pAse suMdara kaMTha che je lokagIto ane bhajanonI rajUAtarUpe kayAreka ja upayogamAM le che. lokakathAo, navalikAo, kAvyo ane gajhalo judA judA sAmayikomAM avAranavAra ApatA zrI trivedIe kuMkAvAvanA bhagata parivArano 300 varSano itihAsa' lakhelo che. hAla teo zrI ena. ema. zeTha kumAra vidyAlaya, kuMkAvAva, ji. amarelImAM graMthapAla tarIke sevAo Ape che. A baMdhubelaDIne khUba khUba dhanyavAda. - saMpAdaka Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo ApaNo samAja ekaMdare puruSapradhAna rahyo che ane emAM paNa dhArmika vidhio ane kathApravacanomAM to puruSonI ja bolabAlA rahI che paraMtu have to mahilAoe paNa kathApravacanonA kSetramAM praveza karyo che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa temaNe sArI pakaDa jamAvI che."amuka jJAtinA hoya te ja kathA kahI zake athavA strIo vyAsapITha para besI zake nahIM...kathApravacana karI zake nahIM' evA khyAlo ogaLatA gayA che. AvA hakArAtmaka valaNanA anusaMdhAnamAM kahevuM paDaze ke A bAbate gujarAtamAM mokaLAza, AvakAra ane zraddhAnuM vAtAvaraNa vizeSa che. jo ke A kSetre mahilAone koI muzkelI paDatI ja nathI ane emano rasto sa2La-sAphasutharo che ema kahevAno irAdo nathI. e ja rIte dareka mahilA kathA-pravacanakArane ahIM AvarI lIdhA che athavA temanI chellAmAM chellI vigatono samAveza karyo che tevuM paNa nathI ahIM to pratinidhirUpa keTalAMka nAmono alapajhalapa samAveza karyAno ja saMtoSa-asaMtoSa laI zakAya. ApaNI dhArmika paraMparAmAM 'kathA'nuM viziSTa sthAna raheluM che. pa. pU. gurudeva zrIrAma zarmAnA ja zabdomAM joIe to"...kathAnAM Ayojanone anuSThAnonuM nAma ApavAmAM Ave che. enuM kathana tathA zravaNa puNyaphaLa ApanAruM che. e Ayojana mATe zraddhAyukta dhArmika vAtAvaraNa pedA karavuM jarUrI mAnavAmAM Ave che....'' kathAkAro potAnI rocaka, sAdI, saraLa zailImAM ane have to karNapriya saMgItanI madadathI agharAM zAstro, siddhAMtone evI rIte samajAve che ke te zrotAjanane gaLe UtarI jAya. vividha dharmagraMtho sAmAnya mANasa kyAM vAMcavA jAya? e to ekasAmaTAM maLe che kathAmaMDapamAMthI! dharmabhAvanAnI dRDhatA, aikya, milana, zraddhAsahita sadguNonuM siMcana kathAthI zakya bane che....have vyAsapITha kathAkAra tarIke tema ja dhArmika pravacanakAra puruSa ja hoya tevuM nathI! TI.vI.nI cenalo A bAbatanI gavAhI pUre che. A bAbatanI sAnaMda pratIti to jyAre mahilA kathAkAronAM nAmone yAda karIe chIe tyAre vizeSa thAya che, jemake : pa.pU. zrI indirAbeTIjI (vrajadhAma, mAMjalapura-vaDodarA), morabI ane anya sthaLe Azrama dharAvatA pU. zrI kanakezvarIdevI (zrI sadgurudhAma, mu. po. azokanagara, tA. viramagAma, ji. amadAvAda). jUnAgaDhamAM Azrama dharAvatA harezvarI devI. pU. pAMDuraMgadAdAnI 'svAdhyAya' pravRttine AgaLa dhapAvatAM ane lAkhonI medanIne AkarSatAM pU. jayudIdI. 'dAdA bhagavAna'no akramamArgano saMdezo ApatA pU. DaoN. nIrUbahena amIna, dezivadezamAM rAmakathAne saMgIta sAthe laherAvanAra ku. trilocanAjI (dAMdA, tA. Amoda, ji. bharUca), 229 amarelImAM torI gAmanA sarojabahena teraiyA (sI-1, 204, sadguru kolonI, e.jI. basasTopa sAme, kAlAvaDa roDa, rAjakoTa), gItAbahena rAmAyaNI (amarelI pAse dhArI roDa) 'prajJApurANa'nA hiMdI ane gujarAtImAM kathAkAra razmikAbahena paTela (DabhoI), pU. raNachoDadAsajI mahArAjanAM ziSyA ane saurASTramAM prasiddha kathAkAra evAM ramAbahena hariyANI (jayapura). bhAvanAbahena mahetA (gAyatrImaMdira sAme, nirmaLanagara, jUnAgaDha), amarelInA kathAkAra sva. bharatabhAI zAstrInAM suputrI ane iMgleMDamAM jaIne kathArasapAna karAvanAra jijJAsAbahena zAstrI zabarIbAI (jUnAgaDha), kaoNlejamAM bhaNatAM bhaNatAM ja kathAkSetre nAma kADhanAra mIrAbahena araviMdabhAI bhaTTa (zrI mAdhavakuMja, saurASTra kalAkendranI bAjumAM, rAvalanagara, meIna roDa, rAjakoTa), pU. mA. gItA bhAratI (amadAvAda), paulomIbahena trivedI (amadAvAda), mAtuzrI vIrabAImA kaoNleja, rAjakoTamAM aMgrejInA prAdhyApikA ane suMdarakaMThe rAmakathA kahetAM prA. jADejA, rAjakoTanA anasUyAbahena paTela [mArkeTIMga yArDa, kvArTara naM. 123, sIMgalamALa, saMta kabIra roDa-rAjakoTa] bhAvezvarIbahena (zrI rAmadhana Azrama, mahendranagara, pIpaLI roDa, morabI, ji. rAjakoTa), damayaMtIbahena ema. jAnI (mahArudra, mahezvarInagara sosAyaTI-2 nI baMdhazerI, bhavAnI cokanI bAjumAM, rAjakoTa), mAlatIbahena ja. joSI (hirabhAI vAghajInI khaDakI, katAragAma, surata-4), maMdAkinIbahena vyAsa (1, anurAdhA phleTa, anupama Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 230 sosAyaTI, madhuvana pArTI ploTa sAme, vAsaNA, amadAvAda), nIlezvarIbahena je. Thakkara (vaDodarA), ku. nArAyaNIbahena paMDyA (zeSa nArAyaNa maMdira, triveNInI vADI pAse, rAjapIpaLA), prabhutAbahena jAnI (e-1kra6, bIje mALe, tInamUrti sosAyaTI, Ara.vI. roDa, vaDodarA) saMnyAsinI AtmAnaMdajI guru zrI kRSNAnaMdajI (satsaMga Azrama, bhacAu-kaccha), - saritAbahena eca. upAdhyAya (umiyAkRpA, pUnitanagara2, zerI naM. 4, rAjakoTa-6), vaMdanAbahena dalapatabhArathI gosvAmI (zyAmavaMdanAlaya, zAmajInagara sosAyaTI, hAIve roDa, mu. po. uMDavA, tA. kheDabrahmA, ji. sAbarakAMThA), pU. zrI svAminI oMkArAnaMda ('yogAzrama', atula TAIlsa sAme, AI.TI.AI. koleja pAse, utarasaMDA, ji. kheDA), suprasiddha kathAkAra pa. pU. zrI indirAbeTIjI (vaDodarA). sauthI prasiddha mahilA kathAkAro paikInAM eka ane lagabhaga 65 varSanA 5.5. indirAbeTIjI vaiSNava saMpradAyanAM che eTaluM ja nahIM puSTi saMpradAyanA sthApaka zrImad vallabhAcAryajInA soLamI peDhIe sIdhA vaMzaja thAya che. mahArAjA sayAjIrAva yunivarsiTIvaDodarAmAMthI saMskRta viSaya sAthe ema.e. thayA bAda banArasamAMthI "sarvadarzana' viSayanA adhyayana thakI "AcArya" nI padavI prApta karI. "zrImad bhAgavata' para 1971mAM kathAno prAraMbha karyo jo ke te pUrve mAtra bAra varSanI uMmare nirbhayatAthI pravacana ApeluM! Aje paNa teozrI zrImad bhagavadgItA, upaniSada ane vizvavaMdya zrI vallabhAcAryajInI vicAradhArAne puSTi ApatAM pravacano Ape che. kathAkAra banatA pahelAM potapotAnA viSayanI vidvattA kathAkAre prApta karavI joIe jethI temanA zabdone anusaranArA bhAvikone gumarAha thavAno vakhata na Ave. strIomAM samajAvaTano janmajAta guNa hovAthI teo puruSo jeTalI athavA to vadhu sArI kathAkAra banI zake che evo abhiprAya dharAvatA pa.pU. zrI indirAbeTIjI mahilA kathAkAronI saMkhyAmAM vRddhi joIne prasannatA dAkhave che. pathapradarzaka pa.pU. zrI indirAbeTIjI bhAratanA vividha bhAgo uparAMta amerikA, iMgleMDa, osTreliyA ane AphrikAnA moTA bhAganA dezomAM kathA kAje ghUmI vaLyA che. teozrIe pa.pU. vallabhAcAryajInI jaMbusaranI pAsenI DAbhA khAtenI aprakaTa beThaka prakAzita karelI che. ahIM tathA vaDodarAmAM sevApravRtti calAvatAM pa.pU. indirAbeTIjInuM trIjuM pAsuM che sAhityakAra tarIkenuM ! "zrAvaNI-zAmakiMkara'nA upanAmathI temaNe "mogarAno svAda', sAMvarIyA kI zeThanI' jevA kAvyasaMgraho uparAMta "kriSnAne karavuM hoya te kare' ane 'gopIgIta' nuM paNa prakAzana karyuM che. pU. mA gItA bhAratIjI (amadAvAda) manuSyanA sarvAgI vikAsa ane AdhyAtmika unnatimAM rata evAM pUjya mA "gItA bhAratI' kharuM nAma bhUlAI gayuM che paraMtu bhAratanA prathama rASTrapati mAnanIya zrI rAjendrabAbue temane Apelo ilkAba ja nAmamAM pheravAI gayo. "IzvaranuM nAma levAmAM ke kathA karavAmAM vaLI strI-puruSanA bheda zuM? Izvara AgaLa sau samAna" evuM mAnatAM mA gItA bhAratIjIno janma dilhImAM thayo te pahelAM ja temanA mAtApitA pAse nepALanA guru hariharAnaMdajIe mAgI lIdhelA. AThamAM varSe to pravacanano prAraMbha thayo pachI to veda, upaniSada, gItA para saMkhyAbaMdha pravacano deza-videzamAM karyAM. sAdhu-saMnyAsIomAM AcArya pachInA kramanI padavI "mahAmaMDalezvarI' temaNe prApta karI che. 1977mAM elisabrija-amadAvAda khAte maMdira baMdhAvyuM. tyAre sAbaramatInA kinAre laghukuMbha meLAnuM Ayojana thayuM hatuM. dezavidezamAM rAmakathAne relAvanAra zraddheya trilocanAjI deza-videzamAM rAmAyaNano saMdezo pahoMcADanAra mahilA kathAkAra ku. trilocanAjIno paricaya thoDIka lITIomAM Apavo agharo che. bharUca jillAnA Amoda tAlukAnA "dAdA' gAmanA vatanI ku. trilocanAjIe (mukhyatve gujarAtI-hiMdImAM tulasIkRta rAmAyaNanI) 119 vAra kathAnuM rasapAna karAvavA uparAMta temanI saMgItamaya rAmakathA, dhArmika pravacano, saMskRti, pracAra-prasArano lAbha dUra videzamAM-mombAsA, kIsI, lusAkA, jhAMbiyA, liviMsTanane sane 2000mAM ane moreziyasane sane 2002mAM maLyo che te noMdhapAtra bAbata che. brahmalIna DoMgarejI mahArAjanI priya bhUmi "mAlasara'mAMthI "zrImad bhAgavatakathA'no paNa prAraMbha karyo. Jain Education Intemational Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo ku. trilocanAjInI vikAsayAtrA preraka che. temanI uMmara mAtra be varSanI hatI tyAre ja pitAzrI puruSottamabhAI paTelanuM akALe avasAna thayuM. vidhavA mAtuzrI hIrAbahena bhISaNa saMjogomAM bhAMgI paDavAne badale aDIkhama rahyAM. chokarAMone mAtAnuM vAtsalya ane pitAno prema Apyo. gharanA mobhInI kAyamI gerahAjarImAM kuTuMbanI pratiSThA, khetara-khoraDAM sAcavyAM. hanumAnadAdA, pU. mAtuzrI, moTIbahena-manubahena ane pa.pU. morArIbApunI preraNAthI trilocanAjIe potAnI pahelI rAmakathA vatanabhUmi 'dAMdA'mAM 1991nA varSathI karI....basa! pachI rAmakathA ja parama kartavya banI rahI. kathAmAM temano mukhya jhoka (bhAra) yuvAvarga para hoya che. abhaNa zrotAothI mAMDIne bhaNelA-gaNelA zrotAone paNa temanI kathAzailI jakaDI rAkhe che. 'svAntaH sukhAya' nI bhAvanAthI rAmakathAmAM zrotAone snAna karAve che tyAre temanuM prabhAvazALI vyaktitva ora khIlI UThe che. temanI vANImAM bhASAnI bhabhaka ke pAMDityanI kRtrimatA nathI. chatAM zrotAone kyAre hasAvavA, kyAre raDAvavA? jIvanaghaDatarano saMdezo temanAM hRdaya sudhI pahoMcADavA sIdhI-sAdI, saraLa bhASAmAM ciMtanakaNikAonI phUlagUMthaNI sahita pahoMcADavAnI kalA temane sAdhya che je vakhate sAthenA saMgItavRMda-nirAMta kalAvRMdanA veDacAvALA mArU baMdhuono sahayoga, dUhA-chaMda-copAI-lokagIto-bhajano vagerenI rajUAta vakhate AvazyakatA pramANe svIkAre che eTale saMgItamaya rAmakathA sArthaka bane che. su.zrI trilocanAjI jyAM samUhalagno-jJAti saMmelanamAM zubhecchA mulAkAta vakhate samAja sudhAraNAnI Takora kare kharA! maMdira zilAnyAsa-prANa pratiSThA, mahilAonI ane vidyArthIonI zibiro, dattayAga, svAdhyAyapravRti temaja anya dhArmika kAryakramo vakhate temanI upasthiti preraka banI rahe che. rAmakathAmAM vyasanamukti ane daheja virodhI vaktavya navI peDhIne sparzI jAya che. cA-bIDI-guTakhA-dArU vagerenA tyAgano saMkalpa yuvAno AzcaryakAraka rIte TATa kare che. rAmakathA sivAyano bAkIno samaya ekAMtamAM, vAMcana-manana-ciMtanamAM gALatA trilocanA vartamAna samasyAonA ukela tarIke rAmAyaNa, bhAgavata, gItAjIne bhikatabhAvathI mAne che, jenI zrotAone pratIti thAya che. teo mAnava utthAnanI pravRttio 'zrI rAma ceriTebala TrasTa' (dAMdA) dvArA karI rahyAM che. temanI rAmaguNagAthA viSayaka 'amRtakuMbha' (guja.mAM 6 AvRtti) ane hiMdImAM prathama AvRttinuM saMpAdana sadbhAgya mane prApta thayuM che. 231 pU. gItAbahena rAmAyaNI saurASTranA amarelI paMthakamAM kathAkSetre evuM ja bIjuM gAjatuM ane gUMjatuM nAma che gItAbahenanuM! amarelInA bhojalaparAmAM pitAzrI khImajIbAI sAMgANInA leuvA paTela parivAramAM janmelAM gItAbahenanI mULa aTaka 'sAMgANI' ne badale 'rAmAyaNI' banI gaI che! parivAramAM kramanI dRSTie pAnabIDInI dukAna dharAvatA pitAzrInA gharamAM sauthI nAnAM gItAbahena. temanAthI traNa bhAIo ane eka bahena moTAM che. eka vakhata potAnA mAtApitA sAthe giranAranI lIlI parikramA karavA gayelAM tyAre bhavanAthanI taLeTImAM trilokanAthajI bApunA AzramamAM utAro maLyo. bApunA paricayanA pagale pagale pote dharmamaya banatA gayAM. gItAbahenane potAnA ghera parata AvavAnI icchA ja na thaI paNa trilokanAthajI bApuno Adeza thayo eTale gharanI vATa pakaDI paraMtu 1993mAM guru trilokanAthajIe jIvanalIlA saMkelI lIdhI tyAre gItAbahene dhArmika jIvana gALavAno saMkalpa laI lIdho, e mATe Azrama sthApavAnuM paNa nakkI karyuM tyAre temanA pitAno sUra judo paDyo--'saMsAramAM rahIne dharma-dhyAna ne kathAvArtA kyAM nathI thatAM?' AmAMthI gItAbahena sAthe to ThIka paNa kuTuMbanA anya sabhyomAM paNa matabheda thayo, jo ke gItAbahena to potAnA nirNayamAM aDaga rahyAM, pitAthI alaga thayAM ane amarelIthI sAteka kilomITara dUra Avela dhArI roDa para Azrama sthApyo. je bhale nAno hoya paNa 'tulasI niketana Azrama' tarIke jANIto banyo che. jyAM te arasAmAM temanA parivAramAMthI temanAM mAtA ane eka bhAI AzramamAM sAthe AvI gayAM hatAM. gItAbahena rAmAyaNI sapheda sADI ane bhagavI zAla paridhAna karIne mAtra chavvIsa varSanI uMmare paNa sAdhvI jIvana gALe che. temanI kathAo rAjasthAnamAM paNa thaI cUkI che, 1995mAM sattara varSanI uMmare temanA jIvananI sauthI pahelI kathAno prAraMbha guruzrI trilokanAthajInA citala khAtenA AzramathI karyo ane pachI sAta varSamAM eTale ke potAnI bAvIsa varSanI vaye 65 kathAonuM amRtapAna karAveluM. rAmAyaNa uparAMta zivapurANa, zrImad bhAgavata ane devI bhAgavatamAM paNa kathAkSetre jamAvaTa karanAra gItAbahena 'tulasI niketana Azrama'no vikAsa thaIne tyAM virATa gItAmaMdira sthapAya evI icchA saMkalpasiddhimAM parivartita karaze ja! Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 232 prajJApurANa'nA kathAkArarazmikAbahena paTela (DabhoI) gujarAtamAM je jUja mahilA kathAkAro prajJApurANa' nI kathA kahe che temAM hAla DabhoI nivAsI razmikAbahena bharatabhAI paTelanuM nAma mokhare che. prazna thaze ke 'prajJApurANa' zuM che? vyAsa bhagavAnakRta 18 purANo tathA anya eTalAM ja upapurANothI sAmAnya rIte Ama janatA paricita che. prajJApurANa'nA lekhaka pa.pU. gurudeva zrI paM. zrIrAma zarmA AcArya che, A purANanI racanA paurANika Dhabe-saMskRta zlokomAM karelI che tyArabAda hiMdI-prAdezika bhASAmAM vyAkhyA ane vividha dRSTAMto-prasaMgo ApelAM hoya che--"A prajJApurANamAM bhUtakALanAM udAharaNothI bhaviSyanA sarjananI zakyatAnI vAta gaLe utAravAno prayatna karavAmAM Avyo che...' lokamAnasane zreSThatA tarapha laI jAya evI racanA dharAvatA prajJApurANane paNa kathA-anuSThAna, vidhi tathA cokkasa Ayojana hoya che. 'prajJApurANa'nI 99 kathA pUrI karanArA grejyueTa razmikAbaheno 108 kathAno saMkalpa che je 'zAMtikuMjaharidvAra'mAM thaze! temano janma 40 varSa pahelAM chApurA (motIpurA)mAM paTela parivAramAM thayo hato. mahendrabhAI bhagatanA pratyakSa protsAhana tathA pa.pU. gurudeva zrIrAma zarmA AcAryajInI sUkSma preraNAthI teo prajJApurANa'nA prabhAvI kathAkAra banI zakyAM che, temanI pahelI kathA tArApura (tA. pAvIjetapura) gAme thayA bAda vaDodarAmAM-8, amadAvAdamAM 9, gujarAta-saurASTranA anya bhAgo tathA bhAratanA vividha pradezo belagAMva (karNATaka), dahIMsara (mahArASTra), mastica(bihAra), vagere sthaLe thayela che. 'prajJApurANa' nI gujarAtI tathA hiMdI baMne bhASAmAM saMgItamaya kathA karatAM razmikAbahena kathAne jIvanaghaDataranuM sAdhana mAne che H samAjanA durAcArane dUra karavA ane manuSyajIvana gaurava vadhAravAnA prasaMgonI gUMthaNI, AtmA e paramAtmAno aMza hovAthI pAmaratAvihIna jIvananI preraNA, jIvananI vividha paristhiti sAthe tAlamela besADI devamAnava, dharmarakSaka sapUta kema banavuM? teno mArga cIMdhatuM 'prajJApurANa' 'prajJA' ne jAgRta karanAra mahApurANa, yugapurANa che, bhavaraNamAM bhaTakatA jIva mATe bhomiyo che...... 'prajJApurANa'nI kathA pahelAM tenI pUrvataiyArI mATe jyAM kathAnuM Ayojana hoya tyAM saphAI, sUtralekhana abhiyAna, pathapradarzaka maMtralekhana abhiyAna, dIpayajJanA mAdhyamathI vadhu loko sudhI saMdezo pahoMce te rIte vyavasthA sAthe maMDapa ane sAunDa sisTamanI paNa vyavasthA hoya che. razmikAbahenane patideva bharatabhAI paTela, DabhoI gAyatrI parivAranI bahenono sahayoga to kharo ja. teo zarUAtamAM jyAM kathA hoya tyAMthI saMgIta sahAyako sthAnika rIte meLavI letAM paraMtu 10mI kathAthI mULajIbhAI bhagata (Dholaka) tathA rAyasIMgabhAI ThAkorano hArmoniyama mATe sahakAra sAMpaDyo che, khaMjarI-maMjIrAM jevAM nAnAM sAdhano to gAyatrI parivAranI gAyakavRMdanI baheno vagADe che. bacelA samayamAM mAnava utthAnanI pravRtti karatAM razmikAbahena mA bhagavatI prajJAbhavana'-DabhoImAM zikSaNavarga, saMgItavarga, bAlasaMskAra kendra, durgAvAhinI, yuvatI kendra ane 'saMskAra' nI prakriyAmAM bhAga laI zakavAne pU. gurudevanI kRpA gaNe che. (bAhya) paricayane 'zabdonI vaNajhAra' tarIke gaNAvatA ane pU. gurudeva tathA vaMdanIya mAtAjI jeo gAyatrI parivAra mizananA sUtradhAra che temanI preraNA svayaM sAdhanAne mATe upayogI lekhAvatAM razmikAbahenanI dRSTie jIvana mahAna bane te karatAM anyane mATe preraNAdAyI tema ja upayogI bane te ja saphaLa jIvana che. mIrAbahena bhaTTa mULa porabaMdaranA audicya brAhmaNa parivAranA paraMtu pachIthI rAjakoTamAM AvIne kathAkSetre AgavI pratiSThA prApta karanArAM mIrA bhaTTane kathAvAMcanano vArasa gaLathUthImAM sAMpaDyo che tema bedhaDaka kahI zakAya. temanA dAdA zrI zaMkara mahArAjanuM nAma eka veLAe kathAkSetre hatuM to kAkAzrI azokabhAI bhaTTe ane kanaiyAlAla bhaTTe paNa kathAkSetramAM jhukAveluM che ane pitAzrI araviMdabhAI bhaTTa paNa pacIseka varSa pUrve pUjyazrI murArIbApu sAthe rahevAnI taka jhaDapI lIdhelI kema ke tabalAM ane saMgItanAM anya vAdyonI jANakArI have saMgItamaya kathAnAM aMgarUpa gaNAya che. sAcuM kahIe to dAdA zaMkarabhAI bhaTTano vAraso nAnapaNathI ja mIrAbahena bhaTTane maLavA lAgyo hato. kathAmAM dAdAnI najIka beThelAM nAnakaDAM mIrAbahenane kathA pUrI thAya tyAre dhUna bolAvavAnuM dAdA kahe ane pachI to sumadhura-karNapriya avAjano prabhAva zrotAjano upara prasarI jato....parivAra kathA sAthe joDAyeluM hoya eTale pATha, anuSThAna thatAM rahe...mIrAbahene Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo paNa paMdara varSanI uMmare kathA vAMcanamAM praveza karyo...porabaMdaranA svAmInArAyaNa maMdiramAM pahelI kathAthI prAraMbha karyA bAda TheraTherathI kathA nimaMtraNa maLatAM rahyAM. temano kathAprema to juo! pote esa.vAya. bI.e.mAM hatAM tyAre vArSika parIkSA ane kathAno kAryakrama eka sAthe Avela! have zuM karavuM? mIrAbahene parIkSA jatI karIne kathAnI miti sAcavI lIdhI! zrImad bhAgavata, rAmAyaNa ane pachI zivapurANanA paNa kathAkAra mIrAbahena vyAsapITha para birAjamAna hoya tyAre sADI pahere paraMtu ghera hoya tyAre Dresa pahere tethI temanA pratye lokonA AdaramAM oTa AvI nathI. saurASTramAM kathAkAra tarIke noMdhapAtra nAmanA meLavanAra hajI to sattAvIza varSanAM mIrAbahenane eTalo badho Adara maLyo che ke je temane mUMjhavaNamAM mUkanAro banI rahe che. philma, TI.vI.no zokha nathI paNa saMgIta ane phrI henDa DroIMgano temane zokha che, niyamita anuSThAnamAM ruci che, gujarAta, muMbaI uparAMta bhAratanA anya bhAgomAM kathAkAra tarIke jaI AvyA che ne jarUra jaNAye hiMdImAM paNa kathA kahe che. ramAbahena hariyANI mahilA kathAkAra tarIke amarelI vistAramAM bahu mokharAnuM nAma eTale ramAbahena hariyANI. 'hariyANI' zabda sAMbhaLatA veMta ja pUjya murArIbApunuM nAma yAda Ave eTale spaSTatA karI laIe ke ramAbahena vaiSNava parivAramAMthI nahIM paraMtu lohANA parivAramAMthI Ave che, temano janma 1941mAM varasaDA-amarelImAM thayo hato paraMtu pote varSothI jayapura (rAjasthAna)mAM vase che. kemake temanA pitAzrI puruSottamabhAI hariyANI dhaMdhArthe pacIsa-trIsa varSa pahelAM jayapura AvelA. gujarAta jemane kyAreya visarI nahIM zake evA sevA, bhakti ane annadAnanA mArgadarzaka, duHkhiyAonA belI ane Apatti, duSkALa ke vAvAjhoDAM vakhate madade pahoMcI janAra brahmalIna raNachoDadAsajI mahArAja pAsethI dIkSA prApta karavA sadbhAvI thanAra ramAbahena temanA pitAzrIne kAraNe sadgurujI raNachoDadAsa mahArAjanA saMparkamAM AvyAM ane sevA kAryomAM bhAga letAM thayAM... pitAzrI puruSottamabhAInA AgrahathI ramAbahenanA gAma varasaDA-mAM pU. raNachoDadAsajI padhAryA hatA.....A vAtane paNa Aje to 59 varSa thayAM paraMtu pU. mahArAje kahyA pramANe tyAM Jain Education Intemational 233 hanumAnajInI derIe dararoja ardho kalAka dhUna ane dhArmika vAMcana thAya che! A ja sthaLe AdhyAtmikatA pAMgarI ane ramAbahenanI kathA pachI pU. raNachoDadAsajInuM maMdira ane Azrama banyAM. ramAbahene pU. zrI morArIbApunI kathA zravaNano lAbha dasa varSa sudhI prApta karyo che, temanI kathAmAM acUka janArA ramAbahenane 1990 thI navo vaLAMka maLyo. varasaDAnA gAmalokonA AgrahathI ramAbahene rAmakathAno AraMbha karyo vatanathI! pote 111 kathAnI Teka lIdhI ane teya sane 2000 nI sahasrAbdInA aMta sudhImAM pUrI thaI gaI. sAdhvIjIvana gALatAM ramAbahena kathA karavA mATe paisA letAM nathI chatAM maLe to je te saMsthAne dAnamAM ApI de che! pU. kAlindIbeTIjI vaiSNava-puSTimArgI saMpradAyanA kathAkAra kAlindIbeTIjI chellAM paMdara varSathI kathA kare che. paraMtu pravacana to te pUrvethI karatAM AvyAM che. amadAvAdanI havelInA vaDA vrajarAyajI mahArAjanAM teozrI sagapaNadAve bhatrIjI thAya athavA hajI vadhu kahevuM hoya to kahI zakAya ke puSTimArga pravartaka pa.pU. vallabhAcAryajInI soLamI peDhIe pU. iMdirAbeTIjI thAya che, temanAM bhatrIjI evA kAlindIbeTIjInAM jIvanane vaLAMka maLavA pAchaLanI eka ghaTanA evI rahI che ke pote potAnI marajI pramANe lagna karIne amadAvAda AvyAM paraMtu mananI bhItaramAM saMtApa-udvega raheto hato, tenA upAya tarIke bhakti-dhyAnanuM zaraNa svIkAryuM, pU. (kAkA) zrI vrajarAyajIe mArgadarzana ane AdhyAtmika zikSaNanuM bhAthuM baMdhAvyuM eTale pravacana tarapha vaLyAM, jyAre kathAkAra banavA mATe pU. indirAbeTIjI pAsethI preraNA ane AzIrvAda sAMpaDyA. pU. kAlindIbeTIjI zrImad bhAgavatajI uparAMta vaiSNava saMpradAyanA jANItA stotra 'madhurASTaka' para kathA kare che. 1999-2000nA be varSanA gALAmAM ja temanI 65 thI vadhu saptAho zrotAjanonI khIcokhIca upasthiti vacce saMpanna thaI hatI. 'kathAkAra tarIke puruSo karatAM strIo vadhu saphaLa nIvaDI zake evI mAnyatA dharAvatA kAlindIbeTIjI kathA samaye guru vallabhAcAryajInI upasthitinI anubhUti karatA hoya che. Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 ku. nArAyaNIbahena paMDyA-rAjapIpaLA hajI hamaNAM ja saMskRta viSaya sAthe bI.e. thaIne (sane2004) lagabhaga 21 varSanI uMmare aDhAreka kathAo karI cUkelA rAjapIpaLAnAM 3. (nizA) nArAyaNIbahenano alapajhalapa paricaya paNa navI peDhIne to protsAhaka nIvaDaze. gujarAtanA kAzmIra samA mahuvA (ji. bhAvanagara) thI suzrI nArAyaNIbahenanA dAdA zrI baLavaMtarAya jagajIvanadAsa paMDyA girikaMdarAothI suzobhita raLiyAmaNA nagara rAjapIpaLAmAM AvyA ne zeSanArAyaNa maMdiranA pUjArI tarIke goThavAyA. e ja paraMparA temanA pitAzrIe sAcavI. pitAzrI mahezabhAI paMDyAne tyAM mAtA sudhAbahenanI kUkhe kanyAratna tarIke nArAyaNIbahenano janma AjathI ekavIsa varSa pahelAM thayo tyAre koIne kalpanA paNa nahIM hoya ke gujarAtamAM nAnAmAM nAnI vayanAM mahilA kathAkAro paikInA eka thavAnuM ahobhAgya temane sAMpaDaze! cha varSanI bAlavaye kathA pratyenuM AkarSaNa, rAjapIpaLAmAM sane 1992mAM gaNezotsava nimitte dharmakathA' nI AbAla-vRddha mATenI khullI spardhAmAM prathama vijetApada, gujarAtanA jANItA kathAkAra-bhAgavatAcArya pa.pU. zrI ramezabhAI ojhA-'pU. bhAIzrI'nA AzIrvAda ja nahIM preraNA-mArgadarzana ane putrIvat zuddha sneha pAmanAra nArAyaNIbahene tera varSanI vayathI dhArmika pravacano ApIne potAnAM rasa-rUci-zaktino aNasAra ApI dIdho ane pUrvajanmanA saMcita satkarmo, divya saMskAro, kuTuMbamAM koI karmakAMDI ke kathAkAra nahIM thayela chatAM jJAnapipAsAne kAraNe kAdavamAM kamaLa khIle te rIte dasamA dhoraNa (nyu.esa.esa.sI.) nI parIkSAnA divasomAM ja sau prathama-viThThalavADI, bhAvanagara ne tyArabAda raNachoDajI maMdira-rAjapIpaLA, goMDala, jaMbusara ema zrImad bhAgavatakathAnuM amRtapAna karAvyuM... nAnI uMmare paNa tejasvitA ane ThAvakAIthI vartatAM nArAyaNIbahenanI kathAzailI haiyA soMsaravI nIkaLI jAya tevI vedhaka, sAdI chatAM rocaka, saurASTranI dhIMgI dharatInI baLukI bolInI pahecAna ApatI, sUra-tAla-layanA sathavArAvALI, bhAratIya saMskRtinA unmeSa pragaTAvatI, nirdabha chatAM lakSyavedhI banIne bhAvikonAM cittane raMjana ane maMjana karAvatI rahI che jemAM hiMdI bhASAno upayoga, kaMThastha zloko-sAkhIcopAIo-dUhA-chaMda-bhajano-lokagIto-stavano-stotro vagere anAyAse AvIne bhaLe che ane phUlaguMthaNInI zobhA ane soDama arpe che. pathapradarzaka 'pU. bhAIzrI' nI preraNAthI kedAranAtha yAtrA uparAMta nAnI vaye siddhinA eka pachI eka sopAno sara karavA chatAM temano gaMbhIra-vivekI nikhAlasa-ojasvI svabhAva, Aroha-avaroha ane anerA saMvAdanA saMmohana samuM vaktRtva, pU. pAMDuraMgadAdAnI 'svAdhyAya' pravRtti pratyeno prema, bhAratIya saMskRtinI cetanA pragaTAvavAnI khevanA temanA vyaktitvane avismaraNIya banAve che ane AzcaryathI kahevuM paDe'A keTalAM janmanI kamANI! kharekhara, jJAna ane vayane koI saMbaMdha nathI!' audicya brahmakUlamAM janmelAM nArAyaNIbahenanI kathA babbevAra zrI bhagavad dharma pracAraka maMDaLa-jaMbusaranA upakrame goThavatI vakhate ane samasta gujarAta brahmasamAja-jaMbusara tAlukA vatI sanmAnita karatI vakhate je anubhUti thaI (1999mAM) te anusaMdhAnamAM kahIza ke-A bhale temanuM sau paheluM sanmAnapatra hoya paraMtu bhaviSyamAM deza-videzamAM temanI kIrti vistaraze e bAbatamAM koI ja zaMkA nathI. zrI rAmakathAnA udayamAna vaktA : su.zrI dayAdevIjI zrI rAmapArAyaNa ane zrImad bhAgavatanI saMgItamaya kathA kahetAM su.zrI dayAdevIjI guruzrI azokadAsa mahArAja agrAvata torI (rAmapura), tA. kuMkAvAva, ji. amarelInAM kathAkAra che, vaiSNava-rAmAnaMdI sAdhu parivAramAMthI Ave che eTale rAmakathAnA saMskAra gaLathUthImAMthI ja maLelA che ne bALapaNathI ja kathAkIrtana priya eTale abhyAsa bhale mAtra gujarAtI sAta dhoraNano rahyo hoya paNa rAmakathAmAM traNa varSathI AgaLa vadhyA che toya atyArasudhImAM pacIseka kathA sudhI pahoMcyAM che...je mATe teo IzvarakRpA, potAnA mAtApitA ane parivArajanonA sahakArane yaza Ape che. su.zrI dayAdevIjInI sau pahelIkathA gIra-gaDhaDA pAse 'droNa' gAme rAmapArAyaNarUpe thayelI. dainika jIvanasaMgrAmamAM prArthanA para bhAra mUkatAM dayAdevIjI mAne che ke bhagavAna pratye samarpaNabhAva keLavavAthI rakSaNa, jJAna, kRpA, mArgadarzana te ja ApI rahe che! temanA ja zabdomAM joIe to--"lokanA hita mATe, lokakalyANa mATe, lokasamAja mATe huM upayogI banuM ane kathAo vAMcIne dhArmikatA sthApatI rahuM......ane evI rIte huM badhAMnI sevA karuM...' evI zubha abhilASA che. Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo paulomIbahena trivedI paulomIbahena trivedI amadAvAdanA AMbAvADI vistAramAM rahe che temanI kathAnI viziSTatA e che ke 1992thI teo potAnA nivAsasthAne ja pravacana-kathA saptAhamAM traNa divasa-soma, guru, zanivAre Ape che. zrotAo temane tyAM bhagavadgItA, upaniSada ane vedAMta sAMbhaLavA jAya che. jo ke 'adhika' mahinAmAM kathA karavA mATe nimaMtraNa maLatAM bahAra jAya che. teo kathApravacana tarapha kema AkarSAyAM? temanA aNadhAryA AzcaryakAraka vaLAMkanI pArzvabhUmikA nihALI laIe... Adya zaMkarAcAryajIne potAnA guru mAnatAM paulomIbahena eka kALe to atyaMta 'morDana' hatA! sukhI kuTuMbanAM sabhya hovAnA kAraNe kapaDAM-ghareNAM ane haravA-pharavAnI bAbatamAM koI aDacaNa nahotI, chatAM cittane prasannatA prApta nahotI thatI, e paNa eka kaDavI vAstavikatA hatI athavA to prasannatA lAMbo samaya TakatI nahotI. Ama kema thatuM haze? e praznanI khojamAMthI-jijJAsAmAMthI temanAM jIvanane eka vaLAMka sAMpaDyo. nAnapaNathI saMgItanI riyAjanA kAraNe ekAda kalAka saMgIta pAchaLa gALatAM tyAre sUra ane layanI jugalabaMdhI bharelI sAdhanAmAM je alaukika zAMtino anubhava thato temAMthI nirIkSaNa bharelI sphUraNA thaI : A badhuM zodhyuM koNe? tetrIsa karoDa devIdevatA kema che? Izvara koNa che? kevo che?--AvA prazno cittamAM thatA, javAba sAMpaDato nahoto eTale eka prakAranI gaDamathala rahyA karatI paraMtu 1980mAM mA AnaMdamayI ane svAmI muktAnaMdajI maLyA ane upaniSad-vedAMtanA abhyAsanuM sUcana karI AzIrvAda ApyA, je zokha hatA te sahaja bhAve choDavAnI icchAnuM pAlana zarU thayuM...1982 thI 1992nA dAyakAmAM gharabahAra paga nahIM mUkanAra paulomIbahenane ekAMtanI ArAdhanAmAM maharSi zrI araviMde sAdhanAno Adeza Apyo eTale vedAMtanA mArge vaLyA ane 1992 thI A prakAranI pravacanakathAno prAraMbha karyo ane prasannatAno anubhava karyo. jema adhyApako, DaoNkTaro vagerenA saMmelana potAnA vikAsa, praznonI carcA ane pravartamAna pravAhonI nUtana jANakArI mATe hoya che tevI rIte kathAkAronuM paNa saMmelana bharAya che ane temAM nAmI-anAmI kathAkAro milanarUpe ekatra thaIne goSThi kare che, parasparane pichAne che, paricayanuM vartuLa vistRta kare che.....AvI ja eka goSThi 26mI okTobara-2004mAM viramagAma-rAmapurA bhaMkoDA roDathI tera kilomITara dUra AvelA azokanagara khAte thaI hatI. kathAkAronI AvI goSThi be-traNa divasa cAle che. AzcaryanI vAta e hoya che ke jANItA kathAkAro-pU. zrI 235 morArIbApu, pU. ramezabhAI ojhA, zrI viraMciprasAda zAstrIjI, pU. kanakezvarIdevI jevA kathAkAro AvA milanamAM vyAsapITha para nahIM paraMtu adanA zrotAnI jema nIce birAjIne anya kathAkAronAM pravacana sAMbhaLatA hoya che! A veLAe 'mInI kuMbha' nuM dRzya sarjAya che, traNaso karatAMya vadhu kathAkAro DerA-taMbU tANIne A vakhate ekatra thayA hatA. eka sezanamAM mAtra kathAkAro vacce mahattvanI goSThi yojAya che ane emAM vividha praznonI carcA thAya che, jemake : phezana ane raMgarAganA ravADe caDI gayelA kizoro tathA yuvAnone kathA dvArA dharmAbhimukha kevI rIte karI zakAya? kathAnuM stara kevI rIte UMcuM lAvI zakAya? kathAne vadhu rasaprada kaI rIte karI zakAya? amuka kathAkArone jabbara lokapriyatA kema sAMpaDe che? [bIjA sezanamAM bhAvikonI jJAnakSudhA kathAkAro saMtoSe che.] pU. ramezabhAI ojhAe A prasaMge mArgadarzana ApatAM kahyuM hatuM ke--"dareka kathAkAranI vANI para dhIme dhIme pakaDa AvatI hoya che, AvI siddhi rAtorAta zakya nathI. varSonI mahenatathI AvuM tapa tapatuM hoya che. darekane Avo samaya Avato hoya che, jarUra hoya che mAtra temAM saphaLatAnA zikharo sara thAya tyAM sudhI niSThApUrvakanA prayAso satata thatAM rahe.....' kathAkAra navodita chatAM ujaLuM bhaviSya dharAvatA nArAyaNIbahena paMDyA (rAjapIpaLA) e potAnA vicAro vyakta karatAM kahyuM ke-'zrotAo kathAmAM rasa letA thAya te mATe kathAkAromAM uMDuM jJAna, vAMcana, manana, ciMtana hoya te jarUrI che. ApaNe tyAM kathAkArone loko saMta tarIke svIkArI le che ane lokonI apekSAo vadhu paDatI hoya che, temane mUMjhavatA aneka prazno hoya che. AvA praznonuM nirAkaraNa, mArgadarzana paNa saMtokathAkAra pAsethI icche che te svAbhAvika che. Ama kathAkAra pote samaje te paNa jarUrI che. sAMbhaLanArA zrotA samajatA thaI jAya te kathAkAra ApoApa lokomAM jhaLakavA lAge che........' kathAkAra dizAsUcaka bane che e bAbatano nirdeza karatAM prasiddha kathAkAra pU. zrI kanakezvarIdevIe kahyuM hatuM ke-"ApaNAM zAstro-ApaNo sAMskRtika vAraso kathAkAro saraLa bhASAmAM loko samakSa mUkatA hoya che. A prakAre kathAzravaNa dvArA AdhyAtmikatAnI teo vadhu najIka Ave che. AdhyAtmika jIvana ane vAstavika jIvana judAM nathI. baMne ekabIjAmAM otaprota bane. vyakti gRhasthInI sAthe ja AdhyAtmika mArge paNa AgaLa vadhe te dizAsUcana kathAkAra kare che." kathAkAra saMmelanamAM mahilA kathAkAronI moTI saMkhya sUcave che ke dhArmika-AdhyAtmika kSetre paNa mahilAo pAchaLa rahI nathI. Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sevAdharmanI sAdhikAo pU. mA sarvezvarI pU. zrI mA anaMtAnaMdajI sevAmUrti pU. kAzIbA bhajanika kaMkubena karazanapurI sevAvratI daMpati zrImatI maMjulAbahena zrI jhaverabhAi je. paTela trAlasAvALA (yu. esa. e.) samAjasevAnA bhekhadhArI pU. anubahena (muniAzrama) zrI aMbikAniketana (surata)nA sthApaka pU zrI bhAratImeyA sva. saguNAbahena sI.yu. zAha Jain Education Intemational Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo sevAdharmanI sAdhikAo prA. bipinacaMdra ra. trivedI kharekhara to A lekha nArIjagatane vaMdanA ane sevAdharmanI mahattAnA anusaMdhAnamAM lakhAyelo che, jo nArIzaktine mokaLAza ApavAmAM Ave to mAtRvatsala prema, anukaMpA, lAgaNI, RjutAthI sevAkSetrane paNa te dipAvI zake che e bAbatano nirdeza ahIM sAMpaDe che.....jo ke ahIM A prakAranI badhI ja vyaktiono samAveza zakya nathI eTale pratinidhirUpa thoDIka saMkhyAmAM pratibhAone ja pasaMda karI che, jema ke--snehatIrtha 'mA' sarvezvarI. sAdhikA pU. zrI mA anaMtAnaMdajI. sevAmUrti kAzIbA. bhajanika kaMkubahena karazanapurI (sevALA, u.gu.) sevAvratI maMjulAbahena jhaverabhAI paTela (yu.esa.e.) samAjasevAnA bhekhadhArI-anubahena Thakkara sAdhikA pU. bhAratImaiyA (surata), sUphI saMta zrI sAgaramahArAjanA ziSyA-pU. omkArezvarI. sevA ane AdhyAtmikatAnA upAsaka-DaoN. sadguNAbahena sI. zAha. A sAdhikAo judI judI jJAti, judA judA stara ane vividha paristhitimAMthI Ave che paNa sevAjyotarUpe prakAzI che evo sAra saMtoSaprada bane che. [keTalIka mAhItI mATe 'aMbikA niketana'-surata sAthe saMkaLAyela (pU. bhAratI maiyAnA suputra zrI bhAratasiMha ge. makavANA tathA snehatIrtha 'mA' sarvezvarI aMge temanA ja kRpApAtra evA prA. taralA desAI (amadAvAda) no AbhAra.] 230 A saMkalita lekhanA lekhaka prA. bipinacaMdra 2. trivedI jaMbusaranI je. ema. zAha ArTsa-komarsa kaoNlejamAM sevA Ape che. temano vistRta paricaya A ja graMthamAM dhArmika kSetre vistaratI kSitijo-gujarAtanA mahilA kathAkAro' lekhamAM tapAsI javA vinaMtI che..... --saMpAdaka snehatIrtha 'mA' sarvezvarI sAdhaka, 'saraLa gItA' ane eMzI jeTalAM pustako lakhanAra tathA amadAvAda pAse saroDAnA vatanI, himAlayanivAsI yogI tarIke jANItA evA pa.pU. zrI yogezvarajInA AdhyAtmika vArasadAsa 'mA' sarvezvarI gurubhakti, samarpaNa, mAnavasevA ane prema-karuNAnI jyotasamAM che. temanuM mULa nAma sarojabahena bhakta. pitAzrI kAlidAsabhAI ane mAtA bhIkhIbAnA rAmakabIra saMpradAyanAM bhakta kuTuMbamAM surata jillAnA vyArA pAse kapUrA gAmamAM 13-11-1943nA roja janmelAM 'mA' sarvezvarIe deza-videzamAM saMta-sAdhikAnuM gaurava prApta karyuM che te pUrvenIpAMtrIseka varSanI-ghaTanAo tapAsI laIe. bI.e.mAM gujarAtI viSayamAM sauthI vadhu guNAMka meLavavA badala pAritoSika ane suvarNacaMdraka prApta karanAra sarojabahena bhakta bI.eD. thayAM, sAdhanA vidyAlaya suratamAM zikSikA thayA pachI AcAryApade rahyAM. tejasvI kArakirdI ane pharaja niSThAthI zikSaNanA umadA vyavasAyamAM hatAM te veLAe ja aMtarano ekatAro raNajhaNavA mAMDyo, adhyAtmamArge vaLyAM...aDhIso mALA pachI ja pANI pIvAnuM, avAranavAra upavAsa, vekezananA divasomAM maunamaMdiramAM besavAnuM! Aja maunamaMdiramAM bhItarano khajAno hAtha lAgyo, kalama upADI, anubhUtinI eraNa para ghaDAyelI bhaktisabhara padaracanA karI....hira om Azrama pAsenA zivAlayamAM zivadarzananI jhAMkhI thaI......have nokarI baMdhanarUpa lAgavA mAMDI, be-traNa vakhata rAjInAmuM mUkyuM paNa saMcAlako temane choDavA taiyAra nahotA tethI kahetA : 'bahena! ahIM tamAre zuM duHkha che? tamArA thakI to A saMsthA UjaLI che...... sane 1971 nuM varSa. mahAna sAdhaka yogezvarajI suratamAM padhAryA, temane sAMbhaLavA sarojabahena gayAM ane temane gurupade Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 sthApyA pachI jyAM pa.pU. yogezvarajInA pravacana-zibira hoya tyAM sarojabahena upasthita hoya ja. avAranavAra patravyavahArathI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna meLavI letAM. AcAryapadethI rAjInAmuM ApIne 1979mAM saMnyAsa lIdho. gurudevanI gaMbhIra mAMdagI vakhate eka joDI kapaDAM laIne temanI pAse pahoMcyAM. 1980 thI '84 sudhI dezavidezamAM aneka yAtrAo, zibiro, pravacano, lokakalyANanI pravRttimAM teozrInI sAthe rahevAnI taka sAMpaDI. 1984mAM gurudeva brahmalIna thayA bAda emanAM kartavyane AgaLa dhapAvavA mAMDyuM. 1984 thI saMpUrNa annatyAga karI khapa pUratA phaLAhArano ane 1995 thI maunavratano prAraMbha karyo. potAnA anuyAyIgaNane koI nAma ApavAnuM pU. 'mA' ne pasaMda nathI! AburoDa pAse aMbAjIdhAmamAM 1986mAM 'svargArohaNa' Azrama uparAMta pU. yogezvarajInA sakala epArTamenTamAM amadAvAda khAte nAraNapurAmAM 'satyapatha' nAmaka dhArmika sthaLa, devaprayAgamAM Azrama jevo mukAma bhakto mATe tIrthasthAna sarakho che. kacchanA dharatIkaMpa vakhate bhuja-morabI-bhacAumAM rAhatakAryomAM joDAIne 7 pAkI zALA nirmANa thakI samAjasevikAnI zaktinuM bhAna karAvyuM. amerikA, keneDA, da. AphrikAmAM vicaraNa karI AvanAra 'mA' aniketa che, Atmastha che chatAM jyAM hoya tyAMthI bhaktonA Udvigna manane zAMti Ape che. gurubhaktinuM jvalaMta deSTAMta pUruM pADanAra, zvetavastradhAriNI, maunamUrti, nirADaMbarI, saraLa ane nirvyAja premanI pratikRti samA mA sarvezvarIe 13 karoDa jApano saMkalpa karyo che, pU. yogezvarajI nirmita 'sarvamaMgala' TrasTamAM sane 1980mAM TrasTI tarIke joDAIne hamaNAM ja temAMthI nivRtta thayA chatAM mArgadarzana to Ape ja che, pa.pU. zrI yogezvarajIe kaheluM ke--"mArA samagra jIvanamAM meM be ja vibhUtione parama vaMdanIya mAnIne praNAma karyA chemAtAjIne ane sarojabahenane. jagadaMbAnI e abhinava AvRttine mArA praNAma che. je ene oLakhaze te kRtArtha thaze.....' AdhyAtmika pravRtti ane AyurvedanA samanvayathI sevA karatAM sAdhikA pU. zrI mA anaMtAnaMdajI mA anaMtAnaMdajInI vANImAMthI varase che harirasanI helI! paraMtu temanI vizeSatA e che ke AdhyAtmika pravRtti ane AyurvedanI pravRttinI jugalabaMdhI temanI pAse che! temanA Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka pUrvAzramanI ekAda-be ghaTanAo joI laIe-- uttara gujarAtanA pATIdAra parivAramAMthI uccazikSaNa levA amadAvAdamAM AvanAra zAMtAbahena grejyueTa thayAM ane kAyadAzAstranI DigrI paNa meLavI. e arasAmAM potAnI bahena ane pitAjI roganA jaDabAmAM sapaDAyAM! zAMtAbahenanuM hRdaya hAtha na rahyuM, bhALa maLI ke aghorAnaMdajI auSadha Ape to kAma thaI jAya! basa, zAMtAbena upaDyA garavA giranAranA mArge! na emane trADa pADatA siMhanI bIka lAgatI ke aMdhAre kAMTALI keDIe hiMsaka prANInI tagatagatI AMkhanI paNa bIka na lAgI! chevaTe gIranI guphAnA tapezvarI ane AyurvedanA upAsaka saMta zrI aghorAnaMdajInAM caraNe zAMtAbahene mAthuM namAvyuM! aghorAnaMdajI AvanAra supAtrane oLakhI gayA-ziSyA tarIke zAMtAbahenano svIkAra karyo, jo ke e ja arasAmAM cAreka ziSyo thAkIne ravAnA thaI gayA, aDaga rahyAM zAMtAbahena! gurujInI kRpA thakI auSadhie jANe ke maDadAmAM prANa pUryo...... basa, zAMtAbahene nakkI karyuM : have to AyurvedanI upAsanA e ja mAruM jIvanadhyeya banI raho! zAMtAbahenanI jIvanadizA badalAI gaI. jyoti saMghanI pravRttine paDatI mUkIne gurudeva aghorAnaMdajInA caraNe gIra, baraDo, aravallI ne TheTha himAlaya sudhI Ayurveda ane tenI vanaspatine pAmavA-pArakhavA jaI AvyAM-zAMtAbahenano navo avatAra jANe ke pU. zrI zrI mA AnaMdAnaMdarUpe thayo, Ayurvedane jIvanamaMtra banAvyo, sevAnA mAdhyama tarIke svIkAryo....pote upaDyA videzapravAse tyAM ja gurudeve jIvanalIlA samApta karyAno saMketa manamAM thayo, amerikAthI pAchA AvyAM bhArata.....to vAta kharI hatI! gurujI have sadehe nahotA....paraMtu gurudevanA sUkSma deha dvArA mokalAyelA divya saMdezA pramANe pU. mAe lokasevA mATe Ayurveda saMzodhana kendranI sthApanAnuM pAlana 'divyajyota' (dahegAma pAse vahevAla gAme) saMsthA sthApI pAlana karyuM, khorANA gAma pAse Ayurveda Azrama, roganidAna ane auSadhapradAna mATe khaDo karyo. pachI to lokakalyANa mATenI temanI pravRttio pAMgaratI ja rahI. kensaranA dardIonI sAravAra mATe 'saMzodhana maMdira', auSadhio ugADavA 'Ayurveda udyAna', auSadhionA saMzodhana mATe 'auSadha nirmANa maMdira', prAcIna asala siddhAMta pramANe sAravAranA prayogo mATe 'jJAnavijJAna maMdira', dardIone vinA mUlye auSadha ApavA daridra nArAyaNa sevA maMdira', sAdhako ane dardIo mATe maunamaMdira', vRddhonI sevA mATe 'vAnaprasthamaMdira' jevI pravRttio dvArA pU. mA zrI anaMtAnaMdajIe gurujInA nAmane ujALyuM che. Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | pratibhAo sevAmUrti kAzIbA pANInI taMgI, garIbAI ane anya samasyAothI gherAyelA bhAla-naLakAMThA pradezane 60 (sAITha) varSathI avirata sevA ApanAra sAdhikA kAzIbAno janma 18-1-1919mAM dhorAjImAM. pitA chaganalAla vasanajI mahetA ane mAtA amaratabA. pitAjIno saMparka mahAtmA gAMdhInA sAbaramatI Azrama sAthe thayo-potAnuM jIvana vratastha thayuM. kAzIbahene zAradA maMdiramAM sAta dhoraNa (aMgrejI traNa dhoraNa) pUrA karyA. 1938mAM haripurA koMgresa adhivezanamAM javA svayaMsevikAnI tAlIma lIdhI eTale mRdulAbahene saurASTranA gAmaDAomAMthI svayaMsevikAonI bharatI-tAlImanuM kAma soMpyuM. e rIte so bahenone taiyAra karI kAzIbahena abhinaMdanapAtra banyAM. hariparA adhivezanamAM munizrI saMtabAlajInA saMparkamAM AvyAM. dezasevA mATe kaumAryavratano saMkalpa jAhera karatAM temaNe anumodana ApyuM, temanuM mArgadarzana kAzIbahenane maLavA mAMDyuM.....1941mAM gAMdhIjIne maLyA to temaNe paNa AzIrvAda saha hiMmata ApI. te jamAnAmAM narsiganA vyavasAyane halako lekhavAmAM Avato, gujarAtI baheno temAM jatI ja nahIM paNa kAzIbahene pahela karIne 1938mAM vADIlAla sArAbhAI hospiTalamAM "mIDavAIphanA poNAcAra varSanA korsamAM praveza meLavyo. khAdIvastro, zAkAhAra ane vyasanamuktino saMkalpa lIdho. tyArabAda heltha vijhiTaranA eka varSanA abhyAsakramamAM joDAvA muMbaI pahoMcyA tyAre AvA korsamAM joDAnAra kAzIbA te vakhate ekamAtra ane pahelA gujarAtI hatAM! DaoN. zAMtibhAI paTela dAktarI abhyAsa pUro karIne have sthira thavA icchatA hatA, munizrI saMtabAlajIe temane sevAno lAbha grAmavistAranI janatAne ApavAnuM sUcana karyuM tene svIkArIne zAMtibhAI 1944mAM ANaMdamAM vizvavatsala auSadhAlayamAM joDAyA. sahayogI tarIke kAzIbahena joDAyAM jethI bhAlapradezamAM sevAnI suvAsa phelAvA lAgI, khAsa karIne dhoLakA, sANaMda ane viramagAmamAM kolerAnuM mojuM pharI vaLatAM mANaso maraNa-zaraNa thavA lAgyA te vakhate kAzIbAnI sevA bahu upayogI thaI paDI. traNeya zahera sudharAIoe temane jAherasanmAnapatro arpaNa karyA. strIo ane bALakonA Arogya aMge binajAgRti ane agavaDanA samayamAM 40-40 mAIlanA vistAramAM strIone kaSTadAyaka prasUti vakhate AMdhI hoya, tophAna hoya, rAta hoya ke baLabaLatA bapora hoya paNa kAzIbahena 239 paDhAro, koLIo ane harijanonA jhUMpaDe pahoMcI jatAM. tethI pU. saMtabAlajIe temane "sevAmUrti' nuM birUda ApyuM che. sevA mATe azoka goMdhiyA evorDa, mAnavatA aMge saMskAra evorDa, strIzakti jAgRti mATe jyotisaMgha-amadAvAdano cArUbahena yoddhA puraskAra, grAmapunarracanA mATe darzaka evorDa apAyelo che. munizrI saMtabAlajIe bhAla naLakAMThA prAyogika saMghanI racanA dharmadRSTie samAjaracanA mATe karI che tenA pramukhasthAne paNa lAMbA vakhata sudhI rahenAra ane lokasevaka pitAno vAraso kaparA saMjogo vacce dipAvanAra pU. kAzIbAne "mArI abhinava dIkSA' graMtha aMge "bhaginI niveditA puraskAra enAyata thayelo che, sevAkAryanA jijJAsuoe A graMtha vAMcavo ja rahyo! sAdagI, sevA ane namratAthI chalochala pU. kAzIbA to gujarAtanuM gaurava che. bhajanika kaMkubena karazanapurI (sevALA, u.gu.) bhajana ane lokagItonI gAyakImAM saurASTra ghaNuM AgaLa che e vAta kharI paraMtu have TeparekorDa,-keseTa-TI.vI. ane saMparka mAdhyamanA kAraNe tathA potAnA pradezanAM bhajano-lokagItone jhIlavAvALo eka varga maLI raheto hovAne kAraNe uttara gujarAtamAMthI paNa gAyakonA navAM navAM nAmo camakavA lAgyAM che ane temAM bhaktirasathI bhIMjavI detA kaMkubenanA kaMThane yAda na karIe te kema cAle? uttara gujarAtanA cANasmA zaheranI paDakhe nAnakaDA paraMtu raLiyAmaNA gAmane cheDe potAnA kaMThathI harirasanI helI varasAvatA kaMkubahene chellA paMdara varSamAM noMdhapAtra lokapriyatA meLavI che... vartamAna samayamAM kalAkArone nAmanA maLavA mAMDe eTale kAM to abhimAna Ave athavA rUpiyAnI lAlacanuM kheMcANa thAya paraMtu kaMkubahenanI bAbatamAM AvuM banyuM nathI. sevALA gAmanA vALInAthanA maMdiramAM kaMkubahena pacIseka varSathI rahe che. te jagyA para prakRtinI maherabAnI UtarI AvI che. kaMkubenanAM lagna karazanapurI mahArAja sAthe nAnapaNamAM thayelAM. baMnemAM AdhyAtmikatAno ane bhaktino bhAva hadayanI bhItara bharyo che. bhajana pratye A daMpatine evI abhirUci che ke nimaMtraNa maLe to potAnI maMDaLI sAthe AmajanatAnI vacce bhajananA sura relAvavA pahoMcI jAya! kaMkubahenanA pati karazanapurI mahArAja mULa "arIThA' gAmanA vatanI paraMtu pacIseka varSathI sevALAmAM Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 240 AvIne vasyA ane vALInAthanA maMdiramAM sevA kare che, sAdAI ane bhaktibhAvathI jIvana jIvatA A daMpatine be putro- lAlapurI ane ramezapurI--che. vALInAthanA AzramamAM annakSetra ane gausevA thAya che. gRhastha nArI kaMkubena abhaNa che chatAM prAcIna-arvAcIna bhajanonI gAyakImAM AgavuM nAma hAMsala karyuM che, temaNe gAyelAM bhajano paikI 100-125 bhajanonI lokapriyatAne kAraNe e bhajanonI pustikA paNa bhajanikone priya che. nAnapaNamAM bhajano sAMbhaLavAno ane gAvAno zokha temane nAmI kalAkAranA UMcerA Asane besADavAmAM madadarUpa thayo tethI bhajanomAM rasa dharAvatA bhAviko jo kaMkubahenanA Azrame jAya to temane nirAzA nahIM sAMpaDe! sevAvratI maMjulAbahena jhaverabhAI je. paTela (yu.esa.e.) losa enjalsa (amerikA)thI dara varSe vatana trAlasA (ji. bharUca) AvIne ArAma karavAne badale netrayajJa, roga- nidAna kempa vagerenuM Ayojana karIne-sahayoga ApIne mAnavadharma UjaLo karI batAvatA, kemerAthI dUra bhAgatA, prasiddhithI vegaLA rahetA vatanapremI jhaverabhAI je. paTela ane maMjulAbahenane jyAre pratyakSa joIe tyAre temanA paropakArI, nirADaMbarI svabhAva sAme ApaNuM mastaka temane avazya namI paDe! jo ke A lekhanI temane jANa thaze tyAre mane mITho Thapako Apaze ja! trAlasAnA paTela jesaMgabhAI nAthAbhAIne 5 thI 6 ekara jamIna, eka baLada, kamANInAM sAdhana ochAM ne parivAranA sabhyo jhAjhA! jesaMgabhAIne (1) caturabhAI (2) puruSottamabhAI (3) parAgabhAI (4) jhaverabhAI ema cAra putro ane putrIomAM kamubahena tathA revAbahena. TAMcA sAdhano ane achatanA oLA vacce jhaverabhAI je. paTela (janma 1934) ema.esa. yuni.-vaDodarAmAMthI bI.I. (ilekaTrIkala) prathama naMbare pAsa thayA ane puruSArthathI nasIbanuM dvAra khUlyu-1958 thI 1962 sudhI bhilAI sTIla plAnTa (mahArASTra)mAM rahyA, maMjulAbahena sAthe 1961mAM lagnagraMthithI joDAyA, 1962nA ogaSTamAM amerikA gayA ne tyAMnI mizigana sTeTa yuni.mAMthI ile.mAM mAsTaranI padavI meLavI, nyUyorkamAM pAMca varSa, losa enjalsamAM be varSa joba karyA bAda 1970mAM moTelano potAno Agavo vyavasAya karyo. temane saMtAnomAM-sImaMtA, zobhanA, saMgItA ane putra saMdIpabhAI che. pathapradarzaka jhaverabhAI paTelanuM parivAra kuTuMbapremI, vatanapremI, mAnavatApremI che. A daMpatI eTaluM sevAbhAvI che ke amerikAnI sArI sagavaDa bhUlI jAya ane takalIpha veThIne, mahino-doDha mahino sevAkAryamAM rahIne pAchA amerikA jAya. sevA rUralajhaghaDiyA ane vizva jyoti Azrama-jaMbusara-vaDodarAnA netrayajJo vakhate A daMpatIne najIkathI nirakhavAnI mane taka maLI che te badala huM potAne bhAgyazALI mAnuM chuM. jhaverabhAI amerikA gayA pachI temanA dareka bhAIo ane saMtAno paNa amerikAmAM sthira thayA che. A sau para sva. caturabhAI je. paTelanI umadA asara rahI che. trAlasAmAM temanA parivAre hAIskUla, prAtha. zALA, bAlamaMdiranI sthApanA karI, nabaLI Arthika sthitivALAne abhyAsamAM madadavArigRha, maMdiro mATe yogadAna, saptAhakathAonAM Ayojana, rastAo uparAMta gAmalokonI taMdurastI, apaMgonI jarUriyAta, kUtarAo ane pakSIo mATe anAjacaNa va. nI vyavasthAmAM jhaverabhAI je. paTelanI sAthe maMjulAbahena hoya ja! je eka AkhuM taMtra racIne utsAhathI pAra pADe, devadarzana karatAM mAnavasevAnuM temane UMcuM mUlya che. AthI ja caturabhAI ane jhaverabhAI 'trAlasAnA karNa' tarIke paMkAyA che. samAjasevAnAM bhekhadhArI anubahena Thakkara goraja gAmanA goMdare Avela muni sevA Azrama ane A nAmane sArthaka karanAra anubahena ThakkaranAM nAmathI koNa aparicita haze? vaDodarA jillAnA vAghoDiyA gAmathI ATha kilomITara dUra Avela muni sevA Azrama 4 mArca, 1980 nI akhAtrIje anubahene sthApyo. e pahelAM jaMgala, sApa-vIMchI, rAnI prANIo uparAMta dhADapADuono trAsa paraMtu sevAno mahAyajJa prAraMbha karanArAM anubahene AvI koI pratikULatAne mahattva ApyuM nahIM. 18 varSanI uMmare vivekAnaMdajInAM pustakonI prabaLa asarathI apariNIta rahIne lokasevAnA nirNaya sAthe mosALanA sANaMda gAmamAM jyAM pote bhaNyAM tyAM ja zikSikA thayA, e gALAmAM bAra varSa sudhI mauna dhAraNa karela. saMtazrI maunI mahArAja (parathI muni mahArAja) haridvArathI sANaMda AvyA, anubahena temanAM ziSyA thayAM ane potAnA bhAvi dhyeyanI gurujIne jANa karI to temaNe eka zrIphaLa ApIne anubahenane Jain Education Intemational Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 241 pratibhAo pora-iTolA-pora gAmaDI-goraja-e 4 paikI 1 jagyAe javA kahyuM, anubahenane goraja pasaMda paDyuM. cAra-pAMca bALakonA bAlamaMdirathI temaNe zarUAta karI tyAre prAraMbhamAM abudhaAdivAsI prajAno joIto sahakAra maLavo bAjue rahyo paNa mAthAbhAre tattvo dvArA anubahenane dhamakIo maLavA lAgI. paraMtu pachIthI lokono vizvAsa vadhatAM bhUlakAMo AvavA lAgyA, be-traNa anAtha bALakIo paNa rahevA AvI. mATInA khoraDe zarU thayelA muniAzrama Aje to raLiyAmaNo ane adyatana sAdhanothI susajja banIne 65 ekaramAM patharAyelo che. ahIMnA "parivAra maMdira'mAM nirAdhAra bALako-navajAta zizuone Azraya, hUMpha ane vAtsalya sAMpaDe che, A zizuone suyogya, niHsaMtAna daMpatIone dattaka paNa apAya che, mAnasika rIte kSatigrasta baheno mATe AzramamAM "bhaginI maMdira' nI sthApanA anubahene karI, je tA. 17-10-1997nA roja 1 karoDanI alAyadI, adyatana imAratamAM khaseDAyuM. ahIM maMdabuddhinI bahenone bharata-gUMthaNa, zIvaNa, citrakAma tathA pApaDa banAvavA jevA gRhaudyoga zIkhavADAya che. 1981mAM Azrama khAte eka adyatana hospiTala 'Arogya maMdira'nA nAme sthapAI, ahIM maMDikala-sarjikala-orthopeDika vibhAgonI sagavaDa che, sarerAza rojanA 100 AuTaDora dardIo ane varSe 1200 oparezana thAya che. vividha prakAranAM oparezano, ilAja, sAravAra, nidAnanI ahIM vyavasthA che. aDakhepaDakhenA 50 gAmo mATe to "ArogyamaMdira' AzIrvAdarUpa che, jyAM dararoja 250300-dardI ane temanA sagAMsaMbaMdhIo maLIne-niHzulka, Arogyaprada bhojana kare te mATe "annapUrNAmaMdira' che. vRddha vaDIlo mATe, 'vAnaprastha maMdira', "zAradAmaMdira', AzramazALA, uttara buniyAdI vidyAlaya, 'gaumaMdira', tathA bALamaMdira tathA ghoDiyAgharonI sthApanA (ahIM tathA AsapAsanA gAmomAM) thayelI che. gujarAtamAM amadAvAda sivAya kensara mATe adyatana sAravAra aprApya hovAthI ATha-daza karoDa rU.nA kharce gorajamAM A projekaTa nAkhavA doDAdoDI karIne paripUrNatA prApta karavA mAMDI eTalAmAM anubahenanI mAMdagI vadhatAM sAravAra arthe muMbaI laI javAyAM, have sAruM thAya tema nahIM hovAthI pAchA goraja AvatI veLAe rastAmAM ja 18-12-2001nA roja hajAro lokone raDatA mUkIne temaNe jIvanalIlA saMkelI lIdhI! sAmAjika sevAnI kadararUpe anubahenane maLelA evorDa sanmAnomAM : 1988mAM "azoka goMdhiyA evorDa' tathA bALakalyANamAM pradAna badala guja. rAjyanuM pAritoSika, prasiddha jAnakIdevI bajAja evorDa' (1996), 1998mAM mahArANA mevADa phAunDezana (udepura) taraphathI sanmAna maLyuM paraMtu lokahaiyAno premAdara paNa moTuM sanmAna ja che ne? zrI aMbikA niketana-suratanA sthApaka sAdhikA pUjya bhAratI maiyA suratamAM sUryaputrI tApI nadInA ramaNIya kinAre divya anubhUtinA phaLasvarUpe zrI aMbikA niketana pU. bhAratImaiyAe sthApyuM. saMvata 2025, Aso vada 8, tA. 2 nave. 1969nA zubha dine mA aSTabhUjA aMbikAnI suMdara pratimAnI prANapratiSThA thaI, mAtAjInA sAnidhyamAM anya deva-devIonI pratimAo zobhAyamAna che. savArasAMja zraddhALu bhaktonI AratIthI vAtAvaraNa AphlAdaka bane che. caitrI ane Aso navarAtrInA utsavo uparAMta avAranavAra kathAkIrtana thAya che. 1976mAM lakSacaMDI yajJanuM ane okaTo-90mAM zrI yAga mahAyajJapaMcakuMDIyajJanuM Ayojana ahIM thayuM hatuM. zrI aMbikA niketana saMsthAnI eka vizeSatA e che ke bhAvabhaktinA dhAmamAM mAnavasevAnI vividha pravRttiono suMdara samanvaya thavAthI tene da. guja.mAM ananya lokacAhanA prApta thaI che. atithigRha, annakSetra, jaladhArA, dharmArtha davAkhAnuM, chAtrone saMpUrNa sagavaDa sAthe niHzulka zikSaNa ApatI saMskRta pAThazALA, AnaMdadhAma' rUpe niHzulka ane Adarza vRddhAzrama, gauzALA uparAMta zrI bhAratImaiyA DAyagnosTika enDa risarca senTara, kSaya pratikAraka kendra vagere. uparAMta pU. bhAratI maiyAnAM nidhanaprasaMge mAnuM ghara' mahilA saMsthAnA nirmANano saMkalpa thayo. je visthApita yuvAnabahenone svAzrayI banAvI samAjamAM punaH sthApananI pravRttionuM saMcAlana kare che. bhakti, zraddhA ane saMkalpabaLanA saMgamatIrtha samA pU. bhAratImaiyAnuM asala nAma to adakuMvarabA. pitA surasiMhajI gohila ane mAtuzrI kesarabA taraphathI bhakti vArasAmAM maLI. janmasthaLa saNosarA, tA. 14-10-1920. puNyatithi tA. 18-3-1991. pAlitANA pAse mosALa-sAMDhakhAkharAmAM uchera thayo tyAre kSatriya parivAronI putrIone bahu zikSaNa nahotuM apAtuM. bALapaNamAM adakuMvarabAne zarIrazrama, sAdhusaMtonI sevA ane sAdagIno lAbha maLyo. gAMdhIjInA AMdolananI asara temanA parivAra para paDI, ATha varSanI vaye khAdI paherI, videzI Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 242 vastronI hoLI karI jAte ja kAMtavAnuM zIkhyAM. lagnanI anicchA chatAM mAtApitAnA AgrahathI vaDiyAnA vatanI, meTrikamAM bhaNatA gemalasiMha (ganubhAI) mULajI makavANA sAthe lagna thayAM. pachI pati bI.e. thayA, emano jIva sevAraMge raMgAyelo eTale bagasarAmAM zikSaka thayA, racanAtmaka pravRttio karI pachI pU. ThakkarabApAnA harijana Azrama uparAMta avidhA (ji. bharUca)mAM Adarza zALAmAM, amadAvAdanI navacetana hAI.mAM sevA ApyA bAda suratamAM 'jIvanabhAratI' chAtrAlayamAM gRhapati tarIke 1956mAM goThavAyA. adekuMvarabA paNa A sthaLoe sAthe rahyAM. suratamAM tApIkinAre nAnakaDI oraDImAM rahevA chatAM IzvaradhyAna karatAM, 1955-56mAM mA aMbAnA caitanyano AviSkAra thavA lAgyo, temanI AjJAthI bAra varSa sudhI anAja-pagarakhAMpathArIno saMpUrNa tyAga karyo. annanA tyAganAM sAta varSa pachI jagadaMbAnA pratyakSa svarUpanI virala ghaDI AvI pahoMcI, -maMdira nirmANanI AjJA maLI, pachI eka varSa bAda te mATe jamIna jovAnI AjJA saMketa sAthe maLI, chevaTe mAnI kRpA phaLI. 1966mAM jamIna saMpAdita karI, maMdirano zilAropaNa 1969mAM karyo, surata-muMbaImAM phALA mATe gayAM, lokomAM thALI' pheravI! aMbikA niketananuM kArya AgaLa dhapatuM gayuM, okTo-'87mAM pU. murArIbApunI rAmakathAthI ane ogaSTa1988mAM videza pravAsathI dAna maLyAM, pravRttiono vistAra vadhato hayo. 1989mAM jJAnabhAratI zikSaNa TrasTanI sthApanA thaI. yAda rahe ke pU. satya sAMIbAbA, yogIzrI pU. muktAnaMdajInA AzIrvAda, jagadguru zaMkarAcAryajI-zrI svAmI svarUpAnaMda sarasvatI mahArAjanA AzIrvAda, jagadguru ramezabhAI ojhAnI zrImad bhAgavatakathA, morArajI desAInI mulAkAta A jagyA sAthe saMkaLAyela che. mAtra suratanA ja nahIM deza-videzanA mahemAno aMbikA niketane Ave che! [noMdha : pU. bhAratImaiyAnA suputra zrI bhAratasiMha jI. makavANA-aMbikA niketana TrasTano mAhitIpradAna mATe AbhAra.] sUphI saMta zrI sAgara mahArAjanAM ziSyA pU. omakArezvarI gujarAtanA AdhyAtmika kSetramAM potAnI rIte pradAna karanAra 'sAgara' mahArAjano janma tA. 7-2-1887nA roja jaMbusara (ji. bharUca)mAM thayo hato. teo mAnatA ke H paramAtmA prema svarUpa hoI tenI prApti mAtra jJAna ke yoga dvArA thaI zakatI pathapradarzaka nathI-jo ke sAthe sAthe teo ema paNa mAnatA ke jJAna vinAnI bhaktithI koI artha sarato nathI. uttara bhArata ane himAlayamAM paribhramaNa karanAra ane 'kavi kalApI' ne guru mAnanAra sAgara mahArAja chevaTe sane 1916mAM pAdarA tAlukAnA citrAla gAme AvyA ane ahIM ja parNakuTI bAMdhIne zeSajIvana gALyuM. teo 'OM prabhujI' no maMtra satata japatA. temanAM bhajano-gajhalo-kAvyomAM kalApInA sUphIvAdanA ane akhAjInA 'ajAtavAda'nAM darzana thAya che. Aje citrAlamAM te jagyAe sAgara Azrama' che. meTrikanI parIkSAmAM nApAsa thavAM chatAM sAgara mahArAjanuM aMgrejI ane gujarAtI jJAna ucca kakSAnuM hatuM. temano 'dIvAne sAgara' graMtha sUphI sAhityamAM noMdhapAtra gaNAya che. A graMtha vAMcIne AvA samartha gurune ziSyA 'omkArezvarI' prApta thayA. temanuM mULa nAma lalitAbahena hatuM. temano janma rAjapIpaLA (nAMdoda) tAlukA sIsodrA gAme brAhmaNa parivAramAM thayo hato. vyavasAye zikSikA hatAM. dIvAne sAgara' graMtha vAMcIne AtmadarzananI tAlAvelI jAgI. citrAla AzramamAM sAdhanA karavA AvyAM ane 'omkArezvarI' tarIke nUtana nAma dhAraNa karI sAdhikA banyAM. sane 1917 thI citrAla mukAme sAgara mahArAjanA AzramamAM AvyAM. tA. 11-11-1918nA roja nokarInuM baMdhana phagAvyuM ane zrI sAgara mahArAjane gurupade sthApyA......sane 1931 sudhI citrAlamAM rahyAM. sAgara mahArAja brahmalIna thayA bAda teo RSikeza jaIne vasyAM ane tyAM i.sa. 1935mAM brahmalIna thayAM. oskArezvarI devInI AdhyAtmika bhUmikA keTalI UMcI hatI teno khyAla nIcenAM avataraNo parathI Avaze "tAruM jIvatara saphaLa thayuM che ane saphaLa jIvanano tAro svAnubhava anaMtakALa sudhI kAyama raho. tane zIkhavavuM paDe evI tuM mArI ziSyA have rahI nathI." (sAgara-jIvana ane kavana : pR. 414) "mota to beTI! marI gayuM ! jAgata anabhe jyota! aNaliMgI Ugyo AtmA re! oha dhana tArAM mAbApa!' [dIvAne sAgara, daphtara-2'] Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 243 sevA ane AdhyAtmikatAnA upAsaka sukhAya pravRttio dhArmika-sAmAjika kSetre karI, putrI minala DaoN. saddaguNAbahena sI. yu. zAha zAhano paNa sahayoga sAMpaDyo. saguNAbahenanA nAme surendranagaramAM garlsa hAIskUla che. bharUca jillAnA AmodamAM jaina parivAramAM 25 | saguNAbahenanuM jIvana AdhyAtmika hatuM ane zrImad navembara, 1928mAM janmI saMskAra, saMskRti, zikSaNa, rAjacaMdrajInAM tattvajJAnanI temanA para gADha asara hatI, jyAM samAjasevA, dAnavIratA ane AdhyAtmikatAnA kSetre patideva zrImad rAjacaMdrajInuM Agamana thayuM hatuM tyAM zrI sobhAga satsaMga (cImanabhAI sI. yu. zAhanI sAthe rahI gauravavaMtA nAmamAM maMDaLa-AzramanA teo 1976 thI satsaMgI hatA. tyAM gaNanApAtra evA pa.pU. DaoN. sa NAbahena sI. zAhanA pitAnuM jJAnadivAkara pa.pU. lADakacaMdabhAI vorA (pU. bApujI)nA nAma amRtalAla ane mAtA mahAlakSmIbahena. AdhyAtmika vArasAnuM uttamapada zobhAvyuM. AdhyAtmika cetanAthI | saguNAbahena 'yathA nAmA tathA guNA" hatAeTale ke gurumaiyA' nuM sthAna meLavI A AzramanA vartamAna rAhabara jevuM nAma hatuM tevA ja guNovALA hatA. bALapaNamAM temane guNajJa nalinabhAI koThArI (pU. bhAIzrI) e ane saguNAbahene maLelA jainadharmanA saMskAro ane svAdhyAyapremano temaNe satata AzramanI anekavidha sAmAjika janakalyANanI sevApravRttine vega vikAsa karyo. muMbaInI podAra kolejamAMthI DaoNkTaranI padavI prApta Apyo. mAtAnI vadhatA ane saMtanI mAnavIya dRSTino saMgama karI, vadhu abhyAsa mATe Dabalina-IMglenDa paNa rahyA hatAM. dharAvatAM saguNAbahena svabhAve zAMta, saumya, sadAcArI, 1953mAM dAnavIra zrI sI. yu. zAha sAthe teo sahiSNu, sadharmI priya hatAM. sAdhanazuddhi, AdarzanI uccatA, lagnagraMthithI joDAyAM. temanA mATe dAmpatyajIvana viziSTadhyeya sArAsArano viveka, nikhAlasatA, satyatA ane sAmudAyika mATe samarpita, paraspara pUraka banI rahyuM. patideva jhAlAvADanI zreyanI tAlAvelI jevA guNothI sadguru paraMparAno maNako banIne dharatInA panotA putra. pIDita janatAnA zArIrika ane Arthika UMcI AdhyAtmikatAnI suvAsa mUkI janAra saguNAbahenanuM duHkha-dardathI kaNasatI prajAne joI teo tarata pIgaLI jatA. jIvana nispRhI hatuM. sAMsArika mAyA temane chUTI gaI hatI, samAjanA pAyAnuM ghaDatara karatI zaikSaNika, sAmAjika ane tabIbI ochuM bolatAM, moTe bhAge mauna pALatAM chatAM saMparkamAM sevA saMsthAonA nirmANa ane vikAsa mATe teo tana-mana- AvanArane samatAbhAve mArgadarzana ApatAM. 13mI mArca, dhanathI sevA ApavA ane dAnagaMgA vahevaDAvavA taiyAra rahetA 2004nA roja temanuM muMbaImAM dehAvasAna thayuM paNa potAnA tyAre sevAyajJamAM pU. saguNAbahena sAthe hoya ja! jIvananA guNo thakI teo jIvaMta che. chellA traNa dAyakA sudhI temaNe "sarvajana hitAya', "sarvajana Jain Education Intemational Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 rrrrrrrrrrrrOTOCOST 9 'gAlA'nAM samAja-upayogI zreSTha prakAzano ==== 1. rasAhAra dvArA taMdurastI ane rogamukti | | 23. taMdurastI tamArA hAthamAM (riphlekasolaoNjI) 2. hRdayaroga aTakAvo; AyuSya laMbAvo | 24. eNkyuprezara cArTa (gujarAtI) 3. ghera beThAM sAravAra : lohacuMbaka cikitsA 25. yogAsana-prANAyAma karo ane nIrogI raho 4. svayaM svastha rahevAnI kaLA 26. zIvAbu gItA 5. netrarakSA (sacitra) 27. kabajiyAta 6. AMkhonuM jatana ane daSTidoSa nivAraNa 28. tridoSa : vAta, pitta ane kapha 7. upavAsanI akasIratA 29. rogo aneka upAya eka upavAsa 8. tame ja tamArA DaoNkaTara -eNkyuprezara 30. pAcanataMtranA rogo (peTanA rogo) 9. mana jAge to roga bhAge 31. sAjA thAo ane sAjA raho 10. carabImAMthI custI tarapha 32. vividha rogomAM yogAsano 11. pRthvI paranI saMjIvanI- ghauMnA javArA 33. sagarbhAvasthA ane tamAruM bALaka , 12. taMdurastInI sAcI dizA : prAkRtika cikitsA 34. 10 varSa nIrogI raho 13. DAyAbiTIsa, hAI blaDa prezara - 35. vagara davAe roga maTADe : eNkyupaMkacara dUra rAkho jIvanabhara 36. hRdayanI saMbhALa 14. rogane tAbe thazo ke rogane tAbe karazo? | 37. kaeNnsara vijaya 15. alavidA kamaranI pIDA 38. kalpavRkSa lImaDo 16. sAMdhAnA roga dUra kare yoga 39. dardazAmaka vyAyAma 17. sahaja- sulabha saMjIvanI svamUtra 40. rogone samajIe ane svastha rahIe 18. tulasI (auSadhi) 41. mRtyu pachInI duniyA 19. AhAra e ja auSadha 42. amRtaphaLa AmaLAM 20. aNamola jaDIbuTTI auSadhIya vanaspati | 43. tamAruM rasoDuM ja tamAruM davAkhAnuM bhAga 1 21. hA, rogo maTI zake che 44. tamAruM rasoDuM ja tamAruM davAkhAnuM bhAga 2 22. auSadha sAthe oLakha 45. sonerI suvicAro OOOX COOKING ( uparokta pustako aMgrejI, hindI ane marAThI bhASAomAM paNa upalabdha che. ) NAVNEET Where knowledge is wealth Jain Education Intemational Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 245 komI ekatAnA pratIkasamA : zrI rAma-kRSNa bhakto vaMdanIya muslima saMto -notamabhAI ke. dave gujarAta ane bhAratamAM evA keTalAya muslima saMto thayA che ke jemane nAta jAtanA bhedabhAva nathI. Izvara ke allAhano temane bheda rahyo nathI, temanuM eka mAtra dhyeya zraddhAbhAvathI paramAtmAnI baMdagI karavI ane sarva prANImAtranuM kalyANa karavuM. pote racela bhaktigIto, kavitAo, pado vagere mAraphata samAjanA ajJAna lokone bodha ApI mAnavatAnA rastA upara laI javAno mukhya hetu rahela tevA zrI rAmakRSNa, hanumAnajI vagerenA bhakto aneka muslima saMto thayA che. jemAMnA keTalAka vaMdanIya saMtonAM bodhadAyaka bhaktigIto, pado vagere atre Apela che jenuM manana karI ApaNA jIvanamAM utArI, nAtajAtanA bheda mITAvI mAnavatAnA paMthe cAlIe e ja AjanA yuganI prabaLa mAMga rahI che. A lekhamALA rajU karanAra jUnAgaDhanI anekavidha sAmAjika pravRttimAM agrasthAna meLavanAra zrI nautamabhAI ke. dave sAhityasaMzodhana ane itihAsamAM khUba ja rasa dharAve che, jAmanagara jillAnA buTAvadara gAmamAM temano janma thayo. nAnI uMmarathI ja rASTrIya raMge raMgAyelA zrI dave kogresanA jUnA kAryakara che. jUnAgaDha cembara opha komarsamAM, jUnAgaDha jillA paMcAyatamAM, jUnAgaDhanI rAIphala kalabamAM temanI sevAo noMdhapAtra che. saurASTra-kaccha itihAsa pariSadanA upapramukha ane maMtrI tarIkenI temanI sevA jANItI che. vividha akhabAromAM patrakAra tarIkenI temanI sevAo vizeSa dhyAna kheMce tevI che, rAjakoTa reDiyo uparathI temanuM prasAraNa ane gujarAtanA saMkhyAbaMdha sAmayikomAM temanA lekhoe temane vizeSa prasiddhi apAvI che. jUnAgaDhanI saMkhyAbaMdha sevAbhAvI saMsthAo sAthe sakriya rIte saMkaLAyelA che. dhanyavAda, - saMpAdaka prAna piyAre prathamahi paTukA tarjA ki prAna "ahamada" vA mana sadanameM, hari Ave kahi vAra. pritama nahi bajhArameM vahai bajhAra ujhAra pritama mIle ujArameM vahai ujAra bajhAra. Alama ahamada ahamada nAmanA muslima saMta i.sa. 1670 sudhI hatA. prema e ja Izvara'mAM teo mAnatA ane sarva prANIo pratye prema karatA ane darekane premamaya banavAno bodha ApatA. teozrIe premano mahimA darzAvatI ghaNI racanAo karela che jemAMnA dRSTAMtarUpa dohAo joIe. "prema javA ke khelameM 'ahamada' ulaTI rIta, jIte hI ko hArino, hAre hI kI jIta" "ahamada' mAraga premake, bhUli pare jani pAya, bina mAre chAMDe nahi, ina ke aura subhAya. prema paMtha durigama viSaya, 'ahamada' cale na koya, ToDara yA maga sau cale, jAko zuddhi na hoya. Alama' nAmanA A muslima saMtano janma saM.1712mAM thayela teozrI bAdazAha auraMgajhebanA putra muAjhamanI pAse rahetA hatA. teo kRSNa bhaktithI raMgAyelA hatA ane teoe kRSNabhaktinAM ghaNA pado racelAM temAMnA ekAda be joIe : (1) jasudA ke ajira mana mohanaju aMga raMja lAge chabi chAje surapAlakI choTe choTe Ache paga ghuMgharU ghUmata ghane jAne citta hita lAge zobhA bAla jAlakI Jain Education Intemational Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 246 AchI batiyAM sunAvai china kAMDiyo na bhAve chAtIso chapAvai lAge choha vA dayAlakI. heri vraja-nArI hari vAri pheri DArI saba "Alama" balaiyA lIje aise naMdalAlakI saMta attara zAha muslima saMta attarazAha tridevanI ArAdhanA karI avicaLa padavI prApta karavA mATe prabhunuM zaraNa svIkAre che. ziva ane khudAnI baMdagInuM kathana karI "eko haM bahuzyAmanI akhaMDa ekatAnuM gAna kare che, ziva ane khudAmAM kyAM judAI che? banne eka ja che. AvI attarazAhanI alakhanI jaMtarImAMthI AgamanA bola nIkaLe che : chatIsa vAjA mAMhi rAsa racyo, anabhe nobata bajAI re hojI brahmA, viSNu, mahezvara mohi, jeNe avicaLa padavI pAI-alakha mArI jaMtarI" saMta abharAma bAvA AjathI Azare sADA sAtaso varSa pahelAM paMjAbamAM cista gAdInI sthApanA karanAra bAbA pharida sAhebanI paraMparAmAM AvanAra pIra kAyamudina cistIe ekAvana zakhsone jJAna ApI mahApade pahoMcADyA hatA jemAM abharAma bAvA mukhyatve hatA jeo basso varSa pahelAM gujarAtamAM thaI gayA. temanuM asala nAma ibrAhIma hatuM. teoe aneka lokone upadeza ApI bhajanAnaMdi banAvIne komI vikhavAdamAMthI mukta karelA. teozrI bharUca jIllAnA parIeja gAmanA rahevAsI hatA. bilakula abhaNa hovA chatAM temaNe hindI, urdU tathA gujarAtImAM vimalavANInI racanAo karela che. jemAMnI ekAda be joIe :- roma roma raMga dhAyA, mArI dehImAM AtamarAma darazAyAjI..... mamatA mArI mAnavaza kIdhuM harise prIta lagAyAjI, khojata, khojata, kho gaI, tabameM piyujI ko pAyA mArI.....1 janama maraNako meM nahi jAnuM, meM to Adama alekha jagAyAjI, ahaMkAra meM rame niraMtara saba ghara merA sAMyA. mArI dehimAM....2 bolanahAro pragaTa bole koI virale sAda sunAyAjI, gAphila nara ko gama nA pAI, AvAgamana bhaTakAyA. mArI.....3 pathapradarzaka pIra kAyamudina pragaTa miliyA, paTa khola darazAyA jI, dAsa 'abharAma' anabhe pada gAve, paramAnaMdako pAyA. mArI...4 amIrUddIna AjathI 250 varSa pahelAM uttara gujarAtamAM thaI gayela prabhAvI saMta amIrUddIna jAte kasAI hatA paraMtu sAMI dina daravezajInAM caraNomAM rahI hRdayapalTo thayo, vimalavANI racI ane aMte vaMdanIya saMta thayA. teoe kaliyuga aMge keTalIka racanAo karelI che. jemAno eka savaiyo nIce rajU karela che :- pahile yAra guru pIrakA the, aba sAMI ko dekhake dUra bhAge, izka bAjhAra se dUra haTe, aba havasakI yAsameM naina jAge, mayakhAnA dekha mukha moDate the, aba bhara bhara zarAbe jAma mAge, sAMI amIrU' sArA bicAra kahyA, tere dilameM kali kA raMga lAge. | (jhUlaNA) kalikALa kazaLa nahi koI kisIkA, jorU mukha moDake Ana bhAge; pharajaMda pidarakA nAhi hove, bujharaga tana dekhake saMga tyAge, jIna dekho tita svArtha baDo, paramAratha ke paMthase rahe Age "sAMI amIrU' saiyA ubAra bIje, tere darape yahI daraveza mAge. bAbA umara AjathI basso varSa pahelAM gujarAtamAM bAbA umara thaI gayA. pIra kAyamudina cistInA murIda saMta abharAma bAvAe emane upadeza ApI ziSya banAvyA. bAvA umara masta bhajanika purUSa hatA. teoe samAjane bodha ApatAM aneka bhajanonI racanA karela jemAMnI eka be joIe :- sadagurU zabda sunAyo Aja maine, dehi meM darazana pAyo jI....Teka juga juganakA ghora aMdherA, merama palameM mITAyo; jApa ajaMpA haradama rAce hete goviMda gAyo....Aja....1 nAma sudhArasa nirmaLa gaMgA, nainA bharabhara jAyo, milana cahe to milIyo pyAre, meM yahAM bera na Ayo...Aja...2 hama vAsta the agama nagara ke, baMdagI kArana Ayo, aba hama apane vatana caleMge, tuma hI raho sukhadAyo....Aja....3 sajjana sadA tuma sahodara merA, ho gaI tumase sagAyo, Ana milAvA yAra kaThIna hai, birahA Ana satAyo....Aja....4 muja meM avaguNa bahota bhare hai, bAlama raho bisarAyo, "dAsa umara' jUhAra karata hai, aba to dIje bidAyo....Aja....5 Jain Education Intemational Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 240 bAbA keyuma bAbA kema nAmanA muslima saMta akabara bAdazAhanA samayamAM thaI gayA. teo yamunA nadI pAra karAvatA nAvika hatA. je utArUone potAnI nAvamAM besArI sAme pAra laI jatA. eka samaye suratanA prabhAvazALI saMta mAdhavadAsajI dilhI gayA, yamunAjI sAme taTa javuM hatuM. kAMThA para ghaNA khalAsIo UbhA hatA paraMtu dAma lIdhA vinA (maphata) koI nAvamAM sAme pAra laI jAya tema nahotuM. te samaye maiyumenTsa potAnI nAvamAM saMtane besArI sAme pAra utAryA, pharI maLavAnuM vacana ApI saMta mAdhavadAsajIe prayANa karyuM. tyArabAda tenA viyogamAM kaiyuma jhUratA rahyA. lAMbA samaye pharIne A vaMdanIya saMtano bheTo thayo. nAvike A prapaMcI duniyAno tyAga karI A saMtanI sAthe prayANa karyuM, teno jIvanapalTo thayo ane bhaktino raMga lAgI gayo eka samayanA khalAsI kaiyuma' "bAbA aiyuma"nA nAmathI oLakhAyA ane aneka bodhadAyaka bhajano, kAvyo racI samAjane jJAna mArge vALavA prayatna karyo jemAMthI ekAda be racanA joIe - | bhajana bAbA mohe pala bina cena na Ave.......Teka sAMvarI surata bina dekhe merA jIyarA bahuta tarapAve.....1 jala bina machiyA prANa tajerI, tuma bina jIyarA akalAve...2 piyu bina cena paData nahi sajanI, birahina jaina bahAve.......3 kaiyuma" piyu darazakA pyAsI, caraNa kamala bali jAve....4 bAbA malika bharUca jillAnA cANoda gAmamAM mugala khAnadAnamAMthI UtarI Avela eka amIra kuTuMbamAM bAbA malikano janma thayela. yuvAvasthAmAM eka hindu strI sAthe temane prema thayo. premamAM aMdha thaI rAha bhUlyA, te arasAmAM saMta haridAsajI sAthe temano milApa thayo, A vaMdanIya sarUe malikane sanmArge caDAvyA, tyArathI phakirI dhAraNa karI, potAnuM zeSa jIvana samAjane, rAma- rahima eka rUpa che tevAM bodhadAyaka vacano kahevAmAM ane bodha ApavAmAM tathA prabhubhajanamAM vyatIta karyuM. temanuM racela komI-ekatAnA pratIkasamuM bhajana joIe : acaraja huI hama TUMDhe rahe, dekhana majIda meM gaye, maMdirameM kachu phera na dekhA rUpa nahi dekhe naye bAMga, namAjha, dhUna karata AratI, piyuko sAda bhaye "dAsa malika" dekhA eka rUpa murasada kinhI gaye. muslima saMta "cakaraMga" muslima saMta "yakaraMga' samAjane Izvara bhajana, bhAIcAro temaja rAma-rahima ekatAno upadeza ApI gayA che, sarvadharma samAna gaNanArA A saMtanI racanA joIe :- (1) mitavA re, nekI se beDA pAra jo mitavA tuma nekI na karI hau, buDi jeho majhadhAra, neka karamase dharama sudhari hai, jIvana ke dina cAra 'yakaraMga' bhAgo aura hazarakI, jAse ho nistAra. (2) sAMvaliyA, mana bhAyA re, sohinI sUrata, mohInI murata, hiradai bIca samAyAre. dezameM TUMDhA, bideza meM TUMDhA, aMtako na pAyA re, kAhU meM ahamada, kAhU meM isA, kAhU meM rAma kahAyA re, sauca-bicAra kahe "yakaraMga', piyA jina TUMDhA tina pAyA re..... saMta kAdara muslima "saMta kAdara' saiyada ibrAhIma pirAnIvAlanA ziSya hatA. teoe prabhubhaktinAM keTalAeka pado racelAM che temaja kaliyuganA samaya aMge paNa lakhela che. teozrInI ekAda racanA joIe. "gunako na pUche kole, auguna ko bAta pUche kahA bhayo kaliyuga yA bahAnA hai, pauthI aura purAna jJAna kAna meM DArI deta cugala cabAI kAdara' kahata jAso kachu kahi bekI nAhi jagatakI rIti dekhI cUpa mana mAno che kholI dekho hiyo saba, bhAMtinaso bhAMti bhAMti guna nA hirAno, guna grAhaka hirAno hai zrI rAmabhakta vaMdanIya muslima saMta "nurUdina uttara gujarAtanA prabhAvI saMta sAMI dIna daravezajInA ghaNA kharA muslima ziSyo zrI kRSNa premI nIvaDelA paraMtu kevaLa eka "nurUddina' nAmanA ziSya bhagavAna "zrI rAma'nA anurAgI thayA. teone muslimoe khUba satAvyA. paraMtu temanI rAmabhakti UtarI AvAmAM eka sAmAM saMtAna sanmA bhajana more. rahimA rAma bhaye.....Teka. Jain Education Intemational Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sunalo thI , 248 pathapradarzaka aTala rahI ane teo rAmabhaktimAM masta rahI ayodhyA gayA prabhu zrI rAmajI nAta-jAtanA bhedabhAva rAkhatA nathI ane zrI rAmadarzananI abhilASAmAM avadhapura, sarayutaTa, tema zrI nUraphakira kahe che ke - maNIkara, lakSmaNaghATa vigere sthaLe masta dazAmAM khUba bhaTakyA kuMDaliyA ane zrIrAmajI aMgenAM aneka pado, kuMDaliyA vagerenI racanA zabarI bhIlanI jAnake, jUThe khAye bera, karI, A vacanAmRto racI potAnA vimala hRdayanuM pAna karAvyuM. nAvika jAna zaraNe rAkhyo, kahA yavana se bera? bhagavAna zrI rAmanAM darzana mATe bhaTakyA paraMtu zrIrAmajInA darzana kahA yavana se bera, jaTAyu khaga the prANI, na thayAM tyAre teoe zrI hanumAnajIne uddezIne kuMDaliyo vAnara aura kirAta ubAre jANe ajANI kahyo :- nUraphakira jAne nahi, jAta, barana, eka rAma kuMDaliyo tuma caranana meM Ayake, aba to kIyo vizrAma. rAma kathA sukhadAyanI, sunana ThADhe hanumAna kuMDaliyA aba to piyu ke daraza bIna, bilakhata merA prAna avadhapati binati suno rAghava zrI raghuvIra. bilakhata merA prAna, bali eka vinaMti morI, azaraNa zaraNa mama nAtha ho, kATo janma kI pIra, cAhuM rAma dIdAra, paiyA paData huM torI kATo janma kI pIra saMkaTamocana ho svAmI nUrakAphira' aba kahyuM jIrthe, do dinake mijamAna patitapAvana nAtha tuma hI ho bahunAmI more piyA dikhalAIe, aya dAnI hanumAna! nUraphakira' ubArIye tArIye mUDha matiko tyArabAda paNa darzana na thatAM sAMI nurUdine vyaMgamAM kahyuM zrIraghuvIra vinaMti avadhapatiko. ke, huM muslima hovAthI tamo mane aDakatA nathI ke zuM? ane kuMDaliyA gAyuM ke, janakapura Aye hari, dekhata harakhe bhUpa siyA rAmajI se ye mana rUi gaye.......Teka magana bhaI mana jAnakI, dekha rAmakA rUpa patIta ubArana pekhake Ayo, aja huM daraza nahi huve dekha rAmakA rU5, sura, nara, munI, bhaye rAjI birahA kI pIra bAlama kahAM jAne? bahurI nIra khuve ThADhe bhUpa aneka dekhata manahi meM bAjI dara dara sAMI avadha meM khoje, darda meM hRdaya rUve nUraphakira' ke nAthako hasa hasa dhanuSa uThAye nUraphakIra' ko yavana jAnake, seMyA kaise chUve? rAma-sIyA mana bhAya, janakapura jaba hI Aye. tyArabAda bhagavAna zrI rAmajIno sAkSAtkAra thayo. zrI Ama zrI rAmajInAM caritranAM aneka pado, kuMDaliyA racI rAmajInAM darzana karI sarayU maiyAnA ghATa upara ja paramapadane samAjane rAma-rahima ekano saMdezo ApI komI ekatAnI pAmyA hatA. paraMtu te daramyAna teoe zrI rAmajInAM aneka pratIti karAvI rAmabhaktimaya jIvana vyatIta karI zrI rAmajInAM pado, kuMDaliyA vagerenI racanA karelI. darzana karI sarayUmaiyAne kinAre sarayUghATa para ja parama padane rAmahi rAma saMbhAro, manavA rAmahi rAma saMbhAro pAmyA. kirITa, mukaTa, makarAkRta sohe, gaura chabi hiya dhAro AvA saMtonA vacano jIvanamAM utArI nAta-jAtanA caraNa paraste ahalyA tAre, kabahI yavana ko ubAro......rAmahi bhedabhAva bhUlI bhAIcAro, mAnavatA zIkhIe e ja abhyarthanA. zabarI ke jUThe phaLa khAye, chocha hRdaya na dhAro, mubAraka-belagAmI bilakhata sAMI Darape ThADho, rAghava hRdaya bicAro....rAmahi "mubAraka' A saiyadajIno janma saM. 1940mAM thayAnuM gIdha, jaTAyu aura kirAta tAre, nAvika kuLa ubAro, jANavA maLela che. teo arabbI, phArasI ane saMskRtanA sArA tArana tarana rAma sukha sAgara, raghupati khevanahAro.....rAmahi vidvAna hatA. "alaka-zataka' ane "tilaka-zataka' nAmanA be bibhISana ko laMkA dInI, avicala rAja paThAyo, graMthonI racanA prakAzita thayela che. kahevAya che ke teoe bIjA nUraphakira" nUrAnI sUrata vo, rAma hRdaya darazAyo...rAmahi zatako paNa banAvela che. .. , dekhata dekha bhaI mana Jain Education Intemational Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 249 pratibhAo teo kRSNapremI hatA, nAta jAtanA koI bheda nhotA. teonuM eka pada joIe, hamako tuma eka, aneka tu, unahI ke bibeka banAya baho ita Aza tihAri, vihAri urta sarasAyake neha sadA nibaro karanI hai "mubAraka" soI karo, anurAga latA jIna boya daho ghanazyAma sukhI raho AnaMda so tuma nIke raho nahIke raho. jhulaNa phakIra kabIra sAhebanA putra "kamAla' jyAre mulka cetAvavA nIkaLela tyAre amadAvAda AvyA ane 60 vyaktine upadeza ApI ziSya banAvyA temAM dariyAkhAna paThANanuM nAma jANItuM che, A dariyAkhAna paThANanA ziSya 'jhulana phakIra' jhulana jAtanA muslima julaiyA vaNakara hatA. jhulananA hRdayamAM phakIrI izka lAgyo ane satanAmanA izkamAM daraveza thayA. tyArabAda tenA jIvanano moTo bhAga tirthATanamAM vyatIta karyo. teNe ghaNA bhakti kAvyo racyAM che, teoe AdyagurU kabIra sAhebanA cAra yuganA cAra avatAra viSe eka jhUlaNA kahela te joIe - satayuga Apa sukRta muni bhaye, satya AdhAra kinhA bicAre, tretA munindra nAma jyAM, mahAyoga jUgata se rahe tyAre dvApara karUNAmaya dayALA, saMta baDe parahitakAre bedi ghoDI kabIra dhAyA kaliyugane "jhulana' ke piyu piyAre. phakIrUdina vikrama saMvata 1600mAM phakIrUddIna suratanA navAbanA sipehasAlAra hatA. te samaye prabhAvazALI saMta khAkha sAhebane kala karavAno navAbano hukama phakIrUddInane maLyo, paraMtu teo A saMtane kazuM karI zakyA nahIM, jethI navAbano gusso tenA para Utaryo, jethI teo phakIra banI nAsI chUTyA, te pachIthI teone kharekharo vairAgyano raMga lAgatAM teo kharA saMta banyA ane aneka bodhadAyaka bhajano racyAM tathA kaliyuga aMgenA pado paNa racela jemAMnA ekAda joIe. "mukha nAma pIyuko bhUla gayo, pAmara kyuM garava meM phulatA hai, jine jaTharAgnise bahAra kiyo, tuM vohi samaratha ko bhUlatA hai? suMdara naratana khAka mile, tuM iske aMjAma kyoM jhUlatA hai, daraveza "phakIrUddIna' sAca kahe, terI akhiyAM kayAM nahi khulatA hai? kaliyuga vize kahe che ke, "yaha supanA dekha tuM kahI bhUle, yAro Akhira pachatAvanA hai, birathA bahari yuga bIta gaye, yaha kalimeM nAma kamAvanA hai, sodA karane tohe hATa bhejyo, pAmara kyo mUla gamAvatA hai, daraveza "phakIrUddIna' bahe nAma dhArA, pAjI kyAM viSayameM nahAvatA hai? kAdarazAha mahikAMThA-gujarAtamAM mahi nadIno vistAra tathA tenI pahADI vistAramAM "kAdara bukAnI' lUMTArAnuM nAma sAMbhaLI janatA kaMpI UThatI. tevA samayamAM A pahADI vistAramAM pharatA sadgurU ravisAhebane A krUra luMTArAno bheTo thayo, ravi sAhebe upadeza ApI satyamArge vALyo ane A kAdara luMTArAe phakIrI dhAraNa karI "kAdarazAha phakIra" thayA, prabhubhajanamAM lIna thaI pAchaLanI jIMdagI prabhu bhaktimAM vitAvI ghaNAM bodhadAyaka bhajanonI racanA karI samAjane bodha Apyo, jenI ekAda racanA joIe. "khalakameM jAThA khela macAyA, yAra tuM kasabIdha bharamAyA dayA dharma ko Thora na dise, pApakA boja chavAyA sAdhu saMtako mArana dhAve, apanA tana pokhAyA....1 sage bhAI so vera kiyorI, sAlA dekha musakAnA pidara birAdara maMgake khAve, sasareka sanamAnA.....2 jIsakA lIyA usakA nahi deve, mAMgana mArana dhAyA, dhuta dhuna mAyA joDI mUrakha mana harakhAyA.....3 Aya acAnaka jamakI phAMsI, rovata chAMDa calAyA, kAdarazAha' kachu saMga na lInhA, cala hI hAtha pasArA....4 kAjI nabImiMcA Azare basso varSa pahelAM bharUcanA khAnadAna kAjI sAhebanA kuTuMbamAM teno janma thayo, A kAjI sAhebane abharAmabAvAe upadeza ApI ziSya banAvyA. sadagurunA samAgamathI ane upadezathI nabImiyA prabhubhaktimAM lIna thayA ane masta bhajanika banyA. teonI eka racanA joIe, ghelArAma goviMda guNa gAvo, melAM mana tame ujavaLa thAvo, pharI avasara nahi maLe Avo re...........Teka lakSa corAsI tame pharo bhaTakatA, Avyo udharavAno Aro. gaphalatamAM zAne bhamo cho, tArA eLe gayA avatAro....ghelA pAmara harinuM nAma na jANyuM tame kyAre thAzo bhavapAro, bhUlavaNImAM pharo bhaTakatA, tame khoI nAkhyA juga cAro.....ghelA sAcA sadagurU murasada bheTyA, jeNe mArga sujAvyo sAro, AMkho kholIne avinAzI nirakhyA, maTI gaI nainanI chAro....ghelA Jain Education Intemational Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2pa0 pathapradarzaka mAyA mamatA lAge mIThI, tane harirasa lAge khAro, bAMdhela ane nAtajAtanA bhedabhAva vagara vRMdAvana vagere sthaLe phaTare abhAgIharinAma na jANyuM tuma bAMdhyo karamano bhAro...ghelA vihAra karatA. teoe kRSNabhaktinAM aneka pado, savaiyA, kavita adhama jANI re hari Ape tAryA, bhavaduHkha bhAve vidAro, vagerenI racanA karela. temaja "sujAna rasakhAna" "premavATikA" 'dAsa nabI' ne magamAM mIliyA, alakha bAvana bahAroM... ghelA temaja "rasakhAna zataka" nAmanA graMtha banAvela. rasalIna A vaMdanIya kRSNabhakta muslimasaMtanI keTalIka racanAo joIe. rasalInanuM mULa nAma "gulAba nabI bilagrAmI" che, tenuM zAstra na paTha paMDita bhaye, ke molavI kurAna upanAma "rasalIna" che. teo saMvata 1746 AsapAsa thaI gayA. teone rAma-rahimano bheda hoto. teo zrI kRSNabhakta jA prema jAnyo nahi, kahA kiyo rasakhAna'! hatA. teo muslima hovA chatAM teonI kavitAonI racanAo sudhA, bhAgavata jo pIve, vo nahi cAhata Ana vagere zuddha 'vrajabhASAmAM khUba ja mIThI ane mohaka jaNAya che. pibata harike ho gaye, vo 'rasakhAna paThANa'. teoe "aMga darpaNa" nAmano graMtha saMvata 1794mAM lakhyo zeza, ganeza, maheza, dineza, sureza hu jAhi niraMtara gAve ane "rasa prabodha" nAmanA graMtha saMvata 1798mAM saMpUrNa karyo. jAti, anAdi anaMta akhaMDa, achada, abheda suveda batAve, teoe zrI rAdhAjInA aMga zRMgAra aMge karelI racanAnA nArada se suka, vyAsa raTe, pacihAre tau punI pAra na pAve, be traNa namUnA atre Apela che. tAhi ahirakI chokariyAM, chachiyAM bharI chAchape nAca nacAve..... rAdhA pada bAdhA harana, sAdhA kari "rasalIna' draupadI au ganikA, gaja gIdha, ajA mIlasoM kiyo so na nihAro, aMga agAdhA lakhanakI, kInI mukura navIna, gautama gahinI kaisI karI, praphlAdako kaise haryo duHkha bhAro amI halAhala mada bhare, zveta zyAma ratanAra kAko soca kare rasakhAnI kahA kari hai ravinaMda vicAro, kaunakI saMka parI hai ja mAkhana cAkhanahAro so rAkhanahArI. jiyata marata jhUkI jhUkI parata jehi cittavata ika bAra. tuma suvarana ke karata yoM, lasata pUtarI zyAma mAnasa ho to vahI rasakhAnI vaso vraja gokula gAMvake gvArana, mana nagInA phaTIka meM jarI kasoTI kAma. jo pazu hoM to kahA basa mero, caro nita naMdaki dhenu maMjhArana, pAhana hoM to vahI giriko, jo dharyo kara chatra puraMdara dhArana, abhuta maya saba jagata yaha, adbhuta jugata nihAra, jo khaga ho to basero karo, mili kAliMdi kula kardama kI DArana. hAra bAla gara parata hI, paryo bAla gara hAra. saMta rasakhAna AvAM aneka kRSNabhakti savaiyA, kavita brajabAnI zIkhana racI, yaha "rasalIna' rasAla vagerenI racanA karI saMvata 1685mAM paramapadane pAmyAnuM guna subarana naga araMtha lahi, hiya dhAriyo jyAM mAla. jANavA maLe che. rasakhAna rahIma rasakhAna nAmanA muslima saMta, dilhInA bAdazAha bAdazAha akabaranA samayamAM thaI gayelA "rahIma'nuM pUruM khAnadAna, paThANa hovAnuM jANavA maLe che. jeo kRSNabhakta hatA. nAma abdula rahIma khAnakhAnA hatuM. pitAnuM nAma baherAmakhAM teono janma saM. 1940mAM thayAnuM jaNAya che. teo hatuM. rahImajIno janma saM. 1610mAM thayo hato. avasAna saM. 1685-i.sa. 1929mAM thayAnuM jaNAya che. teo bAdazAha akabaranA darabAramAM navaratno mAhenA eka bAdazAhI khAnadAna hatA. te temaNe ja lakhela graMtha ratna hatA. ane bAdazAhanA khajAnacI hatA. 'premavATikA'mAM lakhe che ke, teo muslima hovA chatAM bhagavAna zrI kRSNanA ananya dekhI gadara hita sAhibI, dilhI nagara masAna, upAsaka hatA ane zrI kRSNanA kavito paNa lakhela che. chinahI bAdazAha baMsakI, kasaka choDI "rasakhAna' rahIma arabbI, phArasI uparAMta vrajabhASA, saMskRta ane eTale teo bAdazAhI khAnadAna hatA, teoe kaMThI hindInA sArA vidvAna hatA ane A dareka bhASAomAM temaNe Jain Education Intemational Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kAvyo racelAM che. teo ati udAra ane dAtAra hatA, dayALu ane bhakta hatA. teoe "rahImana vilAsa" "rahIma satasaI' vagere graMtho lakhelA che. teoe lokone bodha ApatA aneka kavito, dohA vagere lakhelA che. jemAMnA keTalAka joIe. "te rahima jAna A puno, kinho cArU cakora nizibAsara, nirakhata rahe, kRSNacaMdrakI ora." rahimana kou kA kare, javArI, cora, labAra jo pata rAkhanahAra, mAkhana cAkhanahAra rahima pAnI rakhIye, bina pAnI saba suna, pAnI gaye na ubare, motI mAnuSa cuna. "baira, khUna, khAMsI, khuzI, maira, prita madhupAna rahimana, dAbe nA dabe, jAnata sakala jahAna" citrakUTarma rahIma rahe, rahimana avadha nareza, jApara vipadA parata hai, so Avata yahI deza. rahimana ve nara mara cUke jo kucha mAgane jAti unake pahele vo mare nA mukha nikasata nAhi" kahe che ke ati udAratAnA kAraNe ane samaya palTo thatAM rahImane majUrI karavI paDI hatI, majUrI kAma karatA hatA temAM keTalAka mAganArAo tene oLakhI gayA ane potAne kaMIka ApavA mATe ToLuM vaLI yAcanA karavA mAMDyA, te samaye rahImajI kaMI ApI zake tema na hovAthI manamAM duHkhI thayA ane mAganArAone vinaMtI karavA lAgyA, ane kahyuM ke, "ye rahIma dara dara phire, mAgI mAdhukarI khAI, yAro, yArI choDa do, ve rahIma aba nAhI" eTale ke huM e have mAgI mAgIne khAuM chuM have huM I rahIma nathI ke tamone kaMI ApI zakuM! AvA udAradila ane kRSNabhakta "rahImanAM kavito, dohAo vagere jIvanamAM utArI potAnuM ane samAjanuM kalyANa karI zakAya tema che, jeone nAta-jAtanA koI bhedabhAva nathI tevA saMtonAM bodhavacano jIvanamAM utAravA vinaMtI che. suSThAna Azare aDhIso varSa pahelAM uttara gujarAtamAM thaI gayelA muslima saMta "sunhAna' phakIrI dhAraNa karyA pahelAM khUba ja nirdaya ane tenAM karmo yavanane paNa zaramAve tevAM hatAM. te arasAmAM 251 uttara gujarAtanA vaMdanIya muslima saMta "sAMI dina daraveza' no bheTo thayo ane A prabhAvI saMtanA upadezathI phakIrI dhAraNa karI ane sAMI dina daravezajInA caraNomAM jIvanano moTo bhAga vitAvyo. teoe zrI kRSNabhaktinAM tathA avatAra lIlAnAM pado tathA kaliyuga vizenAM pado racIne lokone bhAIcAro, bhaktibhAva, nekI-TekI para cAlavAno upadeza ApI samAjane moTuM yogadAna puruM pADela che. teozrI racita "avatAra lIlA'nA temaja anya vacanAmRtanuM pAna karIe; jhUlaNA 1. mInako rUpa harine lIyo, mahA pralaya jahAja ratnAkara tAre, saptaRSi satyavrata caDhe saMga aura hI bhakta ane bhAre mUcha pe bAMdha jahAja lAye hari, apane janako ubAre khevanahAra "suhAna" ke sAMIyAM mahA nidhi se rakhavAre. 2. kacchako rUpa banAya hari, girI Dubata sAgara bIca kADhe, nAgakI nevI mathAnI sumerakI deva dAnava nidhi maMthana gADhe, rana sabe sura loka lIyA, mahA biSa harane pIyA agADha, sunhAna" ke sAMI ramA saMgame ratnamaNI cAra pAyA pragADhe. kalaMki avatAra dhareMge hari, khalamAna hita piyurAyA prAgaTya saMcara deza pachAha bammana ke dvArameM raMgachAyA kali ardha bitasAMI Ave, esI beda purAnameM zAkha bhAyA, suhAna" ke nAthako Aye binA, kaise mITata yahi pApa pAyA. kRSNa-karIma ekarUpa aMge sAMvariyo tohe ghanazyAma jAnA, more mana muralIdhara bhAvatA hai yadunaMdana duHkha nikaMdana nAtha, mama rasanA goviMda gAvatA hai, ghora aMdhiyArA chAya rahyA bAla camakyo anahana AvatA hai subahAna' ko kRSNa-karIma jAna, vahI dono eka dikhAvatA hai. AjanA samaya aMge teo kahe che ke, saiyAM isa kaliyugameM kaisA calA aMdhera, rAjA-prajAmeM nA bane, jita dekhuM tita baira, jita dekhuM tita baira, hindu musalmAM na jaMpe, cale gagana talavAra, sunata hi haiyA kaMpe kahata "sAMI suSThAna' bAlama so arja karaiyA, kaisa calA aMdhera? isa kaliyuga meM maiyA! AvA rAma-kRSNabhakta 'muslima saMtonAM vacanAmRtanuM pAna karI samAjanI ajJAnatA dUra karI bhAIcAro keLavavA apIla che. Jain Education Intemational Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ girivara darzana viralA pAve bhAratanI bhavya saMskRtinuM darzana karAvatuM anupama najarANuM - - akSaradhAma, mAMdhInagara gujarAtano vaibhava anaMtAnaMda AtmAone siddhipatI prApti karAvanAra mahAna girirAja zrI zatruMjaya e A jAtanuM sarvazreSTha | mUlyavAna vAhira che. Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 253 vartamAna bane che bhUtakALa saMkalanakAra : naMdalAlabhAI devaluka-bhAvanagara vi.saM. 2053 mAM zaMkhezvara mahAtIrthathI prakAzita pU. mahodayasAgara gaNivarya ma.sA.nuM suMdara pustaka bahuratnA-vasuMdharA bhAga 1 thI 4' aneka adbhuta dRSTAMtonI sAthe vAMcI AnaMdAnubhUti thaI. te pachI bhAga2 mAM prakAzita daSTAMta naM. 1 nA daMpatI yugala vize vizeSa mAhitI rUbarU mulAkAta karI, uparAMta anya pAsethI jANI, meLavI. sAhitya sapharamAM niHsvArtha yogadAna ApanAra jinazAsana sevApremI pU. munirAja jayadarzana vi.ma.sA.nI sAMsArika pratibhAo vize jANI khUba AnaMda thayo. jo ke aneka graMthomAM teozrIe potAnI sarjana zakti ane kasabI kalamano puNya paricaya karAvI vividha pratibhAnAM darzana karAvyAM che. chatAMya mAtApitA jevA gurUjana tathA bhavopakArI guravaro-dAdAguruvaronI prati UMDA Adara-bahumAna tathA guNAnurAgI svabhAvane kAraNe temane kevI rIte sahajamAM subhagatAo sAMpaDavA lAgI ane zaktiono vikAsa thayo teno puNya paricaya mArA prastuta graMthanA gauravamAM abhivRddhi karavA tathA vAMcakavRMdanA paNa lAbhArthe rajU karavAnI lAlaca rokI nathI zakato. to cAlo, saMkSepamAM kaMIka avanavuM jANIe-mANIe. AzA che ke AvI satya ghaTanAo paNa anekonI preraNAnuM kAraNa banaze athavA anumodanA karI puNya kamANI karavAnI taka maLaze. -saMpAdaka zrAvaka jatInabhAI zAMtilAla zAhano prasaMgo banyA. nava varasanI uMmare ja nibaMdha-kAvyo tathA gIta-saMgIta zaktino vikAsa thayo. te pachI mahAtmA saMkSipta paricaya gAMdhIjInA Adarza vicAromAM sahamata thaI temanI 100 mI (1) janma (tA. 6-12-1956 gurUvAra) madrAsa janmajayaMti nimitte hindI kAvyo banAvyAM. meTrika pUrve ja zaheramAM tathA uchera ane abhyAsa jhariyA tathA madrAsamAM, kaoNlejamAM bhaNAvI zakAya tevI agharI hindI bhASAnAM nAnAM vyAvahArika ane vyAvasAyika bhUmi beMglora tathA dIkSAbhUmi nAnAM kAvyo, tathA parivartana' nAmanuM hindI upanyAsa lakhyuM. paNa beMglora, nAnI uMmaramAM ja vairAgya chatAMya vIsa varasa skUla lAIphamAM jhariyAmAM rahetA TAIpIMgano cha mAsano korsa sudhI gRhastha dharmanA tANAvANA vacce be vakhata dIkSA mATe doDha mAsamAM zIkhyA, te pachI myujhikamAM gITAra, bhAgI chUTavAno prayatna karyo, chatAMya vaDIlonI kRpAthI nAnI- hAramoniyamano prAraMbhika abhyAsa paNa karyo. kudarate bakSela moTI pragatio thatI rahI je A pramANe che. madhura kaMThamAM gIta-saMgItano zokha sAro vadhyo. citrakalA upara (2) bacapaNathI kizorAvasthA sudhI-nAnI uMmaramAM paNa kudaratI hAtha beThelo, jeno upayoga yuvAnI vakhate paNa vicAro khUba Adarza, mitro ochA, ekAMtapriya svabhAva siddhAcalajIno citrapaTa, vItarAganI pratimA uparAMta vividha tathA ramata-gamata ke bALaceSTAomAM ocho rasa hato. skUlamAM citro sAthe 12414 sAIjhanI vizALa raMgoLI kADhavAmAM thato paNa prathama naMbare pAsa thatA. klAsamAM 15 mo pATha cAlato rahyo. skUla lAIphamAM paNa naitika siddhAMtono pUrNa pakSa rAkhI hoya to te vakhate temano vasamo pATha ghera beThA taiyAra hoya gaNita-bhUgoLamAM vizeSa pragati sAdhI. tethI ja kaoNleja tevuM thatuM. kyAreka parIkSakone zaMkA jAgatI ke corI karI lAIphamAM aMkazAstra ane oDiTano abhyAsa saphaLatApUrvaka praznottara lakhyA che kAraNa ke akSarazaH pustakanuM lakhANa maLatuM, karyo, jeno pUrato upayoga vyAvasAyika kSetramAM karyo. tyAre pharI maukhika te ja vAta rajU karI sAbitIo ApavAnA kizorAvasthAmAM krikeTa, resa, homa-geImsano zokha hato, Jain Education Intermational Jain Education Intemational Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 254 uparAMta taMdurasta tabIyatane kAraNe sporTasamAM sAro rasa keLavyo, bacapaNathI svAbhAvika jJAnapremane kAraNe satata abhyAsazIla rahetA. baMgAlI tathA madrAsI bhASA paNa dukAnonAM borDa vAMcI zIkhavAmAM purUSArtha karyo. te uparAMta mAtRbhASA, hindI rASTrabhASA ane aMgrejI bhASA upara ThIka ThIka kAbU meLavyo. te traNeya bhASAmAM vAMcavA-lakhavA ne bolavAnI zaktio vikasAvI. lagabhaga 9 mA dhoraNa sudhI jaina dharma sAthe gADha saMbaMdha nahoto thayo, paNa pAchaLathI jIvanamAM jainadharmanuM gaurava samajANuM, vikAsa thayo ne dharmasAdhanAo jIvanano mukhya bhAga banI. dharmapasAye jIvanamAM nAnA-moTA camatkArono anubhava thayo jenI AchI mAhitI A pUrvenA daLadAra graMtha yakSendramANibhadra vIra'mAM ApI che. (3) dhArmika palaTo H TInaejamAM ja prathamavAra pU.muni jayazekhara vi.ma.sA. (hAla svargavAsI) tathA pU. muni jayasoma vi.ma.sA. (hAla paMnyAsa ) nAM prathama darzana thatAM pUrvabhavanA saMskAro svayaM udayamAM AvyA, uhApoha thatAM dharmabhAvanA ne vairAgya pragaTa thayA. te pachI sva. pU. bhuvanabhAnusUrijI ma.sA. nA alpa paricayamAM AvyA. AcArya pU. bhadraMkarasUrijI ma.sA. nuM cAturmAsa paNa jhariyAmAM thatAM sva. pU. vIrasena-sUrijI ma.sA. pAse paNa stavanasajjhAyono abhyAsa thayo. te daramyAna pAMca pratikramaNa vagere dhArmika abhyAsa thayela je dharma laganInI pragati sAthe vikAsa pAmato cAlyo. gharanI pratikULatA chatAMya chUpI rIte sAmAyika vagere karI eka eka sAmAyikamAM 20-25 gAthAo gokhI javAnI medhA zaktino udaya thayo. kolejanA abhyAsa mATe amerikA vasatA mAmA zrI jagadIzabhAI je. zeTha taraphathI badhIya anukULatAo thaI, chatAMya have manamAM jaina dharmanI jAgRti tathA gurU mahArAjanAM sUcano vasyAM hatAM tethI yu.esa.e. na jaI inDiyAmAM ja abhyAsa pasaMda karyo, lAgaTa pAMca varasa sudhI ALLOPATHY DRUG no abhyAsa karI B. PHARMA D. PHARMA DEGREE teTalI kSamatA AvI gaI chatAMya dharmabhAvanA ne vairAgyanI prabaLatAthI hiMsaka davAonA vyApArane tilAMjali ApI saMsArI mAsA zrI sumatibhAI eca. mahetAnI sthApelI SAFARI BRAND SUITCASE 1 LIMITED COMPANY nI karnATakanI "C" AND "F" ejansI pathapradarzaka svIkArI nItino vyApAra pasaMda karyo. teja vyavasAyamAM zUnyamAMthI sarjana karI AgaLa jatAM bAhozI ane buddhibaLe kaMpanInI 21 brAMconAM INTERNAL AUDIT karatAM karatAM saMpUrNa bhArata bhramaNathI aneka prakArano anubhava meLavyo ane kaMpanInI moTI posTa upara rahI mahatvanI jImmedArI pAra utArI. mAsAnA saphaLa ane kuzaLa protsAhananA vaLatara rUpe kaMpanIne moTI nukazAnIothI vAkepha karI ghaNA lAbho prApta karAvyA. madrAsamAM svImIMga zIkhatAM eka divasa evo vicAra Avyo ke zIkhavuM to bhavasAgara taratAM, jethI taravAnI kalA zIkhavAnuM adhUruM rAkhI, dhArmika abhyAsa karyo. gharamAM TrenamAM, eraporTamAM tathA plenanI saphara daramyAna jyAre jyAre samaya maLyo tyAre abhyAsa karatA rahyA ane kudaratI kavitva zakti tathA vacalA sva. mAmA zrI gulAbacaMda je. zeThanI sAhitya vikAsadhArAne lakSamAM rAkhI doDhasothI vadhu stavanonI racanA karI che. temanA jevI ja Adarza dharmabhAvanAthI dharmapatnI tarIke joDAyelAM bhAratIbenanA zAMta ane zANA svabhAvathI dharmasAdhanAmAM vadhu vega Avyo, jemano paricaya paNa saMkSepamAM AgaLa varNana karela che. svayaMnA lagna pachI koInAya lagnamAM nahi javAnI, rAtri bhojana ke pArTImAM hAjarI nahi ApavAnI, cAmaDAnA jUtA tyAganI tathA vrata rakSA mATe eka bhANe pAMca dravyathI vadhu nahi vAparavAnI pratijJAo lIdhI. roja alaga alaga vigaIno tyAga rAkhI chelle dUdha vigaIno tyAga dIkSA na thAya tyAM sudhI mULathI karyo. parigraha, parimANa karI sarakArI dhoraNe sAva cokhkho ne nItinI Avaka thAya eTalo ja dhaMdho vikasAvyo. SIMPLE LIVING mAM SMILING gamatuM hovAthI baso be vAranI plenanI musApharI vakhate paNa 250 thI vadhu tIrthonI anekavAra jAtrAo karI lIdhI. phAIvasTAra hoTalamAM paNa kArapeTa vagaranI jamIna karAvI sAmAyika tathA prabhupUjA pachI ja ophisanAM kArya emano nityakrama banI gayo hato. phakta mAtAnI sevAbhAvanAnA pratApe vikaselI zaktithI samasta bhAratanAM ahiMsA saMmelanamAM JOINT SECRETORY banI sevA ApI. pAThazALAomAM bALakone abhyAsa samayanI anukULatA pramANe karAvatA. amuka varasa pAThazALAnA TrasTI rahI, pachI pada ke hoddA vagara jJAnadAnayajJa, samUhayAtrA, paramAtmA bhakti, bhAvanA maMDaLa tathA jJAna bhaMDAranI sthApanA Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 255 jhariyA tathA beMgloramAM karI. ajaina mitromAM jaina dharmanA daramyAna dhArmika kSetre sAro evo vega maLyo. saMskAra nAkhavA prasaMge jAtrAo karAvI. svayaM phUraNAthI udbhavela dharmabhAvanA vikAsa pAmatAM nAnI uMmaramAM gurUvaro dvArA maLela nava lAkha navakAra jyAre paramAtmAnA maMgala mArge dhapavA anukULatAo maMtronA jApa niyamapUrvaka pUrA karyA te pachI traNa vakhata motanA maLI ke tarata ja patnI-paiso-parivAra-pratiSThA vagerenI mukhamAM jaI AvI AbAda bacavAnuM thatAM navakAra zraddhA khUba anukULatAo vacce saMyama mArgane vadhAvI lIdho. saMyama mArge vadhI ne saMsAra vairAgya paNa. anekavidha dhArmika pravRttimAM jaI rahela daMpatI yugalane aneka lokoe vrata-niyama uccarI saMkaLAyelA rahI artha purUSArtha paNa sAdhyo. mAtAne maraNa vAyaNA karAvI saMsArathI vidAya ApI tyAre parivAranA vakhate samAdhi apAvI. pitA, bhAI, bahena tathA parivAranA dareka sadasyonI AMkhamAM AMsu hatAM, du;khanAM, jyAre saune Arthika rIte ane parivAranA saune mAnasika rIte saddhara jatInabhAInI AMkhomAM vIsa varasa pachInI mahenata saphaLa karI saMtoSa pamADI pachI 12 varasa nAnA bhAI zrI thatI joI harSanAM AMsu AvI gayela. amitakumAranAM lagna thatAM ja potAnuM kartavya pUrNa thavAno potAnAM dharmapatnInA suMdara sahakAra badala je bhAvo hAzakAro anubhavI sajoDe dIkSA lIdhI. AvyA tene dIkSAnI kaMkotrImAM eka samAna akSarovALI (4) pArivArika paricaya : mAtAnuM nAma sva. kaMcanabena vAkyonI racanA vaDe vyakta karyA, ane zAsana prabhAvanA karIane pitA sva. zAMtilAla je. zAha. eka bahena dInAbena karAvI sva. pU. bhuvanabhAnusUrijI ma.sA.nA haste tapasvI pU. paMkajabhAI bhaNazALI tathA eka bhAI amitakumAra esa. e. jayasomavijayajI ma.sA nA ziSya rUpe saMyama svIkAryuM. A zAha. dharmapatnInuM nAma bhAratIbena je. zAha, nAno parivAra uparAMta paNa muMbaInA devanAra katalakhAnAnI gupta mulAkAta, paNa nIti-nyAya premI ane khAnadAna hovAthI gharanA dareka phoTA pADavA, ahiMsA dharmano pracAra, sAhitya sevA vagere kAyo sadasyonI pragati dinAnudina ghaNI sArI thaI, ane saumAM gRhasthAvasthAmAM karyAM hatAM. dharmabhAvanA vikAsa pAmI. (5) puNya prasaMgonA lekhAjokhA : dIkSAnI bhAvanA nAnI uMmaramAM dharmaprApti pachI sAdharmika jhariyAvAsI 15 varasanI uMmare thaI tyAre gurU mahArAja jhariyA padhAryA zeTha zrI zAmajIbhAI ke. zeTha taraphathI sAruM protsAhana maLela hatA. svapna AkAra sAkAra banyo tyAre 20 varasa vItI gayAM jemanI sAthe anekavAra jAtrAo karI. te pachI madrAsamAM moTA hatAM, paNa jogAnujoga te vakhate paNa gurU mahArAja temanA mAmA sva. hiMmatalAla je. zeThanA parivAre svayaM sthAnakavAsI navA nivAsa nagara beMglora tarapha ja padhArI gayA hatA. chatAMya aneka rIte sagavaDa karI prabhu pUjA bhaktimAM dIkSAnI tAlAvelI chatAMya cAritra mohanIya karma aMtarAya rUpa anukULatAo ApI. te uparAMta madrAsavAsI phUA sva. banyA. tenI sAme zrAvikA pAtra sAnukULa maLyuM jethI moDethI dhIrajalAla ema. dozInA parivAre paNa saujanyano paricaya paNa ekane badale benI dIkSA thaI. eTaluM ja nahi karAvI pIThabaLa ApyuM hatuM. saMsArI mAsA zrI sumatibhAI gRhasthAvasthAmAM paNa artha ane dharma purUSArtha karavAmAM sArI eca. mahetAe vyAvasAyika pragatimAM vividha prakAre protsAhana saphaLatA maLI. aneka anubhavothI ghATa ghaDAyA, ane ApyuM, uparAMta muMbaIvAsI sUrajabena bhAIlAlabhAI upakArIo, Azrito vagerenA RNAnubaMdha pheDavAno avasara pArekhanA parivAra taraphathI paNa vyAvahArika kAryomAM sAro maLatAM saunA toSa-saMtoSa vacce mahAbhiniSkramaNa thayuM. evo vega maLato rahyo hato. sAdharmika mitra kiraNa ke. zAha, A uparAMta aneka mAhitIo chatAMya lekha gauravanA azoka ela. udANI (jhariyA) tathA jayasukhabhAI saMghavI bhayathI saMkSepa karela che. anya mAhitIo bahuratnA vasuMdharA vagere taraphathI paNa sAro sahakAra maLyo hato. taduparAMta aneka bhAga-2 nA pustakamAM hovAthI ja te te vigatono punaH jAtrApremI bhAI-bahenono paricaya dhArmika pravRttiomAM ullekha na karI phakta jaina zAsananI ajAyabIo darzAvavA upayogI banyo hato. beMgloramAM sthita cIkapeTanI tArAcaMda dhRSTatA karI vigato jaNAvela che. pratibhAvaMtonI jIvana pratibhA gAMDAlAla jaina pAThazALAnA TrasTIo thakI beMglora sthiratA temanAM kAryothI ja sAbita thatI hoya che, mATe te bAbata Jain Education Intemational Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 256 pratibhAvaMtone yaza-kIrtinI kAmanA paNa hotI nathI ke chalakAtA adhUrA ghaDA jevI sthiti paNa naDatI nathI. paricaya meLavavA paNa zrAvaka maTI zramaNa banelA munivare e paNa jaNAvela ke AvI labdhio zaktio jIve anaMtavAra prApta karI, paNa duniyAne Azcarya karAvatI kSullaka kSAyopazamika zaktionI jhAjhI kiMmata temane mana nathI, paNa kSAyika bhAvanA guNonI ja jhaMkhanA che. jemanA paricaya pachI jatInabhAInI dharmabhAvanA khUba vadhI, vairAgyamAM paNa palaTAvA lAgI tevA Adarza sahadharmiNI bhAratIbena je. zAhano saMkSipta paricaya paNa preraNAdAyI hovAthI atre prastuta karavAmAM ame gaurava anubhavIe chIe. (1) janma (tA. 13-5-1965 somavAra), uchera, abhyAsa, lagna tathA dIkSA bhUmi tarIke beMglora zaheranI bhUmi phaLI. bALAvasthAthI ja nirdoSatA, saraLatA ane nIDaratAno subhaga sumeLa jovA maLyo hato. potAnAmAM ja khovAyelA jevo bALasvabhAva hovAthI loko dhUnI' nA hulAmaNA nAmathI bolavatA hatA. (2) parivAramAM iMdubena lakSmIcaMda saMghavI nAme mAtA- pitA, prakAza tathA rAjeza nAme be bhAI tathA kauTuMbika pacAsa jeTalAM gharo. jJAtithI ghoghArI kAraNa ke pUrvajo zihoranI nikaTanA gAma vaDiyAnA vatanI hatA paNa svayaMnI saMpUrNa gatividhi ane pragati beMgloramAM ja thaI. (3) abhyAsa : vyAvahArika bhaNatara INTER ARTS sudhIno thayo, pachI lagnagraMthIthI joDAyA. skUlamAM prathama naMbara lAvatAM, S.S.L.C. mAM paNa FIRST CLASS pAsa thayAM. dhArmika abhyAsamAM paNa khUba jhaDapI pragati. temAMya gAthAo gokhavAmAM ane nibaMdho vagere kaDakaDATa gokhI javAmAM teo binaharIpha rahetAM. dhArmika abhyAsa tArAcaMda gAMDAlAla jaina pAThazALA cIkapeTa beMgloramAM thayo pachI potAnA patideva pAsethI prApta karyo. zArIrika taMdurastI paNa anukULa banI rahetI. (4) jIvana palaTo : bALa uMmaramAM bALaceSTAothI vimukha paNa manamojI svabhAvane kAraNe rastAmAM hAthalArIvALA pAsethI kAkaDI, jamarUkha khAvAM, hoTalomAM javuM, sinemAM, TI.vI. jovAM, navAM-navAM kapaDAM paheravA, badhAya prakAranAM pustako-novela vAMcavAno jabbara zokha chatAMya pathapradarzaka guNAnurAgI svabhAvane kAraNe aparicita, paragAmathI Avela prabhu-bhakti premI yuvAnanA madhura kaMThe gavAtAM stavano, pAThazALAmAM apAyela jJAnadAna tathA praznacarcAo dvArA mana dharma tarapha vaLavA lAgyuM, pAchaLathI te ja yuvAna sAthe mAtApitAnI saMpUrNa sahamatithI agama RNAnubaMdhe lagna graMthIthI joDAyAM. sagAI thatAM ja AjIvana sinemA tyAga, nitya sevApUjA, saMsArI sAsu-sasarAnI sevA vagere dvArA potAnuM mana saMpUrNa vALI lIdhuM. nikhAlasatA sAthe nIDaratA hovAthI prasaMge prasaMge potAnI pratibhAno paricaya vicAra, vANI ane vartanathI Apyo. temAMnA amuka jIvana prasaMgo A pramANe che. (A) sagAI pUrve ja bhAvi sAsunI niHsvArtha sevA karavAnuM vacana ApyuM, pALyuM ne gRhastha dharma dIpAvyo. (B) sAme caturthavratadhArI pAtra uparAMta bhAvimAM dIkSAnI saMbhAvanA chatAMya vacana ApyuM ke pote paNa brahmacarya vrata pALaze, dIkSAnI bhAvanA potAne nathI paNa jo sahadharmI leze to aMtarAya nahi pADe, balke potAnI bhAvanA ne zakti pahoMcatA dIkSA leze. uMmara varasa 17 nI avasthAmAM apAyela vacanane aphara pALI lagna pachI paNa saMsAra-vAsanAthI mukta rahI patinA pagale pagale jIvana jIvI saMsAra paNa agiyAra varasa pachI choDI dIdho. (C) jJAtinI bhinnatA chatAMya guNAnurAgathI dharmI sahadharmI pasaMda karyA. sAmAjika prathAo taraphathI aDacaNo- aMtarAyo jaNAtAM saune spaSTa jaNAvI dIdhuM ke lagna karIza to jyAM nirdhAra karyo che tyAM ja, anyathA kuMvArI rahIza. dharmadhyAna ane yuktipUrvaka potAnI paNa vrata bhAvanA jALavI lIdhI. (D) potAnI aDagatA darzAvatAM ja potAnAM phaI ajavALI bahena tathA temanA suputra nItinabhAI ane kizorabhAInI (M/S HANSA PICTURES BANGALORE-9) khUba naitika madada maLI jeo temanA parivAramAM pIThabaLa jevA rahyA. (E) sagAInA nava mAsa pachI ane lagnanA traNa mAsa pUrve ja potAnI naNaMdanA lagna prasaMge muMbaI saparivAra gayela tyAre ja bhAvi pati sAthe maMtraNA karI muMbaIthI be divasa mATe vApI-vAdhaladharA jaI gurU mahArAja pAse sajoDe AjIvananuM caturthavrata uccarI laI pratibhAno prakarSa paricaya Apyo. potAnuM parAkrama sAhasika chatAMya lagna pachI paNa prakAzamAM na Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 25o rahyAM. lAvI vrata-bhAvanAne khUba puSTa karI. sagAIthI laI saMpUrNa svayaMracita chelluM nATaka bhajavyuM. aneka vAra DRAMA gRhasthAvAsa daramyAna patine paNa bhAI tarIke saMbodhita karatAM ARTIST tarIkenAM inAmo meLavyAM, chatAMya sadAya potAnI laghutA darzAvI pUrvakALanA caritrone prazaMsatA. | (F) lagnanA divase paNa sAMje pratikramaNa AdinAtha (J) eka vakhata sajoDe pUjA karavA daherAsare skUTara jaina mahilA maMDaLa-beMgloranA sthApaka sva. kusumabena bI. upara jatAM polIsanI jIpa nIce kUtaro AvI jatAM jIvadayAnAM zAha (pU. zIlacaMdrasUrijI ma.sA.nA saMsArI mAtuzrI) nA ghera saMskArothI taraphaDatA kUtarAne arjana medanI vacce paNa maratI karyuM. te ja maMDaLamAM temanA saMskAranuM ghaDatara thayela ane maMDaLane veLAe nIDaratAthI navakAramaMtra saMbhaLAvyo. garIba vividha pravRttio vaDe dhapAvyuM, zobhAvyuM ne yaza apAvyo. kAmavALIo tathA Azrita uparAMta jarUratamaMdone sAme jaI (G) sAsunI tabiyata kIDanInA kAraNe vadhu bagaDatAM potAnA tathA anyanAM kapaDAM-vastuo vagerenuM anukaMpAdAna potAnI kiDanI ApavA sudhInI taiyArI darzAvI. chelle avAranavAra karatAM. hospiTalamAM khaDe page sevA karI. sAsunI agamacetI jANI (K) nIti-nyAyanA prakhara himAyatI hovAthI vadhu sasarA tathA diyeranI saMbhALa jinmedArI pUrNa thayA pachI ja bahenapaNIo banAvI saMsAra carcAo calAvavAne badale potAnI dIkSAnI bhAvanAnuM vacana sAsunI aMtima avasthA arjana bahenapaNI vibhA ena. vakIlane jaina dharma pamADyo, vacce hAthamAM hAtha laI ApI temanA manane saMpUrNa ciMtAthI teNInAM lagna pUrve kaMdamULa tyAga karAvyo. mukta karyA. jethI sAsu paNa sAdhvIzrI dinamaNizrIjI ma.sA. (L) patideva taraphathI paNa temanI dareka dharma bhAvanA, Adi pAsethI vrata niyama uccarI samAdhipUrvaka svargavAsI zakti tathA kaLAne saMpUrNa protsAhana maLyuM, jethI vikAsa karatA banyA. te pachI sAsariyA pakSanA 55 jeTalAM kuTuMbono paNa karatA dIkSA pUrve vihAranI tAlIma meLavI. jyAre pAchA prema jItI lIdho. teja kAraNe dIkSA pUrve sasarA zAMtilAla je. plenamAM AvatAM prasaMge eraporTa upara sasarA ke gharanA sadasyo zAha temane devI'nuM upanAma ApI bhAratIdevI tarIke saMbodhana jatAM, paNa ghare AvatAMnI sAthe ja prathama rasoDuM ane vaDIlonI karatAM hatAM. sevAne prAdhAnya ApatAM hatAM. jAtrA pUrve basa dvArA | (H) potAnA sevA vacanane siddha karavA cAritrya mATe samUdhyAtrAnI basa naM. GRx-9 ne rAtre 9 vAgyA pachI ja jo pratikULatA rahe to anAthAzramanA anAtha bALakane dattaka ThIka 68 tIrthanI jAtrA pUrNa karI 69 mAM tIrtha nAkoDAjI tarapha laI jIvana nirvAha karavAnI bhAvanA darzAvI. jatAM akasmAta naDyo temAM ThIka navanI saMkhyAmAM jAnahAni I) patidevanI paNa dara mAsamAM 15-20 divasanI thaI (je navakAra sAthe koI saMbaMdha dharAve che.) temAM sAmAnanI bahAragAmanI TUra rahetI hovAthI pote skUTara-mopeDa upara 3 DIkkImAMthI paDI jaI lagabhaga 500 phUTa, basa sAthe kheMcAI 4 ki.mI. dUra daherAsare jaI paramAtmA-pUjA, sAmAyika, gayAM. mAthAmAM betraNa TAMkA AvyA paNa AbAda bacI gayA. mahilA maMDaLanI pravRttio akhaMDa rAkhI. temanI pratibhA tathA (5) puNya paricaya : pUrvabhavonI sAdhanA ke pAMca-cha hajAranI medanIne paNa bAMdhI rAkhavAnI suMdara dharmArAdhanAnA pratApe janma jaina khAnadAna kuLamAM thayo. potAnI vAkachaTAno lAbha mahAvIra mahilA maMDaLanA mukhya saMcAlikA pratibhAno potAnI meLe ja vikAsa thayo. parakSetrIya yuvAna paNa sva. bahena caMdrAbena ratilAla saMghavIe (PRESIDENCY puNyodaye sAmethI beMglora Avyo ane lagna thayAM. gurUNInI cYcLE co. BANGALORE-2) pUrato uThAvyo. ane zodha paNa pUjya gurUvaroe karI ApI, ane chelle dIkSA dhArmika nATako temanI pAse taiyAra karAvI, bhajavyAM. dhArmika prApti paNa janmabhUmimAM ja thavA devA gurUNI paNa 16-16 nATakamAM abhinaya kaLA. saMcAlana zakti vagere evAM vikasyAM sAdhvIo sAthe 1600 mAIlano vihAra karI cheka hatAM ke sthAnakavAsI manione paNa eka dIkSA prasaMge thatI ahamadAvAdathI AvyA ne dIkSA pachI loko paNa kahetAM ke aMjanAsuMdarInA mukhya jIvana prasaMgo saMpUrNa gaMbhIratA sAthe patine sarasvatInI sAdhanA karatA karatA gRhalakSmI prApta thayAM vaktavyamAM varNavI saMbhaLAvavA moko maLela. dIkSA pUrve paNa che. A badhIya ghaTamALo sAva sAhajika banI, jethI temanA Jain Education Intemational Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 258 pathapradarzaka mukha upara paNa potAnA kartavyanI bhAvanA sivAya madamAnanuM protsAhana (E) dara divALIne saMdhyAe paramAtmA mahAvIranA rUpa-svarUpa jovA nahotuM maLatuM. vaDIlo tathA patidevane jinAlayanAM nirvANa kalyANakane lakSI 11 thI 21 stavano prasaMge-prasaMge upakArI mAnI vaMdana karatAM. temanA piyara pakSanA dvArA bhAvabhakti. (F) lagabhaga dara roja sAmAyika tathA sUtAM gharamAM paNa mAtA-pitA, be bhAI ane eka plena kula pAMca pahelA jJAnacarcA, tattvaciMtana je kyAreka jAtrAdi prasaMge to sadasyo hatA. sAsariyA pakSe paNa te ja pramANe pAMcanI saMkhyA parahitArthe rAtrinA be-traNa vAgyA sudhI cAlu rahela. rahI. pote vacalA bhAInAM putrI tema pitA maLI traNa apaniMdrA karI pharI pAchI dharma pravRttio cAlu rahetI hatI. bhAIonuM kuTuMba, sAme paNa traNa bhAIonA kuTuMbavALA | G) paramAtmAnI nitya sevA pUjA-bhAvapUjA vagere vacalA bhAInA putra sAthe ja gRhastha saMbaMdha goThavANo, tethIya sajoDe je mATe potAno rasoI pANIno samaya paNa anukULa vadhIne sagAIthI lagna sudhI kayAreya ke gRhasthajIvanamAM paNa karI letAM. (H) vardhamAna tapanI AyaMbilanI 13 oLIo dharmabhAvanAmAM bhinnatA na thaI. balka saumya ane saujanyanA sajoDe (I) beMgloranI nikaTa devanahallI nAmanA vistAra tarapha baLe anekono sneha jItI lIdho, jene kAraNe dIkSA vakhate saMbhAvita pazu katalakhAnA virodhamAM ahiMsA premI temane upakaraNo vahorAvavAnI bolIo potAnA upakArI raghunAthamalajIe ahiMsA-saMmelana bolAvavA sakriya phALo, sahadharmI karatAMya bamaNAMthI vadhAre thaI. dIkSA vakhate anekoe je samelanamAM sva. morArajI desAInI pratikULatA pachI zrI vrata-niyama uccarI vAyaNA karAvyA, ane aneka pUjyonI zreNikabhAI kasturabhAIe mukhya pada zobhAvela ane sakriya nizrAmAM bahumAna kAryakramo goThavAtA, khUba zAsana prayatnothI tathA cIkapeThanA rAjasthAnI bhAIonA saphaLa prabhAvanAo thavA pAmI. purUSArthathI katalakhAnuM UbhuM karavAmAM sarakArane pIchehaTha karavI anya vigato bahuratnA-vasuMdharA bhAga-2 nA paDela. (0) lagna pachI vacanabhaMga karI jatInabhAI dIkSAnuM pustakamAMthI jANI zakAya tevI rasaprada che. jenI sau nAma laI gherathI gurUmahArAjane maLavA nIkaLI gayA, pAchA anumodanA karI sukRta kamANI kare tevI zubhabhAvanA sAthe vaLavAnI vATa joyA vagara temanI niSphaLa tapAsa pachI uparokta lakhANa lakhI jaNAvela che. bhAratIbena paNa ekalAM TrenamAM besI madrAsa pahoMcI gayAM ne (6) bhAratIbene gRhasthadharmanA svIkAra pachI paNa je sAva aparicita sAdhvIjI ma.sA.no paricaya karI upAzrayamAM manobaLa, niSThA ane vacanabaddhatA pramANe svanA zrAvakane rahI gayA. sagAvhAlAM gotavA AvyAM tyAre daherAsaramAM jApa sahakAra ApI saphaLatAo sara karI pravajyA sudhI pagaraNa karatAM hatAM. bIjI tarapha zrAvaka paNa muMbaI sudhI pahoMcavAne calAvyAM tenI vigato ati saMkSepamAM nimnalikhita jANavA badale hubalI sTezane utarI jaI zrAvikAnI gharamAMthI maLI, je paNa pratibhAno paricaya Ape tevI che. gerahAjarInA samAcAra sAMbhaLI pAchA beMglora pharyA. madrAsathI pAchA bolAvAyelAM zrAvikA sAsariye na jatAM piyare cAlyAM sajoDI gRhasthadharmasAdhanAo : (A) sagAI pachI sinemA tathA navalakathA vAMcavAno jIvanabhara tyAga gayA, ane mAtA-pitAnI sevAnuM vacanabhaMga na karavAnI saMpUrNa bAMhedharI lIdhA pachI ja pharI sAsare AvyAM. (B) lagna pachI paNa koI sthAne haravA-pharavA karatAM tarata pachI ATha divasano basa dvArA kulapAkajI, bhAMDukajI, AvI nAnI moTI aneka ghaTanAo jo ke saune herata aMtarikSajI tathA kuMbhojagiri tIrthano samUha pravAsa. te pachI pravAsa te pachI pamADe tevI che, pamADe tevI che, chatAMya temanA jIvanamAM sAva sAhajika banela giranArajInA neminAtha prabhunI sajoDe bhakti-pUjA-saMkalpa hatI. gRhasthAvasthA pAra utarI jaI hAle dIkSita hovAthI ja sAdhanA karI anya tIrthonI paNa yAtrA (C) sagAIthI laI pUrvanI ghaTanAonuM sAduM bayAna karela che, bAkI saMyama jIvananI cAritra prApti sudhInA 11 varasamAM 11 vAra samaha tIrthayAtrA koI sAdhanA vize kaMI paNa na lakhavAnI zarte thoDI uparokta dvArA hindustAnanA aneka tIrthonI anekavAra yAtrA dvArA darzana mAhitIo vividhasthAnethI meLavI lekhamAM mUkela che, je saune zuddhi. (D) dara dhanaterasanA divase 12-14 kalAkanI racAtI lAbhamAM thAya te ja eka mAtra abhyarthanA. raMgoLI-prabhunI aMgaracanA vageremAM patidevane pUrNa sahakAra ne bhAratIdevInI AvI niSThA ane aucityane anulakSI Jain Education Intemational Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 259 temanA sahadharmI patideve muMbaI-malADa khAte evI majAnI jaI rahyA hatA tyAre temanI dIkSA divase ja anya anekoe udghoSaNA dIkSA-sanmAna prasaMge karela ke ame gurUdevonI paNa dIkSAnI jaya bolAvI. te nimittathI kula nava bIjI kRpAthI saMsAramAM bhAI-bahenanI jema rahyAM temAM koI Azcarya dIkSAo thaI, anekoe sajoDe caturthavrata AjIvana mATe na mAnavuM, kAraNa ke ekano janma eka ghare ane bIjAno janma uccaryA ane khUba zAsana prabhAvanAo thaI hatI. bIjA ghare karma ane kudarate Apyo. je kudaratI bhUlane ja phakta te badho prabhAva prabhujInA zAsanano che tevuM teo sudhArI sevA ame saMsAra mAMDavAnuM ane have ame saMsAra bannenuM hArdika vaktavya hatuM. deva-gurU dharmano prazasta rAga te chAMDavAnuM kArya karyuM che. bhara yuvAnImAM badhIya anukULatAo beunI pragatinuM mukhya kAraNa jaNAvAya che. vacce prabhu darzita pravajyA paMthe jyAre te beu badhuMya tyAgI ja , ja E 3 nAsI ma. IT, jI nA * INC ka jinamaMdiranI divAla uparanuM nakazI kAmanuM eka dezya Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nA karo ke - A a pathapradarzaka pratibhAo graMtha prakAzana badala sabhArI hAThizubhechAo ? saujanya : vadhamAna grupa enDa nimaNa grupa 40-41 vizAla zopIMga senTara, sara ema.vI. roDa, aMdherI pUrva muMbai - 400069. phona : 022-26839910 ane DisAna DIhAiDrezana vileja - bhojaparA nezanala hAive 8 ba goMDala - rAjakoTa roDa goMDala 360311 jillo - rAjakoTa saurASTra phona : 02822 - 221682, 225225 saraka Jain Education Intemational Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 261 sthAnakavAsI samAjanAM pUrvakAlIna sAdhvIratnonI gauravagAthA pAnakharamAM khIlyAM gulAba zrImatI pravINAbahena Ara. gAM dhI pathapradarzaka pratibhAo' graMthanuM saMpAdana kArya cAlI rahyuM hatuM tyAre cheka chellI ghaDIe zrI pravINAbena gAMdhI likhita "guru samIpe" zIladharmanI sugaMdha prasarAvatu suMdara pustaka amArA hAthamAM AvyuM, manamaMdiramAM ajava:vuM paDyuM. te pustakamAM sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyanA sAdhubhagavaMto vizenI vAto AlekhavAmAM AvI che. paNa pachI to sthAna kevAsI samAjanAM prabhAvaka mahAsatIjIo uparanI vAto bahu jhaDapathI A lekhikA bahena pravINAbahena gAMdhI pAsethI meLavavA ame sabhAgI banI zakyA chIe. zrImatI pravINAbahena chellI be sadImAM jalatI dIvaDIono prakAza zodhavA rAtata mathAmaNa karatAM rahyAM che. mahAsatIjIonI jIvanamAMDaNI jANavA-samajavA satata prayatnazIla che. vedanA, saMvedanA sAthe temanA manamAM prasaMge-prasaMge je je spaMdano jAgyAM tenA bhAvonA AvirbhAvane nikhAlasapaNe vyakta karI rahyAM che. gharanuM dharmamaya vAtAvaraNa, pUrvajanmanA pavitra saMskAronuM bhAtuM laIne janmelI dIkarInA zilpane kaMDAratI vakhate vidhAtAe jANe temanAmAM sahanazIlatA, samaja, mIThAza ane madhuratAthI jANe raMgo na pUryA hoya tevI satata anubhUti prApta karanAra A lekhikA bahene bhAre puruSArtha karIne game tema dareka saMpradAyamAMthI dhuraMdhara thaI gayelAM babbe mahAsatIjIo vizenI vizeSatAone AlekhavAno atre namra prayAsa karyo che. AvI preraka mAhitIthI samAja vAkepha bane, saMyamajIvananI vizeSa lAkSaNikatAthI samAja ajANa na rahe te mATe prabhAvaka pAtrone upasAvavAno ane saMkSiptamAM samAvavAno namra prayAsa thayo che. sthAnakavAsI samAjanAM mahAsatIjIonI saMyamayAtrAne, temanI tapasyAone, temanI jJAnasaMpadAne bhAvathI lAkha lAkha vaMdanA karIe chIe. A AryaratnonAM jIvananI gauravagAthA rajU karanAra zrImatI gAMdhIno janma saurASTramAM vaDhavANa mukAme mAtA zrI saralAbahena tathA pitAzrI bhIkhAbhAI saMghavIne hAthe saMskAra pAmI 18me varSe divANamAM mAtAzrI caMpAbahena tathA pitAzrI kasturacaMdabhAI gAMdhInA suputra zrI rasikabhAI sAthe lagnagraMthithI joDAyA. zrI rasikabhAI gAMdhI rAjakoTamAM AvelI pI. DI. mAlaviyA koleja temaja zrImatI je. je. kuMDaliyA kolejanA tema ja amadAvAdamAM sI. yu. zAha komarsa kolejanA varSo sudhI AcAryapade rahyA. pravINAbahena paNa ema.e., bI.eDa. sudhIno ucca abhyAsa karI aneka kSetromAM agresara rahyAM. rAjakoTa-amadAvAda reDiyo uparathI arthazAstra upara, bajeTa upara temanAM aneka vArtAlApo, sAmAjika, dhArmika nATako vagere prasArita thatAM akhabAro tema ja megejhInamAM lekho ApyA che. lAyansa klaba tema ja anya saMsthAomAM vArtAlApa ApyA che. rAjakoTa tema ja amadAvAdamAM vyAkhyAtA tarIke sevA ApI che. varSothI kensara (sivila) hospiTalamAM dardIone anAmI sevA Ape che. 200 thI vadhu cakSudAna karAvyAM che. dariyApurI saMpradAyanA guruothI vadhAre prabhAvita banyAM che. citrakalAno bacapanathI zokha che. loka adAlatamAM paNa sevA ApI che. kaviloka'mAM temanAM kAvyo prakAzita thayAM che. sthA. jaina jhAlAvADI sI. siTijhansa grupanA teo upapramukha che. tema ja jaina jAgRti kAyamI mereja byuromAM mAnad sevA Ape che. putra DaoN. saMjaya gAMdhI AMkhanA niSNAMta sarjana che. khUba sevAbhAvI ane AgaLa paDatA DaoNkTara che. potAnI kArakirdInI zarUAtathI ja dareka daherAvAsI ke sthAnakavAsI sAdhu-saMtonAM vinA mUlya lensanAM oparezansa kare che. putravadhu kalpanA ema.esa.sI. (meDikala) che. putrI zvetA (bI. phArma) kensara hospiTalamAM sevA Ape che. jamAI zrI kAmezabhAI zAha enji. che. Ama temanAM samagra rAMsAra maghamaghato che. samAjane temanI sevA sudIrdhakALa sudhI maLatI rahe tema ApaNe sau prArthIe, - saMpAdaka Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 pathapradarzaka mane ajavALAM bolAve.... AvatuM. e nAnIzrI vidhavAne punarlagnathI pUrvajIvana bakSI tenuM jIvana punaHsthApita karavAmAM na AvatuM. AjanA yuganA mane ajavALAM bolAve......bhItaramAMthI sAda UThyo. punarlagna' zabdanI jagyAe 'nAtaruM' zabda prayojavAmAM teno pratisAda maLyo. te pratisAde huM ajavALAM zodhavA Avato. puruSa game te saMjogomAM bIjI strI karI zakato. nIkaLI. mArI zaktinI maryAdAmAM rahI jyAM jyAM mane je je zArIrika, mAnasika ke manovaijJAnika ke koI paNa vaijJAnika maLyuM, jeTaluM jeTaluM maLyuM te te dIvaDIonA prakAzane bhego kAraNosaranI apekSAe punarlagna zuM vyAjabI na hatAM? karI itihAsanAM pAnAMone temanI gauravagAthAthI prakAzita sAsarethI piyaramAM pAchI pharatI e bALavidhavAnuM karavA te bheguM karavA mathI. 200 varSa pahelAMnI bhUtakALanI sthAna zuM kyAMya na hatuM? raste rajhaLatI vArtA jANe! tenA yAtrA paNa kheDI. kAma thoDuM kaThina hatuM. kAraNa ke jemane mAtra jIvananI A avadazA tenA jIvananI dizA badalAvI prakAzavuM hatuM paNa prakAzamAna thavuM na hatuM. temane mAre zodhavAnAM nAkhatI. hatAM. meM bhUtakALa ulecavA koziSa karI. temAM je kAMI paNa saphalatA maLI, mane je kAMI ochuM vadhatuM prApta thayuM te ujAsane jIvanamAM tophAna AvyuM, tophAnone kahI do ke sAhila saMkSiptamAM, samayanI maryAdAmAM rahIne Apa pAThaka sudhI maLI pahoMcADavAno prayAsa karyo che. tenuM ciMtana-manana; vAcana ane sAhilane kahI do ke maMjhila maLI gaI che. pAcana thaze to mahenata saphaLa che tevI mArI zraddhA che. mane gharanuM susaMskArita dharmamaya vAtAvaraNa, pUrva janmanA Alekhana karavAmAM sabhAgI banAvanAra zrI naMdalAlabhAI pavitra saMskAronuM bhAtuM laIne janmelI dIkarInA zilpane devalakano hArdika AbhAra mAnI, game tyAMthI paNa pU. kaMDAratI vakhate vidhAtAe jANe tenAmAM samaja ane satIjIo viSenI mAhitI mokalI ApavAnI jemaNe premathI sahanazIlatA, mIThAza ane madhuraponA raMgo na pUryA hoya! pU. takalIpha uThAvI che te dareka vyaktinI huM AbhArI chuM. saMto ane satIjIo sAtheno teno samAgama jANe zIla ane pU. zrI mahAsatIjIonAM jIvana viSe vAMcatAM, sadAcAranI saurabha gulAbanA puSpanI jema samAgamamAM vicAratAM, lakhatAM je vedanA, saMvedanAo sAthe mArA manamAM AvanArane paNa suvAsita karI detA na hoya tema tenA mananA je spaMdano jAgyAM tenA bhAvonA AvirbhAvone vyakta karyA vicArAlayamAM nirmalatA pratiSThita thatI ane te paNa pU. zrI vagara huM nahIM rahI zakuM. satIjIonA satsaMge saMyama mArge jaI potAnA jIvanane urdhva vaNakhIlya phUla : varSo pUrvenI vAta che. jyAre mArge laI jatI. AjanA jeTaluM zaikSaNika jJAnanuM mahattva na hatuM. tema ja te strI-zakti : temanA jIvananA vAcanathI keTakeTalI mATenI suvidhAo vagere to kyAMthI vistarelI hoya! temAM vizeSatAo hAtha lAgI. temanA aMtaranA UMDANamAM keTakeTalI dIkarInA jIvanane gauNa gaNI tenA mATe zaikSaNika jJAnane to zaktionA jharAone vahetA nihALyA. temanI pAse rahelA koI ja mahattva ApavAmAM AvatuM na hatuM. vaLI te samayamAM akhUTa vividha zaktionA vaibhavane jANavA-mANavA maLyo. ghoDiyAM lagno ane bALalagno thatAM. agiyAra-bAra varSanI sAmAnya zALAkIya jJAna meLavelI e dIkarI saMyama-mArge DhIMgalIthI ramatI DhIMgalI jevI dIkarIne lagna karI sAsare AgamanAM sUtro-siddhAMta ane svAdhyAya karI, te jJAnane vaLAvavAmAM AvatI. tyAM to ghaNI vakhata evuM banatuM ke cha- jhaDapathI kaMThastha karI jJAna-mArge jhaDapathI AgaLa vadhatI. tIvra bAra mahinAmAM to dIkarI bALa-vidhavA banatI. e nAnakaDI buddhi ane smaraNazakti dharAvatI, dhArmika sAhityanA kSetre tenuM navavadhU, e nAnakaDI aNasamaju bALavidhavAnA, prakRtinA ghaNuM moTuM pradAna rahetuM. vyAkhyAnamAM vikhyAta banatI. pustako varadAnanAM jIvanavikAsanA krame krame sajAtAM soNalAMo, lakhatI. are ! sAdhujInI gerahAjarImAM saMpradAyanuM sukAna varSo UgatAM pahelAM tenAM AthamatAM aramAno, paripakava thaI rahelI sudhI saMbhALI zakatI ane sAdhujIne saMyamanA pATha paNa tenI samajane pragaTavAne pAtra bane te pahelAM to te vaNakhIlyA bhaNAvatI. saMyama mArge AvatA upasargo ane pariSahono phUlane DALa uparathI kheravI koI bIjI ja bhomamAM ucheravAmAM khumArIthI sAmano karatI vedanAne vahAlathI svIkAratI dIrdha Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 263 pratibhAo dIkSA paryAyamAM paNa koI DAgha lAgavA na detI. tapa ane vaiyAvaccamAM pAchI na paDatI. . pU.zrI satIjIo chelle jIvanamAM AvatAM azAtAvedanIya karmone zAtApUrvaka vedI saMthArA sAthe; japa, jApa ane svAdhyAya sAthe samAdhipUrvaka mRtyune varI mRtyune maMgalakArI mahotsava banAvatAM. Aje paNa sthAnakavAsI jaina samAjamAM utkRSTa cAritrya pALI mahAjJAnI, mahAdhyAnI, uttama ane zreSTha pratibhAsaMpanna pu. zrI mahAsatIjIo vartamAnamAM vicarI rahyAM che. chelle ajavALAM zodhavA nIkaLelI huM, mArAmAM kyAre tenuM eka kiraNa paNa pravezaze! A nA bhadrAH katavA yantu vishvtH|| bhadrAH satavaH vizvataH naH gAyanuM) zubha ane suMdara vicAro dareka dizAethI amane prApta thAo. - prArthanA : sUraja AgaLa Amatema phaMgoLAtA nAnA zA rajakaraNa jevI huM mArAthI je kAMI bhUlo thaI gaI hoya kSatio thaI gaI hoya to mane Apa sarve sAdhu-saMto-satI gaNo, ane vAcakavarga udAra dile mApha karazo. tevI Apane aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka prArthanA karuM chuM. pravINAbahena rasikabhAI gAMdhI ema.e., bI.eDa. bhUtapUrva vyAkhyAtA, 8, sAketa baMgalojha "zailI' takSazIlA TAvaranI bAjumAM, vastrApura, amadAvAda 15. dIkSA: vi. saM. 1815nA kArtika kRSNA dazamI. eka sAthe pAMca bhavyAtmAoe dIkSA lIdhI. pU. zrI DuMgarazIjI svAmI. (temanI mAtA) pU. zrI hirubAI ma.sa. uM.va. 45, pU. zrI velabAI svAmI (pU. zrI DuMgarazIjI svAmInAM bahena), velabAInA suputra (pU. zrInA bhANeja) pU. zrI hIrAcaMdabhAI tathA velabAInAM suputrI mAnakuMvarabAI. pAMca AtmAo pravrajyAnA paMthe : jemanuM lalATa tejasvI, saumya mukhamudrA, sAdhanAnI mUrti sama khAte nAna vathata '' evA ane camakatA sUrya jevI jemanI ojasvI AkRti tevA pU. zrI gurudeva ratnacaMdrajI ma.sA. dIvamAM cAturmAsa karavA padhAryA. eka tarapha sAgaranA gherA garjana hatA to bIjI bAju hRdayamAM ghUghavatA saMsArasAgarane tajavAnAM manomaMthana zarU thayAM hatAM. jyAre saMsAra-niSkramaNa karavAno daDha saMkalpa temaNe karyo tyAre temanI vairAgyavANIthI prabhAvita thaI temanI mAtA hIrabAI, bahena velabAI, bahenano putra hIrAcaMdabhAI tathA velabAInI putrI mAnakuMvarabAIe paNa temanI sAthe ja dIkSA levAnA bhAva pragaTa karyA. vi. saM. 181panA kArataka vada dazamanA mAMgalika dine pU. zrI gurudeve svamukhe te pAMceya bhavyAtmAone mAMgalika, sAmAyika sUtra ane dIkSAmaMtra saMbhaLAvyAM. AdhapravartinI : goMDala saMpradAyane jevI rIte DuMgarazIjI ma.sAhebe sthApita karI ane tenuM jJAnavairAgyAmRtathI nirmANa karyuM tevI rIte goMDala saMpradAyanI sAdhvIomAM AdyapravartinI thayAnuM sanmAna mAnakuMvarabAI ma.sa.ne prApta thayuM. sAdhvIsaMghanI sthApanA emanAthI thaI hatI. bALapaNanA temanAM saMskArabIjone pU. zrI ratnasiMhajI ma.sAhebe temanA dharmajaLathI popyAM hatAM. pU.zrI mAnakuMvarabAI ma.sa. pratibhAzALI hatAM. temanI buddhi tIkSNa hatI. prakRti bhadra hatI. sAdhujIvananA AcAravicAronuM custapaNe pAlana karatAM. sumadhura kaMThe vividha viSayo nyAyapUrvaka samajAvavAnI temanI zailI hatI. rocaka, preraka ane bodhaka temanI vyAkhyAnavANI hatI. aneka bhavyAtmAo vrata, pratyAkhyAna, tapa, tyAga tathA dhyAnanA mArge caDI jIvanakalyANa sAdhI zakyA hatA. saMgharSa : jIvana eTale ja saMgharSa. temAM strIo upara ghaNAM kAraNosara saMgharSo AvavAnI saMbhAvanA kharI. eka vakhata eka viSayAMdha garAziyo pU. zrIne joI mohAMdha thayo hato ane pU. zrI Adi je gharamAM UtaryA hatAM tyAM te garAziyo te gharanA mAlika vaNikane pote rAtrie tyAM Avaze tema kahI gayo hato. AtmAnuM ojasa bA.bra. pU.zrI mAnakuMvarabAI mahAsatIjI jaM sammaM ti pAsai taM mANaM ti paasi| 'jayAM sa ttva che tyAM ja munipaNuM che' zrI AcArAMgamAM paNa samyaktathI ja jaina dIkSAno prAraMbha thAya che ane enI parAkASThA e ja siddhi manAya che. zubha nAma : pU. zrI mAnakuMvarabAI mahAsatIjI. mAtApitA : zrI hIrabAI kamaLazIbhAI. saMpradAya : goMDala saMpradAya. dIkSAdAtA : pU. zrI ratnacaMdrajI ma.sA. dIkSAsthaLa : dIvanagara..80 varSano saMyamaparyAya ane 94 varSanI uMmare kALadharma pAmyAM. Jain Education Intemational Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 264. A sAMbhaLI te vaNika gabharAyo ane bAjunA gAmamAM jyAM pU. zrI DuMgarazIjI ma.sA. vicaratA hatA. temane kahI Avyo. pU. zrI tAtkAlika pU. mahAsatIjI hatAM tyAM pahoMcI gayA ane pU. mahAsatIjIone bIje cAlyA javAnuM kahI dIdhuM. A samAcAra maLatAM te garAziyo vaNika upara khUba gusse thayo, paNa pachI dUdhane Ubharo Ave ane pachI zamavA mAMDe tema te garAziyAno gusso ane sAthe tenuM vikAraviSa UtarI gayuM tyAre pazcAtApa thayo ane traNa lokanA nAtha pAse mAphI mAMgI. paraNetara strI sivAya koInI paNa sAme najara na karavAnI pratijJA karI. - samarpaNatA: bALa . mAnakuMvarabAI ma.sa.nI jJAnadarzana-cAritra ane tapanI samyagu ArAdhanAnI suvAsa cAre tarapha phelAtI rahI. Ama A saMyamasAdhanA karavAnI sAthe aneka AtmAone paNa kalyANa sadhAvI potAnA jIvanane pavitra banAvyuM. jyAre uparyukta banAva banyo tyAre pU.zrI DuMgarazI ma.sAhebe pU.zrI mAnakuMvarabAI ma.sa.ne temanAM rUpa-lAvaNya upara koI mohAMdha na thAya te mATe temane kolasA vATI copaDavAnI salAha ApI hatI ane pU.zrInI hitasalAhane pU. mahAsatIjIe potAnA AtmalAbharUpa gaNI namratApUrvaka zirasAvaMdha karI hatI. bA.bra. pU. zrI 80 varSano sudIrdha saMyamaparyAya pALI 94 varSanI uMmare AlocI, niMdI, niHzalya thaIne sAta praharano saMthAro karI aMtima mahAprayANe saMcaryAM hatAM. Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! NAraI sahae vIre, vIre no sahae rii| jamhA avimaNe vIre, tamhA vIreNa rajaI / / evo samabhAvI sAdhaka vIra ane sthirabuddhi (sthitaprajJa) hoya che. tethI enuM citta koI paNa saMyogomAM Asakta thatuM nathI ane Asakti ja zoka ane harSanuM kAraNa che. zrI AcArAMga sUtra to ja ATalo dIrdha saMyamaparyAya, zuddha, vizuddha, rIte pALI zakAyo hoya je bahu kaThina mArga che. anAsakta sAdhaka pU. zrI hirubAI mahAsatIjI zubhanAma : pU.zrI hIrabAI ma.sa. kamaLazIbhAI badANI saMpradAya : goMDala saMpradAya. dIkSAdAtA : pU.zrI ratnacaMdrajI ma.sA. dikSA sthaLa : dIvanagara. pathapradarzaka dIkSA: vi.saM. 1815nA kArataka vada dazama-eka sAthe pAMca bhavyAtmAoe dIkSA lIdhI. putra : pU. zrI DuMgarazI svAmI; putrI : pU. zrI velabAI ma.sa.; velabAInA suputra; pU. zrI hIrAcaMdabhAI ma.sA. tathA velabAInAM suputrI : pU. zrI mAnakuMvarabAI. kALadharma samaye : (saMsArI putra) pU. zrI DuMgarazI ma. sAhebe pU. zrI dhIrubAI ma.sane chelle AlocanA ane anazanavrata grahaNa karAvyuM. 58 divasaparvatano pU.zrIe dIrdha saMthAro karyo. tyAga e ja sAco dharma. tyAgIo e ja sAcA dharmaguru. divya rAhe : jemanA aMtaranA UMDANamAM DokiyuM karatAM kyAMya nAno zo DAgha hAtha na lAge tevI ja temanI zAMta ane saumya mukhAkRti tevI ja temanI divya AbhA! pavitra paramANuthI vAsita thayelI AbhA jemAM bhalabhalA kheMcAI jAya tevI. pU.zrI ratnacaMdrajI ma.sA.nA vi. saM. 1814 AsapAsa cAturmAsa nimitte dIvanagaramAM pagalAM thayAM ane pU. zrInA pavitra AbhAmaMDaLano ane temanI pratibhAno prakAza codiza phelAtAM tenuM eka divyakaraNa pU.zrI DuMgarazI ma.sA.ne sparzI gayuM. temane mohaniMdrAmAMthI jAgRta karatuM gayuM. sAthe sAthe pU. zrI svAmInAM mAtA, bahena ane temanA be bhANejane paNa jagADatuM gayuM ane vi.saM. 1815nA kArataka suda dazamanA mAMgalika divase te pAMceya bhavyAtmAoe pravrayAne paMthe prayANa AdaryuM. te samaye mAtA zrI hIrabAInI uMmara 45 varSanI hatI. putranA saMyamamAM bAdhaka thavAne badale temAM sahAyaka thaI sAdhaka thavA saMyamapaMthe mAtA hIrabAI cAlI nIkaLyAM. bhedavijJAna : apUrva zAMti, samatA, kSamA ane sahanazIlatAnI jyota temanAmAM pragaTavA lAgI. tenA ja prakAzapuMjanA mArge teo pravrajyAnA paMthe pagalAM bharatAM rahyAM ane AtmAne ujvala parama paMtha tarapha doratAM rahyAM. jJAnamArga karatAM mohanIya karmanA kSayopazama tarapha temaNe vadhu lakSa ApavA mAMDyuM. deha ane AtmAnA bhedavijJAnane svIkAratAM dehAsaktinA temanA bhAvo osaravA mAMDyA. yuvAnIno uMbaro oLaMgI have temanuM vRddha zarIra paNa dhyAnamagna dazAmAM rahI meru samAna aDola avasthAne prApta karatuM rahyuM. kharekhara evuM ja banyuM! eka madhyarAtrie jyAre jagata AkhuM bharaniMdrAnuM sukha mANI rahyuM hatuM tyAre pU. zrI hIrAbAI Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 265 pratibhAo svAmI goMDalanA upAzrayanI osarImAM Asana lagAvI dhyAnastha dazAmAM beThAM hatAM. tyAM eka ziyALa AvyuM. potAnA tIkSNa nakho vaDe pU.zrInA dehanI cAmaDI utaraDatuM gayuM. dAMtathI te ziyALa mAMsa kApatuM gayuM ane khAtuM gayuM. pU. zrI Avela upasargane samatAbhAve sahI bhavonAM saMcita karmone khapAvatAM gayAM. traNa kalAke samAdhi pUrI thatAM anya sAdhvIjIone pote lohIbhInA kapaDAM badalI ApavAnI bhalAmaNa karI tyAre ja te du:khada prasaMganI sAdhvI samudAyane khabara paDI hatI. na bUmo, ke na cIsa ke na vedanAno eka paNa UMhakAro. | aMtima samAdhi pU.zrInA anazananA bhAvo jANI pU.zrI DuMgarazIjI svAmIne jANa karavAmAM AvI. teozrI ugra vihAra karI AvI pahoMcyA ane pU.zrI hIrabAIne vistArapUrvaka mahAvratonA sUmabhAvonI AlocanA karAvI. roja svAdhyAya saMbhaLAvatA rahyA ane 18 divasano dIrdha saMthAro karI pU.zrI hirubAIno AtmA nazvaradehano tyAga karI paraloke prayANa karI gayo. Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! asaktavRddhiH sarvatra jitAtmA vigata spRhaH / naiSkarmyasiddhiM paramA sanyAsenA'dhigacchatiH / / Atmajita, nispRha ane anAsakta sAdhaka saMnyAsa dvArA niSkama banI parama siddhine pAme che ane saMsAranAM baMdhanothI mukta thAya che. "samayaM goyam mA pamAyae he gautama! samaya eTale avasara pAmIne pramAda na karavo; meSAnumeSamAM cAlyA jatA asaMkhyAtamA bhAgano je samaya kahevAya che teTalo vakhata paNa pramAda na karavo; paLa e amUlya cIja che; cakravartI paNa eka paLa pAmavA AkhI riddhi Ape to paNa te pAmanAra nathI. eka paLa khovI, e eka bhava hArI javA jevuM che." bhagavAna mahAvIra 3. sUtra. jarA jhAMkie : mAnavajIvanamAM caDha Utara; tejachAyA; laghu-guru ema ubhaya dandracakra cAlatuM ja rahe che tema tenA, dharmapatha upara paNa aitihAsika mUlyonAM dvAsa ane utthAna ane patana vagere cakro gatimAna thAya che. temAM eka vakhata evo paNa Avyo ke hiMsA, jaDatA, aMdhazraddhA, vahemo vagerenA vipattionAM vAdaLothI jaina dharma gherAI gayo hato. jJAnakriyAmAM asamatulA pedA thaI. dharmamAM cAritryamA zithilatA pravezI. phAMTA paDyA hatA. AryadezanI acaLa bhUmi para paradezI rAjAonAM AkramaNo thayAM tyAre kALanA pravAhomAM parivartano svAbhAvika rIte ja Ave ane temAMthI bahAra nIkaLI A parivartanone utkarSAbhimukha karavA haMmeza mahApuruSono prAdurbhAva thAya che. . tevI rIte vi.saM. 510mAM devarkiMgaNi kSamAkSamaNa vagere ATha AcAyoe A apakarSAbhimukha gatine aTakAvI. vaLI dukALa paDyo ane paristhiti badalAtI jatI hatI. tyAM saMvata 1531mAM dharmane nAme thatI hiMsA, AcAra-zithilatAne aTakAvavA lokAzAhe sUtrono AdhAra laI AcArazuddhino mArga prakAzyo. vaLI utkarSAbhimukhamAMthI patananI zarUAta thaI. tyAM aDhAramI sadInI zarUAtamAM lavajIRSi, dharmasiMhamuni ane dharmadAsajI mahArAja sA. A paristhitino punaruddhAra karavA pragaTa thayA. temanAthI traNa sthAnakavAsInA saMpradAyo astitvamAM AvyA. temAMthI judo paDI terApaMthIno paMtha sthapAyo. AvA samaye pharI Atmika abhyadaya karavA dharatI upara eka mahApuruSanuM avataraNa thayuM. vipattionAM vAdaLa gherAya paNa che ane vikharAya paNa che' paNa te mATe haMmezAM samaya ane mahApuruSonA AgamananI rAha jovI paDe che. A badhuM chatAM paNa, vividha prakAranA AkramaNo chatAM paNa AryadezanI bhUmi upara rahetA AryonA hRdayamAM AMtarika dharmanAM vavAyelAM bIja badalAyAM nathI. tethI ja kaMkupagale pU.zrI kaMkubAI mahAsatIjI zubha nAma : kaMkubahena mAtApitA : khAnadAna kuTuMba. patidevanuM zubha nAma : mANekacaMda zAha (jAmanagara jillo) paDANA gAma. jJAti : vizA osavAla. saMpradAya : ajarAmara saMpradAya. (pU. ajarAmarajI svAmInAM mAtuzrI) dIkSA : pU.zrI hIrAcaMdajI svAmI. guNI : pU.zrI jeThIbAI svAmI. vi.saM. 1819, mahA suda-5. Jain Education Intemational Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 mahAvIrasvAmI jevA aneka mahApuruSonA samAjotthAnanA prayAso niSphaLa gayA nathI. mAtAnuM sthAna : bhagavAna RSabhadevanA samayathI strIonuM eka AgavuM sthAna rahyuM che. mAtA marudevA, mAtA trizalA vagere mAtAo mAtra bALakone janma ApanArI mAtA nathI. DaoN. jhonasane kahyuM hatuM tema temanA sUkSma vicAronuM mULa mAtAnA premabharyAM hAlaraDAMmAM che. mAtA dvArA thatA saMtAnanA cAritryaghaDatara dvArA dharma, samAja ane rASTranuM kalyANa thAya che. mAtAonuM yogadAna : jaina dharmanI zailI puruSo karatAM strIoe vadhu svIkArI. bhagavAna mahAvIre dharma Apyo tene strIoe vadhu svIkAryo. anupamA devI, ujjvaLakumArI, harakuMvara zeThANI jevI strIo prabhAvaka rahI. tethI ja bALakanA jIvanamAM AvI pavitra mAtAonA, vyaktitvanuM pAsuM Upase che. ane tethI ja AvI mAtAo samAjane caraNe AvAM uttama putronI ane saMtAnonI bheTa dharI zake che. saMskAronuM siMcana H tevI ja rIte vi.saM. 1809mAM jAmanagara pAse paDANA gAmamAM pitAzrI mANekacaMda zAha jemanuM kaTuMba ozavALa jJAtinuM kahevAtuM, temanA kuLamAM khAnadAna ane kuTuMbamAM UcharelAM susaMskArI evAM kaMkubAInI kUkhe ajarAmarajI svAmIno janma thayo. bALapaNamAM ja emaNe pitAnI chAyAne gumAvI. mAtA kaMkubAIe pitA ane mAtAnI ema baMne pharajo bajAvI putramAM dharma, dhairya ane hiMmata ane uttama saMskAro reDI tene ucheravA lAgyAM. tIvra smaraNazakti ane kuzAgra buddhivALA evA putrane laIne mAtA kaMkubAI roja sAMje pratikramaNa karavA jatAM ane putrane bAjumAM besADatAM. eka vakhata eka sAMje mUzaLadhAra varasAda varasI rahyo hato tyAre mAtAne Amatema AMTA mAratI joI te pAMcavarSIya bALaka ajarAmare mAtAne tenI ciMtA viSe pUchatAM mAtAe jaNAvyuM ke "Ajano pratikramaNa vinAno mAro divasa niSphaLa jaze." tyAre putrae kahyuM ke "mA! temAM ciMtA zuM karo cho? huM tamane AkhuM pratikramaNa karAvuM. tamArI sAthe roja AvatAM mane AkhuM pratikramaNa AvaDI gayuM che" ane tema kahI te bALake tenI mAtAne AkhuM pratikramaNa vidhi sahita karAvyuM. AtmakalyANanA rAhe H patinA acAnaka viyogathI mAtA kaMkubAIne saMsAranI kSaNabhaMguratA ane asAratA samajAvA mAMDI hatI. temanA mAnasapaTa upara vairAgyanA ujjvala bhAvo ramavA mAMDyA hatA. dharmAbhimukha thavA mAMDyAM hatAM. putrane paNa pathapradarzaka te ja dharmanA saMskArothI bhIMjavatAM rahyAM. kaMkubAIne AtmakalyANano rAha pasaMda paDavA mAMDyo. paNa "neda pAzA mayaMrA'' ukti pramANe nAnakaDA komaLa bALakanuM zuM te ciMtA temane satAvatI hatI. tyAre '"to" nivavAsasanasthi iivavi tum / A lokamAM jene saMsAranAM sukhonI tRSNA nathI tene mATe kAMI duSkara nathI. te nAnakaDA putra ajarAmare mAtAne mRgAputranI jema khAtrI ApI ke mArI taraphathI tame nizciMta rahejo paNa have AtmakalyANanA mArgamAM javA mATe mAruM mana paNa tatpara banyuM che.' mATe mAtA! have temAM vilaMba nathI karavo. kAraNa ke nAnA vaghapha vaLI na sA DiLiyattarU|| je je rAtri pasAra thaI jAya che te pAchI AvatI nathI. vairAgyanI jyota : Ama mAtA kaMkubAI dvArA bALaka ajarAmaranA hRdayamAM ropAyelAM sadvicAronA eka kiraNe mAtA ane putra baMnenAM jIvanamAM dharmanI, vairAgyanI jyotane jalAvI dIdhI je aneka kALanA ajJAna ane mohanA timirane vikherI nAkhe che. putra pAse buddhino akhUTa vaibhava hato paNa sAthe te sahRdayatAnA saMskArathI, saujanyathI, sahanazIlatA, komaLatA ane saraLatAnA guNothI vadhu samRddha hato. pravrajyAnA paMthe : lIMbaDI saMpradAyanA rivAjanI anusAra kasoTInI sarANe caDyA pachI temAMthI pasAra thaI pU. zrI dharmoddhAraka A. zrI dharmadAsajI svAmInA ziSya pU. zrI mUlacaMdajI svAmInA ziSya pU. hIrAjI svAmIe vi.saM. 1819nA mahA suda pAMcamane divase mAtA kaMkubAIne ane putra ajarAmarane pravrajyAnA pATha bhaNAvyA ane pU.zrI ajarAmara svAmIne pU.zrI kAnajI svAmInA ziSya banAvyA ane pU.zrI kaMkubAI ma.sa. pU. zrI jeThIbAI AryAjInAM ziSyA thayAM. saM. 1845mAM sAdhusaMmelana yojavAmAM AvyuM temAM ghaNA phAMTA paDatAM eka saMpradAyamAMthI je sAdhu jyAM vicaryA tyAM tyAM te saMpradAyanuM sthApana karyuM te pramANe lIMbaDI, goMDala, baravALA, cUDA, dhrAMgadhrA ane sAyalA ema cha saMpradAyanI sthApanA thaI. taLapada lIMbaDImAM mAtra sAta sAdhu ane pU.zrI kaMkubAI sahita thoDAMka AryAjIo rahyAM. pU. zrI kaMkubAI ma.sa.ne traNa ziSyAo thayela. saM. 1845mAM pU. zrI ajarAmarajI svAmIne AcAryapade niyukta karavAmAM AvyA. tyAra pachI thoDA samayamAM zrI ajarAmara udyAnamAM sAdhu ane AryAjIonI saMkhyAmAM sAro evo vadhAro thayo. 42 sAdhuo temanI AjJAmAM hatA ane sAdhvIjIonI saMkhyA paNa ghaNI moTI hatI. Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo pU.zrI kaMkubAI ma.sa.e gujarAta, kaccha, kAThiyAvADa, saurASTra vagara kSetromAM vicarI, lokone dharmopadeza ApI aneka lokone dharmamArge vALyA. ghaNAM bahenone saMsAranI asAratA samajAvI temane dIkSita karyAM. temanA parivAranAM aneka mahAsatIjIo Aje paNa 250 varSa pachI judAM judAM kSetromAM vicarIne dharmopadeza ApI rahyAM che. Ama ghaNAM varSo sudhI kaThora saMyama pALI aneka jIvone dharmabodha ApI teono AtmA paraloka bhaNI aMtima prayANa karI gayo. Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! "A tAruM ghara tane maraNAdi ApattiothI bacAvI zakatuM nathI. A tArA bAMdhava (snehIjana) te to baMdhananAM mULa-baMdha karAvanAra che. dIrghakALathI paricita dArA (strI) to ApadAonuM dvAra (daravAjo) che. A tArA putro te to tArA AtmAnA zatruo che. e prakAre vicArI A sarva du:khanA kAraNabhUtane tyAgI de ane jo sahaja sukhane icche che to nirmaLa zuddha dharmanuM sevana kara!" tIrthasvarUpA pU. zrI nAthIbAI mahAsatIjI zubha nAma : nAthIbahena. janmadina ane janmabhUmi : saM. 1933, phAgaNa suda 7, I. sa. 1877, mArcamAM prAMtija mu. mAtApitA : mAtA zrI gulAbabahena, pitAzrI lallubhAI narasiMhabhAI zAha, dIkSAdAtA : guruNImaiyA : pU. zrI jhalakabAI ma.sa.nAM suziSyA pU.zrI jaDAvabAI AryAjI, saMyamasvIkAra : saM. 1961, mAgazara suda 7, tA. 1012-1904, guruvAre, mu. prAMtija. 1: saMpradAya : dariyApurI ATha koTi sthAnakavAsI jaina saMpradAya. dhArmika abhyAsa : dIkSA pahelAM : 'daza vaikAlika sUtra' ane 'u. sUtra 19muM adhyayana' kaMThastha karyuM. 100 uparAMta thokaDAM, 300-400 sajjhAyo kaMThastha karI lIdhI. saMskRta, prAkRta, vyAkaraNa ghare zIkhyAM. dIkSA bAda : 'utsUtra', 'daza vaikAlika', 'naMdI sUtra', 'dazAzruta skaMdha', 'anuttarovavAI', 'sukha vipAka sUtra' vagere kaMThastha karyAM. dIkSApradAna : pU. zrI kAntAbAI ma.sa., jhabakabAI ma.sa., zakarIbAI ma.sa., temanAM praziSyAo sarvazrI : bA. bra. 260 pU. AnaMdabAI, jasavaMtIbAI, kusumabAI ane praphullabAI, zakarIbAI. kALadharma : saM. 2033nA bhAdaravA vada 11ne divase. nIlakamaLo ane vizALa jalarAzivALA sarovarathI zobhatuM sthAna ane vividha dharmothI opatA udAra caritavALA evA mAnava-nivAsovALA prAMtija nagaramAM suzrAvaka zrI lallubhAI narasiMhabhAI zAhane tyAM mAtA gulAbabahenanI kukSie nAthIbahenano janma thayo hato. cha dIkarInA mRtyu upara nAthIbahena upara TUcako karavAmAM Avyo. aNIno cUkyo so varSa jIve ema nAthIbahenane kacarAmAM vALavAmAM AvyAM ane so varSa upara jIvI gayAM. nAma tevA guNa : kudaratI rIte ja jemanuM nAma sArthaka thayuM evuM temanuM nAma nAthI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. nAthu dhAtu eTale zubha icchavuM, nAtha thavuM. tenA uparathI nAthI zabda prayojAya nAthIbahenanA pitAzrI siddhAMtavAdI ane hoziyAra. maMtrataMtramAM mAnatA nahIM. eka vakhata tioe maMtreluM mIThuM arihaMtanuM nAma laI pote khAI gayA ane batAvI dIdhuM ke mane kazuM nahIM thAya. dharmamAM temane khUba zraddhA hatI. paro vavAtIti buddhi revA-bIjo ApaNane sukhadu:kha Ape che tema mAnavuM e buddhino bhrama che, mithyAtva che. jIvane kRtakarmanAM phaLa bhogavavAM paDe che tevI temane sAcI zraddhA hatI. rAha phaMTAyo : nAthIbahenanAM lagna 12 varSanI uMmare thayAM hatAM, paNa hajI temaNe sAsare paga paNa mUkyo na hato ane ekAeka vaidhavya temanA jIvananA AMgaNe AvIne UbhuM rahyuM. tyArabAda nAthIbahenanI vaya vadhatAM satsaMge dharmajJAna meLavavA puruSArtha Adaryo. 'dazavaikAlika sUtra', 'uttarAdhyayana sUtra'nuM 19muM adhyayana, 100 uparAMta thokaDAM, 400 jeTalI sajjhAyo kaMThastha karyAM. saMskRta, prAkRta, vyAkaraNa vagere badhuM ja ghare rahIne zIkhyAM. jJAnastha taM viratiH / jJAnanuM phaLa te saMyamavrata che. 27 varSanI uMmare yuvAnInA prAMgaNamAM pravezatAM temane dIkSAnA bhAva thavA mAMDyA. ane vIra saM. 2431nA mAgazara suda 7 guruvAre (tA. 10-12-1904) pU. zrI jhalakabAI ma.sa.nAM suziSyA pU.zrI jaDAvabAI ma.sa. pAse prAMtIja mukAme pravrajyA aMgIkAra karI. jJAnayajJa ane sevAyajJa : jJAnapipAsu to teo hatAM ja, paNa zAstrIya jJAna karatAM paNa sevA ane vaiyAvaccane Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 pathapradarzaka teo mokSanuM dvAra, prathama sopAna mAnatAM. pU.zrI vIrendramuninA zabdomAM : "da suvuM mahatta, mArAthI vadhAre khavAya nahIM, tapa thAya nahIM, 1970mAM saLaMga 4 upavAsa karyA. zAhapurathI pU.zrI satIratno nAthIbAI ane pU.zrI jasIbAI mAre mATe khAsa laviMga, sAkarano bhUko vahorI doDI AvyAM. te samaye pU. nAthIbAInI uMmara 102 varSanI hatI. dIkSA paryAya ane uMmaramAM mArAthI moTAM paNa mahAsAdhune AMTI mAre evAM jJAnI." pU.zrI nAthIbAInA hRdayamAM sarve jIva prati kA hatI. hitabuddhi hatI. netramAMthI sadAya amI jharyA karatuM. temanA hAthapaga sadAya sAdhvIjIonI sevAmAM gatimAna rahyA. sevAdharma : paramagahano yoginAmapyagamyam | nava varSa sudhI mAMdA rahelAM pU.zrI kAntAbAI ma.sa.nI akhaMDa sevA karI. temane paDelA ghArAmAM davAmAM boLelI dIveTo mUkI. eka narsanuM abhuta sevAkArya karI temane zAtA pamADatAM. pU.zrI vIjakorabAI ma.sa.nA gUmaDAM Adi dardomAM temano ja hAtha temane zAtAkArI lAgato. potAnAM guruNImaiyAnA sAraMgapura mukAme sthiravAsa daramiyAna teo kALadharma pAmyAM tyAM sudhI temanI temaNe ekadhArI sevA karI. pU.zrI jhabakabAI ma.sa.ne kensaranuM jIvaleNa darda thatAM temanA zarIramAMthI badabo nIkaLatI. to paNa koIpaNa jAtanI sUga vagara temanI sevA karI. pU.zrI zakarIbAI ma.sa.ne hADakAnuM kensara thatAM te AkhA zarIramAM phelAtAM khUba vedanA anubhavatA. temanI rAtadivasa khaDepage sevA karI temane svAdhyAya Adi dharmamAM rata rAkhatAM. pU.zrI nAthIbAI ma.sa. pote paNa zArIrika nabaLAIthI naMkhAI gayA hatAM chatAM sevAnA to e bhekhadhArI rahyAM. pU.zrI kAntAbAI ma.sa.ne gAma nAnuM hovAne kAraNe tene mAthe bojo na paDe te mATe thaIne temane saMthAro karAvyo' paNa bahAra pADyo na hato. TyA vIrA mahAvIraM sAdhanAnA A mahAmArge vIra puruSo ja cAlI zake che, eTale vIratAnI prathama AvazyakatA che. pU.zrI nAthIbAI ma.sa. temanA pU. pitAzrI jevAM ja vIra ane dhIra hatAM. teo hRdayathI atyaMta komaLa paNa svabhAvathI vIra hatAM. temaNe anyamatio dvArA thayelA upasargo samatAthI sahyA. gAmamAM AvelA dhADapADuothI sau bhAgyAM, paNa teo na bhAgyAM. niya mAM sevaII duttA sarva bhayone jItanAra bhagavaMta arihaMtanA upAsako che. jANe ke bhagavAnano atizaya tyAM paNa pahoce che. dhADapADuo kAMI paNa lUMTyA vagara bhAgI gayA. sAraMgapuranA upAzrayamAM vezadhArI guMDAone bhagADyA hatA. amadAvAdanA hullaDa daramiyAna 13mI tArIkhe 13 sAdhvIjIone jIvatAM jalAvI nAkhIzuM-nI jAsAciThThI AvatAM teo nIDaratAthI pote bAraNAM pAse sUI rahevAnuM pasaMda karyuM. pU.zrI praphullAbAI ma.sa. (levA pATIdAra)nI dIkSA vakhate AvatI dhamakIo ane vidanone kuzaLatAthI pAra pADI dIkSA ApI. zAstrIya jJAna : dIkSA bAda 'u.sUtra', 'daza vaikAlika', "naMdI sUtra', "dazAzruta skaMdha', "anuttarovavAI', ane "sukhavipAka sUtra' kaMThastha karyA. amadAvAdamAM teo zrImad rAjacaMdrane maLyAM, rASTrapitA pU. gAMdhIjIne amadAvAdamAM sAbaramatI AzramamAM maLyAM. teonI sAthe zAstrIyajJAnanI carcA karI. pU. gAMdhIjInA hAthe bAvaTAno roTalo ane tAMdalajAnI bhAjI vahorI hatI. "suttA muLa sayA, muLe sayA nAnA" "jyAM ajJAnI jano sUtA che tyAM jJAnI jano sadA jAgRta che." - zrI AcArAMga. eka navuM darzana : saM. 2018mAM temanA cAturmAsa daramiyAna tema ja zAhapura upAzrayamAM temaNe sthiravAsamAM rahIne yuvAnone AgaLa vadhAravA tema ja saMghanuM gaurava vadhe, saMghamAM prema, pragati ane protsAhana vadhe tevuM mArgadarzana ApatAM rahyAM. potAnA sthiravAsa mATe saMghe pU. zrI bhAtRcaMdrajI ma.sa.nI saMmati meLavyA pachI ja temaNe sthiravAsa svIkAryo. temano saMyamaparyAya 74 varSano hato. temaNe jaina siddhAMtanA sanAtana jJAnarUpI gaMgAnA pavitra jaLavaDe aneka AtmAone saMtRpta karyA. jaina zAsananI zAna ane gaurava vadhAravAmAM teo satata udyamazIla rahyAM. jaina zAsananI jyotane jalatI rAkhanAra jaina samAjanA teo eka vayovRddha, jJAnavRddha, dIkSAvRddha tIrtha samAna zobhatAM hatAM. Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! [cAturmAsa-vihAra yAdI. amadAvAda, prAMtija, amadAvAda, lakhatara, amadAvAda, kalola, vIramagAma, sAraMgapura, prAMtIja, sAraMgapura, prAMtija, sAraMgapura, kaDI, prAMtija, pIja, kalola, dhrAMgadhrA, sAraMgapura, prAMtIja, bhAdaraNa, kalola, amadAvAda, vIramagAma, lakhatara, amadAvAda, prAMtIja, amadAvAda pachI sthiravAsa.] aNanna-parama-NANI no pamAe kayAi vi| Ayagupte dhIre AyA-mAyAe jAvae / / mokSadhyeyI jJAnIpuruSa kadI paNa pramAda na kare. Atma gupta dhIra banI dehano mokSanA sAdhanArUpa mAnI nirvAha kare. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo khamIra ane khumArI pU.zrI velabAI mahAsatIjI zubha nAma : velubahena. mAtApitA : bhamIbahena vIrAbhAI janma : janmasthaLa : saM. 1945, guMdALA (kaccha) madhye. dIkSA : saM. 1967, 22 varSanI uMmare dIkSA lIdhI. saM. 2044mAM 100mAM varSamAM praveza. dIkSA guruNI : pU.zrI jIvIbAI. saMyamapradAtA : pU.zrI devacaMdrajI ma.sA. saMpradAya : ajarAmara saMpradAya-lIMbaDI. pU.zrI velabAI svAmInI janma-zatAbdI rApara gAme tapa, japa, tyAgathI UjavAI tyAre temano dIkSAparyAya 78 varSano hato. "taravara, saravara, saMta-jana, cothA barasata meha, paramArathake kAraNa, cAre dharI che deha.'' velabAIno velo : "velabAIno velo vadhato raheze'' evAM jemanAM vacano khare ja phaLIbhUta thayA tevA vacanasiddha A.pU.zrI devacaMdra svAmInA pU.zrI velabAIne dIkSAnA pATha bhaNAvatAM samayanA temanA apAyelA aMtaranA A udgAro hatA. e ja pramANe banyuM ane pU. zrI velabAI ma.sa. 100mAM varSamAM pravezatAM hatAM tyAre temane 100 ziSyAo hatAM. gaMjIpAno mahela : kaccha-muMdrAthI pAMca mAila dUra evA guMdAlA gAme zreSThIzrI vIrajIbhAI teju rAMbhiyAne tyAM mAtA bhamIbahenanI kukSie eka putra ane be putrIono janma thayo hato. temAMnI eka putrI te velubahena. saM. 1956mAM mAtra 12 varSanI uMmare putrI velabAInAM lagna cAMpazIbhAI sAthe levAyAM hatAM. velabAIno saMsAra hajI zarU thAya na thAya tyAM to temanA saMsAranA pAyA DagamagI gayA. temano Ubho thato saMsAra ane hajI saMsArane pUro samaje na samaje tyAM to gaMjIphAnA mahelanI mAphaka vAvAjhoDAnI eka phUMke te dharAzAyI thaI gayo. "tuM dharma karaje" tevo saMdezo ApI saM. 1964mAM velabAInA pati cAMpazIbhAI bharayuvAnImAM paraloka sidhAvyA ane temanAM vacanoe velabAI dharmamArge vaLyAM. zIlanuM rakSaNa : eka vakhata prasaMgopAta velabAIne eka saMbaMdhIne tyAM jatAM rAtre eka bhAInI behudI mAMgaNI thatAM 269 temano virodha karI navakAramaMtranA sahAre potAnA zIlane akhaMDa rAkhyuM. temanuM khamIra jAgyuM ane khumArI pragaTI. pU.zrI guruNI jIvIbAI ma.sa. pAse temaNe jJAnAbhyAsa zarU karyo hato. zAstrapriya te AtmAe eka vakhata bhojanamAM uparathI namaka laI rahelA zrI jecaMdabhAI morabiyAne namakanA eka kaNamAM pRthvInA asaMkhyAta jIvonI thatI hiMsAne dharma dvArA samajAvI uparathI namaka letAM aTakAvyA hatA. AvA dharmAnurAgI velabAIe saM. 1967 mahA suda 10 nA pU. A. devacaMdrajI svAmInA zrImukhethI pU.zrI DAhIbAI ma.sa. ane pU.zrI jIvIbAI ma.sa.nI nizrAmAM virAga tarapha pagalAM mAMDyAM. sevA : pU. guruNI sAthe sau satIvRMda sAthe rahetuM. temAM kALakrame azAtAnA udaye pU.zrI mANikyabAI ma.sa.ne dRSTie dekhAtuM nahIM ane kaMThamALa thatAM tenI dAruNa vedanA thatAM pU. zrI velabAIe potAnI ziSyA pU. mANikyabAInI sAra-saMbhALa ane sevAnI javAbadArI pU. guruNI-AjJAe pote upADI lIdhI. eka vakhata kaccha-prAgapura tarapha vihAra karatAM rastAmAM be cAraNa bahenoe temanI sAthe rAtavAso gujAravAnI vAta karI tyAre temaNe samayasUcakatApUrvaka ajANyA hovAne kAraNe nA pADI dIdhI. pU.zrI velabAI gaucarIe padhAratAM to temanI gaucarI te sarasAIvALI gocarI kahevAtI. niHsvArthabhAve nirdoSa AhArAdi lenAra ane denAra baMne sadgati prApta kare che, eTaluM to tenuM mahattva che. samayasUcakatA : eka vakhata pU. moTA svAmIjI sAthe pote, anya satIvRMda ane be baheno ne eka bhAI vihAramAM hatA. tyAre mArgamAM be bhAIo vaccenI thatI vAtacIta temaNe sUcakatAthI sAMbhaLI lIdhI ke sAthenI bahenonAM ghareNAM rAtre taka maLatAM paDAvI levA. te vAta sevAbhAvI gopALajIbhAIne karatAM temaNe eka Arabane cokI mATe rAkhyo. sAvadhAnI rAkhI to rAta nirvighne pasAra thaI gaI. eka jainetarabhAI divAla kUdI upAzrayamAM AvatAM tene jorazorathI paDakAryo ane Avyo tevo jato rahyo. pU.zrI AvAM nIDara, jAgRta ane sAvadhAna rahetAM. vyasanamukti : pU.zrI velabAIne cAnuM bhAre vyasana hatuM. vihAramAM cA na maLatAM temane bhAre becenI thatI. pU. gurudevazrI zAmajI svAmInI cA choDavAnI AjJAne A ziSyAratne sAdara svIkArI lIdhI. cA vagara zarUAtamAM temane khUba takalIpha paDI, paNa Akhare te cAnA vyasana upara pU. satIjIe vijaya meLavyo ane pachI evo niyama banI gayo Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 pathapradarzaka jenA saMdarbhe "vAtsalyanI vahetI dhArA" zIrSaka heThaLa "mANikyalatA" ziSyAmaMDaLanA saMpAdana heThaLa vIra saM. 2515-vikrama saM. 204pamAM pustaka pragaTa karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. je eka ke dareka saMyamIe anya tyAga sAthe cAno tyAga karavo ja. evuM banatuM ke kacchanA rava gAme temano cAturmAsa thatAM pU.zrI mANikyabAI ma.sa.nA kaMThanI madhuratAbharyA vyAkhyAnamAM paryuSaNa- parvathI roja eka sarpa Avato. vyAkhyAna sudhI te jhUlyA karato. parvanI pUrNAhutie bAjunA khaMDeramAM te sarpadehano mRtadeha dekhAyo. bhacAumAM pU.zrI mAnakuMvarabAI ma.sa.nI tabiyata bagaDatAM saMghavALAe temane mATe TeksI maMgAvela tyAre pU.zrIne te vAta pasaMda na paDatAM AkhI rAta pU.zrI mANikyabAI ma.sa.e ajarAmarajI svAmInuM smaraNa karyuM. pU. zrI ajarAmarajInuM smaraNa karatAM savAre te TeksIvALo Avyo ja nahIM. pU.zrI khuza thaI gayAM. khamIra : pU.zrI vagere saM. 2009mAM cAturmAsa mATe dhorAjI jatAM rastAmAM vaDiyAnA nadI kAMThe upAzraye UtaratAM puSkaLa varasAda varasatAM upAzrayanI dIvAla tUTI paDI. pANI upAzrayanI aMdara bharAvA mAMDyuM. badhuM ja jaLabaMbAkAra thaI gayuM. nadI upAzraya jANe eka thaI gayAM. sarve pU. satIvRMde pahelA mALe pahoMcI TUMkamAM pratikramaNa karI sAgArI saMthAro lIdho. navakAramaMtranA jApa zarU karyA ane rAtanA prathama pahorathI nadInAM pUra osaravA mAMDyAM ane teo jIvaleNa upasargamAMthI mukta thayAM. AryapuruSoe samatAmAM dharma karyo che. sukha, duHkha, mAna-apamAnamAM je kSubdha thato nathI, tevA ubhayane eka bhAvathI svIkAranAra sthitaprajJa hoya che. eka vakhata kacchanA raNa bAju bhomiyA sAthe vihAra karIne jatAM teo bhUlAM paDyAM. khUba thAkyAM ane pANInI khUba tarasa lAgI. sAthe rahelA vairAgI bhAI pAsethI badhAMe sUjhatuM pANI vAparyuM paNa pU.zrI mANikyabAIe cAlavAno ane pANIno pariSaha samatAbhAve sahana karI pANI vAparyuM nahIM. velIe AvyAM so phUlaH jayavaMtA jaina zAsanamAM samunlala kIrti prasarAvanAra ajarAmara saMghanA aDhIso varSanA itihAsamAM somAM varSamAM pravezelA cAritrAtmAomAM sau prathama pU.zrI velabAI svAmI hatAM. rApara saMghane AMgaNe vIza vIza varSathI birAjita pU.zrI velabAI ma.sa.nI 100mI janmajayaMtI nimitte janmazatAbdI UjavAI, tyAre jogAnujoga teo 100 ziSyAonA guruNIpade hatAM. zata varSe : jyAre teonI janma zatAbdI UjavAI tyAre dUra-sudUrathI dareka saMpradAyonAM sAdhu-saMto-satIjIonA, saMghonA, zreSThIonA zubhecchAnA saMkhyAbaMdha patro AvyA hatA, Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! jAvajjIvaM parIssahA uvasaggA ya saMkhAya / saMvuDe dehameyAe hUti patraM hiyaase| sabaTuMhiM amucchie Au kAlassa paare| tiikakhaM paramaMnaccA vimohanayaraM hiyaM / / AcArAMga. AtmasaMyama jALavI dehanI paravA na karatAM jIvanaparyanta saMkaTo sahevAM joIe. titikSAmAM ja Atmahita samAyeluM che. zraddhA hoya tyAM dharma ane dharma hoya tyAM samatA, Ama zraddhAnAM be aMga : vIratA ane samarpaNatA. nirbaLa, svArthI, avivekI, abhimAnI, daMbhI, AtmA zraddhA karI zake nahIM ane ATalA dIrdha saMyamaparyAyamAM TakI zake nahIM. samyagujJAnanuM mULa zraddhA che. jhaLahaLato tAraliyo pU.zrI tArAbAI mahAsatIjI pAlanapuranI bhUmimAM prAtaH: thayo prakAza; camakyo tAro eka mahAna.. zubha nAma : tArAmatI. janmadina ane janmabhUmi : saM. 1956, mahA suda 8. mu. pAlanapura. mAtApitA : pitAzrI bhAIcaMdabhAI vakIla. dIkSAdAtA : guruNImaiyA pU.zrI surajabAI ma.sa. saMpradAya : dariyApurI sthAnakavAsI. saMyama svIkAra : vi.saM. 1986. vaizAkha vada 5. dhArmika abhyAsa : dIkSA pradAna : temanI 21 suziSyAono parivAra. vihAra: pATaNa, mULI, rAjakoTa, vaDhavANa, jorAvaranagara, viramagAma, pAlanapura, kalola, amadAvAda, lakhatara, surendranagara, prAMtija, vaDodarA, surata, muMbaI, kaccha, mAMDavI, dhaMdhukA. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo mahAprayANa H tA. 25-3-'80, maMgaLavAra rAtre 1245 vAge. prAtaH thayo prakAza : pitAzrI bhAIcaMdabhAI vakIlane tyAM ane saMskArI mAtAnI kUkhe vi.saM. 1956, mahA suda AThamanA pavitra divase prabhAte cAra putro upara putrIno janma thayo. svAbhAvika ja che ke tArAnAM tejakaraNo hase ane hasAve. e samayamAM kanyA keLavaNIne mahattva ApavAmAM AvatuM nahIM. saMskArI mAtApitAne kAraNe temanAmAM dhArmika saMskAronuM siMcana thatuM. sattara varSanI vaye tArAbahenanA DAhyAbhAI sAthe lagna levAyAM, paraMtu hajI to temanAM lagnane varSa paNa pUruM na thayuM tyAM to DAhyAbhAIne sakhata mAMdagI AvI ane nazvaradehano tyAga karI jatA rahyA. vasaMta mahore te pahelAM to tArAbahenanA jIvana upara pAnakhara trATakI gaI. navanIta lAdhyuM : te samaye zrI tArAbahenane pU.zrI sUrajabAI ma.sa.no satsaMga thayo. jIvananI kSaNabhaMguratA ane AtmAnI zAzvatatAnI pichANa thavA lAgI. zAstrano marma hAtha lAgyo. tArAbahenanI DUbatI majhadhArane dizA sAMpaDI. pU.zrI jhabakabAI ma.sa.nA samAgame temanA dharmanA saMskAra jhabakavA lAgyA. kasoTI : tArAbahenane mArga ane mArgadarzaka baMne maLI gayA hatAM, paNa tyAM temane lohInI UlaTIo zarU thaI. pravrajyAnA paMthe prayANa karatAM avarodharUpa na bane te mATe kuTuMbane khabara paDavA dIdhA vagara pU. vasumatIbAI ma.sa. ane pU. prabhAbAI ma.sa. vaidyane tyAMthI davA lAvI ApatAM ane te davAthI temaNe temanI tabiyata sudhArI' paNa kuTuMbIjanonI AjJA maLatI na hatI. "vairAgI virame nahIM, karIe kroDa upAya; lAgyo raMga majIThiyo, keme karI na jAya.' eTale sudhI tArAbahenane kahevAmAM AvyuM ke tamArA guruNIne ahIMthI pAchAM vaLavAnuM kahI do, paNa juvAnImAM jogano yoga lAdhyo hato tArAbahenane. saMsAravijetA : chevaTe temane pravrajyAnI rajA maLI. trIsa varSanI vaye temaNe dIkSA lIdhI. 'bALA! dhammo, gabApu to / '' guru AjJA e ja dharma ane e ja tapa. dIkSA ane bhikSA letAM to ghaNAMne AvaDe paNa gurunI hitazikSA levI kaparI che ane pU. tArAbAI saMpUrNapaNe temanAM guru pU. zrI sUrajabAI ma.sa.ne samarpita thayAM. 201 zAstrAbhyAsa : aneka zAstro temane kaMThastha hatAM. temanA jJAnanI vasaMta haMmezAM khIlelI ane phAlelI rahetI. ghaNA saMpradAyonAM sAdhvIjIo sAthe zAstravAcana karatAM ane temane samajAvatAM paNa kharAM. eka vakhata zAstronuM jJAna meLavavA temanAM saMsArI sagAM AvatAM najara jatAM zAstrajJa bhagavAnajIbhAInI Takora thatAM pachI temaNe kyAreya zAsrAbhyAsanI ekAgratAne toDI nathI. khare ja! sAgaramAM DUbakI mArI motI meLavavAnAM hoya tyAre kinAre UbhelAnI paravA karavAnI na hoya. pote AgamonAM jJAtA hatAM chatAM potAnI jAtane haMmezAM vidyArthI mAnatAM. khamIra ane khumArI H eka vakhata vihAramAM sAme DAkuo AvyA. temanA paDakAro thayA paNa pote nirbhayatAthI zAMtithI UbhAM rahyAM ane DAkuo pAchA jatA rahyA. eka vakhata cUDA zaherathI vihAra karatAM sarpe daMza dIdho. pU.zrIne to deha ane AtmAnuM bhedajJAna hatuM. jIvanamAM utAreluM hatuM. logassanuM smaraNa karatAM temaNe vihAra AgaLa cAlu rAkhyo. zAstrajJAnanA dIvaDAnA prakAzamAM teo badhAM prasaMgone nihALIne nirNaya letAM. pU. varSAbAI ma.sa.nA epenDiksanA oparezana vakhate DaoNkTare jyAre rAtre glukojhanA bATalA caDAvavAnI vAta karI, tyAre pote makkama rahI glukojhanA bATalA caDAvavA na dIdhA. mAre zaraNe AvelA sAdhakanuM prabhu AjJAno bhaMga thavA daI tenuM patana nahIM thavA dauM. badhAMnA virodha vacce rUmanAM bAraNAM baMdha karI logassa ane navakAramaMtranA jApa cAlu rAkhyA ane zubha saMdezo ApatuM suvarNamaya prabhAta UgyuM. pU.zrI suzIlAbAI ma.sa.nI gaMbhIra mAMdagI vakhate temanI icchA na hovAthI pote temane hospiTalamAM na khaseDavA mATe makkama rahyA. eka vakhata vihAramAM mAMsAhAra thatAM bhojanavALA gAmamAM rahevA karatAM tyAMthI thoDe dUra jaMgalamAM eka nAnIzI jhUMpaDImAM nIDaratAthI rAtavAso rahevAnuM pasaMda karyuM. ane saunI saMbhALa pote rAkhatAM. bhArata-pAkistAnanA yuddha vakhate kaccha upara bhaya toLAto hato. badhAMnI tyAM na javAnI samajAvaTa chatAM prabhu mahAvIranA upAsako pAchAM pagalAM bhare nahIM. abhayanA upAsakone bhaya kevo! ema vicAratAM. zvAsanI satata ane sakhata takalIpha hovA chatAM DoLInA Agrahane svIkAratAM nahIM ane sthiravAsa karatAM nahIM. pArasano sparza : pU.zrI tArAbAI ma.sa.nA jeThajInA putra DaoN. AnaMdalAlabhAI pU.zrInI bimArI mATe ane darzanArthe AvatA tyAre temanA satsaMge temanI dharmabhAvanA mahorI UThI ane temaNe 45 sudhInA upavAsanI tapazcaryA karI. eka bhAIne Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 202 vyasananA rAgImAMthI dharmAnurAgI banAvyA. pote garavAM hatAM, paNa garviSTha na hatAM. sevAniSTha : vi. saM. 2001nI sAlamAM vaDhavANanA cAturmAsamAM pU.zrI jhabakabAI ane pU.zrI sUrajabAI ma.sa.nI nAdurasta tabiyata samaye temaNe ane pU. kesarabAIe khaDepage sevA karI ane rAtadivasa temane sUtra-svAdhyAyanuM zramaNa karAvatAM. temanI sevArthe teo vaDhavANamAM pAMceka varSa sthiravAsa rahyA. I.sa. 2013mAM pU.zrI suzIlAbAIe temanI pAse dIkSA lIdhI, je trIjAM ziSyA hatAM. tyArapachI ziSyA nahIM banAvavAnI pratijJA lIdhI. olavAto AtamadIpa: vi. saM. 2030mAM amadAvAdamAM navaraMgapurAnI borDiMgamAM mAMdagI AvI. pa tAva hovA chatAM paNa sUtronuM vAcana-pAcana cAlu rahetuM. upacAranI upekSA karatAM. AcAranuM pAlana karatAM. aMtima avasthAe paNa kyAreka ja sUtAM. teo mAnatAM ke ADI-avaLI gatimAM javuM hoya te ADA paDe. oDiMgaNa to temaNe kyAreya lIdhuM nathI. eka jA sthAne besatAM. pachI tyAM tApa Ave ke ThaMDI AyaMbilamAM pANI sAthe eka dravya mAtra vAparatAM. temanAM darzanArthe niyamita rIte AvatA zrAvakonAM jIvana palaTAI jatAM. "kAyAnI visArI mAyA, svarUpe samAyA'', evA nigraMthano paMtha, bhava aMtano upAya che. -zrImad rAjacaMdrajI. navaraMgapurAnI borDiMgamAM padhAryAM. mAMdagI vadhatI gaI. pote nijAnaMdanI mastImAM. eka paNa davA nahIM levAnI. pU.zrI zAMtilAlajI ma.sA. tema ja pU.zrI vIrendramuni ma.sA. roja temane dasa vaikAlika sUtra saMbhaLAvavA AvatA. pUrNa jAgRtithI teo sAMbhaLatAM. mRtyu mahotsava banyuM : maMgaLavAra tA. 25-3'80nA roja sAMje pAMca vAge "tamane kema che?'' tema pU.zrI vimaLAbAI ma.sa.nA praznanA javAbamAM temaNe kahyuM : "huM jAuM chuM' kahetAM badhAM paccakkhANa karyAM. potAnuM priya u.sUtra saMbhaLAvavA kahyuM. ekAgra citte pU.zrI kAusagganI mudrAmAM sAMbhaLatAM rahyAM. darda vacce deha jhUlato, AtamabhAva na bhUlato, deha darda sahe dila navakAra vadhe, kare mRtyune paDakAra.' dIpa bujhAto hato paNa AtamanuM ojasa prakAzatuM hatuM. Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka 12-45 vAge eka tAro Athamyo ane nabhomaMDaLamAM eka tAro Ugyo. " saccarasa ANAe se uvaTTie mehAvI mAraMtarati / " "satyanI AjJA upara Ubhelo buddhizALI mRtyune tarI jAya che." AcArAMga sUtra. Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! nAthu nAvA pU.zrI moMghIbAI mahAsatIjI zubha nAma : moMghIbahena. mAtuzrI : uttamabAI pitAzrI zrI tribhuvanadAsajI hIrAcaMdajI zAha. janma : janmasthaLa : vi.saM. 1969, bhAvanagara mukAme. dIkSA : vi.saM. 1989, vaizAkha suda 13. kALadharma : vi. saM. 2042, mAgazara vada amAsa. 'taddA pariNa no rise, nI munne, mULadA bALa bheda sAyaM samiyALupustI| AcArAMga. "paMDita sAdhaka pratyeka jIvanA sukhadu:khano viveka jANI sarva bhUto upara samabhAva rAkhe che. koIne duHkhI joIne te harSita thato nathI. tema koIne sukhI jANI kupita thato nathI.' vidhAtAe eka kuzaLa zilpInI mAphaka dIkarIne ghaDI pUrvabhavanuM pavitra bhAtuM bAMdhIne punIta pagalInI pADanAra e jANe adhUruM kArya pUruM karavA na janmI hoya tema marakamaraka thatAM tenA malakatAM mukhaDAMne joI sau malakAtAM, AkarSita thatAM. vi. saM. 1969mAM pitA zrI tribhuvanadAsajI hIrAcaMdajI zAhane khoraDe ane mAtA pU.zrI uttamabAIne khoLe moMghIbahenanuM avataraNa thayuM. vArevAre hasuM hasuM thatAM tenA mukhane nihALI tenA mAtApitAne haiye hAza thatI ane tenI upara haiyAnAM heta ThAlavatAM. nAnakaDI dIkarI jANe potAnI bhadra ane sarala svabhAvanI mAtAnI chAyAnu rUpa dhAraNa karIne AvI hatI, paNa re durbhAgya dIkarI mATe mAtAnuM sukha jhAMjhavAnAM jaLa samu kSaNika nIvaDyuM ane moMghIbahene mAtRsukha nAnI uMmaramAM gumAvyuM. 13 varSanI DhIMgalI jevAM moMghIbahenanuM lagna nAgaradAsa nAmanA yuvaka sAthe karavAmAM AvyuM. 'gharaghara'nI ramata ramatI te nAnakaDI dIkarIe navavadhU banI prabhutAmAM pagalI pADI. saMsArane Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 203 hajI jANyo nahIM, mANyo nahIM, pUro samajANo nahIM tyAM to lagnajIvananA cha mAsa bAda krUra dAMtiyAM karatuM vaidhavya moghIbahenanA jIvananAM dvAra khakhaDAvI gayuM. patinI cehanI sAthe moghIbahenanAM UgatAM aramAno, suSupta avasthAmAM ajAgRta rahelAM zamaNAMo ane sapanAMo sAtheno saMsAra samULago nAza thaIne rAkhamAM maLI gayo. eka dIpa bujhAyo, bIjo pragaTyo : saMsArano dIpaka patinA jIvananI sAthe olavAyo ane moMghIbahenanI jJAnapipAsA jAgRta thatAM temaNe AdhyAtmika jagatamAM paga mUkyo. pAlitANA zrAvikAzramamAMthI cha varSanA dIrdha abhyAsa bAda ane satsaMga dvArA eka navA vyaktitvane laIne bahAra AvyAM. ane jJAnajyotanI eka divya AbhA temanA mukha para maMDita thaI. tyAra pachI bhAvanagaramAM pU.zrI jaDAvabAI ane pU.zrI kesarabAIno sadupadeza sAMbhaLatAM rahyAM. saMyamanA raMge raMgAtAM gayAM. moghIbahenane saMyamanI raDha lAgI ane temano saMyama levAno nirNaya daDha thato gayo. "vitigicchaM sanAvaNNeNaM appANeNaM no lahai smaahiN|" saMzayAtmA samAdhi (zAnti) pAmI zakato nathI. (samakita ke samatvanuM mULa zraddhA che. zraddhA vinA sAdhaka sAdhanAmAM praviSTa thaI zake nahIM. ema banne mAne che. AcArAMga ane banne parivAranI AjJA maLatAM pU.zrI moMdhIbahena vi.saM. 1989mAM vaizAkha suda 13ne divase dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. pU.zrI moghIbAI aNagAra banyAM. pU.zrI jaDAvabAI ma.sa. ane pU.zrI kesarabAI ma.sa. guruNIoe pU.zrI moMghIbAI ma.sa.ne veNunA nAda samI rocaka, preraka, prabhAvaka ane madhura zailImAM sUtra siddhAMtanuM jJAna ane upadeza ApyAM ane pU.zrIe te jJAnasaMpadA avadhArI madhyapradeza ane mahArASTranA dUrasudUra prAMtomAM vicaraNa karI jinazAsananI zobhA ane zAna vadhArI. baravALA saM,nAM parama vaMdanIya viduSI evAM sAdhvIranA pU.zrI moghIbAI ma.sa. baravALA saMpradAyanA parama jyotidhara guruvarya pU.zrI caMpakamuni ma.sA.nAM ananya upAsaka hatAM. potAnuM zeSa jIvana pU.zrIe tapa, jApa ane satata svAdhyAyamAM vitAvyuM. kharekhara! svAdhyAya svanI najIka laI jAya che ane je svamAM sthira thAya che te ja svastha rahI zake che. AvAM mahAviduSI pU.zrI moghIbAI ma.sa. bhAvanagara mukAme saMlekhanA-saMthArAnI aMtima ArAdhanA sAthe vi.saM. 2042 mAgazara vada amAsanA pAvanakArI divase aMtima prayANapaMthe padhAryA. Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! kSamA : AtmAno svabhAva che. sAthe......... zraddhA ane puruSArthanI pAMkho saphaLatAnA AbhamAM uDADe, paNa potAnAmAM AsthA na janme tyAM sudhI Izvara pratye zraddhA janmI zake nahIM. siMhabALa bA.ba.pU.zrI lIlAvatIbAI mahAsatIjI zubha nAma : lIlAvatIbahena. janmadina : saM. 1975. mAgazara suda 13, suprabhAte, tA. 15-12-1918. dIkSAdAtA : pU.zrI divALIbAI ma.sa. dIkSAdina : vi.saM. 1992, jeTha suda sADI agiyArasa, tA. 1-6-36, somavAra. saMpradAya : lIMbaDI gopAla saMpradAya. dhArmika abhyAsa : 11 varSanI uMmare sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, cha kAyanA bola, nava thokaDA, thokaDAnA 35 bola ane zAstrajJAnanAM UMDAM abhyAsI. kALadharma : vi.saM. 2039. jeTha vada 7. tA. 2 julAI, 1983. zanivAra rAtre 23-40 kalAke kALadharma pAmyAM. dIkSApradAnaH temane 86 ziSyAo hatI. temane puSkaLa zraddhAMjali-patro AvyA hatA. to 2 baTV fmasameghA mayaM buddhimAna ane zraddhArthI puruSe je satyanI AjJAmAM che ene jagatamAM koIno bhaya raheto nathI. e sarvathA sanAtha ane nirbhaya che (ArAdhanA, arpaNatA ke bhakti eka bhAvanAnA ja sUcaka che.) paraMtu bhaktinA nAme koI aniSTa tattva na pesI jAya eTale zrI AcArAMgakAra satyanI ArAdhanA karI vyaktipUjA nahIM paNa guNapUjA batAve che. - zrI AcArAMgasUtra nagara nAnuM paNa namaNuM evA vAMkAneranA (vaMkapura)nA vatanI paNa rahetA raMgUnamAM evA pitAzrI vIracaMdabhAI ane mAtA aMdarabAIne sAta saMtAno thayAM hatAM. temAM cothuM saMtAna lIlAvatIbahena hatAM. bhAIbhAMDuo sAthe bAlyavayanA bagIcAmAM Jain Education Intemational Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 ramatAM khelatAM pAMcame varSe temane raMgUnanI zALAe besADavAmAM AvyA sAthe dhArmika abhyAsa paNa zarU thayo. sAta varSanI uMmare to lIlAvatIbahena sAmAyika, pratikramaNa karatAM, covihAra karatAM, tithie lIlotarIno tyAga hato. kaMdamULano sarvathA tyAga karyo hato. zrI vIracaMdabhAIne raMgUnathI vAMkAnera AvavAnuM thayuM. te samaye lIMbaDI gopAla saMpradAyanA zAstravizArada mohanalAlajI ma.sA.nAM suziSyA pU.zrI divALIbAInA sAnnidhyamAM AvavAnuM banyuM. pU. lIlAvatIbahena vairAgyanA raMge bhIMjAvAM mAMDyAM. temanI vevizALa aMgenI vAto thatAM mAtApitAne kahI dIdhuM ke mAruM vevizALa to have vItarAganA zAsanamAM ja thaze. gaLAre khAyA : kasoTInI sarANe caDAvyA pachI vi.saM. 1992nA jeTha suda sADI agiyArasa ne somavAra tA. 1-61936nA mAMgalya divase pU.zrI divALIbAI guruNInAM caraNomAM potAnA jIvanane samarpita karyuM. pravrajyAnA paMthe prayANa AdaryuM. ''ALA! dhammo bALAC tavo'" '"ANa e ja trANa" tyAM ja prANa. vairAgya pratyeno temano saMvega vadhyo. temanI dareka kriyAmAM 'jatanA' dekhAtI. guruNInI tabiyata bagaDatAM 1994mAM pU.zrI svAmIe vyAkhyAna, gocarI, gurunI sevA vagere sarvabhAra kuzaLatAthI, premathI upADI lIdho. temanA vyAkhyAnamAM lIMbaDInA ThAkorasAheba, dolatasiMhajI, porabaMdaramAM temanA cAturmAsamAM 2002mAM mahArANA zrI naTavarasiMhajI potAnA aMgata sTApha sAthe vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA AvatA ane rAjyanA adhikArIo, enjiniyara vagere bhaNelo varga temane sAMbhaLavA Avato. nAnI uMmaramAM teo pratibhAzALI pravacana pharamAvatAM thaI gayAM hatAM. pU.zrI guruNIno viraha : pU.zrI divALIbAIne DAyAbITIsano jUno roga. temAM pagamAM kAMTo vAgatAM soyano upayoga karavA jatAM sepTika thaI gayuM. sepTika phelAtuM jatuM hatuM. vedanA vadhatI jatI hatI. zAstranA abhyAsI pU.zrI zAstranA zabdone jIvanamAM utAratA hatA. 'u.sUtra.' 29mA adhyayanamAM gautamasvAmI bha. mahAvIrane pUche che H vaiyAvaccathI jIva zuM upArjana kare che?' uttara H vaiyAvaccathI jIva tIrthaMkara nAma- gotra karma upArjana kare che." te pramANe pU.zrIe potAnA guruNImaiyAnI sevAmAM potAnA jIvanane susaMgata karI dIdhuM hatuM. saMvata 1995 mAgazara sudI agiyArasane zanivAre teo samAdhipUrvaka kALadharma pAmyAM. 21 varSanI uMmaranA pU.zrIe pU. guruNInA sAnnidhyamAM aDhI varSano saMyamaparyAya vitAvelo ane pathapradarzaka A nAnI uMmaranA pU.zrI to virahanI vedanAne samabhAve pacAvI gayAM. gurukRpAthI temanA hRdayanAM dvAra khulI gayAM. jemaNe siMhanI peThe dIkSA lIdhI hoya, siMhanI peThe dIkSA pALe tevAM A ta siMhabALa hatAM. khumArInuM jhaLakatuM nUraH eka vakhata rAtrie bArImAMthI sarpa AvI temanA page DaMza daI vIMTaLAI gayo. pU muktAbAI ma.sa.no khabhe Teko laI bahAra jaI pUMjaNIrtha zAMtithI sarpane utArI nAkhI laghunItathI DaMkha sApha karyo upavAsanAM paccakkhANa karyAM. jApa sAthe jAgaraNa karyuM ane eka bhayaMkara upasargathI bacI gayA. bIje divase vihAra paNa zarU karelo. AvuM temanA gRhasthAvasthAmAM 15-16 varSanI uMmare baneluM. pU. guruNInI pATa pAse nIce sUtAM hatAM tyAre sarpe DaM *dIdho ane guruNInI UMghamAM khalela na paDe te rIte lohI sApha karI page jorathI pATo bAMdhI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karyuM. khamIra : muMbaImAM be kumArikAnI dIkSA prasaMge saMgharna mAika vAparavAnI icchAne nakArI kADhI. potAnAM suziSyA pU.zra pratibhAbAInI mAMdagI samaye sUryAsta pachI DaoN.ne koI TrITamenTa karavA dIdhI nahIM. pU.zrI prajJAbAInA oNparezana pachI sUryAsta pachI dukhAvo thato hovA chatAM ghenanuM injekzana na ApavA dIdhuM ziSyonI saMskAra dvArA gurumAtA saMbhALa letAM. janmadAtrInI a bhavapUratI javAbadArI che, paNa gurumAtAnI to ziSyana janamojanama na bagaDe tenI javAbadArI che. tethI teo kaDakapaNe AcAranuM pAlana karatAM. eka vakhata vihAramAM sAyakalavALAe pachADatAM pU.zrIne pagano duHkhAvo vadhI jatAM kaSTane iSTa gaNI hasatAM rahetAM. chevaTe potAnI anicchAe lokonA AgrahathI DoLImAM beThAM. eka bhUvAne mAtAjInA maDhamAM bAra mahinA sudhI nikAla na thatAM nALiyeranA bhegA thatAM DhagalAmAM thatI hiMsA karatAM aTakAvyo. te bhUvo roja pU.zrInuM mAMgalika sAMbhaLato thaI gayo. pU.zrI. potAne lohInI UlaTIo thatAM DaoNkTarane lohInA bATalA caDAvavA na dIdhA. rAtri dharmadhyAnamAM pasAra karatAM. eka vakhata eka pU. mahAsatIjIne bolAtuM baMdha thatAM satata jApa karyA. be, traNa divase bolatAM thaI gayAM. pU.zrIne AMtarasphuraNA thatI ane temanI prazno ukelavAnI sUjha ghaNI hatI. bhAva paNa bhedabhAva nahIM : potAnI ziSyAo uparAMta anya sAdhusaMtanI paNa sevA karatAM. eka vakhata viDayA tarapha vihAra karatAM thoDAM anya ma.satIjIo maLatAM temAMnA Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo ekanI nAdurasta tabiyatane kAraNe loca na thatAM mUMjhAtAM hatAM to pote loca karI Apyo. eka vakhata goMDala saMpradAyanAM ma.satIjI paDI jatAM potAnI ziSyAone temanI sevAmAM mUkyAM. jAmanagaramAM nAdurasta tabiyatavALAM pU.zrI vakhatabAI ma.sa.ne temanI ziSyAo dvArA DoLImAM yogya sthAne pahoMcADyAM. keTalAMkane vyasano choDAvyAM. pratikramaNanA pATha zIkhavyA. kaMdamULa choDAvyAM. vaiSNavakuTuMbe temanuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLatAM kaMdamULano tyAga karyo. temanuM mAMgalika sAMbhaLatAM eka suthAranI bebhAna patnI sabhAna thaI sArI thaI gaI. thALImAM haMmezAM iyaLo dekhAtAM na jamI zakanAra eka bhAIne potAnI mALA ApI gaNavA kahyuM ane sAruM thaI gayuM. be divasa matsInA upadravane kAraNe AhArapANI vagara calAvyuM. hiMsaka dhaMdhA karatA vepArIne te dhaMdho karatAM rokatAM. jainazALA tarapha sevAtA durlakSa pratye aMgulinirdeza karatAM ane protsAhita paNa karatAM. temanA saMsArI be bhAInI cAra putrI ane saMsArI bahenanI traNa dIkarIoe dIkSA lIdhelI. pU. saMtabAlajInuM vatana paNa vAMkAnera hatuM. pU.zrI ane saMtabAlajI ciMcaNa maLyAM. zAstrajJAnanI carcAo karI. saMtabAlajInI vinamratA eTalI badhI hatI ke dIkSAparyAyamAM jayeSTha sAdhvIjIne vaMdaNA karatA. samAdhimaraNanI chellI rAtanI chellI vAta : pU.zrIne bI.pI.nuM darda ghaNA samayathI hatuM, chatAM temanA upavAsa, vihAra vagere cAlu ja rahetA. surendranagara pU. maMjulAbAI ma.sa.ne haLavo eTeka AvatAM pote emanI pAse gayAM. tyAM maMjulAbAI ma.sa.nI tabiyata sudharatI gaI paNa pU.zrIne duHkhAvo vadhato gayo. te rAtre sAta vakhata du:khAvo thayo. evI biyatamAM paNa tyAMthI lakhatara dIkSAmAM AvI tyAMthI vaDhavANa be bahenonI dIkSAnuM maMgala kArya saphaLatAthI patAvI pote jorAvaranagara padhAryAM. tyAM temanI varSagAMTha UjavI, paNa eka divasa temanI palsa tapAsatAM te mIsa thatI hatI. tyArapachI pU.zrIne sakhata dukhAvo UpaDyo. tyAMthI temane surendranagaranI sI.je. hospiTalamAM lAvavAmAM AvyAM. darzanArthIonI lAMbI katAra lAgatI. koIne nA pADI nirAza nahIM karavAnAM. stavano gavAtAM temAM pote sUra purAvatAM. AnaMdaghanajInAM pado gavAtAM te mastIthI sAMbhaLI pote temAM UMDAM UtarI jatAM. dukhAvo kyAreka thaI jato. chelle pote deha-AtmAnA bhedavijJAnamAM UtarI gayAM. sarvene khamAvyA. cha mahinAnuM cheda prAyazcitta lIdhuM. yAvat jIvanano saMthAro karyo. 201 kharekhara! caitanyanI jyota jalatI hoya tyAM ajJAnana aMdhArAM kevI rIte UbhA rahI zake! hoyaMsi nALa ahiyAra duHmAM'' karmanA udaya joradAra bhogavavAnA hoya paNa jene jJA hoya te du:khI nathI. pU.zrI muktAbAI ma.sa.e AlocanA zarU karI potAna samaya aMtima lAgatAM pote pATa uparathI nIce UtarI Asa upara besI gayAM. tyAM to mRtyune maMgala banAvI caitanyadeva cAlya gayo. pU.zrI lIlAvatIbAI ma.sa. samAdhimaya mRtyune pA gayAM. te samaye pU.zrIno lIlamabAga 86-86 satIjIonI surabhithI mahekato hato. pU.zrInA saMdezAomAMno eka "jo kAMI zakti ane saphaLatA tame iccho cho te tamArAmAM ja che tamAre ja prayAsa karavAno che. jAgo, UTho, UbhA thAva. aTako nahIM. jyAM sudhI dhyeyanI prApti na thAya tyAM sudhI bhagIratha prayatna karavAno che. besI rahevAnuM nathI. tame AnA upara khUba vicArajo. ApaNe saradAra, kepTana na banI zakIe to sainika thavuM." Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! AsaktinI be bAju H lAlasA ane vAsanA-tene dhIra puruSa dUra kare. Asakti ja baMdhana che ema jANI enAthI para rahevA mathe che te mahAmuni che ane teja bAhya ane AMtarika baMdhano choDI loko sAthe rahevA chatAM ane karma karavA chatAM niSkAma rahe che ane te ja muni nirbhaya thaIne lokamAMthI paramArtha zodhIne ekAnta priya, zAnta, vivekI, apramatta ane samyajJa thaIne kramazaH janmamaraNanI paraMparAmAMthI mukta thAya che. AcArAMga. urdhvalokanI yAtrAbhaNI pU.zrI kaMcanabAI mahAsatIjI zubha nAma : kaMcanabahena. mAtApitA : dharmasaMskArI samRddha parivAramAM. janmasthaLa : mAlava pradeza. dIkSA : vi.saM. 1995-mahA suda pAMcama (vasaMta paMcamI), dohitra pArasamuni ane dohitrI pramIlAbAI ma.sa. sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 pathapradarzaka baravALA saMpradAya ane temanA nAmathI prasiddha thayelo samasta dIkSAsthaLa : khaMbhAta, dIkSAguru : pU.zrI campaka muni sthAnakavAsI jaina saMpradAya jenAthI samagra gujarAtanI dharA dhanya ma.sA. tathA pU.zrI saradAramuni ma.sA. banI che evA A guruvarya akhila bhArata sAdhusaMmelanamAM saMpradAya : baravALA saMpradAya. gujarAtanA eka mAtra pratinidhi banIne sAdaDI saMmelanamAM samAdhimaraNa : (rAjasthAna) padhAryA hatA. tyAM teoe sUtronA saMzodhana dvArA "saMyama jIvanamAM padArpaNa karyA pachI brahmacArI, tyAgI jainazAsananI mahAsevA karI. tyAMthI badanAvaranI puNyabhUmimAM ke tapasvI koI paNa sAdhaka ucca che ema svIkAravAmAM jarAye padhAryA hatAM. khoTuM nathI. AtmavizvAsane bahAranAM vacano leza paNa krodha bhavyagAthA : guruvaryanA svAgatamamAM potAnA utpanna karAvI zake nahIM ane samabhAvathI DagAvI zake nahIM." saMtAnomAMthI koI paNa ekane svIkAravAnI vinaMtI karatAM ucca jarA pAchAM haThIe ? jarA atItamAM DokiyuM karIe! bhAvanA dharAvatA pitA kevA AkAzathI unnata haze ane apUrva itihAsanAM pAnAM uthalAvIe to bhUtakALamAM thoDAM pAchAM haThIe bhAvanAvALI janmabhUmithI paNa mahAna evI mAtA haze! to te pAnAM kharekhara satI nArI-ratnonA tejathI sabhara, guruvarya pU.zrI caMpakalAlajI ma.sAhebe sacita gocarInA rUpamAM suvarNAkSare aMkita thayelAM dekhAze. putra ratnone janma denArI sauthI nAnA evA pU.zrI saradAramunine svIkArI te mAtApitAnI mAtAnuM koI yogadAna na hoya to paNa te mAtra janmadAtA hoya vinaMtIno svIkAra karyo ane jaina itihAsamAM suvarNAkSare te bhavya to paNa te aharniza vaMdanane pAtra bane che. vaMdanIya ane pUjanIya gAthA racAI gaI. gaNAya che. tevAM ja udAharaNarUpa che pU.zrI kaMcanabahena, jemanI jIvanamAM eka vaLAMka : 14 varSanA putraratnanI ratnakukSie pU.zrI saradAramuni ma.sA. je Aje baravALA dIkSA bAda sAro parivAra deva-guru-dharmanI bhaktimAM daDha banyo, saMpradAyanA vartamAna gacchAdhipati mahApada dhAraNa karI rahyA che. paNa tyArabAda zrAvakaziromaNI patino dehAMta thayo ane patnI temano janma thayo hato. je suputrane kaMcanabAe jaina jagatane kaMcanabAnA hRdayamAM suSupta evA dIkSAnA maMgalabhAvo ramatA arpaNa karI dIdho hato evA temanuM dharmanA saMskArathI sicana karyuM thayA ane vi.saM. 1995mAM kaMcanabA, temanA dohitra pU.zrI. hatuM evI mAtA kharekhara vaMdanIya che. pArasamuni ma.sA. ane dohitrI pU.zrI pramIlAbAI ma.sa. ema punIta jyoti : bhavya bhAratavarSanAM be mUlyavAna traNeye sAthe khaMbhAtamAM pravrayA aMgIkAra karI. te divasa mahA gauravavaMtA pradeza : eka garavI gujarAta ane bIjo mAlava deza suda pAMcama (vasaMtapaMcamI)no zubha divasa hato jyAre te traNeya (madhyapradeza). mAlava dezanA eka dharmasaMskArita samRddha parivAramAM AtmAo pU.zrI caMpakagurunAM caraNamAM ane sa.pU.zrI saradAra kaMcanabahenano janma thayo. lAlanapAlanamAM UcharI rahelI gurunA zaraNamAM samarpita thayA. Aje paNa gujarAta, mahArASTra, dIkarInuM lagna eka gRhasthaputra DuMgarasiMhajI sAthe karavAmAM mAravADa, mevADa, mALavA, madhyapradeza, rAjasthAna ane karNATakamAM AvyuM. susaMskArI dIkarI kaMcanabahena patinI sahadharmacAriNI, pU.zrI saradAra muninuM mahA jJAnI-dhyAnI ane vyAkhyAna saMtAnonI saddhadharmadAtrI banI. kULasevA, dharmasevA ane vAcaspati tarIkenuM nAma parama vaMdanIya banyuM che. samAjasevAnI manohara mUrti banI potAnA jIvanane prema, pravajyAnA maMgala paMtha para padArpaNa: pU.zrI vAtsalya ane dharmathI sabhara karI dIdhuM hatuM. kaMcanabAI ma.sa. aharniza tapa, jApa ane ArAdhanAmAM ratA " pArivArika pharajo: mAtA kaMcanabA potAnA traNa rahetAM hatAM. temanAthI prerita thaI temanAM saMsArI suputrIo putro : nirmaLacaMdrajI, saMtoSacaMdrajI ane saradArakumAra tathA traNa sohanajI, tArAjI, temanA putra pU.zrI Adityamuni, pautra putrIo : sohanabahena, mohanabahena tathA tArAbahenanA jIvana - paMkajamuni, putravadhU caMdrezAjI, pautrI bhAvezAjI, dohitrI vikAsa upara, svAthya upara uparAMta temanA Atmika guNonA sudizAjI, tArAjInI putrI pU.zrI aMgUraprabhAjI, pU.zrI vikAsa upara satata ciMtanazIla rahI temanAM sanmArgadAtrI banI pArasamuninA pitAzrI pU.zrI udayamuni Adi saMtasatIjIoe rahyAM. pravrajyAnA maMgala paMtha upara prayANa karyuM. guruvarya pU.zrI caMpakamuni mahArAja sAhebathI zobhato baravALA saMpradAyanA gacchAdhipati pU.zrI saradAra muni Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo ma.sAhebanAM darzana karI pU.zrI kaMcanabAI ma.sa. marudevI mAtAnI mAphaka parama prasannatA ane divyAnaMda anubhavatAM. pUrvabhavonA saMskArothI jIva janma dhAraNa kare che. mAtApitA jIvana ghaDavAnuM kArya kare che. dharmanA saMskArothI guruo te jIvanuM ghaDatara kare che. ahIM paNa parama prasannatA eTale evI sthiti, evI bhUmikA je AdhyAtmika dRSTie uttamottama hoya. carama sImArUpa hoya, jenAthI upara ke vizeSa kAMI ja na hoya. dunyavIthI para hoya. 'parama' zabdanA uccAraNa vakhate avinAzI IzvarIya caitanyamaya tattva tarapha nirdeza thayelo che. je mAtAe putrane dharmanA saMskArathI susaMskArita karI jaina zAsanane caraNe dharyo te ja putra atyAre adhyAtma jagatanA uccasthAne, gurupade birAjato hoya to svAbhAvika che ke te mAtA tenAM darzana karatI vakhate AvI ja parama prasannatA ane divyAnaMdanI anubhUti karatI hoya! ahA! ujvala te kSaNo! parama pavitra te kSaNo! pAnakharamAM gulAbanI sugaMdhAvi.saM. 2053 pachI pU.zrI kaMcanabAI ma.sa.nuM svAsthya nabaLuM paDavA lAgyuM. darda ane vedanAne haiye lagADI dIdhI. manane ArAdhanAmAM joDI dIdhuM. tananI vyAdhi ane mananI vyAkuLatAne UMDANamAM dharabI dIdhAM. pU.zrI aMgUraprabhAjI Adi satIoe temanI ananya sevA karI. pU.zrI savAI muni ane pU.zrI mukeza muninA sAnnidhyamAM aNazaNa, upAsanA ane saMthArA dvArA sAdhanApUrvaka samAdhimaraNa prApta karyuM. sadguNonA sAgara samAna te paropakArI guruvaryonAM subhASito sAMbhaLIne buddhimAna saMyamI pAMca mahAvrato ane traNa guptio mana, vacana ane kAyAnA saMyamathI mukta banI cAreya kaSAyono kramazaH tyAga karato rahe che. arthAt kaSAya thavAnA samaye evo to sAvadhAna rahe che ke kaSAyo koI sthAne pesI na jAya tevo khyAla satata je rAkhe che te ja pUjya bane che. -dazavaikAlika : 14. Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! jyotirmaya bhomakA bhaNI...... pU.zrI vasumatIbAI mahAsatIjI zubha nAma : maphatabahena. mAtApitA : zrI divALIbahena talazIbhAI jhUmacaMdabhAI modI. janma ane janmasthaLa : pAlanapura. 1908, me mahino, mu. saMpradAya : dariyApurI dIkSA : vi. saM. 1995, mahA suda dazama; I.sa. 1939, 30mI jAnyuArI. 200 dIkSAdAtrI : pU.zrI kesarabAI ma.sa. dhArmika abhyAsa : Agama ane sUtronA UMDA abhyAsI. kALa dharma : saM. 2031, caitra vada 11, I.sa. tA. 65-1975, maMgaLavAre 12mA 10 miniTe. viThThalagaDha mukAme. "kalyANakuMje su-kelI karatA ja sudhA-raselI pragaTe su-helI buDaMta-belI! !'' vANI vahAve haiye anerI nirNaya vaMdu huM 'vasu-suvAsa' che vaidhavye vadhu vimalatA bena! saMsArathI kaiM!' kevaDI nAnI dIkarI! hajI to DhIMgalA-DhIMgalIthI ramatI hoya! mULa upara sphaTika jevI nirdoSatAthI zuddha pAradarzitA chavAyelI hoya. saMsAra zuM kahevAya tenA aMzamAtranI samaja na hoya tevI aNasamajamAM saMsAra zarU thAya ane pote ja DhIMgalA-DhIMgalI jevAM hoya ane ghara mAMDyuM na mAMDyuM tyAM to vAvAjhoDuM phUMkAya.....badhuM ja.....jamInadosta thaI jAya. saMsAra Akho ane hA~ jyAM saMsArane jANyo nathI tyAM tenI asAratAnI khabara paNa kevI rIte paDe! paNa.......paNa....... kharekhara! jIvanamAM ko'ka evI ghaTanA ghaTI jAya che je ghaTatAM rAhInA rAhane samULago badalAvI nAkhI rAhIne saMsAranI UMDI gartAmAM gabaDato aTakAvI tenA AtmAne jyotirmaya bhomakA taraphanI keDIe pagalI mAMDato karI de che. janma, lagna ane vaidhavya : AvI ja vAtanI jhAMkhI karAvatI maphatanI A vAta che. avikasita evA banAsakAMThAnA pUrNa vikasita nagara evA pAlanapuramAM mAtA divALIbAInI kUkhe ane pitAzrI taLazIbhAI jhUmacaMdanA kuLamAM maphatano (pU.zrI vasumatIbAI) janma thayo hato. pAlanapura nagare jhaverIonI zrImaMtAInI sAthe tyAgI saMtapuruSonI-satIratnonI bheTa paNa jaina samAjane ApI che. varSo pahelAMnA navAbIkALanA e samayamAM bALalagno karavAmAM AvatAM. tema maphatabahenanAM cauda-paMdara varSanI uMmare te ja gAmamAM pItAMbarabhAI IzvarabhAInA suputra dAmAjI sAthe lagna thayAM ane lagnane naveka Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 mAsa pasAra thayA na thayA tyAM to dAmAjInuM avasAna thayuM. "bhaluM thayuM bhAMgI jaMjALa...sukhe....zuM khare ja evuM banyuM? mArga palaTAyo ? khare ja! evuM banyuM bhAvinA bhUgarbhamAM zuM chupAyuM che tenI zuM khabara paDe! vaidhavyajIvananA A nimitte maphatabahenano mArga samagratayA palaTAvI nAkhyo. temanA mAmAjInI dIkarI pU.zrI kesarabAI ma.sa.nA satsaMge temanI jhaLAMhaLAM thatI samyaga jJAna mArganI AbhAo maphatabahenanA mAnasapaTa upara jhaLahaLa thavA lAgI. zALAnuM vyAvahArika jJAna prApta karatAM goMDala saMpradAyanA pU.zrI puraSottamabhAI ma.sA. pAse dhArmika abhyAsa karavA lAgyAM. dariyApurI saMpradAyanA pU.zrI jhabakabAI ma.sa. tema ja pU.zrI sUrajabAI ma.sa.nA sAnidhyamAM Agamano abhyAsa karyo ane maphatabahenanI dIkSA mATenI divya bhAvanA pragaTa thatAM vi.saM. 1995mAM mahAsuda dazama, I.sa. 1939, 30mI jAnyuArInA divase dIkSA laI maphata-bahenamAMthI teo pU.zrI vasumatIbAI ma.sa. banyAM. pU.zrI sadgaruNInA prabhAve pU.zrI vasumatIbAI ma.sa. zAstrajJAnanA UMDAM abhyAsI banI gayAM ane dIkSA pachInA prathama divasathI ja teoe pratibhAzALI pravacanakAra banI kAMIka jIvone pratibodha pamADyo. kaMIka suSupta AtmAone DhaMDhoLI jAgRta karI temane tapa, tyAga ane saMyama mArge javA preryA. vicaraNa : pU.zrIno vihAra pradeza saurASTra, gujarAta ane mahArASTra hato. aneka AtmAone dhamiibhamukha kaca : temanI saraLatA, vidvattA, gaMbhIratA evA aneka guNothI pU.zrI aneka jaina-jainettara zrotAone ahiMsAmaya ane dharmamaya banAvyA. saMyama ane zIlanAM dAna ApyAM. keTalAkane vrata-niyamonAM paccakakhANa karAvyAM. gujarAtI saMta-satIjIomAM vi.saM. 2013mAM prathama pU.zrI muMbaI padhAryA. tyAMnA samAjane dharmAbhimukha karyo. kaho ke temanA mATenA jJAnanAM dvAra kholyAM. pU.zrI.nAM muMbaInAM cAra cAturmAsa daramiyAna 101 yugaloe brahmacaryavrata aMgIkAra karyuM. pAMca bahenoe dIkSA aMgIkAra karI ane aneka AtmAo kalyANane paMthe dorAyA. pU.zrIne pAMca suziSyAo : (1) pU.zrI damayaMtIbAI-pAlanapura, (2) pU.zrI dIkSitAbAI-vaDhavANa, (3) pU.zrI hIrAbAI-vaDhavANa, (4) pU.zrI savitAbAI-kaDI, (5) pU.zrI praphullAbAI pathapradarzaka -muMbaI. temane 17 praziSyAo hatI. temano kula 42 ThANAno parivAra che. musIbatone mUMjhavI : eka vakhata vihAra karatAM pU.zrI sUrajabAI, tArAbAI, kesarabAI ane vasumatIbAI AryAjIone cAra bukAnIdhArI ghoDesavAro ADA pharyA. koI DaryuM nahIM. satata navakAramaMtra bhaNyA. teno ane pU.zrI satIjIonAM jhaLahaLatAM cAritranI ane temanI nIDaratA ane nirbhayatAne kAraNe ghoDesavAro pAchA pharyA. musIbatomAM pote na mUMjhAyAM. zIlanuM rakSAbaMdhana jIvanane naMdanavana banAve che. bhIti ane pratiH pUzrI vasumatIbAInAM vANI ane saMyama khUba prabhAvaka rahyAM. teo spaSTavaktA ane nIDara hatAM. temanI pAse bAMdhachoDanI vAta karI zakAtI nahIM. kaDaka zistapAlananA sadAgrahI, bhIti ane prIti ubhayanI anubhUti karAvanAra hatAM. sUtrajJAnanAM abhyAsI hatAM. tethI viduSI ma.sa. tarIke temaNe prasiddhi meLavI. tethI temane vANI upara ghaNuM prabhutva hatuM. tene kAraNe temanAM vyAkhyAnanAM pustako "vasujharaNAM', "vasudhArA', 'vasusuvAsa" vagere pustakonI vyAkhyAnamALA bahAra paDI. viduSInI vANI : pU.zrI vAsIlAlajI ma.sA.nA zabdomAM : "temanI zailI talasparzI, vicArasabhara, gaMbhIrabhAvavALI che. temAM sAttvika jJAna, siddhAMtadarzana tema ja dharmanA rahasyano udaya dekhAya che. temanI vANI sAMbhaLavAthI tattvajJAnamAM vRddhi thAya che. temanAM vyAkhyAno mithyAtvanA timiranAzaka che." vidhino saMketa : saM. 2031nI caitra vada 11 maMgaLavAra tA. 6-5-1975nA roja gUDhavANI uccAratAM, agamanAM eMdhANa pArakhatAM hoya tema viramagAmathI viThThalagaDha savAre 7-45 vAge AvI pahoMcyAM. vihAramAM khUba dharma-goSThi karI hatI. pU.zrI maMjulAbAI ma.sa.e pUchyuM ke "ApanI pathArI kaI pATa upara karuM?" tyAre "bhadra! Aje mAre pATa upara sUvAnuM ja nathI." tema kahyuM jANe koI vidhino saMketa hato! bhedadaSTi TaLe to bhaya TaLeH temanI tabiyata sArI hatI. mana sthira ane AtmA sthita hato. pU.zrInI vANI sabaLa hatI. temane koI darda na hatuM. chatAM bAramAM dasa miniTe pU. zrI hIrAbAIe temanA pArthiva dehane chUTatAM nihALyo. temane dharma saMbhaLAvI paccakakhANa karAvyAM ane teo samAdhipUrvaka kALadharma pAmyAM. temanA pArthiva dehane lakhatara laI javAmAM Avyo. Jain Education Intemational Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo gAmegAmathI saMto-satIjIo-loko padhAryAM hatAM. utsava bhavya rIte gaMbhIratApUrvaka UjavAyo. vasuvANInI ciMtana kaNikAo : sarva jagatamAM ajJAnatimirane haTAvI jJAnamArge lAvanAra saMsAranAM mULa je rAga ane dveSa che tenA upara vijaya meLavanAra, sarvajJa banyA che. te kAraNe bhagavAne cosaTha indro ane sarva jagatanA jIvo jene vaMdana kare che te bhagavAna mahAvIrane ApaNe paNa vaMdana karIe." "AtmAnuM ciMtana nahIM Ave to ciMtA paNa nahIM TaLe. mATe samayaM zovam mA pamANe bhagavAna kahe che : "he gautama! kSaNano paNa pramAda na karIza.' "ciMtAnalano dava lAgyo tyAM ciMtanajala upAya che teno Atmatattva cittvo nahIM jeNe jIvana vRthA gumAvyuM eNe.' "che ciMtana sudhA tethI ciMtA-viSa TaLe sadA; Atma-ciMtana muktiduM jIvana zuddhi-kAraNuM." yogakSemada mAMgalya sevo saudharmanuM mahA, cAra saMjJA tyajI AtmA sAdho. ramaNatA sadA.' pU.zrInAM vyAkhyAno rocaka, saraLa, hRdayaMgama ane lokabhogya ane rasALa zailImAM rajU thayAM. janatAnI ALasane uDADI, pramAda ane suSuptine TALI temano prayAsa lokone aMdhakAramAMthI ujAsa bhaNI laI javAno satata rahyo. vizvanI dharatInA anaMtapravAsInI, madhurabhASiNInA bolane loko sAMbhaLavA jhaMkhatAM. temanI jJAna-jyota jhabUkI gaI ane eka virATa pratibhAnAM darzana karAvatI gaI. Apane amArA agaNita vaMdana ho...... jAta para vijaya meLavanAra parAjaya pAmato nathI. virATa pratibhAnAM darzana bA.bra. pU.zrI zAradAbAI mahAsatIjI zubhanAma : kumArI zAradAbahena: mAtApitA : zrImatI zakarIbahena vADIbhAI zAha, abhyAsa : gujarAtI cha dhoraNa. 209 dIkSA : saM. 1996 vaizAkha suda chaThTha, somavAra, tA. 135-1940 savAre 8-30 kalAke, 16 varSanI uMmare. dIkSAsthaLa ane janmabhUmi : sANaMda (gujarAta) dIkSAdAtA guru : bA.bra. pU. gurudeva zrI ratnacaMdrajI ma.sA. dIkSAdAtrI guruNI : pU.zrI pArvatIbAI ma.sa. saMpradAya : khaMbhAta saMpradAya, bhASAjJAna : gujarAtI, hindI, saMskRta, prAkRta Adi. zAstrIya jJAna : jaina Agama, batrIsa zAstra tathA siddhAMta, thokaDA kaMThastha. pravacanaprakAzana : kula 14 pustako + 1 'dIvAdAMDI'-paMdara pravacana pustako-1 lAkha dasa hajAra + 10 hajAra prata dIvAdAMDI' prakAzita thaI. dIkSApradAna : 46 varSanA dIkSAparyAyamAM 46 ziSyAone saMyamanAM dAna. vihArayAtrA : gujarAta, saurASTra, kAThiyAvADa, mahArASTra Adi aMtima prayANa : saM. 2042, vaizAkha suda chaThTha, budhavAra, tA. 14-5-1986. malADa-muMbaImAM potAnI dIkSA jayaMtInA divase, sAMje cha vAge, 62 varSanI uMmare. mana maMdiranAM motI : "mAnavajIvana moMghu maLyuM, vAre ghaDI maLaze nahIM; zodhyA vinA sastune, saMsAra A TaLaze nahIM." "mAnava maTI dAnava bane, e jIvanane dhikkAra che. naraka paDe duHkhamAM saDe, kadIe nahIM uddhAra che." "kAyA ane mAyA taNA paMjA nIce nA Avazo. jo koI bole gALa to manamAM na koI lAvazo.' bA.bra. pU.zrI zAradAbAI ma.sa. kRdhyantaM na pratikRdhyet AkRSTaM kuzakaM vadeta / bhagavAna manu paNa kahe che : krodha karanAra para krodha na karavo joIe. apazabda kahenArane paNa AzIrvAda ApavA joIe. A pRthvInA paTa upara kAMIka asaMkhyaka mAnavIo Ave che ne jAya che. temAMnA ghaNA mAtra maLelA jIvanane ema ne ema jIvIne jatA rahe che, jyAre ghaNA mAnavIo potAnA susaMskArothI Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 280 pathapradarzaka sajadhaja thaI dUra sUdUra sudhI potAnI sugaMdha phelAvatA jAya che. samAcAra sAMbhaLI kheDAthI amadAvAda AvI pahoMcyA hatA. pU.zrI avataraNa : amadAvAdathI 22 ki.mI.nA aMtare zAradAbAI ma.sa.ne pU.zrI gurudeva ane pU.zrI chaganalAlajI AvelA sANaMda mukAme deva, guru ane dharmamAM UMDI zraddhA ma.sA.nA AzIrvAda paNa evA maLelA ane te kuzaLa zilpIne dharAvanAra evA pitA zrI vADIbhAI ane mAtA zakarIbahenanI hAthe pU.zrInuM saMyamanuM ghaDatara paNa evI rIte thayuM hatuM ke kukSie saM. 1981nA mAgazara vada noma tA. 1-1-1924, amadAvAdamAM pU.zrI cikkAra mAnavamedanInI vacce temanA prathama maMgaLavAranA maMgaLa dine madhyarAtrie aDhI vAge zAradAbahenano vyAkhyAnamAM vikhyAta banI gayAM. janma thayo. bAlyakALamAM pravezatAM zAradAbahenane vyAvahArika eka vakhata saM. 1999mAM mAtra jJAna dvArA mokSa maLe jJAna mATe zALAmAM tema ja dhArmika jJAna mATe jainazALAmAM che, kriyAnI koI jarUra nathI tevA uThatAM vaMToLane zamAvI devA mokalavAnuM zarU karyuM. jainazALAnA dharma pratyenA UMDA saMskAronA "arihaMta AjJA, mAtra jJAnathI nahIM, paNa "jJAna kriyApyA" bIja temanI manobhUmimAM UMDA UtaratAM gayAM ane jhaDapathI phUlavA mokSa:"nAM prabhAvaka pravacano dvArA joradAra ahAleka jagADI ane phAlavA lAgyAM. daza tithi lIlotarI ane jJAnano ane mithyAvANI tarapha vaLI rahelA lokone aTakAvyA hatA. kAcApANIno tyAga thaI cUkyo. saMyama levAnI bhAvanAnA jhoka sukAna saMbhALyuM ? ane sAdhutIrthanI tarapha zAradAbahena jhUkavA lAgyAM. sthApanA: pU.zrI ratnacaMdrajI ma.sA., pU.zrI chaganalAlajI bhava aTavimAM bhomiyo maLyo : potAnI nAnI ma.sA. ane pU.zrI gulAbacaMdrajI ma.sA.nI aMtima vidAya pachI bahenanA avasAnanA nimittathI zAradAbahenanuM upAdAna taiyAra khaMbhAta saMpradAyanuM sukAna pU.zrI zAradAbAI ma.sa.ne soMpavAmAM thatuM hatuM. tyAM khaMbhAta saMpradAyanA gacchAdhipati bA.bra. pU.zrI AvyuM. cha varSa sudhI AcAryanI adAthI saphaLatApUrvaka temaNe te ratnacaMdrajI ma.sA.nuM sANaMda gAme padArpaNa thayuM. zAradAbahena sukAna saMbhALyuM. ane be varSa daramyAna ATha-ATha bahenone pU.zrI gurudevanA sAnnidhyamAM AvatAM temanuM hIra pU. gurudevane saMyamadhArI banAvyAM. ane sAdhusaMsthA cAlu karI. pU.zrIe nAnI parakhAI gayuM. pU.zrI gurudevanI kasoTImAM pAra UtaratAM temane uMmaramAM dIkSA lIdhI paNa jaina zAsananA ziratAja banI jainaamadAvAda pU.zrI pArvatIbAI pAse mokalavAmAM AvyAM. tyAM mana jainetarone pratibodha pamADI vyasananA rAgIne jaina dharmanA TharyuM. zAradAbahena tIvra smaraNazakti ane vRtti hovAne kAraNe anurAgI banAvyA. seMkaDo naranArIone AjIvana brahmacaryavrata pU.zrI gurudevanA cAturmAsamAM AgamanuM jJAna-sUtro, thokaDA vagere aMgIkAra karAvyAM. 46 AtmAone saMsAranA kIcaDamAMthI bahAra jhaDapathI kaMThastha karavAM lAgyAM. vivAha tarapha vALavAnA kuTuMbanA kADhI pravrajyAnA paMthe vALyA, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa khaMbhAtanA prayAsone daDhatAthI niSphaLa banAvI vairAgya tarapha zAradAbahena saMghapati zrI kAntibhAI paTela jemaNe guruvaryonA sAnidhyamAM DhaLavAM lAgyAM. chevaTe 16 varSanI nAnI uMmaramAM ku. zAradAbahene rahI AgamanuM thoDuM jJAna meLavela paNa te guruvaryonI aMtima saM. 1996, vaizAkha suda chaThTha ne tA. 13-5-1940nA somavAre samAdhi pachI vairAgyamAM pariNamatuM rahI gayuM hatuM. pU.zrInI asAra saMsArane alavidA ApI saMyamanAM maMgala dvAra tarapha cakora najara te pArakhI gaI hatI ane sarvazrI kAMtibhAI paTela saMyamadAtA pU.zrI gurudeva zrI ratnacaMdrajI ma.sA. ane pU.zrI sAthe abhyAsa karatA sUryakAntabhAI, araviMdabhAI, navInabhAI pArvatIbAI ma.sa.nI nizrAmAM pagaraNa mAMDyAM. pU.zrI zAradAbAI badhAMne vairAgyanI preraNA ApI ane gudevonI AjJA meLavI ma.sa. sAthe pU.zrI jasubAI ma.sa.e (jIvIbAI) pravrajyA sAdhvIjIe svamukhe puruSa zrI kAMtibhAIne dIkSAno pATha aMgIkAra karI. bhaNAvyo. tenI pAMca miniTa pachI sarve 11 mahAsatIjI pATa vyAkhyAnamAM vikhyAta pU.zrI guru AjJA, AgamanuM uparathI nIce UtarI mahArAjane pATe besADI temanA caraNamAM jJAna, vinaya, vaiyAvacca ane gurubhaktimAM potAnI zakti lagADI jhUkI paDyAM. pU.zrI mahArAja sAhebane mahAna vairAgInuM biruda zAsananI zAna vadhAratAM rahyAM. ujALatAM rahyA. eka vakhata ApyuM ane tyArapachI pU.zrI kAMtilAlajI ma.sAhebe pU.zrI sUrya amadAvAda sAraMgapura-dolatakhAnAnA upAzrayamAM Dabala muni ane pU.zrI araviMda muni ma.sA.ne dIkSAno pATha bhaNAvyo. nyumoniyAnI vyAdhimAM bhayaMkara rIte phasAyAM, to paNa pU.zrI Ama pU.zrIe khaMbhAta saMpradAyamAM sAdhu tIrtha UbhA karavA samAdhimAM masta rahyAM hatAM. pU.zrI gurudeva paNa temanI tabiyatanA athAga parizrama lIdho. pU.zrI kAMti muni mahAna vairAgI athAga parizrama le Jain Education Intemational Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo. 281 AcArya pU. kAMti RSijI ma.sA.nA nAmathI prasiddhi pAmyA. bolyAM. badhAMne navakAramaMtra bolavAnuM kahyuM. sAMje cha vAgatAM pU.zrInA vyAkhyAnane lipibaddha karavAnI pa zrInI pU.zrI eka vijayIyoddhAnI adAthI agamanI vATe cAlyAM gayAM. anicchAe paNa zrI jayaMtIbhAIe 'zAradAsudhA'thI pustaka pU.zrInI aMtima vidAya pachI temanA guNAnuvAda karatA chapAvavAnI zarUAta karI. A pagalInI zarUAta 14 pustako bhAvabharyA zraddhAMjalinAM patro, kAvyo TheraTherathI puSkaLa pramANamAM ane eka lAkha vIsahajAra prato chapAtAM virATanI pagalI banI AvyAM. pU.zrI zAradAbAI ma.sa.nAM pagale pagale pAvana banelI gaI. pU.zrI jyAM jyAM pAdavihAra karatA tyAM tyAM temanAM pagale bhUmiomAM temanA bhAvika bhaktonI preraNAthI pU.zrInI kAyamI tapa, japa, vrata, brahmacaryavrata vagerenI pratijJAo lenAranI helI smRtio jaLavAI rahe te mATe khaMbhAtamAM bA.bra. pU.zrI varasatI. saMghane nIDaratApUrvaka mAikanA upayoganI nA pADI detAM zAradAbAI ma.sa. sthAnakavAsI jaina upAzraya-evI ja rIte acakAtAM nahIM. khaMbhAta, sANaMda, popaTaparA ane sAraMgapuranA upAzrayomAM pU.zrI yasta cAstri : kheDAmAM eka sAMje pratikramaNa bAda zAradAbAI mahAsatIjInuM nAma ApavAmAM AvyuM. pU.zrInI tabiyata ekAeka bagaDI. teo parasevAthI rebajheba thaI nIDaratA ke temanI nIDaratAnA ghaNA prasaMgomAMno eka gayAM. DaoNkTaranI koI TrITamenTa temaNe karavA dIdhI nahIM. bI.pI. prasaMga ahIM rajU karuM chuM. hiMdu-muslima komI ramakhANomAM taMga paNa mApavA dIdhuM nahIM. pU.zrI cAritrapAlana custa rIte karatAM. vAtAvaraNamAM ane karaphyumAM eka vayovRddha sAdhvIjI mATe rAtre bebhAna paNa thaI gayAM hatAM. asamAdhimAM paNa temane anivAryapaNe gocarInI jarUra paDatI hovAthI pote pU.zrI gocarI AtmAnA AnaMdanI anubhUti thatI. svAdhyAya-ciMtanano avasara vahoravA jatAM. temane aTakAvato polIsa pote temanI surakSA mATe maLyo tema mAnatAM. AvI tabiyatamAM paNa vacana-pAlananA sAthe jato ane thoDuM thoDuM jarUra pUratuM ja temane ghaNAM gharomAMthI AgrahI pU.zrI saM. 2041-I.sa. 1985mAM muMbaI- vahoratAM joI prabhAvita thayo hato. kAMdAvADImAM cAturmAsa karavAM padhAryA. tyAMthI vAlakezvara padhAratAM pU.zrInAM smAraka prakAzita sAhitya jJAnagaMgAnAM pustakonA pharI tabiyata bagaDI. bI.pI., DAyAbITIsa ane maNakAnI nAma : (1) zAradAsudhA, (2) zAradAmaMjIvanI, (3) zAradAtakalIphane kAraNe paga, baraDo ane kammarano temane sakhata mAdhurI, (4) zAradAparimala, (5) zAradAsaurabha, (6) zAradAduHkhAvo raheto, chatAM svasthatApUrvaka temanI dinacaryA pasAra saritA, (7) zAradAyota, (8) zAradAsAgara, (9) zAradAkaratAM ja. tA. 10-4-86mAM pArlA padhAryA ane pU.zrI kAnti RSijI ma.sA. Adi saMtonAM darzanano lAbha laI temanI pAsethI zikhara, (10) zAradAdarzana, (11) zAradAsuvAsa, (12) zAradAsiddhi, (13) zAradAratna, (14) zAradA46 varSanA saMyamaparyAyamAM lAgelA doSonI vizuddhi tema ja cheda prAyazcitta laI pote zuddha thayAM ane rojanI 3 hajArathI 5 hajAra ziromaNi-hindI ane iMglIzamAM anuvAda paNa che. gAthAnA svAdhyAya karI prAyazcitta pUrNa karyuM. zabdane jo artha sAMpaDe to ja artha sArthaka thaI zake kharuM? tyAra pachI malADa padhAryA. tyAM sapanAMo dvArA pU.zrIne Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! mATe duHkhada saMketo AvyAM karatAM ane kharekhara! e sapanAMo pratibiMba : cAritryavAna thavuM eTale phUla karatAM komaLa satya svarUpe AvyAM ane pU.zrI svapnavatuM banIne cAlyAM gayAM. thaI jANavuM ane vaja karatAM kaThora paNa thaI jANavuM. atyaMta samAdhistha vaizAkha suda chaThTha-budhavAre pU. guruNImaiyA prayatnazIla paNa thaI jANavuM atyaMta zAMta paNa thaI jANavuM. 46 varSanI saMyamasAdhanA pUrNa karI 47mA varSamAM praveza karavAnAM premavALA paNa thaI jANavuM ane virAgavALA paNa thaI jANavuM. hatAM. maMgaLavAra rAtathI zvAsa ane becenI vadhyAM hatAM. chatAM ApanAra paNa thaI jANavuM ane lenAra paNa thaI jANavuM. sukha pU.zrIe temanI dIkSAjayaMti-budhavAranA maMgala prabhAtathI vahelA paNa hasIne bhogavavuM ane duHkha paNa hasIne bhogavI jANavuM. UThI pratikramaNa, ArAdhanA ane AtmasAdhanA cUkyAM nahIM. sAMje ane sahI jANavuM, bolI jANavuM ane mauna paNa rahI jANavuM. 5 vAge tabiyatamAM ekadama palaTo Avyo. chAtImAM duHkhAvo joI paNa jANavuM ane aMdha paNa thaI jANavuM. alpamAM jIvI thayo. thoDI thoDI UlaTI thaI. badhAMne hAtha joDI khamAvyAM. jANavuM ane marI paNa jANavuM. e yathArtha cAritra che. saMthArAnAM paccakhANa lIdhAM. 'vosirAmi' ema traNa vakhata " - upendrAcArya Jain Education Interational Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 282 pathapradarzaka sAdhanA- ArAdhanAnA mArge : saMtonAM darzana karavA jatAM. vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLatAM. temAM temanA bA.bra.pU. zrI kAntAbAI mahAsatIjI. kuTuMbamAM phaIbA-pU.zrI zAradAbAI ma.sa.e 1996nI sAlamAM dIkSA lIdhI ane jemaNe zAsanane zobhAvyuM temanA satsaMga zubha nAma : kAntAbahena. kAntAbahenane saMyama sohAmaNo ane saMsArano cahero bihAmaNo mAtApitA : zrI raMbhAbahena khImacaMdabhAI nAnacaMda dekhAvA lAgyo ane bIjI bAju dharma-karmano marma samajAtAM zAMtidAsa zAha. saMsAra parathI mamatva UThatuM gayuM ane vairAgyanA bhAvothI janma ane janma sthaLa : saM. 1990, Aso suda ekama, bhIMjAtAM gayAM. dIkarI have jJAna-vairAgyanI pAMkho phaphaDAvI UMce sthaLa : sANaMda. UMce mukta gaganamAM UDavA lAgI che te samajatAM dIkSA mATe dIkSA ane dIkSAsthaLa : saM. 2013, mAgazara suda 10, anujJA mAgatI dIkarIne mAtApitAe rajA ApI ane saM. dIkSAsthaLa : sANaMda. 2013nA mAgazara suda 10nA zubha divase guruNImaiyA pU. zrI zAradAbAI ma.sa. pAse sANaMda mukAme kAntAbahene dIkSA dIkSAguruNI : pU.zrI zAradAbAI ma.sa. aMgIkAra karI ane bA.bra. pU.zrI kAntAbAI ma.sa. banyAM. saMpradAya : khaMbhAta saMpradAya. gaUTTU mAmai gharma : mAro jaina dharma AjJA upara ja ' kALadharma : saM. 2060, mAgazara suda 7, tA. 30-11- | nirbhara che. e pramANe pU. zrI kAntAbAI ma.sa. guru AjJAnuM 2003 savAre nava vAge. dIkSA paryAya : 47 varSa. pAlana karatAM. jJAna, dhyAna, svAdhyAya, Agama, thokaDA, saMskRtajaae saddhAe Nikakhante tameva prAkRta vagereno abhyAsa karatAM sAthe pAtharDa borDanI AcArya anupAniyA vidittA visottayo AcArAMga. sudhInI parIkSA paNa ApI hatI. sAthe sAthe temanI tapazcaryA cAlu sAdhaka je zraddhAthI sAdhanAmArgamAM praviNa thAya te bIjI rahetI. varasItapa, soLa upavAsa, 11 upavAsa, aThThAI-nava zaMkAone choDI daIne tene ja nizcayapUrvaka pALe, kAraNa ke upavAsa vagere upavAsa temanA cAlu rahetA. pUrA joma ane joza sAdhanAnI sthiratA zraddhAthI ja thAya che. sAthe bulaMda avAjamAM pravacana-prabhAvanA karatAM. pote puruSArtha punIta pagalI je mAtAne khoLe punIta pagalIonA karatAM janatAne kuMbhakaraNanI niMdrAmAMthI jagADavAno. temane temanI pADanAra puNyazALI AtmAnuM avataraNa thatuM haze te kSaNo, te 47 varSanA saMyamaparyAyamAM azAtAno udaya ghaNIvAra thayo haze aNu-paramANuo paNa keTalA pavitra thatA haze! te vAtAvaraNa paNa temanA tanamAM vyAdhi paNa mana samAdhimAM rahetuM. paNa hasatuM, hasAvatuM, zubha-zubha maMgalamaya haze? pitAne khabhe apramatta bhAva : chelle pU.zrI ugra tapasvinI bA.bra. ramatI te dIkarIno bhAra paNa pitAne haLavo phUla lAgato hazene! prekSAbAI ma.sa.nA 500 AyaMbilanAM pAraNAMno mAgasara suda e dIkarInA smitamAM paNa phUla jharatAM haze. vAyu sugaMdhita thaI 7no prasaMga, pU.zrI vajubAI ma.sa.nI dIkSAjayaMtI-mAgazara sudavaheto haze. dIkarI vahAlI vahAlI lAgatI haze. badhAMne 5, pU.zrI kAntAbAI ma.sa.nI dazamanI dIkSAjayaMtI-mauna AkarSita karI potAnA tarapha kheMcatI haze. agiyArasa vagere prasaMgo pramANe tapa, jApa, triraMgI sAmAyika evA bhAgyazALI nAnacaMda zAMtidAsanA kuLamAM pitAzrI vagerenA Ayojana dvArA ArAdhanA saptAhanuM Ayojana khImacaMdabhAI zAhane tyAM suzrAvikA raMbhAbahena mAtAnI kUkhe cIMcapokalInA upAzraye karavAmAM Avela hatuM. caMdanavADI saMghamAM sANaMda mukAme saM. 1990nA Aso suda ekamane divase khUba utsAha hato, paNa te daramiyAna pU.zrI kAntAbAI ma.sa.ne kAntAbahenano janma thayo. zrI khImacaMdabhAInA parivAramAM cAra zvAsa, kapha ane udharasanI bimArI rahetI, chatAM potAnuM nitya putro ane pAMca putrIomAMnAM eka putrI te zrI kAntAbahena hatAM. kArya karatAM ja. svAdhyAyanA akALa samayamAM rajoharaNa, guccho ane teo vaDhavANa vorA kuTuMbanAM bhANeja thatAM hatAM. vaNe, sIvavAnuM, lakhavAnuM, vAMcavAnuM cAlu ja hoya. dareka kArya jANe pUrvabhavonA susaMskAranuM ane ArAdhanAnuM bhAtuM jatanApUrvaka karatAM. cAra-pAMca hajAranI gAthAnI svAdhyAya to bAMdhIne AvyAM hoya tema kAntAbahena bAlyakALathI ja karatAM ja. satata kriyAzIla ane apramattabhAvamAM rahetAM. vyAkhyAna jainazALAe jatAM. sAmAyika pratikramaNa zIkhyAM. upAzraye sAdhu paNa vAMcyuM chelle, paNa...... Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 283 pratibhAo samAdhibhAve : temane zvAsanI takalIpha vadhI. AkhI rAta te takalIpha rahI. becenI vadhI. tabiyata vadhu kharAba thatI gaI. chaThThanA divase tA. 29-11ne divase hospiTala khaseDavAnuM nakkI karyuM. jAvajIvanuM pratikramaNa savAre karAvyuM. rAtabhara AlocanA, saMyama zuddhi mATenuM prAyazcitta, 'daza vaikAlikInAM 4 adhyayano, bhaktAmara, jApa Adi cAlu ja hatuM. temaNe badhAMne khamAvyAM. mananI makkamatA ghaNI. ebyulansamAM na jatAM vahIlaceramAM kAMdAvADI gayAM. tabiyata siriyasa thatI jatI hatI. chatAM sAMje sADA pAMca pachI koI sAravAra karavA na dIdhI. badhuM baMdha. davA-ijekzana paNa nahIM. pharI savAre saMthAro, pratikramaNa, jApa vagere karAvyuM. ema karatAM savAre nava vAge pU.zrInA pArthiva dehamAMthI mukha dvArA cetana deva cAlyo gayo. tapa, jApa ane ArAdhanA ane tapasyAnAM pAraNAMnA pavitra vAtAvaraNabharyA mahotsavamAM pote paNa potAnA mRtyune maMgalamaya mahotsavamAM joDI vIratApUrvaka mRtyune varyA. Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! asaMyatAtmanA yogo duSNAya iti me matiH vAtAnA tu yatatA zakyogavANumupAvataH gItA. asaMyamI sAdhaka sAdhanAmArgane pAmI zakato nathI, paNa je saMyamI ane prayatnazIla che te upAya dvArA turata ja yogArAdhanA karI zake che. "bhakti evI paMkhINI, jene jJAna, vairAgya be pAMkha che; cidAkAzamAM e to UDe, jene sagururUpiNI AMkha che." akho. paMkhInuM nivAsasthAna vRkSa para UMce hoya che. dANA mATe jamIna upara Ave paNa pharI vRkSa upara cAlyuM jAya. tema sAdhaka AtmAnI manobhUmikA UMce UMce hoya. 'tanu saMsAre citta mokSa." zarIra saMsAramAM citta mokSamAM hoya. arihaMtanA upAsakanuM badhuM arihaMtamaya banI jAya." - pU.zrInA patramAMthI. eka phUla UgyuMH surendranagaranI dharatI upara pitAzrI vADIbhAInA kuLamAM ane mAtA zrI zAMtAbahenanI kUkhe 1996nA phAgaNa suda trIja, budhavAra tA. 12-3-1947nA roja kusumabahenano janma thayo. temano zaizavakALa ane kolejakALa pasAra thato hato. tyAM teo ane temanA dharmiSTha pU. mAtApitA, bA.bra.pU. vajubAI ma.sa., bA.bra.pU.zrI kezavalAlajI ma.sA. ane bA.bra.pU.zrI lIlAvatIbAI ma.sa.nA saMparkamAM AvyAM. kusumabahenane vairAgyano raMga caDyo. ane bA.bra.pU.zrI kevaLamuni ma.sAhebe surendranagaranI janmabhUmimAM saM. 2016, kArataka vada3, budhavAra, tA. 18-11-1959mAM kusumabahenane saMyamanAM dAna ApyAM. samarpaNa : guruNImaiyAnI asImakRpA temanA para varasatI hatI. eka eka siddhAMtanA guDhArtha temane samajAvatAM. te amRtadhArAne pU.zrI kusumabAI ma.sa. potAnA pAtramAM jhIlatAM. dhArmika abhyAsanuM pAThana, manana, vAcana ane pAcana karatAM. potAnI jAtane potAnA gurune pUrNa rIte samarpita karavAmAM mAnatAM. gurudevanI icchA te ja mArI icchA. bIjo koI vikalpa nahIM. nirvikalpa dazA. gadA saMto tadA vahiM pote jevAM aMdara tevAM ja bahAra hatAM. saMsArI sagAMonI sAthe teoe kyAreya temanI pAse besIne vAto nathI karI ke saMsArI vAto nathI karI. pote guNajJa paNa banyAM ane guNAnurAgI paNa banyAM, je banavuM koI paNa vyakti mATe bahu muzkela che. temanI mukhAkRti haMmezAM haLavAhaLavA smitathI chalakAtI, khIlelA gulAba jevI sadAya cittaprasannatAthI malakatI rahetI. are! kensara jevA mahAbhayaMkara vedanAnA roga vacce paNa teonuM mukhAraviMda samatA-samAdhi ane smitavagaranuM karamAyeluM jovA maLyuM nathI. agamanAM eMdhANaH potAne kensara vAnAM temane sapanAMo AvatAM ane te ja pramANe banyuM. 1984maraNapurA sthAnakavAsInI vADImAM cAturmAsa praveza vakhate A dapha edhANa jaMga khelyo paNa jhUkyA nahI. bA.bra. pU.zrI kusumabAI mahAsatIjI zubha nAma : kusumabahena. janmadina : vi.saM. 1996, phAgaNa suda trIja, budhavAra, tA. 12-3-40. mAtApitA : zrI zAMtAbahena vADIlAla kasturacaMda zAha. dIkSAdAtA : pU.zrI lIlAvatIbhAI mahAsatIjI. janmasthaLa : surendranagara. dIkSAdina : surendranagara, saM. 2016, kArataka vada-3, budhavAra, tA. 18-11-1959. saMpradAya : lIMbaDI gopAla saMpradAya. dhArmika abhyAsa : Agama zAstronAM UMDAM abhyAsI. kALadharma : nAraNapurA, amadAvAda. saM. 2044, aSADha suda 13, maMgaLavAra, tA. 26-7-88, rAtrie 10-50 miniTe. Jain Education Intemational Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 284 pathapradarzaka maLI gayAM. pU.zrIne chAtImAM dukhAvo, baLatarA zarU thaI. gAMTha sUtAM nathI. gAMTho phUTatI ane kacakacI jatI, chatAM darekane khamAvatAM. dekhAvA lAgI. bAyopsImAM kensara AvyuM, paNa pote tene saharSa vAMcaNI cAlu rAkhatAM. tyAM ekavAra kensaranA jIvANuoe temanI svIkArI bheda-vijJAna ane AtmasAdhanAnI nijAnaMdanI mastImAM dhorI nasa korI khAdhI ane pU.zrInA chAtInA oparezanavALA mahAlatAM rahyAM. temanuM moTuM oparezana thayuM. dUradUrathI anya bhAgamAMthI dhaDadhaDa lohI vahevuM zarU thayuM. nAnAM pU. satIjIo saMpradAyonA gurudevo paNa padhAryA hatA, chatAM pU.zrIne hRdayamAM koI gabharAI gayAM, paNa pote jAte zAMtithI lohI sApha karI vAMcaNI ukaLATa na hato. dehakaSTanI koI phariyAda na hatI. pachI to pote zarU karI dIdhI. chelle annanaLI, zvAsanaLIne ane phephasAMne paNa khaMbhAta paNa vihAra karyo. tyAM jhaghaDAono zAMtibharyo ukela lAvI kensare pakaDamAM laI lIdhAM. zvAsa levAmAM takalIpha vadhatI gaI. pharI samAdhAna karyuM. koI bhAIne krodha bahu Avyo. pU.zrInI ardhI rAtre veIna tUTI. badhuM ja lohIthI ladabada thaI gayuM. rAtrinA vAtsalyamUrtimAMthI chalakAtAM vAtsalya te bhAImAM parivartana ApyuM samaye upacAra kAMI karavAno na hato. lohI vahI gayuM. veIna ane krodha na karavo tevAM jAvajIvanAM te bhAIe paccakhANa karyA. khAlI thaI gaI hatI. navakAramaMtranA jApa cAlu hatA. sabhAna temanA saMparkamAM AvatA keTalAka AtmAo viSayo choDI virAgI avasthAmAM Avazyaka kriyAo karatAM karatAM potAne javuM hatuM tethI banyA. keTalAka vyasanothI mukta thayA. keTalAke sUtro kaMThastha karyA, ghenanuM ijekzana na lIdhuM. rAtre ATha vAge chellA sAta mahinAthI 1987mAM navaraMgapurAmAM comAsu hatuM. tyAM pharI kensaranI gAMTho UMcA na thatAM hAtho joDI pU.zrIe saMthArAnAM paccakhANa karyA. nIkaLI. chatAM parvAdhirAja paryuSaNamAM pU.zrInI jozIlIvANImAM badhAMne khamAvI, vosirAvI AtmatattvamAM masta banyAM ane pravacana prabhAvanA ane anya Atmika ArAdhanAo dvArA temanI agamanI vATe temano AtmA paramAtmAmAM bhaLI javA aMtima paryApAsanAo vaNathaMbhI rahetI thAkatAM nahIM. ArAma karatAM nahIM. pramANe cAlI nIkaLyo. pharI eka nAnuM oparezana thayuM. hAthanA dukhAvAe mAjhA mUkI paNa Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! te zuravIra sAdhakanAM hathiyAra heThAM paDyAM nahIM. roga sAme jaMga . "AgamanA baLa para jIvanAra virala vibhUti ja khelyo paNa jhUkyAM nahIM. AtmabaLanI dhUNI dhakhAvI mRtyune mahotsava banAvI zake che." | vedanAne vahAlaH kensaranA roge pU.zrInA deha pharato . pU.zrIe kharekhara vairAgyanA raMge ane sAdhanAnA umaMge cArebAjathI bharaDo lIdho, chatAM DoLInA sahArA vagara cAlIne karmonI sAme, mRtyunI sAme kharAkharIno jaMga khelyo. giradharanagarathI nAraNapurA pahoMcyAM. kensare jhaDapa pakaDI. asaMkhya je mRtyunA bhayane jIte che te ja mRtyune jItI zake che. gAMTho phUTI nIkaLI. sojA khUba vadhI gayA, paNa....pU.zrI e mRtyu e to navajIvananI pUrvadazA che, evI jene saMpUrNa pratIti vedanAne vahAlathI svIkArI lIdhI hatI. pU.zrI rAmajImuni ma.sA.; che te mRtyuno vijetA che. te ja jIvanano sAcesAco vijetA che. pU.zrI uttamamuni ma.sA, goMDala, boTAda saMpradAyanA guruvaryo Adi saMta-satIjIo dUra sudUrathI ugra vihAra karI padhAryA. vimaLa jyoti nAraNapurA saMghasahita sarvee temanI khUba vaiyAvacca, sevA mana caMpAbAI mahAsatIjI mUkIne karI. AlocanA karAvI. pU.zrInI samAdhimAM prerakabaLa pUruM pADavA puSkaLa patro AvyA. zubha nAma : caMpAbahena. vizAzrImALI sthA. jaina. , pU. zrI caMdrazekhara vijayajI mahArAjasAheba padhAryA hatA. janmatArIkha ane janmasthaLa : mahA suda 13, saM. 1971 pU.zrInI samAdhi joIne khuza thaIne kahyuM ke "huM bhagavAnane prArthanA A haDadaDa mukAme. karuM ke mane AvI samAdhi maLe to mane kensara deje, jethI dIkSAsthaLa : boTAda ' nirdhAmaNA (AlocanA) karavAno mane suMdara avasara maLe." dIkSAtithi : vaizAkha vada 7, ravivAra saM. 2017 anokhu sAtamabaLa pU.zrIne kensara rAkSasa banIne mAtApitAnuM nAma : chabalabahena lakSmIcaMda caturabhAI vipharyuM hatuM, vakaryuM hatuM temanI nasenasamAMthI jema lohI pasAra thAya zA che. tema baLatarA pasAra gAMTho eTalI badhI AgaLa pAchaLa vadhI dIkSAparyAya : saM. 2019mAM 12 varSa gaI to paNa teo chellA pAMca mahinA pathArI karIne lAMbA thaIne saMpradAya : boTAda saMpradAya. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo jyAre jyAre jagatabharamAM dharmano hrAsa thAya, tyAre tyAre parama puruSo janma letA jaNAya; dharmasthApI sva sucaritathI, lAbha dharmonnatino sAdhe, rakSe munijana badhA, dharma puruSa kArya. utarapaTaH sAmAnya rIte ane svAbhAvika rIte mAnava jIvanamAM caDhaUtara AvavI e mAnavajIvanano svAbhAvika krama che. te ja pramANe boTAda saMpradAyamAM banyuM. jarA tenA pUrva itihAsa tarapha eka najara nAkhI laIe. saMpradAya nAmanI eka saMsthA varSothI cAlatI hatI. tenA mULa sthApaka pU.zrI jasarAjajI ma.sAheba hatA. tyArabAda pU.zrI raNachoDajI ma.sA. tathA pU.zrI amarasiMhajI ma.sA. ane pU.zrI raNachoDajI ma.sA.nA parivAramAM pU.zrI hIrAcaMdajI ma.sA. temanAM ziSyaratno pU.zrI mULacaMdajI ma.sA; zrIkAnajI ma.sA. pU.zrI jagajIvanajI ma.sA; pU.zrI oghaDajI ma.sA. ane pU.zrI sukhalAlajI ma.sA. hatA. pU.zrI kAnajI ma.sAhebe vi.saM. 1991, I.sa. 1935mAM sthA. jaina dharmamAMthI chUTA thaI jaina svAdhyAyamaMdirasonagaDha mArgI dharmanI sonagaDhamAM sthApanA karatAM boTAda saMpradAya upara eka vAvAjhoDuM AvyuM. tyAre dozI nAnAlAla bhUdarabhAI, zrI amRtalAla mANekacaMda desAI ane zrI mohanalAla dIpacaMda desAI traNee sAthe maLIne zrI saMghane hatAzA-nirAzAnI AMdhImAMthI ugAryo. kALAnukrame zrI saMghanuM sukAna pU. gurudevazrI mANekacaMdajI ma.sA.nA hAthamAM AvyuM. temaNe zrI saMghane majabUta banAvyo eTaluM ja nahIM paNa anya sthaLoe vicaraNa karIne sthA. jaina dharmanA pAyA paNa sudaDha karyA. - sAdhvItIrmanI sthApanA paNa A samaya daramiyAna baMdha thayelA sAdhvItIrthane punaH sthApita karavA mATe pU.zrI mANekacaMdrajInA adhUrA rahelA sapanAne pU.zrI navInacaMdrajI ma.sA. sAthe anya munivaro ane sAthe lAThI, boTAda ane dAmanagaranA saMghe sAthe maLI vicAraNA karI pUruM karyuM. pU.zrI cAturmAsa arthe boTAda padhAratAM temanAM zAstra-jJAnAbhyAsI prabhAvaka vyAkhyAnonA prabhAva nIce sArI evI tapazcaryAo thaI ane be nAnI uMmaranI bahenone vairAgya levAnA bhAva paNa UbhA thayA. sAdhvI tIrtha zarU karavAmAM gaM.sva. caMpAbahenanA dIkSA levAnA bhAva pragaTa thatAM eka pIDha bahenanI jarUra hatI te prazna paNa ukelAI gayo. sAthe sAthe bA.bra. savitAbahena paNa dIkSArthImAM joDAyA. Ama caMpAbahenane mukhya guNIpade ane anyamAM bA.bra. savitAbahena, bA.bra. maMjulAbahena tathA bA.bra. 285 sarojabahenano dIkSAmahotsava vaizAkha vadI 7nA roja UjavAyo. A rIte boTAdamAM boTAda saMpradAya heThaLa cothA sAdhvI tIrthanI sthApanA thaI. A navadIkSita sAdhvIjIone saMyama mArganI tAlIma mATe goMDala saMpradAyanA viduSI ma.sa. pU.zrI raMbhAbAI ma.sa.ne soMpavAmAM AvyAM. pU.zrI raMbhAbAI ma.sa.e khUba parizrama laIne A navadIkSitomAM jJAnanuM siMcana karyuM. saMkSiptamAM ApaNe itihAsa tarapha eka daSTipAta karyo. zrI caMpAbAI ma.sa. : boTAda sthA. jaina upAzrayamAM potAnI AgavI zailImAM pU.zrI zivalAlajI ma.sA. mRgAputrano adhikAra pharamAvI rahyA hatA. jAtismaraNa jJAnane pAmelA mRgAputra temanAM pU. mAtAjIne samajAvI rahyA hatA ke "he pU. mAtAjI! naraka gatinA ane naraka nigodanAM mahAduHkho huM bhogavI cUkyo chuM. ane te duHkho pharIthI na bhogavavAM paDe te mATe saMyama levAnA mArA nirNayamAMthI huM calita thavAno nathI." | phUlanI komaLatA : boTAda tAlukAnA haDadaDa gAme pitA zrI lakSmIcaMdabhAI caturabhAI zAhanA kuLamAM ane mAtA zrI chabalabahena trikamabhAI bArabhAyAnI kukhe saM. 1971, mahA sudI 13nA divase jemano janma thayo hato tevA zrI caMpAbahena paNa A adhikAra rasapUrvaka sAMbhaLI rahyAM hatAM. naraka gatinuM varNana sAMbhaLatAM pote becena banI gayAM hatAM ane te vAta temaNe temanAM zikSikA bahena jalubahenane paNa karI hatI. temano zALAno abhyAsa to mAtra be gujarAtIno ja hato, paNa pote jaina dharmanAM jJAnapipAsu hatAM ane dharma pratye DhaLelAM hatAM. zrAvakajI kasturacaMdabhAI ane pU.zrI sAsumA haribAnI chatrachAyA nIce zAMtimaya lagnajIvana pasAra karatAM hatAM, paNa pU. saMtonI dharmamaya vANI sAMbhaLI pote temAM bhIMjAtAM ane temanA mAnasapaTamAM dIkSA levAnA bhAva jAgatAM, paraMtu pU. sAsumAM haribAnI baMne tejavihIna AMkhone kAraNe temanI sevAmAM joDAyAM. dIkSA aMgIkAra karavAnI potAnI bhAvanAne tatkAlapUratI aTakAvI paNa dharmaArAdhanAmAM caMpAbahena rata rahetAM. dharmAnurAgI : caMpAbahenane dhaMdhAdArI kAraNosara thoDo samaya hArijamAM vasavATa karavo paDyo hato. teo bacapanathI. covihAra karatAM. vyApAra dhaMdhAne kAraNe patidevane rAtre moDuM thatAM temanuM dila dubhAtuM. tethI patinI maMjarI laI pote covihAra karatAM, chatAM patideva ane anya vepArIonI moDA sudhI rAtribhojana levAnI vAta temane khaTakatI. ekavAra tyAM mAravADI ' ma.sA. padhAratAM caMpAbahene A vAta pU.zrIne karI ane te holabAna levAnI vAta temane aTakI jAya to mArI Jain Education Intenational Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 286 munirAje rAtribhojana viSe sabhAmAM zrAvakone evI suMdara samaja ApI ke temaNe rAtribhojana karavAnuM baMdha karyuM, je mahApuNyamAM bhAgIdAra caMpAbahena banyAM hatAM. jAgRti : pU. patideva ane pU. sAsumAno dehAMta thatAM caMpAbahena zokamagna jiMdagI vItAvI rahyAM hatAM. te arasAmAM pU.zrI kAnajI muni, pU.zrI navInacaMdrajI ma.sA. Adi saMto boTAda padhAryA. AgaLa aitihAsika mUlyo dharAvatI A vAta rajU karI te pramANe eka bAju boTAda saMpradAyamAM sAdhvI saMghADAnI sthApanAno nirNaya levAto hato to bIjI bAju caMpAbahenanA saMyama levAnA suSupta bhAvo je temanA hRdayamAM ramI rahyA hatA te have jAgRta avasthAmAM AvI saLavaLI rahyA hatA. goMDala saMpradAyanAM viduSI sAdhvIratnA pU.zrI raMbhAbAI ma.sa. e pU.zrI caMpAbAI, pU.zrI maMjulAbAI Adi cAra mahAsatIjIone vairAgya saMbaMdhI mArgadarzana ApyuM. A dareka sAdhvIjIo pU.zrI raMbhAbAI ma.sa.nA sAnnidhyamAM satata ATha varSa sudhI rahyAM. saM. 2017mAM gaM.sva. caMpAbahena, bA.bra. savitAbahena, bA.bra. maMjulAbahena tathA bA.bra. sarojabahenanI ema cAreya dIkSAo boTAdamAM eka divase thaI. caMpAbAI pU. ma.sa. 14 sAdhvIjIonAM tAraka gorANI banI cUkyAM hatAM. AtmahitArthe temaNe nAnI moTI ghaNI tapasyAo karI. chellAM 11 varSathI temanI ekAMtara tapazcaryA cAlu ja hatI. sAthe nAnAM sAdhvIjIonAM abhyAsa, pragati ane vaiyAvaccanuM barAbara dhyAna rAkhatAM. jaina samAjamAM 'moTA svAmI'nuM mAnabharyuM ane hetabharyuM biruda pAmI gayAM. dharmakathAo, vArtAo ane kAvyonI suMdara rajUAta te karI zakatAM. pAyAnI IMTa : Ama pU.zrI saMtonI preraNA ane pU.zrI caMpAbAI AryAjInI zItaLa chAyAmAM boTAda saMpradAyamAM sAdhvIvRMde pragatimAM haraNaphALa bharI ane caMpAnA phUla jevI phorama prasarAvI pU.zrI boTAda saMpradAyanA sAdhvI saMghADAmAM pU.zrI caMpAbAI ma.sa. pAyAnI IMTa banI rahyAM. Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! Atmaupyena sarvatra samaM pazyati yoDarjanaH ? | sukhaM vA yadi vA dukhaM sa yogI paramo mataH / gItA. priya pArtha! AtmasamAnabhAve je sarvabhUto pratye varte che tathA sva ke paranA sukhamAM ke duHkhamAM samabhAvI rahe che te zreSTha yogI gaNAya che. Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka virAgabhaNI..... pU.zrI maMjulAbAI mahAsatIjI. zubha nAma H maMjulAbahena. mAtApitA : kasturIbahena mAtA, pitA : gAMDAlAla jazarAja zAha. janmatArIkha ane janmasthaLa : poSa sudI ekama saM. 2002. sthaLa : boTAda. jJAti : vizAzrImALI sthA. jaina. abhyAsa : gujarAtI 7 dhoraNa. saMpradAya : boTAda saMpradAya. dIkSAparyAya : saM. 2029mAM 9 varSa. kALadharma : boTAda saM. 2027nA kArataka sudI-3. jaM sammaM ti pAsai taM moNaM ti pAsai / jyAM samyaktva che tyAM ja munipaNuM che. zrI AcArAMgamAM paNa samyaktvathI ja jaina dIkSAno prAraMbha thAya che ane enI parAkASThAe ja siddhi manAya che. janmamaMgalaH saMto, mahaMto ane tIrthaMkaronI caraNarajathI pAvana thayelI evI saurASTranI dharA jyAM nAnakaDuM evuM boTAda zahera, jyAM sadguNI gRhastha pitAzrI gAMDAlAla jasarAjamAI zAha ane mAtA kasturIbahenanI godamAM saM. 1998nA poSa suda ekamane divase eka nAnakaDI bALakInA mahAna AtmAe avataraNa karyuM. bhAvinA bhItaranuM jANe sUcaka na hoya tema temanuM nAma maMjulA rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. jIvananA maMgala paroDhe : te bALakInAM vRddhi ane vikAsanI sAthe sAthe te zALAno abhyAsa ane jaina zALAnA abhyAsamAM jhaLakatI gaI. temanI bhItaramAM raheluM AtmAnuM ojasa pragaTavA mAMDyuM. jANe pUrvajanmano bhUlo paDelo eka tyAgI AtmA na hoya! tema janamojanamathI pIcho karI rahelI AhArasaMjJAne toDavA pote kaTibaddha banI ane te 12 varSanI nAnakaDI bAlikAe varSItapanI ArAdhanA karI. jagatkAya svabhAvo ca saMvega vairAgyArtham / nimitta : 'tattvArthasUtra'mAM zrI umAsvAti mahArAje pharamAvyuM ke koI virala vyakti nimittothI jAgI jAya che. jema bhagavAna buddha rogI, vRddhAvasthA ane mRtyunI nanAmIne joI Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 280 poNA cha vAge e paMkhIDuM 27 varSanI bharayuvAnImAM dehapiMjarane choDIne mukta gaganamAM UDI gayuM. Apane amArAM agaNita vaMdana ho! "ajANyA tarIke huM tAre kinAre Utarelo, mahemAna thaIne huM tArA gharamAM rahelo have mitra banIne tArA dvArethI vidAya lauM chuM, he dharatImAtA!" pratibhAo jAgI gayA ane patnI ane putrane sUtAM mUkI pote mahAbhiniSkramaNa karavA cAlI nIkaLyA tema verAgyanA aMkurone janma ApanArI traNa ghaTanAo maMjulAbahenanA jIvanamAM banI. temanuM varSItapa cAlu hatuM ane temanA pU. pitAzrInuM avasAna thayuM. bIjI ghaTanA temanI nAnI bahenanA jIvanamAM nAnI uMmaramAM vaidhavya AvyuM ane temanAM bhAbhI cha-ATha mahinAnI nAnI bALakIne mUkIne svarge saMcaryo. maMjulAbahena to jJAnanAM abhyAsI hatAM. paripakva vayamAM temaNe praveza karyo hato. vAcana ane tenuM pAcana paNa temaNe karyuM hatuM. A traNeya ghaTanAono temane AMcako lAgyo hato, paNa temaNe te duHkhane samatApUrvaka pacAvyuM. temane AghAta lAgyo paNa ArtadhyAna na karyuM. mUMjhavaNamAMthI mArga maLI gayo. vikalpo na karyA paNa pravrayA mArge javAno temano saMkalpa daDha thato gayo. vairAgyabhaNI : te daramiyAna boTAdamAM saM. 2016mAM caturvidha saMghamAM eka khUTatuM sAdhvIjI tIrtha ne tyAMnA saMgha dvArA zarU karavAnuM nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM. te samaye pU.zrI navInacaMdrajI ma.sA. tema ja anya munivaro padhAryA. temanI preraNA ane goMDalanA pArasamaNi samAna pU. guruNI pU.zrI raMbhAbAI ma.sa.nA ghaDatara dvArA cAra bahenonI-pU.zrI caMpAbahena, bA.bra. savitAbahena, bA.bra. maMjulAbahena ane bA.bra. sarojabahenano saM. 2017 mAM vaizAkha vada 7ne ravivAre bhavya dIkSA occhava UjavAI gayo. temAM caMpAbahenane mukhya guNI tarIke sthApavAnuM nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM ane boTAda saMpradAyamAM te divase cothA tIrthanI' sAdhvI tIrthanI sthApanA thaI. apramattabhAva : tyArabAda pU.zrI maMjulAbAI-pU.zrI raMbhAbAI ma.sa.nA sAnidhyamAM abhyAsa karatAM rahyAM. vicaraNa karatAM rahyAM ane AgaLa vadhatAM rahyAM paNa temanI svAthyanI pratikULatA vadhatI jatI hatI. mAtra cha divasamAM ja teoe bRhatukalpasUtra' kaMThastha karI lIdhuM ane ghaNA ja apramattabhAve zAsa, svAdhyAya ane vAcanAdimAM teo rata rahetAM. jo ke temanI svAthyanI pratikULatA ghaNI vakhata vadhatI jatI hatI. aMtima prayANa : saM. 202thI temanuM darda vadhavA lAgyuM, tenuM AkramaNa vadhavA lAgyuM. DaoNkTaronA prayatno paNa nAkAmiyAba nIvaDavA mAMDyA. pU.zrInI anicchA chatAM temane boTAdanI hospiTalamAM khaseDavAmAM AvyAM. pU.zrIe pote to AtmAnI bhItaramAM bhavya samatAnA bhAvane ghUMTI japa ane jApamAM potAnI jAtane joDI dIdhI hatI. ane vahelI savAre kalAyAtrI sAdhaka : pU. zrI nidhibAI mahAsatIjI zubha nAma : nayanAbahena. mAtApitA : zrI bhAratIbahena dhanajIbhAI raNazI cheDA. janma : saM. 2015, tA. 2-3-1959. janmasthaLa : kuMdaroDI (kaccha). dIkSA : saM. 2042, kArataka vada 11, ravivAra, tA. 8- | 12-1985. dIkSAsthaLa : kula (muMbaI) saMpradAya : kaccha ATha koTi moTI pakSa sthAnakavAsI jaina saMgha. kALadharma : saM. 2049, zrAvaNa suda 12 ne zukravAra tA. 30--93 jorAvaranagara (saurASTra). guruNI maiyA : pU.zrI choTAlAlajI svAmInAM suziSyA pU.zrI maNibAI svAmI. dhArmika abhyAsa : 14 siddhAMto ane 51 thokaDAo kaMThastha, saMskRtanAM be pustakono abhyAsa. jIvana rAha badalAyo : I.sa. 1958nuM eka maMgalamaya prabhAta ane kuMdaroDI gAma, jyAM pitA dhanajIbhAIne AMgaNe bhAratIbahena mAtAnI kukSie puNya prakarSe nayanAbahena (pU.zrI nidhibAI ma.sa.)no janma thayo. A tejasvI tArikA, muMbaI ghATakopara, jhunajhunavAlA kolejamAMthI igliza mIDiyamamAM bI.e.mAM abhyAsa karI pharsTa klAsa pharsTa pAsa thayAM. tyAM pU.zrI. choTAlAlajI svAmInAM suziSyA pU. maNibAInA cAturmAsamAM temanA samAgamamAM AvatAM temanA jIvananI dizA badalAI ane temano jJAnAbhyAsa zarU thayo. jIvanano rAha temano badalAto jato hato ane AdhyAtmika mArge jhoka vadhatAM saMsAra choDavAno saMkalpa, sAhasa ane saMvega vadhato jato hato. 14 Agamo Jain Education Intemational Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 288 kaMThastha karI lIdhAM. jJAna ane tapanA mArge cAritranA mArgane svIkAravAnI temanI bhAvanA caramasImAe pahoMcI gaI ane aneka guruvaryo ane guruNIonA sAnnidhyamAM saMsAranA zaNagAra utArI pU.zrI nidhibAInA nAme tA. 8-12-1985 ravivAranA roja aNagAra banyAM nayanAbahena. jJAna kriyAnuM nokSaH pU.zrI nidhibAI vidyA, vyavahAra ane vaiyAvaccamAM AgaLa vadhyAM. tapa ane svAdhyAyamAM rata banatAM gayAM. jJAna sAthe kriyAmAM lakSa cUkatAM nahIM. "jiMdagI TUMkI che ane jaMjALa lAMbI che." te vAkyane pU.zrIe haiyAmAM utArI apramatta dazAe niraMtara ArAdhanA karavA lAgyAM. citrakalA kSetre paNa teo pAraMgata hatAM. teozrI judAM judAM kSetrono vihAra kheDavAM lAgyAM. jyAM jatAM tyAM lAyabrerInAM pustakone opa ApatAM. jJAnanA kSetre AgaLa vadhatAM ane jJAnAvaraNIya karmo nI nirjarA karatAM. jaina saMto to khare ja vizvamAM haratAMpharatAM vidyAlayo che. mAnavajAtinA utthAnamAM temanuM yogadAna mokhare rahyuM che. pu.zrI nidhibAI ma.sa. tapanA mArgethI kyAreya pAchAM paDyAM na hatAM. temanI tapazcaryA kAyama cAlu ja rahetI. teo khAsa mAnatAM ke tapathI AtmAnuM zuddhikaraNa ane urvIkaraNa baMne thAya che. temaNe jorAvaranagaranA prathama vakhatanA cAturmAsamAM 31 upavAsanI moTI tapazcaryA zarU karI. 31 upavAsanI lAMbI majala temaNe zAtApUrvaka pasAra karI. temanuM pAraNuM paNa khUba zAtApUrvaka pUrNa thayuM. bhavya prasaMganI ujavaNI bhavyatAthI pUrNa thaI. lokoe temAM tapa, japa, vrata ane ArAdhanA dvArA khuba sAtha Apyo ane maMgala prasaMga suMdara rIte vItyo. - vedanAne vahAla : paNa pAraNAMnA bIjA divasathI paNa pAraNAMnA bIjA divasathI. pU.zrIne peTanI takalIpha zarU thaI. DaoNkTaranI sAravAra zarU thaI. hospiTalamAM temane dAkhala karavAnI vAta AvI, paNa pote nA pADI. peTanI vedanAne vahAlathI bheTI, AtmA ane dehanA bhedavijJAnane samajIne, utArIne Atmavijaya tarapha temaNe kUca zarU karI. sAMjanA pratikramaNa karyuM. badhAMne khamAvyAM. badhA ThANA upasthita hovA chatAM pote anAsakta yogamAM rahyAM. navakAramaMtranA jApa cAlu hatA ane vahelI savAre 3 vAgyA ne 40 miniTe temano zAzvata AtmA ucca sthAne birAjavA nAzavaMta deha-piMjarathI mukta thaIne mukhethI urdhvagamana karI gayo. pathapradarzaka keTalI nAnI uMmara hatI! 34 varSanuM phUla khIle na khIle tyAM to mUrajhAI gayuM. saMyama sAdhanAnI sugaMdha prasarAvatuM gayuM. . . 4 mA-ravI gi go karI appA sApedAI dhuLe sarara satpaSanI AjJAno pAlaka paMDita koI paNa jAtanI vAsanA ke bhautika icchA rAkhyA vagara eka AtmonnatinuM lakSa rAkhI dehadamana kare. * pU.zrInI viziSTatAo: nAnI uMmaramAM jIvanavanane ati vegathI vaTAvyuM paNa pU.zrIe temanA jIvananA vairAgyapaMthanI zarUAtathI jIvananA pUrNavirAma sudhInI yAtrAmAM tapane mokSayAtrA mATenuM avirAma lakSa banAvI pUrve karelAM saMcita karmono bhukko bolAvavAnuM bhUlyA nathI. vairAgya pahelAM saM. 2038nI sAla. ekAsaNe varasItapa, 39mAM 31 upavAsa, 40-41 upavAse varasItapa, saM. 2042mAM saMyamagrahaNa-45 upavAsanI ugra tapasyA, saM. 43mAM aThame varasItapa, saM. 44mAM traNa mahinA AyaMbila, 4pamAM chathI varasItapa, 46mAM ame varasItapa, 47mAM upavAse siddhitapanI ArAdhanA, 48mAM 31 upavAsanI ArAdhanA ane saM. 2049mAM jorAvaranagaranA prathama cAturmAsamAM 31 upavAsanI aMtima ArAdhanA pUrNa karI pAraNuM karyuM ane bIje divase te tapasvI yAtrIe jIvananI aMtima yAtrA tarapha prayANa AdaryuM. pote jJAnAbhyAsa karatAM tethI loko paNa vAcanAbhimukha bane tevI temanI dRSTi kharI. tethI 15 thI 20 saMghomAM pustakonuM vyavasthita Ayojana karI lAyabrerIne navo ja opa Apyo. teo eka acchA kalAkAra hatA. prasaMgopAta tema ja 'rAha'mAM gAdInI sthApanA-pATa upara aSTamaMgalanuM suMdara citra pote doryuM hatuM. huM cAhuM chuM sundara cIja sRSTinI, ne je asundara rahI teha sarvene mUkuM karI sundara cAhI cAhI. -sundaram Apane amArA agaNita vaMdana ho! Jain Education Intemational Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 289 vezapaMtha saMpradAyanA dharaMdhara AcAyo. che te ahiMsAnI cetanAnI jAgRti tathA naitika mUlyonA vikAsa mATe lAMbA samayathI aNuvrata anuzAsto) AcAryazrI mahAprajJajI temanA zramaNa zramaNI samudAya sAthe prekSAdhyAne, jIvanavijJAna, ahiMsArelI Adi aneka kAryakrama ApI rahyAM che. A lekhamALAnA dhuraMdhara AcAryono paricaya karAvanAra zrI ramibhAI jhaverI vyavasAye c.A. che ane 42 varSanI prekTisamAM 200 thI vadhu vidhArthIo emanI tAlImathI C.A. thaI gayA che. emanA laghubaMdhu pro.munizrI mahendrakumArajI 45 varSathI jaina muninI sAdhanA pU. AcArya zrI mahAprajJajInA ziSyarUpe karI rahyA che. zrI razmibhAIe saMskArI ane AdhyAtmika parivArano vAraso meLavI 65 varSanI. uMmare jainolojImAM ema.e.nI DigrI meLavI hAle muMbaI yunivarsiTimAM PhD.no abhyAsa karI rahyA che. janmabhUmi'nI lokapriya kaTAra "jaina jaMgata'nA tethI bhArata jaina mahAmaMDaLanA mukhapatra jene jagata'nA gujarAtI vibhAganA mAnad maMtrI che. teo aneka jaina saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA che tathA InDiyana vejITerIyana kogresa (muMbaI)nA pramukha che. paryuSaNamAM deza-videzamAM pravacano Ape che. jaina dharmanI ArAdhanA karAvavA enTavarpa, siMgApora, kenyA, dubaI, hoMgakoMga, beMgakoka Adino pravAsa karyo che. jaina dharmanI prabhAvanA mATe mahArASTranA mukhyapradhAna emane pratiSThita giranAra evorDathI sammAnita karyA hatA. maMgalayAtrAnA vAcako mATe teo ajANyA nathI. 1996mAM emaNe jaina jIvanazailI para saLaMga nava maNakAnI lekhamALA ApI hatI ane 2000mAM jaina dhyAna, maMtra ane jApathI kensara jevI jIvaleNa bimArImAMthI kevI rIte nirogI thayA eno ahevAla paNa ApavAmAM Avyo hato. sAyana grupanA sabhya ramibhAI AdhyAtmika kSetre sAruM evuM yogadAna ApI rahyA che. * * * * * *_*_saMpAdaka zramaNa dharmanI dhurAne vahana karanArA yugadharmI phUMkyo ane sana 1761mAM bagaDI gAmamAM saMghathI alaga thaI krAMtikArI AcArya bhikSu . gayA. A mahAbhiniSkramaNa vakhate emanI sAthe muni bhAramalajI Adi thoDA saMto hatA. saMdhabahiSkRta hovAthI krAMtikArI AcArya bhikSu jaina paraMparAnA aMtima saMpradAya gAmamAM koI sthAna na maLyuM eTale gAmanI bahAra smazAnamAM zrI jaina che. terApaMtha'nA Adi AcArya hatA. emano janma sana prathama paDAva nAkhyo. Ama badhA lokono je aMtima paDAva hoya 1727mAM mAravADanA kaMTAliyA gAmamAM thayo hato. emanA che e ja emano prathama paDAva banyo. dareka krAMtikArI puruSo pitAnuM nAma zAha balujI ane mAtAnuM nAma dIpAbAI hatuM. sAthe bane che. ema A mahAna dharmakAMtikArIno. sAthe bane che ema A mahAna dharma-krAMtikArIno paNa tIvra nAnapaNathI emane mAtA taraphathI jaina dharmanA UMDA saMskAra maLyA virodha karavAmAM Avyo, paNa e lokhaMDI puruSa hatA, satyanA hatA. * * mahAna upAsaka hatA. eTale zAMtithI--kSamAthI badhuM sahana karatA tatkAlIna sthAnakavAsI paraMparAnA AcAryazrI raghunAthajI gayA. satya mATe prANa paNa nyocchAvara karavAnI emanI taiyArI pAse emaNe dIkSA laI jaina Agamono UMDo abhyAsa karyo. hatI. emaNe eja varSe (1761mAM) mevADamAM kelavA gAmamAM emanI buddhi prakhara hatI. thoDA ja vakhatamAM e zAstronA pAraMgata potAnA sAthI sAdhuo sAthe aSADhI pUnamanA divase zAsabanI gayA pachI emane lAgyuM ke sAdhuo AcAra-vicAra sammata navI dIkSA lIdhI. te divase terApaMtha saMghanI sthApanAno saMbaMdhI zithila banI gayA che. bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmInI AjJA prathama divasa hato ane eka susaMgaThita zAstramAnya sAdhusaMghano pramANe sAdhupaNuM nathI pALatA. eTale emaNe dharmakrAMtino zaMkha janma thayo. terApaMtha eTale he prabhu! A tAro paMtha' Jain Education Intemational Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 290 pathapradarzaka tyArapachInA 15 varSa atyaMta saMgharSamaya rahyA. pAMca varSa yugapravartaka AcAryazrI tulasI sudhI to pUratA AhArano joga paNa nahoto maLyo. A mahAna AcArye kaThora sAdhanA, AtApanA, tapasyA, zAstronuM gaMbhIra yugapradhAna AcAryazrI tulasI A yuganA krAMtikArI AcAryomAMnA eka hatA. teo terApaMtha dharmasaMghanA navamAM AcArya adhyayana ana saMgha-vyavasthA mATe maulika ciMtana cAlu rAkhyuM. emanI dIrdhadRSTithI emaNe saMghane saMgaThita ane sudaDha rAkhavA hatA. agiyAra varSanI avasthAmAM dIkSA laI pachInAM agiyAra varSa sudhI gurunA sAnidhyamAM rahIne muni tulasIe zikSaNa ane mATe aneka niyamo banAvyA jene "maryAdA'nA nAmathI sAdhanA dvArA potAnA vyaktitvano bahumukhI vikAsa karyo. hiMdI, oLakhavAmAM Ave che. zAstra-sammata svastha sAdhu-samAjanI saMskRta, prAkRta bhASAomAM tathA vyAkaraNa, koza, sAhitya, darzana sthApanA karIne badhA munione svecchAthI svIkArelI ane jainAgamono talasparzI abhyAsa karyo. maryAdAothI anuzAsita karyA. emanI A dUradarzitAne kAraNe ja Aje paNa terApaMtha saMgha jainonA samagra saMghomAM ekatA ane saMyamajIvananI nirmaLa sAdhanA, viveka, sauSThava, anuzAsanamAM bejoDa manAya che. eka ja AcAryanI saMpUrNa Agamono talasparzI abhyAsa, bahuzrutatA, sahanazIlatA, AjJAmAM seMkaDo sAdhu-sAdhvI svaccha saMyama-yAtrA nirvidane karI gaMbhIratA, dhIratA, apramattatA, anuzAsananiSThA vagere aneka vizeSatAthI prabhAvita thaIne aSTamAcArya pU. kAlagaNIe emane rahyA che. terApaMtha zAsananuM paricayacihna che--eka guru, eka AcAra ane eka prarUpaNA (AgamonuM arthaghaTana). uttarAdhikArInA rUpamAM niyukta karyA. AcArya bhikSu ahiMsAnA pUjArI hatA. emanI ahiMsA AcAryapada prApta karyA pachInAM agiyAra varSanA samayamAM sArvabhaumika kSamatA para AdhArita hatI. emanI sUkSma dRSTimAM nirmANanI zRMkhalAmAM emaNe mahattvapUrNa kAryo karyA. nAnA-moTA jIvono bheda na hato. eTale ja emaNe dayA ane (1) sAdhvI samAjamAM zikSaNano pracAra :- dAnanA siddhAMtonI zAstramAnya paribhASAo karI. laukika ane rAjasthAnanA pachAta gaNAtA mahilAvargamAMthI AvelI lokottara dharma alaga alaga karIne Atmika dharmane sAMsArika sAdhvIone dhArmika tathA saMskRta, prAkRta, hiMdI, Adi bhASAonuM pharajathI alaga karyo. emanI dRDha mAnyatA hatI ke zuddha sAdhya ucca zikSaNa AcArya tulasIe ApyuM hatuM. emanA dvArA zikSita mATe zuddha sAdhana bahu Avazyaka che. - thayelI keTalIya sAdhvIjIo kuzaLa vaktA, prakhara sAhityakAra ane teo kuzaLa tattvajJAnI ane zAstrajJa hovA sAthe eka jaina dharma-darzananI niSNAMta banI che. pAramArthika zikSaNa saMsthA sahaja kavi ane prakhara sAhityakAra paNa hatA. rAjasthAnI emanA jIvanakALanI viziSTa upalabdhi che. AmAM sAdhvI banavA bhASAmAM emaNe 38000 ponI racanA karI jaina sAhityane mATe Avazyaka tAlIma levI paDe che. cAra, pAMca varSanA adhyayana samRddha karyuM hatuM. pachI ane yogya lAge pachI ja dIkSA apAya che. emanuM jIvana puruSArthanI eka amara gAthA hatuM. e (2) naitika krAMti, mAnasika zAMti ane vyaktitva kharA arthamAM satyasaMdhisu hatA. bhagavAna mahAvIranA satya ane nirmANanI pRSThabhUmi para AcAryazrIe traNa abhiyAna calAvyAMahiMsAnA siddhAMtone pacAvI jaina samAja mATe sAdI-saraLa aNuvrata-AMdolana, prekSAdhyAna ane jIvavijJAna. aNuvrata e jAti, liMga, raMga, saMpradAya vagere bhedothI upara UThIne mAnava bhASAmAM rajU karI, sAdhu-samAjane punarjIvana bakyuM hatuM. mAtrano cAritrika mUlyono upakrama che. prekSAdhyAne mAnasika ane mAravADanA sariyArI gAmamAM AjathI 200 varSa pahelAM emaNe zArIrika tanAvothI grasta mAnavIya cetanAne zAMtinA patha para samAdhi maraNa prApta karyuM hatuM. emanA anugAmI navamAcArya sva.zrI AcArya tulasIe aNuvrata AMdolana dvArA mAnavamAtramAM agrasara karyA che. jIvanavijJAnanA prayoga vyaktitvavikAsanI prakriyA ane zaikSaNika jagatanI samasyAonuM amUlya samAdhAna che. bha. mahAvIranA saMdezane pahoMcADyo hato. Aje 85 varSanA vayovRddha ane jJAnavRddha dazamAcArya zrI mahAprajJa ahiMsAnI (3) dharmakrAMti ane sAMpradAyika sadabhAvae AcAryazrInA jyoti prajvalita rAkhI jainadharmanI abhuta prabhAvanA kare mahattvapUrNa kAryakramomAM eka che. emanA matamAM dharmanuM sauthI moTuM che. pavitra sthAna maMdira, masjida, carca vagere dharmasthAna nathI paNa manuSyanuM potAnuM aMtaHkaraNa che. teo rUDha dharmanA nahIM paNa jIvaMta Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo dharmanA paripoSaka hatA. emanI dRSTimAM dharma karavAno adhikAra jeTalo mahAjanane che eTalo ja eka hirajanane paNa che. (4) nArIjAgaraNa, saMskAra nirmANa, rUDhi-unmUlana ane sAmAjika badIonA bahiSkAra mATe teo satata prayatna-zIla hatA. emaNe paradAprathA, dahejaprathA, garbhahatyA, mRtabhoja-prathA Adi asAmAjika rIta-rivAjomAM krAMti karI hatI. (5) jaina vizvabhAratI--potAnI janmabhUmi lADanuM (rAjasthAna)mAM vizvanI eka mAtra jaina yunivarsiTInI kalpanAne emaNe sAkAra karI hatI. jaina dharma, darzana, dhyAna, yoga, prAkRta, ardhamAgadhI, saMskRta, jIvanavijJAna, badhAM darzanono tulanAtmaka abhyAsa Adi viSayomAM snAtaka, posTagrejyueTa tathA pI.eca.DI.nA abhyAsanI vistRta rUparekhA sAthe A yunivarsiTI bejoDa banI gaI che. dUrastha zikSaNanI sagavaDathI hajAro mAila dUra rahelA vidyArthIo eno lAbha laI rahyA che. (6) samaNa zreNI H bhagavAna mahAvIranA ahiMsA, anekAMta ane aparigrahanA siddhAMtano vizvabharamAM pracAra-prasAra karavA emaNe 'samaNa zreNI' nI adbhuta racanA karI hatI. sAdhu ane zrAvakanI vaccenI A zreNImAM hAla ekasothI paNa vadhu samaNa-samaNI lagabhaga sAdhu jevuM ja pavitra jIvana jIve che paNa emane deza-paradezamAM vAhana dvArA javAnI chUTa hovAthI teo Aje duniyAnA pratyeka pradezamAM jaI jaina dharmano pracAra kare che. Ane mATe dareka samaNa-samaNIne UMDI tAlIma ane ucca zikSaNa ApavAmAM Ave che. Ama samaNa zreNInI sthApanA temanuM aitihAsika, dUradarzitApUrNa ane sAhasavALu kAma che. (7) AcArya tulasI eka mahAna Agama-puruSa hatA. emanAM vAcanApramukhatvamAM emanA uttarAdhikArI AcArya mahAprajJe potAnI saMpAdana kauzalathI jaina vADmayane Adhunika bhASAmAM TippaNI sAthe prastuti ApavAnuM guruttara kArya karyuM hatuM, je Aje paNa cAlu che. A kAryane bhAratIya vidvAnoe ja nahIM paNa pAzcAtya vidvAnoe paNa jainadarzana ane jainazAsananI ja nahIM, paNa bhAratIya saMskRtinI apUrva sevA mAnI che. AvA yugapuruSa mahAna AcAryane bhAratano sarvottama 'indirA gAMdhI rASTrIya ekatA' puraskAra ApavAmAM Avyo hato. emanA jIvanakALa daramyAna emaNe rASTrapati bhavanathI mAMDIne dezanA nAnA moTA gAmomAM-zaheromAM, mahelomAM ane jhUMpaDIomAM, pagapALA pharIne mAnavadharmano, vyasanamuktino ane zAMtipUrNa sahaastitvano saMdeza Apyo hato. Jain Education Intemational 291 adhyAtmayogI AcArya mahAprajJa Tamakora (rAjasthAna)mAM janmelA eka 11 varSanA abudha, saraLa ane bhoLA bALake mAtAnA saMskAra ane satsaMgathI utpanna AtmasphuraNAthI saMsArano tyAga karI AjathI 70 varSa pUrve jaina muninI dIkSA grahaNa karI. terApaMthanA aSTamAcArya kAlugaNie A bALaka muni nathamalane sadbhAgye muni tulasI jevA pratibhAsaMpanna zikSAgurune soMpI dIdhA. emaNe niSNAMta jhaverInI jema bALamuninA jIvanamAM aneka pAsAone pramArjita karI nathamalamAMthI mahAprajJa banAvI dIdhA. eka bAju ziSyanuM saMpUrNa samarpaNa ane niSThA ane bIjI bAju mahAjJAnI zikSAgurunI parama kRpAdRSTi. najIkanA itihAsamAM AvA guru-ziSyanI joDI jaDavI muzkela che. mAdhyamika zALA ke kolejanA abhyAsathI vaMcita rahela muni nathamale 'tulasI vizva vidyAlaya'mAM rahI niSThA ane zramathI hiMdI, saMskRta, prAkRta, rAjasthAnI Adi bhASAo, jaina tattva, Agama, itihAsa, darzana, siddhAMta, nyAya, vyAkaraNa vagereno nakkara abhyAsa karyo. saiddhAMtika paricaryA, pravacana, lekhana ane Agama-saMpAdananA kSetramAM UtaryA pachI potAnA adhyayana kSetrane temaNe vyApaka banAvyuM. Adhunika vijJAna, Ayurveda, rAjanIti, arthazAstra, sAmyavAda ane samAjavAda AdinuM gahana adhyayana karyuM ane thoDA ja samayamAM mAtra terApaMthI saMpradAyamAM ja nahIM paNa samagra jaina samAjamAM teo eka virala, variSTha ane vidvAna muni banI gayA. gurudeva AcArya tulasI sAthe kacchathI kalakattA ane kanyAkumArIthI paMjAba sudhI aitihAsika padayAtrAo karIne dharmanA kSetramAM prasarelI khoTI dhAraNAo, daMbhI dhArmika karmakAMDo vagere upara jAhera sabhAomAM emaNe vedhaka prahAro karyA. e kahe che ke je dharma mAnavInA jIvanamAM parivartana lAve ane zAMti pradAna kare e ja sAco dharma che. tAmasika ane pAzvika vRttionA parimArjana mATe emaNe prAyogika dharmanuM svarUpa prekSAdhyAnanA rUpamAM prastuta karyuM che. Agama sAhityamAM UMDuM anusaMdhAna karI dhyAna-prakriyAnAM sUtronuM gahana anveSaNa karI ane AjanA manovaijJAnika zAstrano AdhAra laI emaNe dharma ane vijJAnano suMdara sumeLa racyo che. potAnA zarIrane prayogazALA (leboreTarI) banAvI dhyAna-sAdhanAnA aneka prayogo karyA. mahinAo sudhI ekAMtamAM rahIne emaNe A saMpUrNa dArzanikavaijJAnika paddhati sarvAMgINa vikAsayogya banAvI jagata sAme rajU karI che. Aje A prekSAdhyAnanI prAyogika sAdhanA deza-videzamAM Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ = = = = = = = = - - - - - ' - 292 saphaLatAthI thaI rahI che. Aja sudhImAM pa00thI vadhu prekSAdhyAna zibiro dvArA hajAro lokoe potAnA jIvanamAMthI zArIrika, mAnasika ane bhAvanAtmaka taNAvo dUra karI zAMti ane AnaMdano anubhava karyo che. AMtaHstrAvI graMthio (endocrine glands) nAM pravAho ane caitanya kendro para prekSA ane anuprekSAnA prayogathI seMkaDo sAdhako niSedhAtmaka (Negative) bhAvone vidheyAtmaka (Positive) bhAvomAM parivartita karavAmAM saphaLa rahyA che. te A mahAprajJa ucca koTinA ciMtaka, ane manISI che. emaNe vyaktigata, sAmAjika, rASTrIya ane vaizvika samasyAonuM ciMtana karI, ene mATe samAdhAna paNa ApyuM che. Arogya mATe mahAvIranuM Arogya zAsa', ikonomiksa para "mahAvIranuM arthazAstra, rAjakIya taMtra mATe lokataMtra : navI vyakti-navo samAja ane jenatattva mATe "jaina darzana-manana ane mImAMsA jevA vividha viSayo para ciMtanazIla pustako lakhyAM che. mananI azAMti ane cittanI caMcaLatA dUra karavA to pacAseka graMthonI racanA karI che. sAhityanA kSetramAM AgamasAhitya para anusaMdhAnanuM kAma Aje paNa cAlu che. jaina AgamomAM sauthI prAcIna tema ja gUDha manAtA "AcArAMga' sUtra para emaNe saMskRtamAM prathama AcArAMga bhASya' lakhyuM che, jemAM emaNe svaprajJAthI keTalAMya gUDha rahasyone udghATita karyA che. ane mahAvIranA darzananA sAMprata saMdarbhomAM-ahiMsA, paryAvaraNa, sRSTi, vijJAna AdinI navI prasthApanA karI che. kuzaLa sAhityakAra mahAprajJa eka saMvedanazIla kavi paNa che. saMskRtanA to Azukavi che. "saMbodhi' emanI kAvyadhArAnuM virala sarjana che, jemAM mahAvIra ane meghakamAranA saMvAdathI saMskRta bhASAmAM jainadarzananA UMDA siddhAMto emaNe samajAvyA che. A racanAne jaina dharmanI gItA kahI zakAya. A uparAMta saMskRtamAM racAyeluM 'RSabhAyaNa' prathama tIrthakaranA jIvananuM sacoTa darzana karAve che. AvA mahAna dArzanika, ciMtaka, vaijJAnika, tyAgI yogInI aMtardaSTi ane prajJAnuM mUlyAMkana karI 1968mAM AcArya tulasI emane "mahAprajJa" nuM alaMkaraNa ApyuM hatuM. A prasaMge mahAprajJa' zabdanI mImAMsA karatAM emaNe kahyuM hatuM ke phakta vidvAna athavA bhASyakAra athavA dhyAna-sAdhanA karanArane ja huM mahAprajJa nathI mAnato. mArI dRSTimAM mahAprajJa ene kahI zakAya, jenAmAM vidyAno pUro samAveza thayo hoya ane sAthe sAdhanAno samAgama hAya, muni nathamalajImAM jJAna, dhyAna ane sAdhanAnuM ' 4 '' 3 '' - }* * * * * * * * * * [ + PS K ? triveNI saMgama che. 1979mAM emane yuvAcAryapada para pratiSThita kiravAmAM AvyA. "yuvAcArya mahAprajJa" nuM sAhitya gujarAtI pathapradarzaka bhASAmAM, "anekAnta bhAratI prakAzana' (amadAvAda) dvArA zubhakaraNa surANAe prakAzita karyuM che, jemAM 100 jeTalA pustako prakAzita thaI cUkyAM che. ke mAra - - 1989thI mahAprajJajI- AMtararASTrIya bhAratIyadarzana koMgresanI kAryakAriNInA sanmAnita sabhya che. jaina yoganA kSetramAM karavAmAM Avelo ullekhanIya kAryathI 12 sapTembara 1989mAM temane "jena yoganA punaruddhAraka' sammAnathI vibhUSita karavAmAM AvyA. 1994mAM eka ajaba ghaTanAmAM navamAcArya tulasIe potAnA AcAryapadano svecchAe tyAga karI mahAprajJajIno terApaMtha saMpradAyanA dazamA AcArya tarIkeno padAbhiSeka karyo.. " emanA saMghamAM emanI AjJAmAM 750 sAdhu-sAdhvIo tathA 100 samaNa-samaNIo svaparanuM kalyANa karavA dezavidezamAM aNuvrata, AMdolana, prekSAdhyAna jIvana vijJAna dvArA athAga prayAsa karI rahyA che. AvA prajJApuruSane samagra jaina samAje dilhImAM "yugapradhAna' padathI alaMkRta karyA che. - : 15mI jUna 2004mAM 85 varSa pUrA karanAra A vayovRddha ane jJAnavRddha saMte ahiMsAno bhekha dharyo che ane rojabarojanA jIvanamAM karuNA-anukaMpA ane samatAno pracAra karavA pAMca varSanI "ahiMsA yAtrAe nIkaLI paDyA che. 2002mAM rAjasthAnathI zarU thayelI emanI "ahiMsA yAtrA"nA be mukhya udezya che-ahiMsaka cetanAnI jAgRti ane zAMtipUrNa sahaastitvanI bhAvanAno vikAsa. phakta pravacanamAM ja emano vizvAsa nathI, e prayogo dvArA hRdaya-parivartana ane bhAvanAonI zuddhikaraNamAM mAne che. emanA mArgadarzana mATe bhAratanA rASTrapati DaoN. e.pI.je. abdula kalAma AjhAda amadAvAda tathA suratamAM gayA hatA. amadAvAdamAM A. mahAprazajInA prayatnothI komI sadbhAvanA sthapAyelI ane jagannAthajInI yAtrA zAMtipUrNa rahI hatI. vibhinna dharmonA vaDAonI sAthe maLIne emanA netRtva heThaLa rASTrapatijIe surata AdhyAtmika ghoSaNA patra deza samakSa mUkyo hato. emanA A adbhuta vicAro ane kAryakramo mATe emane "indirA gAMdhI rASTrIya ekatA puraskAra tathA 'mahAtmA' nA alaMkaraNathI AbhUSita karavAmAM AvyA che. A AvA mahAna AcAryazrI mahAprajJa muMbaI, jalagAMva, iMdora, ratalAma thaI siriyArI (rAjasthAna)mAM cAturmAsa karI 2005nI sAlamAM mA. rASTrapatijInA AmaMtraNathI dilhI padhAraze. + - E hoya. mani' naIpalA che A - | * * 2 - - 1 1 , I " - 1 4' 1 1 - , , , Jain Education Intemational Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 293 mAMgalyanA madhukaze kalAa 6 rilakanA avADavA samAna pAmyA . ' saMskRtinA vividha pravAhomAM saMto ane zikSaNakAro dvArA gujarAte eka AgavI sAMskRtika paraMparAnuM saMvardhana karIne bhAre moTuM gaurava apAvyuM che. lokasamUhanI vacce ApaNI AsapAsa je keTalAka paramArthIonI viziSTha mAhitI upalabdha banI che tenA preraNAdAyI prasaMgo "mAMgalyanA madhukaro" lekhamALA dvArA rajU karanAra zrI kezubhAI bhaTTa rAjya ane rASTrIya kakSAe zreSTha zikSakanA evorDathI sanmAna pAmyA che. | - boTAda tAlukAnA bhAMbhaNa gAmethI potAnI zaikSaNika kArakirdI zarU karanAra prAthamika, AjIvana, khAdIdhArI, prakRti premI, TImANAmAM rahIne zikSaka tarIkenI kAmagIrI sAthe satata sAhitya sarjana, vidyAbhyAsa ane sAmAjika sevAnA umadA kAryo karatA rahyA. "akhaMDa AnaMda', "kavitA', "dIvaDI', 'milApa' jevAM sAmayikomAM temanAM kAvyo pragaTa thatAM rahetA. potAnA gAma TImANAno itihAsa tema ja pote je jJAtimAM janamyA teno aitihAsika saMdarbha graMtha taiyAra thaI pragaTa thavAnA Are che. potAnA gAmanAM paurANika mahattva dharAvatAM sthaLonI mAhitI rAkhI, Arkiolojikala vibhAgano saMparka karI jANakArI ApIne gAmanuM aitihAsika gaurava jALavyuM. . . gAmamAM jUnI zALAnA jIrNoddhAra mATe navI 12 oraDAnI zALAnuM bAMdhakAma karI zaikSaNika suvidhA UbhI karela che. gAmanuM zivamaMdira hoya ke rAmajI maMdira hoya, nadImAM cekaDema hoya ke smazAnanI suMdaratA hoya, teo haMmezAM potAnAM aMgata kAmane choDIne samAjanA kAmamAM agresara rahyA che. nAtajAtanA bhedabhAva vagara gAmanA garIba muslima parivAra hoya ke aMtyajanonA AjIvana AdhAra banIne rahyA che. | 'pAlIvAla jyota' nAmanA mAsika sAmayikanA taMtrI tarIke sudIrdha sevA Apela che. hAlamAM pAlIvAla brahma samAjanA samUha yajJopavita / lagna samitinA salAhakAra pramukha tarIke sevA Ape che. pote saMskRtinA cAhaka hoI ApaNI paraMparAo paryAvaraNa tathA lokasaMskRtinA saMvardhana mATe saurASTra lokasaMskRti pratiSThAna nAmanA TrasTanA adhyakSapade rahIne sevA ApI rahyA che. potAnI zikSaka tarIkenI kAmagIrInA paripAkarUpe hAlamAM rAjyanA zikSaNa vibhAgamAM vizeSajJa tarIke nimAyelA che. ku. bhAvanAbahena bhaTTa paNa zikSaNakAryamAM otaprota che. mAMgalyanA madhukaro jevA aneka kalAmarmajJa, sAhityakAro, lekhako, kavio sAthe aMgata gharobo rAkhIne khaLakhaLa jharaNAM jevuM taMdurasta jIvana kezubhAI jIvI rahyA che. AbAlavRddhanA mitra tarIke apAra lokacAhanA meLavIne grAmya vistAranI sevAmAM rata che. A graMthazreNInA zrIgaNeza maMDAyA tyArathI laIne Aja sudhI A graMthazreNI AyojananA zubhecchakazrI kezubhAIne dhanyavAda! nA saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 294 pathadarzaka zrI bhAgavata svarUpAnaMdajI guru dayAnaMdajI saurASTranI umadA loka saMta paraMparA AzramamAM mUrtimaMta pU. sItArAmabApu (zivakuMja-jaLiyA) che. annajaLanA sAdara AvakAra, harihara, mUMgA pazupaMkhInI sevA, caNa, TukaDo apAya che. sAdhu saMtone Azraya, sItArAma bhAgavata svarUpAnaMdajI guru dayAnaMdajI (pU. sItArAma bApu saphedavastradhArI che. bApu, zivakuMja Azrama-jALiyA) trikALa saMdhyA karma karatA eka naiSThika brAhmaNa sItArAma siddha saMta puruSo, tAladhvajagiri, bagadANA, siddhAcala, bApune pU. DoMgarejI mahArAje bhAgavatI dIkSA ApI. mAnasa aMtargata vALAMka pradezanA ghATaravALA gAme ayAcaka brAhmaNa marmajJabApu bhAgavata kathAkAra ane mAnasanA pATha karatA rahe che. parivAramAM zAMDilya gautriya pitA gaurIzaMkara, mAtA kuMvarabAInI bApu eka RSi, keLavaNIkAra racanAtmaka kAryakara, saMskRtirakSaka, kukhe vi.saM. 2010 mAgha vadi navamIne guruvAre janmelA yuvApravRtti, raktadAna kempo, prauDhazikSaNa, sAkSarI grAmaka, bhAIzaMkara, cAra baheno, traNa bhAIomAM sauthI nAnA. bacapaNathI paryAvaraNavidda, kathAkAra, jyotiSa vibhUSita, covIsa kalAkanI ja bhaktibhAva, pUjA arcana, trikALa saMdhyA, karma, AtmasAta. pharaja bajAvatA zikSaka saMta, lokasaMta che. vedavijJAtA che. siddhabhUmi girakAMThAnAM jasAdhAra prA. zALAmAM zikSaka tarIke AkAzavANI rAjakoTa jALiyA gAmane dattaka lIdhuM che. jIvananI zarUAta. giranuM pravezadvAra emanA mATe AdhyAtmika nirakSaratAnAbUdI, dahejaprathA, vyasanamukti, kuTuMbakalyANa, jIvanasAdhanAnuM pravezadvAra, sahakAryakara jagadIzabhAIno sAttvika satsaMga, saMkIrtana, taMdurasta samAja ane saMskArI nAgarikanA sahayoga prApta thatAM bhaktiyoga, ucca zikSaNakArya, niSThASTi, nirmANa mATe bApunuM yogadAna rahyuM che. AzramavAsI ku. samAjasevAe zikSaNa jagatanuM dhyAna kheMcyuM. prazasti, sammAna, kokilAbahena mANiyA ane ku. vilAsabahena savANIne zreSTha zikSakanuM sthAna prApta thayuM. soraThanI sAdhanAbhUmi madhyagiri amadAvAda, rAjakoTa AkAzavANI kendra gAyaka kalAkAra tarIke bANejamAM jasAdhAranA sAdhaka zikSake padmAsana lagAvyuM. mAnyatA pradAna karI che. baMne baheno AzramanuM gaurava che. AtmacetanAnI jyota jhaLakI UThI, atItanI adhUrI yogayAtrA - pU. sItArAmabApunAM zikSaNakAryane dhyAne laI gujarAte pUrNatA tarapha vALI, sAdhutAno raMga relAyo. vairAgya lAgyuM. zreSTha zikSakano evorDa pradAna karyo. 1993-94nI sAlano sarasvatIdAsa bApunI zubhAziSa prApta thaI. bhArata sarakAra, zikSaNa maMtrAlaye, zreSTha zikSakano evorDa mAna. nAdabrahmanA parama upAsaka dayAnaMda bApue pU. bhAIzaMkara rASTrapatijI mahAmahIma zaMkaradayAla zarmAnA varad haste arpaNa nAmadhArI brAhmaNane ziSya tarIke svIkArI dIkSA ane zikSA karI sammAnyA che. aneka gAma ane zaheromAM mAnasasaMkIrtana ApI. guru dhAraNA bhAratIya saMskRtinuM paraMparAgata uttamottama kendro bApunI preraNAthI cAlI rahyAM che. pAsuM che. uMcaDI gAme vasavATa maMgeLA gAme zikSaNakArya sAthe Arya sanAtana dharmaparaMparAne puSTi mATe kAryarata bApune page cAlatAM agaNita bilvapatro, gopanAtha mahAdevane caDhAvyAM. zAradApITha zaMkarAcArya mahArAja dvArakAe mAnyatA pradAna karI jIvanane navacetanAno vaLAMka maLyo. siddhasaMtapuruSanI haroLamAM samAvyA che. bApu, hanumAnajI giranAM sImADe oLiyA prA. zALAne karmabhUmi banAvI mahArAja ane umApati zivanA parama upAsaka che. tapa, tyAga, zikSaNakArya sAthe saMskRti, saMvardhana, satyam, zivam suMdaram, sAdhanAne saraLatA jIvanamAM mUrtimaMta banI pragaTI rahyAM che. upamAtinI upAsanA, zikSaNa ane bALako, grAmajanonA bhAratIya saMskRtinI asmitA pragaTa karatI sAMskRtika, sAhityika dharmasaMskAranA samanvayane dhyeya banAvyuM. grAmajanoe ziSyatva yuvA zibiro yojAtI rahI che. svIkAryuM. umarALAnI jALiyA prA. zALAmAM saMtazikSaka maLatAM * gopanAtha brahmacArI gAdInA adhipati tarIke bhAvanagara ja bAlazikSakanuM bALako, ArAdhyadeva, zikSaNakArya, pUjA, rAja parivAranA garavA gohilaLanA rAjamAtA dhikkAjanaMdinI zALAmaMdira, baMnenuM abhiyAna calAvyuM. 'zivakuMja Azrama'nI devInA zubha haste zrI 1008 bhAgavata svarUpAnaMdajI, guru sthApanA karI. AzramanAM mAdhyamathI sAMskRtika zikSaNa, dayAnaMdajI (siddha saMta sItArAma bApu) tA. 28-3-05nAM AdhyAtmika, sAmAjika, jIvadayA, sAhitya, paryAvaraNaabhiyAna zubhadine tilakavidhi cAdaravidhI, saMto, mahaMto, hajAro calAvyuM che. hanumAnacAlIsA, suMdarakAMDanAM saMkIrtana zarU che. pU. bhAvikonI upasthitimAM aitihAsika, puNya pavitra tIrthakSetra, jyotirmayImA, pU. uSAmayImAnAM zubhAziSa Azramane maLyA che. gopanAtha khAte zivasamudra ane sUryanI saraLa rekhA para thaI che. Jain Education Intemational Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo tA. 1-5-05 gujarAta rAjya sthApanAdina mA. mukhyamaMtrI narendrabhAI modIe sItArAmabApunuM gujarAta gauravanA evorDathI bhAvanagara khAte sammAna karyuM che. paramAdarza AcArya mahAmaMDalezvara svAmI zrI svarUpAnaMdajI sarasvatIjI, guruzrI jagadIzazvarAnaMdajI sarasvatIjI gautamezvara maMdira-sihora paurANikatAnA bhAvanagaranI pazcima dizAe jyAM pratibiMba samuM gautamezvara zivaliMga vidyamAna che tevA sihoranA gausvAmI parivArane tyAM mAtA devakuMvarabahenanI kukhe, pitA mahArAgirIne ghera tA. 23-8-1945nA roja eka kAMtimAna bALakano janma thayo. bhoLAnAtha sAmba sadAzivanA upAsaka pitAe nAma rAkhyuM goviMdagiri. jenA lalATanuM teja AvatA dedIpyamAna divasonI cADI khAtuM hatuM teno abhyAsa sihoramAM pUrNa thayo. jUnI esa.esa.sI. pAsa karIne tarata ja 1962mAM zItaLA DaoNkTara tarIkenI nimaNuMka maLI. lokonI sevAnuM mAdhyama maLyuM paNa zikSaNanA jIvane bALako ati priya hatAM, tethI 1966mAM pI.TI.sI. pUrNa karIne prAthamika zALAnA zikSaka tarIke sau prathama gAriyAdhAra tAlukAnAM khAraDI mukAme nimaNuMka meLavI. zikSaNanI pravRttinI sAthe sAthe satata zivabhakti cAlu hatI. 1968mAM goviMdagirine sihoranA suprasiddha tIrtha gautamezvara maMdiranA mahaMtapade cAdaravidhithI birAjamAna karAyA. daramiyAna potAnA sadguru jagadIzvarAnaMdajI mahArAjanI satata kRpAnA pariNAme teoe 1967mAM mu. jhAMjhamera tA. umarALA khAte zivamaMdira banAvyuM ane 1969mAM gautamezvara mahAdevanA maMdirano jirNoddhAra karyo. 1963thI potAnA sadgurunA saMparkamAM AvyA tyArathI saMnyAsanA vicAro dRDha thayA hatA. 1970mAM vRMdAvanavALA svAmIzrI akhaMDAnaMdajI mahArAjano teone satsaMga prApta thayo hato. svAmIzrI jagadIzvarAnaMdajI mahArAje 1992mAM gurupUrNimAnA pAvana divase saMnyAsI dIkSA mATe saMkalpa karAvyo ane teone potAno deha paDyA pachI 10mA varSe vidhivat saMnyAsI banajo tevI AjJA karI. 1983mAM sadguru jagadIzvarAnaMdajInuM nirvANa thayuM. 10 varSa sudhI satata sAdhanA ane zikSaNakArya cAlu rAkhyuM. guru AjJAnusAra 1994mAM 295 nokarImAMthI svaicchika nivRtti laIne haridvAra 'sAdhanA sadana' vALA sAdhanAmUrti svAmI zrI gaNezanaMdajI mahArAjanI adhyakSatAmAM sihoramAM temano dIkSA mahotsava bhavyatAthI saMpanna thayo ane 'svAmI zrI svarUpAnaMdajI sarasvatI' nAma dhAraNa karyuM. saMnyAsI dIkSA laIne potAnA sadgurunI AjJAnusAra gautamezvara mahAdevanI jagyAmAM ekadama saraLa, sAdagIpUrNajIvana zarU karyuM. bhikSAmAM haMmezAM "vyasanathI mukti' mATenuM vrata ApavA mATe kAyama anurodha karatA rahyA. 1996mAM narmadAnI padayAtrAthI parikramA saMpanna karI. 1997mAM ane pharIthI 2004mAM kailAsa-mAnasarovaranI durgama yAtrA be vAra karI ane sAdhanAnuM bhAthuM samRddha karyuM. iSTadeva bhoLAnAtha devAdhideva mahAdevanAM bAre-vAra jyotirliMganI yAtrA ane anuSThAna eka varasa sudhI 2002-2003mAM sukharUpa pUrNa karI je daramyAna temanI sAdagI, tapa, sAdhanA ane IzvarakRpAthI anugrahita thaIne bhAratabharanA sAdhu-saMtomAM bhavya 'mahAmaMDalezvara'nuM sammAna prayAgarAja kuMbhameLAmAM paTTAbhiSeka dvArA arpaNa karavAmAM AvyuM ane A sAthe ja sihora, bhAvanagara ane gujarAtanuM nAma bhAratabharamAM guMjatuM thayuM. A sammAna bhAratabharamAMthI 40 thI ochA saMtone arpaNa karavAmAM Avela che. mahAmaMDalezvara banyA bAda tarata ja kAThiyAvADanI mahemAnagatinI mahattA darzAvatuM bhAratabharanI mahAmaMDalezvaronuM mahAadhivezana sihoramAM bolAvyuM ane eka dharmotsavanI ujavaNIthI sihorane maMgalamaya banAvyuM. vyasanamuktinI jhuMbezanI sAthe sAthe unALAmAM chAza kendro, ArogyaviSayaka kempo, tibeTanA DaoNkTaro dvArA nidAna, sAravAra jevA kAryakramo kAyama mATe cAlu rAkhyA che. sihoranA smazAna / mokSadhAmano jirNoddhAra karavAno saMkalpa karyo che ane Aje saMkalpa pUrNa thavAnA Are che. sihoranA mRtyu pAmelA tamAma vyaktionA asthi dara mahine gaMgAmAM harakI paDI haridvAra khAte visarjita karavAno kAryakrama chellAM cha cha varSathI cAlu che. sevakonA sahakArathI gautamezvara maMdire pAko prasAda cha varSathI vitarita thaI rahyo che. zikSaNano jIva hoIne sihoramAM garIba vistAranA bALakone zikSaNa maLI rahe te hetuthI svAmI zrI jagadIzvarAnaMdajI prA. zALA UbhI karI che to ucca abhyAsa Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 296 mATe svAmIzrI jagadIzvarAnaMdajI (jAhera) ejyukezana phAunDezana dvArA Apela ArTsa ane komarsa kolejanI sthApanAmAM sakriya sahakAra arpaNa karela che. potAnI AdhyAtmika upAsanAno satata lokone lAbha ApatA svAmIjI nepALa, cIna, jApAna jevA dezomAM paNa dhArmika vyAkhyAno ApavA mATe videzapravAsa karI cUkyAM che. svAmi viditAtmAnaMdajI amadAvAdaH--thalateja gAmathI zItala tarapha roDa para tattvatIrtha nAmano 2maNIya Azrama Avelo che. A AzramanA sthApaka, taponiSTha mahAtmA viditAtmAnaMdajIno janma traMbAvaTInagara-khaMbhAtamAM saMskArI vaiSNava kuTuMbamAM thayo che. bAlyavaye 'rAmAyaNa', 'mahAbhArata' ane anya dharmagraMthonuM vAcana manana. maryAdApuruSa rAma temanA Adarza banyA. enjiniyara thayA bAda amerikA abhyAsa arthe gayA. A kSetranI mAsTara DigrI prApta karI. pazcimanA dezanuM bhogamaya jIvana prabhAvita nA karI zakyuM. pU. svAmI cinmayAnaMdajInA pravacanothI preraNA pAmI potAnI tamAma pravRttio saMkelI lIdhI. ujjvaLa kArakirdIno tyAga karyo. A brahmacArIe muMbaInA pavAI sarovarane kAMThe sAMdipanI sAdhanAlayamAM aMtevAsI banyA. pU. gurudeva dayAnaMdajInAM zrI caraNomAM vedAMtanuM saghana adhyayana ciMtana sAdhanA karI. gurukuLamAMnA gurujInA priya kRpApAtra ziSyanuM sthAna prApta thayuM. A sAMdipanI AzramamAM AcAryapade rahI brahmacArIone vedAMtanuM adhyayana karAvatA rahyA. gurujInA AdezathI amadAvAdamAM adhyAtma vidyAmaMdiranI sthApanA karI. gItAmAM prerAyelI adhyAtmavidyAnuM jJAna sarvane sulabha banAvavAnuM bhagIratha kArya hAlamAM karI rahyA che. gurUdevanA Adeza anusAra pU. svAmIzrI jJAnanA pracAra mATe pazcimanA dezomAM jAya che. aMgrejIbhASA paranuM prabhutva ajoDa che. bhaktisabhara vANImAM vedanAM sukto, gItApaThananI keseTa, pravacanakeseTa taiyAra thaI che. pravacana AdhArita pustako, gujarAtI bhASAmAM gItA, upaniSadanAM pustako, uparAMta jIvanamUlyonAM pustako svAmIzrInuM AgavuM pradAna che. pU. dayAnaMdajI mahArAjanuM akhila bhAratIya sevA abhiyAna mukhya pravAhathI vikhUTA paDelAne svAmIzrInA saMnyAsI, brahmacArIo mArgadarzana pUruM pADI rahyA che. pathapradarzaka zrI giribApu gausvAmI 'sAdhu' dhAtu parathI sAdhu zabda banyo che. sAdhanA kare te sAdhu-sAdhu ane te ya vaLI pAchA sakriya saMtamUrti zikSaka, jIvanabharanA zikSaNakAryano nIcoDa te sevAnivRtta thayA pachInI zaikSaNika, sAMskRtika pravRttisamo zivakuMja sevAzrama, je zrI OMOMkAra ceriTebala TrasTanA Azraye gAriyAdhAra mukAme pAlitANA roDa najIka zrI 'zivakuMja sevAzrama' nAme Azrama Avelo che. jenA adhiSThAtA-nirmAtA zrI AMtararASTrIya zivakathAkAra zrI giribApu gausvAmI satata 41 varSa sudhI Adarza ane sammAnita zikSaka tarIke zikSaNakArya karanAra giribApu nivRtti pachI paNa eka sevAvratadhArI zikSaka tarIke zikSaNane jIvanamaMtra banAvI zaikSaNika ane sAMskRtika pravRttimAM rAtadina pravRtta che. ane zivakathAkAra tarIke AMtararASTrIya phalaka para khyAtipAtra che. zikSaNa jenA mana-magajamAM ne hRdayamAM dhabakatuM tAdRSya jovA maLe che enI pratikRti samo zivakuMja sevAzrama jIvato jAgato purAvo che. AzramamAM 500thI 600 bALako najIvI phImAM zikSaNa meLavI rahyAM che. nonagrAnTebala gurukuLanuM saMcAlana agharI vAta hovA chatAM ane te paNa vinA Donezana calAvAya che. zivam vidyAlaya, sevAkuMja sevAzrama gurukuLa zivam vidyAlayamAM potAnA mAtapitAnA nAme vizALa satsaMga hola che, jemAM bALamaMdira cAle che. rAmezvara mahAdeva ane hanumAnajI mahArAjanAM maMdironuM nirmANa kArya pUrNatAnA Are che. traNa saMta kuTiro paikI ekamAM AzramanuM 'kAryAlaya' dhabakatuM rahyuM che. jaLakuTiranI suMdara vyavasthA che. Azrama najIkanI khullI jagyAmAM bagIco ane bAlakrIDAMgaNanI yojanA banAvI che. koleja sudhInA zikSaNanI vyavasthA goThavAya te mATe chAtrAlaya-bhojanAlaya baheno-bhAIonAM alaga alaga baMdhAvavAnI kRtanizcayI che. dharmasAhitya prakAzana-zivakathAnA yajamAna hanumAnajI mahArAja tenI prasannatA mATe mAnavajIvanaghaDatara mATe zivacAlIsA ane hanumAnacAlIsA pustikAo hajAronI saMkhyAmAM prakAzita karI janasamUhane nityapATha mATe vitarita thAya che. paryAvaraNa premI ane jIvadayAdhArI girivarabApue mUMgAM pazu paMkhIo mATe cabUtarAnuM nirmANa karela che. Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo mAladhArI samAjanuM gaurava saMta zrI IsubApu (gAma H bAvaLIyALI) A pavitra gAma bAvaLiyALI mukAme 51 varSa pahelAM rAdhubhagata tathA pU. mAtuzrI vAlIbAnI kUkhe hasubApuno janma thayo. janmathI saumya, hasamukho ane dayALu svabhAva dharAvatA Isubhagata bALapaNathI aneka bALakomAM judA dekhAI AvatA. tejasvI pratibhA lAgatA 1 thI 3 dhoraNa sudhI bAvaLiyALI prA. zALAmAM abhyAsa karyo. 10 varSanI nAnI vaye IsubApunAM lagna levAyAM. abhyAsa choDI dIdho temanAM lagna bAvaLA tAlukAnA vejI gAme garAsadAra bharavADa gagajIbhAI pUMjAbhAI AlagotaranAM dIkarI jIvubahena sAthe thayAM. vejI gagajIbhAI Alagotara gagajImukhI tarIke bhAlamAM prasiddha hatA. moTI khetI sukhI ghara hatuM. vejImAM te vakhate samUhalagnamAM pU. IsubApunAM lagna thayAM hatAM. hindu dharmanA prakhara pracArake zrI IsubApue pUrA bhArata dezanI yAtrA parivAra sAthe karI deza-duniyAnuM bhaugolika, rAjakIya, zaikSaNika, sAmAjika, vyavahArika ane vijJAnanuM jJAna yAtrApravAsa ane prasaMgothI meLavI lIdhuM tevA samaye samAjanI sAmAjika ane zaikSaNika sthiti atyaMta karuNa hatI. samAjanA AgevAno paNa IsubApu sAme samAjasudhArA mATenI moTI apekSA rAkhIne beThA hatA. samAjamAM avAranavAra prasaMgoe acUka hAjarI ApatI veLAe samAjamAM zikSaNano abhAva, kanyAkeLavaNI nahivat, garIbAI, pachAtapaNuM, kurivAjo, aMdhazraddhA, dharma pratyenI asamajaNa, rAjakIya jAgRtino abhAva, saMgaThana vinAno abudha samAja verivakhera najare paDyo. khumArIvALo samAja kiMmata vinAno thaI gayo hato. A badhuM joI IsubApunuM hRdaya dravI UThyuM. samAjanI pragati karavA A vIra prajAnI saMskRti sAcavavA prathama moTAbaranA AgevAnone vizvAsamAM laI bAvaLiyALI mukAme je zraddhAthI hajAro mAladhArIo AvatA hatA temane eka sUtre bAMdhavA janmASTamIno tahevAra khUba ja dhAmadhUmathI UjavavA lAgyA. AgevAnonA matabhedo miTAvI bhagata parivArone vizvAsamAM laI bAvaLiyALImAM annakSetra zarU karAvyuM. rAjakIya hastIone maLI A pachAta samAjanA utthAna mATe rajUAta karavA lAgyA. gopAlakanigamanI racanA karavAmAM temano moTo phALo che. rAjakIya jAgRti lAvavA temaNe 56 moTAM mAladhArI saMmelano yojayAM. samAjanA kurivAjone tilAMjali 290 ApavA sArA rivAjonI zarUAta potAnA gharethI karAvI * samAjamAM tenI UMDI asara paDI tyAre teo jyAM jyAM jatAM tyAM temanA pravacanamAM kanyAkeLavaNIne uttejana ApatA. bALasagAI, bALalagna aneka jagyAe baMdha karAvyAM. samAje temano paDyo bola jhIlyo A samaye navA maMdiranuM nirmANa gAmanI bahAra bhAvanagara roDa para khUba dhAmadhUmathI thayuM. annakSetra dareka samAja mATe zarU thayuM. maMdiranI khyAti IsubApunA lIdhe dUra dUra phelAvA lAgI. mAtra mAladhArI samAjanA ja prazno nahi paraMtu anya jJAtionA praznonA nirAkaraNa mATe bApue rAtadivasa joyA vinA pravAsa kheDI temaNe kula traNaso ne be samAdhAna karAvyAM. aneka rAha bhUlelA yuvAnone sAcA raste caDAvavA gokuLa AThamane divase bAvaLiyALI mukAme samAjane eka nejA heThe ekatra karyo. rAjakIya, sAmAjika ane zaikSaNika rIte jAgRta karyA. tejasvI vidyArthIo, pratibhAzALI yuvAno, AgevAno, udyogapatio, dAtAo, saMto, mahaMtone vizeSa mAna ApI samagra samAja vacce sammAna karI samAjabhAvanA prabaLa pU. bApunuM bAvaLiyALI mukAme gopAlaka chAtrAlaya zarU karavAnuM svapna hatuM te paNa AgevAnonA sahakArathI pUruM thayuM. A chAtrAlaya vizvavikhyAta sudhAraka saMta zrI svAmI saccidAnaMdajInA haste khulluM mUkyuM. nAnI uMmare tA. 7-3-2004, phAgaNa vada ekamane dhULeTInA divase A pavitra AtmAe hasatA mukhe vidAya lIdhI. temanuM A pavitrakArya temanA ja putra zrI rAmabhagate upADI lIdhuM. hAlamAM zrI rAmabApu gAdIe birAjamAna che. 5. pUjya 1008 zrI puruSottamadAsajI bApu (lUlA mahArAja) taLAjA tAlukAnA Azare 500nI janasaMkhyA dharAvatA cUDI gAmamAM saMvata 1965nA caitra vida-5, tA. 10-46 1909nA divase ayAcaka pAlIvALa brAhmaNa dhAMdhalyA TabAbhAI rUganAthabhAI, mAtA zrI sonabAInI kUkhe putraratnano janma thayo. te ja purUSottamadAsa bApu. be varSanI uMmare zItaLAnA mahAroganI vyAdhie temanA paga khUMcavI lIdhA. apaMga banAvI dIdhA. cUDIthI lAkaDAnI ghoDIe cAlatAM dihoranI zALAmAM prA. zikSaNa meLavyuM. 12 varSanI UMmare to mAtApitAnI chatrachAyA gumAvI denAra bALapuruSottamane apaMgatAno aNasAreya na hato. bhaktamALa pustakamAnA bhakta nAbhAjI vize vAMcyuM ane hRdaya dravI UThyuM. prabhudarzananI utkaMThA UbharI AvI. Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 298 pathapradarzaka apaMgatAne avagaNI giranAra, DAkora, haridvAra, . jINArAmajI mahArAja RSikezanI yAtrA karI. cUDI ane habUkavaDa gAme zikSaNakArya karyuM sAthe sagurunI zodha AdarI. bapADAthI dihora padhArela [ moMghIbA jagyA zihora ] siddhapuruSa-caraNadAsajIno bheTo thatAM guru tarIke svIkArI ziSya moMghIbAnI jagyA sihoranA mahaMtazrI viThThaladAsajIe banI rahyA. jhaverI hIrAne pArakhe ema ja puruSottamadAsajI potAnA uttarAdhikArInI zoLakhoLa AdarI. vicArayAtrA parakhAI gayA. gAMjAvadara gAme jaI TharI. karALI bApu jagyAnA ziSya evA siddha saMta caraNa gAMjAvadaranA vAgha zAkhAnA soraThiyA AhIranA dAsajIe mahArAjazrIne vaiSNavI dIkSA ApI. 1987nI sAlamAM oraDAne guruziSyano saMbaMdha varSothI cAlyo Avato hato. gurusAnnidhyamAM pAMca varSa gALyA bAda moTA gopanAtha, jhAMjhamera, rAma AtAnA kuTuMbane jagyA pratye, bhaktibhAva bharapUra hato. dAThA, kaLasAra mukAme vAsa karyo. zrI jvAlA, prasAdajIe arajaNabhAIne traNa dIkarA jhINAbhAI, mULubhAI, kALubhAI. 'rAmAyaNa' para je TIkA lakhI che teno abhyAsa ane satsaMga jhINAbhAIno sapAtaLo bAMdho, haLavuMphUla zarIra, cahero jANe karyo. sAdhu to cAlatA bhalA. bhAvanagara jazonAtha coka, kobaDI, hAsyanuM nAnakaDuM sarovara, dhasyanAM mojAnI AvanajAvana satata. ukharalA, ladhubhAnI vADIe traNamAsa mukAma karyo. suIvAva gAMjAvadaranA soraThiyA AhIra arajaNabhAInA ghera jagyAmAM bhUpatabhAI zeThanI vADIe be varSa tapazcaryA karI. janmelA saM. 2012, mahA vadi, sADIagiyAraze janma. gurusevA sAthe paMcAgni dhUNInI tapazcaryA karatAM bhaMDAriyA sevAnI dhagaza jenAM aMtaramAM UbharAI jAya A AhIra jAganAtha mahAdevanI jagyAmAM paMcadhUNI tapa karyuM. bhaMDAriyAmAMthI yuvAna jhINAbhAI. jagyAnI dareka pravRttine potAnA khabhe pazcime pahADonI godamAM gaMgezvarI mahAdevanA Azare parNakuTi upADIne cAle. khaMta ane cIvaTathI jagyAnA kAmamAM prANa reDe. bAMdhI ATha varSa vasavATa karyo. mALanAtha mahAdeva, bhiDiyo pasIno pADe. sevAno saMta AtmA. gatajanmano adhUro yoga, gALo, pakhA mahArAjanI vADI-ukharalA, gAyatrI puruzvaraNa che sAdhaka, jagyA upara vaDalAno zItaLa chAMyaDo banI chavAyo. lAkha maMtrono jApa karyo. devagANAnA bhagatabhAI harizaMkara dAdA basa kaMDakaTaranI nokarInI manecchAne laI nokarI to maLI, paraMtu ane madanamohanadAsajIno sAtha maLatAM A 22 varSanA bhAvi kaMIka judA ja mArage ene laI javAnuM hatuM te bharayuvAne bApune gurupade svIkArI sevAmAM lAgI gayA. viThThaladAsajIe jagyAnuM saMcAlana svIkAravA Agraha karyo. ne gurumahArAja caraNadAsanA gaulokavAsI thatAM gohilavADa saMtasamAjane saurASTranA saMta-sAdhaka saMta samAna ne parabhavano virakta catura saMtone AmaMtraNa ApI madanamohanadAsajIne mahaMta yogI maLI gayo. saurASTranA sihoranI siddhabhUmimAM eka pade sthApyA. alakhanA ArAdhakanuM umeraNa thayuM. jANe azvasthanA vRkSane eka bhAvanagara goLIbAra hanumAnajI jagyAnA mahaMta tarIke- kUNI kUMpaLa phUTI nIkaLI! te ja pU. jhINArAmajI mahArAja. madanamohanadAsajInI varaNI karI. je dharatI upara gautama munie tapazcaryA karI, siddharAje | bApue zeSa jIvana devagANA gopAla AzramanI sthApanA jyAM udIcya brAhmaNone vasAvyA, nAnAsAheba pezvAe jyAM zeSa karI tyAM vitAvyuM. dvArakA kSetre aneka bhAgavata kathAo, mAnasa jIvana vyatIta karyuM, gaMgA jALiyA gohila kuLanAM jayAM besaNAM kathAo karI. brahmabhojana karAvyAM. jJAnasAdhanA, tapa, tyAga sAthe hatAM te siddhabhUmi sihoranI anekavidha sAttvika, sAMskRtika, bApue gAyonI sarvottama sevA karI, bahoLo sevaka, samudAya dhArmika, zaikSaNika pravRttimAM jhINArAma bApunuM yogadAna sarvottama dharAvatA bApu tA. 28-2-91nA roja gauloka sidhAvyA. gopAla sevAmaya banI rahyuM che. AzramanA emanA ziSya kRSNadAsajI gopAla Azrama devagANA mukAme anekavidha dhArmika, sAMskRtika, zaikSaNika pravRttio kare che. paramazraddheya saMtazrI AtmAnaMdajI ukharalA, mALanAtha, dihora, goLIbAra hanumAnajI, bhAvanagara, amadAvAdanAM saMskArI kSatriya kuTuMbamAM janma, 13-2devagANA bApunI karmabhUmi tapobhUmi che. koTi koTi vaMdana 1931. gatajanmanA saMskAra yogane laI darzana, kIrtana, ciMtana bApune. bAlyavayathI. Jain Education Intemational Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 1942 svAtaMtrya saMgrAmanI asara. ratna sudhInI hindI parIkSA pUrNa. paMdara varSanI uMmare yogasAdhanathI AzramamAM bhaktisatsaMga avirata. gujarAta kolejanuM zikSaNa laI bI.je. meDikala kolejamAM praveza. gharanI Arthika sthiti nabaLI. TayUzano karI AgaLa vadhyA. bhAratanA tatkAlIna saMto zrI rAmadAsa svAmI, zivAnaMda sarasvatI zrI AnaMdabhaiyA, zrI manuvaryamahArAjano samAgama, sagraMthonuM vAcana-manana, jJAnezvarI gItA, bhAgavata, upaniSado jJAna-sAdhanA preraka grahonuM avalokana. ema.bI.bI.esa. cothA varSe kuMdakuMdAcAryanAM traNa ratna pustaka hAthamAM AvyuM. A pustakanA vAcana pachIthI gatajanmanA adhUrA saMskAro pUrNa rIte jhaLakI-jAgI UThyA, vicAra-dRSTi badalAI gaI. 1957mAM 'zrImad rAjacaMdra' graMthanuM vAcana karyuM. AdhyAtmika kUMcIo maLI. ema.bI.bI.esa.no abhyAsa pUrNa thayA pachI vI.esa. hospiTala--khopolI (mahArASTra), muMbaI je. je. hospiTala, mANasA-gAMdhInagara, gokaLadAsa hospiTalamAM pharaja bajAvI. gujarAtanAM mukhya zaheromAM svAdhyAyanuM Ayojana ane aneka tIrthadhAmonI yAtrA temanA sAnnidhyamAM yojAI. pAlitANA satkruta-sevA sAdhanAkendronI sthApanA. AdhyAtmika sAdhanAkendra viziSTha niyamavrato aMgIkAra karI 1984, giranAra mukAme AtmAnaMdajI nAma dhAraNa karyuM. samaMtabhadra mahArAjAnA AzIrvAdathI jIvanane navo vaLAMka maLyo. laMDanamAM rkiMgahAma pelesamAM prinsa philipsane jaina Deklerezana ona necara arpaNa samaye dharmaprabhAvanA karI. 'vidyAbhakti-AnaMdadhAma' svAdhyAya hola pramukhasvAmI mahArAjanA varahaste thayo. 'vizvadharma pariSada'nI zatAbdI 'zrI AtmasiddhizAstranI zatAbdI''gurupUrNimA' sahitanA dhArmika prasaMge zikAgo, iMglenDa, amerikA, yu.ke., yu.esa.e.nI dharmayAtrAmAM dharmaprabhAvanA pravacano ApyAM. nAtajAta--dharmasaMpradAyanA bhedabhAva vinA jaina dharma uparAMta svAmInArAyaNa ane hindudharmane potAno lAbha Ape che. AtmAnaMdajIe aneka graMthonuM lekhana-saMpAdana karyuM che. 40 uparAMta graMtho bheTa dharyA che. upayogI pAtheya pUruM pADyuM che. 299 24 varSathI vArSika divALI pustikAo 70-80 hajAra gujarAtI aMgrejIbhASAmAM pragaTa thAya che. '"divyadhvani" mAsikanuM niyamita prakAzana thAya che. gurupreraNAthI 'vidyAbhakti AnaMdadhAma' gurukuLano prAraMbha karela che. dharmasaMskAra vRddhi mATe saMskRti sevA arthe jIvana arpanArane zat zat vaMdana. zrI karNIrAmajI mahArAja [mahaMta zrI vaDavALAdhAma-dUdhareja] bhalAbhoLA gopAlaka rabArI samAjanuM zraddhAkendra eTale vaDavALA dhAma-dUdhareja. vi.sa. 1500mAM guru zrI nIlakaMThasvAmIe zarU karelI paraMparA ane saMta saravANInuM pragaTapaNuM zarU thayuM. dUdhareja AzramanA sthApaka zrI raghunAtha svAmIthI vi.sa. 1595thI ane Aja vi.sa. 2061mAM vartamAna mahaMta karNIrAmajIe potAnAM guruvaryo ne A pavitra paraMparAnI dharmadhvajA vizvamAM pharakatI karI che. sAvarakuMDalA tAlukAnuM bhokaravA gAma ane rabArI rANAbhAIno nesa, vaDavALA devamAM atUTa zraddhA, gharamAM zera mATInI khoTa varatAyA kare, paNa zraddhAnA baLe, saMtonA pratApe traNa traNa putro ane eka dIkarInA pitA banyA. rANAbhAInA moTA dIkarA vIrAbhAIne tyA tA. 1-6-1962, vi.saM. 2018nA jeTha suda-2nA divase putraratna prApta thayuM. nAma rakhAyuM. karasana. dAdAe mAnatA karelI ke eka dIkaro vaDavALAdevane caraNe samarpita karIza ane pitAe karazanane vi.saM. 2030mAM I.sa. 1974mAM vaDavALA devanA khoLe 1012 varSanA bALakane arpaNa karyo. kahone ke pUrvanA puNyaudaya thayA ane karasana pote IMzanA zaraNe AvyA. AzramamAM evI to sevA karI ke pUjya guruvara zrI kalyANadAsa bApunuM dila jItI lIdhuM ane gurupUrNimAnA pAvana divase dIkSA ApIne vaDavALA devanA sAdhu banAvyA. samaya jatAM kAThiyAvADa dezanA mukhatyAranuM kAma temanA havAle AvatAM samagra rabArI samAjanA sAcA rAhabara banI saMta thayAnAM 19 varSanA samayagALAmAM aneko yAtrA karI vizALa sevakasamAjamAM Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 300 vaDavALAdevanI zraddhA dRDha karI. vi.sa. 2050 caitra suda--15 (pUnama)no divasa eka navA sUraja sAthe Ugyo. pUjya kalyANadAsajI bApue sUrajadevaLa bApunI sAkSIe saMto-mahaMtonI AjJA laI karNIrAmajI mahArAjanI vaDavALA devanA mahaMtapade ane saMta vanarAvanadAsajInI koThArI tarIke nimaNUka karI. potAnA gurudevanI AjJAthI samagra vizvanA sevako sAthe satata saMparka keLavyo. vi.sa. 2056 ane 26mI jAnyu. 2000mAM dharatIkaMpe samagra saurASTra/gujarAtane chinnabhinna karyuM. emAM dUdhareja vaDavALA maMdira paNa khUba ja nukazAna pAmyuM. potAnA gurudevanA magaja para maMdiranA AghAte asara karI ane guruAjJA zIra sATe samajI vaDavALA AzramanA punaH nirmANa mATe samAjanA gheraghera pharI vaLyA ane gauzALA, maMdira, bhaMDAranuM pharIthI nirmANa thavA lAgyuM. vi.saM. 2059mAM guru zrI kalyANadAsajI mahArAje caitra suda-2nA roja mahAprayANa karyuM. temano vizALa bhaMDAro caitra vada-2nA roja dhAmadhUmathI karyo. vizvanA mahAna saMto vaDavALAdhAmathI paricita, teno vyavahAra khUba ja kuzaLatAthI pote karI rahyA che. tAjetaramAM ja pa.pU. morAridAsa hariyANInI rAmakathA dUdhareja khAte phebruArI2005mAM yojAI, jemAM rabArIsamAja vizvanA khUNekhUNethI AvIne sevA ApI. A kathAe anekone jIvananAM UjaLAM bhAthAM bAMdhI ApyAM. zrI ka2AmajI mahArAja chaThThA svAmInA anugAmI evA A saMtapuruSa khUba ja dhIra, gaMbhIra zraddhAvAna ane sevAnA bhekhadhArI che. teoe rabArI samAjane eka navI dizA pUrI pADI che. dUdhareja vaDavALA dhAmanA sAnnidhyamAM samagra gujarAta rAjyamAM anya 33 jagyAe guruparaMparAnA divya evAM sthApano che, jemAM saMta mahArAjo samAjane prema, karuNA, bhakti ane bhajananI mahattA samajAvI rahyA che. eka bhalA-bhoLA samAjane AdhyAtmika dizA tarapha vALavAnI sAthe sAthe sahaja rIte jIvananA pATho samajAvI rahelA karNIrAmajI mahArAja khUba ja bhIDo veThIne ghera--ghera pharIne dharmanI dhvajA pharakatI rahe ane vaDavALA devanI zraddhA vadhe tevA prayatno kare che. vaDavALA devamAM AsthA dharAvatA samAjane koIpaNa prakAranI kudaratI ke mAnavasarjita Apatti Ave tyAre pote pathapradarzaka dhIragaMbhIra banIne rasto karI Ape che. potAnA sadguru kalyANadAsa bApunI preraNA ane AziSathI samAjanA sudhArA mATe tema ja AdhyAtmika vArasAne bahoLo karavA haMmezAM tatpara hoya che. sAbhAra : (azoka ullA-zihora) zrImad rAjacaMdranA ananyabhakta pU.zrI popaTalAlabhAI mahokamacaMda zrImad rAjacaMdrajInA bhakta pU. zrI popaTalAlabhAI-pU. bhAIzrI zrIrAjanagara-amadAvAda, 1925, mAgazara viMda dazamanA maMgala dine janma. prabhudarzana ane bhakti bAlyavayathI vinamra svabhAvanA bhAIzrI mAtA-pitA gurujanonI sevAmAM tatpara; pitAzrIne gajiyANAMnI dukAna mANekacokamAM hatI. 16me varSe meTrikano abhyAsa pUrNa karI dhaMdhAmAM joDAyA paraMtu udAsInabhAve, pUrvabhavano vairAgyabhAvane tyAgano vega aMtarajIvanamAM bharapUra. guptadAnanI Teva. sanmArganA jijJAsu. mahAvI2nA mArgamAM ATalA matabheda zAne? rAgadveSa vagaranA avadhUta puruSano joga maLe tevo aMtarani. jenI zodha hatI te preraNAmUrti zrImad rAjacaMdrajI kAviThA mukAme maLI gayA. varSonI cAha-pyAsA aMtaranI ArajhU phaLI. paramajJAnIpaNAno sAkSAtkAra thayo. samarpaNa karyuM. zrI bhAIzrIe zrImadrAjacaMdrajInA samAgamamAM ghaNuM meLavyuM. kAviThA, vaso, amadAvAda, IDara, vaDhavANa sthaLe apUrva satasaMga thayo. satpuruSono samAgama bhavasamudra taravA naukArUpa che. zrImad rAjacaMdrajInA dehavilaya bAda pU. bhAIzrI e khaMbhAta najIka metapura khAte zrImad rAjacaMdrajI nijAbhyAsa maMDapa (Azrama) nivRttikSetranI sthApanA karI. mumukSuo AzramamAM rahI satsaMga-bhaktino lAbha meLavI rahyA che. khaMbhAta pAse vaDavA kSetramAM jinAlaya, svAdhyAyamaMDapa (Azrama) gurumaMdiranuM nirmANa TrasTIo saMcAlana kare che. bhAIzrInI zrImad rAjacaMdrajI pratye apUrva bhakti ke tenA zabdezabdane vacane-vacane hIrA TaMkAvuM satsaMgI mumukSuo pratye apUrva vAtsalya hRdayano umaLako UbharAto. koTi koTi vaMdana. (A lekhamALAnA keTalAka phoTogrAphaksa pAchaLanA pAne juo) Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Education Intemational jaya jaya garavI 'gujarAta vibhAga-3 bahuvidha kSetre samarpita jIvanadarzana * gujarAta ane gujarAta bahAra nAgarapratibhAo * bhAratanAyazasvI kalAdharo (sthapati, sUtradhAra, zilpI) * vividha kSetranA mahAnubhAvo * ApaNA saMgIta sAdhako * lokakalAonA vaitAliko * rUparaMgarekhAnA sarjaka kalAvido * bahumukhI pratibhAo * gujarAtanAM lokasAhityanAM saMzodhako-saMpAdako * ApaNAM sAMskRtika AdhArastaMbho * vaMdanIya vibhUtio * saMgIta ane sAMskRtika kSetranA kalAvido * krAMtadarzIsarjako Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - zilpa saudaryakalAnuM catra tatra sarvatra darzana G = - sauMdaryakalAnI sAthe saMskAra-sarasvatInuM saMmilana mAtra A bhAratavarSanI dharmabhUmimAM ja sabhara paDyuM che. AMkha bharI bharIne nihALavA game tevA manamohaka sauMdaryadhAmonI hAramALA ahIM ja che to zilpa-sthApatya-kalAne jIvaMta rAkhanArA ArasapahANanA seMkaDo jinamaMdiro ane mUrtio kharekhara to ApaNane A yuganuM darzana karAve che. sthApatyakaLAnuM AvuM vipula sarjana ane saMvardhana varSothI thatuM AvyuM che. tenuM darzana ApaNane tADapatromAM, prAcIna hastapratomAM, lAkaDA ke ArasamAM, pittaLa ke paMcadhAtumAM, hIrA pannA ke sphaTikamAM, graMtha bhaMDAro ke myujhIyamomAM, jina maMdironI divAlo ke chata upara, thAMbhalA ke gokhalAmAM, praveza dvAre ke parikaramAM, A zilpa sauMdarya kalA | yatra tatra sarvatra jovA maLe che. atre batAvAyelA citro uparathI ja jaina zilpakaLAnI viziSThatAno khyAla Ave che. " nal Use Only Page #317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karAva PSI 'rUpa, raMga ane rekhAnA sarjako' DaoN. rameza bhaTTa devajIbhAi devarAjabhAi kizora vALA, azvinabhAi vyAsa mRdulAbena ThAkara, zazIbhAi paramAra, dhIrenabhAi gAMdhI, gijubhAi joSI, hiMmatabhAi mahetA, prema nakuma, prabhAtasiMha bArahaTa, sureza rAvala, azvina cauhANa, navanIta rAThoDa, mahendra paramAra, ajIta paTela, azoka khAMTa, kanu paTela, raNavIra cauhANa, bharata modI, jagadIpa smArta, nArAyaNa khera, vAjA, arisiMha rANA, vinAyaka paMDayA, virendrabhAi paMDayA, sutradhAra, jayaMta zihorA, kRSNalAla bhaTTa, ela. sI. sonI, jayaMtabhAi zukala, lakSmaNa re, caMdu daphatarI, nAgajIbhAi cauhANa, lakSmaNa varmA, zarada paTela, ajIta desAi, bAlakRSNa paTela, chelazaMkara vyAsa, vanalIlAbena zAha, hirAlAla khatrI, kanu paMcAla, naTu mistrI, vinoda pArula, vRjalAla trivedI, kokilAbena dave, tuphAna raphAi, musA kacchI, tanasukha mahIcA, vinoda rAvala, mahendra mistrI, manu parIkha, vinoda paTela, mArkeDa bhaTTa, ravizaMkara paMDita, vinoda zAha, bihArIlAla bAramaiyA, vinaya trivedI, esa. ema. vAghelA, jayaMta parIkha, jalendu dave, bhakitabena zAha, yusupha dhAlA maracaMTa, gokuladAsa kApaDIyA, gautama vAghelA, saralAdevI majumadAra, hIrAbhAi paTela, DaoN. indradeva AcArya, durgAzaMkara trivedI, jayaMta sidhdhapurA, narena paMcAla, ThAkora rANA, rameza buca, rameza caMde, cetana Arya, dAmodara kAlIdAsa, mahendra trivedI, jazubhAi nAyaka, girina joSI, rasika galacara. paricayakAra : pratApasiMha jADejA COGE Page #318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka ja che "rUpa, raMga ane rekhAnA sarjako' je lekhamALA viSe thoDuMka... A naMdalAla 5 - saMpAdaka gujarAtanA sva. kalAguru zrI ravizaMkara rAvaLathI zarU thayelI gujarAtanI kalA-navajAgRtie gata ATha dAyakAmAM aneka parimANo sthApita karyA che. e peDhInA kalAkAronI vAstavika abhivyaktinI sAthe baMgALa skUlanI asaravALI vozamethaDa citrazailI, paraMparAgata paripATIne anusaravA chatAM vastulakSI, zobhanayukta ane lokakalAnI saravANI - AkAro, raMgo, alaMkaraNonA umeraNamAMthI prakaTelI alaMkArika citrazailI, pachI pazcimanI gatizIla kalAdhArAnI asara nIce vikaselA prayogAtmaka kalApravAha, jemAM ijhezanijhamathI mAMDI eksTrakazana rUpamAMthI arUpa ane keTalIkavAra virUpamAM parivartita kalApravAha ane chevaTa kAgaLa, kAca, pataruM, lAkaDuM, khIlI-khIlA va. jevAM ghana mAdhyamonA saMyojanamAMthI sarjelAM kolAja ane miksa miDiyA citro sudhInI kalAyAtrAmAM gujarAtanA kalAkAroe kareluM pradAna ane siddhio Aje rASTrIya sImADA vaLoTIne AMtararASTrIya kalAvizvanAM dvAra kholAvI zakyAM che. A kalAyAtrAmAM gujarAtanAM mahilA kalAkAro paNa pAchaLa nathI rahyAM. sva. DaoN. manubhAI bhaTTa 'gujarAtamAM Adhunika citrakalAnAM vaheNa' nAmaka lekha (vidyApITha' " | dvimAsika)mAM gujarAtanA A kalAsrotane nIce mujaba traNa pravAhomAM vahecatAM noMdhyuM che : (1) bhAratIya paraMparAprerita punarutthAnanI bhAvanAvALo pravAha : tenI vastulakSI, suzobhanAtmaka ane lokakaLAnI saravANI sahita. - (2) vAstavalakSI kalAzALAonI paraMparAyukta pazcimanI paddhatino pravAha : nisarga dazyo, pratikRti kalA va. (3) prayogAtmaka kalApravAha: pazcimanI gatizIla kalAdhArAnA pravAhanI asara nIce vikaselo, ignezanijhamathI mAMDI eksTrakzana peinTigathI paNa AgaLa vadhato pravAha prathama pravAhamAM samAyojano suzobhanAtmaka temaja kathAtattvavALAM ke viziSTa prasaMgayukta hoya che. kalAguru ravizaMkara rAvaLanI 'gujarAta kalAsaMgha citrazALA' mAM taiyAra thayelA kalAkArone e paddhatimAM ullekha karI zakAya. lokakaLAne citranI paripATImAM gUMthavAno prathama yaza lAThInA kumAra zrI maMgaLasiMhajIne che. khoDIdAsa paramAra, bhUpata lADavA ane manahara makavANAe paNa lokakalAnAM rUpone citrakalAmAM prayojayA bIjA pravAhamAM zAMti zAha, hIrAlAla khatrI, kaMIka aMze jagubhAI zAhane gaNI zakAya, jemAM ekeDemikanI sAthe thoDI prayogazIlatA jovA maLe che. - trIjA pravAhamAM aneka prakAranA prayoga karanArA ane aneka prayogonuM mizraNa karanArA , temaja taddana svataMtra, kyAreka ataMtra kalAkArono samAveza karI zakAya. AvI keTalIka rASTrIya AMtararASTrIya pratibhAone 'rUpa, raMga ane rekhAnA sarjako vibhAgamAM rajU karela che. A paricayazreNInA kalAkAromAMthI moTAbhAganA rAjaya ane rASTrIya stare sammAnita thayA che, ane koIne koI svarUpe videzomAM paNa vistaryA che. temanI pasaMdagImAM mAtra pradarzano ke evorDajhanI saMkhyA ja kendramAM nathI rAkhI, kema ke ghaNA kalAkAro evA che ke jeo e kadI pradarzanomAM bhAga lIdho nathI paNa pote pasaMda karelA kSetra - Jain Education Intemational Page #319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo lalita kalA hoya ke vyAvasAyika kalAmAM temaNe karelA AjIvana pradAnane dhyAnamAM rAkhela che. AvA kalAkAro ekAMgI siddhionA badale potAnI klAthI sAmAjika - sAMskRtika kSetre kalA saMvardhanamAM sarvocca sAbita thayA che, tevA kalAkAro paNa ahIM samAviSTa karAyA che. gujarAtanA mAtra amadAvAda - vaDodarAnA kalAkAromAMthI pasaMdagI karavAnA badale kaccha, saurASTra ke gujarAtanA koIpaNa bhAganA mULa vatanI hoya ane gujarAta bahAra sthAyI thaIne potAnI kArakirdIthI nAmanA pAmyA hoya tevA kalAkArone paNa ahIM sthAna ApyuM che. muMbaI sthAyI thayelA mULa goMDalanA vatanI prANIcitrakAra ravizaMkara paMDita moNaparI (tA. goMDala)nA 'kalAbdhi', zihoranA 'Topavyu citra sarjaka' jayaMta siddhipurA, vallabhIpura - vaLAnA vRjalAla trivedI, mULa kAlAvaDanA vatanI poMDicerInA kRSNalAla bhaTTa, agatarAya (tA. kezoda, ji. jUnAgaDha)nA gokuladAsa kApaDiyA, vaDhavANanA paNa durga (ma.pra.) jaI vaselA jayaMtabhAI zukla, bhUja - kacchanA ela.ke, sonI, rUpama ke nArada jevA kalAsAdhako A zreNImAM sthAna ke pAmyA che. atre rajU thayelA dareka kalAkAra potapotAnI rIte viziSTa che. kalAsAdhanA hoya ke kalA-adhyApana, kalAmarmajJa hoya ke kalAlekhana, kArTUnisTa hoya ke ilasTrezananA kalAkAra, anya mAdhyamo - bATIka, mojheika, kaTAvakAma ke pachI TekSaTAila DijhAinara-saMzodhaka - A dareka kSetrone sAMkaLI laIne kvAbhivyaktinA vizALa vyApane AvarI lIdhela che. 'kumAra' kalA aMka (Disembara 1967)mAM zrI mahendrabhAI davee klA ane kalAkAranI samajaNa ApatAM lakhyuM che ke - 'klA eTale jIvananI sauMdaryamaya anubhUti' eka nAnuM phUla paNa khIlIne bahAra AvyuM e mULanI gavAhI de che tema ekAda paMkti, ekAda rekhA paNa koIka AMtarika caitanyanI gavAhI de che. nAnRSiHkaviruet' - arthAta RSi thayA vinA kalAkAra thavAya ja nahi ane 'RSidhdha kila darzanAt" RSi to darzanathI ja thavAya. jenI draSTi kSaNane yuganA saMdarbhamAM tatkAla joI zake ne RSi che ane pachI e ja kSaNa pharI pragaTa karI zake te kavi - kalAkAra mATe kevaLa 'darzanAt varNanAt kavi - darzananI sAthosAthe sarjana karavAnI zaktithI kalAkAra banAya.' AvA RSi samAna kalAkAronI keTakeTalI peDhIo gujarAte nihALI che. temanAM pagalAMne anusaravAnI sArthosAtha potapotAnAM AgavAM vyaktitva ane viziSTa pradAnathI sAcA arthamAM 'pathapradarzaka pratibhAo' banI cUkelA keTalAka kalAkArone rajU karatI paricaya zailI, 'rUpa raMga ane rekhAnA sarjako' rAjakoTanA kalAkAra pratApasiMha jADejAe pazcima laIne taiyAra karI ApI che. chellA cAra dAyakAthI 'phUlachAba'mAM pragaTa thatI vArtAonA citrakAra ane 1990thI kalAkolama 'raMga, rUpa ane racanA'nuM lekhana karanAra A kalAkArano paricaya lekhamALAnA samApanamAM rajU karela che. kahyuM che ne ke - madhureNa samApayeta...! E PAPER B paurANika vArtAnuM saMyojana - rekhAMkana : pratApasiMha jADejA R 303 Page #320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 304 bahumukhI pratibhAvAna kalAkAra ane kalA marmajJa sva. zrI Do. ramezabhAi bhaTTa 'koipaNa vyakita citrakAra, gAyaka ke kavi hoi zake, tema chatAM te kalAkAra nathI, kalAkAra thavA mATe vyakitae 'ToTala ArTisTa' thavuM paDe che. te citra karI zakatohovo joie. zilpa kaMDArI zakato hovo joie. hastakalA kauzalanAnamUnA taiyAra karI zakato hovo joie. e sAthe tenI pAse gAyananI samaja hoya, saMgItamAM svaraniyojana ane nRtyanI jANakArI hoya ane sAthe nATakanI tanAvathI abhinayanI kSamatA hoya tyAre te TOTAL ARTIST che ema kahI zakAya.' vikhyAta kalAkAra jatInadAsanA uparokata avataraNane sArthaka karanAra kalAkAra viSe vicArIe eTale yAda Ave rAjakoTanA bahumukhI pratibhAvAna vidvAna kalAkAra Do. zrI ramezabhAi bhaTTa tA. 20 Disembara-1927mAM temano janma. muLa vatana no. saradhAra (ji. rAjakoTa), paNa temanA pitAzrI sva. zrI dalapatarAma bhaTTa jodhapura sTeTanA ijanera hatA tethI hindI temanI mAtRbhASA banI rahI. rAjakoTanI zrI. dharmendrasiMhajI kolejanA abhyAsakALa daramiyAna citrakalA ane nATayakalAno vyAsaMga zarU thayo. edivasomAM teo cArakola pensilanA mAdhyamamAM gAMdhIjI, naherUjI, saradAra paTela jevA rASTrIya netAo tathA sAyagala, rAjakapura, gurUdatta va. jevA sine kalAkAro uparAMta parivArajanonAM porTreiTa karatA. rAjakoTanA sAthI kalAkAronI jema temaNe muMbaimAM sara je. je. skUla opha ArTasamAM bAhya vidyArthI tarIke ucca kalA parIkSAo ApatA jai i. 1959mAM peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. mArTanI padavI prApta karI. pote rAjakoTanI jI.i.bI. klerImAM heDaphATasamena tarIke sevA ApavAnI sAthe svayaM adhyayananI pravRti paNa cAlu rAkhI. vividha viSayonAM talasparzI abhyAsa sAthe vividha padavIo prApta karI. jemAM kArTUnIMga DiplomAM paNa pradarzaka (1954), DiplomA ina DrAmeTIksa (1961), bI.e. (kalcarala enthropolojI-1963), sAhityaratna hiMdI-1963), sAhitya ratna (hisTrI-1968), ema. e. (inDiyana kalca2-1970), sAhitya ratna (ArkiyolojI-1972), DiplomA ina skalpacara (1972) ane pachI gujarAtanA jANItA kalAvid-vidyucakasva. Do. panubhAi bhaTTa ane temanA nidhana pachI Do. raseza jamInadAranA mArgadarzanamAM satata daza varSa adhyayana-saMzodhana karI 'madhyakAlIna gujarAta ke laghucitroM kA bhAratIya citrakalA ke mUlabhUta sidhdhAMto ke AdhAra para adhyayana' (i. 1100thI 1200)- e viSaya para zodhanibaMdha taiyAra karI 1983mAM gujarAta vidyApIThamAMthI 'vidyAvAcaspati' (pI.eca.DI.)nI padavI prApta karI. gujarAta citrazailI e pazcimI ke apabhraMza zailI nahIM paNa jaina citrazailIno ja eka bhAga hatI e temaNe tulanAtmaka adhyayana dvArA sidhdha karI batAvI A kSetramAM navA parimANa sthApita karanArakadAca- teo gujarAtanA prathama kalAkAra hatA. ja abhyAsa e ja jANe temanA jIvanano zvAsa hoya tema jI.i.bI.mAMthI nivRtti pachI paNa pote saMgIta nATaya bhAratI' (rAjakoTa)mAM sva. che. amubhAi dozInA mArgadarzanamAM sitAravAdanano abhyAsa karatA hatA. meLavelI sitAranA TayunIMga pharI na jAya, satata jaLavAi rahe te mATe TekanIkala saMzodhana karI potAnI viziSTa sitAranuM sarjana karyuM hatuM. 