Pethadkumar Charitra

Author(s): Pradyumnasuri
Publisher: Shrutgyan Prasarak Sabha
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/002064/1

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(1) zrI ratnamaMDanagaNi kRta pethaDakumAra caritra (mahAmAtya pethaDakumAra tathA jhAMjhaNakumAranAM sukRtone varNavatA saMskRta kAvyanuM bhASAMtara) -: saMpAdaka :pUjyapAda AcAryadeva zrI vijayadevasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA paTTadhara paramapUjya AcArya mahArAja zrI vijayahemacaMdrasUrijI mahArAjanA ziSya AcArya vijayapradyumnasUrijI mahArAja sAheba -: prakAzaka : zrI zrutajJAna prasAraka sabhA amadAvAda-14. peGakumAra caritra

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pethaDakumAra caritra punarmudraNa : saMvata 2064 : 1,000 lAgata kiMmata : rUA. 47=00 vecANa kiMmata : rUA. 20=00 nakala - zrutalAbha :zrImatI hasumatIbahena zAntilAla zAha ha. nIlakamalabhAI, IlAbahena rajanibhAI nItAbahena sihoravALA - hAla zAMtAkrujha-muMbaI -: prAptisthAna :zrI jitendrabhAI kApaDiyA zrI vijayabhAI dozI-mahuvAvALA ajaMtA prinTarsa, lAbha cembarsa, sI-602, dattANInagara, 12, sattara tAlukA sosAyaTI, bilDIMga naM. 3, esa.vI, roDa, po. navajIvana, amadAvAda-14. borIvalI (vesTa), muMbaI-92. mo. : 98240 80308 mo. : 93204 7pararara zrI zaradabhAI zAha 102, vI.TI. epArTamenTa, kALAnALA, bhAvanagara. (saurASTra) phona : 0278-3296797 mudraka : girIza ArTa prinTarI 223, bhavAnapurA pITha, rAyapura daravAjA bahAra, amadAvAda-22. pethaDakumAra caritra (2)

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roja eka vakhata savAre savAre hRdayathI bhAvavAnI bhAvanA kalyANa thAo vizvanuM anukUla vRSTi ho sadA ghara ghara viSe dhana dhAnya ne ArogyanI ho saMpadA rogo gunA aparAdha ne hiMsAdi pApo dUra ho sarvatra zAMti sukha samRddhi dharmano jayakAra ho. dharmano jayakAra ho. - 2 - jagamAM je je durjana jana che te saghaLA sajajana thAo sajjana janane manasukhadAyI zAntino anubhava thAo zAnta jIvo Adhi vyAdhi ne upAdhithI mukta bano mukta banelA puruSottama A sakala vizvane mukta karo. - 'mArA mananI vAta chellA ghaNA samayathI jonArane khyAla Ave tema che ke mIDIyAmAdhyamanA kAraNe gaNo ke amerikAnA vAyarasanA kAraNe gaNo, badhA kSetre AmUla parivartana AvyuM che. tevA vAvAjhoDAmAM Arati utAravAnI che. eTale ke vartamAna kALamAM dharmatattvane vaLagI rahevAnuM che. sattattva sAthe anusaMdhAna sAdhI rAkhavAnuM che. (3) pethaDakumAra caritra

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te mATe mane turta sUjhe che te e che ke uttama puruSanAM uttama caritro vAMcavAmAM Ave, vAgoLavAmAM Ave. to potAnI jAtane badalavA mATe rola moDala maLI rahe. vaLI e Adarza caritra mApasara rasALa ane prasaMgothI asarakAraka hovuM joIe. tevAM traNa caritro (ghaNAM caritro che temAMthI) to pratyeka zrAvakanA ghera hovAM ja joIe. (1) pethaDakumAra caritra (2) dhanyakumAra caritra (3) zrIpALa caritra. kALanA prabhAve alpa puNyavALA jIvo ja ahIM avatare che tevI sthitimAM paNa samabhAvathI navAM cIkaNAM karma na baMdhAya te rIte kema jIvavuM tenuM pathadarzana A caritromAMthI thAya che. e traNa paikInuM eka zrI pethaDakumAra caritra ahIM saheja moTA akSaramAM ApavAmAM Ave che. tamAma jainonA ghera A pustaka hovuM joIe. kharIdavAnI zakti na hoya teone anya rasika saMpanna AtmAo bheTa Ape paNa AvAM caritronuM vAraMvAranuM vAMcana je Aje uttama AlaMbana banaze. tethI A caritranuM vAMcana gharanA badhA sabhyone eka sAthe besADIne paNa karI zakAya ane te upAya zreSTha che. vaLI cokkasa kAragata nIvaDe tevo che. bhaNelA jAte vAMce. gharamAM vaMcAve. AvanAra mahemAnane bheTa Ape. pustakanI kiMmata paNa badhAne paravaDe tevI che. to jarUra Ano lAbha uThAvajo. aMdherI pUrva aSADha sudi - 3 vi.saM. 206 4 pethaDakumAra caritra

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haMkArI jAta caritramAMthI nIpajato hoya lAkhathI aitihAsika kathAomAM A caritramAM varNavavAmAM Avela dedAzA, pethaDazA ane jhAMjhaNazAnI tripuTIe je dharmasaMghanAM kAryo karyA te adbhuta che. zrI dedAzAha ke pethaDakumAranA jIvananuM utthAna zrI nAgArjunathI A. zrI dharmaghoSasUrijIthI ja thayuM che te A caritramAM Ave che. karmanA udayanA kAraNe pethaDa ane prathamiNI jIvananA prAraMbhanA ja tabakkAmAM akiMcana banI gayA chatAM sattva keTaluM dRDha che ke koI paNa pAInI madada paNa svIkAratA nathI. vimalazrI-jeo pethaDakumAranAM mAtA hatAM teo roja savAre derAsara prabhunAM darzana karI guru mukhe paccakakhANa laI ghera Ave tyAM sudhImAM savAzera sonAnA sikkA ApatAM hatAM. tethI e nityadAnathI samRddha thayelA ghaNA AtmAo rAtre e sonAmahora ApavA AvatA paNa koInuM kazuM svIkAratAM nahIM. aucityanA saMskAra kevA prabaLa haze ke mAMDavagaDhamAM praveza karatI vakhate kALo nAga ane kALI cakalI joIne paga mAMDatAM khacakAyAM to eka rAjasthAnavAsI bhAIe kahyuM ke turta praveza karo, rAjA to nahIM have maMtrI banazo. AvuM zubha kahenArane kAMIka ApavuM joIe mATe uparaNAnA gajavAmAM khAMkhAkhoLA karIne eka sopArI Ape che. ApavA mATe manuSyano avatAra che. AvI ghaNI bodhadAyaka vAto A caritramAM che. tene vAgoLavAthI ApaNA jIvanamAM te guNa dAkhala thAya che. (5) pethaDakumAra caritra

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zAsanasamarpita puNyAtmA pethaDazA pUjya gurumahArAjanA samAgama pachI, teonA vacana upara ananya zraddhA rAkhavAthI ane teonA upadeza mujaba vartana karavAthI manuSya keTale sudhInI pragati sAdhI zake che temaja Adarza jIvananAM ucca zikharo sara karI zake che, teno AbehUba citAra eTale 'sukRtasAgara' kAvya. zrI ratnamaMDana gaNi mahArAje racelA A granthanuM nAma ja evuM che ke, e sAMbhaLatAM ApaNane e samajatAM saheja paNa vAra nathI lAgatI ke, sAgararUpa A caritramAM keTakeTalIye sukRta saritAono apUrva saMgama thayo haze. ghaNuM ja udAtta ane AdarzarUpa che A caritra. emAM varNavAyelA ekeeka prasaMgo evA coTadAra che ke, e vAMcatAM-sAMbhaLatAM zrI dedAzA, pethaDazA ane jhAMjhaNazA-e dharmAtmA tripuTImAM rahelA udAratA, zAsanabhakti, dharmaniSThA ane apUrva samayasUcakatA vagere mahAna guNonI jhAMkhI thAya che. A granthamAM ratnatrayIsamA pitA, putra ane pautra e traNe nararatnonA jIvanaprasaMgonuM varNana ApavAmAM AveluM hovA chatAM, mukhyapaNe, puNyAtmA pethaDazAnuM jIvanacaritra varNavavAmAM AvyuM che. eTale A sukRtasAgarane 'pethaDakumAra caritra'nA nAme paNa oLakhavAmAM Ave che. pethaDakumAra caritra (6)

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pUjya zrI dharmaghoSasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanI hIrApArakhu dRSTie cIMtharehAla pethaDamAM kevuM ye nUra nihALyuM haze ke mAtra vIza rUpiyA jevI rakamanu parigrahaparimANavrata levA taiyAra thayelA e puruSane lAkha sudhInI maryAdA rAkhavAnuM sUcana karyuM. te samaye pethaDane evI kalpanA paNa kayAMthI hoya ke dharmapasAye lakSmInI apUrva mahera potAnI upara UtaravAnI che ! bhIma zrAvake svIkArela brahmacaryavratanI khuzAlI nimitte pethaDazAne paherAmaNIrUpe mokalela maDI (pUjAnI joDa)ne paheravAne badale caMdananA chAMTA nAMkhI tenI pUjA karatAM joI temanAM dharmapatnI prathamaNIe jyAre emane ema karavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre tenA javAbamAM pote brahmacaryavratano svIkAra nathI karyo e kAraNa jaNAvyuM. e vakhate prathamiNIe karelA AhvAnane saheja paNa khacakATa ke vilaMba vagara svIkArI, batrIza varSanI bharayuvAna vaye, umaMgabhera, brahmacaryavratane aMgIkAra karanAra e naravIramAM sAce ja apUrva viSayavirAga, dRDha manobaLa, dharmaniSThA ane bIjAne anukULa thaIne kArya karavAnI vRttinAM ApaNane AhlAdakArI darzana thAya che. A pustakane be ghaDI moja mATe ke UMgha lAvavA mATe vaMcAtI ke saMbhaLAvAtI kathArUpe vAMcavAthI khAsa lAbha thavA saMbhava nathI. paNa 'AnA vAcana-zravaNathI mane mArA jIvanamAM upayogI thAya evI ghaNI vAto jANavA maLe tema che'-evI guNagrAhaka dRSTithI ene samajI pethaDakumAra caritra (7)

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vAMcavA-vicAravA ane zakyapaNe jIvanamAM utAravA bhalAmaNa che. A pustakamAM AvatAM pAtromAMthI jene je pasaMda paDe te pAtrane najara samakSa rAkhI vAMcako potAnA jIvanane te rIte ghaDavA taiyAra thaze to lekhaka, saMpAdaka ane sahAyaka -e sauno zrama sArthaka thayo gaNAze. saMpAdaka muni zrI pradyumnavijayajI gaNi ApaNA granthabhaMDAromAM chupAyelAM AvAM bIjAM paNa caritraratnone bahAra kADhI, buddhinI sarANe caDAvI suMdara pahela pADI vizvanA alaMkArarUpa banAve e ja AzA sAthe. dazA poravADa sosAyaTI, -vijaya hemacandrasUri pAlaDI, amadAvAda -3. caitra suda-9 pethaDakumAra caritra (8)

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// zrI zaMkhezvara pArthanAthAya namaH // sadA stuve zrIgurunemisUri sUri tathA zrIvijayAmRtAhvam / prastAvanA (bIjI AvRtti prasaMge) caritravAcanano lAbha mAnavanA jIvanamAM rahelI aneka suSupta zaktione jAgRta karanArAM ane e zaktine avaLe mArge vaparAtI aTakAvIne savaLe mArge doranArAM je aneka sAdhano che, temAM Adarza puruSonAM jIvanacaritro athavA jIvanaprasaMgonuM paNa eka AgavuM sthAna che. tethI ja lokottara zrI jinazAsanamAM guNanI pUjAno ghaNo mahimA gavAyo che; te gAnane guNiyala banavAno mArga kahevAmAM Avyo che. guNaprAptimAM avarodhaka je mAtsarya che, te guNAnurAga prakaTatAM dUra thAya che ane je guNanuM kIrtana vAraMvAra karIe te guNa potAmAM pragaTe che. svayaM tIrthaMkara paramAtmAe paNa zramaNapradhAna caturvidha zrIsaMghamAM je je guNavaMta vyakti hoya tenA guNanI upabRhaNAanumodanA karI che ane ema karIne anya jIvone te guNa pratye bahumAna janmAvyuM che. vaLI ArAdhanAnA pAyAmAM je traNa vastuo jJAnI puruSoe (9) pethaDakumAra caritra * * * * * * * * * *

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batAvI che temAM sukRta anumodanAno samAveza khAsa karyo che. ane jyAre koI paNa vyaktimAM alpa paNa guNanuM darzana thAya tyAre haiye pramoda bhAva pragaTAvavAnu kahyu che ane jyAM guNa sAMbhaLavA maLe tyAM e sAMbhaLIne rAjI thavAnuM kahevAmAM Ave che. 1 guNavAnonAM caritro itihAsa-prasiddha je je mahAna vyaktioe lokopakAraka ane zAsanaprabhAvaka kAryo karyAM ane potAnA jIvana dvArA te kALanA janasamudAyamAM eka uttama jIvanano ucca Adarza rajU karyo, te te vyaktionAM jIvanaprasaMgo athavA jIvanacaritronA AdhAre samaye samaye ghaNAM kAvyo, nATako, kathAgraMtho racAyelAM maLe che. ane AvA te prasaMgo aupadezika graMthomAM paNa daSTAMtarUpe sacavAyelA maLe che. jena na zramaNa paraMparAmAM kathAsAhityano prakAra vipula pramANamAM kheDAyelo che; temAM paNa caritragraMthonI saMkhyA ghaNI moTI che. mULa AgamamAM sAtamA aMgasUtra upAsaka dazAMgamAM paNa zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmInA AnaMda-kAmadeva vagere daza zrAvakonAM jIvananI ghaTanAnuM dharmapreraka nirUpaNa karavAmAM AvyuM che. te pachInAM upAMga sUtromAM paNa zaMkha, zataka vagere zrAvakonuM ane jayaMtI, sulasA vagere 1. (1) dhAryo rAno muLanavepi adhyAtmasAra, pra0 7, a0 20. (2) ghoDalo guNa paNa parataNo, sAMbhaLI harSa mana ANa re. --amRtavelI sajjhAya. (10) pethaDaku mAra caritra

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zrAvikAonuM varNana Ave che. bAramA saikAthI to paramAtuM rAjA kumArapALa vagere nAmAMkita rAjavIo, maMtrIo, zreSThIonAM jIvanacaritro, jIvanaprasaMgo aneka graMthomAM dRSTAMtarUpe sacavAyelA athavA svataMtra caritrarUpe racAyelAM paNa maLe che. vaLI A ja viSayamAM saMskRta, prAkRta, apabhraMza, rAjasthAnI ane gujarAtI bhASAmAM racAyelAM prabaMdha, rAsA ane DhALiyAM paNa moTI saMkhyAmAM prApta thAya che. opadezika graMthomAM pethaDakumAra prastuta mahAmAtya pethaDakumAra, emanA pitA dedAzAha ane suputra jhAMjhaNakumAranA jIvanaprasaMgo aneka aupade zika graMthomAM saMkSepa ke vistArathI maLe che. temAM mukhyatve upadezataraMgiNI, upadezasaptati, ane upadezasAramAM je prasaMgo lakhAyelA che teno AdhAra A sukRtasAgara' kAvya che. A sukRtasAgarane maMtrIzvara pethaDakumAranuM jIvanacaritra kahevuM joIe. joke pethaDakumAranA pitA dedAzAhanuM jIvana paNa AmAM Ave che, paNa te to dedAzAhanA uttara jIvananA-suvarNa siddhinI prApti, kuMkumalolazALAnuM nirmANa, staMbhana pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI bhakti vagere-prasaMgonA varNana pUratuM ja che. vaLI AmAM zrI jhAMjhaNakumAranA satkAryanuM je varNana maLe che te paNa emanA siddhagirijInA mahAn yAtrAsaMgha, gujarAtarAjyavAtsalya vagere prasaMgone ja AvarI le che. matalaba ke dedAzAhanA uttara jIvana ane jhAMjhaNakumAranA pUrva jIvananA keTalAka prasaMgo paNa A kAvyamAM (11) pethaDakumAra caritra Vain Education International