11-11 jeTalI vidyAzAkhAomAM niSNAta Do. rameza 'ciMtIta mA' - (mATImAM zilpa) bhaTTa samara gujarAtanA kalAkAromAM viziSTa sthAna ane sanmAna dharAvatA eka ane ananya kalAkAra hatA. jAte bharAvuM ane anyone bhaLAvatA javuM e prAcIna vaidika paraMparAne teo jIvananA chellA zvAsa sudhI anusaryAM hatA. rAjakoTanI avetana kalAsaMsthA 'phAina ArTasa sosAyaTI'nI sthApanA, saMvardhana ane saMcAlanamAM Do. rameza bhaTTano siMhaphALo hato. 1962mAM sthapAelI A saMsthAmAM koipaNa jAtanI zaikSaNika phI lIdhA vinA, ponanA nivAsasthAnane 'kalAzALAmAM parivartita karI yuvA kalArthIone ucca kalAcitra ane zilpanuM ekeDemika zikSaNa-pUrA sADA traNa dAyakA sudhI ApatA rahI yuvA klAkAronI eka AkhI peDhI taiyAra karI. A kalArthIomAM sarva zrI prema nakUma, vAsudeva TaMDana, pratApasiMha jADejA, prabhAtasiMha bArahaTa, praphUla bhAsaNA, ArkiTekaTa . Page #321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 305 ilA loDhavIyA, praviNasiMha jhAlA, mahendra sUcaka, | sAMskRtika saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA hatA. saurASTra maganalAla caDotarA va. jevAM aneka pratibhAvAna kalAmaMDaLa, phAina ArTasa sosAyaTI aMtargata paM. kalAkArono samAveza thAya che. naherU phAina ArTasa kolejanA sthApaka sabhya ane | 'citra e AkAragamya(PLASTIC), pramukha tathA AcArya, inDiyana eso. opha PUE24 (VISUAL) 241 242 (SPACE) hisTorIyana (nyu dilhI)nA sabhya ane gujarAta sAthe saMbaMdha dharAvatI kalA che." AvuM mAnatA rAjaya lalita kalA akAdamInA pUrva sabhya hatA. ramezabhAie sva-abhivyakita mATe je kalA temanA nivAsasthAna lakSmIkuMja', 13-karaNaparA' svarUpone svIkAryA temAM pUrva ane pazcimI di' ane rAta kalApravRtithI dhamadhamatuM sthAna banI kalAzailIono samanvaya jovA maLe che. temaNe raheluM. jayAMnATayakAro,kavio, lekhako, citrakAro sarjelA cArakolacitro saMpUrNa kalAsIkala porTeiTasa va. sAthe satata beThako, carcAo, riharsalo ane che. jemAM chAyA-prakAzano supere upayoga karAyo riyAjha e Do.rameza bhaTTanA vyakitatvanuM sAmAjika che. to temanA citrasaMyojanomAM bhAratIya viSayo pAsuM hatuM. khAsa karIne parizramI lokajIvana, aitihAsika kalAmarmajJa ane khyAtanAma kalAkAra prA. musAphara - (jalaraMgI saMyojana) prasaMgo va.nI bolDa rajUAta jovA maLe che. zrI bhUpatabhAi lADavAe noMdhyuM che temahenDameiDa pepara para pahoLA-capaTA brazanA lasarakAthI nipajAvAtuM Testhara 'Do. ramezabhAi bhaTTanuM A pradAna kalAjagata mATe bhagIratha kArya ke kenavAsa para nAiphathI sIdhA tailaraMgo dvArA upajatuM kharabacaDApaNuM - che. je kArya phrAnsanA kalAsvAmI henarI mAtise 18mI sadImAM perisamAM mAdhyamane upayogamAM levAnI temanI zailI che. zilpomAM paNa vyakitazilpa karyuM, kalAsvAmI naMdalAla basue zAMtiniketanamAM karyuM ane gujarAtanA hoya ke rilIpha athavA thrIDI saMyojana- temAM vyakitatvanI sAthe viSayano kalAgurU sva. ravizaMkara rAvale 'gujarAta kalAsaMgha' citrazALA dvArA karyuM, bhAva mukhya banI rahe che. phAina ArTasa sosAyaTI dvArA rAjakoTamAM tevuM kArya ramezabhAi bhaTTa yojAelA pradarzano sivAya kadI kalA pradarzanomAM bhAga letA nahiM. tethI rAjakoTamAM karI batAvyuM. A kalAjagatamAM jene "bolakA' kalAkAro kahevAya tenI nAtathI Do. rameza ' kAryanuM aitihAsika pariprekSyamAM bhaTTa sAva alaga ja rahelAM chatAM temanI vidvatAe gujarAta rAjaya lalita mUlyAMkana thavuM joie. kalAkalA akAdamI (gAMdhInagara)nA eka sabhya tarIke tema ja gujarAta rAjaya itihAsanA vidvAno ane parIkSA borDanI ucca kakSA parIkSAomAM parIkSaka tarIke temanI sevA levAi AvanArI peDhI bhAgye ja mAnI hatI. ekanATayavikalAkAratarIke teo vyavahAralakSI ane Adhunika zakaze ke rAjakoTanA AMgaNe eka abhigama dharAvatA. pAtronA meikaapathI laine sTeja saMracanA, prakAza draSTivaMta kalAsAdhake AvI Ayojana ane abhinaya-A apratima siddhi prApta karelI ! badhAM ghaTakomAM temanI draSTi mArI draSTie Do. rameza bhaTTa eka AgavI hatI. temaNe hiMdImAM vyakita maTI "saMsthA' banI kAvya racanAo tathA urdUmAM gayela.'tA. 27 okTobara - nATayaracanAo (zAhajahAM)va. 1995nA roja A bahuzrata lohapurUSa - (cArakola-porTeiTa). karela che. "manunI mAsI'mAM vidvAnanuM dehAvasAna thayuM. temanI bhUmikAne jonAra koi sva. Do. ramezabhAi bhaTTanI samagra kArakirdImAM temanAM bhUlyuM nahiM hoya. koleja kALathI sahadharmacAriNI evAM zrImatI lIlAbena bhaTTano samarpaNabhAva ane mUka ja hArmoniyama para sAyagalanAM sevA mukhya paribaLahatA.temanA banne saMtAnoe paNa pitAno kalAvAraso gIto gAvAno saMgItazokha pacAvI jANyo che. putra mihIra bhaTTa sivIla ejI.mAM DiplomA sAthe chellAM varSomAM to sitAravAdana inTIrIyara DijhAinara ane ArkiTekaTa che. putrI zrImatI kuMjanabena davee ane saMzodhana sudhI vistarelo. bhAratIya saMskRtimAM ema.e., sitAravAdana ane kathaka nRtya- bannemAM Do. rameza bhaTTa vividha *zrImatI lIlAbena bhaTTa' - (cArakola-porTeiTa) vizAradanI padavI meLavI che. * saMdarbha-saujanya: kalAprasAra - le. prA. zrI bhUpatabhAi lADavA Jain Education Intemational Page #322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 306 patha pradarzaka rASTrIya stare sanmAnIta prayogazIla grAphika kalAkAra senTara-navI dilhI (1967), amRtasara (1967), rAyapura (1972, 88, 92), mAyasora (1972), caMDIgaDha (1982, 95), bombe zrI kizora vALA ArTa sosAyaTI (1982, 96), hariyANA (1987), ola inDiyA cAra dAyakAthI paNa vadhu varSonI satata kalAsAdhanAnA ucca phAina ArTasa enDa krAphaTa sosAyaTI- navI dilhI (1986, 90, dhoraNo tathA citrakalA-grAphika kalAkSetre 96, 99), udayapura (1991- golDameDala, 2002), haidrAbAda maulikatAnI sidhdhinA kAraNe rASTrIya stare (1992), lalita kalA akAdamI- jayapura) ane A varSe 2004mAM sthAna ane sanmAna meLavanAra A prayogazIla rASTrIya lalita kalA akAdamI- navI dilhInA nezanala evorDano ane pragatizIla kalAkAra che rAjakoTanA - samAveza thAya che. A sanmAna temanI satata kAryazilatAnuM sanmAna che. zrI kizora vALA anukaMpAthI kyAMya evorDa apAtA nathI ane jo apAtA hoya (!) to tA. nave. 1933mAM bilakhA te svIkAre nahIM tevA pUrva bilakhA sTeTanA A vArasadAra svamAnI che. (ji. jUnAgaDha)mAM temano janma. rAjakoTanI kizora vALAnA citrasarjanamAM tailaraMgo, vuDakaTa, svanirmIta caudharI hAIskUlamAMthI 1951mAM meTrIka thayA. vanaspatijanyaraMgo, pena-pensIlanA Droijhava. jevAM vividha mAdhyamono citrakalA pratyenA rasathI rAjakoTanA kalAkAra sva. maganalAla trivedInI upayoga jovA maLe che. A sarvemAM A prayogazIla kalAkAre anokhA saurASTracitrazALA'mAM be varSa kalAsAdhanA karI. ucca kakSAnA abhyAsArthe mAdhyamanA saphaLa prayogathI potAnI kRtione rASTrIya staranA pradarzanomAM phekalTI opha phAina ArTasa (ma. sa. yuni. vaDodarA)mAM 1962mAM praveza gaNanApAtra sthAna apAvyuM che. vividha zAka-pAnanA rasa, cAnI pAMdaDI, meLavyo. jayAM pro. bendra ane anya kalAprAdhyApakonA mArgadarzanamAM cAra va.ukALIne temAMthI nipajAvelA raMgo vaDetemaNe TrAphIkacitro sarjayA che. varSa abhyAsa karI 1966mAM peinTIMga ane grAphika viSayamAM bI. e. jemAM pachI pensIla ke penanuM jarUra pUratuM bArIka rekhAMkana A citrone phAina ArTasanI padavI prApta karI vadhu be varSanA abhyAsa daramiyAna AkAratva bakSe che. cA - vanaspatinA raMgo kAgaLa para prasare che tyAre 1968mAM lIthogrAphImAM pramANapatra meLavyuM. rAjakoTamAMthI svataMtra sarjAtuM Tescara temanI kRtinuM mahattvanuM aMga bane che. gujarAtamAM A prayoga kalAkAra tarIke kArakirdIno prAraMbha karyo. e temanI maulika deNagI che. abhyAsakALathI ja kizora vALAnA citro vividha kalA kArakirdInI zarUAtamAM temaNe azva ane tenA vividha muDa, pradarzanomAM sthAna mudrAo para aneka pAmatA hatA. i. citro sarjayA. 1964mAM temanI sTeTanA vArasadAra kRtine gujarAta rAjaya a Ta la lalita kalA svAbhAvikapaNe ja akAdamInA pradarzanamAM nAnI vayathI temane evorDa prApta thayo tyAM rahetA azvonuM tyArathI laIne Aja AkarSaNa hoya ja. 2004 sudhImAM temane tyAra pachI to temaNe 27 thI paNa vadhu vividha viSayo-jevAM evorDajha, sanmAnapatro ke UMTa, hAthI ke maLI cUkyA che. jemAM mAnavAkRtio para gujarAta lalita kalA sarjana karyuM. je te akAdamInA 8 evorDa prANI ke mAnavanI (1964, 66, 68, AkRti karatAM tenI 69, 74, 88, 93,] ola inDiyA phAina ArTasa enDa krAphaTa sosAyaTI-navI dilhI yojIta akhila bhAratIya kalA pradarzanamAM imezana para pote rU. 10,000/-no evorDa vijetA kRti - 'citraNa-1' jemAM be azvanA mukha darzAya che. je kalAkAre vizeSa bhAra mukatA inTaranezanala kalcarala vanaspatinA pAna ane phUlonA rasanA raMga sAthe pena ane pensIla mAdhyamamAM sarjela che. rahyA che. Jain Education Intemational Page #323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3oo, pratibhAo cheka 1964 thI Aja - 2004 sudhI rAjakoTa, goMDala, amadAvAda, muMbai, kalakattA, lakhana va. zaheromAM grupa-zo rUpe tathA dezabharanI jANItI ArTa gelerIomAM temaNe yojelA vyakitagata pradarzanonI saMkhyA paNa 27nA AMkane vaTAvI cUkI che. prathama trivArSikI pradarzana (1968) uparAMta kendriya lalita kalA akAdamInI pasaMdagIthI temanI kRti vormo (poleMDa) khAte 1971mAM pradarzita karAI hatI. dilhI (1985), bhUvanezvara (1994) udayapura-talikA kalAkAra pariSada va. yojIta akhila bhAratIya kalA pradarzanamAM kizora vALAnI kRtio samagya', citraNa-6 rASTrIya lalitakalA akAdamI - navI dilhI yojIta) rASTrIya pradarzana-2004mAM rASTrIya evorDa va, pasaMdagI pAmI (rU. 50,000/-) vijetA kRti STAND STILL ThatA. udayapura pradarzanamAM ja temane evorDa sAthe suvarNacaMdraka maLela. e ja rIte varSa 2004mAM maLela nezanala evorDa A jaipha vayanA kalAkAranI samagra kalAkArakirdInuM zreSTha sanmAna che. ejayukezana senTara- navI dilhInI juniyara rIsarca phelozIpa (1980-82) tathA siniyara phelozIpa (1998-20OO) meLavanAra kizoravALA gujarAta rAjayalalita kalA akAdamInA sabhya tarIke be vAra (1972 thI 74), (1997) pasaMdagI pAmyA che. rAjakoTanA cha kalAkAronA vRMda- grupa-6nA paNa pote sabhya hatA. temanA citro rAjaya ane rASTrIya lalita kalA akAdamIthI laine deza-videzanI aneka saMsthA tathA khAnagI saMgrahomAM sthAna pAmyA che. temanuM sAdagIbharyuM jIvana, nikhAlasatA, satya vAta kahevAnI hiMmata tathA harakoi sakriya kalAkAra sAthe nirdabha paricaya karavAnI, sArI kalApravRttine biradAvavI tathA anyonA pradarzanamAMthI potAne gamatI kRti kharIdIne te kalAkArane protsAhita karavAnI udAratA va. guNo temane mAnavIya sanmAna sAthe eka uMcAinA sthAne besADe che. kalAkAra kizora vALA mAtra rAjakoTanuM ja nahiM, paNa samagra gujarAtanuM gaurava che. pAradarzI jalaraMgonA nijAnaMdI drazyacitrakAra sva. zrI azvinabhAi vyAsa kevaLa nijAnaMda mATe ja potAnI citrasAdhanAne maryAdita rAkhanAra ane kalA-vyavasAyanA ochAyAthI tene AjIvana dUra rAkhanAra nijAnaMdI kalAkAranuM nAma chezrI azvinakumAra veNIlAla vyAsa 1934mAM karAMcImAM janma. temanA pitAzrIne kalA-sAhityano rasa. temanA bahoLA mitravartuLamAM citrakAra maganalAla trivedI (ke jeo paNa karAMcImAM hatA.) te paNa eka hatA. temanA saMsargathI nAnA azvinanI kalArUci ghaDAtI rahI. dezanA bhAgalA pachI rAjakoTa vasavATa svIkAryo. kalAno vyavasthita abhyAsa karavA ekAda varSa muMbai gayA. paNa tabiyatanA kAraNe rAjakoTa pAchA AvyA. eveLA karAMcIthI AvIne rAjakoTamAM maganalAla trivedIe saurASTra citrazALA' zarU karelI, temAM joDAyA. ane jalaraMgI drazyacitro para hathoTI jamAvavA mAMDI. ahiMthI temane jANItA citrakAra zrI sanatabhAI ThAkarano saMparka thayo, je AjIvana rahyo. daseka varSa temanA mArgadarzanamAM je tAlIma maLI temAMthI bhaviSyanA samartha drazya citrakArano janma thayo. pAradarzI jalaraMgonA mAdhyamamAM prakRti, sthaLo tathA vAtAvaraNanA ramaNIya drazyacitrone kAgaLa para utAravA temaNe prakRtinA khoLAmAM besIne leMga lAyabrerI - rAjakoTa (jalaraMgI drazyacitra). Jain Education Intemational Page #324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 308 sAdhanA karI che. vividha RtuonA bhinna bhinna rUpone citrarUpe jIvaMta karyA che. zahera-gAmaDAnI zerIonA drazyo citaryA che. lokonI vacce jai kAma karavAmAM kalAkAranI dhIraja ane titIkSAnI kasoTI thAya che. teo mAnatA ke 'je drazya sTuDiyonA baMdhiyAra vAtAvaraNamAM kalpanA vaDe upasAvIe, tenA karatAM kudaratanA sAnidhyamAM jaine citaravAno AnaMda kaMi ora ja hoya che.' azvina vyAsanA prakRtimaDhayA drazyacitro eTale ziyALAnA hariyALA khetaronI hUMpha, unALAnA tApanI zitaLatA, varSAnA tAMDavamAM sthitaprajJa yogInI sthiratA ane zerI-galIomAM ramAtI chAyA-prakAzanI sAtatALI ! zudhdha ane tejasvI raMgothI ubharAtAM, vigato vinAnA pAradarzI drazyacitro eTale temanA ja vyakitatvanuM jANe pratibiMba ! raMganI ArapAra kAgaLane sparzI zakAya tema A kalAkAranI pAradarzI saralatAne mANI zakAya. rAjakoTanA rASTrIya khyAtiprApta cha kalAkAronA vRMda 'gRpa sikasa'nA teo eka sabhya hatA. A vRMda yojIta pradarzanomuMbai, dilhI, DaisUra, kalakattA jevA mahAnagaromAM yojAyelA. saisUra dazerA pradarzanamAM temane inAma maLeluM. i. 1959mAM rAjakoTa khAte yojAela 'saurASTra kalA maMDaLa'nA pradarzanamAMprathamavAra temanAM citro pradarzita thayelA. 1972mAM lalita kalA akAdamInI sahAyathI rAjakoTamAM nijI pradarzana yojeluM. azvina vyAsanAM drazyacitro rAjakoTanI vividha saMsthAo- vyakitaonAM saMgraha uparAMta bhArata, tathA laMDana, dubai, skoTalenDa, amerikA va.nA kalAcAhakonAM saMgrahamAM jaLavAyA che. pote saMniSTha kalAzikSaka tarIke rAjakoTanI Ai.pI. mizana patha pradarzaka skUla tathA pachI zrI devakuMvarabA mIDala skUlamAM sevA ApI. teo mAnatA ke nAnA bALakonI citraspardhAo baMdha oraDAomAM nahIM, paNa khullA medAna ke bagIcAomAM yojAvI joie. temaNe asaMkhya vidyArthIone AgavI tAlIma ApI che. temanA nAmI ziSyomAM rAjakoTanAM prema nama ane tanasukha mahIcA(amadAvAda) mukhya che. teo vividha kalAsaMsthAo sAthe sakriyapaNe saMkaLAelA hatA. jemAM saurASTra kalA maMDaLa, phAina ArTasa sosAyaTI, grupa sikasa tathA rAjakoTa kalAzikSaka saMghano samAveza thAya che. 'zrI azvina vyAsanA caLAtA raMgothI ubharAtA bhUmi drazyo raMganI UjANI karAve che. kayAMka kayAMka to raMgonI mAvajata vikhyAta kalAkAra eDavarDa mAnenuM smaraNa karAvI jAya che.' muMbainI jahAMgIra ArTa gelerImAM yojAelA grupa sikasanA pradarzananI noMdha letA 'janmabhUmi'nA kalAsamIkSake karelA A vidhAnanA saMdarbhamAM joie pIgaLatuM zahera (jalaraMgI drazyacitra) to samagra gujarAtanI kalAsamRddhimAM pAradarzIjalaraMgonIsidhdhine varelA kalAkAro AMgaLIne veDhe gaNAya teTalAM ja.temAMnA eka zrI azvina vyAsa hatA. i. sa. 1962mAM sarala hRdayI ane vyavahArakuzaLa zrI saralAbena dave sAthe temanA lagna thayA. azvina vyAsanA kalAmaya jIvana ane saMgharSakALamAM zrImatI saralAbenano hUMphALo sahakAra preraka paribaLa rahyo. tA. 31 jAnyuArI1986mAM bAvana varSanI vaye A kalAkAranuM avasAna thayuM. potAnA 'nayana'nI 'tejasa', 'razmi' vaDe drazyacitraNAmAM anokhI 'jAgRti' ANanAra A kalAkAra kadI visarAze kharAM ! ! * saMdarbha - saujanya : 1. saurASTranI kalAkirtI- phUlachAba. le. araviMda dhoLakiyA. 2. gujarAta (sAptAhika-13-12-85) le. Do. esa. esa. rAhI. Page #325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo zAMtiniketananA kalAsAdhikA sva. zrImatI mRdulAbena ThAkara 'mRdulA Aje sAsare jAya che' zAMtiniketana kalAbhavanamAMthI dikSita thaine gujarAtanI eka suputrI vidAya letI veLAe kalAcAryazrI naMdalAla basune vaMdanA kare che tyAre zakuMtalAne vaLAvatI vakhate gadgadita thayelA kaNvaRSinI jema 'mAsTara mozAya' uparokta zabdo bhAva vihvaLa AMkhe potAnA patnI sudhIrAdevIne kahe che ! AjathI sAta dAyakA pahelA Avo 'navo avatAra' pAmIne sAcA arthamAM 'dvija' banIne cheka baMgALamAM gujarAtanuM gaurava sthApita karanAra e kalAsnAtikAnuM nAma che, zrImatI mRdulAbena ela. ThAkara. tA. 28 DIse. 1915mAM vaDhavANa sITI(saurASTra)mAM temano janma. rASTrIyatAnA e jamAnAmAM jayAre strI zikSaNa sAva taLiye hatuM tyAre citrakalA jevI lalita kalAnI sAdhanA mATe putrIne cheka baMgALa- zAMtiniketanamAM mokalanAra mRdulAbenanuM kuTuMba rUDhicUsta na hatuM. sadbhAgye piyaranI sAthe sAsarIyA banne pakSanI preraNA ane sahakAra temane maLyA. lagna karIne muMbai gayA tyAre sara je. je. skUla opha ArTamAM traNa varSa abhyAsa karyo. emAM be varSa to temane ziSyavRtti maLelI. kalAkAra vinAyaka mAsojInI preraNAthI teo zAMtiniketanamAM joDAyA.jayAM gurUdevaTAgorathI laine kalAcArya naMdalAla bojha, vinoda vihArI mukharajI, rAmakiMkara baija, gaurIdIdI tathAvisudA jevA kalAkAronA mArgadarzanamAM cAra varSa abhyAsa karI peinTIMga viSayamAM DiplomA (snAtikA)nI padavI prApta karI. zAMtiniketananA cAra varSa daramiyAna mRdulAbahena jalaraMgo,TemparA raMgotathAbaMgALI raMgoLI (alpanA)nI kalA zIkhyA. AchAM 30 pAradarzaka raMgo, kaMika aMze dUbaLA-pAtaLA pAtro tathA mAdhuryabhAva sabhara raMgayojanA jevI baMgALaskUlanI asa2temanA citromAM jovA maLe che. alpanAno temaNe UMDo abhyAsa karelo. rAjakoTamAM hatA tyAre A viSayanuM eka pustaka prakaTa karavAnI paNa teoe taiyArI karelI. mRdulAbena ThAkara haMmezA spardhA, pradarzano ke inAmonI jhAkamajhALa kArakirdIthI dUra rahyA hatA. bhaNatAM tyAre bombe ArTa sosAyaTI ke zAMtiniketananAM pradarzanomAM bhAga letA kharAM. cheka 1934mAM jayAre jIvananI vIsI paNa vaTayA na hatA tyAre ola inDiyA vimena ArTa ekajhIbIzanamAM temanA eka citrane suvarNa caMdraka maLelo ! A citrane pachIthI cIpha jasTIsa zrI harasidhdhabhAi diveTIyAe kharIdeluM. temanuM eka citra akhila bhAratIya pradarzananA dho2Ne laMDana khAte pradarzita thayeluM. 'jo mRdulA, sAMsArika pharajomAMthI chaTakIne tAre kalAsAdhanA karavAnI nathI. kalA ane jIvanane tAre tANAM ane vANAMnI jema vaNI levAnAM che.' gurUdeva TAgora ane kalAcArya naMdalAla bojhanI A zIkhane temaNe AjIvana nibhAvelI. sAMsArika pharajomAM citrasarjanano samaya bhale ocho maLato, paNa parokSa rIte teMmaNe kalAno viniyoga potAnA gRhajIvanamAM vaMdanA (TemparA raMga) sAMkaLI lIdho hato. potAnA banne putrone suzikSita ane uttama nAgarika banAvI deza pratyenI pharaja nibhAvI. banne ijanera che. moTA bharatabhAi amerikA che. bIjA amItabhAi mahArASTra-sAMgalI khAte rahe che. rAjakoTanA AMtararASTrIya khyAtanAma keLavaNIkAra daMpatti zrI gulAbabhAi jAnI ane zrImatI uSAbahena jAnInA pote saMbaMdhamAM 'kAkImA' thatAM hatA. chelle sAMgalI hatA tyAre 7 phebruArI 1999nA roja 84 varSanI vaye temanuM avasAna thayuM. kalA-AkAzamAM eka ghara-dIvaDInI jema prakAzIne potAnA saumya kiraNothI nija jIvana ane saMsAramAM kevo prakAza relAvI zakAya che tenuM zreSTha udAharaNa zrImatI mRdulAbahena ThAkare puruM pADayuM che. Page #326 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 310 patha pradarzaka prayogadharmI prAphika kalAkAra prayogo karavA temane bahu gamatA. grAphIka viSayamAM temaNe karelA prayogo nihALIne khyAtanAma kalAkAra ane e vakhate vaDodarAnI sva. zrI zazIbhAi paramAra phAina ArTasa phekalTInA DIna pro. bendra jevAe paNa saMtoSa vyakata kalAnuM dhyeya ja mAnavane ucca jIvananI preraNA ApavAnuM karyo hato. che. pachI te saMgIta hoya, nRtya hoya, | vividha raMgachaTAo tathA AkAronI viparyAsa yukata sAhitya ke pachI citrakalA hoya. mAdhyama sAdagIbharI rajUAtavALA temanA ardha amUrta (SEMI badalAvavAthI dhyeya badalAtuM nathI. kalA ABSTRACT) citro, tathA sthira-jIvana(STILLLIFE) tenA sarjakanI sAthe ja tenA bhAvakone paNa citromAM paNa caitanyano anubhava karAvatA. AkRti vicchedana AnaMda pIrase che." kalA ane tenA dhyeya (DISTORTION) &L2L8214%(COMPOSITION) viSenA A vicAro vyakata karanAra kalAkAra karavAnI temanI vizeSatAnA kAraNe A viSaya pUratAM to rAjakoTanA | hatA rAjakoTanA - kalAkAravRMdamAM teonuM viziSTa sthAna hatuM. zrI zazIkAnta hIrajIbhAi paramAra emanA samayamAM rAjakoTanA cha agraNI kalAkAronuM jUtha tA. 6 mArca 1932mAM bilakhA (jI. jUnAgaDha)mAM temano racAyeluM te 'supa-sIkasa'nAM pote eka sabhya hatA. jenAM upakrame janma. mAdhyamika zikSaNa rAjakoTamAM lIdhuM. ahIM temane kalAkAronuM muMbai, kalakattA jevAM zaheromAM yojAelA vaMdapradarzanomAM zazIbhAinA jUtha maLI gayuM.jeo sAthe maLIne kalAsAdhanA karatA ane muMbai sara krieTIva sTilalAipha citroe je.je.skUla opha ArTasamAM bAhya vidyArthI kalAmarmajJonuM dhyAna kheMceluM. 1960thI ja tarIke ucca kalAnI parIkSAo ApavA pote rAjaya ane rASTrIya kakSAnA jatA. ema zazIbhAie paNa parIkSAo pradarzanomAM bhAga letA thaI gayelA. te ApI 1960mAM peinTIMgamAM jI.DI. cheka 1991nI sAla sudhI tenuM sAtatya ArTanI padavI prApta karI hatI. A jaLavAyuM, je temanI kriyAzIlatAnuM pratIka samayagALAmAM ja pote rAjakoTanI gaNAya. pI.TI.sI.nI saMsthA zrI bArTana strI rAjakoTanI sadara bajAranA voMkaLAnA adhyApana maMdiramAM kalAvyAkhyAtA tarIke kAMThe AvelA "paramAra kornara'nA joDAyA. A saMsthAmAM satata traNa dAyakA khakhaDadhaja makAnanA nAnakaDA oraDAmAM sudhI temaNe bhAvi zikSikAone ja kAryazIla rahIne temaNe karelI citrakaLAnuM zikSaNa ApyuM ane 1990mAM kalAsAdhanAnA parizrame temane "repharansa pote nivRtta thayA. eziyA- volyuma-2' ane kendrIya nirAbhImAnI vyakitatva dharAvatA ane lalita kalA akAdamInI ArTIsTa sadAya hasamukhA svabhAvanA zazIbhAi DirekaTarI 1981mAM sthAna maLeluM. eka kalAkAra tarIke porTeiTasathI laine grupa pradarzano uparAMta zazIbhAie lenDaskepa, myuralsa tathA krieTIva gujarAta lalita kalA akAdamInI sTIlalAipha jevAM vividha viSayomAM sahAyathI temaja gujarAta sAhitya saMgama sarjana karatA. paNa A sarvamAM saMsthAnA upakrame potAnA grAphIkasa tathA sTIla lAiphamAM teo soLe kaLAe khIlI UThatA. abhivyakitamAM avanavA peinTIMgTanA traNa vana-menazo rAjakoTa krieTIva sTIla lAIpha (tailaraMgo) (1970, 79, 85)mAM yojelA hatA. Jain Education Intemational Page #327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 311 pratibhAo temane maLelA aneka inAmomAM gujarAta rA..ka. akAdamI evorDa (1966), rAyapura (1972), haisUra-dazerA pradarzana (1972), rAjamuMdrI- AMdhrapradeza (1973) aMbAlA TenTa pradarzanamAM bronjha meDala (1991) no samAveza thAya che. A badhAM evorDajha temanA krieTIva sTIla lAIpha ane grAphIkasamAM maLela che. je rASTrIya kakSAe temanI kalAsAdhanAnI svIkRtinA pratIka che. e uparAMta kacchasaurASTra proDakaTIvITI kAunsIla rAjakoTa yojIta posTara spardhAmAM DIjhAina mATe evorDa (1983), saurASTra sAhitya saMgama mahotsava vakhate kalA pradarzana Ayojana tathA zrI meghANIjInA tailacitra mATe temane suvarNacaMdrakathI sanmAnIta karAyA hatA. zazIbhAi paramAra ekAMgI kalAsAdhaka na hatAM. paNa samAjalakSI kalAkAra hatA. rAjayakakSAe yojAtI kalAzibiro, kalAzikSaNa parisaMvAdo, sthAnika bALacitra spardhA ane yuvaka mahotsavo tathA ucca kakSA parIkSAomAM vakhatovakhata temanI sevA levAI hatI. rAjakoTanI 'zrI meghANI smAraka zALAnA meghANI hola mATe zazIbhAie rASTrIya zAyaranA jIvana, sAhitya ane saMpAdita lokagIto para AdhArIta bAvIsa jeTalA myuralacitro karI ApyAM che. temanAM AsAMskRtika pradAna badala rAjakoTanI be saMsthAo 'zabdaraMga' ane 'bhArata soviyeta sAMskRtika samAja'nAM saMyukata upakrame eprila1990mAM temane "zrI jhaveracaMda meghANI puraskAra' arpaNa karI sanmAna karAyuM hatuM. A prasaMge bAlabhavana, rAjakoTamAM temanAM citrono vana mena zo yojAyo hato. temanAM citro deza-videzanI saMsthAo-khAnagI saMgrAhakonAM saMgrahamAM che. | sarjanAtmaka abhivyakita dvArA rASTrIya stare rAjakoTanuM nAma gauravAnvita karanAra zazIbhAI paramAranuM tA. 24 jAnyuArI1992nA roja avasAna thayuM. rAjakoTanA daravistAramAM Avela 'paramArakornara'nA eka khUNAe te divase korA kenavAsa para chAnAMmAnAM be AMsu kheravI lIdhAM haze. nIcethI pasAra thanAranI najaraacAnaka e meDInA kaTheDA para UMcakAze tyAre 'have to paramAra paNa na rahyA' no ni:zvAsa bhItaranA khAlIpAmAM paDaghAze ane vAstavikatA bolI UThaze. paramAra kornara' kharo, paNa "zazI' vinAno !! gAMdhIyuganA citrasarjaka zrI dhIrenabhAi gAMdhI dhIrenabhAinA citra zikSaNanI zarUAta gujarAtamAM thai paNa temanI citrAMkana zailI naMdalAla basunA citra AdarzI vAtAvaraNamAM ghaDAi hovAthI temanAcitrAMkana,viSayo, saMracanA, raMgAvaTI ane rekhAvaTIva.mAM zAMtiniketananI praziSTa ghATInI asara joI zakAya che." jemanI citrazailI viSe khyAtanAma kalAkAra sva. zrI khoDIdAsabhAi paramAre A zabdo noMdhyA che te kalAkAra che rAjakoTanA - zrI dhIrenabhAi gAMdhI I. 1917mAM porabaMdaramAM temano janma. rASTrapitA gAMdhIjInA bhatrIjAnA teo dIkarA thAya. tethI temanuM zikSaNa amadAvAdanI AzramazALAthI AraMbhAyuM. citrakalAnA rasanA kAraNe amadAvAdamAM sva. kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvalanA "gujarAta kalAsaMgha' citrazALAmAM joDAyA. eka varSanA temanA abhyAsakALa daramiyAna temaNe ravibhAI para 'ekaniSThavidyArthI'nI suMdarachApa upasAvI hatI. haripurA koMgresa adhivezana veLA temano saMparka kalAcArya naMdalAla basu sAthe thayo. 5 2 Na mane zAMtinike ta na bhaNavAnuM AkarSaNa thayuM. gAMdhIjInA TAgora paranA bhalAmaNapatra pachI 1937mAM dhIrena gAMdhIjInA hastAkSara sAthe pensIlamAM varAlekhana | lakhana gAMdhI ane temanA vaDilabaMdhunavIna gAMdhI 'vizvabhAratI'mAM joDAyA. zAMtiniketananAM mukata vAtAvaraNamAM dhIrenabhAie kalAnA vividha mAdhyamanI sAthe nAbunena na' Jain Education Intemational Page #328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 312 patha pradarzaka naMdabAbunAM preraka mArgadarzanamAM je kalAzikSaNa prApta karyuM temAM tenAM va.nA saMgraharUpa laghu pustikAo 'jhAkaLabiMdu'thI laine 'zabdabiMdu' hArdane pAmI pote prakRtinAM karAla ane komala rUpanAM marmI banI prati varSa dIpAvalInA divasomAM prakaTa karI vinAmUlya paricitomAM gayA. zAMtiniketanathI dikSita thayelA banne bhAioe 1942thI tenI lhANI karatA rahyA. 195ra eka dAyakA sudhI muMbai khAte 'rUpAyatana' saMsthA zarU karI - chellA daseka varSathI pote parNa, puSpa, kaLI, nAjuka DALI, bALakone ni:zulka kalAkArIgIrInuM zikSaNa ApyuM. 1952mAM DAMkhaLIne saMyojIne citro karatAM hatAM. kharI paDelA vividharaMga ane jUnAgaDha AvI "rUpAyatana" zarU karyuM. banne bhAioe maLIne AkAranA parNo, puSpo ne pustaka ke kAgaLanA bevaDamAM sukAvI pachI 'pyArA bApu' sAmayika zarU karyuM. 1948mAM je "vaiSNavajana' rUpe gherA- raMga- nIlA, kathAi, gherApILA ane marUna ke kALA raMganAM parivartana pAmyuM. mAunTa upara jarUrI kaTIMga karI-cipakAvIne suMdara citro karatAM; jene zAMtiniketanamAM zikSaNa pachI je citro nirmANa pAmyA tenA teo 'lIphogrApha' tarIke oLakhAvatA. A prayogomAM pote viSe sva. zrI khoDIdAsabhAI paramAre noMdhyuM che ke kalpanAzIlatAthI avanavA saMyojano karatA. DALI para mora, UDatAM "abhivyaktimAM prakRtinuM paMkhI, bulabula, taratA haMsa va. nilAMbarI rUpakendrasthAne prayojIne saMracanAo eTalI AkarSaka AkRti ane prakRtinA saha banatI ke ghaDIbhara raMga-rekhAnuM AlekhanamAM prakRti ane mAnavanuM mAdhyama paNa visarI javAya. e sahodarI rUpasarjana emaNe madhura nihALIne to sva. zrI rIte prayojeluM che. mRgajUtha,budhdhano khoDIdAsabhAie upamA rAjagIra vihAra, mRga ane ApelI ke, "lIphogrAphI zakuMtalA, paMcavaTImAM rAma-lakSmaNa dhIrenabhAinI sarjanAtmaka sItA, musApharova.TemparAzailInAM zakitano aMbAra che !' suMdara paricAyaka citro che. temanA | 'phUlachAba' yojIta drazyacatriomAM prakRtinI ramaNIyatA pleTInama jayaMtI kalA pradarzanadIpI uThe che. 1996mAM kalAkSetre sudIrgha pradAna gAMdhIbApunA sAnidhyamAM badala rAjakoTanA variSTha rahelA A kalAkAre 194ramAM kalAkAronI sAthe dhIrena gAMdhInuM gAMdhIjInA pensIla ocIjha ane paNa smRticihna arpaNa karI vuDakaTa prinTasanA be kalAsaMpuTo sanmAna karAyuM hatuM. varSo pahelAM gujarAtane arpaNa karelA. 1959mAM TAimsa opha jUnAgaDhachoDIne pachI banne inDiyAe prakaTa karela prejhanTaDe bhAi rAjakoTamAM sthAyI thayAM. peInTarsa opha inDiyA'nAmaka dhIrena gAMdhIe "surUpa mudrikA' AgAkhAna jelamAM gAMdhIjI (DuDakaTa) daLadAra graMthamAM dhIrena gAMdhInI zarU karI. citrasarjana baMdha thayuM paNa abhivyakitae navo mArga zodhI savistara noMdha lIdhI che. gujarAta rAjayalalita kalA akAdamIe A lIdho. temanI rekhA have zabdAMkana rUpe avataravA lAgI. 1992mAM variSTha kalAkArane gaurava puraskArathI sanmAnita karyA che. dhIrenabhAInI hAku saMgraha "uDatA phUla' vivecana sAthe prakaTa karyo. bALako mATe sarjana ane darzanayAtrAmAM temanA dharmapatnI zrImatI puSpAbena kAgaLa kaTIMganuM pustaka "mAro che mora' banAvyuM. pote vAMcelI, gAMdhIno sahakAra preraka rahyo che. saMgrahelI vividha mahAnubhAvonI vicArapaMkitao, ratnakaNikAo * saujanya saMdarbha : lalita kalA smaraNikA - le, zrI khoDIdAsa paramAra, Jain Education Intemational Page #329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo tasavIrakAra, chabI citrakAra ane saMniSTha kalAzikSaka sva. zrI gijubhAi joSI 'citrakalA e svayaMskRti bhASA che. je vastune lakhANathI nathI samajAvI zakAtI tene citra dvArA saraLatAthI samajAvI zakAya che. citranAM raMga ane rekhA ja eka bhASA banI jAya che." uparokata zabdomAM potAnA bahoLA anubhavo vyakata karanAra kalAkAra eTale rAjakoTanA zrI gijubhAi prANazaMkara joSI tA. 1 julAi-1927mAM jUnAgaDhamAM temano janma. abhyAsa nona meTrIka sudhIno. uccakalAnI inTaramIDIeTa DroiMga enDa peinTIMga sudhInuM kalAzikSaNa uparAMta muMbainI 'henDIkrAphaTa TIcarsa" pramANapatra parIkSA temaNe uttIrNa karelI. gijubhAinI mukhya kArakirdI kalAzikSaNanI. 1943 thI 50 sudhI rAjakoTanI virANI vividhalakSI vidyAlayamAM ane 1954 thI A. so. caudharI hAiskUlamAM citrazikSaka tarIke sevA ApI. 1984mAM pote nivRtta thayA. seMkaDo vidyArthIone kalAzikSaNa uparAMta citra spardhAo, sAMskRtika pravRtio dvArA zALAmAM kalAnuM vAtAvaraNa nirmANa karyuM. kalAzikSaNanI sAthe phoTogrAphI e temano zokha rahyo. 1965mAM rAjakoTamAM "rUpa ruDiyo'nI sthApanA karI, dhaMdhAdArI chabIkalAmAMthI samaya tAravIne temaNe khabhe kemero UMcakIne saurASTranA bhavanAtha, taraNetara, mAdhavapuranA lokameLAne mANavAnI sAthe lokajIvananI phoTogrAphI karI che. temaNe jhaDapelI tasavIromAM saurASTranuM bhAtIgaLa lokajIvana jovA maLe che. temanI svaita-zyAma ane raMgIna tasavIromAM taLapadI dharatInI maheka mANI zakAya che. citrakaLAnI aMtaraMga sAdhanA temanA jIvananuM prathama dhyeya rahyuM hatuM. samaya maLe hAthamAM pIMchI laine phalaka sAme besI jatAgijubhAie pensIla, cArakola, vekasakreona kelailaraMgI mAdhyamomAM sarjelIcitrasRSTi eTale paMkhIo, drazyacitro ane vividha manobhAvo vyakata karatI mahAnubhAvonI tasavIro. saphedakeraMgIna kAgaLa para vyakitacitro karatA. gijubhAi mAnatA ke "kemerAno kasabI kalAkAra jo mAnavacaherAmAM rasa na le to teno vyavasAya ja bhAMgI paDe'. gijubhAinA mAmA eka sArA porTeiTa ArTisTa hatA. A kalAmAM calAvI levAnI manovRtti kAma lAgatI nathI. AmAM sArI evI dhIraja, ekAgratA, cokkasAI ane cokhkhAI jarUrI che. drazyacitranI jema AmAM thoDuM Ama ke thoDuM tema karavAno avakAza nathI. 313 kevaLa cArakola pensIlanA mAdhyamamAM karelA zveta ane zyAma citromAM paNa mAnavacaherAnI snigdhatA, vALanI kumAza, ke kapaDAnuM pota upasAvavAmAM gijubhAie eka hada sudhInI parisImA sara karI hatI. temaNe sarjelA vyakitacitro deza-videzanI aneka saMsthA ane khAnagI saMgrahomAM che. rAjakoTanI vividha kalA saMsthAo- saurASTra kalA maMDaLa, phAina ArTasa sosAyaTI, phoTogrAphI esosiezana, rAjakoTa kalAzikSaka saMgha va. saMsthAo sAthe teo saMkaLAyelA hatA. rAjakoTa kalAzikSaka saMghanA prathama pramukha tarIke temaNe vividha citraspardhAonA saphaLa Ayojana ane pradarzano yojayA hatA.' temanI tasavIro rAjakoTamAM 1981mAM phoTopradarzanamAM sthAna pAmelI. 1983mAM sara lAkhAjIrAja TAuna hola-rAjakoTamAM temanAM | citro ane phoTogrAphasano vana mena zo yojAyela. 1994mAM koThArI ArTa gelerImAM vanamena-zo yojAyo. gijubhAinA citro grupa-zomAM gelerI plAjhA-muMbai (1990), phAina ArTasa pradarzana- rAjakoTa (1995), phUlachAba pleTInama jayaMtI kalA pradarzana (1996)mAM pradarzita thai cUkyA che. phUlachAba suvarNa jayaMtI phoTopradarzanamAM temanI tasavIrane inAma maLela. phUlachAba pleTInama jayaMtI pra da za na mA rAjakoTanA variSTha kalAkAra tarIke temane smRticihna arpaNa karI sanmAnita karAyA hatA. gijubhAi joSI eka saphaLa i - TI 21 ya 2 DijhAinara paNa hatA. rAjakoTanI ghaNI imArato, kacerIo, hoTelo ane zo-rUmane temaNe sajAvelI. priyadarzinI (cArakola) rAjakoTamAM suvidhApUrNa ArTa gelerI sthapAya tevI jhuMbeza calAvanArA kalAkAromAM teo paNa hatA. tA.4 phebru.-2001nAM roja 73varSanI vaye temanuM avasAna thayuM. "rUpa suDiyo' te divase "a-rUpa' banyo. Jain Education Intemational Page #330 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 314 paca pradarzaka tasavIrakAra-citrakAra-kalAmama kahI zakAya tevAM uttama pustako temaNe vAMcI lIdhelA. saMgIta ane nATaya prema to temane vArasAmAM maLelA. vizva sva.zrI hiMmatabhAi mahetA vikhyAta novela 'lA mijharebala' no temaNe karelo. nATayAnuvAda 'hiMmatabhAInAM citromAM je kAMi suMdara ane viziSTa tatvo jovA 'atithI'temanA ja digdarzanamAM rAjakoTamAM maMcastha thayela. 1942thI maLe che temAM traNa guNa mukhya che. spesa- 50nA gALAmAM temaNe TUMkIvArtAo paNa lakhelI. teno saMgraha "vatsalA avakAzano suMdara rIte upayoga, viSayAnurUpa ane bIjI vAto' prakaTa thayo hato. jemAMthI keTalIka to rAjakoTaraMgapasaMdagI ane koI ekAda zailImAM baMdhAi AkAzavANI ane inDiyana ovarasIjha sarvisa parathI prasArita thayelI. javAnA badale judA judA prayogo karavAnI hiMmatabhAinA kalAjIvanamAM gaNanApAtra sidhdhionA cAMdaabhyAsavRti' sitArAonI camaka nathI. tenA badale temanI kalAsAdhanAmAM ghararAjakoTanI rASTrIya zALAmAM ekavAra divaDInuM je saumya teja relAtuM rahyuM te kalAjIvananA mArgamAM patha pradarzaka jemanA citronuM pradarzana yojAyeluM te veLAe tarIke pUratuM che. jalaraMgI temaja tailaraMgI- banne prakAranA citro temaNe | khyAtanAma kalAkAra sva. ku. zrImaMgaLa karyA che. temanAM jalaraMgI drazyacitromAM sthApatyakIya sauMdaryano AvirbhAva siMhajI (lAThI) e jemanAM citro viSe uparokta zabdo kahelA te thAya che. himAlaya, kAzmIrathI laine vArANasI, dvArakA, jAmanagara kalAkAra hatAM rAjakoTanA (lAkhoTA taLAva), vAMkAneranuM jaDezvara maMdira jevAM sthaLonI sAthe zrI hiMmatalAla DI. mahetA rAjakoTanA jayubilI bAganIleMgalAyabrerI, lAlaparI taLAva ke bodhANI I. 1917mAM temano janma. vAMkAnera hAiskulamAM DroiMga TIcara zerInuM vAstavika sauMdarya teja-chAyAmAM chalakAtuM jovA maLe. sva.zrI DAhyAbhAi paTelanA protsAhanathI citrakaLAnI be greDa parIkSAo mAtra drazyacitro ja nahiM, te sivAya sTila lAIpha, porTeiTasa, utIrNa karI. rAjA ravivarmAnA citro tathA jApAnIjha citronI prinTasa kampojIsana va. viSayo paNa temaNe kenavAsa para sAkAra karyA che. nihALatA temano citrarasa ghUMTAyo. AjIvikA mATe vAMkAnera choDIne temaNe sarjelA "rASTrapitA gAMdhIjI" ane "kasturabA'nA pUrNakadanA karAMcI AvelA hiMmatabhAie tyAMnI "inDIyana ArTa gelerImAM nokarI tailacitro rAjakoTamAM rASTrIya zALAnA madhyasthakhaMDamAM Aje paNa karatAM karatAM citrakalA ane sAhityano abhyAsa cAlu rAkhyo. e vakhate temanI pIMchInI sidhdhinAM darzana karAve che. temanA citrasaMyojanomAM eka pradarzanamAM temanA citra "karAMcIno sAgara kinAro'ne prazaMsA- alaga mAvajata jovA maLe che. yugala, kezagUMthana, kuMbhakAra parivAra, puraskAra maLelo. muMbaInI sara je.je.kula opha ArTasamAM be varSa goSThi ke kAgasamUha-A sarvemAM saMyojanA, raMgayojanA tathA braziMganI 1936-37 abhyAsa karyo. tyAM vividha TekanIka jovA maLe che. kauTuMbika kAraNasara vAMkAnera pAchAM rAjakoTanI vividha sAMskRtika AvavuM paDayuM. saMsthAone temano sakriya sahakAra 1946mAM rAjakoTamAM sthAyI maLyo hato. kalAgurU ravizaMkara thaIne temaNe zrI karaNasiMhajI rAvaLanI preraNA ane pramukhasthAne hAiskula sAme "kumAra' suDiyo sthapAyela "saurASTrakalAmaMDaLa'nA pote sthApI peInTIMganI sAthe dhaMdhAdArI eka saMsthApaka sabhya-sahAyaka maMtrI phoTogrAphIno vyavasAya zarU karyo. rahyA hatAM. A saMsthAnA upakrame rAjakoTamAM temane sAhitya, saMgIta, gujarAtanA kalAkAronA pradarzano ane citrakalA, kalA parizilana ane vyAkhyAno yojAyA hatAM. nATaya va.jevI vividha sAMskRtika chellAM varSomAM pote suDiyonI pravRtionuM vizALa kSetra maLyuM. pravRttimAMthI nivRtti lIdhelI ane saMjogovazAta pAMca ja aMgrejI kezagUMthana (jalaraMgI saMyojana). rasanA viSayanA parizIlanamAM samaya sudhIno abhyAsa karI cUkelA hiMmatabhAie vividha prAMtonA vasavATa pasAra karatAM hatAM. tA. 9 navembara, 1992nA roja rAjakoTanI Do. ane bahoLA vAcanane kAraNe hiMdI, marAThI, baMgALI, urdU temaja esa. ema. ArTa gelerImAM yojAyelA prathama ja pradarzananI mulAkAta aMgrejI bhASA para sAro kAbU meLavyo hato. A bhASAnAM ThIka-ThIka lenAra A kalAsAdhake te ja sAMje ciravidAya lIdhI. Jain Education Intemational Page #331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo drazyacitro, vyakticitro ane myurala sarjaka raMgayAtrI zrI prema nakuma 'klAkSetre maMdiro nathI baMdhAyA te hakIkata che. paNa tenAthI mIrAMnu hovuM, prema ane saMskAranuM hovuM- e baMdha nathI thayuM.' A vidhAna vyakta kare che rAjakoTanA jalaraMgI dracitronA klAkAra zrI premajI bhavAna nakuma tA.1 julAi-1940mAM temano janma. citrono bahu zokha. te kahe che. kharekhara to mane vare nahi ane citro karavA de tevA mArgadarzakanI zodhamAM...sAtamA dhoraNamAM pahoMcyo ne 5 anna jevo'. rAjakoTanI zrI devakuMvarabA hAiskulamAM citrazikSaka sva.zrI azvinabhAi vyAsa sAthe teno saMparka thayo. azvinabhAi jalaraMgI citronA kalAkAra. temanA raMge raMgAine prema nakume paNa potAnI kalAsAdhanA drazyacitraNAthI AraMbhI. eTalI hade pahoMcADI ke 1968mAM gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA akAdamI yojana coravADanI lenDaskepa zibiramAM joDAvAnuM nimaMtraNa maLyuM. akAdamInA saMgrahamAM raheluM tenu drazyacitra pachI to gujarAta rAjaya prakAzita kelenDaramAM chapAyuM. vananirvAha mATe pAchI teNe rAjakoTanI heDa posTa ophisamAM posTamena tarIke nokarI svIkArI. sAthecitrasAdhanA to kharI. phAina ArTa sosAyaTImAM Do.rameza bhaTTanA mArgadarzanamAM citrakalA ane zilpa kalAnI ekeDemika tAlima meLavI. bAhya vidyArthI tarIke rAjaya parIkSA borDamAM ucca kakSAnI parIkSA ApatA jai 1968mAM peinTIMgamAM jI.ArTa ane 1972mAM skalpacaramAM ja.DI.ArTanI padavI prApta karI. posTaophisanI nokarI choDI rAjakoTanI nirmalA konvenTazALAmAM kalAzikSaka tarIke thoDA varSo uttama sevA ApI. paNa ATaluM baMne ya tene gamatuM na hoya tema tyAMthI chUTA thaI svataMtra klAkAra tarIke kArakirdI zarU karI. rAjakoTa-jayubilI cokamAM 'sTuDiyo darzana' nI sthApanA karI. vyAvasAyika kAma karatAM karatAM potAnI sarjana prakriyA cAlu rAkhI. premanamanI citrasRSTi eTale vividhA sRSTi, porTreiTa kare to gamI jAya tevuM smudha paNa citarI nAkhe ane moja paDe to sAme beThela moDelanuM broDa kIMgamAM ekaja beThake evuM vyaktitva nipajAve ke moDela paNa vicAramAM paDI jAya.tenAM citra saMyojanonAM viSarSomAM lovanathI laine amUrta AkArono samAveza thai zake. dhAre to vRkSanuM pAMdaDe pAMdaDuM citarI zake-paNa AvuM kAma tenA svabhAvanI virUdhdhanuM gaNAya. prema nakumanA prazIMganI jamAvaTa tenA DholI'nA citramAM mANI 315 zakAya. kaMi ja spaSTa nahiM chatAM tAla ane gati hiloLA letAM lAge. paNa A badhAnI uparavaTa jalaraMgI drazyacitro teno priya viSaya. jIvananA prathama traNa dAyakAno vasavATa AjI nadInA kAMThe hoi nadInA saumya-raudra svarUpa tathAsavAra, bapora, sAMjanI badalAtI raMgachaTAono AkaMTha anubhava, tenA drAcitromAM paDaghAya che. khorI taDakAnI pILAzabharI ugratA, hemaMtanI hUMphALI gulAbI ThaMDaka ke prathama varSAe bhiMjAela mATInI maheka tenAM drazyacitronuM hArda che. prema nakumanA citro phAina ArTasosAyaTI yojIta papradarzano, phalema, phUlachAba pleTInama jayaMtti pradarzana-1996, 'raMga, ramaNA, ane rameza bhaTTa'pradarzana-1995 uparAMta anya rAjayonA pradarzana mAM sthAna pAmyA che. tenA nija citra pradarzano rAjakoTanA traNa pradarzano (1997, 98 ane 1999) ane 1981mAM jahAMgIra ArTa gelerI-muMbaimAM yojAyA che. mIkasa mIDIyAmAM taiyAra karela 'kuvA kAMThe' myuralanuM-mAhitIkhAtA-rAjakoTanA upakrame eka ja citranuM pradarzana karI vikrama noMdhAvela che. A citra pachI jUnAgaDhanA eka honDaepa (jayaraMgI) Page #332 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 316 klAcAhakanA saMgrahamAM gayuM. tenAM citro rAjakoTanI vividha saMsthAo, vyaktigata saMgrahomAM, sisTara pilAra ane sisTara TeresA (spena, kolIka carca DIsA uparAMta deza-videzanA khAnagI saMgrahomAM sthAna pAmyA che. citrakAra uparAMta zilpa sarjaka ane myurala ArTIsTa prema nakurma simenTa, mArbala, tathA plAsTara opha perisa jevAM mAdhyamamAM taiyAra karela zilpa-ane myuralo rAjakoTanA digaMbara jaina maMdira (sadara), zrImad rAjacaMdra maMdira (AkAzavANI sAme) tathA zrImad rAjacaMdra samAdhi sthaLa (rAmanAtha)nI bhIMto zobhAve che. uparAMta aneka ophiso tathA khAnagI mahAlayonI bhIMto para karelA myuralsa tenI A viSaya paranI sidhdhi che. jANItA nATayakalAvid zrI rAmajIbhAi vANIyAnA varSonA jIvaMta saMparke premanakumamAM nATayakSetre paNa rasa keLavAyelo. seTasajA, mekapa, abhinaya sahita, tamAma pAsAM hastagata karelA. kyAreka tenI svAbhAvika vArtAmAM paNa abhinaya'nA darzana thAya ! ugato kalAkAra hoya ke gajAMno kavi, taDa ne phaDa kahI nAkhavAmAM tene koinI zeha ke za2ma ADI na Ave . chatAM 'mANasa valA' A mA Na sanA Ta, DiyA ma ma za citrakAro kavi, nATayakAro, saMgItakAro vagara thI uMbha 2 na. hoya ! aDhI aA 2 nA prama nAma mAM samaya lA vyaktitvanI vavidha chaTAo jo ga Na va aa laya (mATImAM zilpa) besIe to saravALA khoTA paDe ! tenuM sAcuM darzana no tenA pAradarzI jalaraMgomAM, apAradarzI vAstavika ke amUrta ritInAsaMyojanomAM ke pachI mikasa miDIyAmAM sarjIta myuralomAM jovAM maLe che. patha pradarzaka saMskRti paricAyaka ane abhyAsI citrakAra zrI prabhAtasiMha bArahaTa vipAka khetaramAM ADedhaDa ugI nI kaLelA boraDInAM jALAMnI jema citrakalAmAM aNaAvaDatanI AtmavaMcanAnA othAre umaTelA AdhunikatAno ghUghavatA pUranI vacALe azva zAstra, azva kathAo ane citrakalAnA punita saMgamamAM eka kalAkAra sarjalI kevaLa kAThivADI avacitronI zreNInA darzana mAtrathI mana, AtmA ane khoLiyuM pavitra thai jAya ! bhAratIya laghucitronAM sIdhA vArasA samAna A citromAM kalAkAranI pAradarzaka jalaraMgonI sidhdha hathoTI, rekhAMkana pAtrAlekhananI parizudhdhatA, AgavI saMyojanAnI sAthe prAcIna vArasAno uMDo abhyAsa ane dastAvejI mUlyanI jALavaNI jovAM maLe che. A abhyAsI citrakAranuM nAma che zrI prabhAtasiMha moDabhAi bArahaTa mULa hajanALI (ji.rAjakoTa)nA vatanI. temano janma tA.28 Disembara-1953mAM mosALa vApara (ji.jAmanagara)mAM thayo.rAjakoTanI caudharI hAiskulamAM abhyAsa karI meTrIka thayA.pitA zrI moDabhAi (kRSNadAnajI) pote vidvAna, sAhitya upAsaka ane uMDA adhyayanazIla hatAM. dikarAnuM valaNa pArakhI citrakalAnA abhyAsa mATe amadAvAdanI zeka cI. na. klAmahAvidyAlayamAM moMko. be varSa abhyAsa karI prabhAtasiMhe 1977mAM e.TI.DI.nI padavI prApta karI. rAjakoTamAM temanI tAlima phAina ArTasamAM sva. Do. zrI ramezabhAi bhaTTa pAse cAlu hatI.eja varSe peinTIMganI aMtima parIkSAmAM .DI.ArTanI padavI prApta karI, rAjakoTa AvI zrI virANI baherAmUMgA zALAmAM 1979thI citra zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. sAthosAtha citrasAdhanA paNa karatA rahyA. eka kalAsAdhaka tarIke prabhAtasiMha bArahaTa temanA gurU sva.zrI rasikalAla parIkhanI citraNAthI prabhAvita che. Alekhana para temanuM prabhutva che. bArIka rekhAMkana, pAradarzaka jalaraMgo ane netrasaMtarpaka citra saMyojanA e temanA citronAM mahattvanAM aMgo che. temanI kalAsAdhanAne cAra vibhAgamAM vaheMcI zakAya. 1. zarUAtanA paMkhIcitro, saMskRta sAhityanA prasaMgo, lokajIvana ane nArInAM vividha rUpa darzana, 6. kArDiAvADI azvacitra zreNI, 3. rASTrIya mahApurUSonAM aitihAsika prasaMgo, 4. chatrapati zivAjI mahArAjanI rAjasavArInuM 500 mITara laMbAI ane 8 phUTa uMcAinuM pralaMba pacitra. Page #333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 310. prathama vibhAgamAM nadI kinAre traNa saurASTra-gujarAtathI laIne muMbainArIo, mayUrazreNI ane darpaNamAM mukha rAjasthAnanA vividha sAmayiko-akhabAromAM nihALatI nAyikA ullekhanIya che. kenavAsa prakaTa thaI cUkI che. A citra pUrUM thaze tyAre te para tailaraMgomAM karelA vyakti citromAM eka vaizvika kakSAno rekorDa sthApita thaze. hamIrajI gohila, zrIjI mahArAja, bhakta prabhAtasiMhanA citro grupa zo rUpe kavi isaradAnajI ane rASTrapurUSonA porTeiTa rAjakoTamAM phAIna ArTasanA traNa pradarzano citro A viSaya parano temano abhyAsa (1964,65,78), "raMga, ramaNA ane darzAve che. saurASTranA pAMca ratnomAMnA eka Do.rameza bhaTTa' zradhdhAMjalI pradarzana (1995), evA kAThiAvADI azvacitronI Alekhana phulachAba pleTInama jayaMtI pradarzana(1996), karavAmAM lagabhaga eka dAyako temaNe vitAvyo phalema-99 pradarzana, goMDala (2000)va.mAM che. te mATe tajajJa vidvAnonI mulAkAta, pradarzita thayA che. niyaMtrIta kalAkAra tarIke saMdarbho, skecIMga,adhyayana ane nirIkSaNa temanI "kAThiAvADI azvacitra zreNI' va.nI eTalI uMDI asara temanA para paDI ke | gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada-rAjakoTa(1990), Aje "kAThivADI azlo' para vyAkhyAna rAjakoTa lokameLo (1992)mAM vana mena zo ApavAnI "othorITI' gaNAya, teTaluM jJAna rUpe pradarzita thayela che. meLavI-pacAvI-citarI zakayA che. A citrakalA uparAMta itihAsa, purAtatva, azvacitrazreNInuM pradarzana okaTobara jaya maMgaLa' - azva (jalaraMgI saMyojana). paribhramaNa jevAM anya zokhanA kAraNe teo 2002mAM amadAvAdanI karNAvatI ArTa dezanA mukhya zaheronA myujhiyamo, aitihAsika gelerImAM yojAyuM tyAre tene gujarAtanA tatkAlIna rAjayapAlazrI smArakonI mulAkAta laI cUkayA che. teo bhAratIya itihAsa saMkalana suMdarasiMhajI bhaMDArIjInA haste khulluM mukavAmAM Avela. A citroe samiti, vaidika sarasvatI zodha abhiyAna, cAraNI sAhitya saMzodhana anyone paNa "azva' citraNAmAM prerIta karyA che. kendra, phAina ArTasa sosAyaTI va.jevI vividha saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyela bhAratanA khyAtanAma purAtatvavida-itihAsanna evA sva.padmazrI che. "kAThiAvADI azlo', "luptA sarasvatI', kacchanI kamAMgarI Do. vI. sI. vAkaNakarajInI preraNAthI prabhAtasiMha bArahaTe rASTrapurUSa citrazailI' va.zodhapatronI itihAsa pariSadomAM temaNe karelI rajUAtane chatrapatizivAjI mahArAjanI rAjasavArI jevAM sudirgha citrapaTTano zatAyuvidvAna zrI ke. kA. zAstrIjI jevAe prazaMsI hatI. gujarAta rAjaya prAraMbha karyo che. 8 phuTanI uMcAi ane 500 mITaranI kula laMbAi lalita kalA akAdamInI varSa 2001-02 mATe juniyara phelozIpa dharAvatuM bhAratIya citrazailImAM ekrelika raMgonAM mAdhyamamAM pote A meLavanAra prabhAtasiMha bArahaTanAM citro deza- uparAMta videzanI vividha pralaMba citra taiyAra karI rahyA che. temanA A ananya prakalpanI noMdha saMsthA-vyaktigata saMgrahamAM sthAna pAmyA che. chatrapati zivAjI mahArAjanI rAjasavArI' e pralaMba pacitrano eka aMza (ekrelIka raMga) Jain Education Intemational Page #334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 318 patha pradarzaka drazyacitromAM pratibhAvaMta kalAkAra muMbaI (1983), krieTIva ArTIsTapradarzana-rAjakoTa (1982) va. mAM pradarzita thayA che. amadAvAda-ravizaMkara rAvala kalAbhavanamAM zrI sureza rAvala temanuM grupa pradarzana yojAyuM hatuM. rAjakoTanA kalAkAronI jalaraMgI drazyacitronI sva. zrI maganalAla temanAM citrone mahAkozala kalApariSada- rAyapuranA traNa trivedIthI zarU thayelI paraMparAe dara peDhIe evorDa, inDIyana oDITa ekAunTanTa DIpArTa. dvArA nAgapura khAte avanavA parimANo sAdhyA che. e ja paraMparAne yojAela dvivArSikI sAMskRtika pradarzanamAM traNa golDa meDala maLelA uccatama biMdue pahoMcADIne rASTrIya stare che. amRtasara akhila bhAratIya pradarzana (1995)mAM temanA citra rAjakoTane gaurava apAvanAra pratibhAvaMta "varSA vihIna divaso-sthaLAMtara'ne rUA.4000/-no evorDa, drazyacitrakAra eTale 1999mAM "rokI lenDaskepane dha inDiyana ekeDemI opha phAina zrI sureza pI. rAvala ArTasamAM rUA.4000-nuM pAritoSika uparAMta ekeDemInA sthApaka tA.2 julAi-1953mAM haLavada khAte sva. kalAkAra padmazrI esa. jI. ThAkurasIMganI smRtirUpa vizeSa J temano janma. pitA sva. zrI parazurAma rAvala memorIala momenTo arpaNa thayela. te ja rIte lalitakalA pariSadarAjakoTamAM prophesara hatA tethI surezabhAinuM zALA-koleja zikSaNa vizAkhApaTTanama (1999)mAM yojAyela 28mAM akhila bhAratIya rAjakoTamAM saMpanna thayuM. ema. esa.sI.nI padavI dharAvatA sureza kalA pradarzanamAM kRti "De breka' ne vizeSa pramANapatra maLela. nAgapura rAvala rAjakoTanI e. jI. ophisamAM siniyara ekAunTanTa ophisara pradarzanamAM 'lAsTa glo mojUna' kRtine merITa sarTI. maLela che. tarIke pharaja bajAve che. citrakalA temano parama vyAsaMga che. pote svayaM sureza rAvalanI mAnyatA che kesAdhaka kalAkAra che. prakRti temanI kalAzALA che. chellA vIsa karatAM 'rialisTIka kRtio paNa jo yogya staranI hoya to akhila paNa vadhu varSathI A kSetro teo sakriya che. bhAratIya staranA pradarzanomAM pasaMdagI to pAme paNa evorDa sudhI paNa temanI citrANAmAM pahoMcI zake tenuM pramANapatra-A saMyojana, sTIla lAipha va. to puraskAro lAge che'. Ave ja. paNa drazya citra mukhya svabhAve dhIra-gaMbhIra A viSaya che. ravivAranI rajAmAM kalAkAranA citroThaMDA ane garamaraMga-kenavAsa-kAgaLa laine saMvAdI ane visaMvAdI rAjakoTa bahAra nIkaLI javuM. raMgayojanAmAM thayAM chatAM taLAva, nadI, grAmakesIma pradeza saMvAdItAnI asara janmAve che. khetara-khaLAmAM beThaka jamAvI be drazyacitromAM temanAM saMyojano cAracitro dorI lAvavAte temano paNa viziSTa hoya che ane tenA nityano riyAjha, jalaraMgo ane zirSako paNa sthULa karatAM bhAvavAhI tailaraMgo- bannemAM temane phAvaTa vadhAre hoya che. bhAratIya ane che. teo ignezanIsTathI laine pAzcAtya kalA ane kalAkAronA eksTrakaTIjhama jevI vividha teo uMDA abhyAsI che. tenA phaLa zailImAM rajUAta kare che. potAnA svarUpe temaNe taiyAra karelI citro sthAnika kakSAthI laine parizrama (jalaraMgI saMyojana). slAiDajhanA zo rAjakoTa, gujarAta sahita vividha rAjayonA amarelImAM yojAyA che. phUlachAba pradarzanomAM rajU karatA rahe che. temane aneka inAmo-sanmAna- pleTInama jayaMtI pradarzana-1996mAM kRti rajU karavA badala temane pramANapatro maLelA che. mRticihna arpaNa karavAmAM Avela. sureza rAvalanA citro grupa zo rUpe rAjakoTanI Do. esa. ema. sureza rAvala eka pragatizIla, prayogazIla ane pratibhAvaMta ArTa gelerI (1994 thI Aja sudhI prativarSa), uparAMta tAja-muMbai kalAkAra che. je temanI drazyacitraNA ane tene maLelI akhIla bhAratIya (1980,82,84), kanTempararI-amadAvAda (1980), jahAMgIra- staranI svIkRti sAbita kare che. Jain Education Intemational Page #335 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 319 pAsAMo jevAM ke raMgo, racanA, laya ane alaMkaraNanuM dhabakatuM jIvana mANI zakAya che. azvina cauhANanI tasavIro 1970 thI 1981 daramiyAna rAjakoTamAM yojAela pradarzanomAM sthAna pAmI hatI. grupa zo rUpe temanA citro rAjakoTa, goMDala, muMbai (1982 thI 2000) mAM pradarzita thai cUkyA che. rAjaya kalA pradarzanathI laine AMtararAjaya pradarzanomAM kRtio pradarzita ane puraskRta thaI che. temane maLelA sanmAnomAM mahAkauzala kalApariSada-rAyapuranA pAMca evorDajha (1985, 88, 90, 92, 93), phUlachAba pleTInama jayaMtI pradarzana-rAjakoTa (1996)mAM smRti cina uparAMta 44mAM gujarAta lalita kalA pradarzanamAM "rAtrino sannATo' citrane rUA. 5000/-no "kalAkAra zrI somAlAla zAha evorDa'no samAveza thAya che. azvinanAcitro rAjakoTa, amadAvAda, muMbaithI laine videzamAM briTana ane phrAMsanA kalAcAhako ane saMsthAonA saMgrahamAM sthAna pAmyA che. pratibhAzALI ane prayogadharmI kalAkAra zrI azvina cauhANa jIvana pravAhane draSTAbhAvathI nirakhI teno kalA sAthe samanvaya karavo ane pachI te samanvayane kalAkRti rUpe bhAvaka samakSa rajU karavo ejacitrakAranuM jIvana lakSya hoya che.' A maMtavya dharAvatA rAjakoTanA kalAkAra che - zrI azvina trikamabhAi cauhANa tA.25 eprila-1960mAM rAjakoTamAM che ke temano janma, nava dhoraNa sudhIno zALAkIya abhyAsa. pitA trikamabhAi (TIkubhAi)nA nIlakamala TuDiyomAM vyAvasAyika phoTogrAphI, bromAiDa peinTIMga, sine benarsa va.nA vAtAvaraNamAM ucharelA azvina mATe kenavAsa, tailaraMgo, jalaraMgo ke kemerAva. mAdhyamo gaLathuthImAM ja maLyA hatAM. vaLI pAMgaratI yuvAnImAM rAjakoTanA rAjakamala suDiyonI kalAkAra belaDI sva. zrI dinubhAI rAvala ane sva. zrI lAlajIbhAi cauhANa sAthe vividha nAnA-moTA vyAvasAyika kAma karavAnI taka maLI. jANItA kalAkAra sva. zrI sanatabhAi ThAkaranA sAnidhyamAM vyavasthita kalAsAdhanA AraMbhI. temanI sAthe rahIne AuTaDora peinTIMga-drazyacitro zIkhyA. rAjakoTanI AsapAsanAM grAmapradezathI laIne temaNe jUnAgaDha, jodhapura ke jesalamera jevAM zaheronI bajAro, galIo, coka ane havelIone potAnAM drazyacitronA viSayo banAvyA. bArIka kALI rekhA badhdha AkAro, pAradarzaka jalaraMgo ane je te sthaLanA sthApatyakIya sauMdaryanI vizeSa saMyojanAne kAraNe azvina 2 ja ka Ta na aa drazya citrakAro mAM gAmaDuM (mikasa mIDIyA) alaga tarI Ave che. vyakticitro, amUrtacitro ane kalpanAzIla drazyacitro tenI citrasRSTi, ghaNIvArate kASTha-dhAtuvAmAMthI kApelA AkAro, chabIcitro, sTeinDa glAsa ke mArbala DasTajevAM vividha mAdhyamonI madadathI kolAjarUpa abhivyakti paNa kare che. tenI A racanAomAM draSTimUlaka citrAtmaka ativAstavavAdI ane amUrta citronA sarjaka zrI navanIta rAThoDa dekhAvamAM saradArajI jevA lAgatA A yuvA kalAkAra pAghaDImAM viMTALeluM ratna che. potAnA viparyAsI ane kaMika aMze sarariyalisTIka kalAne sparzatA citro ane AlekhanothI vivAdAspada rIte saumAM alaga tarI AvatA A pratibhAzALI kalAkAra che rAjakoTanA - | zrI navanIta ela. rAThoDa tA.11 phebruArI-1958mAM 1 rAjakoTamAM temano janma. ucca kakSAnA abhyAsa mATe amadAvAda zeTha sI. ena. koleja opha phAina ArTasamAM joDAyA. khaMta thI abhyAsa karI 1982mAM peinTIMgamAM jI.DI.ArTa ane 1983mAM e.TI.DI.thayAM. tA.1, DIse.1990thI rAjakoTanI saurASTra hAiskulamAM kalA zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. jayAM sakriya kalA zikSaka tarIke kArya karatAM navanItabhAinA vidyArthIonAM citro sthAnikakakSAthI laIne rAjaya, AMtara rAjaya ane jApAna jevI AMtararASTrIya spardhAmAM zreSTha dekhAva sAthe inAmo-pramANapatro meLavI cUkyA che. navanIta rAThoDe eka kalAkAra tarIke potAnI kArakirdI paNa jIvaMta rAkhI che. manamAM spharatA vicArane haMmezAM sAthe rahetI skecabukamAM utArI le. pachI temAMthI sarjAya avanavI citrazreNIo. Jain Education Intemational Page #336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 320 jevI ke vAvAjhoDuM zreNI, mena enDa phIza zreNI, eiDajha zreNI, AphaTara DIjhAsTara zreNI, mena enDa necara zreNI va. dara varSe thayelAM tAjAM citrone grupa zo rUpe 1982 thI te cheka Aja-2004 sudhI rAjakoTa uparAMta amadAvAdamAM rajU karI cUkayA che. navanIta rAThoDanIta-nava kalpananI bolDarajUAta karatA kalAkAra tarIke jANItA che. kalpana bhale e ja -AkAza dharatI, mAnava, vRkSa va.nuM- ajAgRta manamAM uThatAM taraMgonuM paNa A taraMgo zekhacallInA taraMgo nathI.A taraMgo pAchaLa eka caukkasa vicAra, viSaya ke thIma hoya che. cokkasa racanA baMdho hoya che. rajUAtamAM jAgRta mAnasano sathavAro, vartuLa, corasa, laMbacorasa va. jevAM bhaumitika khAnAonI. vacce ALoTatAM, aTavAtAM nirAvaraNIya ke khaMDa-vikhaMDa thayelA mAnava zarIro, tenI citrasRSTinuM mahatvanuM paribaLa banI rahe che. navanIta rAThoDanA kenavAsanuM rUpa tenuM spesa vibhAjana che. teNe choDelA A avakAzamAM AkAro ALoTe che, uDe che, tare che, ane e AkAro, TAMkAthI ke rekhAothI saMyojAya che. pena, inka, tailaraMgo-jalaraMgo tenA mAdhyamo che. kALI zAhInA pena-lasarakAmAM stara vaividhya, chAyA-prakAzanuM uMDANa temaja jALIdAra TecaranA kAraNe ekaraMgI hovAM chatAM AkarSe che. tejasvI bolDa raMgonI jema mRduraMgo no JpaNa te sumeLa sAdhe che. I1981 thI ja te rAjaya ane nava vi dha ta 2 1 ya pradarzanomAM kati ane | mena enDa phIza (pena.. inka) Jpradarzita kare che. temane aneka pAritoSika maLelA che. jemAM varlDa vAilDa lAipha phaMDa-muMbaI (1983), a.myu.korpo. (1987), rAyapura (1991, 92), vizAkhApaTTanama (1999), phUlachAba pleTInama jayaMtI pradarzana (1996)mAM smRticihana sahita aneka sanmAno maLyA che. zrI saurASTra hAiskula zatAbdI varSamAM zALAnAM zrI vijayabhAi dhoLakIyA smRti holamAM temanA citrono vana mena zo yojAelo. gujarAta rAlalita kalA akAdamI yojIta 'cAilDa peinTIMga varkazopa rAjakoTa (1991, 94)mAM temaNe mArgadarzana Apela che. aneka saMsthAo dvArA nirNAyaka tarIke temanI sevA levAi che. navanIta rAThoDa saMniSTha kalAzikSaka ane prayogazIla kalAkAra che. patha pradarzaka grAphIka kalAkAra zrI mahendra paramAra kalAsarjana to kayAreka Apa meLe thai jatuM haze. bAkI to thoDA keLavAyelA hAtha tathAbudhdhinI kasaratathI vizeSa kazuM ja nipajatuM hotuM nathI." kalA ane kalAsAdhanA viSe AvI 'bolDa' mAnyatA dharAvatA citrakAra che rAjakoTanA - zrI mahendra nAnajI paramAra tA. 6 mArca-1958mAM rAjakoTamAM 14 temano janma. abhyAsa meTrIka sudhI. gujarAta rAjaya jamIna vikAsa nigama rAjakoTanI kacerImAM Tresara-kama-kalArka tarIke pharaja bajAvatA mahendra paramAre rAjakoTanA kalAkAro sva. zrI. sanatabhAI ThAkara ane sva. zrI manaharabhAI makavANAnA sAnidhyamAM anukrame tailaraMgI citraNA ane grAphIka kalAnI tAlima lIdhI che. tailaraMgo, jalaraMgo, cArakola ane vuDakaTa va.tenA mAdhyamo che. mahendranA tailaraMgI citromAM lagabhaga nirAvaraNIya mAnavakRtionA saMyojano koi khAsa sahetuka manobhAvone nirUpe che.vigato vinAnA caherAyukta A mAnavapAtro vaDe te sa mA ja jI va na nI nirarthakatA, aMdhakArapUrNa mUDha ceSThAo ke vikRtio ane daMbhI samAjanI pokaLatA paranA vyaMgane pratIkonI madadathI sAkAra kare che. A citronI sarakhAmaNImAM tenAM grAphIka prinTasa pataMgiyAnI pAMkhanI haLavAzano sparza karAve pAnImeM mIna piyAsI (grAphIka) tevAM kAvyAtmaka ane pratIkonI bhASAnA sahAre 'astitvanA nAjukapAsAMonAM sauMdaryabodhane rajU karatAM lAge. hoDIo, mAchalIo, surya, kUkaDo va. AkArone te vUDakaTamAM be ke traNa raMgonAM sumeLamAM evA suMdara rIte rajU kare che ke, citra jANe rezamapaTTa para doryuM hoya tevuM lAge. gujarAta bahAra ane gujarAtamAM Jain Education Intemational Page #337 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 pratibhAo paNa mahendrane A citroe khyAti apAvI che. bhramara amuka ja puSpo para besI rahe to te caMcala kyAMthI kahevAya? mahendrae mAnavapAtro, prANIo, sUraja-caMdranAM ardhagoLa AkArone trikoNa-corasa jevA bhaumitika avakAzamAM vibhAjIne mAtra cArakola pensila mAdhyamamAM karelA citro ekaraMgI hovA chatAM AkarSaka che. chellA varSonI temanI abhivyakti phUlo, phaLa ane zAkabhAjIne saMyojIne karelAM krieTIva sTIla lAIphamAM pariNamI che. temAMya temanI 'cilIjha. zreNI' - lAla maracAM, lIlA maracAM e to temane gujarAtathI laine amRtasara ane navI dilhI (Aiphekasa) sudhI jANItAM karyA che. aneka grupa zo rUpe A kalAkAranAM citro 1981 thI 203 sudhI goMDala, rAjakoTathI laine bhopAla, lakhanau, caMDIgaDha, cennAi, navI dilhI ane amadAvAdamAM pradarzita thayAM che. temanAM nijI pradarzano rAjakoTa Do.esa. ema. ArTa gelerI (1996) ane amadAvAda - Arcara gelerI (2003)mAM yojAyA che. temane maLelA evorDajhamAM haidrAbAda (1985), Aiphekasa-amadAvAda (2002), gujarAta lalita kalA akAdamI (1986, 92, 2003), rAyapura (1992), tathA phUlachAba pleTInama jayaMtI pradarzana rAjakoTa (1996)mAM smRticina va.no samAveza thAya che. gujarAta lalita kalA akAdamInI jUniyara phelozIpa (200102) meLavanAra A kalAkAranI kRtio gujarAta la. ka. akAdamIthI laine dezanI vividha saMsthA ane khAnagI saMgrahomAM sthAna pAmI che. peinTIMga ane bloka mekIMga prosesano abhyAsa karyo. 1975mAM muMbaimAM sIlka skrIna prinTIMgano abhyAsa karyo. 1977mAM va. vi.mAMthI ArTa mAsTara thayAM. e ja saMsthAmAM kalA-vyAkhyAtA tarIke kArakirdInI zarUAta karI.Aje AcArya pada saMbhALI rahyA che. ANaMda, amadAvAda, muMbaiva. zaheromAM grupazomAM citro pradarzita karanAra ajIta paTelanA citronA vana mena zo vallabha vidyAnagara (1990, 2002), saradAra paTela yuni.(1990), morIzyasa (1992), jahAMgIra-muMbai (2002), mAM tathA temanA phoTogrAphI zo amadAvAda-vallabha vidyAnagara(2001)mAM yojAyA che. temanA citro deza-videzanI vividha saMsthAo tathA prAiveTa saMgrahamAM jaLavAyAM che. phoTokInA (vasTa jarmanI) tathA laMDana khAte yojAyela grAphIkasa pradarzanonI mulAkAta lai vizvastare A kalAnI pragatino abhyAsa karanAra ajItabhAie bhAratanA vividha kalAdhAmo uparAMta yuropanA pravAsa1988mAM holenDa, sviTjharlenDa, vesTa jarmanI, yu. ke., phrAnsa, morezyasa va . da za nI viva vikhyAta ga la 21 ane - myujhiyamonI mulAkAta - lenDaskepa (ekrelIka). lIdhI che. ajIta paTelanAM citrone je puraskAro maLelA che. temAM gujarAta rA.la.kalA akAdamI (1973,91) bombe ArTa sosAyaTI (1974), rAyapura (1989, 91) tathA amRtasara (1993) mAM maLelA evorDajha ullekhanIya che. amerIkA-bAyogrAphIkala insTITayuTa dvArA samakAlIna sAmAjikakSetre viziSTa yoga dAna badala temane 1998mAM evorDa maLela che. ajIta paTela adhatana citromAM prakRttinAM aneka rUpo saMyojIne raMga ane AkAronI madadathI anokhA bhAvavizvanuM sarjana kare che. mAnavIya saMvedanAnI abhivyakti mATe pAradarzaka raMgonA prayogathI eka prakAranA layano AbhAsa karAve che. lalitakalAnI saMsthAo sahita teo vividha saMsthAomAMsabhya-salAhakAra tarIke saMkaLAyelA che. gujarAtanI lalitakalA kSetranI agragaNya saMsthAnA niSThAvAna AcArya tarIke temanI sevA ullekhanIya che. gujarAtanI 17 jeTalI kalAsaMsthAonI agraharoLamAM sthAna pAmelI A saMsthAne ajIta paTela ane tenA niSThAvAna kalAprAdhyApakonA samarpaNanuM pratirUpa kahIe to khoTuM nathI. ajIta paTela pUrva AcAryonI paraMparAne jALavavAmAM saphaLa nivaDayA che. grAphIka kalAkAra ane pragatizIla kalAcArya zrI ajIta paTela 'grAphIkasa e mAro priya kalAprakAra che. silka skrIna prinTIMga dvArA huM A citro karUM chuM. A eka TekanIkala viSaya hoi temAM vadhumAM vadhu cokasAinI anivAryatA che. spesIMga, phormatathA raMganI yogya pasaMdagI ja citrane khAsa guNavatA bakSe che." potAnA citra sarjana viSe A maMtavya vyakta kare che khyAtanAma kalAkAra ane vallabha vidyAnagaranI ikovAlA saMtarAma koleja opha I phAina ArTasanA prinsIpAla - zrI ajItakumAra surendrabhAi paTela tA.21 mArca-1949mAM ANaMda khAte temano janma. 1966mAM meTrIka pachI uccakalAno abhyAsa vallabha vidyAnagaranA kalA kendra kolejamAM karI 1973mAM peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTanI padavI meLavI. 1973-thI 75mAM vaDodarAnI phekalTI opha phAina ArTasamAM eDavAnsa Jain Education Intemational Page #338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 322 patha pradarzaka vAstavadarzI drazyacitro ane bajArothI laine parvatIya ramaNIya sthaLonAM suMdara drazyacitro karyA che. tasavIra citraNAnA sidhdhahasta kalAkAra je te sthaLanuM sthApatyakIya athavA prAkRtika sauMdarya tenA pUrA vyaktitva sAthe temanA citramAM khIlI zake che. sAputArA ke giranAranuM jaMgala zrI azoka khAMTa hoya, upaleTAno TAvara ke anya zaheranI imArata-darekamAM chAyAkAlpanika sarjana e vAstavika kalA pachInuM sarjana che. sau prathama prakAzanI samatola mAvajata sAthe je te sthaLanuM vAstavika sauMdarya khaDuM vAstaviktAno sAMgopAMga abhyAsa jana thAya karavAmAM teo ajoDa che. tyAM sudhI kalpanAnA hiMDoLe jhUlavAnuM huM pasaMda azoka khAMTanA citro grupa zo rUpe ANaMda, va.vi., amadAvAda karato nathI. eTale kAlpanika sarjana kadAca madrAsa, muMbaI va. zaheromAM pradarzita thayA che. temanA nijI pradarzanonI mAro mArga nahiM hoya.' saMkhyA 12 jeTalI thavA jAya che. temane maLelA navathI vadhu evorDajhamAM - lenDaskepa ane porTuiTanA vAstavika gujarAta rA. la. kalA akAdamI (1984), eca. Dabalyu. epha. navI citronA A pratibhAvaMta kalAkAra che ANaMdanA dilhIno evorDa (1986), AMdhrapradeza nAlakonDA (1987)mAM zrI azoka khAMTa ravIndranAtha TAgoranA poTreiTa mATe golDameDala, roTarI kalaba-naDiyAda | tA.2 jUna-1959mAM bhAyAvadara (1987), va. vi. kalAkendra (1988, 89), bhAikAkA zatAbdI (ji.rAjakoTa) mAM temano janma. citrakalAnA rasathI teo vallabha pradarzana (1989), varlDa vAIDa phaMDa phora necara evorDa (1992) ane vidyAnagaranA kalAkendramAM joDAyA. 1979mAM e.TI.DI.thayA. 1989mAM rAyapura-mahAkozala kalA pariSada (1993)no samAveza thAya che. peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTanI padavI rAjaya kakSAe prathama sthAne meLavI. eka niSNAta kalAkAra tarIke aneka zibiromAM temaNe sevA vallabhavidyAnagaramAM ja kalA TuDiyo sthApI ApI che. vijhITIMga prophesara tarIke svataMtra kalAkAra tarIke kArakirdI zarU karI. rAjakoTanI inTIrIyara Dekorezana kolejamAM azokakhAMTanI pIMchIvyakticitro ane vakhatovakhata sevA Ape che. azoka khAMTanAM drazyacitromAM soLe kaLAe khIlI uThe che. temAM citromAM lokajIvananAM prasaMgo ane pAtro temane phoTogrAphInuM jJAna upayogI thAya che. AkarSaka rIte rajU thAya che. temanA citro tethI kemerAno lensa pakaDI zake teTalI sUkSma gujarAta'nA dIpotsavI aMkonI zobhA vigato teo potAnA vyakticitro ane banyA che. drazyacitromAM mUkI zake che. tema chatAM te citra Adhunika phoTogrAphInI aneka TekanIkonA dastAvejIprinTanabanIrahetAekasarjanAtmaka baLe utkRSTa tasavIro prApta thatI hovAM chatAM kalAkRti banI rahe che. je A kalAkAranI pIMchI dvArA phalaka para sarjAtA vyakticitranI majA vizeSatA che. koI ora ja hoya che. kAraNa ke kalAkAramAM raheluM azokabhAie gAMdhIjI, saradAra, caitanya je te pAtranA sthaLa aMgonI sAthe tenAM ravizaMkara rAvalathI laine aneka jANI AMtarika vyaktitvane paNa bahAra lAvI zakavA ajANI vyaktionA porTeiTa ane phUlasAijha samartha hoya che. tailacitro taiyAra karyA che. kavivara TAgora varSa 2004mAM ANaMda khAte 58mA jevA pratibhAzALI vyaktitvathI laine svAtaMtrya dina ujavAyelA mahotsava prasaMge saurASTranA gAmaDAmAM jovA maLatA mAladhArI, kalAkSetre akhila bhAratIya stare rAjayanuM gaurava kheDUta va.nA sAmAnya caherA temanA kenavAsa vadhAravA badala gujarAtanA mukhyamaMtrIzrI para potAnI tamAma lAkSaNikatA sAthe rajU narendrabhAi modInA haste azokakhAMTanuM sanmAna thAya che. porTeiTanI pazcAdabhUne sapATaraMgothI porTeiTa tailaraMgI) karavAmAM AvyuM. bharI devAne badale broDa brazanA mAtra thoDA gujarAtanA chabIcitrakAronI paraMparAmAM lasarakA mUkIne bAkIno kenavAsa koro choDI devAnI temanI phAvaTa che. have azokakhAMTanuM nAma agraharoLamAM mukAya che. je A kalAkAranI kalA azoka khAMTe gujarAtanA zahero-gAmaDAonI galIo, sAdhanAe meLavelI sidhdhi che. Jain Education Intemational Page #339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 3ra3 urjAvAna citrakAra ane abhinacasaMgI kalAkAra ghara vase, hAjI-nAjI, saphadara hAsamI, paricaya, AvatIkAla va.nATako ane dUradarzananI sirIyalo kRSNA ane alipha-lailAmAM vividha pAtro zrI kanu paTela uparAMta bIjI sirIyalomAM temanI nAnI-moTI bhUmikA rahI che. sAhitya, saMgIta, citra ane abhinayathI jenuM vyaktitva chalakAya vallabhavidyAnagaramAM svataMtra kalAkAra tarIke potAno kalAruDiyo che, jenuM jIvana saMpUrNapaNe kalAne samarpita thayuM 'lajajA komyunikezana' nuM saMcAlana karavAnI sAthe duSkovAlA saMtarAma che tevA yuvA kalAkAra che vallabha vidyAnagaranA koleja opha phAina ArTasamAM vijhITIMga adhyApaka tarIke sAta varSathI zrI kanaiyAlAla phakIralAla paTela sevA Ape che. kalAjagatamAM "kanu paTela' nAmathI rAjaya tathA rASTrIya kakSAe yojAtA mahatvanAM pradarzanomAM kanu jANItA A kalAkArano janma tA. 30 nave. paTelanI kRtio pradarzita- puraskRta thai che. 1988thI Aja 1966mAM visanagaramAM thayo hato. vallabha sudhImAM temanA citro ANaMda (1991), vallabha vidyAnagara vidyAnagaranA kalAkendra koleja opha phAIna (1999, 2003), surasAgara (lesTara, yu.ke. 1993), ravizaMkara ArTamAM abhyAsa karI temaNe 1984mAM e. rAvala kalAbhavana amadAvAda (1995, 97), vaDodarA (2001), TI. DI. ane 1988mAM peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTanI padavI rAjaya karamasada (2002), tathA ravIndra bhavana navI-dilhI (2003) ane kakSAe prathama sthAne meLavI. rAjakoTa (2004)mAM grupa zo ane vanamena zo rUpe rajU thai cUkayA che. kenavAsa para potAnA AkAro ane raMgo pAse abhinaya karAvavo - kanu paTelanA citrone rAyapuranA traNa (1984, 88, 93), ane raMgamaMca para nija abhinayanAraMgIprasAravAe A yuvA kalAkArano grAphIkasane gujarAta lalita kalA akAdamI (1995) ane ola inDiyA jIvanavvAsa banI rahyo che. kalA pradarzana 8 ane 10-nAgapura (1994, 96)mAM evorDajha maLelA kanu paTelanA citro koI eka zailImAM simIta nathI. samayanI che. paramAtmAkA kutA (1989), ekathA gadhdhA (1991, 93), khayAla sAthe tenI rajUAtamAM nAvinya jovA maLe che. nArI dehanI namaNAza ke bharamAlI (1992, 93)mAM N.T.C.A. vaDodarAnA besTa ekaTara strInA AMtarika sauMdaryanuM sacoTa nirUpaNa tenA phalaka para sAkAra thAya tarIke tathA julusa nATakamAM besTa ple mATe evorDajha maLelA che. kanu che. temanI traNa daMtakathAo citrazreNI "mArAM raMgo, mArAM vRkSo, mArI paTelanA citro bhArata uparAMta amerikA, keneDAnI vividha saMsthA tathA strIo' citrazreNImAM vRkSa, nArI ane avakAzanuM suMdara saMyojana karyuM vyaktigata saMgrahomAM sacavAyA che. teo hamalalitakalA maMca, yuvaka che. atitarAga' citrazreNImAM nAnapaNamAM anubhavela grAmajIvana birAdarI, cilDrana thieTara, krieTIva senTara, inDiyana osana, asAIta khAsa karIne vividha draSTikoNathI baLadagADAnI muvamenTanI vividha sAhitya sabhA, akhila bhAratIya sAhitya akAdamI tathA gujarAta raMgomAM pecavarka sAthe karelI abhivyakti darzanIya che. pILA raMgonI vijhayuala ArTisTa eso. jevI nATaka, sAhitya ane citrakalAnI saMge sAmaMjasya sAdhavA chatAM tAjagI jALavI rAkhatA temanA tejasvI vividha saMsthAo sAthe sakriyapaNe saMkaLAyela che. moTA gharanI vahu, bhagatasiMga, paiso mAro paramezvara raMgo kanu paTelanAM amUrta citronuM va. jevA gujarAtI citrapaTo sahita AkarSaNa che. temanuM brazIMga kayAreka kenavAsa para jhaMjhAnI jema trATakatuM duradarzana ane bIjI cenalonI aneka sirIyalomAM temaNe lAge. abhinayanA ajavALAM pAtharyA che. kanu paTelane abhinayano kanu paTela e rIte bahumukhI vAraso pitA taraphathI maLyo che. pratibhA dharAvatA yuvA kalAkAra che. temanA pitA bhavAikalAnA ane eTale ja tA. 15 ogaSTakalAkAra rahI cUkayA hatAM. 2004nA roja ujavAyela 58mA raMgamaMcathI laine dUradarzana svAtaMtryadina samArohamAM citra, gujarAtI-hiMdI sirIyalomAM ane nATaya kalA kSetre noMdhanIya pradAna philmomAM kanu paTele abhinayanA badala gujarAtanA mukhyamaMtrI narendra ajavALA pAtharyA che. uMdhiyu, modInA haste kanu paTelane AvatI kAlanI savAra, hase tenuM atItarAga zreNImAMnI eka kRti. (tailaraMgI) sanmAnita karAyA che. Jain Education Intemational Page #340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 324 mUrta ane amUrta AkArono samanvaya sAdhatA kalAkAra zrI raNavIra cauhANa 'jIvananA amUrta tatvone vyakta karavA teo nakkara kAro ane raMgonA bAchA-gherA sapATAthI eka cokkasa prakAranA layanuM nirmANa kare che. to vaLI kyAMka amuka cokkasa raMganI caLakatI spArka lAinanA komaLa sparza thakI ApaNA bhAva jagatane uparataLe karI mUke che. eka AkArathI anya AkAra sudhI amUrta rUpAkAronI eka zrRMkhalA sarje che, je darzakane mUrta AkAronA AlaMbana dvArA amUrta vizvanA praveza dvAre khaDo karI de che. temanI Adhunika citrazailImAM mAtra vartamAnanuM ja prAkaTaya nathI. temanI kalA to manuSyanA AdibodhathI baMdhAyelI che ane eTale ja te nitya navAM rUpo sarjatI jAya che.' jANItA kavi zrI jahendra zekhaDIvAlAe A zabdomAM jenI sarjanAtmaktAno paricaya Apyo che te kalAkAra che vallabhavidyAnagaranA zrI raNavIrasiMha nAcusiMha cauhANa tA.22 sapTe, 1951mAM devagaDha bArIyA (ji.paMcamahAla)mAM temano janma. kalAkendra koleja opha phAina ArTasa-vallabhavidyAnagaramAM ucca kalAno abhyAsa karI 1974mAM peinTIMgamAM DiplomA meLyo. 1975thI pote e ja saMsthAmAM kalA-vyAkhyAtA tarIke sevA ApI rahyA che. aneka yuvA kyArthIone citrakalAnI tAlima ApavAnI sAthe nijI kalA sAdhanonuM sAtatya jALavI rahyA che. kolDasana (ekrelIka ekrelIka ane tailaraMgI mAdhyamamAM kAma karatA raNavIra cauhANa koI khAsa kolIne mahatva ApyA vinA kalAnA vartamAna pravAhamAM joDAine sarjanAtmaka abhivyakti Ape che. 1975thI temanA citro grupa zo rUpe muMbai, madrAsa, va. vi. bhopAla va.mAM rajU thayAche. 1985mAM amadAvAdamAM vana mena ko yojAryo. temanI kRtio rAjaya ane rASTrIya staranA pradarzanomAM pradarzita thai che. ane temane puraskAro paNa patha pradarzaka maLyA che. jemAM gujarAta la.kalA akAdamI 3 inAma (1972, 73, 74), bombe ArTa sosAyaTI pradarzana (1974)mAM rajatacaMdraka, rAyapura mahAkozala kalA pradarzanamAM evorDa (1988). uparAMta 1993mAM temanI kRti 'vijhana'ne varSanI zreSTha kRtino suvarNacaMdraka maLela che. AIphekasa pojIta ola inDiyA pradarzana amRtasara (1996)mAM silvara pleka temaja ujajaina kAlIdAsa samArohamAM sanmAnapatra (1995)va. no samAveza thAya che. rAjaya lalita kalA akAdamI uparAMta vividha saMsthAo Apo ta kalA seminAromAM temaNe sevA ApI che. raNavIra cauhANanA citro gujarAta la. ke. akAdamIthI laine deza-videzanA aneka prAiveTa saMgrahamAM sthAna pAmyA che. teo vallabhavidhAnagara cAra kalAkAronA vRMda" A.R.R.B nA sabhya che. klAkendra koleja- je have ipkovAlA saMtarAma koleja opha phAinaArTasanarIke oLakhAyache. tenI sthApanAnI cAra dAyakAnI pragatinI jhAMkhI karAvatA smRtistaMka 'AkAra ane AkRti'nuM anya prAdhyApakonA sahakAramAM raNavIra cauhANe karelAM saMpAdanamAM temanI saMkalanasUjha ane kalA draSTinA darzana thAya che. prabhAvavAdI drazyacitronA sarjaka zrI bharata modI 'temanA kenavAsamAM samarpaNanI bhAvanAnI sAthe maulikatAnA darzana thAya che. teo bhAratIya prAdezika drazyacitranI guNavattAne ati vAstavikatA sAthe samajaNapUrvaka rajU karI zake che.' jemanI kalA-miktine mATe A avataraNa kahevAyuM che te kalAkAra che vallabhavidyAnagaranA zrI bharatakumAra caMdulAla modI tA.23mArca-1953mAM amadAvAdamAM temano janma. zeTha cI. na. kalA mahAvidyAlayaamadAvAdamAM abhyAsa karI. 1974mAM prathamavarga sAthe peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTa thayA. 1974-75mAM vaDodarA phAina ArTa phekalTImAM peinTIMgano abhyAsa karyo. 1984mAM vanasthalI vidyApITha (rAjasthAna)mAM phresko peinTIMgano abhyAsa karyo. 1977thI vallabhavidyAnagara kalAkendra koleja (have ipkovAlA saMtarAma koleja opha phAina ArTasa)mAM peinTIMga vibhAgamAM kalA vyAkhyAtA tarIke sevA ApavAnI sAtho sAtha nijI kalA sAdhanA paNa karatA rahyA che. potAnA drazyacitramAM prakRtinI najIka rahIne vAtAvaraNanI asara nipajAvI temane pasaMda che. ekamekamAM maLI jatA AkAro Page #341 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 325 pratibhAo ane raMgonuM Ayojana e bharata modInI kRtinuM AgavuM lakSaNa che. vacce dariyA kinArA ane nagara saMskRtinI AbohavA, vAtAvaraNa ane prakAzane temaNe vividha rIte rajU karela. bharata modInA tAjetaranA citromAM temaNe prakRtinA vividha AkArone pAradarzaka raMgo ane brazanA joradAra sTrokasa vaDe asarakAraka rIte rajU karela che. Ama chatAM temanAM citromAM Alekhana (DroIga) ane raMgonA sTroka vacce saMvAditAno anubhava thAya che. bharata modInA citro ANaMdathI laine dezamAM yojAtA pradarzanomAM sthAna pAmyA che. temanA citro grupa zo rUpe 1979thI navI dilhI, jayapura, amadAvAda, muMbaimAM rajU thayA che. temanA citronAM nijI pradarzano jahAMgIra-muMbai (1981, 85) kanTempararI- amadAvAda (1985), ravizaMkara rAvala gelerI- amadAvAda (1996, 98), gAMdhInagara (1986), muMbai- tAja (1992, 94), herITeja- dilhI (1993, 95)mAM yojAI cUkyA che. bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatAM sarjaka zrI jagadIpa smAta 'paraMparAgata drazyacitronA saMyojanathI alaga tarI AgavI rIte citraNa karavuM e temanA naisargika rekhAMkanonI khAsa vizeSatA che. pRSThabhUmi para rakhAto avakAza e citronuM mahatvanuM aMga bane che. jenA kAraNe pUrA citrane drazyamAM rahelA uMDANa ane chAyA- prakAzane samatola rAkhe che.raMgo vinA phakta rekhAMkano dvArA sauMdarya jhIlavAnuM saheluM nathI.' kALI zAhI ane pena vaDe karelA jemanAM drazyacitro viSe 'janmabhUmi' (muMbaI-1986-87)mAM A noMdha prakaTa thai hatI. te kalAkAra che suratanA zrI jagadIpa kRSNakAMta smAta tA. 9 mArca- 1956mAM suratamAM temano janma. khyAtanAma kalAkAra sva. zrI vAsudeva smArta temanA kAkA thAya. tethI jagadIpane citrakalAno vAraso nAnapaNathI ja maLyo. vaDodarA- phekalTI opha phAina ArTasamAM temaNe kalA abhyAsa karyo. 1978mAM peinTIMgamAM bI.e. (phAina) ane 1980mAM ema. e. (phAina)nI padavI prApta karI. papeTrInI kalAmAM rasa hovAthI 1978mAM temaNe amadAvAdanI 'darpaNa' saMsthAmAM zrI meharabena konTrAkaTaranA sAnidhyamAM papeTrIno bejhIka ane eDavAnsa korsa pUro karyo. 1981mAM suratanI gArDanasilkamilsamAM DIjhAinaratarIke kArakirdI zarU karI. paNa teo kayAMya baMdhAyA nahatAM. 1981thI83sudhI suratanI vanasthali phAina ArTasa kolejamAM kalA-vyAkhyAtA tarIke sevA ApI. 1985 thI 90 sudhI suratanI zeTha pI. TI. mahilA esa. ena. DI. TI. kolejamAM eplAiDa ArTasanA vyAkhyAtA thayA. 1995mAM suratanI inTIrIyara DijhAinIMga skUla-A.A.R.T.mAM vijhITIMga lekacarara ane suratanI ejInIyarIMga enDa Tekano. koleja- S.C.S.T.mAM bI.ArkamAM vijhITIMga phekalTI tarIke kAryarata che. 1982 thI 94 sudhI zikSaNa vibhAga ane gujarAta rA. lalita kalA akAdamI yojIta ArTa TIcarsa, ane ArTIsTanA vividha kempamAM bhAga lIdho che. e uparAMta vidyArthIo mATenA peinTIMganA vividha varkazopa- surata- dakSiNa gujarAta yuni.(1986), rASTrIya kalA kendra surata (1989 thI 92), amadAvAda (1996) papeTrI varkazopabhAvanagara (1991) uparAMta 1993 thI 95- traNa varSa suratamAM citra saMgIta nATaya ane kAvyanA kalA mahotsavanuM Ayojana ane pradarzano karyA che. zaikSaNika hetu mATe zerI- galIo, zALAo, navo rasto (drazyacitra) temane maLelA puraskAromAM gujarAta la. kalA akAdamI (1973, 91- peinTIMga), (1976, 88- grAphIkasa), amRtasara (1983), rAyapura- silvara meDala(1986, 87-peinTIMga, 1991-grAphIkasa), a. yu. korpo. (1990), haidrAbAda ArTa sosAyaTI suvarNajayaMti pradarzana (1991), bombe ArTa sosAyaTI zatAbdI varSa pradarzana (1992) va.no samAveza thAya che. vividha kalAzibiromAM niSNAta tarIke bhAga lIdho che. bharata modInA citro era inDiyA, jI.esa.epha.sI., Ai.pI.sI.ela. tAja hoTela jevI saMsthAothI laine bhArata ane nyU-jarsI- yu.esa.e nA aneka prAiveTa saMgrahamAM che. teo vallabhavidyAnagara kalAkAra grupaA.R.R.B. nA eka sabhya che. Jain Education Intemational Page #342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 326 patha pradarzaka saMsthAo ane slama vistAromAM 1992 thI 97 daramiyAna temaNe vividha papeTa zo paNa karyA che. rAjaya tathA rASTrIya kakSAnA pradarzanomAM temanI kRtio sthAna pAmI che. jagadIpa smArtanA nijI pradarzano bhArata kalA bhavana- banArasa (1981), surata (1984, 86), amadAvAda (1985, 9, 99), muMbai (bajAja-1986, jahAMgIra- 1987)mAM yojAyA che. temane maLelA aneka puraskAromAM gujarAta lalita kalA akAdamInA evorDa (1968, 85), yunisepha- jInIvA (1972), kAlIdAsa samAroha ujajaina (1978, 79), gujarAtI sAhitya sabhA- amadAvAda (1985)mAM saupya caMdraka, kalAkSetranA zreSTha pradAna badala jAyanTasa grupa opha greTara surata (1987)mAM sanmAna, roTarI kalaba opha surata (1993)no vokezanala evorDa vi. mukhya gaNAvI zakAya. 1979mAM govardhana-mathurAnA prAcIna bhIMtacitronI anukRti utAravAmAM sahakalAkAra tarIke kArya karanAra jagadIpabhAie kalAkAra zrI vAsudevabhAi smArta sAthe bhArata sarakAranA prakalpanA anusaMdhAne dakSiNa gujarAtanA jaina maMdironA bhIMtacitronI anukRtio taiyAra karavAmAM paNa kAma karyuM che. jANItA lekhikA zrI himAMzIbena zelata A kalAkArano paricaya karAvatA noMdhe che 'jagadIpa mAtra citrakAra ja nathI.e kAvyo race che, raMgamaMca sajAvaTa kare che ane kaThapUtaLI (papeTrI) jevI AkarSakalokakalAnI tAlima meLavI cUkelA kalAkAra che.... ane tethI ja temanI papeTrI citrazreNImAM AMkhe uDIne vaLage evo che eno raMgono viniyoga. A citromAM pena ane inkamAM kareluM rekhAMkana jagadIpe je zailI prayojI che te ApaNI lokakalA paraMparA sAthe najIkano saMbaMdha dharAve che. sveta ane zyAma citromAM jema phalakane khAlI choDavAnI viziSTa draSTi pragaTa thatI hatI tema A papeTrI citromAM saMyojanAnI sUjha tarI Ave che.' jagadIpa smArtanA citro gujarAta lalita kalA akAdamI, kalAbhavana- ujajaina, suratanI vividha saMsthAo uparAMta deza-videzanI vividha saMsthA ane khAnagI saMgrahamAM jaLavAyA che. temanA myuralacitro suratanI 'narmadamyu.korpo.lAyabrerI kApaDIyA heltha kalaba ane AkAzavANI- suratamAM che. citrakalA uparAMta papeTrI, seTa sajAvaTa, poeTrI, prinTa mekIMga ane kalA adhyApana e jagadIpa smArtanA rasanA viSayo che. teo umadA lekhaka paNa che ane kalAprakAzano karyA che. jemAM kalAkAra zrI vAsudeva smArtanA 10 citrono saMpuTa rUpabheda', kalAkAra zrI ema. epha. husenanI AtmakathAno gujarAtI. anuvAda 'dAdAno DaMgoro lIdho...' uparAMta jaina saMghanI sahAyathI dakSiNa gujarAtanA jaina maMdironA kASThapaTa citronI zrI vAsudevabhAi smA karela anukRtionuM prakAzana va. mukhya che. 1998mAM sthapAyela suratanI roTarI ArTa gelerInA teo sthApaka sabhya che. dakSiNa gujarAtamAM vidyArthIo, yuvA kalAkAromAM kalA zikSaNa sahita lalita kalAnA vividha kSetre temaNe karelA mahatvanA pradAnanuM mUlya ochuM to nathI ja. sva. zrIvAsudevabhAismArta jevA bhAratanA eka samartha citrakAranI chAyAmAM ucharavA chatAM temanI zailInI jarApaNa asaramAM AvyA vinA abhivyaktinI potAnI AgavI paripATInuM nirmANa karI te dvArA deza- videzamAM khyAti meLavanAra jagadIpa smArta e arthamAM gujarAtanuM gaurava che. * saMdarbha saujanyaH 'jagadIpa smArta' Arcara (amadAvAda) prakAzana. mAskasa Ina sarca opha pheisIjha (elIka) Jain Education Intemational Page #343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo chabIcitro ane drazyacitronA prabhAvazALI sarjaka sva.zrI nArAyaNabhAi khera 'porTreiTa peinTara ane lenDaskepa ArTIsTa tarIkenI zrI kheranI moTI vizvanA mahAna vAstavadarzI plA svAmIonI mukta prazaMsA pAmI le evI sacoTa ane asarakAraka hatI...raMgonI ramaNIyatA ane AkAranI asaliyatanuM teo chAyA ane prakAzanI gUMthaNI dvArA bahU darzana karAvI zakatA...porabaMdaranA samudra, tenA zailo ane mAnavadarzanamAMnI lIdhelI preraNAne abhivyakta karavA temaNe perisamAM je kalAsAdhanA karI te koipaNa kalAsvAmInA jIvanane zobhAve tevI hatI. khyAtanAma keLavaNIkAra- AcArya sva. zrI pra. trivedIe A zabdomAM jenI sAdhanA ane sidhdhinI prazaMsA karI hatI te kalAkAra hatAM po2baMda2nA zrI nArAyaNabhAi tejAbhAi khera i.1937mAM jUnA porabaMdara rAjayamAM mAdhavapura pAse AvelA maMDera nAmanA eka nAnakaDA gAmamAM gheDiyA koLI parivAramAM temano janma. porabaMdaranI bhAvasiMhajI hAiskUlamAM abhyAsa karI meTrIka thayA. khAsa kalAvargamAM zikSaNa letA A vidyArthIne sva. kalAzikSaka zrI mAladevajIbhAi rANAnI prazaMsa prApta thai hatI. e divasomAM nArAyaNa khera abhyAsanI sAthe porabaMdaranI mekonIkI kalabamAM Tenisa boya tarIke kAma karI thoDuM kramAi paNa letA. temaNe doreluM khaMbhALA taLAvanuM citra ekavAra mahArALAzrInI najare paDI gayuM. pote kalApArakhu hatAM. kizora- yuvA nArAyaNanI zakti pArakhI gayA. temanI preraNA- protsAhanathI pachI maMDera gAmano A koLI kizo2 kalAnI vyavasthita tAlima sevA vizvakalAnA kendra samI nagarIperisamAM pahoMcyo. mahArANAzrInI bhalAmaNathI perisa sthAyI suvikhyAta jhaverI zrI saumacaMdabhAI nArAyaNanuM vAlIpada ja saMbhALatA. temaNe ja nArAyaNane goThavI. cha mAsamAM to nArAyaNa khare kAbU meLavI lIdho. perisamAM teo vikhyAta kyAzALAaneliye billu (ATELIER BILUE)mAMdAkhala thayA. jayAM temaNe porTreiTa peinTIMga ane moDelIMganuM zikSaNa meLavyuM. cAra varSanA abhyAsanA aMte prathama zreNInA vidyArthI tarIke paMkAyA. kailAzALAnA prinsIpAla moMmpo bila temanA para eTalA khuza hatA ke sAptAhika rajAmAM teo kherane perIsanA vizvavikhyAta evA lutra myujhiyamamAM khAsa lai jatA ane vizvanA mahAna kalAkAronI mULa kalAkRtiono pratyakSa paricaya karAvatA. e divasomAM tyAMnI kalA saMsthA ikola-da-ojhAra (ECOLDES-BEAUXART)nA upakrame perisamAM AMtararASTrIya kalApradarzana yojAyuM. jemAM cAraso kalAkAronI kRtio raju thai hatI. temAM nArAyaNa kheranI paNa kRtio raju thai hatI. ane te spardhAmAM prathamazreNImAM navamuM sthAna maLeluM. AMtararASTrIya stare kherane maLelI A prathama sidhdhi hatI. rASTrapitA kirtImaMdiramAM saMgrahita citra) 320 bhASA zIkhavADavAnI vyavasthA A aTapaTI videzI bhASA para abhyAsa pUrNa karIne nArAyaNa khera porabaMdara pAchA pharyA tyAre mahArAjJAzrIe temane 'pelesa ArTIsTa' tarIke khAsa nimaNUka ApI. AjhAdI prApta thai tyAM sudhI teo A sthAna para rahyA. uparAMta maharANAzrInA rahasyamaMtrI tarIke paNa sevA ApI temanI sAthe be vAra yuropanI yAtrA karI AvyA. teo kepTana nArApaNa prera'nA vizeSa birUdathI jANItA thayA hatA. pelesa ArTIsTa tarIke temaNe mahArANAzrInI preraNAthI yuropanI sarvazreSTha kalAkRtionI anukRtio karI ApI. A citro porabaMdara hajhura pelesamAM surakSita che, rAjya parivAranA sabhyonAM chabI citro paNa karyAM. enI sAthe nAnapaNamAM joyelA grAmapradeza ane lokajIvananA anubhavagamya pAtrono citrasaMpUTa taiyAra karyo. jemAM grAma utsavo, parvo, ane lokameLAnA AcitromAM rabArIonI puja, javAraNAM ane ghero jevAM citro samAvita che. kheranA grAmapAtronA citro po2baMda2 mahArANI sAhebA anaMtakuMvarabA ane mahArANA zrInA Page #344 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 328 tAkAmaMDa (uTI) khAtenA ziSyaniyAsa 'pharava'mAM saurASTra saMskRti khaMDamAM saMgrahAyA che. 1948mAM saurASTra rAjayanuM ekama thayA pachI pote sTeTanI sevAmAMthI nivRtta thayA ane dazeka varSa temaNe AphrikAmAM vitAvelA. tyAMnIprakRti ane prANIsRSTine tailaraMgI mAdhyamamAM drazyacitromAM utArI. AphrikAnI ghaNI vyaktionA porTreiTasa karyA. temanA drazyacitro- prANIcitro AMtararASTrIya saMsthAonI zobhA banavAnI sAthe AvanAra pravAsIonA AkarSaNanuM kendra banI rahyA che. nArAyaNa khere . bhAratanA vividha mahApurUSThanA tailacitro paNa karyA che. jemAM ravindranAtha TAgora (payadIpa kalA saMsthA), harSa araviMda (araviMda sannidhi temaja porabaMdaranA kirtImaMdiramAM saMgrahita gAMdhIjI ane kasturabAnA pUrNa kadanA tailacitro jANItA che. mA AnaMdamayI, svAmI rAmadAsa, mahAkavinAnAlAla (rAjakumAra kolejarAjakoTa), kavivara TAgora (tAkAmaMDa lAyabrerI) tathA potAnA DokaTara harilAla cAvaDA ane ANItA purAtatvavida sva. zrI mazilAla vorAnA zailacitroe nArAyaNa kherane khyAti apAvI che. 'zrIraMgama kalA maMDaLa' porabaMdaranA pote prathama pramukha pade nimAelA. paNa te pada bhogavI zakyA nahi. tA. 17 mArca1971mAM temanuM avasAna thayuM. porabaMdara jevAM dezI rAjayanA eka beDiyA koLI parivAranA A karmI saMtAne che. perisa pahoMcI uccaklAnI tAlimanA baLe mahArANAzrInA vizvAsane sAbita karI batAvI potAnI kalAsidhdhinI yazodhajAne deza- videza sudhI prasArI nAma rozana karyuM. baraDAnA DuMgaramAMthI pasAra thatA rabArI pravAsIo * saMdarbha saujanya : 1. kumAra (jUna- 1971) le.ratilAla chAyA. 2. udAtazikSaNa (jUlAi- 71) le. pra. trivedI. 3. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada - smaraNikA patha pradarzaka bhUmibhakta kalAkAra- saMniSTha klAzikSaka sva.zrI devajIbhAi vAjA 'meM kalAne ''kalA khAtara kalA''nahiM paNa 'paramAtmA khAtara kalA' mAnIne te maMtra jIvanamAM utAravA prayatna karyo che. enA kAraNamAM kadAca huM sAcA arthamAM citrakAra karatA citrazikSaka rahyo chuM e hoi zake.' sAcA kalAzikSakanI kalAbhAvanA A zabdomAM vyakta karanAra kalAkAra che porabaMdaranAzrI devajIbhAi goradhanabhAi vAjA tA.12 jUna- 1922mAM phaTANA (tA. porabaMdara gAmamAM temano janma. kArazilpI pitA ane bharata kAmanA kasabI mAtAno kalAvAraso dIkarA devajImAM utaryo. zALAmAM kalAzikSaka sva. zrI mAladevabhAi rANAe protsAhana ApyuM. meTrIka thayA pachI muMbainI kalAzALAmAM to na jai zakayA paNa amadAvAda sudhI javAnI mAtAe rajA ApI. jayAM kalAgurU sva. zrI ravizaMkara rAvalanAM 'gujarAta kalAsaMgha' citrazALAmAM pote 1946mAM joDAyA. ravibhAinA mArgadarzanamAM pAMca varSa dhaniSTha tAlima meLavI porabaMdara AvyA. ane 1949-53mAM navayuga vidyAlayamAM klAzikSaka tarIke joDayA. citrazikSaka thayo paNa sarakArI niyama mujaba tAlimI pramANapatrana hatuM tethI 1955-56mAM amadAvAda gayA. zeTha cI. na. kalA mahAvidyAlayamAM eka varSano DI.TI.sI. korsa pUro karyo. 1974mAMbAhya parIkSArthItarIke 'ArTamAsTara" (e.ema.) paNa thai gayA.zALAmAM purA jAna prayANa (rekhAMkana) 32 varSa sevA ApI nivRti pAmyA tyAM sudhI asaMkhya vidyArthIone kalAmAM rasa letA karyA. saphaLa kalAzikSaka uparAMta devajIbhAi AjIvana kalAsAdhaka paNa Page #345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo hatA. samaya ke taka maLatA baraDA paMthakamAM ghUmI vaLI skecabukamAM darzAvatA ane moTA bhAge rekhApradhAna A AkAro koi Adhunika lokajIvana, raheNIkaraNI, vastrAbhUSaNa, lokakalA ane kasabanArekhAMkano- zilpIe karelAM mInIecara skeca jevAM lAge. A temanI nijAnaMdanI noMdho karI Ave. "kumAra"uparAMta urminavaracanAvAmAM AvarAlekhano pravRti hatI. prakaTa thatA. A rekhAMkano parathI porabaMdara paMthakanA dhIMgA nara-nArIo, pIMchInIjemadevajIbhAikalamadhArI paNa hatAM. temanA abhyAsalekho lokajIvana va.nAM citrasaMyojano karatA rahe. urminavaracanA, akhaMDAnaMda, lokagUrjarI, kumArava.mAM chapAtAM. prAgaTaya, gAmaDAnI dhULamAMthI kalAnA dhabakAra pAmelA devajIbhAinA AMtaranAda, grAma rUkhaDAM (grAmacitro), bhadraMbhadre va. pustako temanI priyaviSayo grAmajIvana ane tenA pAtro che. kUbAomAM vasatAke khetaramAM kalamaprasAdI che. "gItAprasAdI'mAM to temaNe bhagavadagItAnA potAnA kAma karatA pAtromAM temane sAcuM sauMdarya jovA maLatuM. temanI citrazailI gahana abhyAsano nicoDa Apyo che. chelle chelle, mArca-1998mAM ravibhAinI asaravALI-vAstavika rahI che. temanAM ghaNAM citro 'kumAra'mAM potAnuM 'Atmanivedana' laghupustikA prakaTa karI hatI. prakaTa thayA che. gujarAta rAjaya mAhitI khAtA dvArA 1987mAM muMbai khAte kalAzikSaNa, kalAsAdhanA pachI bhAratIya vidyAbhavanamAM yojAela sAMskRtika kSetre temanuM pradAna noMdhanIya gujarAtanI lokakalA pradarzana temaja che. porabaMdaranI be sAMskRtika saMsthAo 1977mAM navI dilhI khAte yojAela porabaMdara purAtatva saMzodhana maMDaLa' egroekaspo-77' meLA prasaMge ane sva. ravibhAInI preraNAthI devajIbhAi vAjAnI khAsa sevA sthapAelI "zrIraMgama kalA maMDaLa'ne levAelI. je badala temane sanmAna, temaNe jIvananA chellA zvAsa sudhI prazaMsA, pramANapatro, arpaNa karavAmAM mArgadarzana pUruM pADayuM che. kalAkAra Avela. rASTrIya saMrakSaNa nidhImAM tarIkenI kArakirdImAM hAla pravatartAane temaNe kalAkRti arpaNa karelI te badala mukhya gaNAtA mApadaMDo- vana mena zo, gujarAtanA tatkAlIna rAjayapAla zrI evorDajha ke spardhAothI teo haMmezAM sva. maheMdI navAjha jaMga taraphathI alipta rahyA hatA. porabaMdaranI pramANapatra maLeluM. lAyansa kalabe 1979mAM ane uparokta "zrIraMgama kalAmaMDaLa'nA upakrame baMne saMsthAonA upakrame 1989mAM kalA pradarzano, kalAcarcAo ke temanAM citra pradarzano porabaMdaramAM kalApravAsonA saphaLa AyojanomAM yojAyA hatAM. temanA citro porabaMdaranA cAvIrUpa bhUmikA bhajavanAra sva. mahArANAzrI, sva.bacubhAI rAvata devajIbhAie AvRMdanA kalAkAro dvArA (kumAra) uparAMta aneka khAnagI taiyAra karavAmAM AvatA kalAsaMpuTo saMgrahomAM jaLavAyA che. temanA vIsa zakunta'ne sugrathIta, sauMdaryalakSI jeTalAM citro IMglenDa kalAcAhakomAM banAvavAmAM potAnI kalAsUjhanAM darzana sacavAyA che. karAvyA che. kalAgurU sva. ravizaMkara vadhatI vaya, AMkhonI takalIpha rAvalanA ziSyavRMda mALAnA AkharI va.nA kAraNe moTA kadanA citrono sarjana motI rUpa devajIbhAIe kalAkAra zrI pravAha maMda paDayA pachI temaNe thoDA bhatavArI (jalaraMgI saMyojana). pradyumna tannAnI sAthe vanaspati samayamAM thai jAya tevAM posTakArDa kadanAM (rAjasthAna)mAM vizALamyurala citrano laghucitro- jemAM trAlekhano, drazyacitro, raMgacitro asaMkhya karelA. anubhava paNa meLavelo. chelle chelle to vRkSo- choDanI sukI DALakhI- DAMkhaLA kApI- saMyojIne tA. 29 eprila-1998nAroja temanuM avasAna thayuM. porabaMdaranI malokhaDAnI mAyA' jevAM jene eka prakAranAM 'laghu kASTha zilpo' kahI - kalApravRtine potAnA tejathI ajavALatA A kalAkArate divase AkAzI zakAya, tevAM sarjano karelAM. vigato vinAnAchatAM viSayanI AchI jhalaka tAralo banI gayA. Jain Education Intemational Page #346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 330 taLapada bhUminA kalAkAra- bhIMtacitra sarjaka zrI arisiMha rANA 'porabaMdara paMthakanA mahera jIvananA prasaMgo, utsavo, lokajIvananA drazyo emanA asaMprajJAta manamAM eTalA badhA abhare bharyA che ke teo jayAre pensIla ke klama hAthamAM le che tyAre sahajopalabdha rekhAcitro tarIke te tarata ja vahetAM thAya che. emAMthI prathama darzane rekhAnI je akhaMDitatA, pravAhInA tathA mAdhurya sAMpaDe che tenI rekhAsidhdhi- kadAca- bIjA gujarAtI kalAkAranAM citromAMbhAgye ja jovA maLe che.' A avataraNamAM jemanI kalAnI oLakha vyakta thai che te kalAkAra che porabaMdara paMthakanI prANavAna mahe2 jAtinAM mulAyama pharajaMda . jemanuM nAma che - zrI arisiMha rANAbhAi kezavALA tA. 15 julAi- 1923mAM kezava (ji.porabaMdara) gAmamAM temano janma. zALAzikSaNa mATe porabaMdara gayA. pUrva kalAzikAka sva.mAladevabhAi rANAnI dekharekhamAM chAtrAlayamAM rahI bhAvasi hAiskulamAM bhaNatI veLA citrazikSaka zrI kezavabhAi mAladeva kezavALAnI najaramAM 'arasI'nI citranI laganI parakhAi gai. potAnA khAsa vargomAM tAlima ApI muMbai rAjayanI banne greMDa parIkSAo apAvI. A kizore karelo potAno ca (skecIMga e arisiMhabhAino zvAsa che. Aje A umare paNa mulAkAte AvanAra harakoinuM tvarAlekhana vAtavAtamAM karI nAkhavAnI Teva sidhdhino amane anubhava che), joine porabaMdaranA sva. mahArANAzrI naTavarasiMjhA khuza thaI uThayA. temanA protsAhanaanesva. zrI ratilAla chAyA 'anila' temaja saMskAravAMcchu anya sAjanonA preryA arisiMhabhAi muMbai gayA. jayAM porabaMdaranA vatanI kalA kAra patha pradarzaka sva. zrI jagannAthabhAi akriyAjI bhAratIya citrakalAno varga saMbhALatA temanI hUMpha sAMpaDI. sara je. je. skUla opha ArTasamAM pAMca varSanA abhyAsakALa daramiyAna aneka viTaMbaLAo veThI ane 1950mAM temaNe peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTanI padavI meLavI. icIMgakaLA zIkhyA ane posTa DiplomA vargamAM joDAi myurala (bhIMtacitro) paNa zIkhyA. porabaMdara pAchA AvI saMjogovasAta vikAsakhAtAmAM kalArkanI nokarI laivI paDI. va kalAkArano eTalo samaya maLye copATIna bhInI retImAM AkRtio dorye rAkhe. A yuvAnamAM 2helA hIrane pArakhI cUkelA prakhyAta keLavIkAra ane e vakhate porabaMdaranI Ara. jA. TIcarsa TrenIMga kolejanA prinsIpAla sva. zrI ma. trivedIe zikSaNanI kolejamAM ArTa mAsTaranI khAsa jagyA ubhI karI tyAM arisiMhabhAine lai lIdhA. A bI. eDa. kolejamAM bhAvi zikSakone kalAnI tAlima ApavA uparAMta 25 varSa sudhI zrI bhAvasiMhajI hAiskula- jayAM pote bholAtemAM klAzikSakanI javAbadArI saMbhALI. asaMkhya vidyArthIone sAcA arthamAM klAmAM rasa letA karyAM, 1982mAM pote nivRtti pachI porabaMdaranA AryakanyA gUrUkuLamAM kalAzikSaNa ApyuM. mahiyArI (muMbai sacivAlayamAM saMhita skecIMga ane abhyAsa arisiMhabhAino prANa che. sAMDhiyA para jatAM mIrAMbAinuM citra doravA pote rabArIvAsamAM sAMDhiyAnI sAthe rahI, tenI Teva, halanacalananuM nirIkSaNa karIaneka varAlekhano karyA pachI je citra taiyAra thayuM tene eka amerikana kalAcAhaka lai gayA. abhyAsakALathI ja temanAM citro puraskArapAtra thatAM AvelA, pUnA khArTa sosAyaTI pradarzanamAM panihArI' citrane bronjhameDala (1952), 'DAMDiyArAsa'ne bombe ArTa sosAyaTIno evorDa (1953), 'valoNuM' citrane DolI kharazedajI prAijha (1953), 'cAbakhI' ne 1961mAM gujarAta lalita kalA akAdamI evorDa maLela. porabaMdaranA sva. mahArAtAzrI naTavarasiMhajIthI laine sva.saradAra paTela, pRthvIrAja kapUra, kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvala va. jevA klAsAhako- klA kAronA saMgrahamAM temanI Page #347 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 331 pratibhAo kRtio sacavAi che. temanuM 'tuphAna' citra nyUyorka myujhiyamamAM, mahiyArI' citra muMbai sacivAlayamAM, uparAMta porabaMdaranA Ara.jI.TI.kolejanA prArthanAkhaMDanI bhIMto para temaNe karelA vividha dharmanA saMto, gurUo, mahApurUSonA bhIMtacitro Aje paNa temanI myurala kalAnI sidhdhInI sAkSI pUre che. porabaMdaranI vividha saMsthAo, naTavarasiMhajI ekaverIyama, kamalA naherU pArka, hoTela osanika va.nI divAlo para temanA bhIMtacitro zobhAyamAna che. potAnA sahadharmI kalAkAra sva. zrI devajIbhAi vAjAnA sahakArathI arisiMhabhAie porabaMdaranA "zrI raMgama' kalAmaMDaLanI pravRtione navodita kalAkArone mArgadarzana- protsAhana ApyuM che. 1979mAM porabaMdaranI lAyansa kalabe potAnA zaheranA A panotA kalAkAranuM sanmAna yojayuM hatuM. taduparAMta rAjakoTa ane amadAvAdanA kalAzikSaka saMghoe paNa temane sanmAnIta karyA che. uccakalA parikSaNamAM paNa sevA ApI cUkelA A kalAkArane biradAvatA "kumAra'mAM noMdha che. | 'jayAre koi kalAkAra potAnA vatananA prANIone, drazyone, pAtrone potAnI pIMchIe Alekhe che tyAre temanI lAkSaNikatA ane rUpasauMdaryanI saune pratitI thAya che.....arisiMha rANAnI kalAmeghAe potAnI jAti ane vatananA teja pArakhyA che. ane potAnI kalAmAM tenA svarUpo biradAvI rahyA che... potAnA samAjane kalArasathI tRpti ApanAra A kalAkAranI saphaLatAno AMka chApAMLavI prasidhdhi ke meLAvaDAnA mAna- cAMdathI kayAMya vizeSa che." mAnavIya udAttatAnI mazAla ravarUpa kalAkAra sva. zrI vinAyakabhAi paMDayA 'kalAsRSTino talasparzI paricaya pAmI mudraNakalAmAM sarjano karavAnI kSamatA dharAvatA vinAyakabhAI gujarAtanA pahelA kalAkAra che jene nirvAha mATe Tayuzano ke kalAzikSakanI nokarI karavI paDI nathI.' sva. kalAgurU zrI ravizaMkara rAvalanuM A vidhAna jemanA mATe karAyuM hatuM te kalAkAranuM nAma che - zrI vinAyakabhAi hirAlAla paMDayA i. 1913mAM bhAvanagaranA saMskArI paMDayA parivAramAM temano janma. pote zrI dakSiNAmUrti zALAmAM sva. kalAzikSaka somAlAla zAhanA pahelA prathama vidyArthI, rASTrIyatAnA vAtAvaraNa veLA racanAtmaka pravRttimAM joDAyA ane gujarAta vidyApIThamAMthI 'vinIta' thayA. kalAno ucca abhyAsa muMbainI sara je. je. skUla opha ArTasamAM karyo. pAMca varSanA abhyAsa pachI peinTIMga viSayamAM jI. DI. ArTa thayA. ahIM sva. zrI jagannAtha adivAsIjI paNa temanA kalAgurU rahyA. e divasomAM temanA eka drazyacitrane inAma maLyuM. temanuM "tulasIpUjA' citra ja. jI. kalAzALAnI mulAkAte AvelA gavarnara janarala lorDa brebornane bheTa svarUpe apAyuM. myurala ane kemerAmAM citro karavAnA anubhavo paNa meLavyA. muMbaimAM vipula vijhayuala ArTa suDiyonI sthApanA karI. gujarAtI philma 'maLelA jIva' nuM kalAnirdezana karyuM. thoDo samaya muMbainA inpharmezana ane pablIkezanamAMcIpha ArTIsTarIke mArgadarzana paNa ApyuM. bhAvanagaramAM zrI mArkaDa bhAI bhaTTa (jeo vaDodarA phAina ArTa phekalTInA prathama DIna thayelA) nA sahakAramAM naTarAja thIeTaramAM myuralsa karyA. sva. citrakAra ku. maMgaLasiMhajInI icchA pramANelAThInAM rAjamahelamATenakabhIMtacitro karI ApyA. vinAyakabhAi mAnatA ke kalA mAtra zrImaMtonA AvAsamAM keda pUrAya tenA badale te vadhu ne vadhu lokabhAgya banavI joie. potAnI A bhAvanAnI pUrti mATe temaNe saurASTra sarakAra mATe "svAsthaya aMgenAM sau jeTalAM pracAracitro taiyAra karI ApelAM. 1920thI 30nA gALAmAM rASTravAda ane sevA- tyAganA vAtAvaraNathI prerIta thaine vinAyakabhAie paNa gAmaDA khuMdI racanAtmaka pravRtio karI. komI. azAMti vakhate 'vizva zAMti'nI bhAvanA darzAvatA citronuM sarjana karyuM. bALakeLavaNIkAra zrI vimalabahena sAthe lagna thayA pachI temaNe vaDodarAne kAryakSetra banAvyuM. amerikAnI mizIgana sTeTa kolejamAMthI DholavAdana (rekhAMkana) * saMdarbha saujanya : 1, kumAra (jAnyu. 1966) 2.gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada smaraNIkA (1976) 3.gatizIla zikSaNa (nave.1990) Jain Education Intemational Page #348 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 332 paNa pradarzaka ema.e.nI DIgrI meLavanAra vimalabahenane iMglenDamAM nokarI maLatAM karyuM. AdivAsI yuvaka-yuvatIone kalAzikSaNa ApavAnI sAthe skina laMDana gayA. vinAyakabhAine vienA ane perisamAM eDamIzana paNa prinTIMga zIkhavI temane Arthika rIte pagabhara thatAM zIkhavyuM. pachI banne maLelAM chatAM sva. homI bhAbhAnI salAhathI TATAejayukezana skolarazIpa vaDodarA AvIne rahyA. jayAM patnI vimalabahenanuM avasAna thatAM ekAkI meLavI peinTIMgano vicAra mAMDI vALI bALako mATenA sacitra pustakonA kalAkAra vinAyakabhAi vaDodarA choDIne rAjakoTa AvyA. thoDo samaya zrI prakAzananA saMdarbhamAM pote paNa IglenDa pahoMcyA. jayAM laMDananI senTrala ghIrenabhAI gAMdhI sAthe rahyA pachI phaleTa laI ekAkI rahevA lAgyA. A skUla opha ArTasa enDa krAphaTasamAM joDAI "buka ilasTrezansa enDa zahera- rAjakoTamAM sarvAga suMdara ane saMpUrNa suvidhAyukta kalAkendra grAphIkasa ArTasa'mAM DiplomAM meLavyo. sAthosAtha laMDana koleja opha sthApavAnuM svapna laine teo AvyA hatA. te mATe aMgata rIte bhoga prinTIMgamAMthI grAphIka riproDakazanamAM paNa DiplomA meLavyo. ApavAnI paNa temanI sajajatA hatI. paNa jamIna-makAnanA dhaMdhAmAM e samaye putradarzananI prAthamika keLavaNI zarU thai cUkI hatI tethI gaLADUba A 'udyoganagarI'mAM potAnuM svapna phaLaze nahiM, e nirAzA tenI bhAvi kArakirdI mATe daMpatie laMDanamAM sthAyI thavAnuM nakkI karyuM. sAthe rAjakoTa choDI mULa vatana bhAvanagara jatA rahyA. ahIM rahIne vinAyakabhAie vyavasAyI kAmamAM asAdhAraNa prasidhdhi kalA ane saMskAranI nagarI bhAvanagara to potAnA A panotA ane paisA meLavyA. lagabhaga be dAyakAnA A videzavAsamAM putrane AvakAravA taiyAra ja hatI. vinAyakabhAie ApelA dAna vinAyakabhAi kalAnA vividha kSetranAM prekaTIkala jJAnanI sAthe saidhdhAMtika ane citro, pustakonI sahAyathI bhAvanagara yuni.e zAmaLadAsa sajajatA keLavavA laMDanayuni.nI thIyarI opha ArTa'nAabhyAsakramamAM kolejamAM 'DiplomA ina peinTIMga'no traNa varSano abhyAsakrama zarU joDAyA. mAinDasa enDa methaDasa opha greTa mAsTarsa vyAkhyAnamALA, karyo. saMsthAnA pUrva prinsIpAla zrI gaMbhIrasiMhajI gohilanA thiyarI opha estheTIkaviSayamAM uMDo abhyAsa karyo. vividha myujhiyamonI sahakArathI zarU thayelA A "kalAkendrathI vinAyakabhAinuM svapna mulAkAto, vyAkhyAno ane bahoLA vAcanathI samRdhdha jJAna meLavyuM. A aMzataH pUruM thayuM. navA zarU thayelA abhyAsakramanA mAnad saMyojaka daramiyAna putra darzane paNa kemIkala ejInIyarIMgamAM pI.eca.DI.nI tarIke niyukti pAmelA vinAyakabhAinuM saMsthAnA upakrame phebruArIpadavI meLavI. briTIza peTrolIyama kaMpanImAM ucca hodAnI nokarI 1994mAM bahumAna karAyuM hatuM. e pahelAM gujarAta rAjaya lalita maLatAM hAla te laMDana sthAyI che. vinAyakabhAie yuropa-amerikAnA kalA akAdamIe temanI sudIrgha- samarpita kArakirdIne lakSyamAM laine 20 jeTalA dezonI mulAkAta lIdhI. perisanuM luvra myujhiyama, temaja temane gaurava puraskAra arpaNa karI sanmAnyA hatAM. tA. 2 leninagreDanA hamiTeja myujhiyama jevAM vizvanA vizALa myujhiyamonI okaTo. 1996nA roja 83 varSanI vaye temanuM avasAna thayuM. mulAkAta laI abhyAsa kalAkAro to gujarAtane noMdho karI che. ghaNAM maLyA ane putra laMDana sthAyI maLaze. paNa samAjanI thatAM potAnI e sAthe kalAne saMyojIne javAbadArI pUrI thai che temAM tana, mana ane ema mAnI pati-patnI dhanathI samarpaNa karanArA dezamAM pAchA sva. zrI vinAyakabhAi AvyA.pote jenakkI karyuM paMDayA jevAM "mAnavIya hatuM tema gujarAtanA udAttatAnI mazAla' pachAta vistAromAM rahI jevAM kalAkAro maLavA aMtyodayanuM kAma durlabha che. bhAvanagaranuM upADayuM. zarUAtamAM kalAkendra ane vizeSa mahinA kinAre vAsada to gujarAta-temanA A pAse suMdaNamAM, pachI samarpaNane yAda rAkhe surata jillAmAM maDhI, tevuM icchIe. vAloDa, veDachI ane * saujanaya- lalita vyArAmAM daza varSa kAma kalA akAdamI - araNikA. raMkanI jhUMpaDI (vUDakaTa) le, zrI pradyumna dave. Jain Education Intemational Page #349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 333 puSpa, paMkhI ane prakRtinA pUjaka kalAkAra jahAMgIra ArTa gelerImAM yojAyuM. tenI "janmabhUmi' (tA.2/1/57) ane muMbai samAcAra (tA.7/1/57) patroe vizeSa noMdha lIdhI hatI. sva. zrI vIrendrabhAi paMDayA prakRtinI kaThoratA, bhiSaNatA, durbodhatAne potAnA Rju hRdayanI "mANasa keTaluM lAMbu jIve che te nahIM paNa te kevuM jIve che e jema cALaNIthI cALIne temAMthI jhIlelA puSpo, parNo, paMkhIo tathA agatyanuM che tema kalAkArane keTalAM evorDa prANIonI prakRttidatta komaLatA, raMgo, AkAro, TahUkA, pIMchA ane maLyA ke teNe keTalAM pradarzano karyA te agatyanuM suvAsane manogata bhAvo sAthe vIrendrabhAie potAnA phalaka para nathI. paNa kevuM sarjana karyuM e ja agatyanuM che. suMdaratAthI utAryA che. muMbaInA jANItA citrakAra zilpakAra sva. zrI kAmanI vipulatA nahi. paNa kAmanI zreSThatA ja yusupha bAlA marcanTe noMdheluM che ke- 'vIrendrabhAinA citromAM paMkhIo kalAkArano sAco mApadaMDa che'. A mAnyatA potAnI kudaratI beThakamAM dekhAya che.vAstavika Alekhana hovAM chatAM dharAvatA kalAkAra che. bhAvanagaranA temAM lAgaNIzUnyatA nathI AvatI.' zrI vIrendrabhAi paMDayA ane tethI ja temanAM A citronAM zirSakomAM je te paMkhIonA tA. 31 jAnyuArI- 1920mAM bhautika nAmanA badale bhAvAtmaka zabda prayogo saMyojelA che. jema ke bhAvanagaramAM temano janma. zrI dakSiNAmUrti zALAmAM bhaNatA tyArathI Asilas ol4 (LONELY SINGER), 2 laul (LOVERS), ja pakSIvida sva. zrI kaMcanarAya desAinA saMsarganA kAraNe temane mamatA (AFFECTION), vATa-rAha (AWAITING), visAmo kudaratane khAsa to paMkhIjagata tarapha aneruM AkarSaNa thayeluM citrakalA (REPOSE), mitro (FRIENDS), sAMdhya-gata (EVENING A AkarSaNa mATe poSaka banI rahI. sva. zrI somAlAla zAhanA TUNE), paramAnaMda (BLISS), ijana(INVITING), pAnakharanuM kalAvargamAMthI preraNA meLavI. gAna (SONGOFAUTUMN), bodha (DISCOURSE) ityAdi. vIrendrabhAinA pitAzrI pI. eca. paMDayA bihAra baMgALanAM A zabda prayogo kRtine alaga ja sauMdarya bakSe che. muMbaInI prakAzaka kolaphIlDamAM mAinIMga ijanera hatAM. peDhI "vakIla enDa sansa' dvArA zAMtiniketana tyAMthI najIka. vIrendrabhAI vIrendrabhAinA citro kArDajha ane kalAcAryanaMdalAla bojhanA sAnidhyamAM pahoMcI citrasaMpuTarUpe prakaTa thayA che. "kumAra"mAM gayA. A yuvAnanI pratibhA ane pasaMdagIne vakhato vakhata temanAM puSpa ane pArakhI cUkelA naMdabAbue temane prAcIna paMkhIcitro raju thayA che. bhAratIya citrazailIo, khAsa to mugala sva. zrI somAlAla zAhathI laine kaLAmAM ane jApAnI kaLAmAM prakRti-paMkhIne sva. zrI naMdalAla bojha jevAM kalAcAryonI kevuM sthAna maLyuM che tenI jANakArI karAvI. kalAprasAdI pAmelA vIrendrabhAI pote jo ke zAMtiniketananA mukta prAkRtika paNa paMkhIsRSTi jevAM nijAnaMdIhatA. e vAtAvaraNamAM uparokta zailInA sIdhA bhalA ane emano paMkhImeLo bhalo. anukaraNathI teo dUra rahI zakyA. temaNe citrasarjana karye rAkhe. paNa jAheramAM cIlAcAlu viSayo ane ghareDamAM kAma karavAne batAvavAnI ke bahAra AvavAnI jarA badale paMkhIo, vAMsavana ane zAlavRkSanA paNa lAlasA nahIM. emanuM jIvana AlekhanamAM ja mana parovyuM. 1942nI ciMtanamaya, prabhubhakti ane karUNApUrNa svAtaMtrya caLavaLa vakhate ekAda varSa hRdayathI sabhara rahyuM. jemanAM citro zAMtiniketana baMdha rahyuM. te divasomAM anekanA cittane temAMnI saralatA, gharaAMgaNe ja kalAsAdhanA karavA mAMDI. svacchatA ane diptIthI AnaMdamaya karI paMkhIonuM avalokana, tarAlekhana va.mAM zake che tevA A sAdhaka kalAkAranuM mana parovI kAma karavA lAgyA. tA. 30 sapTembara, 2004nA roja zAMtiniketanano abhyAsa pUrNa karyA pachI bhAvanagaramAM dehAvasAna thayuM. 1956mAM temanAM citronuM pradarzana muMbainI parsIga preTI (jalaraMgI) jima na jAya , Jain Education Intemational Page #350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 334 paNa pradarzaka citrakAra ane paraMparAgata kASThazilpI ane plAsTara opha perIsanuM kAma paNa jANyuM. bhAvanagaramAM plAsTara opha perIsanA ramakaDA banAvatA kArakhAnA- nezanala ilekaTrIka varkasamAM zrI devarAjabhAi sUtradhAra joDAyA. sAthosAtha peTarnamekara, lethavelDIMga, milIMga va. jobavarkanA 'draSTi, gaja, kaMpAsa, sUtra (dorI), kATakhUNo, sAdhaNI (levala), anubhavo paNa meLavatA gayA. oLaMbho (avalaMba), dhruvamarkaTi- A ATha 1953mAM pote svataMtra vyavasAyamAM jhaMpalAvyuM. relve sTezana sAme sutro (sutrASTaka)no jANakAra te sUtradhAra- 'vizvakarmA kalA maMdiranAmathI pharanIcara, nakazIkAma, mUrtikAma ane sUtvAra, suthAra." peTarna banAvavAnuM kAma AraMbhya. 1960mAM palvarAijhara mazIno banAvatuM sutradhAranI A oLakhane potAnA citro vI. ke. ejInyarIMga varkasayuniTa zarU karyuM. taLAjA, jUnAgaDha, amarelImAM ane zilpomAM utAranAra A kalAkAra che simenTa plAnTa zarU karAvyA. devarAjabhAinI dIrghadraSTithI saurASTrabharanAM bhAvanagaranA - - mInaralsa kemIkalsanA 350 jeTalAM kArakhAnA dhamadhamatA thayelA. - zrI devarAjabhAi sutradhAra prAcIna saMskRti ane paraMparAnApUjakadevarAjabhAinA matAnusAra vi. saM. 1984no mAgazara vada dhama, kalA ane vijJAna alaga nathI.tamaNa kASTha, paA2 tamaja dazamanA roja hanubhAnA lImaDA (ji. bhAvanagara)gAme gurjara sutAra dhAtuomAMthI vividha pratimAonuM sarjana karyuM che. jemAM gRhasuzobhananA zrI becarabhAi saMcANIyAne tyAM temano janma. sAta copaDInuM zALA upaskAro, zilDa, deva-devIonI pratimAo mahApurUSonI pratimAo zikSaNa. bAkInuM badhuM bhaNatara koThAsUjhathI bhaNyA. bALapaNathI ja temaja purANakALe vaparAtA astranI vibhAvanAnAM yaMtro va.no samAveza pitAno dhaMdhAdArI kASThakAmano vAraso, citarAmaNa ane gherA mahemAna thAya che. zilpakAre pahelAM citrakaLAnI sAdhanA karavI paDe, te temaNe karI banatA cAraNa- bAroTanI lokavArtA, duhAchaMda va.mAMthI maLelI che. deva-devIonAM svarUpo, drazyacitro, vividha upakaraNonA citro sAhityanI preraNA vacce temanI kizora vaya ghaDAi. jALIyA gAmanA temaja lokagItonAM prasaMgacitronuM sarjana paNa karyuM che. jInamAM oilamenanI nokarI suthAranA dIkarA eTale karatA devarAjabhAIe kASThakalA to hAthavagI. kASThamAM ApasUjhathI ekavAraDAmaciyAmAM ghATakAma (vividha AkAranI nAnI kaMDArelI DhelanuM tUTI gayeluM moM STOR, moTI cIjo), kASThamAM ghAtunuM samuM karI dIdhuM tethI rAjI thayelA jaDatarakAma ane DhALakAma- A pitAe temane sAganA be dhokA TANe ya kalAnA niSNAMta ApyA. temAMthI devarAjabhAie devarAjabhAI citrakAra, zilpakAra be sipAi (maMdiranA praveza dvAre ane kuzaLa ijanera che. mUkAya che tevA) kotarI kADhayA. te bhAvanagarathI laIne raMghoLA, sipAI temaNe lAThI- zrI mahuvA, coTIlA, amarelI, svAmInArAyaNa maMdiranuM saMcAlana navasArI, vaDodarA ane muMbaI jevAM karatA mAsAhebane bheTa rUpe dharatA zaheromAM temanA zilpo sthApita khuza thai uThelA mAsAhebe rUA. thayAM che. bhAvanagaramAM myu.no 10nuM inAma ApyuM. rUpiyo kamaLaphUvAro, zizuvihAramAM kRSNajayAre gADAnA paiDA jevo gaNAto govALIyAno phaloTa, coTIlAmAM te samayanI A vAta che. cAmuMDA maMdiranI siMha pratimA, devarAjabhAine maLelo A prathama khadaDaparamAM mokhaDAjI gohilanI evorDa ja kahevAya ne?! pUrNa pratimA, uparAMta vizvakarmA dazAvatAra (kASTha zilpa). 1946mAM devarAjabhAI prabhujI, gaNapati, ziva, cAmuMDA, bhAvanagara AvyA. citrakAra harajIvanabhAIdave pAse DroIMga, lenDaskepa, zakuMtalA, gAMdhIjI, meghANIjI va.jevI ardha- pUrNa kadanI ekasothI paNa parsapekaTIva ane eneTomInAM sidhdhAMto zIkhyA.sAthosAtha kalamoDalIMga vadhu pratimAonuM temaNe sarjana karyuM che. dara sTa Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo devamaMdironA dvArasAbanAM ghaDatara- jaDatarathI laine devapratimA, tenA vAhana, siMhAsana ane rAjarajavADAnA pharanIcaranI kalAtmaka kotaraNI ane cAMdInA jaDatarakAma sudhI vyApI cUkelI temanI sAdhanA ane sidhdhi mATe temane maLelA sanmAnano koi pAra nathI. devarAjabhAinA citromAM vividha sAdhu saMto jevAM ke Apo jAdaro, saMta mekaraNa, bagadANAnA saMta bajaraMgadAsanA jIvanaprasaMgo, zrI sahajAnaMda svAmI ane brahmAnaMda svAmInuM milana va.citro jalaraMgomAM karyAM che. e uparAMta zrIrAma paMcAyata, rAma-zabarI, budhdha ane AzrapAlI, bhagavAna vizvakarmA, mA cAmuMDA va.citro uparAMta lokagItonI paMktio para karelA citromAM A kalAkAranA raMga ane rekhA paranI sidhdhinA darzana thAya che. vAstuzAstra ane mUrtizAstranA potAnA uMDA abhyAsa ane bahoLA anubhavonA nicoDarUpe temaNe 'zilpalakSArtha' nAmaka sacitra pustikA prakaTa karela che. jemAM pratimAvidhAnanI sAthe sauMdarya ane kalAnI vibhAvanAnuM rasadarzana karAvyuM che. nagararacanA, jaLAzayo, kUpa, AvAso, saMrakSaNanA ojAro va. viSe vistRta mAhitIgraMtha pote hAla taiyAra karI rahyA che. bhAvanagaranI vividha saMsthAo, muMbai, amarelI, va.mAM temane sanmAnavAmAM AvyA che. devarAjabhAinA zilpo ane citronAM pradarzano bhAvanagara ane rAjakoTa uparAMta calALA, amarelImAM yojAyA che. temanAM zilpo kASTha kaMDArakAma vividha zaheronAM AvAsonI zobhA banyA che. koipaNa kalAzALAmAM gayA vinA, ochA bhajJatare paNa mANasasAga jijJAsAvRtti ane prabaLa purUSArtha vaDe keTalI pragati sAdhI zake che, tenuM jIvaMta udAharaNa eTale bhAvanagaranA A varSovRdhdha kalAkAra zrI devarAjabhAi sUtradhAra, * saMdarbha- saujanya : kumAra (jAnyu.2004)le.zrI khoDIdAsa paramAra. jiMdAdila ane prabaLa purUSArthI kalAkAra zrI jayaMta zihorA akALe AvI paDelI pAnakharane purUSArthanuM jaLa siMcIne vasaMtamAM prakaTAvanAra ane niyatinA sAmA pravAhamAM tarI, sidhdhine prApta karI jiMdAdilInI jiMdagI jIvI janAra kalAkAra che bhAvanagaranA zrI jayaMta ema. zihorA tA.17eprila-1943mAM bhAvanagaramAM temano janma. bhaviSyamAM DokTara, ijanera ke zikSaka thavAnA svapna sevatA 14 varSanA kizoranA jIvanamAM acAnaka prakAzanI rAtrie aMdhakAra pharI vaLe che. divALIe phaTAkaDA jotA vadhelA dhaDAkAe jayaMnanA banne hAthanAM pahoMcA evA sakhata dAjhI gayA ke zastrakriyA dvArA tene cheka kAMDA sudhI kapAvI nAkhavA paDayA. jIvanasaMpUrNa parAvalaMbIbanI gayuM.pharIvaLelI nirAzAe samagra 335 citataMtrano kabajo lai lIdho. paNa A nirAzAnI rAkhamAM kAMka ekAda cinagArI haju paDI haze, tenA baLe jayaMte potAnI jItane pagabhara (hA, have to pagabhara ja ne)karavAnA prayatno AdaryA. hAya bhale na hatA. paNa haiyuM ane hAma to sAbUta hatA ne! dhIre dhIre potAnA dainika kAryo jAte karavAnI Teva pADavA maMDayA. evAmAM kalakattAthI temanA eka mitrae mo karelA divALI kArDanA citro nihALIne temanAmAM navI kUMpaLa phUTI: huM pote paNa AvAM citro kema na karI zakuM ?' zarUAta paNa karI dIdhI . moMmAM pensIla, pena pakaDIne lakhavAnuM zarU karyuM. akSaro pachI AkAro AlekhavA mAMDayA. A to mukha vaDe dorAtI mukhamAM pIMchI pakaDIne citra doratA jayaMta zihorA rekhAo hatI. temAM AMgaLIonI karAmata to kayAMthI prakaTe ? paNa hatAzAne paMpALavI temane pAlave tema na hatI. raMgo zarU karyA eTale citromAM tAjagI AvI. eka pachI eka citra thavAlAgyA. citrazreNIe jonArane herata pamADI dIdhI. eka purUSArthIe je kAma hAthathI ja thai zake te kAma dAMta vaDe pIMchI pakaDIne pUrA AtmavizvAsathI karI batAvyuM ! jayaMtabhAinI citrasRSTi paNa kevI ? sAgaramAM taratA vahANo, samIramAM UDatAM paMkhIo, khIlelA puSpo, tophAna ane jhaMjhAvAta, sUryAsta, pahADo, vRkSo ane mAnavAkAro va.nI. A citra sRSTi evI sAhajika hatI ke citro joine koi ema na kahI zake ke A citro hAtha vinAnA mAnavInuM sarjana che! A sarjane temanA jIvanane eka navI dizAno vaLAMka Apyo che. kalakattAvAsI mitranA prayatnothI yaMtabhAi jarmanInI saMsthA dhI esosIezana opha mAdha enDa phUTa peinTIMga ArTisTa'nA saMparkamAM AvyA, temanA citro ane patronuM lakhANa nihALIne jayaMtabhAine A AMtararASTrIya saMsthAnA sabhya tarIke svikRti to maLI ja. uparAMta mAsika rUA. 350-nI ziSyavRtti paNa maLatI thai. jemeLavanAra jayaMta zihorA prathama bhAratIya henDIkepDa kalAkAra hatA. temaNe banAvelA zubhecchApatro tathA kelenDarsa citro prazaMsApAtra banyA. saMsthAnA bau jeTalA sabhyomAM teo laga Page #352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 339 tarI AvyA. jayaMta zihorA vaDedarAnI phaiTI opha phAina ArTasamAM pro. bendrenA sAnidhyamAM eka varSa tAlima meLavI AvyA. temanI kalAsAdhanAne sva. kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvala, sva. khoDIdAsabhAi paramAra, virendrabhAi paMDayA, caMdubhAi paMDayA jevA gujarAtanA jANItA kalAkAro-gurUoe preraNA ane Teko puro pADyo hato. dezavidezamAM yojAtA pradarzanomAM jayaMtabhAinA citro pradarzita thayA che. citronA vanona zo paNa thayA che, 1965mAM muMbaimAM yojelA pradarzana pachI bhAvanagara (1968,81-82), muMbai (1969), dilhI (1972), amadAvAda (1974,78) tathA jUnAgaDha (1993)mAM pradarzano thayA. dilhI (1973) thI laine laMDana (1982), 5.jarmanI (1982), AphrikA (1984), spena (1985) 1. dezomAM temanI kRttio pradarzita ane puraskRta thai che. gujarAta rAjya lalita kalA akAdamI evorDa(1964), kenI insTITayuTazikAgo (yu.esa.e.)mAM maLelA inAmo (1965,66) temanI sAdhanAnI svikRtinA pratIka che. kArakirdImAM 40thI paNa vadhu citro dorI cUkelA jayaMta zihorAnI sAdhanA ane sidhdhine amadAvAda, dilhI, muMbai dUradarzana ane AkAzavANInA prasAraNa uparAMta inDiyana nyUjha rIla (1968), gujarAta rA.mAhitI citra (1970) dvArA vyApaka prasidhdhi maLI che gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA zibiromAM temaNe bhAga lIdho che. jarmanIe kreSTha 10 mAutha penTaronI kRtionuM kelenDara pragaTa kareluM temAM jayaMtabhAinI kRti paNa hatI. i.sa. 1991mAM ha. gakIMga-tAivAna khAte ezIyana henDIke ArTIsTa konpharansa yojAyela temAM jayaMta zihorA khAsa nimaMtrIta thayelA jayAM temane 'mAsTara opha ArTa' nA birudathI sanmAnita karAyA hatA. 1997mAM AvI ja eka konpharansamAM vIenA (osTrIyA) paNa jai AvyA te samaye yojAyelA pradarzanamAM temanA citro pradarzita karAyA hatA. vienA (osTrIyA) khAtenA pradarzanamAM zrImatI kiraNabena sAthe jayaMtabhAi zihorA, paristhitinA tophAnamAM hAlaka Dolaka thatI jIvana nAvane saMbhALavAnA jayaMta zihorAnA purUSArthamAM temanA jIvanasaMginI zrImatI kiraNabena (jeo esa.ena.DI.TI. yu.ni.nA snAtikA che ane sAhitya, saMgIta ane citramAM rasa dharAve che)nI huMphAla nArIzaktie vAtAnukula saDhasukAnanuM kAma karyuM che te kema bhUlAya? patha pradarzaka ucca koTinA sAdhaka kalAkAra sva. zrI kRSNalAla bhaTTa koisAco kalAkAra ke je potAnAsarjana strota mATe koi urdhvattara jagatanI zodhamAM odha che te je yogamArga leto tene jaNAze ke tenI preraNA vadhAre pratyakSa ane zaktisabhara bane che. ane tenI abhivyakti vadhAre sthira ane gadha zrI mAtAjI (poMDIcerInA uparokta zabdo jemanAM citramAM anubhavI zakAya tevAM kalAkAra hatA. zrI kRSNalAla kezavalAla bhaTTa tA. 1 julAi 1905mAM kAlAvaDa (zitalA) ji. jAmanagaramAM temano janma. gujarAtanA jANItA tasavIrakAra sva. zrIdAma bhaTTa temanA laghubaMdhu thAya. zALA keLavaNI amadAvAdamAM lIdhI. AyAma zokhanA kAraNe zrI aMbubhAi purANInA saMsargamAM Avela kuSNalAlabhAinA citrokhane pAmIne aMbubhAie temano saMparka kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvala sAthe karAvyo. cAreka varSa temaNe 'gujarAta kalAsaMgha'mAM tAlima lIdhI. doDheka varSa vaDodarAmAM baMga-kalAkAra zrI pramodakumAra ceTarajI pAsethI jalaraMgI TekanIka zIkhyo. A samayamAM temanA citro bhIlakumAra, kyA kAMThe saMdhyA, vananAM phUla va. 'kumAra'mAM chapAyA hatA. jemAM temanAmAM rahelA bhaviSyanA eka AdhyAtmika citrakAranI AgAhI vyakata karatuM citra 'krodhajavALA' khAsa ullekhanIya che. kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvaLa noMdhyuM che ke, citrakaLAmAM kRSNalAlanuM AvuM bhAvAtmaka valaNa prathamathI ja hatuM enI pratIti emanAM A citramAMthI maLI rahe che. A citra ane tyArabAda zrI araviMdanAM keTalAka kAvyo paranAM temanAM citronI raMgAvaTa ane havA joi tyAre lAge ke Adhunika citrAlekhananI keTalIka arthahIna raMgabhabhakanA prayogo sAme AvAM ciMtanapUrNa citro mUkIne vicAravuM paDaze ke kalAno mArga kai tarapha satya pAmaze.' kRSNalAlabhAie 1924thI 26nA gALAmAM bhASA-sAhityanA abhyAsa sAthe gujarAta vidyApIThamAMthI snAtakanI padavI meLavelI. zarUAtamAM 'zAradAmaMdira' skUla ane cI. na. vidyA vihAranA citra zikSaka tarIke kArakirdI zarU karanAra kRSNalAle deza sevAnA pAMgarelA saMskArathI 1933nI dAMDIkUca daramiyAna gAMdhIjInAsaMdezavAhaka tarIke sevA ApelI. koMgresanA karAMcI adhivezanamAM kanu desAInA sAdhamAM temaNe maMca maMDapa rAjAvaTamAM bhAga lIdhelo. 1932-33mAM eka mAsa pote zAMtiniketanamAM paNa jai AvyA. kalAgurU naMdalAlabhAinA sAnidhyamAM tyAMnAM muta-tAjagIbharyA vAtAvaraNamAM vividha takanIkI tAlima uparAMta ucca-vizALa bhAvanAonuM bhAthuM prApta karyuM. Page #353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 1923thI poMDIcerI jai vaselA aMbubhAi purANI sAthenA patravyavahAre temane zrImAtAjInA sAnidhyamAM pahoMcavAnI sphuraNA jAgI. 11 ogaSTa-1933nA roja temaNe poMDIcerImAM praveza karyo. tyArathI laine jIvananI chellIpaLa sudhI zrI araviMda Azrama temanI karmabhUmibanI rahI. amadAvAda ane zAMtiniketananA klAzikSaNa ane poMDIcerInA yogata va AnanA vAtAvaraNa mA samarasa thatAM temane thoDo vakhata lAgyo. zrImAtAjI ane zrI araviMde temanAM AMtarabAhya valaNa pArakhIne temane kalAnAM sAcAM svarUpa espirezana mAMDayA. temanAM sarjanamAM navuM tatva umerAyuM. teo pratikAtmaka citro tarapha vALavA tarapha vaLyA. kRSNalAla bhaTTanAM AraMbhakALanAM citromAM A dharatInAM rahevAsIo ane AsapAsanI sRSTinuM vigatapUrNa citraNa thatuM hatuM. temanAM prakRti zyo paNa raMgabharI chaTA sAthe je te sthaLanuM jIvaMta sAnidhya khaDuM karatA. baMgALI kalAkAronI asara nIce vAstavikatAnuM sthAna alaMkAritAe lIdhuM. chAyA-prakAzanA badale sapATa AkAro ane vadhu samajabharI raMgAvaTe sthAna lIdhuM. te pachI temanA citromAMthI pArthivapaNuM nIkaLatuM gayuM. apArthiva tatva umerAyuM. A pratikAtmaka citromAM raMga ane AkAro A lokanA karatAM vizeSa alaukika banI rahasyAtmaka saMdeza ApatAM hoya tevAM thayA che. kRSNalAlabhAinAcitrasarjano moTAbhAge jalaraMgI ane TemperA padhdhatinA che. AzramanA zrI mAtAjInA khaMDamAM samudra ane samudrI jonuM suMdara citraNa karyuM che. AzramanA vividha sthAnone temaNe bhIMtacitrothI suzobhita karyAM che. gUDha pradezomAM ela sauMdaryasRSTino navo avatAra eTale kRSNalAla bhaTTanAM citro. poMDIcerI AzramanA keLavaNI kendra saMcAlita sTuDiyonA saMcAlaka tarIke varSo sudhI temaNe javAbadArI saMbhALI. Azrama dvArA temanA citro zubhecchA-patro rUpe prakAzIta thayA che. kumAra uparAMtabudhdhiprakAzamAM temanA citro prasidhdha thayAM che. 336 gujarAtathI dUra cheka dakSiNa bhArata poMDIcerImAM jai kalAkSetre gujarAta gaurava lai zake tevA temanA lagabhaga sADA pAMca dAyakAnA abola yogadAne aMte gujarAtanA kalAjagatanuM dhyAna dorAyuM. 1975mAM gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA akAdamI dvArA temanuM vaDodarA mukAme sanmAna yojAyuM. gaurava puraskAra arpaNa karavAnI sAthe temanA citronuM pradarzana yojAyuM. zrI mAtAjIe noMdhyuM che ke, "evuM kAMi ja nathI je yogIne kaLAkAra thatAM aTakAve ke kaLAkArane yogI thatAM aTakAve. paNa jayAre tame yogamAM AvI jAo cho tyAre badhI ja vastuonI- kaLAnI temaja anya vastuonI- kiMmatamAM gharamULathI pheraphAra thai jAya che. ' nijIe krAMtika citrasAdhanAne kora pradarzano, spardhA, inAmo ke koipaNa jAtanA vAda-vivAdathI alipta rAkhIne jIvanabhara AtmonnatinuM mAdhyama banAvI gayelA A sAdhaka kalAkAre tA. 5 jAnyuArI-1990mAM poMDIcerImAM ja potAnI jIvanalIlA saMkelI hIpI. *saMdarbha saujanya : 1. kumAra (saLaMga aMka 618, 620) 2. budhdhi prakAza (eprila-1990) le, hiMmatalAla vaigha. rakatakamala (pRthvI para prabhunAM avataraNanuM pratika) Page #354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 338 paNa pradarzaka kacchanA kalAdhara itihAsa prasaMgone temaNe sacoTapaNe rajU karyA che. zrI svAmInArAyaNa saMpradAyanA citrone riyAlisTIka zailI para rajU karavAnI pahela temaNe ja sva. zrI ela. sI. sonI karI hatI. citramAM raMga uparAMta vAstavikatA lAvavA teo golDana prakRttidatta preraNAthI kevaLa 12 varSanI vaye to kacchanA mahArAvazrI embojha varka' jevA mAdhyamano prayoga paNa karatA. kheMgArajInuM citra banAvI saune Azcaryacakita ela.sI. sonIe kalAne vyavasAya tarIke apanAvI hatI. tethI karanAra e kizora bhaviSyamAM kaccha-bhUjano temaNe nijIcitronAM bahu ochA pradarzano karelA. alabatta, koi dhArmika khyAtanAma tasavIra kalAkAra thaze tevI to ke sAMskRtika kAryakramo vakhate temanA citro pradarzita jarUra thatAM. kaccha tyAre kalpanA paNa kayAMthI Ave ? enuM pUruM myujhiyama dvArA agAutemanA vanamena zo thayelA. lAlajIbhAinA citro nAma che - kacchaviSe prakaTathatA vizeSAMko, smRtigraMthonI zobhA banyA che. kacchamitra' zrI lAlajIbhAi chaganalAla sonI dainikanA dIpotsavI aMko-aSADhI aMkonA mukhapRSTho teo ja karatAM. - tA. 23me-1917mAM bhUja ela. sI. sonInA citro kaccha uparAMta muMbai, AphrikA ane (kaccha)mAM temano janma. muMbainI sara je. je. yuropamAM vasatA kacchI mahAjanonA ghare ghara sudhI pahoMcyA che. pote kaccha skUla opha ArTasa saMlagnita evI kaccha rAjayanI kalAzALAmAM sva. zrI mahArAvazrInA khAsa citrakAra hoi tethI rAjavI parivAranuM moTA bhAganuM devajIbhAi gurjara ane sva. zrI cImanalAla pAsethI citrakaLAnuM prAthamika kAma pote kareluM. temanA dvArA citrIta sva. saMjaya gAMdhInuM tailacitra zikSaNa meLavanAra lAlajI sonInI bAkInI kalAsAdhanA svayaMprerita nihALIne sva. zrImatI IdirAjI lAgaNIvaza banI gayA hatA. zrI. hatI. kacchanI taLabhUminA drazyacitro, pazu-paMkhInI sRSTi, kacchI svAmInArAyaNa saMpradAyanA aneka maMdiro mATe temaNe dhArmika citro karI lokajIvana va. temanI preraNA banyA hatA. yuropIana peinTIMgsanA ApyA che. kaccha myujhiyama, kaccha sAMskRtika bhavana tema ja bhUjanA abhyAsa dvArA paNa ghaNuM zIkhyA. jo ke tenI sIdhI asaramAM AvyA vinA AyanA mahelamAM saMgrahIta ela.sI. sonInA citro - khAsa karIne temaNe potAnI maulika zailI nipajAvI. golDana embojha varka - khAsa AkarSaNanuM jalaraMgo-tailaraMgonA mAdhyamamAM phIgara kendra banI rahyA che. uparAMta gAMdhInagara DroIga para prabhutva meLavIne vAstavavAdI sacivAlaya, bAlavATikA- amadAvAda, (rIyAlisTIka) kalAnA upAsaka banyA. vozIMgTana ArTa gelerIthI laine sva. zrI vyakita citraNA (porTu iTa paMDita naherU sahita aneka vyakitaonA peinTIMga)mAM lAlajIbhAie eTalI to saMgrahamAM temanAM citro jaLavAyA che. dezanA sidhdhi meLavI hatI ke kacchanA A kalAkAranuM aneka mahAnubhAvo taraphathI sonIne nAma AMgaLInA agra Terave Ave. rAjA prazaMsApatro maLyA che. kacchazakita mahArAjA, dhanADhaya zreSThio ke madhyamavargIya evorDathI sanmAnita A kalAkAranI vyakita hoya, darekanA mAna-mobhA tathA kalAsAdhanAne ardhazatAbdI nimitte vyakitatvane anurUpa paheraveza, pazcAdabhU 1987mAM bhUja khAte yojAelA khAsa sAthe temanA caherAnA bhAvane uThAva samAraMbhamAM jANItA saMgItakAra zrI ApavAmAM temanI pIMchIe gajabanI sidhdhi kalyANajI-ANaMdajInA haste temane zAlaprApta karI hatI. koi klAzALAmAM abhyAsa prazastipatra - smRticinDathI sanmAnIta karyA vinA kevaLa svayaMsAdhanAthI jayAre koI karAyA hatA. temanA mArgadarzanamAM taiyAra kalAkAra ATalI ucca siddhi prApta kare thayelA aneka ziSyoe nAmanA meLavI che tyAre mAnavuM paDe ke kharekhara, kalAe IzvaranuM temAM amadAvAdanA zrI bAbubhAi sonI varadAna che. kalAkAra janme che, banAvI vizeSa nAma gaNAya. tA. 31 okaTobarazakAtA nathI ! lAipha peinTIMga uparAMta 1992mAM temanuM avasAna thayuM. kahevAya che lAlajIbhAie kacchI lokajIvananA prasaMgo, ne ke kalAkAra haMmezA tenI kRtiomAM jIvaMta kacchI pazu-paMkhIo ane taLapadAdrazyacitro rahe che. zrI ela. sI. sonI e rIte temanA jevAM aneka viSayomAM kAma karyuM che. kacchI kacchanA mahArAva zrI kheMgArajI tailaraMgI) citromAM amara raheze. Jain Education Intemational Page #355 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kaTAva citra sarjaka ane kalA keLavaNIkAra sva. zrI jayaMtabhAi zukala kalA keLavaNI, citrasarjana ane lekhanakSetre dIrgha kArakirdI badala haidrAbAdanI sAMskRtika saMsthA Young Envuey's International dvArA jemane 1991mAM naherU kalcarala evorDa - sanmAnapatra tathA golDameDalathI sanmAnIta karAyAM hatAM te kalAkAranuM nAma che H zrI jayaMtabhAi bAlAzaMkara zukala tA. 16 okaTo. 1915mAM vaDhavANa kempa (ji. surendranagara)mAM temana janma. bhaNavA karatA citaravAmAM vadhu dhyAna ApatA jayaMtabhAine meTrIkanA varSamAM ja muMbainI sara je. je. skUla opha ArTamAM 1939mAM praveza maLyo. aneka takalIpho veThIne pAMca varSanA aMte temaNe peinTIMgamAM ja. DI. ArTanI padavI meLavI. sAthe ArTamAsTara paNa thayA. moDelIMga aneskalpacaraviSyamAM eDavAnsa' parIkSA uttIrNa karI. hobI vargamAM hAiTa varDa zIkhIne ledharavarkamAM prathama varga meLavyo. tyAM muMbainA vanitA vizrAma garlsa hAiskUlamAM phlAyikanI nokarI maLatAM kArakirdIno AraMbha karyo. 1943thI 1960sudhI AsthAne rahI javAbadArI saMbhALI. 1960mAM gujarAta rAjayanI sthApanA thai. vaDhavANamAM zrI agAbena desAinI saMsthA 'vikAsa vidyAlaya' saMcAlita 'ArTa TIcarsa TrenIMga koleja'nA prathama prinsIpAlapade temanI pasaMdagI thatAM muMbaimAM jAmI cUkelI 25 varSanI kArakirdI choDI teo surendranagara AvyA. gujarAtamAM kalAkSetre e vakhate pote sauthI vadhu dikSIta hatA. 1972 sudhI A sthAne rahI temaNe potAnA mArgadarzanamAM asaMkhya kyArthIo - kalAzikSakone tAlImabadhdha karyA. kalAzikSaNanI pharaja uparAMta saMlagna aneka pravRttio jevI ke rAjaya parIkSA borDanA sabhyapade pAMcavarSa, rAjaya sarakAranI kalA zA samiti, meDa navA kalA ucca parIkSAo nA pra| nI ka, moDareTara-parIkSaka, muMbai- esa. ena. DI.TI. yuni.nA borDaophI phora ArTa enDa peinTIMgamAM 3 varSa sabhya, uparAMta 15 varSa e ja 339 yuni.mAM ema.e. sudhInI parIkSAomAM kalA parIkSaka tarIke sevA ApI hatI. kalAzikSaNanA varSonA anubhavonA nicoDa rUpe meTrIkamAM 'citradhAma' viSaya rAkhanAra temaja ugyuM kalAnA vidyArthIone paNa upayogI thAya tevuM thiyarI-prekTIklanuM pustaka 'klA rasadarzana' prasidhdha karela. taduparAMta hastakAmanI vividha viSayonI pustikA zreNI paNa prakaTa karI hatI. nivRtti pachI surendranagara choDIne potAnA svajano sAthe madhyapradezanA durga zaheramAM pote sthApI thayelA. kalAno jIva hatA. navarA besavuM kAMthI game ? ahIM jayaMtabhAIe pecavarka citronuM nirmANa zarU karyuM. raMgIna kApaDanA nakAmA TukaDAone mAnavAkRti, pazu, paMkhI, makAna, vRkSa, va.nA joitA AkAramAM kApI-kUpI tene dherA ke kALA raMganA kApaDanI sapATI para cipakAvIne citronuM sarjana karavA mAMDayuM. vAdaLI, gherA marUna ke kALA raMganI sapATI para viSayAnurUpa khulatA raMgovALA vividha AkAronI sucArU goThavI dvArA UDIne AMkhe vaLage tevAM 'kasabI' citro sarjavA e jayaMtabhAi mATesahaja banI gayuM. 2x1 phUTathI laine 10-10 phUTanI laMbAi dharAvatI penalo temaNe racI che. eka pablika hola mATe aDhI phUTa UMcAi ane paccIsa phUTa laMbAinI 'dAMDiyArAsa'nI penala sauthI moTuM kAma thayuM. kAna-gopI, dANalIlA, rAsalIlA, vaNajhAra, kanyAvidAya, varaghoDo, velaDuM, UMTasavAra, ghoDesavAra jevAM vividha viSayonI citrasRSTi temaNe racI hatI. 1981 thI 91 nA dAyakAmAM AvAM lagabhaga traNeka hajAra citro jayaMtabhAie karelA. moTA zaheronA divAnakhaMDa, jAhera sthaLo va,nI divAlo zobhAvatA A citronI deza-parade mAM vyApaka mAMga rahI che. temanI kaLAe temane sanmAnanA adhikArI paNa banAvyA che. 1984mAM durga zaheranI jANItI mahilA saMsthAe temanAM 110 jeTalAM kaTAvacitronuM pradarzana yojeluM. e prasaMge temanuM jAhera sanmAna karAyuM hatuM. 1985mAM rAyapura gujarAtI samAje pradarzana yojavAnI sAthesanmAnapatra karyuM. 1977nI rASTrIya caitanA caLavaLamAM jayaMtabhAi paNa joDAyA hatAM. A svAtaMtrya `nA nIM. kaTAvacitra sarjaka, ke LavaNI kA2 lekhakanuM tA. 3 me 1994nArojadurga khAte avasAna thayuM. gujarAte bhale temane visarAvyA. jayaMtabhAi chellA zvAsa sudhI gujarAtane - vatanane - vaDhavANane visaryA na hatA. kRSNa ane gopIo (pecavarka saMyojana) chelle chelle e smaraNonuM pustaka 'savarAja levA'nuM pote lekhana karI rahyA hatA. evA Page #356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 340 paca pradarzaka lokajIvananA marmI kalAkAra kApaDa para raMgonA badale judA judA raMganA rezamI, sutarAu ane hIranA dorAthI bharatakAma karAvIne teo je citro kare che te temanI agAunI zrI lakSmaNa re abhivyakitamAM navI ja bhAta pADe che. AvAM lokabhArata zailI para taLapadAane bhAtIgaLa lokajIvanane potAnA citromAM sAcavatA AdhArIta citronuM pradarzana muMbainA naherU ArTa gelerI (tA. 24 phebru. AMgaLInA veDhe gaNAya tevAM je thoDAM kalAkAro thI 1 mArca-2004) mAM yojeluM. je khUba ja saphaLa ane prazaMsita rahyuM hatuM. gujarAtamAM sakriya che, temAMnAM ja eka kalAkAra kALI inka ane pena vaDe skecabukomAM karelI abhyAsanoMdho temanA che surendranagaranAM - riyAjhanI jhAMkhI karAve che. zrI lakSmaNabhAi revAbhAi lAMpaDA mAnavAkRti paranI temanI hathoTI darzanIya che. saurASTranuM gujarAtanA kalAjagatamAM pote lokajIvana, tenAM prasaMgo ane pAtro, kRSNalIlAnA prasaMgo, loka lakSmaNa re'nA nAmathI jANItA che. tA. 6 utsavo, meLA, bALaramato, janmASTamI, rAsalIlA, navarAtrI, gAyoDisembara-1945mAM vAMkAneratA.nAdighalIyA govALa, vAMDhatemanAcitra-viSayoche. temanI raMgayojanA paNa lokAbhimukha gAmamAM temano janma.eca.TI.sI. (1970), ane bhabhakavALI. kudaratanA dareka raMganI mULa oLakha, tejasvItA ane DI.TI.sI. (1970), ane ArTa mAsTara parizudhdhatA jALavatI A citronI tejasvI raMgayojanA ja tenuM mukhya (1974) uparAMta uccakalAnI inTaramIDIeTa DroIga ane peinTIMga AkarSaNa che. temAM bhAratanA vividha TAMkA anokhA prakAranuM Tescara UbhuM parIkSAo uttIrNa karI vaDhavANa-vikAsa vidyAlaya saMcAlIta DI.TI.sI. kare che. vacce eka tabakko evo paNa Avyo ke temAM AdivAsIonI kolejamAM kalAvyAkhyAtA tarIke joDAyA. bhaviSyamAM saMsthA vistRta thatAM kalA paraMparAnI asara jovA maLe che. kApaDa paranA adyatana citromAM phAIna ArTasa koleja (eplAiDa ArTa) ane DI.TI.sI. vibhAga alaga lokabhAratanI AkRtiomAM je sAdagIpaNuM (vigata zUnyatA) jovA maLe thayAM pachI zrImatI ena. ema. zAha ArTa TIcarsa TrenIMga kolejanA prathama che, temAM jANe lakSmaNa re mukata thai khIlI UThe che. prinsIpAla tarIke nimAyA ane varSo sudhI bhAvi citrazikSakone tAlima mAnavazarIra racanA (eneTomI) ane yathArthadarzana (parsapekaTIva)nA ApI nivRtti pAmyA che. temanA baMdhanane dUra haDaselIne thatI ziSyomAM vanarAjasiMha jhAlA AkAronI saMyojanA ane (surendranagara), zrImatI mokaLAza (speza)mAM grAmaphaLInI bhAvanAbA jhAlA, rasika galacara mokaLAzano anubhava thAya che. (banne coTIlA) gItA paramAra lakSmaNa renAM citro grupa (rAjakoTa) va. jANItAM nAma che. zo rUpe surendranagara, - lakSmaNa renI kalAsAdhanA amadAvAda, dilhImAM pradarzita lokajIvana ane loka zailIthI thayA che. temano vana mena zo prabhAvita che. moTAbhAge temanI amadAvAda-kanTempararI ArTa citrazailI alaMkaraNayukata gelerI (1997)mAM yojAI zobhanapracura DakoreTIva) ane cUkayo che. rASTrIya lalita kalA AkRtipradhAna (phIgareTIva) rahI akAdamI - dilhIthI laine che. tarala, asmalita, baLakaTa bhArata uparAMta amerikAmAM rekhAMkana e temanI citraNAnuM temanA citro saMsthA ane khAnagI agatyanuM ghaTaka. varSo sudhI bleka saMgrahamAM jaLavAyA che. eka inka, pena, jalaraMgo ane kalAsaMsthAnA AcArya tarIkenI tailaraMgo jevAM mAdhyamamAM javAbadArI vahana karatAM karatAM saphaLapaNe kArya karI cUkelA temaNe potAnAmAM rahelA lakSmaNabhAie potAnI kalAkArane sakriya rahevA dIdho abhivyakitamAM have eka navuM e ja lakSmaNa renI moTI sidhdhi navarAtri mahotsava (lokabharata zailImAM saMyojana) mAdhyama umeryuM che. vividha raMgI gaNAya. Jain Education Intemational Page #357 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 341 pratibhAo sleTa citronA sarjaka - samartha rekhAkAra praNaya-yugalo, vyakitacitro, grAmajIvananA prasaMgo tathA Thera-Thera mukAtAM suzobhanAtmaka alaMkAra citro temaNe pAra vinAnA citaryA che. temanI zrI caMdubhAi daphatarI kArakirdInI kalagI samAna ane eka mAtra temanI ja vizeSatA te sleTa je kalAkAra potAnI bhUminA vAtAvaraNamAM rahI tenI preraNAthI para karelAM citro che. sleTanI kALI sapATI para tikSaNa aNIdAra soya citro karI zake che te dhanyavAdane pAtra che. ekAda ke sAdhana vaDekotarelI vALa jevI bArIka rekhAomAM sIdhAM ja kotarAyelA niSThAvAna citrakAra je samAjamAM hoya te deza-videzanA khyAtanAma mahApurUSo, rASTrapuruSo, sAhityakAro va.nA. samAjane sauMdarya ane sRjananA anerA anubhavo vyakitacitro (porTeiTasa)mAM temanI dhIraja, dhArelI rekhA upasAvavAnI ApavA te samartha bane che." cokasAi ane A mAdhyama para meLavela kauzalyanA darzana thAya che. sva. kalAgurU zrI ravizaMkara A sleTa citroe caMdu daphatarIne saurASTrathI laine zAMtiniketana rAvalanA A zabdo je kalAkArane zubhecchA rUpe temaja kenyA (AphrikA) ane cheka vozIMgTana (amerikA)nA pramukhanA maLelA che te kalAkAra che morabInA vahAiTa hAusa sudhI jANItAM karyA che. temaNe kareluM sva. pramukhazrI jahona zrI caMdulAla daphatarI epha. keneDInuM sleTacitra hAla vhAiTa hAusamAM svargastha pramukhanA tA. 13 sapTe. 1927mAM mRtikhaMDamAM saurASTranA morabInA kalAkAra "caMdu'nI smRti jALavI rahyuM morabInA dazAzrImALI upAzrayavAsI jaina parivAramAM temano janma. che. temaNe dorelA gAMdhIjI tathA saradAra paTelanA sleTacitro gujarAtanA temanA pitA vaidyaratna zrI jayAzaMkara durlabhajIno vyavasAya vaidakano hato. prathama rAjayapAla sva. zrI maheMdInavAjha jaMgane bheTarUpe ApelA, te nAnA 'caMdune citramAM rasa. pATImAM ekaDo ghUMTatA ghuMTatA ja e pATIne nihALIne khuza thayelAe kalAcAhaka rAjayapAlazrIe caMdubhAIne potAnI sarjananuM mAdhyama banAvIne pachIthI temaNe karelA sleTacitroe "caMdu' nAma kiMmatI pana bheTa ApIne temanI kadara karelI. deza-videzamAM jANItuM thai jaze evI tyAre to koine kalpanA paNa kayAMthI caMdudaphatarInuM trIjuM mahatvanuM pradAna mahilAvargane sparze che. varSo Ave ?! pahelAM caMdubhAie AkAra, rUpAMkana tathA suMdaratAmAM ekabIjAthI taddana morabImAM meTrIka thayA.divasanA pitAjInI sAthe davAnI paDIkIo alaga evI cAMdalAnI 1000 jeTalI DijhAina taiyAra karI tenuM pustaka vALe. rAtrie baMdha oraDAmAM mINabattInA ajavALe citro kare. koipaNa 'biMdu maMjUSA' prakaTa karela. tenI be AvRtti prakaTathai hatI. jenuM rasadarzana kalAzALAno uMbaro caDyA vinA caMdubhAie kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvale 'kumAra'mAM karAveluM. ekalavyanI jema kalAsAdhanA AraMbhI. eka kalAgurU ravibhAinI preraNAthI morabImAM pachI eka kalAsopAna caDatA rahyA. 1942mAM 'mayUra kalA' saMsthAnI sthApanA karI. 1969 'bAlajIvana' mAsikamAM temaNe kareluM thI 75 muMbai pAchAM gayA tyAM sudhI A 'sarasvatI'nuM citra chapAyuM. jAheramAM pragaTa saMsthAnA sekreTarI pade rahI morabImAM kalAthayeluM e sau prathama citra. 1947mAM caMdu prasAranI aneka pravRttio kalApradarzano, daphatarIe morabImAM "navI havA' sAmayikathI semInAro, hastalikhIta aMkova.karatA rahyA. citrakAra tarIkenI je kArakirdI zarU karI te pachI spardhAthI prathamathI ja alipta caMdubhAie temaNe pAchuM vALIne joyuM nathI. saurASTra uparAMta morabI, upaleTA, muMbai (1968)mAM cheka muMbaithI prasidhdha thatA dainiko-mAsiko citrapradarzano yojelA. rAjakoTamAM hastakalA sudhI temanI rekhAnI suvAsa prasaravA lAgI. pradarzana yojeluM. 1947thI cheka 1991 sudhI "muMbaI morabInI roTarI kalabe 1986mAM samAcAra'nI sAptAhika AvRttimAM temanAM temanuM sanmAna yojeluM. tyAre sva. kalAgurU rekhAMkano chapAtAM rahyA. e eka virala ghaTanA ravizaMkara rAvalanA haste zAla ane sanmAnapatra che. 1954mAM morabIchoDI muMbai jai vaselA arpaNa karelA. e vakhate ravibhAie kaheluM, caMdubhAie 1957sudhI janmabhUminA kalAkAra moTA rAjamahelonI rozanI karatA ApaNA tarIke kAma kareluM. dIna jhUMpaDAmAM prakAza Apato divaDo vadhu priya jalaraMgo-tailaraMgomAM kArya karatA A lAge che.' kalAkAranuM priya mAdhyama kALI zAhI che. gurUdeva TAgora (sleTa para banAvela citra) Jain Education Intemational Page #358 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 342 citrakAra, zilpakAra ane kalA-prAdhyApaka zrI nAgajIbhAi cauhANa 'zilpakAra thatAM pahelAM citrakArathavuMjarUrIche.kAraNake zilpakkAmAM AkAranuM mahatva che ane dareka AkAranA pAyAmAM Alekhana (DroiMga) raheluM che.eTale kuzaLa zilpI thavA mATe sArAM rekhAMkana, AkAra ane spesanI samaja jarUrI che.' A zabdo che gujarAtanA khyAtanAma citrakAra, zilpakAra ane saMniSTha-lokapriya kalAprAdhyApaka zrI nAgajIbhAinA temana purU nAma to che zrI nAgajIbhAi vazarAmabhAi cauhANa tA.14 nave.1938mAM jAmanagaranA prajApatti parivAramAM temano janma.ghATa ghaDavA ane citarAmaNa karavAnA saMskAra to gaLathUthImAM ja maLelA meTrIka pachI amadAvAda gayA.anesI.ena. kalAmahAvidyAlayamAM eka varSa abhyAsa karI DI.TI.sI. (1960)thayA.e divasomAM be varSa vallabhavidyAnagara klAkendramAM klAgurU ravizaMkara rAvalanA sAnidhyamAM rasevA ApI.1962thI 64 sI.ena. vidyAviAramAM citra zikSaka rahyA.1965thI kalA mahAvidyAlayamAM citrakalA vibhAgamAM vyAkhyAtA tarIke joDAyA. vidyArthIone bhaNAvatAbhaNAvatA pote paNa kalAcArya zrI rasikalAla parIkhana mArgadarzanamAM zikSaNa letA letA uccakalAnI vividha parIkSAo urtINa karI.jI.DI.ArTaina peinTIMga (1964), ArTa mAsTara (1965) ane jI.DI.ArTa ina skalpacara (1968) nI trividha padavIo prApta karI. zeTha cI.na.kalAmahAvidyAlayanA lagabhaga traNa dAyakA uparAMtanA kalAzikSaNa anubhavomAM aneka kalAkAro, klAnA vidyArthIonA saMparkamAM pote AvyA. ku. urmibena parIkhathI laine vinoda je.paTela sudhInA asaMkhya vidyArthI- kalAkAro je gujarAtanuM kalAdhana gaNAya che, tenu ghaDatara karyuM. 1974 thI 77- traNa varSa zrI lakaradAdAnI nivRtti pachI zikSavibhAganA vaDA tarIke kArya karyuM.1994- 95nA patra pradarzaka gALAmAM prinsIpAla tarIke sevA ApI. eka saphaLa kalAprAdhyApaka pachI nAgabhAinA vyaktitvanA be bIjAM pAsAM ne citrakAra ane zilpakAra nAgajIbhAinI citrasRSTinA viSayo ane zailI satata badalAtAM rahyAM che. mAnavapAtro, bula (sAMDha), azva, khaDako (rosa), vRkSo, mAnavacaherAo- vizeSa to prakRtimAM rahelA ensTrakaTa AkAro va.ne tailaraMgo- jalaraMgo, pesTala, goLe, ke grAphIka vuDakaTa, iMcIMga, lIMnokaTa ane myuralamAM kapacI (TAilsa), jayapurI phresko ane TemparA jevAM vividha mAdhyamomAM temaNe kAma karyuMche.citrakalAmAM vividha vAdo-imprezanIjhama, dhubIjhama, ekaTIjhama, ekaspresanIjhama pachI krieTIva dizA tarapha temano jhoka vadhyo.temaNe nyUDa enDa necara zreNInAM citro taiyAra karyA che. A zibiramAM gayA pachI paththaro-khaDakomAM vyakta thatA AkAronuM AkarSaNa thayuM. te pachI temanI sarjakattAmAM paththarIlA phormsa umerAyA chellAM be varSathI teo iTAlInA greTa ArTIsTa mAikala ejelonI citrazailInA abhyAsanA paripAkarUpe pote maulika paNe kalpelI-sarjelI citrazreNInuM sarjana karI rahyA che. jemAM nyUDa phIgaronA riyAlisTIka saMyojano sAthe vividha bhAva prema, vigraha, durvAsanA, sthaLAMtara, dhRNA, nRtya, zAMti va.darzAvatA saMyojano viSayAnurUpa chatAM sumadhura saMvAdIraMga yojanAmAM rajU karyA che.A citronuM pradarzana amadAvAda- ravizaMkara rAvala kalA bhavanamAM tA.13 thI 19- jUna- 2044 daramiyAna yojAyuM hatuM. phaibIbI (sTona) saurASTranA mera, bharavADa, rabArInA lokajIvanathI laine temaNe paMcamahAlanA bhIla, DAMganA AdivAsI, rAjasthAnI pArgo tathA dakSiNa bhAratanA tAmila pAtronA mAlakha skecIjha karyA che.citrakalA uparAMta zilpakalA bannemAM ekeDamika ane krieTIva- ane ritImAM porTreiTasa karyA che.jevAM saphaLa citrakAra chetevAM ja saphaLa zilpakAra paNa che.mATIthI laine plAsTara opha perisa, simenTa, yu, sTona ane meTala jevAM vividha mAdhyamamAM temaNe zilpasarjano karyA che. bAhya dekhAve khaDatala bhale lAge, paNa A kalAkAranAaMtaraMgamAMaunaramamArTI jevIvALapa anesnigdhatA jamarIpaDIche.evAM kalAprAdhyApako bahu ochAM hoya che, jemane vidyArthIono ciraMjIva prema ane sadbhAva sAMpaDayA hoya. kalAprAdhyApaka tarIke 35 varSa pUrAM karIne 1997mAM pote nivRta thayA tyAre temanAM vidyArthIoe 'gurUvaMdanA"no je vizeSa samAraMbha yojI temane aMtaranA umaLakAthI bahumAna ApeluM te eka zarada paTelanA apavAda sivAya- bIjAM Page #359 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kalAkArone to tenA svapnA Ave ! tA.17 me- 1997mAM ravizaMkara rAvala ArTa gelerImAM temanA ane ziSyonAM citronuM pradarzana yojAyeluM. temanuM bhAva-sanmAna yojAyuM. 'zikSaNanA kalAkAra ane sarjananA zikSaka' e vizeSaNathI zrI mAdhava rAmAnuje temane oLakhAvyA.. nAgajIbhAinA citro grupa zo (1967, 68. sudhita pASANa 69, 76, 77)rUpe amadAvAda ane |muMbai- jahAMgIra (1969, 74)mAM rajU thayA che.temanA nijI pradarzano jAmanagara (1962), amadAvAda (1965,96, 97 ane 2004)mAM yojAyA che.temanA citrone rAjya ane rASTrIya kakSAnA pradarzanomAM 12 jeTalAM evorDajhamaLelAMche.jemAM gujarAta rA la kalA akAdamI (1960, 63, 76, 78, 86) muMbai sTeTa kalA pradarzanamAM 'bharavADa' zilpane inAma (1958), gujarAtarA.sAMskRtika pradarzana-rAjakoTa (1961)mAM bronjha meDala, mAyasora (1964), amRtasara (1978), caturtha ola inDiyA porTreiTa ekajhI.(1976)mAM silvara meDala, rAyapura (1977)mAM pamANapatra, a.myu. korpo.nA be (1990, 90> inAmo gujarAta ro.la. kalA akAdamI zilpa 'sainika'ne 1974mA evorDa no samAveza thAya che.gujarAta rA.lalitaklA akAdamI (1901)mAM sabhya tarIke temaNe sevA ApI che. gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA akAdamIthI laine era inDiyA, rASTrIya kalA akAdamI, a.myu.korpo,jevI saMsthAothI laIne deza videzanA khAnagI saMgrahomAM temanI kRtio saMgrahAi che. nAgajIbhAinuM vizeSa pradAna bAraDolI rASTrIya myujhima mATe karI ApeluM saradAra paTelanuM porTreiTa uparAMta amadAvAda myu.korpo.mAM sthApita dhAtu zilpa mukhya che. temaNe gujarAta rA.zALA pAThaya pustaka maMDaLa temaja nezanala buka TrasTanAM bALako mATenA bahuraMgI citrovALA pustakonuM prakAzana karyuM che. te mATenA varkazopamAM mArgadarzana ApyuM che.gAMdhI darzana- navI dilhI mATe sarjanAtmaka sevA paNa ApI che. aneka yuvA kyArthIonA kalAmArgamAM pathadarzakanI anokhI bhUmikA bhajavanAra nAgabhAicauhANa gujarAtanA pratibhAvaMta- gaurava samA kalAkAronI prathama paMktimAM sthAna pAmanAra kalAkAra che. * saMdarbha saujanya- 'gurUvaMdanA'- le.zrI mAdhava rAmAnuja 343 citrakAra ane kArTUna philmonA sarjaka zrI lakSmaNa vAM 'chuM..huM lakSyala varmA . . A ghaDIthI saMkalpa karUM chuM.huM kArTUna philma taiyAra karI batAvIza." khyAtanAma kalAkAra sva.kanu desAinI philma kvAnirdezaka tarIkenI kArakirdIthI prerita thaine A kSetramAM paDelA ane prathama philma 'maLelA jIva'nA zreSTha kalAnirdezaka mATeno evorDa meLavanAra klAkAra eTale zrI lakSmaNa varmA (modI) tA.11 julAi- 1914nA roja coTIyA (ji.mahesANA) gAme temano janma.pittAzrI gulAbarAyane gAmanI bhIMto para citro doratA jotA nAnakaDA lakSmaNanA manamAM paNa saMkalpa ghUMTAyo ke 'jIvanamAM basa, citrakAra ja banavuM.'pitAnA avasAna pachI nAnAbhAibaMsI varmA (bhaviSyanA kArTUnisTa kalAkAra 'cakora') sAthe 1923mAM vaDanagara AvIne kabIra AzramamAM rahIne zALAkIya abhyAsanI sAthe vyAyAma, kustI, moDesavArI va.jevAM tana-mananA vikAsamAM ThIka ThIka kAThuM kADhayuM. e divasomAM ja beu bhAionA citro vakhaNAtA thayA.e vakhate vaDanagaramAM ghe2 ghera rAjA ravivamAMnA citro jovAM maLatAM tethI lokoe A bhAione hetathI 'varmA bradharsa'nA saMbodhanathI bolAvavAnuM zarU karyuM.basa, tyArathI teo modI aTanA badale lakSmaNa varmA ane haMsI varma'tarIke oLakhAvA mAMDayA.kabIrazramano abhyAsa pUro karIne amadAvAda AvyA ane nATaka- sinemAnA paradA- benarsa citaravAnuM dhaMdhAdArI kAma zarU karyuM. 1937mAM tripurA koMgresa adhivezana veLAe lakSmaNabhAine potAnI kAryaliyana devivAnI taka maLI.celenja jhIlIne 51 phUTa x 6 phUTanuM vizALa benara temaNe mAtra ardho kalAkamAM purUM karI dIdhuM.te nihALIne khuza thai uThelA zAMtiniketananA kalAcArya sva.naMdalAla bacu bolI uThyA ke khUba bhAlo!' ! kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvalanA 'gujarAta kalAsaMpa' citrazALAmAM lakSmaNa varmA abhyAsa karatA.philmo jovAno pUro zokha.khAsa karIne kArTUna philmo jovI bahu game .e rIte kalAkA2 2 mitro sAthe eka rAte kArTUna philma joine AvatA hatA tyAre ? vAtavAtamAM zarUAtamAM noMdhelo saMkalpa jAhera karyo .bIjA divasathI : ja rojanA pacAsa- sI kArTUna skecIjha karavA maMDI paDayA. tenI / TekanIka jANI philma taiyAra karatA gayA.be philmo banAvI 'cAcAjIkA munnA' ane 'suvAlIna', venisamAM yojAela kArTUna Page #360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 344 philmonA vizvameLAmAM bhAga lIdho. temAM 'suvAlIna' philme vizvamAM dvitIya ane eziyAmAM prathama sthAna prApta karyuM. amadAvAdamAM moDela TokIjhanA ArTIsTa tarIke joDAine pahelI ja philma 'vijJApati mATe taiyAra karela maMdiranA suzobhita praveza dvArathI ja temano praveza philmI duniyAnA kalAkAryomAM thai cUkaze. 'maLelA jIva'nA kalAnirdezana nAnI bacata (kArTUna philmanuM eka drazyacitra) badala evorDa maLyA pachI temaNe 34 jeTalI gujarAtI, hiMdI, marAThI philmonuM kalAnirdezana karyuM.jemAM sAteka evorDa meLavyA.upara jaNAvyuM tema prathama kArTUna philmanI vaizvika kakSAnI saphaLatA pachI to temaNe 15-16 vividha bhASAnI philmonA TAiTala mATe enI maikAna citro taiyAra karI ApyA vividha rAjayanI sarakAro mATe kArTUna DokaMyumenTarI philmo taiyA2 ka2I.jenI saMkhyA paNa 24 uparAMta thavA jAya che. vyavasAyI kAmanI sAthe kalAkAra tarIkenI sAdhanA to cAlu ja hatI. ekalA 'dharmayuga' mAM ja jemanA saLaMga chatrIsa jeTalAM citro chapAyA hoya tevA e mAtra kalAkAranuM lakSmaNa varmA sanmAna pAmyA.dharmayugamAM isapanI bodhakathAo ane paMcataMtranI civAnAM paNa prathamavAra temaNe zarU karI. e ja rIte bA La mA isa ka 'ramakaDuM'mAM paNa temanAM vArtAcitro mRtyunuM namana patha pradarzaka prakaTa thatAM. kalAkAra bhAibaMsIyamanI preraNA ane sUcanathI samagra varmAe pUrA eka varSanI mahenata pachI mahADiya kAlidAsanAM 'zAkuMtalam' nI citrazreNI taiyAra karelI. zakAya. 1942nI laDatamAM rASTrabhaktinA raMge raMgAIne 300 jeTalA citro ane hajAro benaro taiyAra karyA koi duzmanoe te bALI nAkhatAM du:khI thayelA kalAkArane bALAsAheba vasaMtarAya hegisTe e protsAhana ane hUMpha ApI punaH kAme lagADayA.lakSmaNa varmAe eka ja beThake 80 citro taiyAra karI dIdhAM ! jenI dhArI asara thai. e samayamAM gujarAtanA badhAM ja dainiko- mAsikomAM temanAM vyaMgacitro prakaTa thatAM hatAM.cAra raMgI posTarothI krAMtimAM raMga bharI do. 1945 sudhI A jomabharyuM kAma cAlyuM. hAthamAM pIMchI laine sozInI saphara kheDavA nIkaLI paDelA A sarjaka kalAkAra ane vyaMgaphilma sarjakanI sudIpa kArakirdIne anulakSIne gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA akAdamIe temane gaurava sanmAna- zAla, smRticihna ane rokaDa puraskAra arpaNa karI sanmAnita karyA che. jenAM pradarzano dezanAM bAvIsa ma ha ta na ga 2 | mA yojAelAM. eka ja viSayanuM pradarzana ATalA zaheromAM yojAvAno A paNa eka rekorDa kahI saMdarbha saujanyaH smaraNikA - lalita kalA akAdamI. le. zrI mAdhava rAmAnuja. Page #361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo saMvedanazIla kalAkAra ane AtmIya gurU zrI zarada paTela 'kalAnuM zikSaNa eTale sarjanAtmakatA sAthe kAma pADavuM zakarAbhAi emAM ziSyonA mAnasane saheja paNa ni pahoMcADayAvinA saphaLa pariNAma lAvI zakayA che . kalA ane keLavaNInetemaNeavatArarya gayuM che. ' kavi- kalAkAra- pUrva kalAcArya- vivecaka zrI mAdhava rAmAnuje A zabdomAM jenI oLakha ApI che e zakarAbhAi eTale, zrI zaradabhAi paTela tA.14 nave. 1934mAM amadAvAdamAM kRSikAra pitAzrI vilabhAIne tyAM temano janmokarI ne kyA mAvidhAlayamAM abhyAsa karI 154mAM 3 TI.sI thayAM ane kalAcArya rasikhyAla parIkhanA nimaMtraNathIsI.ena vidyAvihAramAM citrazikSakatarIke joDAyA pachIno ArTamAsTara(1958), jI.DI.ArTaina peinTIMga(1959)nI padavIo paNa meLavI. 199pamAM vanaspali vidyApIThamAM pheska peinTIMganI tAlima lIdhI 1973mAM eplAiDa ArTamAM DiplomAM meLavyo.eka mAtra zilpAnI zAkhA temaNe bADI rAkhI ne ke zaradabhAI bIja rIte zilpI sAbita thayA che.mATI ke plAsTaramAMthI pUtaLA ghaDavAnA badale temaNe jIvaMta ziSyonuM ghaDatara karyuM che.evI cAhanA meLavI ke kalA adhyApaka tarIke cAra dAyakA pachI 1993mAM pote nivRta thayA.tyAre temanA pUrva ane vartamAna vizALa ziSyavRMde avismaraNIya 'gurUvaMdanA' samAraMbha yojavo.temanA ane potAnA citronuM pradarzana ravizaMkara rAvala kalAbhavana- (tA.8 thI 10 me-1993)mAM yojAyuM. progresIva grupa-amadAvAdahArAtemanA citronA grupa-zo (1962, 71 thI 75, 1985) ane muMbai-jahAMgIra gelerI (1975, 79)mAM yojAyA che.temanA vana mena zo amadAvAda (1988) muMbai (1988) ane kanTempararI amadAvAda (20)mAM yojAyA che.zrI rAmAnuje noMdhyuM che temaH 'zarada paTela mULathI ja khUba abhyAsI AtmA emAMya lokajIvananI sAthosAtha bhAratIya citrazailI pratye anurAga 345 mInIecaranA pAtro, sthApatya, pazcAdbhU, sAdagIpUrNa raMgAyojana va.ne teo potAnA citromAM prayoje che.raMgonI jema ja Tekcara paNa temAM agatyanuM pAsuM che.temaNe avanavA prayogo paNa karyA che.raMgasUjha, phIgara Ayojana, ekzana, spesanuM AgavuM Ayojana, vhAiTa ane meM raMgonuM prabhutva temaja samagrapaNe saumya asara upasAvatAM citromAM zakarAbhAinuM vyaktitva paNa pratibiMbIta thAya che.' citrakalA uparAMta prinTIMga, zilpa, phoTogrAphI, bATIka ane myurala peinTIMganI TeknIkla jINakArI dharAvatA zarada paTele jayapurI iTAlIyana phresko, ejhaTemparA ane kolAja myuransa paNa karyo che.temaNe karelAM myuralsa sI.ena. kalAmahAvidyAlaya, vidyAvihAra uparAMta amadAvAdanA khAnagI AvAsomAM drazyamAna thAya che.temanAM citro gujarAta lalita klA akAdamI, era inDiyA, tAtA, nA saMgraha uparAMta amerikA, jApAna, jevAM videzonI aneka vyaktio ane saMsthAnAM saMgrahamAM jaLavAyA che. gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA akAdamI ane amadAvAdanI vividha kyA saMsthAo yojIta varkazopa- jevAM ke grAphIka (1978), skrIna prinTIMga, vuDakaTa (1987), peinTIMga (1986), mAMDu ArTIsTa kempamAM niSNAMta tarIke sevA ApanAra zaradabhAIe bALako mATe triraMgI pustako tathA zrI prahalAdabhAi paTela sAthe ucca zikSaNa mATe taiyAra karela nakazA darzana'mAM temanI kheta ane cokkasAinA darzana thAya che citrakalAnI baMne greMDa parIkSAo mATe prekaTIkala viSayonA be pustako prakaTa karyA che. jugalabaMdI jilaraMgI saMyojano zarada paTelanI kRtio sanmAnIta paNa thai che. temAM gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA akAdamI evorDa (1965, 79), mAyasora dazerA pradarzana (1967), bombe ArTa sosAyaTI (1980), va. uparAMta navI dilhInI ola inDiyA phAina ArTa enDa krAphaTa sosAyaTInA upakrame 1996mAM veTarana ArTIsTa tarIke rASTrapatizrInA haste thayela sanmAna vizeSa gaNAya.temanA nivRttisamAraMbhagurUvaMdanAmAM vidyArthIo dvArA apAyela sanmAna svarUpe zAla ane silvara pleka (1993)arpaNa thayela che. samarpIta parivArajano, klAkAra mitrocAhako ane vizALa ziSyavRMda- ke je Aje to gujarAtanA pratibhAzALI kalAkAro tarIke jANItA thai cUkayA che- dharAvatA zaradabhAi paTela Aje ya e ja lAgaNI, e ja smita sAthe jIvananA sAta dAyakA pAra karI cUkyA che. saheje kahevAi javAya ke 'zataM jIvaM zarada !' * saMdarbha saujanya- gurUvaMdanA smaraNikA-le.mAdhava rAmAnuja Page #362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 346 grAphIka kalAkAra, zilpakAra ane pUrva klAyArya sva.zrI ajIta desAi amadAvAdanI zeTha sI.ena.koleja opha phAina ArTasamAM kalA adhyApana, saMcAlananI sAthe potAnA sarjana phAlanI AMbAvADI ucheranAra epratibhAzALI kalAkAranI jhaLahaLatI kArakirdInA madhyAhane ja jIvanalIlA saMkelAi jaze tenI to koine kalpanA paNa kayAMthI hoya ! emanuM nAma zrI ajIta ratilAla desAi tA.6 eprila-1943mAM dakSiNa gujarAtanA gAdevI tAlukAnA pIpaladharA gAmamAM temano janma. paranI AMbAvADInA prAkRtika vAtAvaraNamAM karelA ajItabhAine nAnI vayathI ja citrakkAmAM sa. ma. sa. yuni.nI phekalTI opha phAina ArTasamAM praveza meLavyo.kalAkAra jerAma paTelanA mArgadarzanamAM abhyAsa karI eplAiDa ArTasamAM DiplomA meLavyo amadAvAdamAM zeTha cI. na. kalA mahAvidyAlayamAM eplAiDa ArTa vibhAgamAM kalA- vyAkhyAtA tarIke kArakirdI zarU karI. e vakhate temanI ane zrI araviMdabhAi desAinI joDI jamItI banelI klAadhyApananIsAthe esaMsthAmAM ja abhyAsa karI zilpakalAmAM jI.DI.ArTa thayA. uparAMta vanaspali vidyApITha (rAjasthAna)mAM temaNe phresko myuralano paNa abhyAsa karelo. kalAadhyApanamAM aneka yuvA vidyArthIone vyavahArika klAno abhyAsa karAvavAnI sAthe potAnI kalAsAdhanAnuM sAtatya paNa jALavI rAkheluM, te temaNe yojelA pradarzano ane meLavelA pAritoSiko parathI jANI zakAya che. eka kalAkAra tarIke zilpa hoya ke citra, ata desAinI abhivyakti Adhunika sparzavALI hatI.temaNe karelA amApa skecIMgano prabhAva temanA Alekhana (DroIMga)para paDelo.teo potAnA amUrta lAganA citrasarjanomAM mAnavacaherA, pazupaMkhI, vAdaLAM ke TekarIonA AkArono payoga karatAM temanA kenavAsa para A AkAro taratA dekhAya. loTIMga phigarsa" rSika pAmatAM temanAM citro elInA mahadaaMze zveta ane zyAma raMgomAM patha pradarzaka sarjAtA.potAnA DroiMga ane citronI jema temanA zilpo paNa Adhunika TacavALA sarjanAtmaka rahyA che.temanuM eka zilpa- kendrIya lalita kalA akAdamInA saMhamAM che.posTara DijhAina ane grAphIkasa citro temanA rArjananA ullekhanIya pAsAM che. muMbai, amadAvAda, navI dilhI jevAM zahero tathA hasTanayu.esa.e., jevAM videzomAM 1972 thI chellI ghaDI sudhI yojAelAM temanA citro, zilpo, grAphIkasanA pazonI saMkhyA ja 13uparAMta thavA jAya che.bhArata bhavanamAM yo jAyela konTempararI iDiana ArTa- prathama bAyonela (1986) ane dvitIya bhAryonela (1988)mAM temanI kRtio pradarzita thaI che.muMbaI- jAMgIra (1972, 88) sahita temanA citro, grAphIkarAnA ATha jeTalAM niSTha pradarzano yojAyAM che. ajIta desAinI kArakirdI aneka evorDajhathI zobhIta che jemAM gujarAta rA.la.kalA akAdamInA posTara DIjhAinamAM pAMca evorDa (1962, 63, 70, 73, 74), skalpacaramAM be evorDa (1975, 76)ane grAphIka (1977) maLI ATha jeTalAM evorDajha maLelAM e uparAMta gAMdhI zatAbdI-navI dilhI (1970), ola inDiyA phAina ArTasa enDa krAphaTa sosAyaTI-navI dilhInA grAphIkamAM evorDa(1970, 87), bombe ArTasosAyaTInA skalpacara (1976)mAM grAphIka (1977, 79), yunivarsala lava kamITI- muMbaimAM simbola DIjhAinamAM evorDa(1970), inDo Araba sosAyaTI- muMbai- posTara DIjhAina (1976), a.myu.korpo- peinTIMga (1987)evorDa- va.no samAveza thAya che. A pAritoSiko vividha kSetre temanI sidhdhinAM pratIka che. achata desAinAcitro, grAphIka, zilpo kendrIya ane rAjaya kalA akAdamI, era inDiyA muMbai (citro) sahita dezanI vividha saMsthA uparAMta vesTa jarmanImAM khAnagI saMgrahamAM sacavAyAM che. phloTIMga phIgara vaDodarA phAina ArTa phekalTInA snatikA temanA patnI zrImatI mAyAbena ajItabhAinI kalAkArakirdImAM mahatvanuM pIThabaLa banI rahyA che. klAdhyApakazrI laine sI.ena.kalAmahAvidyAlayanA prAcAryanA pade sevA ApatA AnabhAinI kArakirdInA madhyAhane bAvana varSanI vaye breina TyumaranA kAraNe tA.17 julAi1994nA roja duHkhada avasAna thavAthI gujarAtanA klAjagatamAM na pUrAya tevI khoTa paDI che. * saMdarbha saujanya : kalAprasAra (julAiogasTa-1994) le.prA.baMsIlAla dalAla. Page #363 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 340 sauSThava ane sauMdaryanA upAsaka : 1959mAM jahAMgIra ArTa gelerI-muMbaimAM yojAela.pachI to dilhI (1965), muMbaI (1969, 71, 72), nyU dilhI (1971), rasva. zrI bAlakRSNa paTela kanTempararI- amadAvAda (1976, 77), TrinAle- dilhI (1975), jIvananA chellA be mahinA sAva pathArIvaza hovAM chatAM pensIla vijhayuala ArTasenTara-amadAvAda (1986) va.pradarzano uparAMta deza ane kAgaLa jemanAthI aLagA thayA na videzamAM temanAM citro pradarzita thayA che.1959 thI 1993 sudhImAM 14 hatAM.ane chellA zvAsa sudhI DroiMga karyA karatA jeTalAM vana mena zo karI cUkelA bAlakRSNa paTele gujarAta uparAMta udepura, e kalAkAra, jenIdezanA Adhunika kalAkAromAM kAzmIra tema ja kalakatAnA kalAkAra kempamAM vAraMvAra niyaMtrIta kalAkAra prathama dazamAM gaNanA thatI te kalAkAra hatAM - tarIke sevA ApI che. kendrIya lalita kalA akAdamInA teo cAra varSa zrI bAlakRSNa paTela sabhya rahelAM. temanA citro navIdilhI- kalA akAdamIthI laine rUpAMkara tA.25 me 1925mAM amadAvAdamAM myujhiyama (bhopAla), araviMda mIla (amadAvAda) uparAMta deza-videzanAM | temano janma.nonameTrIka sudhIno kalA cAhakonA aMgata saMgrahamAM che.abhivyaktinI draSTIe joie to abhyAsa.nizALe AvatAM-jatAM peinTara bAlakRSNa paTela prayogazIla kalAkAra hatAM. 'TapakuM' e temanI anubhUtinuM vahorAjInI dukAnanuM temane bhAre AkarSaNa bIjuM AkarSaNa kIDIpADAnI kendrabiMdu rahyuM che.pUrA phalaka para jANe raMgo prasare che. pachI upasatA. poLamAM Avela bajaraMgavyAyAma maMdiranuM tethI kizoravayamAMjabAlabhAI TapakAMnI lipimAM saMvedanAnI bhASA AlekhAya che. kustI cempIyana banI gayelA.arIsAmAM joine potAnA sudraDha zarIranA pote citrakAra uparAMta kuzaLa abhinetA ane kavi paNa skeca ane porTeiTa karatAM.dhoLakA mIlamAM kalArkanI nokarImAM joDAyA hatA.sva.umAzaMkara joSInA saMskRti mAsikamAM temanI kavitAo chapAI tyAre tyAM paNa kArIgaronA skeca karatAM. hatI.gujarAtanI prathama TelI philma 'revA'mAM revAnA sasarAnI nAnI paNa 1942mAM temano saMparka kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvala sAthe avismaraNIya bhUmikA bhajavelI. nATaka 'kAbUlIvAlA'mAM kAbUlInuM thayo.divasanA te citrazALAmAM bhaNe.rAtre mIlamAM rAtapALI kare.pAMceka pAtra, lAbhazaMkara ThAkaranuM 'vRkSa', manasukhalAla majIThIyAnuM 'sapharajana', varSa A saMgharSa veThayo.pachI mIla choDI.rilIpha roDa para "kalApI ArTa madhurAyanuM "ApaNuM to evuM'va.mAM bAlakRSNabhAInI mukhya bhUmikAo. suDiyo' zarU karyo.porTeiTa ane maMDapa suzobhananuM dhaMdhAdArI kAma karavA lokapriya rahI. mAMDyA. 1957mAM vaDodarA gayA ane sAteka mahinA pro.bendra pAse | zrI naTu parIkhe noMdhyuM che ke, 'temanA ghoDAnAM rekhAMkano khUba zIkhyA.pAchA amadAvAda AvI araviMda milamAM DIjhAinara tarIke gatizIla.rekhAo jIvaMta ane nAjuka. AkAranI vAstaviktA jALavIne joDAyA te mIla baMdha thai tyAM sudhI kAma karyuM.pachI svayaM sarjanamAM vyasta pote spesa sAthe ramata kare. ghoDAmAM mAnavIpaNuM mUkI citramAM lAgaNI ubhI thayA. A daramiyAna kalAjagatamAM bAlakRSNabhAinuM kAma ullekhanIya kare. zAhI sAthe pesTalano upayoga karI citramAM raMgo umere. teo TapakAM thavA mAMDayuM.1957mAM temane ane dhAbAmAMya sauMdarya jotA.' lakhanau akAdamIno evorDa eka vakhata 3OX40nA ane bombe ArTa sosAyaTIno kadanA mAtra eka ja poiTano merITa evorDa maLelAM.Aja vana mena zo amadAvAdamAM sudhImAM be nezanala evorDa yojanAra A pratibhAvaMta (1969, 1978)meLavI kalAkAranuM 79 varSanI vaye cUkelA bAlakRSNa paTelane tA. 24 juna-2003nA roja gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA amadAvAdamAM avasAna akAdamInA evorDa prApta thayA thayuM.temanA nidhana pachI Arcara che.1993mAM gujarAta rAjaya ArTagelerImAM temanAM aonAM lalita kalA akAdamIe gaurava rekhAMkanonuM pradarzana yojAeluM. puraskArathI sanmAnIta karyA. bAlakRSNa paTelanA saMdarbha saujanya- ba.ka.akAdamI smaraNikA - le.mAdhava rAmAnuja. citrono prathama vana mena zo sthitaprajJa gujarAta dipotsavI aMkamAMthI) kumAra- ogasTa-03 le.naTu parIkha. Jain Education Intemational Page #364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 348 klAsetre zikSaNa, saMvardhana ane sarjanamAM jIvana samarpIta karanAra kalAkAra saMniSTha kalAcArya - zrI chelazaMkara vyAsa gujarAtamAM jayAre eka paNa kalAsaMsthA na hatI tyAre e dizAmAM sakriya prayatna karanAra ane kalAnA vividhakSetra jemanuM pradAna eka mAilasTona banI cUkayuM che. tevAM e bUjhurga kalAkAranuM nAma che zrI chelazaMkara ma. vyAsa tA. 4 DIse. 1914mAM temano janma,citrakalAmAM DI.TI.sI.(1940), DI.ema. (1946) ane ArTa mAsTara (1953)nI vividha padavIo dharAvanAra chelazaMkara vyAsa aMgrejI sAthe bI.e. (onarsa) ane bI.eDa.nI DIgrI dharAvanAra prathama grejayueTa kalAzikSaka che. gujarAtamAM muMbainI sara je.je.skula opha ArTasa jevI ekeDemIka tAlima ApanI kalAzikSaSTha saMsthA zarU karavA mATe 1950-51 mAM tyAranA gujarAta kalA zikSaka saMghe AMdolana jagAvyuM. tenA mukhya saMgaThaka chelabhAI vyAsa hatAM. vaDhavANa vikAsa klAvidyAlaya, zeTha sI.ena. phAIna ArTasanA mukhya saMgaThaka, prAdhyApaka ane prinsIpAla tarIke chelazaMkara vyAse sevA ApelI. 1942nI lata vakhate nokarI choDI svAtaMtrya senAnI banelA. temaNe gaNanApatra pradarzanonA saphaLa Ayojano karyA che. jemAM dudha utpAdana saMgha pradarzana (1939), jemAM suvarNacaMdraka maLyo, lakhatara rAjaya pradarzana (1944)mAM lakhatara rAjavIe rakhacaMdraka ane silvara plekathI rAjaya kalAkAra tarIke sanmAna karyuM. dAMDIkarADI-rASTrIyazALAmAM dazAbdI pradarzana (1947), gAMdhIvana pradarzana (1950), amadAvAda-divAna ballubhAi zALAnI suvarNajayaMtI nimite 34 khaMDo bharAya tevaDAM pradarzananuM Ayojana (1957), mahAgujarAta AMdolana pradarzana- jenuM udaghATana IMdulAla yAjJike kareluM (1961), potAnA ni pradarzano- amadAvAda (1954, 1981) va.no samAveza thAya che. chelabhAIe kalAzikSaka tarIke vividha semInAromAM bhAga lIdho che. jemAM akhila muMbai rAjaya kalAzikSaka saMghapariSada (1941), AMtara rASTrIya kalAzikSaka saMdha semInAra- INSEA (1981), NCERT- haidAbAda varkazopa va. mAM patha pradarzaka gujarAtanA pratinidhi tarIke sakriya bhAga lIdho hato. chelabhAIe aneka kalApravAso karyA che. sAthesAtha varaMgI drazyacitro (ona dha spoTa) karyA che. pena ane inkamAM tvarAlekhanonuM vipula sarjana karyuM che. A citroane skeco parathI temaNe 'pAvAgaDhacAMpAnera' ane 'rANakapuranuM jaina maMdira' -e be sacitra pustakonuM prakAzana karI saMbaMdhakartAne vinAmUlye Apela che. kAzmIra, somanAtha, citra ane zikSaNa paranA potAnA vicAro vApara prakAzanonI temanI taiyArI paNa hatI. 1991 thI 99nA dAyakAmAM chelabhAinA haste 'yugo yugonuM gujarAta darzana'pradarzananuM kAma thayuM. itihAsa ane purAtatvanA jJAtA tarIke A temanuM anokhuM pradAna che. 1998mAM gAMdhIjI, zrI araviMda ane zrI mAtAjI, AThavale zAstrI va.nA jIvana ane kAryathI prerAine temaa 'pAnakhara'pradarzananuM Ayojana karIne 40 mITara lAMbA kApaDa para citra doravAnuM zarU kareluM. navuMvarSanI jaipha vaye pahoMcelA chelazaMkara vyAsa chellAM thoDA samayathI paDI javAthI bahAra harI pharI zakatA nathI. 1999mAM amadAvAdamAM kalAzikSaka adhivezanamAM temane joyelA, Aje gujarAtamAM gujarAta kalAzikSaka saMgha, gujarAta vijhayuala ArTisTa eso. ane samagra gujarAtamAM 17 jeTalI zaikSaNika kalAsaMsthAonI lIlIvADI kalApravRttiothI dhamadhamatI thai che. tyAre gujarAtamAM sAta-ATha dAyakA pahelAM kalAkoDane ucheravA, siMcavA ane tene lIlochamma karanAra moLI svarUpa sva. kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvalanI jema ja zrI chelazaMkara vyAsa paNa eka agra kalAkAra hatA, te gujarAtanI A saMsthAo yAda rAkhaze ? * saMdarbha saujanya- pAvAgaDha-cAMpAnera-citra pustikA leH zrI mAdhava rAmAnuja. pAvAgaDha (jalaraMgI drazyacitra) Page #365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo svAtaMtrya senAnI-citralekhA sva. zrI vanalIlAbena zAha amadAvAdanA rASTrabhakta kinArIvAlA parivAramAM tA. 11 nave.- 191mAM vanalIlAbenano janma 1942nI laData vakhate zahIdIne varelA gujarAta kolejanA vidyArthI sva.zrI vinoda kinArIvAlAnA teo moTAbahena thatA. amadAvAdanI vanitA vizrAma hAiskUlamAM abhyAsa karela vanalIlAbene jayotisaMgha" saMsthAmAM kalAkArasva.chaganalAla jAdava pAse eka varSa citrakalAnI tAlima meLavI hatI. pachI e ja saMsthAnA bAlagharamAM citrazikSikA tarIke kArakirdInI zarUAta karelI, kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvalanI preraNAthI 1949-50mAM navI dilhInI zikSaNa saMsthA "jAmIyA milIyA'mAM abhyAsa karI "TIcIMga ArTa enDa krAphaTasa'no sinIyara DiplomA meLavyo.sva.Do.jhAkIrahusenanI A saMsthAmAM temano paricaya bhAvanagaranA mULa vatanI- jANItA kalAkAra zrI jagubhAi zAha sAthe thayo. 1951mAM baMne lagnagraMthithI joDAyA.jagubhAi zAha jAmIyA milIyA islAmIyA yuni.mAM kalA vyAkhyAtA hatA. tethI vanalIlAbene paNa A saMsthAmAM kalAzikSaNa ApavAnI sAthe tyAMnI chAtrAonI hosTelanA vorDana tarIkenI javAbadArI 1962thI 1977 sudhI saMbhALI. gurU zrI chaganalAla jAdavanI vAstavadarzI citrazailI tathA jalaraMgI drazyacitronI UMDI asara vanalIlAbena para rahelI. tethI temanA citromAM janasAmAnyanA rojIMdA jIvanavyavahAra tathA pArivArika premALa bhAvanA vyakta karatI abhivyakti jovA maLe che. 1942nI 'hiMda choDo laDatamAM sakriya bhAga laine sAbaramatI jelamAM gayelA vanalIlAbene jelavAsa daramiyAna satyAgrahI mahilAo tathA anya gunhegAra strI kadIonA pensIla-krayAnamAM skecIjhakarelA temaNe aDhI mAsa jelamAM vitAvelA. kalAkAra pati jagubhAinIsarjana pravRtimAM sadAya sAtha sahakAra ApatA rahI temaNe vividha adhivezano, pradarzano, zaikSaNika meLAvaDAomAM kalA ane kasabanI lahANI karelI. kauTuMbika javAbadArI sahita anya rokANone kAraNe temanAthI pachI pIMchIne sparza thai zakyo na hato. rAjaya ane rASTrIya kakSAnA pradarzanomAM temanI kRtio pradarzitapuraskRta thaI hatI. cheka 1941mAM 349 bombe ArTa sosAyaTInA pradarzanamAM temanA citra "sukhadu:khanA sAthI'ne pAritoSika maLeluM. 1950mAM gujarAta kalAdarzana pradarzanamAM "kheDuta daMpati' citrane sva. harivadana smAraka suvarNacaMdraka maLelo. 1954mAM bhArata sarakAra dvArA raziyAmAM bheTa svarUpe mokalAvelA citromAM temanuM yAtrA'citra paNa eka hatuM, je pachI moskonA phAina ArTasa pablIzIMga hAusa prakAzita "inDiyana ArTa' pustaka (1956)mAM prakaTa thayeluM. AT LEISURE citra vaDodarAnI myujhiyama ArTa gelerImAM jaLavAyuM che. myujhiyamanA pUrva kyureTara mi. goenjha inTaranezanala buleTIna (1944)mAM tenI khUba prazaMsA karI hatI. temanuM eka citra rAjakoTanA voTasana myujhiyamamAM saMgrahita che. navIdilhInI Aiphekasa saMsthA dvArA vanalIlAbenanuM citra phIsTa opha puara' AMtararASTrIya pradarzana mATe pasaMdagI pAmeluM. temano 'Abu' lenDaskepa navIdilhI phAIna ArTasa kolejanA saMgrahamAM "harijanavAsamAM bApu citra amadAvAdanI kensara insTITayuTamAM jaLavAyuM che. 1978mAM pote nivRta thayA tyAre ja kensara jevI asAdhya bimArImAM sapaDAyA ane e mAMdagImAM ja tA. 13me-1979mAM temanuM avasAna thayuM. vanalIlAbenanA citronA 3maraNotara pradarzano 1979mAM anukrame lalita kalA akAdamI navIdilhI, jAmIyA milIyA islAmIyA yuni.- dilhI ane saMskAra kendra- amadAvAdamAM yojAela. 1980mAM muMbaInI kamalanayana bajAja ArTa gelerImAM yojAela caturtha vana mena zonI rASTranA vividha akhabAroe vizeSa noMdha lIdhelI. sva. zrI vanalIlAbena zAhanA jIvana ane kalAmAM rASTrabhakti ane samarpaNanI suvAsa jovA maLe che. ka gharadIvaDo (jalaraMgI saMyojana) Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 350 porTreiTa ane gAMdhIcitra zreNInAM sidhdha hasta kalAkAra sva.zrI hirAlAla khatrI tasavIra citraNA (porTreiTa peinTIMga)nA kSetre kaMika adhikArapUrvaka bolI zakanAra je keTalAMka sidhdha hasta kalAkAro gujarAtane sAMpaDayA temAMnAM ja eka hatAM. zrI hirAlAla lallubhAi khatrI tA.15 sapTe.1906mAM amadAvAdamAM temano janma. vaNATakAmanA vyavasAyI pitAne zALa para vaNatAM vaNatAM ja sIdhI DijhAina karatAM joine hIrAbhAine bALavayathI ja raMga aneracanAnuMvAtAvaraNa sAMpaDayuMhatuM.192021mAM muMbai rAjayanI TreDa parIkSAo uttirNa karelI. meTrIka pachI kauTuMbika javAbadArI saMbhALavAM rojanA rUA.ekanA mahenatANAthI amadAvAdanAM jANItAM peinTara ThAkara ane rAvaLanI kaMpanImAM joDAi gayA. jayAM sAina borDathI laine slAiDa, lebala, ilasTrezana va. jevAM tamAma vyAvasAyika kAmo karavAnI sAthe tenI TekanIka zIkhyA. pachI parIkha sTuDiyomAM joDAine pAzcAtya kalAkAronAM pustakomAMthI temanI kalAno paricaya pAmyA. e vakhatanA jANItA tailacitra kalAkAro sva.tribhuvanadAsa paTela ane sva.nAnAlAla jAnI pAsethI paNa anubhava meLavyo. 1934mAM amadAvAdamAM potAno svataMtra sTuDiyo sthApyo. kamanasIbe 1940nA ramakhANomAM A vaibhavI sTuDiyo bhasmIbhUta thayo. tenI sAthe temAMnAM citro, temane maLelA ilkAbo, caMdrako, pramANapatro vagere paNa rAkha thayAM. paNa hIrAlAlabhAinI hiMmata rAkhanathai.temanA draDha AtmavizvAse A AghAta sahI lIdho ane 1944mAM pharI navo sTuDiyo ubho karyo. je Aje amadAvAdanI jANItI ratanapoLasAme 'khatrI sTuDiyo' tarIke prakhyAta che. eca. ela. khatrInI citraNAmAM dhArmika citro, vyakti citro ane aitihAsika ghaTanAonA citro mukhya che. temanA dhArmika citro prinTa rUpe gujarAtanA ghare gharamAM pahoMcelA. vyakti citraNAnuM pote e vakhate eka nAma hatAM ane Aje paNa A kSetranA kalAkAro temanI A sidhdhine vaMdanA kare che. Jain Education Intemational patha pradarzaka aneka rAjapurUSo, dezavidezanA mahApurUSo tathA samAjanI nAmIanAmI vyaktionAM tailacitro temaNe karyA che. dhaMdhAdArI hoya ke nijAnaMda mATe, potAnI kalAne temaNe kayAreya sastI banAvI na hatI. eka arthamAM teo imprezanIsTa kakSAnA phIgara ane porTreiTa peinTara hatAM.pAzcAtya asaravALI bhAratIyaTekanIka vaDetemaNe potAnI viziSTa zailI vikasAvelI. eca. ela. khatrInuM mahatvanuM ane ciraMjIva pradAna to gAMdhIbApunA jIvanaprasaMgonAvizALa kadanA myuralacitroche.jeAje paNa sAbaramatI AzramamAM sabhAgRhamAM saMgrahita che. 'bApunuM manomaMthana'citra nihALIne paM. naherUeTalA prabhAvita thayelA ke potAnA saMgraha mATe Acitra rAkhIlIdheluM. temanuM 'dAMDIkuca'citraharipurA koMgresa adhivezanamAM pradarzita karavAmAM AveluM. hIrAlAla khatrInI kRtio 1936thI trIseka varSa sudhI vividha zaheromAM yojAtA pradarzanomAM sthAna pAmI che. jemAM temane 25 thI vadhu pAritoSika-prazaMsA pramANapatro maLelA.jemAM porTreiTa mATe amRtasa2mAM bevAra maLelA suvarNacaMdrako (1952, 58), traNa raupyacaMdrako- amRtasara (1959), pUnA (1939, 40), eka bronjha meDala (1936), tathA eka kropara pleka (kalakatA-1939)no samAveza thAya che.rAjakoTa khAte 1963mAM yojAelA tRtIya rAjaya kalApradarzanamAM temanAM porTreiTane inAma maLeluM. eca.ela.khatrInA raMgacitronA be saMpUTojayoti darzana saradAra paTela - (suvarNa caMdraka vijetA porTreiTa) ane kuMkuma prakAzIta thayA che.'jana kalyANa'mAsikanA mukhapRSThaparatemanAMghArmika tathA mahApurUSonAM citroprakaTathayAMche. temanAM tailacitro gAMdhI Azrama (amadAvAda), rAjabhavana, phijhIkasa risarca leba., a.myu.ko.,gujarAta yuni., vaDodarA myujhiyama va. jevI saMsthAo tathA dezavidezanA khAnagI saMgrahomAM jaLavAyAM che. 1985mAMnavIdilhInIolainDiyA phAina ArTasa enDa krAphaTa sosAyaTIe veTarana ArTIsTa tarIke bahumAna yojeluM. 1985mAM ja gujarAta rA. lalita kalA akAdamIe gaurava puraskAra arpaNa karI sanmAna karyuM hatuM. e prasaMge amadAvAdamAM temanAM citronuM pradarzana yojoeluM. tA.23 eprila1991mAM temanuM nidhana thayuM. temanA suputro praphulabhAi ane puSpabhAi sTuDiyo saMbhALe che.girIzabhAikhatrIcitrakAra-tasvIrakAra che. eca. ela. khatrI Aje paNa temanA tailacitromAM jIvaMta che. Page #367 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 3pa1 satsaMgI kalAsAdhaka ane karmazreSTha kalAzikSaka prakAzana karyuM che. saphaLa kalAzikSakanI sAthe teo sakriya kalAkAra paNa che. prakRti zrI kanu paMcAla sauMdarya, maMdira-sthApatya, pratimAo ane daivI-dhArmika pratiko, paroDhiye - cAra vAgyAmAM jAgI jaI snAna-pUjAvidhimAMthI lokakaLAnA avanavA rUpo va.nuM UMDuM nirIkSaNa karI tene potAnA paravArI zAhIbAganA zrI svAmInArAyaNa citromAM saMyojayA che. temanA citro pratIkAtmaka rahyAM che. vividha bhagavAnanA maMdiramAM sADA pAMca na vAge AkAranA cokaThAmAM AdhyAtmika siMbola, jevAM ke zivalIMga, tyAM pahoMcI jai, darzana, parakammA karIne svastika, sUrya, pagalAM, matsya, trizUla, caMdra, oma, tilaka va.nI pachI phUlamaMDaLImAM joDAi phUlonA hAra vividha goThavaNI karavI temane sahaja che. temAM ghanatA lAvavA teo banAvavA besI jatA e sevArthIne joine Tencara ke konano upayoga kare che. vividha devasvarUponA nAma, maMtro, koine kalpanA na Ave ke je hAtha vaDe teo sUtro va. paNa A citrano eka bhAga banI rahe che. A bhagavAna mATe hAra gUMthe che te ja hAthe pIMchI raMga yojanA moTA bhAge tejasvI. jemAM pILo, lAla, kesarI, pakaDIne suMdara citronuM sarjana paNa kare che. lIlo, jAMbuDI evAM potAne priya raMgo vaDetejojavala banatA AcitromAM A satsaMgI kalAsAdhaka eTale - avakAza (spesa)ne paNa pUro avakAza maLe che. temanA drazyacitromAM zrI kanubhAi caMdulAla paMcAla prakRtinI vizALatA sAva nAnA pAtro vaDe vyakata thAya che. tA. 28 ogasTa, 1937mAM amadAvAdamAM temano janma.kalAcArya kanu paMcAlanA citro 1972 thI amadAvAda, muMbaimAM grupa zrI rasikalAla parIkhanI nizrAmAM zeTha sI. ena. koleja opha phAIna pradarzano (1972, 73, 78,98,99, 204)mAM rajU thatAM rahyAM che. ArTasamAM abhyAsa karI 1960mAM DI.TI.sI. thayA. e ja varSe vanamena zo rUpe amadAvAda (1971, 78, 87, 97 ane 99)mAM amadAvAdanA mANeka coka vistAranI nyU sarvodaya hAiskUlamAM temane yojAyA che. aneka saMsthAo tathA deza-videzanA khAnagI saMgrahomAM A citrazikSakanI jagyA maLI gaI. uccakalAno abhyAsa aTakayo na hato. citro sthAna pAmyA che.temane maLelA evorDajhamAM mAyasora kalApradarzananuM ArTa mAsTara (1965) ane peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTa (1965) nI prathama inAma (1963), uparAMta 1999mAM navI dilhInA ola padavIo meLavI lIdhI. kalAzikSaka tarIke ekadhArI 35 varSa sevA karI inDiyA phAIna ArTasa enDa krAphaTa sosAyaTI dvArA veTarana ArTisTa 1995mAM pote nivRtta thayA. * tarIke rASTrapatijInA haste temane zAla. smRticinha arpaNa karI - kanu paMcAla mAtra citrazikSaka na hatAM. kalAkSetre saMzodhana ane sanmAnita karAyAM che. nijI kalAsAdhanA, kalAzikSaNa ane lekhana temanI anya vizeSatA rahI che. vidyArthIo haMmezA temanA kalAprakAzananI pravRtti sivAya 'prakRti darzana, zilpa sthApatya kalAzikSaNamAM kendra sthAne rahyA parizIlana, phoTogrAphI, saMgIta che. te mATe temaNe zALAkakSAe ane nATayakalA temanA rasanA upayogI kalAprakAzano nuM anya viSayo che. kanu paMcAlanuM viziSTa pradAna karyuM che. mAnavuM che ke darekamAMthI sadgaNo citrakAmanI greDa parIkSAonA | levA, koinA avaguNo na abhyAsakrama (jUnA ane have jovA, sukha ke duHkhamAM mananuM pachI navAM) mujaba abhinava saMtulana jALavavuM ane je maLe pustakazreNI temaNe sva. temAM saMtoSa mAnI jIvana somAlAla zAha ane sugaMdhamaya banAvavuM. sahazikSaka pravINabhAi ane eTale ja paroDhiyAmAM mahetAnA saMyukata sahakAramAM jAgI svahaste hAra banAvI prakaTa karelI che. zre. 10 - puSponI sugaMdha zrIhari sudhI citrakAmanA vidyArthIone pahoMcADe che A satsaMgI kalA upayogI prekaTIkala kArya mATe sAdhaka-samAjane temaNe ' tAnI 'abhinava citra saMyojana'nuM dhArmika pratikonuM saMyojana kRtionI saurabha pahoMcADI che. Jain Education Intemational Page #368 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 352 kalAkAra, lekhaka, vyaMga citrakAra, inTIrIyara DIjhAinara zrI naTubhAi mistrI - 'cetaka' citrakAra tarIke AgavI kalASTi ane vaijJAnika sUjha samajanA kAraNe gujarAtanA kalAkAromAM AgavuM sthAna dharAvatA klAkAra, lekhaka, vyaMga citrakAra ane inTIrIyara DIjhAinara jevAM vividha kSetranI bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA amadAvAdanA e kalAkAra eTale zrI naTubhAi maNibhAi mistrI 'cetaka' e temanuM kArTUnisTa tarIkenuM upanAma che. tA. 3 eprila - 1933mAM temanA mosALa- dazelA (ji. gAMdhInagara)mAM temano janma. 194142mAM meTrIka thai amadAvAdanI zeTha cI. na. kalAmahAvidyAlayamAM eka varSanInAlimalarDa DI.TI.sI. thayA. prathamanaladanIzALA (1975)mAM ane pachI 1958thI amadAvAdanI Ara. sI. hAiskUlamAM kalAzikSaka tarIke joDAyA. A nokarIdaramiyAnajaneone ArTamAsTara(sa. ena mAMthI), DiplomA ina peinTIMga (je. je. kalAzALA - muMbai) ane bI. e.nI padavIo prApta karI lIdhI. Ara. sI. hAiskUlanI lAyabrerImAMsaMgrahita kalAviSayaka aMgrejI pustako parathI preNA lai temaNe zALA kakSA temaja ucca kalAnA vidyArthIo-citrazikSakone upayogI thAya tevAM citrakalAnI thIyarI ane prekaTIkala viSayonA pustako prakAzIta karyA. A zreNImAM prakaTa thayela pacIsamA pustaka vakhate muMbai (1956)mAM kalAkAra kanu desAinA pramukhapade yojAelA eka samAraMbhamAM naTu mistrInuM sanmAna karavAmAM AveluM. 1957 thI 1962mAM amadAvAda - skUla opha DroIMga enDa DIjhAinanA prinsIpAla tarIke sevA ApI svaicchika nivRtti lIdhI. svataMtra vyavasAyI kalAkAra tarIke aneka prakAzanonAM AvaraNa citro karavAno sAthe prathama saMdeza dainikamAM 'ArTisTa - kArTUnisTa' tarIke ane pachI 1963 thI gujarAta samAcAramAM joDAyA. gujarAta samAcAra, zrI ane citralokamAM temanA prakaTa thatA kArTUna citroe temane hoLI khyAti apAvI. 'caitaka' nAma gAjatuM thai gayeluM. lagabhaga trevIsa varSa teo A patra sAthe saMkaLAelA rahyA. 1985mAM temAMthI chUTA thai svataMtra inTIrIyara patha pradarzaka DIjhAinara tarIke kArakirdIno AraMbha karyo. bhArata uparAMta videzaiTAlI, amerikA, moraipasa, hoMgakoMga, malAyA, thAilenDa va. dezonA pravAsa daramiyAna aneka kalAdhAmonI mulAkAte temanA anubhavo ane kalAdraSTimAM Adhunika abhigamano sumeLa sadhAyo. inTIrIyara DIjhAinara tarIke temaNe gujarAta ane gujarAtanI bahAra aneka mahattvanA kAryo dvArA nAmanA prApta karI. chellAM thoDAM varSothI vyAvasAyika javAbadArI baMne putrone soMpI pote potAnA mULarasa citrakalAnI sAdhanA tarapha vaLyA che. kALI zAhI ane pena vaDe temaNe kAgaLa-kenavAsa para karelAM sthApatyadIya Alekhanoe temane khyAti apAvI che. temanAM mAnavapAtronAsaMyojanomAM AgavI draSTi vartAya che. 197thI bhAratanA vividha zahero uparAMta videzomAM yojAelA 12 jeTalAM vanamena zo ane 23 jeTalAM supa pradarzano-e temanI sakriyatAnAM ghotaka che. naTa mistrIne aneka sanmAno maLelAM che. temAM 'kalAvaibhava' mATe gujarAta rA. evorDa (1976), klA prakAzano mATe ja gujarAtanA 3 inAmo (1963, 66, 71), nAgapura evorDa(1999), navI dilhIola inDiyA phAina ArTasa enDa krAphaTa sosAyaTI dvArA rASTrapatinA haste 'veTarana ArTisTa' tarIkenuM sanmAna (1999) tathA A ja saMsthA yo golDana jyubilI pradarzanamAM 'DroIga' mATeno evorDa (23) no samAveza thAya che. AgaLa ullekhIta klAviSayaka 25 jeTalAM prakAzano uparAMta 'klAsAdhanA'>> pUrvapazcimanI kalAno sacitra itihAsa (navI AvRtti), khaDakhaDATa - kArTUna saMgraha ane AuTa Dora skecIMga karavA jatAM thayelAM vividha anubhavonA prasaMgalekho tathA kALI inkamAM karelAM sTrITasInano saMgraha - 'prasaMgacitra' (20) va. mukhya che. A prasaMgalekho 'kumAra' mAsikamAM paNa prakaTa thai rahyAM che. 'saMdeza'mAM kalAvika lekhana karatA naTTu mistrI gujarAta vijhyuala ArTisTa eso.nA upapramukhanI javAbadArI paNa saMbhALI rahyA che. saMdarbha - saujanya : SaSThIpUrti abhinaMdana graMtha - paraMparA (1995) khoraDAM - (pena ane inka saMyojana) Page #369 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 353 citrakalA ane chabIkalAnA pratibhAvAna upAsaka (1979, 84, 87), inTaranezanala ArTIsTa grupa (1970, 75) ane grAphIka varkazopa (1979)mAM kalAkAratarIke bhAga lIdho che. amadAvAdanI sva. zrI vinoda pAla phoTogrAphIka saMsthA nihArIkA kalaba ane karNAvatI phoTo kalaba yojIta AkRti pradhAna citrothI mAMDI pratIkAtmaka ane tAMtrIka nAme phoTogrAphI varkazopamAM paNa bhAga lIdhela. uparAMta 1990thI 98 sudhI oLakhAtI zailI sahita citra sarjananA karNAvatI kemerA kalabanuM pramukhasthAna paNa saMbhALeluM. vinodabhAinI vividha tabakkAomAMthI teo pasAra thayA kalAkArakirdInI noMdharUpe temane kendrIya ArTIsTa DirekaTarI (1991 che. dazAvatAra, samudramaMthana jevAM paurANika 95), repharansa eziyA hUjha hu (1986)mAM sthAna sahita nezanala kalA | viSayo ane saurASTra-gujarAtanA melA- kalakattA kamiTi membara-1996, ArTIsTa elarTa ekajhI. saphadara lokajIvanane viSayo banAvIne temaNe hAzamI memorIalaTrasTa-dilhI (1989), kalAgurjarI-muMbai (1990) rUpAtmaka ane saMjJAtmaka citrazreNIo sarjI ane inDiyA inTaranezanala ArTa phera-mekisako (1995)mAM paNa eka che. pote sitAravAdananI tAlima lIdhI sakriya sabhya tarIke sevA ApI cUkyA che. hovAthI emanA kalAsarjanamAM laya ane deva-devIonI saMjJAtmakacitrazreNI ApanAravinoda pArule saurASTramAdhuryano samanvaya jovA maLe che. kaccha gujarAtanA lokajIvana, temanI raheNIkaraNI, rAca-racIlA, jANItA lokakalAvi lekhaka zrI jorAvarasiMha jAdave uparokata vastrAbhUSaNa, utsavo- va.ne potAnI chabIkalAnA ane citrakalAnA zabdomAM jemanI kalAno paricaya karAvyo che, te kalAkAra eTale - viSayo banAvyA che. gujarAta, rAjasthAnano bhAgye ja koi evo meLo zrI vinoda raghunAthabhAi brahmabhaTTa haze jayAM kemerA laine pote pahoMcyA nahiM hoya. 'pArula' e temanuM takhallusa che. A abhyAsa parathI sarjAyelA lokajIvananAM citromAM pradarzano tA. 1 jUna, 1939mAM amadAvAdamAM temano janma. amadAvAdanI 1990-91mAM amadAvAda-muMbaimAM yojAyelA. temane aneka puraskAro zeTha sI. ena. phAina ArTasa kolejamAM abhyAsa karI 1972mAM temaNe maLelA che. jemAM yutha phesTIvala evorDa (1961, 2, 3) TesTAila ArTa mAsTaranI padavI prApta karI. amadAvAdanI nUtana phelozIpa DIjhAinamAM inAma (19 68), navI dilhI relveno evorDa (1969), hAiskUlamAM kalAzikSaka tarIke joDAyA. paNa kalAsAdhanAmAM saMpUrNa a.myu. korporezana evorDa (1975, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92), samarpitatA mATe teo kalAzikSakanI nokarI choDI svataMtra kalAkAra banI inTaranezanala rilIjIyasa peinTIMgamAM inAma (1980, 84), rahyA. vinoda pArulanA citro grupa zo rUpe 1972 thI 94 daramiyAna gujarAta rA. lalita kalA akAdamI evorDa (1969, 78, 70, 82, amadAvAda, muMbai, kalAkattA, dilhI, madrAsa, vidyAnagara ane 86, 88, 90, 93), bhA.ja.pa. evorDa (1989), kalAkAra orissAmAM pradarzita thayAM che. maNilAla mistrI evorDa Tumena zo rUpe laMDana, dubaI (1990), nezanala ekeDemI (1978, 92, 95)mAM temaja navI dilhI evorDa (1995) vanamena zo rUpe amadAvAda ane caMDIgaDha (1995)va. mukhya (1972, 74, 77, 90, 91, kahI zakAya. 93) ane muMbai (1972, 74, A pratibhAzALI 77, 92, 93)mAM pradarzita thayA kalAkAranuM tA. 27 jAnyu. che. 1990-91mAM nezanala 1998mAM avasAna thayuM. temanAM skolarazIpa meLavanAra citronuM 'zraddhAMjali' pradarzana vinodabhAine 1996mAM bhArata temanA parivArajano dvArA sarakAranI phelozIpa paNa maLI amadAvAdamAM yojAela. temanA hatI. temaNe amadAvAdanI vividha banne suputro hiMDola ane AlApe saMsthAomAM myuralsa karI Apela pitAnA kalA vArasAne jALavI che. gujarAta rAjaya lalitakalA rAkhyo che. akAdamInI kalA zibiro * saMdarbha - saujanya - raMgataraMga (sare parivAra (tailaraMgI saMyojana) 1986) le, zrI jorAvarasiMha jAdava. loko che. Page #370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 354 paNa pradarzaka taLapadI soraThI dharAnA citrakAra abhinetA sva. harIndranAtha caTTopAdhaya khUba prabhAvita thayelAM. amadAvAdamAM vRjalAlabhAie nyu ejayukezana hAiskUlamAM sTorI rasva. zrI vRjalAla trivedI Telara tarIke keLavaNImAM nATayakaLAnA sumeLa sAdhatA prayogo zarU karyA. teNe jhanUnathI eTalA kAgaLo cItarI mArelA ke tenuM magaja vRjalAla trivedInI citrasRSTi eTale vatana valabhIpura ane (citrothI) ubharAtuM lAge. roja savAre palAMTho AsapAsanA vAtAvaraNamAM dhabakatAM taLapadA lokajIvananI pAtrasRSTi. mArIne meM soMpeluM kAma karavA besI jAya che. jayAM temanuM prAraMbhika jIvana ghaDAyuM hatuM, jenA prAkRtika sauMdaryane mana teno hAtha eTalo jAmyo ke teNe moTA mApanA bharIne mANyuM hatuM, tenA AMtaradarzananuM pratibiMba temanA citromAM darzAya citronA AlekhanothI eka Akho copaDo che. ziyALAnI vahelI paroDhe tApaNuM tApatI kheDUta kanyA, dUdhanI tAMbaDI bharI nAkhyo !" laine nIkaLelI govAlaNanA teDelA putra paranA umaLakA, namaNuM sauMdarya, jenIjomadAra citrasAdhanAviSe kalAgurU dAtaNa vecatuM yugala, mAnatA, lokagAyaka va. viSayone temaNe eTalI ravizaMkara rAvale uparokata zabdomAM noMdha lakhI sAhajikatAthI tAdrazya karyA che ke pharI pharI jovAnA umaLakA jAge ! che te yuvA citrakAra hatA - temanA citromAM bhItaramAM taLabhomakA bhaMDArIne beThelA kalAkAranI zrI vRjalAla bhAizaMkara trivedI AtmAbhivyakita hatI. muLa bharavADa, nAno pagI, ketribhuvana bhaTTa jevAM tA. 2 okaTobara 1912mAM valabhIpura (vaLA) ji.bhAvanagaramAM khamIravaMtA kAThiAvADI pAtrone sanmukha besADIne sarjelA citro jIvaMta temano janma. gharanI bhIMto para haLadara, kaMku ane gaLInA raMga ane thai UThayA che. AmAMnA ghaNAM citro "kumAra' mAM prakaTa thayAM che. temanAM dAtaNanI pIMchI vaDe citro karatA kizorane eka divasa AvelA mahemAna citronA be saMpUTa 'vasaMta maMjarI" ane "raMgacUMdaDI' prakAzita thayA che. potAnI sAthe lIMbaDI teDI gayA. A mahemAna hatA citrakAra-gurU sva. e yuganI asara pramANe vRjalAlabhAInAM citro vAstavika zailI, aMbAzaMkara lakSmIrAma jozI. temanI pAse kizora-yuvA vRjalAla eka varSa ravibhAinAyugasamI rahI che. baMgALI zailInI gherI raMgAvaTanI asaravALA zIkhyA. pachI pahoMcyA amadAvAda "gujarAta kalAsaMtha' 'citrazALAmAM'. temanA citro muMbai, dilhI, kalakattA, madrAsa, beMglora jevAM zaheronAM 'kumAra' kAryAlayamAM pahoMcelA pAtaLA bAMdhAnA pradarzanomAM sthAna ane sanmAna pAmyA che. pUrA kadanA e yuvAnane kalAgurU ravibhAie 'vileja bhagata' citrane bombe ArTa rojanA bAra AnAmAM kAryAlayamAM soMpAya te sosAyaTInA pradarzanamAM suvarNacaMdraka maLela. kAmagirI karavA rAkhI lIdho. phUrasadanA 1937mAM kheDUta kanyA citrane prazaMsApatra. samayamAM gurU pAse citrasAdhanA AraMbhI. umaLakA citrane 1936mAM ravibhAi potAnI citra sAdhanAnI sAthe amadAvAdanI sAthe jApAnanI saMskArayAtrAmAM sAthe laI keTalIka skUlomAM citrazikSaNa paNa ApavA gayelA, je tyAMnA akhabAromAM prazaMsA sAthe lAgyA. daramiyAna temanA cunaMdA citrono chapAeluM. eka saMpuTa prakAzita thayo. Arthika ciMtA thoDI vRjalAla trivedInI ghaNI kRtio haLavI thai. ekAda varSanI ziSyavRtti maLatAM valabhIpura-vaLA ThAkora sAhebanAM saMgrahamAM che. zAMtiniketana gayAM. kalAcAryanaMdalAla bojhanA 1985mAM ola inDiyA phAina ArTasa enDa sAnidhyamAM cAreka varSa gALyA. jayAM temaNe krAphaTa sosAyaTI, navI dilhInA upakrame veTarana TemparA, lInokaTa, kalevarka ane ledhara krAphaTanI ArTIsTa tarIke pUrva rASTrapatizrInA haste temanuM sAthe myurala Dekorezana jevAM vividha mAdhyamamAM sanmAna thayeluM. tA. 18 ogasTa, 1997mAM hathoTI keLavI lIdhI. be varSa almoDA eka akasmAtamAM 86 varSanI vaye temanuM (yu.pI.)mAM 'udayazaMkara pAse rahInRtya, saMgIta avasAna thayuM. vaLA jevaDA eka nAnakaDA ane nATayathI paricita thayA. 1941mAM gAmamAM loTanI tAMbaDI pheravIne AkhuM jIvana citrakalA ane nATyakaLAnA dikSArthI thaIne vitAvavAne badale gujarAtamAM raMgonI tAMbaDI amadAvAda pAchAM AvyAM. vRjalAlanA citro pheravIne vRjalAlabhAie vatana valabhIpuranuM nihALIne vikhyAta nATayakAra, kavi, | umaLakA (jApAnanAM vartamAnapatromAM chapAeluM citra) | nAma sArthaka karyuM che. Jain Education Intemational Page #371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo. 355 kalA vyAsaMgI gRhiNI temanA A prakAranA citromAM ku. maMgaLasiMhajI ane khoDIdAsabhAi paramAranI citraNAnI chAyA jovA maLe che. kokIlAbenanA AkRtipradhAna zrImatI kokIlAbena dave saMyojanomAM prakRtinAM manohara svarUpa, vRkSo, paMkhIo va.ne gherI bhAvanagaramAM sva. zrI somAlAla zAhanA kalAvargamAM aneka lAgaNInA sparzathI rajU thatAM joi zakAya che. A citromAM viSayAnurUpa 1 kalArthI bhAibahenoe tAlima meLavI hatI. raMgayojanA ane saphAIdAra rekhAMkananA kAraNe ziSTatA, prayogazIlatA temAMnA eka che kokIlAbena bhArgava. kevaLa ane loka laDhaNanI paraMparAno triveNI saMgama jovA maLe che. kaca devayAnI, pArevaDA, pratIkSA, bhUlakAM, visAmo, sUnakAra, phukakuTayudhdha ke svabhAvanA ghararakhkhuM gRhiNI ane mitabhASI sTIlalAipha va. citro temanI viSaya vaividhyatAnA pratika che. kalA upAsikA eTale | nATayaniSNAta pati zrI janakabhAi davenA nATayaraMganI asara zrImatI kokIlAbena janaka dave temanA bhavAinAM lAMbA paTTacitramAM abhivyakita pAmI che. kokIlAbene tA. 16 okaTobara - 1929mAM gujarAta rA. zALA pAThayapustaka maMDaLa mATe pAThacitro karI ApyAM che. bhAvanagaramAM temano janma. mULa nAma to pamarATa, grAma-kalyANa yojanAo ane jhADavAMnI DALI para vAdaLa beThAM kokIlAbena bhavAnIzaMkara bhArgava. temanI kalA para citragurUo sva. - va. pustako temanA citrothI suzobhita thayA che. somAlAla zAha, sva. jagubhAi zAha ane sva. khoDIdAsabhAI bhAvanagara hatA tyAre "AkAra' kalAvRMdanA ane amadAvAdamAM paramAranI kalAzailInI asara paDI che. citrazikSakanI tAlima lai have vijhayuala ArTIsTa eso.nA teo sakriya sabhya che. A vRMda 1958mAM DI.TI.sI. ane 1973mAM DroIga mAsTara parIkSA uttIrNa AyojIta grupa zo, ona dha spoTa peinTIMga (15 ogasTa nimitte) karI che. amadAvAdanI vaMdanA skUlamAM varSo sudhI sevA ApI have kAryakramamAM temaNe sakriyapaNe bhAga lIdho che. temanA citronA nijI nivRttimAM nijI kalAsAdhanAmAM sakriya che. zrImatI kokIlAbenanI pradarzano patiyAlA (1979), dAhoda (1987, 88), pUnA (1993), kalApravRttimAM temanA kalAkAra patizrI janakabhAI davenuM protsAhana amadAvAda - ravizaMkara rAvala kalAbhavana (1990) ane kanTempararI mukhya paribaLa che. zrI janakabhAi dave | (1998)mAM yojAyA che. navI dilhI gujarAtanA jANItA nATayavidda kalAkAra khAte 2002mAM lalita kalA akAdamI che ane gujarAta rAjaya saMgIta nATaka gelerImAM amadAvAdanA pAMca kalAkArono akAdamInA gaurava puraskArathI grupa zo yojAyela, temAMnA eka sanmAnIta thayA che. kokIlAbena paNa hatA. jalaraMgo, pena, inka ke pensIlanA cheka 1958mAM rAjakoTa khAte mAdhyamamAM citro banAvatA kokIlAbenanI yojAela "saurASTra kalA maMDaLanA citra zailI paraMparAgata kalA para AdhArIta pradarzanamAM temanA citrane rajatacaMdraka chatAM vizeSa to suzobhana pracUra maLela hato.' taduparAMta gujarAta rA. DikoreTIva) rahI che. emanAM citromAM lalitakalA akAdamI evorDa (1962), gurU somAlAla zAhanI raMgAvaTa ane mahilA utkarSa udyAna evorDa (1979) jagubhAinI rekhAvaTano sumeLa pAmI ane "nazAbaMdhI' posTara - dilhImAM zakAya che. chellAM keTalAMka varSothI pote maLela InAma(1991) va temane maLela lokazailInA citro ane paMkhIcitro tarapha sanmAna che. nAnI vayathI pitRgRhe vaLyA che. teo kahe che : saMskArAyela kalAzokhane varSo sudhI 'mane mukhyatve saurASTranA bhAtIgaLa bIjI javAbadArIo vacce DhabUrI rAkhI lokajIvanane AlekhavAmAM rasa che. A anukULatA prApta thatAM e DhabUrAela sAthe paurANika-khAsa karIne kAlidAsanI tejataNakhAMne prajavalita karI kalArasanA kRtio para AdhArita prasaMgo citrAMti taMtune sAMdhI lenArA gujarAtanA jUja mahilA kalAkAromAMnA eka che zrImatI paMkhImeLo karavA vizeSa game che." kokIlAbena dave. Jain Education Intemational Page #372 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 356 prAkRtika raMgomAM pAMgarelA kalApuSpano parAga zrI tuphAna raphAi tA. 26 jAnyuArI, 1921mAM amarelInAekakIraparivAramAM janmelA zrI tuphAna raphAine evAM saMjogo sAMpaDayA ke bAra varSanI kUmaLI varSathI ja svamAna, Atma-nirbharatA ane svAvalaMbananI sIDIe pahoMcI gayA. muMbaimAM lAkaDAnI lAtImAM kAma karatI veLA lAkaDA vaheratA DAbA hAyanI eka AMgaLI ane aMgUTho gumAvI besanAra tuphAnabhAie davAkhAnAmAM bichAne rA-ra, netA- abhinetAonA karelA pensIla skempIjha nihALIne amarelInA AdhyAtmika gurU- keLavaNI kAracitrakAra zrI navalakona oSIe temane sara je. je. skUla opha ArTano mArga dekhADo. sva. zrI jagannAtha ahivAsI jevA bhAratIya kalAnA puraskartA klAkAranA mArgadarzanamAM pavarSa khaMtapUrvaka abhyAsa karI temaNe peinTIMgamAM jI . ArTanI padavI meLavI. bhArata sarakAranI ziSyavRtti maLatA khaDakavAsalA saMrakSaNa emImAM che. varSa abhyAsa karI myurala DekorezanamAM anusnAtaka banyA. 1957mAM bombe ArTa sosAyaTInA pradarzanamAM temanA citra 'pataMga'ne prazaMsA pramANapatra maLeluM. 1959mAM tuphAnabhAi bhArata sarakAranA henDalUma borDanA vIvarsa sarvisa senTaramAM ucca adhikArI tarIke nimAyA. A sthAne rahI temaNe prAkRtika raMgo (necarala DAijha) ane prAcIna suzobhanakalA para aneka saphaLa prayogo karyAM. dezabharanA vividha prAMtonA pravAsa kheDI dareka pradezanI lokaplAno saMsparza pAmyA. temAM potAnI maulika abhivyakita umerI hAthavaNATanA kApaDane AgavI mohakatA bakSI. lokakalA kasabIo sAthe pratyakSa nirdezana, grAmIA raMgATIo dvArA vaparAtA prAkRtika raMga ane chapAi patha pradarzaka kAmanI vividha prakriyAnA bahoLA anubhavathI AnabhAie prayogAtmaka abhigama apanAvyo. kenavAsa ane kApaDa para prAkRtika raMgonI racanAomAM Adhunika pravAhono sumeLa karI navasarjano karyA. prinTIMganI mulatAnI, kalamakArI, ane saudAgarI jevI vividha zailI viSe saMzodhana peparsa rajU karyA. potAnA jJAnane vadhu lokopayogI banAvavA pratyakSa nirdezana, vArtAlApa, semInAro ane varkazopanuM saMcAlana karyuM. amadAvAdathI laine bihAra, 5. baMgALa, DhAkA, zrIlaMkA ane cheka mosko tathA yu.esa.e.nA vividha zaherone klAno paricaya karAvyo. prAkRtika raMgonI raMgAi tathA chapAikAmanA A kSetranA temanA AjIvana pradAnane lakSyamAM laine gujarAta rAjayanA yuvA sevA ane sAMskRtika vibhAga dvArA temane lokakalA kSetrano 'zrI jhaveracaMda medhANI' evo rDa (phA ekla kha) arpaNa karI sanmAnIta karAyA che. sujJAna raphAinI abhivyaktinuM bIjuM mAdhyama pepara kolAja che. raMgIna posTaro, megena,vartamAnapatronI raMgInatasavIro va.nAnAnAmoTA TukaDA saMyojane temaNe sarjelA peparakolAja citro temanuM AgavuM pradAna che. viziSTa vyakitanA vyaktitvane temaNe kolAjamAM soTa rIte utArela che. 1959 thI ja amarelIthI laine amadAvAda, kalakattA, IMdora, ujjaina, bhopAla, dilhI, vArANasI, madrAsa, lakhanau, vijayavADA, DhAkA ane yu.esa.e. va. sthaLoe temanA DroIMgjha, pepara kolAja, vola pIsIjha vAnAM citrapradarzano yojAyA che. prAkRtika raMgonI racanA mosko (raziyA) khAte yojAyela phesTIvala opha inDiyAnA pravezadvA2tathA nyU jarsI (amerikA)mAM zrI yogIjI mahArAja zatAbdI marmotsava prasaMge henDalUma kApaDathI praveza dvAra suzobhana temaNe kareluM. vArANasI, rAyapuranI vividha saMsthAone yogadAna ApI cUkelA A kalAkAra ArTa kAunsIla opha inDiyana ArTIsTanA phAunDara membara che. amadAvAdanI ena.Ai.DI. tathA 'sevA' saMsthAmAM salAhakAra rahI cUkayA che. temanI kRtio vividha pradarzanomAM sanmAnIta thai che. pepara kolAjamAM yu.pI. lalita kalA akAdamInuM nAma. amadAvAda myu. korpo, pradarzanamAM inAma meLavanAra A kalAkAranA 75mA varSa Page #373 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo praveza nimitte gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA akAdamInA upakrame jAnyu. 1996mAM amadAvAdamAM pradarzana yojAyuM hatuM. temanA citro bhAratanI agragaNya lalita kalA akAdamIo, khAnagI saMgraho, saMsthAo tathA videzomAM saMgAyA che. amarelImAM zrI giradharalAla saMgrahAlayano niyAmaka zrI hIrAbhAi zAhanAM prayatna ane sahakArathI A saMgrahAlayanA eka khaMDamAM tuphAnabhAinAM citra kAyamI dhoraNe saMgrahAyA che. jene 'tuphAna rAI kalA vidhikA' nAma saMyojI potAnA nagaranA A gauravarUpa kalAkAranI ciraMjIva kadara karAi che. Aje to ATha dAyakA vaTAvI cUkelA ane phakIramAMthI kalAkSetranA bAdazAha banelAM tuphAna raphAi mAtra amarelI ke saurASTra ja nahi, paNa samagra gujarAtanuM gaurava che. alaukikavAdI citrakAra zrI musA kacchI 'ati vAstavavAda (sara riyAlIjhama)nA vamaLomAM paloTAine jIvana-mRtyunI philosophI rajU karatA temanA citro vicAronI gahanatAe pahoMcelA che, ke kalAsamIkSaka ane muMbainI AMtara bhAratI kyA akAdamInAniyA ka zrI kanunAyake A zabdomAM jenI oLakha ApI che te klAkAra che vaDodarAnA - musAbhAi gIgAbhAi kayI tA. 13sapTe. 1943mAMsumarA taragharI (ji. jAmanagara) mAM eka sumarA parivAramAM temano janma. 1960mAM meTrIka thayA. vaDodarAnI phAina ArTa phekalTImAM sAta varSa abhyAsa karI vieTIva peinTIMgamAM prathama varga sAthe posTa DiplomA meLavyo. musA kacchInI citra abhivyakti ati-vAstavikattAtarapha DhaLelI che. 'jIva mAtrane mRtyu che teno anubhava teNe ka2vo ja rahyo. A paMkitane potAnA citronA madhyavartI viSaya tarIke svIkArIne temaNe 'mRtyu' viSayaka citramALA sarjI che. mota ane mRtadehanI sauMdaryAtmaka rajUAta karavAmAM musA kacchIne je AnaMda maLe che tene teo mAsuma caherA paranI modaka muskAna sAthe sarakhAve che. 15 davAkhAnA, zabapara, aMtadhaDInI pratIkSA karatAM bimAro ane temanA du:khI AptajanonA viSAdI caherA- A sarvanA nirIkSakane teo kalpanAnA rasAyaLathI raMge che. saMyoje che ane pachI tene pensIla DroIMga, jalaraMgo, tailaraMgomAM ke kayAreka mAtra zrveta-zyAma raMgomAM kAgaLa ke kenavAsa para utAre che. pratIko temanA citrono prANa che. kabaranA pratIkarUpa pIrAmIDa, mRtyunA gUDha UMDANa vyakata karatI gaMdI 357 nAlIo, motanA dUta jevA goraMbhAtA vAdaLa, AtmAnA prayANane vyakta karatI dUdhasarI, motano bhayaMkara paMjo phelAvatA sUkkAM vRkSo ke pAMkhALA hAtha, jIva sAthe AkAzagamana karatA devadUto, khaMDamAMthI brahmAMDanI khojamAM nIkaLI paDatA AtmA va. jevA suSupta mananA guDabAya (sararIyAlIsTIka kIzana) taraMgone tAdvapa karavAmAM alaukikavAdanI sAthe A badhAM pratIko temanI madade Ave che. 'mRtyu' sivAya musA kacchIe jIvananA cAra purUSArthamAMnA eka 'kAma' ne paNa 'sekasa vItha philosophI' e citrazreNImAM rajU karela che. e sivAya samAjamAM ghaTatI sAMprata ghaTanAo - pachI te sukhada hoya ke duHkhada tene paNa potAnA sarjanamAM viSaya tarIke rajU kare che. jema ke vaDodarAmAM vAraMvAra bhaDakI. uThatI kImI javALAo, laThThAkAMDa va.ne temanI pIMchIe kenavAsa para pratIkAtmaka rUpe UtArela che. musA kacchInA citro rASTrIya pradarzanomAM sthAna pAmyA che. muMbai, vaDodarA ane amadAvAdamAM nijI pradarzano thayAM che. amerikA- sAna phrAnsIskonI huriyana phAina ArTa gelerI uparAMta yusI hoTela-barkalI (yu.esa.e.) mAM 1993mAM temanAM citronAM pradarzano yojAyAM che. musA kacchInA citra saMmArkomAM sva. zrImatI IMdirA gAMdhI, sva. rAjIva gAMdhI, tInamUrti bhavana myujhiyama, navI dilhI thI laIne amerikA ane IglenDanI deza-videzanA aneka saMsthA-khAnagIsaMgrahomAM jaLavAyAM che. vaDodarAnI ema. i. ema. hAiskUlamAM kalAzikSaka tarIke temaNe sevA ApelI che. * saMdarbha saujanya : kalA pAtheya ane gujarAta. le. kanu nAyaka. Page #374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 358 citra sarjaka ane TekSTAila DIjhAinara zrI tanasukha mahIMcA varSo pahelAM UMDANapUrvakanI vicAraNA pachI te eka klAkAra ane DIjhAinara thavAno hato. kApaDa para DAya-raMgo varlDa citrA karavAnI tenAmAM purI dhIraja ane kauzalya hatA. eka samartha DIjhAinara ane samagra bhAratanA vivIMga sarvisa senTaranA adhikArI tarIke vIMsa karatA paNa vadhu varSothI kAma karI cUkelA A kalAkAre bhAratIya TekTAila kSetre potAnI kalAnuM prakaTIkaraNa karyuM che... A klAkAramAM sarvatomukhI pratibhA che, ' khyAtanAma kalAkAra ane kalAprAdhyApaka zrI ke. jI. subramanyamanA uparokata avataraNamAM je kalAkAranI pratibhAno ullekha che tenuM nAma che - zrI tanasukha mahIyA tA. 9 jAnyuArI - 1945mAM rAjakoTamAM teno janma. zALA zikSaNa rAjakoTanI zrI devakuMvarabA mIDala skUla ane pachI AlphreDa hAiskUlamAM lIdhuM. devakuMvarabAskUlamAM citrazikSaka sva. zrI azvinabhAi vyAsanAsAnidhyamAM citrakalAnI prAthamikatAlima meLavI. pacha.ArkeDa hAiskUlamAM zrI baLavaMtabhAi joSI ane sva. zrI haribhAI bhaTTano mArgadarzanamAM Da parIkSAo uttIrNa karI. ucca klAnI tAlima phAina ArTasa sosAyaTImAM sva. che. zrI ramezabhAi bhaTTa pAse AraMbhI tyAM tene vaDodarA javAnI ta sAMpaDI. phekalTI opha phAina ArTasamAM pro. be, prA. ke. subramaNyama jevAM kalAkArAM nA mArgadarzanamAM cAra varSa (1964 - 1968) abhyAsa karI DiplomA ina phAina ArTasa peinTIMga)nIpadavI prApta karI. pachI 1968 thI 71 6 2 ima yA na amadAvAdanI patha pradarzaka nezanala insTITayuTa opha DIjhAinamAM TekSTAila DIjhAinano abhyAsa karI posTa grejayueTa thayA. e ja saMsthAmAM ekAda varSa TIcIMga anubhava lIdho. 1972mAM phrIlAnsa kalAkAra tarIke phoTogrAphI ane TekSTAila (henDalUma) DIjhAinara tarIke kAma zarU karyuM. 1995nIphebruArIthI amadAvAda khAtenA vivarsa sarvisa senTaramAM DIjhAinara tarIke kArakirdI AraMbhI. A vibhAgamAM vIsa karatAM paNa vadhu varSo kAma karatAM karatAM DepyuTI DAyarekaTara (DIjhAina)nA sthAna para pahoMcyA. e daramiyAna badalIo thatAM pazcima ane uttara bhAratanA lagabhaga vivarsa sarvisa senTarsamAM pharajo bajAvI, kenDaluma utpAdano, tenI prAcIna ane Adhunika paraMparA, raMgo, mAdhyamo, padhdhatio viSe UMDuM jJAna ane anubhavo meLavyA. henDalUma vaNATa ane raMgATamAM UMDu saMzodhana ane saMvardhana karyuM, jenA kAraNe paraMparAgata henDalUma banAvaTo mATe deza uparAMta videzomAM mAga vadhI. tanasukha mahIthAe taiyAra karela kalamakArI TekSTAila varka 'phesTIvala opha inDiyA'nA kAryakrama vakhate IMglenDa, phrAnsa, jarmana, jApAna ane mosko khAte pradarzita karavAmAM Avela. paraMparAgata tAthavATanI DIjhAinomAM teNe potIke kalpana umerIne taiyAra karelAM 52dA ane volapIsanuM anokhuM AkarSaNa UbhuM thayuM che. jo ke A kalAkAra TesTAilanA tANAM ane vANAMmAM ja graMthAi nathI rahyA. samaya tA2vIne mULa zokha - citrasAdhanA paNa karI le che. te kare che : 'mArA citro A TreDIzanala TekSTAilano abhyAsa karatAM karatAM tenI asaramAMthI ja utpanna thayelA che. mAruM mULa mAdhyama voTarakalara ja rahyuM che, je rAjakoTanI dena che.' rAjaya kalA pradarzana mAM mahIyAnA citro pradarzina thayA che. lalita phUlapAna ane mAnavaAkRtinuM mInIecarazailImAM saMyojana kalA akAdamInI zibiromAM paNa temaNe bhAga lIdho che. varSa 2001-02mAM temane akAdamInI sIniyara phelozIpa maLelI. temanA niA pradarzano amadAvAda- (1988 1995)mAM bajAja, muMbai (1989)mAM, ta / ja - Ida (1983)mAM pojAyAM che. temane maLelAM evorDamAM mAyasora (lenDaskepa 1986), Aiphekasa-navI dilhI Page #375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 359 pratibhAo (1991) temaja a. yu. korponuM inAma (1992) ane gujarAta lalita (1975, 79)mAM pradarzita thayA che. rAjaya ane rASTrIya kakSAe yojAtAM kalA akAdamInAM be evorDa (lithoprinTa-1966, lenDaskepa-1989) kalA pradarzanomAM temanI kRtio sthAna ane sanmAna pAmI che. eka maLelache.A kalAkAranA citrobhAratanA pUrva pradhAnamaMtrIzrI aTalabihArI niSNAta kalAkAra tarIke vinodabhAie lalita kalA akAdamI ane anya vAjapeyIthI laine muMbai-tAja hoTela, era inDiyA, gujarAta rA. la. saMsthA yojIta ka. akAdamI, rAjayapAla bhavana (gujarAta rAjaya), karNAvatI myujhiyama iza Na ba 2 amadAvAda uparAMta deza-videzanI aneka saMsthA- vyakitagata saMgrahomAM (1978)mAM paNa che. amerikAnA pUrva pramukha zrI bIla kalInTana jayAre bhArata AvelA bhAga lIdho che. tyAre gujarAta sarakAra taraphathI temane tanasukha mahIcA sarjita citra "TrI hAla nivRtta opha lAIpha' bheTa rUpe apAyuM hatuM. thaine pote nija varSo paryata vIvIMga ane DAIMga kSetre suMdara sevA ApyA bAda zrI kalAsAdhana mAM mahIcAnivRttino samaya potAnA suDiyomAM vaNATa ane raMgATakSetre kAma vyasta che. karatAM karatAM henDaluma DIjhAina ane tene saMbaMdhita kalAkasabanA vikAsa vi va bha 2 mAM prakalpa para kArya karI rahyA che. rAjakoTanI devakuMvarabA mIDala skUlano A pra va ta ta ! vidyArthI eka divasa bhArata sarakAranA vIvarsa sarvisa senTaranA DepyuTI AtaMkavAdanA DAyarekaTaranI khurazI zobhAvaze, tevI kalpanA to tenI skUla, rAjakoTa AtaMkavAdIne koi cahero nathI hoto ochAyA, tenA ane khuda tene paNa nahIM hoya ! du:khada pariNAmo ane pratibhAvoe A saMvedanazIla kalAkAranAM AMtaramanane jhaMjhoDI nAkhyuM. te viSayane abhivyakata karatI ekacitrazreNInuM nijAnaMdI - saMvedanazIla kalAkAra kalA prAdhyApaka temaNe sarjana karyuM. jenuM pradarzanavana mena zo rUpe amadAvAdanI konTempararI zrI vinoda rAvala ArTa gelerImAM (tA. 18 thI 24 phebru. 2003) yojeluM. A pradarzanamAM temaNe rajU karelA 24 jeTalAM citromAM vizvamAM barAbara yAda che DI. TI. sI. (1972-73)no e kalAvarga. phelAyela AtaMkavAdano Dara, hiMsA, polIsa ane kAyado, tenI lAcArI, khyAtanAma kalAkAra ane kalA-prAdhyApaka zrI sI. DI. mistrInI sAthe ja AtaMkavAdano vaizvika vistAra, AtaMkavAdInI koi jAti ke oLakha paDachAyAnI jema rahI potAnA varganA yuvA hotI nathI, kAyadAnI chaTakabArIo, mAnavalAzo para sattA ane bhayanuM vidyArthIone 'citra zikSaNanI tAlima AkramaNa, aphavAonI asara, va. viSayone temaNe sapheda kAgaLa para ApanAra ane vidyArthI para koipaNa jAtanuM mAtra kALI bolapenanA mAdhyamamAM rajU karela. dabANa lAvyA vinA mukata manathI kAma karavA TapakAM, gUMcaLA, lasarakA tathA ghUMTelI kALI chAyAnA vividha denAra e ochAbolA ane zAMta kalA TencarathI sapheda kAgaLa paratemaNe zAMti ane yudhdhanI kazmakazane pratikAtmaka prAdhyApakanuM nAma che - abhivyakita Apela. pratyakSamAnavAkRttiAlekhyA vinA kevaLa saMjJAothI zrI vinoda ena. rAvala tenI hAjarI purAvavAmAM pote saphaLa rahyA.vastronA pATAothI DhaMkAelo tA. 18 phebru - 1940mAM unAvAmAM mAnava cahero, mAnava lAzo-khoparI para sattAnuM siMhAsana, tenI pAchaLa temano janma. zeTha cI. na. kalAmahAvidyAlayamAM kalAcArya zrI rasikalAla dorI saMcAra karatA hAtha, khoparIo para mIDIyAnA pratikarUpa kemerAnI parIkhanI nizrAmAM tAlima meLavI temaNe peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTa AMkho va. AkArone potAnI saMyojana sUjhathI kauzalyapUrvaka goThavela. je (1965) ane ArTa mAsTara (1968)nI padavI prApta karI. mAtR prabhAvaka rahyA. vinodabhAine maLelA evorDajhamAM rAyapura (1971), saMsthAmAM ja kalA-vyAkhyAtA tarIke joDAine sI. DI. mistrI sAthe citra kAlIdAsa samAroha ujajaina (1977), a. myu. korpo. (1988), zikSakono DI.TI.sI. vargasaMbhALyo. te bannenA mArgadarzanamAM gujarAtanA gujarAta rA. lalita kalA akAdamI (1989), bombe ArTa sosAyaTI - asaMkhya kalAzikSakoe tAlima meLavI jIvanamAM kalAzikSaka tarIke zreSTha muMbaI (1996) va. mukhya gaNAvI zakAya. temanAM citro gujarAta lalita kArakirdInuM ghaDatara karyuM che. kalA akAdamIthI laine rASTrIya kalA akAdamI-dilhI, svIsa embeseDara kalA adhyApananI sAthosAtha kalAsAdhanA karatA vinoda rAvalanAM citro grupa zo rUpe amadAvAda (1970, 72, 78) ane muMbai jahAMgIra sahita deza-videzanI saMsthA- khAnagI saMgrAhako pAse sthAna pAmyAM che. Jain Education Intemational Page #376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 360 citra, zilpa, tasavIra ane lekhana kalAnAM sarjaka zrI mahendra mistrI 'citrakaLAnA koipaNa abhyAsI mATe anivArya vizanoMdha - tvarAlekhano (skecIMga)mAM emaNe ALasa dAkhavInathI. emanI rekhAonI sarvAMgasUtratAsthiratA e A mahAvarAnuM ja pariNAma che. saMyojananI emanI sUjha paNa AgavI ne AkarSaka che.' amadAvAdanA - - jANItA kalAkAra kalA vivecaka zrI naTubhAi parIkhe jemanI rekhAMkana sidhdhi mATe 'kumAra'mAM A noMdha mUkelI te kalAkAra che zrI mahendra joitArAma mistrI tA. 28 navembara - 1953mAM moDasA (ji. sAbarakAMThA)mAM temano janma. amadAvAdanI zeTha cI. na. klAmahAvidyAlayamAM kalAprAdhyApako zrI zaradabhAi paTela ane zrI nAgajIbhAi cauhANanA mArgadarzanamAM abhyAsa karI 1974mAM peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTanI padavI gujarAtamAM prathama sthAne meLavI. e ja kalA saMsthAnI 197576nA varSa mATe phelozIpa maLI. pote svataMtra kalAkAra tarIke citrakalA, phoTogrAphI, zilpakalA ane lekhanakalA jevI vividha sarjanAtmaka pravRttio sAthe vyasta che. drazyacitro -citrasaMyojanAmAM raMgo, AkAroane avakAzanI anokhI abhivyakti mahendranI vizeSatA che, nRtyarata yugala zreNI ke gaNezajInI citrazreNImAM eka ja viSayanI vaividhyasabhara amita tenI kalAsUjhanA vistAranA darzana karAve che. AgaLa jaNAvyuM tema A sarvanI AdhArarUpa bhUmikA tenA abhyAsa mUlaka svarAlekhano che. che cheka 1975mAM rAjayakalA pradarzanamAM temanA Alekhano sthAna pAmela muMbaimAM paNa te rajU thayelA ane era inDiyA, modI TAyara kaMpanIe potAnA saMgrahamAM kharIdelA. patha pradarzaka mahendrae racelA vieTIva zilpo paraMparAgata zilpo ke moDarna kalpothI alaga tarI Ave che. kA, sirAmIka, saLiyA va.ne phalaka para saMyojane teo je te viSayanI je thrI-DIasara UbhI kare che te tema ja kemerA, reMTiyo, phreima ke phAnasa jevI vastuone zilpanoekabhAgabanAvIjeabhivyakita kare che. temAM temanI rajUAta ane saMpanA sujha vartAya che. 1975thI Aja 2004 daramiyAnarAya ke rASTrIya stare ho jAtAM citra pradarzanomAM mahendra mistrI bhAga letA rahyA che. grupa zo rUpe temanA citro kalola (1974), muMbai - jAMgI2 (1975), ravIndra bhavananavI dilhI (1979)mAM pradarzita thayA che. nija pradarzana amadAvAda (1975, 91, 92, 96, 97, 2001, 04), muMbaI (199799), jahAMgIra (2000)mAM yojAyA che. vyavasAyI kalA kSetre paNa temanuM vipula pradAna che. bhArata uparAMta videomAM prakAzita asaMkhya prakAkAno- khAsa karIne bALa sAhityamAM ilasTrezansa karyA che. temanuM ArTavarka asaMkhya sAmayiko, pustakone zobhAve che. bombe necarala hisTrI sosAyaTI prakAzita 'royala phemIlIjha enDa pelesIjha opha gujarAta'mAM temaNe citro karI ApyA che. samaya maLye kalama paNa calAvI letA mahendra mistrInI TUMkI vArtAo raMgataraMga ane cAMdanI pAzikamAM prakAzita thai che. temaNe 1994mAM gAMdhIbApunI citrazreNI taiyAra karI. 1995ma.gAMdhI 125mI janmajayaMtInI ujavaNI nimitte mahendrabhAinA gAMdhI viSayaka citro vozIMgTananI bhAratIya elacI gherImAM sthAna pAmyA che. temane maLelA sanmAnamAM bombe ArTa sosAyaTI- muMbai (1977), cilDransa sTorI lenDabukanA ArTa varka mATe navI dilhI- evorDa (1984), navI dilhIno nezanala evorDa (1996), nezanala phoTogrAphI spardhA (1997, 2001), a. myu. korpo. phoTo spardhA (1996), phoTogrAphIka sosAyaTI opha inDiyA - muMbai (2000), gujarAta lalita kalA akAdamI (2003), AiphekasanavI dilhI (2003) va. sahita aneka pramANapatro maLela che. temane rAjaya temaja rASTrIya akAdamInI phelozIpa maLI hatI. bIjarekhA - eka kAlpanika saMyojana * saMdarbha-saujanyaH kumAra (ogasTa-1975) le. zrI nabhAi pA. Page #377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 31 sarjaka ane saMniSTha kalAzikSaka svataMtra vyavasAya mATe racanA skUlanI jhaLahaLatI nokarI choDI. paNa vyavasAya ATopAtAM amadAvAdanI anya zALAmAM pharIthI kalAzikSaka zrI manu parIkha tarIke teo joDAyA. jayAM paNa temaNe potAnI pratibhAthI saMniSTha emanAM citro potIkuM mUlya dharAve che. potAnA citrone DekoreTIva banAvyA vinA teo emAM parimANa citrazikSaNanI sAthe zALAnA nATakonA komyuma, paradA thI (DAyamenzana) utArI zake che. ne e rIte badhAMne laine digdarzanamAM paNa madadarUpa thatA. zALAmAM garabA-rAsanA moDarna Taca ApI zake che. darzakane e citronAM Ayojana dvArA Arthika rIte paNa TekArUpa pravRttimAM phALo noMdhAvyo che. raMgono bhAra lAgato nathI. teo saumya raMgone gujarAta lalita kalA akAdamI yojIta aneka "cAilDa peinTIMga Tona ApIne temAM mIThAza lAve. citronuM varkazopa" tathA anya saMsthAo yojIta spardhA, semInAro va.mAM sakriya phinIzIMga ucca prakAranuM Telsara karatAM teo mArgadarzana, vyAkhyAno, nirdezano va. ApyAM che. citraspardhAonA raMgone vizeSa prAdhAnya Ape che.' taTastha nirNAyaka tarIkenI temanI chApa upasI che. jANItA kalAkAra - kalAvivecaka zrI manu parIkhanA citronI khAsa vizeSatAtacitrasaMyojanomAM laherAtA TubhAI parIkhe je kalAkAranAM citro viSe A maMtavya ApyuM che, te koi paTTAdAra vastrapaTo che. sapATa raMgomAM mAnavapAtro, sthApatyo, prakRtino bIjAM nahi paNa temanA ja bIjA laghubaMdhu che. temanuM nAma - vistAra va.nI sAthe pUrato avakAza A citronuM AgavuM aMga che. zrI manubhAi parIkha potAnA citronA pradarzano amadAvAda uparAMta muMbai jahAMgIramAM tA. 1 jAnyu. 1944mAM bAMdhaNI (ji. kheDA)mAM temano janma. karyA che. emane maLelA pAritoSikomAM gujarAta rA. lalita kalA 1965mAM meTrIka thayA. moTA banne kalAkAra baMdhu naTu parIkha ane jayaMta akAdamInA inAmo (1966, 67, 68, 74, 79), dilhI, relave parIkhanA pagale temanI preraNAthI manu parIkha paNa vaDodarA phAina ArTa evorDa (1969), bombe ArTa sosAyaTInA be bronjha evorDa (1972, phekalTImAM joDAyA. 1971mAM peinTIMgamAM posTa DiplomA meLavyo. 81), rAyapura (1977, 78, 84) uparAMta kalAzikSaNa kSetre zreSTha peinTIMgamAM ucca guNAMka mATe ma. sa. pradAna badala a.myu. korpo. dvArA evorDa yuni.nImerITa skolarazIpa (1969-70) (1996) golDa meDala va. mukhya che. varSa meLavanAra manu parIkhane 1970-72 2001mAM zreSTha zikSakanA rASTrIya daramiyAna bhArata sarakAranI sAMskRtika puraskAramAM temanI pasaMdagI thaI. je temane skolarazIpa maLelI. 1966-67mAM rASTrapatizrI kalAmanA haste arpaNa karAyo. mahArAjA sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa DAyamaMDa varSa 2002mAM teo nivRtta thayA. jayabilI TrasTa dvArA paNa skolarazIpa manu parIkhanAM citro rAjaya ane maLelI. rASTrIya lalita kalA akAdamI uparAMta manuM parIkhe amadAvAdanI racanA jarmanI, yu.esa.e., IMglenDa jevAM skUlamAM citrazikSaka tarIke joDAine deza-videzanI vividha saMsthAo, kArakirdI zarU karI. jayAM potAnI AgavI vyakitagata saMgrahamAM sthAna pAmyA che. padhdhatithI kalAzikSaNa ApI pragatizIla citrA sAdhanA, citra zikSaNa, kalAzikSaka tarIke nAmanA meLavI. sAMskRtika anusaMgI pravRttio sahita temanA vidyArthIo sthAnika stare yojAtI eka saMniSTha kalAzikSakanI kArakirdI citra spardhAomAM to inAmo lAvatA, dharAvatA manu parIkha gujarAtanA paNa jApAna, haMgerI, korIyA, IMglenDa kalAzikSaNa kSetranuM gauravavaMtu vizeSa nAma jevAM AMtararASTrIya dezonI citra che. temanI pratibhA aneka mATe pathadarzaka spardhAomAM suvarNa, rajata ane kAMsya banI raheze te niHzaMka che. caMdrako meLavI lAvI temanA kalAzikSaNane " saMdarbha - saujanya : 1, gharazALA le. zrI gaurava apAvyuM che. svapnanuM eka ghara (tailaraMgI saMyojana) harita paMDayA. 2. kalAprasAra (me-jUna - 2002 ja kare che ke Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 ( 12 kalAzikSaNa paNa pradarzaka pragatizIla guvA kalAkAra - saMniSTha kalAzikSaka svapnila sRSTinA citromAM to A kalAkAranI sAva alaga ja oLakha sAMpaDe che. lenDaskepamAM mukatapaNe viharato A yuvA kalAkAra saMyojana zrI vinoda je. paTela (kampojIzana)mAM eTalI ja gaMbhIratAno anubhava karAve che. saMvAdI ke vAstavika zailI ane prabhAvAtmaka zailI - bannemAM poTreiTa ane visaMvAdI raMgayojanA, mAnavAkAro, zerI-galI-makAno prANI-paMkhI ke lenDaskepa peinTIMga kSetre chellA 15 thI vadhu bArI- daravAjA- pagathiyAM ane chAparAM va. jevAM tatvo ekabIjAmAM varSothI kAryarata yuvA kalAkAra che. saMmilita thaine evAM aDoaDa chatAM alaga goThavAyAM hoya ke darzaka A | zrI vinoda je. paTela sRSTinA UMDANamAM ja UtarI jAya. tA. 2 julAi 1967mAM AnaMdapurA gujarAta vijhayuala ArTisTa eso. ane gujarAta kalAzikSaka saMgha (ji. mahesANA)mAM temano janma. meTrIka pachI - amadAvAdanA sakriya sabhya evA vinoda paTele A saMsthAo yojIta ucca kalAzikSaNa amadAvAdanI zeTha sI. ena. kula, manAlInA kempa uparAMta iDara, Abu, sAputArA, jUnAgaDha, divava. koleja opha phAina ArTasamAMthI meLavyuM. sthaLoe yojAela lenDaskepa zibiromAM bhAga lIdho che. 1985 thI 90 daramiyAna abhyAsa karI - 1986mAM ja teNe pradarzanomAM bhAga levo zarU karelo. amadAvAda peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTa thayA. 1991 thI amadAvAdanI vidyAnagara uparAMta kalakattA, muMbai, ujajaina, govA, punA, navI dilhI, amRtasara, hAiskUlamAM kalAzikSaka tarIke sevA ApatA vinoda paTela satata kAryazIla jayapura, caMDIgaDha ane udayapura khAte yojAyelA akhila bhAratIya pratibhAvAna yuvA kalAkAra che. kakSAnA pradarzanomAM teNe bhAga lIdho che. cArathI paNa vadhu grupa zomAM citro potAnI kalAsAdhanA, AuTaDora skecIMga, lenDaskepa peinTIMganI pradarzita karanAra A kalAkAranA daza thI paNa vadhAre vanamena zo yojAI sAthe rajAomAM Abu, diva, jUnAgaDha ke tAraMgAnI zibiromAM temaja cUkyA che. je tenI satata kAryazIlatAnA ghotaka che. ravivAranI rajAmAM amadAvAdathI 30 tene vividha sanmAno maLelA che. ki.mI. dUra hAjIpura gAmamAM 1998 thI jemAM muMbaI- apanA utsavamAM evorDa dara ravivAre gAmanI saMsthAmAM menTalI (1987), haidrAbAdamAM yaMga envoisa pachAta chAtrAone niHzUlka citrazikSaNa inTaranezanala ArTa TIcarsa konTesTamAM ApavA pahoMcI javuM e A yuvAna inAma, ArTIsTa phorama - gAMdhInagaranuM kalAkAranI managamatI pravRttio che. inAma uparAMta navIdilhInI ola inDiyA vinoda paTele porTeiTa citraNAnI phAina ArTasa enDa krAphaTa sosAyaTI dvArA tAlima tenA kalAkAra mAmA zrI dinubhAI gujarAtanA traNa yuvA kalAkArone 2001mAM paTela pAsethI meLavI che. A viSayanI gIphaTa evorDa rUpe rUA. 3000/- apAyAM sajajatA para ja potAnA DiplomA temAMnA eka vinoda paTela paNa che. peInTIMganAM chellA varSamAM mukhya viSaya 1987mAM udayapuranA pazcima kSetra tarIke teNe "porTeiTa' ja rAkhela. pensIla, sAMskRtika kendramAM pUrva vaDApradhAna sva. prAya pesTala ke jalaraMgI mAdhyama hoya tenA rAjIva gAMdhInA haste tene pramANapatra maLela vyakitacitramAM cahero kazuMka kaheto che. vinoda phoTogrAphI paNa kare che. teNe anubhavAya. vinodanI drazyacitraNAne to nezanala phoTo spardhA- pradarzanamAM bhAga amadAvAdanA variSTha kalAkAronA lIdhela. Dise. 2003mAM teNe potAnA sahavAsa-mArgadarzanathI eka dhAra sAMpaDI sahita amadAvAdanA traNa kalAkAro sAthe che. pena, pensIla, pesTala ke pIMchInA maskata (dubaI)nA traNa yuvA kalAkAronA kAgaLa kenavAsa, para jhaDapI sTrokasamAM citronuM pradarzana amadAvAda- kanTempararI jhaDa5, phorsanI sAthe AlekhananI sidhdha gelerImAM saphaLatApUrvaka yojeluM. vinoda hathoTI mANI zakAya. paTela jevA yuvA-pratibhAvaMta kalAkAro | vinoda paTelanA citra saMyojano, kampojIzana gujarAtanA kalAjagatanI navI AzA che. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #379 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 363 phekalTI opha phAina ArTasa - (vaDodarA)nA opha phAina ArTasamAM praveza meLavImyurala(bhIMtacitro) ane graMthacitronA prathama DIna, ane sauMdaryazAstrI kalAkAra khAsa abhyAsakrama purA karyA. 1947mAM bAnsa phAunDezanamAM temaNe 'sauMdaryazAstra ane kalAdarzana'mAM prathama varSa puruM karyuM. pachI eka varSa zrI mArkaDa bhaTTa philADelphiyAnI myujhiyama skUla opha inDasTrIala ArTamAM eDavarTAijhIMga gujarAtanA khyAtanAma kalAkAra sva. ArTa, uparAMta vadhu eka varSa kalAzikSaNa ane pAzcAtya citrakalAnI somAlAla zAha jayAre bhAvanagaramAM zrI paraMparA (thIyarI ane itihAsa)no abhyAsa karyo. A samayagALAmAM dakSiNAmUrti zALAmAM kalAzikSaka hatA tyAre teo pensilaveniyAnA bArsa phAunDezanamAM "skolara' tarIke cUMTAyA temanI pAse prathama haroLanA vidyArthIo taiyAra hatA. thayA. temAM eka hatA - philADelphiyA prinTa kalabanA pote sabhya banyA ne icIMga, zrI mArkaDabhAi bhaTTa lIthogrAphI,siddhaskrIna, sirAmika peinTIMgava.vividha kaLAzAkhAomAM - I. 1915mAM bhAvanagaramAM temano abhyAsa karyo. bhaviSyamAM vaDodarAnI phAina ArTasa phekalTInA DIna ' janma. 1927 thI 33 sudhI dakSiNAmUrtimAM thavAnI jANe A pUrvataiyArI hatI. philADelphiyAmAM kaLAnA adhyApakonI abhyAsa karI vinIta (meTrIkasamakakSa) thayA.citrakalAnA ucca abhyAsArthe pariSadamAM temaNe bhAga lIdho. nijI pradarzano karyA. tyAMnA reDiyomuMbaInI sara je. je. skUla opha ArTasamAM dAkhala thayA. 1933 thI 37 dUradarzana para bhAratIya kaLA viSayaka vArtAlApo rajU karyA. mArkaDabhAie abhyAsa karI peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTanI padavI prApta karI. e vakhate IglenDa, holenDa, phrAnsa ane iTAlIyana myujhiyama tathA ArTagelerIonI temanA citro muMbaI kalAzALAmAM temaja bombe ArTa sosAyaTInA mulAkAto lIdhI, pachI bhArata pAchA pharyA. pradarzanamAM rajU thayA hatA. kalAzALAnA prinsIpAla mi. solomana - 1949mAM phekalTI opha phAina ArTasa (vaDodarAnI ma. sa. temanA kAmathI khuza hatA. e veLA mArkaDabhAinuM citra 'lokagAyaka' yunivarsiTI)mAM vyavasthApaka ane 1950mAM A ja saMsthAnA prathama DIna muMbainA prinsa opha velsa myujhiyame potAnA saMgraha mATe kharIdyuM hatuM. pade nimaNUka pAmyA. pote ane sAthI adhyApako - pro. bendra, ke. jI. 1938mAM mArkaDabhAi ane temanA sahAdhyAyI evA bhAvanagaranA subramaNyama, zaMkho caudharI va.nA sahakAra ane mArgadarzanamAM gujarAtanA ja yuvA kalAkAra vinAyakabhAi paMDayAe sAthe maLIne bhAvanagaranA aneka tarUNa kalAkArone tAlima ApI. je bhaviSyamAM dezanA zreSTha naTarAja thieTaramAM bhIMtacitro ane suzobhana kArya karyuM hatuM. 1939mAM kalAkAromAM sthAna pAmyA. A phekalTInI khyAti rASTrIya sImADAone mArkaDabhAie ThakkarabApA sthApita harijana sevaka saMgha kendranA prArthanA pAra karI videza sudhI pahoMcI. mArkaDabhAIe potAnA UMDA abhyAsa ane maMdiranAM dhumaTamAM harijana saMtonA ATha bhIMtacitro karyA hatA. anubhavonA phaLasvarUpe vividha abhyAsakramo taiyAra karyA. kalAnA | muMbaI AvIne saidhdhAMtika ane sauMdaryAtmaka svataMtra suDiyo zarU karyo. jJAnano jemAM samAveza jemAM 1941 thI 44 karAyo che tevA graMtha 'rUpaprada daramiyAna vyAvasAyika kalA'nuM prakAzana karIne kAma karyA. 1944-45mAM gujarAtI bhASAmAM muMbainI ArTa sosAyaTI kalAviSayaka kSetre viziSTa opha inDiyAnA ane moTuM pradAna ApyuM sekreTarI tarIke sevA ApI che. kalAnA mULatatvo aneka kalAkAronA saMparkamAM (prathama khaMDa), sauMdaryatatva AvyA. mArkaDabhAine viSe pAzcAtya maMtavyo kalAno hajI vadhu abhyAsa (bIjo khaMDa) ane prApya karavo hato tethI 1946mAM (bhAratIya, cIna ane amerikA gayA. jayAM jApAna) sauMdaryazAstraviSe phi lo De 9phI yA nI maMtavyo (trIjo khaMDa) - pensilaveniyA ekeDemI |amerikAnA pradarzanamAM rajU thayeluM citra 'sAThamArI' je badala kalAkAra henrI mAtisIe abhinaMdana Apela. maLIne 400pAnAnAM A Jain Education Intemational Page #380 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 364 paNa pradarzaka sacitra graMtha mATe gujarAtanuM kalAjagata temanuM sadAya RNI raheze. bALavayathI meTrIka sudhI sahAdhyAyI rahyA hatA. 1913mAM bannee muMbai temanuM citra "sAThamArI' jemAM be mahAsattAnI sAThamArInA pratIkarUpa rAjayanI greDa parIkSAo uttIrNa karelI. ravibhAinA moTAbhAi godharA be AkhalA laDatA darzAvyA che, te amerikAnAM pradarzanomAM ghaNuM prazaMsita tAlukAnI kolejamAM prinsIpAla hatA. teo vilAyata jaI AvelA. thayuM hatuM. phrAnsanA vikhyAta kalAkAra henrI mAtIsIe to A citra mATe sacitra sAmayiko maMgAvatA. tenuM vAcana tathA godharAnA jaMgala jevA mArkaDabhAine abhinaMdana ApyA hatA. ka, da ra ta phekalTI opha phAIna ArTasanA DIna tarIke sevA ApavA uparAMta vA to va 2 | 1954mAM teoe keneDAnA TorenTonA onTeriyo sTeTanA kalAzikSaNa va.nA kAraNe vibhAgamAM vIjhITIMga prophesara tarIke sevA ApelI. 1955-56 ravizaM ka2mAM daramiyAna kilavalenDa (amerikA)nA dhI jaranala opha estheTIkasa enDa prakRtti ane ArTa kriTIsIjhamanA mAnada sabhya tarIke sevA ApI hatI. 1957mAM - prANIcitraNAno vaDodarA khAte yojAela gujarAta saMzodhana maMDaLanA kalAvibhAganA prAdurbhAva thayo. pramukha nimAyA hatA. bhAvanagaramAM janmelA be kalAgurUo sva. zrI ravizaMkara rAvale za ha ra ma | gujarAtabharamAM kalApravRttinuM vaTavRkSa vikasAvyuM. to zrI mArkaDabhAi bhaTTa abhyAsa karI vaDodarAnA kalAbhavanane AMtararASTrIya stare khyAtanAma karyuM. eke kumAra 2 vi za ka 2 dvArA gujarAtanA saMskArI gharomAM kalA ane saMskAranI saritA vahAvI. to bI.e. thayA. A bIjAe "rUpamada kalA' jevA prakAzana dvArA sauMdaryazAstranA pUrva ane jUnAgaDha bhaNatA pAzcAtya maMtavyone gujarAtImAM sulabha banAvI jijJAsuonI tarasa tyAre temanuM chipAvI. hAla keneDA khAte sthAyI A kalAkAranuM gujarAta sarakAre 'gi2nA2 ' 1983mAM sanmAna kareluM. citra koleja zikAra ane zikArI - (ramakaDuMmAMthI sAbhAra) * saMdarbha saujanya: sarasvatI (Dise. 1952) 9. ravizaMkara rAvala 'rUpamada kalA'. me ge jhInamAM le, mADa bhaTTa. chapAyuM hatuM. "sAhitya' mAsikanI spardhAmAM temanA 'dAtAranI TekarI' citrane inAma maLyuM ane te citra e ja mAsikamAM chapAyuM. "samAlocaka" prANI citraNAnA sidhdhahasta kalAkAra mAsikamAM 'zAkuMtalam' tathA 'umarakhayAma'nA citro karavA badala temane puraskAra maLelo. paMDita amadAvAda bhaNatA tyAre kalAgurU ravizaMkara sva. zrI ravizaMkara paMDita rAvalanI citrazALAmAM joDAyA hatA. e divasomAM temaNe khUba ocIMga - gujarAtI bALasAhityamAM vArtAcitronA kareluM. ravibhAInI bhalAmaNathI "vIsamI sadI' mAsikamATe citro karavA kSetre jemaNe mahattvanuM pradAna karyuM che tevAM mAMDelA. "kumArazarU thatA temAM pragaTa thatI prANIkathAo, zikArakathAo, citrakAromAM jenuM sthAna prathama paMktimAM mUkavuM kirITa hAthInI AtmakathA vagerenAM citro khUba karelA. zrI haMsAbena paDe tevAM sidhdhahasta kalAkAranuM nAma che - mahetAnI 'bAlavArtAvali' mATe bALakone game tevAM suMdara citro karI zrI ravizaMkara paMDita - ApelAM. tA. 13 - jUna 1898mAM goMDalamAM evAmAM kauTuMbika kAraNasara temane goMDala pAchuM AvavuM paDyuM ane temano janma. gharamAM kalAnuM vAtAvaraNa hatuM. zikSaka tarIke keLavaNIkhAtAmAM be dAyakA sudhI kAma karyuM. matabheda thatAM temanA kAkA sva. zrI mahAzaMkara paMDita penzana levAnA TAMkaNe ja 21 varSanI nokarI choDI 31 DisembararAjakoTanI rAjakumAra kolejamAM kalAzikSaka hatA. pitA sva. zivazaMkara 1947mAM rAjInAmuM ApI muMbaI bhegAM thai gayA. uMmaramAM vanapraveza paMDita goMDala sTeTanA mahesUla khAtAmAM mahAlakArInI nokarI karatA. thaI cUkyo hato. paNa chatAM eka yuvAnanA jussAthI temaNe vyavasAyI enA kAraNe rAjayanA lagabhaga dareka gAmaDe pharavuM paDe. ravizaMkarane kalAnAM kSetrejhUkAvyuM. vArtAcitrakAratarIke evIto pratiSThA jamAvI ke cheka prakRttidrazyo, grAmajIvana va.nA UMDA avalokanano lAbha maLyo. 1980 sudhI A kSetramAM teo aNanama rahyA. kumAra'nA taMtrI sva. zrI bacubhAI rAvata ane ravizaMkara paMDita cheka muMbaithI prasidhdha thatA sva. zrI zAmaLadAsa gAMdhInA bALamAsika pagArA . . . . . Jain Education Intemational Page #381 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 365 'ramakaDuM' mAM pragaTa thatI bALavArtAo, khAsa karIne prANI kathAo, sva. zrI vijayagupta mauryanI "kapinA parAkramo', 'hAthInAM ToLAmAM ane zerakhAna', A traNa prANIkathAomAM ravizaMkara paMDite dorelAM vividha prANIonAM citroe evuM to AkarSaNa jamAveluM ke bALako sahita moTerAMo sudhdhAM navAM 'ramakaDuM' nI daramahine rAha jotA. sva. zrI jIvarAma joSInAM amara pAtro chako-mako ane miyAM phUsakI-tabhAbhaTTane sarvaprathama kaMDAranAra paMDita ja hatAM. "ramakaDuM'mAM daramahine pragaTa thatI. 'miyAM phUsakI'nI raMgIna citravArtA tathA pote sarjelI "haMbo haMbo hAthIDo' nI raMgIna citravArtA, paMcataMtra, kahevata kathAo va. Aje paNa vAMcakane vAMcavI game. ravizaMkara paMDite kaheluM: "mArI kalApravRttimAM meM moTA tailacitro, porTeiTa ke lenDaskepa citro nathI karyA. nAnA jalaraMgI drazyacitro tathA sAmayiko temaja pustako mATenA prasaMgacitro pUratI mArI kArakirdI maryAdita rahI." sva. dezaLajI paramAranA bALakAvyapustaka 'galagoTAM', zrI rAma zarmAnI 'prANoMkA saudA'nI zikAra kathAo, tA. po. aDAlajAnI aitihAsika vArtAonA saMgraha 'vIranI vAto (4 - bhAga), virAMganAnI vAto (2 bhAga), dhUmaketunA 'taNakhAmaMDaLa' temaja jhaveracaMda meghANInA 'rasadhAra' ane 'bahAravaTiyA'nAM prasaMgacitroe temane khUba prasidhdhi apAvI hatI. paMDitanI citraNAzakita viSe azvanI tAkAta jevuM ja sabaLa Alekhana (vIranI vAtomAMthI) 'kumAra'mAM noMdha prakaTa thai che tema : 'ravizaMkara paMDitanI kharI zakita ane pratiSThAto prANI citraNAmAM che. koipaNa prANI - jaMgalI hoya ke pALeluM - tenI lAkSaNikatA, gatizIlatA, aMgabhaMgI ne mukhabhAva tenI viziSTa khAsIyata pramANe utAravAmAM temanI barobarI karI zake evo citrakAra bhAgye ja haze.' temanI kalAnI aMte kadara thai. 1958mAM zrI ramaNalAla sonInA be pustako 'gAMdhIjInA ukhANAM' ane "ka' nI kathAne muMbai sarakAra taraphathI bALasAhitya vibhAganA inAmo apAyAM temAM lekhakanI sAthe citrakAra ravizaMkara paMDitane paNa ardhA bhAganuM InAma rUA. 500/arpaNa karavAmAM Avela. aitihAsika vArtAonA pAtronA paheraveSa, hathiyArotathA azvo, UMTa ke hAthI jevAM prANIonI vividha muvamenTa teo eTalI supere rajU karatA ke vArtAcitro eka arthamAM kalAkRti banI rahetA. temaNe meghANInI saurASTranI rasadhAra' tema ja "soraThI bahAravaTiyA'nI lokakathAonAM je citro karyA che te taLapadI kAThiAvADI saMskRtinAM darzana karAve che. AvA A pratibhAvaMta, khAsato prANIcitraNAmAM eka ane advitIya svayaMsidhdha citrakAranuM muMbai khAte tA. 16 mArca, 1987mAM avasAna thayuM. zrI paMDitanI citrasRSTi sAmayiko ane pustakonI duniyAmAM ja simIta rahI. A citro koi ArTa gelerI ke saMgrahAlayomAM bhale sthAna na pAmyA. paraMtu AvAM suMdara, sAcAM ane bhAvavAhI rekhAMkano vaDe bALasAhitya dvArA bALa-kizorone nirdoSa AnaMdanI sAthe prakRttino, prANIono je vAstavika paricaya temanI tAkAtavAna pIMchIe karAvyo tenA kAraNe ja bALa hRdaya vithImAM temanuM nAma sadAya kotarAyeluM raheze. amara raheze. hRdayathI vizeSa moTI gelerI bIjI kaI haze ? ane eka citrakAra mATe AthI vizeSa evorDa bIjo kayo hoI zake? sva. zrI ravizaMkara paMDita prANIcitraNAnAM sAcA paMDita' hatA. * saMdarbha saujanya: kumAra - mArca-eprila-1987 - sarasvatI - phebru. 1953 * * % Jaa eka aitihAsika vArtAnuM prasaMgacitra (vIranI vAtomAMthI sAbhAra) Jain Education Intemational Page #382 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 366 paNa pradarzaka ramaNIya kolAja ane nirADaMbarI drazyacitra sarjaka thayelA. temanA citrokolAja hoya, jalaraMgI drazya citra hoya, sTIla lAipha hoya ke mAnavapAtra-darekamAM spesa (avakAza)nuM AgavuM mahattva hoya che. zrI vinoda zAha citranI paribhASAmAM kaLAnI prayukita tarIke avakAzano upayoga sUcana huM gharanA AMtarika darzana ke sTIlalAiphane vAraMvAra rajU karuM chuM paNa ane saMketa mATe avAranavAra thato jovA maLe che. temaNe vividha mAdhyamamAM mane drazyacitro vadhu game che. sthaLa para prathama kAma karyuM che. vinoda zAhanI citraNA padhdhati laghucitrazailI sAthe dUrano jaLaraMgI skeca taiyAra karyA pachI tene kenavAsa saMbaMdha sthApita karI zake tevI rahI che. para sAdagIpUrNa rIte rajU karuM chuM. moTAbhAge huM temanI kArakirdImAM 18 thI paNa vadhu vanamena zo, jemAM kevaLa kaccha ke jesalamera jevA verAna pradezo pasaMda karuM muMbainA ja 12 (1960 thI 94), siMgApura ( chuM. joke mArI zailI kramazaH badalAtI rahI che.' (1972), briTIza kAunsIla muMbai yojIta (1984), laMDana ane citranA viSaya, rajUAta ane zailI eDInabarga (1988), hero ArTa senTara enDa maMdira resToranTa-laMDana viSenuM A maMtavya vyakata kare che vaDodarAnA (1991) sAnaphrAMsisko ane osTIna (1995), amadAvAda 1997) kalAkAra - vagereno samAveza thAya che. zrI vinodabhAi zAha | vinodabhAine aneka sanmAna maLelA che. jemAM haidrAbAda ArTa tA. 23 sapTe. 1934mAM rAjakoTamAM temano janma. vaDodarA ma. sosAyaTIno suvarNacaMdraka (1964), citra kampojIsana-e' mATe nezanala sa. yuni. aMtargata phekalTI opha phAIna ArTasamAM pro. bendra jevA evorDa (1968) uparAMta kAlIdAsa samAroha- ujajaina (1960, 1, kalAsvAmInA mArgadarzanamAM abhyAsa karI 1961mAM temaNe peinTIMgamAM 3), bombe ArTa sosAyaTI - rajata meDala (1959, 1) ane kAMsya ema. e. (phAIna)nI padavI meLavI che. mAtRsaMsthAmAM ja kalA adhyApaka caMdraka (1962, 63) Aiphekasa navI dilhI (1962, 3, 77, 86) tarIke joDAyA. kramazaH rIDara ane chelle peinTIMga vibhAganA vaDAnA ane gujarAta rA. lalita kalA akAdamI (1965, 75, 79, 86) sthAne pahoMcIne vinodabhAI 1994mAM nivRtta thayA che. vagere maLI lagabhaga 18 uparAMta evorDajha prApta thayAM che. vinoda zAha satata prayogazIla - sarjanazIla kalAkAra rahyA che. ola inDiyA myurala peinTIMga pratiyogItAmAM inAma meLavanAra kalA adhyApana ane kalAsarjana - banne kSetre temaNe samatulA jALavI vinoda zAhe pArlAmenTahAusa-navI dilhI mATe myurala (bhIMtacitra) karI rAkhI che. rajAomAM rAjasthAna ke madhyapradezanI bhUmi khUMdavA ane ApyuM che. perisa bAyonela (1969) ane 6ThThA trinAla (1986)mAM tAjagIsabhara vAtAvaraNane kenavAsa temanI kRti pasaMdagI pAmI hatI. chaThThA para utAravA nIkaLI paDatA. vinoda bAyonela opha eziyana ArTamAM zAhanA pradarzano dara ekAMtarA varSe kamizanara tarIke teo AmaMtrita thayA muMbaimAM yojAtA rahyA che. 1960 hatA. vividha saMsthA, akAdamIo thI 1994 sudhImAM ekalA muMbaimAM tathA khAnagIsaMgrahomAM temanI kRtio ja temanA citronA 12 jeTalA jaLavAi che. vanamenazo yojAi cUkayA che. AvI yazasvI, ane sudIrgha viSaya, mAdhyama ane zailInI kArakirdI dharAvatA vinodabhAi zAhane draSTie vinoda zAha satata gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA akAdamI parivartanazIla rahyA che. 1967 dvArA varSa 1996-97 mATenA gaurava68nA gALAmAM teo kASThaparapatarUM, puraskArathI sanmAnita karAyA che. retI ane raMgono prayoga karI sarjana AMtararASTrIya kalAkSetre temaNe karatA. temaNe A rIte sarjelA gujarAtanuM (ane rAjakoTanuM) nAma "gaNeza" ane saurASTranA pALiyA gauravAnvita karyuM che. parathI prerita thaIne salA kolAja * saMdarbha - saujanya : citro suMdara kRtio tarIke jANItA 1, lalita kalA smaraNikA - le. DaoN. sureza zeTha. 2. dharmayuga - le. manamohana thayelA. te "dharmayugamAM paNa prakaTa gaNeza - "kolAja' - (dharmayugamAMthI sAbhAra) sarala, Jain Education Intemational Page #383 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 37. bATIka citronA cazasvI sarjaka 'kumAra'mAM vakhatovakhata pragaTa thayelA temanA raMgacitro pAnakhara, baMgALanuM grAmajIvana, bAula bhajaniko, pallIghara va.mAM baMgALI zrI bihArIlAla bArabhaiyA lokajIvana suMdara rIte rajU thayuM che. sacoTa, sapramANa rekhAMkita pAtrovALA 'bATika e to bahu prAcIna raMgAvaTa-kalA hoi, sAmAnyataH kalA saMyojanomAM mAdhurya varatAya che. temanA bhIMta citromAM paraMparAgata karatAM kArIgarI tarIke vadhu khyAta rahyuM che. paNa rAjapUtazailI pratibiMbIta thAya che. enI zakitano pUrepUro upayoga karIne tathA 1956thI bihArIbhAie bATika kSetre jhukAvyuM. A mAdhyamanA enI maryAdAone vaLoTIne bihArIlAle kadAca teo gujarAtamAM sthApaka kalAkAra kahI zakAya. temaNe bhIMtacitro bATikamAM je citrasarjana karI ApyuM che, te ene paNa karyA che. jemAM zAMtiniketanamAM 1950mAM kalAbhavananA chAtrAlayamAM kArIgarInA kSetramAMthI kalAsarjananA kSetramAM karela budhdhanuM mahAnirvANa bhIMtacitra, navI dilhInA biralA hAusa mATe gauravapUrvaka lAvI mUke che.' gAMdhIjInA jIvanadarzanane rajU karatuM vizALa kada (15 x 60 phUTa)nuM 1968mAM muMbainI tAja ArTagelerImAM bhIMtacitra 'mahAtmA gAMdhI' (jatemaNe jANItA kalAkAra padmazrI kripAlasiMha rajU thayelA jemanAM badhAM ja bATika citro zekhAvatanA sahakAramAM kareluM), 1959mAM pArlAmenTahAusa-dilhI mATe veMcAi gayelA tyAre tene biradAvatA 'kumAre' uparokata zabdomAM jeno - mIrAM-narasiMha - tukArAmanuM myurala, 1960mAM pAlanapura hAiskUla ullekha karyo che te kalAkAranuM nAma che - mATe 'rAma vanavAsa' myurala, jayapura sTezana mATe 30 X 8 phUTanuM bihArIlAla choTAlAla bAramaiyA "gaNagaura' myurala (zekhAvatanA sahakAramAM) vagere jANItA che. tA. 6 eprila-1927mAM amadAvAdamAM temano janma. zarUAtanuM bATika kaLA para 1952 thI 1962 sudhI satata prayogo vaDe vividha kalAzikSaNa kalAgurU ravibhAinI "gujarAta kalAsaMgha' citrazALAmAM. TekanikanuM jJAna prApta karI, A anubhavone AdhAre bihArIbhAie pachI ziSyavRtti maLatAM zAMtiniketana gayAM. jayAM kalAcArya zrI naMdalAla lakhela sacitra pustaka "bATika' ma. sa. yuni.e 1964mAM prakaTa karyuM. bojhanA sAnidhyamAM cAra varSa sAdhanA karI. 1951mAM phAina ArTa enDa cAra ja varSamAM tenI bIjI AvRtti prakaTa thai. temanA bATika citronI deza krAphaTamAM prathama varga sAthe DiplomA meLavyo. 1964-65mAM phorDa uparAMta videzomAM khUba mAMga thatI rahI. bhArata uparAMta amerikA, phAunDezananI skolarazIpa maLatA amerikAnI jApAna, holenDa, mosko vagere dezomAM temanA AyovA sTeTa yuni.mAM 'methaDa opha TIcIMga citra pradarzano yojAyA che. bATikakaLA viSe inaeplAiDa ArTa'no abhyAsa karI AvyA. temaNe deza-videzamAM pravacano ApyA che. A ma.sa.yuni. (vaDodarA)nI homasAyansa kaLAviSayaka temanA lekho kumAra uparAMta phekalTImAM vyavahArika kaLAnA adhyApaka tarIke akhaMDAnaMda, vIkalI, dharmayuga, navanIta, bihArIlAle 1951 thI 1987 sudhI zikSaNa onalakara vageremAM prakaTa thayA che. temanA citra ApyuM. nivRtti bAda "naMdana kalA kendranI rAdhAnI pratikSA karatA kRSNane uttama citra sthApanA karI kalAzikSaNa ApyuM. mATe 1962mAM kumAracaMdraka tathA 1959mAM zAMtiniketananI kalAsAdhanAebihArIbhAIne rASTrIya lalita kalA akAdamIno evorDa bhAratIya kalA paraMparAnA pUjArI banAvyA. maLelo.bATikakaLAmAM saMzodhana, sarjana ane temaNe mInIecarathI laine myurala peinTIMga, lekhana kSetre temanI 30 thI vadhu varSanI vaDakaTa, lInokaTa, icIMga ane bATika jevAM kArakirdI badala muMbainA "strI saMparkasamAja' vividha mAdhyamomAM talasparzI jJAna meLavyuM. dvArA 1982mAM temanuM sanmAna thayuM hatuM. jeno viniyoga potAnA sarjanomAM karI batAvyo raMgAvaTa kArIgarI jevI bATika kaLAne che. potAnI vizeSatA umerI temaNe viziSTa sarjanAtmaka kaLAnA darajaje pahoMcADanAra zailI nipajAvI. paurANika ane grAmajIvana bihArIlAla bAramaiyAnuM A kSetre ananya prasaMgo tathA rAjasthAnI lokajIvanathI nAma che. prabhAvita thaIne temaNe temanI raMgIna jIvana * saMdarbha saujanya : kumAra (saLaMga aMka 423, padhdhatine citromAM tAdazya karI. AdivAsI parivAra (bATika citra) 468, 531) Jain Education Intemational Page #384 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 368 lokakaLAnA sauSThavane citromAM utAranAra sarjaka sva. zrI vinayabhAi trivedI 'gujarAtanI kalAno itihAsa lakhAze tyAre saurASTranI lokaklAno viniyoga potAnI hAmAM karanArA klAkAronI noMdhamAM vinubhAinuM nAma paNa haze ja. ' khyAtanAma kalAkAra - kalA prAdhyApaka - vivecaka zrI naTubhAi parIkhanA A zabdomAM jenI noMdha levAi che te kalA kAra hatAM - zrI vinaya prabhAzaMkara trivedI tA. 14 eprila 1929mAM bhAvanagaramAM temano janma. bhAvanagaranI AlphreDAiskUlamAM vizeSa kalAvargacalAvatA sva. somAlAla zAha pAse - pote meTrIka thayAM tyAM sudhI - (1944 thI 1949) citranI tAlima meLavI. muMbai jai nUtana kalAmaMdiramAM zrI daMDavatasAhebanA mArgadarzanamAM abhyAsa karI sara je, je, skUla opha ArTamAM bAhya vidyArthI tarIke bIjA varSanI parIkSA 400 vidyArthIomAM 8mA krame AvIne uttIrNa karI. paNa muMbainuM vAtAvaraNa mAphaka na AvatAM bhAvanagara pAchAM AvatA rahyAM. 1950mAM vaDodarAmAM phAina ArTasa phekalTIsthapAi. bhAvanagaranA ja kalAkAra zrI mArkaMDabhAi bhaTTa tenA prathama DIna nimAyA. A saMsthAnA prathama vidyArthIomAM vinayatrivedI paNa eka hatA. cAra varSanI tAlimabAda 18954mAM bI.e. (phAina) nI padavI prathama vargamAM prApta karI. e ja saMsthAnA eplAiDa ArTa vibhAgamAM kalA vyAkhyAtA tarIke joDAyA. 1986mAM rIDara thayA ane 1989mAM e padethI nivRtta thayA. vinaya trivedInI citralaDhaNamAM lokabharata ane tenA AkAronI asara rahetI. bIjA vizeSatA e hatI ke je vinna dore temAM lokagIta ke kayAreka kAvyapaMkitao, philmI gItonI paMkitao paNa citranA eka bhAga rUpe mukatA. zrI naTubhAI parIkhe noMdha lenAM lakhyuM che. 'lokazailI apanAvyA pahelAM vinaya trivedIe citra-kaLAno UMDo abhyAsa karyo che. adyatana kaLAnI sUjha paNa meLavI che. citrAMkanamAM avanavA prayogo karyA che. pote patha pradarzaka citrakaLAmAM bhAratIyatAnA AgrahI ane lokakaLAnA cAhaka hoitemAMthI zobhanata gatizIla sauSThavane potAnA citromAM UtAryuM che. "lokabharata jevAM laDhaNavALI jevI rekhAo ane tejasvI raMgo emanAM citromAM prathama draSTie ja dhyAna doratI lAkSaNikatAo che. rAdhA ane kRSNa emanA priya pAtro. uparAMta gAmaDAnI gorIthI laine gAmaDA sudhI vistarelA zaherI prabhAvane paNa pratIkAtmakarUpe temaNe citramAM Alekhyo che. vinaya trivedIne abhyAsakALamAM ja moTA kadanAM citro karavAnI taka maLI. 1955-56mAM pArlAmenTa hAusa - dilhI mATe 4X 12 phUTanuM myurala banAvyuM. 1957mAM ma. sa. yuni.nA orIenTala insTITayuTa mATe 'rAmAyaNa' viSaya paranA 17 citro karyA. temanuM 'govALIyA sAthe geDI daDe ramatA kRSNa' citra banArasa kalAbhavanamAM sthAnapAmyuMche. 1968mAM keneDAmAM monTrIyala mukAme yojAela vizvakaLA meLA mATe temaNe 22 4 16 phUTanA be moTA tailacitro karyA hatA. gAMdhI zatAbdI varSa-1909mAM gAMdhIdarzana pevelIyana- dilhI mATe 14 penalo banAvI. 1978mAM nAgadAnA biralA viSNu maMdira mATe temaNe 20 jeTalAM DroIMga karI ApelA je pachIthI ArasanI takatI para ukirdI thayA hatA. 1979mAM gujarAta rAjyanA TapAla TikeTa pradarzana - gujavaikasanA pAMgeya divasa mATe rojeroja radIkaraNa pAmatI khAsa pAMca prinTamAM traNa DijhAino to ekalA vinaya trivedInI hatI. 3) huM rakhopIyo (jalaraMgI saMyojana) gujarAta rA. lalitakalA akAdamIthI laine vividha saMskA khAnagI saMgrahamAM temanAM citro che. 'bhUmiputra' pAkSikamAM temanAM rekhAcitro prathama pRSTha para rajU thatAM. vaDodarA myu. korpo.nA pratIka citra (simbola)nI DIjhAina temaNe karI ApelI. 1971mAM zrI jayaMta parIkha sAthe muMbainI tAja ArTagelerImAM temanAM citronuM pradarzana yojIela. 1980mAM muMbai-jahAMgIramAM vanamena zo karyo. 201mAM vaDodarAmAM citra pradarzana yojAyuM. e pradarzanamAM temanA je citro vecAyA te badhA paisA temaNe sokhaDAnA zrI svAmInArAyaNa maMdirane samarpita karI dIdhelA. tA. 11 phebruArI - 2001nA roja vaDodarA khAte temanuM avasAna thayuM. ArasanI takatIo para aMkita rekhAonI jema vinaya trivedInI smRti paNa sadAya haiyA-takatI para aMkita raheze. * saMdarbha - saujanya : 1. kumAra - (eprila1982), le. zrI naTubhAi parIkha. 2. sva. zrI khoDIdAsa paramAra (bhAvanagara). Page #385 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 369 "muvIMga glAsa mojheka citronA sarjaka mAMDIne Aja sudhImAM muMbai, navI dilhI, nyUyorka va. deza-videzamAM yojAelA temanA pradarzano 20nA AMkane vaTAvI cUkyA che. muMbaInI zrI esa. ema. vAghelA tAja ArTagelerImAM 1974thI 2002 sudhImAM ja 12 pradarzano ane teya aDhI hajAra varSa jeTalI prAcIna mojheka citronI kaLAne bhIMta parathI muvIMga mojhekanA yojIne simAcihana sthApita karyuM che. utArIne navA mAdhyama tathA navI abhivyakita A kalAkArane aneka sanmAna maLela che. temAM yuvA koMgresa sAthe 'haratA pharatA' - muvIMga mojheka citra evorDa (1949 - vaDodarA), cAyanA saMskRti saMmelana evorDa tarIke A kaLAne deza-videzamAM khyAti (1952 -vaDodarA), pUnA phAina ArTa sosAyaTI evorDa (1954), apAvanAra lAkAra che vaDodarAnA - bAbu jagajIvanarAma memorIyala yojIta pradarzanamAM inAma zrI zaMkarabhAi ema. vAghelA (1996), araviMda Azrama - poMDIcerI yojIta pradarzanamAM dAdAjI tA. 1 ogaSTa, 1928mAM vaDodarAmAM caMpakalAla suvarNacaMdraka - (1996), ola inDiyA phAina ArTasa temano janma. vaDodarA kalAbhavanamAM abhyAsa enDa krAphaTa sosAyaTI navI dilhI dvArA rASTrapatizrInA haste 'veTarana karI peinTIMga DiplomA meLavyo. uparAMta ArTisTa' tarIkenuM sanmAna (1996) ane vizeSa to 1989mAM muMbainI sara je. je. skUla opha ArTasamAMthI paNa peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. gujarAta rAjaya sthApanA dina prasaMge temanI sudIrgha kArakirdI badala ArTa thayA. zarIra racanA zAstra (hyumana eneTomI) nA teo abhyAsI gujarAta sarakAra dvArA rUA. eka lAkhanA 'ravizaMkara rAvala evorDathI kalAkAra che. temanA A viSayanA rekhAMkano deza-videzanA pustakomAM sanmAnita karAyA che. prasidhdha thayA che. bhArata sarakAranA philma DivIjhane temanI kalAne rajU karatI. Ama to jalaraMgo ane tailaraMgomAM kAma karatA esa. ema. dastAvejI "mejIka opha mojheka' philmanuM nirmANa karyuM che. vAghelAnA rasano viSaya rahyo che vyakitacitraNA (porTeiTa peinTIMga). - dilhI, muMbai, ane nyUyorka dUradarzane temanA inTaravyu prasArita acAnaka eka navuM mAdhyama temane hAtha karyA che. to dUradarzananA rASTrIya kAryakrama lAgyuM. ane te raMgIna kAca. ghaNAM surabhi'mAM paNa temanI kalA prasArita prayogone aMte saphaLatA meLavI. te sAthe thai cUkI che. ja 'muvIMga mojheikacitro'nI sarjanayAtrA esa. ema. vAghelAnA citro navI zarU thai. dihI-gAM dhI smRti myujhiyama, | mojheka citro mATe teo pAradarzaka ke tirUvanaMtapurama myujhiyama, mahArAjA apAradarzaka raMgIna kAcanA TukaDAno phatesiMhajI myujhiyama, araviMda Azrama - upayoga kare che. bArInA raMgIna kAca, poMDIcerI, choTAudepura ane amarelI sTeinDa glAsa, arIsA, poTa, sirAmIka myujhiyama jevAM saMgrahasthAno uparAMta dezake vijaLInA balba, jhUmaranA goLA va. videzanI aneka vyakitaonAM prAiveTa kAcanA TukaDA, tenI karaco va.no samanvaya kalekazanamAM sacavAyA che. karI tene voTaraprupha plAyavuDa ke borDa para muvIMga glAsa mojheikanA sarjaka esa. AkAra pramANe cipakAvI je citro taiyAra ema. vAghelAnuM kalAjagatane A sAMskRtika kare che tene mojheka peinTIMga kahe che. A pradAna che. temanA kalAvArasAne temanA suputra citrone eka jagyAethI bIjI jagyAe dhruva vAghelAe yathAtatha apanAvela che. heravI-pheravI zakAtA hovAthI tene porTebala eprila-2004mAM laMDananI naherU ke muvIMga mojheka tarIke oLakhAve che. senTara ArTa gelerImAM temanA muvIMga mojheka bIjA citronI jema tene bhIMto para TIMgADI citronuM pradarzana yojAyuM hatuM. zakAya che. * saMdarbha saujanya : 1. kalA prasAra - - 1949mAM zrI vAghelAnA tailacitronuM (jAnyuArI-2003) le. viThThalabhAI paMcAla. pradarzana vaDodarAmAM yojAyuM hatuM. tyArathI 'vasaMta' - raMgIna kAcanA TukaDAthI sarjIta mojheika citra Jain Education Intemational Page #386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 300 patha pradarzaka grAphIka citro, myuralsa ane tasavIrakalAnA sarjaka (1971), philIpAinsa (1965), polenDa (1971), barlina (1976), sekanDa eziyana ArTa pradarzana - pharUkAvA-jApAna, trinAle zrI jayaMta parIkha opha inDiyA, ekajhI. opha yurala peinTIMga potAnI kalAkArakirdImAM deza uparAMta videzamAM yojAelA 54 inDiyana kanTempararI jeTalAM nijI pradarzana ane baLe nezanala grAphIkasa - yu. esa. e., evorDajha, be inTaranezanala evorDa uparAMta helasinkI ane bonamAM 34 jeTalAM anya pAritoSikothI jemanI pradarzita thayela che. papanA kArakirdI chalochala che tevAM, A ananya AMkane pahoMcelA temanA kalAkAranuM nAma che - pradarzano temanA parizramano zrI jayaMta parIkha paripAka che. jayaMtabhAie tA. 2 eprila - 1940mAM bAMdhaNI vaDodarAnI aneka saMsthAo, (ji. kheDA)mAM temano janma. kalAkAra vaDila navI dilhI gAMdhI pevelIyana baMdhu zrI naTubhAI parIkhanI preraNA-protsAhana. 1962mAM peinTIMgamAM ane aMkalezvaranA relave posTa DiplomAnI padavI prApta karI. varSa 1963thI 65-be varSa temane sTezana mATe sirAmIkamAM bhArata sarAkaranI sAMskRtika ziSyavRtti maLI hatI. e ja saMsthAmAM be varSa myuralsa karI ApelAM che. - 1967 ane 1987 - zikSaNakArya karyuM. 1938 - 80 daramiyAna temane aneka evorDajha jayaMtabhAIne bhArata sarakAranI peinTIMga grAphIkasamAM risarca phelozIpa maLelA che. jemAM lejhIMga-jarmanI khAte 1965mAM inTaranezanala grAphIka paNa maLelI. 1978mAM temaNe prAphIka varkazopanI sthApanA karelI. pradarzanamAM golDameDala, sAyagona khAte merITaDiplomA (1962), navI 1962thI pote vaDodarAmAM svataMtra kalAkAra tarIke kAryarata che. dilhI - lalita kalA akAdamInA be nezanala evorDajha (1970, 80), 1962mAM rAjakoTanI phAina ArTa sosAyaTIe temanA bIeesano bronjha meDala ane gavarnaranuM inAma (1959, 61), trAlekhanonuM ja pradarzana rAjakoTa-reDakrosa holamAM yojeluM. gujarAta rA. ujajaina- kAlIdAsa samArohanAM cha inAma (1960, 61, 3, 64, kalA pradarzanamAM temaNe karelA azvonA-rAlekhanane prathama inAmamaLeluM. 65, 66), IdorapradarzanamAM golDa meDala (1961), jammu ane kAzmIra kalAkAra zrI naTubhAI parIkha kahe che tema - (1960), reDiyo pradarzana (1961), haidrAbAda ArTa sosAyaTInA traNa jayaMtabhAi abhivyakitavAdI kalAkAra che. kalAsarjana karatI veLA evorDajha, bhAratIya relave pradarzana - be inAma, Aiphekasa- navI dilhI temaNe AkArone maraDayA che paNa vikRta karyA nathI. (1987) tathA gujarAta rA.lalitakalA pradarzananA AkAronuM sTrakacara jALavIne temanI sAthe ramata sAta evorDajha (1962 thI 79) va. maLIne 34 karI che. teo phalaka para ekathI vadhAre sapATIo jeTalA evorDa temanI sarjakatAnI svIkRtinA dyotaka UbhI karIne navAM navAM potanuM sarjana kare che. che. dezanI vividha kalA akAdamIo, gelerIo, emanAM citro raMgothI maghamaghatAM hoya. teo myujhiyamo uparAMta deza-videzanI aneka saMsthAo raMgone hRdayamAM ghUMTIne kenavAsa para utAre che.' tathA prAiveTa kalekazanamAM temanI kRtio che. grAphIka e jayaMta parIkhane gamato kalA prakAra che. jahAMgIra ArTa gelerI - muMbainA prakAzana citrakalAnI sAthe chabIkalAne paNa temaNe sAdhya inDIyana prinTa mekIMga TuDe - 1985mAM temanAM karI che. temanI tasavIro tailacitro jeTalI ja grAphIka chapAyAM che. viSayo jeTaluM ja vaividhya gahana ane kalAdraSTisabhara hoya che. temanAM mAdhyamomAM paNa che. jalaraMgI- tailaraMgI jayaMtabhAinA peinTIMga, grAphIkasa ane citro uparAMta grAphIkasa, vaDakaTa, kologrAphI, tasavIronA pradarzano muMbai, dilhI, caMDIgaDha, phoTogrAphI, gArDanIMga, phAunTeinIMga tathA Dora amadAvAda, jayapura, udayapura ane vaDodarAmAM DIjhAinIMga kSetre temanuM pradAna prabhAvaka rahyuM che. yojAvA uparAMta AMtararASTrIya kalA pradarzanomAM * saMdarbha saujanyaH kumAra (phebruArI-2000) le. temanI kRtiolejIMga(1965), pArIsabinAle rAjakoTa pradarzana - (1962)mAMnuM varAlekhana | harita paMDayA. 2. kalApAtheya - le. kanu nAyaka. Page #387 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo citrakalA, saMgItakalA ane kalAzikSaNano triveNI saMgama pradarzita thayAM che. 35 jeTalAM A grupa zo uparAMta 20 jeTalAM slAiDa zo paNa dezavidezamAM yojAyAM che. vaDodarA, muMbai, bhUja, jUnAgaDha, zrI jalendu dave myujhiyama laMDana (1976) va.mAM eTalAM ja nijI pradarzano thai cUkyA 'kalAkAra jayendra dave jagadaMbAnA kRpApAtra che. tenI preraNAthI che, je temanI sakriyatAnI phalazruti che. A kalAkArane aneka evorDajha teo tAMtrikacitronA AlekhanamAM saphaLa thayA prApta thayAM che. jemAM gujarAta rA. lalita kalA akAdamI (1970), che. gujarAtamAM A kSetre temanuM AgavuM pradAna rAyapura (1971, 76,82,92,93,97), AMdhrapradeza (1972), che, ema kahevAmAM jarAya atizayokita nathI.' lakhanau (1973), haidrAbAda (1979), sahita 23jeTalAM pAritoSiko | DaoN. arUNodaya jAnI (ma. sa. yuni. - temanI kalAnI vividha stare svIkRti gaNI zakAya. saMgIta ane citra vaDodarAnA nivRtta prAdhyApaka) e uparokata kalA kSetre zreSTha pradAna badala vaDodarAnI vividha saMsthA-triveNI sanmAna zabdomAM je kalAkAranI citraNAnI sidhdhine (1995), jesIsa inTaranezanala (1995), lAyansa kalaba biradAvI che te kalAkAra che vaDodarAnA - (1998)nA sanmAna uparAMta tRtIya bAyonela pradarzana- caMDIgaDhamAM zrI jalendu kAMtilAla dave inDIyana DroIMgano evorDa - golDa meDala (1996) uparAMta sAmAjika tA.4 Disembara-1940mAM vaDodarAmAM temano janma saMgIta ane kSetre temaNe karelA vividha pradAna badala vaDodarAnI 40 jeTalI saMsthAo AdhyAtmikatAno vAraso kuTuMbamAMthI ja meLavanAra jalendubhAi 1960mAM dvArA pote sanmAnIta thayA che. citra viSaya sAthe meTrIka thayA. kalAcArya zrI rasikalAla parIkha ane zrI vartamAnapatro - sAmayikomAM temanA tAMtrika kalAviSayaka lekhonuM vAsudeva smArtanA mArgadarzanamAM tAlIma meLavI 1961mAM DI.TI.sI. prakAzana thayuM che. dharmayuga, kumArava.mAM temanAM citro prakAzIta thayAM che. thayA. 1962mAM ja vaDodarAnI zrI nArAyaNa hAiskUlamAM kalAzikSakanI aneka saMsthAo mATe temaNe kalA seminAro ane varkazopa karyA che. sTeja nokarI maLI gai. te 1998mAM nivRtta thayAM. 36 varSa sudhI eka saMniSTha sajAvaTathI laine seTa, gRha, AbhuSaNa, komyuma vagerenI DijhAinomAM kalAzikSaka tarIke kArya karI asaMkhya vidyArthIone kalA ane saMskAranuM temanuM viziSTa pradAna rahyuM che. saMgIta kSetre 1960mAM mAnyatabalAvAdaka siMcana karyuM. tarIke gujarAtanA lagabhaga tamAma nAmI kalAkAro sAthe saMgata karI che. A daramiyAna ucca kalAsAdhanA paNa jALavI rAkhI. teoe dUradarzana para tabalAvAdana sahita rAsagarabA- nRtyanATikAonA peInTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTa (1966) ane ArTa mAsTara (1966)nI saMcAlanamAM aneruM yogadAna ApyuM che. temaNe rasakavi dayAnaMdanA padavIo prApta karI lIdhI. vaDodarAnI myujhika kolejamAM vikhyAta jIvana-kavana parathI citramaya pradarzana karela. je 1963mAM temaNe tabalAvAdaka prA. zrI sudhIrakumAra DabhoinI saMsthAne bheTa dharela che. sva. sakasenAnA sAnidhyamAM tabalAvAdanamAM zrI IdirA gAMdhInA samagra jIvanane 1967mAM saMgIta DiplomA meLavyo. AvarI letA citro - skeconuM jale dubhAi temanA 1984mAM pradarzana karela. je kalAsarjanamAM paurANika prasaMgo, gAMdhInagaramAM saMgrahita che. grAmajIvananAM prasaMgo ane chelle jalendu davenA citro rAjaya ane tAMtrika kaLA eTale ke maMtra-yaMtra-taMtra rASTrIyalalita kalA akAdamI uparAMta, ane yoganA AdhAre citrasarjana karatA lakhanau-haidrAbAda ArTa gelerI, vividha rahyA che. tAMtrika citromAM temaNe ziva, myujhiyamo sahita deza-videzanI aneka zakti, gaNeza jevAM rUpone tene anurUpa saMsthA - vyaktigata saMgrahomAM che. yaMtro, maMtro ane pratIko sAthe saMyojI jalendu davee kalA zikSaNathI je citrazreNI sarjI che, tenAthI temaNe laIne citra sAdhanA, saMgIta sAdhanA gujarAtanA kalAkAromAM ananya sthAna sahita aneka pAsAMomAM yazasvI ane sanmAna meLavyuM che. 1962thI ja pradAna karanAra pratibhAvAna kalAkAra temanAM citro grupa zorUpe deza uparAMta tarIke saMskAranagarI vaDodarAnuM nAma amerikA, yu.ke.nA vividha pradarzanomAM gaNeza ane ridhdhi-sidhdhi (tAMtrika saMyojana). rozana karyuM che. Jain Education Intemational Page #388 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 302 paNa pradarzaka kalA, coga ane AdhyAtmikatAno saMgama citramAM bAra puSyone temaNe pratIkAtmaka rIte mUkyA che. jenuM zrI mAtAjIe dvAdaza guNomAM rasadarzana karAvyuM che. zrI bhakitabena zAha kavizrI suMdaranI cha kavitA parathI bhakitabene taiyAra karelo kaLAnI bhakita ane bhakitanI kaLA - e banneno saMbaMdha anubhUti citrasaMpUTa 'TAvarsa enDa mAunTansa' muMbaInA araviMda kendra taraphathI sAthe che. temAM jayAre pUrNa zraddhA bhaLe eTale 1985mAM pragaTa karAyo che. bhakitabenanAM jANItA citromAM maMdiramAM kalAkAranI kaLAmAM eka navuM ja tatva umerAya ghaMTArava, vizvazAMti, poMDicerIno samudra. be panihArI. chatrIonI che. jene ojasa kahevAya che. AvAM ojasvI sthitinuM vaividhya darzAvatuM citra "varSothI rakSaNa' va. gaNAvI zakAya. kalAsAdhikAnuM nAma che - zAMti' viSaya paranA temanA citrane cheka 194pamAM 'DolI karazedajI zrI bhakitabena rAmalAla zAha suvarNacaMdraka maLelo. temanA vizvazAMti, kabUtarava. citrone bombe ArTa tA. 8 sapTe. 1924mAM suratanA eka sosAyaTInA traNa pAritoSiko maLyA che. 1958mAM ola inDiyA kalAsaMskAra saMpanna parivAramAM temano janma. vimensa eso.nA pramukhano caMdraka meLavelo. 1945mAM kasturabA gAMdhI temanA mAtuzrI saMgIta vizArada banne baheno smAraka phaMDa mATe temaNe mahilA kalA pradarzananuM saphaLa Ayojana kareluM. nRtyakalAmAM pravINa. pitA khAdI pravRtti sAthe sakriya. AvI saMskAra- bhakitabenanI kaLAnA AdhyAtmika sparza para poMDicerInA zrI kayArImAM vikaselo choDatulasInuM rUpa dhAraNa karIne kalA-maMjarInI maheka- aMbubhAi purANInA vaicArika mArgadarzanano prabhAva paDayo che. zrI na prasarAve to ja navAI! mAtAjInA vyakita citro karanAra bhakitabenanA traNa poiTasa vikramadeva bhakitabene kalAnI tAlima kalAzikSaka vasaMta nAyaka pAse, bAdamAM dvisahastrAbdI utsavamAM mUkAyA hatA. suzobhana kaLAnAM rUpAMkano racavAnI muMbaimAM kalAgurU zrI jagannAtha ahivAsI pAsethI meLavI. muMbainI sara temanI zakitano kharo paricaya pAmavA mATe to temaNe sarjela "raMgoLI' je. je. skUla opha ArTasamAMthI 1942mAM pote DI. TI. sI. ane viSayaka pustaka "raMga-rekhAvali' nihALavuM paDe. raMgoLInI kaLAno 1945mAM peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. sAMgopAMgaparicaya karAvatuM A pustaka ArTanI padavI prApta karI. 1946mAM 1952mAM prakAzita thayeluM. raMgoLI ArTa mAsTara paNa thai gayA. myurala viSaya paranA mAhitIcitrAnA DekorezanamAM posTa grejayueTa thayA digdarzaka bhakitabene lekhana ane ane A badhuM pUruM karatAM sudhImAM to saMzodhana kSetre gaNanApAtra pradAna karyuM pote hajI rara varSanAM mAMDa hatAM! che. hisTrI opha hera sTAila enDa kalAzikSikA tarIke prAraMbhamAM komyuma (1946), jharIvarka ina suratanI "jIvanabhAratI saMsthAmAM surata, phalAvarsa enDa simbola tenI ane pachI 1953 thI 1966 sudhI pratitI karAve che. muMbainI biralApablikaskUlamAM sevA bhakitabenanA citra pradarzana zrI ApI hatI. vaDodarA kalAbhavananA araviMda Azrama ArTa gelerI - abhyAsa daramiyAna maharSi araviMdanuM poMDicerI (1960)mAM, kumArasvAmI pustaka "nezanala velyu opha ArTa' - hola - muMbai (1970)mAM temaja kalAkAra yogI thAya to?' vAMcIne videzomAM hega, laMDana ane myunica teo zrI araviMda ane zrI mAtAjI (1971) mAM yojAyA hatA. chelle (poMDIcerI)nA anuyAyI thayA. 1987mAM muMbaInI AbhA kalA temanI asaramAM ja mIrAM - kRSNa, rAsa-(viziSTa saMyojana) akAdamI holamAM temanA citrapradarzana janma-mRtyu, zAMti ane AnaMda, sAthe AMtarabhAratI (AbhA)e temanuM TrejeDI opha lAipha va.jevAM citro sarjAyA. bhakitabenanAM citromAM sanmAna yojI kalAsAdhanA caMdraka' arpaNa karelo. kalA, yoga ane tAdAtmiyatA ane temAMthI ApoApa pragaTatuM ojasa e kadAca temanAmAM AdhyAtmikatAnA triveNIsaMgama samA zrI bhakitabena zAhanI kalAyAtrAne rahelI AdhyAtmikatAnA ghotaka prakAzita rUpa gaNAya. "mAtRmaMdira" vedanA.. * saMdarbha saujanya : kalApAtheya - le. kanu nAyaka. Jain Education Intemational Page #389 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 363 citrakAra, zilpakAra, kalAnirdezaka mudrAo vyakata karatA citro sAtvikatAnI bhAvanA jagAve che. budhdha, mahAvIra, rAma ane kRSNa jevA lokottara purUSonAM jIvana prasaMgo potAnA sva. zrI yusupha dhAlA maracanTa citromAM vyakata karIne temaNe e sAbita karyuM che ke kalAsAdhanA e ja muMbaI nivAsI khojA parivAra (mULa vatana kaccha)mAM tA. 29 kalAkArano dharma hoya che. muMbainI prakAza prinTarInA zrI rAjendrabhAI jAnyu. 1909mAM yusupha bAlAno janma. zAhe temanA uparokata viSayanA citro, lokajIvana tathA prakRtilakSI citro anAthAzramamAM rahI sAta dhoraNa bhaNyA. 18 taiyAra karAvI prasidhdha karyA che. muMbainA megharAja pustaka bhaMDAre to chellAM varSanA thatAM niyama pramANe orphanejamAMthI chuTA vIseka varSathI temanI pAse "kSamApanA kArDa taiyAra karAvelA. vaDAlAnA thayela yusuphabhAi pharanIcaranA kArakhAnAmAM jinAlaya mATe zrI mahAvIra svAmInA paMcakalyANakanA moTA bhIMta citro kAme vaLagyA. temanAmAM kalA pratye rasa A kalAkAre taiyAra karI Apela. dhanajIbhAi zAha mATe paNa zrI mahAvIra nihALIne kArakhAnAnA mAlike temane sara je. tathA zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanA jIvana prasaMgonA bhIMtacitro dorI Apela je. skUla opha ArTasamAM dAkhala karAvyA. che. bombe ArTa sosAyaTI yojIta pradarzanomAM temanI kRtio pradarzita athAga parizrama karI cAra varSanA aMte thaI che. sosAyaTInA suvarNa mahotsavavakhate temanA ekazilpa (porTeiTa)ne 1934mAM peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTa thayA. bIjA cAra varSa moDelIMga inAma maLeluM. ane skalpacaranI tAlima lai 1938mAM zilpakaLAmAM jI. DI. ArTa yusupha dhAlA maracanTanI kArakirdIne muMbainI be kalAsaMsthAo thayA. phelozIpa maLI eTale zrI yajJezvara zukalanA sAMnidhyamAM vaDakaTa AMtara bhAratI' ane 'abhivAdana' TrasTe sanmAnI che. bALakalA ane ecIMganI tAlima lIdhI. keLavaNI kSetre potAnA bahoLA anubhavanA nicoDa rUpe kalAvarganA yusuphabhAie taiyAra karelA zilpomAM sva. zilpI zrI kAMtilAla bALakone upayogI thAya te hetu sAratuM pustaka "kalAdIpa' temaNe prakaTa karyuM kApaDIyAnA sahakAramAM suratamAM mahAtmA gAMdhI udyAnamAM sthApita kavi hatuM. A pratibhAzALI citrakAra, zilpakAra, kalAzikSaka ane narmadanI ardhapratimAM, pachI 5. bhagavAnalAla IdrajInI brojhamAM kalAnirdezakanuM 79 varSanI vaye muMbai khAte tA. 20eprila - 1988mAM ardhapratimA (muMbai yuni.) vADIlAla sArAbhAinI mArbalamAM ardhapratimA eka akasmAtamAM avasAna thayuM. (mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya - muMbai), jhaMDu bhaTTajInuM zilpa (jhaMDu phArmasI), gujarAta bahAra vasavAchatAM gujarAtanenabhUlanAra A dharmanirapekSI gAMdhI pratimA va. jevAM svataMtra sarjanoe temane prasidhdhi apAvI che. kalAkAre jIvananA chellA zvAsa sudhI kalAnI sevA karI. jaMbusaramAM yuvA zahIda trivikrama borIvAlAnuM smAraka temaNe banAvyuM che. * saMdarbha saujanya : gujarAta sAptAhika. le. kanu nAyaka, yusupha pAlAe sva. zayadAnA 'be ghaDI moja' ane saurASTra TrasTanA 'janmabhUmi'mAM sTApha ArTIsTa tarIke kAma kareluM. 'navacetana' mATe kalAkAra - paricaya lekhana kArya paNa kareluM. 'bhakataboDANo' thI philma kSetre kalAnirdezananI zarUAta karI. 1945thI 53 sudhI gujarAtI - hiMdI citrapaTo - jemAM kuMvarabAinuM mAmeruM, zAmaLazAnovivAha, rANakadevI, dhanavAna, dAna-pAnIva. jANItI gujarAtI-hiMdI philmonuM kalAnirdezana karyuM. dazeka varSa A rIte vitAvyA pachI teo 1953mAM muMbainI amulakha amIcaMda vividhalakSI vidyAlayamAM kalAzikSaka tarIke joDAyA. jayAMthI 1969mAM nivRtti lIdhI. bAdamAM 1971mAM muMbaInI zrI jamanAbAi narasIbhAi zALAmAM mATIkAmanA hobI TIcara tarIke jIvananA aMta sudhI sevA ApelI. mATuMgA - gujarAtI sevA maMDaLInI citrazALAmAM chellAM 25 varSa bALacitra varganI javAbadArI paNa saMbhALI. yusuphaalInA citromAM bhAratIyatAnI asara jovA maLe che. ajaMtAnI zailI jevuM saMyojana, pAtra vaividhya, bhAva tathA karUNAnubhUti Jain Education Intemational Page #390 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 mahAvIra svAmI ane puSTimArga citrazreNInA samartha citrakAra sva. zrI gokuladAsa kApaDIyA 'kalAkAre kuzaLatAthI judAM judAM sthaLanI rAjasabhAo, aneka tarehanAM thavALA mAnava samudAya, aMtaHpuro ane vividha prakAranA gRha saraMjAmo dvArA prAcIna samAjanI pUrI kalpanA A citromAM rajU karI che. temaja raMgavaibhava, vastro ane adhikAra pramANe vyaktionAMbhAvAniomAM khUba civaTa rAkhI che. mArcIna ajaMtA citronuM smaraNa karAvavA A pUratuM che.' 'tirthaMkara bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra' citrasaMpUTa viSe kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvale 'kumAra'mAM uparokata zabdomAM sadarzana karAvI jene biradAvela hatAM te kalAkAra che muMbainAM - zrI gokuladAsa kApaDIyA tA. 4 phebruArI - 1965mAM agatarAya (ji. jUnAgaDha)mAM temano janma, temanA pitAzrI lamaMDaLI ane hiMDoLA bharavAnI kaLAmAM kuzaLa. temanI sAthe havelImAM jatAM nAnA gokulane kalAnI preraNA maLI. muMbaimAM borIbaMdaranI bhATiyA zALAmAM pAMca aMgrejA dhoraNa sudhI bhaNelA gokuladAsa potAnA saMbaMdhInA sAbunA kArakhAnAmAM rojanA rUA. 2 lekhe chuTaka majUrI karatA ane prinsesa sTrITamAM devakaraNa menzanamAM cAlatA kalAkAra daMDavatenA 'nUtana kalAmaMdira'mAM citranuM zikSaNa letA. 1928-30no e samaya. evAmAM saMogavazAt gokuladAsano saMparka bhATIyA zeTha karazanadAsa vIsanajI sAthe thayo. temaNe golanI zikSA phIno bhAra lIdho ane e rIte pachI gokula kApaDIyA muMbainI sara je. je. skUla opha ArTasamAM dAkhala thayA. jayAM jagannAtha ahivAsIjIjevAM bhAratIya citra paraMparAmAM sidhdhahasta kalAkAragurUnA sAnidhyamAM pAMca varSa abhyAsa karI 1937mAM peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTa padavI prApta karI. vadhu be varSa myurala Dekorezana abhyAsa karI anusnAtaka thayA. e daramiyAna temanA citrane 'DolI kharazedajA suvarNacaMdraka maLelo, temaja ArTa sosAyaTI opha bombenA trizalAdevInA cauda svapna (tirthaMkara bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra graMthanA lekhaka-prakAzakanA saujanyathI.) patha pradarzaka pradarzanamAM jalaraMgI citra mATe rajatacaMdraka maLelo. esAthe ja temaNe svataMtra kalAkAra tarIke kArakirdInI zarUAta karI. myuralanA anubhave muMbainA meTro sinemAmAM myurala suzobhana karyuM. prANasukha maphatalAla snAnAgAramAM 17 phUTa lAMbu 'snAna suMdarIonuM svargIya drazya' bhIMtacitra karyuM. 1939-40mAM bihAra koMgresa adhivezana vakhate bihAranA nAmAMkita netAonA vicitro karyA. ajaMtA citrazailInA UMDA abhyAse gokuladAse A prasaMge taiyAra karela 'zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIranA gRhatyAga'nuM citra nihALIne pradarzana Ayojaka - itihAsa saMzodhaka vidvAne temane A saMdarbhamAM IjA cha viSayo ApyAM. bhagavAna zrI mahAvIranAsamaya vanapara citrazreNIsarjavAnoe vakhate gokuladAsane vicAra Avyo. ane ema 'bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra'nA 48 citro taiyAra thayAM. citrasaMpUTa rUpe te prakaTa thayAM. zrI mahAvIra svAmInI 20mI niAinidhinI ujavaNI prasaMge muMbaimAM bIralA mAtuzrI sabhAgRhamAM te lAvavAmAM AvyAM. citronI sAthe munivaryazrI yazovijayasUri mahArAja temanA ziSyagaNa sAthe cheka goDIjInA jainamaMdirathI zobhAyAtrA sAthe sabhAgRha sudhI cAlatA AvyA. tA. 16 jUna 1974nI A thAta. bhUtakALamAM koi kalAkAranI klAnuM sanmAna nahotuM thayuM eTaluM gokuladAsa kApaDIyA sarjita A citrasaMpUTanuM sanmAna thayuM. 1996mAM A saMpUTa 'tirthaMkara bhagavAnazrI mahAvIra' traNa bhASA gujarAtI, hindI ane aMgrejImAM 48 citro sAthe graMthasvarUpe pakaTa thayo. jemAM lekhaka AcAryazrI yazodevasUri che. e pachI to gokuladAse bAvIsamA tirthaMkara nema-rAjulanI prasidhdha thayelI rekorDanuM AvaraNacitra taiyAra karI ApeluM. uparAMta AdikavinarasiMha mahetAnA jIvanaprasaMgonI darzanIya citrAvalI paNa taiyAra karI. pitAnA saMskArane kAraNe havelI saMgIta ane coryAsI vaiSNavonI kathAmAM rasa hoi vaiSNava dharmapuSTimArganA 56 citro pUrAM karyA. 1986mAM muMbainA 'abhivAdana' TrasTetemanuMsanmAna kareluM. 'citrakAra purUSottama vizrAma mAvajI'nI zatAbdI nimitte temanA sUcanathI hAlAi bhATiyA mahAjane gaukuladAsa kApaDIyAne suvarNacaMdraka arpaNa karI sanmAnita karyA. 1999mAM muMbai khAte temanuM dehAvasAna thayuM. * saMdarbha - saujanya : kalApAtheya - le. kanu nAyaka. Page #391 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo paraMparAgata kalAnI sAthe Adhunika abhigama dharAvatA kalAkAra padmazrI gautama vAghelA saMdharSamaya jIvanathI zarUAta karIne ucca kalAnA eka pachI eka zikharo sara karatA jai potAnA AjIvana pradAna badala bhArata sarakAranA 'padmazrI' sanmAnathI vibhUSita e kalAkAra eTale zrI gautama vAghelA I. 1936mAM sANaMda (ji. amadAvAdamAM ekarijana parivAramAM temano janma. citrano ghaNo zokha. paNa pitAjInI bIka, eTale eka mitranA gharamAM chAnAmAnA citra kare. vadhu bhaNavA pATaNa gayA tyAM 'killola chAtrAlaye' temanAmAM navA saMskAra siMcyA. lagnaprasaMgoe potAnA gAmanI ghoLelI bhIMto para citro karatA gautama pATaNa-harijanavAsanI bAlavADIomAM avAranavAra bhItacitro karI ApatA. te pachI dilhInI 'harijana udyogazALA'mAM bhaNavA javAnuM thayuM. jayAM teo sudhArIkAmanI sAthe lAkaDAnAM ramakaDyuM - mUrtio banAvavAnuM zIkhyA. sAthosAtha AsapAsanA gAmomAM jai skecIMga paNa karI lAve. A udyogazALAmAM citrakAra zrI kumArila svAmI temanA mArgadarzaka gurU banyA. udyogazALAnA saMcAlakono A pravRtti sAme virodha eTale rAtre be-traNa vAgye UThIne citro karatA. ahIno traNa varSano abhyAsa pUro thatAM temane to zAMtiniketana javuM hatuM, paNa gharanAe eTale dUra javAnI nA pADatA gautamabhAi pAlanapuramAM eka zALAmAM citrazikSakanI nokarI karatAM karatAM meTrIka thayAM. amadAvAdamAM zrI rasikalAla parIkha pAse ekavarSa citrakaLA zIkhyA. tyAMthI muMbai gayA ane DI. TI. sI. thaine savAranI zALAmAM nokarI karavAnI sAthe sara je. je. skUla opha ArTasamAM ucca kakSAno abhyAsa cAlu rAkhI pote 1960mAM peinTIMgamAM. DI. ArTanI padavI prApta 4 karI. A divasomAM temano saMparka kalAkAra zrI pradyumna tannA sAthe thayo. vanali (rAjasthAna)mAM bhIMtacitronAM vargo bharyA. khUba skecIMga karyuM. e divaso- 1959mAM pUnA khAte yojAela pradarzanamAM temanA citrane vidyArthI vibhAganuM rUA. 20 nuM bIjuM inAma maLyuM. 1960mAM rAjasthAnamAM yojAelA pradarzanamAM paNa inAma maLyuM. evAmAM gautama vAdhelA bhArata sarakAranA henDaluma vibhAganA vivarsa sarvisa senTara - muMbaimAM kalAkAra - DijhAinara tarIke joDAyA. lAMbI kArakirdI ane A kSetre aneka saMzodhananA aMte chevaTa e ja vibhAgamAM pote niyAmaka (ko-orDInezana) pade pahoMcelA ane nivRtta thayA. gautama vAdhelAnI kalAkAra tarIkenI kArakirdI paNa javalaMta rahI che. temaNe muMbai (1967, 74, 86), madrAsa (1966), navI dilhI (1967), barlina-jarmanI (1968), kuvaita (1988)mAM grupa zo rUpe citro pradarzita karelA. temanAM citronAM nijI pradarzano muMbai (1968, 34, 86), uparAMta AMtararASTrIya pradarzano jevAM ke perIsa binAle (1966), komanaveltha ArTa phesTIvala - laMDana (1966), navamuM sAyo pAvA bhinAle - brAjhIla (1968), mena enDa hIjha ArTa - monTrIyala - keneDA (1971), trinAle - dilhI (1971)va.mAM citro pradarzita karyA che. A kalAkArane aneka puraskAro maLelA che, temAM mahArASTra rA. kalA pradarzana - muMbai (1959, 60), madhyapradeza -gvAliyara (1961-65), rASTrIya lalita kalA akAdamI - navI dilhI (1961, 63), klakanA phAina ArTa enDa krAphaTa sosAyaTI (1965) tathA bombe ArTa sosAyaTI (1965, 71) sahita anya puraskArono samAveza thAya che. A sarvamAM zreSTha sanmAna te henDaluma DIjhAinIMga kSetre temaNe ApelA zreSTha ane sudIrgha pradAna badala bhArata sarakAra dvArA temane 1982mAM 'padmazrI"nA khitAbathI sanmAnita karAyA, te kahI zakAya. DaoN. sarayU dozIthI laine dezanA agraNI aMgreja akhabAroe gautama vAghelAnI sidhdhinI mukatakaMThe prazaMsA karI che. saMdarbha - saujanyaH kumAra (julAi - 1931) sITI vithaina - 12 305 Page #392 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 306 paNa pradarzaka gAMdhI citrakathA'nA sarjaka ane svAtaMtrya senAnI eka dAyako tyAM pasAra karyo. 1942nI caLavaLamAM saralAdevIe muMbaimAM yaravaDA jelamAM keda bhogavI hatI. zrImatI saralAdevI majhumadAra 1969mAM gAMdhI zatAbdI varSa nimitte gAMdhI smArakanidhinI hAikorTamAM jajapitAzrI pratAparAya ane samAjasudhAraka parivAranA vinaMtIthI saralAdevIe be eka varSa abhyAsa-parizrama veThIne gAMdhIbApunA mAtA suvarNAbenanA saMtAna saralAdevIno janma tA. 23 sapTembara jIvanaprasaMgonA suMdara 26 citro dorI ApyA hatA. citronI samajUtirUpa 1911mAM amadAvAdamAM thayo hato. kathA prasaMga jAte lakhyo. pachI te 'gAMdhI citrakathA' nAmathI prakaTa thayela. nAnapaNathI ja citro doravAnA zokhIna dezanI pAMca bhASAmAM tenI eka lAkha nakalo chapAI ane capocapa vecAi saralAdevIe 13 varSanI vaye "kumAra' gai. aMgrejI anuvAda paNa prakaTa thayo. A citrapustakane gujarAta AyojIta raMgoLI spardhAmAM prathama inAma sarakAranuM prathama inAma maLeluM. meLaveluM. soLa varSanI vaye surata khAte yojAela nArIsvAtaMtrya vAtAvaraNamAM ja ucharelA saralAdevIe nArImukita rAjayastaranI citraspardhAmAM temanA citrane mATenI potAnI tIvra jhaMkhanAne 1975mAM vAcA ApI. AMtararASTrIya prazaMsA pramANapatra maLeluM. meTrIka pachI teo nArI varSamAM 64nI uMmare punaH pIMchI hAthamAM lIdhI. kenavAsa para karyuM. yuni.mAMthI saMskRta ane citrakalA viSaya vedakAlIna gArgIthI laine vartamAna kALanA kasturabA sudhInA vikhyAta sAthe snAtaka thayA. pachI 'citrakaLA' viSaya nArIpAtronI zreNI citrIta karI. jemAM gArgI, maitreyI, zabarI jevAM laine 'praviNAgamA" (ema. e. samakakSa) padavI meLavI. bAdamAM paurANika, rANI lakSmIbAi, ahalyAbAi, kasturabA, sarojinI nAyaDu ghATakoparanI eka zALAmAM vAisa prinsIpAlapade nimAyA. jevAM aitihAsika, mA zAradAmaNidevI, bhaginI nivedItA, zrImAtAjI lagna pachI pati zrI purendrabhAInA protsAhanathI citrakalAnA vadhu (poMDicerI) jevAM AdhyAtmika ane jona opha Arka, meDama kayurI, abhyAsArthe sara je. je. skUla opha phalorensa nAiTIMgala, enI bisanTa, meDama ArTasamAM praveza meLavavA gayAtyAre temanuM monTesarI jevI AMtararASTrIya kAma pArakhIne prinsIpAla mi. gleDasTana nArI pratibhAone citradeha ApI potAnI solomane saralAdevIne sIdhA caturtha varSamAM kalAsAdhanAthI AMtararASTrIya nArI varSanI praveza Apyo hato. bhAratIya paraMparAnA ujavaNI karI. kalAgurU sva. jagannAtha AdivAsInA A citrone zaikSaNika hetuthI bRhada sAnidhyamAM 1936 thI 38 (be varSa) muMbainI zALA-mahAzALAomAM pradarzita abhyAsa karI 1939mAM peinTIMgamAM karavAmAM AvyA. 1979mAM pavanAra Azrama DiplomA meLavyo. khAte yojAela AMtararASTrIya mahilA pariSada saralAdevIe saMsArajIvananI sAthe vakhate A citronuM pradarzana yojavAmAM AvyuM. eka hAthamAM deza sevAnI mazAla ane bIjA jenI vizvabharamAMthI AvelA mulAkAtIoe hAthamAM pIMchI pakaDI kalAyAtrAno AraMbha mukata kaMThe prazaMsA karI hatI. e prasaMge citrakAra karyo. temanA citrobAlajIvana, guNasuMdarI zrImatI saralAdevIne puraskArathI sanmAnita jevAM gujarAtI ane marAThI sAmayikomAM karAyA hatA. punaH A citronuM muMbaInI prakaTa thayA che. bhArata AjhAda thayuM tyAre jamanalAla bajAja ArTa gelerImAM pradarzana temanI vayapAMtrIzanI. pati-patnI bannee yojAyuM hatuM. te uparAMta Idora, kobA, sAduM jIvana ane gAMdhIbApunA racanAtmaka surata, bharUca sAvarakuMDalA va. sthaLoe kAryomAM pradAna ApavAno saMkalpa karIne yojAela semInAromAM pradarzano yojAyA suratathI 25 ki.mI. dUra dhorI mArga paranA hatA. muMbai-dUradarzana kendra dvArA prasAraNa suNeva gAme sevAkuTirasthApI te vistAranA karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. pachAta loko - bALakone zikSaNanI sAthe karADI (ji.surata) nA gAMdhIsmRti kAMtaNa-vaNATanI tAlima ApavI zarU karI. 'hiMda choDo' - 1942, maMca parathI elAna karatA gAMdhIbApu bhavana mATe temaNe kareluM "lorDa iravInane Jain Education Intemational Page #393 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo patra lakhatA gAMdhI'nuM Adamakada tailacitra tyAM kAyamI pradarzanamAM rakhAyuM che. moTAbhAge jalaraMgI mAdhyamomAM citro karatA saralAdevInA citronI vizeSatAmAM sarva prathama AMkhane gamI jAya tevuM surekha Alekhana eTale ke rekhA-lAvanya. ekabIjAmAM samarasa thai jAya tevA saumya raMgo temane pasaMda che. bhAvaprakaTIkaraNanA pote AgrahI che. citromAM aneka viSayo temaNe AvarI lIdhA che, chatAM gAMdhIvana ane nArIpratibhA e temanA priya viSayo che. thoDA varSo pahelAM punAnA AgAkhAna mahelamAM rAkhavA mATe moTAkAnA pAMca tailacitro taiyAra karI ApelA temAM gAMdhIja ane kasturabA, sarojinI nAyaDu, tulasIpUjana karatA kasturabA, mIrAMbAI ane mIrAMbena misa sTeiDano samAveza thAya che. mAtra kalAvyAsaMgathI ja citrakalAne jIvanamAM apanAvanAra A gAMdhIyugI citrasAdhikAnI kArakirdImAM temanA nAma pramANe ja sarala ane zAMtapaNe vahetAM jharaNAnI gati nihALI zakAya che. citrakalAne mAtra 'kalA khAtara kalA' nahIM paNa 'jIvana khAtara kalA' tarIke apanAvanAra zrImatI saralAdevI majhumadAranA citrone A draSTie nihALIzuM to ja tenA mUlyanI adhikatAne pAmI zakAze. citrapaTa ane raMgamayanA jvAnirdezaka sva. zrI hIrAbhAi paTela kalAnirdezaka tarIke Ama to temanI nAmanA hatI ja. paNa rAmAnaMda sAgaranI 'rAmAyaNa' sirIyalanA kAraNe jemane vizvavyApaka prasidhdhi maLI te kalAkAra eTale - zrI hIrAbhAi pItAMbaradAsa paTela vi. saM. 1977mAM rAmanavamInA divase rUvALA (ji. mahesANA) gAmamAM temano janma sAta copaDIno abhyAsa, visanagaramAM bhaganA tyAre makAnamAlika jayazaMkara suMdarInA nATakanA suMdara drazyAtmaka paradA citaravAnuM temane AkarSaNa. zALAnA AcAryae kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvalane vidyArthInI jANa karI. pariNAme 1937mAM haripurA koMgresa adhivezananA maMDapa suzobhana karanAra potAnA ziSyo sAthe vibhAie hIrAbhAine paNa taka ApI. 1939mAM muMbainI jA. jI. kalAzALAmAM praveza meLavyo. bhUlezvaranA prabaMdha ciMtAmaNI jainamaMdiranA munimanI bhalAmaNathI rAtrI nivAsa maMdiranI parasALamAM karatA ane diyaro kalAzALAmAM bhasatA. 1944mAM peinTIMgamAM. DI. mArTa thaya.. dhArmika-aitihasika calacitro jovAno ane e rIte tenA seTIMga, paheraveSa va.no abhyAsa 366 karavAnI Teva hatI. muMbaimAM sthAyI thavAnuM nakkI karI keTalAMka kalAkAra mitronA sahakAramAM inDiyA kalcarala sTuDiyo sthApyo. jemAM sinemA posTarathI laine vividha vyavasAyika kAmo karyA. paNanevInA baLavA pachI e sTuDiyo baMdha thai gayelo. aMte saMpUrNapaNe citro para temanI draSTi sthira thaI. viSNu muvITonanA pIrUbhAi desAinI rAhabarImAM klAnirdezakanI javAbadArI saMbhALI. bhakata prahalAda, mAnasarovara, zUra-e-araba, devakanyA jevAM vividha kathAvastuvALA calacitromAM seTa sajAvaTa karI. devakanyAnA sanniveSa nihALIne ja devakI bojhe temane potAnI philma 'meghadUta' mATe nimaMtryA. 1940mAM bhaNatA tyAre ajaMtAnA pravAsaveLA pote karelI ajaMtAnA citronI anukRtiono upayoga 'meghadUta'nA seTIMgamAM karyo. 1945thI 47nA gALAmAMtemanI kArakirdI jAmatI gai. 1951 thI 62 muMbainA zrIkAMta sTuDiyomAM, 1962 dhI 68 hAlolanA lakSmI sTuDiyomAM kalAnirdezanamAM 25 thI 30 jeTalAM gujarAtI cacitronAM seTIMga karyA. 'jIMgAro' jAdugara DAku - guphAno seTa hIrAbhAinuM svapna saMpUrNa suvidhAvALo svataMtrasTuDiyo sthApavAnI hatI. chevaTe 1975mAM umaragAmamAM 40 ekara jeTalI jamIna kharIdI. temAM 'vRMdAvana sTuDiyo"nI sthApanA karI. tenA menejIMga DirekTara tarIke pote javAbadArI saMbhALI. evAmAM rAmAnaMda sAgara rAmAyaNa' sIrIyalanA kvAnirdezaka tarIke hIrAbhAinI pasaMdagI karI. philma vIra mAMgaDAvALo' anesirIyala 'vikrama-vaitAla'nI klAsajAvaTanA anubhavI hIrAbhAie rAmAyala'mAM nirmANa karelA vividha seTa - dazarathano mahela, gAmakUTira, azokavana, rAvaNa darabAra, laMkAnI yudhdhabhUmi, ayodhyAnI galIo va.nI seTasajIva hIrAbhAinI kirtI AMtararASTrIya kSetre pharI vaLI. hIrAbhAi paTelanI citrakAra tarIkenI kArakirdI joie to temaNe bhAratIya paraMparAgata zailImAM kAma karyuM che. grAmavana, dhArmika ke aitihAsika - koipaNa viSayavastu hoya, temanI citrazailI vAstavika Page #394 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patha pradarzaka er. 308 ane raMgayojanA viSayAnurUpa rahI che. temaNe bhIMtacitrothI suratanuM "gItAMjali' ane navasArInuM 'naTarAja' thieTara zaNagArela che. muMbainI hoTela 'horAijhana' mATe temaNe bhAratIya utsavonI AkhI citrazreNI taiyAra karI ApI che. 1965 thI teo gAMdhIjInA jIvanaprasaMgonI citrazreNI sarjI rahyA che. jemAM 100thI vadhu citro taiyAra thai cUkyA che. 1944mAM sva. jagannAtha ahivAsInA mArgadarzanamAM vikrama zatAbdI nimitte hIrAbhAie bhAratanI mahAna vibhUtionI 30jeTalI tasavIro karI ApI hatI. hIrAbhAI paTelanA citro kalAzALAnA pradarzano, bombe ArTa sosAyaTInAM pradarzano va.mAM pradarzita - puraskRta thayA che. "muMbaI samAcAra' vArSika aMka temaja 'kumAra' mAM temanA citro chapAyAM che. muMbaI- jUnA sacivAlayathI laine briTananI rANI elIjhAbetha sudhInA vividha saMgrAhako pAse temanAM citro jaLavAyAM che. philmakSetramAM kalAnirdezakanI javalaMta kArakirdInA paripAkarUpe 1961thI Aja sudhImAM temane maLelA mAna-sanmAna ane inAmonI saMkhyA 30nA AMkane vaTAvI cUkI che. "mahAkavi kAlIdAsa' mATe prathama evorDa (1961), sarasvatIcaMdra, balarAmazrIkRSNa, jayasaMtoSImA, menA gurjarI, sonabAinI cuMdaDI, khammA mArA vIrA, rAjA bhartuhariva. citrapaTonArajatajayaMtI pAritoSiko maLyA. 450 thI vadhu hiMdI, gujarAtI, bhojapurI philmo tathA TI.vI. sirIyalonA kalAnirdezanathI khyAtiprApta hIrAbhAine maLeluM sarvocca sanmAna te 1989mAM "calacitra amRta mahotsava nimitte philma pheDarezana opha inDiyA dvArA madrAsa khAte yojAela khAsa samArohamAM tatkAlIna rASTrapatizrInA haste arpaNa thayela smRtipadmane gaNAvI zakAya. muMbainI be saMsthA - abhivAdana TrasTa tathA 'AMtara bhAratI'e paNa anukrame 1986 tathA 1989mAM temane sanmAnIta karyA che. cala ca 21 jagatamAM pAMcadAyakAnI dIrgha sevA pachI hIrAbhAI paTele A kSetre AMtararASTrIya stare gujarAtanuM gaurava vadhAryuM che. 'dAdAsAheba phALake evorDathI sanmAnIta A kalAkAranuM 2 phebruArI, 2002mAM dehAvasAna thayuM. garabe ramavAne gorI nisaryA' * saMdarbha saujanya: kanu nAyaka mamaLA hAsyanA saphaLa vyaMga citrakAra DaoN. indradeva AcArya 'jAdUgaranI mAphaka havAmAMthI temane viSaya hAtha lAge che." ema kahIne sva. kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvale jemanI oLakha ApelI ane jemanA kaTAkSacitromAM narmamarmanI sUkSmatAnuM ne tethI ja surUcinuM tatva sArA pramANamAM sacavAI rahe che tevAM vyaMgacitra sarjaka eTale - DaoN. zrI indradeva gAyatrIprasAda AcArya tA. 17 nave. 1926mAM uMjhAmAM temano janma. temanI kArakirdIno mukhya viSayato rahyo che arthazAstrI. 1947mAM | arthazAstra sAthe bI. e. ane patrakAritvanA evorDa sAthe kArTUnisTa 1949mAM ema. e. thayA bAda muMbainI skUla opha IkonomikasamAM risarca phelo tarIke saMzodhana karI ikonomIkasa opha minImama vejIsa' - laghuttama arthazAstra para temaNe taiyAra karela mahAnibaMdha mATe temane muMbaI yuni.mAMthI pIeca. DI.nI padavI prApta thai. temaNe "dArUbaMdhI tapAsa samiti', "saurASTramahesANA jillAnI Arthika mojaNI' va.mAM ApelA talasparzI ahevAlonA kAraNe jANItI AMtararASTrIya tela kaMpanIo (ESSOane HPCL)e potAnA Arthika praznonA salAhakAra tarIkenA ucca hoddAparaDo. AcAryanI nimaNUka karI. A sthAna para dIrghakAla sudhI sevA ApI joinTa phAinAnsIyala AMtararASTrIya kArTuna pradarzana (keneDA)mAM rajU thayela A kArTUnamAM "grIDa' (lAbha) "DisTrasTa' kaMTrolarapadethI have poteT(avizvAsa)ne "heDa' (dhruNA)nI AgamAM nivRtta thayA che. | jalatI pRthvI para paNa mAnavIo TakI rahyA che aMta:preraNAthI ja teo te traNe zabdone javALAnA rUpamAM darzAvAyA che. Jain Education Intemational Page #395 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo citrakalA tarapha vaLyA che. 1947thI ja temanA vinoda citronI zarUAta thai. lokanAda, saMdeza, sevaka, prabhAta, navasaurASTra jevA amadAvAdanAM vartamAnapatromAM teo avAranavAra vyaMgacitro ApatA. kadAca gujarAtI akhabAromAM 'sAMja vartamAna' muMbainAprathama prayogajevI dAsakAkAnI dainika citrapIe lokapriyatA meLavelI. vacce 560nA dAyakAmAM A pravRttimAM thoDI oTa AvI. 1960 thI punaH janasattAmAM 'hase tenuM ghara vase' thI zarU thayelo kaTAkSapravAha pAMgaryo temanIdainika citramALA 'AcAryanI AjakAla'thI. taduparAMta 1959 thI 8 pasudhI kArTUno-haLavA lakhANono 'AnaMdameLo' vibhAga saMbhALyo. 1984thI have teo 'gujarAta samAcAra'nI ravivArIya pUrtimAM 'gAmanI gammata' vibhAgamAM sAptAhikacAra kArTUnaApe che. arthazAstranA aTapaTA praznonA ukela vacce sphurI AvatAM vicAro kAgaLa para TapakAvI lai, sAMje skeca karI ravivAre tene kALI zAhImAM utArI levA te temano kAyamI krama. teo kahe che : 'mAnavInI nabaLAi, mUrkhatA, bAdhAi, jatA viSe mULa rajUAta sAthe sudhAravAnI sAvacetI ApatuM citra eTale kArTUna. AnaMda mANo ane vaheMco e ja teno hetu.' 43thI paNa vadhu varSo sudhI ekadhArI rIte cAlu rahelI vaNathaMbhI 'AcAryanI AjakAla' kArTUna kolama e gujarAtI patrakAratvanI eka noMdhapAtra sidhdhi che. muMbainI vividha saMsthAonA upakrame temanA kaTAkSacitronAM pradarzano yojAyA che. keneDA, jApAna, grIsa, yugoslAviyAmAM yojAtA AMtararASTrIya pradarzanomAM AcAryanA kAryano pradarzita ane puraskRta thayA che. 1948mAM keneDA dvArA prakAzita vizva kArTUna saMgraha'mAM bhAratanA pAMca citrakAronA ThaThThAcitrono temAM samAveza karAyo, temAM gujarAtanA zrIcakora ane bIjA DaoN. indradeva AcAryano samAveza karAyela. e draSTie AcAryane AMtararASTrIya kArTUnisTa kahI zakAya. Aja sudhImAM lagabhaga 50,000thI paNa vadhu kArTUno temanI pIMchIe sarjAyA che. amadAvAda - muMbainI saMsthAomAM tathA AkAzavANI, dUradarzana kendra parathItemanA vyaMgacitronI yo KONG R INDIA CONGO STA S.S.P. | inDiyAbharamAM phUTI nIkaLelA rAjakIya pakSono cUMTaNI dvArA indIrAe je rakAsa karyo tenuM 'INDIA' ane 'INDIRA' zabdavaDe kareluM sacoTa Alekhana. A kArTUna paNa keneDAnA AMtararASTrIya pradarzanamAM rajU thayeluM. H 0[T[D sahI gAmamA yA che. 1997mAM gujarAta rAjaya taraphathI patrakAratvamAM zreSTha kArTUnisTa tarIke temane evorDa arpaNa karI sanmAnIta karavAmAM Avela che. DaoN. IMdradeva AcAryanA kArTUnonA saMgraho - 'AcAryanI AjakAla (1967), be ghaDI gammata, uparAMta tAjetaramAM ja 'hAsya Tonika' tathA 'AcAryanA vyaMgacitra' saMgraho prakaTa thayA che. jANItA sAhityakAra zrI prahalAda brahmabhaTTe temane biradAvatA kahyuM che - 'vyaMgacitronuM sarjana e mAtra pachInuM citarAmA nathI. haLavAza chatAM azlilatA nahIM, kaTAkSachatAM kaDavAza nahIM, dhaMgatAM vedanA nahIM, evAM citronuM rojeroja sarjana karavuM e eka AkarUM tapa che. zrI AcAryane huM AvA tapasvI tarIke pIchAnuM che. jhADanI hiMsA karyA vinA banAvelI A "ahiMsaka khurazI" che. sAheba !... grAmodyoga hAra tAtA Aje ja Ave che va ghAvatuM manta ma naLa na Na". ga ---- pahelA to koi nahotuM letuM, paNa plAsTIkanI kothaLImAM pAMcapAMca peka karIne vecavA mAMDatAM have paDApaDI thAya che.... 309 kalA para sacitra vyAkhyAno prasArita thayA che. muMbai tathA gujarAtanI vividha sAmAjikasAMskRtika saMsthAo dvArA A kalAkAranA sanmAna kAryakramo cojAyA che. temAM muMbaInI AMtarabhAratI tathA 'abhivAdana TrasTa'nAM sanmAna vizeSa gaNAvI zakAya. 1992mAM navI dilhInI ola inDiyA phAina ArTasa enDa krAphaTa sosAyaTI taraphathI DaoN. AcAryane veTarana ArTisTa tarIke rASTrapatizrInA haste evorDasmRticihnathI sanmAnIta karAyA pahelAM ghoDo to hato, paraMtu e videzI lAgato hato eTale kADhI nAkhyo.. Page #396 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa pradarzaka vyAvasAyika kalAnA 'kalAbdhi' che. muMbainA lagabhaga badhAMjadainiko, sAptAhiko, mAsikomAM kalAbdhinA citro prakaTa thatAM. jemAM sva. hAjI mahaMmada zIvajInuM 'vIsamI sadI', sva. zrI durgAzaMkara je. paMDayA hindustAna prajAmitra, sva. gokuladAsa rAyacurAnuM 'zAradA', muMbaI kalAnI duniyAmAM 'kalAbdhi' vizeSa nAmathI jANItA ane varSothI samAcAra, vaMdemAtaram, janmabhUmi, sva. zAmaLadAsa gAMdhInuM ramakaDuM', muMbaine ja potAnuM vatana banAvIne vaselA A strIjIvana va, mukhya gaNAya. e uparAMta 1940 thI 60mAM muMbaithI. kalAkAranuM nAma che - pragaTa thatAM aneka pAThayapustakomAM kalAbdhie pAThacitro karyA che. 'ArTa zrI durgAzaMkara je. paMDayA. homa' muMbai mATe griTIMgsanI mabalakha DIjhAino karI che. janmabhUmijanA goMDala sTeTanA moNaparI gAmamAM pravAsInA TAiTala akSaro temanI kalAprasAdIche. janmabhUminA 'AjhAdI tA. 6 okaTobara 1907mAM temano janma aMka'nA mukhapRSThacitrane koMgresa adhivezana veLA pravezadvAra para enlArja thayo hato. citranI preraNA ane saMskAra temane karAvIne mUkAveluM. 1930 thI 40no dAyako kalAbdhinI kArakirdIno mAtuzrI pAsethI maLelA. ucca kakSAnA jhaLahaLato dAyako hato. abhyAsArthe teo muMbaInI sara je. je. skUla kalAbdhinI hathoTImAM rekhAsidhdhi vartAya che. raMga vinA paNa temanA opha ArTasamAM joDAyA. sva. zrI dhuraMdharamAsTara' jevA samartha kalAkAranA rekhAcitro AkarSaNa jamAve che. temanA nArIpAtromAM RjutA ane sAMnidhyamAM tAlima meLavI cheka 1929mAM namaNAza vartAya che. suMdara mukhAkRti tathA temaNe peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTanI padavI | sapramANa dehasauSThava dharAvatA A pAtro prApta karI. abhyAsamAM ja temanI viziSTa garimA vyakata kare che. temanA tejasvItA jhaLakI UThelI. bIjA varSanI vArtAcitro mULabhUta hetu sAravA uparAMta parIkSA prathama sthAne uttIrNa karatA temane svataMtra racanA tarIke paNa sthAna dharAvatA. rU. 250/-nuM inAma (e vakhate !) maLyuM muMbaimAM kalAbdhie 1937mAM uparAMta cheka-chellA varSanI tAlima sudhI kalA, nRtya, saMgIta mATe nezanala dara mahine rUA. 30/-nI ziSyavRtti paNa ekeDemInI sthApanA karelI jenuM teoe maLI ! cAra varSa saMcAlana kareluM. gujarAtathI dUra pachI to muMbaIne ja temaNe potAnuM vaselA A kalAkArane gujarAte oLakhyA vatana banAvyuM. vyAvasAyika kalAkAratarIke ke sanmAnyA na hatA. paNa muMbainI be evI kArakirdIjamAvI ke pachI pAchuMvALIne kalAsaMsthAo 'AMtarabhAratI' kalA jovAno samayajana rahyo. temanuM sarvaprathama ekeDemI (AbhA) ane abhivAdana TrasTa raMgIna citra ka. mA. munzInA "gujarAta' 1985mAM cAMdInA prazastipatra, zAla mAsikanA mukhapRSTha tarIke 1928mAM tathA rokaDa puraskAra arpaNa karI temanuM bhaNatA tyAre prakaTa thayeluM. 1930 thI sanmAna karyuM hatuM. A prasaMge AbhAe 1980 sudhInA aradhI sadInA dIrtha saMsthAnA holamAM temanA citronuM pradarzana samayagALAmAM temanI pIMchIe vividha yojayuM hatuM. zrI kalAbdinI pIMchIe kalAprakAromAM je kheDANa karyuM che, tenA mahArASTra-gujarAtanAM gharegharamAM kalA, anusaMdhAne temaNe sarjelA kalpanAcitro, saMskAra ane surUcinI je maheka prasarAvI AvaraNa citro, rekhAMkano, che tenuM sAmAjika mUlya AMkIe teTaluM abhinaMdanapatro, pracAracitro, chApAM ke ochuM che. A kalAkAranuM tA. 14 eprila pustakonAM akSaralekhana- mathALA va.nI - 1993mAM muMbai khAte 86 varSanI vaye saMkhyA dariyo bharAya teTalI thavA jAya che. avasAna thayuM. dAdAnA kalAsaMskAra pautrI e draSTie pote potAnA citromAM mukeluM nIpA harSadarAya paMDayAe jhIlyA che. 'kalAbdhi' vizeSa nAma satya pUravAra thayuM puSpavRSTi (jalaraMgI saMyojana) saMdarbha - saujanya : kalApAtheya - le. kanu nAyaka, Jain Education Intemational Page #397 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 'Topa vyU' citra sarjaka ane kalA vyAkhyAtA sva. prA. zrI jayaMta sidhdhapurA 'UMcA jharUkhethI nIce najara nAkhatA jIvananI rojiMdI halacala je viziSTa AkRti rUpe dekhAya che e viziSTatAne temaNe potAnA citromAM utArI che. jANItI sRSTinA lagabhaga ajANa rahetA sauMdaryane rajU karatA A Topa vyU citro game te bAjuthI jotAM te sarakhAM ja rasaprada lAge tevuM temAM AkarSaNa che.' 'kumAre' A zabdomAM jenI citra zailI viSe noMdha karI che te klAkAra hatA muMbainA - zrI jayaMta mohanalAla sidhdhapurA temanuM mULavatana zihora (ji. bhAvanagara) paNa vyavasAyanA kAraNe muMbai sthAyI thayela. parivAramAM tA. 29 Disembara-1935mAM temano janma. meTrIka thayA tyAM paranIArthika javAbadArI temanA zire AvI paDI. tethI muMbainI zeTha gokuladAsa tejapAla hAiskUlamAM khaMDasamayanA citrazikSakatarIke joDAyA. 1959mAM DI.TI.sI. pAsa karI pUrNasamayanA zikSaka banyA. 1961mAM sara je. je. skUla opha ArTasamAMthI peinTIMga DiplomA ane ArTa mAsTara parIkSAo uttIrNa karI. citrazikSaka tarIke jayaMtabhAinI kArakirdI jajavaLahIche.deza-paradezanI citraspardhAomAM temanA vidyArthIoe be suvarNa caMdrako, pAMca rajata caMdrako ane sAta jeTalAM kAMsya caMdrako maLI lagabhaga 84 uparAMta puraskAra- pramANapatro meLavI temanA kalAzikSaNane dipAvyuM che. jayaMtabhAie kalAzikSaNanI sAthe oDiyo-vijhyuala tAlima (1964), papeTrI ane grAphIka kaLAnI jANakArI paNa prApta karI hatI. uparAMta inTIrIyara DIjhAinIMgamAM paNa pAraMgata thayelA. jayaMtabhAinA Topa vyU citroe temane kalAvizvamAM anokhA klAkAra sAbita karyA. 1965mAM DAMgIra ArTa gelerImAM temanA citro | prathama pradarzita thayA hatA. jayaMta sidhdhapurAe tailaraMgo, jalaraMgo, kolAja, pAna, ekrelIka sITasa jevAM vividha madhyamomAM pratIkAtmaka rUpe citronI rajUAta karI che. dharmayuga, vIkalI, parAga, samarpala, kumAra, bhavansa jarnala va. jevAM phUdaraDI (Topa vyu saMyojana) 381 sAmayikomAM temanA citro prakaTa thayA che. 1966mAM muMbainAM oDiyovijhayuala vibhAgamAM vyAkhyAtA tarIke, 1971thI muMbainI esa. ena. DI. TI. mahilA vidyApIThamAM ejyu. TekanolojI vibhAgamAM grAphIka kaLAnA vyAkhyAtAnI javAbadArI nivRtti sudhI saMbhALI. jayaMtabhAie inDiyana mAyatholojIcitramALAnuM sarjana bhAratIya paraMparA pramANe karyuM che. uttararAmacaritra, naLa-damayaMti, kumArasaMbhavam, vikramorvazIya, zAkuMtalam va. paurANika kathAonA prasaMgone temaNe suMdara saMyojana ane bhAratIya paripATImAM utAryAche. eka ja viSaya 'gaNapati' para AkhI citrazailI sarjI che. jenA muMbaInI tAja ArTa gelerImAM be pradarzano (1981, 84) yojAyA hatA. muMbainI jANItI prakAzanapeDhIo vakIla ane hAka jayaMtabhAinA citrosiTIjha kArDa tathA kelenDarsa rUpe prakAzita karyA che. pAMca jeTalA vanamena zo karI cUkelA kalAkArane grAphIka A kRti mATe bombe ArTa sosAyaTInuM prathama inAma (1968), gaNeza prada na mA rauppanaka temaja oNla inDiyA DenTala eso. vAlmikI AzramamAM sItA ane lava - kuza yojIta posTara pradarzanamAM prathama inAma maLela che. jayaMtabhAinA citro nezanala gelerI opha moDarna ArTa, era inDiyA sahita deza-videzamAM saMgrahAyA che. teo vividha saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA hatA. 1968thI temaNe lakhelA kalA paricarcA, 'kumAra'mAM prakaTa thatA rahyAM che, temane vividha sanmAno maLyA che. temAM temanA ziSyo evAM zrI ghanazyAmadAsa bIralA ane Aditya bIralAe kareluM sanmAna, zihora mitra maMDaLa dvArA sanmAna (1987), abhivAdana TrasTa- muMbai dvArA sanmAna (1988) va. mukhya che. tA. 24 Disembara - 1994mAM hRdayaroganA humalAthI 59 varSanI vaye temanuM avasAna thayuM. zrI jayaMtabhAIe AsapAsanA jagatane 'Topa vyU'thI joyuM to have teo A vizvane je eMgalathI nihALatA haze tenuM citra kevuM haze ? Page #398 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 382 patha pradarzaka prayogazIla ane pratibhAvAna kalAkAra kAma karyuM. ahiM zrI jagamohananuM temane protsAhana maLyuM. jenI sahAyathI. teo viTramasarAmika suDiyomAM joDAyA. jayAM sirAmIka mAdhyamamAM zrI narena paMcAla temaNe keTalIka citrakRtio taiyAra karI. muMbainAM kendra sarakAranAM lebara dimAgamAMthI sarjAtI avanavI rekhAo ane AkArone emaNe insTITayuTa mATe bhIMtacitra banAvyuM. vidgamasyuDiyonuM narenapaMcAlanuM kAma nakhazIkha kenavAsa para utAryA che. arIsAmAM videzomAM paNa pradarzita thayeluM. suDiyo baMdha thatAM svataMtra kalAkAra tarIke jIvanadarzana karAvIne saMpUrNa aMdhakAramAM navo kAma karavA lAgyA. bombe ArTa sosAyaTInA pradarzanamAM temanAM citrane ajavAsa prakaTAvyo che.' silvara meDala maLyo. narena paMcAlanA citra pradarzano - 1963thI Aja jemanA darpaNacitro nihALIne mazahUra sudhI muMbai, dilhI, madrAsa, vArANasI, nyUyorka jevAM zaheromAM yojAtAM aMgrejI lekhaka kalA vidvAna sva. Do. mulkarAja rahyAM che. chellAM cAra dAyakAmAM temanA dasathI vadhu vanamena zo ane paMdara AnaMde A zabdo vyakata karyA hatA te kalAkAra jeTalAM grupa zo thai cUkayA che. narena paMcAla potAnA mAdhyama tarIke che muMbainA - jalaraMgo, tailaraMgo, uparAMta hArDaborDa, elyuminiyama, sirAmIka va.no zrI narena paMcAla upayoga kare che. hArDaborDa para elyuminiyamanA AkAra cipakAvI pachI I. 1936 - umaragAma (ji. surata)mAM temano janma, muMbaimAM tene vArnisanA raMgothI raMga che, temanA zarUnA samayano A citro bAjha konTrAkaTara pitAnA akALa avasAnathI saMjogovazAt eka AzramamAM rilIpha jevA hatAM. jemAM citramAM UMDAino AbhAsa thAya. saurASTra, rahIne temane zALA zikSaNa levuM paDeluM. citramAM rasa tethI muMbainI gujarAta ane rAjasthAnanI lokakalAno temaNe khUbaja najIkathI paricaya kalAzALA sara je. je. skUla opha ArTasamAM dAkhala thayA. kaparA meLavyo che. 'kumAre" lakhyuM che tema -"bhAratIyatAthI dUgha banatI ane saMjogomAM kAma karIne 1962mAM temaNe peinTIMgamAM DiplomA meLavyo. lokakaLAnI asaravALI emanI paripATI Adhunika kalAnI mUrta-amUrta - bhAratIya vidyAbhavanamAM nRtyakAra satyavAna sAthe sahAyaka tarIke saMdigdhatAthI cheTI rahelI jaNAya che.... saurASTranA pravAsa pachI tyAMnA rahI temaNe bhavananI nRtyanATikAnI vastra sajAvaTa ane mAska banAvyA. bahAravaTiyA, zaurya kathAo, pALiyA ane kacchanA bhIMta paranAM inDiyana nezanala thiyeTaranA 1 lIMpaNano emanI kalApara prabhAva sacinazaMkara sAthe sTeja DekoreTara paDyo che.' tarIke 1961mAM samagra dezano narena paMcAlanI adyatana pravAsa kheDayo. rAjasthAnanI abhivyakitamAM temaNe arIsAmAM nRtyasaMsthA "bhAratIya lokakalA. jhIlAtA mAnavajIvananA maMDaLa' nA saMparka nRtyanATikA pratibiMbanAviSaya para ghaNAM citro indrapUjAnA seTa ane vezabhUSA sarjI tenuM muMbaimAM pradarzana taiyAra karyA. 1962mAM zrI yojeluM. dilhI lalita kalA bAbujI zilpI sAthe rahIne akAdamI, muMbaI - rAjabhavana, zaikSaNika ramakaDAM banAvavA nedharalenDa jarmanI ane polenDanI lAgyA. A ramakaDAnA saraLatama elacI kacerIo, tAtA kemIkalsa, raMgo ane AkAronI narena para era inDiyA, kAmANI phAunDezana, evI asara paDI ke je pachI temanA inTaranezanala monITarI phaMDa citra sarjanamAM vyakata thai. vozIMgTana va. jevI aneka cAreka varSa bAda teo jarmana saMsthAo, tathA dezavidezanA kemerAmena mi. pola jilsanI khAnagI saMgrAhako pAse temanI saMsthA "ArTa philma opha kRtio saMgrahAi che. inDiyA'mAM joDAyA ane * saMdarbha saujanya : 1. kumAra jAherakhabaranI philmonA seTa, (okaTo. 1966), eprila-2004, papeTasa ane mAskatathA TAiTalanuM rAga yamana kalyANa (dharmayugamAMthI sAbhAra) le, mA, baMsIlAla dalAla. 2, dharmayuga - 12 okaTobara-1969 * Jain Education Intemational Page #399 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 383. vyAvasAyika kalAmAM pathapreraka - pradarzaka kalAkAra navanItamAM joDAine cheka 1980 sudhI tenA mukhapRSTha tathA aMdaranA sAhityane potAnI kalAthI zaNagArela che. vividha saMsthAone potAnI zrI ThAkora rANA sevA ApI cUkayA che. jemAM muMbai myu. korpo.nI zALAo mATe bhASA mAtra kALo raMga ane penanI sAdhanA karIne siddhinA sopAno sara sudhAra prakalpamAM ThAkorabhAie coka borDa viSaya para sacitra vyAkhyAno karanArA je keTalAMka agra-kalAkAro che temAMnA ApelA. nedharalenDa khAtenI varlDa ejayukezana phelozIpa inTaranezanala ja eka kalAkAra eTale muMbainA - konpharansamAM eka niSNAta tarIke teo niyaMtrIta thayelA. hiMdustAna zrI ThAkora rANA pracAra samiti - navI dilhI dvArA prakAzita bALako mATenA pustakonA tA. 12 phebruArI 1944mAM valasADamAM suMdara citro temaNe karI ApyA che to muMbaI dUradarzana parathI nAnA temano janma. meTrIka thai nAragola ane bALakone pasaMda paDe tevAM citro sAthe temanA vArtAlApo prasArita thayAM che. amalasADa kalA kendramAM ucca kakSAnI tAlima samagra bhArata uparAMta 1971mAM zrIlaMkA, 1984mAM jarmanI, meLavI. 1965mAM inTIrIyara DIjhAinara ane phrAnsa, iTAlI, nedharalenDa, svInjharlenDa, osTrIyA ane IMglenDanI teo 1967mAM ArTa mAsTara thayA. ucca kakSAnI mulAkAta lai cUkyA che. ThAkora rANAnI mAnyatA che ke - parIkSAo ApatA jai 1970mAM muMbaInI sara je. je. skUla opha 'Ajano kalAkAra vAstavikatAmAM jIve che. potAnAmAM rahelI ArTasamAMthI peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTanI parIkSA uttIrNa karI. saMvedanAnA kAraNe AjubAjunuM vAtAvaraNa temane hRdayathI sparze che." tenA | ThAkora rANAe 1969 thI 83 sudhI muMbaInI ke. ke. koleja opha paripAka rUpe temanAM citromAM "vedanA' ane "AvatIkAla' jevAM gaMbhIra ejayukezanamAM ArTa insTrakaTara tarIke sevA ApI. pachI muMbaInI viSayonI rajUAta jovA maLe che. moTA bhAge kALI zAhIthI ja mAlatI jayaMta dalAla hAiskUlamAM joDAyA. kalA vivecanA para potAno viSayAnurU5 rekhAMkana kare che. temanAM citromAM pratIkanuM mahattva che. sUrya rasatemaNe muMbaimAM pro. nissImaejhakIla saMcAlita "ArTaeprIzIezana ane mAnavanA hAtha e temanAM pasaMdagInA pratIko che. jemAM mAnava ane enDa estheTIkasa' vyAkhyAnamALAmAMthI keLavyo che. janmabhUmi grupanA mana, jagata ane Izvara ke sthaLa ane sUkSma taraphano saMketa che. dainika "pravAsI' mATe muMbaI yojAtA kalApradarzanonI samIkSA 1979 thI AjasudhImAM hajAronI saMkhyAmAM rekhAcitro ane AvaraNacitro 86 sudhI lakhI ApI che. 1977thI 82 daramiyAna temanA cAra vanamena karI cUkelA ThAkora rANA kahe che : zo muMbai, marolI, bhAvanagara tathA amadAvAdamAM yojAyA che. ujajaina "A citrono hetu vyAvasAyika hovA chatAM mane eTalo ja AnaMda khAtenA pradarzanamAM temanA citrane guNavattA pramANapatra maLela che. thAya che ke jeTalo koi kalAkAra potIkuM sarjana karato hoya. A citro paNa eka vyavasAyI kalAkAra tarIke ThAkora rANAnI kArakirdIno vyApaka eka kalAkAra mATe to paDakAra ja che. vicAronA mULa sudhI pahoMcavAnI te vistAra che. temaNe karelA eka prakriyA che. lekhakanI asaMkhya pustakonAM kRtine samajayA pachI, AvaraNacitronI saMkhyA sAmAnya Alekhana karatA 2000nA AMkane vaTAvI kaMika alaga paDe, cUkI che. vividha sAmayiko prayogAtmaka ane vizeSa to - mAsiko ane dainikapatro pratIkAtmaka lAge tevAM mATe mAtra kALI zAhI, pena AvaraNa citronI khojamAM vaDe sarjelA rekhAMkanonI satata rahuM chuM. kadAca emAM saMkhyA ja lagabhaga 3500 jamArI sarjanabhUkha saMtoSAya upara thavA jAya che. ThAkora O che.' potAnI AMtarasUjhanA rANAnI kalAne mANavI hoya kAraNe vyavasAyika kalAnA to A AvaraNa citro, dhoraNane ekaUMcAie lai vArtA ane kAvyonA janAra sarjakomAM zrI ThAkora suzobhanomAM mANI zakAya. rANA haMmezA prathapreraka ne kaLAnA abhyAsakALathI ja oLakha (ika - pena) pradarzaka raheze. . ki Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 384 vart Fok sAmAjika kaTAkSacitra paraMparAnA sthApaka zrI rameza buca 'lAMbA lekho ke taMtrI lekho je asara nathI lAvI zakatA te eka nAnakaDA kArTunanI thoDI rekhAo sacoTapaNe vyakata karI jAya che. samAjanA dUSaNo pratye aMgUlinirdeza karIne te badI dUra karavAnuM nimitta kaTAkSacitra bane che. parokSapaNe samAjasevA karatI kArTUnonI A ramUja haMmezA | svaccha, nirdaza ane taMdurasta hovI joie.' uparokata zabdomAM kaTAkSacitranA hetu | ane maryAdAne vyakata kare che jANItA kaTAkSacitrakAra - zrI ramezabhAi buca sva. baMsI vamAM (cakAra) tA. 5 me 1938mAM jAmanagaramAM doreluM rameza bucanuM kerIkecara, **ii temano janma. temanA pitAzrI sva. zaMbhuprasAda buca e samayanA kAThiAvADanA eka sidhdhahasta porTeiTa ArTIsTa hatA. daza varSanI vayathI ja ramezabhAie kArTUna doravA zarU karelA. e vayamAM janmabhUmimAM bALako viSe temanI citravArtAo pragaTa thatI. je lokapriya thatAM temaNe sAptAhika pUrtimAM sAmAjika kArTuno zarU karyA. je Aja 50 karatAM vadhu varSathI aviratapaNe prakaTa thatAM rahyA che. A kArTUna zreNIe pravAsImAMcAradAyakA pUrA karyA tyAre yojAelA samAraMbhamAM sva. zrI harIndrabhAi dave (kavi, lekhaka ane patrakAra - taMtrI)e A sAtatyane gujarAtI patrakAratvamAM eka vikrama tarIke oLakhAvela. rameza bucanA kaTAkSacitromAM samAjamAM atra-tatra jovA maLatA sAmAnya pAtronA darzana thAya che. je vividha sAmAjika samasyAo-jevI kevadhatA karaverA, moMghavArI, vasatI 'vizvanAM zreSTha kArTUnsa' (nyUyorka vadhAro, sAmAjika samasyAo va. | prakAzana)mAM saMgrahita rameza bucanuM sAme jhajhUmatA hoya che. janmabhUmi | kaTAkSa citra uparAMta vividhabhASI dainiko - ilasTreTeDa vIkalI, TAimsa opha inDiyA (ravi AvRtti) zaMkarsa vIkalI (navI dilhI), dharmayuga, nezanala herAlDa, ivanIMga nyUjha opha inDiyA,phI presa jarnala, bhArata jayoti, blITjha, sanDe sTAnDarDa va. jevAM dainiko uparAMta aneka gujarAtI mAsikomAM temanAM patha pradarzaka sAmAjika kArTuno prakaTa thatAM rahyA che. amerikAnI prakAzana saMsthA "Dabala De enDa kaMpanI'e vizvanA zreSTha kArTunonA saMgrahamAM bhAratamAMthI rameza bucanA kArTunane pasaMda karela. je nyUyorka khAte pradarzita thayela. muMbainI. jahAMgIra ArTa gelerImAM temanA kArTunonuM pradarzana ane sanmAna yojAyA hatA. biralA kriDA kendranI ramUja prakAzana saMsthAe rameza bucanA kArTunanuM pradarzana yojela je gujarAtanA jANItA hAsyalekhaka sva. zrI jayotIndra davenA haste khulluM mukAela. AkAzavANI temaja dUradarzananA muMbai kendra parathI rameza bucanI mulAkAta tathA coka-Toka kAryakrama prasArita thai cUkyA che. A kSetranIdAyakAonI | madArIno kasaba - romiyAno kimIyo co] sevA badala rameza bucanuM vividha saMsthAoe sanmAna karela che. jemAM janmabhUmi- saurASTra TrasTa sanmAna, saMskAra parivAra -- vaDodarAno saMskAra evorDa, muMbai- burahAnI kolejanuM sanmAnava.no samAveza thAya che. rameza bucanA kaTAkSacitronA gujarAtI ane 1 aMgrejI ema kula sAta saMgraho prakAzita thayA che. royala DroIMga sosAyaTI - laMDananA nejA heThaLa yojAela AMtararASTrIya spardhAmAM mAtra ATha varSanI vaye prathama varganuM sanmAna ane meDala meLavI cUkelA rameza buca rojIMdA jIvananI saMgharSamaya ghaTamALane hAsyarasathI raMgIne haLavI banAve che. gujarAtanA khyAtanAma kArTUnisTa sva. baMsI varmA - cakore A kalAkArane "gujarAtI patrakAratvamAM sAmAjika kArTuna kSetranA saMsthApaka' tarIke je oLakhAvyA che te yogya ja che. moMTrIyala (keneDA) khAte yojAyela inTaranezanala pevelIyana opha hyumaranA pradarzanamAM rameza bucanA kArTunane sthAna maLela che tathA temanA kArTUna CUSTOMS Alabama mAM eka kRti tarIke kAyamI sthAna maLyuM che. je A kalAkAranI zreSTha sidhdhi ane sanmAna nA re sAheba! mAre kAMi chupAvavA jevuM nathI, kahI zakAya. tama tamAre Topalo kholIne tapAsI lyo! Jain Education Intemational Page #401 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 385 rAjakIya vyaMgacitra sarjaka yojAelA bhAratanA kArTUnisTonA pradarzanamAM rUpamanA kArTuno pradarzita thayA hatA. A pradarzana pachIthI dezabharanA mukhya zaheromAM pharatuM rahyuM hatuM. zrI ramezakumAra caMde "rUpama' rUpamanA kaTAkSacitronA saMgraho 'yaMga-raMga' (be bhAga) ane darpaNa (be nathI e koi ArTa kolejamAM gayA, nathI emaNe kalAnI koi padavI bhAga) prakAzita thayA che. komavAda para kuThArAghAta karI dharmanirapekSatAno meLavI, nAnapaNamAM karAMcInI phUTapAtha para avAja bulaMda karavAnA kolasAthI citaraDA karatA kizoranetyAre kalpanA dhyeya sAthe astitvamAM paNa na hatI ke e ja phUTapAthanI sAme AvelA Avela saMgaThana ke jenuM aMgrejI akhabAra 'dha siMdha okjharvara'mAM eka nAma 'sahamata' che, tenA divasa tenA kArTuno chapAvA mAMDaze! 1946mAM kizorAvasthAmAM tenuM sau prathama kArTuna "dha siMdha ekaparisaMvAda yojavAmAM | okjharvara'mAM chapAyuM tyAre tenI AMkho Avela. jemAM dezabharanAM harSAzruthI chalakAI UThI hatI. kArTUnisTa tarIke kArTUnisTo AvelA. aradhI sadInI kArakirdI vaTAvI cUkelA A vyaMgacitrakAranuM nAma che - muMbainA traNa kArTUnisTo zrI ramezakumAra eca. caMde Ara. ke. lakSmaNa | komavAda para kuThArA ghAta' e viSaya para navI kArTUna - jagatamAM teo 'rUpama' takhallusathI vikhyAta che. tA. 11 | (TAimsa opha inDiyA), | dilhImAM yojAela parisaMvAdamAM rUpame ona dha sapTe. 1927mAM rAjakoTamAM temano janma. mULa vatana to hatuM kacchanuM punA (mIDa De) ane spoTa kareluM kArTUna. baraMdA, paNa bApadAdAnA vakhatathI temanA parivArano karAMcImAM vasavATa. rUpama (janmabhUmi) eE karAMcImAM pote meTrIka thayA. pachI lagabhaga 17 thI 18nI vaye karAMcImAM temAM bhAga lIdho hato. A kArTUnisToe e veLA 'ona dha spoTa kArTUna' 'rUpama ArTa myuDiyo' zarU karyo. tyAre karAMcInA jANItA dainika "dha siMdha karI ApelA. temAM rUpame sAva thoDI rekhAomAM dorela kArTunamAM viSayanI okjharvara' ane anya vartamAnapatromAM temanA kAryano prakaTathavA mAMDelA. sacoTa rajUAta hatI. chellAM thoDAM varSothI have pote nivRtta jIvana gALe dezavibhAjana thatAM 1948mAM teo muMbai sthAyI thayA. jayAM che. kArTUnisTa ane kArTUnakalA viSe rUpamanA vicAro jANavA jevAM che. bliTajhathI mAMDIne muMbaI samAcAra jevAM vartamAnapatromAM kArTuno ApavA teo kahe che: "vAstavamAM potAnA svabhAva, prakRttidatta kaTAkSavRtti va.thI mAMDyA. pachI saurASTra TrasTanA 'janmabhUmi'mAM joDAyA, 'citralekhA'mAM kArTunisTa ghaDAya che. jema saphaLa saMgItakAra thavA mATe niyamita riyAjha avadhUtanA nAmathI vyaMgacitro ApatA rahyA. jarUrI che tema yaMgacitrakAre paNa niyamitapaNe skecIjha karavAno mahAvaro | 'janmabhUmi'mAM prakaTathatA rUpamanA vyaMgacitro moTAbhAge rAjakIya rAkhavo joie. ekalAMbA agralekhamAM taMtrI ghaNuM kahI jAya che, tema eka hoya che. darpaNa nAmathI temanA pokeTa kArTuna paNa prakaTa thAya che. rUpama kacchI kaTAkSacitramAM ja vyaMgacitrakAra hajAra zabdothI ya vadhu sacoTa saMdeza ApI patrakAra saMghanA pramukha che. temane AjasudhImAM maLelA sanmAnomAM zake che. AthI to kArTunane prathama pAnA para sthAna apAya che. kAnamAM rajU gujarAtI, sAhitya akAdamIno DaoN. thatA pAtrane maryAdAmAM vyaMgAtmaka moDa jayaMta khatrI evorDa (1982), Apavo joie. moM ke zarIra vikRtta kacchabhAratI evorDa (bevAra), karavAthI kadI hAsya utpanna thatuM nathI. vaDodarAnA mAnava sevA saMgha dvArA vyaMgacitra mAtra kRti ja nahiM, paNa puraskAra - sanmAnapatra, lAyansa kalaba aitihAsika kRti banI zake che. juhu (muMbaI) taraphathI smRticina, sarariyAlisTa DroIMgamAM bhArobhAra mAMDavI jAyanTa kalaba sanmAna va. baMga hoya che paNa tene jema koi kArTUna gaNAvI zakAya. muMbaimAM rUpamanA nahIM kahe, tema kArTUnane koi sarariyala kaTAkSacitronuM pradarzana lekhaka-patrakAra DroIMga tarIke nahIM svIkAre.' khvAjA ahamada abbAsanA haste khulluM rUpamanI AsacoTavAta ane teno mukavAmAM Avela. "paMcalAina' dilhI | dhvani sAMbhaLI saheje bolAi javAya RUPAM' dvArA gAMdhI memorIala hola khAte dha siMdha okjharvara'mAM pragaTa thayeluM 'rUpama'nuM prathama kArTUna che ke "aho rUpama! aho dhvani !!' tat Jain Education Intemational Page #402 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 386 sauMdaryasAdhaka citrakAra zrI cetanakumAra Arya 'mArI kalA dvArA koI pajhala ramavAno ke mArI aMgata hAra, nirAzA ke phrasTre zananI raMga-rekhAmAM abhivyakitano virodhI chuM. huM to te sonerI kSaNone rajU karuM chuM je mane raNakatI ghaMTaDIo, ghUghavatA sAgara, hariyALA khetaro ane muskurAtA caherAomAM jovA maLe che. mArA mATe byuTI e ja byuTI che. kurUpatA e byuTI nathI.' A tejAbI zabdo vyakata kare che citrakAra zrI cetanakumAra AryanA emanuM mULa vatana to kacchanuM mAMDavI. nAnapaNamAM mAtA-pitAnI chAyA gumAvanAra cetanakumArane kalA vArasAgata sAMpaDelI. temanI mAtA majhAnI DhIMgalIo banAvatA, pitAjI ekasidhdhahastacitrakAra hatA. e divasomAM teo morabImAM rahetA. muMbai sthAyI thavAmAM temane pAjoda darabArazrIno sAtha-preraNAsAMpaDelA.cetana AryanI jematemanA nAnAbhAi kumAra Aryane paNa citrakalAno UMDo zokha. banne bhAIoe muMbainI jahAMgIra ArTa gelerInA uparanA bhAge 'Teresa ArTa gelerI' nAmathI suDiyo sthApelo. cetana AryanA citro eTale sauMdaryanI pUrNattama abhivyakita. saMsAramAM je kaMI suMdara che, raMgaberaMgI che, jayAM cAre ya dizAo khuzI ane AnaMdathI ubharAya che, tevI bhAvAnubhUti temanAM citro nihALatAM anubhavAya. zarUAtamAM yathArthavAdI rItimAM teo kAma karatA. kudaratanI sarvasuMdaramanamohaka vastuonuM citraNa temanA A citromAM jovA maLe. pachIthI temAM rekhAnuM prAbalya vadhatuM gayuM. ajaMtAnI zailInI jema AkAromAM chAyA-prakAza tathA kALI rekhAonI sImAbadhdhatA umerAI. sAthe Adhunika TapakAMvAdI citrakAronuM Tencara paNa hoya. kalAjagatamAM temanI gaNanA DekoreTIva peinTara' tarIke karavAmAM Ave che. tenA pratibhAvamAM cetana Arya kahe che : "jo lokone ekaDekoreTIva peInTara tarIke oLakhAtA hoya to te mArA mATe eka sArI komplImenTa haze. kAraNa ke A vizvanI 80 TakA kalA DekoreTIva ja che. bhAratIya pratimAo, pahADI-rAjasthAnI laghucitro keyAminI royanA citro jo avagaNavAmAM AvatAM hoya to mArI kalA bhale nakArAya.' bhArata uparAMta videzomAM cetana AryanAcitraprazaMsako patha pradarzaka ane saMgrAhako ghaNI saMkhyAmAM che. 1957mAM muMbaimAM temanA citrono vanamenazo zrImatI lIlAvatI munzInA haste khulo mukAyo hato. paM. naherUjI, zrImatI IMdirA gAMdhI, DaoN. jhAkIrahusena jevAM rAjapurUSothI laine je je. bhAbhA, zrImatI sumatibena morArajI, Ara.ke. karaMjIyA, ka. mA. munzIva. jevI vividha kSetranI vyakitao temanI kalAnI cAhakasaMgrAhaka rahI che. muMbaI uparAMta laMDana ane amerikAmAM temanI kRtio pradarzita thai che. sAmAnya posTarathI zarU karIne nATako-nRtyanATikAonI vezabhUSA, tathA seTa DIjhAina banAvavA sudhInA vividha anubhavomAMthI pasAra thayelA cetana Aryane kedAra zarmAnI philma 'citralekhA'nI komyuma DIjhAina' mATe evorDa arpaNa thayelo. te uparAMta temane "kaccha zakita' evorDathI sanmAnita karAyA che. rASTrane jarUra paDI tyAre potAnI pIMchInI sevA teoe dezane arpaNa karelI che. 1962nA cIna AkramaNa veLA jana-jAgRti mATe posTarsanuM sarjana karI muMbaimAM pradarzita karelA. 1966mAM pAka. sAthenA yudhdha vakhate banne bhAIoe yudhdhamAM zahIda javAnonA porTeiTasa taiyAra karI pradarzita karelA, je pachIthI bhAratIya senAne samarpita karAyAM hatA. Adhunika kalA, kalAkAro ane sauMdaryabodha aMgenAM temanA vicAro samajavA jevAM che: "mAruM mAnavuM che ke kalAkAranA kAryathI darzakamAM sukhano anubhava thavo joie. tenA mAnasamAM sthiratA ane zakUnanI lAgaNI janmavI joie. jeo kevaLa pAzavatA (CRUELTY)mAM sauMdarya (BEAUTY) nihALe che. teo A khIlA, khIlIo, saLIyA ke nAIphanA mAdhyamamAM kaDavAzane prasAre che. kurUpatA ane DisTorzanamAM teo rUpa (sauMdarya) nihALe che. A Adhunika citrakAro kudaratathI laine izvaranI vyAkhyA to karI le che paNa potAnA citronI vyAkhyA jAte karI zakatA nathI. to kalApremIone zo doSa devo ? bajAra tailaraMgI saMyojana) Jain Education Intemational Page #403 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo vAstavadarzI tasavIra citrakAra zrI dAmodara Ara. kAlIdAsa 'nAja mane mArA A kAmano pUro badalo maLI garyo !' 1977nI sAlamAM porabaMdara khAte yojAela gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada vakhate yojAelA pradarzanamAM sAhityakAra gulAbadAsa brokaranuM tailacitra nihALIne porabaMdara - mahArANAthI tathA upasthita sAhityakAroe mukata kaMThe kalAkAranI chabIcitraNAnI prazaMsA karelI tyAre kalAkAranA hradayamAMthI saMtoSa sAthe uparo ta udgAro sarI paDe che. A kalAkAra te muMbai sthAyI jANItA tasavI2 kalAkAra - zrI dAmodara rAmajI kAlidAsa tA. 4 me 1923mAM temano janma. mULa vatana vaMthalI.336337336337 bALapaNa vityuM porTugIjha AphrikAnA lorenjhe mAivisamAM. pitAnA akALa avasAna pachI traNeka varSa mosALa (varADa)mAM gALyA. rAjakoTamAM abhyAsa karI meTIka thayA. pachI muMdrA (Da)mAM banevI pAse phoTokalA zIkhavA gayA. kalAno vyavasthita abhyAsa mATe kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvalanA 'gujarAta kalAsaMgha' citrazALAmAM joDAyA. ravibhAie temanA rasa ane ruci ANIne porTreiTa viSayamAM pAraMgatatA maLe te rIte protsAhana ApyuM. jenA phaLasvarUpe jalaraMgo ane tailaraMgomAM hUbahU Alekhana karI zakavA jeTalI hoTI temaNe keLavI lIdhI. rAjakoTamAM jayubilI bAganA konoTa holamAM aMgrejI kalAkAra bukase citarelA rAjA mahArAjAo- koronAM tailacitro saMgrahita matA have A citro voTasana myujhiyamamAM rakhAyA che.) dArthodarabhAie vekezanamAM te citronI anukRtio karI. bAvIsa varSanI vayamAM to teo svataMtra tasavIro doratA thai gayA hatA. Apo sAhitya vAraso' nAmaka graMthamAM zrI ravibhAinI rAhabarImAM gujarAtanA Adikavi narasiMha mahetAthI laine nhAnAlAla sudhInAsAhityakAronI tasavIro mukAi che, temAM dAodarabhAie karelAM keTalAMka bIcitro paNa che. ema to vyavasAyI kArakirdImAM sva. kanu desAi sAthe philmakalA nirdezananuM kAma karyuM che. dAmodarabhAi 1950nA AkharamAM muMbai AvyA. anesvataMtra kalAkAra tarIke vividha vyAvasAyika kAma saMbhALyuM. 1959thI to mAtra chabIcitraNA ja temano mukhya viSaya banI rahyo. traNa dAyakAthI vadhu varSothI teo porTreiTa peinTIMga ja karatA rahyA che. citrakalAnA bIjA viSayo lenDaskepa, saMyojana, sTIla lAipha ke 380 amUrta citraNAmAM kalAkArane je abhivyakitanI mokaLAza maLe che te chabI citraNAmAM maLatI nathI. khAsa karIne dhaMdhAdArI citromAM. ahIM to mAtra cahero, vastra vinyAsa ke keza vizvAsanI keTalIka maryAdAo klAkAre svIkAravI paDe che. maryAdita raMgomAM ja vyaktinA caherAnuM vyaktitva upasAvavuM, bhAva tathA uMmara darzAvavI ane kyAreka to mAtra jirNa zi tasavIro ke kevaLa varNananA AdhAre sarjana karavuM te pazcimanI sAthe sukSma nirIkSaNa mAgI le che. citranI pazcAdabhU paNa evI pUraka banavI jAie ke jethI je te caherA sAthe saMvAditA sAthe, dAmodarabhAinA kAryamAM A kauzalya draSTigocara thAya che. 1950mAM rAjakoTa khAte 'saurASTra kalA maMDaLa'nuMpradarzana yojAeluM. temAM dAmodarabhAinA tailacitrane prathama pAritoSika maLeluM. pachI to 1951mAM ane 1986mAM muMbaimAM ane 1956 - porabaMdara gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadamAM temane inAmo maLelAche. pAlitANAnA jaina myujhiya mATe be varSanI jahemate temaNe taiyAra karelI zrI vijayanemisUrIjI mahArAjazrInI lAipha sAijha tasavIra mUkAi che. goMDalanA zrI akSara purUSottama svAmInArAyaNa maMdiramAM tema ja aneka vyaktionA aMgata saMgrahamAM temanA tailacitro sacavAyA che. dArthodarabhAinI pIMchInI suvAsa gujarAta- mahArASTrathI laine cheka bihAra-baMgALa sudhI prasarelI che. citrakaLAnI Aje vikaselI aneka zailIo ane citraviSayavastunA avanavA prayogonI vacce A prakAranuM dastAvejI chatAM klAsaMsparzavAnuM kArya karanArA bahu ja kalAkAromAM dAmodarabhAinuM sthAna sheje agraharoLamAM Ave kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvaLanuM dAmodarabhAie doreluM rekhAcitra Page #404 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 388 kArTUna kalAnA kasabI sva. zrI mahendra trivedI 'nArada' 'muMbaimAM pAMca aMgrejI copaDI bhaLelA kacchanA A brAhmaNane nAnapaNathI citarAmaNano nAda lAgelo. ADA avaLA lITA dora doratA ene kArTUnano kimIyo hAtha lAgI gayo... nArada mATe koi viSaya aspRzya nathI. rAjakAraNI netA hoya ke abhinetA, nAradanI pIMchI daMbhano pardAphAza karI nAkhe che...' jIvInA hAsyalekhaka zrItAra mahetAe uparokta zabdomAM jeno paricaya karAvyo te kArTUnakalAkAra 'nArada'nuM mULa nAma to che - zrI mahendrabhAi trivedI 'nArada' e kArTUnisTa tarIkenuM vizeSa nAma. tA. 27 okTobara 1932nA roja bhUja (kaccha)mAM temano janma. potAnI kArakirdI to pote 'janmabhUmi'mAM kaMpojhITara tarIke zarU karI hatI. ane chevaTe phoramenapade pahoMcyA hatA. temane bALapaNathI citrakaLAno zokha hato. prAthimaka keLavaNI bhUjamAM ane mAdhyamika keLavaNI muMbainI bhATiyA skUlamAM lIdhela. pachI saurASTra TrasTanA dainika 'janmabhUmi'mAM joDAyA. jayAMthI 1992mAM teoe svaicicchaka nivRtti lIdhI hatI. jo ke kendra trivedI ' mAMthI 'nArada' ne janma ApavAno yA jAya che janmabhUmi yanA 'vyApAra'nAtatkAlInataMtrI zrIke. . gIlAlIne. mahendrabhAinI citraNA zakitathI mAhitagAra A taMtrIe temanuM eka kArTUna 'vyApAra'mAMchApyuM. basa, tyArathI 'nArada'no janma thayo. e pachI to A jUthanA vividha dainiko janmabhUmi (muMbai), pratApa (surata), phUlachAba (rAjakoTa) ane kacchamitra (bhUja)mAM paNa temanI kArTUnapaTTIo 'nArada'nA nAme zarU thai. 1971nI sAlathI 'citralekhA 'mAM zrI tAraka vadhu vRko na mAMDe to kaMi mahetAnA hAsyalekha ane ughaDatA no paNa unALAmAM nAgarikAnuM taDakAthI rakSaNa pRSThamAM kArTUno prasidhdha thavA mArga para nagapAlikAe mAMDayA. zrI tAraka mahetAe kahyuM hatuM tema " karavA AkhA zaherano tAlanI na bAMdhI devI joIe ! Tian Tian Tian 1 'ApaNAM jaDa rItarivAjonI hAMsI kADhatA nArada acakAtA nathI. moMghavArI ane hADamArInA pote ja moTA zikAra anya che. chatAM e enI haLavI bAjujoizakeche. nAradanAsauthI zreSTha kArTUno mane lAgyA che muMbainI madhyamavargI maNibahenonA caritra citraNamAM.' vyApArathI zarU karI AgaLa ullekhIta dainiko uparAMta citralekhAthI lainebIja, ja, vadarzana, janazakita, saMdeza, gujarAta samAcAra, kacchazakita, abhiSeka, jAme masjida va. prakAzanomAM nArada' takhkhalusa sAthe prakaTa thayelA emanAM kArTUno sacoTa ane vedhaka banI rahyA che. traNa dAyakAnA rAmAnAra lagabhaga 40,000 jeTalAM kArTUno doryA haze. gujarAtI patrakAratvamAM je gaNyA gAMThyA kArTUnisTo thayA che ThaMDI ghaNI che sAheba.. vI paDI rahelI A phAilono saspapayoga karI nAkhavo che. eka divAsaLI cAMpavALI vAra....nikAlano nikAla., ane tApamAMnuM tApaNa / ((( patha pradarzaka temAM 'nArada' paNa eka sazakata umeraNa hatA. hRdayaroganA humalAthI AbAda bacI gayelA nArada chellAM cAra varSathI vatana bhUjamAM sthAyI thayA hatA. tA. 28 mArca 1995nA roja 62 varSanI vaye hRdayaroganA humalAthI temanuM avasAna thayuM. temanA kArTUnanA be pustako 'dekha tamAzA' ane 'vINAnA jhaMkAra' prakAzita thayA che. 19891mAM muMbaimAM temanI pIrtinimitte bhAratIya vidyAbhavanamAM yojAela sanmAna samAraMbhamAM mahArASTranA maMtrI zrI arUNa gujarAtIthI laine vividhakSetranA mahAnubhAvo, lekhako, kavio, taMtrIzrIo khAsa upasthita rahyA hatA. upasthita vaktAoe nAradanI kArTUnaklAnA kSetre maLelI sidhdhionI mukatakaMThe prazaMsA karI hatI. temanA avasAna prasaMge 'phUlachAba' (rAjakoTa) e kaloMjali arpatA agralekhamAM noMdha lIdhI hatI ke - 'nArada eka kArTUnisTa tarIke madhyamavarganI potAnI buniyAda kadI visAratA na hatA. emanI pIchIe erisTomeTIka jIvananA kenavAsa karatAM sAmAnya mANasanA dainika jIvana ane enA AMtarabAhya saMgharSanA paTane vizeSa dhyAnamAM rAkhyoche. koi ucca zikSaNa lIdhA vinA emanAmAMnA kalAkAranAM aMtara saMcalano ATalI vedhana sAthe vAMcako samakSa AvI zakayAM che temAM temanuM kalAkAranuM kAThuM joi zakAya che. gujarAtanA aneka prakAzana nA vAMcako mahendrabhAi trivedIne pachA vakhata sudhI yAda karaze. nAradanI khoTa sahelAithI pUrI zakAya tema nathI." nAcuM kahuM chuM-meM vicAra karo ke AGALAmAM AvyuM sahakuTuMba Aba gemAM eTala progrAma kensala... pharavA jaIzuM.paNa have basa bhADa vadha th -maka esa.TI.nA bhADAMmAM dharama vadhArA Page #405 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 389 samarpita kalAcArya ane porTreiTa kalAkAra kalAnA traNa DiplomA (peinTIMga, zilpa, ane eplAIDa ATa) abhyAsakramo cAle che. Aje gujarAtamAMnI 17 jeTalI kalAsaMsthAomAM zrI jasubhAi nAyaka amalasADa kendra agraharoLamAM gaNAya che. teno yaza zrI jasubhAi nAyaka dakSiNa gujarAtamAM amalasADa kendramAM zrI bI. e. mahetA ane temanA sAthI kalAkAronA phALe jAya che. kalAmahAvidyAlaya jevI ucca kalA saMsthAnI eka kalAsaMsthAnA nirmANanuM svapna sAkAra karanAra jasubhAinAyake sthApanA ane saMvardhanamAM potAnuM samagra jIvana kalAsaMvardhana, zikSaNa, bALakalAkAro, yuvA kalAzikSako tathA kalAkSetranI samarpita karanAra kalAkAra - kalA AcAryanuM sarvAgI pravRttionA vikAsamAM potAnI jAtanuM nirasana karI nAkhyuM che. nAma che - temaNe ja valasADa jillA kalA zikSaka saMgha ane dakSiNa gujarAta kalAvRMdazrI jasubhAi bhIkhubhAi nAyaka rUpadAnI sthApanA karI. A banne saMsthAne pote netRtva-mArgadarzana pUrA tA. 14 Disembara 1925mAM mohanapura pADyA che. saMsthA, tenI zaikSaNika ane vahivaTI pravRttionA bhAramAM (ji. valasADa)mAM temano janma. 1946mAM jasubhAine eka kalAkara tarIke sarjana karavAnI pUrI mokaLAza maLI nathI. meTrIka thayA. gAMdhI vicArathI raMgAyelA kheDUta chatAM pUraka vyavasAya tarIke temaNe vyakitacitraNA (porTeiTa peinTIMga) anAvila parivAranA A putrae muMbaInI sara je. je. skUla opha ArTamAM kSetre sAdhelI sidhdhi gaNanApAtra che. Aje sADA sAta dAyakA vityA chatAM abhyAsa karI DI.TI.sI. thayA pachI vatana amalasADanI hI. dhU. pote sakriya che. atyAra sudhImAM hApha tathA phUlasAijhanA maLIne lagabhaga sArvajanika hAiskUlamAM kalAzikSaka tarIke kArakirdInI zarUAta karI. 200 jeTalAM vyakitacitrojasubhAi karI cUkyA che. pAradarzakajalaraMgomAM pUrA 17varSa lagI eka saphaLa ane Adarza kalAzikSaka tarIkenI noMdhapAtra karelA drazyacitromAM A kalAkAranI prakRttipUjAnA darzana thAya che. sevA karatAM karatAM ucca kalAparIkSA ApatA rahI ArTa mAsTara (1955). 'gujarAta mitra', 'gujarAta darpaNa', rIDarsa DAyajesTa va. sAmayikomAM ane peinTIMgamAM jI. TI. ArTa (1963)nI padavI prApta karI. temanAM citro prakaTa thayA che. temanAcitrasaMyojanomAM bhAratIya paripATInI dakSiNa gujarAtanA vidyArthIne ucca kakSAnA zikSaNa mATe kAM amadAvAda asaranI sAthe tejasvI sapATa raMgo, pravAhI rekhAMkana ane alaMkaraNa jevAM ke cheka muMbaI sudhI javuM paDatuM. te anubhavI cUkelA A kalAzikSakanA tatvo noMdhapAtra che. vidyArthIne jajemaNe haMmezA kendramAM rAkhyo che tevA A manamAM eka svakharRryuM. ane te eka vyavasthita suvidhAyukata kalAzALAnI samarpita kalAcArya jayAre 1984mAM sudIrgha sevA pachI nivRtti pAmyA sthApanA karavAnuM. je saMsthAmAM pote sevA ApatA hatA, teno sahakAra tyAre vidyArthIsamUha, samAja tathA saMsthA va.e ekatra karela nidhi (rUA. sAMpaDyo. eka varSano DI. TI. sI. varga zarU karyo. evAmAM sva. zeTha 40,0OO) arpaNa karI temane sanmAnita karyA tenA pratibhAvarUpe A bAbubhAI amRtalAla mahetA TrasTanuM rU. 50,00nuM dAna maLyuM. temAM nidhimAM potAnA rUA. 1001/-umerI enidhi saMsthAnA bhAvi vikAsamAM vidyArthIo, sTApha ane anya dAtAoe ekatra karI ApelA rU. 3 samarpita karI tana, mana ane dhanathI zreSTha AcAryanI bhUmikA nibhAvI. lAkha umerAyA. jemAMthI sAcA arthamAM pote 'nAyaka' kalAsaMsthAnuM svataMtra makAna banI rahyA. nirmANa pAmyuM. jene prathama jasubhAI nAyakanI dIrtha dAtAnA nAme zrI bI. e. kArakirdIne anulakSIne gujarAta mahetA kalAmahAvidyAlaya' rAjayalalita kalA akAdamIe nAmAbhidhAna karAyuM. varSa 1995-96no gaurava svAbhAvikapaNe ja puraskAra temane arpaNa karI jasubhAI nAyaka saMsthAnA temane sanmAnIta karyA che. je prathama prinsIpAla thayA. A eka kalAkAranuM nahiM, temanAmAM pade rahIne 1984 sudhI pUrA sadaiva jIvatI kalAbhAvanAnuM samarpaNabhAvathI sevA ApI. sanmAna che. 1963mAM zarU thayelA * saMdarbha-saujanya : 1, lalita kalA mahAvi ghA la ya mA kalA akAdamI - smaraNikA, le. haribhAI TaMDela - ramezabhAI nAyaka. e.TI.DI.nI sAthe ucca kRSNa ane gopIo (jalaraMgI saMyojana) 2. kalAprasAra - le, kalendra mahetA. Jain Education Intemational Page #406 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 390 patha pradarzaka citrakalA, citrazikSaNa ane kAvyakalAnI triveNI citrasAdhanA, phoTogrAphI uparAMta sAhityasAdhanA, kAvya, laghukathA, lalita nibaMdha, va. ane nATaya pravRtti temanA zokhanA anya viSayo sva. zrI girIna joSI gaNAya. jarUra paDaye saurASTra kalA kendranA nATakomAM meikapa karI detA. 'saMvedana, vAtAvaraNa ane mana sAthe citra-vicitra rIte samAdhAna satata 14 varSa sudhI A sevA temaNe ApelI. temaNe saurASTra yuni.nA ke vicAra rajU karavAno prayatna eTale mAre mana yuvaka mahotsavomAM varSo sudhI kAvya ane citrakaLA viSayamAM nirNAyaka kalA.' tarIke sevA ApI hatI. AvI mAnyatA dharAvanAra kavi-kalAkAra citrapradarzano bhale ochA karyA haze, paNa girInabhAie potAnA - kalAzikSaka eTale jAmanagaranA - kalA zikSaNathI gujarAtane sArA kalAkAro jarUra ApyA che. jANItA zrI girInabhAi joSI kalAkAra zrI nAgajIbhAi cauhANa temanA ekavakhatanA vidyArthI rahI tA. 6 sapTe. 1928mAM jUnAgaDha khAte cUkayA che. raMga ane pIMchI karatA kalama ane kAgaLa temane pachIthI vadhu temano janma. abhyAsa meTrIka sudhI. phAvI gayA hatA. 1970mAM temano prathama kAvyasaMgraha 'phiMgaraprinTa' citrakalAnA zokhe rAjakoTanA kalAkAra sva. prakaTa thayo tyArathI 20OOmAM prakaTa thayela saMgraha "ane' sudhImAM temaNe sanatabhAi ThAkara, rAjakamala suDiyovALA sva. dinubhAi rAvala ane sAta jeTalAM kAvya saMgraho ApelAM. sva. lAlajIbhAI cauhANanA saMparkamAM AvyA. kalAsAdhanA AraMbhI girIna joSInA kAvyasaMgraho hiMdI, ardhamAgadhI, bhojapurI, bAhya vidyArthI tarIke parIkSA ApatA jai 1967mAM peinTIMgamAM jI.DI. saMskRta, urdu ane siMdhI bhASAmAM anuvAdita - prakAzita thayAM che. ArTa thayA, jetapuranI kamarIbAi hAiskUlamAMthI kalAzikSaka tarIkenI jAmanagaranI sAhityika saMsthA 'raMgapatha'nA pramukha tarIke teo AjIvana kArakirdI AraMbhI. aDhI varSa pachI ekAda varSa rAjakoTanI karaNasiMhajI sakriya rahyA hatA. temanuM mitravartuLa bahoLuM hatuM. teo kahetA ke - hAiskUlamAM kAma karyuM. ane pachI jAmanagaramAM navAnagara hAiskUlamAM 'kalAsarjana mATe cokkasa samaya ke mUDa karatAM saMvedanAnI anubhUti citrazikSaka banyA. kula 39 varSa sevA ApI. 31 Disembara 1985mAM ja mahattvanI che. A anubhUtine pachI zabdarUpa ApavuM ke citrarUpa ApavuM pote nivRtta thayA. - te phakata upakaraNono vyAyAma che! alabatta, kRti sarjakanI sAthosAtha daramiyAna jAmanagaramAM 'sAdhanA sUDiyo' sthApI vyAvasAyika bhAvakane paNa sparzatI hoya tevI bane te icchanIya kharUM.' phoTogrAphI zarU karelI, vyavasAyanI sAthosAtha phUrasadamAM peinTIMganI najare paDatA sauMdaryane zabdo vaDe kAvya rUpe ke raMga-rekhA vaDe citrarUpe sAdhanA paNa karatA rahyA. girInabhAinI citrasAdhanA koi nizcita zailI rajU karIne saMvedanA ane anubhUtine sarjanamAM palaTAvanAra A kavike AkAra-raMga-rekhAmAM baMdhAi nathI. cAre bAju khullA raMgamaMca para citrakAranuM tA. 9 jUna 2002mAM jAmanagara khAte avasAna thayuM. bhajavAtA nATakonI jema eka zAMta vahetI temanA citro cAre bAjuthI nadI jevo temano nihALI zakAya. temanI kalApravAha citro ane rajUAta moTAbhAge kAvyarUpI be kinArA vacce esTrekaTa' rahI che, vaheto rahyo. A phIgareTIva varka bahu ochuM, pravAhamAMthI Acamana hoya to paNa DisTorzana jhIlIne aneka kareluM. rAjakoTamAM yojAtA| kalArthIo e potAne kalApradarzano tathA gujarAta 'zikSIta' ane 'dilIta' rAjaya kalA pradarzanomAM karyA che, te nahIM bhUlAya. temanA citro pradarzita thayA 'gamatuM maLe' teno che. temanA citronovanamena 'gulAla' karatAM bahu zo jAmanagaramAM juniyara ochAMne phAve che. sva. zrI jesIjha saMsthAe yojayo girIna joSI te sUra milana (tailaraMgI saMyojana) thoDAomAMnA eka hatAM. hato. Jain Education Intemational Page #407 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 391 pratibhAo saMniSTha kalAzikSaka, kalAkAra ane pratibhAvaMta tasavIrakAra zrI rasika galacara kaMkuvaraNI bhomakAnA pAMcALa pradezanA DuMgara para birAjIne cotarapha potAnI amIdraSTi vistAratA mA cAmuMDAnA besaNAnI taLeTImAM patharAelA coTIlA gAmamAM eka hAthamAM pIMchI ane bIjA hAthamAM kemerA laine kalAsAdhanA karatA e yuvA kalAkAranuM nAma che - zrI rasika manubhAi galacara tA. 31 Dise. 1964mAM coTIlAmAM temano janma. coTIlAnI zeTha je. esa. hAiskUlamAM citra zikSaka zrI ghanazyAmabhAi trivedInA mArgadarzanamAM rasike banne greDa parIkSAo uttIrNa karI. ucca kakSAnA zikSaNa mATe surendranagaranI zrImatI ena. ema. zAha ArTa TIcarsa TrenIMga kolejamAM praveza meLavyo. kalAcArya zrI lakSmaNa renA mArgadarzanamAM be varSa tAlima meLavI 1983mAM ucca guNAMka sAthe e.TI.DI. thayAM. bIjA ja varSe coTIlA tA.nA pIpaLIyA (dhAdhala) mAM prAthamika zALAmAM citra zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. esa. vAya. bI. e. sudhI koleja zikSaNa meLavI cUkelA rasika galacaranA rasanA viSaya to citrakalA ane phoTogrAphI: sagavaDatA maLatAM ja kemerA vasAvI pAMcALa ane AsapAsanA taLapadA lokajIvananI phoTogrAphI ane sAthe skecIMga paNa zarU karyuM. hAla borIyAnesanI prAthamika zALAmAM AcArya-kalAzikSakatarIke sevA ApatA rasika galacare coTIlAmAM potAno kalAruDiyo sthApIne temAM phoTogrAphI ane citrasAdhanA dvArA kalA ane vyavasAya baMnene sAMkaLI lIdhA che. eka zALAnA AcArya tarIkenI saMpUrNa javAbadArI vahana karavAnI sAthe samaya tAravIne rasika galacara citro ane phoTogrAphI karatAM rahe che. sAthosAtha bannemAM rAjaya tathA rASTrIya kakSAnAM kalApradarzanamAM bhAga letA rahe che. temanI tasavIro ane citro gujarAta rA. lalita kalA akAdamInA pradarzano (1990, 96, 98), kalAgurjarI- muMbai (1991), rAjakoTaphoTojarnAlisTa eso. yojIta :: pradarzana-spardhA (2003) ane 63mA inTaranezanala phoTogrAphIkaselona opha jApAna (2002)mAM pradarzita thayela che. rajAomAM kalAkAra mitro sAthe temaNe aneka semInAromAMniSNAta kalAkAra tarIke bhAga lIdho che. temaNe karelA phoTogrAphI semInAromAM naLa sarovara (1989), jUnAgaDha (1992-93), tAraMgA ane aMbAjI (2002), haidrAbAda (2002), jAmanagara ane sAputArA (2003)no samAveza thAya che. jayAre lenDa skepa zibiromAM gujarAta vijhayuala ArTisTaeso.yojIta iDara (1997, 2), mAunTa Abu (1998, 2000,01,03), jApharAbAdadiva (2002), UnA ane divaTuDanTa kempa (2003) va. mukhya che. rasikabhAie lokajIvana-khAsa karIne taraNetaranA meLA para karelI phoTogrAphInI noMdha gujarAta rA. mAhitI khAtAMe lIdhI che. tenA upakrame taraNetaranA meLAmAM tasavIra pradarzano (2002, 03, 14) yojAyAM hatA. rasikabhAinA phoTogrAphInAM nijI pradarzana kanTempararI-amadAvAda (2002)mAM tathA "cAlo taraNetara' pradarzana - rAjakoTanI Do. esa. ema. ArTa gelerI (2003)mAM yojAelA. temanA citro ane tasavIro grupa zo rUpe gujarAta vijhayuala ArTisTa eso. yojIta pradarzano - amadAvAda (1999, 2000, 02, 03)mAM pradarzita thaI cUkyA che. rasikabhAinA citromAM taLapaduM lokajIvana, tenAM pAtro, khoraDAM, gADAM-gaDerA va. drazyamAna thAya che. temanI rekhAvaTa prasaMzanIya che. sthaLa para kareluM trAlekhana hoya ke nirAMtanI paLomAM kevaLa pena-kALI zAhImAM kareluM DroIMga hoya - baMnemAM tenuM kauzalya abhyAsamUlaka ane cittAkarSaka rahyuM che. temane aneka puraskAro paNa maLelA che. jemAM kalAgurjarI-muMbainuM inAma (1985), opana saurASTra phoTo-spardhAmAM protsAhaka inAma (2003)mAM sauthI vizeSa to AMdhrapradezamAM haidrAbAda tathA pulIhA kalA nilayama - janagAMva taraphathI yojAela dvitIya ola inDiyA phoTo , pradarzanamAM prathama puraskAra pena ane ika vaDe doreluM tvarAlekhana rUpe maLela golDameDala (tA. 31 okaTo. 2002) tenA AkSetranI sidhdhi gaNAya. gujarAta rAjaya, mAhitI khAtAthI laine aneka vyakitaosaMsthAonAM saMgrahamAM temanI kRtio saMgrahita che. rasika galacaranI kalA sAdhanA citrakalA ane chabIkalA - A banne kinArA vacce samathaLa vahetI saritA samAna che. Jain Education Intemational Page #408 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 392 saurASTranA lokajIvananAM sidhdhahasta citrakAra, sanmAnita kalAzikSaka ane kalA prasAraka zrI pratApasiMha jADejA varSothI 'phUlachAba' (rAjakoTa)mAM prakaTa thatAM jemanAM vArtAcitroe saurASTra-gujarAtathI laine cheka muMbai sahita videzo sudhI khyAti prApta karI che tevAM khyAtanAma citrakAra pratApasiMha jADejAno janma temanA vatananA gAma vejAgAma (ji. rAjakoTa)mAM 1940mAM thayo. prAthamikathI laine koleja sudhInuM zikSaNa temaNe rAjakoTamAM meLavyuM. paNa badhAM vekezana to gAmaDAmAM ja vitAve. pariNAme saurASTranuM lokajIvana, lokasaMskRti, lokasaMgIta ane grAmya raheNIkaraNIno temane AkaMTha anubhava. * abhyAsaH inTara sAyansa pUruM karyA pachI citrakaLApratyenA rasathI teo phAina ArTasanA abhyAsa tarapha vaLyA. 1962mAM rAjakoTamAM ja zarU thayelI kalAsaMsthA "paM. naherU phAina ArTasa'mAM sva. kalAcArya DaoN. zrI ramezabhAi bhaTTanA mArgadarzanamAM peinTIMga, skalpacara ane kalAzikSaNamAM pUrA bAra varSa tAlima meLavI. gujarAta rAjaya dvArA levAtI ucca kalAparIkSAomAM bAhya vidyArthI tarIke parIkSAo ApatA jai temaNe peinTIMgamAM jI. DI. ArTa (1966), ArTa mAsTara (1974) ane skalpacaramAM jI.DI. ArTa (1975)nI padavI prApta karI. DaoN. rameza bhaTTanI ja preraNAthI inTara sAyansa pachI choDI dIdhelo. ekeDemIka abhyAsa punaH zarU karyo. 'prAcIna bhAratIya saMskRti' viSaya sAthe saurASTra yuni.mAMthI bAhya vidyArthI tarIke 1979mAM bI.e. ane patha pradarzaka 1983mAM dvitIya varga sAthe ema. e.nI padavI prApta karI. tAlimI citrazikSaka thavA 1972-73nA varSamAM amadAvAdanI zeTha sI. ena. koleja opha phAina ArTasamAM praveza meLavyo. jayAM sva. kalAcArya zrI rasikalAla parIkha sahita naTubhAI parIkha, sI. DI. mistrI, nAgajIbhAi cauhANa, vinoda rAvala ane dattAtreya kelakara jevAM prAdhyApakonAM mArgadarzanamAM abhyAsa karI samagra gujarAtamAM prathama varga prathama (DIsTIMkazana) sAthe DI.TI.sI.nI parIkSA uttIrNa karI. je badala temane "zrI kAlIdAsa zAha evorDa' (1973) arpaNa thayo. sAthe kalAnA zreSTha vidyArthInI zreSTha kArakirdI badala "kemalIna besTa TuDanTa opha dha yara-1973'nuM pAritoSika paNa meLavyuM. e ja varSe sI. ena. | phigara sTaDI (kalamoDelIMga) kalAmahAvidyAlayamAM temanAM citrono vana mena zo yojAyo. * kalA zikSaNa : 1967thI rAjakoTanI Ai. pI. mizana garlsa hAIskUlamAM teo kalAzikSaka tarIke joDAyA. 1998mAM nivRtta thayA tyAM sudhI pUrA khaMtathI sevA ApI hajAro vidyArthinIone citrazikSaNa ApavAnI sAthe rAsagarabA jevI sAMskRtika pravRttionAM saMcAlanamAM sakriya yogadAna ApyuM. sthAnikathI laine rAjayakakSA ane jApAna-kAnAgAvA jevI AMtararASTrIya kakSAnI citra spardhAomAM bhAga lenAra temanI vidyArthinIoe aneka ka An a mA ' DAyaro (rekhAMkana) Jain Education Intemational nal Page #409 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 393 : - ITTTTTTTTTTTT IIT : , . pratibhAo InAmo, pramANapatro, ane suvarNacaMdraka | prakaTa thaI cUkyo che. meLavIlAvI temanA kalAzikSaNane dipAvyuM * phUlachAbanAM vArtA citrakAra: che. kalAzikSaNanI 32 varSanI zreSTha kArakirdI S rAjakoTamAMthI prasidhdha thatAM badala 1994mAM pratApasiMha jADejAne janmabhUmi jUtha' (saurASTraTrasTa)nA dainika gujarAtanA pUrva mukhyamaMtrIzrI sva. phUlachAba'mAM 1964thI temaNe bAbubhAi jazabhAi paTelanA haste "zrI vArtAcitrakAra tarIkenI javAbadArI subhadrAbena ci. zropha zreSTha zikSaka evorDa saMbhALI. zrI jhaveracaMda meghANIthI laine arpaNa karI sanmAnita karAyAM hatA. gujarAtanA aneka nAmI lekhakonI 1998mAM zera enDa kera phAunDezana kathAone pratApasiMha jADejAnI sazakata amerikA prAyojIta 'sisTara nivedItA pIMchIe citradeha Apyo che. aitihAsika, zreSTha zikSaka evorDa', sva. DaoN. zrI paurANika, grAmajIvana ke sAMprata samAja, zivAnaMdajI adhvaryunA haste arpaNa karI koipaNaviSayanIvArtAnAM pAtro, prasaMgone sanmAna karavAmAM Avela. jemAM rUA. je te samayanA pariprekSyamAM rajU karIne 10,000/-no ceka, rUA. 1000/-nA temaNe potAnA saMskRti viSayaka abhyAsa pustako, zAla ane smRticihana ApavAmAM ane anubhavane sArthaka karyo che. temanAM A Avela. citro chApAnAM pAnAMnI khAlI jagyA pUratA * sAMskRtika pradAnaH rekhAcitro na banI rahetAM eka sabaLa vividha kalA-sAMskRtika saMyojana, je te kALanA saMskRti darzaka ane pravRttiomAM vizeSa pradAna ApanAra A dastAvejI sAbita thayAM che. AjanA saurASTranI rasadhAranI vArtA "garAsaNI'nuM prasaMgacitra kalAkAre gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA badalAyelAyuganA saMdarbhamAM AjathI cArayojIta "cAilDa peinTIMga varkazopa' (1991 thI 1995), aneka pAMca dAyakA pahelAnAM saurASTranA lokajIvana, raheNI-karaNI, vezabhUSA citraspardhAo, kalAzibiro ane citra pradarzanonA Ayojano, va. sahitanA saurASTranAM strI-purUSonA Alekhano to grAma-saMskRtinA saMcAlano, nirNAyaka ane parIkSaka tarIke sevA ApI che. zALAmAM abhyAsuone mATe saMdarbha pUrA pADe tevAM thayAM che. kalAzikSaNanI sAthosAtha temaNe zALA-graMthAlaya 'misIsa DIkI memorIyala lAyabrerI'nuM pUrA 18 varSa sudhI saphaLa saMcAlana kareluM. je mATe temaNe 'lAyabrerI sAyansa pramANapatranI tAlima paNa meLavelI. rAjakoTa-AkAzavANInA kAryakrama "kalAdarpaNa'mAM temanA kalAkAro viSe 15 jeTalAM vArtAlApo prasArita thai cUkyA che. to kalA ane kalAkAra viSe temanI mulAkAta- ane vArtAlApa rAjakoTa dUradarzana kendra dvArA prasArita karAyA che. A kalAkArano sacitra paricaya 'kumAra (ma-1969, jUna2004) ane 'phUlachAba'mAM anukrame zrI khoDIdAsa paramAra, zrI naTubhAi parIkha ane DaoN. zrI rAjendrasiMha rAyajAdAnI kalame aitihAsika vArtAnuM prasaMgacitra / Jain Education Intemational Page #410 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 394 paNa pradarzaka *pradarzanoH jemAM phAina ArTasa sosAyaTI - rAjakoTa chellAM cAra varSathI teo yojIta pradarzano (1964, 65, 78, rAjakoTamAM A saMgrahIta vArtAcitronAM 95), phUlachAba pleTinama jayaMtI pradarzana viSayavAra pradarzano yojI rahyAM che. jemAM (1996), sAhitya vartuLa- goMDala saurASTranuM lokadarzana (2001),prAcIna yojIta pradarzana (2000)va. mukhya kahI saMskRti darzana (2002), 'jugalabaMdI zakAya. gujarAta rAjaya lalita kalA pradarzana' (2003), 'prAcInathI akAdamInA pradarzano (1963, 64, arvAcIna samAja darzana' (2004)mAM 65)mAM temanI kRtio sthAna pAmI che. yojAela. "saurASTranuM lokadarzana' akAdamInA pAMcamA rAjaya kalA pradarzana pradarzana to pachI kezoda ane verAvaLamAM (1965)mAM temanI kRti "AMbalIpaNa yojAela. to A varSe ekalI pIpaLI'ne paraMparAgata zailI vibhAganuM khAMbhI' vArtAnAM citronuM pradarzana prathama inAma maLeluM. AMtararAjaya kezodamAM yojAI gayuM. kevaLa nijAnaMda pradarzanamAM jayapura khAte paNa pradarzita ane kalAprasAranA hetuthI zarU karelI thayeluM A citra "kumAra'nA 'kalA aMka' A pradarzanazreNInI saMkhyA sAta thI (Dise.-1967)mAM prakaTa thayuM hatuM. vadhu thAya teTalAM vArtAcitrono pote AgaLa ullekhita che tema amadAvAda, saMgraha dharAve che. rAjakoTa, kezoda, verAvaLamAM temanA sAta *citrasarjakaH uparAMta nijI pradarzano yojAyAM che. eka citrakAra tarIke paNa A * citra-prakAzanoH kalAkAranuM sarjana vipula che. pena ane pratApasiMha jADejAnAM saurASTrI inka, kAgaLa ane jalaraMgo temaja phaLiyuM (jalaraMgI drazyacitra) pAtronAM AlekhanomAMthI pAMcarekhAcitro tailaraMgo temanAM mAdhyama rahyA che. AgaLa ullekhIta viSayo uparAMta divALI kArDa rUpe zrI kiraNakumAra khoDIdAsa paramAre bhAvanagarathI kRSNajIvana, rAmAyaNa ke zAkuMtalam viSayamAM temaNe citrazreNIo sarjI prakAzita karela. temanAM vArtAcitro "maradAI mAthAM sATe' (le. zrI che. A sarjanAtmaka citromAM temanI rajUAta paraMparAgata bhAratIya jorAvarasiMha jAdava), gujarAta mAhitI khAtAnAM meghANI smRti graMtha zailIne anusaratI chatAM temAM nijI potanI maulikatA umerIne zobhanAtmaka | 'zabadano sodAgara' ane "saurASTranI rasadhAra'nA zrI vinodameghANI kRta DikoreTIva) paripATImAM teo aMgrejI anuvAdonA traNa citrasarjana karatA rahyAM che. graMthomAM graMthastha thayAM che. jemAM sapATa raMgo, bArIka gujarAta rAjaya zALA pAThaya rekhAMkana ane sapramANa pustaka maMDaLa-gAMdhInagaranA suzobhana umere che. phIgara teo mAnya citrakAra che. DroIgapara temano pUrepUro kAbu jemAM 1971thI Aja sudhI hoi sapramANa AkArovALAM bhASAviSayaka 30 jeTalAM A citro netrasaMtarpaka banI pAThayapustako mATe temaNe rahe che. temanAM AvAM citro pAThacitro karI ApyAM che. rAjaya kalA pradarzanomAM sthAna * raMga, rUpa ane ane sanmAna pAmyA che. racanAkaTAralekhana: * grupazo-vana mena zoH "phala chAba' nI pratApasiMhanAM citro ravivAranI saurabhapUrtimAM anekagrupa zomAM rajU thayAM che. 1990thI teo raMga, rUpa 0 ) 0 ( 0 Jain Education Intemational Page #411 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 395 pratibhAo ane racanA' kolama ane dainikanI "kalAdarzana' kolamamAM gujarAtanA kalAkAro, kalA ane sAMskRtika pradarzano, kalA prakAzano viSe niyamita lekhana karI vividha kalApravRttionuM parizIlana karAvI rahyAM che. chellAM cauda varSathI niyamita rIte prakaTa thatI A kolamane saurASTra-gujarAtathI laine cheka muMbai, madhyapradeza sudhI vyApaka prasidhdhi-lokapriyatA prApta thai che. temanuM lekhana saMdarbhazIla ane nIra-kSIra vivekayukata hoi kalAkArathI laine sAmAnya janasamAja sudhI sparzI zakayuM che. * evorDajha - sanmAna: kalAkSetre A rIte vividha kSetranA pradAna badala AgaLa ullekhita evorDajha uparAMta rAjakoTa jillA lokameLA samitinA upakrame 1996mAM temane gujarAtanA pUrva mukhyamaMtrIzrI surezabhAi mahetAnA haste 'zreSTha kalAkAra evorDathI sanmAnIta karAyA che. e ja rIte roTarI kalaba opha rAjakoTa mIDaTAune i. 2002mAM temane 'vokezanala evorDa' arpaNa karI sanmAnyA che. kalAzikSaNa, kalAlekhana ane sarjaka tarIkenI cAra dAyakAthI paNa vadhu kArakirdI dharAvatA A kalAkAre vartamAnapatramAM Aja chapAtAM ane kumAra'mAM prakaTa thayelAM A citra 'vATa mAragamAM'nI saMyojanAne kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvale prazaMsI hatI. kAla bhUlAi javAtAM vArtAnAM citrone eka sarjananI kakSAe pahoMcADI je siddhi prApta karI che, te ja teone saurASTra-gujarAtamAM ananya sthAna apAve che. bhaNAvatI vakhate mAtra vidyArthI temanAM kendramAM hoya, citrAMkana vakhate prasaMgacitra ane pAtra temanAM ciMtanamAM hoya ane lakhatAM hoya tyAre jete kalAkAranI kalAsAdhanAnuM parizIlana jemanAM dhyAnamAM hoya tevA A kalAkAranI sarvAgI sAdhanAe ja temane eka 'kalA prasAraka-saMvAhaka' tarIke sthApita karyA che. * paricaya : prA. zrI bhUpatabhAi ke. lADavA (sanmAnita kalAkAra, kalAmarmajJa ane pUrva prAdhyApaka) 0004 phUlachAba pleTinama jayaMtI vizeSAMkanuM AvaraNa citra 'saurASTra paMcaratnAni' Jain Education Intemational Page #412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7-8, zrI sarvodaya pArzvanAthAya nama: acalagaccheza pU.A.bha. zrI guNasAgarasUribhyo nama: kalikAla kalpataru - jaMgama yugapradhAna acalagacchAdhipati pa.pU.A.bha. zrI guNasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA.nAM ziSyaratno pa.pU. munirAja zrI sarvodayasAgarajI ma.sA., pa.pU. munirAjazrI udayaratnasAgarajI ma.sA., pa.pU. munirAja zrI cAritraratnasAgarajI ma.sA. (pU.bApA ma.sA.)nI preraNAthI zrI cAritrarana phA.ce.TrasTa dvArA thayelI - thanArI zubha pravRttio (1) gRhamaMdira yojanA : 11 thI 6 phUTanAM 300thI vadhAre maMdironuM sarjana (2) jinapratimAjI : paMcadhAtunAM 400thI vadhAre pratimAonuM sarjana (3) zrI gurumUrti nirmANa : 151 pU.A. guNasAgarasUrijI ma.nI gurumUrtionuM nirmANa (4) tAprayaMtranI saMkalanA : 270 jeTalAM vividha tAmrayaMtro prasidhdha karyA. (5) sAhitya prakAzana : (1) Agama (2) arvAcIna (3) prAcIna malTIkalara sAhitya vi. 250 jeTalA grantho prakAzita thayA che. have apragaTa grantho prakAzita karavAnI yojanA che, hastapratomAMthI jenI pAMDulipi taiyAra che. : acalagacchanA prAcIna -apragaTa grantho prakAzita karavAnI yojanA : nAma katAM aMdAjita kharca rUA. noma kartA aMdAjita kharca rUA. surapati rAjarSi caupaI muni dAmodara 15111 I 61. paDuM Avazyaka saMkSipta vivaraNa kIrtivallabhaga i25111 gajasukumAra saMdhi RSimUlA saMyamamUrti 15111 | 63. vicAra saptatikA (avacUri) mahendraprabhasUri 15111 sadevajI sAvaligarAsa nityalAbha 21111 63, upadeza ciMtAmaNi 125Uzloka jayazekharasUri 3G111 uttamakumAra caritra vijayazIla 25111 64thI 99 (36) nAnI kRtio vividha kartA u5111 rAtribhojana rAsa amRtasAgara 25111 1che. jaina medhadUta hindI - aMgrejI mAM 125001 aSTakarma stavana upadezamALA caturasAgara 5 111 *101 mugdha medhAkarAlaMkAra ratnamaMDanasUri 11111 9. kanakAvatI caritra nyAnasAgara 15111 *102 kAvyakalApa rUpacaMda 1111 1 10-11, sAgaracaMda muni araNikamuni vijayazekhara 11111 *103 ladhunamaskAra cakra A. siMhatilakasUri 11111 12. sudarzana zeTha rAsa vijayazekhara 7501 *104 vyodhana ajJAta 11111 13-14. udayarAjarSikalAvatI saMyamamUrti 11111 *105 RSabhakuMtala varNana zrI vibudhaprabha 11111 catuSkarvI cammu candralAbha 9111 *106 snAtrayja lAlavijayasUri 11111 16. madanakumAra vAcaka-dAma 11111 *107 jinapAla alagachIya 11111 17. IlAcI kevalI (prakAzita che) nyAnasAgara dayAzIla 11111 jinarakSitasaMdhI munIzIla 12 stavana covIzI | vividhakartA 25111 *18 zIlarUpaka mAlA punyanaMdita 11111 19, zrIpAla rAsa (raMgIna phoTA sAthe) vAnasAgara 151001 *109 paramasukha batrIsI ajJAta 510 2 . zrI caMdrahAsa vijayazekhara 45000 *110 kakkA batrIsI kezariyAnI nAnacaMda 5100 21thI35vividha kRtio eka sAthe vividha kartA 25001 *111 jJAnAMkuza zAse ajJAta 1111 1 35-45.50 kevalanANI vividha kartA 11111 *112 kAyasthiti stotra ajJAta 1111 1 46 , aSTotarI tIrthamAlA avacUrI mahendrasUri jayakezarI sUri 15001 *116 sAra manoratha mAlA ajJAta 11111 esajajhAya sajajhAya nyAyasAgara 5 111 *114 medhamAlA 1111 1 namanAtha navarasa rUpacaMda 5 111 *115 covIza jina namaskAra amRtavijaya 51) nemanAthajInA bAramAsa 5111 11da giranAra catya paripATI acalagaDhIya 11111 nemanAtha stavana 5111 A kIrtiratnasUri punyADha nRpabaMdha vijayazekhara 2 1111 117 phIlabatrIzI acala, dayAzIla 11111 lipi buddhizekhara *118 AdinAtha vinaMtI 11111 dharmadatta kathA mANikyasuMdara 25 111 119 ciMtAmaNi pAka vinaMtI 11111 surasuMdara rAjarSi AkhyAna vijayazekhara u1111 *12) kAvya rAkSasa sUtra 11111 drapadI pUrvabhava saMbaMdha A, mukti sAgarasUri 11111 *121 kiyAmupta caturvizati; jimnati rekhA, jayazekharasUri 11111 amadAne megharatharAya rAsa A, mukti sAgarasUri 15111 zrI pArzvanAtha navagraha A, jayasUri 11111 bhava aTavIno stavana A, mukti sAgarasUri 11111 garbhita stotrApti anaMgadana munizvara paramI stavana A, mukti sAgarasUri 5 111 devendra phate jinuM janmotsava stotra -- 1 1 1 1 1 khaMbhAta tIrthamAlA A, mukti sogarasUri 5 111 vividha kartAnAM acalagIya rastotro -- * 11111 vIraprabhunAM paMcakalyANaka stavanuM . mukti sAgarasUri 51 11 1 2 5 pAkanAthe 'gavAnanA bA, gudAsAgarasuri 11111 65. kSamAbhAvanI mAlAbha 5 111 108 stotra ke A nizAnIvALA granyo acalagacchanA nathI. noMdha : ceka ke dADha zrI cAritraratna phA.ce, drasTano mokalI zakAze. c/o, zrI somacaMda bhANajI lAlakA, muMbai, galI amalanera (khA.), 863 ' ', phona (258) rarara 868 li, TrasTa maMDaLanA jaya jinendra 15. 18. rUpacaMda 58. Jain Education Intemational Page #413 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 39o gussava ane gujamta bahAra nAgara pratibhAo -kirITabhAI yAdavendrarAya bakSI nAgarajJAti tenI vyApArI paraMparAo mATe ja nahi paraMtu keLavaNI viSayaka ane rAjyavahIvaTa viSayaka bAbatonI dRSTie paNa paMkAyela che. nAgarajJAti temanA bhASAkIya jJAnano upayoga mutsaddIgIrInA kSetramAM karatI. A nAgaraparaMparAmAMthI gaurIzaMkara ojhA, gokuLajI jhAlA ane prabhAzaMkara paTTaNI ema mahAna mutsaddIo thayA hatA. vijJAna kaLA ane vidyAnA kSetramAM to agaNita nAgaro che. zikSita ane pragatizIla gaNAtA A samAje tenAM vANI vyavahAra ane vartana-vicArothI babbe hajAra varSathI samAjamAM potAnuM sthAna TakAvI rAkhyuM che. A lekhamALAnA lekhaka zrI kirITabhAI bakSIno paricaya joIe zrI yAdavendrabhAI tathA zrImatI nipuNAbahenane tyAM janma tA. 11-12-1935 (mAgazara vada 1) nA dine thayo. skUla ane koleja zikSaNa vaDodarAmAM ja. ema. esa. yunimAMthI arthazAstra (mukhya) ane AMkaDAzAstra sAthe 1954 mAM bI.e. prathama vargamAM thayo. 1956mAM asaMkhya pratikULatAo sAthe paNa ema.e.mAM arthazAstra (enTAcara) sAthe utIrNa thayA. bharUcamAM 1955 mAM khaMDa samayanA arthazAstranA adhyApaka tarIke nokarI zarU karI. 1956 mAM pUrNa samayanA thayA. 1961 mAM taka maLatAM arthazAstranA prAdhyApaka tarIke naDiyAdanI AI.vI. paTela komarsa kolejamAM joDAyA tyAMthI 1965 mAM jaMbusaramAM upAcArya tathA 1976 mAM AcArya tarIke kolejamAM sevAo ApI. 1976 thI 1996 sudhI AcAryapada nibhAvyuM. te daramyAna 1982-85 tathA 1988-81 daramyAna da.gu. yunivarsiTInA vinayana vidyAzAkhAnA adhyakSa tarIke sevAo ApI. - 1980 mAM AcArya tarIkeno kAryabhAra saMbhALatAM saMbhALatAM jaMbusara tAlukAmAM kapAsanA vecANanI samasyAo viSe laghu zodha nibaMdha lakhI ema.phIla.nI padavI meLavI. mAtra adhyApaka sAthIone pathadarzaka banI zakAya te hetuthI ja saradAra paTela yunivarsiTI-vidyAnagaranI vANijya tathA vinayana vidyAzAkhAmAM satya ane arthazAstra abhyAsa samitimAM niSNAta sabhya tarIke lagabhaga 12 varSa sevAo ApI. artha saMkalana' yojanA dRSTi' jevA arthazAstranA sAmAyikomAM maulika kRtio ApI che. sahalekhaka tarIke 'videzono Arthika itihAsa', 'arthazAstranI rUparekhA', "prAraMbhika arthazAstra" jevA graMthonI racanA tathA maulika lekhaka tarIke "ApaNo rUpiyo" tathA "nAgara navaluM najarANuM" pustako prakAzita karyA che. arthazAstra je laghu rasika svarUpe rajU karI vidyArthIone temAM rasa letA karavAno prayatna karyo che. - 1996 mAM nivRtti bAda vatana vaDodarAmAM kAyamI nivAsa karyo che. nivAsanI najIka ja AvelA "zrI lakSmInArAyaNa maMdiranuM saMcAlana karatAM zrI tanmaya smRti jAgRti maMdira TrasTa" mAM pramukha tarIke sevAo Ape che. pravRtti uparAMta prakRtijanya zokha tarIke haLavuM, zAstrIya saMgIta gAvAno zokha che. nivAsanI najIka ja arthazAstranA jarUriyAta maMda vidyArthIone niHzulka bhaNAvavAno AnaMda Ave che. lokasaMparko dhArmika yAtrAo ane haLavAza e zokhanA viSayo hovAthI jIvana bharyuM bharyuM lAge che. sTApha parivAranA sabhyo sAthe aupacArikatA oLaMgIne AtmIyatA tathA kauTumbika bhAvanAmaya saMbaMdho sthApavAmAM ThIka ThIka saphaLatA maLI che. - saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational Page #414 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 398 pathapradarzaka gujarAta ane gujarAta bahAra nahIM. enA vikalpa evo Azaya paNa kharo ke AgAmI peDhI teonuM anukaraNa karIne sanmArge cAle. temanAM kAryone AgaLa nAgara pratibhAo-pathadarzako... dhapAve ane nAma sArthaka kare ! bIjA paNa Azayo hoI zake. nAgaro eTale narasiMha mahetAnA vaMzajo. koIpaNa nAgara tAtparya e vAtanuM ja che ke teo samAjane kAMIka ApI javA vyakti ema kahevAmAM gaurava anubhave ane kahe "ame to bhAI, mAge che. samAjanA pathadarzaka banIne, te raste cAlIne navI peDhI narasiMha mahetAnI nyAtanA!" samRddha bane e irAdo paNa kharo. AthI ja teo pathadarzaka nAgaro lagabhaga pAMcamI sadInA prAraMbhe gujarAtamAM pravRttio karatA rahyA che, kare che ane karatA raheze ja! AvyA ema AdhArabhUta mAhitI kahe che. narasiMha mahetA to sau prathama, ApaNI AgalI peDhInA nAgaronuM pathadarzana gujarAtanA. junAgaDha-talAlAnA) eTale nAgaro mULabhUta rIte joIe. nAgara jJAtinA divaMgata diggajo mukhyatve mutsaddIpaNuM, gujarAtanA gaNAyA. AjanI sthiti jotAM ema lAge che ke sAhitya, lalitakalA ane thoDeghaNe aMze yuddhakalAmAM paNa pravINa nAgaro AkhAya bhAratamAM mukhyatve pazcima, uttara ane madhya hatA. teo sAcuM ane yogya pathadarzana karI gayA che. bhAratamAM phelAyelA che. videzomAM ane khAsa karIne amerikAmAM narasiMha mahetA eTale AdyanAgara ane Adyakavi. kAvyane to nAgara jJAti eTalI hade have sthAyI thaI gaI che ke tyAM, teo dvArA racAyelAM sAmAjika saMgaThano paNa racanAtmaka kAryakramo lalitakalA tarIke biradAvIe tenA karatAM eka bhaktinAM mAdhyama ane pravRttio kare che ane e rIte ekabIjAnI nITa rahe che. tarIke mUlavIe to, -khAsa karIne narasiMha mahetAnA saMdarbhamAM- te vadhu yogya lAgaze. teo to paramArthI banIne jIvyA ema kahI nAgaro mATe kadAca padArpaNanuM koIpaNa kSetra bAkI rahyuM zakAya. "vaiSNava jana to tene re kahIe" dvArA teoe AkhA nathI. lagabhaga sAtaso AThaso (700-800) varSa-prAcIna vizvane mahAmAnava banavAno saMdezo Apyo. teone nyAtabahAra samayathI. jyAre ApaNA samAjamAM saMskRti ane saMsAra hajI mUkyA, chatAM, "nAgaronI jIbhe sarasvatI kAyama vaselI rahe" e bAlyAvasthAmAM hatAM tyAre, nAgaroe sAhitya, saMgIta, lalita varadAna teoe paramAtmA pAse mAMgyuM ane enA pariNAmo Aje kalA, samAjasudhAraNA, (madhyakALanA yuddhakSetramAM paNa) ramatagamata, ApaNI sAme ja che. narasiMha mahetAe lakhelAM ane gAyelAM adhyAtmavidyA, rAjakAraNa, vahIvaTI sevAo ane vahIvaTI prabhAtiyAM, bhajano-sAhityanI dRSTie Ucca koTinA chatAM temaja sanadI nokarIo, vi. mAM potAnuM hIra jhaLakAvyuM che. jIvana samajavAmAM saraLa ane adhyAtmano saMdezo ApanArAM! puruSArthanuM ekapaNa kSetra nAgaravihoNuM nahIM hoya. mutsaddIgIrI ane vahIvaTI sevAomAM nAgarono joTo nAgaronAM saMpUrNa nAma ane kAryano ullekha ahIM prastuta karavAno prayatna karyo che. kadAca ema paNa bane ke koIka nAgara ane graMthakAra, strI keLavaNInA preraka sva. maNibhAI jazabhAI udhamIno ullekha ahIM jovA na maLe! ene mATe atyArathI ja desAI. (DaoN. sitAMzubhAI yazazcaMdra A ja peDhInA che ane kSamA yAcanA! pariNAmo ApaNI najara samakSa che) bhAvanagaranA zrI gaurIzaMkara sau prathama to ApaNe pathadarzaka nAgaronuM pathadarzana ojhA, zrI prabhAzaMkara paTTaNI, zrI lallubhAI zAmaLadAsa mahetA hetulakSI dRSTie nihALavuM joIe. teno artha kAMIka Avo karI ane temanA putro zrI vaikuMThabhAI mahetA (jeonA nAme akhila zakAya. (1) Izvare ApelA A mahAmUlA jIvanane sArthaka bhAratIya sahakArI tAlIma saMsthA-pUnAmAM kAryarata che) tathA zrI banAvavA mATe koIpaNa sarjanAtmaka pravRtti karavI jethI navarAzane gaganavihArI mahetA (jeo varSo sudhI amerikAmAM bhAratanA avakAza na rahe ane AvI pravRttimAM ja jIvana pasAra thaI rAjadUta hatA). gAMdhIvAdI, satyAgrahI, saurASTra rAjyanA jAya. (2) phurasadano samaya gAmagapATA ane ALasa ke mukhyamaMtrI temaja koMgresa pakSanA rASTrIya adhyakSa sva. uchaMgarAya ArAmamAM pasAra karavA karatAM, samayanuM mahattva samajIne Dhebara, madhyapradezanA mAjI mukhyapradhAna zrI bhagavataprasAda racanAtmaka pravRtti karavI jemAM AjIvikA mATenI pravRtti paNa maMDaloI, junAgaDhanA zrI gokuLajI jhAlA tathA amarazI dIvAna, eka sAdhana tarIke maLI rahe. (3) nAgaro sAmAnya rIte, jeno ullekha itihAsamAM ocho jovAno maLe che, tevA svabhAve saMtoSI tethI dravyaupArjana pratye temanI AMdhaLI doTa auraMgajheba ane durgAdAsa rAThoDa vacce samAdhAna karAvanAra zrI Jain Education Intemational Page #415 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 399 IzvaradAsa nAgara, akabaranA darabAranA navaratnomAMnuM eka nAgara hatA. paMDyA parivAramAM te vakhate evo rivAja hato ke mahAmothuM ratna zrI ToDaramala! ema kahevAya che ke muslIma dharma dareka kuTuMbanA sabhya potAnA nAmanI pAchaLa "naMda" acUka aMgIkAra karavo paDyo te agAu tAnasena paNa nAgara ja hatA. lakhAve. temAM zivAnaMda to kamAla karI. tApInA taTe zrI sva. vaijanAtha (baiju bAvarA) paNa cAMpAneranA nAgara ja hatA. mAtAjIe temane pratyakSa darzana dIdhAM. ane saM. 1957 temaNe tAnasenane saMgIta spardhAmAM harAvyA chatAM rAjA akabarane (1622-vi. saMvata) mAM navarAtrImAM ja A AratI teo pAse temane mAphI bakSavA vinaMtI karI. nAgaranA umadA vartananuM eka lakhAvI. e rIte pachI paNa evI praNAlikA paDI gaI haze ke agatyanuM A pramANa che. AvI udAratA ane vizALa hRdaya ne koIpaNa AratInA racayitA bhale anya hoya chatAM tenI aMtima nAgarono saMskAra vAraso ja gaNAya. kaDImAM "bhaNe zivAnaMda svAmI" Ave ja! Aje paNa thoDe ghaNe aMze A sacavAI rahyuM che. sAmAnya rIte bhajanamAM chellI paMktimAM kavi potAnuM koIpaNa rAjyanuM divAnapaduM e jANe nAgarono nAma-pahelAnA samayamAM-samAvI letA. "kezava hari mAruM zuM vizeSAdhikAra gaNAto. tene mATe koI dAvo athavA vicAra paNa thAze, ghANa vaLyo zuM gaDha gherAze"--mArI nADa. "zaraNa na kare! nAgaro vyaktine nahIM paNa hoddAne vaphAdAra rahelA che. kezavalAlanuM che, caraNa che hari nAma tAruM" "dInAnAtha dayALa A temanuM AgavuM lakSaNa che. naTavara'mAMnI A chellI paMktimAM zrI kezavalAlabhAinuM prabhu kalAnA kSetramAM to agaNita nAgara pathadarzako maLI Ave pratyenuM samarpaNa jaNAyA sivAya rahetuM nathI. A kezavalAlabhAI che. gujarAtI sugama saMgIta, philmI saMgIta ke lokasaMgIta (ke paNa nAgara ja! prabhu sAthe A rIte otaprota thavA mATe gaLathUthIteno koIpaNa prakAra-garabA-rAsa vi.) hoya sva. avinAza mAMthI maLelA nAgara saMskAra paNa eTalA ja javAbadAra ne? vyAsa eTale samagra gujarAtI saMgItano paryAyavAcaka zabda! mA. pU. dipakabA desAIne paNa na ja bhUlAya" raMgamAM teoe gItonA "dUdhagaMgA" jevAM aneka pustako lakhyAM che. temAM diso cho, biradAvaLI mA! houM jagadaMbA rUpa Aje mA! ziramora samuM gIta te, "mADI tAruM kaMku kharyuM ne sUraja Ugyo". mAtAjInA A garabAmAM "dipaka zira hasta hoya kRpALI mA!" A gIte kadAca vizvamAM temane amara banAvI dIdhA. gujarAtI vAMcatAnI sAthe zrI mAtAjI sAthe ApaNane tAdAbhya lokasaMgIta ane lokagIto viSenI temanI hathoTI eTalI sarasa anubhavavAnI icchA thAya! ke, "huM dhobaNa gAmanI dhabAka dhabAka dhouM kapaDAM" ke pachI gIta-bhajana-stuti-garabA vi. racAya to kharA! paNa nAgara naMdajInA lAla" jevAM gIto Aje paNa sAMbhaLavAM game temAM prANa pUravAnuM kAma saMgItajJa ane gAyado ja kare che. gAyaka che, mANavAnAM game che. teonI zAstrIya rAgo paranI pakaDanA belaDImAM mukhya to pahelAM ApaNane zrI kSemubhAI tathA sudhAbahena udAharaNo paNa kyAM nathI? "pragaTo he rAga kedAra!" ane diveTIyA yAda Ave. "mana mAruM mohyuM re muralImAM" e gIta "varSAnI dhAra'! AvAM to bIjAM keTalAMya gIto che! sadIo dvArA samagra gujarAtane gheluM lagADanAra sva. sudhAbahena diveTIyAnA sudhI teonuM A pathadarzana lokahaiye ramatuM raheze. gItonI rekorDajha avAranavAra reDiyo para sAMbhaLavA maLe che. thaze rAmajI rAjA ne amArI mahArANI sItA" athavA saMgItamAM amaratva pAmI gayelAM baheno tAnA ane "caDhyAM aNamola kistI para" ke pachI mAtAjIno garabo, rIrInI smRtimAM gujarAtamAM anekavAra mahotsavo ane "sAcI re mArI sata re bhavAnI mA" ke "vItyo zrAvaNa bhIno pAritoSika samAraMbho yojAI gayA che. nAgara kuTuMbanI A be ne bhInI AMkha re" hoya--A gIto dvArA lokonA haiyAmAM dikarIoe svamAnanA bhoge nAgaro kAMI ja na kare ane motane kAyama sthAna pAmanAra sva. zrI vinubhAI majhamudArane kema vahAluM karavAmAM paNa nAnama na anubhave tenuM jvalaMta udAharaNa bhUlAya? teoe gujarAtI gIto ane sAhityane eka navI ja pUruM pADyuM che. tAnA-rIrI upara calacitra UtaryuM che. tAnasene dizA cIMdhI, temanAM gItonA graMtha "niramALa" ane anyamAM A khuda potAnI tarapha A bahenonA nAmathI zarUAtathI karI che. badhAM ja gIto dharabAyelAM paDyAM che. Aje paNa vaDanagaramAM temanI samAdhi mojuda che. kArataka suda"bhaNe zivAnaMda svAmI' dvArA AratInA prakArane 9nA dine vaDanagara tAnA-rIrI smRti samAroha yojAyo ane pracalita karanAra zrI zivAnaMda paNa suratanA paMDyA parivAranA khUba saphaLa rahyo. (tA. 21-11-2004) Jain Education Intemational Page #416 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 400 pathapradarzaka sva. bAlakRSNa ghoDAe paNa zAstrIya saMgIta AtmasAta temanA samayamAM teoe ghaNA nATakomAM teoe abhinayanA karI mahAna gAyakanI kakSAmAM rahI dUradarzana pracAra nahotuM pAmyuM ajavALAM pAtharyA hatA. tyAre, AkAzavANI dvArA temanA sUro relAvyA hatA. A ja rIte hAsyamAM saLaMga prathama navalakathA lakhanAra kSetramAM paNa nAgaronuM pradAna viziSTa ane - zrI ramaNabhAI nIlakaMThe "bhadraMbhadra" navalakathA lakhI hatI. hAsya AgavuM raheluM che. ane vyaMgano subhaga samanvaya teoe A navalakathAmAM karyo che. | navalakathAmAM pahela karanAra ane gujarAtInI prathama ane te paNa e rIte ke koIne paNa kAMI anicchanIya lAgyA navalakathA lakhanAra sva. naMdazaMkara mahetA-suratanA ane vaDodarAnA sivAya eno hetu jaLavAI rahe ane siddha thAya. A nAgarabaMdhu te samayanA divAna sva. manubhAI mahetAnA pitAzrI tathA zrImatI amadAvAdanA ane teono Akho parivAra sAhityanA raMge haMsAbahena mahetAnA dAdAjI thAya. kadAca sAhityanA prakAranI raMgAelo hato. leDI vidyAgaurI nIlakaMTha, zrImatI ane dRSTie nA hoya paNa prathama navalakathA tarIke "karaNaghelo" e vinodInI bahena nIlakaMTha-(teonI haLavI kaTAkSikA "ciTTI" ghaNAM sImAcihna nakkI karyA che. ullekha thaI zake tevI, sanAtana ane "AMkhanI AMjaNI" Aje paNa gujarAtI sAhityamAM mUlyo ane satya dharAvatI sAmAjika navalakathA te ja "sarasvatI AgavuM sthAna dharAve che. candra" (bhAga 1 thI 4). tenA lekhaka zrI govardhanarAma mAdhavarAma | hAsya lekhananI vAta Ave, to jyotIndra davene yAda karyA tripAThI-teoe vakIlAta ane kadAca sarakArI nokarI choDI vagara kema cAle? jyotIndra dave ane hAsyasAhitya jANe daIne sAhityanI sevAno AjIvana bhekha lIdho ane temAMthI ekabIjA mATe ja sarjAyA hoya ema lAge che. teoe svataMtra sarjAI A navalakathA je zAzvata mUlyo dharAve che ane gujarAtInA hAsya sAhitya to evuM sajaryuM ke pote hasyA vagara bIjAne abhyAsa mATe te anivArya gaNAya che. hasAve. hasavA jevA prasaMgo na hoya chatAM hAsya nipajAvIne anyane rAjI karatA. teo samajatA hatA ke jIvanamAM muzkelIo yugamUrti sAhityakAra sva. zrI ramaNalAla vasaMtalAla to rahevAnI ja! kadAca vadhavAnI! temAM eka hAsya ja jIvanane desAI vyavasAye to vaDodarA rAjyanA sarasubA (kalekaTara) hatA jIvavA jevuM rAkhaze. temanI kRtio to asaMkhya che paNa paraMtu navarAzanA samaye teoe sAhityanI sevA karI. e raMgataraMga'nI hAsyazreNI lokabhogya ane mANavAlAyaka che. amUlya sevAmAM, "divyacakSu" "pUrNimA" "kokilA" "bhArelo agni" vi. aneka navalakathAo lakhI. "grAmalakamI" (bhAga teoe sva. dhanasukhalAla mahetA sAthe saMyukta rIte lakhela "ame badhAM' Aje paNa gujarAtI sAhityamAM haLavA lakhANa 1 thI 4) jevI samAjasudhAraNAne lakSamAM rAkhIne lakhAyelI A tarIke UMcuM sthAna dharAve che. navalakathAe gujarAtanI prajAne satata jAgRta ane khamIravaMtI banAvI che. "pRthvIrAja cauhANa" ane "zaMkita hRdaya" jevAM sva. kavi narmada arvAcInomAM Adya gaNAya che. temaNe nATakonI sAthe teoe navalikA, vivecana ane kAvyo lakhIne dAMDiyo dvArA, samAjasudhAraNAno pavana phUMkyo ane paNa moMghuM pradAna karyuM che. "UDe na UMgha mArI, saMbhaLAye zora vidhavAvivAha dvArA temaNe samAjamAM sudhArAno dAkhalo besADyo. nA, kayAranI bole che kokilA" A gIta hajI Aje paNa tAjuM aMdhazraddhA ane kurivAjo sAme jehAda jagADavAmAM netRtva lenAra ja lAge che. A nAgara kavi narmada bahu bAhoza chatAM hRdayanA bahu mRdu hatA. teoe, sudhArAno yuga AvavAno che tenAM eMdhANa bahu bhavAI e viSaya saMzodhanano nahIM mAtra bhajavavAno ja samayasara pArakhI lIdhAM hatAM. ane mANavAno ja hoya, chatAM tenA upara saMzodhana karIne pI.eca.DI. nI padavI meLavanAra sva. sudhAbahena desAI (sva. A sivAya paNa ullekhanIya pradAna karanAra nAgara 2. va. desAInAM putrI) zikSaNamAM rasane lIdhe mahilA kaoNlejanA sAhityakAronI noMdha levI ja ghaTe. kavi dayArAma, cANodamAM janma AcAryA tarIke teo khUba saphaLa rahyA ane yogadAna ApyuM. ane DabhoImAM e karmavIra chatAM gujarAtane potAnI karmabhUmi banAvI ane garabIothI, zrI mAtAjInAM stavanathI ane A uparAMta ghaNA ochAne khabara haze ke sva. ramaNalAla bhaktigItothI gujarAtane gheluM karyuM. svAmI manohara saccidAnaMda, tathA sva. sudhAbahena accho abhinaya paNa karI zakatAM hatAM. kavi padmanAbha zrI bAlAzaMkara kaMthAriyA, zrI rAmanArAyaNa vi. erli. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #417 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 401 pAThaka-"dvirepha', zrI maNilAla nabhubhAI dvivedI, zrI uparAMta 1956mAM nyujhIlenDe jyAre bhAratano pravAsa karyo tyAre guNavaMtarAya AcArya, zrI AnaMdazaMkara bA. dhruva ane temanA krikeTa TesTanA prathama dAvamAM prathama AvI 412 rananI prathama ciraMjIvI zrI dhruvabhAI dhruva, zrI yazodhara mahetA, zrI dhIrendrabhAI vikeTanI bhAgIdArI zrI paMkaja roya sAthe noMdhAvI, je Aje vizva mahetA, ajoDa gujarAtI-aMgrejI DikazanarInA racayitA sva. vikrama tarIke oLakhAya che ane te aNanama che. jhaDapI 100 bharatarAma bhAnusukharAma mahetA, zrI maNizaMkara ratnajI bhaTTa- vikeTa 1000 rana, TesTamAM karavAnI prathama siddhi paNa zrI vinu kAMta'-(ke jeo temanA 'vasaMta vijaya'thI prasiddhi pAmyA), sva. mAMkaDane phALe jAya che. temanAM saMtAno, azoka mAMkaDa, atula maMjulAla majamudAra-eka jANItA Adhunika sAhityakAra, sva. mAMkaDa ane nirUpamA mAMkaDa paNa ramatavIro ane dezanuM nAma digIzabhAI mahetA vi. vi. A yAdI paNa ghaNI lAMbI thavA jAya rozana karanArA khelADIo che. che. jo ApaNe sAhityamAM nAnuM sarakhuM paNa pradAna karanArAne yAda hAlamAM Ayurvedika davAono pracAra vadhato jAya che. e karIe to, zrI hasita buca, temanI prasiddha navalakathA "cala kSetre prathama Ayurvedika phArmasI-jhaMDu Ayurvedika phArmasI sthapAI. acala' thI prasiddha thaI gayA. zrI narasiMharAva bhoLAnAtha jemanA nAmathI te sthapAI te, sva. jhaMDu bhaTTajI bhAvanagaranA diveTIyA mATe zuM kahIe? jeo bhASAzAstrI, mahAna gadyakAra praznorA nAgara hatA. ema kahevAya che ke praznorA nAgaro ane paMDitayuganA mahAna kavi hatA. temanA putranA avasAna samaye Ayurvedika davA ane jyotiSazAstramAM pAraMgata hatA. teoe ApelI smaraNAMjali, "maMgala maMdira kholo" e karUNa | zikSaNa eTale nAgaronI jIbhe sarasvatInuM varadAna. prazastinuM navuM sAhitya svarUpa gujarAtI sAhityamAM dAkhala to narasiMha mahetAe bhagavAna pAse mAMgelA A varadAnane caritArtha karyuM paNa sAthe sAthe te gIta (aMjali) Aje paNa lokajIbhe caDhI karavAmAM paNa nAgaro pAchA paDyA nathI. yunivarsiTI eTale gayuM che ane puNyAtmAone aMjali ApavA mATe gavAya che. uccazikSaNanI mArgadarzaka saMsthA. gujarAtamAM, vaDodarAmAM jyAre temanuM A yogadAna nAnusUnuM nathI ja. yunivarsiTI sthapAI, tyAre tenuM paheluM sukAnIpada sva. haMsAbena jyAre patrakAratvano vyavasAya bahu vikasyo na hato tyAre mahetAe tathA gujarAta yunivarsiTInuM prathama sukAnIpada sva. harirAya buca, vaDodarAmAM A vyavasAya svIkArIne sthAnika amadAvAdanA nAgara sva. harasiddhabhAI diveTIyAe saMbhALyuM patra 'sayAjI vijaya'ne pragatine paMthe mUkI dIdheluM. pote bhale hatuM. hajI to trIsa pAMtrIsa varSa thayAM che evA saurASTra kadAca vadhu saMpattivAna nahIM hoya paraMtu teo khumArIthI jIvana yunivarsiTInA sthApaka kulapati paNa zrI DolararAya mAMkaDa ja hatA. jIvyA ane svamAnabhera aMtima zvAsa pAmyA. A uparAMta vaDodarAmAM kulapati rahI cUkelA sva. jyotIndra nAgara murabbIonI pathadarzako tarIke vAta thatI hoya to mahetA paNa vaDodarA yunivarsiTInA kulapatipade birAjelA. sva. rAmaprasAda bakSIne yAda karavA ja paDe. muMbaInA sAnTAjhamAM svabhAve mRdubhASI pazcima DhabanI raheNI karaNI chatAM, dila to podAra hAIskUlamAM varSo sudhI teo sukAnIpade rahyA. Adhunika hiMdustAnI! vajAdapi kaThorANi-mRduni kusumAdapi! jevuM lAge. samayamAM prasiddhi pAmela aneka vyaktionA pathadarzaka banyA. Ayurvedika davAonA niSNAta rAjavaidya bAlAbhAI bhASAzuddhino Agraha, namra ane vinayI-vivekI vANI, A rAjamAtAonA rAjavaidha hatA. temanAM AgavAM lakSaNo hatAM. e ja kakSAnA zrI gaurIprasAda koIpaNa kaoNlejamAM gujarAtI sAhityamAM jANItA saMzodhaka jhAlA paNa eTalA ja vidvAna ane susaMskRta! ane vivecaka zrI vijayarAya vaidyane jo koI na vAMce to ramatagamatanA kSetramAM paNa nAgaro pAchA paDyA nathI. adhyApako ane vidyArthIonuM adhyApana ane adhyayanakArya adhUruM haMmezA agresara rahyA che. krikeTanA khelADI sva. vinu mAMkaDa mATe ja gaNAya. kahevAyuM che ke jayAre bhAratanI TIma IgleMDanA pravAse gaI tyAre gujarAtanA itihAsavidda ane jUnAgaDhanA adanA nAgara bIjI TesTamAM (1952) bhAratanI vikeTo TapoTapa paDavA mAMDI zrI zaMbhuprasAda desAI (jeo hamaNAM jaipha vaye avasAna pAmyA.) hatI ane vinu mAMkaDe AvIne bAjI saMbhALI lIdhI. beTIMgamAM e paNa jabarA itihAsakAra hatA. temanA parivArajano Aje ane bolIMga paNa evI vedhaka karI ke bhArata jItI gayuM. Ama, paNa temanI ghaNI vAto evI kare che jenI itihAsa kadI noMdha bIjI TesTa mAMkaDa TesTa tarIke oLakhAya che. je yogya che. lIdhI nathI. gujarAtanA lokAyukta zrI zukala paNa nAgara ja hatA. ka Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #418 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TinI hoya hoya paraMta 402 pathapradarzaka mutsaddIomAM jemanAM nAmano ullekha thayo nathI chatAM jeo viSe haLavA lekho ane manoraMjaka sAhityamAM sva. jyotIndra pustako paNa lakhI zakAya tema che evA zrI jayasukhalAla hAthI, daveno vAraso zrI bakula tripAThI ane zrI tAraka mahetA saMbhALI zrI kanaiyAlAla desAI, temanA putro sva. hitendrabhAI desAI tathA rahyA che. "ekazana rIple' e temanuM AtmavRttAMta che to "vaikuMTha zrI pramodabhAI desAI paNa jANItA che. zrI hitendrabhAI desAI nathI jAvuM" e bakula tripAThInA hAsyalekhono saMgraha che. zrI ghaNA varSo sudhI gujarAtanA pradhAnamaMDaLamAM temaja chelle mukhya bakula tripAThI vyavasAye to vANijyanA prAdhyApaka (eca. ela. pradhAna paNa banI cUkyA che. sAhityanA kSetramAM zrI ratnamaNirAva koleja opha komarsamAMthI, e ja padethI nivRtta thayA)! Ama bhImarAva diveTIyA paNa adanA ane ajoDa sAhityakAra hatA. chatAM, temanI "gujarAta samAcAra' mAM "kakko ane bArAkhaDI"nA | gujarAtanA pathadarzakono itihAsa to ApaNe tapAsyo. zIrSaka nIce AvatA haLavA-mArmika ane kaTAkSapUrNa lekho e jema jema samaya vaheto jAya tema tema jJAtijano paNa vikAsa sUcavI jAya che ke teoe zrI jyotIndra daveno vAraso jALavI pAmatAM jAya ane teonI saMkhyA vadhe. nAgara jJAtinI e rAkhI temAM, temAM vaividhyapUrNa sudhArA ApyA che. zrI bakulabhAI vizeSatA rahI che ke teonI saMkhyA vadhI chatAM pathadarzaka nAgaronI Ama paNa naDiyAdanA zrI go. mA. tripAThInA kuTuMbIjana-AthI TakAvArImAM ghaTADo noMdhAyo nathI. e siddha kare che ke jema jema sAhityanA saMskAro to temanAmAM janmajAta ja hoya ne? tenuM jIvanane vikasavAnI navI kSitijo maLI tema tema nAgara jJAtie temaNe saMvardhana karyuM che. e kSitijo apanAvIne navA navA vyavasAyo, sevAo, hAthamAM zrI javAhara bakSI ane zrI praphullabhAI nANAvaTI e laIne pathadarzaka banavAnA temanA kAryamAM sahejapaNa oTa AvavA prakhyAta gajhalakAro-kadAca teo AmAM praNetA nahIM hoya paraMtu dIdhI nathI. teonI gajhala racanA eTalI ucca koTinI hoya che ke temane nAgaronuM uttama pradAna alabatta saMgItanA ane sAhityanA vAMcyA sivAya-svarAMkanamAM utAryA sivAya gajhala rasikone kSetramAM ja rahyuM che. zrI caMdrakAMta bakSInA zabdomAM kahIe to, potAnA jIvanamAM kAMIka prApta karavAnuM bAkI che ema lAge! nAgaroe to sAhityanI paraMparAnA diggajonuM kAma karyuM che." nAgara bhAIo ane baheno saMgItanA badhA ja prakAro, sAhityanA badhA ja prakAro kAvya. navala, vivecana ane prayogazIla sugama saMgIta, loka saMgIta, zAstrIya saMgIta ke vAdya saMgItamAM sAhitya-badhA ja prakAromAM ane svarUpamAM pradAna karIne avvala khUba jhaLakyA che. zrImatI kaumudIbahena munzI, zrImatI naMbare AvatA hoya to temanuM nAma zrI sitAMzubhAI yazazcaMdra che. mAlinIbahena mahetA (rANA) zrImatI baMsarIbahena yogendrabhAI parivAramAM sauthI nAnA paNa gujarAtI sAhityamAM Ucca koTinA bhaTTa, zrImatI vibhAbahena desAI, zrImatI hemAMgInIbahena sAhityakAra evA zrI sitAMzubhAI yazazcaMdrane maLelA desAI, zrImatI haMsAbahena dave, zrImatI pratimAbahena trivedI pAritoSiko, evorDajha, suvarNacaMdrako ane anya puraskAronI ane anya to gaNyA gaNAya nahIM evA A kalAkAronI rekorDajha saMkhyA kadAca ghaNI lAMbI thavA jAya che. teo nivRtta hovA chatAM ane keseTsa paNa badhAMne game tevI ane dhUma vecANa thAya che bhAratabharamAMthI mAtra cAra ja vidvAnone yu.jI.sI. taraphathI tevI che. zrImatI kaumudIbahenanuM "tame thoDuM ghaNuM samajo to emIreTsanI skolarazIpa maLI che. te saMdarbhe teo pazcima bhArata sAruM" ke pachI zrImatI vibhUtibahena dhruvanuM "huM to tArI te saMga ane gujarAtamAM kadAca sau prathama vyakti che. te prophesarazIpa nahIM boluM re" ke evuM bIjuM koIpaNa gIta hoya paNa mIThuM to aMtargata, teone bhAratanI koIpaNa bhASAmAM game tyAM saMzodhana lAge ja! A sAthe nAgaronA parivAramAM jaNAtI maryAdAo karavAnI svataMtratA maLI che. AthI, temane maLelA puraskAro ane saMskAro paNa A badhA gItomAM chatAM thAya che. zrImatI sitAMzubhAInA nAma sAthe saMkaLAIne dhanya banI gayA ema lAge mAlinIbahenanAM gItone lagabhaga 50 varSa thayAM chatAM Aje paNa che. teonI racanA 'jaTAyuM', "leDI lAlakuMvara', 'ekalavya' tathA eTalAM ja tAjAM lAge che. pachI "maMdiramAM bAje che baMsarI" khagrAsa'nA anuvAdo paNa anya bhASAmAM thayA hoya eTalI hade hoya ke "mane AbhalAnI korathI utAro kavirAja" hoya. te prasiddhi pAmI che. bhAratIya jJAnapITha evorDa, narmada suvarNacaMdraka, raNajItarAma suvarNacaMdraka ane evAM to keTalAM nAma gIta saMgItamAM haMsAbahena davene kema bhUlAya? "UMcI gaNAvIe? teo sAceja, nivRtti pachI paNa pathadarzakanuM kAma karI meDI te mArA saMtanI re" ane "rAdhAnuM nAma tame vAMsaLInA sUra rahyA che. mahIM, vahetuM na melo ghanazyAma" uparAMta "Aja re suteluM jIvana PvanamAM koI mAM utA Jain Education Intemational Page #419 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 403 pratibhAo jAgyuM" jevAM to asaMkhya gIto-lokagIto sAMbhaLyA ja karIe, basa sAMbhaLyA ja karIe ema thayA kare! zrI Azita desAI ane sau hemAMgInI desAInI belaDIe paNa gaLathuthImAMthI maLelAM saMgItane keLavI keLavIne eTale hada sudhI nikhAryuM che ke temanAM gIto, gajhalo bhajano vi. sAMbhaLIe tyAre ApaNuM hRdaya tarabatara thaI jAya. gujarAtI sIrIyalomAM tathA dUradarzana parathI prasArita thatA "cANakya' e paNa saMgIta pIrasyuM che. laMDananA eka samAraMbhamAM temaNe gAyeluM, "rAma tame sItAjInI tole na Avo' e ghaNuM ananya banI gayuM che. saMgItano rasathALa pIrasIne janatAnI sevA ja karI che. saMgItamAM gAyakInI sAthe sAjanI paNa jarUra paDe. ane tenA sAjIMdAo paNa nAgaramAM eka karatAM eka caDhiyAtA che. tabalAmAM zrI Azita desAInA sva. kAkA zrI parAzarabhAI ane zrI Azita desAInA putra, UgatA kalAkAra zrI AlApa desAI- (temano samagra parivAra saMgItamAM otaprota che) to che ja. zrI vinAyaka vorAe tAra zahanAImAM pravINatA meLavI to temanA putra zrI uttama vorA ane zrI sarveza vorA saMgItamAM paNa AgaLa che. Aje, dUradarzana parathI prasArita thatI, sAmAnya rIte, koIpaNa gujarAtI zreNImAM zrI uttaka vorAnuM saMgIta pratyakSa ke parokSa rIte jaNAya che ja! zrI gaurAMga vyAsane to potAnA mAtApitA zrI avinAza vyAsa ane zrImatI sulocanAbahena pAsethI ja saMgItanA saMskAro maLyA ane "bApa karatAM beTo savAyo' e kahevata yathArtha karI batAvI che. gujarAtI philmI saMgIta uparAMta dUradarzana upara ane anya aneka sthaLoe ahIMyA ane videzamAM temanA saMgIte lokone mugdha karyA che. dUradarzana jyArathI vadhu pracalita banyuM. tyArathI tenA kalAkAromAM nAgaroe dhUma macAvI che. "eka mahala ho sapano kA' ane 'sAsa bhI kabhI bahu thI' mAM abhinayanAM ajavALAM pAtharanAra zrImatI aparA mahetA ke "so dahADA sAsunA'mAM abhinaya karatAM zrImatI nehA mahetAe prekSako ane darzakonA mana upara sAro evo jAdu karyo che. jhA parivAranA zrI muni jhA, zrI hemaMtabhAI jhA ane temanA putro paNa dUradarzana para AvatI aneka zreNIomAM abhinaya ApI cUkyA che. ane agresara rahyA che. zrI mehula buca paNa AvA ja ugatA kalAkAra che. AvA ja kalAkAro zrI dilIpabhAI dhoLakiyA (tArI AMkhano aphINI) tathA zrI rajata dhoLakiyA potAnI kalAnA pradarzana dvArA potAnuM nAgara jIvana dhanya mAne che. zrI rAsabihArIbhAI desAI ne to yAda karavA ja paDe. emaNe lagabhaga 1962 mAM saMgItakSetre bhekha lIdho. jAte bhautikazAstranA prAdhyApaka hovA chatAM, nAgara jIvaDo eTale kAMIka karyA sivAya nA cAle. temaNe "zruti" gAyakavRMdanI sthApanA karI. teonA netRtva heThaLa temaNe "zruti" nA bhAvavAhI gItonI keseTa paNa prasiddha karI. temanA bhAvavAhI gIto, "nA jA, nA jA sAjanA" ke pachI "ke Ave mehuliyo re" karNapriya che. temaNe gAyelAM gIto "A ja meM to madharAte sAMbhaLyo mora" tathA "mADI tAruM kaMku kharyuM" jeTalA bhAvathI gAyAM che teTalI ja asara sAMbhaLanAranA mana upara thayA vagara rahetI nathI. temanAM patnI zrImatI vibhAbahena desAInuM "najaruM nA kAMTAnI bhUla" ke pachI "varasAde kevI bhIMjAtI huM e vAgoLavAnuM mana thAya evAM gIto che. sva. nInubhAI majhamudArano saMgIta vAraso temanA putra zrI udayabhAIe tathA putrIo zrImatI mInaLa mahetA ane zrImatI rAjula mahetAe jALavI rAkhyo che. zrI udaya majhamudAra eka sArA saMgItakAra che. banne dIkarIo sAruM gAya che. "rakSA karo jagadaMbA" ane "eka savAle sAjana hArI gayo" mAM sUranI mIThAza mANavA jevI che. gujarAtanA saMgIta ustAda zrI paMDita omakAranAtha ThAkurane je ziSyo maLyA temAM moTA bhAganA nAgaro ja hatA. zrI atulabhAI desAI, zrI ketumAna pAraghI ane sva. zrI kIrtibhAI vaiSNava, zrI atulabhAI desAInAM ghaNAM zAstrIya gIto pracalita che. paraMtu bhairavImAM temanI gAyakInI tole bahu ochA Ave. philmI kalAkAra sva. zrI vI. eca. desAInA laghubaMdhu zrI lomezabhAI desAInA nivAse thatA ustAda phaiyAjhakhAnA jalasAo ghaNAe mANyA che. zrI lomezabhAInI putrI zrImatI zubhadAbahene paNa rasulanabAI pAsethI saMgItanI tAlIma meLavI ane vaDodarAnI myujhIka kolejamAM teo adhyApikA hatAM. amadAvAdanA ja kalAkAra parivAra zrI zyAmala munazI. zrI saumila munazI ane zrImatI AratI munazI to AjIvana saMgIta mATe sarjAyAM che. temano progrAma goThavavAnA AyojanamAM temane maLavA mATe pUrva maMjUrI levI paDe tema che. navarAtrInA garabA, sugama saMgIta ke zAstrIya saMgItamAM munazI parivAre gujarAtane saMgItanA raMge raMgyo che. videzomAM paNa saMgItakSetre zrI harezabhAI bakSI tathA zrI Jain Education Intemational Page #420 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 404 pathapradarzaka gujarAta yuni.nA bhUtapUrva kulapati zrI pI. sI. vaidya, AMtararASTrIya khyAti pAmanAra muMbAInI jazaloka hospiTalanA niyAmaka DaoN. piMDANI, AMtararASTrIya khyAti pAmanAra orthopeDIka sarjana DaoN. ke. TI. dhoLakiyA, aneka evorDa jItanAra ane sAhitya rasika-lekhaka zrI sudhIrabhAI desAI tathA temanAM patnI zrImatI tAriNIbahena desAI isaronA zrI dhIrenabhAI avAsiyA. jeo chelle gujarAtanA mukhyapradhAna zrI narendrabhAI modInA rahasya maMtrI paNa banyA che. elisabrIja-amadAvAdanuM bAMdhakAma aMdAjI (rUA. 4.5 lAkha) karatAM ochA kharce (rUA. 2.5 lAkha) pUruM karanAra zrI hiMmatalAla bhaceca vi. nAgara mahAnubhAvo mATe svAbhAvika ApaNane mAna thAya. narmadAnI parikramAne graMthastha karanAra zrI narmadAnaMdajI yoganuM jIvanamAM mahattva samajAvIne tenI vaijJAnika tAlIma ApanAra pU. zrI adhyAtmAnaMdajI (amadAvAda zivAnaMda AzramanA bhUtapUrva vaDA), dUradarzanamAM gujarAtI ane hiMdI dhArAvAhikomAM potAnA abhinaya vaDe khyAti pAmanAra zrI kamalezabhAI ojhA, raMgabhUminA tejasvI adAkAra zrI utkarSa majhamudAra ane bIjAM to keTalAMya motI A nAgara parivAromAM saMjIva munazI ane zrImatI mInAbahena munazInAM nAmo mukhya che. zrI jyotirdhara desAI mULa to pATaNanA nAgara! e paNa jUnI peDhInA saMgItanA niSNAta. zrImatI nIladhArAbahena desAI paNa evAM ja sarasa gAyaka: zrI jyotirdharabhAIe ghaNA kAryakramo ApyA ane muMbaInA AkAzavANI kAryAlanuM vaDapaNa saMbhALyuM che. | vahIvaTanA kSetramAM AgaLa paDatAM nAmomAM zrI cinmaya dhArekhAna tathA vaDodarAnA samAhartA (kalekaTara) zrI bhAgyeza jhAnAM nAmo ghaNA mokhare che. svabhAve bane namra ane vivekI. ATalo moTo hoddo paNa ADaMbara ke abhimAna lezamAtra nahIM. sAmAjika saMbaMdho sAcavavAnI nAgaronI lAkSaNikatAne teo kuzaLatAthI saMbhALe che. cinmayabhAI bhAratanuM pratinidhitva AMtararASTrIya stare anekavAra karI cUkyA che. gujarAtamAM sau prathama vaDodarA jillAne E,GovernancemAM mUkavAnuM zreya zrI bhAgyezabhAIne phALe jAya che. teo agAu kheDAnA kalekaTara hatA tyAre zreSTha kalekaTaranuM pAritoSika jItI cUkyA che ane vaDodarAmAM paNa temano vahIvaTa kUdake ne bhUsake adyatana banI rahyo che. kalekaTara tarIke vyasta rahevA chatAM jJAtinA ke dhArmika prasaMgomAM temanI hAjarI sAmAnya rIte hoya ja! temano kAvyaracanAno zokha advitIya che. te mANavI game tevI che. tenI keseTa ane pustaka paNa temaNe prakAzita karyA che. sAcA dharma taraphanI temanI gati vicAra, vANI ane vartanamAM jaNAyA vagara rahetI nathI Ama, bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA nAgara kalekaTara maLe te nAgaro ane bIjAonuM paNa saubhAgya ja che ne? pathadarzaka banI cUkelA hajI to ghaNA mahAnubhAvo che. hajI e prakriyA cAlu ja che. teono mAtra nAmollekha karIne ja saMtoSa mAnIe. janI gujarAtI-hiMdI philmonA adAkAra zrI umAkAMtabhAI desAI. gujarAta pANI pUravaThA ane gaTara vyavasthAnA bhUtapUrva adhyakSa zrI ramezabhAI mahetA, jUnI gujarAtI raMgabhUmi ane calacitronA kalAkAra sva. lAlajIbhAI naMdalAla, (jeonA nAmano coka-vaDodarAmAM astitva dharAve che, ane pallavIbahena mahetA acchA kalAkAra hatA. mAtra svamAnane khAtara potAno Ucca hoddo-dilhI yuni.nuM kulapatipada-choDI denAra, zrI upendrabhAI bakSI (jeo da. gu. yuni.nA kulapati rahI cUkyA che). zrI je. je. aMjAriyA, laoNrDa meghanAda, sarvocca adAlatanA nivRtta nyAyAdhIza zrI zaileza majhamudAra, gujarAta ucca adAlatanA nyAyAdhIzo, zrI sI. ke. buca sAheba, zrI kamalabhAI mahetA tathA Ucca gaNitajJa ane paDelAM che. philmomAM jyAre Adhunika samayamAM dhArmika philmonuM mahattva nahotuM tyAre "jaya saMtoSI mA utArIne philma jagatamAM krAMti sarjI te zrI nAnAbhAI bhaTTa ane temano parivAra zrI vijaya bhaTTa (rAmarAjya khyAti prApta), zrI mahezabhAI bhaTTa, zrI vikramabhAI bhaTTa, zrI mukezabhAI bhaTTa ane ku. pUjA bhaTTane kema bhUlAya? "bAgabAna" mAM abhinayathI lokonAM mana upara eka judI ja chApa upasAvanAra zrI parezabhAI rAvaLa paNa nAgara ja che ne? teo koIpaNa pAtra bhajave paNa temAM teo pote otaprota thaI jAya che. lalitakalAomAM citrakalA ghaNI muzkela-kaparI kalA gaNAya che. nAgaro temAM paNa pAchA paDyA nathI. vaDodarAnA zrI jalendubhAI dave A ja prakAranA adanA kalAkAra che. kalAne ja jIvana mAnI laIne teoe saMgItamAM tathA citrakalAmAM vaDodarA pAse ja tAlIma lIdhI. sthAnika zALAmAM citrazikSaka tarIke joDAyA. AjasudhInI kArakirdI daramyAna teoe 21 thI vadhu puraskAro meLavyA che. 17 thI vadhuvAra teonA one man show athavA sAmuhika pradarzano rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya kakSAe yojAyAM che. hAla nivRtta jIvanamAM paNa A ja pravRtti Jain Education Intemational Page #421 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 405 kare che. vizeSa karIne tAMtrika citronA arthaghaTanamAM ane maulika Avaze tyAre pathadarzanano sAco artha ane nAgaro mATe rIte tAMtrika citrAMkanamAM ananya siddhio prApta karI che. khAsa dhanyatAno dina banaze.) karIne zrI gaNapati, zrI mAtAjI tathA zrI mahAdevajInI chelle samApanamAM manovijJAna AdhArita manocikitsA citrakalAmAM teoe vaividhya ApyuM che. ane chatAM bhaktibhAva (Prychiatry) no viSaya laIne DokaTara banelA zrI haMsalabhAI jaLavAI rahe e rIte citrAMkana karyuM che. bhacejA ane zrI mRgeza vaiSNava vyavasAye to tabIba kharA ja A viSaya ja evo che ke jenuM samApana hoya ja nahIM. paraMtu mANasanA manamAM utarIne temanI samasyAo samajI teno mAtra upasaMhAra ja hoya. nAgara pathadarzakomAM to AvanAra ane tabIbI tathA manovaijJAnika ukela zodhavAmAM tathA hiMmata keLavIne janAra saMkhyAnI koI ja maryAdA nahIM. Ama chatAM, A lekha pramANamAM saMkoca thAya evA viSayomAM teo lakhavAmAM AvA ja jotAM ema kahyA vagara rahI zakAtuM nathI ke nAgaro bhale nAgara tabIboe sAce ja pathapradarzananuM kAma karyuM che. vidyamAna hoya ke divaMgata. teo potAnA kAyothI sadAya janAgaDha mahilA maMDaLa dvArA vikAsanAM kAryo pathadarzaka ja rahyA che. paramArtha ane pathadarzakanuM kAma karavAmAM niHsvArthabhAve satata karatAM rahetAM zrImatI mahAzvetAbena vaidyane eka nAma atyAre umerI dauM! zrImatI sudhAbahena munazI! tAjetaramAM ja 2003-04 nA varSa mATe reDa enDa vhAITa temaNe "rasasudhA' pustaka lakhIne saunA moDhAmAM pANI ANI dIdhuM brevarI (vIratA) padaka mAnanIya rAjyapAlazrInA haste enAyata che. A kArya avirata cAlu ja rahevAnuM che. thayo che. mahilA utkarSanI pravRtti e jyAre divAsvapna gaNAtuM A vizeSatA ja teone anya jJAtiothI kadAca alaga tyAre zrImatI mahAzvetAbene A pravRtti jUnAgaDhamAM zarU karI. tArave che. komyuTara tAlIma ane zikSaNa e mAtra bIjAo jene pariNAme nAgara baheno potAnI garbhita zakti bahAra lAvI mATeno ijAro nathI. e siddha karavA mATe nAgara yuvAna- zakI che ane svamAnathI jIvana vitAvI zake che. junAgaDhanA zrI rANA amerikAnI adAlatamAM gayA ane jItyA. evA ja nAgara ane AmarolImAM nivRtta jIvana A rIte teoe komyuTara zikSaNa samagra vizva mATe sulabha vitAvatA paNa eka samayanA gujarAtanA mAhitI niyAmaka tathA banAvyuM ane bila geTsano ijAro toDyo. A paNa svArtha sAthe graMtha nirmANa borDanA adhyakSa zrI jayezabhAI desAIne tAjetaramAM sevA to kharI ja! hArmoniyamanI tAlIma laI vizvavikrama ja sI. DI. dezamukha evorDathI sanmAnita karavAmAM AvyA che. sthApanAra junAgaDhanA nAgara yuvAna zrI vaiSNava pathadarzaka nathI? zrImatI puSpAbena mahetA, sva. zrI zaMbhuprasAda desAInAM (zrI jaya vasAvaDAe sAcuM ja noMdhyuM che. "nAgara zabda bahena tathA zrImatI arUNAbahena desAIne paNa mahIlA pravRtti jAti ke jJAtivAcaka nathI ane nahIM hovo joIe paNa mATe kema bhUlAya? teoe mahilA zikSaNa mATe gujarAtamAM guNavAcaka banavo joIe. jema adhyAtmamAM koI sAdhaka gautama potAnAthI banatuM badhuM ja karyuM ane pariNAme Aje vaDhavANamAM buddha jevA kaivalya jJAnI bane to teNe budhdhatva prApta karyuM ema (hAlanuM surendranagara) zikSaNa phAlyuM phulyuM che. teno saghaLo yaza kahevAya che. te ja rIte, koIpaNa jJAti ke dharmanI vyakti ziSTatA A bane sannArIonA phALe jAya che. sAthe zAlinatAmAM nAgaronI barobarI kare to te "nAgarava' pAchuM ema karavAmAM paNa rAha ciMdhavAno ja Azaya; pAmyo ema kahIne nAgarapaNAne dhanya nA karI zakAya? e dina potAno koI ja aMgata svArtha nahi! Jain Education Intemational ation Intermational Page #422 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ oo [[0]] 12. [0] 43 4 43 ! Too ol - 43 O [[0]] O 0. 00 O 1 3 2 *kokokokokoDDDDDDDDDD jaDezvara mahAdeva - jaDezvara (vAMkAnera) navuM sUryamaMdira (surajadevaLa)-thAna cAmuMDA maMdira (kizanagaDha) dvArakAdhIzanuM maMdira (dvArakA) AsoDA devaDAnuM mukhya maMdira (vijApura) 33. dharaNIdharanuM maMdira DhImA) dazAvatAra maMdira (kadavADa) soraTha zivamaMdira (prAMcI) gujarAtI bhavya bhAvanAto olavaMto dhabakAra che. Ama e DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD phoTo:- Do.haribhAI gaudAnI [[ko] [[6] Tos ; $1 [[0] 100 00 3. [[0] [[0] 63 3 .. 10 Go .. 10, - ht 4001 nor O 10. Got * cot ' 1 362 ' or 400 3 oof [0]] Page #423 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo bhAratanA yazasvI kalAdharo-sthapati, sUtradhAra, zilpI prA. DaoN. Ara. TI. sAvaliyA bhAratamAM zilpasthApatyakalAno prAcIna vaibhava vAraso jaLavAyo che. Avo amUlya vAraso ApaNe tyAM isavI sananA ke pachInA samayamAM najare paDe che. paraMtu AvI suMdara kAmagIrI karanAra koNa te vize jANakArI prApta karavAnuM bhAgye ja sUjhyuM che. devamaMdiro baMdhAvanAra tema ja hastalikhita graMtho lakhAvanAra rAjAmahArAjAo, bhAvika zAhukAro, saMghapatio ane itara sajjano ane sannArIonAM ghaNAM nAmo ApaNane prAcIna zilAlekho athavA grantha prazastiomAMthI maLe che. paNa vikhyAta maMdiro ke manohara pratimAonA sthapatio athavA zilpIonAM nAmo cit ja maLI Ave che. jo ke maMdira baMdhAvanAra karatAM maMdira bAMdhanAra tradhAra ke sthapatinI mahattA jarAya ochI nathI, to paNa moTebhAge prajA ane itihAsakAro to rAjAdhirAjane ja yAda rAkhI rahyAM che, jyAre e bhavya devAlaya bAMdhanAra sUtradhAra ke enI benamUna nakazI karanAra ane pratimAo ghaDanAra zilpIone to ApaNe bhUlI ja gayA chIe. vartamAna samayanA mUrtikAro nAgajI 1, hasamukha paTela, dattAtreya kelakara, kAntilAla kApaDiyA, ratilAla kAMsodarIA vagerene yAda karavA ja rahyA. ekavIsamI sadInA sUryodaya samaye e pUrvanA kalAdharono paNa paricaya meLavIe. A paricayo karAvanAra prA Do. rAmajIbhAI ThAkarazIbhAI sAvaliyAno paNa paricaya joIe. janma : 11, jAnyuArI, 1959 vatanaH kAtharoTA (tA. dhArI, ji. amarelI). bhAratIya saMskRti viSayamAM ema.e. (1982) ane pIeca.DI. (1989). 'gujarAtanI hiMdu devIonuM pratimA vidhAna' nAmanA mahAnibaMdhanuM jhasjadanavI dillInA anudAna dvArA prakAzana (1991) ane 'gujarAtamAMnI mAtRkAonuM mUrtividhAna' (1993) ane 'kalAvimarza' (2000), 'vicAravimarza' (2001) gujarAta sAhitya akAdamInI Arthika sahAyathI prakAzana. 'gujarAtanI dikpAla pratimAo' (1998) ane 'pAzupatasaMpradAya udbhava ane vikAsa' (1999), 'ApaNAsaMto' (2004), 'saradAra paTela ' (2000) pustaka rUpe prakAzana. 'gujarAtanAM prAcIna sarovaro taLAvo ane kuMDo' yunivarsiTI graMthanirmANa borDa dvArA prakAzita (2000), 'saMskRta sAhitya ane itihAsamAM zAstrI' (dvitIya) nI padavI (1997). 407 (1) ka.bhA. dave raupyacaMdraka : gujarAta itihAsa pariSada, 1991 (2) samAjagaurava puraskAra : lokasevA phAunDezana, amadAvAda. me, 1999 (3) sva. Do. hirabhAI gaudAnI samAja gaurava puraskAra : saurASTra leuvA paTela samAja, amadAvAda, 29, julAI, 2001 (4) zrImatI sarayU vasaMtagupte raupyacaMdraka, gu.I.pa., 2001 (5) samarpaNa sevA samiti sammAna gujarAtanI samAja, koTA rAjasthAna, 2001 kayUreTara kama lekacarara, vicAra TrasTa, dhAtu saMgrahAlaya' (1982 julAI thI 1984 julAI) 1984 thI bho.je. vidyAbhavana, amadAvAda bhAratIya saMskRti viSayamAM adhyayana-saMzodhana ane anusnAtaka kendramAM adhyApaka. Page #424 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 408 bhAratIya saMskRti viSayamAM pIeca.DI. mATe gujarAta yunivarsiTI (okaTo.1996) tathA AMtararASTrIya jainavidyAkendra ane bauddhadarzana viSayamAM ema.phila ane pIeca.DI. mATe gujarAta vidyApITha (mArca,1998) dvArA mAnya mArgadarzaka adhyApaka. 1998-2002mAM bauddhadarzanamAM sAta vidyArthIoe ane jainadarzanamAM cAra vidyArthIoe ema.phila.no abhyAsa pUrNa karela che. 2001-2003 sudhImAM bauddhadarzanamAM pAMca vidyArthIoe * pIeca.DI.no abhyAsa pUro karela che. Guide teacher Foreign Students Centre, Gujarat University (Japanis Students-1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) rASTrIya-AMtararASTrIya kakSAnI purAtattva, itihAsa ane bhAratIya saMskRtinI saMsthAonuM AjIvana sabhyapada dharAve che. 'sAmIpya' adhyayana ane saMzodhana traimAsika (1992 thI) sahAyaka saMpAdaka. gujarAta itihAsa pariSadamAM koSAdhyakSa (1994 thI 1997) ane maMtrI (1997 thI) AMtararASTrIya jainavidyA ane bauddhadarzana kendra ane itihAsa bhAratIya saMskRti vibhAga, gujarAta vidyApIThamAM anusnAtaka kendramAM mahemAna adhyApaka (1996 thI). purAtattva (khoja) zibira-uttara gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM (1992thI) tajjJa tarIke sAmIpya, pathika, kumAra, svAdhyAya, saMbodhi, gujarAta bhavodidha, zodhAdarza, samyak vika Asa,jevA pratiSThita sAmayikomAM gujarAtI, hindI ane aMgrejI bhASAmAM 120 jeTalA vividha viSayonA saMzodhanAtmaka lekho chapAyA. gujarAta vizvakozamAM purAtattva, itihAsa ane bhAratIya saMskRti viSayamAM 80 jeTalAM adhikaraNo chapAyA. rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya parisaMvAdomAM bhAga laI saMzodhana rajU karI carcAmAM bhAga lIdhela che. hAla, adhyApaka, bho.je. adhyayana-saMzodhana vidyAbhavana, (eca.ke.koleja kampAunDa) amadAvAdamAM kAryarata. --saMpAdaka somapurA zilpIone hAla paNa kacchamAM gaIdhara' kahe che. dakSiNa gujarAtanA suthAronI 'gajjara' aTaka A 'gajadhara' zabda uparathI vyutpanna thayela che. vaLI 'zilApaTa' uparathI thayelo 'silAvaTa-'salATa' zabda tene ghaDanAra kArIgara mATe ja vaparAto thayo. kalAdharo ane kArIgaronI judI judI zreNInA vAcaka A zabdamAMnA keTalAka, kAlAntare, jANe samAnArtha hoya tevI rIte prayojAvA lAgyA. prAcIna samayamAM viziSTha zilpI ke sthapatine sAmAnya kArIgara gaNavAmAM Avato nahoto; uttama kalAdhara uparAMta vidvAna ane zAstrajJa hoI e viziSTha sanmAnano adhikArI hato. sthApatyane lagatA judA judA mukhya adhikArIomAM sthapati, sUtradhAra ke sUtragrAhI, takSaka ane vardhakI e pramANe zAstromAM gaNAvela che. sthApatyanI racanAmAM dareka rIte pUrI yogyatAvALo hoya te sthapati je cIpha enjiniyara' kahI zakAya. sthapatinI badhI yojanAo barAbara pAra pADI zake te sUtradhAra ke sUtragrAhI, kArIgaro ene 'sUtara choDo' kahe che. saMskRta sUtradhAra uparathI prAkRta 'suttahAra' thaIne gujarAtI 'suthAra' zabda Avelo che. keTalAka zilpIo parasparane mAnArthe 'ThAra' kahIne saMbodhatA, te A uparathI haze. takSaka eTale nakazIkAma ane mUrtio banAvavAnuM kAma karanAra zilpI. 'vardhakI' eTale lAkaDakAma karanAra kuzaLa kArIgara tema ja mATIkAma karanAra 'moDelisTa'. vardhakI uparathI hindImAM 'baDhaI' zabda Avelo che. ane gujarAtImAM 'vADiyo' zabda vaparAya che. jeno artha 'vahANa vagerenuM suthArIkAma karanAra kArIgaro' evo thayo che ane pArasIonI eka aTaka 'vADiyA' tarIke paNa vaparAya che. A uparAMta zilpI ane sthapati mATe prAcIna zilAlekhomAM gajadhara arthAt 'gaja dhAraNa karanAra' e zabda paNa vaparAyo che. pathapradarzaka jeNe A zilpasthApatyanI samRddhi racI temaNe pUrA khaMta ane vizvAsathI A racanA karI che. A pAchaLa keTalIka dhArmika, paraMparAgata ane vyaktigata bhAvanAo ane mAnyatAone lIdhe zilpIo potAnI kalAkRtimAM potAnAM nAmono ullekha javalle ja karatA hoya che. chatAM paNa kyAMka kyAMka zilpIonAM nAmo maLI Ave che. bhAratanAM zilpo vize ghaNAM graMtho lakhAyAM che. kyAMka sarvottama kalAkRtio paNa najare paDe che. chatAM paNa Page #425 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo zilpakAranA nAmano ullekha i.sa. pU. bIjI sadInA zilpamAMthI maLI Avyo che. sauprathama bhAratIya zilpIono nAmollekha rAmagaDhanI TekarImAM AvelI jogImArAnI guphAmAM devadinna' nAmano ullekha che. devadinna zilpomAM ghaNo kuzaLa hato. te banArasathI Avyo hato. A zilAlekhamAM zilpI mATe 'lupaDakha' zabda che. jeno artha AkAra ghaDavAmAM kuzaLa evo thAya che. ahIM prAcIna ane madhyakAlIna yugamAM thayelA mahAna zilpIo ane sthapatiomAMnA keTalAka mukhya ane vikhyAta kalAdharonI vAta ApaNe karIzuM. zaMga zilpI 'kunika' zaMgakAlanA vikhyAta zilpInuM nAma 'kunika' hatuM. tenI pAsethI ghaNA zilpIoe zilpakaLAnuM jJAna prApta karyuM hatuM. mathurA pAsenI prasiddha yakSanI pratimAnI beThaka upara kotarelA lekhamAMthI kunikanuM nAma maLyuM che. A lekhamAM batAvyA mujaba kunikano vidyArthI gomitra hato. bIjo zilpI te naka hato. te paNa kunikano ziSya hato. nakanuM nAma mathurA pAsenA thiMgAkinagra grAmamAM yakSiNInI pratimAnI besaNI upara kotareluM che. gaMdhAra zilpI agrIsala kuSANa samrATa kaniSkanuM asthipAtra je mANikayAlamAMthI maLI AvyuM che. tenA para gAMdhAranA kArIgaranuM nAma 'agIsala' ApeluM che. mathurAnA zilpI dina guptakALanI pAMcamA saikAnI kAsiyAmAMthI prApta buddhanI parinirvANanI mahAkAya mUrtimAM lekha che. A lekhamAM mathurAnA zilpI dinane A pracaMDa mUrtinA kArIgara tarIke batAvela che. pallavakAlIna mahAna sthapati-zilpI 'lalitAlaya' pallavavaMzanA prAraMbhakAlanI kathA avantisuMdarI che. temAM mahAbalipuranA samudrakAMThAnA prakhyAta sthalazayana zeSazAyI - viSNunA maMdirano jirNoddhAra mahAna zilpI lalitAlaye karelo che tevI noMdha che. sthApatya, zilpa, kASThakalA kArIgarInA tajajJa - tarIke tenI noMdha che. A mahAna sthapatine pallavarAjyanA zreSTha kArIgara tarIke varNavelo che. 409 cAlukyakAlanA sthapati tAmrapatranA 'chattare revaDI ovajanI' cAlukya rAjAnA putra kIrtivirmananA anudAnamAM vikramAditye kAMcIpuranA rAjasiMhezvara maMdiramAM dAna ApyAnI vigata che. uparAMta A maMdiranA zilpakAmathI te eTalo badho prabhAvita thayo ke teNe tenA upara suvarNano thara caDhAvyo ane pallava rAjyanA keTalAka zilpIo ane sthapatione potAnA rAjyamAM laI gayAnA spaSTa purAvA che. zilpa ane sthApatyanAM lakSaNone vikramAdityanA samayamAM paTTaDakalanAM maMdiromAM najare paDe che. tenA anumodana mATe virupAkSa maMdiranA pUrva daravAjAno zilAlekha che. temAM lakheluM che ke zreSTha sUtradhArI dakSiNano che. bIjA zilAlekhamAM pApanAtha maMdiranI pUrva bAjunI prazastimAM jaNAvyA mujaba zilpI 'chattare revaDI ovajanI' e dakSiNanA dezamAM maMdiro banAvyAM. A zilpI sarvasiddhi AcAryanI maMDaLIno hato. te ja virupAkSa maMdirano sthapati hato. zilpI guMDya vijayavADAnI bhavya dvArapAlanI mUrtinA pAchaLanA bhAganA lekhamAM veMgI darabAranA 'guMca' zilpIe A pratimA karelI che. tene pUrvanA cAlukya rAjA viSNuvardhane zreSTha kArIgara tarIke khUba mAna ApyuM hatuM. pallava rAjA vicitracitta mahendravardhana pallava rAjyanI hakUmata heThaLa 'mahendravardhana' nAmano suvikhyAta rAjA kalAkArIgarImAM zreSTha hato. te citrakAromAM potAnI jAtane siMha gaNato (citrakAra puli). te pote zilpI, sthapati, kavi ane saMgItajJa hato. khaDaka sthApatya ane zilpamAM tAmila pradezane teNe nAmanA apAvI hatI. tenA maMDagapaTTa lekhamAM tenI kalA mATenI adbhuta dRSTi ane kutUhalavRttivALA magajano A rAjA kalAno cAhaka 'vicitra citta' tarIke prazaMsA pAmIne prakhyAta thayo. coLakAlanA mahAna zilpI ravi pallavonI praNAlI cola rAjAomAM paNa cAlu rahI. rAjendra colanA samayanA mahAna zilpI 'ravi'nI nipuNatA sthapati uparAMta judAM judAM zilponA graMtho racavAmAM ane judA judA prakAranAM maMdiranAM vimAno, gopuram, maMDapo vageremAM tenI Page #426 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ava 410 pathapradarzaka siddhahastatA najare paDe che. A aMgenuM lakhANa madrAsanI pAse tenI AsapAsanA pradezomAM kaMDArelAM maLI Ave che. zrIkaNa nAme tiruvoTiyura maMdiramAMnA lekhamAMthI spaSTa jaNAya che. zilpIe baMsarI bajAvatI saundaryamayI yuvatInuM zilpa adbhuta devAlaya-cakravartI sovarazi' kaMDAreluM che. tevo lekha A zilpa upara korelo che. caMdelAnA sauthI zreSTha zilpIomAM citrakAra zrIsAtana che. teno putra uttarakAlIna cAlukyanA zilpI sovarazi aMgenA lekhamAM ciMtanaka nAme che. bodhisattva nAdanuM zilpa je "mahobAmAMthI jaNAvyuM che ke tenI caturAIe hAthI, siMha, baLada ane bIjAM maLeluM temAM suMdara akSaromAM lakheluM che ke citrakara nAmanA ghaNAM pazuonI AkRtio, ekabIjAne vIMTaLAyelI batAvelI citrakAra jAtinA ane tamAma lalitakalAnuM jJAna prApta karanAra che. A zilpInI te lekhamAM Atmastuti karelI che. citrakAra zrIsAtAnA putra sakalazilpa vidyAkuzala chinnake A zabdalekhanamAM haMsa ane moranI AkRtino upayoga teNe karyo che. zilpa karyuM che. citrakAra zrIsAtananI A kalAnI kudaratI bakSisa ittagInA mahAdevanA maMdiramAM kaMDArelI zreSTha AkRti ane temAM eTalI mahAna che ke tenAM sagAMsaMbaMdhIoe suMdara zilpatArA vipula pramANamAM bhAtane lIdhe tenI zreSTha zilpI tarIke gaNanA banAvyuM. temAM lekha che ke te jANItA citrakAra sAtananI putravadhU thAya che. zilpomAM zreSTha evI maMdira racanA ane tenI kRtio che. teNe maryAdAmAM rahevA mATe potAnuM nAma nathI ApyuM. tene maMdironA bAdazAha tarIke khyAti apAve che. temAM vinA thI zAsananI citrakAra zrI sAtananI vadhUnuM A zilpa che. sovarazine devAlaya-cakravartI gaNAvyo che. vijayasenanA suMdara maroDamAM korelA lekhamAM mahAna beluranAM hoyazalA maMdiro temaja somanAthapuramAM kalAkAra zUlapANi te vArendra ane tenA vaMzajanI A maMDaLImAM keTalIye zilpAkRtiomAM zilpInAM nAmo ApelAM che ane temanI e goSThI zilpI hato. tenA pitAnuM nAma bRhaspati ane dAdAnuM prApta karelI vyaktigata siddhi temAM jaNAvelI che. A zilpIonAM nAma mAnadAsa ane vaDAdAdA dharma jaNAveluM che. baMgALamAM nAmo jevA ke cAvaNa, dAsoja, maliyana, parImaloja, cikkara kalAkArIgarI mATe ghaNuM abhimAna jaNAya che. teno utsAha hampa, kaMca malloyaNa, masada ane nAgoja. cAvaNa paNa bIjA zilpIomAM batAvelo che, jema ke sUtradhAra viSNubhadra, zilpIomAM zreSTha hato. cikka hampa tribhuvanamaladevano zilpI zilpI maTTIdhara te vikramAdityano putra, karNabhadra, zubhadAsano putra hato. tethI rAjAe tene zilpIomAM "sarva vijetA' tarIke maMkhadAsa ane bIjA ghaNA zilpIo. gaNAvyo che. malliyana zilpIomAM vyAgha samAna hato. viSNu magadhano zilpI somezvara potAnI jAtane kuzaLa citrakAra vardhana nAmanA rAjA paNa zilpIone bahumAna ApatA ane tarIke oLakhAve che. teNe suMdara citra tenI yuvAna priyatamAnuM potAne parvatomAM vaja samAna gaNatA keTalAka zilpIo potAne raMgaberaMgI suzobhanavALuM eka citte AnaMdamayI dhyAnabhoktA sAthe zreSTha zilpIonA vidyArthI tarIke mAnavAmAM abhimAna letA. tevA doryuM hatuM. te potAnI jAtane zilpavinu-mAgadhaH gaNAve che. eka vidyArthIe tribhuvanamalladevane potAnA guru gaNyA che. dasamA saikAno vikhyAta zilpI indranIlamaNi somanAthapuramamAM keTalAMka nAmo lekhamAMthI maLI Ave che. pAlarAjyamAM thaI gayo. tenA ziSya amRte suMdara sUryanI mUrti jema ke bAliha, maraNa, nAsIha, cauDIha, bomma, lohita, cAmaya banAvI hatI te briTIza myujhiyamamAM che. indranIlamaNino ziSya mallitamma, masaNItama vagare.. zIla khUba buddhizALI hato ane teNe potAno ahobhAva tenA paramAra vaMzanA rAjA bhoja kalA ane sAhityanA mahAna guru pratye vyakta karelo che. AmAM zilpIno bhAva, potAnA AzrayadAtA hatA. tenA samayanI zreSTha mUrti vAgdavI (sarasvatI) niSNAta guru ane temanI kalAnI jANakArI aMgenI spaSTa vAta briTIza myujhiyamamAM che. tenI pagathImAM lekha che ke dhArAnagarInA tenA lekhamAMthI tarI Ave che. teNe temanI yAdagIrImAM rAjA bhoje vidyAdevInI mUrtinI sthApanA karAvI. tenI sAthe tenA AbhAranI lAgaNI vyakta karI che. zilpInuM nAma paNa ApeluM ke jeNe te pratimA banAvI. tenuM nAma gujarAtanA yazasvI kalAdharo sUtradhAra manathala. tenI sahiranA putra tarIke noMdha che. gujarAtanI jAhojalAlI ane samRddhi to itihAsaprasiddha caMdelAnI smAraka imAratomAM ghaNA zilpIonAM nAma che. e vaibhava-vArasAne baMdhAvanAra aneka rAjAo, zreSThIo, ApelAM che. temAMnA vyaktigata zilpIonAM nAma khajUrAho ane janasamudAyo hatA. gujarAtano zilpa sthApatyano vAraso Aje Jain Education Intemational Page #427 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 411 pratibhAo paNa gujarAtane gaurava apAve che. jemAM vimalavasahi, moDherA, zobhanadeva rANIvAva, pAlitANA, jUnAgaDha, somanAtha, dvArakA vagere A vimalavasahInI bAjumAM saM. 1288mAM maMtrI tejapAle sthAnonA kalA vArasAno ApaNe gaurava laIe chIe. tenA neminAthanuM suMdara ane bhavya maMdira baMdhAvyuM. je 'lUNavasahI' tarIke baMdhAvanArAonI kIrtikathAo gAIe chIe. paraMtu e zilpa, oLakhAya che. A maMdiranA sUtradhAra "zobhanadeva' nAme mahAna maMdira bAMdhanAra sthapati, zilpI ke sUtradhArane to jANe ApaNe sthapati hovAnuM prabaMdhaciMtAmaNi' vagerenA ullekha uparathI bhUlI ja gayA chIe. bhAratanI jema gujarAtamAM paNa siddhahasta puravAra thAya che. "vastupAlacarita'nA kartA jinaharSe zobhanadevane sthapati, zilpI ane sUtradhAronI paraMparA jaLavAyelI jovA maLe zilpIono agresara ane zAstravidomAM zreSTha kahyo che." zobhanache. je paikI somapurAonI paraMparA Aje paNa potAnI kuzaLa devanI pratiSThA tatkAlIna samAjamAM mahAna AcArya jevI hatI. kalAkArIgarI mATe vikhyAta che. | gujarAtanA prAcIna samayanA vikhyAta sthapati zobhanadeva zilpI zivanAga che. jeNe Abu parvata upara tejapAlanA kahevAthI maMdira taiyAra gujarAtanA AvA ja eka vikhyAta zilpI zivanAga hatA. karyuM. 'vasaMtavilAsa' kAvyamAM noMdhyuM che ke ahIMnA kArIgarone emaNe saM. 745 vasaMtagaDhamAM be moTI dhAtunI kAyotsarga 'snAna" ane bhojananI vyavasthA A parvata upara pradhAnapatnIe dhyAnasthita jinapratimAo bharI pratiSThita karI hatI. je hAla karI hatI, jethI teo potAnAM samaya ane zakti bacAvI zake. piMDavADAmAM jaina maMdiramAM surakSita che. emAMnI eka pratimAnI A zilpI khUba ja niSNAta hatA. teNe pradhAnanAM mAtAnuM chabI nIcenA zilAlekhamAM zilpIe potAnuM nAma "zivanAga' ApyuM che. Alekhana AbehUba karyuM hatuM. gujarAtanA A mahAna sthapationuM sAkSAt pitAmahenaiva srvrupvidhaayinaa| bAMdheluM chelluM maMdira te cittoDanuM kuMbhAsvAmI vaiSNavamaMdira che je zilpanA zivanAgena kRtabhetajinada ymuu|| paMdaramA saikAnI madhyamAM taiyAra thayuM hatuM. temAM sthapati jaita ane arthAtu "sAkSAt brahmAnI jema sarva prakAranA rUponuM tenA be putronuM chabI Alekhana zilpamAM hUbahU kareluM hatuM. vidhAna karanAra zilpI zivanAge A be jinamUrtio karI che." vimalavasahinA kIrtikalazarUpa benamUna kotaraNIvALo DabhoInA killAnA sUtradhAra hIrAdharathI to AkhuM maMDapa kumArapAlanA rAjyamaMtrI prIpAle i.sa. bAramA saikAnI gujarAta suparicita che. siddharAjanA samayamAM rUdramALa bAMdhanAra AsapAsa baMdhAvelo. sadara maMDapa vizALa temaja khUba UMco hoI gaMgAdharanA bhatrIjA hIrAdhare DabhoImAM killAnA daravAjAnAM tenA vacalA mukhya goLaguMjabamAM ati bArIka kotarakAma kareluM kotarakAma kaMDArelA. che. ApaNane maMtramugdha karanAra A maMDapanA bAMdhanAra sthapati e arasAmAM gujarAtanI dakSiNe lATa pradezamAM yuddha zarU ane mUrtionA kaMDAranArA zilpIo koNa hatA ? thayuM ane sAmrAjyanI sattA besADavA siddharAja jAte sainya laI A aMge tapAsatAM mukhya guMbajanI bAjumAM, maMDapanI be gayo. zatruone harAvyA bAda vyavasthA goThavI pAchA pharatAM pAMkhoe be nAnA guMjabamAM lakSmIdevI ane sarasvatI devInI vaDodarAnI pelI pAra sarahadanI rakSA mATe majabUta killAonI pratimAo AvelI che. lakSmIdevInA zilpavALA guMbajamAM jarUra jaNAI. A mATe darbhAvatI (DabhoI) ane jhaMjhuvADA pasaMda sUtradhAra "kAMnA" ane "lAlA"nAM nAmo kotarelAM che. jyAre karyA. deza paradezathI kArIgaro teDAvI devadatta nAmanA eka prakhyAta sarasvatI devInI mUrtinI be bAjue UbhelI be puruSa kalAkArane darbhAvatIno killo bAMdhavAnuM kAma soMpyuM. devadatta eka AkRtionI nIcenA padma upara jamaNI bAjue be hAtha joDIne vayovRddha dakSa zilpakAra hatA. killAo bAMdhavAno emano khAsa UbhelI AkRtinuM nAma sUtradhAra loyaNa ane DAbI bAjue anubhava hato. emaNe dakSiNamAM ghaNAM varSo gALyAM hatAM. keTalAya hAthamAM gaja (mApapaTTI) laI UbhelI vyaktinuM nAma sUtradhAra majabuta herata pamADe tevA killAo emaNe bAMdhyA hatA. kelA nAma kotarelAM che. siddharAja hukamo ApI pATaNa gayA. darbhAvatIno killo Ama gujarAtanA gauravarUpa prasiddha maMdiranA vizvavikhyAta bAMdhavA mAMDyo. devadatta ane hIrAdhare maLI yojanA taiyAra karI. maMDapanA mukhya kalAdharonI mUrtio temanA ja samayamAM koTa saheja laMba catuSkoNa rAkhavAmAM Avyo. cAre tarapha cAra kotarAyelI, teoe ja goThavelI ApaNane maLI che. bhavya daravAjA rAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA. koTanI aMdara koTa hato Jain Education Intemational Page #428 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 412 pathapradarzaka ane dvAranI aMdara aMtaradvAra rAkhavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. kharI kalA gaMgAdhare potAnAM zakti, jJAna, ane anubhava kalA, jyotiSa ane ane sauMdarya A aMtaradvAro ane gokhomAM thavAnAM hatA. zilpa graMtho racavAmAM reDI hatI. zilpa jyotiSanA saMbaMdha paranA darbhavatInA traNa daravAjAnA kotarakAma mATe hIrAdhara phakta enA graMthonI aneka prato saMgrahAyelI paDI che. dekharekha pUrato ja javAbadAra hato. pUrva taraphano daravAjo te jAte siddharAjanA samayamAM pharI rUdramALanuM bAkI raheluM kArya taiyAra karavAno hato. je sauthI zreSTha puravAra thavAno hato. AraMbhAyuM. jemAM vRddha gaMgAdhara zAstrI temaja tenA putra hIrAdhare pUrvaddhAra caNAvA mAMDyo. siMhadvAra, bahArano bhavyadvAra, aMtara rUdramALanuM kArya pUrNa karyuM. zAstravizArada saMskArI zilpI garbha, gokhanI jhINI kArIgarI, phUlo, velAo, pazu-pakSIo, kalAkAronI pAMca peDhIoe rUdramALanA zamaNAM sevyAM ane pUrNa prasaMgacitro svaccha ane bArIkAIthI evAM Abehuba kaMDArelAM ke thayAM. Aje te prANadhara-gaMgAdhara-hIrAdharanuM nAma noMdhavAnI uparanI rUMvATIo judI najare paDe. dvAranI kamAno upara jANe paravA kalA-itihAse kayAM karI che? sAcAM motInI sero jhUlatI hoya, kudaratI velo viMTAI DhAMkI hoya, kavinI kalpanA e kAvyarUpa banI maroDadAra mUrtirUpa zAdhara AkAro stabdha karI de tevA hatA. prAcIna ane gujarAtanI-pazcima hiMdanI viziSTa siddharAjanA hakamathI hIrApara vizenI eka suMdara takatI kalAzelInA AdyapraNetA zAdhara-zAdevanuM nAma bahu thoDA loko pUrva dvAranA moTA gokhamAM mUkavAmAM AvI. loko vAMcatA ane jANatA haze. gupta samayanI zilpakalAno vAraso dharAvanAra tAjuba thatA. tyArathI pUrvadrArane loko "hIrA bhAgoLa'nA nAme zAdhara nAmano yuvAna kalAkAra pATaNa AvyAnI lokakathA che. oLakhavA lAgyA ane Aje e nAme oLakhe che. I.sa. 1500nA arasAmAM thayelA tibeTanA . Aje DabhoInI mulAkAta lenArane hIrAbhAgoLa sauthI itihAsakAra bauddhalAmAM tArAnAthe noMdhyuM che ke zIla rAjAnA " vizeSa AkarSe che. enI kalA kotaraNI jonArane enA bAMdhanAra samayamAM mAravADamAM zAdhara nAme eka mahAna kalAkAra janmyo kalAkAranI zaktino khyAla Ave che. hato. teNe citro ane bIjI evI mahAna ane ciraMjIva hIrAbhAgoLanI sAme rAjA visaladeva vAghelAe saM. kalAkRtio banAvI hatI. enA anuyAyIomAMthI pazcima 1311mAM vaidyanAtha mahAdevanuM bhavya maMdira baMdhAvyuM hatuM. maMdira bhAratanI kalAzailI ubhavI ane nepALa tathA kAzmIramAM e to nAza pAmI gayuM che paNa enuM saMskRta prazastikAvya, ArasanI zailIno bahoLo pracAra thayo. tArAnAthe kalAkAra zAdharane be takatIo upara kotarAyeluM, hIrAbhAgoLanI banne bArasAkha Azraya ApanAra zIla rAjAno ullekha karyo che. te valabhIno upara Aje paNa che. te uparathI jaNAya che ke vaidyanAtha maMdirano zIlAditya pahelo hovo joIe; ane isvIsananA chaThThA saikAmAM nirmAtA AlAdanano putra devaditya nAme nAmAMkita sthapati thayelo gaNIe to zAdhara eno samakAlIna gaNAya. pazcima hato, ane e prazastikAvya kotaranAra padhasiMha nAme zilpI hato. bhAratanI kalAzailInA jUnAmAM jUnA prApta avazeSo i.sa. 6ThThI sadI jeTalA prAcIna che. zilpazAstrI prANadhara acala ke acara hA-ana-zvAMga unnatinA zikhare pahoMcelA ane uttama kalAkArIgarI mATe dezamAM khyAti pAmelA prANadhara cAMpAneranA sUtradhAra zilpazAstrI sAtamA saikAmAM bhArata AvelA cInI musAphara hyuhatA. te vakhate teo samagra dezamAM prANadhara zAstrIne nAme ana-vAMge noMdhyuM che ke enA samaya pahelAM eka bauddha AcArya oLakhAtA. zilpazAstranA UMDA abhyAsI hovAne laIne rAjAo acara ke acale potAnI mAtAnAM puNya ane mukti arthe emane AmaMtraNa ApatA. rAjaprAsAdo, vihAravilAso, derAsaro ajaMtAmAM guphA kotarAvI temAM citro dorAvyAM hatA. A AcArya ane camatkArIdhAmo emanAM dekharekha ane mArgadarzanane AbhArI pazcima bhAratanA hatA. ema hyu-ana-zvAMga noMdhe che. AvA banatAM. emanA putranuM nAma gaMgAdhara hatuM. prANadhara zAstrIe AcArya pazcima bhAratamAMthI Ave tyAre saurASTranA bauddha vihAro sarasvatInA tIre zrIpura (siddhapura)mAM mULarAjanI hAjarImAM ke valabhI vidyApITha sAthe emane saMbaMdha hoya e kalpI zakAya rUdramALanI imAratanuM maharta karIne bAMdhakAma zarU karyuM hatuM. te pachI evuM che. ane to pazcima taraphanA kalAdharone ajaMtAmAM kAma karavAno avakAza maLyo hoya e saMbhavita che. pazcima bhAratanI Jain Education Intemational Page #429 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kalAzailIno vistAra atyAranA prAdezika gujarAta karatAM ghaNo moTo che, ane temAM paNa gujarAta ane rAjasthAnamAM to zilpa sthApatyano vikAsa sAthe thayo hato. alagArI sthapati depo rANakapuranuM prasiddha jaina maMdira, je dharaNavihAra' nAme oLakhAya che enuM bAMdhakAma mevADanA rANA kuMbhArANAnA eka adhikArI dharaNAzAhe saM. 1946mAM pUruM karyuM hatuM. dharaNazAha pAse sthApatyano Adarza siddhapuranA rAjavihArano hato. te samayanA aneka agragaNya zilpIoe dorelA nakazAmAMthI depA nAme zilpIno nakazo pasaMda thayo hato ane te anusAra e mahAprAsAda baMdhAyo hato. depo ardhasaMnyAsI alagArI jevo ane dhUnI gaNAto, paraMtu teNe nirmANa karela dharaNavihAra eka ciraMjIva sthApatya che. maMDana kuMbhArANAno samakAlIna maMDana nAme sthapati hato. enA pitA khetAjI pATaNanA vatanI hatA ane mevADa rAjyanA AmaMtraNathI mevADamAM AvyA hatA. bhAratIya zilpasthApatyanA itihAsamAM maMDananuM nAma cirasmaraNIya che. teNe e viSayanA aneka saMskRta graMthonI racanA karI che. jemAM rUpamaMDana, devatAmUrtiprakaraNa, rAjavallabha, prAsAdamaMDana, vAstumaMDana Adi graMthono samAveza thAya che. citoDagaDha uparanAM keTalAMka sthApatyonI racanA maMDane karI che. zilpI nAthujI : maMDanano nAno bhAI nAthujI paNa kuzaLa zilpI hato. ane teNe 'vAstumaMjarI' nAme gRhasthApatyanA graMthanI racanA karI che. cittoDanA kIrtistaMbhanA upalA mALa para maMDananA samagra kuLa parivAranI pratimAo AvelI che. sthapati vasto mevADanA maMtrI karmAzAhe saM. 1587mAM zatruMjyanA maMdirano jIrNoddhAra karAvyo. tenA keTalAka sUtradhAro amadAvAdanA hatA ane keTalAka karmAzAhanA vatana citoDathI AvyA hatA. e ja maMdirano punaruddhAra khaMbhAtanA vatanI tejapAla sonIe saM. 1650 mAM karAvyo. eno sthapati vasto nAme hato, jene vize prazastikAra hemavijaya kahe che ke, enuM zilpacAturya joIne vizvakarmA paNa enA ziSya thavA icche.' 53 413 sUtradhAra vIro ane sthapati gajaghara vaizya gujarAta ane rAjasthAnamAM vAva jevAM jaLAzayonAM sthApatyanI eka viziSTa paraMparA che, paNa badhI jANItI vAvonAM sthapationAM nAma maLatAM nathI. amadAvAdamAM asAravAmAM Avela dAdAhiranI vAva harIra nAme bAIe saM. 1556mAM baMdhAvI hatI. eno sthapati gajadhara vaizya ane sUtradhAra vIro nAme hato ema tyAMnA zilAlekhamAM jaNAvyuM che. sthapati-zilpI premacaMda somapurA cheka arvAcInakAlamAM paNa aNizuddha prAcIna paddhatie amadAvAdamAM dilhI daravAjA bahAra AveluM 'haThIsIMganuM jaina maMdira' bAMdhavAmAM AvyuM che. enA sthapati-zilpI premacaMda somapurA hatA. saM. 1900 (i.sa. 1844) mAM baMdhAyeluM A maMdira gujarAtanA sthApatyanA gauravarUpa che. kalAvivecakoe A maMdiranI bhAre prazaMsA karI che. 'zilpavizArada' sthapati prabhAzaMkara oghaDabhAI somapurA zrI prabhAzaMkara prAcIna praNAlI jALavI rAkhatA somapurA nAme vikhyAta sthapati kuLamAM janmyA hatA. purANo pramANe bhRguRSinA bhANeja ane prabhAsanA putra vizvakarmA e temanA mULa purUSa gaNAya che. zrI prabhAzaMkara sAmAnya keLavaNI pAmyA hovA chatAM temaNe svaprayatne A viSayano talasparzI abhyAsa karyo hato. zrI somanAtha jevA mahAmerU prAsAdo AThaso-navaso varSa pahelAM baMdhAyelA. tethI tenA zilpanA niyamo vyavahAramAM na hoI amuka aMze vistRta thayelA. zilpa-vizArad zrI prabhAzaMkara somapurAnA kuLamAM paraMparAgata A vijJAna jaLavAI rahela che. ane somanAtha jevA bhavya maMdiranuM navanirmANa prAcIna zilpazAstranA saMpUrNa niyamo mujaba bAMdhavAnA nirNayane zrI prabhAzaMkara jevA kuzaLa sthapatinI dekharekha heThaLa amalamAM mUkAyo. zrI prabhAzaMkarajI zilpazAstranA UMDA marma ane tenuM jJAna dharAvatA hoI zrI somanAtha maMdiranA nava nirmANamAM prAcIna bhAratanI samRddha zilpa-sthApatyakalAne temaNe sajIvana karI che. zilpazAstranuM prAcIna sAhitya saMskRta bhASAmAM che temaja zilpa viSayanI prAcIna vidyA tathA tenA UMDA artha samajanAra jJAtAo paNa alpa saMkhyAmAM che. A saMjogomAM zrI prabhAzaMkara somapurAe sthApatya ane zilpane lagatAM mULa saMskRta graMtho www.jainelibrarv.org Page #430 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 414 vizvakarmA praNita 'vAstuvidyAyAm', 'kSIrArNava', 'dIpArNava', 'vRkSArNava' jevA prAcIna graMtho navamI sadIthI agiyAramI sadInA pazcima bhAratamAM maLe che. uparAMta sAtamI-AThamI sadInA 'lakSaNa-samuccaya' jevA graMthanA anuvAda gujarAtI bhASAmAM karyA, je garvano viSaya che. zrI prabhAzaMkarabhAIe somanAtha maMdira uparAMta jinamaMdiro, derAsaro, upAzrayo, dharmazALAo, jJAnazALAo Adi dhArmika sarjana paNa karyAM che. emanA anuvAda graMtho uttama che. graMtha jotAM ja gujarAtanI prAcIna maMdira-racanA-paddhatinA potAnA vizALa jJAna tathA anubhava joDe A prAcIna zilpa-zAstrIonI temanI adbhuta UMDI samaja spaSTa jaNAI Ave che. kalA ane vidyA ubhayano suyoga sAdhanAra AvA sthapatio ane zilpIo ja prAcIna bhAratanI samRddha paraMparAne jIvaMta rAkhI rahyA che. zilpazAstrI narmadAzaMkara somapurA dhrAgaMdhrAnA mULavatanI rA. narmadAzaMkara mULajIbhAI somapurAe i.sa. 1939mAM 'zilparatna' nAme graMthanI racanA karI hatI. narmadAzaMkare jAte zilpazAstrano abhyAsa karI svahaste keTalAka prAsAdo ane devAlayonI racanAnAM kAma karyAM hatA. zrI narmadAzaMkaranI kuzaLatA dhyAnamAM laI vaDodarA rAjyamAM kalA bhavanamAM prAcIna zilpazAstranA adhyApaka tathA rAjyanA sArvajanika bAMdhakAma khAtAmAM paNa nImavAmAM AvyA hatA. Ama, gujarAtanA sthapatiomAM eka samaye kRti ane zAsravyutpatti sAthosAtha hatAM. temAMnA keTalAke zilpa-sthApatyanA saMskRta graMtho racIne e viSayanA sAhityamAM paNa mUlyavAna phALo Apyo che. zilpasthApatyanI A prAcIna paraMparA ane kalAne Aje paNa gujarAtanA somapurA zilpIo ane sthapatio jALavI rahyA che. je ApaNA mATe gauravarUpa che. taponiSTha mUrtikAra zrI kAntibhAI paTela zrI kAntibhAIno janma Do. baLadevabhAI paTelane tyAM 1926 mAM dakSiNa-pUrva eziyA borniyomAM thayo hato. e samaye bhAratamAM rASTrIya cetanAnI lahera vegavaMtI banI hatI. A vakhate bALaka kAntibhAI rASTrIya netAonI mUrtio banAvatA hatA. te pachI emane rASTrIya svataMtratAnA AMdolanamAM sakriya bhAga levAnI preraNA maLI ane svataMtratA senAnI tarIke kArAvAsa paNa bhogavyo. gAMdhIjIno rASTraprema, anAsakata bhAva, niHsvArtha sevA yuvAna kAntibhAInA Adarza rahyA, jeno prabhAva emanI dareka kalAkRtimAM najare paDe che. kalA emane mATe AdhyAtmika sAdhanA banI gaI. pathapradarzaka kAntibhAIno managamato viSaya citrakalA hatI. jethI emanI pratimAomAM citrAtmakatA AvI jAya che. teoe je.je. skUla opha ArTa (muMbaI)mAM abhyAsa pUro karyA pachI mUrtikalA tarapha vaLyA, tyAre teoe citronI sAthe sAthe mUrti banAvavAnI pravRtti zarU karI. komala bhAvonA aMkana karavAmAM emanI chINITAMkaNuM jANe saMgemaramara para pIMchI jevI mRdula banI jAya che. kAntibhAInI kalAkRtiomAM gAMdhIjI, saradAra paTela, vivekAnaMda, mIrA, Adya zaMkarAcArya, rAmakRSNa, AnandamayImA, jaina AcArya, vinobA, lAlabahAdura zAstrI AdinI pratimAo zreSTha gaNAvI zakAya. kAntibhAInI banAvelI aneka kalAkRtio bhAratanA mukhya zahero dilhI, beMgalora, aNadAvAda, baroDA, niDayAda vageremAM jAhera sthaLoe mUkavAmAM AvI che. gAMdhIjInI 'dAMDIkUca'nI kAMsya pratimA, je amadAvAdamAM gujarAta vidyApITha pAsenA cAra rastA para Avela che, je niraMtara AgaLa vadhatA rahevAnuM AhvAna kare che. A ja prakAre gAMdhIjInI dhyAnastha mUrtinI zAnta mudrA sAranAtha sthita buddhapratimAnI yAda apAve che. gocAraNa karAvatA gopa bALakanI pratimA samagra grAmya jIvananI jhAMTavI karAve che. svataMtratA senAnI zahIdo temaja rASTra bhakatonuM nirUpaNa karatI paTTikA rASTrapremanI parAkASTAne aMkita kare che. yuvakone svataMtratA mATe marI miTavAnI preraNA Ape che, je hAla aDAsa relve sTezanamAM pratiSThita karelI che. AvI ja anya eka avismaraNIya paTTikAmAM prema samAdhimAM lina-magna jheranuM pAna karatI mIrAnI pratimA che. kAntibhAIe banAvelI gAMdhIjInI dAMDIkUcavALI kAsya pratimA amerikAnA nyUyorka zaheranA menahaTana vistAramAM abrAhama liMkana, jyorja voziMgaTana tathA anya vIronI pratimAonI sAthe "zAntidUta"nA rUpamAM 2 okaTobara, 1996mAM sthApavAmAM AvI che. amadAvAdamAM AveluM kAntibhAInuM zilpabhavana eka vizALa kalAkendra che. zaherI jIvanathI dUra zAnta vAtAvaraNamAM AveluM bhavana A tapasvI kalAkAranA divya svapnane sAkAra kare che. samagra sAdhanAothI saMpanna A Adhunika sTuDiyo zrI kAntibhAIe tyAga bhAvanAthI--tyAgIne bhogavavuM-prerAIne lalitakalA akAdamIne bheTa ApI dIdho che. mAtRbhUmi sAthe anubaMdhita kAntibhAI dvArA sarjita mUrtio sAMskRtika cetanA, prema ane sauhArdathI otaprota che. emanI kalA vAstavamAM AsthA, maitrI temaja sauMdaryanI AdhyAtmika uMcAI sudhI uDDayana kare che. Page #431 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo vividha kSetranA mahAnubhAvo --bipInacaMdra yu. parIkha chellA saikAmAM gujarAtanAM vividha kSetre aneka samAjasudhArakoe potAnAM kSetramAM rahIne AgavA mUlyonuM jIvanabhara jatana karIne samAjane eka navasaMskaraNa ane eka navI ja dizA ApavA satata mathAmaNa karI che. A lekhamALA rajU karanAra zrI bipInabhAI parIkhano janma rAjapIpalAmAM Avela prakhyAta vakIla umaMgalAlanAM ghare i.sa. 1932nI 17mI tArIkhe eprila mAsamAM thayo hato. pitAzrI umaMgalAla gIradharalAla parIkha vakIlAta karatA hatA. prAmANika jIvana jIvanAra eka sevAbhAvI mAnavI hatA. dharmaniSTha mAtA hIrAbahenanI chatrachAyAmAM bALa uchera khUba ja lAlanapAlanathI thayo hato. abhyAsa karavAmAM hoMziyAra evA bipInabhAIe DI.sI.i. sudhIno abhyAsa karyo hato. 415 bipInabhAI vyavasAye ijanera paraMtu kalamanA khoLe mAthuM mUkI samAjanA sAcA rAhabara banyA. temaNe lekhana kAryamAM 70 varSanI vayovRddha uMmare jhaMpalAvI dhAradAra kalama vaDe vyasana, kurivAjo, khoTA ADaMbara, dharmasaMdeza, kanyAkeLavaNI, dahejaprathA, kharAba kuTevo, sevA, zrama, bhakti, mamatA, lAgaNI, paropakAra, svAzraya jevA aneka viSayo para cAbakhA mArI kyAMka to mRdu bhASAmAM vaktavya ApatA. temaNe "ciMtananAM cAMdarANAM, preraNAnI paraba, cetanAnI cinagArI" jevA uttama koTinAM jana upayogI pustako pragaTa karelAM che. zrI bipInabhAInuM lekhana, pustako pragaTa karavA mATe dAda mAMgI le tevuM che. mAnavImAM paDelI zaktione khIlavavA temanAM pustako kharekhara preraNArUpa che. vAcakanAM jIvanamAM Adarza siddhAMto ApoApa sahaja rIte AvI jAya che! teo samAjanAM aMdhArAM ulecavA mATe samAjarUpI rathanA sArathi banyA che. temaNe samAja sevAmAM paNa pAchIpAnI karI nathI, phUla nahi to phUlanI pAMkhaDI ema dAnamAM paNa agresara rahyA che. emanAmAM samarpaNanI bhAvanA che. samAjanA teo pote rAhabara che. emanA dvArA samAja kharekhara ucca zikhare birAjamAna che. zrI bipInabhAI ane emanAM dharmapatnI jyotibenanA sevAnA vicAro to juo potAnI jAtamAMthI prANapaMkherU UDI gayA bAda teono nazvaradeha lAkaDAnA DhagalAmAM bALIne rAkha na banAvatAM potAnAM dIkarIjamAInI saMmati meLavI baroDA meDikala kolejamAM abhyAsa karanArA bhAvi DaoNkTarone abhyAsa mATe ApI devAno nirdhAra karI, ephiDevITa karI ApyuM. AvuM umadA kArya karIne samAjane eka uttama udAharaNa pUruM pADela che. A mRtyu pachI paNa paropakAra karavAnI jemanI jhaMkhanA che, evA A vRddha daMpatine koTI koTI vaMdana. --saMpAdaka occhavalAla paTela ma.sa. yunivarsiTI, vaDodarA TekanolojI phekalTInA nivRtta DIna occhavalAla hiMmatalAla paTelano janma 3-8-1925 nA roja saMkheDAmAM thayo hato. bI.i. (sivIla) ane ema. i. (sivIla) nI DIgrI prApta karI. temaNe vaDodarA rAjya ane muMbaI rAjyamAM pI. Dabalyu. DI. mAM prathama vakhata risarca TesTIMga paddhati dAkhala karI hatI. temaNe sivila enjiniyarIMga DipArTamenTanA mAjI ceramena tema ja irIgezana menejamenTa ane TrenIMga insTITyUTa ma.sa. yuninAM projekTa DAyarekaTara tarIke paNa sevA ApI hatI. uparAMta sivila enjiniyarIMga borDa opha Page #432 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 416 pathapradarzaka sTaDIjhanA ceramana, phekalTI opha TekanolojI-enjiniyarIMganA gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamInA sadasya tarIke, temaja gujarAta ceramena tema ja sarakArI saMsthAomAM bharatI borDanI pasaMdagI sAMskRtika pramANapatra borDanA sabhya tarIke sevA bajAvI hatI. samitinA sabhya rahI cUkyA che. teoe amerikA, raziyA, laMDana ane AphrikA jevA dezono bhArata sarakAre temane yu.esa.e. mokalyA hatA. teo bahoLo pravAsa kheDyo che. UNEco nA phIlDa ekasaparTa che. teo insTiTyUTa opha harivallabhabhAI parIkha enjiniyarsa, baroDAnA senTaranA sthApaka ane maMtrI hatA. temaNe vaDodarA yunivarsiTImAM irIgezana voTara menejamenTa insTiTyUTa AnaMda niketana AzramanA niyAmaka ane lokazikSaka zrI harivallabha dAmodaradAsa parIkhano janma 14-12-1924nA zarU karAvyuM. saMzodhanakSetre paNa temanuM AgavuM pradAna rahyuM che. roja dhrAMgadhrA khAte thayo hato. temaNe AdivAsIonA nAnAmoTA dhIrubhAI mistrI prazno ukelIne sarakArI adhikArIo ane zAhukAronA dastAvejI citronA nirmAtA dhIru jagajIvanadAsa mistrIno zoSaNamAMthI mukta karyA. "loka adAlata' dvArA 70,000 janma 9-5-1939 nA roja vaDodarAmAM thayo hato. aMgrejI jhagaDAono sukhada aMta lAvavAmAM kAmayAba rahyA. mAdhyamamAM snAtaka thaI ma.sa. yunimAM DiplomA bhAratIya kathaka "saravAsa inTaranezanala' nA sekreTarI temaja eziyAnA nRtyano abhyAsa pUrNa karyo. temanA kAMti-zAMti dastAvejI citrane ko-orDineTara ane saravAsa inDiyAnA pramukha tarIkenI sevA prathama pAritoSika, 'vIrapasalI' TI.vI. siriyalane gujarAta bajAve che. temaNe AjhAdI jaMgamAM sakriya bhAga lIdho hato. rAjya prathama pAritoSika, temaja TI.vI. dastAvejI citra "nirdhAra' temaNe kAvyo, lekho lakhyA che. gujarAta ane mahArASTranA ne gujarAta rAjyanuM prathama pAritoSika maLyuM hatuM. AdivAsIo sAthe jIvaMta saMparka rAkhIne temanAM kAmo kare che. dhIrabhAI mistrI kalAkAra uparAMta ramatavIra paNa che. teo temane nezanala sITIjhana evorDa paNa maLela che. 1953thI 1960 TebalaTenIsamAM gujarAta kSetre juniyara Do. viThThalabhAI paTela cempiyana hatA. temaNe gujarAtanuM pratinidhitva rASTrIya TurnAmenTamAM karyuM. AMtara yunivarsiTI yutha phesTivalamAM nRtyakalAmAM dilhI khAte vIsI'nA hulAmaNA nAmathI prakhyAta DaoN. viThThalabhAI sI. ma.sa. yunivarsiTInuM pratinidhitva karyuM hatuM. teo yunAITeDa ve paTelano janma kheDA jillAnA paMDoLI gAme thayo hato. opha baroDAnI zikSaNa samitinA sabhya che. nRtya-kalA ane M.B.B.s. ane M.s. nI DIgrI prApta karI emaNe eDanabarga, ramatagamata emanA jIvanamAM jANe ke vaNAya gayA che. laMDana ane glAsago yuni.mAMthI FRcs nI DIgrI prApta karI hatI. sarjIkala kSetre temaNe potAno ucca jJAnano lAbha janatAne priyakAnta parIkha Apyo che. videzamAM paNa temaNe nibaMdho, lekho ane vyAkhyAno gujarAtI sAhityanA navalakathAkAra zrI priyakAnta parIkhano ApyAM che. janma 1-1-1937 nA roja rAjapIpaLA gAme thayo hato. DaoN. viThThalabhAIe aneka zaikSaNika saMsthAo ane ema.e., ema. phila. jevI ucca DIgrI prApta karI. cAlIsa sAmAjika saMsthAomAM menejIMga DirekaTara, ceramena, TrasTI, jeTalI navalakathAo sahita temaNe 60 jeTalAM pustako prakAzita salAhakAra tarIke sevA bajAvI che. vaDodarAnA meyara tarIke temaNe karyA. temane gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI dvArA "ogaNIsamI lokapriyatA meLavI lokahitanAM aneka kAmo karyA. temane bhArata sadInuM saMpAdita graMthastha lokasAhitya saMzodhana mATe puraskAra sarakAra taraphathI padmazrI temaja DaoN. bI. sI. roya evorDa enAyata maLyo. uparAMta gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI dvArA "kama" thayela. ola inDiyA sTeTa beMka pheDarezana taraphathI temane gujarAta navalakathAne prathama puraskAra, "khoja' navalakathAne bIjo puraskAra, svapnaprayANa' ne prathama pAritoSika temane enAyata thayA hatA. ratna'nuM biruda paNa maLyuM hatuM. cunIlAla maDiyA evorDa, saMskAra evorDa, dhanajI kAnajI mukuMdabhAI paTela suvarNacaMdrakathI bahumAna meLavyuM hatuM. dhArmika, vyAyAma ane sevAkIya pravRttinA agraNI sevaka zrI parIkha gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA maMtrI tarIke, zrI mukuMdabhAI ratilAla paTelano janma 25-3-1918 nA roja Jain Education Intemational Page #433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo vaDodarAmAM thayo hato. bI.e. vyAyAma vizArada thayA. gujarAtanA malakhama esosiezananA pramukhanI kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI. gujarAta vyAyAma pracAraka maMDaLanA pramukha, nAgarika saMrakSaka daLa vaDodarAnA cIpha vorDana, nAgarika raktadAna samitinA maMtrI temaja AMtararASTrIya puSTimArgIya vaiSNava pariSada gujarAta pradezanA upapramukha jevA hoddAo para rahI kAryarata che. zrI mukuMdabhAIne uparASTrapatinA haste vijayazrI evorDa, nAgarika saMrakSaNakSetre mukhyamaMtrInA haste evorDa temaja amerikAmAM meyaranA haste AMtararASTrIya evorDa enAyata thayA che. navInabhAI ojhA Ayurveda ola inDiyA koMgresanA variSTha upAdhyakSa temaja gujarAta pradeza vaidya maMDaLanA pramukha zrI navInabhAI ojhA (vaidya) no janma 20-9-1940 nA roja rAjakoTamAM thayo hato. teo gujarAta Ayurveda yuni.nA seneTa sabhya, gujarAta esa.esa.sI. parIkSA borDanA sabhya, gujarAta pustakAlaya sahAyaka sahakArI maMDaLanA DAyarekTara temaja gujarAta rAjya vana vikAsa nigamanA parAmarzaka che. zrI navInabhAIe 400 thI vadhu ArogyalakSI pustakonuM lekhana karyuM che. saMdeza, gujarAta samAcAra, phUlachAba vagere vartamAnapatromAM temanI ArogyaviSayaka kaTAro Ave che. jana Arogya' nAmanI paricaya pustikAnA teo saMpAdaka che. Ayurveda parivAra 'vaidya kalpataru', 'amRtA' nA saMpAdaka tarIkenI paNa sevA bajAvI hatI. temaNe vaidya vAcaspati, vaidya mahArathI, Ayurveda uttamA tema ja Ayurveda jevI vizeSa upAdhi meLavI hatI. caMpakabhAI sukhaDiyA garIbonA belI, sevAnA bhekhadhArI lokasevaka zrI caMpakabhAI prabhulAla sukhaDiyAe AjIvana aparaNita rahI garIbonI sevAne ja potAno jIvanamaMtra banAvyo hato. raktapittanA seMkaDo dardIonI sevA karanAra, anAtha bALakone ucherI navajIvana ApanAra, akasmAte mRtyune varelA ajANyA mRtakonA AtmAnI zAMti mATe sarva pitR zrAddhano anokho bhojana yajJa karanArA caMpakabhAI kharA arthamAM lAkho garIbonA AMsu luchanArA hatA. ziyALAmAM ThaMDIthI ThuThavAtA garIbone kapaDAM dvArA hUMpha ApatA to unALAmAM page baLatA jarUriyAta- maMdane caMpalo apAvatA, garIbone AIskrIma khavaDAvatA, dardIone phUTa vaheMcatA, garIba vidyArthIone copaDA apAvatA. Jain Education Intemational 417 lokasevaka caMpakabhAIno 15-3-2004nA roja rAjapIpaLA khAte 89 varSanI jaipha vaye jIvana dIpa bujhAtAM jANe ke samagra pradeza nadhaNiyAto banyo che. caMpakakAkAnI avirata sevAne janatAjanArdana kyAreya nahIM vIsarI zake. narendrasiMha mahIDA AjhAdInA svAtaMtrya senAnI narendrasiMhajI mahIDAno janma 16-9-1912nA roja choTA udepuramAM thayo hato. temaNe zarUAtanuM zikSaNa muMbaImAM lIdhuM hatuM pachI laMDana ane kembrijamAM temaNe uccazikSaNa meLavyuM. temaNe Air Service of India nI sthApanA karI, tenA DirekTara pade rahIne temaNe bhAratamAM ghaNAM nAgarika vimAnagharo banAvyAM. bhAratIya rASTrIya koMgresanI pratibhAthI aMjAIne teo mahAtmA gAMdhIjInA anuyAyI banyA hatA. ravizaMkara mahArAja ane vinobA bhAvenI grAmya kalyANa yojanAomAM paNa temanI sAthe rahI sakriya kAma karyuM. zrI narendrasiMhajI muMbaI gujarAtI samAjanA sthApaka hatA. gujarAtanA somanAtha maMdiranA jirNoddhAra mATe paNa temaNe sakriya phALo Apelo. nezanala zIpIMga borDa, zIpIMga korporezana opha inDiyAnA adhyakSa hatA. pArlAmenTanI ghaNI badhI agatyanI samitiomAM teozrI sabhya tarIke hatA. bhArata-cIna ane bhArata-pAkistAnanI laDAI vakhate temaNe pArlAmenTanA sabhyonI AgevAnI laI dezasevA karI hatI. lokasabhAnA sabhya tarIkenI kAmagIrI prazaMsanIya rahI hatI. aMte bhArata sarakAranA saMrakSaNa maMtrAlayanA maMtrIpadethI nivRtta thaI, samAjakalyANanI pravRtti e ja emano jIvanamaMtra banI gayo che. DaoN. viraMcibhAI trivedI gujarAtI sAhityika, zaikSaNika ane sAMskRtika kSetre saMkaLAyelA adhyApaka zrI viraMci trivedIno janma 14-7-1947 nA roja kheDA jillAnA, bAlAzinora gAme thayo hato. ema.e.ema.eDa. nuM ucca zikSaNa laI pI.eca.DI.nI padavI prApta karI gujarAtI viSayanA adhyApaka tarIkenI sevA bajAve che. temaNe gujarAta rAjya pA. pu. maMDaLa Ayojita pAThyasAmagrInA semInAra, bhASA abhivyakti aMgenI zibiramAM noMdhapAtra sevA ApI che. AkAzavANI parathI zikSaNanA pATho para vArtAlApo ApyA che. sAhityakSetre 'arvAcIna gujarAtI zokormi kAvyono samIkSAtmaka abhyAsa' temanuM prazasya saMzodhana che. temano Page #434 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 418 kAvyasaMgraha 'nagarI pittaLa cahero', lekhonuM saMpAdana 'raMgamaMcana' ane joDaNI vize keTalAMka sUcano' nuM prakAzana thatuM rahyuM. gujarAtI calacitronA te gItakAra paNa che. gIta, gajhala ane garabAkSetre paNa temanuM yazasvI pradAna che. viraMci trivedIne nRtya nATikA 'mIrAM' nA lekhana ane saMkalana mATe vidyotejaka maMDaLa taraphathI smRticihna arpaNa karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. vaDodarAnI saMkhyAbaMdha sAhitya, zikSaNa ane kalA saMsthAoe temanuM bhavyAtibhavya sanmAna karyuM hatuM. vaDodarAnA prathama meyara zrI nAnAlAla coksInA haste zAla oDhADI temanuM sanmAna thayuM hatuM. DaoN. devadatta jozI ma.sa. yuni. vaDodarAmAM orienTala insTiTyUTamAM saMzodhana adhikArI ta sevA ApatA DaoN. devadatta zivaprasAda jozIno janma 19-1-1936 nA roja rAjapIpaLA khAte thayo hato. ema.e.nuM zikSaNa meLavI pI.eca.DI. thayA. lekhana pratye vizeSa ruci dharAvatA temaNe pAMca pustako ane 350 jeTalA lekho lakhyA che. traNa varSa sudhI temaNe orienTala insTiTyUTanA rAmAyaNa vibhAgamAM kriTIkala epereTsa rAITara tarIke kAma karyuM. zrI raMga avadhUtajInA Azrama nArezvaranA mukhapatra 'nArezvarano nAda' nA taMtrI tarIke sevA bajAvI rahyA che. I. 1987mAM pazcima jarmanInA bona khAte Contemporary Ramayana Traditions t viSayanA AMtararASTrIya parisaMvAdamAM gujarAtanA ekamAtra pratinidhi tarIke AmaMtraNa maLyuM hatuM ane temaNe e viSaya upara zodhapatra rajU karI gujarAtanI sAhityika ane kalAkIya rAmAyaNa paraMparAono vizvanA pratinidhi vidvAnone paricaya karAvyo hato. DaoN. azvinIkumAra desAI dakSiNa gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM tulanAtmaka sAhitya vibhAga dezamAM bIjo ane pazcima bhAratamAM prathama che, jyAM anusnAtaka kakSAe ATha jeTalA viSayo bhaNAvAya che tenA rIDara ane adhyakSa prA. DaoN. azvinakumAra kIkubhAI desAIno janma 31-1-1944 nA roja thayo hato. ema.e.nuM zikSaNa prApta karI pI.eca.DI. thayA. teozrIe inTaranezanala gujarAtI phoramanA maMtrI tarIke paNa sevA bajAvI che. iMglenDano pravAsa karIne bhAratIya saMskRti viSe vyAkhyAno ApyAM che. DaoN. azvinIkumAre 11 thI vadhu pustakonuM lekhana karyuM che. pathapradarzaka 'dakSiNAyana' ane 'vizva nIDam' nA taMtrIpade teo kAryarata che. temane gujarAta yunivarsiTI taraphathI 1967 mAM TAgora caMdraka tema ja gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI taraphathI saMpAdita vibhAgamAM 'saroja pAThaka' inAma maLyuM. bamana zA medhorA Traka DrAyavaranA oliyA phakIra bAdazAha pArasI gRhastha zrI bamana zA medhorA 85 varSanI vaya sudhI tenI pAMca dAyakA jUnI TUka rastA para doDAvI che. 50 varSathI jIvanA jatananI jema sAcavanAra A Treka kyAreya bagaDI nathI. temaNe haMmezA 30 ki.mI.nI jhaDape ja gADI calAvI che. pote ja mIkenIka, pote ja suparavAIjhara eTale potAnI gADInI sthiti TIpaTopa rAkhe. temanA Traka para lakheluM sUtra jIvanamAM utAravA jevuM che. 'vicAra mukta avasthA e mananI svastha vyavasthA.' zrI bamana zA klAsIka saMgItanA paNa acchA jANakAra. zAstrIya kaMThya saMgItano kAryakrama muMbaImAM Apelo tene Aje paNa saMgItajJo yAda kare che. temaNe zAstrIya saMgIta harIphAImAM jillA kakSAe zilDa paNa meLavyo che. uparAMta haLavA saMgItamAM svaracita bhajano suMdara rIte rajU karI mahephilomAM raMgata jamAve che. pUjya pradhumana zAstrIjI zrImad bhAgavatanA vaktA ane jJAtA parama pUjya pradyumanabhAI baTukazaMkara zAstrI pUjya badarInAtha zAstrIjInI chatrachAyAmAM moTA thayA ane bhAgavata saMskAra pAmyA. zAstrIjIe vaDodarA ane vArANasI vizva vidyAlayamAMthI sAhitya ane vedAnta zAstranI AcArya (M.A.) padavI suvarNacaMdraka sAthe prApta karI. pUjya zAstrIjIe zrImad bhAgavatanA kathAmRtanuM rasapAna karAvavA bhAratanA moTAbhAganA pradezomAM temaja videzomAM pravAsa karelo che. temanI kathAzailInI bhASA khUba ja saraLa che ane gUDha tattvajJAna paNa sAmAnya zrotA samajI zake tevI rocaka askhalita vANImAM varNana kare che. saMskRta vidsabhAnA adhyakSa, AMtararASTrIya puSTimArgIya vaiSNava pariSadanA kAryakArI adhyakSa, temaja puSTimArganA dharmopadezaka tarIke teo sevA ApI rahyA che. zrI vallabhAcAryajInuM caritra temaja saMskRta bhASAmAM gItagarabAnA sarjaka che. pUjya zAstrIjInuM jIvana ane vyaktitva sAkSAta bhAgavatasvarUpa che. Page #435 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo raNadhIrasiMhajI uttama yuddha sevA caMdraka' prApta karanAra gujarAtanA sau prathama navayuvAna rAjakumAra zrI raNadhIrasiMhajIno janma 6-41947 nA aitihAsika varSamAM thayo hato. ajameranI kolejamAM zikSaNa laI, khaDakavAsalAnI nezanala Diphensa ekeDemImAM joDAI i.saM. 1968 mAM daherAdUnanI inDiyana milITarI ekeDemImAMthI saphaLatApUrvaka bahAra AvyA. brigeDIara raNadhIrasiMhajIe temanI lazkarI pharaja daramiyAna judA judA kamAnDa, sTApha ane insTrumenTala epoInTamenTasa saMbhALI veliMgTananI Diphensa sarvisIjha sTApha kolejamAMthI lAyakAta prApta karI hatI. bAMglAdezanA yuddhamAM dAkhavela zaurya mATe raNadharasiMhajIne menzana ina DIspesIjha' temaja maNipuranA 'enTI-inTarajansI oparezana'mAM batAvela bahAdurI mATe 'senA meDala'thI navAjyA hatA. uparAMta 20,000 phITanI UMcAInA sthaLe kAtila ThaMDImAM bahAdurIpUrvaka sAmano karavAno hoya evA vAtAvaraNamAM rahIne satata bAjanajarathI cokI karavA badala 'uttama yuddha sevA caMdraka' ApI emanuM bahumAna karyuM hatuM eTaluM ja nahi paNa raNadhIrasiMhajInI prazaMsApAtra kAmagIrInI gaNanA karI teozrIne bhAratIya pAyadaLanA ekamAtra pratinidhi tarIke laMDana javA mATe pasaMdagIpAtra banyA. AvuM sanmAna meLavI teozrIe samagra gurjarabhUminuM gaurava vadhAryuM che. zrI kAMti-zAMti zAha sadAbahAra Tu ina vana zrI kAMtibhAI zAha ane zAMtibhAI zAhano janma 17-11-1914 mAM rAjapIpaLAmAM thayo hato. dhArmika vAtAvaraNamAM baMne bALakonuM bALapaNa pasAra thaI rahyuM hatuM. mAtra 12 varSanI vaye eka pachI eka baMne bhAIonI AMkhanI rozanI jatI rahI. makkama manobaLe jIvanamAM navI maMjIla tarapha prayANa karAvyuM. baroDA aMdhazALAmAM breIla lipi baMne bhAIoe zIkhI lIdhI ane aMdha vyaktio mATe emaNe 'dIpaka' megejhIna bahAra pADyuM. muMbaInI 'nezanala esosIezana phora dhI blAInDa' saMsthAmAM joDAyA ane breIla presa zarU karyo. judA judA viSayonAM pustako breIla bhASAmAM chApavA mAMDyA. baMne joDIyA bhAIone rASTrIya-AMtararASTrIya mAnyatA maLavA lAgI. nirAbhimAnI evA zrI kAMti-zAMti zAhe aMdha vyaktionA jIvanamAM AzAno saMcAra lAvavA kaThora parizrama karyo. baMne 419 bhAIone perIsano AMtararASTrIya evorDa inTaranezanala kAunsIla phora ejyukezana opha dhI vijhyualI henDIkepTa' enAyata thayo hato. uparAMta dhIrustama maheravAnanI alpAIvAlA memorIyala evorDa paNa enAyata thayela. dIrghAyuSya bhogavI zrI zAMtilAla zAha zrIjIcaraNa pAmyA che. jyAre kAMtilAla zAhanA dIrghAyuSya mATe namra prArthanA. zazIbahena jAnI gujarAtanA narmadA jillAnA rAjapIpaLAnA jAjaramAna mahIlA zazIbahena jAnI dhairya, sAhasa ane sevAnI ajoDa mUrtisvarUpa che. bALapaNathI ja mAtA-pitAnA sevAnA saMskAra reDAyA. annakSetra, davAkhAnuM ane maMdira baMdhAvI sevAkIya kArya karyuM. temaNe yauvananA kiMmatI varSo muMbaInA peTrola paMpa saMcAlita vikAsamAM pasAra karyA. emane besTa selIMga ane svacchatAno evorDa enAyata thayo hato. 'mA-bApanuM maMdira' pAchalI uMmare kuTuMbIjanothI vikhuTA paDelA vRddho mATe visAmo che. jyAM netrayajJa jevA kempanuM Ayojana karI sevAkIya suvAsa prasare che. muMbaImAM zazIbahene 'Adarza sarvisa sTezana bI.pI.sI.ela. DIlara tarIke saphaLatAnAM zikharo sara karyA chatAM abhimAnano aMza nahi ane dhIkatI kamANIno prajAhitamAM upayoga karyo. kArya pratyenI lagana, jalArAmabApA pratyenI ananya zraddhA haju paNa temane vadhu sevA kAryo karavA preraNA Apaze emAM zaMkA nathI. ramaNalAla mahetA preraNAmUrti ramaNalAla vRjalAla mahetAno janma 23-4- ' 1905 nA roja rAjapIpaLAmAM thayo hato. kAyadAno abhyAsa karI vakIlAta karI. tyAMnI nagarapAlikAnA prathama pramukha tarIke sevA paNa bajAvI. rAjapIpaLA ejyukezana TrasTamAM pramukha tarIke dIrdhakAlIna sevA ApI. nAgarika sahakArI beMkamAM paNa emanI sevA amUlya hatI. ramaNalAla mahetAe bRhada muMbaImAM vidhAnasabhAmAM pratinidhitva karyuM hatuM. uparAMta lokalaborDamAM ceramena pade ane AdivAsI sevAsaMghamAM paNa yogadAna hatuM. vidhavAonA kalyANa mATe paNa kArya karyuM hatuM. samAjano vikAsa thAya evA kAryomAM emaNe rasa dAkhavyo hato. samAnatAno Adarza, srIsanmAnanI bhAvanA, samAja sudhAraNA, dAnadharma, jIvanadharma ane kArya pratyenI lagana emanA Adarzo hatA. emanuM jIvana pratyenuM Page #436 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 420 dRSTibiMdu-tatvajJAna adbhuta hatuM. teo jAjaramAna jIvana jIvI jANyA to maMgalamaya mRtyunA paNa teTalA ja hakkadAra che. 93 varSanuM dIrghAyuSya bhogavI 15-10-1988 nA roja vahelI savAre zrIjInA caraNomAM aMtima Azraya lIdho. surezvarasiMhajI gohila digdarzaka, chabikAra zrI surudAdAno janma rAjapIpaLAnA sadgata mahArAjA sAheba zrImaMta chatrasiMhajInA suputra zrImaMta mahArAja kizorasiMhajIne tyAM thayo hato. ajameranI kolejamAM zikSaNa meLavI laMDana jaIne rahyA. daramiyAna calacitra dvArA sAmAnya janasamUha sudhI pahoMcavA mATe sinemAnA mAdhyamano upayoga kevI rIte karI zakAya e saMbaMdhI adhyayana karyuM. sAthe sAthe videzanA aneka pravAsone lIdhe thayelA anubhavoe emane emanA kAryakSetra mATe sAcI dizA cIMdhI. chabikalAnA vizeSa jJAna ane anubhavonuM bhAthuM bAMdhI yu.ke.thI svadeza pAchA pharyA. ane emaNe i. saM. 1960 mAM potAnuM prathama dastAvejI citra 'zastro ane zAMti'nuM nirmANa karyuM ane saunA Azcarya vacce A citrane AMtararASTrIya calacitra mahotsavamAM evorDa prApta thayo. surudAdAnA kalAkAra mitra zrI dhIru mistrInA sahayogathI 'philmI saudAgara' nAmanI saMsthA sthApI. 'sAtha kucha na jAyegA' nAmanA dastAvejI citra mATe emaNe pote ja paTakathA lakhI. 'samasyA zAMtithI ukelIe' citranA nirmANathI emanI bahumukhI pratibhAnAM darzana thayAM. kalAtmaka citronuM nirmANa karI rAjya sarakAranA, rASTrIya tathA AMtararASTrIya evorDo prApta karI zakyA. ane emanI kAryadakSatAno paricaya mAtra gujarAta ke bhAratane ja nahi, paraMtu samagra vizvane karAvyo che. bharatabhAI vyAsa rASTriya 'zreSTha zikSaka'no evorDa prApta karanAra bharatabhAI vyAsa rAjapIpaLA nagara prAthamika zikSaNa samiti saMcAlita prAthamika zALAmAM zikSaka che. temaNe dainika vartamAnapatro, sAptAhiko ane mAsikomAM potAnI lekhana zaktino paricaya karAvyo che. temaja 14 jeTalI pustikAonuM teoe lekhana saMkalana karela che. uparAMta jyotiSakSetre paNa aneka saMzodhana lekho lakhyA che. 'nakSatra phaLakathana' saMzodhana badala gujarAtanI eka jyotiSa saMsthA dvArA teone suvarNacaMdraka enAyata karAyo hato. zALA samayabAda gAmaDAono pravAsa karI hajAro pathapradarzaka yuvAnone vyasanamukta banavA preraNA ApI utkRSTa kArya karela che. bhAratIya saMskRtinA pracAra-prasAra arthe videzomAMthI AmaMtraNa maLatAM temaNe iMglenDa ane amerikAno pravAsa karela che. rAjapIpalA khAte gAyatrI parivAra TrasTanA menejIMga TrasTI tarIke sevAo ApI rahela che. anekavidha saMsthAomAM teoe mAnada sevA ApI amUlya samayanuM yogadAna ApI rahyA che. zrI marjabAna zeThanA bharUcanA vayovRddha patrakAra ane sAmAjika kAryakara zrI marjhabAna zeThanAe jAme jamazeda ane muMbaI samAcAra jevA akhabAromAM bharUcanA pratinidhi tarIke dIrdhakAlIna sevAo ApI hatI. patrakAratva sAthenA temanA vizeSa lagAvane kAraNe temaNe temanA vasiyatanAmAmAM presa klaba opha bharUcane rUpiyA pAMca hajAranA dAnanI rakama paNa arpaNa karI hatI. zrI zeThanA nagarapAlikAnA sabhya tarIke paNa rahI cUkyA hatA. teo pArasI paMcAyatanA agraNI hatA ane tenA thakI jarUriyAtamaMdone Arthika sahAya karavA tatpara rahetA. 1-11998 nA roja 95 varSanI vaye temanuM dehAvasAna thayuM. dvArakezalAlajI mahArAja dharmapracAraka ane dharmapravartaka gosvAmI dvArakezalAlajI mahArAjano janma 1-12-1967 nA roja vaDodarA mukAme thayo hato. saMskRta bhASA ane vyAkaraNa sAhityano abhyAsa karI pAraMgata banyA. teo vallabha saMpradAya aMtargata AvelI sAta gAdIo paikI vaDodarA sthita SaSTa gAdInA pIThAdhizvara che. puSTi saMpradAyanA vartamAna samayanA sauthI nAnI vayanA teo gAdIpati che. citrakaLA ane saMgItakalAmAM nipuNa che. puSTi kIrtanomAM anahada rasa dharAve che. puSTi saMpradAya uparAMta khristI, muslima, pArasI dharmanA graMthonuM adhyayana temaNe karyuM che. dhArmika-sAmAjika lekho lakhavAnuM kAma paNa teo kare che. yuvAnomAM dharmabhAvanA jAgRta thAya te hetuthI 'yuvA saMgaThana' nI sthApanA karI che. zrImad jagadguru vallabhAcAryano divya saMdeza prasArI dharmapravartaka tarIkenuM kArya bajAve che. cinubhAI zAha rAjapIpaLAnA choTubhAI purANI vyAyAma mahAvidyAlayanA nivRtta zikSaka zrI cinubhAI puruSottamadAsa zAhano Page #437 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo janma 23-9-1915 nA roja amadAvAdamAM thayo hato. bI.e. thaI teo aMbubhAI purANI amadAvAda khAte phijhikala insTrakaTara tarIke rahyA. temaNe svAtaMtrya saMgrAmanI laDatamAM sAbaramatI ane yaravaDA jelamAM traNa mAsanI sajA bhogavelI. ramatagamata kSetre ghaNI badhI spardhAomAM prathama vijetA rahyA hatA. vyAyAma zikSaka tarIke, grISma vyAyAma zibira saMcAlaka tarIke, ola inDiyA ejyukezana enDa rIkrIezananA mAnad sahamaMtrI tarIke, vyAyAma pravRttio mATenI rAjyanI eDavAIjharI borDanA sabhya tarIke, cho. pu. vyAyAma mahAvidyAlayamAM mAnad maMtrI tarIke temaja rAjyakrIDA mahotsavanI progrAma kamiTInA ceramena tarIke temano agatyano phALo che. Ama ramatagamatanA vahIvaTI kSetre temanuM yogadAna ananya rahyuM che. dIpaka jagatApa rAjapIpaLAnI zrImatI su. 2. mahiDA kanyA vinaya maMdiranA zikSaka zrI dIpakabhAI zAMtArAmabhAIno janma 11-51962 nA roja mahArASTranA kAsArA gAme thayo hato. bI.esa.sI. ema.eDa.nI DIgrI prApta karI vijJAnanA zikSaka tarIkenI kArakirdI zarU karI. sAhitya kSetre temanuM viziSTa pradAna che. "astitva' temano kAvyasaMgraha che. "cAlo aMdhArAM ulecIe' vijJAna pustakonI zreNI che. 10 thI vadhu pustakonuM saMpAdana karyuM che. vividha vartamAnapatro ane sAmayikomAM eka hajArathI vadhu lekho prakAzita thayA che. temanA so uparAMta reDiyo kAryakramo prasArita thayA che. 421 zrI jagatApane saMskAra evorDa, mamatA pAritoSika evorDa enAyata thayela che. marAThI mAtRbhASA hovA chatAM gujarAtI bhASAmAM noMdhapAtra pradAna karyuM che. saMdeza (vaDodarA) ane navagujarAta TAImsa (surata) nA patrakAra che. temaja rAjapIpaLA TAImsa (sAptAhika) nA saMpAdaka ane lekhaka che. aMbubhAI paTela gujarAtI pustakAlaya maMDaLamAM sevAo ApI pustakAlaya pravRttine vega ApanAra aMbubhAI DI. paTelano janma 12-71924 saMkheDA tAlukAnA kosindrA gAme thayo hato. graMthAlaya vikAsa borDa, bhArata saMgha jevI vividha saMsthAonA mahattvanA hoddA para rahI sevA bajAvI che. gujarAtI sAhitya prakAzakavikretAnA pramukha, sahakArI saMsthAne ceramena tema ja gujarAtI pustaka vyavasAyI mahAmaMDaLanA pramukha tarIke sevAo Ape che. lekhanakSetre temaNe pAMtrIsathI vadhu pustakonuM kheDANa karyuM che. pustakAlaya pravRttinA vikAsa mATe temanI kadara svarUpe "ekalavIra' sanmAnagraMtha tathA eka lAkhanI thelI arpaNa thayelI temAM temaNe eka hajAra rUpiyA umerI te rakama pustakAlaya pravRttinA vikAsa arthe arpaNa karI dIdhI hatI. temane inTaranezanala lAyabrerI muvamenTano "sUrya' evorDa, rASTrapati evorDa, inDiyA inTaranezanala phrenDazIpa sosAyaTI, dilhI dvArA apAto "vijayaratna" evorDa uparAMta saMkhyAbaMdha sanmAnapatro temane enAyata thayA che. 54 Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #438 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 422 ApaNA saMgIta sAdhako --jayadevabhAI bhojaka mAnavI bhASA prathama zIkhyo ke saMgIta prathama zIkhyo? itihAsa to kahe che bhASAno vikAsa to bahu moDo thayo, nAcavuM ane gAvuM e AdikALathI mAnavI karato Avyo che. eTale ke saMgItakAra vakhata jatAM kavitA lakhavA lAgyo e prakriyA Aja paNa cAlu che. muMbaInA yazavaMta devanA vidhAna mujaba 'gIta' eka arthamAM saMyukta kalA che. kavi, saMgIta, digdarzaka ane gAyaka ema kramAnusAra AvatAM traNa ghaTaka A kalAkRti pUrNa kare che. gujarAtanA saMgItajJo viSe amArA A agAunA graMthamAM ThIka paricaya karAvyo che. pathapradarzaka eka samaye ApaNe tyAM saMgItavidyAnI sAcI pichANa karanAra kalApremI rAjavIoe vaDodarA, bhAvanagara, jAmanagara, jUnAgaDha, dharamapura, vAMsadA ane rAjapIpaLA jevAM dezI rajavADAoe saMgItakaLAne sAruM evuM protsAhana ApyuM hatuM. rAjAo mAtra saMgItanA zokhIna ja hoya evI bhrAmaka mAnyatAne bhAvanagaranA rAjavI bhAvasiMhajIe aneka aMgrejI ziSTa graMthonuM gujarAtImAM bhASAMtara karAvI saMgItabaddha pustako pragaTa karAvyAM hatAM. dakSiNa gujarAta eTale badhI rIte upekSita pradeza, kumAraprabhAtadevajI, dosta mahaMmada, bhIkhubhAI bhAvasAra, jasavaMta bhAvasAra, mohana balasArA ane temanA pachInI peDhI saMgItavidyAmAM khUba ja AgaLa vadhI. amadAvAda-vaDodarAnI barobarI karavA navasArI valasADanA zAstrIya saMgIta ane sugama saMgItanA gAyako hoDamAM UtaryA. temane amadAvAda vaDodarA rAjakoTa jevAM reDiyo sTezanano lAbha nathI maLyo. tyAM saMgItanI koleja nathI. chatAM paNa bhIkhubhAI bhAvasAra jevA saMgIta premIoe eka vAtAvaraNa jarUra UbhuM karyuM che. bhAratanA khyAtanAma saMgItakAronA valasADamAM progrAma thAya che. A siddhi nAnIsUnI nathI. A lekhamALA rajU karanAra zrI jayadevabhAI bhojaka sUra, tAla ane zabdonAM puSpothI mheMkI raheluM saMgItanuM eka suMdara upavana, pAMca peDhIothI pAMgareluM ghaTAdAra vRkSa, aneka svara-saritAno jyAM saMgama thAya. e svarono abdhi, jayadevabhAI eTale svarono sAgara, svarAbdhi. bhAvanagaranI zAmaLadAsa kolejamAM bI.e.no abhyAsa karyo ane bhAvanagaramAM naMdakuMvarabA vidyAlayamAM saMgIta zikSaka tarIke 1963 sudhI sevAo ApI. tyAra'..da AkAzavANI vaDodarA kendramAM myujhIka proDyusara tarIke 1963 thI joDAyA. pharajo daramyAna gujarAtI prAcIna DhALonI jALavaNInA hetuthI judA judA saMpradAyonAM pado rekorDa karyAM. uparAMta gajhala saMdhyA, bhajana saMdhyAnA kAryakramo Ayojita karyA. nimaNUMkathI nivRtti sudhI 35 varSa eka ja sthaLe rahyA je temanI lokacAhanAnuM pariNAma che. zAstrIya saMgItamAM khyAla gAyana vizeSataH dhrupada-dhamAra, ThumarI, horI temaja sugama saMgIta kSetre zrI jayadevabhAIno phALo ghaNo ja moTo kahI zakAya. gujarAtI paraMparAgata DhALono emaNe rasapUrvaka abhyAsa karyo che. tema ja saMta kavionI na gavAtI racanAone saMgIte maDhIne keseTa taiyAra karI che. je paikI mIrAM-dayArAmabhAlaNa, choTama vagerenI racanAo judA judA kalAkArone zIkhavI che. jANItA zAyaronI temaja nAmI anAmI kavionI gujarAtI gajhalonI paMdareka keseTa emaNe taiyAra karI che. judA judA saMpradAyonAM pado AnaMdaghanajInI Page #439 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 423 racanAo, bhAgavatanAM gIto, puSTi saMpradAyanA stotro, kIrtano, vagere keseTa, sIDI dvArA prasArita karyA che. garanA mahArAjA zrI vIrabhadrasiMha temaja vaDodarA nareza zrImaMta raNajitasiMha gAyakavADe paNa zrI jayadevabhAI dvArA svarAMkano taiyAra karAvyA che. jemAM pArzvagAyikA kavitA kRSNamUrtinA kaMThano upayoga karyo che. pAjoda darabAra sasthA majhalUmInI "madirA" ane kavizrI anAmInI gIta sudhA' keseTane ghaNI prasiddhi maLI che. saMgItanA A adanA sAdhake nivRtti pachI paNa sugama saMgItanA pracAra prasAra arthe zikSaNano yajJa cAlu ja rAkhyo che. Aje paNa saMgIta mATe alakha jagAvI beThA che. zrI jayadevabhAI sUrano sahAro laI zabdanI ArapAra jIvI rahyA che. sugama saMgItane ghera ghera pahoMcADavAnA eka mIzananA bhAgarUpe vaDodarA, bhAvanagara, surata, bharUca, UMjhA, mahesANA mukAme zabdanI ArapAra, svara revAne tIra, sUra kSitijane pAra, jevA gajhala saMdhyA ane bhajana saMdhyAnA kAryakramo Ayojita karyA che ane samagra bhojaka parivAra A sAthe joDAyuM che. sugama saMgIta kSetre yogya zikSaNano abhAva che. tevA saMjogomAM pustakanI garaja sAre tevI sugama saMgIta zikSaNa mATenI 22 jeTalI keseTonI zreNI pragaTa karI che. hAlamAM paMcotera varSanI jaipha vaye gujarAtamAM "sugama saMgItanI utkrAMti" viSayaka pustaka lakhI rahyA che. pIDha ane khAsa navoditone pragati mATe hRda ApanAra sugama saMgItanA sAcA pathadarzaka ane sAdhaka banI rahyA che. sugama saMgItane sAcA arthamAM loka hRdaya sudhI pahoMcADavAnuM puNya kArya teo karI rahyA che. -saMpAdaka saMparka : e-10, janatAnagara, zabarI skula pAse, vAsaNA roDa, vaDodarA-390015 TelIphona : (0265) 2250467 saMgItazAstrI DAhyAlAla zivarAma saMgItazAstrI DAhyAlAlanA vaDadAdA gavaiyA bahecaradAsa mahArAjA vakhatasiMhajI, hindI vagere kavitA ane saMgIta gItonA racayitA manasukharAma, mahArAjA vijayasiMhajI tathA geya gIto gujarAtI tema ja vrajabhASAmAM kAvyo ane AkhyAnonA sarjaka zivarAma, mahArAjA jasavaMtasiMhajI ane takhtasiMhajInA rAjyakALa daramyAna rAjyagAyaka tarIke kArya karatA hatA. AvA vaMzaparaMparAnA rAjyagAyaka kuLamAM zivarAmane tyAM i.sa. 1869mAM mAtA zivakoranI kUkhe DAhyAlAlano janma thayo. saMgIta ane sAhityanA payapAnamAM ucharatA A bALakane Adhunika keLavaNInI sAthosAtha pitAno jhoka, gAyana, vAdana ane kavitA tarapha vizeSa hovAthI e prakAranuM zikSaNa ApavAnuM zarU thayuM. prAraMbhamAM pratyakSa saMgItanI kaThina svarasAdhanAnI sAthosAtha divasarAtrinA vividha samayanA vividha rAgarAgiNIo e ja samaya daramiyAna zIkhavAya e prakAre zikSaNa ApavuM zarU karyuM. vaLI vividha vAdyo upara kAbu ane kuzaLatA meLavavAnuM zikSaNa apAvuM paNa zarU karyuM. temanAmAM pitAnA AnuvaMzika guNonI sahaja ane kudaratI bakSisa hatI. AthI bALavayamAM ja svarajJAna ane svarasAdhanAnuM ghaNuM ja sAruM jJAna prApta thayuM. pariNAme rAgarUpo dhyAnamAM rAkhavAmAM, gaLethI kADhavAmAM ane kAnathI parakhavAmAM vAra lAgatI nahi. teo aneka vAdyo kuzaLatAthI vagADI zakatA. vaya vadhatI gaI tema tema zikSaNanI sAthosAtha vaDIlonA saMgrahita saMgIta ane kAvyanA hastalikhita graMthonuM parizIlana tema ja anya prAcIna arvAcIna saMgItanAM pustakonuM manana karavAmAM gALatA. kadAvara ane majabUta deha, ghATIlo ane madhura kaMTha, ciMtanazIla svabhAva, kuTuMbapremI, mitabhASI, zAMta ane saMtoSI DAhyAlAlane koIpaNa jAtano AghAta jaladI asara karato. sAhitya ane saMgItano pratyakSa anubhava karI jovA yuvAnImAM temaNe raMgabhUmino anubhava paNa lIdho hato. "saMgIta lIlAvatI'nA prayogamAM temaNe sumativilAsanI bhUmikA prazaMsanIya rIte bhajavI hatI. gAyananA zokhe temanuM dhyAna muMbaInI te samayanI prakhyAta dAdAbhAI ThUMThInI udde kaMpanI tarapha Jain Education Intemational Page #440 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 424 AkarSAyuM. muMbaInA rahevAsa daramiyAna guNI lokone sAMbhaLavA, saMbhaLAvavA tathA zAstrIya rIte vAdavivAda karavAnI vividha taka jhaDapI saMgItanA aMgo para thatA vAdavivAdamAMthI je siddhAMto sthira thatA temAM ja bhAvi 'saMgIta kalAdhara' graMthanAM bIja hatAM. paNa nATakano sahavAsa TUMkamAM ja ATopI levo paDyo. kAraNa ke pitAnA svargavAsa pachI mahArAjA takhtasiMhajInA jIvanakALamAM ane mahArAjA bhAvasiMhajInA zaizavakALamAM pitAnI vaMzaparaMparAnI rAjyagAyakanI jagyA saMbhALI lIdhI ane saMkalpa karyo ke bhajavavA karatAM gIto bAMdhavAM, nATako lakhavAM, kAvyo banAvavAM ane pitA karatAM kaMIka apUrva karI batAvI rAjyasevAmAM jIvana samarpaNa karavuM. AthI ja vaDodarAnA gAyakavADI rAjyanA rAjyagAyaka padano asvIkAra karatAM temaNe khumArIthI kahyuM ke mAruM jIvana bhAvanagara nareza mahArAjA bhAvasiMhajIne samarpita che. temano sAtha jIvanabhara nibhAvIza ane potAnuM e vacana pALyuM. temane ekAntamAM pharavuM gamatuM. eka vakhata gIca jhADImAMthI eka koyalano TahUko ane bIjI koyalano pratyuttara sAMbhaLIne temane prazna thayo ke A TahukArane saMgItalipimAM utAratAM teno bhAvArtha samajAya ke nahi? temaNe koyalanA TahUkA ane tenA pratyuttarane kAgaLa para pensilanAM thoDAMka TapakAMthI utArI gaLethI becAra TahukAra karyA ane thoDI ja kSaNomAM koyaloe TahUkAra karI AkAzane bharI dIdhuM. A hatI temanI saMgItanI sUjha ane samaja. A divaso daramiyAna saMgItanA jaTila prazno--jevA ke hindustAnI saMgItane niyamita karavA sarvasaMmata noTezana paddhatinI jarUriyAta, svara sAthe prakAzano, dhvani sAthe havAno, svaranI utpatti ane gatino, svara sAthe rasa niSpattino, Adhunika zAstro sAthe saMgItano--e temanA hRdayamAM tumula yuddha jagADyuM. e ja arasAmAM zAmaLadAsa kolejanA prInsIpAla jamazedajI navarojI UnavALAe iMglIza noTezana, olDa noTezana, Tonika selpha noTezana, vagerenI samaja ApatAM temanI pAsethI aMgrejI bhASAno ane pachI e ja kolejanA parziyana viSayanA prophesara zekha mahammada iraphAna pAsethI agAu pitA pAsethI zIkhelI phArasI bhASAno abhyAsa vadhAravA mAMDyo. A sarva abhyAsane vIrapurI bAvAnA maDha nAme oLakhAtA darabArI makAnanA eka zAMta oraDAmAM taMbUra ane pustako sahita TamaTama baLatA dIvA pAse besI moTo graMtha racavA kalama hAthamAM lIdhI. Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka temaNe mahArAjA bhAvasiMhajIe racelAM iliyaDanAM gItonuM noTezana karyuM hatuM. e uparAMta maNilAla karuNAzaMkara mATe nATakanAM gItonuM noTezana paNa karI ApyuM hatuM. je hArmoniyama zikSaka bhAga-1 ane bhAga-2mAM jaLavAyuM che. vaLI temaNe manaharakuMvarabAne gAyana uparAMta sitAravAdananuM zikSaNa paNa ApyuM hatuM. temaNe rAjakoTa rAjakumAra kolejamAM rAjakumArone eka mahinA sudhI saMgIta zIkhavyuM hatuM teno prinsIpAla C. MayuenA patramAM nirdeza che. dhrAMgadhrAnA rAjAsAheba ajItasiMhajIe temanA saMgIta viSayaka jJAnane biradAvyuM hatuM. 'saMgIta kalAdhara' saMbaMdhI vividha abhiprAyonI eka pustikA 1918mAM bhAvanagara darabArI chApakhAnAe pragaTa karI che. rAjavI saMgItajJa mahArAjA bhAvasiMhajI (1896-1919) bhAratane svataMtratA maLI tyAre bhAratamAM cAraso nAnAM moTAM rajavADAM hatAM jemAM gujarAtamAM sauthI vadhAre. A badhA rAjavIone aMgreja sarakAre saMgaThita karI mahArAjA, rANA, ThAkorasAheba, rAjasAheba ityAdi oLakha ApelI. bhAvanagaranA bhAvasiMhajI mahArAjA tarIke oLakhAtA. gujarAtamAM traNa moTAM rAjya gAyakavADanuM vaDodarAnuM, junAgaDhanuM navAba sAhebanuM ane bhAvanagaranuM. A rAjyo ane nAnA rAjavIo paNa saMgIta ane saMgItakArane Azraya ApatA. uparanA moTAM rAjyo uparAMta jAmanagara, rAjapIpaLA, vAMsadA, dharamapura, morabI, pAlItANA, vaLAnA rAjavIoe saMgItakArone Azraya ApI saMgIta vidyAne uttejana ApeluM. te badhAmAM vaDodarA ane bhAvanagara agraNI hatA. AjanuM bhAvanagara eka vakhata nAnuM vaDavA gAma hatuM. zihorathI bhAvanagara rAjadhAnI sthapAI pachI ane baMdarano vepAra khIlyo eTale bhAvanagara samRddha thavA mAMDyuM. mahArAjA takhtasiMhajInA vakhatamAM gAmanI madhyamAM ArasanI gaMgAderI baMdhAI. bhAvanagarathI vaDhavANa relvelAIna baMdhAI, bArTana lAyabrerI sthapAI, juvAnasiMhajI davAkhAnuM, zAmaLadAsa koleja, takhtasiMhajI hospiTala, hAIskUla, hAIkorTa, borataLAva, darabArIkoThAra ane takhtezvaranuM maMdira banyAM je Aje paNa bhAvanagaranAM mukhya jovAlAyaka sthaLo che. emaNe ja Page #441 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 45 saMgItakalAdharanA lekhaka DAhyAlAlanA pUrvajone AjIvana te haMmezA nilamabAga pelesa AvatA te mane yAda che. baporanA saMgItakAra tarIke temaNe nimaNUMka ApI hatI. samaye mArA pitAzrI hArmoniyama para dilamAM UgI UThe te bhAvasiMhajIne Ama saMgItakArono vAraso temanA mujaba koI rAganA TukaDA vagADe, DAhyAlAla nAyaka te pitAzrI taraphathI maLyo hato. AjanuM kuLadevI khoDiyAranuM TukaDAonI noTezana karI laIne zuddha rAgatAlamAM besADI taraja ArasanuM maMdira temanuM baMdhAveluM, bhAvanagaranI darabAra benka banAve, te tarajane anukULa paDe tevuM kAvya kavi 'kAnta' racI kADhe, temanA samayamAM sthapAI, naMdakuMvarabA jhanAnA borDIMga ane ane e rIte navuM janmeluM gAyana, dalasukharAma bIje divase gAI anAthAzrama temanA dvArA sthapAyA. e vakhate pAlItANAnI saMbhaLAve, tevo krama divasonA divaso sudhI cAlato rahelo meM yAtrAe loko sonagaDhathI gADA raste jatA hatA. bhAvasiMhajIe anubhavyo che." bhAvanagarathI pAlItANA ane boTAdathI jasadaNa relve bAMdhI. A uparanA saMgIta sarjananI prakriyAnuM pariNAma eTale kAraNe bhAvanagara rAjyanI samRddhi vadhI. "saMgIta nIti vinoda' bhAga 1-2-3. A traNa pustako vIsamI bhAvasiMhajInA saMgIta zokhanI ghaNAne khabara nathI paraMtu sadInA prathama pAMca varSamAM bahAra paDyA. e sAthe bhAvanagaranA 1901mAM emanA Azraye "saMgItakalAdhara' nAmano graMtha temanA keLavaNIkhAtAnA adhikArI kauzikarAya vidanahararAma mahetAe paNa "saMgIta nIti vinoda' mAMthI temaja pAThya pustakamAM cAlatI rAjagAyaka DAhyAlAla nAyake lakhyo ne bhAvasiMhajIe prasiddha karI Apyo tyAre ja gujarAtane khabara paDI ke kevuM uttama kArya kavitAomAnuM pustaka bahAra pADI bhAvanagaranI zALAmAM saMgIta thayuM che. mahArAjAne loko sArA nIti ane bodhavALAM kAvyo zikSaNanA pAThyapustaka tarIke dAkhala kareluM. gAya ane saMskAra samRddhi vadhe te mATe ghaNI dhagaza hatI. mahArAjA bhAvasiMhajIno saMgIta zokha ahIMthI ja mAjIrAjabA garlsa skUla, AphreDa hAIskUla ane naMdakuMvarabA aTakato nathI. temaNe tyArapachI saMgIta iliyaDa, horezyasa jevA jhanAnA boDIMganI zALAmAM saMgIta zikSaNano prabaMdha karyo. emanA graMthonA bhASAMtara ane tenA saMgItamaya noTezansa bahAra pADyA. saMgIta vidyAnA prema viSe temanA putra mahArAjA temanAM mahArANI naMdakuMvarabAe kavikAntanI madada laI kRSNakumArasiMhajIe AkAzavANInA eka vaktavyamAM A pramANe | gujarAtImAM gItAMjalino sarvaprathama anuvAda pragaTa karyo. saMgIta nirdeza karyo che. nIti vinodamAM temaNe 32 (batrIsa) rAganI rAgamALA noTezana prasaMga hato bhAvanagaranA rAjagAyaka dalasukharAmanI sAthe mUkI che. A rAgamALA allAhAbAda myujhIka konpharansamAM janmazatAbdIno. e nimitte ola inDiyA reDiyonA cIpha temanA rAjagAyaka dalasukharAmabhAIe gAyA pachI badhA ja kaLAkAroe ekI avAje prasaMzA karelI. myujhIka proDyusara narendrarAya zukla, kavi kAntanA putra munikumAra bhaTTa ane mahArAjA kRSNakumArasiMhajInAM pravacano prasArita e vakhate paheluM vizvayuddha zarU thayuM. jarmanIe bejIyama karavAmAM AvelAM. mahArAjAe dalasukharAmabhAIne aMjali ane AsapAsanAM rAjyo jItavA mAMDyA. AjanI jema reDiyo, ApatA potAnA pitA viSe paNa kaheluM. TI.vI. akhabAra 1914mAM pracalita na hatA. gAmegAma "mArA pUjya pitAzrI taraphathI mane je amUlya vAraso samAcAra maLatA na hatA. yuddhanA samAcArathI bhAvanagaranI maLyo hato temAM eka suvyavasthita, samRddha ane pragatizIla prajAne mAhitagAra karavA AkhyAna paddhatithI temaNe saMgItamaya rAjyanI sAthosAtha rAjyane UMcI kakSAe pahoMcADavAmAM judA kathA yojI. DAhyAlAla nAyaka, dalasukharAma ThAkora, kavi kAnta judA kSetre jemaNe saMgIna phALo Apyo hato tevI keTalIka ane bhAvasiMhajI AkhyAnanuM nirmANa kArya karatA. gAvAnuM kAma vyaktiono paNa samAveza thato hato.......zrI dalasukharAma paNa dalasukharAma ThAkora ane temanA putra vAsudeva karatA. AvA eka puruSa hatA jemane huM bhAvanagaranI saMskAritAnA vikramAkhyAna', "beljiyamAkhyAna' jevAM traNacAra AkhyAno pratinidhi samAM mAnuM chuM." sTezana pAsenI darabArI dharmazALAmAM thayAM. "mane temanI pAse thoDo vakhata..saMgItanI tAlIma mahArAjA bhAvasiMhajIe potAnA rAjagAyaka DAhyAlAla levAno lAbha paNa maLyo hato. mArA pitAzrInI hayAtImAM to pAse "saMgItakalAdhara' pustaka lakhAvyuM te sivAya gujarAtane khabara nathI ke evA be saMgIta kalAdhara thAya teTalAM pustako Jain Education Intemational Page #442 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 426 bhAvasiMhajIe saMgIta noTezana baddha karIne iMglenDanA prasiddha citrakAro pAse mahattvanA banAvonAM raMgIna citro chapAvIne, uttama kAgaLa tathA uttama peinTIMganI chapAI karAvIne je pustako bahAra pADyAM che temAM potAne prasiddhi na maLe tenuM cIvaTapUrvaka dhyAna rAkhyuM che ne na chUTake potAnA nAmano nirdeza karyo. bhAvanagaranA vatanIo ane gujarAtanI saMgIta premI janatA A pustakonI nAmAvila ja joI jAya to paNa Azcarya pAmaze. saMgIta rAjarSi bhAvasiMhajI bahu lAMbu jIvyA nahi. temanA devaloka samaye pATavI kumAra mahArAjA kRSNakumArasiMhajI mAtra vIsa varSanA hatA. kRSNakumArasiMhajIye pitAno saMgIta vAraso akabaMdha jALavyo eTaluM ja nahiM potAnAM saMtAnone saMgIta vidyAmAM uttejana ApI bhAvanagaranA rAjagAyaka vAsudevabhAI, gajAnanabhAI ane jayadevabhAIne saMgIta zikSaNa ApavA potAnA kuTuMbamAM AvakAryA. ghaNAne khabara nathI ke chellA rAjavI vIrabhadrasiMhajIe temanA dAdA bhAvasiMhajIno saMgIta vAraso maLelo. citrakaLA ane saMgItakaLA baMnemAM teo eka sarakho rasa letA hatA. bhAvanagare bhAvasiMhajInI yAdamAM bhAvasiMhajI poliTekanika saMsthA sthApI che. zuM vIrabhadrasiMhajInI yAdamAM saMgIta mahAvidyAlaya sthApI na zake eTaluM bhAvanagara raMka che? gujarAtanA loko saMgIta kalAdharanA lekhaka DAhyAlAlane jANe che bhAvasiMhajIne nahi kharekhara to bhAvasiMhajI saMgIta vizva vidyAlaya' kema sthApI na zakAya? bhAvasiMhajInA saMgIta zokhanI parAkASTA to tyAM hatI ke prathama baMdiza banAve pachI zabda lakhAya pachI gAyaka gAya. A to badhA ja kare che paraMtu temaNe e navAM taiyAra thayelAM gAyanomAMthI pasaMda karelAM gAyano rAjanA benDa mAsTara pInTo pAse aMgrejI noTezana karAvI pIlagArDanamAM saptAhamAM be traNa divasa benDa vAge temAM te gAyano vAgatAM. je te divase cA gAyano vAgaze te benDasTenDanAM pagathiyAM pAse thAMbhalA para tenI yAdI mUkAtI. A gItonI jema ja aMgrejI gIto paNa benDamAM rajU thatAM. noTezananA pustako e paNa saMgItanI baMdizanuM saMpUrNa pratinidhitva nathI karatAM e emanI vicakSaNa buddhine khabara hatI. AthI jhonophona rekorDIMga kaMpanIne bhAvanagara bolAvI bhAvanagara sTeTa benDanuM rekorDiMga karAvyuM. rAjagAyaka dalasukharAmabhAI pAse paNa rekorDiMgamAM gavarAvyuM uparAMta kuMvarI zrI manaharakuMvarabAnuM sitAravAdana paNa rekorDa karAvyuM. bAra rekorDa darabAra benDanI, pathapradarzaka 24 rekorDa dalasukharAma ThAkoranI, traNa rekorDa manaharakuMvarabAnI, be rekorDa hArmoniyama tabalAnI Ama kula 41 rekorDjha bahAra pADI hatI, rekorDa thayelAM tamAma gIto rAga para AdhArita hatA. bhAvasiMhajI eTalethI aTakyA nahIM. rAjagAyaka DAhyAlAla ane kavikAntanI madadathI 'salImazAha', 'duHkhI saMsAra' ane 'jAlIma TuliyA' nATako lakhAvyAM. jAlima TuliyA nATakanuM saMgIta bhAvasiMhajIe ApyuM che. emaNe prasiddha karAvela rekorDIMga bhAvanagaramAM koInI pAse che ke nahi te to jANamAM nathI paNa kalakattAnA eka saMgrAhake gAyaka dalasukharAma ThAkuranA phoTA sahita temanI rekorDa tenA saMgrahamAM che tevuM TI.vI. para darzAvyuM hatuM. saMgIta sarjaka zrI jasavaMta bhAvasAra ekavAra gujarAtanA mUrdhanya saMgItazAstrI zrI Ara. sI. mahetAne maLavAnuM mana thayuM. temanI sAthe carcA thaI. sugama saMgIta ane lokasaMgItanI, carcAne aMte temaNe madhubhAI paTela (surata-muMbaI)nA lakhela noTezana karelAM be pustako ApyAM. madhubhAI vyavasAye kansTrakzana (enjiniyarIMga)nA mANasa ne zokha hato dakSiNa gujarAtanA lokasaMgItanA abhyAsano. AvA ja bIjA mULa vyavasAya bIjo ne zokhano viSaya saMgItasarjanakaMpojharano evA amadAvAdanA araviMda bhaTTane AkhuM gujarAta jANe. muMbaI ane amadAvAdanA sarjako samagra gujarAtane paricita hoya paNa valasADa jevA gujarAtanA dakSiNa cheDe AvelA vyavasAye kansTrakzananA mANasa janme karme saMgItakAra (saMgIta sarjaka)ne koNa oLakhe che? zrI jasavaMta bhAvasAra eTale valasADanA khyAtanAma saMgItakAra kuTuMbanAM saMtAna. badhA bhAIomAM nAnA paNa bhaNavAmAM badhI ja veLA prathama naMbara lAve tevA buddhizALI. zALAnI prArthanAmAM saMgIta gAvAmAM yaza maLyo, lohInA saMskAra to hatA ja eTale saMgItano casko lAgyo. temanA moTAbhAI bhIkhubhAI ane harezabhAI zAstrIya saMgIta kSetre khUba jANItA thayelA. jasavaMtabhAIe dizA badalI sugamasaMgIta vikasAvyuM. prathama muMbaI kendra parathI sugamasaMgIta prasAraNa karatA gujarAtI kalAkAronI yAdImAM jasavaMta bhAvasAranuM paNa nAma kharUM. amRtalAla navasArIvALA jemanI grAmophona rekorDjha te vakhate gAjatI hatI temane potAnA mArgadarzaka banAvyA. kansTrakzananA dhaMdhAmAM sArUM kamAyA. vakhata jatAM gujarAta ane mahArASTra rAjya alaga thatAM gujarAtanA kalAkAro vaDodarA AkAzavANI parathI Page #443 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 420 pratibhAo. prasAraNa karavA lAgyA. A rIte jasavaMtabhAI vaDodarAnA myujhIka proDyusara jayadevabhAInA saMparkamAM AvyA. vakhata jatAM dhaMdhArthe vaDodarA thoDo vakhata rahyA tyAre avAranavAra saMgIta carcA jayadevabhAI sAthe cAle. potAnI racanAo paraspara saMbhaLAve. jasavaMtabhAImAM rahelo saMgIta sarjaka have pukhta thayo hato. paNa tabiyata bagaDavA lAgI vaLI vatana valasADa ane muMbaImAM paNa temane kAma aMge javAnuM thatuM eTale valasADa sthAyI thayA. emanI nAdurasta rahetI tabiyatane lIdhe citta azAMta rahetuM. eTale jayadevabhAIe sugamasaMgIta sarjana ane zikSaNakArya karavA salAha ApI ne temaNe e dizA pakaDI. gujarAta rAjya taraphathI sugamasaMgIta zibiro yojAtI temAM zikSaNakArya mATe temanI pasaMdagI thaI te vakhate ghaNAne jasavaMtabhAIno sAco paricaya thayo. evI ja rIte svarakAroe taiyAra karAvela gAyako dvArA sugamasaMgIta rajU karavAno eka prayoga gujarAta saMgIta nATaka ekeDemI dvArA thayo temAM paNa dakSiNa gujarAtanA agraNI sarjaka tarIke temanA vidyArthIonI pasaMdagI thaI A kAryakrama paNa khUba ja saphaLa thayo. have jasavaMtabhAInA saMgIta sarjanamAM vega Avyo. temaNe keseTa dvArA janatA sudhI potAnA saMgItane pahoMcADavAnA hetuthI suratanA sUDiyomAM bALagItonI keseTa ' bahAra pADI jemAM temanI tadana nAnI vayanI pautrIe paNa gAyuM. ATalI nAnI vayanI putrInuM gANuM sAMbhaLI ghaNAMne Azcarya thayuM. (vaLI pAchA jasavaMtabhAInI tabIyate uthalo khAdho. hArTaTrabalaDAyAbiTIsa badhuM ja tapAsa karAvyuM ne dAktaronA niyamanoe temane bahAra javAnI manA karI. AvA baMdhanathI akaLAyA.) koIkoI vAra sAmAjika kAma aMge amadAvAda javAnuM thAya tyAre jatAM ke AvatAM temanA mitra kArabhArIne tyAM Utare ane jayadevabhAIne maLe. navA kampojhIzana saMbhaLAve, saMgItacarcA cAle. e daramiyAna temanI tabiyatano vicAra karatAM badhA nA vicAra karatA badhA kampojhIzana gharamAM sArA svarUpe potAnA athavA sArA kaMThavALA vidyArthI pAse rekorDa karI saMgraha karI levAnuM sUcana jayadevabhAIe karyuM. sAmethI jasavaMtabhAIe zarata karI ke rekoDIMga sAMbhaLI tenuM niSpakSa vivecana karI ApavuM je jayadevabhAIe kabUla karyuM. lagabhaga sattara keseTa rekorDa karI. je badhI sAMbhaLIne vivecana valasADa lakhI mokalyuM. niSpakSa vivecana vAMcI jasavaMtabhAI khUba rAjI thayA ane temAM karelAM sUcana mujaba pasaMda karelAM gAyano sArA kaMThavALa kalAkArane zIkhavavAnuM zarU karI dIdhuM. managamatI pravRttie mana prasanna karyuM. tabIyata sudharI eTale havAphera karavA potAnA putrane tyAM amerikA gayA. amerikAmAM to potAnA gharamAM ja rahevAnuM thatuM. zani ravinI rajAomAM saMgItanI beThako thavA lAgI ne keTalAke to saMgIta zIkhavavAno Agraha karyo. zikSaNakArya AraMbhya. saMgIta zikSaNa mATe keseTamAM rekorDIga karI ApavA mAMDyuM. Ama amerikA khAsuM rokAI bhArata parata AvyA. e ja vakhate temane muMbaI levA AvanAra temano moTo putra moTara akasmAtamAM mRtyu pAmyo. A AghAta jasavaMtabhAIne to khUba thayo paNa temanAM patnIthI jIravAyo nahi ne vakhata jatAM svargavAsa pAmyAM. putra ane patnInA javAthI jasavaMtabhAInA jIvanamAM khAlIpo sarjAyo. adhyAtma tarapha mana hatuM ja temAM bhUtanAtha bAbA ane sAMIbAbAnI bhakti maLI ne jIvanano saghaLo samaya saMgItamAM gALavA mAMDyo. evAmAM eka vakhata amerikA sthita lalita zAhane maLavA amadAvAda javAnuM thayuM. jUno paricaya hato te nAte lalitabhAIe sugamasaMgIta kSetre kAma karavA mATe saMsthA sthApelI "gujarAtI sugama saMgIta phAunDezana' saMsthAno paricaya Apyo. hoddedAronAM nAma vAMcI temAM temanA paricita vaDodarA AkAzavANInA myujhIka proDyusaranuM nAma na jotAM temaNe temanuM dhyAna doryuM. vaLatAM valasADa jatAM jayadevabhAIne maLyA. zaratI mulAkAta be miniTa mATe mAgI. AvIne kahyuM ke sugama saMgIta phAunDezananA kAmamAM tamAre bhAga levAno che. jayadevabhAI kabUla thayA. be miniTa nahi be kalAka beThA. saMgItanI baMdizano abhyAsa kema karavo tenI carcA cAlI. A carcAthI khUba prabhAvita thayA, valasADa parata thayA. dakSiNa gujarAta jevA dUranA AdivAsI pradezamAM sugamasaMgItanI pravRtti karI vAtAvaraNa UbhuM karanAra jasavaMtabhAI bhAvasArane valasADanI saMgItacAhaka prajA kayAreya bhUlaze nahiM. jainasaMgItAcArya zrI hIrAlAla devIdAsa ThAkora hIrAlAla devIdAsa ThAkora gujarAtanI saMgIta pATanagarI vaDanagaranA gAmamAM UDhAIgAma javAnA raste jatAM bhojaka zerImAM temanuM ghara. emanA pitAnuM nAma devIdAsa tathA mAtAnuM nAma kumakumabA. gujarAtanI prajA prasiddhanAgara kanyA tAnA rIrIne jANe che paNa A ja paryata A gAmamAMthI nAyaka bhojaka Jain Education Intemational Page #444 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 428 pathapradarzaka jJAtimAMthI suprasiddha saMgItakAro thatA AvyA che. temAM saMgIta gAvAnI taka apAvI. vakhata jatAM hIrAlAlanI zaktino bhAvanagaranA rAjagAyaka "saMgIta kalAdhara' graMthanA lekhaka paricaya jaina samAjane thayo. DAhyAlAla zivarAma, prasiddha gAyaka ane bhAvanagaranA rAjagAyaka sAruM kamAyA ane te daramiyAna aneka jaina AcAryonA dalasukharAma ThAkora, suprasiddha saMgIta zAstrI paMDita bhAtakhaMDenA saMparkathI teo dhArmika raMge raMgAyA hatA. e samaye emanA vatana ziSya saMgItazAstrI vADIlAla zivarAma nAyaka paNa vaDanagara vaDanagaramAM jainamaMdira hoya to kema evA vicAre temaNe tyAMnA pAsenA UMDhAI gAmanA (ne pachI vaDanagaranA thayela). Ama A bhojaka zerInA eka baMdha jaina maMdirane sevAsthAna banAvyuM. ne saMgIta paraMparA AjasudhI avirata rahI che.) zrI hIrAlAla Azare sane 1936 (saMvata 1994)mAM bhAvathI maMdira kholyuM devIdAsa ane temanA laghubhrAtA gajAnana devIdAsa jaina ne be varSa bAda prANapratiSThA mahotsava ujavyo. bhAratabharamAM AlamamAM saMgItakalAkAra tarIke ghaNI khyAtiprApta karI hatI. bhojaka jJAtinuM jaina maMdira vaDanagaramAM ja che. (maMdira mATe phALo hIrAlAlano janma 1913mAM thayo hato. temanI nAnI ugharAvI TrasTa banAvyuM.) vayathI ja pitAnuM chatra gumAvyuM hatuM. AthI mAtA kumakumabAe hAmoniyamavAdaka ane saMgIta nirdezaka ghaNo parizrama karI bALakone UcheryA. temanA mAtA kumakumabA vaDanagaranI nAyakabhojaka jJAtinA agraNIgAyikA hatA. temane zrI chanAlAla kAlidAsa ThAkura junI dezIo, lagnagIto, jainastavano, bhajano seMkaDonI mA. chanAlAla ThAkura nAmathI prasiddha A saMgItakAranuM saMkhyAmAM kaMThastha hatAM. bALa hIrAlAlane Ama gaLathuthImAMthI ja - vatana vaDanagara. temanA pitA kavi temaja saMgItakAra hatA. jena saMgItanA saMskAro prApta thayA hatA. samAjamAM temanI sArI prasiddhi hatI. bALaka chanAlAlane Ama vidyArthIkALamAM vaDanagaranA zrI cImanalAla ustAda pAse saMgItano vAraso gharamAM ja prApta thayo hato. saMgItano abhyAsa karyo. bhAvanagaranA rAjagAyaka temanI saMgItanI kArakirdI nATaka kaMpanIthI thaI. prathama zrI dalasukharAmabhAI ane temanA saMgItakAra patra vAsudevabhAI muMbaI gujarAtI nATaka maMDaLI pachI khaTAu AphreDa thiyeTrikala vakhatovakhata vaDanagara zubhaprasaMgoe AvatA tyAre hIrAlAlane ane chelle dezI nATakasamAjamAM saMgIta digdarzaka ane saMgIta vidyAnuM jJAna ApatA. dalasukharAmabhAIne hIrAlAla hArmoniyama mAsTara tarIke nAmanA meLavI. 'AjanI duniyA', ThAkora mAmA kahetA kumakumanA prasaMgopAta bhAvanagara bhAIne tyAM nArIhRdaya', 'naMdanavana', "anokho saMsAra' nATakamAM temaNe AvatA tyAre hIrAbhAIne paNa lAvatA. evA eka prasaMge saMgIta ApyuM hatuM. 'anokho saMsAra' nATakanA lekhaka kavi bhAvanagara pAse AvelA sonagaDha gurukuLamAM hIrAbhAIne saMgIta "manasvI' prAMtijavALA sAthe temanI joDI jAmI gaI hatI. adhyApakanI nokarI apAvI dIdhI. tyAM pAMca varSa nokarI karyA pAchaLathI calacitramAM paNa baMnene saphaLatA maLI hatI. pachI emanA manamAM jaina dharmanI pUjAbhakti saMgIta dvArA chanAlAlane svara ane layanuM jJAna khUba ja sarasa hatuM. karavAnI preraNA thaI je temane bALavayathI prApta hatI. zAstrIya jeTalI kuzaLatAthI teo hArmoniyama vagADatA teTalI ja saMgItanuM jJAna thoDuM vadhAravAnA hetuthI khyAtanAma saMgItAcArya kuzaLatAthI tabaluM vagADatA. saMgIta digdarzaka tarIke philmamAM . 'vADIlAla zivarAma pAsethI paNa mArgadarzana lIdhuM. temane sArI nAmanA maLI. temanI baMdizo ane gAvAnI zailInI ATalI pUrva taiyArI pachI hIrAlAla ThAkore amadAvAdamAM kuzaLatA evI hatI ke sArAmAM sArI gAyikAne paNa temanI sthAyI nivAsa karyo ane jainapUjA bhaNAvavAnuM kArya AraMbhya. e kADhelI mUrakI ke phIratanI nakala karavAmAM muzkelI paDatI. emanA samaye jaina samAjamAM sinemAnAM gIto para AdhArita stavano jamAnAmAM muMbaInA ucca koTinA saMgIta-digdarzakomAM emanuM gAvAnuM pracalita hatuM paNa hIrAlAle zAstrIya saMgIta ane sthAna hatuM. paraMparAgata dezIo gAIne jaina samAjamAM eka bahoLo temanA saMgItadigdarzananI philmomAM "kuMvarabAInuM mAmeruM', zrotAvarga Ubho karyo. e daramiyAna AcArya zIlacaMdra 'rANakadevI', "zeTha sagALazA'nAM gItoe gujarAtanI prajAnuM dila vijayasUrijIno temane paricaya thayo. AcAryajI zAstrIya saMgIta jItI lIdhuM hatuM. "mAre te AMgaNe ekavAra Avajo' gIta to ane hIrAlAlanA cAhaka hatA. temaNe zakya hoya eTalI emane gheraghera guMjavA lAgeluM. rANakadevInA duhAo paNa emaNe 5 - Jain Education Intemational Page #445 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 429 AgavI zailImAM saMgItabaddha karelA te paNa ghaNA lokapriya ane te nAme ja bhAratamAM khyAtiprApta hatA. teo luNAvADAnA thayA hatA. darabArI gAyaka hatA tyAre gulAma rasUla ne UrdU phArasI, hiMdI, muMbaInA ucca koTinA saMgIta-digdarzakomAM temanuM sthAna arabI ane gujarAtI bhASAnuM jJAna uparAMta saMgIta jJAna paNa hatuM. [koIvAra moTA saMgIta digdarzako temanI madada mATe temane ApyuM paNa putrane hArmoniyama vAdaka thavAnI apUrva icchA hatI. pUchatA paNa teo spaSTa kahetA ke mAruM nAma chapAze? philma emAM luNAvADAnA rAjavI vakhatasiMhajIe tene hArmoniyama bheTa jagatamAM AvI pravRtti thatI temAM teo potAnA nAmano ane ApyuM hatuM. hakkano Agraha rAkhatA pariNAme mAgaNI karanAra jatA rahetA.] gulAmarasUle tyArabAda vaDodarA nareza, iMdora narezane emanA paricayamAM AvelA mAsTara mukaMda, DAkoranA potAnA hArmoniyama vAdana ane saMgItathI prasanna karyA. AthI meLAvALA, chanAlAlanA paricayamAM AvelA temaNe kaheluM ke game temanA pitAne khUba ja saMtoSa thayo. vaDodarA ane DabhoInI tevuM gIta hoya bIDInI eka phUMka mArI saMgItabaddha karI ApatA temanI saMgItapravRtti daramiyAna vaDodarAnA rAjagAyaka phaiyAjhakhAna eTaluM ja nahi proDyusara jo pheraphAra sUcave to paNa eTalI ja sAthe hArmoniyama saMgata teo kAyama karatA hatA. phaiyAjhakhAnanA jhaDapathI tenI rUci samajI laI teo baMdiza sudhArI zakatA. A teo bhANeja hatA. phaiyAjhakhAnanI hAla upalabdha grAmophona kArya keTaluM agharuM che te saMgItanA jANakArone khabara che. rekojhamAM temanuM hArmoniyama vAdana sAMbhaLI zakAya che. ustAda chanAlAla jainadharmI hovAthI derAsaramAM stavana gAvA besI janA phaiiyAjhakhAna sAthe temaNe bhAratamAM madrAsa, karAMcI, lAhora, jene loko umaLakAthI sAMbhaLatA. muMbaI, kalakattA, banArasa, lakhanau, alAhAbAda vagere sthaLoe kAryakramo ApI anerI lokacAhanA meLavelI. hArmoniyamavAdaka ane saMgItavida-zikSaka AkAzavANI para hArmoniyama vAdana ane saMgItano gulAmarasulakhAM lAMbA samaya sudhI niSedha hato. vakhata jatAM A niSedha uThAvI vaDodarAnA mahArAjA sayAjIrAva saMgItavidyAnA parama levAyo tyAre gulAma rasUlakhAna uMmare pahoMcelA. tyAranA saMgIta cAhaka hatA. emaNe paMDita viSNunArAyaNa bhAtakhaMDene potAnA prastutakartA zrI jayadeva bhojake khAsa paravAnagI laIne temanuM kuTuMbamAM saMgIta zikSaNa ApavA nimaMtryA hatA. A uparAMta rekorDIMga karyuM. Aje temanA hArmoniyama vAdananuM A ekamAtra vaDodarArAjyamAM saMgIta vidyAnA zikSaNa mATe emanI pAse smRtirU5 rekoDIMga vaDodarA kendra pAse che. saMbhava che ke te yojanA karAvI zikSaNano prabaMdha karyo, jenA pariNAme vaDodarA- rekorDIMga hAla AkAzavANI dilhInA AkaIDjhamAM (junA DabhoI-pATaNa-amarelI ane navasArI ema pAMca jagyAe rekoDIMga saMgrahamAM) hoya. AvA kalAkArane vakhatovakhata saMgIta zALAonI sthApanA thaI jemAM vaDodarAnI gAyanazALA saMbhaLAvavAno prabaMdha thAya to ApaNI smRtimAM sva. gulAma (hAlanI paraphormiMga ArTsa koleja) mukhya zALA hatI. rasUlanI yAda tAjI rahe. e vakhate pheDilisa nAmanA eka raziyana saMgItanA puTikIrtanAcArya jANakAra pAse vidyAlayano vahIvaTa hato. vaDodarAnAM saMgIta zrI caMpakalAla chabIladAsa nAyaka vidyAlayamAM zikSakonI jarUra hatI e mATe gulAma rasUla parIkSAmAM pAsa thayA ane temanI nimaNUMka silekazana greDanI- pATaNa nivAsI chabIladAsa nAyaka vaDodarAnI jUnI orgenAIjharanI jagyAe nimaNUMka thaI. tyAra pachI saMgIta gAdInA kIrtanakAranA putra caMpakalAla nAyaka janmathI ja kIrtanazikSaNa kema ApavuM tenI tAlIma ApI DabhoImAM sthapAyela navI saMgItane raMge raMgAyelA hatA. emanA pitAe kAMkarolI saMgIta zALAmAM temanI nimaNuMka thaI. DabhoInI zALAnA kAmathI; (nAthadvArA)nI kIrtana zailIe saMgIta vidyA meLavI hatI je vakhata vidyArthIonA saMgItathI pheMDilisa tathA paMDita viSNanArAyaNa jatAM caMpakalAla nAyaka dvArA khUba vikAsa pAmI vaTavRkSa samI banI. bhAtakhaMDe suddhAM prasanna thayA hatA. pATaNanivAsI puMjIrAma bhojaka sArA hArmoniyama, gulAmarasulakhAno janma saMvata 1989mAM mathurAmAM thayo tabalA, sAraMgIvAdaka hatA ane gAyanavidyAmAM paNa nipuNa hatA. hato. emanA pitA kAlekhAM "sarasapiyA' nAmathI baMdizo racatA caMpakalAle prathama puMjIrAma bhojaka pAse ne pachI maNilAla pAse 55. Jain Education Intenational Page #446 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 430 saMgIta vidyA meLavI. maNIlAle temane pakhAvaja vAdana paNa zIkhavyuM jenuM jJAna temane kIrtana saMgItamAM upayogI nIvaDyuM. pATaNamAM gAyakavADa sarakAra taraphathI saMgItazALA cAlatI hatI temAM temaNe traNa varSanI parIkSA pAsa karI inAma meLavyuM hatuM. yuvAvaya thatAM amadAvAdanA zrI dvArakAnAthajInA kIrtanakAra sthAne nimAyA. te sAthe sthAnika bALamaMdira-jaina kanyAzALA, moDAsA hAIskUla, raghubhAI nAyakanI hAIskUla ityAdimAM saMgIta zikSaNa ApIne saMgItanuM vAtAvaraNa UbhuM karyuM. e daramiyAna sArAbhAI kuTuMbamAM rahIne saMgIta vidyAnuM zikSaNa ane lekhana kArya karatA paMDita vADIlAla zivarAma nAyakanA saMparkamAM AvyA ne temanuM ziSyatva svIkAryuM ane ghaNI aprApya cIjo ATheka varSa rahIne zIkhyA. tyArabAda vaDodarAnI gAyanazALAnI DIplomA parIkSA 1940mAM pAsa karI ane 1944mAM lakhanaunI 'bhAtakhaMDe yunivarsiTI oNpha inDiyana myujhIka'nI bI. myujha (saMgIta vizArada) prathama zreNImAM pAsa karI. tyArabAda sArAbhAInI khAnagI zALA [jenuM saMcAlana lInAbahena ane manoramAbena karatAM hatAM] temAM saMgIta zikSaNanuM kArya karyuM. 1948mAM amadAvAdamAM lakhanaunI 'bhAtakhaMDe saMgIta vidyApITha' mAnya saMsthA bhAtakhaMDe saMgIta mahAvidyAlaya'nI sthApanA zrI esa. ena. rataMjanakaranA zubha haste thaI. A saMsthAnA prinsipAla tarIke temaNe bAra varSa sudhI sevA karI. tyArabAda amadAvAdanI mahilA kolejamAM saMgItanA prAdhyApaka tarIke sevAo ApI. esa.ena.DI.TI. yunivarsiTInA bI.e. sudhInA saMgIta parIkSaka tarIke nimAyA uparAMta allAhAbAda saMgIta yunivarsiTInA paNa parIkSaka banyA. emaNe kIrtana saMgItamAM satata varSothI adhyayana kareluM jenA pariNAme havelI saMgItano bhAratIya AdhyAtmika saMgItamAM zuM phALo che te viSe graMtha lekhana saMzodhana AraMbheluM. asaMkhya drupada dhamArane svaralipibaddha karyA. e daramiyAna 1. saMgItakIrtana paddhati, 2. saMgIta kAvya sudhA, 3. prAraMbhika saMgIta pAThAvalI, 4. saMgIta subodhinI pustako prasiddha karyAM. evAmAM gujarAtI raMgabhUminA 150 varSanI ujavaNInA prasaMge raMgabhUminAM gIto noTezana sAthe prakAzita karavAno vicAra jayazaMkara 'suMdarI' dvArA rajU thayo. sastA sAhityanA manusubedAre e prakAzita karavAnI javAbadArI lIdhI. prathama to pATaNanA prasiddha nATyasaMgItavid puMjIrAma bhojaka pAse ja noTezana karAvavAno saMkalpa thayo emaNe 100 jeTalAM noTezana karyAM. te daramiyAna temanuM avasAna thayuM. Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka kAma adhUrUM rahe to caMpakalAla nAyakanI A kaThIna kArya mATe pasaMdagI thaI. zrI caMpakalAle eka jhaDapI sTenonI adAthI noTezana karI ApI saMpAdakone Azcaryacakita karI dIdhA. AkAzavANI parathI caMpakalAla nAyaka tenI sthApanA amadAvAdamAM thaI te kALathI ja kIrtana saMgIta rajU karatA hatA. 'havelI saMgIta'nA kAryakramamAM temanAM kIrtano haju paNa sAMbhaLavA maLe che. agragaNya puSTi kIrtana saMmelanomAM temaNe ghaNI jagyAe bhAga lIdho che. puSTi samAja taraphathI temanuM bahumAna thayuM che. amadAvAdanA go. mahArAja zrI vrajarAyajInA pramukha sthAne temanuM jAhera sanmAna thayuM che. kIrtana saMgItano itihAsa tathA noTezana dvArA tenAM pustakonA traNa bhAga emanuM yAdagAra prakAzana che. te badala temane gujarAta sarakAra taraphathI paNa bahumAna karavAmAM AveluM. kAMkarolInA mahArAjazrI taraphathI paNa temane thelI arpaNa karI bahumAna karAyeluM. AvA ananya saMgItavid, kIrtana ziromaNI caMpakalAla nAyake AMkhonI takalIphane lIdhe kamane saMgIta lekhana choDyuM. TUMkI mAMdagIne aMte pATaNamAM temanuM avasAna thayuM. uttama saMgItakAra ane adanA naTa zrI rasikalAla cImanalAla bhojaka vaDanagara gAmamAM zAstrIyasaMgItanA uttama gAyako, uttama zAstrakAro thayA che te saghaLAne suvidIta che paNa sugama saMgItamAM paNa gujarAtanA zreSTha sthAne birAjatA rasikalAla bhojaka paNa che e ghaNAne tyAre ja khabara paDI ke jyAre vaDanagaranA nAgarikoe temanuM jAhera sanmAna kareluM. rasikalAla bhojakane saMgItanuM jJAna vArasAgata hatuM. emanA pitA pAse grAmophona rekorDjhano moTo saMgraha hato. be aDhI varSanI vaye catura rasikalAla pitA je rekorDa mAge te zodhI ApatA. emanA saMgrahamAM zAstrIyasaMgIta ane aMgrejIsaMgItano saMgraha hato. enAM zravaNanI rasikalAla para ajabanI asara hatI. pariNAme, nAnI vaye gAvA mAMDyA ane zALA kolejanA kAryakramomAM temane inAma maLyAM. 1947mAM gujarAtanuM sau prathama broDakAsTIMga kendra vaDodarAmAM 'DAyamanDa jyubilI broDakAsTIMga hAusa' nAme zarU thayuM. jyAMthI rasikalAle sugamasaMgIta gAvAnuM zarU karyuM. vakhata jatAM emanI lokacAhanA reDiyo dvArA vadhatI gaI. e samaye amadAvAdamAM ola inDiyA reDiyonuM kendra zarU thayuM. sTezana DAyarekTara zrI suzIlakumAra bojhe emanA saMgIta Page #447 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 431 pratibhAo kAryakramothI prasanna thaI temane nokarIe rAkhyA. basa tyArapachI uttarottara pragati karatA karatA rasikalAla myujhIka proDyusara ane silekazana greDa proDyusara banyA. amadAvAda reDiyo para lAITa myujhika yuniTanI javAbadArI rasikabhAIne soMpAI A yuniTa dvArA temanAM ghaNAM gIto lokapriya thayAM. e vakhate AkAzavANI dvArA grAmophona rekojha bahAra pADavAmAM AvelI jemAM rasikabhAInAM gItabhajana-garabA rekorDjha rUpe taiyAra thayAM. A rekorDjha mAtra AkAzavANI kendronA upayoganI hovAthI bajAramAM upalabdha nathI. rasikabhAInI eca.ema.vI. kaMpanI dvArA be rekojha bahAra paDelI je te vakhate khUba cAhanA meLavI gaI hatI. vakhata jatAM temanI badalI rAjakoTa-indora kendra para thaI. indoramAM pAMca varSanI temanI kArakirdIthI tyAM temane khUba ja lokacAhanA maLI. e vakhate bhArata para cInI AkramaNa thayeluM. rasikalAle dezabhaktinI bhAvanAthI bharapUra evo "zahIdakI mAM' kAryakrama rajU karyo je dilhI Telivijhana para satata traNa mAsa rajU thayelo. paMDita javAharalAla naherue paNa e kAryakrama biradAvyo ane bhAratanI anya bhASAmAM teno anuvAda karAvyo ne je te bhASAmAM rajUAta thaI. rasikabhAIe lekhakane svamukhe kaheluM ke bhagatasiMhanI mAtAe jyAre e progrAma joyo tyAre raDI paDelAM ane rasikabhAIne 'tame to mArA putranI yAda apAvI dIdhI" evuM kahyuM. gujarAta mATe A gaurava levA jevuM che. evuM ja emanuM bIjuM saMgIta sarjana naTamaMDaLanuM "menA gurjarI' hatuM. "mehula' nAmathI temAM temaNe saMgIta ApeluM ane saMgItane lIdhe gujarAtabharamAM menAgurjarI khyAti pAmyuM. emano prathama prakhyAta garabo "nabhane mAMDavaDe UgI rUpAnI thALI' hato. emanAM saMgIta sarjanamAM sauthI vadhu prabhAva jo kazAno hoya to te gujarAtI raMgabhUmino ane khyAtanAma saMgIta nirdezaka madanamohanano. temanA khemaTAnAM gIto gujarAtamAM ananya che jenA para raMgabhUmino prabhAva che. emanA garabA ane gIto abhinava gujarAtanuM pratinidhitva kare che. latA maMgezakara mATe kaMpojha karelAM bhajano saMjogavazAta rekorDa thaI zakyA nahi te emanA kaMThe AkAzavANI parathI prakAzita thAya che je mAdhuryathI bharapUra che. hRdaya rogathI ArAma karavAnI pharaja paDI paNa teo ArAma letA nahi parINAme temanuM mRtyu thayuM. duHkhanI vAta che ke emanAM keTalAMka rekorDajha AkAzavANI sAcavI zakI nathI. adanA Adarzana : rasikalAla bhojakane abhinayakaLA saMgatanI jema-tethI vadhu-vArasAmAM maLI hatI. kolejakALa daramiyAna teo oghaDA rAmajI phekaTarInA DelAmAM rahetA hatA. vaDavAnA A vistAranA jamoDabaMdhuo pIlagArDananA akhADAnuM saMcAlana karatA hatA. temanA vArSikotsavamAM rasikabhAI nATakamAM paNa UtaratA. jhaveracaMda meghANInA eka nATakamAM teo cAusa (jamAdArano) pATha karatA hatA. nATakanI vArtAmAM eka vaNika sAthe A cAusa bhegA thaI gayA kazuM jokhama nathI evI khAtarI karyA pachI acAnaka lUMTArA maLyA. vANiyAe lUMTAI jaIzanI bUmo pADI. cAusane Azcarya ne AghAta thayA. teNe jAnanuM jokhama laI teno bacAva karyo e vakhatanI temanI takhatA kalama "meM ne usakA luNa khAyA hai" evI to lAgaNIthI rasikabhAI bolatA ke prekSako gaLagaLA thaI jatA. takhatA kalama nATakano zabda che. je vAkya vAraMvAra bolAya ke zrotAne yAda rahI jAya te vAkya takhatA kalama kahevAya che. temanA pitAnA nATaka triyArAjanI takhatA kalama "ceta machaMdara gorakha AyA' ke 'bhartuhari nATakanI takhatA kalama samI gIta paMkti "bhikSA de de maiyA piMgaLA" Aje paNa e peDhInA loko yAda kare che. rasikabhAIe pIlagArDana akhADA ane sanAtana dharma skUlanA nATakamAM bhAga lIdhelAnuM smaraNa che. saMgItajJa ane saMgItasevaka zrI bhIkhubhAI bI. bhAvasAra dakSiNa gujarAtamAM chellAM pacAseka varSathI zAstrIya saMgIta, sugama saMgIta ane garabAno zokha ane zikSaNa eTalAM vadhyAM che ke gujarAtanA amadAvAda-vaDodarA-bhAvanagara, gAMdhInagara, rAjakoTanI barobarI karavAnI kSamatA tyAM AvI che. rAjyakakSAnI spardhAomAM ke AkAzavANInI saMgItaparIkSA ke spardhAmAM dakSiNa gujarAte have noMdhapAtra kArya karI batAvyuM che. temAM prathama dharamapura, valasADa, navasArI ane surata vizeSa AgaLa paDatAM nagara che. dharamapuranA rAjavIno saMgIta zokha gujarAtane ajANyo nathI. suratamAM mahAdeva zAstrI ane kaMcanalAla mAmAvALA, navasArImAM bacubhAI sonI ane tyAMnI sarakArI saMgItazALA ane valasADamAM bhIkhubhAI ane bhAvasAra kuTuMba. roja savAre ekathI doDha kalAka saMgIta zikSaNa ane riyAjha thAya ja. AvA bhIkhubhAIne pitAno vAraso savAyo sAMpaDyo. paMDita maNirAmajI, paMDita jasarAjajI sAthe temano kauTuMbika saMbaMdha thaI gayo ne mevANI gharAnAnI uttama gAyakInA aMzonA teo vArasadAsa banyA. bhIkhubhAInA prathama guru zrI kAzInAtha tuLapuLa hatA. teo gvAliyara gAyakInA niSNAta hatA. ghaNAne khabara nathI ke tAnasena mULa gvAliyaranA rAjavInA Jain Education Intemational Page #448 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 432. gAyaka hatA. basa tyArathI tyAM saMgItano je mAhola jAmyo te vakhata jatAM gvAliyara gAyakI nAme suprasiddha thaI. gvAliyara gAyakInI cIjo zuddhitAno AlApa ane rAganAM svarUpo Aje paNa Adarza gaNAya che. bhIkhubhAI pAse gvAliyara gAyakInA kiMmatI ratno che. temAM mevAtI gharAnAnI rAga samRddhi vadhavAthI sonAmAM sugaMdha bhaLI. saMgIta sAdhanAe bhIkhubhAIne dakSiNa gujarAtanA ja nahi samagra gujarAtanA AgevAna gAyaka tarIke svIkAravAmAM AvyA che. prathama muMbaI pachI vaDodarA AkAzavANI para teo saMgIta rajU karatA. ThIkaThIka anubhava bAda temanI gAyakInI tejasvitAe teo AkAzavANInA ucca darajjAnA gAyakanuM mAna pAmyA. maMgaLavArIya saMgItasabhA inTara sTezana saMgIta mahotsava ane nezanala progrAma jevA kAryakramomAM temanI varaNI thaI te gujarAtane gaurava levA jevI bAbata che. gujarAta ane gujarAtIone saMgIta vidyAmAM pachAta gaNavAmAM Ave che. evuM mAnanArAne mATe paMDita omakAranAtha, paMDita zivakumAra zukla ane zrI bhIkhubhAI bhAvasAranAM nAma yogya javAba ApanArAM che. emanAM saMgIta jJAnathI prabhAvita thaI AkAzavANI vaDodarA amadAvAda dvArA temane saMgIta spardhAnA nirNAyaka, sthAnika oDizana kamiTInA sabhya ane chelle dilhInI oDizana kamiTInA sabhya tarIke varaNI karavAmAM AvI hatI. A uparAMta bRhad gujarAta saMgIta samitinI saMgIta parIkSAonA paNa teo keTaloka vakhata AgevAna kArya karatA rahyA hatA. zrI bhIkhubhAIe saMgItakAro mATe je sevA ApI che te anya saMgItakAro mATe bodhaprada che. temaNe temanI saMgItanI samagra Avaka saMgItanAM kAryamAM ja vAparavAno saMkalpa karyo che. pariNAme jarUratamaMda saMgItakAro ke jene uttejana maLatuM hoya tevA saMgItakArone te chUpI rIte madada kare che. athavA temanA jAhera kAryakrama karI . Ape che. valasADamAM AvA kAryakrama yojanA maMDaLamAM teo pramukha preraka che. bhAratanA jANItA gAyakavAdakonA teo kAryakramo yojIne valasADa nagarIne saMgItanagarI banAvI rahyA che. temanA hAthe thayelAM eka zreSTha kAryanI noMdha ahIM levI jarUrI lAge che. bhArata sarakAre AkAzavANInA lokagIta ne bhajanagAyako mATe evo kAyado banAvyo ke je kalAkAra traNa vakhata nApAsa thAya tene AkhI jIMdagI sudhI taka na ApavI. Avo ati kaDaka-nirdaya-kAyado samagra bhAratamAM koInA dhyAnamAM Avyo nahi!! koIe virodha karyo nahi!! bhIkhubhAIne A jANI ati du:kha thayuM. thoDA vakhatamAM temanA Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka praNAmI saMpradAyanA eka AgevAna AkAzavANInA pradhAna banyA. bhIkhubhAIe taka jhaDapI lIdhI. pradhAne traNa miniTano samaya Apyo A traNa miniTamAM ja pradhAna vAta samajI gayA ne tAtkAlika amalathI hukama karyo ke A kAyado rada karavo. vAMcakone jANavA jevuM che ke esa.esa.sI.nI ke yunivarsiTInI parIkSAmAM Avo kAyado Ave to kevuM bhayaMkara pariNAma Ave. bhIkhubhAIne saMgItakAronA mUka AzIrvAda maLyA. dharme teo jAmanagaranA prANanAthajIe sthApela praNAmI saMpradAyanA che. AkAzavANInA adhikArI zrI arUNa zrophe temanI maMDaLIne valasADathI bolAvI praNAmI saMpradAyanA jUnA kimaMttano (kIrtana)nuM rekorDIMga karyuM che. tyArabAda zrI jayadeva bhojake temanA zAstrIya saMgItanA achopa rAgonuM rekorDIMga karI temanI kAyamI gAyakI smRti AkAzavANInA ArkAivjhamAM rAkhI che. bhIkhubhAI potAnA dharmanA maMdiromAM guptadAna kare che. temanuM mukhya yAtrAdhAma pannAmAM jaI dharmadhyAna kare che ane sAmAjika ane dhArmika sevAo Ape che. dakSiNa gujarAta yunivarsiTI saMgIta viSayanI saMsthA valasADamAM sthApe to A eka vyaktinA puruSArthano samagra dakSiNa gujarAtane lAbha maLe. bhIkhubhAInA mAtAjI maMdiramAM bhajano madhura kaMThe gAtAM hatA. temanAM dAdImA zrI mANekabA praNAmI maMdiranA mukhya gAyikA hatAM. emanA mAmA trikamabhAI paNa saMgItakAra hatA. Ama nAnapaNathI ja mAtA, dAdImA, mAmAnI sAthe maMdiramAM bhajana gAvAno mahAvaro temane hato. sAta varSanI vayathI ja temaNe svataMtra kAryakramo ApavA mAMDyA hatA. temane bhajana uparAMta nATyasaMgIta ane philmasaMgIta paNa sArAM AvaDatAM hatAM. paraMtu saMgItanI vyavasthita tAlIma levAnuM bAkI hatuM. temanA kAkA ghelAbhAI pAse tAlIma lIdhI, navasArInA kutte mAstara pAse paNa thoDI tAlIma lIdhI. ekavAra amadAvAdathI naTavaralAla nAmanA saMgItakAra temanA ghare AvelA. temanuM hArmoniyama vAdana sAMbhaLI bhIkhubhAI khUba prabhAvita thayA. basa bIje divasathI reDiyo cAlu karI zAstrIya saMgItanA kAryakramamAM gAvAnuM ane vagADavAnuM cAlu karI dIdhuM. tyArabAda zrI kAzInAtha taLapule ane sane 1956mAM paMDita maNirAmajI ane jasarAjajInA saMparkamAM AvyA. 1959mAM baMne saMgItakArone valasADa nimaMtrIne bhIkhubhAIne tAlIma ApavAnuM emanA pitAzrIe goThavyuM. bhIkhubhAInI sAthe ja jasarAjajInI tAlIma cAlatI. Ama baMne gurubhAI banyA. Page #449 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo bhIkhubhAIne traNa putra ane traNa dIkarI che. A badhA ja saMgIta vidyAnA jANakAra che. uparAMta temanA bhAIo jasavaMtabhAI, harezabhAI, dhanezabhAI paNa saMgIta jANe che. Ama AkhuM kuTuMba saMgIta jANatuM hoya evo viralayoga valasADanA bhAvasAra kuTuMbane maLelo che. mAtra zAstrIya saMgIta nahi bhajana-lokagIta-sugamasaMgIta-nATyagIta, sInesaMgIta badhA ja prakAro temanA gharamAM zokhathI gavAya che. saMgItAcArya mahArANA kumArazrI prabhAtadevajI (sane 1882- 1943) gujarAtanA rAjavI kuTuMboe mAtra saMgIta vidyAne Azraya ja nahi pracAra ane prasAra dvArA jIvaMta rAkhI AjanI peDhI para je upakAra karyo che te tyAra pachInI svataMtra bhAratanI rAjasattAe hajI karavAno bAkI che. AvuM eka rAjavI kuTuMba eTale gujarAtanA dakSiNa cheDe DuMgaronI vanarAjImAM AveluM dharamapura. ahIM sUryavaMzI sisodiyA mahArAjA mahArANAzrI nAraNadevajIne tyAM bIjA putraratnano janma thayo. e hatA kumAra zrI prabhAtadevajI dharamapura Ama to valasADa ane muMbaIthI najIka thAya. paraMtu emanA janma sane 1882nA samayanI keLavaNI paddhati rAjavI kuTuMbo mATe rAjakoTamAM alaga hatI. e hatI tyAMnI rAjakumAra koleja. Aje jema daherAduna ane pUnA beMgloranI zikSaNa saMsthAonI pratiSThA che tethI adakI rAjakoTanI rAjakumAra kolejanI hatI. abhyAsakALa daramiyAna jAmanagaranA paMDita AditarAmajI pAsethI saMgItanI tAlIma lIdhI. tyArabAda baMdealIkhAnanAM ziSyA cUnnAjI ane u. kAdarabakSa pAsethI bInanI (rudra vINA) zIkhyA, bInavAdanamAM prAviNya meLavavA prakhyAta bInakAra rahImakhAna pAse bhAvanagara jaI tAlIma lIdhI. khuda khAMsAheba baMdealIkhAM, ustAda jalAluddInakhAM, ustAda rahImakhAna pAsethI meLavelI vidyA dvArA temaNe potAnuM ane guruonuM nAma rozana karyuM. lalitakaLA paikI maMca para prastuta thatI saMgIta kaLA vizeSa kriyA pradhAna che. paraMtu jyAre lAMbA samaya sudhI koI kalA jIvaMta rahe tyAre samaye samaye temAM thatAM pheraphAronI noMdha tenuM zAstra bane che. bhAratIya saMgItanI paraMparA prAcIna che ane tenA zAstrano abhyAsa jarUrI hato te paMDita viSNu nArAyaNa bhAtakhaMDe DAhyAlAla zivarAma ane anya dvArA graMtha rUpe rajU thavA lAgyo. saMgIta vidyAmAM be traNa muddA haMmezA carcAnA kendramAM rahyA che. 1. rAganuM zuddha svarUpa zuM? 2. rAgane thATa paddhatithI vargIkaraNa 433 karI samajavA, 3. zrutisaMbaMdhI nirNaya. A badhAmAM zruti viSe sAmAnya jana samajI na zake evo vijJAna ane kalAno viSaya che. prabhAtadevajIe judA judA gharAnAnA saMgItanA niSNAtone dhyAnathI sAMbhaLyA. eka ja rAganI eka ja cIja be judA gharAnAvALA kevI rIte prastuta kare che teno UMDo abhyAsa karyo ane tyArabAda paMDita bhAtakhaMDenI thATa paddhatinuM avalokana karyuM. bhAratamAM vyaMkara makhInA 72 ghATa, viSNu digaMbara paddhatinA thATa ane bhAtakhaMDenA thATa pracalita che te paikI paMDita bhAtakhaMDenA dasa thATa vizeSa pracalita che. prabhAtadevajIne vivAdAspada pIlu rAgane thATa paddhatimAM je rIte bhAtakhaMDee sthAna ApeluM te yogya na jaNAyuM. AthI temaNe bAra thATanI yojanA karI ane jhINavaTabharyA abhyAsa dvArA rAgonuM vargIkaraNa karyuM. have A badhA abhyAsane loko sudhI pahoMcADavA prakAzana, pustakonI prasiddhi ane saMgIta zikSaNa Avazyaka bane che. prabhAtadevajIe 'myujhIka megejhIna' sAmayika prasiddha karyuM ne temAM hindustAnI rAgone pAzcAtya noTezana dvArA prastuta karI pazcimI dezo sudhI rAga paddhatinuM jJAna phelAvyuM. lagabhaga traNa dAyakAo sAmayika cAlyuM. e sAthe graMtha svarUpe zAstracarcA ane rAganI cIjonuM noTezana, rAga rAgiNI vyavasthA tathA rAgamAlAnAM citrone rAgasvarUpa sAtheno saMbaMdha paNa temaNe vAMcyo, vicAryo. enA phaLa svarUpe 'saMgItaprakAza' graMthanuM sarjana thayuM. zikSaNa kAryane dhyAnamAM rAkhI 'rAga pravezikA' lakhI vidyArthIone te mujaba zikSaNa kArya paNa karyuM. A uparAMta teozrInA bhatrIjA bhUtapUrva mahArAjA vijayadevajI prakAzita 'saMgIta bhAva' bhAga 1lo prakAzita thayo. pahelA bhAgamAM rAga bhairava mukhya rAga hato. bIjo bhAga rAgazrI ane pAMca rAgiNIono samAveza karyo. A graMtho bhArata ane bhArata bahAra loko vAMcI samajI zake te mATe 'sTApha noTezana' (pAzcAtya) paddhatithI gItonA svaro lakhyA. vacce vacce paradezathI briTIza myujhIyamamAMthI rAgonAM citro maMgAvI chApyAM je te samayamAM raMgIna citro bhAratamAM chApavAnI AjanA jevI sagavaDa na hatI tyAre A chapAI thaI che. zAstrIya saMgItanA rAgomAM zruti svarano upayoga viziSTa rIte thAya che. jema ke toDI, yamana, mulatAnI ane zrI rAgamAM tIvra madhyama upayogamAM levAya che. te pratyeka rAgamAM tIvra madhyamanI zruti judI che evuM ja komaLagAMdhAra AvatA rAgomAM darabArI-bhairavI-AsAvarI-kAphI rAganA gAMdhAramAM sukSma phera che A dhyAnamAM rAkhI temaNe zrutisahita traNa saptakanuM eka khAsa hArmoniyama phrAnsanA 'pArisa' zaheranA vikhyAta hArmoniyama ane Page #450 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 434 pathapradarzaka oragananA nirmAtA mI. ema. kejherIla (jene kazIrAIla kahIe avasAna thayuM. temanI smRtimAM prabhAtadevajI janma jayaMtI chIe) pAse hArmoniyama banAvaDAvyuM. je "ola inDiyA ujavavAno krama temanA saMgItapremIjano ane kuTuMbIoe upakrama hindustAnI saMgIta konpharansamAM pradarzita kareluM. temanA saMgIta yojyo che. temano saMgIta vAraso temanA kuTuMbIjanoe jALavyo kSetranA viziSTa yogadAnane lakSamAM rAkhI briTIza sarakAranA che. jayeSThakumAra zrI jayadevajI kAbela sarodavAdaka che. vAyasaroya opha inDiyA dvArA "othorITI opha hindustAnI jayadevajInAM patnI sau. jayarAjakumArIjI tabalA vAdanamAM myujhIka' no khitAba apAyelo. amadAvAdamAM 1924mAM saMgIta nipuNa che ane temanA putro mRgendrakumAra tathA temanA putra pariSada bharAyelI tenA teozrI pramukhapade hatA. A uparAMta divyendrajI paNa vAdanakaLAmAM khUba ja rasa le che. uparAMta tanudAdA lakhanaunI saMgIta pariSadanA paNa pramukha nimAyA hatA. ku. zrI rUpadevajI, zrI mahipAladevajI, zrI gauravadevajI, prabhAta A badhuM chatAM temano priya viSaya hato saMgItanI sAdhanA devajIno saMgIta vAraso dipAvI rahyA che. eka ja rAjavI kuTuMbanA karavI ane zikSaNa ApavuM. emanA ziSyavargamAM zrI mohanalAla saMtAnomAM Avo saMgIta vAraso sAtatyapUrvaka jaLavAya e eka kaMsArA, zrI mohanabhAI balasArA, sva. aMbAlAla sitArI ane vIralayoga che. prabhAtadevajInuM sAcuM smAraka to A saMgIta sAdhako sva. dosta mohammada mukhya hatA. mohanalAla kaMsArA sArA che paNa kumArazrInI saMgIta zikSaNanI mahecchA to tyAre ja paripUrNa saMgItajJa hatA. mohanabhAI balasArA sArA vAyolIna vAdaka ane thaze jyAre dakSiNa gujarAtanuM zikSaNa khAtuM pratyeka zALA kolejamAM myujhIka kaMpojhara ane myujhIka DAyarekaTara hatA. temaNe philma ane 2 hatA. temaNe philma ane saMgIta vidyAnA zikSaNano prabaMdha kare. rAjavI saMgItajJa AkAzavANI para saMgIta rajU karyuM che. sva. aMbAlAla sitArI prabhAtadevajIno AtmA e joI anerI prasannatA pAmaze. vividha vAdyonA saMzodhaka ane sarjaka hatA. sva. dostamohammada maNilAla karuNAzaMkara nAyaka zAstrIya tathA sugamasaMgIta ane bhaktisaMgIta bahu ja kuzaLatAthI teo bhAvanagara rAjyamAM hArmoniyama zikSaka tarIke kAma gAtA. AkAzavANI para temanA kAryakramo avAra-navAra thatA hatA. karatA hatA. temaNe hArmoniyama zikSaka bhAga-1 ane bhAgapotAnA gurUnI smRtimAM temaNe "zrI prabhAtadevajI saMgIta bhAratI' 2 ema be pustako lakhyAM hatAM. A pustakomAM nATakanAM sArAM nAmanI saMsthA dvArA zikSaNakArya tathA pracAra kArya kareluM. gAyanonI noTezana paddhatithI rajUAta che. A uparAMta temAM saMgIta jagatamAM kaLAkAra pote kevo UMcA darajjAno narasiMha, mIrAM, udebhANanAM pado ane bhajano, kAnanA gajhala kaLAkAra che te tenI pratyakSa kaLA prastutithI ja kiMmata thAya che. ane kAvya, prabhAzaMkara paTTaNInAM kAvyo ane dalapatarAmanI prabhAtadevajInI saMgIta sAdhanA ananya hatI. temanA baMgalA sAme garabInI paNa noTezana paddhatithI rajUAta che. A pustaka pahelo taLAvamAM AveluM zaMkara bhagavAnanuM maMdira che, DAbI bAjunA bhAga mahArAjA bhAvasiMhajIe ane bIjo bhAga kinAre maMdira sAme pIranI daragAha che. prabhAtadevajI zivarAtrInA - kRSNakumArasiMhajIe chapAvI Apyo hato. divase zaMkarane potAnA hAthanuM ghInuM kamaLa banAvI pUjatA ane maNilAle NADN kaMpanInAM nATakanAM gItonAM noTezana daragAha para cAdara oDhADe. zivarAtrInA divase saMgItakAryakrama vagere paNa karyA hatAM. e mATe teo kaMpanI sAthe kalakattA sudhI yoje. AvA eka kAryakramamAM temanuM bInavAdana sAMbhaLavA eka jatA hatA ane rAja taraphathI e mATe temane dasathI vIsa phaNIdhara nAga Avyo. sAMbhaLato jAya ne Dolato jAya. anya divasanI rajA paNa maLatI hatI. zrotAone Darazo nahi kahI temaNe bInavAdana cAlu rAkhyuM. saMgIta vaLI temaNe UMDI vakhAranAM nAke eka klaba paNa karI pUruM thayuM ne nAgadeve vidAya lIdhI. evI ja rIte eka vAra hatI ane temAM saMgItazikSaka tarIke klAsIsa calAvatA. potAnA nivAsasthAne bInavAdana karatA hatA tyAre eka bulabula bIna para AvI besI sAMbhaLavA lAgyuM te AnaMda AnaMda karatuM viThThaladAsa sUrajarAma rahyuM. vAdana pUruM thayA pachI ja te cAlyuM gayuM. teo paNa bhAvanagara rAjyanA saMgIta zikSaka hatA. teo sadAya bIjAnA duHkhe du:khI ane sukhe sakhI evA bahu sAruM gAI nahotA zakatA paNa samajAvI zakatA hatA. RjutvabhAvanA A rAjavI garIba vidyArthIone potAne hIrAlAla zivarAma tyAM Azraya ApI zikSaNa ApatA. AvA umadA rAjavInuM bhAvanagara rAjyanA rAjyagAyaka hatA. temano kaMTha mITho aThAvana varSanI uMmare 25-1-1947nA roja navasArI mukAme hato. Jain Education Intemational Page #451 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 435 lokakalAonA vaivAliko - jorAvarasiMha jAdava A pRthvI para prANI mAtrane sauMdaryavRtti vaLagelI che. suMdara dekhAvuM, suMdara anubhavavuM, suMdaratAnI khevanA karavI e darekanI haMmezanI UMDI icchA rahI hoya che. eTale to mAtra nagarajIvananI rUpakaDI kalAomAM ja nahi, paraMtu sImavagaDAnA chevADAnA mANasamAM paNa rojabarojanI jiMdagImAM kalA kasabanAM darzana thatAM hoya che. Ama nahi, paNa Ama karavAthI te vadhu suMdara lAgaze evI dRSTi darekamAM hoya che. emAMthI ja lokakalAo janmI che ane vikasI che. pachI te bhale osarInI okaLIo hoya ke AMgaNAnI raMgoLIo hoya. bharatagUMthaNa, vezabhUSA ane mATIkAma hoya ke gAyana-vAdana-nartana-nATakanA meLAvaDA hoya. kathAkAronI kaheNIomAM, bhavAyAnI bhajavaNImAM, rAsagarabAnI ramajhaTamAM, gItabhajananA lalakAramAM ane vAdya-gAnanI sUrAvaliomAM A lokakalAonAM darzana thAya che. sAmAnya mAnavane A sauMdaryanI ArAdhanAe kevAM kevAM preraNApIyUSa pAyAM haze e to UMDo vicAra karIe to ja samajAya. [ A lekhamALA rajU karanAra lokasAhitya, lokasaMskRti ane lokakalAnA kSetre mUlyavAna pradAna karanAra zrI jorAvarasiMhajIbhAI jAdavano janma AkarU (tAlukA dhaMdhukA) mukAme zrI dAnubhAI hAlubhAInA khAnadAna kheDUtane khoraDe 10mI jAnyuArI 1947nA roja thayo. 1957mAM gujarAta vidyApIThamAM esa.esa.sI. nI parIkSA ane te pachI amadAvAdanI senTa jhevIyarsa kolejamAMthI bI.e. nI parIkSA pAsa karI. 1963mAM bho. je. vidyAbhavanamAMthI ema.e. thayA. senTa jhevIyarsa kolejamAM thoDo samaya mAnad adhyApaka tarIke sevA ApI, 1964mAM gujarAta rAjya sahakArI saMghamAM prakAzana adhikArI tarIke joDAyA. sahakAra sAptAhika ane grAma svarAja mAlikanA saMpAdaka ane sahataMtrI banyA. temanI mahattvanI kAmagIrImAM gujarAtamAM vasatA 3000 uparAMta lokakalAkAronuM sarvekSaNa karyuM ane temAMthI 2000 jeTalA kalAkAro temanI rAhabarI nIce gujarAta lokakalA phAunDezananA upakrame dezabharanA rAjyomAM ane nagaromAM niyamIta rIte lokasAMskRtika kAryakramo dvArA raMgamaMca gajave che. lokakalAkAronA DAyarAonuM saMcAlana paNa be dAyakAthI saphaLatApUrvaka karI rahyA che. lokavidyAnA kSetre paNa temanuM mahattvanuM pradAna che. "nUtana gujarAtamAM 500 jeTalA lekho lokasaMskRti upara lakhyA. aneka mAsikomAM gujarAtanA lokakalAkAro viSe paricaya karAvatA rahyA che. gujarAtanI lokasAMskRtika pravRttione rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya phalaka upara mUkI che. purAtattvamAM paNa teo UMDo abhyAsa dharAve che. siMdha-pAkistAnathI bhAla saurASTra sudhI vistarelA haDappA sAmrAjyanI vadhu kaDIo temaNe meLavI ApI che. amadAvAda dUradarzana, AMtararASTrIya pataMga mahotsava samiti, gujarAta lokakalA pariSada, gujarAta saMgIta nATaka akAdamI, zreyasa lokakalA saMgrahasthAna, gurjara graMtha bhavana TrasTa, bhAratIya sAhitya saMsada vagere saMsthAo sAthe sakriya rIte saMkaLAyelA che. A puruSArthI saMzodhakane aneka evorDsa maLyA che. lokakathAonA temanA graMtho abhyAsakramamAM paNa mUkAyA che. temaNe 85 jeTalAM sacitra pustako pragaTa karyA che. utsAhathI lokasaMskRtinA kSetrane cetanavaMtu rAkhanAra zrI jorAvarasiMhajIbhAI atyAre gujarAta lokakalA kendra ane gujarAta lokakalA phAunDezananA sthApaka, mAnadamaMtrI ane menejIMga TrasTI tarIkenI sevAo ApI rahyA che. dhanyavAda. - saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational Page #452 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 436 pathapradarzaka UMcA gajAnA kavi rohaDiyA dhULa, DhephAM ane prakRti sAthe mahobata bAMdhIne ciraMjIva gItonA sarjaka bhagubhAI rohaDiyA rAjakoTa jillAnA dhUnA gAmanA vatanI hatA. sAhitya ane cAraNI sAhityano vAraso ane vAtAvaraNa temane gaLathuthImAMthI maLyAM hatAM. kArANI paccIsInA duhAo tenuM udAharaNa che. kavi dulA kAga ane dAdudAna gaDhavInA pegaDAmAM paga ghAlIne adhikArapUrvaka UbhA rahe evA A kavie nItaryA nIra jevAM mAtra eMzI jeTalA ja gIto racyAM che. temAM 'prabhAtiyuM" ane "sAMja' uttama che. saurASTranI dharatInI dhULamAM ALoTIne ucharelA A kheDUtaputrane prakRti, pazu, gAmaDuM, gAmaDAnuM lokajIvana, tenAM khAnapAna, paroNAgata badhuM khUba ja pasaMda hatuM. AthI emanAM gItomAM emaNe e badhAne sthAna ApyuM. mAtra dasa copaDI bhaNelA A kheDUtaputra khetI karatA karatA phatepara sahakArI maMDaLInA maMtrI banyA. paNa kavitA, nokarI ne khetI e traNa ghoDAnI savArI karavA jevuM kaThina kAma hatuM. AthI thoDA varasa nokarI karI maMDaLI mUkI daI mA sarasvatIne caraNe kAvyasAdhanA zarU karI. gharanA phaLiyAmAM beThaka banAvI mAmAnA dIkarA kavi dAda sAthe kAvyacarcA ane TIkATippaNa kare. jabarI koThAsUjha dharAvatA mulAyama svabhAvanA ane vAtaDAhyA A kavinuM dila moTuM ane roTalo ya moTo. mahemAna paroNA joI temaNe kayAreya TUMkuM mana karyuM na hatuM. vaLI vaDalAsamAM kuTuMbanA vaDIla ane javAbadAra evI A vyaktine kuTuMba mATe apAra prema. teo zubhecchakonI lAgaNIne mAna ApI muMbaI gayA. "sonA IMDhoNI rUpA beDaluM', 'namaNI nAgaravela', 'gaMgAsatI', 'alakhane oTale' A philmo mATe lokaDhALanAM gIto lakhI ApyAM. paNa temanuM mana na koLyuM eTale muMbaIthI potAne gAma pAchA AvyA ane 25 hajAra rUpiyAnI maLela rakama bacaravALa bhAInA dIkarAnAM davAdArUmAM vAparI nAkhyA. eTaluM ja nahIM tene potAnI kIDanI ApavA paNa taiyAra thayA. AvA udAra hRdayI ucA gajAnA A kavi mAtra 67 varSanI uMmare tA. 5-11-2002nA roja svarge sidhAvyA. saurASTranA samartha bhajanika mohanalAla rAyANI rAmasAgaranA sUre kAmaNagArA kaMThamAMthI sarilI saMtavANIthI janahaiyAne bhIMjavanAra kalAkAra eTale saurASTranA samartha bhajanika mohanalAla rAyANI. mAthe phALiyAno pheMTo, jhabhalmo ne dhotiyuM, pagamAM dezI caMpala ne hAthamAM rAmasAgara. bhAvanagara jillAnA sonagaDhanA vatanI ane darajInA dIkarA mohanalAlamAM pUrvajanmanA bhaktinA saMskAre dhaMdhA ke kuTuMbanI mAyAnuM vaLagaNa jarApaNa na rahyuM. bhaNatara to mAtra be gujarAtInuM paNa dezI bhajananI gAyakImAM temanuM gauravapUrNa sthAna. nAdabrahmanA upAsakanI gAyakImAM zabda ane sUranA saMgAthanI sAthe aMtaranI Arata bhaLelI hatI. avAjanA viziSTa raNakA ane spaSTa uccAraNane kAraNe temaNe gAyelAM bhajanamAMthI pratyeka zabda motInI jema vaNI zakAto. temanA gaLAnI halaka, naravo avAja, aMtaranI ArajhU ane dezI gAyakIne kAraNe teo zrotAonAM haiyA para chavAI jatA. gaNezavaMdanA ane saMdhyAthI zarU thaI prabhAtI ane prabhAtiyAthI [eTale ke rAtrinA 11 ke 12 kalAkathI zarU karI paroDhiye pAMca vAgyA sudhI] temano kAryakrama pUrNa thato. vividha bhajanikonI pragaTa, apragaTa ane alpa paricita bhajanavANIthI temano kaMTha khIlI UThato. temaNe jIvanabhara gAyelAM traNeka hajAra bhajanonI hAthe lakhelI noTono saMgraha temanA maraNa pachI temanA bhatrIjA prabhudAsabhAIe jorAvarasiMha jAdavane hAthohAtha pahoMcADyA. i.sa. 1989mAM saMtasudhA bhAga-1mAM tenuM saMpAdana pragaTa thayuM. AkAzavANI rAjakoTanA A lokagAyaka reDiyonA rASTrIya saMgIta saMmelanamAMthI pAchA pharatA sTezana para pagathiyuM cUkI javAthI paDI gayA. paganA thApAmAM phrekacara thayuM ane 6-31984nA roja AyakhAnA eMzImA varSe prabhune pyArA thayA. ( saurASTranI bhavAInuM ghATIluM ghareNuM bAbulAla vyAsa bhavAInA pitAmaha asAItanI 22mI peDhInA vaMzaja bAbulAla vyAsa mULa kaDI-kalola pAsenA pIja gAmanA vatanI. tyAMthI temanA vaDavA jajamAno sAthe saurASTramAM macchukAMThAnA khAkharAmAM AvI vasyA hovAthI teo 'majokaThiyA vyAsa' tarIke oLakhAvA mAMDyA. bAbubhAInA kuTuMbamAM 11 peDhIthI bhavAInI paraMparA cAlatI Ave che. 26-12-33nA roja janmelA bAbulAlane bhavAIno vAraso gaLathUthImAMthI ja sAMpaDyo. nAnapaNamAM ToLAnI bhavAI jotAM jotAM bALake bAbulAla manamAM tAla, nRtya, laya goThavavA Jain Education Intemational Page #453 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 430 pratibhAo mAMDyA. samajaNA thayelA bAbulAle bhavAInAM gIta, saMgIta ane nRtyamAM rasa levo zarU karyo. cha varSanI uMmare bhavAInA kalAjagatamAM temano prathama praveza jUnAgaDha jillAnA parabavAvaDImAM bhajavAyelA jhaMDAnA vezathI. nava varSanI uMmare bALa kanaiyAnI bhUmikA bhajavI, e ja varSe gorANInuM pAtra bhajavyuM. temanA vize temanA bALa sahAdhyAyI mohanabhAI pAMcANI noMdha che ke "bAbubhAIne manamAM nAnapaNathI nRtyakAra thavAnI jhaMkhanA, nRtyakAra thavA mATe pakhavAjanA tAlane samajavo paDe. jamIna mAthe pATalo mUkIne bALa bAbue tAla vagADavA mAMDyA. thoDA varasonI sAdhanA pachI bAbulAle nRtyanI sAthe pakhavAja ane jhAMjha vagADavAmAM pravINatA prApta karI lIdhI. madhura kaMThanuM varadAna to hatuM ja. nava varSanI uMmarathI laI 62 mA varSa sudhI teo bhavAI ramyA. tyAM sudhImAM 8 thI 9 hajAra jeTalI nAITo karI. temaNe bhavAInA jUnA vezamAM 21 strI pAtro ane navA nATakomAM 12 jeTalAM strIpAtronI bhUmikA bhajavI. uparAMta pacAseka puruSapAtro ane 14 jeTalI caritrabhUmikAo bhajavI. vaLI koI kalAkAra sAjo mAMdo ke gerahAjara hoya to e bhUmikA paNa bhajave. teo gAtAM, vagADatAM, nAcatAM ne saMvAdo bolavAmAM kyAMya pAchA na paDe. 'vivekAnaMda bhavAI maMDaLa" zarU karyA pachI teo nAyaka banyA. bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA bAbulAla nAyaka tarIke paNa saphaLa ane lokapriya rahyA. teo dezI rajavADAmAM paNa bhavAI ramavA jatA eTaluM ja nahIM AI.ena.TI. grupa sAthe 1977mAM potAnA 16 kalAkAro sAthe irAna gayA ane tyAM jhaMDo. purabiyo vagere aneka vezo bhajavyA. 1988mAM traNa mahinA mATe iMglenDa gayA ane tyAM ApaNA gAmaDAnI jema bhavAI rajU karI. pharI 1989mAM eka aThavADiyA mATe 16 kalAkAro sAthe laMDana gayA. temanA iSTadeva jaDezvara mahAdeva hovAthI zrAvaNa vada AThamathI agiyArasa sudhI tyAMthI bhavAI zarU kare. tyAM ja AvelA kuLadevI bahucarAjInA sthAnakamAM mujaro karI maMDaLamAM ramavA nIkaLe. temane 1994-95nA varasano gaurava puraskAra, 1996nA varSano triveNI evorDa ane rAjasthAna saMgIta nATaka akAdamIno evorDa maLI cUkyA che. temanA traNa dIkarA pravINa, bharata ne prANalAla gIta saMgIta jANe che paNa traNeya bhaNIne mAstara thayA che. zrI bAbubhAI vyAsanuM tA. pa-3. 2005nA roja khAkharALA (tA. morabI) khAte hRdayaroganA humalAthI duHkhada avasAna thayuM. 56 joDiyA pAvAnA kAThiyAvADI jAdugara savazIbhAI kuMbhANI mAthe jhagamagato phaTako, gaLAmAM hiMgaLAjanA pArAnI mALA, vAdaLI boDIsa upara bharata bharelo raMgaberaMgI kabajo ane suravALathI zobhatA kalAkAra eTale savazIbhAI kuMbhANI. taraNetara pAsenuM rANIpATa emanuM mULa gAma. bApadAdAno dhaMdho khetI ane majUrIno, jAte taLapadA koLI-paTela paNa vatanamAM nadInuM vaheNa badalAtAM jamIna dhovAI gaI eTale thAnamAM AvI chUTaka majUrI zarU karI. temane nAnapaNathI pAvAno jabaro zokha. temAM paNa teo joDiyA pAvAnI jamAvaTa jabarI karI jANe. kaccha, siMdha, rAjasthAna ane paMjAbanuM sauthI vadhu jANItuM evuM A loka vAdya mAladhArIomAM vizeSa lokapriya che. e kalAkAro mAMthI joDiyA pAvA vagADe che. savazIbhAI mo uparAMta nAkathI paNa joDiyA pAvA vagADe. emaNe pote ja AraMbhamAM joDiyA pAvA banAvavA bhAre kAhaTI karI. mAlaDhora cAravA vahelA UThI vagaDAmAM jAya ane mAlaDhora caratA hoya tyAre pote jhADane chAMye besI pAvo vagADyA kare. ema karatAM karatAM sUronI samaja keLavAtI gaI. Ama to teo nijAnaMda mATe pAvA vagADe paNa temane pAvo vagADavAnI sauthI vadhu moja taraNetaranA meLAmAM Ave. potAnI vIsa varSanI vaye teo raMgaberaMgI dezI bhAtIgaLa paheravezamAM vararAjA jevo jAmokAmI jeThavo thaIne pAvo vagADatA ane meLAnuM manakha temane joDiyA pAvo vagADatA joIne gAMDugheluM banI jatuM. temAM paNa koIka to bharata bharelI chatarIno chAMyo karIne Ubho rahe ane savazIbhAI pAvAmAM "cAMdo Ugyo cokamAM' ke taraNetariyA meLAnuM lokagIta vagADavA mAMDe. teo babbe traNa traNa dI' ekadhAro pAvo vagADyA ja kare ane enAM zravaNe juvAna haiyAM hele caDavA mAMDe. teo jhAlAvADamAM garabIyuM thatI hoya ke bhajananI rAvaTiyuM paDatI hoya tyAM bolAve tyAre pAvo vagADavA jAya paNa "vagaDAmAM TADho pahora hoya, madharo madharo megho varasato hoya tyAre pAvo vagADIe to bahu mITho lAge" ema kahe. vinamra ane mulAyama dilanA A kalAkAra svara toDyA vagara svara ghUMTIne ekIzvAse AkhuM bhajana vagADI nAkhe che. teo nAkathI ane moMthI banne rIte pAvo vagADI jANe che. nAkathI pAvo vagADavAnuM zIkhavAmAM temane vIsa vIsa varasanAM vahANAM vahI gayAM ane have traNa pAvA be nAkathI ane eka mAMthI vagADavAnI Jain Education Intemational Page #454 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 438 prekTIsa kare che. teo roja rAtre ardhAthI eka kalAka pAvo vagADe che. ema na kare tyAM sudhI temane UMgha nathI AvatI. pAvo to emano prANa che. emano 11 varSano nAno dIkaro lokagIto, bhajana, duhA, chaMda, peTI vagADIne gAya che. enAM bhajananA kAryakramamAM pote saMgIta pAvA mAthe bhajana vagADe eTale cokamAM kiDiyAruM ubharANuM hoya ema manekha kyAMya mAya naMI. saurASTranA chellA suraMdAvAdaka siddikabhAI jata 27 navembara 1988 no e divasa hato. navI dilhImAM AvelA pragati medAna khAte bhAratIya AMtararASTrIya vyApAra zeLAmAM 'gujarAta dina' nI ujavaNI thaI rahI hatI. mAhitIkhAtAnA upakrame gujarAta lokakalA phAunDezana taraphathI gujarAtI lokasaMgItanA kAryakramonuM Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. haiyehaiyuM daLAya evI mAnavamedanIthI meLAnuM medAna hAMphatuM hatuM. tyAM sAMjanA pAMceka vAgyAnA sumAre khullA raMgamaMca para besIne gujarAtanA jAjaramAna jata kalAkAre suraMdA mAthe kacchI raMgarAgiNInI surAvalIo vahetI karI. tAlanA taravaiyA hAjI ramakaDuMe tabalAM mAthe toDA pheMkavA mAMDyA. pachI eNe nAla hAthamAM lIdhI. nAla ane suraMdAnI jAmI paDelI jugalabaMdIno avAja kAne paDatAM meLo jovAno moha paDato melIne raMgamaMca pharato mAnava maherAmaNa hele caDyo. AmAM badhA gujarAtIo nahotA. saMgItane samajanArA ya sau doDI AvyA hatA. suraMdo bhAratanuM paraMparita prAcIna lokavAdya che. uttara bhAratamAM e 'sarindA'nA nAme jANItuM che. siMdha-pAkistAnamAM paNa tAranuM A taMtuvAdya khUba ja lokapriya che. sAraMgImAMthI A vAghanI utpatti thaI hovAnuM bhagavadgomaMDala kozamAM noMdhAyuM che. anya pradezomAM suraMdAnuM je svarUpa-AkAra jovA maLe che te karatAM kacchI jatono suraMdo vadhu kalApUrNa ane kASThakotaraNIthI nakhazIkha kaMDArelo hoya che. eno kalAghATa kaLA karelA mayUranI kamanIya pratikRti ja lAge. vaLI siddikabhAI suraMdAnI pheNa ane khIlA upara raMgaberaMgI Una ane motI mAM phUmatAM TAMgatAM tyAre suraMdAnuM rUpa vadhu rUDuM lAgatuM. suraMdAmAM sTIlanA pAMca ane pittaLano eka maLIne cha tAra hoya che tenI aTapaTI racanA ane khAsa prakAranI A laDatane kAraNe jUja loko ja tene vagADI jANe che. suraMdo vitat vAgha hoI ghoDAnA pUMchaDAnA vALamAMthI banAvelA rAja vaDe ja ene vagADI zakAya che. siMdhI bhASAne jemaNe hakIkI premanA raMge raMgIne zaNagArI pathapradarzaka che. Aje paNa jemanA beto, kAphIo, siMdha ane kacchanI janatAne premamastImAM taraboLa karI de che evA rasAlo zAha abdalatIpha bhiTAI jo'nA kartA zAha abdula latIpha (saMvata 1745) mahAna saMta ane zAyara hatA. emaNe sUra kalyANa, khaMbhAta, husenI, soraTha, rAmakalI, rANI, Dhola, mArUI, kArAyala, mAjhUrI, koheyArI, dezI, kAmoDha, kezaro, bilAvala, mAraI, hIra rAMjhA jevA chatrIsa sUro (rAga)mAM brahmamaya jagatane e mahAmaMtrano nirdeza Apyo che. A chatrIsa rAgomAMthI moTA bhAganA bArathI paMdara jeTalA rAgonI sAdhanA siddikabhAIe sAdhya karI hatI. jUnA kALe kAphI tarIke oLakhAtI saMta abdula latIpha bhITAInI sUphI kavitA vividha zAstrIya athavA hindustAnI saMgItanA keTalAya zAstrIya rAgo mAladhArI jato suraMdA para sarasa rIte vagADI jANatA. suraMdo paNa teo jAte banAvI letA. evo suraMdo banAvanAra siddikabhAInA mAmA habIbabhAI ane temanA pitarAI bhAI AmadabhAI sumArabhAI jata bharuca jillAnA hAMsoTa gAme rahetA. temanA baMnenAM avasAna pachI suraMdo banAvanAra koI kalAkAra Aje hayAta hovAnuM RNamAM nathI. AmadabhAIe banAvelo chello suraMdo saMgIta nATaka akAdamI navI dilhIne zrI siddikabhAIe mokalAvI ApyAnuM A lekhakanI jANamAM che. jata saMskRtinA chaDIdAra zrI siddikabhAI sAvalANI jata hatA. kacchanA abaDAsA tAlukAnuM gunAu emanA bApadAdAnuM gAma. bApadAdA thoDI jamIna, gAyo, bheMsone UMTo rAkhatA. enA upara jIvana gujAro karatA. soeka sAMDhiyA bIjAnA carAvavA rAkhatA. e kALe gulAba keharI phakIranuM nAma suraMdAvAdaka tarIke khUba jANItuM hatuM. siddikabhAInA kAkA musA karIma paNa sarasa suraMdo vagADatA. ziyALe unALe roja rAtre sau AnaMda karavA bhegA thatAM. te vakhate kacchI bheta ane kAphIo gavAtI. suraMdo, joDiyo pAvo, kAnI (naDa-lAMbo pAvo) ghaDI (mATIno ghaDo) ane Dholaka mAthe tAla ane sUranI ramajhaTa jAme tyAre ghaDIbhara rAta paNa thaMbhI jAtI. svarganA saMdhAya sukho jANe ke dharatI para ramavA UtarI AvatA hoya evA divya AnaMdanI anubhUti thatI. basa tyArathI siddikabhAInuM haiyuM suraMdA mAthe oLaghoLa thaI gayuM. suraMdAne samarpita kalAkAranI sAdhanA cAlatI rahI. sane 1990-91nA varSamAM gujarAta sarakAre kalAnI kadara karIne emane gaurava puraskAra enAyata karyo. puraskAra peTe sau prathamavAra ekI sAthe hAthamAM AvelI moTI rakama emaNe patnInI mAMdagI pAchaLa kharcI nAkhI. chatAMya emanAM patnIne suvANya no AvI. Page #455 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo e azrubhInI AMkhe kahetA ya kharA : jiMdagImAM pahelIvAra kadararUpe maLelI ATalI moTI rakama paNa mArAM gharavALAM (patnI) ne bacAvI na zakI. enuM mRtyu mArI jiMdagIne kAramo AghAta ApI gayuM. paNa suraMdAnA sathavAre huM jIvI gayo chuM.' phrAMsa, jarmanI ane iMglenDamAM vIsa jeTalA kAryakramo rajU karyA. emano kalAtmaka suraMdo joIne, sAMbhaLIne paradezIo Azcaryacakita ane bhAvavibhora banI gayA. emaNe moM mAgI rakamanA badalAmAM suraMdAnI mAgaNI karI. tyAre siddikabhAIe dubhASiyA dvArA eTaluM ja kahyuM ke 'A suraMdo banAvanAra chellA kArIgara mArA kAkA ane AmadabhAI hatA. A banAvanAra have koI rahyuM nathI. A vAgha have maLatuM nathI. e huM tamane ApI dauM to mArA nijAnaMda mATe huM zuM vagADuM? mArI patnInAM mRtyu pachI A vAMjitare ja mane jIvato rAkhyo che. tame mane aDhaLaka paiso Alo toya A suraMdo have pharI naMI bane.' kalAkAra jIvanI spaSTatAmAM paNa kalAprema dhabakato joI zakAya che. koThAsUjhathI AraMbhelI suraMdAnI sAdhanAne sahAre Toca para pahoMcelA A kalAkAre bhAratamAM muMbaI khAte yojAyela phesTIvala oNpha phrAMsamAM bhAratIya kalAkAro sAthe suraMdAvAdanano kAryakrama rajU karI videzIonAM mana harI lIdhAM. e pachI 26 jAnyuArI 91mAM prajAsattAka dinanI pareDa vakhate gujarAtanA phloTa para besIne suraMdAnuM saMgIta emaNe relAvyuM. tyAra bAda bhAratanA vaDApradhAna ane rASTrapatinA nivAsasthAne suraMdAvAdana karI saune bhAvavibhora banAvyA. emanuM zAlathI sanmAna thayuM. 'nayA gujarAta'nA sAMskRtika pradarzanamAM paNa emaNe kAryakramo rajU karyA. 15 mArca 1994mAM kensaranI bimArImAM teo avasAna pAmyA. ajoDa nagAracI sulemAna jumA jUnI peDhInA lokakalAkAro eka pachI eka ApaNI vaccethI vidAya laI rahyA che. tAjetaramAM phrAMsanA perisa khAte yojAI gayela phesTivala oNpha inDiyA'mAM videzI saMgItarasiyAone gAMDAtUra banAvI rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya khyAti prApta lokasaMgItanI duniyAmAM chavAI gayelA bujharga nobata (nagArA) vAdaka zrI sulemAna jumA kacchI lokasaMgItanuM ghareNuM hatA. emanA pegaDAmAM paga ghAlIne Ubho rahe evo koI nagAracI kacchamAM hajI pAkyo nathI. nagAruM e maMgaLa prasaMge vagADavAmAM AvatuM bhAratanuM paraMparita lokavAdya che. nagAruM nobatane nAme paNa jANItuM che. nobatavAdananI lokasAMskRtika paraMparAne jALavI rAkhavAnuM kAma Jain Education Intemational 439 'laMghA' jAtinA kalAkAra-kasabIoe atyaMta kuzaLatApUrvaka karyuM che. A jAti hiMdu maMdiro, jaina derAsaro ane muslimonI masjidomAM peDhI paraMparAthI nagAracI tarIke sevAo ApatI AvI che. muMdrAnI AvI eka sAmAnya jAtinA kuTuMbamAM janmI gaLathUthImAMthI nobatanI kalAno vAraso meLavI asAmAnya siddhio hAMsala karanAra zrI sulemAnabhAIne kaccha AkhuM 'sulemAnabApA'nA lADakA nAme oLakhatuM. nobata para nirALA tAlo nipajAvI, lokasaMgItanI anerI sRSTi sarjI saMgIta premIonAM haiyAmAM ciraMjIva sthAna prApta karI lenAra kalAnA A vidyAdharane nobatavAdanano viziSTa vAraso emanA pitAzrI pAsethI prApta thayo hato. 14 varSanI kAcI vaye bALa sulemAne abaDAsA (terA)nA eka samayanA prakhyAta kalAkAra bhacu ustAdanA paTTaziSya osamAna ustAda pAse tAlIma levAno zubhAraMbha karyo. zarUAtathI ja A saMgItarasiyA jIvanI grahaNazakti ajoDa hatI. kaLAmAM UMDI abhiruci hatI. pariNAme TUMkA gALAmAM ja emaNe nagArA upara jabaruM prabhutva prApta karI lIdhuM. tyArapachI juvAnInA uMbare alapajhalapa karatA juvAna sulemAnanI nobata-zaraNAIthI kacchanA mahArAvazrIno mahela AjhAdInA avasara sudhI guMjato rahyo. A rAjadarabArI nobatavAdaka AkAzavANInA paNa agraNI kalAkAra banI rahyA. lokavAghanA A kalAkAranI khyAtinI lahero AkAzavANI dvArA UDatI UDatI dilhI-rAjadhAnI sudhI pahoMcI. sane 1970nA phebruArI mAsamAM emane dilhInuM notaruM maLyuM. gujarAtanA eka sAMskRtika juthanA sabhya tarIke zrI sulemAnabhAIe sva. vaDApradhAna zrImatI iMdirA gAMdhInA nivAsasthAne kacchI nobatavAdananI kaLA rajU karI. e vakhate vizvavikhyAta vAyolinavAdaka yahUdI menuhina tyAM hAjara hatA. sulemAna jumAnuM zAstrIya tAlothI dhabakatuM nobatavAdana sAMbhaLI AnaMdaghelA banI tAlIo pADIne vansamora', 'vansamora' nI bUmo pADI UThyA hatA. e vakhate jumAnI nobata sAthe eka nAmI pakhavAjI saMgata karI rahyA hatA. jumAe e pakhavAjInuM pANI utArI nAkhyuM ne ene mIno bhaNAvI dIdhelo, enI vAta Ajeya e prasaMge hAjara rahenArA kare che. kacchI tarIke oLakhAvavAmAM gaurava lenAra A kalAkAre jIvyA tyAM sudhImAM aneka bhAratIya kalAkAronI sAthe saMgata karI hatI. mazahura zaraNAIvAdaka zrI bismillAkhAna ane vAyolinavAdaka zrI gajAnanarAva jozI sAthenI saMgata daramyAna baMnene potAnI kalAthI mugdha karyA hatA. zrI gajAnanarAva jozIe Page #456 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 440 to eka kAryakrama prasaMge UbhA thaIne jAhera paNa karyuM ke "sulemAnajI jumA nobatavAdananA eka mahAna kalAkAra che." saMgItanI duniyAmAM jabarI khyAti meLavavA chatAM teo sAdagI ane saujanyanI jIvaMta mUrtisamA hatA. yazakIrtinI varamALA paheravA chatAM abhimAnane emaNe najIka AvavA dIdhuM nahotuM. prathama najare joIe to teo sIdhAsAdA mANasa ja lAge. vAta kare tyAre koI AkarSaNa bhale UbhuM na kare, paNa nikhAlasatA emanA moM para nItaratI jovA maLatI. emane nobata vagADatA joIe tyAre kalAnA vidyAdhara lAge. varSo pUrve bhUtapUrva vAIsaroya lorDa irvine kacchanI mulAkAta lIdhelI, tyAre emanA svAgata prasaMge sulemAna jumAnI nobata gUMjI UThI hatI. kacchanA bhUtapUrva mahArAjA madanasiMhajI bAvAnA lagnaprasaMge sulemAna jumAnuM nobatavAdana sAMbhaLIne anya mahArAjAo paNa Azcaryamugdha banI gayA hatA ane jumAne bakSiso ApIne navAjyA hatA. potAnI kalAne nobatamAM utAranAra A kAmaNagArA kasabInI kadara karIne bhArata sarakAre emane padmazrIno ilakAba enAyata karyo. gujarAta sarakAre 1984mAM gauravapuraskAra dvArA emanI kalAnuM bahumAna karyuM. eMsI esI varasa sudhI kacchI prajAnuM manoraMjana karanAra jaipha kalAkAra zrI sulemAna jumAnuM 14 Disembara '86nA roja duHkhada avasAna thayuM. gujarAtanA lokakalA-kSetrane varSo sudhI na pUrI zakAya tevI khoTa paDI. nobatavAdanano mUlyavAna vAraso teo temanA putra-parivArane ApI gayA che e kaMI ochuM AzvAsana nathI. gujarAtanI jUnI raMgabhUminA kalAkAra prANasukha nAyaka sADA cha dAyakA karatAMye vadhu samayanI sudIrgha kArakirdI daramyAna raMgadevatAnA upAsaka rahI, 22455 nATyaprayogo dvArA hAsya ane karuNarasanI choLo uDADatA rahI 'gInIsa buka oNpha varlDa rekorDa 1989'mAM potAnuM nAma suvarNaakSare aMkita karI gujarAtI raMgabhUmino vijayavAvaTo vizvabharamAM laherAvanAra abhinayasamrATa zrI prANasukha nAyakanuM tA. 11mI mArce, 79 varSanI jaipha vaye du:khada avasAna thatAM jUnI raMgabhUminA itihAsano eka jhaLahaLato suvarNadIpa bujhAI gayo. gujarAtanA gauravasamA nATyakAra zrI jayazaMkara 'suMdarI'nA pratibhAzALI pathapradarzaka ziSya zrI prANasukhabhAI nAyakanuM jayazaMkara suMdarI janmazatAbdI varSanA prAraMbhe avasAna thayuM e paNa eka yogAnuyoga gaNAya potAnA aMtima divasomAM temaNe guru jayazaMkara suMdarInI tasavIra nIce ja mRtyu maLe evI manokAmanA vyakta karelI. keTakeTalAM pAtrone-sAkSaronA mAnasasaMtAnone AgavI abhinayasUjha vaDe jIvaMta karanAra nakhazIkha abhinetA zrI prANasukhabhAIno janma 23 eprila, 1910nA roja mahesANA jillAnA jagudaNa taLAvanI bhAgoLe dAMtaraDAM yuddha karI yAdavAsthaLInAM dazyo bhajavelAM. bhoLI mA zodhavA nIkaLe. naTakhaTa prANasukha jhADa para caDI jAya. potAne ghera bhavAI kalAkAro Ave eTale emane majhA ja majhA. bhavAIvezanI vArtAo sAMbhaLavI. saMvAdo lherathI bolavA e emano rasano viSaya. pitA maNilAla nAyaka bhavAInA khyAtanAma kalAkAra. chelabaTAu ane rAmApIranA veza mATe teo khUba vakhaNAtA. emano avAja paNa evo pahADI. rAtre gAtA hoya tyAre babe gAu mAthe emano avAja relAto. Ama pitAjIno saMskAravAraso prANasukha nAyakamAM naisargika rIte ja UtarI Avyo. be gujarAtI copaDIno abhyAsa karI nava varSanI nAnakaDI vaye raMgadevatAnI upAsanAno emaNe AraMbha karyo. zrI surajarAma nAyakanAM mArgadarzanathI kalAkAranI zaktine nIkharavAnI taka maLI. paMdara varSanI vaye to muMbaI gujarAtI nATaka maMDaLInA nATakomAM strInI bhUmikAmAM prANasukhabhAI khUba ja khIlI UThyA. e pachI doDha dAyakA lagI A kaMpanInAM nATakomAM strIpAtra bhajavIne takhatA para rajU thayela vikhyAta strIpAtra karanAra kalAkAromAM prathama haroLanuM sthAna pAmyA. gujarAtI raMgabhUmi prANasukhabhAInA abhinaya ane avAjathI varSo lagI ekadhArI gUMjatI rahI. pAchaLathI emane jayazaMkara 'suMdarI' jevA guruno sathavAro sAMpaDyo. dInAbahena pAThakanuM mArgadarzana maLyuM. pachI to prANasukhabhAI prekSakonA manorAjyanA naTasamrATa banI rahyA. ema kahevAtuM ke prANasukha nAyaka takhatA upara paga mUke eTale takhatAnuM yauvana pAMgaravA mAMDatuM. prANasukhabhAI kalAkAra AtmA hatA. raMgabhUmi taraphanI emanI niSThA ane bhakti ajoDa hatAM. varSo pUrve emanI nATaka maMDaLInA khelo amadAvAdamAM cAlatA. ravivArano divasa. khela hAusaphUla. e ja divase emanAM dharmapatnInuM avasAna thayuM. bapore agnidAha daIne sAMje raMgamaMca para hAjara thayA. jayazaMkarabhAI ane bApulAla nAyake Thapako Apyo : 'Aja tArAthI nATaka na Page #457 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 441 karAya." tyAre prANasukhabhAI eTaluM ja bolyA hatA ke : "kuTuMbanI saMkelI lIdhI. gujarAtanA nRtya kSetre baheno khUba ja utsAhabhera pharaja pUrI karI raMgabhUminI pharaja adA karavA mATe Avyo chuM.' AgaLa AvI rahI che, paNa puruSo nRtyanA kSetramAM ocho rasa citrajagatanA abhinetAo paNa prANasukhabhAInA dAkhave che evuM citra Upase che. abhinayane biradAvatA rahyA hatA. mithyAbhimAnamAM jIvarAma madhu paTela bharatanATyama nRtyanA upAsaka rahelA chatAM bhaTTanI bhUmikA joIne pRthvIrAjakapUra takhatA para jaIne emane | gujarAtanI lokakalA mATenuM prabaLa AkarSaNa hovAthI taLapadAM bheTI paDelA. jANItA citrasarjaka zrI zAMtArAme prANasukhabhAIne lokanRtya ane saMgItano talasparzI abhyAsa karIne, potAnI uttama kalAkAra tarIke biradAvelA. kalpanAnA raMgo pUrIne, kalAtmaka phUlagUMthaNI dvArA lokanRtyomAM nava varSanI kumaLI vaye AraMbhAyelI raMgadevatAnI yAtrA navI bhAta UpasAvI, ene raMgamaMcIya svarUpa ApI samAjane jIvananAM 77 varSa lagI ekadhArI cAlI. prANasukhabhAIe aneka sAcI oLakha karAvI. vIsarAtI jatI A kalAne jIvaMta rAkhavAnuM vikramo prasthApita karyA. gujarAta sarakAre gauravapuraskAra ane umadA kArya A kalAgurue karyuM che. emaNe gujarAtamAM ja nahIM, saMgIta nATaka akAdamI, navI dilhIe rASTrIya evorDathI emane paNa bhAratamAM aneka kAryakramo ApIne gurjara saMskRtine navAjyA. emanI aMtima icchA hatI ke raMgadevatAne gauravAMkita karI che. jIvanasamarpaNa karyuM che tyAre nATaka bhajavatAM bhajavata raMgabhUmi amadAvAda jillAnA dhaMdhukA tAlukAnA bhalagAmaDA jevA para ja mAro deha paDe. paNa kudaratane e maMjUra na hatuM. be varSa nAnakaDA gAmanA kheDUta parivAramAM janmelA madhubhAI paTele sakhata lagI kensara, kIDanI ane hRdayaroganI mAMdagIthI pIDAtA rahyA. parizrama, potAnI haiyAsUjha ane avanavA prayogothI vaDodarA jIvananA aMtakALe paNa emano AtmA raMgabhUmi para nagarInA kalArasikonAM hRdayamAM mAnabharyuM sthAna meLavyuM. aneka ramamANa karato rahyo. bebhAna avasthAmAM be hAtha vaDe moM para rAsa, garabA, nRtyanATikAo ane sarjanAtmaka nRtyonI racanA mekapa karatA. potAne priya nATakonA saMvAdo bolavA mAMDatA. karI potAnI sarjanazaktinAM darzana karAvyAM. kayAreka paraMparAgata pathArImAMthI beThA thaI pRcchA karatA "mAro jIvarAma bhaTTano Dresa ane paripATIthI haTIne paNa temaNe aneka kalpanAmaya nRtyaprayogo kayAM che? prekSako tAlIo pADe che. nATakano paDado upADo.' karyA che. A prayogoe madhubhAIne bhAratabharamAM khyAti apAvI che. temaNe sana 1967mAM potAnI mAnasaputrI samI "madhura 1989nA 15mI mArce 79 varSanI uMmare temanuM jyoti' saMsthAnI sthApanA karI. nRtyakalAno pracAra ane prasAra avasAna thayuM. thAya evI ucca bhAvanAthI A saMsthAne Arthika rIte svanirbhara dharmapatnI gomatIbahena ane dIkarA dinakarabhAIe gharanA banAvI. "madhurajyoti' saMsthA dvArA vaDodarAmAM hajAra uparAMta ghareNAMgAMThAM vecIne prANasukhabhAInI sevA karavAmAM pAchuM vALIne kanyAonAM AraMgetram thayAM. tyArathI laIne Aja sudhI teo na joyuM. je samAjane prANasukhabhAI ATaATalAM varSo manoraMjana nRtyanI tAlImanA kAryakramo, saMzodhana, lekhana ane prakAzana dvArA pIrasIne hasAvI gayA emanA raDatA kuTuMba tarapha paNa samAje bharatanATyama ane lokanRtyonA pracAra-prasAranuM kArya samarpita najara karavI rahI. emanI smRti sacavAI rahe te mATe vicAravuM thaIne karatA rahyA hatA. rahyuM. prANasukhabhAI Aje ApaNI vacce bhale na hoya, paNa pote zAstrIya nRtyakAra hovA chatAM gujarAtanAM lokanRtyo teo raMgabhUminA itihAsanuM eka jhaLahaLatuM suvarNapRSTha AlekhI ane lokakalA tarapha emane UMDI abhiruci rahevA pAmI hatI. gayA che ane gujarAtanI prajA kadI nahIM vIsarI zake. enA mULamAM nAnapaNamAM emaNe mANelA meLA rahyA hatA. eziyADa rAsanI saphaLatAnA yazabhAgI : meLAo dvArA mANelAM-lokanRtyo, lokasaMgIta, lokavezabhUSAnuM nRtyakAra madhu paTela jhINavaTabharyuM avalokana ane abhyAsa karIne ene raMgamaMcIya svarUpa ApatA niSThAbharyA prayatno karatA rahyA hatA. vaDodarA ane gujarAtanA kalAjagatamAM viziSTa pradAna bharatanATyama nRtyanI sAthe gujarAtanAM lokanRtyonI tAlIma karanAra, eziyADa dAMDiyArAsa dvArA duniyAbharamAM saurASTrano ApavAnuM kArya teo satata karatA rahyA hatA. ApaNAM taLapadAM DaMko vagADanAra labdhapratiSThita nRtyakAra madhu paTele 66 varSanI lokanRtyo yathAsvarUpe jaLavAI rahe. tene maThArI, raMgamaMcIya uMmare 24mI Disembara 2001nA roja potAnI jIvanalIlA svarUpa ApI lokasaMskRti ane kalAnuM sAcuM svarUpa zaheranI Jain Education Intemational Page #458 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 442 janatA samakSa mUkavAnA emanA niSThAbharyA prayatno dAda mAgI le evA rahyA hatA. madhubhAIe potAnI A badhI viziSTa nRtyaracanAo indirA gAMdhI, paMDita ravizaMkara, philmI sitArAo rAjakapUra, saMjIvakumAra, hemAmAlinI, gopIkRSNa, vaijayaMtImAlA, pratimA bedI, vinoda khannA, AzA pArekha, rITA bhAdurI ane sUrasAmrAjJI latA maMgezakara samakSa eka yA bIjA prasaMge rajU karI hatI. nepALanA rAjavInA janmadinanI ujavaNI prasaMge temano khAsa kAryakrama yojAyo hato. bhAratanA itihAsamAM yAdagAra banI rahela prasaMga eziyADa '83nA udghATana prasaMge javAharalAla naheru sTeDiyamamAM 8000 nRtyakAroe je avanavA kAryakramo ApelA temAM gujarAta taraphathI dAMDiyArAsa rajU karavAnI mahattvanI javAbadArI gujarAta sarakAre madhubhAIne soMpelI. e samaye emaNe saurASTranAM gAmaDAM khUMdIne tamAma maMDaLIonA kAryakramo joI, emAMthI 500 kalAkAronI pasaMdagI karIne emaNe rAsanI nRtyaracanA, ramanAranI vezabhUSA nakkI karIne e badhAne dilhImAM rAkhI 3 mahinAnI tAlIma ApIne emAMthI 250 jeTalA cunaMdA juvAniyAono rAsa rajU thayo. zakti ane svastika jevA maMgala pratikonA nAvInyapUrNa prayogone joIne emanI rAsanI racanA para lAkhkho prekSako oLaghoLa thaI gayA. vizvanA karoDo prekSakoe dUradarzana para eziyADanA udghATana prasaMgano A rAsa mANyo. A prasaMge hAjara rahelA ATha hajAra jeTalA nRtyakalAkAro gujarAtanA rAsanI raMgata mANI AnaMdathI jhUmI UThyA. videzI mahemAnoe tALIonA gaDagaDATathI sTeDiyama ane AkAza baMne gajAvI mUkyAM. madhubhAInA mugaTamAM eziyADanA dAMDiyArAse eka vadhu yazakalagI UmerI ApI. A mATe eziyADano khAsa evorDa emane enAyata thayo. cotaraphathI prazaMsAnA puSpono varasAda varasyo. bhArata sarakAranI sAMskRtika AdAnapradAna yojanA anvaye madhubhAI paTela madhurajyotinA nejA heThaLa jammu, kAzmIra, madhyapradeza, madrAsa, dilhI vagere rAjyo tathA uttara pradezanAM agrIma nagaromAM saphaLatApUrvaka potAnA kAryakramo rajU karI bhAre lokacAhanA meLavI hatI. gujarAtI philmomAM rAsagarabAnuM dhoraNa sudhare evA zubhASI aneka citrapaTomAM 'madhura jyoti'nA rAsagarabA rajU tha che. chelle upendra trivedInI philma mAnavInI bhavAI'mAM yamanA dvArA rajU thayelA garabA vizeSa dhyAna kheMce che. dUradarzana para avAranavAra rajUAta pAmatA 'madhura jyoti'nA garabAnI pathapradarzaka vezabhUSA, saMgIta, gati, tAla, laya ane padacalana haMmezA nokhAM tarI Ave che. trIsa trIsa varasanI madhu paTelanI nRtyakSetranI samarpita kAmagIrInI kadara paNa thaI che. emane gujarAta saMgIta nATaka akAdamI taraphathI 1983nA varSano gaurava puraskAra, gujarAta lokakalA phAunDezanano 1984nA varSano lokakalA evorDa, triveNI saMsthAno evorDa jevA gaurava puraskAro enAyata thayA hatA. sana 1995nA varSamAM vaDodarAnI abhinava cArTa ekeDemI taraphathI A lekhakane haste madhu paTela, pratibhA paMDita ane ramA zrIkAMtane temanI mUlyavAna sevAo badala gaurava puraskAro enAyata karavAmAM AvyA hatA. lADIlA lokagAyaka ratikumAra vyAsa chaMda, duhA ne soraThA, bhajana, gIta, lalakAra; eTalAM Aja sUnAM thayAM, jAtA ratikumAra.' 10 oNgaSTa 1921nA roja goMDalamAM temanA mAmA sva. zrI dAmodara lAghavabhAIne tyAM ratikumAra vyAsano janma. saurASTra ane soraThI saMskRtinA saMskAro temane gaLathUMthImAMthI ja maLyA. temanAM mAtAnuM nAma zAMtAbahena ane pitAnuM nAma bhoLAzaMkara premajI vyAsa. pitA e samaye vinatA AzramanA prAthamika vibhAgamAM mukhyazikSaka hatA. AvA niSThAvAna, sAdA ane saraLa svabhAvanA zikSaka pitAnI chatrachAyA nIce bhAkharabhariyAM cAlatAM cAlatAM, pApA pagalI bharatAM, bA pAse cAnakI mAMgatAM mAMgatAM, kAlIkAlI vAtuM karatAM karatAM ne hasatAM raDatAM nAnakaDA ritakumAra cha varSanA thayA eTale navI zarU thayelI rASTrIya zALAmAM dAkhala karyA. e pachI proprAyaTarI hAIskUlamAM meTrika sudhIno abhyAsa saDasaDATa pUro karI nAkhyo. e samaye pitA bhoLAzaMkaranA hRdayamAM evI bhAvanA kharI ke dIkaro kalAkAra bane ane kIrti tathA kaladAra meLave. pitAnuM svapna paripUrNa karavA kaoNlejano abhyAsa zarU karavAne badale utsAhathI thanaganatA ritakumAre muMbaI (dAdara)mAM jANItA saMgItakAra zrI nArAyaNarAva vyAsanA vyAsa ekeDemI oNpha myujhikamAM joDAIne zAstrIya saMgItano abhyAsa AraMbhyo. lAgalagATa traNa varSa sudhI tAla ane svaranuM pUrNa jJAna khaMtapUrvaka prApta karI gokaLIbAI hAIskUla vIlepArlemAM zikSaka tarIke joDAI gayA. Page #459 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo sane 1940mAM jANItA lokasAhityakAra zrI gokaLadAsa rAyacurAno suvarNamahotsava UjavAyo. e prasaMge rAyacurAe ratikumArane bhaktakavi dulA kAgano paricaya karAvyo. pUrvajanmanI jANe ke leNa-deNa hoya ema prathama paricaye ja zrI vyAse bhaktakavi dulAbhAI kAgane gurupade sthApyA. e pachI kavi kAga, merubhA ane ratikumAranI tripuTIe lokasAhitya, kaMTha ane kaheNI vaDe lokasaMgItanI Ne ke gaMgotrI pragaTAvI. gujarAta -saurASTramAM emano eka jabarajasta cAhaka varga Ubho thayo. kAgavANInAM gIto ciMtakumAranA kAmaNagArA kaMThe caDIne janatAjanArdananA aMtaranA UMDANa sudhI pahoMcyAM. lokagIto ane lokaDhALanA gItonA gAyaka tarIke temanI kIrti cotarapha phelAvA lAgI. kIrtinAM bhAre caDANo caDyA bAda 1944nA navembara mAsamAM goMDala relvenA sTezanamAstara zrI devazaMkara upAdhyAyanI dIkarI caMdrikAbahena sAthe lagnagraMthIthI joDAyA. lagna pachI tarata ja emanA dosta ApA hamIranI sAthe kalakattA, jhariyA, jamazedapura, dilhI ane lAhorano pravAsa karyo. sane 1949mAM madrAsanA gavarnara zrI kRSNakumArasiMhajInA nimaMtraNathI madrAsa, maisura, uTI, poMDIcerI vagere dakSiNa bhAratano pravAsa karI gujarAtI samAjanA upakrame lokasaMgItanA saMkhyAbaMdha kAryakramo karyA. sane 1950mAM A lokagAyake eDana, jIbuTI, keniyA, dIdevA, eDIsabAbA, asmArA, khArkuma, porTa-sudAna, yugAnDA ane jhAMjhIbArano 11 mAsano pravAsa karyo. 1990mAM laMDananA pravAse jaIne gujarAtIone lokasaMgItanI rasalhANa pIrasI. sane 1955mAM zrI vyAse dilhImAM yojAyela reDiyo lokasaMgItamAM bhAga lIdho. sva. paM. javAharalAla naherujIe zrI vyAsanA kAmaNagArA kaMThanAM bhArobhAra vakhANa karyAM, eTaluM ja nahi, paNa jyAre jyAre dilhImAM paradezI mahemAno AvatA tyAre zrI naherujI ratikumArane saMbhArIne teDAvatA. chelle misisa keneDI bhAratamAM AvyAM tyAre tInamUrti bhavanamAM sva. paMDitajIe hoLI prasaMge ekamAtra ratikumAra vyAsane ja notarelA. sva. ravizaMkaradAdAnA haste 1972mAM zrI ratikumAra vyAsano vanapraveza mahotsava ujavAyo. 1981mAM dilhInA gujarAtI samAje ane 1983mAM gujarAte emanI SaSTipUrti UjavI. 60 hajAra rUpiyAnI thelI ApI samAje potAnuM RNa adA karyuM. chellAM 11 varSathI teo gujarAta lokakalA kendranA upAdhyakSa hatA. saMsthAne vikasAvavAmAM emanuM mUlyavAna yogadAna Jain Education Intemational 443 rahyuM hatuM. lokasaMgIta mATeno gujarAta lokakalA kendrano gauravapuraskAra paNa zrI ratikumArabhAIne prApta thayo hato. agAu vaDodarAnI triveNI saMsthAe harIndranAtha caTTopAdhyAyanA hAthe gujarAtanA zreSTha lokasaMgItakAra tarIke evorDa ApIne biradAvyA. 1990nA 12mI mArce temanuM avasAna thayuM. gujarAte lADIlA lokagAyaka gumAvyA che. lokanRtyanuM bIjuM nAma eTale ku. pratibhA paMDita rAjasthAna pravAsana vibhAga yojita jesalamerana raNamahotsava hoya, kulumanAlI utsava hAya paNa. no meLa hoya ke pachI DAMgano lokautsava hoya ! emAM yojAta lokanRtyomAM rAjasthAnI, jhAlAvADI ke DAMgI DhabachabathI adala nAcatAM jAjaramAna sannArIne jotAMveMta ja kalAnA rasiyAo AnaMdavibhora banIne bolI UThe che : 'are ! A to vaDodarAvALA pratibhA paMDita AdivAsI lokanArIo sAthe kevA ekAkAra thaI gayAM che? A vezamAM to oLakhAtAMye nathI.' jemanAM hRdayano pratyeka dhabakAra ane pagano Theko lokanRtyonI sAthe adbhuta rIte ekAkAra banIne tAla milAve che evA uMbarAnA dIvA jevA ku. pratibhA paMDite rAsa, garabA ane lokanRtyone bhAratabharanAM rAjyomAM ane vizvanA aneka dezomAM saphaLatApUrvaka rajU karI gujarAtane ane bhAratane gaurava apAvyuM che. lokakalAnA kSetramAM ku. pratibhAno pAMtrIsa, pAMtrIsa varasano puruSArtha dhabakato paDyo che. eka dainike enA kalAvibhAgamAM noMdhyuM che ke 'gujarAtamAM loko navarAtrI daramyAna nava divasa garabA gAya che paNa pratibhA paMDite gujarAtanA garabAne bAre mahinA jAgato ne ghUmato rAkhyo che. garabA ane lokanRtyanuM bIjuM nAma eTale kuM. pratibhA paMDita.' AryakanyA lalikatalA mahAvidyAlaya vaDodarAnAM varSo sudhI teo AcArya rahelAM. paMDita AnaMdapriyajInAM suputrI kalAdharitrI ku. pratibhAno uchera gharaAMgaNe guMjatA vedamaMtronA dhArmika vAtAvaraNa vacce thayelo. pUrvajanmanA kalAsaMskAro laIne janmyAM hoya ema gIta, saMgIta ane nRtya jevI lalita kalAomAM emane nAnapaNathI ja UMDI abhiruci. abhyAsamAM atyaMta tejasvI. snAtaka thayA pachI ema. esa. yunivarsiTImAM phekalTI oNpha phAIna ArTsamAM joDAIne cha varSa sudhI zrI kuberanAtha tAMjorakarajInI pAse bharatanATyamnI www.jainelibrarv.org Page #460 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 444 pathapradarzaka tAlIma laIne e ja viSayamAM anusnAtakanI padavI prathama navAra ku. pratibhAjInA kAryakramo yojAyA che. moriziyasanA 10 vargamAM prApta karI. e pachI lokasaMskRti taraphanI adamya laganI mA svAtaMtrya utsavamAM ku. pratibhAjIe bhAratanAM sAMskRtika emane lokanRtyanA kSetramAM kheMcI lAvI. AryakanyA lalitakalA pratinidhimaMDaLa tarIke bhAga laI saphaLa kAryakramo ApyA tenI mahA-vidyAlayamAM zAstrIya ane lokanRtya tAlIma zarU karI ane bhArata sarakAre gauravapUrNa noMdha lIdhI che. lokakalAnA caraNe potAnuM jIvana samarpaNa karyuM. emanAM kAryakramo gujarAta rAjya saMgIta, nRtya, nATya akAdamI ane nitya navInatA dhAraNa karavA lAgyA. lokanRtyonA kAryakramonI rAjasthAna akAdamImAM varSo sudhI sevAo ApatAM rahyAM che. rajUAtamAM tAjagI ane naipuNya bhaLatAM janatA janArdananAM hRdaya nRtya-nATyanA kSetre AMtararASTrIya khyAti prApta karanAra lITala para pratibhAjI chavAI gayAM. emAMthI AryakanyA mahAvidyAlaya bele drupa tathA bhAratIya lokakalAmaMDaLanAM lokanRtyo ku. ane vaDodarAnI tAlImI bahenonA eka kalAjUthe saMsthAno pratibhAjIe digdarzita karyA che ane e lokanRtyone AMtaraAkAra dhAraNa karyo. lokanRtyomAM raMgaberaMgI vastrAlaMkAro, enuM rASTrIya kSetre pAritoSiko prApta thayAM che. gujarAta saMgIta, nATaka gItasaMgIta ane paraMparita chatAM prekSakone ruce evI akAdamIno evorDa, muMbaIno zraddhA evorDa, kuMbha samArohamAM koriyogrAphIne pratibhAbahenanI sUjha, samaja ane dRSTie bhAre bharatanATyamUno evorDa, uparAMta gujarAta lokakalA phAunDezana uThAva ane opa Apyo. e pachI emanI maMDaLInAM kAryakramo evorDa, saMkhyAbaMdha rASTrIya ane nAnA moTAM AMtararASTrIya AraMbhAyA. lokakalAnI phorama laIne AvatAM tAjagImaTyAM evo ku. pratibhA paMDitane prApta thayAM che. emanA kAryakramoe jabarajasta lokAdara meLavyo. lokahRdayanI lAgaNIone hUbahu jhIlatAM temanA lokanRtyomAM gorabaMdha, lokanRtyonI sAthosAtha bharatanATyamanA kSetre ku. kalabeliyA, ghaDUlo, sUpaDAMnRtya, AdivAsI nRtyo, terAtAlI, pratibhAjIe emanA guru kuberanAthajInAM mArgadarzanamAM garabA, rAsa ane TIppaNI khUba ja lokacAhanA pAmyAM che. dazAvatAra, bhAgavata, navakAramaMtra, rAmacarita, madhurASTaka temaja aneka hiMdI, gujarAtI, rAjasthAnI pado vyaktigata temaja sane 1978 ane 1981mAM bhAratanAM vaDApradhAna sva. zrImatI indirA gAMdhInA kenyA, malAvI, moreziyasanA pravAso samUharUpe, nRtyanATyarUpe rajU karyA che. zrI kRSNalIlA-lIlahArI lIlA' eTale chuMdaNAM chUMdanAranI lIlA. nRtyanATikAmAM bhagavAna daramiyAna ku. pratibhAjIe bhAratIya sAMskRtika maMDaLanuM netRtva zrIkRSNa chuMdaNAM chUMdanAra strIno veza laIne rAdhAjIne maLavA jAya karyuM. videzomAM bhAratIya zAstrIya ane lokanRtyonI kalApUrNa che enuM gIta, saMgIta, nRtya dvArA kalAtmaka Alekhana thayuM che. rajUAta karI videzIomAM aneruM AkarSaNa janmAvyuM. sane traNa varSamAM enA 30 thI ye vadhu kAryakramo yojAyA che. 1982mAM eziyADa vakhate ane sane 1983mAM briTananAM mahArANI ilijhAbethanA dilhInA Agamane prasaMge ku. sane 1948mAM emaNe miliTarInA 70 jeTalA pratibhAjIne bhAratIya lokanRtyonI rajUAta karavA mATe javAnone sau prathamavAra gujarAtano dAMDiyArAsa zIkhavADyo. A indirAjIe khAsa notaryA hatAM. A nRtyo joIne rANI javAnoe emanA suvarNa mahotsavamAM rAsanI rajUAta karI tyAre ilijhAbetha atyaMta prabhAvita thayAM ane ku. pratibhAjIne khUba khUba miliTarInA javAno AnaMdathI jhUmI uThyA hatA. jANItA dhanyavAda ApyA. nRtyavivecaka zrI mohana khokhare potAnI A ziSyA mATe sAcuM ku. pratibhAjInI videzayAtrAo aharniza cAlatI ja rahI ja kahyuM che ke "ku. pratibhA paMDita uttama nartakI, lokakalAonI che. bhArata sarakAranA uccakakSAnA sAMskRtika pratinidhimaMDaLanA jJAtA, lokagItonI gAyikA, lokasaMgItanI mAhera, zAstrIya netA tarIke emanI maMDaLIe smithasonIyana insTITyUTa taraphathI - saMgItanI jANakArI dharAvanAra saMvedanazIla kalAkAra, digdarzaka, varlDa phoka phesTIvalamAM 32 dezo sAthe amerikAnA dvizatAbdI nRtyagura, skUrti ane cetanathI sadAya dhabakatI bahumukhI pratibhA utsavamAM khUba ja saphaLatApUrvaka lokanRtyonA kAryakramo rajU karI che. emane ane emanA kalAkArone takhtA para raMga, laya, tAla gujarAtanuM gaurava vadhAryuM. keneDA, jhekoslovAkiyA, vesTa jarmanI, gIta ane saMgItanA sathavAre hiloLatA jovA e eka lhAvo phrAnsa temaja isTa jarmanImAM vizva lokanRtya mahotsavamAM 18 dezo che. gujarAta lokakalA kendrano sane 1985nA varSano evorDa sAthe bhAga laI khUba ja lokapriyatA prApta karI. thAIlenDa, prApta karanAra ku. pratibhAjInuM 2 varSa pUrve duHkhada avasAna jApAna, kuvaita, iMglenDa, svIjharlenDa ane phrAnsamAM to avAra- thayu. Jain Education Intemational Page #461 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 445 rIjhave che. zrI paMDyA siddhahasta AkhyAnakAra uparAMta racayitA gAgaragAnathI gujarAtane gheluM karanAra ne paNa che. zrI harivaMzapurANa, zrI ziva mahApurANa, zrI saMgIta zrI dhArmikalAla paMDyA zrImadbhAgavata ane zrI goviMda guNasAgara jevI racanAo vedakALanA RSimunio divasonA divaso ane varSonA uparAMta aneka bhaktipado ane dhUno temanAM sarjano che. varSo sudhI cAlatA karNapriya AkhyAno sAMbhaLI zAMti meLavatA. AkAzavANI amadAvAda, vaDodarA dvArA zrI A paraMparAnA pravAhamAM madhyakAlIna gujarAtI harivaMzapurANa ane zivamahApurANanuM dhvanimudraNa paNa karI AkhyAnanA praNetA bhAlaNane gaNavAmAM Ave che. bhAlaNa pachI levAmAM AvyuM che. sane 1977mAM yu.ke.mAM sane 1982mAM bhaTTa premAnaMda madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhityano sauthI lokapriya jhImbAble, jhAmbIyA, keneDA ane amerikAmAM AkhyAna ane kavi ane AkhyAnakAra gaNAya che. vikrama saMvata 1701 thI bhajananA kAryakramo rajU karI gujarAtanI kIrtine vadhu UjaLI 1770 daramiyAna vaDodarAmAM thaI gayelA premAnaMde gujarAtI banAvI che. thoDAM varSo pahelAM beMgloramAM maLela sArkanA sAta bhASAne samRddha karavA mATe mAthe pAghaDI nahIM paheravAnI pratijJA dezonA vaDAonI zikhara pariSadamAM paNa mANavAdananI kalA rajU lIdhI hatI. potAnAM gAgaragAna vaDe gujarAtanA lokajIvanane karavAnuM gaurava paNa temaNe prApta karyuM hatuM. rasadheluM karanAra bhaTTa premAnaMdanA vaMzaja evA zrI dhArmikalAla saMgIta nATaka akAdamI navI dilhI, gujarAta saMgIta paMDyAe gujarAtanI lupta thavA lAgelI AkhyAnaparaMparAne mAtra nATya akAdamI, gujarAta lokakalA kendra amadAvAda, amRtA jIvatI ja nathI rAkhI paNa dezaparadeza sudhI pahoMcADIne ene vicAra TrasTa ane vaDodarA myunisipala korporezana taraphathI temanuM gaurava paNa apAvyuM che. mAnasanmAna karI gauravapuraskAro enAyata karavAmAM AvyAM che. mANavAdananA ajoDa kasabI zrI dhArmikalAlabhAIne / nirjIva pUtaLIomAM prANa pragaTAvatA sAMbhaLavA e jIvanano eka lhAvo gaNAya che. varSo pUrve teo mahIpata kavi gAmaDAM gAmamAM jatA tyAre cokamAM lAkaDAno UMco pATa mukAto. tenA para rajAI ane cAdara bijAvI vyAsapITha taiyAra karavAmAM 28 mArca 1931nA roja janmelA mahIpata kavinA AvatI. mAthe jarI bharelI premAnaMdI lAla pAghaDI, zveta aMgarakhuM, pitAzrI acchA vArtAkAra ane bharavADonA vahIvaMcA hatA. dhoLI dhotI ane khabhe zAla nAkhI mANabhaTTa pATa mAthe emanA bA abhaNa hovA chatAM bhajano racatAM ane mIThA kaMThe birAjamAna thatA. manohara motIthI maDhelI iMDhoNI para tAMbAnI gAtAM. Ama saMgIta ane kaLAnuM vAtAvaraNa kavine gaLathuthImAM mANa mUkI zaktinA pratIkarUpe temAM trizULa padharAvI kaMku vaDe ja maLyuM. zaradabAbunI navalakathAo vAMcIne kavine sevA karavAnA pUjana karI pachI hAthanI dase AMgaLiye rUpAnA kaIDAM (veDha) zamaNAM AvavA mAMDyAM. samAja sudhAraka thavAnA koDa jAgyA. paherI mANabhaTTa AkhyAnanI zarUAta karatA. emAM abhyAsa adhUro rahyo. chevaTe jIvananI vAstavikatA pAMca kilo vajananI sAMkaDA moM ane moTA peTavALI mANa samajAI. ane navajIvana presamAM kaMpojhITaranI nokarI svIkArI lIdhI. 21 me varSe siMdhI bahena lIlAvatI sAthe AMtarajJAtIya para kaIDAM paherelI AMgaLiyuM pharavA mAMDe tyAre tritAla, dAdaro, lagna karyA. japatAla, cautAla ane ekatAla jevA tAlo ja nahIM paNa samagra tAlazAstra jANe ahIM ramavA UtarI AvatuM. premAnaMda potAnA emano mAMhyalo kalAkAra banIne kalAjagatamAM kaMIka karI AkhyAnomAM zrotAone eka rasamAMthI bIjA rasamAM sahaja rIte chUTavA thanaganato hato. AthI emaNe mAsTara papeTiyara, papeTrI laI jAya che. tema zrI dhArmikalAla paMDyA eka tAlamAMthI bIjA varkazopa, nATya DiplomA ane zAstrIya saMgItano abhyAsa karyo tAlamAM zrotAone sahaja rIte laI jAya che. kAmaNagAro kaMTha pachI 'darpaNa" ekeDemImAM joDAyA. e arasAmAM 1972mAM ane AgavI kathanazailI dharAvatA zrI paMDyAne premAnaMdanAM 36 phrAnsamAM yojAyela "varlDa papeTa phesTIvala'mAM javAnuM thayuM. tyAM AkhyAno kaMThastha che. pote zAstrIya saMgItanA prakhara abhyAsI eka hajAra papeTiyaroe potAnI uttama kRtio rajU karI. emAM hovAthI premAnaMdanAM AkhyAnomAM AvatA jUnA DhALa, cAla tathA mahIpata kavie rAmAyaNanA prasaMgo sAthe "satyavAna sAvitrI' nI vasaMta, naTa, malhAra, sAraMga, kedAra vagere rAgo vaDe zrotAone kathA rajU karI jabarajasta lokacAhanA meLavI. tyAMnA papeTiyaro ' * : 57 * Jain Education Intemational Page #462 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 446 pathapradarzaka sAthe anubhavonI Apa-le karI. paradezanA adhatana papeTranA pAMtrIsa vighA khetInI jamIna kADhI ApI potAnI maoNja rajU prayogo karavAnI mokaLAza na maLatAM kavie bhAre haiye nokarI karelI. e kALe kalAkAronI kadareya evI thAtI. AjanA jevuM choDI dIdhI. nahotuM. jAnyuArI 1975mAM kavie "papeTsa enDa plejha' revAzaMkara rAvaLa talavAra nRtya uparAMta bhavAInA nAmanI saMsthAno zubhAraMbha karI potAnAM sva - sAkAra karavAno kAmaNagArA kalAkAra hatA. emAMye jyAre pote vaNajhArAno veza saMgharSa zarU karyo. Arthika viTaMbaNAonuM vana emanA jIvanamAM kADhe tyAre pAMca pAMca gAunA paMthakamAMthI pagapALA cAlIne loko UgI nIkaLyuM. patnInI hUMpha, bALakonI madada ane potAnI emano A veza jovA mATe AvatA. kAThiyAvADamAM bhamodarA hiMmatathI kalAno yajJa ekadhAro AjaparyaMta cAlato rahyo che. karIne bhoja khumANanuM gAma. e gAmanA kAThI-darabAra chellA doDha dAyakAmAM 1000 uparAMta papeTa zo karI sAdULabApu pAse mAliyo karIne mahAtophAnI ghoDo. khIle bAMdhyo cUkelA mahIpata kavi gujarAta ane bhAratanAM agragaNya zahero bAMdhyo khaDa khAya, caNA-bAjarAnAM jogANa khAya ne bAMdhyo uparAMta phrAMsa, DenmArka, jarmanI, svIDana, svITjharlenDa ane bAMdhyo pANI pIve. koInI magadUra nahIM ke ene choDIne enA iMglenDa jevA dezonI yAtrA karI bhAratIya kalA ane saMskRtine mAthe savAra thAya. koIvAra taLAve dhamAravA laI jAvo hoya to gaurava apAvI AvyA che. papeTrI tAlImanA 34 uparAMta korsa cha jaNAM to ene choDavA ne jhAlI rAkhavA joIe. vaNajhArAnA calAvyA che. rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya papeTa phesTIvalamAM temane | veza vakhate vaNajhAro banelA revAzaMkara haDImoDhe darabAranA khAsa nimaMtraNo maLatAM rahyAM che. surata, naDiyAda ane tabelAmAM jAtA ne ekalapaMDe ghoDo choDI enA mAthe savAra thatA. amadAvAdamAM temanA papesa pradarzano paNa yojAyAM che. isaronI hajAro mANasonI medanI vacce tophAnI ghoDAne TADhoboLa karI TIvI zreNImAM kAcaMDAlAla, gIragaTalAla, DAhyAlAla, ame ne detA ane ghoDA mAthe beThA beThA caoNka vacce baMdUkamAMthI bAra karatA amArI bhUrI jevA lokapriya papeTa kathAnako mahIpata kavinI deNa tyAre kAThIdarabAroya brAhmaNa bhavAyAnI bahAdurI joI emanI che. catura ziyALa, totA, totI ane sukhanI cAvI kathAnako para pITha thAbaDatA. inAmaakarAma ApI navAjatA. Ama revAzaMkara zaikSaNika philmo paNa taiyAra thaI che. papeTsa zo mATenI 150 moTebhAge jANItA rajavADAomAM pharIne bhavAinI kaLA rajU uparAMta skrIpTo paNa emaNe lakhI che. karatA. bhAvanagaranA mahArAjA sva. bhAvasiMhajInA vakhatamAM bhAvanagara sTeTathI mAMDIne saurASTranAM nAnAM moTAM rajavADAM ne ( aDhAra ughADI talavAro sAthe nRtya karatA tAlukAdAronAM gAmomAM emano DaMko vAgato. dalasukha rAvaLa jUnA kALe saurASTranA gAdIpati saMto mahaMto bhavAI jotA talavAra nayanA A bAjaMdA khelADInuM pUrepUruM nAma nahIM. bhavAImAM paNa lokakalA sacavAI rahI che e batAvavAno dalasukhabhAI revAzaMkara rAvaLa, gohilavADa paMthakanA Ayara, umaMga dalasukhabhAInA dilamAM bhArobhAra paDelo. A dizAmAM paMcolI emanA yajamAna gaNAya. teo peDhI paraMparAthI bhavAI emaNe puruSArtha Adaryo. emAM saphaLatA sAMpaDI. pariNAme dvArA yajamAnonuM manoraMjana karAve. emanuM mULa vatana bhAvanagara dalasukhabhAInA bhavAInRtyanA kAryakramo satAdhAra maMdiranA jillAnuM trApaja gAma. pAMceka dAyakA pUrve emaNe giramAM zAmajIbApu, emanA moTAbhAI mohanabApu, AhironA guru zrI tulazIzyAma DhaMkaDA AvelA dhokaDavA gAme kuTuMba-parivAra sahita maMgaLanAthabApu. surendranagara svAmInArAyaNa gAdInA saMta zrI AvIne vasavATa karyo. lAlajI mahArAje AnaMdapUrvaka mANyA ane e saue kaLA jIvatI AjhAdI AvI te pUrve dalasukhabhAInA pitA revAzaMkara rAkhavA mATe emane AzIrvAda ApyA. bagadANAnA bajaraMgadAsa rAvaLanI saurASTranA rAjarajavADAmAM bhAre moTI nAmanA hatI. bApue dalasukhabhAInI A kaLAthI prabhAvita thaIne bhavAInRtya ane emAMye talavAra nRtya mATe emano joTo jaDavo AzIrvAdarUpe AMgaLiyo parathI sonAnI be bhAre vIMTIyuM utArIne muzkela hato. e kALe bhAvanagara jillAnA dAThA pAsenA jhAMjhamera ApI daI potAnA rAjIpo vyakta karyo hato. gAmanA tAlukadAra pAMcAbhAI jAlamasaMgajIe to revAzaMkaranA zrI dalasukha rAvaLa talavAra nRtyanA ke bhavAInA ja abhuta talavAra nRtyapara oLaghoLa thaI jaI pADAnA kAMdha jevI kalAkAra che evuM nathI. dezI nATakomAM paNa emaNe potAnI Jain Education Intemational Page #463 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 440 kaLAnAM ajavALAM pAtharyA che. sva. mULajI AzArAmanA nATaka pIrasazo?' meghANIbhAInA mATe e khATalI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja 'bharatharI' (bhartuhari)mAM zrI rAvaLa svayaM bhartuharinuM pAtra mIThAbhAI medAnamAM AvyA : 'huM to ApanA caraNanI raja chuM. bhajavatA. ughADA dile bAvAnA veze bhartuhari rAjapATa rajhaLatAM sUraja sAmuM koDiyuM dharavAnI dhRSTatA karuM chuM. ema namratApUrvaka melIne bhagavo bhekha dhAraNa karI le che e pAtra bhajavatI vakhate vivekabharI vANI uccArIne mIThAbhAIe lokajIvanamAM gavAtAM dalasukha rAvaLa pAMca-paccIsa gAmaDAMnA dhaNI jevA jAjaramAna rAsa, rAsaDA ane lagnagItonI abhinayasaha ramajhaTa bolAvI. dekhAtA. emano A veza jovA pAMca-paMdara gAuthI AjubAjunA asala rAga ane DhALamAM gIto rajU karI gAI batAvyAM. tyAre malakanA mAnavI bheLA thatA. A nATaka uparAMta "rA'navaghaNa' meghANIbhAI maraka maraka hasatA bolyA : 'AmAMnA moTA nATakamAM zrI rAvaLa navaghaNano ane "satI sona halAmaNa'mAM bhAganAM gIto meM "raDhiyALI rAta' ane 'cUMdaDI'mAM saMgrahyAM che. halAmaNa jeThavAnuM pAtra bhajavatA. emanI juvAnImAM A mIThAbhAI to sAcukalA mANasa. e bolyA vagara na rahI kalAkAranA nAmano cAre bAju DaMko vAgato. zakyA. emaNe dhaDa detAM kahyuM : "meghANIbhAI! tame bau dAkhaDo zrI dalasukha rAvaLa mULa to bhavAInA ja kalAkAra. karyo che. me'nata karI che ane navI keDI kaMDArI che. nATakomAM to e zokhane kAraNe utaratA. emano mULa vyavasAya kAgaparivAranuM motI : to bhavAIno ja. teo noratAmAM bahucarAjI AgaLa mujarArUpe veza bhajavI, janoI paherIne pachI peDuM (maMDaLa) laI rAmabhAI kAga gAmaDAomAM bhavAI karavA nIkaLatA. potAnA jajamAnonA rAmabhAI kAgane yAda karuM eTale kAgabApunuM smaraNa gAmaDAmAM rAtonI rAto bhavAI karatA. emAM kAna-gopI, bAvo heje ya thAya. vAta che sane 1958 nI sAlanI. e kALe huM ne bAvaNa, phakIra ane phakIrANI, purabiyo, jUThaNa, jhaMDAjhUlaNa, gujarAta vidyApIThano vidyArthI. dasamA dhoraNamAM bhaNato e kerabo vagere vezo joIne gAmaDAMnA loko e kALe AnaMdavibhora arasAmAM sAbaramatI AzramamAM kAgabApu ane ratikumAra banatA. emane Agraha karIne vadhu divasa rokatA. dANoduNI ane vyAsanAM lokagItonA kAryakramonuM Ayojana karavAmAM AveluM. sAro kharaDo karI ApatA. ratikumAre e kAgabApune guru mAnelA. guruziSyanI belaDIe cAraNI sAhitya ane lokagItonI ramajhaTa bolAvI. mugdha lokasAhityano maherAmaNa : avasthAmAM lokasAhityanuM prathama bIja mArA haiyAkhetaramAM mIThAbhAI parasANA ropAyuM. e pachI abhyAsayAtrA pUrI thaI. lokasAhityanA keDe sane 1935-36nA varSanI A vAta che. kavi zrI meM kadamo mAMDyAM. zrI ratikumAra vyAsanI SaSTipUrti ujavaNIno tribhuvana gaurIzaMkara vyAsa eka rUkhaDiyA jevA gAmaDiyAne laIne avasara maLyo. emaNe A prasaMganA "smRtigraMtha'nuM saMpAdana ane jhaveracaMda meghANI pAse AvyA ane bolyA : "meghANIbhAI! tame soMpyuM. ame vadhu najIka AvyA. A vAta che sane 1970nakAmA nihAkA nAkho cho ke huM A saurASTranA lokasAhityanuM 71nA arasAnI. e vakhate kAgabApu amadAvAda AvatA ane kheDANa karuM chuM paNa pAchaLa ene sAcavanAruM koNa? paNa tamArI AMbAvADI khAte utkarSa sosAyaTImAM ratikumAra vyAsanA, baMgale dhArAbaMdhI sAcave evo eka jaNa mane jaDI gayo che.' UtaratA. lokasAhityanA rasane kAraNe kAgabApune avAranavAra | meghANIbhAI AMgatukane animeSa najare nihALI rahyA. maLavA javAnuM thatuM. emAMthI emanI sAtheno nIkaTano nAto jADA pANakorAno capocapa doDha pATAno coraNo, nADAmAM baMdhAyo. e vakhate rAmabhAI bhagatabApu sAthe bhAgye ja bahAra khoboeka phUmatAM laTake. kasovALuM keDiyuM. mAthe pheMTAghATanI pAghaDI, nIkaLatA. paNa majAdaramAM kAgabApunA kAryakramamAM janArA mitro khaMbhe ADasoDiyuM (phALiyuM) ne pagamAM dezI joDA. tyAM pAsethI avAranavAra rAmabhAInuM nAma sAMbhaLavA maLatuM. teo tribhovanabhAI harSabhera bolyA : kahetA ke rAmabhAI paNa kavitA kare che. e kALe kAgabApunA nAmano DaMko majAdaranA dariyAkAMThAthI laIne cheka dilhInA 'A mIThAbhAI lokasAhityanA mAlamI che. maLavA jevA darabAra sudhI vAgato. cAraNI sAhityanA vidvAna kavi tarIke mAnavI che, eTale Agraha karIne ApanI AgaLa teDI lAvyo chuM." emano sUrya madhyAhune tapato. kAgabApunA lokaDhALanAM gIto meghANIbhAI marakIne bolyA : "mIThAbhAI, kaMIka prasAdI kAThiyAvADanA gAmaDe gAmaDe guMjatAM thayAM hatAM. AvA mAholamAM Jain Education Intemational www.ainelibrary.org Page #464 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 448 zrI rAmabhAI kAganI kAvya racanAo emanI DAyarInAM pAnAM para ja virAma pAmavA mAMDelI. kAgabApu devaloka pAmyA pachI rAmabhAI kAge emanA vArasAne barAbara jALavyo. amadAvAda ane muMbaInA AMgaNe yojAtA lokasAhityanA DAyarAomAM lokagIto, lokavAto, cAraNI gIto, dUhA, chaMda ane rasaprada varNano dvArA teo prekSakone maMtramugdha karI detA tikumAra vyAsanA gayA pachI kAgabApunAM gItone janatAjanArdananI vacce vahetA rAkhI zrI rAmabhAIe cAraNI sAhityanA vArasadAra banIne sAcA arthamAM pitRtarpaNa karyuM. emaNe kAgabApunA vArasAne jALavI rAkhavA mATe 'kAga memoriyala TrasTa 'nI racanA karI. muMbainA kAgabApunA cAhakoe emane premabharyo pratisAda Apyo. e pachI rAmabhAIe kAgabApunI smRtimAM kAryakramo karyA ane smRtiaMko paNa prasiddha karyA. dAktarano dIkaro dAktara thAya evuM to bane paNa kavino dIkaro vi thAya evo ko'ka ja apavAda hoya che. evA apavAdarUpa banIne vArasAmAM maLelA cAraNI sAhityane emaNe UjaLuM karI batAvyuM. rAmabhAIne kAgabApunI DelI ane DAyarAnuM vAtAvaraNa samajaNA thayA tyArathI mANavA maLyuM hatuM. kudarate emane lokaDhALanAM gIto racavAnI, mANavAnI ane rajUAta karavAnI naisargika zakti bakSI hatI. moTI uMmara sudhI kAgabApunI chAyAmAM e DhaMkAI rahyA paNa kahevata che ne 'sUraja chAbaDe na DhaMkAya' kAgabApunAM avasAna pachI rAmabhAIe lokasAhitya ane cAraNI sAhityanA medAnamAM rajUAtarUpI ghoDAne vAgadaDA vAgadaDA karatA doDAvavA mAMDyA. emanI zakti A kSetramAM prasannapaNe khIlI UThI. rAmabhAI khIle eTale lokasAhityano dariyo hiloLA levA mAMDe. madharAtanA bhAMgIne be kaTakA thAya. prAgavaDanA dorA phUTe paNa rAmabhAInA atAga kUvAnA vira na khUTe. e jevA sAhityapremI hatA evA mitrapremI paNa hatA. mitronI saMgatamAM emane bhAre maoNja AvatI. varSa daramyAna koI kAraNasara emane maLAya ke na maLAya to paNa divALInuM TANuM Ave ne besatuM varSa AraMbhAya eTale posTakArDa para sarasa majAno dUho TAMkeluM sau prathama divALIkArDa rAmabhAInuM Ave. A krama emaNe jIvanabhara jALavyo hato. Rtucakra mujaba divALI ane nUtanavarSa Avaze. asaMkhya snehIo, murabbIo ane mitronA DhagalAbaMdha zubhecchApatro sAMpaDaze paNa e patramAM kyAMya 'rAma kAga' evuM vAMcavA naMI maLe. kAga parivAra sAthenA nAtAne kAraNe jarUra apekSA rAkhuM ke 'rAma kAga'nuM sthAna have 'rAjavIra kAga' le. Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka lokasaMgItanI duniyAno eka aSADhI avAja : rAjazrIdevI paramAra bhAratanI khyAtanAma saMsthA gujarAta lokakalA phAunDezane gujarAtane saMkhyAbaMdha lokakalAkAronI aNamola bheTa ApI che. emAM saMgItarasiyAonI jIbhe ramatuM eka nAma zrImatI rAjazrIdevI paramAranuM che. lokasaMgItanI kalAmaya keDIe adhikArapUrvaka prayANa karI vAvAjhoDAnI jema prekSako para chavAI janAra rAjazrIdevI gujarAtanA lokasaMgItanuM moMghuM gharANuM che. lokasaMgItanA AkAzamAM aSADhI vAdaLanI jema vihAra karI potAnA kAmaNagArA kaMTha vaDe hajAro zrotAonAM haiyAne AnaMdathI taraboLa karI mUkanAra A kalAkArane Izvare khAnadAna rAjapUta parivAramAM janma Apyo. lokasaMgItano vAraso ene gaLathUthImAMthI sAMpaDyo. labdhapratiSThita lokakalAvid ane khyAtanAma lokasAhityakAra zrI jorAvarasiMha jAdava ane mAtA hemakuMvarabAe ene kalA ane saMskArano virala evo vAraso Apyo. kudarate ene koyala jevo madhura kaMTha Apyo. gujarAtanA lokajIvana ane lokautsavoe ene lokagIto, rAMdalagIto, lagnagIto, bhajana, duhA ane chaMdonI chAba bharI ApI pachI to rAjazrIdevIe potAnA phUlagulAbI kaMTha vaDe soraThI paraMparita gItonA abIlagulAla uDADI lAkho prekSakonAM haiyAne DolAvI dIdhAM. lagna jevA maMgala prasaMge, khAnagI beThakomAM ane jAhera DAyarAomAM aSADhI kaMThe lokagItonI saravANI vahAvanAra A kalAkArane pratiSThA kaMI rAtorAta prApta nathI thaI. enI pAchaLa emano doDha doDha dAyakAnAM riyAjha, khaMta ane parizrama dhabakatA paDelAM joI zakAya che. gujarAta sarakAranuM mAhitIkhAtuM ane gujarAta lokakalA phAunDezananA upakrame navI dilhInA pragati medAna khAte yojAyela AMtararASTrIya vyApAra meLAmAM 'gujarAta dina' nI ujavaNI prasaMge rAjazrIdevIe gujarAtI lokasaMgItanI rasalhANa pIrasIne gujarAtI ane binagujarAtI zrotAone maMgamugdha karyA hatA. rAjazrIdevIe lokasaMgItanA kSetre DaMko vagADyo. potAnA 'vana vimena zaoN' dvArA 25 oNgaSTa 1989 nI sohAmaNI sAMje amadAvAdamAM 750 zrotAone samAvavAnI kSamatA dharAvato TAgorahola te di' 1400 jeTalA lokasAhityapremI prekSakothI hAMphato hato. abhinayasamrATa upendra trivedInA atizivizeSapade yojAyela 'lokasaMgItanA sathavAre eka sAja' kAryakramamAM mosamanA Page #465 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo pahelA mehuliye bhIMjavelI dharatInI phaTakelI phaoNramazA phUlagulAbI lokagIto, lagnagIto, rAMdalagIto, bhajanikanA taMbUranA tArethI TapakatAM dezI bhajano ane duhA-chaMda asala rAga ane DhaMgaDhALamAM rAjazrIdevIe mana mUkIne gAyAM..... A sAMbhaLIne prasanna thayelA abhinayasamrATa zrI upendra trivedIe ahobhAvathI ATalA ja zabdo kahyA : ApaNe tyAM ema kahevAya che ke kAThiyAvADanI dharatInu pANI pInAra kanyAno avAja rUpAnI ghaMTaDIrekho madhura ane mAnavInA haiyAM para kAmaNa karanAro hoya che. jAdava parivAranAM suputrI rAjazrIdevIe to traNa traNa dharatInAM pANI pIdhAM che. emanuM vatana bhAlapradeza, mosALa mAravADa ane sAsaruM saurASTra. Ama traNeya pakhA (kULa) ne UjaLAM karI batAvanAra rAjazrIdevI gujarAtanA lokasaMgItanuM namaNuM najarANuM che. moghuM gharANuM che. emanA pitA zrI jorAvarasiMhajIe kALajAnA kaTakArokhI dIkarIne sAhitya, saMskAra, lokasaMgIta, saMskRti ane lokakalAorUpI kariyAvara gADAMmoDhe karIne sAsare vaLAvyAM che. samagra rAjapUta samAja emane mATe gaurava laI zake ema che. AThamA dhoraNanA abhyAsathI AraMbhAyelo rAjazrIdevIno lokasaMgItano zokha kaoNlejakALamAM to pracchannapaNe pAMgarI UThyo. kaoNlejanA pratyeka kAryakramomAM emano sahayoga ane gItonI gauravapUrNa rajUAta mUlyavAna manAvA lAgyA. tyAra pachIthI teo gujarAta lokakalA phAunDezanamAM joDAyAM. e pachI emanA kAryakramone jANe ke pAMkho pragaTI. lokasaMgItanI mULa paraMparAone jALavavAnA AgrahI zrImatI paramAra gujarAtI philmIgIto gAvAnA aneka nimaMtraNo maLavA chatAM Aja sudhI enAthI aLagAM rahyAM che. vana mena zaoN ane keseTonI rajUAta bAda beMgloranA gujarAtI samAjanA nimaMtraNathI gujarAta rAjyanA upakrame teo beMglora gayAM. tyAM yojAyela DAyarAmAM lokasaMgItanI rajUAta karI. varSo pachI gujarAtI lokagIto sAMbhaLanAra gujarAtI prajAe ene bhAre dAda dIdhI. Aje paNa e sujJa zrotAonA DhagalAbaMdha patro ane nimaMtraNapatro temane prApta thatAM rahe che. varSo pachIye beMgloranA gujarAtIo emane vIsarI zakyAM nathI. dilhI, beMglora uparAMta rAjazrIdevI kalakattA, pUnA, madrAsa, surata, bhAvanagara, kaMDalA, rAjakoTa, bhUja jevA aneka nagaromAM saMkhyAbaMdha kAryakramo rajU karI jabaradasta lokacAhanA prApta karI cUkyAM che. amadAvAda khAte yojAyelA 'AMtararASTrIya pataMga mahotsava' prasaMge tathA hastakalA kArIgarone evorDjha ApavA Jain Education Intemational 449 nimitte yojAyela samAraMbhomAM hAjara rahelAM e samayanA gujarAtanA gavarnarazrI rAmakRSNa trivedIe rAjazrIdevInA surIlA kaMThe lokagIto sAMbhaLIne emane AnaMdapUrvaka abhinaMdana ApyAM hatAM. vizvanA 75 jeTalA dezomAM ratnanI peDhIo dharAvanAra muMbaInA vizvavikhyAta jhaverI zrI kIrtilAla mahetAnA parivAramAM lagnotsava prasaMge kAThiyAvADI lagnagIto gAvA mATe rAjazrIdevIne khAsa notaryAM hatAM. tyArathI muMbaInA ucca parivAromAM paNa teo atyaMta mAnItAM kalAkAra banI gayAM che. gujarAtane 'vizAlA' haoNTala ApanAra zrI surendra paTelanAM dIkarInA lagnaprasaMge rAjazrIdevIe lagnagIto ane phaTANAM rajU karI jAnaiyA ane mAMDaviyA saune bhAre moja karAvI hatI. A prasaMge halakadAra phaTANAM sAMbhaLIne jANItA lokakalAkAra zrI mIThAbhAI parasANAe mojamAM AvIne rAjazrIdevIne khobAmoDhe dhanyavAda ApyA hatA. bhAvanagara e rAjazrIdevInuM sAsaruM, labdhapratiSThita citrakAra, lokasAhityavid ane rAjya sarakArano rUpiyA eka lAkhano 'jhaveracaMda meghANI evorDa' prApta karanAra zrI khoDIdAsabhAI paramAranAM e putravadhU che. rAjaputa paraMparA pramANe emanAM kuTuMbanI baheno, dIkarIo nRtya-saMgItanA jAhera kAryakramo ApavAnuM sAmAnya rIte pasaMda karatI nathI. paNa sasarA pakSanA saMskArapremI parivAre emane jAhera kAryakramo karavA mATe sAmethI protsAhita karyAM che. emanA pati amulakumAra acchA tasavIrakAra ane viDiyogrAphara che. emanA jeTha kiraNakumAra jANItA citrakAra che. skrIna prinTiMgamAM kalApUrNa lagnakaMkotarIo taiyAra karavA mATe emanuM nAma khUba jANItuM che. amadAvAda, bhAvanagara ane muMbaInA ucca pratiSThita parivAro lagnaprasaMge rAjazrIdevInAM lagnagIto ane phaTANAMno kAryakrama yojavAmAM potAnuM gaurava samaje che. lagnanI mosamamAM emane dUra dezAvarothI bhAvabharyA notarAM Ave che. emanAM pANIdAra kaMThe rajU thatAM gIto 'mArA nakhanA paravALA jevI cUMdaDI', 'AvI rUDI ajavALI rAta', 'mAyarAmAM paheluM maMgaLiyuM varatAya re', lagnanAM vAtAvaraNane bharyuMbharyuM banAvI de che. jyAre 'aNavara lajAmaNo' goranI phaLiyA jevaDI phAMda, 'kyA bhaI bAyaDIno celo mArA vevAIo re, jevA phaTANAM hAsyarasanI choLo uDADe che. kanyAvidAya veLAe rAjazrIdevInAM kaMThe rajU thatAM : dAdAne AMgaNe AMbalo, AMbalo ghora gaMbhIra jo dAdAne vahAlA dIkarA amane dIdhAM paradeza jo' Page #466 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 450 jevAM hRdayasparzI vidAyagIto sAMbhaLIne kaiMka mAMDaviyA ane jAnaiyAone DaLaka DaLaka AMsuDAM pADatAM A lekhake anekavAra nihALyA che. lagnaprasaMge, DAyarAmAM ane rAsagarabAnI ramajhaTamAM rAjazrIdevIne sAMbhaLavA e jIvananuM eka yAdagAra saMbhAraNuM banI rahe che. saMparka : 'paramANaMdabhavana' kALubhA basa sTenDa sAme, kALAnALA bhAvanagara-2. phona : 95278-2512282 lokasaMskRtipathanA pravAsI : harakAnta zukla 22 eprila 1909 nA roja rAjakoTa mukAme janmelA zrI harakAnta zuklanA pitA zrI bhavAnIzaMkara zukla saMskRtanA vidvAna paMDita hatA. labdhapratiSTha zAstrIomAM temanI gaNanA thatI. saMskRta ane bhAratIya saMskRtinA abhyAsanA saMskAro A rIte harakAntabhAIne vArasAmAM maLyA hatA. AjathI pAMca dAyakA pUrve bI.e.; ela.ela.bI. thaIne jUnA lAThI rAjyanA nyAyAdhIza tarIke emaNe ujjvaLa kArakirdIno AraMbha karyo. e pachI saurASTranA e vakhatanA koTaDAsAMgANI rAjyanA dIvAna banyA. saurASTranuM rAjya astitvamAM AvatAM saurASTra pablika sarvisa kamizana, saurASTranI vidhAnasabhAnA ane saurASTra lalitakalA akAdamInA sekreTarI banyA. sane 1960mAM gujarAta rAjyanI racanA thatAM vidhAnasabhAnA sau prathama saciva banyA ane sAta varSanI mUlyavAna sevAo ApIne '67mAM nivRtta thayA. harakAntabhAInI nivRtti e nivRtti nahIM paNa pravRtti hatI. kharekhara to nivRtta thayA pachI sAhitya kaLA, saMgIta ane saMskRtinA kSetre vadhu pravRtta thayA hatA. saMgItano zokha to bahu nAnI vaye temane sparzI gayo hato. dezI rajavADAmAM rahyA hovAthI A zokhane poSI zakyA hatA. pote zAstrIya saMgItanA prathama kakSAnA jANakAra ane vivecaka hatA. saMgItamAM amuka 'gharAnA' tarapha temane prema hovA chatAM sugamasaMgIta, lokasaMgIta ane saMgItanA bIjA prakAro ane 'gharAnA' tarapha emanuM mana haMmezA khulluM rahetuM. UgatA saMgItakArone teo umaLakApUrvaka AvakAratA eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa temanA vikAsamAM madadarUpa banatA; kAraNa pote 'saMgItanA jIva' hatA. vAghomAM sitAra emane atyaMta priya. samayane abhAve A zokhane aLago karI dIdhA bAda paNa mitro ane snehIonA AgrahathI temane maoNja Ave tyAre hAthamAM sitAra laIne ekAda beThaka karI saune AnaMdavibhora karI detA. janasattAnI 'cakranemi' kaTAranA prazaMsakono pAra nahoto. pathapradarzaka kalAgurU ravizaMkara rAvaLa kalAvivecaka tarIkenI sva. zrI harakAMtabhAInI zaktine haMmezA prazaMsAnAM puSpothI vadhAvatA. 'cakranemi'kaTAramAM zukla sAhebe saMgIta, kaLA, sAhitya, lokasaMskRti, lokajIvana, lokakaLA, zilpasthApatya, citrakaLA, dharma, tattvajJAna, itihAsa aMgenA abhyAsI ane sacitra lekho prasiddha karIne sAMskRtika jagata para bahu moTo upakAra karyo che. AmAMthI pasaMda karAyelA lekho 'gujarAtanA sAMskRtika pravAho' nAmanA graMthamAM graMthastha thayA che. A emano chello paNa atimUlyavAna graMtha che. A agAu temaNe 'gujarAtanuM saMgIta ane saMgItakAro' para nAnakaDI paNa abhyAsa ane saMzodhanalakSI pustikA ApI che. temAM sAmavedanA saMgItathI mAMDIne Aja sudhI thayelA saMgItakAro ane vidhavidha 'saMgItagharAnA'no supere paricaya karAvyo che. emAM alabhya tasvIro mUkI che e enuM bahu moTuM jamA pAsuM che. e pUrve pragaTa karela 'phoka DAnsijha oNpha gujarAta' ane phersa enDa phesTIvalsa oNpha gujarAta'mAM paNa emano lokajIvanano UMDo abhyAsa ane vaijJAnika saMzodhana dRSTi UDIne AMkhe vaLage che. saMgIta ane kaLA sAthe mahobbata bAMdhIne beThelA mAnavIomAMnA zrI harakAntabhAI eka hatA. saurASTranuM alaga rAjya hatuM tyAre saurASTra saMgIta nRtya akAdamInA udbhava pAchaLa temaNe lIdhelo parizrama emanI saMgIta ane kaLA taraphano prema ane Adara sUcave che. A akAdamI dvArA AjathI be aDhI dAyakA pUrve saurASTranI lokakaLAo, lokasaMgIta ane lokanRtyane vadhu vyavasthita karI, vikasAvI cheka dilhI sudhI eno DaMko vagADyo. e pachI saurASTranAM lokanRtyo ane saMgItakaLAno sAco paricaya dezane maLyo. (navI dilhImAM saurASTranuM lokanRtya prathama AvatAM zrI harakAnta zuklane tatkAlIna rASTrapati sva. rAdhAkRSNanane haste pAritoSika apAyeluM.) A rIte lokakalAnA raMge raMgAI gayelA harakAntabhAIe enA upara aMgrejIgujarAtImAM zreNIbaddha lekho lakhyA. gujarAtanA kamabhAgye e badhA lekho graMthastha thayA nathI. e lekho graMthastha karIne haju paNa pragaTa thAya to A saMskArasvAmInI zaktino sAco paricaya ApaNane maLe; ane sAhitya jagatamAM mUlyavAna abhyAsI graMthono umero thAya. harakAntabhAI bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA hatA. pote sAhitya, saMgIta ane kaLAnA anurAgI hovA uparAMta saMsadIya Page #467 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 451 bAbatonA niSNAta hatA. 1936-37mAM bhArata sarakAranA sane pachI to aMtara kholIne khUba vAto karI. potAne 1935nA kAyadAnuM saTIka bhASAMtara karIne e kSetranI temanI bolavAnI takalIpha paDe chatAM umaLako evo ke bolyA vinA rahI sUjha, samaja ane zaktino paricaya karAvyo, to gujarAta rAjyanI ja na zake. amerikAmAM vasatA putranI icchA hatI ke teo vadhu vidhAnasabhAnA prathama saciva banIne taMdurasta ane prazasya vakhata tyAM rokAya paNa harakAntabhAInI icchA vahAlA vatanamAM saMsadIya praNAlikAo prasthApita karI. A viSayamAM temaNe pAchA pharavAnI hatI. mAtRbhUminA khoLethI mahAprayANa karavAnI ApelA abhyAsI graMthomAM "1935nuM hiMdanuM pheDarala rAjya ane adamya jhaMkhanA pUrNa karavA ja jANe ke teo amadAvAda pAchA rAjakAraNa', "lokazAhI, tenA siddhAMto ane paddhatio tathA AvyA na hoya! ema thoDA ja divasomAM emanuM avasAna thayuM. inDivijyuala' atyaMta noMdhapAtra che. baMdhAraNa uparanA AvA bhAratIya saMskRtidarzananA svapnadRSTA : samRddha gujarAtI graMtho ApIne temaNe baMdhAraNarasiyA abhyAsIo ne vidyArthIonI bhAre moTI sevA bajAvI che. rAmasiMhajI rAThoDa A uparAMta emaNe saMgIta, kaLA ane saMskRti para kacchanA bhuaDa gAmamAM TekIlA kSatriya pitA kAnajIbhAI gujarAtanuM saMgIta ane saMgItakAro' Folk Dances of tathA tejasvI ane suzikSita mAtA tejabAIne tyAM i.sa. 1917 Gujarat, Fairs and Festivals of Gujarat,-jevI nI 8mI Disembare rAmasiMhajIno janma thayo hato. kuTuMbanA cAra abhyAsapustikAo ApI che. harakAntabhAInI sAdagI, putro haribhA, kesarajIbhAI, rAyasiMhajI ane rAmasiMharajImAM saraLatA, anyane upayogI thaI paDavAnI vRtti ane gulAbI rAmasiMhajI sauthI nAnA putra hoI mAtApitA ane vaDIla svabhAvane kAraNe ekavAra emanA paricayamAM AvanAra vyakti bhAIono vizeSa prema pAmyA. moTAbhAI rAyasiMhajI to kacchanA haMmezane mATe emanA AtmIya svajanasama banI jatI. emanA eka jANItA samAjasevaka, patrakAra ane itihAsanA prakhara guNadarzI svabhAvane kAraNe teo kalAkAro, citrakAro, nRtyakAro, abhyAsI lekhaka hoI rAmasiMhajI para emanA saMskArono prabhAva saMzodhako, sAhityakAro, patrakAro, kavio, lokasAhityakAro ane savizeSa rahyo hato. rAjakAraNamAM paDelA snehIonuM bahoLuM mitravartuLa dharAvatA hatA. aMgrejI pahelA dhoraNamAM pahele naMbare pAsa thavA badala sau koIne mATe emanA hRdayanAM dvAra haMmeza khullAM rahetAM. matabheda bheTa tarIke moTAbhAI haribhAe AphrikAthI emane mATe "kumAra" hovA chatAM koInI sAthe manabheda thayAnuM kadI jANyuM sAMbhaLyuM mAsikanuM lavAjama bharI mokaleluM. "kumAra'nA e vAcane sAhitya, nathI. A rIte pote sAcA arthamAM ajAtazatru banI rahyA hatA. kaLA ane phoTogrAphI pratyenI emanI abhirUcine vadhArI dIdhI. vizvagurjarI' saMsthA saMcAlita "gujarAta inTaranezanala' kAkAsAheba kAlelakaranA gadya tathA umAzaMkara joSI ane dezaLajI sAmayikanA pote taMtrI hatA. tyAre paNa lekhakone lekhanuM notaruM ' paramAranA padyanA teo te vakhate cAhaka hatA. meTrikamAM prathama dIdhA pachI lekha levA jAte ja lekhakane ghera pahoMcavAnI temanI kakSAmAM AvavA badala emane TAgoranuM "gItAMjali' bheTa maLyuM. cIvaTa, e pachI aMkanA chApakAma vakhate lekho ne citro ane emAMthI kavivaranA e sarjano pratye emanI cAhanA vadhI. tasavIrothI suzobhita karavAnI emanI khaMta ane dRSTine kAraNe phoresTrIno DiplomA maLyo e ja varSe, 1937mAM kaccha gujarAta inTaranezanala' noMdhapAtra banI rahyuM hatuM. rAjyanA jaMgala khAtAmAM reInja phoresTa ophisara tarIke emanI amerikAthI amadAvAda parata AvyA bAda teo gujarAta nimaNuMka thaI. e kAmagIrImAM karavI paDatI khepo mATe rAjya rAjya saMgIta nRtya nATya akAdamInA upapramukha niyukta thayA. emane savArI mATe ghoDo ane sAmAna veMDhAravA mATe UMTa huM abhinaMdana ApavA ane tabiyatanI kuzaLatA pUchavA emane ApelAM. AthI kacchanI bhUmino vadhu UMDo abhyAsa karavAnI ghera gayo ane kaMI paNa boluM te pahelAM to emaNe 'lokajIvananAM emane umadA taka maLI gaI. potAnI nokarInI kAmagIrInI motI' graMtha mATe mane maLela meghANI suvarNacaMdraka mATe abhinaMda sAthosAtha A rIte emaNe tyAMnI usara ane ramaNIya baMne ApIne kahyuM ke "cakranemi'mAM meM karelI samIkSA vakhate mArA bhUmino seMkaDo mAIlano pravAsa karI teno lokasamUha, jaMgalo, aMtaramAM AvI bhAvanA hatI eno paDagho paDyo kharo. cAlo mane raNa, DuMgarAo, bhUpRSTha, itihAsa, bhUgoLa, purAtattva ane tyAMnA khUba AnaMda thayo." lokasAhitya tathA kaLAno pratyakSa paricaya ja nahIM. UMDo abhyAsa Jain Education Intemational Page #468 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 452 paNa karyo. 