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noMdhavAmAM AvyA che. jyAre pethaDakumAranA janmathI laIne emanA svargavAsa paryantanA saMpUrNa jIvananuM varNana AmAM maLe che. eTaluM kharuM ke A 'sukatasAgara' che tethI AmAM mukhyatve emanAM zAsanadharma-prabhAvaka sukRtyonI noMdha maLe che ane e svAbhAvika che. A caritranA racayitA zrI ratnamaMDana gaNinA manamAM pethaDakumAre karelAM sukRtyonI AdarabharI UMDI chApa paDI che te caritra vAMcatAM jaNAI Ave che. ene lIdhe A caritranuM nirUpaNa prAsAdika, rocaka ane jIvaMta thayuM che e vAtanI pratIti to Aje paNa te vAMcanArane thayA vinA rahetI nathI. vaLI caritrakAra eka acchA upadezakAra hoya tema lAge che. teoe racela upadezataraMgiNI' joIe to ApaNane ema lAge che ke teonI pAse dRSTAMtono bhaMDAra che. rajUAtanI zabdalAghavI-kaLA paNa temane hastagata che. A caritra ATha taraMgomAM vahecAyeluM che. sukRtasAgara : itihAsanA ajavALe maMtrIzvara pethaDakumAra aitihAsika vyakti che, tethI vAcakone temanA sattA-samaya vagerenI jijJAsA thavAnI ja 1. pethaDakumAra kyAre thayA ? 2. dharmaghoSasUrijIno sattAsamaya kayo ? 3. devagiri (daulatAbAda)nuM bhavya jinAlaya kyAre baMdhAyuM? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * pethaDakumAra caritra (12)

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4. caritrakAra zrI ratnamaMDana gaNie A graMthanI racanA kyAre karI ? 5. devagiri (dolatAbAda)nA derAsaranuM rUpAMtara kyAre thayuM? - AvA prakAranA prazno Upaje te svAbhAvika che. te praznonA uttara meLavavA je thoDI zodhakhoLa thaI zakI tenuM tAraNa A pramANe che : 1. vi. saM. 1280 AsapAsa pethaDakumArano janma ane vi. saM. 1335 pachI ane vi. saM. 1340 pahelAM emano svargavAsa ghaTe che. 2. vi. saM. 1357mAM AcArya dharmaghoSasUrijIno svargavAsa. eTale pethaDakumAra ane jhAMjhaNakumAra e bannene A sUrijInI nizrAno lAbha maLyo hato. 3. devagirinuM derAsara vi. saM. 1335mAM baMdhAyuM. 4. caritrakAra zrI ratnamaMDana gaNie A caritrane aMte ApelI prazastimAM enA racanAsaMvatano ullekha karyo nathI. paNa upade zataraMgiNIno racanA saMvata 1517 maLe che tethI te arasAmAM A graMtha racAyo hoya tema anumAna thaI zake che. pa. devagirinA derAsaranA rUpAMtaranI vigata mATe A pustakanI puravaNI 4 jovI. pethaDakumAra caritra * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (13)

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kAvyanA kartA zrI ratnamaMDana gaNi tapAgacchIya AcArya zrI somasuMdarasUrinA paTadhara ratnazakharasUrinA ziSya naMdiratnanA ziSya paM. zrI ratnamaMDana gaNie (je o AgaLa jatAM AcArya zrI ratnamaMDanasUrijInA nAme prasiddha thayA emaNe) saMskRta bhASAmAM ghaNA graMtho racyA che. A "sukRtasAgaranA saMbaMdhamAM eka vicAra e Ave che ke, A kAvyanI racanA thaI ane pethaDa-jhAMjhaNano svargavAsa thayo te pachInA vacagALAnA samayamAM pethaDa-jhAMjhaNanA prasaMgo varNavatI nAnI-moTI koIka paNa kRti racAI hovI joIe ke jenA AdhAre A "sukRtasAgara'nI racanA thaI hoya evo saMbhava che. joke A vicArano koI AdhAra nathI-A to mAtra kalpanA ja che ane enuM kAraNa e che ke aneka ghaTanAthI sabhara evA jIvananI saLaMga-re mAhitI mAtra janatAnI daMtabatrIzIe savAsothI vadhu varSa sudhI kevI rIte ane kevA rUpamAM jaLavAI zake ? A caritramAM pethaDakumAranA jIvananI vyavasthita ane saLaMga mAhitI maLe che tethI AvuM anumAna karavAnuM mana thAya che. bIjI vAta e paNa che ke, sukRtasAgaranI racanA pahelAMnI aupade zika racanAomAM pethaDanA prasaMgo jovA nathI maLatA. A caritramAM dedAzAha, pethaDakumAra ane jhAMjhaNakumAranA sad bhAvapreraka prasaMgo varNavAyA che. pethaDakumAra caritra (14)

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parimArjana vi. saM. 2033mAM A 'sukRtasAgara' (gujarAtI) prakAzita thayuM tyAre tenI prastAvanAmAM maMtrIzvara pethaDe AbU upara jIrNoddhAra karAvyAnuM lakhyuM hatuM ane te hakIkatanA samarthanamAM eka zilAlekhano zloka paNa Apyo hato; ane paMdaramA zatakanI zarUAtamAM pethaDarAsanI-pethaDanA jIvanaprasaMgo varNavatI gujarAtI rAsakR ti racAyAnI vAta paNa lakhI hatI. paNa A AvRtti taiyAra karatI vakhate aitihAsika sAdhanonuM jhINavaTathI avalokana karatAM jaNAyuM ke, AbU upara jIrNoddhAra karAvanAra ane pethaDarAsamAM jenAM sukRtonuM varNana karavAmAM AvyuM che te pethaDa A dedAzAhanA putra pethaDakumArathI judA che. ekasarakhA nAmanI-pethaDa nAmadhArI-vyakti caudamA-paMdaramA saikAmAM traNathI vadhAre noMdhAI che. punaHprakAzananuM saMskaraNa A "sukRtasAgara' mULa saMskRta caritra vi. saM. 1971mAM bhAvanagaranI zrI jena AtmAnaMda sabhAe prakAzita karyuM hatuM, jenuM saMpAdana munirAja zrI caturavijayajI mahArAje karyuM hatuM. te prata jIrNa thaI jatAM ane tenI prApti muzkela banI gaI tethI te mULa caritranuM prakAzana upayogI pariziSTo ApavA sAthe saMpAdita karI vi. saM. 2032mAM aMdherI gujarAtI jaina saMgha dvArA prakAzita karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. A caritranuM gujarAtI bhASAMtara paNa jena AtmAnaMda sabhA pethaDaku mAra caritra (15)

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dvArA ja vi. saM. 1986mAM prakAzita thayuM hatuM. ghaNAM varSothI te AvRtti sulabha na hatI ane aneka sujJa vAMcako dvArA tenI vAraMvAra mAMgaNI thatI hatI, tethI temAM sAmAnya bhASAkIya sudhAro karIne tenuM prakAzana vi. saM. 2033mAM thayuM hatuM. traNa varSanA TUMkA gALAmAM ja "sukRtasAgara'nA gujarAtI bhASAMtaranI AvRtti khapI gaI ane chatAM tenI mAMga thatI rahI. eTale zrI pethaDakumAranA jIvanacaritranI aneka vizeSatAonA kAraNe vAcakone te vAraMvAra vAMcavuM game tevuM hovAthI tenI bIjI AvRtti karavAnuM hAtha dharyuM vAcakonA hAthamAM ucca vAcana jyAre vAcakonI vAcanabhUkha divase divase UghaDatI jAya che tyAre vAcakonA hAthamAM AvuM jIvananA umadA Adarzo rajU karatuM suvAcya vAcana ApavAmAM Ave te AnaMdadAyaka bInA gaNAvI joIe; ane ucca AdarzalakSI e vAcanasacine vakhANavI joIe ane vadhAvavI joIe. ' A vakhate pariziSTamAM pethaDanirmita daulatAbAdanA maMdiranA itihAsanI sArI sAmagrI ApavAmAM AvI che, jethI e derAsaranA itihAsa upara sAro prakAza paDe che. A prakAzanamAM sahRdaya sajjana zrI ratibhAI dIpacaMda desAIno sAro sAtha-sahakAra maLyo che ane teonI saMpAdana-mudraNa aMgenI pethaDakumAra caritra (16) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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sUjha-samajano paNa lAbha A prakAzanane maLyo che. vi. saM. 2033mAM je AvRtti prakAzita karI hatI temAM je prastAvanA lakhI hatI tenI upayogI vigato A prastAvanAmAM AvI jatI hovAthI e prastAvanA A AvRttimAM nathI ApI. A caritranA vAcanathI aneka jIvo potAnA jIvanane aneka sukRtothI bharyuM bharyuM banAvo evI zubha abhilASA sAthe-- phAgaNa sudi terasa, vi. saM. 2036 jaina upAzraya, operA sosAyaTI, pAlaDI, amadAvAda- 7. (17) pUjyapAda AcAryapravarazrI hemacandrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA pAdapadmareNu muni pradyumnavijaya gaNi pethaDakumAra caritra

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risAda . E che. kAra paramapUjya munirAja (pitA munizrI) zrI hIravijayajI mahArAja

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kramAMka 1 maMgala upakrama 2 zreSThI dedAzAhano vaMza ane pethaDano janma 3 kanakagiri de prabaMdha 4 dedAzAhe nirmANa karelI kuMkumalolazALA 5 vimalazrI suprabhAtam anukramaNikA viSaya pahelo taraMga 1 lAvaNikano vepAra 2 citrAvelInI prApti 3 ghIno vepArI pethaDa 1 jhAMjhaNano janma 2 vimalazrIno svargavAsa 3 dedAzAhano svargavAsa 4 AcArya zrI dharmaghoSasUri mahArAja 5 caNoThI ane suvarNano saMvAda 6 pethaDano parigraha-parimANavrata-svIkAra 7 pethaDano mAMDavagaDhamAM praveza (19) bIjo taraMga trIjo taraMga pRSTha 1-28 1 4 8 17 23 29-48 29 31 33 35 39 40 45 49-71 49 49 50 pethaDakumAra caritra

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kramAMka viSaya 4 pethaDanI prajopakAritA pa pethaDanA samakita modako 6 pethaDanA bhAgyanI parIkSA 7 pethaDano suvarNa siddhi-prayoga cotho taraMga 72-99 1 corAzI caityonuM nirmANa ane jIrNoddhAra ra A. zrI dharmaghoSasUrino pravezotsava 3 mAMDavagaDhamAM zatruMjayAvatAra ane bIjAM vyAzI jainamaMdironuM nirmANa 4 devagirimAM jinaprAsAdanuM nirmANa 5 pethaDanI nirahaMkAritA 6 ghoDAnI kharIdI 7 devagirinA jinaprAsAdanuM zilpa-sthApatya pAMcamo taraMga 100-124 1 brahmacaryavratano svIkAra ane rANI lIlAvatIno navakArajApa ra bhIma zreSThIe mokalelI maDI 100 3 maMtrIno brahmacaryavratano svIkAra 103 4 rANI lIlAvatI upara caDAveluM ALa 107 pa lIlAvatI rANIno ApaghAtano prayatna 111 pethaDakumAra caritra 1OO (20)

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125 kramAMka viSaya pRSTha 6 rANI lIlAvatIno navakAra-jApa ane tenuM phaLa 112 ( 7 rAjahastIno unmAda 113 8 rAjAno pazcAttApa ane rANInuM gRhAgamana 119 chaThTho taraMga 1 25-141 1 rAjyamAM saptavyasana-nivAraNanI udghoSaNA 125 2 ThaganI dhUrtatA 3 corane pakaDavAno prayatna 134 sAtamo taraMga 142-159 1 giranAranI tIrthamALa ane AgamanuM zravaNa-lekhana Adi 142 2 be tIrthonI yAtrAnuM phaLa 14ra 3 zvetAMbara saMghapatino vijaya 145 4 pethaDa maMtrInI pustaka-pUjA 15) 5 pethaDa maMtrInI devapUjA 15ra 6 pethaDa maMtrInI pratikramaNa mATenI paddhati 157 7 pethaDa maMtrInI sAdharmika bhakti 159 AThamo taraMga 160-194 1 jhAMjhaNa maMtrInI vIratA ane abhuta zAsana prabhAvanA 160 2 jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe baMdhAvelo kareDAno devaprAsAda 163 3 bane tIrthomAM eka dhvajAnuM dAna 174 4 jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe kareluM kapUranuM arpaNa (21) pethaDakumAra caritra 180

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kramAMka viSaya pRSTha 5 jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe rAjAnA lAMbA karAvelA baMne hAtha 182 6 jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe kedamAMthI choDAvelA cha-- rAjAo 183 7 rAjA mATe saMghanA sarva janone bhojana karAvavuM azakya 187 8 jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe saMgha sAthe gujarAtanA samagra lokone ApeluM bhojana mATenuM nimaMtraNa 190 9 jhAMjhaNa maMtrInI tIrthayAtrA ane tenI samApti puravaNI-1 4 zrI somadharma gaNikRta (saM. 1503) "upadeza saptatikA no saMdarbha 192 195 puravaNI-2 4 pethaDakumAre baMdhAvelAM maMdironI nAmAvali 200 puravaNI-3 $ "sukRtasAgara'mAM AvatA prAsaMgika subhASita zloko 202 puravaNI-4 devagirinA jinaprAsAdanA avazeSo 213 pethaDakumAra caritra (22)

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4 44 maMtrIzvara pethaDakumAra tathA jhAMjhaNakumAranuM ryAtra *

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pahelo taraMga maMgala upakrama pallava (navAMkura), kesara, pAMdaDAM ane bhamarAo vaDe dekhAtAM kalpavRkSonI jema pAMca parameSThIo tamAruM Icchita karo ! huM dhAruM chuM ke potAne namaskAra karatA manuSyone vidyAnAM bIja ApavA mATe taiyAra thayelI je sarasvatI devI potAnA hAthamAM akSamALA(navakAravALI)nA bahAnAthI vidyAnAM bIjane ja dhAraNa kare che, te sarasvatI devI amAruM rakSaNa karo ! zrI somasuMdarasUri nAmanA AcAryanI pATarUpI udayAcaLa parvata upara sUryanA jevA tejasvI zrI ratnazekharasUri nAmanA AcArya jayavaMtA varte che -zobhe che. - ziSyonA hRdayarUpI suMdara peTIone ughADavAnI nipuNatAne dhAraNa karanArI zrI naMdiratna nAmanA gurunI vANI sarala kuMcInI jevI zobhe che te Azcarya che. 1. jema kalpavRkSa-puSpAdika pAMca avayava vaDe zobhe che, tema ahIM arihaMta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya ane sAdhu-e pAMca avayava vaDe parameSThIpada zobhe che ema jANavuM. 2. vAMkI kUMcIthI ja peTI vagere UghaDI zake che, chatAM ahIM gurunI vANI sarala hovAthI kUMcIne saraLa kahI che te Azcarya che. 1 maMgala upakrama