'kumAra'mAM e samaye zarU thayelI 'kacchanuM saMskRti darzana' karAvatI emanI kIrtidA lekhamALAnI pazcAdbhUmi A rIte racAI hatI. kaccha vizenA A abhyAsa lekho prathama 'kumAra'mAM lekhamALArUpe ane pachI aneka navAM umeraNa sAthe 'kacchanuM saMskRtidarzana' nAme pustakarUpe sane 1959mAM pragaTa thayAM. A graMthane gujarAta rAjye prathama 2000 rUpiyAnA ane pachI kendra sarakAranI sAhitya akAdamIe rU. 5000nA pAritoSikathI navAjyo. e yAdagAra graMthamAM kacchanA itihAsa, bhUgoLa, bhUstara ne purAtattva, prAcIna zilpasthApatya ne lokakaLA, lokamAnasa ane lokakathAo tyAMnI prANIsRSTi ne teno viziSTa raNapradeza Adi sauno paricaya maLe che. A graMthanA lekho mATe zrI rAmasiMhajIe eka lAkha mAIlano pravAsa kheDyo hato ane bAvIsa varSa sudhI parizrama lIdho hato. Ama kacchI lokasaMskRti parano Avo amUlya graMtha saMpaDAvavA pAchaLa rAmasiMhajInA athAka zrama, akhaMDa ujAgarA, jIvanabharanI upAsanA ane abhyAsaniSThA jaNAI Ave che. emAM kacchI bolInAM raMgachAMTaNAMvALI emanI ojasvI lakhAvaTanI zailI sAthe emaNe mUkelAM rekhAMkano, pote ja pADelA mabalakha phoTogrAphsa ane dorelA nakazAo parathI emanI bahumukhI zaktinI pratIti thAya che. AthI to kavizrI umAzaMkarabhAI jozI jevAe kahevuM paDyuM ke, 'kacchamAM je khamIra ane sAhasavRtti tathA dariyAlAlanI prIti che tenAM saMzodhana mATe zrI rAmasiMhajI rAThoDa sAce ja vanarAja che.' jANItA vivecaka zrI anaMtarAya rAvaLe AvakAratAM kahyuM hatuM ke, pratyeka juvAnone preraNAdAyI nIvaDe evo zrI rAThoDano graMtha kaccha vize ochuM jANanAra gujarAta ane bhAratavarSane temaNe bharapeTe mAhitI pUrI pADI che.' aMgrejI dainika 'TAImsa oNpha inDiyA' (muMbaI)nA taMtrIe graMtha mATe kalagIrUpa noMdha A mujaba lakhI cheH 'kacchanuM saMskRtidarzana' pustaka evuM che ke jeno anuvAda bhAratanI tamAma bhASAomAM thavo joIe ane bhAratanA pratyeka vAcanAlayomAM te pustakane vasAvavuM joIe.' ATaATalA AvakAra Adara pachI gujarAta sAhityasabhAe sane 1962nA varSano zrI raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka tA. 18 Disembara 1965nA roja zrI rAmasiMhajIne arpaNa karI emanI A sevAone biradAvI. e pachI rAmasiMhajIbhAIe kacchI kalAone AvarI leto citra, rUpakaDo ane mUlyavAna graMtha 'rAmarAMdha' aMgrejImAM prasiddha karyo. muMbaInA dhakkA, bhAre moTA Arthika rokANono thAka ane ciMtA emanA zarIra para satata varatAyA karatA hatA. emanI Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka pAse kacchI kalAnA alabhya asaMkhya namunA hatA. emaNe dIrdhadaSTi vAparIne 'bhAratIya saMskRtidarzana' nAmaka saMgrahasthAna ekalapaMDe UbhuM karyuM. umAzaMkarabhAI jozI ane pU. morArIbApue emane AzIrvacana ApyA. jIvanabharanI amUlya kamANI emaNe 'bhAratIya saMskRtidarzana' ne arpaNa karI. kahevAya che ke koI TrasTe A saMgrahasthAna kharIdavA mATe karoDa rUpiyAnI ophara karelI paNa kalApremIne to A vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja AghAta lAgelo. AghAtanI AvI vAto svajano sivAya kahe paNa kone? kuTuMba mATe karoDo kamAI levAnI vAtane javA daIne kacchI prajAne A saMgrahasthAna arpaNa karyuM. e emanI vatanaparastI, vatanapremane salAma karavI joIe. 25 jUna '99nA rAmasiMhajIbhAInA avasAnane 2 varSa pUrAM thayAM. Aje emanAM dharmapatnI bhAratIbA'bhAratIya saMskRtidarzana'nAM adhyakSA che. zrI rAmasiMhajIbhAInA parama mitra zrI madhubhAI bhaTTa upAdhyakSapade hatA. e paNa Aje ApaNI vacce nathI. AzApurA phAunDezananA sthApaka zrI navanItabhAInA sahayogathI zrI rAmasiMhajIbhAIe sthApelA saMgrahasthAnanI imArata rU. 20 lAkhanA kharce UbhI thaI rahI che. DisembaramAM enA udghATana prasaMge zrI rAmasiMhajI rAThoDa smRtigraMtha paNa A lekhakanA haste saMpAdita thaIne prasiddha karavAmAM AvanAra che. kacchanI yAtrAe janAra lokasaMskRtipremIo mATe 'bhAratIya saMskRtidarzana' tIrthayAtrAsamuM banI raheze ane zrI rAmasiMhajIbhAInA nAmanA suvarNacaMdrako A kSetre saMzodhanakArya karavA mATe navA navA saMzodhakone preraNA ApatA raheze ema mAnuM chuM. keTAbakAmanA kasabI : tejIbahena makavANA vizvabharamAM potAnI kalAno DaMko vagADanAra tejIbahenano janma sane 1945mAM siMdha prAMtamAM haidarAbAda khAte eka kacchI hirajana kuTuMbamAM thayo hato. emanA pitA kaDiyA kaMtarATI zrI nagArAma kamArAma cauhANane pAMca dIkarIo hatI. emAM tejIbahena cothA naMbaranAM dIkarI. bhArata pAkistAnanA bhAgalA paDatAM siMdha prAMtamAMthI hijarata karIne teo kacchamAM AvyAM ne tyAMthI kAmadhaMdhArthe amadAvAda AvIne vasyAM. Arthika nabaLI paristhitine kAraNe tejIbahenane mA-bApa bhaNAvI na zakyA ane nAnapaNathI ja gharakAmamAM lagADI dIdhAM. aDozapaDozamAM kapaDAM-vAsaNanuM kAma teo karatAM rahyAM. emanAM bA godaDIo banAvavAno kasaba sAro jANatAM. teo Page #469 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo raMgaberaMgI godaDIo banAvI ApI gharanuM gujarAna calAvatAM. yuvAnInA UMbare paga mUke ne lagna aMgenI samajaNa Ave ne e pahelAM to 14 varSanI kAcI vaye emanAM lagna levAI gayAM. nAnapaNamAM sAsare gayAM tyAM paNa nasIba be DagalAM AgaLa hatuM. pati goviMdalAlanI AvakamAMthI gharakharca nIkaLatuM nahIM. sasarA satata bimAra rahetA, gharamAM paisAnI kheMca varatAyA karatI. sasarAnA gharanI Arthika sthiti sArI na hovAthI tejIbahenane potAnI mAtAnI jema bharataguMthaNa kAma karavAnuM bhAgyamAM AvyuM. teo mAtA pAse pahelAM kaTAbakAma pecavarka zIkhyAM. ane pecavarkanI sADInA be namUnA laI ratanapoLanA vepArIne batAvavA gayAM ne vepArIne kAma pasaMda paDe to kAma ApavA jaNAvyuM. vepArIne emanuM kAma gamyuM. ane sADI bharavA ApI. tejIbahena emAM potAno tamAma kalAkasaba nIcovI sADI taiyAra karI. emanuM kAma ane bharatakAmanA vAjabI dAma joIne khuza thayelA vepArIe emane ekasAmaTI 50 sADIo bharavA ApI. tejIbahena to rAjInA reDa thaI gayAM. jIvanamAM sauthI moTuM kAma maLyuM hatuM. pachI to tejIbahenanuM nAma moTA vepArIomAM ramatuM thaI gayuM. bahu ja najIvI majUrI laIne tejIbahene sADIo para pecavarka karIne bharata paNa bharavA mAMDyuM. pecavarkanI cAdaro, ozikAM, sADIo, Dresa, caNiyAcoLI, cAkaLA, paDadAnA bhAtabhAtanA namUnA banAvavA mAMDyAM. kAma eTaluM badhuM vadhavA mAMDyuM ke pote pahoMcI vaLatAM nahIM, eTale emanI dIkarIo ane putravadhUone A kAma zIkhavyuM. ADozapADozanI bahenone zIkhavyuM. tejIbahena gauravapUrvaka kahe che ke 'Aja sudhImAM 500 dIkarIyuM mArI pAse A kAma zIkhIne sAsare gaI che ane tyAM A kAma karIne svamAnathI potAnI AjIvikA calAve che.' gujarAtanI lokakalAne UMcA zikhare besADanAra garIba gharanAM gRhiNI tejIbahene rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya kIrti prApta karI potAnI koThAsUjhano paricaya karAvyo che. sane 1977mAM senTura haoNTala muMbaImAM, amadAvAda ane vaDodarAmAM, kuTira udyoga khAtAnA pradarzanomAM, sane 1982mAM briTana khAte inDiyA phesTivala, sarpenTAIna gelerI ceTTara kerADIpha khAte, tharDa AI senTara glAsagomAM, kArDarAITa haoNla beTaphoTa, temaja mepIna ArTa gelerI zephilDamAM TahuMkatA TeravAMno kasaba rajU karyo che. indirA gAMdhI tarapha tejIbahenane bhAre Adara hato. emaNe indirAjIne ApavA mATe kaTAbakAmano kalApUrNa cAkaLo 58 453 taiyAra karyo. cAkaLo pUro thatAM pahelAM indirAjInuM avasAna thatAM AghAtanI UMDI lAgaNI anubhavI. e pachI sane 1986mAM tejIbahena dilhI gayAM ane cAkaLo tathA kaTAbakAmathI maDhelI kalApUrNa sADI soniyA gAMdhIne bheTa ApyAM. rAjIva gAMdhI tathA soniyAe tejIbahenanI kalAnI prazaMsA karI emane abhinaMdana ane pramANapatra baMne ApyAM. sane 1987mAM amerikAnI neImana mAkrosa nAmanI saMsthA dvArA cikAgomAM yojAyela pradarzanamAM paNa tejIbahena bhAga laI AvyAM. keliphorniyAmAM rahetAM mULa bhAratIya evA sudhAbahena pennura dvArA temaNe amerikanone bhAratIya bharata ane kaTAbakalAno, pratyakSa nidarzana dvArA paricaya karAvyo. thoDAM varaso pUrve pragatimedAna khAte yojAyelA AMtararASTrIya audyogika meLAmAM tejIbahena potAnI kaLA dvArA saunuM AkarSaNakendra banI gayelAM. temano banAvelo eka namUno joIne nirNAyaka samitie emane mAsTara krAphTamena'nuM biruda ApI emanI bharapUra prazaMsA karI pramANapatra ApyuM. A prazaMsA pAmelo namUno eka jarmana yugale rU. 10 hajAramAM kharIdavAnI taiyArI batAvI paNa tejIbahene te na vecyo ane Aje potAnI pAse sAcavI rAkhyo che. bhArata sarakAre emane rASTrIya kakSAnuM pAritoSika ane meriTa sarTIphikeTa ApI kuzaLa kArIgara tarIke sanmAnyAM che. kaTAbakAma e ApaNI prAcIna kalA che. saurASTranA darajIo kapaDuM vetare tyAre je kApalAMkUpalAM vaDe tene darajaNo bIjA kapaDAM para TAMkA laI sIvIne cAkaLA caMdaravA banAvatI. darajI komanI A kaLA hirajanomAM paNa pracAra pAmI. kaTAbakAmanA kasabI tejIbahene A hastakalAne badalAtI mAMga ane phezanane anurUpa lokapriya banAvI. kaTAbakAma karatAM karatAM tejIbahena sUrIlA kaMThe lagnagIto ane lokagIto gAya che e sAMbhaLavA e paNa eka lhAvo che. emanuM ghara paNa eka nAnakaDuM saMgrahasthAna che. jAtajAtanA kaTAbakAmanA cAkaLA caMdaravA jotAM ja kavi dAdanuM gIta haiyethI hoThe ramavA mAMDe che : hasatAM bhItyuMe olyA cAkaLe caMdarave, mAMDyuM chAMDyumAM malakAya ToDale Tahuke che TeravAM.' sane 2004mAM teonuM duHkhada avasAna thayuM. vadhu I Ta Page #470 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 454 bahumukhI pratibhAo --prA. Do. ke. sI. bAroTa koIpaNa prajA tenA gauravanI sabhAnatA vagara pragati karI zakatI nathI. kALa baLe pachI evuM paNa bane ke 'asmitA'nI vismRti thaI jAya, paraMtu enI punarjAgRti bhAvi prajAne vadhu samRddha banAvavA acUka samartha nIvaDe che. ratnonI khANa samI A bhUminAM keTalAMka mAnavaratno paikI vistRta thatI jatI vividha kSetranI keTalIka pratibhAonA paricayothI bhAvipeDhIne paricita karAvavAno A lekhamALAno Azaya che. itihAsa, sAhitya, svAtaMtrya saMgrAma ke samAjasudhAraNAnA A kSetranI vibhUtioe gujarAtanA sAMskRtika ghaDataramAM sAruM evuM pradAna noMdhAvyuM che. vidyAvyAsaMgI adhyApaka DaoN. ke. sI. bAroTa A lekhamALAnA lekhaka che. temano janma uttara gujarAtamAM kherAlu tAlukAnA tAraMgAnA prAkRtika prAMgaNa bhATavAsamAM tA. 18-5-1952mAM thayo. pitAzrI caturabhAInI karmabhUmi kalolamAM rahIne ema. phila sudhIno abhyAsa karyo. te pachI amadAvAdamAM sthAyI thaIne jANItA itihAsavida DaoN. makaraMda mahetAnAM mArgadarzana nIce U.G.C.nI nezanala risarca-Ticara phelozIpa sAthe pI.eca.DI. thayA. i.sa. 1979 thI adhyApanakArya zarU karyuM. atre ela.DI. ArTsa koleja amadAvAda khAte snAtaka, anusnAtaka adhyApaka tathA pI.eca.DI.nA gAIDa che. A uparAMta AI.jI.ena.o.yu. ane AMbeDakara oNpana yunivarsiTI khAte Asi. ko-orDineTara ane itihAsa, TurIjhama envAyarameMTala epha.eca.esa. viSayonA niSNAta tarIke sevArata DaoN. bAroTanA itihAsa saMzodhananAM pustakomAM "brahmabhaTTa saMhitA'" tathA 'kalola; aitihAsika pariprekSyamAM' noMdhapAtra che. itihAsa viSayanA saMdarbha pustakomAM 'sAmrAjyavAda, prathama vizvayuddha ane raziyana krAMti', 'dvitIya vizvayuddha ane jagata', 'prAcIna bhAratano itihAsa', 'samakAlIna bhAratano itihAsa (presa)' vagereno samAveza thAya che. emanAM anya kula bAvana pustakonuM parAmarzana kArya tathA paMdara pustakonuM anuvAdakArya (sahita 60 jeTalAM pustakonuM prakAzana) AvakAradAyI banyuM che. pathapradarzaka temaNe 'bhAratano itihAsa' ane 'jagatano itihAsa' (IAS/GAS ane NET/GSLET mATe) graMthaprakAzana dvArA saMzodhana-sAdhanAnI pratIti karAvI che. gujarAta rAjya sarakAra saMcAlita SPIP.A sahitanAM amadAvAda gAMdhInagara khAtenAM moTa bhAganAM I.A.S./GAS nA vidyArthI mitronA saphaLa mArgadarzana tarIke temanI nAmanA meLavI che. sAthe sAthe sAhitya jagatamAM eka jJAnopAsaka tarIke paNa AgavuM sthAna UbhuM karyuM che. pathika, sAmIpya, dRSTi ane kumAra vagere sAmayikomAM tathA jJAtipatro bhaTTabhAskara tathA zubhadAmAM temanA zodha lekho prakAzita thatA rahyA che. saMzodhaka tarIke temanI jijJAsA ane sAdhanA AjasudhI hemakhema jaLavAI rahyAM che. e ja emanuM moTuM jamApAsuM che. khUba khUba dhanyavAda. --saMpAdaka . padmazrI paM. DaoN. ke. kA. zAstrI (i. sa. 1905) potAnI maulika chaTAvALI dhImI chatAM makkama gatie jIvanayAtrAnA zatakIya paDAva paNa vaTAvIne agresara thaI rahelA Ajanma zikSaka ane vidvattAnA vidyamAna svarUpasamA zrI kevaLarAma zAstrIno janma gujarAta-saurASTranA junAgaDha jillAmAM AvelA mAMgaroLa mukAme baraDAI brAhmaNa parivAramAM pU. zrI kAzIrAma zAstrIne tyAM tA. 28 julAI, 1905nA roja thayo hato. kada-kAThIthI prathama dRSTie sAva vAmanasvarUpa jaNAtA A Page #471 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 455 mahAmAnavanuM vidyAkSetre raheluM virATa svarUpe gujarAtanA vidvAno, pachI to pAchA vaLIne joyuM ja nathI. ahIM temaNe mahAbhAratanA jijJAsuo ane vidyArthIothI ajANyuM nathI. bAhya dekhAva lAkheka zlokavALA mahAgraMthanuM saMpAdana karI "24000 zlokomAM karatAM aneka ghaNI vadhu uMcAI dharAvatA A paMDitavaryanI bhAratasaMhitA' ane te pachI mAtra ATha hajAra nirNAyaka bhASAzAstra, sAhitya, vyAkaraNazAstra, vyutpatizAstra, bhAratIya svarUpanA zlokone judA tAravIne "jayasaMhitA' racavA jevuM saMskRti, itihAsa, purAvastuzAstra, zilpa-sthApatyazAstra, bhagIratha kArya pAra pADyuM. vArasAmAM maLela vidvattA ane jyotiSazAstra, dharmazAstra ane bhAratIya darzanazAstra jevA aneka dharmaparAyaNatA ahIM sAcA arthamAM kAmamAM AvI. mATe ja viSayomAM rahela sAmarthya-jJAnanI koI sImA nathI. chatAM eka tatkAlIna gujarAtI vidvAno-kavizrI umAzaMkara joSI, yazavaMta bALasahaja abhigama, saraLatA, vidvattAnA bhArathI bilakula zukla ane bhogIlAla sAMDesarA vageree potAnAthI paNa ochuM mukta, icchIe tyAre jaIne sIdhA ja maLI zakIe evI zikSaNa pAmanAra A vidvAnano pUrato Adara karyo. evo ja AtmIyatA, koIpaNa viSayamAM pUrvasUcanA vagara paNa carcA mATe Adara muMbaI yunivarsiTIe zrI ke. kA. zAstrIne anusnAtaka saMpUrNa taiyAra, pitRvAtsalyapUrNa AvakAra jevA aneka guNo kakSAe adhyApana kArya soMpI (1944) ne dAkhavyo. je AgaLa dharAvatA zrI ke. kA. zAstrIjIne maLavuM, emanI sAthe keTalIka vadhIne Ph.D.nA mArgadarzaka tarIke khIlavA pAmyo. emanA saphaLa kSaNo vitAvavI e jIvanano eka lhAvo che. mArA Ph.D mArgadarzana nIce vIseka vidvAno-vidyArthIoe Ph.D.nuM zodha-nibaMdhanuM graMthasvarUpe ("brahmabhaTTasaMhitA') prakAzana karatI zodhakArya saMpanna karI DigrI meLavI. te jotAM uparokta vidvAne veLAe emanI sAthe maLavAnI mane avAranavAra taka maLI, ane muMbaI yuni. e emanAmAM mUkela vizvAsa sArthaka pUravAra samagra zodhanibaMdhane zabdazaH vAMcI jarUra paDI tyAM sudhArIne karyo hovAnI pratIti thAya che. pachI e mATe "Amukha' taiyAra karavAnI javAbadArI ATalA zrI zAstrIjInI bhASA, sAhitya ane vyAkaraNane kSetre vyasta kAryabhAra vacce paNa svIkArIne emaNe mane potAnA aharniza svarUpanI vidvattattA temaja sevAne anulakSIne guja. uparokta guNonI jhalaka ApI che. mArI mAphaka je je sahiyasabhAe emane raNajItarAma suvarNacaMdraka (1954) jijJAsuoe emano saMparka karyo che, ene evo ja anubhava dvArA bahumAna karyuM. 'akhila bhAratIya saMskRti saMmelana' temanA thavA pAmyo che. pariNAme darekanA mana para emanI caMcaLa, saMskRta sAhityanA kheDANane anulakSIne tatkAlIna rASTrapati DaoN. vAcALa, vidvatta ane sahaja-prakatijanya chApa paDyA vinA rahI sarvapallI rAdhAkRSNananA varadahaste "vidyAvAcaspati' (Ph.D.) nathI. nI DIgrI enAyata karI. (1966) tyArabAdanA dAyakAmAM emaNe AvA mahAmAnava ke.kA. zAstrInuM prAthamika-mAdhyamika bhASA, sAhitya kSetre meLavelI upalabdhio jotAM tatkAlIna zikSaNa mAMgaroLamAM ja saMpanna thayuM. meTrikyulezana (1922) rASTrapati phakarUddIna alI ahamadane haste zAstrIjIne padmazrI' nI patAvyA pachI zAstrIjIe muMbaInI vATa pakaDI. jyAM hastalikhita zreSTha padavI arpaNa karavAmAM AvI. te pachI to bhAratIya pariSada graMtho parathI mudraNakSama nakalo banAvavAnI tathA mudritaprata (prapha) prayAge "mahA mahimopAdhyAya', saurASTra yuni. vageree DI.liTa', vAMcavAnI sevA (nokarI) karavAnI taka sAMpaDI. bacapaNamAM AvI "bhArata-bhAratIratna", "brahmarSi' ane gujarAta sarakAre "narasiMha kAmagIrIno Acho pAtaLo anubhava kAma lAgyo. paraMtu mahetA evorDa' temaja aneka prazastipatro, sanmAnapatro, tyArabAda nAdurasta tabiyatane lIdhe muMbaI choDI mAMgaroLa upAdhio, padavIo, zAla, zilDa vagere mAdhyamo dvArA A AvavAnI pharaja paDI. svAthya sudhAra pachI pote jyAMthI zikSaNa mahApaMDitanuM bahumAna karyuM. meLavyuM hatuM e zALAmAM ja zikSakanI nokarI svIkArI eka zataka pUrNa karavA tarapha agresara A mahApaMDita (1925). A nokarI daseka varSa cAlI. tyAM vaLI amadAvAda jIvanabhara aneka graMtho, zodhanibaMdho, zodhapatro, vivecano vagere khAte mudraNAlaya vyavasthApakanI nokarI maLI. tyArabAda dvArA aharniSa vidyAvyAsaMga karI potAnAM kada ane vajana karatAM prajAbaMdhu' sAptAhikanA taMtrIpade (1936) kAma karyuM. evAmAM keTaloya moTo phalaka AvarI lIdho che. vidyAsabhA, bho.je. vidyAsabhAkhAte hastalikhita graMthonA vAMcananI managamatI vidyAbhavana, ela.DI. inDolojI ane evI ghaNI badhI kAmagIrI maLatAM, zAstrIjI temAM Ajaparyata khovAI gayelA ja saMsthAone emaNe potAnA vidvattApUrNa kAryakalApa dvArA upakRta rahyA. samasta jIvana ene caraNe samarpita karI denAra A mANase karela che. A mATe AcAryazrI sabhA karela che. A mATe AcAryazrI subhASa brahmabhaTTanA temanA mATenA Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #472 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 456 zabdo, "eka saMsthA na karI zake evaDuM moTuM kAma A muThThIbhara hADakAMnA mAnavIe ekale hAthe karI gujarAta ane gujarAtI bhASA para....kyAreya na pheDI zakAya evuM moTuM RNa caDAvI dIdhuM che." TAMkIne A mahAmAnavane namana karI, viramazuM. bahuzruta vidvAna prA. zrI madhusUdana DhAMkI (I.sa. 1927) | gujarAtanA bahuzruta vidvAnomAM agrIma paMktimAM jemane mUkI zakAya tevA zrI madhusUdana DhAMkIno janma tA. 31 julAI, 1927nA roja gujarAta-saurASTranI puNyabhUmi-porabaMdara khAte thayo hato. zrI DhAkI; bAlyAvasthAthI ja teja buddhizakti tathA utkaTa jijJAsAvRtti dharAvatA hatA. ekavaDo bAMdho tathA sAdagI, saraLatA ane udAratAnAM lakSaNo emane janmajAta maLyAM hatAM. prAraMbhika avasthAmAM emaNe "senTrala beMka opha inDiyA" nI nokarI svIkArI. sAthe sAthe sthApatyakalA, purAvastuvidhA, itihAsa temaja bhAratIya saMskRti jevA potAnA zokhanA viSayomAM vidvAnonAM pustako ane lakhANonuM adhyayana paNa cAlu rAkhyuM. jemAM DaoN. hasamukha sAMkaLiyA temaja pAzcAtya vidvAno barjesa ane kajhinsanAM kalA-sthApatya ane saMskRtine lagatAM pustakoe emanI aMdara rahelA saMzodhakane DhaMDhoLIne jAgRta karyo. pariNAme eka mitravRMda sAthe porabaMdaranA samayavartI vistAromAM AvelAM prAcIna ane purAtattvIya avazeSothI samRddha evAM sthaLo jevAM ke-naMdezvara, khImezvara, gopa, ghUmalI, zrInagara, miyANI tathA kiMdarakheDA vagerenI vAraMvAra mulAkAto-pravAso goThavI tene lagatI vizad mAhitI ane phoTogrAphasa saMkalita karyA. temanI A pravRttine tajajJo dvArA biradAvavAmAM AvatAM protsAhana maLyuM. tethI vRtti ane pravRtti baMne prabaLa banyAM. sadbhAgye A arasAmAM jUnAgaDha myujhiyama saMrakSakanA sthAna para icchita nokarI maLatAM AMtarika vRtti ane pravRttione jANe ke pAMkho phUTI. AgaLa jatAM jAmanagara myujhiyama ane rAjakoTanA voTsana myujhiyama khAte AvI ja managamatI nokarI karI. jene kAraNe prabhAsa pATaNa, rojhaDI, AmarA ane lAkhAvaLa jevAM sthaLoe utpanana kArya karavAnI taka maLI. A arasAmAM zrI jayendra nANAvaTI sAthe 'siliMjha opha dha Tempala opha gujarAta' nAmano zodhagraMtha taiyAra karavAnI temaja "solaMkIkAlIna maMdirano kALakrama' nAmano zodhanibaMdha taiyAra karavAnI taka paNa maLI. uparokta tamAma zodhakAryone vidvAnono khUba ja AdarapUrvakano pathapradarzaka AvakAra maLatAM zrI DhAMkIsAhebanI gaNanA eka sArA vidvAna, saMzodhaka ane niSNAta lekhaka tarIke thavA lAgI. uparokta protsAhanane lIdhe zrI DhAMkIsAhebanI pravRttiomAM vizeSa vega Avyo. emaNe have sthAnikane badale rAjasthAna jevA anya rAjyomAM AvelAM purAtattvIya sthaLo, kalA-sthApatyo, ubanita purAvazeSo ke maMdiro-mUrtione potAnA saMzodhananAM kendrasthAna banAvyAM. rAjasthAnamAM mukhyatve vakarANA ane rANakapura jaina tIrtha khAte emaNe vizeSa kAma karyuM. A daramyAna "amerikana ekeDemI'--banArasa khAte sevA bajAvavAnI taka maLI; tyAre maMdira (mUrti) sthApatya paranA AMtararASTrIya seminAramAM 'maru-gurjara sthApatyazelInAM mULa ane vikAsakrama' e viSaya para eka vidvattApUrNa zodhapatra rajU karyuM. jemAM zrI DhAMkIsAhebanI vidvattA ane tajajJatAnAM UMDANa sApha jaNAI AvatAM hovAthI te khUba ja prazaMsA pAmyuM. Ama dinapratidina zrI DhAMkIsAhebano rasa ane mahenata raMga lAvavA lAgyAM. A arasAmAM zeThazrI kasturabhAI lAlabhAInA AmaMtraNathI 'ela. DI. inDolojI-amadAvAda khAte joDAyA. atre maLela icchita vAtAvaraNane pariNAme emanI zodhavRtti soLekaLAe khIlI UThI. Ama gujarAta ane gujarAta bahAranI aneka pratiSThita saMsthAomAM potAnAM AyuSyanA cAra dAyakA vitAvI puSkaLa jJAna, mAhitI ane tajajJatA arjIta karanAra zrI DhAMkIsAhebe dezanAM ghaNAM badhAM sthApatyo para kAma karyuM. maMdira-sthApatyonA jhINavaTabharyA abhyAse temane dezabharamAM khyAtI apAvI. samaya jatAM arjIta thayela temanuM jJAna saMkalita svarUpa dhAraNa karI vividha pustaka svarUpe AkAra pAmyuM. jemAM "enasAyaklopiDIyA opha Tempala ArkiTeksara' (ATha bhAganI graMthazreNI) jevAM graMthono vizeSa ullekha karI zakAya tema che. AgaLa jatAM zrI DhAMkIsAhebanA jJAnanI sAthe sAthe emanA kAryakSetre paNa AMtararASTrIya svarUpa dhAraNa karyuM. A saMdarbhe emaNe zrIlaMkA (1977) ane inDoneziyA (1983)nAM maMdiro-sthApatyo para ghaNuM kAma karI, philADelphIyA ane hAvarDa (U.S.A.), oksapharDa (briTana), hIDenabarga (jarmanI) jevI yunivarsiTIomAM potAnAM viddhatu zodhapatro vAMcI; prakAzita karyA. have teo sAcA arthamAM AMtararASTrIya khyAtiprApta bhAratIya vidvAna banI cUkyA chatAM zilpa-sthApatya uparAMta itihAsa, saMgIta vagere kSetre paNa kAma karI emaNe bahuzruta vidvAnanI kIrti Jain Education Intemational Page #473 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo arjIta karI che. Ama aneka viSayomAM vidvattA hAMsala karI gujarAtane khyAti apAvanAra A sapUtane ApaNA saunA vaMdana. prakhara-purAtvavid-itihAsavid DaoN. ramaNalAla nA. mahetA (i.sa. 1922-'97) purAvastuvidyA temaja itihAsanA kSetramAM sthAnika, rASTrIya tathA AMtararASTrIya kakSAe gujarAtanI kIrtinA kAMgarA khaDA karanAra zrI ramaNalAla nAgarajI mahetA jeTalA mahAna vidvAna eTalA ja nikhAlasa, vinamra, pitRvatsalya kheladila ane sAva saraLa mANasa hatA. prakhara buddhizakti, adbhuta ane tarkazuddha vAkchaTA, sacoTa saMzodhanavRtti ane tvarita nirNayazakti dharAvatA AvA mahAmAnava hovA chatAM sAva hAthavagA-Down to earth--koIpaNa jijJAsu, vidyArthI, vAcaka, vicAraka, zikSaka ke tajajJane eja umaLakAthI AvakAranAra. A vidvAnane maLavuM, emanI sAthe vAto karavI e eka adbhuta lhAvo gaNAya. sadbhAgye gujarAta vidyApIThamAMthI anupAraMgata (M. Phil.) kakSAnA mArA abhyAsakALa daramyAna mane A rIte lAbhAnvita thavAnI taka maLI hovAthI atre e vAta noMdhyA vinA rahI zakato nathI.) AvA vidvAnazrI ramaNalAla mahetAno janma tA. 15 Dise. 1922nA roja katAragAma (surata) khAte thayo hato. pitAzrI nAgarajI mahetA marolI (dakSiNa guja.)nA eka anAvila brAhmaNa sadgRhastha hatA. zrI ramaNalAlanuM prAraMbhika zikSaNa marolI khAte saMpanna thayuM. tyArabAda navasArI ane te pachI snAtaka (1944) anusnAtaka (1947) myujhiyolojIDiplomA (1954) ane Ph.D. (1957) kakSAno tamAma abhyAsa ma.sa. yuni. vaDodarA khAte saMpanna thavA pAmyo. kArakirdInA prAraMbha TANe temaNe vaDodarA khAte zikSakanI nokarI svIkArI (1944) paraMtu keliko milsa, amadAvAdamAM TeksaTAIla myujhiyama kyUreTara' nI jagyA maLatAM (1949) thoDo samaya e anubhava paNa meLavyo. temaNe pharI ma.sa. yuni. vaDodarAnA purAvastuvidyA vibhAgamAM risarca skolaranI nokarI maLI jemAM kramazaH AgaLa vadhatAM vadhatAM adhyApaka, prAdhyApaka ane phekalTInA DIna sudhI pahoMcI vayamaryAdAne kAraNe nivRtta (1982) thayA tyAM sudhI mana mUkIne paThana-pAThana tathA saMzodhakanI pravRttimAM gaLADUba rahyA. khAsa karIne cAMpAnera (pAvAgaDha) ane devanI morI (zAmaLAjI) jevAM keTalAMka 457 purAtattvIya sthaLoe utkhanana, temaja saMzodhananI viziSTa pravRttioe emane dezavidezamAM khyAti apAvI. sAthe sAthe purAtattvavidyA, bhAratIya saMskRti ane itihAsa jevA viSayonA tajajJa tarIke ma. sa. yuni., guja. yuni., saurASTra yuni., da. guja. yuni., saradAra paTela yuni., nAgapura yuni., puNe yuni., jodhapura yuni., kurUkSetrIya yuni. jevI zikSaNa saMsthAomAM potAnI prakhara ane vicakSaNa zikSaNa sevAo ApI cUkyA hatA. nivRtta thatAM gujarAta vidyApITha amadAvAda khAte paNa mulAkAtI prAdhyApakanI jagyA pa2 (1984) joDAvA uparAMta aneka zaikSaNika saMsthAomAM sabhyathI mAMDI adhyakSapada sudhInI sevAo paNa bajAvI cUkyA hatA. sAthe sAthe paThana-pAThana ane saMzodhananA viziSTa hetusara deza-videza (raziyA, amerikA vagere)nA pravAsa tathA vidvavyAkhyAnamAM paNa joDAI badhAne potAnI vizeSatAothI vAkepha karI cUkyA hatA. A samaya daramyAna aneka pustako ane traNaso jeTalA zodhalekho taiyAra karavA uparAMta trIsa jeTalA vidyArthIone Ph.D. kakSAnuM mArgadarzana paNa ApI zakyA. potAnI kArakirdInA prAraMbhathI samApana sudhImAM zrI mahetAsAhebe purAvastu, itihAsa ane bhAratIya saMskRtine kSetre aneka AyAmo sara karyA. ghaNAM badhAM prAcya sthaLonAM utkhanana ane saMzodhana dvArA emaNe deza-videzamAM nAmanA khyAti arjIta karI. temanAM A kAmomAM mukhyatve cAMpAnera, devanI morI, vallabhIpura ane nagarA jevAM purAtatvIya sthaLono samAveza thAya che. A utkhanana ane saMzodhananI jAta mAhitI ApatA temanA vidvattApUrNa graMthoe temane deza-videzanA prathamakakSAnA purAtatvidonI haroLamAM sthAna apAvyuM che. sAthe sAthe amadAvAda, visanagara, vaDodarA, vallabhIpura, vaDanagara ane nagarA jevAM sthaLonAM sthaLanAmomAM temanuM viziSTapradAna che. (mArA 'kalolanAM sthaLanAma' saMzodhanamAM sthaLa tapAsa mATe te jAte mArI sAthe pharyA. eka pitAnI mAphaka viziSTa samaja ApavA uparAMta mane mahattvanA phoTogrAphsa paNa emaNe jAte ja laI ApyA, te vAta huM kyAreya bhUlI zakIza nahI) A uparAMta aMgrejI, prAcIna gujarAtI, saMskRta, hindI, urdU, arabI ane ardhamAgadhI jevI lagabhaga daseka bhASAonA te jANakAra hatA. je emanA zodhakAryamAM spaSTa jaNAI Ave che. temanA ATalA vizada ane mahattvapUrNa pradAnane lIdhe temane narmada suvarNacaMdraka', raNajItarAma suvarNacaMdraka ane rAjyasarakAra dvArA purAtattvavida tarIkeno evorDa maLI cUkyo hato. AvA sadA yAdagAra Page #474 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 458 mahAmAnavano deha tA. 22 jAnyu, 1977nA roja paMcamahA- bhUtamAM bhaLI jatAM gujarAtane kyAreya na pUrAya tevI khoTa paDI che. AvA mahAmAnava thakI gujarAtanI tejasvItAno dIpaka jhaLahaLe che mATe emanA caraNomAM koTI koTI vaMdana karIe. vAstu ane zilpakalAvid zrI Do. kAMtilAla somapurA (i.sa. 1919-'74). vAstukalA ane zilpa (mUrti) kalAne kSetre bhAratIya kalAsthApatyane deza-videzamAM pratiSThita-pracalita karI gujarAtanI zAnamAM cAra cAMda lagAvanAra zrI kAMtilAla somapurAno janma somapurA jJAtimAM zrI phUlacaMdabhAInA parivAramAM tA. 9 mArca, 1919nA roja khaMbhAta mukAme thayo hato. prAthamika-mAdhyamika zikSaNa meLavI lIdhA pachI, gujarAtI viSaya sAthe snAtaka (prathamavarga-1944) ane anusnAtaka (1946) karyA pachI kAyadAnA snAtaka (1953) nI padavI prApta karI. thoDoka samaya mATe vakIlAtano vyavasAya apanAvyo. yuvAvasthAnA uMbare paga mAMDatAM ja kaMIka karI batAvavAnA koDa ane nasomAM doDatA kalA-sthApatyanA janmajAta saMskArayukta raktapravAhavALA zrI kAMtilAla somapurAne vakIlAtanA dhaMdhAmAM jhAjhI majhA paDI nahIM. kaho ke A kalAkAra jIvaDAne duniyAnA kAvA-dAvA mAphaka AvyA nahIM. pariNAme kalA-sthApatyane kSetre ja saMzodhana-adhyayana karIne kArakirdI ghaDatara karavAnA manasubA sAthe temaNe gujarAtanA prasiddha saMzodhaka ane vidvAna mArgadarzaka evA zrI Do. hariprasAda zAstrIjInAM saphaLa mArgadarzana nIce bhAratIya saMskRtimAM kalA-sthApatyane kSetre navuM ja saMzodhana karavAnuM nakkI karyuM. zrI zAstrIjInAM sUcana anusAra sarva prathama temaNe gujarAtanAM pracalita zilpasthApatyone lagatA vividha vidvAno ane saMzodhakonAM zodhakAryonuM gahana adhyayana zarU karyuM. jemAM gujarAtanA panotAputra ane prakhara vidvAna evA zrI DaoN. hasamukhabhAI sAMkaLIyA tathA pAzcAtya kalAvid kajhInsa ane barjesa vagerenAM zodhakAryo temaja lakhANoe zrI somapurA para pragADha prabhAva pADyo. A badhAthI prerAIne emaNe gujarAtanAM pracalita kalAdhAma ane purAtattvavIyasthaLonI rUbarU mulAkAta levAnuM zarU karyuM. jemAM prabhAsapATaNa, dvArakA, iDaranI poLo tathA mahesANA jillAnA umatA-lAMghaNaja jevAM sthaLono mukhyatve samAveza thato hato. A badhAM sthaLonA pravAsa dvArA kalA-sthApatyakSetre prAcIna bhAratanAM pathapradarzaka pradAnano sAkSAtkAra karIne tathA teno UMDo abhyAsa karIne kalAsthApatyanI bArIkAIothI vAkepha thavAnuM saubhAgya zrI somapurAne maLyuM. kuzaLa mArgadarzakanuM mArgadarzana ane potAnA atyaMta udyamI ane jIjJAsu svabhAvane kAraNe zrI somapurAe "dha sTrakyarala Tempalsa opha gujarAta' jevA viSaya para zodhakArya karIne guja. yuni.mAMthI Ph.D. nI DIgrI paNa prApta karI. (1963). A zodhakAryanA mahattvane pichANIne yunivarsiTIe temanA zodhagraMthonuM prakAzana paNa karyuM (1968). Ama kArakirdI ghaDatarane kSetre cokkasa dizA ane sthAna grahaNa karI lIdhA pachI have ene ja jIvanayApana banAvavAno nirNaya karI cUkelA zrI zomapurAe zrI bho. je. vidyAbhavana amadAvAda khAte adhyApaka tarIke joDAvAnuM (1963) pasaMda karyuM. samIpavartI eca. ke. ArTsa koleje paNa temanI vidvattAno lAbha potAnA snAtaka-anusnAtaka kakSAnA vidyArthIone ApavAnI gaNatrI sAthe adhyApana sevAo levA mAMDI (1964-1971). paraMtu A samagra samaya gALA daramyAna emano kalAprema jIvato aviratapaNe zilpa sthApatyakalAne kSetre navAM navAM saMzodhano karavAmAM ja gaLADUba raheto hato. sakhata mahenata ane UMDANapUrvakanAM saMzodhananA phaLasvarUpe taiyAra thayela emano graMtha bhAratIya sthApatya ane zilpa' (1965) tajajJo, kalAvido ane kalApremIonI abhUta prazaMsA ane satkAra pAmyo. tenAthI protsAhita thaIne zrI somapurAe prAcIna bhAratanAM khAsa karIne jaina zilpa sthApatyomAM abhinava saMzodhano hAtha dharyA. A mATe temaNe orissA (kalIMga)nA jaina rAjavI khAravela dvArA utkIrNa karela lekho, guphAo, zilpo ane sthApatyono bArIka abhyAsa karyo. sAthe sAthe dakSiNa bhAratanA pallava rAjavI nRsiMhavarmana vagere dvArA nirmita zailamaMdironuM gahana adhyayana ane tulanAtmaka abhyAsa karIne uttara-dakSiNa sahitanI dezabharanI zilpa- sthApatya zailIno tulanAtmaka ane zodhapUrNa ahevAla prasiddha karyo. vaLI A badhAM sthaLonA nagara Ayojana, killebaMdhI, rAjaprAsAdo, maMdiro, zrImaMtonAM AvAsonA kalA-sthApatyanI vistRta chaNAvaTa karatA lekho lakhIne emaNe kalApremIonAM mana jItI lIdhAM. AvA zodhaprayAsonA paripAkarUpe, Buddhist Monuments and Sculptures in Guj.' (1969). nAmano graMtha pragaTa karyo. tyArabAda emaNe A critical study of the sculptures in the Sun Temple at modhera' nAmano zodhalekha taiyAra karyo. A uparAMta The Architectural Treatment of Ajitnath Temple Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #475 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo at Taranga' (1971) nAme graMtha racIne maMdira-sthApatyanI bArIkAIonuM jhINavaTabharyuM adhyayana karI Alekhana karyuM. A sivAya bIjAM keTalAka (A prakAranAM kula 6) zodhagraMtho taiyA2 karIne temaNe A kSetramAM kalA rasikonuM ghaNuM badhuM jJAna-vardhanasaMvardhanakArya karyuM. A uparAMta sthApatya, sAhitya vagere viSayone lagatA aneka zodhalekho lakhyA. je deza-videzanAM aneka pratiSThita sAmayiko-jarnalomAM prakAzita thatAM zrI somapurAmAM rahelI kalAsUjhathI sau vAkepha thavA pAmyA. A uparAMta sthAnika ane rASTrIyakakSAnAM aneka adhivezano (konpharansa-seminAra vagere)mAM temaNe kalA-sthApatya dvArA bhAratIya saMskRtinA vistRta thatAM jatAM pAsAMne prakAzamAM lAvavAnuM je kAma karyuM che. te mAtra tajajJomAM ja nahIM paNa sarvakakSA ane kSetranA jIjJAsuomAM paNa prazaMsA prApta karavA jeTalAM sakSama pUravAra thayAM che. gujarAta itihAsa pariSadanI kAryavAhIne vividha tabakke saMbhALIne temaNe itihAsane kSetre paNa potAnuM pradAna noMdhAvyuM che. e ja rIte gujarAta sAhityasabhAnA nejA nIce gujarAtanA jANItA itihAsalekhaka sva. zrI ratnamaNirAva bhImarAva joTe racita 'gujarAtanuM pATanagaraamadAvAda'nI saMzodhana AvRtti taiyAra karIne AvI upayogI kRttine vistRta thatI aTakAvavAnA puNyakAryamAM paNa temaNe yogya pradAna karela che. Ama kalA-sthApatya, sAhitya, itihAsa ane saMskRti jevA vividha viSayo paratve rasa ane khaMtapUrvaka vividha kAmagIrI bajAvIne zrI somapurAe gujarAtanA panotAputra tarIkenuM sthAna prApta karyuM che. chelle 'mahAgujarAta'-janaAMdolanamAM jemaNe zahAdata vahorI hatI temanI puNyasmRtimAM sva. zrI indulAla yAjJikanI saMkalpanA anvaye eka 'zahIda smAraka' taiyAra karavAnI javAbadArI paNa emaNe hasate moye svIkArI ane nibhAvI. tyArabAda mAtra 55 varSanI vaye ja haju karavAnAM ghaNAM kAmonI adhUrI maniSA sAthe A kalAkAra AtmAe tA. 23 Dise. 1974nA roja temanA dehano sAtha choDI detAM gujarAtane tenA panotAputra ane prakhara kalAvidanI kyAreya na pUrAya tevI kSati thavA pAmI. prabhu sadgatanA AtmAne pUrNa zAMti arpe e ja abhyarthanA!! rASTrapremI mahAjana-zreSThIvarya zrI hIrAlAla bhagavatI (i.sa. 1910-2004) gujarAtanI bhAtIgaLa saMskRtine potAnAM jIvana ane kavana thakI tejasvitA arpanAra, ApaNI mahAjana-zreSThI 459 paraMparAnA vaTavRkSa samA zrI hIrAlAla bhagavatIno janma uttara gujarAtanA mahesANA mukAme zikSaka pitAzrI harilAla ane bhagava5rAyaNa mAtA saMtokabAnA parivAramAM tA. 14 me, 1910nA roja thayo hato. prAthamika keLavaNI mahesANAmAM meLavyA pachI zrI bhagavatIe amadAvAdanI gujarAta kolejamAMthI itihAsa-arthazAstra sAthe snAtakakakSAno abhyAsa pUro karI (1930) svadeza khAtara kaMIka karI chUTavAnI bhAvanA hatI. bAlyakALathI ja niSThA, rASTrIyatA temaja prAmANikatAnA guNo sAthe ucharelA zrI bhagavatIe zaikSaNika kArakirdInA prAraMbhe ja sAmAjika, rASTrIya ane sAMskRtika pravRttiomAM mana mUkIne rasa dAkhavavA mAMDyo hato. vAstavamAM tatkAlIna vAtAvaraNa ja kaMIka evuM hatuM ke temAM ucharanAra moTAbhAganA tejasvI vidyArthIomAM uparokta guNonuM siMcana thayA vinA rahyuM na hatuM. mahattvanA gAMdhIjInA rASTrIya-jana AMdolanakALamAM tenAthI vimukha rahevuM taddana muzkela hatuM. zrI bhagavatIne paNa potAnA yauvanakALane prAraMbhe A vAtAvaraNa bheTa maLatAM emanI aMdara rahelA guNone khIlavA-vikasavAnI taka maLI. uparokta vAtAvaraNa-uchera ane zikSaNane pratApe zrI bhagavatIe sAmAjika-rASTrIya kSetre-jAhera janajIvanamAM pagaraNa karavAnuM mana banAvIne gujarAta cembara opha komarsanA adhyakSapadanI cUMTaNImAM jhaMpalAvyuM. (1967). dhArI saphaLatA maLatAM adhyakSapade ArUDha thaI potAnI kuzaLatA, tejasvitA ane niSThAthI gujarAtanA vicakSaNa vyApArIo ane zreSThIonI AgevAnI saphaLatApUrvaka nibhAvI. badhAno sneha saMpAdita karyo. temanI A saphaLatA ane lokapriyatAnA jIvaMta dRSTAMta tarIke ApaNe temanA dvArA satata nava varSa sudhI maskatI kApaDa mArkeTamahAjana-amadAvAdanA pramukhapade thayela temanI varaNIne TAMkI zakIe. sAthe sAthe amadAvAda-gujarAtanI sAmAjika-rASTrIya ane zaikSaNika saMsthAonI pravRttio ane pragatimAM rasa levAnuM paNa emaNe cAlu rAkhyuM. amadAvAdanI pAMjarApoLa, baherAmUMgA zALA saMcAlaka maMDaLa, duSkALa rAhata samiti, gujarAta kensara sosAyaTI, guja. laoN sosAyaTI, TeksaTAIla TreDarsa ko. o. beMka temaja 'gujarAta vizvakoSa' jevI saMsthAomAM pramukha, upapramukha, maMtrI, TrasTI ke saMcAlaka evA judA judA hoddA para rahIne emaNe vyApakasevAo bajAvI. eka sAmAjika-rASTrIya ane jAherajIvananA AgevAna tarIkenI pratiSThA hAMsala karI. uparokta-tamAma pravRttiomAM satata vyasta rahetA hovA chatAM bacapaNa ane khAsa karIne kolejakALathI sAMskRtika Page #476 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 460 pathapradarzaka pravRttiomAM rasa letA rahetA hatA. nATyapravRtti ane karavA mATe 1887nA viplapathI 1947 nI svAtaMtrya prApti nATyakalAnA maMcana dvArA potAnA abhinayanA ajavALAM sudhI svAtaMtrya laData cAlI te sarvavidita che. aneka sapUtoe pAtharavAnuM emane khUba ja gamatuM. amadAvAdanI sevAbhAvI saMsthA bhAratamAtAnA punita caherA para hAsya relAya te mATe 'elisabrija Arogya samitinI sAMskRtika zAkhA- janmadAtA-jananIne borabora AMsue raDAvIne duSkRtya paNa karyuM. raMgamaMDaLa'mAM teo atyaMta sakriyatApUrvaka bhAga letA. zahAdatanA vIrocita mArga para cAlI nIkaLelA asaMkhya nATyakalA-abhivyaktinA potAnA aMgata zokhane poSavA tathA vIralAomAMthI keTalAka sapUto ApaNA gujarAtamAMthI paNa hatA. nATyakalAnA vikAsa arthe teo satata prayatnazIla rahelA. A tA. 15 ogaSTa 1973nA roja bhArata sarakAre jemane svAtaMtrya saMsthAoe maMca para bhajavelAM aneka nATakomAM temaNe vividha senAnI tarIkenuM sanmAna ane tAmrapatra enAyata karyuM. temAMnA ane yAdagAra bhUmikAo bhajavIne potAnI nATyakalA rucinAM eka hatA zrI motIlAla zarmA ane bIjA hatA emanA AtmIya darzana karAvyAM. temanI aMdara rahela baLukA kalAkArane A rIte jJAtibaMdhu zrI cU. pu. bAroTa. A uparAMta svajJAtibaMdhu zrI bahAra AvavAnI taka maLI. temanA sahakalAkAra mitromAM zrI baLadevabhAI moliyA (brahmabhaTTa) tathA zrI ane zrImatI caM.cI. mahetA, zrI cInubhAI paTavA, zrI dhanaMjaya ThAkara, zrI jorasiMha kavi jevA bIjA keTalAka svajJAtinA svAtaMtrya gaTubhAI dhruva ane baheno (abhinetrIo)mAM zrImatI vinodinI senAnIone paNa A yAdImAM mUkI zakAya. paraMtu atre ApaNe nIlakaMTha, zrImatI kaMcanabena paTavA jevI jAjaramAna vyaktiono mAtra zrI motIlAla zAmaLadAsa zarmAjInI vAta ja karIzuM. samAveza thato hato. vaLI "elisabrija Arogya samitinA nejA zrI motIlAla zarmAjIno janma tA. 7 jAnyu. 1982nA nIce rAsa-garabA hariphAI tathA "vijaya padma' no emaNe prAraMbha roja khaMbhAta pAse AvelA moTA tArApura gAmamAM zrI karAvyo. jene kAraNe lokomAM rahela AvI sAMskRtika pravRttione zAmaLadAsa zarmA (brahmabhaTTa)nA parivAramAM thayo hato. tyAMnI kSetre rasa temaja jAgRtimAM vRddhi thavA pAmI. AvI pravRttiono prAthamika gujarAtI zALAmAMthI keLavaNInI zarUAta karI jarUrI vyApa vadhAravA emaNe deza-videzanI keTalIka sAMskRtika zubhecchA zikSaNa meLavyA pachI 24 varSanI navayuvAnavaye i.sa. 1916yAtrAomAM paNa bhAga lIdho. 17nA varSamAM emaNe svadezAbhimAna ane mAtRbhUmi mATe zrI bhagavatIne temanI AvI sevAonA upalakSyamAM nyocchAvara thaI javAnI bhAvanA sAthe zrImatI DaoN. enIbesanTa vizvagurjarI' evorDa (1998) thI navAjavAmAM AvyA. samAja tathA lokamAnya bAlagaMgAdhara tilaka prerita homarUla lIga' jevI ane rASTranA aneka lokonA dila jItI lenAra bhagavatI temanA saMsthAomAM kArobArI sabhya tarIke joDAI potAnI aMdara rahela AyuSyanA zatakanI samApti tarapha agresara hatA, tyAre acAnaka dezadAjhanI pratIti karAvI. A arasAmAM pU. mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe 95 varSanI uMmare tA. 4 mArca, 2014nA roja temanuM svadezAgamana pachI caMpAraNanA gaLInA kheDUtono vikaTa prazna dehAvasAna thatAM gujarAtane moTI khoTa paDI che. A prasaMge ukelI saunA mATe navI AzAnuM vAtAvaraNa saryu hatuM. zarmAjIne guja.nA rAjyapAla zrI kailAsapati mizrAjIe aMjali ApatAM paNa lAgyuM ke emane emanAM svapnone sAkAra karanAra rAhabara jaNAvyuM ke "jIvanaparyata zikSaNa, Arogya, samAjasevA, maLI gayo che. ane tyArathI teo paNa dezanA anya hajAra sAhitya, kalA, vyApAra jevAM aneka kSetromAM jIvananI aMtima yuvaka-yuvatIonI mAphaka mahAtmAjInA ananya anurAgI ane kSaNo sudhI sevA karanAra zrI bhagavatI gujarAtanI mahAjana-zreSThI anuyAyI banI gayA. paraMparAnA vaTavRkSa samA hatA. A uparAMta mukhyamaMtrIzrI jevA pU. mahAtmAjIe caMpAraNa pachI kheDA ane amadAvAdamAM aneka AgevAnoe emane bhAvabhInI aMjalI arpe che. prabhu kAmadAronA prazno paNa saphaLatApUrvaka ukelI zarmAjI jevA aneka divaMgatanA AtmAne zAMti arpe e ja abhyarthanA. hiMdIonI AzAne baLa pUruM pADyuM. pachI to temaNe paNa svAtaMtrya senAnI satyAgraha, khAdI, ahiMsA ane dalitoddhArakanI pravRttimAM zrI motIlAla zAmaLadAsa zamAM jhaMpalAvyuM ane te pachI AjIvana e tamAma pravRttimAM ja racyA pacyA rahevuM pasaMda karyuM. AvA saMjogomAM i.sa. 1918mAM phATI (1982-1988) nIkaLelA rogacALAmAM inphalyuenjhAthI pIDita dardIonI sevA briTIzaronA sAmrAjyavAdI sakaMjAmAMthI hiMdane svataMtra mATe mahAtmAjInI hAkalane mAna ApI teo janatA janArdananI Jain Education Intemational Page #477 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 461 sevA-suzruSA mATe kalola (u.gu.) gAma tathA tAlukA samastanA karatA vyApArIonA maMDaLonI AgevAnI lIdhI. eTaluM ja nahIM gAmaDAomAM dardIonI sevAnI taka vadhAvI lIdhI. divasa-rAtanI paNa amadAvAdanI 'inTaranezanalanA TreDarsa li.' (1942paravA karyA vinA temaNe A kAma kharA khaMta, utsAha ane sevA- '44)nA menejIMga DirekTara, nyu svastika lAIpha isyu. li. parAyaNatAnI vRtti sAthe karI potAnI aMdara rahela mahAtmAjInA muMbaI tathA amadAvAda maMDaLonA upapramukha, 'gujarAtI vepArI sAcA sevaka banavAnI utkaTa icchAzaktinuM darzana karAvyuM. mahAmaMDaLanA kArobArI sabhya, milarjIna sTorsa eso.nA maMtrI tyArabAda i.sa. 1919 thI jaliyAnavAlA bAga tarIke paNa sevAo ApI. hatyAkAMDa ane roleTa ekTa (kALA kAyadA)nA anusaMdhAnamAM svAtaMtryottara kALamAM potAnuM svAtaMtrya laDatanuM kAma sArI dezabharamAM AvelAM satyAgrahI AMdolanomAM zarmAjIe adamya rIte parIpUrNa thatAM have temaNe potAnuM saghaLuM dhyAna samAjasevAnAM utsAhapUrvaka bhAga lIdho. khAsa karIne satyAgrahI sAhitya tathA kAryo tarapha kendrita karyuM. 1965mAM "gAMdhIbajAra kayumarsa khAdI vecANamAM emanI rUci savizeSa rahI. i.sa. 1920mAM so.nA ceramena temaja amadA. siDjha marcanTasa eso. li.' 'nAgapura-jhaMDA satyAgraha'mAM paNa temaNe umaLakAbhera bhAga samitinA sabhya tarIke rahIne dhaMdhAkIya pravRttiomAM muMbaInI lIdho. sAthe sAthe pU. mahAtmAjInA Adeza anusAranI vividha eliphanTsa oIlamilanA gujarAta, rAjasthAna tathA madhya racanAtmaka pravRttiomAM paNa temaNe bhAga levA mAMDyo. pariNAme bhAratanA solaseliMga ejanTa tarIke sevAonI IglenDanI i.sa. 1922 sudhImAM to temaNe koMgresanA sakriya svayaMsevaka blola eksa enDa ke hi blaDola spensa enDa ku. li.nA mukhyAdhiSThAtA tarIke 1966 tarIke nAmanA meLavI. pariNAme Disembara 1927mAM madrAsa thI vyApArI pravRttio hAtha dharI. mukAme Ayojita "hiMdI rASTrIya mahAsabhA' (Indian zrI zarmAjIe rASTra-samAja sevAnI sAthe sAthe sAMskRtika National Congress) nA adhivezanamAM zrI nivAsa pravRttiomAM paNa bhAga lIdho. gokaLadAsa rAyazurAkRta 'reNukA' sAyaMgaranA pramukhapaNA nIce yojAyela akhila bhAratIya 'dezI rAjya pariSada'mAM kAryavAhaka sabhA taraphathI gujarAtamAMthI je cAra ane "zerabajAranuM svapna" e be prakAzano bahAra pADyAM. sAthe pratinidhio nimAyA temAM (1) zrI amRtalAla zeTha (2) zrI sAthe kavi nhAnAlAlanAM 'citradarzana' ane kavivara ravIndranAtha maNilAla koThArI (3) zrI sumaMta mahetA ane (4) zrI ThAkuranA 'vizvabhAratI' jevI jANItI kRtiono gujarAtI motIlAla zA. zarmAno samAveza thato hato. anuvAda karavAnuM kAma paNa karyuM. amadAvAda khAtethI "saMdeza" samAcArapatranA "manoraMjana' sAptAhikanA taMtrI tarIke temaja hiMdI rASTrIya mahAsabhAnA gujarAtanA pratinidhi tarIke vaDodarAthI hiMdI marAThImAM prakAzita "vyAyAma' nAmanA patramAM zrI zarmAjIe potAnA zIre AvelI javAbadArI pUrNa dakSatA taMtrIpade kAma karyuM. A uparAMta svajJAti (brahmabhaTTa)nA utkarSa pUrvaka saMbhALIne mahAsabhA tathA pU. mahAtmAjInA Adezane mATe paNa emaNe pUratI pravRttio karI. AvA AjIvana pravRtta gujarAtanA janasAmAnya sudhI vaheto karavAmAM upayogI bhUmikA prakhara rASTravAdI, samAjasevI ane sudhAraka dRSTi dharAvatA pUrI pADI. sAthe sAthe kalola (u. gu.) nA zahera sudharAI zarmAjI tA. 6 juna, 1988nA roja svargavAsI thatAM samAja (Municipality)mAM sabhAsada tarIke, vaDodarA zahera relasaMkaTa ane jJAtinA aneka AgevAnoe emane smaraNAMjalI arpa samitinA maMtrI tarIke, vaDodarA rAjya prajAmaMDala, adhivezana hatI. prabhu AvA mahAnubhAvo dvArA ApaNA rASTra ane samAjane vaDodarAnA prakAzana maMtrI tarIke, "bAraDolI satyAgraha' (baMne unnata karatA rahe ane ApaNA gujarAtanA AvA sapUtone .sa. 1928) veLAe "sarabhoNa chAvaNI'mAM satyAgrahI tarIke, snehapUrvaka smaraNa karatA rahIe eja abhyarthanA! ! dasakroI tAlukA koMgresa samitinA upapramukha tarIke (i.sa. 1932) tathA amadAvAda khAte rezaniMga pravRttinA kArobArI nIDara patrakAra- samAjasevaka sabhya tarIke temaNe rASTrIya-sAmAjika sevApravRttiomAM zrI sItArAma zamAM ulaTabhera bhAga lIdho. A badhI rASTrIya pravRttinA saMdarbhe 1934mAM temane jelayAtrA karavAnI taka maLI. enI sAthe (I.sa. 1891-1965) vyApAra-udyogane lagatI gujarAtanI pravRttiomAM i.sa. zrI sItArAma jesIMgabhAI zarmA (brahmabhaTTa) no janma tA. 1918thI kemikalsa, peInTrasa, vArnisa ane esIDano dhaMdho 16 ogaSTa, 1891nA roja emanA mosALa-prAMtija 59 Jain Education Intemational Page #478 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 462 (sAbarakAMThA) khAte thayo hato. temanA pitAzrI kaDI (u.guja.)nA mULa vatanI hatA. bAlyAvasthAmAMthI ja zrI sItArAmabhAInA zira parathI pitAnI chatrachAyA chinavAI jatAM teo mosALamAM ja UcharyA hatA. varnAkyulara-phAInala tathA aMgrejInA abhyAsa bAda teozrI prAthamika zikSakanI nokarImAM joDAI gayA. taka maLatAM muMbaI jaI nAmuM lakhavAthI mAMDIne gujarAtI nATaka maMDaLImAM potAnAM rasa-ruci mujabanuM kAma karatA thayA. ahIM emano vAMcana-lekhana zokha poSAyo. zarmAjIne bacapaNathI ja kavitA-vArtA lakhavAno zokha. prathama vArtA tatkAlIna sAmAjika kurivAja para kuThArAghAta samI hatI. temAM pretabhojananI kurUDhI para AkarA prahAra-vyaMga hatA. je svajJAti patra 'brahmabhaTTa zubhecchaka'mAM chapAI. protsAhita thaI. 'vaDodarA vartamAna'mAM saLaMga vArtA lakhI. te daramyAna 'mahikAMThA ejansI'mAM sarakArI nokarI maLI. paraMtu kalamanuM AkarSaNa na khALI zakatAM, 'vaDodarA vartamAna'mAM taMtrIpade joDAyA. te pachI 'gujarAtI paMca' (i.sa. 1914) ane 'hindustAna' sAptAhika (i.sa. 1917)mAM sahataMtrI tarIke joDAyA. sAthe sAthe 'vArtAmaMdira ' nAmanuM vArtAmAsika paNa saMbhALyuM. tyArabAda svajJAtipatra 'subhaTTa' zarU karyuM. (1920-22) jene prAraMbhe 'trimAsika' pachI 'dvimAsika' ane sAro pratisAda maLatAM chevaTe 'mAsikapatra' banAvyuM. A jJAtipatre tatkAlIna samAjamAM pravartamAna kurivAjonA unmUlana, kanyAkeLavaNI, strI ane dalitoddhAra pravRtti, khAdIpravRtti, svadezabhakti jevA viSayomAM gujarAtanI prajAne potAnI utkRSTa kalamaprasAdI pIrasI. e arasAmAM anya svajJAtipatra 'bhaTTabhAskara'nA saMpAdaka prakhara gAMdhIvAdI-aMtevAsI ane svAtaMtryasenAnI zrI cU. pu. bAroTa jelayAtrAe jatAM emanI javAbadArIpaNa zrI zarmAjIe khUbI ane khaMtapUrvaka nibhAvI. sAthe sAthe anya jJAtipatro 'brahmabhaTTa zubhecchaka', 'brahmabhaTTa mitra', 'brahmabhaTTa yuvaka' vageremAM paNa teo potAnI kalamaprasAdI pIrasatA rahyA. A uparAMta 'janmabhUmi', 'vaMdemAtaram', 'muMbaI samAcAra' jevAM samAcArapatronI paNa temaNe sArI evI sevA bajAvI. A samaye moTAbhAge rASTravAdI-gAMdhIvAdI vicArono prabhAva sArvatrika hovAthI zarmAjI paNa enAthI mukta kema rahI zake? vaLI gAMdhIvAdI-rASTravAdI vicAro to emanI kalamane priya evA viSayo hatA. pariNAme temanI chApa eka niDara, svAtaMtrya priya, mUlyaniSTha ane gAMdhIvAdI patrakAra, sAhityakAra tarIke atyaMta pracalita banI. pathapradarzaka zrI bacubhAI loTavALA sAthe maLIne 'hindustAna prajAmitra' sAptAhika muMbaI ane gujarAtamAM atyaMta lokapriya banAvavAmAM temaNe siMhaphALo noMdhAvyo. muMbaI khAte sAMtAkrujha vistAramAMthI koMgresa tathA tenI aspRzyatA nivAraNa, khAdIpracAra vagere saMsthAgata pravRttiomAM temaNe avirata sevAo noMdhAvI. 'homarUla lIga'-voleTiyarakorane (traNa varSa mATe) paNa temaNe sevAo ApI. A uparAMta muMbaI koMgresa adhivezana (i.sa. 1918) 'amRtasara adhivezana' (i.sa. 1919) tathA inphluenjhAnA rogacALA (i.sa. 1918) nivAraNa arthe paNa svayamsevaka tarIke temaNe noMdhapAtra sevAo bajAvI. A badala muMbaI temaja amadAvAdanA nAgariko taraphathI tathA gItAmaMdira TrasTa'-amadAvAda taraphathI temanuM jAhera sanmAna karavAmAM AvyuM. temanI A sevApravRttio pUratA joma ane dhagaza sAthe svAtaMtrya prAptiparyaMta cAlu ja rahI. svAtaMtryottara kALamAM temaNe mukhyatve svadeza ane svajJAti premane lagatI keTalIka pravRttione ja vizeSa prAdhAnya ApyuM. Ama patrakAratva, svadeza-svajJAti sevA, ane samAja sudhAraNA ema trividha pravRttio karanAra zarmAjI svabhAvathI ja svataMtramijAjI ane nijAnaMdI hovAthI 'pharamAsulekhaka' banavAne badale svayaMsphUraNA dvArA sAhityasarjana karavAnA haThAgrahI hatA. temanI kalama dhAradAra, spaSTa ane bedhaDaka hatI. koIpaNa vAtane mArmika-kaTAkSayukta ke haLavAzanI rIte kahevAmAM temane mahAratha hAMsala hatuM. muMbaIne (nivRttivaya TANe) alavidA kahyA pachI emaNe paitRka gAma kaDInA luhArakUI khAte Avela 'parNakuTI' nAmanA nivAsasthAnane kalamabAjonA akhADAmAM palaTAvI nAMkhyuM. kaDI khAte lekhaka-sarjaka-vartuLanI sthApanA karI navA-jUnA lokone huMphALuM vAtAvaraNa pradAna karavA sAthe sAhityajagatamAM pA pA-pagalI mAMDavA mADe mArgadarzaka keDI paNa kaMDArI ApI. sAhityasarjana uparAMta samAja sudhAraNA, 'parNakuTI' sadAya pravRtta rahetI hatI. jemAM koIpaNa eka jJAti vizenI nahIM paNa samagra samAjanI pravRttione prAthamikatA ApavAmAM AvatI. dharmapatni maNIbena nisaMtAna avasthAmAM ja ghaNAM vhelAM ja gujarI gayAM hovA chatAM zarmAjIe potAnA gharane ekalavAyuM ke sUnuM paDavA ja dIdhuM na hatuM. uparokta pravRtti sAthe saMkaLAyela koIne koI bALaka emanA nivAsasthAnane pravRttimaya banAvatuM ja rahyuM. aMte zrI zarmAjIe 1965mAM dehAvasAna pUrve emaNe potAnI tamAma milkata samAjanI sAmAjika-dhArmika pravRttio karatI saMsthAone dAna ApI temanI smRtimAM kAyamIsthAna meLavI lIdhuM che. Page #479 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 463 rASTrapati evorDa vijetA urdunuM paThana-pAThana paNa emaNe sahaja umaLakApUrvaka svIkArI zrI nAnubhAI kahAnajIbhAI bAroTa lIdhuM. pU. mahAtmA gAMdhIjInA zubha AziSa ane zubhanizrAmAM vasaMtanI soLe kaLAnI mAphaka jhorI UThelA vidyApIThanA (i.sa. 1911) vAtAvaraNamAM zrI nAnubhAIno manamora kaLA karavA lAgyo. have rASTrabhASA hindInA pracAra-prasAramAM AjIvana bhekha rASTrabhASA hiMdInI sevA tathA pracAra-prasAranA kAryamAM teo dharI samarpita thaI cUkelA kula 13 jeTalA mahAnubhAvonuM gaLADUba banI gayA. dezabharamAMthI tatkAlIna rASTrapati zrI zaMkaradayAla zarmAjInA rASTrabhASAnI sevAnA prathama caraNa prasAda tarIke zrI zubhahaste tA. 24 mArca 1992nA roja dilhI khAte bahumAna nAnubhAIe "gujarAtI-hindI zabdakoSa' taiyAra karyo. temanI karavAmAM AvyuM. temAMnA eka evA zrI nAnubhAI kAnajIbhAI kalamane phUTelI kumaLI pAMkhoe bhASA rasikone prabhAvita karyA. bAroTano janma dakSiNa gujarAtanA naDiyAda mukAme tA. 10mI pariNAme tenAthI prerAIne "hiMdI-gujarAtI zabdakoSa" paNa taiyAra juna, 1911nA roja thayo hato. karavAnI preraNA maLI. (i.sa. 1951-52). AnI sAthe sAthe | zrI nAnubhAInuM prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa naDiyAda hiMdI-gujarAtInAM vividha staranAM pAThyapustako taiyAra karavAnI khAte saMpanna thayuM. tyArabAda pharagyusana koleja pUnA tathA taka maLI. A badhAthI AgaLa vadhI saMta zrI tulasIdAsajInI mahArAjA sayAjIrAva yunivarsiTI vaDodarA ane gujarAta koleja, hiMdInI vikhyAtakRti "rAmacarita mAnasa'nuM gujarAtImAM anuvAda amadAvAdamAMthI snAtaka kakSA sudhIno abhyAsa pUrNa karI DaoN. ane saMkSIptakaraNa karavAnI pravRtti paNa temaNe hAtha dharI. bAbAsAheba bhImarAva AMbeDakaranA AcAryapadavALI muMbaInI tyArabAda eka pachI eka evI ane eTalI pravRttio karatA kolejamAMthI kAyadAnA snAtaka thavAnI taka maLI. sAthe sAthe gayA ke vayamaryAdAne kAraNe (i.sa. 1971mAM 60 varSa thatAM) hiMdImAM "kovida' temaja sAhityasaMmelana prayAga dvArA saMcAlita nivRttinI kSaNa AvI gaI tyAM sudhI khabara ja na paDI. A sAhitya vizArada' (i.sa. 1939) jevI hiMdI bhASAnI samagra samayagALA daramyAna rASTrabhASA hindInA pracAra-prasAra padavIo meLavavAnI paNa temane taka maLI. Ama judI judI arthe gujarAta vidyApIThamAMthI thatI pravRttiomAM te gaLADUba rahyA zALA-kolejomAM abhyAsa karI jJAna vaividhya meLavanAra zrI hovAthI nivRtti pachI bIjAM pAMca varSano kAryakALa vadhArI devAmAM nAnubhAIe have naDiyAda khAte sthAyI thaI vakIlAta karavA prayatna Avyo. pharI zrI nAnubhAI e ja pravRttimAM racyA pacyA rahevA karyA. paraMtu eka jagyAe paga vALIne besIne dhaMdho karavAnuM temane lAgyA. kaho ke e duniyAmAM pharI khovAI gayA. phAvyuM nahIM. vaLI vakIlAtanA dhaMdhAnI khAsIyato ke khAmIo sAthe samAdhAna karavAnuM paNa temane AvaDyuM nahIM. (emanA ja gujarAta vidyApIThamAM rahI mAtra rASTrabhASA hiMdInA pracAra-prasAranuM ja nahIM paraMtu te uparAMta anya racanAtmaka zabdomAM) temanI aMdara rahela zikSaka ane bhASApremI jIva vakIlAta karatAM paThana-pAThana tarapha vizeSa lAlAyita thato hovAthI pravRttiomAM paNa temaNe sakriya rasa lIdho. i.sa. 1969mAM chevaTe zrI gopALadAsa darabAra saMcAlita vasonI hAIskUlamAM gujarAta vidyApITha pU. mahAtmA gAMdhIjInI puNyasmRtimAM vizeSa zikSaka tarIke joDAvuM (i.sa. 1941) pasaMda karyuM. A saMsthAmAM dAMDIyAtrAnuM Ayojana karyuM. jemAM zrI nAnubhAInI AgevAnI svAtaMtrya prApti sudhInAM (kula cha varSa) zikSaka tarIkenI sevA nIce ghaNA sevako joDAyA. A yAtrAmAM rojanA 12 mAIla bajAvavAmAM tathA sAthe sAthe hiMdI bhASAnA pracAra-prasAranI pagapALA cAlavAnI (gAMdhIjI mAphaka) pravRtti karIne saue kAmagIrI saMbhALavAmAM temane pUrato AnaMda prApta thayo. paramasukha prApta karyuM. jIvananA prAraMbhakALathI ja rASTrIya pravRttio tarapha lagAva A to thaI temanI paThana-pAThana ane gAMdhIvAdI hovAthI i.sa. 1947mAM jyAre gujarAta vidyApITha khAte, pravRttio. A badhAnI sAthe sAthe svajJAtinA utkarSa arthe zrI mahAdevabhAI desAI samAjasevA mahAvidyAlayamAM hindustAnInA nAnubhAIe jJAtipatro, meLAvaDAo ane sudhAraka pravRttiomAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAvAnI temane taka maLI tyAre emanI aMdara paNa gAMdhIvAdI vicAradhArA anusAra ajoDapradAna pUruM pADI zrI rahela zikSaka temaja hiMdIpremI AtmAne bhAvatuM bhojana maLyAno . pu. bAroTa pachInA krame brahmabhaTTa samAjamAMthI gAMdhIjInA AnaMda thayo. A temanI priya pravRtti hovAthI hiMdInI sAthe sAthe aMtevAsI tarIkenI kAmagIrI bajAvI. Aja paryata e ja Jain Education Intemational Page #480 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 464 pathapradarzaka gulAbI, nikhAlasa ane utsAhI svabhAva mujaba zrI nAnubhAI upahAsa vacce sAmAnya jIMdagImAM paNa dareka joDe saMskRtamAM ja potAnI rasanI pravRttio karI rahyA che. potAnAM saMtAno sAthe jaI vAtacIta karatA rahIne temaNe badhAne daMga karI dIdhA. amerikA ke rAvapurA-amadAvAdanA nivAsasthAne rahIne teo jIMdagInAM pAchalAM varSo sukhethI pasAra karI rahyA che paraMtu rASTra cUkyo hato. TheraTherathI saMbhASaNa vargo, vyAkhyAna, saMgoSThi vagere ane samAjanI zubhaciMtA karavAnuM emaNe Ajeya cAlu rAkhyuM che. mATe AmaMtraNo maLavA lAgyA. A saMdarbhe 1985mAM saMskRtasevaka madhyapradezanI vikrama vizvavidyAlaya ujjaina khAte 50 vidyArthIonA saMskRta saMbhASaNa varganuM udghATana kulapati zrI prA (DaoN.) gajendrakumAra paMDA (1964) dharmavIra bhAratIya karyuM. badhAnA Azcarya vacce dIpa prAgaTyanI bhAratIya janamAnasa parathI dhIredhIre karIne vismRta banatI vidhi karyA pachI te svayama vidyArthI banI A vargamAM zrI paMDA jatI givaNabhASA (saMskRta) ne nirvANa pAmatI aTakAvI punaH sAme goThavAI gayA. te pachI to aneka adhyApako, tabIbo, jIvaMta, dhabakatI ane gauravAnvita banAvavAnuM svapna jotAM, temaja vakIlo. vidyArthIo ane jIjJAsuo zrI paMDA pAse saMskRta ekalAkha bhAratIyone svaprayatnothI saMskRtabhASI karavAnuM praNa saMbhASaNa zIkhavA AvavA lAgyA. ujjaina pachI dhArAnagarI lenAra ekalavIra bhASApremI gajendrakumArano janma tA. 10 me, khAte DaoN. razIda ahamada zekhane to mAtra saMskRtamAM vAtacIta ja 1964nA roja jagannAthapurI (orIssA) pAsenA pAIkasAhI nahIM paNa gIta (gajhala) racatA karI dIdhA. e ja rIte jIvAjI gAmamAM zukadeva paMDA ane mAtA pArvatIdevInA parivAramAM thayo yuni. gvAliyara (ma.pra.)nA kulapati zrI ke. ke. tivArI to hato. janma bhale orIssAmAM thayo hoya paraMtu chellAM vIseka potAnA parivAra sahita zrI paMDAnA vargamAM joDAI gayA. A varSothI zrI paMDAe gujarAtane ja potAnI karmabhUmi banAvI lIdhI varganA samApana samAroha veLAe vidyArthIone saMskRtamAM che. mAtra pAMcavarSIya bALAthI mAMDIne vayovRddha ane jJAnavRddha muktamane vAtacIta karatA joI prabhAvita thayelA rAjyapAla vidvAnone paNa phAMkaDuM saMskRta bolatA karanAra A saMskRtasevaka tathA (ma.pra.) zrI ke. ema. cAMDIe zAstrIjInuM zAla oDhADI sanmAna savAIgujarAtInA jIvana ane kavanamAM eka DokIyuM karavuM jarUra karatAM vidhAnasabhyone paNa saMskRta zikhavA Takora karI. jeno rasaprada banI raheze. svIkAra karatAM mukhyamaMtrI zrI motIlAla vhorAnI AgevAnI nIce zALAkALathI ja gajendrakumArane gItApATha sahita saMskRta 35 jeTalA vidhAnasabhyoe vargamAM joDAIne saMskRtabhASI paThanano moha lAgyo hato. tethI ja mAtra 17 varSanI banavAnuM saubhAgya prApta karyuM. AmAMnA keTalAka to jyAre kizorAvasthAmAM ja temaNe ghara tyajI tirUpatInI vATa pakaDI. tyAM saMsadasabhya banyA tyAre temaNe saMskRtamAM ja zapathagrahaNa karIne paMDita zrI kuTumbazAstrIjInI nizrAmAM saMskRta premamAM vRddhi thaI. badhAne AzcaryamAM mUkI dIdhA. A camatkAra zrI paMDAjInA tyArabAda zrRMgerI jaI saMskRta vAchaTAthI prabhAvita thaI mRtavata parizramano hato e kabulavuM rahyuM. tyArabAda to Ajaparyata zrI (Da) banI rahelI A devabhASAne pharI lokajIbhe ramatI karavAno paMDAe dezanA gujarAta (18 zahero), uttarapradeza (8), nirdhAra karI beThA. e arasAmAM maharSi araviMda ane pU. madhyapradeza (6), AMdhrapradeza (3), mahArASTra (7), orIssA mAtAjInI preraNAthI sthapAyela vizva saMskRta pratiSThAna (6), uttarAMcala (3) vagere rAjyonA mukhya mukhya nagaromAMthI (poMDicerI)nA AdezathI me 1984mAM gujarAtanA prAMtiya saciva kula 40,000 vidyArthIone saMskRta saMbhASaNano mahAratha 5. cInubhAI zAstrI sAthe maLI jAmanagara, rAjakoTa, amadAvAda, zIkhavI cUkyA che ane haju Ama kula eka lAkha bhAratIyone vaDodarA vagere sthaLoe saMskRta saMbhASaNanA pracAra-prasAra arthe saMskRta zIkhavavA kRtasaMkalpa che. A uparAMta saMskRtanA adhyApaka lAgI gayA. rAjakoTamAM zrI yazavaMta bhaTTanI mAtra pAMca varSanI banavA sAthe vedAMtazAstramAM Ph.D.nI DIgrI prApta karI cUkelA dohitrI jIjJAsAne saMskRtamAM vAtacIta karatI karI jenuM zrI paMDAe sAMkhyayoga, vedAMta vageremAM be suvarNa ane eka AkAzavANI rAjakoTa parathI jIvaMta prasAraNa paNa thayuM. phalataH rajatacaMdraka, saMskRtamAM "besTa oreTara' ane 'besTa TuDanTa' AtmavizvAsa ane lokacAhanA baMnemAM vRddhi thavA pAmI tethI have evorDa paNa meLavI cUkyA che. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa saMta zrI pU. temaNe jAhera jIvanamAM paNa mAtra saMskRtano ja upayoga karavAnuM pramukhasvAmI, pU. murArIbApu jevA mahAnubhAvonA zubhahaste praNa lIdhuM. saLaMga 45 divasa sudhI aneka aDacaNo, kutUhala ane sanmAnita thavAnuM saubhAgya paNa prApta karI cUkyA che." Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #481 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo muAtamAM lokasAhityanA saMzodhako-saMpAdako --ravajIbhAI rokaDa pratyeka prANI kalpanAzIla hoya che. ane jIvana jIvavAmAM potAnI kalpanAzaktine Dagale ne pagale kAme lagADatAM hoya che. mAnavImAM ja nahi, pazupaMkhIomAM paNa AvI kalpanAnI karAmato jovA maLatI hoya che. ane tene vyakta karavAnI sau saunI alaga alaga rIta hoya che. pazupaMkhI karatAM mAnavI pAse bhASAnuM varadAna vadhu samRddha che eTale mAnavI judI judI rIte potAnI kalpanAnI lIlAo bhASAnAM judAM judAM rUpomAM vyakta kare che. mudraNayaMtronI zodha thaI te pahelAM kaMThopakaMTha jIvatuM raheluM sAhitya mAnavajIvananI vidhavidha saMvedanAne vAcA ApatuM raheluM che. lokajIvananA sukhaduHkhanA prasaMgo gItomAM, bhajanomAM, kathAvAratAomAM lokonAM hRdaya saMgharIne beThAM hoya che e sAhityamAM jIvanamUlyonI tAsIra chalakAtI hoya che. e prajAnAM prema ane parAkrama, zaurya ane sAhasa, dharma ane bhakti, khamIra ane khAnadAnInA dastAvejo A lokasAhityamAM saMgrahAyA hoya che. nagarajIvananA samUho vacce ane mIDiyAnI bharamAra vacce jIvatA AjanA mANasane cheka chevADe jIvatA adanA mAnavInAM A saMvedanone jANavA-mANavApAmavAnI darakAra kyAM hoya! saMzodhako-saMpAdako rakhaDI bhaTakIne A sAhityane prakAzamAM lAve che. jhaveracaMda meghANIthI mAMDIne bhagavAnadAsa paTela sudhInA saMzodhakono eka masamoTo itihAsa gujarAtanI dharatI para racAyo che. 45 sAce ja saMzodhana-saMpAdananuM kArya ghaNuM ja aTapaTu ane duSkara che. arthAt khUba ja sajjatA mAgI le tevuM che. AvA kAryomAM khUba ja dhIraja joIe, satyano pakSapAta joIe, buddhinI bhUmikAmAM niraMtara vidyAvyAsaMgI banI rahevuM joIe. anekavidha viSayonA jJAna mAhitI hovA joIe. A badhuM hoya to ja kAryane saMpUrNa nyAya ApI zakAya. vizvamAM Aje jyAre saMzodhanano nAda gUMjato rahyo che tyAre gujarAtI sAhityamAM paNa lokasAhitya ane lokadhanane samajavA, jALavavA ane ujAgara karavA je sAkSaroe eka prakArano bhekha dhAraNa karI dhULadhoyAnuM gajabanuM kAma karyuM che teonA jIvanano sAmAnya paricaya ane teoe A kSetramAM karelA kAryano citAra saMkSepamAM ApavAno ahIM namra prayAsa thayo che. je bhaviSyanI peDhI mATe dIvAdAMDIrUpa-pathapradarzakanI garaja sAre che. saMzodhano-saMpAdako uparanI A lekhamALA rajU kare che. adhyApaka zrI ravajIbhAI rokaDa. rAjakoTa jillAnA pAMcapIpaLA gAme tA. 7-2-1963nA temano janma thayo. rAjakoTa jillAnuM mevAsA gAma temanuM mULa vatana. ema.e.-ema.phIla. sudhIno abhyAsa karI hAlamAM zrI ke. o. zAha myunisIpala ArTsa ane komarsa koleja dhorAjImAM gujarAtI vibhAgamAM adhyApaka tarIke sevA ApI rahyAM che. teo sAhitya paratvenI UMDI dilacazpI darzAve che. sAhitya, saMgIta ane saMtavANImAM temane vizeSa rasa ane rUci che. lekho, kAvyo ane vArtAo lakhe che. je vividha saMcayo, sAmAyikomAM pragaTa thatA rahyAM che. sAhityanI nisvArthabhAve sevA karanAra A utsAhI jIva che. maLavA jevA mANasa che. --saMpAdaka yunivarsiTI bhASA-sAhitya bhavana-rAjakoTanA adhyakSa che. A uparAMta teo N.C.E.T.E. bhAratanA pazcima vibhAga (bhopAla) nA ceramenanuM mAnabharyuM sthAna zobhAvI rahyA che. e agAu teo uttara gujarAta yunivarsiTI-pATaNanA kulapati pade paNa rahI cUkyA che. DaoN. baLavaMta jAnI sAhitya jagatamAM dRSTipUta saMzodhaka tarIke khyAta che. madhyakAlIna gujarAtI DaoN. baLavaMta jAnI madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhitya, loka sAhitya, kaMThastha paraMparAnuM sAhitya, cAraNI sAhitya, saMtasAhitya tathA bhAratIya sAhityanA UMDA abhyAsI, saMniSTha saMzodhaka tarIke khyAti pAmanAra DaoN. baLavaMta jAnI (janma : 24-8-1951) saurASTra Jain Education Intemational Page #482 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 sAhityanI vidhavidha zAkhAonA saMzodhanakSetre teo chellA trIsa varSathI kAryarata che. temanA saMzodhana-adhyayananI phalazrutirUpe temanI pAsethI paMcAvana jeTalA pustako prApta thayA che. rAjakoTa jillAnA jasadaNa tAlukAnA kamaLApura gAme karmakAMDI brAhmaNa parivAramAM teo janmyA. bALapaNamAM dAdAjIno jabaro prabhAva. bAlyAvasthA-kizorAvasthA ane yuvAvasthAnA prAraMbha sudhI teo kamaLApuramAM ucharyA. dAdAjIne pUjAnA dravyo taiyAra karI ApavAthI mAMDI aSTAdhyAyI rudrI, caMDIpATha ane mahimnastotrane zuddha uccAraNathI kaMThastha karavAnA dAdAjInA AgrahathI ajANapaNe DaoN. jAnInuM vyaktitva bhaviSyanA saMzodhakane taiyAra karatuM rahyuM. gharanuM dhArmika vAtAvaraNa, AsapAsano taLapado grAmINa samAja ane temanA vidhividhAno, saMtavANIno pratyakSa anubhava, ane lokabolIno nibiDa sparza teoe anubhavyo. A varasomAM 'loka' no samagra saMdarbha temanAmAM dharabAyo, je pachIthI temane saMzodhanamAM anukULatA karI ApanAro banyo. prAthamika, mAdhyamika ane snAtaka sudhInuM zikSaNa kamaLApura, boTAda ane rAjakoTanI saMsthAmAM pUrNa karI saurASTra yuni.-rAjakoTanA gujarAtI bhASA sAhitya bhavanamAMthI gujarAtI viSaya sAthe ema.e. ane pI.eca.DI. nI sarvocca padavI prApta karI. rAjakoTanI dharmendrasiMhajI ArTsa kolejathI temaNe adhyApaka tarIkenI kArakirdIno prAraMbha karyo. e pachI saurASTra yunivarsiTI bhASA sAhitya bhavanamAM adhyApaka rIDara ane prophesara banyA. vidyArthI--priya adhyApaka tarIkenI temanI vyaktitA Aje paNa akabaMdha che. temanA mArgadarzana heThaLa pacAseka vidyArthIoe M.Phil ane Ph.D. nI padavI prApta karI che. A badhA saMzodhanArthIe lokasAhitya cAraNI sAhitya, kaMThastha paraMparAnuM sAhitya, dharmAntarita prajAnuM sAhitya ane madhyakAlIna sAhityanA vaNaspardhA viSayo pratye abhimukha karIne ApaNA lupta thatA jatA samRddha sAhityika ane sAMskRtika vArasAnuM teoe jatana karyuM che, tema kahI zakAya. DaoN. baLavaMta jAnInuM saMzodhaka-vyaktitva pratibhAvaMta ane viziSTa rahyuM che. 'loka' no pratyakSa anubhava, gujarAtI-bhAratIya ane vizvakakSAe A kSetramAM thayelA saMzodhana kAryono abhyAsa ane parizIlana, saMzodhananI maulika sUjha ane pratibhAno samanvaya temanA saMzodhanomAM thayo hovAne kAraNe temanA saMzodhano rASTrIya-AMtararASTrIya stare vistarIne temanI vidvatAnA paricAyaka banyA che. pAMca AMtararASTrIya parisaMvAdomAM, paMdareka Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka rASTrIya parisaMvAdomAM ane trIseka rAjyastarIya parisaMvAdomAM temaNe rajU karelA saMzodhanapatro temanI saMzodhanakSetranI ekaniSTha sakriyatA sUcave che. teoe perisanI sorobona yunivarsiTInA zodhArthI samakSa eka mAsa sudhI mulAkAtI adhyApaka tarIke saMzodhanamUlaka vyAkhyAno ApyAM che. madhyakAlIna sAhityanA saMzodhana-vivecanakSetre satata sakriya rahIne temanI pAsethI atyaMta mUlyavAna graMtho prApta thayA che. A uparAMta gujarAtI sAhityanA labdha pratiSThita sAhityika sAmayikomAM temanA so uparAMta saMzodhana-vivecana lekho paNa prakAzita thaI cUkyA che. temaja 'samakAlIna' dainikanI ravivAranI pUrtimAM 'ratana savAyA lAkha' nAmanI kolamamAM temaNe niyamita rIte kaMThastha paraMparAnA sAhityano paricaya karAvatA lekho lakhyA che. vidyuta bhogya sAmagrIne lokabhogyarUpa ApatA A lekho atyaMta lokapriya thayelA. atItanI smRtine sarjanAtmaka nibaMdhamAM vyakta karatA temanA 'nibaMdho' paNa sAhityika sAmayikomAM prakAzita thayelA sarjanAtmaka vyaktitvanI zakyatAno paNa paricaya karAve che. DaoN. baLavaMta jAnI sAhitya saMzodhananI temaja zikSaNanI aneka saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. sthAnika, prAdezika, rAjyastarIya, rASTrIya temaja AMtara rASTrIya saMsthAo sAthenuM temanuM anusaMdhAna gujarAtI madhyakAlIna sAhityane deza-videzanA sImADAo oLaMgAvanAruM banyuM che. teo 'inDiyana esosiezana phora komanaveltha liTarecara enDa leMgveja sTaDIjha'-laMDana; 'inTaranezanala koMgresa opha eziyana enDa northa Aphrikana sTaDIjha'-keneDA; inTaranezanala esosiezana phora dhI hisTrI opha rilijhiyansa'-keneDA; 'inTaranezanala bhakti koMgresa'-perisa-phrAMsa, jevI AMtararASTrIya saMsthAonA sabhya che. A sAthe teo 'kampereTIva liTarecara esosiezana opha inDiyA'-dilhI; 'inDiyana phoklora koMgresa'-maisUra; 'bhAratIya sAMskRtika vibhAga'-dilhI; 'akhila bhAratIya sAhitya pariSada'-dilhI jevI rASTrIya staranI saMsthAonA sabhya, mahAmaMtrI ane adhyakSa tarIke joDAIne sakriya rahyA che. tad uparAMta 'gujarAta lokasAhitya samiti', 'gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI', 'gujarAtI adhyApakasaMgha' 'lokakalA ekeDemI' saurASTra sAhitya sabhA', 'saurASTra yunivarsiTI gujarAtI adhyApaka saMgha', 'Anarta gujarAtIno adhyApaka saMgha' jevI rAjyastaranI keleMga lAyabrerI''zIzumaMdira 'leMga Page #483 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo sAhityasabhA" "mahAvIra janmazatAbdI' jevI sthAnika saMsthAo sAthe rahIne paNa sahayoga karatA rahyA che. saurASTra yunivarsiTInuM gujarAtI bhASA sAhitya bhavana DaoN. baLavaMta jAnInI dIrdhadRSTithI Ayojita pravRttiothI dhamadhamatuM rahyuM che. madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhityanI bhinna bhinna zAkhAnA UMDA abhyAsI ane saMzodhaka, vizva sAhityanA lokasAhityanA pravAhothI pariSkRta thayelA evA DaoN. baLavaMta jAnI vibhinna ucca hoddAothI vibhUSita hovA chatAM saMzodhana kSetre niHzeSa rIte samarpita che. sAhitya saMzodhana ane anya sAhityika pravRtti jotAM kahI zakAya ke teo eka saMsthA karI zake teTaluM ane tevuM kAma karI rahyA che. temanI dIrdhadRSTi ane pratibhAvaMta sajjanatAnI nizrAmAM aneka saMzodhako-vidyArthIo dizA prApta karI rahyAM che. je samagra gujarAta mATe gaurava levA jevI ghaTanA che. saMkalanakAra Do. rameza mahetA zrI kanubhAI jAnI (janma tA. 4-2-1925) gujarAtamAM lokasAhitya kSetre zrI jhaveracaMda meghANInA kAryane AgaLa dhapAvavAmAM je vidvAno jahemata uThAvI rahyAM che, temAM potAnI laganI ane niSThAthI, zrI kanubhAI jAnI paNa saunuM dhyAna kheMcI rahyAM che. zrI kanubhAI jAnIno janma, tA. 4-2-1925nA roja jUnAgaDha jillAnA koDInAra tAlukAmAM thayo hato. pitA choTAlAla tribhuvana jAnI viramagAmanI zrI ema. je. hAIskUlamAM zikSaka-AcArya hovAthI temaNe prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa potAnA vatana viramagAmamAM ja pUrNa karyuM. bAdamAM ucca abhyAsArthe teo muMbaI gayA. tyAM muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI mukhya viSaya gujarAtI-saMskRta sAthe bI.e. (1947) ane ema.e. (1949) nI padavI prApta karI. zarUAtamAM pAlanapura revanyu khAtAmAM nokarI maLatA joDAyA. paraMtu zikSaka jIvane A khAtuM mAphaka na AvatA nokarI choDI, peTalAdanI kolejamAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA. bAdamAM zikSaNane ja jIvana kArya banAvI, I. sa. 1950 thI 1966 sudhI rAjakoTa, jAmanagara ane bhUjanI sarakArI kolejomAM adhyApaka, prAdhyApaka ane adhyakSa tarIkenI pharajo bajAvI. i. sa. 1966mAM sarakArI nokarI choDI, zrI ma. de. mahAvidyAlaya, 460 gujarAta vidyApITha, amadAvAdamAM rIDara tarIke joDAyA ane ahIMthI ja I. sa. 1985mAM 60 varSa pUrA thatAM upAcArya padethI nivRtta thayA. | gujarAtI, saMskRta ane aMgrejI bhASA uparAMta bhUgoLamAM vidvAna tema ja sAhitya sarjaka evA pitA pAsethI maLeluM Itara vAMcana ane lekhananuM bhAthuM, mAtA prabhAbahena ane moTAbahenanA kaMThethI sAMbhaLelI vratakathAo ane lokagIto, kavi lalita sAthenI saMgoSThi, revanyumAM nokarI karatAM nAnA (bAnA bApu) tathA moTA mAmA dvArA najIkathI thayelo uttara gujarAtanA gAmaDAono paricaya tema ja vidyApIThanA kAryakALa daramyAna AdivAsI vidyArthIono thayelo Atmiya saMparka vagere bAbatoe lokavADamaya'nA sarjakane ghaDavAmAM mahatvano bhAga bhajavyo che. grIka TrejeDI ane bhAratIya purAkalpanakathAonA abhyAsu zrI kanubhAInuM lokasAhityakSetre padArpaNa temanA 'lokavAmaya' (1992) graMthathI thAya che. paraMtu temano vizeSArtha meghANIne AtmasAta karavAmAM rahyo che. pariNAme lokasAhitya saMzodhanasaMpAdana karatAM, lokasAhityanA saMzodhaka-saMpAdaka zrI meghANI upara temanI kalama vadhAre cAle che. jenA phaLa svarUpa temanI pAsethI 'jhaveracaMda meghANI' (1993), "meghANI chabI' (1996), "zabadano sodAgara' (1997), "meghANI-zatAbdI vaMdanA' (1999), "meghANI carita' (2002) vagere meghANI jIvana-sAhitya saMdarbha viSayaka pustako prApta thAya che. A uparAMta "mAyAloka' (1957) ane "zabda nimitta' (1979) jevA vivecanAtmaka pustako paNa temanI pAsethI gujarAtI sAhitya samAjane prApta thAya che. zrI kanubhAI pAsethI prApta thatAM A graMthonI sAthe sAthe temanuM mUlyavAna gaNAvI zakAya tevuM kArya to e che ke-temanA vidyApIThanA kAryakALa daramyAna temaNe gujarAtamAM sauprathama dAkhala karAvelo loka-vADamayano abhyAsakrama, lokasAhityane apAyelA A prakAranA zaikSaNika darajjAthI Aje peDhI dara peDhI aneka vidhArthIo, ApaNAM A moMghAmUlA lokadhanalokasAhityane sAcI rIte samajatA, pAmatA, sAcavatA thayAM che. koI paNa kSetramAM niSThA hoya to kevuM subhaga pariNAma AvI zake tenuM kanubhAI jAnI jIvatuM jAgatuM udAharaNa che. Aja 80 varSanI uMmare paNa teo kAryarata che. lokasAhityanA koI paNa kAryakramamAM, koI paNa prakAranI spRhA vinA purA khaMtathI teozrI joDAya che. A kSetranA ema.e., ema.phila. ane Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #484 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 468 pI.eca.DI.nA vidyArthIone jarUrI mArgadarzana purUM pADe che. je temanA lokasAhitya pratyenA anurAgane pragaTa kare che. DaoN. hasu yAjJika gujarAtI sAhityanA khyAti prApta sarjaka tarIke tema ja rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya khyAtiprApta saMzodhaka tarIke DaoN. hasu yAjJika jANItuM nAma che. vIseka navalakathAo, sAteka vArtA, saMgrahonuM sarjana, sajjatApUrNa vivecanasaMgraho, lokasAhityalokavidyA-gUDhavidyAnA aneka saMzodhanAtmaka pustako, saMgItajJAnI chabIne puSTa karatA saMgItane lagatAM ATheka pustako, kAvyasaMpAdana bAlasAhitya vagere viSayone AvarI letAM kula 50 jeTalA pustako temaNe ApyAM che. je temanI meghadhanuSI pratibhAnA paricAyaka che. sarjana-saMzodhana ane saMgItano jemanA vyaktitvamAM samanvaya thayo che tevA DaoN. hasu yAjJikanuM pUruM nAma hasamukharAya vrajalAla yAjJika che. temano janma tA. 12-21938nA roja rAjakoTa mukAme thayo. pitA vAMkAnera, rAjakoTa, morabI vagere rAjyamAM sarve supriTenDenTa hatA. saMgIta ane adhyAtma vidyAnA jJAtA paNa hatA. mAtA puSpAbena alpazikSita paNa jabaro vAMcanazokha dharAvatAM. hasubhAInI kizorAvasthAmAM mAtAe temanI samakSa 'sarasvatIcaMdra' navalakathAnuM vAcana kareluM. Ama pitA taraphathI saMgIta ane adhyAtmavidyAnuM jJAna tema ja mAtA pAsethI sAhitya-anurAga hasubhAIne vArasAmAM maLyA. rAjakoTa, morabI, dhrAgaMdhrAmAM prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa pUrNa karI. I. sa. 1960mAM gujarAtI-saMskRta viSaya sAthe snAtaka ane I. sa. 1962mAM gujarAtI viSaya sAthe anusnAtaka thayA. I. sa. 1962 thI sarakArI kolejamAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA pachI svAdhyAya-saMzodhanamAM vizeSa prAkRta thayA I. sa. 1972mAM gujarAtI bhASAnA AdaraNIya saMzodhaka zrI harivallabha bhAyANInA mArgadarzana heThaLa "madhyakAlIna gujarAtI premakathAo' e viSaya para mahAnibaMdha lakhI pI.eca.DI. nI DIgrI prApta karI. A badhA varasomAM temanI saMgIta sAdhanA paNa cAlu hatI. i. sa. 1976mAM temaNe saMgIta vizArada (vAyolina-prathamavarga) nI upAdhi paNa meLavI. saurASTra-gujarAtanI judI judI sarakArI kolejomAM adhyApaka tarIke sevA ApI. i. sa. 1982mAM gujarAta sAhitya akAdamInI sthApanA thatA gujarAta sarakAre teone mahAmAtra tarIke niyukta karyA. I. sa. 1996mAM nivRtta thayA tyAM sudhI (16 varSa) teoe A pada zobhAvyuM. mahAmAtra tarIkenA A pathapradarzaka soLa varSa daramyAna hasubhAIe vahIvaTI kuneha ane sAhitya saMzodhana aMgenI dIrghadRSTino paricaya karAvyo. bhASA sAhityanA vikAsanI bAvana jeTalI yojanAo temaNe banAvI. pAMca svAyatta akAdamIonA baMdhAraNo ghaDavA, sAhityakAronI janmazatAbdInI ujavaNI samiti, zrI gIjubhAI badhekA, zrI ka. mA. munazInA nAme suvarNacaMdraka yojanAo zarU karavI ane gujarAta sAhitya akAdamIne lokapriya tema ja vikAsonmukha karavI. jevI aneka pravRttio DaoN. hasubhAI yAjJike karI. i. sa. 1996mAM nivRtta thayA pachI teo 'jhaveracaMda meghANI lokapriya saMzodhana bhavana' amadAvAdamAM menejiMga TrasTI ane mukhya saMcAlaka tarIke joDAyA. I. sa. 2004 sudhImAM temaNe A bhavana sAthe judA judA saMzodhakone sAMkaLI bAra jeTalA projekTa pUrNa karyA. jemAM saurASTranI saMtavANI (DaoN. niraMjana rAjyagurU) bAramatI saMpradAya' (DaoN. nAthAlAla gohila) 'bhUvA saMsthA (DaoN. manoja rAvala) mukhya gaNAvI zakAya. Aje paNa teo lokavidyA, saMgIta zAstra ane vivecanakSetre kAryarata che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa 'samabhAva' ane 'muMbaI samAcAra' jevA vartamAnapatromAM niyamita kaTAralekhana karI rahyAM che. lokavidhA, lokasAhitya, madhyakAlIna sAhitya tema ja gUDhavidyAnA saMzodhaka tarIke DaoN. hasu yAjJika rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya khyAti dharAve che. DaoN. harivallabha bhAyANInA prItipAtra vidyArthI tarIke mArgadarzana meLavI 'madhyakAlIna gujarAtI premakathAo' viSaya para saMzodhana karI A dizAmAM pragaraNa mAMDyA. saMzodhananI sUjha ane zAstrIya saMzodhana paddhatino nibiDa anubhava A graMthathI ja prApta thAya che. lokasAhityamALAnA cauda graMthomAM prakAzita thayelI pAMceka hajAra jeTalI racanAone zAstrIya Dhabe vibhakta karI DaoN. hasu yAjJike lokasAhityakSetranuM mUlyavAna kArya karyuM. lokagItamAM kRSNabhakti, lokagItomAM rAmakathA ane pAMDava kathA, 'kathAgIta', 'jIvanacakra aMtargata racanAo', RRtucakra aMtargata racanAo ane lokakathA tema ja A graMthonA saMpAdanonI abhyAsa bhUmikAorUpa 'gujarAtI lokasAhitya' jevA graMtho ApyA. A graMtho gujarAtI sAhityamAM atyaMta lokAdara pAmyAM. Aje e badhA ja graMtho durlabha banI gayA che. nezanala buka TrasTa-nyu dilhInA upakrame emaNe 'gujarAtanI lokavidyA' (2000) prakAzita karyuM, e pustakanA hiMdI ane aMgrejI bhASAMtaro paNa nezanala buka TrasTa Page #485 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo dvArA pragaTa thayA che, eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu bhAratanI anya bhASAomAM paNa e pustakano anuvAda thaI rahyo che. madhyakAlIna gujarAtI premakathAo, (I. sa. 1974) A kSetramAM navI ja bhAta pADatuM saMzodhana che. vaijJAnika abhigama, cikitsaka dRSTi, gaMbhIra saghana zailI ane maulika dRSTino paricaya maLe che. jemAM madhyakAlIna prema vibhAvanA, samAja darzanane lagatI sUjhabharI vicAraNA paNa rajU thaI che. adhyAtmavidyA, yoga ane gupta sAdhanA paNa DaoN. hasu yAjJikanA rasa-abhyAsanuM viziSTa kSetra che. 'samabhAva' dainikanI 'trIjI AMkha' nAmanI kaoNlamamAM temaNe A viSaye aneka lekho ApelA. tenA paripAka rUpe 'tibeTanI taMtra sAdhanA' ane 'vizvanA prAcIna dharmo ane gupta sAdhanA' jevAM pustako prakAzita thayAM. vedo, nipaniSada, brAhmaNagraMtha, rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata ane vividhapurANo para emaNe lakhyuM che. lokavidyA ane kathAsAhitya nimitte emaNe mAnavakuLanA sAMskRtika vikAsa ane sAdhanAono abhyAsa karyo che. tethI dharma uparAMta loka sAhityanA abhyAsIone paNa A viSayanA graMtho vizeSa upayogI che. rAjya ane dezanI vividha yunivarsiTI, tema ja anya sAhityika saMsthAonA upakrame DaoN. hasu yAjJike aneka parisaMvAdomAM potAnA zodhapatro rajU karyA che. eTaluM nahIM paraMtu AMtararASTrIya kSetre paNa teoe lokavidyA, lokasAhitya tema ja kaMThasthaparaMparAnA gujarAtI sAhityano paricaya karAvyo che. ziyATala amerikAmAM (1992) Ayojita 'nyu inDo Ayarna leMgvejIsa konpharansa'mAM temaNe 'orala TreDizana opha rAmacarita' viSaya para zodha-patra rajU karela. satata dasa varSanA prayatna pachI temaNe gujarAtamAM prathamavAra 'sarajU' para saMzodhana karyuM, je venisa-ITAlImAM dha sarajU soMgsa' rUpe prakAzita thayuM. Ama phrAMsa, iMglenDa, ITAlI, amerikA (bevAra) jevA dezomAM temaNe abhayAsa-yAtrA karI che, ane gujarAtI lokasAhitya, lokavidyAnA vicArono prasAra-vistAra karyo che. emanI e videzayAtrAnA phaLa svarUpa temane I. sa. 1992mAM 'skAyabArka laMDana evorDa tema ja I. sa. 1994mAM laMDana gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI dvArA phelozIpa prApta thaI che. aneka sarjanAtmaka pustako ApyA hovA chatAM DaoN. hasu yAjJikanI prathama oLakha madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhityanA UMDA abhyAsInI che. kAraNa ke madhyakAlIna sAhitya, lokasAhitya, lokavidyA, guptavidyAnA kSetramAM evuM ghaNuM ghaNuM prApta thayuM che je Jain Education Intemational 469 "prathama vakhata" DaoN. hasubhAI dvArA maLyuM hoya. madhyakAlIna kathA sAhitya-AdivAsI kathA sAhityanA kathA ghaTako ane tenuM vargIkaraNa, vizvanA dezonA lokasAhityano abhyAsa, saMgItanA AdimarUpa jevA sarajUgAna' vizenuM saMzodhana, lokagItonuM svarAMkana jevA aneka viSayo sau prathamavAra DaoN. hasubhAI dvArA talasparzIya rIte saMzodhAyA. e saMzodhano DaoN. hasubhAI dvArA gujarAtI bhASAne thayeluM mUlyavAna pradAna che. svabhAve saraLa, sAlasa ane sahaja vyaktitva dharAvatA DaoN. yAjJika gujarAtI sAhityamAM 'hasubhAI' jevA AtmIya saMbodhanathI jANItA che. saMkalanakAra : DaoN. rameza mahetA DaoN. nAthAlAla gohila chellA dAyakAmAM kSetra-kAryathI anuprANita saMzodhano ApIne saMta-sAhitya saMzodhana kSetre prasthApita thayelA saMzodhakomAM DaoN. nAthAlAla gohila agrasthAne che. saMta sAhitya, loka sAhitya, kaMThastha paraMparAnuM sAhitya, vidhi-vidhAna ane gupta sAdhanA paraMparA aMtargata temaNe karelA saMzodhanAtmaka kArya tene A kSetramAM dRDha karanArA che. temano janma jUnAgaDha jillAnA kezoda pAse AvelA khobA jevaDA gAma sIlodara mukAme tA. 15-11-1948nA roja thayo. pitA ukAbhagata AkhA paMthakamAM 'ukAbhagata' jevA pUjaniya saMbodhanathI oLakhAya. prajJAcakSu evA ukAbhagatanI bhItaranI AMkho khUlI gayelI. bhajana ane pATapUjAnI paraMparA AtmasAt karelI. ghera sAdhu-saMtonI avara-javara satata rahe. mAtA vIrabAImA ane pitA ukAbhagata sAdhu saMtonI AgatA-svAgatAmAM IzvaranI kRpA samaje. AvA vAtAvaraNamAM DaoN. gohilano janma ane uchera thayo. bALapaNathI ja bhajana, saMta samAgama, saMta sevA ane pATaparaMparA sAthe abhinnatA keLavAI. prAthamika zikSaNa zIlodara gAme pUrNa karI sAtamA dhoraNathI gAMdhI vicArane mUrta karatI saMsthA zAradAgrAmamAM abhyAsa zarU karyo. AjhAdInI laDatamAM bhAga lenAra manasukharAma jobanaputrAe grAmodvAra-grAmotthAnanA svapna sAthe sthApelI saMsthA zAradAgrAmamAM DaoN. nAthAlAla gohile hAIskUla sudhIno abhyAsa karyo. bhAratIya saMskRti, gAMdhI vicAra ane Azrama praNAlInuM zikSaNa prApta karI gujarAta vidyApIThamAM ucca abhyAsa arthe gayA. tyAM snAtaka tema ja anusnAtakanI padavI prathama varga sAthe meLavI. e pachI kezodanI ena. pI. ArTsa enDa komarsa kolejamAM gujarAtInA adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA. chellA pAMtrIsa varSathI teo A kaoNlejamAM gujarAtI vibhAganA Page #486 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 470 adhyakSa tarIke sevA ApI rahyAM che. hAlamAM teozrI prinsipAla tarIkeno hoddo zobhAvI rahyAM che. I. sa. 1986mAM 'saurASTranA harijana bhakta kavio' viSaya para saMzodhana karI teoe pI.eca.DI. nI DIgrI prApta karI. ekavIsa jeTalA hirajana saMtonA jIvana-kavananI rUparekhA ApI. e saMtonI sAdhanA paraMparA, paMtha, pATaupAsanA vize kSetra kArya karI sau prathamavAra AdhArabhUta vigato meLavI. A pustakano anuvAda perisa yunivarsiTInA DaoN. mAlIrjhA e phrencabhASAmAM karyo che. e pachInA varSomAM DaoN. gohila saMta-paraMparA, nijArapaMtha ane pATaparaMparAnA vizeSa anubhava sAthe saMkaLAyelA rahyA ane jAta-anubhava karyo. I. sa. 1994mAM (anya lekhakamitro sAthe) 'saMtavANI satva ane sauMdarya' pustaka ApyuM. jemAM temaNe prakAzita saMtavANInA gUDha satyo ane paraMparAnuM Akalana karI saMtavANInA artho ApavAno prazasya prayAsa karyo. kaccha-saurASTranA meghavALa samAjamAM cAlatI viziSTa dhArmika paraMparA para AdhArita bAramatI saMpradAya' (I. sa. 2001) vizenuM saMzodhana temanA dvArA prathama vakhata ja prakAzamAM Ave che. mAmaideva, mAtaMgadeva, pAlaNapIranI Agama kathatI, pAMcamA vedanI vANI tarIke oLakhAtI sAmagrI prathama vAra rajU thaI. moralo marata lokamAM Ayo' (i. sa. 2003)mAM temaNe dAsIjIvaNanA jIvana ane darzana tema ja temanA bhajano tathA arthaghaTano rajU karyA. dalita saMta dAsI jIvaNe samAja jAgRti tathA sAmAjika ekatA ane samarasatA mATe karelA kAryonI noMdha paNa lIdhI. 'bhajana rUpa darzana' e DaoN. gohilanI saMzodhana yAtrAno paripAka che. bhajananI vyAkhyAo, bhajananA lakSaNo, bhajanano udgama ane paraMparAno vigate abhyAsa rajU karIne bhajananA prakAro, bhajananI paraMparA, sAdhanA paraMparA, pratIkAtmakatA jevA muddAonI carcA karI che. "jyotane pArTa 2e pragaTyA alakhadhaNI'' (i.sa. 2002) temanuM mUlyavAna saMpAdana che. rAmadevapIra jyota-pATa upAsanA ane tenI sAthe saMkaLAyelA vidhividhAna vize A paraMparA sAthe saMkaLAyelA tajajJa vidvAnoe karelA abhyAsa-lekho A pustakamAM saMpAdita karavAmAM AvyA che. saMta-sAhitya, loka paraMparA, gupta sAdhanA paraMparA ane Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka lokasAhitya vize rASTrIya kakSAnA parisaMvAdomAM upasthita rahI DaoN. gohile aneka vyAkhyAno ApyA che. sAhitya akAdamI dIlhI dvArA (2000) Ayojita kabIra vizenA parisaMvAdamAM "gujarAtI saMta sAhitya aura kabIra" vize tema ja e saMsthA dvArA Ayojita anya parisaMvAdamAM (2001) pATa upAsanA para potAnA vicAro rajU karela. evA aneka parisaMvAdo ane vyAkhyAnamALAomAM teo prabhAvaka rIte potAnA vicAro vyakta karavA mATe jANItA che. 2004nA gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada (mahuvA)nA adhivezanamAM paNa temaNe saMta sAhitya vize pAyAnI vicAraNA rajU karela. bALapaNathI ja saMtasAhitya eTale ke bhajana sAthe jemane avinAbhAvI nALa saMbaMdha che ane pATa-paraMparA temaja anya vidhi-vidhAna sAthe pratyakSa rIte saMkaLAyelA che evA DaoN. nAthAlAla gohila AjanA samayamAM satata kAryazIla rahenArA saMzodhaka che. bhaviSyamAM temanI pAsethI vadhu mUlyavAna graMtho maLI raheze tethI zraddhA janme che. --saMkalanakAra : DaoN. rameza mahetA zrI narottama palANa zrI narottama palANa gujarAtamAM itihAsavid, loka sAhityanA UMDA abhyAsI, zilpa-sthApatyanA jANakAra, nRvaMzazAstranA jJAtA, cAraNI sAhityanA marmajJa, Adhunika sAhityanA vivecaka ane AjIvana pravAsI tarIke jANItA che. temanI judAM judAM kSetranI bahuvidha pratibhAne kAraNe teo sAhitya temaja sAhityetara vidvAno, saMzodhako ane vidyArthIomAM lokAdara pAmyA che. zrI narottama palANano janma tA. 18-5-1935nA roja porabaMdara vistAranA rANAkhIrasarA gAme zrImaMta kuTuMbamAM thayo hato. dAdA jerAma mAdhavajI 'ghI'nA vepArI ane paththaranI khANanA mAlika. gharamAM puSTimArgIya vAtAvaraNa. pitA kAku bhAI ane mAtA rAdhA bahenanA teo lADakA saMtAna. sAtamA dhoraNa pachI skUle javAnuM baMdha karI, trevIsamA varSe sIdhI meTrikanI parIkSA ApI. bahAuddIna kaoNleja jUnAgaDhamAMthI bI.e. nI pI prApta karI, gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM umAzaMkara joSI pAse anusnAtakano abhyAsa pUrNa karyo. prAraMbhamAM navayuga vidyAlaya, porabaMdaramAM zikSaka tarIkenI sevA bajAvI, 1972mAM bhAyAvadara kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA. chelle rAjakoTanI mInAbena kuMDalIyA mahilA kaoNlejanA AcArya padethI nivRtta thayA. Page #487 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 401 1996mAM gujarAtI adhyApaka saMghanA pramukha tarIke anubhava, sAhitya sAthe anusaMdhita itihAsa, nRvaMzazAstra, temanI niyukti thaI, ne 1998mAM gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA sthApatya, zilpa jevA viSayonI samyaka jANakArI, phATaphATa thatI upapramukha tarIke teo pasaMdagI pAmyA. gujarAtI sAhitya jijJAsA ane kaMThastha paraMparAthI mAMDIne Adhunika sAhityanA pariSadanA maMtrI tarIke paNa temaNe sevAo ApI. chelle zabda zabdane mugdha najare jovA pAmavAnI adhikArI bhAvaka 2003mAM gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanI vivecana beThakanA teo tarIkenI jijJAsAne lIdhe teo Aje paNa sarjAtA rahelA zabda adhyakSa paNa hatA. A badhAM sthAnone temaNe pUrI niSThA ane sAthe ane visarAvAne Are UbhelI kaMThastha paraMparAnI vANI karmaThatAthI zobhAvI, potAnI vidvattAno paricaya paNa karAvyo. sAthe avinAbhAve saMkaLAyelA rahyAM che. temanI pAse paDelo varSo sudhInA saMzodhakIya rajhaLapATanA paripAka rUpe temanI mUlyavAna agraMthastha khajAno graMthastha thAya to te gujarAtI pAsethI keTalAka mUlyavAna graMtho prApta thayA che. jemAM sAhitya ane saMskRti mATe AnaMdanI ghaTanA gaNAze. eTaluM ja rakhaDapaTTI'-1970, "sarasvatInA tIre tIre'-1972, "cAlo nahIM, paraMtu navI peDhInA UgatA saMzodhako mATe porabaMdaranI A pravAse'- 2001 jevAM pustakomAM, temaNe karelA pravAsa daramyAna divAdAMDI vadhu mArgadarzaka nivaDaze. anubhaveluM nijI saMvedana aitihAsika saMdarbho sAthe cUMTAyuM che. DAM. bhagavAnadAsa paTela 'itihAsa vimarza'-1998, temano itihAsa ane purAtattva ApaNe tyAM gujarAtamAM zrI jhaveracaMda meghANI pachI viSayaka mahattvano saMzodhana graMtha che. "gujarAtanAM yAtrAdhAmo' phIlDavarka karI lokasAhitya saMzodhana-saMpAdana aMtargata dhULadhoyAnuM 1981, jevI paricaya pustikAmAM gujarAtanAM yAtrAdhAmono kAma karanArA vidvAnomAM bhagavAnadAsa paTelanuM kAma ane nAma pratyakSa anubhava pragaTa thayo che. "dhUmalI saMdarbha'-1982, e prathama haroLamAM Ave che. bhAratIya lokasAhitya saMzodhanaemanI aitihAsika sthaLa ghUmalI saMdarbhe thayelAM saMzodhanonI saMpAdana kSetre je kAma Aja sudhImAM koI dvArA thayuM nahotuM, tevuM viziSTa sUci ApatI pustikA che. "locana'-1986, emano vanavAsI-AdivAsI prajAnI bhIlI bolImAM racAyela, kaMThastha puraskRta graMtha che, jemAM temanAM mahattvanA saMzodhana-vivecana lekho vADamayane dhvanimudrita karI, tene pAMtrIsa jeTalA graMthomAM lipibaddha saMgrahita thayA che. A uparAMta "mAnava madhu', "loka sAhitya karavAnuM sarAhanIya kArya DaoN. bhagavAnadAsa paTela dvArA thayuM che. loka gIta', 'gvAla graMtha', "dhUmalI : rAjakIya ane sAMskRtika', 'hemacaMdrAcArya', "zatadala parimala', "saMjaya dRSTi', "kavitA adhyayana, adhyApananA A kAryakALa daramyAna i.sa. cayana-1996', "bAroTa ane bAroTI sAhitya jevA saMpAdano 1978mAM bhagavAnadAsanA jIvanamAM eka moTI ghaTanA banI. teo eka aSADhI sAMje 'haraNAva nadInA pula parathI pasAra thaI ane sahasaMpAdano temanI pAsethI prApta thayA che. rahyA hatA, tyAre AdivAsI bhIla yuvaka-yuvatIonA nAcagAna temanI pAsenI ekatrita mAhitInA pramANamAM A sAthe eka lokagIta temanA kAne paDyuM. jenA zabdo hatAprakAzanonI saMkhyA koIne paNa simita lAge e sahaja che. paraMtu itihAsanA tathya mUlaka mULa sudhI javAnI mathAmaNa, bauddhika ane "mAMya paraNAvI durA deza, vaijJAnika tathyono ja svIkAra karavAnI nema, pratyakSa saMzodhananA jhaLuko melI dejha'lA." mahattvanI samaja, bahuvidha viSayonI jANakArI ane AMjI nAMkhe gIta sAMbhaLatAM temanA cittamAM saMgrahAyela lokasaMskAra tevI koThAsUjhano paricaya karAvatA temanAM A prakAzano jAgRta thaI UThyA. ane pote je mahollAmAM rahetA hatA, te guNavattAnI dRSTie asimita ane avilupta che. temanA dvArA ujaLiyAtono mahollo choDI haraNAva nadInA kinAre AvelA judAM judAM sAmayikomAM lakhAyelA carcApatro, zrI meghANI kahetA AdivAsI Azrama "sevA niketana'mAM rahevA cAlyA gayA. tyAM tevA "sAhityika sImADAnA jAgRta praharI' tarIkenI oLakha vidyArthIo pAsethI AdivAsI bhIlI bolI-bhASA zIkhavAnI sAbita karAvanArA banyA che. pratyakSa mulAkAta dvArA jANavA zarUAta karI, ane pachIthI potAnuM badhuM ja vitta, samaya, zakti maLyuM ke emanI thoDA varSanI DAyarI ane keTalAka mUlyavAna A kSetramAM rokIne, A prajAnA hadaya gaharamAM paDela loka lekhonA traNeka pustako prakAzita thaI rahyA che. kalAsAhityane vizva sAme mUkavAnA nirdhAra sAthe, rajAo ane saurASTra-gujarAtanA jIvAtA lokajIvanano nibiDa vekezananA divasomAM, ahIMtahIM bhaTakIne, ekale hAthe, bhIla lokakalA-sAhityanI 1500 oDiyo keseTsa ane 38 jeTalI Jain Education Intemational Page #488 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 402 viDiyo keseTsa mudrita karI. jenAM suphaLa rUpe bhagavAnadAsa pAsethI 'lIlA moriyA' thI mAMDI 'rAThoravAratA', 'gujarAno arelo', 'toLI raoNNInI vAratA', 'rUpA raoNNInI vAratA', 'raoNma sItAnI vAratA', 'bhIlonuM bhAratha', 'kheDabrahmA tAlukAnI prAgaitihAsika saMskRti vagere jevA, deza ane duniyAnI sAme mUkI zakAya tevA, pAMtrIsa jeTalAM saMzodhana graMtho gujarAtane prApta thayA. bhIla lokavidyA-kalA, saMskRtinA saMzodhana-saMpAdana, saMvardhananI sAthe sAthe bhagavAnadAsa paTelanuM atyaMta mUlyavAna gaNAvI zakAya evuM kArya to e che ke-vaidika, aitihAsika ane dharmagraMthono gahana abhyAsa karI, sittera hajAra varSa purANA pASANa ojAro, mAnava vasAhato ane citramaMDita guphAo zodhI. je e. beInsa' ane je. TI. mArTena' jevA itihAsavidonAM saMzodhano ane tAraNone sAdhAra purAvAo sAthe adhUrA ane khoTA sAbita karI, AdivAsI prajAne tenAM jhUMTavAI gayelAM 'hindutva'no haka pAcho apAvyo. A sAthe AdivAsI sAMskRtika mUlyone jALavI, vaicArika krAMti ane jAgRti' jevA projekTa hAtha dharI, dAMtA-kheDabrahmA tAlukAmAMthI DAkaNa prathA nirmULa karI. paraMparita cAlI AvatI veravRttine vidhAyaka rUpa ApyuM. 1pa00 bALakone prAthamika zALAmAM bhaNatAM karyAM. 5000 bALakone poliyonI rasI pivaDAvI roga mukta karyA. je temanI prajA-loka paratvenI prItinuM ghotaka che. bhagavAnadAsa paTela jeTalA vinamra che eTalA ja prasanna che. 'gujarAno arelo'nA devanArAyaNanI kRpA rUpe satya, ziva, suMdarane vyakta karatuM vyaktitva temaNe keLavyuM che. emanI dRSTi saMzodhakanI, paNa AMkho prema nitaratI, pariNAme temanA samagra saMzodhana graMthonAM sAmenA pallAmAM rahela vyakti bhagavAnadAsanuM vajana vadhI jAya che. AvA bhagavAnadAsa upara tAluko, jillo, rAjya, rASTra prasanna na thAya to ja Azcarya thAya. temane 'bhASA sanmAna', 'rAmavRkSa benIpurI janma zatAbdI', 'vanavAsI kalA sAhitya', 'bhIlI bhASA sAhitya', 'DuMgarI bhIlI AdivAsI kalAvRMda digdarzana', 'sAbarakAMThA besTa oNthara', 'besTa Ticara', 'mahAyaMtra tu pauruSam', `Tribal Literature And Langauage', Bharat Excellence Award', `Best Author' al anekavidha evorDajhathI navAjavAmAM AvyA che. A sAthe mAnava saMsAdhana vikAsa maMtrAlaya', 'ke. ke. bIralA bhAratIya tulanAtmaka sAhitya', 'nayana sUryAnaMda loka pratiSThAna', 'esa. sI. joSI pathapradarzaka ceriTebala TrasTa' vagere saMsthAoe bhagavAnadAsanA AvA mUlyavAna kAryanuM mahattva samajI vividha prakAranI phelozIpa ApI. eka sAmAnya zikSaka jJAnopAsanA, saMniSThA ane nirbheLa vidyAprItithI pravRtta thAya to kevuM sthAna ane mAna pAmI zake che, enuM vizva sAme mUkI zakAya tevuM jvalaMta udAharaNa zrI bhagavAnadAsa pUrUM pADe che. temanA samagra kAryanI je noMdha rASTrIya temaja AMtararASTrIya stare levAI che, te gujarAta mATe atyaMta gauravanI bAbata che. DaoN. niraMjana rAjyaguru samagra samAjane ane rASTrane gujarAta pradezanI lokasaMskRti, loka sAhitya, cAraNI sAhitya, saMtasAhitya, saMta paraMparAo, tenAM sAdhanA siddhAMto, saMta sthAnako, loka kalAo, lokasaMgIta, bhakti saMgIta tathA samagra loka jIvanano paricaya karAvavAno bhekha laIne goMDalathI sAta kilomITara dUra AvelAM ghoghAvadara gAme 'sattanirvANa phAunDezana' nAmanI saMsthA sthApIne beThelA DaoN. niraMjana rAjyaguru zrI jhaveracaMda meghANInI paraMparAnA saMzodhaka che. DaoN. niraMjana rAjyaguruno janma tA. 24-12-1954nA roja jUnAgaDha jillAnA bilakhA pAsenA maMDalIkapura' gAme mosALamAM thayo hato. pitA vallabhabhAI ghodhAvadaranI prAthamika zALAmAM zikSaka hatA. 28,000 doharAo ane 7,000 jeTalAM bhajanonA sarjaka tema ja AMtara-bAhya rIte sAdhu evA pitA vallabhabhAI pAsethI niraMjanabhAIne loka sAhitya ane saMta sAhityanuM bhAthuM gaLathUthImAM maLyuM hatuM. pitAnA AvA vyaktitvathI anusaMdhita thaIne umAzaMkara jozI, zrI jhaveracaMda meghANI, manubhAI trivedI, makaranda dave jevA aneka sarjako ghoghAvadara AvatA. ghoghAvadara A sAhityakAro mATe, e rIte paNa AkarSaNanuM kendra hatuM ke-A gAma te ravi-bhANa saMpradAyanA pratiSThita saMta kavi 'dAsI jIvaNa' nuM janma-samAdhi sthaLa. A sthaLa-sthAnapara bALaka niraMjane e mahAnubhAvo samakSa sau prathamavAra bhajano gAyelAM. Ama bALapaNathI ja jANe niraMjanabhAInAM jIvananI dizA nizcita thaI cUkI hatI. i. sa. 1984mAM kezodanI kolejamAM temanI adhyApaka tarIkenI kArakirdIno prAraMbha thayo. paraMtu tyAM vadhAre samaya TakI rahevAnuM na banatAM, saurASTra yunivarsiTI, rAjakoTanA gujarAtI bhASAbhavananA rIDara DaoN. baLavaMta jAnI sAthe saMzodhaka sahAyaka Page #489 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo tarIke joDAyA. A saMzodhana nimitte madhyakAlIna sAhitya ane kavio vize UMDANathI vAMcavA-vicAravAnuM banyuM. tathA dezanA judAM-judAM pustakAlayo, hastaprata bhaMDAro, ane vividha kSetronA vidvAnono nikaTathI saMparka thayo. jenAthI saMzodhaka tarIkenuM temanuM vyaktitva ghaDAtuM gayuM. e pachInA samayamAM temanI saurASTra yunivarsiTI, bhASA-sAhitya bhavanamAM adhyApaka tarIke, eDloka doraNe pasaMdagI thaI. i.sa. 1988-89 ane 1989-90nAM be varSo daramyAna anusnAtaka zikSaka tarIke pharaja bajAvI, aneka ema. phila. pI.eca.DI.nA saMzodhaka vidyArthIone mArgadarzana ApyuM. ane traNeka pustako prakAzita karyA. A samayagALo temanI AjIvikAnI dRSTie sthiratAno hato. paraMtu tyAM teonI kAyamI nimaNUMka na thatAM pharI pAchA Arthika anizcitatAmAM dhakelAI gayA. Aja samayagALAmAM temanAM lagna ane bALakonI javAbadArI paNa AvI paDI. jIvananA A kaparA kasoTI kALamAM koIpaNa prakAranA khacakATa anubhavyA vinA emanuM saMzodhanakArya avirata paNe cAlatuM rahyuM. saurASTra yunivarsiTI bhASA sAhitya bhavanamAMthI chUTA thayA bAda niraMjanabhAIe saMzodhanArthe rASTrIya kakSAnI, pI.eca.DI. padavI maLyA pachInA viziSTa prakAranAM saMzodhana kArya mATe apAtI DaoN. homI bhAbhA phelozIpa mATe arajI karI. A phelozIpa maMjUra thatAM, saurASTranAM gAmaDAMomAM moTara sAIkala dvArA sIttera hajAra kilomITaranI musApharI karI, sAMITha varSanI uMmaranA jUnI peDhInA bhajanika lokagAyakonI rUbarU mulAkAta laI, loka kaMThe vahetA AvatA pAMceka hajAra bhajanonuM sAtaso kalAkanuM dhvanimudraNa karyu. visarAtI jatI A bahumUlI saMpadAnuM, tenA mULa DhALamAM jIvaMta vANIrUpe, samayasara thayeluM dhvanimudraNa niraMjanabhAInuM saMzodhanakSetranuM ciraMjIva pradAna che. niraMjanabhAInuM Aja prakAranuM bIjuM mahattvanuM saMzodhana kArya che. 'bIja mAragI guptapATa upAsanAM' gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI gAMdhInagara taraphathI maLelI saMzodhana phelozIpa anvaye taiyAra karelo ane akAdamIe prakAzita karalo A saMzodhana graMtha gupta evA loka dharmonI aMdhArI keDIo ajavALe che. saurASTragujarAtamAM "ghUnAdharama" ke "mahAdharama" tarIke pravartamAna paMtha paraMparAmAM thatI pATa upAsanA, tenAM vidhi-vidhAno, kriyAkAMDo, tenA maMtro, tenuM sAhitya Aja sudhI atyaMta gupta hatuM. A paraMparAnA upAsako, saMvAhako ane anuyAyIomAM eTalI jaDa pratibaddhattA ke marI jAya paNa mukha na khole. A paristhitimAM, Jain Education Intemational 43 A sAhityane dhvanimudrita ane lipibaddha karavA niraMjanabhAIe sAce ja bhekha dhAraNa karyo. saMzodhana khAtara A paraMparAnA anuyAyInA aMtaratama sudhI pahoMcIne Aja sudhI je atyaMta gupta hatuM tene A paMthanA keTalAka anuyAyIonA Akrozano bhoga banIne paNa ujAgara karyuM. saMzodhanArthe temaNe karelo A purUSArtha, saMzodhananI dizAmAM kAma karanArA navI peDhInA saMzodhako mATe patha pradarzakanI garaja sAre tevo che. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada dvArA nirmita 'gujarAtI sAhitya koza'nA kAryamAM joDAI, madhyakAlIna saMtonA jIvananI zakya teTalI tathyaparaka vigato saMzodhita karI, e saMta kavionA jIvanano Alekha Apyo. to 'saurASTranuM saMta sAhitya'-nAmanA pustakamAM temaNe saurASTranI saMta paraMparAo, sAdhanAdhArA ane siddhAMto temaja saurASTranA 356 jeTalA saMta-bhakta kaviono saMkSipta paricaya Apyo. A uparAMta saMtanI saravANI, 'dudhaI vaDavALA dhAmanA devIsaMto', 'saMtavANInuM sattva ane sauMdarye' (anya sAthe) prema sakhI premAnaMdanAM zreSTha kAvyo' 'saMdhyA sumirana' AnaMdanuM jharaNuM' raMga zaradanI rAtaDI, 'kRSNagAna', 'mULadAsajInAM kAvyo' jevA dRSTipUta saMpAdano ane saMzodhano Do. niraMjana rAjyaguru dvArA gujarAtane prApta thayA che. niraMjanabhAIe 2jhaLapATa karIne ekatrita karelI atyaMta mUlyavAna DhagalAbaMdha sAmagrInA pramANamAM temanA dvArA prApta thayelAM pustakonI saMkhyA hara koIne alpa lAge. temano pI.eca.DI.no thisisa temaja phArbasa traimAsika, zabdasRSTi, paraba, buddhiprakAza vagere sAmayikomAM prakAzita thayelA temanA 500 jeTalAM saMzodhana lekho, pustaka svarUpe prakAzita thavAnI rAha joIne beThA che. saMta sAhityanA bhekhadhArI saMzodhaka-saMpAdaka ane vAhaka evA DaoN. niraMjana rAjyagurUe i.sa. 1990mAM ghoghAvadara mukAme 'AnaMda Azrama'mAM rahevAnuM pasaMda karI 'satta nirvANa phAunDezana' nAmanI saMsthA sthApI. jemAM temanI saMzodhana yAtrA daramyAna prApta thayelAM hajAro pustako, alabhya hastaprato ane dhvanimudrita oNDiyo-viDiyo keseTsanI jALavaNI sAthe lokasAhitya, saMta sAhitya, loka saMgIta, bhakti saMgIta, lokakalA vagerenA deza-videzanA abhyAsuone saMdarbha sAmagrI ane mArgadarzana ApavAmAM Ave che. A uparAMta Ama samAjanA zikSako evA lokakalAkAronA ghaDataranuM kAma paNa A saMsthA kare che. Page #490 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 474 pathapradarzaka saMtavANIne astittvano hisso banAvI denArA A ane saMskRtine vizva sAme mUkavA mATe, vaDodarAmAM 'bhASA risarca saMzodhakone potAnA aMgata jIvananI anizcitattAnI ciMtA nathI, enDa pablikezana senTarano prAraMbha kare che. pote hAtha dharelAM paraMtu pote saMzodhita karelA saurASTra-gujarAtanI saMtavANInA saMzodhananAM A kAryane vaizvika rUpa ApavA ane tenAM kAyamI bhavya vArasAne surakSita rAkhavAnI ciMtA karI rahyAM che. rakSaNArthe mahAtmA gAMdhI prerita AMtararASTrIya vizvavidyAlaya gAyonI sevA, vRkSa uchera, vaTemArgune visAmo, bhUkhyAne aMtargata i.sa. 1999mAM tejagaDha khAte "AdivAsI akAdamI'nI anna ane sAthe sAthe saMta sAhitya loka sAhityanA saMzodhana, sthApanA kare che. A sAthe AdivAsI sAhityanA prasArasaMpAdaka, vAhaka, maramI gAyaka sAdhaka evA Do. niraMjana pracArArthe "setu, Dhola, budhana, bola' vagere jevA sAmayiko paNa rAjyaguru A samayanI moMghI mirAta che. zarU kare che. hAlamAM zrI gaNeza devI AdivAsI yuvAna vidyArthIone ema.e., ema.phila. ane pI.eca.DI. jevA ucca zrI gaNeza nArAyaNadAsa devI abhyAsamAM joDavA ane mArgadarzana pUruM pADavA rAta-divasa lokavidyA kSetra je koI vidagdhonI khyAti, rAjya ane kAryarata rahe che. temanA sarAhanIya evA A karmayajJathI Aje dezanA sImADAo oLaMgI videzamAM phelAyelI che, evAM AdivAsI samAjamAM vyApelA zikSaNa, nirakSaratA, aMdhazraddhA jevA vidhAnomAM zrI gaNeza devI sAhebanuM nAma prathama haroLamAM mUkavuM duSaNone dUra karavA 125 kAryakaro 300 gAmamAM kAryarata che. paDe. deza ane duniyAne gujarAtanAM lokadhanano paricaya gujarAta mATe e gauravanI bAbata che ke--I. sa. karAvavA zrI devI sAheba loka sAhityanA aneka parisaMvAdomAM 1950, 1 julAIe mahArASTramAM janmelA, zrI sakriya rIte joDAtA rahyAM. jemAM thIcara, haidarAbAda, vArAMgala, gaNeza nArAyaNadAsa devI gujarAtamAM AvI, vaDodarA jillAmAM beMglora, zimogA, cennAI, punA, muMbaI, jalagAMva, kolhApura, sthAyI thayA. prAthamika zikSaNathI mAMDI ema.e. aMgrejI sudhIno baroDA, vallabhavidyAnagara, surata, rAjakoTa, amadAvAda, abhyAsa kolhApura ane zivAjI yunivarsiTImAMthI pUrNa karI, jayapura, caMdIgaDha, ludhIyANA, dilhI, lakhanau, kAnapura, kalakattA, i.sa. 1978mAM yunivarsiTI opha lIsamAMthI paNa ema.e.nI - madInApura, bhopAla vagere sthaLoe, temaja yunAITeDa kiMgDama, padavI prApta karI. A sAthe romenTIsijhamana ina dha poeTrI jarmanI, spena, siMgApora, iTAlI, haMgerI, AryalenDa, enDa lITararI kriTisijhamu oNpha zrI arabiMdo' viSaya aMtargata osTreliyA, cAInA, yu.esa.e., keneDA, jApAna, thAIlenDa saMzodhana kArya karI, i.sa. 1979mAM zivAjI yunivarsiTI vagere dezomAM yojAyela rASTrIya ane AMtara rASTrIya kolhApuramAMthI pI.eca.DI. nI padavI paNa prApta karI. parisaMvAdomAM adhyakSIya tathA memoriyala vyAkhyAno ApyAM. ( zaikSaNika kSetre ucca abhyAsa pUrNa karI zrI devI sAheba zrI devI sAhebanI pratibhA zaktino paricaya karAvanArA i.sa. 1979mAM suratanI dakSiNa gujarAta yunivarsiTInA aMgrejI temanA ghaNA graMtho, deza temaja duniyAnA saMzodhakone mATe judI vibhAganA lekacarara tarIke joDAyA. bAdamAM i.sa. 1980mAM ja dizA kholI ApI che, pathapradarzakanI garaja sAre tevAM che. baroDAnI mahArAjA sayAjIrAva yunivarsiTInA aMgrejI loka sAhitya saMzodhana kSetre zrI devI sAhebe dAkhavelI vibhAgamAM lekacarara tarIke joDAyA. ahIM rIDara ane prophesara kAryadakSatA ane temanI saMzodhakIya vidvattAnI noMdha laI, bhArata padethI zaikSaNika sevAo ApI i.sa. 1996mAM svaicchika sarakAra temaja anekavidha saMsthAo dvArA, vividha prakAranI nivRtti svIkArI. phelozIpa ane evorDasuthI jevAke--kathA evorDsa phora adhyApana padethI A rIte lIdhelI svaicchika nivRtti bAda, TrAnsalezana', 'senTrala sAhitya ekeDemI evorDa phora AphTara zrI devI sAheba potAno tamAma samaya ane zakti AdivAsI egneziyA', "guMthara sonyAyamara evorDa phora inoveTIva kalcarala samAja temaja tenAM sAhityanAM jatana ane saMzodhananA mArge vALa varka, "esa.e.Ara.Ara.sI. liTararI evorDa phora inoveTIva che. A mATe teozrI "sAhitya akAdamI dilhInA projekazana konTrIbyuzana Tu liTarecara enDa soziyala riphorma', 'prinsa kalesa ona TrAyabala liTarecara enDa orala TreDizanajana DirekTara' evorDa' (nedharalenDa) vagere jevA evorDasuthI temane navAjavAmAM tarIkenI niyukti svIkAre che. A sAthe, A prajAnAM sAhitya AvyA. Jain Education Intemational Page #491 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 405 potAnA vatana, samAja ane kuTuMbIjanono tyAga karI vagerenI paDelI UMDI chApa, ane Aja arasAmAM DaoN. prabodha gujarAta ane gujarAtanA AdivAsIone ja potAnuM sarvasva paMDitanA saMparkamAM AvavAnuM banatAM temanI aMdaranAM garbhita samajI, gujarAtanAM lokadhanano vizvane paricaya karAvanAra A saMskAro jAgI UThe che. ne kaMIka karI chUTavAnA saMkalpa sAthe DaoN. prajJApurUSa kharekhara sAcA arthamAM ApaNAM sahunA pathapradarzaka jayaMta zA. joSInA mArgadarzanamAM pI.eca.DI. nuM rajisTrezana banI rahe che. karAve che. viSaya rakhAya che-"rAjapIpaLA vibhAganA Do. jayAnanda joSI AdivAsIonI bolI ane lokasAhitya'. saMzodhananA A kAryane pAra pADavA mATe teo rAjapIpaLA, vAliyA, sAgabArA, DaoN. jayAnanda joSI gujarAtanA loka sAhitya ane DeDiyApADA, jhagaDiyA ane nAMdodanA jaMgalomAMnA AdivAsI bhASAzAstra ema ubhaya kSetre kazo dekhADo karyA vinA, niSThApUrvaka vistAromAM satata sAta varSa sudhI rakhaDapaTTI karIne A prajAnI kAma karanArA vidvAnomAMnA eka che. loka sAhitya kSetre temaNe bolI ane lokasAhityanI alabhya sAmagrI ekatrita kare che. rAjapIpaLAnA AdivAsIonI bolI ane lokasAhitya viSayaka DaoN. jayAnanda joSI lokadhananA A vArasAne TakAvI kareluM saMzodhana bahumUlya che. rAkhavAnI dareka pravRttimAM gAMThanuM gopIcaMda kharcIne joDAya. Aja DaoN. jayAnanda joSIno janma tA. 16-9-1937nA roja sudhImAM loka sAhityane lagatA aneka seminAromAM upasthita potAnA mosALa amalezvaramAM thayo hato. pitA lakSmIzaMkara rahIne temanA dvArA lakhAyelA savAso jeTalA chUTaka lekho ane bharUca jillAnA daheja gAmamAM vaidakano vyavasAya karatA. sAthe aThyAvIsa jeTalA AkAzavANI amadAvAda-vaDodarAthI rajU nibaMdha ane nATaka jevA sAhitya svarUpomAM kalama paNa calAvatA. thayelAM reDiyo vArtAlApa-graMthastha thavAnI rAha joIne beThA che. kuTuMbanI Arthika saMkaDAmaNane kAraNe bALa jayAnanda mAtA lekhana uparAMta jayAnanda joSIe sAmAjika kSetre aneka pitAnI hUMpha tyAgI, DAkoramAM zrI bAla brahmacaryAzramamAM rahI saMsthAomAM jevI ke-'da. gu. yuni. surata borDa opha sTaDIjha ina dhoraNa daza sudhIno abhyAsa pUrNa karyo. tyAra bAda naDiyAdamAM gujarAtI ceramena, phekalTI opha ArTsa sabhya, bI.yu.TI. ane zrI saMtarAma maMdiramAM rahI, mukhya viSaya gujarAtI-saMskRta sAthe gujarAta itihAsa kArobArI sabhya, AkAzavANI vaDodarAbI.e.no abhyAsa pUrNa karI, bhAleja hAIskUlamAM zikSaka tarIke lokala aDizana kamiTi opha phora myujhika sabhya ane akhila joDAyA. adhyApananA A samayagALAmAM adhyayananuM kArya paNa gujarAta yuni. enDa kaoNleja penzanara samAja kanvInara jevAM padacAlu rAkhI i. sa. 1961mAM gujarAtI-saMskRta sAthe ema.e. sabhyapada svIkArIne samAjanI sevA karI che. ane i.sa. 1963mAM bI.eDa. nI ucca padavI paNa prApta karI. i.sa. 1964mAM borasada hAIskUla ane kaoNleja ema banne kSetre | gujarAtanA AvA ghara vecIne tIratha karanArA, phUlaTAIma-pArTaTAIma nokarI karI. .sa. 1965mAM sI. ena. alpakhyAtanAma alpakhyAta vidvAna DaoN. jayAnanda joSI eka ArTsa kaoNleja kaDImAM pUrNa samayanA vyAkhyAtA tarIke niyukta sAcA mAnava sevakanI bhUmikA dharAve che. thayA. paraMtu i.sa. 1966mAM kAryabhAra ghaTavAthI chUTA thaIne A paricaya lekha adhyAtma vibhAgamAM mUkavAne navasArI gArDI kaoNlejamAM joDAyA. ahIM paNa vadhu samaya TakavAnuM ne badale zaratacUkathI atre mUkela che. na banatAM i. sa. 1977 thI vI. esa. paTela ArTsa kaoNleja basalImorAmAM sthAyI thayA, ne ahIMthI ja i.sa. 1997mAM | bhAgavat kathAkAra nivRtta thayA. pa. pU. zrI manaharalAlajI mahArAja bALapaNamAM mAtA, dAdI, nAnImA (mAtAnI mAtA)nA saurASTra-gujarAtamAM "gurUjI' tarIke khyAtI pAmelA, mukhethI hAtha ghaMTIe anAja daLatAM daLatAM sAMbhaLelAM prabhAtiyAM, zAstrIzrI, manaharalAlajI mahArAja sAcA arthamAM lokazikSakakAkA nAgezvara sAthe yajamAnavRtti karatAM, lagna prasaMge sAMbhaLelAM gurUjI hatA. 5. pU. DoMgarejI mahArAja ane zrIkRSNazaMkara gIto ane pitA taraphathI maLelo lekhanano vAraso vagere yuvAna zAstrInA sahAdhyAyI-samakakSa evA manaharalAlajI mahArAje jayAnandane vAraMvAra kaMIka karavA tarapha preratA hatA. ema.e.nA samagra bhAratamAM, temanA jIvanakALa daramyAna lagabhaga 1100 abhyAsakALa daramiyAna vAMcelA tesinorI, sara jyogriyarsana thI vadhu bhagavatakathAo karIne, dezanA lokone potAnI AgavI Jain Education Intemational Page #492 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 zailImAM "zrImad bhAgavatajI'nuM rasapAna karAvyuM. tema ja sAteka jeTalAM "gItA vidyAlayo' sthApI, ApaNA pavitramaya graMtha "zrI gItAjI'nA gUDhArthone loka bhASAmAM rUpAMtarita karIne loko sudhI pahoMcADavAno bhagIratha purUSArtha karyo. zrI manaharalAlajI mahArAjano janma tA. 18-11- 1927nA roja, temanA mosALa amarelI jillAnA koTaDApIThA' gAmamAM thayo hato. pitA giradharalAla mahetA rAjakoTa jillAnA, jetapura tAlukAnA mevAsA gAme gorapaduM karatA hatA. traNa varSanI uMmare mAtA godAvarI mAnI chatrachAyA gumAvI, pAMca dhoraNa sudhIno abhyAsa mevAsAmAM ja pUrNa karI, tera varSanI uMmare, AgaLa abhyAsArthe goMDala pAsenA deraDI (kuMbhAjI) gAme gayA. ahIM dhoraNa sAta sudhIno prAthamika abhyAsa pUrNa karI, jetapuranI kamarIbAI hAIskulamAM dAkhala thayA. jetapuranA A abhyAsakALa daramyAna, teo avAra-navAra AnaMda Azrama'-bIlakhAnI mulAkAte jatA. jenA suphaLa rUpe bALa manaharalAlajImAM saphaLa 'bhAgavatAcArya' banavAnAM bIja ropAyAM. jetapurathI meTrikanI parIkSA pAsa karI ucca abhyAsArthe kAzI' gayA. jyAM pa. pU. DoMgarejI mahArAja ane zrI kRSNazaMkara zAstrI' jevA sahAdhyAyIo sAthe sAta varSa sudhI saMskRtano abhyAsa karI, choTI kAzI tarIke oLakhAtA jAmanagaramAM zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. A ja samaya gALAmAM bAbarAnAM puSpAbahena sAthe lagnagraMthIthI joDAyA, gRhasthAzramamAM praveza karI, patni tathA cAra saMtAno (gItA, varSo, saMdhyA ane kRSNakAMta)nI sAMsArika javAbadArI paNa svIkArI. bALapaNamAM sevelA 'bhAgavata kathAkAra' thavAnA saMkalpane siddha karavA zikSakanI nokarI choDI, dhArI gayA. tyAM dAdA bhagavAnajIbhAInA sahakArathI keriyAcADa' gAmathI 'bhAgavatakathAnI zarUAta karI. A sAthe ja bALakomAM ane Ama samAjamAM 'bhAgavata gItAjI'nAM jJAna ane saMskAra ropavA, jAmanagaranI aMdara i.sa. 1952mAM gItA vidyAlaya' nAmanI saMsthAnI sthApanA karI. manaharalAlajI mahArAjanA pathapradarzaka AvA mAnavIya mUlyane ujAgara karanArA kAryanI vidvAnoe sarAhanA karI. loka-samAja taraphathI maLelA pratisAdathI nizcita thaI cUkelI potAnA jIvananI dizA mujaba manaharalAlajI mahArAje pachIthI bhAratabharamAM jJAna, sevA, dharma ane karmano saMdeza pahoMcADavA TheraThera gItA vidyAlayonI sthApanA karI. pAMceka jeTalI hAIskulanI paNa sthApanA karI. temaja 1100 thI vadhu jagyAe zrImad bhAgavata kathAo karI. A uparAMta rAmAyaNa, zivamahApurANa jevI dhArmika kathAo paNa anekavidha jagyAe teoe karelI. bhAratIya-vaidika saMskAranA pracAra-prasAranI sAthe sAthe sAmAjikakSetre paNa temanuM viziSTa pradAna rahyuM che. jemAM 10,000 gAyonuM pAlana, 10,000 kanyAonuM kanyAdAna, abhyAgatone Azaro, bhUkhyAne bhojana vagere noMdhapAtra che. A uparAMta jaina paraMparAnA mahArAjazrI adhyAtmanaMdajInI sAthe joDAIne, jaina sAdhvI-mahAsatIjIone saMskRta bhASAno abhyAsa karAvyo. jIvananA aMtima divasomAM cAra divasa sudhI mauna rahyA tyAre dharma patni zrI puSpA bahene pUchyuM : zuM thAya che? to kahe : have ApaNe mAyA saMkelavI joIe. cAra divasa pahelA Apelo jIvanayajJa pUrNa karavAno A saMketa tA. 16-062001 ne zanivAranA roja sAco Tharyo. upaniSadanA 'tena tyaktAna bhaMjithA' sUtrane AtmasAta karanAra zrI manaharalAlajI mahArAje, dhArmika, zaikSaNika, sAmAjika jevA anekavidha sevAkIya kSetromAM "jalakamalavatu' rahIne sevA karI. jenuM uttama udAharaNa e che ke-teo AjIvana bhADAnA makAnamAM ja rahyAM. zUnyamAMthI sarjana karIne UbhI karelI tamAma samRddhi samAjane samarpita karanAra A "gurUjI' kharekhara ApaNAM sau mATe moMghImirAta hatA. Jain Education Intemational Page #493 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 4oo. ApaNAM sAMskRtika AdhAra-saMbho -sulabhA rAmacaMdra deva purakara A lekhamALA ApaNA sAhityakAro-kavio, lekhako, vivecako, ciMtako, lokasAhitya, saMskRtinA mazAlacIonI saMkSipta oLakha Ape che. A sarve ApaNI saMskRtinI saravANIne vahetI rAkhanArA stroto che. mUlyone TakAvI rAkhanArA AdhAra-staMbho che. vegavaMtu, praphulla sAhitya e satata utkarSa sAdhatA nirogI samAjanuM pratibiMba che. je samAja potAnA sAMskRtika vArasAne sAcavI nathI zakato te samAja lAMbo samaya jIvaMta rahI nathI zakato. ApaNA dezanA itihAsamAM dareka tabakke viparIta paristhitimAM paNa udAtta sAhityanuM sarjana thatuM rahyuM che. jJAnanI saravANI avirata vahetI rahI che. jherano pyAlo pInArI mIrAMbAI hoya ke aneka kasoTImAMthI pAra utaratA narasiMha mahetA hoya. sAmAjika bahiSkArano sAmano karatA narmada hoya ke rAjakIya AMTIghUMTImAM sapaDAyelA kavi kalApI hoya, sAhityasarjanano mahAyajJa akhaMDa cAlu rahyo che. bhakti, ciMtana, manana, jJAna ane manuSya svabhAvanA samabhAvapUrNa avalokananA paripAkarUpe je amUlya motI prApta thayA che te ApaNAM graMthomAM sacavAIne paDyA che. te racayitAono saMkSipta paricaya jhalakarUpe apAyo che. A lekhamALA rajU karanAra zrI sulabhA devapurakara (janma : 1964) eka susaMskRta parivAramAM janmI ucca abhyAsa karI porabaMdaranI zrI vI. Ara. goDhANIyA mahilA kolejamAM aMgrejI viSayanA vyAkhyAtA tarIke sevAo ApI rahyA che. hAlamAM Ph.D. mATe 19 mI sadInA bhAratIya navalakathAkAro para saMzodhana karI rahyA che. teo pote sarjanAtmaka sAhitya, vivecana ane anuvAdamAM mahattvanI kAmagIrI karI rahyA che. bALasAhityamAM paNa temanuM vizeSa pradAna rahyuM che. temanI kRtiomAM aMgrejI kAvya saMgraha svITara (Twiter) 1998mAM, gujarAtI kAvyasaMgraha 'tamarAM 2002 mAM, vArtAsaMgraha "sAme pAra' 2004 mAM pragaTa thayA che. bALasAhityamAM "manuDInI hoDI ane bIjI vAto 1999 mAM, jaMtara-maMtara 2002 mAM, 'chatta ane phag' 2003 mAM, mere Asapasa kI duniyA 2003mAM ane DAhI DamarI DolI' 2004 mAM prakAzita thayAM che. aMgrejImAM bALavArtAo sAmAyikamAM pragaTa thaI che. | 'inDiyana lITarecara' mAM rameza pArekhanI kavitAno karelo anuvAda zreSTha anuvAda tarIke chapAyo. "tamarAM nI kavitA eka mahatvanA saMgrahamAM sthAna pAmI aMgrejImAM saMzodhanalekho, gujarAtImAM pustaka-avalokano, lekho ityAdi prakAzita. TUMkI vArtA kSetre padArpaNa samaye zrI narottama palANanA zabdo hatAM-"...enI kalamamAM eka prauDhIno anubhava thAya che." suMdara citrAtmaka zailI, manuSyanA mananA aMtaHstalamAM DokiyuM karavAnI dRSTi, mAnavasahaja sau uNapo, khUbIo, khAmIone svIkArI jIvana pratye udAratAthI jovAnI AvaData che. mAnavajIvanamAM duHkha ane hAsya baMnenI zakyatAono sarasa vistAra karI jANe che. dhanyavAda. - saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational Page #494 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4. asAIta : (samaya : i.sa. caudamo saiko) asAIta ThAkaranA nAme 'haMsAuli' maLe che je be AtmAonA janmajanmAntaranA praNayanI kalpanottha kathA che. saMpradAya nirapekSa zuddha sAhityanA raciyatA tarIke purogAmIomAMnA eka, asAIte lokanATya bhavAIno paNa puraskAra karyo je anugAmI saikAomAM lokapriya banI. temaNe lakhelA vezo Aje paNa bhajavAya che. narasiMha mahetA (Azare i.sa. 1414 thI 1480) jUnAgaDhanA rahevAsI ane gujarAtanA prasiddha bhaktakavi narasiMha mahetA adhyAtma, ciMtana ane Urmi dvArA kAvyatvane UMcI koTie pahoMcADanAra hoI Adi kavinuM birUda pAme che. temanAM pada ane prabhAtiyAM ghare ghare gavAya che. jhUlaNA chaMdamAM racAyeluM prabhAtiyuM vaiSNavajana to tene re kahIe' gAMdhIjIne bahu priya hatuM. nAgara jJAtimAM janmelA narasiMhane aspRzyatAno koI chocha na hato tethI ghaNuM sahevuM paDeluM. temanA jIvanamAM banelA camatkAro viSe kathAo pracalita che jenA viSe temaNe pote 'zAmaLazAno vivAha', 'hUMDI' ane 'kuMvarabAInuM mAmeru'mAM varNana karyuM che. narasiMha mahetAno tattvasiddhAMta vallabhAcArya (19791530)nA siddhAMtanI pUrvakalpanA rajU karato eka prakArano sarvezvaravAda (Pantheism) che je temanI kavitAmAM dRSTigocara thAya che : 'ghATa ghaDiyA pachI nAmarUpa jUjavA aMte to hemanuM hema hoye.' ane vRkSamAM bIja tuM, bIjamAM vRkSa tuM ityAdi kRSNabhaktinA raMge raMgAyelI kavitA madhura ane layabaddha che. mIrAMbAI : (i.sa.nuM soLamuM zataka) bhakta kaviyatrI mIrAMno janma meDatAnA kUkaDI gAme rAThoDavaMzamAM thayo hato. mevADanA rANA saMgrAmasiMhanA pATavIputra bhojarAja sAthe temanuM lagna thayuM. nAmapaNathI kRSNabhaktinA raMge raMgAyelI mIrAMne rAjamahelanA vaibhava ke baMdhana anukULa na AvyA ane sAsare trAsa veThavo paDyo. ema kahevAya che ke mIrAMne rANAe viSathI bharelo pyAlo mokalyo hato paraMtu kRSNano prasAda samajI te pI janArI mIrAM para jheranI koI asara thaI nahi. temaNe gujarAtI ane hindI bhASAmAM gopIbhAvathI lakhelAM suMdara pado che jema ke : paga ghuMgharu bAMdha mIrAM nAcI re, mane cAkara rAkhojI, bairI maiM to prema dIvAnI. . pathapradarzaka akho : (i.sa.nI 17mI sadIno pUrvArdha) amadAvAda najIka AvelA jetalapura gAmano vatanI akho vyavasAye sonI hato. eka vakhata tenI dharmanI mAnelI bahene akhAnAM banAvelAM ghareNAMnI bIjA sonI pAse cakAsaNI karAvI tethI du:khI thaI akho vairAgya tarapha vaLyo. avaLavANI mATe jANItA akhAe chappA nAmanI kAvyaracanA dvArA samAjamAM pravartatA daMbha, pAkhaMDa, aMdhazraddhA ane ajJAna para prahAro karyA che. chappA uparAMta 'akhegItA', 'anubhava-biMdu' ane 'guruziSya saMvAda' jevI dIrdha kAvya racanAo paNa eNe ApI che. akhAnI saraLa sacoTa vANI marmane bhede che : (1) eka mUrakhane evI Teva, paththara eTalA pUje deva tilaka karatAM trepana vahyAM, japamALAnAM nAkAM gayAM tIratha pharI pharI thAkyA caraNa, toya na pahoMcyo harine zaraNa. (2) pote harine na jANe leza ane kADhI beTho guruno veza, jayama sApane ghe2e paroNo sApa mukha cATI vaLyo gheraya Apa evA guru ghaNA saMsAra, te akhA zuM mUke pAra? narmadAzaMkara lAlazaMkara dave : narmada (janma i.sa. 1833, avasAna : 1863) sUratamAM janmelA narmade muMbaI elphinsTana kolejamAM eka varSa abhyAsa karyo pachI zikSaka tarIke sevA ApI. 1858 thI 'kalamane khoLe mAthu mUkyuM' ane sAhityasarjana karyuM. 'narmakavitA' dvArA sAhityakSetre praveza karanAra narmada navajAgRtikALanuM mukhya baLa banyo. samAjasudhAraNA pratyenI tenI dhagaza ahIM 'hinduonI paDatI' ane 'vaidhavya citra'mAM pragaTa thAya che. uparAMta 'RtuvarNana', 'sadanarasika' dvArA prakRti ane praNaya temaja rASTrabhAvanAnI utkRSTa UrminI uttama kavitAo dvArA temaNe gujarAtI bhASAmAM zuddha kavitA pratyenI saMprajJatA keLavavAnuM kAma karyuM che. 'sahu calo jItavA jaMga byugalo vAge' evI paMktioe narmadane gujarAtI prajAmAM kAyamI sthAna apAvyuM che. narmade gujarAtI nibaMdhano AviSkAra karyo. sudhAraka tarIke temaNe aneka viSayo para bhASaNo ApyAM. maMDaLI maLavAthI thatA lAbha', 'svadezAbhimAna', 'lagna ane punarlagna' vagere 'narmagadya' mAMnA motIbindu samA lekho che. piMgaLapraveza, alaMkArapraveza vagere graMtho dvArA sAhitya mImAMsAnI carcA karI. kRSNakumArI, rAmajAnakIdarzana jevA cha nATako ApyAM. narmakoza ane narmavyAkaraNa ApyuM. premAnaMda, Page #495 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 409 madhyakAlIna yuganA kavinI kRtionuM zAstrIya rIte saMpAdana karyuM. karyuM che. uparAMta sAhitya, itihAsa, kAyadA vi. viSayo para mArI hakIkata' rUpe AtmakathA, "dharmavicAra'mAM dharma vize, emanA abhyAsalekho che. zrI govardhanarAma tripAThI gujarAtI 'rAjayaraMga'mAM itihAsa vize carcA. "DAMDiyo' sAmAyikanuM sAhitya pariSadanA pramukha (1905) rahI cUkyA che. saMpAdana ema ekalA hAthe vividha bhUmikA bhajavI vIratAthI - bAlAzaMkara ullAsarAma kaMthAriyA samAja taraphathI bahiSkArano sAmano karatAM karatAM sAhitya ane saMskRtinI sevA karI. (kalAntakavi) (1858 thI 1896) raNachoDabhAI udayarAma dave arvAcIna kavitAnA A mahattvanA kavino janma naDiyAda khAte thayo hato. meTrika sudhI bhaNelA bAlAzaMkara vepAramAM pravRtta (samaya : 1837 thI 1923) hatA. "kalAntakavi' emanI mahattvanI kRti "sauMdaryalaharI' "dIvAne kheDA jillAnA mahudhA gAmamAM janma. kAyadAno hAphIjha', "kapUramaMjarI' ane "mRcchakaTikanA anuvAdo emaNe abhyAsa. kacchamAM dIvAna tarIke kAmagIrI. 'dIvAna bahAdura'no ApyA che. tathA 'bhAratIbhUSaNa', "kRSNamahodaya' ane 'itihAsakhitAba briTIza sarakAra taraphathI. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA mAlA'nuM taMtrIpada saMbhALyuM. navA yuganA kavimAM UrmikAvyanI pramukha 1912. nATaka, kAvyamImAMsA, anuvAda ane itihAsa - surekha ane svaccha racanA dekhAya che. jemAM suMdaramUnA zabdomAM kSetre padArpaNa. buddhiprakAza nAmanA sAmAyikanA taMtrI. "lalitA kahIe to kaMthAriyAe "gujarAtI kavitAne dalapatazailImAMthI navI duHkhadarzaka', 'harizcaMdra', jayakumArI vijaya emanAM pramukha nATako, zailImAM laI javAnuM subhaga saMkrAnti kArya karyuM che." nATyaprakAza, rasaprakAza, alaMkAraprakAza vagere mImAMsAgraMtho, hitopadeza ane zeksapIaranAM nATakono anuvAda. "kaccha dezano hAjI mahammada alArakhiyA zivajI : itihAsa' nAme pustaka. nATakomAM padArpaNane lIdhe teo gujarAtI (.sa. 1878 thI 1921) nATakanA pitA kahevAyA. muMbaImAM janmelA zivajIe aMgrejI cha dhoraNa sudhInuM govardhanarAma mAdhavarAma tripAThI : zikSaNa prApta karyuM hatuM ane patrakAratva kSetre ullekhanIya kAmagIrI karI hatI. teo gujarAtImAM citramaya sAhityanA prakAzananA (janma : 1855 mRtyu : 1907) praNetA hatA. te kalAno bhakta hatA. teNe kavitA, nATaka, gujarAtI sAhityanA ziramora samAM govardhanarAmano janma navalakathA ane gadyamAM sarjana karyuM che. "snehI viraha paMcadazI' naDiyAdamAM thayo hato. bI.e. ela.ela.bI. thaI muMbaImAM nAme kAvya "maherunnisAM nAme nATaka, razidA, zIzamahala ane vakIlAta karavA mAMDI ane sAthe uttama sAhityanuM sarjana cAlu sevAsadana' nAme navalakathAo tathA lorDa karjhana viSe 100 rAkhyuM. mukhyatve "sarasvatIcaMdra' nAmanI cAra bhAgamAM vaheMcAyelI jeTalA sacitra lekho emaNe ApyA che. eDavina ArnolDa kata navalakathA temanuM gujarAtI sAhityane mahattvanuM pradAna che. temAM 'palsa opha pheItha' no "imAnanAM motI' nAme anuvAda karyo che. prAcIna, arvAcIna bhAratIya ane pazcima saMskRtinA samanvayarUpe gulazana" ane "vIsamI sadI' sAmAyikonuM taMtrIpada saMbhALyuM che. traNa traNa peDhIone AvarI laI samayanI bhavya saMskRti gAthA zrI kanaiyAlAla munazIe tenA mATe kahyuM che : "hindamAMracI che. jagatanA uttama ciMtanagarbha sarjanAtmaka graMthomAM sthAna gujarAtamAM kalAno zokha vadhe, kalAkAronI kiMmata aMkAya, laI zake eTalI iyattA A mahAnavalanI che. kalAmayatA prasare-Aja teno jIvanaAdarza hato. dareka paMktinA A uparAMta emaNe "snehamudrA' nAmanI eka karuNa kavi ane nATyakAra, kathAkAra ane ThaThThAbAja, citrakAra ane prazasti lakhI che ane "lIlAvatI jIvanakalA" tathA "navalarAmanuM zilpI. badhAne mATe tene moha hato, badhAne ujatA.....jyAM jIvanavRttAMta' ema jIvanacaritro lakhyAM che. temanI lakhelI kalAnAM darzana thatAM tyAM te praNipAta karatA." DAyarIo scrapbook rUpe prakAzita thaI che. temaNe vivecanamAM aradezara rAmajI khabaradAra lekho lakhyA che, "kavi dayArAmano akSara deha' ane classical poets of Gujarat and their influence on Society (i.sa. 1881 thI 1953) and Morals' ema pustaka lakhyuM che. navalagraMthAvalinuM saMpAdana damaNa khAte janmelA kavie mAdhyamika zALA sudhInuM Jain Education Intemational Page #496 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kavi, vivecaka, 3 . umAzaMkara ja madacaMdraka maLI 480 pathapradarzaka zikSaNa laI vepAramAM jhaMpalAvyuM. pArasI hovA chatAM temanI kathanarItithI emanI navalakathAo khUba lokapriya banI hatI. kavitAmAM pArasIzAhI lokabolInI asara nathI paraMtu ziSTa temaNe TUMkI vArtAo ane nATako paNa lakhyAM che. A uparAMta kAvyAtmaka bhASA che. temaNe chaMdomAM navAM sarjana karyA che. navA kAvyo, nibaMdho, AtmakathA vagere paNa ApyAM che. temanI kAvyarUpe lirika, khaMDakAvya, rAsa, bhajana ane muktaka lakhyAM che. "grAmalakSmI' ke 'bhArelo agni' jevI navalakathAonI tatkAlIna "kAvyarasikA', 'vilAsikA' 'gAMdhIbApu', "gAMdhIbApuno pavADo', yuvA mAnasa para UMDI asara jovA maLI hatI ane keTalAka kIrtanikA' vagere temanAM kAvyo che. sundaramanA mate temano sauthI gAmaDAMmAM jaI vasavATa karavA lAgyA hatA. vizeSa maulika ane rasAvaha kahevAya tevo unmeSa pratikAvyono che. suMdarajI beTAI (dvaipAyana, mitravaruNo) vivecanamAM "gujarAtI kavitAnI racanAkaLA' nAme graMtha che (1905-1989) 247 BigHi The Silken Tussel 24-7 Zarathustra, the First prophet of the world e nAme graMtho uparAMta kavi, vivecaka, anuvAdaka evA zrI suMdarajI beTAIno 101 soneTo che. janma okhA-beTamAM thayelo. umAzaMkara jozInI haroLanA kavi adhyApaka hatA. 'tulasIdala' kAvyasaMgraha mATe narmadacaMdraka maLyo. kAkAsAheba kAlelakara tauparAMta jyotirekhA, saddagata caMdrazIlAne, aMjanA va. emanA (janma : i.sa. 1885, mRtyu 1981) kAvyasaMgraho che. 'suvarNamegha', "Amoda' ane narasiMharAva emanA mULa nAma dattAtreya bAlakRSNa kAlelakara. mULe vivecanagraMtho che. mahAmanA thoro, mahAbhArata (chellAM cAra parva) mahArASTrIyana paNa gujarAtI bhASA paranA prabhutvane laIne ane romaharSiNI emanA anuvAdo che. asarakAraka Urmi ane 'savAI gujarAtI' tarIke oLakhAyA. gujarAtI bhASAnA uttama zabdArthanI svacchatA e zrI viSNuprasAda trivedIne mate temanI nibaMdhakAromAMnA eka teo sadAnA pravAsI hatA. temanA vizeSatA che. pravAsavarNanamAM to himAlayano pravAsa', brahmadezano pravAsa', bacubhAI rAvata H (1898-1980) 'pUrva AphrikAmAM', 'UgamaNo deza jevA graMtho che jemAM pradezanA vaividhya varNavavAnI sAthe UMDuM ciMtana paNa karAve che. jIvana janma amarelImAM. meTrIka sudhI abhyAsa, patrakAritva. kumAra" nAmanA utkRSTa sAmAyikanuM taMtrIpada 1924 thI saMskRti', "jIvanavikAsa', "jIvatA tahevAro', 'jIvana-ciMtana', mRtyuparyata saMbhALI temAM kalA, sAhitya uparAMta itihAsa, 'jIvanapradIpa' ane 'parama sakhA mRtyu temanA ciMtana-mananayukta vanaspati, Ayurveda jevA viSayo para paNa suMdara, surucipUrNa nibaMdhasaMgraho che. "rakhaDavAno AnaMda', "jIvanano AnaMda', lekho AvatA rahyA. aneka lekhakone prakAzamAM lAvanAra bacubhAI 'jIvanalIlA' ane 'otarAtI divAlo' mAM nirbheLa AnaMdamAM pote kalAmAM UMDI ruci dharAvatA hatA. gujarAtanI graMthastha lIna kare tevA prakRti sauMdaryane lagatA, sarjakanA vyaktitvane prakaTa citrakalA ane 'kalA vivecano' emanuM prazasya lakhANa che. karatA lalita nibaMdho che. budhakAvyasabhA' kumAra kAryAlayamAM kavione bhegA karI ramaNalAla vasaMtalAla desAI : kAvyavinodano kAryakrama thato. bacubhAI te uparAMta gujarAtI (janma : i.sa. 1892, mRtyu : i.sa. 1954) lipinA navA maroDanA nirmAtA tarIke paNa yAda raheze. zrI ramaNAla vasaMtalAla desAI vaDodarA jillAnA ganI dahIMvALA : (1908-1987) zinora gAmanA vatanI hatA. jUnA vaDodarA rAjyamAM mahesUla phakta traNa dhoraNa gujarAtI copaDI bhaNelA suratanA vibhAganA adhikArI tarIke javAbadArI emaNe bajAvI hatI. vatanI zrI abdulaganI abdulakarIma dahIMvAlA je ganI emanuM sAhityasarjana vipula che. "kokilA', "grAmalakSmI', dahIMvAlA tarIke prakhyAta hatA te vyavasAye darajI hatA. mANasanA 'divyacakSu',' "bhArelo agni' e emanI agatyanI mana-AtmAmAMthI je Urmi-darda pragaTe che te cakita karI de tevuM navalakathAo che. emanA lakhANamAM gAMdhIyuganA gujarAtI che. "gAtAM jharaNAM', "maheMka', "madhurapa', "nirAMta' jevA kAvyasamAjanuM Alekhana thayeluM jovA maLe che. AthI yogya rIte ja saMgraho sAthe emaNe "pahelo mALa' nAmanuM nATaka paNa lakhyuM che teo "yugamUrti vArtAkAra' tarIke oLakhAyA che. saraLa pravAhI jenA mATe gujarAta sarakAranuM pAritoSika maLyuM che. Jain Education Intemational Page #497 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 481 guNavaMtarAya popaTabhAI AcArya svAtaMtryanI jhaMkhanA, prakRtiprema ane AdhyAtmarasa sabaLa rIte nirUpaNa pAme che. (janma : i.sa. 1900 mRtyu. 1965) jetalasaramAM janmelA zrI AcArya vyavasAye patrakAra hatA. jIvanano uttarArdha temaNe poMDicerI khAte araviMda AzramanA sAdhaka tarIke gALyuM hatuM. temaNe vipula sAhitya saryuM che. dariyAI navalakathAo 'dariyAlAla', 'sakkarabAra', "hAjI kAsama tArI vIjaLI' vagerethI mukundarAya pArAzarya : lokapriya, aitihAsika, sAmAjika navalathAo, sAgarakathAo, | (janma : i.sa. 1914 mRtyu 1985). nATako, jAsUsa kathAo, itihAsanAM pustako, navalikAo ema mukundarAya vijayazaMkara paTTaNI-pArAzaryano janma bahuvidha sAhitya emanI pAsethI maLela che. morabImAM thayo hato. koTaDA-sAMgANI temanuM vatana. emaNe kizanasiMha cAvaDA : (jipsI) (1903-79) prAthamika zikSaNa koTaDA sAMgANI ane rAjakoTamAM lIdhuM hatuM. vaDodarAmAM janmelA kizanasiMha goviMdasiMha cAvaDAe tyArabAda mAdhyamika zikSaNa rAjakoTamAM ane ucca zikSaNa gujarAtI sAhityanA vividha kSetre potAnuM yogadAna ApyuM che. bhAvanagaramAM lIdhuM hatuM. temanA jIvanaghaDataramAM prabhAzaMkara paTTaNI nibaMdhamAM "amAsanA tArA', 'tArA maitraka" ane "samudranA dvIpa' temaja gAMdhIjInI asara hatI. tattvajJAna, zikSaNa, itihAsa ane saMgraho che. drumadruma ane zarvarI navalikAo ane "dharatInI putrI' kAvya-sAhitya emanA rasa-abhyAsanA viSayo hatA. "arcana' nAme navalakathA uparAMta "himAlayanI patrayAtrA" nAme ane "saMskRti' emanA kAvyasaMgraho che. "satyakathAo', pravAsavarNana', "amAsathI pUnama bhaNI' zIrSaka heThaLa AtmakathA, satvazIla', "mArAM moTIbA' ane bIjI satyakathAo emanA kabIrasaMpradAya para saMzodhana, saMpAdana, anuvAda, anAhata nAda jIvanacaritronA saMgraho che. temaNe 'sara prabhAzaMkara paTTaNInuM voice of silent ane gItA para aMgrejImAM lakhANa che. jIvanacaritra' ane "prabhAzaMkara paTTaNI : vyaktitvadarzana' ema teozrI inDIyana pI.I.ena. nAmanI saMsthAnA maMtrIpade rahI vistRta jIvanavRttAMta ApyAM che. saraLa zailImAM sAdA mAnavImAM cUkyA che tathA "amAsanA tArA' mATe temane narmada suvarNacaMdraka jhalakatA umadA guNo darzAvavAnI emanI AgavI rIta che. prApta thayo che. temanA gadyamAM paNa kavitAnI madhura chAMTa varatAya zrI pArAzaryanA maraNoparAMta pragaTa thayelAM anya pustako che ane satata prasannatAno anubhava karAve che. mArI mA', "mArA gurunI vAto', "gRhasthAzrama ane bIjA nibaMdho', "rucino dora', 'urmilA bhAga-2' ane 'gaurI' nAmanI tribhuvanadAsa puruSottamadAsa luhAra suMdaram' navalakathAno samAveza thAya che. (janma : i. sa. 1908, mRtyu : i. sa. 1991). temane zrI araviMda suvarNacaMdraka tathA narmada caMdraka sundaram mULa bharUca jillAnA miyAMmAtara gAmanA vatanI (maraNoparAMta)thI sanmAnita karavAmAM AvyA che. hatI. sundaram upanAmathI suMdara mahattvapUrNa lekhana kavitA temaja vArtA, pravAsavarNanavivecana ApyAM che. gAMdhIyuganI gujarAtI gulAbadAsa brokara : (janma : i.sa. 1909) kavitAnA agraNI kavi che. rASTrapitA gAMdhIjIe sthApelI gulAbadAsa harajIvanadAsa brokara mULa porabaMdaranA vatanI gujarAta vidyApIThamAM zikSaNa lIdhuM ane svAtaMtrya-saMgrAmamAM che. teo hAla muMbaImAM nivAsa kare che. zeradalAlInA sakriya bhAga lIdho hato. "koyA bhagatanI kaDavI vANI', vyavasAyanI sAthosAtha sAhityasarjananI pravRtti satata cAlu che. kAvyamaMgalA', "vasudhA' ane "yAtrA" mahattvanA kAvyasaMgraho temaNe TUMkIvArtA, ekAMkI, kAvya, pravAsavarNana, vivecana vagere uparAMta "raMga raMga vAdaLiyAM' nAmanA bALakAvyonA saMgrahanI kSetro kheDyAM che. TUMkI vArtAnA kSetramAM temanuM arpaNa noMdhapAtra che. amUlya bheTa paNa emanA taraphathI maLI che. "piyAsI', 'unayana' 'latA ane bIjI vAto', 'UbhI vATe', "sUryA', "mAnavInAM mana' vagere vArtAsaMgraho, "dakSiNAyana' nAme pravAsagraMtha temaja emanA pramukha vArtAsaMgraho che. dhUmrasera', "jvalaMta agni', arvAcIna kavitA' "avalokanA' vagere vivecanagraMtho ApyAM che. navA gagananI nIce', 'rUpa suSTimAM' emanAM pustako che. TUMkI 'dakSiNA' nAme sAmAyika paNa prakAzita karatA. sundaramUnI vArtA svarUpane emaNe vadhu kalAtmaka banAvI UMDANa bakyuM che. kavitAmAM mAnavamAtra pratye prema, pIDito pratye sahAnubhUti, jaipha vayanA A lekhakane pAzrIthI alaMkRta karAyA che. Jain Education Intemational Page #498 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 482 kRSNalAla zrIdharANI (janma : i.sa. 1911, mRtyu : I. sa. 1960) kRSNalAla jeThAlAla zrIdharANIno janma bhAvanagara jillAnA umarALA gAme thayo hato. temano abhyAsa bhAvanagaramAM dakSiNAmUrti, amadAvAdamAM gujarAta vidyApITha temaja ravIndranAtha TAgoranA zAMtiniketanamAM rahI karyo hato. vadhu abhyAsa tathA vyavasAya aMge keTalAMka varSo amerikAmAM rahyA hatA. "koDiyAM' ane 'punarapi' temanA kAvyasaMgraho che. "vaDalo', moranAM IMDAM" ane "piyA gorI' nATyasaMgraho che. kavitA ane nATakanA kSetre gujarAtI sAhityamAM anokhuM padArpaNa che. uparAMta patrakAratvanA kSetre paNa temanI kAmagIrI noMdhapAtra rahI hatI. hIrAbahena rAmanArAyaNa pAThaka (janma : i.sa. 1916 mRtyu : i.sa. 1995) muMbaImAM janmelAM lekhikA hIrAbahene adhyApikA tarIke pharaja bajAvI che. vismayapUrNa saMvedanazIlatA darzAvatI kavitA, paraloke patra' mATe suvarNacaMdraka ane raNajItarAma suvarNacaMdraka, 'gavAkSadIpa' mAM nibaMdha, "ApaNuM vivecanasAhitya', 'AsvAdabhASyo', "caMdra caMdrAvatInI vArtA'nuM saMpAdana karyuM. saMskRta sAhitya pratyeno anero lagAva. sureza jozI (1921-1986) sonagaDha pAse vAloDa gAme janmelA zrI sureza hariprasAda jozI ma.sa. yuni. khAte prAdhyApaka tarIke sudIrdha khyAti meLavI cUkyA hatA. kavitA, navalikA, navalakathA, nibaMdha, vivecana, saMpAdana, anuvAda-dareka kSetramAM mahattvapUrNa AgavuM yogadAna ApanAra sureza jozI sAhityamAM cIlAcAlu vibhAvanAonA virodhI hatA. sAhityanA marmane pAmanAra eka spaSTavaktA vivecaka hovA uparAMta eka saMvedanazIla sarjaka, AsvAdaka paNa hatA. janAntike' nibaMdhasaMgraha mATe narmadacaMdraka (196pa1971)mAM raNajItarAma caMdraka uparAMta soviyeta lenDa neharu evorDathI sanmAnita thayA che. kundanikA kApaDiyA : (1927) janmasthaLa : lImaDI. lekhikA ane patrakAra. kundanikAbahena Aje to naMdigrAma jaI vasyA che. temanI sAcI oLakha to "sAta pagalAM AkAzamAM' banI rahI che jenA mATe pathapradarzaka temane sAhitya akAdamI evorDa maLyo ane ethI vizeSa lokacAhanA maLI. navalikAsaMgraho, nibaMdha, saMpAdana ane anuvAdanA kSetramAM paNa prazaMsanIya kAryasAdhanA, 'sAta pagalAM AkAzamAM' nArIjIvananI anokhI cetanAno vistAra karela che. zrI narottama kAkUbhAI palANa : (janma i. sa. 1935) zrI narottama palANa gujarAtI sAhityanA utkRSTa sarjakavivecaka itihAsa, vivecaka-itihAsa-purAtattvavid che. temanA rasanA viSayo aneka che, pravAsa, lokajIvana, lokasAhitya, dharma dareka kSetramAM temanI AgavI sUjha ane rasa-rUci che. porabaMdara pAsenA rANIkhIrasarA gAme janma tathA prAraMbhika zikSaNa pachI pUnA, jUnAgaDha, amadAvAdamAM abhyAsa. prAdhyApaka ane chelle rAjakoTa kuMDaliyA kolejanA prinsipAla tarIke nivRtta. kumAracaMdraka, "cAlo pravAse' pustaka mATe rAjya sarakAra taraphathI pAritoSika, reDiyo rUpaka 'AratI ane AjhAna' mATe prasAra bhAratInuM inAma. Ama aneka prakAre alaMkRta. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA upapramukha, purAtattva saMzodhana maMDaLanA maMtrI. saurASTra itihAsa pariSadanA maMtrI jevA aneka pada zobhAve che. sAmAyiko, vartamAnapatromAM niyamita kolama dvArA janasaMparka. temanI kalame rakhaDapaTTI (1970), sarasvatInA tIre tIre (1972), mAdhavamadhu (1978), eka adhyApakanI DAyarI, itihAsa vimarza (1979), loko, sAhitya-lokagIta (1981), zrI ke.kA. zAstrI, gvAla graMtha (1981), dhUmalI saMdarbha (1982), dhUmalI rAjakIya ane sAMskRtika (1982), hemacaMdrAcArya (1989), saMpAdana : kavitA cayana, zatadala parimala (1990), nirAlAnI sAhitya sAdhanA (anuvAda), saurASTranA TApuo (2003), cUMTelAM bhajano, vyakti ane samaSTi ane tAjetaramAM lakhAyelI "hU hU' zIrSakanI navalakathA ema aneka graMtho maLe che. vivecaka tarIke teo rasathI UMDANapUrvaka abhyAsa karI carcA karanArA marmajJa ane rasajJa, bhAvaka ane TIkAkAra paNa che. itihAsa ane purAtattvanuM temanuM bahoLuM jJAna ane samaja sAhityanA kSetre navA parimANo khole che. sitAMzu yazazcaMdra mahetA : (janma : 1941) bhUjamAM janmelA sitAMzu hAla ma.sa. yuni. khAte Jain Education Intemational Page #499 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo prAdhyApaka che. vacce saurASTra yuni.nA kulapati tarIke sevA. kavi ane vivecaka sitAMzu prAcIna yuropIya sAhityanA "mitha' tathA bhAratIya saMkalpanAno AdhAra laI kavitAne samaSTinI vANI banAve che. "oDisTasanuM halesuM' mATe gujarAta sarakArano puraskAra. "jaTAyu' mATe sAhitya akAdamI dilhIno puraskAra ane tAjetaramAM narmadacaMdraka enAyata thayo. uparAMta ensAyakalopiDIyA opha inDiyana lITarecara, dilhInA saMpAdaka tarIke sevA ApI che. kavitAnA navA zikhara sitAMzumAM jovA maLe che ema kahIzuM. umAzaMkara jozI : (janma i.sa. 1911 mRtyu I.sa. 1988) gujarAtanA mUrdhanya sAhityakAronI sUcimAM umAzaMkara AgalI haroLamAM birAje che. zrI umAzaMkara jeThAlAla jozIno janma sAbarakAMThAnA iDara tAbAnA bAmaNA gAmamAM thayo hato. temaNe gujarAta vidyApIThamAM rahI vizvazAMti' kAvya lakheluM ane rASTrIya caLavaLamAM paNa bhAga lIdhelo. sAhitya, zikSaNa ane saMskAranA kSetre emanI sevA mUlyavAna hatI. gujarAta yunivarsiTI tathA zAMtiniketanamAM AvelI vizvabhAratI yunivarsiTInA teo kulapati hatA. kavitA, vArtA, ekAMkI, saMzodhana, saMpAdana, vivecana, anuvAda vagere kSetromAM temaNe noMdhapAtra pradAna karyuM che. "saMskRti' nAmanuM mAsika calAvatA hatA. temanA "nizItha' kAvyasaMgrahane bhAratIya jJAnapITha puraskAra prApta thayo che. maraNoparAMta premAnaMda suvarNacaMdraka maLyo che. sAhitya akAdamI, dilhInA teo pramukha hatA. temanI mahattvanI kRtio "goSThi', "nizItha', "hRdayamAM paDelI chabIo', "sApanA bhArA', "zrAvaNI meLo', ane saMzodhana kSetre "akho : eka adhyayana', purANomAM gujarAta' che. prakRti, dInajanavAtsalya, vizvazAMti, mAnavaprema vagere bhAvo temanI kavitAmAM nirUpAyA che. Izvara peTalIkara : (janma : i.sa. 1916, mRtyu I.sa. 1983) IzvarabhAI motIbhAI paTelano janma carotaranA peTalAda tAlukAnA peTalI gAmamAM thayo hato. nivAsa amadAvAdamAM. 483 sAhitya ane samAjasudhAraNA temanI mukhya pravRttio hatI. temaNe "janamaTIpa', "bhavasAgara', "paMkhIno meLo', 'pAtALakUvo', "kAjaLakoTaDI', "mArI haiyAsagaDI' vagere ullekhapAtra navalakathAo ApI che. grAmajIvanane lakSatI A prakAranI kationI sAthe temaNe nagarajIvanane AlekhatI "taraNAM othe DuMgara', 'lAkSAgRha', "jUjavAM rUpa' vagere navalakathAo paNa ApI che. pArasamaNi', "cinagArI', "AkAzagaMgA', "kaThapUtaLI' vagere temanA jANItA vArtAsaMgraho che. ghaTanApradhAna evI emanI vArtAomAM karuNAbharI saMvedanAnA sUra saMbhaLAya che jemAM lohInI sagAI" ane "dilanuM darda' ullekhanIya che. mULe grAmajIvananuM Alekha karatA A lekhake "grAmacitro' mAM caritranibaMdho ApyA che. kezavarAma kAzIrAma zAstrI (ke. kA. zAstrI) (janma : 1905) mAMgaroLamAM janmelA A vidure phakta hAIskUla kakSAnuM aupacArika zikSaNa lIdhuM che. paraMtu jJAnanA agAdha dariyAmAM temaNe koInI madada vagara sahela karI che. "raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka', "mahAmahimopAdhyAya' ane 'padmazrI' evA sanmAnathI alaMkRta thayelA A mahApaMDite saMskRta ane gujarAtI bhASAnAM vyAkaraNa, rUparacanA, zAstra ane susajja graMtho ApyA che. uparAMta gujarAtI bhASAno ladhukoza, anuprAsa koza, gujarAtI bhASAno pAyAno koza, bRhad gujarAtI koza-khaMDa 12 ema pAMca koza ApyA che. uparAMta dharma ane purANane lagatAM saMpAdano karyA che. purAtattva, zAstra, vyAkaraNa ema aneka viSayomAM agAdha jJAna dharAvanAra A mahAvidvAna namratAthI ane aviratapaNe potAnuM kArya Aje ya (2004) karye jAya che. temaNe itihAsa ane vivecana uparAMta maulika sarjana paNa karyuM che. "ajeya gaurIzaMkara ane khAnadAna lohI' emanA ekAMkI saMgraho che. zrI vallabhAcAryajI ane bIjA kavi, sAhityakAronA jIvanacaritra lakhyAM che. temaNe saMskRta bhASAmAM paNa noMdhapAtra sarjana karyuM che. aneka suMdara anuvAdo ApyA che. AMgaLIne veDhe gaNAya tevA vidvAna. Jain Education Intemational Page #500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 484 pathapradarzaka vaMdanIya vibhUtio --yazavaMta kaDIkara vizvasAhityamAM caritra sAhityanuM mahattva aneruM che. vizvanA mahAna purUSoe vizvanuM kalyANa karyuM che, to emanAM preraka caritroe navI peDhImAM preraNAnA strota vahAvyA che. A caritra sAhityane poSavAnuM kAma gujarAtI sAhitya paNa karyuM che. ane AvAM caritronAM pustakonA kAraNe ja gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamIe yazavaMtabhAine gijubhAI badhekA suvarNa caMdrakathI sanmAnita karyA che. AvAM virala ane viziSTa caritro A lekhamALAmAM prastuta karyA che. je A graMthanA vAcako mATe rAhabara banI raheze evI zraddhA che. kavivara TAgore sAcuM ja kahyuM che ke-"preraNAdAyI caritro ja mAnavInuM cAritra ghaDe che." A lekhamALA rajU karanAra zrI yazavaMtabhAI kaDIkara viSe prA. ratilAla nAyaka eka noMdhamAM lakhe che ke zrI yazavaMta kaDIkara eTale gujarAtI sAhityanuM eka gauravavaMtu nAma. gujarAtI sAhityamAM chellA cAlIsa varSathI satata kheDANa karI rahelA yazavaMta kaDIkaranuM vatana to mahesANA jillAnuM "kaDI' gAma. eTale ja emaNe potAnuM nAma kaDIkara rAkhyuM che. Ama to teo vaiSNava vANiyA che ane emanI aTaka "zAha' che. paNa vatananI mamatAe temane "kaDIkara' banAvyA che. yazavaMtabhAIe zuM lakhyuM che, enA karatAM zuM nathI lakhyuM -eno javAba ApatAM mUMjhavaNa anubhavavI paDe tema che. vArtA, laghukathA, kavitA, nATaka ke navalakathA hoya ke pachI pustakonuM avalokana hoya. badhAM kSetre emanI kalame noMdhapAtra pradAna karyuM che. patrakAratva kSetre paNa emanuM pradAna ullekhanIya che. bhAratabharanI badhI bhASAomAM sauthI vadhu kolama lakhanAra lekhaka tarIke teo paMjAba ane kerAlA sarakAra dvArA sanmAnita thayA che. emanAM aDhIso uparAMta pustako pragaTa thaI cUkyAM che. jemAM 165 bALa-sAhityanAM tathA bAvana navalakathAono samAveza thAya che. suprasiddha navalakathAkAra-vArtAkAra pro. priyakAnta parIkha zrI yazavaMta kaDIkara vize kahe che, "zrI yazavaMtabhAI bALasAhityakAra pahelA paNa bALasAhityanAM kheDANa uparAMta emaNe vArtA-nATaka, hAsya sAhitya, navalakathA-kaTAralekhananiraMtara zikSaNa, agora vizva jevA bahuvidha viSayo para paNa saphaLatApUrvaka kAma pAra pADI, lagabhaga 350 pustako jemAM bALa sAhityanA 165 pustako gujarAtI sAhityane arpaNa karyA che. A uparAMta "gujarAta sAhitya pariSada' gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI' jevI saMsthAonI madhyastha samitinA sabhyapade paNa che. emanI bahuvidha lekhana pravRtti vadhune vadhu vikasatI rahe ane enA suphaLa sAhityane prApta thAva evI zubhecchA! ' yazavaMta kaDIkara gujarAta rAjya sAhitya akAdamI ane gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA cUMTAyelA sabhya che. kAvyagoSThi' (sAhityika saMsthA)mAM paNa varSothI sevAo ApI rahyA che. emane "rASTrIya', rAjyanA ane anya rAjyanAM sAhityika pAritoSiko maLelAM che. dUradarzana' ane "AkAzavANIparathI avAra-navAra emanA kAryakramo prasArita thAya che. AvA yazasvI sAhityakArane ApaNe AvakArIe ane sAhitya kSetre teo vadhu ne vadhu siddhi prApta kare. evI zubhecchA sAthe viramIe. astu. -saMpAdaka, Jain Education Intemational Page #501 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 1942nI caLavaLano prathama zahIda vIra vinoda kinArIvAlA 1942nI krAntino gujarAtano prathama zahIda vIra vinoda kinArIvAlA, gujarAta kolejano inTara sAyansano vidyArthI vinoda kinArIvAlA. e caLavaLano AgevAna vidyArthI netA. gujarAtanI AkhI vidyArthI Alama eka thaI gaI. amadAvAda emAM mokhare ane emAMya gujarAta kolejanA vidyArthIo sothI mokhare hatA. yuvAnomAM uttejanA vadhI rahI hatI. kareMge yA mareMge'nAM sUtro bulaMda avAje jhilAI rahyAM hatAM. ane ekAeka dhANI phUTe tema goLIo chUTavA lAgI, polIsa have e yuvAnone eka DagaluM AgaLa vadhavA devA mAgatI ja nahotI. A vidyArthIomAM ApaNo phUTaDo juvAna vinoda kinArIvAlA ApaNA triraMgAnI zAna jALavavA mATe maraNiyo banyo hato. baMdUkanI goLInI ene bIka nahotI. eNe polIsane paDakArI! triraMgA sAthe e AgaLa vadhyo.polIse nizAna tAkI ene rokavAnI koziSa karI. vinoda kahyuM : bIka rAkhe manuSyo bAyalA re, ame bahAdura ne baLavAna ame DaratA nathI have koIthI re!' calAvavI hoya to calAvo goLI paNa A triraMgo aMtima zvAsa sudhI mArA hAthamAM ja raheze..........! ane sananunuM karatI eka goLI vinodanI kAyAne vIMdhI gaI. vinoda bhoMya para paTakAyo. mitro doDI AvyA. vinoda jANato hato ke potAne vAgelI goLI jIvaleNa che! DokaTaro AvI pahoMcyA. paNa vinodanA AtmAnI to zahIdonI paMktimAM vATa jovAI rahI hatI. dezabhaktinuM gIta sAMbhaLIne e potAnA vatanane potAnA sAthIone kAyamI alavidA kahevAnI taiyArI karI rahyo hato. | vinodanA mitro svastha thayA. emaNe AMsu lUchI nAkhyA ane vinodanuM vahAluM gIta samUhamAM gAvAnuM zarU karyuM. "raMga jAya nA, yuvAna raMga jAya nA, jo je jo je juvAna raMga jAyanA!' 485 vinode paraloka prayANa karyuM. potAnA mitrone mukti jaMga cAlu rAkhavAno mUka saMdeza ApIne! 20-9-1924 e ApaNA vIra vinodano janmadivasa ane 9 ogaSTa 1942 e vinoda zahIda thayo. aDhAra varSano A aramAnabharyo yuvAna AjhAdInA mAMcaDe amara thaI gayo. A vAtane to Aje paMcAvana varasa thayAM. Aje jyAre ApaNA dezanI AjhAda bhUmi para svAbhimAnI triraMgAne joIe chIe tyAre rASTrIya zAyara meghANInI pelI paMktio ApaNI AMkhane bhIMjavI jAya che...... tAre kAje kaiMka dulAre dilanAM zoNita pAyAM, putra vijogI mAtAonAM nayana jharaNa ThalavAyAM. jhaMDA! ajara amara reje, vadhavadha AkAze jAje! pachI to ApaNA rASTradhvajanI zAna jALavanAra ApaNA vIra vinodano dara varSanI navamI ogaSTa "zahIda dina' ujavAto. pachI mUkela ITo pAse ja gujarAta kolejanA vidyArthIone lAgyuM ke zahIdanuM smAraka racAvuM joIe. vinoda to jANato paNa nahi hoya ke enA mRtyu pachI enuM smAraka racAze ne gujarAtamAM pahelI zahIda khAMbhI thaze ane tenI amara zahAdata lokamukhe gavAze. Aje enI puNyatithie ApaNe ene zraddhAMjali ApIe. indulAla yAjJika mRtyu : 17-7-1972 amIra nagarInA phakIra bAdazAha' zrI indulAla yAjJika gujarAtanA sAmAjika, rAjakIya ane Arthika praznonI rajUAta nirbhaya rIte karavAmAM khUba ja mahattvano phALo Apyo che. emanuM khamIra paNa ajoDa hatuM. aMgata sukhasagavaDonI paravA karyA vagara alagArI rIte jIvana jIvI emaNe lokonAM kAmo karyA che. zrI indulAla yAjJikano janma 22-2-1892mAM naDiyAdamAM thayo hato. emanA pitAnuM nAma DaoN. kanaiyAlAla ane mAtAnuM nAma maNigaurI. agiyAra varSanI vaye to emaNe pitAnuM chAyAsatra gumAvyuM. cauda varSanI vaye teo meTrika thayA, e pahelAM bAra varSanI vaye emanAM lagna thaI gayelAM. 1910mAM teo bI.e. thayA ane 1912mAM ela.ela.bI. paNa thayA. 1913 thI 1915 sudhI vakIlAta karI paNa emAM emane majA na AvI. 21 Jain Education Intemational Page #502 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 486 pathapradarzaka rAjakAraNanI prathama dIkSA emaNe zrInivAsa zAstrI pAsethI pharAmajI kAvasajI sorAbajI ane mAtAnuM nAma zirInabAI lIdhelI. homarUla caLavaLane sAtha ApatAM gAMdhIjInA prabhAva taLe hatuM. aradezara pAMca varSanA thayA tyAre pitAnuM avasAna thatAM AvyA. 1920 mAM gAMdhIjIe eka karoDa reMTiyA-rUpiyA temano uchera dAdAne tyAM thayo. sAtamA dhoraNa sudhI potAnA ugharAvavAnuM elAna ApyuM tyAre sevAnA bhekhadhArI A mahA- vatana damaNamAM abhyAsa karyA bAda aMgrejI chaThThA dhoraNa sudhIno mAnave eka karoDa rUpiyA ugharAvavAnI javAbadArI pAra pADI. abhyAsa temaNe muMbaImAM potAnA mAmAnA tyAM rahIne pUro karyo. emaNe philma kSetre paNa jhUkAveluM ane 1930 thI paraMtu teja arasAmAM marakIno roga phATI nIkaLatAM temane vatanamAM paraMtu taja arasAmAM marakAnA rAga 1935 sudhI videzamAM paNa rahI AvyA. Ama emanuM pradAna pAchA pharavuM paDyuM. te prasaMge temanI kauTuMbika paristhiti evI judA judA kSetre noMdhapAtra che. kathaLI ke vadhu abhyAsa karavo temanA mATe azakaya thaI paDyo. zrI indulAla yAjJikanuM jIvana arvAcIna gujarAtanA jAhera dAdAnI hoMziyArI, hiMmata ane agamacetInA kAraNe jIvanano jIvato Alekha ja nahi, ApaNA jIvananA pratyeka teo "khabaradAra' tarIke oLakhAtA ane A rIte bApa-dAdA tabakkA sAthe vaNAI jato eka mahattvano jalada Avega hato. "porasavALA" aTakane badale temane "khabaradAra' aTaka maLI. temaNe "adala' takhallusathI kavitAo lakhI che. i.sa. 1903 | gujarAtanA jAhera kAryakramomAM zrI indulAla yAjJikano mAM teozrI kuTuMba sAthe madrAsa gayA, ane mRtyu sudhI moTe bhAge joTo jaDe ema nathI. madrAsa ja rahyA. zrI indulAla yAjJike aneka sAmAyikomAM lekho lakhyA ApaNA A kavizrI khabaradAra janme pArasI, karme pArasI che. emaNe lakhelAM pustakonI saMkhyA 40nI che. "mAyA" paNa jIva emano sAhityakArano hato. teozrI vijJAna, navalakathA uparAMta AtmakathAnA pAMca bhAga, ATha nATako, strI tattvajJAna, jyotiSa zAstra, hastarekhA zAstra, adhyAtma, jIvananI cha laghukathAo, gAMdhIjI vizenAM saMsmaraNo rajU karatA hindudharmazAstra A badhAnA UMDA abhyAsI hatA, ane yoganA paNa pustako vigere kharekhara advitIya che. paNa A badhAmAM pAMca upAsaka hatA. emanA grAhako emane kavisamrATa kahetA. bhAgamAM pragaTa thayelI 2013 pAnAnI emanI "AtmakathA gujarAtI sAhityane je thoDIka pArasI kalamo maLI che, temAM emanA jIvananA chellAM bAra varSo sivAyanI AkhIye kathA kavizrI khabaradAranuM nAma mokhare che. uparAMta gujarAtanA sAMskRtika jIvananI ghaDatara kathA AlekhatI hovAthI bahumUlya che. rAjakIya kSetre cAra cAra lokasabhAmAM e jamAnAmAM A kavizrInI kevI pratiSThA hatI, teno cUMTAyelA Idu cAcAe gujarAtanuM pratinidhitva karavAmAM pAchuM khyAla eka prasaMga parathI AvI jAya che. jyAre temanI vaLIne joyuM nathI. suvarNajayaMtI ujavAI rahI hatI tyAre mahAtmA gAMdhI, prabhAzaMkara paTTaNI tathA mahAdevabhAI desAIe jeo goLamejI pariSada mATe A lokasevakanuM 17-7-1972 nA roja nidhana thayuM. laMDanamAM hatA. teoe tyAMthI 4-11-1931 nA roja gujarAtI sAhityamAM amaranAmanA meLavanAra abhinaMdanano tAra karyo hato. kavizrI aradezara pharAmajI khabaradAra 20 mI sadInA pUrvArdhamAM gujarAtI kaviomAM mokharAnuM nma : 6-11-1881 mRtyu : 30-7-1953 sthAna bhogavanAra kaviomAM sarvazrI narasiMharAva, ane nhAnAlAlanI haroLamAM trIjA kavi tarIke jo breInuM nAma mUkI kavitAne jemaNe eka "devI' tarIke ane kavine jemaNe zakAya tema hoya to te zrI khabaradAranuM. temaNe khUba lakhyuM che. eka zikSaka tarIke oLakhAvyA che, te zrI aradezara pharAmajI kAvyo, vivecano, anuvAdo vagere. paNa kavi tarIke ja gujarAtI khabaradAranAM dezapremanAM kAvyo bhUlyAM bhUlI zakAya tema nathI. sAhityamAM temaNe amara nAmanA meLavI che. temanA kavitA pratyenI temanI niSThA ananya hatI. e to bhAvanAnA kavi kAvyasaMgrahonA nAmAbhidhAna dareka pustakane cheDe temaNe "kA" hatA. mA gurjarInA kIrtistaMbha samA hatA. akSara umeryo che. jemake-"bhajanikA', "rAsacaMdrikA, naMdanikA, AvA A yazasvI kavizrI khabaradArano janma tA. 6- darzanikA, rASTrikA, kAvyarasikA, vilAsikA kalikA, kalyANikA, 11-1881 nA roja damaNamAM thayo hato. temanA pitAzrInuM nAma prakAzikA vagere. temaNe aMgrejImAM paNa kAvyo racyAM che. Jain Education Intenational Page #503 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 487. pratibhAo. 1981 mAM emano eka saMgraha The silken Tassel. rizamanuM phUmatuM] nAme prasiddha thayo hato. rASTrapremane lagatAM temanAM kAvyo to benamUna che. zrI maTabhAI kAMTAvAlAe temanA mATe kaheluM ke. khabaradAra" e "purUSa", "kavi" ke "saMta" nathI. e to jIvatI jAgatI bhAvanA che." A bhAvanAzIla kavinuM tA. 30-7-1953 nA roja nidhana thayuM. dezanA audyogika vikAsamAM mahattvano phALo ApanAra zrI jamazedajI tAtA janma 1-7-1839 mRtyu 19-5-1904 ApaNA dezanA mahAna udyogapati udAra dilanA niSThAvAna mAnavI ane ApaNA adyatana udyogonA janaka sara jamazedajI tAtAe emanI dIrgha dRSTithI dezanA audyogika vikAsamAM mahattvano phALo Apyo che. A mahAna udyogapatino janma tA. 1-7-1839 nA roja navasArImAM thayo hato. emanA pitAzrI nauseravAnajI tAtA moTA vepArI hatA. deza-paradezamAM temano vepAra patharAyelo hato. jamazedajIe prAthamika zikSaNa navasArImAM ja lIdhuM. ane 14 varSanI uMmare muMbaInI elaphiMsTanTa kolejamAM dAkhala thayA ane tyAM eka "skolara' tarIke pratiSThA jALavI rAkhI. ahIMyA emane dInazA vAchA ane rAmakRSNa bhAMDArakara jevA sahAdhyAyIo maLyA. be varSa kolejamAM abhyAsa karyA pachI pitAnI sAthe vepAramAM joDAvAnI pharaja AvI paDatAM, kolejano abhyAsa choDI devo paDyo. vidyArthIkALa daramiyAna ja karazejI dAjanI putrI hIrAbAI sAthe temanAM lagna thayAM. jenAthI 1859 mAM dorAba tAtA ane 1871 mAM ratana tAtA jevA putronA pitA banavA sabhAgI banyA. emanA eka audyogika ekamonAM udghATana prasaMge zrI jamazedajIe kahyuM hatuM--khUba saraLa, nikhAlasa ane prAmANika dhaMdhAkIya siddhAMtone kAraNe jhINAmAM jhINI bAbato para nikaTathI ane kALajIpUrvaka dhyAna rAkhavuM-e baMne bAbato saphaLatA tarapha dorI jAya che." I.sa. 1877mAM nAgapuramAM espesa mIla nAMkhIne adhatana yaMtra sAmagrI, khUba ja UMcI kakSAnuM vyavasthAtaMtra, karakasara bharyo vahIvaTa, dIrdhadRSTibharyuM Ayojana ane mila kAmadAronuM kalyANa e sau bAbatoe temane deza-videzamAM adbhuta saphaLatA apAvI ane dara varSe mila paNa sAro napho vadhAratI gaI. e pachI to kurlAnI dharamazI mila, amadAvAdanI eDavAnsa milano vahIvaTa hAthamAM laI temanuM adhatanIkaraNa karI, majabUta pAyA para mUkI dIdhI. A mATe temaNe "svadezI kaMpanI' paNa sthApI. ApaNA dezamAM TekSaTAIlsa udyogonuM AdhunIkaraNa e jamazedajI tAtAne AbhArI che. e ja rIte muMbaIno vikAsa UMcI imArato tathA tAjamahAla hoTala dvArA ronaka vadhAravA mATe athAga prayAso temaNe karyA ane Ama karIne temaNe muMbaIne pravAsIonA nakazA para mUkI ApyuM. sara jamazedajInI dRSTie bhAratanuM AdhunIkaraNa cAra bAbato para avalaMbe che. bhautika pragati, UMcI jAtanA polAdanuM utpAdana, vIjaLIkaraNanA janareTarsa ane vaijJAnika tathA Tekanolojikala zikSaNano vikAsa. choTA nAgapuranAM jaMgalomAMthI maLI Avela lokhaMDane dhyAnamAM laI tyAM Ayarna enDa sTIla kaMpanI sthApI. eka vizALakAya kArakhAnuM, adyatana yaMtra sAmagrI sAthe UbhuM karyuM. jotajotAmAM jaMgalomAM maMgala karatuM "jamazedapura'-eka nUtana audyogika tIrtha dhAma vasI gayuM. uparAMta temaNe TekSaTAIlsa udyogane pUratA pramANamAM vIjaLI maLI rahe te hetuthI "hAIDroilekaTrIka skIma ina vesTarna inDiyA'nI yojanA karI hatI ane beMgloramAM sAyanTiphika risarca insTiTyUTanI sthApanA temaNe karI hatI. A mahAna udyogapatinuM tA. 19-5-1904nA roja avasAna thayuM. gujarAtanA gauravavaMtA nArIratna saMtokabA janma : 15-6-1917 paMcyAzI varSanI uMmaranA saMtokabAe citrakalA kSetre sAce ja vikrama saryo che. vidyAnagaramAM rahetA A vayovRddha bAe mahAbhAratanI citrakathA sAta hajAra mITara lAMbA kApaDa upara AlekhavAno ATha varSa pahelAM saMkalpa karyo hato. temAMthI Aje mahAbhAratanuM 1200 mITara lAMbu kenavAsa to emaNe taiyAra karI dIdhuM che. tamane jANIne Azcarya thaze ke gujarAtanA gauravavaMtAM A nArIratnanI kalAnuM pradarzana pAMca varSa agAu dilhI khAte yojAyuM Jain Education Intemational Page #504 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 hatuM. A pradarzanamAM 400 mITara lAMbu peinTIMganuM kenavAsa dilhI bAlabhavananI ArTa gelerImAM goThavAyuM hatuM. jenuM vajana 200 kilogrAma thayuM hatuM ane A pradarzana lokapriya banyuM hatuM ane A kAraNe paMdara divasa mATe yojAyeluM A pradarzana eka mahinA sudhI cAlu rAkhavuM paDyuM hatuM. chApAMoe paNa emane khUba ja prasiddhi ApI hatI. koI patrakAra A pradarzana jovA jAya to saMtokabA khUba ja mIThAzathI kahe, "bhAI, mAro eka sarasa phoTo to pADazo ne? tamArA chApAmAM ke sAmayikamAM e chapAya to mane enI nakala to mokalazo ne? huM tamane enA paisA ApIza." saMtokabAe eka mahatvanI vAta A dilhI pradarzanamAM eka patrakArane kahelI ke "mAruM A peInTIMga eka mANasa rUpiyA 25 hajAramAM kharIdI leze ema emaNe kahI dIdhuM che, paraMtu dastAvejo taiyAra thayA na hoI mAre e kharIdanAranuM nAma khAnagI rAkhavuM paDaze. saMtokabA nAnI uMmare vidhavA thayAM hatAM, pachI emano citro doravAno zokha zarU thayo hato, paNa pachI 65 varSanI uMmare to emaNe citrakaLAno rItasarano vyavasAya zarU karyo. emanuM paheluM pradarzana vaDodarAmAM goThavAyuM hatuM ane badhAM ja citro rUA. 1800 mAM vecAI gayAM hatAM., tyArabAda emaNe 24 phUTa lAMbA kAgaLa upara rAmAyaNanI kathA AlekhI hatI. je tarata ja era inDiyAe kharIdI lIdhI hatI ane muMbaInA eraporTa para goThavI hatI. e pachI rAmAyaNa 75 phUTa lAMbA kenavAsa para emaNe AlekhyuM ane pachI 1987mAM 25 phUTa lAMbA kenavAsa upara emaNe mahAbhArata rajU karyuM. A badhuM era inDiyAe kharIdI lIdhuM. pachI to eka jarmana kalAkAranI najare saMtokabAnuM peInTiMga paDyuM to te khuza thaI gayo ane jarmanI ane osTrelIyAmAM saMtokabAnAM citronAM pradarzana yojAyAM. ApaNA gujarAtanA kSetre AMtararASTrIya khyAti pAmyA pachI to emaNe eka moTo saMkalpa karyo. '1989 mAM jagatamAM citrakalAnI duniyAmAM kadI nA koIe karyuM hoya evuM huM karI batAvIza.' e ja varSamAM ApaNA saMtokabAe sAta hajAra mITara lAMbA kenavAsa upara saMpUrNa mahAbhArata AlekhavAno nirNaya karyo. A evuM mahAkArya che, je thavuM muzkela che. chatAM Aje 1200 mITara lAMbu kenavAsa taiyAra thaI gayuM che. pathapradarzaka emanI sAthenI mulAkAtamAM emaNe ghaNI rasaprada vAto kahI-"rAmAyaNanuM mAruM 75 phUTa lAMbu kenavAsa rUA. 60 hajAramAM vecAyuM hatuM. sAta hajAra mITara lAMbA kenavAsa upara mahAbhArata pUruM karyA vinA huM maravAnI nathI. amadAvAdanI milomAM pharI pharIne meM sAta hajAra mITara kApaDa kharIdI lIdhuM che. huM zuddha vanaspati raMgo vAparuM chuM. je khUba ja moMghA hoya che. AvA daza grAma raMganI kiMmata rUA. 350 thI 400 thAya che. phevIkolavALA mane khUba ja madada kare che. teo mane maphata phevIkola Ape che. nAnAM nAnAM citro vecIne huM mahine hajAra- be hajAra kamAI lauM chuM.' saMtokabA vize evuM manAya che ke sauthI lAMbu kenavAsa cItaravAmAM gInesa buka opha varlDa rekorDamAM emanuM nAma noMdhAvAnI zakyatA che. enA saMcAlako saMtokabAnA kArya vize tapAsa karI rahyA che. kadAca saMtokabAe dorela kRtio utkRSTa kRtio nahIM hoya paraMtu 85 varSanI uMmare paNa kaMIka sarjana karavAnI emanI dhagaza, utsAha ane zraddhA to dAda mAMgI le tevI che. emanAM A kAryamAM teo khUba ja saphaLatA meLave, emano saMkalpa sAkAra thAya ane emanuM nAma gInesa bukamAM noMdhAya ane ApaNA saMtokabA e bhAratanA pikAso banI rahe evI zubhakAmanA sAthe ApaNe viramIe. avakAzamAM gujarAtanuM gaurava vadhAratI sunItA paMDyA gurjaranI gauravavaMtI nArI Aje to vizvamAM uDAna bharI rahI che tyAre ApaNI chAtI gajagaja phule che. gujarAtanAM nArI ratnoe vizvamAM je vikAsanI keDI hAMsala karI che. te joIne to ApaNA saunAM mana prasannatA anubhave che. A vAta che ApaNA yazasvI nArIratna ci. bahena sunItA paMDyAnI. thoDA divaso agAu eTale pahelI phebruArIe savAre amerikana zaTalayAna kolambiyA AkAzamAM tUTI paDyuM tyAre ApaNA dezanA pahelA mahilA avakAzayAtrI kalpanA cAvalAnuM emAM avasAna thayuM tyAre AkhA deze sakhta AghAtanI lAgaNI anubhavI hatI. A samaye kalpanA cAvalAnA kuTuMbane lAgelA sakhta AghAtamAM, temane AzvAsana ApavA mATe eka gujarAtI yuvatI emanI sAthe hyusTanamAM hatI. A gujarAtI yuvatI sunItA Page #505 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 489 paMDyA ane kalpanA banne khAsa bahenapaNI hatAM. e "nezanala sunItAnA pati mAIkala viliyamsa paNa pAIloTa ja che. eroneTikasa enDa spesa orgenAIjhezana' (nAsA)mAM ja tAlIma ane voziMgTanamAM sikyorITI sarvisa calAve che. laI rahI hatI. ane pachI to kalpanA cAvalAnI akalpanIya amerIkana nevInI helIkopTara pAIleTa lephTananTa vidAya pachI nAsAe inTaranezanala spesa sTezana eksapiDizana kamAnDara sunItAe 1995mAM epI phloriDA insTITyuTa opha 10 mATe mesegyueTsa (nidhAma)nI sunitA viliyamsa paMDyAnI TekanolojImAMthI enjinIyarIMga menejamenTanA anusnAtakanI pasaMdagI karI. upAdhi meLavI che. kalpanA cAvalAnA mRtyuno ApaNA mana para moTo nAsAmAM kalpanA cAvalA ane sunItA paMDyA ane sAthe AghAta hato, to sunItA paMDyAnI A jagyA para pasaMdagI e hatAM. ane judA judA progrAmamAM judI judI tAlIma letAM hatAM. ApaNA mATe eka moTuM AzvAsana paNa hatuM. A tAlImanA eka bhAgarUpe ekivariyasa nAmanA eka ApaNI bahena sunItAnuM vatana to mahesANA jIllAnA progrAmamAM sunItAe eTalAnTika samudranA pANImAM nIce 60 phUTa kaDI tAlukAnuM jhulAsaNa gAma. uttara gujarAtanA loko mATe to UDe rahevAno anubhava karyo hato. vizvano A ekamAtra A moTA gauravanI vAta che. joke, sunItAno janma amerikAmAM anDaravoTara progrAma pharajiyAta che. ja thayo che. sunItA spesa sTezana phlAITa enjinIyara tarIke sunItAne koI bALaka nathI paNa eno TarbA nAmano Doga tAlIma lai rahI che. sunItA paMDyA helikopTara pAIloTa tarIke A pati-patnIne khUba ja vahAlo che. sunItA eka kAbela to vizvanI prathama strI pAIloTa che. helikopTara pAIlaTa ane nevInI DrAIvara che. judI judI jAtanA thoDAMka varSo pAchaLa jaIe to 1960 mAM bahena 30 erakrAphTamAM 2300 kalAkano ene lAIgano anubhava sunItAnA pitA dIpakabhAI paMDyA suratanI meDIkala kolejamAMthI che. sunItAe amerIkA taraphathI emanA duzamano paranA havAI ema.bI.bI.esa. thaIne amerikA bhaNavA gayA hatA. tyAM 1 humalAmAM paNa bhAga lIdho che. A ema.DI. thayA pachI urselphIna (jemane parivArajano "bonI'nA - gujarAtI brAhmaNa kuTuMbanI A dIkarI sunItA paMDyAe nAme oLakhe che.) sAthe lagna graMthIthI joDAyA. dIpakabhAIne nAsAmAM je siddhio hAMsala karI che e ApaNA sau traNa bALako jaya, dInA ane sunItA. A traNeya bALakomAM gujarAtIo mATe gauravasamAna che. ApaNe sau ene aMtaranA ApaNI bahena sunItA sauthI nAnI. sunItAno bhAI jaya paMDyA umaLakAthI vadhAvIe ane bahena sunItA vadhune vadhu siddhiopAyaloTa che ane moTIbahena dInA prophesara che. saphaLatA hAMsala kare evI prabhu ene zakti Ape evI prabhu bahena sunItAnI vizeSa oLakhANamAM to te gujarAta prArthanA sAthe viramIe. rAjyanA bhUtapUrva gRharAjya ane mahesula maMtrI zrI harena pavationo pamarATa zrI latAbahena hirANI paMDyAnI mAmAnI dIkarI bahena thAya, e uparAMta amadAvAda myunisipala skUla borDanA ceramena dinezabhAI rAvala ane sAhitya sarjana hoya, kAryakramanuM saMcAlana hoya ke viSaya sunItAnA pitA dIpakabhAI paMDyA kAkA-bhatrIjA thAya. para vaktavya ApavAnuM hoya-zrI latAbahenanuM pradAna khUba ja mahattvanuM banI rahetuM hoya che. sunItAbena yu.esa. nevala ekeDemInI grejyueTa che. 37 varSanAM sunItA benanI nAsAnI tAlIma mATe pasaMdagI thaI jUna zuddha uccAro, bhASA paranuM prabhutva ane viSaya paranI 1998 mAM. joke, nAsAnA spesa mizanamAM enI pasaMdagI to vaphAdArIno triveNI saMgama A nArIratnamAM jovA maLe che. thoDA divaso agAu ja thaI che. sunItA svabhAve ja sAhasika Ama to amArAM latAbena ghara-gRhasthI saMbhALatAM vRttinI che. 14 varSanI vaye to eNe merethonamAM bhAga lIdho Adarza sannArI che. kuTuMba, pati ane bALako sAtheno anokho hato, ane pUrI karI hatI. ATha varSanI uMmare e pahelI vAra sumeLa, ane ApaNe je "svITa homa' nI vAta karIe chIe te bhArata AvI hatI tyAre madArI pAsethI sApa laIne mAthA para jovuM hoya to latAbenanA ghare javuM paDe. ane A badhI mUkI dIdho hato. tyAre bIjA badhA gabharAI gayA hatA paNa e javAbadArIo adA karyA pachI thoDI haLavAza maLatAM ja e to hasatI ja hatI. sAhitya sarjananA kAryamAM lAgI jAya. Ama to emaNe nijAnaMda Jain Education Intemational Page #506 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 490 mATe A sAhitya sarjananuM kArya svIkAreluM paNa pachI to emAM evA khUMpI gayAM ke gujarAtanA anya strI-sarjakonI haroLamAM emaNe sthAna prApta karI lIdhuM. "akhaMDa AnaMda" jevA agragaNya mAsikamAM emanA lekho chapAvA mAMDyA. sAthe sAthe lAyansa klabanI pravRttimAM paNa sakriya banyAM. 'lAyansa kalabanA projekTa anvaye emaNe be pustako 1998mAM pragaTa karyA. (1) "pradUSaNa, ApaNI samasyA, ApaNo ukela"- A pustikA gujarAta polyuzana kaMTrola borDa ane lAyansa kalaba DisTrIkaTa 323-bInuM saMyukta prakAzana hatuM. AvA ja eka bIjA projekaTa heThaLa emaNe "gharathI dUra eka ghara" pustaka pragaTa karyuM. jemAM rajhaLatAM, bhaTakatAM zerI bALakonI vyathAnuM citraNa TUMkI vArtAonA svarUpamAM karyuM che. pachI to emanI sAhitya sarjana yAtrA vikasatI gaI. ane emaNe eka noMdhapAtra sAhityika pustaka 2000 nI sAlamAM gujarAtanA vAcako ane temAMya khAsa karIne strI vAcako mATe "ujAsanuM prathama kiraNa" prastuta karyuM. A pustakamAM latAbene vividha kSetromAM prathama padArpaNa karanArI 101 bhAratIya strIzaktionI saMgharSa kathA AlekhelI che. A pustaka e ApaNAM latAbenanuM gujarAtI sAhitya mATenuM uttama najarANuM che. A pustakane "gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada" ane "gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI"nAM pAritoSika prApta thayAM che. "rakhevALa" jevAM uttara gujarAtanA jANItA dainikamAM haptAvAra pragaTa paNa thaI rahela che. A pustaka latAbenane gujarAtI bhASAnA sarjakonI haroLamAM sthAna apAvyuM che. prathama bhAratIya mahilAone rajU karatuM A prathama gujarAtI pustaka che. e pachI to navasAkSaro mATenA sAhityanI rASTrIya sAkSaratA mizana dvArA AyojAtI spardhAmAM emanuM pustaka "dhunakIno niradhAra" varSa 2012mAM rASTrIya kakSAe puraskRta thayuM. A spardhAmAM mokaleluM emanuM bIjuM pustaka "bhaNataranuM ajavALuM" ane "dhunakIno niradhAra' baMne pustako amadAvAda gujarAta vidyApIThanA prauDhazikSaNa vibhAga dvArA prakAzita thaI rahyAM che. 1996mAM latAbene bhagavadgItAnA aDhAra adhyAyamAMthI pasaMda karAyelA sArarUpa. zlokonA hindI anavAdanI eka keseTa "gItA saMdeza' paNa taiyAra karI che, ane mAtra eka keseTamAM samagra bhagavadgItAno nIcoDa samAvyo che. ApaNAM jANItAM gujarAtI dainikomAM paNa avAranavAra pathapradarzaka emanA lekho pragaTa thatA rahe che. hindI sAhityamAM paNa ApaNAM latAbene kheDANa karyuM che. lAyansa klaba dvArA emanAM sevA kAryo paNa prazaMsanIya rahyAM che. 'lAyansa kalaba opha vasuMdharA" nA maMtrI tarIke temaja lAyonesa klaba opha digvijaya nagaranAM pramukha tarIke temaNe samAja vikAsa kSetre noMdhapAtra pradAna karyuM che. uparAMta bALako mATenI emanI kalyANakArI pravRttio paNa khUba ja prazaMsanIya ane abhinaMdanIya rahI che. hAlamAM teo "mAnava parivAra saMsthA sAthe sakriya rIte joDAyelAM che. "mAnava parivAra' nI samAjopayogI pravRttio, ane emAMya khAsa karIne kheDA jillAnA mAtaragAmamAM dara bIjA ane cothA ravivAre niyamIta yojAtA "sarva roga sAravAra kempa" ke dareka kempamAM lagabhaga pAMcathI cha hajAra dardIo vinAmUlya nidAna, davA, leboreTarI parIkSaNa ane bharapeTa bhojana meLave che." e kempa tathA saMsthA dvArA prakAzita thatAM "mAnava" sAmayika aMge teo sevAo ApI rahyA, che. tAjetaramAM latAbena "jaya hiMdu' grupanAM sakhI' evorDathI paNa sanmAnita thayAM che. Ama vividha pravRttiothI saMkaLAyelAM ApaNAM latAbena hIrANI Adarza gRhiNI to che ja, sAthe pravRttiono paNa pamarATa che. ApaNe icchIe ke prabhu emane dIrdhAyu, sukhamaya svAthya ane emanI anekavidha pravRttiomAM khUba khUba saphaLatA bakSe evI prabhu pArthanA sAthe viramIe. hAsya sAhityanI anerI siddhi zrI pallavIbena mistrI gujarAtI hAsya sAhityamAM strI lekhikAo keTalI? to ema kahI zakAya ke AMgaLInA veDhe paNa gaNI zakAya eTalI nahI. tyAre AvI mAMDa be-pAMca strI lekhikAomAM pallavIbena mistrInuM nAma to vAcakonA hoThe ane haiye vasI jAya e svAbhAvika che. ane emAMya A bahenane hAsya mATenuM pAritoSika maLe tyAre amArA jevA svajanone to vizeSa AnaMda thAya. Ama to amArAM pallavIbena ghara-gRhiNI che. chatAM emano sAhityano rasa to sAce ja AvakAraNIya ane abhinaMdanIya che. ane emAMya jyAre ApaNI A bahene Page #507 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo hAsyasAhityamAM AvuM sarasa kheDANa karyuM che, tyAre gujarAtI sAhitya jagata emanA mATe jarUra gaurava laI zake. judAM judAM dainiko jevAM ke 'saMdeza', 'navacetana', 'janasattA' oTa vagere sAmayikomAM emanA 'hAsyalekho' pragaTa thayA che, ane 'samabhAva' [dainika] mAM to emanI 'hAsyapallava' nAmanI kolama paNa cAlu che. Ama to ApaNAM A bahena pallavI mistrIno janma 1210-1958nA roja navasArImAM thayelo. pitAzrI chaganalAla mistrI ane mAtA lalitAbahena mistrInAM A saMskArI putrIe DI.e.e. nI DIgrI prApta karela che. emanA patizrI jitendrabhAI sI. mistrI cArTarDa ekAunTanTa che. be bALakonAM mAtA pallavIbena sAhitya sarjana mATe samaya phALavI zake che. e emanI viziSTatA lekhI zakAya. zrI pallavIbenane bIjAM sAhitya karatAM hAsya sAhitya tarapha vadhu pakSapAta che. ema emanA lekho ane pustako vAMcatAM lAge paraMtu huM to ema ja kahIza ke A to emanI hAsya sAhitya pratyenI niSThA che. vatana to pallavIbenanuM janmasthAna navasArI che paNa emanuM mAdare surata che, ane suratavAsIone hAsya rasa to koThe paDI gayo che. enI pratIti to suratanA hAsyanA be dhuraMdhara sarjako zrI jyotIndra dave ane zrI dhanasukhalAla mahetAne vAMcatAM ja ApaNane thAya eTale suratanA saMskArone to ApaNI A gauravavaMtI bahene sAce ja zobhAvyA che. pallavIbena rojiMdA jIvanamAMthIya hAsyanuM navanIta nItArI zake che. e emanI sRjanazIlatAne AbhArI che. pallavIbena sArA lekhikA to che ja, sAthe sAthe sArA vaktA paNa che. hAsya sAhityamAM emanA traNa noMdhapAtra pustako che (1) "hAsya pallava" [1997] (2) "che majA to eja" [1999] (3) "hAsyakaLaza chalake" [2002] A traNe pustakoe Agavo vAcaka varga Ubho karyo che- e ja A lekhikA bahenanI siddhi kahI zakAya. samAja ane rASTranA vikAsamAM sarjakono phALo mahattvano rahelo che--ane emAMya jyAre strI sarjaka hoya tyAre to te rASTra Jain Education Intemational 491 ane samAjane mahattvano rAha cIMdhI zake. kAraNa, ApaNe tyAM kahevAyuM che ke--so zikSaka barAbara eka mAtA" eTale sAhityanuM sarjana karatI gRhiNI to samAja vikAsanI pArAzIzI banI zake. ApaNe jANIe chIe ke koI paNa samAja-rASTra tenI saMskAra svAmInIothI oLakhAya che. e ja enuM sAcuM ghareNuM che. eno itihAsa samaye samaye karavaTa badalato ja rahe che. chatAM tenI vikAsa yAtrA niraMtara cAlatI rahe che. ApaNA samAja jJAtinuM e sadbhAgya rahyuM che ke, samaye-samaye navAM navAM kSetromAM vyaktitvano ujAsa pAtharanAra vyaktio-vyakti vizeSo prApta thatAM rahyAM che. ApaNA bena pallavI mistrI hAsyasAhityakSetre eka AvakAraNIya ane abhinaMdanIya nAma che. eka navuM parimANa prApta karavAmAM vyasta che. AvAM ApaNAM A yazasvI bahena pallavI mistrIno hAsya darabAra paNa viziSTa che. cArTarDa ekAunTanTa chatAM sAhitya rasika pati zrI jItendrabhAI, be suputro jIgara ane sAketa-A badhAM ja emanAM sarjananAM preraka baLo che. bahena pallavInAM sAhitya sarjanane biradAvIe ane prabhu emane dIrdhAyu, sukhamaya svAsthya ane hAsya sAhitya sarjanakSetre viziSTa siddhi bakSe evI prabhupArthanA sAthe viramIe. saMskAramUrti prA. zrI purANI sAheba zikSaNa, sAhitya ane saMskArano triveNI saMgama eTale amArA zrI purANI sAheba. Ama to zikSaNa jagat emane prA. ke. je. purANI tarIke oLakhe che. emanuM pUruM nAma to che purANI kSitija jasavaMtarAya. paraMtu purANI sAheba kaho eTale to AkhuM DAkora ane AjubAjunA paMthakanA sau oLakhe. DAkoranA ThAkoranI asIma kRpA emanA upara UtarI che. kAraNa ke emanuM janma sthaLa ane zikSaNa kArya to amadAvAdamAM thayeluM paraMtu emanuM adhyApana kArya DAkoramAM thayeluM. tA. 16-12-1935 nA roja amadAvAdamAM janmelA zrI purANIsAhebe, prAthamika, mAdhyamika ane ucca zikSaNa amadAvAdamAM lIdhuM. emanI zaikSaNika lAyakAtanI vAta karIe to teo bI.e. pAsa thayA. bhAratIya saMskRti-samAjazAstra sAthe ane bI.e. mAM emano khAsa viSaya hato, enTAyara iMglIza emaNe ema.e. paNa enTAyara iMglIza sAthe karyuM. ane pachI teozrI adhyApaka tarIke ArTsa-komarsa koleja siddhapuramAM Page #508 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 492 joDAyA. tyAMthI ArTsa-sAyansa koleja-kapaDavaMjamAM AvyA ane pachI to emaNe emanA zikSaNanuM kAryakSetra DAkora banAvyuM. ane DAkoranI bhavansa kolejamAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA. ahIM bhavansa koleja-DAkoramAM aMgrejI vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke pachI upAcArya tarIke ane incArja AcArya tarIke abhinaMdanIya sevAo ApI, ahIMthI ja purANI sAheba nivRtta thayA. kula 34 varSa sudhInI emanI zikSaNa kSetranI yazasvI sevAoe aneka vidyArthIonAM jIvana ghaDataramAM mahattvano bhAga bhajavyo che. Aje paNa emanA vidyArthIo kahe che ke "amane purANI sAheba jevA adhyApaka maLyA e amArA jIvananuM gaurava che-ane ame je siddhionAM sopAno sara karyAM che-enA pAyAmAM zrI purANI sAheba che. emanA zaikSaNika kSetranA viziSTa pradAnanI vAta karI to-- (1) yu.jI.sI.-briTIza kAunsIla 1968 samara insTiTyuTa (2) eDavAnsa samara insiTaTyuTa (3) phekalTI impruvamenTa kAryakramamAM pradAna. (4) pI. jI. TIcara (5) gujarAta yunivarsiTI dvArA komarziyala komyunikezanamAM abhyAsakrama taiyAra karavA vANijya vidyAzAkhAnI saba kamITImAM sabhya. (6) prAthamika zALAnA zikSako mATe aMgrejInA navA abhyAsakramanA mArgadarzana mATenA tajajJa tarIke sevA. (7) aMgrejI mAdhyamanI zALAnA zikSakone orIenTazana korsamAM mArgadarzana. (8) gujarAta yunivarsiTInA upakrame yojAyela semInAramAM phekalTI membara tarIke sevA. (9) bhASA [aMgrejI]nI leboreTarI UbhI karavAnuM Ayojana karI Adarza leboreTarI taiyAra karI. (10) zaikSaNika saMsthAmAM salAhakAra samitinA sabhya. (11) bhAratIya saMskAra kendra DAkoramAM TrasTI. (12) tAnArIrI akAdamInA pramukha. (13) sAhitya-kalA-nRtya-saMgItanI pravRttio. (14) lAyansa klaba DAkoramAM satata traNavAra maMtrI pade. (15) ena.sI.sI. ophisara tarIke sevA-7 varSa-kepTana renka. pathapradarzaka (16) rASTrIya sevA yojanAnA adhikArI tarIke-10 varSa. (17) svaicchika raktadAna pravRttio-sauthI vadhu svaicchika raktadAtAo meLavI ApavA badala samagra gujarAta khAtenI TrophI zrI ke. ke. vizvanAthana-gavarnaranA haste pradAna. (18) vidyArthIone samAja abhimukha karavA badala gujarAta rAjyanA gavarnara zrImatI zAradAbena mukarjInA haste prazaMsApatra arpaNa. (19) AkAzavANI-amadAvAda-vaDodarA uparathI 'amRtadhArA'mAM, 'laghuvArtAlApo'nuM niyamita prasAraNa yuvAvANI kAryakramonuM Ayojana. Ama vividhakSetre yazasvI pradAna karanAra ApaNA purANI sAheba phakta DAkoranuM ja nahIM, paNa gujarAtanuM gaurava che. AvA niSThAvAna zikSaNazAstrI, pratiSThita sAhityakAra ane samAja sevAne varelA A mahAmAnavane aMtaranA umaLakAthI AvakArIe ane prabhu emane dIrghAyu, sukhamaya svAsthya ane emanA kAryakSetromAM viziSTa siddhi bakSe evI prabhupArthanA sAthe viramIe. guNiyala gurjaranArI jAgRtibahena ThAkora sAhitya hoya, saMgIta hoya ke kalA hoya. A traNe kSetre gurjara nArInuM pradAna anokhuM rahyuM che. AvAM keTalAya nArIratno che. jemanAM yazasvI pradAnanA kAraNe gurjarabhUmi gauravavaMtI banI che. AvAM ja ApaNA eka yazasvI bahena che jAgRtibahena ThAkora. gujarAtanI khUba jANItI saMsthA gujarAta loka kalA phAunDezana sAthenI eka saMsthA che 'sahiyara' loka kalA saMsthAna. je chellA vIseka varSathI lokakalA kSetre noMdhapAtra pradAna karI rahI che. enA yazabhAgI che, ApaNAM A jAgRtibahena. jAgRtibahene mAtra ATha-nava varSanI uMmarathI rAsagarabA tathA lokanRtyanA jAhera (sTeja) kAryakramo dvArA emanI kArakirdInI zarUAta karI hatI. 1983mAM jAgRtibahene 'sahiyara' saMsthAnI sthApanA karI. A aMkura Aje to vaTavRkSa banI deza-paradezamAM enI siddhinAM sopAna sara karI cUkela che. emanI vizeSatA e che ke pAraMparika lokasaMskRtine teo Page #509 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo sAcA arthamAM rajU karI rahyAM che ane Ama teozrI lokajAgRti keLavavAnA himAyatI banI rahyAM che. emanI siddhio paNa biradAvavA jevI che. tAla, laya, sUra vagerenI sArI jANakArInA nartananA pada, calananI sArI samaja ane pAraMparika gauravazALI lokasaMskRtine sAcA svarUpamAM jALavaNI. A badhI emanI siddhione kAraNe 'sahiyara' saMsthAne zarUAtanAM pAMca varSamAM ja 28 jeTalAM pAritoSIko maLyAM che. ane kalA jagatamAM 'sahiyara' saMsthAe potAnuM AgavuM sthAna prApta karyuM che. e kAraNe ja A 'sahiyara' saMsthAne gujarAta lokakalA phAunDezana sAthe saMlagna thavAnuM bahumAna sAMpaDyuM che. jAgRtibahene ApaNI prAcIna lokakalAno bhavya vAraso jALavyo che eTaluM ja nahIM, ene sanmAnapUrvaka loko sudhI pahoMcADyo che. ane A kAryamAM teo eTalAM badhAM otaprota che ane dRDha nizcayI che ke kalAnI jALavaNI mATe teozrI sarva kaMI karI chUTavA taiyAra che ane A mATe emaNe 'gujarAta lokakalA phAunDezana' nAM mArgadarzana heThaLa be divasa ema AkhA varSanAM rAsa-garabA tathA lokanRtyonI tAlIma zibiranuM Ayojana karavAnuM nakkI karyuM che. atyAra sudhI emaNe traNasothI vadhu kalAkAro taiyAra karyA che. Aje jyAre garabo zerImAMthI ane klabamAM ane klabamAMthI have pArTI ploTamAM khovAI gayo che tyAre ApaNI ati prAcIna AvI gauravazALI lokasaMskRtine jALavavAno jAgRtibahenano A prayatna khUba ja AvakAraNIya ane abhinaMdanIya banI raheze. gujarAtanA jANItA lokasAhityavid ane gujarAta lokakalA phAunDezananA menejIMga TrasTI zrI jorAvarasiMha jAdave ApaNA jAgRtibahenane 'sahiyara'nA sAcA 'praharI' tarIke biradAvyAM che. ApaNe paNa jAgRtibahenanA A lokakalA abhigamane aMtaranA umaLakAthI AvakArIe ane A kSetre teo vadhu ne vadhu siddhinAM sopAno sara kare evI zubhecchAo sAthe viramIe astu. sevAnA vratadhArI zrI navInabhAI sutariyA umareThanI sujalAma suphalAma dharatInA panotA putra jemanAmAM prema, lAgaNI ane bhAvanAnA triveNI saMgamanAM darzana Jain Education Intemational 493 thAya che-evA RSimAnava zrI navInabhAI sutariyAne maLavuM e paNa eka lhAvo che. umareThanI dharatIe sAhityakAro zikSaNazAstrIo, rAjakAraNIo, kAyadAzAstrIonI sAthe sAthe gurjara girAne dAnavIro paNa ApyA che. AvA ja eka dAnavIra ratna che-zrI navInabhAI sutariyA. emaNe emanI jJAtinI saMsthAo jevI ke khaDAyatA bhuvana-muMbaI, khaDAyatA bhuvana-nAthadvArA [rAjasthAna] ane khaDAyatA bhuvana-DAkora emanI sakhAvatathI cAlatI sarasa vyavasthA, saMpUrNa sagavaDavALAM yAtrALuo mATenAM anokhAM nivAsasthAna che. muMbaImAMthI khUba ja moTA dhaMdhA vepAramAMthI nivRtti laI, samAjasevAnA kAryamAM lAgI gayelA zrI navInabhAI eka maLavA jevA mANasa che. sAdAI to jANe emane vArasAmAM maLI hoya ema saMpUrNa sAdagIbharyuM jIvana jIvatA, A tyAgIpurUSane jotAM tamane kalpanA paNa nA Ave ke sevAnI sugaMdha samA ApaNA A navInabhAI karoDonA AsAmI haze. emanI viziSTatA e che ke emanI sevAo ane dAna paraMparA emanI jJAti pUratAM maryAdita nathI paraMtu zrI nIrubahena rAvaLanI saMsthA dAjIpura, apaMga baheno mATenI saMsthA "maMthana", DaoN. devayogInI apaMga-bALakonI nAnIkaDInI saMsthA "mamatA' ane vikAsanI keDIe khUba ja AgaLa vadhI rahelI DaoN. devayogInI saMsthA "maMgalam" ne emaNe lAkhonAM dAna ApI apaMgonI vikAsa pravRttimAM umadA udAharaNa pUruM pADyuM che. zrI navInabhAInuM eka Adarza ane sonerI svapna DAkoranuM ArogyadhAma. naDiyAda-DAkora roDa para, DAkoranI najIka AveluM ArogyadhAma jotAM ja gadgad thaI javAya che. prabhusevA karatAM mAnavasevA karavI e to aneruM kArya che. ane mAnava Arogya sevAno yajJa ApaNA zrI navInabhAIe tana, mana ane dhanathI AraMbhyo che. ArogyadhAmamAM traNa beDa rUmanI banAvelI svaccha havA ujAsavALI rUmo, eka moTo hola, svaccha ane sAduM bhojana ane ahIM ropelA Arogyavardhaka choDavAo. vAtAvaraNane haryubharyuM banAve che. A choDavAomAM Ayurvedika davAvALA choDavAo paNa che. ApaNA A prakRtipremI mAnavIne "elopathI" karatAM 'homiyopethika" ane Ayurvedika davAomAM vizeSa zraddhA hoya Page #510 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 494 evuM lAge che. vRkSamitra zrI navInabhAI ahIM je rIte A choDavAonuM jatana kare che, te sAce ja khUba ja viziSTa che. paryAvaraNa mATe paNa temanA cokkasa khyAlo che, ane teo enuM cUsta pAlana kare che. A ArogyadhAmamAM AveluM 'maunamaMdira' paNa pravAsIo mATenuM aneruM AkarSaNa che. ahIM tame 'mauna'' dhAraNa karI tamArI AdhyAtmika ane yaugika zaktiono vikAsa karI zako cho. AvA parama vaiSNava, samAjasevI ane dAnezvarI zrI navInabhAI sutariyAne aMtaranA umaLakAthI vadhAvIe. emanAM kAryone biradAvIe ane prabhu emane dIrdhAyu, sukhamaya svAsthya ane AvAM sevA kAryo karavA mATe vizeSa zakti bakSe evI prabhupArthanA sAthe viramIe. yazasvI mahilA sAhityakAra kriznAbahena jozI jemane sAhityamAM siddhi sAMpaDI hoya, saMgItamAM siddhi sAMpaDI hoya ane zikSaNamAM paNa siddhi hoya, Ama traNe morace agresara evI koI yuvA pratibhA tame joI che? to AvI siddhinAM sopAno sara karI cUkelI eka yuvA pratibhAno paricaya meLavIe. A bahena che kriznAbahena sadguNarAya jozI. teo amadAvAda ilekTrIsiTI kuM. mAM chellA daza varSathI emanI sevAo ApI rahyAM che. vividha pravRtio sAthe saMkaLAyelA kriznAbahenano pravAsano zokha to adbhuta che. bhAratanA moTA bhAganA parvatIya sthaLonI mulAkAta temaNe lIdhI che. e uparAMta AMdAmAnanikobAra paNa jaI AvelAM che. temaja temaNe nepALano pravAsa paNa karyo che. tAMjetaramAM ja teo kailAsa mAnasarovara' no khUba ja kaThina pravAsa pUro karIne AvyAM che. pathapradarzaka vAcana e to emano agrIma zokha che. gIta-saMgItanI duniyAmAM temanuM nAma jANItuM che. teo ghaNA samayathI A pravRtti sAthe joDAyelAM che. vyAvasAyika dhoraNe teo gAyana-vAdya grupathI 'svaraguMjana' ane 'surasaMgama' sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. sAhitya pravRtti to jANe emano AtmA che. sarjana sAthe otaprota A bahene gujarAtI sAhityamAM pAMca navakalathAnuM yazasvI pradAna karyuM che. temanI prathama navalakathA ujAse oLaMgyA aMdhakAra' gujarAta samAcAra dainika)nA 'zrI' sAptAhikamAM dhArAvAhI navakalathA tarIke pragaTa thaI cUkI che. vAMcako taraphathI navalakathAne khUba sAro AvakAra sAMpaDyo che. e ja A kRti ane enI lekhikA bahena kriznA jozInI saphaLatAnuM jamA pAsuM che. emanI bIjI navalakathA 'agnicakra' e saMdezanI ardha sAptAhika pUrtimAM dhArAvAhika rIte pragaTa thayelI lokapriya navakalathA che. temanI AgAmI navalakathAo 'vIsamI okTobara', 'adhipati' tema ja 'anubaMdha' che. emanI TUMkI vArtAo paNa gujarAtanA agragaNya dainiko ane sAmayikomAM pragaTa thaI cUkI che. 'saMdeza'mAM pragaTa thayelI emanI 'vyaMgakathA'o paNa AvakAraNIya banI che. AkAzavANI parathI temanuM vArtA vAcana ane nATako avAranavAra rajU thAya che. tAjetaramAM ja amadAvAda ilekTrika rikriezana klaba taraphathI temanI pravRttione anulakSIne jAhera sanmAna karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. sTeTa beMka oNpha ophisarsa esosiezana taraphathI temanAM prathama pustaka 'ujAse oLaMgyA aMdhakAra' no vimocana vidhi paNa yojAyo hato. AvAM bahumukhI dharAvatA guNiyala gujarAtI bahenane aMtaranA umaLakAthI AvakArIe ane teo vadhu ne vadhu siddhi hAMsala kare evI sadbhAvanA sAthe viramIe. astu. Page #511 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo saMgIta ane sAMskRtika kSetranA kalAvido --naTavarabhAI pI. AhalaparA Izvare ApaNane kevuM sarasa jIvana ApyuM che! jIvanane sukhamaya ane AnaMdamaya banAvavA ApaNe sAMskRtika bhAvanAne vikasAvI. jIvanamAM saMskRti khIlavIne saMgItakAro, gAyako, adAkAro, lokakalAkAro, vAdyakAroe potAnuM ane ApaNuM jIvana bharyuM bharyuM, prasanna banAvI dIdhuM che. jo sAMskRtika bAbato mATe ApaNe vaphAdAra na rahIe to emAM adhUrapa lAge che. A tanAvayukta samayamAM jyAre ApaNe mAnasika zAMti ane AnaMda gumAvI dIdho che tyAre lokasaMgIta, sugama-zAstrIyasaMgIta, nATya, lokakalAo, vAghavAdako ApaNA mahAmUlA khajAnAne jIvaMta rAkhI rahyA che te kalAne ane kalAkArone abhinaMdana, vaMdana. 45 je kalAkArone rAjyanA gaurava puraskAra maLyA che. rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya kSetre nAmanA maLI che. temanA saunA paricaya tenI kalApratibhAne chAje tema namratApUrvaka prastuta karyA che, vRkSo na hoya to? phaLa, chAMyo, auSadha ane baLataNa maLe nahiM. jema pANInuM paraba keTalAya dRSita lokonI tRSA tRpta kare che. tevuM ja vRkSa jevuM ane pANInAM paraba jevuM sadkArya karIne zrI naTavara AhalaparAe A lekhamALA dvArA kalAkArone biradAvyA che. A lekhamALAmAM paricayo rajU karanAra zrI naTavara purUSottamabhAI AhalaparA Adhunika gujarAtI kathA sAhityamAM temanI laghukathAo ane navalikAo dvArA AzAspada sarjaka tarIke avazyapaNe UbharI AvyA che. emano 'hatheLImAM nakSatra' nAmano laghukathA saMgraha ane 'zvAsa' ane 'koro kenavAsa' nAmanA navalikAsaMgraha. taduparAMta 'nibaMdha vihAra' nAmano eka nibaMdha saMgraha paNa prakAzita thayo che. emanI kRtio vakhatovakhata AkAzavANI ane dUradarzana parathI prasArita thayA kare che. temaNe vArtAkSetre emanA sarjanakALa daramyAna inAmo ane pAritoSiko prApta karyA che. gujarAtanA vAcako, vivecako, akhabAro ane sAmayikoe emanI sarjana prakriyA ane sarjaka pratibhAnI saharSa noMdha lIdhelI che. "1979mAM abhivyakti TrasTa, amadAvAda Ayojita gujarAta kakSAnI AMtara koleja TUMkI vArtA spardhAmAM dvitIya sthAna. 1986mAM lIo klaba opha dhrAMgadhrA Ayojita gujarAta kakSAnI laghukathA spardhAmAM prathama vijetApada. 1987mAM kalakatA yuvA samAja dvArA Ayojita gujarAtI laghukathA spardhAmAM prathama inAma. 1988mAM vaDodarA sAhityajyota dvArA gujarAtanI laghukathA spardhAmAM prathama pAritoSika. 1990 saMskRta kalAmaMdira amadAvAdanA upakrame yojAyelI akhila gujarAta TUMkIvArtA spardhAmAM prathama inAma meLavyuM che. teo sAMgItika sAhityika ane sAMskRtika kSetranA prabhAvazALI udghoSaka che. temaNe cArasothI vadhu kAryakramonuM saMcAlana karyuM che ane Aje paNa kAryarata che. tAjetaramAM rAjakoTa dUradarzana uparAMta DI.DI. 11 parathI prasArita thayelA pArijAta kAryakramonuM saMcAlana temaNe sahaja rIte vahana karyuM hatuM. --saMpAdaka ku. biMdIyA paMDyA (gAyikA) tA. 8-5-1978nAM roja biMdiyAno janma thayo. amarelI jillAnA rAjulA gAmamAM janmelI biMdIyA kizorabhAI paMDyAnA kuTuMbamAM kyAMya na banelI ghaTanA banI. kizorabhAIne e divaso yAda che. parivAramAM dIkarI avataryAno saune AnaMda hato. dIkarI aMdha avatarI che tethI gharanA sau bhAMgI paDyA. paNa caTTAna jevI vAstavikatAno svIkAra karI sAmano karavA taiyAra thaI gayA. biMdIyAnI pragati thAya, te sArUM zikSaNa maLe tevA zubha hetuthI 1984mAM bhAvanagara zra Page #512 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 496 pathapradarzaka kRSNakumArasiMhajI aMdha vidyAlayamAM abhyAsano prAraMbha pAtharI gujarAtI bhAvakone mugdha karyA che. uparAMta gujarAtamAM biMdIyAe karyo. tenAmAM saMgItanA jJAnanI jyoti pragaTI. amadAvAda, bharUca, bhAvanagara, navasArI, valasADa, khaMbhAta, saMgItanI prAraMbhika, pravezikA parIkSAmAM ujvaLa saphaLatA gAMdhInagara, jAmanagara, vaDodarA vagere sthaLoe saMgItanA lAIva meLavI. pachI to sugama, bhajana, lokagIta vagere spardhAmAM kAryakramo saphaLatApUrvaka yojyA che. teo saMgIta kAryakramonA sArA thokabaMdha inAmo meLavyAM. bhAvanagarathI saMgItanI jyoti dhIre Ayojaka che. samagra gujarAtamAM ane gujarAta bahAra temaNe dhIre saurASTra ane gujarAtamAM prasarI. gajhala gAyana, lagnagIta, rAsa-garabAnA ane yuvaka mahotsavanA kAryakramo yojyA che. lokaDAyarA, philmI saMgItanA aDhaLaka kAryakramamAM biMdIyAe teo yu.ke, beMgakoka, maskata ane yu.e.i.mAM anekavAra kaMThanAM kAmaNa pAtharI saunAM dila jItI lIdhAM. saMgIta kSetranA kAryakramo ApI cUkyA che. vikAsamAM biMdIyA tenA pitA kizorabhAI, mAtA bhAratIbena, zrI sumana maMgezakara (zAstrIya nRtya) bhAI RSikeza, gurUo zrImatI piyubena sarakhela ane zrI bhadrAyubhAI dhoLakiyAnuM AdarathI smaraNa kare che. biMdIyA kalAgurU zrI sumana maMgezakarano janma tA. 7-3samAjazAstra viSaya sAthe (2002) bI.e. thaI che ane mAsTara 1934mAM mahArASTranA naMdurabAra jillAnAM naMdurabAra zaheramAM ina phormiMga ArTasanI (2004) padavIo meLavI che. temaNe garIba kuTuMbamAM thayo hato. temaNe 1956mAM rAjakoTa AvIne aneka keseTomAM svara Apyo che. rAjakoTamAM daseka varSamAM to saurASTra saMgIta nATaka akAdamImAM kaththaka nRtya zIkhavavAnuM zaruM teNe dUradarzana, AkAzavANI parathI aneka sAMskRtika ane karyuM. kaththaka nRtyanA jayapura gharAnAnA kanaiyAlAlajI jIvaDA sAMgItika kAryakramamAM svara ApI potAno hAMsalo bulaMda karyo pAsethI tAlIma meLavIne nRtya vizAradanI upAdhi meLavI temaja che. ane te AkAzavANI rAjakoTanI sugama saMgItanI (mAnya) zrI maMgezakare zrI suMdaraprasAdajI, zrI kuMdanalAlajI, zrI suMdaralAla eka mAtra prajJAcakSu kalAkAra che. gAMgANI vagere pAsethI kaththaka nRtyanI viziSTa tAlIma prApta karI. kaththaka nRtyamAM vizArada meLavyA bAda kaththakamAM alaMkAranI padavI zrI bhadrAyu dhoLakiyA temaja gAyana (saMgIta) vizArada, tabalAmAM paNa zrI maMgezakara (sugama gAyaka ane saMgItakAra) vizAradanI padavI prApta karI. rAjakoTamAM grejyueTa (bI.e.)nI sAMskRtika, sAhityika ane saMgItanA kSetre sukhyAta zrA DIgrI meLavI. bhadrAyu dhoLakIyAno janma tA. 17-12-1952mAM thayo. teo zrI maMgezakare 1969mAM rAjakoTa khAte bhAratIya nRtya saMgIta-nRtya nATaka akAdamI gAMdhInagara, bhAvanagara saMgIta mahAvidyAlanI sthApanA karI, jene gujarAta sarakAre yunivarsiTImAM phAIna ArTasa kamiTImAM temaja khyAtanAma mAnyatA Apela che. teo A saMsthAnA menejIMga TrasTI ane "pAyala", "saptakalA", "ame zivaraMjanI" ane "hemu DAyarekaTara che. zrI maMgezakare hajAro vidyArthIone kaththaka nRtyanI gaDhavI" "smRti" saMsthAmAM sabhya ane TrasTI tarIke kAryarata che. tAlIma ApIne aneka ziSyone taiyAra karyA che. temaja temanA temaNe gujarAtI sAhityanAM aneka pramukha akhabAromAM ane ziSyo Aje deza-videzamAM nRtyonA vargo calAvIne gurUnuM nAma sAmayikomAM potAnI sarjana pratibhAno paricaya Apyo che. temaNe rozana karI rahyA che. saMzodhanapatro taiyAra karyA che. saurASTra, gujarAta, bhArata temaja paradezamAM saMgItanA aneka varkazopa yojyA che. teo sumana maMgezakare aneka saMsthAomAM kaththaka nRtyanA AkAzavANI, rAjakoTanA mAnya gAyaka temaja saMgItakAra che. kAryakramo rajU karelA che. nepAlamAM saMgIta nATaka akAdamI dUradarzananI saMgIta zreNI "tAkadhInAdhIna''mAM teo saMgIta yojita kAryakramamAM (1966-67) yazodAnA lAla, aSTapadI, nirdezaka hatA. samIpadI, dazAvatAra, humarIbhAva, aSTanAyikA, kRSNalIlAnA prakAro, dropadI cIraharaNa, bhajana, pada, horI evA aneka Aja sudhImAM temanI asaMkhya oDiyo keseTamAM nRtyanA prayogo rajU karIne bhAre prazaMsA meLavI hatI. kavionI kAvya racanAo, gIto, bALagIto, stuti, bhajano khUba ja khyAtanAma banyA che. temaNe aneka gujarAtI philmomAM, . zrI maMgezakare prAraMbhikathI alaMkAra sudhInA kaththaka nRtya nATakamAM, beleTsa ane TI.vI. zreNImAM potAnA avAjano jAda viSenuM "pAyala" nAmanuM pustaka lakhela che. pustaka kalA jagatamAM Jain Education Intemational Page #513 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che. pratibhAo 490 khUba ja Adarane pAtra baneluM che. naMdurabAra (mahArASTra)mAM "eksaparTa samiti'', sAMskRtika vibhAga ane Turijhama vibhAga lokamAnya tilaka lAyabrerI tathA naMdurabAra jillA patrakAra saMghanA saMcAlita, bhArata sarakAra, navI dilhI. upakrame naMdurabAranA suputra sumana maMgezakaranuM bhavya bahumAna sva. ustAda gulAmakAdIrakhAM vahIdakhAMzekha karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. A prasaMge aneka saMsthAoe hAratorA (zAstrIya saMgIta) zAla zrIphaLathI maMgezakarane navAjyA hatA. Aje paNa zrI maMgezakaranI pAsethI aneka vidyArthIo kaththakanI tAlIma laI rahyA zrI ustAda gulAma kAdIrakhAM gAyana ane vAdyanA hindustAnanA sArA kalAkAromAMnA eka kalAkAra che. teono janma 1914 sapTembara indoramAM thayelo che. teonA pitA indora zrI janArdana rAvala (sugama saMgIta) darabAranA gAyaka hatA ane rAja kuTuMbanA saMgIta gurU tarIke pharaja zrI janArdana mAdhavarAma rAvala vatana-vaDhavANa siTI, ji. bajAvatA hatA. gulAma kAdIrakhAM sAhebe gAyananI tAlIma temanA : surendranagara, janma tArIkha : 8-3-1937, abhyAsa : pitA ane kAkA pAsethI meLavelI che. temano gharAno "mevAtI" ela.ela.bI., caudharI hAIskUla, rAjakoTa. gavarnamenTa lo gharAnAthI prakhyAta che. koleja, muMbaI. vyavasAya gujarAta sarakAramAM nivRtta karmacArI, ustAda gulAma kAdIrakhAM e agiyAra varSanI uMmare cerITI kamiznarazrI, gujarAta rAjyanI kacerImAMthI 1961- lakhano konpharansamAM i.sa. 1921mAM kAryakrama Apelo hato. je 1973, 1978 thI 1994 gujarAta DerI vikAsa nigama, konpharansanA saMcAlaka paMDita bhAtakhaMDe viSNu digaMbara ane navAba gujarAta rAjya gAMdhInagara janasaMparka adhikArIpadethI nivRtta alIkhAM Indora hatA. tyAra pachI ustAda i.sa. 1931mAM thayA. sANaMda darabArane tyAM bIna vagADavA ane gAvA-tAlIma ApavA saMgItanA saMskAra, kuTuMbamAM mAtuzrI sva. kusumabena mATe jatA, teonI Aja sudhInI peDhI kuTuMbIone saMgIta ane zAstrIya saMgIta AdhArita bhajano gAtAM hatAM te temanI pAsethI gAvAnI tAlIma Apela che. AjanA divase paNa je kuTuMba che maLyA hatA. temaja pitAzrI mAdhavarAmanA moTAbhAI dAdAzrI te khAM sAhebane sANaMda darabAranAM saMgItanA gurU tarIke mAna Ape sva. DaoN. vasaMtarAya prANazaMkara rAvala saMgItanA rasika ane UMDA che. ane varSamAM eka vakhata dazamane divase gurUnA gAyanano jANakAra. temanA protsAhanano RNa svIkAra. zALA kolejathI kAryakrama rAkhe che. ane vaMzavArasAgata gurUne dazerAne divase gAyanano zokha. 1960-61 thI gujarAta sugama-saMgItamAM dakSiNA Ape che. sakriya. amadAvAdanI pratiSThita sugama-saMgItanI saMsthA te uparAMta hindustAnamAM saurASTrathI mAMDI ane kAzmIranA "zruti"mAM zarUAta eTale ke 1961 thI sarvazrI rAsabihArI reDiyo sTezana upara potAnA gAyana ThumarI, dAdarA rajU karela che. desAI, gaurAMga vyAsa, kSemubhAI diveTIyA sAthe varSo sudhI prakhyAta bhajanika hemaMta cauhANajI teone gurU mAne che. sakriya rahyA. 1970 thI AkAzavANI amadAvAda ane dUradarzana zrI amUlakha sAkaralAla bhaTTa (nATya) mAnya kalAkAra. mAjI sadasya, gujarAta rAjya saMgIta-nATaka akAdamI, gAMdhInagara. janma tArIkha : 22-12-1932 janma sthaLa : gaDhaDA (svAmInA), ji. bhAvanagara abhyAsa : bI.e., bI.eDa. ane | gujarAtI philmomAM zreSTha pArzva-gAyaka tarIkeno gujarAta nATya anubhava : 30 varSa zikSaka tarIke sevA ApI 1955 sarakArazrIno evorDa be vAra (1) varSa-1980 philma "kAzIno thI nATyono zikSaNa anubhava. dIkaro" ane (2) varSa 1984 "AMkhanAM ratana" mATe maLelo. bhajana ane gajhala gAvAnuM vadhu game. temanAM patnI temaja teoe prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa bhAvanagaramAM pratiSThita gAyikA zrImatI harSidA rAvala sAthe ghaNA kAryakramo meLavyuM. tyArathI ekAMkI nATako bhajavavAnI zarUAta karI. bhAratanA agraNI zahero ane paradezamAM rajU karyA che. temaja kalAgurU zrI dharamazIbhAI zAha pAsethI nRtyanI tAlIma teo hAla adhyakSa tarIke sevA Ape che temAM saMskAra meLavI. rAjakoTamAM saurASTra saMgIta, nRtya ane nATaka akAdamImAM kathakalI nRtyanI tAlIma meLavI nATakano traNa bhAratI, gujarAta (akhila bhAratIya saMsthA) sabhyazrI, varSano abhyAsa karI "nATyavi" thayA. Jain Education Intemational Page #514 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 498 pathapradarzaka nATakomAM adAkArI : zetalane kAMThe, dhanya saurASTra pAtaLI jIbhaDiyuMvALA kavijanonI vAgdhArA sAMbhaLIne dharaNI, manunI mAzI, netA-abhinetA, Aja ane kAla emanI suMdara dehasRSTi DolI UThatI, mana DolI UThatuM ane nATakomAM viziSTa bhUmikA adA karI hatI. loka kalAnA heluM paDI rahetA, AmAM jAmatA DAyarA ane reDiyo bhUmikAo : 1955 thI 1969 sudhI rAjakoTa ghoDAnI ghamasANUmAMthI A kalAkAra lokajIvananI saMskAravaMtI reDiyo para rajU thatAM nATakomAM vividha bhUmikAo karI. jhADImAMthI aneka vakhata mAnavIya vividha phUlaDAnI phoramanI sara "rA'navaghaNa"mAM navaghaNanI bhUmikA bhajavI hatI. kheMcI levA mAMDyA. emAMthI lokavArtAonAM saMskAra sAMpaDyA ane teozrI divyavANInA mahAna ugAtA banyA. dUradarzana : rA.vi. pAThakanuM "mukuMdarAya" nATakamAM tathA "dAnamAM mukhya bhUmikA adA karelI. A mAnavIya raMgabharI sRSTimAMthI pote prakRtinA premamAM nirNAyaka tarIke sevA : chellA dasa varSathI yunivarsiTI, pAgala banI gayA. puSkaLa paribhramaNa thayuM. DiMgaLa, piMgaLa ane rAjya dvArA Ayojita temaja saMsthAo dvArA Ayojita nATya vrajabhASAnA atyaMta uccakakSAnA graMthono paddhatisara abhyAsa spardhAmAM nirNAyaka tarIke sevA ApI rahyAM che. karyo. avatAra caritra, hari rasa, rAmAyaNa, pAMDavazeCcaMdrikAthI laIne yogavAziSThano emano abhyAsa loka kathAonI potAnI | nATya lekhana : rAjakoTa reDiyo parathI 200 nATako, kaheNImAM nItare che. puMjAvALA bApunI paMDitAI pustakomAMthI traNeka zreNIo rajU karI che. nATya lekhana spardhAmAM "pIDA" pragaTI ane loka hRdayanAM ToDale TahukI che. emanI kathAmAM nATakane prathama InAma prApta thayuM che. pAtronI mAnavIya lIlAnI hariyALI mAvajata thaI che. bALa nATyakSetre pradAna : 1970 thI 1974 daramyAna AkAzavANIe A kalAkAranI ghaNI vArtAo saMgrahIne cAra ekAMkI nATakonuM lekhana-digdarzana karyuM. 1979mAM prazaMsanIya kArya karyuM ja che, hAla A kArya dUradarzana karI rahyuM cilDransa thiyeTaranI sthApanA. 1979 thI 92 daramyAna che. paccAsa-paccAsa varSanA dIrdha samayathI puMjAvALA bApu saMsthAnA bALako dvArA 11 jeTalA nATako taiyAra karI emanI ojasavaMtI kalAnA ajavAsa pAtharI rahyA che. je bhajavavAmAM AvyAM. bhArata varSathI mAMDIne paradezamAM vizALa jana samuhe A ujAsa bALa nATya zibiro : cilDrana thiyeTara, yuvaka sevA jhIlyA che. vibhAga, sAMskRtika kendra udepura, vividha kalA saMsthAo puMjAvALA bApunA lekhomAM pragaTa thayelI paccAsathI vadhu zALAo dvArA Ayojita bALa nATya tAlIma kula-42 tathA loka vArtAomAM temaja Atama-rAmanI velaDI nAmanA pustakamAM zikSako mATe pAMca zibiro dvArA 2000 bALako ane 120 emanA prakRti premanuM nikaTa darzana dekhAya che. zikSakone tAlIma ApI. rASTrakakSAnI siddhio : cilDrana thiyeTaranA 20 bALa sva. zrI pinAkIna mahetA kalAkArone bhArata sarakAranI ziSyavRtti apAvI. (sugama saMgIta) zrI darabAra zrI puMjAvALA (lokakalA) bhAvanagaramAM saMgItanA kalA vArasAmAM-11 varSanI vaye jetapuranA virANIvALA vaMzanA rAjavI zrI prathama vyaktigata jAhera kAryakramathI kSetramAM padArpaNa. zALA mahAzALAmAM abhyAsa daramyAna yojAtI sugama spardhAomAM ebhalavALAbApu tathA mAtuzrI ganubAne tyAM saMvata 1985nA meDala kapsa vagere prApti. suramaNi rasikabhAI aMdhAriyA pAse bhAdaravA sudI (10) dazame janma thayo. darzana zAstra sAthe zAstrIya saMgItanI tAlIma-sva. jagadIpa virANI sthApita anusnAtakanI upAdhI prApta karI che. ucca kakSAnA keLavaNIkAroe emane zikSita karyA che. prabuddha saMto, siddho, saptakalA dvArA yojAyela aneka kAryakramo dvArA prasiddhi-cAlIsa suphiothI dikSita thayA che. kalAkAro, kathAkAro, kasabIo ane varSathI AkAzavANI rAjakoTa ane vividha bhAratI parathI aneka ajanabIo vacce ucharyA che, rahyA che. paraMparAgata kalA kAryakramonuM prasAraNa ane temAM bAvIsa varSathI "bI-hAI" kauzalyathI suzobhita darabAragaDhanI mAMca chAMca vacce emanuM greDamAM prathama haroLanA kalAkAra tarIke sthAna-AkAzavANI dvArA janma-jAta kalA laIne janmeluM mAnasa vikasyuM che. judA judA zaheromAM yojAyela sugama saMgItanA jAhera Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #515 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 499 saMmelanamAM bhAga lIdho-vividha kavionA Azare 200 sugama gAvAmAM khAsa kauzalya dharAve che. DumarI paNa sahaja rIte gAya gIto, gajhalo tathA bhakti gItonuM AgavuM svara niyojana karyuM che. ola inDiyA reDiyonA "e" greDanA mAnya kalAkAra che. hatuM. saMgIta pravRtti : gAMdharva mahAvidyAlaya, mIraja sAthe rAjakoTa dUradarzana tathA dilhI dUradarzana prAdezika saMlagna saMsthA saMgIta maMdiranI zaruAta karI ane 400 thI kAryakramomAM gItonuM samaya para TelIkAsTIMga-bhAratIya vidyA- vadhAre vidyArthIone vinA mUlya zikSA ApI. chellA 45 varSathI bhavana muMbaI dvArA jAnyuArI 1961mAM yojAyela muMbaI ane ola inDiyA reDiyo uparathI gAya che. dUradarzana kendra gujarAtanA dareka jillAnA TocanA kalAkAronA sugama saMgIta amadAvAda ane rAjakoTamAMthI saMgItanA kAryakramo Ape che. saMmelanamAM zrI puruSottama upAdhyAyanA AmaMtraNathI muMbaI ola inDiyA maMgaLavAranA rASTrIya kAryakramamAM rAtre be vAra kSetramAM padArpaNa ane temAM potAnA svara niyojanavALI racanAnuM Apela che. ola inDiyA reDiyonA ceIna bukIMgamAM be vAra sarvazreSTha paraphoramansa gujarAtanA dareka agraNI zaheromAM temaja punA, sAMgalI, govA, hubalI, bhAratamAM agaNita khAnagI muMbaI tathA dilhImAM jAhera kAryakramomAM TocanA gujarAtI saMgItanA kAryakramo ApyA che. jemAM (muMbaI, kalakattA, indora, kalAkAronI haroLamAM AgavuM sthAna prApta-sarva zrI purUSottama khaMDAlA, beMglora, nAthadvArA, rAjakoTa, khaMbhAliyA porabaMdara) upAdhyAya dvArA svara niyojIta TrAyosIMga "amathI amathI mUI gujarAta saMgIta nATaka ekeDemI dvArA be vAra baiju saMgIta olyA mAMDavAnI jaI" sarva zreSTha kati. jenI rekorDa hIjha saMmelana ane tAnA rIrInA jAhera utsava mATe AmaMtrita. mAsTarsa voIsa kaMpanIe utArI je ati prasiddha thaI-gujarAta gujarA saMgIta nATaka ekeDemInI vizArada ane alaMkArI rAjya dvArA vividha zaheromAM yojAtAM sugama saMgIta saMmelanomAM parIkSA mATe parIkSaka tarIke. hAlamAM rAjakoTa ane rajU karela potAnA svara niyojanavALI kRtionI zrotAo dvArA amadAvAdanA vidyArthIo ke jeo vizArada che temane zikSA prazaMsA thayelI. ApI rahyAM che. hindustAna zAstrIya saMgItanI sevA tarIke A vidyArthIone vinA mUlya zikSA apAya che. uttara bhAratIya sthAnika svAmI vivekAnaMda phAunDezana saMsthA dvArA zAstrIya saMgItanA tajajJa. sitAra vagADI zake che. "karmayogI" evorDa tathA ekTiva saMsthA dvArA "kalA ratna" evorDa prApta. jillA tathA rAjya yuvaka mahotsavomAM yojAtI zrI lakSmIkAnta esa. dozI sugama saMgIta spardhAomAM nirNAyaka tarIke varSothI sevA. (zAstrIya saMgIta) amadAvAda dUradarzana dvArA TelIkAsTa thatI "surIlI saragama" hindustAnI saMgItamAM saroda jevA kaThina vAdyanA spardhAmAM nirNAyaka tarIke sevA ApelI. vArasAne jIvaMta rAkhI gujarAtamAM ane saurASTramAM chellA 25 zrImatI zAradAbena rAva varSathI sau prathama gujarAtI kalAkAra tarIke reDiyo ane (zAstrIya kaMThya saMgIta) dUradarzanamAM zrI lakSmIkAnta dozIe sthAna meLavyuM. teo Aje bI-kakSAmAM avAranavAra kAryakramo ApI rahyA che. nAma : zrImatI zAradAbena Ara. rAva, uMmara : 63 varSa janma tArIkha 14-07-1938, bhASAnI jANakArI : iMglIza, | zrI lakSmIkAnta dozIe zaruAtanI tAlIma zrI amubhAI hindI, gujarAtI, kannaDa, marAThI, tAmIla bhASA vAMcI, lakhI dozI, zrI bAbubhAI aMdhAriyA temaja ustAda gulAma kAdarakhAM ane bolI zake che. pAsethI meLavI. tyArabAda uccakakSAnI ghaniSTha tAlIma prakhyAta sarodavAdaka zrI paMDita dAmodaralAla kobrA pAsethI jodhapura jaIne zikSaNa (saMgIta) : akhIla bhAratI gAMdharva mahAvidyAlaya 10 varSa sudhI lIdhI. janma (kaccha) mAMDavImAM thayo, tyArabAda mIrajamAMthI saMgIta vizArada, (hindustAnI zAstrIya kaMThya teo karAMcI gayA ane dezanA bhAgalA thatAM rAjakoTamAM AvIne saMgIta) gurU navaraMga nAgapurakara, muMbaI pAse zikSA lIdhI. sthAyI thayA. rAjakoTa AvIne teo zrI amubhAInA paricayamAM zailI : gvAliyara gharAnAnA saMgIta sAthe sabaMdha dharAve AvyA ane tyArathI ja eTale ke 1951 thI saMgItanI tAlIma che. praNAlikAgata khayAla zailImAM gAya che. javalleja jovAmAM zaru thaI, zaruAtamAM gAyana temaja tyArabAda alaga alaga AvatA rAgamAM khAsa karIne tAna ane bola tAna hoziyArIpUrvaka vAjIMtro jevA ke sitAra, giTAra, meMDolIna vagere upara hAtha Jain Education Intemational Page #516 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 500 ajamAvyA. A daramyAna zrI lakSmIkAnta dozIe saMgIta vizArada, zikSA vizArada (gAyanamAM), saMgIta alaMkAra (sitAramAM) temaja sarodamAM (gujarAta yuni.no DIplomAM) temaja bI.ema.yu.esa. (saurASTra yuni.) ane chellA saMgIta pravINa (DaoN. ina myujhika)nI padavIo prApta karI che. zaruAtanA varSomAM judI judI skUlomAM pArTa TAIma sarvisa karI jene lIdhe bhIla, AdivAsI, harijana vagere pachAta komanA bALakomAM saMgItanA saMskAranuM siMcana karyuM tema ja bALakonI jelamAM jaIne paNa bALa-kedIone saMgIta dvArA saMskAra ApyA. 61nI sAlamAM myujhika kolejamAM nimaNUka maLI, ane baDhatI maLatAM hAla saMgIta nATya mahAvidyAlayamAM AcArya ane niyAmakanI pharaja bajAvIne nivRtta thayela che. A ja samaya daramyAna teo zrI chellA 30 varSathI rAjakumAra kolejamAM paNa mAnad sevA ApI rahyA hatA. zrI dozI mAraphata aneka vidyArthIo tAlIma laI deza-paradezamAM temaja rAjakoTa, muMbaI vagere zaheromAM saMgItanA kAryakramo ApI rahyA che. saroda temanuM mukhya vAdya che. jenA dvArA gujarAta temaja dezabharamAM aneka konpharansa jevI ke, haridAsa (muMbaI) baiju samAroha, gujarAta ekeDemI dvArA navasArImAM temaja ekeDemInI ja anya konpharansa jevI ke omakAra samAroha, tAnArIrI temaja amadAvAdamAM saMkalpa samAroha vageremAM saphaLatApUrvaka kAryakrama ApI nAma karyuM. teozrIne 1977mAM sUra-siMgAra saMsada muMbaI taraphathI sUramaNI ane navembara 2000mAM vivekAnaMda yutha klaba taraphathI rAjakoTa-ratnanA evorDa dvArA sanmAnita karavAmAM AvyA che. temaja 1996mAM rAjakoTa siTI thiyeTara taraphathI temanuM sanmAna karavAmAM Avela che. chellA 40 varSano zikSaNano anubhava, temaja chellA 12 varSathI AcAryanA anubhavathI hAlamAM saMgIta mahAvidyAlayamAM 500 jeTalA vidyArthIo tAlIma laI rahyA che. teno yaza temane phALe jAya che. zAstrIya saMgItanuM A eka mahAna kArya teo karI rahyA che. zrI karazana je. paDhiyAra (lokakalA) janma, tA. 31-12-1929nA roja lIMbaDImAM thayo che. zaikSaNika abhyAsa gujarAtI 4 dhoraNa pAsa lIMbaDImAM ja karyA teo rAvaLa (jogI) jJAtinA che. bApa-dAdAno mULa vyavasAya prAcIna vAjIMtra, "DAka"nA vAdana sAthe deva-devIonAM prazasti gAna jevA ke dohA, (AraNyuM,) gIta, (jhIlaNiyA), devadevIonI vArtA vagere AhavAna karI mAtAjInA bhUvAone pathapradarzaka dhUNAvavAno che. mAtAjIno mAMDavo (maMDapa) tathA tAvo, varaso ja jevA dhArmika utsavomAM je, te mAtAjIne kuLadevI tarIke pUjatA, (mAnatA) je te jJAtinAM goThIo, (kuTuMbIjano)nA devadeviyonA utsavo ujavavAno temano mukhya vyavasAya che. prAcIna lokagIto, bhajano vagere gAvAnA mane temanA (bA) pAsethI maLyA che ane dohA-chando gAvA-samajavA te lIMbaDInA rAjya kavi zrI zaMkaradAna jeThIbhAI dethA, (cAraNa) pAsethI vidyA meLavavAno lAbha maLyo che. i.sa. 1956mAM lokasAhitya sabhA rAjakoTa taraphathI junAgaDha mukAme zrI ratubhAI adANInAM rASTrIya sevAnA vicArathI eka lokasAhitya vidyAlaya zarU karavAmAM AvyuM, jemAM pUrA be varSamAM abhyAsa pUro karI lokasAhityanI sAthe piMgaLa zAstranuM jJAna meLavI tenI parIkSAmAM prathama kakSA pAsa thaI meLavI. lokasAhitya vidyAlayanA abhyAsa daramyAna, lIMbaDInA rAjya kavizrI zaMkaradAnajI dethA (cAraNa) padmazrI kavi dulA bhAyA kAga, zrI merubhA gaDhavI, loka sevaka zrI ratubhAI adANI, zrI jayamallabhAI paramAra, rAjakoTa tathA porabaMdaranA rAjya kavizrI yazakaNajI rattu (cAraNa) tathA zrI pIMgaLazIbhAI gaDhavI, zrI rAmanArAyaNa nA. pAThaka, jAmanagaranA rAjya kavi zrI nArAyaNadAnajI bAliyA (cAraNa) vagere mahAnubhAvonA jIvana-kavananA sAhityanA raMge raMgAvAno puro lAbha maLyo. i.sa. 1956thI AkAzavANI rAjakoTa kendranA lokagAyaka che. hAlamAM AkAzavANIe temane klAsa e.mAM gAyaka tarIke lIdhA che. AkAzavANI uparAMta TI.vI. temaja gujarAtI philmamAM gAyaka tarIke joDAyA che. gujarAta ane gujarAta bahAra, muMbaI, punA, haidrAbAda, sikaMdarAbAda, dilhI, kalakattA jevA bhAratanAM zaheromAM yojAtA aneka lokaDAyarAomAM temaja muMbaInI saMsthAnA aneka kAryakramomAM bhAga lIdho che. gujarAta rAjyanA mAhitI khAtAnAM paNa aneka kAryakramo ApyA che. zrImatI kAzIbahena gohila (lokakalA) janma sane 1948 phebruArInI pahelI tArIkha, sAhitya, saMskAra ane kalAnuM dhAma evuM zahera bhAveNuM (bhAvanagara) jenuM gaMgAjaLiyA taLAvamAM kIDIyAruM teTalo mAnava maherAmaNa ubharAyuM hatuM. hAjara rahenAra nara-nArI kRSNakumArasiMhajI jevA daivI rAjA ane baLavaMtarAya mahetA jevA lokasevaka, sAdhusaMto, vepArIo, samAjasevako, kheDUto, sarakArI karmacArIonA caherA para gamagInI hatI je tenA aMtaranI vedanAne vAcA ApatI hatI, prabhunA payagaMbara samA pyArA bApu gAMdhIjInI A zoka Page #517 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 501 pratibhAo sabhA hatI. sUtelA bhAratane jagADanAra rASTrane svataMtra banAvanAra vIranI zahAdatane eka pachI eka vaktA hRdayanI zraddhAMjalI arpatA hatA paraMtu hRdayanI vANI to kevaLa kAvya, duhA ke maraziyAmAM ja phUTI zake. nizALanuM pagathiyuM jeNe joyuM nathI evI 20 varSanI yuvatI ke jene mAIka pakaDatA paNa nahotuM AvaDatuM. jenA hRdayamAMthI evI vANI phUTI kavi kAga racita bhajana gAvAnI zarUAta karI. bhajananA zabdono bhAva ane gAnAranI laya evAM hatAM ke kaDIe kaDIe zrotAonI AMkha bhIMjAtI ane chellI kaDIe to badhAnAM hadayane valovI nAkhyAM. A yuvatInuM nAma che kAzIbahena gohila. jAheramAM gAvAnA A prathama prasaMge ja temaNe tenA kaMThanA sUra mAdhuryano anokho paricaya bhAvanagaranI bhAvapriya janatAne karAvyo. lokagItanI gAyikA tarIke temano A zubhAraMbha thayo. divase divase temanA kaMTha svara mAdhurya, DhALa ane halaka vikasatAM gayAM. kalAkArane prakAzamAM lAvavA tenI AMgaLI pakaDanAra joIe. AvI AMgaLI zrI jayamalabhAI jAdave pakaDI. bajaraMga vyAyAma zALAmAM avAnavAra gIto, garabA, rAsa rajU karIne tAlIma pUrI pADI. jAhera kAryakramo ane DAyarAmAM bhAga levAnuM saubhAgya prApta thatAM kAzIbenanI koThAsUjha pragaTatI gaI ane navuM navuM zIkhatA gayAM. vakhata jatAM kAzIbenanI kalAno sura AkAzavANI rAjakoTane saMbhaLAyo ane rAjakoTa sTezanathI 1-6-73nA roja lokagIto prasArita thayAM. temanI khyAtI gujarAtanI bahAra prasarAvavAmAM khAsa AkAzavANI ane ghoghAsarkala mitramaMDaLano che. kAzIbena gohile ghoghA sarkala mitra maMDaLa-bhAvanagaranI sAthe ane pArzvagAyaka zrI praphulla dave sAthe aneka kAryakramo ApyA che. A uparAMta "motI verANA cokamAM', 'manakhaDAno meLo' ane 'jhUlaNamoralI' jevA aneka svataMtra kAryakramo gujarAtamAM uparAMta nAgapura, muMbaI ane kalakattAmAM rajU karyA che. bhAvanagaranA pachAta vistAramAM (ka.parA.) ucharelI A dIkarI jeNe gujarAta bharamAM lokagItanAM kalAkAra tarIke je nAmanA ane lokapriyatA meLavI che te jJAti mATe, nArI jAti mATe gaurava samAna che. kalA pratyeno rasa temaNe khaMDita thavA dIdho nathI te khUba ja zaramALa ane ochA bolA svabhAvanAM che. tenI rItabhAta, vartaNUMka, sAdagI evA saujanyabharyA che ke sahu kalAkAroe maryAdAnA mobha evuM upanAma ApI temanuM gaurava vadhAryuM che. zrImatI piyubena sarakhela | (zAstrIya gAyikA) 1965mAM kalakattAmAM janmela zrImatI sarakhela badhA ja strI caritromAM yuvA peDhI mATe indora gharAnA hindustAnI sAdasaMgItanA sAcA jussA mATe samarthana kare che. teNIe tenI tAlIma tenA pitAjI zrI kamala baMdopAdhyAya pAsethI meLavI che. jeo vIsa varSa sudhI indoramAM ustAda AmIrakhAnanA aMgata ane priya ziSya hatA tenA jIvanano bAkIno samaya marahuma ustAde kalakattAmAM potAnA kuTumba sAthe rahI pasAra karyo ane AthI teNIne AvI bALapaNathI anokhI taka sAMpaDI hatI. sirIjha dvArA zrImatI piyubana sarakhelanA oDiyo Albama paNa rIlijha thayA che. teNIe bhAratamAM aneka kAryakramo ApyA che. zrImatI piyu saMgItamaya avAja, laya sAthenA traNa aSTakano tIvra rIdhama paTano laya ane tAla para prabhutva rAkhI zakatAM. tenI saragamamAM ane tAnamAM, sthiratA, anuvAdakatA sAtheno zaktizALI jusso tema ja tenA rAgamAM tabakkAvAra pragati ane vividhatAno samanvaya jovA maLe che. teo ola inDiyA reDiyonI "khayAla" gAyananI mAnya kalAkAra hatAM. surasAgara samasAda-muMbaI dvArA teNIe suramaNIno khitAba meLavyo hato hAlamAM teNI rAjakoTamAM saMgIta, nATaka mahAvidyAlayamAM AcArya tarIke sevA Ape che. devendra ma. dave (tabalavAdana) janma tA. 26 ogaSTa 1964mAM rAjakoTa khAte thayo. * sAMgItika zikSAnI zarUAta sana, 1978mAM saMgIta nATya bhAratI saMcAlita myujhika koleja, rAjakoTa khAte DiplomA ina myujhika (tabalA) (saurASTra yunivarsiTI)nA prathama varSathI thaI. prAraMbhamAM tabalA-vAdananI vidhivata zikSA myujhika koleja, rAjakoTa (saurASTra saMgIta nATaka akAdamI)nA sva. pro. zrI parazurAma pI. bhoravANIjI pAsethI 1978 thI 1985 sudhI prApta karI. 1986 thI tabalA-vAdananI ucca tAlIma vaDodarA sthita, ajarADA gharAnA zailInA suvikhyAta tabalA-vAdaka ane gurUvarya pro. zrI sudhIrakumAra sarasenAjI pAsethI niyamitarUpathI Aja paryata, prApta karatA rahyA che. * tabalA-vAdananI zAkhAmAM DIplomA ina myujhika (saurASTra yunivarsiTI), saMgIta vizArada (gujarAta rAjya saMgIta 54 Jain Education Intemational Page #518 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 502 nATaka akAdamI, gAMdhInagara), saMgIta alaMkAra (bRhada gujarAta saMgIta samiti, amadAvAda), saMgIta alaMkAra (akhila bhAratIya gAMdharva mahAvidyAlaya maMDaLa. miraja) saMgIta alaMkAra (gujarAta rAjya saMgIta nATaka akAdamI, gAMdhInagara) belara ina paraphormiMga ArTsa, (saurASTra yuni.) padavIo prApta karela che. * sana 1985 thI rAjakoTanI suprasiddha saMgIta saMsthA saMgIta nATya bhAratI saMcAlita sagIta nRtya nATya mahAvidyAlaya, rAjakoTa khAte tabalA viSayanA zreyAna, zikSaka tarIke kAryarata che. * 1983mAM gujarAta rAjya sarakAra dvArA Ayojita 16mA yuvA utsavamAM rAjya kakSAe prathama temaja 1993mAM paM. omakAranAtha zAstrIya saMgIta spardhAmAM prathama pAritoSika prApta karyuM. 1994mAM muMbaI khAte sura-ziMgAra saMsada dvArA "tAlamaNI' khitAba prApta karyo. 1989 thI AkAzavANIdUradarzana mAdhyamanA mAnya zAstrIya saMgIta kalAkAra tarIke niyamita kAryakramo ApatA rahyA che. * aneka pratiSThita saMgIta samAroha jevA ke, baiju saMgIta samAroha, paM. omakAranAtha zAstrIya saMgIta samAroha, saptaka myujhIka phesTIvala, tAnArIrI saMgIta samAroha, kalake kalAkAra zAstrIya saMgIta saMmelana, svAmI haridAsa saMgIta saMmelana vageremAM kAryakramo ApI cUkyA che. zrI musA gulAma jata (joDiyA pAvA, lokasaMgIta) joDiyA pAvAnA pratiSThita kalAkAra tarIke ola inDiyA reDiyo, bhujanA greDa hAInA mAnya kalAkAra che. temanA kAryakramo avAranavAra reDiyo parathI prasArita thAya che. amadAvAda dUradarzana, dIlhI ane dUradarzana, muMbaI dUradarzana, reDiyo parathI joDiyA pAvA kalAnuM prasAraNa thAya che. gujarAta tathA bhArata sarakArazrInA AmaMtraNathI jarmanI ane iMglenDa khAte bhArata mahotsavamAM bhAga lIdho hato ane tyAM joDiyA pAvAnI kalA rajU karI hatI, A uparAMta gujarAta rAjyanA yuvaka sevA ane sAMskRtika pravRtio vibhAga, gAMdhInagara, bhuja dvArA yojAtA kAryakramomAM avAranavAra bhAga le che. joDiyA pAvA e kaccha, rAjasthAna ane paMjAbanuM sauthI vadhu .lokapriya vAgha che. chAtImAM havAbharI mo phUlAvI pUrI tAkAtathI e vagADavAmAM Ave che. 20 thI 22 iMcanI pathapradarzaka laMbAInA be pAvAne ekI sAthe momAM rAkhI vagADavAmAM pAraMgata zrI musA gulAma jata mAladhArI tarIke pazupAlanano vyavasAya kare che. sva. zrI upendra trivedI (saMgIta svarakAra) teo gujarAtanA jANItA svarakAra hatA. bALapaNathI ja saMgItano zokha hato. chaThThA dhoraNamAM hatA tyAre sitAra zIkhavAnuM zarU karyuM. zAstrIya saMgItanI tAlIma gujarAtanA saMgIta gurU zrI bAbubhAI aMdhAriyA ane prasiddha saMgItakAra paMDita bhISmadeva vedI pAsethI lIdhI. sugama saMgItanI tAlIma bhAratanA jANItA gAyaka jagamohana pAsethI lIdhI. gujarAtanA prasiddha svarakAra sva. rasikalAla bhojaka zrI upendra trivedInA ziSya hatA. sugama saMgItanA aneka navodita kalAkArone temaNe mArgadarzana ApyuM che. temano zAstrIya saMgIta phalyUTano pahelo kAryakrama teo jyAre inTara ArTsamAM hatA tyAre vaDodarAmAM sayAjIrAva gAyakavADe silvara jyubilI nimite rajU karela te reDiyo sTezana uparathI prasArita thayo hato. AkAzavANI reDiyo sTezananI sthApanA amadAvAdamAM thaI tyArathI teo AkAzavANI amadAvAda uparathI kAryakramo rajU karatA hatA. 1957mAM rAjakoTa reDiyo sTezana upara silekzana greDa myujhika proDyusara tarIke joDAyA ane 1982mAM nivRtta thayA. nokarI daramyAna temaNe 82 saMgIta rUpako rajU karyA. saMgItanA akhila bhAratIya kAryakramamAM paNa temanI racanAo rajU thayelI. AkAzavANInI nokarI daramiyAna gAmaDAomAMthI junA lokagIto bhajano vagere rekorDa karavAmAM temano moTo phALo hato. AkAzavANInA saMgIta niyAmaka tarIke temaNe vaDApradhAna javAharalAla naherUnI upasthitimAM saurASTranA kalAkArone rajU karI 1962mAM dIlhImAM "saurASTranuM loka saMgIta' kAryakrama rajU karyo hato. nivRtti pachI paNa teo AkAzavANInA 'e' greDanA kaMpojhara hatAM. temaNe gujarAtI calacitromAM paNa saMgIta ApyuM che. vaDodarAnI sAMskRtika saMsthA "triveNI" e upendra trivedInuM sanmAna karI su.zrI mRNAlinI sArAbhAInA haste prazastipatra ApavAmAM Avela. rAjakoTanI jANItI saMsthA rASTrIyazALA saMgIta vidyAlaya taraphathI suprasiddha sAhityakAra kavi ane saurASTra yunivarsiTInA pUrva vAIsa cAnselara DaoN. sitAMzu yazazcaMdranA haste mAnapatra ApI temanuM jAhera sanmAna karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. Page #519 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 503 zrI dilIpa bhogIlAla dhoLakiyA (saMgIta) tAlIma lIdhI che. abhinaya ane saMgItanI preraNA sva. pRthvIrAja kapUra, sva. premazaMkara yAjJika ane sva. praviNa jozI temaja hemu janma junAgaDhamAM 15 okTobara, 1921. prAthamika, gaDhavI pAsethI meLavI che. kAryakrama udghoSaka tarIke varSo sudhI mAdhyamika ane ucca zikSaNa junAgaDhamAM lIdhuM. muMbaI sarakAranA AkAzavANI rAjakoTamAM sevAo ApI che. kalAniketana, gRha vibhAganA klArka tarIke kArakirdI zarU karI ane tyArabAda rAjakoTanI sthApanA karIne gujarAta-saurASTramAM aneka nATako ekAunTanTa janarala, muMbaInI ophisamAM oDiTara tarIke rajU karyA che. muMbaImAM "vIrapasalI' nATakomAM sau prathama sevAo ApI. 1947thI svataMtra vyavasAya zaru karyo. abhinaya karyA ane prekSakonI lokacAhanA meLavI. "jAgatA 1944mAM AkAzavANI para gAyaka tarIke pasaMdagI pAmyA. rahejo' nATakamAM traNa bhUmikA bhajavIne 1955mAM vizvabhAratI prathama gujarAtI calacitra "zeNI vijANaMdamAM gAyano gAyAM. e rAjakoTano evorDa prApta karyo. temaNe ekAMkI ane triaMkI agAu be-traNa hindI philmamAM gIta rajU karelA' 'dIvAdAMDI' nATakomAM abhinaya karyo che. jemAM 'kismatanI balihArI', 'vIra gujarAtI calacitramAM temaNe "tArI AMkhano aphINI' gIta gAyuM ane bhAre lokacAhanA meLavI. A citramAM vikhyAta abhimanyu', "pRthvIrAja cauhANa', sainika, "rakhevALa" "dharatInA chorU', 'vansamora', 'chorukachoru', "zetalane kAMThe', "dhanya saurASTra svaraniyojaka ajita marcanTa sAthe sahasaMgIta nirdezaka tarIke kAma karyuM. gujarAtI citra "satyavAna sAvitrI'mAM saMgIta ApyuM. A dharaNI', "manunI mAzI', ityAdi mukhya che. AkAzavANInI nATya spardhAmAM paNa teo 1971thI bhAga letA rahyA che. uparAMta "moTA gharanI dIkarI' 'vIra ghaTotkaca', 'dagAbAja' "mAtA viSNavI devI' ityAdi calacitromAM saMgIta ApyuM. A arasAmAM TelivijhananA aneka kAryakramomAM udghoSaka tarIke sevAo ApelI che. vikhyAta svaraniyojaka hRdayanAtha maMgezakara sAthe gharobo baMdhAtA temanI sAthe marAThI gItomAM saMgIta ApyuM. bhagavad gItAnA zrI bharata yAjJike nATaka, kavitA, vArtA ane dUradarzana adhyAya 9, 12, 15,nA zlokagAnamAM, mIrAnAM bhajano ane mATe aneka episoDa lakhela che. "madhura saMgItanA sarjakomAM gAlIbanI gajhalo gAvAmAM teone sAtha sahakAra Apyo. temaNe saMgItakArono vigate paricaya Apelo che. zreSTha digdarzana 1972mAM saMgItakAra lakSmIkAMta pyArelAla sAthe joDAyA ane ane abhiyAna mATe teone vividha saMsthAonA caMdrako ane gujarAtI citro menA gurjarI', "saMtanAM pArakhAM', "jAlamasaMga pAritoSiko prApta thayA che. abhinetA tarIkenI temanI yAdagAra jADejA', DAka rANI gaMgA'mAM saMgIta emaNe kAMti rAThoDanA bhUmikAomAM "rAmavALo'mAM rAmavALo, 'jAgatA rahejo',mAM citra "kaMku'mAM cAra gIto rajU karIne bhAre lokacAhanA meLavI. "pravINa', "manunI mAzI' bhAlala lavajo, "jo jo moDA nA temaNe gujarAtanA loka saMgItakAro jevA ke ismAIla vAlerA, paDatA'mAM rAjendra ane hIrAlAlanI bevaDI bhUmikA'chokarI prANalAla vyAsa, bhIkhudAna gaDhavI, kanubhAI bAroTa, divALIbena nokarI tobA tobA'mAM jitendra, "abhilASA,mAM bhogIlAla, bhIlanI saMgIta racanAonA saphaLa saMgIta saMcAlana karyuM che. 'tugalaka'mAM tugalaka, AMkhonI ArapAra ekavAramAM dhRtarASTra, zrI dhoLakiyA 1972mAM sIne myujhikala mahAprayANa'mAM mahAtmA gAMdhI mukhya che. rASTrIya zAyara meghANI esosIezananA saMyuktamaMtrI ane tyArabAda maMtrI ane janma zatAbdI prasaMge "pahADanuM bALaka jhaveracaMda meghANInuM koSAdhyakSa tarIke sevAo ApelI che. Aje paNa jepha vaye teo lekhana, digdarzana, nirmANa ane abhinaya karIne bhAre jyAre "tArI AMkhano aphINI tArA bolano baMdhANI' gIta gAya lokacAhanA prApta karI che. che. tyAre prekSako AnaMdathI jhUmI UThe che. sva. zrI mugaTalAla narabherAma joSI zrI bharata premazaMkara yAjJika (nATaka) (saMgIta) kavi, naTa, digdarzaka ane proDyusara tarIke zrI bharata janma morabImAM 4 thI eprila, 1926. prAthamika dhoraNa yAjJikanuM nAma gujarAtamAM prasiddha che. temano janma muMbaImAM 3 - sAta sudhIno abhyAsa. nAnapaNathI lokasaMgIta ane jI navembara, 1943mAM thayo hato. temaNe gujarAta bhajanasaMgItano zokha hato. saurASTranA gAme gAma pharIne vRddho yunivarsiTInI bI.e.nI DIgrI itihAsa ane samAjazAstra sAthe pAsethI saMgItano anubhava keLavyo ane gAmanA core besIne prApta karI che. saurASTra saMgIta nATaka akAdamImAM nATya vidyAnI saMtavANIno svAda grAmINa janatAne karAvyo hato. AkAzavANI Jain Education Intemational Page #520 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 504 pathapradarzaka rAjakoTa kendra 1961 thI tAnapurA bhajanika tarIke sthAna ApyuM. jAje pAvAgaDha re.." e garabo to gujarAtanA gAmegAma prAcIna alabhya bhajano ane gaMgA satInA bhajano emaNe lokacAhanA pAmyo che. temano janma jasadaNa tAlukAnA kuMdaNI AkAzavANI rAjakoTa parathI rajU karyA. emaNe gujarAtI gAme 7 navembara, 1955mAM thayo hato. temaNe saurASTra calacitro jevAM ke "alakhanA oTale', "bhakta pIpAjI', "alakha yunivarsiTInI bI.e.nI DIgrI arthazAstra viSaya sAthe 1974mAM niraMjana', "saMta rohidAsa", "saMta tulasIdAsa' ityAdimAM bhajano prApta karI che. rAjakoTanI saMgIta akAdamImAM be varSa zAstrIya gAIne ghaNI lokacAhanA meLavI. muMbaI AI. ena. TI.nuM nATaka saMgItanI tAlIma lIdhI che. teo AkAzavANInA "e' greDa 'tame re caMpo ne ame keLa'mAM saMgIta nirdezaka tarIke sevAo kalAkAra che. nAnapaNathI ja temaNe paraMparAgata lokasaMgItano ApI hatI. 1986nA eprila mAsamAM teo AkAzavANInI abhyAsa karela che. AkAzavANI ane dUradarzana upara 500 karatAM sevAmAMthI nivRtta thayA hatA. teo dareka bhajanano prakAra ane paNa vadhAre bhajano rajU karyA che. "jhI' TI.vI.mAM 'rasa barase' teno asala mULa DhALa sacavAya tenI kALajI rAkhatA hatA. kAryakramamAM teo niyamita bhajano rajU kare che. temanI keseTo nIce pramANe bahAra paDelI che. je ghaNI lokapriya nIvaDI che. zrImatI dhanabAI kArA (lokakalA) atyAra sudhImAM lagabhaga 400 jeTalI oDiyo keseTsa zrImatI dhanabAI kArAno janma 19 sapTembara, 1930mAM vividha nAmAMkita suDiyo jevA ke rAjakoTanA suDiyo siddhArtha, thayo. teo muMdrA (kaccha)nAM vatanI che. bALapaNathI ja teone ziva, taraMga, pUna, amadAvAdanAM jaya sAunDa, bAbA oDiyo, lokasaMgItamAM rasa. teo bhUjanA AkAzavANI kendranA gAyaka muMbaInA rAja oDiyo, ANaMdanA sUra maMdira, muMbaInA myujhika kalAkAra tarIke 40 varSathI sevAo Ape che. lokagAyaka tarIke inDiyA, (grAmophona, i.pI. rekarDa) tathA dilhInA myujhika Tu De teone puraskAra ane pramANapatro enAyata karavAmAM Avela che. vageremAMthI bahAra paDI che ane (1) cAMdo Ugyo cokamAM bhAga1985mAM mAnanIya svargastha vaDApradhAna zrImatI indIrA 1 ane 2 (2) mahAsAgaranAM motI (3) caMdaravo (4) bhajana gAMdhInA varadahaste puraskRta karAyelAM che. mAnanIya sva. zrI sAgara jemAM phakta hemaMta cauhANa (3 kalAka) myujhika kuM. javAharalAla naherUjInI janma tithie tatkAlIna vaDApradhAnazrI amadAvAda viDiyo keseTa thaI che. gujarAtI philmomAM (dhArmika) sva. rAjIvagAMdhI sAthe dilhImAM hAratorA sahita puraskRta temaNe (1) kesara caMdana, (2) saMta-savaiyAnAtha, (3) karAyela che. tA. 15-11-1982nA mAladhArI loka kalA rAmadevapIrano vivAha, (4) bhAthIjInAM maMdire, (5) paMkhIDA.mAM mahotsava kacchanI ujavaNI tA. 13 thI 18 navembara muMbaI temanA avAjanI pratibhA dekhADI che. gujarAta saurASTranA gAmaDe madhye yojAyela mahotsavamAM teoe potAnI kalAnuM rasapAna gAmaDe tathA bhAratanAM dilhI, kalakattA, muMbaI ane videzamAM karAvela hatuM. tA. 1-5-1993nA gAMdhInagara mukAme loka kalA jApAnanA Tokiyo, ozAkA kavoTA tathA iMglenDa, phrAnsa ane pariSada dvArA kacchI-rAsaDAno sTeja progrAma darzita karyo hato amerikAnA ghaNAM prAMtomAM bhajana lokasaMgItanA saMtavANInA tathA tenA phaLazruti rUpe lokakalA mahotsava gujarAta rAjaya kAryakramo ApyA che. taraphathI pramANapatra enAyata karAyela che. sva. IndIrA gAMdhI zrI gajendra bakSI (zAstrIya saMgIta) janma jayaMti nimitte yojAyelA sAMskRtika kAryakramamAM bhujoDInAM rASTrIya puraskAra vijetA harajIbhAI sAthe dIlhI raMgamaMca maLe janma amarelImAM tA. 4-2-1946nA roja thayo. 6 progrAma darzita karela che. gujarAta rAjya asmitA dina nimitte varSanI uMmare gAyana ane tabalAvAdananI tAlIma zarU thaI. bhuja TAuna hola khAte lokagIta gAyAM hatAM temaja mAnanIya tyArabAda rAjakoTamAM raheNAka thatAM saurASTra saMgIta nATaka maMtrIzrI nANA ane sAMskRtika pravRttio dvArA sanmAnita akAdamImAM thoDo samaya tAlIma meLavI. karavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. A samaya daramyAna AkAzavANI parathI prasArita thatA zrI hemaMta rAjAbhAI cauhANa zAstrIya saMgItanA aneka kalAkAronA kAryakramo abhyAsuvRttithI sAMbhaLatAM rAga ane rAgadArInI samajaNa keLavAtI gaI. saMgIta bhajana ane lokasaMgItanA gAyaka tarIke zrI hemaMta upayogI sArAM pustako vasAvI te dvArA paNa saMgItanI samajaNa cauhANanuM nAma deza-videzamAM gUMjatuM rahyuM che. "paMkhIDA tuM UDI vikasAvI. E Jain Education Intemational Page #521 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 505 ' merUkhaMDanA svara abhyAsa sAthe svara alaMkArono nahi" e vAta dhyAnamAM laI yogya gurUnI zodha karI. vizva abhyAsa ApameLe vikasAvyo. tyArabAda zAstrIya saMgItamAM vikhyAta sitAra vAdaka sva. paMDita nikhila benarajIno paricaya diggaja samAna mahAna gAyaka ustAda amIrakhAM sAhebanA ziSya thayo ane teonI pAsethI mArgadarzana levAnuM zaruM karyuM. banavAnuM parama saubhAgya prApta thayuM. khAMsAheba pAsethI riyAjhanI 1961mAM thoDo samaya kalakattA ane tyAra pachI TekanikanuM jJAna prApta thayuM. rAganA svarUpa samajavAmAM temanuM avAranavAra teonI sAthe rahI mArgadarzana meLavyA karyuM. chellA mArgadarzana maLatuM rahyuM tathA temanuM riyAjha sAMbhaLavAnI amUlya 45-50 varSathI "gAMdharva mahAvidyAlayamAM prAdhyApaka tarIke taka prApta thaI. temanI pAsethI parziyana ane urdU bhASAnuM jJAna sevAo ApI rahyA che. aneka vidyArthIo tAlIma laI cUkyA prApta thayuM che. muMbaInI sUrasiMgAra saMsthAe 1972mAM che. laI rahyA che. ane jemAMnA ghaNA sAruM vagADI paNa rahyA "sUramaNi"no khitAba Apyo. 1975 ane 1978mAM svAmI che. amadAvAdamAM zAstrIya saMgItanI abhiruci vadhu keLavAya, haridAsa saMgIta saMmelanamAM kAryakrama ApyA. potAnA ja kalAkArone sAMbhaLavA loko TevAya tathA UgatA AkAzavANI ane dUradarzananA "e" greDamAM kalAkAra kalAkArone protsAhana maLe e hetuthI "hamAre kalAkAra" nAmanI tarIke kAryakramo ApI rahyA che. dilhI-muMbaI-indora-jayapura- eka pravRtti zaru karI ane tenA dvArA "sUra siMgAra" nAmanI ajamera-nAgapura, paNajI-nAde-parabhaNI-usmAnAbAda- saMsthA zarU karI che. jene khUba sAro AvakAra maLI rahyo auraMgAbAda, temaja gujarAtanA lagabhaga tamAma moTAM zahero che."sUra siMgAra" dvArA amadAvAdamAM chellA vIsa varSamAM aneka surata-amadAvAda-rAjakoTa-jAmanagara-bhAvanagara-vaDodarA- zAstrIya saMgItanA kAryakramo yojI zAstrIya saMgItanI lokonI valasADa-naDiyAda-navasArI vagere zaheromAM kAryakrama ApI abhiruci vadhe tenA mATe kArya karyuM che. sujJazrotAonI zubhakAmanA meLavI che. vaDodarAnI triveNI saMsthA zrI saNAbhAI AlAbhAI sIDA (lokanRtya) taraphathI sanmAnita thavAnuM zreya prApta thayuM che. AjakAla saMgItanA vidyArthIone tAlIma ApI rahyA che. aneka rogomAM potAnI 4mI phebruArI 1949mAM janma. paraMparAgata kuTuMbamAM baMdizo banAvI che. ane viddhatu janonI prazaMsA prApta karI che. tathA jJAtimAM tahevAro, utsavo, hoLI, meLA tathA kuTuMbanA zubha prasaMgomAM rAsa letA letA, vyavasthita rIte maMDaLa taiyAra karyuM. A zrI sukharAjasiMha jhAlA (sitAra vAdana) daramyAna 17-3-75nA roja "kAmadAra kalyANa kendra'mAM pUrNa 1lI navembara 1924nA roja janma. lIMbaDI tAlukAnuM samayanI nokarI maLatAM temAMnI bahenone garabA harIphAIo mATe, nAnakaDuM gAma "lAliyAda' temanuM vatana. sonagaDha gurukula ramata-gamatamAM keLavavAno moko maLyo ane porabaMdara kAmadAra vidhAlayamAM dasa varSa zikSaNa laI AdhyAtmika tathA saMgItanuM kalyANa kendrane aneka inAmo prApta karAvI ApyAM. te daramyAna siMcana karyuM ane 1943mAM lIMbaDImAMthI meTrIka pAsa thayA. A bhAIonI rAsa maMDaLI vyavasthita karI. prathama vakhata naheru yuvaka samaya daramiyAna ja gujarAtanI eka mAtra zAstrIya saMgItanI kendra mAraphata dilhImAM 'naheru yaMtinA' kAryakramamAM "jAhera rAsa tAlIma ApatI saMsthA "gAMdharva mahAvidyAlayamAM AcArya zrI maMDaLa"nI rajUAta karI. rAvajIbhAI paTela pAsethI kaMThya saMgItanI tAlIma laI | gujarAta rAjya dvArA Ayojita rAsa, garabA 1954mAM samagra bhAratamAM prathama naMbare AvI saMgIta alaMkAra harIphAIomAM rAjya ane jillA prathama sthAna prApta karyuM ane (ema.e. ina myujhika)nI upAdhi meLavI. saMgItanA abhyAsa rAjyamAM traNa vakhata prathama sthAna prApta karyA pachI spardhAmAM bhAga daramiyAna ja ola inDiyA reDiyo, tathA amadAvAda uparathI levAnuM baMdha karyuM. AI.ena.TI. lokakalA saMzodhana kendra mAraphata sugama saMgIta, loka saMgIta tathA upazAstrIya saMgItanA kAryakramo muMbaImAM, dilhImAM aneka judA judA mahotsavamAM rAsanI paNa ApavAnuM zarU karyuM. sArA gAyaka banavAnI icchA hatI. rajUAta karI ane phesTIvala opha inDiyA, phAMsa tathA raziyAmAM paraMtu kudaratanI koI bIjI ja icchA hatI. avAjamAM vikRti rAsa rajU karyA. uparAMta 26mI jAnyuArInI paraMDamAM "pAhera AvI ane gAyana baMdha karavuM paDyuM. bIjA vAdyo (sitAra, rAsa maMDaLa' mAraphata "hera rAsa' rajU karyo. inDiyA Turijhama tabalA, vAyolina) upara abhyAsa zarU karyo ane aMte sitArane taraphathI jApAnamAM rAsanI rajUAta karI. mukhya vAdya tarIke laI abhyAsa zarU karyo "gurU bina jJAna zrI rANAbhAI sIDAmAM iMglenDa lesTaramAM eka mAsa sudhI Jain Education Intemational Page #522 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 506 rAsa tathA garabAnA varkazopa calAvI temAM eziyana komyuniTi ane aMgrejone rAsa ramatA karela. A daramyAna briTIza yunivarsiTInA pratinidhione rAsanA, tAla, paridhAna, paddhati vize vigatavAra vAkepha karela, nidarzana Apela ane briTanamAM rAsa maMDaLa taiyAra karAvela. mahAtmA gAMdhI jayaMti vakhate porabaMdaranA kIrtimaMdira khAte zreSTha sAmAjika sevA badala te vakhatanA mukhyamaMtrIzrI amarasiMha caudharInA hastaka evorDa arpaNa karela. gujarAta lokakalA kendra amadAvAda taraphathI 'lokakalA evorDa', naheru yuvA kendra mAraphata sAMskRtika kalA mATeno evorDa paNa maLela che. zrI rANAbhAI sIDA rAsanI ApaNI paraMparAne sAcavIne bALakone taiyAra karavAnuM noMdhapAtra kArya karI rahyA che. zrImatI prabhA aravinda pAThaka (nATya kalA) bhAvanagara jillAnA vallabhIpura pAse pacchegAmamAM zikSaNa adhikArI zrI rAmazaMkara bhaTTane ghera 27-12-26nA roja emano janma. bhAvanagara ane amadAvAdamAM emaNe ucca zikSaNa lIdhuM ane prasiddha kavi vivecaka zrI rAmanArAyaNa pAThakanA bhatrIjA zrI araviMda pAThaka (jANItA abhinetA ane anuvAdaka) sAthe emaNe lagna karyAM. prabhAbena pAThake raMgabhUmi, reDiyo ane TelivijhananAM abhinayanA kSetre chelle aDadhA saikAthI viziSTa pradAna karyuM che. prabhAbahene 1944mAM lokanATya saMghamAM (IpTA)nA "sItA" nATakamAM mukhya bhUmikAthI abhinayano prAraMbha karyo. emanI kArakirdInuM sauthI mahattvanuM pAsuM te aDadhA saikA daramyAna gujarAtI raMgabhUminI ughaDatI rahelI navI navI dizAonA lagabhaga badhAM ja mahArathIo dvArA digdarzita-likhita nATakomAM vividha bhUmikAo adA karI jayazaMkara 'suMdarI'nuM menAgUrjarI', jazavaMta ThAkaranAM "sItA", "zrutapati", "kAzInAtha", "paritrANa", vagere. mRNAlinI sArAbhAInuM "cAMDAlikA", kailAsa paMDyAnuM "premaraMga", "aMDara sekreTarI', vagere. temaNe amadAvAdanI Adhunika raMgabhUminA ane reDiyo TelivijhananAM evAM evAM prayogazIla nATakomAM paNa khUba kAma karyuM jethI gayA pacAsa varSanI maMcana ane samUhakalAnI tavArIkhanAM temane pratIka gaNI zakAya. emaNe sarjelA pAtrosItA, pAnI, amathIkAkI, gAMdhArI, kuMtI, cAMDAlikA, priyavaMdA, gaMbhIrA vagere atyaMta lokapriya banyAM hatAM. AkAzavANI, isaronuM kheDA Telivijhana ane prAdezika tathA rASTrIya dUradarzana temaja philmomAM temaNe abhinaya karyo che. Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka "dhanajI-makanajI-mAlajI'', "tribheTe", "huM ne mArA e", "kAkAnI DelI", "mANasa nAme ukhANuM", "vINAvelI", "grAmajagata", "nyAya-anyAya", "bhavanI bhavAI", vagere mukta, sAhajika ane jIvaMta AMgika abhinaya, kamanIya mukha bhAvo ane bhAvadarzanamAM akhilAI pAmavA avAjanA viziSTa prAyojana mATe prabhAbena A kSetramAM saunAM preraNAdAyI rahyAM che. maMcana ke samUha mAdhyamanI trevaDane pichANIne mAtra sarjanAra prabhAbena bahoLA kuTuMba ane mitravargane potAnI zILI chatrachAyAmAM sneha-uSmAsaha jALavI rAkhI rahyA che. pAThakadaMpatI abhinaya kSetranuM saphaLa, saMskArI ane UjaLuM udAharaNa che. zrImatI sarojabahena gundANI (lokasaMgIta) saurASTranA coTIlA gAmanAM vatanI. bALapaNathI ja saMgItanI abhiruci hovAthI temanAM mAtuzrIe pAMca varasanI nAnI uMmarathI ja muMbaInA pI. madhukara pAse saMgItanuM zikSaNa levA mATenI zarUAta karAvI dIdhI. 9 varasanI uMmarathI zAstrIya gAyakanI tAlIma sAthe teo muMbaImAM gaNezotsava vakhate jAheramAM kAryakramo ApavA lAgyAM. 1949mAM amadAvAda sthAyI thayAM ane temano saMgItano AgaLano abhyAsa prakhara gurU zrI kAlidAsabhAI bI. jozI pAse levAno zarU karyo. ane mAtra 13 varasanI vaye sarojabahena saMgIta vizArada golDa meDala sAthe thayAM. sarojabahena saMgIta alaMkAra thayelAM che. dara varase 6 thI 8 vidyArthIone saMgIta vizArada sudhI taiyAra kare che. 1954 thI AkAzavANI amadAvAda uparathI sugama saMgItanA kAryakramo ApI rahyAM che. AkAzavANInA teo e greDanA kalAkAra che. dUradarzana ane philma mATe paNa teo potAno avAja ApI cUkyAM che. 1970mAM teo AphrikA paNa jaI AvyAM che. tyArabAda 1988 thI 1993 sudhI teo amerikAnA nyUyorka-nyUjarsI-ATalAnTA-zikAgo-varjiniyAphilADelphiA vagere ghaNAM sthaLoe sugama saMgIta ane garabAnA kAryakramo ApI lokonI ghaNI ja cAhanA meLavI che. eca.ema.vI. grAmophona kaMpanIe lagabhaga 50 gIta-garabAbhajana ane lokagItanI rekarDa banAvI che, jenAM ghaNAM ja gIto prakhyAta thayelAM che. AkAzavANInA svara parIkSaka tarIke temanI nimaNUka thayelI che. AkAzavANI amadAvAda-vaDodarA-rAjakoTa-bhUjamuMbaI-dIlhI-lakhanau vagere sTezano uparathI kAryakramo ApyA che. emanA cAra saMtAno je badhAja saMgIta vizArada thayA che. Page #523 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo saurASTranA hovAthI duhA-chaMda, lokagIto-garabA-garabI temaja ekatArAnA bhajano saraLatAthI gAI zake che. emanA gAyana mATenuM mukhya aMga zAstrIya rAgo viSenuM che. zrI rAmajIbhAI dezAbhAI vANiyA (nATya kalA) 1925mAM morabI tAlukAnA khareDA gAme janma, nATya kSetra pratyenI vizeSa abhiruci. nAnapaNamAM ja abhAvagrasta pIDAtA AsapAsanA jIvatAM pAtronuM rojanuM adhyayana. A pAtro sAthenI jIvaMta maitrI, ane vagara paise manoraMjana pUruM pADatA bhavAI, lokameLAo, bhajana maMDaLIo vagere loka zikSaNanA mAdhyamo dvArA prathama abhinaya tarapha pagaraNa mAMDyA ane AsapAsanA vAtAvaraNane koI lekhakanI kalamamAM na jotA potAnI kalamanI dhArane sarANe sajAvI nATyasarjananA zrIgaNeza karyA. sva. pRthvIrAja kapura sAthe dezanA vividha prAMtomAM musApharI karI, nATya bhajavaNInI avanavI paddhationo abhyAsa karyo temaja lokanATakane loko sudhI kaI rIte pahoMcADI zakAya tevA nATya lekhana aMgeno saghana abhyAsa zaru karyo. amadAvAdamAM naTa maMDaLanA sahavAsa daramyAna samartha digdarzako zrI jayazaMkara suMdarI ane dInAbahena pAThaka sAthe kAma karIne Adhunika gujarAtI nATakonI bhajavaNInuM pUrepUruM zikSaNa prApta karyuM. jemAM raMgamaMca sajAvaTathI mAMDIne lekhana, digdarzana ane abhinayanI trividha saravANImAM pAraMgata thayA. AkAzavANI arthe nATya lekhana "dhanya saurASTra dharaNI'nI saphaLatAe AkAzavANI rAjakoTa mATe paNa navAM nizAna sara karyAM. A daramiyAna 1963 thI 1997 sudhI AkAzavANI sAthe anusaMdhAna rahyuM ane bIjI vakhata rASTrIya kakSAe 1996mAM bhavAI eka loka nATaka hindI rUpaka prasArita thayuM. uparAMta AkAzavANI dvArA prasArita thayela kRtiomAM : dAsI jIvaNa (saMgIta rUpaka) nirmANa : caMdrakAnta bhaTTa (1960), lAla amUlA (nATaka) digdarzaka : devena zAha (1971) kakujo kaTArI (1995) bhavAI maMDAI bhakti thakI (1996) mero rahima rAma bhayo. (1997) vagere che. raMga maMcIya nATya lekhana : 'vahue vagovyAM moTAM khoraDAM', zailInuM nATaka 'motI verANAM cokamAM''vasuMdharAMnA vahAlAM-davalAM', 'purAtana jyota' A uparAMta lokajIvana sAthe saMkaLAyelAM anya 15 jeTalAM nATakonuM sarjana karyuM. gujarAtI Jain Education Intemational 50 citrapaTa sAthe joDANa : i.sa. 1972 thI gujarAtI sine udyogamAM kathA-paTakathA-saMvAdana lekhana pradAna, jemAM gujarAta sarakAra dvArA 'lAkhA loyaNa', 'vAlI bharavADaNa' tathA 'sAjaNane sathavAre' ne pAritoSika maLyAM che. tAjetaramAM ja tA. 19-305ne zanivAranI sAMje hemu gaDhavI nATyagRha rAjakoTa khAte 'vyaMjanA' prerita nATyavid zrI rAmajI vANiyA nAgarika abhivAdana samiti dvArA pU. morArIbApunA zubha haste moTI kSamatA dharAvatA nikhAlasa rAmajIbhAInuM sanmAna thayuM. e gaurava ghaTanA che. zrI paMkajakumAra bhaTTa (saMgIta svarakAra) 6TTI juna 1954mAM janma. rAjakoTanA saMgItakAra paMkaja bhaTTe atyAra sudhImAM lagabhaga traNa hajAra thI vadhu keseTamAM saMgIta ApyuM che. hAla gulazanakumAranA TI sIrIjha oDiyo keseTamAM saMgIta ApI rahyA che. A uparAMta saurASTra-gujarAtanI 70 TakA uparAMta gujarAtI lokagIta-bhajana-lokavArtAnI keseTamAM teoe saMgIta ApyuM che. 'tripuTIno tarakhATa' uparAMta sonA vATakaDI, saMta zrI jalArAma vagere 50 thI vadhu viDiyo keseTamAM saMgItakAra tarIke rahyA che. atyAra sudhImAM ghaNAM gujarAtI calacitromAM saMgIta pIrasI cUkyA che. jemAM temanuM prathama gujarAtI calacitra kesara caMdana mATe temane zreSTha saMgIta mATe gujarAta rAjyano evorDa paNa maLyo che. temanAM gujarAtI calacitro : 'kesara caMdana', motI verANAM cokamAM', 'satAdhAranA saMta', 'savaiyAnAtha', 'phAgaNanAM be phUla nAga padamaNI', 'nAgadeva kRpA', 'Takuhe sAjaNa sAMbhare', 'paMkhIDA o paMkhIDA', 'mANIgara maNiyAro', 'sagapaNanA sAthI' vagere mukhya che. teo e hindI calacitra 'agnikAla' thI potAnI kArakirdI zarU karI che. meLavelA evorDamAM rAjakoTa saragama klaba dvArA pratibhA sanmAna samArohamAM vizeSa yogyatA evorDa, mAnavakalyANa sevA samAja TrasTa tathA zrI dazanAma gosvAmI krAMti maMDaLa dvArA sanmAnapatra. reDiyo-dUradarzana kSetra : paMkajakumAra bhaTTa chellA vIsa varSathI A banne kSetra sAthe ghaniSTha rIte saMLAyelA che. ane asaMkhya reDiyo tathA dUradarzananI TelIphilmo, TelIplemAM potAnuM saMgIta ApI cUkyA che. paMkaja bhaTTe chellA ghaNAM varSothI oDiyo viDiyo kSetre potAnuM saMgIta pIrasavAnuM aviratapaNe cAlu rAkhyuM Page #524 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 508 che. nAnapaNathI ja saMgIta kSetre mahenata karI potAnuM yogadAna ApI rahyA che. ane hAramoniyama, ilekTrIka oragana, sIthesAIjhara, sItAra, ekorDiyana, tabalA vagere saMgIta sAdhanomAM potAnI nipUNatA meLavI cUkyA che. gujarAtano sarvocca puraskAra temane maLyo che. tAjetaramAM ja jagamazahUra gAyikA latA maMgezakara pAse vaiSNavajana to tene re kahIe'' bhajana temaNe gavarAvyuM che. zrI vinubhAI vyAsa (sugama saMgIta) 15 sapTembara 1930nA roja surendranagara jillAnA cUDA gAme janma. mAdhyamika abhyAsakALa daramyAna, rAjakoTa rASTrIya zALAmAM gAMdharva saMgIta mahAvidyAlayamAM zAstrIya saMgItanI zikSA sva. paMDita vAsude angare tathA sva. paMDita ekanAthajI paragAMvakara pAse lIdhI. rAjakoTa khAte cothI jAnyuArI 1955 thI AkAzavANInuM kendra zarU thatAM tyAM kAryakrama udghoSaka ane svara niyojaka rUpe sTApha ArTisTa tarIke joDAyA. kendra niyAmaka zrI gijubhAI vyAsa, zrI caMdrakAMtabhAI bhaTTanA sahakAra ane mArgadarzana heThaLa temaNe svara niyojana, svaranI lagAvaTa, gItanI I D pathapradarzaka bhAvasabhara rajUAta tathA mAIkrophona Tekanika saMbaMdhI samajaNa ane jJAna meLavyA, rAjakoTa kendranA saMgIta vibhAganAM adhikArI ane svayaM acchA svara niyojaka evA zrI Ara. DI. AMbegAMvakara pAsethI vistRta jJAna meLavyuM. sugama-saMgIta kArakirdImAM AkAzavANInI asaMkhya saMgIta sabhAo, tathA sugama saMgIta saMmelanomAM bhAga laI cUkyA che. amadAvAda, vaDodarA, rAjakoTa, jAmanagara, bhAvanagara, jUnAgaDha, porabaMdara, amarelI, bhuja, muMbaI, dIlhI vagere aneka zaheromAM khAnagI beThako, saMmelano tathA AkAzavANInA kAryakramomAM sugama saMgItanI racanAo, potAnI AgavI zailIthI rajU karela che. 1964 thI prati varSa bhAratIyavidyA bhavana muMbaI dvArA Ayojita sugama saMgIta saMmelanomAM potAnI racanAo rajU karela che. sugama saMgIta gAyakInI potAnI AgavI zailI zrI vinubhAI vyAse UbhI karela che. gIta, gajhala, bhakti gIta ke bhajana tenI rajUAta, zabda racanA mujaba ucita avAjanI lagAvaTa, spaSTa uccAraNa tathA gItanI bhAvasabhara abhivyakti temanI AgavI viziSTatA che. Page #525 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 509 kAMtadazI zakI -jayaMtI ema. dalAla sAhitya e samAjanI ArasI che. zilpasthApatya ane citra saMgIta jevI kalAomAM sAhityakalAnuM sthAna AgavuM che. bhASA e daivI zaktino strota che. pratyeka mAnavI bhASAno upayoga kare che, paNa sAhityakAra bhASAno upayoga sAva anokhI rIte kare che. eTale to e sarasvatIputra kahevAya che. rojabarojanI bhASAne alaMkAro, kalpanApratIko ane gadyapadyanA layavilolathI maDhIne anokhAM vyaMjano pragaTAve che. sarjako kAjadarzI kahevAya che. koI na joI zake evuM darzana sAhityakAra karI zake che. vyaktinAM ane samaSTinAM prazno, samasyAo, apekSAo, AzAo, vedanAo ane pIDAo, AnaMda ane sukhazAMtinAM citro sAhityamAM jhIlAya che. mahAkAvyothI mAMDIne muktaka sudhI, navalakathAthI mAMDIne laghukathA sudhI A sAhitya mAnavajIvanane vyakta kare che. gujarAtI sAhitya paNa AvA asaMkhya sAhityasvAmIothI raLiyAta che. zrI ane sarasvatI eka gharamAM vasatAM nathI ema kahevAya che. paraMtu A lekhamALA rajU karanAra zrI jayaMtIbhAI ema. dalAla kalama ane kaladAra bannene sAthe rAkhI zakyA che. saMgharSa karIne kAMIka siddhi meLavyA pachI paNa namra rahI zakanAra umareThanA vatanI zrI dalAlano janma 1935 nI 28 Disembare kapaDavaMjamAM thayo. zALAjIvanathI ja zabda sAthenI temanI prIti. muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI 1958mAM sAyansa grejyueTa thayelA jayaMtibhAInI koleja kALamAM aneka vArtAo vividha sAmayikomAM pragaTa thatI rahelI. Aja sudhImAM saMkhyAbaMdha navalakathAo ane vArtAsaMgraho pragaTa thayAM. jene vAMcako ane vivecakoe bahoLo AvakAra Apyo. zrI jayaMtibhAI dalAlanI navalakathA "AMkhane sagapaNanA AMsu"no anuvAda (Ordeal of Innocence) AIvI pablizIMga gRpa amerikA dvArA 1lI phebruArI 2005nA roja sau prathama gujarAtI lekhakanI navalakathA amerikAmAM pragaTa thaI. te gauravaprada ghaTanA che. bhAratamAM sau prathama ekrIlIka pharnicara 1977mAM rajU karI kalA ane udyogano samanvaya karI batAvyo. vyavasAyamAM ane sAhityamAM banne ghoDe teo savAra banyA. ekalIka pharnicaranI adyatana khoja karavA badala uparASTrapati zrI veMkaTarAmananA haste e. Ara. bhaTa enTarapranarazIpa evorDa 1984mAM temane enAyata thayo. 1997mAM amerikana bAyogrAphIkala insTITyuTa taraphathI varlDa lAIphaTAIma ecIvamenTa evorDa maLyo, 1998mAM kalAgurjarI muMbaI taraphathI gurjara gaurava evorDa, sane 2001mAM esTrolojIkala rIsarca projekTa, kalakattA taraphathI bhAratamAtA evorDa hyumana sosAyaTI opha inDiyA naDIyAda taraphathI navalakathA "aMdhakArano paDachAyo' mATe kanaiyAlAla munazI evorDa prApta thayo che. yunAITeDa kalcarala kanvenzana amerikA taraphathI bhArata khAte AjIvana sekreTarI janarala tarIke temanI nimaNuMka thaI che. A saMsthAnuM dhyeya duniyAbharanI saMskRtione eka chatra heThaLa lAvI mAnavatAvAdI kAryo karavAnuM che. 1988mAM mInIsTrI opha inDasTrI, gavarnamenTa opha inDiyA tarapha eka gejheTa prasiddha thayuM. bhAIzrI dalAla cauda jaNAnI varkIga kamiTinA mAnadasabhyapade hatA. 'hujha hu jevA trIzathI vadhu rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya graMthomAM emanA jIvana vRttAMtanI noMdha levAI che. nezanala ekrIlIka DIrekaTarI 1994, 1997, 2000mAM pragaTa thaI temAM temano siMhaphALo che. 1997mAM muMbaI khAte temanI SaSTipUrti bahu dhAmadhumathI ujavAI, bAvIzavarSa sudhI temanA jJAtinA mukhapatranA taMtrIpade sevA ApI bhArata sarakAra taraphathI yuropa amerikAno pravAsa karyo. aneka sAhityika, sAMskRtika ane sAmAjika saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA zrI dalAlanA vicAro dUradarzana ane AkAzavANI uparathI aneka vakhata rajU thayA che. sAhitya, udyoga ane kalAno samanvaya karanAra zrI dalAla ApaNuM gaurava che. - saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational Page #526 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 510 pathapradarzaka suprasiddha sarjaka jUnI navI peDhInA lekhako sAthe saMbaMdhono setu bAMdhanAra priyakAnta parIkha gulAbadAsa brokara adhadhadha kahI zakAya evuM vipula sAhityasarjana dvArA yuvAkALa daramyAna svAtaMtryasaMgrAmamAM sakriyapaNe bhAga gujarAtI sAhityane jemaNe mAtabara karyuM che, evA lokapriya laIne 1932mAM jemaNe 16 mahinAno jelavAsa bhogavyo, evA navalakathAkAra priyakAnta parIkhanA AjasudhImAM, 78 jeTalAM gulAbadAsa brokaranI sarjanaprakriyAnuM bIja A kArAvAsakALa pustakonuM prakAzana thaI cUkyuM che, jemAM 46 navalakathAo ane daramyAna ropAyuM. je Aje phUlIphAlIne vaTavRkSa banIne vividha cha TUMkIvArtA saMgrahono samAveza thAya che. sauthI vadhu vaMcAtA evA sAhityaprakAromAM varSothI emanuM amUlya yogadAna rahyuM che. dainika "gujarAta samAcAra'mAM emanI kulle 19 dhArAvAhika 1968mAM kumAra suvarNacaMdraka, 1992mAM bhArata sarakAra taraphathI navalakathAo pragaTa thaI cUkI che, je eka rekorDa che. lAkho padmazrI, 1994mAM hiMdI sAhitya saMmelana taraphathI sAhitya bhAvakonI cAhane meLavI cUkelA bhAI priyakAnta parIkha varSothI vAcaspati ane gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI taraphathI mUrdhanya gujarAta samAcAra'mAM 'rajanI gaMdhA' nAmanI lokapriya kolama paNa sAhityakAra sanmAna temaja raNajItarAma suvarNacaMdraka jevA aneka lakhe che. evorDothI sanmAnita thayelA suprasiddha sarjaka gulAbadAsa brokare rAjapIpaLAnA vatanI evA priyakAnta parIkhano janma 1- gujarAtI sAhityane lIluMchama rAkhavAmAM agragaNya phALo noMdhAvyo 1-1937nA roja thayo hato. gujarAtInA adhyApaka tarIke 30 che. 1959mAM bhAratIya pratinidhi tarIke PEN nI varSonI sevA ApyA pachI hAla nivRtta thaIne mAtra lekhanakAryamAM AMtararASTrIya pariSadamAM hAjarI ApavA jarmanIno pravAsa kheDyo. ja gaLADUba rahetA hoya che. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadamAM 1962mAM amerikA ane 1963mAM pazcima jarmanInA 1986-93 sudhI maMtrI tarIke, gujarAtI sAhitya sabhAmAM, nimaMtraNathI banne dezonI mulAkAta lIdhI. 2000 thI maMtrI tarIke ane gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamImAM porabaMdara khAte tA. 20-9-1909nA roja janmelA 1998 thI kArobArI sabhya tarIke rahIne gujarAtI sAhityanI gulAbadAsa brokare muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI bI.e. karyuM. gujarAtI uttama sevA karI che. sAhitya pariSadanA TrasTI ane bhUtapUrva pramukha, pI.I.ena. jema adhadhadha kahI zakAya evA vipula pramANamAM gujarAtI akhila bhArata kendranA maMtrI gulAbadAsa brokaranA be DajhanathI navalakathAo ane vArtAo lakhI che. e ja rIte adhadhadha kahI vadhu prakAzita thayelAM pustakomAM 11 vArtAsaMgraho, 2 nATako. 2 zakAya evI rIte emanAM pustakonI guNavattAne kAraNe aneka vivecana, 1 kAvyasaMgraha, gujarAtI sAhitya, eka mAnasanmAnanA ane caMdrakonA adhikArI banyA che. 1987mAM vihaMgAvalokana, sAhitya tattva ane taMtra jevA bIjAM aneka dhanajI kAnajI suvarNacaMdraka, 1991, 1992, 1993, pustakono samAveza thAya che. emanI aneka vArtAo hiMdI, 1994mAM emanI navalakathAone prathama yA dvitIya pAritoSika, marAThI, tAmIla, telugu, orIyA, kannaDa, aMgrejI, jarmana, svIsa 1996mAM premAnaMda suvarNacaMdraka, 2001mAM mileniyama evorDa ane iTAliyana bhASAmAM anuvAdita thaI cUkI che. emanI temaja tAjetaramAM hyumana sosAyaTI opha inDiyA dvArA emane TUMkIvArtAnAM pustako hiMdI, marAThI ane aMgrejImAM pragaTa thayA che. lAIpha TAIma ecIvamenTa evorDa jevA aneka evorDothI A mANasanAM mana (vArtAsaMgraha), mananAM citta (triaMkI lekhakane navAjavAmAM AvyA che. moTAbhAganI badhI ja nATaka), navA gagana nIce (pravAsa)-A pustakone gujarAta navalakathAonI bIjI, trIjI ke cothI AvRtti thatI ja rahI che, rAjya sarakAra dvArA pAritoSika ApavAmAM AvyA che. e ja emanI lokapriyatAnI sAbItI che. vArtAsaMgraha "latA ane bIjI vAto' thI zarUAta 1938 thI karI prasiddhinI Toca para pahoMcelA gulAbadAsa brokare janI navI saMkaLAyelA rahI paradezamAM aneka pravAso karI cUkyA che. 1983 peDhInA lekhakone sAMkaLavAnuM bahu mUlyavAna kAma karyuM che. aneka ane 1995mAM amerikA, 1985mAM raziyA, 1987mAM navodita lekhakoe emanuM mArgadarzana meLavI sahityamAM khAsa AphrikA, laMDana, phrAnsa, svIjharlenDa jevA aneka anya dezono karIne TUMkI vArtAmAM aneruM sthAna prApta karyuM che. bahoLo pravAsa karI cUkyA che. Jain Education Intemational Page #527 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 511 gujarAtI sAhityano jhaLahaLato sitAro desAI khUba ja jahemata laIne niSThApUrvaka, sAcI laganathI rajanIkumAra paMDyA kalAnA mAdhyamamAM agatyanuM saMzodhana karatA rahyAM che. tA. 15-2-1937nA roja janmelA devAMganAkhene dezavidezamAM potAnI rasaprada kRtio dvArA gujarAtIonA haiyAmAM vasI gayelA rajanIkumAra paMDyA ApaNI gujarAtI muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI ema.e., pI.eca.DI. nI upAdhi meLavI bhASAnA zreSTha sAhityakAromAMnA eka che. emanuM sarjana haMmezA che. dhI eziyATIka sosAyaTI opha muMbaInA 1999 thI vAstavalakSI, sarjanAtmaka, satyaniSTha ane jIvananAM ucca mUlyone upapramukha che, to dezamAM muMbaI, dilhI, amadAvAda temaja prasthApita karanAruM rahyuM che. satya ghaTanAmUlaka sarjano ane lekhana vaDodarAmAM aneka saMsthAo sAthe joDAyelAM rahI kalAkSetre e emanI vizeSatA rahI che. kalama dvArA sAhityasarjana ane abhUta sevAo ApI rahyAM che. samAjasevAno jabaradasta sumeLa temaNe sAdhyo che. emanAM zilpo viSe aMgrejImAM lakhAyelAM traNa pustako jetapura khAte tA. 6-7-1938nA roja janmelA Erotic Sculpture of India (1985) The Religious rajanIkumAre bI.koma. ane bI.e. nI DigrI meLavI che. Imagery of Khajuraho (1996) ane Monumental gujarAtI lekhaka mATe mAtra kalama upara jIvavuM e loDhAnA caNA Legacy-Khajuraho (2000) khUba ja noMdhanIya ane cAvavA jevuM agharuM hovA chatAM 1989mAM beMkanI nokarI choDIne uttama prakAranAM pustako che. pUrA samayanI lekhananI kArakirdI apanAvI. bhAratIya kalAmAM vizeSa yogadAna ApavA badala dhI emanA 35 jeTalAM prakAzita pustakomAM 6 navalakathAo, eziyATIka sosAyaTI opha bombe taraphathI sIlvara meDala ane dAdAbhAI navarojI memorIyala inAmathI emane sanmAnita 7 vArtAsaMgraho, 14 rekhAcitronAM pustako ane 8 anya viSayonAM pustakono samAveza thAya che, satyaghaTanA para AdhArita emanI karavAmAM AvyAM che. yazasvI navalakathA kuMtI gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamIe puraskRta kalAkSetre niSNAta evAM Do. devAMganA desAI zilpa karI. dUradarzane hiMdI sIrIyala banAvI. adhikArI bradharsa dvArA viSenAM vyAkhyAna ApavA vAraMvAra laMDana ane amerikAno hiMdI sIrIyala tarIke prasArita thaI rahI che. emanAM zreSTha pravAsa karatA rahyAM che. pustakomAM-kuMtI, puSpadAha, parabhavanA pitarAI (navalakathA) variSTha patrakAracaMdradAha, khalela (vArtAsaMgraha) jhabakAra (jIvanacaritra) ApakI parachAIyAM (philma) no samAveza thAya che. temane sAhityanA praphulla bhAratIya kSetramAM gujarAtI sAhitya ekeDemInA pAMca evorDa uparAMta aneka varSothI patrakAratva kSetre khAsa karIne kheDA jillAnuM caMdrako ane puraskArono samAveza thAya che. pratinidhitva karanAra praphulla bhAratIya sAhityakAra, keLavaNIkAra tAjetaramAM rajanIkumArane philma jagata sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. madhyAMtara dainikanA byuro cIpha ane "sAkSarabhUmi' kalAkAro ane kasabIo, digdarzako, saMgItakSetranA mahArathIo, sAptAhikanA kAryakArI taMtrI tarIke sevAo ApI rahyA che. lekhako, kavionA jIvananI ochI jANItI vAtone ujAgara Aja sudhImAM emanA 65 jeTalAM pustako pragaTa thaI karatI lekhamALA 'philmAkAza' mATe 2003-2004 varSano cUkyAM che. kumAra caMdraka enAyata karavAmAM Avyo che. - tA. 24-11-1937nA roja janmelA praphulla zilpakalAnA abhyAsu lekhikA bhAratIyano bAyoDeTA dasa jeTalI AMtararASTrIya DIrekaTarImAM Do. devAMganA desAI pragaTa thaI cUkyo che. eka vakhata maMdiramAM paga mUkI detI ke AkhI duniyA ema.e. sudhI bhaNelA praphulla bhAratIye gujarAtI bhUlI jatI. maMdiranuM eka eka zilpa jANe sajIvana thaI mArI sAhitya pariSadamAM varSolagI sevA ApI che. trIseka jeTalI vividha sAmAjika saMsthAo dvArA emanuM sanmAna karavAmAM AvyuM sAthe vArtAlApa karatuM hoya tevI anubhUti mane thavA mAMDatI' zilpasthApatya jemano priya viSaya rahyo che evA Do. devAMganA Jain Education Intemational Page #528 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 512 pathapradarzaka aneka vizeSAMkonuM saMpAdana kArya karatA praphulla bhAratIya roja janmelA nagIna modI abhyAse ema.esa.sI., pI.eca.DI. AkAzavANI-dUradarzana parathI pracAralakSI nATako prasArita karatA che. rasAyaNa zAstramAM viziSTa saMzodhana karavA badala temane rahyA che. epha.AI.sI. nI mAnad padavI maLI che. varSo lagI adhyApanakSetre sevAo ApI che. AjasudhImAM pragaTa thayelAM 42 pustakomAM 7. puSTi sAhityanA racayitA navalakathAo, 4 vArtAsaMgraho, 12 lokabhogya vijJAnanAM pustako, 13 bALa-kizora vijJAnanAM pustako, 4 paricaya pustikA, 1 vINA zeTha kAvyasaMgraha ane 1 saMpAdanano samAveza thAya che. gujarAtI AMtararASTrIya puSTimArgIya vaiSNava pariSada, maNinagara sAhitya pariSada, gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI temaja anya mahilA saMsthAnI sthApanA ane saMcAlana karI puSTimArgIya saMsthAo taraphathI emanAM pustakone evorDa maLyA che. emanAM viSNavomAM AgavuM sthAna prApta karanAra vINA zeTha eTalA ja zreSTha pustakomAM "cAlo prayoga karIe' 'virATadAdAnI vijJAna bhaktibhAvathI puSTisAhityamAM racyApacyAM rahe che. Ameya vArtA" "pANI', eka abhUta rasAyaNa (bALakizoravijJAna) lekhana, vAMcana, pravAsa, janasaMparka ane sAmAjika kAryomAM zokha 'pAMpaNe parovAyAM AMsu' (navalakathA), "praduSaNano ajagara' hovAthI emanA racelA sAhityamAM vividhatAnuM darzana thAya che. (lokabhogya vijJAna) no samAveza thAya che. luNAvADA khAte 16-12-1948nA roja janmelA, keTalIka sAhitya ane zikSaNanI saMsthAo sAthe vINAbena amadAvAdanI senTa jheviyarsa kolejamAMthI gujarAtI saMkaLAyelA nagIna modI rasAyaNa zAstranA adhyApaka tarIke saMskRta sAthe bI.e.mAM prathama vargamAM prathama naMbara meLavI varSolagI sevA ApI 1993mAM nivRtta thayA che. vijJAnagolDameDala ane aneka inAmonA hakkadAra banyAM. tyArabAda sAhitya gujarAtanA praNetAomAMnA eka tarIke gujarAtanI prajA gujarAtI bhASAzAstra sAthe ema.e. thayAM ane pachI lAMbo samaya emane yAda rAkhaze. ela.ela.bI. thayAM. pustakAlaya pravRttinA vikAsanA praNetA dhArmika ane sAmAjika kAryakramomAM racyApacyA rahetA aMbubhAI DI. paTela vINAbene badhAM maLIne 14 pustakonuM sarjana karyuM che. AmAM mahattvanAM pustako hoya to nyocchAvarI (padya), vaividhya (lekho), eziyAbharanA pustakAlayonI 79 varSa jUnI ekamAtra puSTiraMga (gadya) jevAM pustakono samAveza thAya che. saMsthA gujarAtI pustakAlaya sahAyaka sahakArI maMDaLa li.nA adhyakSapade 37 vAra cUMTAI AvI rAjyabharamAM pustakAlaya senTa jheviyarsa kolejamAM gujarAtInA adhyApikA tarIke pravRttinA vikAsane vega ApavA kAma karI rahyA che. grAma sevA ApI rahyAM che. graMthAlayo mATe sAcI laganathI kAma karanAra aMbubhAI DI. paTele zrI harasAnIjI ceriTebala TrasTa taraphathI sArasvata evorDa potAnI kAryakuzaLatA dvArA sthAnika samAjamAM gauravabharyuM sthAna temaja bIjI aneka saMsthAoe emanAM kAryo mATe emanuM prApta karyuM che. sanmAna karyuM che. kosindrA khAte tA. 12-7-1924nA roja janmelA vijJAna sAhityanA praNetA aMbubhAIe esa.esa.sI., pI.TI.sI. pAsa karI zikSaNa nagIna modI jagatamAM praveza karyo. dhIredhIre A kSetramAM pAraMgata thaI akhila sAhitya, saMzodhana ane zikSaNa jemanA rasanA viSayo bhArata prAthamika zikSakasaMghanA pradhAnamaMtrI pade rahyA. 21 varSa rahyA che, lokabhogya vijJAna sAhityanuM jemaNe bahoLuM kheDANa karyuM lagI baroDA DerImAM DIrekTara tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvavA uparAMta che, evA nagIna modIe navalakathAo, vArtAo ane paryAvaraNa sAhityakSetre emanI kalama cAlatI ja rahI. emaNe lakhelAM 43 paranAM pustako paNa lakhyAM che. paryAvaraNa sAhitya lekhanamAM temane pustakomAM navalakathAo, nATaka, ciMtanAtmaka sAhitya, sAmAjika AjalagI bhAre rasa rahyo che. sAhityano samAveza thAya che. sUrata jillAnA kanasADa gAme tA. 6-10-1933 nA pustakAlaya pravRttinA vikAsa mATe temanI kadararUpe Jain Education Intenational Page #529 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 513 ekalavIra' sanmAnagraMtha tathA eka lAkhanI thelI arpaNa thayelI vividha lAgaNIo, tenA saMgharSo ane samAdhAnone UMDANathI temAM temaNe eka hajAra rUpiyA umerI te rakama pustakAlaya nirUpe che. pravRttinA vikAsa arthe arpaNa karI che. saMskRta viSayanA abhyAsu aneka zikSaNa, sAhityika ane sAmAjika saMsthAo sAthe vijaya paMDyA saMkaLAyelA rahI aneka jAtanI pravRttiomAM bhAga le che. zikSaNa ane zikSakanA uttama kArya mATe rASTrIya evorDa tA. pa-9-63nA saMskRta viSayanA gahana abhyAsu evA vijaya paMDyAe roja tatkAlIna rASTrapati DaoN. rAdhAkRSNananA varad haste AkAzavANI para saMskRta viSaya para pacAseka vArtAlApo ApyA ApavAmAM Avyo hato. vidhavidha aneka saMsthAoe emanuM che to saMskRta viSayaka soeka jeTalA saMzodhanAtmaka ane bahumAna karI puraskRta karyA che. emanI navalakathA "AjhAdInI AsvAdamUlaka lekho pragaTa karyA che. emanuM "saMskRta TeksaTyuala uSA' lokapriya che. kriTisijhama' nAmanuM aMgrejI pustaka paNa pragaTa thayuM che. gujarAtI mAtRbhASAnA premI ane sarjaka zaherA khAte tA. 6-5-1947nA roja janmelA vijayabhAIe muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI ema.e. nI DigrI prApta ilA Araba mahetA karI. tyArabAda vedAntanA "brahmasUtra' viSaya para mahAnibaMdha lakhI gajarAtI sAhitya ane mAtabhASA paratveno prema ilA temaNe gujarAta yunivarsiTImAMthI pI.eca.DI. nI DigrI meLavI. Araba mahetAe mAtra sAhityasarjanathI ja vyakta nathI karyo paNa | vijaya paMDyAe saMskRta viSayaka pacIsa pustako ApyAM che. jIvanamAM tAdaza karyo che. kolejamAM have gujarAtI vibhAga baMdha vAlmikI rAmAyaNanA "suMdarakAMDanA uttama anuvAda mATe karI devo tevo Adeza mahArASTra hAyara ejyukezana DIpArTamenTanA gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamInuM pAritoSika temaja anya vividha eka manasvI adhikArIe hukama Apyo tyAre ilAbahene A saMsthAo taraphathI emane sanmAnita karavAmAM AvyA che. sAme hAIkorTamAM sTe meLavI satata dasa varSa sudhI korTamAM laDI "mahAkavi azvaghoSa' nAmanuM vivecana pustaka noMdhanIya che. gujarAtI vibhAga cAlu rakhAvyo. zALAjIvanathI ja hAlamAM teo gujarAta yunivarsiTInA bhASAsAhitya AkAzavANImAM nATyakAra tarIke bhAga letA rahyA. temaNe bhavanamAM saMskRtanA rIDara tarIke kAma kare che. AkAzavANI mATe aneka reDiyorUpako lakhyAM che ne bhajavyAM che. uttama vAMcananA abhyAsu lekhaka muMbaI khAte tA. 16-6-1938nA roja janmelAM ilAbahene gujarAtI-saMskRta sAthe ema.e. karyuM. gujarAtInA jayaMta vasA prAdhyApikA tarIke varSolagI emaNe sevAo ApI. kathAsAhityanA uttama sAhityane vAMcatA-vAMcatA TUMkI AjalagImAM pragaTa thayelAM 20 pustakomAM 15 vArtAonA dhuraMdhara lekhaka "dhUmaketunA sAhityane vAMcatA-vAMcatA navalakathAo, 4 vArtAsaMgraho ane 1 saMkalanano samAveza thAya jayaMta vasAnA mana para jabarajasta asara thaI. vAMcana, mananane che. emanA aneka pustakone gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada, gujarAtI kAraNe emane lAgyuM ke kSaNabharano AgiyAno camakAro sAhitya akAdamI, gujarAta rAjya sarakAra dvArA puraskRta jagatadarzana karAvI zake evI pracaMDa zakti TUMkI vArtAmAM che ane karavAmAM AvyAM che. emanA gaNanApAtra ane zreSTha pustakomAM A khanano zokha udbhavyo. rAdhA', 'trikoNanI traNa rekhAo' "batrIsa pUtaLInI vedanA' tA. 30-5-1927nA roja pATaNavAva khAte janmelA (navalakathA) eka sigareTa, eka dhUpasaLI' "viyenA nyujha jayaMtabhAIe bI.esa.sI. (onarsa)nI DIgrI muMbaI (vArtAsaMgraha) no samAveza thAya che. yunivarsiTImAMthI lIdhI. ilAbahenanA lakhANonI khAsa lAkSaNikatA e che ke emanA pragaTa thayelAM pAMca pustakomAM 4 vArtAsaMgraha ane teonI navalakathAomAM vizALa bhaugolika vyApa jovA maLe che. 1 laghunavalano samAveza thAya che. emano "zamaNuM' nAmano phijI, beMgakoka, laMDana, ijharAyela jevA dezonI pRSThabhUmi para vArtAsaMgraha khUba ja lokapriya ane yazasvI che. teo kathAno vistAra kare che. temanI navalakathAo mAnavamananI nezanala heralDa Tribyuna opha amerikAe vizvaTUMkIvArtA Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 514 spardhA yojelI. 'saDeluM phaLa' vArtAne pAritoSika maLyuM ane bIjI vArtA ghaMTInAM paDa' ne prathama paccIsa uttama vArtAomAM sthAna maLyuM hatuM. hAlamAM vAMcana, manana ane lekhana mukhya pravRtti banI gaI che. zabdanI prayogazALAno vaijJAnika udayana Thakkara nAmAMkita ane lokapriya kavi sureza dalAlanA zabdomAM udayana Thakkarano paricaya karAvavo hoya to mAtra eka ja vAkya pUratuM che. udayana zabdanI prayogazALAmAM besIne vaijJAnikanI cIvaTathI sAdhanA ane AtmasaMzodhana karato kavi che.' udayanano prathama kAvyasaMgraha 'ekAvana' 1987mAM pragaTa thayo, je pustakane e ja varSe jayaMta pAThakanA pAritoSikathI navAjavAmAM AvyuM. taduparAMta A kAvyasaMgrahano SNDT yunivarsiTIe pAThaThyapustaka tarIke svIkAra karyo. kAvya AsvAdano saMgraha 'jugalabaMdhI' 1995mAM pragaTa thayo. emanAM ghaNA kAvyonA aMgrejI anuvAda thayA che ane emanA kAvyone `The Tree of Tongues', `Young Indian Poetry', `Modern Gujarati Poetry' jevA alabhya entholojInA graMthomAM sthAna maLyuM che. hamaNAM 2003mAM 'sellArA' nAmano kAvyasaMgraha pragaTa thayo jene bhAvako ane vivecakoe hoMzehoMze vadhAvyo che. A uparAMta gujarAtI sAhityamAM kaThina svarUpa gaNAtA bAlasAhityamAM paNa uttama kheDANa karyuM che. bAlavArtAo ane bAlakAvyo pustaka rUpe pragaTa thayAM che. bAlasAhitya mATe nezanala evorDa ane gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamInA evorDa maLyA che. A kavinuM noMdhanIya pAsuM hoya to emanI dezaparadezamAM emanA sAhityasarjananI lokapriyatA. bhAratIya vidyAbhavana, amerikA temaja gujarAtI sAhitya ekeDemI, laMDana taraphathI kAvyavAMcana mATe nimaMtryA hatA. dezanA moTA bhAganA zaheromAM emaNe kavisaMmelano ane hAsyakavisaMmelanomAM bhAga lIdho che. mAtra 48 varSanI uMmare ATaluM sarasa sAhityasarjana karanAra kavine eTaluM ja kahIe ke zabdanI prayogazALAmAM navuMnavuM saMzodhana karatA rahI mAtabara sarjano dvArA gujarAtI sAhityane samRddha karatA raho. huM hajIye ekaDA para ekaDo ghUMTyA karuM Apane trIsa koTI kevI rIte AvaDyA? lokapriya navalakathAkAra-- viThThala paMDyA pathapradarzaka gujarAtI navalakathA sAhityanA AjanA TocanA sarjakomAM jemanI saheje gaNanA thAya; lAkhkho bhAvakonA haiyAmAM vasI cUkelA; yuvAna vargamAM bahoLA pramANamAM vaMcAtA evA viThThala paMDyA, gujarAtI sAhityanuM eka moMgheruM najarANuM che. temanI kathAomAM sAmAjika paristhitionuM pratibiMba jhIlAya che. prasaMgo, pAtro ane paristhitinAM nirUpaNanI temaNe AgavI zailI vikasAvI che. eka manovaijJAnikanAM sUjha ane dakSatAno emAM paricaya jovA maLe che. muMbaImAM vIzImAM bALapirasaNIyA tarIke jiMdagInI zarUAta karI, aneka saMgharSo karI jIvana sAme jhajhUmIne, jaMga khelIne, ApabaLe teo AgaLa AvyA che. Arthika saMjogo sAme laDatAMlaDatAM philmakSetramAM, sahAyaka digdarzaka tarIke joDAyA. tyAM caDatIpaDatInA aneka tabakkA joyA. savitA vArtA riphAImAM dharakhama vArtAkAronI vacce be vAra prathama inAmasuvarNacaMdraka-meLavyo. Ama utsAha vadhatAM vArtAo-navalakathAo lakhatA rahyA. AmAM saphaLatA maLatAM philmakSetra choDyuM ane pUrA samayanA mAtra lekhaka banIne rahyA. tA. 21-1-1923nA roja uttara gujarAtanA sAbarakAMThA jillAmAM AvelA nAnakaDA kAlodarA gAme janmelA viThThalabhAIe jIvanamAM AvI paDelI viTaMbaNAono hiMmatabhera mukAbalo karyo che. mAtra kalama para jIvanArA evA thoDA lekhakomAMnA eka che. atyArasudhI emanAM pustako pragaTa thaI cUkyAM che. jemAM 52 navalakathAo, 10 vArtAsaMgraho, 2 philmakSetra viSe, 3 saMpAdano, 1 AtmakathAno samAveza thAya che. mIThA jaLanAM mIna, mana, motI ne kAca, kaMcanavarNI, najarabaMdhI, ahIM tarasa, tyAM vAdaLI, A bhavanI oLakha, phUlane vAgyA kAMTA-A badhI noMdhanIya lokapriya kRtio che. emanI AtmakathA, 'bhIMta phADIne Ugyo pIpaLo'mAM emanA saMgharSonA parAkASTAnI jIvanachabI rajU thAya che. 'sAta janmanA daravAjA' navalakathAne gujarAta sarakAranuM inAma prApta thayuM hatuM. mAtra lekhanakArya karatA evA viThThala paMDyAe gujarAtanA agragaNya lekhakomAM emanuM mAtabara sthAna jALavI rAkhyuM che. Page #531 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 515 gajhalakAra, gItakAra 1978mAM emanA TelI-ple "bIDanuM baMDala' ne muMbaI dUradarzana Azita haidarAbAdI taraphathI zreSTha TeliplenuM inAma maLyuM hatuM. emanuM "dasto, piMjara, khAla, kabUtara' nAmanuM ATha -zrAvya nATako-paTakathAnuM aneka kavisaMmelanomAM gajhalo, gIto, vyaMgakAvyo dvArA pustaka 2004mAM pragaTa thaze. potAnI alaga oLakhANa UbhI karanAra Azita haidarAbAdInAM karAMcI khAte tA. 25-11-1934nA roja janmelA, 13 pustako pragaTa thaI cUkyAM che. gajhalo, gIto, vyaMgakAvyonA harIza nAgrecAe muMbaIthI bI.e. karyuM. 1964mAM bhAratIya cAra saMgraho pragaTa thaI cUkyA che. jene bhAvakoe hoMzehoMze vadhAvyA che. emanA pAMca yAdagAra saMpAdanomAM eka che, vidyA bhavanamAMthI jarnAlijhamamAM eDavAnsa DiplomAM meLavyo. ahIM zreSTha vidyArthI tarIke zrI morArajI desAInA haste emane aMdAjhabayAM' gujarAtImAM sarvaprathama gujarAtI-urdU gajhalanA silvara meDala maLyo hato. tulanAtmaka zeronuM bhAvavAhI saMkalana A pustakamAM jovA maLe che. A ja rIte "UMdhA hAthanI' pustakamAM gujarAtImAM sarva prathama chelle pakSaghAta naDatAM teo, 30 varSanI kArakirdI pUrI vividha hajhalakAronI hajhalonuM saMkalana jovA maLe che. vadhumAM karI, 1995mAM ola inDiyA rabara inDasTrIjha emaNe traNatraNa navalakathAo anUdita karI che. esosiezananA sekreTarI janarala tarIke nivRtta thayA Aje paNa 25mI mArca 1937mAM siMdha haidarAbAda (pAkistAna) emanuM lekhanakArya cAlu ja che. khAte janmelA surezacaMdra zAmajIbhAI koTaka urphe Azita | 'uddeza'nA taMtrI ane samartha vivecaka ramaNalAla jozI haidarAbAdIe "laghu udyoga sevA saMsthAna'mAM sudIrdha nokarI bAda emanAM sarjano viSe lakhe che : svaicchika nivRtti lIdhI che. 'harIzabhAIe pramANamAM ochuM lakhyuM che, paNa je lakhyuM AkAzavANInA mAnya kavi evA Azita haidarAbAdI che, te TakorAbaMdha. teo atyaMta saMvedanazIla sarjaka che. sAhityika ane sAmAjika pravRttiomAM racyApacyA rahe che. sUkSmatAthI lakhe che, kazA ja AyAsa vagara lakhe che. eTale emanuM lakhANa UMDANathI sparze che. emanI kRtio sarjaka-karmane, saMvedanazIla sarjaka ane e nimitte bhASAkarmane mANavAnI vastu che. harIza nAgrecA vipula sAhityasarjananA svAmI gujarAtI bhASAmAM vArtAkAro tathA nATyakAromAM harIza nAgrecAnuM nAma AgalI haroLamAM mUkI zakAya. 1967mAM yazavanta mahetA emanI vArtA 'sane ja sane ne varSanI zreSTha vArtA mATe "kumAra' saMkhyAbaMdha dainikomAM niyamitapaNe lakhanAra yazavanta no puraskAra maLyo. A pachI emanI sAhityayAtrA aviratapaNe mahetAe vipula sAhityanuM sarjana karyuM che. 45 varSanA arthapUrNa cAlu ja rahI che. emanA traNa vArtAsaMgrahomAMthI eka patrakAratva ane 400 uparAMta pustako lakhanAra yazavanta mahetA 'ane...chatAM.....paNa...' ne 1997-1999nA varSano dhUmaketu hAlamAM "bAla AnaMda' ane sAhityika patrikA "gurjara navalikA puraskAra maLyo. sAhityanA saMpAdaka che. emanA maulika triaMkI nATaka "eka lAlanI rANI' ne 19--1938 ne divase lIlApura tA. lakhatara, ji. kalAgurjarI (muMbaI) tathA gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI surendranagara khAte janmelA, jhAlAvADanA dukALiyA mulakanI (amadAvAda) taraphathI A nATyapustakane inAmo apAyAM che. hADamArIo veThIne vidhavA mAtA sAthe athaDAtA-kUTAtA emanA bIjA nATyapustaka "khoDiyA sUraja' ne gujarAtI sAhitya lakhatara-viramagAma thaIne 1951 thI amadAvAdane karmabhUmi pariSadano puraskAra maLyo che. emaNe cAra maulika triaMkI ane banAvanAra yazavantabhAI zALAjIvanathI ja lakhatA rahyA che. sAta AdhArita nATako lakhyAM che, ne maMcana pAmyAM che. 1956mAM "strIjIvana'mAM prathama vArtA pragaTa thaI. aneka 1974 thI harIza nAgrecA Telivijhana mATe lakhatA rahyA sAmayikomAM lakhatAM lakhatAM 1959 thI "gujarAta samAcAra'mAM che. emanA Teliplejha, gujarAtI ane hiMdImAM muMbaI, joDAyA. jyAM 'jhagamaga' "zrI" "zrIraMga' 'AsapAsa jevA anekavidha sAmayikonuM saphaLa saMpAdanakArya sAMbhaLatA rahyA. amadAvAda tathA dilhI dUradarzana kendra parathI pasAra thayAM che. Jain Education Intemational Page #532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 516 pathapradarzaka Akhare 1989 thI pUrA samayanA lekhaka banavA nokarI choDI TheravI zakAya evA mahamada alI jhINA tathA vaizvika kavi dIdhI. ravIndranAtha TAgoranA jIvana upara AdhArita emanI 1964mAM emanI pahelI ja pustikAne rAjyapuraskAra navalakathAoe gujarAtI navalakathA kSetre eka anokhI keDI kaMDArI maLyA pachI rAjyanA maLI zakatA mahattama pAMca puraskAra, gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA traNa puraskAra, tema ja saMskAra harilAla gAMdhInA jIvana upara AlekhAyelI navalakathA parivAra, premAnaMda sAhityasabhA, rUpAyatana-amarelI, nezanala prakAzano paDachAyo' uparathI aMgrejI sahita aneka bhAratIya kAunsila opha cAIlDa ejyukezana Adi saMsthAonA viziSTa bhASAomAM nATyAMtaro thayA ane enA aMgrejI nATyarUpe sevA evorDa emane maLyA che. zikSaNa ane sAhitya mATenI AMtararASTrIya pratiSThA prApta karI. nyuyorkamAM gAMdhI jayaMtI nimitte rASTrIya zikSaNa saMzodhana-tAlIma saMsthA (NCERT) nA traNa inDo amerikana ArTsa kAunsila dvArA kolaMbiyA yunivarsiTImAM rASTrIya puraskAro meLavanAra teo kadAca ekamAtra gujarAtI yojAyelA samAraMbhamAM ricArDa eTanabaronI philma 'gAMdhI', zyAma lekhaka che. vArtAlekhana mATe paNa rASTrIya rAjAjI puraskAra ane benegalanI philma "mekIMga opha mahAtmA' sAthe "prakAzano navacetana' navalikAcaMdrakathI emane sanmAnavAmAM AvyA che. paDachAyo' uparathI aMgrejImAM rUpAMtarita thayeluM nATaka 'mahAtmA gujarAtI lekhaka maMDaLanI pustikAzreNI 'lekhaka ane varsesa gAMdhI' paNa sthAna pAmyuM hatuM ane emAM sanmAnita thayelA A traNeya kRtionA nirmAtA, digdarzaka ane lekhakamAM dinakara lekhana'nA saMpAdakamaMDaLamAM che; eTaluM ja nahi 2003 thI A joSI paNa eka hatA. emanI keTalIka navalakathAo parathI maMDaLanA adhyakSa paNa che. cheka 1977 thI patrakAratvanA vargomAM, gujarAtI bhASAmAM calacitro paNa banyAM che. navagujarAta, sahajAnaMda, gujarAta yunivarsiTI, gujarAta vidyApIThamAM adhyApana kArya karatA rahyA che. varSolagI gujarAtI emanA saMkhyAbaMdha pustako tathA anya racanAonA hiMdI, sAhitya pariSadanI madhyastha samitinA cUMTAyelA sabhya hatA. marAThI, baMgALI, kannaDa, telugu, tAmila ema vividha bhAratIya bAlasAhitya akAdamInA sthApaka kanvInara che. bhASAomAM anuvAdo thayA che. gujarAta rAjya sAhitya akAdamI, gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada jevI aneka sAhityika saMsthAo dvArA prakAzano paDachAyo'nA sarjaka emane aneka pAritoSikothI sanmAnavAmAM AvyA che. ( dinakara joSI tA. 30-6-1937nA roja bhAvanagara khAte janmelA chellA pAMca dAyakA jeTalA samayathI gujarAtI sAhityakSetre dinakarabhAI Aje 67 varSanI vaye akhabAromAM kaTAralekhana tathA avirata sarjanayAtrA karI rahelA dinakara joSInA graMthonI kula anya sAhityasarjananI pravRttio karI rahyA che. saMkhyA eka zatakano AMkaDo pAra karI cUkI che. sAmAjika, zyAma ekavAra Avone AMgaNe', "prakAzano paDachAyo', aitihAsika, grAmalakSI, paurANika ema vividha kSetre cALIseka pratinAyaka', "amRtayAtrA", "kRSNa vaMde jagadguru', 'ekaDAM jeTalI navalakathAo, ciMtanAtmaka nibaMdho, prasaMgacitro, saMpAdano, vagaranAM mIMDAM', "mahAbhAratamAM pitRvaMdanA', "mahAbhAratamAM anuvAdo evA aneka sAhityasvarUpomAM emaNe UMDuM kheDANa karyuM mAtRvaMdanA', 'rAmAyaNamAM pAtravaMdanA', "a-mRta paMthano yAtrI' che. zrIkRSNa ane gAMdhIjI A be emanA abhyAsa tathA jevI dinakara joSInI mAtabara racanAothI gujarAtI sAhitya saMzodhananA khAsa pAtro rahyAM che; rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata tathA veda jhaLahaLatuM che. upaniSada jevA graMthonuM UMDuM adhyayana karyA pachI e viSayo para emaNe navesarathI Adhunika saMdarbhamAM enAM arthaghaTano karatA gItakAra, gajhalakAra- aneka graMtho AlekhyA che. meghabiMdu gujarAtI navalakathA kSetre jIvana kathAnAtmaka "janmojanamanI ApaNI sagAI have zodhe che samajaNanI keDI navalakathAonAM AlekhanamAM emanuM viziSTa pradAna rahyuM che. kavi ApaNA abolAthI jhUryA kare che have ApaNe sajAvelI meDI' narmada, gAMdhIjInA jayeSTha putra harilAla gAMdhI, bhAratIya nAma tamAruM lakhyuM hajI tyAM AMsu AvyAM AgaLa itihAsamAM kurukSetra pachInA mahAsaMhAra mATe jemane javAbadAra jhaLahaLiyAnI jhAMkhapa vacce lakhIe kyAMthI kAgaLa.?' Jain Education Intemational Page #533 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 510 | pratibhAo AvI aneka mAtabara ane lokapriya racanAo kavi meghabiMdue sAhityajagatane ApI che. saraLatA ane sahajatA e kavi meghabiMdunAM kAvyonI vizeSatA che. emaNe gIto, gajhalo, achAMdasa tema ja chaMdobaddha kAvyo lakhyAM che. paraMtu gItomAM kavi vadhu khIlyA che. emaNe saMbaMdhonA aneka phoTogrApha kavitAnA kemerAthI jhaDapyA che. kaccha nArAyaNa sarovaranA vatanI, karAMcImAM 9-12 1941nA roja janmelA meghajI khaTAu DoDecA jeo kavi meghabiMdu'nA nAme prakhyAta che. teo aneka sAmAjika, sAhityika pravRttio sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. teo kahe che AMsu e manuSyajIvananI paravazatA che, kavitA e kavinI paravazatA che. prabhu preraNAthI maLI che kavitA chatAM mArA nAme chapAvI zakuM chuM. emanA cAra kAvyasaMgraho "saMbaMgha to AkAza', 'dariyo', vismaya' ane 'anubhUti' pragaTa thaI cUkyA che. jANItA gAyaka saMgItakAra, purUSottama upAdhyAya emanA kAryakramamAM "meghabiMdu'nI racanAno ullekha karatAM kahetA hoya che ke amerikAmAM rahetA vyAsadaMpatI AThaATha varSathI ekabIjAthI alagaalaga rahetA hatA. meghabiMdunI racanA "janmojanamanI ApaNI sagAI' haMsA davee amerikAmAM raju karI hatI. A racanA sAMbhaLIne trAsadaMpatI eka thayAM hatAM. sAhityanIkavitAnI A tAkAta che. kavitA uparAMta TUMkIvArtAo, saMgItarUpako, nATako paNa emaNe lakhyAM che. sugama saMgItanA jANItA svarakAro, purUSottama upAdhyAya, Asita desAI, mohana balasArA, dakSeSa dhruva, zivakumAra puMjANI, udayana mAru jevA aneka saMgItakAroe emanI 200 thI vadhAre racanAone svarabaddha karI AkAzavANI, dUradarzana temaja saMgItanI mahephilomAM rajU karI che. emanA gItonI keseTa-sIDI paNa bahAra paDI che. khIMTI upara tuM kyAM sudhI laTakAvI rAkhaze, melA thayA saMbaMdha ene dhoI nAkhane.!' gajhalasAgaranuM motIbiMdu guNavaMta upAdhyAya 'kSaNonA thAkanuM prasvedabindu laI hatheLImAM, amArI AMkhamAM besI gayuM che koI rastAmAM." gujarAtI gajhalasAgaranuM camaka camaka thatAM cAMdaraNA jevuM snigdha zItala motI, eTale upalo zera. chellAM trIseka varSanI zabdasAdhanA pachI gajhalanA vikasita phalaka para emanuM yogadAna mahattvanuM rahyuM che. gajhala, gIta, achAMdasa racanAonA kavi guNavaMta upAdhyAya kahe che, gajhalasarjana mArA mATe rUdhirAbhisaraNa jeTaluM ja anivArya jaNAtAM, yugacetanAnI anivArya AvazyakatA anusAra gajhalamAM AMtarasvarUpanI abhivyaktinA saMdarbhe gajhalane navo AyAma ApavAnI khevanA sAthe mAruM valaNa haMmezA prayogAtmaka rahyuM che. sismogrApha (kAvyasaMgraha), utnanana, yathAvata, phUlanI zAhI savArI (gajhalasaMgraha), pragaTa thaI cUkyA che. bhAvanagaramAM rahetA, khAMbhA, ji. amarelI khAte 9-51949nA roja janmelA guNavaMta upAdhyAyanuM gujarAtI gajhalakSetre viziSTha yogadAna badala, rAjaya, rASTra ane AMtararASTrIya kakSAe pragaTa thayelA hujha hu' jevA graMthomAM emanA jIvanavRttAMtanI noMdha levAI che. emanA yathAvata gajhalasaMgrahane 1990-2000nA dazAbdInA zreSTha kAvyasaMgraha tarIke kavizrI jhaveracaMda meghANI evorDa-2001mAM ApavAmAM Avyo hato. A uparAMta aneka evorDjha e meLavI cUkayA che. temanA prayogAtmaka kAvyomAM kAvyanI bAnI ane gajhalanI garimAnuM anokhuM saMyojana anubhavAya che. je gujarAtI sAhityanI gajhalonuM sucAru pratinidhitva kare che. be nayanano bhAva kavitA be nayanano laya gajhala ke gIta ho, vAMsaLInA sUra cheDo e ja saMvAdI zvasana, kara utpanna!' "navacetana'nA niSThAvAnataMtrI : mukunda pI. zAha suprasiddha gujarAtI sAmayika "navacetana'nA sthApaka taMtrI cAMpazIbhAI uddezInuM 1974mAM avasAna thayuM tyAre sAhityajagatamAM sopo paDI gayo hato. agAu "prasthAna' kaumudI' 'zAradA' "vIsamI sadI" A badhAM sAmayiko sthApaka taMtrIonA avasAna pachI baMdha thaI gayAM hatAM. paNa cAMpazIbhAInA avasAna bAda "navacetana' hAusa megejhIna banIne Aja lagI cAlu ja rahyuM. AbAlavRddha saune game evI sAmagrI pIrasavAnuM dhyeya che. Ano sAco yaza jene jAya che, e cAMpazIbhAI jemane sAhityanA mAnasaputra mAnatA hatA e Jain Education Intemational Page #534 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa18 pathapradarzaka hAlanA bhekhadhArI ane niSThAvAna taMtrI mukundabhAI zAha. akAdamIe emanA kalAviSayaka zodhanibaMdha tema ja kalAkAra vaDodarA jillAnA tAlukA gAma zinoramAM tA. 27-4 paricayane lagatAM pustaka "kalApAtheya' pustakane puraskRta karavAmAM 1923nA roja janmelA mukundabhAI zarUAtamAM "saMdeza'mAM AvyuM hatuM. kalAsamIkSAnI kolama moTAbhAganA gujarAtI joDAyA ane 1953 thI "navacetana'mAM joDAI gayA. akhabAromAM varSothI lakhatA rahyA che. ola inDiyA phAIna ArTsa enDa krAphTasa sosAyaTI dvArA pratiSThita kalAkAra evorDa mukuMdabhAIe kusuma prakAzana saMsthA sthApI aneka pustako bhUtapUrva rASTrapati zaMkaradayAla zarmAnA haste dilhImAM enAyata pragaTa karyA che. lagabhaga vIseka jeTalI hakArAtmaka vicArasaraNI karavAmAM Avyo hato. dharAvatI pustikAo, eka vArtAsaMgraha, eka hAsyasaMgraha ane kalA viSenA zodhanibaMdho ane kalAnA itihAsa viSe pAMceka saMpAdano-Ama badhuM maLIne 27 pustako pragaTa thaI cUkyAM emanA vicAro bahu spaSTa che ane eTale ja kalA viSenAM 10 che. ghaNAM pustakonI aneka AvRttio thaI cUkI che. pustako pragaTa thaI cUkyAM che. "kalAmAdhurya" ane "kalAsaMpadA' sAhityika saMmelanonA ahevAlo "navacetana', jevA uttama graMthonA racayitA kanuM nAyake kalAkSetre aneka evorpo 'buddhiprakAza', "zabdasRSTi', "samabhAva', "gujarAta" vageremAM meLavyA che. A uparAMta kavi tarIke pratiSThita thaI rahyA che. niyamitapaNe lakhe che. emanA citronuM kalApradarzana pAMca vAra karI cUkyA che 1998mAM gujarAta sarakAre "navacetana' ne zreSTha mAsika ane lokonI cAhanA sArA pramANamAM meLavI che. tarIke evorDa Apyo hato. kalA jevA nirjIva padArthamAM prANa pUrIne jhINAmAM jhINI sAhityasevA ane jIvanopayogI pustakonA lekhanakArya vigato sAthe kalA viSenA lekho lakhavA e emanuM AgavuM tarI mATe temane saMskAra evorDa', 'jayabhikhkha evorDa', "dhanajI kAnajI AvatuM lakSaNa che. gAMdhI suvarNacaMdraka', "nAnubhAI suratI mileniyama evorDa' vagere emanA hAthe AvatA varSomAM vadhu ne vadhu kalAsAhityanA evojhathI emane sanmAnavAmAM AvyA che. pustako pragaTa thatA rahe evI AzA rAkhIe. 82 varSanI vaye eka taravarIyA yuvAnanI skUrti ane raMgabhUmi viSayaka lekhonA sarjaka utsAhathI emanuM kArya karI rahyA che. dinakara bhojaka kalAsAhityanA svAmI gujarAtI, saMskRta ane aMgrejI bhASAnA adhyApana sAthe kana nAyaka gujarAta ane gujarAta bahAra raMgabhUmi paranA parisaMvAdomAM AkAra bhAratI', 'kalA akAdamI' ane muMbaI gujarAtI bhAga laI uttamottama vaktavyo ApanAra dinakara bhojakane jUnI kalAkAra esosiezananI saMsthA "AkAra gauravI'nA sthApaka raMgabhUminA lokapriya nATyakAra prabhulAla dvivedInA jIvana ane kanubhAI nAyake mAtra peInTIMga jevI kaLAmAM ja rasa nathI lIdho kavana para saMzodhana ane samIkSAtmaka adhyayana karI mahAnibaMdha paNa sAhityakSetre kalAviSayaka pustako ApIne AgavuM pradAna karyuM lakhavA badala gujarAta yunivarsiTIe 1976mAM emane che. dezI nATaka samAjanA khalanAyaka cunIlAla nAyakanA kalAkAra pI.eca.DI. nI upAdhi enAyata karI hatI. nATyapariSada suputrano janma mahesANA jillAmAM AvelA pAnasaramAM 9mI kAryazibiramAM-nATyalekhana, naTakarma, digdarzana paddhati, raMgataMtra Disembara 1930nA roja thayo hato. temane bacapaNathI ja kalA para prakAza pheMkavAnI sAthe dazyabaMdha, prakAza Ayojana, raMgabhUSAane sAhityakSetre prIti janmI hatI ane eTale ja jI.DI. vezabhUSA, gIta saMgIta-Ama vidhavidha viSayo para emaNe Asa (peInTiMga) e.ema.nI DIgrI meLavIne aneka saMsthAo vicAro pragaTa karyA che. sAthe saMlagna rahI. kalAnA viSayane bhaNAvatA rahyA. sAthe sAthe visanagara khAte tA. 26-11-1933nA roja janmelA zabda sAthenI prIti TheTha 1944mAM thayelI, teno uttarottara dinakara bhojake varSolagI adhyApanakSetre kAma karyuM. nATya vivecana vikAsa thato gayo. aMgenI kalama mATe jANItA dinakara bhojake raMgabhUmi viSenAM gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada ane gujarAtI sAhitya dasa pustako lakhyAM che. 1976mAM jayazaMkara suMdarInI AtmakathA (ttara Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #535 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 'thoDAM AMsu, thoDAM phUla' nuM saMpAdana kareluM. A pustakane gujarAtI sAhitya pariSade puraskRta karyuM hatuM. AvI ja rIte 'gujarAtI raMgabhUmi : gaIkAla ane Aja'mAM emaNe RRgvedanA pururavAurvazInA saMvAdathI laIne AjanI navI raMgabhUminA lekhAMjokhAM rajU karyA che. bIjuM pustaka jUnI gujarAtI raMgabhUmi' nuM prakAzana yunivarsiTI graMtha nirmANa borDe karyuM hatuM. A banne pustakone gujarAta sAhitya akAdamIe puraskRta karelAM. dinakarabhAIe ravIndra bhavana, dilhI ane annAmalaya thiyeTara madrAsamAM anukrame 1973 ane 1976mAM bhavAInA vividha vezo rajU karAvI, A vezonuM dhvanimudraNa ane keseTa paNa karAvI. oksapharDa yunivarsiTI presa dvArA prasiddha thayela pustaka "dhI kampenIyana Tu inDiyana thiyeTara'mAM gujarAtI raMgabhUmi vizeno emano aMgrejImAM lakhAyela abhyAsalekha sAmela karavAmAM Avyo che. lokapriya gItonA racayitA ane kolamIsTa sudhIra desAI 'saMdeza', 'kumAra', 'janmabhUmipravAsI'mAM varSothI kolama lakhIne vAMcakonAM haiyAmAM premabharyuM sthAna pAmanAra sudhIra desAIne kAvyavAMcana mATe avAranavAra dezanA aneka zaheromAMthI nimaMtraNa maLatuM rahyuM che. emanAM ghaNAM gItone jANItA pratiSThita plebeka gAyakono kaMTha maLyo che. peTalAda khAte 15-2-1934nA roja janmelA sudhIra desAIe badhAM maLIne 20 pustako lakhyAM che. AmAM kAvyasaMgraho, anuvAda, vivecana, nibaMdhasaMgraha ane saMpAdanano samAveza thAya che. 1980mAM pragaTa thayela kAvyasaMgraha, 'sUryane tarato mUkuM chuM' ne gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamIno evorDa, 'mAyakovaskInAM kAvyo' (anuvAda)nA pustakane soviyeTa lenDa naheru evorDa, 1991mAM pragaTa thayela nibaMdha saMgraha 'mananA gokuLiyAmAM' mATe pheDarezana opha inDiyana pablizarsa pAritoSika temaja 2003mAM pragaTa thayela nibaMdhasaMgrahanA pustaka mabalakha AnaMda" mATe mahArASTra sTeTa gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI evorDathI sudhIrabhAIne sanmAnita karavAmAM AvyA che. 1974mAM pragaTa thayela kAvyasaMgraha 'lohIne kinAre Ugela vaDa' emanI noMdhanIya kRti che. bI.esa.sI., ela.ela.bI. temaja rASTrabhASA hindImAM 519 vinIta thayelA sudhIrabhAI hAlamAM dhaMdhAmAMthI nivRtta thaIne lekhanakArya kare che. AzA rAkhIe, emanA hAthe vadhu ne vadhu pustako lakhAtAM rahe ane gujarAtI sAhityane samRddha karatAM rahe. ciMtanakAra--ajita saraiyA ajita saraiyAno mukhya zokha rahyo che, vartamAnapatromAMthI vividha viSayonAM kaTIMga bhegA karavAM. chellA trIsa varSathI satata A zokhane keLavyo che. pariNAme pAkistAna, islAma, baMdhAraNa, kAyado, rAjakAraNa, videzanIti, prakhyAta vyaktionAM jIvanacaritra--Ama vividha viSayo para phAIlo jovA maLe che. mULe emanA rasanA viSayo rahyA che, arthazAstra, rAjakAraNa, sAhitya ane adhyAtma. jAmanagara khAte tA. 10-1-1927nA roja janmelA ajitabhAIe muMbaImAMthI 1948mAM benkIMga sAthe bI.koma. nI DIgrI lIdhI. 1963mAM gujarAtI ane saMskRta sAthe ema.e. thayA. varSolagI orIenTala insyoransa kaMpanI li.mAM nokarI karI 1987 thI nivRtta thayA che. paNa sAhityano zokha zALAjIvanathI ja hato eTale vividha viSayo paranA emanAM badhAM maLIne 10 pustako pragaTa thayAM che. jemAM mRtyunuM posTamorTama' bahu ja vakhaNAyeluM che. ciMtana ane adhyAtma mATe jANItA evA ajitabhAI ATalI uMmare paNa svastha rahIne sAhityanuM sarjana karI rahyA che bahumukhI pratibhA Do. maNilAla ha. paTela saradAra paTela yunivarsiTI, vallabhavidyAnagara khAte gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa ane gujarAtInA prophesara Do. maNilAla ha. paTele gujarAtI sAhityanA vividha svarUpomAM umadA kAma karI eka AgavuM vyaktitva UbhuM karyuM che. Aja sudhImAM pragaTa thayelAM 53 pustakomAM 5 navalakathAo, 4 vArtAsaMgraho, 4 kAvyasaMgraho, 10 nibaMdhanAM pustako, 15 vivecananAM pustako ane 15 saMpAdananAM pustakono samAveza thAya che. emanA mahattvanAM ne jANItAM pustako che H killo, aMdhAru (navalakathA), mATIvaTo, koI sAda pADe che, bhUMsAtAM grAmacitro (nibaMdho) sAtamI Rtu, DuMgara korI ghara karyAM, (kavitA), rAtavAso, helI, bApAno chello Page #536 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 520 kAgaLa (vArtAsaMgraho), rAvajI paTela, Izvara peTalIkara, sureza joSInA nibaMdho, racanAloka, kAvyapadArtha (vivecano) tathA keTalAMka saMpAdano dhyAnapAtra che. paMcamahAla jillAmAM moTA pAllAmAM tA. 9-111949nA roja janmelA maNilAla gujarAtI sAhitya sAthe ema.e., pI.eca.DI. thayA che. 1973 thI adhyayana kSetre saMkaLAyelA rahI zikSaNajagatamAM emaNe eka AgavI pratibhA vikasAvI che. ema. phila.mAM 25 vidyArthIo ane pI.eca.DI.mAM 10 vidyArthIoe emanAM mArgadarzana heThaLa DIgrIo meLavI che. janmabhUmi pravAsI, samakAlIna, gujarAta Tu De tema ja nyUyorkathI pragaTa thatA gujarAta TAImsamAM varSothI kolama lakhatA AvyA che. gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI taraphathI 4 inAmo, gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada taraphathI 4 inAmo ane anya sthaLoe kAma karatI sAhityika saMsthAo taraphathI emane pustako temaja sAhitya mATenA 6 inAmothI navAjavAmAM AvyA che. 1993mAM emaNe laMDananI mulAkAta lIdhI. aneka sAhityika ane zikSaNa saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA rahI emanAthI banatI sevA ApI rahyA che. AvA ucca kakSAnA sarjaka maNilAla ha. paTela svabhAve mItabhASI, nikhAlasa ane namra che. grAmajIvananAM rekhAcitro viSenuM lakhANa emanuM AgavuM lakSaNa rahyuM che. emaNe prakRti sAthe gharobo keLavyo che ane eTale ja lakhe che : chAMyaDAnI zuM khabara AkAza UMcA tADane e vize tuM pUcha jaIne lImaDAnA jhADane. ucca kakSAnA skolara nItina mahetA ema.e.mAM gujarAtI viSayamAM prathama AvIne bI. ke. ThAkara suvarNacaMdraka prApta karI, muMbaI vidyApIThamAM gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa ane gujarAtI bhASA sAhityanA adhyApaka nItina mahetAe kavitA temaja vivecana kSetre adbhUta kAma karyuM che. ema.e., pI.eca.DI. thayelA nItina zAMtilAla mahetAno janma jUnAgaDha khAte tA. 12-4-1944nA roja thayo hato. emanI kavitAo temaja vivecanalekho 'phArbasa', 'paraba', pathapradarzaka 'zabdasRSTi', 'etad', 'navanIta samarpaNa', 'khevanA', 'kaMkAvaTI' jevA sAmayikomAM niyamIta rIte pragaTa thatA rahyA che. emanI kavitAnA anuvAda hiMdI, marAThI, baMgALI ane aMgrejI bhASAmAM thayA che. 1992mAM sAhitya akAdamInI phelozipa meLavanAra, nItina mahetAnAM pragaTa thayelAM pAMca pustakomAM nirvANa (kAvyasaMgraha) ane kAvyabAnI (vivecana) ne anukrame saMnidhAna kriTIka evorDa ane gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamInuM prathama pAritoSika maLyAM che. hamaNAM tAMjetaramAM 2004mAM apUrNa (vivecanasaMgraha) taiyAra thayo che. TUMkI vArtAnA kasabI tAriNIbena desAI dUradarzananI cenala parathI TI.vI. sIrIyala 'kazmakaza'mAM temanI vArtA 'mahAlakSmI' TI.vI.nA paDade rajU thaI tyAre darzakoe hoMzehoMze ene vadhAvelI. TUMkIvArtAnA kasabI ane TUMkI vArtA mATe jemane ananya prema che, evAM tAriNIbena desAI philosophInA viSaya sAthe ema.e. thayAM. tyArabAda saMgIta vizArada, rASTrabhASA ratna, jyotirvida jevI bIjI keTalIka DIgrIo paNa prApta karI. jANItA kavi ane sAhityakAra sudhIra desAInAM patnI tAriNIbenano janma vaDodarA khAte tA. 22-12-1935nA roja thayo hato. Adhunika vArtAkAra tarIke potAnI viziSTa chabI UbhI karanAra tAriNIbena desAInA traNa vArtAsaMgraho pragaTa thaI cUkyA che. 'paga bolatA lAge che', 'rAjA mahArAjAnI je-- A be vArtAsaMgrahone gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamInAM pAritoSika maLyAM che. AkAzavANI ane dUradarzana para anekavAra AvI cUkayAM che. tAjetaramAM 2003mAM temano trIjo vArtAsaMgraha 'marUna, jAmalI, gulAbI' pragaTa thayo che. 'sUryo ja sUryo'nA raciyatA saMskRtirANI desAI kavitAvAMcana mATe satata dezanA aneka zaheromAMthI jemanI vAraMvAra mAMga thatI rahI che, evA saMskRtirANI desAInI aneka kAvyaracanAo aMgrejImAM prakAzita thatI rahI che. sAhityakAra belaDI sudhIra desAI-tAriNIbena desAInAM suputrI Page #537 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo saMskRtirANI sTeTIsTIksa, ema.bI.e., kompyuTara temaja menejamenTa sTaDImAM ucca prakAranI upAdhio meLavIne Aje pablIka lImITeDa kaMpanImAM inpharmezana TeknolojImAM janarala menejaranA ucca pade birAje che. 1993mAM pragaTa thayela kAvyasaMgraha sUryo ja sUryo' ne cha cha pAritoSiko prApta thayAM che. muMbaI khAte tA. 1-101958nA roja janmelA saMskRtirANI desAI 25 varSathI vadhu samaya TI.vI. ane AkAzavANI para rajU thatAM rahyAM che. karATe ane nRtyamAM pAraMgata evA saMskRtirANI desAI niyamita sAhityika kRtio pragaTa karatAM rahyAM che. kApaDanA vepArI ane sarjaka dhanajIbhAI paTela (AnaMda) kApaDanA vepArI, mAtra gujarAtI cha dhoraNa bhaNela dhanajIbhAI paTele (AnaMda) sarasa majhAnAM kAvyo ane bhajano racyAM che. emanI aneka kRtione jANItA gAyaka kalAkAro- puruSottama upAdhyAya, AnaMdakumAra sI., solI kApaDIA, uSA maMgezakara, kaumudInI munzI, rekhA trivedI jevA aneka mAtabara gAyakono kaMTha sAMpaDyo che. emanI aneka racanAo eca.ema.vI. polIDora, AkAzavANI ane dUradarzana para dhvani mudraNa thaI cUkI che. mahesANA jillAmAM umatA gAme tA. 1-8-1928nA roja janmelA dhanajIbhAI paTelanAM gIta, gajhala, bhajana, lekhonA 11 pustako pragaTa thaI cUkyA che. emanAM jANItA pustakomAM 'bhajanAnaMda', 'umiyA stavana' ane 'oLakhano cahero' no samAveza thAya che. dhaMdhAnI sAthe sAthe sAhityasarjana karI rahelA dhanajIbhAI paTela (AnaMda) ne zubhecchAo ApIe. AcAryanI AjakAla'nA sarjaka DaoN. indradeva AcArya paccAsa hajArathI paNa vadhu kArTUno jemanA hAthe dorAyAM che, vividha viSayo para haLavA lekho prajA samakSa mUkyA che, 'AcAryanI AjakAla'nA dainika vyaMga citronI kolamanA sarjaka ane vyaMga citrakAra DaoN. indradeva AcArya ApaNI gujarAtI bhASAnA prakhyAta kArTunIsTa che. UMjhA gAmamAM tA. 17-11-1926nA roja janmelA Jain Education Intemational 521 indradeva AcArya ikonomIksano viSaya laI ema.e., pI.eca.DI. thayA che. TheTha 1959 thI kArTunIsTa tarIke 'AcAryanI AjakAla'mAM praveza thayo te AjalagI cAlu ja rahyo che. AvI ghaTanA eka noMdhapAtra siddhi che. malTInezanala oIla kaMpanImAM Arthika salAhakAranA ucca sthAne birAjatA hovA chatAM vyaMgacitro ane hAsyalekhonA kSetre paNa emaNe kAmagIrI cAlu rAkhI. gujarAta samAcAranA 'AnaMda meLo' vibhAganA saMpAdaka tarIke emaNe kArTUna sAthenA saMkhyAbaMdha haLavA lekho lakhI prajAne anerA prakAranuM ziSTa manoraMjana pUruM pADyuM che. emanAM kArTUno ane lakhANomAM eka khAsa prakArano vyaMga hoya che, kaTAkSa hoya che, je vAMcakone khUba sparzI jAya che. 'vyaMgacitro' ane 'hAsya Tonika' nAmanAM be pustako jANItAM che. 1992nI sAlamAM nyU dilhInI ola inDiyA phAIna ArTsa enDa krAphTa sosAyaTI taraphathI veTarana ArTIsTa evorDa', sane 1997mAM gujarAta sarakAra taraphathI patrakAritvamAM 'besTa kArTUnIsTa' tarIke evorDa ApavAmAM AvyA che. dalita sAhityanA mUThThI UMcerA sarjaka josepha mekavAna varSolagI dalita samAjanI zoSita, kacaDAyelI prajAnAM duHkha, darda, pIDA, vedanA khUba ja nadIkathI nihALyAM. lagabhaga be dAyakAthI vadhu samaya sudhI emanA hRdayamAM saMvedanAnAM ghoDApUra vahetAM rahyAM. bhavATaTivanI vATamAM bhUlA paDelA vaTemArgune varSo pachI jANe eka rasto maLI gayo. raNamAM cAlatA cAlatA atyaMta tarasa ane thAkathI taraphaDiyAM mAratA mANasane ekAeka ja pANI maLatAM haiye 'hAza' no anubhava thAya, evo ja anubhava josepha mekavAnane thAya che. dalita samAjanI e pIDAmaya, dardabharI ghaTanAone vAcA ApavA kalama hAthamAM lIdhI. A kalama jANe zAhImAMthI nahi paNa lohImAM boLIne lakhatA hoya ema A sarjakanA hAthe hRdayane hacamacAvI nAMkhe evA dalita samAjanI piDIta prajAnA praznone vAcA ApavAnuM kAma zarU thAya che. dalita samAjanI sAhityamAM uttamottama kRtio racI dezaparadezamAM jemaNe gauravabharyuM sthAna meLavyuM che, evA josepha mekavAnanuM nAma gujarAtI dalita sAhityamAM mokharAnuM raheze. dalita sAhityanuM sarjana karavAmAM sadAya pravRtta, samAjasudhAraka, dalito, zoSito, pIDito para thatA atyAcAro Page #538 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa22 pathapradarzaka ane sAmAjika viSamatAonuM jIvanadarzana jemanA hAthe gujarAtI emanI TUMkI vArtAo ane lekho aneka dainika, sAhityanA vividha svarUpomAM thatuM rahyuM che, evA josepha sAmayikamAM varSothI pragaTa thatA rahyA che. vividha yunivarsiTIo, mekavAnano janma tA. 9-10-1936nA roja oDa gAmamAM sAhityika temaja itara saMsthAo dvArA Ayojita sabhAo, thayelo. ema.e., bI.eDa., hindI sevaka ane sAhityaratnanI parisaMvAdomAM vaktavyo ApatA rahyA che. upAdhio dharAvanAra josepha mekavAnane carotarI taLapadI bhASA emaNe saMpAdana karelA graMtho 'nArI tuM nArAyaNI', dIkarI paranuM prabhutva hastagata che. temanI kRtio janahRdaya sudhI vahAlano dariyo (vinoda paMDyA sAthe) ane "dIkarI eTale dIkarI' pahoMcavAmAM saphaLa nIvaDI che. no samAveza thAya che. AjasudhImAM emanAM pragaTa thayelAM 25 pustakomAM 10 dIkarI vhAlano dariyo' pustakanI chellA sAta varSomAM navalakathAo, 4 vArtAsaMgraho, 8 rekhAcitro temaja anya paMdara AvRttio pragaTa thaI cUkI che. pustakono samAveza thAya che. dAyakAnI zreSTha navalakathA to tAjetaramAM pragaTa thayela graMtha "dIkarI eTale dIkarI'nA AMgaLiyAta' ne kendrIya sAhitya akAdamIno evorDa temaja vimocana samAraMbha prasaMge vilepArleno bhAIdAsa hola hakaDeThaThTha bIjA cha evorDa maLelA che. 'sAdhanAnI ArAdhanA' vArtAsaMgraha, bharAyelo hato. janamajalAM', "mArI bhillu', "mAnava hovAnI maMtraNA', (rekhAcitro) pustakone evorDathI navAjavAmAM AvyAM che. 'vyathAnAM 'lekhana'thI taravAno mArga pasaMda karanAra vItaka' (rekhAcitro) ne vidvAna sAhityakAroe vakhANI che. hasamukha rAvaLa lokapriya kaTAralekhaka evA josepha mekavAne amerikA ane cALIsa varSolagI AkAzavANImAM sevAo ApI, laMDanamAM 35 vyAkhyAno ApyAM che. okasapharDa yunivarsiTI presa sahAyaka kendra niyAmaka tarIke 1994mAM nivRtta thayelA hasamukha taraphathI "AMgaLiyAta' navalakathAno Do. rITA koThArIe karelo rAvaLa AjepaNa lekhanakAryamAM kAryarata che. aMgrejImAM anuvAda Step Child pustaka rUpe pragaTa thayo che. nezanala buka TrasTa, dilhI taraphathI "vyathAnAM vItaka' (rekhAcitro) janmabhUmi lakhatara (ji. surendranagara)nA Adezane pustaka aMgrejI ane bIjI 11 anya bhAratIya bhASAomAM anusarIne tA. 2-1-1934nA roja janmelA hasamukha rAvaLa anuvAdita thaIne pragaTa thayuM che. gujarAtI sAhityamAM eka lekhanathI karavAno mArga pasaMda karyo. 1953 thI TUMkIvArtA noMdhanIya ghaTanA banI che ke eka dAnavIre 1000 lAyabrerImAM lekhanano prAraMbha karyo. bhAratIya tathA pAzcAtya svarUpone 1000 gujarAtI pustako mokalAvyAM che. Ano saghaLo yaza paDakhepaDakhe mUkIne tulanAtmaka abhyAsathI emaNe "nATyasvarUpa" josepha mekavAnane jAya che. pustaka prasiddha karyuM. je pAThyapustaka rahI cUkyuM che e hajIpaNa e svarUpanuM ekamAtra gujarAtI pustaka rahyuM che. dIkarI vhAlano dariyo'nA saMpAdaka AjalagI emanAM pragaTa thayelAM 35 pustakomAM kAnti paTela navalakathAo, 13 caritragraMtho, 5 vArtAsaMgraho, 3 nATyasaMgraho chatrIsa varSa adhyApana kSetre saMkaLAyelA rahI zaikSaNika ane anya saMpAdana-anuvAdano samAveza thAya che. chellAM vIsa jagatane ApeluM gujarAtI bhASAnuM yogadAna aneruM che. trIsa varSa varSathI vizvanI premakathAo' para saMpAdana-saMzodhana, lekhana kare lagI yunivarsiTI gujarAtI abhyAsa maMDaLanA sabhya ane pAMca che. 1994mAM nivRtta thayA tyAre teo AI.e.esa. kakSAnA varSa mahArASTra rAjya pAThyapustaka maMDaLanA gujarAtInA sTezana DAyarekTara hatA. pAThyapustakonA saMpAdana maMDaLamAM kAnti paTele yazasvI kAmagIrI temanI kArakirdImAM cAra hajAra nATako-rUpako ane bajAvI che. sRjanazIla kAryakramonA lekhana-nirmANano jaMgI phALo che. temane ( 15-8-1941nA roja janmelA kAnti paTele muMbaI 1975mAM rASTrIya kakSAno prasAraNa evorDa maLyo hato. yunivarsiTImAMthI 1968mAM ema.e. nI upAdhi meLavI. kavi, vArtAkAra prANajIvana mahetA ema.e. prathama vargamAM prathama AvavA badala ba. ka. ThAkora suvarNacaMdraka prApta thayela. sAhityakSetre rAgadveSa ane jUthavAdathI para rahIne svabaLe Jain Education Intemational Page #539 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo AgaLa AvelA prANajIvana mahetA kavi ane vArtAkAra tarIke vizeSa jANItA che. mAtra meTrika sudhIno abhyAsa karavA chatAMya temanuM vAMcana vizALa rahyuM che. ciMtana-manana karatA rahevuM e emanA svabhAvanI khAsiyata che. kasTama hAusa kalIarIMganA vyavasAya sAthe varSothI saMkaLAyelA paNa hAlamAM nivRtta thayelA prANajIvana mahetAno janma tA. 14-7-1937nA roja bhuja khAte thayo hato. vyavasAyanI sAthe emanI sAhityasAdhanA cAlu ja rahI. Ama sarjaka tarIke emaNe AgavI chabI UbhI karI che. AjasudhImAM pAMca pustako pragaTa thayAM che. traNa kAvyasaMgraho 'kAnomAtara', 'prAkRta' tathA 'prA.vacana' pragaTa thayA che. be vArtAsaMgraho "prA.kathana" tathA "prapaMcataMtra' pragaTa thayAM che. kAnomAtara' mATe jayaMta pAThaka puraskAra "prAkRta' mATe mahArASTra rAjyanI gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada pAritoSika, 'prA.kathana' mATe saroja pAThaka puraskArathI emane sanmAnita karavAmAM AvyA che. kavi nItina vi. mahetA muMbaI rASTrIya beMkamAM varSothI nokarI karanAra nItina vi. mahetAne zALAjIvanathI sAhityasarjananI laganI lAgelI. vidyArthI avasthAmAM aneka kAvyo emanA hAthe sarjAtA rahyAM ane vividha sAmayikomAM pragaTa thatA rahyAM. bhAvanagara khAte tA. 11-7-1949nA roja janmelA nItina vi. mahetAe arthazAstranA viSaya sAthe bI.e. nI upAdhi meLavI. AkAzavANI mAnya kavi nItina vi. mahetAno prathama kAvyasaMgraha "pagalAMmAM UtaryuM AkAza' 1987mAM pragaTa thayo. sarakArI temaja anya bIjI saMsthAo dvArA emane aneka pAritoSiko maLyAM che. lekhaka, kalAkAra satIza vyAsa lekhana, abhinaya, digdarzanamAM pAraMgata evA satIza candrazaMkara vyAsane jeTalA raMgamaMcanA kAryakramo priya che, to bIjI bAju sarjanAtmaka sAhityamAM paNa eTalo ja rasa dharAve che. tA. 21-5-1957nA roja janmelA satIza vyAse bI.esa.sI., ema.e. (gujarAtI viSaya prathama vargamAM prathama) ema.e. (hiMdI-aMgrejI), sAhityaratna Ama aneka upAdhio meLavI che. 1983mAM emaNe ba. ka. ThAkora suvarNacaMdraka meLavyo hato. pa23 emanAM cAra pustako pragaTa thayAM che. "vAratA re vAratA" ane "kAnhAnI kabara' (bALavArtAsaMgraha) temaja "jUnI gujarAtI raMgabhUmi', "nATyaraMga' (nATyajagatanA lekho). gujarAtI-hiMdI TI.vI. sIrIalo, gujarAtI nATaka "sarasvatIcaMdra', 1 hiMdIphilma temaja dasa ekAMkImAM abhinaya karanAra satIza vyAsa patrakAratva kSetre ghaNA akhabAromAM emanI kalamanA camakArA dekhAya che. 'AkAzavANI' ane 'TI.vI.'nA kalAkAra hAlamAM esa.ena.DI.TI. vimensa yunivarsiTImAM anusnAtaka kakSAe gujarAtInA prAdhyApaka tarIke sevAo Ape che. kavisaMmelano temaja aneka kAryakramonuM saMcAlanakuzaLatApUrvaka kare che. zabda-citrakAra, bALagItakAra kavi madhukAnta jozI jANItA zabda-citrakAra, bALagItakAra kavi madhukAnta joSInI kalAyAtrA mANavA jevI che. bALakone AnaMda ane gammata sAthe jJAna maLe tevI pravRttionA vikAsamAM madhukAnta rasa laI rahyA che. cUDA (ji. surendranagara)mAM tA. 6-3-1955nA roja janmelA madhukAnta jozIe bI.e., bI.e.nI upAdhi meLavI che. madhukAnta joSInA AjasudhImAM 6 pustako pragaTa thaI cUkyAM che. 'tyArathI' (kAvyasaMgraha) "mora pagalAM pADe che." (bALasAhitya) 'haya! mArAM khoLAmAM phUlaDAM' (bALajoDakaNAM)A pustakone sAhityapremIoe ane vivecakoe biradAvyAM che. AMkhomAM, AMgaLAomAM, kaMThamAM ane haiyAmAM gajabanI tAkAta, jusso ane sauMdarya Izvare jemanAmAM mUkyA che, evA lekhaka-kalAkAra madhukAnta joSI vadhu ne vadhu sarjanAtmaka sAhitya racatA rahe. dalita sAhityanI paraba mAMDanAra harIza maMgalama jemanI vArtAoe dalita sAhityane eka AgavI keDI kaMDArI ApI che ane anAmata virodhI AMdolano pachI jemaNe navI ja paraMparA UbhI karIne potAnA maulika pradAnanI jhAMkhI karAvI che, evA harIza maMgalame dalita sAhityanAM lagabhaga tamAma svarUpomAM sarjana karyuM che. sAmAjika mALakhA saMdarbhe uddabhavelI viSamatAo ane visaMvAditAoe jemanA cittataMtrane Jain Education Intemational Page #540 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 524 pathapradarzaka hacamacAvI dIdhuM ane A khaLabhaLATa sAhityamAM zabdarUpe prajaLIne prakaTyo evA harIza maMgalama dalita sAhityanI paraba mAMDanAra che. ji. mahesANA) khAte tA. 15-2-1952nA roja janmelA harIza maMgalame bI.e., ela.ela.bI. nI upAdhi meLavI che. adhika kalekaTara tarIke sevAo ApanAra harIza maMgalamanA AjasudhImAM 13 pustako pragaTa thayAM che. 1 kAvyasaMgraha, 2 navalakathAo, 1 navalikAsaMgraha, 2 vivecana, 1 AsvAda temaja 6 saMpAdanano samAveza thAya che. emanI be navalakathAo "tirADa', moDI' temaja vArtAsaMgraha 'talapa' A traNe pustako hiMdImAM pragaTa thaI cUkyAM che. emanI ghaNI vArtAonA aMgrejI, hiMdI, baMgALI, uDiyA, urdU bhASAomAM anuvAda thayA che. | 'talapa' vArtAsaMgraha mATe gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI, taraphathI puraskAra temaja bIjA pustakone paNa evorDa maLelA che. harIza maMgalama dalita sAhitya ane dalita zoSitapIDita samAja pratye pratibaddha che. lokajIvananA dhabakArA jhIlatA sarjaka rAghavajI mAdhaDa TUMkI vArtA, navalakathA, nATaka vagere svarUpomAM emanI sAmAjika nisbata ane saccAIno raNako tIvratAthI vyakta thato najare paDe che. rAghavajI mAdhaDa vArtAonuM kathAvastu taLapadA grAmINa jIvanamAMthI ane emAMya chevADAnA samAjamAMthI pasaMda kare che. bhASAzailInI laDhaNa, nirUpaNa rIti ane pAtronA manogata sAthe vAcakane jakaDI rAkhe tevuM Alekhana emanI navalakathAomAM jovA maLe che. devaLiyA gAme tA. 1-6-1961nA roja janmelA rAghavajI mAdhaDa ema.e., bI.e. thayelA che. vyavasAye zikSaka che ane eTale zaikSaNika kAryanI racanAtmaka pravRttiomAM khaMtIlA ane dhagazavALA rahyA che. 8 navalakathAo, 2 vArtAsaMgraha, 3 lokasaMgraha-Ama badhAM maLIne 13 pustako pragaTa thaI cUkyAM che. "jhAlara' vArtAsaMgrahane gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI dvArA puraskRta karavAmAM AvI che. to laghunavala 'vaMToLa" temaja "ughADI AMkhe zamaNAM', 'tarasa eka TahukAnI'"sagapaNa eka phUla' emanI yAdagAra navalakathAo che. dUradarzana parathI emanI nATakazreNI bAlu bole che', "dhIrI bApuDiyAM' rajU thaI rahI che. AkAzavANImAM nATaka, rUpaka, vArtA rajU karatA rahyA che. Ama bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA lokajIvananA dhabakArA jhIlatA sarjaka che. agraNI vAtakAra mohana paramAra 'lekhaka ane bhAvaka vacce pratyAyayAna sAdhavAnI koI sAhitya svarUpa pAse tAkAta hoya to te vArtA pAse che' evuM vAraMvAra kahenAra mohana paramAre sAhityanAM lagabhaga badhAM ja svarUpomAM kAma karyuM che. bhAsariyA khAte tA. 15-3-1948nA roja janmelA mohana paramAre ema.e., pI.eca.DI. karyuM che. alaMga khAte vahIvaTI adhikArI tarIke kArya karanAra mohana paramAra sAhitya sAdhanAmAM rata che. emanAM pragaTa thayelAM 22 pustakomAM 8 navalakathA, 4 vArtAsaMgraha, 1 ekAMkIsaMgraha, 3 vivecana, 1 saMzodhana ane 5 saMpAdanano samAveza thAya che. emanI navalakathA "priyatamAM' temaja vArtAsaMgraha 'nakalaMka ne gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI dvArA puraskRta karavAmAM AvyA che. emanI navalakathA "neLiyuM', DAyA pazAnI vADI', lokapriya kRtio che to emano poTha' vArtAsaMgrahane vAMcako ane vivecakoe biradAvyo che. prAMtavAda, bhASAvAda, vargavAda, pakSavAda, jJAtivAda, dharmavAda, komavAda jevAM dUSaNone vakaratA joI emanuM haiyuM AvuM thAya che ane tyAre mohana paramAra emanI kalama dvArA sarasa majhAnAM samAjacitro vArtA-navalakathAmAM rajU karatA najare paDe che. jiMdagI eka adhUrI sAdhanA'nA lekhaka Do. mahendra saMghavI pote vyavasAye DaoNkaTara hovA chatAM sAhitya pratye adbhuta lagAva rahyo che. kAvyo ane lekho lakhatA rahyA che paNa hamaNAM navalakathAkAra tarIke vadhu jANItA thayA che. tA. 23-12-1956mAM junAgaDha jillAmAM visAvadara gAme janmelA DaoN. mahendra saMghavIe ema.bI.bI.esa.nI upAdhi jAmanagaranI zrI ema. pI. zAha meDIkala kolejamAMthI meLavI. jiMdagImAM satata roga sAme saMgharSa karanAra A DaoNkaTara pAse samayano abhAva hovA chatAM temaNe sAhityanuM zaraNuM lIdhuM che. teo kahe che, gujarAte mane zikSaNa ApyuM ane have mArI pharaja bane che, mArI mAtRbhASAnI sevA karavAnI, aneka saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA, DaoN. mahendra saMghavI sAIbAbA cerITebala TrasTamAM bAra varSathI mAnad sevA Ape che. Jain Education Intemational Page #541 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 525 tAjetaramAM jiMdagI eka adhUrI sAdhanA navalakathA pragaTa sAMskRtika, sAmAjika ke dhArmika kAryakrama hoya, mehula potAnI thaI che ane temAM paryAvaraNa pI thatA dUSaNo sAme AMgaLI AgavI sUjha ane samajaNathI bhASA uparanA emanA adbhuta cIMdhyAnuM puNya meLavyuM che. ApaNe icchIe DaoN. mahendra saMghavI prabhutvathI, Azcaryacakita karanArI emanI smaraNazaktithI vadhu ne vadhu sarjano karI gujarAtI sAhityane mAtabara banAve. kAryakramane ucca sAhityika bhUmikAe laI jAya che ane 'kAntanuM gadya'nA racayitA zrotAone rasataraboLa kare che. mehula reDiyo, TI. vI., citrapaTa ane nATakanA kalAkAra che. AIenaTInA "motI verANA cokamAM' Do. pallavI bhaTTa nATakamAM mehule mahattvanI bhUmikA bhajavI hatI. mehule 'tAthayA' kavi kAntanA gadya para kAma karI jemaNe pI.eca.DI.nI 'narasaiyAno nAtha' "sarasvatI caMdra' jevA nATako paNa lakhyA che. DigrI meLavI evA DaoN. pallavI bhaTTa mAtra khetAbhanI kolejanA kaTAra lekhana karI cUkelA mehulanI pratibhA dezanA sImADA prAdhyApaka ja nathI paNa saMgIta ane phoTogrAphImAM paNa khUba ja oLaMgI paradezanI dharatI para paNa pahoMcI che. laMDana, perisa, rasa dharAve che. pallavI bhaTTanA AjasudhImAM pragaTa thayelA 11 enTavarpa. sIMgApora ane maskata khAte pravAsa karI cUkelA mehule pustakomAM 3 kAvya saMgraho, 2 nibaMdha saMgraho, 1 navalakathA, 1 gujarAtI lokasAhityanI rasalhANa karavA eka mahinAno navalikA-saMgraha temaja anya vivecanasaMgrahono samAveza thAya che. amerikAmAM vasavATa paNa karyo che. emanA ullekhanIya pustakomAM tattarUpA kAvyasaMgraha) sarva sImAo TUMkI paDaze, huM "mehula' vistarato jAuM" kAntanuM gadya (vivecana saMgraha) mama-vizva (lalitanibaMdha) mitra (navalakathA) vAtsalyano ogha (navalikA saMgraha)no samAveza paraba'nA taMtrI ane sAhityakAra thAya che. yogeza joSI saphaLa kavi, saphaLa saMcAlaka mehula gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanuM mukhapatra "paraba'nA taMtrI elana vyaktitva bA AyAmI che ane emanI pratibhA yogeza joSI sAhityanA jabarA abhyAsu che. teozrI vipula bahumukhI che. prakhara vaktA, ghanagherA avAjanA mAlika ane sAhityanuM sarjana karI cUkyA che. sAhityanA UMDA abhyAsI evA mehulane sAMbhaLavA e kharekhara tA. 3-7-1955nA roja mahesANA khAte janmelA eka lhAvo che. mA sarasvatInA e lADakavAyA che. emano yogeza joSIe ema.esa.sI.nI DigrI meLavelI che. emaNe aalita vANI pravAha zrotAone maMtramugdha kare che. sarva sAhityanA vividha svarUpomAM kAma karyuM che. jema ke kavitA, sImAo TUMkI paDe evuM emanuM vyaktitva che. navalakathA, TUMkI vArtA, caritra, nibaMdha, bALasAhitya, anuvAda, 30mI julAI 1942nA roja uttara gujarAtamAM reDiyo nATaka ane saMpAdana. janmelA surendra ThAkara mehula gujarAtI sAhityamAM anusnAtaka AjasudhImAM pragaTa thayelA 32 pustakomAM, 2 che. 28 varSa sudhI zekSaNika kSetre dIrdha sevAo ApyA pachI kAvyasaMgraho, 5 navalakathAo, 8 bALa sAhityanAM pustako, 5 1992 thI svaicchika nivRtti lIdhI. satata kalA ane sAhityane saMpAdananAM pustako temaja anya pustakono samAveza thAya che. lagatI pravRttiomAM mehula vyasta rahe che. gujarAta sAhitya akAdamIe emanA 5 pustakone puraskRta karyA temanA AjalagI pragaTa thayelA 11 pustakomAM, 10 che. pataMganI pAMkhe (bALa sAhitya)---hajIye keTaluM dUra? (vArtA kAvyasaMgraho che. lokasAhityanA UMDAM abhyAsI mehule 'na saMgraha) moTIbA (caritra lekhana) adhakhUlI bArI (vArtA saMgraha) chaDimAM hathiyAra' nAmanuM lokasAhityanuM pustaka lakhyuM che. khAsa vAstu (navalakathA). anya pAritoSikomAM dhanajI kAnajI ullekhanIya kAvyasaMgrahomAM "mehula' "prAgaDa" "azruparva' suvarNacaMdraka (1991) narmada caMdraka (2004) gujarAtI sAhitya 'kamaLapUjA'no samAveza thAya che. pariSadanuM "vAstu' navalakathA mATe pAritoSika, ghanazyAmadAsa chellA thoDAka varSo daramyAna mehula gujarAtI kAryakramonA sarApha sAhitya puraskAra meLavI cUkyA che. AzA rAkhIe saphaLa saMcAlaka tarIke vadhu jANItA thayA che. kavisaMmelana hoya, emanI sarjanayAtrA vadhu ne vadhu vikasatI rahe. muzAyaro hoya, DAyaro hoya, sugama saMgIta hoya ke pachI koIpaNa Jain Education Interational Page #542 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya jaya garavI gujarAta vibhAga-4 vidyAdAnI pratibhAo tasmai zrI gurave namaH * ApaNA khagoLa lekhako * gujarAtanA samAjazAstrIo jyotiSazAstramAM gujarAtanuM mukhya pradAna (agresara jyotiSIo) Page #543 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo tasmai zrI gurave namaH [ guru-smaraNo ] --mULazaMkara prA. bhaTTa bhAratIya saMskRtimAM zreyanI jhaMkhanA karanAra manuSya mATe sauthI mahattvanI vAta che mArgadarzaka gurunIsadgurunI prApti. kAMIka karI chuTavAnI jhaMkhanA mATe mArgadarzaka gurutvathI koI moTu AlaMbana nathI. gujarAtanI bhAvI peDhInuM yathAzakti ghaDatara karI cUkelA athavA Aje paNa vidyamAna hoI zikSaNakSetre yathAmati sahayoga ApI rahyA che tevA AdaraNIya vidyA puruSonA TUMkA jIvanacaritro atre rajU thayAM che. graMthanI vistAra-maryAdA lakSamAM rAkhIne saunA jIvananI uparachallI vigato ja ApI zakyA chIe. zikSaNakSetre A saunuM pradAna mahattvanuM gaNAyuM che. para je je zubhanAmo yAda AvyAM teono samAveza 'guru-smaraNa' rUpI A saMkalanamAM karyo che. lekhamALA rajU karanAra mULazaMkara prA. bhaTTe kRSNadhAma dvArakAmAM janmyA ane tyAM ja mAdhyamika zikSaNa lIdhuM. nAsikanI eca.pI.TI. kaoNlejamAMthI grejyueTa thayA ane gujarAta yunivarsiTInI ema.e.nI DigrI prApta karI. dvArakAnI ja mAdhyamika zALAmAM sevA ApyA bAda dvArakA khAte esosieTeDa simenTa kaMpanIjha dvArA cAlatA dvArakA simenTa varDsanI prAthamika zALAmAM ekadhArAM 33 varSa AcArya tarIke kAryarata rahyA. zALAnuM saMcAlana samRddha udyoga dvArA thatuM hovAthI zALA paNa samRddha hatI. sthAnika kaoNlejamAM cAreka varSa khaMDasamaya-vyAkhyAtA tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI. i.sa. 1982mAM vayamaryAdAne kAraNe nivRtta thayA pachI dvArakA khAte nivAsa karyo che. aMgrejImAMthI gujarAtImAM anuvAda karavAno zokha hovAthI vividha viSayanA soLeka anUdita ke rUpAMtarita pustaka prakAzita thayAM che. kumAra, navacetana, zabdasRSTi, parakha, pragatizIla zikSaNa, gharazALA, bAlamUrti jevA sAmayikomAM lekho chapAtA rahyA che. bAreka reDiyo-nATikA rAjakoTa reDiyo parathI prasArita thaI che. phekTarI tathA tenI vizALa kolonInI vividha pravRttiomAM sakriya bhAga laI jIvanarasa mANyo che. lAyansa tathA roTarI klabanA sadasya tarIke sevAkSetre kazuMka karI chUTavA prayatna karyo che. lAyansa jhona ceramenapade be varSa rahI 'zreSTha jhonaceramena'no evorDa prApta karyo che. hAla, dvArakAnI thoDI zikSaNa-saMsthAo tathA anya samitio dvArA yathAzakti sevA Ape che. azvinakumAra mAdhavalAla trivedI DaoN. azvinakumArano janma uttara gujarAtanA pATaNa khAte i.sa. 1913nA jAnyuArI mAsanI 25mI tArIkhe thayo hato. pitAnuM nAma mAdhavalAla ane mAtAnuM nAma vimubahena hatuM. azvina nAnI uMmaranA hatA tyAre ja temaNe mAtA gumAvyAM hatAM. i.sa. 1929mAM temaNe meTrikanI parIkSAmAM gaNitazAstramAM 70 Jain Education Intemational --saMpAdaka TakAthI vadhu guNa prApta karyA ane vaDodarAnI sAyansa kaoNlejamAM joDAyA. i.sa. 1933mAM bI.esa.sI.mAM tathA i.sa. 1936mAM ema.esa.sI.mAM utIrNa thayA. tyArapachI vadhu abhyAsa mATe te iMglAnDa gayA. eDinabaromAM abhyAsa karI i.sa. 1941mAM pI.eca.DI.nI padavI prApta karI. paradezagamana karI zakAya te kAryamAM temanA vaDIla baMdhuo sanatabhAI ane Page #544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 528 vijayakumAre bharapura sAtha-sahakAra ApyA hatA. klIla (Colloid) vijJAnamAM DaoN. TI. Ara. bolanA mArgadarzana heThaLa temaNe A saMzodhana padavI meLavI hatI. paradezathI parata AvI dakSiNa bhAratanA uTAkAmaMDa pAse Avela dArUgoLo banAvavAnA kArakhAnAmAM teo varDsa menejara banyA. pachIthI liMgarAja kaoNlejamAM rasAyaNazAstranA adhyApaka tarIke i.sa. 1946-47nA varSa daramiyAna javAbadArI nibhAvI. i.sa. 1947mAM amadAvAdanA ema.jI. sAyansa insTiTyUTanA rasAyaNa-vibhAganA vaDA tarIke tathA prAdhyApaka tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI. i.sa. 1967 thI pharI cAra varSa mATe teo e ja saMsthAmAM rasAyaNa vibhAganA adhyakSa banyA. gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM pharaja bajAvatAM bajAvatAM azvinabhAIe kalIla rasAyaNa temaja anya kSetre asaMkhya maulika saMzodhana karyuM hatuM. vadhumAM kSArIya jamIna aMge saMzodhana, dhAtvika kSAraNa saMkIrNa yojanAnuM rasAyaNa vagere zAkhAo vikasAvI. temanI bahumukhI pratibhAnA pariNAma svarUpa, gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM vividha saMzodhana-zAkhAo vikasI. pI.eca.DI.nA mArgadarzaka tarIke paNa temaNe sevA ApI hatI. moTI saMkhyAmAM saMzodhanapatro paNa pragaTa karyA hatA. i.sa. 1965mAM temane saMzodhana-kSetramAM anukaraNIya ane utkRSTa kAmagIrI mATe DaoN. ke. jI. nAyaka suvarNacaMdraka ApavAmAM Avyo hato. teo gujarAta yunivarsiTInI seneTanA temaja sinDikeTanA sabhya hatA. vijJAna vidyAzAkhAnA DIna paNa teo rahI cUkyA hatA. temanuM avasAna amadAvAda khAte 11mI oNgaSTa, i.sa. 1971nA thayuM. aMbAlAla sAkaralAla desAI vidyArthI tarIke tejasvI kArakirdI dharAvatA aMbAlAlano janma i.sa. 1844nA mArcanI 25mI tArIkhe thayo hato. te brahmakSatriya jJAtinA hatA. pitA sAkaralAla amadAvAdanA vikhyAta vakIla hatA. ucharatI vayathI ja aMbAlAla niyamitatAnA khUba AgrahI hatA. i.sa. 1864mAM prathama naMbare meTrikanI parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thayA pachI muMbaInI eliphansTana kaoNlejamAM pravezyA. i.sa. 1870mAM ema.e.nI parIkSA aMgrejI-saMskRta viSayo sAthe pAsa karI. ahIM paNa temane prathama varga sAMpaDyo hato. potAnI pathapradarzaka ja kaoNlejamAM temane phelo tarIke niyukti ApavAmAM AvI hatI. tyArabAda vakIlAtanI parIkSA paNa prathama naMbare pAsa karI. abhyAsa pUrNa thayA bAda teo suratanI mAdhyamika zALAmAM madadanIza zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. i.sa. 1870nA phebruArI mAsanI vIsamI tArIkhathI e ja zALAmAM AcAryapade sthapAyA. tyArapachI badalI thavAthI amadAvAda AvyA. kevaLa nava varSanI vaye aMbAlAlanuM lagna ratanabahena sAthe thayeluM. ogaNIsamI sadInA chellA caraNamAM ATalo abhyAsa ucca zreNImAM karI uttama zikSaka tarIke AbarU jamAvanAra aMbAlAla ochuM bhaNela dharmapatninAM dharmapAlanane nibhAvI letA. jIvananAM chellAM varaso daramiyAna zikSaNanA sAtvika vyavasAyano tyAga karI temaNe i.sa. 1901-1902mAM traNa kApaDa-milonI sthApanA karI. temanA kamanasIbe A milo barAbara cAlI nahIM. jema tema karI UbhAM karelAM nANAM milo bhAMgI paDavAthI DUbyAM. potAnI badhI ja sthAvara temaja jaMgama milkata temaNe bIjAone soMpI, devuM cUkavyuM ane prAmANika vartananI UMDI chApa besADI, zikSaka tarIke teo zistanA AgrahI hatA. vidyArthIonA saMparkamAM satata rahetA ane temanA ziSyo sadguNI bane tema karavA prayatnazIla rahetA. i.sa. 1871mAM temaNe aMgrejI-gujarAtI zabdakozanI racanA karavAnuM zarU karyuM che. cha varSamAM zabdakoza pUro karyo. zabdakozanA sarjana pAchaLa temaNe lIdhelI mahenata parathI temanI coksAI najare paDe che. be saMskRta pustakono paNa temaNe gujarAtImAM anuvAda karyo hato. zikSaka tarIke ane vyakti tarIkenA umadA guNo jIvanamAM keLavyA hatA tethI i.sa. 1876 thI i.sa. 1899 sudhI temane nyAyakhAtAmAM nImavAmAM AvyA. i.sa. 1904 thI aMta lagI vaDodarA rAjyanA vaDA nyAyamUrti banyA. nyAyamUrti tarIke teo eTalI saphaLatA pAmyA ke i.sa. 1900mAM briTIza sarakAre temane dIvAna bahAdura'nA ilakAbathI navAjyA hatA. amadAvAdanA vasavATa daramiyAna keLavaNInA agra mazAlacI hovA uparAMta temaNe rAjakIya temaja sAmAjika pravRttiomAM bhAga lIdho hato. i.sa. 1902mAM amadAvAdamAM koMgresanuM adhivezana bharAyuM hatuM. tyAre teo svAgata-samitinA adhyakSa hatA. Page #545 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo i.sa. 1907mAM surata khAte eka audyogika pariSada bharAI hatI. aMbAlAlabhAI A pariSadanApramukha hatA. gujarAta varnAkyulara sosAyaTInA paNa teo pramukha hatA. i.sa. 1909mAM gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanuM saMmelana rAjakoTa khAte bharAyuM hatuM tyAre teo pariSadanA pramukha hatA. satya ane sadAcArano satata Agraha rAkhatA hovAthI ghaNAne aMbAlAlabhAI ugra svabhAvanA lAgatA. siddhAMtavAdI hovAthI spaSTavaktA hatA ane A kAraNe ghaNA sAme temane aNabanAva pedA thato. dezamAM apAtA zikSaNanI sudhAraNA mATe bhAratamAM jyAre haMTara kamizana AvyuM tyAre e kamizana samakSa jubAnI ApI hatI ke prAthamika zikSaNa dezI bhASAmAM ane dezI zikSako dvArA ja apAvuM joIe. temanA vividha viSayo paranA lekho 'sva. dI. ba. aMbAlAla sAkaralAla desAInAM bhASaNo ane lekho' e nAmathI prasiddha thayA che. i.sa. 1914nA sapTembara mAsanI 12mI tArIkhe temaNe kAyamane mATe AMkho mIMcI. indu puvAra i.sa. 1959 thI i.sa. 1975 daramiyAna mAdhyamika zALAmAM zikSaka tarIke tathA ucca zikSaNakSetre khaMDa samayanA vyAkhyAtA tarIke sevA ApI gujarAtanA pratiSThita zikSaka tarIke nAmanA meLavanAra indubhAIno janma sAMbarakAMThA jillAnA rUpAla gAme 19mI jAnyuArI, i.sa. 1940nA roja thayo che. zikSaka tarIke jhaLakavA uparAMta teo kavi, navalakathAkAra tathA nATyakAra paNa che. temanuM pUruM nAma indrasiMha karaNasiMha puvAra che. sAhityakAra ane nIvaDelA sArasvata hovA uparAMta teo kuzaLa abhinetA, sUjha dharAvatA digdarzaka ane vadhumAM raMgakasabI paNa che. temaNe bALa-raMgabhUminI sthApanA karI hatI ane bhUlakAMo mATe 'liTala thiyeTara'nI sthApanA karI. pote tenA sthApaka-niyAmaka banyA hatA. nATyalekhakonI eka varkazopa nAme 'AkaMTha sAbaramatI'mAM rasapUrvaka sakriya banI aneka prayogazIla nATako takhtA upara rajU karyAM hatAM jemAM 'amaratva', 'tArA sama', bAyoDeTA', 'A eka zahera che.' tathA vaizaMpAyana eNI pera bolyA' jevA ekAMkIono samAveza thAya che. kavi tarIke temaNe racelI kavitAomAM vartamAna vizvanuM riktapaNuM nirUpita thayuM che. 529 cheka i.sa. 1975 thI zarU karI amadAvAdanA isaro (aMtarikSa upayoga kendra)mAM lekhaka, nirmAtA tarIke sevA ApI rahyA che. temanA kAvyasaMgrahomAM kintu (1974), be upaniSado (1988) keTalAMka bhASyo (1989) ane romAMca nAme nagara (1993)no samAveza thAya che. 'phakkaDa giradhArI' (1975), 'huM pazalo chuM' (1992) e temaNe lakhelA ekAMkIo che. mozanalAla mAkhaNavAlA' (1994) ane 'saMta hradAsa' (1997) e temanI navalakathAo temaja jaMgala jIvI gayuM re lola' (1979), 'jhUna jhUna jhU bubalA jhU' (1982) ane 'indu puvAranAM bALanATako (1992) e temanA bALanATyasaMgraho che. teo acchA naTa, digdarzaka ane raMgakasabI tarIke paNa khyAti dharAve che. 're maTha'nA teo sabhya che. rameza zAhanA sAthamAM temaNe i.sa. 1976 nAM 'sAbaramatI' nAmanA ekAMkIsaMgrahanuM saMpAdana karyuM che. 'kRti' nAmanA sAmayikanA saMpAdakamaMDaLamAM teo eka sadasya che. AkaMTha sAbaramatI' tathA hoTala poeTsa' nAmanA maMDaLonA te sthApaka-sabhya che. 'saMbhavAmi' tathA 'omiziyama' nAmanA sAmayikonA teo saMpAdaka che. IzvarabhAI jeThAbhAI paTela gujarAtanA zikSaNakAra tathA lekhaka tarIke nAma kamAnAra IzvarabhAIno janma pIja, naDiyAda khAte be navembara, i.sa. 1924nA thayo hato. leuvA pATIdAra komamAM janmelA temanA pitAnuM nAma jeThAbhAI dalAbhAI paTela ane mAtAnuM nAma rUpabA hatuM. kaoNlejano abhyAsa bhAratamAM ja pUro karI ema.e. tathA bI.TI. (have bI.eDa)nI DIgrI meLavI. pachI vadhu abhyAsa mATe teo amerikA gayA. ahIM nyUyorkamAM Avela kolaMbiyA yunivarsiTImAM dAkhala thaI zaikSaNika saMcAlana viSe dhaniSTha abhyAsa karyo. tyArabAda bhArata AvI ANaMdanI mAdhyamika zALAmAM zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. i.sa. 1942mAM bhArata choDo'nuM dezavyApI AMdolana zarU thayuM. yuvAna IzvarabhAI potAnI jAtane A caLavaLI alipta na rAkhI zakyA. AMdolanamAM bhAga lIdho ane bAra mAsa mATe sAbaramatI jelamAM sarakAranA mahemAna banyA. jelamukti maLyA pachI pharI zikSaNakSetramAM joDAyA. i.sa. 1963 thI i.sa. 1970 sudhI teo vallabhavidyAnagaranI saradAra paTela yunivarsiTInA kulapati rahyA hatA. i.sa. 1967mAM A ja yunivarsiTIne Azraye 'jJAnagaMgotrI' nAmanA 30 graMthonuM saMpAdana karyuM. A zreNI jJAnakoza dvArA bharapura mAhitI pUrI pADe Page #546 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 530 che. A jJAnakoza taiyAra karatI vakhate temane bhAIlAlabhAI paTela, umAzaMkara jozI, kAkA kAlelakara, ravizaMkara rAvaLa, paMDita sukhalAlajI kanaiyAlAla munazI ane haMsAbahena mahetA jevI siddha hastIono sAtha sAMpaDyo hato. i.sa. 1967mAM 'jJAnagaMgotrI'no pahelo graMtha 'brahmAMDadarzana' nAmathI prakAzita thayo hato. i.sa. 1970mAM IzvarabhAI kulapati tarIke chUTA thayA to paNa cheka 1996mAM 'lalitakalAdarzana' nAmano 30 mo graMtha prakAzita karI A zreNInuM samApana karyuM. i.sa. 1973mAM teo gujarAta yunivarsiTInA kulapatipade ArUDha thayA. tyAre vividha karmaTha vyaktio tathA anya prakAranI bharapUra sahAya meLavI temaNe 'sarvasAmAnya gujarAtI jJAnakoza'nuM saMpAdana zarU karyuM. paNa saMjogo evA UbhA thayA ke prastuta kArya pUruM na thaI zakyuM. tyArapachI teo kRSi yunivarsiTInA kulapati banyA. tyAMthI nivRtta thaI maharSi veda vijJAna akAdamInA adhyakSa tarIke nImAyA. gujarAtI jJAnakoSanuM saMpAdana adhavacce choDavuM paDyuM tema chatAM praudyogikInA viSayavAra dasa khaMDanA 'jJAnakoza'nuM kArya i.sa. 1977nA jAnyuArImAM zarU karyuM. je i.sa. 1984nA okTobara mAsamAM pUruM thayuM hatuM. temaNe bAlabhAratI, zizubhAratI tathA kizorabhAratI nAme jJAnasAhitya zreNInuM saMpAdana paNa karyuM hatuM. bAlamAsika 'bAlamitra' tathA vijJAnamAsika 'vijJAnadarzana' nuM saMpAdanakArya paNa temaNe thoDo vakhata saMbhALeluM. temaNe aneka zikSaNa-saMsthAo tathA samAjasevA-saMsthAomAM potAno sahayoga Apyo. temaNe vividha viSayo para ThIkaThIka saMkhyAmAM pustako lakhyAM che jemAMnA keTalAMka che. 'bahuratnAvasuMdharA' (1956) lAlA lajapatarAya (1965) hiMmate mardA to madade khudA' (1969), sarjanahAranI lIlA (1963), 'amerikAmAM zikSaNa (anuvAda) (1970) ane keLavaNI ane zikSaka tAsIra'. keTalAMka pustakone anya pAritoSika paNa enAyata thayAM che. bhUtakALamAM temane kSaya thayo hato. sAraNagAMThanA paNa teo daradI hatA. A badhuM hovA chatAM ane cAreka lohInA UMcA dabANathI pIDAyA hovA chatAM temaNe potAnI sAhityika pravRttiomAM oTa AvavA dIdhI nahotI. i.sa. 1988nA nabembara mAsanI dasamI tArIkhe AMtaraDAnA kensarathI amadAvAda khAte temanuM mRtyu thayuM. pathapradarzaka akSayakumAra ramaNalAla desAI pitA ramaNalAla vasaMtalAla desAI eTale gujarAtanA prakhara sAhityasvAmI ane vaDodarA rAjyanA uccakakSAnA adhikArI. mAtAnuM nAma kailAsabahena. akSayakumAra nAnA hatA tyAre ja temaNe mAtA gumAvI hatI. akSayakumArano janma naDiyAda khAte i.sa. 1915nA eprilanI 16mI tArIkhe thayo hato. teo prakhara mArksavAdI karmazIla samAjazAstrI tarIke paNa jANItA hatA. mAdhyamika zikSaNa pUruM karI teo vaDodarAnI mahArAjA sayAjIrAva yunivarsiTImAM joDAyA. yunivarsiTImAM haDatALa paDAvavAmAM temaNe mahattvano bhAga bhajavelo ethI temaNe yunivarsiTI choDavI paDI hatI. abhyAsa cAlu rAkhavA te muMbaI gayA. muMbaImAM temaNe kAyadAzAstrano abhyAsa karyo ane te zAkhAnA snAtakanI padavI meLavI. tatkAlIna jANItA samAjazAstrI jI.esa. ghuryenA mArgadarzana heThaLa temaNe samAjazAstrano viSaya laI pI.eca.DI.nI DigrI prApta karI. temanA zodhanibaMdhanuM zIrSaka hatuM, 'bhAratIya rASTravAdanI sAmAjika pArzvabhUmi.' aMgrejImAM lakhAyelo A zodhanibaMdha i.sa. 1948mAM pustakarUpe prasiddha thayo. te pustakanI dasathI vadhu AvRttio thaI che. bhAratanI lagabhaga badhI prAdezika bhASAomAM A pustakanuM bhASAMtara thayuM che. i.sa. 1946mAM teo muMbaInI siddhArtha kaoNlejamAM samAjazAstranA vyAkhyAtA tarIke joDAyA. i.sa. 1951mAM teone muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM niyukti ApavAmAM AvI hatI. ahIM samAjazAstranA prophesara ane e ja vidyAzAkhAnA adhyakSa tarIke lAMbo samaya sevA bajAvI e ja pada parathI nivRtta thayA. teo inDiyana sozyolaoNjikala sosAyaTI ane gujarAta samAjazAstra pariSadanA adhyakSa hatA. temanAM nAmathI sattareka pustako prasiddha thayAM che. temAMnAM keTalAMka temaNe svataMtra rIte lakhyAM che, keTalAMka anya lekhakonA sAthamAM lakhyAM che. to keTalAMkanuM temaNe saMpAdana karyuM che. temanAM prakAzita thayelAM pustakomAM samAjazAstrIya dRSTibiMdune kendramAM rAkhI vividha viSayo para vicAro pradarzita karyA che. taduparAMta 'inDiyana kAunsIla oNpha hisTorikala risarca'nA upakrame zramajIvIonA saMdarbhamAM temaNe 13 graMthonuM saMkalana karyuM hatuM. temAMthI be graMthonuM prakAzana thayuM che. mek AIvasanA 'sosAyaTI' nAmanA eka pustakano temaNe i.sa. 1960mAM 'samAja" nAmathI anuvAda karyo hato. gujarAta yunivarsiTIe Page #547 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 531 e bhASAMtara be khaMDamAM prakAzita karyuM che. kaoNlejamAM gujarAtI bhASAnA adhyakSa tarIke sevA ApanArA akSayakumAranI prabaLa icchA hatI ke gujarAtImAM upendrabhAI paMDyAno janma naDiyAda khAte i.sa. 1919nA upandrabhAI paMDyAno janma naDiyAda khAte ? samAjazAstra aMgenuM saMdarbha-sAhitya racAya. pariNAme i.sa. DisembaranI 25mI tArIkhe thayo hato. zikSaNakAryamAM khyAti 1967 thI temaNe temanAM dharmapatnI Do. nIrubahenanA sAthamAM prApta karyA uparAMta upendrabhAI kavi hatA, vivecaka hatA ane samAja vijJAnamALA' nuM saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. A zreNImAM 20 saMpAdanakAryamAM paNa sAhitya-sevA ApanArA hatA. pitA pustako pragaTa thayAM che. "paDakAra' nAmanA eka gujarAtI chaganalAla saMskRtanA khyAtanAma vidvAna hatA. jyAre mAmA dvamAsikanA paNa teo saMpAdaka hatA. temaNe vaDodarAmAM sI. jI. govardhanarAma mAdhavarAma tripAThI gujarAtI sAhityanA yugapuruSa zAha memoriyala TrasTanI sthApanA karIne samAjanA sakriya hatA ane mahAnavala 'sarasvatIcaMdra' dvArA gujarAtI navalakathAkSetre kAryakarone upayogI mAhitI maLI rahe evI vyavasthA A TrasTa gujarAtane dedIpyamAna banAvanArA hatA. baMnenI UMDI asara dvArA karI hatI. upendrabhAI para paDI hatI. temanA jIvana-ghaDataramAM A baMne mahAnubhAve gaNanApAtra asara karI hatI. adhyApana kArya karatA rahetA hovA uparAMta zramajIvIonI asaMkhya caLavaLomAM teoe sakriya sahayoga I.sa. 1937mAM meTrikanI parIkSAmAM utIrNa thaI ucca Apyo hato. muMbaInA zramajIvIonAM aneka saMgaThano sAthe zikSaNa mATe amadAvAdanI gujarAta kaoNlejamAM joDAyA. i.sa. teo saMkaLAyelA hatA. temanAM patnI DaoN. nIrA paNa jANItAM 1941mAM teo snAtaka thayA ane 1943mAM temaNe ema.e.nI samAjazAstrI che. parIkSA pAsa karI. potAnI rAjakoTanI nokarI daramiyAna chellAM pAMca varSa teoe kaoNlejanA prinsIpAlano hoddo saMbhALyo hato. teo potAnI vicAra-paddhatine custapaNe vaLagI rahenArA i.sa. 1974mAM temaNe "pUrva-pazcimanI saiddhAMtika vivecanAno hatA. A saMdarbhe lagarIkeya bAMdhachoDa na karavAnA makkama tulanAtmaka abhyAsa' e nAmano mahAnibaMdha lakhI svabhAvane kAraNe teone ThekaThekANethI chUTA thavuM paDyuM hatuM. i.sa. pI.eca.DI.nI upAdhi prApta karI. i.sa. 1977mAM teo 1930nAM varSo daramiyAna te muMbaInA mArkasavAdI sI. jI. dharmendrasiMhajI kaoNlejamAMthI nivRtta thayA. e ja varSe temaNe zAhanA saMparkamAM AvyA. i.sa. 1934mAM te sAmyavAdI pakSanA gujarAtInI adhyApaka saMgha'nA adhyakSanI javAbadArI svIkArI. sabhya banyA. bIjA vizvayuddha daramiyAna nAjhI sainya soviyeta saurASTra yunivarsiTInA sthApanA thayA bAda be varSa mATe temaNe raziyA para AkramaNa karyuM. e vakhate bhAratanA sAmyavAdI pakSe te yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI bhASA-sAhitya-bhavananA rIDara tarIke iMglenDane Teko jAhera karyo. pakSanI A nItino virodha karI te paNa sevA karI hatI. pakSamAMthI chUTA thayA. i.sa. 1953mAM "dhI rivolyuzana pArTInA sadasya banyA paraMtu temanAM keTalAMka lakhANono pakSe asvIkAra temaNe nAnAM-moTAM vIsa jeTalAM pustakonuM lekhanakaryo tethI temaNe pakSano tyAga karyo. teo TroskInAM pustakothI saMpAdana karyuM che. temaNe lakhelA vivecana saMgraha "pratibodha' ne prabhAvita thayA hatA ane i.sa. 1955mAM "TroskIvAdI gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamInuM pAritoSika maLyuM che. krAMtikArI samAjavAdI pakSamAM joDAyA hatA. paraMtu potAnA temaNe lakhelAM pustakomAM kAvyasaMgraha 'jharamara' jANIto siddhAMtone vaLagI rahevAnA Agrahane kAraNe i.sa. 1981mAM che. e saMgrahamAM gIto, saoNneTo, achAMdasa ane mukta layanI pakSamAMthI paNa chUTA thayA hatA. racanA dharAvatI kRtio samAviSTa karavAmAM AvI che. temanA I.sa. 1994nA oNkTobaranI 12mI tArIkhe vaDodarA maulika graMthomAM temaNe lakhelA saMzodhana-nibaMdha uparAMta khAte temano dehavilaya thayo. avabodha', "pratibodha" ane "saraLa alaMkAra vivecana'no samAveza thAya che. mAmA govardhanarAmanI navalakathA upendrabhAI jI. paMDyA sarasvatIcaMdra'nA laghu tathA bRhad saMkSepo paNa temaNe karyA che. - i.sa. 1943 thI i.sa. 1944 daramiyAna muMbaInA saMpAdana-kAryamAM "govardhana zatAbdI smAraka graMtha', "govardhana bhAratIya vidyAbhavanamAM zikSaka tarIke sevA ApanAra temaja zatAbdI graMtha' tathA munazI saMpAdita "dhI glorI gheTa vojha gurjara i.sa. 1954 thI 22 varSa sudhI rAjakoTanI dharmendrasiMhajI dezano "gujarAtanI kIrtigAthA' nAmathI anuvAda paNa prakAzita Jain Education Intemational Page #548 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 532 karyo che. "rAjasthAnI sAhityano itihAsa' nAmano temano anuvAdagraMtha paNa noMdhapAtra rahyo che. sAhityatattvanI vizada carcA karatA temanA lekho, "thoDoka kAvyavicAra', 'bhaTTanAyakano bhAva vyApAra' ane "UrmikAvyo" ati jANItA banyA che. i.sa. 1998nA navembara mAsanI teramI tArIkhe rAjakoTa khAte 79 varSanI pAkaTa vaye temaNe AkharI zvAsa lIdhA. UrmilAbahena cImanabhAI paTela UrmilAbahenano janma vaDodarA khAte i.sa. 1932nA mArcanI pAMcamI tArIkhe thayo che. pitA premAnaMda vyavasAye DaoNkTara hatA. mAtAnuM nAma hatuM narmadAbahena. vaiSNava vaNika parivAranI dIkarI sAmAnya kheDUtanA dIkarA sAthe lagna kare e samAja sAmeno baLavo gaNAto te jamAnAmAM UrmilAbahene kheDUtaputra cImanabhAI jIvAbhAI paTela sAthe lagna karyA hatAM ane patinI sADAcAra dAyakAthI vadhu samayanI rAjakIya ane sAmAjika pravRttio daramiyAna te cImanabhAInI paDakhe UbhA rahI satata kriyAzIla rahyAM hatAM. temaNe prAthamika zikSANa vIsanagara ane te lIdhuM. mAdhyamika zikSaNa vaDodarAmAM prApta karyuM ane esa.ena.DI.TI. vidyApIThamAMthI gujarAtI viSaya sAthe snAtakanI jI.e.nI parIkSA pAsa karI. vaDodarAnI ema.esa. yunivarsiTImAM samAjazAstranA viSaya sAthe ema.e. karyuM ane gujarAta vidyApIThanI pI.eca.DI.nI samakakSa gaNAtI 'vidyAvAcaspati'nI padavI prApta karI. abhyAsakALa daramiyAna teo kaoNlejanI vividha pravRttiomAM joDAyelAM rahetAM. mahArAjA sayAjIrAva yunivarsiTInI vinayana zAkhAnA vidyArthI maMDaLanAM teo adhyakSa hatAM. i.sa. 1960 sudhI mAdhyamika zALAomAM zikSaNakAryanI kAmagIrI bajAvI. I.sa. 1960 thI I.sa. 1967 sudhI amadAvAdanI saradAra vallabhabhAI ArTsa kaoNlejamAM samAjazAstranAM prAdhyApikA, te vibhAganAM vaDA tathA i.sa. 1967 thI nivRtta thatAM sudhImAM eTale ke i.sa. 1992 sudhImAM te ja kaoNlejamAM prinsIpAla tarIke pharaja bajAvI. | sAmAjika sevAkAryomAM teo i.sa. 1949 thI joDAyelAM. Ama lagabhaga pAMca dAyakAnA temaNe karelAM samAjasevA-kAryo daramiyAna rAjyakakSAnI, rASTrakakSAnI temaja AMtararASTrIya kakSAnI aneka saMsthAomAM vividha sthAno para rahI pathapradarzaka javAbadArI nibhAvI che. nazIlA padArthonAM sevanathI parezAna thatAM mANasone e kuTevathI mukta karavA amadAvAdamAM "nayA jIvana' ane 'nayA rAstA' nAmathI salAha ane mArgadarzana kendro calAvavAmAM Ave che. A kendronA UrmilAbahena saMcAlikA che. atyAra sudhImAM A kendronAM prayAsathI lagabhaga 7,000 vyasanIo vyasanamukta thayA che. temaNe je saMsthAomAM potAno sakriya sahayoga Apyo che. temAMnI keTalIka che gujarAta keLavaNI TrasTa, maMdabuddhinAM bALakonA zikSaNamAM joDAyelA zikSakone tAlIma ApatI kaoNleja ane saradAra vallabhabhAI ejyukezana phAunDezana. je pravRttiomAM joDAI UrmilAbahene sAmAjika khyAti prApta karI che tevI pravRttiomAMnI keTalIka che apaMga ane maMdabuddhinAM bALakonAM punaH sthApananI pravRtti, ochI Avaka dharAvatA grAma tathA zaherI vistAronA parivAranI mahilAo mATe svarojagAralakSI pravRttio, prauDha zikSaNanI pravRttio ane gujarAta rAjyanA harijana tathA AdivAsI loko mATe AvakaupArjananI pravRttio. teo eziyana phorama opha pArlAmenTeriyansa phora popyulezana enDa DevalapamenTanAM tathA inDiyana esosiezana opha pArlAmenTeriyansa phora popyulezana enDa DevalapamenTanA upAdhyakSa tathA gujarAta vimensa ekzana grupanAM adhyakSa che. temaNe yuropa, amerikA ane eziyAnA aneka dezono pravAsa karyo che. teoe rAjyasabhAnA sabhya tarIke sevA ApI che. i.sa. 1949 thI i.sa. 1996nA samayagALAmAM teo kendra sarakAranA UrjA-maMtrAlayanA rAjayakakSAnA maMtrI hatAM. temaNe aMgrejImAM pustako lakhyAM che te che "dhI DevalapiMga kamyuniTIjha opha gujarAta', "cenjijha ina dhI pojhizana opha anaTacebalsa' ane 'varlDa phUDabeka gujarAtImAM lakhelAM pustakomAM "satya tathyanI bhItaramAM' tathA 'narmadA satyAgraha' gaNanApAtra che. karamazI kAnajI makavANA saurASTranA surendranagara jillAnA aDALA gAme i.sa. 1928nA oNkTobaranI sAtamI tArIkhe karamazIbhAIno janma. temaNe prAthamika zikSaNa AMbalAnI grAmadakSiNAmUrtinI lokazALAmAM lIdhuM hatuM. tyAMthI ja temaNe "vinIta'nI DIgrI meLavI hatI. pachIthI amadAvAda khAte gujarAta vidyApIThamAM abhyAsa karI samAjasevAnA viSaya sAthe snAtakanI padavI meLavI. Jain Education Intemational Page #549 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo karamazIbhAI svabaLe vikAsa sAdhatA gayA ane niSThAvAna zikSaka, nIvaDelA samAjasevaka, koMgresa pakSanA aDIkhama netA tathA adanA lekhaka tarIke AbarU jamAvI hatI. kuTuMbanI sthiti atizaya garIba. AthI zrama karavA jevaDI uMmara thaI ke tarata ja khetInA kAmamAM lAgI javuM paDeluM. pariNAme mahenata zI cIja che tenuM temane bhAna thayuM ane mahenatu jIvana kone kahevAya te jANavA maLyuM. gujarAta vidyApIThamAM samAjasevA vidyAzAkhAmAM joDAyA hatA tethI abhyAsanA eka bhAga tarIke teone pratyakSa kAma mATe gAmaDAmAM javuM paDatuM. ahIM kAma karatAM karatAM temaNe pAko nizcaya karyo ke abhyAsa pUro karI gAmaDAMnA utthAnanA kAryamAM jIvana gALavuM che. snAtakanI DIgrI prApta karI teo potAnA vatana dhajALAmAM AvyA. ahIMnI zALAmAM zikSaka tarIke kArakirdInI zarUAta karI. paraMtu mAtra zikSaka na rahetAM dhImedhIme aThaMga grAmasevaka paNa banyA. e ja arasAmAM gujarAtamAM paMcAyatI rAjyapaddhatine apanAvavAmAM AvI. tethI temanI grAmotkarSanI pravRttione khUba vega maLyo. i.sa. 1962 thI temaNe grAmasevAnI pravRttino AraMbha karelo te cheka mRtyu lagI eTale ke i.sa. 1997 sudhI pUrAM 35 varSa temaNe cAlu rAkhI. gujarAtanA agraNI rAjakAraNI ghanazyAmabhAI ojhAe temane protsAhana ApyuM. pariNAme sevAkArya uparAMta rAjakAraNamAM paNa teo sakriya banyA hatA. samagra pAMcALa pradezanAM dhrAMgadhrA, sudAmaDA, bhImorA, sAyalA vagere sthaLo para temaNe lokajAgRtinI je kAmagIrI bajAvI te temanI umadA prakAranI sevA-pravRttinA pramANapatra samAna che. samagra vistAramAM temaNe keLavaNIno prasAra karyo. jarUra paDI tyAM rAjanItijJa paNa banyA ane prajAnI muzkelIo dUra karavAmAM sahAyabhUta thayA. teo paMcAyatanA paNa hoddedAra tarIke joDAyA ane gujarAta sarakAranA pradhAnamaMDaLamAM paNa pradhAna banyA. A sarva pAchaLa temano hetu kevaLa eTalo ja hato ke koI paNa prakAre lokonuM bhaluM karI zakAya. gujarAta pradhAnamaMDaLamAM teo rAjyanA nazAbaMdhI ane vanavibhAganA pradhAna banyA hatA. i.sa. 1990mAM temaNe nAnI siMcAI khAtAnA pradhAna tarIke javAbadArI saMbhALI sthaLe sthaLe cekaDemo, sepha-sTeja vagere kAryakramo pAra pADI grAmINa prajAnI takalIpho dUra karavA prayatnazIla rahyA. i.sa. 1990 thI i.sa. 1994nA samayagALAmAM temaNe agAu karelAM sevAkAryo karatAM bamaNAM kAma karyA ane gujarAtanA sUkA pradezane hariyALo banAvavAmAM kAraNabhUta banyA. 533 temanA kAryazIla jIvanamAM je je anubhavo sAMpaDyA te sarvane graMthastha karI i.sa. 1993mAM temaNe 'vanarAnuM huM to bhAI, phUlaDuM' nAmanuM pustaka prakAzita karyuM che. vartamAna rAjanItimAM pakSapalaTo eka moTAmAM moTuM dUSaNa pesyuM che. paraMtu kevaLa sevAbhAvathI ja sattAsthAne birAjanArane pakSapalaTAnI pravRtti zI rIte jaze? teo pakSadrohanA A kavaLA rogathI dUra rahyA ane jAhera jIvana paNa gauravabhera kema jIvAya che teno uttama Adarza pUro pADyo. grAmINa gujarAtanA A saMniSTha kAryakara ane Adarza prajAsevaka i.sa. 1997nA julAI mAsanI 10mI tArIkhe ApaNI vaccethI kAyamane mATe vidAya thayA. karuNAzaMkara bhaTTa gAma para bahAravaTiyA dhADa pADe ane nirdoSa vasatImAM lUMTaphATa calAve e jamAno hato. tyAre janme ane vyavasAye brAhmaNa evA karuNAzaMkara hAthamAM talavAra pakaDI sau gAmalokonA sAthamAM e dhADapADuono sAmano karavA gayA hatA. gujarAtanA uttama koTinA zikSaka karuNAzaMkarano janma sArasA mukAme i.sa. 1873nA ogaSTanI bAvIsamIe thayo hato. pitAnuM nAma kuberajI ane mAtA divALIbA. divALIbAne bhaNatara pratye khUba lagAva. temanA bhAI eTale karuNAzaMkaranA mAmA kezavarAma paNa vidyAraMge pUrepUrA raMgAyelA. A baMnee karuNAzaMkaranA jIvana ghaDataramAM mahattvano bhAga bhajavyo. pariNAme umadA zikSaka tarIke nAmanA kamAnAra karuNAzaMkarabhAIe potAnA vidyArthIonA ane vidyArthIo dvArA vAlIonA jIvanamAM saMskArasiMcana karyuM. prAthamika zikSaNa pUruM karI te vaDodarAnI puruSa adhyApana pAThazALAmAM zikSaka tarIkenI lAyakAta prApta karavA dAkhala thayA. te pAThazALAnA tatkAlIna AcArya maNizaMkara bhaTTa (kAnta)nA saMparkamAM AvyA. baMne vacce AjIvana maitrI baMdhAI. kavi kAntanI preraNAthI karuNAzaMkara aMgrejI sAhitya ane zikSaNanA itihAsathI suparicita thayA. zikSaka tarIke temaNe vaDodarA rAjyanA kosiMdrA gAmathI zarUAta karI. ahIM sAta varSa sudhI rahI temaNe vidyArthIo tathA vAlIomAM saMskAra-siMcananuM kAma paNa karyuM. pachI teo gaMbhIrA nAmanA gAme gayA. ahIM temaNe vidyArthIo tathA vAlIone vAcanAbhimukha karyA. tyArabAda peTalAda khAtenA meTrikanA khAnagI vargamAM gujarAtI zIkhavavA joDAyA. A sevAkALa daramiyAna zizukSetre prazaMsanIya kAmagIrI bajAvanAra Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #550 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka 534 meDama maoNnTesorInA zaikSaNika vicArono temaNe abhyAsa karyo ane temano prathama paricaya gujarAtane karAvyo. meTrikano khAnagI varga khoTamAM cAlato hovAthI baMdha paDyo eTale tyAMthI chUTA thaI teo amadAvAdanA aMbAlAla sArAbhAInAM be saMtAnonA pUrA samayanA zikSaka tarIke kArya karavAnuM i.sa. 191pamAM svIkAryuM. cheka i.sa. 1927 sudhI teo A sthAna para rahyA. temaNe bALakonA sarvAgaNa vikAsa mATe kaThora parizrama karyo eTaluM ja nahIM paNa samagra sArAbhAI kuTuMba pAzcAtya DhabanuM jIvana jIvatuM tethI tamAma raheNIkaraNI gujarAtI banAvavAmAM mahattvanI bhUmikA bhajavI. teonI oLakhANane lIdhe ja sArAbhAI parivArane gAMdhIjI, gijubhAI ane ravIndranAtha jevI vyaktio sAthe ghaniSTha saMbaMdha baMdhAyo. | nivRtti vaya thaI eTale kosiMdrAnA have vAlI thaI cUkelA bhUtapUrva vidyArthIo temane kosiMdrA laI gayA. ahIM temaNe eka AzramanI sthApanA karI jyAM zikSaNa ane saMskAra dvArA lokone temaNe keLavaNI ApI. traNeka varSa A AzramamAM teo rahyA paraMtu aMbAlAla sArAbhAInA AgrahathI teo 1930mAM punaH amadAvAda AvyA ane 10 varSa sudhI parivAra sAthe vasyA. pachInA traNeka varSa teo muMbaImAM vasyA hatA. teo gujarAtI uparAMta hindI, saMskRta, pAli, aMgrejI, marAThI ane baMgALI sAhityanA paNa abhyAsI hatA. pustako pratye to eTalo lagAva ke koI paNa gujarAtI pustaka prakAzita thAya ke tarata ja teo kharIdI letA. dharma, nIti ane tattvajJAna e temanA priya viSayo hatA. temaNe adhyApana mATe praznottarI, carcA ane svAdhyAyapaddhati para vizeSa bhAra mUkyo hato. - I.sa. 1973mAM jyAre temanI janmazatAbdI ujavAI tyAre temaNe racelAM "saMskArazikSaka', 'saMskAralakSI zikSaNa' patro', 'ane "noMdhapothIo' nAmanAM pustako prakAzita thayAM kalyANarAya na. joSI AjIvana keLavaNIkAra kalyANarAyabhAIno janma dvArakA pAse Avela beTa-zaMkhodvAramAM i.sa. 1885nA julAI mAsanI bAramI tArIkhe thayo hato. pitAnuM nAma nathubhAI ane mAtAnuM nAma divALIbahena. beTadvArakAmAM prAthamika zikSaNa pUruM karI muMbaInI eliphinsTana kaoNlejamAMthI bhautika ane rasAyaNavijJAnanA viSayo sAthe snAtaka thayA hatA. beThI daDInI AkRti, khAdIno svaccha ane jADo veza, mAthe sapheda kAThiyAvADI pheMTo, kaMIka jADI bharAvadAra mUcho, caherA upara saheja kaDapa ane hAthamAM netarano DaMgoro eTale uttarAvasthAnA kalyANarAyabhAI. jotAM ja teo zikSaka haze evI dhAraNA jAgRta bane. grejyueTa thayA pachI dvArakAnI e.vI. skUlanA AcArya tarIke joDAyA. tyArabAda pATaNa, vIsanagara vagere zaheronI mAdhyamika zALAomAM paNa AcArya tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI. i.sa. 1944mAM nivRtta thayA. vaDodarA rAjya taraphathI prasiddha thatA "keLavaNI' nAmanA zaikSaNika mAsikanA paNa teo pAMceka varSa saMpAdaka rahI cUkyA hatA. vijJAna ane purAtattva e emanA priya viSayo hatA. i.sa. 1918mAM sayAjIrAva gAyakavADe temane kedIo mATenI sahAyaka saMsthAnA sabhya banAvyA hatA. dvArakAmAM temaNe zAradApITha vidyAsabhAnI sthApanA karI. kanyAo mATenI garlsa hAIskUlanI dvArakA khAtenI zarUAta karavAmAM teono siMhaphALo hato. purAtattvanI dRSTie temaNe samagra okhAmaMDaLamAM vividha sthaLoe khodakAma karAvI potAnAM tAratamyo prasiddha karyA hatAM. temanI sAhityika pravRttione dhyAnamAM laI 'narmada suvarNacaMdraka' enAyata thayo hato. temaNe zALAomAM upayogamAM laI zakAya tevA vividha viSayo para 28 jeTalAM pustako lakhyAM che. "snehagItA' ane 'snehajyota' nAmanI bodhaka navalakathAo, sara viThThaladAsa ThAkarasI tathA puruSottama vizrAma mAvajInAM jIvanacaritra, dvArakA vistArano sAMskRtika itihAsa, okhAmaMDaLanA vAgherono savistara paricaya tathA okhAmaMDaLanA purAtattvIya smArakonAM paricaya Apato graMtha vagere lakhyA che. i.sa. 1976nA julAInI 19mI tArIkhe porabaMdaramAM temaNe kAyamane mATe AMkho mIcI. hatAM. I.sa. 1943nA okTobara mAsanI bIjI tArIkhe lohInA UMcA dabANa ane lakavAne kAraNe muMbaImAM avasAna thayuM. . kharA arthamAM guru evA e patnIparAyaNa pati, saMtAnavatsala vaDIla, vidyAvyAsaMgI vidyArthI, gurubhakta ziSya ane ziSyabhakta gura, samabhAvI vaphAdAra mitra, atithipriya yajamAna, sevAparAyaNa sevaka ane dezapremI nAgarika hatA. Jain Education Intemational tior Intermational Page #551 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kAzIrAma lallubhAI mahetA keLavaNIkAra, gAMdhIyuganA satyaniSTha Adarza grAmasevaka ane dezanA AjhAdIjaMganA vinamra sainika kAzIrAmano janma i.sa. 1895mAM vallabhIpura khAte thayo hato. temaNe prAthamika zikSako mATenI tAlIma kaoNlejamAM abhyAsa karI vallabhIpuranI darabArI zALAmAM mAsika rUpiyA benA pagArathI zikSaka tarIkenI nokarI svIkArI. temanAM patnI narmadAbahena paNa zikSikA tarIke nokarI karatAM hatAM. sonagaDha khAte Avela gurukuLamAM paNa kAzIrAme sevA ApI hatI paraMtu teo jyAre khIrasarAnI prAthamika zALAmAM zikSaka hatA tyAre bhArate gulAmInI sAMkaLa toDI AjhAda thavuM joIe AvI vAto zALAnAM bALako pAse karI temane svadezapremI banavAnI zIkha ApI tethI A nokarImAMthI temaNe chUTA thavuM paDyuM. 'dakSiNAmUrti'nA zikSako je zALAne 'zikSaNanA tIrthakSetra' tarIke oLakhAvatA te vinAmUlye cAlatI rAtrIzALA temaNe jhIMjhAvadaramAM zarU karI. vaDhavANanI rASTrIya zALAmAM te joDAyA hatA. ahIM adanA zikSaka phUlacaMdabhAI sAthe kAma karavAnI temane taka sAMpaDI hatI. tyAganI bhAvanA evaDI to prabaLa ke potAne garAsamAM maLelI so vIghA jamInanuM jAhera TrasTa banAvyuM. TrasTanI AvakamAMthI pote eka pAI paNa na lIdhI. badhI Avaka vidyArthIo mATe vaparAya evI jogavAI karI. je kAMI gharavakharI hatI te paNa garIbagurabAMne vaheMcI dIdhI ane dvArakA tathA anya tIrthadhAmonI pagapALA yAtrAe cAlI nIkaLyA. daramiyAnamAM temane khAtrI thaI ke jyAM sudhI deza svataMtra nahIM bane tyAM sudhI bIjI koI paNa pravRtti deza mATe lAbhadAyI bane tema nathI. AthI zikSaNakAryane tilAMjali ApI kAThiyAvADa rAjakIya pariSada, yuvakasaMgha ane koMgresamAM kAryarata rahyA. A tabakke temane baLavaMtarAya mahetAnuM mArgadarzana sAMpaDatuM hatuM. vaLA gAmamAM jyAre satyAgrahano prAraMbha karavAmAM Avyo tyAre prathama pramukha tarIke kAzIrAme javAbadArI saMbhALI hatI. kheDUtasaMghanA paNa teo sukAnI hatA. rAjakoTamAM vIrAvALA jyAre damanano koraDo calAvatA hatA tyAre sakriya virodha karyo ane polIsano mAra khAdho. teo kAThiyAvADanA ekeeka gAmaDe cAlIne jatA ane lokonI svataMtra bhAvanA jagADavA prayatnazIla rahetA. vartamAnapatromAM phariyAdarUpe lokonI muzkelIo paNa rajU karatA. temaNe jelasajA paNa bhogavI hatI. temaNe zarU karelA eka navatara prayogarUpe jhIMjhAvadaramAM 535 emaNe be gAmakoThI banAvI hatI. e koThIomAM gAmaloko svecchApUrvaka anAja nAkhatA ane jarUra paDe tyAre vagarapUchyuM koThImAMthI anAja laI jatA. aspRzyatA nivAraNa mATe teo satata jAgrata rahetA. gAma-maMdiranA ThAkorajI sAme annakUTa bharAya to koIpaNa prakAranA nAtajAtanA bheda vinA harijana parivArone paNa prasAda mokalAvatA. amadAvAda khAte vajubhAI davee zAradAmaMdiranI sthApanA karelI temAM paNa te joDAyA hatA. 'dakSiNAmUrti'nAmanA traimAsikamAM temaNe 'mArI svapnasRSTinI eka zALA' zIrSaka heThaLa zikSaka, zikSaNa ane bALako viSe temaNe utkRSTa vicAro rajU karyA che. teo mAnatA ke jo bALakane temanI icchA mujaba kAma karavA devAya to te jhaDapI pragati sAdhI zake che. bALako mATe itara pravRttio yojavAmAM Ave to tethI bALakomAM sahakAranI bhAvanA, nirNayazaktino vikAsa ane AtmavizvAsa sAthe suyogya vyaktitvanuM ghaDatara thAya che evA siddhAMto kAzIrAme prasthApita karyA hatA. i.sa. 1959nA me mAsanI sattaramI tArIkhe amadAvAda khAte teo paMcatvane pAmyA. kuMvarajI viThThalabhAI mahetA kuMvarajI mahetAno janma sUrata jillAnA coryAsI tAlukAnA vAMjha gAme i.sa. 1886mAM thayo hato. vAMjha gAme Avazyaka abhyAsa karI e ja gAmanI prAthamika zALAmAM zikSaka banyA. i.sa. 1905 mAM baMgabhaMganI caLavaLa thaI hatI tyArathI teo dezasevA paNa karavA lAgyA ane svadezanA pracAranuM kArya zarU karyuM. i.sa. 1907 mAM suratamAM koMgresanuM adhivezana bharAyuM kuMvarajI A adhivezanamAM hAjara rahyA hatA. ahIM temaNe lokamAnya TiLaka ane araviMda ghoSanA jussAdAra bhASaNo sAMbhaLyAM. pariNAma e AvyuM ke teone potAnuM samagra jIvana dezasevA khAtara arpaNa karavAno vicAra Avyo. bIje ja varSe TILaka upara dezadrohano Aropa mUkavAmAM Avyo ane aMgreja sarakAre temane cha varSanI kArAvAsanI sajA karI. A anyAyano virodha karavA kuMvarajIe vAMjhamAM eka jAhera sabhA bharI ane zrotAo samakSa eka garamAgarama pravacana karyuM. zikSaNakhAtAnA amaladAro potAnA khAtAnA eka sAmAnya zikSakanI AvI hiMmata zI rIte sAMkhI zake? ethI tarata ja temanI badalI varADa Page #552 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 536 gAme karI. varADamAM kuMvarajI bALakone dezabhaktinAM gIto gavaDAvatA ane gAmanA lokone svadezI khAdInAM vastro paheravAnI bhalAmaNa karatA. A kAraNe varADathI temane suMvADI nAmanA gAmamAM badalI karavAmAM AvI. badalIothI bhogavavI paDatI avirata asthiratAthI kaMTALI aMte temaNe nokarInuM rAjInAmuM ApyuM ane pUrNa samaya mATe jAhera sevAne vyavasAya tarIke svIkArI. potAnI paTela jJAtimAM aneka kurivAjo paga karI cUkyA hatA. paTelo TUMkI dRSTinA banI ApasaApasamAM jhaghaDatA hatA. . eka mAsika zarU karyuM. I.sa. 1911mAM sUrata khAte "vallabha vidyArthI Azrama' nAmathI pATIdAra AzramanI sthApanA karI. vakhatovakhata pATIdAronA vizALa saMmelano bolAvI A saMmelanomAM jJAti-sudhArA aMgenA niyamo ghaDAvyA ane pasAra karAvyA. pachIthI A ja pATIdAra Azrama satyAgrahanI vividha pravRttionuM kendra banyo hato. Azrama mATe phaMDa UbhuM karavA khAtara teoe raMgUna tathA AphrikAno pravAsa kheDyo hato. sUratamAM temaNe eka dukAna zarU karI jemAM lekhanasAmagrI, pustako tathA svadezI kApaDa vecavAmAM AvatuM. kheDA satyAgraha ane i.sa. 1922mAM zarU thayelI asahakAranI caLavaLamAM paNa temaNe bhAga lIdho hato. bAraDolI tAlukAnA kheDUto jo sarakAra teonI mAMgaNIo maMjUra na kare to nAkaranI laDAI Ape e vAta kheDUtone samajAvI satyAgraha mATe taiyAra karyA. bAraDolI tAlukAnA kheDUtonuM mahesUla anyAyI rIte vadhAravAmAM AvyuM. AthI i.sa. 1928mAM saradAra vallabhabhAI paTelanI AgevAnI nIce satyAgraha zarU karAvyo ane jhuMbezane saphaLatA sAMpaDI tyAre ja jaMpyA. i.sa. 1930mAM gAMdhIjIe savinaya kAnUnabhaMganuM AMdolana zarU karavAno Adeza Apyo. A AMdolana daramiyAna satyAgrahanI caLavaLanuM kendra banI cUkelA pATIdAra Azramane sarakAre japta karyo. kuMvarajI tathA bhAInI vyaktigata milakata paNa japta karI. AvA anyAyono sAmano karavA kuMvarajIbhAIe bAraDolI tAlukAnA kheDUtone sAmUhika hijarata karavAno Adeza Apyo. kuMvarajInA Adezane anusarI bAraDolInA kRSikAroe aneka acaDaNono sAmano karyo paNa namatuM na jokhyuM. sUrata sthita rASTrIya zALAonuM saMcAlana karavAmAM tyAMnI sudharAIne AjhAdInA raMge raMgavAmAM kuMvarajIbhAIe mahattvanI bhUmikA pathapradarzaka bhajavI hatI. A sarva pravRttionA kAraNe teo saradAra paTelanA jamaNA hAtha samAna banyA hatA. i.sa. 1947mAM bhArata AjhAda thayuM. saradAra vallabhabhAI paTelano sAtha ane pote karelI niHspRha sevAnA kAraNe kuMvarajIbhAIe dhAryuM hota to koI sarakArI hoddo bhogavI zakyA hota paNa niHsvArtha sevAne varelA temaNe evI koI sprahA rAkhI nahotI. jIvanamAM AkharI varSo daramiyAna teo muMbaImAM vasyA. vadhatI uMmara ane lathaDatI tabiyata chatAM tyAM rahIne lokonI banI eTalI sevA teo karI chUTyA. malADanI nagarapAlikAnA pramukha tarIke cUMTI lokoe temaNe karelI udAtta sevAno yatkiMcita badalo vALI ApavAnI koziza karI hatI. koI paNa kaThaNAI sAme Ave tyAre haiyAukalatathI teno nikAla karavAnI temanAmAM ajaba zakti hatI. eka vakhata koI paNa kAma hAtha para le pachI koI paNa bhoge te pAra pADe pachI ja jaMpe. bhAratanA vaDA pradhAnanuM pada zobhAvanAra morArajI desAI jAhera kAryano pratyakSa anubhava levA kuMvarajIbhAI sAthe rahyA hatA. i.sa. 1982nA phebruArInI 18 mI tArIkhe lokapriya AgevAna, svAtaMtryasenAnI, dezabhakta ane samAjasudhAraka evA kuMvarajIbhAInuM muMbaI khAte dehAvasAna thayuM. kauzikarAma vighnahararAma mahetA zikSaka tarIke vividha sthaLanI zALAomAM gaNanApAtra sevA ApanAra kauzikarAmano janma sUratamAM i.sa. 1874mAM thayo hato. pitAnuM nAma vighnahararAma ane mAtAnuM nAma haradayAgaurI. dAdAnuM nAma balarAma hatuM. sUratamAM ja temaNe prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa prApta karyuM. i.sa. 1889mAM meTrikanI parIkSAmAM te uttIrNa thayA. vadhu abhyAsa mATe vaDodarA kolejamAM praveza meLavyo. i.sa. 1982mAM bhASA ane sAhityanA aicchika viSayo laI temaNa bIjA vargamAM bI.e.nI parIkSA pAsa karI. A viSayo uparAMta temane tattvajJAna, zikSaNazAstra vagere viSayomAM para vizeSa ruci hatI. potAne gamatA viSayo para temaNe vividha lekho lakhyA che judA judA sAmayikomAM prakAzita thayA ane te viSayanA rasajJonI saurASTra vistAranI vidhavidha mAdhyamika zALAomAM temaNe Jain Education Intemational Page #553 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tA. pratibhAo 530 zikSaka tarIke je sevA ApI te temano vidyamAna ziSyagaNa paNa temaNe sevA ApI hatI. amadAvAda khAtethI gujarAta adyApi paryata yAda rAkhI rahyo che. jUnAgaDhanI mAdhyamika sAhitya sabhA mAM 5teo kAryarata rahetA. zALAnA teo saphaLa AcArya banyA hatA. ahIM lAMbo samaya | gujarAtI sAhityarasika janatA kauzikarAmane eka kAmagIrI bajAvyA pachI temane rAjakoTa vibhAganA vidyAdhikArI jIvanacaritrakAra, nibaMdhakAra ane zikSaNa temaja sAhitya kSetramAM tarIke niyukti ApI hatI. A sthAna para rahI zikSaNa jagata viziSTa pradAna karanAra vyakti tarIke dIrdhakALa paryata yAda rAkhaze. tathA zikSaka-samudAya mATe temaNe prazaMsanIya kArya karyuM hatuM. sevAkALanA aMta bhAgamAM bhAvanagara vibhAganA vidyAdhikArI i.sa. 1951mAM temaNe A jagatanI AkharI vidAya lIdhI. tarIke teo chUTA thayA. bhAvanagarathI teo amadAvAda gayA. ahIM aMbAlAla sArAbhAInA saMtAnone Adarza zikSaNa caMdrakAMta hariprasAda mahetA ApavAnI javAbadArI paNa temaNe saphaLatApUrvaka nIbhAvI hatI. sUrata jillAnA sarasanA vatanI caMdrakAMta mAIno janma teo amadAvAda sthita vanitAvizrAmanA adhyakSa paNa hatA. olapADa khAte i.sa. 1911nA navembaranI 11 mIe thayo i.sa. 1896mAM temaNe "rAmAyaNasAra' nAmanuM pustaka hato. i.sa. 1931mAM meTrikanI parIkSA pAra karI teo taiyAra karyuM hatuM. saMskRta bhASAnA mahAgranthono sAra saraLa kaoNlejamAM joDAyA ane 1935mAM arthazAstranA viSayamAM bI.e. bhASAmAM sulabha bane te hetuthI kauzikarAme A pustaka taiyAra karyuM thayA. I.sa. 1937mAM gujarAtI viSaya sAthe ema.e. thayA hatuM. saMskRta pratye temaNe keLavelI abhiruci AvuM viziSTa ane tyArabAda, pI.eca.DI.nI upAdhi paNa prApta karI. i.sa. saMskRta sAhitya sAmAnyajano mATe upalabdha karAvavAnI tamannA 1937 thI 1945 sudhI muMbaInI khAlasA kaoNlejamAM ane tyAra parathI jaNAI Ave che. temaNe "sarala saMskRta' nAmanA pustakanuM pachI i.sa. 1961 sudhI bhavansa kaoNlejamAM gujarAtInA prakAzana karI saMskRta bhASAthI paricita thanArAo mATe saraLa adhyApakanI kAmagIrI bajAvI. i.sa. 1961 thI i.sa. mArga taiyAra karyo hato. 1977 sudhI dilhI yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtInA adhyApaka tarIke cheka i.sa. 1891 thI teo tatkAlIna prakAzita thatAM rahyA. i.sa. 1978mAM "gujarAtIno adhyApaka-saMgha" nuM sAmayiko ane zreNIomAM potAnA vaidika dharma ane tattvajJAna adhivezana bharAyuM tyAre teo e adhivezananA pramukhapade viSayaka lekho prasiddha karatA. AvA keTalAka lekho "mahAkAla' birAjyA hatA. ane "sadupadeza zreNI'mAM upalabdha che. zreyanI sAdhanA karatI gujarAta caMdrakAMta mahetAne adhyApaka uparAMta gujarAtInA ATha adhikArI kavayitrIonI bhaktiracanAo "bhaktipadya vivecaka ane anuvAdaka tarIke pahecAne che. temaNe baMgALI taraMgiNI' zIrSaka heThaLa temaNe i.sa. 1905mAM prakaTa karI hatI. sAhityamAMthI gujarAtImAM keTalAMka pustakono anuvAda karyo che. i.sa. 1899mAM saurASTranA mahAmutsadI ane cANakyasamA jemAM vibhUtibhUSaNanI navalakathA "AraNyaka', 'mahAzvetAdevInI gaurIzaMkara ojhAnuM jIvanacaritra temaNe bahAra pADyuM. 'puruSa zreSTha vArtAo', AzApUrNAdevI likhIta laghunavala 'vipatha', ane strI' nAmathI i.sa. 1902mAM be bhAga paNa temanA graMthomAM ravIndranAtha TAgoranAM 'gurudeva TAgoranAM cAra ekAMkI' tathA samAviSTa thAya che. banaphUlanI phorama" dhyAna kheMce tevAM che. taduparAMta baMgALImAMthI dharmaciMtana karatAM paNa teo bALakone bhUlyA nahotA. temaNe vipula pramANamAM gujarAtImAM anUdita pustako ApyAM che i.sa. 1925mAM 'so TacanI vAto' nAmanuM bodhaka kathAonA jemAMnA keTalAMka che 'vasamI veLA', 'priya bAMdhavI', 'ajavALI saMgrahasamuM pustaka temaNe lakhyuM. thoDA samaya mATe "svadharma vATe', 'kita govALanI galI', 'nIlakaMTha paMkhInI zodhamAM', "satI', jAgRti' nAmanuM eka mAsika paNa temaNe pragaTa karyuM. i.sa. jIvana-svAda', "satya-asatya', "yamunA', "marajIvA', 1904mAM prakAzita "savaiyA' nAmanuM pustaka khAsa prakAranuM che. mahAprasthAnane paMthe', "Izvarano praveza', "bAbalo', 'amApa te pustakamAM kauzikarAmanI rasikatA ane temanA manananuM vAMcakane prakAza', 'AtmaprakAza', 'eka chokarI latA', 'vasamI veLA', darzana thAya che. pheraDe' temaja "be vaLAMka'no samAveza thAya che. aMgrejImAMthI suratamAM maLelI gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA maMtrI tarIke temaNe bhASAMtarita karelAM pustako che. "satyam zivam sundaram', Page #554 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 538 'bApu', 'vividhatAmAM ekatA', 'jaliyAMvAlA bAga' ane 'oNgaSTa krAMti'. 'bhAratIya darzana' nAmanuM temanuM pustaka temaNe marAThImAMthI anudita karyuM che. gujarAtImAMthI paNa DaoN. mahetAe be pustakonuM aMgrejImAM bhASAMtara karyuM che jemanAM nAma che silekTeDa spIcIsa oNpha morArajI desAI' ane nonavAyolansa ina jhaoNrosTrayana rIlijIyana'. baMgALI bhASAmAM paNa temaNe eka pustaka 'sAta padacApa' aMgrejImAMthI bhASAMtarita karyuM che. temanI ati vistRta anuvAda-pravRttine pariNAme dIlhInI sAhitya akAdamIno 'anuvAda puraskAra' emane i.sa. 1996mAM arpaNa thayo hato. temaNe 'zaracandra o gujarAtI sAhitya' nAmanuM eka maulika pustaka paNa baMgALImAM lakhyuM che. bhagavatIcaraNa varmAe i.sa. 1970mAM lakhela 'bhUlebisare citra' tathA i.sa. 1969mAM lakhAyela DaoN. nagendranA 'rasasiddhAMta' nAmanA hiMdI pustakono temaNe gujarAtImAM anuvAda karyo che. hindImAMthI gujarAtImAM je pustakonuM temaNe bhASAMtara karyuM che temAMnAM keTalAMka che 'AjhAdInA akSara kadama', 'tamiLa saMskRti', 'mirjhA gAliba', 'sahasrapheNa', 'subrahmaNyabhAratI', 'kAkA kAlelakara', 'bhImA jodhA' ane 'javAbadAra koNa?' pI.eca.DI. mATe temaNe lakhelA mahAnibaMdhanuM zIrSaka hatuM madhyakALanA sAhityaprakAro.' A mahAnibaMdhamAM temaNe madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhityanA mahattvanA sAhityaprakAronI savigata carcA karI che. temanAM anya vivecana pustakomAM munazI ane zivakumAranI navalakathAonuM vivecana ApatuM pustaka 'kathAvizeSa' i.sa. 1971mAM prakAzita thayela 'kavitAnI ramya keDI' jemAM madhyakAlIna ane arvAcIna kavionI kavitA viSe abhyAsalekho saMgrahita thayA che te, mukhyatve gAMdhIyuganA sAhityanuM vivecana karatuM pustaka 'anuraNana' tathA 'kAkA kAlelakara' parano laghugraMtha che. DaoN. mahetAe paricaya pustikAo paNa ApI che. jemanAM zIrSaka che 'madhyakAlIna sAhityasvarUpo' (1966), 'AzApUrNAdevI' (1978), 'AnaMdazaMkara dhruva' (1978) tArAzaMkara baMdopAdhyAya vagere. DaoN. mahetA samabhAvazIla ane AsvAdapUrvaka vivecaka che tenI khAtarI temaNe i.sa. 1996mAM karela '1996 nuM graMthastha vADmaya' nAmanI vArSika graMthasamIkSAnA pustaka parathI thAya che. nava dAyakAthI vadhu varSo sudhI pRthvIpaTala para sAhityapravRttimAM ramamANa rahetA DaoN. caMdrakAMta mahetA zatAyu bane tevI zubhecchA. pathapradarzaka caMdrabhAI kAlidAsa bhaTTa bharUca jillAnA sisodarA gAme i.sa. 1904mAM caMdrabhAIno janma thayo hato. temanuM mAdhyamika zikSaNa rAjapIpaLAmAM saMpanna thayuM. i.sa. 1929mAM vaDodarAnI kaoNlejamAMthI 'philosophI'nA viSayamAM te bI.e. thayA. i.sa. 1931mAM temaNe eka varSa mATe bhAvanagaranA dakSiNAmUrtimAM kAmagIrI karI. tyArabAda zinoranI tathA gavADAnI hAIskUlamAM AcArya tarIke sevA bajAvI. teo amadAvAda myunisipala kaoNrporezananI zALA-samitinA sabhya hatA. A pada para rahI temaNe zikSaNa-kSetre aneka sudhArAlakSI kAryakramo yojyA. teoe amadAvAdamAM 'carcAsabhA' nuM paNa Ayojana karyuM hatuM. 15 thI 20 zikSaNapriya mitro A sabhAnI pravRttimAM bhAga letA. teo vIsa varSa sudhI bhAratIya sAmyavAdI pakSanA sakriya sabhya hatA. pachIthI temaNe raNadivenI nIti sAme tathA i.sa. 1962mAM bhArata para cIne karelA AkramaNa sAme joradAra virodha karyo hato. temanI vicAra-saraNI para kArla mArksa, mahAtmA gAMdhI, rAjA rAmamohanarAya vagerenA vicArono prabhAva hato. i.sa. 1932 thI karI bAvana varSanA sudIrdha kALa daramiyAna temanAM nAme 70 jeTalAM pustako pragaTa thayAM che. jemAMnAM keTalAMka che 'zikSaNa-ciMtana', 'jIvana-pathadIpikA', 'vizva itihAsanI rUparekhA', 'sokreTIsa ane pleTo', 'madhyayuganA jyotirdharo' 'yuddhacakra' vagere. temaNe i.sa. 1935mAM 'riye dava lAgyo', i.sa. 1936mAM 'ciMtAnI vedI para' tathA 'DokiyuM' ane 'bhaThThI' jevI navalakathAo paNa lakhI che. buddhanA jIvanacaritra paranAM be pustako tathA 'puruSArthanI pratimAo' nAmano nATyasaMgraha paNa Apyo che. 84 varSanI pAkaTa vaye i.sa. 1988nA navembara mAsanI 11mI tArIkhe temaNe muMbaI khAte AkharI zvAsa lIdhA. cImanalAla prANalAla bhaTTa veDachI svarAja AzramanA niyAmaka, bALavArtAlekhaka, svAtaMtryasenAnI ane gujarAtI kavi cImanalAlano janma bharUcamAM i.sa. 1901nA navembaranI 21mI tArIkhe thayo hato. gAMdhIjIe sthApelI gujarAta vidyApIThanA snAtaka thaI teo karAMcImAM cAlatA 'zAradA maMdira'mAM zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. pachI suratanA rASTrIya vidyAlayamAM sevA ApI. khAdIbhakta cunIbhAI mahetA vAloDa tAlukAnA veDachI Page #555 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 539 gAme gAMdhIjInI preraNAthI sthAyI thayA hatA. A gAme temaNe hiraka mahotsava ujavAyo tyAre e saMsthA anya 277 veDachI AzramanuM bIja ropyuM. A varSa hatuM i.sa. 1924. i.sa. saMsthAonuM saMcAlana karatI hatI. 1926mAM jugatarAmabhAI dave paNa veDachI AzramamAM joDAyA. "mahAsabhAnAM gIto', 'vAdyonuM vana', "bhAI ane verI' AdivAsIo vacce vasavATa karI baMne aThaMga sevAvratadhArIoe tathA 'gAMdhI kathAgIto' temanI kRtio che. vividha racanAtmaka pravRttionI zarUAta karI. I.sa. 1927mAM - veDachI Azrama khAte ja i.sa. 1986nA julAInI vaDodarAmAM bhAre pUra AvyuM. asaMkhya sevako ahIM pahoMcI gayA 10mI tArIkhe cImanabhAI sadAne mATe poDhI gayA. ane rAhatakAryamAM lAgI gayA. suratathI cImanabhAI bhaTTa paNa vaDodarA pahoMcyA ane bAjavA-vistAramAM zarU thayelA cImanalAla nAraNadAsa paTela rAhatakAryamAM sahayogI banyA. aMgrejInA prasiddha adhyApaka ane zikSaNa-jagatamAM lokasevakone mArgadarzana maLe e hetuthI kizoralAla sI.ena. paTela tarIke jANItA thayelA cImanalAla nAraNadAsa mazarUvALAe vaDodarAmAM eka kAryAlaya UbhuM karyuM. pUra nimitte paTelano janma amadAvAdamAM i.sa. 1918nA DisembaranI 23 sevA karatA kAryakaro ahIM vAraMvAra ekaThA thatA. evI eka beThaka mIe thayo hato. i.sa. 1940mAM temaNe bI.e. karyuM ane veLA kizoralAla cImanalAlano paricaya jugatarAmane karAvyo. - i.sa. 1944mAM prathama varga sAthe ema.e. thayA. kaoNlejamAM jugatarAmabhAIe cImanabhAI vaDodarAnI kAmagIrI pUrI thayA temaNe aMgrejInA saphaLa adhyApaka tarIke tathA AcArya tarIke pachI veDachI AvavA AmaMtraNa ApyuM. cImanabhAIe saphaLatApUrvaka kAmagIrI bajAvI. AmaMtraNano svIkAra karyo ane veDachIne temaNe potAnA zeSa aneka dezomAMthI jyAM adhyApako adhyApanakArya mATe jIvana mATe karmabhUmi banAvI. AvatA tevA bRhad muMbaI rAjyanI sarakArI kaoNlejamAM lAMbo, i.sa. 1928mAM veDachImAM svarAjya AzramanI sthApanA koTa, dhotI ane mAthe gAMdhI TopI paherI koI adhyApaka najare karavAmAM AvI. jugatarAma, cunIbhAI ane cimanalAlanI paDe tyAre kazuMka navIna joyAno bhAsa thAya. A dhotIdhArI tripuTIe A ja AzramanI pravRttimAM AjIvana joDAyA adhyApaka eTale pro. sI.ena. paTela. temanA vyaktitvanI dIpti rahevAno saMkalpa karyo. veDachInI AsapAsanA vyApaka vistAramAM sAthe vidvattAnI tejasvitA bhaLatI ane jonArA mugdha banatA. racanAtmaka sevApravRtti vistAravAno nizcaya karyo. khetIvADI, aMgrejI sAhityanI vizALatA, vyApakatA ane sUkSmatAne te gopAlana, haLapati sevA, vaidyakIya salAha, aspRzyatAnivAraNa, vidyArthIo samakSa rajU karatA ane vidyArthIonI sAhitya mATenI mahilAvikAsa, bAlamaMdira, sahakAra, maghaniSedha, zikSaNa, khAdI, rasaruci ghaDatA. gRhodyoga, svAvalaMbana vagere pravRttione vega ApavAmAM Avyo. bhArata sarakAra dvArA prakAzita "kalekTaDa varkarsa opha cImanabhAI ahIMnI udyogazALAnA zikSaka thayA. thoDA ja mahAtmA gAMdhI' nAmanI graMthazreNIne temaNe gujarAtImAM utArI, samayamAM te AcArya banyA. te zreNInA upa-mukhya-saMpAdaka ane mAnAI salAhakAra banyA. i.sa. 1930mAM mIThAnA satyAgrahamAM bhAga levA badala temaNe lakhelA vivecana-graMthomAM pAzcAtya ziSTa sAhityanuM jugatarAma ane cImanalAlabhAIne nAsika khAte jelamAM pUravAmAM vizALa vAMcana ane ciMtana pratibiMbita thAya che. i.sa. AvyA. i.sa. 1934mAM bihAramAM bhAre dharatIkaMpa thayo. 1975mAM prakAzita thayela 'abhikrama' graMthomAM cImanabhAI tarata ja tyAM pahoMcyA. i.sa. 1950mAM sarvodaya cImanalAlabhAInI jIvanamUlyonI UMDI samaja dharAvatI daSTi vidyAlayano AraMbha thayo. A ja samaye ravizaMkara mahArAjanA chatI thAya che. "abhikrama"mAM sAhityika prazno, sAhityamImAMsA haste naI tAlImanA adhyApanano paNa prAraMbha karavAmAM Avyo. tathA keTalIka aMgrejI racanAone A dRSTithI mUlavavAmAM AvI i.sa. 1967mAM gauzALAnuM navuM bhavana UbhuM thayuM. gAMdhI che. i.sa. 1980mAM temaNe "kathAbodha' nAmano graMtha pragaTa karyo. vidyApIThanI paNa sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. A rIte veDachInI A kRtimAM baMgALI, gujarAtI tathA pAzcAtya sAhityanI AdivAsI zALA eka vizALa vidyApITha banI gaI. tenuM zreya racanAonuM ane temAM darzAvela bhAvanAonuM vizleSaNa karyuM che. cImanabhAIne phALe jAya che. i.sa. 1985mAM A saMsthAno i.sa. 1978mAM prakAzita thayela "gAMdhIjInI satyasAdhanA ane Jain Education Intemational Page #556 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 540 pathapradarzaka bIjA lekho'mAM gAMdhIjI ane maharSi araviMdanI jIvanadRSTino ArTsa kaoNlejamAM paNa teo phArasI viSayanA pradhAna adhyApaka taphAvata, gAMdhIjIe vyakta karelAM jIvanamUlyo vagere darzAvAyAM tarIke nimAyA hatA. i.sa. 1964mAM gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM che. 'gAMdhIjI' nAmanI pustikAmAM gAMdhIjInI bhASAmAM rahelI phArasI bhASAnA rIDara tarIke joDAyA. A sthAna para teo i.sa. sarjanazaktine pragaTa karI che. gujarAta sAhitya pariSadanA 1976 sudhI rahyA. Aje bhUtakALanA ghaNA vidyArthIo phArasI bharAyelA batrIsamAM adhivezanamAM teo vivecana vibhAganA ane urdU bhASAmAM taiyAra thayA che tenuM zreya DaoN. nAyakane phALe adhyakSa hatA. A tabakke temaNe Apela vyAkhyAna jAya che. 'vicArataraMga'mAM samAvAyeluM che. temaNe vAlmikI rAmAyaNano gujarAta yunivarsiTIe phArasI viyenI abhyAsa saraLa gujarAtI saMkSepa "vAlmIkIya rAmAyaNa' e zIrSaka heThaLa heThaLa samitinI racanA karI hatI. choTubhAI te samitinI sabhya hatA. lakhyo che. i.sa. 1970mAM phArasI sAhityakSetre utkRSTa saMzodhana karavA mATe adhyApaka tarIke temanuM vyaktitva eTale vidvAna, gaMbhIra, rASTrapati evorDathI paNa temane vibhUSita karavAmAM AvyA hatA. durAgrahI, ziSTAcArabaddha ane zistabaddha vyaktitva. emanA temanA prakAzita sAhityamAM gujarAta vidyAsabhA dvArA jIvananAM chellA samayamAM azakta zarIre paNa pustakapremI jIva prakAzita "gajarAtamAM nAgaro kArasI bhASA ane sAhityane pustako vAMcyA karatA. hAthamAM pustaka sAthe ja je divase kheDANa' (1950), 'arabI phArasInI gujarAtI para asara-be gAMdhIjIe ciravidAya lIdhI te ja divase eTale ke tArIkha bhAga, (1954-55), ane 'sUphImata' (1959) che. potAnA trIsamI jAnyuArI 2004nA temaNe akSaravAsa karyo. gurusthAne jemanI choTubhAIe sthApanA karI che tevA prA. choTubhAI raNachoDajI nAyaka abujhaphara nakavInAM urdU pustakonuM temaNe gujarAtImAM bhASAMtara karyuM che. i.sa. 1972 thI karI i.sa. 1980 sudhImAM temanA choTubhAI raNachoDajI nAyaka eTale phArasI, urdu ane nAmathI 'phArasI zabdonI sAthe vyutpattikoza' traNa bhAgamAM pragaTa madhyakAlIna itihAsanA abhyAsI. temano janma valasADa thayo che. phArasI viSayonI pariSado ane akhila bhAratIya jillAnA bhagoda gAme i.sa. 1913nA julAI mAsanI 18mI prAcyavidhA pariSadamAM paNa teo hAjara rahetA. tArIkhe thayo. temaNe prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa pAraDImAM ja lIdhuM. i.sa. 1931mAM te meTrika thayA ane vadhu abhyAsArthe i.sa. 1976nA jAnyuArI mAsanI navamI tArIkhe baroDA kaoNlejamAM dAkhala thayA. i.sa. 1935mAM teo bI.e. amadAvAdamAM temaNe nazvara dehano tyAga karyo. thayA tathA i.sa. 1937mAM A ja kaoNlejamAMthI phArasI viSaya jayaMtIlAla jayazaMkara trivedI sAthe ema.e. thayA. mAdhyamika zikSaka mATenI tatkAlIna DigrI jayaMtIlAla trivedIno janma amadAvAdakhAte i.sa. bI.TI. (hAla bI.e.) temaNe prApta karI hatI. i.sa. 1919nA navembara mAsanI 29mI tArIkhe thayo. pitA 1942mAM temaNe mahAnibaMdha lakhI muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI jayazaMkarabhAI prAthamika zALAnA AcArya hatA. jayaMtIlAla pI.eca.DI.nI DigrI paNa meLavI. temanA mahAnibaMdhano viSaya pAMcamA dhoraNathI niyamita rIte zALAmAM javAnuM zarU karyuM. tyAM hato, "adhIma khAnekhAnAma ane tenuM sAhityamaMDaLa.' sudhI temaNe pitAnAM mArgadarzana heThaLa ghara AgaLa ja abhyAsa laMDana sthita raoNyala eziyATika sosAyaTInA phelo karyo. i.sa. 1936mAM teo meTrika thayA ane amadAvAdanI banavAnuM bahumAna paNa temaNe meLavyuM hatuM. phArasI sAhityanAM gujarAta kolejamAM vadhu abhyAsa mATe vijJAnazAkhAmAM dAkhala abhyAsa dvArA pI.eca.DI.nI upAdhi prApta karanAra Do. nAyaka thayA. i.sa. 1940mAM prathama vargamAM bI.esa.sI.nI parIkSA prathama gujarAtI hatA. saMzodhana DigrI meLavIne temaNe kolhApuranI pAsa karI ane e ja kaoNlejanA DemosTreTara tarIke joDAyA. temane rAjArAma kaoNleja tathA navasArInI gADa kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka bI.esa.sI.mAM prathama varga Avyo hovAthI vijJAnamAM tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI. zeTha bho.je. adhyayana ane saMzodhana anusnAtaka na thatAM Do. ke. esa. nAraguMDanA mArgadarzana heThaLa vidyAbhavananA paNa teo phelo niyukta thayA hatA. A pI.eca.DI. mATe zodhanibaMdha lakhavAnI zarUAta karI. i.sa. vidyAbhavananuM saMcAlana gujarAta vidyAsabhA karatI hatI. pachIthI 1945mAM temane pI.eca.DI.nI DIgrI enAyata karavAmAM AvI. A ja vidyAbhavanamAM te adhyApaka banyA. amadAvAdanI ha. kA. tyArabAda beeka varSa keliko milsa saMcAlita sArAbhAI Jain Education Intemational Page #557 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kemikalsamAM risarca kemisTa tarIke temaNe kAmagIrI bajAvI. i.sa. 1946mAM amadAvAdamAM ema.jI. sAyansa insTiTyUTanI zarUAta thaI. jayaMtIlAlabhAI e ja vakhate tyAM sahAyaka adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA ane i.sa. 1961 sudhI ahIM cAlu rahI adhyApana kArya temaja saMzodhanakArya karyuM. i.sa. 1961mAM bI.sI. jaluMdhavAlA sAyansa koleja zarU thaI. jayaMtIbhAI te kolejamAM prinsIpAla tarIke joDAyA. kolejamAM ema.esa.sI. tathA DaoNkaTareTanI DigrI mATeno abhyAsa thaI zake evI sagavaDa UbhI karI. tyAra pachI i.sa. 1970 thI i.sa. 1980 sudhI teo ema.jI. sAyansa kolejanA AcArya tarIke joDAyA. nivRtta thayA bAda jyAre gujarAtI vizvakozanA saMpAdananI kAmagIrI zarU thaI tyAre temaNe vijJAnazAkhAnA saMpAdananI javAbadArI UThAvI. taduparAMta vizvakozanA samagra AyojanamAM paNa temano sahayoga maLato rahyo. i.sa. 1992mAM teo bImAra paDyA. A bimArIthI temanI kAma karavAnI jhaDapa ghaTI hovA chatAM niSkriya rahyA nahIM. rasAyaNavijJAna viSe jayaMtIbhAInuM jJAna khUba ja UMDuM hatuM. te sivAya vijJAnanI anya zAkhAomAM paNa teo eTalA ja taiyAra hatA. teo Ph.D. DigrI meLavavA icchanArAonA mArgadarzaka paNa hatA. temanA mArgadarzana heThaLa 35 jeTalA vidyArthIo taiyAra thayA ane pI.eca.DI.nI upAdhi meLavI zakyA. temaNe pote vijJAnanA vividha viSayo para 75 saMzodhana lekho prasiddha karyA hatA. saMzodhanakSetre temaNe ApelA mUlyavAna pradAna mATe gujarAta yunivarsiTIe temane Do. ke. jI. nAyaka suvarNacaMdraka enAyata karI temanuM bahumAna karyuM hatuM. gujarAta yunivarsiTInI rasAyaNazAstranI abhyAsa-samitinA te sadasya hatA. i.sa. 1994nA jAnyuArI mAsanI 8mI tArIkhe temaNe ciravidAya lIdhI. jayaMtIlAla devazaMkara ojhA gujarAtanA agraNI vanaspatividda ane zikSaNakAra jayaMtIlAlabhAI ojhAno janma i.sa. 1907nA julAInI paccIsamIe thayo hato. prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa pUruM karI teo punAnI phargyusana kaoNlejamAM dAkhala thayA. i.sa. 1929mAM vanaspativijJAnanA mukhya viSaya sAthe teo snAtaka thayA. pachI temaNe "e sTaDI oNpha phaMgasa perAsAIsa oNpha TInosporA 541 kaoNrDipholiyA milsa' nAmano zodhanibaMdha taiyAra karyo ane ema.esa.sI. thayA. A zodhanibaMdha temaNe prA. esa.ela. ajarekaranA mArgadarzana heThaLa amadAvAda khAte gujarAta kaoNlejamAM taiyAra karyo hato. i.sa. 1930 thI i.sa. 1938nA samayagALAmAM teoe muMbaInI bI.je. meDIkala skUlamAM bAyolojInA yUTaranI kAmagIrI bajAvI. tyArabAda gujarAta kaoNlejamAM e ja viSayanA adhyApaka banyA. i.sa. 1965mAM teo prAdhyApaka banyA. I.sa. 1967mAM teo nivRtta thayA. tyAra pachI amadAvAda ArTsa ane sAyansa kaoNlejamAM AcArya tarIke joDAyA. pachI khaMbhAtanI sAyansa kolejamAM ane amadAvAdanI seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM teo jIvavijJAnanA prAdhyApaka hatA. cheka i.sa. 1975 sudhI teo zikSaNakSetre sakriya rahyA hatA. vanaspati viSe vividha lekhamALAo gujarAtI labdhapratiSTha sAmayikomAM prakAzita karI vanaspati-vijJAnamAM Ama janatAne temaNe rasa letI karI. prAthamika tathA mAdhyamika zALAomAM taiyAra thatAM pAThyapustakomAM temanA vaijJAnika lekho samAvavAmAM AvatA. vanaspativijJAna' nAmanA vijJAnazreNInA graMthanA teo sahasaMpAdaka hatA. A graMtha gujarAta yunivarsiTIe prakAzita karyo hato. temaNe "vRkSa ane velInAmathI keTalAka lekho eka pustakamAM saMgrahita karyA hatA. e graMthane gujarAta rAjya taraphathI pAritoSika enAyata karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. - jIvavijJAna kSetre temane eTalo anubhava hato, temanuM jJAna eTaluM talasparzI hatuM ke e sarvanA nicoDarUpe temaNe be aMgrejI pustako gujarAtane ApyAM. eka TIciMga enDa risarca ina bAyolojI ina gujarAta' ane bIjuM che "ona sAyansa ejyukezana enDa naoNnavAyolansa.' A baMne graMthonA sahalekhaka hatA sI. ke. zAha. | gujarAtanA zikSaNakSetramAM temaNe Adarza vidhApuruSa tarIke nAmanA meLavI hatI. koI paNa viSaya hAthamAM le eTale te viSayanI daDha pakaDa jamAvatA ane spaSTapaNe tathA vyavasthita rIte viSayanI rajUAta karatA. gujarAtanA be-traNa peDhInA vijJAnazikSako potAnA ghaDataramAM jayaMtIlAlano amUlya phALo che e hakIkata svIkAre che. i.sa. 1981nA phebruArInI soLamI tArIkhe temaNe duniyAne AkharI salAma karI. 59. Jain Education Intemational Page #558 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 542 jayendrarAva bhagavAnalAla dUrakALa, amadAvAdanA vatanI vaDanagarA nAgara gRhastha jayendrarAva bhagavAnadAsa dUrakALano janma i.sa. 1881nA sapTembaranI pahelI tArIkhe kheDA jillAnA ThAsarA gAme thayo hato. temaNe prAthamika zikSaNa goMDala khAte lIdhuM ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa vaDodarA khAte pUruM karyuM. meTrika thayA pachI ucca abhyAsa mATe te jUnAgaDhanI bahAuddIna kaoNlejamAM joDAyA paraMtu tyAMthI te amadAvAdanI gujarAta kaoNlejamAM gayA ane i.sa. 1906mAM bI.e.nI DigrI prApta karI. i.sa. 1910mAM temaNe ema.e.nI upAdhi meLavI. jayendrarAvano abhyAsa cAlu hato te daramiyAna ja temaNe lakhelA eka nibaMdhane 'nArAyaNa mahAdeva paramAnaMda yunivarsiTI nibaMdha pAritoSika' enAyata thayuM hatuM. abhyAsa pUro karI kolakaTA khAtenI eMglo varnAkyulara hAIskUlamAM AcArya tarIke joDAyA. i.sa. 1912mAM tyAM temaNe dhI rIvyU' nAmanuM eka aMgrejI mAsika zarU karyuM hatuM. emanA lekho 'TAImsa oNpha inDiyA'mAM temaja baoNmbe gejheTa'mAM prakAzita thatA hatA. i.sa. 1916mAM teo amadAvAda AvyA. i.sa. 1920mAM te sUratanI ema.TI.bI. kaoNlejamAM joDAyA. ahIM temaNe i.sa. 1941 sudhI eTale ke nivRtti-vayamaryAdA sudhI sevA ApI. teo A kaoNlejamAM aMgrejI tathA gujarAtInA adhyApaka hatA. thoDo samaya teo surata khAte cAlatI zrI viThThaladAsa ThAkoradAsa hindu gurukuLa saMsthAmAM 'pradhAnAdhyApaka' rahyA hatA. sanAtana dharmazikSaNa maMDaLanA teo pramukha hatA. gujarAtI nibaMdhakAra, kavi ane saMpAdaka tarIke khyAti prApta karanAra jayendrarAva mukhyatve nibaMdhakAra hatA. temaNe lakhelA nibaMdhasaMgrahomAMnA keTalAka che 'thoDAMka chUTTAM phUla' (1927), 'dharma ane rASTra' (1936), 'naMdinI' (1951) ane 'gItAkaumudI' (1951). temaNe keTalAka haLavA, hAsyarasika, narmamarmayukta nibaMdho paNa lakhyA che. te nibaMdhomAM temaNe vinodapradhAna ane kaTAkSayukta zailIno saMyoga sAdhyo che. poyaNAM' (1929), 'amI' (1935) ane 'UMdhe ghaDe pANI' e prakAranA temanA nibaMdhasaMgraho che. dharmatattvaciMtanane kendramAM rAkhI emaNe 'cittatattva nirUpaNa' (1918) ane 'aMjali' nAmathI be saMgraho pragaTa karyA che. temane aMgrejImAM paNa pustako lakhavAno zokha hato. 'hArmanI opha kiDjha' (1912), 'inDiyana ejyukezana' (1928), Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka paoNliTiksa enDa ejyukezana' (1928) ane 'sphiyarsa oNpha sAyansa philaoNsophI' (1937) aMgrejI pustako che. tananA kAvyasaMgrahonI saMkhyA paNa ThIkaThIka che. e saMgraho samabhAvIomAM jANItA banyA hatA. i.sa. 1928mAM prasiddha thayela 'jharaNAM-TADhAM ane UnhAM' nAM kAvyo para kAnta ane nhAnAlAlano prabhAva dekhAya che. emaNe paurANika vastu laIne nATako lakhyAM hatAM. A nATako i.sa. 1951mAM 'sAta lIlAnATako athavA vibhunI vibhUtionuM sudarzana' nAmathI prakAzita thayAM hatAM. A nATako temane dharmazAstro ane purANonuM keTaluM agAdha jJAna che tenI pratIti karAve che. i.sa. 1942mAM temaNe 'lokone prabhu izunI saMgata' e nAmathI eka bodhaka pustikA lakhI hatI. i.sa. 1915mAM prakAzita thayela 'hariragIta' tathA i.sa. 1925mAM pragaTa thayela 'siMhastha yAtrAvarNana'mAM temanI mAtA jasabAnA kAvyono saMgraha che. bALakone dharma ane sadAcAranuM zikSaNa maLe e prakAranA saMskRta zloko jayendrarAva dUrakALe 'sanAtana dharma zikSaNamALA' nAmanI zreNImAM gujarAtI bhASAMtara sahita prakAzita karyA che. sUratanI hindu gurukuLa dvArA i.sa. 1937mAM dUrakALanI 'bALapAThyapothI' prasiddha thaI hatI. banArasanA bhAratadharmamaMDaLa taraphathI dUrakALane dharmavinoda'nI padavI enAyata thaI hatI. jagannAthapurInA zaMkarAcArye 'vidyAvAridhi'nI padavIthI temane vibhUSita karyA hatA. i.sa. 1960nA DisembaranI trIjI tArIkhe amadAvAda khAte temanuM avasAna thayuM. tryaMbakalAla ma. ojhA rasAyaNazAstranA gujarAtanA agraNI adhyApaka ane saMzodhaka evA tryaMbakalAla zikSaNajagatamAM TI.ema. ojhA tarIke jANItA banyA che. i.sa. 1907mAM dhrAMgadhrA khAte eka sAmAnya kuTuMbamAM temano janma thayo hato. dhrAMgadhrAmAM ja temaNe prAthamika tema ja mAdhyamika zikSaNa prApta karyuM ane ucca zikSaNa mATe amadAvAdanI gujarAta kaoNlejamAM joDAyA. tyAMthI ja teo bI.esa.sI., ema.esa.sI. tathA pI.eca.DI. thayA. temano saMzodhana mahAnibaMdha hato 'akArbanika rasAyaNa.' i.sa. 1937mAM teo gujarAta kaoNlejamAM DemonsTreTara tarIke joDAyA. te jagyA parathI te upara ne upara caDhatA gayA. Page #559 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo. 543 e ja kaoNlejamAM te vyAkhyAtA ane prAdhyApaka banyA. i. 1960mAM "pazunA auSadhanuM zAstra' nAmano anUdita graMtha temaNe prakAzita jAmanagara khAtenI DI.ke.vI. kaoNlejanA te prAcArya banyA. tyAMthI karyo. tyArapachInA anUdita pustako A pramANe che : "zarIra ane nivRtta thaI visanagaranI kaoNlejamAM mAnA prAdhyApaka tarIke pAMca indriyavijJAnazAstra' (1905), bhUgoLa vidyAnAM mULa tattvo-be varSa kAmagIrI bajAvI. bhAga (1908 ane 1910), khagoLavidyA' (1914), caMbakalAla te samayamAM bhautika rasAyaNanA agraNI gujarAtano itihAsa' (1923), 'romano itihAsa' (1929) prophesara hatA. temane sAdhanonI taMgI paDatI hovA chatAM te temaja phArasImAMthI gujarAtImAM anUdita karelo graMtha "mirAte vidyArthIone ema.esa.sI. tathA pI.eca.DI.no abhyAsa pUro sikaMdarI' (1914). vividha viSayonAM keTalAMka pAThyapustako karavAmAM sahAyabhUta thatA. akArbanika rasAyaNamAM temane khUba ja paNa temaNe lakhyAM hatAM. rasa hato. tethI temaNe mahAnibaMdhamAM e viSaya para ja potAnuM zikSaNakAra, lekhaka ane bhASAMtarakAra AtmArAme i.sa. saMzodhana rajU karyuM hatuM. 1936nA phebruArInI 24mI tArIkhe akSaravAsa karyo. AlkalI tathA AlkalAIna ardhadhAtuonA nAITreTa, ratilAla mohanalAla borIsAgara nAITrAITa tathA hAyaponAITreTa kSAronA vighaTananI kriyAvidhio gujarAtanA zikSaNa vibhAgamAM pAThyapustaka maMDaLanA emanA saMzodhananuM mukhya kSetra hatuM. temaNe AvA kSAronuM nAyaba niyAmaka tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvanAra tathA hAsyalekhaka uSmAvighaTana karyuM. temAMthI pedA thatA vAyuone zunyAvakAzanI tarIke jANItA thayelA ratilAlano janma amarelI jillAnA madadathI alaga karI tenuM pRthakkaraNa karyuM tathA vighaTanaprakriyAnA sAvarakuMDalA khAte i.sa. 1938nA oNgaSTanI 31mI tArIkhe prakramo sthApita karyA. Ama karavAthI te viSaya viSe je keTalAka thayo che. khayAlo pracalita hatA temAM sudhArA svIkAravAmAM AvyA. potAnI kuzAgra buddhithI teo dezavidezamAM Adara pAmyA hatA. prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa sAvarakuMDalAmAM meLavI i.sa. 1956mAM teoe esa.esa.sI.nI parIkSA pAsa karI. i.sa. 1955mAM temanI vidyAvRttinI kadararUpa IglenDanI epha.Ara.AI.sI.nI mAnAI phelozIpa arpaNa i.sa. 1963mAM bI.e. thayA ane i.sa. 1967mAM ema.e. thayA. zikSakanA vyavasAya mATe Avazyaka bI.eDa.nI parIkSA paNa karavAmAM AvI hatI. temaNe uttIrNa karI che. AtmArAma motIrAma dIvAnajI traNa varSa prAthamika zALAmAM kAma karyA bAda ATheka varSa sUratanA vatanI ane jJAtie dakSiNa gujarAtanA vAlmika mAdhyamika zALAomAM sevA ApI. i.sa. 1971mAM kAyastha AtmArAmano janma i.sa. 1873nA oNgaSTanI sAtamI sAvarakuMDalAnI kaoNlejamAM gujarAtInA prAdhyApaka tarIke te joDAyA. tArIkhe thayo hato. i.sa. 1989 'sAhityika saMpAdana : vivecanAtmaka adhyayana' sUratamAM abhyAsa karI temaNe i.sa. 1891mAM meTrikanI nAmano mahAnibaMdha lakhI teo pI.eca.DI. thayA. parIkSA pasAra karI. muMbaInI kaoNlejamAM ucca abhyAsa mATe i.sa. 1974mAM teo gujarAta rAjya zALA joDAI I.sa. 1896mAM vijJAnanA viSaya sAthe bI.e.nI pAThyapustaka maMDaLamAM ekeDemika sekreTarI tarIke joDAyA. lagabhaga parIkSAmAM te uttIrNa thayA. ekavIsa varSa sudhI A sthAna para temaNe kAma karyuM. | muMbaI ilAkAmAM ja keLavaNI khAtAmAM nokarImAM joDAyA sAhityakSetre temaNe navalikA-lekhanathI padArpaNa karyuM. ane nivRtta thatA sudhImAM nAyaba zikSaNAdhikArInA pada sudhI paraMtu DaoN. borIsAgaramAM rahelI naisargika vinodavRtti temane pahoMcyA. nivRtta thayA pachInuM zeSa jIvana janasamAjanI sevA hAsya-kSetramAM kheMcI gaI. hAsyapradhAna lekho ane pustako karavAmAM ja gALavuM che evo nirNaya karI teo samAjasevAmAM lakhavAmAM ratilAlabhAIne anokhI saphaLatA prApta thaI. lAgI gayA. temano prathama hAsyasaMgraha "maraka maraka' i.sa. 1977mAM temane anuvAdano jabaro zokha hato. vividha viSayo pragaTa thayo. bIjo saMgraha "AnaMda loka" i.sa. 1983mAM bahAra paranAM pustakonuM temaNe bhASAMtara karyuM che. i.sa. 1905mAM paDyo. A pustakonA prakAzana dvArA ratilAlabhAIno svastha ane Jain Education Intemational Page #560 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 544 ziSTa hAsyakAra tarIke paricaya thAya che. temanuM hAsya svabhoge niSpanna thatuM hovAthI te vadhu kalAtmaka banyuM che. sahune maraka maraka hasAvyA kare evuM kaDavAza vinAnuM svaccha hAsya temanI kRtiomAM hoya che. kyAMya vyaktigata vyaMga nahIM dekhAya ke kazeya prabaLa kaTAkSaprahAra anubhavavA nahIM maLe. i.sa. 1994mAM hAsyanavalakathAnA prayogarUpe temaNe 'saMbhavAmi yuge yuge' nAmanI navalakathA lakhI. ramaNabhAI nIlakaMThanA ati vikhyAta 'bhadraMbhadra'no vartamAna kALamAM punarjanma karAvI te pAtra dvArA narmadAyojanAnI hAsyamaya AlocanA karI che. A pustakamAM DaoN. borIsAgare haLavA kaTAkSo vAparyA che. kazeya DaMkha dekhAto nathI. i.sa. 1977mAM temaNe AtmakathAtmaka hAsyarasika navalakathA'enjaoNyagrAphI' prakAzita karI. A navalamAM hradayanI bImArIno svAnubhava eTalI saraLatAthI rajU karyo che ke 'enjIyogrAphI' nuM sahaja parivartana 'enjaoNyagrAphI'mAM thaI gayuM che. A pustaka dvArA DaoN. borIsAgare hAsyakalAnuM uttama zikhara prApta karyuM che. lekhaka pote buddhu hoya, azikSita hoya evuM vAtAvaraNa khaDuM karI AsapAsamAM aneka pAtronI teo mIThI majAka karI zakyA che. DaoNkaTaro para, haoNspiTalanA anya karmacArIo para temaNe mArmika kaTAkSono mAro calAvyo che. temanA 'maraka maraka' mATe jyotIndra dave pAritoSika ane gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI taraphathI pAritoSika apAyAM che. temanA 'AnaMdaloka' ne paNa gujarAta sAhitya akAdamInuM prathama pAritoSika prApta thayuM che. 'enjaoNyagrAphI' ne ghanazyAma zarAphe inAmathI navAjI che. i.sa. 1994mAM lakhAyeluM temanuM 'bALavaMdanA' nAmanuM pustaka temano bALako pratyenA vAtsalyano saMketa Ape che. temaNe nATako ane vivecano paNa lakhyAM che. amadAvAdathI prasiddha thatAM dainika 'saMdeza'mAM teonI kaTAra niyamitapaNe prakAzita thAya che. narasiMhabhAI IzvarabhAI paTela gujarAtanA keLavaNIkAra karatAM paNa eka krAMtikArI, svAtaMtrya sainika, samAjasudhAraka ane patrakAra tarIke vadhAre jANItA thayelA narasiMhabhAIno janma garIba pATIdAra kuTuMbamAM i.sa. 1874nA oNkTobara mAsanI teramI tArIkhe kheDA jillAnA nAra gAme thayo hato. temaNe prAthamika zikSaNa sojitrAmAM ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa vaDodarAmAM lIdhuM. i.sa. Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka 1895mAM temaNe meTrikanI parIkSA pAsa karI ane vaDodarA rAjyanA zikSaNa vibhAgamAM mAsika rUA. 20=00nA pagArathI zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. nokarI daramiyAna temaNe 'zikSaka' nAmanuM eka sAmayika pragaTa karavAnuM zarU karyuM hatuM. phurasadanA samaye teo baMgALI bhASA zIkhatA. baMgALI bhASA para eTaluM prabhutva meLavyuM ke araviMda ghoSanA bhAI bArIndra ghoSe lakhelA 'mukti kona pathe' nAmanA pustakano temaNe gujarAtI anuvAda bahAra pADyo hato. araviMda ghoSanAM keTalAMka rAjadrohI pravacano paNa temaNe gujarAtImAM utAryA hatAM. iTAlInA dezabhakta gaeNribAlDInA jIvanacaritranuM paNa gujarAtImAM bhASAMtara karyuM hatuM. dezamAM gulAmI sAme laData ApI zakAya e hetuthI boMba banAvavAnI paddhati viSenI pustikAo temaNe chapAvI hatI ane 'vanaspatinI davAo','kasarata', 'nAhavAno sAbu', 'kissAe gulAba' ane 'kAyadAno saMgraha' evAM nAma ApyA hatAM jethI polIsa zIrSakathI chetarAya ane ADe mArge doravAya. briTIza sarakAre khUba mahenata karI AvI pustikAo koNa chapAve che te khoLI kADhyuM pariNAme narasiMhabhAI ane temanA sAthI mohanalAla kAmezvara paMDyAne nokarI khovI paDI. narasiMhabhAIne rAjyamAMthI hadapAra paNa karyA. khoTI jubAnI ApavAnA Aropasara temane be mAsanI jelanI sajA paNa karavAmAM AvI. sajA pUrI thaye narasiMhabhAI chUTyA tyAre jANavA maLyuM ke temane pakaDI temanA para kAma calAvI AMdAmAna para kALApANInI sajA bhogavavA mokalavAnI peravI cAle che. AthI teo gupta veze phrenca saMsthAna poMDIcerI gayA. ahIM paNa briTIza polIsano bhaya jaNAtAM kolambo thaI mombAsA pahoMcyA. tyAMthI paNa temane bhAgavuM paDyuM ane te AphrikAnA mavAnjhA gayA. pravAsanI A doDadhAma daramiyAna temane damano roga to lAgu paDyo hato vadhArAmAM kALA AjAra'nI bImArIthI paNa te pIDAvA lAgyA. i.sa. 1918mAM prathama vizvayuddhanI samApti bAda teo yugAnDAnA jhiMjhA gayA. ahIM gAMdhIbhakta cArlsa enDrujhanA saMparkamAM AvyA. temanI sAthe kAma karatA baMne vacce gADha maitrI vikasI. pachI baMne bhArata AvyA. narasiMhabhAI zAMtiniketanamAM adhyApanakAryamAM joDAyA. paraMtu ahIMnI AbohavA temane phAvI nahIM. vadhumAM temanI viruddhanI tapAsa ane kAryavAhI polIse phAIla karI dIdhI hatI. AthI temane lAgyuM ke have gujarAta javAmAM jokhama nathI. AthI te ANaMda gayA ane pATIdArI' mAsika zarU karyuM. (1923). A mAsika temaNe ekale hAthe ane Page #561 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo aneka aDacaNo bhogavIne 21 varSa calAvyuM. temane IzvaramAM nahIM paraMtu nIti, mAnavatA tathA adhyAtmamAM vizvAsa hato. i.sa. 1930mAM gAMdhIjIe zarU karelI 'dAMDIkUca'nuM narasiMhabhAIe ANaMdamAM svAgata karyuM ane kUca sAthe nabhADa sudhI gayA. samagra parivAra A kUcamAM joDAyo hato. A kArya badala teone pakaDavAmAM AvyA ane cha mAsanI kArAgAranI sajA karavAmAM AvI. Izvarano inkAra' ane lagnano prapaMca' temaNe lakhelAM pustako che. temaNe viThThala kanyA vidyAlayanI sthApanAmAM ane harijana saMghanI pravRttiomAM sakriya sahayoga Apyo hato. kheDA jillAnA sojitrA mukAme i.sa. 1945nA oNkTobara mAsanI 17mI tArIkhe temanuM dehAvasAna thayuM. nAthAlAla bhANajI dave nAthAlAla 'sAduLa bhagata' athavA 'adhIro bhagata'nA upanAmathI oLakhAtA. temano janma bhAvanagara jillAnA bhuvA gAme i.sa. 1912nA jUnanI 3jI tArIkhe thayo. pitAnuM nAma hatuM bhANajI kAnajI dave ane mAtAnuM nAma kastUrabA. temaNe narmadAbahena sAthe lagna karyAM hatAM. temaNe prAthamika zikSaNa bhuvAmA ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa sAvarakuMDalAmAM lIdhuM. bhAvanagaranI zAmaLadAsa kaoNleja tathA vaDodarAnI baroDA kaoNlejamAM abhyAsa karI teo i.sa. 1934mAM bI.e. tathA i.sa. 1936mAM ema.e. thayA. bI.e.mAM temano mukhya viSaya aMgrejI hato jyAre ema.e.mAM gujarAtI hato. i.sa. 1943mAM temaNe zikSaNakhAtAnI bI.TI.nI DigrI paNa meLavI hatI. abhyAsa pUro karI te zikSaka banyA. tyArabAda AcArya tarIke paNa sevA ApI te pada parathI teo zikSaNAdhikArI paNa banyA. i.sa. 1970mAM nivRtta thayA tyAre teo mAMgaroLa khAtenI gavarmenTa becalara opha TreniMga sarakArI (G.B.T.C.) grejyueTa bejhika TreniMga kolejanA AcArya hatA. sevAkALa daramiyAna 'sarasvatI' tathA 'jIvanazikSaNa' nuM taMtrIpada saMbhALyuM hatuM. bhAvanagara sAhitya sabhA'nA teo maMtrI ane 'sAhityabhAratI'nA adhyakSa paNa rahI cUkyA hatA. anugAMdhIyuganA mahattvanA kavi-vArtAkAra nAthAlAlanA nAme aneka pustako caDhyAM che. temanAM kAvyomAM zuddha kavitA pratyenuM valaNa ane sauMdaryAnurAga jovA maLe che. temaNe dorelAM 545 zabdacitro ramya hoya che. temanuM prabhutva bhAva mAdhurya, chaMdo ane geya DhALo para che. vadhumAM temanI lalitamadhura kAvyabAnI temanAM kAvyone AsvAdya banAve che-upadrava' ane 'haLave hAthe' kAvyagraMtho che. 'mukhavAsa' e pustaka saMgraha ane 'AnaMdadhArA' bhaktikAvyono saMcaya che. 'ravIndravaibhava'mAM temaNe TAgoranAM kAvyono suMdara padyAnuvAda Apyo che. taduparAMta temaNe prItano gulAbI raMga', 'upahAra', 'gAye jA mArA prANa' ane 'praNaya mAdhurI'nA nAme anya kAvyasaMgraho paNa ApyA che. temanA vArtAsaMgraho che 'navuM jIvatara', 'bhadrA', 'UDato mAnavI', 'zikharone pele pAra' ane 'mIThI che jiMdagI'. A saMgrahanI vArtAo atyaMta rasaprada banI che tenuM zreya jAya che nAthAlAlanA noMdhapAtra viSaya-vaividhyane, rocaka varNanone, pAtronA sUkSma manobhAvanA, Alekhanane, vArtAkathananI sahaja phAvaTane ane saraLa, pravAhI gadyane. 'zrI araviMdayogadarzana' ane 'mudrArAkSasa' temanAM anUdita pustako che. gujarAtI pAThyapustakonuM paNa temaNe saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. sacitra vAcanapothIo paNa temaNe taiyAra karI che. prasthAna' ane 'phUlachAba'mAM je avalokano temaNe lakhyAM che te graMthastha thavAnI rAha jotAM paDyAM che. AvaDA vistRta pramANamAM vividha sAhityaprakAra para pustako lakhI temaNe vividha pAritoSiko meLavyAM hatAM. jemAMnA keTalAMka che : gujarAta rAjya dvArA 'jAhnavI' ane 'anurAga' ne zreSTha kAvyasaMgraha tarIke : 'hasAhasa' mAsika dvArA 'upadrava' ne zreSTha hAsyakRti tarIke : DaoN. lAkhANI suvarNacaMdraka 'ravIndra vaibhava'nA zreSTha padyAnuvAda mATe : na.mA. suratI pAritoSika 'bhadrA' ne : 'sajanI' vArtA-mAsika dvArA dAyakAnA zreSTha vArtAsaMgraha tarIke zikharone pele pAra' mATe : e ja vArtA saMgrahane gujarAta sarakAranuM pAritoSika tathA jayaMtI khatrI evorDa paNa apAyA hatA : vIsanagaranA pArekha pustakAlaya dvArA mIThI che jiMdagI' ne zreSTha vArtAsaMgraha tarIke. temanuM avasAna bhAvanagara khAte i.sa. 1993nA DisembaranI 25mI e thayuM. DaoN. pI. DI. pAThaka AMtarrASTrIya nAmanA prApta karanAra gujarAtanA bhautikavijJAnI DaoN. puSkararAya dalapatarAya pAThakano janma i.sa. 1916nA eprilanI 16mIe bharUca khAte thayo che. temaNe prAthamikathI zarU karI uccazikSaNa vaDodarA khAte lIdhuM. saMzodhana Page #562 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 546 karI temaNe ema.esa. yunivarsiTImAMthI ema.esa.sI.nI DigrI prApta karI. I.sa. 1937 thI i.sa. 1946 sudhI e ja yunivarsiTInA bhautikazAstra vibhAgamAM adhyApana kArya karyuM. i.sa. 1946mAM amadAvAdanI ema.jI. sAyansa insTiTyUTamAM joDAyA. ahIM AvI temaNe vijJAnakSetre anusnAtaka zikSaNa ane saMzodhanapravRttine khUba ja vega Apyo. saMzodhanakSetramAM temanA prathama ziSya ena.vI. paMDyAne sAthe rAkhI emaNe eksa-kiraNo para keTalAka lekho lakhyA. vadhArAmAM yunivarsiTI grAnTsa kamizananI eka pariyojanA paNa pUrI karI. i.sa. 1959mAM DaoN. pAThaka gujarAta yunivarsiTInA bhautika zAstranA anusnAtaka zikSaNa ane saMzodhana-vibhAganA prAdhyApaka ane adhyakSa banyA. teo sevAnivRtta thayA tyAM sudhI pote pI.eca.DI.nI DigrI meLavI nahotI chatAM temaNe pAMca vidyArthIone mArgadarzana ApyuM ane pI.eca.DI.nI DigrI apAvI. teo i.sa. 1977mAM nivRtta thayA. nivRtti bAda temaNe ApelI zaikSaNika sevAonI kadararUpe temane sanmAnanIya prAdhyApaka tarIke niyukta karavAmAM AvyA. A sthAna para temaNe i.sa. 1981 sudhI sevA ApI. gujarAta yunivarsiTInA upakrame temaNe adhAtuonA uSmIya vistaraNa upara saMzodhana zarU karyuM. tene lagatA keTalAka lekho paNa pragaTa karyA. A viSayane lagato eka amerikana AMtararASTrIya kAryakrama yojAyo hato. DaoN. pAThakane e kAryakramamAM bhAga levAno lAbha sAMpaDyo hato. temanA 40 jeTalA noMdhapAtra saMzodhanalekho AMtarrASTrIya nAmanA dharAvatAM sAmayikomAM prakAzita thayA che. gujarAtI temaja aMgrejI bhASAmAM temaNe 12 pAThyapustako lakhyAM che. A pustako dvArA gujarAtanA bhautika vijJAnanA zikSaNane temaNe mAtabara banAvyuM che. zikSaNakSetre temaNe karelI anupama pravRtti badala i.sa. 1989mAM amerikAnI AMtararASTrIya phAunDezana saMsthAe DaoNkTara oNpha sAyansanI mAnAI padavI ApI hatI. i.sa. 1970mAM vijJAnane zikSaNa sudhAraNA kAryakramanA upakrame bhArata-sarakAre temane amerikA mokalyA hatA. amerikAnI inTaranezanala sTAra rajisTrI saMsthAe prA. pAThakane tenI yAdImAM samAvI temanI kIrtimAM khUba vadhAro karyo che. DaoN. pAThakanI ujvaLa zaikSaNika kArakirdInA paripAkarUpe pRthvIthI Azare 350 prakAzavarSa dUra aMtarikSamAM AvelA kramAMka 841881288 tArAne "DaoN. pAThaka tAro' evuM nAma ApyuM che. pathapradarzaka A tAro dhruva matsya tArakavRMda najIka AvelA kAliya tArakavRMdamAM sthita che. , pravINacaMdra cImanalAla parIkha bhAratIya saMskRtinA vidvAna, saMzodhaka ane lekhaka pravINacaMdrano janma kheDA mukAme i.sa. 1937nA mArcanI 26mI tArIkhe thayo che. temaNe prAthamika tathA mAdhyamika zikSaNa mahemadAvAdamAM lIdhuM. amadAvAdamAM abhyAsa karI i.sa. 1959mAM bI.e. thayA. i.sa. 1961mAM temaNe ema.e. karyuM. ema.e.mAM bhAratIya saMskRti viSayamAM te prathama AvyA hatA. A siddhi mATe gujarAta yunivarsiTIe temane zeTha cInubhAI lallubhAI mahetA suvarNacaMdraka enAyata karyo hato. temaNe gujarAtamAM brAhmIthI nAgarI sudhIno lipivikAsa" e viSaya para saMzodhana karI gujarAta yunivarsiTIne mahAnibaMdha Apyo. i.sa. 1967mAM gujarAta yunivarsiTIe temane pI.eca.DI.nI DigrI ApI. A saMzodhana mATe i.sa. 1981mAM suratanI narmada sAhitya sabhAe varSa 1971-75nA samayagALAno narmadacaMdraka DaoN. parIkhane Apyo. i.sa. 1964 thI i.sa. 1975 sudhI rAjakoTanI virabAImA mahilA kaoNlejamAM bhAratIya saMskRtinA adhyApaka tarIke temaNe sevA ApI. i.sa. 19 thI teo bho.je. adhyayana ane saMzodhana vidyAsabhAnA rIDara banyA. 1982 thI te ja saMsthAnA niyAmaka ane prAdhyApaka tarIke niyukta thayA. temanAM mArgadarzana heThaLa sAta vidyArthIoe pI.eca.DI.nI DigrI prApta karI che. itihAsa saMskRti, dharma, purAtattva jevA viSayo para temaNe lakhelA 141 lekho gujarAtI, hiMdI ane aMgrejI sAmayikomAM prakAzita thayA che. temaNe 34 pustako lakhyAM che jemAM gujarAtamAM brAhmIthI nAgarI sudhIno lipivikAsa', bhAratano sAMskRtika itihAsa, bhArata-darzana, madhyakAlIna bhAratamAM Arthika jIvana ane saMgaThana, bhAratIya prAcIna zilpakalA, bhAratIya sikkAzAstra ane amadAvAdamAM bhadra vistAranAM maMdirono samAveza thAya che. bho.je. vidyAbhavananA saMzodhana vaimAsika 'sAmI'nA teo saMpAdaka rahI cUkyA che. "gujarAtano rAjakIya ane sAMskRtika itihAsa' e mahAgraMthanA bhAga 8 ane 9nA teo sahasaMpAdaka che. gujarAta itihAsa pariSadanA maMtrIpade tathA pramukhapade rahI temaNe noMdhapAtra sevA ApI che. bhAgavata mahApurANa graMthanI saTIka AvRtti taiyAra karavAmAM teo joDAyA Jain Education Intemational Page #563 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 540 hatA. gujarAtanAM DisTrIkTa gejheTiyarsa tathA gujarAtI vizvakoza ArTsa kaoNlejamAM gujarAtInA prAdhyApaka tarIke joDAyA ane i.sa. mATe paNa temaNe lekho lakhyA che ane haju paNa lakhe che. 1986mAM nivRtta thatAM sudhImAM e sthAna para rahyA. chellAM temaNe lakhelA "svAmInArAyaNa sthApatya kalA' nAmanA keTalAMka varSo teo e ja kaoNlejamAM gujarAtInA adhyakSa paNa hatA. graMtha mATe temane tathA graMthanA sahalekhaka kirITakumAra je. davene nivRtta thayA pachI vallabhavidyAnagarane ja temaNe kAyamI gujarAta sAhitya akAdamInuM prathama pAritoSika i.sa. 1984mAM vasavATa karyo. arpaNa thayuM hatuM. bhAratIya saMskRti viSaya saMbaMdhI temaNe je kheDANa temano prathama kAvyasaMgraha ijana' i.sa. 1968mAM karyuM che tenI kadararUpe i.sa. 1997mAM eka jAhera samAraMbhamAM prakAzita thayo. gujarAta rAjya taraphathI te saMgrahane pAritoSika 'nyU DAImenzansa oNpha inDolaoNjI' nAmano abhinaMdana-graMtha enAyata thayuM hatuM. temaNe lakhelI rASTraprazaMsAnI eka kavitA "he temane arpaNa karavAmAM Avyo hato. muja mAtRbhUmi!' ne AkAzavANIe puraskArathI alaMkRta karI hAla teo gujarAtI vizvakozanA samAjavidyA vibhAganA hatI. Aje paNa temanI keTalIka padya racanAo ane sAhityanA saMpAdaka tarIke kAryarata che. AsvAda-vivecana viSenA lekho graMthastha thavAnI rAha jotA beThA che. phakIra mahaMmada jamAlabhAI majUrI visanagaranI kavisabhA taraphathI "maMjarI' nAmanuM eka | gujarAtI bhASA-sAhityanA prAdhyApaka ane kavi phakIra aniyatakAlika sAmayika prakAzita thatuM hatuM. tenA rajata-jayaMtI mahaMmada jamAlabhAIno janma mahesANA jillAnA dhINoja gAme i.sa. 1926nA DiseMbara mAsanI 10mI tArIkhe thayo hato. aMkanuM majUrIe saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. uparAMta saradAra paTela yunivarsiTI dvArA prakAzita thayela "kAvyamadhu', "kAvyaparimala', temaNe prAthamikathI karI ucca zikSaNa visanagaramAM lIdhuM ane kAvyasudhA', "kAvyasumana" vagere kAvyasaMgrahonuM saha-saMpAdana karyuM uttara gujarAta yunivarsiTImAMthI gujarAtInA mukhya viSaya sAthe hatuM. sva. bhAIkAkA vallabhavidyAnagaranA vizvakarmA manAya che. ema.ena. kaoNlejamAM abhyAsa karI I.sa. 1950mAM bI.e. majUrIe temanI AtmakathA 'bhAIkAkAnAM saMsmaraNo' nuM paNa thayA. i.sa. 1958mAM gujarAta yunivarsiTImAMthI mukhya gujarAtI sahasaMpAdana karyuM hatuM. ane gauNa saMskRta viSaya sAthe ema.e. thayA. i.sa. 1956mAM temaNe bI.eDranI parIkSA paNa uttIrNa karI hatI. vallabhavidyAnagara khAte ja i.sa. 2000nA DisembaranI 29mI tArIkhe teo jannatanazIna thayA. teo visanagara khAte abhyAsa karatA hatA tyAre tyAM 'visanagara kavisabhA'nI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI hatI. tenA bharatarAma bhAnasukharAma mahetA sthApaka hatA prA. jitendra a. dave taduparAMta prA. hasita buca, prA. gujarAtI sAhityanA citrakAra, vArtAkAra, kavi, saMpAdaka jatIndra AcArya, pri. e.jI. pavAra tathA pri. vi. ke. gokAka jevA ane anuvAdaka tarIke sevA ApanAra bharatarAmano janma sUrata A kavisabhAnA sabhya hatA. A sau pAsethI phakIra mahaMmada khAte i.sa. 1894nA julAInI 16 mIe thayo hato. temanuM jIvanopayogI mArgadarzana meLavyuM hatuM. upanAma hatuM haMsala'. majUrInA pitA jamAlabhAI uttara gujarAtanA sUphI saMta saurASTranI zALAomAM temaNe prAthamika tathA mAdhyamika oliyA sAjI bApu tathA saMta anavara miyAM-kAjInA ziSya zikSaNa pUruM karyuM. vaDodarAnI kolejamAM inTara ArTsa sudhIno hatA. jamAlabhAI paNa adhyAtmabhAva pradarzita karI gajhalonI abhyAsa karI teo AMtarasubA, bIlImorA, sonagaDha, vaDanagara, racanA karatA. bAlyAvasthAthI ja phakIra mahaMmadane pitAjI pAsethI cANasmA ema vividha sthaLonI prAthamika zALAmAM AcArya tarIke kAvyaracanAno vAraso maLyo hato. sevA ApI. vaDodarA sthita goviMdarAva madhyavartI zALAmAM temaNe temaNe thoDo samaya visanagaranI ema.ena. kaoNlejamAM adhyApanakArya karyuM. vaDodarAnI puruSa adhyApana pAThazALAmAM paNa prAdhyApaka tarIke sevA ApI. i.sa. 1959mAM vallabhavidyAnagara teo adhyApaka hatA. sevAkALanA aMtabhAge teo vaDodarA khAte Avela viThThalabhAI paTela mahAvidyAlayamAM joDAyA. ahIM rAjyanA bhASAMtara vibhAgamAM kAryarata hatA. i.sa. 1962 sudhI sevA ApI. tyArabAda nalinI enDa araviMda temanA pitA bhAnusukharAmanA vividha viSayo paranAM Jain Education Intemational Page #564 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 548 keTalAMka pustako vaDodarA rAjyanI sayAjI sAhityamALA prakAzana zreNI dvArA prakAzita thayAM hatAM. putra bharatarAmanAM paNa ThIkaThIka saMkhyAmAM A zreNIne upakrame pustako pragaTa thayAM hatA. temAMnAM keTalAMka A pramANe che : raNajItasiMha (1920), samudragupta (1921), zrI harSa (1921), tukArAma (1922) ane zUravIra zivAjI (1924) caritragraMtho uparAMta nAnI nAnI vAto' (1956), 'bhavAInA vezanI vAto' (1964), prasaMgazataka (1976), 'arthazAstranI oLakhANa' (1924), 'rASTrIya keLavaNI' (1926) ane 'azokanA zilAlekho' (1926) jevI abhyAsa-pustikAo tathA 'mUchamAM haso' (1950) jevI hAsya-navalakathA, 'abhiSeka' nAmano kAvyasaMgraha. i.sa. 1959mAM prasiddha thayela mArI sAhityasevA'mAM temanI sAhityika gatividhino paricaya sAMpaDe che. i.sa. 1957mAM temaNe saha-saMpAdaka tarIke vaDodarA rAjyanI sAhityika pravRttio' nAmano eka mAhitIgraMtha taiyAra karyo hato. A graMthamAM vaDodarA rAjyamAM prakAzita thatI zrI sayAjI sAhityamALA, zrI sayAjI bAlajJAnamAlA, zrI sayAjI jJAnavikAsamALA, saMskRta graMthamALA, prAcyavidyA graMthamALA vagere kula 23 graMthamALAo aMtargata pragaTa thayelAM pustakonI yAdI ApI che. temanAM anya prakAzita thayelAM pustako A pramANe che : dhI maoNDarna gujarAtI-iMgliza DikzanarI' (1961), 'dezya zabdakoza' (1965), nAkarakRta moradhvajAkhyAna' (1924). bhAlaNa ane maMgalakRta 'dhruvAkhyAna' (1924) tathA keTalAka anuvAdo jevA ke 'mA-bApane be bola' (1917), vIra puruSo (1918), 'saMskRti ane pragati' (1921), 'prAcIna hiMdamAMnI keLavaNI' (1923), 'romano itihAsa', (1923), 'azokacarita' (1927), 'hiMdanA itihAsanI vAto' (1928), prAcIna hiMdamAM saMghajIvana (1934), 'vepAranI cAvI' (1935) tathA 'adbhuta alakA' (1957). i.sa. 1930nA DisembaranI 25mI tArIkhe temaNe saune alivadA karyuM. bhAnusukharAma nirguNarAma mahetA nIvaDelA caritrakAra ane saMpAdaka bhAnusukharAmanAM janma nAgara gRhastha parivAramAM i.sa. 1867nA jUnanI pahelI tArIkhe thayo. suratane vatana banAvI tyAM rahetA pitA nirguNarAma pathapradarzaka bhAnusukharAmanI bAlyAvasthAmAM ja avasAna pAmyA. AthI teo mosALamAM ucharyA. vaDodarAnI kaoNlejamAMthI kRSividyAnI pahelI parIkSA ApI temaNe abhyAsa choDI dIdho. e arasAmAM mAtAnuM mRtyu thatAM teo jAmanagaranI hAIskUlamAM zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. tyAMthI teo rAjakoTa khAte cAlatI 'rAjakumAra kaoNleja'mAM gayA. ahIM temaNe i.sa. 1904 sudhI sevA ApI. pachIthI rAjakoTanI AlpheDa hAIskUlamAM vijJAnazikSaka tarIke joDAyA. tyAM amuka samaya kAma karyA pachI vyavasAya badalAvyo ane choTAudepuranA rAjAnA aMgata maMtrI banyA. paraMtu tyAMnI havA bhAnusukharAmane anukULa na AvatAM rAjakoTa parata AvyA ane tyAMnI eka miDala kaoNlejamAM heDamAstara tarIke joDAyA. i.sa. 1914mAM teo surata gayA. tyAMthI vaDodarAmAM vasI vividha sAhityapravRttiomAM magna banyA. vaDodarA-nivAsa daramiyAna temaNe thoDo samaya 'caMdraprakAza' nAmanuM mAsika prakAzita karyuM hatuM. temaNe devagaDhabAriyAnI raNajitasiMha hAIskUlamAM AcArya tarIke sevA ApI nivRtti svIkArI. sAhityapravRttinA zrIgaNeza karavAmAM ramaNabhAI nIlakaMThe bhAnusukharAma mATe agatyanI bhUmikA bhajavI hatI. temaNe pAThyapustakomAM vijJAna viSayaka pATho paNa lakhyA hatA. bhAnusukharAma bhAIe vijJAnane lagatAM aneka pustako lakhyAM che. temAM 'sAmAnya padArthajJAna', 'uSNatA', 'padArthavijJAna', bhautika zAstra ane ArogyavijJAna', 'prANIsRSTi' vagereno samAveza thAya che. temaNe bhUgoLane lagatAM pustako jevAM ke 'jagatanI bhUgoLa', 'dariyAkAMTho', 'RtunA raMga' paNa lakhyAM hatAM. i.sa. 1925mAM emaNe 'Ayurvedano saMkSipta itihAsa' lakhyuM. emaNe dha maoNDarna gujarAtI iMglIza DikzanarI'nI racanA karI hatI. A DikzanarI temanuM te samayanuM uttama kAma hatuM. temaNe 'zrI sayAjI vaijJAnika zabdasaMgraha'nuM saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. A saMpAdane paNa prazaMsA meLavI hatI. emanA abhyAsano priya viSaya hato madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhitya. A zokhathI prerAI i.sa. 1988mAM temaNe premAnaMdanI keTalIka racanAonuM premAnaMdanI prasAdI' nAmathI saMpAdana karyuM. premAnaMdanA anya AkhyAno jevAM ke sabhAparva, mAmeruM, bhISmaparva, raNayajJa vagerenuM alagathI saMpAdana paNa karyuM hatuM. bhAlaNakRta 'dhruvAkhyAna', viSNudAsakRta 'sabhAparva', 'naLAkhyAna', 'kuMvarabAInuM mAmeruM' ane 'huMDI' viSe temaNe saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. temaNe prAcIna gujarAtI kAvyakRtionuM saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. AvA saMpAdana kArya dvArA temaNe bhaviSyanA saMpAdako, saMzodhako mATe eka mArga kaMDArI Apyo hato. Page #565 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 549 temaNe keTalAka kavionAM jIvanacaritro paNa lakhyAM hatAM. bhajavI gaI. anusnAtaka kakSAe rAkhelA viSayo aMgrejI temaja temAMnAM keTalAMka che "premAnaMda', "mIrAMbAI', ane "viSNudAsa'. gujarAtIno temano abhyAsa khUba saghana hato. temane sAhitya, sudhArakayuganA mahipatarAmanuM jIvanacaritra paNa emaNe gujarAtane vyAyAma ane zAstrIya saMgItano paNa eTalo ja zokha hatA. A ApyuM che. potAnA vatana suratanuM varNana karatuM eka pustaka paNa badhAM kSetre temaNe prazaMsApAtra sUjha-samaja keLavI hatI. svacchatA temaNe pragaTa karyuM hatuM. ane vyavasthAne te zarUAtathI ja varelA hatA. .sa. 1948nA jAnyuArInI 20mI tArIkhe A phAnI I.sa. 1939mAM temaNe "jIvana ane vijJAna' nAmanuM duniyAno temaNe tyAga karyo. cAra bhAgamAM vaheMcAyeluM eka pustaka prakAzita karyuM. A pustakanA bhAIlAla prabhAzaMkara trivedI saha-lekhaka ramaNIka trivedI hatA. pustakanA pahelA bhAgamAM vijJAnanI pArzvabhU samajAvI che, bIjA vibhAgamAM gujarAtanA sanniSTha adhyApaka ane lekhaka bhAIlAlano vyaktijIvananI carcA karI che, trIjA bhAgamAM samAja-jIvanane janma barakAla khAte i.sa. 1905nA julAInI 15 mIe thayo sparza karatI vijJAna-pravRttionuM savistara varNana karyuM che ane hato. pitAnuM nAma hatuM prabhAzaMkara ane mAtAnuM nAma caMcaLabA. cothA bhAgamAM vijJAnanI aNaukela rahelI samasyAo carcA che. nAnI uMmare pitAnuM avasAna thatAM bhAIlAlabhAI bhAIlAlane vijJAnamAM akhUTa rasa hato. temanI vaijJAnika dRSTi mAtAnI chatrachAyA nIce moTA thavA lAgyA. temaNe vaDodarAnI eTalI hade vikAsa pAmI hatI ke vAMcakanI naisargika jijJAsAvRtti sayAjI hAIskUlamAM abhyAsa karyo. meTrikanI parIkSAmAM pAsa teo saMtoSI zakatA. vadhumAM temanuM lakhANa rasALa ane saraLa thayA pachI temaNe joyuM ke parivArane have Arthika TekAnI jarUra zailImAM vahetuM hovAthI cAra bhAgamAM vaheMcAyeluM A pustaka khUba che eTale tarata ja bhAIlAle okTroya kArakunanI nokarI upayogI nIvaDyuM che. varSo sudhI A pustaka ucca abhyAsanA svIkArI ane e AvakamAMthI kuTuMbano nirvAha karavA lAgyA. pAThyapustaka tarIke pasaMda karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. daseka varSa temaNe A kArakunagIrI karI. paraMtu aMdara beThelo temaNe "vivecana saMcaya' nAmano graMtha paNa lakhyo che. A abhyAsu jIva temane cenathI rahevA de tema na hatuM. nokarI karatAM graMthamAM i.sa. 1935 thI i.sa. 1960nA samayagALA karatAM temaNe abhyAsa cAlu karyo. AkarI mahenata karI bI.e. daramiyAna lakhelA vividha viSayo paranA soLa AlocanAtmaka thayA ane gujarAtI-aMgrejI viSayo sAthe ema.e. paNa thayA. lekho samAvavAmAM AvyA che. "prasthAna', "mAnasI", "saMskRti' anusnAtakanI upAdhi prApta karyA pachI bhAIlAlabhAI ane anya jANItA sAmayikomAM chapAyelA lekhono A saMgraha sara pratApasiMharAva kaoNmarsa kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka thayA. tyAMthI che. A pustakane pAne pAne bhAIlAlabhAInI saMzodhakanI jhINI mahArAjA sayAjIrAva yunivarsiTInI phekalTI oNpha ArTsanA dRSTi ane lakhavA mATe veThelA kaThora parizramanI jhAMkhI thAya che. gujarAtI vibhAganA siniyara lekTara tarIke padonnati meLavI. A saMgrahanA "bhulAI jatAM svajano', "vedAntI kavi akho' i.sa. 1958mAM teo sevAnivRtta thayA. nivRtta thayA pachI paNa ane hAsya viSenA lekho khAsa noMdhapAtra che. temaNe lakhelo teo adhyApanakAryamAM khUba ja sakriya rahyA ane DabhoInI "uchIno vara ane bIjAM nATako' e nAmanA graMthamAM pazcimIAsa-sAyansa kaoNleja, dhoLakAnI ArTsa-kaoNmarsa kaoNleja, sAhityanA praziSTa nATakonI racanAo rUpAMtararUpe samAviSTa muMbaInI esa.ena.DI.TI. yunivarsiTI dvArA saMcAlita umareTha karavAmAM AvI che. mahilA ArTsa kaoNlejanA prAcAryapade kAryarata rahyA. zikSaNakSetramAM vaDodarA khAte i.sa. 1983nA julAInI 14mI tArIkhe teo eTalA to magna hatA ke cheka toMteramAM varase saMpUrNapaNe rasa saMpUrNapaNe temaNe A duniyAne kAyamane mATe choDI. temaNe A tA nivRtta thayA. maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAI oNkTroya nAkA para kAma karatA eka kArakuna ucca zikSaNanI aneka saMsthAonA prinsIpAlanA sarvocca pada para maganabhAI desAI eTale gAMdhI vicAradhArAnA prakhara AsIna thaI zakyA tenI pAchaLa bhAIlAlabhAInI jAgRti, himAyatI, nIvaDelA zikSaNakAra ane nirbhIka patrakAra. temano kartavyaniSThA, vyavahAra ane vahIvaTI dakSatA mahattvano bhAga janma pATIdAra kuTuMbamAM kheDA jillAnA dharmajamAM i.sa. 1889nA 70. Jain Education Intemational Page #566 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 550 oNkTobaranI 11mI tArIkhe thayo hato. pitA prabhudAsa naDiyAdanI myunisipAliTImAM nokarI karatA. pitA tathA mAtA hIrAbahena urphe sarojabahena-baMne dhArmika vRttinAM hatAM. Ama maganabhAIne dharmabhAvanA mAtApitA taraphathI vArasArUpe sAMpaDI hatI. temanuM lagna nAnI vaye thayuM hatuM. patnInuM nAma hatuM DAhIbAI. temaNe prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa naDiyAdamAM prApta karyuM. i.sa. 1917mAM muMbaI yunivarsiTI dvArA levAyela meTrikanI parIkSAmAM teo trIje naMbare pAsa thayA hatA. temaNe muMbaInI elphinsTana kaoNlejamAM ucca abhyAsano prAraMbha karyo. paraMtu tevAmAM gAMdhIjIe AjhAdI ane asahakAranI caLavaLa calAvI ane e jhuMbezanA Adezane mAna ApI bI.e.nI parIkSAmAM besavAne badale temaNe i.sa. 1921mAM kaoNleja choDI. amadAvAdamAM gAMdhIjIe sthApelI gujarAta vidyApIThamAM abhyAsa karI tyAMthI snAtaka thayA. snAtaka thaIne teo borasadanA vinayamaMdiramAM zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. pachIthI gujarAta vidyApIThanA mahAvidhAlayamAM gaNitanA phelo banyA. sAbaramatI satyAgraha AzramanI rASTrIya zALAmAM paNa temaNe adhyApanakArya karyuM che. 1928 thI teo gujarAta vidyApIThamAM gaNitanA adhyApaka tarIke kAryarata hatA. i.sa. 1930mAM gAMdhIjIe savinaya kAnUnabhaMganI caLavaLa jAhera karI e samaye kheDA, bharUca ane surata jillAmAM lokamata keLavavAnuM kAma maganabhAIe karyuM hatuM. i.sa. 1932nA jAnyuArImAM briTIza sarakAre gujarAta vidyApIThane gerakAnunI TharAvI tene baMdha karavA Adeza Apyo. maganabhAIne e vidyApIThanA anusaMdhAnamAM jelanI sajA bhogavavI paDI hatI. i.sa. 1935nA AraMbhathI teo vardhA mahilA AzramanA saMcAlana mATe tyAM gayA ane saMcAlaka tathA zikSaka tarIke bevaDI javAbadArI nibhAvI. i.sa. 1936mAM teo gujarAta vidyApIThamAM parata AvyA. i.sa. 1937 thI 1960 sudhI teo A vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra rahyA hatA. i.sa. 1939mAM maganabhAIe zikSaNa ane sAhitya' nAmanuM mAsika zarU karyuM. A sAmayika dvArA gAMdhIjInA zikSaNa viSenA vicArono pracAra karavAmAM Avato. eprila 1961 sudhI tenA taMtrI tarIke temaNe sevA ApI hatI. i.sa. 1942mAM zarU thayela 'hiMda choDo' AMdolanane kAraNe i.sa. 1944 sudhI gujarAta vidyApITha niSkriya banyuM. maganabhAIne jela bhegA karavAmAM AvyA. A caLavaLa daramiyAna Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka koMgresa dvArA dezamAM bhAMgaphoDanI je pravRtti AcaravAmAM AvI hatI tenI TIkA jelavAsa daramiyAna maganabhAIe karI hatI. pachIthI gAMdhIjIe paNa maganabhAInA matane samarthana ApyuM hatuM. maganabhAI amadAvAda myunisipala skUlabaoNrDanA i.sa. 1946thI i.sa. 1953 sudhI pramukha rahyA hatA. i.sa. 1946mAM te navajIvana TrasTanA TrasTI banyA. i.sa. 1947mAM teo mahAdeva desAI samAjasevA mahAvidyAlayanA AcArya banyA. gAMdhAvAdI mUlyone kendramAM rAkhI zikSaNa, gRhaudyoga, nazAbaMdhI vagere mATe maganabhAIe jhuMbeza calAvI hatI. prAthamikathI cheka ucca zikSaNa sudhI zikSaNanI bhASA gujarAtI hovI joIe te bAbata para temaNe khUba ja AgrahapUrvaka pracAra karyo hato. kizorIlAla mazarUvALAnA sAthamAM temaNe thoDo samaya 'hirajana' sAmiyakanA sahataMtrI tarIke sevA ApI hatI. muMbaI rAjyanI vidhAna pariSadanA sabhya tarIke paNa te i.sa. 1952mAM nimAyA hatA. temanI niyukti gujarAta yunivarsiTInA kulapati tarIke thaI hatI. traNeka varSa bAda temaNe A pada parathI rAjInAmuM ApyuM. chatAM thoDAMka varSa te yunivarsiTInI vinayana zAkhAnA vaDA rahyA hatA. sAthIo tathA TrasTIo sAthe saiddhAMtika matabheda thatAM i.sa. 1961mAM teo gujarAta vidyApIThathI alaga thayA hatA. maganabhAI temanA jIvanakALa daramiyAna pAMtrIseka samitio sAthe joDAyelA hatA. zikSaNa, saMskRti, itihAsa, gAMdhIdarzana, dharma, rAjakAraNa, arthakAraNa, samAjazAstra vagere vividha viSayo para temaNe pustako tathA lekho lakhyAM che. temaNe keTalAMka pustakono anuvAda paNa karyo che. gujarAta vidyApIThamAMthI chUTA thayA pachI i.sa. 1961 thI jIvyA tyAM sudhI 'satyAgraha' nAmanA sAptAhikanA teo maMtrI rahyA hatA. temanAM lakhelAM pustakomAM dArUniSedha ane svarAja, satyAgrahanI mImAMsA, hiMdanI aMgreja vepArazAhI, aMgrejI ane sAMskRtika svarAja, rAjA rAmamohanarAyathI gAMdhIjI, mekole ke gAMdhI, gAMdhIjIno jIvanamArga vagere gaNanApAtra che. sukhamanI, apaMganI pratibhA, jayajI, jekila ane hAIDa, jagatano AvatI kAlano puruSa vagere temaNe bhASAMtara karelAM pustako che. gujarAtI joDaNIkozanI pAMcamI AvRtti taiyAra karavAmAM temanuM mahattvanuM yogadAna che. i.sa. 1969nA phebruArInI 1 lI tArIkhe temaNe kAyamI vidAya lIdhI. Page #567 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ papa1 pratibhAo maMjulAla raNachoDadAsa majamudAra gujarAtanA vikhyAta vidyApuruSa maMjulAlabhAIno janma i.sa. 1897nA sapTembaranI 18mI tArIkhe peTalAdamAM thayo hato. temaNe prAthamikathI karI uccazikSaNa vaDodarAmAM lIdhuM. khuzInI vAta e che ke temanuM karmakSetra paNa vaDodarA ja rahyuM hatuM. temanA abhyAsakALa daramiyAna 'vasaMta' jevA khyAtanAma sAmayikamAM ane kaoNlejanA vArSika aMkamAM lekho pragaTa thayA hatA. kaoNlejamAM bhaNatA tyArathI ja kAvya-racanA ane vivecanalekhanano temane zokha hato. i.sa. 1981mAM saMskRta-aMgrejI sAthe bI.e. thayA. i.sa. 1921mAM ela.ela.bI. thayA. vakIlAtanI parIkSA pAsa karI bharUcanI rASTrIya zALAmAM zikSaka banyA. vacce thoDo vakhata vakIlAta karI. paraMtu zikSaNa ane sAhityanA jIva hovAthI vakIlanA dhaMdhAmAM phAvaTa na AvI AthI vaDodarA rAjyanA keLavaNI khAtAmAM "sayAjI sAhityamAlA'nA saMpAdaka tarIke joDAyA. i.sa. 1923mAM temaNe kareluM premAnaMda racita "raNayajJa' na saMpAdana prakAzita karyuMA saMpAdana meTrikanA pAThyapustaka tarIke svIkArAyuM tethI te pustakanI khUba ja AbarU baMdhAI. temaNe lokasAhitya sAthenuM "abhimanyu AkhyAna' pragaTa karyuM. "jasamAnA rAsaDA'nA khaMDonuM saMpAdana karI "rAsamALA'mAM prasiddha karyuM. muMbaI yunivarsiTInI saMzodhana grAnTanI madadathI temaNe narasiMha ane mIrAMnAM padono mAravADamAM prasAra' nAmano lekha pragaTa karyo. i.sa. 1941mAM A lekhane "nArAyaNa mahAdeva paramAnaMda pAritoSika enAyata thayuM hatuM. i.sa. 1928mAM temaNe vaDodarAnA prAcya vidyAmaMdirane upakrame "sAhityamAlA'nA saMpAdananI javAbadArI svIkArI. temaNe "samAjazAstranI dRSTie briTIza yuga agAuno gujarAtano sAMskRtika itihAsa' nAmano nibaMdha taiyAra karyo. A nibaMdha mATe muMbaI yunivarsiTIe i.sa. 1929mAM temane ema.e. DIgrI ApI. 1965mAM aMgrejI bhASAmAM te graMtharUpe pragaTa thayo che. vividha AkhyAno viSe karelA saMpAdano parathI temano vizALa dRSTikoNa, vidvattA ane prAcIna sAhityanA UMDA abhyAsanuM darzana thAya che. A badhA viSayo paranuM lakhANa taiyAra karatI vakhate temaNe aitihAsika ane tulanAtmaka dhoraNa apanAvyuM hatuM. "rAsa, garabo ane garabInuM aMtaHsvarUpa' dvArA temaNe navAM zAstrIya gItonA prasthAna viSe vizada carcA karI che. .sa. 1933mAM vaDodarAmAM oNla inDiyA oNrienTala kaoNnpharansa maLI hatI. maMjulAle ahIM "bAlagopAlastuti' tathA 'bhAgavata dazama skaMdhamAM AvatAM vaiSNava citronI navesarathI khoja jAhera karI. i.sa. 1938mAM teo baroDA kaoNlejamAM gujarAtInA adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA. i.sa. 1952mAM nivRtta thatAM sudhI teo A pada para rahyA hatA. i.sa. 1943mAM temaNe eka mahAnibaMdha lakhyo jenuM zIrSaka hatuM "kalcarala bekagrAunDa oNpha gujarAta ArTa : e spezyalI miniyecarsa : A mahAnibaMdha mATe muMbaI yunivarsiTIe temane pI.eca.DI.nI DigrIthI navAjyA hatA. gujarAtanAM taLapadAM citro, zilpo tathA sthApatyanA saMzodhana mATe temane " springara risarca skolarazIpa' maLI hatI. A saMzodhanakAryanA pariNAme ApaNane "kalcarala hisTarI oNpha gujarAta" ane "kronolojI opha gujarAta-prAksolaMkI yuga" : nAmanAM pustako maLyAM. 80 ArTapleTo sAthenuM "gujarAta enDa iTsa ArTa heriTeja'. nAmanuM pustaka paNa temaNe prakAzita karyuM. Thakkara vasanajI vyAkhyAnamALAne upakrame temaNe muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM vyAkhyAno ApyAM hatAM. ma.sa. yunivarsiTImAMthI nivRtta thayA bAda paNa temanI saMzodhana ane lekhana-pravRtti cAlu ja rahI hatI. temaNe "gujarAtI padyasAhityanAM svarUpo', "revAne tIre tIre', "mIrAMbAI : eka manana' ane 'kronolojI opha gujarAta' nivRtta thayA pachI ja lakhyAM hatAM. taduparAMta "vallabha bhaTTanI vANI', sAhityakAra premAnaMda-navuM saMpAdana, 'dase AMgaLIe veDha' vagere graMtho paNa temaNe sAhityajIvanane ApelI aNamola bakSisa che. temaNe vividha viSayo para 400 thI vadhu lekho lakhyA hatA. gujarAtI padyasAhityanAM svarUpo-madhyakAlIna tathA arvAcIna" e nAmano mahAgraMtha gujarAtanA sAhityakSetrane kareluM mahattvanuM pradAna che. i.sa. 1968nA varSanA raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdrakathI emane vibhUSita karavAmAM AvyA hatA. vaDodarA khAte i.sa. 1984nA naveMbaranI 11mI tArIkhe temaNe svargagamana karyuM. mohanalAla pArvatIzaMkara dave keLavaNIkAra, vivecaka ane nibaMdhakAra tarIke jANItA thayelA mohanalAlano janma Arthika dRSTie sukhI parivAramAM i.sa. 1883nA eprilanI 20mI tArIkhe surata khAte thayo hato. pitA pArvatI zaMkara sArA sthAna para nokarI karatA hatA. Jain Education Intemational Page #568 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 552 mAtAnuM nAma hatuM iMdirAgaurI. teo dinamaNizaMkara zAstrInAM putrI hatAM. mohanalAlanuM lagna rAvabahAdura kamaLAzaMkara trivedInAM putrI damanagaurI sAthe thayuM hatuM. keTaloka abhyAsa temaNe amadAvAdanI gujarAta kaoNlejamAM ane bAkIno abhyAsa muMbaI khAte karI i.sa. 1905mAM saMskRta viSaya sAthe te ema.e. thayA hatA. i.sa. 1907mAM temaNe ela.ela.bI.nI parIkSA paNa pAsa karI. i.sa. 1920 thI i.sa. 1936 daramiyAna teo suratanI ema.TI.bI. kaoNlejamAM saMskRtanA adhyApaka tarIke sevA ApatA hatA. temanA vividha viSaya paranA lekho te samayanAM mAtabara lekhAtAM sAmayiko 'buddhiprakAza', 'gujarAta zALApatra', 'vasaMta'mAM prakAzita karatA. 'lenDoranA kAlpanika saMvAdo' nAmanuM pustaka be bhAgamAM temaNe i.sa. 1911-12mAM prasiddha karyuM hatuM. A pustakanuM prakAzana gujarAta varnAkyulara sosAyaTIe karyuM hatuM. suratamAM thatI tamAma prakAranI sAhityika pravRttiomAM mohanalAla eka athavA bIjI rIte saMkaLAyelA hatA. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanuM bhaMDoLa ekatra karavA mATe temaNe i.sa. 1924mAM 'saMskRta sAhityano itihAsa' nAmanuM pustaka lakhyuM. e pustaka mekaDaoNnalDanA pustakanA anuvAdarUpe hatuM. pustakamAM pUrtatA mATe mohanalAle mekaDaoNnalDa pAsethI noMdho paNa meLavI hatI. AvuM ja bIjuM anUdita pustaka hatuM 'mahAbhAratanI samAlocanA' je i.sa. 1914nA pragaTa thayuM hatuM. i.sa. 1937 thI i.sa. 1940 sudhI teo muMbaInI khAlasA kaoNlejamAM adhyApana kAryamAM rokAyA hatA. emanA nibaMdho rasadAyaka ane haLavI zailImAM lakhAyelA hovAthI viziSTa prakAranA lAge che. i.sa. 1942mAM 'taraMga' tathA i.sa. 1944mAM 'saMskAra'nA be nibaMdha-saMgraho temanA nAme caDhyA che. i.sa. 1941mAM prakAzita 'vIrapUjA'mAM mahaMmada payagaMbara, mArTina lyUthara, azoka ane dayAnaMdanA caritro ApyAM che. temanA cAra vivecanasaMgraho A pramANe che : 'sAhityakaLA' (1938), 'kAvyakaLA' (1938), 'vivecana' (1941) ane 'rasapAna'' (1942). vyomezacaMdra pAThakajInA sAthamAM temaNe 'gadyakusumo' nAmanA kAvyasaMgrahanuM saMpAdana i.sa. 1931mAM karyuM hatuM. surata khAte i.sa. 1974nA phebruArInI bIjI tArIkhe temaNe svargagamana karyuM. Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka ratilAla mohanalAla trivedI ratilAlano janma rANapuramAM i.sa. 1894nA mArca mAsanI 24mI tArIkhe thayo hato. teo zikSaNakAra, saMskRticiMtaka ane nibaMdhakAra tarIke jANItA hatA. prAthamika temaja mAdhyamika zikSaNa temaNe dhrAMgadhrAmAM meLavyuM. ucca abhyAsa mATe teo amadAvAdanI gujarAta kaoNlejamAM joDAyA. i.sa. 1917mAM aMgrejI ane saMskRta viSayo sAthe bI.e. thayA. snAtaka thayA pachI phelozIpa hAIskUlamAM zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. tyAra pachI e ja hAIskUlamAM temaNe be varSa mATe AcAryanI kAmagIrI bajAvI. i.sa. 1937mAM zikSaNa saMbaMdhI temaNe karelA ciMtanane kendramAM rAkhI viziSTa prakAranuM zikSaNa ApatI nyu ejyukezana hAIskUlanI sthApanA amadAvAdamAM karI. jIvananI samApti sudhI teo A zALAnA AcAryapade rahyA hatA. temanI zALA ane AcArya tarIke temanI kAmagIrI baMne noMdhapAtra rahyAM hatAM. sAhityakSetre temaNe vivecanane lagatAM tathA saMskRticiMtana viSe pustako lakhyAM hatAM. temAMnAM keTalAMka che 'hiMdanI vidyApITho', 'vAlmIkinuM ArSadarzana', 'smRti ane darzana' tathA 'pravAsanAM saMsmaraNo'. A pustakomAM prAcIna vidyApIThono paricaya Adi kavi vAlmIkinA darzananuM-mAnasanuM ane bhAvanAvikAsanuM nirUpaNa, temaja manohara gadyamAM himAlayanAM prakRtisthAnonuM-ane sRSTisauMdaryanuM citraNa rajU karyuM che. teo AnaMdazaMkara dhruvanA priya ziSya hatA. ziSya tarIke gurune bhAvAMjali ApavAnA uddezathI temaNe 'AcArya AnaMdazaMkarabhAI : jIvanarekhA ane saMsmaraNo' nAmanuM pustaka i.sa. 1941mAM pragaTa karyuM. bhAvArtha ApatA A graMthamAM ratilAle jJAna ane sAhityanA vividha vistAromAM vihAra karyo che. i.sa. 1949mAM temaNe lakheluM 'thoDAMka arthadarzano' nAmanuM pustaka prakAzita thayuM hatuM. A pustakomAM kAlidAsa, bhavabhUti, premAnaMda, nhAnAlAla, ramaNalAla desAI jevA sAhityasvAmIonAM sarjananuM sauMdaryadarzana karAvyuM che. taduparAMta ThekANe ThekANe ratilAlabhAIe manuSyatva, itihAsa ane bhASA temaja zikSaNa viSe kareluM ciMtana DokiyuM karatuM dekhAya che. i.sa. 1956mAM bhakta kvayitrI mIrAM viSe temaNe eka mananIya vyAkhyAna ApyuM. temanA svargavAsa bAda cheka i.sa. 1959mAM e vyAkhyAna 'mIrAM' nAmathI pustakarUpe pragaTa thayuM. A pustakamAM Page #569 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo lekhake mIrAMnA AdhyAtmika jIvanane ane tenAM kavihRdayane pAmavAno prayatna karyo che. emanuM anya maraNottara prakAzana che 'zeSa lekho'. A pustakamAM temanA keTalAka abhyAsalekho samAvAyA che. emanuM gadya prasannagaMbhIra che ane saMskRta zabdonA viniyogathI tAjagIbharyuM banyuM che. saMskRta temaja aMgrejI sAhityano temaNe UMDANathI abhyAsa karyo hato. A saghana abhyAsanI phorama temanA pustakomAM supere prasarelI che. arthaghaTana temaja arthadarzana kSetre temaNe arjita karelI kuzaLatAne kAraNe temanA nibaMdho dhyAnArha banyA che. amadAvAda khAte i.sa. 1956nA eprilanI 24mI tArIkhe teo paMcatva pAmyA. viThThaladAsa maganalAla koThArI i.sa. 1900nA oNgaSTanI 28mI tArIkhe kalolamAM janmelA viThThaladAsa gujarAta vidyApIThanA AjIvana sevaka hatA. arthazAstra viSe temano abhyAsa eTalo to gahana ane vyApaka hato ke vidyApIThamAM arthazAstranA adhyApaka tarIke teo kIrti pAmyA hatA. temanA pitA maganalAla ane mAtA caMcaLabA hatAM. meTrika sudhInuM zikSaNa temaNe kalolamAM lIdhuM. i.sa. 1920mAM meTrikanI parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thaI vadhu abhyAsa mATe teo amadAvAdanI gujarAta kaoNlejamAM joDAyA. gAMdhIjIe A varSe ja bhAratabharamAM gulAmInuM baMdhana toDI videzI sarakAranI hakAlapaTTI mATenuM AMdolana cheDyuM. videzI paddhatithI apAtA ucca zikSaNanI saMsthAono tyAga karI gAMdhIjIe rASTrIya zikSaNa mATe hAkala karI. amadAvAdamAM gujarAta vidyApIThanI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. viThThaladAsabhAIe kaoNlejano tyAga karyo ane gujarAta vidyApIThamAM dAkhala thayA. i.sa. 1923mAM arthazAstranA viSaya sAthe teo snAtaka thayA ane tarata ja e ja vidyApIThamAM temane zikSaNakAryanI javAbadArI soMpavAmAM AvI. zikSaNakSetre tathA rASTra mATe pote avicchinna sevA karI zake evA Adarza hetuthI prerAI temaNe AjIvana apariNIta rahevAno saMkalpa karyo ane teno saMpUrNapaNe amala karyo. gujarAta vidyApIThamAM temaNe satata 49 varSa sudhI adhyApanakArya karyuM. adhyApakanI pharaja bajAvavA uparAMta teo vidyApIThanA madadanIza mahAmAtra ane upAcArya paNa rahyA hatA. 553 temanI niyukti vidyApIThanA TrasTI tarIke karavAmAM AvI hatI. vidyApIThanI kArobArInA paNa te sabhya nimAyA hatA. A banne pada para teo jIvananA aMta sudhI rahyA hatA. gAMdhI-siddhAMtone pUrepUrA pacAvI janAra A vyaktie svaicchika garIbI svIkArI hatI ane i.sa. 1960 sudhI eTale ke jyAMsudhI sevAkAryamAM cAlu rahyA tyAM sudhI mAsika pagAra peTe mAtra pacAsa rUpiyA ja letA. temaNe lakhelAM mananIya pustakomAMnAM keTalAMka che 'arthazAstrapravezikA', 'hiMdanuM prajAkIya arthazAstra', 'kheDUtapothI', 'keLavaNI vaDe krAMti', 'doDha sadIno Arthika itihAsa', 'prAcIna arthazAstra : eka dohana' ane 'prauDhazikSaNa'. i.sa. 1972nA DisembaranI 25mI tArIkhe temaNe A duniyAnI kAyamI vidAya amadAvAda khAte lIdhI. saMtaprasAda raNachoDadAsa bhaTTa i.sa. 1916nA phebruArInI 24mIe suratamAM janmelA saMtaprasAda aMgrejI bhASAnA mAtabara prAdhyApaka hatA. teo sArA vaktA, nIDara rAjakAraNI ane vidvAna lekhaka hatA. pitA raNachoDadAsa ane mAtA vijyAgaurI baMne zikSaNakAryamAM joDAyAM hatAM. Ama saMtaprasAdane vArasAmAM ja zikSaNa maLyuM hatuM. saMtaprasAda temanA mAtApitAnA eka mAtra saMtAna hovAthI temanuM bALapaNa ekAkI rahyuM hatuM. temaNe bALaka tarIke ekalatA anubhavI ane bahirmukha temaja aMtarmukha rahI potAnA samagra jIvanane ujvaLa banAvyuM. prAthamika temaja mAdhyamika zikSaNa temaNe suratamAM ja meLavyuM. tyArapachI suratanI ema.TI,bI. kaoNlejamAM ucca abhyAsa mATe dAkhala thayA ane aMgrejI viSaya sAthe bI.e. thayA. tyAMthI teo muMbaInI eliphinsTana kaoNlejamAM joDAyA ane i.sa. 1938mAM ema.e.nI parIkSAmAM pAsa thayA. vidyArthI tarIke teo ati tejasvI hatA. AthI samagra vidyAkALa daramiyAna temane vividha saMsthAo taraphathI ziSyavRtti maLatI ane AthI vadhu abhyAsa karavAnI sagavaDa prApta thatI. mAtra 15 varSanI vaye suratamAM potAnA paDozamAM ja ujavAtA ikabAla jayaMtInA prasaMge temaNe aMgrejImAM bhASaNa karI saune abhibhUta karyA hatA. meTrika bhaNatA tyAre cImanabhAI paTela temanA aMgrejInA zikSaka hatA. temanA aMgata pustakAlayano saMtaprasAde bharapeTa upayoga karyo ane kalAko sudhI vAMcana karI Page #570 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hatI. 554 pathapradarzaka aMgrejI bhASAnA aneka pustako vAMcI kADhyAM. maharSi araviMdanI nATyakAra, vArtAkAra ane navalakathAkAra tarIke jANItA hatA. paNa temanA mana para gherI chApa paDI hatI. tethI teo poMDicerI pitAnuM nAma hatuM harirAya. gayA hatA. ahIM kembrija yunivarsiTInA aMgrejI bhASAnA I.sa. 1938mAM teo meTrika thayA. i.sa. 1942mAM prasiddha, vidvAna adhyApaka cAIlDa sAthe temanI oLakhANa thaI temaNe vaDodarA kaoNlejamAMthI gujarAtI-saMskRta viSayo sAthe bI.e.nI parIkSA ApI. e DigrI prApta karI kaoNlejamAM phelo ema.e.nI DigrI meLavI teo muMbaInI senTa merI nimAyA. i.sa. 1944mAM gujarAtI mukhya viSaya sAthe temaNe skUlamAM aMgrejInA zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. i.sa. 1939mAM ema.eDa.nI DigrI meLavI. ema.e.mAM temane maLelA mArkasane jetalapuranI hAIskUlamAM AcAryapade niyukta thayA. rAjakoTanI AdhAre temane ke.ha. dhruva suvarNacaMdraka enAyata karavAmAM Avyo dharmendrasiMhajI kolejamAM, amadAvAdanI ela.DI. ArTsa hato. teo zALA-kaoNlejamAM abhyAsa karatA hatA tyArathI ja kaoNlejamAM, amadAvAdanI ja laoN sosAyaTInA AnTsa vibhAgamAM rASTrIya vidyArthI saMgaThana, vyAyAma ane sAhityamaMDaLanI ane nivRtta thatAM sudhI bI.DI. ArTsa kaoNlejamAM AcArya tarIke pravRttimAM rasa letA thayA hatA. eka varSa mATe teo muMbaI sevA ApI. sarakAranA prakAzana khAtAmAM gujarAtI vibhAganA vaDA tarIke ane i.sa. 1936mAM emano aMgrejI kAvyono saMgraha "dhI tyAra pachI taMtrI tarIke niyukta thayA hatA. gujarAtanI aneka kekTasa lenDa' prasiddha thayo. zeksapiyaranAM be nATako 'maca eDo sarakAra saMcAlita kaoNlejomAM gujarAtInA prAdhyApaka tarIke temaNe abAuTa nathiMga' ane 'laDjha lebarsa laoNsTa' nuM saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. sevA ApI hatI. teo rAjakoTanI dharmendrasiMhajI kaoNlejanA aMgrejI kAvyasaMgraha "dhI gresa abAuniMga' ane aMgrejI AcAryapade paNa rahyA hatA. i.sa. 1971 thI i.sa. 1980nA nibaMdhasaMgraha "zrI adhara AIjha' nuM paNa saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. i.sa. samayagALA daramiyAna gujarAtanA bhASAniyAmaka tarIke temaNe 1964mAM zeksapiyara upara gujarAtI bhASAmAM "zeksapiyara' kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI. zIrSakathI eka graMtha prakAzita karyo. amadAvAdamAM i.sa. sAhityakSetre temanuM pradAna ghaNuM vistRta che. sAhityanA 1982mAM emaNe "zeksapiyara sosAyaTI'nI sthApanA karI. lagabhaga pratyeka svarUpa para temaNe saphaLatApUrvaka hAtha ajamAvyo gujarAta yunivarsiTInI seneTanA paNa teo sabhya rahI cUkyA che. i.sa. 1946mAM "brahma atithi' nAmanuM nhAnAlAla viSenuM hatA. dvibhASI muMbaI rAjyanI vidhAnasabhAnA teo sadasya paNa aMjalikAvya pragaTa thayuM. i.sa. 1954mAM temano kAvyasaMgraha hatA ane e sthAna para rahI gujarAtanA ucca zikSaNanA kSetre "rUpanAM amI' prakAzita thayo. A kAvyasaMcayanA prakAzana sAthe tathA lokazikSaNanA kSetre temaNe amUlya kAmagIrI bajAvI. ja temane gujarAtI prajAe kavi sthAna para birAjita karyA. teo aMgrejI temaja gujarAtI baMne bhASAmAM khUba ja temanA anya kAvyasaMgrahomAM "sUramaMgala', "sAnnidhya', sArI rIte vyAkhyAna ApI zakatA. teo mAtra zikSaka tarIke nahIM 'gAMdhIdhvani', "niraMtara', "tanmaya', "aMtargata' vagereno samAveza paNa lokazikSaka tarIke paNa jANItA hatA. gujarAtI gadya para thAya che. temaNe bAlagItonA saMgraho paNa ApyA che. i.sa. paNa temanuM asAdhAraNa prabhutva hatuM. AkarSaka vyaktitva dharAvatA 1963mAM prakAzita "AgiyA jhabUkiyA' ane .sa. 1981mAM saMtaprasAdanuM jIvana samRddha ane sabhara hatuM. prasiddha thayela "ena. ghena, dIvA ghena' temaNe ApelA khAsa kAvyasaMgraho che. "sAnidhya" kAvyasaMgrahane gujarAta sarakAranuM | gujarAtanA zikSaNa temaja saMskAranA itihAsamAM jemanuM pAritoSika ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. kavi tarIke temanI kalpanA nAma suvarNAkSare lakhI zakAya evA Adarza AcArya ane ananya sarvadA cArurUpe rajU thaI che. temanAM kAvyo sugeya, prAsAdika ane saMskArasarjaka saMtaprasAdanuM nidhana amadAvAda khAte i.sa. UrmipradhAna hoya che. emanAM kAvyomAM prakRti, prema ane adhyAtma 1984nA me mAsanI 24mI tArIkhe thayuM. pradhAnapaNe DokiyAM karatAM dekhAyAM che. temanI chaMdaracanA suzliSTa hasita bUca che. temanI dIrdha kAvyaracanAo prAsAdika banI che. A kAraNe i.sa. 1921nI eprilanI 28mI tArIkhe janAgaDhamAM temanAM kAvya AsvAdya banyAM che. janmelA, nAgara gRhastha jJAtinA hasita kavi, vivecaka, temaNe lakhelI navalakathAomAM tAdaza, citrAtmaka varNano Jain Education Intemational Page #571 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo AvatAM hovAthI navalakathAo managamatI banI che. i.sa. 1968mAM temaNe 'calaacala', i.sa. 1970mAM 'Abhane cheDe' ane i.sa. 1979mAM 'meghanA' navalakathAo lakhI hatI. 'Abhane cheDe'nuM hindI bhASAMtara paNa thayuM che. temanA vArtAsaMgraho che 'AlaMbana', 'vAdaLI jharyA karatI hatI' ane 'tANevANe'. temaNe ApelA ekAMkIsaMgraho che. temanAM nATako che 'zubhasya zIghram', 'navAM navAM nATako' ane kizoronAM nATako'. 'zubhasya zIghram' nATaka rAjya sarakAranA pAritoSikathI vibhUSita thayuM hatuM. vivecanakSetre i.sa. 1955mAM 'dalapatarAma-eka adhyayana' nAmano mahattvano saMzodhanAtmaka, svAdhyAyagraMtha temaNe prakAzita karyo. anya vivecanapustako che 'anvaya' ane 'tadbhava'. i.sa. 1963mAM temaNe i.sa. 1961mAM thayela gujarAtI graMthastha vAMDmayanI samIkSA karI hatI. je graMthakAre gujarAta sAhityasabhA dvArA prakAzita thaI hatI. i.sa. 1978mAM gujarAtI graMthakAra zreNIne upakrame 'mIrAM' nAma eka pustikA lakhI hatI. temanA gujarAtI kavitAnA AsvAdalekhono be bhAgamAM prakAzita thayelo saMgraha che kSaNo ciraMjIvI'. anuvAda temaja cAritra-lekhana temaja saMpAdana kSetre paNa temanuM pradAna gaNanApAtra che. i.sa. 1963mAM temaNe patnI jyotsanAbahenanA sahayogamAM pitA harirAmano jIvana-paricaya 'hirikaraNa' nAme lakhyo hato. visanagaramAM sthapAyelI kavisabhAnA tathA vaDodarAmAM cAlatI 'graMthagoSThi' saMsthA sAthe teo ghaniSTha rIte saMkaLAyelA hatA. i.sa. 1989nA me mAsanI 14mI tArIkhe vaDodarA khAte samagra saMsArane temaNe AkharI salAma karI. hIrAbahena pAThaka kalyANarAya mahetAnAM putrI hIrAbahena muMbaImAM i.sa. 1916nA eprilanI 12mI e janmyAM hatAM. teo rAmanArAyaNa vi. pAThakanAM vidyArthinI hatAM. temaNe i.sa. 1945mAM pAThakajI sAthe lagna karyuM tethI ghaNI cakacAra jAgI hatI. muMbaInI rASTrIya zALAmAM prAthamika zikSaNa pUruM karI te mAdhyamika zikSaNa mATe muMbaInI ja caMdArAmajI skUla tathA nyU irA skUlamAM dAkhala thayAM. i.sa. 1936mAM temaNe karve yunivarsiTImAMthI jI.e.nI parIkSA prathama vargamAM uttIrNa karI. temanA zikSAguru ane pachIthI lagnasaMbaMdhe joDAyelA 555 rAmanArAyaNa pAThakanAM mArgadarzana heThaLa temaNe 'ApaNuM vivecana sAhitya' para eka nibaMdha taiyAra karyo je i.sa. 1939mAM graMthasvarUpe pragaTa thayo hato. i.sa. 1938mAM te esa.ena.DI.TI. yunivarsiTImAM adhyApikA tarIke joDAyAM. A sthAna para lAgalagATa lagabhaga 34 varSa kAma karI i.sa. 1972mAM svaicchika rAjInAmuM ApI chUTAM thayAM. rAmanArAyaNa sAthenuM temanuM lagnajIvana dasa varSa sudhI rahyuM. i.sa. 1955mAM rAmanArAyaNanuM avasAna thayuM. i.sa. 1995mAM eka mUrdhanya sAhityakAra tarIke gujarAta sAhitya akAdamIe temanuM bahumAna karyuM hatuM. temane rAmanArAyaNa pAThaka pratye ane temaNe sarjelA sAhitya pratye apAra bhaktibhAvanA hatI. hIrAbahena saMvedanazIla sarjaka-vivecaka-AsvAdaka hatAM. i.sa. 1970mAM svargavAsI patine saMbodhIne lakhelAM bAra viraha-kAvya-patro paraloke patra' nAmathI graMthastha thayA hatA. kAvya svarUpe pragaTa thayelA A patromAM mukta vanavelI chaMdano upayoga karyo che. eka patramAM to kaTAkSanI cAlano paNa upayoga karyo che. samagra pustakamAM karuNaprazastinAM tattvo najare paDe che. vivecanakSetre paNa hIrAbena rasa dharAvatAM hatAM. i.sa. 1968mAM temaNe 'kAvyabhAvana' nAmano vivecana-graMtha lakhyo hato jemAM kAvya-carcA ane kavio viSenA lekho che. gujarAtI kavitA, vArtA ane navalakathA viSe taiyAra karelA abhyAsanibaMdho temaNe 'vidyuti' zIrSakathI i.sa. 1974mAM pragaTa karyA hatA. uparAMta temanAM anya pustakomAM 'paribodhanA', 'gavAkSadIpa', caMdra-caMdrAvatInI vArtA' (saMpAdana), sAhitya AsvAdya, kAvyasaMcaya (saMpAdana) vagereno samAveza thAya che. vidyAnagara khAte gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanuM adhivezana bharAyuM tyAre teo vivecana-vibhAganAM adhyakSa hatAM. i.sa. 1974mAM gujarAta sAhitya sabhAe 'raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka' ApI temanuM bahumAna karyuM hatuM. 'paraloke patra' mATe i. sa. 1968 thI 1972nA samayagALA mATeno narmada sAhitya caMdraka maLyo hato. i.sa. 1970-71nA varSa mATe temane umAsneharazmi pAritoSika enAyata thayuM hatuM. rAmanArAyaNa pAThakanA aprakAzita lekhone pragaTa karavAmAM temaNe sakriya rasa dAkhavyo hato. hIrAbahenanuM A saMpAdana gujarAta sAhitya akAdamIe pustakAkAre pragaTa karyuM che. i.sa. 1995nA sapTembaranI 15mI tArIkhe muMbaI khAte temaNe ciravidAya lIdhI. Page #572 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 556 pathapradarzaka ApaNA khagoLalekhako -Do. suzruta paTela khagoLazAstra e ApaNuM prAcIna jagaprasiddha zAstra che. AkAzI tamAma padArthonuM jJAnavijJAna A zAstra dvArA ja jANI zakAya che. AvA zAstrane potAnA lakhANo dvArA gujarAtImanAM sulabha karI ApanAra ApaNA keTalAka jUnAnavA vijJAna lekhakono paricaya DaoN. suzruta paTela ahIM karAve che. AkAza paTale viharatAM jyotirmaDalonA nirIkSaNa-abhyAsa mATe jAtane ghasI nAkhanArA je ANaMdadAo thayAM te sauno paricaya karAve che. suzruta motIbhAI paTela, janma : amadAvAda, 9 julAI, 1944. abhyAsa : gujarAta yunivarsiTImAMthI MBBS; DMRE; MD (Radiology). zekSaNika kArakirdI : agAu amadAvAdanI ela.jI. janarala (TicIMga) haoNspiTalamAM tathA gulAbabAI janarala hospiTalamAM reDiyolojI vibhAganA vaDA tarIke sevA ApyA pachI 1977 thI kansalTanTa reDiyolojIsTa tarIke amadAvAdamAM chellAM 27 varSathI svataMtra prekiTasa. lekhanakArya : 1960 thI vijJAnaviSayaka lekhanano AraMbha. vividha sAmayiko ane vartamAnapatromAM vijJAnaviSayaka lekho ane kaTAralekhana. mukhyatve phrIlAnsIMga. bALako mATe paNa lakhyuM che. reDiyo ane TI.vI. para paNa progrAma ApelA che. bALako mATe reDiyo-nATikAo, reDiyo-rUpako ane vijJAnanA zaikSaNika kAryakramo taiyAra karyA che. 1992-93 daramiyAna amadAvAdanA AkAzavANImAM vaijJAnika prasAraNa salAhakAra samitinA sabhya tarIke nimaNUka. ekakALe amadAvAdanA vikrama e. sArAbhAI kaoNmyuniTI sAyansa senTaranI vividha pravRttio sAthe saMkaLAyelA hatA. gujarAtanI zALAo mATe oNDiyo-keseTamAM lekhananI kAmagIrI. "gujarAtI vizvakoza" nAme gujarAtImAM avatarita thaI rahelA ensAIklopIDiyA zreNInA graMthomAM khagoLa ane aMtarikSa vibhAganA sahasaMpAdaka tarIke kozanA AraMbhikakALamAM tenuM Ayojana ane mALakhuM taiyAra karI ApavAmAM mahattvanI bhUmikA bhajavI che. hAlamAM vizvakoza mATe aMtarikSavijJAna ane mukhyatve khagoLazAstranA vividha adhikaraNonA lekhananI kAmagIrI. hAlamAM ravikRpA TrasTamAM TrasTI tarIke ane tenA dvArA cAlatA vijJAna sAmayika "vijJAnadarzana'nA sahasaMpAdaka tarIke sevA Ape che. temaNe "blekahola zuM che?" (1982), "isaro" (1993), ane "AkAzadarzana" (2002) ane "avakAza vijJAnamAM praveza" (2003) ane "bombe necarala hisTarI sosAyaTI" (2004) nAmanI paricaya pustikAo lakhI che. "dhUmaketu helI" (1985) nAmanA temanA pustakane gujarAta sAhitya pariSada taraphathI zrI bI. ena. mAMkaDanuM prathama pAritoSika te varSanA zreSTha pustaka tarIka tema ja gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI taraphathI paNa prathama pAritoSika maLyuM che. bALako mATenI "cAlo avakAzamAM rIMcha zodhI kADhIe" (1990) nAmanI pustikAne gujarAta sAhitya akAdamInuM dvitIya pAritoSika maLyuM che. "DaoN. yazavaMtarAya gu. nAyaka smAraka phaMDa'nA upakrame DaoN. ya. gu. nAyaka nibaMdha spardhAmAM kuvApharsa : padArthanA mULabhUta ghaTako tarIke nAmanA bhautika zAstranA vistRta nibaMdha badala 1984nA varSanuM prathama pAritoSika maLyuM hatuM. 1978mAM temane varSanA zreSTha vijJAna lekha mATenuM ane 1981mAM zreSTha joDaNIzuddha lakhANa mATenuM 'kumAra'nuM pAritoSika maLyuM hatuM. vijJAnano itihAsa, vaijJAniko ane vijJAna lekhakonAM jIvanacaritro, purAtattva, samudrI vijJAna, ane khagoLa temanA priya viSayo che. "baoNmbe necarala hisTarI sosAyaTI', gujarAta itihAsa pariSada, gujarAta gaNita maMDaLa vagere, reDiyolojI ane anya meDikala saMsthAonA AjIvana sabhya zrI suzrutabhAI paTelane khUbakhUba dhanyavAda. - saMpAdaka Page #573 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo paNo Do. kAntilAla chaganalAla paMDyA tophAnI koMgresa bharAI tyAre svayaMsevaka tarIke paNa joDAyelA. ' (1886-1958). bI.e. thayA bAda gujarAtanA garavA vijJAnI temano janma i.sa. 1886nI 24mI ogaSTa tribhuvanadAsa kalyANadAsa gajjaranI prayogazALAmAM rasAyaNazAstrano abhyAsa karIne 1910mAM ema.e. thayA. te naDiyAdamAM vaDanagarA jJAtimAM thayo hato. temanA pitAnuM nAma chaganalAla harilAla paMDyA ane mAtAnuM nAma samarthalakSmI hatuM. kALe upAdhi meLavavI ghaNuM kaThina gaNAtuM. nAgarI nyAtamAM AvuM pitA saMskRtanA vidvAna hatA. temaNe saMskRtamAM eka bahu agharA gaurava prApta karanAra kadAca teo pahelA ja hatA. pro. gajjara temane mATe kahyuM hatuM ke : "mArA hAtha taLe kAma karatA mArA gaNAtA graMtha kAdaMbarInuM bhASAMtara karyuM hatuM. gujarAtI sAhityamAM uttama vidyArthIo paikInA zrI kAntilAla eka che, ane pratyeka to A eka advitIya suMdara bhASAMtara che ja. paraMtu bhAratanI rAsAyaNika ke vizleSakane tAttvika agatyanA traNa guNoanya bhASAmAM paNa te avvala Ave tevuM che. jUnAgaDhanA nAyaba dIvAnane pade paNa te rahI cUkelA. temane vijJAnamAM paNa tIvra cokasAI, dhairya ne jAgRtatA. zrI kAntilAla pUrNAze dharAve che'. rasa hato ane kAntilAlane te vArasAmAM maLyo hato. mAtA kaoNlejamAM joDAyAnA traNa jeTalA varSonA gALAmAM ja, gajarAtI sAhityanA vikhyAta sAkSara ane sarasvatI caMdranA sarjaka 1916mAM temane AgrA kolejanA AkhA vijJAnavibhAganA zrI govardhanarAmanAM nAnAM bahena hatAM. A daMpatIne be putra ane uparI banAvavAmAM AvyA. tyAM temaNe rasAyaNavidyAnuM saMzodhana be dIkarIo ema cAra saMtAna hatA. kAntilAla mAtApitAnuM kArya zarU karyuM jene kAraNe kolejanuM tyAMnI yunivarsiTImAM ghaNuM bIjuM saMtAna. mAtA samarthalakSmInuM 1894mAM avasAna thatAM mAna vadhyuM. 1920mAM kolejanI maMjUrI meLavI vizeSa adhyayana kAntibhAInuM 1894 thI 1896 sudhInuM prAthamika zikSaNa mATe iMgleMDa gayA. A pravAsa temaNe aMgata devuM karIne karelo mosALamAM ja naDiyAdanI sarakArI miDala skUlamAM thayuM. paNa ane pAchaLathI badhuM devuM potAnI kamAImAMthI pAIe pAI cUkavI 1897mAM mAtAmaha mAdhavarAma gujarI jatAM teo pitA pAse dIdheluM. traNa varSa ahIM rahyA te daramyAna ImpIriyala kaoNleja janAgaDha gayA. A gALAmAM, sana 1898mAM govardhanarAma opha sAyansa enDa TekanolojImAM pro. thoryanA hAtha nIce kAma muMbaInI dhIkatI vakIlAta choDIne naDiyAda AvyA ane pachInA karyuM ane 1921mAM te kolejano posTa grejyueTano DiplomA varSe (1899mAM) govardhanarAmanA pitarAI bhAI manasukharAmanA (DI.AI.sI.) ane 1923mAM laMDana yunivarsiTInI (nAgarI putra tanaHsukharAmanA putrI umAMgalakSmI sAthe kAntibhAInuM lagna nAtamAM sarvaprathama vAra) pI.eca.DI.nI upAdhi meLavI. tyAMthI thayuM. te samaye temanuM vaya tera varSanuM hatuM. vidyArthI tarIke teo briTIza pratinidhimaMDaLanA ekamAtra hiMdI pratinidhi tarIke keneDA bALapaNathI ja atyaMta tejasvI hatA. meTrikano abhyAsa ane tyAMthI amerikA gayA. ahIM temaNe 'vijJAnanA jAdugara' jUnAgaDhamAM karIne 1902mAM teo AkhI yunivarsiTImAM 20me Tomasa AlvA eDisananI mulAkAta paNa lIdhI. pAchA pharatAM ane gujarAta khAte pahele naMbare pAsa thayelA. 1903mAM jarmanI, iTalI vagere dezono pravAsa karIne 1923mAM bhArata prIviyasa pAsa thayA bAda AMkhamAM khIla thavAthI 1904mAM AvyA. te ja varSe amadAvAdanI gujarAta sAhitya sabhAe inTaranI parIkSA ApI zakyA nahIM, eTale 1905mAM inTara mAnapatrathI temano jAhera satkAra karyo ane pramukhazrI AnaMdazaMkara pAsa thayA ane 1907mAM bahAudIna kaoNlejamAMthI rasAyaNa tathA bA. dhruve temane "brAhmaNa' kahIne saMbodhyA. paNa temanI icchA bhautikazAstra sAthe bI.e.nI parIkSA bIjA vargamAM pAsa karI. mAtRbhUmi gujarAtamAM nokarI meLavavAnI hatI te to bara na ja A parIkSA ApatAM pahelAM vAMcavA mATe teo muMbAInI vilsana AvI. AthI nA chUTake AgrAnI kaoNlejamAM ja vadhu moTA pagAre kaoNlejanI haoNsTelamAM potAnA mAsiyAIbhAI bhAnuzaMkara harizaMkara punaH joDAyA. tyAM pachI temaNe uttarottara pragati karI ane yAjJika sAthe rahelA tyAre keTalAka navA mitro banyA. temAM te samasta uttarapradezanI zaikSaNika tema ja sAmAjika pravRttionuM kALe vilsana kaoNleja hosTelanA suparinTenDenTa ane pAchaLathI kendrabiMdu banI rahyA. 1926mAM temanAM patnInuM TUMkI mAMdagI pachI vijJAnI tarIke jANItA banelA prinsipAla DaoN. kuMvarajI nAyaka avasAna thayuM. temaNe pharI lagna na karavAno nizcaya jAhera karyo hatA. tevA ja bIjA vijJAnavid ane pAchaLathI vijJAnanA ane aneka pralobhanone na gaNakAratAM tene vaLagI rahyA. temane vidvAna lekhaka tarIke jANItA banelA DaoN. popaTalAla goviMdalAla saMtAnamAM traNa putrIo hatAM. sauthI moTAM kuMjabALAbahenano janma zAha ullekhanIya che. 1907nA DisembaramAM suratanI vikhyAta 1914mAM thayelo ane vIsa varSanI vaye avasAna thayeluM. bIjAM 71 Jain Education Intemational Page #574 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ papa8 pathapradarzaka ramilALAbahenano janma 1917mAM thayo ane ema.esa.sI. thayelAM. trIjAM rajanI bALAbahenano janma 1925mAM thayo hato ane temaNe ema.esa.sI., pI.eca.DI. thaI homiyopathIno abhyAsa karelo. temanuM sAhityaviSayaka lekhanakArya to 1908 thI, paNa vijJAna saMbaMdhita lekhanakAma 1915-16 thI AraMbhAyuM. te kALe navA prasiddha thayelA "vIsamI sadI'mAM ane te pachI uttamalAla ke. trivedInA aMgata saMbaMdhe temanA "samAlocaka'mAM kAntibhAInA lekho AvavA mAMDyA. te pachIthI kramekrame pragaTelAM navAM patrojema ke "kumAra', "prasthAna', "zAradA', "navacetana', "gujarAtI', mAnasI", "guNasuMdarI' vagere jevA saMkhyAbaMdha sAmayikonAM taMtrIonI mAMgathI temanA lekho A patromAM prasiddha thavA lAgyA. temanA graMthastha sAhityamAM ATalI kRtio samAviSTa karI zakAya : zrIyuta govardhanarAma (1910); AInsTAIna ane sApekSavAda (1932); ApaNo AhAra (1936); candrazaMkaranAM kAvyo (saMpAdana, 1942); vijJAnamaMdira bhAga 1lo (1950); vijJAnamaMdira bhAga-2jo (1954); govardhanarAmanuM sAlavArI jIvana ane samakAlIna jIvana (prathamavAra 1955nA saMskRti'mAM. 1957mAM bIjA AvRtti); mAmA govardhanarAmanI noMdhapothIonA sAta daLadAra khaMDonuM aMgrejImAM saMpAdana Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi's Scrap Book Vol.Tto VII (chello 7mo 1957) zIrSaka heThaLa; mAro saMkSipta jIvanavRttAMta (saMpAdana, 1858). A uparAMta sara vI. sI. rAmananA reDiyo vArtAlApo bhegA karIne pote nAlaMdA prakAzana dvArA pustakAkAre prasiddha karAvyA hatA ane tenI abhyAsapracura prastAvanA paNa pote ja lakhI hatI. vijJAnamaMdiranA baMne khaMDomAM temanA vijJAnalekho samAviSTa karavAmAM AvyAM che. A saMcayano trIjo khaMDa taiyAra karavAnI kAmagIrI adhurI rahI. tevI ja rIte temaNe lesiMganA Nathan the Wise' nATakano anuvAda paNa karelo je chapAyA vagarano ja rahyo. bIjuM paNa AvuM keTaluMka lakhANa prasiddha thayA vagaranuM paDyuM che. tevI ja rIte hajI graMthastha thayA vagaranA temanA saMkhyAbaMdha vijJAnalekho paNa che. saraLa paNa prAsAdika gujarAtI bhASAmAM vijJAnanA viSayo carcavAnI emanI nipuNatAe ghaNA vAcakone Azcaryamugdha karyA hatA. temAMnA eka prakRtivida zrI harinArAyaNa AcArya (vanecara) paNa hatA. jene pratibhAsaMpanna ane niMdarbha vidvAna kahI zakAya tevI koTinA te sajjana hatA. temaNe aneka navA lekhakone protsAhana ApeluM. hariharabhAI prANazaMkara bhaTTa (1895-1978) hariharabhAIno janma 1, me 1895nA roja saurASTranA vekariyAmAM thayo hato. prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa sAvarakuMDalAmAM ane ucca zikSaNano AraMbha bhAvanagaramAM karI, muMbaI gayA ane tyAMthI bI.e.nI upAdhi meLavI. te pachI akolA (mahArASTra)nI sarakArI mAdhyamika zALA (hAIskUla)mAM zikSaka tarIke kArakirdInI zarUAta karI. rASTrabhAva to lohImAM ja hato. i.sa. 1919 thI 1930 daramiyAna amadAvAdanA sAbaramatI gAMdhIAzramamAM gAMdhIjInA asahakAranI caLavaLamAM rahI ne dezasevA karI. i.sa. 1930mAM vIramagAmanI satyAgrahI-TukaDImAM joDAyA ane gAMdhIjInI dAMDIkUca yAtrAmAM bhAga lIdho. polIse agaramAM DUbADyA. jIva mAMDa mAMDa bacyo. Ama gAMdhIjInA raMge raMgAtAM asahakAranI laDatamAM bhAga lIdho ane satyAgrahI tarIke pakaDAtAM 18 mAsano kArAvAsa bhogavyo. te pachI amadAvAdamAM AvelI nyU ejyukezana hAIskUla nAmanI eka khAnagI zALAmAM zikSaka tarIke nokarI karI ane te pachI amadAvAdanA bho. je. vidyAbhavanamAM jyotiSazAstra ane khagoLazAstranA prAdhyApaka tarIke joDAyA ane ema.e. tathA pI.eca.DI.nA mArgadarzaka tarIke vidyArthIone taiyAra karyA. zrI choTubhAI suthAre temanA hAtha nIce khagoLazAstramAM DaoNkTareTa (pI.eca.DI.) kareluM. bhAratamAM bahu junA kALathI khagoLa, ane khAsa to, paMcAMga banAvavA mATe nirayana ane sAyana ema be paddhatiomAMthI kaI sArI ke sAcI ane temAMthI paMcAMga banAvavA mATe kaI prayojavI tenA aMge bhAre vivAda cAlato hato. ane haju paNa teno saMpUrNa aMta Avyo nathI. ane kyAreka to A vivAde AMdolananuM rUpa paNa dhAraNa karyuM che. AvuM eka AMdolana ApaNe tyAM 19mI sadImAM paNa thayuM hatuM. A AMdolananA samarthako pazcimanA navA khagoLavijJAnanA niyamone apanAvIne paMcAMgane sudhAravA mAMgatA hatA. A loko vedhakAryane, eTale ke AkAzanA pratyakSa nirIkSaNane mahattva ApatA hatA. A badhA sAyanavAdanA puraskartA hatA. AthI ulaTuM, dharmakarma ane muhUrtane mahattva ApanArA jyotiSIo (phalajyotiSazAstrIo) nirayana paddhatine pasaMda karatA hatA. tema chatAMya, moTA bhAganA have sAyana paddhatina sa kAre che. hariharabhAI Adhunika evI sAyana Gelli Jain Education Intenational Page #575 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 559 paddhatinA himAyatI ane pracAraka hatA. AvuM eka zuddha vaijJAnika hariharabhAInI TIkAo sAthe "bhAratIya jyotiSazAstra" zIrSaka paMcAMga taiyAra karavAnuM te vicAratA hatA ja, tevAmAM kAkAsAheba heThaLa traNa bhAgamAM prasiddha thayo che. kAlelakara jevA mahAnubhAvono Adeza maLatA, amadAvAdanA zrI bhogIlAla kezavalAla paTavA saMdeza" dainikanA sahakArathI yuvAnavaye "saMdeza pratyakSa paMcAga" zarU karyuM ane mRtyuparyata tenA mukhya saMpAdaka tarIke sevA ApI. (1885-1945) bhArata sarakAre dilhImAM nimelI "akhila bhAratIya paMcAMga AkAzapaTale viharatAM jyotirmaNDalonAM nirIkSaNa sudhAraNA samiti'mAM gujarAtamAMthI temanI nimaNUMka karavAmAM abhyAsanA pracArArthe jAtane ghasI kADhanArA gujarAtanA je AvelI. hariharabhAIe paMcAMgamAM karelA pradAnane lakSamAM keTalAka AMgaLInA veDhe nahIM, TeravA jeTalA ja vidvAno pAkyA rAkhIne ja A kAmagIrI mATe temanI varaNI karavAmAM AvelI. che temAM zrI bhogIbhAI paTavAnuM nAma mokhare che. temano janma te pachI amadAvAdamAM nAraNapurA khAte vedhazALA sthApavAmAM 22mI mArca, 1886nA roja thayo hato. temanuM avasAna hariharabhAIe mahattvanI bhUmikA bhajavI ane tenA niyAmaka 194pamAM 17mI sapTembaranA roja 19 varSanI vaye thayuM. temanAM tarIkenI pharaja nibhAvI. te mAtra pothI paMDita na hatA. temane patnInuM nAma zrI maMgaLAgaurI (1887-1957) hatuM. AkAzadarzanano paNa zokha hato. ane A mATe potAne ghera eka | gujarAtamAM jIvanabhara vidyAvyAsaMga cAlu rAkhanArI gaNI dUrabIna paNa vasAveluM. 1978nA mArcanI 10mI tArIkhe temanuM gAMThI vyaktiomAMnA bhogIlAla eka hatA. emano priya viSaya avasAna thayuM. khagoLa hato ane emAM gujarAtamAM pramukhavidvAna gaNAtA hatA. paraMtu I. sa. 1934 pachI paNa hariharabhAIe ucca gaNitazAstramAM paNa teo pAraMgata hatA. mULe to te zALAmAM koTinAM kAvyo lakhavAnuM cAlu rAkheluM. te kAvyo paNa gaNitanA zikSaka. paNa emanI bahumukhI vidvattAne lIdhe kAvyasaMgraharUpe pragaTa karavAnI temanI ghaNI icchA hatI, paraMtu 1924mAM vaDodarAmAM bharAyelA gujarAta sAhitya pariSadanA temanA jIvananAM ghaNAM varSo saMdeza pratyakSa paMcAMgane saMskAravAmAM saMmelanamAM vijJAna vibhAganuM sabhApatisthAna emane ApavAmAM ane khagoLazAstranA saMzodhana-adhyayanamAM vItyAM hoI, AvyuM hatuM. A hoddAnI hesiyatathI temaNe traNeka vyAkhyAno mRtyuparyata A icchA pUrI thaI zakI na hatI. A aMge temaNe ApelAM. sAmAjika jIvanamAM paNa teo sakriya hatA ane rAkhelI noMdha mujaba temanI icchA te kAvyasaMgrahanuM nAma "hRdaya gujarAta varnAkyulara sosAyaTInA kAryavAhaka, karve yunivarsiTInA nRtya" rAkhavAnI hatI. A aMgenuM kAraNa ApatAM temaNe lakhyuM niyAmaka ane gujarAtI strI keLavaNI maMDaLanA kAryavAhaka hatA. hatuM ke "hRdaya nRtya" zabda "hRdayaraMga" kAvyasaMgrahamAMnAM chellA gujarAta prakRti maMDaLanI vividha pravRttio sAthe paNa te kAvya vidAyanI chellI lITImAM Ave che. temanI A icchA mujaba temanA avasAnanA ghaNAM varSo bAda, amerikAmAM sthira zrI paTavAne khagoLamAM rasa meTrikanA abhyAsakramamAM te thayelA temanA be dikarA, subodhabhAI ane sudhAkarabhAIe viSaya bhaNavAmAM hato tyArathI lAgelo. pachI muMbaImAM jAlabhAI hariharabhAInA agAu prasiddha thayelA kAvyasaMgraha "hRdayaraMga' dorAbajI bharaDAnAM te viSaya paranAM bhASaNothI vadhu raMga lAgyo. ane apragaTa "hRdaya nRtya" uparathI ema temanI samagra kavitAne vakhata maLe A aMgeno jAta abhyAsa zarU karyo. sadbhAgye temAM AvarI letAM "eka ja de cinagArI" zIrSaka heThaLa eka navo keTalIka anukULatA maLatI gaI. sAhitya pariSadanI vijJAna samiti saMgraha 2003mAM prasiddha karyo che. taraphathI temaja amadAvAdanI 'mijalase philasUphAna'mAM khagoLa A uparAMta hariharabhAIe pAchalI uMmare anuvAda kSetre viSayaka ane temAM thayelI Adhunika zodho para vyAkhyAno eka ullekhanIya kAma karyuM che. A kAma eTale khagoLanA ApavAnI javAbadArImAMthI A viSayanA UMDA abhyAsamAM prakhyAta vidvAna zaMkara bAlakRSNa dIkSitanA "bhAratIya utaravuM paDyuM. Ama paNa gaNita ane khagoLane ghaNo nikaTano jyotizAstra athavA bhAratIya jyotiSAcA prAcIna ANi saMbaMdha che. A kAraNe gaNitano temano abhyAsa, khagoLa arvAcIna itihAsa" nAmanA bhAratIya jyotiSazAstranA samajavAmAM upayogI thaI paDyo. A viSaya para sAmayikomAM itihAsane AvarI letA mULa marAThImAM lakhAyelA atyaMta lekho lakhavA mAMDyA. ane te vAMcIne ghaNA mitroe tene prasiddha pustakano gujarAtI anuvAda. A anuvAda pustakarUpamAM prasiddha karAvavA mATe protsAhita karatAM tene maThArIne Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 560 pathapradarzaka temaNe pustaka taiyAra karyuM. A pustaka te : "AkAzadarzana". A hiMmatavAna, anyAya sahana karI zakatA nahIM. ekavAra temanA putra pustaka tenA nAma mujaba, AkAzI tArAonI oLakha kevI rIte cinubhAI paTavAne (philasUpha takhallusathI lakhatA gujarAtInA karavI te saMbaMdhI bahu sarasa mAhitI Ape che. A pustaka jANItA hAsyakAra) 1932nA satyAgrahanA vakhate khoTI rIte so jAnyuArI, 1932mAM prasiddha thayeluM che. A pustakamAM rUpiyA bharavAnuM AvyuM. pote sarakArI nokara hovA chatAM A AkAzamAMnAM tArAmaMDaLo, nakSatro, temaja anya jyotione kema bAbatano virodha karI temaNe sekreTarI oNpha sTeTa para dAvo mAMDIne oLakhavA tenuM vyAvahArika mArgadarzana karAvavAmAM AvyuM che. be varSe A so rUpiyA pAchA meLavelA ane Ama karIne teoe AkAzadarzanano pratyakSa paricaya karAvanAruM gujarAtImAM A heDamAstara banavAno adhikAra cAra varSa dUra Thelelo! sarakAra ke prakAranuM paheluM maulika pustaka che. AmAM temaNe tArAonAM saMskRta polIsa sAme AvA to aneka kissA temane nAme noMdhAyelA. TUMkA nAmo paNa ApyAM che. sAthe sAthe pariziSThamAM te te tArAonAM pagAramAM ghara calAvavAnA kasabI. paNa siddhAMtavAdI evA ke aMgrejI nAmo paNa ApyAM che. A pustakamAM dareka prakaraNanuM nAma TyUzana kayAreya na rAkhyuM. gaNitanA uttama zikSaka. garIba hoya darzana rAkhyuM che. AvA 12 prakaraNo ApyAM che. chellA teramAM ke zrImaMta, paNa zIkhavuM hoya to vidyArthIe gurane ghera ja AvavuM prakaraNamAM vihaMgAvalokana karAvyuM che. A darzana je mahinA mATe joIe tevuM mAne ane AvanAra vidyArthI pAse koI phI kyAreya hoya te mahinAmAM kyAM kyAM nakSatro tathA kyA kyA nAmAMkita na lIdhI. tema chatAMya karakasara ane yogya Ayojana karIne pAMce tArAo kyuM sthaLe rAtrinA amuka bhAgamAM hovA joIe tenuM pAMca chokarAne potAnI sosAyaTImAM jamInanA ekeka sArA ploTa varNana ApyuM che. ane te varNana jaladIthI samajAya te mATe ApavAnI sagavaDa karatA gayA. mAsavAra nakazA ApyA che. nakazA kevI rIte ukelavA, kevI rIte skAuTa pravRttimAM sakriya. yunivarsiTImAM moDareTara paNa rAkhI AkAzanuM darzana karavuM te barAbara samajAveluM che. A rIte thayA hatA. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadamAM vijJAnavibhAganA pramukha zrI bhogIbhAIe dara mahinAnI pahelI tArIkhe rAtrinA dasa vAge tarIke ane chelle heDamAstara ane te pachI nivRtti ema jIvanane amadAvAda ke gujarAtanuM AkAza kevuM dekhAya che tenA nakazA bharapUra mANyuM. chelle naDiyAdanI hAIskUlamAM heDamAstara tarIke banAvIne mUkyA che. gujarAtI bhASAmAM A prakArano A pahelo rahyA tyAre relavemAM amadAvAda apa-DAuna karatA ane kyAreka ja prayAsa che. ane temAM kAyamane mATe tArAonuM nirIkSaNa kevI utAvaLamAM TikiTa na kharIdAya to bIje divase vadhArAnI TikiTa rIte karavuM tenuM mArgadarzana ApyuM che. A badhA tArA nakazA temaNe kharIdI, phADI nAMkhatA. bahoLuM kuTuMba ane bAMdhelo pagAra chatAMya hAthe ja doryA che ane tenA bloka mATenA skeca taiyAra karavAnuM pravAsanA zokhIna evA ke bahu sarasa Ayojana karIne AkhuM kAma temanA mArgadarzana heThaLa puMjAbhAI icchArAma luhAra nAmanA bhArata ane zrIlaMkAnI musApharI karelI. bhogIbhAI kuMDaLI temanA mitre karI ApeluM. A nakazA bahu saphAIdAra nathI, tema banAvavAnuM jANatA hatA, chatAM phaLajyotiSanA bhAre virodhI chatAMye vAcaka mATe bahu upayogI che. tene laIne kyAMya rasakSati hatA. bhaviSya kathananuM kAma kayAreya nathI karyuM. tArA-graho jovAno thatI nathI. zokha AkAza pUrato ja rAkhyo hato. te bahu sArA vaktA hatA ane khagoLa uparAMta prArthanA niraMjana mAlavajI varmA samAja, relave TAIma Tebala ke barnArDa zonA nATaka jevA vividha viSayo upara sAhitya sabhAmAM pravacano ApatA. paranyAtamAM (bIjAM nAma : niraMjana bArahaTTa/niraMjana bAroTa) lagna thAya teno temane vAMdho na hato, paNa jJAtinA muratiyAonI temano janma jAmanagara jillAnA rAjaDA gAmamAM thayo bahuvyavasthita lagnaDAyarI rAkhavAno temane zokha hato ane temAM hato. aMgrejI cha dhoraNa sudhInuM zikSaNa vAMkAneramAM, pachInuM muratiyAonAM bhaNatara vagere jevI upayogI mAhitInI noMdha vinIta sudhInuM dakSiNAmUrti, bhAvanagaramAM lIdhuM. 1933 thI rAkhatA hatA. lagnanA mAmale jJAtimAM baMne pakSavALA temanI A 1947 sudhI satyAgraha ane bhUgarbha pravRttimAM pravRtta. te mAhitIno upayoga karatA ane jarUra paDe madhyasthI svIkAratA | daramiyAna traNa mAsa jelavAsa paNa bhogavyo. jayamalla paramAra hatA. paDachaMda deha ane mAnasika rIte svastha, samayapAlananA sAthe rASTrotthAnanI vividha pravRttio AdarI. jayamalla paramAra custa AgrahI, vAMcavAnA ane cAlavAnA bhAre zokhIna, tevA ja ane niraMjana varmAno pahelavahelo paricaya amRtalAla zeThanA khAnapAnanA ane gaMjIpo ramavAnA paNa bhAre zokhIna, bhAre mIThAnA satyAgraha vakhate rANapuramAM thayelo. gAMdhIjInA Adarzane Jain Education Intenational Page #577 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 51 jhIlIne dholerAno mIThA-satyAgraha karanAra amRtalAla zeTha te temaNe lagabhaga cAreka navalakathAo, lokakathA graMthAvali samaye eka tejomUrti hatA. A kAryamAM temane je keTalAka heThaLa bALavArtAo, gauDabaMgALa, buMdelakhaMDa, paMjAba rAjasthAna sAthIo-ratubhAI adANI, manubhAI paMcoLI, jhaveracaMda vagerenI lokakathAo, "AcArya praphullacaMdra raoNya" (1945) jevI meghANI, mohanalAla (sopAna), vajubhAI zAha, IzvaralAla dave caritrapustikAo, keTalAMka vyaMga lakhANonA pustako jevuM vipula vagere maLavA uparAMta rANapurathI AvelA A baMne yuvAno paNa ane vaividhyasabhara sAhitya ApyuM che. to anuvAdakArya paNa karyuM maLyA. samAnadharmI evA A baMne yuvAno vaccenI maitrI AjIvana che. banI rahI. te pachI A lekhakabelaDI jhaveracaMda meghANInI emanA milanasAra ane premALa svabhAve emane anekanAM chatrachAyA heThaLa UcharI. 1939 thI 1942 sudhI jhaveracaMda hRdayamAM sthAna ApyuM hatuM. sarakAra uthalAvavAnI pravRttione meghANI sAthe phUlachAba sAptAhikanA sahataMtrI tarIke kAmagIrI kAraNe polIsa pAchaLa paDelI, vezaparivartana karIne bhAgatA pharatA bajAvI. temaNe potAnuM lagabhaga saghaLuM lekhanakArya jayamallabhAI hatA tyAre AMdhramAM eka rAte niraMjanabhAIne akasmAta thayo, paramAra sAthe ja karyuM che. pAMsaLImAM phrekacara thayuM ane phrekacare hADakAnA kSaya (bona TIbI) khagoLa uparAMta temaNe paMkhI paricayanuM sAhitya paNa ne janma Apyo. ane 1951mAM 6ThThI menA roja mAtra batrIsa ApyuM che. AvuM eka pustaka te "ApaNe AMgaNe UDanArAM." varSanI bhara yuvAna vaye dakSiNa bhAratanA Arogyavarama khAte temanuM A lekho mULa "phUlachAba"mAM rANapuravAsI lekhakayugala zrI avasAna thayuM. niraMjana varmA ane zrI jayamalla paramAra dvArA "jaya-vijaya'nA jayamalla prAgajIbhAI paramAra upanAma heThaLa saMyuktapaNe lakhAyelA. pachI temAM sudhArAvadhArA karIne te pustakarUpamAM prasiddha thayuM. ahIM e noMdhavuM joIe ke (1910-1991) A pustakanI bhASA saraLa, zailI prAsAdika ane dIrdha varNanoe navalakathAkAra, nATyalekhaka, bALasAhityakAra ane tene viziSTatA bakSI che, paraMtu pakSI viSenA temanA A pustakamAM | AkAzadarzana ane paMkhIo viSayaka pustakonA lekhaka pakSIvarNanamAM lokasAhityane eTaluM bhAre sthAna maLyuM che ke kayAMka jayamallabhAIno janma 6-11-1910nA roja vAMkAneramAM thayo pakSIo bAju para rahI jAya che. "Urmi"mAM paNa te lakhatAM. hato. pitAnuM nAma prAgajIbhAI, mAtAnuM sAmabAI. dhoraNa 7 gujarAtanA prakRti abhyAsakomAMnA eka. temaNe 1945mAM pachI dakSiNAmUrti, kAzI vidyApITha ane gujarAta vidyApIThamAM "AMgaNAnA zaNagAra", "UDatA bhaMgI", "vagaDAmAM abhyAsa. temanI juvAnI lakhaalakhanA raMge raMgAyelI che. vasanArAM", "kaMThe sohAmaNAM" ane "premI paMkhIDA" nAmanI satyAgraha daramiyAna saMkalpa karelo ke parIkSA na ApavI, eTale pakSI paricaya graMthAvalinI pustikAo paNa lakhelI che. na ApI. pramANapatrothI vaMcita rahyA. 1933 thI 1942 zrI harinArAyaNa AcAryanI yAcanAthI temanA prakhyAta daramiyAna satyAgraha aMge avAranavAra jelavAsa. 1939 thI sAmayika "prakRti" mATe temaNe rANapuranAM pakSIo viSe eka 1942 sudhI jhaveracaMda meghANI sAthe "phUlachAba' sAptAhikanA sarasa lekhamALA lakhI ApelI. eka kALe "kumAra"mAM zrI sahataMtrI. niraMjana varmA sAthe vividha racanAtmaka pravRtti. 1950 AcAryanI "vanecara'nA upanAmathI AvatI 'vanavagaDAnAM vAsI' thI 1956 sudhI "phUlachAba' dainika. 1960 thI 1965 sudhI nAmanI pakSIonI lekhamALAnI temanA para thayelI asarano 'kalyANayAtrA' ane 1967 thI "Urmi navaracanA'nA taMtrI. temaNe nikhAlasatAthI traNa svIkAra karyo che. bhAratanI svataMtratA 1975 thI 1977 sudhI saurASTra yunivarsiTInA anusnAtaka Aje jeo bhogavI rahyA che, emAMnA keTalAkane bhAna haze ke gujarAtI vibhAgamAM lokasAhityanuM adhyApana. emanA jIvanano e svataMtratAnA pAyAnI pratyeka ITa niraMjana varmA jevA aneka pUrvArdha dezanI AjhAdI mATe ane uttarArdha lokakalAnI AbAdI niraMjanonA rudhiramAMsanI kevaLa banelI che. varmAe svataMtra yuddha mATe arpaNa karyo. jIvanabhara avivAhita rahelA jayamallabhAInI samaye guptavAsa karelo ane aMgrejI hakUmata sAme bhAMgaphoDa jevI jIvanasaMginI temanI kalama hatI. avasAna : 12 jUna, 1991. pravRttiomAM sakriya rahelA. svadezapUjAne paDakhe zobhe evI ja emaNe niraMjana varmA sAthenA sahiyArA lekhana dvArA emanI apUrva sAhitya pUjA hatI. aDhaLaka sAhitya sarjana karyuM. "khaMDita klevaro" (1942) uparAMta beeka navalakathAo, lokakalA graMthAvalinA traNeka Jain Education Intemational Page #578 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 bhAgomAM kAThiyAvADa, gauDabaMgALa, buMdelakhaMDa vagerenI lokavArtAo, dolataparI vagere jevI sAteka bALakathAo ApI che. vividha kSetranI vyaktionAM chaeka jIvana caritronAM pustako lakhyAM che. beeka vyaMgacitro (kaTAkSavANI) che. uparokta pustakonI jema ja, sAthI lekhaka niraMjana varmAnA sahakArathI '"sarahada pAra subhASa' (1943) nAmano anuvAda paNa Apyo che. saMta-sAhitya paNa ApyuM che. ahIM e noMdhavuM joIe ke varSo pahelAM 'kumAra' sAmAyikamAM gajAnana bhaTTanI paMkhI-nirIkSaNa' nAmanI ane te pachI hiranArAyaNa AcAryanI 'vanavagaDAnAM vAsI' nAmanI pazupaMkhIno paricaya karAvatI lekhamALA AvatI hatI. gujarAtImAM A viSaya uparanuM te paheluM ja lakhANa hatuM. te pachI varmA ane paramAranI lekhaka joDIe ApelAM A viSaya paranA pustakomAM A be lekhamALAnI spaSTa asara asara jovA maLe che. khagoLa ane AkAzanirIkSaNa mATenAM pustakomAM "gaganane gokhe" (1944) ane "AkAzapothI'' (1950) che. AvA kSetre mUlyavAna pradAna karanArAM A pustako AkAzanA saphAIdAra, sarasa tArA nakazAo sAthe AkAzanA vividha jyotipuMjono rasajharatI zailImAM paricaya to Ape ja che, dezaparadezanI tadviSayaka lokakathAo tathA purANakathAonI mAdhurI paNa ApaNI samakSa ThAlave che. sahalekhakanA avasAna pachI paNa jayamallabhAInI kalama jIvananA aMta sudhI vaNaaTakI cAlu rahI che. temAM "bhUdAna" (1955) jevA triaMkI ane "ukaraDAnAM phUla' (1956) jevA eka-aMkI nATakono samAveza thAya che. A uparAMta : "ApaNI lokasaMskRti" (1957), "lokasAhitya ane saMskRti' (1977) jevAM lokasAhityanAM pustako, lokavArtAnI rasalhANa' : 1-2 (1982), "jIve ghoDAM jIve ghoDAM!' (1983) ityAdI saMpAdano, temaja bALako mATenI "zekhacallI graMthAvali' (1955) vagere jevA bALasAhityanA tathA "nazAbaMdhI graMthAvali' (1959) jevA pracAra sAhityanAM pustako lakhyAM che. hiMdImAM "gujarAta ke khAMbhI aura pALiyA' (1976) nAmanuM itihAsanuM pustaka paNa lakhyuM che. "samaya samayanA raMga" nAme saMsmaraNo paNa AlekhyAM che. "alabelA paMkhIo' e Ama to 1942mAM prasiddha thayelA pakSI paricayanI ja sudhArelI, navasaMskaraNa karelI kRti che, jenuM prakAzana 1993mAM thayuM che ane tenA lekhaka tarIke mAtra jayamallabhAInuM Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka ja nAma mUkavAmAM AvyuM che. temAM dharamULathI pheraphAra karavAmAM AvyA che ane prakhyAta citrakAra zrI somAlAlabhAI zAhanA pakSIonA raMgIna citro mUkavAmAM AvyA che. AmAM paMkhI paricaya uparAMta, prajAjIvanamAM pakSIo, dUhAmAM pakSIo, lokagIto ane lagnagItomAM pakSIo vagere jevA paMkhIone lagatA abhyAsalekho paNa Ameja karyA che. 'gaganane gokhe" ane "AkAzapothI'"nI navI AvRtti jayamallabhAInA avasAna pachI 1994mAM prasiddha thaI che, jemAM mULanA keTalAMka mahattvanAM ane jarUrI tArA-nakazA mUkyA nathI ane lekhaka tarIke jayamallabhAInuM ja nAma che. choTubhAI zaMkarabhAI suthAra (1911-1993) (bIjAM nAma : aniketa jepAbIA-jepALIA, i. su. ramAkAnta zarmA vagere) DaoN. choTubhAI zaMkarabhAI suthArano janma kheDA jillAnA naDiyAda tAlukAmAM AvelA cakalAsI gAmamAM 21-9-1911nA roja thayo hato. mULe rAjasthAnanA jAMgIDa brAhmaNa, prAthamika zikSaNa cakalAsI, mAdhyamika zikSaNa naDiyAda ane ucca zikSaNa vaDodarA temaja pUNemAM laI 1935mAM muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI bhautikazAstra viSayamAM bI.esa.sI.nI DigrI meLavI. 1940mAM prayAgahindI vizAradanI upAdhi paNa meLavI. 1940mAM temanAM lagna ramAbahena sAthe thayelAM. temane cAra dIkarAo ane eka dIkarI ema pAMca saMtAno che. 11 oNkTobara, 1993mAM temanuM avasAna thayuM. jIvananI kArakirdIno AraMbha temaNe zikSakanA vyavasAyathI karyo. surata, naDiyAda, ANaMda vagere gAmonI zALAomAM vijJAnazikSaka tarIke ane pachI cAMgA, suNAva ane chelle vallabhavidyAnagaranA cAruttara vidyAmaMDaLa saMcAlita cAreka zALAomAM AcArya tarIke sevAo ApI. 33 varSanI zaikSaNika kArakirdI bAda 1968mAM nivRtti lIdhI, paraMtu nivRttinA cAreka varSa bAkI hatAM tyAre khagoLazAstranA prAdhyApaka hariharabhAI bhaTTa ane gaNitazAstrI ane temanA cAhaka tathA mitra DaoN. prahlAdabhAI cu. vaidyanI rAhabarI nIce saMzodhana karI khagoLanA itihAsamAM zodhanibaMdha lakhIne gujarAta yunivarsiTImAMthI pI.eca.DI.nI padavI hAMsala karI. gujarAtImAM lakhAyelo A zodhanibaMdha "bhAratIya khagoLazAstra : maulika ke paraprApta" e nAme 1966mAM pustaka svarUpe paNa prasiddha thayo hato. Page #579 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 563 khagoLanA AjIvana abhyAsI evA choTubhAIe saMkhyAmAM nAnA-moTAM thaI khagoLanAM lagabhaga 50 pustako gujarAtI bhASA dvArA khagoLajJAnano pracAra karavAnA hetuthI gujarAtane ApyAM. AmAM pakSIo uparanAM be tathA keTalAMka temanA mitra zrI goradhanabhAI zanAbhAI paTelanI sAthe maLIne, anuvAda karelAM pustakono paNa samAveza thaI jAya che. gaNita, 1945mAM ANaMdamAM 'tArakamaMDaLa-ANaMda' nAmanI saMsthA bhUmiti ane bhUgoLa jevA viSaya paranAM cAreka jeTalAM sthApI ane te dvArA "AkAzagaMgA" nAmanA dvimAsikanuM sAta varSa pAThyapustako to judAM ja. zrI hariharabhAI bhaTTanI sAthe maLIne sudhI saMpAdana karyuM. gujarAtamAM Teliskopa banAvavAmAM paNa A bhUmaMDalI sUryagrahaNa-gaNita" (1949) jevAM keTalAMka pustako maMDaLe pahela karelI. khagoLaviSayaka ThIkaThIka saMkhyAmAM pustako paNa lakhyAM che. uparAMta, jIvananA aMtima zvAsa sudhI emaNe ane tArA-nakazA paNa A saMsthAe prakAzita karyA. vividha sAmayikomAM potAnA priya viSaya khagoLazAstra para lekho AkAzagaMgA' kevaLa khagoLazAstra paranuM ja sAmayika hatuM ane lakhyA. A lekhono jo saMgraha karI prasiddha karavAmAM Ave to Aje paNa A viSaya upara prAMtiya bhASAmAM koI mAnavI kAma lagabhaga eTalI ja saMkhyAmAM, 50 jeTalAM bIjA vadhu graMtho sAMpaDe. karavAnI hiMmata na kare. tyAre AvuM sAmayika sAta varSa sudhI temanAM keTalAMka pustakonI yAdI (prakAzana varSa sAthe ) : calAvavuM e bhAre sAhasanuM kAma hatuM. khagoLa jevA zAstrIya "AkAzanA tArA nakazA" (1945), "vizvadarzana" (1945), viSayane kendramAM rAkhIne prasiddha thatuM e gujarAtanuM to kharuM ja, "caMdra' (1947), "Abha ane dharatI' (1949), "dhUmaketu" kadAca bhAratabharanuM sarvaprathama lokabhogya khagoLa sAmayika hatuM. (1950), "avakAzanuM rahasya" (1951), "anaMtanI havAmAnanI AgAhI karI carotaranA kheDUtone madadarUpa bhItaramAM" (1960), "ApaNuM vizva" (1960), "nakSatra thavAya e hetuthI choTubhAI-goradhanabhAInI joDIe 1944mAM paricaya" (1961), "brahmAMDa ane jIvasRSTi' (1962), ANaMdamAM eka havAmAnakendranI sthApanA paNa karelI ane tenuM "brahmAMDa vikasatuM ke vizrAMta' (1964), "tArA ane graho" joDANa muMbaInI te kALe prakhyAta kolAbA vedhazALA sAthe kareluM. (1965), "tArAvizvonI saMpatti" (1986), "tArakateja ane thoDA samaya pachI sarakArI amuka zaratonuM pAlana thaI na raMga" (1971), "mAnavI AMkha prasAre che' (1972), zakavAthI A pravRtti baMdha karelI ane enAM sAdhano tyAMnI "UMDANano tAga" (1975), "khagoLa pAribhASika koSa" khetIvADI kolejane suprata karI devAyelAM. (1975, hariharabhAI sAthe), "prAcIna bhAratamAM gaNita" zazi hoLati temanA vaipe (1978), "tArAdarzana" (1979), "AkAza avalokana" gujarAtanA ghaNAM sAmayikomAM pragaTa thatA. hindI pracAranA kAryamAM (1987), "paMcAMga samajIe" (1990), "chAyAyaMtra" ane paNa temaNe sAro evo bhAga bhajavelo. "chipA khajAnA" emanuM "tArAghaDI" (1990) vagere. hindImAM lakheluM pustaka che. khagoLa, pazu-pakSI, vanaspati temaja Do. pra. cu. vaidha (Do. pI. sI. vaidha) sAhityanA abhyAsano temane zokha hato. zrI harinArAyaNa gaNitajJa ane vijJAnI DaoN. praphlAdabhAI cunIlAla vaidyano AcAryanA lekhoe choTubhAIne paMkhI, pataMgiyAM, jIvajaMtu vageremAM janma mAmAne tyAM jUnAgaDha jillAnA zApura gAme i.sa. rasa letA karyA. AcAryanA "prakRti' sAmayikamAM temanI paMkhIo 1918nA me mAsamAM thayo hato. zALAmAM mUkatAM temanA pitAe aMgenI noMdho paNa prasiddha thatI. temaNe "ApaNAM paMkhIo" bhUlathI temanI janmatArIkha 23mI mArca lakhAvI, tethI sattAvAra (1967) e nAmanuM paMkhIono sarasa paricaya karAvatuM pustaka rIte temanI janma tArIkha 23mI mArca gaNAya che; paraMtu kharekhara paNa lakhyuM che, jemAM ApaNA eka uttama citrakAra zrI temanI janma tArIkha 22 (ke 23) me 1918 che. mULe somalAlabhAI zAhanAM raMgIna citro che. A pustakane gujarAta jAmanagara vaDanagarA nAgara. pitA cunIlAla monajI vaidya inTara sarakAra taraphathI prathama inAma maLeluM. jJAna-gaMgotrI graMthamALAnuM sudhI bhaNI posTa ophisamAM joDAyA ane pAchaLathI tAramAstara prathama pustaka "brahmAMDa darzana" temanA haste lakhAyeluM. banelA. mAtAnuM nAma nirmaLAbahena. pitAnI vAraMvAra badalI potAnA 82 varSanA AyuSyamAM choTubhAIe aMdAje thatI. tethI vaidyasAhebanuM bALapaNa dAmanagara, dholerA, rANapura pacAsa varSa sudhI lakhyuM-lagabhaga satata lakhyuM. mukhyatve ane bhAvanagara khAte vItyuM. vaidyasAheba bhAIbahenamAM sahuthI gujarAtImAM ane kyAreka hiMdImAM. ane badhAM maLIne eTalI ja 1 maLAna eTalI ja nAnA. rANapuramAM mAtAnuM avasAna thatAM pitAe baMne javAbadArI Jain Education Intemational Page #580 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 564 pathapradarzaka upADI. nAnapaNamAM baMne bhAI vyAyAmamAM bahu rasa letA. A ghaNI pravRttio zarU karI, jemAM gujarAta gaNita maMDaLanI pravRttimAM temanA guru krAMtivIra saradAra pRthvIsiMha hatA, je sthApanA, gaNita pratibhA zodha yojanA vagere uparAMta, aMgreja sarakArathI bacavA te kALe bhAvanagaramAM nAma badalIne "sugaNitam nAmanA gaNitanA eka sAmayikano paNa samAveza ajJAtarUpe rahetA hatA. Do. vaidyane vAMcavAno zokha pitA taraphathI thAya che. 197mAM gujarAta pablika sarvisa kamizananA adhyakSa maLyo. Ama temanuM prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa bhAvanagaramAM tarIke cha varSa, 1977-78mAM navI dilhI khAte yuniyana pablika thayuM. DaoN. vaidhe cAra varSanI vaye mAtA ane tera varSanI vaye pitA sarvisa kamizananA sabhya tarIke ane 1978-80 sudhI gujarAta gumAvyA. javAbadArI badhI moTAbhAI madhusUdana para AvI paDI. yunivarsiTInA kulapati tarIke sevA ApI. 1932mAM madhusUdanabhAIe gaNitamAM ema.e. karyuM. ane DaoN. vaidya gaNitazAstrI kharA, paNa emanA saMzodhanano nokarInI zodha mATe muMbaI pahoMcyA. DaoN. vaidyanuM zikSaNa have viSaya gaNita nahi. saiddhAMtika bhautika vijJAna che. evuM kahevAya muMbaImAM zarU thayuM. 1934mAM meTrika thaI jogezvaranI ismAIla ke gaNitanI madadathI naisargika parighaTanAo samajavI e emanA yusupha kaoNlejamAM praveza meLavyo ane sAthe sAthe dArUNa Arthika | saMzodhanano viSaya che. viSayavastunI pasaMdagI bhautika paristhitimAM AvI paDelA kuTuMbane Teko maLe te mATe zikSaNano vijJAnamAMthI karavAnI. gaNitanI madadathI tenuM pRthakkaraNa karavAnuM kharco pote ja upADyo. A mATe ziSyavRttio meLavI ane ane enA parathI koI navI paristhiti ke parighaTanAnI AgAhI TyUzano karyA. jo ke prAdhyApaka banyA pachI temaNe kyAreya khAnagI karavAnI. A AgAhI mujaba avalokano thAya to gANitika TyUzana karyA nathI. 1938mAM DisTIMkazana sAthe prathama vargamAM pRthakkaraNathI nisarga aMgenI ApaNI samajaNamAM vadhAro thAya. bI.esa.sI. ane 1940mAM prathama varga sAthe muMbaI emanA rasanA mukhya viSaya che AInsTAInano sApekSatAno yunivarsiTImAM prathama sthAna meLavI ema.esa.sI.nI parIkSA pAsa vyApaka siddhAMta ane gurutvAkarSaNa. A aMgenA 30 thI paNa vadhu karI. te pachI rAjakoTanI dharmendrasiMhajI kaoNlejamAM thoDo samaya lekho AMtararASTrIya khyAtiprApta vaijJAnika patrikAomAM prasiddha gaNitanA vyAkhyAtA tarIke kAma karyA pachI banArasa hiMdu thayA che. A viSayanI AMtararASTrIya aneka saMsthAo sAthe te yunivarsiTInA gaNitanA pro. viSNu vAsudeva nAralIkaranA hAtha kyAM to pratyakSa yA parokSa rUpe saMkaLAyelA che. temanA saMzodhana nIce bhaNavA 1942mAM patnI ane cha mAsanI bALakIne laI lekhonI kula saMkhyA 70 thI paNa vadhu che. A paikI keTalAka to banArasa pahoMcyA. praoN. nAralIkaranA kuTuMba sAthe naveka mahinA videzanA prakhyAta vaijJAniko sAthe maLIne lakhAyA che. paraMtu rahyA. A nAralIkara eTale AjanA prakhyAta vaijJAnika DaoN. jayaMta emanA saMzodhanomAM prakhyAta koI saMzodhana hoya to te che emanA nAralIkaranA pitA. te pachI 1943-47 daramiyAna suratanI nAme oLakhAto vaidya meTrika'. aMtarikSa ke dikkAla ema.TI.bI. kaoNlejamAM, zarUAtamAM vyAkhyAtA tarIke ane (Spacetime)mAM aMtara ke dUravanuM mApana meTrika (Metric) pAchaLathI adhyApaka tarIke. tyAMthI muMbaInI tAtA insTiTyUTa kahevAya che. paraspara game tevA sApekSa vega dharAvatA be oNpha phanDAmenTala risarcamAM DaoN. bhAbhAnA hAtha nIce saMzodhanamAM avalokanakAro mATe "meTrika acaLa rahe che. khagoLazAstra ane joDAyA ane 10 mahinA temanI sAthe rahI mesona nAmanA brahmAMDa-vijJAna mATe A zabdanuM viziSTha mahattva che. brahmAMDamAMnuM kaNonA prakIrNana (scattering of mesons) aMge saiddhAMtika dravya dikkAlane vakra karavAmAM kAraNabhUta bane che. dikkAlanI A abhyAsa karyo. te pachI vallabhavidyAnagaranI vI. pI. kaoNlejamAM vakratAne samajAvavA mATe ghaNAbadhA gANitika ukelo rajU thayA. prAdhyApaka tarIke joDAyA ane sAthe sAthe muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI A uparAMta temanAM bIjAM paNa saMzodhano che. jemake, 1949mAM gaNitazAstramAM pI.eca.DI. karyuM. te pachI 1955mAM 1973mAM temanA eka vidyArthI DaoN. lIlAbhAI e. paTela ane amadAvAdanI gujarAta kolejamAM AvyA ane 1959mAM temaNe maLIne karelI zodha vikiraNakArI kara-meTrika visanagaranI ema.ena. kaoNlejamAM AcArya tarIke joDAyA bAda (Radiation Kerr-Metric) kahevAya che. temAM bhramaNa TUMka samayamAM ja gujarAta yunivarsiTInA navA khulelA anusnAtaka karatA prakAzita (vikiraNakArI) tArA ke avakAzI piMDanA bAhya gaNita vibhAgamAM prAdhyApaka tarIke joDAyA. A sthaLe 1971 gurutvAkarSaNa kSetra aMge je bAbata anya vaijJAnikone ghaNA sudhI rahyA. A 13 varSanA gALAmAM temaNe gaNita vibhAgane samayathI mUMjhavatI hatI, teno ukela maLe che. vikasAvavA ane vidyArthIone A viSayamAM rasa letA karavA mATe Jain Education Intemational Page #581 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo. 565 DaoN. vaidyanAM lakhANonI viziSTatA e che ke te ghaNAM saraLa 1976nA sapTembarane aMte nivRtta thayA. A samayagALAmAM hoya che. bALako mATe temaNe varSo pahelAM, 1952nA arasAmAM emaNe ramatagamata ane saMskAra pravRttionA samIkSaka, samAcAra ANaMdathI prasiddha thatAM bAlamitra' jevA bALa sAmayikamAM lekho saMpAdaka ane taMtrI tarIkenI vividha kAmagIrI yazasvI rIte lakhelA. A uparAMta, "sugaNitam'mAM to kharAM ja. A bajAvI. patrakAratva, vijJAna, saMskRta ane saMgIta temanA rasanA sAmayikamAM temaNe narasaiyo' upanAmathI lekhamALAo paNa viSayo hatA ane e badhAmAM te bahuzruta hatA. temano saMskRtano lakhelI. temanA lekho 'kumAra'mAM paNa moTI saMkhyAmAM prasiddha thayAM abhyAsa temanA vijJAna viSayaka lekhomAM ane khAsa karIne che. temAM AvatI temanI keTalIka lekhamALAo, 'pastInAM pAnAM', khagoLaviSayaka lekhomAM chato thAya che. game tevA agharA viSayane amerikA ane ApaNe', 'aNu-visphoTa ane ApaNe' vagere sAmAnya mANasanI bhASAmAM rajU karavAnI ane saMskRtinI bahu lokapriya thaI che. A uparAMta, temanA lekho "navacetana', jANakArIne kAraNe khapa paDe navA zabdo banAvI levAnI temane buddhiprakAza' vagere jevA anya sAmayikomAM paNa prasiddha thayAM che. kudaratI phAvaTa hatI. emanA prasanna madhura vyaktitvathI emanA atyAra sudhImAM temanAM sAteka pustako gujarAtImAM prasiddha paricayamAM AvanAra sahu koI emanA AtmIya banI jatA. thayAM che. temAM haLavI zailImAM jIvana prasaMgo AlekhatuM 'caoNka sAmAnya rIte mAnavI nivRtta thAya pachI ArAma kare. ane DasTara' paNa che. 1954mAM temaNe yaMtravidyAnuM eka saraLa gAmagapATA mAre ke dharmakarmamAM pravRtta raheto hoya che. kama se kama pAThyapustaka paNa lakheluM. temaNe anya lekhako sAthe lakhelA ApaNe tyAM to lagabhaga AvuM ja jovA maLe che. paNa manubhAImAM "jJAnagaMgotrI graMtha zreNI-6 : gaNitadarzana" (1969) ne eka Azcaryajanaka vAta e banI ke 1976mAM nivRtta thayA pachI 1970-71 nuM rAjaya sarakAranuM pAritoSika maLyuM che. temanuM jIvananA aMta sudhInA lagabhaga eka dAyakA jeTalA samaya sudhI "akhila brahmAMDamAM" (1967) nAmanuM khagoLa paranuM pustaka vijJAnanA patrakAratvane vikasAvavAmAM, agAunA karatAM paNa vadhAre ullekhanIya che. "dazAMza paddhati zA mATe?" (1967) ane sakriya rahyA. patrakAra hatA te gALAmAM temaNe vijJAnaviSayaka ghaNI "navuM gaNita zuM che?" (1973) e zIrSaka heThaLa temaNe be paricaya pustikAo lakhI hatI ane keTalAMka vijJAnanA aMgrejI paricaya pustikAo paNa lakhI che. bALako mATe emaNe pustakono gujarAtImAM anuvAda paNa karyo hato, paNa nivRtti "dAdAjInI vijJAnavAto" nAmanI pustikA lakhI che. pachInA A gALAmAM emanuM arpaNa ethI ya vizeSa rahyuM. manubhAI mahetA (1912-1985) ravivAranA "janmabhUmi-pravAsI' sAptAhikanA chelle pAne temanA vijJAnanA lekho chapAtA hatA. jeNe eka vizALa vAcakavargane manubhAI mahetAno janma 10 julAI, 1912nA roja vijJAnAbhimukha banAvyo che. A lekhomAMthI keTalAMkane pasaMda karIne surata jillAnA cIkhalI gAmamAM thayo hato. (keTalAka saMdarbhamAM brahmAMDanI kathA' zIrSaka heThaLa jUna 1986mAM prasiddha karavAmAM janma varSa 1910 che). temaNe zALAnuM zikSaNa cIkhalI ane Avyo che. bIjuM temanuM pustaka "sUryamaMDaLa" (brahmAMDanI kathA) che. amadAvAdamAM lIdhuM ane ucca abhyAsa vaDodarA, surata ane 1994mAM te prasiddha thayuM che. ane temAM temanA 76 jeTalA lekho muMbaInI kaoNlejamAM karI rasAyaNazAstra sAthe bI.esa.sI. thayA. AvarI levAyA che. A baMne pustako maraNottara prakAzana che. paNa vacamAM banArasa jaI be varSa ijanerIno abhyAsa paNa karelo AnA pahelAM lakhelo "vijJAna-mudrA" nAmano graMtha temanI paNa te paDato mUkvo paDyo. abhyAsamAM bhAre tejasvI. temanuM hayAtImAM ja, 1978mAM prasiddha thayo che. temanI paricaya lagna 1932mAM jayAbahena sAthe thayuM hatuM. 14 julAI, pustikAonI saMkhyA 12 jeTalI thavA jAya che. A pustikAo 1985nA divase muMbaImAM hRdayaroganA humalAthI temanuM 1959 thI 1980nA samayagALAmAM prasiddha thaI che. "spaTanika avasAna thayuM. ane rokeTa" (1959-60), "aNuzakti : bhasmAsUra ke AjIvana patrakAra rahelA manubhAI bahumukhI pratibhA kalpavRkSa" (1960-61), "vimAna kevI rIte UDe che?" dharAvatA vidvAna hatA. manubhAI vijJAnanA kSetre haratA-pharatA (1961-62), "caMdra para caDAI" (1963), "bolatA tArA" jJAnakoza jevA hatA. muMbaInA "janmabhUmi' patro sAthe temano cAra ' (1964), "sRSTinI utpatti" (1965), "oNTomezana" dAyakA jeTalo saMbaMdha rahelo. raNachoDadAsa loTavALAnuM 'prajAmitra' (1966), "vijJAnanA sImADA-1970" (1970), baMdha paDatAM 1940nA navembaramAM te "janmabhUmi'mAM joDAyA ane "avakAzamAM jIvana haze?" (1973), "prayoga-zALAmAM Jain Education Intemational Page #582 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 566 jIvanI utpatti" (1977), "vijJAna-1979" (1979) ane "sUryagrahaNa" (1980) varSo pUrve pUNemAM kaTalarInI nAnakaDI hATaDI calAvatA zrI nAthANI nAmanA sagRhasthanI aMgrejI vAMcI nahi zakavAnI mUMjhavaNane pArakhI jaIne, aMgrejImAM lakhI zakavAnI kSamatA hovA chatAM, vijJAna viSe je kAMI lakhavuM te mAtra gujarAtImAM ja, evo bhISma saMkalpa karanAra manubhAI sAce ja nokhI mATImAMthI ghaDAyelAM hatA. temanA saMbaMdhI eka rasaprada vAta khagoLazAstrI-lekhaka DaoN. je. je. rAvale noMdhI che. eka variSTha patrakAranI vinaMtIthI manubhAI "janmabhUmi'mAM muMbaInA naheru pleneToriyamanA kAryakramo ane vaijJAnika pravRttionI samIkSA karatA lekho lakhatA hatA. temAM jo koI kSati rahI jatI to manubhAI tarata dhyAna doratAM. AvI rIte ekavAra pleneToriyamanA kAryakramamAM eka tArA aMge khoTI mAhitI rajU thatAM te aMge manubhAIe dhyAna doratA, tyAranA pleneToriyamanA DAyarekTara DaoN. araviMda bhaTa nAgare te kAryakramanI keseTa rAtorAta badalI naMkhAvelI! 1986mAM helIno dhUmaketu pRthvInI najadIka AvavAno hato. tenA Agamanane vadhAvatA ghaNA badhA lekho temaNe lakhyA hatA. A dhUmaketu nihALavAnI temanI tIvra icchA hatI. A icchA to bara na AvI, paNa manubhAI vAcako mATe dhUmaketu helI aMgenI mAhitIno bahu moTo khajAno mUkatA gayA. Do. cazavaMtabhAI gulAbarAya nAyaka ' (1909-1976). temano janma navasArI jillAnA dAMDI gAmamAM tA. 67-1906nA roja thayo hato. prAthamika-mAdhyamika zikSaNa vegAma, dAMDI ane navasArImAM. 1925mAM meTrika pAsa karIne 1928mAM vaDodarA kaoNlejamAMthI bI.esa.sI. ane 1932mAM ema.esa.sI. thayA. te pachI muMbaI raoNyala insTiTyUTamAM nokarI karatAM karatAM 1937mAM pI.eca.DI. karyuM. DaoN. yazavaMtabhAI bhautikazAstramAM gujarAtanA sau prathama pI.eca.DI. hatA ane sara sI. vI. rAmana jevA prakhara vaijJAnika emanI thIsisanA parIkSaka hatA, jemanI te sArI evI prazaMsA pAmelA. te pachI amadAvAdanI gujarAta kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka ane te pachI AcArya pade sevA ApI. sana 1967mAM gujarAta kaoNlejamAMthI nivRtta thaI, 1967 thI 1972 sudhI amadAvAdanI sI. yu. zAha kaoNleja (mAnavamaMdira) vijJAna mahAvidyAlayamAM AcArya tarIke pathapradarzaka sevA ApI. temaNe ghaNA vidyArthIone mArgadarzana ApeluM ane keTalAya vidyArthIone ucca abhyAsArthe paradeza javAno rasto mokaLo karI Apelo. garIba vidyArthIone ziSyavRttio ApavAnI ke paisA apAvI ne Arthika ciMtAothI mukta karelA. DaoN. nAyakanuM avasAna suratamAM me mahinAnI 29mI tArIkhe 1976mAM thayuM. bhautikazAstranA zikSaka temaja saMzodhaka tarIke DaoN. nAyake cAra dAyakA uparanI sevAo ApI hatI. temaNe cAlIsathI paNa vadhu saMzodhana lekho ApyA che. AmAMnA keTalAkano ullekha pro. mekasa tathA pro. ke. ela. coparA jevA niSNAta lekhakonA pustakomAM thayelo che. saMzodhana kSetre AgavA pradAna mATe 1969mAM gujarAta yunivarsiTI taraphathI temane "DaoN. ke. jI. nAyaka suvarNacaMdraka' enAyata karavAmAM Avelo. 1950nA arasAmAM temaNe jarmanImAM harjha parvatamALAmAM dekhAtI "dha brAMkana bojha" athavA "dha glorIjha' ke "dha spekaTara opha dha brokana' jevI virala ghaTanAne khUba ja saphaLatApUrvaka prayogazALAmAM utpanna karavAnI Tekanika (takanIka) vikasAvelI. temanuM "pRthvIno itihAsa" nAmanuM sacitra pustaka 1936mAM prasiddha thayuM hatuM ane te kALe ghaNuM lokapriya thayuM hatuM. A lokabhogya pustakanI ekathI vadhu AvRttio thaI che. A pustaka lakhavAnI preraNA ApaNA vikhyAta vijJAnalekhaka zrI popaTalAla go. zAhe ApelI. bahudhA DaoN. pI. jI. zAhanA nAme oLakhAtA zrI popaTalAlabhAIe paNa potAnA vijJAna lekho dvArA gujarAtI vijJAna sAhityane samRddha karyuM che. temaNe saMpAdita karelo "vaijJAnika zabdasaMgraha" ullekhanIya che. A zabdasaMgraha prathama 1937mAM prasiddha thayo hato ane tenI bIjI AvRtti 1948mAM pragaTa thaI hatI. NAM varSo sudhI pI. jI. zAhe gujarAta saMzodhana maMDaLa, muMbaInA mukhapatranuM saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. A mukhapatramAM gujarAtI uparAMta aMgrejImAM paNa lekho AvatA hatA. DaoN. nAyake nivRttikALamAM, kaho ke pAchalI vaye, 'kumAra', lokajIvana', "milApa" ane "saMskRti' jevA sAmayikomAM vijJAnalekho lakhyA hatA. ane A rIte potAno vijJAnaprema tathA jana sAmAnyamAM vijJAnanA prasAranuM kArya jArI rAkhyAM hatAM. kumAra"mAM khagoLavidyA para eka lekhamALA paNa lakhelI. je emanA avasAnane kAraNe adhUrI rahI. khagoLa paranA temanA A sugama lekho te kALe bahu jANItA thayelA. agAu "prasthAna'mAM paNa te lakhatA hatA. gujarAta sAhitya pariSadanA 1967nA Jain Education Intemational Page #583 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo adhivezanamAM vijJAna vibhAganA adhyakSa (pramukha) tarIke paNa bhautikavijJAnanA sAmayika "pramANa" nuM ane saiddhAMtika ane temanI varaNI thaI hatI. prAyojita bhautikavijJAnanA sAmayika tathA inDiyana nezanala DaoN. sudhIrabhAI pradhumnAbhAI paMDyA sAyansa sAmayikanuM saMpAdanakArya paNa temaNe karyuM che. vaLI temaNe sva-saMgata kSetra (Self-consistent bhAratanA prathama paMktinA nyUkilayara bhautikavijJAnI ane gujarAtImAM khagoLane lokabhogya karanAra vaktA, lekhaka ane field) siddhAMta para AdhArita kAryakrama vikasAvyo che, je gujarAtamAM vijJAnane janasAdhAraNa sudhI pahoMcatuM karavAnA plAjhamA ane ghanAvasthA bhautikazAstramAM upayogI thaI paDe tevo uddezathI banelI gujarAta ekeDemI nAmanI saMsthAnA sthApakomAM che. samUha-siddhAMta (group theory) ane sAMkhyikI eka. DaoN. sudhIrabhAI paMDyAno janma 11 julAI, 1928nA yAMtrikInA upayoganA AdhAre vikasAvelI temanI paddhatithI AMtarakriyAnA ghaTakono yugmana abhyAsa karI zakAyo. roja naDiyAdamAM thayo hato. temanA pitA pradyumnabhAI ANaMdajI paMDyA bhautikazAstranA prAdhyApaka hatA. temaNe snAtaka kakSA sudhInuM DaoN. paMDyAnuM ghaNuM saMzodhana sAmAnya mAnavI mATe samajavuM zikSaNa suratamAM ane anusnAtaka zikSaNa dilhI yunivarsiTImAMthI agharuM hoI, temAM UMDA nahi UtarIe. paraMtu temanA A badhA lIdhuM. te pachI pI.eca.DI.nI upAdhi temaNe nyUyorkanI rocesTa saMzodhanonI agatyatA samajIne, ane khAsa to saiddhAMtika yunivarsiTImAMthI meLavI. nyukilayara ane bhautikavijJAnanA kSetre temanAM mUlyavAna pradAnane temaNe 1950 thI 1953 sudhI paramANu-UrjA dhyAnamAM laIne, gujarAta sarakAre 1994mAM pratiSThita vikrama vibhAganA saMzodhana mAna-sabhya (phelo) ane 1953 thI sArAbhAI evorDa paNa temane enAyata karyo che, to pUNe khAte 1956 sudhI rocesTara yunivarsiTImAM snAtaka madadanIza tarIke yojAyelA inDiyana sAyansa koMgresanA adhivezanamAM bhautikazAstra kAmagIrI karI. te pachI amadAvAdanI phijhikala risarca vibhAganuM suvarNajayaMtI vyAkhyAna ApavAnuM bahumAna paNa temane leboreTarI (PRL)mAM rIDarathI zarUAta karIne tenA niyAmaka maLyuM che. (DirekaTara) tarIke ane mAnAI prAdhyApaka tarIke sevAo ApI. sudhIrabhAIe gujarAtImAM sAmAnya vAcaka samajI zake A uparAMta, "insA" (Indian National science tevAM keTalAMka vijJAna uparanA lekho, mukhyatve "kumAra' sAmayikamAM Academy-INSA)nA variSTha vijJAnI ane sI.esa. ane pustako bahudhA anya lekhako sAthe maLIne lakhyAM che. AvAM AI.Ara. (Council of scientific and Industrial pustakomAMnA keTalAka te A : "zukranI sRSTi' (1979, Reasearch)nA nivRtta ane mAnad padavIdhArI, sanmAnanIya sahalekhaka : sureza 2. zAha) "lUTo" (1985, sahalekhako : (imeriTasa) prAdhyApaka tarIke paNa sevAo ApI. A daramiyAna pramoda dI. aMgrejI, sureza ra. zAha), dhUmaketu helI" (1986, 1967 thI 1970 sudhI ITAlInA TriIyesTI khAte inTaranezanala sahalekhaka : pramoda dI. aMgrejI). sahalekhaka DaoN. pramodabhAI senTara phora thiyoTikala phijhikasamAM saMzodhana-madadanIza tarIke aMgrejI (janma : 21-7-1931 ane avasAna : 14-10paNa kAmagIrI bajAvI. 1995) khagoLazAstrI hatA. AraMbhamAM te amadAvAdanI A uparAMta bhAratamAM cAlatI bhautikazAstranI ghaNI phijhikala risarca leboreTarI sAthe ane te pachI amadAvAda pravRttio sAthe te vividha rIte saMkaLAyelA che. jema ke inDiyana khAtenI vedhazALA sAthe saMkaLAyelA hatA. gujarAtI vizvakozamAM phijhikasa esosiezana (IPA) ane inDiyana esosiezana khagoLanA adhikaraNo lakhatA hatA. te eka acchA khagoLalekhaka opha phijhikasa TIcarsa (IAPT)nA pramukha tarIke anukrame hatA. jANItA vijJAna lekhaka zrI nagendravijayanA "skaoNpa' nAmanA 1973-75 ane 1998-90mAM temanI varaNI thaI hatI. vijJAna sAmayikamAM temaNe khagoLavijJAnanA lekhonA salAhakAra gujarAta sAyansa ekeDemInA sthApaka sabhya ane pramukha tarIke paNa thoDo vakhata sevA ApI hatI. bIjA sahalekhaka pro. (1980-82) ane gujarAta saura UrjA sosAyaTInA pramukha surezabhAI zAha mULa bhautikazAstranA prAdhyApaka che. temaNe moTe (1980-82) tarIke paNa temaNe kAma karyuM che. kamyuTaranI bhAge pAThyapustako lakhyAM che, ane je lokabhogya vijJAna madadathI zikSaNa ApavAnA saMkhyAbaMdha progrAma temaNe vikasAvyA pustako lakhyA che temAM DaoN. sudhIrabhAI paMDyAnI A ja viSaya che. A badhI pravRtti sAthe inDiyana ekeDamI opha sAyasijhanA paranI vyAkhyAna zreNInA AdhAre lakhAyeluM "mULabhUta kaNo" Page #584 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 (1989), tathA pAribhASika koza-bhautikavijJAna" (1999, sahalekhaka : prA. aruNa 2. vAmadatta), "pAribhASika koza : khagoLavijJAna' (2002) vagereno samAveza thAya che. prA. rUstama rAva (1929-2003) pAmyA. prAdhyApaka rUstamajI DosAbhAI rAvano janma suratanA pArasI dastura kuTuMbamAM tA. 2-11-1929nA roja thayo hato. kuTuMbanI Arthika sthiti atyaMta nabaLI. pitA mIlamAM nokarI karatA. mAtAnI satata mAMdagI. be bhAI ane eka bahena. badhAM ja aparaNita. pote sauthI nAnA. eka bhAInuM mAnasika asthiratAnI asahya pIDAmAM yuvAnImAM ja mRtyu. moTAbhAI nokarI arthe pAkistAna rahyA. pAchaLathI prA. rAve temane surata bolAvI lIdhA. mAtA-pitA pahelAM avasAna moTAbahenanI hUMpha ane sAtha emanA mATe mAtAnA vAtsalya samAna. zALAnuM zikSaNa suratamAM. muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI bhautikazAstra ane gaNitamAM bI.esa.sI. (1951) ane gujarAta yunivarsiTImAMthI bhautikazAstramAM ema.esa.sI. (1954) karyA pachI sAta varSa sudhI suratanI ema.TI.bI. kaoNlejamAM DemonsTreTara tarIke, te pachI valasADamAM pAMca varSa bhautikazAstranA adhyApaka tarIke ane ena.ke.ema. sAyansa kaoNlejamAM ane chelle ArTsa, sAyansa, kaoNmarsa kaoNleja-kholavaDamAM 20 varSa sudhI bhautikazAstranA adhyApaka tarIke sevA ApyA pachI, bahenane saMbhALavAnI ciMtAmAM sana 1986mAM svaicchika nivRtti vahelI laI lIdhI. parivAramAM moTAbhAI ane pachI moTAM bahenanA avasAnathI praoN. rAva pAchalI vaye ekalA paDI gayA paNa saMzodhana, vAMcana, lekhana ane manana satata cAlatA rahyA. tA. 20 mI oNkTobara, 2003nA roja temanuM avasAna thayuM. temanA rasanA viSayo anekavidha hatA, jemAM saMgIta, citrakaLA, vyaMgacitro (kArTUna) doravA vagereno samAveza thato hato. DraoNIMganI temaNe be parIkSA paNa ApI hatI. temane TapAlaTikiTa-saMgrahano paNa zokha hato. Tebala-Tenisa paNa ramatA hatA. hArmoniyama, vAyolIna, mAuthaoNrgana vagere jevAM vAgho bahu sarasa vagADI zakatA hatA. pArasI zAI ramUjI zailI paNa temane sahaja hatI. kyAreka kyAreka vartamAnapatromAM carcApatro lakhavAno paNa temane zokha hato. te pArasI hatA paraMtu bahu sarasa gujarAtI bolatA-lakhatA hatA. bhASA zatapratizata zuddha. vijJAnanA lokabhogya lekho, khAsa karIne khagoLa viSaya paranA temanA lekho 'sugaNitam', Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka 'vijJAnadarzana', 'kumAra'vagere sAmayikomAM prasiddha thatA hatA. 'kumAra' mAsika pratye temane vizeSa pakSapAta hato. ane 'kumAra' sAmayikane protsAhanarUpe guptadAna paNa karyuM che. potAnI samyaka AjIvikAmAMthI je kAMI bacAvyuM temAMthI gujarAtanA be pratiSThita sAmayikone dAna ApatA gayA che. evI ja rIte adhyApakamaMDaLane tema ja emane ghera kAma karatA nIrubahenanA yogakSemanI vyavasthA karavAnuM paNa cUkyA nathI. sAmayikomAM prasiddha thayelA khagoLa paranA lekhone maThArIne temaNe pAchalI vaye eka pustaka lakhyuM : "khagoLa arthAt aMtarIkSanI upAsanA'', praoN. rAvanuM lakheluM A mAtra eka ja vijJAna pustaka che. A pustaka temaNe jAte ja prasiddha karyuM ane tenA mUlyanI sAme 'niHzulka' evuM lakhyuM. A pustaka temaNe ghaNAM rasajJajanone bheTa ApyuM. A sacitra pustaka khagoLazAstra paranA ApaNA alpa sAhityamAM mahattvanuM pradAna che. khagoLavijJAnane saraLa bhASAmAM rajU karavAno praoN. rAvano Azaya hato ane te barAbara pAra paDyo hato tenI pratIti e vAta parathI Avaze ke dho. 10mAM vijJAna bhaNAvatA zikSako A pustakano upayoga kyAreka saMdarbhagraMtha tarIke kare che. DaoN. jyotIndra navInacaMdra desAI jyotIndrabhAI desAIno janma bharUcamAM tArIkha 29-81936nA roja thayo hato. temanA pitA navInacaMdrabhAI bharUcanI yuniyana hAIskUlamAM prinsIpAla hatA. 1952mAM tyAMnI rUstamajI sorAbajI dalAla hAIskUlamAMthI esa.esa.sI. pAsa karI ucca abhyAsa mATe amadAvAdanI gujarAta kaoNlejamAM joDAyA. ahIMthI 1956mAM bhautikazAstra ane gaNitanA viSayo sAthe prathama darajje bI.esa.sI.nI DigrI meLavI. ahIMthI ja ema.esa.sI. te kALanA kaoNlejanA bhautikazAstra vibhAganA prAdhyApaka ane pAchaLathI gujarAta kaoNlejanA prinsIpAla banelA DaoN. yazavaMtabhAI gulAbarAya nAyakanA mArgadarzana nIce zarU karyuM. A mATeno temano viSaya hato : Optics of Coloured colloids. kalilI (colloidal) avasthAmAM rahelA padArtha dvArA alpamAtrAmAM thatuM prakAza zoSaNa kevI rIte coksAIpUrvaka mApI zakAya te sUcavatuM A saMzodhana hatuM. te pachI DaoN. nAyakanA hAtha nIce ja 1960-63nA gALAmAM pI.eca.DI. mATenuM saMzodhana zarU karyuM. viSaya hato : Magneto-Optical Effects in Colloids. A abhyAsamAM kalilI kaNo dvArA cuMbakIya kSetramAM dhruvIbhuta prakAza para thatI asaro darzAvatA Page #585 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 59 samIkaraNo tAravyA ane tenI prAyogika cakAsaNI karI. A vAtAvaraNamAM utsarjAtA rAtrI prakAzanA varNapaTIya abhyAsa dvArA daramiyAna, bhArata sarakAranA saMzodhaka chAtra (risarca skolara) te vistAranuM tApamAna, graharUpa nihArikAo (planetary tarIke pasaMda thayA. 1963mAM eka varSa mATe amadAvAdanA nebulae) tarIke oLakhAtA avakAzI padArtho dvArA utsarjita aTIrAmAM nAyaba vaijJAnika adhikArI (jUniyara sAyanTiphika prakAzanA varNapaTIya abhyAsa dvArA tenA vistaraNanA veganuM oNphisara) tarIke ane 1964 thI 1966 sudhI bhArata mApana vagereno samAveza thAya che. sarakAranI chAtravRttivALuM anuDodrIya pada (Post temanA eka anya ullekhanIya saMzodhanamAM, divasa Doctoral Fellowship) svIkArIne pharIthI gujarAta daramiyAna pRthvInA vAtAvaraNanA uparanA staromAMthI utsarjita kaoNleja khAte saMzodhana kArya zarU karyuM. A daramiyAna temaNe DaoN. thatA kSINaprakAza athavA to dina vAyudIpti (day airnAyakanA mArgadarzana heThaLa pI.eca.DI. mATe rajIsTarDa thatA glow)nA mApana mATe temaNe vikasAvelI maulika paddhatino ghaNAM vidyArthIonA saMzodhananI rAhabarInuM kAma karyuM. A samAveza thAya che. vidyArthIomAM pro. eca. esa. zAha (je pAchaLathI temanA phijhikala risarca leboreTarI dvArA Abu khAte guruzikhara colour physics paranA saMzodhana mATe AMtararASTrIya stare upara sthApavAmAM AvelI vedhazALAmAM inphAreDa (avarakta) jANItA thayA) tathA bhAvanagara yunivarsiTInA bhautikazAstranA TeliskopanA saphaLa sthApana pAchaLa temano mahattvano phALo che. nivRtta adhyApaka praoN. Ara. vI. mahetA (jemaNe phero phalUIDa AraMbhanA varSomAM A Teliskopa dvArA prApta thatA pratibiMbo Ferro Fluid paranA potAnAM saMzodhana mATe AMtararASTrIya kSatiyukta jaNAyA hatA. pro. desAIe khAsa cakAsaNI paddhatio nAmanA meLavI che) jevAno samAveza thato hato. A traNa jaNAe te kALe gujarAta kaoNlejamAMthI TAMcA sAdhano ane jarUra paDe pote ajamAvIne A kSatinuM kAraNa zodhI kADhyuM. temaNe bahu spaSTapaNe tAravyuM ke Ama thavA pAchaLanuM kAraNa TeliskopanA darpaNanI ja vikasAvelAM upakaraNo dvArA saMzodhana karIne kalilI drAvaNamAM sapATImAM rahelI kSatio che. pachI sapATIne barAbara karavA uddabhavatI keTalIka viziSTa cuMbaka-prakAzIya (magneto darpaNane yunAITeDa kiMgDama mokalavAmAM Avyo. te pachI Teliskopa optical) asaro zodhI. A mahattvanuM saMzodhana hatuM ane pAchaLathI teno ullekha aneka AMtararASTrIya saMzodhana patromAM barAbara kAma karatuM thayuM. karavAmAM Avyo che. temaNe Azare so jeTalA maulika saMzodhanapatro lakhyA che te pachI DaoN. desAI 1966mAM amadAvAdanI phijhikala ane ATha jeTalA yuvAna vaijJAnikonA pI.eca.DI. saMzodhananuM risarca leboreTarI (PRL) mAM joDAyA. te kALe thuMbA khAte mArgadarzana karyuM che. A uparAMta ghaNA badhA lokabhogya vijJAnaraoNkeTanA uDDayana dvArA vAtAvaraNanA ucca staromAM abhyAsa lekho, jAhera vyAkhyAno temaja TIvI ane reDiyo vArtAlApo paNa mATenA keTalAMka prayogo cAlatA hatA. jyotIndrabhAI temAM ApyA che. gujarAtI vizvakozamAM paNa te khagoLaviSayaka adhikaraNo lakhe che. joDAyA. paNa pachI 1975mAM leboreTarImAM khagoLazAstrano vibhAga zarU thatAM temAM joDAyA ane ahIM rahI temaNe Do. je. je. rAvala vAtAvaraNanA ucca staro temaja avakAzI padArtho dvArA thatA jitendrakumAra jaTAzaMkara rAvala (rAvaLa)no janma prakAzanA utsarjananI varNapaTa rekhAonA jhINavaTabharyA abhyAsa haLavadamAM 1945nI 30mI mArcanA roja thayo hato. temaNe mATe phebrI-paeNro spekaTroskopI (Fabry perot spectros muMbaInI pArle kaoNleja, insTiTyUTa oNpha sAyansa ane yunivarsiTI copy) nAme oLakhAtI varNapaTadarzana sAthe saMkaLAyelI paddhati DipArTamenTa opha methemeTiksamAM tathA kalakattA yunivarsiTInI vikasAvI, je bhAratabharamAM prathama vakhata apanAvAI ane A esa.ena. bojha insTiTyUTa opha phijhikala sAyansamAM abhyAsa paddhati dvArA hAtha dharAyelA abhyAsa mATe amadAvAdanI A karI 1970mAM eplAIDa methemeTiksa sAthe ema.esa.sI., saMsthAe mokharAnuM sthAna prApta karyuM. 1972mAM pyaoNra methemeTiksa sAthe pharI ema.esa.sI., A daramiyAna temaNe karelA agatyanA saMzodhanomAM 1974mAM phijhIkala sAyansanA viSayamAM ema.phila. ane khagrAsa sUryagrahaNa samaye, sUryamAM kirITAvaraNa (koronA)nA 1986mAM esTronomI ane esTrophijhiksamAM DI.esa.sI.nI tApamAna tathA temAM pravartatI gatino abhyAsa, pRthvInA DigrI meLavI che. Jain Education Intemational Page #586 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa00 A uparAMta temaNe hiMdI, saMskRta ane jarmana bhASAomAM paNa padavIo meLavI che. temaNe muMbaInA neharu pleneTeriyamamAM zarUAta lekacarara tarIke karI ane pachI tenA DirekaTara risarca, joInTa DirekTara ane chevaTe tenA DirekaTara (niyAmaka)nA pade pahoMcyA. tyAMthI nivRtta thaI temaNe "dhI inDiyana pleneTarI sosAyaTI" (bhAratIya grahamAlikA saMgaThana)nI sthApanA karI, ane hAlamAM tenA presiDanTano hoddo saMbhALe che. khagoLanA prasAra-pracAra mATe ane pratyakSa AkAzadarzana karAvIne lokomAM rasa jAgRta karavAnI nema sAthe zarU thayelI A saMsthA vijJAna lekhakone protsAhaka inAmo ApavA vagere jevI paNa ghaNI pravRttio kare che. Avo eka puraskAra khagoLavijJAna lekhaka sva. manubhAI mahetAnI smRtimAM vijJAna lekhakone ApavAmAM Ave che. A sosAyaTInA mukhapatranuM nAma "sUryA che ane temAM khagoLane lagatI ghaTanAo tathA jANakArI ApatA lekho vagere mukhyatve aMgrejImAM ApavAmAM Ave che. khagoLane kSetre DaoN. rAvale sUryamaMDaLanA janma, vikAsa ane racanAnA navA siddhAMto pratipAdita karyA che, grahonA aMtarono niyama sthApita karyo che, ane budha ane zukranA grahone pharatA upagraho hovAnA siddhAMto sthApita karyA che. zani, yurenasa, nepathyana ane geleksInI pharate valayo hovAnI vAta paNa temaNe karelI ane tenI sAbitI ApatA je siddhAMto ApyA, te pAchaLathI voyejara ane pAyoniyara aMtarikSa yAnoe sAbita karyA. temaNe AInsTAInanA sApekSavAda ane geleksI para paNa keTaluMka saMzodhana karyuM che. dhUmaketa, laghu graho ane ukAkaMDo (ulkApiMDa gata) para paNa saMzodhana karyuM che. AvI bAbatonA abhyAsa mATenI TukaDIonA mArgadarzaka tarIke kAma karyuM che. ukApiMDa gartanA abhyAsa mATe temaNe himAcala pradezanI sTeTa kAunsila oNpha sAyansa TekanolojI enDa envAyaromenTanA ekakALanA variSTha vijJAna adhikArI DaoN. zyAma siMha caMdela sAthe maLIne vizeSa saMzodhana karyuM che. temaNe aneka sAmayikomAM ane mukhyatve muMbaInA janmabhUmi-pravAsI'mAM khagoLavijJAna aMge seMkaDo lekho lakhyA che. temaNe "janmabhUmi-pravAsI'mAM sana 2000-2001nA gALAmAM navI sadIne AvakAratI "sahastrAbdInuM vijJAna' nAmanI eka lAMbI lekhazreNI lakhI hatI, jemAM vitelA yugomAM vijJAnanA badhA ja kSetre thayelI pragati AvarI levAI hatI. A lekha-zreNI ullekhanIya che. temaNe sAmAnya loko mATe lakhAtA khagoLanA lekhonuM mAdhyama mukhyatve gujarAtI rAkhyuM che, paraMtu pathapradarzaka temaNe kyAreka hiMdI ane aMgrejImAM paNa lakhANa karyuM che. temaNe khagoLavijJAna para 500 thI vadhu vyAkhyAno ApyAM che. reDiyo ane TI.vI. upara paNa aneka kAryakramo ApyA che. deza-videzanI ghaNI kaoNnpharansa ane varkazopsamAM bhAga lIdho che ane AvI pariSado gharaAMgaNe muMbaImAM paNa yojI che. rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya vaijJAnika saMzodhana sAmayikomAM temanA atyAra sudhImAM pacIsekathI vadhu saMzodhanapatro prasiddha thayA che. amerikAnI 'nAsA' saMsthAe paNa temane saMzodhana karavAnI savalato ane sagavaDatA ApIne AmaMtrelA. deza-videzanI aneka vaijJAnika saMsthAonA te sabhya che ane jagatanI saMkhyAbaMdha yunivarsiTIo ane vaijJAnika saMsthAomAM temaNe vyAkhyAno ApyAM che. monAsa yunivarsiTImAM te traNa mahinA prAdhyApaka tarIke rahyA hatA. temane sAyansanA moDelo banAvavAno, citrakAma, saMgIta ane pravAsano zokha che. sUryamaMDaLanI samajaNa' nAmanI cAra, "pacAsa varSamAM vijJAna kSetre vikAsa", "pleneTeriyamanI kathA", "ajAyaba AkAza" vagere paricaya pustikAo lakhI che. temaNe lekhana-kSetre mAnelA potAnA mAnasa-guru' zrI manubhAI mahetAnA avasAna pachI temanA lekhonuM saMkalana karAvIne, temAM jarUrI sudhArA karIne keTalAka saMgraho taiyAra karI, prasiddha karavAmAM madada karI che. Do. arUNakumAra dave aruNakumAra manubhAI daveno janma rAjakoTamAM 1950nI 26mI jAnyuArInA roja thayo hato. temaNe grAma dakSiNAmUrti, AMbalA, jAmanagara ane bhAvanagaramAM abhyAsa karIne bI.esa.sI., ema.esa.sI. ane rasAyaNazAstramAM Ph.d.nI DigrIo meLavI che. 1972mAM lokabhAratI grAma-vidyApIThamAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA ane pachI lokasevA mahAvidyAlaya, lokabhAratI, saNosarAnA niyAmaka tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI. hAlamAM aruNabhAI gujarAta vidyApIThanA kulapati tarIkenI pharaja bajAve che. DaoN. dave vividha sAmayikomAM ane dainikomAM vijJAnanA lekho lakhe che. vijJAnazikSaNa, UrjA, paryAvaraNa, avakAzavijJAna, khagoLavijJAna ane grAmINa yaMtrodyogazAstra (rUrala TekanolojI) temanA rasanA viSayo che. vijJAnanA viSayone lagatA jAhera vyAkhyAno paNa Ape che. atyAra sudhImAM AvA 400 thI paNa vadhu vyAkhyAno temaNe ApyAM che. temaNe gujarAtI bhASAmAM sauthI jUnA ane chellA 33 varSathI ekadhArA cAlatA jANItA vijJAna Jain Education Intemational Page #587 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 501 sAmayika "vijJAnadarzana' nuM ghaNAM varSa sudhI saphaLa saMpAdana karyuM che. paNa bhautikazAstramAM meLavI che. 1970 thI muMbaInI bhAbhA temAM temanAM patnIno phALo paNa rahelo che. A sAmayikane Aja eTamika risarca senTaramAM sAyanTiphika oNphisara tarIke bhArata sudhI jIvatuM rAkhavAno yaza paNa dave daMpatine phALe jAya che. sarakAranA pahelA varganI sevAmAM kAryarata che. vijJAnane lokabhogya ane jIvanalakSI banAvavA parezabhAI sosAyaTI phaoNra kalIna envAyarnamenTa tathA vijJAnanA pracAra-prasAra mATe temaNe "lokabhAratI lokavijJAna lokavijJAna caLavaLanA sakriya sabhya che. 1980mAM dAMDIkUcanI . kendra' nAmanI saMsthAnI sthApanA karI che. A kendrae Aja suvarNajayaMtI UjavavA temaNe cha mitro sAthe dAMDIkUcanA ja mArge sudhImAM anekavidha saphaLa kAryakramo pAra pADyA che. vijJAnane ane tenA ja samayapatraka pramANe pacIsa divasanI 240 mAIla saraLa, rasika, jIvanopayogI ane sastu banAvIne gujarAtanA padayAtrA karI hatI. yAtrA daramiyAna temaNe vividha viSayo para prAthamika vijJAna zikSaNa kSetre navI dizA batAvavA mATe temane slAIDo ane philmo batAvI ane vidyArthIone temaja janatA divALIbahena mohanalAla mahetA evorDa ane "marAThI vijJAna sAthe rahI vividha viSayo para carcA karI. tyArapachI, vividha pariSada' (1996) dvArA apAto evaoNrDa sahitanA ghaNA saMsthAomAM jaI vijJAnanA lokaprasAranI pravRtti karI. temaNe eka pratiSThita pAritoSiko ane sanmAnothI navAjavAmAM AvyA che. bALakalyANa saMsthAmAM to bAreka varSa jeTalA lAMbA samaya sudhI DaoN. davene grAmotkarSa mATe vijJAna pracAra-prasAra karavA badala kAma karyuM che. 2002nA varSa mATeno rASTrIya kakSAno "jamanAlAla bajAja vijJAnanA judA judA viSayo para te ghaNAM varSothI lakhe che. evaoNrDa ApavAmAM Avyo che. A evaoNrDa gAMdhIjInA aMtevAsI temanI "khagoLa khUMdIe-reDiyo taraMge" nAmanI pustikA bahu jamanAlAla bajAjanI smRtimAM 1977mAM sthApavAmAM AvelA jANItI che. A pustikA pahelI vAra yunivarsiTI graMtha nirmANa jamanAlAla bajAja phAunDezana' dvArA ApavAmAM Ave che. A borDa (gujarAta rAjya) 1976mAM prasiddha karI hatI. te pachI pratiSThita puraskAra temane uparASTrapatinA haste muMbaI khAte muMbaInA somaiyA pablikezanse paNa te pragaTa karI. vacce vacce ApavAmAM Avelo. thoDA saMvAdorUpe lakhAyelI A sacitra pustikA raDAra ane reDiyo temaNe AkAzavANI mATe paNa kAma karyuM che ane ekaso khagoLazAstrano sarasa paricaya Ape che. temaNe "kRtrima jeTalI skiTsa paNa lakhI che. temaNe vijJAnanA vizeSa abhyAsa upagrahono upayoga", "bhopALanI honArata", "ekasa-renI mATe 1992mAM ane 2001mAM amerikA ane yuropanA daseka eka sadI", "bAyoTekanolojI zuM che?" vagere jevI paricaya dezono vyApaka pravAsa karelo. DaoN. davene vAMcana, lekhana, pustikAo lakhI che. temaNe "janmabhUmi-pravAsI", "navanItavyAkhyAno ApavAno ane phoTogrAphIno zokha che. samarpaNa", "akhaMDa AnaMda', "nirIkSaka, tathA aMgrejI "inDiyana temaNe "lesara", "dakSiNa dhruva para bhAratIyo", "helIno ekasapresa', "onalUkara' vagere sAmayiko-dainikomAM vijJAna, dhUmaketu", "ojhona chatamAM gAbaDuM", "grInahAusa iphekaTa", vijJAnanI asara, gAMdhIvicAra tathA sAmAjika viSayo upara "esiDa reIna", "misAIlanI kathA", "brahmAMDamAM pRthvI" saMkhyAbaMdha lekho lakhyA che. DaoN. parezabhAI muMbaInA AkAzavANI vagere jevI paricaya pustikAo lakhI che. "ramatAM ramatAM parathI avAranavAra vArtAlApo Ape che. AkAzavANInI "vijJAna vijJAna", "sajIva khetI" nAmanI pustikAo paNa temaNe lakhI ane TekanolojI prasAraNa' aMgenI salAhakAra samitinA paNa che. paryAvaraNanA abhyAsuo mATe "paryAvaraNa zAstrano sabhya rahI cukyA che. abhyAsakrama" nAme vistRta pothI taiyAra karI che. temane bhAratanI vividha bhASAono paricaya karavAno pareza vaidha ane vividha prakAranA lokone maLavAno zokha che. temane nATaka, citrakAma ane saMgItano paNa zokha che. pareza ravIndrarAya vaidyano janma 31mI julAI, 1949nA roja bhUjamAM thayo hato. temaNe bhUja ane amadAvAdamAM abhyAsa paMkaja jozI karIne gujarAta yunivarsiTInI bI.esa.sI.nI DigrI ane te pachI paMkajabhAI zAMtilAla jozIno janma 1954nA eprilanI muMbaI yunivarsiTInI ema.esa.sI. ane pI.eca.DI.nI DigrIo 25mI tArIkhanA roja zihoramAM thayo hato. gaNitazAstramAM Page #588 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa02 pathapradarzaka ema.esa.sI. ane AInsTAInanA gurutvAkarSaNanA siddhAMtamAM pI.eca.DI.nI DigrIo meLavyA pachI muMbaInI tAtA insTiTyUTa oNpha phanDAmenTala risarcamAM saMzodhanakArya karI 1981mAM be varSa mATe amerikAnI piTsabarga yunivarsiTImAM vizeSa abhyAsa mATe gayA hatA. 1983mAM te tAtA insTiTyUTa oNpha phanDAmenTala risarcanA khagoLazAstra vibhAgamAM joDAyA ane hAla te ja saMsthAmAM prophesara tarIke saMzodhana kare che. tArAonA gurutvIya bhaMgANa ane vilaya vizenuM temanuM saMzodhana AMtararASTrIya prasiddhi ane svIkRti pAmyuM che. temanuM A viSaya paranuM aMgrejI pustaka globala AspekaTa ina greviTezana enDa kosmolojI" oNkasapharDa yunivarsiTI presanI bhautikazAstranI pratiSThita saMzodhana graMthamALAnA maNakArUpe 1993mAM prasiddha thayuM che. A pustakamAM vigatavAra ane gaNitIya rIte aneka maoNDelsa banAvIne emaNe sAbita karyuM ke koI mahAkAya tArAnuM baLataNa khatama thaI jatA jyAre tenuM gurutvIya bhaMgANa (saMkocana) zarU thAya che tyAre tenI aMtima avasthArUpe kevaLa bleka hola ja nahIM, paNa nekeDa siMgyulAriTI eTale ke visphoTaka agnigolaka paNa banI zake che--badhe AvA golakanI zakyatA ja vadhu che. A vicAre sTIphana hokiMga vagere jevA prakhyAta vaijJAnikonI bleka holanI mAnyatAne hacamacAvI nAMkhI. ghaNAM varSo pachI DaoN. jozInI A zodhane duniyAnA ghaNAM vaijJAnikoe svIkAranI mahora mArI che. khagoLavijJAna tathA vizvanI utpatti vize te avAranavAra lekho lakhe che tema ja vyAkhyAno Ape che. bhArata tema ja vizvanA ghaNA dezonI yunivarsiTIomAM te mulAkAtI prAdhyApaka tarIke jAya che. temaNe ghaNA AMtararASTrIya parisaMvAdomAM potAnA zodhanibaMdho paNa rajU karyA che. vijJAna ane gaNitanuM zikSaNa, yogavidyA tathA yogano saMbaMdha ane saMgIta emanA rasanA viSayo che. temaNe gujarAtImAM "tArAsRSTi : sarjana ane vilaya", "sApekSavAda" "khagoLano mahAprazna : tArAno vilaya" vagere pustikAo lakhI che. "janmabhUmi-pravAsI' vagere vartamAnapatromAM temanA lekho avAranavAra prasiddha thAya che. Do. paraMtapa nAnubhAI pAThaka paraMtapabhAI nAnubhAI pAThakano janma amadAvAdamAM pa1-1934nA roja thayo hato. temaNe bhautikazAstramAM ema.esa.sI karyuM ane te pachI amadAvAdanI phijhIkala rIsarca leboreTarI (RRL)mAM DaoN. vikrama sArAbhAInA mArgadarzana heThaLa brahmAMDa kiraNo (cosmicrays) viSayamAM saMzodhana kArya sAthe 1970mAM pI.eca.DI.nI DigrI meLavI. tyArabAda, 'bhAratIya avakAza saMzodhana saMgaThana' (isaro)nA judA judA ekamomAM vaijJAnika tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI. jAnyuArI 1994mAM 23 varSonI lAMbI sevA bAda amadAvAdanA "aMtarikSa upayoga kendra (isaro)mAMthI variSTha vaijJAnikanA pada uparathI nivRtta thayA. DaoN. paraMtapabhAI bhAratIya avakAza kAryakramanA vikAsakArya sAthe zarUAtathI ja gADha rIte saMkaLAyelA rahyA hatA. AryabhaTa, bhAskara tathA AI.Ara.esa. (IRS) upagrahonI yojanAomAM temaNe sakriya bhAga lIdho hato. A upagraho vaDe maLelI mAhitI dvArA dezanI naisargika bhU-saMpatti tema ja havAmAnanA abhyAsamAM temaNe mahattvano phALo Apyo che. potAnA A samRddha anubhavo ane talasparzI jJAnano upayoga karIne chellAM 30 varSothI gujarAtImAM vijJAnanA lokabhogya lekho lakhe che. temanA lekhomAM mukhyatve avakAza vijJAna, avakAza TekanolaoNjI (rokeTa, upagraha) ane khagoLazAstra jevA viSayono samAveza thAya che. A viSayo paranI temanI sacitra lekhamALAo (agAunA) "samarpaNa', ane pAchaLathI 'navanIta samarpaNa' tarIke oLakhAtA mAsikamAM tema ja 'kumAra' vagere jevA vividha sAmayikomAM prasiddha thaI che. gujarAtI vizvakoza sAthe tenA AraMbhakALathI ja saMkaLAyelA rahyA che. zarUAtathI ja temanAM lakhelA vividha adhikaraNo ane vyAptilekho temAM prasiddha thayA che. vijJAna ane TekanolaoNjInA muddAo saraLa bhASA ane lokabhogya zailImAM rajU karavAmAM paraMtapabhAI sArI hathoTI dharAve che. A uparAMta, AkAzavANI-amadAvAda uparathI vijJAnanA vividha viSayo para ghaNA vArtAlApo prasArita thayA che. avakAzavijJAna (spesa) temano zokhano viSaya rahyo che. ane A aMge navo cIlo pADatA temanAM be pustako prasiddha thayA che : "avakAza kSetre bhArata" (1997) ane "avakAzayuganI mahattvanI siddhio" (2002). pahelA pustakanI ekathI vadhu AvRtti thaI che. baMne pustako sacitra che ane avakAzayuganI mahattvanI siddhiomAM to puSkaLa raMgIna phoTAo ApyA che. temanuM trIjuM pustaka "brahmAMDa kiraNo : prayogazALAthI brahmAMDa sudhInI yAtrA" (2005) che, jemAM A viSaya upara sAmAnyajanane rasaprada mAhitI maLe che. aMtarikSavijJAna saMbaMdhI gujarAtImAM pramANabhUta lakhanArA je bahu thoDA lekhako ApaNe tyAM che. temAM paraMtapabhAInuM sthAna mokhare che. Jain Education Intemational Page #589 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo pa03 gujarAtanA samAjazAstrIo -(Do.) harezakumAra esa. jhAlA mAnavajIvanane ane tenAM sarjanone samajavA aneka prakAranA abhyAso ane zAstro vikasatAM jAya che. sAmAjika saMbaMdhone ja kendramAM rAkhIne vikasatuM jatuM sAmAjika vijJAna eTale ja samAjazAstra. gujarAte jema vividhakSetre aneka parivartano joyAM, aneka narapuMgavoe jema potAnA kSetramAM prabaLa kSamatAnuM darzana karAvyuM tema samAjazAstrIoe paNa mUlyavAna pradAna nodhAvIne anokhI bhAta pADI che. saMzodhana, prakAzana ane gujarAtanA samAjazAstrane eka navI dizA, mArgadarzana ApyuM che. gujarAtamAM 1948-'51nA gALAmAM baroDA ane bhAvanagaramAM samAjazAstra viSayano prAraMbha thayo. prastuta lekhamALAmAM karmalakSIonI jIvana sAdhanAnuM supere darzana karAvyuM che. prastuta, "gujarAtanA samAjazAstrIo" nI lekhamALA rajU karanAra (DaoN.) harezakumAra esa. jhAlA saurASTra yunivarsiTInA sAjazAstrabhavanamAM rIDara tarIkenI sevA ApI rahyA che, ema.e., pI.eca.DI. sudhIno abhyAsa karela che. nAghera' vistAranI koLI jJAti para temaNe pI.eca.DI. karela che. samAjazAstramAM asaMkhya pustako ane abhyAsa lekho lakhyA che. teoe anekavidha AMtararASTrIya, rASTrIya, prAdezika ane sthAnika varkazopa, pariSada ane konpharansamAM hAjarI ApI che. DaoN. jhAlAnA pitAzrI zAmajIbhAI jhAlA kuMDaliyA bI.eDa. kaoNlejamAM AcArya tarIke sevA Apela che. hAlamAM zrI mIrAmbikA ejyukezana koplekasanA niyAmaka tarIke sevA Ape che. temanAM mAtuzrI vasaMtabena zikSika hatAM, temanAM bena (DaoN.) smitAbena jhAlA kuMDaliyA ArTsa-komarsa kolejamAM itihAsanA adhyApaka tarIke sevA Ape che. (DaoN.) harezakumAra jhAlAe A lekhamALA taiyAra karavAmAM anekavidha-saMdarbho temaja vyaktigata mulAkAtano AdhAra lIdhela che. samagra parivAra zikSita che, sAhityika ane sAmAjika pravRttiomAM rasa dharAve che. A lekhamALAmAM bhAvanagara yunivarsiTI samAjazAstra vibhAganA nivRtta adhyakSa DaoN. sumanabena caudharI pAsethI paNa keTalAMka paricayo upalabdha banyA che. dhanyavAda. - saMpAdaka samAja ane saMskRtinA kAzI ane makkA sva. Do. AI. pI. desAI gujarAtanA samAja zAstrIono prAraMbha sva. AI. pI. desAI sAhebanA nAmathI thAya. desAI sAhebano janma navasArI jillAnA paNa gAmamAM 31, julAI 1911nA thayela hato. teono abhyAsa surata ane muMbaImAM thayo hato. teoe potAnuM pI.eca.DI.nuM zodha kArya mUrdhanya-samAjazAstrI pro. pUrvenAM mArgadarzana heThaLa karela hatuM. teoe potAnI sevA zAmaLadAsa koleja, bhAvanagara, pUnA yunivarsiTI, temaja ema.esa. yunivarsiTI, baroDAmAM Apela hatI. teoe 1996mAM svaicchika nivRtti laI sva. kharce 'senTara phora rIjIyonala DevalapamenTa sTaDIjha' nAmanuM kendra surata zaheramAM zaru karyuM. teoe, temanAM samagra jIvana daramyAna aneka pustako, nibaMdho ane ahevAlo lakhyA hatAM. potAnA jIvanakALa daramyAna aneka pI.eca.DI.nA vidyArthIone mArgadarzana ApyuM hatuM. teo gujarAta sarakAranI aneka kamITImAM sthAna pAmyA hatAM jemAM, temanI kAmagIrI ane mArgadarzana ati mahattvanAM rahyAM hatA. teo 1977-79 sudhI bhAratIya samAjazAstra pariSadanA pramukha hatA. rAjazrImuninA dhArmika maThamAM teo (paMcamahAla) rahyA hatA. samagra jIvana daramyAna temaNe sattAdhIzo, lokazAhImAM atUTa vizvAsa dharAvatA lokonA saMparkamAM rahyA. bhAratIya samAjazAstrIya pariSadanA maMtrI temaja 73 Jain Education Intemational Page #590 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa04 pramukha tarIke paNa sevA ApelI hatI. | bhAratanA vividha rAjyonA jJAti samudAyo sAthe haMmezanA saMparkamAM rahetA hatA. pro. ema. ena. zrInivAsanI sAthe temaNe jJAti viSayaka nibaMdho paNa taiyAra karelA. teo bhAratanA samAjazAstranA skolaro sAthe satata saMparkamAM rahetA hatAM. temaNe dakSiNanA jJAti samudAyano zrInivAsa sAthe rahIne abhyAsa karelo hato. teo samAjazAstramAM eka spaSTa vaktA tarIke paNa jANItA che. teoe nivRtti bAda paNa dilhInI je.ena.yu. yunivarsiTImAM emerITsa prophesara tarIke sevAo ApelI che. teoe 'Family in India' nAmanuM pustaka lakheluM che. temanAM lakhelAM pustako bhAratanI vividha yunivarsiTImAM pAThyapustaka tarIke abhyAsamAM levAmAM Ave che. teonAM pustakono eka saMpuTa muMbaI yunivarsiTInA samAjakArya vibhAgamAM abhyAsakramamAM che. teonuM lakhANa khUba ja ane vyApaka samRddha lakhANa tarIke gaNavAmAM Ave che. Ama uparAMta temanA asaMkhya lakhANo ane noMdha samAjazAstramAM eka mULabhUta graMtha tarIke gaNavAmAM Ave che. jo ke, vivecakoe temane nRvaMzazAstrI gaNelA hatA. mULabhUta rIte reDakalIphabrAuna ane melInovaskInI asara taLe temanAM lakhANo jovA maLelAM hatAM. jo ke, A dareka bAbato temanI samAjazAstrIya vyApakatAne spaSTa kare che ane vadhu surekha banAve che. teoe bahoLA viSayo upara bRhada lakhANa lakhela che. temanuM sarjana A pramANe che. (1) Aspect of Family in Mahuva (2) Tribal demand for Autonomous State (3) Vedchhi Movement (4) Untouchablity in Rural Gujarat (5) Caste Violence and the Social Structure (6) Caste as a Basic of Backwardness (7) Division and Hierarchies (8) The craft of sociology and other Essays. teo AjIvana avivAhita rahyA paraMtu temanuM kuTuMba atyaMta vizALa hatuM. jemAM asaMkhya vidyArthIo, zikSako, vahIvaTakartAo adhikArIo, rAjakIya AgevAno ane karmazIlono samAveza thAya che. jIvananAM chellAM varSomAM temaNe sAhitya ane sAmAjika mALakhAmAM raghuvIra caudharI, jhaveracaMda meghANI, lakSmaNa zAstrI temaja pI. vI. kAnanA dharmazAstrano UMDo abhyAsa karyo hato. 74, varSanI vaye "senTara phora sozyala sTaDIjhanA kempasamAM 26-jAnyuArI 1985mAM teo svargavAsI thayA. pathapradarzaka bRhad samAjanA saMyojaka ane samadarzI sva. (Do.) e. Ara. desAI bhArata ane gujarAtamAM je keTalAka mArkasavAdI vicAradhArAne varelA samAjazAstrIo gaNAya che temAM DaoN. e. Ara. desAinI gaNanA mukhya che. 1964mAM phrAnsamAM maLelI AMtararASTrIya grAmINa samAjazAstranI pariSadamAM temaNe bhAga lIdho hato. 1971mAM sIniyara phelo tarIke soviyeTa raziyAmAM traNa mAsa mATe sarakAranA AmaMtraNathI gayA hatA. 1973-75 sudhI Ara.sI.esa. Ara.nA sIniyara phelo tarIke Dialectics of Indian Development attach independence' upara abhyAsa vikasAvyo hato. teo source Book of labour movement in IndianA mAnad DirekaTara tarIke nimaNUMka pAmelA hatA. DaoN. desAI sAhebe potAnI sevAo dIrdhakALa sudhI bombe yunivarsiTImAM Apela hatI. temanuM sAhitya sarjana A pramANe che. (1) samAjakhaMDa bhAga-1 thI 4 (anuvAda) Society pustakano anuvAda (2) jJAtio kyAMthI AvI? (3) bhAratIya samAja ane saMskRtinA pravAho (4) bhAratanuM grAmINa samAjazAstra (5) bhAratIya rASTravAdanA sAmaMta valaNa (Recent Trends in Indian Nationalism) (6) lokazAhI ane krAMti (saha, anuvAdaka prAgamala rAThoDa) (7) bhAratIya rASTravAdanI sAmAjika bhUmikA (social Background of Indian Nationalism) (8) samAja vijJAna mALA : saMpAdaka temaNe samAjavijJAna mALA zIrSaka taLe bhAratIya samAja-saMskRti, saMyukta kuTuMba vyavasthA, sAmudAyika vikAsa yojanA, bhAratIya grAmINa samAjazAstra, bhAratanI jJAti vyavasthA, kalAnuM samAjazAstra ane keLavaNInuM samAjazAstra jevA viSayo para graMthamALAnuM saMpAdana kArya karyuM. samAjazAstra viSayanA prAraMbhika kALamAM teonI samAjazAstranA sAhityanI sarjana prakriyAe samAjazAstranA zikSako ane vidyArthIone sacoTa mArgadarzana ApyuM che. teo 1979-81 sudhI bhAratIya samAjazAstra pariSadanA pramukha hatA. ane 1991mAM teoe gujarAta samAjazAstra pariSadanA pramukha tarIke sevA Apela hatI. Do. desAI sAheba 1994nA Disembara mAsamAM avasAna pAmyA. Jain Education Intemational Page #591 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo gujarAtamAM samAjazAstranA vikAsanuM uttuMga zikhara Do. yUthI mAtra gujarAtamAM ja nahIM paranuM bhAratamAM paNa akSayakumAra noMdhe che ke, dhUryo, AI. pI. desAI, ane pro. mukarajI bAda bhAratamAM vizeSataH gujarAtamAM Do. yUthInuM sthAna raheluM che. Do. yUthIno "gujarAtanA vaiSNavo" uparano abhyAsa noMdhapAtra che. temaNe te graMtha sivAya nibaMdho ane sAmayikomAM lekho paNa lakhyA che, paraMtu potAnA svataMtra abhyAsonAM prakAzano ghaNAM ja ochA che. pro. yUthI mUrtikalA ane zilpasthApatyanA paNa UMDA abhyAsI hatA. A sarva jJAnano temaNe ghaNA UgatA abhyAsIone lAbha Apyo che. Do. yUthInI bIjI deNagI temaNe potAnA mArgadarzana nIce vidyArthIo pAse aneka kSetromAM vikasAvelA abhyAsomAM vyakta thAya che. temanA vidyArthIoe ema.e. ane pI.eca.DI. mATe ThIka ThIka abhyAso khIlavyA hatA. sva. pro. pratApagIrI, pro. aMjAriyA, zrI ghIvALA, temanI nIce tAlIma pAmyA hatA. temanI nIce pachAta jAtionA abhyAso thayA hatA. temanA mArgadarzana heThaLa briTIza yuga pahelAnA gujarAta aMge Do. muMjulAla majhamudAre mahAnibaMdha lakhyo hato. temanA vidyArthIoe bhAratIya saMgIta ane bhAratIya nRtya aMge samAjazAstrIya bhUmikAthI Alekhano karavAno ane kalAnA samAjazAstranA vaNakheDAyelA kSetra che. temanA mArgadarzana nIce taiyAra thayelo Do. jayakarano muMbaInI gaNikAo uparano mahAnibaMdha paNa samAjazAstranA abhyAsonA parighamAM eka navA kSetrane ANI de che. gujarAtamAM sAmAjika, sAMskRtika ane sAhityika abhyAso mATe jANItA ane hamaNAM ja nivRtta thayelA Do. majamudAra paNa Do. zthInA vidyArthI hatA. Do. yUthIe prathama bombe yunivarsiTImAM kArya karyuM, ane tyArabAda jIvana paryaMta teoe saradAra paTela yunivarsiTIne potAnuM kAryakSetra banAvyuM. teo nivRtta paNa saradAra paTela yunivarsiTImAMthI ja thayA. Do. e. esa. paTela, Do. yUthInA vidyArthI hatA temaNe kheDA jIllAnI zALAomAMthI gApacI mAratA vidyArthIo upara kAma karyuM che. je kArya mAtra rASTrIya nahIM paraMtu temanI AMtararASTrIya kSetre paNa noMdha levAyela che. pa05 AI.AI.ema.nA bhUtapUrva prAdhyApaka ane DAyarekTara Do. ena. Ara. zeTha baroDA jutha yunivarsiTIe samAjazAstranI AgavI keDI kaMDArela che, tyAM bhAratanA pratiSThita samAjazAstrI ema. ena. zrInivAsa, AI.pI. desAI, zrI ane zrImatI paMcanadIkara jevA mahAnubhAvoe sevA Apela che temAM eka samAjazAstra ane arthakAraNa sAthe nisbata dharAvatA Do. ena. Ara. zeTha agragaNya prAdhyApaka che. eka gujarAtI tarIke teoe prathama AMtararASTrIya khyAti prApta AI.AI.ema.nA prAdhyApaka ane DAyarekaTaranuM bahumAna prApta karela hatuM. teoe pI. je. paTela (kulapati, esa. pI. yunivarsiTI) ke jeonI samAjazAstranA rASTrIyakakSAnA prAdhyApakamAM gaNanA thAya che temanI sAthe lekhana ane adhyApana kArya karela che. bhAratamAM audyogika samAjazAstramAM saMzodhana ane abhyAsa karanArA teo prathama samAjazAstrI hatA, temaNe baroDAmAM 'jyoti' audyogikagRha ke je samaye gujarAtamAM sauthI moTuM audyogika ekama hatuM teno abhyAsa karelo. potAnI nivRtti bAda teoe pAMDuraMga zAstrInI pravRttino abhyAsa samAjazAstrIya Dhabe karela. sAthosAtha pAMDuraMgajIno svAdhyAya pravRttinI samIkSA ane vivecana karela hatuM. temanA A aMgenA lekho sthAnika, rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya kakSAe prakAzita thayelA che, vaMcAyA che ane vyApaka rIte tenI carcA thayela che. saurASTra yunivarsiTInA samAjazAstra bhavana dvArA prativarSa yojAtI sva. e. Ara. desAI vyAkhyAna mALAnA teo prathama vaktA hatAM. teo 1986 thI 1989 sudhI gujarAta samAjazAstra pariSadanA pramukha hatA. hAlamAM teo amadAvAdamAM nivRtta jIvana gALI rahyA che, ane AI.AI.ema.mAM mulAkAtI prAdhyApaka tarIkenI sevA Ape che. gujarAtanI jJAti prathAnuM paraMparAgata temaja Adhunika vihaMgAvalokana karanAra vivecaka prA. (Do.) e. ema. zAha Do. e. ema. zAha bhAratanA pratiSThita prAdhyApaka ema. ena. zrInivAsanA vidyArthI hatA. teoe temanI kArakirdIno prAraMbha baroDA yunivarsiTImAM karela hato, ane tyArabAda dilhI Jain Education Intemational Page #592 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa06 yunivarsiTImAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA ane dilhIne potAnuM kAryakSetra banAvyuM. gujarAta ane saurASTranA tamAma jillAomAM temaNe jJAtinA tabakkAvAra abhyAso karelA che. rASTrIya kakSAnI zrInivAsa' vyAkhyAna mALAnA teo preraka-sarjaka rahyA hatAM. Do. zAha sAhebanA lekha rASTrIya kakSAe prasiddha thatA 'sozyolojika buleTIna', "i.pI.Dabalyu", "arthAtuM' jevA prasiddha sAmayikomAM niyamita rIte prasiddha thatA rahe che. temanA vicAro ane lekhanamAM sAmAjika-sAMskRtika mAnavazAstrIya abhigama jovA maLe che. teoe sozyolojikala konpharansanuM meMgalora khAte pramukhapada saMbhALyuM hatuM. teoe potAnuM pI.eca.DI.nuM kArya bhAratanA samAjazAstranA bhISmapitA gaNAtA Do. ema. ena. zrInivAsanA mArgadarzana taLe karela hatuM. temano pI.eca.DI.no viSaya "sozyala sTrakacara enDa cenja ina e gujarAta vileja hato. pro. e. ema. zAha sAhebe abhyAsa ane potAnI sevA 'okSapharDa yunivarsiTImAM paNa Apela hatI ane tyAMthI 1951mAM parata pharyA bAda mahArAjA sayAjIrAva yunivarsiTImAM samAjazAstranA prAdhyApaka tarIke joDAyA hatA. teoe aneka pustako lakhela che, paraMtu Do. AI.pI. desAI sAthe thayelo patravyavahAra (vicAra-vimarza) ke je bAdamAM 'vibhAjana ane UMcanIca krama gujarAtamAM jJAtiprathAnuM vihaMgAvalokana'nA pustaka svarUpe prasiddha thayuM ke jemAM gujarAtanI jJAtinI pAyAnI samaja teoe Apela che. hAlamAM teo dilhImAM nivRtta jIvana gALe che. vagaDAu phUlo jevI nArI saMvedanAnI jhUlatI DALa samA (Do.) tArAbena paTela gujarAtamAM jyAre samAjazAstramAM mahilA viduSInuM nAma uccAravAmAM Ave tyAre Do. tArAbenanuM nAma eka viziSTa tarAhathI levAmAM Ave che. AjhAdI bAdanA tabakkAmAM ke jyAre samAjazAstrano prAraMbha (vikAsAtmaka tabakko) thayo. te samaya gALAmAM teoe potAno abhyAsa videzamAM karyo. gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM sau prathama samAjazAstra vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke pasaMda thayAM. samAjazAstranuM gujarAtI bhASAmAM jyAre sAhitya upalabdha na hatu te samaya gALAmAM teomAM samAjazAstranI pAyAnI samaja zikSako ane vidyArthIone maLI rahe te hetuthI samAjazAstranAM mULatattvo' pustaka lakhyuM je haju paNa samAjazAstranA vidyArthIo mATe AdhArabhUta che. pathapradarzaka 1973-74mAM bakSIpaMcamAM (0.B.c.) kaI jJAtiono samAveza karavo te nakkI karavA mATenI je samiti racAi hatI temAM samAjazAstrI tarIke (Do.) tArAbena paTelano samAveza thayela hato. ane temaNe ja samagra gujarAtamAM abhyAsa karIne 82jJAtionI yAdI suprata karI hatI. A uparAMta gujarAtamAM 'Tribal women'no abhyAsa temaNe karelo hato. teo prathama gujarAtI mahilA viduSI hatAM ke jemaNe videzamAM jaIne samAjazAstra viSayamAM anekavidha upAdhio prApta karela hatI ane zodha kAryo karyAM hatAM. teoe gujarAtamAM jyAre samAjazAstrano prAraMbha thayelo hato tyAre 'sociology of Education'nA saMdarbhamAM I.c.s.s.R.nA aneka projekaTamAM kArya karela hatuM. Aje ApaNe jyAre dalita, AdivAsI mahilA viSe vicAraNA karIe tenA viSe temane AjathI pAMca dAyakA pahelAM vicAraNA ane abhyAso karelA hatA. AI. pI. desAInA 'grAmINa gujarAtamAM aspRzyatAnA ullekhanIya abhyAsamAM temanI bhUmikA agrasthAne rahela hatI. gujarAtamAM sarva prathama abhyAsa thayelo who goes to college' A abhyAsa 40, varSa pUrve thayelo ane e abhyAsamAM paNa Do. vimaLabhAI sAthe Do. tArAbenanI bhUmikA kendra sthAne rahI hatI. A abhyAsamAM mukhyatve ucca zikSaNamAM koNa praveza meLavI zake che. vizeSataH dalita, AdivAsI ane mahilA ucca zikSaNamAM pravezanI sthiti gujarAtamAM zI rahI che? te jANavA mATeno prayAsa prastuta abhyAsamAM thayelo hato. temane bhikSAvRtti para paNa abhyAsa karelo hato. 1989-90mAM teo gujarAtamAM samAjazAstra pariSadanA pramukha hatAM. hAlanA tabakkAmAM je mahilA sazaktIkaraNanI vAta carcAya che temano ullekha temaNe pAMca dAyakA agAu karelo. hAlamAM amadAvAdamAM nivRtta jIvana gALI rahyAM che. mANasa jAtanA mAvatara ane bheru Do. vidhutabhAI joSI gujarAtanA samAjazAstrIonI junI ane navI peDhInA saMkrAMtikALamAM sthAna dharAvatA Do. vidhutabhAI joSI bI.e. ane ema.e. kakSAe samAjazAstra viSayamAM yunivarsiTImAM prathama hatA. temaNe prasiddha samAjazAstrI ane AI.pI. desAInA mArgadarzana heThaLa "AdivAsI zikSaNa AzramazALAnI bhUmikA para kAma karI pI.eca.DI. nI padavI prApta karI hatI. koleja Jain Education Intemational Page #593 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pachao, pratibhAo ane yunivarsiTI kakSAe bAra varSa zikSaNa kArya karyA bAda teo suratanI suprasiddha saMzodhana saMsthA "senTara phora sozyala sTaDIjha' khAte phelo (rIDara) tarIke joDAyA hatA. tyAra bAda amadAvAdanI gAMdhI zrama saMsthAnamAM vartana vijJAnanA prophesara tarIke temaNe kAma karyuM. 1995-98 teo bhAvanagara yunivarsiTInA kulapati hatA tyAra bAda traNa varSa senTara phora sozyala sTaDIjhanA niyAmaka hatA. vidhutabhAIne jo koI eka ja kAryathI oLakhavA hoya to narmadA yojanAnA punaHvasavATanI yojanAthI. saMzodhana dvArA punaHvasavATanI nIti ane kAryakramamAM phALo ApI temaNe AMtararASTrIya khyAti prApta karI. A uparAMta temaNe yAyAvara Migrant zramiko, baMdhuo, zramiko, asaMgaThita zramiko, jala saMcAlanamAM lokabhAgIdArI, tathA sAgarakAMThAnA samAjazAstra jevA viSaya para saMzodhana karI 30 ahevAlo, 22-pustako, 200-abhyAsa lekho lakhyA. jemAMthI 10 aMgrejImAM, 12 gujarAtImAM. gujarAtImAM prakhyAta thayelA temanA pustakomAM "A paNa gujarAta che dosto", sarasvatI, sarasvatI te morI mAM, jAgo durbala azakta" tathA "sAhitya ane samAja' che. paraMparAgata samAjazAstrIya praNAlIthI alaga paDatA Do. vidhutabhAI joSI gujarAtanA prathama karmazIla samAjazAstrI che. narmadA taraphI AMdolanamAM, kAmadAra saMghomAM ane svaicchika saMsthAomAM teo sakrIya rahyA che. saMsthAonA saMcAlanamAM paNa bhAvanagara yunivarsiTInA vahIvaTamAM temanI AgavI zailI dvArA temaNe yunivarsiTIne cAlanA pUrI pADI hatI. temaNe varlDabeMka, AMtararASTrIya zrama saMgaThana, zAstrI inDo keneDiyana insTITyUTa tathA yuniskonA salAhakAra tarIke aneka dezono pravAsa karyo che. yuneskonI vebasAITa para temanA sAgarakAMThAnA abhyAsonI jhalaka jovA maLe che. samAjazAstrIya saMzodhananA aneka kSetromAM temaNe pahela dAkhavI che. khAsa karIne narmadA punaHvasana, narmadA pANI maMDaLI tathA sAgara kAMThAnA samAjazAstrIya abhyAso AmAM mahattvanA gaNI zakAya. haLavI zailImAM gaMbhIra vAtane mUkI denAra vidhutabhAI eka nIvaDelA vaktA ane lekhaka che eTaluM ja nahI parantu gujarAtanA samatola vikAsa mATe nisbata dharAvatA samAjazAstrI che, A nisbatanA bhAga rUpe teo je vistAramAM rahe che te vejalapura-juhApurA vistAramAM temaNe komI tophAno rokavA mATe temaNe kareluM kArya Aje paNa loko yAda kare che. vicakSaNa buddhipratibhA, dhaDa daIne kahI devAnI Teva tathA sacoTa vizleSaNane kAraNe zarUAtamAM temanAthI aLagA rahetA loko jema jema temanI najIka AvatA jAya che tema tema temane cAhatA thAya che. mAnava svabhAvanA pArakhanAra vidhutabhAIe keTalIka kaTokaTI bharelI sthitimAM bAjI saMbhALI laIne saMgaThanone tUTI paDatA bacAvyA che. samAjazAstranA kSetre AdivAsI vikAsa, zikSaNanuM samAjazAstra, dariyAkAMThAnuM samAjazAstra tathA gujarAtanA vikAsanA samAjazAstramAM temanuM pradAna mUlyavAna che. "sahunA preraNAdAyI umadA vyaktitvanA pratIka' (va.) Do. pI. esa. jeThavA sAheba Do. jeThavA sAhebano abhyAsa gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM thayo. gujarAtamAM ja samAjazAstramAM prathama pI.eca.DI. nI upAdhi prApta karavA teo pahelA hatA. (1962-63) gujarAtamAM prathama vAra vidyApITha ane gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM temanI vidyAkIya yAtrA nIkaLI. samasta dakSiNa eziyAthI bhArata ane tyArathI saurASTranA samAjajIvanamAM samAjazAstramAM kaI kaI bAbatono abhyAsa jarUrI che te aMge teo satata vicAratA hatA. jeThavAsAhebe bhIla, paDhAranA abhyAso karyA je sarakAranA aneka vibhAgoe svIkAryA ane Aje paNa e abhyAso eTalA ja prastuta che. hAlamAM yu.jI.sI. curriculaman je carcA cheDI che, te navA curriculuman nI carcA sAheba 1975-80nA dasakAmAM karatA hatA ane te Aje mUrtimaMta banI che. Do. jeThavA sAhebanA haMmezA prAdezika abhyAso atyaMta mahattvanA che tema kahetA ane temanuM te svapna Aje yu.jI.sI. e sAkAra karela che. teo samAjazAstranA saMdarbhamAM gujarAta-saurASTramAM mukhya traNa bAbatonA abhyAsa paratve khAsa bhalAmaNa karatA hatA. (1) loka vidhAno abhyAsa samAjazAstrIya dRSTibiMduthI thavo joIe. (2) prAthamika ane sthAnika kakSAe sAmAjika saMsthAno mULabhUta abhyAsa. (3) prAdezika AMtara mALakhAno abhyAsa jemAM pradezanI tamAma bAbatono mAnavIya samAjanA saMdarbhamAM samAveza thaI jAya. gujarAta rAjyamAM sauthI vadhu ane anekavidha kAryakSetramAM Jain Education Intemational Page #594 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 508 pathapradarzaka pI.eca.DI.nuM zodhakArya karAvanAra mArgadarzaka Do. jeThavA sAheba vidyAnagaramAM samAjazAstranA viSayane anusnAtaka kakSAe hatA. A lekhamALA lakhanAre paNa zodhakArya temanAM mArgadarzana vikAsanI AtyaMtika caramasImA sudhI pahoMcADyo ane vizeSa taLe pUrNa kareluM hatuM. Do. jeThavAsAhebano e prathama ahevAla hato karIne gujarAta ane kadAcita bhAratamAM zikSaNanA samAjazAstra' paDhAra'nA saMdarbhamAM ke je gujarAta rAjyae svIkRta karelo hato, viSayane anusnAtaka kakSAe prAraMbha karAvyo. Do. zAha sAhebanA jemAM 'paDhAra' samUhane Adima jAti (Tribal) tarIke svIkRta lekho ane pustako samAjazAstranA aneka sAmayikomAM prasiddha karyA hatAM. thayela che. "sozyala ceInja enDa koleja TuDanTa opha gujarAta' Do. jeThavAsAheba jJAtinA abhyAsa para khAsa bhAra (1964). temanuM A pustaka gujarAtamAM vyApaka kakSAe vaMcAyuM mUkatA. teo kahetA ke bhAratIya samAja vyavasthAne samajavA mATe ane carcAyuM. hAlamAM teo baroDAmAM nivRtta zikSaNamaya jIvana sau prathama jJAti vyavasthAne samajavI jarUrI che. Do. jeThavAsAhebe gALe che. potAnA kAryakSetramAM jIvananI zreSThatAne joi che, ane jIvanamAM sAmAjika nRvaMzazAstrI paDelA vidyAkIya vaibhavane saurASTranA vidyArthIjagatanI saMskAritAmAM paNa mUlyavAna banAvyo che. je te samayamAM Do. (sva) Do. harSadarAya rAmacaMdra trivedI jeThavA sAheba bhAvanagara, unA, kaccha, rAjakoTa ane samagra Do. harSadarAya rAmacaMdra trivedIno janma jAmanagara saurASTramAM samAjazAstranuM UrdhvamUlana karatA rahyA hatA. mananI jillAmAM haDiyANA gAme tA. 2-11-1923mAM thayo hato. zAnti ane cIra premane potAnA vargamAM temaNe zaNagAreluM che. emanuM vidyArthI jIvana vaDodarAmAM vItyuM hatuM. saurASTranI mera temaNe potAnA taraphathI jagata tarapha eka DagaluM mAMDelu ane jAti viSe mAnava-samAjazAstrane AdhAre mahAnibaMdha lakhI vAmanamAMthI ja virATane pAmavAnI snehanI kaDI teoe mahArAjA sayAjIrAva vizvavidyAlayamAM 1955mAM emaNe saurASTranA samAjazAstranA vidyArthI jagatane arpe che. pI.eca.DI. nI upAdhi meLavI. 1955-56mAM muMbaI sthita zaikSaNika samAjazAstranA sthApaka gujarAta saMzodhana maMDaLamAM joDAyA ane dakSiNa gujarAtanI AdijAtiomAM sAta mAsa kSetrakArya karyuM. 1957-62mAM skUla Do. bI. vI. zAha opha soziyala varka tathA kendra sarakAranA svAstha khAtA dvArA ucca keLavaNInA kSetramAM adhyayana ane adhyApanano paryAvaraNanI svacchatAnA prAyogika saMzodhana kAryamAM joDAyA. prAraMbha mAtRSAbhAmAM karavo joIe vizeSataH samAjazAstra 1962mAM himAlayasthita masurImAM nezanala insTITyuTa opha viSayamAM ke jyAM mAtRbhASA Avazyaka banI rahe che. tyAM zuddha komyuniTI DevalapamenTamAM kAma karI 1964 bAda potAnA gujarAtImAM (mAtRbhASA) saMdarbha sAhitya maLI rahe te atyaMta vicArelA svataMtra saMzodhanomAM rokAyA. A daramiyAna emaNe Avazyaka che. tenA daDha AgrahI Do. bI. vI. zAha che. zAha dilhImAM rahIne sAmAjika parivartana ane zaherIkaraNanI prakriyAne sAheba, nivRtta prAdhyApaka ane adhyakSa vallabha vidyAnagara. AvarI letI navIna vicAradhArA ane siddhAMtane vikasAvyAM. Ane teonuM mukhya pradAna zaikSaNika samAjazAstranA saMdarbhamAM che. teo lagatAM emanAM aMgrejI lakhANono paricaya traNa pustaka rUpe mAnatA ke, ucca zikSaNa vyavasthAmAMthI bahAra paDatA vividha meLavI zakAya che. tyAra bAda vahIvaTI taMtra, sAmAjika saMzodhana, prakAranA mAnavadhananI kAryakSamatAno sauthI vyApaka AdhAra sAmUhika vikAsa, paMcAyatI rAja, harijana-AdijAti vikAsa prAdhyApaka para rahelo che. vagere kSetromAM Do. trivedIe adhyayana kArya karyuM. tathA navI dIlhInI insTITyuTa opha pablIka eDamInIsTrezana, | gujarAtamAM samAjazAstra viSayamAM keTalA adhyApako che? AI.sI.esa. esa.Ara., ane skUla opha plAnIMga ane tenI pArzvabhUmikA zI che? tenA saMdarbhamAM viSayano vikAsa kaiTalo ArkiTekacara saMsthAomAM samayAMtare sevAo ApI. thayo che? temanI sajjatA keTalI che? temanuM parIkSaNa kArya kevuM 1972mAM TATA insTITyuTa opha soziyala sAyansIsa, rahyuM che? potAnA kSetramAM zikSaNane samAjazAstranA saMdarbhamAM jovAno satata prayAsa karavAmAM Avela che. Do. zAha sAhebe muMbaImAM yu.jI.sI. phelo tarIke joDAyA ane triguNIya sAmAjika 1964-81 sudhI vallabha vidyAnagaramAM kAma karyuM. vallabha parivartana ane zaherIkaraNanA potAnA siddhAMta upara pustaka lakhyuM. 1974mAM akhila bhArata harijana sevaka saMgha, dilhI, tathA Jain Education Intemational Page #595 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo pa79 kendrIya samAja kalyANa khAtA dvArA traNa rAjyomAM harijana . punAlekare gujarAta ane mahArASTranA dalitonuM strIonA zoSaNanA prazno upara saMzodhana karyuM. 1976mAM sAmAjIka jIvana ane paristhiti ane zramika jUtho para mAtra amadAvAdamAM AvyA ane 1979mAM rAjyanI AdijAti gahana abhyAsa karyo che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa A samUhonI prajAnI jamInanA apaharaNanA praznono abhyAsa karI teno paristhitImAM parivartana mATe sakriya karmazIlo sAthe saMvAda ahevAla gujarAta sarakArazrInA mahesula khAtAne suprata karyo. sAdhavAne tatparatA dAkhavatA. ekaMdare chellA ekatrIsa varSomAM Do. trivedIe mAnava-samAja gujarAta ane mahArASTramAM samAjazAstranA yuvA peDhInA ane saMskRtinA kSetramAM satata adhyayana-saMzodhana karIne ATha zikSako, saMzodhako sAmAjIka parivartananI nisbatane kendramAM rAkhe pustako-ahevAlo, lekho vagere lakhyA che. chelle teo ane vastulakSI abhigama ane dRSTikoNathI vidyAkIya kheDANa insTITyuTa opha kalcarala enDa arbana enthropolojInA mAnad karavA mATe ughukta bane te mATenA teo niSThAvAna ane saghana niyAmaka ane maMtrI tarIke amadAvAdamAM kArya karatA hatA. prayAso satata karatA rahyA. teo eka uttama zikSaka hatA. vibhinna pro. DaoN. esa. pI. punAlekara viSayo para temaNe gahana ane talasparzI vAMcana ane adhyayana janma 15-7-1939 muMbaI-parelamAM janma thayela karyuM hatuM. zikSaNa ke. ema. skUla-parelamAM prAthamika zikSaNa jANItA temaNe gujarAta para thayelA abhyAso, saMzodhano ane samAjazAstrI ane saMzodhaka tema ja surata sthita saMzodhana saMsthA lakhANonI sarvagrAhI saMdarbhasUci taiyAra karI hatI. kSetrIya senTara phora sozyala sTaDIjhanA bhUtapUrva niyAmaka ane hAlanA avalokano thakI siddhAMtone cakAsavA para teo khAsa bhAra mUkatA. borDa opha gavarnarsanA sabhya pro. Do. esa. pI. punAlekaranuM surata | nivRtti bAda paNa temaNe navI Arthika nIti ane khAte tA. 23 sapTembara 2004 nA roja 65 varSe nidhana thayuM. vaizvikIkaraNanI bhArata jevA trIjA vizvanA dezonA samAjanA | muMbaI yunivarsiTI khAte samAjazAstra viSayamAM ema.e. viMcita, zoSita ane chevADAnA samUho para thatI vidhAtaka asaro karyA bAda 1974 mAM teo surata khAtenI saMzodhana saMsthA senTara ane anuAdhunikatAvAda para temano abhyAsa chelle sudhI cAlu phora sozyala sTaDIjhamAM joDAyA hatA. tyAM teoe 25 varSa sevA hato. karI. eka nizcita sAmAjIka dhyeyane kendramAM rAkhI tenI | DaoN. punAlekara eka vaDIla ane sahakarmI tarIke milanasAra saMzodhanalakSI ane anya vidyAkIya pravRttione AkAra ApavAmAM nikhAlasa, atyaMta Rju ane saMvedanazIla vyakti hatA. pote eka ane dizA nirdhAraNamAM temanuM pradAna mahatvanuM rahyuM che. variSTha phekalTI sabhya hovA chatAM koI paNa saMzodhaka ke karmacArI bhAratIya saMdarbhamAM vicArIe to parivartanano artha e che temane sahelAIthI maLI zakatA ane potAnA prazno aMge ke garIbI, berojagArI, sAmAjIka-Arthika viSamatA ane mArgadarzana meLavI zakatA. khelajagatamAM paNa temane bhAre rasa hato. zoSaNanA paDakAro tema ja samasyAono enI rIte niveDo lAvavo teo kerama, TebalaTenisa jevI ramatanA pAraMgata khelADI hatA. jethI tamAma zoSita-vaMcita-dalita samUhonI paristhitimAM gujarAta tema ja mahArASTranA jANItA samAjazAstrI pro. AmUlAgra vidheyAtmaka parivartana Ave. rAjakIya lokataMtranI sAthe esa. pI. punAlekaranA duHkhada nidhanathI samAjaparivartana mATe ane samAMtare sAmAjika lokataMtrane sthApita karavuM. DaoN. pratibaddha ane saMvedanazIla abhyAsInI bhAre khoTa paDI che. punAlekaranA tamAma saMzodhano ane abhyAsomAM uparokta samAje samagrapaNe samAjavijJAnanA kSetre samAja parivartana mATe pratItikAraka purAvAo maLe che. pro. AI. pI. desAInA pratibaddha eka bauddhika ane bAhoza abhyAsI gumAvyo che. temanI mArgadarzana heThaLa suratanA "DhoDiyA" samAja para pI.eca.DI. tera jeTalI kRtio, 200 jeTalA lekho ane peparsa pragaTa thayelA karyA bAda temaNe mukhyatve gujarAta temaja mahArASTranA chevADAnA che. (saMkalanakartA : DaoN. sumanabena caudharI) samUhane ja kendramAM rAkhyA hatA. temaNe AvarelA viSayomAM Da. araviMda ema. zAha zikSaNa, Ayojana, AdivAsIo, dalito, strIo, zramika, samUho, bALazrama, vikAsa, sAmAjika nyAya, garIbI, kalyANa DaoN. e. ema. zAha-prophesara, DipArTamenTa opha yojanAo, zramasaMgaThano mukhya hatA. sozyAlojI dilhI skUla opha IkonomI DaoN. araviMda zAha ane Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #596 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 580 pathapradarzaka AI. pI. desAI muMbaI yunivarsiTInA samAjazAstra vibhAgamAM Do. aMbAlAla esa. paTela anusnAtaka vidyArthIo ja na hatA paNa banne parama mitro paNa AdivAsI jIvana aMgeno paricaya 1949-50 mAM hatA. DaoN. araviMda zAhe DaoN. jI.esa. dhuryenA hAtha nIce teo jyAre jugatarAma dave sAthe temanA aMgata madadanIza tarIke pI.eca.DI.nuM mArgadarzana meLavyuM hatuM. 1951mAM teo joDAyA tyArathI thayo. 1955 mAM rAjapIpaLAnA garUDezvara okSapharDathI pAchA pharyA bAda temaNe vaDodarAnI mahArAjA vistAranA koI gAme gAMdhI smAraka nidhInA sevaka tarIke sayAjIrAva yunivarsiTImAM samAjazAstranA prophesara tarIkenI AdivAsI vistAramAM kArya karyuM hatuM. tyArabAda 1958 thI javAbadArI svIkArI hatI. te vakhate DaoN. AI. pI. desAI pUnAnI 1961 daramyAna temane gujarAta rAjaya khAdI grAmodyoga borDanA Dekkana kolejamAM vyAkhyAtA hatA tyAMthI temane DaoN. zAhe vaDodarA jIllA saMgaThana tarIke sAMbarakAMThA jillAmAM kAma karyuM hatuM. bolAvI rIDara tarIke niyukta karyA hatA. 1959mAM jyAre 1962 thI 1964 daramyAna rAjapIpaLAnA puruSa adhyApana DaoN. zAha dilahI yunivarsiTI samAjazAstra vibhAgamAM joDAyA maMdiramAM kAma karatI vakhate AdivAsI sAthe paricaya vadhyo hato. tyAre temaNe temanA sthAne AI. pI. desAIne niyukta karyA hatA. 1964-1967 sudhI banAsakAMThA jillAnA amIragaDha mukAme 1976 mAM DaoN. zAhe "dhI rImembarDa vileja' nAmaka prakaTa banAsa vidyAlayamAM AcaryanuM kAma karatI vakhate AdivAsI thayuM jemAM DaoN. zAhe bhAratIya samAjajIvanamAM jJAti, pavitratA vidyArthIono saMparka thayo tyAre amIragaDha vistAranA AdivAsI ane sparzAsparzanI paraMparAgata paribaLonI asaranI vizada carcA para ema.e.no nibaMdha lakhI padavI meLavI hatI. tyArabAda , karIne grAmINa abhyAsIone protsAhana karyA hatA. temaNe DaoN. teoe gujarAta vidyApIThanA prAdhyApaka DaoN. ramezabhAI zrophanA desAIne mahuvAnA saMzodhana mATe rokaphelara phAunDezana sAthe temanA mArgadarzana heThaLa temane 1981 mAM 'amadAvAdanA bhIlo' paNa je maitrIbharyA saMbaMdho hatA te phAunDezana taraphathI moTo projekaTa saMzodhana karI pI.eca.DI.nI DIgrI meLavI hatI. ApI nANAMkIya sahAya karI hatI. amadAvAdanA bhIlo zramajIvIo tarIke jIvananirvAha | DaoN. zAhe gujarAtanI jJAtivyavasthAmAM temanA mata mujaba karI rahyA hatA. milo baMdha thatAM mila kAmadAronuM kAma karatA vibhAjana e jJAtiprathAno eka agatyano siddhAMta che mAtra bhIlo bekAra thayA hatA. temanI Arthika ane sAmAjIka uMcanIcano krama ja che eka ja siddhAMta che evuM nathI. gujarAtamAM paristhitinuM vihaMgAvalokana temanA saMzodhanamAM khUba ja anuloma lagnane lagatuM DaoN. zAhanuM vitaraNa utkRSTa vivaraNomAMnuM jhINavaTabharyuM kareluM jovA maLe che. eka ja che. temaNe dakSiNa gujarAtamAM anAvila brAhmaNo ane bhAratIya paristhitinA saMdarbhamAM zaherI samAjazAstranA madhya gujarAtanA leuA kaNabIo ane kheDAvALA brAhmaNo paNa viSayakSetre thayelA abhyAsonI saMkhyA bahu ochI che. AthI anuloma lagnaprathA anusaratA tema darzAvyuM che. DaoN. AI. pI. amadAvAda zaheramAM vasatA bhIlomAM sAMskRtika jIvana ane desAI ane DaoN. zAha ane zaheromAM jJAtiprathAnA abhyAsanI parivartanane lagato DaoN. paTelano abhyAsa khUba ja mahatvano banI atyaMta AvazyakatAne svIkAre che ane temanA abhyAsomAM rahyo hato. (saMkalana : DaoN. sumanabena caudharI) sama-starIya parimANa jovA maLe che. DaoN. zAhanA mate zaheramAM Do. kanaiyAlAla motIlAla kApaDiyA jJAtio temanA pahelAthI mAMDI cothA kramanA vibhAjana sudhI saMpUrNatayA jovA maLe che. DaoN. kanaiyAlAla motIlAla kApaDiyAno janma gujarAtamAM pro. zAha IcsSR nezanala phelo che. teo 1991 thI navasArInA kasbAmAM thayo hato. A kasabA temanA zodha 1993 sudhI Indian sociological society nA adhyakSa adhyayananuM chelle sudhI kSetra banelo rahyo hato. prAraMbhika zikSaNa rahI cUkyA hatA. DaoN. zAhe bhAratIya samAjamAM pravartAtI navasArImAM lIdhA pachI ucca zikSaNa mATe teo muMbaI AvyA aspRzyatA paraMparAgata, khyAlonI audyogIkaraNanA asarathI hatA. thatI ane AdhunikaraNathI je paristhitI thaI che tenI vizada carcA muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM DaoN. dhurvenA mArgadarzana heThaLa temaNe karI che. DaoN. e. ema. zAhano janma 1931mAM thayo hato. pI.eca.DI. nI DIgrI saMpAdana karI hatI. pI.eca.DI. karyA pachI (saMkalanakartA : Do. sumanabena caudharI) teo muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM prAdhyApaka tarIke joDAyA hatA. temanA Jain Education Intemational Page #597 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 581 pratibhAo saMzodhananA mukhya viSayo hiMduvivAha, hiMdu kuTuMba ane raktasabaMdha rahyA che. temaNe dakSiNa gujarAtanA gAmaDAonI vikAsanI prakriyA temane jJAtimAM thatA parivartanonA abhyAso karI aneka lekho lakhyA hatA. te lekho samAjazAstranI patrikA sozyolojIkala buleTIna' mAM prasiddha thayA hatA. temane temanuM prakhyAta pustaka "bhAratamAM lagna ane kuTuMba mAM DaoN. kApaDiyAe hindu jIvanadarzana aura muslima jIvananA dRSTikoNanuM vizada vivecana karI hindu ane muslimonI lagnaprathA kuTuMbaprathA sAthe saMbaMdhita bAbato ane temAM AvelA parivartano para khUba ja abhyAsapUrNa prakAza pheMkyo che. A sivAya temaNe bahupatitva ane bahupatnItvaprathAnA itihAsanA mULa sudhI jaI tenA dhArmika pRSThabhUmi zodhavAno prayatna karyo hato. | DaoN. kApaDiyAe hiMduonI sAmAjIka saMgaThanano AdhAra AzramavyavasthAmAM che tema ja gRhasthAzramanuM vivecana temaNe hiMdulagna eka saMskAra che. nA svarUpamAM darzAvyuM che. AdhunikatA, zikSaNa, udyogIkaraNa, zaherIkaraNa vigerenuM prabhAva hiMdu lagnaprathA ane kuTuMbaprathA para paDIne bhaviSyamAM parivartanano saMketa paNa temanA abhyAso dvArA maLe che. | muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM DaoN. dharyo pachI samAjazAstra vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke svIkAranAra DaoN. kApaDiyAnI gaNanA bhAratanA samAjazAstrIonA prathama pIDhInA samAjazAstrI tarIke thAya che. DaoN. kApaDiyA para DaoN. dhunA saMzodhano, pariprekSa tema ja paddhati para spaSTa prabhAva paDelo jovA maLe che. DaoN. dhuryonI jema ja temaNe paNa temanA abhyAsomAM paurANika saMskRta, sAhitya, bauddha dharma, yAtrIonA yAtrAvarNana, vRttAMto tema ja dastAvejono bharapUra upayoga karyo che. temanA abhyAsono mULa svarUpa moTAbhAge "inDolojIkala" rahyuM che. sAthosAtha temanA abhyAsomAM Adhunika abhyAsapaddhatino paNa temaNe upayoga karela che. DaoN. kApaDiyAne bhAratIya samAjazAstrIya pariSada'nuM saMcAlana paNa karyuM hatuM. temane sozyAlojIkala buleTInanA saMpAdanamAM paNa sakriya kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI. pramukha kRtiyA -1947-Hindu Kinship -1955-Marriage and Family in India (saMkalana : Do. sumanabena caudharI) DaoN. vimaLabhAI pI. zAha DaoN. vimaLabhAI zAhe gujarAta yunivarsiTI ema.e. (samAjazAstrI ane viskonsina yunivarsiTI pI.eca.DI. (samAjazAstra) nI DIgrI prApta karI che. temaNe viskonsina yunivarsiTImAM risarca asosiyeTa tarIke ane phorDa phAunDezana navI dilhImAM progrAma asosiyeTa tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI che. gujarAta yunivarsiTInA samAjazAstra vibhAgamAM 24 varSa adhyApanakArya karIne nivRtta thayA pachI gujarAta insTiTyUTa opha DevalapamenTa rIsarca, gotA amadAvAdamAM mAnad siniyara phelo tarIke kAma kare che. temaNe sAmAjIka, Arthika, paristhiti ane zaikSaNika AkAMkSAo, siddhio, harijano / AdivAsIonA zaikSaNika prazno, grAma-zahera AMtarakriyAo, kuTuMba vagere aMge ghaNA saMzodhana lekho ane monogrApha prasiddha karyA che. sAmAjIka zAstromAM saMzodhana paddhatio, AMkaDAzAstrIya pRththakaraNa ane komyuTarano upayoga e temanA adhyayana-adhyApananA tema ja saMzodhananA kendrIya rasanA viSayo che. temanI lekhanakRtio A pramANe che. -saMzodhana ahevAla lekhana-1988 -saMzodhana DijhAIna-1990 | (saMkalana : DaoN. sumanabena caudharI) mahilA sazaktikaraNanA himAyatI' . prA. Do. hemikSAbena rAva gujarAtamAM yunivarsiTI kakSAe vartamAna samayamAM sauthI nAnI uMmare samAjazAstranA vibhAganuM sukAna (adhyakSa) saMbhALanAra DaoN. hemIkSA rAva che. teoe potAnI kArakirdIno prAraMbha mahudhA kolejathI (mahudhA) zarU karelo. tyArabAda e. ke. dozI mahilA kolejamAM sevA ApelI hatI. (1977-81) teo ema.e., ema.phIla. ane pI.eca.DI.nI upAdhi prApta karela che. teo saMzodhananI prAraMbhika keDI "mAnavazAstramAM kaMDArelI hatI. teonA mahattvanA AyAmomAM, | (1) ghoDIyA gharanuM mUlyAMkana (2) ema.AI.vI. eIsa paranA pAMca projekTa (Sponsoread By NACO) 74 Jain Education Intemational Page #598 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa82 pathapradarzaka (3) kacchabhUkaMpa parano ahevAla ApI padavI enAyata karela che je temanI kAryadakSatA pUravAra kare (4) jJAti samUho, aspRzyatA, voTara menejamenTanA che. teonA mArgadarzana taLe 17, vidyArthIo ema.phIla.nI saMdarbhamAM vidyArthIo ane sAthI prAdhyApako sAthenA saMzodhana padavI prApta karela che. A uparAMta teoe yu.jI.sI. mAInora projekaTamAM teonA viziSTa abhyAsa kSetromAM mahilA abhyAsa, sthaLAMtarita samudAyo, smola inDa.mA kAma karatI mahilAono dariyAkAMThAnA abhyAsa ane paryAvaraNanA abhyAso che. teo abhyAsa ane anusnAtaka kakSAe abhyAsa karatA vidyArthIonI | neka (NAAC) kamiTInA sabhya che ke je kamiTI rASTrIya kakSAe samasyA jevA viSayo para projekaTa karelA che. teoe tho para posTa karelA che. teoe kaoNleja ane vividha yunivarsiTIonuM mUlyAMkana kare che. sarakAranI samAjazAstranA kSetramAM anekavidha pustako lakhela che. aneka kAmaTImAM sabhyapada dharAve che. bhAratanI aneka (1) samAjazAstranA Adhunika siddhAMto (2) dhoraNa 11-12nuM yunivarsiTIomAM teo pI.eca.DI. ane ema.phIla. kakSAnA samAjazAstra (3) vikAsanuM samAjazAstra. teonA aneka lekha mArgadarzaka che. teo bhAratanI aneka yunivarsiTImAM samAjasamAjazAstramAM prAdezika ane rASTrIya megejhInomAM prakAzita zAstranA tajajJa tarIkenI sevAo Ape che. thayela che. hAlamAM teo saurASTra yunivarsiTInA (rAjakoTa) gujarAtamAM pI.eca.DI.nA 21 vidyArthIone mArgadarzana samAjazAstra vibhAganA vaDA (adhyakSa) tarIke sevA Ape che. maMdira svayaM eka mahAzALA che, jyAM adhyAtmatA ane premanA pATha zikhavAya che, sahAnubhUti ane saMvAditAnuM zikSaNa apAya che. maMdira svayaM eka hospiTala che, jyAM mAtA-AtmAnA rogonuM nivAraNa thAya che. -muni devaratnasAgarajI ma. Jain Education Intemational Page #599 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 583 jayotiSazAstramAM gujarAta madhya pradAna -Do. ramezacaMdra murArI dareka bhASAnuM tenuM eka juduM ja mahattva hoya che, gujarAtamAM gujarAtI bhASAnuM vaividhya jovA maLe che. dareka kSetre gujarAta buddhi saMbaMdhI kAryo mATe mokhare che. vyApArathI laIne vijJAna-vikAsa sudhI A prAMte 50 varSamAM khUba ja unnati karI che. ahIM dhArmikatA mukhya mAnavAmAM Ave che. te sAthe saMskRtino phALo ahIM atUTa che. jema ke dhArmika saMskAronA hovAthI lokonA vicAra ucca che. madirA-mAMsAhAra ahIM varjita che (manAI che) saMskRti sAthe prAcIna vidyA jyotiSa tarapha ApaNe AgaLa vadhIe to A viSaya upara khUba ja vicAra ahIM thayA che. A viSaya mATe lokomAM lAgaNI, samaja ane zraddhA che, jyotiSa Thaga vidyA nathI. te eka gaNitanuM sacoTa zAstra che. Aje jyotiSanA asaMkhya prAmANika graMtho ApaNe tyAM maLe che. A kSetramAM zaMkara, maNirAma, bhUlA, mathurAnAtha, ciMtAmaNi dIkSita, rAghava, ziva, dinakara, yajJezvara, vAyudeva zAstrI, nIlAmbara zarmA, vinAyaka lakSmaNa chatra (keropaMta) visAjI raghunAtha lele, ciMtAmaNi raghunAtha AcArya, veMkaTeza, bAla gaMgAdhara tilaka, vinAyaka pAMDu raMga khAnApurakara temaja sudhAkara dvivedIe bhAratIya jyotiSa zAstramAM ghaNo phALo Apyo. jyotiSazAstra vedanuM aMga ane grahagaNita che. te kadI khoTu zAstra nathI ane thavAnuM paNa nathI gaNita satya ja hoya che. amuka alpajJo jyotiSI banI jAya tethI zAstrane badanAma karAya nahI. jyotiSa paramAtmAnuM netra che. hA ema jarUra kahI zakAya ke jyotiSa viSe gujarAtamAM je saMzodhano thavA joIe te thayA nathI. jyotiSI pAse sAdhana sAmagrI upalabdha nathI je hovI joIe. keTalIka AgAhI khoTI paDe che tenuM kAraNa apUrNa saMzodhana che. jyotirvidhA anAdikALathI samAjane mArgadarzana ApatI ja Ave che ane bhaviSyamAM paNa Apaze. | gujarAtamAM jayotiSa uparanI sAmAnya jhalaka rajU karanAra Do. ramezacaMdra murArI jayotiSa zAstranA sArA evA abhyAsu che. temanA paricaya saMbaMdhamAM paNa najara karIe. ramezacaMdra ela. murArIno janma tA.10-5-1960 nA roja lohAghATa, ji. caMpAvata (uttarAMcala) khAte thayo hato. temaNe saMskRta viSaya sAthe vArANasImAM ema.e. ane guja. yuni. amadAvAdathI pI.eca.DI.nI DIgrI meLavI, 15 varSa sudhI pI.jI. kakSAe vyAkhyAtA tarIke sevA ApI che, temaNe jyotiSa viSayanI karma vipAka saMhitA padyArtha ane 'dvArakAnI yAde' bhAgavat phalam tathA "camatkAra ciMtAmaNI' jevA prakAzano ApyAM. temaNe pAMca AMtararASTrIya seminAra, cha rASTrIya, 8 prAMtIya seminAromAM bhAga lIdho ane 3 dezomAM videzayAtrA karI che, jyotiSanuM paraMparAgata adhyayana uparanA temanA ja pustako presamAM che. hAlamAM teo zrI dvArakAdhIza saMskRta ekeDemI, dvArakAmAM sevA ApI rahyAM che. A lekhakanI vaMza paraMparAmAM 1734thI atyAra sudhImAM jyeSTha putrano janma agiyArasanA divase ja thAya che. je je jyotiSanA jANakAra thayA che temanA nAma A mujaba che. (1) gumAnI murArI (2) rAmI murArI (3) indradeva murArI (4) rAdhApati murArI (5) cuDAmaNi murArI (6) premavallabha murArI (7) kRSNAnaMda murArI (lekhakanA dAdA) (8) lakSmIdatta murArI (pitA) (9) ramezacaMdra murArI (10) pratika murArI (lekhakano putra) khUba khUba dhanyavAda. - saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational Page #600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 584 28 (1) dIpikA :--AcArya maMtrezvare adhyAyanA A mahAna graMthanuM praNayana karyuM che. DaoN. candrazekhara gopAlajI Thakakure A graMthanI suMdara gujarAtI TIkA karI che, graMthanA tamAma talasparzI vidhAnonuM adhyayana karI saMjJAdhyAya, grahabheda, karmAjIva, mahArAjayoga, roga, bhUta bhaviSyaphala, mahAdazAo, gocara pravrajyAyoga, aSTakavarga tathA ghaNA viSayo upara vicAra karyo che. phaladIpikAmAM maMtrezvara lakhe che "sukuntalAmbAM sampUjyaM sarvAbhISTa pradAyinIm / tatkaTAkSa vizeSeNa kRtA yA phaladIpikA' // (2) AyuSya ariSTa ane mRtyuH--A graMthanA lekhaka zrI ke. je. mahetA AyuSya upara bala ApI, dIrdhAyu jIvana akAla mRtyu, alpAyu, apaghAta, baLAtkAra, khUna, phAMsI, akasmAta mRtyu, apamRtyu, mArakagraho, sthaLa, vibhinna mahAnubhAvonI kuMDalI upara phalakathana karI 133 koSTako upara suMdara vicAra karIne lakhe che. (3) varSa kuMDalI aSTakavarga ane vividha jyotiSa viSayo H --A ja lekhakanI A pustakamAM sthAnonA adhipatio, paradezayAtrA, svarodayazAstra, AzleSA ane pRthvI, pavananuM saMyoganuM vicAra, jamaNA-DAbA svaranuM vicAra ahIM uMDAIthI karavAmAM Ave che. (4) bhAvArtha ratnAkara :--DaoN. caMdrazekhara gopAlajI Thakkare A graMthamAM lagna vicAra, dhanayoga, grahonuM paricaya, bhAvaphala svakSetrAdi varNana sAthe zekhara bhASya karyuM che. (5) dazAphalavicAraH--mohanabhAI DI. paTela (parAzaram) A graMthanA vyAkhyAkAra che. A graMthano AdhAra vRhad pArAzarahorAzAstra che. graMthamAM dazAonA prakAro, jema ke kAladazA, cakradazA, sthira dazA, cogAedazA, kedrAdidazA, kArakadazA, maMDukadazA, zUladazA, trikoNadazA, dRgdazA, lagnAdi rAzi dazA, paMcasvaradazA, saMdhyAdazA, yoginI dazA, aMza dazA, piMDadazA, nisargadazA, pAzaka dazAonuM khUba ja suMdara varNana karela che. vizottarI aSTottarIne mahattvanI dazA kahevAmAM AvI che. (6) jAtakajIvana (laghumini) --lekhakacunIbhAI bhaTTe A graMthamAM saMjJAdhyAya, rAjayogo, Ayu, dazAla, daridriyogo, grahabala, dRSTi, bhAva, carAdiprakAra, ayana dRSTicakra, bhAvasaMdhinuM paryAya, dazAkrama, vikRti cakra, udaya cakra, prakRti cakra tathA bhukti phalanuM vistRta vicAra karyuM che. pathapradarzaka (7) dazAphala darpaNaH--DaoN.caMdrazekhara gopAlajI Thakkare A graMthamAM navagrahonI dazAo, maitrI, dazApati, pratyattara, sUkSmadazAnI carcA khUba ja suMdara rIte karI che. (8) praznajyotiSa tattvaH--A graMthanuM mUlAdhAra grahonuM sthAna che dareka bhAvonuM sUkSma vicAra. candranAM guNadoSa. praznottara rUpamAM batAvyA che. graMthanA lekhaka DaoN. ravIndra sI. desAI che. (9) janma kuMDalImAM maMgaladoSaH--ke. je. mahetA tathA ku. harasiddhA ke. mahetAe maharSi pArAzarano AdhAra laI strIjAtaka uparanA tamAma vargone samAveza karI janma kuMDalImAM maMgaLa graha vize yathArthatA batAvI che. (10) nakSatra phala dIpikA -mohanabhAI DI. paTela (parAzaram) dvArA lakhela A pustakamAM nakSatronuM nAmakaraNa, tattva, saMjJA, varga, nakSatrayoga, varSAta, praznajJAna, mahAdazAonuM vaijJAnika vivecana che. karka tathA saMvartaka yoganI vizeSa carcA A graMthamAM karavAmAM AvI che, A graMthakAre jyotiSa zAstramAM khUba ja kAma karyuM che. lagabhaga emanA 30 pustako prakAzita che. (11) aniSTa nivAraNa iSTa sarjana :--zrI ke. je. mahetA, ku. harasidgha ke. mahetA dvArA A graMthanI racanA thaI che. graMthamAM sUryathI laIne rAhu, ketu grahonA devatAo, temaja sUryanAM viSNu, adhideva che. candranA ziva, maMDaLanA kArtikeya, budhanA viSNu, gurUnA brahmA, zukranAM lakSmIjI, zani rAhunA bhairava, ketunA gaNezanI vistRta carcA karI che. (12) jyotiSa ratnAkara :--A graMthamAM rAhune eka mAyAvI graha, sUrya tathA zaninI kamAla viSe tathA amRtayoga, pIDAkAraka graha rAhunuM guNadharma, kArakatva vize-- "CHARACTE RISTICS AND SIGNIFICATION" kahyuM che. zrI naTavaralAla paTela A graMthanA racayitA che. grahonuM UMDuM jJAna A graMthamAM batAvyuM che. graMthakAre-bRhajjAtaka, bRhatsaMhitA, jAtaka pArijAta, phaladIpikA, mAnasAgarI, jAtakA-bharaNa, bhRgusUtra, vRhada pArAzara horA, bhuvanadIpaka, uttarakAlA-mRta, jaiminI sUtra, tAjika nIlakaMThI, satyanADI, garga saMhitAnuM adhyayana karI 115 kuMDaliyono sarasa dAkhalA paNa ApyA che. (13) naDatA grahonuM nivAraNa --DaoN. caMdrakAMta mohanalAla pAThaka dvArA likhita A graMthamAM rAziono prabhAva, Page #601 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che. pratibhAo 585 svabhAvadarzana, maMtro, ratno, grahonuM sabaMdha, lAbha, nukazAnanuM prAraMbhika upayogitAo batAvavAmAM AvI che. vicAra sarasa rIte karyuM che. (18) (bhAga-4) ahIM sAtamAthI bAramA bhAva (1) jyotiSanI geMkAla darzana -zrI ke. sudhI phala kathana karyuM che. je. mahetA, ku. harasiddhA dvArA praNita A graMthamAM mAraka graho, (19) janma kuMDalInu karma sthAna -Aja bhakta bhogya dazA, phala kathana, aMtara dazA tathA bhAva pramANe lekhakoe A kRtimAM bhAva parIkSA, jyotiSa phaLa kathana mATe temanuM phaLa kathana karyuM che. vaijJAnika paddhati, sumeLa sAdhI saMzodhana karIne Thosa pramANo (15) jyotiSa cAtrA cAra bhAgamAM che - batAvyAM che. temaja a. la. bhAgavate prazna jyotiSa, prANajIvana (bhAga-1) Aja lekhakaddayanI A kRtimAM rAzionuM nathubhAIe phaLakathana kevI rIte karazo. ke. je. mahetAnI gocara cakra, nakSatra, graho, bhAvo, rAjayoga, samRddhiyoga, maMgaLayoga, graho ane bhaviSya darzana, sumana paMDyA tathA puSkarabhAI bhAvAdhipati, AkAzanAM sUryo, sUryamAlAo, virATa brahmAMDanAM gokANInI nADI darzana, pustako samaya-samaya pramANe prakAzamAM 50 hajAra graho, tathA dazavarganI kuMDaliyonuM suMdara vivecana karyuM AvyAM che. gujarAtanAM asaMkhya lekhakoe, ghaNA saMzodhanAtmaka lekho (16) (bhAga-2) A graMthamAM parAzara siddhAMto, lakhyA, ghaNAM paMcAgonI racanAo gujarAtI bhASAmAM thaI. sUryathI thanArA yogo, rAzi sAthe janma lagnano vyavasthita vicAra (1) janmabhUmi paMcAge jyotiSanAM kSetre khUba ja moTo karyo che. phALo Apyo che. janmabhUmi paMcAga jyotiSanuM eka moTuM kendra kahI zakAya che. A paMcAgamAM je devajJoe potAnA lekho, (17) (bhAga-3) ahIM ekathI chaThThA bhAva sudhI saMzodhanAtmaka lekho ApyA te khUba ja mahattvanA che. viSaya lekhaka kheDUta paMcAga zrI yogezakumAra caMdrakAMta bhaTTa dara varSe rAziyonuM bhaviSyaphala zrI jamanAdAsa jIvarAjAnI niHsaMtAno mATe bhaviSya darzana zrI ekalavya jyotiSa salAha kendra janmabhUmi khagola paMcAga zrI jyotibena ema. bhaTTa akasmAta mRtyu zrI jagadIza zukala meSa, mIna, lagna zrI darzana vAI. muni varasAdanI AgAhIo ane kudarata zrI avArAma dAmodaradAsa paTela saMzodhana doSayukta kuMDaLIo zrI ema. vI. rADiyA havAmAna ane grahayoga zrI hasamukhabhAI esa. nimAvata sarvatobhadramAM nADIonI upayogitA zrI rAmaprasAda ena. dave strI jAtaka ane vyayasthAna zrI naTavaralAla caM. cuTAlA rAziomAM rAhu bhramaNa zrI hRSIkeza ema. ojhA gRhastha jIvana mATe doSita yoga zrI pramoda Ara. sAtA kaubhAMDo ane caMdrA zrI manahara talapadA DaoN. rAjendraprasAda (saMzodhana) zrI harIbhAI DI. paramAra sarvatobhadra cakradrArA rAzi bhaviSya zrI kauzikakumAra dIkSita Jain Education Intemational Page #602 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 586 pathapradarzaka lekhaka jIvana biMdu zrI ena. DI. trivedI vAstu doSonuM nivAraNa zrI caMdrakAMta mo. pAThaka zanithI daSTa sUrya eka abhyAsa zrI rAjeza pra. zeTha prazana jyotiSa dvArA naSTa vastunI prApti zrI kizorakumAra vI. kuvAvata kRSNamUrti paddhati dvArA janma samaya zrI himAMzu ja. bhaTTa zaninuM rAzi bhramaNa zrI kumArabhAI gAMdhI rAhu eka adhyayana zrI mukuMdabhAI AcArya paMcameza zrI pratiza di. ThAkara paMcaka (saMzodhana) zrI gautama zAstrI grahaNono prabhAva zrI madhubahena pu. jozI (2) zrI bhuvanezvarI paMcAga kAryAlaya goDala samaya-samaya pramANe janahita mATe navA navA lekhako pAse judA judA viSayamAM lekho maMgAve che ane paMcAyatamAM chApe che. jemake - viSaya jyotiSamAM aMkazAstranuM mahattva zrI bacubhAI DI. joSI chAyAgraha rAhu zrI manaharabhAI joSI sattA prAptinA yogo zrI narendra pI. joSI janma kuMDalImAM devI tathA AsurI tattvono prabhAva zrI jagadIzacandra janma kuMDalInAM trikoNa sthAna vize zrI gaurIzaMkarabhAI ena. dave kAlasarpa ane sarpayoga zrI dinakararAya I. joSI lagneza-aSTameza ane prasiddhi zrI bacubhAI ke. paTela rAjayoga sattA saMpatti zrI bacubhAI ke. paTela mAnava jIvana para grahono prabhAva zrI pro. arcanA ema. e. prazna jyotiSa zrI harSadarAya zivazaMkara dave deva-devI bhakti vicAra zrI niraMjana zukala jyotirvijJAna ane Ayu parigaNana zrI vaidya eca. sI. ThAkara (saMzodhanAtmaka lekha) M.S.A.M. Ph.D. vizvanuM bhAvi zrI praviNacaMdra ena. bhaTTa M.sc. rAzi bhaviSya dvAdaza rAziyo) zrI DaoN. vI. jI. caMdArANA (jyotiSa vAcaspati) kemadruma yogathI bhaDakavAnI jarUra nathI zrI narezakumAra parIkha lagna meLApaka eka abhyAsa zrI puSkarabhAI gokANI viziSTa 110 mahAnubhAvonI kuMDaliyo zrI DaoN. vI. jI. caMdArANA (3) bhAratIya gUDhavidyA-mAsika patrikA jyotiSanAM rahasyone samaya samaya pramANe ApatI ja rahe che. (ka) AvAsa-nivAsa ane udyoga zrI anilakumAra trivedI A lekhamAM paMca mahApuruSa yogo vize paNa lakhyuM che, tamAma sthAnonI carcA jema ke cothA sthAnanuM mahattva batAvyuM che. (kha) bhAgya ke bhaviSya jevuM kharekhara kaMI hoya che kharuM? rohita Ara. dave Jain Education Intemational Page #603 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo (ga) zakunonuM zubhAzubha zrI darzitA paTela (gha) dhananAza, saMtAnabAdhA kuMDalInA yogo AdhAre zrI harSadabhAI TI. bhaTTa (Da) mAsika sUrya rAzi bhaviSya zrI paMDyA bharata ena. (4) saMdeza paMcAga kAryAlaya paNa jyotiSa zAstramAM acUka yogadAna Ape che. DaoN. caMdrazekhara go. ThakkuranA mahattvanAM agyAra pustako jyotiSa zAstrane eka navI dizA Ape che. sAthe ja AyurvedamAM paNa te kArya kare che. jyotiSa zAstra saMbaMdhI 22 zAstrIya pustako paNa khUba ja sArAM yogya mArgadarzana ApanArAM che. (1) viSaya-Rtucakra, nakSatro, havAmAna ane varasAda, zrI caMdrakAMta kezavalAla paTela (tapasvI) zrI dinezacaMdra amRtalAla gAMdhI DaoN. vI. DI. dalIyA (2) saMhitAomAM maMgala-zukranA yogo (3) strI jAtakonI kuMDalImAM thatA rAjayogo (4) sUrya eka cintanAtmaka adhyayana (5) lagneza prathamabhAva phalakathana para eka dRSTi (6) ni (7) puruSa mATe lagna vicAra (8) rAhu ane ketunuM lakathanamAM mahattva (9) graha gocaranI sAdI samaja (10) guru (11) zani-rAhu, zrApita yoga ane nivAraNano saraLa upAya (12) rAjayoga kevI rIte? lakSmIyoga kevI rIte? (13) aDhaLaka saMpatti ApanAra tathA mAgya hAninA yogo (14) dhananAza yoga ane tenA upAyo (15) sukhazAMti ane samRddhi sAthe caMdrano saMbaMdha (16) sthaLAMtara kuMDalA parivartana? (17) zani-rAhu yuti kRtikAdi bhramaNanI vizva para asaro (18) lagna ane navamAMza (19) jyotiSa ane aMgasphuraNa (20) saMtAnavAdhaka yogo (21) jyotiSa zAstramAM caMdrakuMDalInuM mahattva ane gocara bhramaNa (22) AtaMkavAdI ke aparAdhInI kuMDalInA grahayogo eka avalokana (23) meLApakamAM navI dRSTi (24) mahilA jAtaka ane zubhayogo (25) rAzivAra varSaphala (26) phaLakathananA anubhUta siddhAMto zrI trivedI manojakumAra ramezacaMdra zrI naTavaralAla dave kavijana zrI kumArabhAI pI. gAMdhI zrI AnaMdaprasAda pI. joSI zrI raNajIta e. paramAra zrI sAMI dAdA zrI DaoN. mahAsukhalAla vI. mahetA zrI RSikeza ema. ojhA zrI puSkarabhAi gokANI zrI umeza A. bhaTTa zrI mahendra e. jhaverI zrI bIpIna ena. ThAkara zrI atri girIza esa. zrI atri girIza esa. zrI jayeza sumanabhAI rAvala zrI pratiSa DI. ThAkara zrI sarvadamana joSI ku. dakSA kanubhAI badhekA pro. Do. kanubhAI pI. badhekA zrI mahendra trivedI 58 pU. narendra manubhAI zukla zrI maheza rAvala-vaDodarA DaoN. praviNabhAI e. paTela Page #604 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 588 pathapradarzaka (27) dazAnA prakAro zrI ravibhAI ke. maDhavI (28) lakSmIyoga ane pArAzara paddhati zrI bharata durlabhadAsa jagaDa (29) varSaphala jANavAnI guru cAvI munthA DaoN. kauzikakumAra dIkSita (30) SoDazavargakuMDalIomAM dazAMza cakranuM mahattva zrI caMdrakAMta ke. paTela (tapasvI) (31) yoginI mahAdazA zrI nizcala vI. chAyA (32) zani maMgala yuti ane adhyAtma yoga zrI vI. saMjayakumAra (33) nabhomaMDale rAhu bhramaNa, bhUmaMDale asaro zrI RSikeza ema. ojhA (34) upagrahonI dRSTi zrI je. ena. desAI (35) udvega ke udyoga coghaDiyAM vize eka noMdha DaoN. vI. DI. daliyA bIjA sacoTa lekhako ane lekha (1) varSaphaLa ane bajAronI vadhaghaTa kAMtilAla kaMsArA (2) uccazukraguka teno prabhAva ane bhAgya vicAra ramAbena jAdavANI (3) cAmaDInA rogo ane jyotiSa zrI nizcala vI. chAyA (khaMbhAliyA) (4) dAmpatya sukha avarodhaka karkalagna zrI zAMtilAla nA. Thakkara (5) saMtAnabhuvana eka sarvAgI samIkSA zrI jagadIza paTela (6) aSTottarI mahAdazA zrI guNavaMtarAya zivazaMkara joSI (7) gulika vicAra zrI dilIpa paMcAla (8) mutsadIgIrI arpatA budha-gurU yogo zrI arUNabhAI bhaTTa 9) phalAdezanA sUkSma siddhAMto zrI manahara talapadA (10) dUSita rAjayoga kone kahevAya zrI puruSottamabhAI vI. jozI (11) kAlasarpa yoganI virUddhamAM zrI jagadIza zukala (12) viparIta nirNayo kyAre ane kevI rIte lezo? zrI harendra rAvala (13) khADAnA grahonI vizeSatA zrI kamaleza ena. paTela (14) pitRdoSa eka samasyA ane ukela zrI naTavaralAla dave vidyAvAcaspati (15) karoDapati banavAno zubha samaya kyAre zrI jyotindra ma. joSI (16) udyoga ane karoDapatinI kuMDalInA yogo zrI pI. sI. paTela (17) vicitragraha harSala eka saMzodhana zrI hasamukha paTela (18) meSudi lagnamAM thatAM darda sAravAra zrI girIza bhaTa (19) makAna-vAhana bhAgyodaya zrI ramezabhAI DI. vorA (20) ariSTa yogo zrI bharata paMDyA (21) lagna Adhunika samAja zrI naTavara lIMbAcIyA (22) sukhI dAmpatyajIvanamAM bhAgyaphalanuM mahattva zrI pI. sI. paTela (23) naDatA graho ane temanA upAya prA. narendrakumAra pI. mahetA Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #605 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 589 pratibhAo (24) jamIna, jala ane jyotiSa zrI kezavajI kalyANajI paramAra (25) kalAkAranA jIvanamAM sUryanuM prabhutva zrI ke. vI. mahetA (26) grahonI ArAdhanA maMtra ane naMga zrI himAMzu Ara. zAha (27) zani vicAra (saMzodhana) zrI jerAmabhAI lakSmaNabhAI bharadvAja (28) mokSa bAramuM sthAna ane ketu zrI harSadarAya zivazaMkara dave (29) kuMDalImAM traNa guNa ane pAMca tattva prA. DaoN. vI. jI. caMdArANA (30) grahonAM zubhAzubha phala ane kArakatva zrI zaktiprasAda ema. rAvala (31) sUrya ane sAtamuM sthAna zrI rAjendraprasAda zi. vyAsa (32) lakSmI prAptinA yogo zrI joSI manasukhalAla kezavalAla (33) jyotiSanI dRSTie zera bajAramAM lAbha kyAre zrI bhupendra ena. dhoLakiyA (34) vijAtIya AkarSaNanA paraspara graho zrI ramezacandra Ara. ThAkara (35) haMsayoga vize zrI gaurIzaMkarabhAI ena. dave (36) varSAgarbha eka parIkSaNa zrI aMvArAma dAmodara paTela (37) phaLakathana yogya paddhati-prakAza zrI dinakararAya I. jozI (38) astanA grahonI asara zrI mahezakumAra lAbhazaMkara bhaTTa (39) jyotiSa zAstranA pAyAnA siddhAMto pro. ghanazyAma ema. zAha (40) alpa lagna jIvana zrI arUNa bhaTTa (41) motI.....ratna vivecana zrI kezavalAla maganalAla zAha (42) grahono vANI para prabhAva zrI Ara. DI. jozI (43) grahonI dRSTie lagna patha zrI narmadAzaMkara hIrajIbhAI mahetA (44) svarajJAna ane jyotiSa zrI jIvarAmabhAI AcArya (45) janmakuMDalI arthaghaTana, tarkabaddha, buddhigamya zrImati zivagirijI (46) skUTo (yama) graha vize abhyAsa zrI candrakAMta pAThaka (47) udyoga sarjaka maMgala zrI ema. vI. rADiyA (1) jyotiSa vize saMzodhanatmaka lekho gurU kRpAthI zrI zarada rAvala lakhe che, grahonAM teja timira. (1) uttara pradezanI cuMTaNI 06-01-1996 vize (10) kheranAranuM kaparokAla (2) svapnanAM kevA phula (11) tirvArI arjunanuM samaya (3) vakrI maMgala ane rAha (12) benajIranuM zAsana (4) bhAgya upara (13) bilageTsa vize (5) rAjasthAna vize bhaviSyavANI (14) rAhu ane sUrya yoga (6) madhya pradezanuM bhAvi (15) rASTrapati vize (7) abhinetrI-abhinetA vize (16) karUNAnidhi (8) rAjayoga-priyaMkA gAMdhI (17) harSada mahetA vize (9) maMgala grahanuM bhramaNa Jain Education Intemational Page #606 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa90 pathapradarzaka (2) agocara vizvamAM :-zrI deveza mahetA e lakhyuM che. (1) 22-31-1998 mAM bhUta bhaviSyanI ghaTanAonAM aMka pratikonuM vijJAna batAvyuM (2) caitasika zakita (3) hAtha ane roga (3) rAjakIya kSitije ghumatA graho :-mAM zrI maheza rAvala kahe che, (1) karka saMkrAti vize (2) kuMDalImAM zaktiyo, jyotiSInI DAyarI (3) prinsesa DAyanA vize (4) hAthanI bhASA :-mAM Do. zAMtIbhAi ADesarA, (1) tamAma yogo vize lakhe che. (5) zakuna apazakuna :-zrI hasamukha paTela, (6) sarca lAiTa-zrI kAMtibhAi bhaTTa, kuMDalI zuM kahe che. 7) (1) paMca mahApuruSa yoga :-Do. mahAsukhalAla vI. mahetA (2) sAtvika rAjazakti tAmasI tatva (8) pI. sI. paTela - mahAna AdhyAtmika vyaktionI kuMDalIo. (9) AMtara rAjayAtIta lagna yogo :-Do. pro. ena. ema. dalAla (10) makAna prApti yogo :-zrI kezavajI kalyANajI paramAra (11) graho ane grahaNo :-zrI aMgArAma DI. paTela (12) galpha vora :-AkAzIya grahonI tejachAyA-lalitakumAra zAstrI (13) kIrtilakSmI zani + caMdra -paMkajanAgara vAmana paMcolI (14) jyotiSa saMzodhana :- (1) vaivAhika jIvana ane zukra graha-mahendra rAvala (2) nakhathI jAtakanuM vyakitatva (15) jyotiSa darzana :- (1) ratnadivyA paMDita (2) kuMDalImAM-zukra (16) pAlava-jyotiSa lekha :- pUrvI zAha (17) nADI jyotiSa - zrI sumanabhAI paMDyA, porabaMdara puSkara gokANI (dvArakA) (18) odhavajI bhaTTa, bhATiyA (19) zrI vajubhAI DI. joSI, rAvala (20) zrI haribhAI vI. rAvala A tamAma mahAnubhAvo kAyamI jyotiSa viSayanAM saMzodhanAtmaka lekho, pustako lakhe che. zAradApITha dvArakAthI prakAzita pratyakSa paMcAga gujarAtI bhASAmAM bahAra paDe che. samAcArapatromAM-grahonAM tejatimira mATe-gurukRpAthI zarada rAvala lakhe che. vakrI maMgala ane rAhu zaninI dRSTi. karka saMkrAti-asthiratA-zrI maheza rAvala tathA judA judA prakAranAM chApAomAM tatkAlIna samaya ke rAjakIya paristhiti vize paNa lekho lakhatA rahyA che. asaMkhya patrikAo paMcAgamAM saMzodhanAtmaka lekha lakhanArAonI saMkhyA have vadhatI ja jAya che. jyotiSanA sarvAgI vikAsanA kAryo chellA 25 varSathI vadhAre agresara rahyA che. gujarAtamAM jyotiSanuM jJAna dharAvanArA dareka vargamAMthI jovA maLe che. bhAratIya jyotiSa ati prAcIna che. A kSetramAM Adhunika upakaraNono sahayoga maLe to bhAratIya jyotiSa zAstra khUba ja AgaLa vadhI zake che. ApaNA pAse sAdhana nahi hovAthI bhaviSyavANIo kharI utaratI nathI. paNa saMzodhana A kAryamAM thaze to eka divasa lakSyane prApta karI zakAya che, temAM koI zaMkA nathI. | astu !! Jain Education Intemational Page #607 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aa%ad% oooodoor B : oo? S S: jaya jaya garavI 'gujarAta (6idooooooo ( vibhAga-5) dharma arthanI saMgati dezavideze saphaLa gujarAtIo paTelo deza ane duniyAmAM ka pATIdAra samAjanA pratibhAvaMto ka yazapatAkA pharakAvanArA A gujarAtIo Yaa A Cela acada ka samAjasevAnI anekavidha pravRtionA praNetAo | che gujarAtamAM savicAra pravRtinA mahAnubhAvo kI : eka udyogapatio, dAnavIro davasa A & vividha kSetranA karmazIla karmavIro Jain Education Intemational Page #608 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ooo graMtha prakAzana Ayojanane hArdika zubherachAo kizoracaMdra nArAyaNajI pIThaDiyA jayezakumAra * bhupezakumAra kailAsacaMdra nArAyaNajI pIThaDiyA hitezakumAra * bharatakumAra rAjanAMdagAMva moTara InjaniyarIMga varkasa naMdai nAkA, rAjanAdagAMva. phona : 226044 rAyapura moTara ijIniyarIMga varkasa phAphADIha, rAyapura chattisagaDha phona : (o) 2523511, 2220811, (ni) 2525593 adhikRta vikretA. svarAja mAjazA basa, Traka, mesIphargyusana TrekTara, kRSi upakaraNa - 7 |H saMbaMdhita pratiSThAna : pizAliyA kopleksa phAphADIha, rAyapura - chattisagaDha ) 77 - 70 7 ) Jain Education Intemational Page #609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 593 dezavideze saphaLa gujarAtIo zrI kRSNakAMta vakhAriyA itihAsakAronI najara jeTalI dUra dUra gaI che teTalI kALanI gatine AMbIne mAnavasaMskRtinA avazeSone khotaryA che. I.sa. pUrvenAM anekAneka varSomAM mAnavajIvananA badalAvane jovA-tapAsavAnA prayatno thayA che. e badhAmAM eTaluM to nirvivAda sAbita thayuM che ke A pRthvI para evo koI deza nathI jyAM gujarAtImADu na pahoMcyo hoya! sUrajanAM kiraNo sAthe TIMgAIne AphrikAnA jaMgalamAM, vahANanA saDhamAM pavana bharIne dakSiNa pUrvenA TApuomAM ane hAthI, ghoDA, UMTa para eziyA yuropanA dezomAM gujarAtI pahoMcyo ja samajo ane kAma? kAmakAja vepAra. sAhasika vepArIo e gujarAtanuM ujvaLa prakaraNa che. je te dezanI saMskRtine vikasAvavAmAM anero bhAga bhajavyo che. Aje to vijJAna ane yaMtravijJAne dezadezanA sImADA bhUMsI nAkhyA che, paNa toya samAjajIvananAM vividha pAsAMo jevAM ke, vepAraudyoga, zikSaNa, kaLAkArIgarI, dharmanIti, sevAzazraSA vageremAM gujarAtI prajAnI nAmanA che. eTale ja caMdrakAMta bakSIe ene gujarAtI mahAjAti' tarIke oLakhAvela che. pazcimanA sAgarathI nIkaLelA sAhasika gujarAtIoe eka bAju akhAtanA pradezo, AphrikA, pazcima eziyAnA dezo to bIjI bAju zrIlaMkA, jAvA, sumAtrA, bAlI, malAyA, jaMgabAra jevA TApuo para saMskRti ane vyApAranA dhvaja pharakAvyAnI vigato maLe che. jAvAnA eka vikhyAta borobudura maMdiranI dIvAla para gujarAtanuM vahANa kotareluM che. bAlI TApu hajI vaidika dharma pALe che. cIna-jApAnanI vahANavaTAparaMparAmAM paNa gujarAtanI paraMparAnI chApa jovA maLe che. laMkAthI motI, brahmadezathI mANeka, jAvA sumAtrAthI ratno bharIbharIne vahANo gujarAtanAM baMdaroe ThalavAtAM, AphrikAthI vahANo bharIne hAthIdAMta AvatA, jaMgabAra ke maskata jevAM nagaronI bAMdhaNI ApaNAM mAMDavI ke salAyA jevI lAge. gujarAtanAM saMkhyAbaMdha baMdaro dariyApAranA dezo sAthenA saMbaMdhonAM sAkSI che. dakSiNa AphrikAnI raMgabhedanI nIti mATe laData ApavAmAM gujarAtIo mokhare hatA. dariyApAranA dezomAM vagara talavAre saMskRti ane vyApAranuM sAmrAjya sthApavAmAM gujarAtIo ja mukhya che. bhASA, pozAka, rItarivAja, zikSaNa, dharma, kalA vageremAM gujarAta hoya, evAM dRSTAMto zrIlaMkA, jAvA, sumAtrA, AphrikA, moreziyasa ke jApAna sudhI zodhavA janArane sahajarUpe maLI Avaze. A lekhamALA rajU karanAra zrI kRSNakAMta vakhArIAno paricaya paNa joIe : zrI kRSNakAMta vakhArIA bahumukhI vyaktitva dharAve che. jANItA dhArAzAstrI, sAmAjika kAryakara, TreDa yuniyanisTa, vidyArthInetA ane anya ghaNI pravRttiothI bharapUra temanuM vyaktitva che. zrI kRSNakAMta vakhArIAe temanA vidyArthIkALamAM saurASTra TuDanTa pheDarezananA pramukha tarIke kAma karyuM che tathA ArajhI hakamata daramyAna caLavaLamAM bhAga lIdhelo che. kAyadAnA kSetranA teo niSNAMta che. amerikAnA losa enjalsanA Wilshire Bar AssociationnuM mAnad sabhyapada temane ApavAmAM AvyuM che. bAra kAunsila opha TrasTanA teo menejiMga TrasTI rahI cUkyA che. temaNe kAyadA ane baMdhAraNa upara ghaNAM badhA rASTrIya parisaMvAdonuM Ayojana karyuM che. A uparAMta keneDA, philipAinsa, jarmanI, yugoslAviyA, dakSiNa koriyA, osTreliyA ane ijiptamAM AMtararASTrIya kAyadA konpharansamAM bhAga lIdhelo che. Jain Education Intemational Page #610 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka 1960 thI zarU karI atyAra sudhImAM amarelI jillAnA grAmya vistAromAM AI kemponuM Ayojana karyuM che. Ano lAbha vIsa hajArathI paNa vadhAre garIboe lIdhelo che. sane 1999 ane 2000nA duSkALa samaye rilipha varkanI sAthe-sAthe jaLasaMcayanuM kAma temaNe kareluM che. sane 2001mAM AvelA bhUkaMpa samaye punaHracanA ane navasarjananA kAryamAM agresara rahyA che ane asaragrasta parivAro sAthe UbhA che. teo ghaNI badhI sAmAjika, zaikSaNika, Arogya-hospiTala jevI pravRttio karatI saMsthAo sAthe joDAyelA che. zrI kRSNakAMta vakhArIAnI pratibhA rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya kSetre prakhara buddhizALI vyaktitvavALI che. gujarAta hAusiMga borDanA ceramena tarIke, jI.AI.DI.sI. (gujarAta inDasTrIjha DevalapamenTa korporezana)nA DAyarekTara tarIke, nezanala TekSaTAila korporezananA DAyarekTara tarIke ane sahakArI maMDaLonA hAi-pAvara kamiTInA sabhya tarIke teoe athAga parizrama laI kArya kareluM che. teo 1994nA jAnyuArI mAsathI vizva gujarAtI samAjanA sabhya tarIke kAryabhAra saMbhALI rahyA che. A samaya daramyAna vizva gujarAtI samAje bhAre kAThuM kADhIne vizvabharanAM gujarAtIomAM ekamAtra svIkArya saMsthA tarIke nAmanA meLavI che. 54 temanA kAryakALa daramyAna traNa AMtararASTrIya gujarAtI pariSado, ghaNA badhA parisaMvAdo ane bIjA ghaNA kAryakramo thayA che. deza-videzanA gujarAtIomAM vizva gujarAtI samAjane sthAna apAvavAmAM zrI kRSNakAMta vakhArIAno amUlya phALo che. deza-videzanA asaMkhya gujarAtIo sAthe ekasUtre kAma karIne temane gujarAta tarapha AkarSita karavAmAM zrI vakhArIAe bhAre jahemata uThAvI che. vizva gujarAtI samAjamAM temanI sAthe TrasTI tarIke muMbaInA zrI hemarAjabhAI zAha, amadAvAdanA Do. Ara. ke. paTela, zrI zreyAMsabhAI zAha, zrI mukezabhAI paTela, zrI parimalabhAI nathavANI ane khaMbhAtanA zrI bhagavatIlAla DI. rAva vagere kArya kare che. upapramukhomAM dubaInA zrI bharatabhAI zAha, muMbaInA zrI lalitabhAI selArakA, kointuranA zrI harIzabhAI zAha, jayapuranA zrI manubhAI paTela, saMyukta mahAmaMtrI tarIke Do. mInAkSI ThAkara ane maMtrIomAM vaDodarAnA suzrI aruNAbahena coksI, amadAvAdanA zrI jitendrabhAI brahmabhaTTa, zrI hasamukhabhAI paMcAla, suratanA zrI savajIbhAI vekariyA, dhanabAdanA zrI parezabhAI dANI, bhUjanA zrI mohanabhAI zAha ane khajAnacI tarIke amadAvAdanA zrI himAMzubhAI vyAsa vagere kArya kare che. a All India Conference of Intellectuals nAmano khitAba prApta thayo che. vipasya sAdhanAthI vikAsamAM vizvAsa : surendra nAyaka judI chAvaNIomAM rahIne kAma kareluM. saraghaso kADhelAM ane aspRzyatA nivAraNanI pravRtti karelI. mA pArvatIbena temanA pitA bhImabhAIne tyAM hatAM tyAre 1928nI laDatamAM sabhA surendrabhAI mULe valasADa tAlukAnA talAvacorAnA saraghasamAM pahoMcI jatAM. A pachI 1930-31 vakhata dAMDIkUca pachI satyAgrahanI laDatamAM jelavAsI banI yaroDA jelamAM gayelAM. tyAre kastUrabA ane jANItAM mahilA AgevAno A jelamAM. badhAnAM sahavAse pArvatIbenanI dezadAjha ugra banI. satya mATe sahana karavAnI bhAvanA deDhamUla thaI te bhaviSyamAM moTA putra surendramAM ghara karI gaI. lagna pachI surendrabhAIe jhAMbiyAnA tAMbAnI khANonA anAvila. 1935mAM mosALanA gAma supAkurelamAM janmelA. be varSanI vayathI temane AphrikAmAM ucharavAnuM thayuM. pitA bhIkhubhAI 1904 janmyA hatA. teo te jamAnAmAM bI.esa.sI., bI.TI. thayelA. 