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manuSyono alaMkAra lakSmI che, ane lakSmIno alaMkAra dAna che. te dAna jo pAtrane apAyuM hoya to te anaMta phaLane ApanAruM thAya che. te viSe kahyuM che ke - "mUDha mANasa potAnA zarIranA upabhogamAM dhanano vyaya kare che ane catura puruSa pAtra mATe dhanano vyaya kare che. zarIra vaDe jeno upabhoga karavAmAM na Ave ane pAtrane jenuM dAna devAmAM na Ave, tevuM jaDa puruSanuM dhana khAtara vaDe jAya che -cora vagere lUMTI jAya che." (1) * pAtranA guNothI rahita evI gaNikA paNa nAmamAtrathI pAtra kahevAya che, paraMtu je nAma pramANe guNavAna hoya tene ja satparuSoe pAtra kahyuM che. pAtra zabdano artha A pramANe kahelo che : "pA" evA akSarathI pApa ane 'tra' akSarathI trANa eTale rakSaNane karanAra kahevAya che. A (pA+tra) be akSara bhegA thavAthI pAtra zabda bane che ema paMDito kahe che. (pApathI je rakSaNa kare te "pAtra" kahevAya che. (2) paMDita puruSo pAtranA be prakAra kahe che : sthAvara pAtra ane jaMgama pAtra. temAM purayane mATe je prAsAda -caitya ane pratimA vagere A rIte aMkavALA perA A caritramAM AvatAM subhASitonuM bhASAMtara che. tenA mULa loko pAchaLa pariziSTamAM kramazaH Apela che. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * pethaDakumAra caritra

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. karAvavuM te sthAvara pAtra kahevAya che, ane je adhika jJAnavAna hoya, tapa vaDe kRza thayela hoya, mamatA rahita hoya, ahaMkAra rahita hoya tathA svAdhyAya ane brahmacarya vagerethI yukta hoya, te jaMgama pAtra kahevAya che. saMsArarUpI samudrane tAravAmAM vahANa samAna che lakSmI arihaMta vagere pAtra mATe kRtArtha karavAmAM na Ave-vAparavAmAM na Ave-te lakSmIne alakSmI (aLasa) ja mAnavAmAM AvI che. kahyuM che ke - ''jema sarva prakAranA meghanuM jaLa dhAnyarUpa saMpattine karanAruM thAya che, tema sarva prakAranuM dAna bhogarUpa lakSmIne ApanAruM thAya che; paraMtu svAti nakSatranuM jaLa jema mauktika (motI) rUpa bane che, tema satpAtramAM ApeluM dAna mauktikane (mokSane) ApanAruM thAya che." (3) sAta kSetramAM dhanarUpI bIjane vAvI zraddhArUpI jaLa vaDe tene vRddhi pamADI niyANAdikarUpa ItibhayathI rahita karavAmAM Ave to te dhanarUpI bIja zasyaphaLane Ape che; tethI aneka rAjAonAM caritrorUpI ujajavaLa motIvALA ane sArA kSetramAM dhananI vRSTi karavAnA kAraNarUpa sukRtasAgara nAmano graMtha huM racuM chuM. 1. uMdara, tIDa vagereno upadrava. 2. dhAnarUpI phaLane tathA vakhANavA lAyaka mokSarUpa phaLane. 3. puNyarUpI samudra. maMgala upakrama

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zreSThI dedAzAhano vaMza ane pethaDano janma mALavA dezanA eka vibhAgamAM namrATa (nimADa) nAme deza che. te svarganI ramaNIyatAnA ADaMbarane jItanAra che, tathA temAM vasatA loko akhaMDa sukhane bhogave che. te dezamAM jene zatru-rAjAo na joI zake tevI nAMdurI nAmanI nagarI che. te nagarInI cAre tarapha pharato killo lakSmInA nidhAnanI rakSA karavAmAM sarpa jevo zobhe che. tyAM namrATa nAmano deza, nAMdurI nagarI, neminAthanuM caitya, nArAyaNa nAmano maMtrI, nAgiNI nAmanI gaNikA, nAga nAmano zreSThI, nAgArjuna nAmano yogI vagere ghaNA nakAro chatAM paNa tyAMnA lokonA mukhamAM kadApi dAna devA nakAra jaNAto nahoto. nagarImAM ukeza nAmanA vaMzamAM motI samAna zrIpA nAmanA zreSThInA kuLamAM utpanna thayelo deda nAmano vaNika hato, paraMtu te dAridrayanuM ghara hato. kahyuM che ke "duSTa vidhAtAe caMdramAM lAMchana karyuM che, lakSmImAM capaLatA mUkI che, samudranuM pANI khAruM banAvyuM che, caMdananAM vRkSo upara sarpo rAkhyA che, premI janomAM viyoga saryo che, nararatnomAM vRddhAvasthA dIdhI che, devonuM paNa patana-cyavana karyuM che ane vidvAnomAM dAridraya mUkyuM che. A rIte badhI uttama vastune dUSaNanA sthAnarUpa banAvI che." (4) pethaDakumAra caritra

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te deda vaNika vyAje dhana laIne pAchuM ApavAnI zakti nahIM hovAthI, leNadAronA bhayane kAraNe, ekadA jaMgalamAM gayo. kahyuM che ke - yakSAdikanA caityamAM zayana karavuM, avasara vinA bhojana karavuM, khoTuM bolavuM- kahevuM, pote chupAI javuM, rAtrimAM gamana karavuM, bhATacAraNonAM vacana sAMbhaLI saMtApa-kheda pAmavA, saMkaTamAM paDavuM, khuzAmatanAM vacana bolavAM ane potAnA mAhAbhyane (mAnane) dUra deza kADhI mUkavuM : jo duHkhanA kAraNarUpa karajane kADhavAnI icchA hoya to tAre A sarva pAThane prathamathI ja bhaNavAnA che." (5) ekadA bhoja rAjAe navA khodAvelA sarovaramAM AbhUSaNothI alaMkRta eka mastaka pragaTa thayuM. teNe "koNa jIve che ? (kone jIvato kahevo ?)" ema traNa vAra pUchayuM, tyAre dhanapAla kavie javAba ApatAM kahyuM: "he jaLacara ! jene ghera pAMcame ke chaThe divase zAka raMdhAtuM hoya tathA je puruSa devAdAra na hoya ane pravAsI na hoya, te puruSa ja jIve che. (tevA puruSane ja jIvato jANavo.)" te deda vaNike te vanamAM nAgArjuna nAmanA yogIne joyo. yogI uttama varNavALA suvarNa ane rUpAne banAvavAmAM samartha hato temaja AkarSaNa, vazIkaraNa ane kAmaNa vagere vidyAnuM ghara hato. te padmAsane beThelo hato. teNe sphaTika maNinAM kuMDala paheryA hatAM. tenI pAse suvarNano daMDa hato ane teNe AkhA zarIre bhasma coLI hatI. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * vaMza ane janma

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AvA vidyAsiddha puruSane joIne te deda vaNike potAnuM dAridraya naSTa thayuM mAnyuM ane meghane joIne mayUra AnaMda pAme tema te AnaMdathI praphullita banI gayo. kahyu che ke "devonuM varadAna, siddha puruSonuM darzana, gurujana ane rAjAnuM sanmAna tathA naSTa thayelA dhananI prApti H A sarva vastu puNya vinA maLI zakatI nathI.'' (6) leNadAronA bhayathI te deda nagarImAM gayo nahIM, tethI bhojana karyA vinA ja teNe yogIMdranI sevA karatAM traNa divasa vItAvyA. te vakhate te dedAzAe AhArano tyAga karI thoDI paNa prazasta sevA karI, tethI te yogIMdranuM mana tenA para prasanna thayuM, kahyuM che ke-- netra, gAya, sArA khetaranI dharatI ane zukti (chIpa) jevA manuSyo kRtajJa eTale karelA guNane jANanArA hoya che; tathA parvata, zarIra, Ukhara bhUmi ane sarpanA jevA manuSyo kRtaghnI eTale karelA guNano ghAta (vinAza) karanArA hoya che.'' (7) te dedane kRpApAtra jANIne yogadre kahyuM, "he vatsa ! tuM ke ma bhojana karato nathI ?'' dedAzAe potAnuM satya kAraNa tene jaNAvyuM, kema ke AvA yogI pAse asatya bolavuM ThIka nathI. kahyuM che ke 'mitranI pAse satya bolavuM joIe, strIonI pAse priya vacana bolavuM joIe, zatrunI pAse jUThThuM bolavuM yogya che tathA svAmInI pAse satya, priya ane hitakAraka vacana bolavuM yogya che.'' (8) pethaDakumAra caritra

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te sAMbhaLI zaktimAna yogIe tatkALa huMkAra zabda karIne khUba khAMDa ane ghI sahitanA khIrano bharelo eka thALa AkAza mArge maMgAvyo. kahyuM che ke - "he kamalAlI ! bhUkhe pIDAtA manuSyanI pAMca vastuo nAza pAme che temAM zaMkA nathI : tenuM teja haNAya che, lajajA cAlI jAya che, buddhi nAza pAme che, svamAna dezavaTo le che ne madana-kAmecchA DhIlI paDI jAya che.' yogIe kahyuM: "tuM A bhojana kara." tyAre niSkapaTI vaNike kahyuM : "tame maMgAvelAM ajANyA gharanA AhArane huM nahIM karuM, kema ke satparuSo moTA saMkaTamAM paDyA hoya to paNa te potAnA AcArano tyAga karatA nathI. cheda ane ghasAvAnuM kaSTa pAmyA chatAM paNa caMdana suMdara sugaMdha ja Ape che." te sAMbhaLI 'konA gharethI A khIra lAvyo che ?" - ema te yogIe pUchatAM tenA sevake amuka gharethI lAvyAnuM jaNAvyuM, eTale te yogIe te vaNikane kahyuM : "A khIra nAMdurI nagarImAM nivAsa karatA nAga nAmanA zreSThInI gotradevI pAse dharelI hatI te lAvyo chuM, tethI tuM khA." te sAMbhaLI vaNika te bhojana karI tRpta thayo. pachI kuLa ane AcAra vagere guNovALA te dedane suvarNasiddhino AmnAya ApavAnI yogIne icchA thaI kahyuM che ke - jema kAcA mATInA ghaDAmAM nAMkheluM pANI te ghaDAno vinAza vaza ane janma

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kare che, te ja pramANe alpa AdhAramAM eTale ayogya pAtramAM nAMkheluM siddhAMtanuM rahasya teno nAza kare che." (9) "mahApuruSone sarvatra upakAra karavAnI icchA hoya che, paraMtu te icchA pAtra mATe karavI yogya che. megha paNa mabhUmimAM vRSTi to kare che, paNa temAM teno zithila Adara hoya che - thoDo varase che." (10) kanakagiri deda prabandha te pachI dayAnA sAgara evA yogI dedane kahyuM : "jo tuM mAruM kahevuM kare to huM tArA upara eka upakAra karuM." tyAre vaNike namana karI kahyuM : ""he pUjya ! AvuM vacana tame kema bolo cho ? iMdra paNa tamArA vacanane ullaMghana karavAne zaktimAna nathI, to mArA jevo manuSya kaI gaNatarImAM che ? puNyathI pAmI zakAya evA tamArA vacanane huM mArA aMtaHkaraNarUpI gharamAM rAkhIne iSTa vastune ApanAra ciMtAmaNi ratnanI jema tenuM niraMtara ArAdhana karIza." yogIe kahyuM: "tuM pAtra hovAthI tene huM suvarNasiddhi ApavA icchuM chuM. te pAmyA pachI tAre koI paNa yAcakane nakAra bhaNavA nahIM-nA kahevI nahIM, kema ke vaNika jAti haMmezAM lobhI hoya che, 1. mAravADanI bhUmi. pethaDakumAra caritra

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tethI te koIne eka koDI paNa Apato nathI. tevA kaMjUsane suvarNasiddhi ApyAnuM zuM phaLa ?" kahyuM che ke "dezano svAmI jenA para prasanna thAya tene eka khetara Ape che; khetarano svAmI khuza thAya to eka prastha pramANa anAja Ape che; ane vaNika tuSTamAna thAya to mAtra hAthatALI ja Ape che (kAMI paNa Apato nathI)." (11) pachI tenuM vacana te vaNike aMgIkAra karyuM tyAre dAridrayarUpI latAmaMDapane bhAMgavAmAM moTA hAthI samAna te yogIe vanamAM rahelI daMtI vagere auSadhIo tene spaSTa rIte oLakhAvI. te auSadhIono rasa kaDhAvI temAM ardha pramANa pAro meLavyo. tene loDhAnAM patarAM para lepa karAvI te patarAM agnimAM naMkhAvyAM. te vakhate te sADAsoLa valuM suvarNa banI gayuM. pachI tenI khAtarIne mATe yogIe tenI ja pAse pharIthI eka vAra suvarNa banAvarAvyuM. te vakhate te tApamAM nAkhavAthI rakta, cheda kare to ujajavaLa ane kasoTI para caDAve to caMpaka jevuM manohara evuM te suvarNa komaLa, vajanamAM bhAre ane snehavALuM-cakacakita evAM sarva lakSaNothI yukta banyuM. temaja te vaNikanA puNyane lIdhe tenI suvarNasiddhi adhika skurAyamAna thaI. devanI anukULatA hoya to zuM zuM siddha na thAya ? pachI AnaMdathI puSTa thayelA te dedane yogIe rajA ApI, eTale te potAnA ghara tarapha jatAM jatAM mArgamAM A pramANe vicAra karavA lAgyo : "AvA kanakagiri deda prabandha * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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manuSyo paNa pRthvI para dekhAya che, tethI lokamAM kahevAya che ke 'bahuratnA vasudharA-pRthvI para ghaNAM ratno che.' te vAta satya Thare che.'' vaLI, ''tRNa dAMtanI vacce nAMkhavAthI dAMtanI zuddhi kare che; gAya vagerenA peTamAM javAthI te dUdharUpa thaIne jagatanAM prANIone AnaMda pamADe che; pazuonI bhUkha bhAMge che; TADhane ogALI nAkhe che; ane mukhamAM letAM zatruothI prANonuM rakSaNa kare che. A pramANe jo tRNa paropakAra karavAmAM tatpara che, to Avo uttama puruSa paropakAramAM tatpara hoya temAM zuM kahevuM ?'' (12) kharekhara, vidhAtAe kRpA, upakAra ane zIla vagere guNorUpI khIlelI pAMdaDIvALI bhadrikatA nAmanI latA A yogIsvarUpa yogya pAtramAM sthApana karI che. kahyuM che ke "A bharatakSetramAM koIka jIvo mithyAdaSTi hoya chatAM bhadrikapaNAne lIdhe maryA pachI manuSya thaIne navame varSe kevaLI thavAnA. (eTale ke AThame varSe dIkSA laI navame varSe kevalajJAna pAmavAnA che.)'' (13) he sabhAjano ! A eka kautukanI vAta sAMbhaLo ke, gaMbhIra ane dhIrabuddhivALA A deda vaNike suvarNa-sonuM karavA chatAM dAridrayanI sAthe svarNa (potAnuM devuM) chedI nAMkhyuM. jema sugaMdhathI kastUrI jANavAmAM Ave, tema te dedano lakSmIno vilAsa-vaibhava jANavAmAM pethaGakumAra caritra 10