1928nI bAraDolInI laDatamAM jelavAsI banelA. 1930-31nI laDatamAM temaNe cIkhalI tAlukAnI judI 2 SON OF THE SOIL' saMpAdaka Page #611 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 595 vistAranA AvelA nagara luAnsAmAM sToramAM nokarI AraMbhI 1976mAM amerikAnA DalAsa nagaramAM sthAyI thayA. pachIthI urmilAbene AvIne nokarI zarU karI. urmilAbena paNa ahIM taddana navo deza, navuM vAtAvaraNa ane taddana navA dhaMdhAmAM dhaMdhAmAM joDAyAM. baMnenI mahenata UgI. dhIme dhIme vepAra vadhyo. sthira thavAnuM hovA chatAM krikeTane teo na bhUlyA. ahIMnA taiyAra kapaDAM vecavAnI cha jeTalI dukAna thaI. penTa ane zarTa bhAratIyone temaNe krikeTamAM preryA ane sAutha vesTa krikeTa banAvavA phekTarI zarU karI. iMglenDa, hoMgakoMga, jarmanI, jApAna konpharansanI sthApanAmAM bhAga bhajavyo. teo tenA vAIsa vageremAMthI kApaDa ane jarUrI kAco mAla kharIde ane zarTa, penTa presiDanTa banyA. ghaNI TurnAmenTamAM bhAga lIdho ane sArA rana vagere banAvaDAve. sasto, sAro ane phezanebala mAla bajAramAM karavA badala ke vikeTa levA badala keTalIyavAra caMdrako ane inAma khapavA lAgyo. dhaMdho vadhatAM kAco mAla kharIdavA pravAso vadhyA. lAvyA. krikeTanI ramatane protsAhana ApavAnuM cAlu rAkhyuM. bApanuM yuropamAM jAya tyAre yuropanA bIjA dezomAM phare. A rIte grIsa, joIne baMne putrane krikeTano casko lAgyo che. putra suhAsa ane svIDana, norve, svITjharlenDa, nedharalenDa vageremAM pharyA. nIleza sArA khelADI che. surendrabhAI pAse iMglenDamAM ramAyelI surendrabhAIe vepAranI sAthe sAthe jAhera pravRttimAM jhaMpalAvyuM. hAIlAITsanI viDiyo keseTono pUro saMgraha che. gharamAM temaNe jhAMbiyAmAM hiMdu sosAyaTInA sabhya banyA. temanA kAmathI kITave ke dIkarAoe meLavelA krikeTanA kapa che. hiMdu sosAyaTInA 1970 thI 1975 sudhI pramukha rahyA. 1991 pachI vipazya sAdhanAnA sAdhaka ane bhekhadhArI kITavemAM sArvajanika sabhAkhaMDa bAMdhavA mATe temaNe bIjAo sAthe banyA che. chatAM 1996mAM 61 varSanI vaye krikeTanI mecamAM ramyA maLIne sArI rakamanuM bhaMDoLa karIne sArvajanika sabhAkhaMDa bAMdhyo. hatA. temanI pAse krikeTane lagatI vigatono khajAno smRtino A khaMDa sAmAjika, dhArmika ane sAMskRtika pravRttionuM kendra khajAno che. keTalAka smRtirUpa bola che. 1996mAM teo krikeTanA banyo. bhAratIyone bhegA thavAnuM sthaLa maLatAM ekatAnA varlDa kapanuM beTa rephalamAM jItyA hatA. AmAM sunIla gavAskara, tANAvANA gUMthAyA. elana borDara, sara gAraphilDa, sobarsa, sara kolina kAvaThu ane surendrabhAInI pravRtti ekAMgI na hatI. jAhera jIvananAM mIyAdAMda jAveda jevA khyAtanAma khelADIonI sahI che. badhAM kSetromAM teo samaya ApatA. 1970-71mAM teo kITave lAyansa klaba mAraphate temaNe temanI sevAnI abhivyakti nagara ane jillAnA cembara opha komarsa enDa inDasTrIjhanA karI che. 1967mAM jhAMbiyA kITave lAyansa klabamAM te joDAyA. ceramena rahyA. emanI sUjha ane samaya kharcavAnI taiyArIthI jAhera cAra varSamAM 1971mAM teo tenA presiDanTa banyA. AmAM mAtra jIvanamAM emanuM mahattva jaLavAtuM. be ja inDiyana sivAyanA bAkInA badhA ja gorA sabhyo hatA. surendrabhAIne hAIskUlamAM bhaNatA tyArathI krikeTanI jhAMbiyAmAMthI prathamavAra ja temanA pramukhapada daramiyAna laganI lAgelI. teo dhaMdhA ke nokarImAMthI samaya kADhIne krikeTamAM eka kALA vidyArthIne vidyArthI vinimaya kAryakrama heThaLa temaNe bhAga letA. osTreliyA mokalyo. 300 mAIla dUra AvelI eka aMdhazALAne 1968mAM nairobI khAte keniyA, yugAnDA, tAnjhAniyA dattaka laIne tene jarUrI pharnicara ane sagavaDo pUrAM pADyAM. ane jhAMbiyAnI prathama cAra dezIya TurnAmenTa goThavAI hatI. A 1985mAM temaNe DalAsa inDiyana lAyansa klaba sthApI temAM TImamAM prathamavAra jhAMbiyAnI TImamAM pAMca inDiyananonI pasaMdagI prathama be varSa presiDansa rahyA. A lAyansa klaba pravRtti ane thaI temAMnA eka te surendra nAyaka. 1972mAM jhAMbiyAnI TImanA sabhya saMkhyAnI rIte samRddha thaI. surendrabhAI emAM vArApharatI vAIsa kepTana banIne traNa rASTronI mecamAM bhAga lIdho hato. DisTrIkTa, jhonala ane rijiyonala ceramena banyA. jemAM bIjI inDiyanone hAMkI kADhavAnA iddI amInanA prayatnathI yugAnDAnA paMdara lAyansa klaba hatI. amerikAmAM lAyansa klaba sthApanAra inDiyano A mecamAM joDAyA na hatA. ane rijiyonala ceramenapada prApta karanAra temanA sivAya bIjA 1970 thI 1975 teo jhAMbiyA krikeTa yuniyananA hiMdIno khyAla nathI. klabanA upakrame temaNe bhArata, meksiko silekTara (khelADI pasaMda karanAra) hatA. A pahelAM kopara belTa ane bIje mAnavatAbharyA kAryomAM madada mokalI che. krikeTa esosiezananA ceramena hatA ane 1976mAM jhAMbiyA surendrabhAI 1991 thI vipasya sAdhanAne varelA che. mULe krikeTa yuniyananA pramukha banyA. AryasamAjI eTale dhArmika pravRtti ane kathAvArtAne teo Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #612 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 596 pathapradarzaka AdhyAtmika manoraMjana mAne. patnI urmilAbena temane vipasya kaMpanI amerikAnAM sAta rAjyomAM thaIne kula daza ophiso sAdhanAne paMthe dorI janAra guru banyA. daMpatIne kahevAtA dharAve che. saMto mahaMtomAM zraddhA na hatI. baMne sAco rAha zodhavA jhaMkhatA hatAM amerikAnA saMrakSaNa khAtAnA AvA keTalAka konTrAkaTara evAmAM urmilAbene eka yogInI AtmakathA pustakamAM vAMcyuM ke samIra desAInI kaMpanI pAse che. AvI ja rIte dhAro ke koI mananI prakhara zaktithI kaMI asAdhya nathI" mananI A zakti dezamAM acAnaka dharatIkaMpa, kudaratI honArata ke bhAMgaphoDa thaI pAmavA zuM karavuM teno khyAla na hato. mathAmaNa hatI. 1991mAM hoya. amerikA tyAM samayasara madada pahoMcADavA icchatuM hoya to vipazya sAdhanAnA sAdhaka ane zikSaka evA uttamabhAI raNachoDa A vyavasthAne kAraNe najIkamAM kyAM ane keTalA pramANamAM te mAraphate vipazya sAdhanA viSe jANyuM. 1991mAM vipasya cIja che teno khyAla Ave. vaLI tyAMthI te cIjavastu pachI te sAdhanAno zibira bharatAM manane parama zAMti maLI. varSonI zodha Traka, TrekTara, vimAna, sabamarIna, misAIlsa, helikopTara, phaLI ema la'yuM. pati surendrabhAIne vAta karI. temaNe jAte khorAkI jaththo, kapaDAM, taMbU game te hoya te khaseDavAthI muzkelI anubhava karavA daza divasano eka zibira bharyo. temane mananI UbhI nA thAya te paNa jovAnuM hoya. mAlasAmAnanI aMkuzayukta parama zAMtinI anubhUti thaI. surendrabhAInA zabdomAM joIe herApherI eTale lojisTika, samIra desAInI kaMpanI AmAM to, "mArI jiMdagInA A amUlya divaso hatA. AmAM mananI niSNAta che. zAMti, ekAgratA ane zArIrika skUrti anubhavI. jIvana lojisTIkane kAraNe kariyaramAM koI pArsala ke cIja bIjA jIvavAnI kalAno khajAno hAthavago thayo evI anubhUti thaI." sthaLe mokalI hoya, ravAnA karI hoya to te cIja kayA samaye surendrabhAI ajANyAno hAtha pakaDe che. temanI madadathI rastAmAM kyAM che teno khyAla AvI jAya. moTI moTI rASTrIya saMkhyAbaMdha loko moTela vyavasAya ane bIjA vyavasAyamAM sthira ane AMtararASTrIya kuriyara sarviso mATe lojisTikanI sevA thayA che. atithi vatsala che. temane tyAM AvanArane DalAsanuM jarUrI thaI paDe che. keneDI myujhiyama batAvIne ja choDe! potAno samaya ane paisA samIra desAI chellA be dAyakAthI komyuTara sevAo sAthe kharce. vipasya sAdhanAnI vAta bhale kare paNa keneDInI krUra hatyAnuM saMkaLAyelA che. temaNe sisTama risorsisa korporezana ubhI karI e dazya jeTalIvAra jue eTalI vAra AMkha para rUmAla pheravI e paNa emanA jIvanano eka sukhada akasmAta hato. teo le. bhagavAna buddhanI karuNA emane A rIte varI che. 1957mAM AI. o. sI. esa. nAmanI komyuTara sevAonI AjanI ane AvatI sadInI komyuTara paddhatinA deza kaMpanImAM joDAyA. temanI sUjha, dhagaza ane mahenatathI teo samIra desAI kaMpanImAM satata pragatinAM pagathiyAM caDhatA gayA. kaMpanImAM vAIsa presiDanTa thayA. pachI siniyara vAIsa presiDanTa thayA. dara varSe eka khUba jANItI kaMpanI te sisTama risorsisa kaMpanInA mAlika upalA adhikArIonA ekavAra inTaranyU le. korporezana. bosTanamAM AvelI A kaMpanI komyuTara kSetre kAma emanI pAchalI kAmagIrI aMge pUche ane bhaviSyanI vikAsa karatI bhAratIya mAlikonI kaMpanIomAM nokhI bhAta pADe che. yojanA viSe pUche. kaMpanInA mAlika samIra desAI. 1985mAM mAtra be vyakti chellAM be traNa varSathI samIrane pUche, "AvatA varSe tamAro samIra desAI ane temanAM patnI nIlimA desAIe A zarU karelI. 19000 DolaranI kula mUDIthI zarU karelI kaMpanImAM zo plAna che ?" baMnene vinA pagAre kAma karavuM paDatuM. khAnagI ane jAhera kSetranA samIra kahe, "huM A kaMpanIno presiDanTa banIne saMcAlana grAhakonI badhA prakAranI inpharmezana TekanolojInI jarUriyAta karavA mAguM chuM !" pUrI pADavA, salAha ApavA A kaMpanI sthapAI hatI. be beeka varSa vItyAM. samIra siniyara vAIsa presiDanTa ja karmacArIothI AraMbhAyelI A kaMpanImAM 1986mAM 630 lAkha rahyA. kaMpanInuM saMcAlana presiDanTa tarIke karavAnAM sapanAM na phaLyAM. DolaranI Avaka hatI. kaMpanImAM 600 karmacArI kAma karatA hatA. je nathI karI zakavAnA evI vAta kare che. evuM dekhAya e temano vArSika pagAra 260 lAkha Dolarano thato hato. kaMpanInA samIrane na game. eka divasa nakkI karI lIdhuM. "huM kaMpanIno karmacArIomAM 92 TakA karmacArI komyuTara enjiniyara hatA. presiDanTa banIne kaMpanI calAvIza. pachI A nahIM to bIjI" Jain Education Intemational Page #613 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 59o samIre rAjInAmuM ApIne navI kaMpanI UbhI karI te sisTama che. AmAMnA dazamAM eka ke bIjA samaye samIranI sakriyatAthI risorsisa korporezana. samIranuM saMkalpabaLa kaMpanInI siddhiomAM dhamadhamatAM hatAM. nIlimA hiMdu maMdiranI pravRttiomAM sakriya che. jaNAI AvyuM. samIramAM nAnapaNathI satata parizramanA saMskArano samIranI pravRttinA pathArAthI sisTama risorsisa kauTuMbika vAraso hato. pitA anaMtarAya desAI bIlImorA korporezana ane samIrane atyAra sudhI bhAtabhAtanAM sanmAna ane pAsenA telaMgaporanA mULa vatanI. 1914mAM janmela anaMtarAya evorDa maLyA che. AmAMnA keTalAkano ullekha noMdhapAtra che. desAI beMka opha baroDAmAM nokarI karatA ane vadhatAM vadhatAM 1993nA prAIma konTrAkTara opha dhI iyara. nAmano evorDa menejara pade pahoMcelA. mAtA haMsAbena 1931mAM esa.esa.sI. smolabijhanesa eDaminisTrezana taraphathI maLyo che. eraTrAphika thayelAM. 1943mAM samIrano janma mosALanA gAma UMTaDImAM kaMTrola esosiezana taraphathI 1994 no smola ane thayelo. aDhI varSanI vaye samIre mosALamAM rahevAnuM zarU karyuM. DisaeDavAnTejha bijhanesa evorDa, 1994 no pheDarela TekanolojI dAdA ThAkorabhAI choTubhAI desAIne dauhitranA bhaNataramAM rasa. lIDarazipa evorDa, 1994 no mAInoriTI smola bijhanesa UMTaDImAM tyAre hAIskUla nahIM. samIra prAthamika zALAmAM parsana opha dhI iyarano smola bijhanesa eDaminisTrezanano UMTaDImAM bhaNe. dAdAe gAmamAM hAIskUla UbhI karavAmAM evorDa, 1998mAM temane smola bijhanesa eDaminisTrezane AgevAnI lIdhI. temAM zramazibiramAM dauhitra samIre paNa kAma mesarcyuseTasa ane nyUiMglenDa pradezanA komanaveltha taraphathI virala enTraprenyorala saksesa evorDathI navAjyA hatA. A varSa temanA samIre paraNIne amerikA AvyA pachI be varSa jUnI mATe vadhArAmAM satata pAMcamI vAranuM khUba ja thoDI vyaktione kaMpanImAM kAma karyuM. pachI 1974mAM jhaIra nAmanI DipArTamenTa maLatA evA arnesTa enDa yaMga enTaraprenyora opha iyaranA sToranI kaMpanImAM kAma karyuM. 1975thI te AIosIesa evorDanuM varSa hatuM. kaMpanImAM joDAyA. mANasa samRddhinI Toce hoya tyAre te choDavAnuM saraLa samIrane vidyArthI avasthAmAMthI vaLagelI netAgIrInI nathI. samIra desAI AvI moTI kaMpanInA mAlika. temaNe pravRttie kyAreya keDo na choDyo. e zikAgomAM hatA tyAre daza kaMpanIne vikAsanI caramasImAe pahoMcADI. cAlu varSe e kaMpanI paMdara mitro sAthe avidhisara rIte niyamita maLatA ane bhAratane vecIne aditi nAmanI bIjI eka kaMpanI AraMbhI che. samIre lagatA praznonI carcA karatA. bhArata mATe zuM thaI zake te varSo sudhI karelA satata kAmanA ghasArAne lIdhe nAdurasta tabiyate vicAratA. zikAgomAMthI te jamAnAmAM bhAratamAM pAchA jaIne navI kaMpanIne zUnyamAMthI zikhare pahoMcADavAnuM bIDuM jhaDapyuM che. gujarAtanA AdivAsI vistAromAM kAma karatA mitrone Arthika patnI nIlimAno anubhavI ane vizvAsu sAthIdAra tarIkeno Teko rIte madadarUpa thavA prayatna karelo. dakSiNa gujarAta yunivarsiTInA kaMpanIne ane samIrane AjanI ane AvatI sadIno komyuTara vikAsa mATe bhaMDoLa ekatra karavA AvelA uzanasa vagere paddhatinA dRSTA tarIke cAlu rAkhaze. sAhityakArone madadarUpa thayelA. bosTananA upanagara evA vizvanA prathama paTela hArTa sarjana baliMgTana vistAranI hAIskUlane potAnAM vaparAyelAM saMkhyAbaMdha komyuTaro temaNe bheTa ApyAM che. potAnI kaMpanImAM jagA karIne | DaoN. nIleza paTela paNa dara varSe cha thI ATha vidyArthIone unALAnA vekezanamAM kAma karamasadanI pramukha svAmI meDikala koleja. temAM ApIne temane svAvalaMbI thavAmAM madadarUpa thAya che. gAyatrIbena paTela eka klArka. temanA pati viSNubhAIne bosTananI miDalaroksa komyuniTI kolejanA sthApaka amadAvAdanI kensara hospiTalamAM AMtaraDAnuM oparezana kareluM. sabhya hatA. AvI kolejo moTe bhAge rAjya sarakAra ke kAunTI temaNe peTanA du:khAvAnI phariyAda karatAM, ekSare letAM pharIthI calAve che. ahIM sarakArane badale samIra sakriya thayA ane temaNe AMtaraDuM phATeluM jaNAyuM. pharIthI oparezananI jarUra. temaNe DaoN. alaga phAunDezana UbhuM karyuM. cAra varSamAM koleja mATe daza lAkha nIleza paTelane bolAvavA vAta karI. DaoN. nIleze kahyuM, "huM hajI Dolara bhegA karavAmAM AgevAnI lIdhI. nAno chuM. oparezana bIjA pAse karAvo. AvuM jokhama mArA mATe bosTananI AsapAsa 46 jeTalAM bhAratIya mULanAM maMDaLo vadhAre gaNAya. jarUra hoya to huM amadAvAda sAthe AvuM" 76 Jain Education Intemational Page #614 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 598 pathapradarzaka gAyatrIbena hospiTalamAM klArka. te kahe to bIjA game te DaoNkTara oparezana vakhate chAtI cIrIne oparezana karavAmAM Ave ene kAmanI nA na pADe. chatAM temaNe DaoN. nIleza paTelanA naipuNya vize badale nIcethI peTa cIrIne upara jaIe to chAtI cIravI na paDe. jANeluM. temane pUrI zraddhA, temaNe kahyuM, "mane tamArAmAM zraddhA che." vacce kaMI Ave nahIM ane badhuM dekhAya" vicAra magajamAM negeTIva blaDagRpavALA viSNubhAInuM oparezana khUba ja ghumarAvA lAgyo. lAyabrerImAM jaIne mAnava dehano eTalAsa kALajI mAge. DokaTara nIleze oparezana karIne kensaragrasta bhAga joyo. aMgo ane upAMgonI AkRtio joI. nIcethI upara kADhI nAkhyo. kAma patye bIjA DokaTaro davA aMge salAhasUcano pahoMcatAM zuM zuM Ave teno abhyAsa karyo. manamAM zraddhA beThI ke mATe maMDI paDyA. nIleza kahe, "oparezana meM karyuM che. jokhama A thaI zake ema che. meM lIdhuM che. huM kahuM tema davA thaze." oparezanamAM nIleze potAnI abhyAsa noMdha mujaba trIjA divase DresiMga kholatAM oparezananA ghA mAMthI gesa tabakkAvAra AgaLa vadhavAnuM ane DaoN. subramaNyana ane bIjA nIkaLyo. nIleze kalpanA karI ke pharIthI AMtaraDuM phATyuM haze. DokTaroe tema karavAnuM ema nakkI thayuM. oparezana saphaLa thayuM. siniyara sarjana sAutha inDiyana hatA. temaNe kahyuM, "kaMI ja DaoN. subramaNyane oparezana thatAM ja nIlezane kahyuM, "teM hRdayanA nathI, pharIthI oparezananI jarUra nathI." teo vaDA eTale oparezana kSetre A navI zodhathI itihAsa sarjyo che. tane nIlezathI kaMI thaI na zake. manomana thAya ke eka jIvanuM balidAna abhinaMdana." A divasa hato 19 mArca, 1998. levAI jaze. tene bacAvavA jokhama levuM ja rahyuM. sAMja paDye pelA peTa cIrIne karavAnuM A oparezana (TrAnsakomala siniyara sarjana ane prophesara ghera gayA, tyAre rAtre oparezana) jUnI paddhatinI bAyapAsa sarjarI karatAM khUba sastuM che. imarajansInA nAme bIjA DokaTara mitra jIteza desAI ane pelA eka oparezananA kharcAmAM A sAta ATha oparezana thaI amita paTela sAthe maLIne oparezana karyuM. dasa divasamAM dardIne zake. pelAmAM hArTalaMga mazIna joIe. aneka sAdhano joIe. sArI rIte ArAma thayo. hajI e dardI jIve che. tyAre AmAM hAtha ane haiyuM joIe. Ane lIdhe ANaMda, naDiyAda, A DaoN. nIleza paTela AsisTanTa prophesara tarIke sarjarI mAtara ke mahemadAvAdamAM paNa thaI zake. hA, e mATe niSNAta vibhAgamAM karamasadanI meDikala kolejamAM doDha varSa rahyA hatA. DaoNkaTara joIe. peTamAMthI upara jaIne oparezana karavAnI A potAnA viSayamAM nipuNatA meLavavAnI jabarI lagana dharAvatA paddhatimAM paganI nasa vAparavI paDatI nathI. paganI nasa vApare to A yuvAna DokaTara rAtre zabagharamAMnA maDadAM cIre ane judA judA e nasanuM AyuSya ATha varSanuM. tene badale peTa ke hRdayanI rogo ane oparezanano anubhava le. AvAM 50 karatAM vadhAre AsapAsanI bIjI nasa vApare che. jenuM AyuSya 25 varSanuM che. zaba emaNe hospiTalanA zabagharamAM cIryA hatAM. divase koI A prakAranA oparezanamAM sarjikalI nAkhI devAno sarasAmAna dardInuM emaNe oparezana karavAnuM hoya, ane zabagharamAM zaba khAsa vaparAto nathI eTale sastuM thAya che. hoya. to agAunI rAtre e oparezana karIne badhuM barAbara holIvuDanA DaoNkaTara mordekhAInuM A ja hospiTalamAM A samajI le. tethI bIjA divase jhaTapaTa ane coksAIthI kAma patI paddhatie DaoNkaTara nIleza paTele oparezana karyuM hatuM. pramukha svAmI jAya. Ane lIdhe karamasadanI zrIkRSNa hospiTalamAM emaNe doDha mahArAjanuM oparezana karyuM. enA barAbara AgaLanA divase! varSamAM 600 karatAM vadhAre saphaLa oparezana karyA hatAM. savAre oparezana karyuM ane bIjA divase savAre mordekhAI jAte nIleza nAnapaNathI ja tukkAbAja, cIlAcAlu vAta ene ja kapaDAM paherato hato. savAre oparezana karIne sAMje dardIne ghera game nahIM. mAtA kapilAbena kahe e pahelethI ja UMdho che. navA mokalI zakAya. navA akhatarA kare. tophAna kare, nIlezanA AvA ja eka tukkAthI DaoN. nIlezanI A paddhatinuM oparezana have vizvabharamAM AgaLa jatAM samagra vizvamAM hArTa sarjarI kSetre krAMti AvI. eka rasa jagAvatuM thayuM che. amerikAmAM AnAM paMdara DemosTrezana thayAM divase e potAnI kAra gerejamAM ApavA gayo. kAra mikenika che. raziyA ane jarmanImAM AnI viDiyo keseTanAM DemosTrezana uparathI kAranuM boneTa kholyuM. uparathI jotAM khAmI na pakaDAI thayAM che. muMbaI ane bhopAlamAM meDikala kolejamAM AnI to kArane sTenDa upara caDhAvI ane nIcethI jovA mAMDyuM. viDiyo philma batAvAI che. amerikAnA sinasinATI nagaramAM nIlezane A joIne vicAra Avyo, "kAranI jema hRdayanA eka gammata sarjAI. temAM vizvabharanA pa00-600 Jain Education Intemational Page #615 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 599 hArTasarjananI eka konpharansa hatI. nIleze temAM "mejIka opha | DaoNkaTara nIleze bApAnA oparezana pachI manamAM saMkalpa minimala invejhiva hArTasarjarInuM saMzodhana pepara rajU karyuM. temAM karyo hato ke e bhAnamAM Ave tyAre ja khAIza. AveluM TIphIna eka hArTa sarjana amadAvAdathI AvelA. ATheka varSa pahelAM DaoN. kholyuM ja nahIM. bApAnI rUmamAM hAjara rahyA. bIjA divase nIleze amadAvAdamAM emanI mulAkAta laIne vinaMtI karI hatI savAre bhAnamAM AvavAno aNasAra lAgatA pUchyuM, "bApA duHkhe ke mAre tamArI pAse thoDo vakhata rahIne hArTasarjarIno anubhava che?" bApAe pagano aMguTho halAvInenA pADI. levo che." DaoNkaTare A svIkAryuM na hatuM. te DaoNkaTara kAryakrama pUro A DaoNkaTara nIleza paTela have mAtra gujarAtanuM ja nahIM thayA pachI nIleza pAse maLavA AvyA kahe, "meM tane mArI pAse paNa samagra bhAratanuM gaurava che. 1964mAM ogasTanI 16mIe rAkhyo hota to A kakSAe pahoMcyo na hota !" janma. pitA DaoN. umedabhAI ANaMdanA khUba ja khyAtanAma, DaoN. nIleze atyAra sudhI vIsa konpharansamAM bhAga lIdho sevAbhAvI, lobharahita sarjana. karamasadanI pramukha svAmI meDIkala che. AmAMthI cAra bhAratamAM hatI. 25 jeTalAM saMzodhana pepara kolejanA prathama DIna ane kolejanA vikAsamAM mahattvanuM pradAna rajU karyA che. temAMnA moTAbhAganAM judAM judAM meDikala jarnalomAM karanAra mAne ke 40-50 varSanI vaya sudhI DaoNTara paisAdAra thAya chapAI cUkyAM che. eka pAThyapustakamAM eno lekha che. bIjAmAM to lobhiyo ane paisA bhUkhyo che. nIlezanAM mAtA kapilAbena paNa pragaTa thavAnI taiyArI che. judI judI konpharansamAM javAnuM nAvalInA amadAvAdamAM vasatA vepArI motIbhAI paTelanAM thayuM che. AmAM perIsa, iglenDa, jarmanI vagereno samAveza thAya dIkarI. nIlezano abhyAsa ANaMdanI prakhyAta DI. ena. pramukha svAmI mahArAjanI bIjI vakhatanI bAyapAsa hAIskUlamAM thayelo. abhyAsa vakhate madhyama. abhyAsetara sarjarI vakhate DaoN. nIleze emanI sArI sevA karI hatI. pravRttimAM ene rasa. saMskRta, hindI, citrakalA, zikhavAcananI oparezanamAM temaNe bhAga lIdho hato. pahelA divase pramukha parIkSAomAM ene rasa. bhaNe tyAre hAramoniyamanA varga bharavA svAmIne temaNe cheka eraporTa parathI kaMpanI ApelI. tapAsa karatAM vicAra thayo. mAtA kapilAbenane kahyuM to kahe, "gAvA bajAvavAno tAtkAlika bAyapAsa sarjarInI jarUra jaNAI to temane kahyuM. dhaMdho karavAno che? krikeTa rama ke bIjuM kaMIka kara" nIleze vAta bApA kahe, "oparezana karavuM paDe to karI nAMkhavuM." mAMDI vALI. jo ke pitAne kAraNe gharamAM AvatAM megejhIno nIleza kahe, "bApA Apa to samartha saMta cho, ApanA nezanala jyogrophikala megejhIna, lAIpha vagere vAMce. kanaiyAlAla zarIrane cIratAM mane duHkha thAya, mArI hiMmata na cAle." munazI, guNavaMtarAya AcArya, dhUmaketu vagerenI navalakathAo pramukha svAmI kahe, "kSatriyane yajJanI vidhi karavA na vAMcelI. zALAmAM tophAnI eTale apavAdarUpa zikSakonI prasAdIno besADAya, brAhmaNane talavAra ApIne laDavAnuM na kahevAya. jenuM lAbha na maLyo hoya. jo ke esa.esa.sI. sudhImAM A madhyama kAma hoya te ja kare. DaoNkaTara banyA cho to oparezana karavuM paDe. vidyArthI tejasvI banato gayo. zALAmAMthI saurASTranA pravAsa vakhate pachI e dardI bhale game te hoya. mANase potAnuM kartavya bhAre vAvAjhoDAmAM 1976mAM AkhI rAta rasto baMdha hovAthI karavAnuM.!" basamAM prasAra karyAnuM yAda kare che. A javAbathI nIlezane dharapata thaI. pramukha svAmI DaoN. nIlezanI siddhiothI DaoN. bhupI paTela khuza thayA che oparezana vakhate DaoN. subramaNyana ane bIjA sAthI DaoNkTarone ane kahe che, "meM DaoN. subramaNyanane tejasvI paNa pahela pADyA thayelI anubhUti aMge nIleza kahe che, "ApaNe game teTalA vinAnA hIro Apyo ane DaoNkTare tenA para pahela pADIne hoziyAra hoIe paNa mahA netA ke mahApuruSanuM oparezana tejasvI ane vizvavikhyAta banAvyo. DaoN. nIleza bhAratamAM karavAnuM hoya tyAre hRdaya jarUra dhaDake, kaMIka viparIta pariNAma potAnA ghaDatarano yaza pitA DaoN. umedabhAI ane dakSAbenane Ave teno ucATa thAya. bApAnA oparezana mATe hAthamAM nAIpha Ape che. dakSAbena have to nIlezanAM sAsu paNa che. patnI rUpala pakaDatAM ke TAMkA letAM badhAne parama zAMtino anubhava thayo. nIleza pahelAM sAta ATha varSanI amerikA hatI ane bhaNIne sAmAnya oparezana vakhate manamAM sthiti hoya tenA karatAMya mana-----nokarI karatI hatI. amerikAmAM tenA vikAsano yaza DaoN. bhupI jANe vadhAre zAMta hatuM." paTela ane DaoN. subrahmaNyanane Ape che. je hoya te. A badhA Jain Education Intemational Page #616 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soo ane nIlezanI AvaData vizvane paTela aTakadhArI eka mAtra prathama hArTasarjana Apyo che. zraddhA ane saMskRtinI sAcavaNInA AcAradharmI sanata vyAsa bAraDolIno e brAhmaNaputra. 1972mAM keneDAnI dharatI para Utaryo. 1982mAM eka dazakA pachI yu. esa. e.mAM vasyo. sattAvIsa varSamAM teNe pArakI dharatI para atyAra sudhImAM pa00 karatAM vadhAre satyanArAyaNanI kathA karI che. so karatAM vadhAre hindu paddhatinAM lagna karAvyAM che. emaNe karAvelAM lagno 95 TakA jeTalAM saphaLa banyAM che. bAkI amerikAmAMnA 40 TakA jeTalAM lagna chUTAcheDAmAM pariName che. bebI zAvara, khAtamuhUrta, vAstu, pUjA vagere hajAro dhArmika vidhi karAvI che. seMkaDo bALakonAM nAmanI rAzi joI che. pazcimI jagatamAM yajamAnavRttinA sahAre jIvanAra brAhmaNono mane paricaya nathI. yajamAnavRttine potAnA jIvataranuM sAdhana banAvavAne badale sAmAnI zraddhAnI TekaNa lAkaDI banAvavAnuM kAma agharuM che. TorenTo pAchA AvIne velDIMgamAM kAma karyuM. jiMdagImAM AvuM kAma karyuM na hatuM. AMkho bagaDe tevuM lAge. chatAM traNeka divasanA kAmamAM tAtkAlika cAle evA paisA maLyA. A pachI pharanIcaranA kArakhAnAmAM kAma lIdhuM. ozIkuM ucakatAM thAka lAge evA dehavALA temane TrakamAM ekalA hAthe sophA mUkavAnA thAya. vajana UMcakavAnuM thAya. AvuM kAma paMdareka divasamAM choDyuM. eka phArmAsyuTIkala kaMpanImAM inTaravyu ApavA gayA. inTaravyu lenAra muMbaI sthita gujarAtI haze. temane gujarAtI dhArIne sanatabhAIe potAnI lAcArI ane dazA varNavI. vAta karatAM karatAM ja raDI paDyA. nokarI maLI. pAMca varSa rahyA. 1974mAM bhArata paraNavA gayA. pravINacaMdrabhAI nAmanA bAraDolInA brAhmaNa DaoNkaTaranI grejyueTa putrI pratimAne paraNyA. sanatabhAIne vaida ane DaoNkTara sAtheno nAto cAlu rahyo. dAdA icchArAma vaida hatA. mAtA zrI kAntAbenanA pitA jamiyatarAma paNa vaida hatA. paraNyA tyAre khyAla paNa nahIM hoya ke putra keyura amerikAmAM DaoNkaTara banaze. - sanatabhAI lAgaNIzIla jIva. emane jIvanamAM Dagale ne pagale niHsvArthabhAve kAma karanArA maLI rahyA hatA. temaNe bhIkhubhAIne kahyuM, 'tamAruM kAma thatuM hoya to huM kathA karIza." sanatabhAIe A pahelAM kyAreya kathA karI na hatI. kathA prasaMge hAjara rahyA hatA. pitA pote kathA karatA hatA. pathapradarzaka TorenTonI jAhera pravRttiomAM teo AraMbhaka ane agraNI banI rahyA. pheDarezana opha gujarAtI esosiezana (phogA)nI sthApanAmAM te AgevAna hatA. gujarAtI kalcara sosAyaTInA te sthApaka agraNI ane maMtrI hatA. gujarAtI bhASA zikSaNa samitImAM pAMca varSa 1979-81 daramiyAna e maMtrI rahyA hatA. A samaye sevAbhAve gujarAtInA vargonA AcArya ane zikSaka banI rahyA. A badhI saMsthAo hajI Ajeya cAlu che. amerikAmAM AvyA pachI emaNe phorTa smithanI AsapAsanA soeka mAIlanA vistAramAM gujarAtIone kendramAM rAkhIne dhArmika ane sAmAjika pravRttiomAM AgevAnI lIdhI. dharmanA saMskAra Take. nItimattA Take ane vadhe tevI pravRttinA bhAgarUpe azoka raNachoDa ane bIjA mitronA sahakAramAM rahIne kRSNa bhajana maMDaLa sthApyuM. Aje A maMDaLa pAse aDhI lAkha DolaranuM makAna che ane koI devuM nathI. - bAraDolImAM hatA tyAre temaNe AraMbhelo audicya brAhmaNa vidyArthI vikAsa saMgha 1968 thI 1999 sudhInAM varSomAM vadhIne samRddha thayo che. temAM temaNe madada karI che. A vidyArthI vikAsa saMghane lIdhe seMkaDo vidyArthIone pustako ane Arthika madada maLatAM temanuM jIvana sudharyuM che. bAraDolInI je zALAmAM te bhaNyA hatA tene moTuM dAna mokalIne temaNe RSiRNa cUkavyuM che. pitAnA maraNa pachI pati patnI baMnee satata saMyukta kuTuMbanI bhAvanA jALavavAno AcAradharma bajAvIne pitRtarpaNa cUkavyuM che. vadhArAmAM je deve pRthvI para mokalyA te devane khuza karavA jyAM che tyAM rahIne mAnavakalyANa mATenI avirata pravRttio cAlu rAkhIne devaRNa adA kare che. Ama RSi RNa, pitR RNa ane deva RNa cUkavavAnI temanI pravRttinI vaNajhAra vaNathaMbhI che. phorTa smithanI AsapAsa so mAIla jeTalA vistAramAM temanI pravRttino pathAro che. patnI pratimAne moTela saMbhALavAnuM soMpIne bhAIsA'ba jyAM AmaMtraNa maLe tyAM kathAvArtA ane dhArmika vidhi mATe pahoMcI jAya. bhaNatAM bhaNatAM putraputrI temAM madadarUpa thAya che. sanatabhAInuM ghara moTelanA badale maMdira banyuM che. brahmavRttinI pravRtti e ja emano dharma che. yajamAna vRttinI TekaNalAkaDIe teo zraddhA ane saMskRtino AcAradharma pALIne pazcimI duniyAmAM aDhI dazakAthI paurvAtya saMskRtinI jyota jalatI rAkhe che. Jain Education Intemational Page #617 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 601 vatanapremI dakSiNa AphrikAnA udyogapati UtarIne besI gayo. gorA khalAsIo hatA, halesAM mArIne boTane dUra laI gayA. eTalAmAM bIjI TorapIDo lAgI. AMkhonI zrI bhUlAbhAI chItAbhAI sAme ATalI moTI sTImara besI gaI. aMdaravALA badhA ja DUbI vatanapremI hajAro mAIla dUra dakSiNa AphrikAnA gayA. amArI to cAre bAju aMdhAruM ane pANI. eka rAta, eka jhonisabargamAM vasatA gujarAtI zrI bhUlAbhAIno vatanaprema dAda divasa ane eka rAta. e boTamAM ja besI rahyA. boTa bIjAone mAMgI le che. zrI bhUlAbhAI dakSiNa AphrikAmAM bhUlA chItAnA paNa bacAvatI gaI. pachI eka kujhare amane joyA, UMcakI lIdhA. nAmathI jANItA che. dakSiNa gujarAtanA kinArAnA kAchIyA kaNabI kujhare AkhI rAta bIjAone pANImAM zodhyA. badhA mATe khAvAnuM bhUlA chItAnuM asala vatana navasArI jillAnuM gAma sAtema. bhUlA paNa na hatuM. ame DarIe, kujhara kayAM laI jaze? siMgApura, briTana chItA dara varSe niyamita rIte jhonisabargathI temanAM patnI ke jarmanI? traNacAra divase kinAro Avyo, muMbaI DokamAM amAruM zrImatI maNIbahena sAthe navembarathI jAnyuArI-phebruArI ema risepzana hatuM. pUrI ane baTATAnuM zAka hatuM khAdhuM. traNa-cAra mahinA mATe navasArI AvIne rahe. chellAM aneka je sTImara DUbI gaI te sTImaranuM nAma tilAvA hatuM. varSono A krama sane-2003nA navembara mAsathI 2004nA tyArapachI pharI koI bIjI sTImaramAM besIne zrI bhUlA chItA mArca-eprila sudhI 83 varSanI uMmare paNa zrI bhUlA chItA dakSiNa AphrikA pahoMcyA. daMpatie jALavyo che. zrI bhUlA chItA gujarAtI cha copaDI bhaNI dakSiNa AphrikA dakSiNa AphrikAmAM vasatA gujarAtIomAM jUjajAja ja gayelA. ochA bhaNatarane kAraNe koI UMcA hoddAnI nokarI to gujarAtIo udyogamAM paDelA che. zrI bhUlA chItA dakSiNa maLe nahIM. koI oLakhItA dhobInI lonDrImAM istrI karavAnuM kAma AphrikAnA eka gaNanApAtra udyogapati che. sane 1943mAM zrI zarU karyuM ane tyAM ja suvAnuM rAkhyuM. sAmAnya kAmakAja karatAbhUlA chItAe dakSiNa AphrikAnI musApharI sTImaramAM karelI. karatA dakSiNa AphrikAmAM traNa aMgrejI copaDI bhaNyA ane sTImarano rUTa muMbaIthI Darbana hato. sTImara briTIza sTIma aMgrejInuM jJAna meLavyuM. tyArapachI zAkabhAjI ghare-ghare jaI nevIgezananI pesenjara ane kArgo sTImara hatI. vecavAno pheriyA tarIkeno dhaMdho zarU karyo ane aMgreja zrI bhalAbhAIe sane 1943mAM muMbaIthI dakSiNa memasAhebone ghera zAkabhAjI vecI pagabhara thayA. gujarAtIonI AphrikAnI je musApharI karelI te bhUlAbhAInA zabdomAM zrI vepAra sUjha ghaNI UMcI hoya che. zrI bhUlA chItA vepAramAM AgaLa caMdrakAnta bakSIe dakSiNa AphrikA upara lakhela pustakamAM nIce nIkaLatA gayA ane dakSiNa AphrikAnA pekejIMga ane prinTIMga mujaba jaNAvI che. udyogamAM AgaLa paDatA udyogapati banyA. zrI bhUlA chItA bhUlAbhAIe kahyuM : 1943nI vAta che. sTImara muMbaIthI golDana irA grupa nAmanA audyogika jUthanA adhyakSa che ane cAra divasa dUra gaI hatI. dasa divase mombAsA Ave. pANI Aje golDana irA grupano bhAre moTo vikAsa thayela che. kaDavuM, mArI sAthe eka kAkA hatA. meM kahyuM, kAkA pANI bahu kaDavuM | dara varSe navasArI AvIne eka sAmAnya phaleTamAM traNache. dasa divasa kevI rIte nIkaLaze? sTImaramAM 900 pravAsIo cAra mahinA gALatA zrI bhUlA chItAno vaibhava jhonisabarganA hatA. jahAjIo hatA ane navA navA sainiko hatA. rAtano samaya vaiibhavI baMgalAmAM jovA maLe. dakSiNa AphrikAmAM raMgabhedanI nIti hato, sTImara para battIo thaI gaI hatI. nIce garamI lAgatI cAlu hatI tyAre eziyano mATe jhonisabarganA lenIziyA hatI, upara gayo. lorInI bAjumAM sUI gayo. tyAM varasAda paDavA vistAramAM ja raheNAMka thaI zake tevA kAyadAo hatA. chellA eka lAgyo eTale pAcho nIce Avyo. eTalAmAM eka TorapIDo dAyakAthI dakSiNa AphrikAnuM zAsana dakSiNa AphrikAnI prajAnA lAgyo. sTImaramAM blekaAuTa thaI gayo. laDAIno samaya hato. hAthamAM AvyuM che ane raMgabheda nAbuda thayo che. zrI bhUlAbhAI bhAgaMbhAga thaI gaI eka lAIphaboTamAM badhA UtaratA hatA, huM tenIziyAmAM paNa eka sarasa baMgalAmAM rahetA. raMgabhedanI nIti paNa UtaravA gayo, ane nA pADI eTale huM pAcho sTImara para nAbUda thayA pachI zrI bhUlAbhAI ane temanA parivAre AvI gayo. bIjI lAIphaboTo utAravA lAgI. sTImara hajI honisabargamAM eka hila kharIdI ane tenA upara gAyatrInagara sTaDI hatI. paNa pANI bharAvA lAgyuM hatuM. eka boTamAM huM paNa esTeTanuM nirmANa karyuM. jemAM zrI bhUlAbhAI ane temanA Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #618 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 602 pathapradarzaka parivArajanonA vaibhavI 32 baMgalAo AvelA che. zrI kAma karuM chuM. Ama TrasTIzIpanI bhAvanA mUrtimaMta karI batAvI bhUlAbhAI gAyatrInagara esTeTanA je bhavya vaibhavI baMgalAmAM vase che. khaMbhAtamAM zaikSaNika kSetre je vikAsa thayo che temAM siMhaphALo che te baMgalo DuMgaranI uMcAI upara Avelo hovAne kAraNe rAvakAkAno che. rAvakAkAnAM dhArmika, zaikSaNika ane sAmAjika baMgalAnI lonamAMthI jhonisabarga zahera sarasa rIte jovA maLe dAnonI saMkhyA gaNavA jaIe to lAMbu lacaka lisTa thAya. A che. baMgalAnI lona ke parasALamAM besavAno paNa eka lhAvo che uparAMta vyaktigata takalIphavALI vyaktione paNa chUpI rIte kAraNa ke, te jagyAethI jhonisabarganI vanarAjI ane zaheranA asaMkhya dAno karelAM che. kharekhara, rAvakAkAe potAnuM jIvana suMdara baMgalAo ane anya imArato dRSTimAna thAya che. zrI dhanya ane sArthaka banAvyuM che. rAvakAkAno joma, jusso, khaMta, bhUlAbhAInA baMgalAmAM iTAliyana ane anya pharnicara ane sAta AMtarasUjha, sAhasikatA, keLavaNI prema, jJAtiprema, vatanaprema, tAraka hoTalane paNa caDhI jAya tevI raheNIkaraNI jovA maLe che. udAratA, paropakAravRtti, sAjIvana vagere AjanI navI yuvAna | gujarAta ane gujarAtIo mATe prema ne lAgaNI dharAvanAra peDhI mATe ghaNuM ja preraNAdAyaka che. rAvakAkAnI zIdhra nirNayazakti, zrI bhUlA chItA jyAre jyAre vizva gujarAtI pariSadanuM Ayojana nirAbhimAna ane nAnI vyaktio pratyenuM vAtsalya temaja samAna thAya tyAre acUka hAjarI ApI sakriya bhAga le che. sahuthI prathama AdarabhAva e temanA jIvananA pANIdAra pAsAo che. rAvakAkA pariSada amadAvAdamAM sane 1989mAM maLI tyArathI mAMDIne eTale sakAryonuM vahetuM jharaNuM. rAvakAkAe potAnAM jIvananI darekedareka pariSadamAM ane chelle gujarAta sarakAre sane zarUAtamAM khUba garIbI veThI che. paraMtu garIbI emane kyAreya 2004mAM AyojIta karela gujarAta pataMgotsavamAM zrI bhUlA namAvI zakI nathI. jIvana sAme baMDa pokAryuM ane navI keDIe chItAe vizeSa hAjarI ApI. zrI bhUlA chItA dakSiNa AphrikAmAM doDhaso-baso varSothI vasatA gujarAtI parivAronI 32 jeTalI jIvanamAM kyAreya hAra kabulI nathI. AphrikAnAM ghora kanyAone laIne sane 1996mAM gujarAtanA pravAse AvelA ane jaMgalomAM jaI lakSmIdevInI ArAdhanA karI ane je khANo vizva gujarAtI samAjanA sahayogathI dakSiNa AphrikAnI bahenone kharIdI temAMthI hIrA nIkaLyA ane aDhaLaka saMpatti prApta karI. gujarAta ane bhArata darzana karAvela. A prApta karelI lamI temaNe samAjanAM utthAnamAM, kalyANamAM sane2004mAM saMta zrI morArIbApue dAMDI mukAme vAparavAnuM nakkI karyuM. kharekhara, temanI sevAyAtrA eka mizAla mahAtmA gAMdhInI smRtimAM je rAmakathA karI temAM zrI bhUlA chItA banI rahI che. samAjanA chevADAnA mANasane bhojana ane ane temanAM patnI zrImatI maNIbahena hAjara rahelAM. AjIvikA maLI rahe te haMmezA temaNe vicAryuM che ane tethI ja zrI bhagavatIlAla DI. rAva khaMbhAtamAM temaja bahAra bIje paNa teo vAraMvAra bhojananA meLAvaDA karatA rahyA che. carottaranI dhIMgI dharAe gujarAtane zrI bhagavatIlAla DI. rAva, kAkAnAM hulAmaNA nAmathI aneka sapUto ApyA che. itihAsa teno sAkSI che. zrI rAvakAkA samagra brahmabhaTTajJAti temaja bahAranA samAjamAM paNa khUba ja paNa carotaranA sapUtomAnAM eka che. kharekhara, The Great jANItA thaI gayA che. brahmabhaTTajJAtinAM bhAmAzA tathA dAnavIra son of The soil. rAvakAkA judI mATInAM mahAmAnava che. karNa temaja karmavIra tarIke suvikhyAta che. temaNe brahmabhaTTajJAti rAvakAkAnuM jIvana paNa eTaluM sAdagIbharyuM che ke temane pUratuM dAna sImita karyuM nathI, temaNe jJAti bahAra potAnAM saMsArI sAdhunuM birUda ApI zakAya. rAvakAkA eTalA gAmamAM tathA bahAra ane vizva gujarAtI samAja dvArA AkhAbolA ke game tevAne cokhe-cokhkhuM kahI de ane jarAya vizvabharanA gujarAtIonI sevAo paNa karelI che. teo aham vagara ekarAra paNa karI le. goLagoLa vAta temane kyAreya dhArmika, zaikSaNika ane sAmAjikakSetre vikAsa mATe athAga gamatI nahIM. hRdayanI nikhAlasatA eTalI badhI ke jUnI kahevato parizrama uThAvI agresara rahyA che. potAnAM jIvanane krAMtinuM mAdhyama banAvyuM che. rAvakAkAe AjhAdInI laDAImAM, yAda karIne khUba hasAve. temanA aMgata mitronI paNa majAka satyAgrahamAM, govA mukti AMdolanamAM paNa bhAga lIdho ane karavAnuM cUkatA nahIM. rAvakAkA nAnAmAM nAnI vastunI paNa jhINavaTabharI kALajI letA ane bIjAone zIkhavADatA paNa jelavAsa paNa bhogavyo che. rAvakAkA haMmezA kahe che ke, huM to kharA. teo kaMI rAtorAta mahAna nathI thaI gayA. mA~ bhagavatIno TrasTI chuM. teno vahIvaTa barAbara cAle te jovAnuM Jain Education Intenational For Private & Personal use only Page #619 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo mane yAda che tyAM sudhI khaMbhAtamAM laoN kaoNlejanA vArSikotsava tA. 22-2-82nA roja pramukhasthAnethI rAvakAkAe kahyuM hatuM ke, "matabhedonI divAlo eTalI UMcI na caNAya ke bAjumAM zuM khoTuM ke sAcuM cAle che tenI khabara na paDe. paDozIne dUdha ke chAza zAnI jarUra che te joI zakAya ane hAtha laMbAvI madada karI zakAya. ratna pArakhu khaMbhAta A mAnavaratnane kema karIne bhUlaze? khaMbhAtane enA akIka joDe jevo saMbaMdha che, evo emano saMbaMdha khaMbhAta joDe thaI gayo che. dAna ApavAnI bAbatamAM pahelAM e tamAma prazno pUchI le tenuM taLiyuM, naLiyuM kADhI le pachI tene na dhArI hoya tevI mAtabara rakamanuM dAna ApI ane turata ja ceka paNa ApI de. AvA dilanA dolA amArA rAvakAkA che. 78 varSe paNa yuvAnane zaramAve tevI sphUrti jovA maLe che. (somA eka zUravIra janme, hajAramAM eka paMDita, daza hajAre eka vaktA janme paraMtu dAtA to kyAreka ja janme.) rAvakAkAe potAnAM AkhAya kuTuMbane eka parivAranI jema rAkhyuM che. temanI traNeya putra samovaDI putrIone paNa saMyukta kuTuMbanI bhAvanA sadAya jaLavAya tathA potAnA tamAma guNonuM ane saMskAronuM siMcana karyuM che. jema vRkSa mIThuM hoya tema tenAM phaLo paNa teTalAM ja mIThA hoya che. rAvakAkAnuM samagra jIvana eka phakIra oliyA jevuM kahI zakAya. temanA upara ghaNI muzkelIo AvI, viTaMbaNAo AvI chatAM teo aDIkhama 603 UbhA rahI potAnAM dhyeya, lakSa pratye AgaLa ja vadhyA. jIvanamAM temaNe ghaNI UMcI chalAMgo paNa mArI che ane na kalpI zakAya teTalo dariyAI vepAra kheDyo che. sAthe nAnAmAM nAnI vAtanuM paNa teTaluM ja dhyAna rAkhyuM che. rAvakAkAe zUnyamAMthI sarjana karyuM che ane rAjakAraNathI teo haMmezA dUra rahyA che. ``Service of humanity is service to God." Aja temano jIvanamaMtra rahyo che. rAvakAkAe je mAnava kalyANa mATe dAnano dhodha vaherAvyo che te jotAM brahmabhaTTa jJAtimAM chellAM 100 varSamAM AvA dAnavIra karNa pedA thayA nathI. itihAsa teno sAkSI che ane AvatAM 100 varSamAM AvA dAnavIra pedA thaze ke kema te mane zaMkA che. brahmabhaTTajJAtimAM karoDapati to ghaNA che ane thaze, paraMtu dAnavIra bhagavatIlAla rAva kadAca bIjA pedA nahIM thAya. yAvacaMdra divAkarau jevI nAmanA temaNe meLavI che. keTalAka mahAnubhAvonuM vyaktitva ane karmajIvana eTaluM virATa hoya che ke temane koIpaNa evorDa, mAna sanmAna, mAnapatra, khitAba, thelI (mAnadhana) ke janmajayaMtionI ujavaNInA prasaMgothI mApI na zakAya. emanuM kada eTaluM vistRta ane vizALa hoya che ke emanAM mATenI mAna pradAnanI koIpaNa ceSTA TUMkI ja siddha thAya. teo koIpaNa mAna sanmAnathI veMta UMcA ja hoya che. temanAM satkRtyo sadA jhaLahaLatA raho. Page #620 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 604 pathapradarzaka dezI-videzI vidvAna pravAsalekhakonI daSTie paTelo deza ane duniyAmAM - pro. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA deza ane duniyAmAM vividha kSetromAM pratibhAvaMtA paTeloe meLavelI siddhio uparanI A lekhamALAnA lekhakanuM gujarAtanA sAhitya jagatamAM bahu jANItuM nAma che. svabhAve mojIlA ane udAramatavAdI che. to Avo emano paricaya meLavIe. tA. 3-7-1931nA roja janmelA zrI jazabhAI maNibhAI paTela sAhityamAM zrI jazavaMta zekhaDIvALAnA nAme jANItA che. vallabha vidyAnagaranI saradAra paTela yunivarsiTImAM anusnAtaka-gujarAtI vibhAgamAM lagabhaga pAMtrIsa varSa sudhI teoe vidyArthIone ema.e., ema.phIla. ane pIeca.DI. kakSAe bhaNAvyA che. teo yuni.nI phekalTI oNpha ArTsanA DIna rahI cUkyA che. vivecaka tarIke temanAM sAhitya vivecananA doDhasothI vadhAre abhyAsalekho "buddhiprakAza', saMskRti', 'graMtha', ruci, 'kSitija', "abhyAsa', "paraba', "zabdasRSTi', "tAdarthya', vigere sAmAyikomAM prakAzita thayA che. temanA prakAzita vivecana saMgrahomAM nATyaloka', "sAhityalekha", "gujarAtI navalakathA : pheravicAraNA' vagere prasiddha che. taduparAMta "lokasAhitya-Aloka'. 'vivecanAloka'. "sAhitya parikramA' nAmaka vivecanasaMgrahonI pUrI hastaprato prakAzana mATe taiyAra che. svataMtra rUpamAM ke anyanA sahayogamAM temaNe karelAM saMpAdanomAM "kAvyamadhu', kAvyasudhA', 'gadyagarimA, 'vArtAsaMcaya', "vArtAmadhu', 'lokagurjarI' graMtha 11 ane 12, 'baTukabhAI umaravADiyAsamagra sAhitya', 'vividhA'-peTalIkara SaSTipUrti-graMtha, "saradAra' saradAra zatAbdI graMtha vagereno samAveza thAya che. chellAM cauda varSathI temanA vatananA gAma zekhaDI, tA. peTalAda, ji. ANaMdamAM nivRtta jIvana gALe che. zrI zekhaDIvALAne khUba khUba abhinaMdana. - saMpAdaka paTela' tarIke oLakhAtI koma (leuvA, kaDavA, AMjaNA, matiyA pATIdAra) gujarAtanI eka khamIravaMtI jAti che. kRSi, vyApAra, udyoga, vyavasAya kSetre ja nahi-sAhitya, kalA, zikSaNa, rAjakAraNane kSetre paNa te agraNI che. gujarAtanA grAmajagatanI to te karoDarajju che. bina-paTela dezI-videzI lekhakoe paNa | tenAM hiMmata, sAhasa, khaDatalatA, daDhatA, pahela karavAnI vRtti, parizramaprIti, vyavahArasUjha, dhairyazIlatA, audArya, dhana-dolata kamAvAnI AvaData ane vyakti samaSTinA hita khAtara moTAM dAna karavAnI tatparatAnI noMdha lIdhI che ane tenI prazaMsA karI che. svAmI saccidAnaMdajI, candrakAnta bakSI, guNavaMta zAha, bhagavatIkumAra zarmA, prIti senaguptA, mULacaMda varmA Adi lekhakonA pravAsagraMtho ane aMgreja lekhaka jhona DoDanA lekha vAMcatAM te joI zakAya che. svAmI saccidAnaMdajI paTelone anulakSI, temanA pustaka "ApaNe ane pazcima' (pra. A. 1995) mAM, ahobhAvapUrvaka lakhe che : ".....A paTelo mahA gajabanI prajA che. vizvanA koI paNa dezamAM, koI paNa khUNAmAM, koI paNa dhaMdhAmAM lagADo, basa lAgI jaze; eTaluM ja nahi, thoDA ja samayamAM ekasaparTa thaI jaze. bIjI prajA to raDI raDIne marI jAya, paNa paTelo eTale paTelo. game tevI nirAzAjanaka sthitimAM paNa himmata ane sAhasa na gumAve. eka ja vAkya badhI nirAzAne khaMkherI nAkhe : "enI mAne paraNuM!' (pR. 3, 4) "paTelo kyAM nathI pahoMcyA? ane kaI UMcI jagyA nathI meLavI?....vyaktitvavALI prajA potAnI meLe UbhI thaI jatI hoya che ane lAMbo samaya TakatI hoya che." (pU. ejana, pR. 355) "chellAM cAlIsa varSamAM bhAratanI koI paNa jAti karatAM sauthI vadhu kAThuM pATIdAroe kADhyuM Jain Education Intemational Page #621 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo sou che. pragatinA zrIgaNeza carotarathI thayA kahI zakAya. pATIdAro zabda che kuTuMmbirana! emAMthI kuTuMbI thayo. narasiMharAva dIveTIA 'dezanA pratyeka prAntamAM gayA ane sthira thayA. pATIdAro AphrikA mAnatA ke emAMthI traNa zabdo AvyA-kurmI, kuLabI ane kuNabI. gayA....TakI rahyA....samRddha thayA, AphrikAthI iMglenDa, keneDA, kuNabI pAchaLathI kaNabI banyo...kaDavA ane leuvA....eka sUtra amerikA vagere AkhI duniyAnA dezomAM phelAyA...navA navA kahe che ke A lava ane kuzamAMthI AvyA che....vAstavamAM, kurmI dhaMdhAomAM jotarAyA ane saphaLa thayA." (ejana, pR. 386) jAti paMjAbamAM levA ane karaDa vistAramAM phelAyelI hatI. samaya candrakAnta bakSI-prasiddha navalakathAkAra, patrakAra ane jatAM A jAtio dakSiNa tarapha phelAtI gaI ane potAnAM mULa pravAsalekhaka-temanA "mahAjAti gujarAtI' pustaka (pra. A. bhulAI na jAya e mATe emaNe karaDavA ke kaDavA tathA leuvA bhulAi na jAya e mATe emaNa karaDavA ke kaDavA 1981)mAM paTelo vize noMdhe che : "pATIdAronI vasatI gaNatarI vizeSaNo dhAraNa karyo." ('534, 35). zakya nathI.....pATIdAra AkhI duniyAmAM patharAI gayA "mahAjAti gujarAtI' pustakamAM candrakAnta bakSIe paTela che...misTara paTela e gujarAta bahAranA hindustAna mATe 'misTara kome kevI kevI vibhUtio pedA karI che tenI paNa lAMbI sUci gujarAtI' che. enI sodAgIrImAM himmata, hikamata ane hunnara ' rajU karI che : "sarvaprathama saradAra-karamasadanA leuvA pATIdAra che....paTelane madada karavA mATe koI sAmAjika ke dhArmika vallabhabhAI paTela, bhAratanA bismArka, je itihAsamAM amITa pratiSThAnanI jarUra nathI. dareka paTela pote ja eka saMsthA che. sthAna pAmI cUkyA che emanA moTAbhAI viThThalabhAI paTela tAnjhAnI hoya ke nepALa hoya, hyusTana hoya ke tenovara-paTela lejisleTIva esembalInA prathama spIkara hatA. sojitrAnA potAnuM gADuM haMkArI le che !...potAnA para hasatA rahevAnI eka bhAIkAkA athavA bhAIlAlabhAI paTela, vallabha vidyAnagaranA gajabanAka kheladilI paTelo pAse che.....gujarAtamAM bhAgye ja janmadAtA, leuvA paTela hatA. maphatalAla gagalabhAInuM maphatalAla koI gAma haze jene potAnA paTela ke pATIdAra ke kaNabI nahIM udyoga-gharANuM bhAratamAM trIje naMbare che.....e uttara gujarAtanA hoya." (pR. 33) kaDavA pATIdAra......'niramA' saundarya sAbu, kapaDAM dhovAnA sAbu lekhaka jhona Do briTana ane yuropa ane pAvaDara, TUthapesTa temaja anya saMbaddha vastuonA nirmAtAamerikAmAMnI paTelonI sarvavyApakatA joI Azcaryacakita thaI udyogapati karasanadAsa paTela uttara gujarAtanA kaDavA paTela che. gayA che. teo jagaprasiddha aMgrejI sAmayika "riDarsa DAyajesTa' keDilA' nI mudrA dharAvatI davAo-ijekazano AdinA nirmAtA (sapTembara, 1998)mAM prakAzita temanA eka lekhamAM paTelo vize ramaNabhAI paTela carotaranA leuvA pATIdAra che. "iko'-'TonA' lakhe che : "jo tame paTela ho, to tamane kyAMya ekalatA nahi jevI dezabharamAM suprasiddha TUthapesTanA nirmAtA ane 'paTela zAradAbena indubhAI ikovALA cerITebala TrasTa' dvArA sAle. jagatamAM tame game tyAM jAo, tamane haMmezAM koIka paTela maLI raheze.....phiIjImAM paTela..tyAM paTela sarvasAmAnya nAma haoNspiTalo, ebyulanso, Arogyakendro, pustakAlayo, che. nyU phAunDalenDanA senTa jhonsamAM DaoN. DI. pI. paTela ane bAlamaMdiro, hAIskUlo, kaoNlejo, sabhAgRho vagere bAMdhavA e. pI. paTela che!...briTanamAM...pazcimanA jagatanA dUradUranA calAvavA mATe karoDo rUpiyAnAM dAna karanAra indubhAI paTela dharmanA leuvA paTela che. moTI kaoNlejo ane hospiTalo khaDI khUNAomAM paTela e eka sarvavyApI komanuM nAma che." (pR. 49 karanAra dharamasI desAI naDiyAdanA leuvA paTela che. pa3) -le.).... vikhyAta dhArAzAstrI rajanI paTela sArasAnA leuvA kevA che A paTelo? temanI khAsiyato ane vizeSatAo pATIdAra che. (temanI pautrI amiSA paTela hindI sinemAkSetranI vize paNa vividha lekhakoe ghaNuM lakhyuM che. candrakAMta bakSI temanA prasiddha abhinetrI che.--le.) bhUtapUrva gRhamaMtrI hIrubhAI paTela 'mahAjAti gujarAtI' pustakamAM paTelonI vizeSatA vize AvuM dharmajanA che. ane leuvA che.....jUnA AI.sI.esa. aphasaromAM varNana kare che : "pATIdAranI jIbha anya gujarAtIone jarA AI. jI. paTela ane bI. Ara. paTela Ave che. AI. jI. dhAradAra lAge che, paNa emAM dharatI phADIne dhana pedA karanAranI paTela rIjharva beMkanA gavarnara che. naDiyAdanA leuvA pATIdAra khumArI che...gujarAtanI hindu vastIno cotho bhAga leuvA ane bAbubhAI jazabhAI paTela gujarAtanA sanmAnanIya kaDavA pATIdArono che evuM eka sUtranuM kahevuM che. A kheDUta mukhyamaMtrI...(saurASTranA leuvA paTela kezubhAI paNa gujarAtanA jAtine mATe vaparAtA zabdono itihAsa rasika che. mULa saMskRta mukhyamaMtrI banyA hatA.--le.) sojitrAnA leuvA pATIdAromAM.... 77 Jain Education Intemational Page #622 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 606 pathapradarzaka vaDodarAnA DaoN. ThAkorabhAI paTela ane bhAratIya krikeTanA brijeza ludhiyANA, jAlaMdhara (paMjAba), dilhI, AgrA, kAnapura, paTela....(vaDodarA rAjyanA prathama prajAkIya pradhAnamaMDaLamAM pradhAna alhAbAda, vArANasI (uttarapradeza), paTaNA (bihAra), jhariyA, banelA maganabhAI paTela bhAdaraNanA leuvA pATIdAra hatA. temanAM rAMcI (jhArakhaMDa), khaDagapura, kolakattA (baMgALa), kaTaka protsAhana ane sahAyathI temanA bhANA DaoN. ThAkorabhAI paTela (orissA), haidrAbAda (AMdhra), cennAI (tAmilanADu), koccI, vaDodarA ane gujarAtanA rAjakAraNamAM AgaLa AvelA.--le.) kojhIkoDa (kerala), beMglora, dhAravADa, maisura (karNATaka) jevA palANanA DaoN. sI. esa. paTela oNla inDiyA meDikala kAunsilanA zaheromAM paTelo jyAM tyAM jovA maLe che. pAMca varSa pramukha hatA....motIbhAI amIna vasonA (leuvA paTela) videzomAM-khAsa karIne AphrikA, briTana, amerikA, hatA...Izvara peTalIkara peTalI gAmanA leuvA che; paNa anya be keneDA, phijI vagere dezomAM-paNa paTelo sarvatra prasarelA che. svAmI paTela lekhako-sva. pItAMbara paTela ane pannAlAla paTela anukrame saccidAnaMdajI, guNavaMta zAha, candrakAnta bakSI, jhona DophajevA kaDavA ane AMjaNA pATIdAra che. (jANItA lekhako bhoLAbhAI lekhakoe temanAM pustako ane lekhomAM te vize vigate ullekha karyo paTela ane raghuvIra caudharI anukrame uttara gujarAtanA leuvA ane che. guNavaMta zAha, temanA pustaka "ApaNe pravAsI pArAvAranAM AMjaNA pATIdAra che. prasiddha vivecako-jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA ane | (bI. e. punarmudraNa-1999)mAM, lakhe che : "laMDananI Teliphona bAbu dAvalapurA carotaranA leuvA paTelo che. muMbaI zaheramAM DirekaTarImAM paTelonI yAdI sArAM evAM pAnA roke che. igleMDanI besumAra paTelo prakhyAta DokTaro che. krikeTanA jasu paTela, smitha enDa bUrsa kaMpanIno vepAra AkhA dezamAM phelAyo che. eka citrakalAnA jerAma paTela, raMgalA-raMgalInA jayaMti paTela je - chApAnuM mathALuM hatuM-'smitha enDa bUTsa barAbara paTelo." (pR. leuvA ke kaDavA karatAM mIThA pATIdAra hovAno saMbhava vadhAre che! 265) braselsa (beljiyama)mAM guNavaMta zAha (paTela)no sALo paNa paTelo mazahUra thayA che paisA kamAvA mATe..." (pR. 41, aravindra paTela tenI "pAkistAnI patnI zahIda urphe smitA sAthe 42) "narImAna poInTanI pALa parathI' (pra. A. 1993) rahe che. (pR. 215) "amerikA (TempI)mAM sthira thayelA pustakamAM tenA lekhaka mULacaMda varmAe lakhyuM che ke "gujarAtI bAraDolInA paTela vallabhabhAI bAraDolI taraphanA eka hindumAM sarvaprathama naDiyAdanA zAmaLadAsa DosAbhAI desAI paTelano dIkaro amerikAmAM rahIne eka speniza chokarIne paraNI (leuvA pATIdAra) 1832 nA jAnyuArInI 15 mI tArIkhe gayo." (pR. 344) "vAkuMkUvara (keneDA)thI kvilonA....tyAM be muMbaIthI phrenca jahAjamAM iMglenDa gayA hatA ane i. sa. 1834 divasa eka paTela mitrane tyAM rahIne pachI moTara mArge keligiri nA jUna mahinAmAM pAchA pharyA hatA." (pR. 186) javAnuM banyuM... mane kvilonA levA AvelA mitranuM nAma manu paTela komamAM be rAjA paNa thayA che! -eka pATaDI (ji. paTela....cAra copaDI bhaNelo, bAraDolI pAsenA gAmano, A surendranagara) nA darabAra; bIjA DhasA (ji. bhAvanagara) nA paTela keligirimAM riala esTeTanA dhaMdhAmAM lAkho Dolara kamAyo. darabAra, pATaDInA darabAra kaDavA paTela; DhasAnA darabAra leuvA saMtAnonI saMmatithI bIjI patnI karI ane baMnene jALavI....bIjI paTela-mULa vasonA. DhasAnA darabAra gopAladAse svAtaMtryalaDatamAM yuvAna patnI...uMmaramAM aDadhI...... traNe jaNAM sukhI che....kaMI sakriya bhAga lIdhelo, jene pariNAme emaNe rAjya gumAveluM. keTalAya paTelone eNe moTelsanA dhaMdhAmAM ThekANe pADyA.... gujarAtanA pATIdAromAM saradAra paTela pachI bIjuM sauthI vadhu TeksAsa (amerikA)nA eraporTa pAse eNe moTI jamIna kharIdI AdaraNIya nAma che darabAra gopAladAsanuM. rAkhI che. suratI gALa bole te paNa gajabanI mastIthI bole!" paTelo dezabharamAM sarvatra phelAyelA che. teo tamAma (pR. 278) "pesiphika mahAsAgarane kAMThe sAnaphUAnsiskothI rAjyonAM pATanagaromAM vyApAra, vyavasAya, nokarI arthe moTI aDhIso mAIla cheTe yurekA nAmanI nagarImAM bAraDolI tAlukAnA saMkhyAmAM vasyA che. anya nAnAM nagaro ane kasbAomAM paNa premajIbhAI paTelanI moTela AvelI che... A mitra amerikAnuM vyApAra ane vyavasAya arthe temaNe vasavATa karyo che. muMbaI, pUNe, ane gujarAtanuM zreSThatama sAhitya vAMce che. emanA gharamAM auraMgAbAda, nAsika, kalyANa, jalagAMva, malakApura, dhULiyA, duniyAnAM suMdara pustakono saMgraha jovA maLe che." (pR. 366) nAgapura (mahArASTra), iMdora, jabalapura, goMdiyA (madhyapradeza), jANItA navalakathAkAra ane patrakAra bhagavatIkumAra zarmA, mAunTa Abu, DuMgarapura, udepura, jayapura, koTA (rAjasthAna), "amerikA Avaje' pustaka (pra. A. 1997) mAM, paTelo vize pharidAbAda, bhavAnI, aMbAlA (hariyANA), amRtasara, noMdhe che "hoTela-maoNTelanI zaMkhalAo astitvamAM AvI che...... Jain Education Intemational Page #623 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo emAM bhAratIyo, kaho ke gujarAtI-balke paTelonI mAlikInI moTelono ye moTo hisso che! sAnaphrAnsiskomAM hArabaMdha moTelo AvatI hatI....A ApaNA phalANA paTelanI moTela ane pelI DhIMkaNA paTelanI' (pR. 7) prIti senaguptA jevAM jagatapravAsI lekhikAe temanA pustaka 'deza-dezAvara' (pra. A. 1998)mAM darzAvyuM che ke pesiphika mahAsAgaramAM Avela amerikana TApurAjya havAInI saphara daramiyAna honolulu zaheranI bahAra pharavA gayela tyAre, temane jANavA maLeluM ke "ahIM eka be bhAratIya che. meM hoTelamAM jaIne Teliphona-copaDImAM joyuM, to eka 'paTela'no naMbara hato....paTela-patnI havAyana hatI." (pR. 74) svAmI saccidAnaMdajInAM pravAsapustako briTana ane amerikAmAM vasI gayelA paTelo vize vividha prakAranI ghaNI mAhitI Ape che. temanA 'ApaNe ane pazcima' pustaka (pra. A. 1995) mAMnI keTalIka mAhitI to Azcaryajanaka che : "suratI paTela daMpatI......bannene aMgrejI na AvaDe.... Azcarya e ke banne amerikAmAM rahe, bannene aMgrejI grInakArDa ane banne maoNTelano dhaMdho dhamadhokAra calAve." (pR. 3) amerikAnA oNrigana rAjyanA porTalenDamAM "ApaNA gujarAtI paTeloe A maoNTela udyogane pacAvI lIdho che. jotajotAmAM ghaNI maoNTelonA teo mAlika banI gayA che." (pR. 55) amerikAnA phloriDA rAjyanA mAyAmI zaheramAM jayarAmabhAI paTelanI "be moTelo che. mANasa sukhI ane bhakta che." (pR. 195) "moTuM zahera DiTroITa....zrI aruNabhAI paTela....hAthapaga ane magaja laIne amerikA AvelA ane atyAre traNa-cAra maoNTelonA mAlikasukhI mANasa che." (pR. 331) mAyAmI zaheranA vimAnamathake mULa vAlama (ji. mahesANA) nI eka pATIdAranI dIkarI' jovA maLelI. e ane eno pati "ArjenTinA (dRkSiNa amerikA) gayAM hatAM. mArA pati tyAM vyApAra karavA mAge che. te badhuM jovAtapAsavA gayA hatA." (pR. 196) TeksAsa rAjyanA hyusTana zaheramAM gujarAtI samAja che, A 'samAjanA pramukha UMjhAnA paTela che.' (pR. 200) TeksAsa rAjya.....emarillo zahera....DaoN. sUryakAnta paTela ane divyAbahena....sAdhusaMtone potAne ghera utAro Ape che....emarillomAM suratI paTelonI saMkhyA vadhAre che. suratI paTelo apekSA kRta bhoLA, bhalA, namra tathA udAra svabhAvanA hoya che......emarillonI pAse ja baso mAIla dUra labaka gAma che. raNolInA zrI ramaNabhAI (paTela) .....tyAM'" (pR. 257) "gujarAtI samAja-aTalAnTAnA maMtrI zrI jitubhAI paTela...." (pR. 260) "ricalenDa....zrI viThThalabhAI Jain Education Intemational 507 (paTela) nA parivAranA sabhyo ahIM DaoNkTara...." (pR. 294) "kenTukI rAjya...leksiMgTana.....ahIM DaoN. ilAbahena tathA temanA pati rohita paTela." (pR. 300) minesoTA rAjyanI rAjadhAnI miniyApaoNlisamAM rAjendra paTela ane zikAgomAM daMtAlI (tA. peTalAda) nA zrI pravINabhAI rahe che. (pR. 313, 326) : nyUyorkamAM gujarAtI samAjanA pramukha ramaNabhAI paTela, aMbAlAla paTela, maheLAva (tA. peTalAda)nA bahu jaoNlI mANasa' viSNubhAI paTela, 'rASTrasaMghanA dhArmika' vibhAgamAM moTA hoddA upara kAma karatA 'candrakAnta paTela vagere pratiSThita sthAna dharAve che. (pR. 335-336, 341-342) kanekTikaTa rAjyanA nyUhevana zaheramAM "gujarAtIonI (ane temAM paTelonI) sArI evI saMkhyA che. maoNTelonI sAthe bIjA vyavasAya paNa svIkArIne loko dhanya thaI rahyA che....phoresTa hilamAM tathA nyUjarsImAM ghaNA daMtAlInA (paTela) sajjano rahe che.' (pR. 346) '......bhavAnIpurA gAmanA (tA. peTalAda) pravINabhAI (paTela) varSothI ahIM (sanIvela gAma, keliphorniyA) rahe che. narsarInuM bhaNIne vadhu bhaNavA amerikA AvyA, bhaNyA ane jaoNba karavA lAgyA. paNa jaoNbamAM takalIpha thavA lAgI. pATIdAra nAme sAhasa. dasa ekara jamIna rAkhI ane potAnI AgavI narsarI zarU karI dIdhI....phUlachoDothI mAMDIne zAkabhAjInA ropAo bahu moTA pramANamAM taiyAra thAya ane dUra dUra sudhI be-traNa TrakomAM pahoMcatA karAya. badhA sukhI potAnA parivArane paNa ahIM ja vasAvyo ane badhA mANasone potAnI narsarImAM kAme lagADyA." (pR. 32) losa eMjelisa zaheramAM 'saurASTra paTela kalcara samAja' hovAnI mAhitI candrakAnta bakSI 'asmitA gujarAtanI (pra.A. 1998, pR. 67) pustakamAM Ape che. teo temanA pustaka 'strI vize' (pra. A. 1998, pR. 67)mAM jaNAve che ke "voziMgTana DI. sI......emAM pUrva eziyA vibhAgamAM sinIara ikonomisTa tarIke zilpA paTela che, je 1983 thI vizvabenka sAthe che.' svAmI saccidAnaMdajIe 'pRthvI pradakSiNA' pustaka (pra. A. 1990, pR. 184-185)mAM mULa pATaNa pAsenA bAlisaNAnA vatanI ane sAnaphrAnsiskomAM vasI gayelA, nAraNabhAI paTela vize lakhyuM che : ".....DaoNkTara che. temanI sarjarI vakhaNAya che....teo sIdhA sAdA saraLa nirabhimAnI, udAra vyakti che." nyUjarsImAM vaselA, mULa uttara gujarAtanA maNuMdanA vatanI, goradhanabhAI paTela reDiyo, ekTivITI (kiraNotsarga)nI asara ane tenI tIvratA mApavAnAM upakaraNonA zodhaka, vaijJAnika che. temanI 'sirADa kArDa'nI mahattvanI noMdha mATe amerikAnI pheDarala Page #624 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 608 sarakAre temane daza lAkha DolaranI grAnTa ApI che, ane nyUjarsI rAjyanI janarala esembalIe, khAsa TharAva pasAra karI, temane sanmAnapatra enAyata karyo che. dainika-divya bhAskara, amadAvAda : pR. 12; tA. 29 jUna, 2003). briTanamAM paTelo amerikAnI pUrve ane vadhu moTI saMkhyAmAM vasyA che. temAMnA keTalAke vividha kSetromAM nAmanA paNa meLavI che. eka kAmanA desAI (paTela) temanA pati sAthe iMglenDamAM eseksamAM rahe che. teo "bona-cAInA ane porsIleIna para citrakalA ane enemalIMga (mInAkArI) karanArAM ucca kakSAnA kalAkAra che. emaNe eka evuM phUladAna banAvyuM hatuM, jenI cAra bAjue cAra atuo (vasaMta, grISma, pAnakhara, zizira)nAM chAyAcitro che. pachI A "dha phora sIjhansa' kRti nAIrobI (yugAnDA, AphrikA)nI eka bALakonI haoNspiTalane bheTa ApI hatI, jenA pAMca lAkha Dolara UpajyA hatA ane e dAnarUpe apAyA hatA." (candrakAnta bakSI, strI vize-pra. A. 1998, pR. 67). yugAnDAthI, idI amInanA trAse karI, hijarata karI briTanamAM AvI vaselA berisTara DAhyAbhAI paTela-kavi 'dineza' tejasvI kAnUnavida hovAnI sAthe pratibhAzALI sAhityasarjaka ane parama gAMdhIbhakta vyakti che. temanA saMkhyAbaMdha kAvyasaMgraha (aMkura, kAvya parimala, phuraNA, dardila jharaNAM), vArtAsaMgraha (zAlinI, padmAvatI, kalAvatI, punarmilana), navalakathA (vananI vATe, AmamaMjarI, amarapremI, UrjitA, anurAga ane utthAna) prakAzita thayela che. gAMdhIjInA parama bhakta hoI temaNe laMDanamAM gAMdhI phAunDezananI sthApanA karI che, jenA te pramukha che. A phAunDezanane upakrame gujarAtI-aMgrejImAM gAMdhIviSayaka kAvyolekhonuM saMkalana graMtharUpe, "gAMdhIjyota' ne nAme, avAranavAra prakAzita thAya che. berisTara kavi "dineze" "mohana gAMdhI mahAkAvya', daLadAra nava graMthomAM, vividha akSarameLa-mAtrAmeLa vRttomAM, saryuM ane prakAzita karyuM che, je gujarAtInuM dIrghatama mahAkAvya che. kavi "dineza' yAne beri. DAhyAbhAI paTela mULa suNAva (tA. peTalAda) nA leuvA pATIdAra che. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanAM adhivezanomAM hAjarI ApavA mATe teo briTanathI gujarAta-bhArata niyamita rIte Ave che! gAMdhI phAunDezananA eka TrasTI sva. IzvarabhAI paTela 'AI. ke.' ane 'sAheba" ne nAme briTananA gujarAtI samAjamAM jANItA che. gujarAtIo ane paTelonI sAmAjika, sAMskRtika, pathapradarzaka zaikSaNika, vyApArika pravRttiomAM teo haMmezAM mokhare rahetA AI. ke. mULa pALaja (tA. peTalAda) nA leuvA paTela sI. bI. paTela laMDanathI prakAzita thatA gujarAta samAcAra'nA taMtrI ane sAmAjika kAryakara che. teo bhAdaraNanA vatanI leuvA paTela che. kokilAbahena paTela nAmanAM lekhikA emanA gujarAta samAcAra'mAM lekho, prasaMgacitro, vArtAo lakhatAM rahe che. nAraNabhAI paTela, jeo agAu yugAnDAmAM hAIkorTa-kaMpAlA khAte prathama varganA mejisTreTa hatA te, hAla briTanamAM rahe che; sAhityanA rasiyA che; ane gujarAtI sAmayikomAM kAvyo-lekho lakhe che. "asmitA gujarAtanI' pustaka (pra. A. 1998)mAM candrakAnta bakSI kalAkAra araviMda paTela vize mAhitI Ape che ke "laMDananuM 'TAImsa' vizvanAM zreSTha samAcArapatromAMnuM eka gaNAya che, ane enA TAipaphesa banAvanArA kalAkAra-eTale ke 'TAImsa romana' banAvanAra kalAkAra gujarAtI araviMda paTela che." (pR. 200) eka bIjA paTela padAdhikArI che! candrakAnta bakSI, 'deza gujarAta pustaka (pra. A. 1999, pR. 219) mAM, temanA vize lakhe che : "IgleMDanA raoNyala eraphorsamAM sevA mATe emabI-I ilkAba 1995mAM meLavanAra jayaMtIlAla paTela prathama gujarAtI che. surata pAsenA kucaDanA che. 28 varSathI e Ara. e. epha.mAM siniyara era oNparezana kanTrolara tarIke che. 1967mAM e briTiza vAyusenAmAM joDAyA hatA." "laMDanamAM gujarAtI polIsa tarIke be-traNa che, paNa brisTolamAM be gujarAtI paTela polIsa che." (kAnti bhaTTa, 'seksa lAipha muMjhavaNa ane ukela pR. 175') aMgreja lekhaka jhona DoDu briTanavAsI paTelo vize vigatapracura mAhitI Ape che. jagaprasiddha amerikana mAsika 'riDarsa DAyajesTa' nA eka aMka (sapTembara, 1998)mAM prakAzita temanA lekhamAM teo briTIza paTelo vize AvuM lakhe che : "briTanamAM paTela aTakadhArI para 1 DaoNkTara che; phArmAsisTa ane kemisTa 1000 karatAM vadhu che. paTela cArTarDa ekAunTaTas 277 che. kAnUnakSetre 71 saoNlisiTarsa paTelo che, jemAM 7 berisTara che. temAM eka gItA paTela prathama strI-berisTara che, je pArivArika jhaghaDAonI bAbatonAM niSNAta che...laMDananI vaibhavI pablika skUla-Dalavica kaoNlejamAM 37 paTelanAM nAma rajisTara para che, jyAre briTanamAM bahusaMkhya lekhAtA) 'smitha' mAtra 11 che..... lisesTaramAM paTela aTakadhArI 15ra vidyArthIo che.....paTelonI nukkaDa dukAno jyAM tyAM jovA maLe che......34000 jeTalA praNAlikAgata akhabArI ejanTomAM 60 TakA eziyana che, jemAM Jain Education Intemational ation Intemational Page #625 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 609 paTelonI saMkhyA sauthI moTI che. paTelo madhyamavargIya, zikSita temanAM patni janakabena gujarAtI, hindI, saMskRta, aMgrejI, phrenca, ane vyavasAyakuzaLa che......briTanamAM lagabhaga be lAkha paTela che, jarmana, svAhilI-ema sAta bhASAonAM jANakAra che. jemanAM mULa gujarAtanAM gAmaDAmAM che.....paTelo mULa kheDUto, (pR. 117) kemerA, phoTogrAphI, philmo ane saMbaddha vastuonI eTale daDha grAmapaddhatimAM jIvanArA.....mogaloe temane 'paTela' dezavyApI gaMjAvara saMsthA 'kolorAmA' nA mAlika nareza paTela no-mukhIno khitAba Apelo-grAmajanonA jhaghaDA ukelavA mATe. yugAnDAmAMthI hijarata karI briTanamAM AvI vasyA che. teo cAMgA tethI "paTela" eTale "nyAyAdhIza' 'mukhI' uparAMta kheDUta'. arthAt (peTalAda)nA vatanI leuvA paTela che. teo svAmInArAyaNa mogalo paNa paTelonI, koI paNa jAtanI gaDabaDa TALavA aMgenI, saMpradAyanAM maMdiro mATe aDhaLaka dAna kare che, ane laMDana sthita vahIvaTI kSamatA ane suleha-samAdhAna kAryanI dakSatA bAbata bhAratIya vidyAbhavana dvArA prastuta nATakomAM abhinaya paNa kare sabhAna hatA.....tAjetaramAM briTanamAM Avela paTelo pAMca che! (pR. 102, 104) uSAbahena paTela briTananI gujarAtI miniTamAM lakSAdhipati thaI javA icche che.....paTelone - raMgabhUmi para bhajavAtAM nATakomAM abhinaya karatAM suprasiddha saoNlisiTaro, DaoNkaTaro, ekAunTanTo thavAnuM game che. jhAjhA paisA abhinetrI che. teo vasonAM vatanI, amIna gharAnAnAM, leuvA kamAvA mATe teo vyApArakSetre jaI rahyA che......ghaNA paTelo paTela che. (pR. 125, 126) karamasadanA vatanI-leuvA paTela vyApAranI ujvaLa tako mATe videzo tarapha joI rahyA che. evA rameza paTela laMDanamAM rahe che. teo saMgIta, citra Adi keTalAka amerikA javAnuM vicAre che. (atyAre paNa tyAM lagabhaga kalAonA rasiyA ane kavi che. temanA traNa kAvyasaMgraha50,000 jeTalA paTelo to che ja.) bIjA keTalAka yugAnDA 'hRdayavINA', 'vakharIno nAda' ane 'jharamara' prakAzita thayA che. pAchA pharavAnuM vicAre che; to keTalAka vaLI yuropamAM kevI tako temAM 'hRdayavINA'mAM saMgrahita pratyeka kAvya nava bhASAomAMche teno aMdAja kADhI rahyA che." (pR. 49-53) "jAgRti gujarAtI, hindI, marAThI, aMgrejI, phrenca, jarmana, speniza, paTelanA pitA svIDanamAM rahe che ane emaNe svIDananI lIna raziyana, essArenTomAM ane 'vakharIno nAda' mAMnuM pratyeka kAvya zopIMga yunivarsiTImAMthI ema.DI. nI DigrI meLavI che; cAra bhASAomAM gujarAtI, hindI, marAThI, aMgrejImAM racAyuM skenDIneviyA (svIDana, norve, phinalenDa, DenmArka)mAMthI meDikala che! mULa sojitrAnA vatanI, janme brAhmaNa, paTelane paraNI upAdhi prApta karanAra A kadAca prathama bhAratIya strI che." "paTela" banela, lattA paTela majUra pakSanA sakriya kAryakara che. (candrakAnta bakSI, 'trI vize' -pra. A. 1998, pR. 68) lokasevA ane majUra pakSanA TekAthI teo brenTa baro kAunsilanAM candrakAnta paTele, temanA pustaka 'briTIza gujarAtIonI meyara' banyAM che ! (pR. 83, 84) mULa vasonA amIna, leuvA gauravagAthA' (pra. A. 2000) mAM, dhyAnapAtra vizeSatA dharAvatA pATIdAra, 'maracanTa' aTakadhArI patine paraNI maracanTa banatAM, aneka briTanavAsI paTelonI vAta vigate karI che. teo lakhe che pratibhA maracanTa sITI benkanA ena.Ara.AI. vibhAgamAM ucca : "pATIdAromAM moTI vasati carotaranA pATIdAronI che. A padAdhikArI hovAnI sAthe raMgabhUmi para rajU thatI vasati 80,000 thI 1,00,000 jeTalI thavA jAya che. AmAM nRtyanATikAomAM nRtya-abhinaya paNa Ape che! (pR. 115. 90 TakA vasati laMDananI AsapAsa vase che. A pATIdAromAMnA 116) briTanamAM kAryarata paTela saMsthAonI je sUci 'briTIza moTAbhAganA vyAvasAyika-naipuNya eTale ke DaoNkaTara, enjiniyara, gujarAtIonI gauravagAthA'mAM apAI che te Azcaryajanaka che : vakIla, zikSaka, kArakUna, phArmAsisTa, nAnA vyApArI che. pramANamAM bAvIsa gAma pATIdAra samAja, bhAdaraNa baMdhu samAja, cAMgA bIjI komonI tulanAmAM moTA vepArI ke udyogapati ochA.... yuropa sosAyaTI, covIsa gAma pATIdAra samAja, sattAvIsa gAma surata, valasADanA leuvA pATIdAra samAjanI moTI saMkhyA che. pATIdAra samAja, pheDarezana opha pATIdAra esosiezansa, carottarA pATIdAro karatAM AmAMnA keTalAka ghaNA vahelA AvyA karamasada samAja, kaccha leuvA paTela komyunITI, leuvA pATIdAra hatA....." (pR. 33) "kAnama-vAkaLanA pATIdAro paNa sArI samAja, nezanala esosiezana oNpha pATIdAra samAja-madhya, saMkhyAmAM atre sthAyI thayA che." (pR. 33-34) keniyAmAMthI pUrva laMDana ane vembalI, pIja yuniyana, posuna (pAMcagAma) briTanamAM-kiMsTanamAM teo 'hAIve DijhAIna enjiniyara' tarIke ghaNA jANItA che. uttama koTinA rastA bAMdhavAnI temanI pATIdAra samAja, zrI matiyA pATIdAra samAja, uttarasaMDA kAmagIrIne anulakSI temane meyarsa evorDa enAyata thayo che. yuniyana, vIrasada yuniyana vagere ! briTanamAMnI paTelonI vyApakatA Jain Education Intemational Page #626 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 610 ane vipulatAnI (tema ja temanA vibhAjanavAdI alaga alaga cokAonI paNa) A yAdI sUcaka che. briTanamAMnA paTelo, jUja apavAdo bAda karatAM, rAjakAraNathI ekaMdare dUra rahyA che. paraMtu AphrikAnA briTIzazAsita dezomAM teo, nIgro vatanIonI sAthe rahI, briTIza zAsako sAme svAtaMtrya laDatamAM joDAyA hatA. tethI nIgro rAjakAraNIo ane prajAno Adara ane vizvAsa meLavI zakyA hatA. pariNAme, svataMtra thayela aneka Aphrikana dezomAM keTalAka paTelo sarakAramAM ucca pado para pahoMcavAmAM saphaLa thaI zakyA che. berisTara kavi DAhyAbhAI paTela 'dineza' yugAnDAnI saMsadamAM sadasya uparAMta virodha pakSanA netA hatA. idI amInanA julamI zAsanathI trAsI teo briTana hijarata karI gayA che. svAmI saccidAnaMdajI kRta 'dakSiNa AphrikAnI UDatI mulAkAta' nAmanA pustaka (pra. A. 1999)mAM AvA ucca padAsIna keTalAka paTelo vize ullekha thayA che. te anusAra : mULa dharmajanA vatanI paTela kAntibhAI goradhanabhAI jhimbAblenI pArlAmenTanA sabhya che. hasubhAI paTela jhimbAblenA nAgarika che; ane teo osTreliyAmAM jhimbAblenA hAI kamiznara che. (pR. 3) jhimbAblenA verU zaheramAM vasI gayelA, mULa naDiyAdanA, narendra paTela AMkhanAM dardonA niSNAta DokuTara che. teo avAranavAra netrayajJo yoje che, ane temAM dezI lokonAM AMkhanAM oNparezana maphata kare che. gujarAtanA paTelo kevA hiMmatavAna, nirbhIka. zarA. pathapradarzaka sAhasika uparAMta kevA svAzrayI, parizramI, dharyazIla, buddhimAna, kAbela, vyavahArakuzaLa che; sarakAra ke anya koI saMsthAnI madada vinA-dalita ke pachAtajanya "anAmata'nA lAbha vinAdharmaparivartana thakI videzI ane vidharmI sarakAra tathA dharmasaMgho dvArA enAyata thatI zikSaNa, vyavasAya, nokarInI kherAta vinA, ApabaLe teo kevA AgaLa vadhyA che; deza ane duniyAmAM teo kyAM kyAM phelAyA che; kevAM kevAM kSetromAM temaNe kevI kevI siddhio hAMsala karI che; gujarAta-bhAratanA ane pote jyAM jyAM vasyA che te te dezonA vikAsamAM temaNe kevo phALo Apyo che te A badhA pravAsI-vidvAna lekhakonAM pustako ane lekho parathI joI yA jANI zakAya che. leuvA, kaDavA, AMjaNA, matiyA-tamAma paTelo, UMcanIcanA nAnA-moTA bheda bhUlI, eka bane, jJAti "goLa'nA saMkucita vADA toDI nAkhe, "daheja vidhavA-punarlagna niSedha jevI hAnikara prathAo tyajI de, lagna-maraNa pAchaLanA bhAre moTA kharca baMdha kare, svasamRddhinAM varavAM ADaMbara, behUdAM pradarzana ane anya tejasvI paTelo taraphanA tejoSathI mukta thAya, aMdha dhArmikatA, vevalI guru bhakti, mithyAbhimAna-anucita spardhAvairabhAva jevA durguNomAMthI bahAra nIkaLe ane sva-jAtinA vikAsa mATe tana-mana-dhanano sadupayoga kare, to paTela yA pATIdAra koma niHzaMka gujarAtanI ja nahi, dezanI paNa agraNI koma banI rahe. tamAma paTeloe A aMge gaMbhIratApUrvaka vicAravuM joIe. (tA. 27-6-2003) 79 - 2 sa - Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #627 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 611 pATIdAra samAjanA pratibhAvaMto - goradhanadAsa soraThiyA saurASTramAM paTela tarIke oLakhAtI koma eka khamIravaMtI jJAti che. kRSi, vyavasAya, zikSaNa ane rAjakAraNane kSetre paNa te prabhAvI che ane gAmaDAMonI karoDarajju samAna che. paTelonI hiMmata, sAhasa, parizrama, prAmANikatA, khaDatalatA, game tevI nirAzAjanaka paristhitimAM paNa dhairya na gumAve. enI nasenasamAM hikamata, hunnara ane hiMmata bharyA che. paTelone madada mATe koI saMsthA ke sahAyanI jarUra nathI. dareka paTela pote ja eka vaTavRkSa che. saurASTramAM bhAgye ja koI evuM gAma haze ke jyAM paTela vasatI nahIM hoya! paTelonI jIbha jarA kaDavI che, paNa enAmAM dharatI phADIne dhAna pedA karavAnI khumArI che. saurASTranI leuvA paTela kome kevI kevI vibhUtio pedA karI che tenI paNa lAMbI yAdI paikI thoDAka aMzo joIe. sarva prathama phatepura (amarelI) saMtavarya bhojA bhagata, dhorAjInA tejA bhagata, svAmInArAyaNa saMpradAyanA nAnI kuMkAvAvanA saMtazrI kRSNacaraNadAsajI, vAMkIyAnA purANI zrI gopInAthadAsajI ane zrI nArAyaNadAsajI, moTI kuMkAvAvanA zAstrIzrI kRSNavallabhAcAryajI, taravaDAnA zAstrIzrI dharmajIvanadAsajI, torInA zAstrIzrI dharmavallabhadAsajI, khaDakALAnA saMnyAsI zrI vAsudevAnaMdanA upadezathI nava paTeloe saMnyAsI dharma svIkAryo hato. paTela samAjanA utthAna mATe paNa mahAna purUSo thayA che. jemAM amarelInA vakIla zrI vIrajIbhAI ane tenA putra zrI mohanabhAI seMjaliyA, torInA zrI zaMbhubhAI boraDa, khajArI pIpaLIyAnA zrI UkAbhAI mAstara, cittalanA zrI rANA AtA pAneliyA ane zrI ThAkarazIbApA desAI, jALiyAnA zrI mohanabhAI nAkarANI, kaMDalAnA zrI devazIbhAI kAnANI vagere. zrI goradhanadAsa soraThiyA-pATIdAra samAjanA pratibhAvaMtono paricaya karAve che DaoN. raseza jamInadAra, eka noMdhamAM lakhe che ke "amarelInA vikhyAta patrakAra ane zreSTha ahevAla evorDa vijetA zrI goradhanadAsa soraThiyA nirbhIka vyakti che. emanuM patrakArapaNuM phakIrI prakAranuM che. dhyeya prajAsamastanA praznone vAcA ApavAnuM ane lokone saMskArI vAcana pUruM pADavAnuM. zALA-mahAzALA-mahAvidyAlaya-vizvavidyAlaya samI zikSaNasaMsthAonI aupacArika zikSaNa prakriyAthI taddana aparicita goradhanabhAI lekhanakaLAmAM jANe gaLathuthImAMthI saMskAra pAmyA hoya tevI chaTAthI lakhe che. temaNe pATIdAra jJAti vize lakhANo ApyAM che. dharmAcAryo vize pustikAo ApI che. thoDAMka vyakticaritro ApyAM che. emano amarelInI ArasI' nAmano amarelI jillAno saMdarbhagraMtha eTalo upayogI nIvaDyo che ke thoDA samayagALAmAM enI traNa AvRtti pragaTa thaI. ArthikopArjananI dRSTie emanAM lakhANomAM anAsakti che. prakAzana karavAnuM kArya loDhAnA caNA cAvavA jevuM che ane te paristhitimAM paNa emaNe ekaso jeTalAM nAnAM moTAM prakAzano karyA che. prauDhazikSaNanI dRSTie emanAM A badhAM prakAzano khUba ja dhyAnArha banI rahe che. keTalAMka prakAzano to bhAvi anveSaNakArone mATe prAthamika sAdhanasAmagrInI garaja sAre te prakAranAM che. hakIkatamAM emaNe dhULadhoyAnuM kAma karyuM che ema niHzaMka kahI zakAya. emanAM badhAM lakhANo Ama to samarpaNabhAvathI chalochala bharelAM che. emanI rajUAta nikhAlasa che. vAkyo sAdAM chatAM coTadAra che. saMzodhananuM koI vaLagaNa emanI koTe baMdhAyeluM nathI. samAje emane je ApyuM che tenuM RNa adA karavA vAstenAM emanAM A prakAzano che evuM teo namrabhAve jaNAve che." evuM khasUsa kahI zakAya ke padavI pramANapatra vinAnA sAkSarajana eTale goradhanadAsa. zrI soraThiyAne dhanyavAda. - saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational Page #628 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 612 vaMdanIya saradAra paTela bhAratanA lokhaMDI purUSa saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela 31 okaTo. 1875nA roja kheDA jillAnA naDiyAda gAme mAtA lADabAInI kUkhe cothA saMtAna tarIke janmyA hatA. pitA jhaverabhAIe 1857nA baLavAmAM bhAga lIdho hato tethI enA A bALakamAM paNa svAbhimAnanI bhAvanA, AjhAdInI khumArI ane asala kSatriya kuLanuM khamIra enI nasenasamAM vahetuM hatuM. bagalanI bAmalAInuM oparazana dhagadhagatA saLiyA dvArA thayA chatAM UMhakAro karyo nahi eTaluM ja nahi paNa patnInA avasAnano tAra korTamAM maLyo te vAMcyA vinA khissAmAM mUkI daIne caherA paranI rekhAmAM jarApaNa pheraphAra lAvyA vinA potAnA asIlano kesa korTamAM laDyA hatA. AvA saMyamI ane kArya pratyenI niSThAvALA vakIla saradAra paTela hatA. 1928mAM bAraDolIno satyAgraha vallabhabhAInA nejA nIce laDavAmAM Avyo hato. teNe evI kAryakuzaLatAthI ane kheDUtonI saMgaThThita tAkAtathI temAM vijaya hAMsala karyo. je tAkAta talavAra nathI karI zakatI tethI vizeSa ahiMsAnI tAkAtano paraco batAvyo. A prasaMge videzI akhabAroe lakhyuM-"bAraDolI tAlukAmAM yuniyana jheka UtarI gayo che.' zivAjI mahArAje mogala zahenazAhane tobA pokArAvI hatI tema saradAra paTele bAraDolI satyAgrahamAM aMgrejonA page pANI utArI dIdhuM hatuM. temanA AkrozabharyA vaktavyamAM jabarI tAkAta hatI tenA kAraNe kheDA jillAnI mATImAMthI mardo pedA thavA lAgyA hatA. eTale ja mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe temane saradAranuM birUda ApyuM hatuM. A dezamAM saradAra bhagatasiMha ane saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela be ja saradAro pedA thayA che. netAo to aneka haze paNa saradAra to javalle ja hoya che. kAraNa ke saradAra siddhAMtamAM bAMdhachoDa kadI karatA nathI. aMgata lAbha khAtara samajatI karatA nathI. te vAstavikatAnI bhUmi para potAnA paga rAkhI cAle che. temanA jIvanamAM kalpanAvihArane sthAna nathI. te AdarzavAdI vicAro dharAve che. paNa vevalA hotA nathI. vyavahArikatA ane Adarzano sumeLa karanAra saradAra eTale ja AvatA divasomAM pUjAvAnA pathapradarzaka hatuM. gAMdhIjI paNa hiMdustAnanA be bhAgalA koI kALe icchatA na hatA. paNa saradAra paTelanA vyavahArika DahApaNanA kAraNe temaNe svIkArI lIdhA. temaNe bhAratane mutsadIgIrI, daDha vahIvaTa ane kuneha pUrA pADyA tenuM dRSTAMta dezanA vibhAjana pachI pAkistAnanuM sainya zrInagaranA sImADA sudhI AvI gayuM tyAre vicAraNA karavA beThelA ciMtIta vaDApradhAna, padAdhikArI ane senApatio vacce saradAra paTela raNakI UThyA. "koIpaNa bhoge ane game tevA pratikULa saMjogo vacce kAzmIra bacavuM joIe. havAI mArge kAzmIrane madada pahoMcADavAnI vyavasthA AvatI kAle savAre thaI jaze. "yAhoma karIne kUdI paDo" tevI lazkarane hAkala Aje dareka praznane AvI nirNAyaka zakti ane saMkalpabaLa keLavavA temanA jIvanamAMthI deza netAoe preraNA levA jevI che. 1947mAM deza AjhAda thayo ne paMDita naheru tenA pahelA vaDApradhAna banyA te divasathI Aja sudhI vividha zAsako dvArA koI agamya kAraNosara saradAra paTelanI AjhAdInI laDatamAM kyAreka Akramaka to kyAreka cANakya jevI atyaMta mahattvanI bhUmikA temaja temanAM kAryonI bhArobhAra upekSA karavAmAM AvI che. temAMya, je peDhI AjhAdInAM 25 varSa pachI janmI che ane bhAratanuM bhaviSya jenA hAthamAM che tevI sAva nAnI peDhIne to saradAra paTelanI oLakhathI sAva aLagI rAkhavAnA je hIna prayAso thayA che tene kayA zabdomAM vakhoDavA te samajAtuM nathI. navI peDhI mahAtmA gAMdhI, naheru, maulAnA AjhAda, bhagatasiMha, caMdrazekhara AjhAda, lokamAnya tilaka ke lAlA lajapatarAya viSe kadAca jeTaluM jANe che teTaluM saradAra paTela viSe nathI jANatI. 1959nA me mahinAmAM rASTrapati zrI DaoN. rAjendra prasAde lakhyuM hatuM, "Aje ApaNe jeno vicAra ane vAta karIe chIe te bhArata ghaNe aMze saradAranI mutsadIgIrI ane dRDha vahIvaTI kunehane kAraNe che. tema chatAM temane avagaNavAmAM Ave che te ApaNane kema khUMcatuM nathI?" A prasaMgane yAda karIne 1972mAM bhAratanA prathama gavarnara janarala zrI rAjagopAlAcArI spaSTa bhASAmAM zabdonI koI ramata vinA lakhe che. "naherune videza pradhAna thavAnuM jaNAvyuM hota ane saradArane pradhAnamaMtrI banAvyA hota to kharekhara sAruM thAta e zaMkA vagaranI vAta che." tA. 30mI me ane 1 lI jUne pAMcamI gujarAta rAjakIya pariSadanA pramukhapadethI saradAra paTele potAnA svapnanuM bhArata kevuM haze. tenI kalpanA rajU karatAM kahyuM hatuM ke, "ApaNe evuM navI peDhI kadAca jANatI nathI ke Aje te je mukta havAmAM AjhAdInA zvAsa A vizALa bhArata dezamAM laI rahI che tenA mahattvanA zilpI pATIdAra samAjamAM janmelA saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela hatA. jemaNe akhaMDa bhAratanuM svapna sevyuM Jain Education Intemational Page #629 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 613 svarAjya icchIe chIe ke, jemAM sUkA roTalAne abhAve seMkaDo gAMdhInagaranA sarjaka-bhAIkAkA mANaso maratAM nahIM hoya; parasevo pADIne pakaveluM anAja gujarAte yuga puruSa gAMdhI bApu ApyA, saradAra kheDUtonA chokarAonA momAMthI kADhI paradeza ghasaDI javAmAM nahIM vallabhabhAI paTela ApyA, svAmI AnaMda ApyA, ravizaMkara AvatuM hoya, jemAM prajAne vastra sAru pArakA deza upara AdhAra mahArAja ApyA ema bhAIkAkA ApyA. gujarAtanI paraMparAmAM rAkhavo paDato nahIM hoya, thoDA paradezIonI sagavaDa khAtara ghaNA UjaLAM nAmo che. keTalAMne yAda karavA ane keTalAMne rAjakArabhAra paradezI bhASAmAM nahIM cAlato hoya, ApaNA bhUlavA? paNa paTela samAjamAM saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela jema vicAro ne zikSaNanuM vAhana paradezI bhASA nahIM hoya. ja bhAIkAkAnuM nAma AdarapUrvaka levAtuM raheze. A svarAjyamAM dezanA rakSaNa mATe dezane gIro mUkI devAnuM kADhavA mahAnubhAvoe mAtra paTela ke pATIdAra samAja pUratuM ja maryAdita vakhata Ave eTaluM lazkarI kharca nahIM hoya, insApha atizaya kAma karyuM nathI paNa paTela ke pATIdAra samAjamAM teNe janma laIne mogho ane azakya jevo nahIM hoya ane sauthI vizeSa to e paTela samAjane gaurava apAvyuM che. tethI tenuM nAma levAmAM kazuM che ke ApaNuM svarAjya haze tyAre ApaNe ApaNA ja dezamAM ajugatuM ke ayogya nathI. temaja paradezamAM haDe haDe nahIM thatAM hoIe." keTalIka vyakti bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatI hoya che. evI potAnA dezanI bahAra ochA jANItA saradAre AMtara eka patibhAvaMta vyakti eTale bhAIkAkA, gajarAtanA bharacanA rASTrIya prasiddhinI khevanA rAkhI nahotI. gAMdhIjI ane neharu bhRgu RSinA vaMzaja ka. mA. munazIe anekavidha kSetre kAma karyuM jevI vizva vikhyAti meLavI nahotI chatAM saradAra mAnatA hatA che. tema bhAIkAkAe paNa ghaNA pAyAnA tejasvI kAryo karyA che. ke sarvAga kAzmIra bhAratamAM bheLavI zakAyuM hota. ijanera banI bhAIkAkAe aneka bAMdhakAmo karyA. potAnI janmabhUminuM hita paNa vallabhabhAI paTelane ja sarakArI sevA karI vahIvaTa kevo hovo joIe eno eka Adarza vasyuM hatuM. saradAra sarovara projekaTanuM vicAra bIja paNa temaNe namUno pUro pADyo. gAmaDAo bhAMgI zahero samRddha thavA lAgyAM ja ropyuM hatuM. 1947mAM paTele spaSTa sUcavyuM hatuM ke, "arabI ane aneka prazno ubhavavA lAgyA tyAre aneka vicArako samudramAM vyartha vahI jatA narmadAnA mabalakha jaLane nAthavuM saMcita banyA ke gAmaDAo paNa TakI rahe ane tenuM zoSaNa na joIe." saradAranuM svapna pUruM karavAmAM paNa deza keTalo UNo thAya. tyAM paNa rojI roTI maLI rahe ane zikSita vargane paNa Utaryo che chatAM paNa gujarAtanI jIvanadorI rUpa narmadA ApaNane gAmaDAmAM jIvana gujAravuM game evuM kaMIka thavuM joIe. Aje akaLAvanArI banI rahI che. tyAre saMniSTha, karmaTha ane gAMdhIjIe eTale ja keTalAka kAryakarone gAmaDAnA navanirmANa kunehabAja saradAra paTelanI jarUra samajAya che. mATe mokalI dIdhA hatA ane evA tapasvI lokoe potAnuM saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela pATIdAra samAjamAM janmyA samagra jIvana gAmaDAne samarpita karI dIdhuM hatuM. hatA eTale paTela tarIke ApaNane gaurava levAnI jarUra adhikAra bhAIkAkAe paNa AvA AzayathI ANaMdanI bAjumAM thoDe che. paNa saradAra paTelanuM evuM jabarajasta ane viziSTa vyaktitva dUra 1945mAM vallabhavidyAnagaranI sthApanA karI ane eka pachI hatuM te e paTela samAja pUratuM simita rahyuM nathI, rahI zake paNa | eka zikSaNa saMsthA kholavA mAMDyA. tyAM bALapothIthI pI.eca.DI. nahi e dezavyApI mahApuruSa hatA. emanI bhASA paTela jevI sudhInuM zikSaNa apAvA lAgyuM. Asa, komarsa, sAyansa ane AkhAbolI hatI ane camarabaMdhIne paNa kaDavuM satya moDhAmoDha TekanolojInI ekeeka zAkhAonI kolejo khUlI gaI. zikSaNa saMbhaLAvI devAmAM khacakATa anubhavatA na hatA. paTela samAje paNa evA ucca staranuM apAvA lAgyuM ke zaheranA ane samRddha saradAra pratye mAtra bhaktibhAvapUrvaka emanAM jIvananA vividha kuTuMbanA nabIrAo paNa ahIM zikSaNa levA AvavA mAMDyA. pAsA ane enI ekeeka vAtane UMDANathI samajavA ane nevAnAM pANI mobhe caDhe nahi paNa vizvakarmA bhAIkAkAnI vividha AcaraNamAM utAravA jarUrI che. saradAra paTela jevA lokottara saMsthAmAM apAtA zikSaNe saune AkarSyA. ahIM eka zikSaNa saMsthA puruSane pArakhavA kaThaNa hoya che. evI A mahAna vibhUti, saunA na hatI paNa AkhuM zikSaNa nagara vasI gayuM. paMdara, paMdara, vIza saradAra banI mAna meLavI gaI che. ane yugo sudhI zAna, vIza nAgariko na hatA paNa vidyArthI, vidyArthI ja hatA. ethI te salAmI ane vaMdanA meLavatI rahe eja abhyarthanA. vakhatanI sarakAre saradAra vallabhabhAI paTelanA janmadine eka ja 78. Jain Education Intemational Page #630 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 n nagaranI svataMtra nagarI yunivarsiTI banAvI "saradAra paTela yunivarsiTI' tarIke mAnyatA ApI. A pahelAM vaDodarAmAM AvI yunivarsiTI hatI. paNa te zahera hatuM. ane rAjavInI racanA hatI. paNa ahIM khullI jamIna hatI ane eka karmaTha paTelano puruSArtha hato. sarakAre bhAIkAkAnA kAryanI kadara karIne e yunivarsiTInA kulapati banAvyA hatA. A vidyAdhAma mAtra gujarAtamAM nahi paNa bhAratabharamAM prasiddhi pAmyuM che. A pachI temaNe 10-121958nA svaicchika nivRtti lIdhI hatI. ane DaoN. IzvarabhAI paTelane potAnuM sukAna soMpyuM hatuM. bhASAvAra prAMtaracanA thatAM gujarAtane anyAya thayo che ema tene lAgatAM mahAgujarAtanI caLavaLamAM temaNe IdulAla yAjJikane sAtha Apyo hato. ane gujarAta rAjyanI racanA thatAM e svapna paNa sAkAra thayuM hatuM. bhAIkAkA samAjavAdanA khilApha hatA. te mAnatA hatA ke jeno rAjA vepArI hoya, enI prajA bhikhArI bane che. ethI varSo sudhI enA jIvananA vANItANA koMgresa saMsthA sAthe vaNAyelA hovA chatAM bhAratanA cANakya purUSa cakravartI rAjagopAlAcArI (rAjAjI) e svataMtra pakSanI sthApanA karI tyAre temaNe rAjAjI, raMgA, ka.mA. munazI, pIlu modI, masANI jevA dhuraMdharo sAthe hAtha milAvyA ane paTela tathA kSatriya komane saMgaThita karIne bhAratabharamAM eka navI havA ane navI lahara UbhI karI. paNa lokanAyaka jayaprakAza, AcArya kRpalAnI ane rAma manohara lohiyAnI lokomAM lokacAhanA hovA chatAM saphaLa thaI zakyA na hatA. tema rAjAjI ke raMgA, munazI ke masANI, eca. ema. paTela ke bhAIlAla paTela potAnA lakSyamAM saphaLatA hAMsala karI zakyA nahi. paNa emanI vicAradhArA pAMgaLI ke khokhalI nahatI. e mAjI vaDApradhAna narasiMharAva ane mAjI nANApradhAna DaoN. manamohanasiMghe apanAvelI udArIkaraNanI nItithI pUravAra thAya che. AvA vizvakarmA, vicAraka, grAmoddhAraka, vidyApremI, vidyAnagaranA sarjaka ane aneka AyojananA adhiSThAtAnuM kAma bolI rahyuM che. tyAre kahevAnuM mana thAya che ke e bhAIkAkA na hatA paNa bhArataratna hatA. | gujarAtanuM hIra hIrUbhAI paTela jene gAMdhIjI, saradAra, rAjAjI, pAMDuraMga zAstrI, mAunTa beTana vagerenAM sarTIphikeTa maLyAM hatAM evA paTela sAhebanuM jIvana na jANIe to mAtra paTela samAjanA sabhya tarIke nahi pathapradarzaka paNa gujarAtI tarIke paNa zarama AvavI joIe. 1904 thI 1993 sudhInuM emane jema dIrdha jIvana maLyuM hatuM ema emanI pratibhAsaMpanna bahumukhI pravRtti paNa dIrdha rahI che. je ApaNane gujarAtI tarIke gaurava apAve evI che. saradAra paTelane yAda karIe to bhAIkAkAne yAda karavA paDaze ane bhAIkAkAne yAda karIe to hIrUbhAI paTelane yAda karavA paDaze. mULa kheDA jillAnA dharmaja gAmanA mULajIbhAI muMbaI, prAthamika zALAnA zikSaka tarIke kAma kare paNa sAhitya ane tattvajJAnanA bhAre zokhIna. mULajIbhAI pAchaLathI saphaLa esTeTa brokara banyA. temane tyAM putra hIrAlAla (hIrUbhAI)no 27-81904nA janma thayo. thoDA samaya peTalAdanI mAdhyamika zALAmAM bhaNyA tyAre carotaranAM motI, motIbhAI amIna temanA zikSaka hatA. pitA mULajIbhAIne tyAM bhikSu akhaMDaAnaMdajI avAranavAra AvatA tethI teNe bacapaNamAM ja rAmAyaNa mahAbhArata, gItA vagere vAMcI kADhela hatAM. moTI uMmare bhikSu akhaMDAnaMdajInI saMsthAnA adhyakSa hIrUbhAI banyA hatA. 16 varSe emanAM lagna thayAM. mULajIbhAI paTelanA phemilI DaoNkTaranA kahevAthI hIrUbhAIne briTana mokalyA. AjathI eMzI varSa pahelAM pitAe ekI sAthe 70 hajAra rUA. iMgleDanI beMkamAM jamA karAvI dIdhA. laMDananI meTrikanI parIkSA leTIna ane phreMca bhASA sAthe pAsa karI. okasapharDa yunivarsiTImAM bI.e., bI.koma. thayA paNa pitAne saTTAmAM khoTa gaI. tethI teNe parelanI paTelavADI vecIne paNa putrane bhaNAvyo ane hIrUbhAI 1926mAM to sanadI amaladAranuM zikSaNa laI AI.sI.esa.mAM pAsa thayA. bhAratamAM siMdha (pAkistAna)nA lArakhAnA jIllAnA DepyuTI kalekaTara banyA. kuzaLatApUrvaka komI jhaghaDAno nikAla karyo. gAMdhIjI paNa khUza thayA. 1935mAM muMbaI ilAkAthI siMdhane ja6 pADyuM tyAre separezana ophisara tarIke kAmagIrI karI. 1936mAM muMbaI sarakAranA nAyaba nANAsacIva banyA. 1939mAM yuropamAM TreDa kamiznara tarIke nimAyA. bIjA vizva yuddha vakhate saphaLa puravaThA adhikArI tarIke kAma karatAM briTIza sarakAre sI.AI.epha.no khitAba paNa Apyo. hiMda pAkanA bhAgalA vakhate prathama bhAratIya kebIneTa sekreTarI banyA. ane hiMda pAka vaccenA prazno 10 aThavADiyAmAM AjhAdI pahelAM to patAvI dIdhA. 43 varSanA A taravariyA yuvAne evI saphaLa ane jhaDapI kAmagIrI karI ke enA nirNayane Jain Education Intemational Page #631 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 15 koIe paDakAryo na hato. AvI virala siddhi meLavanAra paTela gujarAtanuM hIra besavA lAgyuM. 1971mAM lokasabhAmAM cUMTAyA samAjano panotA putra hato. A paTela samAja mATe jevA tevA ane kaTokaTI bAda, janatApakSanI sarakAranA nANA pradhAna banyA. gauravanI vAta nathI. dezanA AjhAda thayA bAda paNa A paryAvaraNa ane vanyajIvana saMrakSaNamAM uttama kAmagIrI vahIvaTakartAe dareka praznane jhINavaTathI samajIne AMgaLInA Terave karavA badala amerikAnI saMsthAe tene evorDa Apyo. Avo ukelyA che. 1947 thI 1953 daramiyAna saMrakSaNa sacIva hatA evorDa meLavanAra A prathama eziyAvAsI hatAM. e cArUtara to temaNe ena.sI.sI.nI sthApanA karI. haidrAbAdanuM lazkarI vidyAmaMDaLanA adhyakSa hatA. te daramiyAna tenA saMcAlana heThaLanI ekzana lIdhuM. saMrakSaNanAM sAdhano mATe 'hiMdustAna mazIna badhI kaoNlejane gujarAta rAjyanA zreSTha pAritoSika maLyAM che. Tulsa'nI vicAraNA karI. temaNe saradAranA moTAbhAI ane aMgreja amala 1954mAM nANA maMtrAlayanA mukhya saciva banyA, to daramiyAnanI bhAratanI lokasabhAnA spIkara vIra viThThalabhAInI jIvana vImAnuM rASTrIyakaraNa, impIriyala beMkanuM rASTrIyakaraNa karyuM. smRtimAM nAnA moTA ane madhyamakadanA udyogo dharAvatuM eka kaMpanInA kAyadAmAM sudhAro karyo ane nANAnI dazAMza paddhati saMkula sthApyuM che. dAkhala karI. saradAra paTelanA gAma karamasadamAM vizALa haoNspiTala | muMdaDA prakaraNamAM nirdoSa sAbita thayA chatAM 1958mAM ane meDIkala kolejano pAyo nAkhyo hato. saradAra paTelanA rAjInAmuM ApI dIdhuM. paNa 1977mAM janatApakSanI sarakAramAM jIvana caritranI philma teyAra karAvI hatI. nANApradhAna banyA tyAre phugAvA ane bhAvone nAthavAnuM kAma karyuM. gaLADUba kAmamAM rokAyelA hovA chatAM temaNe gujarAtI anAjanA jhona dUra karyA. bhASAmAM lakhAyela saradAra paTelanI jIvanakathAno aMgrejImAM yuvAna arthazAstrI DaoN. AI. jI. paTela ane narasiMharAva anuvAda karyo hato. ka. mA. munazInI traNa navalakathAnuM paNa vakhatanA nANApradhAna DaoN. manamohana siMhane nANA khAtAmAM aMgrejImAM rUpAMtara karyuM hatuM. paNa pote potAnA samRddha jIvana kheMcanAra ApaNA eca. ema. paTela hatA. vize kazuM lakhyuM nahi. bhAIkAkAnA kahevAthI sarakArI nivRtti bAda 1959mAM TocanA buddhimAna ane pracaMDa kartavyaniSTha hIrUbhAInI vaya vallabhavidyAnagaramAM sthAyI thayA. keLavaNIkAra bhIkhAbhAI paTela vadhavA chatAM haMmezAM gatizIla rahyA hatA. 30-11-1993nA (1891-1956) ane bhAIkAkA (1888-1970)e ane bAIkakA (18 -1970)e zAzvata niMdrA kheMcI te pahelAM temane be vAtanuM du:kha satAvatuM hatuM. bhagIratha prayAsa karI jaMgalanuM maMgalamAM rUpAMtara karyuM. tyAM (1) deza chinna bhinna thaI rahyo che. (2) zikSaNa vadhe che paNa hIrUbhAI paTele 1959 thI 1993 sudhI 35 varSamAM navAM guNavattA kathaLatI rahe che. chAtrAlayo, navAM zaikSaNika bhavano racyAM. dilhI ane muMbaImAM A be bAbato bhAratanA nAgariko vicArI potAno dharma rahenAro nAnakaDA nagaramAM vasavA lAgyo. eTaluM ja nahi bajAvaze to anekakSetre rUDI bhAta pADanArane yogya tarpaNa ApyuM rASTrapati banI zake evI lAyakAtavALo mANasa vallabha gaNAze. vidyAnagaranI grAmapaMcAyatanA sarapaMca banyo. ane gAMdhIjI zabdasvAmI caMdulAla paTela saradAranI grAma racanAnuM svapna sAkAra karyuM. suratanA mULa leuvA paTela paNa hijarata karI koI sihora 1960mAM DaoN. jIvarAja mahetAe gujarAta ilekTrIsiTI gayA koI muMbaI gayA. muMbaI janArAe dharmaparivartana karyuM. borDanA prathama adhyakSa banAvyA. bhArata sarakAranA kahevAthI narmadA sihora janArA vedAMta banyA ane bahecaralAla kavi "vihArI" nIranI yojanA banAvI ApI. gujarAta sTeTa pharTIlAIjhara banyA. vepAra choDIne zikSaNanuM kSetra svIkAryuM. temane tyAM (khAtaranA kArakhAnA)nA varSo sudhI DirekaTara pade rahyA. 1889mAM caMdubhAIno janma thayo. teo be varSanA thayA tyAre 1966mAM rAjAjIe svataMtra pakSa racyo. 1968mAM te pitAjI 1891mAM dhorAjI tAlukAzALAnA heDamAstara banyA. gujarAtanA ane 1971mAM bhAratanA pramukha banyA. sanata ane chelle goMDala adhyApana maMdiranA paNa heDa mAstara banyA. mahetAnA kahevA mujaba 1967mAM gujarAta vidhAnasabhAmAM e ja vakhate putra caMdubhAI madadanIza vidyAdhikArI banyA hatA. Jain Education Intemational Page #632 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 616 eTale ke putra pitAnA adhikArI ane pitA putranA tAbAnA nokara banyA hatA! jANe ke "guru karatAM celo savAyo banyo.' kahevata sArthaka thatI hoya tema beTo bApathI savAyo sAbita thayo. eTaluM ja nahiM paNa putre inspekzana karatAM pitAne Thapako Apavo paDyo. ane memo paNa pakaDAvyo hato. AjhAdI bAda caMdubhAI rAjakoTa jillA zALA maMDaLanA ceramena banyA hatA. temaNe 1916 thI 1952 sudhI goMDala rAjyanA ane pachI saurASTra rAjyanA keLavaNI khAtAnI ane prauDha zikSaNanA madadanIza niyAmaka tarIke javAbadArIbharI jagyA saMbhALI hatI. temaNe 27 varSathI 73 varSa sudhI kula 46 varSa niSThApUrvaka nokarI karI hatI. tA. 18-11-1964nA deha choDyo tyAM sudhI temaNe ArAma harAma karyo hato. emanuM ziramorakArya gujarAtI bhASAnA jJAnakoSa samA nava bhAganA zabdakoSa 'bhadavad gomaMDaLa" koSanuM saMpAdana kArya hatuM. te badala goMDala rAjye paMca poSAka rU. 1500=00 enAyata karelA. gujarAta sAhitya sabhAe raNajItarAma suvarNa caMdraka, narmada sAhitya sabhAe sanmAnita karelA ane dvArakAnI zAradApIThe vidyAvAridhinI caMdubhAI paTelane upamA ApI biradAvyA hatA. A jJAnakoSanAM tamArA sAhasathI huM mugdha thayo chuM. ethI mAtRbhASAnI tamoe sArI sevA karI che. prastAvanAnuM mAruM gajuM nathI evuM mahAtmA * gAMdhIjIe svIkAryuM hatuM. (tA. 9-7-44no patra) jagatamAM je che te badhuM mahAbhAratamAM che. mahAbhAratamAM hoya te kadAca jagatamAM na hoya--evuM ja A jJAnakoSanuM che. eTale ja gujarAtanA sAkSara zrI kRSNalAla jhaverI, ka. mA. munazI ane ba. ka. ThAkore emanA be moDhe vakhANa karyAM che. gujarAtI bhASAne gauravazALI banAvanAra be vIra eka goMDalanA rAjavI ane bIjA pATIdAra saputa zrI caMdubhAI paTela mATe gujarAtI bhASA jyAM sudhI bolAtI raheze tyAM sudhI temanuM nAma bolAtuM ne gAjatuM raheze. "bhagavad gomaMDala" jJAnakoSa aprApya thatAM tenI paDatara kiMmata rU. 545 hatI. paNa rAjyAzrayanI sahAyane kAraNe rU. 145mAM vecAyelo A graMtha paMdarathI vIza hajAramAM paNa maLato na hato. ethI rAjakoTanA pravINa pustaka bhaMDAravALA utsAhI sAhitya prakAzaka zrI gopAlabhAI paTele enuM punaH mudraNa karyuM che ane te nava bhAganA graMtha rU. 4000=00mAM hAla prApya che. caMdubhAI samAjasudhAraka paNa hatA. pATIdAra samAjanA saurASTramAM yojAyelA cAreka samAraMbhomAM adhyakSa ane uttama Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka vaktA tarIke asarakAraka kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI. potAnI putrI sAvitrIne e yugamAM lagna pachI paNa bhaNatara cAlu rAkhavAnI zarate paraNAvI hatI. ane bI.e. bI.eDa. ane DI.pI.eDa. karAvI hatI. ane teNe amadAvAdanI kAlIdAsa dave garlsa skUlamAM 32 varSa sudhI heDa misTresa tarIke sevA ApI hatI. eTaluM ja nahiM temanAM lagna vakhate, amadAvAdathI jAna goMDala AvI tyAre patidevano satkAra karavA caMdubhAIe potAnI putrI sAvitrIbenane ja mokalI samAja sudhArAnuM adbhuta ane abhUtapUrva pagaluM bharI samAjane dizAdarzana karyu hatuM. gAMdhIvAdI ane sAhityapremI caMdubhAIe goMDalanA rAjavIne potAnuM jIvana samarpita karI dIdhuM hatuM. eTale emanI zaktino lAbha pATIdAra samAjane pUro maLI zakyo nathI. aMgreja sarakAra caMdubhAIne suvarNacaMdraka ApavA icchatI hatI. paNa temaNe te svIkAryo na hato. teo mAnatA hatA ke sara bhagatasiMhane samasta hiMdanA rAjavI banAvyA hota to dezanI sikala judI hota. *uttama bAMdhakAma ane karaverA vinAnuM rAjya banAvanAra goMDalanA A prajApriya rAjavI hatA. garavI gujarAtI bhASAnI saghana sevA karI potAnI sevA jyota caMdubhAI sadAkALa mATe jalatI rAkhatA gayA che. e badala leuvA pATIdAra samAja gaurava anubhave che. preraNA mUrti zrI bhagavAna rAjA paTela kAdavamAMthI kamaLa vikasI zakatuM hoya, pahADamAMthI prabhunI mUrti kaMDArI zakAtI hoya to mAnavI, mAnavImAMthI mahAmAnava kema na banI zake? kamaLanI peThe jagatanA kuLamAMthI mukta rahetA AvaDe ke paththaranI peThe kalejuM kotaratAM AvaDe to kharekhara mahAna banI zakAya che. arjunanA jevI ekAgratA ane ekalavya jevI niSThAthI koI paNa mANasa kAma kare to siddhi temane vare che. kAraNa ke, siddhino svabhAva ja paraseve nahAnArane varavAno che. aNakheDyA ke adhUrA kheDyA khetara pUro pAka ApatA nathI e ApaNA svAnubhavanI vAta che. A badhI vAta sva. bhagavAna bApA samajIne beThA hatA. tethI jetapura pAsenA vArAsaDAnA eka sAmAnya kaNabInA dIkarA eka moTA konTrAkTara banI gayA jeNe kALA akSaro kuhADe mAryA hatA te anekane sAkSara banAvI zakyA. vArAsaDAvAsI bhagavAnabhAInI sthiti sAva nabaLI. vaLI e jamAnAmAM zikSaNanA mAhAtmyane samaje paNa koNa? vaLI temAMye A kaNabInA dIkarA majUrI kare, kheDa kare, vArAsaDAnI bAjumAM jetapura gAma kAMIka zahera kahevAya. zaheranuM AkarSaNa jAgyuM. jetapuramAM AvI vasyA paNa tenuM bhAgya tene jetapuramAM Page #633 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo TharIThAma thavA de tema nahotuM. bhAgyacakra palaTAvAnuM haze. tethI temaNe phare te care ane bAMdhyo bhUkhe mare. tethI vArAsaDAthI karAMcI UpaDyA. karAMcI to moTuM zahera. ajANyA ane abhaNane tAtkAlika bIjuM kAma to maLI zake tema hatuM nahi tethI ahIM paNa majUrI svIkArI. karAMcI baMdara rahyuM. baMdara kAMThe ghaNI sTImaro Ave ne jAya tethI cAra AnAnA rojamAM sTImara sApha karavAno dhaMdho svIkAryo. vakhata jatAM karAMcIthI ane karAMcInA kAmakAjathI mAhitagAra thatA gayA. pote purUSArthI, mahattvAkAMkSI ane jijJAsu hatA. tethI haMmezA AMkha ughADI rAkhIne pharatA hatA. avanavA bAMdhakAma thatAM nihALe ne manamAM thayA kare ke huM paNa AvA bAMdhakAma rAkhuM to ? manamAM ne manamAM keTalIye imArato bAMdhe, race ne toDe. Akhare yA homa karIne konTrekTa lAInamAM jhaMpalAvyuM. zarUmAM to nAnuM ane thoDuM kAma rAkhavAno Adara karI dIdho. kAma kAmane zIkhavavA mAMDyuM. bIjI koI vidhA na hatI paNa koThA vidyA hatI, haiyA ukalata kudarate sArI peThe bakSelI. pariNAme temanA dhAryA pAsA savaLA paDavA mAMDyA. ane chevaTe bhagavAna rAjAnI kaMpanI karAMcImAM kAThuM kADhI gaI. sva. bhagavAna bApAe cittalanI leUA jJAtinI vADInA makAna bAMdhakAmamAM sArI sahAya karI hatI teno ullekha karatA AnaMda thAya che. pAyAnA paththara vIrajIbhAI savadAsa seMjaliyA saurASTramAM amarelI pragatizIla gaNAtuM tenuM mukhya kAraNa gujarAtanA gaurava jevA sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa pragatizIla rAjavI hatA. emanI bhAvanAne jhIlanAra amarelImAM zrI vIrajIbhAI jevA agraNIo hatA. prajAnA sarvAMgI vikAsa mATe keLavaNI, kanyA keLavaNI suddhAM, sahakArI maMDaLI ane paMcAyatanA traNa pAyAnAM kAmo gaNAyA. zrI vIrajIbhAIe dhArAsabhya tarIke traNa kAryo upADyAM ane samasta prajAne teno lAbha Apyo. zrI vIrajIbhAI sArvajanika kAmo karatA hatA. paraMtu potAno vepAra saMbhALatA ane vakIlAta paNa calAvatA. savadAsabApA ane tejumAnA A cothA naMbaranA putra vIrajIbhAIno janma amarelI mukAme i.sa. 1858mAM thayo hato. bAlyakALathI ja teo tejasvI hatA. te vakhate amarelImAM mAtra sAta dhoraNa sudhI ja bhaNavAnI vyavasthA hatI. 617 vIrajIbhAIe cha dhoraNa sudhI abhyAsa karyo hato. abhyAsamAM hoMziyAra hatA. vIrajIbhAIe satata abhyAsa karI kAyadA kAnUnamAM nipUNatA meLavI hatI. tethI sanada meLavavA teNe vaDodarA jaIne parIkSA ApI. eka kheDUtano putra AkhA vaDodarA rAjyamAM vakIlAtanI parIkSAmAM trIjA naMbare pAsa thAya, e samayamAM keTalI moTI siddhi meLavI gaNAya. amarelI prAntamAM magaphaLInA vAvetaranI zarUAta paNa tenA prayatnathI ja thaI. Ama saurASTranI cIlAcAlu junavANI khetInA sthAne navI khetI, navAM sAdhano ane navI paddhati dAkhala karavAmAM vIrajIbhAIno khUba moTo phALo che. i.sa. 1920mAM amarelImAM vIrajI zivadAsa enDa sansanA nAmathI kamizananI eka peDhI zarU karI hatI. vIrajIbhAI vakIla varSo sudhI amarelI mahAla paMcAyatamAM, prAnta paMcAyatamAM, zahera sudharAImAM pramukha ke upapramukha tarIke rahyA hatA ane zahera tathA prAntanA lokonI vividha prakAre sevA karI hatI. teo vakIlAtamAM, vepAramAM ane khetImAM jeTalA saphaLa thayA hatA teTalA ja saphaLa jAhera jIvanamAM paNa thayA hatA. rAjakAraNamAM paNa teone sakriya ane UMDo rasa hato. te vaDodarA rAjyanI dhArAsabhAmAM amarelI prAntamAMthI cUMTAIne sabhAsada tarIke gayA hatA. ane amarelI prAntanA prajAhitanA praznonI rajUAta karI yogya ukela laI AvyA hatA. temanA ja prayAsathI te vakhate amarelImAM vaDodarA benkanI zAkhA paNa kholavAmAM AvI hatI. tenI AvI bahuvidha sevAone lakSyamAM laI vaDodarA rAjye tene 'rAjaratna'no ilkAba ApI sanmAnyA hatA. amarelI prAntamAM "rAjaratna" bananAra teo pahelA kheDUta AgevAna hatA. je jJAtimAM te janmyA hatA te paTela jJAtimAM tyAre keLavaNInA abhAve aMdhazraddhA, vahema ane kurivAjonA ghATAM jhALAM bAjI gayAM hatAM. potAnI zakti ane mati anusAra A jhALAone jhUDI nAkhI, jJAtine svaccha, sughaDa ane samajadAra banAvavAnuM bhagIratha kArya teNe karyuM che. varSothI ghara karI gayelA ane kADhavA muzkela evA khoTA rivAjo ne haTAvavA ane jJAtine saMskArI samRddha banAvavA teo phatehapura bhojA bhagatanI jagyAmAM ane sAvarakuMDalAnI jagyAmAM jJAtinA AgevAnonA saMmelano bolAvatA. teo jyAre vaDodarA rAjyanI dhArAsabhAnA sabhya hatA tyAre khUba jahemata laIne "hAlArI leuvA kaNabI jJAtino dhAro' pasAra karAvelo. jene vaDodarA rAjyanA aneka niyamomAM sthAna maLyuM hatuM. jJAti sudhAraNAnI vikAsayAtrAmAM A dhAro eka Page #634 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 pathapradarzaka mahattvanuM sImAcihna hato. vaDodarA rAjya i.sa. 1901mAM che. tema torI gAma bhale nAnuM rahyuM paNa temAM pedA thayelA A amarelI mATe navuM makAna baMdhAvI tyAM hAIskUlano AraMbha nararatna saurASTranA samasta paTela samAjane ujALI dIdho. e torI karyo hato. gAmane ane jeno coro (rAmajI maMdira) joIne rASTrIya zAyara AjathI 83 varSa pahelAM 'leuvA paTela borDiMganI sva. jhaveracaMda meghANIe "corAno pokAra" nAmano prasiddha lekha sthApanAnuM prathama bIja vAvanAra vIrajIbhAI hatA ane gRhapati lakhIne torI gAmanI kIrti vadhArI dIdhI hatI. gujarAtamAM tarIke sva. zaMbhubhAI TIDAbhAI hatA. A pachI to amarelImAM vallabhabhAI paTele rAjakIya kSetre rASTranI saradArI lIdhI hatI anya jJAtinI borDiMgano paNa AraMbha thayo. eTale sTeTa borDiMga to saurASTramAM zaMbhulAla paTele gujarAtanA zikSaNakSetre saradArI baMdha karavAmAM AvI ane tyAM hAIskula besavA lAgI ane ne lIdhI hatI. hAIskulanA makAnamAM garlsa skula zarU thaI je Aje paNa temAM - sva. zaMbhubhAI janmyA torImAM to zikSaNa lIdhuM hatuM ja bese che. zeDubhAra ane cittalamAM, vadhu abhyAsa mATe rAjakoTa pasaMda karyuM samAjanA AvA tejasvI tAralA samAna sanmAnanIya zrI hatuM. mULathI ja zikSakano jIva eTale joDAyA rAjakoTanI haMTara vIrajIbhAI vakIlanuM nAma "prabhunI phUlavADI" nAme graMthamAM lekhaka TreniMga kolejamAM. tyAM temaNe tejasvI kArakirdI banAvI ane mAna zrI sva. zaMbhubhAI TIDAbhAI paTele gauravapUrvaka ullekha karyo che. cAMda ane inAmo prApta karyA. zikSaNa pUruM karI, zikSakano temaNe cittalamAM saMvata 1987mAM maLelA leuvA paTelanA vyavasAya zarU karyo. jyAM gayA tyAM lokacAhanA prApta karI ane adhivezanane saphaLa banAvavA ane jJAtine karUDhio. karivAjo sarvatra suvAsa prasarAvatA rahyA. ane aneka prakAranA sudhArAo lAvI baMdhAraNIya svarUpa ApIne paNa temane thayuM ke, paTela jJAti pachAta che temAM kaMIka leuA paTela jJAtinA itihAsamAM kAryakuzaLa agraNI tarIke je jarUrI sudhArA vadhArA karavA Avazyaka che paNa te zikSaNanA pracAra sevAo ApI che tenI yazasvI kAmagIrInI noMdha letA harSa vinA zakya nathI. kheDUta samAja rAjAzAhInI bhIMsamAM rIbAI anubhavIe chIe. rahyo hato. dabAI rahyo hato, kacaDAI rahyo hato, tyAre tenI pAse samAja agraNI zrI vIrajIbApAe satkarmonI maghamaghatI zikSaNanI vAta karavI pUratI na hatI paNa nakkara upAyo hAtha suvAsathI samAjanA bAgamAM premarUpI pamarATa prasarAvanAra, dharavA zikSaNa saMsthAnI sagavaDa UbhI karavI, lokone protsAhita samAjanA kaluSita vAtAvaraNane pavitra karanAra amaravallInA A karavA e paNa jarUrI hatuM. A mATe bhekha levo jarUrI hato. amara mAnava pukha saMvata 1885 (I.sa. 1929)nA poSavadI lokone DhaMDhoLavAnA hatA, jAgRta karavAnA hatA, doravAnA hatA nomanA roja A saMsAramAMthI vidAya lIdhI hatI. ane sudhArAnA phaLa cakhADavAnA hatA. A zikSaNanI gaMgA vahevaDAvavA mATe bhagIratha prayatno mAMgI letuM eTale tarata ja kheDUtonA gurUvarya temaNe 1928-29mAM ANaMdanI TreInIMga skUlamAMthI mAsika so zaMbhulAla TIDAbhAI paTela rUpiyAnA pagAravALI nokarImAMthI rAjInAmuM ApI dIdhuM ane AkhuMya hindustAna AcAryonI, mAtAnI, pitAnI vaMdanA samAjanA zreya arthe phakIrI svIkArI. temaja cittala khAtethI karatuM AvyuM che. kheDUta jagatano tAta kahevAto Avyo che. ane "hAlArI leuvA hitecchu" mAsikanA taMtrI pade mAtra rUA. 30 AvA kacaDAyelA kheDUta samAjamAM, kheDUtonA eka gurUvarya janmyA jevI mAmulI 2kama zuka jIvana nirvAha mATe svIkArI sevAbhAve hatA torInA TIMbe zaMbhalAla TIDAbhAI boraDa. temano janma samAjanA utthAna mATe jIvana samarpita karyuM ane samAja mATe AjathI 105 varSa pUrve i.sa. 1894mAM rAjAzAhI yugamAM thayo atUTa zraddhA tathA nItimattAnuM javalaMta udAharaNa pUruM pADyuM hatuM. hato. e jamAnAmAM abhaNa, ajJAna ane abUjha kheDuta je leuvA paTela samAjanA itihAsamAM temanA nAma ane kAmane zAhukAronA vyAjanI ghaMTImAM pIsAto hato evA samayamAM sadAye amara rAkhaze. zaMbhulAla jamyA hatA. temaNe jJAtinA rUDhi, rivAja, zikSaNa, saMskAra, khetI kohinUra hIro je khANamAMthI nIkaLyo ene koNa saMbhAre paddhati, deza-kALanI paristhiti vagerenuM jJAna jJAtine ApyuM ane che ke jANavA mAge che? mANasone mana to kohinUranI ja kiMmata mahenatakaza mAnavI, kheDUta anya kSetre paNa vAmaNo na rahe tenI Jain Education Intemational Page #635 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kokoza temaNe karI, tenAM phaLa ApaNe meLavI rahyA chIe, tyAre e mahAmAnavane vaMdanA karyA vagara rahI zakatA nathI. temaNe mAtra leuvA paTela jJAtinuM ja hita haiye rAkhyuM nathI paNa kaDavA paTela jJAtine paNa preraNA ane mArgadarzana pUrAM pADyAM che. teo mAtra zikSaka hatA paNa samAja sevAmAM paDI loka zikSaka banI gayA. pahelAM mAtra bALakane zikSaNa ApatA hatA paNa pachI temaNe bALakathI mAMDI buDhDhA sudhI saune zikSaNa ApavA mAMDyuM. A mahAnubhAva zikSaNa ane samAja sevA kSetre eTalA badhA otaprota thaI gayA hatA ke temaNe temanA AkharI zvAsa paNa pote sthApela borDiMgamAM ja choDyA, i. sa. 1933mAM TI.bI. hovA chatAM anazana upavAsathI AtmAne dehathI aLago ryo ane prabhue eka paropakArI, paraduHkhabhaMjana, sevAbhAvI sajjana ane aDIkhama AgevAnane ApaNA samAja pAsethI upADI lIdho. bhalene temanA kSara dehe ApaNI pAsethI vidAya lIdhI hoya paNa hajI tenAM akSara deza ane alIne ApaNI vacce paDyAM che. ane preraNAnA pIyUSa pAyA kare che. tene yAda karIne yatkiMcita paNa samAja uddhAraka mahAmAnavane ApaNA lAkho vaMdana hajo. becaradAsa lazkarI zrI becaradAsa aMbAIdAsa lazkarI kaDavA kaNabI jJAtinA saMniSTha ane krAMtikArI samAja sudhAraka hatA. temanI zarAphI peDhIo gujarAtanA aneka nagaro ane gAmaDAomAM phelAyelI hatI. A peDhIonA vikAsathI temaNe 1867mAM amadAvAdamAM kApaDanI mIla paNa zarU karI, gujarAtanA sAMskRtika ane udyoga kSetromAM krAMti karI hatI. zikSaNa ane bALalagno baMdha karavAnA ane bALakIone dUdhapItI baMdha karavAnA kAryamAM aMgrejone lazkarIe sahayoga Apyo. ane tenA kAryanI kadara svarUpe temane 'rAvabahAdura'no mAnavaMto khitAba maLyo hato. uparAMta rANI vikTorIyAe kaMpeniyana sTAra auphra inDiyAnI mAnada padavI arpaNa karI hatI. zeTha zrI becaradAsa lazkarI sudhArAonA samarAMgaNamAM eka sudhAraka yoddhAnI jema jhajhUmyA ane saphaLatAne varyA hatA. lazkarInA avirata prayAsothI 1870no yAdagAra putrIrakSaka kAyado pAsa thayo. AthI kanyAone dUdhapItI karavAnI cAla para aMkuza mUkAyo. lagnanA cAMllA para paNa pratibaMdha Avyo. Ama lagna pAchaLa khoTA kharca baMdha thavAthI dIkarIonA mAbApa temanA ucheramAM vizeSa kALajI letA thayA. zeTha thI becaradAsanA 619 prayAsothI koleja paNa zarU thaI ane kaDavA bokiMganI paNa amadAvAdamAM vyavasthA thaI hatI. pATaDI darabAra jorAvarasiMhajI pATaDI darabAra jorAvarasiMhajIe i.sa. 1865mAM kanyAo mATe saMrakSaNanA niyamo banAvyA. gujarAta koleja ane kaDavA borDiMga hAusa sthApavAmAM temaNe madada karI hatI ane vidyArthIone keLavaNImAM uttejana maLe te mATe AgaLa bhaNavA icche tevA honahAra yuvAnone ziSyavRtti ApavA dAna paNa karyuM hatuM. Ama kaDavA pATIdAronuM 'kaDavA pATIdAra hitavardhaka maMDaLa' amadAvAdamAM astitvamAM AvyuM. jJAtiomAM lagnonA goLa racAtA ulaTI kanyA vikraya vadhI paDathI ane paisAdAranA putro ja dhare ramavA mAMDavA garIbanA chokarA bicArA vAMDhA rahI gayA cogaradama jJAtinA A bhayaMkara kurivAjonA ajagara bharaDAnA cittAranI coMkAvanArI vigato te samayanA pATaDInA darabAra zrI jorAvarasiMhajIe jANa thatAM udAradila rAjavInuM aMtara kocavAyuM. temaNe 1869nA phebruArI mAsamAM rAjyanA pATanagara pATaDImAM jJAti sudhArA mATe vizALa saMmelana bolAvI sudhArAonA TharAvo pasAra karAvyA. kaDavA pATIdAronA sudhArAnA itihAsamAM jorAvarisaMhajInuM nAma amara banyuM hatuM. vIra vasanadAsa kheDA jillAmAM pIpaLAva gAmanA hara paTelanA vaMzamAM cothI peDhIe vIra vasanadAsa' nAme samAjanA eka mahAparUpa thaI gayA. i.sa. 1703mAM temaNe samasta kaNabI komano eka meLAvaDo thojyo hato. te samayanA mogala bAdazAha auraMgajheba sAthe teo sArA saMbaMdha dharAvatA hatA. A prasaMge bAdazAhanA zAhajAdA badhdhadurazAhane khAsa nimaMtraNa ApyuM. A samAraMbhamAM vIra vasanadAse sarakArI daphtaramAM kaNabI ne badale '"pATIdAra" zabda dAkhala karavA khAsa hukamo karAvyAM hatAM. ane pATIdArone mahesulanA ijArAo apAvyA hatA. temaja bAdazAhInA samayamAM jamIno paDatara rahetI hatI tathA kheDAnI jamInanuM mahesula paNa kheDUto barAbara bharatA nahIM. tethI mogala bAdazAha ane gujarAtanA sUbAo pAse vaga vAparIne vasanadAse jamInanA TukaDA eTale ke paTTA karAvI udhaDa rakamo bharavAnA jokhamI rAkhI, ghaNI mahenate dUra dUrathI kheDUtone vasAvyA. navI jAtanAM biyAraNa maMgAvyAM tathA kuvAo gaLAvI e vistArane Page #636 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ,, chata!" 20 pathapradarzaka kheDI kheDAvI napho ke nukasAna pote bhogavyuM. dilhInA bAdazAhe karIne akabarane madada karelI. A kuTuMbamAM baso varasa pahelA dilhImAM vasanadAsane bolAvI, hAthI, inAmI gAmo ane topo desAIbhAI vIrapuruSa thayelA. teo bahAdura laDavaiyA ane mutsaddI ityAdi ApI bahumAna karyuM hatuM. vIra vasanadAsa leuA hatA. gAyakavADanA eka saradAra bAlAjI ApAjInA madadanIza samAjanuM ratna hatA. tarIke desAIbhAIe pahelI savArI vaDhavANanA jAlamasiMha DeviDa pokaka ane DeviDa hArDimana jevA vidvAnoe noMdhyuM Upara karI teno mulaka sara karyo. lIMbaDInA ThAkora harIsiMha hAthI ke "18mAM saikAnA prAraMbhe leuvA kaNabIo phaLadrupa evA laI laDavA AvelA tene parAjita karI tenI pAsethI hAthIvero carotaranA paTTa para patharAyelA hatA ane khetI dvArA samRddha thaIne vasula karyo hato. vikrama saMvata 1865mAM amarelI tAbAnuM eka kulIna varga tarIke khyAti pAmyA hatA. varasaDA gAma lUMTanAra pALIyAdanA bahAravaTiyAne pakaDyA. 1866mAM jApharAbAdanA sIdIone harAvI karAro karyA. zAmaladAsa desAI 1867mAM rAjakoTanA jADejA baMDakhorone harAvI saradhArano aMgrejI saltanatano sUraja kadI Athamato na hato. te killo sara karyo ane 1868mAM jAmanagara upara savArI karI. sAme gujarAtanA kheDA jillAnA pATIdAroe hiMda bharamAM jAme desAIbhAIne kahyuM :-"huM kSatriya chuM, tame haLa kheDanArAbriTIza sAmrAjya sAme sau prathama mAthuM ucakyuM hatuM. 1818mAM kaNabIne mAruM zira nahIM name!" desAIbhAIe moTI senA sAthe raiiyatavArI paddhati zarU thaI. A paddhatimAM jamInanI saMpUrNa ociMto chappo mAryo ane jAmane zaraNe lAvyA. tenI sAthe mAlikI aMgenA pATIdAronA khAsa hakkonuM kyAMya sthAna na hatuM. karAranI 17 kalamamAM 8mI kalamamAM jADejA rAjaputomAM kanyAne e hakko meLavavA pATIdAroe bhAre laData ApyAnuM dUdhapItI karavAnA rivAja para pratibaMdha mUkAvyo hato. itihAsanA pAnAe noMdhyuM che. aMgrejoe sau prathama to desAIbhAIe amarelI jillAnA dhArI tAlukAnuM desAIgIrI ane amInonA hakka nAbUda karyA. kAyadAono kaDaka chataDIyA ane DhasA gAma kAThIo pAsethI vecAtuM lIdhuM hatuM ane amala karAvavA, jeNe daphataro soMpavAnI nA pADI temane pakaDIne vaDhavANa tAlukAnA rAI ane sAMkaLI maLI leuvA pATIdAranA jelamAM dhakelI dIdhA. potAnA hakkonuM rakSaNa karavA mATe prathama rAjavI banyA hatA. darabAra gopAladAsa desAI enA naDiyAdanA desAI kuTuMbanA vaDavA zAmaLadAsa zaMkaradAsa saMvata vaMzanA dattaka tarIke vArasadAra banyA hatA. itihAsa A 1934mAM vahANamAM besIne kepa opha guDa hopane raste iMglenDa hakIkatathI ajANa hoI A mAhitI upayogI thaze tema mAnI pahoMcyA ane prIvI kAunsIla sudhI laDIne borasadanI vArSika raju karI che. ATha hajAranI desAIgIrIno hukama laI AvyA. gujarAtamAMthI berisTara maganabhAI paTela vilAyata janAra zAmaLadAsa sauthI prathama pATIdAra hatA. saMsAranA Arthika du:khamAMthI mukta thavA kheDUta prajAnA AzcaryanI vAta e che ke teo sAthe brAhmaNane rasoI mATe ane pratyeka vyaktinuM hRdayamaMthana cAlI rahyuM che. "ajJAna" e ja hoko bharavA vALaMdane paNa videzanI sahelagAha karAvI hatI.!!! jIvanane nirbaLa karI parAdhIna rAkhanAra kheDUtano nirdaya zatru che. bahAdura laDavaiyA-desAIbhAI jyAM sudhI kheDUto Atma sAmarthyanI acaLa zraddhA UbhI nahi kare vikrama saMvatanA 12mAM saikAmAM siddharAja jayasiMhanA tyAM sudhI jagatamAM ajJAna kheDUtano UgAranAra koI zaktinI rAjaamalamAM carotara mevAsI lUMTArAothI vaselo hato. kAnama AzA rAkhavI e vyartha che." ane vAkaLano bhAga pATIdAra leuvA kaNabIoe vasAvI dIdho. upara mujabanA zabdo vaDodarA rAjaya kheDUta mahAsabhAmAM vikramanA 1224mAM vAsA paTele vaso gAmanuM toraNa bAMdhyuM hatuM. tA. 25-26-2-1919nA roja bolatA gujarAtanA suprasiddha te pachI tenA vaMzamAM 1641mAM akabaranA samayamAM aju paTela vidvAna, dezAbhimAnI ane mahesUlanA jANItA abhyAsI thayA. temane bAdazAha sAthe mitratA hatI. akabare aju paTelane berisTara zrI maganabhAI caturabhAI paTele adhyakSa sthAnethI dilhI bolAvI gujarAtanuM kAma sopI nava zaNagArelA hAthI, tera uccAryA hatA. emano janma naDiyAdamAM leuA pATIdAra gAmo soMpI ane 23 hajAranI dara varSe jIvAI bAMdhI ApI. jJAtimAM i.sa. 1877mAM thayo hato. teo berisTara hatA. paraMtu aju paTelanA bhAI lAlajIe pATaNa ane iDara upara savArIo samAjasevAmAM emanuM yogadAna prabhAvapUrNa rahyuM hatuM. uparAMta Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #637 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 621 temaNe ghaNA graMtho lakhyA hatA. jemAM "brahmasUtra jyoti, abhyAsa pUrNa thatAM zikSaka tarIke sevAo ApI hatI. deza bhagavadgItAjyoti ane upaniSadajyoti" khAsa emanI vidvattA svataMtra thayo tyAre tA. 1-4-1948mAM saurASTranuM 202 mATe ullekhanIya pradAna che. rajavADAnuM ekama thayuM. saurASTranA prathama mukhyapradhAna zrI uparAMta zrI paTela "kusumAMjali" nAmanI tenI kavitAno DhebarabhAI banyA. goMDala rAjyamAM kheDUtonA ATha lAkha rAjyanI saMgraha, "abhijJAna zAkuntala', kAvya pradIpa, nATako ane tijorImAM jamA hatA te rakama bhImabApAnA prayAsathI ucca "jJAnamaMjarI" nAme mAsika paNa pragaTa karyuM hatuM. emanA keLavaNI letI kanyAone skolarazIpo apAvI hatI. A kArya kAvyomAM vIrarasa ane zRMgArarasa pradhAnapaNe che. dezAbhimAna UpakAMta temaNe saurASTramAM moTImAraDa jutha vividha sahakArI temanI bhASAmAM UchaLatuM che. vANI viziSTa ane protsAhaka che. maMDaLI ane grAmapaMcAyata sthApIne moTImAraDane pragatizIla khetI mATe khyAti apAvI hatI. rAjAzAhI nAbuda thatAM ja kheDUta berisTara zrI maganabhAIe lakhyuM che ke "gujarAta ane "kheDe tenI jamInanA mAlika banyo. gharakheDano kAyado pasAra kAThiyAvADanA eka cheDAthI bIjA cheDA sudhI pharIne meM joyuM che. karavAmAM bhImabApAe rAjya dhArAsabhAnA sabhya banI mahattvanuM kaMIka apavAda sivAya kheDUtanI sthiti jonAranA hRdayane dayAdra pradAna ApyuM hatuM. bALalagno, bAra varSe UmIyAmAtAjInI kare che. UMcI jAtinA pATIdAro ke kaNabI kheDUtanA bhoLAM AjJAthI eka ja vAra thAya tenI sAme bhImabApAe baLavo niSkapaTa hRdaya, temano sAdhAraNa rIte kadAvara ane suMdara karatA mAtAjInI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karavAno temanA para zarIrano bAMdho ane rAtadivasa khetI pAchaLa sImamAM mahenata karyA karavAmAM temanuM prazaMsanIya vairya joI jyAre emanuM Arthika rUDhivAdIoe AkSepo karyA hatA. paraMtu makkamapaNe teNe aMdhazraddhAno sAmano karI supeDI gAme kaDavA pATIdAronuM vizALa jIvana jovA emanAM "khoraDA"mAM pravezIe chIe tyAre dAbI jJAti saMmelana bolAvI kanyA vikraya, pretabhojana temaja lAja rAkhavA chatAM paNa ApaNI AMkhamAMthI AMsuonI dhArA sarI paDe ghUmaTAnI jUnavANI rItarasamo sAme jehAda jagAvI sudhArA sAme che." zrI maganabhAI paTelanA A zabdo ApaNA hRdayane sparzI jhajhUmyA hatA ane saphaLatA hAMsala karI hatI. bhaDavIra jAya che. bhImabApA saurASTra rAjyanA kheDUtonA hAmI hatA. saurASTrabharanA kuMvarajI ane kalyANajI mahetA kheDUtonA teo sarvamAnya netA banIne nAmanA meLavI hatI. surata jillAnA vihANa gAme janmelA zrI kuMvarajI ane pathadarzaka patrakAro zrI kalyANajI viThThaladAsa pATIdAra hatA. paraMtu zikSaka hovAthI jema kheDUta ke paTela samAjane jAgRta karavAnuM kAma sabhA, mahetA lakhatA. dezanA svAtaMtrya saMgrAma ane bAraDolI saMmelana, pariSada, adhivezana ane maMDaLoe karyuM che tema keTalAMka satyAgrahamAM agrabhAga lIdho hato. Ajano suratano "pATIdAra patro ane patrakAroe paNa potAno jAna A kArya pAchaLa reDyo Azrama" je agAu "vallabha Azrama" tarIke jANIto hato. te che. sabhA saMmelano cokkasa samaya pUratA yojAya che. maMDaLo satyAgrahanI pravRttinuM kendra hato. koMgresa kacerIe sIla lAge tyAre maryAdita kSetre kArya karI zakatA hoya che. paNa sabhA-saMmelanano A Azramane paNa aMgrejo sIla lagADI detAM. pATIdAra samAjanA sAda ghera, ghera guMjI UThe, te mATenuM kArya patra ke patrakAro ja karI sudhAraNA AMdolanamAM A baMne bhAIonuM pradAna mahattvanuM hatuM. zake. lokonI dAda, phariyAda, rajU karavAnuM mukhya sAdhana paNa patra temanA eka kAvyamAM vyakta thayelA ugAro sAMbhaLo : "amArI ke patrakAro ja banI zake. mATe lokazikSaNa ane prajA ghaDataranuM jJAti mATe, dharI che kaphanI ame aMga, amArI sukha saMpatti, dIdhI kArya karanAra keTalAMka samAja sudhAkaro samAjamAM janmyA che. pedA che pheMkI. have laganI lAgI che jJAtinI, rahI che AzA amArI thayA che tenI thoDIka yAdI ahIM thoDA zabdomAM karI laIe. jJAti aizvarya." - kaDavA ane leuA baMne jJAtionA mukhapatrono pAyo bhImajI rUDAbhAI paTela bAvaLAnA jesIMgabhAI trikamabhAI paTele nAMkhyo hato. koMgresanI goMDala rAjyanAM dhorAjI tAlukAnA moTImAraDa gAme sthApanA pahelA be varSathI 1983mAM "svadeza hitavardhaka" nAmanuM kaDavA pATIdAra jJAtimAM bhImabApAno janma tA. 3-10- trimAsika prakAzita thayuM hatuM. e pAchaLathI mAsikamAM parivartana 1889mAM thayo hato. prAthamika zALAmAM gujarAtI sAta dhoraNano pAmyuM hatuM. asalAlI (amadAvAda) thI 1902mAM "leuA Jain Education Intemational Page #638 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 622 pathapradarzaka vijaya" ane 1907mAM 'kaDavA vijaya' purUSottama parIkhanA taMtrI pade prasiddhi pAmyA hatAM. tyArabAda karAMcIthI "pATIdAra udaya" ratanazI zivAjI paTelanA taMtrI pade pragaTa thayuM hatuM. 1910mAM "paTela baMdhu" suratathI kuMvarajI viThThaladAsa mahetAnA taMtrI pade, "cetana" babAbhAI rAmadAsa paTelanA taMtrI pade; 1922mAM cittala (amarelI) thI "hAlArI leuA hitecchu" zaMbhulAla TIDAbhAI paTelanA taMtrI pade ane 1924mAM "pATIdAra" mAsika narasiMhabhAI IzvarabhAI paTelanA taMtrIpade noMdhapAtra mAsiko pragaTa thayA hatAM. jemanA prayAsothI leuvA ane kaDavA pATIdAra samAjamAM kurUDhiyo, kurivAjone dUra karavA ane jJAti sudhAraNAnA vikaTa kAryone ukelavAmAM ghaNI upayogI sahAya maLI hatI. je kAma kaTAra ke talavArathI nathI thatAM te kAmo dhAradAra kalamonI tAkAtathI samAja sudhArako ane praharI patrakAro e saphaLatA hAMsala karI zakyA hatA. e samAja mATe jarUra gauravaprada ghaTanA gaNI zakAya. jenI itihAsa suvarNAkSare noMdha leze. gokaLadAsa kAlAvaDiyA sane 1880mAM bAbApura (jillo amarelI) khAte kaDavA pATIdAra zrI kAnajI ANaMdajInA trIjA putra tarIke zrI gokaLadAsa kAlAvaDiyAno janma thayelo. kAnajIbApAne jamIna thoDI ane parivAranI javAbadArI hovAthI Arthika paristhiti sAdhAraNa hatI. paraMtu mAtuzrI mAnubene gokaLadAsane reMTiyo kAMtIne sutara vanacI bhaNAvyA hatA. tejasvI buddhi ane pratibhA dharAvatA zrI gokaLadAse rAjakoTanI TreInIMga kolejamAM pI.TI.sI.no abhyAsa karI zaikSaNika vyavasAyamAM joDAyA hatA. kheDUtaputra hovAthI khetI pratyeno prema ane saMzodhanamAM kAThuM kADhyuM. magarUbInA vAvetaramAM pahoLA pATale prayogo vikasAvIne navuM dRSTibiMdu kheDUtone samajAvatA hatA. patrikAo chapAvI khetapedAza vadhu laI zakAya tevA prayogonA pracAra mATe padya racanAo paNa karI hatI. A kAryano vyApa vadhAravA jetapurathI jagatAta nAmanuM mAsika potAnA taMtrIpade pragaTa karyuM hatuM. bAbApurathI zrI gokaLadAsa kAlAvADiyAe khetInA vikAsa mATe goMDala rAjanuM protsAhana maLavAthI UpaleTAmAM jaI vasyA hatA. bAbApuramAM teNe zodha-saMzodhana aMgenuM khetInA vikAsa mATenuM ghaNuM sAhitya temaNe taiyAra kareluM. paraMtu A badhuM sAhitya nAnA putra paraSottamadAsane bIDI pIvAnuM baMdhANa hovAthI bApAnI bIkathI chAnAmAnA gharamAM bIDI pItA hatA tyAre gaphalatamAM bIDInA ThUMThAnI AgathI badhuM ja bhasmIbhUta thaI gayuM. zrI kAlAvADiyAe potAnA jIvananI kArakirdI zikSaka tarIke zarU karI hatI. kAThiyAvADa pATIdAra pariSada, soraTha paTela baMdhu samAja ane anya jJAtisudhAraNA AMdolanamAM temano phALo benamUna hato. kaDavA pATIdAra ane leuA paTela samAjanI ekatA mATe temaNe bhagIratha prayatno karyA hatA. teo kahetA kheDUta ane khetI dezanA arthataMtranI dhorI nasa che. kheDUta karajamAM janma, karajamAM jIve ane karajamAM mRtyu pAme tyAM sudhI dezano vikAsa zakya nathI. gokaLadAsa kAlAvADiyAe tA. 29-4-1915mAM upaleTAmAM saMbodhana karatAM, kheDUtonI durdazA ane khetIgata pAyamAlInuM coTadAra jabAnamAM taddana vAstavika varNana AjhAdI pahelAMnA rAjAzAhI yuganuM yathAtathya zAbdika citra temanA ja zabdomAM vAMcIne ApaNuM hRdaya dhabakAro cUkI jAya che : "kheDUta mATe phATela, lIrAvALI pAghaDI, labaDatI phATelI aMgarakhAnI bAMyo, sugharInA mALA mAphaka kANA paDI gayelA coraNA, duHkhathI pIDAtA cIMtharehAla kheDUtanI baMDI ke caNAnuM dhAna khAMDatI durbaLa dehavALI strIo, gaMdA-gobarA, ardhanagna bAvaLanA paiDyA vINIne peTa bharatAM hADapIMjara samA tenA bALako, khajUrInA ADasara ane eraMDAnA vaLAvALuM ane kapAsanI sAMThIothI guMtheluM, chANa ke lAdanI thApa dIdheluM kAcuM ghara ane phATelA godaDAnA gAbhA, ekAda-be aDIyala TaTTa jevA baLado, khakhaDadhaja ne kIcuDa-kIcaDanA avAja karatA gADAnA paiDAM ane pharatI pALa vagaranA kAcA kuvA ane bhAMgala-tUTelA AchApAtaLA ojArothI kheDUtonI khetInuM ragazIyuM gADuM cAle. ane je kAMI dhAnya pAke tyAre bIjAne dharavIne, khaLAmAMthI pacheDI khaMkherIne vilA moDhe pAcho pharato kheDUta, kALI majUrI karIne pakavela anAjano dANo paNa tenA bALako khAvA pAmatA nahotA." Ama, tana, mana ane dhanathI kheDUtonI sevA karanAra ane Adhunika khetI aMgenI preraka kAmagIrInuM khAsa abhivAdana karatuM zrI gokaLadAsabhAI kAlAvADiyAnuM tailacitra jarmananI yunivarsiTImAM Ajeya temanI kadaradAnI svarUpe mukAyuM che. AvA karmavIra zrI gokaLadAsa kAlAvaDiyAnuM tA. 22-10-62nA roja upaleTA mukAme 82 varSanI jaipha vaye avasAna thayuM hatuM. samAja sudhArAnA itihAsamAM temanuM nAma avazya suvarNAkSare lakhAze. pro. jeThAlAla svAmInArAyaNa zrI jeThAlAla cImanalAla svAmInArAyaNano janma amadAvAdamAM kaDavA pATIdAra samAjamAM thayo hato. nAnI vayamAM Jain Education Intemational Page #639 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 623 tejasvI vidyArthI tarIke jhaLakI UThyA hatA. emaNe gaNita viSaya mANasa briTIza saltanatane bhArata dezamAMthI jaDamULamAMthI ukheDI sAthe ema.e.nI parIkSA pAsa karI hatI. temano saMskRta bhASA nAkhavAnA prabaLa purUSArthanA kAraNe aMgreja sattAdhIzoe Upara sAro kAbu hato. temaNe saMskRtamAM "ubodhana" mAsikamAM "pATIdAra komanA sauthI bhayAnaka purUSa" tarIke oLakhAvyA hatA vIrarasabharyA svadezAbhimAnane lagatAM svadeza stotram, te zrI narasiMhabhAI IzvarabhAI kaDavA pATIdAra samAja sudhAraka kAlIstotram jevA suMdara kAvyo lakhI vidvAnomAM prIti saMpAdana hatA. zrI narasiMhabhAI paTele lakhelI "vanaspatinI davAo" karI hatI. A uparAMta mahArANA hammIrasiMhajI nATaka paNa lakhyuM nAmanuM pustaka acAnaka koI dezI adhikArIe potAnA roga hatuM. "kaDavA vijaya" ane "paTela baMdhu" mAsikamAM temanA lekho maTADavA kharIduM. vAMcyuM to enuM dimAga cakarAve caDI gayuM. emAM ane kAvyo paNa chapAtA hatA. teo gujarAtanA saMskAra svAmI koI roganI davAnI mAhitInA badale bhAratamAMthI aMgreja sattAne zrI sahajAnaMdajInA saMpradAyamAM joDAyA hatA. ane sAhitya paNa pAyAmAMthI hacamacAvI nAkhavA mATe krAMtikArI prajAne bomba lakhyuM hatuM. teo kaDavA ane leuA pATIdAsenI ekatA mATe banAvavAnI tAlIma aMge mAhitI hatI. AvA pAMca pustako temaja samAja sudhAraNAnA ghaNAM saMmelanomAM ane pariSadomAM 'yadukuLano itihAsa', "ArAdhanA", "kasarata" ane "kAyadAno mAnabharyuM adhyakSasthAna zobhAvyuM hatuM. saMgraha" jevA judA judA paNa meTara eka ja prakAranuM chApIne pragaTa uttarapradezanA bArAbaMkI (avadha) khAte AThamI karmi karelAM. A pustako to briTIzaro mATe karaMDiyAnA kALAnAga jevA kSatriya sabhAnuM adhivezana tA. 24, 25 ane 26mI Dise. sAbita thayA. aMgreja sarakAre tethI mahesANAno temano presa ane 1912mAM prophesara zrI svAmInArAyaNanA adhyakSasthAne maLyuM tamAma pustako japta karIne narasiMhabhAInI dharapakaDa karIne hatuM. temanA preraka udbodhanano saMkSepa sAra A mujaba hato. vaDodarAnI korTamAM kesa cAlI jatAM temane be mAsanI sakhta majUrI kaDavA pATIdAra jJAtimAM eka evI hAnikAraka lagnarUDhi sAthenI jela sajA phaTakArI. A ghaTanA i. sa. 1912mAM banI pracalita che ke, lokone te sAMbhaLIne Azcarya thaze ke ame kaDavA hatI. uparAMta vaDodarA rAjyamAMthI pAMca varasa mATe temane hadapAra pATIdAra jJAtimAM dara dasa varSe jeTalAM chokarA ane chokarIo karAyA. Ama A pATIdAra bhAyaDo aMgrejo mATe khatarArUpa hayAta hoya te saghaLAne eka ja divase paraNAvI daIe chIe. sAbita thayo. narasiMhabhAIe samAjasudhArAnA uddezathI dasa varasanA aMtare UMjhAmAM UmiyA mAtAjInA maMdiramAMthI eka pATIdAra" mAsika sane 1923mAM prasiddha karyuM. prathama aMkanA lagna jAhera thAya che. kaDavA pATIdAro mAne che ke mAtAjI zabdo hatA-ApaNe pATIdAronA sAMkaDA kuMDamAM nathI bharAI svamukhe ja bolI lagnatithi jAhera kare che. paNa have A rahevuM. nAtajAtanA ne dharmapaMthanA saMkucita vADA toDIne ApaNe mAnyatAmAM bhaNelA vargane zraddhA rahI nathI. A lagnatithi jAhera vizALa sAgarane maLavuM che." narasiMhabhAI paTelanuM dhyeya hatuMthatAM saghaLa kaDavA pATIdAro, potAnAM bALako game to te cha "jIrNa kharI paDo", "navInane sthAna Apo", "jJAtinA gaDhamAM varSanI ke cha mahinAnAM ja hoya to paNa paraNAvI detA hatA. A gAbaDAM", kyAreka koI rUDhicustonI prasaMgopAta TIkAnA tIra vaDe jaMgalI paddhati ke je duniyAnA koI paNa bhAgamAM pracalita nahi vIMdhI nAkhatA tethI samAja ane tenA kuTuMbanI khaphagIno bhoga paNa ja hoya ema dhAruM chuM. te rUDhie samAjamAM hajAro aniSTo banatA. teo kahetA ke mAre yuvakonI buddhi hacamacAvI mUkavI che. nIpajAvyAM che. A kAraNe leuA pATIdAro kaDavA samAjathI judA pATIdAra samAjanA aTaMkI vIrapurUSanuM 194panI 26 okaTo.nA paDI gayA. tethI keLavaNImAM kaDavA pATIdAro ghaNA ja pachAta che. mRtyu thayuM. jyAre leuA pATIdAro keLavaNI kSetre ghaNI pragati sAdhI zakyA bhAdA paTela-kaMDoraNA che. dRSTAMta tarIke leuA samAjamAM hAla 105 grejyueTa che. tyAre kaDavA pATIdAromAM phakta pAMca ke cha ja grejyueTa thayA che. saurASTranA pATIdAromAM itihAsa sarjaka vIrapurUSo thaI A sAMskArika aniSTo kurivAjone mULamAMthI ukheDI nAkhavA gayA. emAM eka nAma kaMDoraNAnA bhAdA paTelanuM che. temane saue kamara kasavI joIe. jAmajasAjIe parivAra sahita jAmakaMDoraNAmAM vasAvyA. bAra sAMtInI jamIna ApI. paTela parAkramI purUSa hatA. e vakhate nara ane siMha-narasiMha paTela gAmaDAomAM dhADo bahu paDatI AthI bhAdA paTele prajAnA rakSaNa gujarAtanA pANIdAra pATIdAra samAjano naravIra eka mATe rAyaDI gAmamAM koTho baMdhAvyo. paTelanA nAmathI Jain Education Intemational Page #640 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 624 bahAravaTiyAnA TAMTiyA dhrUjatA. paNa tenuM vera vALavA satata ghUmyA karatA. tethI bhAdA paTele jAma jasAjIne kahyuM : "mahArAjA, Apa jANo cho ke kaMDoraNuM gAma goMDala, jUnAgaDha ane porabaMdara ema traNa rAjyonI sarahadanA tribheTe Avela che. I saMdhAya rajavADAonI kAyama raMjADa ane bIka rahe che eTale gAma pharato majabUta gaDha bAMdhavAnI tAtI jarUra che.'' bhAdA paTela! tamArI vAta sAcI che paNa rAjanI tijorI uparA UparI moLA varahanA kAraNe taLiyA jhATaka che. eTale hamaNAM thoDo vakhata khamI khAva." "to bApu, mane rajA Apo to huM gaDha baMdhAvuM. raiyatane rakSavI to paDaze ja ne!" jAmanI rajA maLatAM bhAdA paTele sva kharce rAjanI, raiyatanI rakSA mATe jAma kaMDoraNAno killo bAMdhavo zarU karyo. varSonA parizrama pachI bhAdara nadInA kAMThe gaDha mATe AkhuM gADuM vahyuM jAya evo majabUta gaDha pUro karyo. jAma jasAjIe saMvata 1875nA akhAtrIje vidhivat pUjA karIne gaDhanA daravAjA khullA mUkyA. pachI to jAma bAjue dhakelAI gayA ne prajAe bhAdA paTelanA jazanAM gItaDAM gAvA mAMDyAM. "bhAde gaDha caNAviyo, baMdhAvyA koThA cAra, gAma daravAjA zobhatA, kAMgarAno naI pAra.' gaDha khullo mUkyA pachI bhAdA paTele jasAjAmane be divasa vadhu rokyA ane emanI mahemAnagati karavAmAM maNA rAkhI nahIM. hareka TaMke jAma mATe sAkaraDI nAmanI bheMsanA kaDhelAM dUdha hAjara rAkhyAM. jAmane bheMsanuM dUdha jIbhe lAgI gayuM. emaNe bhAdA paTela pAse e bheMsanI mAMgaNI karI. jIvanI peThe jatana karIne A pADIne UcherI hatI, eTale kALajAnA kaTakA samI vahAlI bheMsa jAmane ApavAnI bhAdA paTele dhasIne nA pADI dIdhI. rAjAzAhI ke tAnAzAhIno e jamAno. jAmasAhebe rAtorAta rAja choDI devA hukama karyo. upakArano badalo apakAramAM maLatAM bhAdA paTele jAmane moDhAmoDha ja parakhAvyuM. sAMbhaLo jAma! tamArA ekalA kaMDoraNAmAM ja vAvyuM Uge che ne bIje kyAMya nathI UgatuM evuM thoDuM che? amAre kheDUtone to gAje tyAM girAsa. jyAM mahenata karazuM tyAM dharatImAtA kaNamAMthI maNa deze. tArI dharatIne sarapeya nahIM suMghe jA!'' kahevAya che ke bhAdA paTele rAtorAta sAmAna sAthe kaMDoraNuM choDI dIdhuM. hAla amarelI jillAmAM AvelA lAThI tAlukAnA zekha pIparIyAgAme jaIne vasyA. bhAdA paTelanA vaMzajo bhAdANI aTakathI oLakhAya che. pathapradarzaka pustakAlaya pravRttinA praNetA ane mUka lokasevaka zrI motIbhAI amIna "mAruM kAma aMdhAruM hoya tyAre ajavALuM karavAnuM che. kaMI na hoya tyAM kaMIka karI batAvI mArgadarzaka banavAnuM che. UMghatAne jagADavAnuM che, jAgatAne beThA karavAnuM che, beThelAne UbhA karavAnuM che, UbhelAne cAlatA karavAnuM che, ne cAlatAne doDatA karavAnuM che." AvA zabdo uccAranArA gujarAta pustakAlaya pravRttinA praNetA ane mUka lokasevaka motIbhAI amInano janma tA. 29 navembara 1873nA roja kheDA jillAnA mAtara tAlukAnA emanA mosALa AlindrAmAM thayo hato. gAmamAM cAra dhoraNano abhyAsa karyA bAda e vaDodarA gayA. tyAM meTrika ane grejyueTa thayA. bALapaNathI ja pustaka vAMcavAno emane zokha. eTale vidyArthIkALathI ja emaNe "vidyArthI pustakAlaya" sthApyuM. temaja temaNe "pustakAlaya" mAsika prasiddha karyuM ane carotara borDiMga hAusa sthApI, jIvanabhara tyAM nivAsa karyo. bAdamAM mahArAja sayAjIrAvanI preraNAthI motIbhAI amIna dvArA pustakAlaya pravRttinAM bIja vavAyAM. e pustakAlaya khAtAnA vaDA nimAyA. emanA nirIkSaNa heThaLa gAmegAma "jJAna parabo'' khUlI. pariNAme vaDodarA rAjyamAM Thera Thera pustakAlayo sthapAyAM. Adhunika carotaranA AghadRSTA, keLavaNIkAra, sAhityakAra ane pustakAlaya pravRttinA bhISma pitAmaha tarIke gujarAta bharamAM prasiddha thayA. vasonA vatanI AvA mahAmAnava pATIdAra samAjanuM gaurava banyA. temanI yAdamAM gujarAta sarakAre zarU karelI sva. zrI motIbhAI amIna graMthAlaya evorDa ane uttara graMthAlaya sevA pramANapatra yojanA 15 varSathI amalamAM che. sATha varSe nivRtta thayA chatAM emanI vAcanabhUkha ane lokone vAMcatA karavAnI pravRtti akabaMdha rahI. emanI lokakalyANa ane samAjakalyANanI pravRtti paNa aTakI nahIM. zikSaNa kSetrathI pustaka pravRtti kSetra sudhI amIna "mAstara"nA hulAmaNA nAmathI oLakhAtA. motIbhAI amInanuM tA. 1 phebruArI 1939nA roja avasAna thayuM hatuM. parama vaMdanIya zrI lAla bApunA sAttvika jIvananI AcherI jhalaka gAMdhI vicArane kharekhara AcAramAM mUkanAra keTalIka vibhUtio paikI sva. zrI lAlajIbhAI nAraNabhAI seMjaLIyA ke Page #641 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 625 je "lAlabApu" nAme oLakhAtA. temanuM jIvana preraNAdAyI rahyuM mAtra 8 varSanI vaye te anAtha thaI gayA hatA. mAtra te pote ane hatuM. ane 1899mAM bhaktiparAyaNa vaiSNava kheDUta kuTuMbamAM sva. temano nAno bhAI, vAghajIbhAI tathA vaDIlamAM mAtra eka dhoLI mAnI kUkhe janmelA lAlajIbhAI AjIvana brahmacArI rahyA kAkAzrI, dAdAbhAI nAraNabhAI ja bacyA hatA. temanA kAkA hatA. meTrika pAsa thayA ane pachI zarUAtanA tabakke bacyA hatA kAraNa ke te khetaramAM, gAmathI dUra rahetA hatA ane hAIskUlamAM zikSaka tarIke keLavaNI tathA saMskAra siMcananuM kArya eTale cepathI bacyA hatA. te kALe gAmamAM eka ja khurazI. apanAvyuM hatuM. tyArabAda potAnuM samagra jIvana lokone samarpita gAmanA lokone eka pachI eka temAM besADIne pleganI rasI karI dIdhuM hatuM. mUkavAmAM AvatI. bIjAoe rasI mukAvavAmAM DhIla karelI. paNa | saMvata 1981mAM kheData paTela vidyArthI Azrama motIbhAIne khurazImAM besavAnuM bahu mana. eTale temAM besavAnuM chAtrAlayanA vikAsa mATe bhagIratha prayatno karyA, enA mATe sva. maLaze tevA AzayathI temaNe rasI vahelI mUkAvelI. Ama lAlajIbhAI pUrNa samayanA avetana sevaka rahyA hatA. temanA veLAsara rasI mukAvavAthI te bacI gayA hatA. pachIno badho uchera jIvanamAMthI preraNA meLavIne paTela vidyArthI AzramanA saMkhyAbaMdha kAkAe karyo. baMne bhAIone sArI rIte bhaNAvI zakAya eTalA vidyArthIoe jIvana ghaDatara mATe navo rAha apanAvyo. A khAtara te AjIvana kuMvArA rahyA. A tyAgavRttinI bahu moTI mahApurUSanuM jIvana ADaMbara rahita ane alpa jarUriyAtavALuM asara motIbhAI para paDI. bIjAo mATe yathAzakti tyAga hatuM. haMmezA caDDI, TUMkuM bAMDiyuM, hAthamAM TuvAla ane pagamAM sAdA karavAnI vRttinuM bIja tyArathI ropAyuM. ghera jagAnA abhAve caMpalathI vizeSa koI jarUriyAta temanA jIvanamAM rahI na hatI. bAjumAM AvelA rAmajI maMdiramAM sUvA jatA ane savAre cAra mAthe sadAya muMDanavALA lAla gurU game tyAM game tyAre lokonI vAge UThI sAdhuo sAthe nahAvA jatA. Ama temanuM bALapaNa satata sevA karatA jovA maLe. garIbImAM ane aneka musIbatothI bhareluM hatuM. bAbApura sarvodaya AzramanA Azramapramukha tarIkenI temanuM lagna te kALane anurUpa nAnapaNamAM, sana javAbadArI teoe saMbhALI, ane rAjasthaLI gAme zetruMjI nadI 1911mAM lallubhAI nAraNabhAInI dIkarI gaMgAbahena sAthe taTe parNakuTI karIne samAjamAM sauthI vadhAre kacaDAyelA vargane thayeluM. patnI bhaNelAM nahIM. motIbhAI pote bhaNatA jAya ane sAmAjika nyAya apAvavA mATenA bhagIratha prayatno temaNe karyA. patnIne paNa bhaNAvatA jAya. pachI temane suratamAM vanItA ane tenA bhAga rUpe 'rAmadhara' yojanA amalamAM mukI 100 vizrAmamAM bhaNavA mUkyAM. paraMtu pAchaLathI muMbaI AvatAM A krama jeTalA bhaMgI kuTuMbone gharanA ghara karAvI ApyA. tUTyo. A daMpatine sAta saMtAno-traNa dikarA, cAra dikarIo. gAMdhIjInI sevA pravRtti temaNe jIvanamAM utArI. eka Do. motIbhAInuM avasAna temanAM dharmapatnI gaMgAbahenanAM harijana kuTuMbane dattaka laI teo temanI sAthe ja rahyA. ane avasAna pachI, jIvanamAMthI rasa UDI jatAM, svecchAe potAnA mRtyu vakhate potAnI pAMca rUpiyAnI milakata te khAvApIvAnuM choDI devAne laIne tA. 23-2-1987nA roja harijanabhAIne ApIne eka sAcA harijanasevaka tarIkenuM jIvaMta amadAvAdamAM thayuM. diSTAMta puruM pADyuM hatuM. Arogya kSetre tema ja zaikSaNika kSetre te aneka saMsthAomAM Do. motIbhAI desAIbhAI paTela sevA ApatA hatA. jema ke, muMbaI yunivarsiTInI seneTamAM, muMbaI meDikala kAunsilamAM, gujarAta yunivarsiTInI seneTa ane pachI (1898-1978). sinDIkeTamAM, gujarAta meDIkala kAunsila opha inDiyA, gurudeva DaoN. motIbhAI desAIbhAI paTelano janma kheDA jillAmAM, ravIndranAtha TAgoranI vizvabhAratI (zAMti niketana), carottaravidyA ANaMdanI pAse AvelA nAvalI gAme 1898mAM mArcanI trIjI maMDaLa (vallabhavidyAnagara) vagere vividha saMsthAo sAthe gADhapaNe tArIkhanA roja thayo hato. temanA pitA kheDUta hatA. 1906nA saMkaLAyelA hatA. bhAratanA sarjanonA esosiezananA sthApaka arasAmAM gAmamAM plega jevA rogano paMjo phelAtAM tenA khapparamAM sabhya hatA. gujarAta yunivarsiTInI sthApanAthI ja tenI sAthe mAtra traNa divasamAM kuTuMbanA tera jaNa homAI gayAM. anya saMkaLAyelA hatA ane tenA kAryakArI upakulapati tarIke paNa pharaja kuTuMbIjanonI sAthe temanA mAtA-pitAnuM paNa avasAna thatAM, bajAvI hatI. trIjI varlDa kaoNnpharansa phaoNra meDikala ejyukezananA Jain Education Intemational Page #642 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 vAIsa ceramena tarIke te cUMTAyelA. muMbaI vidhAna pariSadamAM koMgresa taraphathI sabhyapade dvibhASInA samaye paNa temaNe sevA ApelI. amadAvAdamAM potAnI kArakirdInI zarUAtathI karmabhUmi vADIlAla sArAbhAI haoNspiTala sAthe saMkaLAyelI zrImatI ena.eca.ela. myunisipala meDikala kolejanI sthApanAmAM paNa temano bahu moTo hAtha hato. potAnA vatana nAvalImAM temane ucheranAra ane anekarIte bhoga ApanAra kAkAzrI dAdAbhAIne nAme 1939mAM sakhAvata ApIne gujarAtI prAthamika zALA paNa baMdhAvI. gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM temanA nAme ema.bI.bI.esa.mAM sarjarInA viSayamAM prathama AvanArane temanA nAmano caMdraka maLe che. gujarAtanA sarjanonI sTeTa levalanI vArSika pariSadamAM temanA mAnamAM DaoN. motIbhAI paTela oNrezana' (samAraMbha prasaMganuM bhASaNa) hoya che. tevI ja rIte rASTrIya kakSAe bhAratanA judA judA zaheromAM yojAtI inDiyana esosiezana oNpha oNnkolojI'nI vArSika pariSadamAM temane aMjalIrUpe temanA nAmanuM oNrezana hoya che. DaoN. motIbhAIno zaikSaNika vAraso jaLavAI rahe te AzayathI temanA kuTuMbIjanoe temanA avasAna bAda motI gaMgA risarca phAunDezana' nAmanA cerITebala TrasTanI sthApanA karI che. DaoN. motIbhAI gujarAta vidyAsabhA, amadAvAda ejyukezana sosAyaTI, raoNTarI klaba, gujarAta rAjyanA dArubaMdhI nigamanA sabhya vagere jevI vividha sAmAjika-rAjanaitika saMsthAo ke saMgaThano sAthe gADhapaNe saMkaLAyelA hatA. raoNTarI klabanA pramukha paNa cUMTAyA hatA. saradAra vallabhabhAI paTelanA aMtevAsI ane gAMdhIjInA anuyAyI hatA. eka prasaMge gAMdhIjInA putranuM oNparezana karavAnuM paNa temanA hAthe ja thayeluM. DaoN. motIbhAI haMmezA khAdI ane gAMdhI TopI paheratA. meDikala pariSadamAM ramUjamAM te 'TopIvALA DaoNkTara' tarIke oLakhAtA. tabIbI vAMcana to kharuM ja, gujarAtI-aMgrejI sAhityanA vAMcananA ane temAMnA kAvyonA paNa bhAre zokhIna hatA. saMskRtanA paNa jANakAra, ghaNAM kAvyo ane zloko temane kaMThastha hatA. gharamAM eka alaga oraDAmAM vizALa pustakAlaya vasAvyuM hatuM. deza videzanA vividha viSayo paranA thokabaMdha sAmayiko maMgAvatA. bAgabAnI ane citrakAma paNa temanA zokhanA viSayo hatA. AMjhaNA pATIdAro parazurAmanA prahArathI bacavA Abu parvatanI adhiSThAtrI devI arbudAnuM zaraNuM laI chupAyA. "ajANyA' thaIne rahyA, pathapradarzaka potAnA vyaktitvathI koIne AMjI na nAkhe, athavA sahastrArjunanA vaMzaja ke aMjanInA putro te AMjhaNA pATIdAro kahevAyA. A prajA rAjavaMzI laDAyaka mUDavALI che. emane koInA tAbAmAM rahevuM gamatuM nathI. sattAthI e kyAreya aMjAtI nathI, balake sattAnI sAme jhajhUmavAnI ene majA paDe che. e garama mijAjano jIva che. ene koIpaNanA oziyALA ke dabAyelA thaIne jIvavAnuM pasaMda nathI. koInI sAme nAkalITI tANe te caudharI pATIdAra nahIM. "caudharI" koI aTaka nathI, e ilakAba che. abhaNa AMjhaNAnA yuvAne megharaja gAmanA AMbAvADiyAmAM iDaranA mahArAjA sara mahArAjakumAra bAvajIne bhajana saMbhaLAvyuM. tethI prasanna thaIne ene iDaranI hAIskulamAM dAkhala karAvI dIdho. kALakrame e yuvAne "maLelA jIva' ane "mAnavInI bhavAI" jevI mAtabara sAhitya kRtiono sarjaka banyo! gujarAtI sAhityamAM Avo kAzInI jJAnapIThano puraskAra ekamAtra sarjaka pannAlAla paTelane maLyo che. Ama, caudharI pATIdAra samAja jyAM hoya tyAM jhaLake che. pachI te pannAlAla paTela ane gujarAtanA sAkSara zrI raghuvIra caudharI hoya ke gujarAta samAcAranA devendra paTela ane muMbaInA hira desAI jevA patrakAra hoya. hajI eka vastu caudharI pATIdAroe meLavavAnI bAkI che te gujarAtanuM mukhyamaMtrI pada. e meLave to caudharI pATIdArono Azcaryajanaka camatkAra gaNAze! maraNAsanna zrImad rAjacaMdrane tenA anuyAyIoe tapasyAratagurune sajaLanetre pUchyuM : "bApu, have amAre konA Azare jIvavuM?' rAjacandre kSINa avAje kheDabrahmAnI soDamAM sUtelA galoDA (lakSmIpurA) gAmanA AMjhaNA pATIdAra rAmA bhagata bhaNI AMgaLI cIMdhI. kheDabrahmAnA kezara moghajIne gujarAtanA mahAkavi nhAnAlAle iDarano siMha' kahI amathA thoDA biradAvyA haze!!! daMtAlIvALA saMta, ciMtaka ane sAhityasarjaka svAmI zrI saccidAnaMdajI AMjhaNA pATIdAronA kuLagora che. ane AbunAM adhdharadevI arbudA caudharI pATIdAra samAjanAM kuLadevI che. caudharI samAjanA abhaNa mANaso paNa koThAsUjhanA baLe kevA UMcA zikharo sara karI samAjane upayogI banI zake che enuM AMjhaNA pATIdAra samAja Adarza udAharaNarUpa che. suzikSita chatAM saumya sevaka zrI ratibhAI ukAbhAI paTela zrI ratibhAI ukAbhAI paTelane emanA pitAzrIno sevAno vAraso maLela che. leuvA paTela jJAtimAM sAmAjika sudhAraNA mATe Page #643 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo AjathI 75 varSa pahelAM cittala mukAme paTela jJAtinuM baMdhAraNa ghaDAyuM temAM zrI ratibhAI paTelanA pitA zrI ukAbhAI paTela tathA sva. zaMbhubhAI TIDAbhAI paTelano mahattvano phALo hato. kanyA vikraya ane lagna prasaMganA khoTA rivAjo ane khoTA kharcAo leuvA paTela jJAtimAM ochA thaI gayA te jJAtinA A baMdhAraNanA kAraNe. pitAne pagale pagale zrI ratibhAImAM paNa svAbhAvika rIte sevAvRtti UtarI AvI che. ane teo kheDUta samAjane jAgRta ane saMgazcita karavA mATe jIvanabhara mathyA che. saurASTranuM svataMtra rAjya racAyuM te pahelAM kheDUta saMgaThananI saMsthAonI sthApanAmAM temano noMdhapAtra hisso hato. saurASTramAM ekama thayuM te vakhate 1700 jeTalAM garAsadArI gAmonA kheDUtonI jamInano koI dhaNIdhorI nahotuM teve vakhate saurASTra kheDUta saMghanI sthApanA karavAmAM zrI ratibhAI paTele AgevAnI lIdhI hatI. ane kheDUtonA A saMgaThanane kAraNe ja saurASTramAM garAsadArI kheDUtonA hakkahitonI rakSA thAya te jAtanA jamInanI sudhAraNAno kAyado karavAnI saurASTra sarakArane pharaja paDI hatI. kheDUta saMgaThThanano rAjakartA pakSa taraphathI harahaMmezA virodha thato rahyo che. ane kheDUta AgevAnomAMthI thoDAka lokone rAjakartAoe pyAdAM banAvIne kheDUta saMgaThThana toDavAmAM temano upayoga karyo che. te ja kAraNe saurASTramAM avAranavAra kheDUta saMgaTTano thavA chatAM te kAyamI banI zakyAM nathI. Ama chatAM zrI tibhAI paTele kheDUtonA prazno aMge avAranavAra jAheramAM avAja UThAvyo hato. gujarAtanI dhArAsabhAmAM 1962 thI 1967 sudhI zrI ratibhAI paTele koI pakSamAM joDAyA vagara svataMtra rIte rahIne lokonA praznonI asarakAraka rajUAta karI hatI. temaja saurASTra 62 rAjyanA samayamAM temaNe saurASTra henDalUma borDanA mAnamaMtrI tarIke temaja rAjakoTa jillA paMcAyatamAM upapramukha tarIke sevA ApI hatI. uparAMta "ajavALAM" nAmanuM mAsika cAra varSa sudhI calAvyA pachI zrI ratibhAI paTele "kheDUta patrikA" nAmanuM aThavADika patra 25 varSa sudhI calAvyuM ane i.sa. 1947mAM be varSa sudhI 'cetana' mAsikanuM saMcAlana saMbhALyuM hatuM. temAM kheDUtone upayogI mAhitI ApavA uparAMta kheDUtonA hakka hitonI virUddha je koI kAyadA kAnUna Ave te vakhate kheDUtone jAgRta karavA koziSa karI hatI. zrI paTele saurASTranA judAjudA jillAomAM kheDUtonAM saMgaThThanonI racanA karIne tenA maMtrI tarIkenI vikaTa javAbadArI nibhAvI hatI. jemAM "saurASTra kheDUta samAja" ane "saurASTra kheDUta saMgha" ullekhanIya che. rAjakoTathI kheDUtonA praznone vAcA ApavA mATe pIDha kheDUta agraNI sva. zrI vallabhabhAI paTele sahakArI kSetronA vikAsa mATe TrasTa dvArA zarU karelAM prathama grAmINa dainika 'lokamAnya'nA taMtrI tarIke sevA ApI hatI. uparAMta rAjakoTanA zrI bAbubhAI zAhanA AgrahathI 'jayahinda'' dainikamAM 14 varSa sudhI saphaLa kAmagIrI bajAvela. ADaMbara ke mithyAbhimAna nahiM paNa sAdAI ane namratA temaja mahattvAkAMkSA ke sattAlolupatA nahi paNa samAja sevA ane lokahitanI bhAvanA temanA jIvanamAM dRSTigocara thAya che. ema.e. ela.ela.bI.nI DIgrI prApta karavA chatAM teno upayoga samAjanA zoSaNamAM nahi paNa samAjanI sevAmAM zrI ratibhAIe karIne samAjane preraNA pUrI pADI. niSkalaMka jIvana dvArA jIvanabhara samAjane upayogI mArgadarzana pUruM pADyuM ane 87 varSanI vaye temanuM dehAvasAna thayuM. Page #644 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva prAMgaNamAM yazapatAkA pharakAvanArAM A gujarAtIo ! 11 12 14 15 (1) vizvaprasiddha udhogapati - ajhIjha premajI (9) ame. sencanA - prazAMta zAha (2) dRSTizIla lokasevaka - zrI dinezabhAI zAha (10) kathAkAra bharatabhAI zAstrIjI (amerikA) (3) AdivAsI lokasAhityanA saMzodhaka - DaoN.bhagavAnadAsa paTela (11) mahaMtazrI baTukagirijI mahArAja (4) yu. esa. e.nA TrAnsaplAnTa sarjana - DaoN. bhArgava mistrI (12) pU. zrI vidhAnaMdajI mahArAja (5) kavi DAhyAbhAI paTela - 'dineza' (13) pUzrI alakhagirijI mahArAja (6) arthazAstrI pro, Ara. ke. amIna (14) bhakatazrI prAgajIAI paTela (15) Do. jhoharA DI. DholiyA (8) aMdha mahilA sarapaca - sudhAbahena paTela Jain Education Intemational Page #645 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 629 uttamavicAro sAthe AtmavizvAsa keLavI AgaLa vadhelAM : yazapatAkA phakAvanArA A muzalIo -prA. bipinacaMdra ra. trivedI prastA lekhamAM prA. bipinacaMdra 2. trivedIe vividhakSetranA keTalAka noMdhapAtra gujarAtIono Achero paricaya Apyo che.....je vAMcIne ApaNane A gujarAtIbaMdhu/bhaginIo pratye gauravanI lAgaNI thAya che. to khudanA AtmavizvAsamAM vadhAro! alabatta darekanuM ahIM kSetra, kakSA, vaya bhale samAna na hoya chatAM temano alapajhalapa paricaya protsAhajanaka bane e ja che sAmyatA !! A saMkalita lekhamAM- inphormezana TekanolojInA vizvaprasiddha udyogapati padmabhUSaNa ajhIma premajI ja dRSTizIla ane mUlyaniSTha lokasevaka zrI dinezabhAI zAha # u.gu. nA AdivAsI lokasAhityanA bhekhadhArI saMzodhaka-DaoN. bhagavAnadAsa paTela ja amerikAnA vikhyAta TrAnsaplAnTa sarjana-DaoN. bhArgava mistrI & mohana gAMdhI mahAkAvyanA racayitA-kavi DAhyAbhAI paTela dineza' ?i arthazAstrI pro. Ara. ke. amIna * eziyAnA sau prathama aMdha mahilA sarapaMca-sudhAbahena paTela "mAdhavanidAna'nA hozIlA anuvAdaka tathA pracAraka-trikamabhAI jIkAdarA ja ame. sainyanA gauravazIla gujarAtI-prazAMta zAha cha kathAkAra bharatabhAI zAstrIjI (amerikA) ja amerikAmAMthI phoDa ekjhAminaranI DigrI meLavanAra eka mAtra bhAratIya-nirava tArakasa ja bila kilanTananI AtmakathAnA vizvavikramI vecANanI aMgenI pArzvabhUmikAmAM sonI mahetA.... aMgenI mAhitI vAcakone gamaze. - saMpAdaka yazapatAkA pharakAvanArA A gujarAtIo! inphormezana TeknolojI kSetre vizvaprasiddha udhogapati padmabhUSaNa ajhIma premajI 'vipro' vALA ajhIma premajI to vizvabharamAM nAmAMkita udyogapati tarIke jANItA che. prajAsattAka dina-2005 nA roja mAna. rASTrapatinA haste "padmabhUSaNa'no IlkAba prApta karanAra ajhIma premajI kacchanA AgAkhAna paMthanA khojA parivAramAMthI Ave che. temanA pitAzrI mohammada hAzama premajI raMguna (barmA) mAM jaI khUba kamAyA paNa dvitIya vizvayuddha vakhate jApAne tyAM humalo karyo tyAre kuTuMba sAthe sthaLAMtara karavuM paDyuM. mahammadaalI jhINAe temane pAkistAnamAM laI jaIne 'be pAMdaDe' karavAnI ane chevaTe tyAMnA nANApradhAna banAvavAno prastAva mUkyo paNa hAzamabhAI palaLyA nahIM. A samaye vejITebala ghI- DAlaDA' lIvara bradharsa kaMpanIe bajAramAM mUkyuM. te sAme mohammada hAzama premajIe mahArASTranA amalanera gAme magaphaLImAMthI umadA vanaspati ghI banAvavA mAMDyuM je muMbaImahArASTramAM capocapa upaDavA mAMDyuM. 1945mAM "vipro' Jain Education Intemational Page #646 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 630 (limi.)nI sthApanA amalaneramAM thaI (ajhImabhAIe ahIM 1970 thI vana. ghIno dora saMbhALelo). hAzamabhAIne cAra putro. temAM ajhIjhabhAIno krama bIjo Ave. pote jyAre sTenapharDa yuni. mAM bhaNavA gayA. mAMDa eka varSa pUruM thayuM haze tyAM 1966mAM pitAjInuM avasAna thayuM. abhyAsa paDato mUkIne ajhIma premajI svadeza AvyA. mAtA gulabAnue vaidhavyanI vedanA vacce hiMmata dAkhavI 'vipro' nA mAlika ceramena banIne dhaMdhAno dora saMbhALI lIdho. potAnAM ghareNAM vecIne paNa patinuM devuM vALI ApyuM. ajhIma premajIne sAbu ne vejiTebala ghI jevA dhaMdhAmAM dama lAgyo nahIM! temaNe AzcaryakAraka pagaluM bharyuM-'vipro' kaMpanImAM inphormezana TekanolojI'no vibhAga kholyo ne jotajotAmAM abajo rUpiyAnI saMpattinA mAlika thayA-Aje teo bhAratanA sauthI dhanADhya vyakti che ! ane amerikAnA udyogane haMphAvI rahyA che paraMtu ajhImabhAIne mAtra lakSmI kamAvavAmAM ja rasa che ema nathI! zikSaNa-keLavaNI ane bhAratanA yuvAno vize temane UMDI ciMtA che. temaNe paMcAvana varSanI uMmare ile. enjiniyaranA grejyueTanI padavI meLavI je temano vidyAprema sUcave che; zikSaNanA hetu mATe rU. 200 karoDa ApIne ajhIma premajI phAunDezana sthApI prativarSa 50 lAkha DolaranuM bhaMDoLa A phAu.mAM umere che. garIba bALakone akALe zALA choDavI paDe che tenuM temane duHkha che tethI karNATakamAM cha thI agiyAra varSanA bALako mATe aDhAraso karatAMya vadhu zALAomAM 'larniga geraMTI progrAma' zarU karyo che. adhUrA abhyAse 21mA varSe pitAnA dhaMdhAmAM pravezanAra ajhImabhAIe sophTaveranuM sAmrAjya beMglora pAse sarajApuramAM 'vipro' kaMpanIrUpe sthApyuM che. amerikAnI dRSTie 'Teka. kiMga' gaNAtA zrI premajI beMgloramAM paroDhiye jAgI jaIne prAtaH karma patAvIne potAnA dhaMdhAne lagatA kAmamAM guMthAI jAya che. 23,000 karmacArIonA vaDAnI sAdAI, prAmANikatA, nANAMkIya zista ane kAma levAnI Dhaba UDIne AMkhe vaLage tevI che. temanI kaMpanImAM eka hajAra kansalTanTo che. patnI yAsmina ane putro razIda ane tArIkane karakasaranA saMskAra ApyA che. nava varSa pahelAM lIdhelI phorDa eskorTa gADIno ja upayoga karatA athavA utArU plenamAM musApharI karatA A udyogapati potAnA khAnagI jeTa vimAnano Agraha rAkhatA nathI jo ke 'vipro ophisanuM saMkula ati pathapradarzaka adyatana che. A kaMpanInuM vecANa-2004mAM 1.2 abaja DolaranuM hatuM. vipronA 83 % athavA 10 abajanI DolaranI mAlikInA zeronA teo mAlika che, vipronA vaDA tarIke varSe 3.60 lAkha Dolarano pagAra meLave che. dhaMdhAnA vyavasthApana, sAdagI, zikSaNaprema mATe A gujarAtI vizvabharamAM paMkAya che. dRSTizIla ane mUlyaniSTha lokasevaka zrI dinezabhAI zAha 'grAma svarAja maMDaLa sevA TrasTa-rAjakoTa' taraphathI zrI vajubhAI zAha puNyasmRti pAritoSika-2005 prApta karanAra, mUlyaniSTha lokasevaka ane svaccha pratibhA dharAvanArA jAherajIvananA agraNI zrI dineza zAhano janma jaMbusara (ji. bharUca) mAM tA. 1 Dise. 1938mAM samAjasevaka eDavokeTa ane svAtaMtrya sainika, pachIthI gujarAtanA saMsadIya saciva, 'vizvagurjarI'nA sthApaka zrI vinodacaMdra sI. zAhane tyAM. mAtAnuM nAma tArAbahena. zrI dinezabhAIe mAdhya. zikSaNa jaMbusaramAM lIdhuM. 1955mAM 78 % sAthe meTrika thayA. 1955 thI 62 sudhI muMbaI rahyA. elphinsTana kolejamAMthI arthazAstra sAthe 1962mAM ema.e. thayA ane suvarNacaMdraka meLavyo. 1961mAM elaela. bI. thayA, hiMdu kAyadAmAM nArAyaNa caMdAvarakara skolara ane muslima laoNmAM ArnolDa skolara rahyA, kolejakALathI ja kalAsAhitya-vAMcana-lekhananI rUci jAgI je vadhu pAMgarI. pachI amadAvAdanI eka kolejamAM arthazAstra ane kAyadAzAstranA adhyApaka tarIke ane guja. hAIkorTamAM vakIlAtano vyavasAya AraMbhyo. kaoNlejakALathI yuvApravRttimAM otaprota evA zrI dinezabhAI gujarAta yuvA koMgresanA pramukha (1967-75), gu. pra. koMgresa samiti (saMsthA) nA mahAmaMtrI (1972-'35), gu. pra. koM.nA pramukha (1975-77) banyA. kAryadakSa ane saphaLa saMgaThaka sAbita thayA. 1975mAM bhAratamAM je rIte "kaTokaTI' jAhera thaI, lokazAhI adhikAro para tarApa paDI te sAme virodha darzAvatAM to 'misA" heThaLa cha mAsanI aTakAyata bhogavI. lokazAhIno punaH sUryodaya thayo tyAre 1977mAM mANasA (u.gu.)mAMthI dhArAsabhya tarIke cuMTAyA. bAbubhAI paTelanA pradhAnamaMDaLamAM dinezabhAI nANAM ane AyojanamaMtrI tarIke levAyA. 1979mAM temaNe karelI AgavI pahelathI "gujarAtanA vikendrita AyojananA janaka' ane kuzaLa, pAradarzaka vahIvaTakAra tarIke paMkAyA. Jain Education Intemational Page #647 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 631 janatA pakSanA 1977thI '84 sudhI ane 1984thI uttara gujarAtanA AdivAsI lokasAhityane '94 sudhI koMgresa (AI)nA sabhya rahyA. 1994mAM ajavALanAra- bhekhadhArI saMzodhaka jAherajIvananI zuddhatAnA prayogarUpe "rASTrIya surAjya pakSanI Do. bhagavAnadAsa paTela sthApanA karelI. pachIthI pakSane saMkelI pote phArega thayA. dinezabhAInI saMvedanazIlatA, vaicArika samRddhi, vizALavAMcana gujarAtamAM ane khAsa karIne saurASTramAM lokasAhityanA ane bauddhikatA temane bIjA rAjakAraNIo karatAM mAnabhera saMzodhanano moTo phAla gokuLadAsa rAyacurA, meghANI, manubhAI alaga tAravI Ape che. jodhANI, puSkara caMdaravAkara, jorAvarasiMha jAdava ane bIjA dinezabhAInI lekhanapravRttino paNa nirdeza thavo jarUrI che. saMzodhako-saMpAdakonI jahematathI utaryo; kacchamAM paNa dulerAya rAjakIya kSetre koMgresapatrikA' (1965-75), sAhityakSetre kArANI jevA saMzodhako thayA paNa uttara gujarAtamAM-savizeSa to 'prajJA" (mAsika, 1960-61), 'narmadA' (pA.-1982), AdivAsI lokasAhityane ajavALavAmAM tathA tene pratiSThA nIti-viSayaka sAmayika-'vikAsa bhAratI' (1987-'94) mAM apAvavAmAM tema ja tenA vikAsanI yojanAmAM mAtabara pradAna temanI kalamano kasaba, taMtrInI mAvajatano khyAla maLI rahe che. karanAra DaoN. bhagavAnadAsa paTelanuM pradAna evuM noMdhapAtra rahyuM che 'AkAzagIta' (1984), "dharAgIta' (1985), "kSitija' ke jANe atyAra sudhI rahelI khoTano badalo eka sAmaTo (1986) jevA kAvyasaMgraha uparAMta navalikA-nATikA-mulAkAto bharapAI karI ApavAno na hoya? jevA saMgraho temanAmAM rahelI saMvedanazIla sAhityakAranI | gujarAtI lekhaka-lokasAhityakAra, svabhAve vinamra ane oLakha Ape che. saMzodhananA bhekhadhArI DaoN. bhagavAnadAsa paTela ema.e., himAlayamAM paribhramaNa uparAMta ame.-iMglenDa-jarmanI- pIeca.DI.no janma tA. 19-11-1947nA roja sAbarakAMThAnA phAMsa ane yuropanA anya dezomAM teo jaI AvyA che ane jAmaLA mukAme thayo hato. zikSaNa meLavyA pachI gujarAtanA te vakhate paNa racanAtmaka kAryo, gAMdhIvicAra ane vizvagurjarInI uttara sImADe Avela kheDabrahmA, ji. sAbarakAMThAmAM ja eka bhAvanAne vAcA ApavAnuM, vAhaka banavAnuM umadA kArya karyuM che. hAyara sekanDarI zALAmAM zikSakano umadA vyavasAya svIkAryo. vesTa varjiniyA (ame.)nA vahIliMga nagaranA meyara dvArA temanuM teo 'darpaNa ekeDemI' jevI nAmAMkita saMsthAnA 'jhonala sanmAna thayeluM tyAre 'nagaranI cAvI' dinezabhAIne arpaNa DAyarekTara paNa rahyA che ane 1997 mAM DAhyAbhAI vADha, thayelI. subhASa isAI, cAmulAla rAThavA, subhASa pAvarI, DaoN. ravikAMta yuvakonA ghaDatara tathA racanAtmaka kAryo mATe temaNe joSI ane DaoN. ajaya dAMDekara vagere sAthe maLI AdivAsI 'vikAsabhAratI', yuvA vikAsa TrasTa (AdyasthApaka), grAmavikAsa cetanAnuM sAmayika "Dhola', bhASA saMzodhana-prakAzana keMdra, TrasTa-jaMbusara, nirakSaratA nivAraNa TrasTa jevI vividha saMsthAo vaDodarAnA upakrame prakAzita karavAnA vicAra bIja ApI sthApI che. 1998thI 'vizvagurjarI'nA teo pramukha che. Ama protsAhana ApanArAomAM eka rahyA che. lokasAhityamAM pitA ane putre A saMsthA dvArA gujarAtanI tejasvitA pragaTa gaNanApAtra pradAnane kAraNe gujarAta sAhitya akAdamIno karavAnuM suMdara jIvanakArya karyuM che. teo eka yA bIjA tabakke puraskAra temane maLelo che. dilhI, sAhitya akAdamIe 1998 somanAtha TrasTa, saradAra smRti TrasTa, grAmabhAratI, sevAsadana thI eka navI pravRtti zarU karI. lokasAhitya ke AdivAsI TrasTa, gujarAta saMkaTa nivAraNa TrasTa, zrI ThAkorabhAI desAI sAhitya ane e prakAranA vilAtA jatA sAhityanuM kSetrakArya smAraka TrasTa, janatA keLavaNI maMDaLa-jaMbusaramAM joDAyelA karanAra saMzodhaka-saMpAdakane 'bhASA-sanmAna' arpaNa karavAno rahIne vizvAsapAtratA ane kuzaLatAno paricaya ApatA rahyA che. nirNaya lIdho ane te mATe AdivAsI lokasAhitya, lokavidyAnA 'zrI kRSNa nijadhAma-prasthAna tIrtha vikAsa'nI udghoSaNA paNa marmajJa, lokazAstranA jANakAra lekhaka DaoN. bhagavAnadAsa paTelane temaNe ja karelI! to A che dRSTizIla dinezabhAIno Achero 'bhASA sammAna' (1998) apAyuM. gujarAta sAhitya pariSadanA paricaya. vaDodarA adhivezanamAM teo vivecana-saMzodhana vibhAganA pramukhapade rahI cukyA che. Jain Education Intemational Page #648 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 632 pathapradarzaka temanA lokasAhitya ane lokasaMskRtinAM keTalAMka prakAzano hato. gulabargA (karNATaka)nI ema.Ara. meDikala kolejamAMthI A pramANe che. ema.bI.bI.esa.nI padavI prApta karIne muMbaI-amadAvAdanI (1) lIlA morIA-1983 (2) phUlarAnI lADI hospiTalomAM sevAo ApyA bAda ucca zikSaNanI abhilASA 1983 (3) aravallI pahADanI AsthA-1984 (4) DuMgarI saMtoSavA 1986nA samayagALAmAM IMglenDa gayA, bhIlonA deviyA veLAnA alA-1987 (5) aravallI lokanI pIelaebInI parIkSA pasAra karI, 1990mAM AyarlenDanI vahI vAto-1992 (6) DuMgarI bhIla AdivAsIo-1992 epha.Ara.sI.nI parIkSA pAsa karI. iMglenDamAM cha varSamAM (7) bhIla lokamahAkAvya : rAThora vArtA-1992 (8) kheDabrahmA janarala sarjarI, leproskopika sarjarI, Teliskopika roboTa sarjarI tAlukAnI prAgaitihAsika saMskRtio-1992 (9) toLI rANInI tathA i.ena.TI.nA niSNAta banI 1993mAM amerikA gayA vArtA-1993 (10) DuMgarI bhIlono gujarAno arelo ane tyAMnI seMTa luIsa hospiTalanA TrAnsaplAnTa DivijhanamAM kiDanI, lIvara, penkriyAjha vagerenI sarjarIno anubhava meLavyo. 1993 (11) bhIla lokotsava gora-1994 (12) khuMTano 1994-95mAM sarjikala kriTikala keramAM resiDenTa DaoNkTara tarIke rAjavI : devola gujarAM-1994 (13) bhIla lokAkhyAna : rAma-sItAmAnI vArtA-1995 (14) bhIlonuM bhAratha-1997 kAma karyuM. 1998mAM seInTa luIsa yuni.mAM ebaDominala TrA. (15) bhIla lokAkhyAna : satiyo khATu ane helo huro-1996 sarjarImAM phelozIpa pUrNa karI tyAM resi. sarjana tarIke nimAyA. (16) bhIlonAM hoLI gIto-1999 (17) AdivAsI skUla opha meDisina enDa heltha sAyansamAM sarjarInA kilanikala oLakha-1999 (18) bhIla gIta vArtA : DholA mArUNI AsisTanTa tarIke joDAyA. 2000 (19) hapiyAde hokhalI-2002 (20) bhIla vartamAnamAM northa DAkoTAnI meriTa kera hospiTalamAM ucca kathAgIta : honola hoTI (21) bhIla bhajanavAta : hAlade hoddo bhogavI rahelA DaoN. bhArgava mistrI gujarAta-bhAratane holaMgI ane nAgajI dalajI-2002..... amerikAmAM ujALI rahyA che. A DaoN. bhagavAnadAsa paTelanuM saranAmuM : mohana gAMdhI mahAkAvya'nA racayitA gAyatrI maMdira pAse, kheDabrahmA, ji. sAbarakAMThA kavi DAhyAbhAI paTela dineza' amerikAnA vikhyAta TrAnsaplAnTa sarjana arvAcIna gujarAtImAM mahAkAvya ane te paNa vizvavaMdya Do. bhArgava mistrI mahAtmA gAMdhIjI vize "mohana gAMdhI mahAkAvya' 11 (bhAga) graMthomAM chaMdobaddha rIte ane doDha lAkhathI vadhu paMktiomAM racIne kiDanI, penkriyAjha tathA lIvara jevA nAjuka ane ati sAhityane anupama bheTa ApanAra kavi eTale DAhyAbhAI paTela, mahattvanA aMgonI TrAnsaplAnTa sarjarInA kSetre asAdhAraNa takhallusa che "dineza'. saphaLatA meLavavA badala amerikAnA nezanala rajisTaranI "hu' ANaMda jillAnA peTalAda tAlukAnA suNAvanA DAhyAbhAI jha hu" bukamAM amerikAnA sauthI vadhu saphaLa 100 agraNI 1936 mAM meTrika pAsa thayA, vakIlAtanA abhyAsa mATe laMDana DaoNkaTaronI yAdImAM jemanuM nAma prasiddha thayuM che evA eka gayA tyArathI sAhitya sAdhanA zarU thaI te Aja dina sudhI. che rAjapAraDI, ji. bharUcanA vatanI DaoN. bhArgava maganalAla gAMdhIjIne satyanA Izvara eTale ke "satyezvara' samajIne ArAdhI mistrI ke jeo amerikAmAM AvelA northa DAkoTA, phArgonI rahelA DAhyAbhAI i.sa. 1938 thI yugAnDA (AphrikA)mAM vikhyAta meriTa kera hospiTalanA DAyarekaTara, vibhAgIya vaDA tathA vasyA ane pachI tyAMnI saMsadamAM sabhya banyA pachI briTanamAM cIpha TrAnsaplAnTa sarjana tarIkenA pade niyukta thanAra prathama vasyA kemake te vakhatanA yugAnDAnA pramukha idI amInano kopa bhAratIya che! eziyanavAsIo para utarI paDyo tethI eziyAvAsIone DaoN. bhArgava mistrInA pitAzrI maganalAlabhAI mistrI bacAvavA, thALe pADavA ane sthaLAMtaramAM madadarUpa thavA temaNe chellA pistALIsa varSathI rAjapAraDInA pachAta-AdivAsI yugAnDA IvekyuIjha eso.'nI sthApanA karavA uparAMta idI vistAramAM sevAbhAvI DaoNkaTara tarIke jANItA che. A parivAranA amInanI ghAtakI vartaNuMka sAme gAMdhI ciMdhyA rAhe virodha karyo tejasvI saMtAna DaoN. bhArgavano janma 9-12-1962nA roja thayo sAthe sAthe potAnI zraddhAnA kendrasamA gAMdhIjI para kalama Jain Education Intemational Page #649 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo. 633 calAvavAnuM cAlu rAkhyuM.....ane temAMthI sarjAyuM "mohana gAMdhI muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM bIjA krame rahyA tyAra pachI muMbaInI skUla mahAkAvya', tenA 11 graMthonA nAma A pramANe che.....(1) udaya opha IkonomikasamAMthI ema.e. mAM "samagra arthazAstra' viSayamAM parva (2) prabhAta parva (3) vasaMta parva (4) maMgala parva (5) muMbaI yuni.mAM punaH bIjA krame AvyA paraMtu zikSaNa bAbate vigraha parva (6) vijaya parva (7) jAgRti parva.ane e rIte ATalethI saMtoSa na pAmatA teo IgleMDanI jagavikhyAta "laMDana saMgharSa, dAMDIkUca, mahAbhiniSkramaNa parva, satyezvaranI yuropayAtrA skUla opha ikonomikasa'mAMthI bI.esasI. ane ema.esasI. parva ane (11) aspRzyatA nivAraNaparva racyAM..... A chellA thayA bAda svadeza AvyA ane 1954thI 1959 sudhI bhAganuM vimocana tA. 30-1-2005nA roja vaDodarA mukAme vallabhavidyAnagara (saradAra paTela yuni.)nI bI. je. komarsa thayuM. doDha lAkha paMktimAM, nave nava rasa sAthe racAyelA virATa kaoNlejamAM prinsipAla tarIke rahyA e samayagALAmAM dilhI kAvya lekhanamAM vividha prakAranA akSarameLa ane mAtrAmeLa chaMdo khAtenI vikhyAta saMsthA "nezanala kAunsila opha eplAIDa eTalI vipula mAtrAmAM temaNe prayojyA che ke anya koI ikonomiksa risarcamAM variSTha arthazAstrI tarIke sevA ApyA gujarAtI kavie temanA jeTalA chaMdo racyA nathI! A uparAMta bAda saradAra paTela yuni.nA arthazAstra vibhAganA vaDA banyA amuka jagyAe vrajabhASAnI ane janapadI padAvalino paNa tyAre te yuni. mATe AraMbhano gALo hato je muzkelIrUpa hato upayoga karanAra prAsAdika kavi DAhyAbhAIe gAMdhIjInA jIvanane tyAre tene Arthika saddharatA bakSavAnA prayatnomAM pro. amIna kendramAM rAkhIne mohanabhakti padAvali, satyezvara stavana sAheba sakriya rahyA hatA. stotrAvali, satyAgrahI saMtacAlIsA ane satyezvara vacanAmRto pro. amIna mukta Arthika nItinI vicAradhArAmAM mAnatA jevAM pustako racyAM che. Ama, DAhyAbhAI paTelanI kirtI berisTara hatA eTale cakravartI rAjagopAlAcArIjIe sthApelA (pU. karatAM zabdasvAmI kavi tarIke vadhu che. temane 1998 mAM bhAIkAkA ane kanaiyAlAla munazI paNa sAthIdAro tarIke hatA vizvagurjarI evorDa enAyata thayo tyAre gAMdhI mahAkAvyanA tevA) 'svataMtra pakSa' mAM joDAvA 1966 mAM zaikSaNika kSetra choDyuM. graMthothI prabhAvita thaIne gujarAtanA te vakhatanA gavarnara mAna.zrI bIjA varSe dhaMdhukA matavistAramAMthI saMsadasabhya tarIke cuMTAI Ara. ke. trivedI temane bheTI paDelA. AvyA. 1977mAM janatApakSanA umedavAra tarIke surendranagaranI kavi zrI DAhyAbhAIe yugAnDA ane vaDodarAmAM satyezvara lokasabhAnA sabhya tarIke cUMTAI AvyA. tyArapachI lokadaLapakSanA mahAtmA gAMdhI phAunDezana, iMglenDamAM ma. gAM. phAunDezananI rASTrIya staranA janarala sekreTarI ane pakSanA saMsadIya borDanA sthApanA karelI che. 84 varSe paNa sarjanakALamAM rata evA sabhya banyA. temaNe dhAryuM hota to vaDApradhAna caraNasiMhanI zabdasvAmIne zatazata vaMdana! sarakAramAM pradhAnapada meLavI zakata paraMtu mUlyaniSThA sAcavavA arthazAstrI pro. Ara. ke. amIna teo rAjakIya sodAbAjIthI dUra rahyA! temaNe jIvananA aMta sudhI lekhanapravRtti cAlu rAkhI hatI. tA. 24-6-1923 nA roja bAvaLA (ji. amadAvAda) arthazAstra viSayaka gujarAtI ane aMgrejImAM lakhelA lekho ane mAM janmelA ane hamaNAM ja tA. 1-12-2004 nA roja pustakothI A viSayanI mUlyavAna sAmagrIno temaNe umero karyo avasAna pAmelA pro. Ara. ke. amIna gujarAta jANItA adhyApaka, AgevAna arthazAstrI ane vicAraka tathA eka vakhatanA (noMdha : A lakhANa mATe vizleSaNa" nA okaTosaMsadasabhya hatA. mukta Arthika nItinI vicAradhArAnA prasAra, Disembara-2004nA aMkamAMthI pro. maheza pI. bhaTTa dvArA taMdurasta rAjakAraNa ane svAtaMtrya kSetre paNa temanuM pradAna rahyuM hatuM. lakhAyela "zraddhAMjali' lekhano sAbhAra upayoga karyo che.) meTrikanI parIkSA pAsa karyA pachI 1942 nI 'hiMda choDo' nI laDatamAM, AkharI AjhAdI jaMgamAM temaNe jhUkAveluM, aMgreja eziyAnA sau prathama aMdha mahilA sarapaMca sarakAra viruddha nava mAsa sudhI bhUgarbha caLavaLa calAvelI. A sudhAbahena paTelanI yazagAthA arthazAstrIe "bhabhUkatI vALA' navalakathA paNa lakhI che. ANaMda jillAnA cAMgA gAmanA bhUtapUrva sarapaMca ane. pro. Ara. ke. amInanI zaikSaNika kArakirdI tejavI rahI, zikSikA tarIke pharaja bajAvatA sudhAbahena paTela eziyAnI sau ela. DI. ArTasa kaoNlejamAM arthazAstra (bI. e. oNnarsa) mAM prathama aMdha mahilA sarapaMca che paraMtu temanI prasiddhinuM kAraNa Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #650 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 634 zArIrika kSati nahIM paNa kAryadakSatA ane sevAbhAvanA che. kheDUta pitAne tyAM sudhAbahena AMkhonA aMdhakAra sAthe jamyA e to ThIka paraMtu temanI rAdhA nAmanI bahena paNa aMdha che chatAM parivArajanoe satata protsAhana ApyuM tethI baMne bahenoe ucca zikSaNa prApta karyuM. sudhAbahene to grejyueTa thaIne bI.e.nI padavI paNa meLavI che, cAMgAmAM ekavIsa varSanI uMmare A aMdhamahilA sarapaMca banI ane 1995 thI 2000 sudhInA pAMca varSamAM gAmanI sikala badalI nAkhI! vividha sarakArI yojanAono lAbha temaNe grAmajanoe apAvyo, kauzalyatAthI adhikArIono sahakAra meLavyo. aMdha, vikalAMga, maMdabuddhinA bALako ane mahilAonA utkarSa mATe kAryarata evA sudhAbahena sarakArI ane binasarakArI saMsthAonI yojanAnA lAbho potAnA gAmane apAvavAmAM kAryarata rahyA che jethI temane deza-videzanA cha jeTalA evo maLyA che, jema ke (1) 1996mAM indora khAte Tena AuTa sTenDiMga yaMga parsana opha dha inDiyA (2) 1997mAM honoluluamerikAmAM Tena AuTa sTenDiMga yaMga parsana oNpha dha inDiyA (3) 1999mAM AuTa sTenDiMga vumana paMcAyata lIDara oNpha inDiyA evo dilhInA mukhyamaMtrI zilA dIkSitanA haste maLyo. (4) 2003mAM varlDa hyumana rAITa pramozana evo (5) 2004mAM 'AuTa sTenDiMga konTribyuzana phora TiciMga enDa sozyala varka badala gAMdhInagara khAte vidhAnasabhAnA adhyakSa zrI maMgaLabhAI paTelanA haste evorDa prApta thayo hato....je ahIM yAda karI zakAya. | 'vijhana' philma kaMpanIe sudhAbahena paTelanA kAryo para dastAvejI philma paNa banAvI che. muMbaInA praphullabhAI paTele sudhAbahenanA jIvana para lakhelI vArtAnA AdhAre philma nirmAtA jayaMtabhAI dha vhAITa lenDa' nAmanI philma banAvavAnA che. gujarAtI TacavALI A phicara philmanI mukhya nAyikA "lagAna'thI jANItI banelI gresI siMha che. Ama cAMgAnI aMdha mahilA zikSikA ane pUrva-sarapaMca para philma banaze je anyane mATe to preraNArUpa ajavALuM pAtharaze ja! pathapradarzaka "mAdhava nidAna'nA hozIlA anuvAdaka tathA pracAraka - trikamabhAI jIkAdarA AyurvedanI carakasaMhitA, suzruta saMhitA, mAdhava nidAnamAM anukrame upacAravidhi, vADhakApavidhi ane roganidAna vidhi varNavelI che paraMtu te saMskRtamAM che tethI saMskRta nahIM jANatA ane abhaNa lokone samajavAmAM muzkelI paDe che. vaLI keTalAka nAnAM gAmaDAMomAM javAnuM Adhunika DaoNkTaro TALatA hoya che tevA saMjogomAM saurASTranA sAvarakuMDalA pAse vaNodanA kheDUta trikamabhAI mAdhAbhAI jIkAdarAe AyurvedanA prAcIna saMskRta graMtha 'mAdhavanidAna'nuM gujarAtImAM rUpAMtara karyuM che. trikamabhAIno abhyAsa mAtra sAta dhoraNa sudhIno che paNa temaNe 10 varSanI mahenata laIne, 29 rAgarAgiNImAM, sittera prakaraNamAM 'mAdhavanidAna'nI 1600 kaDIo gujarAtImAM dUhA jevI racI che jene nAnuM bALaka paNa samajI zake ane roganidAnane lagatI sabhAnatA keLavI zake. aDakhepaDakhenA jUnI peDhInA vRddha vaidoe graMtho lakhavAnI preraNA ApI, tyArabAda A lakhANanI cakAsaNI karAvavAmAM AvI. lakhANane lIlI jhaMDI' sAMpaDI! trikamabhAIe hajI tenuM pustakarUpe prakAzana nathI karyuM paraMtu teo A kaDIone aDakhepaDakhenA gAmomAM navI peDhIne rAga-rAgiNImAM gAIne saraLatAthI Ayurvedano bodha ApI rahyA che! amerikI sainyanA gauravazIla gujarAtI prazAMta ema. zAha vaDodarAnA vatanI zrI prazAMtabhAI mahendrabhAI zAhe sAhasika ane anokhI kArakirdI ghaDavAnA uddezathI dho. 12 pachI ema.esa. yuni. mAM ekAda varSano abhyAsa karIne sane 2001mAM amerikAmAM ile. enji.nA prathama varSamAM joDAyA pachI 2002mAM naukA sainyamAM, vividha dezonA pravAsanI taka meLavI. lAnsa korporala ane pachI Asi. verahAusa cIphanA hodde pahoMcyA che. amerikI sainyamAM temanI pharaja daramiyAna aphaghAnistAnamAM zreSTha kAmagIrI bajAvavA badala temanI 'nevI enDa marIna korNa ecivamenTa evorDa ane komboTa ekzana ribana evorDa enAyata thayo che. aphaghAnistAnamAM amerikana sainyanuM yuddha oparezana cAlyuM tyAre prazAMta zAhanI paNa pasaMdagI thatAM marInsanA 2000 sainiko sAthe te dariyAI mArge aphaghAnistAna pahoMcyA. mAtRbhASA gujarAtI uparAMta hiMdI, paMjAbI ane aMgrejI to teo jANe ja che paraMtu eTalAnTika samudramAM naukAdaLanI potAnI pharaja daramiyAna samayano sadupayoga Jain Education Intemational Page #651 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo karIne temaNe 17 divasamAM urdU uparAMta aphaghAnistAna pahoMcI mAtra 21 divasamAM puzto bhASA zIkhyA. aphaghAnistAnanI sthAnika puzto bhASAnI zrI prazAMtabhAInI jANakArIne kAraNe aphaghAna lokone AnaMda thato ane teo temane AvakAra AvatA kemake teo amerikI sainya ane sthAnika aphaghAna loko vacce saMparka setu banI zakyA. temanI A siddhine kAraNe amerikI marInsa ane naukAdaLa ema baMne dvArA vizeSa siddhi mATe bahumAna karAyuM che. aphaghAnistAnamAM sthAnika senA ane laDAyaka svabhAvanA aphaghAna loko vacce cAvIrUpa bhUmikA bhajavanAra prazAMta zAhanI siddhinI noMdha amerikI samAcAra mAdhyamo ane ame. sainyanI vebasAITa para ahevAlanA rUpamAM tathA anya rIte vyApakarUpe levAI. puzto bhASAnI jANakArIne kAraNe ja apha.nA 100 jeTalA AtaMkavAdIo pakaDAyA; amerikana marInsamAM 'smUtha TaoNkara'nA lADIlA nAme jANItA prazAMta zAhane ame. akhabAro barliTjha buka' (vizvanI bhASAonuM jJAnavALuM pustaka) kahe che! prazAMta zAhanA bhaginI belAbahena potAnA bhAIne kArakirdI AyojanamAM preraNA ane mArgadarzana pUrAM pADyAM che, mAtA nItAbahena potAnA bahAdura putra mATe gaurava anubhave che. temanA parivArajano jetalapura roDa, kAzI vizvezvara TAunazIpa, vaDodarAmAM rahe che. amerikAmAM bhAgavatakathAnI suvAsa phelAvanAra bharatabhAI zAstrI deza-videzamAM bhAgavatakathAo ane gItA pravacanothI bhAratIya saMskRti ane dhArmika saMskArono paricaya pamarATa phelAvanAra bharatabhAI zAstrIe 18 varSanI uMmare to kathAno prAraMbha karI dIdhelo ! amerikAnA ohAyo, epalavelI, oregana, keliphorniyA va.mAM teo kathA karI cUkayA che. naDiyAdanA prasiddha saMta kathAkAra pa.pU. zrI kRSNazaMkara zAstrIjInI preraNA ane AzIrvAdaprApta bharatabhAI zAstrIjI hAlamAM rAdhAkRSNamaMdira, losa eMjalsa-amerikAmAM pramukha zAstrIjI tarIke sevA ApI rahyA che ane devabhASA saMskRta mATe paNa jAgRti dAkhavI rahyA che. bharatabhAInA dharmapatnI nalinI rAjagora paNa amerikAmAM gItApravacana, yoga ane saMskRta bhASAno pracAraprasAra karI rahyA che tathA tyAM rahetA gujarAtIo mATe saMskRta 635 zIkhavavA khAsa vargo calAve che. bhAratIya saMskRtinI suvAsa jALavI rAkhanAra daMpati abhinaMdanapAtra che! amerikAmAMthI phroDa ekjhAminaranI DigrI meLavanAra eka mAtra bhAratIya : nIrava anupama tArakasa esosiezana oNpha sarTIphAIDa phroDa ekjhAminarsa nAmanI amerikana saMsthA dvArA vaDodarAnA cArTarDa ekAunTanTa zrI nIrava anupama tArakasane sarTIo phroDa ekjhAminaranI mAnad DigrI enAyata thaI che. bhAratamAM A prakAranI DigrI meLavanAra teo prathama che. bhAratIya havAIdaLamAM pAyaloTa tarIke pasaMdagI pAmanAra zrI nirava tArakasa ekamAtra sI.e. che. bila philanTananI AtmakathAnuM vizvavikramI vecANa- pArzvabhUmikAmAM eka gujarAtI : sonI mahetA amerikAnA bhUtapUrva pramukha bila klinTananI AtmakathA `My Life' (mAya lAIpha') che te jUna-2004mAM vikramI vecANa ane bukiMga sAthe bajAramAM mukAtAM ja 15 lAkha jeTalI nakalo capocapa upaDI gaI! 957 pejanuM daLadAra pustaka herI poTaranA pustakanA vecANa AMkane AMbI jaze tema lAge che. klinTananA keTalAka carcita saMbaMdhonAM aMzo paNa ahIM pratibiMbita thAya che! pustakanI amerikI uparAMta iMgleMDa, phrAMsa, haoNlenDa, haMgerI ane jApAnamAM paNa dhUma kharIdI thaI jo ke vivecakono bhale sAro AvakAra na maLe paraMtu bila klinTanane A pustaka mATe kalama calAvavA badala eka karoDa Dolara jeTalI rakama cukavavAmAM AvI. aMdAje 25 lAkha pratonA vecANanI roTalTI paNa temane maLaze. Azcarya e che ke AMtararASTrIya kakSAe kadAca vikramI vecANa dharAvatA pustakanA preraNAdAtA koNa che? bila klinTananA 'mAya lAIpha'nI prakAzaka kaMpanI AlphreDa noyaphanA 'eDiTara ina cIpha' mULa gujarAtI che. temanuM nAma sonI mahetA che ke jemaNe bila klinTanane AtmakathA lakhavA mATe preryA, temanI sAthe beThako yojIne pustakomAM mahattvanA prasaMgo-prakaraNa-kada-zailI aMge parAmarza karyo eTaluM ja nahIM holIvUDanI philma eka sAthe jema aneka jagyAe rajU thAya che te rIte A pustakane prasiddhi ApavAno khyAla paNa sonI mahetAe Apyo hato! A prakAranuM lonciMga, mArkeTiMga ane prasiddhinI bAbatamAM abhUtapUrvatA Page #652 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 636 pathapradarzaka dharAvatA "mAya lAIpha'nI pAchaLa prakAzaka kaMpanInA vaDA tarIke eka gujarAtInuM yogadAna pustaka prakAzananA itihAsamAM noMdhapAtra banI rahe che! gujarAtamAM pArAnA viziSTa zivaliMganA darzana karAvatA pa. pU. mahaMta zrI baTukagirijI mahArAja (giranArI bApu), aTala Azrama, pAla. virATa vizvacetanAmAM sthaLa taraphathI sUkSma tarapha, AkAra taraphathI nirAkAramAM gatino saMdezo sAMpaDe che zivaliMgamAMthI. tenA be prakAra paDe-(1) cala liMga-kadamAM nAnAM tathA pheravI zakAya, tenA 6 prakAra paDe-(1) mRNamaya-mATInuM (2) lohajalokhaMDanuM mizradhAtunuM (3) ratnaja-nava prakAranAM ratnomAMthI bane che. (4) dArUja liMga-kASThamAMthI (5) zailaja liMgapASANa / paththaramAMthI (6) kSaNika liMga-pUjAnA aMte tenuM visarjana karavAmAM Ave che je gaMdhaka, bhasma, ghI, kasturI, lavaNa va.mAMthI banAvAya che. (2) acala liMga-pheravI na zakAya tevAM sthira hoya che. tenAM cAra / cha/ nava sudhI prakAra pADela che. Ama mATInAM zivaliMgathI mAMDIne paththara ane hIrAmotInAM zivaliMga paNa hoI zake. A badhAmAM zreSTha zivaliMga tarIke pArAmAMthI banAvela zivaliMgane gamyuM che. gujarAtamAM javalle ja jovA maLatuM pArada-zivaliMga bhaktonA kalyANa mATe koIpaNa prakAranA bhedabhAva vagara pUjAarcanA-abhiSeka mATe khulluM mUkavAno yaza pa.pU. mahaMta zrI baTukagirijI mahArAja guruzrI mahaMta mahAdevagiribApune phALe jAya che. AvA zivaliMga mATe pAro ekatra karIne tene rAsAyaNika prakriyAthI bAMdhavo paDe che. AvA pArada zivaliMganA darzana sUryaputrI tApI nadInA kinAre surata-hajIrA roDa para pAla jakAta nAkA pAse jyAM samudra ane tApIno saMgama thAya che te tApI nadInA mukha pAse pa. pU. mahaMta zrI baTukagirijI mahArAja (giranArI bApu) guruzrI mahaMta mahAdevagirijI bApu-aTala Azrama, mu. po.pAla, tA. coryAsI, suratamAM thAya che uparAMta AzramanI aMdara aMbAjI mAtA, hanumAnajI birAjamAna che. AzramamAM gauzALAnA Ayojana uparAMta sAdhusaMtone visAmo ane prasAda tathA zanivAre tamAmane sAMje khIcaDI-kaDhI-zAka pirasAya che. AzramamAM vividha utsavo dhAmadhUmathI ujavAya che. tApItaTe bAreka varSa sudhI jhADI vacce kaThora sAdhanA karanAra pa.pU. baTukagirijI mahArAja jaMgalamAM maMgala sarjavAnuM sAmarthya prApta karI zakyA che. Azramane avAranavAra tApImaiyAnA dhasamasatA pUrano bhoga banavuM paDyuM hovA chatAM 'are dvArikA' nA aTala nizcayamAMthI temanI pIchehaTha nathI thaI. saurASTranA bhAvanagaranI gohilavADI bolIno hoMkAro, udAratA, saraLatA, avAjamAM cuMbakIya AkarSaNa zraddhALu bhaktane potIkA banAvI le che! staMbhezvara Azrama, kaMboI (kAvI)nA adhiSThAtA pa.pU, zrI vidhAnaMdajI mahArAja bharUca jillAnA jaMbusara tAlukA kendrathI trIsa kilomITara dUra Avela purAtana gAma kAvI pAse hAlanA kaMboInA dariyAmAM skaMdapurANolekhita ane bhagavAna zivajInA putra kArtikeyajI dvArA sthApita zivaliMga che je 'staMbhezvara' nAme oLakhAya che. paurANika kathA pramANe varadAna meLavIne chakI gayelA tArakAsurane mAravA ziva-pArvatInA putra tarIke kArtikeyajIe janma lIdho, janmanA pAMcamA divase devonuM senApatipada dhAraNa karIne A kArya pAra pADyuM paNa pachI pastAvo thayo ke game tevo to ya tArakAsura zivabhakta hato! kArtikeyajI (skaMda kumAra) nA manano A bojo haLavo karavA temanA hAthe je zivaliMganI sthApanA thaI te ja staMbhezvara je mahIsAgarasaMgama para Avela che! eka vakhata badhA tIrthadevo brahmAjInI sabhAmAM ekatra thayA tyAre paheluM pUjana konuM karavuM tenI visAmaNamAM paDelA brahmAjIe zreSThatIrthanuM pUjana badhAM tIrtho vatI karavAnuM nakkI karIne 'zreSThatIrtha kahyuM?' teno nirNaya tIrthadevo para ja choDyo tyAre mahIsAgara saMgama paranA sthaMbhezvara tIrthe potAnI mahattA jAte ja varNavI. A bAbatane aviveka gaNIne brahmAjInA putra dharmadeva dvArA A tIrthane gupta / aprasiddha thaI javAno zrApa ApavAmAM Avyo paraMtu kArtikeyajIe tenuM nivAraNa karavAnuM kahyuM tethI dharmadeve kahyuM ke-'zanivAranI amAse mahIsAgara saMgamanI mAtra eka ja vakhata yAtrA karanArane prabhAsanI dasavAranI, puSkaranI sAtavAra ane prayAganI AThavAra yAtrA karyAnuM phaLa maLaze.....' A sthaLe 1992mAM pU. zrI bajaraMgagirijI mahArAja ane hAlanA staMbhezvara AzramanA adhiSThAtA pU. zrI vidyAnaMdajI mahArAje "mahArudrayajJa' karyo ane tyArathI punaH A tIrtha dhamadhamatuM thayuM! yuvAna vayanA, lAMbI jaTAvALA, ughADA page A Jain Education Intemational Page #653 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 630 pratibhAo tIrthadhAmanA vikAsa kAje sadA kAryarata evA pU. zrI vidyAnaMdajI mahArAja gujarAtanA ane dezanA bIjA bhAgomAMthI padhAratA bhaktone AvakAre che, ekaMdare teone vyaktigata pichAne paNa che. temanI pAse tIrtha vikAsanI aneka yojanAo che. aMbhezvara AzramanA dariyAmAM zivaliMga sudhI javAno yAtrApatha, staMbhezvara Azrama, atithigRha, yajJazALA, atithigRhanuM temaNe nirmANa karyuM che. kapila bhagavAna, yAjJavakya muni, dadhIci, saubhadra muni ahIM thayA. zrAvaNa mAsa, grahaNa, kArataka, adhika mAsa, vaidhRti yoga, somavArI amAsa, zanivArI amAse staMbhezvara tIrthe samudra snAna, pUjana-dAna, pitRpiMDano vizeSa mahimA che. mahAmaMDalezvara pa.pU. zrI alakhagirijI ma. gujarAta samRddha bane e lakSyane siddha karavA mA narmadAnI divya prasannatAnI prApti kAje aneka saMta-sAdhu-siddhonA pAvana sAnnidhyamAM tA. 15-2-2015 nA roja "bhavya narmadA jayaMti mahotsavanI ujavaNI : 108 naukA, 108 bhajanamaMDaLIo, vAjiMtro sAthe narmadA ghoSa, alakhadhAma ovArethI 'narmadehara' nA divyaghoSa sAthe narmadAmAM 25 ki.mI. bhavya jalayAtrA ane sAMje saMdhyAkALe savA lAkha dIvaDAnI mahAAratInuM bhavya Ayojana karanAra zrI zrI zrI 1008 AcAryazrI alakhagiri mahArAja [zrI gAyatrI vedAcArya, kailAsarana, siddhavibhUSaNa, mahAmaMDalezvara] no saMkSiptamAM paricaya Apavo muzkela che. pa.pU. AcAryazrI alakhagirijI mahArAjanI tapobhUmi giranAra-kailAsa ane himAlaya che. bhagavAna zaMkaranI paramakRpAthI gAyatrImAtAno sAkSAtkAra thayo. tapazcaryA daramiyAna kailAsamAM beThA hatA te gALAmAM bhagavatI vedamAtA vizvagAyatrInI divyakathA zravaNa karI je saMdezo gAyatrI divyakathAnA rUpamAM bhArata uparAMta tibeTa ane nepALamAM ApIne A kathAnuM potAnI viziSTa rIte rasapAna karAvyuM che. sAdhanA, satsaMga, sevA, sAkSAtkAra, mArgadarzana mATe zrI vizvagAyatrI mahApITha-kAsora (ji. ANaMda), zrI vizvagAyatrI brahmapITha-alakhadhAma, jhADezvara (bharUca), zrI vizva gAyatrI mahIpITha, kanoDA (tA. sAvalI), zrI vizvagAyatrI zrI pIThakhaMbhAta, zrI vizva gAyatrI yoginI pITha-ANaMda, zrI vizvagAyatrI bhaktipITha-sAvalI, zrI vizvagAyatrI brahmarSipITha-vaDodarAnI sthApanA dvArA dhArmika mArgadarzana ane preraNA ApIne tathA 'vizvagAyatrI parivAra dvArA mAnava kalyANanI vividha pravRttionuM Ayojana karI rahyA che. "jaya gAyatrI' mahAmaMtra ApanAra ane "vizvagAyatrI' AdhyAtmika mAsikanuM prakAzana karatA pa.pU.zrI alakhagirijI narmadAjInA pavitra kinAre 150' x 225' x'35 = 3,50,000 ske. phUTanA mahAsnAnaghATanuM nirmANa, saptarSinI mUrtio, maMDapa, kamAno, navagrahonI chatrIo, saMtaghATa, puruSaghATa, mahilAghATa karoDo rUpiyAnA kharce karI rahyA che jemAM eka lAkha paththaranI zilAo vaparAze. ApazrI dara maMgaLavAre kAsora (ji. ANaMda) tathA guruvAre jhADezvara Azrama-bharUcamAM muMjhavatA praznomAM ane sAdhanAviSayaka mArgadarzana Ape che. pa. pU. zrI pramukhasvAmI mahArAjanA kRpApAtra bhakta prAgajIbhAI paTela (laMDana) vaDodarA ji.nA pAdarA tAlukAnA pragatizIla gAma sAdhInA vatanI zrI prAgajIbhAI mathurabhAI paTela laMDana khAte 1976 thI sthAyI che, atyAre 93 varSanI uMmare paNa tarotAjA-capaLa che, AMkhe cazmAnA naMbara nathI ane koI paNa prakAranI kAra pUrapATa haMkArI zake che! Dise. 1930 mAM kerIo-AphrikAmAM kApaDanA vepArArthe gayelA tyAre aDhAreka varSanI uMmara. lagna karyuM 1938 mAM. bocAsaNavAsI svAminArAyaNa saMpradAyanA vaDA saMta pU. zrI yogIjI mahArAja ane sAthe AvelA pramukha svAmInA paricayathI satsaMgano pAko raMga caDyo. satsaMga ane annakUTano kAryakrama Adaryo. 45 varSa AphrikAmAM rahyA pachI 1976 mAM mAncesTara-laMDana khAte sthira thayA che ane A saMpradAyanA niyamonuM custa rIte pAlana kare che. laMDanamAM lagabhaga bAra varSathI phaMDaprAptinA umadA hetu mATe yojAtI sponsara voka (10 ki.mI.nI) ane vokethonamAM prAgajIbhAI paTele ekadhAro prathama krama jALavI rAkhyo che. sponsarDa vokamAM 3 hajAra jeTalA spardhakomAM prathama naMbare AvIne pa.pU. zrI pramukhasvAmIno meDala meLavyo. spardhA vakhate khANIpINInI sagavaDa hovA chatAM prAgajIbhAIe te lIdhela nahIM! potAnA parivAranI cAra peDhInA 100 sadasyonuM vizALa vaTavRkSa dharAvatA, aneka dezomAM paribhramaNa karatA, aTalAdarAbocAsaNavAsI svAminArAyaNa saMpradAyanA vaDA pa.pU. pramukha svAmI mahArAjanA kRpApAtra hovAthI temanI AsapAsa bhaktibhAve nAcatA-kudatA athavA vividha dezomAM saMpradAyanA maMdiramAM mUrtinI prANapratiSThA vacce acUka upasthiti ApatA Jain Education Intemational Page #654 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 63. ane avAranavAra potAnA baMgalA-sAmrAjya, e / 11, jUnA pAdarA roDa, vaDodarA khAte AvatA prAgajIbhAI paTela vRddho to zuM paNa yuvAnoneya preraNAdAyI che! kacchanA samAjasevikA ane saMzodhaka DaoN. jhoharA DI. DholiyA kacchanA lokasAhitya saMzodhaka ne mahilA sAmAjika kAryakara DaoN. jhoharA DI. DholiyAno janma bhUja (kaccha) mAM 261-1948nA roja thayo hato. ema.e., ema.eD. ane pIeca.DI.nI padavI paNa temaNe prApta karI che. prAthamika zALAmAM zikSikA tarIke sevA ApyA bAda samAjasevAmAM vadhu dhyAna ApavAmAM uddezathI temaNe zikSikAnA vyavasAyamAMthI svecchApUrvaka nivRtti svIkArI lIdhI che. 1977 thI 1984 sudhI yuvaka mahotsavamAM hastakalA ane sarjanAtmaka kArIgarImAM tAlukA-jillA-pradeza tathA rAjyakakSA sudhI vijetA banelA jhoharAbahenane vesTamAMthI besTa'-nakAmI vastuomAMthI upayogI vastuo banAvavAno, bharatakAma, vAcana-lekhanano zokha che. AkAzavANInA kAryakrama salAhakAra tarIke paNa rahyA hatA. zibirasaMcAlana, kuTuMba kalyANa, Arogya zibiromAM bhAga lenArA jhoharAbahenane 1990 mAM esa.ena.DI.TI. yuni.-muMbaI taraphathI DaoN. premilA ThAkarazI evorDu hiMdI viSaya mATe maLyo. 1992 mAM mAna. rASTrapatijI DaoN. zaMkara dayALa zarmAnA zubha haste zreSTha zikSakano evorDa maLyo, 1994 mAM rAjIva gAMdhI phAunDezana evorDa maLyo. 1996 mAM 'kacchazakti' taraphathI kArANI gaurava evorDa (muMbaImAM) prApta karyo. sane 2001nA dharatIkaMpa vakhate mahilAo-kArIgaronA punarUtthAna mATe paNa kAma karyuM che. pitAjI dAudabhAInI chatrachAyA vahelI gumAvI denAra pathapradarzaka jhoharAbahene mAtAnI hUMpha, bhAIonI lAgaNI ane sva. zrI dulerAya kArANI jevA lokasAhitya dhuraMdharanI preraNA-kRpApAtratA pAmIne rAjasthAnI aura kacchI lokagItokA tulanAtmaka adhyayana' viSaya para hiMdI mAdhyamamAM pI.eca.DI.no mahAnibaMdha lakhyo. je mATe DaoN. premilA ThAkarazI evorDa maLyo. 'kArAyala kacchI lokagIta' aMge temanuM sacitra saMpAdana-prakAzana kacchI lokasAhityamAM noMdhapAtra che. samAja sevA kSetre temanI AvatI kAla ujaLI che. limkA buka opha rekorDjhamAM siddhi nodhAvanAra gajAnana vALaMda (vaDodarA) vaDodarAnA 26 varSanA yuvAna gajAnana sI. vALaMda navanava jeTalA vAjiMtro moM ane gaLAnA upayogathI vagADI zake che. A siddhinI noMdha limkA buka oNpha rekorDjha-varSa 2004 mAM kalA vibhAgamAM 'solo orakesTrA' tarIke levAI che, A rIte teo (1) Dhola (2) tabalA (3) khaMjarI (4) giTAra (5) okTopeDa (6) DaphalI (7) koMgo (8) boMgo (9) ghUMgharuM bajAvI zake che. phakta cAra ja copaDI bhaNIne khAnagI nokarIe lAgI gayelA gajAnanabhAIe A kaLAno prAraMbha AjathI vIsa varSa pahelAM-1985thI karyo. mahaMmada raphI sAhebanA pUM to hamane lAkha hasI dekhe haiM, tumasA nahIM dekhA' gItamAM ghoDAnA pagarava- DAbalAnI nakala karyA pachI vividha vAjiMtrono avAja moM vaDe sAdhya karyo. gajAnanabhAI vALaMdanI joDe eka gAyaka ane eka organa pleyara hoya che. gAyakanA gAyana sAthe gajAnanabhAI uparokta vAjiMtro moM vaDe vagADe che. AkAzavANI para paNa temaNe kAryakramo ApelA che tema ja vaDodarAnI vikhyAta ema.esa.yuni.nI myujhika koleje temane 10 miniTamAM ja pramANapatra ApeluM! Page #655 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo samAjJevAnI aneka pravRttionA praNetAo gujarAtamAM mahAjana paraMparA pahelethI ja jovA maLe che. eka samaye mahAjano ke jeo zreSThIo tarIke paNa oLakhAtA hatA. teo gujarAtanA vikAsamAM ghaNI rIte sahAyabhUta banatA hatA. teonuM samAja pratyenuM dAyitva ghaNuM majabUta hatuM. Aje paNa gujarAtanAM keTalAMka zahero ane kasabAomAM tathA gujarAtanI bahAra AvA zreSThIo jovA maLe che. A mahAnubhAvonA tyAga, saMyama, dhairya ane nIDaratAe samAjane eka navI ja dizA ApI che. sevA, saMyama, tyAga ane samarpaNanI suvAsa mahekatI hoya tevA ghaNAnAM Adarza caritro ApaNA rojiMdA jIvanamAM sevAbhAvanAnI bhavya bharatI laherAvI jAya che. saMpAdaka dakSiNa bhAratamAM vividha sAmAjika sevAmAM agresara zrI kAntilAla e. kAmadAra (madrAsa) audyogika kSetranI anekavidha jaTila javAbadArIo vacce paNa sevAbhAvanAnI jyota jalatI rAkhatA madrAsanA mahArathI gujarAtI agresara zrI kAntilAlabhAI amIcaMda kAmadAranuM samagra jIvana Age kadamInA ujjvaLa itihAsanuM darzana karAve che. saurASTranA svAmInArAyaNanA gaDhaDAnA suvikhyAta sukhI samRddha jaina vaNika parivAramAM zrI kAntilAlabhAIno janma I.sa. 1925nA mArcanI 27 tArIkhe thayo hato. vatanamAM abhyAsa pachI pitAnAM pagale yuvAna zrI kAntibhAI kismatanA khela khelavA prathama muMbaI, sAMgalI, AdonI ane bAdamAM madrAsane AMgaNe I.sa. 1956mAM AvI AyAtanikAsanA vyApAramAM sAmela thayA hatA. Age kadamanAM unnata svapno sadAya haiyAmAM ghoLAtAM A yuvAne sTenalesa sTIlanA vyavasAyamAM jhaMpalAvI 'jhenitha inTaranezanala'nA nAme sTenalesa sTIlanA kArakhAnAnA pAyA nAkhyA hatA. Aje A udyogakSetrathI temanI unnati ujjvaLa svarUpa pAmI che. dhaMdhAnA vikAsa arthe videzomAM anya vakhata gayA ne nikAsa mATe yathAgata prayAso karI nAmanA meLavI, jethI bhArata sarakAre temane sTenalesa sTIlanA zreSTha nikAsa mATe evorDa paNa Apyo che. teozrI tAmilanADu meTalavera esosiyezananA pramukhapade 1982thI 1987 sudhI rahI khUba ja suMdara sevA Apela che. hindustAna cembara opha komarsanA pramukhapade rahI cembaranuM gaurava vadhAryuM che. 639 Jain Education Intemational 'rAjayoga kansTrakzana li.'nA ceramena che, je Aje samagra tAmilanADumAM agraNI sthAna dharAve che. samAjasevAmAM zrI kAntilAlabhAI mokhare che. zrI ZPH gujarAtI kanyA keLavaNI maMDaLa saMcAlita zALAonA satata nava varSa sudhI pramukha rahI bAlikAonI zikSaNa keLavaNImAM khUba ja pragati sAdhI, tema ja zrI AB pArekha vidyAmaMdiramAM paNa upapramukha tarIke sakriya sevA ApI rahyA che. hAla teo zrI cennAI (madrAsa)nI mukhya saMsthA zrI gujarAtI maMDaLanA pramukha che ane zrI gujarAtI maMDaLa bilDiMga TrasTanA (atithigRha) TrasTI che. dhArmika kSetre teoe zrI saurASTra jaina saMdha, zrI saurASTra jaina velphera TrasTanA pramukha rahI tema ja zrI dakSiNa bhArata saurASTra jaina mahAsaMghanA sthApaka pramukha, jaina sozyala grupa madrAsa senTralanA sthApaka pramukha ane jaina sozyala grupa pheDarezananA upapramukha rahI khUba ja sevA ApI. e saMgho ane saMsthAoe pragati sAdhI che. zrI digaMbara jaina mumukSu maMDaLa TrasTanA hAla ghaNA samayathI pramukha che. lAyansa klabanA pramukha thaI klabane ghaNA evorDa prApta karAvela che. lAyansa klabanA DisTrikTa ceramena ane lAyansa hArTa phAunDezananA ceramena 1992thI Aja divasa sudhI cAlu che. PTB gujarAtI sahAyakArI hospiTala, lAyansa kanyAzaraNa, lAyansa Ai beMka phAunDezana, lAyansa phAunDezana phora blAinDa, zrI gujarAtI strI maMDaLa, zrI jaina mahilA saMgha, zrI saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela phAunDezana vagere ane saMsthAonA bilDiMga TrasTonA TrasTI che. Page #656 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 640 pathapradarzaka zrI kAntibhAIe vividha kSetre Apela sevAonI kadara lekhamALA daramyAna gujarAtano marAThA kALanI samApti sudhIno karI "inTara amerikana yunivarsiTI opha hyumenika sTaDIjha itihAsa temaNe rajU karela che. sokreTisa pUrve grIka tattvajJa USA e onararI DokTareTathI navAjyA che. bAbata temaNe lakhela nibaMdha prakAzita thavAmAM che. tera jeTalAM zrI kAntilAlabhAI mRdubhASI-sarala svabhAva lAgaNI temanAM prakAzita pustako che. pradhAna-dharmapriya-samAjasevI-sevAbhAvI vidvAno-uccavicAra- zrI dinezacaMdra dvArakAdAsa saravaiyA daDha paNa komaLa hRdaya dharAve che. saurASTramAM umarALA pAse bajuDamAM tA. 25-6-72nA temanAM dareka kAryomAM temanAM patnI zrImatI pravINAbahena janma thayo. sevA ane samarpaNanA ucca guNothI opatuM aneruM ane baMne suputro ci. azvinakumAra ane ci. bharatakumArano pUro vyaktitva dharAvanAra pratibhAsaMpanna zrI dinezacaMdra dvArakAdAsa sAtha che. saravaiyA, janmabhUmi sikaMdarAbAdamAM B. Com sudhInuM zikSaNa zrI caMbakalAla umedacaMda mahetA laI CA no korsa hAtha dharyo. zaikSaNika kArakirdI hovA chatAM temanA pitAzrI dvArakAdAsabhAI saravaiyAnI nAdurasta tabiyatanA (TI. yu. mahetA) kAraNe raMga tathA kemikalanA dhaMdhAmAM joDAyA ane bombe kalara - zrI yaMbakalAla mahetAno janma dazAzrImALI sthAnakavAsI ejansImAM dhaMdho dhapAvyo. jaina kuTuMbamAM saurASTranA zahera vAMkAneramAM tA. 12 Disembara abhyAsakALathI ja ApanAmAM netRtva ane sevAnA guNo 1917nA roja thayo. hAla temanI uMmara pUrAM 87 varSanI che. hovAthI jyAM teo gujarAtI prAthamika zALAmAM vidyArthI hatA te temaNe muMbaInI senTa jheviyarsa kolejamAM arthazAstra sAthe ja saMsthAnA AgaLa jatA prathama vidyArthI hatA teo saMsthAnA bI.e. (onarsa) karI bombe skUla opha ikonomiksamAM mAnad maMtrI banyA ane khUba ja saphaLatApUrvaka vahIvaTa karyo. anusnAtaka abhyAsa karyo ane amadAvAdanI zAha lallubhAI sevAmaMDaLamAM gesTahAusa, sArvajanikahola va. sathApavAmAM laoN kolejamAM ela.ela.bI.no kAnUnI abhyAsa karI tenI DigrI siMhaphALo rahyo. meLavI rAjakoTamAM ejansI korTamAM tathA saurASTranI vividha zikSaNa ane sAmAjika kSetre saphaLa netRtvathI ane suMdara korTomAM vakIlAta karI. bAdamAM saurASTranA saMyukta rAjyanI vahIvaTakartA tarIke nAmanA prApta karyA bAda, vepArI AlamanA sthApanA bAda saurASTra hAikorTamAM mukhyatve baMdhAraNIya viSayomAM praznone vAcA ApavA sikaMdarAbAdamAM DAijha ane kemikala sane 1954 sudhI vakIlAta karI. tyArabAda saurASTra rAjyamAM maracanTa esosiezananI sthApanA karI. selsaTekSanA prazna AMdhra DisTrikTa enDa sezansa jaja tarIke sane 1969nI sAlamAM sarakAra sAthe saMgharSa karI saphaLa netA karI bahumAna prApta karyuM. temanI nimaNUka ola inDiyA inkama Teksa epeleTa TribyunalamAM jyuDiziala membara tarIke thaI ane eka varSa tyAM pharaja aneka kSetre yogadAna hovAthI lAyansa klabano bajAvyA bAda 1969mAM teonI gujarAta hAikorTamAM sikaMdarAbAdamAM cArTarDa sabhAsada tarIke niyukta thayA. nyAyAdhIza tarIke nimaNUka thaI. muMbaI khAte paNa jJAna, anubhava ane kuzaLa netRtvano tA. 12-12-1980nA divase riTAyara thayA. tyArabAda lAbha temanI jJAti zrI ghoghArI dazA zrImALI jJAti, muMbaIne dilhI suprima korTamAM sIniyara eDavokeTa tarIke tera varSa prekTisa maLyo. jJAtinI vividha pravRttimAM tana-mana ane dhanathI temanuM karI 1994mAM amadAvAdamAM sthira thayA. te bAda teo yogadAna rahyuM. jJAtinA TrasTI, vAisa ceramena, ceramena tathA gujarAtanA tathA dezanA jAhera praznomAM sakriya rasa le che. teo pramukha tarIke rahI ApanA vizALa anubhava, saphaLa saMcAlana vizvanA vividha dharmonA ane khAsa karIne jainadarzananA abhyAsI ane vahIvaTI kunehano lAbha jJAtine maLyo. jJAtijano mATe che ane te viSayamAM vividha pustako lakhyAM che. hAla teo saMvedanazIla kartavyaparAyaNa, spaSTa vaktA, tvarita nirNayazakti dharAvanAra ane bauddhika sukAnI tarIke Ape samAjamAM eka munizrI saMtabAlajIe sthApela bhAlanaLakAMThA prAyogika saMghanA pramukha che ane te saMsthAnA mAsika "vizva vAtsalya'nA saMpAdaka AgavuM sthAna prApta karyuM. maMDaLanA sabhya che. A mAsikamAM "gujarAtanI asmitA"nI muMbaInI roTarI klaba opha bombe senTralanA cArTarDa Page #657 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo membara thayA tema ja TrasTI rahyA. dinezabhAInA putro-samIra saravaiyA-haidarAbAdamAM phekTarI saMbhALe che ane nAno putra : ketana saravaiyA- COLORBAND DYESTUFFS (P) LTD.nA nAme raMgo/ kemIkalanuM kAmakAja saMbhALe che. nAnapaNathI ja krikeTa, sAhitya ane sevAmAM rasa. krikeTa klaba tathA maMDaLo sthApyAM. Social Activities karelI. zrI dhIrajalAla ke. mahetA (pUnA) samAjajIvananI saMgharSabharI sRSTimAM sAhasa, sevAvRtti ane saujanyanA dIpaka jalAvIne je karmavIroe jIvanamAM nUtana paMtha apanAvyA che teo jIvananI jhaMjhAvAtabharI sAdhanAo pachI suvarNasiddhione varyA che. pUnAnA prasiddha gujarAtI udyogapati ane agresara zrI dhIrajalAlabhAI kevaLacaMda mahetAnuM samagra jIvana karmavIratAno saMdeza suNAvI rahyuM che. jIvanabhara sevA ane sAhasanI jyota jalatI rAkhanArA zrI dhIrajalAlabhAIno janma vAMkAneramAM sthAnakavAsI jaina vaNika parivAramAM I.sa. 1920nA sapTembara mahinAnI pAMcamI tArIkhe thayo hato. prAthamika zikSaNa vAMkAneramAM lIdhA pachI ucca zikSaNa muMbaInI elphinsTana kolejamAM prApta karI gavarnamenTa lo koleja dvArA I.sa. 1941mAM ela.ela.bI.nI DigrI saMpAdana karI hatI. kAnUnI zikSaNa prApta karyA chatAM kismatanI kuMDaLI anusAra zrI dhIrajalAlabhAIe adAlatane AMgaNe pahoMcavAne badale pUnAnI mazInarIbajArano mArga pakaDIne mazInarI sAmagrInA vyApAra sAthe kismata joDI dIdhuM hatuM. yauvanakALanA e anokhA utsAhabharyAM cetana ane thanaganATathI puruSArtha ane parizrama dvArA vesTarna enjiniyarsa'nA nAmathI mazInarI vyApArakSetramAM siddhibharyuM sthAna prApta karI lIdhuM. A kSetranI udyogasaMsthAo Danalopa, bATalIboya ane simensa vagerenI ejansIo prApta karI hatI. A audyogika yAMtrika sAmagrInA kSetramAM siddhibharI saphaLatA hAMsala karyA pachI A sAhasabharyA haiyAe I.sa. 1949mAM udyogakSetramAM jhaMpalAvyuM ane I.sa. 1953mAM to svataMtra sRSTinuM sarjana karyuM. Aje temanI udyogasaMsthA 'guDavina 641 inDasTrIjha korporezana (inDiyA)' audyogika sAmagrInuM vizALa pramANamAM utpAdana kare che. A kArakhAnAmAM palvarAijhara, TrAnsamizana phAunDrInAM sAdhano bane che. kRSikSetranAM yaMtro-pampaseTa, DIpavela ane boriMga pampanA paNa DIlara sthA. DisTribyuTara che. vyApAraudyoganI avirata AgekUca sAthe temanA aMtaramAM UchaLatI sevA-bhAvanAthI anekavidha Tila javAbadArIo vacce paNa samAjasevAnA paMthe prayANa AdarI sukIrti prApta karI che. pUnAnI labdhapratiSTha saMsthA zrI pUnA gujarAtI baMdhusamAjanA pramukhapadanI teozrIe avirata bAra varSa sudhI uThAvelI javAbadArI ekadhArI ane athAga pravRttione gAjatI karanArI nIvaDI hatI. zrI saurASTra sevAsamAjanuM pramukhapada ane TrasTIpada teoe dIpAvyuM che. lAyansa klabanA pramukhapade paNa sevA arpI che. pUnA klaba lAibrerInA varSothI sekreTarI ane TrasTI che. e uparAMta aneka sAmAjika ane sAMskRtika pravRttiomAM sadAya mokhare rahyA che. gujarAta sarakAra dvArA I.sa. 1982mAM yojAyelA gujarAtI calacitra suvarNajayaMtI mahotsavanI pUnA samitinA adhyakSapadethI uttama kArya bajAvyuM hatuM. A sAmAjika pravRttiomAM temanAM dharmapatnI sau. caMdrAbahena saMpUrNa sahakAra ApI rahyA che. hAlamAM saurASTra sthAnakavAsI samAjanA pramukha tathA samAjanuM kAryAlaya tathA jainabhavananuM rUA. 125 lAkhanuM nirmANa kArya hAthamAM lIdhuM tathA pUruM karyuM che. narendrakumAra eca. koTecA hAlAra solTa enDa kemikala varkasa jAmanagaranA DAyarekTara tathA inDiyana solTa menyu. phekcara esosiezananA ceramena, dhI jAmanagara pipalsa ko. o. benka li.nA menejiMga DAyarekTara, jAmanagara pAMjarApoLanA pramukha tema ja vidyotejaka maMDaLanA TrasTI tarIke sevA Ape che. caMdrakAMtabhAI eca. koTecA jUnAM-navAM bAradAna kharIda-vecANa tema ja poliTyUna saMgIta saMsthA tathA sumera sporTsa klabamAM maMtrI tathA pramukha tarIke sevA ApI rahyA che. zrI ramezabhAI eca. koTecA zrI digvijayasiMhajI Tina phekTarI-navA DabA, bAlTI, Page #658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 642 pathapradarzaka dhamelA utpAdananuM saphaLa saMcAlana tema ja lAyansa klabanA abhyAsa bAda teozrIne yAMtrika kSetre rasa hovAthI pramukha tathA lAyansa klaba inTaranezanala DisTrikTa 323-je - rAyapura madhye I.sa. 1931thI moTara oTomobAilsanAM dhaMdhAnA saurASTra ane kacchanA DisTrikTa gavarnarapade sane 1998-99mAM zrIgaNeza karyA hatA. I.sa. 1933mAM AjanA samRddha, suprasiddha sevA Apela ane zrI hAlArI zarAphI maMDaLI jAmanagaramAM hAla ane siddhivaMta rAyapura moTara enjiniyariMga varkasa (Ara.ema. ceramena tarIke sevA ApI rahela che. i.varkasa)nI zubha sthApanA karela. sAhasa, sakhata parizrama, UMDI vizeSamAM zrI viThThaladAsa dhanajIbhAI bAradAnavAlA dhaMdhAkIya sUjhabUjha tathA potAnI pracaMDa vyavasthAzaktine kAraNe ceriTebala TrasTa tathA zrI harajIvanadAsa viThThaladAsa bAradAnavALA vyavasAya kSetre AgavI jvalaMta siddhio meLavI, jemAM phorDa ceriTebala TrasTa, jAmanagara mAraphate vividha sAmAjika pravRttio moTara, simsana gesa plAnTa, phiyATa moTara kAra, Dojha moTara karI rahela che. kAra, sTAnDarDa moTara kAra, pharagyusana TrekTara tathA svarAja majhadA gADIo, roTAveTara kRSi yaMtra, sporTipha mopeDa vagere vagerenI sva. zrI nArAyaNajIbhAI dAmajIbhAI ejansIono samAveza thAya che ane sAthe sAthe teozrIe pIThaDiyA, rAyapura rAyapura madhye moTara gADI riperiMganuM eka vizALa varkazopa UbhuM sAhasanI pAMkha upara UDIne jIvanasiddhio sarjanArA karyuM jemAM gADInuM dareka jAtanuM kAma jema ke baoNDIriperiMga, rAyapura (chattIsagaDha)nA udyogapati zrI nArAyaNajIbhAI DeTiMga-peTiMga, sarvisiMga, gAdI zITa rIperiMga thatuM hatuM je e dhanajIbhAI pIThaDiyAe sevA jIvananI anokhI sRSTi sarjI che. jamAnAnA gaNyAgAMThyA varkazaoNpa paikI suprasiddha ane vizvasanIya hatuM, je Aje paNa teTalI ja sArI sevAo ApI rahela che. mULa gujarAtanA kaccha-aMjAra gAmanA rahevAsI zrI moTara gADIo riperiMga sAthe esso kaMpanInI peTrola paMpanI macchu kaThiyA sai sutAra jJAtinA zrI dAmajIbhAI zivajIbhAI ejansI paNa hatI. A uparAMta teozrIe mAiniMga kSetre pIThaDiyA AjathI lagabhaga 90 varSa pahelAM dhaMdhArthe madhyapradezanAM meMgenIjhanA khANaudyoganuM tathA lAkaDA udyoga tathA bAMdhakAma kSetre bAlAghATa jillAmAM nainapuranA relve kAma aMge AvI vaselA. AjanA vizALa bhilAInA kArakhAnAmAM keTalAMka kAryo A parivAramAM zrI nArAyaNajIbhAI dAmajI pIThaDiyAno janma saphaLatApUrvaka karela hatAM. ATaluM ja nahIM, paraMtu rAyapuranI I.sa. 1913nA navembara mAsanI bIjI tArIkhe nainapuramAM thayo prakhyAta himmata sTIla phAunDrI tathA ema.pI. roliMga milanA hato. DAyarekTara pade besI teozrIe potAnI kAbeliyatathI saphaLatAnAM | zrI nArAyaNajIbhAIe prAthamika tathA mAdhyamika zikSaNa zikharo sara karela. nainapura tathA mahAsamuMdamAM meLavyuM. tyArabAda temano parivAra ATaATalI dhaMdhAkIya pravRttiomAM racyApacyA hovA dhaMdhArthe rAyapura mukAme AvatAM teozrI potAno abhyAsa chatAM paNa teozrI saMgIta, citrakaLA, ramatagamata, jyotiSa rAyapuranI senTapola skUlamAM cAlu rAkhI sane 1929mAM vidyA jevA potAnA rasanA viSayono zokha jALavI rAkhela. meTrikanI parIkSAmAM pharsTa DivijhanamAM utIrNa thayA hatA. temanI Tenisa tathA brijanI ramatanA teozrI kuzaLa khelADI hatA. A zaikSaNika kArakirdI khUba ja tejasvI hatI. meTrikanI parIkSAmAM uparAMta dhArmika kSetramAM paNa teozrIne UMDI lAgaNI tathA gaNita, bhautikazAstra tathA DroiMganAM viSayomAM potAnI medhAvI bhaktibhAva hato. sAdhusaMtone sammAnavA tathA abhyAgatone pratibhA batAvI DisTrikazana guNAMka meLavela, je siddhi skUlanAM annadAna ApavAnI emanI pravRtti aviratapaNe chevaTa sudhI chellAM 20 varSanAM itihAsamAM meLavanAra teozrI sarvaprathama cAlu rahela. hatA. AnA phalasvarUpa briTiza skUla taraphathI bIvona boya skImanI yojanA heThaLa teozrIne ucca abhyAsa arthe meriTa sAmAjika kSetre paNa teozrIe adamya utsAhathI skaoNlarazipa sAthe iMglenDa mokalavAnI darakhAsta Avela paraMtu potAnI amUlya sevAo arpaNa karela che. gujarAtI zikSaNa teozrI potAnA pitAzrInA ekamAtra putra hovAne kAraNe kauTuMbika maMDaLamAM varSo sudhI ekadhArI sevAo arpaNa karanArA svargastha saMjogone kAraNe teozrI sadara yojanAno lAbha laI zakela zrI nArAyaNajIbhAIe A saMsthAnuM pramukhapada saphaLatApUrvaka saMbhALyuM hatuM, jemAM temanuM mArgadarzana, sUcano ane sahakAra nahIM. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #659 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 643 pratibhAo pravRttimaya ane preraNArUpa banI gayAM che. teozrI gujarAtI vidyArthIone abhyAsamAM utsAhita karavA teozrI saMrakSaNa kamiTInAM pramukhapade paNa rahI cUkelA hatA. A uparAMta vyaktigatarUpe vidyArthIone ziSyavRttio tathA anya Arthika teozrI chattIsagaDha ejyukezana kolejanI kAryavAhI kamiTInAM - sahAya ApI temane protsAhita karatA. tema ja ravizaMkara vizvavidyAlayanI kamiTImAM paNa sabhyapade rahI zrI macchu kaThiyA sai sutAra sevA samiti rAyapuranA cUkela hatA. saMsthAkIya kSetramAM paNa teone potAno amUlya phALo agragaNya pramukha tarIke teoe jJAtihitanAM kAryomAM sarvadA Apela, jemAM daza varSa sudhI yuniyana klaba ane roTarI klabanAM mazagUla rahI sevA bajAvela che, jenA prabhAve sarva jJAtijanonA pramukhapade rahI sevA Apela che. A uparAMta mesonika lojanA aMtarakaraNamAM emanA pratye eka sarakho pUjyabhAva sthApita pramukhapadanuM gaurava paNa teozrIne thayela. 1969thI 1970 thayela che. teo AkhI jiMdagI jJAtisevAmAM arpaNa karIne sudhI teone onararI mejisTreTanuM gauravavaMtuM pada ApI rAjya jJAtinAM sAmAjika ane vyAvahArika kAryomAM vakhatano bhoga sarakAre teozrInI sevAonI kadara karela. A uparAMta teozrI ApI svArthanI darakAra karyA vagara satya ane nItipriyatAthI koMgresa pArTInI AMtara cUMTaNIo mATe riTarniMga ophisaranI jJAtihitanAM praznono buddhimatAthI ane prAmANikapaNe ukela kAmagIrI paNa saMbhALela. ApatA, je emanI vyavahAradakSatAnI ane jJAtikAryanI rAyapuramAM vasavATa daramyAna emane lokopayogI sevA- kuzaLatAno sacoTa purAvo che. dareka jJAtibaMdhu pratye eka sarakho kSetre paNa potAnuM uttama anudAna ApeluM jyAre teoe joyuM baMdhubhAva rAkhavAmAM ane namratAzIla vartana rAkhavAmAM AvatuM. haze ke kaccha-aMjAramAM pANInI vyavasthA samucita na hovAthI sahu baMdhuonA hRdayamAM ghaNI ja umadA chApa pADelI che. tethI tyAMnAM lokone kevI takalIpha thaI rahI che. tyAre teoe varSa temanI atyAra sudhInI ujvaLa kArakirdInAM yazogAna mukta kaMThe 1959mAM svakharce aMjAramAM bhANajIvAlA kUvA upara eka paMpa gavAI rahyAM che. emano zAMta svabhAva, milanasAra prakRti besADI ane sAthe eka pANIno TAMko banAvI temAM samucita nirAbhimAnIpaNAthI paraspara bhAtRbhAva preravAnI emanI naLanI vyavasthA evI rIte karI Apela ke Ama nAgarikane teno utkaMThAe jJAtijanonAM hRdayamAM pUjaya bhAvanI jAduI asara lAbha maLe. A TAMko teoe potAnA pitAzrI sva. dAmajI upajAvela che. teoe jJAtinI pragati mATe ghaNuM ghaNuM karyuM che. zivajInI smRtimAM banAvI nagarapAlikA, aMjArane supurda karI bhAratanAM judAM judAM sthaLoethI rAyapura madhye AvI vasela maccha Apela. zrI macchu kaThiyA saI jJAti aMjAra taraphathI teozrIe kaThiyA sai sutAra kuTuMbono vizALa vaTavRkSa sthApI teozrIe karela A sevA badala tA. 21 me, 1959mAM temanuM bahumAna samAjanI eka umadA sevA karela che. A vaTavRkSa Aje eTaluM karavAmAM Avela hatuM. vizALa thayela che ke jenI chAyA heThaLa ane teozrInI rAhabarI rAyapuramAM vasatA jJAtijanone saMgaThita karIne samAja- heThaLa rAyapura madhye uttara bhArata, dakSiNa bhArata tathA pUrva sevAkArya karavAnA uddezyathI ane jJAtinA sudhAraNA mATe zrI bhAratamAM jovA na maLe evI saI sutAra samAjanI eka Adarza macchu kaThiyA sai sutAra sevA samitinI sthApanA varSa nayanaramya ane ramaNIya vizALa samAjavADInuM sarjana karela che. 1955mAM karavAmAM AvI, jenI samitinA teo prathama pramukha A samAjavADInI joItI jamIna mATe jarUrI Arthika yogadAna nimaNUMka thatA potAnuM buddhikauzalya dAkhavI, jJAtinAM rItarivAjo potAnA pitAzrI sva. dAmajIbhAI zivajIbhAI pIThaDiyAnI baMdhAraNa tathA dhArAdhoraNanA ghaDataramAM emanuM yogadAna ghaNuM smRtimAM Apela che. A samAjavADI saIsutArabhavananuM sarjana mahattvapUrNa rahyuM che. sAmAjika ane vyAvahArika kAryomAM aMgata teonA jIvananI eka adamya icchA tathA suMdara svapna hatuM je hitone prAdhAnya na ApatA ane jJAtijanonA utkarSanA nirNayo parama kRpALu paramAtmAe paripUrNa karela che. laI potAnI kuzAgra buddhi ane vahIvaTI dakSatAno paricaya ApI "bahujana sukhAya bahujana hitAya'nA Adarzane jJAti utkarSanI anekavidha pravRttionA zrIgaNeza mAMDyA hatA. vAstavikatAmAM parivartita karI samAjanA samagra pratye potAnuM samAjanI jarUratamaMda vyaktione potAnA tana-mana-dhanathI kartavya pUrNa karyuM koI paNa prakAranI hoddAnI moTAI rAkhyA vagara sahayoga karI aneka vyaktione pagabhara karI teonI kArakirdI sAmAjika pravRttimAM dareka prakAranAM kAma potAnA hAthe karavAmAM banAvela. rAyapura ane rAyapura bahAra vasatA aneka jarApaNa saMkoca anubhavatA nahIM. teo sArI pratiSThA dharAvatA Jain Education Intemational Page #660 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 644 hovA chatAM temanAmAM nAnA-moTAno bhedabhAva na hato. teo khUba ja kuTuMbapriya vyakti hatA. khUba ja mAyALu, premALa ane mamatAvALA svabhAvane kAraNe tamAma lokagaNamAM khUba ja AdaraNIya vyakti banelA hatA. temane vAcanaprema hovAthI sAMsArikatA ane vyAvasAyikatAnAM dareka kSetre khUba jaM jJAna hatuM. emanuM vyaktitva aneka pAsAMvALuM hatuM. teo eka vaDIla, eka mitra, koIne paNa kAma ApavA taiyAra sajjana, eka kuzaLa vyApArI, eka protsAhaka ane sauthI vadhu eka sApha hRdayanA mAnavI hatA. I.sa. 1929mAM potAnI nAnI vayathI ja svaprayatna jvalaMta kArakirdI ane jIvanagAthA UbhI karI aviratapaNe A karmayogIe dareka kSetramAM potAnA athAga parizrama, svazakti ane sAhasathI eka pachI eka saphaLatAnA zikharo sara karI samAjanI sevA karI, RNa cukAvI A mahAmAnave tA. 15-7- 1990nA potAno nazvara deha ApaNa sarvene raDatAM mukI paMcamahAbhUtamAM vilIna karI tyAga karela che. teozrIno AtmA Izvara pAse pahoMcI gayela hovA chatAM paNa temanA kuTuMba vacce rahI sarvene preraNA Ape che. teoe Apela amUlya saMskArano vAraso vyAvahArika kuzaLatA, nikhAlasatA, kuTuMbaparAyaNatA ane ucca AdarzonI smRtio temanA parivAranAM saunA jIvanamAM sadeva dIvAdAMDI banI ciraMjIva raheze. teoe pracaMDa puruSArthathI anerA AtmavizvAsathI sammAnapUrvaka jIvana jIvI sarvane vAtsalya ane snehanI saritAmAM bhIMjavI RNAnubaMdha pUrNa thatAM parivArathI vidAya lIdhI. sadgata potAnI pAchaLa parivAramAM potAnAM dharmapatnI aMbAbahena tathA putro kizoracaMdra ane kailAsacaMdra tathA putravadhUo tathA pautrapautrIonA vizALa parivArane vilApa karatA mUkI gayA che. parama kRpALu paramAtmA teozrInA AtmAne cira zAMti arthe evI prabhu pratye prArthanA che. mAnavasevAnI aneka pravRttionA preraka ane cAlaka H manubhAI zeTha bhAvanagara zaheramAM aneka jaina derAsara Avela che temAMnuM eka che "dAdAsAheba jaina derAsara', jene hamaNAM ja 100 varSa pUrNa thatAM "jaina tIrtha' banyuM che. bhAvanagaranA zaherIjano ziyALAnI ThaMDIno prathama AsvAda mANatA hatA. divasa hato pathapradarzaka mAgazara suda ekama ane besato mahino, nityakrama mujaba derAsara darzanArthe jatAM dAdAsAhebanAM paTAMgaNamAM ja bhagavAna mahAvIranI pUjAvidhi patAvI parata nIkaLatA zreSThIzrI manubhAI zeThanAM darzanano lAbha maLyo. pUrI 6 phUTanI UMcAI, ghauMvarNI kAyA, tejasvI lalATa para kesarano cAMdalo, pratApI ane premALa AMkho, popaTiyuM nAka, lAMbA ane moTA kAna, lAMbA hAtha, vAMkaDiyA vALa ane daDha manobaLavALo deha, sapheda dhotI, sapheda khesa ane gaLAmAM pUjAno rUmAla, chaTAdAra cAla sAthe ghara tarapha jaI rahyA hatA. mAnavAmAM na Ave A vyaktie 78 varSa pUrNa karyA haze, paNa Izvare temane ghaNuM bakyuM che ane teno teo satata saupayoga karatA rahe che. jainonI pavitra ane gauravavaMtI siddhAcala mahAtIrthanI pavitra bhUmi-pAlitANA khAte tA. 18-08-1924nA zubhadine sukhI ane saMskArI kuTuMbamAM zrI manubhAIno janma thayela. pitA narottamadAsa ane mAtA caMcaLabahena putrane lADakoDathI uchere. pAlitANA jaina tIrthe padhAratA munivaro pAse A daMpatI bALakane kAMkhamAM nAkhI mahArAjazrInAM darzanArthe laI jatAM. mahArAjazrI A bALakanAM mAthe hAtha pheravI vAsakSepa nAkhe ane bALaka khilakhilATa hase, AvuM to aneka vakhata banatuM. kahevAya che putranAM lakSaNa pAraNAmAM ane vahunAM bAraNAMmAM. bAlyakALathI ja dharmasaMskAra, zikSaNa, sevAparAyaNatA ane dezadAjhanAM saMskAra maLela hoya teozrI jainasevA samAjamAM ATha varSanI uMmare joDAI, sAmAnya sevAnA pATha bhaNI, saMsthAnI dareka pravRttiomAM ullAsathI bhAga letA thayA. sau prathama pAlitANA goDIjI jaina derAsara ane AgamamaMdiranI pratiSThAmAM sevA bajAvI. nAnapaNathI ja teone sAMskRtika kAryakramomAM ghaNI ruci. e jamAnAmAM sinemA karatAM raMgabhUminuM mahattva ghaNuM hatuM. samAje strIone haju raMgabhUminA sTeja para UtaravAnI svIkRti Apela nahIM, puruSo ja strI pAtra bhajavatA. AvA samaye sane 1944mAM pAlitANAnA rAjAnA rAjyAbhiSekanI silvara jyubilI prasaMge anekavidha sAMskRtika kAryakramo yojAtA. pAlitANAnI herijha hAiskUla dvArA nATikA "gopikA' kavi nAnAlAla likhita bhajavAtAM, manubhAI dvArA rAjakumAranuM pAtra evuM suMdara bhajavela ke lokonI vAha vAha ane kartazrInI zAbAzI prApta karela. A prasaMge kavizrI nehAnAlAlanI hAjarImAM prathama pAritoSika jAmanagaranA zrI digvijayasiMjInA haste prApta karela. jUnAgaDhanA navAba sahita judA judA sTeTanA paMdareka rAjavIo A sAMskRtika kAryakramamAM upasthita rahela. Jain Education Intemational Page #661 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo pAlitANA rAjyamAM rogacALAe bhayaMkara rUpa dhAraNa karela. gAmegAma meleriyA phATI nIkaLela tyAre sarakArI sevAbhAvI DokTaro sAthe sahAyaka tarIke 100 jeTalAM gAmaDe gAmaDe pharI divasarAta joyA vagara mAnavatA bharI sevAnAM bIja vavAyela, je jIvanaparyaMta vikasatAM ane vistaratAM rahela. bhAratanI AjhAdInI caLavaLathI paNa manubhAI dUra nahIM rahela. sane 1942nI 'bhArata choDo caLavaLa'mAM bhUgarbhamAM mitro sAthe rahI patrikA-posTaronI pravRtti karatA rahela. svataMtratAnI bhAvanA eTalI badhI sparzI gayela ke bhArata AjhAdI prApta na kare tyAM sudhI khAMDano sadaMtara tyAga karela. 22 varSanI uMmare zrI manubhAI lagnagraMthithI joDAyA ane sane 1950mAM vyavasAya arthe vatana pAlitANA choDI bhAvanagarane temanI karmabhUmi banAvI. vyavasAyakSetre kApaDanA jaththAbaMdha dhaMdhAmAM sArI pragati karI milonI seliMga ejansI dvArA vepArIvargamAM tathA milomAM sArI cAhanA prApta karela, paraMtu putra narendrane beMkamAM ophisara tarIke nimaNUka maLatAM A saMtoSI jIve potAno dhaMdho sameTI laI sevAne saMpatti mAnIne dhArmika, sAmAjika ane mAnavatAvAdI pravRttione jIvanalakSI banAvI. bhAvanagaranI anekAneka jevI ke, ArogyalakSI, zaikSaNika ke vikalAMgakSetranI saMsthAo sAthe joDAtA rahela ane te saMsthAone paNa gauravavaMtI banAvela. potAnA jIvana daramyAna kAzmIrathI kanyAkumArI sudhInAM mukhya mukhya jaina tIrthonI munivaro, saMghapatio, charIpALa yAtrALuonA saMgha sAthe vahIvaTakartA tarIke yAtrAo karela che, jenA thakI moTA janasamudAyamAM eka sevAbhAvI vyakti tarIke UbharI AvyA. saMsthAone phaMDavRddhi karAvavAmAM teo khUba nipuNatA dharAve che. karoDonAM phaMDa temanA hastaka judI judI jaina saMsthAo ke anya saMsthAomAM apAyAM che. lokone sArA mAnavatAnAM kAryomAM 2kama vAparavA mATe zrI manubhAI zeThanuM mArgadarzana, salAha khUba ja upayogI thAya che. temanAmAM mukAyela vizvAsane teo vaphAdAra rahe che ane janatAnI pAIe pAIno sarvyaya thAya te rIte pAradarzaka vahIvaTa joIne ja teo dAnanI bhalAmaNa kare che. manubhAI zeTha mAne che ke AMgaLI cIMdhyAnuM paNa puNya * che. AvuM ja kaMI eka prasaMge banyuM. zreSThI kAMtilAla nAraNadAsa zAha ane manubhAI baMne najIkanA mitro.....hA, kahI zakAya ke laMgoTiyA mitro, bhAvanagara jillAnA taLAjA tIrthanivAsI zrI kAMtilAla zAhanA mAtuzrI parasanabahena bimAra paDyAM paraMtu te samaye taLAjAmAM sAravAranI savalato ghaNI ochI upalabdha 2 645 hovAthI temane bhAvanagara lAvIne upacAra karavAnA prayatno karyA paraMtu temanAM mAtuzrIne bacAvI na zakyA. A vyathAthI kAMtibhAIe saMkalpa karyo sevA mATe saMsthA UbhI karavI. kAMtibhAIe zrI manubhAI zeThanI salAha lIdhI ane phalasvarUpa bhAvanagara khAte vizvavikhyAta vikalAMgonA zreyArthe kArya karatI zrImatI parasanabahena nAraNadAsa rAmajI zAha (taLAjAvALA) sosAyaTI phora rIlipha enDa rIhebiliTezana opha DisebalDanI 1987mAM sthApanA thaI ane manubhAI A sevAkIya saMsthAnA phAunDara TrasTI tarIke nimAyA, jemAM teo atyAre paNa saMpUrNapaNe sakriya che. teozrI khImacaMda lakSmIcaMda baherAMmUMgA zALAnI ekjhikyUTiva kamiTImAM ekTiva membara che. atyAre dezanI agragaNya zALAomAM tenI gaNanA thAya che. A zALAmAM 250 vidyArthIo zikSaNa, vyAvasAyika tAlIma, punaHsthApana ane lagnameLA vagere pravRttio dvArA sarvAMgI vikAsa sAdhI rahela che. teozrI 'aMkura' maMdabuddhivALA bALakonI zALA, aMdhaudyoga zALA, zrImatI tApIbAI vikAsa gRha, AnaMdavATikA bhaginI maMDaLa hospiTala, nezanala esosiezana phora dhI blAinDa bhAvanagara DisTrikTa, zrI ke. je. mahetA TI. bI. hospiTala-amaragaDha, zrI vI. sI. loDhAvALA hospiTala, reDakrosa sosAyaTI bhAvanagara, zrI zatruMjaya hospiTala-pAlitANA, zrI ena. Ara. hospiTala-taLAjA, zrI kalyANa sevA TrasTa, zrI yazovijayajI jaina gurukuLa-pAlitANA, zrI siddhakSetra zrAvikA Azrama-pAlitANA, strI keLavaNI maMDaLa, bhAvanagara jaina zvetAMbara jaina saMgha, inTaranezanala jaina sozyala grupa pheDarezana (gujarAta rIjiyana) vagere saMsthAomAM presiDanTa, vAisa presiDanTa, eDavAijharI kamiTI membara, TrasTI vagere hoddAo upara rahI mArgadarzana ane sevAo avirata ApI rahyA che. sane 1986nI vAta che. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha dvArA yuropanAM jaina tIrtho mATe pravAsanuM Ayojana karavAmAM Avela. 45 jaina bhAIo, baheno A 21 divasIya yAtrApravAsamAM joDAyela. manubhAInI vyavasthAzakti ane samarpaNa bhAvanAne dhyAnamAM laI zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghe teozrIne sponsara karI A yAtrAnuM saMcAlana temanA zire soMpyuM. juna 1988mAM yuropa jaina samAje zrI manubhAIne lesTara jaina pratiSThA mahotsavamAM vyavasthAkArya saMbhALavA khAsa AmaMtraNa nahIM paNa nimaMtraNa mokalela. AmaMtraNa ane niyaMtraNamAM pharaka che. AmaMtraNa eTale AvavuM hoya to Avo ane nimaMtraNa eTale Page #662 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 646 pathapradarzaka AvavuM ja paDaze. manubhAIne haMmezAM nimaMtraNa ja maLatAM. 45 kAmagIrIno anubhava ane jaina pratiSThAmahotsavanI bolI divasanAM rokANa daramyAna, teo potAnI sevAothI jaina pratiSThA bolavAnI viziSTa paddhati jenA vaDe zikAgo jaina sosAyaTIne mahotsavamAM chavAI gayelA. uparAMta AsisTanTa saMpAdaka tarIke pratiSThA mahotsavamAM Azare rUpiyA pAMca karoDanuM phaMDa ekatrita 'pratiSThA prasaMganI smRtio' aMka bahAra pADela ane potAnI thayela. tenAthI prabhAvita thaI 1995nI zikAgo jaina derAsaramAM lekhanazailInI jhalaka yuropanA jaina samAjane Apela. lesTara bIjI vakhata 24 tIrthakaranA pratiSThAmahotsavamAM khAsa nimaMtraNa (yu.ke.) jaina saMghanA pramukha DaoN. naTubhAI zAhe eka samAraMbha ApI bolAvela tyAre paNa manubhAIe saphaLatApUrvaka mahotsava yojI zrI manubhAInuM zAla oDhADI bahumAna karI sanmAnapatra pAra pADela. arpaNa karela. A prasaMge lesTaranAM meyarazrI ane mukhya prisTa paradezamAM jaina dharmano ahiMsAno saMdezo prasarAvI hajAro hAjara rahela. amerikanone zAkAhArI ane sadAcArI banAvanAra uparAMta zatruMjaya mahAtIrthamAM aitihAsika abhiSekano lAbha "maitrI bhAvanuM pavitra jharaNuM, muja haiyAmAM vahyA kare, zubha thAo, lenAra jaina samAjanA agragaNya zreSThI zrI rajanIkAnta devaDI A sakaLa vizvanuM evI bhAvanA nitya rahe.......A tathA zrI zAMticaMda bAlubhAI jhaverI sAthe satata 15 divaso vizvamaitrInI maMgaLa bhAvanAne vyakta karatA gItanA racayitA sudhI sAthe rahI sAruM yogadAna Apela ane temanI sevAne parama pUjya gurudeva citrabhAnunA nimaMtraNathI 1997mAM biradAvavAmAM Avela. keniyAnA bombAsA, nairobImAM jaina derAsaranI varSagAMTha nimitte 1992mAM biralA krIDA kendra, muMbaI khAte sevAnA kSetre manubhAIe pUjya gurudeva citrabhAnu sAthe rahI mahotsavamAM maga jIvana samarpita karanAra zrI zAmajIbhAI mAvajIbhAI upayogI kArya karela. dara varSe parama pUjya gurudeva citrabhAnuM pArekhanA pramukha sthAne tathA atithivizeSa zrI maphatakAkA, zrI videzanA temanA ziSyone laI pAlitANA yAtrA mATe padhAre che kumArapALa desAI, zrI dIpacaMdabhAI gArDa, padamazrI mahipatarAya tyAre, A yAtrA daramyAna manubhAI haMmezAM sAthe ja hoya. jAdavajI zAha, zrI kAMtilAla nAraNadAsa zAha tathA bahoLI tA. 26 jAnyuArI, 2001nA kacchanA mahA bhayaMkara saMkhyAmAM upasthita rahela gujarAta ane muMbaInA jainajainetaro dharatIkaMpanA samAcAra maLatAM ja bhAvanagaranI pI.ena.Ara. dvArA karmaTha ane mUka sevaka zrI manubhAI zeThanI sevAonuM "sAcA sosAyaTI, reDakrosa sosAyaTI, saurASTra cembarsa opha komarsa zrAvakanuM abhivAdana' zIrSaka heThaLa bahumAna karavAmAM Avela. vageree sAthe maLIne 150 beDanI TenTa hospiTala bhacAunA ( 1993mAM zikAgo jaina sosAyaTIe manubhAI zeThanI mArkeTiMga yArDamAM yuddhanA dhoraNe 30 jAnyuArInA roja zarU karI kAryazakti, vyavasthAzakti, mAikakarmaTha tarIke saMcAlanazakti je prAthamika ane sarjikala sAravAranAM sAdhanothI sajja hatI. joI pratiSThA mahotsavamAM orgenAijhara tarIke nimaMtraNa Apela, kaTokaTInA pahelA 12 divasanA tabakkAmAM 2500 dardIone paNa vIjhA na maLyA te khabara paDatAM zikAgothI garvamenTa AuTaDora sAravAra ane sAmAnya sarjarIvALA 1400 ne othoriTInuM bhalAmaNapatra mokalI bhAratamAMthI vIjhA maMjUra inDora TrITamenTa ApavAmAM Avela. TenTa hospiTala sAthe karAvela ane satata doDha mahino manubhAIe saphaLatApUrvaka kArya niHzulka rasoDuM paNa sevAbhAvathI UbhuM karavAmAM Avela, jemAM karela tyAre zikAgo jaina sosAyaTInA TrasTIo zrI ravIndrabhAI eka lAkha uparAMta bhUkaMpapIDito mATe bhojana vyavasthA ane be kobAvAlA, DaoN. bipina parIkha, zrI bhUpena zAha, DaoN. dilIpa lAkhathI vadhAre kapa cA tathA kophInI vyavasthA karavAmAM Avela. zAha, zrI niraMjana zAha tathA pramukha zrI kizora zAha vageree A samaye bhAvanagaranI pI.ena.Ara. sosAyaTI ane manubhAInI niHsvArthabhAvanI be mahinAnI sevAne biradAvI reDakrosanA pratinidhi tarIke 77 varSanI uMmare paNa zrI jAheramAM smRtibheTa sAthe sammAnita karela. uparAMta zikAgo jaina manubhAIe 16 divasa sudhI bhacAu khAte rahI potAnI sevAo sosAyaTInAM mAnad sabhAsada tarIke kAyamI nimaNuka jAhera karI avirata Apela. bahumAna karela. tyArabAda DallAsa jaina sosAyaTIe paNa temane zrI manubhAIe jiMdagImAM cA-kophI cAkhyAM nathI.... nimaMtrI pratiSThA mahotsavanuM saMcAlana kArya sopela, je kaMdamULa-pAna, sopArI, bIDI-tamAkune sparza karyo nathI. chellAM saphaLatApUrvaka pAra pADela. zrI manubhAI zeThanI saphaLa 40 varSathI bhAta baMdha che, 20 varSathI ghI-ghInI mIThAI baMdha Jain Education Intemational Page #663 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo che. 30 varSathI bhagavAnanI pUjA karyA sivAya kAMI vAparatA nathI. 79 varSanI uMmare pAlitANA, sametazikhara, giranAra vagere parvato upara page cAlIne yAtrA kare che. TUMkamAM kahIe to temanA jIvanamAM jaina dharmanuM custapaNe pAlana karavuM.....to mAnavasevAnuM eka paNa kArya karavAmAM cUka nahIM. teo mAne che sArA kArya mATe AMgaLI cIMdhyAnuM paNa puNya che. ekavIsamI sadI kharekhara vasamI sadI che tyAre manubhAI zeTha jevI vyaktionAM samUhanI dezane tAtI jarUra che. saMkalana :-bhAskarabhAI bhAvasAra, pI.ena.Ara. sosAyaTI, bhAvanagara. zrI ramaNabhAI bhAIlAlabhAI amIna pazcima bhAratanA agraNI udyogapatiomAM jeonuM AgaLa paDatuM sthAna che temAM zrI 2maNabhAI bI. amInane paNa prathama haroLamAM mUkI zakAya. 1913nA me mAsanI 19mI tArIkhe vaDodarA mukAme temano janma thayo. bacapaNathI ja zrI ramaNabhAIe potAnI tejasvI buddhipratibhAnAM darzana karAvyAM. temanA pitA sva. rAmitra bhAIlAlabhAI DI. amIna ke jeo 1907mAM sthapAyela elembika kemikala varksanA mukhya Ayojaka hatA. zrI ramaNabhAIe zikSaNa pUruM karIne mikenikala enjiniyariMganA abhyAsa mATe jarmanI tarapha prayANa karyuM ane tyAM cAreka varSa Tekanikala kolejamAM abhyAsa karI 1934mAM dezamAM pAchA AvI dhaMdhA pratyenI temanI AgavI sUjha, samaja ane AvaDatane baLe vaDodarAnA suprasiddha elembika kemikala varDsamAM javAbadArIbharyu sthAna svIkAryuM. navAM mazInonI zodha, kemikala glAsa phekTarImAM navuM Ayojana ane navI dRSTine pariNAme avanavA prayogo karatA rahyA ane temanuM vAstavika maMDANa anekone preraNAdAyI banyuM. dhaMdhAnA vadhu vikAsa arthe 1937mAM yuropa ane amerikA jaI tyAMnAM kArakhAnAMmAM thatAM utpAdana, vecANa vagere bAbatono paNa abhyAsa karyo. oTomeTika plAnTa sau prathama hindustAnamAM A kaMpanIe amerikAthI kharIdI lAvIne ghaNo ja vikAsa karyo. mAnavajIvana mATe anivArya evuM 'penisilina'saMpUrNa bhAratIya Dhabe banAvavAnuM mAna elembikane phALe jAya che. baroDA ane gujarAtamAM udyogonAM mULa UMDAM nAkhavAmAM temanI vicakSaNa buddhizaktie kAma karyuM che. 1945mAM vaDodarAmAM paNa temaNe elembika glAsanI sthApanA karI hatI. Exe zrI ramaNikalAla manoradAsa mAnavajIvananI phalazruti mAnavI pAse keTalI dhanadolata ane bhautika saMpatti che agara to keTaluM vadhu jIvyo tenA uparathI nahIM paNa mAnavIe potAnA dIrdha jIvanakALa daramyAna maMgala dAnadharmane kSetre potAnI saMpattino kevA manobhAvathI sadyaya karyo che, samAjasevAne kSetre keTalA niHsahAya-nirAdhAra mAnavakaMkAlonA utkarSa mATe upayogI banyo che, tenA uparathI ja mAnavajIvananuM mUlya AMkI zakAya che. mAnavajIvananI zreyayAtrAmAM ja potAnI lakSmIno chUTe hAthe upayoga karanArA zreSThIvarya zrI ramaNikalAlabhAI zeTha paNa evA ja gulAbI AdamI che. bhAvanagaranA AgevAna vepArIo ane udArarita dAnavIromAM temanI prathama haroLamAM gaNanA thAya che. temanI vinamra saujanyatAe ja temane Aje UMce Asane besADyA che. vyApArika kAryakuzaLatA, UMDI haiyA-Ukalata, mananabharI vicArazIlatA; medhAvI buddhizakti ane sudIrdha dRSTi temane vArasAmAM sAMpaDyAM che. sevA-saurabhathI mahekatI A yuvAzaktie soLa varSanI nAnI uMmarathI dhaMdhAmAM joDAIne vyApAranI pragatikUcane cAlu rAkhI. lokhaMDa, simenTa ane peinTsanA dhaMdhAmAM gujarAtamAM A peDhI nAmAMkita banelI temAM zrI ramaNikabhAIe yazakalagI caDAvI sAthe samAjasevAnA uccatama AdarzonuM jatana karatA rahyA. navuM jovA, jANavA ane samajavAnI laganI bacapaNathI hatI ja. e tamannAne kAraNe samasta bhAratanAM darzanIya sthAnono pravAsa karyo. yAtrArthe ghaNAM tIrthasthAnonI kuTuMbIjano sAthe mulAkAta paNa lIdhI ane jIvanabAgane madhamadhato karatA rahyA. vizALa vAcana ane sporTsano paNa bhAre zokha. dharmagraMtho ane ziSTa sArAM sAmayiko vAMcavAnI abhiruci, sAhityakAro taraphanI paNa eTalI ja umadA lAgaNI emanA jIvanamAM jovA maLI. pote pUjApAThamAM magna hoya ke ghera lagnaprasaMganI dhamAlamAM hoya ke vyApAramAM racyApacyA hoya teve vakhate paNa ajANyA atithine madhura smita ane madhura vANIthI satkAre che. AvanAra emane AMgaNethI haMmezAM rAjI thaIne gayo che, e emanA parivAranI ucca praNAlikA Aje paNa akabaMdha jaLavAI rahI che. bhAvanagaramAM parimala coka pAse satyanArAyaNanuM maMdira temanA vaDIloe baMdhAvyuM. bhAvanagaramAM dhaMdhAnuM kuzaLa saMcAlana uparAMta rAjakoTamuMbaI-amadAvAdamAM paNa temanI zAkhAo saMgIna rIte cAle www.jainelibrarv.org Page #664 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64. che. dhaMdhAmAMthI samaya meLavIne paNa sAmAjika saMsthAomAM samaya-zaktino bhoga Ape che. bhAvanagaranI baherAM-mUMgAM zALAsaMcAlana samitimAM; aMdha udyogazALAmAM, cembara opha komarsamAM ema aneka saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa A badhI saMsthAomAM sArI evI rakamanI sakhAvata karI che. bhAvanagaramAM rAmamaMtramaMdiramAM prAthamika zALAmAM moTuM dAna, bhAvanagaramAM navA vRddhAzramamAM moTI rakamanuM dAna, takhtasiMhajI hospiTalamAM AMkhanI hospiTala mATe moTuM dAna, vI.sI. loDhAvALA hospiTalamAM moTuM dAna, mahuvAmAM bI.eD. koleja cAle che-temAM moTuM dAna, rAdhezyAma parimala ceri. TrasTanA TrasTI tarIke sevA Ape che. hospiTalamAM voTarakUlara mUkavA mATe; vikAsagRhamAM, AMkhanA davAkhAnAmAM, vidyArthIone skolarazipa ApavAmAM ane phUI DispensarI calAvavAmAM tathA nAnAMmoTAM phaMDaphALAomAM zrI ramaNikabhAInA dilanI amIrAtanAM darzana thAya che. manamoTerA mAnavI lAbhubhAI trivedI lAbhubhAI trivedIno janma 1925mAM dhroLa mukAme DokTara vajubhAIne tyAM thayo hato. rAjakoTanI dharmendrasiMhajI kolejamAM snAtaka thayA. kolejakALathI vidyArthIpravRttithI temaNe jAhera jIvananI zarUAta karI hatI. saurASTra vidyArthI madhyastha saMghanI sthApanA karI temanA prathama pramukha ane praNetA banyA. temanAmAM vidyArthIonA prazna samajavAnI ane temAM mArgadarzana ApavAnI AgavI kuneha hatI. gujarAtanI yuvA peDhInA mitra, murabbI ane mArgadarzaka hatA. sahu temane premathI 'guru' ja kahetA hatA. teo akhaMDa koMgresanA mahAmaMtrI pada sudhI pahoMcyA hatA. temanA AgavA vyaktitvane kAraNe virodhapakSanA netAo paNa temane mAnapUrvaka jotA hatA. 1966mAM kasturabA vidyAlayathI zarU thayelI sarjanayAtrAmAM 27 varSamAM lagabhaga 32 saMsthAo sthApI. bAlamaMdirathI mAMDIne koleja sudhInuM zikSaNa ApatI A saMsthAo temanAM pariNAmanI guNavattA mATe jANItI che. sthULa AMkaDAnI bhASAmAM kahI zakAya tevuM ghaNuM lakhI zakAya tevuM che, paNa saMsthAo sthapAyA pachI jAta ghasI nAkhe tevA saMcAlako meLavavAnuM saubhAgya rAjakoTanI prajAne sAMpaDyuM hatuM. Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka saurASTra yunivarsiTInA kulanAyaka tarIke 1985thI 1990nA samaya daramiyAna rahyA ane yunivarsiTInA vidyArthIo, karmacArIo ane abhyAsakrama vahIvaTane lagatA jaTila prazno mAnavIya abhigamathI saraLatAthI ukelyA. teoe sthApela 'sAMskRtika samAja', saMskAra pravRttinI yazakalagI banI rahela che. temAM lokameLAo, AnaMdabajAra, bAlameLAo, sAmAnyajJAna spardhA, pratibhAzodha, vasaMtotsavanI ujavaNI, nATya, nRtya, citra, saMgIta, chabIkalA jevI lalita kalAonuM Ayojana, kalAkAronA sammAnakAryakrama, ciMtako ane vividha kSetronA tajajJonAM pravacano, rAmakathA ane bhAgavatakathAnAM Ayojano ema vividha kalA-saMskAra pravRttio lAbhubhAInA mArgadarzana heThaLa dhabakatI rahI che. A prakAranAM Ayojano ane pravRttionA vyApamAM samAjalakSI sevAparAyaNa vyaktitvanAM darzana thAya che. teonA kAvyasaMgraha eka divasa ane eka rAtri' ane 'huM ane tuM' che, jemAM kavitvanI sUjha ane ciMtanAtmaka sarjananI anubhUti thAya che. vyaktigata svArtha ane aMgata jIvananA mohano sadaMtara abhAva lAbhubhAInA jIvananI ucca bhUmikAnA pAyAmAM hato. niHsvArtha lokasevA, jAta ghasIne anyane upayogI thavAnI taiyArI, bhAratIya saMskAranI tyAgamaya paraMparA ane mahAtmA gAMdhIjI tathA rAmakRSNa paramahaMsanA udAtta vicAronI preraNAthI ghaDAyela vicArasaraNIthI lAbhubhAInuM vyaktitva AdhyAtmika chAMTa sAthe khIlatuM rahyuM hatuM ane zreyasAdhanAno vikAsa thato rahyo hato. garbhazrImaMta kuTuMbamAMthI AvatA lAbhubhAIe pravRttio pAchaLa gAMThanuM gopIcaMdana ghasyuM che. lakSmI ke vaibhavanI prApti karI nathI. ucca prakAranI kAryadakSatA, Ayojana ane vyavasthAmAM coksAI, tema ja sAdAI ane saraLatA e lAbhubhAInA vyaktitvanA na bhUlI zakAya tevA guNo hatA. temano janma 1925mAM thayo hato. udAra manovRtti : sAdI jIvanazailI samasuddInabhAI chatariyA mahuvAnuM chatariyA kuTuMba sAhasikatA, dIrghardaSTi ane vyavahAradakSatA mATe jANItuM che. e kuTuMbanA yuvAna sabhya zrI samasuddInabhAIe mahuvAnA audyogikakSetre eka navI bhAta pADI che. nonameTrika sudhIno abhyAsa paNa audyogikakSetre kaMIka karI Page #665 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . -1 pratibhAo '649 chUTavAno manasUbo bacapaNathI ja sevela. pote 16 varSanI uMmarethI temanA kAmanI khAsa viziSTatA che. umadA ane AdarzavAdI, lokhaMDanI hArDaveranI potAnA pitAnI nAnI evI dukAnathI potAnA bhedabhAva ane pakSapAta vagaranA vicAro dharAvatA zrI bijhanesanI zarUAta karela. be-cAra varSano bijhanesano anubhava samasuddInabhAInuM mahuvA lAyansa klaba, keLavaNIsahAyaka laI pote potAnI saranema chatariyA hoI te nAme be-cAra samAja, mahuvA cembarsa opha komarsa, rAjakoTa eksaplojhiva kArIgarothI eka lokhaMDanAM khetaupayogI sAdhano banAvavAno DIlarsa esosiezana, mahuvA lokhaMDa hArDavera esosiezana, udyoga zarU karela ke jyAre mahuvAno audyogika vikAsa pA pA mahuvA inDasTrIjha esosiezana temaja nAnImoTI aneka pagalI bharato hato ane e udyoga mahuvAmAM prathamavAra ja thato saMsthAomAM temanuM prathama haroLanuM sthAna che. hato. A bAda samaya jatAM Ape phAyaraphAiTiMga hojhapAipa teono saraLa ane mitabhASI svabhAva, udAra manovRtti banAvavAnA udyoganI sthApanA karI ane temAM ISI mArka Iso. ane sAdA jIvana tathA imAnadArIthI samagra udyogajagata tathA : 9001 : 9002nuM svarUpa ApI potAnA mAlanI ucca teonI dAudI vahorA jamAtamAM sAruM evuM mAnapAna pAmyA che. guNavattAthI gavarnamenTa saplAya tema ja eksaporTa karI aneka teo phakta audyogika, sAmAjikakSetramAM ja nahIM, paraMtu rASTrIya evorDathI sammAnita thaI sArI evI nAmanA meLavI. dhArmikakSetramAM paNa khUba ja kAryarata che. teoe potAnA dharmanA ATalAthI ja aTakI na jatAM Apa haMmezAM kaMIka navuM karavAnI vaDA hIjha holinesa taraphathI 1998mAM dharmanA ucca vicAro khojamAM rahetA. samaya jatAM Ape DuMgaLI, zAkabhAjI, DIhAiDreTa ane sevAbhAvI tarIke gaNI uccakakSAnI (zekha)nI DigrI Apela karI tenI banAvaTonI eksaporTa karavAno DIhAIDrezana plAnTanI che. Ape mahuvA khAte vahorA jamAtanI saurASTranI sauthI moTI mahuvAnA audyogika jagatane bheTa dharI ke jyAre mahuvAmAM masjida banAvavAmAM tana, mana ane dhanathI sAro evo phALo zAkabhAjI, phaLaphaLAdine DIhAIDreTa karI tenI banAvaTonuM Apela. teo teonAM deza ane videzanAM dhArmika sthAnonI dara eksaporTa karavuM e eka kalpAnIta bAbata hatI. udyoga varSe jhiyArata (jAtrA) karavA jAya che. A jhiyArata (jAtrA) vikasAvavA mATenA jarUrI sAdhanonI UNapa hatI. paDakArarUpa teo phakta ekalA nahIM paraMtu potAnI jamAtanAM garIba lokone paristhiti hatI tyAre potAnI sAhasikavRttithI Ape mahuvAne A paNa sAthe laI jAya che. e teonI eka paropakArI vRtti che. prathama DIhAIDrezana plAnTanI bheTa dharI. e plAnTamAM Adhunika mahuvAnI bIjA dharmanI aneka saMsthAomAM paNa teo TrasTI tarIke TekanolojIthI ucca guNavattAvALo mAla banAvI eksaporTa sevA Ape che. mArkeTamAM potAnA nAmathI mAla vecAya tevI alaga chApa UbhI mahuvAnA rahevAsI ane vizvavikhyAta parama pUjya saMta zrI karI ane nAmanA meLavI. 100 eksaporTa yuniTa sthApI tenAthI morArIbApu sAthe sAro evo gharobo dharAve che. ane jyAre dezane sAruM evuM hUMDiyAmaNa kamAvI Ape che. e plAnTane rASTrIya jyAre mahuvAmAM bApunI rAmakathAnuM Ayojana thAya tyAre tyAre temaja AMtararASTrIya evorDa maLela che. samaya jatAM Ape alaMga A kathAmAM AgalI haroLamAM ApanI hAjarI acUka hoya ja. zipabrekiMga udyogamAM paNa jhaMpalAvI sArI evI nAmanA meLavela te dvArA teo komI ekatAnI eka anokhI bhAta pADI rahyA che. tyArabAda sTIla plAnTa paNa sthApela. samaya jatAM Ape DAyasa Aje 67 varSanI uMmare paNa sajAgatA, skUrti tathA (ledhara kalara) banAvavAnA udyogamAM jhaMpalAvI tenI ucca kvoliTInI banAvaTanuM deza-videzamAM vecANa karI sArI evI dhagazathI potAno bijhanesa vikasAvavAmAM, sAmAjika tathA dhArmika pravRttimAM vyasta rahI ane potAnA vizALa kuTuMbamAM sauthI vaDIla nAmanA meLavela che. TUMkamAM Aje phAyaravojha hoya ke DIhAiDreTanI banAvaTo ke DAyasa (ledhara kalara) tamAmamAM Ape Adhunika hoI kauTuMbika pravRttimAM vyasta rahI potAnI sAmAjika, dhArmika TeknolojIthI ucca guNavattAvALo mAla banAvI Aje ane kauTuMbika pharajone yogya rIte nyAya ApI darekanA hRdayamAM dezavidezamAM phakta chatariyAnA nAmathI ja mAlanuM vecANa thAya tevI eka aneruM sthAna dharAve che. temanI dhaMdhAkIya sUjha, sAhasikatA, eka anokhI khyAti meLavela che. dIrdhadaSTi, umadA ane AdarzavAdI ane pakSapAta vagaranA vicAro ane vyavahArakuzaLatAthI mahuvAnA audyogika jagatamAM aneka saMsthAomAM sakriya samAjanI eka AgavuM sthAna dharAve che. ApanuM jIvana darekane mATe eka jarUriyAtane anulakSIne krame krame navA pheraphAro, navuM saMzodhana e Adarza udAharaNa che. Jain Education Intemational Page #666 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 650 sva. zrI harajIvanadAsa viThThaladAsa bAradAnavALA lohANA jJAtinA parama hitaciMtaka tema ja janasevA arthe jemaNe potAnuM jIvana samarpita karyuM che tevA pUrvajanmanA yogabhraSTa puruSa ane jAmanagaranA A zAha sodAgarane bhAratabharanI janatA oLakhe che. nirabhimAnI ane nikhAlasa svabhAvanA zrI harajIvanadAsa bAradAnavALAne maLavuM e jIvanano eka lahAvo che. temanAM dAno aneka jagyAe ane khAsa karIne jAmanagaramAM patharAyelAM che. jAmanagaramAM potAnI kanyA hAiskUla ke jemAM 850 thI 925 dIkarIo zikSaNa meLave che, jeno badho ja kharca temanuM potAnuM TrasTa bhogave che. A dIkarIone bhaNAvatI A hAiskUlanuM adyatana bhavana, rAjAnA pelesa jevuM makAna saurASTrabharamAM ajoDa che. A makAna paNa pote kharIdIne hAiskUla mATe arpaNa karela che. makAnanI aMdaranI suvidhA kharekhara benamUna che. jAmanagara pAMjarApoLa TrasTanA teo pramukha hatA. tema ja jAmanagara zrI lohANA vidyArthI bhavana, zrI mahilA vikAsagRha, viThThaladAsa dhanajIbhAI bAlamaMdira tema ja bIjI aneka zaikSaNika ane lokopayogI saMsthAonA dAtA uparAMta sakriya sevaka hatA. saurASTramAM kahevAya che ke bAradAnavALA zeThano roTalo moTo che. pote mAtra bAjarAno roTalo ane chAza-dahIM bhautikatAnA badalAtA jatA vAyarA sAthe AjanA yugamAM maMdironI anivAryatA saMbaMdhe bhAratIya zAstro kahe che : maMdiro samAjanI dharI che. samagra samAja tenI AsapAsa ghUme che. maMdiro mAnava utkarSanA viziSTa kendro che. kalAkauzalyathI mAMDIne anekavidha kSetromAM maMdironuM AgavuM pradAna che. paraMtu maMdironuM sauthI moTuM pradAna che mANasane zraddhA bakSavAnuM. pU. mu. devaratnasAgarajI ma. pathapradarzaka levA chatAM mahemAno ke atithio potAne AMgaNe Ave tyAre temanuM AkhuM ye ghara khaDe page mahemAnagati mATe UbhuM hoya ane bhAtabhAtanAM bhojana pIrasAtAM hoya. mahemAnonA utArA mATe bhavya ArAmagRho temaNe baMdhAvela che. potAnA jIvanamAM dharmanAM aneka kAryo lAkho rUpiyAnA kharce karatA hatA. temanAM dharmapatnI a.sau. lIlAvaMtIbahena sAkSAt jagadaMbA ane annapUrNAno avatAra hatA. pote ghaNA ja jJAnI ane ghaNA ja nirabhimAnI; domadoma sAhyabI chatAM paNa sAdAI ane namratA saunuM dhyAna kheMce tevI temanI raheNIkaheNI hatI. vepAra ane udyoganA kSetre teo gujarAtanI moTAmAM moTI Tina phekTarI ane jUnA DabA--jUnAM-- navAM bAradAna, mIThAnA agaro vagerenuM saphaLa saMcAlana karatA hatA. teo pheDarezana opha gujarAta Tina menyuphekcararsa, gujarAta bAradAnavAlA pheDarezana ane jAmanagara janarala maracanTa enDa kamizana ejanTa esosiezananA pramukha hatA. potAnI 77 varSanI uMmare dareka pravRttinuM jAte saphaLa saMcAlana karatA hatA. temanA parivAramAM cAra dIkarA, cAra vahuo ane temanAM saMtAnonI lIlI vADI sAthe Aje paNa eka Adarza saMyukta kuTuMbamAM sAthe rahe che. Page #667 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (dhIrajarAta sTeTa Do-opareTiva beMili. ( ziDayulDa beMka sahakAra bhavana, rIlIpha roDa, po.bo. naM. 302, amadAvAda-380001 Te.naM. janarala : 25351900, cIpha ekjhIkyuTIva : 25351924, ceramena : 2535260 pheksa : 079-25356308, 6324, .E-mail : gscbank@icenet.net (seipha DipojhiTa lokarsanI sagavaDatA upalabdha che rAjya kakSAnI sarvocca sahakArI beMka nANAMkIya rUparekhA (rakama rUA. karoDamAM) krama vigata rAjyA. jillA nAgarika prAthamika sahakArI beMka sahakArI beMko saha.beMko | sahakArI maMDaLIo (31-3-2004). (31-3-2004) | (31-3-2003) | (31-3-2003) mukhya kacerI 18 351 8000 (zAkhAo) 1131 ocha9 zerabhaMDoLa 286 4pa1 303 anAmato 285 125 333 321 thApaNo 2061 531 16345 112 karo 605 1348 N.A. 2810 dhirANo (ekaMdara) 1949 4099 11304 2069 kAryakArI bhaMDoLa 3832 100eo 22833 4050 rokANo 1030 24oo 0610 rAjyanA kheDUtonA Arthika, sAmAjika tathA grAmINa kSetranA utkarSa mATe temaja sahakArI saMsthAonA saMcAlanane kAryakSama banAvavA karmacArI tAlIma kSetre agrIma phALo 1. rAjyanI 18 jillA beMko ane tenI 1131 zAkhAo, 351 nAgarika beMko ane tenI ow9 zAkhAo temaja 8000 prAthamika sahakArI maMDaLIo (epha.esa.esa. tathA lemsa sahita) sAthe maLI ekaMdara 10209 kendro dvArA khetI temaja vyApAra-udhoga mATe agragaNya sevAo pUrI pADe che. 2. uparokta tamAma saMsthAonA tA. 31-3-2004 Akhare rUA. 288 karoDanA bhaMDoLo, rU. 25049 karoDanI thApaNo ekatrita karI rUA. 20821 karoDanA dhIrANo pUrA pADela che. 3. gujarAtanAM 26 sahakArI khAMDa kArakhAnAMo paikI moTAbhAganAM kArakhAnAMone jillA beMko temaja rAjya sahakArI beMka taraphathI kAmakAjanI mUDI mATe dhIrANo purAM pADavAmAM Ave che. atyAra sudhImAM khAMDanA kArakhAnAMone rAjya ane jillA beMkoe sAthe maLIne rUA. 100 karoDa jeTaluM bloka kepiTala dhIrANa tathA rUA. 300/- karoDathI vadhu rakamanuM kAryakArI bhaMDoLa pUruM pADela che. 4. nAnA/sImAMta kheDUto temaja, Arthika rIte nabaLA varganAM lokone kula dhIrANanA 40% jeTaluM dhIrANa pUruM pADavAmAM Avela che. 5. nezanala pheDarezana opha sTeTa ko-o.beMkasa lI. navI muMbaI dvArA 1983-84thI 2002-03 varSa daramyAna ekaMdara 15 evorDa maLela che, je paikI sane 2001-02 ane 2002-03nA varSa mATe satata sarvazreSTha kAmagIrI badala A beMkane prathama kramAMkathI puraskRta karavAmAM Avela che. 6. gujarAta sTeTa ko-o.beMka dvArA sahakArI karmacArIone tAlIma pUrI pADavA mATe 'nezanala insTiTyUTa opha ko-o. menejameneTa' (ena.AI.sI.ema.), saMsthAnI racanA karavAmAM AvI che. jemAM rAjya ane jillA sahakArI beMko, nAgarika sahakArI beMko temaja prAthamika sahakArI maMDaLIomAM kAma karatAM tamAma karmacArIo/adhikArIone TUMkA ane lAMbA gALAnI tAlIma ApavAmAM Ave che. atyAra sudhImAM AvA 200 tAlIma vargo yojIne 0950 karmacArI / adhikArI vargane saghana tAlIma ApavAmAM AvI che. A saMsthA dvArA e.AI.sI.TI.i. dilhI taraphathI mAnyatA maLela ema.bI.e., ema.sI.e. temaja InDiyana insTiTyUTa opha beMkarsa dvArA mAnya karela DiplomA ina beMkiMganA vargo calAvavAmAM Ave che. ena.AI.sI.ema.ne gujarAta yunivarsiTI dvArA posTa grejyueTa senTara tarIkenI temaja tAbArDa dvArA egrikalcara ko.opa. sTApha TreniMga insTiTyUTa (e.sI. esa.TI.AI.) tarIke mAnyatA ApavAmAM AvI che. rAjIva sI. paDiyA - cIpha ekjhikyuTIva rI jayarAmabhAI e. paTela, ceramena Jain Education Intemational Page #668 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Soos With Best Compliments From.... nesco Nesco Limited 08 .02 2 * ENGINEERING, * EXIBITIONS, * PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, * INFOTECH Western Express Highway, Goregaon (E), MUMBAI-400063 Phone : 2685 4019, 2685 5943, 2685 4757 Fax: 2685 4935, 2685 4569, 2685 7926 E-mail : bec@bom5.vsnl.net.in SOR Jain Education Intemational Page #669 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 653 sevA sAdhatAno pamarATa savicAra pravRttinA praNetAo jIvanamAM siddhi, sArthakatA ane saphaLatA ApanAra jo koI hoya to te mAtra samAja paratvenI niSThA ane sevA. samAja pAsethI je kAMI meLavyuM hoya temAM savAyuM karIne samAjane pAchuM ApavAnI udAratA ghaNAmAM jovA maLe che. potAnA vyavasAyamAMthI samaya meLavIne vividha saMsthAomAM mArgadarzaka banI rahenArA, vividhakSetre puruSArthanI anokhI gAthA UbhI karanArA gharadIvaDAonA prakAzamAna jIvananuM atre avalokana karIe. karuNAbhAvathI bharapUra ane dInaduHkhIonA sAcA belI evA ghaNA narapuMgavonA uttama sukRtyonI haiyAnA bhAvathI ApaNe anumodanA karIe. --saMpAdaka zrI caMpakalAla giradharalAla mahetA AyurvedanI pravRttine vikasAvI. I.sa. 1942mAM olainDiyA dhanajI dhoLA'nA nAme amarelInA sau koInA paricita Ayurvedika koMgresanuM 31muM samelana lAhoramAM bharAyuM hatuM. tenA pramukhapade AcAryazrInI varaNI thaI hatI. I.sa. 1915nI evA moTA saMskArI kuTuMbamAM saMvata 1975mAM bhAI caMpakabhAIno janma thayo. saMvata 1990 sudhImAM mAdhyamika 27mI jAnyuArIe pU. gAMdhIjIe goMDalamAM pU. AcAryazrInI keLavaNI prApta karI. aDhAra varSanI kizora vaye potAnA vaDIloe mulAkAta lIdhI hatI. A prasaMge pU. gAMdhIjIne pU. AcAryazrIe AraMbhelA dhaMdhAmAM joDAI gayA. pitAzrI giradharalAlabhAIno 'mahAtmA' birudathI navAjyA. sevA ane saMskArano vAraso traNe baMdhuomAM sarakhe hisse Ayurveda, tattvajJAna, jyotiSa, karmakAMDa, vyAkaraNa, nyAya, vaheMcAyo. dharma, kAvya, nATaka, alaMkAra, itihAsa, purANa vagere vividha vaDIla baMdhu padmazrI pratApabhAI tathA zrI gaMgAdAsabhAInI viSayo para saMzodhana sAthe pU. AcAryazrIe lagabhaga 200 graMtho vyApArI pravRttione kAraNe teo baMnene moTAbhAge amarelI lakhyA che. 745 zlokavALI saMzodhita 'bhagavad gItA' tathA bahAra vasavAnuM banatuM. pariNAme vaDIlopArjita vepArI peDhI ane 'yajJaphalam" nAmanuM temaNe zodhI kADheluM bhAsanuM nATaka saMskRta sthAnika samAjanI saMsthAonI javAbadArIomAM bhAI sAhityane temanuM apUrva pradAna che. caMpakalAlane joDAI javuM paDeluM ane te dizAmAM satata pU. AcAryazrInI ananya vidvattA ane sevAne lakSyamAM kartavyaparAyaNatA ane saMpUrNa jAgratapaNuM rAkhI amarelInI samagra laIne vizvanI aneka saMsthAoe temane mAnAI padavIo arpaNa janatAno prema saMpAdana karI zakyA. sAthe sAthe amarelI kapoLa karI che. temane nAnapaNathI ja saMsAra pratye vairAgyabhAva hato. mahAjananA vahIvaTI kSetre, amarelI vyApArI maMDaLa tathA mArkeTiMga giranAramAM temane himAlayanA yogasiddha puruSa zrI azruta yArDa, zrI giradharabhAI myujhiyama, pArekha-dozI kapoLa borDiMga svAmIno meLApa thayo hato, jemanI pAsethI teoe zAstronuM UMDu tathA zeTha paramANaMdadAsa kapoLa bALAzrama, amarelI sArvajanika adhyayana karyuM hatuM. pU. acuta svAmIe yogavidyAnA baLathI pustakAlaya vagerenA vikAsamAM tathA saMcAlanamAM potAnI zakti joyuM ke A puruSanA hAthe zrI bhuvanezvarInI pratiSThAnuM mahAna anusAra yazasvI phALo varSo sudhI purAvatA rahyA. chelle thoDAM kArya thavAnuM che. AthI temaNe pU. AcAryazrIne mA bhuvanezvarInI varSo pahelAM ja sikandrAbAdamAM temano svargavAsa thayo. dIkSA ApI che. pU. azruta svAmInA AdezathI teo saMsAramAM pU. zrI caraNatIrtha mahArAjazrI AvyA ane mA bhuvanezvarInA maMdiranI goMDalamAM sthApanA karI. I.sa. 1946mAM A mahAna kArya siddha thaI jatAM teozrIe pU. AcAryazrI (pUrvAzrama-rAjavaidya jIvarAma kAlidAsa vAnaprasthAzrama dhAraNa karyo ane tyArathI teo 'akhaMDa zAsI) e I. sa. 1910mAM phArmasInI sthApanA karI. tyArabAda bhamaMDalAcArya anaMtazrI vibhUSita' zrI bhuvanezvarI pIThAdhIza che. Jain Education Interational Page #670 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 vividha viSayonI UMDI samaja ane dIrghadRSTi zrI jeThAbhAI vI. paTela udyogavIra zrI jeThAbhAI vAghajIbhAI paTelano janma karamasada (tA. ANaMda, ji. kheDA) khAte I.sa. 1904mAM julAI mAsamAM thayo hato. temanA pitAzrI vAghajIbhAI paTela eka saMniSTha kheDUta hatA. zikSaNa pUruM karyA pachI jeThAbhAI amadAvAdanI keliko jyubili milsamAM enjiniyariMganA tAlImArthI tarIke I.sa. 1924mAM joDAyA. 1925mAM teo briTiza ijanerI kaMpanImAM joDAyA. briTiza kaMpanImAM ijanera tarIke zarUAta karIne, dhIre dhIre sakhta parizramathI jeThAbhAI 1973mAM kaMpanInA AsIsTanTa janarala menejara banyA. te vakhate briTizaronI kaDaka zista ane kAma ApavA te levAnI vyavasthita tAlImathI jeThAbhAInuM eka AgavuM vyaktitva ghaDAyuM hatuM. briTiza kaMpanIe jeThAbhAIne enjiniyariMganI ucca kakSAnI tAlIma mATe iMglenDa mokalyA hatA. temaNe be varSa sudhI sakhta tAlIma lIdhI. tAlIma bAda teo zrI sAMjanI kolejamAM vadhu abhyAsArthe dAkhala thayA. tyAM temaNe enjiniyariMganA ucca zikSaNanuM rASTrIya sarTIphikeTa meLavI lIdhuM. jyAre e ja samaya daramyAna bhAre khaMta ane satata mahenatathI temaNe briTananI insTiTyUTa opha mikeniksa enjiniyarsa saMsthAno snAtakano abhyAsakrama ucca kakSAe pAsa karyo. Ama, 1924 thI 1939 sudhI satata 15 varSa jeThAbhAIe briTiza enjiniyariMgakSetranI kAmagIrIno satata abhyAsa, anubhava meLavavA prabaLa puruSArtha karIne jIvanavikAsanI cAvI hastagata karI lIdhI hatI. temanI pATIdAra tarIkenA zrama sAdhanA' dIrdhadaSTi vadhu urdhvagAmI banI, jene kAraNe temane svataMtra buddhithI audyogika sAhasa zarU karavAnA oratA jAgyA, eTale temaNe svataMtra sAhasa mATenuM Ayojana zarU karyuM. zrI jeThAbhAIe potAnI yuvAna vayano sadupayoga potAnA jIvanaghaDataranI tAlImabaddhatA hAMsala karavAmAM karyo. yuvAna vaye temanAM dharmapatnI zrImatI caMcaLabAe jeThAbhAIne nokarI daramyAna bacata karavAnI Teva pADelI. A Tevane kAraNe dara mahine rUA. 15=00nI bacata karavAnI zarUAta karelI. AgaLa jatAM bacata vadhatAM te mUDI rUpe UgI nIkaLI. A bacatanA nANAMthI jeThAbhAIe potAnI buddhi pramANenA potAnA AgavA sAhasarUpe potAnI 'mikenikala varkazopa' muMbaImAM pathapradarzaka belosisa roDa upa2 1939mAM pAMca kAmadAronA sahakArathI zarU karI. A nAnakaDA varkazopamAM temaNe AgaLa jatAM sTenDarDa enjiniyariMga varksa' nAma ApyuM. nAma pramANe ja guNa e ukti pramANe jeThAbhAIe varkazopanI tamAma kAmagIrImAM guNavattAne prathama sthAna ApyuM, jene kAraNe varkazopanI nAmanA udyoga ane sarakAramAM prasiddha banI rahI. A nAnakaDuM sAhasa vadhu vizALa ane saddhara banAvavA mATe temaNe tyAranI briTiza rAjanI eka mAtra beMka impiriyala beMka opha inDiyAnI lona meLavavA arajI karI. beMka sattAvALAoe mAMgelI lona turata maMjUra karI dIdhI. ATalI sahelAIthI lona maMjUra kevI rIte thaI? tenI tapAsa karatA beMka sattAvALAoe jeThAbhAIne jaNAvyuM ke "tame dasa varSathI beMka sAthe levaDadevaDanI kAmagIrImAM suMdara zAkha UbhI karI hatI. tenA pariNAmarUpe A lona turata maMjUra thaI gaI che. have jeThAbhAInI varkazopa eka vizALa enjiniyariMga udyogamAM parivartana pAmI. Aje A udyoga muMbaImAM 'nyu sTAnDarDa enjiniyarIMga kuM|. li. (ena.esa.i.)' tarIke dezamAM mazahUra che ane seMkaDo lokone rojI roTI pUrI pADe che. gujarAta, mahArASTra, baMgALa ane AphrikA, iMglenDa, amerikAmAM gujarAtI pATIdAra komanA udyogakAra sAhasikoe udyoga dhaMdhA kSetre bhAre nAmanA meLavI che. 1960mAM muMbaI rAjyanuM vibhAjana thavAnuM hatuM. gujarAta sarakAre gujarAtI udyogapatione gujarAtamAM AvA udyogo zarU karavA apIla karI, jethI zrI jeThAbhAIe gujarAtanI alAyadI rAjya vyavasthAmAM gujarAtanA lokonI AbAdI vadhe te dRSTithI madhya gujarAtamAM udyogo sthApavAnI yojanA amalamAM mUkI, te pramANe i.sa. 1959thI gujarAta mazInarI menyuphekcariMga li., glAsa lAInDa ikvIpamenTa kuM. li., ekame menyuphekcariMga kuAM. li., khaMDelavAla udyoga, milarsa mazInarI kuAM. li., anDalara enDa prAisa inDiyA prA. li., vrajeza TekSaTAilsa milsa peTalAda, Divijhana ena. esa. I., egne prisisana impalImenTara li., (naroDA) vagere udyogo zarU karyA, je Aje chellAM 20 varSothI hajAro lokone rojI roTI pUrI pADe che. potAnA kAmadAronA bALakone Teknikala tAlIma maLI rahe te mATe muMbaI ane gujarAtanA karamasada khAte temaNe je. vI. paTela inDasTrIyala TreiniMga insTiTyUTa zarU karI che. A saMsthA potAnA vizALa makAno ane vyavasthAo dharAve che. karamasada khAte Page #671 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 655 karmacArIonAM bALako mATe aMgrejI mAdhyamika zALA zarU karavA abhyAsArthe vizvanA aneka dezonI sapharo kheDI che. temaNe temanA svargastha dharmapatnI zrImatI caMcaLabA jeThAbhAI lAMbI dIrdhadaSTi : sarjaka pratibhA paTela smAraka Igliza mIDIyama skUla bilDiMga banAvavA pAchaLa rU. 16 lAkhanuM dAna ApyuM che. ANaMda-karamasada vibhAgamAM koI paNa viSayanI jANakArI pratyenI utkaTa jijJAsA, vadhune vadhu lokone rojIroTI maLe te mATe temaNe A vistAramAM potAnA kSetranA pratyeka-khAsa karIne yAMtrika bAbato vizenI UMDI vadhu udyogo zarU karavA mATe pArlAmenTanA pitA samAna sva. samaja, sAmI vyaktimAM DhaMkAyelI zaktine pahecAnI levAnI viThThalabhAI paTelanI zatAbdIe karamasadamAM viThThala udyoganagara cakora dRSTi ane karavAnAM kAryone utkRSTatAthI pUrAM karavAno sthApavAnAM cakro gatimAna karyA. jeThAbhAInA saphaLa netRtvathI Agraha zrI jeThAbhAInA akhila vyaktitvanI AgavI bAjuo Aje karamasadamAM viTTala udyoganagara phUlyuMphAvyuM che. aneka nAnA rahI che. saurASTranA ijanerI udyogakSetre teozrInI bahumukhI moTA udyogo vikasI rahyA che. pratibhAnuM bAhulya eTaluM vyApaka ane vizALa che ke ekAMgI dRSTie tenI mUlavaNI karavI zakya nathI. Ama chatAM emanI zrI jeThAbhAI uparokta dhaMdhA udyoganI javAbadArIonI yazagAthAnuM avalokana karIe to vividha tejarekhAonI vacce sAthe vikhyAta vidyAnagaranA cArutara vidyA maMDaLanA pramukha, sarjaka pratibhA savizeSa jhaLahaLI rahelI dRSTimAna thAya che. saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela TrasTa, karamasadanA pramukha, carotara anekavidha udyogo ane saMcAlanonA adhyakSa yA nirdezaka tarIke Arogya maMDaLanA TrasTI maMDaLanA sabhya, gujarAta audyogika nirantara udyogasAdhanA ane satata abhyAsazIla vRtti dAkhavanAra vikAsa ane vyavasAyI tAlIma TrasTanA pramukha tarIke Aje paNa zrI jeThAbhAIe mesarsa nyu sTAnDarDa enjiniyariMga kuM. li.nI sevA Ape che. teozrI Aje ko. o. benka opha amadAvAda prabhAvaka pragati sarjavAmAM mahattvapUrNa yogadAna samapyuM che. li.nA DAyarekaTara, AbAda beMka li. nA evAijhara borDanA emanA udyoganuM dhyeya mAtra napho karavAnI pratyeka taka jhaDapI sabhya tarIke paNa sevAo Ape che. uparAMta anya audyogika levAnuM nahIM, paraMtu potAnI saMsthAono vikAsa sAdhatA rahI kSetromAM teozrI muMbaInA potAnA nyu sTAnDarDa enjiniyariMga dezamAM jhaDapI udyogIkaraNa vadhAratA javAnuM ane samAjanuM hita kAM. li.nA adhyakSa, ekame menyuphekacariMga kaMpanInA adhyakSa, sAdhatA javAnuM rahyuM che. rohita palpa enDa pepara milsa li. nA DAyarekaTara, gujarAta mazInarI ecakeriMga hi nA adhyakSa e pisina : tAjetaramAM emanA sukhyAta udyoga saMkula mesarsa nyu impalImenTasa li.nA adhyakSa bekalAvATa opha inDiyA li.nA sTAnDarDa enjiniyariMga kaM. li. bokAro sTIla kompalekSa taraphathI adhyakSa tarIke paNa eka yuvAnane zaramAve tevI rIte 84 varSanI kAsTiMgsa ane ikvipamenTa mATe noMdhapAtra orDaro maLatAM tene vaye sevA ApI rahyA che. mATe bhAratamAM sau prathamavAra 16 TananA ingo molDasanuM utpAdana karI AgavI siddhi sarjI che. A rIte AyAta udyogo UbhA karavA, calAvavA uparAMta tenA satata avejIkaraNanI dizAmAM kaMpanIe sAdhelI pragati nihALIne vikAsanAM kSetrane dhyAnamAM rAkhatA jeThAbhAI bhAratIya udyoga bokAro sTIla li. nA ceramena zrI ema. soDhI bhAre prabhAvita maMDaLo, proDakTIviTa kAunsila, krikeTa klaba opha inDiyA, thayA hatA. e ja rIte nikAsa kSetre advitIya kAmagIrI mATe DAyanarsa kalaba opha inDiyA, inDoamerikana sosAyaTI, inDo mAnyatA hAMsala karanAra emanI A kaMpanInI viziSTa kAmagIrI jarmana cembara opha komarsa, nezanala sporTasa klaba opha TekSaTAilsa mazInarI menyuphekjharsa esosiezana dvArA "sarTiphikeTa inDiyA, viliMgTana sporTsa klaba sAthe sakriya rahyA che. zrI opha esporTa ekSelansa dvArA puraskRta thayA che. jeThAbhAInI Aje bhAratanA agraNI dRSTivAnA udyogapatiomAM gaNanA thAya che, jene kAraNe bhArata sarakAre cekoslovekiyA ane Ama vyApaka siddhinA nirmAtA tarIkenuM virala sammAna raziyA khAte 1971mAM mokalela nezanala proTIviTa nAmanA saMpAdita karanAra zrI jeThAbhAI paTela eka saphaLa udyogapati netA tarIke jeThAbhAInI varaNI karAI hatI, tyAre teo zrI tarIke sArI evI prasiddhi pAmyA che. sAthe ja teo gujarAtanuM insTiTyUTa opha proDakzana enjiniyarsa inDiyAnA adhyakSapade hatA. teozrIe potAnA dhaMdhAnA bahoLA vikAsa ane Jain Education Intemational Page #672 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 656 pathapradarzaka zrI digvijaya bI. badiyANI (kApaDiyA) upAdhyakSa hatA. I.sa.1883-84mAM mahArASTra je.sI.nA (nAsika) kAunsilara hatA. hAla bhAratIya jesIjhanA Trenara che. A jagatanA cokamAM mAnavInuM ghaDatara eno karmayoga kare roTarI kalaba opha kenela kornaranA adhyakSa thayA bAda che. karoDapati ho ke kArakuna, kArakhAnedAra ho ke dukAnadAra, hAla DisTrikTa ophisara che. vepArI ho ke vidyArthI-sarvanI jIvanasiddhinI imArata enI nAsikamAM baso anAtha bALakonuM jIvana-ghaDatara karatI niSThA ane naitikatA tathA prayatnonA pAyA para caNatara pAme che. zrI mahilA anAtha AzramanA sekreTarI che. akhila bhAratIya nAsikanA yuvAna samAjasevaka zrI digvijayabhAI bAbubhAI gujarAtI samAjanA maMtrI che. gokhale ejyukezana sosAyaTInI baTiNI kathi) AvA karmayogInI chabI patibA kolejonA lokala menejiMga kAunsilanA ceramena che. dharAve che. nAsikanA zrI hAlAI ghoghArI lohANA mahAjananA i.sa. jAmanagaranI dharatI parathI peDhIo pahelAM mahArASTramAM 1980thI 83 sudhI maMtrIpade sevA bajAvI cUkyA che. tathA hAla kismata ajamAvavA AvelA lohANA parivAramAM zrI pramukha che ane jJAtinI vADI banAvavA prayatnazIla che. duniyAmAM digvijayabhAIno janma I.sa. 194panA julAI mahinAnI bAbubhAI kalekzana' zo-rUma bhAratano sarvathI vizALa jagyA trIjI tArIkhe thayo hato. nAsikanI mukhya bajAramAM temanA tathA sToka dharAve che. te 1985mAM zarU karela che. pitAzrI bAbubhAIno kApaDano dhamadhokAra vyApAra cAlato hato. muMbaI yunivarsiTI S.N.D.T.nI mahilA kolejanA samAjasevAnI pravRttiomAM paNa sva. bAbubhAI mokhare rahetA eDavAIjharI kAunsila membara che. hatA. A sva. pitAno sevA vAraso yuvAna digvijayabhAIe vyApAra-utkarSanA kSetramAM paNa teo vyApArIono dIpAvyo che. vizvAsa saMpAdana karIne vyApArI saMsthAomAM mokhare rahyA che. zikSaNanI suSTimAM avirata Agekuca karatA zrI bhAratanAM cauda rAjyomAM sAITha hajAra sabhyo dharAvatI ola digvijayabhAI kolejanAM pagathiyAM sara karIne bI.koma. sudhI, inDiyA pheDarezana opha klotha riTelarsa-dilhInA teo cAra ema.koma. tathA ema.bI.e. sudhI pahoMcavA uparAMta zikSaNanI varSathI sekreTarI janarala hatA tathA hAla 4 varSathI adhyakSa che. anekavidha siddhio sAdhI zakyA che. pI.eca.DI. paNa thaI rahyA nAsika riTeila klotha maracanTasa esosiezananA I.sa. che. abhyAsanI avirata Agekaca vacce I.sa. 1974mAM 1977thI pramukha che. vyAvasAyika mahAsaMdhanA kanvInara che. pitAzrI bAbubhAInuM duHkhada avasAna thatAM cAlu abhyAse mahArASTra cembara opha komarsanA varkiMga presiDenTa satata 2 varSa parivAranA kApaDanA vyavasAya bAbubhAI klotha sTorsa'nAM sutro rahI cUkyA che. hAlamAM inDiyana marcanTra cembaranA TekSezana saMbhALavAM paDyAM hatAM ane chellA be dAyakAmAM A vyApArane kamiTInA ekjhikyuTiva membara che. DAyarekaTa TekSezana kamiTI unata kakSAe mukI dIdho hato. temanA kApaDa-vyavasAyano dora tathA relve yujharsa kalTeTiva kamiTInA membara che. mAtra nAsika pUrato ja sImita rahyo nathI. muMbaI ane dilhInA A yuvAna vyApArI agresara sAmAjika sevAkSetra uparAMta daravAjA sudhI pahoMcyo che. reDImeIDa vastronI phekTarI ane kApaDa ramatagamatanA kSetramAM paNa UMDo rasa dharAvI rahyA che tathA mArkeTa sudhI pragatinAM pagaraNa goThavAI rahyAM che, je nAnAbhAI beDaminTana ane krikeTamAM pUnA yunivarsiTInuM pratinidhitva karI sureza sAthe saMbhALe che. cUkyA che. vyApAranI anekavidha javAbadArIo uparAMta zrI zikSaNamAM UMDo rasa dharAvatA hoI, eka dIkarI ema.DI. digvijayabhAI sAmAjika sevAnA kSetre mokhare AvyA che. hoI DaoNkTarI vyavasAyamAM che. bIjAM dIkarI M.B.A. karI jIleTa zikSaNa pravRtti calAvatI zrI paMcavaTI gujarAtI ejyukezana phyurAselamAM anubhava laI hAla pUnAmAM resToranTa tathA gelerI sosAyaTInA sattara varSathI mAnad maMtrIpadanI javAbadArI saMbhALI calAvI rahI che. lIdhA bAda 4 varSathI adhyakSapada saMbhALe che. nAsika jesIjhamAM dIkaro vikrama hAlamAM ja laMDanathI bijhanesa eDaminiI.sa. 1977thI adhyakSa che. bhAratIya jesIjhanA 1981mAM sTrezananI DigrI laI bhArata pAcho pharela che. Jain Education Intemational Page #673 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo vividha vyAvasAyika, sAmAjika tathA zaikSaNika kArya karavA pAchaLa uddeza eka ja che ke attaranI zIzI kholo to sugaMdha prasare. ApaNuM vyaktitva sugaMdhita karavA prayatna karavo. zrI nautamalAla ThAkarazI mahetA vividhakSetranA vizALa paTa upara niSThAbharI upAsanA vaDe vyApAravartuLane samRddha karanArA saurASTranA agraNI vyApArIomAM zrI nautamalAlabhAI mahetAnuM nAma prathama haroLamAM gaNAyuM che. rAjakoTanA vatanI paNa ghaNAM varSothI bhAvanagaramAM sthira thaIne potAnI jIvana kArakirdI daramyAna ujvala tavArIkha aMkita karatA gayA che, temAM temanA athAga parizramanuM pratibiMba paDe che. inTara ArTsa sudhIno ja abhyAsa paNa vyavahAradakSatA ane kAryakuzaLatAne kAraNe sArI pragati ane mAnapAna pAmyA. samAjasevAnI zubha pravRtti to cheka bAlyakALathI ja karatA AvyA hatA--achata, duSkALa ke taMgInI kAramI paristhitimAM rAjakoTa sevA samAja saMgha ane bIjI sAmAjika saMsthAo dvArA sevA ApI hatI. jJAtivatsala, sakhAvatI ane vidyApremI hatA eTalA ja dharmaparAyaNa ane samAjanuM gauravazALI ratna gaNAtA hatA. bhAvanagaranI sthAnakavAsI jainasaMghanI menejiMga kamiTInA membara tarIke, gujarAta rAjya porTa eDvAijharI borDanA ola inDiyA sTeiTa pIpalsa konpharansamAM koSAdhyakSa tarIke temanI prazaMsanIya sevA paDelI che. jAherajIvanamAM koMgresanA agraNI kAryakara tarIke temanuM e jamAnAmAM ghaNuM mAnapAna hatuM. sva. zrI baLavaMtabhAI mahetA sAthe rahIne jillA koMgresanI badhI ja pravRttiomAM haMmezAM mokhare hatA. 1966mAM bhAvanagara cembara opha komarsanA pramukha tarIke yazasvI kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI. temanA milanasAra svabhAvathI teo bahoLA janasamUhanA prItipAtra banI zakyA hatA. bhAvanagaramAM bhAvanagara mazInarI saplAIMga kahyuM. dvArA dhaMdhAkIya kSetre teothI ghaNI moTI pragati hAMsala karI zakyA hatA. temaNe UbhI karelI mAnavasevAnI pagadaMDI ane keTalIka javAbadArIo temanA suputrazrI jayaMtabhAI mahetAe upADI 65 lIdhI-zrI jayaMtabhAInuM paNa dharmabhAva, sevAbhAva, udAratA ane buddhimatAnA pratApe bhAvanagaranAM jAhera kAryomAM temanuM sArUM evuM pradAna rahyuM che. bhAvanagaranI sahakArI hATa madhyastha bhaMDAranI vyavasthApaka kamiTInA sabhya tarIke, bhAvanagara roTarI klabanA sabhya tarIke temanI sevAo jANItI che. 1955mAM muMbaI sTe. ilekTriIsiTI borDanA phAunDezana kAmathI temanI kArakirdIno prAraMbha thayo. kansTrakzananAM ghaNA kAmo temanA hAthe thayAM ane pragati pAmyAM. 1972mAM keneDAamerikA dezonI saphara karI--bhAratamAM paNa ghaNuM pharyA. sAdagI ane sevAnA cAhaka zrI jayaMtabhAI siddhinA sopAna sarjatA rahe evI zubhecchA. lohANA samAjanA sevAbhAvI agraNI sajjana sva. zrI velajI dAmodara somaiyA saurASTranI dharatI para dIvAna paraMparAne paNa AMTI de evA je gaNyA gAMThyA mutsaddI kArabhArIo jJAtimAM thaI gayA che. emAMnA eka sva. zrI velajI dAmodara hatA. temano janma jAmanagaramAM i.sa. 1875mAM thayo hato ne e jamAnA pramANe sAmAnya zikSaNa bAda nokarIthI zarUAta karIne teo dIvAna narabherAma bhagavAnajInA kArabhArI pade pahoMcyA hatA. teo jeTalA dharma premI ne sAlasa svabhAvanA hatA, eTalA ja nIDara ne spaSTavaktA hoI bhalabhalAne paNa potAnAM vaktavyathI AMjI detA ne satya kahetAM jarApaNa acakAtA nahotA. eTale ja prAmANika dIvAna narabherAmabhAInA khAsa mAnItA banyA hatA. ne varSo sudhI temanA TrasTanA menejIMga TrasTI pade rahyA hatA. jAmanagara jJAti mahAjananA pramukha pade rahIne temaNe jJAtinI varSo sudhI sevA bajAvI hatI. eTaluM ja nahiM bhAvanagara khAte 1912mAM maLelI samasta lohANA pariSadamAM kAryavAhaka sabhya tarIke temaNe noMdhapAtra phALo Apyo hato ne ghaNAM lokopayogI kAryo karyAM hatAM. pAchaLathI muMbaI AvIne rahyA hatA ane mULajI jeThA mArakeTamAM velajI dAmodara enDa kaMpanIne nAme dukAna karI kApaDanA vepAramAM paDyA hatA ane muMbaInI jJAtinI pravRttimAM paNa sakriya rasa laI potAnI sevAbhAvanA ane kAryazaktino paricaya Apyo hato. jJAtinA AjanA keTalAka agraNIone muMbaI lAvavAmAM temano phALo che. e samayamAM temanuM ghara ghaNI vakhata vatanathI Page #674 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 658 pathapradarzaka AvanArAo mATe dharmazALA jevuM banI rahyuM hatuM. teo saunuM hatI. vyApAra kSetre nipuNatA prApta thatAM 1993mAM temane udyoga premathI svAgata karatA, yogya salAha ApatA. jJAtinA A vIra ratna evorDa prApta thayo hato. tathA 1995mAM javAharalAla mutsaddI ane sevAbhAvI dharma premI sajananuM i. sa. 1946mAM naheru ekSelansa evorDa paNa prApta thayo hato. 71 varSanI vaye avasAna thayuM. dhArmikakSetre paNa teo agrapade rahyA che. vividha kSetromAM aneka saMsthAonA sUtradhAra teno dAnapravAha cAlu rahyo che. temanA pitAzrInA nAme eka zrI harajIvana velajIbhAI somaiyA baherA-mUMgA bALakonI zALA paNa pragatimAna rahI che. temanA mAtuzrI tathA pitAzrInA smaraNArthe be alaga alaga TrasTa dvArA tA. 27 me 1926nA jAmanagaramAM janma. zrI temanI sevA pravRtti avirata cAlu rahI che. harajIvanabhAInuM jIvana nAnapaNathI ja saMgharSamaya rahyuM hatuM. vidyAbhyAsa daramyAna ja pUjya pitAzrInuM duHkhada avasAna thatAM eka saphaLa janetA, samAjasevaka ane udyogapati kuTuMbanI samagra javAbadArI temanA zIre AvI paDI. inTara zrI hariharabhAI maNibhAI paTela ArTasa sudhIno abhyAsa paDato mUkI temaNe bahAranI duniyAmAM samAjasevAne kSetre noMdhapAtra phALo ApI rahelA zrI pagaraNa AraMbhyA. vhAITa ve leDalo kAM.mAM vinDo DekoreTara, hariharabhAI paTela koI agamya zakti, zraddhA, vizvAsa, hiMmata mUlajI jeThA mArakeTamAM nokarI i. sa. 1946mAM. mAtra vIsaja ane haiyA ukalata vaDe svajanothI dUra mahArASTranA goMdiyA varSanI vaye koTana vesTano svataMtra dhaMdho zarU karyo. paNa temAM zaheramAM varSo pahelAM jaIne tyAMnI prajA vacce aneka kaSTo sahana saphaLatA na rahetAM junI moTara vecavAno vyavasAya zarU karyo. karIne vasyA ane tenuM tapa phaLyuM. mAnavajIvananA ghora aMdhakAramAM 1950mAM alhAbAda ane lakhanaumAM nasIba ajamAvavA sevAbhAvanAnI jyota jalatI rAkhanAra gharadIvaDAothI ja kApaDanI dukAna karI, paNa nasIba be DagalAM AgaLa ane mAnavajAta ujavaLa che. AgaLa. kauTuMbika kAraNosara muMbaI pAchA pharavuM paDyuM. Ama jIvana saMgharSa cAlu rahetAM nirAza na thatAM temaNe esa.ke. zeThiyA zrI haribhAI paTela mULa gujarAtanA carotaranA gAma kaMpanImAM selsamenazIpa svIkArI ane kAryazaktithI jhaDapI pragati oDanA gauravazALI rana gaNAyA che, Aje godiyAnA gUMgaLAtA sAdhatA teo kaMpanInA DAyarekaTara pade pahoMcyA. 1952 thI janajIvanamAM nUtanaprakAza ane preraNA pAtharatA rahyA che. pATIdAra 1960 daramyAna e kaMpanIvatI mIThAnI nikAsa prakriyA daramyAna parivAramAM temano janma kalakattAmAM thayo. 1934nA eprilanI bhArata sarakAranA pratinidhi maMDaLanA eka sabhya tarIke cAra e tevIsamI tArIkha hatI. saMskArI vAtAvaraNamAM temanuM vakhata jApAnanI mulAkAta lIdhI ane te pachI A ja vyavasAyanA lAlanapAlana thayuM, mAMgalika dharmano vAraso maLyo. utkarSa mATe 1965mAM dakSiNa amerikA - brAjhila vagere zrI hariharabhAI inTara sudhInA abhyAsa pachI paradezamAM ghUmyA. 1969mAM saMgharSano bIjo tabakko zarU thayo. goMdiyAmAM vaDIloe sthApelA bIDI pattAnA udyogamAM sAmela koka ane kola vyavasAyamAM kolayAri dvArA vividha udyogamAM thayA. audyogika kSetre goMdiyAnI maNibhAI caturabhAI paTela koka-kola saplAya karavA isTarna esosiyeTeDa kola korporezananI enDa ku.e A udyogamAM zreSTha pragati saMpAdana karelI che. A sthApanA karI ane uttarottara pragati sAdhatA rahyA. sAthe sAthe peDhInI zAkhAo baMgALa, bihAra, rAjasthAna sudhI vistarelI che. esosiyeTeDa kemikalsa siMDikeTa vyavasAya paNa zarU karyo. peDhInA teo eka bhAgIdAra che. jAhera sevA kSetre paNa temanuM anudAna viziSTa rahyuM hatuM. audyogika pragati ane vikAsanI sAthesAthe samAjamuMbaI madhyenAM vividha rASTriya temaja AMtararASTriya maMDaLo, sevAnI varSo jUnI temanI bhAvanAne paNa baLa maLyuM ane saMsthAo-klabonA sUtradhAra kakSAnA sabhyapada dvArA teo viziSTa janasamuhamAM temanuM vyaktitva khIlI UThyuM. svabhAve nirdoSa ane sevAyajJa pradAna karatA rahyA che. mahilA utkarSa kAryamAM paNa nisvArtha bhAvanAne kAraNe saunA prItipAtra banI gayA. ane agrapade rahyA che. A sarva sevAyajJamAM dharmapatnI a.sau. prakAzamAM AvyA. goMdiyAnI mahAnagarapAlikAmAM sAta varSa haMsAbenano mahattvano sAtha rahyo che. A anvaye temane membara tarIke ane pachI traNa varSa adhyakSapade rahelA. mogariyA mahArASTra sarakAra taraphathI je.pI.nI padavI cha varSa sudhI zobhatI mesarsa caturabhAI bhAIlAlabhAI paTela enDa kuM.mAM temanA Jain Education Intemational Page #675 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo pitAzrI bhAgIdAra hatA. kALAntare kaMpanInuM vibhAjana thayuM. Aje A dhaMdhAmAM temanI peDhI TocanuM sthAna dharAve che. dhaMdhAkIya pravRttimAM jeTalo rasa eTalo ja balke vizeSa sAmAjika, sAMskRtika, zaikSaNika ane itara pravRttimAM rasa letA rahIne samAjasevAne kSetre yazasvI pradAna arpaNa karI rahyA che. teoe sthApelI bukabeMka pravRttimAM 5000thI vadhu bALakone pustaka madada tathA ziSyavRttio dvArA madadarUpa thatAM rahyAM che. lAyansaklaba oDa taraphathI paNa temane sAruM evuM mAnapatra maLyuM hatuM. bharoDA hAIskUlano rajatajayaMti mahotsava temanA adhyakSapade ujavAyo hato. goMdiyA jillAnA ciracADabAMdha gAme hariharabhAInA nAme hAIskUla tathA jUniyara koleja cAle che. adAsImA gAme paNa temanA nAme hAIskUla cAle che. sonI gAmamAM paNa temanA pitAzrI maNibhAI IzvarabhAI paTelane nAme hAIskUla tathA jUniyara koleja cAle che. yuvA koMgresa goMdiyAnA adhyakSapade varSo sudhI rahyA che. jillA koMgresanA sakrIya sadasya rahyA che. temanA mAtuzrI gaM.sva.pU. caMcaLabena maNibena paTelanA puNya smaraNArthe teo badhA bhAIoe gAma oDane AzIrvAda nAme vADI bAMdhI ApI. gAmaloko ane AsapAsanI janatA mATe kharekhara AzIrvAdarUpa kAma karyuM. gujarAtI keLavaNI maMDaLa goMdiyAmAM hAla TrasTImaMDaLanA sacIva, relve eDavAIjharI borDanA sadasya ane bajaraMga vyAyAma zALAnA chellA covIza varSathI pramukha che. Ama samAjajIvananA tamAma kSetre mokhare che. samAjanA pratyeka nAnA moTA prasaMgo ane utsavomAM AgevAnI bharyo bhAga lIdho che. goMdiyA jillAnA goregAMva tAlukAmAM AvelA gAma gidhADImAM paNa temanAM mAtuzrI caMcaLabena maNibhAI paTela hAIskUla ane jUniyara koleja cAle che. goMdiyA jillAnA goregAMvamAM paNa indirAbena haribhAI paTela vijJAna vidyAlaya (sAyansa koleja) cAle che. nagara durgA utsava samitinA durgAcoka goMdiyAnA pAMtrIza varSathI adhyakSa che. 1990thI 1994 sudhI pAMca varSa mahArASTra vidhAnasabhAmAM goMdiyA dhArAsabhya tarIke sevA ApI che. zrI hariharabhAI paTele temanuM samagra jIvana lokakalyANa mATe samarpita kareluM che. teo dIrgha kALa sudhI Ama janatAnA sAcA pratinidhi banI rahyA. zahera goMdiyA ane rAjya mahArASTranI AbAdI mATe ane lokonI sukhAkArI mATe emaNe athAga prayatno karyA che. temanuM pradAna grAmINa vistAromAM vizeSa rahyuM che. bAbAsAheba AMbeDakaranA anuyAyIomAM teo 59 lokapriya banyA che, temanA vyaktitvamAM rahelA 'saraLatA, niSpakSatA, prAmANiktA jevA guNo preraNAdAyI banI rahyA che. zrI hasamukharAya vanamALIdAsa mahetA ananya zraddhA, avizrAnta parizrama kheDIne muMbaImAM bilDaronI prathama haroLamAM sthAna pAmanAra zrI hasamukhabhAI vI. mahetA mULa saurASTra-goMDalanA vatanI che, paNa ghaNAM varSothI muMbaIne potAnuM kAryakSetra banAvyuM che. ane tejasvI buddhizakti, vicAra-zakti ane kuzaLa kAryazaktithI vardhamAna bilDarsa ane nirmANa grupa bilDarsamAM bhAgIdAra tarIka kAryamagna rahI khUba nAmanA meLavela che. uparAMta saMskAra ane sevAparAyaNatAnA sadguNothIzobhatA zrI hasamukhabhAIne dharmano vAraso bacapaNathI maLyo che, AthI dhArmika AyojanamAM mahatvano phALo ApI jIvana sArthaka karI rahyA che. zrI hasamukhabhAIe samRddhinA zikhare pahoMcavA chatAM mithyA unmAda kyAreya sevyo nathI. dharmaparAyaNatA ane samAjasevAnA Adarzane haMmezA najara samakSa rAkhIne kAma karI rahyA che. jaina saMpradAyonA badhAM ja sAdhusAdhvIjIo taraphano temano ananya pUjyabhAva ane vaiyAvacca Adino bhaktibhAva jovA maLe che. sevAbhAvanAthI bhareluM temanuM samagra jIvana saune preraNAnI saurabha sudIrgha samaya sudhI arpatuM rahe tevI amArI hArdika zubhecchAo che. jIvananA svapnAMo ane kAryo mAtra taraMgI manorathathI nahiM paNa satata udyama ane puruSArthathI ja phaLe che. e sUtrAnusAra temanI pragati uttarottara thatI rahI. Ama zraddhApUrNa haiye unnatinA zikhare pahoMcavA sAthe sevAbhAvI sakhAvatI puruSa tarIke samAjamAM sarvatra sanmAna pAmyA che. emanI AjanI bhavya pragati emanAM jIvana ane kAryonI pratyakSa ane prazasya siddhirUpa che. vardhamAna bilDarsa ane nirmANa grupa bilDarsamAM bhAgIdAra tarIke rahIne dhaMdhAnI dareka kSitijane uttarottara vikasAve che. zrI hasamukhabhAI potAnI vyAvasAyika pravRttionI sAthe anya sAMskRtika kAryone uttejana ApavAmAM tana, mana, dhanapUrvakano phALo ApatA rahyA che. temanAM kuneha, kAbeliyAta ane kAryadakSatAnuM prasaMgopAta bahumAna thatuM rahyuM che. potAnA vyavasAyamAM sAhasa puruSArtha ane dIrghadRSTi vaDe pragati karavAnI sAthe namrabhAvathI potAnA svabhAvamAM rahelA paropakAra ane samAjazreyanA mahAna guNo paNa jovA maLe che. Page #676 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka zrI rAmadAsa premajI kAcariyA beMkonI rAjya levalanI pravRttionA teo praNetA banI rahyA che. trApajanA kAcariyA kuTuMbanA zrI rAmadAsabhAIe svataMtra 1960mAM koMgresanI TikiTa upara gujarAta vidhAna-sabhAmAM vyavasAya muMbaImAM raMgarasAyaNono vaDagAdImAM zarU karela. hAla dhArAsabhya tarIke cUMTAI AvyA. 1963thI 1966 sudhInA temanA pautro janaka tathA premala A dhaMdho vikasAvI rahyA che. egrikalcara ane irigezana khAtAnA DepyuTI minisTara tarIkenI teo eka jUnA vepArI tarIke khyAti dharAve che. rAmadAsabhAI yazasvI kAmagIrI paNa bajAvI. lAMbo samaya sudhI gujarAtanA dhArmika vRttinA, AdhyAtmika pravRttiomAM ghaNo samaya ApI jAherajIvanamAM vividha sthAno upara rahIne amUlya sevA bajAvI. temAM bhAga laI rahyA. muMbaInI sara harakisana hospiTalamAM, raNachoDadAsa kIkAbhAI rUpArela vilepAralAnA saMnyAsa AzramamAM, gujarAtanA cAMdodanA mahuvAnA vatanI che. kAzI vidyApIThamAM abhyAsa karI AzramamAM, haradvAranI AzramanI pravRttiomAM, kapoLa jJAtinI zAstranI upAdhi prApta karela che. 1942nI vidyArthI senAmAM ane kuLadevI sAmudrI mAtAnI mUrtinI pratiSThAmAM, kapoLa jJAtinA gora te pachI 1947mAM jUnAgaDha ArajhI hakUmatamAM joDAIne kaMDoLiyA jJAtinA vidyArthIo mATe trApajamAM hAiskUla mATe, nAnapaNathI ja jAherajIvanamAM paDelA. rAjakIya ane sAmAjika tema ja anya evI dhArmika ane sAmAjika pravRttio mATe pravRttino zokha hoI majUra ane kheDUtakalyANanI pravRttimAM teoe yatheccha dAnanI rakamo ApI ane e rIte pitA taraphathI racyApacyA rahetA. mahuvA myunisipAliTImAM sabhya ane pramukha maLelA vArasAne dIpAvI saMpattino vyaya karI jANyo che. tarIke rahI zaheranA vikAsamAM suMdara phALo Apyo. nAgarika trApaja grAmapaMcAyate 1974nI 15mI ogasTe temanI borDanA pramukha tarIke, meDikala borDanA ceramena tarIke ane porTa sAmAjika sevAone biradAvI jAhera sammAna karyuM. temanA putra eDavAijharI borDanA sabhya tarIke temanI sevAo jANItI che. kisanadAsa paNa pitAne pagale cAlI jJAtinI ane bIjI mahuvA keLavaNI sahAyaka samAja, grAmanirmANa samAja, sarvodaya lokahitanI pravRttimAM bhAga laI rahyA che. trApaja hAiskUlamAM makAna bAMdhakAma saha. maMDaLImAM sAro evo rasa lIdho. bAMdhakAmamAM sAro phALo karI Apyo. bUka-benkanI pravRttimAM saurASTranA imAratI lAkaDAnA AgevAna vyApArI zrI rAmadAsa premajI kAcariyA bUkabenkanA pote TrasTI tarIke prAthamika zALAmAM rUA. 10,000 buka-benka mATe kamaLAbahena pAsethI rUpArelabhAInuM kuTuMba zikSita ane keLavAyeluM che. ApyA. baherAMmUgAM zALAmAM paNa sArI rakama ApelI che. zrImaddanA parama bhakta zrI jayarAmabhAI ANaMdabhAI vAchANI zrI rAkezabhAI jhaverI - zrI jayarAmabhAI ANaMdabhAI vAchANI (paTela) satyaruSonI A sanAtana paraMparAnuM pratinidhitva vibhinna jayarAmabApAnA nAme jANItA che ane svAtaMtratA pachI kALamAM vibhinna puruSo dvArA thatuM rahyuM che. A kALamAM enuM gujarAtamAM cAlelI sahakArI pravRttinA AgevAna gaNAya che. vahana karI rahelA Apta puruSomAMnA eka che zrImad temaNe barmAnI mizanarI skUlamAM abhyAsa karyo hato ane "hiMda rAjacaMdrajInA parama bhakta pUjyazrI rAkezabhAI jhaverI ke jemane choDo' AMdolanamAM 17 varSanI uMmare gAMdhIjInI sAthe kArAvAsa ame gurudeva athavA sAheba athavA bApAnA nAme saMbodhana thAya bhogavyo hato. goMDalanA dezI rajavADAne vilinIkaraNa karavAnI che. tA. 26-9-1966nA zubha dine muMbaImAM janmelA, mAtA prakriyAmAM temaNe mahattvano bhAga bhajavyo hato. svAtaMtrya pachI rekhAbahena tathA pitA dilIpabhAI jhaverInA A panotA putra cAra rAjakoTa jillAnA koMgresa pArTInA maMtrI tarIke rAjakIya varSanI bALavayathI bhakti, dhyAna, sAmAyika Adi dharmArAdhanamAM kArakirdInI zarUAta karI hatI. temaNe rAjakoTane temanI karmabhUmi masta rahetA hatA. ATha varSanI vaye temane zrImadjInA citrapaTanuM banAvI hatI. garIba ane kacaDAyelAM loko mATe temaNe aneka darzana thatAMnI sAthe pUrvanI ArAdhanAnuM anusaMdhAna thayuM ane kAmo karyA che. 1956thI 2001 sudhI 60 varSa daramyAna temanI adhyAtmasAdhanA uttarottara vegIlI banI. rAjakIya ane sAmAjika kSetre temanuM agatyanuM pradAna rahyuM che. zaikSaNika abhyAsamAM suvarNacaMdraka sahita ema.e. thaI temaNe paradezamAM paNa gujarAtanuM pratinidhitva karyuM che. aneka pUjyazrI dvArA zrImadjInA sarvazreSTha sAhityasarjana "zrI AtmasaMsthAomAM teo mahattvanA hoddAo para rahyA che. sahakArI siddhi zAstra' upara vistRta ane gahana vivecanAtmaka zodhaprabaMdha Jain Education Intemational Page #677 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 661 racAyo, je mATe temane muMbaI yunivarsiTI taraphathI i.sa. che. A saMsthAnA be mukhya kAryavibhAga che : (1) sArA 1998mAM pI.eca.DI.nI DigrI enAyata karavAmAM AvI. vicArono pracAra-prasAra ane (2) pIDitonI sevA. baMne potAnI asAdhAraNa tejasvitAthI pUjyazrIe I.sa. vibhAgamAM saMsthAe ati mahattvanAM kAryo karyA che. 1985 thI 1991 daramyAna jaina zvetAMbara temaja digaMbara A saMsthAnA sthApaka ane adhyakSa che zrI haribAI zAstrono, padarzanano tathA nyAya, tattvajJAna, saMskRta bhASA vagere paMcAla. temano janma tA. 9-1-1928nA roja eka madhyamavargI gUDha viSayono prakhara abhyAsa saMpanna karyo che. varSo paryata mauna- kuTuMbamAM thayo. mAtA-pitA dvArA saMskAro ane sevAbhAvanAnuM -ArAdhanA, gahana dhyAnasAdhanA ane anya aneka bAhyAMtara siMcana pAmelA zrI haribhAIne InTara ArTsa pachI pitAnI sAdhanAnA paripAkarUpe teozrIe AtmasAdhanAnAM ucca sopAna gaMbhIra bImArIne kAraNe abhyAsa choDavo paDyo. mRtyusara karyA che. pUjyazrInI asAdhAraNa guNasaMpadAnA kAraNe pathArIethI pitAe Adeza Apyo, "sArAM kAmanuM nimitta teozrI sAMpratakALanA eka pradhAna pratibhAzALI saMta tarIke thaje". A Adezane jIvananuM dhyeyasUtra banAvIne zrI haribhAIe suprasiddha thayA che. teozrInA bodha ane satsamAgamathI anekanAM sArAM kAmonA sAthIdAra thavAnuM lakSya prAraMbhathI ja sevyuM. ane jIvanamAM camatkArI parivartano sarjAyAM che. e jhaMkhanAmAMthI ja, janahRdayamAM sarvicAranA siMcananI ane pUjyazrInI samartha nizrAmAM chellAM 25 varSathI aneka samAjamAM vyApaka rIte pIDita-sevAnI pravRttiono 'savicAra sAdhako adhyAtmarucinI puSTi karI AtmavikAsa sAdhI rahyA che. parivAra'nA rUpamAM I.sa. 1949mAM A 21varSIya svapnazIla uttarottara A samudAya vizALa banatAM I.sa. 1994mAM yuvAna thakI "zrIgaNeza thayA. saMta punita mahArAja ane sva. zrI pUjyazrInI preraNAthI "zrImad rAjacaMdra AdhyAtmika satsaMga sAdhanA kRSNazaMkara zAstrIjI jevA pavitra mahApuruSonA AzIrvAda sAthe kendra' nAmanA eka TrasTanI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. samagra varSa 'savicAra parivAra'no prAraMbha thayo. daramyAna bhakti, satsaMga, japa, tapa, tIrthayAtrA, dhyAnAbhyAsa sagata pitAno aMtima Adeza yAda rahe te mATe A Adi vividha ArAdhanAomAM ughukta rahetA A samudAyanA bhAvanAzIla yuvake "nimittamAtra'nA upanAmathI ja kAyama lekhanalAbhArthe I.sa. 2001mAM zrI mahAvIra jayaMtInA maMgaLa dine saMpAdananuM kArya karyuM ane hajI paNa nivRtti mATenI uMmara vaTAvI dharamapuranI dhanya dharA upara "zrImad rAjacaMdra AzramanI sthApanA gayA hovA chatAM teo potAnAM kAryomAM rAta-divasa rata rahe che. pUjyazrInA AziSabaLe saMpanna thaI che. te dine temanI sAthe pariNAme, bhAratIya saMskRtinA udAtta vicArono prasAra covIsa bALabrahmacArIoe zrAvakanI trIjI pratimA aMgIkAra karatAM Azare 3000 jeTalAM pustakonuM temaNe prakAzana karyuM che. karI, sarvasaMga-parityAganA mArge eka pagaluM AgaLa bharyuM hatuM. saMsthAnuM mAsika mukhapatra "suvicAra' chellAM 38 varSathI pragaTa AzramanirmANa mATe dharamapura pradeza upara pasaMdagIno kaLaza thatuM rahyuM che, jemAM koI jAherakhabara chApavAmAM AvatI nathI DhoLavAnuM pradhAna kAraNa e che ke A dharatI zrImadjInI ane jemAM sadaiva mAnavakalyANano mArga cIMdhatA tema ja prabhunA caraNarajathI pAvana thaI che. vi.saM. 1956mAM caitra suda ekamathI patha para vicaranArA pathikonA preraka prasaMgo tathA udAtta vaizAkha suda pAMcama eTale ke Azare 35 divasa paryata zrImadjI mAnavamUlyone biradAvatA, samagra kuTuMba sAthe besIne vAMcI-carcA atre sadehe vicaryA hatA tathA atrenA smazAnamAM temaja zake tevA zuddha, preraka lekho pragaTa thatA rahe che. "mAnava thaIne AsapAsanAM jaMgalomAM asaMga sAdhanAmAM magna rahetA hatA. tethI jamyA, to mAnava thaIne jIvIe ne jIvanamAM mAnavatA ja atrenI smazAnabhUmi upara Azrama dvArA zrImadjInuM eka mahekAvIe'-saMsthAnA A mudrAlekhane haribhAIe potAnA bhavya ane preraNAdAyI smAraka racavAmAM AvyuM che. jIvanamAM caritArtha karyo che. vyakti moTo dAktara bane, moTo gujarAtamAM savicAra pravRttinA agresara ijanera bane, moTo vaijJAnika bane, moTo adhikArI bane tenI sAthosAtha e sAro dAktara, sAro ijanera, sAro vaijJAnika, zrI haribhAI paMcAla sAro adhikArI banI mAnavatAne mahekAve te dizAmAM haribhAI sadavicAra parivAra saMsthA gujarAtamAM ja nahIM, samagra prayatnazIla rahyA che. bhAratamAM tema ja kaMIka aMze AMtararASTrIya kSetre paNa jANItI zrI haribhAIe saMsthA dvArA svAthya-sevAkSetre naroDAmAM Jain Education Intemational Page #678 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ da62 pathapradarzaka zrI haragovanadAsa prabhudAsa sarvicAra parivAra AMkhanI vividha sAMskRtika ane dhArmika tahevAro tema ja sArAhospiTala, zikSaNakSetre uvArasadamAM sadvicAra parivAra vikalAMga narasA prasaMgone avanavA vicArothI maDhI laI navuM rUpa punarvAsa kendra ane jodhapura Tekare, mAnavImAM udAtta bhAvo jAgRta ApavAnI AgavI haiyAsUjha zrI haribhAI dharAve che. kaho ke, karavA mATenI samarpaNa vidyApIThanI sthApanA karI che. netra teo navIna navIna vicAronA "janareTara' samA che. potAnA ispitAlamAM AMkhanA dardIone rahevA-jamavAnI tema ja navIna vicArothI sevAnA kSetromAM paNa jarUriyAtamaMdone, oparezana tathA davAnI savalato vinA mUlya ApavAmAM Ave che. pIDitone Arthika, zaikSaNika ke auSadhIya sahAya ApavA uparAMta, vikalAMga punarvAsa kendramAM 225 jeTalA vikalAMga vidyArthIo bhAva-siMcananA maulika prayogo dvArA temaNe potAnuM eka zikSaNa tathA audyogika tAlIma laI rahyA che. temanA rahevA- AgavuM, anokhuM pradAna karyuM che. kudaratI ke mAnavasarjita jamavAno, zikSaNa-tAlIma vagereno sarva kharca saMsthA ja bhogave AphatonA bhoga banelAone Avazyaka vividha prakAranI che. samarpaNa vidyApIThamAM preraka pravacano, zibiro vagerenuM sAmagrInI sahAya pahoMcADatI veLAe teo A lAbhArthIomAM Ayojana thAya che. 'pratidAnanI bhAvanA jagADatAM kahe che ke 'tamArI AphatanA Ama, sadvicAranA pracAra-prasAra mATe haribhAIe samaye tamane samAje sahAya karI che to e rIte tame paNa mAtra lekhanakArya upara ja AdhAra nathI rAkhyo. upara jaNAvyuM bhaviSyamAM samAjanI Aphata veLAe samAjane sahAyarUpa thavAno tema "Aphatane avasara'mAM palaTavAnA, anyAyakartAnA hRdayanA saMkalpa karo.' morabI ane anya sthaLoe AvAM 'pratidAna'rUpe tAra jhaNajhaNAvIne tenA hRdayamAM parivartana lAvI, anyAya karyA pAchaLathI thayelAM kAryo joI dhanyatAno anubhava thAya che. hoya tenA kuTuMbIjanone yathAzakti madada karavAnI athavA to savicAra parivAre aneka kSetre niSThAbharI sevA dvArA sudhArI zakAya tevA anyAyane sudhArI levAnI preraNA ApyAnA samAjamAM ane sarakAramAM AgavI pratibhA prApta karI che. aneka prasaMgo haribhAIe caritArtha karyA che. uparAMta, sva. pU. duSkALa, pUra, vAvAjhoDuM, dharatIkaMpa jevI kudaratI Aphato samaye DoMgarejI mahArAja, pU. vairAgI bAbA, pU. svAmI satyamitrA- pIDitonI vahAre dhAvAmAM saMsthA sauprathama rahI che. Aphatagrastone niMdajI, pU. svAmI saccidAnaMdajI, pU. svAmI tadrupAnaMdajI, pU. khorAka, kapaDAM, dhAbaLA, gharavakharI vagere vaheMcIne ane makAna svAmI viditAtmAnaMdajI, pU. morAribApu, pU. ramezabhAI gumAvanArAone makAna suddhAM baMdhAvI ApIne temaNe duHkhiyAnAM ojhA, pU. saMdhyAbahena trivedI vi. saMto-mahAtmAonI kathAo kALajAM ThAryA che. bihAra ke gujarAtano duSkALa hoya, morabInA ke pravacana-zreNIo amadAvAda, muMbaI, vaDodarA, aMbAjI, macchu-baMdhanI durghaTanA hoya, AMdhrapradeza ke gujarAtanuM vAvAjhoDuM badarInAtha, zukatAla vi. sthaLoe goThavI, samAjamAM sad- hoya, uttarapradeza ke gujarAtanI pUra-honArata hoya ke pachI vicArono phelAvo thAya, tema ja mAnavIo pavitra, prabhumaya himAlayamAM khaDako dhasI paDavAthI sarjAyela honArata hoya, jIvana jIvavA prerAya e mATe avirata prayAso karyA che. savicAra parivAranA kAryakaro rAhatakArya mATe, haribhAInI Ama, saMsthAe mAnavajIvanane sparzatAM anekavidha AgevAnI heThaLa pahoMcI ja jatA hoya che. pAsAMnA kSetre mahattvanuM yogadAna ApyuM che, je zrI haribhAInA mAnavasarjita honArato jevI ke komI ramakhANo, saMvedanazIla hRdaya ane avanavA vicAro upajAvatI temanI mahAgujarAta ke navanirmANa AMdolano, anAmata-saMgharSa, plegano buddhine kAraNe zakya banyuM che. eka ja saMsthA ATaATalA vAvara, vAhana akasmAta vagere samaye haoNspiTalomAM ghAyalone prakAranI vividha pravRttio karavA zaktimAna thAya e kharekhara davA-dArU ane Arthika sahAya ApavAnI, tathA saMcArabaMdhInA navAI upajAve tevI bInA che. tenI pAchaLa haribhAInuM Atma- samayamAM dardIone, prasUtAone haoNspiTala, Trena-basanA samarpaNa kAma karI rahyuM che. divALI jevA zubha prasaMgoe musApharone sTezanathI potapotAnA ghare, vararAjA-jAnaiyAone zubhecchA kArDane badale, kAyama mATe gharamAM saMgrahI zakAya tevI lagnasthaLe ke snehInA (aMtima saMskAra mATe smazAne laI javA nAnI, khissAkadanI 'amRtabiMdunAmanI pustikA (pyAlA) dvArA icchatA) DAghuone smazAnagRha pahoMcADavAnI sevA saMsthA manana karavA yogya vicAronI vAnagI chellAM 47 varSothI saMsthA avirata bajAve che. taraphathI pIrasAtI AvI che. Jain Education Intemational Page #679 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 3 jIvanamAM ane udhogakSetre sahavirya nA puraskaao - Do. uSA rA. pAThaka zeSa' rUpe ahIM judAMjudAM kSetranA keTalAka mahAnubhAvonA vyaktitva ane kAryano saMkSepamAM paricaya karAvyo che. jeo jIvanamAM koIne koI Adarza ane bhAvanA sAthe svadharma ane prAptakartavyanuM niSThApUrvaka saMpUrNapaNe vahana karanArAM che (1) jIvanamAM ane udhogakSetre "sahaviryamu"nA puraskataoH zropha parivAre udyogakSetre vipula utpAdano dvArA krAnti sarjI, paraMtu temanI tethI ye moTI vAta che jIvanamUlyonI jALavaNInI. temAM ja zropha parivAranI saphaLatA ane mahattA rahelI che. teoe jIvanaAdarzone vaLagI rahIne, uccocca saphaLatA prApta karavAnuM lakSya siddha karyuM che. (2) keTalIka avismaraNIya vyakitao : amerikAmAM vasanArA moTebhAge svakendrita hoya che paNa ahIM evA paNa loko che jeo vatanane jhaMkhe che. paradezamAMthI vatanamAM paropakAranA kAryo karatAM rahe che. sahaja paNa dhyAnAkarSaka vAta e che ke dezamAMthI amerikA jaIne vasavA mAgatA lokone mArgadarzana ApanArA-madadarUpa thanArA mahAnubhAvo paNa ahIM che. evAM avismaraNIya vyaktitvonI ahIM jhAMkhI karAvI (3) pattAM ane paMkhAnA saMgrAhaka kizora na.goradhanadAsaH kizorabhAI viSe jijJAsu vyaktine saMzodhana ane abhyAsa mATe haMmezAM anokhA viSayo maLI rahe che. tenuM paNa eka dRSTAnta che kizorabhAI. A lekhamALA rajU karanAra DaoN. uSAbahena pAThakano paNa preraka paricaya meLavIe prA. DaoN. uSAbahena rAmanArAyaNa pAThaka (ema.e. pI.eca.DI.) 1963thI 1988 sudhI bhAvanagaranI zrImatI gAMdhI mahilA kaoNlejamAM, gujarAtI bhASA sAhityanAM eka saphaLa ane vidyArthIpriya prAdhyApikA hatAM, paraMtu eka vyakti tarIke teo je niraMtara vikAsa karatAM rahyAM che te AnaMda ane vismaya jagAve tevI sAdhanA che. svAtaMtrya saMgrAmanAM agrIma senAnI mAtApitA pAsethI je keTalAMka Adarzo-jIvanamUlyo pAmyAM e temanuM sadbhAgya teo jIvanabhara satata jAgratapaNe e mUlyonuM saMvardhana karatAM rahyAM che, tenA Aje to ghaNA sAkSIo vidyAvyAsaMgI sAhityakAra pitA pAsethI vidyAno ane svAdhyAyAta nA prama: e sUtra dvArA svAdhyAyano vAraso maLyo. kaoNlejanA adhyApanakAryanI sAthe temanI sAhityika pravRtti paNa satata cAlatI rahI che, teo uttama vaktA che to yathAvakAza nijAnaMda arthe citro doratAM rahe che. | 'rAmabhAInI bAlavArtAo', "smaraNonI pAMkhe (rAmanArAyaNa nA. pAThaka smRtigraMtha)', "mahAmanA manubhAI bakSI smRtigraMtha' ane "samarpita jIvananI jhAMkhI' zrI ratubhAI adANInAM jIvanasmaraNono graMtha-A saMpAdano temaNe karyA che. Jain Education Intemational Page #680 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 pathapradarzaka temanAM maulika sarjanomAM TUMkI vArtAo, caritrAtmaka lekho ane pravAsavarNano mukhya che. gamI gayelI kRtiono anuvAda karavo temanI priya pravRtti rahI che. aMgrejI ane hindImAMthI vArtAo ane zikSaNaviSayaka lekhonA temaNe anuvAdo karyA che. AkAzavANI rAjakoTa parathI temanAM pustakaparicaya, samIkSAo, prasaMgakathAo, haLavI zailInA vArtAlApa, sAhitya ane kalAviSayaka vArtAlApa prasArita thatAM rahyAM che. 1955mAM helasiMkI (philaeNnDa)mAM yojAyela zAMti-pariSadamAM vidyArthI pratinidhi tarIke temaNe bhAga lIdhelo tyAre raziyA ane jhekoslovekiyAno pravAsa karyo hato. "raziyAnuM AcheruM darzana' e zIrSaka nIce 'janasattA' dainikanA megejhina vibhAgamAM pravAsasaMsmaraNonI temanI lekhamALA prasiddha thayelI. 1960-61 be varSa "gujarAta bAlavikAsa samiti rAjakoTanA mukhapatra devanAM dIdhelAM'nA taMtrI tarIke temaNe kAma kareluM. 1999-2000mAM keliphorniyA (yu.esa.e.)nI mulAkAta lIdhI tyAre tyAMnI sthAnika saMsthAo dvArA Ayojita kAryakramomAM pU. mahAtmA gAMdhIjI, saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela, lokasAhitya ane lokavArtA, hindu dharmasAhityamAM bhaktitattva, ityAdi viSayo para vyAkhyAno ApelAM. keliphorniyAmAM temanAM citronAM pradarzano goThavAyAM hatAM. kaoNlejamAMthI nivRtta thayAM pachI lekhana ane citra temanI mukhya pravRtti rahyAM che. hAlamAM rAmanArAyaNa nA. pAThaka (temanA pitAzrI)nA agraMthastha sAhityanuM teo saMpAdana karI rahyAM che, to nirbandha rIte citro kare che. nijAnaMda mATe karelAM temanAM citromAM dazyacitro, sTIlalAipha, mAnavapAtro ane amUrta zailInAM citro mukhya che. 2004mAM saradArasmRti, bhAvanagaramAM temanAM citronuM pradarzana yojAyuM hatuM. sAhitya, citrakalA, saMgIta, kRSi vagere aneka kSetre satata kAryarata uSAbahena mitraparivAra ane anya sAmAjika saMbaMdhomAM paNa pravRtta rahIne badhAnI cAhanA meLavI zakyAM che. | 'vidyA vinayathI zobhe che' e pracalita uktinuM sArthakya uSAbahenanAM vyaktitvamAM dIpe che. "AMbo phaLe tyAre name' uSAbahenanI aneka upalabdhi chatAM temanI namratA, RjutA ane lAgaNIsabhara vyavahAra saune prabhAvita kare che. dhanyavAda. - saMpAdaka bhUmikA : pUrvajo gujarAtanA udyogajagatamAM "ekasela'nuM vizeSa nAma che, sthAna che, yogadAna che. 'ekasela'nA sthApaka ane saMcAlaka ane vikasAvanAra zropha parivAre vyavasAyakSetre ucca bhAvanA sAthe kAma karIne sahakartRtvaane "sahabhAgIpaNAno mArgadarzaka Adarza pUro pADyo che. kaccha-mAMDavInA "bhATiyA' dariyAkheDunA vArasadAro sAhasika ane puruSArthI loko, jemaNe deza-paradezamAM vyavasAya ane samAjopayogI kAryo dvArA sanmAna ane pratiSThA meLavyA che. A bhATiyA jJAtinuM eka gauravavaMtu nAma che "zropha parivAra'. zrI kAMtisenabhAI zrophe kahyuM che ke temanA dAdA sva. ke. ke. zropha bAra varSanI uMmare vahANamAM besIne kamANI arthe AphrikA gayelA. tyAM eka bhATiyA kuTuMbamAM nokarI karatA hatA, paraMtu bALakonA abhyAsa mATe AphrikA karatAM muMbaImAM mukta vAtAvaraNa maLaze tevuM lAgatAM AphrikA choDIne muMbaI AvyA. vyavasAya zarU karyo. thoDA samayamAM prathama vizvayuddha zarU thatAM Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #681 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ da65 pratibhAo vyavasAyane bahu nukazAna thayuM. A saMgharSano samaya hato. sva. ke. ke. zrophanA pAMca putro. temAM eka putra te catrabhujabhAI. sva. catrabhujabhAI (pitA) gokIbahena (mAtA). sva. catrabhuja zrophe muMbaImAM sthAyI thavAno puruSArtha Adaryo. maMgaLadAsa mArkeTamAM temanI kApaDanI dukAna hatI, bIjA vizvayuddhanI zarUAtamAM Arthika kaTokaTIno samaya hato. I.sa. 1930mAM bhAratamAM svAtaMtryasaMgrAmanA AMdolano zarU thayAM hatAM. catrabhujabhAI paNa rASTrIya bhAvanAothI raMgAyelA hatA. temanA kuTuMbamAM ma. gAMdhIjI, subhASabAbu, svAmI vivekAnaMda, kArla mArksa vagere mahAnubhAvonI vicAradhArAono abhyAsa thato ane sau tene AcaraNamAM mUkatA hatA. temAM ke svAmI vivekAnaMdanA vicArono vizeSa prabhAva, jenA pariNAme catrabhujabhAInA eka putra AnaMdajIbhAI rAmakRSNa mIzanamAM joDAyA hatA. catrabhujabhAInAM saMtAno : pAMca putro ane eka putrI. (1) devIdAsabhAI, (2) cAMparAjabhAI, (3) govindajIbhAI, (4) AnaMdajIbhAI, (5) kAMtisenabhAI-naMdinIbahena. catrabhujabhAI dhyeyaniSTha ane ucca Adarza dharAvanArA vyakti. vijJAna ane TekanolojImAM UMDo rasa. potAnI jarUriyAtanI vastu jAte banAvI lenArA. saMtAnone paNa Atmanirbhara thavAnuM zIkhavyuM. briTizarothI caDiyAtA thavAnI icchA teo dharAvatA hatA. gharamAM ja nAnakaDI lAibrerI. thI pustakonI madadathI samagra parivAre duniyAnA udyogonI oLakhasamaja meLavI lIdhelI. rasoDAmAM nAnakaDuM paNa kAryakSama sAdhano sAthenuM varkazopa ane leboreTarI tathA bAtharUmamAM phoTogrAphI mATenA DArkarUma banAvelAM. rasoDAmAM udyogonuM zikSaNa ane tAlIma maLyAM. teo no, krIma, heraoila, peinabAma, paryumsa jevI aneka vastuo kIcana leboreTarImAM banAvatAM hatA. dharmaniSTha ane karmaniSTha mAtApitAe saMtAnone vyaktigata jIvanamAM ane kAryakSetramAM gItA ane upaniSadanA Adarzo ane upaniSadanA daza pramANe jIvatAM zIkhavyuM. zrI kAMtisenabhAIe jaNAvyuM che ke "emaNe amane pAMca bhAIo ane eka bahenane sarasa 'sahaviryam' zIkhavyuM. badhAM ja kAmomAM-ramatomAM zreSThatAnI samaja ApI. alaga vyakti tarIke nahi, paNa sAthe maLIne." phaLanI apekSA vinA kArya karatAM rahevAnuM, svAvalaMbI banavAnuM ane kyAreya nakArAtmaka valaNa nahi rAkhavAnuM zIkhavyuM. saMtAnonA ghaDataramAM pitA karatAM ye vizeSa prabhAva mAtA gokIbahenano. "mA"e traNa bAbato para vizeSa bhAra mUkelo. kartavyaniSThA, saMpUrNapaNe AtmasammAnanI bhAvanA ane samajapUrvakanI karakasara. saMtAnone nirbhIkatAno pATha Apyo. potAnA AcaraNa dvArA uttama jIvana jIvavAno, kartavyapAlanano rAha cIMdhyo. zrI kAMtisenabhAIe "ekaselanA prAraMbhanA divasonI vAta karatAM jaNAvyuM che ke "rasAyaNanuM kArakhAnuM eTale 24 kalAka prosesa cAlu hoya, traNa pALI hoya, eTale "mA"ne rAtanI cUMTIvALAnI ciMtA. savAranA traNa vAgye cA banAvavAnuM kare. sAre nasIbe te vakhata cAlIza jeTalA ja loko. eTale badhAnI aMgata rIte amArA jeTalI ja kALajI rAkhe, tabiyatanI paNa. davAdArU karavAnI AvaData, kaMIka dezI davAo pote ja banAve, sAme besADIne khavaDAve. emanA Arogya mATe badhAMne chAza ane keLA Ape. pachI to madadamAM rasoyo hato eTale sAthe jamavAnI prathA zarU thaI. je Aje paNa (ekaselanI) badhI ja phekaTarIomAM cAlu che. badhAne eka ja sarakho khorAka, eka sarakhI thALI, eka jagyA para ame ema kahIe chIe ke sahanAvavatu-sahanaubhunakku' na hoya to sAcuM "sahaviryam' zakya ja na thAya, jeno ame 60 varSathI anubhava karatAM ja rahyA chIe, eTale mAlika kAmadAra jevA bhedabhAvabharyA saMbaMdho kAryakSetramAM to na ja rahe." | 'ekasela'nI saphaLatAnAM mULiyAM A bhAvanAnI bhUmimAM ropAyAM ane vizALa vaTavRkSa banyuM. gokIbahena mAtra temanAM potAnAM saMtAnonAM ja "mA" nahotAM, paraMtu samagra ekasela parivAranAM "mA" hatAM. ekselanA zarUAtanA divasomAM rasoDAnI javAbadArI mA upara ja rahetI. eka vakhata temane tIrthayAtrAmAM javAnuM nimaMtraNa maLyuM tyAre temaNe kaheluM ke "mArI jAtrA to ekselamAM saune jamADavAmAM rahelI che." "mA"ne mATe mAnavasevA e ja prabhusevA hatI. teo saMpUrNapaNe karmayogI hatAM. saMyukta kuTuMbanI javAbadArInuM divasabhara-24 kalAka vahana karatAM hatAM. "mA" temanA pAMce ya putrone garvathI pAMca pAMDava' tarIke oLakhAvatAM hatAM. udAra matanAM mA e putrone temanAM lagna mATenI pasaMdagImAM svataMtratA ApI hatI, to putrI naMdinIne e jamAnAnA jJAtinA rUDhicusta dhoraNonI sAme thaIne vizeSa abhyAsa karAvyo. mAnavasevAnA udAtta Azaya sAthe DaoNkaTara banAvI. Jain Education Intemational Page #682 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka sva. catrabhujabhAI ane gokIbahena banne vicAra ane thayA. sAta varSanA anubhava pachI "cIpha kemisTa' banyA, paraMtu AcAramAM satyaniSTha ane siddhAMtaniSTha jIvana jIvanArAM Adarza temanI icchA to svataMtra rIte kaMIka navuM karavAnI hatI. aMdherImAM mAtApitA hatAM. 