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AvatAM loko kahevA lAgyA : "kharekhara, Ane koI paNa ThekANethI moTuM nidhAna prApta thayuM lAge che." A vAta khoTI hovA chatAM koI mANase rAjAne jaNAvI, kema ke duniyAmAM jinezvaranA paNa dveSI hoya che, to pachI bIjA sAmAnya manuSyonA veSI kema na hoya ? te sAMbhaLI bIjAnuM dhana grahaNa karavAmAM catura evA rAjAe potAnA cAra sevakone, "deda nAmanA vaNikane jaladIthI zodhI lAvo' ema kahIne mokalyA. ahIM deda potAne ghera jamavA besato hato, teTalAmAM te cAre rAja sevako AvyA ne bhojana karavA dIdhA vinA ja tene rAjA pAse laI gayA. rAjAe tene pUchayuM : "he deda ! loko kahe che ke tane nidhAna prApta thayuM che te vAta sAcI che ke khoTI ?' deda bolyo : "he svAmI ! sAMbhaLelI vAtane ja satya na mAno. manamAM vicAra karo. mAruM evuM bhAgya kyAMthI hoya ke jethI nidhAna prApta thAya ?' kahyuM che ke - ""sAMbhaLavA mAtrathI ja satya mAnavuM nahIM; dRSTine je pratyakSa na hoya tenA upara vizvAsa rAkhavo nahIM; pratyakSa joyuM hoya to paNa yukta ane ayuktano vicAra karavo joIe." (14) te sAMbhaLI rAjAe kahyuM : ""he mAyAvI ! kapaTa choDIne sAcI vAta kahe. huM vaNikanAM badhAM caritro jANuM chuM." te A pramANe- "mAyA-kapaTamAM hoMziyAra evo vaNika koInuM durvacana sAMbhaLIne UMce svare hase che; potAnA mApathI lokane lUMTe che; levAnI kanakagiri deda prabandha 1 1

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vastu pUrepUrI le che; ApatI vakhate "ghaNI ApuM chuM,' ema kahIne ardhI vastu ja Ape che; potAno anyAya hoya to paNa pahelo rAjadvAramAM phariyAda karavA jAya che; copaDAmAM khoTAM nAmAM lakhe che; hRdayamAM siMhanA jevo pratApI hoya che, ane bahArathI mRganI jevuM garIbaDuM mukha dekhADato hoya che." (15) tathA- "vaNikane vastu pratyakSa ApI hoya to paNa temAM saMzaya kare che; gupta rIte ApI hoya to avazya oLave ja che; tene koIe lAbha, ghara ke koI vastunA hovApaNA vageremAM vAraMvAra pUchayuM hoya to paNa tene te javAba Apato nathI; te lobhI hovAthI potAnA peTane paNa Thage che, te potAnA thoDA kharcane paNa ghaNo kharca kahe che; tathA atyaMta bhIru manuSyomAM te prathama ja hoya che-vaNika AvA hoya che." (16) te sAMbhaLIne deda bolyo : "bRhaspatinA mitra evA tamane kayA viSayanuM jJAna nathI ? (tame sarva jANo ja cho.) paraMtu huM satya ja kahuM chuM jo mane nidhAna prApta thayuM hoya to huM tamArA caraNano sparza karIne kahuM chuM. (tamArA caraNano sparza karIne huM kahuM chuM ke mane nidhAna prApta thayuM nathI.) paraMtu meM to vepAra vagere vaDe dhana upArjana karyuM che, tethI bIjA loko mArA upara IrSyA karavA lAgyA che." A pramANe tenA sogaMdathI paNa rAjAne tenA para vizvAsa na Avyo, tyAre daMDa karavAnI icchAvALA rAjAne jANI te pethaDakumAra caritra 12 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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deda krodhathI bolyo : "he rAjA ! huM dhAruM chuM ke, nidhAnanI prAptinA bahAnAthI tame mArI lakSmI laI levA iccho cho, paraMtu A pramANe to huM eka kANI koDI paNa ApIza nahIM. paNa tame svAmI cho tethI tamArI icchAmAM Ave tema karo." A pramANe dRDha haThavALA dede kahyuM, tyAre rAjA krodhathI lAla-pILo thayo. te vakhate deda vaNikanI catura bhAryAe dedane bhojana mATe bolAvavA potAnA gharanA mANasane (sevakane) mokalyo. te sevaka sAhasika evA deda vaNikanI pAse Avyo, ane tene jamavA mATe jaNAvyuM, tyAre te dhUrta vaNike kahyuM : "tuM ghera jaIne kaheje ke Aje mArA mastakamAM ghaNI pIDA thAya che, tethI Aje mArA bhojanamAM saMzaya che (Aje huM jamI zakIza ke nahIM tenI zaMkA che). paraMtu tAre zIdhrapaNe nasya karavonAsI javuM." Ama prAkRta bhASAnA zliSTa arthavALA vacanathI teNe kahyuM. tene (tenA arthane) rAjA vagere koI paNa jANI zakyA nahIM. mUrkha mANasa paNa dhanavAna thaI zake che, paraMtu jJAnavAna thavuM atyaMta durlabha che, kema ke dharmarAjAnI sabhAmAM guru mahArAja bappabhaTTisUrie AmarAjAnuM Agamana zleSa arthathI kahyuM hatuM, teno artha dharmarAjA samajI zakyo nahoto. pachI te mANase ghera jaIne te dede kaheluM vacana kahyuM, tyAre te sAMbhaLI tenI catura bhAyae jANyuM : mArA pati dedane rAjAe saMyo che." AthI teNe kiMmatI badhI vastuo kADhI tenI poTalI bAMdhI hAthamAM laI capaLatAthI te tyAMthI nAsI gaI. kanakagiri deda prabandha 13

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ahIM rAjA te deda upara atyaMta kopAnvita thayo. tethI teNe khaDakhaDanA zabda vaDe jANe ke te dedane haThathI vAratA hoya (haTha karavAnI nA pADatA hoya) evAM loDhAnAM baMdhano vaDe te dedane kaMTha sudhI bAMdhI daI kedakhAnAmAM nAMkhyo. pachI rAjAe krodhathI potAnA kaThora sevakone tenuM ghara lUMTavA mokalyA. teo tene ghera gayA, te vakhate jANe ke dAridrayanuM mUrtimAna zarIra hoya athavA tenuM krIDAMgaNa hoya evu lakSmI vinAnuM ghara joyuM. tethI upayogamAM Ave tevuM dhana prApta na thavAthI nirAza thayelA sevako tenA gharane sIla karI rAjA pAse gayA ane tene te vRttAnta kahyo. kedakhAnAmAM rahelA dede vicAra karyo : ''mArA para rAjA eTalo badho gusse thayo che ke jethI te mArI pAMce aMganI (prakAranI) saMpadA-lakSmI laI leze.'' saMpadAnA prakAra A pramANe kahyA che. dhanika janone tyAM dhana, dhAnya, suvarNa, parivAra ane zarIrarUpa pAMca prakAranI lakSmI hoya che; tathA hAthI ane pRthvI sAthe uparyukta pAMce maLIne rAjAnI lakSmI sAta prakAranI hoya che. (17) ,, "tethI A bhava ane parabhavamAM mokSanA kAraNabhUta zrI staMbhana pArzvanAtha svAmInuM huM zaraNa svIkAruM chuM.'' A pramANe dhyAna karIne te deda maMda svare kahevA lAgyo : 'pArzva prabhu ! tamAruM nAma, pratimAno paththara, snAtranuM jaLa ane pUjAnAM puSpo vagere sarva vastuo tamane pAmIne vAMchita ApanArI thAya che, to tamArA mahimAnI huM zI pethaDakumAra caritra 14

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stuti karuM ? he prabhu ! meM je A haTha AraMbhI che, te tamArA ja baLathI karI che, kema ke dUdha pIvAthI ja pADo madonmatta thAya che. tethI pIDA pAmatA prANIone bhoga ane muktine ApanArA evA che staMbhana tIrthanA svAmI zrI pArzvanAtha prabhu ! jo tamArI kRpA vaDe, paisA kharacyA vinA, huM A vikaTa saMkaTathI chUTIza, to tamArAM badhAM aMganI suvarNanA AbhUSaNothI pUjA karIza.' A pramANe zrI staMbhana pArzvanAthanI mAnatA mAnIne te upasargahara stotranuM dhyAna karato rAtre sUto. teNe te vakhate mana, vacana ane kAyAnI ekAgratAthI jinezvaranuM ja dhyAna karyuM, te dhyAna jo A bhavanI sukhanI icchA-AzaMsA rahita karyuM hota to te muktine ja pAmata. pachI rAtrinA chellA pahore, ghaNuM aMdhAruM hatuM tyAre, te deda nidrA rahita thayo. te vakhate teNe akasmAta potAnI pAse eka subhaTane Ubhelo joyo. teNe rAtA ratnano mugaTa paheryo hato, tethI tenA tejathI te spaSTa dekhAto hato. tenI chAtI vizALa hatI, vRSabha jevo kaMdha hato, bhujAo DhIMcaNa sudhI lAMbI hatI, AkhA zarIre zyAma bakhtara dhAraNa karyuM hatuM, chatAM te jagatanA tejanuM ghara tathA te suvarNanA alaMkArothI zaNagArelA ujjavaLa azva upara ArUDha thayelo hato. AvA subhaTane joIne te deda Azcarya pAmyo. teNe dedane kahyuM : tuM Ubho thA ane mArI pAchaLa azva para besI jA." "huM loDhAnA baMdhanathI baMdhAyelo chuM, tethI huM kAMI paNa karavAne zaktimAna nathI." 15 kanakagiri deda prabandha

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tyAre pharIthI te subhaTa bolyo : "tuM zuM karavAno hato ? Ubho thA ne.'' te sAMbhaLI jayAM te Ubho thayo tyAM tenAM loDhAnAM baMdhano nIce paDacAM. pachI te dedane azva para besADI subhaTa askhalita gatie tyAMthI cAlyo, ane kSaNavAramAM jyAM tenI patnI vimalazrI hatI, tyAM tene mUkIne subhaTa adazya thayo. pachI prAtaHkALe tenI bhAryAe tene joIne pUchyuM : "tame ahIM zI rIte AvyA ?'' tyAre teNe ''zrI staMbhana pArzvanAthanA prasAdathI huM ahIM Avyo'' ema kahI sarva vRttAMta kahyo. je gAmamAM te banne maLyAM hatAM, te gAma namyATa dezanuM ja hatuM, tethI te banne te gAmano paNa tyAga karI tatkALa vidyApura nAmanA nagaramAM gayAM. pachI suvarNanAM dedIpyamAna ghareNAMno samUha ghaDAvIne staMbhanapuramAM jaIne deda vaNike zrI pArzvanAthasvAmInI pUjA karI. te vakhate pAparUpI caMDALano tatkALa nAza thavAthI dedanA zarIrarUpI maMdi2mAM te arihate alaMkAranI kAMtinA bahAnAthI sonAvANInA chAMTA nAkhyA. pachI te deda yogIMdranI vANInuM smaraNa karI, lakSmIne du:khanuM sthAna mAnI tathA lobhano tyAga karI, ardhIone puSkaLa dAna devA lAgyo. tenuM mukha daza 'na' (nakAra) vaDe vyApta hatuM, to mAgaNanA samUhane joIne dAnamAM rasavALA te dede eka paNa nakAra bhaNyo nahIM. kahyuM che ke 1. daza nakAra chatAM eka paNa nakAra karyo nahIM e arthamAM virodha Avyo. tene dUra karavA mATe '"tenuM mukha dazana eTale dAMta vaDe vyApta hatuM' evo artha karavo. pethaDakumAra caritra 16

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'"bhRkuTi caDAvavI, ardha netra ughADavAM, UMcI dRSTi karavI, avaLuM mukha karavuM, mauna rahevu ane kALano vilaMba karavo : A cha prakArano nakAra hoya che-dAna nahIM devAnA A cha prakAro che.'' (18) suvarNanA samUhanuM dAna devAthI yAcakajanoe te dedanI ghaNI prazaMsA karI, tethI lokamAM te 'kanakagiri' evA vyApaka birudane pAmyo. dedAzAhe nimArNa karelI kuMkumalolazALA ekadA' sanmArgamAM pravAsazIla, bhAgyazALI ane dhanavAnanA samUhamAM mAna pAmelo deda kAMIka kArya mATe devagiri nAmanI nagarImAM gayo. tyAM upAzrayamAM guru mahArAjane bhAvathI namavA gayo. tyAM maLathI malina dekhAtA sarva sAdhuone teNe ghaNA harSathI vAMghA. tyAM eka sthAnake besIne dharmazALA (upAzraya) banAvavA mATe vicAra karatA zrAvakone joI temane paNa teNe praNAma karyA. temanA vicArane sAMbhaLI teNe manamAM vicAra karyo : "pauSadhazALA banAvavAmAM kharekhara, pUrepUruM puNya thAya che, kemake upAzraya e sAdhuonI dukAna che; tyAM grAhaka loko AvIne anukrame anaMta lAbhane ApanArA vratAdika kariyANAne kharIda kare che. te upAzrayamAM dharmazravaNa (vyAkhyAnanuM zravaNa), pratikramaNa ane sAdhuono nivAsa vagere je je kriyAo dedAzAhe nirmANa karelI kuMkumalolazALA : 17

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thAya che, tenAthI utpanna thayelA puNyano pAra ja nathI, tethI huM ja ahIM eka moTI dharmazALA karAvIne A dustara saMsArarUpI samudrathI zIdhrapaNe mArA AtmAne tAruM'- A pramANe vicAra karIne sthira vacanavALA teNe zrIsaMghanI pAse nizcala yAcanA karI, ane te A pramANe yuktiyukta vacana bolyo : "mArA para zrIsaMgha kRpA karo, huM ja A pauSadhazALA karAvuM, kema ke huM zrIsaMghano kiMkara chuM. eka to huM tamAro abhyAgata (paroNo-mahemAna) chuM ane vaLI tamAro sAdharmika chuM, tethI 'kumArakedAraputra'nA nyAya vaDe huM tamane mAnavA lAyaka chuM." A pramANenuM tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI te sarvamAM mukhya zrAvake kahyuM : "tame je kahyuM te yogya che, paraMtu pauSadhazALA to sakaLa saMghanI hoya te ja sArI; koI ekanI karAvelI ThIka na gaNAya, kema ke jo koI eka ja karAve to te zayyAtara kahevAya che. tethI tenA gherathI sAdhuo annAdika kAMI paNa letA nathI. jenA gharamAMthI sAdhuo haMmezAM aAdika letA na hoya ane varSe varSe vastrAdika letA na hoya, tevuM ghara te zuM ghara kahevAya ? (na ja kahevAya.) tevuM ghara to sAdhuone nahIM javA lAyaka hovAthI samudramAM rahelA ghara jevuM ja che ane jo zrIsaMghe pauSadhazALA karAvI hoya to temAM rahelA sAdhuo haMmezAM anukrame eka eka gharane ja zayyAtara kare che, tethI tema ja karavuM yogya che." A pramANe yuktiyukta satya vacano vaDe tene bodha pamADaco, topaNa te dede potAno kadAgraha choDyo nahIM, tyAre koI bIjA zrAvake gusse thaIne kahyuM : "jo ahIM koI pethaDakumAra caritra 18