84 varSanI vaye 1968mAM 'mA'e jIvanalIlA eka mitranI rUma bhADe rAkhIne tyAM svataMtra rIte prayogo zarU saMkelI lIdhI. karyA. e samaya hato I.sa. 1940 AsapAsano. kemikalsanIsAhasika anveSaka ane ephaselanA praNetA proDakTanI mAMga rahetI hatI. sI.sI.ne potAnI phekTarImAM kAme rAkhavA ghaNA loko icchatA hatA, paNa have teo pote potAnA cAMparAjabhAI zropha (sI. sI. zropha). mAlika banavA mAgatA hatA. zrI kAMtisenabhAIe e vakhatanAM cAMparAjabhAIno janma 23 phebruArI, 1990mAM, bApa- smaraNo tAjAM karatAM kaheluM ke "amArI potAnI svataMtra phekaTarI dAdAnA gharamAM-vatana kacchamAM. prAthamika zikSaNa vatanamAM pUruM sthApavAnuM amAruM svapna hatuM, paNa jarA judA prakAranuM. amAre karIne, sAta dhoraNa pachI elphinsTana hAiskUla, muMbaImAM dAkhala jhaDapathI paisA kamAI levA nahotA paNa eka navo samAja taiyAra thayA. abhyAsamAM tejasvI vidyArthI cAMparAjabhAIne svimiMga, karavo hato." ghoDesvArI, peInTIMga, lAkaDAmAM kotarakAma, rAiphala, zUTiMga, Akhare navembara 1941mAM rUA. 10,00A=00 nI skAuTiMga-evA bahuvidha prakAranA zokha hatA. mUDIthI ane keTalAka mitronA sahakArathI, jogezvarImAM 'bheMzanA prakRtie sAhasika ane jijJAsu vRttinA cAMparAjabhAI tabelAmAM udyogagRha (phekaTarI)nI sthApanA karI. nAma pADyuM jIvanamAM AvI paDatA paDakArone svIkArI lenArA hatA. 'ekasela'. dinapratidina pragatinA mArge AgaLa vadhatA rahevAno 'trIzI'no samaya bhAratano navajAgRtikALa, samagra rASTra Adarza. gAMdhIjInA vicAro ane AMdolanothI prabhAvita hatuM, to sI.sI. pote kemikala enjiniyara nahotA, paraMtu vyApArakSetre A samaya Arthika maMdIno hato. khaMtapUrvakano abhyAsa ane sakhata parizrama dvArA kemikalsanA meTika pAsa thayA pachI cAMparAjabhAI elphinsTana utpAdana kSetre temaNe zreSThatA prApta karI hatI. kicanaleboreTarImAM kaoNlejamAM dAkhala thayA. 1930mAM UMcI guNavattA sAthe kemisTrI paNa temaNe 100 jeTalAM utpAdano karyA hatAM. viSayamAM grejyueTa thayA. prinsipAla DaoN. vhIlarane temanA pratye jogezvarImAM plAnTa zarU karyo tyAre tyAM mAtra sAta bhAva hato. temaNe cAMparAjabhAIne bolAvyA ane ucca abhyAsa mANaso kAma karatA hatA. 1943mAM sauthI nAnA bhAI arthe laMDana jAya to temanA mATe skolarazipanI vyavasthA karI kAMtisenabhAI phekaTarImAM joDAyA ane 1944thI teo phekTarImAM ApavAno prastAva mUkyo. ja rahevA lAgyA. bIjA bhAI goviMdajIbhAI 1945mAM temanI cAMparAjabhAI mATe e nirNAyaka paLa hatI. temaNe sAthe joDAyA. teo bijhanesa ane utpAdana banne vibhAgo prinsipAla sAhebano vinayapUrvaka AbhAra mAnyo ane kahyuM ke saMbhALatA thayA. cAMparAjabhAI eksela inDasTrIjhanA menejiMga "have mAruM aupacArika zikSaNa pUruM thayuM che. huM have jIvananI DAyarekaTara hatA. kaoNlejamAM joDAvA icchuM chuM. bhAratanI jarUriyAta pramANe kAma kemikala kSetre sAhasika saMzodhaka ane vaijJAnika dRSTivALA karavA mAguM chuM." cAMparAjabhAI maTIriyalsane sahaja rIte oLakhI laIne sAdAMmAM | bhaNatA hatA tyAre paNa cAMparAjabhAI 'mA'nA rasoDAmAM sAdAM sAdhano dvArA temAMthI kaMIka navuM utpAdana karatA hatA. kemikalsanA prayogo karatA hatA. 1930thI temano vyavasthita rasAyaNanAM utpAdanamAM mazIna karatAM mazInano upayoga karanArA prayogakALa zarU thayo. prinsesa sTrITanA nAnakaDA evA mAnavIne, teo mahattvano gaNatA hatA. keTalAMka kemikalsanuM to epArTamenTanA kicanamAM taddana prAthamika kakSAnAM sAdhano dvArA temaNe ja bhAratamAM sau prathamavAra utpAdana karyuM hatuM. temanuM dhyeya kemikalsa banAvavAnA prayogo AraMbhAyA. hatuM ke je kaMI paradezamAM banI zake te ApaNe ahIM kema na karI zarUAtamAM cAMparAjabhAIe muMbaInI eka leboreTarImAM zakIe? if it can be made abroad, why cannot we tAlImarUpe kemIsTanI nokarI karI. tyAra bAda "isTarna make it here? bhAratamAM maLatI sAmagrIne teo pahelAM kemikalsa'mAM joDAyA. have teo sI.sI.nA TUMkA nAme oLakhAtA upayogamAM letA, pachI jarUriyAta pramANe bahArathI maMgAvatA hatA. Jain Education Intemational Page #683 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo rasAyaNa udyogakSetre bhAratane svanirbhara banAvavAnuM temanuM lakSya hatuM. varSo sudhI ekselanA keTalAye plAnTa upara chAparAM nahotAM. teo kahetA ke "tamAre AkAza sudhI pahoMcavuM che to pachI plAnTa upara chAparAM zA mATe?'' potAnA kAryakSetramAM AvatI muzkelIono sAmano karavAnuM temane gamatuM. eTaluM ja nahi lAkho rUpiyAnAM kemikalsa banAvavA jeTalo ja 2sa temane heraoila ane peina bAma banAvavAmAM hato. mahAna svapnasevI cAMparAjabhAInA paga dharatI para khoDAyelA hatA. temanI najara haMmezAM garIba karmacArIo para rahetI hatI. samagra 'eksela' parivAra snehAdarathI temane pappA' ane zrImatI snehalatAbahenane 'mammI' kahIne saMbodhato hato. A saMbodhanamAM eksela piravAra pratyeno temano vAtsalyabhAva jovA maLe che. pAradarzaka dRSTi ane vicakSaNa buddhipratibhA dharAvanArA cAMparAjabhAI saMzodhana ane utpAdanakSetre bIjAne mArgadarzana ApatA ane protsAhita karatA. saMpUrNapaNe prAmANika ane dhyeyaniSTha cAMparAjabhAI dRDhapaNe mAnatA ke vyavasAya mAtra naphAnukazAnane AdhAre ja cAlato nathI, tenA pAyAmAM zubhabhAvanA hovI jarUrI che. bhAratamAM maLatI sAmagrI dvArA bhAratamAM kemikalsa inuM utpAdana karavA upara teo bhAra mUkatA. teo kahetA ke "Buy Indian, make Indian." 1957thI eksele egrokemikalsanuM utpAdana zarU karyuM. bhAratanA kRSi utpAdanamAM ane kheDUtonA vikAsamAM upayogI thavAnuM temanuM lakSya hatuM. ekselanA keTalAka mitroe tenI TIkA paNa karelI, paraMtu cAMparAjabhAI AzAvAdI vyakti hatA. bhAratanA kheDUtomAM temane vizvAsa hato. vaLI kRSi utpAdanamAM bhArata svanirbhara bane ema teo icchatA hatA. egro kemikalsa dvArA kheDUtone pAkasaMrakSaNanI tAlIma ApavA mAgatA hatA. 1965mAM, inDiyana kemikala menyuphekcararsa esosiezana'nI 24mI vArSika sAmAnyasabhAmAM temaNe abhyAsalekha rajU karelo. e ja varSe inDiyana kemikala menyuphekcararsa esosiezana' dvArA ekselane tenI uttama kAmagIrI badala 'sara pI. sI. roya evorDa' maLyo. A prathama evorDa maLyA pachI to kramazaH evorDsa prApta thatA gayA. sI.sI. zrophe evorDano AbhArasaha svIkAra karatAM 'eksela'nA kAryano saMkSepamAM paricaya Apyo hato. 557 mRtyune paNa teo zubhadRSTithI jotA hatA. teo kahetA ke 'jyAre potAnuM gaMtavya sthaLa AvI jAya che tyAre musAphara TreinamAMthI nIce UtarI jAya che. evuM ja A jiMdagInuM che. trIjI jAnyuArI 1968nA divase teoe AMbolI (muMbaI)nI temanI leboreTarImAM kAma karatAM karatAM ja chellA zvAsa lIdhA. rasAyaNakSetre navI zodho karanAra ane udyogakSetre sarvotkRSTa kAmagIrI karanAra cAMparAjabhAI-'pappA' dIrghadRSTA ane mUlyaniSTha vyakti hatA. Aje paNa eksela piravAranA hRdayamAM teo vaselA che. rASTrabhAvanA, AtmavizvAsa ane samAjasevAnI temaNe je paraMparA zarU karelI te Aje paNa ekselamAM jovA maLe che. eksela tenA grAhakone haMmezAM kahe che. "tame e vastunuM nAma Apo, ame te banAvI ApIzuM." AdaniSTha ane vyavahAradakSa govindajIbhAI zropha 28 phebruArI 1911mAM govindajIbhAIno janma. cAMparAjabhAIthI be varSa nAnA. govindajIbhAI komarsa kaoNlejamAM abhyAsa karatA hatA ane e samayagALAmAM (1930) gAMdhIjInI rAhabarI nIce bhAratamAM asahakAranAM AMdolano zarU thayAM, tenA prabhAva nIce govindajIbhAIe kaoNlejano abhyAsa choDyo. DaoN. sureza dalAla sAthenI mulAkAtamAM temaNe jaNAveluM ke 1930thI 1950no samaya bhAratano suvarNakALa hato. temanA badhA bhAIo gAMdhIjInA prabhAva nIce AvelA. nAnA bhAI, bahena ane patnI to 1942nI 'kareMge yA mareMge'nI laDatamAM bhAga laIne jelamAM paNa gayelAM. vepAranI dRSTie A samaya Arthika maMdIno hato. dhaMdhApANI nabaLAM hatAM. temaNe kAmanI zodha zarU karI. zrI bhAIdAsa maMgaLadAsanI peDhI sAthe zerabajAramAM joDAyA. zrI bhAIdAsa maMgaLadAsa siddhAMtaniSTha ane prAmANika vyakti hatA, to govindajIbhAI paNa evA ja ucca Adarzo dharAvatA kuTuMbamAMthI AvatA hatA. temaNe zerabajAramAM 10 varSa sudhI saphaLatApUrvaka kAma karyuM. 1941mAM cAMparAjabhAIe svataMtra phekTarI 'eksela'nI sthApanA karI. e pachI temane govindajIbhAInI madadanI jarUra paDI. zropha parivAra saMyukta parivAra hato. phekTarInI sthApanAmAM Page #684 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ed paNa sau sAthe hatA. temane mana kuTuMbabhAvanA sarvoparI hatI. 1945mAM govindajIbhAI zerabajAra choDIne 'eksela'mAM joDAyA. eksela piravAra ane paricito sau govindajIbhAIne 'bhAI' ane zrImatI zAMtibahenane 'cAcI' kahetA hatA. teo saunA pitA ane bhAI samAna hatA. koIne temano bhaya lAgato nahi. 2 1968mAM cAMparAjabhAInA avasAna pachI govindajIbhAI ekselanA menejiMga DAyarekTara banyA. 'eksela'ne prAiveTa kaMpanImAMthI pablika limiTeDa banAvavAno temaNe nirNaya lIdho, eTaluM ja nahi paNa karmacArIone temanuM 'yuniyana' banAvavAmAM madadarUpa thayA, je koI paNa khAnagI kaMpanInA menejiMga DAyarekTara mATe navAI pamADe tevuM kAma gaNAya. daramyAna bhAvanagara temanA kAryakALa 1969mAM gujarAtamAM 'eksela'nI zAkhAnI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. 1970thI tyAM utpAdana zarU thayuM. ophisarsathI mAMDIne kAmadAra sudhInA badhA ja karmacArIo sthAnika, bhAvanagaramAMthI ja pasaMda karyA, temane jarUrI tAlIma ApI ane javAbadArIo soMpI. Aje te ekselanuM mahattvanuM ekama che. (have tenuM nAma che 'eksela kropa kera limiTeDa). paheraveza ane vyavahAramAM taddana sAdA 'bhAI'nI kAryapaddhati khUba ja cokkasa ane spaSTa hatI. nakkI kareluM kAma nirdhArita samayamAM thavuM ja joIe ema teo mAnatA hatA. ekselanA karmacArIomAMthI ja sAhasika saMzodhako-navuM kAma karanArA taiyAra thavA joIe evI temanI philosophI hatI. 'sahaviryam' sAthe maLIne kAma karavAthI ja saphaLatA maLe che ema teo kahetA. yuvAnomAM rahelI naisargika zakti pichAnIne temane teo protsAhita karatA hatA. bijhanesamAM temaNe kyAreya ayogya rItino upayoga karyo nahoto. ghaNIvAra sthAnika ane AMtararASTrIya kaMpanIonA duvRttibharyA dabANanI sAme paNa teo dRDhatAthI potAnA Adarzone vaLagI rahetA hatA. ekselane 40 varSa pUrAM thayAM e vakhate zeraholDarone smRticihnarUpe kaMIka ApavuM tema nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM. bhAIe svAmI vivekAnaMdanA sAhityamAMthI vacano pasaMda karIne teno pathapradarzaka saMgraha 'kvAyeTa avara' taiyAra karAvIne saune bheTa Apyo. jIvanabharanI yAdagIrI banI rahe tevuM mUlyavAna e pustaka che. kaTokaTInA samayagALAmAM govindajIbhAI aMgata rIte jayaprakAza nArAyaNa ane temanA sAthIone madadarUpa thayelA, paraMtu eka udyogapati tarIke rASTranA vikAsamAM saMpUrNapaNe sahAyarUpa thavuM tene potAnuM kartavya mAnatA hatA. udyogane grAmapradeza sAthe, vijJAna sAthe, TeknolojI sAthe sAMkaLavAmAM Ave ene ja sAcuM Ayojana gaNatA hatA. eksela piravAramAM UMcA-nIcAnA koI bhedabhAva nathI. sau sAthe maLIne nirdhArita kAma karanArAM che. 'bhAI' pote paNa kArakhAnAnA samUha rasoDe bhojana levAno Agraha rAkhatA hatA. samagra parivArano Adarza 'sahanaubhunaklu' ane 'sahaviryam karavAvahai'no rahyo che. ekselanA saMcAlanamAM kauTuMbika bhAvanA sarvoparI rahI che, jenA kAraNe ekselane haMmezAM tenA zeraholDaro, sAthI udyogapatio, rokANakAro, ApanArAo ane grAhakono vizvAsa prApta thayo che. mAla eksela taraphathI temanA karmacArIone uttama kAmagIrI badala 'vizvakarmA evorDa' ane mena opha dhI yara' evorDa ApavAmAM Ave che. 1968thI 1985-17 varSa sudhI govindajIbhAIe ekselanA menejiMga DAyarekTara tarIke kuzaLa vahIvaTakartA ane mArgadarzaka tarIke mUlyavAna netRtva pUruM pADyuM. 1985mAM, ekselamAMthI nivRtta thaIne, 'zropha phAunDezana TrasTa, vaDodarA'nA vikAsamAM madadarUpa thavA muMbaI choDIne vaDodarA jaIne rahyA. e vakhate paNa ekselanA borDa opha DAyarekTarsamAM teo hatA ane temanA kiMmatI salAhasUcano ApatA rahetA hatA. 1994mAM 85 varSanI vaye teo avasAna pAmyA. ekselano bIjo yuga pUro thayo. ekselane navA zikhare dorI janAra krAMtardaSTA ane vAstavanA sraSTA zrI kAMtisenabhAI zropha 3 jAnyuArI 1923nA roja zrI kAMtisenabhAIno janma. ekselanA sahasthApaka zrI kAMtisenabhAI pAMca bhAIo ane eka bahenamAM sauthI nAnA. jemane eksela piravAra ane Page #685 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 669 sau snehIjano premapUrvaka 'kAkA' kahIne saMbodhe che. zrImatI chIe ke juo, ahIM bhArata che. saunI judI bhASAo, uMmara, candAbahenane "kAkI' kahe che. jJAti, abhyAsa chatAM ame sAthe maLIne kAma karIe chIe, raheNIkaraNImAM atyaMta sAdA, namra ane vicArazIla kAraNa ke amAro Adarza sAthe rahevAno che. rASTranA nirmANa mATe : kAkAnuM potAnuM nirALuM vyaktitva che. sAthe maLIne kAma karIne namUnArUpa pramANe sthApavA mAgIe chIe." kAMtisenabhAI mULe kaLAnA vidyArthI. 1937thI 1942 sudhI judA judA zikSako pAsethI citrakAma zIkhyA. zarUAtamAM 1980 AsapAsanA Arthika asthiratAnA samayagALA muMbaImAM ane pachI "zAMtiniketana'mAM. 'bhArata choDo'- pachI ekaselane uttarottara siddhio prApta thatI gaI. 198pamAM 1942nA AMdolana vakhate zAMtiniketana choDyuM. 1949thI kAMtisenabhAI menejiMga DAyarekaTara banyA. "sahaviryam'mAM temane 1956 daramyAna teo TeriToriyala ArmI (prAdezika sainya)mAM aDaga vizvAsa. e ja bhAvanAthI ekaselane teo vikAsanA joDAyelA. taduparAMta mahArASTranI skAuTanI pravRtti sAthe paNa uccocca zikhare laI gayA. vyaktigatarUpe ane saMsthAgatarUpe saMkaLAyelA hatA. eka pachI eka evorDsa meLavatA gayA. kAMtisenabhAI pAse kemisTrI ke enjiniyariMganI DigrI - zrI kAMtisenabhAInI vyApaka vicAraNA ane kalpanAnA nahotI, paraMtu cAMparAjabhAInA mArgadarzana nIce temanuM ghaDatara phalasvarUpe inTigreTeDa pesTa menejamenTa (IPM) inTigreTeDa kropa thayuM. 1968thI govindajIbhAI sAthe joinTa menejiMga menejamenTa (ICM) ane enTaraprAijha risorsa plAniMga DAyarekTara tarIke kAma karyuM, ane anubhava meLavyo. 1985thI (ERP)nI racanA karavAmAM AvI. teo ekaselanA menejiMga DAyarekTara banyA. jamInanI guNavattA (soil Health) nI jALavaNInA zAMtiniketana-kalAnuM kSetra choDIne eka preraNA ane svapna kAryane temaNe prAthamika agratA ApI che ane e mATe prayatnazIla sAthe kAkA ekaselamAM joDAyelA. kAkAe temanI vAta kahetAM rahyA che. e saMdarbhamAM selarIca khAtara, khetI utpAdana tathA pAka jaNAvyuM che ke "Ama to huM citrakaLA zIkhelo, paNa citrakaLA saMrakSaNa mATenAM utpAdano para bhAra mUkyo che. karatAM sarjana ane garIba lokone sakSama karavAnuM vadhAre moTuM zropha parivAranA ghaDataramAM svAmI vivekAnaMdanA vicArono svanuM, eTale huM paNa ekaselamAM joDAI gayo. kArakhAnAmAM ja UMDo prabhAva rahelo che. AnaMdajIbhAI rAmakRSNa mIzanamAM rahevA lAgyo, eTale mA paNa tyAM rahevA AvyAM." Ama, joDAyelA ane brahmacArI AnaMdajI' tarIke oLakhAyelA. kAkA vAstavika jIvanamAM kalAne sArthaka karavAnuM kAkAnuM lakSya hatuM. paNa rAmakRSNa mIzananI pravRttio sAthe sakriyapaNe saMkaLAyelA temaNe sahaja rIte kaheluM ke pIMchInA kAgaLa uparanA gulAbI rahyA che. khAsa karIne gujarAtamAM ane anya prAMtomAM jyAre paNa raMgane bhAratanA dareka bALakanA caherA upara lAvavAnuM kAma teo kudaratI Aphato AvI che tyAre mIzana dvArA hAtha dharAyelAM karavA mAgatA hatA. rAhata kAryomAM kAkA ane ekasele mahattvapUrNa yogadAna ApyuM che. samAjane zoSaNa ane anyAyarahita banAvavA mATe surata, AMdhrapradeza, morabI, lAtUra, orissA, kaccha va. sthaLoe lokonI sAthe rahIne kArakhAnAmAM kAma karavAnuM svIkAryuM. temanI TukaDIo sevAkArya mATe pahoMcI gaI hatI. ekaselamAM kAkAnA mArgadarzana nIce egrokemikalsa kSetre kAkAe joyuM ke gAmaDAMnA lokone mArthika rIte pagabhara navAM sAhaso zarU thayAM, eTaluM ja nahi eziyAmAM prathamavAra karavA mATe yogya mArgadarzananI jarUra che. A bhUmikA sAthe eksela dvArA enDosalphAna, elyuminiyama phosphoiDa, jhIMka 1909mAM ekasela dvArA mAMDavI-kacchamAM zrI vivekAnaMda risarca phosphoiDa ane anya kemikalsanuM utpAdana karavAmAM AvyuM. enDa TreiniMga insTiTyUTa (VRTI)nI sthApanA karavAmAM bAvI. bhAratanI khetI ane kheDUtone teo samRddha karavA mAgatA hatA. tenI sAthosAtha judAM judAM kSetromAM kArya karanArI bIjI cAra saMsthAo sthApavAmAM AvI. (1) kRSi vijJAna kendra, mudrA, ekaselanA karmacArIo bhAratanA badhA ja prAMtanA judI (2) egrosela sarvisa senTara, (3) vivekAnaMda grAmodyoga judI jAtionA ane abhyAsanI vividha kakSA dharAvanArA rahyA sosAyaTI, (4) zrujana che, jenA vize kAkAe kaheluM ke "ame ema kahevA mAgIe 35. Jain Education Intemational Page #686 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 600 pathapradarzaka jAgRta nAgarika tarIke samAjasurakSAnA kArya mATe kAkA sIsTama) pramANapatra maLyuM. A pramANapatro AMtararASTrIya stare haMmezAM saunI AgaLa rahenArA. 1992nA komI hullaDo vakhate vyApArika vikAsa mATe anivArya gaNAya che. temaNe ane temanA putra kirITabhAIe jogezvarI (pazcima)mAM kAkAne sauthI vizeSa nisbata che sAmAnya mAnava zAMtidaLanI racanA karelI. jogezvarI (pUrvamAM) azAMta paristhiti samAjanI, jIva ane jagatanI, paryAvaraNanI. prAkRtika srotonI rahetI hatI tyAre jogezvarI (pazcima)mAM pUrNa zAMti jaLavAI jALavaNI, vikAsa ane teno pramANasara upayoga kaI rIte thAya rahI hatI. e mATeno abhyAsa temano priya viSaya rahyo che. vaizvika udyogakSetre sAhasapUrNa navAM saMzodhano, kemikalsakSetre paryAvaraNa surakSAmAM bhArata kaI rIte kAryazIla banI zake te aMge gaNanApAtra navAM utpAdano, sAmAjika vikAsa, paryAvaraNanI paNa teo vicAra karatA rahyA che. jALavaNI, vyavasAyamAM nItimattAnuM pAlana, Ama jIvananAM ucca paryAvaraNakSetre uttama kAmagIrI badala, "kamaTeka phAunDezana' mUlyo sAthe kAma karatI saMsthA "ekaselane ane tenA saMcAlakone dvArA 1983mAM kAMtisenabhAI zrophane "enaviranu-meTAlisTa 1964thI mAMDIne Ajaparyata aneka pratiSThita puraskAro prApta opha km yara' evorDa ApavAmAM Avyo hato. thatA rahyA che. kAMtisenabhAI uttara muMbaInA DisTrikTa kamiznara tarIke * 1964mAM sau prathamavAra 'sara pI.sI. roya evorDa' skAuTa pravRttine mArgadarzana ApatA hatA. mahArASTramAM skAuTa ekaselane maLyo jeno svIkAra cAMparAjabhAI zrophe karelo. pravRttikSetre mUlyavAna pradAna badala temane (nave. 1991)mAM tyArabAda e ja evorDa 1973 ane 1990mAM ekselane bhAratanA sammAnanIya rASTrapatinA haste "silvara sTAra' maLyo. evorDa enAyata karavAmAM Avelo. * kemikala inDasTrImAM sAmAjika vikAsa mATeno * 'malayAlI menoramA'nA "dhI vIka' megejhina dvArA AI.sI.ema.e. (ICMA) evorDa 1972, 1981 ane 1995nA varSe "mena opha dhI yara' tarIke kAMtisenabhAInI 1991mAM-traNa vakhata ekaselane prApta thayo. pasaMdagI karavAmAM AvI hatI, jemAM temanA vize jaNAvyuM che ke ke eksaporTa pramozana kAunsila-muMbaI taraphathI "Sharing love and knowledge, a visionary eksaporTa opha orgenika enDa inaorgenika kemikalsa' makes life bloom in arid expanse." mATeno prathama puraskAra 1982-83, 1983-84, 1990 * paryAvaraNanI surakSA ane samAjamAM te aMgenI samaja 91, 1991-92-samayAMtare ekselane maLyo che. keLavavA mATe kAkA chellAM pAMca dAyakAthI satata prayatnazIla rahyA taduparAMta kAMtisenabhAInA kAryakALa daramyAna keTalAka viziSTa sammAnanIya pAritoSiko ekselane maLyAM che, jemAM 'inDiyana enaviramenTala esosiezana'-muMbaI taraphathI mukhya che : ikonomika TAimsa-hArvarDa bijhanesa skUla dvArA - 1999-2000nA varSe "dha evorDa opha ekaselansa' korporeTa parphormansa evorDa' (1982), bombe cembarsa opha dvArA kAMtisenabhAInuM bahumAna karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. e vakhate komarsa enDa inDasTrI dvArA besTa korporeTa siTIjhana evorDa temano paricaya ApatAM esosiezananA adhyakSa DaoN. dIpaka sI. (1993-94). ekaselanA bijhanesamAM haMmezAM nItiniyamonuM kAMTAvAlAe kaheluM ke ''When one thought of a great pAlana custapaNe karavAmAM AvatuM hatuM, jenA mATe pratiSThita environmentalist or a scientific student of evo "jamanAlAla bajAja ucita vyavahAra puraskAra' environment or an ardent lover of environment or just a responsible and responsive citizen one 1992mAM enAyata thayo. automatically thought of Kantisen C. Shroff." pesTisAiDjhanuM utpAdana karatI bhAratanI badhI ja bhAratamAM yojAtA AMtararASTrIya seminAra ane 15nIomAMthI ekasela-bhAvanagarane sau prathama Iso-9002 inDiyana insTiTyUTa opha menejamenTa' jevI aneka pratiSThita (kavoliTI menejamenTa sisTama)nuM pramANapatra 1994mAM maLyuM. saMsthAomAM AmaMtrita vaktA tarIke kAkAe mananIya pravacano tyAra pachI Iso-14001 (envAyarnamenTa menejamenTa ApyAM che. che. Jain Education Intemational Page #687 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo navamI paMcavarSIya yojanAnA saMdarbhamAM 'kRSi vikAsanuM yathArthadarzana' vize inDiyana insTiTyUTa opha menejamenTaamadAvAda dvArA Ayojita rASTrIya seminAramAM temaNe sakriya bhAga lIdho hato. ekselanA saMcAlanamAM temaNe temanuM uttaradAyitva saMpUrNapaNe nibhAvyuM. temane lAgyuM ke e kartavya have pUruM thayuM, eTale 15mI jUna 1995nA roja menejiMga DAyarekTaranA padethI kAkA nivRtta thayA. kAkA be varSanA hatA tyAre temanA pitA kaccha-vatana choDIne muMbaI jaIne vaselA, paraMtu samagra zropha kuTuMbe vatana sAtheno saMbaMdha ane saMparka jALavI rAkhelo. vatanamAM kudaratI Aphato AvI tyAre vatananAM lokone madada karavA teo doDIne pahoMcI jatA. evI ja ghaTanA zrImatI candAbahenane 'zrujana' saMsthA zarU karavA mATe nimittarUpa banI hatI. nivRtta thayA pachI kAkA eksela ophisa ane juhuno baMgalo choDIne kAkI sAthe kacchanA nAnakaDA evA bhujoDI gAme jaIne vasyA che. punaH vatanamAM sthApita thayA che. vatananA lokonAM sukhaduHkhanA bhAgIdAra banyA che. tyAMnA temanA vizALa kuTuMbanA sabhyo che H kheDUto, grAmajano, kalAkAro, bharatakAma karanArI mahilAo-temanAM saMtAno, vidyArthIo ane sarve. kacchanAM gAmaDAMomAM kAma karIne temaNe vinobA bhAvenuM sUtra 'jaya jagat' siddha karyuM che. deza-videzamAMthI loko kAkAne maLavA mATe have bhujoDI Ave che. aneka saMsthAo ane pravRttionI javAbadArI adA karanArA kAkA potAnAM kuTuMbIjanone paNa pUrato samaya Ape che. candAbahenane 'zrujana'nA kAmamAM madada kare che. rajAomAM pautra--pautrIo kaccha Ave tyAre temanA sahavAsamAM-vAtacItamAM samaya gALe che. vahelI savAranA 5=30 vAgye vAcanamananathI temanI dinacaryA zarU thAya che. rAtre dainaMdinInI noMdha sAthe pUrI thAya che. zaherI vistAramAM vadhatAM jatAM pradUSaNonI temane ciMtA che. pradUSaNa nivAraNanA upAyo mATe vicAratA rahe che. saune jAgRta thavA kahe che. vaizvika stare paryAvaraNanI jALavaNI mATe satata abhyAsa ane pragaTapaNe vicAraNA kare che. kAkAnA eka udyogapati mitra narottama sekhasariyAe kahyuM che ke "zropha dRSTivALA mANasa che, temanI uttama zakti vicArane AcAramAM parivartita karavAmAM rahelI che.' 601 kAkA varSo sudhI jIvananA bahuvidhakSetre satata pravRttizIla rahyA che. A kAryo vize teo namratAthI potAnI vAta jaNAve che ke "meM to eka javAbadAra nAgarika tarIkenuM kartavya nibhAvavAno prayatna karyo che." kAkAe temanI mArmika zailImAM mAnavIne Aja ane AvatIkAla mATenAM kartavyano rAha darzAvyo che. teo kahe che : "A sarvatra vasato sarjanahAra ApaNane vadhAre ne vadhAre javAbadArIo Apato ja rahe che. jevI ApaNe javAbadArI svIkArIe eTale ApaNo hAtha pakaDIne ApaNane AgaLa ane AgaLa laI jAya che. atyAre to bahu cokhkhuM dekhAya che. A pRthvI mAtAnI ApaNe bhegA maLIne sevA karavAnI che. abajo varSothI A pRthvI potAnAM aneka saMtAnonA hAthathI sarasa rIte kyAMya kacaro pedA karyA vagara khUba vividha svarUpe sajAtI rahI hatI. dhruvapradezathI viSuvavRtta sudhI. chellAM 300 varSamAM mAnavajAte vadhAre ne vadhAre kharAbI karI nAkhI che. e badhuM ApaNe-je saMskRtie 'izAvAsyam idam sarvam' ane 'sahanAvavatu' zIkhavyuM che e ja saMskRtie A pRthvI mAtAnI sevA karI tene sarasa banAvavAnI che. Act globaly-think localy. e raste AgaLa vadhavAnuM che." vyaktigata starethI vaizvika stare mAnavajIvananA vikAsa mATe satata ciMtana karanArA ane tene AcAramAM mUkanArA kAkA vyakti nahi, saMsthArUpa che. sarjakatA ane sUjhabharI kAryazailIno anokho samanvaya zrImatI candAbahena kAMtisenabhAI zropha zrImatI candAbahenanA paricaya vinA zrI kAMtisenabhAIno paricaya adhUro gaNAya. kAkAnAM sahadharmacAriNI candAbahena eksela piravAra ane snehIjanonAM vahAlasoyAM kAkI AgavuM vyaktitva dharAve che. kAkAe rasAyaNanA kArakhAnAnuM kAma prAptadharma tarIke svIkAreluM, paNa mULe kalAkArano jIva. caMdAbahena gAMdhIvAdI vicAradhArAthI raMgAyelAM kuTuMbanuM saMtAna. bharata-gUMthaNa, sIvaNa, citrakalAno zokha. kAMtisenabhAI pAse teo citrakAma zIkhatAM hatAM. jIvana ane kalA pratyenI samAna vicAradhArAne kAraNe Page #688 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 602 temano paricaya pahelAM maitrImAM pariNamyo ane pachI teo lagnagraMthithI joDAyAM. candAbahene lagna pachI sAteka varSa to gRhiNI tarIke sAsumA ane kuTuMbanI sevAmAM sImita rahIne kartavyo nibhAvyAM, paNa kalAkArano jIva-dhIme dhIme gharamAM ja bATika varka, poTarI varka, painTiMga, hAiDropoliksa (kUMDAM-lAkaDAMnAM khokhAM vageremAM zAkabhAjI ugADavA) vagere pravRtti zarU karI. kAMtisenabhAIne dhaMdhAne kAraNe bhAvanagara, rAjakoTa, kaccha vagere sthaLoe javAnuM thatuM tyAre kyAreka candAbahena paNa sAthe jatAM. saumya ane mRdubhASI candAbahenane kalAnI UMDI parakha hatI. 1969mAM kacchamAM duSkALa paDyo tyAre rAmakRSNa mizananA netRtva nIce eksela dvArA kacchamAM rAhatakAryo cAlatAM hatAM. vatananAM lokone madadarUpa thavA mATe candAbahena temanA bhatrIjAnAM patnI zrImatI zrutibahena ane zrImatI raMjanabahena vagere kaccha gayelAM. tyAMnAM gAmaDAMnI strIo-rabAraNonuM suMdara bharatakAma, AbhalAnI kalA joIne teo prabhAvita thayAM. vaLI ATalI muzkela paristhitimAM paNa te strIo maphata madada levA mAgatI nahotI. teo kAma karIne mahenatANuM meLavavA icchatI hatI. candAbahene te strIone madadarUpa thavA mATenuM bIDuM jhaDapyuM. temanI kalAnuM yogya vaLatara maLI rahe ane teo svamAnabhera kamANI karI zake tenuM Ayojana karyuM. kacchI strIonI bharata- gUMthaNanI kalAne Arthika pravRtti tarIke vikasAvavAnuM vicArIne paraMparAgata bharata ane DijhAinono Adhunika vastromAM upayoga karyo. sADIo, Dresisa, ane anya kalAnA namUnAo taiyAra karAvyA, ane hiMmata karIne 1970mAM Thakkara gelerI muMbaImAM kacchI kalAnuM sau prathamavAra pradarzana karyuM. be ja divasamAM rUA. cAra lAkhano mAla vecAI gayo. pradarzanane ane kacchI kalAne protsAhaka pratibhAva maLyo e joIne candAbahene kacchamAM sthaLe sthaLe pharIne, jANakAro sAthe carcA-vicAraNA karIne kacchI kalAne jIvaMta rAkhavA mATe ane kalAkArone Atmanirbhara karavA mATenuM vyavasthita Ayojana karyuM. 1973thI temaNe kAmano AraMbha karyo. temanAM bhatrIjAvahu zruti zropha ane raMjana zropha A kAmamAM temanI sAthe saMkaLAyelAM hatAM. baMnenAM nAmamAMthI akSaro laIne A pravRttine nAma ApyuM 'zrujana'. 1982mAM AkhI ye pravRttine 'zrujana' TrasTamAM pheravI nAkhI. pathapradarzaka kacchanA nAnA evA ghANeTI gAmathI, trIseka strIo dvArA AraMbhAyelI A pravRtti Aje kacchanA 100 gAmamAM cAle che. ane Azare 18,000 mahilAo temAM kAma kare che. 1983thI 'zrujana'dvArA TreiniMga progrAma paNa goThavavAmAM Ave che. tAlIma pUrI karyA pachI tAlImArthI mahilAone mahenatANuM ane pramANapatra ApavAmAM Ave che. dilhInA krAphTa hAusa (DCH)nI Arthika madadathI bhujoDI gAme aDhI ekaranI jagyA para eka kendra sthApavAmAM AvyuM che. jyAM kacchI, kalAkArIgarInI badhI ja vastuo maLI rahe che, jemAM 'eksela' ane bIjI grupa kaMpanIonI paNa madada maLatI rahe che. 1989 pachI 'zrujana'ne potAno DijhAIna sTuDIo che. zrujana dvArA paraMparAgata AlekhanonuM mAhitIpatraka taiyAra karavAmAM AvyuM che. 'zrujana'nAM potAnAM saMgrahAlayo bhujoDI (kaccha), muMbaI, vaDodarA, amadAvAda ane kalakattAmAM che. lokakalA-bharatakalAnI tAlIma uparAMta 'zrujana' dvArA samAjasevAnI pravRttio paNa karavAmAM Ave che. vivekAnanda risarca enDa TreiniMga insTiTyUTa (VRTI)nA eka bhAgarUpe meDikala kempa, rAhatakAryo, makAna banAvavAnAM AyojanomAM sahAya vagere kAryo paNa karavAmAM Ave che. candAbahena 'zrujata'nA menejiMga TrasTI che. temanAmAM sAhasikatA, sarjakatA ane sUjhabharI kAryazailIno anokho samanvaya jovA maLe che. kAkAnI jema kAkI paNa vicArane AcAramAM utAranArA vinamra karmaTha vyakti che. kacchanI mahilAone temanI kalA dvArA Arthika Avaka maLatI thaI, teonA kuTuMbamAM paNa e rIte Avaka vadhI teno AnaMda anubhave che to potAnI pravRtti dvArA kalAne protsAhana maLe che ane mahilAone rojagArI maLe che teno candAbahenane saMtoSa che. nirapekSabhAve kArya karavAnI gItAnI philasUphI to samagra zropha parivArano Adarza che. candAbahene eka mulAkAtamAM potAnA samagra kAryane IzvaranI kRpArUpe gaNAvatAM kahyuM che ke "A to uparavALAnI dayA che ke A badhuM mArAthI thaI zakyuM. e karAve che ne huM karuM chuM. bAkI to huM nAnI hatI tyAre paNa koI mahattvAkAMkSA nahotI ne A uMmare ya nathI, paNa eka vAta Page #689 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 603 pahelethI gAMThe bAMdhI che ke jindagInI guNavattA sAthe kyAreya karIne ekselanA bhAvi bIjhanesane kaI rIte navuM parimANa ane bAMdhachoDa nahIM ja karuM." navI dizA ApavI te aMge prayatnazIla rahe che. bIjI peDhInA ekselanA sUtradhAro temanI ciMtAnI mukhya bAbato che : azvinabhAI cAMparAjabhAI zropha * bhAratanI kharAbAnI jamIna (Waste Land) no upayoga 1995mAM kAMtisenabhAI 'kAkA' nivRtta thayA pachI karI tene phaLadrupa banAvavI. ekselanA vahIvaTanI javAbadArI bIjI peDhIne ApavAmAM AvI. zaherano ghana-kacaro ane gaMdA pANIne yogya jaivika ekselanA dRSTA, sthApaka ane preraNAmUrti cAMparAjabhAI- mAvajatanI prakriyA ApIne teno sad upayoga karavo. pappA"nA putra azvinabhAI menejiMga DAyarekTara banyA. - jaivika jaMtunAzaka, jaivika khAtara, jaivika kRSi rasAyaNonuM 22 jAnyuArI 1945mAM azvinabhAIno janma utpAdana karI bhAratanI sendriya kRSine vikasAvavI. kemIsTrI ane phIjhIksanA viSayo sAthe 1965mAM teo jaivika-baLataNane (Bio-fuel) rASTrIya stare agratA ApI bI.esa.sI. thayA. ahIM temanuM aupacArika zikSaNa pUruM thayuM. tenA saMzodhanamAM bhAga levo. vyavasAyika tAlIma zarU thaI. 1965mAM yuvAna tAlImArthI tarIke asty 247 izlasut (Science & technology) ekselamAM temanI kArakirdIno prAraMbha thayo. pitA cAMparAjabhAI abhyAsa karI rASTrIya staranA (zahera ane grAma taraphathI saMzodhanavRtti ane navAM kAryo karavAnI dhagaza temane vistAranA) vividha praznono ukela lAvavo. parasparanA vArasAmAM maLyAM che to banne kAkA-govindajIbhAI ane saMkalana dvArA zaheranA praznonuM gAmaDAMo dvArA nirAkaraNa kAntisenabhAInA hAtha nIce temanuM ghaDatara thayuM. saMcAlana ane lAvavA aMgenI azvinabhAInI eka viziSTa vicAraSTi utpAdana aMgenI sUkSma samajadArI, abhyAsu dRSTi ane khaMtathI rahelI che. teo kramazaH uccocca sthAna prApta karatA gayA. e rIte azvinabhAI ane eksela bane sakSama banatAM gayAM. jema ke zaheranA kacarAne yogya rIte mAvajata ApI gAmaDAMnI kRSine upayogI khAtara rUpe teno upayoga karavAnuM 1967mAM azvinabhAInAM lagna zrImatI uSAbahena Ayojana karela che. A prakAranA kAryanuM kSetra vikasAvI zahera khaTAu sAthe thayAM. ekselamAM kauTuMbika saMbaMdhonI AgavI ane gAmaDAmAM rojagArInI tako UbhI karavAnuM temanuM lakSya che. oLakha che. te bannene, sau premapUrvaka 'azvinabhAI ane uSAbhAbhI' tarIke saMbodhe che. eksela ane azvinabhAI bhAratanA egro kemIkalsanI mArkeTamAM navI krAnti lAvyAM che. bhAratanI kemIkala inDasTrIjhanA 1995mAM azvinabhAI menejiMga DAyarekTara banyA tyAre azvinabhAI agraNI pravaktA rahyA che. bhArata sarakAra samakSa egrokemIkalsanI nikAsa karanAra bhAratanI sauthI moTI kaMpanI kemIkala inDasTrIjhanA ghaNA praznonI temaNe rajUAta karI che. tarIke ekselanI nAmanA hatI. vaLI, eksela pote ja phospharasa kaMpAunDanuM utpAdana karanAra kaMpanI hatI. bIjhanesanI dRSTie 1966-98 daramyAna teo "inDiyana kemIkala menyuekselanA mukhya cAra ekamo che. (1) egrIkalcara (kRSi), phekTara2 esosIezana' (ICMA)nA presiDenTa rahI cUkyAM che. (2) kemIkalsa (rasAyaNo), (3) enavIranamenTa (paryAvaraNa), azvinabhAI judA judA abhyAsasamUho, konpharansa, (4) bAyo TeknolojI (jIvataMtra vidyA) seminAra vageramAM niyamita rIte bhAga letA rahe che. to azvinabhAI mATe jJAna e satata cAlatI prakriyA che. gaNanApAtra megejhInomAM temanA abhyAsaniSTha ane mArgadarzaka audyogIkaraNanI prakriyAmAM, prAraMbhamAM maMtrIkaraNa pachI lekho paNa prasiddha thatA rahyA che. rasAyaNazAstra ane sAMpratakALamAM jaivikazAstra upara vizeSa bhAra "eksela'nA menejiMga DAyarekTara ane 'eksela kropa kerA mUkavAmAM Avyo che. A saMdarbhamAM azvinabhAI satata abhyAsa limiTeDanA teo ceramena che. taduparAMta judI judI inDasTrIjha dvArA, paradezamAM yojAtA AMtararASTrIya seminAramAM bhAga laIne ane saMsthAomAM ceramena tarIke, TrasTI tarIke, sabhya tarIke tathA vidyApITho ane rASTrIya saMzodhana saMsthAo sAthe parAmarza teo javAbadArI saMbhALe che. Jain Education Intemational Page #690 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 604 pathapradarzaka dIpezabhAI zropha dIpezabhAIe avAranavAra videzapravAsa karyA che ane tyAMnA saMzodhano tathA jarUriyAto-takono abhyAsa karIne tenA zrI kAMtisenabhAI zropha 'kAkA'nA putra dIpezabhAIno phalasvarUpe 'eksela kropa kera li0'nA utpAdana kauzalyane vaizvika janma 3 phebruArI, 1960mAM. bajAramAM AgavuM sthAna apAvyuM che. sIvIla enjiniyarIMgamAM DIplomA karanAra dIpezabhAIne dIpezabhAI mAne che ke temanI pAse mAhitI che, suthArIkAmamAM anahada rasa. teo nAnA hatA tyAre phekTarImAM kAmadAro pAse jJAna-samaja che. A bannenA samanvayathI ja je kAma game temAM joDAvA mATe kAkAe temane protsAhana teo phekTarIne AgaLa laI jaI zakaze. ApeluM. bhAvanagaramAM abhyAsa karatA hatA tyAre thoDo vakhata rUA. 15nA pagArathI leboreTarI AsisTanTa tarIke kAma kareluM. sahaja smitabharyA caherAvALA dIpezabhAIno vyavahAra saunI sAthe anaupacArika ane sahaja uSmAbharyo rahyo che. 1979-80mAM grejyueTa thayA pachI dIpezabhAI harakoIne upayogI thavAnI bhAvanA dharAvatA dIpezabhAI zarUAtamAM tAlIma mATe aMkalezvara gayelA. ane pachI kacchamAM vyaktiomAM rahelI zaktine pichAnI laI teno yogya upayoga jyAM 16 ekara kSAravALI jamInane phaLadrupa banAvavAnuM kAma thaI zake tenuM Ayojana karI jANe che. to navAM navAM kAma zarU temane sopavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. je emanI kArakirdInA ghaDataramAM karavA mATe anukULa vAtAvaraNa sarjavAnI nirALI sUjha teo bahu mahattvanI tAlImano samaya banI rahyo. kAkA haMmezA kahetA dharAve che. ke 'Daro mata, Age baDho." pAMceka varSa tyAM kAma karyA pachI thoDo kheDUta samAjane vadhAremAM vadhAre upayogI kaI rIte thaI samaya AMbolImAM ane bhAvanagara plAnTa para tathA ophIsamAM kAma karyA pachI teo muMbaInI mukhya ophisamAM joDAyA. zakAya tenA satata ciMtananA pariNAmarUpe "eksela kisAna mitra' eka navo vicAra temane phUryo ane temaNe amalamAM mUkyo. kaThora parizrama dvArA dIpezabhAI 'eksela'nA joInTa eksela kisAna mitra' nAmanuM kendra zarU karyuM. jyAMthI kheDUto, menejiMga DAyarekTaranA pade pahoMcyA hatA. kaSi snAtako ane inpharmezana TeknolojInA Adhunika upayoga dIpezabhAIe inDiyana insTITyUTa opha menejamenTa, dvArA kRSi viSayaka mAhitIo jevI ke jamInanI phaLadrupatA, amadAvAda ane hArvarDa yunivarsiTI yu.esa.e.mAM menejamenTanuM phaLa-pAkonI navI jAto, biyAraNa, jaMtunAzaka davAo, khAtara ucca kakSAnuM zikSaNa lIdhuM che. vagerenI mAhitI Toll Free (vinAmUlya) phona dvArA meLavI zake 2003nI sAlamAM bhAvanagara eksele osTreliyAnI nyU che. A kendramAM kheDUtone potApaNAno anubhava thAya che. phArma (NUFARM) kaMpanI sAthe nAto joDyo. ane tene nAma udyogajagata ane kheDUtajagata vacce vizvasanIya setu racavAno ApyuM "eksela kropa kera limiTeDa'. jenA kAraNe tene vaizvI prayAsa dIpezabhAI karI rahyA che. atyAre gujarAtamAM tenI karaNanA mahad lAbha maLyA. AMtararASTrIya kakSAe bIjhanesa zarUAta karI che jene teo rASTrIya ane AMtararASTrIya stare karavAnI tako UbhI thaI. pahoMcADavA icche che. sapTembara 2003nI sAlamAM "eksela kropa kera pU. kAkAnI jema "eksela kropa kera li.ne eka vizALa limiTeDanA menejiMga DAyarekTara banyA dIpezabhAI zropha ane kuTuMba tarIke teo svIkAre che. azvinabhAI zropha banyA ceramena. vaizvika stake ke rASTrIya stare je te samAjanA praznonuM eksela rASTrIya stare ja kAryarata hatI. jyAre "eksela nirAkaraNa audyogIkaraNanI prakriyA dvArA ja maLI zake che. eTale kopa kera li) (EccL) rASTrIya uparAMta vaizvika stare paNa ke dareka rASTranA vikAsamAM audyogIkaraNa ane udyogajagatanuM kAryarata banI che. chellAM pAMca varSamAM dIpezabhAIe kauTuMbika bahu mahattvanuM sthAna ane yogadAna che. ane e kAryane siddha vArasAno anubhava ane potAnI AgavI sUjha dvArA utpAdanonA karI zake che saMcAlakonI dIrghadRSTi. nikAsakSetrano vikAsa ane vistAra karyo che. Aje vaizvika Ama, navI peDhInA "eksela' ane "eksela kropa kera bajAramAM-be Dajhana jeTalA dezomAM-'eksela kropa kera li0nAM limiTeDanA banne sUtradhAro-azvinabhAI ane dIpezabhAI utpAdanonI nikAsa thAya che. sthAnika starethI vaizvika stara sudhI vicAranArA ane kArya karanArA Jain Education Intemational Page #691 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 675 pratibhAo saMcAlako che. teo "eksela kropa kera li0ne (ECCL) sthAnikathI vaizvika stare-Local to Global kAryarata karIne eka DagaluM AgaLa laI gayA che. A daMpatIe amerikAmAM potapotAnuM kAryakSetra rahyuM che, Aje vRddho ane yuvAnone paNa teo mArgadarzaka banyAM che. harikRSNabhAI majamudAra mULa vatana mahudhA. (naDiyAda) pitA jayakaralAla je. majamudAra, mAtA navInabA. 25 ogaSTa 1919mAM janma. bhAratamAM bI.e., ela.ela.bI., bI.koma. sudhI abhyAsa karyo. gaNitazAstra emano priya viSaya. game tevA muzkela koyaDAo sahaja rIte ukelI Ape. temanA jIvanano eka sukhada akasmAta paNa gaNita nimitte thayo. kolejamAM bhaNatAM eka bahena temanI pAse gaNitano dAkhalo zIkhavA gayAM. e hatAM premalatA desAI. paricaya premamAM pariNamyo ane pachI lagnanI gAMThe baMdhAyAM. jiMdagInuM gaNita sAthe gaNatAM thayAM. 1943thI 1961 ekAunTa janaralanI ophisamAM oDiTara tarIke ane 1961thI 1977 sudhI parsonela ophisara tarIke 'bhAbhA eTomika risarca senTara', bombemAM javAbadArIo adA karI ane 1977mAM nivRtta thayA. 58 varSe nivRtta thayA pachI amerikA gayA. ahIM temanA jIvanano bIjo tabakko zarU thayo. keTalIka avismaraNIya vyaktio) 1999-2000nI sAlamAM sAna hojhe keliphorniyA (yu.esa.e.) javAnuM thayuM tyAM vasatA gujarAtI samUhomAM ane saMsthAomAM vArtAlApa nimitte gujarAtI kuTuMbone maLavAnuM banyuM. keTalIka vyaktio (Parents) temanAM saMtAno vyavasAya arthe amerikA gayAM eTale nivRtta thayA pachI temanI sAthe amerikA jaIne vasI. to keTalIka evI vyaktio je pote dhaMdhArthe amerikAmAM jaIne sthira thayA, TekanolojI kSetre tejasvI buddhipratibhA dharAvatA gujarAtI yuvAno ucca hoddAo para che, to vyavahAradakSa ane mahenatuM gujarAtIo anya vyavasAyamAM paNa potAnI viziSTa chApa UbhI kare che. | gujarAtIoe ahIM potAnuM alaga vyaktitva UbhuM karyuM che. vAtAvaraNa racyuM che. to bhAratanA judA judA prAMtanA loko sAthe bhAratIya tarIke ane amerikAnA prajAjano sAthe paNa gnehabharyo saMbaMdha racI jANyo che. nivRttimAM pravRttithI haryubharyuM daMpatI zrI harikRSNabhAI majamudAra zrImatI premalatAbahena majamudAra zrI harikRSNabhAI ane zrImatI premalatAbahena putrInAM saMtAnonI saMbhALa levA mATe vyavasAyamAMthI nivRtta thayAM pachI amerikA gayAM. putrI mAtrA mazarUvALA ane jamAI rAjeza mazarUvALAe temane amerikA jaIne rahI zake e mATenA prayAso karyA. e aMgenI baMdhI kAryavAhI karI. keliphorniyAnuM havAmAna amuka aMze ApaNA dezane maLatuM hovAthI temane mAphaka AvyuM. prasiddha ane samRddha silikona velInA sAnTA kulArA kAunTImAM pAlo AlTomAM teo sthAyI thayAM. nAnA-nAnI tarIke putrInA parivAramAM hUMpha-sneha maLe che. temanA amerikA-nivAsane kAraNe bIjAM saMtAnone mATe paNa tyAM javAnuM zakya banyuM. bIjAM dIkarI ane putra paNa amerikAmAM che. temanA taraphathI paNa sanmAna ane sneha maLe che. temanI be dauhitrIo che. cIvaTa ane kALajIthI bALakone upayogI thavAno teo prayAsa kare che. adhyayana, adhyApana ane brijanI ramata temanA zokhanA viSayo. gaNitazAstranA to teo niSNAta. amerikAmAM gayA tyAre zarUAtamAM prAdezika ane mAdhyamika kakSAnA vidyArthIone phI laIne khAnagI TyUzana ApatA hatA. amerikAnA nAgarika thayA pachI temane sozyala sikyoriTInI rakama maLatI thaI. eTale phI laIne TyUzana karavAnuM baMdha karyuM. jarUra hoya tene maphatamAM bhaNAvavA taiyAra. sauthI moTI pravRtti to kAyadAnA abhyAsI harikRSNabhAIe binarahevAsI bhAratIyone-sIniyara siTIjhansanemArgadarzana ApavAnuM zarU karyuM te ja kahI zakAya. imigrezananA saMdarbhamAM vijhA, pAsaporTa, milkata, nokarI, sarakArI nANAMkIya sahAya, tabIbI sahAya aMge teo mArgadarzana Ape che. abhyAsarasiyA harikRSNabhAIe amerikAmAM zephasapiyaranAM nATako ane soneTsano abhyAsa karI snAtakanI DigrI meLavI. taduparAMta hAyara mepsa, hyumeniTIjha, phrenca bhASA ane kamyuTara (bejhika)no abhyAsa karyo. temanAM putrI mAtrA mazarUvALAe "aging" vize abhyAsa karyo hato. 'bhAratIya vaDIlo' (bhAratIya amerikano) Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #692 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka 606 mATe anya mitronI madadathI teNe inDo-amerikana sarvisa senTara' (Icsc)nI I.sa. 1989mAM sthApanA karI. harikRSNabhAI zarUAtathI ja tenA sabhya che. ahIM teo sIniyara siTIjhansa ane yuvAnone imigrezana nIce temanA hakka meLavI ApavA aMge mArgadarzana Ape che, temane kAyadAnI daSTie jarUrI salAha-sUcano Ape che ane temanI pharaja samajAve che. 1996mAM zrI harikRSNabhAI, zrImatI premalatAbahena, mULa madhyapradezanA zrI AryabhUSaNajI vagere sIniyara siTIjhanse sAthe maLIne " kA caubArA', "oTalAnI vAto' nAmanI saMsthA zarU karI, jyAM bhAratIya vaDIlo (samagra bhAratanAM) aThavADiyAmAM be vAra ekaThAM thAya che. harikRSNabhAI dharmamAM zraddhA dharAve che, paraMtu kriyAkAMDamAM mAnatA nathI. savicAra ane satkAryane ja moTo dharma gaNe che. vAMcana, brijanI ramata uparAMta AMtararASTrIya nATako tathA philmo jovAno temane zokha che. amerikana DemokreTika pArTInA teo sabhya che. uMmara ane anya maryAdAone kAraNe sakriyapaNe rAjakAraNamAM bhAga letA nathI, paraMtu sAmAjika pravRttio karatA rahe che. 1999- 2000mAM emanI samAjakalyANanI pravRttio badala sAntAklArA kAunTInA mAnavasaMbaMdha kamizanano emane evorDa maLyo che. amerikAnAM nItiniyamo, zistapAlana temane game che. vijJAna ane TeknolojI kSetre temanuM asAdhAraNa kAma che tema kahe che. buddhizALI ane udyamI amerikana prajA pAse prAkRtika stroto ane paisA hovAne kAraNe teo vizvane samRddha karavAnuM kArya karI zake tema che ema harikRSNabhAI mAne che. harikRSNabhAIe sAdI saraLa bhASAmAM sIniyara siTIjhansa mATe eka pustaka lakhyuM che "mepiMga dha mejha-gAiDa Tu velphara phora elDaralI imigranTsa-jemAM sIniyara siTIjhansane amerikAmAM maLatAM sarakArI lAbho, imigranTasune lagatA kAyadAo vagere aMgenI jhINavaTabharI mAhitI ApI che. Aje 86 varSe paNa khuzamijAja harikRSNabhAIne lokone maLatAM rahevAnuM ane yathAzakya sahAya karavAnuM khUba game che. zrImatI premalatAbahena majamudAra (desAI) pitA prasanakumAra desAI, mAtA tanubahena, vatana DabhoI (gujarAta). vaDodarAmAM mahArANI cImanAbAI hAiskUlamAM abhyAsa karatAM hatAM tyAre savartaNUMka (Good conduct) mATe bhAvanagaranA mahArANI naMdakuMvarabA taraphathI 1939mAM "golDa meDala' maLyo hato. abhyAsamAM tejasvI ane khaMtIlA premalatAbahene baroDA kaoNlejamAMthI (muMbaI yuniva) bI.e. (onarsa), bI.TI. ane ema. enI DigrI meLavI. rASTrabhASA hindInI sAhityaratna' parIkSA pAsa karI. hAiskUlamAM zikSikA tarIke 30 varSa adhyApana kArya karyuM. chelle suparavAijharanI javAbadArI adA karI ane nivRtta thayAM. madhurabhASI ane prabhAvaka vyaktitva dharAvatAM premalatAbahena bhASA, sAhitya ane kalAnI UMDI sUjhasamaja dharAve che. zALAmAM vidyArthIpriya adhyApikA tarIkenI temanI nAmanA hatI. teo uttama vaktA che. bhASA, sAhitya, yoga, vastRtva temanA zokhanA viSayo. sAhityalekhana, vArtAlApa, hastakalA e temanI gamatI pravRttio. | nivRtta thayAM pachI harikRSNabhAI ane premalatAbahena bALakone madadarUpa thavA amerikA gayAM. navo deza jovAnI hoMza hatI ane bIjAM be saMtAnone amerikA laI javAno uddeza hato. te kArya to temaNe siddha karyuM, paraMtu pachI amerikAmAM 'vRddha vaDIlo" tarIke samaya pasAra karavAne badale temaNe jANe ke navI jiMdagI zarU karI. premalatAbahene tulanAtmaka dharmavicAra' ane speniza bhASAno abhyAsa karyo. amerikAmAM vasatA 'bhAratIya vaDIlI' sIniyara siTIjhansa ane yuvAnone paNa preraNArUpa bane tevI pravRttio zarU karI. 'inDo amerikana sarvisa senTara"nA prAraMbhathI ja teo sakriya sabha. che, to "challukA caubArA'nI sthApanAmAM temanuM mahattvanuM yogadAna che. aiDaLanA teo adhyakSA rahI cUkyAM che. temaNe pote jaNAvyuM che tema "eno uddeza 'oTalAnI vAto' ke 'corAnI vAto e che. potAnI abhivyakti dvArA jIvanano khAlIpo' (amerikAmAM anubhavato) khALavo. sukha lekhanazakti khIlavavI, jIvananA anuM vo nivRttimAM vAgoLI vAgoLIne pacAvavA." Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #693 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ daoo. pratibhAo premalatAbahena pote saMpUrNapaNe svAvalaMbI rahIne potAnAM prApta kartavyo nibhAve che, to gamatI pravRtti dvArA jIvanane sabharatAthI mANI jANe che, temane gamatI pravRttionI vigata temanA ja zabdomAM joIe : "amerikana samAjanA sIniyara senTaramAM jaI haLavuM maLavuM, arasaparasa zIkhavuM, zIkhavADavuMmaitrImeLo mANavo (Senior Friendship Day) bAgakAma karavuM, pustakAlayamAM javuM, bharatagUMthaNa, lekhanamaMDaLa chajukA caubArA'mAM potAnuM lakhANa vAMcavuM, sArAM nATako jovAM, saMgIta, nRtya ane sAhityanA kAryakramomAM javuM." jANe ke divasanA 12 kalAko ochA paDe teTalA temanA rasanA viSayo che. amerikanonI abhyAsaniSThA, nikhAlasatA temane game che, paraMtu kAgaLo vAparavAno durvyaya temane khUMce che. tattvajJAnano abhyAsa ane AdhyAtmika valaNane kAraNe jIvana vize sUkSma rIte vicAranArAM che. premalatAbahena yathArthane paNa saMpUrNapaNe svIkArIne cAle che. ekAgra citte vAcananI jema ekITaze kalAkRtio nihALavAnuM temane game che. majamudAra daMpatI bane eTalAM svAvalaMbI rahIne potAnAM managamatAM kAryo kare che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa jarUriyAta pramANe anyane madadarUpa thavA sadAye tatpara rahe che. paramArtha ane sAMskRtika pravRttionuM cAhaka Ayojaka daMpatI zrI praphullabhAI koThArI, zrImatI ilAbahena koThArI caMpAbahena ane zivalAlabhAI koThArInA putra praphullabhAI mULa jAmanagaranA vatanI. bI.e., ela.ela.bI. thayA pachI muMbaImAM "amara DAi kema limiTeDa'mAM parsonela eDaminisTreTara tarIke 25 varSa kAma karyuM. ilAbahena mULa jUnAgaDhanA vatanI. mAtA zAntAbahena, pitA jayendralAla dozI. ilAbahene muMbaImAM samAjazAstra ane mAnasazAstra viSayo sAthe bI.e. thayA pachI lAibrerI sAyansamAM grejyueTa thayAM. temanAM nAnAM bahena lagna karIne amerikA gayelAM. temanA AgrahathI 1980mAM teo amerikA gayAM. temanA eka bhAI paNa sAnahojhamAM sthAyI thayAM che. ilAbahene zikAgomAMthI lAibrerI sAyansamAM mAsTara DigrI meLavI. 1986mAM praphullabhAI sAthe temanAM lagna thayAM. e pachI be varSa bhAratamAM rahyAM. 1988mAM bane jaNAM vyavasAya arthe amerikA gayAM. ilAbahena kahe che tema "ahIMnI dharatI pokAratI haze eTale pachI ahIM ja rahI gayAM." praphullabhAIne bhAratamAM to UMcA hoddAvALI nokarIparsonela menejara, gADI, DrAivara ane anya suvidhAo. thoDo samaya bahu aDavuM lAgyuM. zarUAtanA divasomAM sthira thavA mATe saMgharSa karavo paDyo. praphullabhAIe ATheka mahinA kayUTaranuM kAma karyuM. pachI isyuransa brokara tarIke svataMtra kAma karatA thayA. jo ke temaNe vyavasAya to jarUriyAta pUrato ja karyo. praphullabhAI prakRtie aMtarmukhI, AdhyAtmika valaNa dharAvatA vyakti. satsaMga, vAcana, paryaTana, saMgIta gameilAbahenane paNa sAhityavAcana ane sAMskRtika pravRttio game. amerikAmAM vasatAM gujarAtIone vatana sAtheno taMtu jaLavAI rahe, vatanathI dUra thaI gayAno khAlIpo kaMIka ocho thAya te mATenA sAMskRtika kAryakramo, snehamilano yojavAmAM praphullabhAI ane ilAbahena sauthI AgaLa rahenArAM. tahevAronI ujavaNI hoMzathI karanArAM. hutAzaNI, kRSNajanmotsava, rAmanavamI, divALI, rakSAbaMdhana vagere tahevAro gujarAtI kuTuMbo sAthe maLIne Ujave. kalA ane sAhityanA kAryakramonAM judAM judAM grupa che. kavio ane sAhityakAronA vArtAlApo vArApharatI saune ghera goThavavAmAM Ave ane sau yajamAna kuTuMbane ghera ekaThAM thAya. basaMta bahAra' nAme kalAnuM grupa che, jenI kamiTImAM praphullabhAI hatA. teo saMgItanA kAryakramo goThave che. paMDita ravizaMkara, hariprasAda caurasiyA, paMDita jasarAja vagere saMgItakArone temaNe nimaMtryA hatA. sthAnika kalAkAronA kAryakramo paNa goThave che. vidyArthIo-yuvAnomAM kalAnI rUci jAge te mATe paNa teo prayatnazIla rahe che. keliphorniyA sTeTanA "sAnTA kulArA' kAunTImAM teo rahe che. "inDo amerikana sarvisa senTara' sthapAyA pachI tyAM saune maLavA pahoMcI jAya che. bhArata ane gujarAtathI amerikA AvanArA mulAkAtIo, sAhityakAro, kalAkAro, vArtAkArone jaIne maLe, snehIjano sAthe temanA vArtAlApo goThave ane potAne ghera temanI bharapUra mahemAnagati kare. sAnTA kulArA jaIne AvelI vyakti jo ilAbahenanI mahemAna na banI hoya to teno amerikAno pravAsa adhUro gaNAya. ilAbahenanI priya pravRtti temanA ja zabdomAM-'ghara, vara 36 Jain Education Intemational ducation Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #694 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 608 ane bALako.' hA, potAnA gherathI ja 'TrAvela ejanTa'nuM kAma kare che. praphullabhAInI priya pravRtti samAjasevA. temanAM mAtuzrInA nAme muMbaI-bhAratamAM 'caMpA ceriTebala TrasTa' zarU karyuM che, jenA dvArA jarUratamaMda vidyArthIone zikSaNa mATe sahAya ApavAmAM Ave che. inDiyana kalcarala esosiezana'-ICAmAM vAisa presiDanTa tarIke temaNe kAma kareluM, to "ceriTebala kera phAunDezana'mAM paNa sevAo ApI che. bhAratamAM jyAre paNa koI kudaratI Aphata Ave tyAre amerikAthI phaMDa ekatra karIne tyAM pahoMcADe che. lAtUra-dharatIkaMpa vakhate 200 vidyArthI rahI zake evaDI moTI hosTela tyAM baMdhAvI ApelI. muMbaImAM poliyo kempanuM Ayojana karatA rahe che. jarUra hoya tyAM ebyulansa, meDikala insTamenTa laI Ape che. vatanamAM (jAmanagara) mALiyA hATInAmAM eka TrasTa karyuM che, jenA dvArA tabIbI sahAya, zikSaNa sahAya karatA rahe che. vatana pratyenA atyaMta kheMcANane kAraNe varase be varase acUka dezamAM AvatA rahe che. praphullabhAIe satkAryane ja moTo dharma gaNyo che. IzvaramAM zraddhA dharAvanArA praphullabhAI kahe che ke "dharmamAM jene zraddhA che te namra bane che, 2ju bane che. dareka vyaktie samAja pAsethI ghaNuM badhuM lIdhuM che to samAjane te pAchuM ApavuM joIe." praphullabhAI, ilAbahenano lokasaMparka paNa bahoLo, temane dareka kAryamAM gujarAtIo, bhAratIyo ane amArakanono paNa sAtha sahakAra maLato rahyo che. praphullabhAI ane ilAbahene be bALakone dattaka lIdhAM che. AnaMda ane amI. bALakone uttama nAgarika banAvavA te temanI bhaviSyanI kalpanA che. AnaMda che ATha varSano, amI che cha varSanI. amerikana zALAmAM amerikana bALako sAthe bhaNatAM ane ramatAM AnaMda ane amIne gharamAM saMpUrNapaNe gujarAtI vAtAvaraNamAM Uchere che. savAra-sAMja gharamAM prArthanA kare che. te madhura ane spaSTa uccAraNo sAthe 'hanumAnacAlIsA'nuM stavana kare che. kartavyaniSTha ane paramArthaparAyaNa praphullabhAIne nAnAM- moTAM badhAM ja kAryomAM ilAbahenano sAtha pUrepUro. amerikAmAM gujarAtI vAtAvaraNane jIvaMta rAkhanArAM daMpatInI sauthI moTI vAta to e che ke banne premabhUkhyAM ane apekSArahita kAma karanArAM che. niyatinI karuNatA ke 2003mAM TUMkI bimArImAM praphullabhAI A duniyA choDIne cAlI nIkaLyA. IzvaranA pathapradarzaka cukAdAne mAthe caDAvIne ilAbahena bALakonA ucherane prAptakartavya tarIke svIkArIne kArya kare che. "mane mAruM kAma maLI gayuM" kahenAra amerikAmAM gujarAtIbhASA zIkhavanAra zrImatI candrikAbahena vipANI sAmAnya vyaktine paNa potAnuM jIvanakArya maLI jAya eTale te asAmAnya banI jAya che. tenuM kArya bIjAne preraNArUpa banatuM hoya che. tevI vyakti che candrikAbahena vipANI. piyara goMDalamAM, sAsaruM jetapura. esa.esa.sI. sudhIno abhyAsa. 1me varSe lagna thayAM. sasarAne raMgUnamAM jhaverAtano vyavasAya. tethI 10 varSa raMgUnamAM rahyAM. tyAnuM rAjakIya vAtAvaraNa asthira thatAM 1964mAM haidrAbAda AvIne sthira thayA. TAyarsano bijhanesa bahu sarasa cAlato hato. traNa putrorAjIva, saMjIva ane manISa. rAjIva ane saMjIva bI.esa.sI. thaIne amerikA bhaNavA gayA. kapyuTara-sophaTaveramAM ema.esa.sI. thaIne amerikAmAM ja goThavAI gayA. mAtApitAne amerikA bolAvI lIdhAM. drikAbahenane sAhityamAM rasa. dhArmika manovRtti ane jainadharmano abhyAsa paNa kharo. gRhasthAzramanI javAbadArIo vacce nijAnaMda mATe kAvyaracanAo karatAM rahetAM hatAM. 1991mAM acAnaka temanA patinuM avasAna thayuM. jIvanamAM ekalatA ane nirAzAthI hataprabha banI gayAM. saMtAno to kAma para cAlyA jAya. pachI karavuM zuM? temanI e samayanI sthiti vize candrikAbahene kahyuM ke "ApaNe to sonAnA piMjarAmAM ekalAM, na Tahuko karI zakIe ke na Tahuko sAMbhaLavA mane." premALaputro-putravadhUo ane pautra-pautrIono prema bharapara. lAibrerImAM jatAM rahe, lekhana-vAcananI pravRtti to kharI japaraMtu "khAlIpo' anubhavatAM rahe. teo svAmInArAyaNa maMdiramAM paNa niyamita jatAM hatAM. eka divasa temanA putre kahyuM, "mammI, tame gujarAtI bhaNAvavAnuM zarU karo." chellAM keTalAMka varSothI amerikAmAM vasatAM gujarAtI kuTuMbone potIkApaNuM jALavI rAkhavA mATe mAtRbhASA zIkhavAnI jarUriyAta samajAI che. keliphorniyAmAM silikona velInA sArA lArA kAunTI pAse mila piTAsamAM zrI svAmInArAyaNa maMdira thayuM che. tyAM utsavo ujavAya, dara ravivAre sau bhegAM maLe, Jain Education Intemational Page #695 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 609 pratibhAo maMdiranA vyavasthApako-TrasTIo dvArA kyAreka dharmapravacano, vArtAlApo goThavAya. Ama, e nimitte gujarAtI samAja ekabIjAnA saMparkamAM paNa rahe che. 1998thI maMdiramAM gujarAtI bhASA zIkhavavAnA vargo zarU thayA. candrikAbahene maMdiramAM gujarAtI bhASA zIkhavavAnuM kAma svIkAryuM. ahIMthI temane jIvana jIvavAnI dizA maLI. nAnI uMmaranAM bALako, yuvAno ane 45 varSanA prauDho paNa maMdiramAM AvIne gujarAtI zIkhavA lAgyAM. maMdiramAM pAMca vargo ane 14 zikSikAo che. candrikAbahenane maMdiramAM joDAyAM pachI gujarAtI zIkhavavAmAM bahu AnaMda Avyo. pachI to jyAM koI sthaLe gujarAtInA vargo zarU karavAnI vAta Ave tyAM candrikAbahenane sau prathama javAbadArI soMpAya. eka--be kuTuMbamAM ghera TayUzana mATe javAnuM zarU karyuM. eka sthaLe ATha ane dasa varSanA be kizoro ane 40 tathA 45 varSanA be moTA bhAIo ane be kaoNlejamAM bhaNatA yuvAnone gujarAtI bhASA zIkhavavA javA lAgyAM. eka sthaLe hoTelanA miTiMgarUmamAM vargo goThavAyA. jyAM 5 thI 16 varSa sudhInAM 26 bALako bhaNavA AvatAM hatAM. mAtRbhASA zIkhavavAno AnaMda, sAthosAtha sAdI saraLa bhASAmAM gujarAtI sAhityakAro ane sAhitya kRtiono paricaya ApavAnuM kAma-A badhAmAM temanI nirAzA osaratI gaI. jIvanano khAlIpo bharAto gayo. dUra paradezamAM gujarAtI bhASA zIkhavavAnI je taka maLI teno anero AnaMda anubhavyo. anukULa vAtAvaraNa maLyuM tene teo Izvarano camatkAra gaNe che. "mane mAruM kAma maLI gayuM. basa, mAtA sarasvatInI mIThI kRpA mArA upara rahe tevuM mAguM chuM." samaya pitA sAthe rUnA vepAramAM kAma karyuM. tyAra bAda "DAyamanDa sTezanarsa ane prInTara' tarIkeno vyavasAya zarU karyo. hAlamAM sTezanarI-prinTIMganuM nAnuM moTuM kAma kare che, paraMtu vyavasAyanI dRSTie siniyara siTIjhana-nivRtta jevA. nAnapaNathI pattAM ramavAno ane gaNita gammatano anahada zokha. je dhIme dhIme pattAMnI karAmato, gaNitanA koyaDAo, buddhicAturyabharyA navA navA koyaDAo racavAmAM keLavAto gayo. 1960thI muMbaIsamAcAra, janmabhUmi-pravAsI, kumAra, navanIta uparAMta laMDanathI prasiddha thatAM Games and puzzles' megejhinamAM (aMgrejI) temanA gaNitanA koyaDAo, AMkaDAonA koyaDAo, pattAMnI karAmato vagere prasiddha thatA hatA. 1970nA aMtamAM laMDananA megejhinanA taMtrInAM sUcanathI International Playing cards societynA sabhya banyA. ahIthI temanA abhyAsanI navI dizA khulI. jIvanamAM vaLAMka Avyo. deza-videzanA pattAnA saMgrAhako ane myujhiyamo sAthe patravyavahAra dvArA paricaya thayo ane mAtra zokhanI vAta hatI te abhyAsa ane saMzodhanano viSaya banI gaI. pattAMnA saMgrAhakomyujhiyamo sAthe pattAMnI Apale zarU thaI. bhAratanA goLa gaMjIphA, hastacitrita ramavAnAM pattAM, bAvana + jokaro vagereno abhyAsa zarU karyo. gaMjIphAnI zodhamAM sAvaMtavADI (mahArASTra), biranupura (vesTa beMgAla), orissA, AMdhrapradeza, haisUra vagere sthaLoe jaIne, pAraMparika zailInA citrakAro pAsethI mAhitI ekatra karavA lAgyA. kyAreka potAnA taraphathI navAM sUcano paNa ApatA hatA. - Aja sudhImAM kizorabhAIe bhAratanA judA judA prAMtanA 500 thI paNa vadhAre gaMjIphA videzanA saMgrAhako ane saMgrahAlayomAM mokalyA che. pattAMnI ramata ramavAnI duniyAmAM AMtararASTrIya kSetre bhAratanuM nAma che, to bhArata eka mAtra evo deza che ke jayAM pAraMparika ramavAnAM pattAMno AkAra goLa che. gaMjIphAnI mukhya be jAto che : (1) 96 pAnAMnA mogala gaMjIphA (2) 120/ 144 pAnAMnA dazAvatAra gaMjIphA. - gaMjIphAnA zokhane kAraNe ane vyaktigata saMgrAhakonI mAgaNIne kAraNe temaNe gaMjIphAnI hUbahU nakala (Fassimile) karAvavAnI zarUAta karI. (3) pattA ane gaikAnA grAhaka ane saMzodhaka zrI kizorabhAI na. goradhanadAsa jJAnanI kSitijo kyAreya sImita hotI nathI. evA eka anokhA saMzodhaka vyakti che kizorabhAI. 1937mAM janma. janmasthaLa-karAMcI. mULa vatana sUrata. pitA naTavaralAla goradhanadAsa rUnA vyavasAyamAM joDAyA ane muMbaImAM sthAyI thayA. kizorabhAIe muMbaI ane beMgaloramAM abhyAsa karyo, mAiniMga enjiniyara thayA. enjiniyara tarIke mAryA govA (govA)mAM sAta varSa sarvisa karI. e pachI muMbaI AvI thoDo Jain Education Intemational Page #696 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka muMbaInI keTalIka roTarI klabasumAM duniyAnA "ramavAnAM pattAM" (Playing Cards) para temanAM vyAkhyAno goThavAyAM hatAM. bhAratanAM vartamAnapatro-sAmayikomAM temanI mulAkAto pragaTa thaI che, jevAM ke janmabhUmi-pravAsI, gujarAta samAcAra, inDiyana ekasapresa, gujarAta dIpotsavI aMka, kumAra, citralekhA vagere. 2004nI sAlamAM temanA gaMjIphAnAM saMgrahamAMthI pattAM pasaMda karIne eka pratiSThita prakAzake cha pAnAMnuM kelenDara taiyAra karyuM hatuM. 1990-2004 satata 15 varSathI "lImakA buka opha rekojha'mAM pattAMnA sauthI moTA saMgrAhaka (As a largest collector of Playing cards) tarIke temane sthAna maLyuM 680 - (1) navagraha 108 pAnAMnA gaMjIphA sAvaMtavADI, orissA ane beMgaloramAM banAvarAvyA. mAyasora paddhatinA navagraha gaMjIphA banAvarAvyA. (2) amerikAthI vigata maMgAvIne 96 pAnAMnA aSTa dikapAla gaMjIphA orissA ane mAyasoramAM banAvarAvyA. (3) aruMdhatI ane saptaRSinA 96 pAnAMnA gaMjIphA orissAmAM banAvarAvyA. | (4) 125 varSa pahelAMnA 120 pAnAMnA 'rAmAyaNa gaMjIphA', je hAla laMDananA 'vikToriyA enDa AlbarTa myujhiyamamAM che tenI hUbahU nakala orissAmAM karAvI. (5) mAyasoranA rAjA kRSNarAja oDiyAre sarjelA (18mI sadInA prAraMbhamAM) mAyasora paddhatinA traNathI cAra jAtanA gaMjIphA-kRSNarAja cADa, navInarAma cADa, aSTa dipAla, dazAvatAra gaMjIphA ane navagraha gaMjIphA taiyAra karAvyA je Aje judAM judAM saMgrahAlayomAM che. A uparAMta kizorabhAI pAse temanA aMgata saMgrahamAM virala prakAranA hastacitrita gaMjIphAo che. karnala dazAvatAra gaMjIphA (120 pAnAM) citrazAlA presa gaMjIphA (120 pAnAM, prinTeDa) sAvaMtavADI dazAvatAra gaMjIphA, sAvaMtavADI ramavAnAM pattAM-pa2. | tejaldI buddhipratibhA ane tIvra smaraNazakti dharAvatA kizorabhAIne videzanA mitro dvArA avAranavAra suMdara pattAM saMdarbhagraMtho, mAhitIlakSI pustako ane sUcipatrako maLatAM rahe che, jenA dvArA teo khaMtathI gaMjIphA aMge vadhune vadhu abhyAsa karatA rahyA che. 1985mAM holenDanA eka pattAMnA saMgrAhake Daca bhASAmAM pattAM viSenuM pustaka prasiddha kareluM. temAM bhAratanAM pattAM vizenuM prakaraNa taiyAra karavAmAM kizorabhAIe tene madada karelI. e prakaraNa sAthe pattAnI tasvIro paNa mUkelI. gaMjIphAnA saMzodhaka, saMgrAhaka ane abhyAsI tarIke kizorabhAIne prasiddhi maLatI gaI. temane lekho lakhavA mATe, vyAkhyAno ane seminAra mATe AmaMtraNo maLavAM lAgyAM. beMgalora, sAvaMtavADI ane kalakattAmAM gaMjIphA vize yojAyelA judAM judAM varkazopamAM temaNe bhAga lIdhelo. muMbaI ane punAmAM pattAnI raMgIna slAiDresa sAthe vyAkhyAno ApelAM. 1996nI sAlamAM pattAMnA sauthI moTA saMgrAhaka ane bhAratIya gaMjIphAnI kalAne punarjivita karavAnA prazaMsanIya kArya badala temane People of the Year' evorDa maLyo hato. kizorabhAIe tADanAM pAna (Palm leaf) ane sukhaDa (Sandal wood) para banAvarAvelAM hastacitrita aitihAsika ramavAnAM pattAMno ullekha 1983mAM Believe it or not'nI kArTUna sTrIpamAM thayelo che. 1988-89mAM (ARTA MUNDI (myujhiyama)beljiyamanA eka buleTinamAM bhAratanA gaMjIphA uparano temano lekha prakAzita thayelo. 1998mAM beljiyamanA A ja myujhiyamanI gelerIne vistRta karavAmAM AvI tyAre kizorabhAIe gaMjIphA banAvavAnI paddhati, tenAM sAdhano, mAdhyamonI vigato tenA namUnAo sAthe mokalelI, jenI khUba prazaMsA thayelI. 1993mAM TI.vI.nA "surabhi-amUla' kAryakramamAM ane 1997mAM sTAraplasa 'amUla inDiyA zo'mAM temano paricayamulAkAta, pattAM ane gaMjIphAnA nidarzana sAthe prasiddha thayAM hatAM. gaMjIphAnA saMgrahanI sAthe judI judI jAtanA paMkhAo ekaThA karavAmAM paNa temane UMDo rasa che. temaNe hastacitrita paMkhAo paNa taiyAra karAvyA che. . " paMkhAnI tasvIro sAthe, paMkhAnA saMgrAhaka tarIkenI temanI mulAkAta Jet Wings julAI-2004 ane U.S.A.nA Jain Education Intemational Page #697 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 681 Piece Work mArca-eprila-200panA aMkomAM prasiddha thaI pannAbahenanI zopiMga bega paNa pattAMnA citrAMkanothI zobhatI jovA maLe. temanA gharamAM patra, tatra, sarvatra pattAM ane paMkhAonI kuzAgra buddhi, kalAnI sUma samaja ane abhyAsaniSTha vaividhyapUrNa duniyA daSTigocara thAya che. deza-paradezanA mitro, svabhAva dharAvatA kizorabhAIne temanI pravRttimAM uttarottara saMsthAo sAthenA AdAna-pradAnane kAraNe temanA saMgrahAlayamAM protsAhaka pratibhAva maLato rahyo che. temanI rasanI pravRttine pattAMo, paMkhAo ane saMdarbhagraMtho umerAtAM rahe che. vikasAvavAmAM ane gharanI vizALa lAibrerI ane pattAMnA kizorabhAI ekale hAthe badhuM kAma karanArA che. saMgrahanI jALavaNImAM temanAM patnI zrImatI pannAbahena UlaTabhera kayUTaranI suvidhAne kAraNe mAhitI ekatra karavAnuM, mokalavAnuM sahakAra Ape che. pannAbahena paNa temAM sakriya rasa dharAve che. kAma jhaDapathI karatA rahe che. patravyavahAramAM teo bahu ja abhyAsa vakhate dhIra-gaMbhIra kizorabhAI pattAMnI ramato cokkasa ane niyamita che. ane karAmatonA nidarzana vakhate mArmika hAsya-ramUja karatA kizorabhAI pAse deza-paradezanAM vividha jAtanAM vizALa jatA hoya che. phalakamAM, virala koTinAM pattAM ane paMkhA che, jemAMthI keTalAMka temanA gharamAM pravezatAM ja pattAM ane paMkhAnA myujhiyamamAM to atyAre aprApya che. temanI pAse bahumUlya saMdarbhagraMtho, pravezatAM hoIe tevo anubhava thAya che. dIvAlo upara tasvIro megejhinsa ane slAisa che. have kizorabhAIne pattAMnA vividha prakAranAM pattAMnI, TebalamenTsa cAnA kapa-rakAbI, maga, saMzodhana-abhyAsanA kalAmarmajJa koIka samAnadharmo maLI Ave pyAlAM A badhAMmAM pattAnI ja DijhAIna, beDazITsa ane enI rAha che. da. Enii 1tTI 'nA paththara ane lAkaDAmAM vyakta thatAM adbhuta lalitakAvyo samA sthApatyanuM ane kalArdaSTinI jIvaMta ImAratonuM aitihAsika dhAma amadAvAda kumAra' amadAvAdanA saujanyathI Jain Education Intemational Page #698 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jJAnagacchAdhipati saMpradAya ke saMghanAyakaM jJAna gacchAdhipati tapasvIrAja zrI caMpAlAlajI ma.sA. Aja ke isa bhautikavAda ke yuga meM jinavANI kA jharanA hama sabhI taka pahuMcAnevAle bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upadezoM kI tyAgavairAgya se sarovAra jhar3iyA lagAnevAle tapa, tyAga kI mahAna mUrti kahalAnevAle saMghanAyaka tapasvIrAja jJAna gacchAdhipati zrI caMpAlAlajI ma.sA. kA janma rAjasthAna prAnta ke ajamera jile ke masUdA zahara meM phAlguna sudi 1 vi.saM. 1970 ko chAjeDa osavAla jaina kula meM pitAzrI kizanalAlajI chAjeDa evaM dharmaparAyaNa mAtA zrI pAnIbAI kI eka hI pATa para aise dikhAyI dete haiM mAno Apa saMghanAyaka nahIM, eka sAdhAraNa saMta hoN| Apa cAhe zarIra kAyA se dubale patale haiM paraMtu Apa saMyama meM itanA kaThora rUkha apanAte haiN| ki zAyada hI sampUrNa bhArata meM anya kisI samudAya meM ho / Apake samudAya meM sabhI AjJAnuvartI saMta-satiyAM bhI zudhdha saMyama pAlanakartA haiN| Agama zAstra kA sabhI ko acchA jJAna hai| dIkSA Adi meM koI ADambara Adi dikhAI nahIM detA hai / yahI kAraNa haiM ki anya samudAyoM kI aneka bhavya AtmAeM Apake samudAya meM Akara dIkSA grahaNa karatI haiM / ApakI vairAgyavANI kA itanA gaharA asara hotA haiM ki aneka bhavya AtmAoM ko vairAgya bhAva utpanna ho jAtA haiM / isa kAraNa Apa zramaNa nirmAtA bhI kahalAte hai| vartamAna meM jahAM sarvatra cAroM ora ADaMbara aura zithilAcAra kA phailAva dikhAI detA hai vahAM para jJAnagaccha ApakI nizrAya meM Aja bhI bhagavAna kI vizudhdha paraMparA ko akSuNNa banAye hue hai / 91 varSa kI vayovRdhdha avasthAmeM bhI ApakI vANI meM vahI oja, vahI tyAga, vahI joza, evaM vairAgya kA srota bahatA rahatA hai| isI taraha aura bhI aneka arabapati iMjiniyarsa, sI.e. svAdhyAyIyo Adi ne bhI ApakI nizrA meM dIkSA grahaNa kI hai| Apake saMgha meM vartamAna meM lagabhaga 475 se bhI adhika sAdhusAdhviyA~ vidhamAna haiM / prAyaH kara sabhI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko Agama kA acchA jJAna bhI haiN| ApakA jaba pravacana hotA hai to usa samaya pravacana meM lagabhaga zata pratizata zrotA sAmAyika vrata meM beThe hue mileMge / Apa hamezA vizeSakara navayuvakoM ko dharma kI ora prerita karane kA AhvAna karate rahate haiN| Apake pravacanoM kA zrotAoM para kAfI prabhAva par3atA 1 kukSi se huA / dvitIyA ke candramA kI taraha Apa vRdhi ko prApta hone lge| jyoMhi yauvanAvasthA ko prApta huai ki pitAjIne ApakA saMbaMdha eka suzIla kanyA se kara diyA paraMtu Apako to saMsAra ke prapaMco meM paDanA hI nahIM thA isa mahApuruSa ne sAMsArika saMbaMdha ko ThukarAkara sacce vItarAga dharma ke prati apanA saMbaMdha jor3akara saMyama ko dhAraNa karane kA dRr3ha nizcaya kara liyA aura pUjya zrI ratnacandrajI ma. sA. evaM. pUjya zrI samarthamalajI ma.sA. ke caraNo meM pahuMca gye| samyaka prakAra se municaryA kI jAnakArI prApta kara alpa samaya meM AgamAnusAra jJAna arjita kara siMha ke samAna saMyama lekara utkRSTa bhAvanA se khIMcana ( rAjasthAna) meM phAlguna vadi 2 vi.saM. 1991 ko 21 varSa kI bhara yauvanavasthA meM bhAgavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| Apa tapasyA karane meM prasidhdha haiN| kisI ko jJAta hI nahIM hone dete kI Apa tapasyA karate haiM / vigata kaI varSoM se ekAMtara tapa kI tapasyA karate A rahe haiN| upavAsa evaM pArane ke dina bhI Apa ugra vihAra karate rahate haiN| upavAsa, belA-telA karanA ApakI dinacaryA bana gayI haiM / isa kAraNa sampUrNa jaina samAja meM Apa tapasvIrAja ke nAma se khyAti prApta haiM / siMha kI taraha Apa saMyama meM kaThora hai, saMyama jIvana meM thor3I sI bhI kamI Apa Ane nahIM dete / itane bar3e saMghanAyaka hone ke pazcAt bhI Apa meM tanika bhI abhimAnamAna Adi dikhAyI nahIM detA / apane choTe saMto ke sAtha ApakI nizrA meM aneka samRdhdha dampatiyoM ne dIkSA grahaNa kara rakhI hai| ucca saMyama sAdhanA ke lie ApakA saMgha sampUrNa jaina samAja meM sarvopari vizva prasidhdha hai / saujanya : bAyokema phArmAsyuTikalsa iNDasTrIz2a - muMbaI Page #699 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 683 vividhoganA karmazIla karmavIze cha dAyakAthI aviratapaNe strIjIvananAM aMdhArAM ema kahIne garIba mA-bApanI dIkarInI kharIdI ane pachI enuM ulecIne ujAsa pAtharanAra vezyAvADe vecANa, bALalagna, vidhavA para pratibaMdho, patine na game tyAre patnIne jAkAro, kanyAkeLavaNIno abhAva.... aruNAbena desAI jhAlAvADanI strI upara keTakeTalA julama hatA ane enAM AMsu 1924nI 13mI mene divase janmelAM aruNAbahena lUchanAra koI nahotuM. A ja jhAlAvADI dharatIe dalapatarAma desAI jUnAgaDha rAjyanA ati prasiddha polIsa adhikArI ane jevAM asaMkhya ratno pakavyAM hatAM, paraMtu jhAlAvADamAM emano ya bahAravaTiyAonA kALa samA haraprasAda desAInAM pautrI thAya. gujAro nahoto; eTale e badhAM nivAhAthe dUra dUra pheMkAI gayAM haraprasAdanAM dIkarI puSpAvatI mahetA paNa eTalAM ja zUravIra, hatAM. (Aje paNa gujarAtI sAhityakAromAM jhAlAvADIo anya mAtra 29 varSanI vaye vaidhavya AvI paDyA pachI emaNe strI- tamAma jillAonA pramANamAM vizeSa che, paNa jhAlAvADamAM keLavaNI ane strIvikAsanAM kAmomAM jiMdagI samarpI dIdhI hatI. nahIM!) verAna dharatI, raNanI kAMdha, varase pAMca-dasa iMca varasAda lagabhaga 50 varSanI emanI vIragAthA paNa aneka graMthono viSaya ane 1947 sudhI to ghaNA pachAta gaNAya evA zAsakonAM rAja. banI che. AvI dharatImAM, vaDhavANa nagaranA chevADA pAdaramAM, je bhatrIjI aruNA doDheka varSanAM hatAM tyAre ja mAtavihoNAM nadIne kAMThe rANakadevIe Atmabhoga Apelo evI bhogAvo banatAM puSpAbahena emane potAne tyAM laI AvyAM. emaNe nadIne kAMThe, 40 jeTalI anAtha kanyAonAM guru, vAlI, rakSaka aruNAbahenane ucheryA, saMskAryA, bhaNAvyAM. nArIjAtinI che ane annadAtA tarIkenI kaparI kAmagIrI aruNAbahene upADI avadazA pravartatI hatI eno pratyakSa khyAla aruNAbahenane lIdhI. pachI tyaktA ane nirAdhAra strIone paNa Azraya ApavA phoIbA pAse AvatI jIvaMta vyathAkathAo parathI Avato. mAMDyo. emane bhaNAvIne tathA hunnara udyoganI tAlIma ApIne strIonI hAlata sudhAravAnA kArya ADe AvatAM vighno svAzrayI banAvavAnuM paNa zarU karyuM. zarUAtanA e divaso bahu (puSpAbahena para jIvaleNa humalA thayelA) ane e vino sAme kaThina hatA. phoIbAnI aNanama hiMmata, e badhuM paNa aruNAbahena jotAM. e pANI bharavA mATe cheka bhogAvo nadInA paTanA daramiyAna emanAya vicAro ane AdarzonuM kAThuM ghaDAtuM jatuM hatuM. vIraDAomAM javuM paDe. anAjanA sAMsA paDe tyAre gAmaDe gAmaDe 1948mAM e snAtaka banyAM eTale phoIbAe jhoLI phelAvavI paDe ane e ja gAmamAMthI agara koI strI para kArakirdInI pasaMdagI pUchI. jo lagna karIne saMsArayajJa Adaravo sitama gujarI rahyo che evA khabara maLe to ene choDAvavA hoya to ema thaI zakata. 1946nI tasavIra jotAM to lAge jAya, e veLA samagra puruSa varga sAmo thAya. e saMjogomAM ke jagatano koI paNa puruSa emanuM mAthuM pAchuM ThelI zakyo na behada bahAdurInI jarUra paDe. hota. koI strI jelamothI trAsIne saMsthAne zaraNe AvI hoya, araNAbahene sevAyajJa para svecchAe pasaMdagI utArI. tene uThAvI javAnAM kAvatarAM ane humalA thAya..... gautama buddhanA mahAbhiniSkramaNanA nizcaya karatAM A nizcaya kama paNa kazAyathI DaryA ke DagyA vagara aruNAbahena kAma nahoto. karatAM rahyAM. ahIM emane 1948thI hari-icchAbahena vaidya aruNAbahena jyAre jhAlAvADa gayAM ane vikAsamAM AvI maLyAM. hariicchAbahene paNa ananya niSThA ane vidyAlayanuM kAma saMbhALyuM tyAre e dharatInI garIbIe tathA bahAdurIthI bahenane sAtha Apyo. ajJAne tyAMnI strInuM jIvana khAruM jhera karI mUkyuM hatuM. varSo vItatAM gayAM tema saMsthAno vikAsa aneka dizAmAM - kanyAvikraya dvArA sATha-sATha varSanA puruSa sAthe paMdarekanI thato rahyo. zALAo, adhyApana tAlIma maMdira, citrakaLAvarga, bALAonAM lagna, gujarAtamAM sAro muratiyo goThavI ApIzuM sIvaNakaLAva, AMgaNavADIo, grAmodyoga, mudraNazALA vagere Jain Education Intemational Page #700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 684 pathapradarzaka aneka aneka zAkhAomAM saMsthAe vikAsa sAdhyo che. ahIM ja zrI azokabhAI madhusUdanabhAI zAha UcharIne bhaNatara tathA tAlIma pAmanAra baheno ane bhAIonAM rohIDA jaina samAjanA pratibhAzALI dAnavIra, sevAbhAvI lagno paNa yojAyAM che ane aruNAbahenanA AzIrvAdathI daMpatI ane kAryadakSa sajjana puruSa tarIke khyAti prApta karanAra zrI sukhI thayAM che. sauthI moTI vAta e che ke hajAro strIonA azokabhAInuM janmasthaLa ane karmabhUmi e bIlImorA nagarI che. aMdhakAramaya jIvanamAM zikSaNa ane svAzrayanA bevaDA sUrya pragaTyA che. ekadhArI niSThAthI ATalAM badhAM kAma karavA badala bI.koma.nI padavI prApta karIne svataMtra rIte puruSArtha karI aruNAbahenane puraskAro paNa sAMpaDavA lAgyA che. kemikalanA vyavasAyamAM joDAyA. kemikalanA vyavasAyamAM dinagujarAta rAjya samAja surakSA borDa taraphathI pratidina potAnI buddhi ane hoziyArInA samanvayathI satata pragatinA paMthe prayANa karIne saMjarAja kemikala kaM.nA nAmathI bALakalyANa mATeno rU. 10,000no evorDa (je rAjIva gAMdhIne hAthe apAvAno hato, paraMtu emanA anya rokANane kAraNe vizeSa samRddha thayA che. mAhitI pradhAna bhagatane haste apAyo); 1991mAM rAjakoTanA zrI azokabhAIe dhArmika ane sAmAjika saMsthAomAM yaMgamensa gAMdhIana esosiezana taraphathI samAjasevAnI - TrasTI, maMtrI ane pramukhapada jevA mAnavaMtA hoddAo para rahI kAmagIrI badala rU. 25,000no caMpAbahena goMdhiyA evorDa; - tana-mana ane dhanathI sAcA dilathI sevA karIne kuLadIpaka tathA 1992mAM mAnavasaMsAdhana vikAsa maMtrAlayano mahilA- yazakIrti prApta karyA che. zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha TrasTa-Agama bALakalyANakAryano rU. be lAkhano evorDa vagere vagere puraskAro (muMbaI), zrI lAvaNyasUri jJAnamaMdira-boTAda, zrI sImaMdharaemane maLelA che. anya paNa aneka inAmo-sammAnonI yAdI svAmI jinamaMdira-oziyAjInagara-bhIlADa, zrI zAMtinAtha jaina ghaNI lAMbI che. derAsaranI peDhI-bIlImorA jevI dhArmika saMsthAo ane 1961thI saMsthAnuM vidyAlaya' nAmaka sAmayika bIlImorA vibhAga keLavaNI maMDaLa, mAnava sevAkIya pravRttio aruNAbahene zarU kareluM che. temAM teo potAnI pAse AvelI vistAra pAmelI che. sAmAjika samasyAo "saMsArane sImADethI' zIrSaka taLe nirUpatAM pU.A. zrI vijayasenasUrIzvarajI ma.sA.nI gurumUrtinI AvyAM che. pachI AvA ja kissA "phUlachAba' dainike prakAzita gurubhakti bhAvanAnA pratIka-rUpe pratiSThA, sAkaracaMda zeThanI karavA mAMDyA che, je aruNAbahena lakhe che. saLagatI sAmAjika TUMkamAM (pAlitANA), prAcIna AdIzvara jinabiMbanI pratiSThA, samasyAonI A dAstAnomAMthI pasaMdagI karIne traNa pustako agAsI tIrthamAM pratiSThAmahotsavamAM bhagavAnanI pratiSThA, atyAra sudhImAM prakAzita karAyAM che. mane jhAlAvADIne e vAtanuM aMjanazalAkA, yakSa-yakSiNInI sthApanA, sAdharmika vAtsalyamAM gaurava che ke traNeya pustako mATe lekha-pasaMdagInuM ane emanA lakSmIno vyaya, oziyAjInagaranA jinaprAsAdanI mukhya mudraNasaMskAranuM kAma mAre phALe AvyuM hatuM. tethIsto emanA pratye zilA sthApanA karavAno gauravavaMto lahAvo lenAra, naMdIgrAmamAM mArAM moTAMbahena jevA sammAnabhAva che. mu. sva. prA. susmitA- bhIDabhaMjana pArzvanAtha jinAlayamAM mahAvIrasvAmI bhagavAnanI bahena heDe lakhyuM hatuM tema, "A pustakomAM aruNAbahene ghaTelI pratiSThA, jinamaMdiranA zikharanA mukhyazilAsthApaka, alapora dhaTanAonuM vyAna karyuM che, tene vivecanAtmaka dRSTie mUlavI tIrthamAM AdIzvara prabhunI pratiSThA jevI dharmapravRttio karIne zakAya ema nathI. emaNe to sAdI sIdhI, ghareluM zailImAM bahenonI sukRtanI kamANI karI che. A badhA ja prasaMgoe jaina samAjanA vyathAne vyakta karI che. emAM zailIno camakAra nathI, bhASAno lokone mAnasahita bhAga levA mATe paNa jarUrI suvidhAo pUrI ADaMbara nathI, zabdAlaMkArano moha nathI. enuM mUlya che emAM pADIne saphaLatAnA sukAnI banyA che. emanI dharmapravRttine cAra rajU thatI ApaNA samAjanI narI vAstavika paristhitinuM." cAMda lagAve tevI yAdagAra pravRtti te sametazikharajInI yAtrA pacAsa uparAMta varSothI athavA kaho ke chaeka dAyakAthI mATenI spezyala TreinanI vyavasthA ane saMghapati banIne AvI aviratapaNe samAjamAM ane khAsa karIne strI-jIvanamAM ujAsa mahAna pavitra tIrthabhUmi ane anya kalyANakovALI bhUminI pragaTAvavA parizrama karatAM arUNAbahena desAIne vaMdana. sparzanA, yAtrA-pUjAdino amUlya lAbha lIdho che. - yazavanta mahetA. zikSaNa ane saMskAranI pravRttiomAM yogadAna, mAnava Jain Education Intemational Page #701 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 685 pratibhAo sevA TrasTanI mAnavatAnI pravRttiomAM sakriya, agAsI tIrthamAM upAzrayanuM uddaghATana, kAMdIvalI (muMbaI) upAzrayano hola, agAsI tIrthamAM kAyamI akhaMDa dIvAno lAbha levo, bIlImorAnA upAzrayano jirNoddhAra ane udghATana, bIlImorAmAM maNibhadra vIranA akhaMDa dIpakanI sthApanA, bIlImorAmAM sakaLa saMghane ati nAnI-moTI tapasyA karanAra tapasvIonuM bahumAna karavuM, rohIDA jaina samAjanA phAunDezana TrasTI ne tenI samRddhi ane vikAsamAM dAna karanArA, uvasaggahara tIrthamAM 28 kIlo cAMdInI AMgIno lAbha lenAra, suvarNAkSare (sonAnI sahIthI) kalpasUtra lakhAvIne zrutajJAnanI apUrva bhakti karanAra, agAsI tIrthamAM pUrNimAnI yAtrA nimitte zatruMjayano paTa arpaNa karanAra, kastUrabA hospiTala valasADa, sAdhu, sAdhvI vaiyAvaccamAM sadA tatpara ane anya sevAkIya saMsthAomAM koIpaNa pravRtti mATe udAra sakhAvata karanAra, virala vyaktitva dharAvanAra zrI azokabhAI sau koInA lADIlA banyA che. uparokta sarva kAryomAM udAra sakhAvata karIne lakSamIne bAMdhI na rAkhatAM chUTA hAthe dAna karIne A kalikALamAM nAnakaDA udyoganagara bIlImorAmAM dharmakArya, sevA pravRtti ane dAnanI saritA vahevaDAvIne potAnAM vyaktitvano vikAsa karyo. zubhakAryonI AcherI jhalaka : ja prabhujInA mAtA-pitA banI bIlImorAmAM zrI pArzvanAtha dAdA tathA agAzI tIrthamAM zrI vardhamAnasvAmI, zrI pArzvayakSa-yakSiNInI pratiSThAno tathA mULa padmAvatI devInI calapratiSThAno lAbha. * bIlImorAthI zrI sametazikharajI spe. Trena dvArA yojela yAtrA pravAsamAM mukhya saMghapatino lAbha. vasa agAzI tIrthamAM gurumaMdiranI mukhya zIlA, mukhya maMdira tathA padmAvatI maMdiramAM kAyamI akhaMDa dIpakano lAbha. da naMdigrAma-oziyAjI nagaramAM zikharajInI prathama zilA, mukhya jinAlayano mukhya zilArzvabha-zrI mahAvIrasvAmI tathA zrI munisuvratasvAmIjInI pratiSThAno lAbha. ja zrI uvasaggaharaM tIrthamAM mULanAyaka prabhunI cAMdInI AMgI, sammukha mukhya cokI para nAmakaraNano lAbha. * zrI AlIpora tIrtha zrI AdIzvara prabhunI pratiSThA dharmazALAno lAbha. je cArakopa-kAMdIvalI-nUtana upAzrayanA vyAkhyAna holano lAbha. # sonAnI sahIthI saMpUrNa kalpasUtra lakhavAno lAbha. mukhya Ayojaka banI rANakapuramAM pU.paM. prabhAkara vi.ma.sA.nI AcArya padavIno lAbha. # tIrthAdhirAja siddhAcala upara zrI sAkarazA zeThanI TUMkamAM 31 IcanA atisuMdara, prAcIna AdIzvaradAdAnI pratiSThA basa dvArA yAtrA saMgha yojI karI. che a.sau. kalpanAbahenane upadhAnatapamAM prathama mALAropaNano lAbha. valasADamAM upadhAna tapanA tapasvIonAM bahumAnano tathA upAzraya holamAM pATa tathA caMdaravAno suMdara Adeza. * rAMdera roDa (surata) thI nemisUridAdAnI mUrtipratiSThA. ra bIlImorA jirNoddhAra thayela nUtana upAzrayanuM udghATana pravezadvAranA mukhya bArasAkhano lAbha. cha kezara-sukhaDa vibhAgano lAbha, zrI mANibhadrajInA akhaMDa dIpakano lAbha. ja bhAdaravA suda pAMcama-kAyamI pAraNA tathA baporanA zrI saMgha svAmIvAtsalyano lAbha. . hastinApura tIrthamAM eka blokano lAbha. ja rohiDA vIzA poravADa jaina samAjanA phAunDara TrasTI tathA dAtA. che zrI kasturabA hospiTala (valasADa) 1 rUmano lAbha. je navI jaina vADInA eka udAradila dAtA (bIlImorA) vividhU saMsthAone Apela mAnad sevAo : | # zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha TrasTa-agAzI ja zrI sImaMdhara svAmI-oziyAjI nagara (naMdIgrAma) 4 bIlImorAnA vibhAga keLavaNI maMDaLa va zAMtinAtha jinAlayanI peDhI-bIlImorA di zrI zAMtisevA phAunDezana bIlImorA. mAtuzrI kalpanAbene karela dhArmika anuSThAnanI thoDIka yAdI : ra zrI prathama upadhAna tapa cha aThThAI tapa ke vardhamAna tapa 13 oLI va tIrthakara nAmakarma tapa che zrI navapadajInI Jain Education Intemational te & Personal Use Only Page #702 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Fes oLI zrI prAtihArya tapa che karmasUdana tapa H 12 bhagavAna sudhInAM ekAsaNAM. jJAnapaMcamI tapAdi aneka nAnAM-moTAM tapa tathA dharmakAryo. zrI yu. ena. mahetA sAmAnya rIte vyaktinuM jIvana AsapAsanA anukULa saMjogone pariNAme ghaDAtuM hoya che. keTalIka vyakti kaparA saMjogono sAmano karIne paNa AgaLa vadhe che. AvI vyaktiomAMnA eka te sAhasika udyogapati zrI yu. ena. mahetA che. zrI yu. ena. mahetAne mAtra 'sAhasika udyogavIra' tarIke ja oLakhAvI zakAya nahIM, balke teo sAcA arthamAM 'sAhasika jIvanavIra' che. AnuM kAraNa e ke emaNe jIvanamAM eka nahIM paNa aneka avarodhono sAmano karIne asAdhAraNa siddhi meLavI che. zrI yu. ena. mahetA-uttamalAla ena. mahetAno janma 1924nI 14mI jAnyuArIe banAsakAMThA jillAnA memadapura gAmamAM thayo. mAtA kaMkubahena ane pitA nAthAbhAI pAsethI dharmanA saMskAra maLyA. pAlanapuramAM hAiskUlano abhyAsa karyo. vadhu abhyAsa arthe muMbaI gayA. muMbaImAM zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM rahIne vilsana kolejamAM bhaNyA. bI. esa. sI. thayA pachI 1945thI 1958 sudhI amadAvAdamAM vikhyAta davA banAvanArI kaMpanI mesarsa senDojha limiTeDa' nI zAkhAmAM kAma karyuM. 1959mAM 'TriniTI leboreTarIjha' nAme potAnI svataMtra davA kaMpanI zarU karI. 1976mAM emaNe 'ToranTa leboreTarIjha'nI sthApanA karI. 'TorenTa' eTale dhodha', hakIkatamAM zrI yu. ena. mahetAnI rAhabarI heThaLa judA judA prakAranI davAo ane tenA avirata vikAsano eka dhodha zarU thayo. mAnasika rogonI duniyAmAM 'ToranTa'nuM nAma sarvatra chavAI gayuM. emaNe rogonI upacAra paddhatimAM navI krAMti karI ane A viziSTa kSetramAM yAdagAra siddhi meLavI. Aje to 'ToranTa leboreTarIjha' eka vizALa vaDalA jevI banI gaI che. A vyavasAyamAM zrI yu. ena. mahetAnA bAhoza ane vinayazIla putro zrI sudhIra mahetA ane zrI samIra mahetAnA AvatA, kaMpanInA videzavyApAranI ghaNI navI kSitijo pathapradarzaka ughaDI gaI. Aje jagatanA moTA bhAganA dezomAM TorenTa leboreTarIjhanI davAo nikAsa thAya che. anekavidha udyogomAM, apUrva siddhi meLavanAra, 'ToranTa' grupanA ceramena tarIke zrI yu. ena. mahetA Aje vizvabharamAM nAmanA dharAve che. emaNe mAtra saMpatti ekatrita karI nathI, balke e saMpattino pravAha janakalyANakanA mArge vahevaDAvyo che. mAnavasevAnuM koIpaNa kSetra evuM nahIM hoya ke jyAM emanI dAnagaMgAno pravAha pahoMcyo na hoya. chApImAM AvelI skUlamAM emaNe udAra sakhAvata karI che. teonI AgevAnI heThaLa zAMticaMdra sevAsamAje aneka lokakalyANanAM kAryo karyAM. zrI bhArata jaina mahAmaMDaLanA adhyakSa tarIke emaNe samAjanI ekatA mATe bhagIratha prayatna karyo. teozrI Aje aneka dhArmika saMsthAo sAthe joDAyelA che. zrI yu. ena. mahetA zrI mahAvIra zruti maMDaLa ane zrI mAMgalya sevA keLavaNI maMDaLanA ceramenapade che. temanA moTI rakamanA dAnathI saMsthAnuM makAna thayuM che. amadAvAdamAM mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanuM sarva prathama kanyA chAtrAlaya sthapAyuM. amadAvAdanI sivila hospiTalamAM eka karoDathI vadhAre rUpiyAnuM dAna ApyuM. jyAre navasArImAM makAnonI taMgIno anubhava karatAM sAdharmiko mATe emaNe rAhatanA dare 40 AvAso banAvyAM. Ama teozrInI dAna-gaMgA rUpiyA cha karoDathI vadhu che. jyAre ApaNe zrI yu. ena. mahetAno jvalaMta itihAsa sAMbhaLIe chIe tyAre dAnavIra zeTha jagaDuzA, zrI vastupALatejapALa tathA mahArAjA kumArapALanI yAda Ave che ke jeoe dareka kSetramAM dAnanI gaMgA vahevaDAvI hatI. emanA A zubhakAryomAM emanAM patnI zrImatI zAradAbena mahetAno haMmezAM sabaLa sAtha maLato rahyo che. Aje rASTra, samAja, keLavaNI ane dharmakSetra zrI yu. ena. mahetA parivAra pAse ghaNI apekSA rAkhe che. kahevAya che ke temanA jIvana daramyAna Azare daza karoDa jevI mAtabara rakama temaNe dAnamAM ApI hatI. jaina samAjanuM teo mUlyavAna ratna hatA. eka ajoDa preraNAdAyI vyakti kumArapALabhAI vi. zAha e zAsanaprabhAvaka, dayA-karuNA ane pavitratAnA avatAra, dIrghadRSTA Ayojaka, ApattimAM AMsuM lUchanAra, Page #703 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo yuvAnonA rAhabara ane'preraNAnA srota evI vyaktinuM nAma che kumArapALa vimaLabhAI zAha. Aje emanI uMmara 49 varSanI che. teo mULa vIjApura (ji. mahesANA-u. gujarAta)nA paNa varasothI muMbaImAM sthira thayA hatA. varaso sudhI teo hIrAnA vyApAramAM joDAI rahyA, paNa hAla kalikuMDa--dhoLakA (ji. amadAvAda) emanI dharmakAryabhUmi che. hIrAno dhIkato vyApAra choDI, dezanA, samAjanA ne dharmanA puNyakAryamAM tana-mana-dhana, mana-vacana-kAyA ane samaya-zaktinuM samarpaNa karI rahyA che. khAnadAna mAtApitAnA A saMtAnane bALapaNathI dharmanA susaMskAro hatA ja paNa I.sa. 1964nA unALAmAM 17 varSanA kumArapALa mitro sAthe Abu parvatanA acalagaDha zikhara para jaina dhArmika zikSaNa zibira dvArA jaina AcAra ane AdhyAtmika krAMti lAvanAra AcArya zrI vijayabhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAheba dvArA dhArmika zikSaNanA jJAna dvArA potAnA AtmAne ati bhAvita karI rahelA kumArapALanA jIvanamAM eka vAvAjhoDuM AvyuM ane TarniMga poInTa lAvyuM. banyuM evuM ke mAunTa AbunA e UMcA zikhara acalagaDhamAM varasAda sAthe bhayaMkara pavana phUMkAyo. e vinAzaka vAvAjhoDAmAM zibiranA TenTa UDI gayA, to sAdhunI pANI ThAravAnI parAto paNa UDI, makAnanAM naLiyAM UDyAM, to vizALakAya vRkSo paNa UkhaDyAM. AvA vakhate 17 varSanA navayuvAne eka pavitra saMkalpa karyo : 'jo vAvAjhoDuM zAMta thAya to mAre AjIvana brahmacaryavrata levuM.' ane Azcarya thayuM. DarAmaNuM ne bihAmaNuM bhayaMkara vAvAjhoDuM kSaNavAramAM ja zAMta thaI gayuM ane kumArapALe zibira jJAnadAtA, gurudeva pU. A. zrI vijayabhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI ma.sA.ne potAnA zubha saMkalpanI vAta kahI. pUjya gurudevazrI apAra khuza thaI gayA ane AzIrvAdanA dhodha vahAvavApUrvaka potAnA A lADalA zibira-ziSyane AjIvana brahmacaryavrata uccarAvyuM. sarvatra AnaMdanI lahero UchaLI. pachI to mAre cAritra na levAya tyAM sudhI mULathI ghI tyAga'no kumArapALe pratijJA karI. kumArapALanI bhISmapratijJA ane bhavya saMkalpe jainazAsanamAM eka itihAsa sarjyo. temAM gurukRpA baLe cAra 68 cAMda lagAvyAM. aneka zAsanaprabhAvaka kAryo thayAM. sAdharmika bhakti, sAdhu-sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtonI vaiyAvacca, derAsaronAM nirmANa, jIrNoddhAra, pAThazALA, upAzrayonAM nirmANa, jaina dhArmika zikSaNa zibiro, saMghone zAstrAnusArI mArgadarzana, sat sAhityanuM prakAzana, jaina saMskArono pracAra-prasAra, kudaratI honAratomAM sahAya, pAMjarApoLa-jIvadayAnAM kAryo ityAdi aneka prakAranI pravRttio kumArapALabhAI mUkapaNe nitya karatA ja rahe che. gurudeva pU. AcAryazrI vijayabhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI ma.sA.nuM mananIya ciMtana 'divyadarzana' hindI ane gujarAtI pAkSika ane sAptAhika patronuM varSo sudhI saMpAdana karI kumArapALabhAIe sat sAhitya loko sudhI pahoMcADyuM che. vaLI jinapUjA, sAmAyika, zAstra svAdhyAya-mananaciMtana A badhAM nityanAM AtmajAgRti karanArAM kartavyo to kumArapALabhAInAM jIvanamAM kharAM ja kharAM; teo khUba udAra, premALa, sahAnubhUtipUrNa dilavALA, uttama vicAraka ane AcArasaMpanna che. kumArapALabhAInA anekavidha sadguNomAMthI ApaNe sau uttama preraNA laIe evI zubhAbhilASA. gujarAtanuM gajhalamotI : kutuba 'AjhAda' samAjasevA-patrakAratva-sAhityano anokho samanvaya thayo che bagasarAnA kutuba 'AjhAda'mAM. amarelI jillAnA bagasarAmAM 82 varSanI jaipha vaye paNa, aDadhA saikA uparAMtathI 'tamannA'sAmayika dvArA patrakAratva-sAhitya ane samAjasevAnI jyotane anekavidha jhaMjhAvAtonI vacce paNa TamaTamatI rAkhI rahela che gujarAtanA gajhalamotI kutuba abdulahusena sadIkoTa urphe kutuba 'AjhAda'. alabatta gujarAta sarakAra kutubabhAIne JP samakakSa SEM banAvI cUkI che chatAM saMta zrI morArIbApu kutubabhAInA gujarAta stare sammAnanI icchA seve che, to kavionA kavi zrI rameza pArekha to rItasarano vasavaso vyakta karI kahe che : "mane lAge che ke kutubabhAInI sAhityika kArakirdInI supere noMdha levAI nathI. anya lokonI dAda maLavAnI vAta to ThIka che paNa gujarAtI sAhityakozamAM sAhityakAronI oLakha ApanArAoe paNa kutubabhAInA sAhityasarjananI upekSA karI che. kutubabhAIe mAthuM mArIne AgaLa AvI javAnI pravRtti karI nathI. temanA sarjananI jyAM ne jeTalI noMdha levAI che te temaNe Page #704 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 688 pathapradarzaka paryApta gaNI che. Avo saMyama paNa virala gaNAya." katuba AjhAdane potAnA jUnA mitra mAnatA sva. zrI amRta 'ghAyala'nuM e avalokana hatuM ke, gujarAtamAM kavitA ane patrakAratvanuM mizraNa bahu ochI vyaktiomAM jovA maLe che. AvI be durlabha vyaktiomAM "janmabhUmi-pravAsInA (pUrva) taMtrI harIndra dave ane kutuba "AjhAda'no samAveza thAya che. ATha-ATha gajhalasaMgraho dvArA gajhalaneya gujarAtaNanuM rUpa denArA kavi katuba AjhAde vArtAo uparAMta samAjajAgRtino ahAleka jagAvatA lekho paNa lakhyA che. emanA "tamannA' sAmayikane Aje pa3muM varSa cAlI rahyuM che, paraMtu "tamannA'ne jIvatuM rAkhavA emaNe bethI traNa vAra emanuM ghare gIrave mUkyuM hatuM. ekavAra ghareNA vecI karaja cUkavyuM hatuM. sAhitya ane sevAnA kSetre kutubabhAInI samarpita khAkasArI benamUna che. 1. potAno janma bagasarAmAM paNa pitAjIno te jamAnAmAM muMbaImAM AyAta-nikAsano dhaMdho hoI, kutubabhAIe bALapaNathI kizorAvasthAnA 15 varSa muMbaImAM gALyA hatA. kolaMbo (zrIlaMkA)nI eka peDhI kAcI paDatAM emanA pitAjI devAdAra banI gayA ane 1938mAM mRtyu pAmyA. A samaye kutubabhAI pote ane emanAthI nAnI cha baheno rokakaLa karatAM bagasarA-mAdare vatana parata AvI gayA. 15 varSanI vaye to katubabhAI jANe 35 varSanA sadagRhastha ane javAbadAra insAna banI gayA. dhIre dhIre emaNe emanI jAtane beThI karI, badhI bahenone sAsare vaLAvI tyAM sudhImAM to emanA para zuM zuM nahIM vItyuM hoya? sana 2000mAM saMtazrI morArIbApunA haste, jAdugara zrI ke. lAlanI preraka upasthitimAM bagasarAmAM jyAre kutubabhAInuM jAhera sammAna thayuM tyAre, potAnI AkhI jiMdagIno sAra thoDAka zabdomAM temaNe Ama kephiyatarUpe kahyo hato : "eka yatamI bALa tarIke huM Ucharyo hato. tenAthI samAjanI ane sAhityanI zI sevA thaI zake? paNa je dharatIe mane dhAnya ApyuM che, je samAje mAruM ghaDatara karyuM che, je sAhitye mArA jIvanamAM amInuM siMcana karyuM che, je lokoe mArA para anahada prema varasAvyo che-vizvAsa vyakta karyo che, te samAjanI samasyA haLavI karavI joIe-hala thavI joIe tevI sAdI samajathI huM kAma karato rahyo chuM. emAM pADa mAnavA jevuM-kadara karavA jevuM koI kRtya meM karela nathI." muMbaImAM myunisipAliTInI eka zALAmAM cAra dhoraNa gujarAtI ane cha dhoraNa urdU bhaNI zakelA kutubabhAInI gajhalomAM urdUnI chAMTa prabhAvaka rIte jovA maLe che. rajavADAnA samayamAM khuda darabArazrI bhAyAvALA sAheba emane urdUmAM patravyavahAra karavA potAne tyAM notaratA hatA. potAnI bharayuvAnImAM bagasarAmAM 700 jeTalA kheDUto, bharavADo, pachAtonI sabhya saMkhyAvALI zramajIvI saMsthA sthApIne, sAhityasAdhanAnI sAthe sAthe prauDhazALAnA vargo calAvI samAjasevAnuM paNa kArya temaNe karyuM hatuM. AjhAdI pahelAM ane AjanA 'tamannA' sAmayikanI pahelAM 'adAlata' ane 1-1-1947nA divase 'pukAra' nAmanuM patra paNa kutubabhAIe zarU karyuM hatuM. te pachI "avasara' patra paNa zarU kareluM. A gALA daramiyAna muMbaIthI 'halacala' nAmaka philmI patrikAnuM saMpAdana ane lekhana paNa kutubabhAIe karyuM. A badhAM patro baMdha thaI gayA paNa 'tamannA" Aja sudhI jIvatuM kema rahI zakyuM? tenuM to khuda kutubabhAIne paNa Azcarya che! teo kahe che : "ekalA hAthe taMtrI ane pyuna (paTAvALA)nI javAbadArI vahana karIne A pravRtti TakAvI zakyo chuM. dara mahine asaMkhya saranAmAMo karIne, seMkaDo patro lakhIne, sAhitya taiyAra karIne 'tamannA'rUpI dIvaDo jalato rAkhavAnuM kema zakya banyuM haze! Avo che A patrakAritvano vyavasAya!" kutuba "AjhAda'nA samAjasevaka ane patrakAra-taMtrI tarIkenA paricayanI sAthe temanI kavipratibhAne na oLakhIe to temano paricaya bezaka adhUro lekhAya. samAjajIvana, sAMprata ghaTanAo, dharmanA ADaMbaro, daheja, komI ekatA, rASTraprema, alaukika prema, jIvana-maraNa vagere aneka viSayone AvarIne emaNe kavana racyAM che. udAracarita puNyAtmA sva. zrI khumacaMda ratanacaMda zAha vartamAna jaina zAsananA itihAsamAM maMDAra-rAjasthAnanuM nAma suvarNAkSare aMkita thayeluM che. jemaNe ucca vizuddha cAritryathI vizeSa mahattvanI koI bAbata gaNatarImAM lIdhI nathI evA parama AdaraNIya jaina zreSThI zrI khumacaMdabhAI jainasamAjanuM gauravazALI rana che. maMDAra emanuM vatana paNa nAnI kumaLI vaye muMbaImAM emanuM Agamana thayuM. pitAzrIe zarU karelI trAMbApittaLanI dukAna potAnI haiyAsUjha ane dIrghadRSTithI vikasAvI, Jain Education Intemational in Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #705 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 689 uttarottara ghaNo vikAsa thato rahyo. pariNAme Aje dhaMdhAkIya kSetre aneka saMsthAo ane TrasTonA svayaM sthaMbha banIne rahyA che. dAna, nAmanA meLavI che, je emanA pracaMDa puruSArthanI sAkSI pUrI pADe zIla, tapa ane tyAgabhAvanAthI temanuM vyaktigata jIvana che. teNe vyApAramAM je rasa lIdho te karatAM vizeSa rasa emaNe anekone khUba ja preraNAdAyI banI rahyuM. nAnI vaye dharma ane AdhyAtmika kSetre levA mAMDyo ane kahevAya dharma ane zAsanasevAnI ananya lAgaNI dharAvanAra che ke jainadharma AcAravicArane nAnI uMmarathI jIvanamAM pacAvyo. khumacaMdabhAIe AcArya bhagavaMtonI nizrAmAM yAtrAsaMgha paNa jiMdagImAM kyAreya abhakSya padArthono upayoga karyo nathI tema kADhelA. bhAratabharanAM nAnAM moTAM aneka tIrthonI yAtrA uparAMta kyAreya temanuM moDhuM chUTuM nathI. saM. 2013nI sAlathI bAre upAzrayo ane maMdironAM zilAsthApana paNa karelAM che. saMkhyAbaMdha mahinA ukALeluM pANI vApare che. devagurudharma paratve emanI pAThazALAomAM temanI deNagI ane jAtadekharekha hatI. Aje ananya zraddhA ane bhaktibhAva rahyAM che. A puNyazALI AtmA paNa parivAra taraphathI e badhI sevAo thatI rahI che. haMmezA ArAdhanAmAM AgaLa vadhato rahyo. saMpattine potAnI navANuMyAtrA karI, upadhAna karAvyA, traNa vakhata 500 yAtrikonI pAchaLa calAvanArA A guNasaMpanna zreSThIe AjanI temanI spezyala Trena laI gayA. jaina derAsaro, bhojanazALAo, vizALa parivAranI je kAMI asakyAmato che temAMthI vizeSa rakama jJAnamaMdiro, vRddhAzramo, pAThazALAo ane nAnI moTI aneka temaNe dharmane kSetre arpaNa karI. dAnasaritAno A AMkaDo ghaNo saMsthAone temaNe navapallita karI hatI. moTo thavA jAya che. AvA udAracarita puNyAtmAnA jIvananuM mUlya AMkavuM ghaNuM ja kaThina che. zrImaMtAIno domadoma vaibhava zrI gulAbarAyabhAI ha. saMghavI chatAM temanI sAdagI, vinamratA, saujanya ane nirAbhimAnIpaNuM bhaktibhAvapUrvaka prabhucaraNe samarpita thayeluM jIvana joyuM saunI prazaMsA ane dAda mAMgI le che. hoya to zrI gulAbarAyabhAI saMghavInuM jIvana nihALIe. - jinabhaktinA rasika A puNyAtmAe potAnA garbha tA. 24-2-1911nA roja janma thayo. 1936mAM zrImaMtAIbharyA jIvanamAM paNa saMsAra ane saMsAranA anekavidha pacIsa varSanI yuvAnavaye ema.e., ela.ela.bI.nI DigrI AkarSaNone tilAMjalI ApI, "sarva virati dharmanI upAsanA meLavI lIdhelI. bhAvanagaramAM vakIlAta zarU karI. bhAratanAM anya karavAnI tIvra jhaMkhanA sAthe dezavirati jIvanathI AtmakalyANa zaheromAM paNa bAhoza vakIla tarIkenI nAmanA meLavI. mArge AgaLa vadhavApUrvaka stavana, chaMda, sajhAya Adi kaMThastha gAMdhIyuganA raMge raMgAyelA zrI saMghavI sAhebanI vividha sevAo karI, yathA samaye madhura kaMThe teno upayoga karI AtmamastI jANItI che. bhAvanagara inkamaTeksa prekTisanarsa eso.nA pramukha mANatA. zeThazrIne dravyAnuyogAdi graMthanA abhyAsanI paNa tIvra tarIkenI temanI yazasvI sevA, bhAvanagara keLavaNI maMDaLanA utkaMThA jethI sAmAyikamAM svAdhyAyavAcana tema ja ophisamAM prAraMbhathI ja sabhya ane tyAra pachI maMtrI ane pramukhapade paNa beThA hoya tyAre paNa dharmavAcana cAlu ja hoya, A rIte prakaraNa rahyA. maMDaLa hastakanI bI.eDa. kolejane mAtabara rakamanuM dAna bhASya, karmagraMtha, paMcasaMgraha, kammapayaDI, tattvArthasUtra Adino ApyuM, jenI kadararUpe gulAbarAya ha. saMghavI. bI.eDa. koleja abhyAsa karI te te sUtronI anupekSA karI tattvajijJAsuo sAthe nAma ApyuM. zrI kAlidAsa vaLiyAe sthApela dolata anaMta carcA karatA. vaLiyA hAiskUlanA pramukha che. kaMcanalakSmI chAtrAlayanA menejiMga TrasTI che. DaoN. bI. vI bhutA ceriTebala TrasTanA TrasTI che. kapoLa paNa eka zrAvikAne zobhatuM hatuM. temanA parivAramAM cha putro, te borDiMganA pramukha che. tApIbAI vikAsagRhanA maMtrI che. darekane dharmasaMskAro ApavAnuM kyAreya cUkyA nathI, jene pariNAme zizuvihAra saMcAlita vRddhAzramanA TrasTI che. meghajI petharAja Aje vividha dhaMdhAmAM joDAvA chatAM dharmazraddhA sArI che. kuSTaroga nivAraNa-dhAmanA maMtrI che ane sauthI moTuM pradAna dhananA DhagalA upara birAjavA chatAM jarUratavALA jazonAtha satsaMga maMDaLanA pramukha tarIkenuM che. sAdharmika bhAIbaheno tarapha haMmezAM mAyALu ane nama rahyA che. saMta morArIdAsajInA rAmAyaNajJAnayajJanuM Ayojana jainetaro paNa temanA AMgaNethI kyAreya pAchA gayA nathI. sAdu bhAvanagaramAM thAya tyAre temAM gulAbarAyabhAI saMyojakomAM mukhya jIvana jIvatA A dAnezvarI lAkhonI sakhAvato karavA uparAta hoya. 1987nI sAlamAM bhAvanagara keLavaNI maMDaLe temanI Jain Education Intemational Page #706 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SCO sevAnI kadararUpe je nAma ApyuM je atyAre gujarAtabharamAM prathama haroLanuM nAma dharAve che. paramArthaparAyaNa sajjana zrI gulAbarAyane sudIrgha AyuSa prApta thAo evI prabhuprArthanA che. caMpakalAla giradharalAla mahetA dhanajI dhoLA'nA nAme amarelInA sau koInA paricita evA moTA saMskArI kuTuMbamAM saM. 1975mAM caMpakabhAIno janma thayo. saM. 1990 sudhImAM mAdhyamika keLavaNI prApta karI aDhAra varSanI kizora vaye potAnA vaDIloe AraMbhelA dhaMdhAmAM joDAI gayA. pitAzrI giradharalAlabhAIno sevA-saMskArano vAraso traNe baMdhumAM sarakhe hisse vaheMcAyo che. tathA vaDIla baMdhu pAsethI padmazrI pratApabhAI gaMgAdAsabhAInI vyApArI pravRttione kAraNe teo bannene moTAbhAge amarelI bahAra vasavAnuM banatuM. pariNAme vaDIlopArjita vepArI peDhI ane sthAnika sAmAjika saMsthAonI javAbadArImAM zrI caMpakabhAIne joDAI javuM paDeluM ane te dizAmAM satata kartavya parAyaNatA ane saMpUrNa jAgRtapaNuM rAkhI amarelInI samagra janatAno prema saMpAdita karI zakyA. sAthe sAthe amarelI kapoLa mahAjananA vahIvaTI kSetre, amarelI vyApArI maMDaLa, mArkeTiMga yArDa, giradharabhAI myujhiyama, pArekha dozI poLa borDiMga tathA zeTha paramANaMdadAsa kapoLa bAlAzrama, amarelI sArvajanika pustakAlaya vagerenA vikAsamAM tathA tenA saMcAlanamAM potAnI zakti anusAra yazasvI phALo ApatA rahyA. zrI jagajIvanabhAInA netRtva nIce saMsthAnA saMcAlana kAryamAM varSo sudhI anubhava meLavI A saMsthAnI sthAnika samitinA maMtrI tarIke rahyA. pachI chellAM keTalAMka varSothI sikandarAbAda jaIne vasavATa karyo. tyAM paNa nAnI moTI aneka saMsthAmAM kAryarata rahyA. thoDA samaya pahelAMja svargavAsI thayA. jIvanabhara anekane khUba ja upayogI thayA. temanA putra parivAre paNa sevAbhAvanAno A vAraso jALavI rAkhyo che. mahuvAnA karmaTha samAjasevaka zrI dolubhAI jayaMtIlAla pArekha mahuvA zaheranI vividha saMsthAonI sthApanAthI laIne Aja sudhInI vikAsa yAtrAnA sahabhAgI evA zrI dolubhAInI jIvanayAtrAnAM 75 varSa pUrAM thavA samaye hamaNAM ja zrI mahuvA keLavaNI sahAyaka samAja-mahuvA tathA zrI mahuvA yuvaka samAjamuMbaI dvArA jemano amRtamahotsava yojAyo. te upalakSamAM pathapradarzaka temanI saraLatA-sahRdayatA ane mAdare vatana mahuvA mATenI lAgaNI cheka saMvata 2004thI zarU karela samAjasevAne anulakSIne 'zrI mahuvA keLavaNI sahAyaka samAja-mahuvA tathA zrI mahuvA yuvaka samAja-muMbaI' temaja mahuvA zaheranI vividha saMsthAonA hradayaMgama bhAvonI abhivyaktirUpe prAtaH smaraNIya pUjya morIrAbApunA varadahaste sevA sammAnapatra arpaNa thayA. mahuvAnA pratiSThita ane khamIravaMta zrI dazAzrImALI jJAtinA zreSThIratna zrI jayaMtIlAla prAgajIbhAI pArekha tathA mAtA zrImatI moMghIbahenanI kUkhe tA. 6ThThI me 1929-caitra vada 13nA janma laI ucca vaiSNava kuTuMbanI saMskAraparaMparAmAM UcharI bajAra geITa hAiskUla-muMbaImAM abhyAsa adhUro choDI pitAe phelAvela vizALa dhaMdhAkIya sAmrAjyamAM jIvananA aDhAramAM varSathI pitAzrInI chatrachAyA nIce jhaMpalAvI satata cAlIza varSa sudhI kApaDanA dhaMdhAkIya kSetramAM sakriya rahyA ane e samayathI ja temanI samAjasevAyajJano AraMbha thayo. dhaMdhAkIya pravRtti sAthe kApaDa esosiezana-muMbaInA kArobArI sabhya ane 1942thI 1982 sudhI silkamaracanTa esosiezananA mAnamaMtrI tarIke sevAo ApI. muMbaImAM vasatA mahuvAvAsIone ekatra karI-muMbaImAM mahuvAvAda saMgaThana dvArA Ubho karI saMvata 2004mAM mahuvA yuvaka samAja-muMbaInI sthApanAthI ja saMsthAnA mAnamaMtrI tarIke kAryazIla thaI mahuvAnA navasarjana mATe satata prayatnazIla rahI muMbaI vasatA mahuvAnAM zreSThIratnone mAtRbhUminuM RNa adA karAvavA temanA amUlya dAnanI bhAgIrathIno dhodha mahuvAmAM vahAvarAvI grAmya mahuvAmAMthI nUtana mahuvAno vikAsa zakya banAvarAvavAmAM TImavarka dvArA teo saphaLatAne pAmyA A mATe mahuvA yuvaka samAja-muMbaI tathA ApanA mitrono TIma spiriTa tathA mahuvA mATe kaMIka karI chUTavAnI bhAvanA phaLadAyI banI rahI. 1984 ane 1994mAM pU. morArIbApunI zrI rAmakathAnuM mahuvA zaheramAM Ayojana karyuM ane keLavaNI tathA tabIbI suvidhA mATe jabaradasta nANAMkIya bhaMDoLa ekaThuM karI zrI mahuvA keLavaNI sahAyaka samAja tathA mahuvA hospiTala baMnne saMsthAonI nANAMkIya khAdya ane rinovezana kAryane gati ApavAmAM saphaLa rahyAM. 1988-89mAM dhaMdhAkIya nivRtti laI saMpUrNapaNe samAjasevAnA kAryamAM pravRtta thavA vatananI vATa pakaDI mahuvA Page #707 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo sthAyI thaI zrI mahuvA keLavaNI sahAyaka samAjanA pramukha tarIke pravRtta thayA. samAjamAM hoddo grahaNa karyAbAda zrI maMjulAbahena vorA prA. zALA, zeTha dhIrajalAla mAdhavadAsa tathA zeTha mAdhavadAsa traMbakalAla ucca mAdhyamika zALAnA dAna dvArA ke. jI. mahetA kanyAvidyAlayamAM pharsTa phlora para bAMdhakAma, 1990mAM harikezana mahetA vyAkhyAnamALAnA dAna dvArA utama sAhityakAro-uttama vaktAonAM vyAkhyAna dvArA jJAnasaMvardhana kArya, 1997mAM hospiTalamAM orthopeDika vibhAganuM dAna meLavI suvidhA vadhArI. zeTha ema. ena. hAiskUlamAM adyatana lAibrerI tathA sAyansa pravAha mATe phijhiksa, rasAyaNa, bAyolojI vibhAganI adyatana leboreTarIonAM dAna meLavI suvidhA UbhI karAvI, zrI je pI. pArekha hAiskUlamAM tathA zeTha ema. ena. hAiskUlamAM adyatana kompyUTara lebanI suvidhAo prApya banAvI. temanA jIvanalaka para dRSTipAta karatAM kuTuMba dvArA vArasAmAM maLela svAmInArAyaNa saMpradAyanI dhArmikatA tathA pU. svAmI zrI jagataprakAzadAsajI tema ja prAtaH smaraNIya pU. morArIbApuno AvirbhAva haMmeza rahyo hovAnuM jaNAya che. saMta samAgamanA zubha phaLa svarUpa temanAM satakAryo saphaLatAne varyAM che. zrI jazavaMtabhAI cimanalAla zAha zrI jazavaMtabhAI cimanalAla zAhanuM janmasthaLa mAlavaNa, tA. dasADA-jillo surendranagara. temanA pitAzrI muMbaImAM sonAcAMdI tathA rU bajAramAM jANItA dalAla hatA. teonuM 1962nA DisembaramAM kAra-akasmAtamAM avasAna thayuM. mAtAjI hayAta che. eka bahena paraNelAM che. temanAM patnInuM nAma jyotsanAbahena che. traNa putrI ane eka putra pareza je 28 varSanA solisiTara che. traNa putrIo dIpikAbahena, kalpanAbahena ane kavitAbahena che. temaNe zikSaNamAM bI.esa.sI. (kemesTrI ane boTanI) 1955mAM ane ela.ela.bI. 1957mAM pasAra karyuM. 1958mAM vakIlAtanI ane solisiTaranI parIkSA 1961mAM pasAra karI. eprila 1964mAM mesarsa rustamajI enDa jIrAvAlA, solisiTaranI bhAgIdArImAM dAkhala thayA ane 1966thI bhAgIdArI choDI ane zAha enDa saMghavInI pharma cAlu karI te Aja sudhI teo hastaka ophisa cAle che. hamaNAM ja temano putra pareza temanI sAthe bhAgIdAra tarIke dAkhala thayela che. temanI viziSTatAomAM teo muMbaI hAikorTamAM vakIlAta kare che. anya zokhamAM vAcana, phoTogrAphI, saMgIta, nATaka ane 691 ramatagamata vagereno zokha dharAve che. teo muMbaImAM vejiTeriyana sosAyaTInA sekreTarI che. ghaNA ja umadA svabhAvanA zrI jazavaMtabhAIne jainadharmanAM UMDAM rahasyo jANavA samajavAnI haMmezAM laganI rahI che. potAnI dhIkatI vakIlAta hovA chatAM samAjanI anekavidha pravRttio sAthe saMkaLAyelA rahyA che. temanAmAM vicAravartananuM sAtatya ekadhAruM rahyuM che. zrI jazavaMtabhAInA jIvanabAgamAM sadA sarvadA khAnadAnI, kheladilI ane khumArInI khuzba haMmezAM prasaratI rahI che. temanAmAM zrImaMtAI sAthe sadAcAra, dAna sAthe dayAno samanvaya jovA maLyo che. emanA parivAranA AcAravicAramAM sAdagI ane svAzrayanA samanvayanI anokhI bhAta pADatuM temanuM vyaktitva virala che. khaMta, utsAha ane puruSArthanA baLe sonA jevI siddhio hAMsala karI navI peDhIne eka umadA udAharaNa pUruM pADyuM che. zrI pravINacaMdra bAbubhAI zAha bhAvanagara jillAnA taLAjA pAsenA bhadrAvaLa gAmanA vatanI bI.esa.sI. thayelA zrI pravINabhAI Aje 63 varSanI vaye samAjajIvananA inDasTriyala tathA dhArmikakSetre kAmagIrI karI rahyA che. vyAvasAyika jIvananI zarUAta khUba nAnA pAye, nAnI mUDIthI muMbaImAM karelI. prAraMbhe be varSa nokarI paNa karelI. alabatta IzvarakRpAe kemikalaTreDiMganA dhaMdhAmAM saphaLatA maLI. ghoghArI samAjanA murabbI zAha dalIcaMda puruSottamadAsa sAthe bhAgIdArImAM kaMpanI sthApIne saphaLatA maLatAM 1968 pachI phekTarI kSetre utpAdana lAina zarU karI. jAherasevA kAryano prAraMbha 1960thI karyo. ghoghArI jaina samAjanA pramukha tarIke temanI sevAo noMdhapAtra che. dhArmikakSetre teo 87mAM mahuvAthI pAlitANA cha'rI pALato saMgha pU.A. azokacaMdrasUrIzvarajI ma.sA.nI nizrAmAM kADhela tathA temanI nizrAmAM anya dharmakAryo paNa karAvela. Disembara '87mAM tAMbenagara mulunDamAM zrI AdIzvaradAdAnI pratiSThA karAvela temAM temano phALo mukhya hato. tema ja muluMDathI pAlitANA bAvana divasano cha'rI pALato saMgha nIkaLela, jemAMnA tera saMghapatiomAM teozrI paNa eka saMghapati hatA. teo aMdherI ghoghArI jainasevAsaMgha sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. tathA tyAM derAsara ane upAzraya banAvavAnI nema rAkhe che. pU.A. bhagavaMtazrI azokacaMdrasUrIzvarajI ma.sA.nI kRpAthI Page #708 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 692 pathapradarzaka ArAdhanA khUba ja sArI cAle che ane e mArge AgaLa vadhavAnI AjhAdI pachI a. bhA. samAja kalyANa borDamAM pramukha bhAvanA che. bhAvanagara pAMjarApoLane rU. pAMcalAkhanuM dAna Apela pade rahI puSpAbahene sevAo ApI, paNa emanuM sauthI mahattvanuM che. temanA putra vipula kemikala enjiniyara thayA che ne phephaTarI kAma dInadukhiyArI baheno mATe 'vikAsagRha'nI sthApanAnuM hatuM. saMbhALe che. potAnI pragatino saghaLo yaza zreSThI dalIcaMda gujarAta-saurASTramAM TheraThera vikAsagRhonI sthApanA karI. parazottama zAhane Ape che. teo mAne che ke mAnavajIvana mAtra samAjamAM dalita, pIDita, duHkhI bahenone "jyotisaMgha' saMsthAnI ArAdhanA mATe maLyuM che to mahattama ArAdhanA karI levI. jema "vikAsagRha' paNa eka mahattvano sadhiyAro banI gayuM. vikAsagRha eTale puSpAbahena ane puSpAbahena eTale puSpAbena mahetA vikAsagRha, ema samIkaraNa thaI gayuM. "oDhuM huM kALI kAmaLI, dUjo raMga na lAge koI." kAMtA vikAsagRha, rAjakoTa ane zizumaMgala, jUnAgaDha saMta kavayitrI mIrAMbAInI jema jemaNe pAchalAM varSomAM saMsthAo mAraphate emaNe saurASTramAM baheno ane bALako mATe niraMtara kALI sADIne sapheda blAujha paheryA, te puSpAbahena atyaMta mahattvanI sevAo ApI che. ema kahI zakAya ke teo mahetAnI janma zatAbdI tA. 21mI mArce Ave che. emaNe TheTha strIo temaja bALakonI surakSAnA prakhara himAyatI hatAM. jemane yuvAna vayathI samAjasevAnuM kAma zarU karyu hatuM, te jIvananA aMta chAtIvALAM baheno kahI zakAya ane jemanAmAM bhAre hiMmata ane sudhI emaNe mukhyatve bahenonI sevAmAM samaya Apyo. kAbeliyata hatAM evAM bahenomAM puSpAbahenanI gaNatarI thAya. saurASTranA prabhAsapATaNamAM 1905nI 21mI mArce bhalabhalA polIsonA sakaMjAmAMthI ke adAlatane AMgaNe khoTI emano janma. ema.e. sudhIno abhyAsa karyo ane pachI rIte daMDAtI bahenonAM e saMrakSaka hatAM. 1930mAM dArU ane videzI kApaDanI dukAno para emaNe baheno-bALakonI jema emaNe DuMgarALa vistAromAM pikeTiMga karyuM. amadAvAda prathama hullaDa 1941mAM zAMtinuM kAma karatA mAladhArIonA parivAromAM pArAvAra kAma karyuM che. karatAM karatAM IjA pAmyAM. 1942nI lokalaDatamAM emaNe abudha, nabaLA ane rItarivAjomAM behAla banelA bhUgarbhavAsIone khUba madada karI. Ama, vividha rIte mAladhArIomAM sAcuM zikSaNa ane mArgadarzana evAM ApyAM ke samAjasevAnAM kAmomAM e lAgelAM rahyAM. teo to puSpAbahene "puSpA AI'nA nAmathI ja pukAre ane samAjasevAmAM emaNe mukhya to bahenonuM kAma hAthamAM kharekhara e parivAronI eka mAtanI jema emaNe sevA karI che. lIdhuM ane 1944mAM saurASTramAM haLavadamAM paMcoLI pragatigRhanI mAtra mAnavasevA ja nahIM paNa vanya pazu-prANIo, sthApanA karI. e samaya dezanI gulAmIno hato ane emAMye pakSIonAM paNa e hamadarda hatAM. giranA abhyAraNamAM dezI rAjyonI prajA bevaDI gulAma hatI. aMgrejonA jIhajuriyA sacavAyelAM siMhone rakSaNa ApavAnAM pagalAMmAM puSpAbahenano rAjAo ane emanI marajI pramANe cAlavAnuM rAjyanI prajAe. paNa hAtha hato. samagra dezanA rASTrIya vAilDa lAipha borDanAM paNa 1947mAM deza AjhAda thatAM dezI rAjyono savAla aTapaTo teo salAhakAra hatAM. Ama, prANImAtra pratyenI sevA e emano hato. saradAra paTele ene kunehathI ukelyo. emAM saurASTranA mudrAlekha banyo. jUnAgaDha rAye thoDI musIbata UbhI karI, tyAre temanI ArajhI AvAM puSpAbahena mAtra samAjasevaka nahotAM, sAthosAtha hakUmatanI laDAImAM puSpAbahene sakriya kAma karyuM. jUnAgaDha sAhityakAra paNa hatAM. emaNe be navalakathAo paNa lakhI che. AjhAda thatAM enI prajAkIya sarakAranA maMtrImaMDaLamAM e joDAyAM Ama chatAM emanuM mukhya kAma nirAdhAra, behAla ane duHkhI ane zikSaNapradhAnanI javAbadArI saMbhALI hatI. strIone ane bALakone samAjamAM kema mAnabhera sthAna maLe, e pachI to jUnAgaDhanuM vilInIkaraNa saurASTra rAjyamAM thayuM. mATe niraMtara prayAsa karavAnuM hatuM. "jyotisaMgha' ane 'vikAsagRha' tyAre saurASTranI vidhAnasabhAnA spIkarapade rahI puSpAbahene bahenonI baMne saMsthAo sthApavAmAM emano agra bhAga hato, mArgadarzana ApyuM. Ama, rAjakIya kSetre paNa emaNe saphaLa e bhUlI na zakAya. kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI ane paM. naheru ane saradAra paTelanAM A badhuM dhyAnamAM laIne emane bhArata sarakAre vizvAsu sAthI banyAM hatAM. padmabhUSaNa'no IlkAba paNa Apyo hato. baheno ane bALakonA Jain Education Intemational Page #709 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kAma mATe 1983mAM emane jAnakIdevI bajAja evorDa paNa arpita thayo hato. A badhA evorDonA pAyAmAM ema kahI zakAya ke teo eka mahAna rASTrabhakta hatAM ane khAsa karIne mahilA gauravanAM mazAlacI tarIke emane oLakhI zakAya. 'anAtha bALA e rASTranI saMpatti che ane tenI sArasaMbhALanI javAbadArI samAjanI che' e mudrAlekha sAthe A saMsthA 'vikAsagRha' niraMtara kAma karatI rahI che ane Aje paNa A saMsthA mahilAvikAsanAM kAmomAM agresara che. bahene jyAre strIsevAnuM kAma zarU karyuM tyAre strIo upara trAsa, apamRtyu, ApaghAta ne apamAnita jIvananA karuNa prasaMgonI hAramALA puSpAbahena samakSa rajU thatI hatI. Aje paNa bahenonI hAlatamAM bahu phera paDyo che, ema na kahI zakAya. dararoja chApAmAM A prakAranAM baheno viSenA samAcAro najare paDe che. Ave samaye puSpAbahena jevAM baheno yAda Ave che ane emanI khoTa keTalI badhI sAle che, e anubhavAya che. puSpAbahena manamAM A badhAM pradUSaNo sAme laDavA mATe eka strI-saMsthAnI AvazyakatA anubhavatAM hatAM, paNa kAThiyAvADanI rAjakIya paristhiti ane sAmAjika vAtAvaraNa jotAM gAMdhIjInI salAhathI zarUAtanAM varSomAM thobhyAM hatAM, paNa pachI 1942nI lokalaData daramyAna prajA-jAgRti AvatAM emaNe haLavadanI saMsthAthI prAraMbha karyo hato. saMsthA UbhI karavI e saheluM kAma nathI. Arthika javAbadArIo kevI rIte hala karavI? paNa e paristhitimAM Arthika sahayoga maLavAthI bahene e saMsthA tyAM UbhI karI. e ja rIte saMsthA UbhI karyA pachI enuM satata dhyAna ApavuM ane yogya rIte saMcAlana karavuM, e paNa atyaMta mahattvanuM che. AvI saMcAlana vyavasthA paNa puSpAbahene UbhI karI ane ene kAraNe mAtra saurASTranI ja nahIM, paNa kaccha ane uttaradakSiNa gujarAtanI evI bahenone bahu moTo sadhiyAro sAMpaDyo. A badhI zaktio puSpAbahene kevI sarasa keLavI hatI, e dhyAnamAM laIe to khyAla Ave ke samAjasevAnuM kAma e niraMtara jAgRti ane sAvadhAnInuM kAma che, emAM bilakula pramAda cAle nahIM. eka nAnI saMsthAmAMthI 'vikAsagRha'no vaDalo bahene je rIte vikasAvyo, e emanI kAryakuzaLatA ane dIrgha dRSTinuM pariNAma che. bahenone mAtRtvano anubhava thAya ne kaMIka 693 AzvAsana meLavI 'hAza' anubhave evuM vAtAvaraNa puSpAbahene potAnI saMsthAmAM UbhuM karyuM hatuM. zarUAta karyA pachI lagabhaga daseka varSamAM to emaNe samagra saurASTramAM mahilA jAgRti ANI hatI ane potAnA kAmano akalpanIya vikAsa sAdhyo hato. mRdubhASI chatAM dRDha manobaLathI A bahene eka tarapha karuNA ane bIjI tarapha apAra premanAM tAMtaNe aneka bahenone potAnI sAthe ane saMsthA sAthe joDyAM hatAM. 1988nI 2jI eprile AvAM puSpAbahena 83 varSanI uMmare avasAna pAmyAM. strI-zakti-jAgRti kAmane emanI janmazatAbdIe preraNA maLo, evI abhyarthanA. 'bhUmiputra'mAMthI sAbhAra. DaoN. mahebUba desAI bhAvanagarane chellAM trIsa varSathI potAnI karmabhUmi banAvI rahetA dhaMdhukAnA desAI muslima parivAranA DaoN. mahebUbabhAI usmAnabhAI desAIe gujarAtanA svAtaMtrya saMgrAma para lakhelAM 18 jeTalAM pustako temanA itihAsakAra tarIkenA pradAnanI amUlya noMdha che. 'bhAratanI AjhAdInA saMdarbhamAM bhAvanagara rAjya prajApariSada ane prajAkIya laDato' (1920thI 1947) nAmaka temano mahAnibaMdha 1992mAM prasiddha thayo. bhAvanagaranA svAtaMtryasaMgrAmanA itihAsane vAcA ApatA A graMthane gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI, gAMdhInagare te varSanA zreSTha saMzodhana-graMthano puraskAra Apyo. gujarAtamAM cAlela svAtaMtryasaMgrAmamAM muslimonA pradAnane vAcA ApatA temanA saMzodhanaprojekTe paNa itihAsanA kSetramAM khAssI cAhanA meLavI hatI. e saMzodhana projekTanuM paNa pustakarUpa prakAzana 'hindostAM hamArA' nAme thayuM che. ekaso jeTalA saMzodhana lekho, paccIseka jeTalI rASTrIya AMtararASTrIya itihAsa konpharanso ane aneka reDiyo-T.V. kAryakramomAM DaoN. desAI itihAsakAra tarIke itihAsane Ama loko samakSa rajU karatA rahyA che. sArA saMzodhaka itihAsakArane nAte I.sa. 2000mAM temane paMDita suMdaralAla mileniyama evorDa enAyata thayo che. itihAsa graMtho sAthe pravAsasAhitya, jIvanacaritro ane komI ekhalAsane vAcA ApatA temanA lekho, vArtAlApo ane Page #710 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94, pathapradarzaka graMtho prasiddha thatA rahe che. holDiMgsa prA. li., (3) savANI impakSa prA. li., (4) savANI bhAvanagara yunivarsiTInA itihAsa bhavanamAM itihAsanA keriMga prA. li., (5) savANI enTaraprAIjha, (6) amRta rIDara ane gAMdhIvicAra abhyAsa kendranA niyAmaka tarIke temanI TrAnsaporTa kaMpanI, (7) svadezI verahAusiMga korporezana, sakriyatA advitiya che. (8) savANI sarvisa sTezana, (9) savANI bradharsa, (10) savANI phAinAnsa korporezana, (11) presTija Devaloparsa. aneka evorDa prApta karanAra zrI ema. vI. savANI "bombe guDjha TrAnsaporTa esosiezana' sva. zrI mANekalAla savANI sAthe 1950nI sAlathI joDAyelA hatA. 1958mAM menejiMga tA. 22-6-1928mAM muMbaImAM janma. vatana dhAnerA kamiTInA membara thayA ane 1973-74mAM pramukha banyA. (jillo banAsakAMThA). - I.sa. 1959mAM "samagra TrAnsaporTa udyoga mahAmaMDaLa' anivArya saMjogane kAraNe bhaNatara adharuM choDI (ola inDiyA moTara TrAnsaporTa koMgresa)mAM joDAyA. 1960mAM TrAnsaporTanA dhaMdhAmAM pitAjI zrI vADIlAlabhAI sAthe "vADIlAla menejiMga kamiTInA membara thayA ane 1974-76mAM pramukha nathubhAI enDa kuM.'mAM joDAyA. TrAnsaporTanA dhaMdhAmAM jhaMpalAvyuM banyAM. A saMsthAe temane temanI bhavya sevAonI kadararUpe tyArapachI temaNe kyAreya pAchuM pharIne joyA vagara adamya menejiMga kamiTInA kAyamI sabhya banAvyA teo 'inDiyana utsAha ane dIrghadRSTi vAparI sakhata parizramathI dezanA vividha marcanTa cembarsanA sabhya hatA. temaja tenI vividha kamiTImAM paNa pradezomAM alaga alaga mAlanI heraphera karavA lAgyA ane sakriya hatA. potAnI jAtane AMtararAjya roDa TrAnsaporTa udyogamAM majabUta temanA pitAzrI svargastha zrI vADIlAla savANI sAmAjika rIte sthApita karI. saMsthAo sAthe joDAyelA hatA. temanA pitAnI doravaNI heThaLa - I.sa. 1953mAM "vADIlAla nabhubhAI enDa kuM'nuM nAma yuvAna vayamAM zrI mANekabhAI savANIe sAmAjika kAryomAM rasa badalIne 'savANI TrAnsaporTa kuM.' karyuM. dhaMdhAnA vistaraNane kAraNe levAno zarU karyo ane teo ghaNI sAmAjika saMsthAo sAthe I.sa. 1959mAM kaMpanI prA.li. kaMpanI tarIke sthApita thaI.. joDAyA. teo I.sa. 1967thI 1980 sudhI "dhAnerA Arogya I.sa. 1988mAM kaMpanI "savANI TrAnsaporTa limITeDa' banI, samiti'nA pramukha hatA. temanA kAryakALa daramyAna temanA vatana ane teo tenA ceramena ane meneMjiMga DAyarekTara banyA. dhAnerAmAM jarUriyAtamaMda ane garIba lokone sevA ApavA mATe dhaMdhAnI siddhirUpe 100 brAnco ane rU. 1 karoDanA Tarnaovara vizALa hospiTala projekTa zarU karIne pUrNa karavAmAM Avyo. sAthe kaMpanInI rajatajayaMtInI ujavaNI karI. pachInA 10 varSamAM teoe temanA vatana dhAnerAmAM baMgalAo bAMdhavAno ja khaMta ane utsAhathI kaMpanIne doravaNI ApIne 200thI navIna vicAra AjathI 35 varSa pahelAM vaheto mUkyo hato ane vadhAre brAnco ane rU. 3050 karoDanA Tarnaovara sAthe A rIte pArasa ko. o. hA. sosAyaTI astitvamAM AvI, jenA jhaDapathI vistaraNa karyuM. tyArabAda kaMpanIe rU. 35 karoDanA teo pramukha hatA. teo phakta dhAnerAnI ja sAmAjika saMsthAo Tarnaovara sAthe suvarNajayaMtInI ujavaNI karI. dhaMdhAnuM vistaraNa sAthe joDAyelA na hatA paNa banAsakAMThAnAM nagaro jevAM ke bahu jhaDapathI karavAnI sAthe Aje 400thI vadhAre brAMco khImana, DIsA, pAlanapura vagere nagaronI saMsthAo sAthe paNa dezabharamAM prasarelI che. potAnA dhaMdhAnI sAthe sAthe temaNe joDAyelA hatA. dhaMdhAnA bIjA mArgo jevAke peTrola paMpa, esaporTa, nANAMkIya teo pAlanapura samAja kendra, AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA, dhIrANa, godAmo, bAMdhakAma ane jAherAtanA dhaMdhAnA kAmamAM mATuMgA gujarAtI klaba, oma jayAlakSmI ko. sosAyaTI ane paNa vistaraNa karyuM. emanI doravaNIthI 'savANI grupa'no ' lonAvAlA ko. o. sosAyaTInA pramukha hatA. teo mAnavasevA majabUta pAyo nakhAyo. grupanuM Tarnaovara rU. 50 karoDathI vadhAre saMgha ane ema. pI. koleja opha garlsa s.N.D.T.nA upapramukha che ane tenA nejA heThaLa nIcenA audyogika sAhaso pragati hatA ane bIjI ghaNI sAmAjika saMsthAo sAthe joDAyelA hatA. karI rahyA che. teo 1968mAM roTarI klabamAM joDAyA. 1988(1) savANI phAyanAnsiyala limiTeDa, (2, savANI 89nI sAlamAM pramukha tarIke nimAyA hatA. teo jAyanTa grupa Jain Education Intemational Page #711 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo opha sAyana ane uttara gujarAta sozyala grupanA pramukha hatA. teo sakriya rIte dhI inDiyana vejiTeriyana koMgresa, inDiyana kAunsila opha sozyala velaphera, dhI ArTa sosAyaTI opha inDiyA ane zrI mATuMgA gujarAtI sevAmaMDaLa sAthe joDAyelA hatA. zaikSaNika kAryomAM temaNe skUla ane kolejo bAMdhavAmAM madada karIne phALo Apela. teo sakriya rIte vallabhazikSaNa saMgIta Azrama, esa. e. jaina koleja opha TrasTa enDa menejamenTa sosAyaTI ane zrI yazovijayajI jaina gurukuLa pAlitANA sAthe saMkaLAyelA hatA. savANI sabhAgRha (mAnavasevA saMgha dvArA banAvela oDIToriyama) temanI kAryazIlatA temaja sAmAjika kAryonA jIvaMta smAraka tarIke yAdagAra banyuM che. temaNe judI judI dhArmika ane sakhAvatI saMsthAomAM paNa potAnuM yogadAna Apela che. temanuM yogadAna bhojanazALA, dharmazALA Adi makAna bAMdhavA aMge zaMkhezvara mahesANA, nAgezvara, aMbAlA vagere sthAnomAM aMkita thayela che. teo bhArata jaina mahAmaMDaLa, mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya, ola inDiyA je. jaina. konpharansa, zrI Atmavallabha jaina smAraka zikSaNanidhi, AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA ane mahArASTra jaina vidyAbhavana sAthe saMkaLAyelA hatA. sane 1977mAM teoe 590 yAtriko sahita spezyala Trena dvArA jaina dhArmika tIrthonA 40 divasa lAMbA yAtrA pravAsanuM Ayojana karela hatuM. temanI anekavidha sevAnI kadararUpe sana 1970mAM mahArASTra sarakAre temane "jasTisa opha pIsa' ane pachI spezyala ekjhikyuTiva mejisTreTa (S.E.M.) tarIke nimaNUka karI hatI. temane TrAnsaporTa udyogamAM paNa temanI sevAnI kadararUpe sane 1985mAM "udyoga ratna' tema ja sane 1986mAM "ziromaNi evorDa' bhAratanA mA. rASTrapati gyAnI jhelasiMhanA hAthe arpaNa karavAmAM Avela. sane 1989mAM naheru senTirI eksala evorDa ane sane 1991mAM glorI opha inDiyA inTaranezanala evorDa prApta thayela. temanA vizALa hRdaya ane uttamaguNonA kAraNe jJAti tathA samAjamAM eka ajoDa vyakti tarIke upasI AvyA hatA. yogya vyaktione madada karavAne kAraNe teo samAjanA badhA vargomAM sammAnanIya banyA hatA. lAMbI bimArI bAda 12jUna 1996nA jhaLahaLato tAro kharI paDatAM jaina samAjane ghaNI moTI khoTa paDI hatI. temaNe 65 vyApArika, sAmAjika tathA sakhAvatI kSetramAM noMdhapAtra yogadAna badala maraNottara "mAnavasevA puraskAra" paNa ApavAmAM Avyo hato. gujarAtanuM teo gaurava hatA. DaoNmugaTalAla bAvIsI ' DaoN. mugaTalAla popaTalAla bAvIsIno janma lIMbaDI (surendranagara)mAM tA. 24mI eprila, 1935nA roja thayo hato. meTrika sudhI lIMbaDImAM abhyAsa karyA pachI kolejanuM zikSaNa emaNe amadAvAdamAM lIdhuM hatuM. ema.e. thayA pachI emaNe pIlavaI (ji. mahesANA)mAM eka varSa, kapaDavaMjamAM ATha varSa ane suratanI ema.TI.bI. ArTsa kolejamAM 25 varSa sudhI itihAsanA prAdhyApaka tarIke kAma karyuM hatuM. 1995nA jUnamAM teo vayamaryAdAne kAraNe nivRtta thayA che. DaoN. bAvIsIe gujarAta itihAsa pariSada ane saurASTrakaccha itihAsapariSadanAM ghaNAM adhivezanamAM bhAga laIne enA rasaprada ahevAlo lakhyA che. emaNe ghaNA parisaMvAdo (seminAra) tathA kAryazALAo (varkazopa)mAM bhAga lIdho che. keTalAka itihAsanAM riphrezara korSamAM Resource Person tarIke kAma karyuM che. teo inDiyana hisTrI koMgresanA AjIvana sabhya che. saurASTra ane suratanA itihAsa viSe emaNe ghaNA lekho lakhyA che. suratano itihAsa pragaTa karavA mATe surata mahAnagarapAlikAe racelI saMpAdana samitinA teo sabhya che. emaNe zikSaNane lagatA keTalAka ciMtanapradhAna maulika vicAravALA lekho lakhyA che, je emanA pustaka "zikSaNa ane itihAsamAM graMthastha thayA che. gujarAtI vizvakoSa'mAM emaNe itihAsane lagatAM ghaNAM adhikaraNo lakhyAM che. DaoN. bAvIsI gujarAtanI keTalIka prasiddha zaikSaNika ane sAhityika saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. teo gujarAta vidyAsabhA, amadAvAda ane narmada sAhityasabhA suratanI kAryavAhaka samitinA sabhya che. teo dakSiNa gujarAta carcApatrI saMgha, suratanA pramukha ane rASTrabhASA pracAraka maMDaLa suratanA upapramukha che. bhUtakALamAM teo gujarAta rAjaya daphatarabhaMDAra samiti (gujarAta sTeTa ArkAivala kAunsila)nA I.sa. 1997 thI 2000 sudhInAM traNa varSa mATe sabhya hatA. bhUtakALamAM emaNe jAyanTsa grupa opha surata senTralanAM pramukha tarIke kAmagIrI karI che. * Ama, itihAsa ane zikSaNanAM kSetramAM DaoN. bAvIsIe Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #712 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Fes sAruM evuM pradAna karyuM che. teo jIvanabhara itihAsanI ArAdhanA karatA rahyA che. prA. parimala ramaNikalAla dalAla gujarAtanA cArutara pradezamAM khaDAla gAmamAM, dazA khaDAyatA vaNika jJAtinA vaiSNava kuTuMbamAM tA. 10-101942nA navarAtrinA prathama divase janmelA prA. parimalabhAI dalAlanA pitAzrI ramaNikalAla dalAla vyavasAye dhArAzAstrI ane sAhityikakSetre abhiruci ane kauzalya dharAvatA sArasvata sajjana hatA. sAhityikakSetre paNa navalakathAo tathA anuvAdonuM temanuM vyApaka pradAna hatuM. pitAno A vidyAvAraso ane tenuM saMvardhana prA. zrI parimalabhAI satata saphaLatApUrvaka karatA rahyA. bAlyakALathI teo vidyAvyAsaMgI, kAryakuzaLa ane eka tejasvI vidyArthI tarIke prathamaharoLamAM rahI temanA jIvanapathane sadA vijayapatha banAvatA rahyA che. zALAjIvana bAda, I.sa. 1962mAM amadAvAdanI eca.ke. ArTsa kolejamAM mukhya viSaya tattvajJAna sAthe teo kolejamAM snAtakakakSAe prathama AvI teja saMsthAmAM 'phelo' tarIke nimAyA. anusnAtaka ema.e.no abhyAsa gujarAta kolejamAMthI I.sa. 1964mAM pUrNa karI tattvajJAna viSaya sAthe gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM prathama AvI temaNe 'zrI cinubhAI lallubhAI mahetA suvarNacaMdraka' tathA 'zrI prANalAla jeTalI suvarNacaMdraka' meLavyA. zahera madhye AvelI bI.DI. ArTsa kolejamAM 15 jUna 1964thI kArakirdInI zarUAta nAnI vaye karI vyAkhyAtAnI padavI meLavyA bAda paNa vidyAbhyAsanI kUca AgaLa dhapAvatA rahI I.sa. 1969mAM ela.ela.bI. ane I.sa. 1972mAM vidhimImAMsA ane AMtararASTrIya kAnUna viSaya sAthe ela.ela.ema.nI padavI prApta karI. kolejamAM teo I.sa. 1969thI tattvajJAna vibhAganA adhyakSa thayA. temaNe gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM madadanIza anusnAtaka zikSaka tarIke kArya karyuM. 1976mAM tarkazAstra ane tattvajJAna viSayanI abhyAsa samitimAM nimAyA, ArTsa phekalTInA sabhya thayA ane abhyAsa samitinuM satata cha varSa sudhI adhyakSasthAna zobhAvyuM. chellA cAra dAyakA uparAMtanA temanA uttama adhyApanakAryathI temanI vidyArthinIo Aje samAjanAM ucca ane mobhAdAra pado jevAke, AcArya, vyAkhyAtA, dhArAzAstrI tathA pathapradarzaka sAmAjika kAryakara tarIke sevAo ApI rahI che je temanA adhyApana kAryanI siddhi che. 'sonAmAM sugaMdha bhaLe' evuM kahevAya che te sAMbhaLyuM che, paraMtu ahIM to 'sugaMdhamAM sonuM maLyuM che' muMbaInI vilsana kolejanA samAjazAstra viSayanA snAtaka tathA gRhiNI temanA patnI zrImatI jyotibahena dalAlano paNa temanA jIvanamAM siMhaphALo rahyo che. temanA baMne putro ci. pArasa tathA ci. phAlguna pitAnA pagale cAlI temanA parimalane deza uparAMta amerikA sudhI prasarAve che. ci. pArasa amerikAmAM nyujarsImAM sophTavera kansalTanTa che. teoe ujjvaLa zaikSaNika kArakirdI sAthe suvarNacaMdraka meLavI ema.bI.e.mAM zikSaNakArya paNa karela. ci. phAlguna paNa kompyUTarakSetramAM vyavasAyI che. zrI zivalAlabhAI gokaLadAsabhAI zreSThIvarya zrI zivalAlabhAI jAmanagaranA vatanI che paNa ghaNAM varSothI bhAvanagarane vatana banAvyuM che. saurASTranA agragaNya vyApArIomAM temanI gaNanA prathama haroLamAM thAya che. morabImAM vejiTebala proDakTasanA saphaLa menejiMga DirekTara tarIke saMcAlana karyA bAda bhAvanagara kemikalsa varDsa (1946) li.nuM sukAna saMbhALe che. temanA ghaNA vyavasAyo hovA chatAM grAhakonA saMtoSathI pragati sAdhI zakyA che. audyogika kSetre kvoliTI kaMTrola rAkhI zakyA che. jAhera jIvanamAM temaNe saurASTra rAjya vakhate selaTekSanI laDatamAM AgevAnIbharyo bhAga bhajavyo hato. jAmanagaranI sauthI jUnI ane AgevAna peDhI zAha zivalAla dhIrajalAlanI kuM. tathA jAmanagaranI peregona leboreTarIjha tathA rAjakoTanA hasamukhalAla enDa bradharsanA pArTanara che. sAmAjika kSetre Apela sevAmAM navAnagara cembara opha komarsa tathA jAmanagara buliyananA mAnad maMtrI uparAMta baMdara, relave, Teliphona, Ara.TI.o. vagerenI salAhakAra samitinA sabhyapade varSo sudhI rahyA che. jJAtinAM keLavaNI maMDaLo ema aneka sAmAjika saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. roTarI klaba-morabInA pramukha, lAyansa klabajAmanagaranA pramukha-morabI cembara opha komarsa enDa inDasTrIjhanA upapramukha tarIke temanI sevA jANItI che. vatana jAmanagaramAM bAlamaMdirathI mAMDI hAiskUla sudhInuM zikSaNa ApatI saMsthAnuM eka TrasTa UbhuM karI te TrasTa dvArA tenuM saphaLa saMcAlana karI rahyA che, jene mATe sva. hasamukharAya Page #713 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 690 pratibhAo gokaLadAsa zAha memoriyala TrasTa banAvyuM che. tema ja temanA pitAzrI sva. gokaLadAsa DAhyAbhAI vIzA zrImALI vaNika vidyottejaka saMsthA ke je saMsthA potAnAM jJAtijanone dara varSe 40,000 thI 50,000 rUpiyA skolarazipamAM Ape che, te saMsthAnA TrasTI hatA. vyApArI jIva hovA chatAM mAnavatAnAM kAryomAM, zikSaNasAhityanI pravRttiomAM ane nAnA mANasonI suSupta zaktione pArakhI temane UMce laI javA potAthI yathAzakti madada karI chUTavAmAM kyAreya pAchI pAnI karI nathI. rASTrIya pravRttiomAM ghaNAM varSo sudhI tana-mana-dhanathI sevA ApI. Aje paNa temanA ucca vicAro ane Adarzo jotAM ema lAge che ke samAjanI je kAMI AbAdI ke unnati haze te AvA zreSThIvaryone AbhArI che. thoDA samaya pahelAM ja bhAvanagaramAM korporezana beMkanI 32pamI zAkhA temanA hAthe khullI mukAI. bhAvanagaranI saurASTra cembara opha komarsa enDa inDasTrIjhanA ghaNA samayathI pramukha zA samayathI pramukha tarIke rahIne bhAvanagaranA ghaNA prANapraznone yogya samaye ane yogya sthaLe rajUAta karavAmAM teo saphaLa nIvaDyA hatA. audyogika sAhasikone temanuM mArgadarzana ane vizALa anubhavanuM bhAthuM upayogI banI raheze : (1) yuropamAM nevuM divasanI saphara karI che. iMglenDa, AyarlenDa, skoTalenDa, phrAnsa, iTAlI, beljiyama, bijhanesa parapajha eksaporTa dhaMdhAnA vikAsa mATe. (2) moTAbhAI sivAya vizALa parivAranA sabhyo grejyueTa 1956thI kuTuMbanA sabhyo amerikA abhyAsa arthe jatA zIkhyA. zarUAta karI. cha bALako abhyAsa karIne vatana pAchAM AvyAM. tyAM nokarI nahIM. 1956thI 1974 sudhInA gALAmAM bALakonA abhyAsa gauravanI bInA. ) saMskArano vAraso-jIvanasAphalya pAchaLanAM kAraNo keLavaNI pAchaLa dAdAno mukhya phALo. khilola jAmanagarathI paMdara mAila jAmavaNasthaLI-zivavallabhanuM mosALa. 1926mAM jAmanagaramAM AvI dukAna karI. 192thI sthapAyela peDhI Aje paNa cAlu che. hamaNAM ja thoDA samaya pahelAM teo svargavAsI thayAM che. zrI surendra zivalAla zAha 1972mAM USA thI K.B.A. karIne bhAratamAM pAchA AvyA ane potAnI inDasTrIjha bhAvanagara kemikala varkasa prA. li.no vahIvaTa saMbhALyo. 1972thI 1985 sudhImAM khUbaja niSThApUrvaka selsanuM Ayojana karI eksaporTa rUA. 50 lAkhathI vadhArIne 3 karoDa sudhI pahoMcADyuM. dhaMdhAmAM dharmapatnI bhAratIbahena ane putra parivAranA sahayogane kAraNe ghaNo vikAsa karyo paNa sAmAjika pravRttiomAM paNa temanuM bhAre moTuM pradAna noMdhAyuM che. je A pramANe che saurASTra cembara opha komarsa enDa inDasTrIjhamAM lAMbA samaya sudhI menejiMga kamiTI sabhya tathA peTarna sabhya tarIkenI sevA. 1987mAM saurASTramAM cembara opha komarsa enDa inDasTrIjhamAM Trejharara tarIke varaNI. 1988-91 jAyanTsa grupa opha bhAvanagara northanA pramukha tarIkenI sevA. 1988-1991 sudhI jaina sozyala grupa bhAvanagarameinanA maMtrI tarIkenI sevA. inTaranezanala konpharansa jAyanTsa grupa inTaranezanala kanvenzana bhAvanagara mukAme yojAyela tyAre sekreTarI tarIkenI sevA. 1989-90 je.esa.jI. saurASTra rijiyana kamiTI mAnad maMtrI tarIkenI sevA. vizva gurjarI DIrekTara tarIke vizva gurjarI-gujarAtI samAja, amadAvAda. 1996 yuvA phorama bhAvanagara zaheramAM 1996nA varSamAM je.esa.jI. yuvA phorama pramukha tathA sthApaka, bhArata varSamAM saMkhyA baLane hisAbe prApta thayela bIjo naMbara grupa yuvAphorama). hRdayaroga nidAna kempa 1994nA varSamAM zrI manubhAI zeTha pramukha tathA teo upapramukha tarIke, hRdayaroga nidAna kempa dvArA sAmAjika pratiSThA grupe meLavI. 1996-97 pramukha, jaina sozyala grupa bhAvanagara meinanA pramukha tarIke varSa 1996-97 mATe. esa.Ara.sI. varkazopa saurASTra rijiyana Ayojita Jain Education Intemational Page #714 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 698 pathapradarzaka varkazopanuM bhAvanagaranA banne grupanA sahakArathI Ayojana. jagaDuzA' tarIke khyAti prApta karela che. 1997 sametazikharajI gujarAta rijiyana Ayojita DolariyA dezamAM vasavATa chatAM zrAvaka dharma visaryo nathI sametazikharajInI yAtrA pravAsamAM (TrenamAM) koca ko-orDineTara ne dharma, AcAra, saMskAra, paropakAra, dayA, karuNA Adi. tarIke sevA. saddaguNo rageragamAM vahAvI sUjha-bUjhathI jIvana sAphalya sAdhyuM 1997 grupanI suMdara DirekTarI prasiddha karI. che. vaLI jaipha vayanI mAtAnI saMpUrNa khAtara -baradAstI-bhakti karIne Adhunika yugamAM paNa mAtAnI mamatAnuM ne mAtA pratinA mAnad maMtrI bhAvanagara phAyanAnsiyala esosiezana, kartavyanuM pUrNa RNa ane pAlana adA karyuM che. bhAvanagaranA mAnad maMtrI tarIke 1997-2003 sudhI. jayeSTha baMdhuo rajanIkAMta tathA vasaMtabhAI paNa dareka 1988-99 jaina sozyala grupa pheDarezana saurASTra kSetromAM AgavuM sthAna dharAve che. navakArAdi karoDo maMtranA rijiyana kamiTInA maMtrI tarIke varaNI. ArAdhaka saraLa svabhAvI sAdhvI ratnA saMsArapakSe mAsI pU. 1999 bhAvanagara mukAme jaina sozyala grupa pheDarezana pAyazAzrIjI ma.sA.nI preraNA jhIlI rahyAM che. inTaranezanalanI vArSika sAmAnya sabhAnuM Ayojana karanAra. nArI kalyANanA ananya puraskartA 2000-2001 mATe jaina sozyala grupa bhAvanagarameinamAM nomineTeDa presiDanTa tarIke varaNI tathA satata grupanI zrImatI hIrAbahena gulAbarAya saMghavI zarUAtathI AjanI tArIkha sudhI sabhya pada jALavatAM sabhya sadhI sabhya pada jALavatAM sabhya chellA be aDhI dAyakAmAM bhAvanagaranI sAMskRtika ane tarIke bahumAna grupa taraphathI. AdhyAtmika asmitAne vadhune vadhu dedIpyamAna karavAnA zubhAzayathI potAnI jAtane kendramAM rAkhyA vinA mauna rahIne 1998-99 daramyAna rijiyananA ghaNAkharA grupanI sevAjIvananI suvAsa prasarAvanAra zrImatI hIrAbahena saMghavI vijhiTa karI. bALako ane mahilA utkarSanI pravRttinA prathama haroLanA puraskartA 2000-2001 nyuyorka, laMDana mukAme je.esa.jI. tarIke bahAra AvyAM che. grupsanI vijhiTa, kapoLa samAjanA A pragatizIla nArIratna bhAvanagaranA 2001-2002 jaina sozyala grupa pheDarezana samAjajIvananI vividha pravRttiomAM agrasthAna dharAve che. inTaranezanalanI yuTyuala beniphiTa skImamAM kAryavAhaka pitAnA gharamAMthI mAtra dhoraNa sAta sudhInuM ja zikSaNa hovA chatAM kamiTInA sabhya tarIke varaNI. paNa je sAMskArika vAtAvaraNamAM emano uchera thayo temAMthI ja 2001-2002 'bhAvanagara mukAme je.esa.jI.nA temanA cAritryanuM uttama ghaDatara thayuM. temAMthI ja sevAjIvana trIjA grupanI sthApanA aMgenI tamAma kAryavAhImAM sakriya jIvavAnA koDa jAgyA ane e laganIe ja vividha sAhityanA sahayoga. vyAsaMgI banyAM. zrI haragoviMdadAsa zAmajIbhAI tathA AjapaNa teo gujarAtI, hindI bhASAonA zrImati harakuMvarabena haragoviMdadAsa mahetA AdhyAtmika sAhityathI pUrA paricita che je gauravanI bInA che. A Adarza nArI mAtra jJAnasaMpAdana karI aTakyA nathI-phasTa sAta putro paikInA DaoN. lalitakumAra haragoviMdadAsa eiDa temaja homiyopathInA zikSaNathI 1972 ane 1960mAM vyavasAyArthe nyu jarsI-amerikA vaselA, DokaTarI vyavasAya chatAM tenAM teo padavIdhArI banyAM. saumya svabhAvanAM zrImatI parivArajano pratye ananya logaNI ne mAna mobho dharAve. hIrAbahena anyane madadarUpa thavA hamezAM tatpara rahyAM che. pitAjInA avasAna bAda samAjamAnava sevArUpe potAnI * nArIsurakSA ane nArIkalyANa mATenI temanI aDaga zraddhAsaMpattino vipula vyaya sAteya kSetromAM karI jinamaMdiromAM bhaktie saunA teo prItipAtra banI zakyA. mahilAvikAsanI pratiSThAo, skUla, hospiTalo, pAMjarApoLo vageremAM aDhaLaka kAma karatI nagaranI vikhyAta agragaNya saMsthA bhAvanagara dAnagaMgA vahAvI mAdare vatana amarelI paMthakamAM zreSThI "nAnA mahilAvikAsamaMDaLanA teo vartamAna adhyakSa che. je vikAsagRha Jain Education Intemational Page #715 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 699 mAM pratibhAo uparAMta jillAnA gAmaDAomAM paMdara ane zaherI vistAramAM aDhAra kendro calAve che, jemAM prauDhazikSaNa, vyavasAyalakSI tAlIma ane svarojagArI hAMsala karavAnI bahenonI upayogI sevA ghoDiyAghara sAthe cAle che. bhaktiparAyaNa zrImatI hIrAbahenanI dharmabhAvanA paNa eTalI prabaLa rahI che. nagaranA ardhA saikAthI paNa vadhAre samayathI bAremAsa cAlatA zrI yazonAtha satsaMgamaMDaLa ane zrI kRSNakumArasiMhajI saMnyAsa AzramanI AdhyAtmika ane zAstrIya svAdhyAyanI pravRttiomAM emanuM yogadAna prazasya rahyuM che. sAdhusaMtonI vaiyAvacca mATe paNa khUba ja umadA bhAvanA ane amIjharatI mRdubhASA emanI dIrghadRSTi, temano tyAga samarpaNa ane temanA paragaju svabhAvane manomana vaMdana karyA vagara rahI zakatA nathI. prabaLa puNyayoga prApta thayo hoya tevA parivAramAM ja AvAM ratno pAkatAM hoya che. | tIrthayAtrAo karavI, ghera AvatA mahemAnonI sarabharA karavI, vyAvahArika javAbadArIo niSThA ane saccAIthI pAra pADavI, saune sAthe rAkhIne prema-vAtsalyanA tAMtaNe bAMdhI rAkhavAmAM satata prayatnazIla rahenAra A Adarza nArIe kharekhara dharma ujALyo che. zaheranA jANItA dharmaniSTha ane sevAbhAvI agraNI, zrI gulAbarAyabhAI saMghavInA prabhAvazALI-virATa vyaktitva pAchaLanuM rahasya paNa zrImatI hIrAbahenanI preraNA ja kAraNabhUta jaNAya che. ujvaLa evI ApaNI asmitA AvAM strIratnone ja AbhArI che. bhautikatAnA badalAtA jatA vAyarA sAthe AjanA yugamAM maMdironI anivAryatA saMbaMdhe bhAratIya zAstro kahe che : maMdiro samAjanI dharI che. samagra samAja tenI AsapAsa ghUme che. maMdiro mAnava utkarSanA viziSTa kendro che. kalAkauzalyathI mAMDIne anekavidha kSetromAM maMdironuM AgavuM pradAna che. paraMtu maMdironuM sauthI moTuM pradAna che mANasane zraddhA bakSavAnuM. pU. mu. devaratnasAgarajI ma. Jain Education Intemational Page #716 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka bhAveNA maleka ujhala zabaLAi vividhaphoTAnAM pratibhAvaMto - mahendra gohila jIvananAM tamAma kSetramAM potAnuM hIra batAvI ApanAra nAmI anAmI aneka narapuMgavothI bhAvanagaragohilavADanuM nAma bhAratabharamAM ane vizvaprAMgaNamAM ujvaLa banyuM che. rASTranA sarvAgINa vikAsamAM A bhUminAM nararatnono phALo sAMskRtika dRSTie ciraMjIva noMdhapAtra banyo che. saurASTranI arvAcIna saMskRtino arka bhAvanagaramAM vizeSa dRSTigocara thAya che. evI A bhUmino bhUtakALa khamIravaMto che. kalA, sAhitya ane sAmAjika kSetre paNa bhAvanagarane nAmanA apAvI che. aneka pratibhAoe bhAvanagara bahAra jaIne bahAranI duniyAmAM potAnA kSetramAM TocanuM sthAna hAMsala karyuM che. AvA gauravavaMtAono paricaya karAvavAnI mahendra gohilanI lAMbA samayathI tIvra jhaMkhanA hatI. bhAvanagaranA dhIrenabhAI vaiSNava, vinodabhAI vyAsa, dilerabAbU, ajaya pAThaka, guNavaMta upAdhyAya, rAhI odhAriyA, nAjhira sAvaMta, baTukabhAI paMDyA vagere mitrono sahayoga laI A lekhamALAmAM ThIka ThIka paricayo rajU kare che mahendra gohila. mahendra gohilanA paricayanI vAta Ave to "zo TAimavALA mahendrabhAI' tevA vAkyamAM sAmo paricaya maLe te alaga vAta che. zo TAima nyUjha cenala bhAvanagaranI prathama DijhiTala cenala che, jenA para rAtre 8-45 vAge prasArita thatA sthAnika samAcAro bhAvanagaranAM gharegharamAM jovAya che ne eTale mahendra gohila sAthe "zo TAima'nuM nAma jaDAI gayuM che. jo ema kahevAmAM Ave ke "zo TAima'nA mahendrabhAIe takhtA para nATako bhajavyAM che, bhUmikAo karI che to te acarajanI vAta kahevAya. mahendrabhAI philma jagatanA aneka kalAkAro, nirmAtA, digdarzakonA ane philmanA pI.Ara.o. rahI cUkyA che. te vAta Aje navI lAge. mahendra gohila mULabhUta kavi jIva. "ma. go.' ane upanAma "ulkA'thI mitromAM jANItA mahendra gohile kavi tarIke mAtra kavitAo racavAnuM pUratuM na gayuM. kAvyapravRttine temaNe eka caLavaLa banAvI dIdhelI ane A caLavaLanA pariNAme bhAratanI cAreya dizAomAM temaNe bhAvanagaranA kavio mATe kAyamI maMca banAvI ApyA che. ma. go."e keDI kaMDArI kAma pUruM thayuM nathI gayuM. e keDI kAyama mATe uttarottara vistaratI rahe tevo vyApa paNa temaNe kAyama karyo che. kavitAo uparAMta vividha viSayo para 40 hajArathI vadhu lekho lakhI cUkelA mahendra gohila pAse koI paNa viSayanI athathI iti sudhInI mAhitI hAthavagI hoya che. "saMbaMdha' nAmaka sAhityalakSI sAmayikathI zarU thayeluM mahendra gohilanuM patrakAratva tamAma bulaMdIone sparzI cUkyuM che. vAcyathI mAMDIne dezya-zrAvya mAdhyama sudhInA saghaLA tabakkAo paranI temanI kAbeliyata rAtadivasa joyA vagaranA temanA avirata puruSArthanI deNa che. dainika vartamAnapatromAM vividha viSayo para alaga alaga vibhAgo chapAtA, jene megejhina sekzana (sAmayika Jain Education Intemational Page #717 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo vibhAga) kahevAtuM, A vibhAgo prasiddha karavA alaga pUrtinI prathA na hatI tyAre A prathAno pAyo mahendra gohile sthApelo. bhAvanagaramAM rahIne temaNe amadAvAdanAM samRddha dainikonI alaga pUrti mATeno puravaTho pUro pADelo. Aje dainika vartamAnapatro sAthe AvatI rojIMdI vizeSa pUrtiono yaza mahendra gohilanA phALe jAya che. vyakti tarIke mahendra gohila nokhI mATInA mAnavI che. satata ane saLaMga saMgharSa temanI khAsiyata che. pote jene satya mAnatA hoya tenA mATe koI bAMdhachoDa nahIM karavAnI temanI prakRti che, saMjogonI pratikULatA temane kyAreya DagAvI zakI nathI. 'zo TAima' dvArA kampyUTaranI rojIMdI kAla dekhADI rahelA mahendra gohilano kampyUTarajagata ane inTaraneTanI duniyAmAM jIvaMta saMparka che. kampyUTara para philmanuM eDiTiMga karavAnI kalA mahendra gohile hastagata karI te vAtathI prabhAvita thaI kampyUTara kalAnI AgavI sUjha dharAvatA philmasTAra zammIkapUranA putra AdityakapUra vAraMvAra mahendra gohilanI mulAkAte Ave che. AMtararASTrIya kampyUTara-enjiniyaranI samAMtara kAbeliyata dharAvatA mahendra gohile kampyUTaranuM koI zikSaNa lIdhuM nathI. te vAta herata pamADanArI che. mahendrabhAI gohilanI vividha kSetronI dareka pravRttiomAM bhAvanagara ane jillAnuM gaurava agrasthAne rahyuM che. --saMpAdaka tathA audyogika saMzodhana sAthe saMkaLAyelI vividha salAhakArasamitionA teo sabhya hatA. pheDarezana ophainDiyana cembarsanA pratinidhi tarIke temaNe vividha AMtararASTrIya pariSadomAM bhAga lIdho hato. aneka AMtararASTrIya pariSadomAM gayelA bhAratIya pratinidhimaMDaLonA teo sabhya hatA. bhAvanagaranuM masta-unnata karanArAM-vyaktivizeSa gaganavihArI mahetA bhAvanagaranA prakhyAta dIvAna kuTuMbo be. eka mahetA kuTuMba ane bIjuM ojhA kuTuMba. emAM mahetA kuTuMbamAM sara lallubhAI zAmaLadAsa mahetA eka udyogapati tarIke tathA sahakArI pravRttinA praNetA tarIke prasiddhi pAmelA hatA. A lallubhAI zAmaLadAsanA dIkarA te gaganavihArI. pachIthI jeo jI. ela. mahetAnA nAmathI atyaMta prasiddhi pAmyA. zrI gaganavihArI mahetAno janma amadAvAdamAM 15 mI eprila 1900nA roja thayo hato. hamaNAM becAra varSa pUrve temanuM zatAbdI varSa gayuM. zrI gaganavihArI mahetAe muMbaI yunivarsiTI ane laMDana skUla opha ikonomiksamAM zikSaNa lIdhuM hatuM. I.sa. 1923thI 1925 sudhI temaNe 'bombe kronikala'nA madadanIza taMtrI tarIke kAma karyuM hatuM. te pachI 22 varSa sudhI teo sindhiyA sTIma nevigezana kuM.mAM hatA ane ghaNokharo samaya e kaMpanInI kalakattA zAkhAnA menejara rahyA hatA. I.sa. 1939-40mAM teo kalakattAnI inDiyana cembara opha komarsanA pramukha hatA ane I.sa. 1942-43mAM pheDarezana opha inDiyana cembarsa enDa inDasTrIjhanA pramukha hatA. udyoga 01 - I.sa. 1947nA julAIthI okTobara sudhI teo bhAratanI baMdhAraNasabhAnA sabhya hatA. I.sa. 1947 sudhI teo bhAratanI baMdhAraNasabhAnA sabhya hatA. I.sa. 1947thI 1950 sudhI teo bhAratanA Teripha borDanA pramukha hatA. I.sa. 1950mAM Ayojana paMca nImavAmAM AvyuM tyArathI 1952 sudhI teo tenA sabhya hatA. 1952mAM teo Teripha kamizananA ceramena hatA. samagra gujarAta ane vizeSe bhAvanagara je bAbata khUba gaurava anubhave che te vAta e che ke sapTembara 1952mAM zrI gaganavihArI mahetAne amerikA khAte bhAratanA elacI nImavAmAM AvyA hatA. A pada para teo me 1958 sudhI rahyA hatA. A daramiyAna amerikAnI traNa saMsthAoe temane vidAyanI onararI DigrI ApI hatI. pachIthI teo inDasTriala kreDiTa enDa invesTamenTa korporezana opha inDiyA li.nA hindustAna zipayArDanA ane nezanala zipiMga borDanA ceramena hatA. Page #718 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 002 pathapradarzaka zrI gaganavihArI mahetA khUba AkarSaka vyaktitva mUkIne pUrNa samayanA patrakAra banavA jeTalo gADha banI rahyo, paNa dharAvatA hatA ane temanI abhivyakti prabhAvaka hatI. teo ekAda varSamAM gujarAta samAcAra'ne tatkAlIna rAjakAraNane sArA lekhaka paNa hatA. temaNe aMgrejImAM "dha kozyansa opha e vazavartIne 'saurASTra samAcAra' baMdha karavuM paDyuM. guNavaMtabhAI to nezana ora sTaDijha ina gAMdhIjhama', "phoma roMga eMgala', benkanI nokarI choDIne AvelA tethI temanI navI nokarI aMge 'parvarsiTIjha' ane 'anDarasTenDiga inDiyA' vagere pustako lakhyAM kapilarAya mahetAe khevanA sevI ane temane mATe "saMdeza'mAM che. gujarAtI bhASAmAM ya temaNe lekhana karyuM hatuM. 'AkAzanAM kAma karavAnuM goThavAyuM. tyAre vAsudeva mahetA 'saMdeza'mAM hatA. pappo' e emanI jANItI kRti che. aMgrejI sAmayiko tathA : zrI guNavaMta zAhe "saMdeza'mAM te samaye pahelIvAra saMskRti' jevA gujarAtI sAmayikamAM teo avAranavAra lekho ravivArIya pUrti zarU karI ane tenA AkarSaNathI kramazaH "saMdeza'no lakhatA hatA. temanA lekhanamAM hAsyanI lakIra pharakatI rahetI. prasAra khUba vadhyo. te samaye 100000 nakalano phelAvo thaI koIkane jyotIndra dave yAda AvI jAya. gayo je ghaNo moTo AMkaDo gaNAto. pachI 'pravAsI' nAme zrI saudAminIbahena sAthe temanuM lagna thayuM hatuM. jemaNe budhavAranI pUrti zarU karI. somavAranI vepArI pUrti karI. A jI. ela.ne joyA che, sAMbhaLyA che, vAMcyA che, teone jI. pUrtisabhara "saMdeza" "gujarAta samAcAra' mATe majabUta pratispardhI ela.nuM eka kAyamI smaraNa rahyuM che. puravAra thayuM ane gujarAta samAcArane phaTako paDavA lAgyo. - guNavaMta cho. zAha zreyAMsabhAIe gu. cho. zAhano saMparka karyo ane gujarAta - chellAM keTalAMka varSothI gujarAta samAcAra'nI 'neTavarka' samAcAra'mAM joDAvA ijana ApyuM. lagabhaga 1975-kaTokaTI samayano A gALo haze. "gujarAta samAcAra'mAM gu. cho. e . kolamathI atyaMta lokacAhanA prApta karI rahelA gujarAtanA pUrtio saMbhALI emanA samRddha anubhavano lAbha 'gujarAta variSTha patrakAra zrI guNavaMta cho. zAha jeTalA temanI AgavI AkarSaka dhAradAra zailIthI jANItA banyA che eTalA ja teo samAcAra'ne maLavA lAgyo. patrakAratva kSetre vaividhyasabhara anubhavasamaddha rahyA che. tA. 13- te samaye 'citralekhA' sAptAhika lokapriya banatuM jatuM hatuM. 09-1932mAM janmelA guNavaMtabhAInuM pUrva prAthamika zikSaNa gujarAta samAcAre' gu. cho.nA netRtva nIce 'AsapAsa zarU karyuM. dANApIThamAM AvelI sarakArI zALAmAM thayuM hatuM te pachIthI te ophaseTanI khUbIo ane zakyatAono lAbha laIne samaye sAmAnya rIte jema banatuM tema sarakArI skUlamAMthI AsapAsa'ne vikasAvyuM ane 'citralekhA'nI 30,000 jeTalI sarakArI skUlamAM AgaLa javAnuM. zALAonA vikalpo, vaividhyo nakalo sAme 100000no AMkaDo 'AsapAsa'e siddha karyo. nahotAM, dhoraNa 5 thI 7 e. vI. skUla (kresaMTa) ane dhoraNa rAjakIya lekhono samAveza A sAptAhikamAM karyo. 'lAipha TAima' 8 thI 11 AlphA hAiskUlamAM pasAra karyA. va. aMgrejI sAmayikonI jema mukhapRSTha ane AkarSaka phoTAo kolejamAM zAmaLadAsa koleja. AraMbhamAM bI.e.mAM mUkIne rajU karavAnI hiMmata karI. sTeTisTiksa viSaya rAkhelo paNa pachIthI gujarAtI (mukhya) ane 1982mAM "janasattA'nA nimaMtraNane mAna ApIne tyAM hindI (gauNa) viSayo pasaMda karIne grejyueTa thayA. A gALAmAM taMtrIpada svIkAryuM. ekAda varSa A kAmagIrI saMbhALI ane vaLI ja sTeTa benka opha saurASTra, heDa ophisa khAte nokarI meLavI pAchA "gujarAta samAcAra'mAM joDAyA. maMgaLavAra, zukravAranI lIdhI hatI. bALapaNathI ja vAcana ane lekhanano zokha, tethI pUrtio zarU karI. gujarAta samAcAra" pUrti samRddha banyuM. khUba vAMcatA. "bAlajIvana', 'gAMDIva'mAM lakhavAnuM ya banatuM. A badho samaya gu. cho. patrakAratvamAM. pracchanna hatA. pachIthI 'kumAra', "akhaMDa AnaMda'; "zAradA', 'navacetana' va.mA ' lokone temanI kalamakasabano sIdho paricaya ocho hato. Aje lakhavAnuM cAluM thayuM. pratyeka zikSita vyakti gu. cho.nI "neTavarkanA kalamakasabane "saurASTra samAcAra'no janma thayo. kapilarAya mahetA taMtrI pichANe che ane prazaMsAnA uddagAro sAthe vAha vAha ugAre che. hatA. amadAvAdathI 'gujarAta samAcAra'nuM e sAhasa hatuM. samAjajIvananA aneka paheluo para vigatasabhara lakhANo, guNavaMtabhAIno lekhanano zokha temane "saurASTra samAcAra'mAM AgavA dRSTikoNa ane lAkSaNika abhivyaktithI Ama AdamIthI joDAvA nimitta banyo, je thoDA ja samayamAM benkanI nokarI mAMDI inTelekacyuMala sudhInA vizALa vargane gu. cho. e prabhAvita Jain Education Intemational Page #719 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo karyA che. emanI saphaLatAnA rahasya aMge pUchatAM teo namratAthI jaNAve che ke bhAvanagaranI bhASAno eka viziSTa saMskArI tema ja taLapado Tona eka avAja 'neTavarka'nI lekhanazailImAM chupAyelo che', jenAM mULa dANApIThamAM AvelI sarakArI pUrva prAthamika zALAmAM rahelAM che ane tenI zAkhA-prazAkhA e. vI. skUla ane AlphreDa hAiskUlanA vargakhaMDomAM vikasI che. (bAya dha ve, guNavaMta cho. zAha eka zikSaNamAMthI patrakAratvamAM pravezelA ane bIjA guNavaMta cho. zAha te sTeTa beMka opha saurASTramAMthI patrakAratvamAM pravezelA. (banne kalamakasabI, zabdonA zAha sodAgaro paNa ahIM je gu. cho. nI vAta che te sTeTa benkavALA, bhAvanagara mULanA, 'neTavarka' pheIma). dinakara joSI tAjetaramAM ekI sAthe agiyAra pustakonuM prakAzana, vimocana karanAra navalakathAkAra vArtAkAra dinakara jozIe A pahelAM paNa gujarAtI sAhityakSetre noMdhapAtra pradAna karela che. gAMdhIjIviSayaka navalakathA 'prakAzano paDachAyo' ane mahaMmadaalI jhINA para lakhAyela emanI navalakathAoe vAcakone navI dRSTi saMpaDAvI. jhINI jhINI vigatone, itihAsane kaI rIte prabhAvita karyo che. e tAravI batAvyuM che. gujarAtI sAhityane emanA taraphathI navalakathA nimitte 'kaMkunA sUraja AthamyA' (1979), '36 apa-36 DAuna' (1983), 'saranAmA vinAnuM ghara' ('68), 'alpavirAma' ('91) uparAMta aneka navalakathAo maLelI che. 'kRSNavaMde jagataguru'-anuvAda, 'mArA vidyAguruo'- caritra tema ja vArtAsaMgraho 'eka vahelI savAranuM sapanuM' ('60), nAma badalavAnI ramata' ('86), 'sparza' ('88), ane mAdhavadarzana nimitte mahAbhAratamAM eka najara' 'A tAraka' ('92) saMpAdano 'veNIbhAInI vArtAo' ane 'dinakara jozI'nI zreSTha vArtAo maLela che. emanI sarvazaktine gujarAtI sAhitya pariSade ane gujarAta sAhitya akAdamIe puraskRta karela che, to rAjya sarakAre paNa zyAma tame ekavAra Avone AMgaNe', 'kAle sUrajane kahejo', 'kurUsabhA'ne puraskRta karela che. vaDodarAno pratiSThita 'saMskAra evorDa' paNa emane enAyata thayela che. bhaDIbhaMDAriyA khAte janmela sarjakazrI benkavyavasAya svIkArI muMbaI khAtethI sTApha TreiniMga koleja denAbeMkanA prinsipAla tarIke sudIrdha sevA bAda nivRtta thayela che. emanA nAma ane kAmathI bhAvanagaranuM nAma rozana karanAra A sarjaka 603 avAranavAra lekhananA kArya saMbaMdhe bhAvanagara TUMko nivAsa karI jAya che. kirITa bhaTTa jANItA patrakAra ane kaTokaTI daramiyAna pharnAnDIjhanI sAthe DAyanemAiTa kesamAM jemanuM nAma gAjyuM hatuM te kirITa bhaTTa (janma tA. 04-12-1933) zizuvihAra vistAranA ane dakSiNAmUrti, gharazALA, ema. je. koleja opha komarsanA vidyArthI. abhyAsakALa pUro karIne AraMbhamAM rAjakoTa khAte e. jI. ophisamAM joDAyA paNa sAthe ja 'phUlachAba', 'jayahiMda' va. dainikomAM lakhavAnuM AraMbhIne patrakAratva kheDavA lAgyA ane pachIthI tarata muMbaI khAte, 'janmabhUmi'mAM joDAIne vyavasthita patrakAra banyA. tyArabAda 'inDiyana eksapresa'mAM joDAyA. I.sa. 1968mAM vaDodarA AvyA ane 1993sudhI 'inDiyana eksapresa'mAM kAma karyuM. 25 varSanI kAmagIrI thaI. chelle byuro cIpha hatA. vacamAM amadAvAda, bharUca va. sthaLoe javAnuM baneluM. zrI kirITa bhaTTanuM nAma khUba pracAramAM AvyuM, sAtamA dAyakAnI madhyamAM, jyAre temaNe siTijhansa phIDama caLavaLa aMgenI kAmagIrImAM sakriya rasa lIdho. 'kaTokaTI' mAM anDara grAunDa rahIne pratikAra karyo. 24 vyaktinuM grupa kAryarata hatuM, jemAM prabhudAsa paTavArI, jyorja pharnAnDIjha, mRNAla gore, vikrama rAva va. hatA. A gALAmAM baroDA DAyanemika kesamAM pharnAnDIjhanI sAthe kirITa bhaTTanI dharapakaDa thayelI ane 13 mAsa jelamAM pUrI rAkhavAmAM AvelA, jemAM 6 mAsa vaDodarA jela ane 7 mAsa tihAra jelamAM rAkhyA hatA. A samaye pharnAnDIjha va.ne je TorcariMga karavAmAM AveluM tenI kathAo bhayavAha banI rahI hatI. kirITa bhaTTanA patrakAratvanI dhAra AvI rahI hatI. hAla teo pablika phora sivila libarTIjha (P.U.C.L.) gujarAta kakSAe kAryakArI pramukha che. vaDodarA khAte sakriya zAMti abhiyAnamAM sabhya che. 'muvamenTa phora sekyulara DemokresI' pravRttimAM sakriya che. lokazAhI bhAvanA ane pravRttinI caLavaLa, TreDa yuniyana pravRtti emanAM pasaMdagInAM kSetro che. nezanala inTigrezana kAunsilanA sabhya che. aruMdhatI roya racita dha jhiMdAbAda' TrasTa sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. A sivAya phrI lAnsa jarnAlisTa tarIke divyabhAskara' va. dainiko ane nirIkSaka', 'bhUmiputra', 'nayA mArga' jevA sAmayikomAM lekho lakhavAmAM pravRtta che. Page #720 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che. 004 pathapradarzaka lorDa navanIta dhoLakiyA elinabargamAM vakIla che ane putra elarna ema. DI. DokTara che. bhAvanagara sAthe nikaTano kauTuMbika gharobo dharAvatA yuropa ane briTanavAsI bhAratIyo tathA pravAsI briTanavAsI lorDa navanIta dhoLakiyA bhAratIya mULanA prathama bhAratIyonI koI paNa duvidhA TANe avirata upayogI thatA lorDa vyakti che, jemanI briTananA hAusa opha lorDajhanA nAyaba netA navanIta dhoLakIyA bhAvanagara nAgarika sahakArI benka li.nA pUrva tarIke varaNI thaI che tema ja jeo libarala DemokreTa pArTInA menejiMga DAyarekTara rahI cUkelA svargIya Do. kAMtAbahena mAranA pramukha bananAra prathama eziyAvAsI che. putra zrI parezabhAI mArunA sALA che. bhArata sarakAra tathA bhAratanI rAjya sarakAro ena. anekavidha javAbadArIo bAvAda navanIta dhoLakiyAnAM AI. Ara.no jhoka vatana tarapha vaLe te mATe pravRtta che tyAre mAtuzrI zAMtAbahena hayAta hatAM tyAM sudI dara varase eka mahino bhAratIya ena.AI.Ara. samUhonA AMtararASTrIya TI.vI. cenalo bhAvanagara rahI mAtAnI suzruSA karI dhoLakiyA daMpatI potAnA paranA sAkSAtkAramAM navanIta dhoLakiyAno cahero khUba ja jANIto bhAvanagarI saMskAra dIpAvatuM raheluM. banI gayo che. harSajita Thakkara lorDa navanIta dhoLakiyA briTiza saMsadanA upalA gRhamAM tA. 15-10-1949nA roja muMbaImAM janmelA harSajita sane 1997mAM sthAna pAmyA hatA. sane 1999nA "vizva gurjarI' Thakkarano abhyAsakALa bhAvanagaramAM vItyo. bhAvanagaranI aruNa gaurava puraskAra hAMsala karI cUkelA zrI dhoLakiyA briTananAM vidyAzrama hAiskUla ane vaLiyA ArTsa enDa mahetA komarsa - mahArANInA atyaMta AdarapAtra obII evorDathI paNa navAjyA kolejamAM emaNe abhyAsanI sAthe sAthe kalAkSetre maMgalAcaraNa karI Aja sudhI pragatinA zikharo sara karavAmAM pAchuM vALI joyuM nathI. miDa-seksa bencanA siniyara mejisTreTa hovA uparAMta bhAvanagaranA zrI mahaMmadabhAI dekhaiyA pAse saMgIta ane vesTa sarsaksa mejisTreTa tarIkenuM paNa pratinidhitva dharAvatA zrI dhIrena vaiSNava dvArA emane abhinayamAM AgaLa vadhavA preraNA navanIta dhoLakiyA sane 1991mAM ethanika mAInoriTI maLI, je emanA mATe jiMdagI paryatanuM bhAthuM banI rahI. eDavAijharI kamiTImAM niyukti pAmyA hatA. jyuDizyala sTaDIjha vaLiyA kolejanA abhyAsakALa daramiyAna emanA dvArA borDa dvArA gaThita A samiti adAlato ane TribyuvarNamAM nyAya digdarzita ane abhinita ekAMkIo "janmaTIpa' ane 'prapaMca' ne toLanArAonI tAlIma saMbaMdhe niSNAMta tarIke salAha ApatI yunivarsiTI yuvakamahotsavamAM prathama naMbara prApta thayo. hoya che. auraMgajheba kI AkharI rAtanA ekapAtriya abhinaye paNa saMkhyAbaMdha svayaMsevI saMsthAnomAM paNa yogadAna dharAvatA yunivarsiTI kakSAe prathama naMbara meLavyo. kolejanA vArSikotsavanA zrI dhoLakiyA nezanala esoziezana opha kera enDa riseTalamenTa manoraMjana kAryakramamAM emanI pratibhA jhaLakI UThI. poka ophenDarsanA kAunsila membara rahyA che. tema ja resa isyujha esa.vAya.bI.e. tathA TI.vAya.bI.e.nAM be varSa harSajite eDavAijhara kamiTInA pramukha paNa rahI cUkyA che. hAvarDa muMbaI yunivarsiTI khAlasA kolejamAM karyA ane bIjA vargamAM janaralana. taMtrI borDamAM temano samAveza karAyo che. hindI viSaya sAthe snAtakanI padavI emaNe muMbaI lo. hanTanI 15migrezana enDa Trutha sarvisa samiti ane yunivarsiTImAMthI meLavI. khAlasA kolejanAM be varSanA abhyAsa lorDa kArlisalanI paMla si Tama rivyu samiti sahitanI aneka daramiyAna temaNe muMbaInA nATyajagatano sArA pramANamAM paricaya sarakArI samitiomAM navata dhoLakiyAno samAveza thayo che. meLavyo. AMtarayuni. nATya spardhAomAM khAlasA kolejanAM saMsadIya lokazAhI ane mAnava adhikAronI ucca ekAMkIone pAritoSiko apAvavAmAM emanA abhinayanuM paNa paraMparAonA jatana tema ja AMtararASTrIya janasamudAyo vacce pradAna che. caMdrakAnta Thakkara ane sva. kAnti maDiyA jevA diggaja zAMti, nyAya, samaja ane maitrInAM saMvardhana kSetromAM gaNanApAtra digdarzakonAM nATakomAM temaNe abhinaya karyo che. sva. kAnti ane yazasvI yogadAna ApatA lorDa navanIta poLakiyAnAM patnI maDiyAnA 'nokhI mATI ne nokhA mAnavI' triaMkI nATakanA emaNe zrImatI ena dhoLakiyA nasiMga TyUTara che putrI aMjali 80thI vadhu prayoga karyA che. Jain Education Intemational Page #721 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 005 A daramyAna bhAvanagaramAM dhIrena vaiSNavanA vaDapaNa taLe dayAnaMda' tathA 2. "krAMtisenApati zyAmajIkRSNa varmA'nuM emaNe 'gAMdharva saMgIta nATya akAdamI zarU thaI. A saMsthAnA digdarzana karyuM. A baMne dastAvejI citrone gujarAta rAjyanAM zreSTha nATyamaMtrI paNa harSajita Thakkara hatA. 'gAMdharva'nAM nATakonAM dastAvejI citronAM pAritoSiko maLyAM. digdarzana ane abhinaya mATe teo muMbaIthI ahIM AvatA. A sivAya "eDamena'nA nejA taLe emaNe aneka e. chako-mako' ekAMkIe rAjyakakSAe dvitIya pAritoSika meLavyuM. philmo paNa banAvI che. anya nATya spardhAomAM paNa 'gAMdharva'nAM ekAMkIone temanAM - tyAra bAda harSajita Thakkara paMjAbI TI. vI. cenala digdarzana ane abhinayano lAbha maLatAM pAritoSiko maLyAM. lazkArA' zarU karavA mATe iMglenDa gayA ane pachI tyAMja rahIne emaNe digdarna karelAM ekAMkIo-chako-mako', "pAMca divasa', gurjarI', "sI AI. TI.vI. (tAmila), pAkistAnI urdU cenala thIpha-pulisa', "zrImAna', "jAnavara kI bastI', "baDI dera kI "aMjumana" ane "rAga'-myujhikala cenala zarU karI. maherabAM Ate Ate', "koIne mAthe kALa bhame che', "sanAtana : IglenDamAM nirmita prathama gujarAtI siriyala "mArI eka lekhaka, eka puruSa', "mana, mAnavI ne manAmaNAM', "koIpaNa eka dardanuM nAma bolo to....' darzakomAM sAro AvakAra pAmyAM. AMkhamAM AkAza'nA teo nirmAtA-digdarzaka banyA. 1975mAM harSajita Thakkara speisa eplikezana senTara 2003mAM laMDananI philma kAunsile 6000 pAunDanA isaro (te vakhate dUradarzana isaro sAthe joDAyela hatuM.)mAM bajeTavALI Teliphilma "Akhira kaba taka'nA nimArNa digdarzananI sahAyaka nirmAtAnA pada para joDAyA. TUMka samayamAM ja teo javAbadArI soMpI, je temaNe saphaLatApUrvaka nibhAvI. javAbadArI so nirmAtA banyA. A daramiyAna ghaNA TI.vI. kAryakramo banAvyA, hAlamAM zrI harSajita Thakkara laMDanamAM yu.ke.ane yuropanI jemAM emanA dvArA nirmita sugamasaMgIta zreNI "mahephila" khUba jANItI "eziyana TI.vI. cenalanA DAyarekaTara-progrAmiMga lokapriya banI. A pachI komarziyala gujarAtI TI.vI. zreNI zarU tarIke sevA ApI rahyA che. temaja "laMDana skUla opha miDiyA thatAM isaro dUradarzananI prathama komarziyala TI.vI. zreNI "kone hatI TreniMga'nA DirekaTara pade sevA ApI rahyA che ane gujarAta ane evI khabara'nuM digdarzana emane phALe AvyuM, je lokapriya banatAM gujarAtIonuM gaurava vadhArI rahyA che. temaNe megAhITa gujarAtI TI.vI. zreNI "kAkA cAle vAMkA'nuM ajita aMdhaDiyA digdarzana karyuM, je 39 episoDa sudhI cAlI. Aja TI.vI. ajita khaMdhaDiyAno janma tA. 7-1-1952nA roja zreNInI myujhikA kaMpanIe viDiyo keseTa banAvI, je laMDana ane amerikAnAM gujarAtIo sudhI pahoMcI lokapriya banI. isaro | muMbaImAM thayo. inkamaTeksa prekTisanara pitA vasaMtarAya aMdhaDiyA mATe temaNe "dhUmrasera' nAme eka Teliphilma paNa banAvI. kAnti ane mAtA zAntAbahena jevA saMgItapriya ane bhaktizIla maDiyAnAM nATako "nokhI mATI ne nokhA mAnavI" tathA "ame daMpatInA trIjA saMtAna ajitane paNa saMgIta zokha vArasAmAM baraphanAM paMkhI'nuM paNa temaNe isaro mATe viDIo rUpAMtara karyuM. maLyo. TI.vI. zreNIomAM A sivAya "jhaMjhA', 'jiMdagI : eka sonagaDhanI gurukuLa zALA ane bhAvanagaranI vaLiyA saphara', "iTTAkiTTA', "akabara-birabala', "dekho rUThA na karo', ArTsa enDa komarsa kolejamAM abhyAsakALa vItyo. koleja 'hari aura parI' 'nAdAM kI dostI', "khaTTI mIThI bAteM' vagerenuM kALamAM kalAkSetre kArakirdInI zarUAta thaI. vaLiyA kolejamAM ja digdarzana karyuM ane A zreNIo darzakono Adara pAmI. Aja aMgrejInA prAdhyApaka zrI dhIrena vaiSNavanA sAthathI gAMdharva saMgItasudhImAM pAMca sothI vadhu Telivijhana proDakSana harSajita karyA che. nATya akAdamInA kArobArI sabhya thavA sAthe sTeja kAryakramamAM kolejanA vArSikotsavamAM philma gIto ane sugamagIto gAvAnuM be gujarAtI philmo "khAMDAnA khela" tathA "AMkhanA ratana'nuM zarU karyuM. rAjya yuvaka mahotsavamAM paNa saphaLatA meLavI. paNa emaNe digdarzana karyuM che. "AMkhanAM ratana' sAta evorDa vijetA philma banI. dUradarzananA nezanala neTavarkamAM evorDa vinara moTAbhAI harSajita ThakkaranA ane dhIrena vaiSNavanA prAdezika philma tarIke A philmanuM prasAraNa thayuM. protsAhanathI abhinaya kSetre paNa jhaMpalAvyuM. saurASTra yunivarsiTInA yuni. kakSAnA yuvako mahotsavamAM prathama pAritoSika arcana phimsa mATe be dastAvejI citro-1. "krAMtiguru meLavanAra "prapaMca' ekAMkImAM emaNe abhinaya karyo hato. Jain Education Intemational Education Intemaliona Page #722 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 pathapradarzaka gAMdharva' saMsthAnI DrAmAnAiTamAM rajU thayelA ane gujarAta rAjya mahuvA (ji. bhAvanagara). yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganA A yuvaka mahotsavamAM rAjaya kakSAe dvitIya pAritoSika vijetA nivRtta prAdhyApaka abhyAsa daramiyAna ane e pachInA svAdhyAya (1972) ekAMkI chako-mako'mAM temaNe Tripala rola karI traNa dvArA hindI bhASAno paNa abhyAsa karela che. sadInA A traNa pAtrone nyAya Apyo hato. temaNe abhinaya karelAM anya pratinidhi kavie kavitA uparAMta caritro, nibaMdha, ane vivecana ekAMkIomAM 'baDI dera kara kI maherabAM Ate Ate', "rAta paDI, kSetre AgavuM kArya karela che. emanA taraphathI saMpAdana nimitte paNa ghara jAne bALaka!', "koIne mAthe kALa bhame che." "thIpha-pulisa' viziSTa sAhitya prApta thayuM che. zrImAna' vagere che. emanA kavitAsaMgraho anukrame 'vizvanA kavionAM kAvyo' 1979mAM sUryaphimsanI gujarAtI philma 'khAMDAnA (1977) 'parizeSa' (78) 'pazcimAM AzleSA' (88) maLyA khela'nA nirmAtA ane sekanDa hIro banyA, jenA phaLa svarUpe che to. caritromAM "inTaravyujha' (1986), 'mIrAMbAI-madhurA haritA dave jevAM lAgaNIsabhara jIvanasAthI prApta thayAM. premabhakti ane krAntinI agnizikhA' (1987) maLyAM che. pachI TI.vI. ane viDIo yuganAM maMDANa thatAMe kSetramAM nibaMdhakSetre 'pUrNatAnuM AcchAdAna' (83) 'anaMta prakAza' (86) jhaMpalAvyuM. gujarAta rAjya mAhitIkhAtAnA viDIo yuniTamAM dharmodaya: ekavIzamI zatAbdImAM' (1986) prakAzita thayA che. joDAyA ane tatkAlIna mukhyamaMtrI zrI mAdhavasiMha solaMkInA vivecaka tarIke AgavI chApa kaMDAranAra A kavi taraphathI vivecana viDIo kemerAmena banyA. kSetre "kavitAno AnaMdakoSa" (70) "iSikA' (78), 'pAblo A sAthe ja aMbikA phimsanI zarUAta karI ane tenA narUdAnI kavitA' (81), 'AMtararASTrIya kavio' (85), maLyAM nejA taLe gujarAta rAjya sarakAra mATe "vRkSa jagatane tAre' nAme che. ciMtanakSetre navI keDI kaMDArI emaNe "saMpAdana lekha-ane paryAvaraNa lakSI saMgItamaya dastAvejI citranuM tema ja gujarAta sAhitya' (1975), 'upAsanA" (85), 'dharmaciMtana' (87) ane pravAsana mATe saMgItamaya 'haro, pharo ne jANo' nAme gujarAtanAM vizva sAhityane saMdarbhe "sarasvatI caMdranuM mUlyAMkana' paNa karyuM che. vividha pravAsa lAyaka sthaLo darzAvatA saMgItamaya dastAvejI emanAM pustako 'kSitijane vAMsavana', (22) gujarAta citranuM nirmANa karyuM je hajI dUradarzana para prasArita thayA kare che. sarakAra dvArA tathA 'thoDIka vasaMta', thoDAMka bhagavAnanAM AsuM isaro ane dUradarzana judAM paDayAM pachI isaroe bhAga-1 (nibaMdha-1972), "jalavIthI' (1985) ne gujarAtI madhyapradezanA jAMbavA jevA grAmya vistAramAM grAmya ane sAhitya akAdamI dvArA ana 'kAvyanA paribhASA vivecana AdivAsI prajAnA utkarSa mATe grAmya TI.vI. prasAraNa zarU karyuM. (1978) gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada dvArA puraskRta thayAM che AmAM paNa ajita khaMdhaDiyA mAnya nirmAtA tarIke pasaMdagI harIndra dave pAmyA. AmAM emaNe grAmya ane AdivAsI prajAne mATe harIndra davenuM sarjaka tarIke bahumukhI vyaktitva che. utkarSalakSI TI.vI. zreNIonuM nirmANa karyuM. jemAM 'khilaunevAlA', 'jJAna kA khela, vijJAna kA khela', 'relagADI' 'palAyana', navalakathA vArtA, nATaka, nibaMdho ane patrakAratvanI emanI 'paMcAyata' "zahara' vagere che. A zreNIo darzakomAM sAro oLakha anuSAMgika banI kavi-gajhalakAra tarIke ApaNI sAme emane "maunanA Asava'nA pratIka tarIke prasthApita kare che. khAvakAra pAmI. hAlamAM ajita khaMDiyA chellAM pAMceka varSathI sahakaTuMba gIta-gajhalomAM emanI kAyamanI kumaLAza ane amerikAnA AsiyAmAM sthira thayA che ane eka DipArTamenTala vyaktimatAnuM vADamaya jANe ke ThalavAyuM che mokaLA mane! emanA sToranuM saphaLa saMcAlana karI rahyA che. temanuM imela eDresa che. taraphathI gujarAtI sAhityane "Asava' ane 'samaya' gajhala ROY AJIT @HOTMAIL.COM saMgraho uparAMta "mauna', 'sUryopaniSada', 'yayAti', kAvyasaMgraho prApta thayA che to 'arpaNa' nAme pU. mAtAjI araviMdanI nizrAmAM yazavaMta trivedI zlokasaMgraha paNa prApta thayo che. 'paLanAM pratibiMba', 'sukha vizvakavitA sAhityanI vibhAvanA ane layahilloLane nAmano pradeza', 'mAdhava kayAMya nathI madhuvanamAM', 'saMgaasaMga', gujarAtI kavitAmAM avatAranAra Do. yazavaMta trivedInuM mULa vatana vasiyata', 'na hutA', ityAdi navalakathAo maLI che. "kavi ane Jain Education Intemational Page #723 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kavitA', 'vivecananI kSaNo' i. vivecano ane zabdo bhItara sudhI' dhA'ghInA dIvAno ujAsa' nibaMdhasaMgraho maLyA che. svAmInArAyaNa saMpradAya' ane 'kRSNa ane mAnavasaMbaMdho', emanI taraphathI dhArmikatA, sAmAjikatAne ujAgara karatAM sAhitya svarUpo paNa maLyAM che. teozrI patrakAratvakSetre 'sAMprata jarnala' (62-73) 'janazakti' (73-79) pachI 'pravAsI' ane 'janmabhUmi' dainikanA mukhyataMtrI tarIke pravRtta thaI, esa.ena.DI.TI. vimensa yunivarsiTI tathA bhAratIya vidyAbhavananA vijhiTiMga lekcarara tarIke paNa sevA ApatA hatA. temanI kavitApriyatA ane patrakAritve emane aneka sammAnanIya sthAne pahoMcADyA che. akhila bhAratIya kakSAe pratiSThita evA kendrIya sAhitya akAdamIno 'sAhitya evorDa' 'mahArASTra gaurava puraskAra', 'bIDI goyenkA evorDa', ane madhyapradeza sarakAra taraphathI teozrI 'kabIra evorDa'thI vibhUSita thayelA che. 19-9-1930nA roja janmela A sarjake ociMtA ja mArcanI 29mI 1995nA dine mArI jIvananI sAthe mulAkAta thaI pachI nAjuka kSaNomAM kola meM mRtyune daI dIdho'' kahI ApaNI vaccethI nazvaradehe vidAya lIdhI, emano akSaradeha eka arasA sudhI ApaNA kAnamAM guMjato raheze. rekhA (bhaTTa) trivedI tA. 28-10-1954nA roja bhAvanagaramAM zrI rajanIbhAI bhaTTanAM dharmapatnI patnAbahene eka kanyAratnane janma Apyo. A kanyAratna eTale ja rekhA bhaTTa, je Aje lagna bAda muMbaI khAte sthAyI thaIne rekhA trivedI banyAM che. rekhAbahenane bALapaNathI ja saMgItano zokha hato. rekhAbahenano avAja keLavavAmAM mAtAno amUlya phALo hato. mAtA pote reDiyo para sAMbhaLe te sAruM sAruM putrIne paNa zIkhave. pariNAme bhAvanagaramAM abhinava saMgIta kalA maMDaLe yojelI sugamasaMgItanI spardhAmAM pAMcamA dhoraNamAM abhyAsa karatI rekhAe harIndra dave racita ane dilIpa dhoLakiyAe svarabaddha' karela gIta 'have sakhI! nahIM boluM, nahIM boluM, nahIM boluM re' rajU karyuM ane spardhAmAM prathama pAritoSika paNa prApta karyuM. A pachI to eka pachI eka pragatinAM sopAna teo siddha karatAM rahyAM che. rekhAbahena bhAvanagaranI kAThiyAvADa saMgIta zALAmAM guru sva. zrI harSadabhAI zarmA pAse saMgItanI tAlIma meLavI saMgIta toote vizArada thayAM. zAstrIya saMgItanI vadhu tAlIma mATe kirAnA gharAnAnA sukhyAta kalAkAra sUramaNi zrI rasikalAla aMdhAriyAno saMparka sAdhI temanAM ziSyA banyAM. sugama saMgItanI tAlIma teoe punitabhAI vaidya pAse prApta karI. zAstrIya saMgItanI pAyAnI tAlIma emaNe jarUra lIdhI paNa emanI vadhAre ruci to sugamasaMgItamAM ja hatI. gAyakImAM uccAra zuddhi, svarano lagAva, gItamAM lAvavo joIto bhAva ane gAyakI kaI rIte vikasAvavI te su.zrI kaumudinIbahena munazIe rekhAne zIkhavyuM che. gIta, gajhala ke bhajana dareka prakAranI gAvAnI AgavI zailI hoya che. e zailIbheda emane suprasiddha svara-niyojaka tathA kavi nInu majhumadAranA saMgItakAra putra udaya majhumadAre samajAvyo. bhAvanagaranI A pratibhAsaMpanna kalAkAranI kArakirdI muMbaI sthAyI thayA pachI vadhAre vegavAna banI. zrI avinAzabhAIe gAvAnI taka ApI ane mULa AzA bhoMsale e gAyeluM gIta "rAma! tame sItAjInI tole na Avo' rekhA pAse gavaDAvyuM ane te sauthI vadhu hITa thayuM, je sAMbhaLIne svayaM AzA bhoMsalethI kahevAI gayuM-'isa laDakI ne bahuta acchA gAyA.'' rekhAbahenane lagabhaga tamAma agragaNya saMgItakAro sAthe gAvAnI taka maLI che. AmAM avinAza vyAsa, ninu majhumadAra, dilIpa dhoLakiyA, ajita marcanTa, ajita zeTha, kSemu diveTiyA, puruSottama upAdhyAya, gaurAMga vyAsa, rAsavihArI desAI, navIna zAha, sureza joSI ane rajata dhoLakiyA ullekhanIya che. 'varNam' ane 'kalAsaMgama' jevI saMsthAo mATe rekhA trivedIe garabA paNa gAyA che. 'varNam' mATe gAyelA keTalAka garabA to khUba prazaMsA pAmyA che. chellAM keTalAMka varSothI to rekhA trivedInI navarAtrio videzamAM ja vIte che. amerikAnAM agragaNya zahero nyUjarsI, eTalAnTA, TeksAsa, voziMgTana, klivabenTa ane anya dezomAM siMgApora tema ja beljiyamamAM rekhA trivedI saphaLa kAryakramo ApI cUkyAM che. philma gItonA kAryakramo paNa temaNe ApyA che. saMgItakAra udaya majhumadAranuM baLakaTa saMgIta dharAvatI gujarAtI philma 'pAMkha vinAnAM pArevAM'nAM pArzvagAyikA banavAnuM sadbhAgya temane sAMpaDyuM che. gujarAtI nATako, TI.vI. sIriyalo ane AlbamomAM paNa rekhA trivedIno kaMTha mahorI UThyo che. suprasiddha keseTa kaMpanIo vinarsa, rIsITIsI, sUramaMdira ane TAimsa myujhikanI keseTo mATe emaNe potAno avAja Page #724 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 008 pathapradarzaka Apyo che. avinAza vyAsanI 'avinAzI amRta' ane tethI ja temaNe rAmAyaNa AdhArita 6 philmo uparAMta "caitanya 'hastAkSara' tema ja zyAmala-saumila munazInI keseTomAM paNa mahAprabhu', "aMgulImAla' ane "vikramAditya'nI kathAo parathI temaNe gIto gAyAM che, to 'AsuMnAM ajavALAM', "Thasso', paNa philma banAvI hatI. gujarAtI hovAnA nAte vijaya bhaTTa "paMkhIno Tahuko' rekhA trivedInAM Albamo che. narasiMha mahetAnA jIvana parathI sauprathama hindI philma banAvI 'bAI jI! tAro beTaDo', "huM to pahelA varasAdathI samagra saurASTrane narasiMha mahetAno paricaya karAvyo hato. bhIMjelI', "mArA sapanAmAM AvyA hari', "mAnA hetanI AMgaLI vijaya bhaTTanA bhAIo zaMkara bhaTTa ane harasukha bhaTTa paNa pakaDI' (hAlaraDuM), 'mana-pAMcamanA meLAmAM', "mArI lIlI vADInuM philma jagatamAM pratiSThita nirmAtA-nirdezaka tarIke Adara pAmyA leMbu, "khaDakI ughADI', "prabhu! nAnakaDuM ghara mAruM', "mArA che. jIvanamAM sAco anurAga bharI jA.', "poDhaNa dIdhAM makhamalanAM kahevAya che ke eka mAtra "rAmarAjya' philma dvArA ja vagere rekhA trivedIe gAyelAM zreSTha gItomAMnAM keTalAMka che. vijaya bhaTTa hindI philmajagatanA tavArIkhI digdarzaka gaNAI Ama, bhAvanagaranI A dIkarIe deza-videzamAM potAnuM jAta. "guMja UThI zahenAImAM vijaya bhaTTe bhArataratna ja nahIM, parivAranuM, bhAvanagaranuM ane gujarAtanuM nAma paNa bismillAhakhAnanuM zaraNAIvAdana levAmAM saphaLatA meLavI hatI. ujvaLa karI dekhADyuM che. A eka philma sivAya bismillAkhAne koI philmamAM vijaya bhaTTa zaraNAIvAdana ApyuM nathI. "baiju bAvarA' vijaya bhaTTanI ghareNArUpa saMgItapradhAna rASTrapitA mahAtmA gAMdhIe joyelI ekamAtra hindI philma hatI, je philma mATe dilIpakumAranuM nAma nakkI hatuM. paraMtu philma "rAmarAjya'nA nirmAtA nirdezaka vijaya bhaTTano janma tA. saMjogovazAt bhAratabhUSaNe zIrSakabhUmikA karI hatI. traNa 12-5-1907nA roja bhAvanagara jillAnA pAlitANA mukAme muslima kalAbAjha gItakAra zakIla badAyunI, gAyaka mahamada raphI thayo hato. ane saMgItakAra nauzAde gUMtheluM "baiju bAvarA' philmanuM "mana TikiTabArI para TaMkazALa pADanAra prathama 10 philmomAM tarapata haridarzana ko Aja" binasAMpradAyikatAnuM jvalaMta dRSTAMta jemanI "rAmarAjya' philmano samAveza thAya che te vijaya bhaTTanuM che. pUruM nAma vijayazaMkara jijJezvara bhaTTa hatuM. vijaya bhaTTa vakhatovakhata mAdare vatananI yAtrAe AvatAM sane 1930mAM "khvAba kI duniyA' philmathI philma ane pAlitANA AvatAM ja philmakAra maTIne eka Ama insAna kArakirdI zarU karanAra vijaya bhaTTanI "baiju bAvarA', 'hariyAlI thaIne rahevAmAM temane bhAre saMtoSa maLato hato. aura rAstA', 'guMja UThI zahenAI" ane "himAlaya kI goda meM philma jagatanI tavArIkhI philmo gaNAya che. harasukha bhaTTa | vijaya bhaTTa digdarzita philmomAM "khvAba kI duniyA' hindI philma paraMparAnI prakhara philma sarjaka bhaTTa baMdhu (1937), "sTeTa eksapresa' (1938), ledhara keisa' tripuTI paikInA harasukha bhaTTa paNa bhAvanagara jillAnA pAlitANA (1939), 'narasI bhagata' (1940), "eka hI bhUla' mukAme tA. 24 okTobara 1924nA roja janmyA hatA. (1940), "bharatamilApa' (1942), "rAmarAjya' (1943), digdarzaka ane philmakAra tarIke 1950thI 1970 nA 'vikramAditya' (1945), "samAja ko badala DAlo' (1947), traNa dAyakAomAM dhArmika, ramUjI, sAmAjika ane praNayaraMgI rAmabANa" (1948), "baiju bAvarA' (1952), "zrI caitanya philmonA harasukha jijJezvara bhaTTanA upahAra yAdagAra rahyA che. mahAprabhu' (1954), "paTarAnI' (1956), "bAla rAmAyaNa' harasukha bhaTTanI philmomAM navalakhA hAra' (1953) (1956), "guMja UThI zahanAI' (1959), 'aMgulImAna' tulasIdAsa' (1954), "jayazrI' (1956), "choTe bAbU' (1960), "hariyAlI aura rAstA' (1962), banaphUla" (1957), "bAlayogI upamanyu' (1958), "samrATa pRthvIrAja (1971), "hIrA aura paththara' (1977) noMdhapAtra rahI che. cauhANa' (1959), "rezamI rUmAla' (1961), "pyAse paMchI' dhArmika philmo paratve temano lagAva ananya rahyo hato. (1961), "dIpaka' (1963), kutte kI kahAnI' (1964), 'mi. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #725 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 709 pratibhAo. laMbU ina hoMgakoMga' (1967), 'gAyatrI mahimA' (1977)no samAveza thAya che. zaMkara bhaTTa pAlitANAnA ja zaMkara bhaTTa potAnA philmakAra bhAIo vijaya bhaTTa ane harasukha bhaTTanI sAthe kAma karatAM rahIne eka digdarzaka tathA philmakAra tarIkenI potAnI alaga oLakha prasthApita karI. 1960 ane 1970nA dAyakAmAM svataMtra philmo ApI che. zaMkara bhaTTanI kahI zakAya tenI traNe philmo TikiTabArI para advitiya saphaLatA hAMsala karI cUkI che. 1962nA varSamAM zaMkara bhaTTa nirmita prathama philma 'hariyAlI aura rAstA'mAM manojakumAra, mAlAsiMhA, zazikalA, omaprakAza mukhya bhUmikAmAM hatAM. saMgIta zaMkara jayakizananuM hatuM ane samagra philma dArjiliMganA manoramya sthaLa para citrAMkita thaI hatI. | 'hariyAlI aura rAstA'nA ja saphaLa hIro manojakumArane laIne zaMkara bhaTTe banAvelI 1995nI hindI philma 'himAlaya kI goda meM paNa eTalI ja kAmiyAba thaI hatI. I.sa. 1970mAM holI AI re' philma nirmANa karyA pachI zaMkara bhaTTa nivRtti pasaMda karI che. Ara. esa. bhaTTa nAma letAM ja yuTIAI sAMbharI Ave e Ara. esa. bhaTTanuM AkhuM nAma ravizaMkara saMtoSarAma bhaTTa. temano janma 13mI Disembara, 1909nA roja thayo hato. bhAvanagaranI AlphaDa hAiskUlamAM meTrika sudhIno abhyAsa ane tyAra bAda zAmaLadAsa kolejamAM arthazAstra mukhya viSaya laIne bI.e.nI parIkSAmAM prathama vargamAM prathama naMbare pAsa thayA hatA. 1931mAM laMDana bhaNavA gayA. tyAMnA abhyAsa daramiyAna te prAdhyApaka heralDa lAskAnA prItipAtra vidyArthI banI rahyA hatA. I. sa. 1936thI 1940 daramiyAna premacaMda rAmacaMdra grupanA inDasTriyala invesTamenTa TrasTamAM sekreTarI tarIke sevAo ApI. I.sa. 1940thI 1944 sudhI zrI anaMtarAya paTTaNI bhAvanagara rAjyanA dIvAna nimAyA tyAre zrI Ara. esa. bhaTTane dIvAna ophisamAM mukhya adhikArI tarIkenuM kAma soMpyuM hatuM. I.sa. 1944thI 1948 bhAvanagara rAjyanA nAyaba dIvAna tarIke nimaNuMka thaI. bhArata svataMtra banyuM ane rAjyonuM ekIkaraNa thayuM te arasAmAM zrI Ara. esa. bhaTTa muMbaI AvyA ane orienTala kaMpanInA navA invesTamenTa khAtAmAM phinA sa menejara tarIke kAmagIrI saMbhALI. I.sa. 1953mAM muMbaI sarakAra dvArA bombe sTeTa phAinAnsa korporezananA prathama menejiMga DirekTara nimAyA. A kAma temaNe 1953thI 1957 sudhI saMbhALa. 1957thI 1960 daramiyAna ravibhAI Teripha kamizananA sabhya tarIke nimAyA. bhArata sarakAre paradezanA udyogapatio, vepArIonA bhAgIdAra banI bhAratamAM udyogo sthApavAmAM sahAya kare, khAsa karIne Tekanikala sahAya tema ja mUDIrokANa kare jethI vikAsamAM AgaLa vadhavAnI sAthe paradezanI chellAmAM chellI Tekanikano paNa lAbha maLe te uddezathI eka navI saMsthAnI sthApanA karI, inDiyA invesTamenTa senTara' jenuM mukhya mathaka dilhImAM rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. A saMsthA udyoga maMtrAlayanI dekharekha nIce kAma karatI hatI. A saMsthAnA prathama ceramena zrI gaganavihArI mahetA hatA. temaNe prathama ekjhakyuTiva DirekTara tarIke zrI Ara. esa. bhaTTanI nimaNUMka karI. I.sa. 1960thI 1964 sudhI A pada para temaNe kAma karyuM. 1964mAM bhArata sarakAranA nANAM maMtrAlaye be navI saMsthAo sthApavAno nirNaya lIdho. eka yuniTa TrasTa opha inDiyA ane bIjI saMsthA inDasTriyala DevalapamenTa beMka opha inDiyA. baMne saMsthAonA kAmakAjanI dekharekha rijharva beMka opha inDiyA kare tema goThavAyuM hatuM. yuniTa TrasTa opha inDiyAnA sthApaka ceramena tarIke zrI Ara. esa. bhaTTanI nimaNuMka karavAmAM AvI. ATha varSa sudhI temaNe ceramenapada zobhAvyuM. | nivRtti pachI zrI Ara. esa. bhaTTane bhArata sarakAre keTalIka mahattvanI kAmagIrI soMpI hatI te paNa ullekhanIya che. I.sa. 1972thI 1980 sudhI teo inDiyA invesTamenTa senTaranA ceramena tarIke rahyAM. 1974thI '77 sudhI "seila inTaranezanalanA ceramena rahyA. A saMsthA bhArata sarakAranA traNa moTAM sTIlanA kArakhAnAM (bhIlAI, durgApura ane rurakelA)mAM taiyAra thayelA mAlane paradeza nikAsa karavAnuM kAma karatI saMsthA che. 1975thI 80 sudhI teo nezanala risarca enDa DevalapamenTa korporezananA ceramena rahyA hatA. A uparAMta atula proDakTasa, jArDina henDarasana, eca. ema. vI. vI kaMpanIomAM DirekTara nimAyA hatA. e to jANItI bAbata che ke 20 varSa jeTalA lAMbA samaya sudhI eTale ke 1972thI '92 sudhI amadAvAda ilekTrIkasiTi kaMpanInA ceramena tarIke teo hatA. 1972mAM esa. bI. AI.e maracanTa benkiMga vibhAga zarU karavAno Page #726 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10. nirNaya lIdho tyAre zrI Ara. esa. bhaTTane te kAma svIkAravA mATe vinaMtI karAI hatI. zrI Ara. esa. bhaTTano eka paricaya e rIte karAvavAmAM BALCULE } "He is the father of Mutual Fund Establishment in India." zrI Ara. esa. bhaTTane lekhanano zokha hato ane avAranavAra pratiSThita sAmayikomAM lekho lakhatA hatA. temanAM lagna puSpAbahena nAnAlAla pAThaka sAthe 1928mAM thayAM hatAM. gujarAta ane bhAvanagara jemane mATe gaurava laI zake tevI vyaktipratibhA zrI Ara. esa. bhaTTa dharAvatA hatA. mULazaMkara choTAlAla bhaTTa bhAvanagaramAM strI keLavaNI maMDaLanA sahakArathI strIonA enTara prinyUara DevalapamenTa mATe tathA inphormala ejyukezana mATe sI. Ara. bhaTTa senTaranI sthApanAnA praNetA-sthApaka zrI mULazaMkara choTAlAla bhaTTa bhAvanagaramAM I.sa. 1919mAM jagyA hatA. temaNe zAmaLadAsa kolejamAM saMskRta (onarsa) laI bI.e. karyuM hatuM. - potAnI kArakirdIno prAraMbha dhrAMgadhrAnA mahArAjAnA sekreTarI tarIke karIne vaphAdArI, kartavyaniSThA tathA parizrama jevA sArA guNone kAraNe te samayanA bAhoza puruSa saradAra vallabhabhAI paTelanA aMtaraMga saciva tarIke kAma karavAnuM prApta thayuM. saradAranA vizvAsa ane zraddhA jItI lIdhAM. teo pachIthI sarakAranI 'minisTri opha phAyanAnsa'mAM joDAyA. A daramiyAna temaNe "inDiyana invesTamenTa senTara' navI dilhInA 'cipha ekjhIkyuTiva' tarIke eTalI dhagaza ane rasa laIne kAma karyuM ke videzI rokANo moTA pAyA para bhAratamAM lAvavAmAM saphaLatA maLI. temanI kAryakuzaLatAne kAraNe pherA, phorena invesTamenTa, TeknolojI TrAnsaphara jevA agharA viSayonuM saphaLatApUrvaka saMcAlana karI, I.sa. 1977mAM joinTa sekreTarI ane kepiTala isyunA kanTrolara tarIke nivRtta thayA. | nivRtti pachI AI. sI. AI. jevI agraNI nANAkIya saMsthA tathA beMka opha baroDAnA salAhakAra tarIke sevAo ApI. pathapradarzaka temanA uttamottama kAryane dhyAnamAM laIne UniDo e temane somAliyAmAM udyogonA vikAsa ane videzI mUDIrokANanA kAyadA ghaDavAmAM salAhakAra tarIke AmaMtraNa ApyuM. phekalTI membara' thavA mATenI vinaMtIne mAna ApI temaNe mUlyavAna sevAo ApI. I.sa. 1974thI 1980 daramiyAna ESCAP (U.N.)nA upakrame philipAinsa, Tokiyo, sIDanI ane beMgaloramAM "invesTamenTa pramozana' ane TekanolojI TrAnsaphara'nA seminAra yojyA. temAM grupanA sUcanathI ESCAPe senTara phora TekanolojI TrAnsapharanI sthApanA karI. - I.sa. 1976mAM jinivAmAM 'nona-elAina' dezonI maLelI UNCTAD mITiMgamAM teo 1977nA grupanA ceramena tarIke cUMTAyA je eka bhAratIyane maLeluM bahumUlya pada hatuM. samagra gujarAta ane vizeSe bhAvanagara A aMge jarUra gauravanI lAgaNI anubhave. "marcanTa benkara' TImanA teo agraNI membara hatA. A TIme G.N.E.. mATe rUA. 9.5 karoDanuM bhaMDoLa binaAvAsI bhAratIyo pAsethI meLavyuM, je bhAratamAM binaAvAsI bhAratIyo dvArA kareluM rokANa mahattvanA pAyArUpa banyuM. e paNa ullekhanIya bAbata gaNAya ke bhArata sarakAranA nANAM maMtrAlaya dvArA nimAyelI binaAvAsI bhAratIyo mATenI kansalTeTiva kamiTInA teo ekamAtra bhAratIya pratinidhi hatA. amadAvAdanI prakhyAta AI. AI. ema.nA 'vijhiTiMga phekalTI' tarIke temaNe thoDAM varSo kAma karyuM. teo keTalIka vakhata prakhyAta kaMpanIonA nonaekjhikyuTiva DirekTara hatA ane SEBI, IDBI dvArA nimAyelI keTalIka kamiTIomAM ane gujarAta sarakAra dvArA kaccha, saurASTra ane uttara gujarAtanA jhaDapI audyogIkaraNa mATe nimAyelI kamiTIomAM temaNe saphaLatApUrvaka kAma karyuM hatuM. sAmAjika sevA kSetre temanuM mUlyavAna pradAna rahyuM hatuM. akhila bhAratIya ena. vI. gADagIla sosAyaTI evorDa' temane ApavAmAM Avyo hato. eka vittIya niSNAMta ane sAmAjika kAryakara tarIke temane yAda karIzuM. - hasamukha zAha zrI hasamukha zAha 4thI okTobara 1934nA roja jamyA che. temanuM AkhuM nAma zrI hasamukha zAMtilAla zAha, Jain Education Intemational Intermational Page #727 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 011 ikonomiksa viSaya sAthe bI.e. (onarsa) thayA bAda ravANIe ApelA keTalAka noMdhanIya cukAdAo 'lenDa mArka' banI sozyolojI viSaya sAthe ema.e. karyuM ane sozyala rahyA che. sAyansijhamAM prathama naMbare uttIrNa thayA. bhArata sarakAramAM 15 zrI e. pI. ravANIe sAvarakuMDalAmAM prAthamika zikSaNa varSanI kAmagIrI daramiyAna judA judA aneka hoddAo para kAma lIdhA pachI bhAvanagaranI zAmaLadAsa ArTsa kolejamAM abhyAsa karyuM, jemAM prAima minisTarsa ophisamAM joinTa sekreTarI tarIke karI arthazAstranA viSaya sAthe bI.e. thayA pachI gujarAta tathA posTa enDa TeligrApha borDamAM sekreTarI tarIke ane DepyuTI yunivarsiTInI arthazAstranA viSaya sAthe ema.e.nI upAdhi prAima minisTaranA prAiveTa sekreTarI tarIkenI kAmagIrIno jarUra meLavyA pachI amadAvAdanI zrI ela. e. zAha lo kolejamAMthI ullekha karavo joIe. ela. ela. bI.nI padavI meLavI. zrI hasamukha zAhanuM nAma IPCL sAthe joDAyeluM rahyuM che. I.sa. 1962thI 1970 sudhI bhAvanagaramAM vakIlAta 12 varSanI temanI kAmagIrImAM vividha hoddAo zobhAvyA bAda karyA pachI sane 1971thI gujarAta hAikorTamAM prekTisa karI ceramena ane menejiMga DirekTaranI padavI zobhAvI hatI. tenuM baMdhAraNIya ane kaMpanI bAbatanA keso hAtha dharela. zrI ravANIe gaurava karavuM rahyuM. calAvela cUMTaNI ane zramaviSayaka kesonA cukAdAo gujarAta lo temane vividha evorDa maLelA che, jemAM cipha riporTaramAM paNa prakAzita thayA che. ekijhakyuTiva opha dha yara, mArkeTiMga mena opha dha yara tathA | zrI ravANI 1975thI 1981 sudhI gujarAta bAra. besTa prophezanala opha dha yarano ullekha karavo jarUrI gaNAya. kAunsilanA sabhya rahelA tema ja I.sa. 1980thI 1981 zrI hasamukha zAha zaikSaNika, saMzodhanakAra, sAmAjika, sudhI temaNe kendra sarakAranA atirikta kAunsilara tarIke paNa sAMskRtika, rUrala DevalapamenTa ityAdi aneka kSetromAM anekavidha sevA Apela. sevAo pradAna karI rahyA che. korporeTa jagatamAM ane kaMpanIomAM - tA. 26-5-1982nA roja gujarAtanI vaDI adAlatanA DirekTarapada zobhAvI rahyA che. nyAyamUrti tarIkeno hoddo aMgIkAra karI jasTisa zrI e. pI. potAno paricaya eka vAcaka tarIke ApatAM zrI hasamukha ravANIe aneka mahattvapUrNa cukAdAo Apela. I.sa. 1993zAha tAjetaramAM potAnA eka lekha mATe pAritoSika meLave che. 94nA varSamAM temaNe gujarAta hAikorTamAM kAryakArI mukhya 'gobI ane moMgoliyA' nibaMdha (paraba-julAI 2003) mATe nyAyamUrti tarIke paNa sevA ApI hatI. gu.sA.pa.nA 23mAM jJAnasatra, nyU vallabhavidyAnagara khAte prApta mArca 1995thI sapTembara 1996 sudhI rAjasthAna thayuM. zrI zAha eka sArA vAcaka hovA uparAMta sArA lekhaka hAikorTanA cIpha jasTisa rahelA zrI e. pI. ravANI senTara hovAnI paNa khAtarI karAve che. ucca kakSAnA vahIvaTakartA, eDaminisTreTiva TribyunalanA adhyakSa tarIke paNa sevA ApI saMvedanazIla, sAmAjika ane avakAza sarjaka evA zrI cUkyA che. sammAnanIya vyakti pratibhA che. jasTisa e. pI. savANI vaijJAnika Do. paMkaja jozI gharazALAnuM gaurava, bhAvanagaranuM gaurava, gujarAtanuM gujarAta rAjyanA prakhara kAnUnavidonI zreNImAM jemanuM gaurava, samasta bhAratanuM gaurava eTale DaoN. paMkaja jozI. janma nAma AdarapUrvaka levAya che tevA nyAyamUrti zrI e. pI. savANInuM tA. 25-4-1954, mAtA aruNAbahena ane pitA zAMtilAla pUruM nAma amRtalAla paramANaMdadAsa ravANI che. tA. 26-9 rAmazaMkara jozI. mAtA sAdAM gRhiNI ane pitA vakIla. kuTuMbanA 1934nA roja te veLAnAM bhAvanagara jillAnA sAvarakuMDalA mukAme janmelA zrI ravANInA jyeSTha baMdhu zrI navInacaMdra ravANI saMskAra gAMdhIvAdI vicArovALA tathA dharma-adhyAtmayukta. DaoN. paNa lAMbo samaya saMsadasabhya rahI cUkyA che. paMkaja jozI khagoLazAstrI che. temanAM saMzodhano AMtararASTrIya khyAti pAmyAM che. bhaNavAmAM pahelethI ja khUba hoziyAra. bhAvanagaramAM vakIlAta karyA bAda gujarAta hAIkorTa tathA meTrikamAM nezanala skolara ane ema.esa. yunivarsiTI pharsTa rahyA rAjasthAna hAikorTanA nyAyamUrti tarIke jasTisa zrI e. pI. che. teo ema.esa.sI.mAM bhaNatA hatA tyAre ja temanuM Jain Education Intemational Page #728 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 012 pathapradarzaka saMzodhanakArya ane ruci joIne pro. nAralakare TI.AI. graMthamALAmAM pragaTa thayuM hatuM, jenA AdhAre vizvamAM aneka epha.Ara.mAM joDAvA mATe AmaMtraNa ApyuM hatuM ane Agraha prophesaro, vidyArthIo ane vaijJAniko vadhu saMzodhana karI rahyA che karyo hato. muMbaInI tAtA insTiTyUTa opha phanDAmenTala risarcamAM ane Do. jozInI thiyarIno svIkAra karatA rahyA che. saMzodhana kArya karIne 1981mAM be varSa mATe amerikAnI - khagoLavijJAna tathA vizvanI utpatti vize temanA ekasothI vadhu piTsabarga yunivarsiTImAM vizeSa abhyAsa mATe gayelA. | saMzodhanapatro vikhyAta AMtararASTrIya sAmayikomAM prakAzita thayA 1983mAM teo tAtA insTiTyUTa opha phanDAmenTala risarcanA che. amerikAnA greviTi risarca phAunDezane temane puraskRta karyA khagoLazAstra vibhAgamAM joDAyA ane te ja saMsthAmAM prophesara che tathA kembrija yunivarsiTIe "naphila phAunDezana phelozipa' tarIke saMzodhanakArya karI rahyA che. pradAna karI che. temaNe 'tArAsRSTi : sarjana ane vilaya' tathA bhAvanagarano A yuvAna vaijJAnika DaoN. paMkaja jozIne "sApekSavAda' vize paricaya pustikAo tathA vijJAna viSayaka temanA saMzodhana kAryanA AdhAre amerikA tathA laMDanamAM phelozipa keTalAMka gujarAtI pustako paNa temaNe ApyAM che. prApta thaI hatI. tema ja khagoLavijJAnamAM ucca kakSAnA saMzodhana potAnA abhyAsanA gaNitanA viSayano upayoga karIne, mATe amerikI evorDa prApta thayo hato. AinsTAinanA sApekSavAdanI thiyarIno khagoLazAstranA kUTaprazno | DaoN. paMkaja joSI khagoLazAstramAM saMzodhana dvArA AkAzI ukelavAmAM yogya mAvajatano upayoga karIne keTalAMka navAM tAraNo phAyara bola'nI thiyarI Ape che. DaoN. sTiphana hokiMganI jANItI para AvavAnI maulika mathAmaNa e DaoN. jozIno vizeSa guNa thiyarI "bleka hola' tarIke oLakhAya che. tenI sAme Do. paMkaja che. bhAvanagaranI oLakha eTale kavitA, kalA, kalpanA eTaluM joSInI prastuta thiyarI AMtararASTrIya stare vaijJAniko dvArA ja kahIe to e oLakha adhUrI gaNAze evuM DaoN. paMkaja jozInA svIkAra pAmI che ane khuda DaoN. sTiphana hokiMge paNa DaoN. jozInI gaNita, bhautikazAstra, khagoLavijJAna ane tarkaniSThAnA paricaya thiyarIno svIkAra karyo che, eTaluM ja nahIM potAnI bleka pachI kahevuM paDaze. hola'nI thiyarI barAbara nathI tevo paNa temaNe ekarAra karyo che. DaoN. anila kANe DaoN. paMkaja jozIe tAjetaramAM paricaya TrasTa, muMbaI dvArA che. bhAvanagara khAte senTrala solTa ane marina kemikalsa cAlatI paricaya pustikA zreNImAM 'khagoLano mahAprazna-tArAno risarca insTITyUTamAM sevA ApI cUkelA DaoN. zrI anila kANe vilaya' lakhI che, jemAM DaoN. jozInA vikhyAta ane AMtararASTrIya chellAM ghaNAM varSothI kalAvRkSa samA kalpasaranA paryAyarUpa banI stare svIkRta saMzodhane vijJAnanI agharI vAto atyaMta cUkyA che. bIjI rIte kahIe to bhAvanagaranA A sapUta bhAvI lokabhogya, vidyArthIbhogya saraLa zailImAM nirUpAI che. A nAnI kalpasara projekTa je saurASTra-gujarAtanI kAyApalaTa karanAra che. pustikAthI DaoN. jozInA mahAna saMzodhanano sarasa paricaya prApta enA svapnadRSTA bhISma pitAmaha che. ema.esa. yunivarsiTI thAya che. vaDodarAnA hAlanA vAisa cAnselara zrI Do. anila kANee | DaoN. paMkaja jozI bhAvanagaramAM sammAnita thayA che. jemaNe aneka upAdhio prApta karI che. mukhyatve teozrI bI. I. temane sAMbhaLyA che te DaoN. jozInI navI namratA, UMcI buddhimatA (mikenikala) thaI enjiniyariMganA viSayamAM pI.eca.DI.ane atyaMta saraLa abhivyaktikSamatA joIne daMga rahI jAya che. DokTareTa karela che. teozrIe gujarAta sarakAranA vikAsa mATenI DaoN. jozI temanI kizorAvasthAmAM rAmAyaNa jevA granthothI ane mahattvanI kamiTImAM membara-salAhakAra tarIke upayogI sevAo kavi makaranda dave jevI vyaktipratibhAthI bhIMjAyA hatA ane Apela che, to sAthe 35 uparAMta vividha udyogagRhomAM emanI hRdayanA eka khUNe AdhyAtmiktA saMcita karI hatI. adhyAtma uttamottama sevAo Apela che, jevI ke phinoleksa pAipsa, ane vijJAnanA sumeLavALuM DaoN. jozInuM vyaktitva AjanI peDhI rilAyansa peTrokemikalsa, keliko, jI.AI.DI.sI., inDiyana mATe satata preraNAdAyI banI rahe che. peTrokemikalsa korporezana, essAra ityAdi ityAdi. A rIte DaoN. jozInuM 1993mAM aMgrejI pustaka "globala sarvAMgiNa vikAsano emaNe bahoLo anubhava prApta karyo che. AspekTa ina greviTezana enDa kosmolojI' oksapharDa rASTrIya kakSAnA traNa-traNa evojha emanA dIvAnakhaMDa yunivarsiTI presanI bhautika vijJAnanI pratiSThita saMzodhana ane cAhakonI chAtIne zaNagAre che jevA ke nezanala risarca enDa Jain Education Intemational Page #729 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo DevalapamenTa (NDRC-National Awards), esa. esa. bhaTanAgara enDomenTa evorDa, pheDarezana opha gujarAta mila ane inDasTrIjha evorDa-A uparAMta Do. kANee cAra-cAra bhAratIya peTanTasa meLavela che. emaNe lakhelA zodhaprabaMdhono lAbha paNa anekoe uThAvyo che. gujarAtanI AvatIkAlane vahelI ugADanAra kalpasara yojanA kAryAnvita thaI cUkI che. vahelI take pUrNatA prApta karI Do. kANe ane ApaNI saunI AMkhamAM harSAzruono mahAsamaMdara laherAve. muni mahetA jANItA kavi zrI nAthAlAla davenAM bahena kvayitrI zrI bhAgIrathIbahenanA putra muni hirabhAI mahetA nAnI vayathI kavitA, vArtAlekhana tathA saMgIta tarapha ruci dharAvatA paNa abhyAsa karIne bI.Teka. (kemikala enjiniyara-AI.TI. AI.TI. muMbaI), pI.eca.DI. (kemikala enji. AI.AI.TI. muMbaI) hoIne 1966thI 72 senTrala solTa ane marina kemikalsa risarca insTiTyUTa bhAvanagaramAM vaijJAnika tarIke kAma karyuM. 1972thI 76 bI.e.Ara.sI. (bhAbhA oTomika risarca senTara, muMbaI) khAte siniyara sAyanTisTa tarIke kAma karyuM. 1976thI 2000 daramiyAna gujarAta "sTeTa pharTilAijhara kaMpanImAM ekjhikyUTiva DAyarekTara tarIke tema ja jI.esa. epha.sI. sAyansa phAunDezananA saMsthApaka-niyAmaka ane gujarAta egro prosesiMga kaMpanInA saMcAlaka-menejiMga DAyarekTara tarIke kAma karyuM. mArca-2000thI gujarAta egrikalcarala yunivarsiTInA upakulapati tarIke rAjyanA AmaMtraNathI joDAyA. f zrI muni mahetAne 1985mAM mosTa AuTasTenDiMga enjiniyara tarIke nezanala evorDa prApta thayelo tathA 2003mAM inDiyana sAyansa koMgresa dvArA egrikalcara sAyanTisTa' evorDa prApta thayelo. amerikana, svIDana, osTreliyA, yugAnDA, polenDa, bAMgalAdeza, brAjhila, iMglenDa, nedharalenDa vagere dezomAM yuni./ saMsthAomAM AmaMtrita vaktA tarIke jAya che. 150 jeTalA saMzodhanapatro, 12 peTanTa tathA traNa pustako lakhyAM che. temanAM lagna ilAbahena mAnabhAI bhaTTa sAthe thayAM che. temanA jIvananI dRSTine temanI eka kavitAmAM khUba sarasa rIte varNavelI che. Jain Education Intemational 13 rAmanI bhoMyane rAmanI vADI-ApaNe caNIe becAra dANA-ApaNe karIe ApaNI rIte-thaI zake to kAma be sArAM'ApaNA raste' nAmano muni mahetAno kAvyasaMgraha che. dharama mUlacaMdANI philma jagatamAM tasavIrakAra ane pI.Ara.o. tarIke jANItA dharama mUlacaMdANInI tasavIrakalA ane janasaMparkakalAthI paricita philmakalAkAro varSothI A tasavIrakArane potAnA aMgata phoTogrAphara tarIke Adara Ape che. bhAvanagaranA hovAnA nAte dharama mUlacaMdANI dharmendra, sAyarAbAnu ane phirojhakhAna jevAM kalAkAro abhinita 'inTaranezanala kuka' philmanA zUTiMga mATe AkhA yuniTane bhAvanagara laI AvelA ane ghoghAmAM divaso sudhI zuTiMga thayela. A philma zuTiMga daramyAna bhAvanagare kadAca sau prathama vakhata TocanA philmakalAkArone bhAvanagara ane ghoghAnI galIomAM Ama AdamInI jema pharatA joyelA. koIpaNa bhAvanagarIne muMbaI javAnuM bane ane philmazUTiMga jovAnI icchA hoya to te dharama mUlacaMdANI acUkapaNe bhAvanagarIonI te icchA pUrNa kare che. phoTogrAphI ane pracAra uparAMta dharama mUlacaMdANIe philma-nirmAtAo ane kalAkAro sAthe keLavelA aMgata saMbaMdhono lAbha bhAvanagaravAsIone maLato rahyo che. dharama mUlacaMdANInA putro bhAvanagaramAM ja sthAyI thayA che. AzA pArekha bhAvanagara jillAnI bhUmi mahuvAnAM kalAratna AzA pArekhanA nAmathI bhAgye ja koI ajANyuM haze. sakhAvatI pravRttio mATe samarpita AzA pArekhe eka jamAnAmAM rUperI parade ekacakrI sAmrAjya bhogavyuM hatuM. hindI philmajagatanI atyaMta lokapriya gItasaMgIta pradhAna philmo AzA pArekhanA nAme lakhAyelI che. sane 1959thI 1973 sudhI hindI philmajagatanI TocanI hiroina rahelAM AzA pArekhano philmapraveza ajIbogarIba rahyo. 1959nA varSamAM 'guMja UThI zahanAI' philma mATe Avela AzA pArekhane vijaya bhaTTe ema kahIne ayogya gaNela ke teNImAM sTAra thavAnA koI guNo nathI! vijaya bhaTTanI A www.jainelibrarv.org Page #730 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 014 pathapradarzaka vAtane tamAco jhIMkIne te ja varSamAM AzA pArekhane laIne mAtRbhASAno sAda sAMbhaLIne AzA pArekhe gujarAtI philma nirmAtA-nirdezaka nAsira husene prathama philma 'dila deke dekhothI "akhaMDa saubhAgyavatI'mAM hiroina banIne philma suparahiTa ja sTAra puravAra karI dIdhI. banAvI dIdhI hatI. AzA pArekha ane nAsira husenanI leNAdeNI evI harakizana mahetA nIkaLI ke temanI prathama sAte sAta philma suparahiTa rahI : "dila 'citralekhA' sAmayika ane koTaka parivAra sAthe de ke dekho' (1959), "jaba pyAra kisI se hotA hai' saMkaLAyelA A sarjake emanI rasALa ane prAsAdika (1961), 'phira vohI dila lAyA hUM' (1963), "tIsarI lekhanazailIthI gujarAtI sAhityamAM, vizALa.....vizALa...... maMjhila' (1966) "bahAroM ke sapane' (1967), pyAra kA bhAvakahadayo sudhI anokhI keDI kaMDArI che. viziSTa patrakAritve mausama' (1969) ane "kAravA' (1971). A philmomAM emane haMmezAM sRjanazIla rAkhyA che, jemanA taraphathI gujarAtane AzA pArekhanA hiro hatA zammIkapUra, devaAnaMda, joya mukarajI, rAjeza khannA, zazIkapUra ane jitendra. vIsathI paNa uparAMta pustako prApta thayAM che, jemAM navalakathA kSetre 'amIraalI ThaganA pILA rUmAlanI gAMTha bhAga 1 thI 3', AzA pArekhe philmajIvananI zarUAta bALa kalAkAra saMbhava-asaMbhava', 'bhAgya-saubhAgya', 'zeSa-vizeSa', tarIke sane 1952mAM 'AsamAna' philmathI karelI. bebI AzA jaDacetana', "mukti ane baMdhana', 'veranAM vaLAmaNAM' bhAga 1 thI pArekhanA nAmathI temaNe 1957mAM 'ustAda' philmamAM paNa 3, 'pApa-pazcAttApa', "saMsArI sAdhu', 'vaMzavArasa' bhAga 1 thI bALabhUmikA karelI. 3, 'laya-pralaya' bhAga 1 thI 2, deva-dAnava' ityAdi sahastra ghUMghaTa' (1960), "gharAnA' (1961), "bharosA" pRSThasaMkhyA dharAvatI ane pRSTha pRSTha jhulAvatI navalakathAo maLI (1963), "mere sanama' (1965), 'lava ina Tokiyo' che. "svIDana-sonAnuM piMjara' emanA pravAsanibaMdho paNa (1966), 'do badana' (1966), 'Aye dina bahAra ke' cAhakoe svIkAryA, mamaLAvyA che. patrakAritva nimitte temane (1966), "upakAra' (1967), "zikAra' (1968), "sAjana' anekavAra dezavidezanA pravAse javAno saMyoga prApta thayo che, (1969), "kanyAdAna' (1969), 'cirAga' (1969), 'AyA jemAM pAkistAna pravAsano paNa samAveza thAya che. emane 'besTa sAvana jhUmake' (1969), 'pagalAM kahIM kA' (1970), "kaTI skrIna ple ane DAyaloga'no pratiSThita evorDa prApta thayela che. pataMga' (1970), 'Ana milo sajanA' (1970), "merA gAMva | gujarAtI bhASAmAM dhArAvAhika navalakathAonA praziSTha merA deza' (1971), "javAM mahobbata' (1971), "udhAra kA sarjaka tarIke gujarAta haMmezAM emanuM RNI raheze. siMdUra' (1976) jevI philmo dvArA AzA pArekhe ghaDelI philmakArakirdI koIpaNa anya hiroina mATe eka svapna samI che. A garIzabhAI trivedI philmomAM AzA pArekhe potAnA samakAlIna tamAma diggaja hIro bhAvanagaranI patrakAraAlama ane sAmAjika jIvana sAthe bhUmikA karI hatI. sAtheno prakhara ane pIDha patrakAra zrI girIzabhAI trivedIno sane 1973 pachI caritra abhinetrI tarIke philmo karyA ghaniSTha nAto trIjI peDhIe paNa jaLavAI rahyo che. pachI AzA pArekhe TI.vI. sirIyalanirmAtrI tarIke paNa anubhava | doDha saikA purANA "muMbaI samAcAra' dainikanA sau prathama karyo hato. binapArasI taMtrI banavAnI tavArIkha ja zrI girIzabhAI khUba ja kuzaLa nRtyAMganA AzA pArekhe bALapaNathI Aja trivedInI patrakAra jagatamAMnI anivAryatA puravAra karI gaI che. sudhImAM aneka sTeja progrAmo dvArA nRtyakalA prastuta karI che. | mAhitI khAtAmAM jillA mAhitI adhikArI tarIke sevA nRtyonA sTeja progrAma mATe AzA pArekhane eTalo lagAva raheto ApyA pachI zrI girIzabhAI trivedIe bhAvanagaramAMthI ke sTeja progrAmomAM ADe Ave tevI philmo paNa temaNe jatI samIsAMja' dainikanuM prakAzana zarU kareluM. A prakAzana eTaluM karI che. lokapriya thayeluM ke "samIsAMja' dainikanuM prinTiMga presa 24 kalAka hindI philma kSetre madhyAnhe sAphalya sUrya tapato hovA chatAM dhamadhamatuM rahetuM. sAMjanuM akhabAra hovA chatAM 'samIsAMja Jain Education Intemational Page #731 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 015 meLavavA pheriyAbhAIo moDI rAta sudhI "samIsAMja' kAryAlaye nAma hoTha' (91), 'nisabata' (92), tathA "eka alaga saMbaMdha' ToLe maLatA. kaNabIvADanI cAMcaDa zerImAM Avela "samIsAMja' (93), maLela. saphaLa kolamisTa tarIke "gharebAhire' bhAga 1 thI kAryAlaya vyApa vadhatA gaMgAjaLiyA taLAvamAM pheravavAmAM Avela. 4 (1984thI 86 daramiyAna) tathA "AbAdInI AbohavA" samIsAMja' dainikanA paryAya tarIke eTalI hada sudhI (87), "vahAlI vasamI jiMdagI' (90) tathA "AMsunAM bhAvanagarIonAM haiye ghara karI gayuM che ke Aje paNa sAMjanA meghadhanuSya' (1991); vArtAsaMgraho "aMtaranA rUpa' (58) ane koIpaNa dainikanuM nAma levAmAM jUnA bhAvanagarIonI jIbha "ajANI rekhAo' (1983) prApta thayA che. 'samIsAMja' nAmathI kacarAI jAya che. emanI sAhityika kArakirdInAM poMkhaNArUpa 'prema eka akhabAranA mAlika ane taMtrI hovA chatAM zrI pUjA' navalakathA 1978, 'jiMdagI jhiMdAdilInuM nAma'-nibaMdhagirIzabhAI trivedI potAnI kalame ja ahevAlo lakhatA. krAima 1993 gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI dvArA puraskRta thayela che. riporTiMgamAM temanuM kAyama prabhutva rahyuM che. emane vaDodarAno pratiSThita saMskAra evorDa paNa prApta thayela che. | 'samIsAMja' dainikanI sAthe zrI girIzabhAI trivedIe - pALiyAda (ji. bhAvanagara)nA agraNI nAgarika evA 'citraraMjana' nAmanuM sacitra sAptAhika megejhina paNa zarU kareluM zrI vaDodariyA jIvananA AThamA dAyakAmAM paNa "samabhAva' dainika ane jotajotAmAM 'citraraMjana'no phelAvo te veLAnA parivAranA lokapriya akhabAronuM supere sucAru saMcAlana karatA 'citralekhA'nI lagolaga pahoMcI gayelo. hatA. jayahinda' tathA "dhI TAimsa opha inDiyA'nA jillA mahommada mAMkaDa pratinidhi tarIkenI javAbadArIo uThAvyA pachI zrI girIzabhAI gujarAta sAhitya akAdamInI sthApanA sAthe prathama trivedI 'lokasattA-janasattA' vaDodarAnA taMtrI tarIke joDAyA adhyakSa tarIke zrI mohammada mAMkaDanI sevAo levAmAM AvelI. ane "eksapresa akhabAra' jUthamAM sevAo Apela. 'keliDoskopa' kolamanA karNAdhAra evA A sarjake gujarAta sevA Aje gujarAtabharanA akhabAromAM zrI girIzabhAI pasaMdagI samitinA sabhya tarIke sevA ApI temanI navalakathA trivedInA hAtha nIce taiyAra thayA hoya tevA patrakAro TocanA hoddA dhummasa' (1964) mATe zrI jI. ena. tripAThI phelozipa paNa para che. zrI girIzabhAI trivedInAM putrI ku. dIpala trivedI paNa meLavelI. pa0 thI paNa vadhAre pustaka prakAzano emanA nAme bole patrakAra che ane tenI 'abhiyAna' megejhinamAM AvatI niyamita che, jemAM navalakathAnA kSetre 'phAyara' ('59), "dhummasa' ('65), kolama khUba lokapriya che. 'ajANyA be jaNa" ('68), "baMdhanagara' bhAga 1 thI 2 ('86, bhUpata vaDodariyA 87), "morapIMchanA raMga' ('70), 'grahaNarAtri' (73), azvadoDa' ('94), "nAma dhImethI lejo' (75), "khela" ('76), gujarAtI patrakAritvamAM ghaNA bhAge sau prathama moTI daMtakathA' ('77), "jhaMkhanA' ('87), ane 'anuttara' ('88) halacala macAvanAra ghaTanA eTale 'samabhAva' dainikanuM vizeSa ullekhanIya che. vArtAsarjaka tarIke paNa emanA taraphathI amadAvAdathI zarU thayuM. A ghaTanA sAthe joDAyela mahattvanuM nAma nA" (69), 'kyAre Avazo?' ('71), "mananA maroDa' ('61), eTale zrI bhUpata vaDodariyA. samabhAva parivAramAM joDAyA pahelAM 'vAtavAtamAM' ('66), "tapa" ('74) "mohammada mAMkaDanI zrI bhUpata vaDodariyA gujarAta sarakAranA mAhitI khAtAmAM vArtAo' bhAga 1 ane 2 ('88) ityAdi gujarAtane maLela che. niyAmaka tarIke sevA pravRtta hatAM. teozrIe gujarAta sAhitya akAdamInA pramukha tarIke paNa Adarza sevAo pUrI pADelI. emane sarjana kSetre aneka pAritoSika paNa prApta thayAM che, jemAM 'veLAnA vachUTyA' navalakathAne kAkA kAlelakara pAritoSika zrI bhUpata vaDodariyAnI sAcI oLakha saMniSTha to "ujAsa' ciMtanAtmaka nibaMdhone tathA "azvadoDa' navalakathAne sAhityakAra tarIke rahI che. patrakAratva emanI lekhanakriyAne gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanAM pAritoSiko prApta thayAM che. A pragaTeluM phaLa che. navalakathAkAra, vArtAkAra, caritrakAra ane uparAMta 1969, 71, ane 73mAM lagAtAra traNa traNa nibaMdhakAra tarIke zrI vaDodariyA taraphathI navalakathAo 'aMtaranAM pAritoSiko emanA 'nA' vArtAsaMgrahane, 'kyAre Avazo?" rUpa' (88), 'sUrajane kALaje DAgha(91), "eka nAma haiye, eka Page #732 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 016 pathapradarzaka vArtAsaMgrahane, 'grahaNarAtri' navalakathAne gujarAta sarakAra dvArA sAhitya sabhAno 'zreSTha vArtAkAra'no evorDa maLela che. aneka prApta thayAM che. "saMskAra evorDa' paNa emanA nAme bole che. saMsthAo dvArA emanAM bahumAna paNa thayelAM che. emanI ati lokapriya kaTAra nimitte keliDoskopa" bhAga ketana mahetA 1 thI 4, "sukha eTale' ('84), 'ApaNe mANasa" bhAga 1 AmIrakhAnanA AjakAla AgAmI philma "dhI rAijhiMga' 2 ('85/86), 'cAlatA raho' ('90) 'ciMtanAtmaka nibaMdho mAMnI tenI aitihAsika philmanA geTa apamAM bAMkI mUcho sAthe prApta thayA che. didAra thAya che te philma "dhI rAijhiMga'nA digdarzaka ketana mahetA mAtra inTara sAyansa sudhIno abhyAsa dharAvanAra zrI bhAvanagaranA dIvAnaparA roDanuM ja pharajhaMda che. "dhI rAijhiMganA mAMkaDa gujarAtanA sammAnya navalakathAkAra, vArtAkAra, kaTAra muhUrta TANe ketana mahetAnA seTa para prinsa cArlsa hAjarI ApI lekhaka, sajAga patrakAra tarIke samayanA lAMbA paTa upara te eka AMtararASTrIya samAcAra hatA. patharAyelA raheze. sane 1980mAM nasarUdIna zAha jevA abhinetAne laIne jazavaMta mahetA 'bhavanI bhavAI' jevI paraMparAgata gujarAtI philma dvArA rASTrIya lArsana ane TubromAM mArkeTiMgano vyavasAya karanAra pAritoSika prApta karatI siddhinA sarjaka ketana mahetAe hIroina vijJAnanA snAtaka A sarjake vividha sAhityika prakArone vizALa dIpA zAhI sAthe lagna karyA che. ane viziSTa bhAvako sudhI pahoMcADavA-sarjavA najare caDhe tevI nirmAtA, nirdezaka, lekhaka ketana mahetAe sane 1975mAM gatizIlatA prApta karI che. emanA taraphathI nATako ane Adhunika madhyasUrya' philma pachI muMbaI senTralanA kulIo para paNa philma naTIzUnya ekAMkIo, navalakathAo, vArtAo ane gujarAtI tema banAvI che. philmo uparAMta ketana mahetAe I.sa. 1976ja aMgrejI/hindImAM kavitAo maLI che. '77mAM "vAta tamArI' nAmaka TI.vI. sIriyala paNa banAvI che. navalakathAomAM, dhArAvAhika navalakathA lekhaka tarIke ketana mahetAnI hindI TI.vI. sIriyala 'mi. yogI' I.sa. teozrI dainiko dvArA haMmezAM AkarSaNanuM kendra rahyA che. navalakathA 1989mAM khUba saphaLa thaI hatI. nimitte emanI pAsethI ApaNane "jiMdagI' (1965), "tirADa' digdarzaka tarIke ketana mahetAe 'eksapiriyansa inDiyA' (1978), "dhavala aMdhakAra' (1979), "atRpta dharA' ('67), (1977) 'holI' (1994) 'mircamasAlA' (1985) "bA kI baddham zaraNaM gacchAmi' ('79), 'jIvana sumasAma' che (96), yAda meM' (1985), 'bAMdhaNI' (1985), 'hIro hIrAlAla' sapanadhAre" ('70), ityAdi aneka navalakathAo maLI che. vArtA (1988), 'pahelA kadama' (1988), "mAyA memasAba" saMgrahomAM "dharatI Abha minArA' (64), "mAnava 5 aneka (1992), 'saradAra' (1993), 'o DArliMga? ye hai inDiyA' puSpa' (59), 'jhaMkAra' ('92), i. maLyA che." (1995), "Ara yA pAra' (1997), jevI philmo ApI che. to nATya kSetre 'nATako-nATako' (77), 'bhajavavAlAyaka nATako' A philmo paikI "mAyA mema sAba', 'mirca masAlA', 'holI' ane ('77), 'satanuM cAMdaraNuM" ('66) maLyA che to vivecana kSetre paNa bhavanI bhavAI' philmonuM nirmANa ane lekhana paNa ketana mahetAe 'sarjananI pAMkhe' (78) ane 'uDDayana' (82) vivecanagraMtho jAte saMbhALyuM hatuM. "Ara yA pAra', 'mAyA memasAba' ane maLyA che. aMgrejI kavitA lekhe temanA taraphathI 'Poetry of 'holI' temanuM khudanuM nirmANa hatuM. acete Age (76) maLI che. emaNe avAranavAra deza- ketana mahetAe I.sa. 1985mAM 'kisI eka phUla kA videzanI sapharo paNa mANI che. nAma lo' nAmaka TI.vI. philma paNa nirmANa karI hatI. temaNe muMbaI khAte 'papa thI 63 sudhI 'vArtAvartuLa" | ketana mahetAnA bhAIo sAthenuM kuTuMba Aje paNa calAveluM. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada tathA ni pArle sAhitya dIvAnaparA roDa para vasavATa kare che. sabhAnA teozrI sammAnya kAryavAhaka che. gujarAtI vizva pariSadamAM paNa emanuM yogadAna prazaMsanIya rahyuM che. dinu trivedI emane 1976mAM "tharDa varlDa poeTsa'no tathA vilepArle bhAvanagara jillAnA pAlitANA tAlukAnA mokhaDakA Jain Education Intemational Page #733 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo gAmanA vatanI ane bhAvanagara zaheramAM paraNelA dinu trivedI philmajagata ane takhtAnI duniyAnA honahAra kalAkAra hatA. eka jamAnAmAM dinu trivedI eTalA vyasta hatA ke eka ja divase eka ja samaye ekI sAthe bhajavAtAM traNa traNa nATakomAM temanI bhUmikA rahetI! eka cAlu nATakamAMnI bhUmikA karatAM karatAM ekjhiTa thAya teTalA samayamAM bIjA holamAM cAlu nATakamAM jaI te bhUmikA mATenI enTrI ane te enTrI mATeno mekaapa rastAmAM ja! 'bahurUpI'nA lAlu zAha mATe dinu trivedI priyatama kalAkAra hatA. 'bahurUpI'nA nAma para jyAre nATako cAlatAM hatAM tyAre te nAma sAthe dinu trivedInuM nAma acUka joDAyeluM hoya ja. 'visAmo' nAmaka nATakamAM dinu trivedI khUba saphaLa rahelo. pachIthI A nATaka parathI ja banelI 'visAmo' philmamAM paNa dinu trivedInI bhUmikA sarAhanIya rahI. 'rA navaghaNa' philmathI dinu trivedIe gujarAtI philmonA hAsyakalAkAra tarIke gajuM kADheluM. 'dinu mAmA'nA nATyapAtra pachI dinu trivedIne vAstavika jIvanamAM paNa dinu mAmAnI ja oLakha maLI gayelI. sva. dinu trivedInAM putrI sonala trivedI paNa takhtAnI jANItI abhinetrI che. saphaLa gujarAtI nATaka bA rITAyara thAya che' parathI hindImAM nirmANa thayela mAM rITAyara hotI hai' mAM jayAbaccananI zIrSaka bhUmikAvALA nATakanA deza-videzanA zomAM sonala trivedIe paNa abhinaya karyo hato. dInA pAThaka hamaNAM 'devadAsa' philmamAM bhuvananAM mAtA tarIke hAjarI purAvI gayelAM dInA pAThaka paNa bhAvanagarI mATInuM kalAratna che. 'devadAsa' uparAMta 'piMjara', 'lajjA', 'Azika', 'rAjA ko rAnI se pyAra ho gayA', 'pyAra koI khela nahIM' ane 'paradeza' jevI tAjI philmomAM bhUmikA karanAra dInA pAThakanI philma saphara sane 1948thI zarU thayelI. prathama philma 'kariyAvara'mAM dInA saMghavInA nAmathI kalAkAra tarIkenI kArakirdI zarU karanAra A jAjaramAna caritra abhinetrInA khAte lakhAyelI 75thI paNa vadhu philmomAM teNIe nibhAvelAM pAtro smaraNIya banI rahyAM che. 'saudAgara', 'maidAne jaMga', 'sanama bevaphA', 'nAce mayUrI', 'vo sAta dina', 'vijetA', 'umarAva jAna', 'khUbasUrata', 'mIrAM', badalate rizte', 'kinArA', 'pahelI', 'cittacora', 'anADI', 1 'ApakI kasama' ane 'satyakAma' jevI philmomAM dInA pAThakanI bhUmikAo ullekhanIya rahI che. dInA pAThakanuM vyAvasAyika philmomAM jeTaluM yogadAna rahyuM che teTaluM ja yogadAna kalA philmomAM paNa rahyuM che. 'eka cAdara mailI sI', 'bhUmikA', 'mohana joSI hAjira ho', 'artha', 'zraddhA', 'mausama', 'kauzika' ane 'sArA AkAza' jevI ArTa philmonI noMdha jenA vagara adhUrI gaNAya tevAM dInA pAThake amitAbha baccananI sau prathama philma 'sAta hindustAnI'mAM paNa bhUmikA karI che. caritra abhinetrI tarIke dInA pAThaka eka mAtra evAM kalAkAra che, jemanI hindI philmo parathI vadhumAM vadhu aMgrejI AvRttio banI hoya. philmo uparAMta dInA pAThake 'tamasa' TI.vI. sIriyalamAM umadA abhinayanI amIra chApa choDI che. 'Apa kI kasama' (1974), 'mausama' (1975), 'vizvAsaghAta' (1977), 'gharauMdA' (1977), 'DrImagarla' (1977), 'golamAla ' (1979), 'jInA yahAM' (1979), 'hama kadama' (1980), 'bIvI o bIvI' (1981), 'tumhAre binA' (1982), 'premaroga' (1982), 'bhIgI palake' (1982), 'bindiyA camakegI' (1984), 'holI' (1984), 'karmadAtA' (1986), 'rAhI' (1987), 'ijjata' (1987), 'yatIma' (1988), 'pitA' (1991), 'AInA' (1993), inA minA DikA' (1994), 'saba se baDA khilADI ' (1995), 'jora' (1997), 'mere sapanoM kI rAnI' (1997) dInA pAThakano Achero citra paricaya che. 'bAjhAra' jevI saphaLa philmonI abhinetrI supriyA pAThaka dInA pAThakanAM putrI che. 4 mArca 1922nA janmelA dInA pAThake 11 okTobara, 2002nA roja dehatyAga karyo tyAM sudhInA 80 varSanA jIvanamAM philmI duniyAmAM rahyAM chatAM eka Adarza sannArIne chAje tevA saMskAra ane maratabo kAyama rAkhyo. dInA pAThake vyAvasAyika jarUriyAto mATe muMbaI vasavATa karyo paraMtu bhAvanagarane temaNe kyAreya vegaLuM rAkhyuM na hatuM. A dharatInI praNAlI ane paraMparAnAM dRSTAMto ApavAmAM temaNe gaurava anubhavyuM hatuM. caMdrikAbahena yatIna vyAsa tA. 22-2-1939nA roja janmelA caMdrika hena Page #734 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 018 pathapradarzaka yazavaMta paMDyA aMgrejI viSaya laIne esa.ena.DI.TI. yuni. nokarInI zarUAta karelI. pachIthI 1937thI 1954 temanI muMbaImAM ema.e. thayAM. "kalekTaDa varksa opha mahAtmA gAMdhI' badalI dilhI khAte thaI. uttara hinda vistAranA suparinTenDanTa projekaTa TImamAM temaNe 15 varSa kAmagIrI bajAvI. A projekTa ane dilhI zAkhAnA menejara evI padavI para kAma karyuM. temanA nIce gAMdhIjIno akSaradehanA 100 graMtho bahAra paDyA che. dilhInivAsa daramiyAna tyAMnA gujarAtI samAjanI kAryavAhImAM pachIthI A projekTa pUrNa thatAM caMdrikAbahenane Ministry of khUba rasa lIdho, paNa khAsa noMdhapAtra bAbata e rahI ke Information and BroadcastingmAM nokarI gujarAtanAM tamAma sAhityakAro je dilhI jAya te yazavaMta ApavAmAM AvI. te daramyAna PTI mAM kAma karavAnuM banyuM. paMDyAnA mahemAna bane. Ama temanA dilhIvAsa daramiyAna chelle muMbaI TelivijhanamAM kAma karyuM. nivRtti samaye teo muMbaI vizALa sAhityakAra vargane temanI mahemAnagatino lAbha maLyo siTi nyUjhamAM nyUjhaeDiTara hatAM. ane sAhitya kSetre potAnA sarjana uparAMta potAnA svabhAvane hAla zrI caMdrikAbahena maNibhavana' (muMbaI)mAM kAma kAraNe vyApaka lokacAhanA pAmyA. karavA jAya che. suparavijhana, TrAnsalezana i. kAryomAM saMkaLAyelAM temaNe 11 bALa nATako, be triaMkI nATako ane 13 ekAMkI nATakonuM sarjana karyuM che. temaNe bhAvanagaranI zAmaLadAsa sAhitya akAdamI dilhIe eka anuvAdanuM kAma soMpeluM, ArTsa kolejane gujarAtI sAhityakAronAM ravizaMkara rAvaLanAM jemAM rASTrIya puraskRta navalakathA "kalIkathA'no anuvAda "vAyA dorelAM citro bheTa ApyAM che. tethI bhAvanagaramAM zAmaLadAsamAM bAyapAsa' karyo jeNe sAhityajagatamAM sAruM dhyAna kheMcyuM che. bhaNyA hoya te dareka sAhityanA vidyArthI mATe e eka preraka cazavaMta paMDyA smaraNa rahetuM hoya che. gujarAtI kavitA kSetre "kumAra" caMdrakanuM eka mahattva che. A 'kumAra' caMdraka ApanAra zarU karanAra te zrI zrI yazavaMta savAIlAla paMDyA eka uttama sAhityaprIti yazavaMta paMDyA. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA upakrame dara varSe vALA saMvedanazIla saMskAra puruSa hatA, jemaNe keTalAMka ekAMkI yazavaMta paMDyAnI smRtimAM ahIM bhAvanagaramAM eka smRti nATakonA sarjanathI sAhitya kSetre potAnuM nAma rozana karyuM che. vyAkhyAna yojAya che. 50 varSanI nAnI vaye temanuM 1955nI temano janma tA. 28-02-1905nA roja thayo. prAthamika sAlamAM 14 navembara divALInA divase nidhana thayuM hatuM. zikSaNa muMbaImAM lIdhuM ane 1918thI 1920nAM varSomAM AphreDa hAiskUla bhAvanagaramAM bhaNyA. vaLI kolejakALano kRSNalAla zrIdharANI abhyAsa gujarAta koleja, amadAvAdamAM thayo. 1921thI zrI kRSNalAla jeThAlAla zrIdharANIno janma tA. 16-91922 ane 1922thI 1924 zAmaLadAsa koleja, 1911nA roja thayo hato. temanuM prAthamika zikSaNa umarALAmAM bhAvanagaramAM, to 1924thI 1925 vaDodarA ane ema.TI.bI. thayuM hatuM. mAdhyamika zikSaNa dakSiNAmUrti vinayamaMdiramAM thayuM hatuM. koleja, surata bhaNavAnuM banyuM. 1929mAM vidyApIThamAM amadAvAda gayA. 1930nI I.sa. 1925mAM 'jhAMjhavAM' ekAMkInuM prakAzana "sAkSara' aitihAsika dAMDIkUcamAM eka sainika tarIke emanI pasaMdagI thaI upanAme karyuM. A nATaka gujarAtI ekAMkI nATakonA kSetramAM hatI. dharAsaNA jatAM kaTADImAM emanI dharapakaDa thaI hatI ane AraMbhakALathI prathama saphaLa racanA tarIke svIkArAyuM che. yazavaMta sAbaramatI tathA nAsikanI jelamAM temane rAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA. paMDyAnA zatAbdI varSa nimitte "kumAra"mAM temane viSe lekha vidyApIThanuM zikSaNakArya sthagita thavAthI 1931mAM lakhatAM zrI praphulla rAvaLa yazavaMta paMDyAne "ekAMkI kSetramAM bhoMya vizvabhAratI zAMtiniketanamAM dAkhala thayA. 1933mAM tyAM bhAMganAra' tarIke biradAve che. snAtaka thayA. pachInA varSe TAgoranI salAhathI vadhu abhyAsArthe yazavaMta paMDyAnA sahAdhyAyIomAM jayaMtI dalAla hatA amerikA gayA. 1935mAM nyUyorka yunivarsiTImAMthI samAjazAstra ane caMdravadana cI. mahetA zrI paMDyAnA atyaMta nikaTanA mitra ane arthazAstra viSayomAM ema.e. thayA. 1936mAM kolaMbiyA hatA. yunivarsiTInI grejyueTa skUla opha jarnAlijhamamAMthI ema.esa. 1934mAM muMbaImAM bombe lAipha esyoransa kaM. li.mAM thayA ane cAra varSa pachI eja yunivarsiTImAMthI samAjazAstra Jain Education Intemational Page #735 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 19 ane rAjakIya tattvajJAnanA viSayomAM abhyAsa karI Ph.D. gavarnara zAsana vakhate zrI aruNa paMDyAne gavarnaranA salAhakAra thayA. daramiyAnamAM amerikAmAM hindane AjhAda karavAnI tarIke nImavAmAM AvyA hatA. kebineTa minisTaranI samakakSa laDatano moraco racI, amerikI prajAne samajaNa ApI ane gaNAya tevI keDaramAM zrI paMDyAe kAma karyuM hatuM. lokamata jAgrata karyo. 1945 pachI 'amRta bajhAra patrikA' mATe zrI aruNa paMDyA abhyAsakALathI ja sArA krikeTara rahyA lakhavAnuM zarU karyuM. 1946mAM bhArata AvyA pachI patrakAratva che. hAla paNa steel Authority of India mAM Sports emanI mukhya pravRtti rahI hatI. Advisor tarIke sevAo Ape che. olampika kamiTImAM teo kRSNalAla zrIdharANI kavi hatA. umAzaMkara-suMdaranI hA saMdaramanI membara che. sAthe temano nAmollekha thAya che. koDiyAM' temano jANIto zrI araNa paMDyAne lekho lakhavAno zokha che. aMgrejImAM kAvyasaMgraha che. amerikAthI bhArata AvyA pachInuM vyaktitva- lakhe che. sAmAnya rIte "Hindustan Times'mAM teo uttarazrIdharANI temanA 'AThamuM dilhI' nAmanA prakhyAta kAvyamAM lakhavAnuM pasaMda kare che. vyakta thAya che. temaNe nAnAMmoTAM 16 nATako lakhyAM che. 'vaDalo' yazavaMta dozI ane "pILA palAza' temanAM atyaMta lokapriya bALanATako che. 'vaDalo' nATaka hindI, marAThI, aMgrejI bhASAmAM UtarIne zrI yazavaMtarAya phUlacaMda dozIno janma I.sa. 1920 nA gujarAta bahAra prasaryuM che. temaNe vArtAo lakhI che.' mArcanI 16mI tArIkhe thayo hato. pUrva prAthamika abhyAsa amadAvAdanI zeTha manasukhabhAInI nizALamAM karyo ane pachI zeTha A uparAMta 'ApaNI videzanIti', "vora vidhAuTa cI. na. vidyAvihAramAM dAkhala thayA. navacetana hAiskUlamAMthI vAyolansa', "mAya inDiyA, mAya amerikA', "dha biga phora ova meTrika thayA ane kolejanAM traNa varSa ela. DI. ArTsa kolejamAM inDiyA', "vorniMga Tu dha vesTa', "dha mahAtmA enDa dha varlDa baMdha karIne chelluM varSa bhAvanagaranI zAmaLadAsa ArTsamAM karyuM. jarnAlisTa ina inDiyA ane evA bIjA keTalAka aMgrejI graMtho 1942mAM B.A. thayA 1944mAM vasaMtabahena zAha sAthe lagna temaNe lakhyA che. temanuM vyaktitva, temanI abhivyakti UDIne AMkhe vaLage I.sa. 1949 sudhI temaNe sTezanarI ane cAno vepAra, tevAM hatAM. be-traNa zALAmAM zikSaka tarIke nokarI, be-traNa chAtrAlayomAM aruNa paMDyA gRhapati tarIkenuM kAma karyuM. 1949mAM bhAvanagaranI bho. ma. komarsa hAiskUlamAM zikSaka tarIke joDAIne 1954 sudhI kAma zrI aruNa yazavaMta paMDyAno janma tA. 20-02 karyuM. 1954 nA sapTembarathI teo muMbaInI amerikana mAhitI 1934nA roja thayo hato. temaNe dilhI yuni.mAMthI kacerInA akhabArI vibhAganA sahAyaka saMpAdaka banyA. ikonomiksa hisTarI viSayo sAthe ema.e. karyuM. tyArabAda 1956mAM AI.e.esa. karyuM. vaLI vadhumAM AI.epha.esa. I.sa. 1947mAM temaNe zrI vADIlAla DagalI sAthe paNa karyuM. zrI eca. ema. paTelanI salAhathI AI.e.esa.mAM "sauno lADakavAyo' nAmanA meghANInA prazastigraMthanuM saMpAdana karyuM kAma karavAnuM pasaMda karyuM. nivRtti samaye teo Secretary of hatuM. temaNe merI sTopsanAM traNa pustakonAM bhASAntara pariNita sports & Youth Welfare hatA. temaNe Secretary prema', 'ciraMjIva prema', ane "adyatana saMtatiniyamana' prasiddha General of sports Authority of India no hoddo karyA. 1985thI "paricaya pustikA'nA eka paricaya TrasTanA zobhAvyo hato. beMkiMga inDasTrijhamAM grAhaka phariyAdanA nikAla jJAnalakSI kAryakramamAM joDAyA ne pachIthI 'graMtha' nAmanuM pustaka ane aMtima nyAya mATe RBInA sIdhA saMcAlana nIce eka samIkSAne lagatuM mAsika A TrasTanA nejA nIce zarU karyuM. "graMtha' variSTha pada-embaDasamenTanI racanA thaI hatI. madhyapradezamAM ' sAmayika atyaMta sarasa rIte calAvyuM. saMpAdana ane anuvAda bhopAla (heDa kvArTara) khAte embarsamenTanI nimaNUMkamAM zrI 4 thI kAryamAM temanI kAmagIrI jANItI che. kAyamAM aruNa paMDyAnI pasaMdagI thaI hatI. grAhaka surakSA aMge bAbulAla aMdhAriyA Judicial Power sAthenI A jagyA hatI. madhyapradezamAM zAstrIya gAyaka ane zAstrIya saMgItamAM UMDI sUjha thayuM. Jain Education Intemational ucation Intermational Page #736 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 dharAvatA zikSakomAM zrI bAbulAla aMdhAriyAnuM nAma AgalI haroLamAM Ave. bAbulAla aMdhAriyAno janma bhAvanagaramAM tA. 19-10-1919nA roja thayo hato. temanA dAdA maganadAdA aMdhAriyAe jayapuranA ustAda amIrakhAna pAsethI gAyakI grahaNa karelI. maganalAle potAnI gAyakIno vAraso potAnA putra goviMdajIne Apyo ane goviMdajIe potAnA putra bAbulAlane nAnapaNathI ja te tAlIma ApI hatI. bAbulAlane kudaratI madhura avAja prApta thayelo. kuTumbanA vAtAvaraNamAMthI nAnI vaye ja jarUrI tAlIma maLI hatI. 17 varSanI uMmare bAbulAla vyavasthita zAstrIya gAna rajU karatA thaI gayA hatA. pachIthI kirAnA gharAnAnA ustAda abdula vahIdakhAM ciztInA gAyanathI prabhAvita thaI, temane guru mAnI, te mujabanA riyAjha dvArA bAbulAle potAnI gAyakI kirAnA gharAnA jevI banAvI. AkAzavANInA vaDodarA, amadAvAda ane rAjakoTa kendro uparathI ghaNA kAryakramo ApyA. gujarAtanAM ghaNAM zahero uparAMta bhUja, auraMgAbAda va. sthaLoe kAryakramo ApyA. AkAzavANI rAjakoTa parathI 'saMgItapatrikA' nAmano kAryakrama khUba pracalita banyo. jemAM bilAvala, malhAra, bihAga, kalyANa jevA mukhya rAgo ane tenA prakAronI samaja sAthenI rajUAtanA temanA kAryakramonuM vizeSa dhvanimudraNa thayuM hatuM, je mUlyavAna khajAno banI rahyo che. ochA pracalita evA rAgomAM cAlIsa jeTalI baMdizanI temaNe racanA karI che. teo 13 varSa bhAvanagaranI gharazALAmAM ane pachIthI rAjakoTa saurASTra saMgIta akAdamI (nATyabhAratI)mAM adhyApaka tarIke rahyA. 1978mAM nivRtti pachI paNa saMgIta tAlIma ApavAnuM kAma cAlu rAkhyuM. rasikalAla aMdhAriyA, upendra trivedI, phirojhakhAM, girIza aMtANI, harikAMtasevaka, aruNakAMta sevaka, gajendra bakSI, zrImatI varSA trivedI va. va.ne temaNe mArgadarzana tAlIma ApyAM che. saMgIta akAdamInI gujarAta rAjye nImelI salAhakAra samitimAM kula nava varSa sudhI temaNe sevA ApI. gujarAta sarakArano gaurava puraskAra temane ApavAmAM Avyo hato. prItibahena bhaTTa suzrI prItibahena ravizaMkara bhaTTano janma tA. 29-101940. temanuM zikSaNa nyu erA skUla ane pachIthI pathapradarzaka esa.ena.DI.TI. yuni.mAM muMbaImAM thayuM. temano viSaya saMgIta rahyo che. saMgIta sAthe ema.e. thayA bAda dakSiNa gujarAtanAM lokagIto aMge saMzodhana karIne Ph.D. nI padavI prApta karI esa.ena.DI.TI. yuni.nA saMgIta vibhAgamAM adhyakSa tarIke nivRtta thayAM. bhAvanagaranI na. ca. gAMdhI mahilA kolejanAM saMgItanAM vidyArthIonI parIkSA levA mATe bhAvanagara AvavAnuM thatAM varSo sudhI prItibahenanA kaMThano lAbha bhAvanagaranAM zrotAjanone maLyo che. teo harIndra davenAM gIto, kabIranAM pado, ravIndranAthanAM baMgALI gIto, kRSNajanma vakhate kRSNa gokuLathI mathurA gayA te saMdarbhanAM gIto ane te uparAMta meghANI, kAnta, priyakAMta maNiyAra, narasiMha mahetA, kezavakRtimAMnI racanAo, bhajano gAya che. kabIranAM nirguNa bhajanonI 75thI vadhu keseTa sujJomAM vecAya che. vividha kavionI racanAonA gAnanI lagabhaga 50thI vadhu keseTo vecAI che. prItibahenane jemaNe sAMbhaLyAM che teo jANe che ke bhajana gAtI vakhate prItIbahena pUrI tanmayatAthI gAya che, jANe saMgIta samAdhi na lagAvI hoya! temanA gAnamAM eka kakSA jaLavAya che. muMbaImAM temanA niyamita kAryakramo thatA rahetA hoya che. teo dhaMdhAdArI rIte gAtAM nathI. khAnagI beThako, zraddhAMjali jevA kAryakramo thatAM rahetA hoya che. temanA kAryakramo uttara hinda, dakSiNa hinda, zrIlaMkA, siMgApura, beMgakokamAM zAstrIya saMgItanA jAhera kAryakramo yojAyA che. bhAvanagara rAjyanA nAyaba dIvAnanI putrI prItibahena ravizaMkara bhaTTa bhAvanagaranA saMgItapremI zrotAjano mATe prativarSa ekavAra to upasthita rahetAM ja hoya che. jazavaMta gAMgANI philmajagatamAM kAThuM kADhanAra bhAvanagarIonI zreNImAM zrI jazavaMta gAMgANInuM nAma tarotAjA che. bhAvanagara jillAnA taLAjA tAlukAnA habukavaDa gAme janmelA zrI jazavaMta gAMgANInI gujarAtI philma 'maiyaramAM manaDuM nathI mAnatuMe sarvatra TikiTabArI para avanavA vikramo sarjya che. zrI gAMgANI A gujarAtI philma parathI ja maike meM dila lagatA nahIM' nAmathI eka hindI philma paNa banAvI rahyA che. lekhaka, nirmAtA, digdarzaka ane gItakAra ema bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA zrI jazavaMta gAMgANI mULa lekhaka hatA. lekhakamAMthI nirmAtA banIne temaNe mana sAhyabAnI meDIe' Page #737 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 021 pratibhAo philma banAvI. "mAMDavaDA ropAvo mArA rAja' philma paNa saphaLa thaI ane philmo pachI "ma' akSarane zukanavaMto gaNI zrI jazavaMta gAMgANI potAnI tamAma philmonA nAma "ma' akSara parathI ja zarU kare che. jazavaMta gAMgANInI navI gujarAtI philma 'meM to pAlavaDe bAMdhI prIta' 4 thI phebruArInA roja rIlIjha thaI che. jazavaMta gAMgANIe potAnI A philmamAM bhAvanagara jillAnA TANA varalanI rAjalakSamIne hitenakumAra sAme hiroina tarIke lIdhI che. jazavaMta gAMgANInI eka anya hindI philma 'pala pala dila ke pAsa' paNa nirmANAdhIna che. kizora pArekha bhAvanagaranA kizora pArekhanuM nAma eka evI ghaTanA sAthe joDAyuM ke rAtorAta vizvabharamAM prasiddhi pAmyuM. bhAratapAkistAnanA yuddhavirAma pachI raziyAnI madhyasthI dvArA tAzkeda maMtraNA goThavAI hatI ane tatkAlIna vaDApradhAna zrI lAlabahAdura zAstrI tAnkaMda gayA hatA. maMtraNA pUrI thaye zAstrIjI potAnA nivAsasthAne gayA hatA ane maMtraNA pachInI tanAvayukta kSaNo sAthe potAnA khaMDamAM moDI rAtrie AmathI tema pharI rahyA hatA. te veLAe temanI sAthe gayela bhAratIya patrakAra phoTogrAphara zrI kizora pArekha nivAsasthAnanI bahAranA bhAge potAno vijIlanTa (satarka) kemerA ona rAkhIne mUMjhavaNanI koI eka paLane kemerAmAM kaMDArI levA tatpara hatA. oraDAnI bArI pAsethI aMdaranA bhAge zAstrIjIne pasAra thatAM nihALyA ke zrI pArekhe nata mastake vaDApradhAnazrInI ciMtAgrasta chabI kemerAmAM jhIlI lIdhI. A chabI lAlabahAdura zAstrInA jIvananI aMtima chabI banI rahI, kAraNa ke rAtri daramiyAna UMghamAM ja zAstrIjInuM hRdayaroganA kAraNe nidhana thayuM hatuM. tAnkaMda-karAramAM bhArate yuddhanI bhUmi para jItelI bAjI gumAvI hatI. vadhumAM eka atyaMta majabUta hRdayanA vaDApradhAnane gumAvyA hatA. A saMvedanazIla samayanI durlabha chabI jhIlanAra zrI kizora pArekha rAtorAta prasiddha thaI gayA. zrI pArekha kharekhara ja sAhasika svabhAvanA hatA. bAMglAdezanA muktisaMgrAma samaye zrI pArekhe lIdhelA adbhuta phoTogrAphaksa, pAkistAnanA aMtariyALa vistAranA phoTA lenAra virala phoTogrAphara vizvamAM nAmanA pAmyA che. gharazALA skUla bhaNatA hatA tyAre temanAM sAhaso ramatiyALa tema ja tophAnI svabhAvanA paricAyaka rahyAM hatAM. te jUnA samayanI zistabaddha zikSaNapraNAlImAM harabhAInI gharazALAmAM muktazistanA vAtAvaraNamAM UcharelA zrI kizora pArekha kharekhara zistathI mukta hatA, sAhasika hatA. zrImaMta kaTuMbanA saMtAna hatA, phoTogrAphIno zokha temano pachIthI vyavasAya banyo hato. bhAratanA patrakArajagatamAM prathama haroLanA phoTogrAphara banI rahyA hatA. "saMdeza'nA prathama pAne roja savAre zrI kizora pArekhanI kaI tasavIra samAcAra Ape che te jovA saMdeza'nA vAcako te samaye utsuka rahetA te bhAvanagaranA hoIne bhAvanagaravAsI tarIke gaurava anubhavAtuM. sudhAkara zAha mULa bhAvanagaranA vatanI ane hAla muMbaI sthAyI thayelA zrI sudhAkara giradharalAla zAhanI pratibhA beMkiMga ane phinAnsa, bijhanesa menejamenTa, ikonomiksa tathA inDasTrIjhanAM kSetromAM eka niSNAMta salAhakAra tarIke vikasI che. 33 varSIya sudhAkara zAha yuvA sahaja skUrtithI bekiMga, bijhanesa menejamenTa ane inDasTrIjhane lagatA seminAra, varkazopa, konpharansisa De vyAkhyAnomAM pravartI rahyA che. mAtra vyAkhyAno ApavAM carcAo karavI ema nahIM, Arthika bAbatone lagatI ke inDasTrIjhane sparzatI bAbatonI yojanAo goThavavI, AkArabaddha karavI ane tene kAryAnvita karavA aMge nakkara mArgadarzana pUruM pADavuM te temanI kuzaLatA che. oTomobAilsa inDasTrIjha temanuM AgavuM abhyAsakSetra che. AjanA A inDasTrIjhanA spardhAtmaka vizvamAM mArkeTiMga tathA inDasTriyalanA aneka iyUjhanA teo khAsa niSNAMta salAhakAra che. utpAdana TeknolojImAM parivartana, Arthika pragatinAM judAM judAM sopAno, inDasTrIjhamAM inpharmezana ane sisTama menejamenTa, beMkiMga ane phinAnsa e temanA AjanI take spezyalAijhezananA viSayo che. zrI sudhAkara zAhanI kArakirdIno AraMbha rijharva benka opha inDiyAmAM adhikArI tarIke thayo jyAM teo ekjhikyuTiva skIlanA pahelA pATho zIkhyA. 1954thI 62 rijharva benkamAM rahI 1962mAM inDiyana beksa esosiezanamAM cIpha ekajhIkyuTiva tarIke joDAyA jyAM 1977 sudhI kAryarata rahyA. ahIMthI ja temanI vyaktipratibhAne beMkiMga ane inDasTrIjhanA vyApaka kSetre saune paricaya maLyo. 1977thI Aja sudhInI kArakirdImAM zrI sudhAkara zAhe nominI DAyarekTara, ekjhikyuTiva DAyarekTara, kansalTanTa, eDavAijhara, kolamisTa, korasponDanTa Page #738 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 022 pathapradarzaka jevI aneka bhUmikAethI potAnI jJAnaprAptino paricaya Apyo zrImatI mIrAM jozIne A gALAmAM eka mUlyavAna taka che. temanAmAM vicAronI maulikatA, abhivyaktinI spaSTatA ane prApta thaI teno paNa ullekha anivArya gaNAya. vizvavikhyAta Arthika, vyApArika tema ja menejamenTalakSI kauzalyanI AgavI evA bhAratIya supara sTAra zrI amitAbha baccananA chAMTa jovA maLe che. chellAM 50 varSanI dIrgha kArakirdI para jIvanacaritrane AlekhatuM daLadAra kalAtmaka pustaka sAhityika dRSTipAta karatAM prasannatA anubhavAya che. 1954 thI 62 rijharva zailImAM ane aMgrejI bhASAmAM taiyAra thayuM che. jenI kiM rU. benkamAM ekjhikyuTiva, 1977thI 83 jI.esa.epha.sI. 3000=00 che. A pustaka prakAzanamAM zrImatI mIrAM jozIno taraphathI sugara pepara milsa li.mAM nomInI DAyarekTara, noMdhapAtra sahayoga rahyo che. 1977thI 83 kreDiTa TrasTa kansalTanTa grupamAM salAhakAra, philma-jarnAlijhamamAM bhAvanagaranI A yuvA pratibhA 1977thI 84 denAbenkamAM borDa opha DAyarekTaramAM, 1984thI aneka navA patrakArone preraNA ApI zake che. 95 ekijhakyuTiva DAyarekTara inDiyana oTomobAila menyuphekjharsa esosiezana, 1995thI 97 inDiyana jyoti paMDyA oTomobAila menyuphekTarsa esosiezana, 1995thI 97 jahAMgIra ArTa gelerI muMbaImAM 1988mAM yojAyela inDiyana oTomobAila menyuphekjharsa esosiezana-rIsarca potAnA vyaktigata citrapradarzana vakhate zrImatI jyoti jayaMta enDa pablikezanamAM salAhakAra 1998thI 99 inDiyana paMDyAe potAnI citra doravAnI paddhati vize kahyuM hatuM-- oTomobAila menyuphekyarsa esosiezanamAM kansalTanTa, "mArI Tekanika viziSTa che, kAraNa ke huM kevaLa zAhI ane 1999mAM TATA moTarsa muMbaImAM kansalTanTa, 2001-02 penano prayoga nathI karatI huM korA kenavAsa para kALI zAhIno oTokAra inDiyA, muMbaImAM kolamisTa ane 2002-2004 chaMTakAva karuM chuM ane pachI bleDathI keTaloka bhAga khotarIne mAruM nyu dilhI khAte varNa oTonA korasponDanTa tarIke kAmagIrI karI. citra doruM chuM. chelle penathI Avazyaka raMgo pUrIne citrane aMtima pa0 varSanI lAMbI kArakirdI pachIya hajI sudhAkara zAha potAnAM rUpa ApuM chuM. mArA grAphiksamAM huM zAhI uparAMta raMgono paNa AgavAM ciMtana viSayo ane abhyAsa kSetromAM eTalA ja prayoga karuM chuM. hoMzathI kAryarata che ane potAnA spezyalAijhezananA viSayomAM AMtararASTrIya stare jANItA citrakAra tarIke nAmanA salAha ane mArgadarzana pUrAM pADI rahyAM che. kalAnagarI meLavanAra jyoti paMDyA mULa bhAvanagaranAM hatAM. takhezvara bhAvanagaranA putra vANijya viSayaka kSetromAM UMcA AsanethI taLeTImAM "madhuvana" baMgalAmAM temanuM nivAsasthAna hatuM. salAha ane mArgadarzana inDasTrIjhane ApI rahyA che te vAte samayAnusAra sthaLAMtara karyA bAda nAgapura yunivarsiTImAMthI khAsuM gaurava anubhavAya che. aMgrejI sAhityamAM anusnAtakanI padavI prApta karI. , mIrAM jozI 1963mAM temaNe AtAbhAI roDa bhAvanagara khAte zrI kapila yazavaMtarAya paMDyAnAM dIkarI, janma tA. 11- potAnuM makAna banAvyuM. jenA DroiMgarUmamAM kALo raMga AvanArane 01-1955, mULa bhAvanagaranAM dIkarIne hAla muMbaI khAte prabhAvita karato hato. sAhitya-nATya kSetre sakriya thoDAM varSa vasavATa. tyAM "philmaphera' nAmanA bolIvuDanA jANItA rahyAM. tyArabAda 1973thI temaNe gaMbhIratApUrvaka citrakAmano megejhinamAM De. eDiTara tarIke pharaja chellAM daseka varSathI bajAve AraMbha karyo. 1994thI 1990 daramyAnanA temanAM citro che. abhyAsa bI.e. (arthazAstrI ane pachI patrakAratva, thoDo muMbaI, dilhI, caMdIgaDha, kalakattA vagere zaheromAM jANItAM ane samaya nAgapura khAte "nAgapura TAimsa' dainikamAM patrakAra tarIke bolatAM thaI gayAM. tyArabAda sviDana, phrAnsa, iMglenDa, iTAlI, kAma karyuM. tyArabAda bhopAlamAM patrakAra tarIke sevAo ApI. svinjharalenDa temanAM vyAkhyAno goThavAtAM rahyAM. tyArabAda e sivAya "sane okjharvara'mAM joDAyAM. chelle "TAimsa opha amerikA, yuropa ane meksikonA pravAse gayA. inDiyA'mAM joDAyAM. ahIM 'philmaphera' megejhinamAM kAryarata che. rAjya ane rASTrIya stare aneka pAritoSikothI emane ahIM chellAM sAteka varSathI philmaphera evorDa'nA Ayojaka tarIke navAjyAM. A uparAMta AMtararASTrIya stare paNa aneka kAmagIrI bajAvavAnI taka prApta thaI rahI che. saMsthAonA puraskArathI sammAnita thayAM. " Jain Education Intemational Page #739 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo A rIte samagra bhArata ane paradezamAM kalAnA dUta tarIke pharIne temaNe kalAne uttejana ApavAnuM kAma karyuM hatuM ane bhAvanagarane gaurava apAvyuM hatuM. 1998 phebruArInI 19mI tArIkha sudhI potAnA kAryamAM chevaTa sudhI pravRtta rahIne vidAya lIdhI. jayaMta paMDyA praznorA jJAtimAM sva. mohanalAla bhANazaMkara paMDyAnAM kuTumbamAM janma mosALa pacchegAmamAM 1928mAM thayo. abhyAsa bhAvanagaranI AlphreDa hAiskUlamAM ane te pachI grejyuezana zAmaLadAsa kolejamAM. nAnapaNathI ja vicakSaNa buddhimattA ane ramUjI svabhAva AMtaramananA abhyAsI ane mitro karavAmAM mAhera, koleja kALa daramyAna temanA prophesaro vI. je. trivedI, ena. je. trivedI, prinsipAla zahANI sAheba vagerenA lADakA vidyArthI. nAnapaNathI nATakomAMne skAuTiMgamAM rasa. grejyuezana pUruM karyA pachI kuTumbanI Arthika sthitine pahoMcI vaLavA sTopagepa chUTaka nokarIo karI, jemAM P.W.D., rezaniMga vagere daphtaromAM kAma karyuM. kolejamAM abhyAsa daramyAna jyoti paMDyA (temanA kuTumbanI aTaka paNa paMDyA hatI) sAthe paricaya ane pachI e paricaya pariNayamAM pheravAyo ane 1950mAM baMnenAM lagna thayAM. Arthika rIte Survivalno prazna Ubho thatAM nokarI zarU karI ane baMdara roDa para tyAre cAlatI vejiTebala proDakTamAM nokarI zarU karI. temanA zeTha zrI sva. mAsUmaalIbhAI marcanTa. temanA upara temanA kAmathI cAra hAtha. temaNe temanI dilhInI ophisamAM mokalyA. tyAnAM rokANa daramyAna, temanA kalA pratyenA anurAgane lIdhe ane mitro banAvavAnA kasabane lIdhe tyAM paNa kalAkAronuM mitra vartuLa bheguM jemAM girIza gaNAtrA (lekhaka), kizora pArekha (phoTogrAphara), zrI hasamukha zAha (zrI morArajI desAInA ``Ex.P ne IPCL nA M.D.), zrI ramaNa pAThaka, saroja pAThaka (sAhityakAra), svapnastha, vagerenA paricayathI teoe dilhImAM paNa bhAvanagarI tarIke, eka sadguNI paroNAgata karanArA tarIke nAma ujAgara karyuM. mAMdagInA kAraNe bhAvanagara AvavuM paDyuM. mAMdagImAMthI UThyA pachI pharI temanA jUnA zeTha zrI mAsUmaalI bhAIe hAtha pakaDyo ane temane muMbaImAM temaNe zarU 023 ane karelI hoTela bombe inTaranezanala'mAM menejara pade mUkyA pharI muMbaImAM paNa e ja praNAlikAe temaNe potAnuM sthAna jamAvyuM yaMga klabanA eka saphaLa nATya-kalAkAra, lagabhaga vIsa varSa sudhI temaNe takhtA para kAma karyuM. dilhImAM 'raMgalIlA' maMDaLanI sthApanA karI ane gujarAtI nATako gujarAtI samAjane mATe maMcastha karyAM. muMbaImAM gujarAta ane gujarAta bahAranA citrakArone raMgakarmIonAM saMmelano bharyAM ane kalAnA pracAra prasAra mATe kAma karyuM. nATya digdarzanamAM paNa kAma karIne nAma ujAgara karyuM. temanAM dharmapatnI jyoti paMDyAnI sAtho sAtha e paNa paradeza gayA ane gRhasthInI bhAgIdArI saMbhALI ane kalAno pracAra paNa karyo. 1984mAM kAzmIramAM 'velI opha phlAvarsa'mAM sadAne mATe AMkha mIcI. kamaleza AvasatthI rAjakapUre jyAre emane sAMbhaLyA tyAre kahyuM ke "merA mukeza mujhe phira vApasa mila gayA" e gAyaka che kamaleza AvasatthI emaNe bhAvanagaramAM zikSaNa kSetra apanAvyuM paNa bhAvanagara bahAra saMgItane prAdhAnya ApyuM. hindI philma jagatamAM rAjakapUra, amitAbha baccana jevA supara sTArane potAno kaMTha Apyo che evA kamaleza AvasatthIe pArzvagAyana kSetre nAmanA meLavI ane Aje paNa mUkeza kaMThI gAyakane sAMbhaLavo e eka lahAvo che. jyotibhAI bhaTTa jyotibhAInuM nAma gujarAta ane bhAratanAM kalAkSetre noMdhapAtra citrakAra, prinTamekara tathA tasavIrakAra tarIke jANItuM che. prAraMbhika abhyAsakArya emaNe vaDodarA khAtenAM varSomAM kresko ane myurala peinTiMganI tAlIma temaja 1961-62 mAM nepalsa khAte iTalI sarakAranI skolarazipa, 1946-65 mAM jhona DI. rokaphelara evorDa, 67-68thI 1998 sudhI vaDodarA phekalTI opha ArTsamAM rIDara tarIke sevAo ApI. bhArata ane videzomAM vaiyaktika pradarzano ane jutha-pradarzanamAM bhAga lIdho. emanI kRtio myujhiyama opha moDarna ArTsa, nyUyorka, smithasoniyana insTiTyUTa voziMgTana, nezanala ArTa gelerI, nyu dilhI, dha vaDodarA myujhiyama, rUpazaMkara myujhiyama bhopAla ane anya rAjyonI lalitakalA akAdamIonA saMgrahomAM saMgrahAI che. Page #740 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 024 pathapradarzaka 1957mAM rASTrapati suvarNacaMdraka 63mAM rASTrIya evorDa, prAgajI davenI zerI che te prAgajI dave temanA dAdA thAya. 1972mAM phlorensamAM AMtararASTrIya binAle evorDa, vaDodarAmAM Teliphona kacerImAM sevA ApavAnI sAthe nATyakSetre phoTogrAphImAM jApAnamAM kAsyacaMdraka tathA kolona vizva phoTo abhinaya paNa ApatAM ApatAM gujarAtI calacitromAM paNa spardhAmAM mukhya inAma, gujarAta lalitakalA akAdamI taraphathI abhinayanAM ajavALAM pAtharyAM. rUA. eka lAkhano ravizaMkara rAvaLa evorDa tema ja mAnad TI.vI. sIriyalomAM paNa aneka yAdagAra pAtro bhajavIne DokTareTanI DigrI meLavI. sArI lokacAhanA prApta karI. deza-videzamAM ati lokacAhanA amerikAnI prATa insTiTyUTa tathA iTAlImAM prApta karanAra triaMkI nATyaprayoga "prIta piyu ne pAnetara'mAM prinTamekiMganI viziSTa tAlIma bAda "inTebiyo' paddhatimAM haritAnuM pAtra paNa yAdagAra rahyuM che. A rIte AMtararASTrIya prabhutva meLavyuM. navatara prayogo karyA. temanI lokakalAonI stare nAmanA prApta karanAra haritA dave amerikA jaI vasyAM che. kRtiomAM sauMdaryazAstrIya, kalAtmaka rUpo racanAbaddha thayAM che. eka temanA pati zrI ajita khaMdhaDiyA eka sArA abhinetA che. kalAkAra tarIkenI javAbadArI nibhAvI, mizanarI utsAhathI abhinaya kSetre banne paricayamAM AvyA pachI paricaya praNayamAM viSayane jIvaMta banAve che. kalA viSaya zodha prabaMdho ane lekho pAMgaryo ane lagnagraMthithI joDAyAM. Ama kalAkSetre noMdhapAtra emanI pAsethI maLyA che. daMpatIe bhAvanagarane sArI nAmanA apAvI che. satata kalAnimagna rahenAra A saMvedanazIla kalAkAre dIpaka jozI bhAvanagaranA nAmane cAra cAMda lagAvI sevA pravRtti-pitA videzamAM vasatA AMtararASTrIya stare phoTogrAphara tarIke mAnabhAI bhaTTanuM nAma paNe ujALyuM che. nAmanA prApta karanAra dIpaka jozI eka sAkSAtkAramAM kahe che : viThThaladAsa bApodarA "bhAvanagarane yAda karato nathI. bhAvanagarano ja thaIne sadA jIvuM chuM." A rIte vatanane paLe paLe yAda karanAra dIpaka jozI mAtra saMgIta nahIM paNa havelI saMgItanuM havelImAM vizeSa 1975mAM gharazALAmAM vidyArthI hatA. abhyAsa karatAM karatAM mahattva hoya che. A saMgItanI eka paraMparA che. bhAvanagaramAM emaNe phoTogrAphI vize vizeSa rUci keLavI. A kasabanA kasabI ( esa.ena.DI.TI. yunivarsiTI saMcAlita zrImatI na. ca. gAMdhI mahilA kolejamAM saMgItanA prAdhyApaka tarIke kAmagIrImAMthI banatAnI sAthe "saurASTra samAcAra'nA tasvIrakAra tarIke temanAM nAma ane kAma ane jANItA banyAM. teo kaMIka vizeSa karavA nivRtti laI amadAvAdamAM havelI saMgItathI samagra gujarAta ja icchatA hatA temane vizALa phalakanI jarUra hatI. A mATe videza nahIM paNa dezamAM nAmanA meLavI emanI rekorDa, sIDI ane keseTa jaI vasyA tyAM temaNe eka patrikAnuM prakAzane kArya paNa saMbhALyuM. gharegharamAM bhaktithI rasataraboLa kare che. temaNe kemerAmAM keda karelAM keTalAMka dazyo/caherAo jotAM ApaNe vipula AcArya prasannatA anubhavIe chIe. videzamAM phoTogrAphI kSetre temaNe sugama saMgItanuM AgavuM nAma eTale vipula AcArya. noMdhapAtra kArya karIne bhAvanagarane gaurava apAvyuM che. saMgItanI sAthe TI.vI. kSetre paNa potAnI kArakirdI ghaDavA emaNe - paM. baLavaMtarAya bhaTTa "bhAvaraMga' amadAvAdane pasaMda karyuM. saMgItanI sAtho sAtha "surabhi' TIvI paM. baLavaMtarAya bhaTTa paMDita omakAranAthanA ziSya ane zreNI mATe lAMbA samaya sudhI kalAkSetranI vAto emaNe loko sudhI temanI viziSTa gAyakInA uttarAdhikArI. zAstrIya saMgIta meDo pahoMcADI. TIvInA samAcAro-TIvInI ghaTanA ane saMgItano moTI pratibhA gaNAya. temano janma tA. 23-09-1921nA sAtha emaNe Aje paNa jALavI rAkhyo che. roja thayo hato. mAtra sAta varSanI nAnI vaye zItaLAnA rogamAM haritA dave baLavaMtarAyane AMkho gumAvavAnuM banyuM hatuM. temane muMbaInI jUnAgaDha khAte khAMDAnA khela'nuM zUTiMga joto hato. tyAM 'vikToriyA memoriyala skUla phora dha blAInDa'mAM zALAnA A philmanI navI hiroina haritA daveno paricaya thayo. tyAre zikSaNa arthe mUkavAmAM AvyA hatA. tyAM temaNe gAyana, dilarUbA jANa thaI ke bhAvanagaramAM bArTana lAibrerI pAse AvelI tathA tabalAmAM kauzalya prApta karyuM hatuM. Jain Education Intemational Page #741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo paMDita omakAranAtha ThAkuranI 'rekarDa' sAMbhaLavA maLI te samaye temane omakAranAthajInA ziSya thavAnI preraNA maLI. te aMge makkama nirdhAra karyo. bahu prayatnonA aMte omakAranAthajIe baLavaMtarAyano ziSya tarIke svIkAra karyo. zrI baLavaMtarAya bhaTTe gurujI pAsethI saMgItavidyA grahaNa karavAmAM khUba tvarA batAvI ane gurujInA paTTaziSya gaNAvA sudhInI pragati karI. gurunI sAthe ja teo banArasa gayA ane tyAM ja sthAyI thayA. ziSya tarIke gurunI ananya sevA ane athAga mahenata dvArA gurujIne prasanna karyA. gurunA vArasAne pacAvyo, jALavyo ane ujALyo. zrI baLavaMtarAya zAstrIya rAgonI bArIkIonA kuzaLa jJAtA rahyA che ane ucca prakAranA sarjaka paNa che, temaNe vIseka navA rAgonuM tathA bAreka navA tAlanuM sarjana karyuM che. temanAM zreSTha sarjanomAM 1500 jeTalI baMdizo che. Azcarya thAya tevuM viSayavaividhya ane racanAsauSThava ane sAhityasamRddha rAgonI baMdiza ATalI vipula mAtrAmAM bhAgye ja koIe ApI haze. 'bhAvaraMga laherI'nA traNa bhAgamAM ghaNI baMdizo graMthastha thaI che. ghaNA gAyako A baMdizo gAya che. A uparAMta 'gItA', 'rAmAyaNa', 'bhAgavata', 'purANa', 'upaniSada', zloka, maMtra vagerene svarabaddha karavAnuM mUlyavAna kArya temaNe bajAvyuM. A rIte temaNe sva. paM. viSNu digaMbara paluskaranA ziSTa saMgItanA vArasAne AgaLa vadhAryo. Aja sudhI saMgItazikSaNa aMgenuM temanuM kArya zarU che. videzathI paNa vidyArthIo AvatA rahe che. 65 rAganA vistArathI zikSaNa ApatA pAThonuM dhvanimudraNa temaNe amerikAnI pensilaveniyA yunivarsiTIne bheTa ApyuM che. 1955mAM AMtararASTrIya evorDathI AraMbhI 1990mAM bhArata sarakArano 'padmazrI' evorDa meLavanAra zrI baLavaMtarAyane aneka evorDa satata prApta thatA ja rahyA che. temanAM saMtAno paNa saMgItakSetre kAryarata che. paM. yazavaMtarAya purohita bhAvanagaramAM I.sa. 1983mAM gujarAta sarakAra dvArA eka suMdara nATyagRha taiyAra karavAmAM AvyuM ane tenuM nAmAbhidhAna 'yazavaMtarAya nATyagRha' ApavAmAM AvyuM. A yazavaMtarAya te rASTrIya kakSAe jemaNe zAstrIya gAyaka tarIke pratiSThA prApta karI hatI te paM. yazavaMtarAya purohita, jemano janma tA. 27 Disembara 1916nA roja bhAvanagaramAM thayo hato. temaNe saMgItanI prAraMbhanI tAlIma potAnA pitA pAsethI 025 meLavI hatI ane tyAra bAda gvAliyara gharAnAnI tAlIma levA paM. omakAranAtha ThAkura pAse banArasa gayA. pachIthI amadAvAda khAte paM. nArAyaNa morezvara khare pAse tAlIma lIdhI. muMbaI khAte potAnA moTAbhAI zrI ramaNIka purohita sAthe rahevA gayA ane tyAM moDarna skUlamAM saMgItazikSaka tarIke joDAyA. A gALAmAM kirAnA gharAnAnA khAM sAheba abdula karImakhAMnI gAyakIthI AkarSAIne temanA paTTaziSya bAlakRSNa buvA kapilezvaranuM ziSyatva grahaNa karyuM. reDiyonA e greDanA kalAkAra hatA ane ghaNA rASTrIya kAryakrama ApyA hatA. moTAM zaheromAM apAyelA kAryakramomAM temane sAMbhaLanArAM zrotAo atyaMta prabhAvita banI rahetAM. temanI gAyakImAM eka aneruM AkarSaNa chupAyeluM hatuM, jene pakaDavA saMgItapremIo Ajeya kozizamAM che. mRdu avAja, mRdu svabhAva sAthenuM temanuM vyaktitva saMgItanA zrotAjano Ajeya lAgaNIthI saMbhAre che. mAtra 47 varSanI uMmare yazavaMtarAyanuM avasAna thayuM. have mAtra tenA svaranI yAda ApaNI sAthe che. aparA mahetA 'kyoMki sAsa bhI kabhI bahU thI'--sTAra TI.vI.nI A sIriyalamAM moTI vahunA pAtra 'savitA'nA nAme samagra bhAratamAM ane bhArata bahAra nAmanA meLavanAra aparA mahetA mULa bhAvanagaranAM che. 1960nA arasAmAM bhAvanagaranA prathama gArDana resTorenTa hoTela TopamosTa'nA mAlika sva. zrI uSAkAMta mahetA ane temanAM zrImatI maMdAkinIbahenanuM eka mAtra saMtAna eTale aparA mahetA. 'Topa mosTa' esa.ena.DI.TI. mahilA kolejanA bagIcA sAme AveluM ane tyAM temanuM nivAsasthAna paNa hatuM. tyAM 'nATyAlaya' nAmanI saMsthA hatI. nATakonAM riharsalsa paNa thatAM, je samayagALo aparA mahetAno zaizavakALa hato. pitAnA sthaLAMtarathI aparA mahetA muMbaI AvI vasyAM. mAtAnI icchA hatI te mujaba zAstrIya nRtyanI tAlIma lIdhI ane kaththakamAM vizArada thayAM. e rIte pitAnI icchA hatI ke saMgItakSetre aparA ruci keLave. AthI temaNe saMgItamAM paNa prAvINya meLavyuM. potAnAmAM abhinayanI kalA pAMgarI rahI hatI tenI jANa parivArane nahotI, paraMtu muMbaInA nATakamAM jyAre saphaLatApUrvaka potAnuM pAtra rajU karyuM tyAre darzakone khyAla Avyo ke A kalAkAra siddhinA sImADAo acUka vaTAvaze ja. Page #742 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 pathapradarzaka darzakonAM manamAM janmelI vAta sAcI TharI. TI.vI. sIriyala "sapanAnAM vAvetara', je gujarAtI bhASAmAM che ane tenI hindI AvRtti "eka mahala ho sapanoM kA' sIriyalamAM temanuM pAtra sArI rIte AvakAra pAmyuM hatuM. AMtararASTrIya stare aparA mahetAnuM nAma jANItuM che. TI.vI. sIriyalamAM paNa ati vyasta che, chatAM muMbaInAM ghaNAM nATakomAM haju paNa abhinaya Ape che. temAMya bhAvanagara AvavAnuM thAya tyAre to rAjI rAjI thaI jAya che. aparA mahetAnA pati darzana jarIvAlA paNa eka acchA kalAkAra che. temanI dIkarI khuzAlI paNa kalAno vAraso prApta karaze evI apekSA bhAvanagara acUka rAkhaze ja. barakata virANI bephAma' bhAvanagara pAsenA ghAMghaLI gAmanA vatanI zrI barakata virANI 'bephAma' (janma 1923)e gujarAtImAM 'bephAma' upanAme gajhalo lakhI. bhAvanagara kSetra ane gujarAtI gajhalomAM jabarI barakata hAMsala karI. emanA taraphathI "mAnasara' (1960), 'ghaTA' (1970) ane "pyAsa' (1980) nAmanA gajhalasaMgraho maLelA che. emanI gajhalonI AgavI oLakha lekhe jIvana ane mRtyu viSayaka ciMtana viziSTa rIte abhivyakti pAme che. dardasabhara sthiti, viSamatAnA viSayane AtmajJAna karI vyAvartaka lakSaNa svarUpe niyojI gajhalanA zerane coTadAra, mArmika ane ciraMjIva banAve che. AkAzavANI, muMbaInA gujarAtI vibhAgamAM sevA ApanAra zayadAyugIna muzAyarA paddhatinA viziSTa gajhalakAra tarIke emanuM nAma gAmegAma, zaherezahera, coracore carcAtuM rahyuM che. zrI 'bephAma'nI preraNAthI zarU thayela muzAyarA paddhatinA eka samayamAM "saipha', "zUnya', 'marIjha', 'ghAyala', 'ganI', asima saMderI', ratilAla 'anila', 'bephAma', 'AjhAda' ityAdi tejasvI tAralAo gujarAtI gajhalagaganamAM camakI rahyA hatA. bephAma emanI sAdagI ane sauSThavabharyA zerathI vizALa bhAvakavargane jakaDI rAkhI AvA benamUna azaAra kahetA :- raDyA "bephAma' sau mArA maraNa para eja kAraNathI, hato mAro ja e avasara ne mArI hAjarI nahotI. sAva saheluM che, tame paNa e rIte bhUlI zako, ke tamArA premamAM meM to bhUlAvyo che mane. galataphahemI na karaje, aiza mATe mayakazI na hotI, mane paNa zekha! tArI jema A duniyA gamI nahotI. kAMti bhaTTa kAMti bhaTTa gujarAtI patrakAratvanI eka jIvaMta pAThazALA che. lakhI lakhIne kAyA ghasI nAkhanAra A patrakAranI rageragamAM lohIne badale zAhI doDatI hoya tema lAge che. dezamAM ke paradeza vasatA gujarAtIo kAMti bhaTTanA nAmathI paricita che, temanI kalamathI paricita che. evA prabhAvazALI patrakAra kAMti bhaTTa paNa bhAvanagaranA che. temaNe AraMbhakALamAM rAjAbAbunA eka sAptAhikamAM potAnI kalama calAvI hatI. tyArabAda muMbaI jaI vasyA. 'citralekhA'mAM potAnI AgavI zailInI kalamathI bhAratabharamAM jANItA thayA. anya akhabAromAM paNa temanuM noMdhapAtra yogadAna rahyuM che. 'citralekhA'nA kAryAlayamAMthI zIlA bhaTTano paricaya thayo. zIlA bhaTTa tyAre phoTogrAphara tarIke sevA ApatAM hatAM. temane patrakAratva kSetre ruci hatI. A ruci bannene jIvanasAthI tarIke joDI gaI. kazuMka vizeSa karI batAvavA temaNe 'citralekhA' choDIne 'abhiyAna'mAM jhukAvyuM. tene eka lokapriya megejhina banAvavAmAM temano puruSArtha noMdhapAtra che. vividha kSetranA lekho lakhanAra kAMtibhaTTanI "cetanAnI kSaNo' vizeSa lokapriya che. 15 julAI, 1931 tArIkhe satharA gAmamAM janmelA ane mULa vatana jhAMjhameranA A patrakAre prathama haroLanA patrakAra tarIke nAmanA prApta karI che. pArthiva gohila 'sAregAmA' TI.vI. sIriyala jonArAM bhAvanagaravAsIo AnaMdamAM jhUmI UThyAM. A spardhAmAM vijaya meLavanAra pArthiva gohila bhAvanagaranuM ghareNuM che. tyAra pachI to vinara zomAM temanI pratibhA barAbara jhaLahaLI UThI. deza-videzamAM yojAtA sugamasaMgItanA kAryakramomAM temanI pasaMdagI thaI. pArzvagAyaka tarIke AmaMtraNa maLyuM. bhAratamAM aneka mahAnagaromAM temaNe kAryakramo ApyA ane sArI nAmanA prApta karI. pArthiva bharatabhAI gohilanI janmatArIkha 18-21976 ane janma sthaLa bhAvanagara che. gharazALAnA A tejasvI tAraka vidyArthI komarsamAM snAtaka thayA pachI ema.bI.e.no abhyAsa karatAM karatAM muMbaI sthAyI thayA. eksela inDasTrIjhe. temane muMbaI khAte temanA yogya kAmagIrI ApI. muMbaI sthAyI thayA pachI rAma nagItakSetre pArthiva gohilanuM nAma guMjatuM thayuM. Jain Education Intemational ucation Intermational For Private & Personal use only Page #743 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 720 pratibhAo AraMbhamAM bhAnubahena solaMkI, dakSAbahena mahetA, madhukara upAdhyAya ane lakSmIpati pAse saMgItanI tAlIma lIdhI. vizArada thayA. ucca tAlIma dhrupada gharAnAnA DAMgarabaMdhu, rAjana ane sAjana mizrA pAse tema ja paMDita jasarAja pAsethI prApta karI che. AvI saghana sAdhanA karIne bhAvanagaranuM gaurava vadhAryuM che. jayaMta ojhA bhAvanagaranA vatanI ane hAla vallabhavidyAnagara sthita zrI jayaMta kuMjavihArI ojhA sTeTa benka opha saurASTranA nivRtta adhikArI che. janma tA. 30-9-1941, abhyAsa AbleDa hAiskUla ane zAmaLadAsa ArTsa kolejamAM. arthazAstra abhyAsanA viSaya tarIke pasaMda karI bI.e. thayA. nokarI sTeTa benka opha saurASTramAM karI ane te nimitte gujarAtanAM judAM judAM gAmomAM javAnuM rahevAnuM banyuM jyAM jyAM gayA tyAM kavione gotyA, kAvyarAga mANyo. mAdhyamika kakSAethI ja chaMdobaddha racanA karavA lAgelA zrI jayaMta ojhA gujarAtI kavitAnA rUparaMga jema jema badalAtAM gayAM tema tema potAnI abhivyaktine paNa pravAhonI sAthe rAkhI. gIta, gajhala, paraMparita chaMdo ane achAMdasa kavitAmAM zrI ojhA khIle che. kAvyanI sAthe nATaka ane sugama saMgIta temanA rasanA viSayo che. zrI ojhA AyojananA mANasa che, tethI kavitA' nATaka ke saMgItalakSI koIne koI Ayojana aMge vicAratA rahetA hoya che ane kAryAnvita karatA hoya che. agAu bhAvanagaramAM, surendranagaramAM, bagasarAmAM, iDaramAM ane have vallabha vidyAnagaramAM AvAM Ayojana zrI ojhA karI rahyA che. temanI AsapAsa sAMskRtika pravRttinuM eka tejomaya valaya racAI rahetuM hoya che. A kAraNathI ja zrI ojhAne karamasada khAte AvelA saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela ane vIra viThThalabhAI paTela smAraka bhavanamAM mAnad niyAmaka tarIke nimaMtraNathI pasaMdagI ApavAmAM AvI jyAM temaNe jJAnalakSI tema ja saMskAralakSI pravRttiothI vidyAnagaravAsIonuM dhyAna kheMcyuM, eTaluM ja nahIM dezanA anya mahAnubhAvonuM paNa dhyAna kheMcyuM, jenA pariNAme vizvazAMti AMdolana TrasTa, meraTha dvArA "rASTra gaurava sammAna' zrI jayaMta ojhAne prApta thayuM. nokarI daramiyAna sTeTa benka opha saurASTranI sTApha yuniyana tema ja ophisarsa eso.nI pravRtti tathA tene saMlagna esa. bI. esa. eplo. kreDiTa sosA.nA sthApaka pramukha tarIke kAma kareluM. hAla pustaka paricaya, kAvyagoSThI, kAvyapaThana, kAvyasarjana tAlIma zibira evA projekTamAM kAryarata che. teo AkAzavANI mAnya kavi che ane temanAM gIto AkAzavANI parathI sugama saMgItanA kAryakramomAM gavAtAM hoya che. temanuM lagna nayanAbahena sAthe thayuM che ane temanA be putro zrI tAraka ane zrI bhUSaNa A traNe zrI jayaMta ojhAnI samagra saMskArapravRttimAM otaprota che. Jain Education Intemational Page #744 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina Arya tIrtha ayodhyApuramanI bhUminA bhUmidAtA gauravazALI joTANI parivAra H vallabhIpura sva. velacaMdabhAI dhArazIbhAI sva. kaMcanabena velacaMdabhAI maLe che deha mATImAM paNa mAnavInuM nAma jIve che mare che to mAnavI pote paNa mAnavInuM kAma jIve che A zrAvaka daMpatinuM nAma ane kAma saunA jIvanamAM preraNAdAyI banI raheze. temanI zAsana sevA ane saMskAranI suvAsa sau mATe anumodanIya che. Jain Education Intemational velacaMdabhAI janma sthaLa vallabhIpura (ji. bhAvanagara) saM. 1969 mahAzuda 8 zukravAra tA. 14-2-1913 (khoDIyAra - jayaMti) svargavAsa sthaLa vallabhIpura (ji. bhAvanagara) saM. 2051 mAgazara suda 6, gurUvAra, tA. 8-12-1994 kaMcanabena janma sthaLa mevAsA (gAyakavADI) saM. 1970 mahAzuda 11 // nivAra tA. 7-2-1914 (vallabhIpura - pArzvanAtha prabhu varasagAMTha divasa) svargavAsa sthaLa vallabhIpura (ji. bhAvanagara) saMvata 2047 phAgaNa vada 11 budhavAra tA. 13-3-1991 Page #745 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja hA nAnakaDA - it is iOSTS velacaMdabhAInI zAsana sevAnI = AchI rUparekhA (1) vallabhIpura - ghoghA tIrtha charI pAlita saMghanA mukhya saMghapatI (2) vallabhIpura - pAlitANA cha'rI pAlita saMghanA mukhya saMghapatI (3) surata - sametazikhara (900 yAtriko) saMghanA saha saMghapatI (4) ajArA - tIrthamAM aThThama tapa (405 ArAdhako) saha saMghapatI (5) vallabhIpuramAM (1) guru gautamasvAmI (2) A zrI vijayanemisUrIzvarajI ma.sA. (3) A. zrI vijaya vijJAnasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. (4) A.zrI vijaya kasturasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. Adi gurumUrtio svadravyathI bharAvI ane svadravyathI cAre derI banAvI. svadravyathI mahAmahotsavapUrvaka pratiSThA karAvI. (7) vallabhIpurathI sAta kilomITara dUra ayodhyApUra mahAtIrthanA saMkulanI tamAma jagyA Azare 25OOO (pacIsa hajAra) corasa mITara jamIna tIrtha banAvavA vinAmUlya (bhaTa) ApI che. (8) ku. sonala (mita girIzrInA) vallabhIpuramAM bhavyAtibhavya dIkSA prasaMge lakSmIno saddhapayoga. (9) jIvadayA kSetre gujarAtanI aneka pAMjarApoLamAM lakSmIno sadupayoga (10) vAgarA (ji. bharUca) vAdhezvara mahAdeva maMdiramAM svadravyathI zivalIMga padharAvI bhavya pratiSThA mahotsava karela. (13) vAgarA (ji. bharUca) mAtAjInI mUrti svadravyathI padharAvI pratiSThA karAvI. (13) pacchegAma (tA. vallabhIpura) kuLadevI khoDIyAra maMdira nirmANamAM lakSmIno upayoga. (14) saMvata - 2031 prabhAlakSmInA 500AyaMbIla tapa pAraNAMno bhavya prasaMga (paMcAnikA-mahotsava zubha nizrA - pa.pU.A.bha. jayaMtasUri, vikramasUri, navinasUri, kailAsasAgarasUri, 5. bhAskaravijayajI ma.sA. vi.vi. (zrI saMgha svAmI vAtsalya - pAMca divasa) (15) saM2040 vallabhIpuramAM sAmUhika oLInA sahabhAgI zUbhanizrA pa.pU. A. caMdrasenasUrijI (16) vallabhIpura Adezvara maMdira (hAIve) 36 vakhata dhajA caDAvavAno amUlya lAbha (17) vallabhIpura gurU gautamasvAmI varSagAMTha nimitte kAyamI saMgha svAmI vAtsalyano lAbha (18) vallabhIpura pAMca hajAra gharamAM be vakhata pAMca lAvAnI zeSa vaheMcavAno lAbha (1) sva. velacaMdabhAInI pUNyatithI prasaMge (2) ku. sonalabenanI dikSA prasaMge . (19) bhAvanagara - viThThalavADImAM caitra mAsanI zAzvatI oLIno vakhata lAbha a (20) bhAvanagara simaMdhara svAmI jinamaMdira upara suvarNa kaLaza caDhAvavAno lAbha &isii u pahts Re karo Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #746 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 92 (21) bhAvanagara pAMca hajAra jaina gharamAM be vakhata pAMca lADavAnI zeSa vaheMcavAno lAbho pachI 9i (1) simaMdhara svAmI suvarNakaLaza prasaMga (2) Adizvara bhagavAne dhajA prasaMga (22) bhAvanagara-Adizvara derAsara (mukhya derAsara) zikhara upara be vAra dhajA caDAvavAno lAbha (23) bhAvanagara - zAstrInagara aneka vakhata saMgha svAmIvAtsalyano lAbha (24) bhAvanagara - ku.dhArA, a.sau. rekhAbena, ci. saMdipa - upadhAna tapa prasaMge UMcI bolI dvArA mALAropaNano bhavya prasaMga. (25) vallabhIpura - sametazikhara tapa pAraNA prasaMga sidhdhacakra pUjana - svAmivAtsalyano lAbha (26) bhAvanagara - vAraiyA jaina bhojanazALA - amUlya lAbha (27) bhopALa (M.P) mahAvIra TUMkamAM gautamasvAmInI bhavya pratimA bharAvavAno amUlya lAbha (28) saMvata 2059 vallabhIpura ciMtAmaNI pArzvanAtha prabhujInI 100mI sAlagIrI prasaMge prathama ja vAra sAmUdAyika aThThama tapa - ataravAraNA - pAraNAM sahIta pAMca divasa saMgha svAmI vAtsalya sahita 200ArAdhakonuM bhavya bahumAna, zubha nizrA pa.pU. A. bha. zrI narendrasAgara sUrizvarajI ma.sA. Adi ThANA (29) lolIyA - tA. dhoLakA kAyamI sAdhu sAdhvIjInI bhaktino amUlya lAbha (30) muMbaI - mIrA roDa mAta-pitA banAvavAno amUlya lAbha (saMgha svAmivAtsalyano lAbha) (31) surata - varAchA roDa saMbhavanAtha jinAlaya upara be vakhata dhajA caDAvavAnA sahabhAgI - lAbha (32) surata - varAchA roDa upAzrayamAM lAbha (33) caMdramaNI tIrtha vAlavoDa - be vakhata caitara mAsanI oLInA sahabhAgI lAbha (34) caMdramaNI tIrtha vAlavoDa - 250 chaTha tapanA tapasvIonuM cAMdInI vATakIthI bahumAnano lAbha (35) caMdramaNI tIrtha vAlavoDa - upAzraya - bhojanazALA - ophIsa bilDIMgamAM lAbha (36) caMdramaNI tIrtha vAlavoDa gujarAtamAM prathama ja vAra thatI saMmelana 104 yati (traNa divasa prasaMge) zrI saMgha svAmI vAtsalyano amUlya lAbha (37) caMdramaNI tIrtha - pratiSThA prasaMge vizasthAnaka mahApUjanano amUlya lAbha - prasaMge bhojanazALA - pAMjarApoLamAM amUlya lAbha (38) saMvata 2033 vaizAkha vada-6 ravivAra tA. 8-5-77 vallabhIpUra pArzvanAtha - derAsarajImAM-caumukhajImAM zrI saMbhavanAtha prabhujI padharAvavAno amUlya lAbha. , zubha nizrA pa.pU. gacchAdhipati zrI vijayarUprabhasUrijI ma.sA. Jain Education Intemational Page #747 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( parivAramAM anumodanIyA tapasyAnI jhalaka (1) 45 upavAsa (2) 30 upavAsa (3) paMdara upavAsa (4) aThThAI tapa (5) varasI tapa (6) upadhAna tapa (7) pAMtrIzu (8) aThayAvIzu (9) labdhi tapa (10) kaMThAbharaNa tapa (11) aSTApada tapa (12) zatruMjaya tapa (13) sidhdhitapa (14) yatidharma tapa (15) labdhikamaLa tapa (16) nigoda Ayu ta5 (17) 5OO AyaMbila tapa (18) 1008 sahastraphuTanA ekAsaNAM (19) 20 sthAnaka oLI (20) mokSadaMDa tapa (21) sidhdhagirinI 99 yAtrAo (22) dharmacakra tapa (23) pArtha gaNadhara tapa (24) vIra gaNadhara tapa (25) gautama gaNadhara tapa (26) vIza sthAnaka tapa (27) sametazIkhara tapa (28) modaka tapa (29) saubhAgya tapa vagere. uparokta prasaMgonI bhavya ujavaNI zrI saMgha svAmi vAtsalya, pUjA pUjana, bhAvanA, prabhAvanA vi. dvArA bhavya ThAThamAThathI saMpanna thayela che. temanA moTA putra vallabhIpura tapagaccha saMgha, vallabhIpura lokAgaccha saMgha, vallabhIpura vizAzrImALI jJAti, vallabhIpura paraba kamiTI, vallabhIpura cembara opha komarsanA pramukhapade nisvArtha preraNAdAyI sevA ApI cUkyA che. hAlamAM jaina khoDIyAra maMdira TrasTa (pacchegAma)nA pramukhapade tathA ayodhyApUrama tIrthamAM sevA ApI rahyAM che. temanA putravadhu a.sau. prabhAlakSmI bhogIlAla joTANI zrI vallabhIpura pArzvajina mahilA maMDaLanA pramukhapade niHsvArtha sevA ApI rahyAM che. velacaMdabhAInA parivAramAM 6 putro-3 putrIomAMthI hAlamAM cAra putro-1 putrI hayAta vyavasAya kSetra vallabhIpura bhAvanagara surata amadAvAda vi. sthaLoe che. dara 12 varase bharAtA kuMbhameLA prasaMge ujajaina (madhyapradeza) chIpA nadImAMthI zivalIMga amUlya kiMmate meLavI vAgarA (ji. bharUca)mAM padharAvI pratiSThA karI che. Jain Education Intemational Page #748 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAkRtika sauMdarya ane dharmaprANathI dhabakatA zrI jaina AryatIrtha ayodhyApUrama tIrtha kSetramAM anekavidha sevAno lAbha lenAra dhanya daMpati zrI bhogIbhAI velacaMda joTANI janma : saMvata 1989 mAgazara vada 14 somavAra tA. 26-12-32 (sthaLa : vallabhIpura) a.sau. prabhAlakSmI bhogIlAla joTANI janma : saMvata 1990, jeTha sudI 7, maMgaLavAra tA. 19-6-34 (sthaLa : khArI, tA. sihora) * vevizALa : saM. 2009 poSa sudI - 5 ravivAra, tA. 21-12-52, sthaLa : amadAvAda . lagna : saM. 2010 vaizAkha sudI -.11 gurUvAra tA. 13-5-53, sthaLa : amadAvAda jananI jANaje bhaktajana kAM dAtA kAM zUra nahi to rahe vAMgI bhata gubhAvIza nUra pUrvanA koI prabaLa pUNyodaye uparokta dhanya daMpatinA zubha haste jaina AryatIrtha ayodhyApUrama tIrthanI zilAropaNavidhI saMpanna thaI hatI. ayodhyApUrama tIrthanA saMkulanI Azare traNa lAkha corasa phUTa jagyA zAsanane arpaNa karI che. A tIrthane jaMgalamAMthI maMgala banAvavAmAM ane tenA vikAsamAM tana mana dhanathI niHsvArthabhAve sevA karI che. Jain Education Intemational ayodhyApurama TrasTanI racanAmAM paNa a.sau. prabhAlakSmIbena prathama dAnanA praNetA banyA che ane zrI bhogIbhAI ayodhyApUrama tIrthanA AjIvana prathama TrasTI che. zrI bhogIbhAI sevApriya ane saujanyazIla che. zAsanasevA ane sAmAjika sevAmAM paNa khUba rasa dharAve che. potAnI AvaData ane kAryakuzaLatI samAjamAM AgavuM sthAna dharAve che. sAdhu sAdhvIonI vaiyAvaccamAM ke zAsananA koIpaNa prasaMgomAM temanI hAjarI acUka hoya ja. saraLa svabhAvI zrI bhogIbhAInA gharano Atithya satkAra, gharanuM dhArmika vAtAvaraNa ane sAdharmika bhaktine lIdhe teo sArI evI yazakIrti pAmyA che. Page #749 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * * jaina AryatIrtha ayodhyApUrama tIrthanA saMkulanuM bhUmipUjana jemanA zubha haste ' saMsArIpaNAmAM thayuM hatuM tathA a.sa. IndumatIbenane AyaMbila tapano prAraMbha-preraNA ane paccakhANa ApanArA parivAranA saMsArI suputrI sonala (svAtI) saMyama mArge saMcaya hAla pUjya sAdhvIjIzrI smitagirAzrIjI ma.nA caraNomAM koTI koTI vaMdanA ku. svAtibena bhogIlAla pa.pU. sA.zrI smitagirAzrIjI ma.sA. (pU kezarasUri samudAya) * svAtibenano janma : saMvata 2026 bhAdaravA suda - 14 somavAra tA. 14-9-00 * dIkSA : saMvata 2059 vaizAkha sudI che guruvAra tA. 22-4-99 pUjya sAdhvI mahArAja tapa saMyama sAthe nirmaLa ArAdhanA karI rahyAM che. jinazAsanano lhAvo saMvata 2061mAM aitihAsika dhanya dharA zrI vallabhIpura nagare pa.pU. gaNivaryazrI muktivallabhavijayajI ma.sA. tathA pa.pU. munirAjazrI udayavallabhavijayajI ma.sA.nI zubha nizrAmAM parivAranA a.sa. IndumatI pratAparAya joTANInA ekAMtara 500 AyaMbila tapa ArAdhanAnI tathA a.sau. prabhAlakSmI, a.sau. IndumatI, a. sa. pUrvikA tathA a.sau. nizA tathA ci. narendrakumAra, ci. paMkajakumAranI zAzvatI cetrI oLInA pAraNA prasaMge tridivasIya mahA mahotsava zrI siddhacakra mahApUjana tathA zrI saMghasvAmI vAtsalyanI bhavya ujavaNI prasaMge lakSmIno sauipayoga thayo. bhAgyazALIonA zubha nAmo | a.sau. kiraNabALA lalitakumAra x a.sau. rekhAbahena narendrakumAra a.sa. pUrvikAbena paMkajakumAra : a.sau. dharmiSThAbena vipulakumAra dhanya dhanya tapasvIo pU.sA.zrI smitagirAzrIjI ma.sA.nA varSitapa nimitte joTANI parivAra - vallabhIpuravALA kaMcanabena prabhAlakSmI IndumatI kusuma : rekhA narendra vipula pareza * saMdIpa uparokta pUNyazALIoe varSItapanI ArAdhanA nirvighnapaNe pUrNa karela che. pAlItANA talATI roDa upara zeTha zrI ANaMdajI kalyANajI dvArA navanirmANa pAmela pAraNA bhavana' eTale ke varasItapanA pAraNA mATenuM ArAdhanA dhAmanAM saMkulanA gALAnI anumodanA karavAno amulya lAbha lIdhela che. jemAM upara mujabanI taktinuM Ayojana che. 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A-25, Road No. 18, IDA NACHARAM, HYDERABAD-500076 Phone : 271 71 550, 217 74 691 Jain Education Intemational Page #753 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo paJkAze : kaTAra lekhako -Do. punitA aruNa harNa patrakAratvane pariNAme Aje mAhitI reDiyo, TelIvijhana, akhabAra ane sAmayiko mAraphate gharegharamAM pahoMcatI thaI gaI che. manoraMjana mATe paNa A samUha mAdhyamo eTalAM ja sakriya thaI kAma kare che. samUha mAdhyamonuM kAma ghaNuM karIne cAra vibhAgomAM ApaNe vibhAjita karIe chIe; mAhitI ApavI, manoraMjana karavuM, zikSaNa ApavuM ane lokamatanuM ghaDatara karavuM. ahIM dareka mAdhyamo potAnA lakSita vAcako, zrotA, darzakone dhyAnamAM rAkhIne A kAma karyuM jAya che. eziyAkhaMDamAM sauthI jUnuM ane hAla cAlu AjaparyaMta cAle che evuM akhabAra "muMbaI samAcAra che. Ama bhAratamAM patrakAratvanI zarUAtanA divasomAM gujarAtI bhASAnA dainika ane gujarAtImAM bIbAM banAvanAra pharadunajI marjhabAnane sau koI AdarathI yAda kare che. dainika akhabAra ke sAmayika calAvavuM e koI eka vyaktithI thaI zake nahIM. ahIM taMtrIne eka sabaLa TIma maLe e jarUrI hoya che. gujarAtI patrakAratvamAM ApaNA AdyapatrakAro aMge agAu ghaNuM lakhAI gayuM che. prastuta lekhamAM keTalAMka ochA jANItA paNa vadhu khaMtIlA ane mahenatu tathA potAno Agavo cIlo cAtaranArA patrakAro, saMpAdako, kolamalekhakono paricaya karAvavAnI koziSa karI che. AmAM haju ghaNAM nAma samAviSTa karavAnA bAkI che, te aMgenuM kAma cAlu ja che. keTalAka sAhityakAro kaTAralekhananA rastethI sAhityakAra banyA che to keTalAMka kaTAralekhako roje roja lekhananA pharajiyAtapaNAmAMthI AgavuM lakhatA thayA che. | gujarAtI patrakAratva 19mI sadImAM zarU thayuM, 20mI sadI ane have 21mI sadImAM pravezI cUkyuM che. sadImAM pravezavuM e koI moTI ghaTanA nathI. ApaNA koIpaNa khAsa prayatno vagara paNa e thatuM ja hoya che. paNa A doDha sadI sudhI pahoMcavA AvelA gujarAtI patrakAratvane aneka siddhahasta lekhakoe jIvaMta rAkhyuM che. gujarAtI patrakAratvanA vizALa klika para evAM aneka nAmo che jemaNe koIne koI rIte judo cIlo cAtaryo hato che. temanA aMgenI nAnakaDI noMdhanuM A saMkalana che. mAhitInA AkramaNanA A yugamAM ApaNA jIvananuM mukhyatattva ja jyAM mAhitI' banIne rahI gayuM che tyAM ApaNe e paNa jANavuM joIe ke, taMtrI tarIke, patrakAra tarIke ane kyAreka taMtrI-mAlikanA sthAnethI potAne sAbita karavA mATe, astitva TakAvI rAkhavA mATe thaIne temaNe potAnA kevAM AgavAM sAdhano zodhyAM, kevI rIte svAdhyAya karyo evuM paNa thoDuM jaNAvavAno ahIM prayAsa che. A lekhamALA rajU karanAra DaoN. punitA aruNa haNeno janma 12-4-1968nA roja sametazikharanI poLa, mAMDavInI poLa-amadAvAdamAM. mAtA devayAnI bhaTTa ane pitA DaoN. jagadIzacaMdra trivedIne tyAM thayo. prAthamika zikSaNa vanitA vizrAmamAM, dhoraNa-7thI nadIpAranA vistAranI zrI samartha hAIskUlamAM, bI.esa.sI. (phijhIksa) sAthe ema.jI. sAyansa kaoNlejamAMthI. 1988thI zrI raghuvIra caudharIe gujarAta yuni.mAM patrakAratvano abhyAsakrama (becalara ina jarnAlIjhama kamyunikezana ane pablika rilezansa) zarU karyo. tenI prathama becanA vidyArthI tarIke praveza meLavI 1989mAM uttIrNa. 1989 mArcathI 1993 sudhI "dha TAImsa oNpha inDiyA" (gujarAtI AvRtti)mAM pUrti vibhAganA saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational Page #754 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 038 pathapradarzaka tarIke, anuvAdaka tarIke ane riporTara tarIke kAmagIrI karI. rojerojanI kAmagIrInA bhAgarUpa aMdAje 200 lekho A samayagALA daramyAna thayA. thoDA mahinAo "jyahinda' juthanA "sakhI' sAmayikanA mukhya saMpAdaka tarIke kAma karyuM. A sAmayika mAsika hatuM. tene pAkSika banAvyuM ane tatkAlIna sarvocca vecANa dharAvatuM sAmayika (mahilAo mATenuM) banAvyuM. 1994 jAnyuArIthI gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM patrakAratvavibhAganA adhyApaka tarIke kAryarata thayA bAda adhyayana adhyApana yAtrA daramyAna surendranagara jillAmAMthI chellA 10 varSathI ekadhAraka prakAzita thatAM sAmayika "samaya" aMge zodhakArya karI M.Phil(anupAraMgata)nI padavI meLavI. gujarAtI akhabAro ane nArIcetanA" viSaya laIne DaoN. kumArapALa desAInA mArgadarzanamAM Ph.D. (vidyAvAcaspati)nI padavI hAMsala karI. adhyApana kAryanA varSo daramyAna 20 thI vadhu abhyAsalekho prakAzita thayA che. patrakAratvanA abhyAsakramane dhyAnamAM rAkhIne monogrApha lakhyA che jemAMno 'bhAratIya janasaMparkanA pitAmaha : mahAtmA gAMdhI' prakAzita thayo che. anya monogrApha pustakomAM prakaraNa tarIke prakAzita thayAM che. | 'samaya' : eka adhyayana M. Phil no zodhanibaMdha pustaka tarIke prakAzita thaI cUkyo che. Ph.D. no zodhanibaMdha prakAzita thanAra che. abhivyaktinA tamAma mAdhyamo ane sAdhano pratye prema. saMvedanazIlatA paNa jarA vadhAre. prakRtinA niyama ane nyAyamAM temane vizvAsa che. "jIvamAtrane tenI UjaLI ane AgavI bAjuthI jovI ane tenI anya bAbato kudarata nirmita che tema mAnI cAlavuM" evI mAnyatAmAM paNa vizvAsa che. | gujarAtI, marAThI, hindI ane aMgrejI ema cAra bhASAo jANatAM hovAne kAraNe anya pradezonuM sAhitya vAcana sAhitya AtmasAt saraLatAthI thAya. sarjaka jeTaluM ja anuvAdakanuM bhAvavizva mahattvanuM che ema pote mAne che. DaoN. punitAbenane dhanyavAda. - saMpAdaka patrakAra zrI kapilarAya mahetA sAthenI temanI maitrI patrakAratvamAM temane kheMcI lAvI. karmaTha patrakAra ane ajAtazatru kapilarAya mahetAno janma 1934mAM "prajAbaMdhu'mAM teo jobakhAtAmAM joDAyA. 1911 nI navamI mArce saurASTramAM bhAvanagara zaheramAM thayo ahIM temane chApakAma aMgenuM eTaluM badhuM Tekanikala jJAna maLyuM hato. mAtA nAnI bahena ane pitA manavaMtarAya mahetA. dasa ke. vyavasAyI patrakAra tarIkenI pAchalI kArakirdImAM teo mazIno, varSanI vaye teNe mAtA gumAvI ane kauTuMbika saMjogone lIdhe TAIpa, akhabArI kAgaLa vagerenI jANakArI dharAvanArAo sAthe muMbaInI vilepArle rASTrIya zALAmAM 1923mAM praveza lIdho. tyAM jhINAmAM jhINI vigatonI carcA karI zakatA. jobakhAtAmAMthI temanI vRttione dizA maLI. vicArone AkAra maLyo sahataMtrI ane chevaTe 'gujarAta samAcAra' dainikanA taMtrI pade 1928mAM gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM ucca zikSaNa levA mATe pahoMcelA kapilabhAIe 1962 sudhI tyAM kAma karyuM. saMjogo ane thaIne dAkhala thayA ane ahIM teo rASTrIya raMge raMgAyA. mAliko badalAtA temaNe 1962mAM "gujarAta samAcAramAMthI rAjakAraNa ane arthazAstranA viSaya sAthe teo ahIMnA snAtaka rAjInAmuM ApyuM ane "saMdeza'mAM joDAyA. ahIM temanI banyA. vidyApIThamAM temane e traNa mitro maLyA jemaNe temanA kArakirdIno sauthI ujvaLa tabakko zarU thayo. jIvanaghaDatara ane kArakirdI ghaDataramAM mahattvanI bhUmikA bhajavI. "saMdeza'mAM joDAyAnA zarUAta nA sAta varSa daramyAna purAtana buca, mRdulAbahena sArAbhAI ane indravadana ThAkora, A teo briTIza sarakAranAM AmaMtraNathI iglenDa gayA. tyAM temaNe traNeya temanA chevaTa sudhI snehI banI rahyA. indravadana ThAkora tyAMnA akhabArono abhyAsa karyo. 1965mAM 1 mAsa mATe evo Jain Education Intemational Page #755 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 939 pratibhAo ja amerikAno abhyAsapravAsa karyo. tyAMnA abhyAsapravAsa daramyAna temaNe amerikana patrakAronI bhArata aMgenI khoTI samaja dUra karavA mATe AMkaDAo sAthe vigato carcA vAstavikatAno citAra Apyo. "kArya e mAro dhyAnamaMtra che. pariNAmanI huM ciMtA karato nathI." gAMdhIjInA A vAkyane eka kAgaLamAM lakhIne teo satata potAnI pAse rAkhatA. "kapilabhAI pIDha, racanAtmaka vicArovALA, saMniSTha ane ajAtazatru kahI zakAya evA sajjana hatA' evuM emanA samakAlIna patrakAronuM mAnavuM che. gAMdhIvAdI vicArasaraNI dharAvatA kapilarAya sanasanATI bharyA samAcArane sthAna ApavAmAM mAnatA nahIM. te rIte chApAno phelAvo vadhe te temane yogya lAgatuM na hatuM. temano zikSaka svabhAva akhabArane sAcA arthamAM lokazikSaNanuM sAdhana banAvI bhAratanI pAMgaratI lokazAhInA ghaDataramAM sarjanAtmaka phALo ApavA saMkalpabaddha hato. e divasomAM emanA tamAma Agraho sAthe saMdeza'no phelAvo 1 lAkha nakala sudhI pahoMcADavAnI temanI hoza saMtoSAI hatI. | 'hakIkato mATeno emano Agraha, cokasAI mATenI temanI cIvaTa ane jhINavaTa, lakhANamAM abhyAsazIlatA, samatoladaSTi ane sadA guNadarzI ane racanAtmaka valaNane kAraNe temanA taMtrIlekhonuM pota gujarAtI patrakAratvamAM sadA viziSTa raheze.' evuM baLavaMtabhAI zAhanuM mAnavuM che. temanA viziSTa kAryomAM temaNe taiyAra karelI amadAvAda zaheranI DirekTarI temaNe be vAra taiyAra karI hatI. uparAMta amadAvAda sarvasaMgraha, rASTrapitAnA caraNomAM', dakSiNa bhAratanI vikAsayAtrA' ane amerikAnA e samayanA upapramukha hyubarTa hamphInI jIvanakathAno anuvAda jevAM pustako, emanA sarjana hatAM. Ama, gujarAtI patrakAratvakSetre keTalIka mahattvanI racanAtmaka kAmagIrI karyA bAda jyAre kensaranI jIvaleNa bimArIno bhoga banyA tyAre zrI kapilabhAIe temanA aMtimapatramAM lakhyuM hatuM ke, '35 varSamAM meM je kaMI niSThApUrvaka karyuM che tethI gujarAtI patrakAratvanI sevA ja thaI che, e saMtoSa levAmAM huM abhimAna karato houM evuM mane nathI lAgatuM namratApUrvakanA temanA A nivedanamAM ja temanA patrakAratvamAM kevI suvAsa haze teno AbhAsa thAya che. strota : zrI baLavaMtabhAI zAha sAthenI vAtanA AdhAre tathA "kumAra" aMka naM-papa6 eprila-1970) vAsudeva mahetA vItelI peDhInA preraNAdAyI patrakAromAM jemanuM nAma prathama paMktimAM mUkI zakAya evA patrakAra eTale vAsudevabhAI mahetA. temanA vyaktitvanI jema temanuM patrakAratva paNa svataMtra rahyuM. temanI samagra jiMdagI vyavasAyI patrakAra tarIke ja pasAra thaI. tema chatAM vyAvasAyikatAthI alaga ane AgavI khumArI kevI hoya tenuM patrakAro sAme jo koI udAharaNa mUkavuM hoya to te vAsudevabhAI hatA. "patrakAre garama roTalI khAvAnI AzA rAkhavI nahIM ane garama roTalInI khevanA hoya eNe patrakAratvamAM jhukAvavuM nahIM' e temanuM dhruvavAkya. A vAkya patrakAro ane patrakAratva jagatamAM jANItuM che. sthApita che. nAnAM moTAM aneka akhabAromAM temaNe kAma karyuM paNa temanI zaktino sAco paricaya saune temanI "janasattA' nI kAmagIrImAMthI ja thayo. dha inDiyana ekasapresa' jUthanA mAlika rAmanAtha goenkAjIe 1977 pachI temane "janasattA' dainikanI netAgIrI soMpI. teo taMtrI banyA. sAruM akhabAra calAvavA ane akhabAra sArI rIte calAvavA eka sarasa majhAnI "TIma' joIe. e mATe temaNe tarata mathAmaNa cAlu karI dIdhI. viSNu paMDyA, ziva paMDyA, zekhAdama AbuvAlA, niraMjana bhagata vagerenI sAthosAtha gujarAtanA ane gujarAta bahAranA jANItA patrakAronuM maMDaLa temanAM mArgadarzana taLe ekatra thayuM. temanA samakAlIna viSNu paMDyA noMdhe che ke, "moDI rAta sudhI mathALAM ane sAmagrInI mathAmaNa cAle. (janasattA kAryAlayanI kAmagIrI saMdarbhe) taMtrIlekhamAM jarIkeya AghuMpAchuM nA cAle. ravipUrtine manoraMjana karatAM mAhitIpradhAna vaicArikatAno asabAba pUro paDAyo. taMtrI tarIkenI temanI A mahenata thakavI nAMkhe tevI hatI. rAtre ame pAchA pharIe tyAre lAla daravAjA sudhI cAlatA jaIe. ekavAra temaNe sAMprata rAjakAraNa ane patrakAratva vizenI vAtacItamAM kahyuM hatuM, "ApaNe marelA ghoDA para to asavAra nathI ne?' vAsudevabhAInI e samayanI e vAta ane e saMjogone vartamAna ane saMjogo sAthe sAMkaLI joIe to? teo AzAvAdI pUrA. game tevI paristhitimAM teo sthira paNa rahI zake tenI pratikriyA Ape ane lekhana para tenI asara suddhAM paDavA na de. alpavirAma'nI temanI TacukaDI noMdha teo je akhabAramAM hoya tyAM sadaiva lokapriya rahI. tatkAlIna samAjanA anekavidha pravAho aMge temaNe lekhanakArya pUratI sajjatA ane Jain Education Intemational Page #756 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 740 pathapradarzaka thayA. gaMbhIratAthI karyuM. temaNe patrakAra ja banI rahevAnuM iSTa samakyuM viSNu paMDyAne lakhyuM, "khAlI vyavasAya tarIke ja nahIM paraMtu hoI temanI bhASA patrakAranI ja rahI. bhASAmAM sAhityika zabdo parivartananI icchA sAthenA mizana tarIke patrakAratvamAM praveza ke pAMDitya na AvI jAya e mATe teo puratA sajAga hatA. karavo virala che. Avo Adarza meM paNa juvAnImAM sevyo hato. atyaMta vAcana ane abhyAsane kAraNe teo koIpaNa viSayamAM tame jyAM jazo ke rahezo tyAM zabda pratye pratibaddha rahevAnA enI je te viSayanA niSNAta jeTaluM jJAna dharAvatA paNa kendrasthAne pratIti thaI che eTale, 'viSNu'mAM have 'vAsudeva' ne joto vAcakane rAkhyo hoI vAcaka samajI zake e bhASAmAM ja lakhatA. rahIza!............ temanI zailI diladimAgane hacamacAvI de evI hatI. temanI A ......teo jyotiSa paNa sAruM joI zakatA. temaNe prakAranI lekhanazailIe ja temanA rAjakIya lekhanane eka navo baLavaMtabhAI zAhane kahyuM hatuM ke, huM mane 1991 pachI dekhAto AyAma Apyo hato. nathI." toya 1992 pachI pUrAM cAra varSa teo jIvyA. vyavasAyI patrakAratvanA zarUAtanA varSomAM karelI tanatoDa amadAvAdamAM patrakAronuM yuniyana sthApavAmAM temano mahenatane pariNAme temane kSaya roga lAgu paDyo hato. e mukhya phALo hato. e vakhatanI sthiti evI hatI ke koI yuniyana divasomAM A rAjaroga asAdhya gaNAto. temaNe jAte ja karavAnI hiMmata na kare. chatAMya temaNe e karyuM. patrakAronA rogamukta thavAnuM nakkI karyuM. kSayanAM mULiyAM zodhatuM AyurvedazAstra vetanapaMca samakSa patrakAronI mAMgaNI aMgenuM Avedanapatra ghaDavAmAM temaNe uthalAvI mAryuM ane potAno ilAja jAte karIne sAjA emano mukhya phALo che. patrakAro ane mAliko vacce jayAre paNa vikhavAdo thayA che tyAre teo haMmezA patrakAronA pakSe rahyA che. patrakAratvamAM saMpUrNatAnA teo AgrahI hatA. tatkAlIna patrakAra tarIke temane zekha Adama AbuvAlA sameta akhabAromAM cAlatI patrakAratvanA lekhananI arAjakatAthI teo vividha caMdrako maLyA hatA, paNa 'citralekhA' taraphathI temanuM je khUba duHkhI hatA. temanA maMtavya anusAra, "jemaNe covIse sanmAna thayuM ane harakisana mahetAe temanI je AgatAsvAgatA kalAka patrakAratvamAM akhabArI kurukSetra anubhavyuM hoya, mathALAMthI karI mAna ApyuM teno temane savizeSa AnaMda thayo hato. temaNe mAMDIne sAmagrIno AkAra, asabAba ane mijAja lagInI potAnA e sanmAnane patrakAratvanA dAdAsAheba phALake evorDa oLakha hoya e patrakAra hovAno dAvo karI zake tyAM lagI ThIka sAthe sarakhAvyo hato. che." temanuM mAnavuM hatuM ke 'AvI dhAradAra kasoTInA AdhAre jIvananA chellA divasomAM paNa patrakAra tarIke teo patrakAratvanI tAlImazALAo cAlavI joIe.' kAryarata hatA. gujarAta ane muMbaImAM temano vizALa vAcaka varga vAsudevabhAI chevaTa sudhI lakhatA rahyA. viSNubhAI temane Ubho thayo hato. gujarAtanA patrakAratvanA itihAsamAM temanuM 'zabdanA aparigrahI yoddhA' tarIke navAje che. potAnA cokhkhA sthAna anokhuM che, acaLa raheze. "alpavirAma'thI jANItA ane sApha zabdomAM temaNe gujarAtanA vikAsanI vAta aneka vAsudevabhAI jIvananA pUrNavirAma sudhI kAma karatA rahyA, e ja rAjakIya vyakti, maMca sudhI pahoMcADI hatI. temanI zabdo pratyenI temanI nisabata ane eja temano ApaNane saune saMdeza. samarpitatAnI vAta paNa eTalI ja mahattvanI che. lakhavuM e dekhItI rIte bhale saheluM lAgatuM hoya paNa e eTaluM ja agharuM zrI baLavaMtarAya zAha kAma paNa che. lakhavAnI mathAmaNa ane sacoTa ane nirbheLa vidyArthIo ane patrakAromAM priya evA zrI baLavaMtarAya lakhavAnI mathAmaNa temaNe sAcA arthamAM samajAvI ane jIvI zAhano janma tA. 28-9-1922nA roja amadAvAdamAM thayo paNa batAvI. temaNe '75-76 nI prinsesarazIpane jarAya mAnya hato. uchera, zikSaNa ane kArakirdI traNeya amadAvAdamAM ja thayAM. rAkhI na hatI. imarajansInA e divasomAM prakAzita thayelI zrI raghuvIra caudharI noMdhe che ke, 'temanAmAM amadAvAdInuM ekeya bhUgarbhapatrikAo ane 'sAdhanA' sAmayikanA ghaNA lekho temaNe lakSaNa nathI." nikhAlasa vyavahAra karanAra zrI baLavaMtabhAI lakhyA hatA. 1967mAM viSNu paMDyA temanI sAthe na joDAyA vidyAnI kadara karanArA, patrakAratvanA zikSaNanI ciMtA karanArA teno suMdara pratibhAva temaNe Apyo hato. jemAM temanI ane e ja rIte samAja ane dezanA prazna nisabata dharAvanAra patrakAratvanI zailI ane prakAra aMgenI spaSTatA hatI. temaNe agraNI nAgarika che. Jain Education Intemational Page #757 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo baLavaMtabhAIe bI.e. gujarAtI, aMgrejI sAthe karyuM ane ema.e.mAM arthazAstra viSaya laIne abhyAsa karyo paNa kAme lAgI jatAM parIkSA na ApI. 1942nA eprilamAM temanuM padmAbahena sAthe lagna thayuM. cAra ja mahinAmAM pitA gumAvyA ane oNgaSTamAM 'hiMda choDo'nI caLavaLamAM bhAga levAne kAraNe sapTembaramAM jelamAM javuM paDyuM. 1 varSa pUro jelavAsa. 1 varSa pachI chUTyA. gAMdhI cIMdhyA mArge cAlyA ane lagnajIvanane kasoTInI eraNe caDAvI jelavAsa bhogavyo enuM pati-patni ubhayane gaurava che. patrakAratvanA zikSaNamAM paNa baLavaMtabhAI eTalo ja rasa le che. gujarAta yunivarsiTI, gujarAta vidyApITha, navagujarAta malTIkorsa insTITyUTa, Ara. e. bhavansa kaoNleja ane hIrAmaNi insTITyUTa oNpha jarnAlijhamamAM teo mulAkAtI adhyApaka tarIkenI sevAo Ape che. 1948mAM 26 varSanI uMmare gujarAta samAcAramAM teo patrakAra tarIke joDAyA. 1965mAM anya patrakAronI jema temaNe paNa 'gujarAta samAcAra' choDyuM ane 'saMdeza'mAM AvyA. tyArathI mAMDIne nivRtta thayA tyAM sudhI 'saMdeza' sAthe ja rahyA. satata pravRttizIla rahevAnA saMskArane lIdhe Aje 82 varSe paNa baLavaMtabhAI sakriya che. 'saMdeza', 'divyabhAskara', 'gujarAta TAImsa' jevA dainikamAM taMtrIlekha lakhe che. baLavaMtabhAInuM kahevuM che ke, 'utpAdana, mUDIrokANa, rojagArI, kharIdI, vecANa ane bhAvo dvArA ja Arthika sattA bhogavavAmAM AvatI nathI balke pracAranAM je sAdhano che tenA upara kAbU meLavIne paNa A sattA bhogavavAmAM Ave che. pracAranA A sAdhanomAM sauthI mahattvanuM sAdhana che vartamAnapatra. eTale ja vartamAnapatro ane moTA mUDIpatio vacce joDANa che. koI vepArI ke udyogapati khoTano dhaMdho kare nahIM. teo kALA bajAra kare ke, achatano lAbha uThAvavA saMgrahAkhorI kare ke naphAkhorI kare tyAre akhabAro ja emane sAmAjika javAbadArInI salAha ApatA lekho ane taMtrIlekho lakhe che." "have gujarAtI dainikomAM samAcArone badale moTImoTI AkarSaka tasavIro chApI navI peDhInA mAnasane anukULa thavAnuM ApaNe pazcimanA dainiko pAsethI zIkhyA chIe, paNa ApaNe viveka cUkI gayA chIe. puruSo karatAM mahilAo vadhu dhyAnathI vartamAnapatro vAMce che, kharIdI paNa kare che. emane lagatI vadhu sAmagrI dainikomAM apAya to kaMI khoTuM nathI.'' Jain Education Intemational 41 "AjanuM akhabAra megejhIna banyuM che to enA kAraNo A mujaba che : eka to dainiko have AbAlavRddha saunuM dhyAna kheMcavA mathe che. chatAM rAjakAraNanA pramANamAM sAMskRtika gatividhine ochuM sthAna ApaNA dainikomAM maLe che. jo ke have paristhiti spardhA vadhavAne lIdhe badalAI rahI che." Aje 82 varSanI uMmare paNa zrI baLavaMtabhAIne aMgrejI dainiko joyA vagara na cAle. uttama pustakonA cAhaka, nATaka ane dRzya kaLAomAM paNa ruci dharAvanArA, vidyArthIonA 'baLavaMtadAdA' nyUjha cenalo paNa badhI ja joI le che. ne koI hAtha pakaDIne pagathiyAM utAravAnI ke caDhAvavAnI vAta kare toemanI aMdarano pelo 'hiMda choDo' 42 nI caLavaLavALo yuvAna vinayapUrvaka nA pADI de che. baLavaMtadAdA patrakAratva kSetre 55 varSathI vadhu kAryarata rahyA che. temanA anubhavo ane saMsmaraNo lakhAya to sAce ja patrakAratva jagatane khUba ja upayogI thaI raheze. bhUpatabhAI vaDodariyA 'samabhAva', 'janasattA', 'abhiyAna' jUthanA mAlika taMtrI zrI bhUpatabhAI vaDodariyAne patrakAratva ane sAhitya ema baMne ThekANe jANanAro ane mAnanAro bahu bahoLo varga che. pacAsathI vadhu pustakonA lekhaka zrI bhUpatabhAInI bahuvidha oLakha che. siddhahasta lekhaka, kaoNlamIsTa, pIDha patrakAra, nivRtta rAjya mAhitI niyAmaka, gujarAta rAjya sAhitya akAdamInA bhUtapUrva pramukha, gaurava puraskArathI sanmAnita ema vyaktitvanAM aneka pAsAM vacce teo potAnI vorAziyasa rIDara' 'aDhaLaka vAMcanAra' tarIkenI oLakhANa akabaMdha rAkhI zakyA che. tA. 19-2-1929nA roja temano janma temanA mosALamAM dhrAMgadhrAnA pALiyAda gAmamAM thayo. pitAzrI choTAlAla vaDodarayA bhUpatabhAInI mAtra 3 varSanI uMmare ja avasAna pAmyA. mAtA caturAbahene ekale hAthe hiMmatathI bALakone ucheryA ane temane bAhoza ane saMskRta banAvyA. mAtA caturAbahenanI zikhAmaNa mujaba 'niSphaLatAthI kaMTALyA vinA, hiMmata hAryA vinA satata kAma karatA rahevuM, eja bhUpatabhAIno jIvanamaMtra Aja dina sudhI che. satyazIlatA, pramANikatA ane sakhata mahenatanA saMskArane pacAvIne UbhA thayela 'vaDodarayA' kuTuMbanI zAkha Aje patrakAratva ane sAhityajagata ema baMne jagyAe mahorI cUkI che. Page #758 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka 042 potAnuM nAma chapAyeluM jovAnI bALavayanI ghelachA temane mohammada mAMkaDa sAthe saMyukta lekhana tarapha laI gaI. baMne mitroe ghaNI nAnI vayathI (12 varSanI uMmarathI) vArtAo lakhavAnuM zarU karyuM. temanI vArtAo akhaMDaAnaMda, navacetana, cAMdanImAM pragaTa thaI. temanI sauprathama graMthastha racanA 1952 nI AsapAsa 'saMskAradAtrI' nAme prasiddha thayelI. cArlsa Dikansa, bAljhAkanAM pustako temaja sTempAlanAM vivecano teo vAMcatA. tenI temanA lakhANa upara asara che. evuM teo svIkAre che. 1950mAM phUlachAbamAM taMtrIpade joDAyA. '50 thI '62 sudhI taMtrI rahyA. tyArabAda amadAvAdamAM hindustAna ophisajana kaMpanI zarU karI. A sAthe 1963 thI 68 sudhI prabhAta, saMdeza, gujarAta samAcAra jevA vividha dainikomAM kAma karatA rahyA. 1969 thI janasattAnI rAjakoTa AvRttimAM nivAsI taMtrI tarIke joDAyA. '75-76mAM lokamAnya dainikanA taMtrI tarIke paNa kAmagIrI bajAvI. '82 sudhI gujarAta samAcAramAM kAma karyuM. tyArabAda gujarAta sarakAramAM mAhitI niyAmaka tarIke joDAyA. 1983-84 daramyAna dezanA anya jANItA dainiko 'rAMcI ekasapresa' 'paMjAbakesarI' 'dezabaMdhu' vageremAM gharebAhire nA temanA lekho hindI bhASAmAM anuvAdita thayA. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA pramukhapade paNa teo rahI cUkyA che. sAhityika patrakAratva mATe temane gujarAta sarakAra taraphathI 25,000 rUA.nuM pAritoSika paNa prApta thayeluM che. tA. 12 mArca, 1986nA roja "samabhAva' dainikano prAraMbha karyo. dIkarAnI saphaLatAnA sAthI mA caturAbahena mAtra traNa mahinA bAda tA. 15-6-1986nA roja avasAna pAmyAM. gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI taraphathI temanA nibaMdhasaMgraha 'jiMdagI jhiMdAdilInuM nAma che' ne pAritoSika apAyuM che. 199495 mAM zrI bhUpatabhAIne zreSThanibaMdha lekhana mATe rU. 25,000 no puraskAra gujarAta sarakAra dvArA apAyo hato. "saMdeza" janasattA, abhiyAna ane samabhAvamAM temanuM kaoNlamalekhana pahelAMnI jema ja niyamita che. bhUpatabhAInA lekhananuM rahasya temanA vAcana ane ciMtanamAM che. emane pustakonI kharIdInuM ane sAhityanA vAMcananuM vyasananI hada sudhInuM vaLagaNa che ema emanA mitra zrI digaMta ojhA kahe che. bhUpatabhAI koIpaNa sthiti ke saMjogomAM taMga thatA nathI ane haLavAzabharyA rahI zake che evuM temanI sAthe lAMbA samaya sudhI kAma karanAra zrI rajanIbhAI vyAsanuM avalokana che. saraLa bhASA, saMskAritAnI asara ane lAgaNInuM vizva spaSTa nIpaje evA varNanothI bharapUra bhUpatabhAInuM lekhana aneka navoditone e prakAranuM lakhANa lakhavA mATe prerita kare che to sAthosAtha bhUpatabhAInI IzvarazraddhA ane jIvana viSenI hakArAtmakatA temanI kolamone vadhu priya banAve che. zrI cIna modInA zabdomAM kahIe to, 'bhUpatabhAI vaDodariyA ekamAtra evA taMtrI che jeo patrakAra che. e koInI gAdIe AvIne taMtrI banyA nathI, paNa potAnI kalamanA baLe taMtrI banyA che.' temanA mitroe temane "pustaka khAu' mANasanI upamA ApI che. to keTalAka mitro ema paNa kahe che ke, "navAM navAM pustako bhUpatabhAInI rAtone raMgIna banAve che." digaMta ojhA pANInA prazna pANIdAra laData ApanAra patrakAra digaMta ojhAne gujarAtanuM sAhitya ane patrakAratva jagata sArAmAM sArI rIte oLakhe che. aMdAje cAreka dazaka sudhI patrakAratvamAM sakriya rahyA bAda temaNe pANInA prazna jAgRti lAvavA mATe satyajita TrasTanI racanA karI che ane "jalasevA' nAmanuM sAmayika prakAzita kare che. patrakAra ane sAhityakAra tarIkenI sudIrgha kArakirdI daramyAna temaNe nava navalakathA, be hAsyarasika navalakathA, nava nATako, sAta mAhitI graMtho ane be mulAkAta graMtho paNa ApyA che. kAzmIra ane paMjAba AtaMkavAda aMgenA temanAM pustako ghaNAM jANItAM che. temaNe pAkistAnanA samAjajIvananAM nokhA nokhAM zabdacitro paNa AlekhyAM che. 'mATInI gaMdha bhIno saMbaMdha' marAThImAM pahelAM ane gujarAtImAM pachI prakAzita thaI hoya evI nokhI ghaTanA che. gujarAtI dainika lokasattA-janasattA (tatkAlIna eksapresa juthanI mAlikInuM)nA taMtrIpade paNa teo javAbadArI saMbhALI cUkyA che. uparAMta ANaMdanA grAmINa dainika "nayA paDakAra'nA taMtrI pade paNa teo zarUAtanA divasothI taMtrI tarIke rahI cUkyA che. "samabhAva' dainikamAM paNa teo sthApaka kAryakArI taMtrI tarIke kAryarata hatA. 