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paNa pauSadhazALA karAvanAra na hoya, athavA te pauSadhazALA suvarNamaya karAvavAnI icchA hoya, to tamAre ATalo badho Agraha karavo yogya che. A nagarImAM ITanI pauSadhazALA karAvanAra to ghaNA che, ane sonAnI to tame paNa karavAnA nathI." A pramANe tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI potAnA vacanane hAthInA dAMta jevuM karavAne icchatA dede suvarNanI paNa dharmazALA karAvavAnuM svIkAryuM kahyuM che ke "uttama puruSonI vANI hAthInA dAMtanI jema bahAra nIkaLyA pachI aMdara pesatI nathI, ane nIca manuSyonI vANI kAcabAnI Doka jema bahAra nIkaLIne paNa pharIthI aMdara pesI jAya che." (19) A vAtanI gurune khabara thatAM gurue yAcakorUpI cakravAka pakSIne AnaMda ApavAmAM sUrya samAna evA te dedane bolAvIne kahyuM : "he sajajana ! A kALamAM suvarNanI zALA zI rIte thaI zake ?-te tuM ja kahe. A samayamAM tevA prakAranuM dhana kyAM che ? tathA rAjAonI anukULatA paNa kyAM che ? athavA tevuM sthAna karAvyuM hoya to paNa AjanA manuSyonI dRSTinI AgaLa te zI rIte TakI zake ? sAMtu nAmanA rAjAe corAzI hajAra TaMka (rUpiyA)no kharca karIne je citrazALA banAvI, tene dharmazALA tarIke jAhera karI hatI, te paNa suvarNanI nahotI. AvA kaLikALamAM janma dhAraNa karIne kRtayuga (satyayuga)mAM karavA lAyaka kAryane je kare che, tene pIDA karanAruM vizva prApta thAya che." AvuM gurunuM vacana sAMbhaLI dede dedAzAhe nirmANa karelI kuMkumalolazALA 19

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kahyuM : ""he pUjya ! Ape kahyuM te satya che, paraMtu ITanuM ja makAna caNAvIne tene cotaraphathI suvarNanAM patarAM vaDe jaDI daIza." tyAre gurue kahyuM : "he Arya ! AvA ayogya Agrahane mUkI de. AvA kaLiyugamAM tevI dharmazALA paNa zuM ghaNAM kaSTavALI na thAya ?" A pramANe tene gurue vAryo topaNa te kuzaLa evA dede saMghanI anumati laI pauSadha karAvavA mAMDI. A avasare te nagarImAM daza hajAra vRSabho sahita traNaso ne sATha jAtanAM kariyANAthI bharelo eka sAthe Avyo. tathA dakSiNa deza bhogavALo ane lakSmIvALo che, ema dhArIne tenI sAthe UMcA kezaranI pacAsa poTho paNa tyAM AvI. tenAM sarva prakAranAM kariyANA to vecAI gayAM, mAtra eka kezara ja emanuM ema (vecAyA vinA) rahyuM, tenuM kAraNa che sabhAjano ! sAMbhaLo : te kezara moghA mUlyanuM hovAthI eka-be rUpiyAnuM lenArA ghaNA loko hatA, paraMtu jaththAbaMdha lenAra koI nahoto ane tevuM paracUraNa vecavAthI to kadAca eka poThiyo khAlI thAya athavA na paNa thAya. tethI tenA vepArIo tene vecatA nahotA. te kAraNathI te kezara emanuM ema ja rahyuM hatuM. chevaTe te nahIM vecAvAthI nirAza thayelA tenA vepArIo tyAMthI javA mATe eka roja nagarInI bahAra nIkaLyA, ane potAnuM prayojana siddha na thavAthI te nagarInI niMdA karatAM A pramANe bolavA lAgyA: "A nagarImAM jeTaluM kariyANuM Ave che, te sarva samudramAM sauthavAnI eka mUThI nAMkhyA jeTaluM thAya che, evI A nagarInI prasiddhi kahevAya che te khoTA pethaDakumAra caritra - (

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kaMkaNanA avAja jevI che.'' kahyuM che ke keTalAeka ema ne ema ja (kAraNa vinA ja) prasiddhine pAmelA hoya che. temAM lokonA mukhane koNa roke che ? (lokone bolatAM koNa aTakAve ?) jema ke sarpo janmathI ja vAyuno upabhoga karanArA ane kAna vinAnA ja hoya che, chatAM loko temane bhogI (bhogavALA) ane kuMDaLI (kuMDaLanA alaMkAravALA) kahe che." athavA to A nagarImAM pahelAM koI vakhata moMghA mUlyanuM koIka ghaNuM kariyANuM lAvyuM haze, tene koIe kharIda karI lIdhuM haze, tyArathI A nagarInI AvI prasiddhi thaI haze." kahyuM che ke "je sArI pravRtti (prasiddhi) prathama pravartelI hoya, te pachInA pApathI naSTa thatI nathI. jema ke gaMgA nadI maDadAM ane hADakAMnA samUha vaDe atyaMta bharelI che to paNa te lokamAM atyaMta pavitra (tIrtharUpa) gaNAya che." (20) nagarInI AvA prakAranI niMdAne nagarImAM praveza karatAM te deda vaNike sAMbhaLI, tethI tenuM hRdaya dubhAyuM. eTale teNe teone kahyuM : "he vepArIo ! sarva nagarIomAM zreSTha evI A nagarIne tame dUSaNa Apo cho, to zuM amAna-apAra lakSmIthI bharelI A nagarImAM tamAruM kariyANuM vecAyuM nathI ? he bhadro ! samudramAM gayelI nadInI je ma ane mokSamAM gayelA jIvanI jema A nagarImAM AveluM kariyANuM atyAra sudhI koI vAra pAchuM pharyuM nathI." te sAMbhaLI teo 21 dedAzAha nirmANa karelI kuMkumalolazALA

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bolyA : "tame satya kahyuM. te pramANe haze paNa kharuM, paraMtu ahIM lAveluM amAruM kezara vecAyuM nathI. tethI te pAchuM jAya che, tame grahaNa karo." tyAre dede temane yogya dhana ApIne pacAse pacAsa poTho laI lIdhI. temAMthI ogaNapacAsa poThonuM kezara cUnAmAM nAMkhI te cUno pauSadhazALAnA makAnamAM vAparyo. AvuM tenuM udArapaNuM sajajanonA cittane AzcaryadAyaka thayuM. rAjAe paNa te vAta sAMbhaLI. dedane bolAvI sarva hakIkata pUchI. te sAMbhaLIne potAnI nagarIno mahimA vadhAravAthI prasanna thayelA rAjAe tene vastra ane dravya vagere ApI teno satkAra karyo. kahyuM che ke - apakIrtine ApanArA putra, sevaka ane ziSyAdika duniyAmAM ghaNAye hoya che, paraMtu je o pitA, svAmI ane guru vagerenI kIrtine karanArA thAya che, tevA putrAdika to durlabha ja che." (21) pachI to dede cha mAsamAM te pauSadhazALA taiyAra karAvI. te zALA tAMbA jevI pAkI ITo vaDe utkRSTa (majabUta) hatI, lAkaDAnI aMdaranI kotaraNI vaDe te manohara dekhAtI hatI. tenI aMdaranI ane bahAranI bhIMto suvarNanAM kiraNo jevA ke zarathI mizrita hatI, tathA tenI aMdara zrIsaMghanA ekaso ne eka zrAvakono pA pA rUpiyo nAMkhya hato (vAparyo hato). kiraNonA samUhavALI kezaranI bhIMtomAM AvelA mANasonAM pratibiMba paDatAM hatAM, tethI jANe ke niraMtara muktirUpI kanyAnA vivAhano utsava thato na hoya, tevuM dekhAtuM hatuM. tenA cokanuM pethaDakumAra caritra

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nirmaLapaNuM eTaluM badhuM ad bhuta hatuM ke temAM prAtaHkALe AvelI dhanavAna lokonI strIo temAM paDelA pratibiMbanA bahAnAthI pAtAlakanyAo jevI dekhAtI hatI. te zALAmAM jaDavA mATe suvarNanAM patarAM karAvavAmAM jeTaluM dravya lAge teTalA dravyano kharca teNe te zALAmAM karyo hato. aho ! kevI tenI udAratA! te dede te zALA mUlyathI, varNathI ane nAmathI paNa suvarNanI banAvI, potAnuM vacana pramANarUpa karI puruSone Azcaryacakita karyA. eka poThiyAnuM uttama sugaMdhI kezara rAkhyuM hatuM, te jinapratimAnI pUjAne mATe tIrthomAM mokalI pachI deda potAne ghera gayo. vimalazrI suprabhAtam te dedane vimalazrI nAmanI nirmaLa-pavitra patnI hatI. te vaya, lAvaNya ane puNyAdika guNo vaDe potAnA sarakhI hatI. te bannene paraspara adhika prema hovAthI temanAM mana, vacana ane kriyA ekasarakhAM ja hatAM, paraMtu vidhAtAe zarIra vaDe ja temanI bhinnatA karI hatI (mAtra zarIrathI ja te judAM hatAM). te vimalazrI prAta:kALe UThIne haMmezAM jinezvaranA caityamAM ane pauSadhazALAmAM jaIne pachI potAne ghare AvatI hatI. teTalA vakhata sudhImAM harSapUrvaka te meghanI lIlA vaDe potAnA zarIranI kAMtinA bahAnAthI jANe jaLabiMdunI vRSTi na karatI hoya tema haMmezAM savAzera gadiyANAdika suvarNanI vRSTi karatI vimalazrI suprabhAtam * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2 3

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hatI. tethI haju sudhI A baMdIjano (bhATa-cAraNo) prAtaHkALe sabhAjanone AzIrvAda ApatI vakhate vimalazrInAM suprabhAtiyAM bole che. kahyuM che ke --- '"dhana, zarIra, parivAra vagere sarva nAza pAme che, paraMtu dAna vaDe lokamAM utpanna thayelI eka kIrti ja sthira rahe che.'' (22) putranI prApti : A pramANe dAnamAM ja Asakta thayelA te daMpatInA keTalAka divaso vyatIta thayA, paraMtu temane eka paNa putra thayo nahIM, tethI citAnI jevI temane ciMtA thaI. e mATe lokamAM kahevAya che ke '"vaMzanI vRddhine karanArI te aTavI paNa dhanya che, bALakonA sparzavALI te vananI bhUmi paNa prazaMsAnuM sthAna che, puSpone prasavanArI te velaDI paNa priya che, aMdaranI sugaMdha vaDe zobhatA madhyabhAga vaDe manohara evI te ketakI kyAM pAmI zakAya ? arthAt tevI ketakI paNa vakhANavA lAyaka che, paraMtu samagra prakAranA apatya (saMtAna) rahita eka mAtra strIne ja dhikkAra che.'' (23) ''jo kadAca strI pote guNa rahita hoya topaNa tene jo eka ja uttama putra hoya to te sugaMdhathI gaMdhanI dhULa (raja)nI jema amApa mahimAne pAme che.'' (24) eka veLA rAtre te vimalazrI gaMgA nadInI reta jevI komaLa 1. kuLa ane vAMsa. pethaDakumAra caritra 24

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taLAIvALA palaMgamAM sukhe sUtI hatI, tevAmAM rAtrinA cothA pahoramAM teNIe A pramANe svapna joyuM : teNIe jANyuM ke meM eka dIvo pragaTa karyo, te prathama alpa kAMtivALo thaIne bIjAne ghera gayo. pachI anukrame samudranA sImADA sudhI pahoMce tevI dedIpyamAna kAMtivALo thayo. AvuM svapna joI, "A mAruM zubha svapna niSphaLa na thAo" ema dhArI paMca namaskAra maMtranuM smaraNa karatAM teNIe zeSa rAtri UMdhyA vinA pasAra karI. pachI prAta:kALe teNIe svapnano vRttAMta madhura vANIthI pati AgaLa kahyo. tyAre teNe kahyuM : "A svapnathI tane putra utpanna thaze." AvuM priya vacana sAMbhaLIne harSathI romAMcita thaI, "tamAruM vacana sAcuM thAo" ema kahI teNIe zakunanI gAMTha bAMdhI. pharIthI patie kahyuM: he priyA ! saMpattirUpI puSpavALuM thayeluM ApaNuM gRhasthAzramarUpI vRkSa putrarUpI phaLane ApanAruM thAya, evuM ApaNuM bhAgya kyAM che ? vaLI, dIrgha netravALI tuM haMmezA sAyaMkALe gharamAM dIvo kare che, te tane svapnamAM yAda Avyo hoya to te anubhaveluM svapna AvyuM kahevAya ane te anubhaveluM svapna niSphaLa hoya che." te vize kahyuM che ke anubhaveluM, joyeluM, ciMtaveluM, sAMbhaLeluM, prakRti (zarIra)nA vikAravALuM ane devatAnuM ApeluM-ATalI jAtanAM svapnanAM nimitto zubha-azubha phaLane ApanArAM thatAM nathI." (25) te pachI dedIpyamAna netravALI teNIe zaMkA thavAthI te * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * vimalazrI suprabhAtam 25.

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bAbata paNa koI sArA svapnapAThakane pUchI, tyAre teNe vicAra karIne kahyuM : "tamane A sAruM svapna AvyuM che, tenuM phaLa e che ke, mAtA ! tamane putra avazya thaze, paraMtu te putra prathama dIvAnI jema teja rahita haze, ane pachI dezAMtaramAM jaI moTo vaibhava prApta karI puNyakarmathI utpanna thayelA yaza vaDe pRthvIne prakAzita karaze." A pramANe tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI, "adaridra ke daridra evA paNa putrane huM mArI dRSTie joIza" ema jANI te hRdayamAM harSa pAmI, ane saraLa hRdayavALI teNIe tene ghaNuM dhana ApI rajA ApI. te vAta sAMbhaLI deda paNa vadhAre ne vadhAre devapUjA vagere karavA lAgyo. jema pRthvI suvarNanA nidhAnane dhAraNa kare, khIjaDAnuM jhADa agnine dhAraNa kare, tema te vimalazrIe anukrame rAmanA jevo suMdara garbha dhAraNa karyo. te garbhathI teNInuM mukha pAMDura (zveta) varNavALuM thayuM. temAM zuM Azcarya che ? kema ke te garbha to bhaviSyamAM suzobhita yaza vaDe daze dizAone ujajavaLa karavAvALo che. sArA kaMThavALI ane zaThatA rahita te vimalazrIe te vakhate zrI deva, guru ane saMghanI pUjA tema ja dAna vageremAM aneka prakAranI moTI moTI icchA karI. strIone uttama garbhanA prabhAvathI uttama icchAo ja thAya che ane uttama garbha na hoya tyAre teo zuM mATI ane rASTranI abhilASA karatI nathI ? (thAya ja che.) anukrame nava mAsa pUrNa thatAM zubha divase teNe putrane janma Apyo. te vakhate tenA pitA dede lokane vismaya utpanna kare tevo teno janmotsava karyo. pachI bArame divase sajajanone pethaDakumAra caritra

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sanmAna, bhojana ane dAna vagere ApavApUrvaka tenAM mAtA-pitAe tenuM pethaDa evuM nAma pADyuM. A nAmamAM 5 varga ta varga ane Ta varga,-e traNa vargano e ke ka akSara Avelo che, te traNa varSanA traNa akSaro evuM sUcave che ke - "A pethaDa bhaviSyakALamAM dharma, artha ane kAma e traNa vargamAM tatpara raheze. je kAraNe jagatanA AMgaNAmAM rahelA sarva padArtho traNa traNa prakAranA hoya che, tethI te loko ! puruSArtha paNa uttama, madhyama ane jaghanya ema traNa prakAre hoya che, ema jANe kahevAne icchato hoya tema te puNyanA AdhArabhUta pethaDakumAre uparanA traNa vargamAMnA anukrame pahelA, bIjA ane trIjA akSara (5-tha-Da) nI racanA vaDe manohara evuM potAnuM nAma dhAraNa karyuM jaNAya che. traNe puruSArthamAM dharma nAmano pahelo puruSArtha tene vRddhi pamADanAro thaze, evuM sUcana karavA mATe ja traNa akSaramAMno pahelo prakAra eka mAtra vaDe adhika (5) che." haMmezAM mAtA-pitA AnaMda sahita teno navo navo mahotsava karatAM hatAM. te rIte te pethaDa zukla pakSanA caMdranI jema divase divase vRddhi pAmavA lAgyo. pitA (deda) kadAca mAro tyAga karaze evA bhayathI suvarNa jANe ke tenA putra pethaDanA gaLAmAM kaMThIrUpe, pagamAM kiMkiNI (ghUgharI) rUpe ane hAthamAM vIMTIrUpe vaLagI gayuM na hoya tema dekhAtuM hatuM. 'huM puNya vaDe svarga ane mokSanI lakSmIne mArA hAthamAM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * vimalazrI suprabhAtam

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rAkhIza,'' ema jaNAvavA mATe ja te bALake jANe mUThI na vALI hoya, ema huM mAnuM chu. te bALaka phakta te ja vakhate (bAlyavayamAM) priyapAlana thayo ema nathI, paraMtu te AgaLa upara paNa dIna janonA pAlanamAM prItivALo thaze. potAnI kuLalakSmInA alaMkArarUpa te bALakanuM citta janmathI jinezvara ane munionI sevAmAM tatpara hatuM. anukrame te ATha varSano thayo, tyAre tenA pitA dede tene lekhazALAmAM-nizALe mahotsavapUrvaka mokalyo. 1. priya che pAlana-pAraNuM jene evo. bIjA pakSamAM priya che pAlana ka2vAne lAyaka mANaso jene eTale jene dIna janonuM rakSaNa priya che tevo. pethaDakumAra caritra 28

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bIjo raMga jhAMjhaNano janma pachI guru (upAdhyAya) rUpI nAvike buddhirUpI vahANa vaDe te pethaDane vyAkaraNa, gaNita vagere zAstrarUpI samudrano pAragAmI karyo. te pachI anukrame tenAM mAtA-pitAe tene sarva strIomAM ziromaNi samAna zreSThInI putrI prathamaNI nAmanI kanyA sAthe paraNAvyo. te vivekamAM nipuNa hatI, cittane coranArI hatI, ziyaLa vaDe zobhatI hatI, vinayavALI, puNyakriyA karavAmAM pravINa ane pati upara bhaktivALI hatI, tema ja teNIe mastakano satho jANe nadIno pravAha hoya tevo karyo hato, zarIranI kAMti jaLarUpa karI hatI ane mukhane sarovararUpa karyuM hatuM. tathA svargane jItavAnI icchA vaDe teNIe bhUkuTirUpI dorI sAthe karelA kapALarUpI dhanuSa upara nAsikArUpI bANa sthApana kareluM (caDAveluM) hatuM. teNInA mukharUpI gharamAM sarasvatI nivAsa karI rahI hatI. teNInAM netro lakSmIne jovA mATe bArIo jevAM hatAM. teNInA jJAnarUpI jaLathI bharelA hRdayarUpI samudramAMthI dAMtarUpI motI nIkaLyAM hatAM. dedIpyamAna kAMtivALA zarIrarUpI udyAnamAM capaLa zrotrarUpI be hIMcakAmAM kuMDaLanA bahAnAthI caMdra ane sUrya hIMcakA khAvAnI krIDA karatA hatA. mAtApitArUpI eka ja kalpavRkSathI samagra icchAo pUrNa thatI hovAthI te pethaDa daza kalpavRkSathI 29 jhAMjhaNano janma

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iSTa vastune meLavanArA yugaliyAthI paNa vadhAre sukhI hato. niraMtara bhoganA vistArarUpI samudramAM nimagna thayelA te banne daMpatIne keTaleka kALe saubhAgya ane bhAgyanA sthAnarUpa jhAMjhaNa nAmano putra thayo. gaura aMgavALA, suMdara AkAravALA tathA lAla caraNa ane oThavALA haMsa jevA te bALakane kamaLanI jema dhanavaMto potAnA khoLAmAM sthApana karatA hatA. bALaka kSIrakaMTha hato, to paNa tenI dhAraNA zaktivALI moTI (sUkSma) buddhi joIne tenA pitAmaha dedane tenI bAlyAvasthAmAM ja bhaNAvavAnI utkaMThA thaI. kahyuM che ke "putranI utpatti ja na thAya, utpanna thaIne tarata marI jAya, tathA jIvato rahIne mUrkha thAya : A traNa prakAranA putramAMthI marI jAya athavA utpanna ja na thAya evA be prakAranA putro sArA, kema ke teo alpa duHkhadAyI che. paraMtu jIvato rahIne pUrNa thAya tevo putra to jiMdagIparyaMta dAha upajAve che.' (26) "rUpa ane yuvAvasthA hoya, tathA UMcA kuLamAM utpanna thayA hoya tevA mahApuruSo paNa jo vidyAhIna hoya to te sugaMdharahita kesUDAnAM puSponI jema zobhatAM nathI.' (27) A pramANe vicArIne deda vaNike te jhAMjhaNane vidyAkara nAmanA upAdhyAyanI pAse bhaNavA mokalyo. te thoDA divasamAM ja zAstrarUpI samudrano pAragAmI thayo. 1. jenA kaMThamAM mAtra dUdha ja hoya eTale ke haju khAvA zIkhyo na hoya tevo. pethaDakumAra caritra 30

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vimalazrIno svargavAsa eka divasa dedanI strI vimalazrI pAMcamanA upavAsane pAraNe amRtanA rasa jevuM khIranuM bhojana karavA beThI. tenI gati ujavaLa thavAnI hovAthI pAMcama paNa ujvaLa, doSarahita hovAthI tapa paNa ujjavaLa ane khIranuM bhojana hovAthI anna paNa ujavaLa hatuM. kahyuM che ke je tapamAM indriya ane kaSAyano vijaya thAya, devapUjA, upavAsa ane zIla pALavAmAM Ave tevo tapa karmanA kSayane mATe ja karavo, paNa anya eTale dhana, putrAdikane mATe karavo nahIM." (28) "kIrti meLavavAnI icchAthI, matsara vaDe pUjAvAnI icchAthI, satkAra-sanmAnanI icchAthI ane dhana meLavavAnI icchAthI ghaNA tapanuM AcaraNa karyuM hoya to paNa te durgatimAM laI jAya che." (29) te vakhate teNIne ghera eka mAlaNa puSpa ApavA mATe AvI. teNIe te khIranuM bhojana joyuM ke tarata ja te manohara khIramAM teNInI utkaTa najara paDI. AvA kAraNathI ja buddhimAna jano jamatI vakhate prathama te annane sUve che. hitanI icchAvALA puruSe jamatI vakhate prathama duSTa dRSTi vagerenA doSanA nivAraNa mATe paMca namaskAranuM smaraNa karavuM joIe. zrI neminAtha ane rAjimatI pUrva bhavamAM jyAre * * * * * * * * * * * * * vimalazrIno svargavAsa 31

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bhilla daMpatI hatAM, tyAre temanI pAse kevaLajJAnI munie A pramANe kahyuM hatuM ke bhojanane samaye, sUtI veLAe, jAgatI veLAe, paradeza jatI vakhate, bhaya ane kaSTa AvI paDe tyAre sarva kALe paMca namaskAranuM smaraNa karavuM." (30) te mAlaNanI kudRSTithI dUSita thayelI khIra khAvAthI te vimalazrIne vizucikA (kolerA)no vyAdhi thayo ane thoDA kALamAM ja te maraNa pAmI. janma lenArane maraNa paNa sulabha ja che. kahyuM che ke - "jIva zULa, viSa, sarpa, vizUcikA, jaLa, zastra, agni ane saMbhrama-ATalAM kAraNothI eka muhUrtamAM ja bIjA zarIramAM saMkrama kare che eTale marIne bIjuM zarIra dhAraNa kare che.' pachI ghaNA zokane pAmelo deda teNInA zarIrane agnisaMskAra karI ghera Avyo, tyAM ja tene paNa sakhata tAva Avyo. kuzaLatAno nAza kare evA premane-mohane dhikkAra che. kahyuM che ke - "potAnA kaMdanuM khodavuM, potAnA dezano tyAga karI paradezamAM javuM, kuTAvuM ane UkaLavuM vagere kayA duHkhane majITha pAmatI nathI ? (sarva duHkhane pAme che, ati rAgI du:khane ja pAme che.)" (31) priyajanano saMgama thavAthI aMte viraha thAya che, viraha thavAthI * * * * * * * * * * pethaDakumAra caritra 32

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duHkha thAya che, duHkhathI jIvano aMta (maraNa) thAya che. maraNathI saMsAra prApta thAya che ane saMsArathI durgatimAM patana thAya che." dedAzAhano svargavAsa pachI buddhimAna te dede duSTa ceSTAthI mRtyu najIka AvyuM jANI pethaDane ekAMtamAM bolAvI tene suvarNasiddhino upAya batAvyo. te pachI vinayI evA A pathaDane A upAyathI ghaNuM suvarNa prApta thaze." ema dhArIne dede sAta kSetramAM sarva dhana vAparI dIdhuM. pachI dede aMtima samayanI badhI zubha kriyAo karI ane yAcako mATe kalpavRkSa samAna deda mRtyu pAmI svarge gayo. pachI vepAra vagere dravya meLavavAnA upAyamAM vimukha evA pethaDe kevaLa dhAtuvAdamAM ja prayAsa karavA mAMDyo; paraMtu te suvarNasiddhino AmnAya barAbara hovA chatAM ane temAM udyamI hovA chatAM, tene lAbhanaMtarAyanA udayane kAraNe, eka caNoThI jeTaluM paNa suvarNa prApta na thayuM; kema ke kAmaghaTa, ciMtAmaNi, dakSiNAvarta zaMkha ane kalpalatA vagere sarve divya padArtho karmanI anukULatAe anukULa thAya che, ane karmanI pratikULatAe pratikULa thAya che. loDhuM ane auSadhi vagere sarva sAmagrI meLavavAmAM ane agni dhamavAnA kAryamAM * * * * * * * * * * 3 3 dedAzAhano svargavAsa

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khUba kharca thavAthI tene dAridraya prApta thayuM, kema ke dhAtuvAdIne dAridraya sulabha ja hoya che. ekadA lakSmI ane dAridrayane saMvAda thayo. te vakhate lakSmIe viSNu pAse vara mAMgyA, tyAre dAridraye paNa viSNu pAse A pramANe mAMgaNI karI : "je mANasa jugArI, potAnI jAtano dveSI, dhAtuvAdI, sadA ALasu hoya ane Avaka-jAvakano vicAra karato na hoya, tene ghara huM vasuM chuM." te pachI te pethaDa dhAnyanA poTalA vecIne potAno nirvAha karavA lAgyo. dAridraya hoya tyAre vANiyAonI aniMdya vRtti AvI ja hoya che. kahyuM che ke - "rAjaputra daridra thAya tyAre te adhikAranuM athavA corInuM kAma kare che; vANiyo dhAnyanA poTalAnI pherI kare che; brAhmaNa bhikSAvRtti kare che; zUdra bIjAne ghera cAkarI kare che; paisAdAra AbhUSaNa ane dhAtuonAM vAsaNo vagere vecavAno dhaMdho kare che; nIca jAtinA mANasa pote bhikSAvRtti kare che; kheDUta potAnI ane bIjAnI khetI kare che; tathA durbaLa mANasa kapAsa pholavAnuM kare che." (32) te pachI kApAlikanuM karma karIne manamAM dInatA lAvyA vinA nirvAhane karatA evA te pethaDe keTaloka kALa nirgamana karyo. kahyuM che ke - ''bIjAne saMtApa upajAvyA vinA, nIca mANasa pAse namratA pethaDakumAra caritra 64

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batAvyA vinA ane puruSanA mArgano tyAga karyA vinA je kAMI thoDuM paNa karyuM hoya te ghaNuM ja che." (33) jo bahu dUdhathI UjaLI ane sapheda cokhAthI yukta khIra UchaLe che, UkaLe che to, loTavALI rAbaDI paNa zuM sAmAnya rIte nathI UchaLatI ? arthAt UkaLe che, UchaLe che. AcArya zrI dharmaghoSasUri mahArAja A avasare zrI tapAgacchamAM jiteMdriya guru zrI dharmaghoSa nAmanA AcArya vijayavaMta hatA. ekadA koI duSTa strIe sAdhuone vaDAM vahorAvyAM. te joI te vaDAM kAmaNavALAM che ema jANIne sUri mahArAje te vaDAno tyAga karAvyo. te vakhate te vaDAM paththararUpa thaI gayAM hatAM. pachI prAta:kALe sUrie eka pATalo maMtarIne te duSTa strIne Apyo, te teNInA banne kulAmAM sajajaDa coMTI gayo. pachI teNInI vinaMtIthI gurue kRpA karI te pATalo dUra karyo. koI nagaramAM zAkinIonA bhayathI rAtrie nagaranA daravAjA baMdha karavAmAM AvatA hatA, tethI sUrie tene maMtarI lIdhI hatI. paraMtu eka divasa guru teno maMtra gaNavo bhUlI gayA, tethI te zAkinIoe rAtrimAM gurune pATa sAthe upADIne cauTAmAM mUkavA. te joI gurue temane soyo vaDe khaMbhita karI dIdhI; chevaTe temanuM vacana laIne temane choDI dIdhI. AcArya zrI dharmaghoSasUri mahArAja u5

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te paMDita gurue eka rAtrimAM arihaMtonI ATha yamakavALI manohara stutio banAvIne gujarAtanA rAjAnA maMtrIzvarane tatkALa pratibodha pamADyo hato. ekadA ziSyanI prArthanAthI maMtranuM smaraNa ane stuti vaDe vaza karelA samudra potAnA taraMga dvArA te sUrine ratnonuM bheTayuM karyuM hatuM. devapattana nAmanA nagaramAM kapardI nAmanA yakSane dhyAnathI pratyakSa karI tene pratibodha pamADI te gurue tene jinabiMbano adhiSThAyaka banAvyo hato. koI zrAvaka duSTa ceTakane prasanna karavA mATe viSTAnuM bhojana karato hato ane strI vagerenA AkarSaNano maMtra sAdhato hato, tene guru mahArAje te maMtra bhulAvI dIdho. giranAra parvata upara vAMsanI jhADImAM mohavallI nAmanI velaDI che, ema jANIne tenI parIkSA karavA mATe gurue potAnA eka nAnA sAdhune te jhADImAM mokalyo hato. te sAdhu te velaDInI cotarapha mohathI bhamavA lAgyo ane jarA paNa Ubho raheto nahIM, tyAre guru pote tyAM gayA ne tene bolAvI lAvyA. ujayinI nagarImAM eka yogadra hato, te ceTakane sAdhIne AkarSaNa, uccATana ane vazIkaraNa vagere malina vidyAmAM nipuNa thayo hato. te yogIe te nagarImAM sAdhuono praveza baMdha karAvyo hato, tethI guru parivAra sahita te nagarImAM gayA. tyAM te yogI eka uMdara ane kUtarA vagere vidurvAne potAnA sAdhuone bhaya pamADavA lAgyo. te joI guru tene ja maMtrazaktithI bAMdhIne potAnI pAse lAvyA; pachI tenI namratAthI tene mukta karyo. ekadA te gurune ja duSTa sarpe daMza dIdho; tenuM viSa vyApavAthI te mUrNita thayA. te pethaDakumAra caritra