'citralekhA' ane 'abhiyAna'nA rAjakIya saMpAdaka tarIke teo dilhImAM paNa vasyA hatA. gujarAtI reDiyo, TelIvijhana ane philma kSetre paNa temaNe noMdhapAtra ane AgavI kAmagIrI karI che. teo philma nirmAtA paNa rahI cUkyA che ane aneka dastAvejI citronuM digdarzana ane nirmANa paNa temaNe karyuM che. | ein Education Intermational Page #759 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo zrI mahezabhAI ThAkara zrI mahezabhAI ThAkara gujarAta samAcAranA variSTha patrakAra tarIke varSo sudhI kAryarata rahyA. hAla paNa temanI kaoNlamo 'penoramA' ane 'prasaMgapaTa'nA mAdhyamathI teo temanA vAcako sudhI niyamita rahI pahoMce che. temano janma 30-8-33nA roja amadAvAdamAM thayo hato. bI.e. ela.ela.bI. sudhIno abhyAsa karelA mahezabhAIe patrakAratvanI kArakirdI khUba nAnI vayathI ja zarU karelI. kapilarAya mahetA ane nirubhAI desAInA mArgadarzana ane preraNAthI jemanI kArakirdI ghaDAI evA mahezabhAIe sau prathama lekhananI zarUAta temanA kaoNlejakALanA divaso daramyAna 'lokanAtha' peparathI karI hatI. zrI anaMtarAya rAvaLe e divasomAM kaoNlejanA megejhInamAM mahezabhAInuM lakhANa vAMcI temane biradAvyA hatA ane kahyuM hatuM ke, 'tamArI bhASA ane lekhana baMne sArAM che." tamAre A pravRtti cAlu rAkhavI joIe.' e divasomAM prasaMgapaTa' kaoNlamamAM nAma lakhavAno zirasto nahoto. tema chatAM ATalAM varSothI satata ekadhAruM temaNe lakhyuM che. gujarAtanuM mArgadarzana karyuM che. vidyArthIkALa daramyAna arthazAstra, itihAsa ane gujarAtI sAhitya temanA vAMcananA priya viSaya hatA. patrakAra banyA pachI rAjakIya viSayonuM vAMcana ane lekhana ApoApa vadhyuM. rIDarsa DAyajesTa ane kumAra temanAM priya sAmayiko che. patrakAratvanA kSetramAM mahAgujarAtanA AMdolana samaye temaNe noMdhapAtra kAmagIrI bajAvI saunuM dhyAna kheMcyuM hatuM. e divasomAM zahIdonI khAMbhI polIso mAraphate dUra karAI rahI hatI. te samaye temaNe temanA nAITa eDITara, mitra baLavaMtarAya zAha sAthe maLIne ghaTanAnI tapAsa karI. najaronajara joyuM. kalekTare na chApavAnI vinaMtI karI. kalekTare polIsavAnamAM temane ghare mokalI ApyA. gharethI e baMnee gujarAta samAcAranA temanA mitra zrI ke. pI. zAha ane taMtrI zAMtilAla zAhane samAcAra kahyA. zAMtilAle e samAcAra 'sTopa presa'mAM levaDAvyA. samAcAro prAsaMgika bAbatomAM UMDI mAhitI ApI zakatA nathI--tethI mahezabhAI samAcArone UMDANathI vizleSakanI jema ane vAcakone samajAya te rIte lakhe che, samajAve che. mahezabhAInAM putrI su.zrI belA ThAkara paNa jANItA patrakAra che. Jain Education Intemational 683 DaoN. caMdrakAnta mahetA gujarAta yunivarsiTInA pUrva upakulapati, kAryakArI kulapati tathA patrakAratva vibhAganA vaDA evA DaoN. caMdrakAnta mahetAne gujarAtIbhASA jANanArA, vAMcanArA 'ziza' nAmathI paNa jANe che. temanI 'gujarAta samAcAra'nI kolamo keTalAMya varSothI yuvAmAnasanuM ghaDatara karI rahI che. teo gujarAtI tathA hindInA suprasiddha sAhityakAra che. A uparAMta kavi, lekhaka, ekAMkIkAra, nibaMdhakAra, vArtAkAra, caritralekhaka, yuvA tathA bALasAhitya temaja jIvanaghaDataralakSI sAhityanA sarjaka che. gujarAtI bhASAmAM temanAM 85 thI vadhu pustako prakAzita thayAM che. temanuM hindI sAhityamAM paNa noMdhapAtra sAhityika pradAna che. hindImAM temanA 3 kahAnI saMgraha, pa nibaMdha saMgraha, 1 ekAMkI saMgraha, 1 samIkSAtmaka lekha saMgraha tathA 4 saMpAdana graMthano samAveza thAya che. taduparAMta kAvyazAstra, gajhala, sAhityika patrakAratva, lalita nibaMdha vagere viSayo sahita 20 jeTalA saMzodhanapUrNa lekhono samAveza thAya che. teo prAkRta bhASAnA paNa eTalA ja abhyAsu che. mAMgalyane kendramAM rAkhIne thatuM temanuM sAhityasarjana samAjane mArgadarzaka ane yuvApeDhIne rAhabara banI rahyuM che. 'gujarAta samAcAra'mAM AvatI 'kema che dosta', 'eka ja de cinagArI' ane guphatego temanI jANItI kaTAra che. 6, ogaSTa, 1939nA roja janmelA DaoN. caMdrakAnta mahetA nirakSaratA nivAraNa, prauDhazikSaNa, samAja zikSaNa, AMgaNavADI eiDjha niyaMtraNa jevI samAjasevAnI pravRttio sAthe 25 thI vadhu varSothI joDAyelA che. saMparka : 16, hevanapArka, rAmadevanagara, seTelAITa, amadAvAda-15. yazavaMta kaDIkara 300 pustako, aThavADiyAnI 24 kolamo ane mAsika aneka kolamonA lekhaka evA patrakAra-lekhaka zrI yazavaMtabhAI kaDIkare patrakAratva ane kaoNlamalekhananA kSetre AgavI keDI kaMDArI che. bhAratabharamAM sauthI vadhu akhabAromAM kaoNlama lakhanAra tarIke paMjAba tema ja kerala sarakAre temanuM sanmAna karyuM che. 12-5-34nA roja kaDI mukAme temano janma. relvegArDa tarIkenI nokarI sAthe ATaluM vipula mAhitIsaMcaya vitaraNa karanArA yazavaMtabhAIe potAnI sAthosAtha kaDI gAmane paNa jANItuM karyuM che. Page #760 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 744 no . potAnI prathama navalakathAno prathama puraskAra eka ajANI vRddhAne ApI denAra yazavaMtabhAIne sAhitya akAdamI, sAhitya pariSada, lAyansa, roTarI, jesIsa jevAM aneka korporezano, aneka sAhitya vartuLo, vijJAnavartuLo taraphathI aDhaLaka evorDjha maLyA che. sauthI upara gijubhAI badhekA suvarNacaMdraka to kharo ja. sAhityavartuLonI beThakomAM niyamita janAra yazavaMtabhAInI sarjanayAtrA patrakAratva ane sAhityanI joDatI kaDI' rUpa che. temanI mULa aTaka 'zAha' che. ( dineza desAI zorTahenDanA jANakAra ane kaMIka judI jAtanA patrakAra tarIke guNavaMta zAhe jemane navAjyA che evA dineza desAI ghaNI nAnI vaye prasiddhi pAmI-mANI cUkela patrakAra, gajhalakAra, lekhaka che. 12-8-1968nA roja temano janma amadAvAdamAM thayA. bI.koma., DI.sI.e., DiplomA jarnAlIjhamanI padavI meLavI. patrakAratvanA abhyAsa daramyAna "AjanA akhabAronuM sAmayikIkaraNa' nAme zodha nibaMdha lakhyo. mAtra 20 varSanI uMmare prathama gajhala saMgraha (1988mAM) "snehanA nAme' pragaTa thayo, pachI "zeSa' navalakathA 1993mAM, TahUko 1994mAM ane trIjI zyAmA 1996mAM-tyArabAda "kepha' nAmaka gajhala saMgraha 2000mAM prasiddha thayo. sarjanayAtrA, vimocana-lokArpaNa yAtrA cAlu ja che. tatrIzrI bhUpatabhAI vaDodariyAnAM mArgadarzana, - vaDapaNa heThaLa dineza desAI taiyAra thayA che evuM ghaNAMnuM kahevuM che. gujarAtI vizvakoSamAM sAtamA khaMDamAM ATha adhikaraNo lakhanAra dineza desAIe patrakAratvanI rojerojanI kAmagIrI sAthe sAhitya sarjananI kAmagIrI vaNI lIdhI che. hindI bhASAmAM teo "jAna' takhallusathI sAhityasarjana kare che. temane rAjakoTa sAhitya saMsthAno evorDa ane sAhitya azoka harSa evorDa maLelA che. saMparka : bI-12, navaraMga TAvara, satAdhAra cAra rastA, bhUyaMgadeva, solA roDa pAse, ghATaloDiyA, amadAvAda3800061. phona : 7454088 mukuMda pI. zAha taMtrI, patrakAra, vidheyAtmaka sAhityanA lekhaka ane prakAzaka tarIke prazasti pAmelA mukuMdabhAI vArtAsaMcaya, hAsyalekha saMgraha, saMpAdano ane nAnI moTI preraka pustikAo prakAzita karI cUkyA che. pathapradarzaka 'navacetana' mAsikanA niyamita prakAzana mATe vaDodarAnI saMskAra parivAra saMsthA taraphathI ane gujarAta sarakAra taraphathI 1998-99nA varSa mATe zreSTha mAsikano puraskAra maLyo. gujarAta sAhitya saMghano 'jayabhikhkhuM evorDa', "dhanajI-kAnajI gAMdhI suvarNacaMdraka', "nAnubhAI suratI sAMskRtika gaurava evorDa', 'jeThAlAla trivedI bhikSuratna evorDa', anya nAnA moTA pAritoSiko uparAMta sauthI nokho ane mahattvano gaNAya evo maphata ojhA prerita viziSTa evorDa 'uttama zrotA evorDa' paNa mukuMdabhAIne maLelo che. niSThApUrvaka kareluM koIpaNa kArya eLe jatuM nathI evuM hRdayapUrvaka mAnanArA mukundabhAIe patrakAratvakSetranI temanI kAmagIrInAM ATalAM varSo daramyAna taDakI vadhAre ane chAMyaDI ochI joI che. kArakirdInA AraMbhe temaNe chApAM nAMkhIne kAmanI zarUAta karI. grAhakonuM saranAmuM repara para lakhavAnA kALI kAmagIrInA divaso paNa temaNe joyA che. "saMdeza'mAM pUratI gaMbhIratAthI soMpAyuM e tamAma kAma teo karatA rahyA che. ochI AvakanA e divasomAM milanI traNagaNA pagAranI nokarI maLI topaNa na svIkArI ane hiMmatapUrvaka patrakAratvamAM kAma karatA rahyA. "navacetana" nAnapaNathI temanuM priya mAsika rahyuM. tenA taMtrI sva. cAMpazIbhAI uddezI amadAvAda AvyA ane "saMdeza'mAMe chapAvA lAgyuM. mukundabhAIne "navacetana'mAM kAma karavAnI ophara thaI ane temanI patrakAratvanI yAtrA cetanavaMtI banI. cAMpazIbhAInA avasAna pachI bamaNA jorathI temaNe A sAmayikanuM prakAzana cAlu rAkhyuM. tA. 27-4-1923nA roja zinora-vaDodarAmAM janmelA mukundabhAI sva. cAMpazIbhAInA mAnasaputra' tarIke oLakhAvAmAM gaurava anubhave che. kusuma prakAzananA nejA heThaLa temaNe aneka sughaDa prakAzano ApyAM che. mukundabhAIne zrI rAdhezyAma zarmAe buddhiprakAzamAM 'vidhAyaka vicAranI gurUcAvIo' tarIke, muMbaI samAcAramAM hasamukha zeThe 'bhAgyanA ghaDanArA tarIke', DaoN. ramaNalAla jozIe raMgataraMga ane phUlachAbamAM "zabdalokanA eka adanA yAtrI' tarIke navAjyA che. sva. umAzaMkara jozI temanA aMge kahe che ke, "ghaNI vyaktio putrane dattaka le che, jyAre mukundabhAIe to pitAcAMpazIbhAIne dattaka lIdhA che. Aje paNa cAMpazIbhAInA kuTuMbIjanonI sAravAra-dekharekhanuM kAma mukundabhAI ane kusumabahena kare che. Jain Education Intemational Page #761 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo saranAmuM: 61-e, nArAyaNanagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhkhu mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda : 380007 hiMmata jhaverI samAjavAdamAM samajavAdanI anivAryatA samajatA jAgRta patrakAra ane hiMmatavAna hiMmatabhAI jhaverIno janma 14 sapTembara 1925mAM muMbaImAM thayo hato. arthazAstra sAthe bI.e. thayA-e divaso AjhAdI AMdolanano samayagALo. 42'nA AMdolanamAM jelavAsa karyo. Aja arasAmAM kavizrI karasanadAsa mANekanA saMparkamAM AvyA ane sadAkALa mATe temanA banI rahyA. 1975mAM indirAgAMdhIe lAdelI kaTokaTI veLAe jyorja pharnAnDIjha (bhU.pU. saMrakSaNa pradhAna) ne Azaro Apyo. bhUgarbha patrikAo lakhI ane sArAmAM sArI rIte calAvI. temanAM patnI maMju jhaverI paNa eTalAM ja hiMmatavAna, paMdara varSanA paricaya pachI teoe lagna karyAM. rAmamanohara lohiyAnA saMparkamAM AvyA bAda temanA anuyAyI banI rahyAM. evuM ja dAdA bhagavAnanI sAthenA saMbaMdhonuM paNa thayuM. akhabArI kaTAralekhana mATe prathama 'zekhAdama AbuvAlA puraskAra' ane gujarAta sarakArano evorDa meLavanArA samAjavAdI lekhaka, kaoNlamisTa hiMmata jhaverI bhAratanI jANItI saMsthA (TATA insTiTyUTa oNpha sozyala sAyansa'mAM DaoN. akSayakumAra desAInA AsisTanTa tarIke paNa rahelA che. govA satyAgrahamAM paNa temanuM AgavuM pradAna hatuM. madhu limaye, madhu daMDavate, mRNAla gore, kezava (baMDu) gore, jyorja pharnAnDIjha, uSA mahetA jevI sakriya samAjalakSI vyaktio sAthe paNa satata pharatA rahIne potAnI sAmAjika nisabata sau koI sudhI pahoMcADI che. AjIvana sAdagIpUrvaka rahelA hiMmatabhAIe paricayaTrasTa mATe 'rAmamanohara lohiyA' ane 'sAne gurujI' nAmanI laghupustikAo paNa lakhI che. DaoN. rajanIkAnta jozI jo carcApatrane akhabArano, patrakAratvano prANavAyu gaNIe, to rajanIkAnta jozIne patralekhaka, carcApatrI, patrakAra tarIke poMkhavA paDe. hindImAM pI.eca.DI. ane hindI sAhityamAM pAyAnA viSayomAM pradAna karyA bAda koI kAraNavaza vidyApIThamAMthI hindInuM zikSaNa ApavAnA kAmane tilAMjali ApI ne svaicchika rIte e kAma jIvanabhara mATe cAlu karyuM. batrIsathI vadhu pustakonA lekhaka, tamAma gujarAtI dainikamAM 400 thI vadhu carcApatro lakhIne potAnI eka AgavI oLakha UbhI karI che. 'akhabArI 45 carcApatro-carcApatrIo : pratibaddha praharIo' e temano jAte prakAzaka banIne prakAzita karelo graMtha che. je temanI gujarAtI prajAnI lokahita mATe avAja uThAvavAnI nisabatane jAgRta kare tevo che. 16-12-1938nA roja vaDanagaramAM janmelA rajanIkAMtabhAI janme, karme gujarAtI che ane hindI bhASA ane sAhityanI sAthosAtha mAtRbhASA gujarAtInI paNa eTalI ja sevA karI che. gujarAtI sAhityane anya bhASAomAM laI javAnuM ane vizvavikhyAta kRtione gujarAtImAM anudita karIne lAvavAnuM kAma temaNe satata cAlu rAkhyuM che. 1995mAM temanI kumAu saMskRti pariSadanA upAdhyakSa tarIke varaNI thayelI. lakhanau mukAme 1998mAM gujarAtanA bhUtapUrva gavarnara Ara. ke. trivedIe temanuM sanmAna karyuM tene teo sauthI vadhAre hRdayaMgama ghaTanA gaNe che. jagadIza binIvAle patrakAra, lekhaka, TikiTa saMgrAhaka, sArA kemerAmena, krikeTanA abhyAsu, evI aneka oLakha dharAvatA zrI jagadIza binIvAlene gujarAtI prajA akhabAronA mAdhyamathI oLakhe ja che. 23-11-1941nA roja temano muMbaI mukAme janma paNa karmabhUmi to amadAvAda ja. bALavArtA 'bha' bhagalAno bhabAlasaMdezamAM chapAyelI temanI prathama maulika kRti. patrakAratvanuM kheDANa kizoravayathI zarU kareluM. kizoravaye temaNe 'bAladIpaka', 'vasaMtazobhA'jevAM hastalikhita mAsiko ane sTezana roDa samAcAra' nAmanuM sAIklosTAIlDa pepara bahAra pADeluM. muMbaImAM sahAdhyAyIonI sAthe dainikomAM phoTA pADavAnuM kAma zIkhyA. krikeTanI bAbato aMge vizeSa jJAna hovAne lIdhe aneka pustikAo, caritrasaMgraha temaNe bahAra pADyA. ajita vADekara, ramAkAnta desAI ane dilIpa saradesAI temanA zALAjIvananA pATalImitro. 'kapila-dha greTa' ane 'sohAmaNo olarAunDara karasana ghAvarI temanAM aneka pustakomAMnA bahu jANItAM pustako che. gerI sobarsanI mulAkAta 'muMbaI samAcAra'mAM chApI ane mAmA philmajagata sAthe saMkaLAyelA hoI aneka philmI hastIonA inTaravyu judA judA dainiko, sAmayikomAM chapAvA mAMDyA. 'cAMdanI', 'zrI', 'strI'mAM temanI kRtio, ahevAlo, mulAkAto chapAtA rahyA che. dharmasaMdeza' ane 'rajanIzadarzana'nuM saMpAdana paNa karyuM. dIrdhakAlIna patrakAratva mATe temane 1994mAM 'saMskRti gaurava' evorDa maLelo che. temanI prasiddhinuM kAraNa temanI TikiTa-saMgraha lekhanamALA ane krikeTalekhana gaNAya che. Page #762 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 saMpAdaka maMju jhaverI pratibhAvAtmaka saMzleSIya lekhonA lekhikA, phArbasa gujarAta sabhAnA 'traimAsika'nA saMpAdikA, nibaMdhalekhikA maMju jhaverI vyaktisvAtaMtrya ane jAgatika pratibaddhatAnA praznomAM nisabata dharAvanArAM sannArI che. 30-1-26nA roja muMbaImAM janmelAM maMju jhaverInuM mULa vatana porabaMdara. bI.e. ane graMthAlayazAstrano DiplomAnuM zikSaNa lIdhuM. e divaso daramyAna jAherajIvanamAM AvyAM. kaoNlejanA prathamavarSamAM ja jelavAsa. inTaramAM AvyA tyAre bolzevika leninisTa pArTImAM joDAyAM. 26 jAnyu 1943mAM patrakAra, sozyAlIsTa hiMmata jhaverI sAthe jelamAM-e paricayanAM 15 varSa pachI hiMmata jhaverI sAthe lagna karyuM. phArbasa 'traimAsika'nA saMpAdaka tarIkenI kAmagIrI sudhI maMju jhaverIe mArksavAda-TroTaskIvAda-rAmamanohara lohiyA vicAra ane gAMdhI darzananI asarathI khALIne karI che evuM sAhitya vivecakonuM mAnavuM che. zrI sureza dalAlanA mate lekhikAomAM maMju jhaverI zreSTha inTelekacyuala che. 'traimAsika'nA saMpAdakIya lekhono saMgraha 'nIrakhane' bahu prazasti pAmela pustaka che. sureza dalAla imeja mAraphate temanI prakAzanayAtrA AgaLa dhapAvaze. sva. zrI darzakanA mate 'nIrakhane' sAhityakAro mATenuM 'inTaraDisiplinarI' vAcana-manana che.' 'pratisAda' paNa temanI jANItI kRti che. saMpAdaka-prakAzaka : nAnubhAI nAyaka cetamachaMdara, zekhacallI, ramatArAma, aruNodaya, paDachAyA, surekhA, kaMkAvaTI, abilagulAla jevAM sAmayikonA saMpAdaka, aneka dainikomAM kaoNlamalekhaka, sAmAjika prazno aMge lekho lakhanAra Azare 30 thI vadhu pustako lakhanAra nAnubhAI nAyaka jAgRta ane pratibaddha lekhaka tarIkenI oLakha dharAve che. prakAzana e temano vyavasAya che, prAraMbhika lekhana akhaMDAnaMda, navacetana, cAMdanI ane prajAbaMdhumAM chapAyuM che. temanI prathama maulika kRti 'gulAmIno vAraso' navalakathA hatI. jenI prastAvanA jyotIndra davee lakhI ApI hatI. khetInI sAthe lekhana-prakAzana pravRtta rahetA nAnubhAI potAnI paristhiti, kAMThAnI khArI jamIna, AvaLa-bAvaLa, kamabuddhi majUro, muMbaInI aMdhArI Alama ane potAnA khetaramAM kAma karatA koziyAne potAnI preraNAmUrti mAne che. chevADAnA lokonI rojiMdI kaDavI vAstavikatAone prakAzakalekhaka-saMpAdaka nAnubhAIe avAranavAra vAcA ApI che. bhagavatIkumAra zarmA, caMdrakAnta bakSI, lAbhazaMkara ThAkara sAtheno pathapradarzaka temano lekhaka-prakAzaka saMbaMdha keTalIka bahucarcita kRtionA AvirbhAva mATe javAbadAra banyo che. Adhunika vArtAkAra janakanAyaka temanA putra che. azoka harSa vivecaka, vArtAkAra, ekAMkIkAra, patrakAra ane saMpAdaka zrI azoka harSa aMge rAdhezyAma zarmA noMdhe che ke, 'vivecananuM ekeya pustakra bahAra pADI, bahAra AvavAnI paravA karI nathI chatAM jemaNe jIvananAM bahuvidha kSetronuM AkaruM vivecana aharniya ApyA karyuM che. tevA azoka harSane amuka arthamAM egrI olDa mena eTa eITI Tu kahetAM harSa thAya che.' patrakAratva ane sAhityika patrakAratvanuM nirbhIka kheDANa karanArA ane vakhata Avye nokarI choDavAnI paNa taiyArI rAkhanArA zrI azoka harSano janma 23-9-1915mAM muMdrAkacchamAM thayo. meTrikamAM hatA tyAre rAjakIya caLavaLane kAraNe abhyAsa choDyo. temanI 'lakhamI' nAmanI prANI kathA 'kumAra'mAM chapAI. temanI vaya e samaye 14 varSanI. Azare trIsathI vadhu pustakonA lekhaka zrI azoka harSe 'cAMdanI' mAsikanuM paccIsa varSa sudhI saMpAdana karyuM. e uparAMta 'gati ane rekhA', 'bhAratI' 'vartamAna dainika', 'pratimA', 'sarjana' aneka traimAsiko ane 'raMgataraMga' nuM paNa saMpAdana temaNe karyuM. A daramyAna jANItA dainikomAM vivecanAtmaka lekhana paNa cAlu to rahyuM ja. sAhitya ane patrakAratva kSetre apAtA moTAbhAganA nAmI-anAmI evorDjha temane maLI cUkela che. 1930mAM gAMdhIjI dAMDIkUca vakhate evuM bolelA, 'kAgaDA-kUtarAnA mote marIza, paNa svarAja lIdhA vagara ahIM (AzramamAM) pAcho nahIM AvuM.' 1935mAM gAMdhIjI koI kAmathI amadAvAda AvyA tyAre 20 varSanA azoka emane pUchI beThelA, 'tamAruM vacana yAda che?......tame to.....AvuM badhuM kahIne gayelA ne.....' bApu hasyA hazene? lekhaka tarIke rASTrIya svAtaMtrya saMgrAmamAM agraNI banI rahI lekhananA mAdhyamathI gujarAtamAM Ahaleka jagADavAnuM kAma karyuM hatuM. jayaMti dalAla, bI. ke. majamudAra, nIrubhAI desAI, dinakara mahetA, dhanavaMta ojhA sAthe caLavaLomAM sakriya rasa lIdho hato. saradAra pRthvIsiMha AjhAdane guptavAsamAM paNa rAkhyA hatA. krAMtikArI vicArasaraNIvALI tejAbI kalame patrikAo lakhI Thera Thera vaheMcI paNa kharI. rASTrIya caLavaLane khAtara abhyAsa choDanAra azoka harSano lakhela nRvaMzazAstra Page #763 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo parano graMtha atyAre ema. e. stare pAThyapustaka che eja emanI karmaThatAno purAvo che. temanI hayAtImAM ja gujarAtI sAhitya saMgame ane khAsa to narendra dave (saurASTranA siMha chelazaMkara davenA putra) e ziSyabhAve 'sAhityabrahmA azoka harSa evorDa' navodito mATe khullo mUkyo che. satata traNa dAyakA sudhI gujarAtI sAhityakAronI prathama racanAne-racanAone prakAzita karI temanAmAM protsAhanano prANavAyu pUranAra azoka harSanuM RNa nAnA moTA tamAma vArtAkAro svIkAre che. rAjendra dave satata mAhitIprada lekho suMdara akSare lakhIne akhabAre phALavelI jagyAne dhyAnamAM rAkhIne lakhanArA rAjendrabhAI dave gujarAtI patrakAratvamAM tathyanA saMkalanakAra ane ethIye AgaLa vadhIne kahIe to saMpUrNa mAhitagAra patrakAra che. mAtra zuddha mAhitI pUrI pADavI ane vAcakanI rasakSakSita na thAya enuM dhyAna rAkhavuM e rAjendrabhAI sArAmAM sArI rIte karI zakyA che. vartamAna samayamAM mAdhyamo jyAre matanirmANanI prakriyAmAM ekabIjA para bhAre thavA jAya che tyAre rAjendra davenA lekho vAcakane potAno svataMtra mata ghaDavAnI chUTa Ape che. je sauthI moTuM AzvAsana che. 22-7-61nA roja sAvarakuMDalAmAM janmelA rAjendra davenI karmabhUmi have rAjakoTa che. hAla phUlachAbanI pUrtionA saMpAdaka tarIke teo kAryarata che. 1993mAM temane amarelInA DaoN. jIvarAja mahetA TrasTanuM 'sanmAnapatra' maLeluM che. paricaya pustikAomAM bAMglAdeza ('93), bhAratanA rASTrapatio ('94), bhAratanA vaDApradhAno ('95), gujarAtanA mukhyapradhAno ('96) jANItI che. kAlindI pArekha sAthe rAjavI kavizrI kalApI lakhAyuM. goradhanadAsa soraThiyAnA amarelInI ArasI, aneka sAmayiko (aThavADika, mAsika tamAma.....)mAM rAjendra davenA mAhitIprada lekho satata AvyA kare che. TAImsa oNpha inDiyA (gujarAtI)mAM temanI paricaya kaoNlamamAM temaNe dezavidezanI mahilAonI saMgharSa-saphaLatA gAthAno vAcakone sIdho saMparka karAvyo hato. amerikAmAM inTaraneTa para cAlatA aMgrejI sAptAhikamAM paNa teo 'abhiSeka' nAme kaoNlama lakhe che. amarelInA kavi rameza pArekha rAjendra dave aMge kahe che texte ke, je viSaya te hAtha para le che temAM cheka taLiyA sudhI pahoMcI jAya che. tenAM dareka lakhANomAM UMDANa hoya che. kadAca A ja tenI saphaLatAnuM rahasya hoI zake.' aMdAje 10 thI vadhu pustakonA lekhaka zrI davee bALasAhitya ane nibaMdha lekhana kSetramAM paNa potAnuM AgavuM pradAna karyuM che. harIza nAyaka 'gujarAta samAcAra'nI amerikA AvRttinA saMcAlaka saMpAdaka harIzabhAI nAyakane gujarAta ane gujarAta bahAra sau koI bALakathAkAra-bALasAhitya sarjaka tarIke vadhu jANe che. 500 ke kadAca ethIye vadhu pustakonA (vizeSa bALasAhitya ane pachInA krame yuddhakathAo) lekhaka harIza nAyakane temanA lekhana mATe anekavidha puraskAro maLelA che. temAM nezanala konpharansa oNpha cAIlDa ejyukezana (1985) nuM sanmAna, marAThI bAlakumAra sabhAnuM sanmAna (1989), enasIIAraTI (1992-93), 1990mAM gijubhAI badhekA suvarNacaMdraka mukhya che. 'laDAkhanA laDavaiyA', 'eka bakarAnI AtmakathA' ane 'akSaya-mAnava'kRtie temane vizeSa prasiddhi apAvI che. lekhana-prakAzana-vitaraNa yAtrAne ekalapaMDe upADavAno saMgharSa karavo paDe evA kaparA divaso paNa temaNe joyA che. jIvanamAM taDakI vadhAre chAMyaDI ochI (te have prApta thaI rahI che) anubhavelA harIzabhAIe vArtAkathananA mAdhyamathI janahRdayabAlahRdayamAM potAnuM sthAna majabUta karI lIdhuM che. 1979mAM 'vizvabALavarSa'mAM 400 myu. zALAo tathA 400 thI vadhu khAnagIzALAo maLI eka ja varSamAM pAMca lAkhathI paNa vadhu bALakone vArtAo kahI che. eka sAthe traNa vArtA lakhavAnI temanI eka AgavI Teva che. temanI sarvaprathama maulikakRti paNa eka nahIM-traNa che-kaccha-bacchu, buddhi konA bApanI, TADhanuM jhADa. temanAM pustaka 'laDAkhanA laDavaiyA' ne kendrasarakAranuM inAma maLeluM che. A pustaka hiMdImAM 'laddAkha ke vIra' nAme prasiddha thayuM che. narendra dave saMpAdaka, patrakAra, navalakathAkAra, vArtAkAra, caritralekhaka, gItakAra ema bahuvidha oLakha dharAvanAra narendra chelabhAI davee patrakAratvamAM ane sAhityanA kSetramAM sAme pravAhe tarIne potAnI oLakha UbhI karI che. saurASTranA siMha chelabhAInA putra narendra davee potAnI A oLakha sakhata mahenata ane niSThAthI UbhI karI che. AjIvana dainiko, sAptAhiko, mAsiko calAvyA Page #764 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 karavAnuM jemanuM karma rahyuM che te narendrabhAInA potAnA 28 thI 30 jeTalAM potAnAM ja pustako che. 'muMbaI samAcAra' temanuM priya dainika che. teonuM mAnavuM che ke have, yalo jarnAlIjhama nahIM paNa bleka jarnAlIjhamano yuga zarU thaI cUkyo che. 'sAhityazrInidhi' uparAMta aneka nAnAM-moTAM sanmAna meLavanAra narendrabhAIe 'sAhitya saMgama' saMsthA mAraphate 40 varSamAM 108 jeTalA evorDjha samAraMbha karIne vividha sAkSaro ane viddhajjanone ApyA che. sAhitya brahmA' padavIthI temaNe patrakAra azoka harSane navAjyA che. to zrI harSe temane mATe lakhyuM che ke, 'narendra davene ghaNA dvitIyanarmada-ke savAyA vIra narmada' kahe che. paraMtu temanAmAM narmada karatAM kAMIka vizeSa tattva che te 'avyAkhya', 'virala' ane 'krAntikArI' che. patrakAra nIrubhAI desAIne temanAmAM vivekAnaMdanI ane svAmI dayAnaMda sarasvatI tathA pitAjI chelabhAInI jhAMkhI thAya che. kakalabhAI koThArInA prasiddha 'prabhAta-navasaurASTra', guNavaMtarAya AcArya ane che. go. zukla 'miskIna'nA 'mojamajAha' sAmayikamAM temanI prAraMbhika divasonI kRti chapAtAM khUba AnaMda thayo evuM temaNe noMdhyuM che. 'kRSNAyana' 'sAkSI gopAla' temanI jANItI navalakathAo che. 'sAhitya trizUla' 'krAMtiguru dayAnaMda upara aMgrejI-gujarAtImAM pAMca graMtho, krAMti sUrya meghANI para be pustako ane 'UrdhvakrAntiyAtrA'nA pragaTa thatA jatA aMko temanAM jANItAM prakAzano che. tarulatA dave vArtAkAra, kaTAralekhikA, tarulatA dave ekadhAruM ane saune priya thaI rahe tevuM lekhana askhalita rIte karatAM AvyAM che. 'darpaNa', 'jata lakhavAnuM ke', 'goSThi' temanI jANItI kaTAro che. je aneka dainikomAM cAlatI hatI ane hajuye 'phUlachAba' 'saurASTra samAcAra' ane amadAvAdanA jANItA dainikomAM cAlu che. prasiddha patrakAra, kaTAralekhaka sAhityakAra pati zrI rajanIkumAra paMDyAnA prema ane mArgadarzanathI tarubahenanI lekhanazailI AgavI rIte vikasI che. 'goSThi' kaoNlamathI temane prasiddhi maLI hatI. dha TAImsa oNpha inDiyA' (gujarAtI)mAM A kaoNlama e divasomAM ghaNI prasiddha thaI hatI. temanI prathama navalikA 'lAkaDAno ghoDo' 'navacetana' sAmayikamAM chapAI hatI. 'hIbakAM' ane 'mahAjyota moTA' e temanI jANItI kRtio che. Jain Education Intemational pathapradarzaka taMtrI, eca. ena. golIbAra 'caMdana' sAptAhikanA taMtrI, eTama golIbAra' tarIke jANItA 'cakrama' upanAmathI lakhatA golIbAra sAptAhika jAherakhabara lIdhA vagara varSothI niyamita rIte prakAzita kare jAya che. 'caMdana'no vAcakavarga ghaNo bahoLo ane vistarelo che. kArakirdInA zarUAtanA varSomAM temanuM lekhanakauzalya gijubhAI badhekA, jIvarAma jozInI zailInI chAMTavALuM rahyuM evuM temanuM mAnavuM che. temanI kRtio para premacaMda, sahAdata hasanamanTo, phikra tausavI, kRSNacaMdara, gujarAtImAM dhUmaketu, govardhanarAma tripAThI, jhaveracaMda meghANInI asara che evuM temanuM mAnavuM che. kaoNlejakALa daramyAna eca. ke. ArTsanA vArSikaaMkamAM prathama lakhANa chapAyuM tenAthI AjepaNa abhibhUta evA golIbAre najamAbenane 'phaTAkaDI' nAme temanA lekhanakAryamAM paNa sthAna ApyuM che. bI.e. (aMgrejI sAhitya), DiplomA jarnAlijhama enDa prinTIMga (muMbaI) DiplomA hAIDalabarga presa skUla (jarmanI) jevI DigrIo dharAvanAra zrI golIbAre e divasomAM caMdraka paNa meLavyo hato. temanAM kuTuMbamAM temano vAraso jaLavAI rahyo che. jAherakhabara na chApanAruM 'caMdana' eka mAtra evuM sAmayika che je nizcita samayAMtare nizcita hetune kendrasthAne rAkhIne bahAra pADe che. zrI golIbAra gujarAtI uparAMta hindI, aMgrejI, kacchI, urdU, phArasI ane saMskRta bhASAnA paNa jANakAra che. atyAra sudhImAM temanAM soLa pustako prakAzita thayAM che. sAmiyakomAM atyAra sudhImAM hapte hapte chapAI hoya evI 98 navalakathAo (nAnI moTI thaIne) chapAI che. abhijita vyAsa philmo aMge vivecana karI adhikRta vicAra ApanAra, sajja patrakAra ane siddhahasta tasavIrakAra abhijita vyAsanuM nAma dainiko mATe ajANyuM nathI. traNa paricaya pustikA ane 'philmAvalokana' tathA 'philmakalAvicAra' jevA adhikRta pustaka ApanAra abhijita (ane amIbena paNa....) vyAsanI kaoNlamoe aneka gujarAtI dainikomAM mobhAnuM sthAna zobhAvyuM che ane lokone, ziSTa samAjamAM philmone kevI rIte jovI-samajavI te vigate samajAvyuM che. abhijitabhAInI abhivyakti samajavA mATe temanA lakhANomAMnuM avataraNa ahIM jANavuM jarUrI bane che. teo lakhe che, "calacitramAM (philma) dRzya ja bhASA che. eTale huM eka vAta upara bhAra ApuM chuM te e ke koI eka philmane vArtA sAthe saMbaMdha hoI zake. paNa vArtA e ja philma che ema Page #765 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo. cha49 kahI zakAya nahIM. philmamAM dazyanI bhASAne vAMcavAnI - dainika sAthe joDAyelA rahIne varSothI gujarAtI prajAnI mANavAnI che. mane A bhASA game che mATe sinemAnI kalAno AMtaracetanAne jAgRta karI rahyA che. huM cAhaka chuM." bhagavatIkumAra zarmAno janma tA. 31-5-1934nA roja temano janma 4-7-56nA roja jAmanagaramAM thayo hato. suratamAM thayo. mAtA-pitA-phoI pAsethI sAhitya, kaLA, aMgrejI sAhitya sAthe bI.e. thayelA abhijitabhAIne philmanI mAnavamAtrane prema karavAnA saMskAra vArasAmAM maLyA. patrakAratvane bhASA uparAMta saMgItanI bhASAnI paNa UMDI samaja che. pUnA ja AjIvana vyavasAya tarIke apanAvI dakSiNa gujarAtanI philma InsTITyUTamAM prazikSaNa pAmelA abhijitabhAIne janatAnI tArkika ane cokkasa vicAradhArAne kavi-patrakAra philmI hastIo uparAMta saMgItanA vividha gharAnAnA ustAdo sAthe bhagavatIkumAra zarmAe satata ghaDI che. paNa eTalo ja aMgata saMbaMdha che. atyArasudhImAM temanA 32 thI vadhAre pustako prakAzita | gujarAtI dainikomAM kaoNlamalekhanathI teo vadhu jANItA thaI cUkyAM che. eka jamAnAmAM vAMsaLI ane hArmoniyama vagADI che. TAImsa opha inDiyA (gujarAtI)mAM temaNe satata lakhyuM che. zakatA bhagavatIkumAra zarmAne bhAratIya sAhitya akAdamInuM | bakula tripAThI pAritoSika, raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka ane bIjA nAnA moTAM aneka sanmAno maLI cUkyAM che. surata-gujarAtamitra' nI (hAsyalekhaka/kaTAralekhaka) ophisamAM satata kAma karatA rahIne temaNe patrakAronI cArathI bakula tripAThInI oLakhANa gujarAtIone ApavI pAMca peDhIne mArgadarzana ApyuM che. 'dilacorI vagara imAnadArIthI jarUrI nathI. 27 navembara, 1928nA roja naDiyAda mukAme lakhavuM' ene teo svadharma mAne che. temano janma. ema.koma., ela.ela.bI. sudhInA abhyAsa hAsyalekhaka vinoda bhaTTa daramyAna ja lekhanakArya zarU thayeluM. 'ThoTha nizALiyo', "kakko ane bArAkhaDI', 'taraMga ane tukkA' temanI jANItI kaoNlamo gujarAtI bhASAmAM hAsyanI kaTAra lakhanAranAM lakhANonA gaNAya che. AkAzavANI parathI prahasanazreNI "gapasapa', lokakaLA hindImAM anuvAdo thaI pustaka prakAzita thayA hoya tevI viziSTasaMmizrita nATyarUpa 'darpaNa" ane Adhunika samAja-rAjakAraNane nokhI, AgavI oLakha dharAvatA kaTAralekhaka zrI vinoda bhaTTa navo AyAma ApIne lakhAyeluM "lIlA' nATaka temaNe sarjelAM | gujarAtanA hAsyalekhakomAM Agavo cIlo cAtaranArA che. "saMdeza" sarjana che. dainika sAthe joDAyA tyArathI satata hAsyalekhanI kaoNlama lakhanAra mAtra 18 varSanI uMmare 'navacetana'mAM prathama kRti chapAI zrI vinoda bhaTTano janma 14-1-1938nA roja nAMdola gAmamAM thayo hato. temaNe bI.e. ela.ela.bI. sudhInuM zikSaNa lIdhuM. hatI. "sacarAcara' (1995), 'vaikuMTha nathI jAvuM' (1983), tyArabAda inkamaTekasanI prekiTasa karI. 'drauNAcAryanuM siMhAsana (1985)mAM prakAzita thayAM jemaNe bakula tripAThIne vadhu prasiddhi apAvI. 1949 thI sAmayiko, hAsyalekhonI kaoNlamo ane hAsyalekhananAM pustakonA vartamAnapatromAM satata lakhAtA rahetA hAsyalekhoe temane prakAzananA pariNAme Aje teo 20 thI vadhu maulika pustako ane 'sAmAjika-rAjakIya ghaTanA aMge tAtkAlika pratibhAva ApanAra teTalAM ja (20 thI vadhu) saMpAdano prakAzita karI cUkyA che. jAgRtataMtrI' nI kakSAmAM mUkI dIdhA. temane kumAracaMdraka, jyotIndra temane jyotIndra dave hAsya pAritoSika ane raNajitarAma pAritoSaka, raNajItarAma suvarNa caMdraka, zekhAdama pAritoSika suvarNacaMdraka enAyata thayelo che. ane dezamAM ane videzamAM aneka pAritoSika maLyAM che. sAhitya pariSadanuM pramukhasthAna paNa temaNe zobhAvyuM che bhagavatIkumAra zarmA ane javAbadArIonuM vahana karyuM che. asUryaloka', "urdhvaphala' ane 'samayadvIpa'thI mAtra saMpAdaka suMdaram (tribhuvanadAsa luhAra) gujarAta ja nahIM balake samagra bhAratanA sAhityajagatamAM gaNanA sAdhaka-kavi sundaranuM sAhitya-patrakAratvamAM alaga prApta karanAra patrakAra bhagavatIkumAra zarmA "gujarAtamitra-darpaNa' prakAranuM yogadAna che. saMpAdaka tarIke "sAbaramatI' saimAsika ane 95 Jain Education Intemational Page #766 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ o50 dakSiNA (tramAsika) nuM saMpAdana karanAra satyazodhaka, prakRtivatsala ane umAzaMkaranI lagolaganA kavizrI sundaramane sau koI "mena oNpha zekahevjha' tarIke jANe che. sundaramano janma 22-3-1908nA roja mAtara (miyA) bharUca mukAme thayo. gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM bhASAvizAradanuM zikSaNa lIdhuM ane jyotisaMghamAM kAryakartA-zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. cetanAnI atiurjAvAna paLe teo poMDicerI jaIne vasyA. "cAhI cAhIne asuMdarane ya suMdara' nI anubhUti karAvanAra, kavizrI sundaramane sundaram upanAma "sneharazmi' e (jhINAbhAI) ApyuM hatuM. bhoLAbhAI paTela (saMpAdaka) saMdeza' dainikamAM lekhana ane "paraba'nA saMpAdana sAthe joDAyela-joDAI rahelA zrI bhoLAbhAIne gujarAtIo ane gujarAtIbhASAbhASIo sArAmAM sArI rIte jANe che. pravAsavarNanothI gujarAtI vAMcanArAone ThekaThekANe laI janAra bhoLAbhAIno janma tA. 7-8-1934nA roja sojA-ji. mahesANA khAte thayo. ema.e. (hindI), ema.e. (aMgrejI) pI.eca.DI.nA adhyayananA divaso daramyAna ja sAhitya ane patrakAratvakSetre teo potAnI AgavI jagyA banAvI cUkyA hatA. bahubhASA-bhASI zrI bhoLAbhAI gujarAtI, hindI, baMgALI, asamiyA, saMskRta ane aMgrejI bhASAthI paricita che ane paraspara sAhitya AsvAdanuM kArya paNa avAranavAra tamAma bhASAbhASIone karAve che. temanA anuvAdo sahita aMdAje 30 thI vadhu pustako prakAzita thaI cUkyA che. kRSNavIra dIkSita "janmabhUmi'mAM samAcAra saMpAdaka ane sAhityavibhAga kalama ane kitAba'nA saMpAdaka tarIke ekadhAruM kAma karanAra kRSNavIra dIkSita patrakAratva ane sAhityajagatamAM ka. dI. nAmathI jANItA gaNAya che. patrakAratvanA vyavasAyamAMthI thoDA samaya agAu ja nivRtti lIdhelA kRSNavIra dIkSitano janma tA. 127-1915nA roja suratamAM thayo hato. rojiMduM lekhana tathA kalama ane kitAba' e sAhitya vibhAganuM saMpAdana karatAM karatAM temanAM pustakonI saMkhyA, 10 thI paNa vadhArenI thaI cUkI che. temaNe nibaMdha, graMthAvalokana, sAhityika-sAMskRtika samAraMbhonA vRttAMta-nivedana, vyAkhyAnamALAonuM vRttAMta nivedana jevA lekhanaprakAromAM noMdhapAtra, gaNanApAtra kAma karyuM che. bALako pathapradarzaka mATenA pAkSika 'gAMDIva'mAM temanI ra0 varSanI uMmare prathama bALavArtA chapAI e vAtane teo AnaMdanI ghaTanA tarIke noMdhe che paNa e pachI temaNe maulika sarjana ApyuM nathI eno kheda che. paraMtu aneka kRtiono paricaya karAvanAra tarIkenI temanI kAmagIrInI sAhitya temaja patrakAratva jagata bevaDI noMdha le che e sauthI moTo caMdraka kahI zakAya. - nasIra ismAIlI (prakhyAta saMvedanazIla lekhaka) saMvedanAnA sUra' nAmanI kaoNlamathI gujarAtamAM ane gujarAtIomAM jANItA ane mAnItA thayelA nasIra ismAIlIno janma 12-8-46nA roja hiMmatanagara khAte thayo. ema.koma., ela.ela.bI.no abhyAsa ane vyavasAye senTrala beMka opha inDiyAmAM ophisaranI nokarI. sAhityanA kSetramAM rahIne alpasarjana karanArathI viruddha sAhityanA kSetrathI dUra rahIne vipula sAhitya sarjana karanAra nasIrabhAIe "saMvedanAnA sUra' kaoNlama mAraphate yuvA vAcako sudhI pahoMcIne temanI samasyAone vAcA ApI che. "vAta tamArI' nAmathI temaNe temanI sau prathama kolama cAlu karI. je nUtana gujarAtamAM thaIne 'janasattA'mAM paNa chapAI ane have 'gujarAta samAcAra'mAM paNa chapAI rahI che. vAcako taraphathI maLelA prazaMsAnA puraskAra uparAMta temane temanA vArtAsaMgraha 'AmAM kyAMka tame cho ne?' ne gujarAta sarakAranuM pAritoSika maLyuM hatuM. DaoN. madhusUdana pArekha (priyadarzI) (kolamIsTa huM zANI.....ne zakarAbhAI). gujarAta samAcAra'nA ravivAranI pUrtimAMnI "huM zANI ne.......kolama mAraphate moTAbhAganAM gujarAtIonA gharamAM jANItA banelA hAsyalekhaka-kaoNlamIsTa zrI madhusUdana pArekhane lagabhaga pratyeka madhyamavargIya gujarAtI kuTuMba potAnA gaNIne pasaMda kare che. 'priyadarzI' upanAmathI teoe ATalAM varSothI lekhanakArya karyuM che. 'gujarAtI navalakathA sAhityamAM pArasIono phALoe viSaya para temaNe pI.eca.DI. karyuM. kumAra' pAritoSika, jyotIndra dave pAritoSika temaja gujarAta sarakAra taraphathI pAMceka puraskAra temane maLI cUkyA che. temanAM maulika sarjano 25 thI vadhu che. temAM hAsyakathA, nibaMdhikA, kaTAkSakathA ane vivecana che. temaNe eca. ke. ArTsa kaoNlejamAM adhyApanakArya karyuM che. 14 julAI 1923nA roja amadAvAdamAM janmelA madhusUdanabhAI pArekha Jain Education Intemational Page #767 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo potAnI pArekha' aTaka aMge saune saMtoSa thAya evo javAba Ape che. temaNe 30 thI paNa vadhu varSothI buddhiprakAza'nuM saMpAdana karI rahyA che. ratilAla borIsAgara (hAsyalekhaka-kaoNlamIsTa) sUkSma hAsyanA kSetramAM potAnuM sthAna nakkara karanAra ane gujarAtI prajAne potAnA anubhavothI hasAvI zakanArA zrI ratilAla borIsAgara (Ph.D.) ne jyotIndra zailInA hAsyalekhaka gaNavAmAM-mAnavAmAM Ave che. temano janma tA. 31-8-1938nA roja sAvarakuMDalAmAM thayo. ema.e., bI.eDa., pI.eca.DI. nuM zikSaNa ane prAthamika zikSakathI mAMDIne kalAsa vana ophisara-sudhInI kAmagIrI daramyAna temanI hAsyalekhana yAtrA satata cAlI che. "navanItasamarpaNa'nAM mAdhyamathI ane sAmayiko, dainikonAM mAdhyamathI teo vAcako sudhI pahoMcyA che paNa tethI ye vadhu siddhi e che ke teo sAhityajagatamAM paNa sarvamitra banI rahyA che. be hAsyasaMgraho, tyArabAda potAnI ejIogrAphIne lagatuM pustaka ane kavitA sivAyanA sAhityanA tamAma prakAro temaNe ajamAvyA che tevuM kahetAM zrI borIsAgaranI sau prathama kRti "mahilAjagata' sAmayikamAM prakAzita thaI hatI. temanAM baMne pustako "marakamaraka ane "AnaMdaloka'ne anukrame gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanuM jyotIndra dave pAritoSika ane gujarAta sAhitya akAdamInuM prathama pAritoSika enAyata thayAM che. DaoN. hasu yAjJika (saMpAdaka "zabdasRSTi'). madhyakAlIna gujarAtI kathAsAhitya' para mahAzodha nibaMdha lakhanAra hasu yAjJikane gujarAtI akhabAronA mAdhyamathI gujarAtI prajA saspensa kRtionA lekhaka ane kaoNlamIsTa tarIke paNa oLakhe che. gujarAtI dainikomAMnA niyamita lekhana ane khudanA svAdhyAyanA pariNAme temanA 37 thI vadhu pustako prakAzita thaI cUkyAM che. "dIvAla pAchaLanI duniyA' navalakathAne sAhitya pariSadanuM pAritoSika maLyuM. navalakathA, TUMkIvArtA, satyaghaTanA, kathAsAhityanuM vivecana evA sAhityaprakAro temaNe ajamAvyA che. temanA ja zabdomAM "vyavasAya nimitte "zabdasRSTi'nuM saMpAdana saMbhALuM chuM." vAyolinavAdanamAM saMgItavizArada thayela DaoN. hasu yAjJikane zrI rAdhezyAma zarmA "paMcAvadhyAnI' tarIke navAje che. dilIpa rANapurA 14-11-1931nA roja dhaMdhukAmAM janmelA dilIpabhAI have ApaNI vacce nathI paNa patrakAratvamAM satyaghaTanAne kendramAM rAkhI janajananI vAta mAMDanAra patrakAra-kaoNlamIsTa khepiyA tarIke sau temane AdarapUrvaka yAda kare che. jeTalA teo navalikAkAra, navalakathAkAra tarIke jANItA che eTalA grAmINa patrakAra tarIke. mAtra prAthamika zALAnuM zikSaNa gAMThe bAMdhIne patrakAratvanuM kheDANa karanAra dilIpabhAIe nAnAM moTAM, jANItAM-ajANyAM aneka akhabAro-sAmayikomAM lekhanakArya karyuM che. zikSaka, tolATa, kaMpojhITara jevA vividha vyavasAyo vacce temaNe sAhitya sarjana karyuM che. "mIrAMnI rahI maheka' te temanA dAMpatyajIvanane loko samakSa lAvI mUke che. A vAMcIne lekhaka-taMtrI bhUpata vaDodariyAe lakhyuM hatuM ke, "savitA rANapurA ('strIjIvana'nA taMtrI manubhAI jodhANInA bhatrIjI) e vArtA jIvyAM, paNa pote lakhI nahIM-e temaNe patinA mAthe nAMkhyuM-temane UMDe UMDe evI pAkI zraddhA haze ke, potAnI e kathA patinI yazakalagI banI raheze. kharekhara ema ja banyuM che.' temane aneka evojha maLyA che ane 60 thI vadhu pustako prakAzita thaI cUkyAM che. temanA ja zabdomAM temanI viSayapasaMdagI aMge jANIe to, "mANasanAM sukha duHkhane vyakta karavAM, khAsa karIne sAmAnya mANasonI pIDA ane tenA saMgharSanI kathAomAM rasa paDe. (paisA mATe judA prakAranuM lakhuM kharo.) teo sAcA arthamAM lokahRdayanA siMhAsana para ja birAjamAna rahyA ane sAmAnya mANasonA hAmI banI rahyA. tAraka mahetA (hAsyalekhaka-kolamIsTa) | gujarAtI patrakAratvamAM hAsyalekhananA kSetre TapuDo' pAtra sarjIne eka sAmayika 'citralekhA' ne gharagharamAM anivArya banAvanAra lekhaka zrI tAraka mahetAne sau koI jANe che. 2612-29nA roja amadAvAdamAM temano janma. kAma zodhavA mATe muMbaI gayA ne tyAMnA ja thaIne rahI gayA. gujarAtI sAthe ema.e. thayA e samaya daramyAna ja muktalekhana zarU karyuM. temanA mate "kumAra" zreSTha sAmayika hatuM. zarUzarUmAM temaNe kavitA lakhavAno prayAsa paNa karyo hato. gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada ane gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamIe emanAM aneka pustakone navAjyAM Jain Education Intemational Page #768 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 052 che. atyAra sudhImAM temanA aMdAje 25 jeTalAM pustako prakAzita thaI cUkyAM che. 'duniyAne UMdhAM cazmA'e temanuM sau prathama triaMkI prahasana hatuM. 'saptapadI' nAme lekhomAM ane 'duniyAne UMdhAM cazmA' kaTAra paNa eTalI ja pracalita thaI hatI. sarakArI nokarImAMthI nivRtta thaI hAla amadAvAdamAM rahe che. kaTAralekhaka rajanIkumAra paMDyA vAcakone mitro banAvI, satyaghaTanAone lekha athavA vArtA svarUpamAM DhALI loko sudhI patrakAratvanA mAdhyamathI pahoMcADanAra anokhA lekhaka/patrakAra rajanIkumAra paMDyAe gujarAtI patrakAratvamAM fiction ane fact (sAhitya ane hakIkata/satya)nA saMmizraNathI `faction' nAmano (hakIkatya/ satya) prakAra vikasAvyo che. temano janma 6-7-1938nA roja saurASTranA jetapura mukAme thayo. bI.koma., bI.e. sudhIno abhyAsa ane beMkanI nokarI karI. 1989 thI nokarI paNa choDIne saMpUrNapaNe mukta lekhananA AdhAre rahevAnuM nakkI karyuM. temanI sauprathama vArtA 'haiyAno DAma' 'mahilAmitra' sAmayikamAM chapAI hatI. eja divasomAM 'anaMtapratikSI' janasattAmAM chapAI hatI. temanA 15 thI vadhu pustako prakAzita thaI cUkyAM che. tene sarakArI pAritoSika, 'khalela' (vArtAsaMgraha), 'savitA' vArtA mATe be vAra suvarNacaMdraka, patrakAratva mATe sarakArI pAritoSika, rASTrIya kakSAno sTeTasamena evorDa paNa temane maLI cUkyA che. temanI sarjanayAtrAmAM patnI (kaTAra lekhikA) tarulatA daveno moTo phALo che tevuM teo svIkAre che. hAsya lekhaka azoka dave gujarAta samAcAra dainikamAM dara budhavAre prakAzita thatI zatadala pUrtimAMnI 'budhavAranI bapore' nAme AvatI bahucarcita kaoNlama budhavAranI baporanA lekha zrI azoka davene lagabhaga tamAma gujarAtIo jANe che. 'jentI jokhama' nAmanuM pAtra potAnI kolama mATe sarjanAra ane gujarAtIone sthULa hAsyanI oLakha karAvanAra azoka dave 'mahenatakaza mANasa' nuM birUda pAmelA che. 29 phebruArI 1952mAM jAmanagaramAM temano janma. bI.koma. sudhI abhyAsa karyA bAda khAnagI kaMpanImAM joDAyA paNa lekhananI zarUAta to ghaNI agAuthI thaI cUkI hatI. azokabhAI potAnI lAIphanA TarniMga poInTa mATe, vyaktitva vikAsa, akSarasudhAraNA, svazAsana mATe rAjakapUranI eka philmanA DAyaloga, "kucha karake bhI dikhAnA paDatA hai" ne javAbadAra pathapradarzaka gaNAve che. temanI sarvaprathama maulikakRti 'pAkistAnanA te samayanA pramukha yAhyAkhAnane lakhela patra 1969' ne gaNAve che. (te samaye temanI uMmara 17 varSanI) 'budhavAranI bapore' ane 'jentI jokhama' temanAM jANItAM pustako che. azoka dave gujarAtI patrakAratva ane sAhityajagatanuM mahattvanuM sthAna potAne mATe nizcita karI cUkyA che. navanItanA saMpAdikA kundanikA kApaDiyA (izA) 'sAta pagalAM AkAzamAM' navalakathAthI sAhityajagatamAM mokharAnI haroLamAM AvI gayelAM ane saune stabdha karI denArAM lekhikA, yitrI, saMpAdikA kundanikA kApaDiyA sUkSma saMvedanone jhIlI khUba vicArI prabhAvita karanArAM saMpAdikA che. 11 jAnyuArI, 1927mAM temano janma. 1968mAM muMbaImAM makaranda dave sAthe lagna. hAlamAM naMdigrAma saMsthAnuM nirmANa ane vikAsa temanAM mukhya kAryo che. teoe have TUMkuM nAma izA dhAraNa karyuM che. 'premanAM AMsu', 'paroDha thatAM pahelAM', 'parama samIpe', 'sAta pagalAM AkAzamAM' temanI jANItI racanAo che. vArtA, kathA, nibaMdha jevA sAhityaprakAromAM temaNe kAma karyuM che. 'navanIta samarpaNa' nuM satata 20 varSa sudhI temaNe saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. atyAra sudhImAM temane sAhitya pariSada, sAhitya akAdamI (gujarAta), sAhiya akAdamI (dilhI), bhAratIya bhASA pariSada (kalakattA) vagerethI aneka puraskAro ane sanmAna prApta thaI cUkyAM che. yazavanta mahetA jemaNe 450 thI vadhu pustako lakhyAM che ane jemane satata lakhyA ja karavuM paDyuM che evA yazavanta mahetAne gujarAtI prajA bALasAhityakAra, kizorakathA sAhityakAra, rahasyakathA lekhaka, karmazIla, gAMdhI kathAkAra, vijJAnakathA lekhaka.....vagere jevAM bahuvidha nAmothI jANe che. 1964mAM 'pAlakhInAM paiDAM' e temanuM prathama prakAzanajeNe temane prasannakAra pAritoSika meLavI ApyuM. tyArathI mAMDIne Adina sudhI aneka pustako temaNe ApyAM che ane gujarAtI dainikonI pUrtio mATe vizeSa lekhana-saMpAdana karyuM che. tA. 196-1938nA roja lIlApura-lakhatara surendranagaramAM temano janma. bI.e. sudhI bhaNyA bAda 30 varSa sudhI nokarI karI paNa pachI sAcA arthamAM kalamane khoLe mAthuM mUkyuM. temanI sarvaprathama Page #769 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo maulika sarjana TUMkIvArtA 'mA' 1956mAM 'strI jIvana'mAM chapAI hatI. eka Tako preraNA ane 99 TakA parizramamAM mAnanArA yazavanta mahetAnA mArgadarzanamAM patrakAratvanuM zikSaNa meLavanArA vidyArthIonI aneka peDhI pasAra thaI gaI che ema kahIe to paNa atizayokti nathI. gujarAta vidyApITha, gujarAta yunivarsiTInA patrakAratva vibhAgamAM temaNe patrakAratvanA vidyArthIone mArgadarzana paNa ApyuM che. ane vidyArthIone kAma zodhavAmAM madada paNa karI che. khabhe nepakIna nAMkhelA A paropakArI dAdAne navI ubharatI patrakAronI peDhI atyaMta Adara sAthe smare che. atyAra sudhImAM temane be rASTrIya, pAMca rAjya sarakAranA, eka pariSadanuM eka saMskAra parivAranuM ane aneka gaNanApAtra sanmAna maLI cUkyAM che. jayavadana paTela patrakAra jayavadana paTelane gujarAtanA khUNe khUNe yuvAna haiyAM sArAmAM sArI rIte jANe che. jema jema temano vAcaka varga uMmara ane paripakava thato jAya ema satata mugdha vAcako temane maLatA jAya che. prasiddha patrakAra, vArtAkAra, navalakathAkAra, nATyakAra tarIke jANItA thayela jayavadanabhAInAM 20 thI vadhu pustako prakAzita thaI cUkyAM che. sevakarAma nAmathI patrakAratva sAhitya jagatamAM temaNe potAnI pratibaddhatA siddha karI hatI. 1952mAM gujarAta samAcAramAM patrakAra tarIke joDAyA tyArathI mAMDIne eka-be vAra saMdeza--gujarAtamAM Avana-jAvana karyA bAda jIvyA tyAM lagI satata 'jhAkaLa-jhaMjhA' nAmanI kaoNlamathI lekhanakArya cAlu rAkhyuM. zAyara zekhAdama AbuvAlAe temanA mATe ekavAra lakhyuM hatuM ke, 'jayavadana zaramALa chokarI jevo che. AMsunI zAhImAM kalama boLIne e lakhe che.' 1 lI mArca 1925nA roja salArapura (sAbarakAMThA)mAM janmelA lAgalagATa-45 thI vadhu varSa sudhI patrakAratvamAM kAryarata rahenAra jayavadanabhAIe 20 thI vadhu pustako ApaNane ApyAM che. 'srI' ane 'zrI' sAptAhikanA saMpAdaka tarIke baMne mahilA sAmayikone koI puruSa patrakAre opa Apyo hoya ane vikasAvyAM hoya evI A virala ghaTanA che. temanA putra pArijAta paTela paNa have Aja prakAre lekhana kArya karI rahyAM che. si. mInAkSI ThAkara 1982 thI 'yojanA'nA taMtrI tarIke ekadhArI kAmagIrI karI rahelAM minAkSI bahene gujarAtI patrakAratva, udghoSaNA, 053 nibaMdha lekhana, pravAsavarNana, kAvyalekhana ema vividha kSetre pradAna karyuM che. temano janma 15-11-1949mAM pAlanapurabanAsakAMThAmAM ema.e., pI.eca.DI. ane ela.ela.bI. sudhInuM zikSaNa ane aneka pustakoe temane AgavAM sAkSaranI kakSAmAM mUkyAM che. temanA jANItA prakAzanomAM, greTa insTiTyuTsa, surabhi, gujarAtanAM tIrthasthAno, ApaNA keLavaNIkAro, udghoSaNA-eka kaLA-meghadhanuSa, bALakhajAno, vijJAnanI pAMkhe, bhAratanI garimA che. nRvaMzazAstra ane pratyAyanane sAMkaLIne temaNe kareluM kAma paNa noMdhanIya che. amadAvAda temanuM kAryakSetra banyuM te agAu kaviyatrI, ethaleTa ane prAmANika vidyArthinI tarIke teo bhAvanagarazAmaLadAsa kaoNlejamAM paNa eTalAM ja jANItAM. amadAvAda AvI AkAzavANI para nokarI. baherAM-mUMgA, aMdha vidyArthIo mATe keseTa banAvI, patrakAratvamAM pharsTaklAsa pharsTa AvI gujarAta samAcAra suvarNacaMdraka meLavavo, evAM bahuvidha kAma (temane aMtarathI saMtoSa ApanArAM) thatAM rahyAM. temanA avAjano jAdu sarahadethI sainikone reDiyo sTezana sudhI kheMcI lAvyo-te sauthI mahattvanI rasaprada ghaTanA. rAdhezyAma zarmA raNajitarAma suvarNacaMdraka, gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamI, gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada, gujarAtI sAhitya maMDaLa, kalakattAnA aneka evorDjha uparAMta aneka kriTIksa evorDa 'saMdhAna', zrI dhanajI kAnajI gAMdhI evorDa, prA. anaMtarAya rAvaLa vivecana evorDa, zrI azoka harSa, evorDa ane kaviloka evorDa jemane maLI cUkyA che ane sauthI moTo vAcako, sAhityakAra mitronA sahRdayI banI rahevAno Ajanma evorDa jemane maLyo che tevA zrI rAdhezyAma zarmA gujarAtI patrakAratva ane sAhityamAM potAnuM acaLa sthAna nizcita karI cUkyA che. temano janma 5-1-1936nA roja vAlola mukAme thayo. rUpAlanA vatanI rAdhezyAma zarmAe bI.e. (onarsa) sudhIno abhyAsa karyA bAda thoDo samaya nokarI karI paNa pachI te lekhanane ja vyavasAya tarIke svIkArI vipula lekhana AraMbhyuM. 'phero' navalakathAthI khyAtiprApta karanAra lekhakanA atyAra sudhImAM 30 thI paNa vadhu pustako prakAzita thaI cUkyAM che. sAhityanA vipula prakAro jevAM ke, kavitA, vArtA, navalakathA, vivecana, saMpAdana, nibaMdha, anuvAda, jhenakathAlekhana, jevAM vibhAgomAM Page #770 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 054 pathapradarzaka temaNe lekhana karyuM che. temane nyUjhapepara karatAM vyujha pepara mArgadarzana heThaLa nAnAM moTAM aneka zodha kAryo paNa thayuM che. (views) vAMcavAM vadhu game che. divyezabhAI mAnatA ke, "jIvana pote ja eka uttama zikSaka yuvaka'. 'dharmasaMdeza', rajanIzadarzana, dharmalokanA teo che.......aMgata jIvananI UthalapAthalo, yAtanAo ane sahasaMpAdaka rahI cUkyA che ane "akrama vijJAnI' sAmayikanA bImArIoe ghaNuM zIkhavyuM che.....' mAnadUtaMtrI tarIke paNa kAmagIrI karI cUkyA che. lekhanane | divyezabhAIe kaoNlejakALamAM 'marI javAnI majA' nAmanuM vyavasAyarUpe apanAvyuM hovAne kAraNe moTAbhAganA tamAma lAbhazaMkara ThAkaranuM nATaka bhajavyuM hatuM. jIvananA raMgamaMca para akhabAromAM temanI kolamo cAlatI ane lekho, vArtAo, kavitA vidyArthIo, patrakAramitro, patnI DaoN. smitA, bhUpatabhAI vagere chapAtAM rahyAM che. tenI vizeSa vizeSatA e che ke, teo vaDodariyA ane "samabhAva' parivAra sAthe majedAra bharapUra ane patravyavahAramAM atyaMta custa che. saMpUrNa bhUmikA bhajavI. mRtyu emane mArI zakyuM nathI. dehadAna zrI divyeza trivedI karIne temaNe saunI vacce eka uttama dAkhalo besADyo che. vyavasAye patrakAra ane nibaMdhakAra, navalakathAkAra, zrI rajanI vyAsa gajhalakAra-kavi, nATyakAra tathA vArtAkAra tarIke khyAti meLavanAra 1977 thI 1980 sudhI "bulabula' ane 1981 thI zrI divyezabhAI trivedIno janma 6-6-1957nA roja 1984 sudhI ramakaDuM bAlapAkSikonA saMpAdaka rahela, "gujarAta amadAvAdamAM thayo hato. gujarAtI sAthe bhaNavAnI adamya icchA samAcAra" "saMdeza'mAM potAnI citrakalAthI raMgata lAvanArA, hovA chatAM adhyApaka-vivecaka zrI pro. sumana zAhanA sUcanathI 1986 thI "samabhAva' dainikanI viziSTa pUrtio sAthe joDAyelA arthazAstra sAthe bI.e. thayA. e pachI bI.e. ane ema.e. rahelA ane khAsa to le-AuTanI kaLAnA mAhira zrI rajanI manovijJAna sAthe karyuM ane manovijJAnane sAcA arthamAM jIvanamAM vyAsane gujarAtamAM sau sacitra mAhitI-jJAnakoza ane utArI mahattama lokone maLavAnuM, oLakhavAnuM, samajavAnuM, graMthonA svapnazilpI tarIke ane eka citrakArapatrakAra tarIke samajAvavAnuM ane eka premanI niHsvArtha prema' nI bhAgIrathI oLakhe che. vahAvavAnuM kAma divyezabhAIe karyuM. potAnA ja moTAbhAI bhUpendrabhAInA 'pamarATa' pAkSikathI patrakAratvakSetre prAraMbha karyo. e temanI oLakha citrakAra, bAla sAhityakAra, patrakAra tarIkenI hovA uparAMta caritrakAra, pravAsalekhaka ane pachI "janasattA" ane "phleza" sAmayikamAM paNa khaMta ane dhagazathI saMdarbhagraMthakAra tarIkenI paNa che ja. 1979 thI 1987 sudhImAM kAma karyuM. paisAnI kheMca zuM hoya e anubhavelI hoI paisAnI chUTa thatAM evA tamAma patrakArone pAMkhamAM lIdhA ane anekane temaNe 'mijabAnI', "sonerI vAto', "rUperI vAto', 'paMcatAraka kArakirdIno, kuTuMba tarIkeno ane mitra tarIkeno sadhiyAro Apyo. kathAo', paMcazIla kathAo' jevuM bAlasAhitya, "avismaraNIya' chellA tamAma varSo "samabhAva'mAM kAma karyuM. temaNe patrakAratvanI ' (1988) pustakamAM temaNe vyakti caritrone supere AlekhyAM che. UrmionA dezamAM' ane 'vAdaLanA vezamAM' (1990) temanA kAmagIrI daramyAna svataMtra sarjanazaktine paNa murajhAvA dIdhI nahIM. svataMtra lekhanamAM paNa temaNe vaividhya ApyuM che. pravAsa varNano che. temanA prakAzita pustakomAM naMdanavana (lalitanibaMdha), 1989mAM briTananI "gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI'nA sadgati (navalakathA), hAu Tu ple phUTabola, aMdhakArano ujAsa, nimaMtraNathI tyAM jaI gujarAta aMgenAM citro ane tasavIronuM rajanI vyAsanA "gujarAtanI asmitA" nuM aMgrejI rUpAMtara pradarzana yojyuM. keTalAya sAhityakAronA jIvana-kavana para temaNe 'glorI opha gujarAta', zerabhava, sAIkogrApha, selphamenejamenTa, DaoNkyumenTarI banAvI. 1996mAM dhI gujarAta liTararI ekeDemI TAIma menejamenTa ane zikharayAtrA mukhya che. oNpha northa amerikAnA AmaMtraNathI amerikA, keneDA tathA laMDanano sAMskRtika pravAsa karyo. AthI temane zrI rAdhezyAma zarmA ( patrakAratvanA zikSaNakSetre paNa emanuM eTaluM ja mahattvanuM 'kalcarala-kama-liTararI embeseDara tarIke paNa navAje che. yogadAna che. gujarAta yuni.nA patrakAratva vibhAga sAthe ane gUjarAta vidyApIThanA patrakAratva ane samUhapratyAyana vibhAga gujarAtanI asmitA' nAmanA temanA graMthane navAjatA zrI sAthe teo ghaNAM varSo sudhI sakriya rIte joDAyelA rahyA. temanA umAzaMkara jozIe lakheluM, "bhAIzrI rajanI vyAsanI preraNA eka Jain Education Intemational Page #771 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kalAkAranI preraNA che.....kaho ke pahelAM emaNe gujarAtane potAnI aMdara utAryuM che ane pachI kAgaLa para utAryuM." patrakAra tarIke temanI kArakirdI samabhAva' 'abhiyAna' 'janasattA' AdinA taMtrI zrI bhUpatabhAI vaDodariyA pAse ghaDAI. bhUpatabhAIe temanA aMge lakhyuM che ke, paMdaravIsa mANasanI TIma je kare te kAma ekale hAthe lekhake pAra pADI 'suvarNamugaTa samo graMtha' gujarAtane ja nahi, bhAratane paNa Apyo che. AcArya rajanIzane mAnanArA rajanI vyAsanI vicAradhArA para rajanIzanI, vijJAnanI, jyotiSanI ane anya viSayonI bahuvidha asara che. hAla teo amadAvAdathI prakAzita thatA dainika 'divya bhAskara' sAthe kAryarata che. jamanAdAsa koTecA vyavasAye kariyANAnA vepArI evA zrI jamanAdAsa koTecA rezanAlisTa che. satya sAMIbAbAnA camatkAro (!) ne paDakAranArA zrI jamanAdAsabhAI jorAvaranagara-surendranagarathI samagra gujarAtamAM, dezamAM ane videzamAM paNa temanI pravRtti ane pustakothI jANItA che. dorA-dhAgA, tAvija-maMtra-taMtra, bhUvA, phakIro sAme jamanAdAsabhAIe 'mAnasa pradUSaNa nivAraNa' kendra mAraphate je jAgRti yAtrA AdarI che temAM temane temanA mitro rajanIkumAra paMDyA, yAsIna dalAla, pro. ramaNa pAThaka vagereno sAtha maLyo che. abhaNa ane abUdha ja nahIM balake sAkSaromAM ghara karI gayelI aMdhazraddhAnA nirmUlana mATe temaNe samakAlIna' ane aneka gujarAtI dainikomAM kaoNlama mAraphate ane sattara pustako mAraphate ghaNI noMdhapAtra janasevA karI che. emanI A kSetranI kAmagIrI mATe kIrtI suvarNacaMdraka paNa apAyo che. kaTAralekhaka/patrakAra/prAdhyApaka zrI dhanarAja paMDita patrakAra, lekhaka, saMpAdaka, saMskRtanA adhyApaka evA zrI dhanarAjabhAI paMDitane patrakAra tarIke mAnavA ja paDe e hade temaNe dina-pratidina puruSArtha karyo che ane temano potAno Agavo mahimA maMca Ubho karyo che. temanI lekhanayAtrAno AraMbha dha TAImsa oNpha inDiyA' nI gujarAtI AvRttithI thayo. tyArathI mAMDIne Aje gujarAta samAcAranI dainika kaoNlama sudhInI temanI A yAtrAmAM temaNe Jain Education Intemational 55 mahApuruSo, parvo, prasaMgo, tIrtho, meLAo, sarjako, kalAkAro, vaijJAniko-saune sthAna ApyuM che. koI emane prAtaH smaraNIya kahe che to koI emane prasaMgone samayasara sAcavanAra tarIke paNa jANe che. TAImsa (gujarAtI)nA taMtrI temane potAnA nAmanI AgaLa pro. lakhavAnuM sUcana karatA jyAre jhaverIlAla mahetA evI paNa majAka karI letA ke, 'Aje paMDite konA nAmano dIvo pragaTAvyo che?' kavi mAdhava rAmAnujanuM kahevuM che ke, dhanarAjabhAInuM meTara pAMcathI cha vaoNlyuma thAya eTaluM to che ja.' dhanarAjabhAIe nAtajAta, koma bhoma varNa joyA vinA 'dina mahimA' dararoja lakhIne zALAnA zikSako temaja vidyArthIonA premanuM dhana meLavIne dhanarAja nAma sArthaka karyuM che evo rAdhezyAma zarmAe temanA pustakamAM ullekha karyo che. zrI guNavaMta cho. zAha 'neTavarka'nA lekhaka tarIke gharegharanA vAcakonA neTavarkamAM potAnuM sthAna nakkara karI lenAra guNavaMta cho. zAha urphe AzleSa zAha nAmanA haMgAmI nAmathI lakhatA kAyamI lekhakane gujarAtanI janatA na oLakhe to ja navAI. 1932nI teramI sapTembare bhAvanagaramAM janma. e jamAnAmAM sArAmAM sArI gaNAtI sarakArI zALAomAM prAthamika zikSaNa lIdhuM. e divasonI jANItI skUlo e.yu., AlphreDa ane tyAMthI rasto sIdho zAmaLadAsa kaoNlejamAM pahoMcyo. ekaDo ghUMTato e chokaro-(ApaNA guNavaMtabhAI) cothA dhoraNamAM Avyo tyAM sudhImAM to lekho ane vArtAo lakhato thaI gayo hato. bALakonA megejhinomAM lekho, vArtAo chapAvA lAgI hatI. kizoravayanA lekhaka guNavaMtazAhanuM bIjuM ghara bArTana lAyabrerI banI cUkyuM hatuM. zabdono khelaMdo sTesTiksa viSaya laIne bhaNavAnuM vicAre che paNa kudaratane maMjUra nathI ane ApaNA guNavaMtabhAI 'gujarAtI morI morI re.......' gujarAtI viSaya sAthe bI.e. thayA. e divasomAM nokarI maLavI AsAna haze. temane sTeTa beMka opha saurASTramAM nokarI maLI. e ja samayagALA daramyAna gujarAtasamAcAre 'saurASTrasamAcAra' nAme chApuM cAlu karyuM. guNavaMtabhAI beMkanI nokarI choDIne chApAMnI nokarImAM joDAyA. temanA pitAjInA matamujaba 'khoTI lAine' caDI gayA hatA. koI kAraNosara 'gujarAta samAcAre' 'saurASTra samAcAra' baMdha karyuM. Page #772 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 guNavaMta zAhane amadAvAda AvavAno yoga thayo. gujarAta samAcAramAM kapilarAya mahetAnA hAtha nIce temanuM ghaDatara thayuM. gujarAta samAcAra choDIne kapilarAya 'saMdeza'mAM gayA ane sAthe guNavaMtabhAIne paNa letA gayA. vAsudeva mahetAnA hAtha nIce taiyAra thayA. 'saMdeza'nA mAlikataMtrI cimanabhAIe ravipUrti cAlu karavAnuM vicAryuM ane saMpUrNa javAbadArI guNavaMtabhAIne soMpAI. 'saMdeza' nuM sarkyulezana ghaNuM vadhyuM. e divasomAM gujarAta samAcAra'no kAryabhAra zreyAMsabhAI zAhe saMbhALavAnuM zarU karyuM hatuM. temaNe guNavaMtabhAIne pAchA 'gujarAta samAcAra'mAM bolAvI lIdhA. budhavAra, ravivAranI pUrtio zarU karyA bAda temaNe 'AsapAsa' nAmanuM sAptAhika cAlu karyuM. sinemA ane rAjakAraNa viSayo dAkhala karIne temaNe A sAmayikane ati lokapriya banAvI dIdhuM. e divasomAM ophaseTa prinTIMgamAM 'AsapAsa' chApavAmAM AvatuM. tenI kula nakala 1,25,000 (savAlAkha) jeTalI thaI gaI hatI. patrakAratvamAM taMtrIpade pahoMcavAnI eSaNA darekanA manamAM hoyaja ne ? janasattA'nA taMtrI tarIke 1984nA varSanA divasomAM joDAyA. indirA gAMdhInI hatyAnuM varSa temanA taMtrIpadanI kAmagIrInuM banI rahyuM. zreyAMsabhAIe nA pADI hovA chatAM teo gayA hatA. thoDA ja samayamAM 'gujarAta samAcAre' pAchA bolAvI lIdhA. 'janasattA'nuM sarkyulezana 50,000 sudhI temaNe pahoMcADeluM. 'gujarAta samAcAra'mAM pAchA pharyA tyAre teo bhUtakALamAM je kAma saMbhALatA te kAma anyane soMpAI cUkyuM hatuM. AthI guNavaMtabhAIe potAnA mATe AgavuM kAma zodhI lIdhuM ane temAMthI AjanI ati lokapriya kaoNlama 'neTavarka'no janma thayo. 'gujarAta samAcAra'nI muMbaI AvRttimAM meTaranI kheMca rahetI. tethI guNavaMtabhAI temAM neTavarkanA lekho mokalatA. je kAyamI kaoNlama banI gaI. pachI anya AvRttiomAM paNa cAlu thayuM. rAjakoTamAM to jo 'neTavarka' na chapAyuM hoya to pheriyAo baMDala upADe ja nahIM.-ne Ama, 'neTavarka'nuM neTavarka phelAI gayuM. ekaDA pAchaLa adha dha dha.....mIMDA mUkIne mathALuM banAvatA guNavaMtabhAIe gujarAtI patrakAratvamAM eka AgavuM sthAna hAMsala karyuM che. temanA 'neTavarka'nA lekhono saMcaya karIne cAreka pustako prakAzita thayAM che. chagana-lIlInA joksa'nA paNa be pustako pathapradarzaka ane aTalabihArI bAjapeyI aMgenuM eka pustaka paNa prakAzita thayela che. 'kumAra', 'akhaMDa AnaMda' 'zAradA' ane 'janmabhUmipravAsI'thI cAlu thayelI temanI lekhana yAtrA athAga cAlu rahe tevI zubhecchA. saranAmuM : 9, AmramaMjarI baMgalojha, vasaMtabahAra pAse, gAlA klaba, bopala, amadAvAda. phona : 55419507. surendranagaranA 'samaya'ne sAcavanAra bhAnubhAI zukala 1918nI 18mI ogaSTanA roja janmelA bhA. zu. nAmathI eka eka jhAlAvADImAM jANItA bhAnubhAI zukla eTale grAmINa patrakAratvanI jIvaMta ardhazatAbdI. surendranagara jevA pachAta jillAmAMthI chellAM 55 varSathI 'samaya' nAmanuM samAcAra sAptAhika pragaTa karavuM ane khoTa khAdhA vagara calAvavuM e sAmAnya ghaTanA nathI. bhAnubhAI zukle pote ichyuM hota to teo ghaNuM baghuM navuM banI zakyA hota ja. 'samaya'ne 18,000 thI vadhu nakala sudhI pahoMcADavAmAM ane moTAM zaheromAMthI nAnAM zahero para ThalavAtAM rahetAM dainikonI sAme bhAnubhAIe 'samaya'nI vATane saMkorIne tene dinapratidina majabUta sAptAhika banAvyuM che. 1944mAM gujarAtI ane saMskRta sAthe ema.e. thayA. khumArI eTalI ke milamAlike svamAnane Thesa pahoMce evuM vartana karyuM ke tarata bharUca choDI amadAvAda. caMdrazaMkara zukla 'bhAratI' sAmayika kADhatA. bhAnubhAI temanI sAthe joDAI gayA. pachI to jillApaMcAyatanA adhikArI, jillA skUla borDanA ceramena, vAhanavyavahAra ko-opareTiva sosAyaTInA ceramena, vaDhavANa keLavaNI maMDaLanA maMtrI....vagere banyA. 1950mAM 'samaya'nuM saMcAlana hAthamAM lIdhuM je Aja dina sudhI avirata cAlu che. kAThiyAvADa rAjakIya pariSadapatrikA, viramagAma skUlamAM hastalikhita bhIMtapatra, zAmaLadAsa kaoNlejamAM hosTela buleTina-Ama patrakAratvanAM bIja to khUba nAnapaNathI ja ropAyelAM hatAM. patrakAratvanI sAthosAtha teo eTalAM ja suMdara kAvyo race che ane citro paNa sarje che. amerikAsthita tamAma saMtAno bhAnubhAIne tyAM bolAvavA Agraha kare che paNa 87 varSe aDIkhama bhAnubhAI 'samaya'ne samayasara bahAra pADaye ja jAya che. Page #773 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo gujarAtanA udayakALanA sAkSI patrakAra zaMkara bhaTTa patrakAra zaMkara bhaTTa sakriya patrakAratvamAM AvyA e agAu AyurvedanA DaoNkTara tarIke prekTisa paNa karatA hatA. sattara varSa sudhI ekadhArI prekTisa bAda teo sakriya patrakAratvamAM AvyA hatA. garIbo pAsethI paisA na levA evA Agrahane kAraNe temanI Avaka vize aMdAja bAMdhI zakAya. putra tuSAra bhaTTane patrakAratvanI zIkha ane pAyAnA pATha temaNe ja zIkhavyA. temanA mate, 'ApaNI AsapAsanA sAmAnya mANasomAM ghaNuM asAdhAraNa tattva paDeluM che tene zodhIne bahAra lAvavuM.' temane samAjamAM jANItA karavA e paNa patrakAratvanuM mahattvanuM kAma che.' teo kahetA, "patrakAratva eka AyanA jevuM hovuM joIe jemAM sAmAnya lokonA asAmAnya saMgharSa, jIvanazailI, temanI prAmANikatA, AzAo, AkAMkSAo, saphaLatA, niSphaLatAo ane AnaMdanI nAnImoTI tamAma kSaNo jhilAtI hoya. 'janasattA'ane 'prabhAta dainika'nI temanI sudIrdha kAmagIrI daramyAna 1974mAM temane uttama riporTiMga mATe caMdrakAnta vorA evorDa enAyata thayo hato. zaMkara bhaTTa patrakAro, sAhityakAro, philasUpho ane gAMdhIjanonuM vizALa cAhaka-vartuLa dharAvatA hatA. temanA putra tuSAra bhaTTa gujarAtanI bauddhika saMpadA che ane temanA pautra abhijita bhaTTa paNa patrakAratvamAM ja kAryarata rahI temanA AgavA vicArone AgaLa dhapAve che. aMgrejI mAraphate gujarAtItAne prasarAvanAra tuSAra bhaTTa raghuvIra caudharInA zabdomAM, "tuSAra bhaTTa bole tyAre hAsya lAge, lakhe tyAre kalAmImAMsA sudhI pahoMcI zake ane e je javAbadArI saMbhALatA hoya e gaMbhIra prakAranI hoya. zuSkane rasaprada karavAnA e mAhera che.'' gujarAtamAM aMgrejI akhabAro vAMcanArA ane temAMya 'TAimsa opha inDiyA' vAMcanArAo mATe tuSAra bhaTTa nAma ajANyuM nathI. 7 jAnyuArI 1942nA roja temano janma patrakAra-vaidya zaMkara bhaTTanA kuTuMbamAM. kuTuMba ja samAjaciMtananI zALA jevuM. arthazAstra ane AMkaDAzAstrano abhyAsa paNa haiye tuto chevADAnAM, nokhAM ane AgavAM gujarAtIne samAjanA mukhya pravAhamAM lAvavAnI ciMtA-temane sakriya patrakAratvamAM kheMcI lAvI. 1992mAM amadAvAdamAM 'TAimsa opha inDiyA'nA nivAsItaMtrI tarIke AvyA e agAu teo patrakAratvanA kSetramAM vividha kAmagIrI karI cUkyA hatA. 'hindu'nA gujarAta khAtenA saMvAdadAtA, yu ena AInA amadAvAda byuronA vaDA, muMbaImAM patrakAronI tAlIma yojanAnA saMvAhaka, dhI ikonimika TAimsa'nA saMvAdadAtA jevI vividha javAbadArIonuM vahana temaNe karyuM hatuM. 1979mAM kalakattAnI 'AnaMdabajAra' patrikAnA Arthika vibhAganA gujarAta khAtenA saMvAdadAtA banyA. 'TeligrApha' mAM paNa joDAyA. 1989 thI dhI ikonomika TAimsa'nA nivAsI taMtrI tarIke amadAvAda AvyA. TAimsa opha inDiyAnI amadAvAda AvRttine paNa sAcavI. nivRtti bAda nyUyorkathI pragaTa thatA 'gujarAta TAimsa'nA sthApaka tarIke paNa pAyAnuM kAma karyuM. temanA patrakAratvanI AgavI zailI rahI che ane temanAM vAcako-cAhako muMbaIthI nyUyorka sudhI vistarelAM che. aMgrejI patrakAratvakSetre noMdhapAtra pradAna badala temane zekhAdama AbuvAlA evorDa maLI cUkyo che. aMgrejI dainikamAM gujarAtanAM saMskRta' paNa ochAM jANItA gujarAtIo aMge lekhamALA lakhIne gujarAtIone aMgrejI mAraphate vizvamAM jANItAM karyAM che. temanA lekhono saMgraha aMgrejImAM 'skecIjha ina dha senDa' ane gujarAtImAM retImAM rekhAcitro nAme prakAzita thaI cUkyo che. dUradarzana ane AkAzavANI parathI temanA aneka kAryakramo prasArita thaI cUkyA che. tuSArabhAIe lIdhelI mulAkAto 'haLave haiye' gujarAtIbhASAmAM jANIto ane prasiddhi prApta kAryakrama banI rahyo hato. tuSArabhAI mAne che ke, "AjanuM patrakAratva vyakti vizeSa para AdhArita banI gayuM che. bauddhika mugdhatA vadhI che....patrakAro pote je khUNAmAM hoya te khUNo cokhkho rAkhe to paNa ghaNuM.' anekavidha saMsthAonA mobhI indubhAI cAturvedI gAMdhIvAdI vicArasaraNInA custa himAyatI ane anuyAyI zrI indukumAra cAturvedInuM nAma bhAvanagaranA patrakAra jagatamAM cAra dAyakAthI prakhara rahyuM che. 'phUlachAba' ane 'janmabhUmi' akhabAra jUthanA pratinidhi Page #774 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ o58 tarIke zrI cAturvedInuM akhabArI jagatanuM pradAna peDhIgata che. temanA putra bakula cAturvedI tathA putrI ilA cAturvedI paNa patrakAra che. bhAvanagaranA savAranA dainika lokarAja'nA taMtrI rahI cUkelA zrI indubhAI cAturvedI bhAvanagara presa klabanA sthApaka ane dharohara rahyA che. spaSTa vaktA ane atyaMta tIvra 'sensa opha hyumara'nuM vyaktitva dharAvatA zrI cAturvedInI mamatAbharI prakRti asatya ane anyAyanA prasaMge phUMphADA mAranArI ja banI rahe che tethI ja patrakAra AlamanI koI paNa samasyA ke prazna zrI indukumAra cAturvedInuM netRtva pariNAma laIne ja jaMpyuM che. jAherajIvanamAM paNa zrI indubhAI cAturvedI sakriya rahyA che. anekavidha saMsthAo sAthe temano nAto ane gharobo che. bhAvanagara moTara saMgha zrI indubhAI cAturvedInI kuzaLatA ane vahIvaTI sUjhanuM umadA dRSTAMta che. nakhazIkha pAradarzitA pathapradarzaka ane saMgaThanabaLanI pratiti karAvatA rahelA A saMghanA saMcAlana sAthe temaNe sahakArI pravRttinI raga paNa pakaDI jANI che. zrI indubhAI cAturvedIno svabhAva sAlasa che. saMgAthIone teo kyAreya bhUlatA nathI. managamatAM mANasa maLI jAya to sthaLa, samayane visAre pADIne AtmIyatA vyakta karavAnuM teo kyAreya cUkatA nathI. zrI indubhAInuM nAma najara sAme rAkhavAmAM Ave to bhAvanagaranuM hAlanuM patrakAra jagata trIjI peDhI che. phUlachAba' "janmabhUmi' akhabAra jUtha dvArA akhabAra prakAzana sivAyanI paNa aneka sevAkIya ane sakhAvatI pravRtti cAle che. A pravRttiono bhAvanagarane paNa TANuM Avya, lAbha maLI rahe te mATe indubhAI potAnI vagano upayoga karatA rahyA che. E FOME) ::oNN . 8 ). SB rIta : nAnA 750;47r: ?' karapaS. tris paththara ane lAkaDAmAM vyakta thatAM adabhuta lalitakAvyo samA sthApatyanuM ane kalAdaSTinI jIvaMta imAratonuM aitihAsika dhAma amadAvAda kumAra' amadAvAdanA saujanyathI Jain Education Intemational Page #775 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 959 tejasvI zakAze, samAjasevako, nADhayakamAo, saMgItakAro - zrI narendrabhAI paTela gujarAtanA sAMskRtika itihAsamAM patrakAro ane kaTAralekhakoe Apelo viziSTha phALo jema sImAcinharUpa banyo che eja rIte samAjasevako paNa AgavAM mUlyAMkanonuM jIvanabhara jatana karIne samAjane eka navI ja dizA batAvavA satata prayatnazIla rahyA che. uparAMta nATaka, saMgIta ane sAhityanA saMvardhana jevAM kAryomAM yogadAna ApanArAothI paNa gujarAtanuM nAma UjaLuM rahyuM che. A lekhamALA rajU karanAra narendrabhAI paTela zikSaNakSetranA AgevAna che. narendrabhAI IzvarabhAI paTelano janma 8 Disembara 1942nA roja bahAdarapura tA. saMkheDAmAM thayo hato. zALA kolejanuM zikSaNa bIlImorA ane naDiyAdamAM laIne muMbaI AvyA. muMbaImAMthI bI.eDa. tathA vokezanala gAIDansa kAunselIMgano abhyAsa karyo ane mAdhyamika zALAmAM gaNita ane vijJAnanA zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. traNa dAyakAthI vadhu sudhI sevA ApIne goregAMva, muMbaInI saMskAradhAma vidyAlaya tathA juniyara koleja opha komarsa enDa sAyansanA AcArya tarIke nivRtta thayA. zikSaNa ane patrakAratvane nimitte temaNe vividha prakAranuM lekhana kArya karyuM che. temaNe gujarAta samAcAra'mAM sAhityanI kolama 'akSarA', saMdezamAM prakAzana samIkSA', yuvadarzanamAM'agiyAramI dizA' 'miDa-De'mAM 'TAIma pAsa" tathA "samakAlIna'mAM "vijJAna vArtA" ane "pustaka samIkSA' nI kaoNlama lakhI che. hAlamAM "muMbaI samAcAramAM 'kivajha TAIma" ane "saMdeza'mAM 'vyavahAru vijJAna' nI kaoNlama lakhe che. tathA gujarAtI vicAra maMca'nA zaikSaNika mukhapatra "amRta maMthana'nA sahasaMpAdaka che. tathA laghunavala mAsika baMdhana'nA saMpAdaka tarIke kAmagIrI bajAve che. temaNe roTarI klaba opha bombe-northa-vesTanA upakrame vaoNkezanala gAIDansanA kempa ane semInAra yojyA che. spardhAtmaka parIkSAonuM saMcAlana karyuM che. reDiyo, TI.vI. para kAryakramo ApyA che. temanAM pustako A pramANe che : praznamaMjUSA (be bhAga), AdAna pradAna (caMdrakAMta bakSInA lekhonuM saMpAdana), Guidance in your hand', kAnti bhaTTanA lekhonA saMpAdanamAM prabuddha paMcAmRta, kharo nara bairanAra, seksa lAIphanI mUMjhavaNa ane ukela, ArogyanuM amRta, vijJAnasaMga, bijhanesa gaThariyAM, kAnti bhaTTanI vArtAo, videzIvArtA vigere. te uparAMta anila jozInA lekhonA saMpAdananAM pustako "raMga saMga kiratAra', "zabda sAhitya' pragaTa karyA che. sva. avaMti davenAM sarjana ane jIvana vizenuM pustaka "AyakhAnI oLakhANa' nuM sahasaMpAdana karyuM che. jayaMtI ema. dalAlanI pratinidhi vArtAo AsvAda vividha lekhako dvArA karAvIne saMpAdana karyuM che. atyAre teo zrI kIrtana kendra, jUhu vilepArlA (ve.) nuM eDaminisTrezana saMbhALe che. saMparka : 1/104 "rAmanagara', pATakara kolejanI sAme, esa.vI. roDa, goregAma (ve.), muMbaI400062. - saMpAdaka Jain Education Intemational Page #776 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SO tejAbI kalamanaveza caMdrakAMta bakSI caMdrakAMta bakSIno janma uttara gujarAtanA pAlanapuramAM tA. 20 oNgaSTa, 1932mAM thayo. samRddha jaina parivAramAM saMskRti ane saMskAra sAthe uchera thayo che. paNa vyaktitva emanuM alaga potAnuM ja rahyuM che. | muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI meTrIka thayA pachI kalakattAnI senTa jheviyarsa kolejamAMthI inTara sAyansa ane (DIsTIkazana sAthe) bI.e. paNa karyuM. tyAra bAda kalakattA yunivarsiTImAMthI ela.ela.bI. tathA itihAsa ane rAjakAraNanA viSaya sAthe ema.e. nI DIgrI paNa meLavI. ane sAthe sAthe satata cotaraphanA okjharvezana sAtheno abhyAsa thato rahyo hato. | muMbaInI mIThIbAI kaoNleja oNpha ArTsamAM bI.e.nA vidyArthIonA itihAsa ane rASTravijJAnanA viSayanA prophesara rahyA. ema.e.nA vidyArthIonA paNa Aja viSayonA pAMca varSa sudhI prophesara rahyA. muMbaInI ela.esa. rAhejA kaoNleja opha ArTsa ane sAyansanA prinsipAla tarIke paNa ghaNA samaya sadhI sevA ApI hatI. teo muMbaI yunivarsiTInI seneTanA bhUtapUrva sabhya che. A samaya daramyAna aneka saMsthAo-kaoNlejo ane vividha kSetre vividha viSayo para lekacara ApyAM che. gujarAtIhiMdI-saMskRta, aMgrejI, baMgALI, urdu ane marAThI bhASAnA pAraMgata jJAtA che. lekhaka tarIke zrI caMdrakAnta bakSInI zarUAta 1951mAM 51mAM "kumAra"mAM prathama TUMkI vArtA prasiddha thaI hatI. tyArapachI Aja paryata emaNe pAchA vaLIne joyuM nathI paDyuM. patrakAratvanA kSetre emanuM nAma agrima haroLamAM levAya che. gujarAtanA lagabhaga tamAma jANItAM vartamAnapatro tathA sAmayikomAM emanI kaoNlamo niyamita chapAtI ja rahI che. skulonA temaja kolejanA abhyAsakramamAM emanI vArtAo sthAna meLavI cUkI che. temaja navalakathAo paNa Teksa buksa tarIke levAya che. gujarAtImAM 17) pustakonA lekhaka tarIkenuM yazasvI mAna meLavyuM che. jemAM 26 navalakathAo-14 navalikAsaMgraha-2 nATako-8 pustako pravAsavarNanonA 17 itihAsa ane saMskRti aMgenA, 5 rAjakAraNanAM 3 graMtha AtmakathAnA-66 pustako vividha lekhonAM temaja 3 jIvanacaritranA-7 vividha viSayonA ane 15 pustako anya bhASAmAM thayelA anuvAdo che. ane eka bhASAMtaranuM paNa pustaka che. pustakonA zIrSaka paNa khUba ja AkarSaka ane vAMcavA mATe preraka che. jemake "ekalatAnA kinArA" "AkAze kahya" pathapradarzaka "atItavana" "lIlI nasomAM pAnakhara'-'paDaghA DUbI gayA'perelisisa' vagere. aitihAsikamAM grIsanI saMskRti-cInanI...... yahUdInI-ijiptanI romana vagere vagere. | gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI ane sarakAra taraphathI prathama pAritoSika prApta thayAM hatAM paNa vinamratAthI ema kahI e pAritoSika pAchAM vALyA hatAM ke yuvAna sAhityakArone apAya to vadhu sAruM kahevAze. ane sahunA ziramora sopAna kalakattAmAM 38 varSanI uMmara gujAranArane muMbaimAM pAmelI prasiddhinA paripAka rUpe "zerIpha" nuM ucca mAnabharyuM sthAna pAmyA che. ane lekhaka tarIke thanAra e pahelA ja zerIpha hatA. khUba mAna sanmAna ane dIrdhadRSTi sAthe e hoddo zobhAvyo hato. pravacano mATe temaja potAnA aMgata pravAsa mATe nepALapAkistAna-amerikA-yu.ke.-esToniyA-lAtaviyA-raziyAphrAnsa, moriziyasa dakSiNa AphrikA vagere dezono pravAsa karyo che. ane pustako lakhyAM che. e pravAse emano Aga jevo bhaDakato mijAja che. emanA ja zabdo kyAMka vAMcelA-ane tyAre garamImAM AvelA jaMgalI kuttAnI jema kyAreka vArtA lakhavAnI adamya vRtti thaI Ave che. badhI ja khoTI lAlasAo zamI jAya che. vArtA lakhavI zaru karuM chuM tyAre e ja alhaDamUDa-eja khaTamIThI vAsanAno svAda, e ja sAthaLo vaccethI nIkaLatI navI jiMdagI jevuM bhayAnaka du:kha, ja sAthaLI e duHkhano bhayAnaka AnaMda, kapALanI nasomAM jhaNajhaNATI, kAnanI Toca para dhaDakana, e ja AMkhomAM kalakattA, TebalalempanA prakAzavartuLamAM valakhAto pALelA sApa jevo vartamAna! huM caMdrakAMta bakSI banI jAuM chuM, pharI eka vArtAnI sAme AvI jAuM tyAre !" chelle "divya bhAskara" dainikanA salAhakAra che. ane kaTAra lekhaka paNa che. temaja saMsthAo, kaoNlejo temaja skulomAM onararI lekacara ApavAnI bhAvanA che. rAjakAraNanA ane samAjakAraNanA abhyAsI kundanabhAI vyAsa kuMdanabhAI Ara. vyAsa hAlamAM "janmabhUmi-pravAsI' akhabAranA taMtrI che. temano janma 5 Disembara 1941nA roja thayo hato. temaNe muMbaI yuni.mAMthI bI.e., ela.ela.bI. karyuM che. 1961 thI patrakAra tarIke kAmagIrI bajAve che. 1967mAM Jain Education Interational Page #777 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 061 pratibhAo janmabhUmi akhabAranA dilhI khAtenA nyUjha byuronA cIpha tarIke nImAyA. teo voziMgTanathI pragaTa thatA inDo-amerikana bijhanesa TAImsamAM paNa lakhatA hatA. eprila 1995 thI cIpha eDiTara banyA. 1971mAM yuddhanA saMvAdadAtA tarIke bhArata-pAka yuddhanA hevAla rajU karyA hatA. 1976mAM dAga hemarazIlDa phelozIpa yu.ena.mAM pradAna thayo hato. te uparAMta temane ghaNA evorDsa maLyA che. temAMnA keTalAka A pramANe che. * zreSTha taMtrIlekha lakhavA mATe 1999mAM gujarAta DeIlI nyUjha peparsa esosiezanano evorDa. * patrakAra phAunDezana taraphathI zreSTha taMtrI tarIke 2000mAM evorDa. * bRhad muMbaI gujarAtI samAja taraphathI 2000mAM patrakAra tarIke viziSTa pradAna mATe evorDa. temaNe agatyanI AMtararASTrIya konpharansonuM bhAratamAM ane videzamAM ripoTIMga karyuM che. atyAre rAjakIya ane Arthika vikAsa tathA sAmayika banAvonuM pRththakaraNa karatA lekho lakhe che. teo ghaNI saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA che - ka presa ekiDiezana kamiTi, pI.AI.bI. bhArata sarakAranA mAjI sabhya che. * presa gelerI kamiTi-lokasabhAnA sabhya 1979-80 * sahamaMtrI, lokasabhAnA spIkaranI presa eDavAIjharI kamiTinA, 1993-94 temaNe yu.esa.e., keneDA, phrAnsa, jarmanIno pravAsa karyo che. vaDApradhAna ane nANAMpradhAna sAthe soviyeta yuniyana, spena, TarkI, jorDana, yugoslAviyA, snegala, nAmbiyA, pAkistAna, bAMglAdeza ane nepALano pravAsa karyo che tathA tenA hevAlo lakhyA che. 2003-04mAM presiDanTa : inDiyana leMgrejIsa nyUsapeparsa esosiezana. * inDiyana nyUjhapepara sosAyaTInI kAryavAhaka samitinA sabhya * eDiTarsa gIlDa opha inDiyAnI kAryavAhaka samitinA sabhya. * ola inDiyA nyUjhapeparsa eDiTarsa konpharansanI kAryavAhaka samitinA sabhya tarIke sevA Ape che. patrakAra sureza bI. coTAI. sureza coTAIno janma 10 jUna, 1954nA roja thayo hato. 1975mAM muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI bI.e. karyA bAda 1987mAM "gujarAta samAcAra'mAM riporTara ane upataMtrI tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI. 1991mAM cIpha riporTara tarIke baDhatI maLI. tyArabAda 1994mAM nyUjha eDiTara tarIke "saMdeza' nI muMbaI AvRttimAM joDAyA. 1995mAM 'miDa-De' (gujarAtI)mAM nyUjha eDiTara tarIke joDAyA. 2000mAM miDa-DemAMthI rAjInAmuM ApyuM. "samakAlIna'mAM samAcAra ane kaTAra lakhe che; tathA philAnsa korosponDanTa tarIke kAmagIrI bajAve che. surezabhAIe "ArohI' vaimAsika zarU karyuM. temAM dareka aMka vizeSAMka tarIke pragaTa karyA. have 'ArohI' mAsika banyuM che. te uparAMta "jayazrI kRSNa vaiSNava' mAsikanA prakAzaka tarIke kAmagIrI saMbhALe che tene paNa sAro pratisAda maLyo che. manojJA zirISacaMdra desAI manojJA desAInuM vatana bhAvanagara ane janma tArIkha 25 me 1958 che. teNe bI.esa.sI. (oNDiyolojI ane spIca therepI) 1978mAM karyuM. ema.e. 1998mAM merITa yAdImAM kramAMka meLavIne karyuM. 1977mAM sarTi. ina jarnAlijhama ane 1981mAM thiyeTaranI TreInIMgano eka varSano abhyAsakrama karyo. atyAre nAyara hospiTala, ke.I.ema. hospiTala ane rAmakRSNa mizana hospiTalamAM lekacarara tarIkeno vyavasAya che. | manojJAbene aMgrejImAMthI "elekajhAMDara grehAma bela' tathA 'hakIkato, ane AMkaDAno sacitra jJAnakoza' anuvAda karyo che. "signecara Tyuna' (vArtAsaMgraha), bhItara kaiMka samaMdara (kAvyasaMgraha) ane "baherAza ane zravaNa sahAyaka sAdhano' vize paricaya pustikA lakhI che. manojJAbene pAMca varSa sudhI vyAvasAyika raMgamaMca para sakriya kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI. reDiyo rUpakomAM abhinaya tathA paryAvaraNa ane anya vaijJAnika viSayo para sirIyalo, TI.vI. para bALa nATako khAsa karIne zaikSaNika ane vijJAna-AdhArita rajU Jain Education Intemational Page #778 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 062 pathapradarzaka karyA che. tathA baherAM bALakonA vikAsa mATenA kAryakramo rajU karyA che. | 'pratApa' akhabAramAM be varasa sudhI sAptAhika kolama lakhI. savA traNa varasa sudhI "muMbaI samAcAra'mAM bALakonuM pAnuM phana klaba'nuM sahasaMpAdana karyuM. sva. manubhAI mahetA evorDa manojJAbenane enAyata thayo tyAMnAM gujarAtI bALako mATe abhyAsakrama taiyAra karyo che. 300 jeTalA sAMskRtika, sAmAjika, zaikSaNika, dhArmika ane saMgIta viSayaka kAryakramonuM saMcAlana karyuM che. muMbaI, kalakattA, madurAI, cennAI, haidarAbAda, beMglora, solApura, sAMgalI vagere sthaLe dhArmika ane sAmAjika viSayo para pravacana ApyAM che. yuropano sAMskRtika pravAsa zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA upakrame karyo che. zrI siMgApora jaina saMghanA nimaMtraNathI tyAM paryuSaNa vyAkhyAno ApyAM che. vAMcana, lekhana ane vAto karavI emanA zokhanA viSaya Do. gulAba deDhiyA nAma : gulAba ravajI deDhiyA vatana : nAnI khAkhara-kaccha (gujarAta) janma tArIkha : 2-12-1954 abhyAsa : ema.e., bI.eDa., pIeca.DI. padmazrI DaoN. kumArapALa desAInAM mArgadarzana heThaLa "svAmI AnaMdanuM jIvana ane sAhitya' e viSaya para mahAnibaMdha lakhI Ph.D.nI DigrI meLavI che. vyavasAya : hAla jUhunI jamanAbAI narasI skUlamAM gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke kArya kare che. 25 varSathI gujarAtInA zikSaka tarIke kAryarata che. pustako : (1) gadyano AnaMda-svAmI AnaMdanA sAhitya vizeno mahAnibaMdha A pustakamAM che. (2) sugaMdhaparva-lalita nibaMdhono saMgraha che. jene kalA gurjarIno puraskAra maLyo che. (3) aNasAra-A kacchI kAvyasaMgrahane gujarAta sAhitya akAdamIno prathama puraskAra maLyo che. - janmabhUmi pravAsI, prabuddha jIvana ane pagadaMDImAM niyamita lakhavAnuM cAlu che. judA judA viSayanA ATha pustakonuM saMpAdana karyuM che. 'pagadaMDI" ane "saMkalpa' nAmanA be sAmayikonuM saMpAdana muMbaI gujarAtI patrakAra saMghanA mAjI pramukha dhanaMjaya manubhAI desAI vatana-jIllo valasADa, tAluko pAraDI gAma UmarasADI janma tArIkhaH 14-4-1955 zikSaNa-skUla ema.ema. yupIlsa ona skUla-khAra koleja-cinAI kolejamAMthI bI.koma. jItendra cauhANa lo koleja-vilepArlAmAM lo nuM zikSaNa. - 1986 thI janmabhUmi grupanA dezanA sarvaprathama Arthika akhabAra vyApAranA patrakAra, hAla cIpha saba eDITara, te agAu thoDA varSa themIsa ela.DI. grupamAM sarvisa, upapramukha--muMbaI gujarAtI patrakAra saMgha 1997 ane 1998 pramukha-muMbaI gujarAtI patrakAra saMgha 1999 thI 2002 cAra varSa kAvyasaMgraha "aDapalA'mAM kAvya racanA ola inDiyA reDiyo-AkAzavANImAM Arthika samAcAranuM paThana-2002mAM kasTama-eksAIjha ane sarvisa TekSanA prazna lekhazreNI badala thANe--belApura inDasTrI esosiezana taraphathI udyogamitra evorDa-1998mAM ola inDiyA sTenalesa sTIla udyoga taraphathI sanmAna 2000-2001 karyuM che. mahArASTra rAjyanI gujarAtInA pAThyapustakonI saMpAdaka samitinA sabhya tarIke kArya karyuM che. muMbaImAM aMgrejI mAdhyamamAM bhaNatA gujarAtI bhASI bALakone gujarAtI zIkhavavAnA vargonuM saMcAlana karyuM che. siMgApora sarakAranA zikSaNa maMtrAlayanA nimaMtraNathI Jain Education Intemational Page #779 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 063 pratibhAo lAyansa klaba opha malADa-mAlavaNI taraphathI sanmAna- patra-1998 lAyansa klaba opha borIvalI taraphathI evorDa-2001 pAraDI-umaragAma tAlukA anAvila sevAmaMDaLa taraphathI sanmAna 1997-98 imporTa-ekSaporTa varkazopa taraphathI pramANapatra-1999 muMbaImAM gujarAtIonI upekSAnA virodhamAM gujarAtI bhASA vikAsa saMgaThana dvArA AjhAdamedAnamAM yojAyela bhUkha haDatALamAM bhAga lIdho hato. 10-8-2000 polIsa gaNezotsava spardhAmAM nirNAyaka tarIke sevA kacchanA bhUkaMpa vakhate zrI bairanAra, zrI prakAza zAha sAthe asaragrasta vistAramAM mulAkAta. kAragIla yuddha, bhUkaMpa, kaMDalA vAvAjhoDA vakhate yathAzakti sahAya. nIcenI saMsthA maMDaLa joDe saMkaLAyelA che. samasta brAhmaNa samAja, anAvila samAja, pAraDIumaragAma tAlukA anAvila maMDaLa, anAvila keLavaNI maMDaLa, anAvila sevAmaMDaLa-goregAma-virAra, UmarasADI pragatimaMDaLa-muMbaI kalAbena manubhAI zAha DaoN. kalAbena zAhano janma 19 naveMbara 1937nA roja thayo hato. temaNe muMbaInI bajAra geTa hAIskUlamAM zikSaNa lIdhA pachI muMbaInI siddhArtha kolejamAMthI gujarAtI ane saMskRta sAthe bI.e. karyuM tathA gujarAtI ane liMgvIsTIka sAthe ema.e. karyuM. tyArabAda parelanI maharSi dayAnaMda kolejamAM 33 varSa sudhI adhyApana karyuM. ema.e.nA vidyArthIone muMbaI yuni.mAM 25 varSa sadhI bhASA vijJAna ane apabhraMza vyAkaraNa zIkhavyuM. DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanAM mArgadarzanamAM kavi vidyArUci kRta caMdarAjAno rAsa'e viSaya para saMzodhana-saMpAdana karI 1984mAM pIeca.DI.nI DigrI meLavI. i.sa. 1988 thI 1993 sudhI 'gujarAta samAcAra' dainikamAM dara guruvAre "jainam jayati' kolamanuM saMpAdana karyuM ane paryuSaNa parva nimitte dasa divasanI vizeSa pUrti pragaTa karanArAM dainikomAM, muMbaI jena saMgha patrikA, rAdhanapura jaina darzana vageremAM jaina dharma viSayaka lekho lakhyA. atyAre muMbaI samAcAra' dainikamAM dara maMgaLavAre "adhyayana'nA pAnAmAM "Agama'nI kolamamAM jaina dharma, sAhitya tathA tattvajJAna viSayaka lekho lakhe che. temanAM pragaTa thayelAM pustako : prathama punita padArpaNa (saMpAdana), jaina dharmanI pramukha sAdhvIo ane mahilAo, sadbhAvanA setu (prArthanA saMgraha), paramadhyeyane dhyAvo, ratnavaMzanA dharmAcAryo, jJAna sAgaranAM motI (be bhAga) i.sa. 1985mAM muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha dvArA Ayojita sponsarazIpa kAryakramamAM yuropanA dezono pravAsa karyo. 1987mAM ema.DI. kolejamAM "khAMtilAla lAlacaMda zAha jaina lITararI enDa philosophIkala rIsarca senTara' nI sthApanA karI. 1987mAM muMbaI yuni. e temane pIeca.DI.nA mArgadarzaka-gAIDa tarIke gujarAtI viSayamAM mAnyatA ApI. temanA mArgadarzanamAM sAta vidyArthIoe pIeca.DI.nI DigrI meLavI che ane sAta vidyArthIo pIeca.DI. mATe mArgadarzana meLavI rahyAM che. A senTara dvArA jaina sAhitya ane tattvajJAnanA viSayamAM pIeca.DI. karanAra vidyArthIne skolarazIpa ApavAmAM Ave che. kalAbena i.sa. 1977 thI 2000 sudhI mahArASTra rAjya dvArA esa.I.ema. (SEM) tathA esa.I.o. (SEO) tarIke nimAyAM hatAM. i.sa. 2000 thI mahArASTra rAjya gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamInA sabhya tarIke nimaNUMka thaI. 2000mAM muMbaI yuni.mAM rIsarca enDa rekognIzana kamiTinA sabhya tarIke nimaNuMka thaI. muMbaImAM yojAtI paryuSaNa parvanI vyAkhyAna mALAomAM jaina dharma viSe chellAM 15 varSathI mananIya vyAkhyAno Ape che. jaina sozyala grupa, jaina adhyAtma sTaDI ane ane sAmAjika ane dhArmika saMsthAomAM vyAkhyAno Ape che. reDiyo ane TI.vI.nA kAryakramomAM mulAkAta rajU thaI che. jaina patrakArasaMghano 2003no prathama evorDa temane prApta thayo che. samAjavAdI ane pIDha patrakAra hiMmatabhAI jhaverI hiMmatabhAI harajIvanadAsa jhaverIno janma muMbaImAM 14 sapTe, 1925nA roja thayo hato. 1942mAM meTrika ane 1948mAM siddhArtha kolejamAMthI arthazAstra sAthe bI.e. karyuM. te pahelAM phasTaIyara ArTsamAM 1942 ogasTanI "bhArata choDo" Jain Education Intemational Page #780 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 laDAImAM sarakArI eliphinsTana koleja choDI. laDatamAM sakriya rahI 1943nI 26mI jAnyuArIe dharapakaDa vahorI lIdhIsvataMtratAnI pratijJAnuM vAMcana karIne TATA insTITyuTa oNpha sozyala sAyansisamAM risarca AsisTanTa tarIke 1948-49mAM nokarI karI. 1949-50 daramyAna karasanadAsa mANeka saMpAdita 'sArathi' sAptAhikamAM sahataMtrI, 1954mAM zarU karela karasanadAsa mANekanAM 'naciketA' mAsikamAM sahataMtrI, karasanadAsa mANeka saMsthApita zrI kIrtana kendramAM sthApaka TrasTI, hAla adhyakSa. sureza joSI saMsthApita kSitija saMzodhana, prakAzana kendramAM sthApaka TrasTI, 1986 sudhI-samAjavAdI aMgrejI sAptAhika 'janatA' ane lohiyA lAIbrerI prakAzanamAM saMpAdaka maMDaLamAM rahI cUkyA che. hindI patrakAra 'gaNeza maMtrIe sthApela samatAkendranAM sthApaka TrasTI, samAjAdI AMdolanamAM 1947 ogaSTathI 1977 sudhI sakriya. e daramyAna paNa be vAra dharapakaDa bhogavavAnuM AveluM. 1975 nI kaTokaTI viruddhanAM AMdolanamAM sakriya. bhUgarbhamAM rahevuM paDeluM. varSo sudhI gujarAtI dainiko janmabhUmi, lokasattA, janasattAmAM rAjakIya samIkSAnI sAptAhika kaTAro lakhI, je mATe zekhAdama AbuvAlA TrasTanA prathama varSano zreSTha kaTAralekhaka evorDa ane gujarAta sarakArano paNa zreSTha 'kaTAra lekhaka' evorDa maLyo che. gAMdhI smAraka nidhi, muMbaInA vartamAna TrasTI che. ane maNIbhavana gAMdhI saMgrahAlaya dvArA taiyAra thaI rahela aMgrejI lekhasaMgraha Aspects of Gandhian thought' nA saMpAdaka. 'rAmamanohara lohiyA' ane 'sAne gurujI' vize paricaya pustikA lakhI che. kuzaLa saMpAdikA maMjubena jhaverI maMjubena himmata jhaverIno janma 30 jAnyuArI 1926nA roja muMbaImAM thayo hato. temaNe 1947 elphinsTana kolejamAMthI arthazAstra sAthe bI.e. karyu che. ane muMbaI lAIbrerI esosiezanano lAIbrerIanazIpano korsa karyo che. maMjubena svabhAve krAMtivIra rahyAM che. 1942mAM 'bhArata choDo' laDatamAM sakriya bhAga lIdho hato. 26 jAnyuArI 1943nA roja aMgreja sarakAre temanI dharapakaDa karIne Arthara roDa jelamAM keda karyAM hatAM. TromskI ane samAjavAdI AMdolanamAM 1948 sudhI sakriya bhAga lIdho hato. pathapradarzaka phArbasa gujarAtI sabhAmAM sahAyaka maMtrI tarIke 1961 thI 1964 sevA ApI. 1970 thI atyAra sudhI 'phArbasa traimAsika',nAM saMpAdaka tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI rahyAM che. temanA saMpAdakIya lekho vicArapradhAna hoya che ane vidvAnoe tathA vivecakoe temanA saMpAdakIya lekho vakhANyA che. temanA saMpAdakIya lekhonA be saMgraho nIrakhane' ane 'pratisAda' pragaTa thayA che. phArbasa traimAsikane potAnI sUjha ane samajathI vikasAvyuM che. 78 varSe paNa eTalAM ja sakriya che. vinIta candrakAnta zukala janma tA. 28-12-1952 ema.e. (aMgrejI-gujarAtI), janmabhUmi (taMtrI vibhAga-1993 thI-) (vartamAna javAbadArI cIpha saba eDiTara), khAsa rasanAM viSaya : patrakAratva, kaLA-sAhitya lekhana : nATaka : (1) monajI rUdara (svAmI AnaMda kRta, caritra kathananuM nATyarUpa) (2) marIjha (amara zAyara marIjhanA jIvana para AdhArita nATaka) (3) deza-videzanA zreSTha vArtAkAronI 70 jeTalI navalikAno gujarAtImAM anuvAda (4) sine abhinetrI rekhAnA jIvana viSenA mohanadIpa likhita pustakano gujarAtI anuvAda 'rekhA o rekhA'. (5) vividha viSaya ane vyakti viSenA aneka prAsaMgika lekha. (6) 'kAravAM kAravAM' vArtA saMgrahamAM maulika vArtA 'cokaleTa' samAviSTa. (saMpAdaka : saMdIpa bhATiyA) (7) 'dIkarI' eTale 'dIkarI' graMthamAM dIkarIo vizeno lekha (saMpAdaka : prA. kAMti paTela) raMgabhUmi : (1) gujarAtI vyAvasAyika raMgabhUmi para daseka nATakamAM abhinaya tathA traNa nATakamAM sahAyaka digdarzana. (2) thoDAM reDiyo ane Telivijhana nATakamAM bhUmikA. dastAvejI philma : gujarAtanA mahAkavi narmada viSenI dastAvejI philmamAM narmadanI bhUmikA. prasAraNa : oNsTreliyAnA eka reDiyo sTezana mATe dara pakhavADiye gujarAtImAM samAcAronuM saMkalana potIkA avAjamAM 2001-2002 daramiyAna. kuTuMba : patnI-dakSA, dIkarIo-vaizAkhI, maitreyI. kizora sI. pArekha kizora choTAlAla pArekha (janma tA. 21-6-1936) varSothI muMbaImAM vasyA che ane lekhanapravRtti karatA rahe che. Page #781 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo sopArInA pitRka vyavasAyamAMthI 1985mAM nivRtta thaI, ghaNAM varSothI mAtra lekhana ane adhyayana karI rahelA kizora pArekha 'janmabhUmi' ane 'muMbaI samAcAra'mAM kolama lekhana karI rahyA che. abhyAsakALa daramiyAna satata vAcana temaja sAhityika kAryakramomAM satata sAmela thatA rahyA hatA. ema.e.mAM pharsTa klAsa na AvatAM prAdhyApakanI nokarI na maLI paNa vAcanaadhyayanano zokha lAgyo hato, je Aje nivRttikALamAM ghaNo madadagAra banyo che. 'muMbaI samAcAra' dainikamAM (1) aprApya pustakonAM rasadarzananI kolama 'ApaNo akSara vAraso'. (2) gujarAtInI praziSTa racanAono paricaya karAvatI 'pharI vAMcIe' tathA (3) vizvasAhityano paricaya karAvatI 'bArI-bahAra'--A traNa kolamonuM temaNe lekhana karyuM hatuM. hAla A ja akhabAramAM (4) 'praNayakathA' (dara ravivAre) (5) lupta thatA kArIgaro ane pheriyAo vize 'kahA~ gaye vo loga' kolama (zanivAre) nuM lekhana karI rahyA che. 'janmabhUmi'dainikamAM 'kalama ane kitAba' nAmano vibhAga lakhe che jemAM pustakonuM vivaraNa pragaTa karavAmAM Ave che. kizora pArekhanAM pragaTa thayelAM pustako A mujaba che(1) "ApaNo akSaravAraso'' (2) ApaNo amUlya graMthavAraso teo jaNAve che "AyuSyanI DhaLatI sAMje ghaNA loko vItelA yugane yAda karIne jIvatA hoya che jyAre sAhityasarjanane kAraNe pravRttinuM itarakSetra maLyuM che teno mane AnaMda ane saMtoSa che.' gulAbarAya choTAlAla bheDA gulAba(rAya) choTAlAla bheDAno janma jAmanagaramAM 20 julAI, 1932nA roja thayo hato. hAla muMbaImAM 58 varSathI rahe che. temanAM patnI vINAbena temano vyavasAya saMbhALe che, ane putrI harSA muMbaInI vilsana kolejamAM philosophI bhaNAve che. gulAbabhAI prAraMbhe kamarziyala phoTogrAphara hatA; pachI mudraka banyA ane chelle jamIna vikasAvanAra banyA. hAlamAM 10 varSathI vyAvasAyika nivRtti lIdhI che. 05 temane vAcana, lekhana, haLavuM saMgIta sAMbhaLavAno, tAttvika carcA karavAno tathA sAmAjika kAryo karavAno zokha che. teo 1959 thI 1991 sudhI 33 varSa sudhI jJAtimAsika 'brahmakSatrIya'nA taMtrIpade hatA. 1985 thI 1987 phebru. sudhI khAdI bhavananI mAsika 'khAdIpatrikA'nuM saMcAlana-saMpAdana amRtalAla yAjJika ane mRNAlinI desAInA sahayogamAM saMbhALatA hatA. vivekapaMthI jUtha (rezanAlisTa grupa)nA mAsika mukhapatra 'vivekapaMthI'nA taMtrI tarIke 2001 thI sevA ApI rahyA che. temaNe 'jANuM tevuM kahuM' (savAla-javAbanuM saMpAdana), 'gujarAtI joDaNInI sudhAraNA', joDaNI-sudhAra morace muMbaI' ane 'yazavaMta smRti' pustakanuM prakAzana karyuM che. 1978 mAM 'janmabhUmi-pravAsI' thI zarU karIne 'samakAlIna' sudhI carcApatra lekhana tathA keTalAka lekho paNa lakhyA che. joDaNImaMca" muMbaInI yazavaMta dozInI adhyakSatAmAM sthApanA karI joDaNIsudhAra kSetre vyAkaraNavid Urmibena desAI sAthe maLIne kAma karyuM. je yazavaMta dozInA avasAna pachI baMdha che. atyAre gujarAtI bhASA pariSadanA muMbaI khAtenA kAryakara che. pariSadanuM pAyAnuM kAma joDaNI sudhAranuM che. temAM prathama pagaluM gujarAtI lekhanamAM eka ja 'I' (dIrdha) ane eka ja 'u' (sva) rAkhavAnuM che. prasiddha patrakAra-lekhaka ajita popaTa ajita popaTe ema.e.mAM ba. ka. ThA. candraka meLavyo hato te uparAMta rASTrabhASA ratna, saMgItanA vizArada, marAThI, hindI, baMgALI uparAMta jarmana ane urdU bhASAnA jANakAra ajita nibaMdhakAra, vArtAkAra, caritrakAra, saMgItakAra ane reDiyokalAkAra paNa che. te uparAMta rasoIkaLAmAM ane gArDaniMgamAM paNa niSNAta che. kavi karasanadAsa mANeka emanA dUranA mAmA thAya ane bhANeja ajita bhajanakIrtanamAM paNa rasa le. vacce thoDoka vakhata saMgItanA zikSaka tarIke zALAmAM nokarI paNa karI hatI. karasanadAsa mANeka sAthe kIrtanamAM gIto-bhajano gAvA paNa jatA. pote pUjApATha na kare paraMtu savAre UThIne be-cAra prabhAtiyAM na gAya tyAM sudhI cena na paDe. 'janmabhUmi'akhabArathI kArakirdI zarU karI. temAM parabanAM pANI' nI kaTAra zarU karI hatI. te pustakAkAre pragaTa thaI tyAre tatkAlIna taMtrI harIndra davee kaheluM. "janmabhUmimAM Page #782 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 pathapradarzaka A kaTAra pragaTa thAya ke tarata ja patrono pravAha paNa vaheto taravariyo patrakAra : dharmeza bhaTTa thAya.....puNyAtmAonA satkarmanA vaDalAnI rUparekhA AMkatI A 1963mAM janmelA dharmeza bhaTTa "gujarAta mitra'nA muMbaI kalamane paNa dhanyavAda ghaTe che." khAtenA resiDenTa eDiTara tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI. atyAre "yuvadarzana'nA saMpAdaka tarIke, "madhyAMtara'nA taMtrI tarIke 'divya bhAskara' sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. bI.e. ane sAhitya ratna ane 'citralekhA'mAM sahAyaka saMpAdaka tarIke yazasvI kAmagIrI thayA pachI chellAM 18 varSathI patrakAra tarIkenI kAmagIrI bajAve bajAvI che. 'citralekhA'mAM TerI phoksa vizeno lekha pragaTa thayo che. Debonera, khanija TAImsa, zoparsa gAIDa, ekajhIbIzana varlDa, te aMge vAcakonA DhagalAbaMdha pratibhAvo AvyA, tyAre taMtrI opiniyana vigeremAM avAranavAra lekho lakhe che. harakizana mahetAe AnI prastuta pustikAne "samabhAva keLavavAno abhigama' zIrSaka ApIne prastAvanA lakhI Apela. sTAra DasTa (gujarAtI)nA ekajhIkayuTIva eDiTara tarIke tathA mahArASTra rAjya gujarAtI sAhitya akAdamInI menejIMga 1987mAM laMDana javAnuM thayuM tyAre eziyana Telivijhana kamiTinA membara tarIke, muMbaI gujarAtI patrakAra saMghanA mAjI cenala para "myujhika mesTro nauzAda' nAmanI siriyala jotAM ja upapramukha, kanvInara-gujarAtI pAribhASika zabdakoSa ke je muMbaI nauzAdanA saMgItanA premI ajitabhAIe "Aja gAvata mana mero' gujarAtI patrakAra saMghano prakalpa che. judI judI yuni.nA graMtha karavAnuM nakkI karI lIdhuM. ajitanAM bAreka pustako pragaTa thayAM patrakAronI tAlImanA vargamAM patrakAratva zIkhavyuM che. reDiyo, che. temAM jarmana ane urdU bhASA zIkhavA mATenAM pustako paNa TI.vI.mAM kAryakramo ApyA che. komIka philmasa DivijhananI che. 18 varSanI uMmare ajitabhAIe baMne kAna gumAvelA ane philmanA komenTeTara tarIke sevA ApI che. kAnanI kaLA-saMgItano zokha, gAMdharva mahAvidyAlayamAM saMgIta vizAradanI chellI parIkSA ApavA gayA tyAre parIkSake majAka paNa "izA' ane "retakaNa' kAvyasaMgraha, "akAraNa" vArtAsaMgraha karelI, paraMtu gAyake gIta rajU karIne parIkSakanI bolatI baMdha pragaTa thayA che. dharmezanI kavitAnA anuvAdo baMgALI, marAThI ane karelI. mannA DenA inTaravyu vakhate paNa mannA De tAnapuro pakaDIne tamilamAM thayA che. sAMtAkrujha saMsada taraphathI TUMkI vArtA "bhIno gAvA mAMDelA ane AtmIyatAno raNako anubhavAyo hato. rUmAla' pAritoSika maLyuM che. patrakAratva-sAhityamAM pragati' mATe ekeDemI opha kalcarala ekTIvITIsa enDa ArTsa "baiju bAvarA'mAM ustAda amIrakhAM ane DI. vI. insTITyuTa dvArA jAhera sanmAna thayuM che. paluskaranI gAyakIthI mugdha thayelA ajita A baMnenA zAgirdI pAsethI ja saMgItadIkSA lIdhI hatI. ajita Aje paNa saMgIta muMbaI zaheranI prAcIna guphAonI durdazA, borIvalInA Thaga samIkSAmAM kalyANajIbhAInI zikhAmaNa pALe che. ane pUrvagrahone jyotiSI "jAnI bApu' ne ughADA pADatA samAcAra, rAjasthAnanA hAMsiyAmAM dhakelI de che. zamazAda begamanI mulAkAta enI devarAlAnI satI prathA, saurASTranA vikAsanI lekhamALA, dIkarInA ghare ajita lIdhI hatI te eka rola-moDela inTaravyu kendrazAsita pradezonuM paryaTana temaja Arthika dRSTie vikAsa aMge gaNAya che. lekhamALA, lAturanA bhUkaMpa pachI sevA kAryo aMgenA lekho, muMbaInA vikAsamAM gujarAtIonuM pradAna ane temanI upekSA vize - kumArapALa desAI jevA prakhyAta lekhake parabanAM pANI' sakriya caLavaLa ane upavAsa karanAra dharmeza taravariyo patrakAra aMge jaNAveluM ke, "A kaTAranI saphaLatAthI prerAIne muMbaImAM 'snehadIpa' jevI saMsthAo zarU thaI che." siniyara riporTara : mehula dANI sau. sarojabena sAthe ajitabhAInuM snehalagna che. baMne jaNane saMgItalaganI che. sarojabena ema.e. kovida to che ja mehula dhIrubhAI dANIno janma 2 navembara 1962nA sAthe sAthe saMgIta vizArada paNa che ane "janmabhUmi'mAMthI nivRtti roja muMbaImAM thayo hato. vilepArlAnI ema.ema. zAha hAIskUla lIdhI che. ane narasI monajI komarsa kolejamAM abhyAsa karIne 1983mAM hAlamAM ajitabhAI "saMdeza" akhabAranA megejhIna bI.koma.nI DigrI meLavI. abhyAsa daramyAna vaknatva, carcA, eDiTaranI kAmagIrI bajAve che ane amadAvAda sthAyI nATaka, saMgIta vigeremAM bhAga laIne inAmo meLavyAM che. thayA che. muMbaInA dainika "samakAlIna'mAM chellA 20 varSathI siniyara Jain Education Intemational ation Intermational Page #783 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo riporTara tarIke kAmagIrI bajAve che. hAlamAM cIpha riporTara tarIke (2) "sebI zuM che?' 'samakAlIna'nuM sukAna saMbhALe che. (3) "DipojhITarI zuM che?" ramatagamata, ane kolejonI pravRttio vize satata lakhyA (4) "zerabajAramAM DerIveTIDjha TreDiMga'. kare che. 1987 nI eziyADa ane 1988 nI oNlimpika ramato (5) muMbaI zerabajAranI 125 varSanI vikAsayAtrA'. vakhate temaNe mahinAo sudhI khAsa pUrtio ApelI. 1989mAM naMdinI trivedI eTale saMgIta ane patrakArano samanvaya samakAlIna' vatI zabda zodhavAnI spardhA-vaoNTa ijha e guDa varDanuM jAheramAM saMcAlana kareluM. "samakAlIna'nA upakrame muMbaImAM naMdinIbene arthazAstra sAthe bI.e. ane rAjanItizAstra dAMDiyA rAsanI jAhera spardhAo paNa temaNe yojI che. dUradarzana sAthe ema.e. karIne patrakAra banavAnuM nakkI karyuM. zarUAtamAM parathI gujarAtI sAhitya ane saMskRtine lagatI praznottarInA abhiyAna" ane "gujarAta samAcAra' sAthe saMlagna rahyAM. chellAM kAryakramanuM saMcAlana be vakhata karyuM che. dasa varSathI teo muMbaI samAcAra'mAM siniyara patrakAra che. tathA megejhIna vibhAga saMbhALe che. temane sAhitya, saMgIta tathA anya - 1986mAM muMbaI yunivarsiTI dvArA nimAyelI myujhika kaLAomAM UMDI dilacaspI che. rAga AdhArita philmI gItono enDa DAnsa sosAyaTI mATenI traNa vyaktinI penalamAM mehula AsvAda karAvatI kaoNlama 'muMbaI samAcAra'mAM teo lakhatAM hatAM. dANIno samAveza karavAmAM Avyo hato. lona Tenisano zokha jemAMnA keTalAka lekho 'mile sUra' e nAme temaNe graMthastha karyA dharAve che ane spardhAonuM saMcAlana kare che. che. A pustaka ghaNuM AvakArya pAmyuM che. temaNe "mAtRtIrtha' nAme jayeza pratAparAya citaliyA eka pustaka saMpAdita karyuM che. jemAM pratyeka lekhake potAnI mAtA 1984 thI gujarAtI patrakAratva kSetre zarUAta janmabhUmi vize lakhyuM che. A graMthano sukumAra trivedIe "madhara-e jUthanA "vyApAra' thI karI. 1992 thI 1994 sudhI "gujarAta pilagrimeja' nAme aMgrejI anuvAda pragaTa karyo che. samAcAra'mAM, 1994 thI 2003 sudhI 'vyApAra'mAM ane jUna gujarAtI bhASAnI svarAMkita kAvyakRtiono AsvAda 2003 thI "divya bhAskara' muMbaI byuro cIpha tarIke che. vAcana, karAvI tenA saMgItakArano te nimitte inTaravyu laI teno paricaya pravAsa, kavitA ane gajhalano zokha che. mANasa ane jiMdagIne karAvatI kaoNlama 'gItagurjarI' nAme naMdinIbena dara zanivAre samajavAno sIlasIlo satata cAlu ja che. muMbaI samAcAra'mAM lakhe che. patrakAratvamAM mukhya Arthika vibhAga che. temAMnA keTalAka patrakAra nIlama sI. pUjArA viziSTa riporTasa A pramANe che : janma tA. 11 julAI, 1965, sajAga ane kuzaLa * harSada mahetA-zerabajAra 1992 thI 94 nI ghaTanAo. patrakAra. 1995 thI 1997 sudhI "gujarAta samAcAra' muMbaImAM pAkistAnanA karAMcI sToka eksacenjanA adhikArIo sAthe vANijya vibhAga ane philma vibhAgamAM kAma karyuM hatuM. hAlamAM mulAkAta. muMbaI samAcAra'mAM upataMtrI ane riporTara tarIke kAmagIrI raziyAnA prAstAvika zerabajAra mATe raziyana adhikArInI bajAve che. philma kSetre aneka lekho lakhyA che. gujarAtI uparAMta hiMdI, marAThI, aMgrejI ane saMskRta bhASA jANe che. mULa vatana mulAkAta. dhoLakA (gujarAta) che. chellAM cha varSathI 'muMbaI gujarAtI patrakAra te uparAMta rokANakAro mATe mArgadarzaka ane jAgRtinA saMgha'mAM upapramukha che, ane saMghane upakrame aneka zaikSaNika, saMkhyAbaMdha Arthika viSayonA lekho lakhyA che. sAhityika ane manoraMjaka kAmagIrI bajAvI che. | mahenata, dhagaza, pramANikatA ane niSThApUrvaka kAma karatA svabhAve spaSTa vaktA, mRdubhASI ane suMdara vyaktitva rahevuM e emano mudrAlekha che. dharAve che. temanI mAtAnuM nAma zAradAbena, pitA caMpakabhAI, bhAI temaNe nIce mujabanI paricaya pustikAo lakhI che : cirAga ane bena darzanA che. bALapaNathI ja philma ane saMgItamAM (1) "nezanala sToka eksacenja' (A pustikAnI hiMdI, aMgrejI rasa dharAve che. philma ane TI.vI. kalAkAronI rasaprada mulAkAto ane gujarAtI maLIne eka lAkha kopI chapAI hatI.) lIdhI che. zAstrIya saMgItanuM adhyayana ane riyAjha cAlu che. Jain Education Intemational Page #784 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che * * 068 pathapradarzaka muMbaI samAcAramAM "manoraMjana' ane 'meTro" nI pUrtimAM (4) rUpa-nikhAra pAMca pustikAno seTa (byuTi Tipsa) paNa manoraMjana vibhAga saMbhALe che. phicara rAITIMga kare che. (pa) Tipa-Topa TipsanI pAMca pustikAono seTa (hAusa holDa saMgIta, kalA, abhinaya, sAhitya, pravAsa ane lekhana enDa kicana Tipsa) tathA moDeliMgano zokha dharAve che. svabhAve Rju ane dRDha lokalADIlA navalakathAkAra manobaLa dharAvatI preraka ane poSaka patrakAra che. zrI eca. ena. golIbAra prasiddha lekhikA najamA yunusa golIbAra 1. janmatArIkha : 24-11-1949 * janma tArIkha : 3-11-1954 2. janmasthaLa : amadAvAda * janma sthaLa : amadAvAda vatana : bhuja (ji. kaccha) * vatana : bhuja (ji. kaccha) hAlanuM sthaLa : amadAvAda * hAlanuM sthaLa : amadAvAda nivAsasthAna : "golIbAranuM ghara', e-6, kornara phleTsa, nivAsasthAna : "golIbAranuM ghara', e-6, kornara phleTsa, zekhAdama AbuvAlA mArga, pI. TI. kaoNleja cAra rastA, zekhAdama AbuvAlA mArga, pI. TI. kaoNleja cAra rastA, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380 007 pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380 007 6. nAma : (phoIe pADeluM) mohammadayunusa * nAma : najamA * aTaka : choTANI (paraNyA pahelAnI) 7. nAma : (mAe pADeluM) bholAbhAI aTaka : golIbAra (paraNyA pachInI) 8. pitAnuM nAma : golIbAra hAjI nUramohammada jusababhAI * pitAnuM nAma : hAjI jusababhAI * mAtAnuM nAma : 9. mAtAnuM nAma : golIbAra hAjIyANI phAtimAbena hAjI hAjIyANI mariyamabena nUramohammada * lagna varSa : 1972 - 11-5-1972 10. lagna varSa : 1972 - 11-5-1972 * patinuM nAma : golIbAra hAjI mohammadayunusa hAjI 11. patnInuM nAma : hAjIyANI najamAbena golIbAra urphe nUramohammada phaTAkaDI golIbAra * AkhuM nAma : najamA yunusa golIbAra 12. AkhuM nAma : golIbAra hAjI mohammadayunusa hAjI * jJAti : kacchI-memaNa ke dharmasaMpradAya : islAma, sunI nUramohammada muslima. 13. mULa aTaka : samANA 10 jJAti : kacchI-memaNa * upanAma : phaTAkaDI golIbAra 14. dharma-saMpradAya : islAma. sunnI muslima abhyAsa : meTrika 15. upanAma : eca. ena. golIbAra, bholAbhAI ema videzayAtrA : golIbAra , pAkistAna (be vakhata) kauTuMbika mulAkAte. 16. upanAma (takhallusa) : alIbAbA, anila zrIvAstava, -sAudI arebiyA : pahelI vakhata 1989 ane bIjI nIlA rAjavaMza, vikTara DisojhA, vAya. ena. golIbAra, vAra 2003 prinsa opha golIbAra, vasarAma kacchI. * prakAzita pustako : 17. abhyAsa : (1) ema. e. (onarsa) 1972 (aMgrejI (1) kAmanI vAtono pAMca pustikAno seTa (hAusa holDa enDa liTarecara sAthe) - kicana Tipsa). (2) DiplomA ina jarnAlijhama enDa prinTIMga (muMbaI) 1975 (2) ghara upayogI vAto (hAusa holDa enDa kicana Tipsa) (3) DiplomA : hAIDalabarga presamena skUla-hAIDalabarga (3) vAnagI philma kalAkAronI (vAnagInuM pustaka) (jarmanI) 1977 Jain Education Intemational Page #785 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20. pratibhAo 069 (4) gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada dvArA levAtI AsvAda parIkSAmAM menejiMga kamiTI membara : ola inDiyA memana jamAta prathama kramAMka meLavyo. sana : 1965 pheDarezana, muMbaI * (5) saMskRta sAhitya akAdamI taraphathI levAyelI saMskRta jhonala sekreTarI (gujarAta jhona) ola inDiyA memana vizAradanI parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thayela. 1968 jamAta pheDarezana muMbaI (6) phArasI sAhityamAM 'umara khayyAma' viSaya para nibaMdha lakhI membara : varlDa memana phAunDezana laMDana (yu. ke.) prathama kramAMka meLavyo. 1969 vAIsa ceramena : memana ko.o. kreDiTa sosAyaTI gujarAta (7) aMgrejI sAhityamAM 'lirIksa' viSaya para nibaMdha lakhI TrasTI : zekhAdama AbuvAlA smAraka TrasTa amadAvAda dvitIya kramAMka meLavyo. 1970 videzayAtrA : pAkistAna (be vakhata) 18 phelozIpa : (1) gejIsa prinTiMga inka phAunDezana limiTeDa -pAka muslima gujarAtI sAhitya maMDaLa karAMcI(kalakattA) pAkistAnanA AmaMtraNathI , (2) varlDa memana phAunDezana laMDana (yu. ke.) --pAka gujarAtI gajhalakAra vartuLa-karAMcI-pAkistAnanA 19 pAritoSika : (1) dhI bombe hyumeniTeriyana lIga muMbaI AmaMtraNathI taraphathI "jIvo ane jIvavA do' viSaya para nibaMdha spardhAmAM -sAudI arebiyA : pahelI vakhata 1989 ane bIjI prathama pAritoSika sAdhu ela. vAsavANInA haste. 1966 vAra 2003 caMdraka : (1) "kacchazakti patrakAra evorDa' 1999 vyavasAya : patrakAratva taMtrI : 'cakrama-caMdana' kacchazakti' saMsthA muMbaI sAptAhika : navalakathAkAra-lekhaka (2) zreSTha navalakathAkAra 2000 '. va. desAI evorDa' lekhana pravRtti : atyAra sudhI 123 navalakathAo judA'gujarAta sAhitya saMgama' amadAvAda judA viSayanI lakhI che. jemAM sAmAjika, krAIma thrilara, saspensa (3) zreSTha gujarAtI patrakAra rAjasthAnanA mukhyamaMtrIzrInA thrilara, soziyala krAIma thrilara ane horara thrilara jevA viSayo AvarI lIdhela che. temAMya gujarAtI sAhityamAM sahuthI vadhu 37 (4) zreSTha gujarAtI patrakAra madhyapradezanA mukhyamaMtrIzrI jeTalI horara thrilara zrI eca. ena. golIbAre lakhI che, je eka arjunasiMhanA haste vikrama che. kadAca koIpaNa bhASAmAM judA-judA viSaya para (5) zreSTha horara rAITara, svAmI muktajIvanadAsajI ATalI horara thrilara navalakathA bhAgye ja koI lekhake lakhI haze. svAmInArAyaNa maMdira maNinagara - bhASAMtara : keTalIye navalakathAo hindI, sindhI, marAThI, () zreSTha thrilara rAITara svAmI nIjAnaMdajI urda, tAmila, telagu ane paMjAbI jevI bhASAomAM anuvAda svAminArAyaNa maMdira bhuja-kaccha thaIne prakaraNavAra chapAI che. (7) "varlDa meDala opha onara'-2003 horara thrilara zikSaNazAstrI hiMmatabhAI mahetA rAITara-supIrIyara hiMmatabhAI mahetAno janma 14mI Disembara, 1935nA ecivamenTa enDa konTrIbyuzana Tu sosAyaTI amerikAnA roja saurASTramAM seMdaraDA gAme thayo. prAthamika zikSaNa belamaparamAM northa kerolinAmAM AvelI amerikana bAyogrAphikala tathA mAdhyamika zikSaNa mahuvAmAM lIdhuM. mATuMgAmAM podAra insTITyuTanA presIDenTa je. ema. ivAnsa taraphathI kaoNlejamAM 1957mAM bI. koma. thayA. jUna, 1957mAM sAvalA vizeSa mAhitI : (sAmAjika saMsthAo sAthe joDANa) skUla, mATuMgAmAM zikSaka tarIke joDAyA. 1969mAM prajJA bodhinI, ona. ja. sekreTarI : memana progresIva yuniyana amadAvAda goregAmamAM eka varSa prinsipAla rahyA bAda 1970mAM mATuMgAnI phAunDara membara : memana bradharahuDa amadAvAda amUlakha amIcaMda malTiparpajha skUlamAM sekaMDa heDa tarIke joDAyA. phAunDara membara : memana cembara opha komarsa enDa 24 varSa prinsipAla rahyA bAda DirekTara tarIke sevA ApI. inDasTrIjha amadAvAda cALIsa varSo zikSaNa kSetre sevA ApyA bAda 1lI me, 1997thI haste Jain Education Intemational Page #786 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ooo sevA nivRtta thayA che. 1981-82mAM mahArASTra sarakAra tamane zreSTha zikSakano evorDa Apyo hato. 1989mAM sarakAre temane speziyala ekjhikyuTiva mejisTreTa niyukta karyA hatA. vesTa saseksa (yu. ke.)nA heDamAsTarsa esosiezananA AmaMtraNathI teoe iMglenDanI cha aThavADiyAnI zaikSaNika yAtrA karI ane tyAMnI zikSaNasaMsthAono abhyAsa karyo hato. vaLatAM yuropanA dezonI mulAkAta lIdhI hatI. 1978 thI 1980 sudhI ola inDiyA reDiyonA zaikSaNika prasAraNa mATenI salAhakAra samitinA teo sabhya rahyA. ola inDiyA reDiyo para teo zekSaNika ane sAmAjika viSayo para avAranavAra vArtAlApo Ape che. zaikSaNika prazno para teo vartamAnapatromAM lekho lakhe che. samakAlIna', "muMbaI samAcAra', "janmabhUmi', "gujarAta samAcAra', "saMdeza" vageremAM teonA lekho prasiddha thayA che. chellAM cha varSathI samakAlInamAM dara gurUvAre "zikSaNa" nI kaTAra teo niyamita rIte lakhe che. "janmabhUmi'mAM "zikSaNa samasyA' kaTAra lakhatA hatA. teoe nIcenAM pustako lakhyAM che : - (1) zikSaNanI zikSApatrI' -A pustakano lokArpaNavidhi tA. 8-9-89nA roja bhAratIya vidyAbhavanamAM zrI sureza dalAlanA pramukha sthAne tattvaciMtaka zrI haribhAI koThArInA haste thayo. A pustakane gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadano puraskAra prApta thayo che. (2) bAlyAvasthA ane kumArAvasthAnI zikSaNa samasyAo . (3) zikSaNa : mAdhyama ane parIkSA (4) zikSaNa : sarvAgINa vikAsanI keDI (5) saMsmaraNo haidarAbAdanAM :-zrI kanaiyAlAla munazInA aMgrejI pustaka "dhI enDa opha ena erA" nuM gujarAtImAM rUpAMtara karyuM hatuM. (6) pAMca dAyakAno zaikSaNika vikAsa :-A paricaya pustikA che. (7) zALA kakSAnAM pustako :-arthazAstra, bhUgoLa, kAryAnubhava tathA aMgrejInA viSayo para pustako tathA kAryapothIo lakhI che. - mAtRbhASA dvArA zikSaNa abhiyAna : pathapradarzaka vartamAna samayemAM potAnAM bALakone aMgrejI mAdhyamamAM bhaNAvavAno moha vAlIomAM vadhato jAya che. aMgrejI mAdhyama dvArA samagra zikSaNa bALakanA zArIrika tathA mAnasika vikAsa para viparita asara kare che eTaluM ja nahi tenA dharma, saMskAra, raheNIkaraNI, poSAka, khorAka ane jIvananA lagabhaga badhA ja pAsAo para asara kare che. jIvana kudaratI rahevAne badale kRtrima banatuM jAya che. aMgrejI bhASA zIkhavI eka vAta che jyAre aMgrejI mAdhyama dvArA AkhuM zikSaNa levuM e taddana judI vAta che. A be vacceno taphAvata samajAvavAno zrI hiMmatabhAI mahetA saMniSTha prayAsa karI rahyA che. A mATe malADa, kAMdivalI, mATuMgA, ghATakopara ane mulunDamAM praznottarI kAryakramo dvArA vAlIonI mAdhyama aMgenI ghaNI gerasamajo dUra karI che. A sAthe ja gujarAtI mAdhyamanI zALAomAM aMgrejIbhASAnuM zikSaNa saddhara bane te mATenA prayatno paNa hAtha dharyA che. gujarAtI vicAramaMcanA nejA heThaLa A pravRttio cAlI rahI che. gujarAtI vicAramaMcanA salAhakAra tarIke teo A pravRttionA saMcAlanamAM sakrIya kArya kare che. zAha kavinacaMdra mANekalAla janma sthaLa : vejalapura, janma tArIkha 30, juna 1936, ema.e., ema.e., TI.DI., ela.ela.ema., pI.eca.DI., 1955 thI 1966 sudhI gajerA, Derola sTezana ane delola hAIskUlamAM zikSaka, 1966 thI 1996 sudhI khaMbhAta, bhAdaraNa, kapaDavaMja ane bIlImorA kolejamAM prAdhyApaka tarIke sevA karIne hAla nivRtta. jaina sAhityamAM "kavi paMDita vIravijayajI : eka adhyayana' para pIeca.DI. te badala "yazobhUmi smAraka caMdraka', enAyata thayo. 1970 thI 1972 amerikAno zaikSaNika ane sAMskRtika pravAsa ane saMskRti tathA dharmaviSayaka vArtAlApo ApyA. zrI vizA nImA jaina samasta jJAti maMDaLa, vejalapura jaina saMgha, bIlImorA jaina saMgha, jaina sozyala grupa-bIlImorA, dakSiNa gujarAta yuni. prAdhyApaka maMDaLa-surata, vI.esa. paTela koleja bIlImorA vagere saMsthAo dvArA sanmAnapatra ane evorDaprApti.. vIzA nImA jaina dIpaka caMdraka' muMbaImAM enAyata thayo hato, 2003mAM pragaTa thayelAM pustakomAM khAsa karIne saMzodhana ane saMpAdano che. nemi vivAhalo (hastaprata saMzodhana), kavirAja dipavijaya, kavi paMDita vIravijayajI eka adhyayana (mahAnibaMdha Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #787 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 001 pratibhAo saMkSepa), jaina sAhityanI gajhalo, gajhalanI saphara, zrAvaka kavi manasukhalAla, hariyAlI svarUpa ane vibhAvanA, jaina gItA kAvyono paricaya, phAgaNa ke dina cAra (hoLI gIto), pUchatA nara paMDitA (praznottara), jaina patra sAhitya (be bhAga), bIjamAM vRkSa tuM (saMzodhana lekha saMcaya) ane 'lAvaNI' kAvyaprakAranuM saMzodhana, tathA biMba-pratibiMba (kAvyasaMgraha), lallunI lIlA (haLavA nibaMdho) pragaTa thayA che. zALA-kaoNlejomAM sevAkIya dhArmika ane sAmAjika saMsthAomAM aneka vyAkhyAno ApyAM che. patnI a.sau. kusumabena, putro : kiraNa, asti, kiMcita ane putrI (svAti) zAzvatayazAzrIjI ma.sA. gauravavaMtA jayaMtIlAla gaMbhIradAsa pArekha zrI jayaMtIbhAI pArekhano janma nesaDI jevA nAnA gAmamAM thayo. ane sAvarakuMDalAmAM prAthamika zikSaNa meLavyuM. pitAzrI gaMbhIradAsa muLajI pArekha tathA mAtuzrI lIlAvatIbenanA ucca saMskArono vAraso meLavI sArvajanika jIvananI zarUAta karI. sAvarakuMDalAmAM zrI kRSNakumArasiMhajI vyAyAma maMdire cAritra ghaDatarano pAyo ropyo. tyArabAda 1957mAM muMbaImAM vasavATa karyo ane potAnI sevAnI pravRtti avirata cAlu rAkhI. madhyamavarganA bahoLA kuTuMbamAM uchera hovAthI bhAtRbhAvamAtA-pitAno Adara tathA kuTuMbanA sarve sabhyone sAthe rAkhavA tevI bhAvanA sAthe vyavasAyamAM joDAyA. ane dinapratidina pragati karatA rahyA. yuvA saMgaThanane majabuta banAvI lokopayogI kAryane potAnA jIvanamAM agrasthAna ApyuM ane ghATakoparanI aneka saMsthAomAM pravRttimaya banyA ane TUMkAgALAmAM samarpita janasevaka ane niSThAvAna sAmAjika kAryakaromAM zrI jayaMtIbhAI pArekhe mokharAnuM sthAna prApta karyuM. sauthI nAnI vaye 1968mAM (bebI koraporeTara) muMbaI myunIsIpala korporezanamAM cUMTAyA ane 10 varSa sudhI nagarasevaka tarIke utkRSTa sevA bajAvI ane dhArAsabhya tarIke paNa sevA ApI. ghATakoparanA vikAsamAM mahattvano phALo Apyo che. sAmAjika, dhArmika, zaikSaNika ane rAjakIya kSetre saphaLatA meLavI tenuM kAraNa teonI badhAne sAthe rAkhI kArya karavAnI paddhati, kAmanI pUrepUrI samaja, koThAsUjha ane nIDaratA che. ghATakopara ane muMbaInI aneka saMsthAomAM TrasTI, pramukha tathA maMtrI tarIke sakriya sevA Ape che. jIvanamAM sAdAIthI jIvavuM ane daMbhathI dUra rahevuM. satyanA AgrahI ane jo koI banAvaTa kare athavA japThuM bole to teo sakhata nArAjI vyakta karI zake tevI temanAmAM hiMmata che. ane turata svastha paNa banI zake che. AvuM virala vyaktitva bhAgye ja jovA maLe che. teo mitronA bahoLA samudAyane sAthe rAkhavo ane navA mitro vadhatA rahe tevo abhigama rAkhe che ane muzkelI tathA ApattimAM teo koIpaNa apekSA vinA khaDepage UbhA rahe che. teo je kArya hAthamAM le che tene suMdara rIte paripUrNa karIne ja jhaMpe che. - muMbaI beThAM beThAM mAdare vatana sAvarakuMDalAmAM tathA tAlukAnI saMsthAomAM prANa pUravAmAM teo avirata prayatna kare che ane A saMsthAnI muzkelIo nivAravA tathA jarUriyAto pUrI karavA sarakArI vibhAgomAM yogya rajUAta karI kAmagIrI bajAve che. sAvarakuMDalA mitramaMDaLa muMbaI tathA mahilAvibhAga ane yuvakamaMDaLanA teo AdhArasthaMbha che Ama zrI jayaMtIbhAIe nAvalI nadInAM nIra tathA khamIrane dipAvyuM che. ghATakoparamAM gurUkuLa zALA jyAM pa000 vidyArthIo gujarAtI tathA aMgrejI mAdhyamamAM bhaNe che vaLI Tekanikala zALA paNa che ane have koleja paNa zarU karI che tenA menejIMga TrasTI che. zALAne uttarottara AgaLa vadhAravA temaja eDamIzanamAM koIpaNa gerarItI vagaranuM dhoraNa sAcavavA mATe teone avvala naMbara prApta thAya che. Aje paNa Donezana vagara ja gurUkuLanI zALAmAM eDamizana maLe che. temaja zALAmAM RSikuLa bhAratIya saMskRti praNAlI dharAvatI zALA paNa prAyogika dhoraNe cAlu karI niraMtara tenI pragatinA pAyAnA paththara banI rahyA che. A saphaLatAmAM temanA dharmapatnI jasumatIbenano mahattvano phALo rahyo che. nIlubena praphulabhAI mahetA gaurava eTale svagaurava-kuLa gaurava-jJAti gaurava-deza gaurava-mAtRbhUmi gaurava-mAtRbhASA gaurava. Aje jyAre dareka kSetramAM mahilA pahoMcI che tyAre vizvanA aDIkoSamAM eka zodha nibaMdhamAM lakhAyeluM che ke vizvanuM sauthI zreSTha menejamenTa gujarAtI gRhiNInuM ghara ane rasoDuM che. ane A gaurava ghara ghara sudhI pahoMcADavA dareka gRhiNIne potAnA kAmanuM gaurava thAya ane nirmAlya na rahe te mATe jemaNe Jain Education Intemational Page #788 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathapradarzaka potAnI jJAtine, tenI bahenone akhaMDa bhAratamAM sAMkaLI levAno 3.5 varSanI uMmare mAtA-pitA gumAvyA. 7mA varSe kAnabAI je abhigama sAthe taiyArI karI rahyAM che te vizvamAM kadAca prathama kanyAzALA-hAlamAM juhumAM dAkhala thayAM, abhyAsa tyAM ja karyo, mahilA jJAti pheDarezana che. lagna 1957mAM zrI vallabhadAsa rAjANI sAthe TIbI (dhoLA Aje jyAre 21mI sadImAM komyuTara yuge vizvane gharamAM jakazana)mAM thayAM pachI muMbaImAM AvI tyAra inTaraneTa dvArA ThAlavI dIdhuM che tyAre jJAtinI website ane vallabhasmRti TrasTanI sthApanA karI, 1992 dharmakArya vevizALa yogya kanyAmuratiyAnI website. mAsika mukhapatra cerITIkArya-pablIkezana vagere atyAre cAlu che. "nArI tuM ane AvI vividha 45 ekTIvITIthI jJAtinuM ane mahilAnuM nArAyaNI" nAma maMtrane jIvanamAM sAkAra karanAra viduSI plenazrI gaurava vadhAravA mATe jemaNe potAnI AgavI sUjha ane vijubena rAjANI agAdha yAdazakti tathA jIbhe sarasvatI samajadArIthI AgaLa vadhavA darekanI sAthe tAla milAvI ne je dharAvanAra jUja kahI zakAya temAMnA eka mahilA bhAgavata haraNaphALa bharI che tenuM gaurava darekane che. kathAkAra che. jeo AbAla vRddhomAM pyArAM henazrInAM nAme zrImatI nIlubena praphulabhAI mahetAne tenA patideva prakhyAta che. 45 varSathI potAnA jJAnayajJo dvArA samasta bhAratanA praphulabhAIno aparaMpAra sAtha che. AvI virala vibhUti je patnIne khUNe khUNe tathA videzomAM amerikA, laMDana, keneDA, porTugala, isTa AgaLa vadhAravA mATe athAga prayatna kare evuM puruSa pradhAna AphrikA, sAutha AphrikA, osTreliyA, mADAgAskara jevA samAja ane samayamAM virala ja gaNAya. evA virala TApuomAM dharmayAtrA dvArA IzvarI ArAdhanAnI sugaMdha phelAvI rahyAM vyaktitvadhArI praphulabhAI paNa M.E. che ane potAno dhaMdho che. 17 varSanI kumaLI vayathI temaNe saMskRti kAryano bhekha lIdho. saMbhALatAM patnIne madadarUpa thAya che. bhekha levaDAvanAra temanAM pati vallabhabhAI. temanA vansa moranA IMDAne citaravAM na paDe te pramANe AkhA vizvano prema saMpAdana karanAra vhenazrI zrImad putrI ArasIe 19 mA varSe phezana DIjhAInIMga karIne jaina bhAgavata, rAmacaritamAnasa, bhagavadgItA, devIbhAgavata, zivajagatamAM prathama DIjhAInara pujA joDa banAvavAnuM zreya prApta karyuM. kathA, suMdarakAMDa, gopIgIta, zaMkarAcArya vallabhAcAryajInAM stotro, ane putra AnaMda ema.bI.e. karyA pachI paNa bhAratIya uparAMta lagabhaga tamAma viSayo para pravacano ApI cUkyAM che. saMskRtino abhyAsa karIne suMdara ArTIsTika lAIna Devalapa karI janmabhUmi pravAsI', "muMbaI samAcAra', 'gujarAta samAcAra' tathA ane putravadhU vizvA AnaMda mahetA to alhAbAda yunivarsiTInI tamAma saMsthAoe AnI noMdha lIdhela che. plenazrI suMdara bhajano ema.koma. golDa meDalIsTa che. paNa lakhe che. suMdara kaMTha mATe IzvaranI bakSisa maLI che. temano AvA parivAranAM motI nIlubena saraLa-sahaja svabhAvI jIvanamaMtra che : vRddho mAro Adara che, sahakAra che, yuvAno mAro paNa dIrdhadRSTA ane svapna sevI che. temanuM svapna che ApaNI AtmA che. bALako mAruM hRdaya che. bAlabhAgavatanI keseTsa dvArA baheno gharamAM rahIne paNa je kAma kare te gauravapUrNa thaIne kare temane jagatanAM khUNe khUNethI AmaMtraNo maLyAM che. te mATe temaNe navI dRSTi samAja sAme kholI ne eka advitIya dharmayAtrA dvArA hajAro jIjJAsuone bhAratIya saMskRtinuM kArya karavAno cIlo cAtaryo che. tattvadarzana karAvatAM navI peDhInAM pathadarzaka banI rahyAM che. to teo sAvarakuMDalA mitramaMDaLa mahilA vibhAganA maMtrI paNa kayAreka rAdhAnAM hRdayanI premadhArAthI che ane muMbaI jaina sAvarakuMDalAnA vikAsamAM teo khUba rasa bharI pIcakArI zrIjI raMga do korI cunarIyA morI le che. " bIca bhaMvarameM bAMya pakaDake kaha do tuM ho morI mAtRbhASAnA gaurava mATe paNa jJAtimAM khUba ja prayatna basa! kaha do to ye janama saphala ho jAya kare che. sAMbhaLIe tyAre temanA zabdomAM jANe rAdhA kaNa sAthe mahilA kathAkAra vijubena rAjANI holI khelavA nIkaLI hoya. janmasthaLa : karAMcI cAlo emanI kRSNa sAdhanAnA raMgamAM ApaNe paNa raMgAI jaI janama saphala karIe. emanAM hRdayanI bhAvanA saMdezo 2.5 varSanI uMmare saurASTramAM pAnerImAM sthAyI thayAM. pachI Ape che. Jain Education Intemational Page #789 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 993 cAlo sahu sAthe maLI bhajIye bhagavAnane mo. laMgarIyA uccattara mAdhyamika kumAra chAtrAlaya' sthApyAM. choDI daMbha saghaLA ne smarIe zrIrAmane AcArya tarIkenI javAbadArI uparAMta zrI desAIe saMtasaMganI gaMgAmAM snAna karIe ApaNe, potAno sahAnubhUtipUrvakano sahakAra gujarAta rAjyanA kaccha cAlo sahu sAthe maLI bhajIe bhagavAnane vistAramAM 2001mAM Avela bhayAnaka bhUkaMpathI nArAja thayela AvA pavitra AtmAne saMskRti kArya karavA nirAmaya parivAranA nirAdhAra bALako mATe teoe "sadbhAvanA vRMda" svAthya tathA dIrdhAyuSya bakSe tevI prArthanA. nAmanuM eka sevA vRMda UbhuM karI kacchathI 158 bALakone mAtA bahumukhI pratibhA : hAIskUla khAte 2001mAM lAvyA. temanA zikSaNa, bhojana, raheThANa, vastra, davAdArU vigere tamAma suvidhA 3 varSa mATe dinebhAI ThAkorabhAI desAI vinAmUlya pUrI pADI. khAsa to AvAM bALako mAnasika dinezabhAI ThAkorabhAI desAIno janma 25-4- AghAtamAMthI mukta thAya te mATe jabarajasta mAnavIya sahAnubhUti 1945nA roja thayo hato. temaNe bI.e. (aMgrejI sAhitya UbhI karI. rU. 48,00,000=00nAM kharce UbhI karela A sAthe) bI.eDa.nI padavI prApta karI che. vyavasthA advitIya hatI. AcArya (31-05-2003nA roja nivRtta thayA) zrI mu. zikSaNa dvArA bhAratanAM sAMskRtika vAraso ane ja. bhaTTa sArvajanika vidyAlaya, motA. tA. bAraDolI, jI. surata AdhyAtmika bhAvanAne majabUta banAvavA satata prayAsa kare che. * hAla uparokta saMsthAmAM kempasa DAyarekTara tarIke sevA zrImad rAjacaMdranA anuyAyI AstAnA dAnavIranA sahayogathI Ape che. temaNe 1992mAM zrImad rAjacaMdra TrasTanI sthApanA karI. A TrasTa eka janmajAta zikSaka tarIke potAnA jIvananAM 33 dvArA pradezanI 38 jeTalI zaikSaNika saMsthAomAM temaNe gAMdhIjInA mahattvanAM varSo mAtra zikSaNamAM nahIM paraMtu hajAro vidyArthIonAM gurU evA zrImad rAjacaMdranA vicAro, prArthanA, sUtro vigereno cAritra ane vyaktitvanAM ghaDataramAM pitAtulya sneha ane pracAra ane prasAra karyo. khAsa karIne temaNe dArU, mAMsAhAra, sadbhAvanA pUrNa vyavahAra sAthe kharco. eka saphaLa zikSaka tarIke corI, jugAra, parastrIgamana, parapurUSagamana vigere sAta bAraDolI pradezamAM khyAti prApta thavAthI motA hAIskUlanA vyasanothI AvanArI peDhI mukta rahe te mATe jabarajasta zikSaNa AcArya tarIke 1990mAM pasaMdagI pAmyA. AcArya tarIke temanA ApyuM. temaNe AvI saMsthAone Aja sudhImAM 11 karoDa zreSTha vahIvaTanA purAvA rUpe Aje motA hAIskUlamAM tamAma rUpiyAnuM dAna paNa apAvyuM ane A pravAha hajI cAlu ja che. kSetranA vikAsanI gAthA AlekhAyela che jenI vistRta mAhitI A zrI desAI mAtra zaikSaNika saMsthAone Arthika madada karIne sAthe che. saMtuSTa na rahyA paraMtu AvI saMsthAomAM abhyAsa karatA eka kuzaLa vahIvaTakartA uparAMta sAmAjika cetanA kSetranI jarUriyAtamaMda vidyArthIone paNa vAta jAta ke dharmanA bhedabhAvathI javAbadArI paNa kuzaLatApUrvaka nibhAvI. surata jillAnA mAMDavI, para rahI vyaktigata Arthika sahAya karI zakAya te mATe bIjA mAMgaroLa, vyArA, ucchala, nijhara, sonagaDha, mahuvA jevA saMpUrNa be TrasTa anukrame zrImad rAjacaMdra ceriTebala TrasTa, varADa ane AdivAsI vastI dharAvatA tAlukAnA UMDANanAM gAmaDAM ke jyAM zrImad rAjacaMdra cerITebala TrasTa, vacharavADanI sthApanA karI. jenAM daza thI paMdara kilomITara dUra zikSaNa mATe bALakoe javuM paDe dvArA 1993 thI A pradezanAM 500 jeTalA vidyArthIone tevA vistAranA 75 AdivAsI bALako mATe 1990 thI prativarSa lAkho rUpiyAnI Arthika sahAya karI zikSaNathI vaMcita prativarSa moTA hAIskUlamAM ja zikSaNa, raheThANa, bhojana, rahetA bacAvyA. A vidyArthIo potAno thoDo samaya zrImad gaNaveza, pustako vigere tamAma suvidhA vinAmUlya pUrI pADI. rAjacaMdranA jIvana ane kavana vize abhyAsa karavAmAM kharca jemAM kaMIka aMze sarakArI grAnTa ane mahad aMze samAjamAMthI potAnuM jIvana paNa dhanya banAve che. dAna ugharAvI Arthika mALakhuM UbhuM karyuM. Aje A zALAmAMthI je zaikSaNika saMsthAone bhautika suvidhAo mATe zrI AvA AdivAsI keTalAMya bALako tejasvI tAralA tarIke bahAra desAInA prayAsathI AstAnA dAnavIra zrI bhulAbhAI paDyAM che. A mATe "zrI muktapurI kumAra chAtrAlaya ane zrI bhI. vanamALIbhAI paTele dAna ApyAM che, ane zrImad rAjacaMdra Page #790 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ o@4 pathapradarzaka cerITebala TrasTa, varADa ane zrImad rAjacaMdra cerITebala TrasTa, nIce jaNAvelI judI judI saMsthAomAM temane risorsa vacharavADamAMthI prati varSa pa00 vidyArthIone vyaktigata zaikSaNika parsana tarIke bolAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. sahAya maLe che. zrI desAI 1972mAM lAyansa klaba bAraDolImAM ke 1967mAM philipAInsa egrI. mIkenAIjhezana insTITyuTa joDAyA. kramika rIte klaba pramukha. DIsTrIka kamiTInA ceramena, AMtararASTrIya konpharansamAM. jhona ceramena ane rIjIyana ceramena (DepyuTI DIsTrIkTa gavarnara) 1974mAM "egrIkalcara eksaTenzana' abhyAsakrama mATe tarIkenuM pada saphaLatApUrvaka saMbhALI cUkyA che. jemAM mukhyatve ijharAyela sarakAre AmaMtraNa ApyuM hatuM. garIba daradIo mATe AMkhanA oparezano, lAyanavAdamAM rahI 10 jeTalA moTA AI kempo tathA daMta yajJo ane vikalAMga AMtararASTrIya rAIsa risarca insTITyuTa, manIlA taraphathI mATenAM zastra kriyA kempo yojyA che. jeno lAbha hajAro varkazopa mATe 1975mAM AmaMtrita. vyaktioe lIdho che. 1978mAM inTaranezanala insTITyuTa opha Tropikala egrI., udhogapati, zikSaNazAstrI, kheDUtaputra ibAdana, nAIjhIrIyA taraphathI AmaMtrita. 1980mAM FA0 roma taraphathI plAnTa proTekazananAM zaradabhAI la. paTela sAdhanonI jALavaNInA semInAramAM tajJa tarIke AmaMtrita. zaradabhAI lallubhAI paTelano janma 25 navembara zaradabhAI paTela zaikSaNika ane sAMskRtika saMsthAo sAthe 1933nA roja thayo hato. temanA pitA lallubhAI paTela zikSaka paNa sakriya rIte joDAyelA rahyA che. A saMsthAomAM teo TrasTI ane kheDUta hatA tathA svAzrayanA pATho temaNe temanA putrone gaLathUthImAM ApyA hatA. zaradabhAI makkama svabhAvanA ane sAdagIbharyuM jIvana pasaMda kare che. temaNe mikenIkala ejI.nI * aspI ceriTebala TrasTa, muMbaI DigrI gujarAta yuni.mAMthI meLavI hatI tathA mAsTara DigrI * saMskAra sarjana ejyu. sosAyaTI, muMbaI mIzIgana yuni. yu.esa.e.mAMthI meLavI hatI. * "zakilama' phAunDezana, muMbaI temaNe amerikana spriMga enDa presIMga vaksa prA. li. * bombe northa-vesTa roTarI pablika ceriTebala TrasTa malADamAM proDakzana enjaniyara tarIke kArakirdI zarU karI hatI * maMgaLadAsa vibhAga keLavaNI maMDaLa, bIlImorA ane Tekanikala DirekTara ane menejIMga DirekTara sudhI pahoMcyA che. * zrI bhImezvara saguru nityAnaMda saMsthA, gaNezapurI te uparAMta nIcenI saMsthAmAM DirekTara che. * gAMdhIghara, kacholI, amalasADa * aspI egro ikavIpamenTa prA. li. muMbaI * zrI manubhAI paMcolI (darzaka) phAunDezana, amadAvAda * aspI egrIkalcara risarca DevalapamenTa phAunDezana, muMbaI * rAmajI maMdira TrasTa, rUvA, surata te uparAMta anya saMsthA sAthe paNa saMkaLAyelA hatA. * saradAra paTela vidyAsaMkula, bAraDolI gujarAta egrIkalcara yuni. amadAvAdanI menejamenTa borDanA zaradabhAI paTele bombe northa-vesTa roTarI klabanA sabhya hatA. phAunDara ane cArTara presiDanTa (1972-73) tarIke kAmagIrI plAnTa proTekazana esosiezana opha inDiyA, haidrAbAdanA bajAvI che. temaNe yu.esa.e., yu.ke., yuropiyana dezo ane phAunDara membara sAutha-isTa eziyana dezono pravAsa karyo che. eziyana esosiezana phora egrIkalcara enjiniyarIMganA DAM. anupama esa. desAI phAunDara membara goro vAna, lAMbu nAka ane temane maLavA AvanAra temanA amerikana sosAyaTI opha egrI. enji. dilhInA sabhya prabhAvathI aMjAI jAya evA nAgara DaoN. anupamabhAI desAI AI.esa.AI. plAnTa proTekzana ikvIpamenTa sekzanala sArA vaktA che. zrotAone jakaDI rAkhe ane ramUjanI chAMTa sAthe kamiTinA sabhya bolatA jAya. temaNe i.sa. 1950mAM ema.bI.bI.esa. nI Jain Education Intemational Page #791 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo padavI meLavI ane 1953mAM ema.DI. thayA. 1954-55-56 daramyAna amerikAnI sITana hola meDikala skUla sAthe saMkaLAyelI jarasI sITI meDikala senTaramAM vadhu abhyAsa karyA bAda phelozipa opha amerikana koleja opha kArDiyolojI meLavI hatI. 1957mAM amerikAthI pAchA AvyA bAda senTa jyorja hospiTala, muMbaImAM mAnad tabIba tarIke joDAyA ane 1962mAM DipArTamenTa opha kArDiyolojInA prophesara tarIke nimaNUMka thaI. grAMTa meDikala koleja muMbaImAM paNa kArDiyolojInA vyAkhyAtA tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI. deza-videzamAM hRdayarogane lagatA semInAramAM bhAga lIdho. 1957 thI malADa (muMbaI)mAM hRdayaroga tajajJa tarIke khAnagI prekTIsa kare che. ane ghaNI sevAbhAvI saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. borIvalI jaina klInika, suvarNa hospiTala, jaina klInika malADa, esa. ke. pATIla ArogyadhAma malADa, saMjIvanI hospiTala, virAra, jIvadAnI hospiTala virAra vigere saMsthAomAM vinA mUlye sevA ApI che. anupamabhAI evuM mAne che ke malADa taraphathI temane ghaNo prema ane AvakAra maLyo che tenA badalArUpe aThavADiyAmAM eka divasa (budhavAre) garIba dardIo mATe emaNe phAjala rAkhyo hato ane koIpaNa phI lIdhA vinA emanA davAkhAnAmAM potAnA jJAnano lAbha ApatA hatA. sAthe sAthe maphata davA paNa ApatA hatA. lagabhaga sAta varSa sudhI AvI sevA ApI hatI. roTarI klaba opha bombe northavesTanA sthApaka sabhAsada tarIke emaNe amUlya sevAo ApI che. 1975mAM roTarI klabanA presiDanTa banyA ane uttama samAjasevA ane uttama vyAvasAyika (vokezanala) sevA mATe klabane ilkAbo maLyA hatA. 1982-83nA varSa daramyAna roTarI DisTrIkTa-314nA gavarnara tarIke temanI nimaNUMka thaI hatI. te varSa daramyAna potAnI khAnagI prekTIsa choDIne AkhuM varSa roTarIne arpaNa karyuM ane 75 roTarI klabane mArgadarzana ApyuM hatuM. 1984mAM roTarI klabanA AMtararASTrIya presiDanTa viliyama skelaTane emane potAnA khAsa pratinidhi tarIke roTarI DisTrIkTa-317mAM kurgamAM bharAyelI konpharansamAM mokalyA hatA. sevA kSetre teo haMmezA tatpara rahyA che. vokezanala gAIDansa semInAra kevI rIte yojI zakAya te mATe emaNe dahANu, khApolI, pUNe vagerenI klabane mArgadarzana ApyuM che. dho. 10 ane dho. 12 pachI kyo abhyAsakrama levo te aMge phAInDa dha tu phyucara dheTa phITa' nAmanI mArgadarzaka copaDI bahAra pADI hatI. i. sa. 2000mAM roTarI inTaranezanala emano sauthI pratibhAzALI 'sarvisa ebava selpha evorDa' anupamabhAIne Apyo hato. roTarI DisTrIkTa 3140nA eka AdarapAtra bhUtapUrva gavarnara tarIke emane 'bhISmapitAmaha' tarIke mAna maLe che. 77 varSanI uMmare paNa teo sevAnAM ghaNAM kSetromAM sakriya bhAga bhajavI rahyA che. hRdayaroganA tajajJa tarIke emanI khyAti comera prasarelI che ane emanAM mArgadarzana mATe dUradUrathI dardIo emanI kuzaLatAno lAbha levA tatpara rahyA che. temanAM patnI DaoN. vizAkhAbena strI roga tajajJa che ane amerikAmAM 1954-55-56 daramyAna strI roga vize tAlIma bAda hAla muMbaImAM khAnagI klInika calAve che. putrI sujAtAe meDikala leboreTarI TeknolojImAM muMbaInI nAyara hospiTalamAM tAlIma lIdhI che. zarUAtamAM petholojIsTa tarIke sakriya rahyA bAda have ghara gRhiNInuM pada sAcave che. putra DaoN. somIla, carmarogano tajajJa che ane potAnAM traNa klInIkamAM sevA Ape che. DaoN. nItina malakANa thoDA samaya pahelAM eka nAnakaDI suMdara vArtA vAMcI hatI. eka vakhata eka strIe enA gharanA AMgaNe traNa vayovRddha vyaktione beThelI joI. sahajabhAve teNe vRddhone gharamAM padhAravA nimaMtraNa ApyuM ane kahyuM, "Apa sarve bhUkhathI pIDAtA hazo, to gharamAM AvI jamI lo." A traNe mahAnubhAvoe kahyuM ame eka sAthe eka gharamAM nathI jatAM. emanI oLakha jyAre strIe mAMgI tyAre temaNe eka uttara Apyo ke ekanuM nAma che zoharata, bIjA che saMpatti ane trIjA che prema. A vayovRddha mahAnubhAvoe strIne kahyuM tuM tArA patine pUchI jo amArA traNamAMthI kaI vyaktie tArA gharamAM praveza karavo? strIe gharamAM jaI patine pUchyuM to eka ja kSaNamAM emaNe javAba Apyo. ApaNAM gharamAM premane nimaMtraNa Apo. e strIe bahAra jaI premane gharamAM AvavA kahyuM tyAre premane pAchaLa bIjA be mahAnubhAvo paNa cAlavA lAgyA. Azcaryacakita strIe jyAre A vize prazna karyo tyAre ene kahyuM jo saMpatti ke zoharatane nimaMtraNa maLe to bAkInA be e gharamAM praveza na kare paraMtu jyAM prema Page #792 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 775 hoya tyAM saMpatti ane zoharata sAthe ja hoya. samAjamAM javalle ja A jAtanAM vyaktitva ApaNane jovA maLe che ke jyAM paisA ane prasiddhi karatAM premanuM mahattva vadhu hoya. AvI eka vyakti DaoN. nitIna malakANa je muMbaInA eka jANItA netra vizeSajJa che. kAMdIvalImAM Avela akSara Aya klInikanA DaoN. nitIna malakANa AMkhonA oparezanamAM to nipuNa che ja paraMtu emanA dardIonA e khUba ja mAnItA DaoNkaTara che. vRddha dardIo mATe sahAnubhUti ane premabhAva e nitInabhAIno sahaja svabhAva che. dardIo emanA davAkhAnAmAM kalAko rAha joI jyAre emanI kebInamAM jAya tyAre emanA premALa smita, nipuNatA pUrNa tapAsa tathA roganA cokkasa nidAnathI saMtuSTa thaI bahAra Ave che. gujarAtamAM dAhodanA eka pratiSThita vaNika kuTuMbamAM janmelA nitInabhAI zALAnuM bhaNatara pUruM karI vijJAna zAkhAmAM AgaLa bhaNatara mATe vidyAnagara gayA. eka varSa prIsAyansano abhyAsa pUro karIne baroDAmAM prI-meDIkala ane pachI ema.esa. yunivarsiTI baroDAthI ema.bI.bI.esa. nI DigrI hAMsala karI. zarUAtathI ja saraLa paraMtu makkama svabhAvanA DaoN. nitInanI jJAnanI bhUkha hajI adhUrI ja hatI ane ethI ema.esa. nI DigrI hAMsala karavA amadAvAda zaheramAM paga mUkyo. ApaNA dezamAM lAkho loko nivArI zakAya evA aMdhApAthI pIDita che. ane emAM moTA bhAganA loko vRddho che. je motiyA ane jhAmara jevI AMkhanI bimArIne kAraNe dRSTi gumAvI de che. AvI vyaktione sahAyarUpa banavAnA AzayathI opthalamolojIne vyavasAya banAvavAno nirNaya DaoN. nitInabhAIe lIdho. amadAvAdanI 'nagarI hospiTala'mAMthI 1986mAM golDa-meDala meLavI ema.esa. nI DigrI hAMsala karI. kArakirdInI zarUAtathI ja paisA karatAM kAmane niSThApUrvaka temaja nipuNatAthI pUruM karavAno emano dhyeya hato. dardInuM nidAna yogya thAya ane emane yogya sAravAra maLe e ja emano saMtoSa hato. garIba ane jarUriyAtavALA dardIo vinA-saMkoce emanA dvAre AvatA. kAMdIvalImAM potAnA prAIveTa klInikanI sAthe jarUriyAtavALA dardIone emanI kuzaLa AMgaLIono lAbha maLe e hetuthI 'hitavardhaka' AMkhanI hospiTalamAM chellA paMdara varSathI onararI Aya sarjana tarIke A saMsthAmAM sevA Ape che. mRdu svabhAva ane mItabhASI temaja AgavuM sense of humour e nItinabhAInAM vyaktitvanA AgavA pAsA che. pathapradarzaka vRddhonI jema bALako mATe paNa khUba ja prema. klinIkamAM jo koI bALaka dardI banIne Ave to enI sAthe ramatamAM bhUlI paNa jAya che. bahAra dardIonI khUba bhIDa che. ApaNAM dezanA bALako ane emanAM bhaNatara tathA bhaviSyanI ciMtA karanAra nitInabhAI malADa (pUrva)mAM AvelI 'saMskAra sarjana ejyukezana sosAyaTI' saMcAlita je.TI.DI. hAIskUla ane DI. TI. esa. esa. kolejanA AjIvana sabhya che. sAmAjIka kAryomAM haMmezA tatpara DaoN. nItinabhAI 1990 thI roTarI klaba opha bombe northa-vesTanA sabhya che. ane i.sa. 2001-2002mAM A saMsthAnA pramukha paNa hatA. emanA pramukhapade saMsthAe atI adyatana ela. ema. paTela roTarI Aya hospiTalanI zarUAta karI. A hospiTalamAM garIba dardIone rAhata darathI AMkhanA dareka roganuM nidAna temaja nivAraNa karavAmAM Ave che. hAlamAM A saMsthAnA teo cIpha koorDineTara che. jJAna haMmezA vaheMcavAthI vadhe che evuM mAnanAra nitInabhAI AsapAsanA vibhAganA badhA DaoNkTaro ane khAsa karIne juniyara Aya-sarjanonA mAnItA che. vinA saMkoce AMkhanI zastrakriyA zIkhavavA e haMmezA tatpara hoya che. ethI ja akSara Aya klinIkanA emanAM oparezana-thIyeTaramAM vAraMvAra juniyara Aya sarjano jovA maLe che. i.sa. 2001mAM amerikAmAM yojAyela ASCRS nI AMta2rASTrIya konpharansamAM teo DelIgeTa tarIke gayA hatA temaja 2004nA me mahinAmAM siMgApora sthita Aya hospiTalamAM paNa DelIgeTa tarIke gayA hatA. hindustAnamAM to aneka vakhata vividha prAMtomAM (kalakattA, muMbaI, jAmanagara, cennAI vagere) AMkhonA niSNAtonI konpharasamAM emane vaktA tarIke nimaMtraNa maLe che. vAMcana, svImIMga ane pravAsanA zokhIna nitInabhAI e phakta malakANa kuTuMbanuM ja gaurava nathI AkhAya gujarAtI samAjanuM gaurava che. * pratiSThita gAMdhIvAdI, zikSaNazAstrI, vyavasAye vakIla zrI prANalAla majalANInA saMparkamAM DaoN. nItinabhAI AvyA ane emanAM putrI gItAbena jeo vyavasAye petholojIsTa che ane vakIlAta temaja patrakAratvanI DIgrI dharAve che emanI sAthe jIvanabhara sAthe jIvavAno nirNaya karyo. 1989mAM DaoN. nItinabhAI ane gItAbena lagnagraMthIthI joDAyAM. ane 1991mAM emanA ghare putraratnano janma thayo. svabhAve Page #793 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo maLatAvaDo 'smita' muMbaInI sI.ena. ema. zALA (vilepArlA)mAM dhoraNa 8mAM bhaNe che. jvalaMta pratibhAzALI yogAcAryA haMsAbena jayadeva yogendra saMskArI dhArmika-suzikSita jaina kuTuMbamAM okTo. '47mAM muMbaImAM janma thayo. nANAvaTI garlsa hAIskulamAMthI meTrika pAsa karI. mIThIbAI koleja pArlAmAMthI snAtaka thayAM ane lo kaoNlejamAMthI ela.ela.bI. nI DIgrI meLavI. ucca zikSaNa sAthe janmajAta rahelA saMskAra emane 1918mAM sthApita yoga insTITyUTamAM yogavidyA zikhavA mATe preryAM. zALAmAM nRtya tathA abhinayamAM aneka inAmo prApta karyAM hatAM. temaja klAsIkala myujhIkamAM paNa pravINatA meLavI hatI. ane tyArabAda A yoga insTITyUTamAM joDAyAM. ane emanI dhairyatA ane dhagazathI AkarSAIne yogavidyA zikhavanAra zrI jayadevabhAIe emane lagnano prastAva karyo ane sahunA AzIrvAda sAthe lagnagraMthithI 1973mAM joDAyAM to basa Aja sudhI ahIM ja che. yogazikSikA banyAM pachI strIo mATe aneka suvidhAo-AkarSaka samayAvidhamAM AvakAradAyaka sudhArA karyA. amerikA tathA paradezanA zaheromAM saMsthAo temaja tyAMnI yunivarsiTIomAM vyAkhyAno paNa ApI khUba suMdara rIte yogane vistRta karyo. sAthe sAthe ahIM dUradarzananA AmaMtraNathI 52 (bAvana) episoDa taiyAra karyA ane traNa varSa sudhI e dUradarzana para prastuta thatA rahyAM. ``Yoga for better Living". tyArapachI to A insTITyUTamAM eTalA to otaprota thaI gayAM che ke basa eka ja dhyeya che-yogathI IzvaranI prApti! yoga para pustako paNa lakhyAM che. ane amerikAnI pratiSThita saMsthAe sana 2000no `Achiever Awards' paNa emane samarpita karyo che. yogazikSako taiyAra karavAnA kAryamAM kAryarata che. hajAranI saMkhyAmAM vhenone taiyAra karI che je dareke dareka muMbaInA vividha sthaLoe yogazikSaka tarIke vyavasAyI dhoraNe paNa kAma karI rahI che. yoga insTITyUTanI mulAkAta haMmezA hajArathI paNa vadhu vyaktio le che. zArIrika svAsthya-mAnasika saMtulananAM paNa sArA-sAcA salAhakAra che. potAnA saMkalpa sAthe kArya karatAM inTaranezanala borDa opha yoga'nA pramukhapade birAje che ane enI madada laI sADA pAMca ekara jamIna lonAvAlA pAse kharIdI che. jyAM lokone rahevAnI paNa sagavaDa apAze temaja 777 yogazikSaNa ane cikitsAkendranuM kArya paNa AgaLa vadhAravAnI yojanA amalamAM mUkAI rahI che. AvI nArI zaktine vaMdanA AgavI pratibhA dharAvatAM nehA AcArya nehAbena AcArya vividha prakAranI pravRttio sAthe saMkaLAyelAM che. temaNe * bI.e., bI.eDa.(gujarAtI-iMglIza), * rajIsTarDa homIopethika DIgrI korsa, * kaththaka-nRtyano saMpUrNa abhyAsa karyo che tathA * saMgIta, madhyamA (gAMdharva mahAvidyAlaya) * nATakano vyavasAyalakSI abhyAsa-parAga vijayadatta DrAmA akAdamI dvArA karyo che ane * AkAzavANI tathA dUradarzananAM saMgIta tathA nATakanAM mAnya kalAkAra che. te uparAMta * jAyanTasa grupa opha juhunAM presIDenTa 1997-98 * jAyanTasa pheDarezana-1 yunITa DAyarekTara ane * sAMskRtika samiti padAdhikArI, * akhila hinda mahilA pariSadanAM kamITI membara, * TInaTIna thIyeTaranAM mAnya zikSaka (parAga vijayadatta DrAmA akAdamI) che. tathA * bAlkanajI bArI tathA vADiyA skUla dvArA saMcAlita nATya kAryazALAnuM Ayojana, * DIvAIna gresa, utpala saMghavI, sI. ena. hAIskUlamAM nATakanAM DemosTrezana, * "kalA-maMdira" kalA-zALAnAM saMsthApaka, * kalA-gurjarI sthApaka saMsthAnAM nRtya tathA nATakanA chellA pAMca varSathI kramAnusAra padAdhikArI che. * vividha nRtya-nATikAo-"bhakta narasaiyo, zAMkutala, jasamA-oDaNa, kalApI' vagerenuM digdarzana tathA abhinaya karyo che. * pritaH pIyu ne pAnetara, saMtAkUkaDI, bAIsAhebA dhAtaka ane "huM korTamAM kahIza" vagere vyAvasAyika nATakomAM abhinaya karyo che. Page #794 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ oo8 pathapradarzaka Telivijhana sIriyalamAM hindI temaja gujarAtImAM : maNi navazikSito mATenA sAhityanI spardhAmAM latAbahenanuM pustaka maTaku, saMsAracakra, nArI tuM na hArI, halo caMpakalAla, aghorI "dhanakIno niradhAra' varSa 2002mAM rASTrIya kakSAe puraskRta thayuM. (hindI), dAlameM kAlA (hindI), "gAMdhI" DokyumenTarI dilhInA vijJAna bhavanamAM Ayojita samArohamAM uparASTrapati (marAThI)mAM paNa kAma karyuM che. zrI bhairosiMha zekhAvatanI upasthitimAM kendriya maMtrI zrI muralI eka pAtrIya abhinayamAM gujarAta stare prathama rahyAM che. manoharajInA haste emane sanmAnavAmAM AvyAM. A spardhAmAM doDI jatA zabdo"- "Achero sparza" (navalikA saMgraha) mokaleluM bIjuM pustaka "bhaNataranuM ajavALuM ane puraskRta pustaka dhanakIno niradhAra' amadAvAdanI gujarAta vidyApIThanA prauDha pragaTa thayA che. dharma saMdeza, janmabhUmi jevA sAmayikomAM lekho zikSaNa vibhAga dvArA prakAzita thaI rahyAM che. prakAzita thayA che. latAbahena AkAzavANInA mAnya kalAkAra che. 1996mAM * nirNAyaka tarIke skUlo, kolejo ane saMkalpa jevI emaNe potAnA avAjamAM eka keseTa "gItAsaMdeza' ApI che. saMsthAo, strI maMDaLamAM nATaka-nRtya kSetre sevAo Ape che. emanA pitAzrInI puNyasmRtimAM taiyAra thayela, A keseTamAM * apaMgonA projekTa mATe jAyanTasa inTaranezanalano bhagavadgItAnA aDhAra adhyAyamAMthI sArarUpa zloko pasaMda karI evorDa maLyo che. enI hindI samajUtInI rajUAta che. mAtra eka keseTamAM samagra * mahilA dina nimitte jAyanTasa zreSTha mahilA kAryakara bhagavadgItAno nicoDa samAvI lIdho che. "gItA saMdeza' nI (2001-02) tarIke varaNI thaI hatI. 500 thI vadhu keseTo loko sudhI pahoMcI che ane ghaNo sAro sarjaka, samAjasevaka ane sahRdayI AvakAra pAmI che. AkAzavANInA aneka lAIva kAryakramomAM ughoSaka tarIke tathA aneka saMsthAonA kAryakramomAM saMcAlaka latAbena hirANI tarIke paNa teo kAmagIrI bajAve che. amadAvAdanAM latAbahena jagadIzabhAI hirANI, jemane lAyansa klabamAM joDAyA pachI lAyansa klaba opha potAnI kauTuMbika javAbadArIomAMthI thoDI haLavAza maLatAM, vasuMdharAnA maMtrI tarIke ane lAyanesa klaba opha digvijayanijAnaMde lekhananuM kSetra svIkAryuM. 1995 thI teo lekhanakSetre nagaranA pramukha tarIke emaNe ghaNI asarakAraka kAmagIrI bajAvI pravRtta thayAM che. emano prathama lekha 1995mAM "saphArI' che. varSa 2001mAM gujarAtamAM AvelA vinAzaka bhUkaMpa vakhate (bALasAmayikomAM prakAzita thayelo. e pachI 1996mAM emanI asaragrasto mATe amadAvAdanI vADIlAla sArAbhAI be vArtAo "akhaMDa AnaMda' ane "navacetana'mAM prakAzita thatAM hospiTalamAM divasa-rAta khaDepage sevA bajAvI hatI tathA emano utsAha ane vizvAsa vadhyAM. A sAthe lekhana pravRttino jarUriyAtamaMdo mATe tAtkAlika rU. be lAkhanI sahAyanI jogavAI paNa vega vadhyo. zarUAtamAM emanA lekho "akhaMDa AnaMda' ane karI hatI. rajhaLatAM zerI bALakonA punaH vasavATa mATe paNa navacetana'mAM chapAtA hatA. A daramiyAna emaNe AkAzavANI emaNe tana, mana ane dhanathI varSo sudhI kAma karyuM che. rU. doDha ane dUradarzana mATe paNa kAryakramo lakhavAnuM zarU karyuM hatuM. lAkha jeTalI rakamanuM dAna meLavIne AvAM bALako mATe aneka lekhana ane samAjasevA A baMne latAbahenanAM pasaMdagInA kalyANa-pravRttionuM emaNe Ayojana karyuM che. amadAvAdanA kSetro che, AthI teo lAyansa klabanI pravRttiomAM paNa joDAyAM. nAraNapurAnI myunisipala zALA naM-4mAM emanA pramukhapada heThaLa lAyansa klabanA projekTa anvaye 1998mAM emaNe be pustako zALAne ramatagamatanA sAdhanothI susajja bAlakrIDAMgaNa ane ApyAM. 'pradUSaNa : ApaNI samasyA, ApaNo ukela'. e pustikA voTarakulara sIsTamanI suvidhA bheTa ApI hatI tathA A gujarAta polyuzana kaMTrola borDa ane lAyansa klaba DIsTrIkTa zALAnAM bALako mATe vyaktitva vikAsanA vargo zarU karAvyA hatA. 323-nuM saMyukta prakAzana hatuM. AvA ja eka bIjA projekTa hAlamAM teo 'mAnava parivAra' saMsthA sAthe gADha rIte heThaLa emaNe e ja varSamAM bIjuM pustaka "gharathI dUra eka ghara' saMkaLAyelAM che. saMta zrI baLadevadAsa ceriTebala TrasTanA nejA ApyuM. jemAM TUMkI vArtAonA svarUpamAM rajhaLatAM-bhaTakatAM zerI heThaLa cAlatI A saMsthAmAM aneka samAjopayogI kAryo thaI bALakonI vyathAnuM citraNa che. rahyAM che. kheDA jillAnA mAtara gAmamAM dara bIjA ane cothA rASTrIya sAkSaratA mizana, navI dilhI dvArA AyojAtI ravivAre A saMsthA dvArA niyamita rIte yojAtA "sarva roga Jain Education Intemational Page #795 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo sAravAra kempa'mAM dara kempa dITha pAMca thI cha hajAra dardIo vinAmUlye niSNAta tabIbo dvArA nidAna, leboreTarI parIkSaNa, davAo tathA bharapeTa bhojana meLave che. saMsthAnI A mukhya pravRtti uparAMta samUha prArthanA, pratidina 500 jeTalAM bhUkhyAMjanone rAmaroTI, Arthika rIte nabaLAM kuTuMbone sahAya, vidyArthIone sahAya, AdhyAtmika pravacanonuM Ayojana jevI aneka pravRttiomAM ane saMsthA dvArA prakAzita 'mAnava' mAsikanA saMpAdanamAM teo kAmagIrI bajAve che. porabaMdaranA 'AryakanyA gurukuLa'nAM bhUtapUrva vidyArthInI latAbahenanAM lekhanakArya ane samagra pravRttione anulakSIne emane 'jayahiMda' grupa taraphathI utkRSTa kAmagIrI badala varSa 2002no 'sakhI evorDa' arpaNa thayelo che. amadAvAda, gAMdhInagara, surendranagara, porabaMdara jevAM zaheronI aneka saMsthAomAM emaNe aneka vaktavyo ApelAM che. svAmInI premAnaMdA sarasvatI pahADanuM puSpa, tejasvI saMnyAsInI svAmInI premAnaMdAjIno janma junAgaDhamAM thayo hato. mAtA lAbhubena, mahAna vedAMtI pitA tulasIbhAInA susaMskRta kuTuMbamAM uchera thayo. bALapaNamAM ja vaijJAnika banavAnuM svapna sevanAra vaidika itihAsanA mukhya viSaya sAthe junAgaDhanI bahAuddIna kolejamAMthI bI.e. nI DIgrI meLavI. sAthe sAthe bALapaNamAM ja pU. manaha2lAlajI mahArAja sthApita gItA vidyAlayanA junAgaDha kendramAM niyamita vidyArthInI tarIke jatAM ane yuvAvasthAmAM A ja kendranuM teoe saMcAlana paNa karyuM. svAmInI premAnaMdAjI maMtrela jaLa ke prasAda ApIne ke camatkAranI vAto karI bhaktone AkarSanArAM ke aMdhazraddhAne phelAvanArAM nathI. sAMdipanI gurukuLa, muMbaImAM 1986mAM abhyAsa karyo ane himAlayamAM rahI vaidika jJAna meLavI atyAre 16 varSathI cinmaya mizananuM senTara satata pravRttio sAthe calAvI rahyAM che. bhAratanI parama AdhyAtmika ane sAMskRtika paraMparAne dezanAM bhUlakAMo ane yuvAno pAse laI javAnA aDaga dhyeyane samarpita svAmInIjI veda, vedAMta gItAupaniSadanA prAcIna zAstrone Adhunika saraLa bhASAmAM samajAvavAnI gajaba zakti dharAve che. hindu saMskRtinA prAcIna graMthonuM UMDuM jJAna dharAvatAM A saumya prakRtinAM saMnyAsInI strIo mATe vizeSa preraNAmUrti che. 1992mAM brahmAlIna pU. cinmayAnaMdajI pAse dIkSA grahaNa karyA pachI to emanAM dharmakAryo tema ja samAjalakSI-zikSaNalakSI kAryonuM vaTavRkSa banAvI 778 upaniSadane jIvI rahyAM che. mAne che ke veda jJAnano bhaMDAra che. jIvananI tamAma zAkhAonuM jJAna temAM bharapUra che. upaniSadamAM advaitatattvanuM jJAna che. ekezvaranI vAta che. bhagavat tattva eka ja che. jenI aMdara caitanya pragaTa thayuM che ene ApaNe Izvara kahIe chIe. Adhunika vijJAna karatAM paNa veda vadhu pragatizIla che. vijJAnanuM vijJAna veda che. hajArovarSa pUrve RSimunioe kahelI vAtane vijJAnIo samarthana Ape che. eka buMdamAMthI sarjAyuM che ApaNuM tana.....paNa camatkArane badale karmamAM ja pUrNa vizvAsa che mane.....ane ApaNA ja mastakamAM kaurava ane pAMDavanI cAlatI be prakAranI vicAradhArA che. aMdhazraddhAne Thokara mAre bhale.....paNa sAthe sAthe koIpaNa vAtane vaijJAnika pRththakkaraNa karI jovAno hArdika prayAsa kare to, ghaNI samasyAothI ugarI jAya. utkRSTa vicAro seve, hindudharmano abhyAsa kare to ja navanirmANa thaI zake. bALakone pAyAnuM zikSaNa potAnI ja mAtRbhASAmAM maLavuM joIe. yuvatIono Adarza madAlasA-gArgI-kAtyAyinI hovo joIe. ApaNI prAcIna sabhyatA jIvanamUlyo para racita zikSaNa yogya vaye upalabdha thavuM joIe. A vicAro phakta vicAro na rAkhatAM gurudevanI mahAsamAdhi bAda pU. svAmI tejomayAnaMdajInAM likhita pustako temaja cinmaya mizananA bALakolakSI nava lAkha pustakonuM anekavidha rIte vitaraNa karyuM che. kacchanA dharatIkaMpa samaye divasa rAta joyA vagara 6 mahinA tyAM ja rahIne karoDonuM phaMDa ekaThuM karI zakyAM che ane 500 AvAsa banAvI rahyAM che. badhuM ja cinmayamizananA nAma para ja pUrepUrA niHsvArtha nikhAlasatA sAthenA samarpita bhAva sAthe ATalI nAnI vayamAM ATaluM mahAna kArya karI zakavAnI samarthatA keLavI samAja mATe kArya karyuM che. atyAre vedaupaniSadanA vargo to calAve ja che. eTalI ja dhagazathI pravacano paNa Ape ja che. mahinAnAM 25 pravacana hoya che. kaLA ane sevAnI saujanyamUrti muphtAbena vijaya bhaTTa (datta) saurASTranuM kalA, rAjakAraNa ane kavitAnuM nagara amarelI. zikSaNa kSetre AgavuM sthAna dharAvatuM amarelI nagara che. A nagaramAM aneka pANIdAra ratno pAkyAM che. prajJAcakSu kavi "ha~sa" maganalAla koraDiyA ane svAtaMtrya saMgrAmanA e divasomAM DaoN. hariprasAda bhaTTa, DaoN. maheza bhaTTa, DaoN. jIvarAja mahetA zrI puruSottama jozI-bAlubhAI zrI lAbubhAI trivedIismAIlabhAI, ratubhAI adANI vagere aneka vIra mAtanI Page #796 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 780 hAkala paDatAM ja samarAMgaNa para gAMdhIbApunA eka bola para dhasI janArA hatA. svAtaMtrya sainiko sAthe khabhekhabhA milAvIAjhAdInA jaMganA aneka AzakomAM amarelInA pragatizIla vicAro gharAvatAM jaina parivAranA samAjasevaka maganabhAI koraDiyAne tyAM tA. 25-10-32nA roja kanyAratnano janma thAya che. "mukti" kAje jaMge caDelA maganabhAI dIkarInuM nAma '"mukti'" pADe che. '42nI laDAImAM pitAjInI AMgaLI pakaDI- prabhAtapherI saraghasa sabhAomAM sAthe ja rahetI, gAmaDAomAM pracArArthe potAnA bApujI temaja upara jaNAvela sahu sahakAryakara kAkAo sAthe paNa mAIlonA mAIlo cAlIne paNa gaI che. jainadharmI muktAe jaina pAThazALAmAM jaI sUtrono abhyAsa karyo che. sAdhumahArAjonA comAsA daramyAna jainadharmanAM zAzvata mUlyo-Adarza ane dharmazAstranA parizIlanatAmAM paNa jhaboLAyA che. ane gAMdhI vicAradhArA sAdAI-ucca vicAradhArA-dezasevA jevA aneka AdarzonuM pAlana karavAno mAhola maLyo eno pUrepUro lAbha lIdho che. ane i.sa. 1950mAM meTrIkanI parIkSA pAsa karI muMbaInI aMdherInI bhavansa kolejamAM sAyansamAM eDamIzana laI hosTelamAM rahI abhyAsa AgaLa vadhAre che. kalA, saMgIta ane snehanA mAdhuryano triveNIsaMgama yuvAna kolejIyana muktAmAM pravRttirupe pAMgarato hoya che tyAre goLamaToLa komaLa kasuMbala caherAvALA miSTabhASI tejasvI evA eka yuvAnano paricaya thAya che. 'hosTela De'nI ujavaNInA samaye yuvAna kolejano ubharato kalAkAra che. "nATaka"nI duniyA tarapha pA pA pagalI mAMDato chatAMye eka uttama adAkAra-saMpUrNa adAkAra thavAnI AgAhI ApatA e yuvAna sAtheno paricaya nATaka bhajavatAM bhajavatAM praNayamAM pariName che. 1952nI sAla...brAhmaNa yuvAna vijayabhaTTa ane jaina yuvatI muktA bhavansa kolejanI meIDa phora ica adhara' nI joDI banI rahe che. paNa muktAnA e mukta vicAradhArA dharAvatAM nyAtajAtamAM jarAye nahi mAnatA dIrghadraSTi ane gAMdhIyana vicAradhArI pitAjI ane mAtAnA parama pavitra AzIrvAda sAthe 1955mAM lagnagraMthIthI joDAyAM. kalApremane prAdhAnya ApI sutaranA ja nahi premanA tAMtaNe gUMthAI jaitamAMthI advaita sarjI raMgamaMcanA devatAne A yugala zeSa jIvana samarpita karI, nATyadevatAnA Ajanma sevaka banI nATyajagatanuM prasannadAMpatyanA virala AdarzarUpa banI rahe che. muktAnA saraLa ane lAgaNIbhInA svabhAve phakta ene pathapradarzaka premALa gRhiNI-gRhasthI ja nathI banAvI. vijaya dattanI nATya pravRttimAM khabhekhabhA milAvI. jIMdagInI raNaretanA sukhaduHkhanA sAthI, nATyapravRttinA nepathya AjIvana kalAkAra, traNatraNa dikarIonI premALa mAtA ane eka putranI zikSaNadAtrI paNa banI che. dareka saMtAnane kalAnuM zikSaNa paNa ApyuM che. maMjarI vartee kathakanRtyanI tAlIma lIdhI che. mInaLa bhaTTa klAsIkala saMgItanuM zikSaNa pAmyAM che. sonala kApaDiyA Dresa DijhAInara che ane parAge ela.ela.bI. karIne, dUradarzana para paNa TreInIMga lIdhI hatI ane prInTIMga presano mAlika hato. kalAkAra to cAreya saMtAno che. nATakomAM sahue saphaLatApUrvaka abhinaya Apyo che, paNa phakta zokha khAtara. saMtAnonA ucheranuM-saMskAra sIMcananuM ucca kArya karI suyogya jIvanasAthI sAthe sahune purepurA dhArmika vizvathI temaja koIpaNa jhAkajhamALa nahi paNa suMdara rIte paraNAvyAM che A daMpatie. sAthe sAthe muktAbene nATyapravRtti ane gRhasthImAMthI samaya kADhIne muMbaInI aneka sAMskRtika, sAmAjika ane dhArmika saMsthAo sAthe potAnI jAtane saMlagna karI che. prajJAcakSu mATe ghaNI novela tyAre rekorDiMga karI ApI che. kalAno paNa sevA tarIke ja upayoga karyo che. A rIte emanI jIMdagI-pravRttinI pAMkhothI sadAya phaDaphaDatI rahI che. pachI e pravRttinuM dhAma mauktika hitavardhaka maMDaLa hoya, boraDInI zALA hoya-svajana phAunDezana hoya; lAyansa grupa hoya, jAyanTsa grupa hoya ke mahilA maMDaLo hoya ke pachI kalAgurjarI hoya. e rIte AtmIyatA sAthe jaina upAzraya-derAsara ane svajano jeoe dIkSA laI sAdhutA prApta karI che e sahu sAthe saMkaLAyelAM che. aneka AdhyAtmika zibiro paNa yojI che. ane atyAre chellA 17 varSathI kAvya jagatanI '"akSara arcanA'"nA adhyakSA rahI daramahine kavinI beThako yojI khUba ja saphaLatApUrvaka aneka kavio emAMthI Aje moTuM gajuM kADhI AgaLa pragatinAM sopAna caDI rahyA che. vijaya dattanI sAthe jIMdagInI eka eka kSaNane eNe enI kalA ane sevA prItithI zaNagArIne mANI che. ujALI che. putra-putravadhU ane pautrane vimAnI akasmAtamAM gumAvyAnAM asahya AghAtane vijayabhAI ane muktAbene eka racanAtmaka kAryamAM kalAkSetre-vizeSataH nATyakSetre dikarA parAga jevI pAMgaratI anya kalApratibhAne pAMgaratI karavA putrane aMjali arpatuM eka pravRttithI dhabakatuM smAraka "parAga vijaya datta nATya akAdamI'' zrI vilepArle keLavaNI maMDaLanA sathavAre racyuM. ane Aje raMgamaMca gajAvatAM aneka taruNa kalAkArone nATya zikSaNa ApavAno mahAna puruSArtha A daMpatie karyo che. ane raMgabhUminAM caraNe dara varSe nItanavA Page #797 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 081 sAmAjika pravRtti : dIkaro nahI hovAthI lokopayogI pravRttiomAM joDAvAno nirNaya karyo. bhaginI sevA maMdira, kumArikA strI maMDaLa saMsthA ke je AjathI 75 varSa pahelAM pUjya gAMdhIbApunA haste sthapAyelI ane khUba ja sArI pravRttio karatI hatI ane Aje paNa vividha zaikSaNika vibhAgonuM saMcAlana kare che. ane khUba phUlIphAlI che, tyAM menejiMga kamiTinA membara tarIke niyukta thaI tyArabAda chellAM 32 varSo maMtrI, khajAnacI ane menejIMga TrasTI tarIke pharaja bajAvI che. atyAre paNa maMtrI ane menejiMga TrasTI tarIke pharaja bajAve che. A uparAMta hAlamAM vilepAralenI jamanAbAI skulamAM eDavAIjharI kamiTImAM ane anaeIDeDa skula phoramamAM ekijhakyuTIva kamiTImAM che. pratibhAo kalAkAronI bheTa dharI che. e ajoDa che. anokhI che ane gujarAtI nATyajagata A bAbate A daMpatinuM sadAya RNI raheze. muktAbahena A ekeDemInA vijayabhAInI vidAya pachI DAyarekTara pade rahI yuvA kalAkArone yogya premALa mArgadarzana karI rahyAM che ane vijayadattanuM raMgabhUmi pratyenuM RNa adA karI rahyAM che, vedanAnA pahADane aMtaranA chelle khUNe dharabIne! mahArASTra sarakAre chAnekhUNe besI anekavidha sAmAjikasAMskRtika ane kalAkSetranI sevA kazA ja ghoMghATa-dhakhArA vagara karI rahelAM muktAbahenane 1982mAM esa.i.ema.no hoddo ApI emanI kadara karI che. ATaATalI pravRttio karatAM muktAbena bhAgye ja "akhabAra"nAM pAne camakyAM che. kAraNa ke e "nepathya"nA mANasa che. vijaya dattanI nATya pravRttinI rageragamAM prasarI cUkelAM muktAbena nATaka e raMgamaMcanuM hoya ke jIMdagInuM hoya, emAM sadAya nepathyamAM ja rahevAnA. AjanA prasiddhibhUkhyA mAnavasamAjamAM nepacce ja rahetAM muktAbenane A bAbatamAM prazna karatAM sarasa javAba maLe che. | nepaththa" ja mAro vaibhava che. mArI ekalIno-mAro potIko vaibhava....ane A "nepathya'mAM vAsa che mArA vijayano, mArA parAgano, mArA siddhAMtano je mArAM preraNA ane prerakabaLa banI mArAmAM dhabakatA rahyAM che. mRdulA jatInabhAI rasakapuravAlA | mULa vatana surata. janma pratiSThita pATIdAra kuTuMbamAM vIramagAma najIka pATaDI mukAme thayo. pitA zrI kAMtilAla maganalAla paTela muMbaImAM dhaMdhArthe sthAyI thavAthI bALapaNathI ja muMbaImAM raheThANa. bALapaNanAM thoDAM varSo sArAM gayAM paNa nAnI vaye ja pUjya mAtA kalAvatIbenanuM avasAna thatAM mAtAno prema gumAvyo. zarUAtamAM prAthamika zikSaNa prArthanA samAja khAte sunIti skulamAM ane tyArabAda mAdhyamika zikSaNa caMdArAmajI hAIskUlamAM lIdhuM. abhyAsamAM sArI pragati hovA chatAM kauTuMbika saMjogone AdhIna abhyAsa choDavo paDyo. esa.esa.sI. paNa thaI zakAyuM nahIM. nAnapaNathI ja skulamAM temaja samAjamAM kArya karavAno zokha. vilepAralemAM varSothI rahetA pratiSThita raMgIladAsa rasakapuravAlAnA kuTuMbanA putra jatIna sAthe lagna thayAM. sva. manahara rasakapUra mULa vatana surata. janma surata mukAme eka saMskArI rasakapUravAlA kuTuMbamAM thayo. pitAzrI raMgIladAsabhAI muMbaI mukAme sthita hovAthI bALapaNa muMbaI khAte pasAra thayuM. yuvAna thatAM teoe temanI aTaka rasakapUravAlAne badale rasakapUra karI hatI. muMbaInI gokuladAsa tejapAla skUlamAM zikSaNanI zarUAta karI tyArabAda pitAjIe vilepAralAmAM baMgalo letAM pAlanI zrImatI gokaLIbAI pI. pI. hAIskUlamAM dAkhala thayA. abhyAsamAM tejasvI vidyArthI hatA. meTrika sArI rIte pAsa karIne kolejamAM dAkhala thayA. paNa 1942 nI caLavaLamAM bhAga levA abhyAsa choDI dIdho. skulamAM dareka pravRttiomAM agragaNya sthAna dharAvatA. nAnapaNathI ja philmalAInamAM javAnI icchA hatI ane uMmara vadhatAM te dRDha thaI. pitAzrI temane potAnA dhaMdhAmAM joDavA mAMgatA hatA. paraMtu tenI temaNe daDhapaNe nA pADI. philmalAInamAM joDAvA mATe mAtApitAno khUba ja virodha hato chatAM temaNe manaharabhAInI daDha icchAne vaza thavuM paDyuM. pitAjInA saMbaMdhI ane te jamAnAnA khyAtanAma nirmAtA-digadarzaka zrI vijaya bhaTTanA hAtha nIce prakAza pikacarsamAM sahAyaka digdarzakanI nokarI temaNe svIkArI. tyArabAda thoDA vakhatamAM zrI vijayabhAInA AzIrvAdathI potAnI philma kaMpanI sthApI ane prathama citra 'jogIdAsa khumANanuM nirmANa karyuM. tenuM digdarzana paNa temaNe ja Jain Education Intemational Page #798 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 982 pathapradarzaka saMbhALyuM. philmane khUba ja sAro pratisAda maLyo hato. tyArabAda kolejanuM zikSaNa : khAnagI vidyArthI tarIke banArasa hiMdu eka pachI eka philmo jevI ke "kAdu makarANI', 'kahyAgaro kaMtha', yunivarsiTInI parIkSAo ApI 1938 thI 1944. maLelA jIva', "mULu mANeka', 'maheMdI raMga lAgyo', "akhaMDa karAMcImAM vasavATa-mArgadarzana ApanAra : prA. DolararAya saubhAgyavatI', 'mArI hela utAro rAja', "nArI tuM nArAyaNI', mAMDaka, zrI guradayAla malika ane zrI mIThubhAI jasarAja A 'saMtu raMgIlI', 'kalApI' vagere philmonuM digdarzana saMbhALyuM ane uparAMta zrI cunIbhAI bhakta (zrI moTA) tathA zrI rehAnA chellI philma 'saurASTrano siMha chelabhAInA zuTIMga daramyAna ja taiyabajInA sahavAsano lAbha maLyo. vaDodarAmAM lakI suDiyomAM chellA zvAsa lIdhA. philma nirmANamAM julAI 1939 thI mArca 1940 zAMti niketanamAM moTA bhAganI philmomAM zrI cAMpazIbhAI temanA sAthIdAra hatA. saMskAraprApti. zrI naMdalAla basuno pratyakSa paricaya. ravIndra saMgIta temanI kArakirdI daramyAna temaNe saphaLa philmo ApI thoDuM zIkhyAM. jemAMnI moTAbhAganI philmone zreSTha philmo temaja zreSTha DigrIo : bI.e. (saMskRta oNnarsa) 1941. digdarzananA evorDas maLyA hatA. temanI "kalApI' philmane kula bIjA viSayo : saMgIta ane citra tera evosa maLyA hatA ane "maheMdI raMga lAgyo' philmane temaja digdarzaka zrI manaharabhAIne rASTrapati evorDa maLyA hatA. ema.e. (saMskRta) 1944 te jamAnAnA khyAtanAma hiMdI philmanA kalAkAro jevA ke pIeca.DI. (gujarAtI) 1972 saMjIvakumAra, rAjendrakumAra, uSA kiraNa, johanI vaoNkara, bhudo viSaya : gujarAtImAM saMskRta nATaka aDavAnI, AzA pArekha, jayarAja temaja gujarAtI raMgabhUminA mArgadarzaka : prA. suMdarajI beTAI. ane gujarAtI philmonA jANItA kalAkAro cAMpazIbhAI, lagna : 1941 Disembara zrI satIzacaMdra desAI sAthe viSNukumAra vyAsa, vijaya datta, araviMda trivedI, upendra trivedI, tyArapachI muMbaI (khAra)mAM kAyamano vasavATa. lagna pachInuM vatana arUNA irAnI, padamA rANI vagerene laIne philmonuM nirmANa karyuM bhAvanagara. hatuM. A paikInA moTAbhAganA kalAkAroe philma kArakirdInI - 1942mAM hiMda choDo AMdolanamAM sakriya-cha zarUAta manaharabhAInI philmothI ja karI hatI. mAtA pitA aThavADiyAno jelavAsa. taraphathI maLela saMskAro teo temanI kArakirdI daramyAna sAcavI zakyA ane citrajagatamAM eka sajjana ane prAmANika vyakti pachInAM varSonI pravRttinAM kSetro : tarIke sanmAna pAmyA. zistanI bAbatamAM khUba ja kaDaka hovA koMgresa kamiTi, bAlakana-jI-bArI, lekhana pravRtti, chatAM sahakAryakartAo ane kalAkArono prema saMpAdana karI zakyA. reDiyo vArtAlApa. temanAM avasAna vakhate temanA guru zrI vijayabhAIe azrusahita 1950mAM putra praNavano janma-1958mAM putrI aMjalI ApI hatI ke Aje citrajagate eka sAro digdarzaka ane manojJAno janma. sajjana gumAvyo che. 1961mAM paradezano pravAsa-pAMca aThavADiyAM amerikA, svAtaMtrya senAnI - be aThavADiyAM IglenDa, eka aThavADiyuM sviTjharalenDa. kuraMgIbena desAI 1969 gAMdhI citrakathAno anuvAda (gAMdhI smAraka nidhi) prakAzita nAma : kuraMgI desAI 1975-76 kaTokaTIno sakriya virodha. janma : pamI mArca, 1921 vAMdarA (muMbaI)mAM hAIskUlanuM zikSaNa : zeTha AnaMdIlAla podAra hAIskUla, 1977 janatA pArTInI cUMTaNImAM sakriya. sAMtAkrujha 1931 thI 1937 1980 "gujarAtImAM saMskRta nATaka" pIeca.DI.nA A divasomAM narasiMharAva diveTiyAne tyAM sArasvatonuM zodhanibaMdhanA saMkSepa-prakAzananuM sahasaMpAdana. sAnidhya maLyuM. 1984 sAhitya divAkara narasiMharAva Jain Education Intemational Page #799 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ o83 pratibhAo 1992-93 mahAdevabhAInA jIvanacaritra- "agnikuMDamAM UgeluM gulAba'no hiMdI anuvAda karyo. prakAzita thayo 1999mAM-prakAzaka : sAhitya akAdamI, dilhI. * 1996-97 Do. guNavaMta zAhanA pustaka "kRSNanuM jIvana saMgIta"no aMgrejI anuvAda-citrA desAIno adhUro anuvAda pUro karyo-aprakAzita. eMzInA dAyakAthI "lekhinI"nAM sabhya. akSara arcanA'mAM rasa paDatAM kAvyasUjha vadhatI gaI. pachInA varSomAM, zAMtiniketanamAM zIkhelAM te ravIndranAtha TAgoranAM padono mULa baMdizamAM gujarAtI anuvAda karyA. 2004 "smaraNabaMsarInA sUra" ane "kaMDArAelI keDI" nuM prakAzana ardha-nivRtta sthitimAM ochuM vadhatuM lekhanakArya : gItA pravacanonI jhAMkhI (vinobAjInA pustakane AdhAre) gItAmAM buddhiyoga (le. DolararAya mAMkaDa)no aMgrejI anuvAda (chapAya che.) abhinayanA bAdazAha sva. vijaya datta (bhaTTa) abhinaya-kSetranA aMbaramAM ojasa arpato eka sitAro. nATyakSetre eka jAjavalyamAna pratibhA eTale zrI vijaya datta. sAdhanasaMpanna kaDaka zista AgrahI-gAMdhIvAdI bhaTTa kuTuMbamAM tA. 4-2-1933nA roja. mugaTalAla bhaTTa pitAzrI ane jayAlakSamI mAtuzrI. zarUAtanuM zikSaNa "gurUkula" supAmAM thayuM. tyArabAda muMbaInI kiMga jyorja skula ane boraDI skulamAMthI meTrika pAsa karI. aMdherI bhavansa kolejamAMthI aMgrejI ane gujarAtI viSayo sAthe snAtaka thayA ane sAthosAtha temanI nATyakArakirdInA bIja vavAyAM. kolejakALa daramyAna ja nATakomAM to jhaLakyA, pAritoSiko meLavyAM. prasiddhi meLavI ane sAthe ja meLavI jIvanasaMgInI muktA. kolejakALanuM saMvanana lagnamAM pariNamyuM. tA. 14-2-papanA zubhadine, temanAM premanA paripAka rUpe 4 saMtAno-traNa putrI maMjarI, mInaLa, sonala ane putra parAga. parAgane vidhinA kUra paMjAe temanI pAsethI chInavI lIdho. AgavI abhinayakSamatA, kaMThanI mArdavatA ane AkarSaka vyaktitva A traNeyano triveNI saMgama vijayabhAImAM ane nisargadatta lAkSaNikatAoe temane mAtra gujarAtI raMgabhUminA ja nahi paNa hiMdI ane marAThI raMgabhUminA AgalI haroLanA kalAkAra tarIke sthApI dIdhA. temaNe nirmANa karelAM digdarzana karelAM ane bhajavelA nATakonI saMkhyA sadI vaTAvI gaI che. abhinayanAM asaMkhya pAritoSiko judA judA stare koleja, AMtara-koleja ane rAjyastare paNa meLavyAM hatAM. potAnI abhinayakalAnAM ajavALAM mAtra bhAratapUratAM sImIta na rAkhatAM, paradezamAM paNa temanAM nATako mATe bahoLo cAhaka varga Ubho karyo ane isTa AphrikA, amerikA, laMDana, keneDA potAnI nATya-saMsthA sAthe pravAsa karyo. abhinaya kSetre eka siddhahasta kalAkAra hovA uparAMta vijayabhAI kalAmarmajJa hatA, kalA-pArakhu hatA. tethI ja temaNe nirNAyaka tarIkenI kAmagIrI paNa suMdara rIte pAra pADI hatI. bhAratIya vidyAbhavana kalAkendra, muMbaI vidyApITha, gujarAta rAjya taraphathI temane anekavAra nirNAyaka tarIke nimaMtraNo maLyAM hatAM. tauparAMta gujarAta rAjya tathA phekalTI opha paraphormIga ArTsa, vaDodarAnA upakrame nATyazibironuM paNa saMcAlana karyuM hatuM. emanA anudAno para najara karIe to : motAmAM mugaTalAla je. hAIskUla (sArvajanika) banAvI. motAmAM ja gAyatrI brahmAnuM maMdira paNa ananya che. jenA kanvInara vijayabhAI-muktAbena hatAM ane lAyabrerI vagere aneka nAnA moTA anudAna ziramora kalagI che. emanA ekanA eka putranI smRtimAM banAvela parAgavijaya datta nA ekeDemI celenja hatI. Izvara sAme ekanA eka putra te chInavI lIdho to tane hajAro parAga UbhA karIne ApIza. ane kharekhara IzvaranA AsamAnamAM eka moTuM bharyuM bharyuM tArAmaMDaLa ja atyAre to ApI dIdhuM che. ane e prakriyA-pravRtti cAlu ja che, cAlu ja raheze. samAje Apela mahAna cAhabharI siddhinuM RNa A rIte samAjane caraNe samarpita karavAnuM mahAnakArya A namra kalAkAre karyuM che. dhanyavAda che!! nathI joItI sahAnubhUti, tamArI ke anya ko'nI, nahIM sAtha saMgAtha, sahavAsa ke anya ko' anubhUti, chuM huM masta nijAnaMdamAM, rahevA do, sahevA do muja ApavItI, nathI jANavuM bhaviSya mAre, jIvavA do ane vartamAnamAM! A aMtarano Akroza che. putra virahanA samaye atizaya saMvedanazIla, mUThI UMcero mAnavI, virATa vyaktitva vajAdapi kaThorANi, mRdunI kusumAdapi, snehALa-mAyALu mAnavI raMgamaMcano samagrapaNe jIva, samayano zahenazAha, kalAno upAsaka, kaMThano kAmaNagAro, Adarza nATyakalAkAra, rajavADIjIva, nirAMDabarI vijayabhAI, motALA jJAtinuM gaurava, bhAtIgaLa pratibhAvaMta, cittano minAro vijayadatta, takhtAnI tarasa!!! Jain Education Intenational For Private & Personal use only Page #800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 784 ku. darzanA jhaverI ku. darzanA jhaverI maNipurI nartanakSetramAM jagavikhyAta cAra jhaverI baheno (nayanA, raMjanA, suvarNA, darzanA)mAM sauthI nAnAM che. maNipurI nRtyanI sukumAratA, mArdavatA, bhakti pradhAnatAthI AkarSAIne emaNe maNipurI nRtyakaLAnA saMrakSaNa, saMzodhana, saMvardhana, pracAra arthe jIvana samarpaNa karyuM che. 1947 thI maNipurI nRtyanuM zikSaNa guru bipina siMgha jevA sAkSara, vidvAna, nRtyakAra, sarjanakAra guru pAsethI zarU karyuM. moTI mheno sahita nRtyanATikAomAM 1951 thI bhAga lIdho. 1956mAM cAre vhenoe maNipura jaI tyAMnA traNa mukhya guruo pAse karI AzIrvAda patro meLavyA. 1958mAM cAre vhenone nRtya maNipuranA rAjamaMdira zrI govindajInA maMdiramAM prathama maNipuranA vhAranA kaLAkAro tarIke maNipurI nRtyo samarpita karavAno suyoga maLyo ane tyArathI darzanA jhaverInuM niyamita rIte maNipura abhyAsa, kAryakramo, saMzodhana, parisaMvAda, guruo sAthe meLApa, utsavo jovA ane zikSaNa ApavA arthe javAnuM cAlu rahyuM che. maNipuranA anya rAsa tathA saMkIrtananA guruo, vidvAno, patrakAro taraphathI prazaMsApatro, AzIrvAda maLatA rahyAM che. 1958 thI vheno sahita bhArata tathA videzomAM rAjyanA sAMskRtika pratinidhi tarIke tathA anya vividha saMsthAo dvArA Ayojita nRtyapravAso karatA AvyA che. darzanA jhaverIe kAryakramo uparAMta pravacana sahita prayogo, patrikAomAM lekho, samAcAra patromAM vyakti paricaya, AkAzavANI tathA dUradarzanamAM kAryakramo dvArA prekSakomAM zAstrIya maNipurI nRtya mATe rasa ane utsAha utpanna karyAM che. guru bipina siMghanAM mArgadarzana heThaLa gata 40 varSothI temanA saMzodhana kArya jemake aneka guruo pAsethI saMgIta tathA nRtyanI maukhika paraMparAno saMgraha, prAcIna saMgIta zAstro tathA vaiSNavazAstrono abhyAsa ane banneno saMbaMdha joDI zAstrIya tattvo zodhI kADhavA ane tenA AdhAre raMgamaMca anurupa nRtyaracanA karavAmAM tathA niyamabaddha pAThyakrama racavAmAM sAtha Apyo che. temanAM mArgadarzana heThaLa, darzanA jhaverIe 'maNipurI nartana', 'maNipurI tAlaprakAza', 'zAstrIya maNipurI nartana' jevA pustako lakhyAM che. uparAMta guru bipina siMghanA cha pustakonI prastAvanA lakhI che. mArga pablIkezana "DAnsIsa oNpha maNipura' pustakamAM ghaNo sakriya phALo Apyo che. nyuyorkanA phaoNrDa phAunDezana taraphathI maLela grAnTa heThaLa vividha projekTamAM sakriya phALo Apyo che. pathapradarzaka darzanA jhaverI svayaM siddhahasta nRtyakAra che. maNipurInI sukomaLa lAsyazailI tathA pauruSeya tAMDava zailI para prabhutva meLavyuM che. mRdaMganA chaMdolayanuM pAraMpArika jJAna tathA vagADavAmAM kuzaLatA prApta karI che. gata 40 varSathI pUrNa bhAratamAM tathA videzamAM 25 thI vadhu vAra pravAsa karyo che. guru bipina siMgha, jhaverI byuno tathA kalAvatI devI dvArA 1972mAM maNipurI nartanAlaya nAmaka saMsthA muMbaI, kalakattA, maNipuramAM sthApI vividha kAryo saphaLatAthI karI rahyAM che. darzanA jhaverI eka niSNAta zikSikA che uparAMta nRtyanA parIkSaka tarIke bhAtakhaMDe saMgIta vidyApITha-lakhanau, bhAratIya nRtya kalA maMdira, paTanA, tathA vanasthalI vidyApITha, rAjasthAna sAthe varSothI saMkaLAyelA che. hAla gavarnarmenTanI vividha sAMskRtika kamITIo para sadasya che tathA gavarnamenTa skaoNlarazIpa, phelozIpanA nirNAyaka tarIke ane anya harIphAIomAM paNa nirNAyaka tarIke nimaMtraNo maLe che. ku. darzanA jhaverIne temanA zAstrIya maNipurI nRtyakSetranA 40 varSanA yogadAna badala aneka mAnapatro, prazaMsApatro, AzIrvAda patro ane puraskAra maLyA che. gujarAtI raMgabhUminuM aNamola ratana padmArANI je padmArANIne nathI oLakhatA e gujarAtI raMgabhUmine paNa nathI oLakhatA. ane ApaNI philmone paNa. abhinayanI ArAdhanAmAM jemanAM jIvananI aDadhI sadI gaI hoya, jemanAM nATakone sadI karavAnI Teva paDI gaI hoya evAM padamArANI ApaNI raMgabhUmine ronakadAra banAvavA mATe samarpita thaI janArA jUja kalAkAra-kasabIomAMnAM eka che. raMgabhUmi jUnImAMthI navI ane navImAMthI moDarna thaI paNa padmArANI A badhA tabakkAmAM evaragrIna rahyAM che. vaDodarAnA labdhapratiSThita gAyakavADa kuTuMbanA bhosale parivAranA bhImarAva bhosale ane emanAM patnI kamaLAbahenanAM e vaceTa dIkarI. janma AphrikAmAM, sana 1937mAM, padmArANI uparAMta A yugalane bIjI pAMca dIkarIo ane be dIkarAo paNa thayAM. vyavasAye berisTara evA bhImarAva bhoMsalene emanI badalI AphrikAthI bhArata laI AvI. saparivAra teo vaDodarAmAM sthAyI thayA. ane mahArANI garlsa hAIskUlamAM emaNe saMtAnone dAkhala karyAM. parivAranuM sauthI moTuM saMtAna hovAne nAte padmArANInA mAthe Page #801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo vizeSa naitika javAbadArI hatI. e jamAnAmAM teo mAtra padmA hatAM. zALAmAM bhaNatAM bhaNatAM ja emanAmAMnI pratibhA kAThuM kADhavA mAMDI hatI. rAsa-garabAmAM bhAga levAthI mAMDIne zALAmAM bhajavAtAM nATakomAM paNa teo na mAtra bhAga letAM paNa lokone vAraMvAra prabhAvita paNa karatAM. ATaluM ochuM hoya tema ramatagamatamAM paNa teo zreSTha hatAM. paghAnI jema nAnI bahena indu, AjanI saritA jozI paNa e skUlamAM bhaNe. baMne bahenonI vividha kaLA pratyenI rUci saumAM jANItI hatI. jANItA abhinetrI aruNA irAnInA pitA phareduna irAnI e jamAnAmAM nATyakSetre khUba moTuM nAma hatA. lakSmI kalAkendra ane lakSmIkAMta nATaka samAja jevI emanI nATyasaMsthAo guNavAna nATakonAM sarjana mATe jANItI hatI. A nATaka kaMpanIe ekavAra baroDAmAM paDAva nAkhyo hato. lakSmI kalAkendranA nejA heThaLa banatA nATaka kulInakanyA mATe pharadunazeThane navI abhinetrIo joItI hatI. e jamAnAmAM atyaMta jANItAM abhinetrI rANI premalatA A nATakamAM mukhya bhUmikA bhajavatAM hatAM. navI abhinetrIonI jarUra vize khabara paDatAM ja hAIskUlamAMthI ja padmArANInA nAmanI bhalAmaNa karavAmAM AvI. ane emanAthI nAnI indunI paNa. 1951-53 nI sAlanI e ghaTanA. kulInakanyAmAM padhA-indu baMne bahenone bhUmikA maLI ane beunuM sahiyAruM jUnI raMgabhUmi para padArpaNa thayuM. e vakhate hajI to kizorAvasthAmAM hovA chatAM baMne bahenoe emanI abhinayakSamatAthI saunAM mana jItI lIdhAM. ane e sAthe raMgabhUmi sAtheno beuno atUTa saMbaMdha zarU thayo. pharaduna zeThanI nATaka kaMpanIo jyAM sudhI baroDA rahI tyAM sudhI baMne bahenoe enAM nATakomAM potAnA abhinayanAM ojasa pAtharyAM. rANI premalatA padmArANInA abhinayathI atyaMta prabhAvita thayAM. evAmAM, "mAre nathI paraNavuM' nAmanA eka nATaka vakhate rANI premalatAnI tabiyata lathaDI. nATaka bhajavAtuM rahe e mATe emanAM sthAne mukhya bhUmikAmAM koIka bIjI abhinetrIne levAnI jarUra sarjAI. e vakhate emaNe A paDakArajanaka kArya pAra pADavA jAte ja padmArANInI pasaMdagI karI. ane A nATakamAM padhAnA nAma sAthe rANI umerIne emaNe ja emane padmArANI banAvyAM. "mAre nathI paraNavuM' nI jAherAtonAM borDa para padmArANI nAma prasiddha thayuM ane tyArathI padamAe eka navA nAma sAthe oLakha banAvavAno avirata adhyAya zarU karyo. atyaMta saphaLa thayelA A nATakathI hAIskUlanI eka kizorI raMgamaMcanA vizALa phalaka para vicArazIla abhinetrI tarIke prasthApita thaI. e pachI pharadunazeThanI nATaka kaMpanI baroDAthI muMbaI AvI. ane padmA-indunI bahenabelaDIe paNa muMbaInI vATa pakaDI. muMbaImAM padmArANIne "pAnetara" nAmanA eka sImAcihnarUpa nATakamAM bhUmikA bhajavavAnI taka maLI, e paNa mukhya bhUmikA. irAnI zeThanI kaMpanInA A nATake evI to saphaLatA meLavI ke eNe aDhIso prayogo bhajavyA. A nATake padmArANIne muMbaInI raMgabhUmi para moTA gajAnAM abhinetrI banAvI dIdhAM. kArakirdInI zarUAtamAM emaNe irAnIzeTha uparAMta adI marjhabAna ane vijayadattanI nATyasaMsthA 'bahurUpI'nA nejA heThaLa vijaya datta digdarzita "abhiSeka" nATakamAM yAdagAra bhUmikA bhajavI. e nATakathI ja navI raMgabhUmimAM emanuM padArpaNa thayuM. padmArANIe kArakirdInI zarUAta haLavI zailIvALAM ramUjI pAtrothI karI hatI. paNa muMbaImAM AvyA pachI emane eka pachI eka vaividhyasabhara bhUmikAo bhajavavAnI taka maLatI gaI. paTarANI', 'abhiSeka', "svayaMsiddhA', 'tUTI dora pataMganI' sahitanAM keTalAMya saphaLa nATako enI sAbitI che. cImanalAla trivedInI saMsthA abhinayabhAratI sAthe padmArANI lAMbo samaya saMkaLAyelAM rahyAM hatAM. A saMsthAnA nejA heThaLa emaNe juvAnInAM jhera', 'nyAyanA paMthe', "dhUpasaLI', 'nIlagagananA paMkheruM', 'mane ajavALAM bolAve', 'AtamadIpanAM ajavALAM', 'rAtarANI' jevAM keTalAMya nATakomAM abhinaya karyo. A saMsthA mATe ja emaNe badhAM ja strIpAtra dharAvatuM 'tulasIkyAro' nAmanuM eka abhinava nATaka digdarzita paNa karyuM hatuM. padmArANInAM nATakonI eka khAsiyata e rahI che ke je nATakamAM e kAma karatAM athavA Aje paNa kare che e saphaLatAne vare che ane A nATakanA nirmAtAnuM nasIba paNa UghaDe che. nATakanuM paNa nirmANa karyuM hatuM. nirmAtrI hovA chatAM emaNe kyAreya evo Agraha rAkhyo nahIM ke potAnI saMsthAnAM nATaka e pote digdarzita kare. ane ATalI vyastatA chatAM paNa padmArANIe kaLAnA anya prakAra evA philmakSetre paNa asAdhAraNa sthAna banAvyuM che. potAnI pradIrgha kArakirdImAM basothI vadhu hindI-gujarAtI philmomAM emaNe mahattvanI bhUmikA bhajavI che. 1962mAM narasaiyAnI hUMDIphilmamAM teo rUperI paDade prathamavAra camakyAM hatAM. "kalApI' philmamAM saMjIvakumAra sAthe emaNe mukhya bhUmikA bhajavI hatI. A philmamAMnA abhinaya mATe emane gujarAta Jain Education Intemational Page #802 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 786 sarakAranuM zreSTha abhinetrInuM pAritoSika enAyata thayuM hatuM. akhaMDa saubhAgyavatI' philmanI bhUmikA mATe emaNe zreSTha sahAyaka abhinetrInuM pAritoSika meLavyuM hatuM. "mAbApa' emanI eka atyaMta saphaLa philma hatI. "amRtavela', 'nIlagagananAM paMkhI' emanI anya mahattvanI philma. paMkhIno mALo philmamAM padmArANI ane DeIjhI IrAnI eka sAthe camakyAM hatAM. padmArANIe karelI mahattvanI hindI philmomAM "saMtoSI mA', "saMgharSa', "parivAra', 'dila' vagereno samAveza thAya che. A uparAMta emaNe Telivijhana para 'AzA', "svapna kinAre', 'nakAba'--jevI siriyalsamAM pramukha bhUmikA bhajavI che. potAnI pAMca dAyakAnI dRSTAMtarUpa sapharamAM padmArANIe gaMbhIra prakAranI bhUmikAothI mAMDIne atyaMta ramUjI pAtra sudhInI dareka bhUmikA bhajavI che. kalAkAramAM AtmasUjha, niSThA ane kaMIka apratima karI batAvavAnI bhAvanA hoya to e kyAMthI kyAM pahoMce che enI jIvaMta sAbitI padmArANI che. janma marAThI hovA chatAM gujarAtI raMgabhUmi para ekadhAruM ane ekacakrI zAsana karanAra padmArANI kharA arthamAM liviMga lijanDa che. nATyakarmI sanata vyAsa sanata gijubhAI vyAsano janma 14 Disembara 1950mAM thayo hato. temaNe gujarAta yunivarsiTImAMthI bI.e. karyuM hatuM. temane nATyajagatano 22 varSano anubhava che ane pa5 jeTalAM phula lentha nATakomAM kAma karyuM che. 1974mAM lAlu zAhe yuvAna kalAkArone zodhavA mATe harIphAI rAkhI hatI temAMthI lAlu zAhanA bahurUpI' jUthe 'vAyadAnA phAyadA' nATaka UgatA kalAkArone laIne karyuM hatuM. sanata vyAsanuM te paheluM nATaka. sanata vyAse abhinaya karyo hoya evAM keTalAMka nATako A pramANe che : visAmo (15) zo), abhimAna, koThAnI kabUtarI (100 thI vadhu zo), kissA kurmIkA, korI AMkho-bhInAM haiyAM, khelaiyA, paiso bole che, dhabakAranI dhIgAmastI, AkAza, kAcanA saMbaMdha, 23 kalAka pa2 miniTa, himakavaca, vAta madharAta pachInI. oLakhANa, gurubrahmA, mAnasa mahAbhArata, sakhaNA re'jo rAja, iTa ijha noTa phana, rANIne game te rAjA, lajjA tane mArA sama, khelaiyA, amAruM saranAmuM tame, lagana gADuM cAle ADuM; vigere. sanatabhAIe ATalAM nATyajUthomAM kAma karyuM che : pathapradarzaka bahurUpI khelaiyA, avAMtara, jaya kalAkendra, barajora paTela proDakazana, dinayAra konTekTara proDakzana, kArIgara, avanI, bAlIvAlA thiyeTarsa, mAravela ArTa, mudrA, raMgata, bhUmikA, nATyasaMgha puSpaka kriezana, zivama, AviskAra, umaMga proDakazana, svAgatam, imeja, nayanA ArTsa, nATyazrI, verIezansa, manahara gaDhiyA proDakzana, upendra trivedI proDakzana. dUradarzana para cha varSa sudhIno konTekTa karIne nIce mujabanA kAryakramo sanata vyAse karyA che : Avo mArI sAthe, nATakomAM jayA-jayanta, visAmo, daridranArAyaNa, tane pUchuM kema? perelisisa. majadhAra, eka mahala ho sapanoMkA, kaziza siriyalomAM kAma karyuM. te uparAMta sapanAnAM vAvetara, svapnakinAre, kathA racita zubha-lAbha, aMjanI yAda che tane? nArI tuM nA hArI, pArakI thApaNa, bhale padhAryA, nAma guma jAyegA vigere siriyalomAM abhinaya Apyo che. kriSNA, haripara AlbamamAM paNa abhinaya karyo che. dhabakArA, vaDa tevA TeTA, TaoNka zo, vaoNTa ijha dha guDa varDa vigere kAryakramo rajU karyA che. reDiyo nATakomAM vidyA vAridhi bhAravI, mRtyuMjaya, gha gharano gha, anupamA, pratikAra, apanA adhikAra vigere siriyalo kAryakramomAM kAma karyuM che. sanata vyAsa 1984thI eDavarTAIjhiMga sAthe paNa saMkaLAyelA che. 750thI vadhu jiMgalsanAM bhASAMtara karyA che, kAma karyuM che. jevAM ke mahArASTra sTeTa loTarI. lAIpha isyuransa korporezana, biralA simenTa, sana brAnDa embelA, bhArata peTroliyama, mULa krima, vigere. o enDa ema, oberoya philmasa sisTA, citrA, sinTAsa, riphlekzansa, suhAga ArTa, varDasa enDa voIsIsa, reDiyovANI, kenDiDa vigere jAherAtanI saMsthA sAthe paNa sanata vyAsa sakriya rIte saMkaLAyelA che. paNa sanata vyAsa sAkraya rIte saMkaLAyelA che 35 thI vadhu DokyumenTarI philmasa, gujarAtI philmasa, 20 thI vadhu gujarAtI ane hiMdI TIvI, viDiyo siriyalamAM avAja Apyo che tathA abhinaya karyo che. te uparAMta bhAratIya vidyAbhavana, esa.ena.DI.TI. mahilA yuni; bRhad muMbaI gujarAtI samAja, zrI svAmI nArAyaNa saMsthA ane imeja pablikezansanA kAryakramomAM pravaktAnI kAmagIrI bajAvI che. Jain Education Intemational Page #803 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo kavi, saMcAlaka kirITa bAroTa ' kirITa haragoviMdajI bAroTano janma 24 sapTembara 1951nA roja thayo hato. atyAre ola inDiyA reDiyo muMbaInA AsisTanTa sTezana DAyarekTara tarIke sevA ApI rahyA che. temaNe ema.esa. yuni.mAMthI bI.e.nI padavI meLavI hatI. 1975 thI ola inDiyA reDiyomAM joDAyA che. 1975 thI 1984 sudhI enAunsara, 1984 thI 1999 sudhI proDyusara ane 1999 thI AsisTanTa sTezana DAyarekTara tarIke sevA ApI rahyA che. temaNe kavitA, gadya lakhavAno zokha che, nATakomAM ane TI.vI.mAM abhinaya karyo che. sTeja zonA enkara tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI che. 200 thI vadhu reDiyo kAryakramomAM bhAga lIdho, lekhana karyuM ane nirmANa saMbhALyuM che. ghAta, seta. Akroza, premanuSpA. purUSa, UchInA zvAsa, huM ghera nahi AvuM, cakaDoLa, pattAMnI joDa, aMdherI nagarI, nakharALI bahu, moTI bA, vigere gujarAtI nATakomAM kAma karyuM che. dharamacaMda, saptapadI, jyoti, cala cakra, amara vAraso vigere TI.vI. siriyalomAM kAma karyuM che. mahAbhArata, vartamAna, zrI gaNeza, TI.vI. siriyalamAM avAja Apyo che. hiMdI philma gunAhoM kI zataraMjamAM paNa kAmagIrI bajAvI tejasvI patrakAra vaizAlI Thakkara vaizAlI jagadIza Thakkarano janma 31 julAI 1958mAM thayo hato. 1978mAM ema.ema.pI. zAha kaoNleja mATuMgAmAMthI bI.e. nI padavI meLavI. 1979mAM hiMdI TAIpIMga zikhIne miniTe 30 zabdonI spIDa hAMsala karI. zALA kolejamAM ramatagamata ane nATakamAM abhinaya, rAsagarabA, vastRtva, nibaMdha spardhAmAM bhAga lIdho hato. sAhitya pratyenI abhirUci pitA taraphathI vArasAmAM maLI che. 1978mAM "AzIrvAda' saMsthA taraphathI hiMdI bhASAmAM lakhAyelI "buAjI kI smazAna yAtrA' vArtA mATe akhila bhArata stare prathama inAma maLyuM hatuM. vArtAnI pasaMdagI samitimAM kamalezvara, dharmAdhikArI ane dineza zukla hatA. "zaktidaLa' nAmanA hiMdI sAmAyikamAM TUMkI vArtAo ane lekho lakhyA tathA "janmabhUmi pravAsI'mAM jayazrI majIThiyAnA nAme lekho lakhyA sAthe sAthe pitAjInI ophisanuM kAma paNa saMbhALyuM. zokha khAtara byuTI-maheMdIno korsa karyo. vAcana, lekhana, zAstrIya saMgIta sAMbhaLavAno zokha "lohANA saurabha'mAM mahilA vizeSAMkamAM lekhana karyuM. putra moTo thayo eTale gharanI javAbadArI thoDI ochI thatAM "egrIneTa solyuzansa' kaMpanImAM bhASAMtara, prapha rIDIMga, eDITIMga ane Teli kapyuTIMganuM kAma saMbhALyuM. ucca kakSAnI TekanIkala bhASA sAthe niSNAto dvArA lakhAyelA khetIvADI vizenA lekhonA anuvAda ane neTa para rajU thavAnA hovAthI te pahelAMnuM kAma khAssI kALajI mAgI le tevuM hatuM. tyArabAda 'abhiyAna' sAptAhikamAM rIporTIga, sTorI rAITIMganuM kAma zarU karyuM, aneka mANasone maLI temanI mulAkAta rajU karI. hAlamAM gujarAta samAcAra' nI muMbaI AvRttimAM patrakAra tarIkenI kAmagIrI bajAve che. * - taru meghANI-kajAriyA tarubena atyAre "janmabhUmi-pravAsI' akhabAranI ravipUrtinuM tathA "kalamakitAba' somavAranI pUrtinuM saMpAdana kare che. temaNe 1970mAM vesTa baMgAla borDamAMthI hAyara sekaMDarInI parIkSA prathama vargamAM pAsa karI hatI. tyArabAda kalakattA yuni.mAMthI bI.e. ane esa.ena.DI.TI. yuni.mAMthI gujarAtI ane patrakAratva sAthe ema.e. prathama vargamAM pAsa karyuM. 1983thI 1987 sudhI upataMtrI tarIke ane te agAu 1974 thI phrilAnsa patrakAra tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvI. reDiyo ane TI.vI. para vArtA kAvyo ApyAM ane mulAkAto lIdhI. che. kaccha DisTrIkTa yutha phesTIvalamAM 'copaguM' ekAMkInuM nirdezana karyuM hatuM tene prathama inAma maLyuM hatuM. gUMca' nATaka pote lakhyuM ane nirdezana paNa karyuM hatuM. amitAbha baccana, hemA mAlInI, RSi kapUra, anila kapUra, goviMdA, jaoNnI lIvara, viveka muzarana, sAdhanA saragama, paMkaja udhAsa, manahara udhAsa, viju zAha, caMdravadana bhaTTa, araviMda Thakkara, zaMbhu dAmanIvAlA, vineza aMtANI, bimala mAMgaliyA, bipina koTaka, caMdrakAMta sAMgANI, rAjendra buTAlA, AzA pArekha, hanI chAyA, hemaMta jhA vigere mahAnubhAvo sAthe kAma karyuM che. yu. ke. ane keneDAno 1993mAM nATyapravAsa karyo hato. "zabdAMkura' kAvya saMgraha pragaTa thayo che. ola inDiyA reDiyonA mAnya udghoSaka che. . Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #804 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ o88 esa.ena.DI.TI. yuni.mAM patrakAratvanAM vyAkhyAno ApyAM ane tyAMnI vidyArthInIone prekTIkala tAlima ApI. 'elisa ajAyaba nagarImAM', "pavitra bhUmi', pustako anuvAdarUpe prasiddha thayA. 'cArlI ceplina', "ismata cugatAI', lIlAMchama grAphiksa' (vArtAsaMgraha) pustako taiyAra karyA. te uparAMta sAhitya akAdamI, ena.ema. tripAThI ane pravINa prakAzanamAM pustakonAM kavarajekeTa taiyAra karyA. harIndra davenA taMtrIlekhonuM pustaka "vyakti ane vibhUti' 1997mAM pragaTa karyuM. | northa amerikAnA jaina esosiezana taraphathI tarubenane temanI dasamI konpharansamAM "gujarAtI sAhityamAM jainIjhama' vize vyAkhyAna ApavA AmaMcyA hatAM. 1996mAM marInalAInsa je.sI. taraphathI zaheranI viziSTa mahilA tarIkeno evorDa maLyo hato. 1997mAM kalakattA halacala' sAptAhika taraphathI patrakAratvamAM viziSTa yogadAna mATe tarUbenane sanmAnavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. 1997mAM jUhu jAyanTasa taraphathI patrakAratvanA kSetramAM mahattvanA yogadAna badala evorDa ApavAmAM Avyo hato. 2003mAM bombe northa-vesTa roTarI klaba taraphathI patrakAra tarIke viziSTa vokezanala evorDa maLyo hato. zarada jazavaMtarAya dozI zarada dozIno janma 12 navembara 1951nA roja zihoramAM thayo hato. vyavasAye muMbaI DIsTrIkTa senTrala koopareTIva beMkanI kAMdIvalI zAkhAnA zAkhA vyavasthApaka tarIke kAmagIrI bajAve che. temaNe ema.e., DI.sI.e., jI.DI.sI. enDa e.DI.sI.bI.ema. tathA patrakAratvano DiplomA ane kovidanI parIkSA pAsa karI che. te uparAMta saMskRta-gItA kovida ane zuddhadvaita vizAradanI DigrI meLavI che. zarada dozI phI lAnsa patrakAra che. 100 thI vadhu reDiyo kAryakramo AkAzavANI muMbaImAM karyA che. 15 thI vadhu TI.vI. kAryakramonuM saMcAlana karyuM che. muMbaI samAcAra, janmabhUmi pravAsI, kapoLa ane kapoLa mitra, kapoLa samAjadarpaNamAM lekho lakhyA che. pathapradarzaka janmabhUmimAM variSTha nAgarikonI mulAkAto pragaTa thAya che. 'vAtAvaraNanI bhItaramAM paryAvaraNanI zreNI rajU thaI che. apaMgonI duniyA' pustakamAM lekho lakhyA che. sugaMdhanuM saranAmuM pustikAnuM saMpAdana karyuM che. premapurI AzramamAM thatAM vyAkhyAnonuM vivecana ane hevAla prasiddha kare che. vasaMtabhAI parIkha eTale amarelImAM sadAkALa vasaMta dUbaLuM pAtaLuM zarIra-bhAgye ja oLelA vALa-astavyasta kapaDAM ane dhImI cAle amarelInA rastA para kinAre jo koI cAlatuM jovA maLe to tema samajavuM ke saMskRta ane gujarAtI viSayanA kRpApAtra ane amRtaputra vasaMtabhAI che! nAjuka tabIyata ane taddana saraLa jIvana vyavahAra sAthe jIvatA vasaMtabhAI 72 varSa vaTAvI cUkyA che. zAMta-saraLa ane saujanyazIla vasaMtabhAI be traNa humalAne khALI punaH svastha banI gayA che. amarelInI phoravarDa skUlanA vidyArthI ane snAtaka thayA pachI kolejamAM prAdhyApaka thayA tyAM sudhI (1955-61) sudhI phoravarDa skUlamAM ja zikSaka tarIke rahelA zrI vasaMtabhAI peDhI dara peDhIthI amarelInA vatanI che. madhyama varganA parivAramAM janmelA vasaMtabhAI temanA abhyAsa kALathI ja tIvra buddhipratibhAthI saune prabhAvita karatA rahyA che. te samaye amarelImAM koleja nahIM. bhAvanagaranI zAmaLadAsa kolejamAM saMskRta mukhya viSaya sAthe snAtaka thayA pachI anusnAtaka paNa tyAM ja thayA. phoravarDa skUlamAM temanI zikSaka tarIkenI kArakirdI daramyAna aneka vividha sAMskRtika pravRttio teo karatA rahyA. te samaye temaNe vidyArthIo bhajavI zake tevAM nATako lakhyAM hatAM. amarelImAM pratAparAya ArTsa koleja zarU thaI tyArathI teo saMskRtanA adhyApaka tarIke joDAyelA ane e vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke nivRtta thayA tyAM sudhI e ja saMsthAmAM rahyA. zrI vasaMtabhAI eka kuzaLa adhyApaka, eka pramANabhUta saMzodhaka ane kuzaLa vaktA che. temanA hAtha nIce daseka vidyArthIo pIeca.DI. thayA che. paraMtu teo Aje paNa eka vidyArthI ja rahyA che. satata abhyAsa rata rahIne teo jIvana jIvatA saMdarbha graMtha banyA che. veda-upaniSada-purANa-thI zarU karIne adyatana sAhitya pravAhothI teo satata paricita rahe che. bhAgye ja evo koI viSaya haze. jenuM jJAna temanI pAse nahIM Jain Education Intemational Page #805 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo hoya. ramata-gamata-bhUgoLa-vijJAna-samAjajIvana-rAjakAraNa ( zaikSaNika pravRttimAM sakriya rahenArA zrI navalabhAI karme ane dharme ane prajAjIvananA tamAma pravAhothI teo paricita che. temaNe zikSaka che. amarelImAM teo sarvamAnya vidyAgurU-kalAgurU che. aneka parisaMvAdomAM bhAga lIdho che. A badhAM pravacano graMthastha AphrikAmAM janma ane amarelI vatana. vidyArthI avasthA paNa thayAM che. daramyAnamAM ja kalA, sAMskRtika pravRttio, vidyArthI kalyANa paraMtu teo atyaMta lokapriya banyA che eka vaktA tarIke. pravRttimAM temanuM hIra dekhAyeluM. svAtaMtrya saMgrAma daramyAna nAnItemanI khyAti samagra gujarAtamAM che. temanI vizeSatA e che ke moTI aneka pravRtti dvArA temaNe kArya karela che. taravaDAmAM cAlatAM teo game tevA gahana ane UMDANa dharAvatA viSayane sAva saraLa carmAlayamAM te vakhatanA kAryakaro zrI ratubhAI adANI, zrI zailImAM rajU karI zake che. amarelImAM temanAM vaktavya pachI anya hAvAbhAI saMghavI, zrI hariprasAdabhAI bhaTTa vagere sAthe temaNe koI vaktAnuM pravacana rAkhI zakAtuM nathI. temanA vizALa jJAnano kAma kareluM. paraMtu teonI pratibhA pAMgarI eka zikSaka tarIke. sva. boja temanI zailImAM jaNAto nathI. eTale sudhI ke "sAMkhyadarzana' choTubhAI viThalANIe zarU karela phoravarDa skUlanA ja vidyArthI. jevA kaThina viSayane evA vinodI udAharaNa sAthe temaNe rajU tyAM ja zikSaka thayA. temanA hAthe mAtra phoravarDa skUlamAM ja nahIM karyuM. ke pU. morArIbApu paNa A udAharaNa kathAmAM vasaMtabhAInA amarelImAM paNa kalAnA maMDANa thayAM che. nAma sAthe sAMkaLatA rahyA che. zikSaNa-sAMskRtika pravRttio ane temAMye abhinayanA temanA hAthe saMskRta sAhityanI ghaNI mUlyavAna sevA thaI teo samrATa che. pote kuzaLa abhinetA to che ja. 'samAdhi' che. saMskRta sevA samiti ane tevA saMgaThano dvArA teo saMskRtine nAmanuM saLaMga aDhI kalAkanuM gaMbhIra nATaka temanI adAkArInuM utkRSTa udAharaNa che. sAthosAtha A nATakanA lekhana dvArA teo vadhune vadhu lokapriya banAvavA yatna karatA rahyA che. gujarAtamAM eka siddhahasta lekhaka paNa siddha thayA che. gujarAta rAjyakakSAe saMskRta sAhitya akAdamInI racanA thaI tyArathI teo upapramukha dvitIya sthAne AvelA "samAdhi' nATakathI prabhAvita thayelAomAM pade rahyA che. A saMsthA dvArA temaNe saMskRta sAhityanI ghaNI jANItA sAkSaravarya zrI anaMtarAya rAvaLa paNa hatA. zrI moTI sevA karI che. amarelImAM "saMskRta sAhityamAM zrIrAma' ane navalabhAInA AdhyAtmika vicArone mUrtimaMta karatI mahAbhArata 'saMskRta sAhityamAM mAnava' jevA viSayo para temaNe parisaMvAdo AdhArita laghunavala "jyotikaLaza" sAhityakSetre adakeruM sthAna yojyA che. pU. morArIbApu taraphathI chellA pAMca varSathI enAyata meLavI zakI che. thatA vAcaspati puraskAra mATe A varSe temanI pasaMdagI e samagra amarelI mATe gauravano viSaya che. zikSaka-kalAkAra-abhinetA-sAhityakAra navalabhAI vidyArthI ghaDataranI pratyeka pravRttimAM agresara rahyA che. 62-63nA A badhuM kAma karatAM karatAM temaNe jIvanamAM eka uttama varSamAM temane khetANI jaina borDiMganuM kAma soMpAyuM. tyAM temaNe A kArya e karyuM che ke amarelImAM maMdabuddhinA bALako mATe eka suMdara saMsthAnA vidyArthIonAM hRdaya siMhAsana para sthAna prApta karyuM che saMsthA teoe sthApita karI che. ane tenAM saMcAlanamAM teo ejA paNa e akSaNa che. sakriya che. A uparAMta amarelImAM kAryarata "dIkarAnuM ghara' tathA sarvodaya sarasvatI maMdira bAbApuramAM teo sakriya sevAo Ape zikSaNa-kalA-abhinaya-sAhityathI sabhara A jIvanamAM niyatie eka paNa raMga pUravAnuM bAkI rAkhyuM nathI. AvuM che. temanI SaSTipUrti nimitte amarelI roTarI klabe nidhi ekatra karI temanA mAnamAM prativarSa 'prA. DaoN. vasaMtabhAI parIkha bharyuMbhAryuM jIvana jyAre AdhyAtmika urdhvayAtrA tarapha vaLe tyAre kevA utkRSTa parimANa Ape tenuM udAharaNa zrI navalabhAI che. vyAkhyAnamALA'nuM Ayojana karavAnI kAmagIrI svAmI vivekAnaMda vidyAbhAratI TrasTane soMpI che te pravRtti chellA vAnaprasthAzramamAM pravezatA ja emanA jIvanamAM ati mahattvano vaLAMka Avyo. teo eka sAdhaka banyA! je kaSNamUrti ane agiyAra varSathI niyamita cAlI rahI che. ozonuM darzana to temaNe ghaNA varSothI AtmasAta karyuM hatuM. paraMtu navalakAMta lakSmIzaMkara joSI eTale have temaNe zrImad bhagavada gItAne mAdhyama banAvI prathama suratAnI vADIno divya mayUrA vidyArthIothI zarUAta karI ane Aje amarelImAM AdhyAtmika | pravRttinA kendrarUpa vyakti banI gayA che. lagabhaga aDhI dAyakA Aje 78 varSanI vaye paNa satata AdhyAtmika ane Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #806 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cha90 agAu amarelImAM thoDA AzAspada navayuvAnoe zrI araviMda sosAyaTInI zAkhA zarU karI. tyArathI tenA adhyakSapade rahelA zrI navalabhAI joSIne zrI araviMda ane mAtAjInA vicArone satata prasarAvyA che. lAIpha DivAIna hoya ke sAvitrI hoya. zrI araviMdabhAInA kAvyo hoya ke gItAnibaMdho hoya zrI navalabhAI temAM UMDA utarI ane A mahAgraMthone jIjJAsuo samajI zake te bhASA ane zailImAM rajU karavAnuM kAma avirata paNe cAle che. Ama pU. navalabhAInuM mahAmUlu jIvana Aje saMpUrNapaNe AdhyAtmika urdhvayAtrA banI cUkyuM che. nirabhimAnI vyaktitva, prabhAvazALI vANI ane sadAye hAsya relAvato nirdoSa cahero jyAre jyAre najare paDe tyAre tyAre premanI amIvRSTi thatI jovA maLe. IzvaranI asIma kRpA che. temanAM nAnAM putrI svAtibena paNa A kAryamAM temanA pagale gati karI rahyAM che. temanAM dharmapatnI a. sau. bhAnubena sAcA arthamAM sahadharmacAriNI banI temanI pratyeka pravRttimAM sAtha ApI rahyAM che. zrI navalabhAInI preraNAthI sthApita thayela svAmI vivekAnaMda vidyAbhAratI TrasTa chellA traNa dAyakAthI amarelImAM zikSaNa ane saMskAra ghaDataranuM kArya kare che. temanuM nivAsasthAna "nizrA' eka AdhyAtmika kendra banI gayuM che. maNipurI nRtyanI upAsaka jhaverI baeNno bhAratanI uttarapUrvamAM prakRtinI godamAM khelatI, zrIkRSNanI sumadhura baMsIdhvaninA sUramAM rAcatI, mahAbhAratanA sUtradhAra arjuna caraNapAde punita thayelI, pArvatIjInI lAsyanRtyanI garimA vadhAranAra uSAnI janmabhUmi te A sohAmaNI dharatI maNipura, jyAM kRSNanAM varadAne janasamudAya nRtyasaMgItanI ramajhaTamAM lIna rahe che. gauDiya paMthanA vaiSNava anuyAyIo bhaktipUrvaka, aMta:karaNapUrvaka saMgIta nRtyanA mAdhyame sAmAjika dhArmika utsavomAM zrIkRSNarAdhAnI ArAdhanA kare che. bhaktinI ekAgratA, tanmayatA, niSThA temanA kalAmAdhyamamAM pratibiMbita thatAM te samaye samaye vikasatA temAM vividhatA, paripakavatA AvI. bhakti ane kalA sahAdhyAyI thayAM-sAMpratakALamAM A bhakti ane kalAnA saMgamane taTastha rIte jovAM, samajatAM, kalAnA dvAra Adhunika valaNa, vicAra mATe khUlyAM, upalabdha thayAM. muMbaInivAsI eka gujarAtI kuTuMbanI cAra kanyAojhaverI bahenoe zAstrIya maNipurI nartanane potAnuM AjIvana jIvanakArya 1950 thI svIkAryuM-temanA pitA navanItalAla jhaverI tathA mAtA vimaLAbahena strIsvAtaMtrya, strInA vyaktitvane vikasAvavuM pathapradarzaka joIe evI dRDha mAnyatAne lIdhe dikarIonI nRtyapravRttine saharSa, utsAhabhera, sAtha sahakAra, protsAhana ApatA rahyA. traNa henonA pationo paNa sakriya sAthe A pravRttine rahyo. moTAMhena nayanAbahenanA pati suzIla jhaverInA mArgadarzana heThaLa cAre vheno maNipurI nRtyamAM pAraMgata thaI. jagatabharamAM teno pracAra, prasAra chellA pacAsa varSothI karI maNipurI nartanane jagaprasiddha karavAmAM, tene zAstrIya nRtyakaLA tarIke sthApita karavAmAM temano mahad phALo rahyo che. nAnI bahena darzanA hAla A pravRttinI sUtradhAra che. bhAratamAM svataMtratAnI caLavaLa daramyAna gAMdhIjI sAthe ravIndranAtha ThAkuranI paNa samAja para gaharI asara thaI hatI. hiMdanA sAMskRtika vArasAnuM punarutthAna karyuM, ne tene mATe mAna, asmitA gurudeva ravIndranAthe bhAratanamAM jagAvI. A samaye navodita kalAkAro, guruo nRtyanATikAo Adhunika raMgamaMca mATe racavA lAgyA. jhaverIvhenomAMnI be moTI baheno nayanA ane raMjanA A vaheNamAM AkarSAIne nRtyanATikAomAM bhAga levA lAgI. te samaye maNipurI nRtyanA niSNAta guru bipina siMgha muMbaI AvyA ane AvI nRtyanATikAmAM maNipurI nartananI prasaMga tathA pAtra pramANe nartana racanA tathA korIyogrAphI karavA lAgyA. tyAM jhaverI baheno gurU bipina siMghanA saMparkamAM AvyAM. baheno temanA tarapha AkarSAyAM. be nAnI baheno suvarNa tathA darzanA sahita cAra bahenone maNipurI nartananI mArdavatA, mRdutA, lAlitya, nAjukatA, bhaktibhAva, saMyamakSAma paNa pasaMda paDyAM, tenA premamAM paDyAM ne tyArathI te Aja sudhI te nartana ane jhaverI baheno ekabIjAnAM thaIne rahyAM. maNipurI nartana ane jhaverIvyeno ekarUpa thayAM, gaNAyAM. gurUjInI preraNAthI teo maNipura asaMkhyavAra gayAM. tyAMnA gurUo pAse paNa vidyA grahaNa karI, tyAMnA badhA nartananA aMze AtmasAt karyA. gurU bipina siMgha kalAnA punarotthAna samayanA vaheNanAM prathama taravaiyA. temaNe maNipurI kalAnAM UMDANa, gahanatA, suMdaratA, lAlitya pichANyAM. temaNe A kalAsAgaranI gaherAImAM chupAyelAM ratnone zodhavA marajIvIyA jema jhaMpalAvyuM. temaNe AjIvana A khajAnAnAM amUlya ratnone ulecavAnuM, tene ekatrita karavAnuM, tenuM vibhAgIkaraNa karavAnuM, tene maThArI, ghaDIne, pAsA pADIne, suMdara svarUpe peza karavAnuM bIDuM jhaDapyuM ne chellA sATha varSa satata, khaMtapUrvaka, niSThApUrvaka A bhagIratha kArya pAra pADyuM. gurU bipIna siMgha eka anerI vyakti, vidvAna, sarjaka, dUraMdezI, mUThI UMcerA mAnavI che. teomAM grAhyazakti, vizleSaNa zakti, ArapAra nihALavAnI zakti, sUkSma dRSTi, kalAnA aneka Jain Education Intemational Page #807 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 091 pAsAne samajavAnI zakti apAra hatI tethI teo maNipurI gIta saMgItano rasiyo gAyaka nartanane enA zAstrIya aMga sahita agra sthAne lAvI zakyA. udaya majhumadAra Adhunika valaNa, vaijJAnika calana vi. mATe paNa jAgRta hovAthI teo paraMparAgata cAlI AvatI rAsalIlA, saMkIrtanane Adhunika udaya majhumadAre pitA nInu majhumadAra pAsethI sugama raMgamaMcane anurUpa DhALI zakyA ne tene anya zAstrIya saMgItanI tAlIma lIdhI ane mAsTara navaraMga pAsethI zAstrIya nRtyazailIonI samakakSI banAvI zakyA. temanAM saMgIta, nartana saMgItanI tAlIma lIdhI che. uttara pradezanuM lokasaMgIta mAtA sarjane Aje eka navo cIlo pADyo che, navI dizA ughADI che. kaumudI munazI pAsethI meLavyuM che. ThumarInA gaNyA gAMThyA ziSyoe siddhezvarI devIno vAraso jALavI rAkhyo che temAMnA eka teoe cIlAcAlu, zALA-kolejano abhyAsa karyo kaumudI munazI che. hemu gaDhavInAM ziSyA rAjula mahetA pAsethI nahoto paraMtu ApameLe vidvatA prApta karI hatI. temaNe maNipura, udaye gujarAtI lokasaMgItanI tAlIma lIdhI che. udaye poliTIkala kAcAra, tripurAnA aneka guruo pAsethI nRtya tathA saMgItanI sAyansa ane sAyakolojI sAthe bI.e. karyuM che. maukhika paraMparAno saMgraha lakhIne tathA rekorDa karIne karyo ane prAcIna tathA vaiSNava saMgIta zAstrono abhyAsa karI, bannenuM udayano khAsa rasa saMgItano che. buniyAda, hamarAhI, sAmaMjasya karI, zAstrIya tattvone tAravI te pratyeka tattva para khoja, apane Apa, mRtyuMjaya, paraMparA, eka ora mahAbhArata, nRtyaracanA karI. A sarve kArya arthe temane aneka upAdhio, tIra kamAna, pojhITIva heltha zo, gAthA, viruddha, jAdugara, hAla puraskAro, mAna, utkRSTa sthAna sarakAra tathA samAja taraphathI prApta kaisA hai janAbakA vigere hiMdI siriyalomAM saMgIta ApyuM che. thayAM. temanAM atyAra sudhInA sarva kAryomAM jema ke abhyAsa, to gujarAtI siriyalomAM paNa saMgIta ApyuM che. dA.ta. dhUpachAMva, saMzodhana, saMgraha, sarjanamAM muMbaInI cAra jhaverI bhaginIno satata vinAyaka, AgaMtUka, anurAdhA, cala cakra, pArakI thApaNa, kumArI sakriya sAtha rahyo che. pacAsa varSanA teonA sahaca maNipurI gaMgubAI nona-meTrika. marAThI siriyala durgAmAM paNa saMgIta nartanane eka navo vega, unmeza maLyo che. temaNe zAstrIya nRtya pradarzana, kAryakramo pUrA hiMdamAM temaja jagatabharanAM aneka dezomAM 'lAla salAma" (2002) ane "kucha nA kaho" (2003) chellA pacAsa varSathI Apela che. teoe maNipurI nartananA UMDA philmamAM pArthasaMgIta ApyuM che. abhyAsa mATe 8 varSano abhyAsakrama nizcita karela che, je pAMkha vagaranAM pArevAM gujarAtI philmanAM gIto rekorDa emanI saMsthA maNipurI nartanAlaya muMbaI, kalakattA ane karyA che. imphAlamAM temaja anya saMsthAomAM zIkhavADAya che. maNipurI keTalAMka nATakomAM paNa saMgIta ApyuM che, jevAM ke-rezama nartananAM saMrakSaNa, prasAraNa, pracAra, vistAra arthe emanI DaMkha, lajjA tane mArA sama, lagana gADuM cAle ADuM, marIjha. saMsthAo dvArA kArya cAle che. saMzodhananA phaLa rUpe aneka pustako paNa chApyAM che. nartanane lagatA vaiSNava zAstro, maNipuranA gurUo , udaya majhumadAra 1990 thI "kalAsaMgama' ane vaMdanA pAse maLatI hastapratonuM mudraNa, tenuM saMkalana, tenA abhyAsanuM desAInA kAryakramo sAthe saMlagna che. vArSika navarAtri kAryakramomAM tAratamya vagerene paNa chapAvavAmAM Avela che. jhaverI baheno tathA saMgIta Ape che. temanA kalAkAra vRnda maNipurI nartananuM vizleSaNAtmaka pradarzana junAgaDhamAM narasiMha mahetA evorDa rAjendra zAhane apAyo paNa Thera Thera, zALAomAM koleja, TI.vI.mAM karela che. temanAM tyAre yojAyelA kAryakramanuM saMcAlana karyuM hatuM te uparAMta gujarAtI maNipurI kSetre AjIvana, sarvAgI kArya, prayAsa, mATe temane sugama saMgIta phAunDezanano pahelo zo sUrata khAte yojAyo hato bahuvid upAdhi, puraskAra, bahumAna prApta thayAM che. saddagata moTA tenuM saMgIta Ayojana paNa karyuM hatuM. vhena nayanAbahena tathA temanAM sauthI nAnAM bahena darzanAbenane udaye myujhika Albama paNa taiyAra karyA che, jevAM kesarakAranAM zreSTha evosa, padavIo enAyata karavAmAM Avela zyAma dhUna, rAmadhUna (hiMdImAM), AratImaMgala, bhagavadgItA che. zAstrIya maNipurI nartananA itihAsamAM gurU bipina siMgha komenTI sAthe, apanI bahenone sAtha aura sakhIyoke saMga (nArI temaja cAre jhaverI bleno nayanA, raMjanA, suvarNA tathA darzanAnuM ekatA mATenAM gIto), zrImannArAyaNa dhUna, sukhazAMti, vAstu anokhuM kArya suvarNa akSare aMkita raheze. zAMti, durgA caMDIpATha, kizorI gIta. ApaNuM che. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #808 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 092 gujarAtImAM garabe ghUmo nara nAra; sarakhI sahelI garabAnI raMgachoLa, rAsa rAjezvara kanaiyo, garabe guMje gujarAta, aMbAjI yAtrA, oNm namaH zivAya 'kaba taka pUkAruM' siriyalanAM gIto gAyAM, 'jhalajhalA' philmamAM klAImeksa gIta, 'hamarAhI' sirIyalanuM TAITala gIta, gujarAtI philma mANasAInA dIvA'nuM gIta gAyuM. evorDa ane inAmo : udaya majhUmadArane gujarAtI philma 'mANasAInA dIvA'mAM gIta gAvA mATe gujarAta sarakArano evorDa maLyo che. 'buniyAda'mAM saMgIta mATe sTAra enDa sTAIlanI TrophI maLI che. sitAra vAdaka paMDita araviMda parIkha bhAratanA AgaLa paDatA sitAra vAdakomAM araviMda parIkha mokhare che. chellAM 50 varSathI saMgItanI duniyA sAthe saMkaLAyelA che. araviMda parIkha, ustAda vilAyata khAMnA paTTaziSya che, vilAyata khAM, indAda khAM ane iTAvA gharAnAnA sitAra ane sUrabahAra saMgItanA ustAda hatA. araviMdabhAI parIkha saMgItakAra uparAMta saMgItanA sAdhaka paNa che ane anya saMgItakArone paNa eTaluM ja mAna Ape che. hiMdustAnI zAstrIya saMgItanA bhAratamAM ane paradezamAM pracAra ane prasAra mATe araviMdabhAI parIkhano mahattvano phALo che. saMgItakAra tarIke araviMdabhAI, vilAyata khAnanI paraMparA ane DhabatI asalI nipaja gaNAya che. temaNe bhAratamAM ane paradezamAM saMgItanA moTA jalasAmAM potAno phALo Apyo che. temanA kansarTa mATe pazcima eziyA, cheka pUrvanA dezo ane osTreliyAno pravAsa kheDyo che. yuneskonI AMtararASTrIya myujhika kAunsilanA upapramukha tarIke 1994-'97nA gALA mATe temanI nimaNUMka thaI hatI. atyAre teo bhAratIya upakhaMDanA ko-orDineTara tarIke (yuneskonI myujhika kAunsilanA) kAmagIrI bajAve che. 1997'98mAM gujarAta sarakAranI saMgIta nATaka akAdamI taraphathI araviMdabhAI parIkhane gaurava puraskAra enAyata thayo hato. 2003mAM saMgIta nATaka akAdamIno kendrIya evorDa sitAra vAdya mATe maLyo hato. araviMdabhAI parIkhe 'myujhika phorama' nI Thera Thera sthApanA karI che. jyAM saMgItanAM vividha pAsAMo aMge tathA saMgItanA pathapradarzaka sthAna vize carcA vicAraNA karI zakAya. AvAM 'myujhika zerama' muMbaI, kalakattA, cennAI ane navI dilhImAM kAryarata che. temAM kalAkAro, vyavasthApako, saMgItanA vivecako, yunivarsiTInA saMgIta zikSako, ola inDiyA reDiyonA DepyuTI DirekTara janarala, dUradarzananA DirekTara, prAdezika DirekTara vigereno A phoramamAM samAveza karavAmAM Avyo che. AI.TI.sI.-saMgIta risarca akAdamInA TrasTI, DAyarekTara tarIke araviMdabhAI parIkha vesTarna inDiyAnA ceramena paNa che. vArSika AMtararASTrIya seminAramAM dezavidezanA saMgItakAro joDAya che e eka virala ghaTanA gaNAya che. kizorI parIkha sitAravAdaka araviMda parIkhanAM patnI kizorIbenanuM vatana gujarAtamAM paNa janma ane uchera muMbaImAM thayo hato. nAnapaNathI nRtyano zokha. zAstrIya saMgItanI sAdhanA karI. 1949mAM araviMda parIkha sAthe lagna thayAM. bipina siMhA ane amulI sIMga pAse maNipurI nRtyanI tAlIma lIdhI hatI. yazavaMtarAya purohita pAse be varSa sudhI saMgItanI tAlIma lIdhI. ustAda vilAyatakhAMne pAMca varSa sudhI tAlIma ApI. te uparAMta phaiyAjha ahamada ane niyAjha ahamada pAse tAlIma lIdhI ane saMgItanA ghaNA kAryakramo karyA. yuropa, yu.esa.e., keneDA, jApAnamAM paNa saMgItanA kAryakramo ApyA. sAthe sAthe citrakaLAno zokha paNa keLavAyo. DijhAIna, raMga, TaoNna ane phormamAM AgavI dRSTi keLavI. temane be bALako che. zrImati madhubena DI. pAThaka' gAyakavADI rAjya - amarelImAM saMskArI-khAnadAna brAhmaNavyavasAya kuTuMbamAM sAla 1925mAM thayo. bahoLuM kuTuMba suMdara samajaNa-samAdhAnavRtti sahaja rIte maLI rahI ane e jamAnA pramANe abhyAsa paNa 9th std. sudhI karavAnuM sadbhAgya maLela. ane 1944mAM mAtra 19 varSanI vaye evA ja vastArI susaMskRta pAThaka kuTuMbamAM amarelInA ja vatanI zrI dhIrajalAla pAThaka sAthe lagna thayAM. ane tyArabAda "kAmANI enjIniyarIMga varksa'mAM nokarI mATe jayapura gayAM ane emanA kuTuMbamAM dareka puruSane mAnabharI nokarI '"kAmANI''mAM maLI gaI. ane suMdara samaya jayapuramAM vividha kAryakramo temaja thoDI samAjasevA temaja potAnI aMgata kalA saMgItano sadupayoga karavAmAM vItI gayo. ane lagabhaga 5 varSa bAda 1949mAM nokarImAM badalI maLI Page #809 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 093 pratibhAo muMbaImAM ane basa ahIM to ophIsanI aMdara rahela nAnuM sevAbIja phUlIphAlIne vaTavRkSa banI gayuM che enA AMtarika temaja bAhya AnaMdanI saMtoSakAraka bhInI lAgaNIthI atyAre eTalA ja sakriya rIte samaya pasAra karI rahyA che.. mahilA maMDaLa aMdherInI sthApanA 1932mAM thaI hatI. khuba ja nAnA pAyA para paNa kartavyaniSTha vhenonA utsAha sAthe...e maMDaLamAM madhubena aMdherImAM ja sthAyI hatAM eTale membara thayAM ane turata ja ekavarSa bAda sekreTarIno hoddo saMbhALI lIdho. je 30 varSa sudhI saMpUrNa pUrepUrI kAryavAhI sAthe nibhAvyo ane tyArathI Aja sudhI presIDenTa che. emanAM AvakArya kAryo : saMsthAnI potAnI jagyA banAvI lagabhaga 800 co.phUTano phleTa che. dareka jAtanI Adhunika sagavaDatA sAthe. ane eka kalAka paNa khAlI nathI paDato eTalA klAsIsa cAle che. atyAre jemAM khUba ja bahenone madadarUpa thavAnA dhyeya sAthe ja rAhata dare ja thoDuM rent levAya che. aneka baheno pagabhara thaI gaI che ane thaI rahI che. ila para ThaMDApANInI paraba cAle che. 24 kalAka-temaja chAza kendra paNa avirata cAle che. musApharone khUba ja ThaMDaka rahe che. tyAMnA cokanuM nAma "mahilA maMDaLa aMdherI coka" rAkhavAnuM kAma paNa emaNe ja karyuM che. lallubhAI pArkamAM 12 bencIjha mUkAvyA che ane nAnAM moTAM Donezana dara varSe laI Ave che. phI silAIklAsa cAle-phI homiyopathika davAkhAnuM-phI ekyuprezara TrITamenTa to che ja. sAthe anekavidha pravRttio cAle che maMDaLamAM jeno badho ja yaza madhubenane jAya che. gharamAM paNa patinI sevA eTalI ja karI. dikarAvahune temaja pautrapautrIne paNa potAnA pAlavamAM premathI sthAna ApI pAThaka kuTuMbamAM paNa gauravabharyuM sthAna pAmyA che ane aMdherInI jarUrI-garIba vhenonA to "mA" banI rahyAM che ane chelle annadAnanA moTA projekTa hAtha dharyA che. ane kahe che A mArA kamiTi membarsa vhenonA athAgaakhaMDa sAtha sahakAra vagara huM kaMI ja nA karI zakI hota. khUba suMdara kArya karatA raho ane dirdhAyu ho. sarvazreSTha bhAratIya saMskRtinuM vizvane eka maulika pradAna che maMdiro : A maMdiro jIvananI zuSkatAne khaMkherIne : jIvanane rasasabhara kare che, sUkI-vairAna jiMdagImAM sajIva sauMdarya bakSatI e amUlya jaDIbuTTI che. tethI ja koIpaNa yuganA mANasa che ! mATe maMdiro anivArya raheze. pa. ma. devAsAgajI ma. E - , dain Education Intermational Jain Education Intemational Page #810 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 graMtha prakAzana pravRtinA praNetAo --DaoN. punitA aruNa harSe pathapradarzaka jIvamAtranI anivAryatA eTale pratyAyana. potAnI vAtane vyakta karavA pratyeka jIvanI AgavI abhivyakti che. manuSya atibuddhimAnI prANI hovAne kAraNe teNe kALakrame anekavidha mAdhyamo vikasAvyAM che. mudraNa-prakAzana temAMnuM Adhunika sAdhana che. Isu pUrve 25 varSa agAu 'pepirasa skrola' para lakhAyela lakhANane prathama pustaka kahI zakAya. tyArapachI mudraNakalAno je vikAsa thayo e itihAsa che. jANavAnI eSaNA ane mAhitagAra rahevAnI anivAryatAe prakAzana vyavasAyane janma Apyo che. chApakAmanI zarUAta cInamAM thaI. tyArabAda yuropanA dezomAM ane pachI ghaNI moDI bhAratamAM AvI. bhAratamAM 1556mAM govAmAM paheluM prinTIMga presa nAkhavAmAM AvyuM. tyArabAda prAdezika bhASAmAM prakAzanapravRtti zarU thaI. yazavaMta mahetA saMpAdita pustaka 'ardhazatAbdInuM avalokana' pustakamAM ratilAla zAhe prakAzana kSetre' prakaraNomAM prakAzanapravRtti aMge vistArathI noMdha lakhI che. gujarAtanI prakAzanapravRtti aMge temanuM mAnavuM che ke, dezanA pachAta pradezonI sarakhAmaNImAM gujarAtano prakAzana vyavasAya ocho-nahIMvat che. gujarAtamAM cAra-pAMca zaheromAM daseka nAnAM ane daseka moTAM prakAzano che, jeo vArSika Azare 1000 pustako (riprinTa sahita) bahAra pADe che. sAmAnya rIte 1 pustakanI eka hajAra nakala prakAzaka chApe che. gujarAta dezanuM AgaLa paDatuM rAjya hovA chatAM chellAM keTalAMya varSothI navo prakAzaka umerAyo nathI.'' tema chatAM gujarAtamAM keTalIka ativizvasanIya prakAzana saMsthAo zaikSaNika-binazaikSaNika pustakaprakAzako tathA dhyeyaniSTha prakAzakonI eka aitihAsika paraMparA paNa gujarAtamAM che. navanIta prakAzana, Ara. Ara. zeTha, gurjara, navajIvanathI zarU thaIne imeja pablikezana sudhI vistarelI gujarAtanI prakAzana pravRtti aMge vigate vAta......lekhamALAmAMthI ja maLaze. A lekhamALAnA lekhaka DaoN. punitA harSe gujarAta vidyApIThanA patrakAratva ane samUha pratyAyana vibhAgamAM sevA Ape che. zikSaNa levA-devAnAM varSo daramyAna teo 'navajIvana TrasTa' ane gujarAta vidyApIThanI prakAzanapravRttithI paNa paricita thayAM che. zikSaNakSetre kArakirdI apanAvI e agAu teo "dha TAimsa oNpha InDiyA' (gujarAtI) ane " jayahinda jevAM dainiko sAthe kAma karI cUkyAM hovAne lIdhe saMpAdana, prakAzanano anubhava dharAve che. jethI gujarAtanI prakAzanapravRtti aMge teo sArI rIte lakhI zakyAM che. patrakAratvane lagatAM temanAM traNa pustako (1) 'samaya : eka adhyayana', (M.Phil.mAM zodhinabaMdha) jillAkakSAnA patrakAratva saMdarbhe ('samaya'surendranagara jillAnuM sAptAhika samAcArapatra che. (2) 'bhAratIya janasaMparkanA pitAmaha mahAtmA gAMdhI' ane (3) 'gujarAtI akhabAro ane nArI cetanA' (pI.eca.DI.no zodhanibaMdha). taduparAMta patrakAratvanAM hindI-aMgrejI pustakomAM paNa temaNe prakaraNa, adhikaraNa lakhyAM che. temanA mArgadarzanamAM traNa vidyArthI ema.phila. thaI cUkyA che. pustaka paricayalekhana, vyaktitvaparicaya-caritra lekhana, mulAkAtalekhana, ahevAlalekhana temanA lekhana mATenAM manapasaMda kSetra che. nATaka, philmo ane paraMparAgata mAdhyamone teo pratyAyananA vadhu sabaLa mAdhyamo gaNe che. temanuM kahevuM che ke, "samUha mAdhyamonuM vAcALapaNuM ane vAkpaTutApaNuM mANasanuM magaja mAhitIthI bharI de che-paNa-tenA mananI zAMti haNI le che." punitAbahenane dhanyavAda. --saMpAdaka Page #811 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 995 navanIta pablikezansa (inDiyA) limiTeDa ja A 'eDavAnDa DikSanarI'nI prastAvanA ne samayanA mUrdhanya jIvanathI itihAsa sarjatA Adityo sAhityakAra tathA bhAratIya vidyAbhavananA kulapati zrI kanaiyAlAla munazIe lakhI che. (A loko saphaLa kema thayA?) A DikSanarI traNa varSe chapAI. vecAI gaI. navI AvRtti moTI rAyaNa-kacchanA vatanI rAmajIbhAI gAlAnuM sAta thaI ane pachI to anya nAnI-moTI DikSanarIonI zRMkhalA dIkarA, eka dIkarI tathA pote ane patnI ema bahoLuM kuTuMba. sarjAI gaI! Ama, maMDANa thayAM saphaLatAnAM. saphaLatAnAM sopAna vatana choDIne muMbaImAM vaselA. bhAgIdArImAM kariyANAnI dukAna caDavAmAM have saraLatA AvI. hiMmata vadhI, utsAha vadhyo. jema calAve. koI vAte bhAgIdAro sAthe matabheda thatAM cAlu dukAna jema mUDI AvatI gaI, tema tema jANe musIbato paNa madada choDI devI paDI. rAmajIbhAI jANe saparivAra phUTapAtha para AvI karavA lAgI! paDyA! bekArI, bhUkha, saMgharSa ane svamAnano bhaMga! AghAtano puruSArthanI AMgaLI pakaDIne badhA bhAIoe "navanIta kSaya rAmajIbhAIne gaLato gayo. prakAzana' nAme prakAzana saMsthA sthApI. apekSito, gAiDo ne dIkarIne to nAnI vaye sAsare vaLAvI hatI. patinA anya zaikSaNika prakAzano taiyAra thavA mAMDyAM. zAkha vadhavA mAMDI. avasAna pachI mA lAkhaNIbAIe kacchanAM dhIMgAM pANI pIdhAM vidyArthIomAM "navanIta' atyaMta priya thaI paDyuM. muMbaImAM paNa hatAM eTale khamIra batAvyuM. badhA dIkarAone pAMkhamAM laI hUMpha "navanItabhavana' UbhuM thayuM. tyAM bIjA be bhAIo amaracaMdatathA hiMmata baMdhAvI, potAnI eka mAtra mUDI evAM thoDAM cAMdInAM bhAI tathA DuMgarazIbhAI kAma karavA lAgyA. harakhacaMdabhAI ghareNAM moTA be putrone ApI dIdhAM, je vecIne dIkarAoe "dhanalAla bradharsa' saMbhALavA lAgyA. dhanajIbhAIe adhUro rahelo prinsesa sTrITamAM eka dAdara nIce khAMcAmAM pustakonI nAnI abhyAsa pUro karyo. e paNa AMkhanA DaoNkTara tarIke muMbaInA dukAna meLavI. 'dhanajI' ane 'lAlajI' uparathI "dhanalAla bradharsa giragAMva vistAramAM sthAyI thayA. pAchaLathI zrI harakhacaMdabhAI nAma ApyuM. dhanajIbhAI dukAne besIne pustako vece ne muMbaI choDI parivAra sahita amadAvAda AvI vasyA. lAlajIbhAI thelAmAM pustako bharIne ghera ghera vecavA jAya. jUnAM zAMtibhAIe prakAzana vibhAga saMbhALI lIdho. pAThyapustako pastIvALA pAsethI kharIdI lAvI tene bAinDiMga Ama badhA bhAIo bhegA maLIne A saMsthAnA utthAna karAvIne sAva ochI kiMmate garIba vidyArthIone sulabha karavAnI mATe parasevo sIMcavA lAgyA. zubha zarUAta A bhAIoe karI. bahoLA kuTuMbane duHkhamAM eka sUtre jALavI rAkhanAra zrI sagAMvahAlAM to mAM pheravI gayAM hatAM, paNa vaLI koI lAlajIbhAInI samaja hatI ke sukhamAM saune eka sUtre jALavavA harino lAla maLI paNa jAya! Ama bhaNatara ochuM, paNa muzkela che. temaNe umaMgabhera bhAIone paraNAvIne darekane judA gaNatara vadhatuM gayuM. anubhava vadhato gayo. parizrama vadhato gayo, rahevA jaNAvyuM, jethI aMtarano bhAva sacavAya ne vyavasAyamAM ne bhAgyanuM caNatara thavA mAMDyuM. koI kSati na Ave. mAtA lAkhaNIbAI tathA eka yuvAna bhAInAM avasAnathI A vizALa vaDalAnA mobhI lAlajIbhAInAM patnI bhAIo thoDA lAcAra banI gayA hatA, paNa AvI ApattimAMthI tejabAI avasAna pAmyAM. khuda lAlajIbhAIne kIDanI tathA ja saMyama, sahanazIlatA, dhairya vadhatAM gayAM. pracaMDa AtmavizvAsa kamaLAnA roge jakaDI lIdhA. potAnA bhAIonA laherAtA tathA bhagIratha puruSArtha manuSyane haMmezAM vijaya ja apAve che. vaDalAnI chAMyamAM saMtoSa sAthe lAlajIbhAI vidAya thayA. Aje kSayanI bimArI hovA chatAM lAlajIbhAIe eka mahAna vikaTa to "navanIta pablikezansa (inDiyA) limiTeDa' saMsthA bhAratanI kArya pakaDyuM. e jamAnAmAM moTI DikSanarI maLatI nahotI. tyAre pramukha prakAzana saMsthA che. zreSTha guNavattA dharAvatAM paNa taddana mAtra pAMca aMgrejI copaDI bhaNelA lAlajIbhAIe seMkaDo ochI kiMmatanA asaMkhya prakAzano pragaTa karatI A mAtabara DikSanarIonuM dohana karIne sAta varSanA aMte pacAsa hajAra saMsthAne temanA bhAIo tathA teonA dIkarAo maLIne Akho enTrIo tathA doDha lAkha zabdonA arthathI sabhara eka navI ja "gAlA parivAra' lAlajIbhAInA Adarzo jIvita rAkhIne, eka tarAhanI DikSanarI jAte ja taiyAra karI. okasapharDa DikSanarI jevI ja niSThA ane khaMta sAthe calAvI rahyA che. Jain Education Intemational Page #812 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A saMsthAnA atyAre cAra hajAra jeTalAM prakAzano vividha bhASAmAM che. lagabhaga eka hajAra sAtaso uparAMta mANaso emAM kAma karI rahyAM che. amadAvAda tathA muMbaImAM enAM vizALa bhavanomAM vahIvaTI kAryAlayo cAle che. bhAratabharamAM eka mAtra adyatana presa "navanIta' pAse che. SAP jevI adyatana kayUTara sisTama emAM kAryarata che. A 'navanIta pablikezansa (inDiyA) limiTeDa saMsthA svayaM eka pracaMDa puruSArtha, zuddha nIti, Adarza vyavahAru saMcAlanazailI, ADaMbararahita ane nirahaMkArabharyA jIvananuM jIvaMta maMdira che! (saujanya : zrI yaza rAya saraLatAthI saphaLatA') Ara. Ara. zeThanI kaMpanI zrI bhUrAbhAI zeThathI ciMtana zeTha sudhI.. vIsamI sadInI zarUAtamAM saurASTramAMthI ghaNA sAhasavIro gujarAta, madhyagujarAta, dakSiNa gujarAta ane muMbaI sudhI vyApAra arthe nIkaLyA hatA. temAMnA bhUrAbhAI zeThanuM nAma paNa eTalA ja AdarathI levuM paDe. muMbaInI prinsesa sTrITathI temaNe pustaka vikretA, mudrakaprakAzaka tarIkenI kArakirdI zarU karI. temaNe aneka lekhako, anuvAdakone sAthe laIne prakAzana pravAsanI zarUAta karI. 2. va. desAI temanA zarUAtanA kALanA ane sauthI mahattvanA lekhaka hatA. te uparAMta temanI sAthe munzIjI, vi. sa. khAMDekara, harIndra dave, peTalIkara, raghuvIra caudharI, bhoLAbhAI, ilAbahena, varSAbahena, mahaMmada mAMkaDa, dilIpa rANapurA, ramaNalAla sonI, harIza nAyaka jevA aneka lekhako-anuvAdakonuM ojasvI maMDaLa hatuM. 1960nI AsapAsa teo amadAvAda AvyA. 2004nI zarUAtamAM temaNe navI dukAna paNa zarU karI. Ara. Ara. zeThanI kaMpanI bhagatabhAInA hAthomAM sacavAI ane vistAra pAmI che. hAlamAM bhagatabhAInA dIkarA ciMtanabhAI zeThanA yuvA hAthamAM paraMparAne saMbhALIne samayAnusAra pheraphAro karI Ara. Ara. zeThanI kaMpanIne AgaLa vadhAravAnI javAbadArI AvI paDI che. A kaMpanInuM potAnuM mukhapatra "udgAra' nAme ghaNAM varSothI niyamita rIte prakAzita thAya che. ena. ema. tripAThI gujarAtI bhASAnI jANItI thayelI pahelAMnA samayanI navalakathA "sarasvatIcaMdra'nA prakAzaka eTale ena. ema. tripAThInI prakAzana kaMpanI. govardhanarAma tripAThInA bhAIo dvArA pathapradarzaka e divasomAM A kaMpanInI zarUAta thaI. aMdAje 1886nI AsapAsa bhAga-1 pragaTa thayo. e jamAnAmAM lekhako jAte pustaka prakAzita karatAM. gujarAtI sAhityamAM harIndra dave ane dhIrubahena paTelanAM pustakone temaNe prakAzita karyA che. vIsamI sadInI adhavacathI temanuM valaNa badalAyuM ane teo kAyadAnAM pustakonA prakAzana tarapha vaLyA. emAMya ghaNuM karIne aMgrejI bhASAmAM prakAzita karavA lAgyA. Ama, gujarAtI bhASAmAM prakAzanapravRttinI zarUAtanA e divasonI mahattvanI prakAzana saMsthA Aje gujarAtI bhASAmAM prakAzano bhAgye ja kare che. jIvaNalAla amarazI mahetA vIsamI sadInA bIjA dAyakAthI vIsamI sadInA pAMcamA dAyakA vacce A prakAzana, saMsthA zarU thaI vistarI ane vikAsa pAmI. amadAvAdanI mahattvanI gaNAtI A prakAzana saMsthAe yazodhara mahetAnAM pustako pragaTa karelAM. AjhAdI AMdolanane lagatAM pustakono e samayagALo A prakAzana saMsthA mATe suvarNakALa hato. AjhAdI maLI gayA pachI sAThanA dasakA sudhImAM A saMsthA ghasAtI cAlI. atyAre tenI hayAtI aMgenI koI khAtarI maLatI nathI. - harihara pustakAlaya-surata vIsamI sadInI zarUAtathI-mahetAnA prayatnothI ane tyArabAda athAka mahenatathI zarU thayelI-TakelI A saMsthA surata ane da. gujarAtanA lekhako mATe moTuM mathaka banI rahI. navAInI vAta e che ke, uttara gujarAtanA pannAlAla paTelanI 'maLelA jIva'ne prakAzita karanAra prathama prakAzaka eTale harihara pustakAlaya. A prakAzana saMsthAe dakSiNa gujarAtanA lekhakonI navalakathAo, vArtAsaMgraho, nibaMdho vagere jevA sAhityaprakAranuM prakAzana karyuM che. sastuM sAhityavardhaka kAyaliya (bhikSu akhaMDAnaMdajI) bhikSu akhaMDaAnaMdajIe 1921mAM sastuM sAhityavardhaka kAryAlayanI sthApanA karI. zarUAtamAM temanuM dhyeya vArtAo, anuvAdo ane vizvasAhityane potAnI rIte vadhumAM vadhu loko sudhI pahocADI te mATenuM hatuM. temaNe dhArmika sAhitya paNa ghaNuM chapAvyuM ane gheraghera pahoMcatuM karyuM hatuM. zarUAtamAM teo mukhya Jain Education Intemational Page #813 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo oeo traNa prakAranAM pustako-vArtAo, anuvAdo ane vizvasAhityanuM 'navajIvana' saddhara bane te mATe saradAra paTele ApelI salAha prakAzana karatA. temaNe prakAzita karelA keTalAMka anuvAdanAM mujaba, thoDI vadhu mahenata karIne nirdoSa rastAo laIne, pustako DAberI vicArasaraNInA paNa hatAM. pachInAM varSomAM A maryAdAnI bahAra jaIne paNa, devuM patAvI devuM" e mAnIne prakAzana saMsthA dhArmika pustakonAM prakAzana tarapha vaLI. Ayurveda 'navajIvana' svAvalaMbI ane saMpanna thayuM che ane supere cAle che. tarapha temanuM vizeSa kheMcANa rahyuM ane te aMgenuM prakAzanakArya paNa dhanajIbhAI ane thayuM. 1946 pachI "akhaMDa AnaMda' nAme mAsika zarU thayuM, jenA prathama saMpAdaka tarIke 'sopAna' mohanalAla mahetA hatA. "akhaMDa navabhArata sAhitya maMdira-amadAvAda, AnaMda' te jamAnAnuM atyaMta vizvAsapAtra ane pArivArika vAcana gurjara parivAranA pitarAI dhanajIbhAI pI. zAha gaNAtuM hatuM. 1980 nA dAyakA pachI TrasTa hovAne lIdhe ke anya gurjaramAM ja taiyAra thayA. tAlIma pAmyA. ghaDAyA. 1960mAM koI kAraNosara "akhaMDaAnaMda' nabaLuM paDyuM. have, vaLI pAchuM te svataMtra vyavasAya karavAne sAru muMbaI gayA. muMbaImAM prinsesa TaTTAra thayuM che ane niyamita prakAzita thAya che. sTrITamAM phUTapAtha para eka darajInI kebinanI pAse eka bAMkaDo navajIvana prakAzana maMdira-mudraNAlaya mUkI temAM pustako mUkI vecavAnI zarUAta karI. gujarAtI bhASAnA vAcanapremIo e divasomAM muMbaImAM moTI indulAla yAjJika-gAMdhIjIthI jitendra desAI sudhI saMkhyAmAM maLI rahetA hovAne kAraNe temano vyavasAya sthira thavA 'navajIvana' sAptAhikano prAraMbha kevI rIte thayo te lAgyo. dhIme dhIme sArA divaso majabUta manobaLa tathA sakhata gAMdhIjInA zabdomAM joIe : parizramanA pariNAme muMbaImAM ja temanI be dukAno thaI. "paNa aMgrejI mAraphate prajAne satyAgrahanI tAlIma kema amadAvAdamAM cAra dukAno thaI. "bukazelpha' nAmano aMgrejI ApI zakAya? gujarAtamAM mArA kAryanuM mukhyakSetra hatuM. bhAI pustakono sTola paNa thayo. nAnAbhAI prAgajIbhAInA dIkarAo indulAla e vakhate te ja ToLImAM hatA. temanA hAthamAM mAsika paNa Aja vyavasAyamAM joDAyA ane navabhArata sAhitya maMdira 'navajIvana ane satya' hatuM....A chApuM bhAI indulAle mane soMpyuM eka moTA jUtha tarIke prakAzana vyavasAyamAM astitva dharAve che. temAM kAma karavAnuM mAthe lIdhuM. A mAsikane sAptAhika' karyuM." navabhArata sAhitya maMdira pAse hAlamAM caMdrakAMta bakSI, Ama, mAsika "navajIvana ane satya' 1919nA priyakAnta parIkha, dinakara joSI, kundanikA kApaDiyA, azvinI sapTembaranI 7mI tArIkhathI gAMdhIjInA taMtrIpaNA nIce sAptAhika bhaTTa, maDiyA ane harikisana mahetA tathA rasika mahetA jevA 'navajIvana' tarIke nIkaLavA lAgyuM. pachI to 'navajIvana lekhako che. temanuM Book Shelf nAmanuM mukhapatra paNa bahAra sAmayika'mAMthI 'navajIvana' saMsthA-prakAzana maMdira-mudraNAlaya paDe che. bALako mATenuM jJAnagammata pIrasatuM sAmAyika zrI vasaMta tarIke vikasyuM ane AjhAdI AMdolananA bhAgarUpe teNe aneka rAmAnuja saMbhALe che jyAre "bALa-vinoda' nAmanuM sAmayika caDatI paDatIno sAmano karyo. harIza nAyaka saMbhALe che. mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe temanAM tamAma lakhANonA vArasahaka navayuga prakAzana-rAjakoTa 'navajIvana'ne ApyA hovAthI navajIvana mudraNAlaya AjhAdI maLI guNavaMtarAya AcAryanAM pustakonA prakAzaka tarIke jANItuM gayA pachI, gAMdhIpatro, harijanapatro baMdha thaI gayA pachI paNa navayuga prakAzana madhyamakakSAnA prakAzaka tarIke oLakhAya che. cAlatuM rahyuM. 'navajIvana'nI dhImI chatAM makkama gatine mahAdeva aitihAsika ane sAmAjika pustakonA prakAzaka tarIke teo desAI, maganabhAI, mohanalAla bhaTTa, indulAla yAjJika, jANItA che. guNavaMtarAya AcArya uparAMta temaNe mohanalAla zaMkaralAla beMkara, svAmI AnaMda, jIvaNajI desAI, kizoralAla cUnIlAla dhAmI, devazaMkara mahetA, niraMjana varmA ane jayamalla mazarUvAlA, ThAkorabhAI desAI vagereno majabUta Teko maLyo. A paramAranAM pustako chApyAM che. paraMparA jitendra desAI sudhI laMbAI. anaDA prakAzana-amadAvAda navajIvana prakAzana maMdiranI yojanA 1923mAM ghaDAI. je aMtargata gAMdhI sAhityano pracAra-prasAra karavo te TharAvAyuM. ratanazI pu. anaDAe vIsamI sadImAM zarUAtamAM anaDA Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #814 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 098 pathapradarzaka prakAzananI zarUAta karI hatI. tyArabAda bharatabhAI anaDA ane ophisanA meDA upara moTo hola bAMdhyo che, jyAM surata zaheranI choTubhAI anaDAnA hAthomAM A prakAzanagRhano vistAra thayo. sAhityane lagatI nAnI-moTI tamAma pravRttio thAya che. prakAzananA zarUAtanAM varSothI temaNe sAhityanA pustakonA sureza dalAla-imeja pablikezana prakAzanathI dUra rahevAnuM nakkI karyuM hatuM. temaNe pAThyapustakane sahAyaka pustakonuM prakAzana karyuM che. '70nA dAyakAmAM ophaseTa gujarAtImAM suMdara prakAzana kema na thAya? A vicArabIja prinTiMga pracalita banyuM. e samayamAM teo raMgIna pustikAnA imeja pablikezananuM che. kavi, vivecaka, zikSaNazAstrI zrI sureza prakAzanamAM joDAyA. je mATe temaNe inkAprakAzananI sahAya lIdhI dalAle majabUta bAMdhaNI, svaccha chapAI ane suMdara citronI hatI. zarUAtanAM varSomAM temaNe ratilAla sAM. nAyaka, caMdra, rajanI madadathI dhyAna kheMce tevAM prakAzano chApavAM zarU karyA. hAlamAM vyAsanAM pustako prakAzita karyA. jemAM 111 garavA nivRtta nyAyAdhIza zrI maheza daveno sAtha temane sAMpaDyo che ane gujarAtIo', "gujarAtanI asmitA' vadhu jANItAM che. 88 temaNe anekavidha saMkalanonuM prakAzana, puna:prakAzana hAtha dharyuM che. varSanI vaye choTukAkAnI sakriyatAthI anaDA prakAzana jIvaMta che. gujarAta-muMbaInI jANItI prakAzana pravRtti paricaya pustikA'nAM teo gujarAtI lekhakonuM mukhapatra "lekhaka ane lekhana' paNa saMpAdana-prakAzananuM kAma hAlamAM teo saMbhALe che. imeja prakAzita kare che. pablikezana eka bhaviSyanI saMsthA che. nAnubhAI nAyakanuM sAhityasaMgama, sarata paricaya-pustikA, paricaya TrasTa, muMbaI, | 'abIlagulAla' megejhinathI gujarAtanI vaDIlamaMDaLI zrI vADIlAla DagalI bhAgyeja ajANa che. nAnubhAI nAyaka jAte ja presamAM zrI vADIlAla DagalI ane zrI yazavaMta dozIe paricayaabIla gulAla' megejhina mATe lakhatA, kaMpojha karatA, chApatA. pustikA prakAzanano AraMbha Disembara 1957mAM karyo. 1958nA AjhAdI pachI gujarAtanI janatAmAM je vAcanauchALa Avyo jAnyuArImAM patrakAra ravizaMkara mahetA likhita "vartamAnapatra kevI teno temaNe lAbha laIne khUba prakAzana karyuM. temaNe lokapriya rIte taiyAra thAya che' nAme-prathama pustikA prakAzita thaI. zrI lekhakone laImaiM lokapriya sAhitya prakAromAM ja prakAzana karyuM. DagalI zikAgo yunivarsiTInI pustikA pravRttithI khUba prabhAvita Aje ApaNe jene Pocket Books tarIke oLakhIe chIe hatAM. temaNe temanA guru-pitAtulya zrI paMDita sukhalAlajInI tene temaNe 'ramyakathA' nAma ApyuM. rasika mahetA, kolaka, preraNA ane AzIrvAdathI A pravRttinI zarUAta karI. paricaya jeThAlAla somaiyA jevA lekhakonI vArtAo temaNe chApI. pustikA arthazAstra, Arogya, AMtararASTrIya saMbaMdhothI mAMDIne | gujarAtI sAhityanA prakhara sAhityakAra bakSIbAbu sAmAnya jJAna sudhI lagabhaga 32-35thI vadhu viSayomAM lakhAI ApaNA caMdrakAnta bakSInI navalakathA "perelisIsa' sauprathamavAra che. tenA lekhako pote je te kSetranA niSNAta ane adhikRta vyaktio ja hoya che. A lekhakamaMDaLamAM keTalAMka vayovRddha nAnubhAIe ja chApI hatI ane te paNa pokeTabUka eTale ke sAkSarothI mAMDIne AzAspada pratibhA dharAvatA navAlekhako paNa che. ramyakathA svarUpe. paricaya pustikA ghaNAM varSo sudhI navajIvanapresamAM chapAtI temaNe purANanI sastI AvRttio karIne tene gharaghara sudhI pahoMcatI karavAnI hAma bhIDI. yazavaMtabhAI ane hatI. hAla tenuM kAma imeja pablikezana saMbhALe che. paricaya harIzabhAInuM bALa-kizorasAhitya paNa nAnubhAIe moTA pustikA aMge paMDita sukhalAlajInA zabdothI A lekhanuM samApana karIe. teo kahe che, "paricaya pustikAnI pravRtti vize kaMI kahevuM pramANamAM chApyuM. bhagavatIkumAra zarmA, bhUpata vaDodariyA, hoya to eTaluM ja kahevuM basa che ke, bhAI DagalIe A kAmamAM navanIta sevakanAM pustakonAM prakAzana temaNe karelAM che. hAla janaka maMtrazakti (vicAraNA), yaMtrazakti (kAmanA ghaTakonI yogya rIte nAyaka A pravRttine saMbhALI vikasAvI rahyA che. sAhitya saMgama phALavaNI ane tenI te vyaktine soMpaNI) ane taMtrazakti Ama, jIvanaciMtana, bALasAhitya ane prAthamika vijJAnanAM pustako traNeya yuddha viyIja zaktiono upayoga karyo che. A pustikAo prakAzita karIne eka moTI saMsthA tarIke vikasI cUkyuM che. eka gharagaththu, laghu jJAnakoza che, je beTarI-hAthabattInI garaja hAlamAM temaNe suratamAM "sAhityasaMgama' prakAzananI sAre che. jeo moTAM daLadAra pustako vAMcI zake tema na hoya Jain Education Intemational Page #815 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo teone paNa A paricaya pustikA dvArA te viSayonuM jJAna gharakhUNe saMcita madhanI jema saraLatAthI maLI rahe che." | gujarAtanI A uparAMta jANItI aneka prakAzana saMsthAo che. temanA vize lakhI zakAyuM nathI. te lekhakanI maryAdA che. gujarAtanI prakAzana pravRtti ane sAMskRtika vikAsamAM temanuM khasUsa vizALa-bahumUlya pradAna che ja. pharI kyAreka taka maLe te sau aMge lakhI gujarAtI jana sudhI prakAzana pravRttinI vAta pahoMcADavI che. gUjarAta vidyApIThanI prakAzana pravRtti | gujarAta rAjyanA gujarAtI-binagujarAtI saunAM zikSaNa ane vAcana-vikAsamAM gujarAta vidyApIThanuM pAyAnuM yogadAna che. gujarAta vidyApIThanI sthApanA thaI tyArathI mAMDIne Aja sudhI gujarAta vidyApITha zikSaNasahAyaka pustako tathA gAMdhIvicArane kendramAM rAkhIne thayelAM kAryo tathA zodha-saMzodhanone prakAzita kare che. gUjarAta vidyApIThanuM sauprathama pustaka "cAlaNagADI' nAme 1922mAM prakAzita thayuM. 1948thI tenI riprinTa thavA mAMDI hatI. | gujarAtanI janatA pAse potAno adhikRta joDaNIkoza hato ja nahIM. gAMdhIjI ane gUjarAta vidyApIThanA saMyukta prayAsathI Aje 'sArtha gujarAtI joDaNIkoza' gujarAtI bhASAno sarvasvIkRta-adhIkRta joDaNIkoza che. A koza 1929mAM sau prathamavAra prakAzita thayo. 1931mAM 2100 nakala sAthe prathama AvRtti thaI. 1937mAM 50,000 nakala, 1949mAM 10,000 nakala, 1967mAM 25,000 nakala thaI. tyArapachI cAra vakhata 25,000 nakalanI riprinTa thaI. hAlamAM temAM navA zabdo umeravAnuM kAma cAlu che ane 125 pAnAMnI puravaNI thoDA samayamAM ja prakAzita thanAra che. tadUuparAMta gujarAtI-hindIkoza, hindI-gujarAtIkoza, saMskRta gujarAtI koza, hindustAnI zabdakoza bahAra pADavAmAM AvyA. sAthosAtha aneka khissAkoza to kharA ja. judI judI 36 prakAzana zreNIo aMtargata 615 pustako atyAra sudhImAM prakAzita thaI cUkyAM che. vidyApIThanA uddezone anurUpa pustako, zodha-saMzodhana mAM pustako-sAmAjika vijJAnanAM pustako paNa kayUTara vijJAna paNa vidyApITha prakAzita karyA che. rASTrabhASA pracAra-prasAra gUjarAta vidyApIThanA dhyeyomAMnuM cha99 eka mahattvanuM dhyeya che. hindIbhavana, hindI pracAra samitinAM tamAma 30 pAThyapustakonuM prakAzana gUjarAta vidyApITha kare che. varSe aMdAje doDha lAkha vidyArthIo hindInI vividha parIkSAomAM bese che. nahIM napho, nahIM nukazAnanA dhoraNe cAlatI A prakAzana pravRttithI gujarAtanA aneka vidyArthIo hindInI vividha parIkSAo Ape che. gUjarAta purAtattva maMdiranA nAmathI zarU thayelI gUjarAta vidyApIThanI prakAzana pravRtti vidyApITha prakAzana maMdira'nA nAme avirata cAlu che. 1963thI cAlu thayeluM 'vidyApITha' sAmAyika tenA 40 varSa pUrAM karI cUkyuM che. vidyApIThanuM prakAzana e svayaM koIpaNa sarjaka, lekhaka, saMpAdaka ane vAcako mATe pratibaddhatA, vizvasanIyatA ane adhikRtatAnI mahora che. A AlekhamAM lokamilApa, raMgadvAra, sAdhanA, arihaMta, kusuma jevA haju aneka prakAzakone samAvI zakyA nathI. hAlamAM gujarAtI prakAzaka maMDaLa sakriya thayuM che ane parasparanA hitane jALavIne gujarAtI prakAzana pravRttine AgaLa vadhAravAnA vividha upAyo aMge teo vicArI rahyA che. navayuga buka DIpo, bAlA hanumAna, amadAvAdanA zrI viplavabhAI pujArA' gujarAtI prakAzaka maMDaLanI pravRttine saMbhALI rahyA che. zaMbhubhAI ane goviMdabhAI [zabdayAtrAnI zAzvata sugaMdha] kacchavAgaDanA gAma phatehagaDhanA mULa rahevAsI be bhAIo zaMbhubhAI ane goviMdabhAI vyavasAyanI zodhamAM amadAvAda AvyA hatA. vyavasAya mATe Avazyaka mUDInA abhAve temaNe sAhityanA vecANano vagaramUDIno vyavasAya prAraMbhyo. e vakhate, 1927mAM morabI pAse TaMkArAmAM maharSi dayAnaMda sarasvatInI zatAbdI prasaMge rASTrIya zAyara jhaveracaMda meghANIe 'jhaMDAdhArI' nAmanuM khAsa pustaka lakhyuM ane saurASTra kAryAlaye te pragaTa karyuM. goviMdabhAI e pustakanI tathA anya pustakonI keTalIya nakalo laIne vecavA mATe TaMkArA gayA. A prasaMge paraspara viparIta prakAranI be ghaTanAo banI. TaMkArAmAM pustakonuM khUba ja sAruM vecANa thayuM, paraMtu TrenamAM pAchA vaLatAM koI khissAkAtaru potAno suMvALo hAtha pheravI gayo ane goviMdabhAIno vakaro ane napho badhuMya seravI gayo! Avo prasaMga bane tyAre mANasa enA mULabhUta cAritrya mujaba vartato hoya che. goviMdabhAI bhIru hota to emaNe kamANI Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #816 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAra kavA. 800 pathapradarzaka gumAvavAnI ghaTanAne mahattva ApIne vyApAralIlA saMkelI lIdhI che. sAhityakAra jayabhikhu (bAlAbhAI vIracaMda desAI) varSo hota, paNa e AzAvAdI sAhasika hatA, eTale emaNe to sudhI zAradA mudraNAlayanuM lAlanapAlana karatA rahyA. emanI TaMkArAmAM keTaluM sarasa vecANa thayuM e ja dhyAnamAM laIne, AsapAsa sAhityakArono DAyaro jAmato. emaNe gurjaranA pustakonA vyavasAyamAM khUMpI javAno nirdhAra karyo. prakAzanone sughaDa ghATa ApavAmAM khUba yogadAna ApyuM. | munizrI jinavijayajI, paMDita sukhalAlajI ane paMDita cALIzInA dAyakAne aMte eka vizeSa pratibhAvaMta sarjaka becaradAsajInI paNa satata preraNA ane hUMpha hatI. emanI gurjara graMtharatna kAryAlayanA lekhakamaMDaLamAM pravezyA. e hatA sUcanAthI gAMdhIjInA sAmayika 'navajIvana' tathA navajIvana kanaiyAlAla mANekalAla munazI-ka. mA. munazI. munazIjInAM prakAzananAM pustakonI pherI emaNe cAlu karI. e kAmamAM yaza gujarAtI pustako vividha prakAzako dvArA pragaTa thatAM hatAM. teo maLato thayo. sAthe nAnA bhAI chaganabhAI paNa pustakonI pherImAM paNa meghANIbhAInI jema ja prAmANika prakAzakanI zodhamAM hatA. joDAyA. (durbhAgya chaganabhAInuM 23 varSanI vaye akALa emanI e zodhe ane dhUmaketunI bhalAmaNe emane gurjara graMtharatna avasAna thayuM.) kAryAlaya sAthe joDI ApyA. basa, e joDAyA te joDAyA : gurjara sAthe joDAnAra prathama sAhityakAra dhUmaketu hatA. potAnA avasAna paryata emaNe gurjarane potAnAM gujarAtI pustako pachI ramaNalAla nAnAlAla zAha joDAyA. pachI to gujarAtanA ApavAno Agraha rAkhyo, eTaluM ja nahi, pote evI jogavAI zreSTha sArasvato A peDhI sAthe joDAyA. paMDita sukhalAlajI ane vidyAbhavananA potAnA uttarAdhikArIo sAthe karatA gayA ke paMDita becaradAsa dozI uparAMta jaina sAhityanA samartha sarjaka potAnA gujarAtI sAhityanA prakAzaka gurjara ja rahe. dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha paNa gurjaranA sahayogI banyA. zaMbhubhAI ane goviMdabhAI bahu TUMkA samayAMtare dhIrajalAle ekAeka amadAvAda choDIne muMbaI jaI vasavATa 1967-68mAM avasAna pAmyA. goviMdabhAInA putro sarvazrI karavAnuM nakkI karyuM tyAre potAnuM mudraNAlaya paMDita bhagavAnadAsa kAntilAla, ThAkoralAla, manubhAI ane prakAzabhAIe kArobAra (becaradAsajInA bhAI) tathA gurjarane soMpatA gayA. temaNe saMbhALyo. temanI vyavahAradakSatAe saMsthAne saddhara banAvI. mudraNAlayanuM nAma "zAradA mudraNAlaya' rAkhyuM. gurjara graMtharatna kAryAlaye gurjaranAM 75 varSa amRtotsavanA dhUmaketu dvArA 1932-33mAM gurjarane jhaveracaMda meghANI samApanarUpe nava mArca, 2005nA roja 101 lekhakonAM 165 upalabdha thayA. temanAM lagabhaga tamAma pustako temanI hayAtImAM pustako, jhaveracaMda meghANInI "kaMkAvaTI'nI navI AvRttinuM ane pachI paNa gurjara dvArA prakAzita thatAM rahyAM. pachI to vimocana karyuM hatuM, je bhAratanA prakAzana vyavasAyomAM eka rekorDa guNavaMtarAya AcArya, rA. vi. pAThaka, anaMtarAya rAvaLa, che.-kadAca varlDa rekorDa paNa hoI zake. umAzaMkara jozI, dhIrajalAla dha. zAha, madhusUdana modI, jayabhikhkhuM, dhIrubhAI ThAkara, manubhAI jodhANI, ena. ema. - gurjaranA bALasAmayikanA saMpAdaka tarIke zrI yazavaMta zAha jevA sarjakonuM sAhitya gurjara graMtharatna kAryAlaya dvArA mahetA varSothI khUba mahenata karI saMniSTha kAmagIrI karye jAya che. prakAzita thavA lAgyuM. e sau lekhako sAthe gurjarano nikhAlasa eka anokhI prakAzanasaMsthA ane prAmANika gharobo baMdhAyo ane kAyama rahyo. pravINa prakAzana, rAjakoTa gurjaranuM zAradA mudraNAlaya sau sAhityakAro mATe eka milanasthAna banyuM. dhUmaketunI AgevAnImAM tyAM lekhakonuM "cA gopAlabhAI paTela ane pravINabhAI paTela ghara' sthapAyuM. dhUmaketu, anaMtarAya rAvaLa, ke. kA. zAstrI, upaleTAnA gopAlabhAI paTela ane pravINabhAI paTele madhusUdana modI, guNavaMtarAya AcArya, rAmaprasAda zukala, 60nA dasakAmAM gurjaranA sahayogathI pravINa prakAzananI zarUAta dhIrajalAla dha. zAha, manubhAI jodhANI, zAMtilAla gAMdhI vagere sarjako cA-gharamAM niyamita AvatA. ahIM thatI alakamalakanI temaNe koI judA ja prakAranI prakAzana-pravRttimAM paDavuM sAhityika-carcAone temaja anya keTalIka smRtione evuM manomana nakkI karyuM hoI teo zarUAtathI ja virATa dhIrajalAla dha. zAhe "cA-ghara rojanIzI'nA traNa graMthomAM gUMthyAM graMthonA prakAzanamAM paDyA. "bhRgusaMhitA', 'rAmAyaNa', tore karI. Jain Education Intemational Page #817 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 801 'mahAbhArata' jevAM moTAM moTAM graMtho pAchaLa emane khUba moTI rakamanuM rokANa paNa thatuM. e divasomAM 22 lAkhanuM rokANa karIne temaNe kAmanI zarUAta karelI. temaNe "samagra harIndra dave', gujarAtanA sArasvato', 'dvAdaza jyotirlIga' jevAM jANItA saMdharmagraMtho paNa ApyA che. prakAzana vyavasAyamAM paDyA pachI anya prakAzako sAthe gharobo rAkhIne alaga prakAranuM prakAzanakArya karanAra pravINa prakAzana gujarAtanAM mokharAnA prakAzakomAM sthAna pAmyuM che. mAtra gujarAta ja nahIM paraMtu bhAratanI uttamaprakAzana saMsthAo jeNe sarvottama graMtharatnone prakAzita karIne sAhitya dvArA samAjanuM saMskAra ghaDatara karyuM hoya tenI sUci taiyAra karavAmAM Ave to rAjakoTanI pravINa prakAzana saMsthAne prathama haroLamAM mUkI zakAya tevuM tenuM mahAmUluM pradAna che. (puravaNI paricayo bhAgavatakathAkAra rasikabhAI esa. vyAsa pathika bhAvanagara jillAnA moracaMda gAmanA vatanI evA rasikabhAI zivazaMkara vyAsa 'pathika'no janma tA. 20 julAI, 1942nA roja thayo hato. hAla tresaTha varSanI uMmare paNa teo satata pravRttizIla rahe che. 39 varSanI zikSaka tarIkenI ujjavaLa kArakirdI pachI nivRtta thayelA rasikabhAI sAhityamAM rasa dharAve che. vividha sAmayikomAM temanAM racelAM kAvyo, lekho, TUMkI vArtAo vagere prakAzita thatAM rahe che. hAla nivRtta jIvanamAM dhArmika graMthomAM vizeSa ruci che. pathika parivAra sAhityamaMDaLano anubhava che. teo eka acchA bhAgavatakathAkAra paNa che ane sArI lokacAhanA dharAve che. bhAgavatakathAkAra pramukha tarIke sevA Ape che. gurukRpA sevA TrasTa, zrInAthajInagara, bhAvanagaranA saMyojaka che. teo eka acchA kavi ane lekhaka che. gujarAtanAM vividha sAmayikomAM emanuM vaividhyasabhara sAhitya avAranavAra prakAzita thatuM rahe che. teo sAcA sAhityapremI che. lokone gheluM lagADanAra evA bhAgavatakathAkAra che, tema ja brahmasamAjanA sakriya kAryakara che. brahmasamAja emanA mATe sammAnanI lAgaNI dharAve che. hAla cosaTha varSanI uMmare eka yuvAnane chAje evuM pravRttimaya jIvana gALI rahyA che. - namra ane sevAbhAvI Do. mohanabhAI pra. bhaTTa bhAvanagara jillAnA vallabhIpura tAlukAnA pogAmanA vatanI DaoN. mohanabhAI pra. bhaTTano janma tA. 19-4-1940nA roja pAlitANAmAM praznorA nAgarabrAhmaNa parivAramAM thayo hato. pitAno vaidakazAstrano vAraso mohanabhAIe sAcavyo che. gujarAta rAjayano "AyurvedapravINa'no DiplomA 1963mAM prApta karI vaidya tarIke nokarI svIkArI, sAthe sAthe jAmanagara mukAme 1966mAM AyurvedanI ucca padavI eca.pI.e. meLavI, pithalapura, kuMbhaNa, gAMbhAI, gorala, gauraja, AMkalAla vagere gAmomAM vaidya tarIke sevA bajAvI. 1998mAM nivRtta thayA. hAla teo pAlitANA mukAme taLeTI nADa para sthita zatruMjaya haoNspiTalamAM Ayurveda vibhAga saMbhALI rahyA che ane Ayurvedika kansalaTanTa tarIke paNa sevA bajAve che. vAcanavIra dharatIputra ukAbhAI vaghAsiyA jUnAgaDha jillAnA unA pAse AvelA AMbAvaDa gAmanA chappana varSanA, mAMDa be copaDI bhaNelA khetIvADImAM racyApa- . rahetA ukAbhAI haribhAI vaghAsiyA sAce ja eka vAcanavIra kaNabI che. nAnapaNamAM pitA nizALamAM bhaNatA tyAranI eka gujarAtI copaDI "eDolpha hiTalara' ukAbhAInA hAthamAM AvI. vAMcI, rasa paDyo ane pachI to vAcanano caTako caDyo. rAtre bA pAsethI rAmAyaNa-mahAbhAratanI vAto sAMbha"vAthI UMcI ruci keLavAI. emanA gharanA kabATomAM pAMca hajArathI vadhAre pustako emaNe vasAvyAM che. morAribApunA gurukuLamAM dara varSe yojAtA asmitAparvamAM teo acUka hAjarI Ape che ane kavionI kavitAo ane sAhityika vyAkhyAno rasathI sAMbhaLe harSadabhAI esa. vyAsa sADatrIsa varSa sudhI prAthamika zikSaka tarIke sevA ApI 31 julAI, 1999nA roja bhaDI prAthamika zALAnA AcArya tarIke nivRtta thayelA harSadabhAI vyAsa navodita sAhityamaMDaLanA Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #818 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 802 pathapradarzaka che, mANe che. ghaNA mitrone temaNe vAMcatAM karI dIdhA che. zrI ramaNabhAI gajjara gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA ukAbhAI AjIvana sabhya che ane yazasvI vyaktiomAM gujarAta kSetre aneka nAmAMkita lekhako sAthe patravyavahAra kare che. lAge che ne ukAbhAI kharekhara vAcanavIra che! ramaNabhAI gajjara 21 varSanI yuvAna vaye, sivila enjiniyariMgano abhyAsa karI gujarAtI gIta-gajhalakAronI jIvananAM keTalAMka mUlyo ane Adarzo sAthe jUnI-navI peDhInA samayarUpa vaDIla baMdhu zrI goviMdabhAI gajjaranI rAhI odhAriyA sAthe priprosesiMganAM vyavasAyamAM 1964mAM kadama mAMDyAM. athAga puruSArtha, gujarAtakhyAta gajhalakAra sva. nAjhira dekhaiyAnA ziSya prAmANikatA, AtmavizvAsa ane niSThAnAM aneka loko sAkSI che. ane dAdAguru sva. kismata kurezInA vizeSa kRpApAtra, tA. 21 evA udyamI puruSa jeNe grAhaka sevAno maMtra sArthaka karyo. 03-1946nA roja bhAvanagaramAM janmelA rAhI odhAriyA 1963thI gajhalo tathA gItonuM sarjana karI rahyA che. gujarAtI prosesiMganA kSetre Adhunika TekanolojInA kAraNe gIta-gajhalakAronI jUnI-navI peDhInA samanvayarUpa A kavine vikAsanA aneka takA sAme hatA. phoTogrAphA ane prinTiMga sva. valI lAkhANI, sva. giradharalAla mukhI, sva. sAkina paddhatimAM AmUla parivartana AvyuM. 1976 ane 1983mAM TUMkA kezavANI, sva. ArajhU nUrAnI, sva. mukabila kurezI, sva. gALAmAM be adyatana yuniTonI sthApanA karI. manamAM eka dhyeya rajanIkAMta mahetA, sva. vArisa khalIla jevA mAtabara kavionA hato. grAhakanI suvidhA ane grAhakano saMtoSa sAMnidhyamAM vikasavAnI taka sAMpaDI che. rAhI odhAriyA prinTiMga TekanolojImAM AvelA saMpUrNa parivartana ane bhAvanagaranI sAhityika saMsthA "sAhitya saMgama'nA sthApaka atyaMta jhaDapI paddhatino lAbha uThAvI 1988mAM ophaseTa sabhyomAMnA eka che. sva. hiMmata khATasUriyA, dilerabAbU, prosesiMga aMgenuM 4 coLOUR SCANNER vasAvyuM. prinTiMga sAhila, mahendra odhAriyA, mahendra gohila, arUNa dezANI, kSetranI vadhu jANakArI mATe 1990mAM yuropanA dezono pravAsa rUpakumAra, pUrNimA mahetA, rakSAbahena dave, sva. Ara. je. karyo. nimAvata jevAM mitro sAthe chellAM cAlIseka varSothI sAhityika makkama manobaLa, aDaga nirdhAra, sadAya hasato cahero, pravRttio karatA rahyA che. kaMIka karI chUTavAnI icchA sAthe vikAsayAtrA cAlu rAkhI 17 | 'Abha vasyuM AMkhomAM', 'tame kaho te', "hamaNAM hamaNAM', mI julAI 1996nA roja IMMAGESTTER SYSTEM 'tamane joIne', "eTale tame', "lIlIchama pahecAna'--emanA ane 4 COLOUR SCANNER tathA adyatana komyuTarAIjhaDa gIta-gajhala saMgraho che. A uparAMta gujarAtI bhASAnA sAdhano sAthe jayaskena grAphika nAmanA navA dhaMdhAnI zarUAta karI. labdhapratiSTha sAmayikomAM emanI racanAo avAranavAra prakAzita sadAya kAryarata, dhaMdhAmAM grAhaka sAthe samAdhAnanI vRtti, thatI rahe che. emanI DikSanerImAM 'hA' sivAya koI zabda nathI. kAma aMgenI AkAzavANI ane dUradarzananA mAnya kavi rAhI samayanI koI maryAdA nathI. grAhakomAM saMpUrNa vizvAsa saMpAdana odhAriyAe aneka TI.vI. zreNIo, Teli-philmonAM zIrSaka karyo. gIto lakhyAM che. be gujarAtI philmo-khAMDAnA khela', ane huM, prosesiMga ane prinTiMganA kSetre potAnA svapnane sAkAra tuM ne ramatuDI'nA gItakAra A kavinAM gIto-gajhalo khyAtanAma karavA mATe Aja sudhI svapuruSArtha baLe kAryarata rahetA svarakAroe svaramAM DhALyAM che ane lokapriya gAyaka kalAkAroe ramaNabhAIe have potAno kArobAra yuvAna putra bhAvezane soMpyo potAnA kaMThethI vahetAM karyAM che. che. mAtra pitAnI jema 21 varSanI yuvAna vaye ci. bhAvezabhAI zaheranI zAMtilAla zAha (AlphaDa) hAiskUlamAMthI zikSaka pitAnA kAryamAM saMpUrNa sahabhAgI banyA che ane dhaMdhAnI Tekanikala tarIke nivRtta thayA bAda hAla teo prapharIDiMganuM kAma kare che ane javAbadArI svIkArI. priprosesiMga kSetre bahu ja thoDA samayamAM sAhitya-saMgItamaya jIvana AnaMdathI pasAra karI rahyA che. mArkeTamAM nAmanA meLavI ane jayaskena grAphikanuM nAma bajAramAM Jain Education Intemational Page #819 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 803 guMjatuM karyuM. (2) DiplomA ina jarnAlijhama enDa prinTiMga amadAvAda ci. bhAvezabhAI paNa prabhAvazALI vyaktitva dharAve che (1990) zaktizALI pitAnuM mArgadarzana ane AvatIkAlanA tejasvI pustaka prakAzana : janarala noleja vadhAro zreNInAM be bhaviSyanI AzA temanI sAthe che. pustako (1) tame jANo cho? (2) ema kema? zrI ema. yAsIna golIbAra zrI kAntilAla kAmadAra janmatArIkha : 18-12-1973, janmasthaLa : amadAvAda, saurASTramAM chellA cAra dAyakAthI vatana : bhuja (ji. kaccha), hAlanuM sthaLa : amadAvAda, nAma : patrakAritva kSetre kAmagIrI karatA zrI | (phoIe pADeluM) mohammada yAsIna, pitAnuM nAma : golIbAra - kAMtibhAI kAmadAra lIliyA moTAnA vatanI hAjI yunusabhAI hAjI nUramohammadabhAI, mAtAnuM nAma : che. amarelImAM "phUlachAba' dainikanA chellA golIbAra hAjiyANI najamAbahena hAjI yunusabhAI. doDheka dAyakAthI jillA presapratinidhi tarIke AkhuM nAma : golIbAra hAjI mohammada yAsIna hAjI kArya saMbhALe che. yunusabhAI amarelImAMthI chellAM 30 varSothI 'navasarjana' sAptAhika mULa aTaka : samANA, jJAti : kacchI-memaNa, dharma ane 20 varSathI "navayuga' sAptAhikanuM prakA saMpradAya : islAma-sunnI muslima, upanAma : ema. yAsIna, niyamita "avalokananA ovArethI' vibhAgamAM pustakonuM ema. vAya golIbAra avalokana kare che. abhyAsa : (1) bI. koma., ela.ela.bI., sI.e. ekreDiTezana kArya dharAvatA mAnya patrakAra ane sIniyara (inTara) siTijhana che. pratyeka zilpa sthApatyamAM ApaNane kalA kauzalyatA darzana avazya thavAnA ja Jain Education Intemational Page #820 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAMgalyanA madhukaze nAsAna sarI che saMta zrI sItArAma bApu " pU. saMtazrI sItArAmabApu pU. svAmI viditAtmAnaMda sarasvatIjI pU. zrI giribApu gosvAmi pU. saMtazrI AtmAnaMdajI zrI kezubhAI bhaTTa dakSiNa bhAratanI anekavidha sAmAjika pravRttionA praNetA saMgItajJa bhIkhubhAI bhAvasAra Do. kAntibhAI e. kAmadAra Jain Education Intemational Page #821 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 805 preraka paricayo A pAnAo uparanA preraka paricayo yuvAnone AtmazraddhA, IzvarazraddhA, khaDatala sAhasapUrNa jIvananAM sanAtana mUlyonI preraNA Ape che uparAMta zikSaNa, samAja, dharma, saMskRti ane rASTrIyatAnA pragaTIkaraNano samanvaya karAvato bharyobhAdaryo eka suMdara Adarza rajU kare che. A paricayomAM jIvanasiddhinuM darzana je rIte AlekhAya che te ApaNA yuvAno mATe kharekhara mazAlarUpa banI zake tema che. saMpAdaka lAparaMparAnuM kIrtimaMdiraH aneka na hatAM. e samaye zAstrIya nRtyanI tAlIma levI ene samAja - ilkAbothI vibhUSita mAnanI najare joto nahoto ane emAMya te ucca, saMskArI ane zrImaMta parivAranI sukanyAone mATe nRtyanI tAlIma levAnI vAta Do. savitAdIdI mahetA to eka bAjue rahI. AvAM nRtyonA kAryakramo jovA javA devA mATe jenA aMgeaMgamAM bhAratIya saMskRtinAM nRtyono jhaMkAra che, parivAranA sabhyo jaldIthI hA pADatA nahotA. AvI viSama jemanI AMkhomAM, paganA padaravamAM nartanano nAda che, jemanA paristhitimAM dIdIe jyAre maNipura nRtya kalAnuM paddhatisara hastamAM nRtyanI mudrAo harapaLe hasatI-ramatI rahe che, jemanA zikSaNa levA javAno emano nirNaya jAhera karyo tyAre parivAramAM bolamAM, cAlamAM, hAsyamAM satata nartanano ninAda raNakato rahe che, evAM savitAbena nAnajIbhAI kAlIdAsa mahetAne jotAMnI pitAjI rAjI nahotA, koI saMjogomAM hA pADe ema sAthe ja A vyakti koI zreSTha nartanakalAkAra che e prathama dRSTie nahotA, temanI dRSTie putrInuM A pagaluM samayocita nahotuM. ja jaNAyA vagara rahe nahi. mukha upara ramatuM madhura smita, dIdIno kalAkArano mAMhyalo jIva hAthamAM rahe tema nahoto. emane zabdonA avAjamAM raNakato saMgItano mITho sUra ane pagale maNipuranAM maMdiro, maNipuranAM vAdyo, maNipuranI saMskRti, pagale vartAtI emanI abhinayakalAmAM purAto pelo mAnava mITho maNipurano dharma, maNipuranA nRtyaguruonA AtmA pokArI saMbaMdha jANe savitAbahenane dIdInA hulAmaNAM nAme sau koI pokArIne potAnI pAse AvavA sAda pADI rahyA hatA. aMte oLakhe ja. manuSya dhAre to tapa, sAdhanA, lagana, niSThA ane kalAnI jIta thaI, kalAkAranuM bhAvavizva UghaDavA mAMDyuM. pitAno purUSArthathI keTalI UMcAI sara karI zake che tenI pratIti ku. virodha to zAMta na paDyo. paNa vatsala mAtAnI uSmA kAma lAgI. savitAdIdInAM jIvanakAryo parathI maLe che. A yugamAM koI eka pitAnA kopa sAme mAnI mamatA chAMyaDI banIne UbhI rahI ane prakAramAM, koI eka vidyAmAM pAraMgata ghaNAM kalAratno jovA maLe 'haravuM, pharavuM, lakhavuM, khAvuM, pIvuM ane moja karavI'nI che, chatAM eka nahIM aneka viSayomAM sAhajika rIte prAvINya gujarAtaNanI ghareDamAMthI eka kalAsAdhaka sannArIe maNipuranI dharAvatA kalAratno durlabha gaNAya che. aNadIThelI bhomakA para pagalAM mAMDyAM. pachI to kaThina mArge ku. savitAdIdInI jIvana sAdhanA bahu AyAmI pAsA cAlIne dIdIe maNipurI nRtyakalAnA durgama zikharo sara karavA pADela hIrA jevI tapasvI che. mukhyatve temanuM pradAna maNipurI nRtya mAMDyAM. maNipuranI girikaMdarA ogaLIne dIdImAM samAI gaI. vizArada tarIke, nArI svAtaMtryanA mazAlacI tarIke, strI zikSaNanA maNipurI nRtya kalAe tenAM saghaLAM rahasyo A sAdhikA pAse prasAraka tarIke tathA prayogakartA tarIke, sAhitya, dharma, saMskRti, jANe ke khullA mUkI dIdhAM hoya ema A kalAmAM teo apratima lokasaMskRti, itihAsa, purAtattva tathA jIvanadharma saMskRtinA siddhi prApta karavA mAMDyo. parivrAjaka tarIke ziSTa mAnya banyuM che. lAI harA obA, mahArAsa, kuMjarAsa, vasaMta rAsa, nitya saMgharSa vacce sAdhanA: rAsa, divA rAsa, saMkIrtana sahitanI maNipurI nRtyazailInI pratyeka bArikIo, khUbIo, marmo, sauMdarya pratIko, bhAva pratIko, vAdya AjathI 50 varSa pahelAMno gujarAtI samAja ati rUDhicusta ane paraMparAvAdI hato. AmAMya khUNAmAM paDelA nipUNatA vigere dIdIe hastagata karIne maNipurI kalAkAro ane porabaMdara jevA zaheramAM sAmAjika sudhAraNAnAM ajavALAM pahoMcyAM AcAryone Azcaryacakti karI nAMkhyA. 02 Jain Education Intemational Page #822 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 806 pathapradarzaka prathama prayogI dIdI: kalAsvAmInuM vizvabhramaNa maNipurI nartanamAM solo (ekAMkI) nRtyanA prayogo temaNe A nRtyakalAnuM nidarzana karAvavA savitAdIdIe vizvasauprathama vAra karIne maNipurI nartanAcAryonI prazaMsA meLavIne paribhramaNa karIne sviTjharalenDa, jInIvA, perisa, IglenDa, yugAMDA, temaNe A prAcIna kalAmAM nUtana tattvone AviSkAra karanAra dezanA kenyA, ane TAMjhAniyA sahitanA dezo tathA muMbaI, dilhI, madrAsa, sauprathama mahilA banavAnuM sanmAna prApta karyuM. kalakattA, gauhattI, amadAvAda, porabaMdara, rAjakoTa sahitanA siddhi ane prasiddhi: bhAratanA pramukha nagaronA saMskArI nAgarikone rasa ane bhAvanI sRSTimAM ramamANa karAvyA che, temaja nRtyarelInI kamanIya kalAnAM Aje dIdInA athAka prayAsothI bhAratamAM ane videzomAM nidarzano ApIne kalA vivecakonI cAhanA prApta karI che. maNipurI nRtyakalAnAM prabhAvaka tattvono prasAra thayo che. yoga prAcIna-arvAcIna zikSaNa praNAlIno abhUta samanvaya sAdhanA ane niguDha rahasya vidyAne nRtyanA mAdhyama dvArA abhivyakta karatI A nRtya zailI para dIdIe prasthApita karela ApaNA samAjamAM jyAre zikSaNa nisteja thatuM jAya che. parimala ekeDamInI saMzodhanAtmaka pAMkha adhyayana ane saMzodhana ane adhyApakonI niSThA ghasAvA mAMDI che tevI paristhitimAM samagra calAvI rahI che. dIdI pote maNipuranI maiteyIbhASAnA prakhara bhAratamAM Arya kanyA gurukuLa nAmanI mahilA saMsthAe jIvanalakSI vidvAna che. temanAM mArgadarzana nIce muMbaInI parimala ekeDamImAM zikSaNanA saMskAronuM siMcana karIne agrasthAna meLavyuM che. maNipuranA nRtya AcAryo ane abhyAsIonI rAhabarI nIce A porabaMdaramAM A saMsthAne prasthApita thaye cosaTha varSa thayAM. Arya kalA upara saMzodhanAtmaka graMtha taiyAra thaI rahyo che. kanyA gurukuLanI parikalpanA hatI, tenA saMsthApaka rAjaratna zrI dIdIe maNipurI nRtyazailInI sAdhanA ane siddhine nAnajIbhAI kAlIdAsa mahetAnI paNa temanAmAM AtmA reDI biradAvavA mATe mahArANI dhanamaMjarI devIe temane "dvitIya ananya ane apUrva AkRti arpI ku. savitAdIdIe. pitAe uSA'nA birudathI sanmAnyAM che. (bhagavAna kRSNanA pautravadhu maMgala prayANa karyuM. A pravRttimAM putrIe prANa reDyA ane jagatane bANAsuranAM putrI uSAe dvArikAnI gopIone prathama lAsya nartane uttama dRSTivaMta nArIonI bheTa ApI. zikhavyuM hatuM.) AvI ja rIte maNipuranA mahArAjA sva. anokho prayoga Adarza pratIka banyo? bodhacaMdrasiMhajIe chellAM baso varSamAM koIne enAyata na karAI savitAdIdIe zikSaNa kSetrano A anokho prayoga Aje hoya evI "maiteyI jagaI haMjabI' (maNipurI nartana-gurU)nI vidyAkSetrane eka Adarza pratIka pUruM pADI rahela che. porabaMdaranuM padavI arpaNa karI maNipurI nRtyanA uttamottama puraskartA tarIkenI Arya kanyA gurukULa eTale mahilAonuM tapovana ane saurASTranuM svIkRti ApI hatI. A uparAMta maNipuranI zrI goviMdajI zAMtiniketana. 1949-50mAM laMDana yunivarsiTImAMthI 'DiplomA maMdiranI brahmasabhA pAsethI 'nartanAcArya'nI mAsTarsa DigrI ina ejyukezana' prApta karyA bAda Arya kanyA gurukULanA mAnad meLavanAra teo sau prathama che. 'nRtyaratna', 'jaya patra evArDa" AcAryapade rahIne chellA pAMca dasakAthI savitAdIdIe aMdAje uparAMta maNipuranuM eka vadhu pratiSTita birUda "candraprabhA" paNa paccIsa hajAra vidyArthInIonAM vyaktitvanuM ghaDatara karyuM che. teone arpaNa karAyuM che. gujarAta nRtya nATaka akAdamIe teone AzramapaddhatinI A Azramika zALA-mahAzALAmAM abhyAsa maNipurI nRtyakalA mATe tAmrapatra arpaNa karyuM hatuM. maNipura karavA pravRtta thanAra vidyArthInIne veda, upaniSada, yajJa, yajJAdi, rAjyanI kalA akAdamIe teone phelozIpa arpaNa karI hatI. vyAyAma, bharatagUMthaNa, citrakalA, sAhitya, saMgIta, nRtya, nATya navIdilhInA bRhada mahArASTra maMDaLe maNipurI nRtya ane saMskAranA Adi lalitakalA, pAThyakrama temaja komyuTaranuM paddhatisaranuM zikSaNa kSetre ucca pradAna badala temanuM bahumAna karyuM hatuM. AvuM bahumAna ane tenI sAme bhAratIya saMskRtinuM adhyayana karavAnI taka maLe che. meLavanAra teo eka mAtra binamahArASTriya che. jyAre gujarAte savitAdIdIne "vizvagurjarI'nA pratiSThita evorDathI vibhUSita karela strIo mATe sAhajika gaNAya tevI hastakalA, bharata gUMthaNa che. ane saurASTra yunivarsiTIe porabaMdara Arya kanyA gurUkULanI sahitanI kalAonAM prativarSe porabaMdaramAM, gurukULamAM tema ja tapobhUmi para AvIne zrI DI.liTu'nI padavI enAyata karI muMbaImAM pradarzano goThavavAmAM ane mArgadarzana ApavAmAM dIdIe temanI zikSaNa, kalA ane saMskRti pratyenI prItine navAjI che atyAra sudhImAM gujarAtamAM anya koI sthaLe bhAgye ja thayuM hoya jyAre bhUtapUrva rASTrapati jJAnI jhalasIMdhe "yoga zIromaNi'nA tevuM kAma ekale hAthe karI batAvIne itihAsa racyo che. ilkAbathI dIdIne navAjyAM che. teo uttama vicAraka ane pratibhAzALI vaktA che. temaNe atyAra sudhImAM hajAro zrotAo samakSa je pravacano ApyAM che te Jain Education Intemational Page #823 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo mudrita svarUpe pragaTa karavAmAM Ave to aneka viSayo parano mahAgraMtha nirmANa thaI zake evI sAmagrI emAM paDI che. dIdI abhyAsaniSTha sannArI che. temanA rasanA viSayo dharma, adhyAtma, jyotiSa, gRhavijJAna, saMskRta, sAhitya, itihAsa, bhUgoLa, khagoLa, prANI ane vanaspatizAstra, purAtattva ane saMzodhana, maNipurI sahitanI anya nRtyakalAo che A ane AvA anya viSayo upara dIdInuM prabhutva eka abhyAsIne chAje evuM gauravavaMtu che. vividha bhASAonI emanI jabarI jANakArI che. aMgrejI, gujarAtI, saMskRta, maNipuranI maiteyI, sahitanI bhASAo para dIdIe prabhutva meLavela che. jeThavAonI rAjadhAnI 'ghUmalI' upara vistRta saMzodhana calAvIne dIdIe lakhelo 'ghUmalI' parano zodhanabaMdha itihAsa ane purAtattvamAM rasa dharAvatA abhyAsIo dvArA prazaMsA pAmyo che. Ama savitAdIdI ApaNI kalA paraMparAnuM kIrtimaMdira che. AMtarika sauMdaryatA svAmitI : nArIratna saMtokabA nAnajI kAlIdAsa mahetA saurASTranA jAmanagara sTeTamAM vatu, verADI ane phalaku nadInA triveNI saMgama samIpe bhANavaDamAM AjathI Azare sattANuM varSa pahelAM i.sa. 1904mAM caitra vada bIjane divase saMtokabAno janma. nAnakaDI 'saMtI' bacapaNathI ja svabhAve lAgaNazIla ane svamAnI. prabhubhakti paNa nAnapaNathI. gharanI bAjumAM trikamarAyajInuM maMdira, trikamarAyajI para aDagazraddhA. A bhakti ane zraddhAnAM bIja dhIre dhIre aMkurita banIne temanA jIvanapathane satata navapallavita karatAM rahyAM. ekavaDiyo bAMdho, prazasta bhAla, kamalanayana, namaNuM nAka, paganI pAnIe aDatA keza, AvI caMpakavarNI saMtI 16 varSanI uMmara thatAM thatAM to karmayogI evA nAnajI kAlIdAsa mahetA sAthe prabhutAmAM pagalAM mAMDI sAsaravAse AvI. saMtInA zukanavaMtAM pagalAMthI pati nAnajIbhAInAM lakSmI-aizvaryamAM uttarottara pragati thaI. have saMtI, 'saMtI' maTIne saMtoka thaI. Adarza gRhastha jIvananA zrI gaNeza thayA. potAnA astitvane patimaya karanAra bhAratIya nArInA pratIka samI saMtoke AphrikAnA jaMgalomAM paNa potAnA vANIvartananA vaibhava thakI maMgalamaya vAtAvaraNa khaDuM karyuM. jema jema nAnajIbhAInA vyApArika saMbaMdhonA saMparkamAM AvavAnuM thayuM tema tema saMtokabahene potAnA vyaktitvanuM ghaDatara ane vikAsa jAte ja karyA. strI dhAre to zuM na karI zake ? tenuM umadA udAharaNa 800 eTale saMtokabena. vAMcI samajI zakAya teTalo aMgrejIno abhyAsa, saMgItanI sAdhanA, pAkazAstramAM nipUrNatA eTaluM ja nahIM saMtokabahene beDamIMTana jevI ramatamAM paNa prAvINya meLavyuM hatuM. AjathI 70-75 varSa pahelAMnA rIti-rivAjomAM pheraphAra karavo eTale ghaNI hiMmatanuM kAma. porabaMdaranI lohANA jJAtimAM saMtoka bahena pahelAM nArI ke jemaNe ghUmaTo tANavAnA rivAjamAMthI kuTuMbanI strIone mukti apAvI, samAjamAM paNa teno hakArAtmaka paDagho paDyo. Ama samAja sudhAraNAmAM paNa teo agresara hatAM. temanA AvA sudhAraNAnA kAryomAM pati nAnajIbhAIno kRtizIla phALo rahyo. ucca saMskAra ane zista-saMyamanAM AgrahI evAM saMtokabahena potAnAM bALakone paNa makkamatApUrvaka zistapAlana karAvatAM. veda, upaniSada ke rAmAyaNa-mahAbhAratanI vArtAo kahI temanAmAM satata saMskAronuM siMcana karatAM. koIpaNa vAtanI kamI na hovAM chatAMya bALakonI khoTI jIdane kyAreya paNa vaza na thatAM. mATe ja Aje temanAM saMtAno nirvyasanI ane sadmArge cAlanArAM che. ati zrImaMta hovA chatAMya temanAM kapaDAMnI temaja jaNasanI pasaMdagI haMmeza saumya, sAdI, kalAtmaka rahetI. temanI UThavA besavAnI zailImAM khAnadAnI Thasso ubharAto. saMtokabahenuM AMtarika sauMdarya ja eTaluM hatuM ke temane bAhya rUpasajjAnI jarUra rahetI nahIM. temanA pAvitrya, satItva temaja temanI Izvara pratyenI ananya zraddhAe ja temanA mukhAraviMdapara tejasvitA pAtharI hatI. AvA AMtarika sauMdaryanAM svAminI evAM saMtokabena kALakrame kuTuMbanAM-parivAranAM, Arya kanyA gurukULanI bALAonAM sneha-vatsala 'saMtokabA' banI rahyAM. AjIvana temanI sneha varSAmAM sau koIne bhIMjavatAM rahyAM. alpa abhyAsa hovA chatAM lekhana pratyenI potAnI maulika dRSTi vikasAvIne saMtokabAe dharma, saMskRti, sAmAjika ane zaikSaNika pravRttio tema ja ApaNAM vrato, tahevAro ane bhajanone sAMkaLIne lakhelA saMgraha 'bhagavatI mahera' e vidvAno ane sAmAnyajananI jabarI prazaMsA prApta karI che. saMtokabAe temanA jIvanamAM ApaNAM zAstroe batAvela gRhastho mATenA nitya paMcayajJa karatAM rahIne jIvanabharanI sAdhanA ane ArAdhanA karI che. gRhasthanA paMcayajJo eTale brahmayajJa, pitRyajJa, devayajJa, bhUtayajJa ane manuSyayajJa. nitya saMdhyAvaMdana, bhajana, kIrtana, vedAdhyayana karatAM rahIne saMtokabAe brahmayajJanI upAsanA karI che. vaDIlo pratye pUjyabhAva rAkhIne pitRonI smRtimAM dAna vagere ApIne pitRyajJanI bhAvanAne pUrNa karI che. devatAonAM pUjana arcana karIne devayajJane caritArtha karyo che. kUtarA jevA pazuo mATe roTalo Apavo, kIDI jevA nAnA jIvo mATe kiDiyAruM pUravuM, mUMgA Page #824 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 808 pathapradarzaka pakSIo mATe caNa ane pANInI vyavasthA karI bhUtayajJanI bhAvanA virATa ane jhaMjhAvatI jIMdagInA svAmInI oLakhANa mATe saMpanna karI che. ghera AvelA atithinuM svAgata karI eno bhojana dezanA sImADAnI bahAra AphrikA ane eziyAnA khaMDomAM DokiyuM AdithI satkAra karI manuSyayajJanI bhAvanAne sAkAra karI che. karavuM paDaze. chatAM zarUAta dezanA eka khUNAmAMthI karIe. A saMtokabA mamatAnI mUrti banIne saMparkamAM AvatAM sau koI pratye khUNo eTale sohAmaNuM saurASTra, bhAratavarSanA pazcima sImADe samabhAvazIla banIne ja rahyAM che. arabI samudramAM Avelo dvIpakalpa, somanAtha, dvArikAnAtha, A pazuo ane paMkhIo taraphano paNa emano prema evo ja. giranAra tathA AdinAtha zatrujya jevAM tIrthasthAnonAM toraNa che. mAnI sevA, pUjA, bhakti thaI jAya eTale savAre moTara laIne jene dAnabApu ane jalArAmabApunI mAnavatAnI jyota jalAvatA nIkaLI paDe. sAthe hoya khUba badhuM ghAsa ane gAyane khavaDAvavAnA satAdhAra ane vIrapura jevAmAM cAlatAM annakSetra che, jyAM, vaidika lADavA. rastAmAM UbhelI rakhaDatI, sukAI gayelI gAyone cAro saMskRti ane bhavya bhAratIya Arya paramparAne aMtarathI artha nIre, lADavA khavaDAve tyAre emane saMtoSa thAya. kyAMka kabutarane ApatA svAmI dayAnaMda zA RSiputro che jene, evI A puNyabhUmi caNa ApyuM hoya to kyAMka pANInI paraba baMdhAvI ApI hoya. saurASTrane prAcIna mahAkavioe hRdayapUrvaka biradAvI che. ziyALAnI kaDakaDatI ThaMDImAM madharAte TUMTiyuM vALIne phUTapAtha ane sudAmApurI -porabaMdare A yuganI vizvavaMdya vibhUti mahAtmA gAMdhIne jhUMpaDIomAM sUtelA garIbone jyAM sudhI dhAbaLA na pahoMcADAya tyAM janma ApIne saurASTranI yazakalagImAM vadhAro karyo che. zUrA ne sudhI saMtokabAne nIMdara Ave nahIM. saMtonI bhUmi-saurASTrane zrI nAnajIbhAI jevA mahAnubhAvoe sAhasika ane dAnavIronI bhUminuM gaurava apAvyuM. AthI ja AvAM vAtsalya, hUMpha ane premanA paryAya samAM saMtokabAnuM tA. 8 jAnyu. 2001nA dine muMbaImAM duHkhada nidhana saurASTranI rasadhAranAM A amola ratno tathA sarvasattvone thayA bAda 9 jAnyuArInI sAMje temanA porabaMdaranA nivAsa potAnA jIvanarasamAM AtmasAta karanAra tathA prAcIna ane sthAnethI zarU thayela ekAda kilomITara lAMbI aMtimayAtrAmAM vividha arvAcIna kALanA zreSTha karmasUtrono samanvaya sAdhI bhAratIya jJAtinA movaDIo, udyoga, vyApAra, zaikSaNika, sAmAjika temaja paraMparAnA sarvAgI pratIkasamAM AryakanyA gurukulane saurASTrane sAMskRtika kSetranA agraNIo ane kAmadAronI sAthosAtha Arya khoLe sarvaprathama samarpita karanAra navaratna zreSThI zrI nAnajI kanyA gurukULa ane gurukULa mahilA kolejanI chAtrAo zokamagna kAlIdAsa mahetAno janma viksa saMvata 1944nA mArgazIrSa suda banIne mAtAne aMtima vidAya ApavA bhAvavibhora thaI smazAna bIjanA divase (tA. 17.11-1887) jUnA jAmanagara rAjyanA yAtrAmAM hajAronI saMkhyAmAM joDAyAM hatAM. A zoka avasare paMkhInA mALA jevA nAnakaDAM gorANA gAmamAM raghuvaMzI lohakSatriya porabaMdaranA sarve vepArIoe potAnA vyApAra-rojagAra baMdha rAkhI badiyANI zAkhamAM thayo hato. pitAnuM nAma kAlIdAsa ane mAtAnuM saMtokabAne AtmIyatAbharI bhavya vidAya-artha arpela. porabaMdara nAma jamanAbAI. pitA gAmaDAMnA paracUraNa cIjonA vepArI. bAra sonApurImAM samudrakinAre AthamatA sUryanI sAkSIe pUjya mahine e sukhI, saMtoSI kuTuMba saraLatAthI roTalo raLI kADhe. paNa saMtokabAno pArthiva deha paMcamahAbhUtamAM vilIna thayo tyAre svajano A UgatA, phUTatI vayanA kumArane tethI saMtoSa nahi, gorANA ane gurukuLanI chAtrAonI AMkhamAMthI je zrAvaNa-bhAdaravo vahyo bahAdura ane lokapriya mahera lokonuM gAma. tyAMthI thoDeka dUra eja saMtokabAnAM divyajIvananI sAcUkalI sArthakatA che. vAgheronuM okhAmaMDaLa. bArADI ane okhA zUravIronI bhUmi. -saujanya amara paMDita dvArakA ane porabaMdara vacce AvelA vIsAvADA gAme tenuM mosALa. sAdhu saMtonI yAtrAnuM e virAmasthAna. evI bhUmimAM pANI pInAra vaidika saMskRtinA zreSTha saMrakSaka : kumAranA jIvanane sAMkaDI maryAdAmAM pUrAI rahevAnuM kema game? sAdagItA RSijata : rAjaratta kazuMka asAdhAraNa karI nAkhavAnA koDa jAge. parivrAjaka sAdhusaMtone zeTha zrI nAnajI kAlIdAsa mahetA joI dezATana karavAnuM mana thAya ane vIsAvADAnA sAgarakinAre kAgaLanI hoDI tarAvatAM tarAvatAM paradezanI saphara kheDI sAhasika Aje ApaNA dezane 21mI sadIne mATe kAmayAba banAvavA zAhasodAgara banavAnI icchA thAya. pitAno komaLa dhArmika kammara kasI rahyA chIe tyAre eka sadI pAchaLanI duniyAmAM DokiyuM svabhAva vaiSNava saMskAranAM bIja rope. mAtAnI kaDaka vAtsalyapUrNa karI zrI nAnajIbhAI jevA eka jAjaramAna vyaktitvanAM prakRti jIvanamAM zista ane sahAnubhUtino bhAva pedA kare. AvA , vividhatAsabhara jIvananA smRti dIpane saMkorIe tyAre mUrtimaMta paraspara upakAraka tattvothI ghaDAyeluM emanuM vyaktitva dezanA ardhA sAhasanuM eka adbhuta vyaktitva, dAnazIlatAno dariyo, vaidika roTalAthI saMtoSa kema mAnI le! i.sa. 1901nuM nirNAyaka varSa. saMskRtinA zreSTha saMrakSaka manaHcakSu sAme upasI Ave che. Jain Education Intemational Page #825 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ O . pratibhAo 809 parama premALa pitA ane vatsala mAtAnI mIThI godane choDI, pratIti karAvI. jyAM sabhyatAnuM nAma nizAna na hatuM tyAM zrI vatanane salAma karI, mAtra 13 varSanI kumaLI vaye kizore, paMkhInA ApAsAheba paMta kahe che tema "eka nUtana pra-audyogika sabhyatAno mALA jevA gorANAmAMthI chalAMga lagAvI anaMta ane aphATa - SAbA anata ane aphATa yuga pragaTAvyo.' sAgara tarapha doTa mUkI. pUrva AphrikA pahoMcatA pahelAM tuphAno ane | zrI nAnajIbhAIe pUrva AphrikAnI dharatIne ananyabhAvathI dariyAI vamaLo vacce sakhaLaDakhaLa thayelAM, saDha ane kUvAstaMbha ArAdhI ane e ja dharatIe emane eTalAja ananyabhAvathI vinAnAM, athaDAtA kUTAtA taNAtA sukAnahIna vahANamAM bhUkha, anaMta hAthoe ApyuM. maLyuM teno saMgraha na karyo paNa mAtRbhUmi ane tarasa ane ekalatA anubhavavA chatAM dariyAdile ApelI karmadAtrIbhUminA vikAsa arthe meLavyuM te vAparyuM. yajJabhAvanAno viTaMbaNAonI mIjabAnI svasthatAthI mANI. mRtyu ane Avo ArAdha bhAgyeja anyatra pragaTa thayelo haze. pUrva AphrikAmAM, pravAsIonI vacce tyAre veMta ekanuM ja aMtara! e sarvavacce aDola narsarI skUla, AryakanyA garlsa hAIskUla, lAyabrerI, TAunahola, ane svastha mRtyuMjaya samo gorANAno A kizora, prakRtinuM tAMDava nagara udyAno, AryasamAja maMdiro, mahilA maMDaLa bhavanonI nihALe, saunI suzruSA kare ane Izvarano anugraha mAMgIne nitya sthApanA sAthe tyAMnI nAgarika, sAmAjika, sAMskRtika ane dhArmika karma karye jAya. saMsthAone emaNe hRdayapUrvaka ApyuM ane satata upArjanazIla chatAM yuvAvasthAe pahoMcatAM pahoMcatAM e "nAnakAe yugAnDA akhaMDa arpaNazIla jIvana kevuM hoI zake teno mUka paNa pratyakSa saMdeza ane kenyAnI aphATa, anAvRtta ane asparza dharatImAMthI vasuo Aje paNa saunA hRdayamAM aMkti che. utpanna karyAH barbara, ardha saMskRta, asaMskRta jAtio vacce vasIne, nairobImAM, kenyAnI bhUmi upara, jyAM rAgadveSano dAvAnala bhoLI Ama janatAno prema meLavIne, temaNe tyAMnI vasundharAne prajjavalato hato. tyAM ja nairobImAM sarvajAtionI ektAnA sAcA arthamAM vasudhArA banAvI. A dharatI para kapAsa ane cAnA pratIka rUpa nUtana AphrikAnA ghaDavaiyA taiyAra karavA mahAtmAgAMdhI vAvetara thaI zake tenI prathama kalpanA binakheDUta nAnajIbhAIne memoriyala ekeDamI racavAno zrI nAnajIbhAIe saMkalpa karyo. te AvI hatI ane tyArapachI to cAha tathA kophI ucheranAM khetaro, mATenI samIti nImI. bhAratiyone DhaMDhoLyA. bhArata sarakArano ketakInA vizALa saMkulo, rabbara plAnTezano, dukAno, jenerIonI saMparka sAdhyo. kenyA koloniala ophise paNa AmAM sakrIya pATha hAramALA sarjI. yugAnDAnA rUne vikhyAta banAvyuM ane yugAnDAmAM bhajavyo. eka vizALa Tekanikala kolejamAM mahAtmA gAMdhI kRSimahAudyoganAM maMDANa thayAM. tyAMnA Arthika jIvanane eka navI memoriyala ekeDamInI vIMga racAI. temAM ahiMsA ane satyanA saMskRtino saMparka karAvI gatizIla ane utpAdanazIla banAvyuM. jene payagaMbara mahAtmA gAMdhIjInI saMpUrNa mAnavakadanI kAMsya pratimA laIne teo yugAnDAnA Arthika jIvananA 'betAja bAdazAha' tarIke mUkAI ane A ekeDamI tathA pratimAnuM udghATana ane anAvaraNa paMkAyA! okTobara 1924mAM, vijayAdazamInA zubhadine jyAre DaoN. sarvapallI rAdhAkRSNana jevA jagavikhyAta phisUpha ane lagAjhI sugara phekTarIno prAraMbha thayo tyAre temanI vyApArI rAjapuruSane haste thayuM. A prasaMga ujavAyA pachI thoDAka ja varSo sAhasiktA ane e dharatI pratyenA asIma premano mahimA navI bAda, eziyAnA dezonI mAphaka pUrva AphrikAnA pradezo paNa eka duniyAe jANyo. jApAnanI TekanolojI apanAvavAnI Aje pachI eka svAdhIna thayA ane eziyA ane AphrikAe muktino ApaNe vAto karIe chIe paNa nAnajIbhAIe aDadhI sadI pahelAM prathama zvAsa lIdho. zrI nAnajIbhAI potAnI janmabhUmi mATe paNa jApAnanI TekanolojI pUrva AphrikA ane ApaNA dezamAM apanAvIne samarpita hatA. temaNe porabaMdara ane nIkaTavartI kSetromAM sthApela 21mI sadInA daravAjA kholI dIdhA hatA. audyogika tAraka maMDaLoe saurASTranA audyogIkaraNamAM moTuM teozrIe samayane eka ghaDI paNa temanA pracaMDa puruSArtha yogadAna Apela che. pAsethI chaTakavA dIdho nathI. temaNe AphrikAkhaMDanI bhayaMkara dArUNa yuropanI musApharI, bhAratanI svAtaMtrya saMgrAmanI caLavaLa, bimArIo, jherI mAkhIo, bleka voTara ane meleriyA jevA svAmI dayAnaMdajInI vicAradhArA tathA mahAtmA gAMdhIjInA saMparko hADagALI nAkhanAra rogano sAmano karyo. tyAMnA vanarAjAe paNa nAnajI zeThanA mAtra cAra copaDInA bhaNatarane jIvananA pUrNa ghaDatara ekalavAyA bhISaNa jaMgalomAM emane paDakAryA ane mANasakhAu tarapha vALavA mAMDyuM. pariNAme temanAmAM eka saMskRti premI jaMgalI mAnavonI dADha paNa emane joIne saLavaLI hatI. keLavaNIkAra sAkAra thayo. putra-putrInA samAna saMskAra, strIne paNa IzvarakRpAthI ane aDaga AtmavizvAsathI e badhA kaTokaTInA veda bhaNavAno adhikAra, jAti-pAMtinA bhedabhAva vinAno samAja, prasaMgone pAra UtAryA. kudaratI viTaMbaNA ane vyApAranI caDhatI chUtAchUta ane dharmanA ADaMbarothI mukta evI RSi praNAlInA paDatI paNa mAnavanA adamya paurUSanI temaNe potAnA jIvana dvArA sAkSAtkAra samI svAmI dayAnaMda prerita mAnavatAnA sanAtana Jain Education Intenational Page #826 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 mUlyone sAcavatI gurUkulIya zikSA paddhati tarapha zrI nAnajIbhAI temaja temanA sAcAM saMgAthInI saMskAramUrti zrImatI saMtokabAne AkarSaNa jAgyuM ane putrI savitAne potAnA ja kuTuMbanI bIjI cAra kanyAo sAthe vaDodarAnA Arya kanyA mahAvidyAlayamAM bhaNavA mokalAvI ApI. i. sa. 1934mAM paMDita AnaMdapriyajInA netRtva heThaLa bAvIza kanyAonuM maMDaLa - jemAM zrI nAnajIbhAInAM putrI paNa sammilita hatAM. - pUrva AphrikA pahoMcyuM. tyAMnI yuropiyana, Aphrikana ane bhAratIya prajA para A maMDaLe khUba prabhAva pADyo. jyAre A maMDaLanI nIlagaMgA (nAIla) nA udgama sthaLavikToriyA sarovaranA kinAre Avela jIMjA gAme pahocyuM tyAre zrI nAnajIbhAInA pramukhatva heThaLa bharAyelI sabhAmAM kanyAono sarvAMgI vikAsa joIne darzako AnaMdavibhora thaI gayA. aDadhI sadI pahelAM AbhaDacheTanuM bhUta mAnavInA lohImAM hatuM tyAre zrI nAnajIbhAIe 1936mAM porabaMdaramAM AryakanyA gurUkulano pAyo eka rijana bALAnA haste nakhAvI aspRzyatA nivAraNanI dizAmAM sAhasika pagaluM bharIne eka samAjasudhAraka tarIkenA temanA jIvananuM anokhuM darzana karAvyuM. Arya praNAlInA jJAna vijJAnano vartamAna zikSA paddhati sAtheno samanvaya e A gurukulanI vizeSatA che. chellA 65 varSomAM paccIseka hajAra kanyAo A gurukulamAMthI dharmamaya zikSaNa ane vizuddha bhAratIya saMskRtinAM pAna karIne deza videzamAM saMskAra dIvaDIo thaIne vase che. zrI nAnajIbhAIno rASTraprema paNa ananya hato. 1927mAM gAMdhIjI chellI vakhata porabaMdara, kAThiyAvADa rAjakIya pariSadanI beThakamAM AvyA tyAre briTIza sarakAranA roSanI paravA karyA vinA mahArANA mIlanA makAnamAM ja A pariSada bharAI hatI. te vAta nAnajIbhAInI rASTriya bhAvanAnA raMganI jhalaka darzAve che. 1944mAM mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe paMcagInImAM zrI nAnajIbhAInA nivAsasthAne be mahinA rahI, nAnajIbhAInI rASTriyatAne tathA mahemAnagatine ati nikaTathI anubhavIne pU. bApue kahyuM ke 'suyajamAna eTale nAnajI zeTha.' bhAratane svataMtratA maLI. saurASTranuM ekama thayuM. A navA ja rAjyanA maMtrImaMDaLa samakSa eka samasyA khaDI thaI! saurASTramAM pUratuM anAja to pAkatuM na hatuM. paraprAMtamAMthI maMgAvuM paDe tevI sthiti utpanna thaI! rAjyanI tijorI sAva khAlI! AvA UgatA rAjyane paisA dhIrI koNa anAja Ape? ane Ape toya emAM saurASTravAsIo ane saurASTra rAjyanI pratiSThA zI? saurASTra rAjyanA prathama mukhyamaMtrI zrI ucharaMgarAya DhebaranI vinaMtIthI paLavAramAM ja zrI nAnajIbhAIe saurASTra rAjyanI pratiSThA sAcavavA rUpIyA trIsa lAkha gaNI ApyA. saurASTramAM dhAnya bheguM thayuM ane saurASTravAsIoe nirAMtano zvAsa pathapradarzaka lIdho. AvI hatI zrI nAnajIbhAInI kartavyaniSThA. zrI nAnajIbhAI bhA2tIya saMskRti ane hindudharmanA saMrakSaka ane sudhAraka hatA. maharSi dayAnaMda ane pUjya gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAMthI preraNA laI hindu samAja ane hindu dharmano uddhAra karavAmAM emaNe hradayapUrvaka bhAga bhajavyo hato. ApaNI sAdI, abUdha paNa pavitra jIvana gALatI nArIonA utthAna arthe potAnI zaktino uttamAMza ardho ane mAtRzaktinAM zikSaNa, utthAna ane saMrakSaNanA kAryamAM ananya bhAve teo lAgI gayA hatA. udyogo vadhatA gayA, arthanI choLo UchaLavA lAgI, paraMtu temaNe svIkArelAM jIvanamUlyo ke sevAkAryomAMthI kyAreya na vicalita thayA. UlaTI emanI karmavRtti ane dAnazIlatA uttarottara prabaLa thatAM gayAM. emaNe AryakanyA gurukulane mahilA koleja jevI saMsthA ApIne AtmAnA amRtathI UcherI. 'bhAratamaMdira'nI sthApanA dvArA bhAratamAtA ane tenA vareNya saMtAnoe - RSikalpa puruSoe ane sannArIoe je saMskRtinuM sarjana karyuM tene vinamrapaNe preraka ardhya Apyo. 'tArAmaMdira'nI racanA karI vijJAna ane udyogayuganA puraskartA mahAmAtya paMDita javAharalAla naherUnI smRtine mUrta karI. 'maharSi vijJAna mahAvidyAlaya'nuM bhavya sarjana karIne bhAratIya saMskRtie bhALeluM RSiRNa ananya bhAve cUkavyuM. porabaMdaramAM pUjya gAMdhIjInA janmasthaLane smArakarUpe AkAra ApI kIrtimaMdiranA sarjana dvArA zrI nAnajIbhAIe porabaMdarane jagavikhyAta banAvela che. gAMdhIjInA 79 varSanA jIvanane lakSamAM rAkhI 79 phUTanI UMcAI dharAvatuM A kalAtmaka kIrtimaMdira deza-videzanA paryaTako mATe anerA AkarSaNanuM kendra banela che. muMbaI jevA pacaraMgI nagaramAM bRhada bhAratIya samAje emanA A kArya pratye sadbhAva pradarzita karIne tenuM nAma 'zrI nAnajI kAlIdAsa mahetA inTaranezanala hAusa' rAkhyuM. A to moTI ghaTanAonI vAta thaI : paNa evA bIjA paNa agatyanA banAvonI to eka moTI tapasIla karavI paDe! gAmaDAmAM kumArazALA zarU karavI che : maLo nAnajIbhAIne. kanyAzALAnuM makAna bAMdhavuM che : pahoMco nAnajIbhAI pAse. tilaka svarAjabhaMDoLanI saurASTranI jhoLI adhUrI rahe che H kazI phikara nahi, nAnajIbhAI to paDakhe UbhA che ne! nArI chAtrAlaya sthApavuM che! emanI strI zikSaNanI bhAvanA madade caDe che. dharmanI, saMskRtinI, samAjanI dhorI nasa samI koI saMsthAne ugAravI hoya, jIvADavI hoya ke navI sthApavI hoya to nAnajIbhAInI lakSmI enuM udAra arpaNa ka2vAne haMmezA tatpara hoya che. te pote Ape ne apAve. keTalIka vAra apAvyA pachI Ape. dAna emanI prakRtinI bIjI bAju. eka bAju mabalakha upArjananI manISA tathA zakti ane bIjI bAju s vabhAva sahaja arpaNazIlatA. pote samaje, potAne ruce temAM avazya Ape. Page #827 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibhAo 811 bhAratamAM jyAM jyAM temano hAtha pahoMcyo che, tyAM tyAM temaNe ApyuM kavacita jovA maLatAM sAhasa, sahAnubhUti, sahRdayatA ane tethI ye che. maMdiro baMdhAvyAM che ne maMdirono jIrNoddhAra paNa karelo che. mUThI UMcerI Izvara ane zubha kAryo pratyenI bhaktibhAvanAnA devavihIna devasthAnomAM devabhUmionI sthApanA karelI che. mUlyavAna guNonI avirata gAthA che. zrI nAnajIbhAInuM jIvana gaMgAmaiyAne kAMThe ane anya pavitra yAtrA sthaLomAM ghATo ane eziyA ane AphrikA khaMDanA nivAsIonA cAhaka tarIke baMne surakSita snAnagharo baMdhAvyA. bhadrasamAjane ApyuM. grAmasamAjane khaMDonI yazogAthAmAM varSo sudhI ojasapUrNa rIte camakatuM ane ApyuM. kALe dukALa, utsavo ane rASTrakAryamAM, nagarajana ane damakatuM raheze. grAmajanonI paDakhe haMmezA UbhA rahyA. surezabhAI koThArI bhUtapUrva briTIza sarakAre yugAnDAmAM karelAM viziSTa kAryo mATe zrI nAnajIbhAIne 'ema.bI.I.'nA khitAbathI navAjyA. jenAM namra, nirAbhimAnI, naiSThika ane niSkalaMka paurabaMdaranA rAjavI zrI naTavarasiMhajIe temane "rAjaratna' vyaktitvanA vaividhyamAM satata vahetI vhAlapanuM vajUda vartAya che. ilkAbathI vibhUSita karela ane navAnagara saMsthAe "orDara opha jenAM dareka kAryamAM pariNAmanI pUrNatAnA parizramano pamarATa paeNke meriTa'thI sanmAna karela. pU. kAkAsAheba kAlelakare zrI nAnajIbhAIne che, tevA surezabhAI koThArI AMtararASTriya phalaka para kAryarata mahetA dharmaratna' tarIke ubodhIne emanI dharmaniSThA tathA bhAratIya saMskRti gRpa opha kaMpanIjhanA Public Relation Executive nA ati ane nArI zikSaNanA kAryane Urmisabhara aMjali ApelI. mahattvanA ucca hodA para satata vyasta hovA chatAMya samAja sAthe zrI nAnajIbhAI sAdagInA to RSijana hatA. sAdI sAtatyapUrNa saMparkamAM rahI eka mamatALu mArgadarzaka tarIke hUMpha ane bhASA, sAdo paheraveza, sAduM lakhANa, sAduM bhojana ane ucca hAmano niraMtara abhiSeka karatA rahyA che te sahu mATe utsAhapreraka AcAra vicAra emanA jIvananAM paMcazIla' hatAM. TADha ane taDake, che. saMskAra ane sAhityanA saMgama samA surezabhAInI AtmIya aMdhAre ne ajavALe puNyamayI chAyA samA pUjanIyA saMtokabAne nIkaTatA pAmanAra sahu koIe temane svarUponA vaividhyamAM joyA che, sathavAre, saMtapuruSone AvakAryA, rASTrapuruSono satkAra karyo, jANyA che ane mana bharIne mANyA che. Rju hRdayI mitra tarIke mitro rAjA-mahArAjA sAthe pharyA, chatAM pote je grAmasamAjamAM UcharyA para sadAya sneha varSA karatA, porabaMdara sthita AryakanyA gurUkuLanI hatA, jemanI sAthe kizora-avasthAno nirmaLa AnaMda mANyo hato, bauddhika sabhAmAM videzanA mAnyavara bauddhiko sAthe vicAra-vimarza te grAmajanone, kheDUtone, sAmAnyajanane teo kadI na bhUlyA. karatA, karmaTha 'lAyana' tarIke lAyana jagatanA utkRSTa paraphormansa mATe Ama saurASTranA eka nAnakaDA gAmamAM kevaLa cAra copaDIno satata ane sakhata parizrama karatA surezabhAInuM bahuAyAmI gujarAtI abhyAsa karyA chatAM prakhara parizrama ane AtmazraddhAthI e vyaktitva AjanI yuvA peDhI mATe AdarzarUpa che. yugamAM ananya evI sAhasikatAthI jIvana kheDIne janatA janArdana lAyansa vartuLomAM paNa surezabhAInuM viziSTa pradAna rahyuM temaja bhadrapuruSonuM sanmAna pAmelA zrI nAnajIbhAIe taittirIya che. netRtvanI paribhASAmAM satata navAM parimANo ane navA upaniSadanuM zrutivacana sArthaka karI batAvyuM. aDhaLaka lakSmInA AyAmonA prayogakartA surezabhAIne utkRSTa yogadAna badala svAmI hovA chatAM karoDo rUpiyA lokopayogI pravRttio mATe lAyansa kalabanA AMtararASTriya pramukhe lIDarazIpa evorDa enAyata nyocchAvara karI mahAtmA gAMdhInI "TrasTIzIpa"nI bhAvanAne karI golDameDalathI sanmAnyA te temanI kAryakuzaLatA ane sAkAra karI. karmaniSThAne zreSTha AdarAMjalI arpavA barAbara che. eTaluM ja nahi ane Ama 82 varSanI sabhara, smaraNIya ane arpaNazIla DisTrikaTa gavarnara tarIkenA netRtva heThaLa temanI DisTrikTa gujarAta, jIvanayAtrAno anna Avyo. mahetA parivAranuM eka vaTavRkSa mahArASTra, rAjasthAna ane madhyapradezanI banelI malTIpala vikasAvI, puruSArtha ane paramArthano A virATa vaDalo tA. ra5-8- DisTrikTamAM 18 malTIpala evorDa prApta karyA je lAyansa 1969nA dine savAre 9-45 kalAke anaMtanI saphare upaDI gayo. itihAsamAM javalleja banatI ghaTanA che. puNyabhUmimAM divaso sudhI AMsunA toraNa baMdhAyAM hatAM. aneka sevAnA kSetre zAzvata prematattvane pAmanArA surezabhAIe mahAnubhAvoe A vibhUtine bhAvabharI zraddhAMjali arpI. jemaNe jaina sozyala grupanA nAnAmAM nAnAM kAmane temaja kAryakarane potAnI kevaLa emanuM nAma ja sAMbhaLyuM hatuM evI grAmanArIoe "dharamano nipuNatA dvArA pUrI lagana ane dakSatAthI nyAya Apyo che. saurASTra thAMbhalo kharI paDyo-garIbono belI gayo' ema kahetAM veMta dhrusake rIjiyananA ceramenanI rUe karela vividha kAryo ane tenA dhrusake raDI paDIne hRdayavedhaka bhASAmAM aMjali arpI. * AyojanamAM temanI sudRDha saMkalpa-zaktino sumeLa ane vidvattApUrNa . Ama zreSThI zrI nAnajIbhAI kAlIdAsa mahetAnuM jIvana vicakSaNatAnI vyAvahAriktAno ahesAsa sahu anubhavI zakyA. Jain Education Intemational For Private & Personal use only Page #828 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 812 A ja guNonI guNavattAe ane arihaMtamAM temanI asIma AsthAe AMtararASTriya AgevAnInA AkAzamAM viharatA karyA ane 1994-95mAM jaina sauzyalagRpa pheDarezananA AMtararASTriya pramukha tarIke varaNI pAmyA. Aja samayagALA daramiyAna jaina sozyala grupa pheDarezananA pAMcamA AMtararASTriya adhivezananA Ayojana veLAe 6000thI paNa vadhu sabhyo temanuM saloNuM sAMnidhya pAmI zakyA. surezabhAImAM rahelI netRtvanI naitikatAno, kAryakaronI vRttine pravRttimAM badalavAnI pravINatAnA sau pratyakSa sAkSI banyA. sau joI zakyA AmaMtritone AvakAravAnI temanI aMtarabhInI AtithyabhAvanAne ! sau joI zakyA temanI saMyojananI pratibaddhatAne ! ghaDIe ghaDInI ghaTamALa jANe pahelethI ja ghaDAyelI na hoya ? sAMskRtika kAryakrama hoya ke prIti bhojananI vyavasthA hoya ke pachI bauddhikonI sabhAmAM 6000 AmaMtritonA utsAhano UmaLako hoya A sarvemAM temanI kArya pratyenI niraMtara niSThAnuM nirUpaNa jovA maLyuM, adbhuta ! JSG pheDarezananAM AMtararASTriya pramukhapada daramyAna teozrIe deza paradezamAM patharAyela tatkAlIna 162 jaina sozyala grupsamAMthI mahattama 152 gruponI zubhecchA mulAkAta laI dUra-sudUra vaselA jaina bhAIone bhAtIgaLa bhomakAnA bhAIcArAno snehabhIno saMdeza pAThavI AvyA. vizvanA khUNekhUNe jaI anekatAne ektAmAM parivartita karatI evI JSG saMsthAnuM saMvardhana karI AvyA. Motivetion, leadership style, Effective public speaking, goal setting process, time management jevA aneka viSayo para temanuM nokhuM - anokhuM prabhutva hovAne kAraNe deza-videzamAM slAIDasanA sathavAre aneka varkazopa saMyojI netRtvanI bIjI haroLa taiyAra karavAmAM zrI surezabhAInuM pradAna prazaMsanIya banyuM che. teozrInA A kAryakALa daramyAna lakhela ane prakAzita karela 'gAIDa lAIna' buka mArgadarzanano mahAsAgara puravAra thaI, temaja teoe taiyAra karela 'progrAma plAnara' jaina sozyala grupanA itihAsamAM sImAcihna rUpa che. temanA pramukhapada daramyAna yuvAno mATe 'yuvAphorama' pravRttino zAnadAra zubhAraMbha thayo ane aMdAje 30 thI vadhu yuvAphoramanI sthApanA karI. Aje pathapradarzaka AvI pravRttio pAchaLanuM prayojana jaina yuvaka-yuvatio mATe preraka ane zreyaka puravAra thayuM che. A sarve pravRttiomAM pravRtta hovA chatAMya surezabhAI, Indian Nation Trust for Art & cultural Haritage -New Delhi nA ko-kanvInara tarIke kalAsaMskRtinI paraMparAne punarjIvita karI rahyA che. taduparAta porabaMdara sthita AryakanyA gurUkULanA mAnad maMtrI tarIke paNa satata pravRtta rahyA che. kaccha-saurASTra lokakalA phAunDezananA TrasTI tarIke teo vatananI vividha vRtti-pravRttio sAthe satata jaDAyelA rahyA che tema ja reDakrosa ane horTIkalcarala sosAyaTInA sevAkIya kAryomAM teo sakriyapaNe saMkaLAyelA che. SIG rUdra mahAlayanI zRMgAra cokI, siddhapura (tasvIra : DaoN. godAnI) Page #829 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhecchA pAThave che mahetA grupa MAhAthI simenTa saurASTra simenTa lImITeDa ovate-Party Page #830 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhecchA pAThave che mahetA grupa AS gujarAta siddhi simenTa lImITeDa in Education n ational Fer Private Personal Use Only www.aina ya Page #831 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ astarAtranA ALakha cAlu mAskasa (jagadIpa smArta) H ekrelIka raMgomAM kareluM vividha mAskasanuM suzobhanAtmaka Alekhana. citraNa - 1 (kizora vALA) : vanaspatinA pAna ane phUlonA rasanA raMgo sAthe pena - pensIla mAdhyamamAM grAphIka citro sarjanAra kalAkAranI InAma vijetA kRti. baMsIvAdaka (sva. vinoda pArUla) : lokajIvananAM pAtrone maulika abhivyakita ApanAra citrakAranI nezanala evorDa vijetA kRti. 3ra. 33. 34. 35. 3. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 4. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. para. 53. 54. 55. 49. 57. 58. 59. . 61. 62. 93. 4. guDabAya (musA kacchI) : pratIkAtmaka AkAro sAthe sarjeluM sarariyAlisTIka zailInuM citra. gharadIvaDo (sva. vanalIlAbahena zAha): pArivArika jIvana mAMgalyanuM bhAvavAhI darzana karAvatI pratIkarUpa kRti. karUNAnubhUti (sva. yusupha dhAlA marcaMTa) : prANImAtra pratye karUNAbhAva rAkhanAra bhagavAna budhdhanA jIvana prasaMgane rajU karatI kRti. baLadagADuM (kanu paTela): 'atItarAga'citrazreNImAMnI bolDa abhivyakita darzAvatI kRti. espIrezana (sva. kRSNalAla bhaTTa) : poMDIcerI -nivAsa pachI AdhyAtmikatAnA aMza sAthe sarjelI bhAvAtmaka kRti. pIgaLatuM zahera (sva. azrvinabhAI vyAsa): varasatA varasAdamAM palaLatA zaherane darzAvatI pAradarzIjalaraMgonI kRti. phemIlI (nAgajIbhAI cauhANa): paththara jevA ghana mAdhyamamAMthI racelI Adhunika zilpa kRti. saragama (zarada paTela ) : sapramANa mAnavapAtro, AchA raMgo ane suMdara rekhAMkana dvArA sUramayI vAtAvaraNa nipajAvatI kRti. prArthanA (dhIrena gAMdhI) : AgAkhAna jelamAM prArthanArata gAMdhIjInI vuDakaTa mAdhyamanI kRti. kampojIsana - 1 (vinoda paTela): aMzataH amUrta AkArone saMvAdI raMgomAM rajU karatuM citra. puSpavRSTi (sva. kalAbdhi): kamanIya dehalAlitya dharAvatA nArIpAtro sarjIne sidhdhine varelA citrakAranI lalita racanA. hiMda choDo - 1942 (sva. saralAdevI majhumadAra): gAMdhI citrakathA saMpuTamAMnI eka aitihAsika jalaraMgI kRti. (be varSa pahelAM A gAMdhIvAdI kalAkAranuM nidhana thayuM che.) umaLakA (sva. vRjalAla trivedI) : nAnakaDA putrane be hAtha vaDe jhulAvI haiye cAMpatI janetAne rajU karatI kRti. phUdaraDI (sva. jayaMta sidhdhapurA): phUdaraDI pharatI bALAonuM eka UMcAI parathI jhIleluM citradarzana. gAmaDuM (azvina cauhANa): vividha AkArone mIkasa miDIyAmAM rajU karatuM DekoreTIva saMyojana. gaNeza (jalendu dave) : budhdhi ane sidhdhi sAthe gaNapatijInuM taMtra citra zailImAM prabhAvI Alekhana. rAga yamana kalyANa (narena paMcAla): phalaka para tejasvI raMgo sAthe elyuminiyamamAM upasAvelA AkAronuM lalita sarjana. svarAlekhana (jayaMta parIkha)H jemanAM tvarAlekhanomAM paNa sabaLa saMyojana ane rekhAnI baLakaTa abhivyakita jovAM maLe che tevI kRti. rAsavartuLa (bhakitabahena zAha): rAsa ramatA pAtronI vartuLAkAra abhivyakita. gaNeza (vinoda zAha) : phalaka para kASTha, patarUM, kApaDa vagere cipakAvIne sarjelI kolAja zreNInI eka kRti. dazAvatAra (devarAja sutradhAra): paraMparAgata zailImAM viSNunA dazeya avatArane rajU karatI kASTha-kalAkRti. navarAtrI (lakSmaNa re) : lokabharatanA AkAro ane TekScara sAthe kApaDa para taiyAra karelI abhinava racanA. gAMdhIbApu (caMdudaphatarI) : sleTa para soyanI aNIthI nipajAveluM vyakitacitra. svapnanuM ghara (manu parIkha) H sapATa raMgo ane saraLa AkAronuM AgavuM saMyojana darzAvatI racanA. sukhada kSaNo (azoka khAMTa): vAstavikardazyacitro jevI ja jIvaMta vyakita citraNAnI sidhdhi darzAvatI tailaraMgI kRti. bhatavArI (sva. devajIbhAI vAjA) : lokajIvananA pAtrone tenI lAkSaNika raheNIkaraNImAM raju karatuM citra. jIvanasaMgIta (pratApasiMha jADejA) H lokasaMgItakAra ane tenA saMvAdI jIvanane raju karatuM saMyojana. mInapiyAsI (mahendra paramAra)H mAchalI, hoDI ane pANIne raju karatI grAphIka kRti. paMkhImeLo (kokIlAbahena dave) : paMkhIonI vividha raMgI sRSTine vAstavikatA sAthe raju karatuM citra. lokhaMDI puruSa (sva. hirAlAla khatrI) : chabIcitraNAnA sidhdha kalAkAre sarjeluM saradAranuM suvarNacaMdraka vijetA tailacitra. chellA cha dAyakAmAM gujarAtamAM pravartamAna kalA pravAho ane zailIonI AchI jhalaka AcitromAM rajU thaI che. rUpa, raMga, ane rekhAnA sarjako lekhamALAnI zarUAtamAM tenI vigate samaja ApavAmAM AvI che. paricaya: pratApasiMha jADejA Page #832 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 33 34 48 57 For Private & Personal use a y.org 58 Page #833 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43 ma 52 36 dhdhi simenTa lImITeDa 53 44 62 45 54 37 63 46 55 38 47 56 64 Page #834 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Qi 00/5000 saurASTra paMcaratnAni citrakAra : pratApasiMha jADejA saurASTra paMthaRCEAdi, barI, bArI, turaMgamAM : | caturtham somanAtham ca paMcamam haridarzanam / / kavi zrIdhara racita A prAcIna zlokamAM saurASTranA pAMca ratnomAM jenI gaNanA thAya che te samRdhdha saritAo, zIlavaMtI AtithyapremI nArI, kAThiyAvADI jAtavAna azva, somanAtha (zivadarzana) ane dvArakA (haridarzana) no ullekha che. citrakAre A pAMceya ratnonuM suMdara saMyojana karI AlaMkArika citrazailI ane tejasvI jalaraMgomAM citranuM sarjana karyuM che. 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