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vakhate zrIsaMghe ghaNA ghaNA upAyo karyA, paNa te vyartha thayA, tyAre gurue zrIsaMghane kahyuM : "prAta:kALe eka mANasa sAthe kASTano bhAro laIne Avaze, te bhArAne haraNajhera karanArI velaDI bAMdhelI haze; te velaDIne ghasIne mArA sarpas kha upara lagADajo." pachI prAtaHkALe te ja pramANe zrIsaMghe karyuM eTale guru mahArAja sAjA thayA. pachI gurune tIvra vairAgya AvavAthI temaNe sarva vigaIono tyAga karI jinazAsananI unnati karI. AvA prabhAvaka te zrI dharmaghoSasUri ke jenA hastamAM ja mokSalakSmI rahelI hatI te AcArya mahArAja ekadA vihAra karatA karatA vidyApura nagaramAM AvI cAturmAsa rahyA. te sUri mahArAje sabhAmAM parigrahanI icchAnA parimANa upara karNapriya lAge evI ratnasAranI kathA vyAkhyAnamAM kahI. te sAMbhaLI keTalAka dhanavAna puruSoe sarva vratonA svarUpa samuM parigrahanI icchAnuM parimANa e nAmanuM aNuvrata grahaNa karavAnuM zarU karyuM. dharmanuM zravaNa karI teno vicAra karI je mANasa viratine aMgIkAra kare che, te ja zrAvaka che. virati thoDI paNa lIdhI hoya to te bhavya prANIne hitakAraka thAya che. kahyuM che ke- "zubha bhAvavALA je bhavya prANIoe thoDI paNa virati grahaNa karI hoya, tenI devatAo, pote te virati karavAne asamartha hovAthI, prazaMsA kare che. (tevA thavAnI icchA kare che.)" "ekendriya jIvo kavaLaAhArane karatA nathI, to paNa teo je upavAsanuM phaLa pAmatA nathI, te temanI aviratinuM ja phaLa che." 37 AcArya zrI dharmaghoSasUri mahArAja

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"ekendriya prANIo mana, vacana ane kAyA vaDe pApakarma karatA nathI, to paNa teo aviratine lIdhe anaMta kALa sudhI ekendriya ja rahe che.'' 'tiryaMca prANIo jo pUrva bhavamAM niyamita virativALAM rahyAM hota, to teo A tiryaMcanA bhavamAM seMkaDo cAbUka, aMkuza ane AranA prahArane tathA vadha, baMdhana ane mAraNane pAmata nahIM.'' A pramANe jANIne te dhaniko parigraha parimANano svIkAra karatA hatA, te vakhate bAlyAvasthAthI ja deva ane gurunI ajoDa bhakti karanAra pethaDa tyAM gurune vAMdavA Avyo, te vakhate phATelA vastravALA, parasevAthI rebajheba melavALA ane jANe ke mUrtimAna dAridraya hoya tevA tene joIne sarva vepArIo hasavA lAgyA, ane teoe kahyuM : "he pUjya guru ! A pethaDa lAkha varSe lakSezvara ane koTidhvaja thavAno che, tethI tene kema A vrata na ApavuM ?'' temanuM AvuM vacana sAMbhaLIne zrI guru mahArAje temane kahyuM : 'he bhAgyavaMto ! koIe lakSmIno garva karavo yogya nathI, kAraNake lakSmI manuSyane UMce sthAne AropaNa karIne tatkAla nAsI jAya che, eTale dAridraya tene avalaMbana Ape che, tenAthI te nIce Utare che. aMdarathI athavA bahArathI je mada karavo te hAthIonuM ja bhUSaNa che; puruSane to AThamAMthI koI paNa mada karavo te tenA hitano nAza karanAra che.'' kahyu che ke - pethaDakumAra caritra 38

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"jAti, lAbha, kuLa, aizvarya, baLa, rUpa, tapa ane zruta : A AThamAMthI koI eka paNa vaDe mada karanAra manuSya pharIthI-parabhavamAM te te vastune hIna, hInatara pAme che." A pramANe teone kahIne pachI guru mahArAje pethaDane dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda ApavApUrvaka kahyuM : "he bhadra ! tuM paNa A bhava ane parabhavamAM sukha ApanAra pAMcamuM aNuvrata grahaNa kara." tyAre teNe kahyuM : "jeo ghaNA parigraha(dhana)vALA hoya teoe ja A vrata levuM yogya che. pANI vinA pALa bAMdhavAnI jema mAre te vrata levuM kema yogya hoya? tethI jo A dhanikonI sAthe huM paheluM vrata grahaNa karuM; to suvarNanI sAthe trAjavAmAM ArohaNa karanAra caNoThInI jema huM mukhanI zyAmatAne ja pAmuM. te A pramANe- caNoThI ane suvarNano saMvAda prathama suvarNa kahe che : "mane TAMkaNAthI je chedavAmAM Ave che temAM mane kAMI duHkha nathI; agnimAM nAMkhIne dAha Ape che temAM paNa mane du:kha nathI; tathA kasoTInA paththara para ghase che temAM paNa mane du:kha nathI, paraMtu mane je caNoThInI sAthe jokhavAmAM Ave caNoThI ane suvarNano saMvAda 39

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che, te ja moTuM duHkha che." tyAre caNoThI kahe che : "huM sonIne priya chuM, huM zreSTha varNa(raMga)thI zobhuM chuM ane mAruM 'vRtta uttama che, chatAM huM je niSka(suvarNa)nI sAthe jokhAuM chuM, tethI ja huM lajA pAmuM chuM." tyAre suvarNa kahe che : "he caNoThI ! huM tArI sAthe toLAuM chuM evo tuM phogaTa garva na kara. jo agnimAM snAna karIne bahAra nIkaLAya, to uttamatA ane adhamatAnuM pramANa jaNAya." te sAMbhaLIne caNoThI agnimAM peThI tethI mukhe dAjhI che athavA to lokonA dhikkArathI ane hakkArathI zyAma thaI che, ema huM mAnuM chuM." pethaDano parigraha parimANavrata-svIkAra A pramANe pethaDanuM vacana sAMbhaLIne guru mahArAje kahyuM : he bhadra ! teM A yuktiyukta vacana kahyuM nathI. kema ke sarva koI mANasa potAnA dhanane anusAra parigraha-parimANanuM vrata grahaNa kare to te dhanya ja che. tethI bIjA badhA vicAra choDI daI potAnA hita mATe vratane aMgIkAra kara." A pramANe kahI gurue teno hAtha jhAlI tene prathama samakita vrata ApyuM. kahyuM che ke "du zakya evA (bAra prakAranA zrAvaka) dharmanuM mULa, dvAra, pratiSThAna, AdhAra, bhAjana ane nidhi samakita kahyuM che." (34) 1. goLAkAra. pethaDakumAra caritra 40

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jema aMdhakArane bhedanAra sUryanI bAra rAzio tenA vistArane mATe che, tema pAparUpI aMdhakArane bhedanAra samakitanA vistArane mATe zrAvakanAM bAra vrato che. vepArIone jema hAthamAM rahelI kothaLI (paisAnI) kArya sAdhanArI che, jema rAjadhAnI rAjAonA kAryane sAdhanArI che, jema samudrapravAsIone pATiyuM kArya sAdhanAra che, tema bhavya jIvone samakita kArya sAdhanAra che. vaLI samakita muktirUpI kanyAnuM varaNa che, mokSalakSmIno satyakAra che, ane saMsArarUpI darbhanA mastaka para rahelo baMdha che, ema paMDito kahe che. samakita vinAnuM dhyAna dharavuM te du:khanuM nidhAna ja che; tapa karavAnuM phaLa paNa mAtra saMtApa ja che; kubuddhivALA evA temanA svAdhyAya paNa niSphaLa che; abhigraho paNa kadAgraharUpa ja che; dAna ane zIlanuM AcaraNa paNa vakhANavA lAyaka nathI; tIrthayAtrAdika paNa vRthA che; tathA bIju je kAMI dharmakArya karavuM te badhuM niSphaLa che." A pramANe kahIne gurue tene sukhane mATe kSetra vagere parigrahanuM icchAnusAra parimANa svIkAra karAvavAno AraMbha karyo. kahyuM che ke - parigraha e zreSanuM sthAna che, vairyano vinAza karanAra che, kSamAno pratikULa vidhi che, vyAkuLatAno mitra che, garvanuM ghara che, dhyAnano du:khadAyI zatru che, du:khane utpanna karanAra che, sukhano nAza karanAra che, ane pApano potAno ja AvAsa-pApane vasavAnuM sthAna 1. paraNavuM te. 2. kola-karAra. 3. mastaka para darbhano baMdhana thavAthI te darbha vadhato nathI, tema samakitarUpa baMdha thavAthI bhava vadhato nathI. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 41 pethaDano parigraha parimANavrata-svIkAra

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che. Avo parigraha paMDitane paNa grahanI jema klezane mATe ane nAzane mATe thAya che." (35) he bhadra ! aMkuzanI jema grahaNa karelA A vrata vaDe dhanika ane daridrI banneno lobharUpI uddhata hAthI vaza thAya che. maryAdA vinAno lobharUpI samudra sarvano avazya nAza kare che. te lobhane vaza thavAthI zRMgadatta mRtyune pAmyo hato, tenuM dRSTAMta prasiddha che. adattAdAnano niyama karanAra zreSThInI jema daridra mANasa paNa saMtoSa karavAthI kadAca dhanane pAmI zake che. kahyuM che ke - "niHspRha manuSyanI pAse pRthvI potAnI aMdara rahelAM gupta nidhAnone pragaTa kare che. kema ke bALako (kAmanA niHspRha che tethI temanI) pAse strI potAnAM aMgopAMgane gopavatI nathI-DhAMkatI nathI." (36) pachI dhananuM parimANa karavAmAM (jANavAmAM) sAta-ATha dhanikonI spardhA karanArA te pethaDanA hAthamAM gurue sarva zubha rekhAo joI. te A pramANe--jenA hAthamAM zakti nAmanuM zastra, tomara (bhAluM), daMDa, kha ga, dhanuSa, cakra ane gadA jevI rekhAo dekhAtI hoya, te puruSa rAjA thAya che. jenA hAtha-paganA taLiye dhvaja, vaja, aMkuza, chatra, zaMkha ane pama (kamaLa) vagerenA AkAravALI rekhA dekhAtI hoya, te puruSa lakSmIno svAmI thAya che. jene svastika(sAthiyA)nI rekhA hoya te lokamAM saubhAgya pAme che. masya(mAchalA)nI rekhA pethaDakumAra caritra 42

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hoya te lokamAM pUjA pAme che. zrIvatsanI rekhA hoya, te icchita lakSmIne pAme che. mALAnA AkAre rekhA hoya te ghaNI gAyo vagere pazuono svAmI thAya che. jenA hAthamAM aMguThAnA parvomAM ja banI rekhA hoya te bhAgyavAna thAya che. aMguThAnA mULamAM java hoya to te vidyAvAna thAya che. hAthanAM taLiye UrdhvarekhA hoya to te moTI lakSmI ApanAra thAya che. A pramANe vizALa saMpattine ApanArI aneka rekhAovALo teno hAtha joI gurue jANyuM ke Ane dhana ane vaibhava ghaNo prApta thaze. te vakhate te pethaDa gurunA kahevAthI vIza rUpiyAnuM parimANa karavA lAgyo; tenI gurue nA kahI, tyAre so rUpiyAnuM parimANa karavA lAgyo; tenI paNa nA kahI, tyAre hajAranuM parimANa karavA lAgyo; tenI paNa nA kahIne, chevaTe gurue pAMca lAkhanuM parimANa karAvyuM. aho ! daridrI upara paNa gurunI vatsalatA ! aho ! bhaviSyanuM jANavAnI kuzaLatA ! tathA aho ! atizaya jJAna chatAM paNa gaMbhIratA ! A traNa bAbata te guru mahArAja mAM sarvottama hatI. pachI pethaDe lajajA pAmIne kahyuM : " bhagavAn ! mane lAkha rUpiyA lakhatAM ke gaNatAM paNa AvaDatuM nathI, to teTalA rUpiyA upArjana karavAne to huM kema zaktimAna thauM ?' gurue kahyuM : "he bhadra ! tAruM vacana yukta che, paraMtu lakSmI eka kSaNavAramAM ja pattine pati banAvavAmAM ane patine patti banAvavAmAM samartha che, tethI bhAgyazALI puruSone dhanano niyama mokaLo (vizALa) 1. sipAI-garIba. 2. svAmI-dhanavAna. pethaDano parigraha parimANavrata-svIkAra 43

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rAkhavo sAro che. tema karavAthI kadAca dhananI adhikatA thAya to paNa mana DoLAya nahIM, calAyamAna thAya nahIM." tyAre teNe gurunuM vacana zraddhAthI aMgIkAra karyuM. pachI te pethaDe kaSTathI AjIvikA karatAM keTaloka kALa nirgamana karyo. ekadA pravAsIne yama samAna, du:khe karIne vArI zakAya evA meghanI vRSTi karanAra ane dhAnyAdikanI utpatti vaDe sArabhUta-zreSTha evo varSAkALa prApta thayo. te varSARtumAM kALAM vAdaLanA gADha aMdhakAranA samUha vaDe malina thayelA AkAzanA AMgaNArUpI kALI pRthvImAM vidhAtAe pataMgiyAnA bALakorUpI megha nAza karelA sUryanA samagra tejanAM bIja vAvyAM hoya ema jaNAtuM hatuM, kema ke jo tema na hoya to zarada RtumAM te sUryanuM teja atyaMta kema thAya ? AvA varSARtune samaye pethaDa paragAmathI Avato hato, tene mArgamAM varasatA meghe rokyo, tethI rAta paDI tyAre potAnA gAmanI samIpe te Avyo. te vakhate teNe keTalAeka nirbhaya bALakone anyanAM khetaromAMthI pAchA vaLelA jaLa vaDe amukanA khetaranA kyArAmAM pANI bharatAM joyAM. te joI manamAM Azcarya pAmI teNe vicAryuM : "AvI bhayaMkara rAtrie zyAma varNavALA A bALako nagaranI bahAra rahIne AvuM kAma kare che te koNa haze ?" A pramANe vicArI teNe teone pUchayuM, tyAre temaNe kahyuM : "ame puNyane vaza thavAvALA chIe, A nagaramAM ja rahIe chIe ane A nagaramAM rahenArA kAma nAmanA zreSThInA nokaro chIe-kAma karanArA chIe." te sAMbhaLI pethaDe temane pUchayuM : "he pethaDakumAra caritra 44

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bALako ! tame kaho, ke mArA mATe koI paNa ThekANe kAma che ?" tyAre temaNe kahyuM : "hA, tamArAM kAmo mAlave dezamAM che." te sAMbhaLIne harSathI bharapUra banelo te pethaDa prAta:kALe ghera Avyo, ane tarata ja eka peTImAM gharanuM sarvasva nAMkhI mAlava deza tarapha cAlyo. kahyuM che ke pethaDano mAMDavagaDhamAM praveza "sekaDo nagaromAM javuM, seMkaDo kaLAo zIkhavI, ane sekaDo rAjAonI sevA karavI, kema ke manuSyanAM bhAgya sthAnanAM AMtarAvALAM hoya che eTale amuka sthAne ja bhAgya UghaDe che." (37) te pethaDa, priyA prathamiNI ane putra jhAMjhaNa sahita, keTaleka divase ati zobhAyamAna mAMDavagaDha (maMDapadurga)nA daravAje pahoMcyo. te daravAjo manohara pUtaLIo ane UMcAM toraNonAM kiraNo vaDe vyApta hato, tethI te laMkA nagarInA suvarNamaya daravAjAthI paNa adhika zobhAne pAmato hato. AvA zreSTha nagaramAM te pethaDa jyAre praveza karato hato, tyAre ja teNe DAbI bAju e eka sarpanI phaNA upara zabda karatI ane nRtya sAthe krIDA karatI eka durgA joI. te vakhate teNe vicAra 1. kALI devacakalI. * pathAno mAMDavagaDhamAM praveza pethaDanA mAMDavagaDha mAM praveza

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karyo : "praveza karatI vakhate jo DAbI bAju e zabda karatI durgA jovAmAM Ave to te kalyANakAraka nathI, to pachI kALA sapanI phaNA upara rahelI te durgA kalyANakAraka kyAMthI ja hoya ?' A pramANe jANI tene apazukana mAnI tenA nivAraNa mATe navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karato te pethaDa praveza karavAmAM kaMIka vilaMba karavA lAgyo. teTalAmAM tyAM mAravADano koIka jozI Avyo. sUkSma buddhivALA te jozIe te ati zreSTha zukanane tathA pethaDane rAha joto joI tene rAha jovAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM, tyAre pethaDe kahyuM: "nagaramAM praveza karatAM mane zubha zukananI anukULatA thaI nathI, tethI meM praveza karavAmAM vilaMba karyo che." kahyuM che ke jyotiSInA dveSIne kSema-kuzaLa thatuM nathI; vaidyanA kebIne AyuSya hotuM nathI; nItinA dveSIne lakSmI rahetI nathI; ane dharmanA dveSIne te traNe hotAM nathI." (38) A sAMbhaLI te jozIe hasIne kahyuM : "tamArI paMDitAIne dhikkAra che, ke jethI tame ciMtAmaNi ratnane paththararUpe mAnyuM che. jo kadAca A uttama zukanano Adara karIne tame nagaramAM praveza karyo hota to tame A AkhA mAlava dezanA chatradhArI rAjA ja thAta. kemake A durgA amuka sthAnamAM azubha che paNa te sarparUpI kALane potAnA paganI nIce nAMkhIne nRtya kare che, tethI AvI zubha ceSTA vaDe te rAjyane ApanArI che." kahyuM che ke - pethaDakumAra caritra 46

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apama "kALa, dizA, sthAna ane ceSTAnA vizeSane pAmIne pakSInA zabdo vagere zukano azubha chatAM paNa zubha thAya che, ane zubha chatAM paNa azubha thAya che." (39). tame kSaNavAra vilaMba karyo, tethI A uttama zukananuM tame apamAna karyuM, tethI te saMpUrNa phaLane Apaze nahIM. topaNa tenuM je phaLa thaze te tame sAMbhaLo : tame A samagra mAlava dezanA karoDo dhanavAna puruSothI pUjAzo, moTA dhanavAna thazo, ane A dezano rAjA to mAtra biMbarUpe ja haze (nAmano ja rAjA haze)." A pramANe tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI dedanA putre kheda pAmIne vicAra karyo : aho ! juo, A mAruM ajJAnapaNuM Aje durlabha rAjayalakSmIne AvatI aTakAvavAthI mArA zatrurUpa thayuM che." kahyuM che ke - mUrkhatA ja mRtyu che, ane vidvatA ja jIvana che.A bannenuM AMtaruM (taphAvata) jANIne je iSTa lAge, te grahaNa karo." (40) jo kadAca saMsArarUpI asAra bhojananI aMdara ghI samAna rAjya mane koI paNa prakAre prApta thAya, to huM AkhI pRthvIne jinezvaranAM caityothI zobhita karuM, athavA to A jozInuM vacana satya thaze to haju paNa kAMI bagaDI gayuM nathI. vaLI A jozIe je kahyuM che te avazya thaze ja. vaLI jema vIMdhelo kAna bhUSaNane pAme che, chede lo nakha lAkhanA rasane pAme che, tINa soyathI bhadelo 1. soyathI khodIne trAjavAM pADe che tevo hAtha. - pethaDano mAMDavagaDhamAM praveza

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hAtha zobhAne pAme che, lagna vakhate malina vastravALI kanyA ghareNAMone pAme che - pahere che, tApa vagerene pAmeluM vastra sArA raMgane pAme che, arthAt A sarve jema du:kha sahana karavAthI zobhA vagere guNane pAme che, tema daridra evo huM paNa kema dhanane nahIM pAmuM ? A kaLiyugamAM zukana ja vastune prakAza karavAmAM dIpaka samAna che, kema ke te zukananA baLathI ja mAravADanA jozIe mUThImAM motI che ema kahyuM hatuM.' A pramANe manamAM vicAra karI te jozInI vANI upara atyaMta zraddhA rAkhatAM te saraLahRdayI pethaDe sopArI vagere ApI teno satkAra karyo te pachI teNe e moTA nagaramAM praveza karyo. te nagara pRthvIrUpI strInA kapALamAM rahelA alaMkAranI jema zobhatuM hatuM, tathA tenA killA upara rahelA kAMgarAnI zreNi upara motIo laTakAvelAM hatAM tethI te killo tenA goLa tilaka (cAMdalA) jevo zobhato hato. parigrahaparimANa tathA maMDapadurga nagaramAM javuM-e be bAbatane kahenAro A bIjo taraMga samApta thayo. :::::::::::::::: pethaDakumAra caritra 48

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trIjo taraMga lAvaNikano vepAra te vakhate maMDapadurga nagaramAM paramAra vaMzamAM utpanna thayelo, lakSmI vaDe deva jevo zrI jayasiMhadeva nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. te pethaDe zubha muhUrte te rAjAnA mahelarUpI parvata pAse taLeTInI jema dukAna mAMDI. temAM juvAra vagere dhAnya, tela, mIThuM, maga, hIMga ane ghI vagere sarva prakAranI modIkhAnAnI vastuo thoDI thoDI laIne beTho ane moTe bhAge te lavaNa(mIThA)no ja vepAra karato hato, tethI samagra lokamAM tenuM nAma 'lAvaNika' tarIke prasiddha thayuM. 49 1 citrAvelInI prApti ekadA koIka bharavADaNa kAmaLa oDhIne mastaka para latAnI IMDhoNI upara ghIno ghaDo mUkI tenI dukAne AvI. teNIe te ghaDo IMDhoNI sAthe utArIne nIce mUkyo. temAMthI te pethaDa uttama sugaMdhI ghIne mApa vaDe kADhavA lAgyo. temAMthI ghaNuM ghI kADhavA chatAM paNa jyAre te ghaDAnuM ghI ochuM thayuM nahIM, tyAre IMDhoNInI aMdara citrakavelaDI hovI joIe ema teNe dhAryuM. tethI te bharavADaNane lAvaNikano vepAra 2

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ghaNA paisA ApI IMDhoNI sAthe te ghIno kuMbha teNe vecAto laI lIdho. tethI te ghaDAmAM akhUTa ghI thayuM. aho ! bhAgyanI jAgRti ke vI che ! ghIno vepArI pethaDa have te nagarano rAjA jayasiMha jyAre jamavA besato hato, tyAre tenI eka dAsI vATako laIne te pethaDanI dukAne ghI levA mATe haMmezA AvatI hatI. teNIne te mUlya laIne khUba sugaMdhIvALuM ghI Apato hato, ane te rAjA haMmezAM ghI khAto hato. A pramANe keTaloka kALa gayo, tevAmAM ekadA pethaDa ghera jamavA gayo hato ane teno putra jhAMjhaNa dukAne beTho hato. te vakhate te dAsI ghI levA AvI. teNIe ghI mAMgyuM, tyAre ati catura evA jhAMjhaNe vicAryuM : "rAjA haMmezAM vecAtuM laIne ghI khAya te khoTI rIta che, tethI Apattine lAvavAmAM dUtI samAna A tenI kuTevane huM Aje dUra karuM. guNa karanArA rAjA pAchaLathI mArA para bhale kodha kare ke khuzI thAya.' kahyuM che ke : niguDIe' vicAra karyo : mAre chAyA nathI, puSpo Ave che kharAM, paNa nakAmAM che, zAkhAnI zobhA paNa tevA prakAranI UMcI 1. nagoDa nAmanI auSadhi. pethaDakumAra caritra - 5)

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(sArI) nathI, ane phaLonA samUha vaDe mArI zobhA to dUra rahI arthAt phaLa to AvatAM ja nathI. A pramANe vicAra karIne te niguDI vidanane haNavA mATe AdarathI agnimAM pese che (nagoDiyuM tela karavAmAM teno upayoga thAya che). tethI paMDita puruSe potAnA dehane bALIne paNa paropakAra karavo joIe." (41) Ama vicArIne jhAMjhaNe kahyuM: ""jA, rAjAne kahe : ghI nathI." te bolI : "rAjA jamavA beThA che tethI thoDuM paNa Apa." jhAMjhaNe kahyuM : ""he mugdhA ! vAraMvAra zuM bolyAM kare che ? eka chAMTo paNa ghI nathI. tane game te kara." te sAMbhaLI zyAma mukhavALI thayelI te dAsIe rAjA pAse jaI, sAmaMta vagerenA sAMbhaLatAM, ghIno abhAva kahyo. te sAMbhaLI rAjA lajajA pAmyo ane krodhathI teNe pethaDane bolAvavA mATe tatkALa potAno sevaka mokalyo, tathA pote bhojana karIne Ubho thayo. te rAja puruSe rAjAnA kopanuM kAraNa jaNAvavApUrvaka pethaDane bolAvyo, tyAre teNe atyaMta bhayabhIta banI vicAryuM : "mArA jevA garIba upara Aje rAjAno kAraNa vinAno kopa kema thayo haze ? athavA to chaThTho mAsa Ave tyAre vANiyAo mAMcI sevanArA thAya che (cha mAse vANiyAne Apatti Ave ja che). mAruM kaSTathI meLaveluM dhana jarUra Aje rAjA laI leze. zuM kIDIonuM ekaThuM kareluM dhAnya tetara khAI jatA nathI ?' A pramANe tenuM citta ciMtArUpI citAthI vyApta thayuM. te jamIne UThayo ke tarata 1. telanA mela vagere doSane. ghIno vepArI pethaDa * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 51

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ja te puruSa tene tenI dukAne paNa nahIM javA detAM rAjA pAse laI gayo. rAjAe tene pUchayuM : "are ! Aje te ghI kema na ApyuM ?" pethaDe kahyuM : "he deva ! te vakhate huM dukAne nahoto, paraMtu mAro putra hato. teNe kema na ApyuM te huM jANato nathI." te sAMbhaLI rAjAe sevakane mokalI tenA putrane paNa bolAvyo. te vakhate pethaDa vicAra karavA lAgyo : 'aho Aje meM putrane zA mATe dukAne rAkhyo ? athavA to zuM vinAza kALe viparIta buddhi na thAya ?' - "suvarNa jevA pILA zarIravALo mRga koIe duniyAmAM kyAMya paNa joyo nathI ane sAMbhaLyo paNa nathI. topaNa sItAe tenI cAmaDInI kAMcaLI karavAnI icchA karI, tethI jaNAya che ke vinAza kALe viparIta buddhi thAya ja che." (42) A pramANe pethaDa vicAra kare che teTalAmAM siMhanA bALaka jevo nirbhaya jhAMjhaNa rAjA pAse Avyo. tene paNa rAjAe pUchayuM tyAre teNe spaSTa rIte kahyuM: "he svAmI ! Aje mArA pitA dukAne nahotA, huM ja hato. meM Aje ghI na ApyuM tenuM kAraNa sAMbhaLo . ghI ApavA mATe huM UThIne dukAnanI aMdara gayo, te ja vakhate sAme tatkALa trATu zabda karatI (moTI) chIMka thaI. te vakhate mane zaMkA thaI ke A ghImAM garoLI vagerenI garala to nahIM paDI hoya ne ? kema ke prAye karIne amArAM ghI vagerenAM pAtro vyAkuLatAne pethaDakumAra caritra para

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kAraNe ughADAM paNa rahI jAya che. kadAca temAM garala na paDI hoya athavA zatrunI lAlacathI prerAIne koI mANase viSAdika nAkhyuM hoya to zuM karavuM ? kAraNake zAli (cokhA) khAvAmAM lubdha thayelA popaTa, dUdha pIvAmAM lubdha thayelo bilADo ane ghanamAM lubdha thayelA puruSo anukrame paththarane, lAkaDIne ane anarthanI paraMparAne jotA nathI. AvAM kAraNone lIdhe ja rAjAonA pANInA ghaDAone paNa zatrunA e viSarUpe karelA kaSTathI bacavA mATe tALAM devAmAM Ave che. "zatru upara vizvAsa rAkhavo nahIM, ane mitra upara paNa vizvAsa rAkhavo nahIM." AvuM nItinuM rahasya Apa jANo ja cho, tethI Apa pramAdI na thAo. pramAdarUpI zatru prANIonA zarIramAM ja rahelo hovAthI jema potAnA vastramAM ja sarpa peThelo hoya tenI mAphaka keTaluM kuzaLa gaNAya ? (na ja gaNAya.) athavA to he deva ! Apa ema mAnatA ho ke jeNe (je puye) AvuM moTuM svAmIpaNuM ApyuM che, te ja kaSTane rokavAmAM argalArUpa thaze; topaNa avaMtInA svAmI haMmezAM vecAtuM ghI laIne nirvAha kare che, evI ApanI apakIrti khAsa karIne cAre dizAmAM phelAze." kahyuM che ke - "nirmaLamAM je malinatA hoya te ja apakIrtinuM kAraNa che, paNa malinane viSe malinatA hoya te kAMI apakIrtinuM kAraNa nathI. jema ke ujjavaLa caMdra a5 malinatAne lIdhe ja kalaMkI kahevAya che, paNa kevaLa malina evo aMjanagiri kalaMkI kahevAto nathI." 53 ghIno vepArI pethaDa Jain Education Internatjonal

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"amArA jevAne ghera paNa be-traNa divasa cAle teTaluM to ghI hoya che, to AvA moTA dezAdhipatine ghera eka divasa cAle teTaluM paNa ghI na hoya, te kevuM Azcarya ? kadAca koI zatrue karIne killo saMdhyo hoya to ghI vagereno saMgraha na hoya re 'Aga lAge tyAre kUvo khodavA' jevo nyAya ja Apane lAgu paDe che. vaLI ApanA je maMtrIo che te badhAne huM ziyALAnI TADha uDADavA mATe dhana ApanArA maMtrInI jema kapaTI mAnuM chuM.' kahyuM che ke "sarpa koIne hase che, tyAre tenuM lohI sapanA mukhamAM AvatuM nathI, tema ja DasAyelAnA zarIramAM paNa rahetuM nathI, te ja pramANe duSTa adhikArI hoya tyAre dezanuM dhana prajAmAM rahetuM nathI, ane rAjA pAse paNa rahetuM nathI." (43) je pradhAna rAjAnuM hita kare che, ane ahitane nivAre che, tema ja rAjAnA, potAnA ane sarva prajAnA arthane sAdhe che, te ja uttama pradhAna che." kahyuM che ke "keTalAeka maMtrIo paDaghA jevA hoya che (rAjA jema bole tema ja pote paNa bole tevA hAjIhA karanArA hoya che), keTalAka arIsA jevA (pratibiMba-chAyArUpe) hoya che ane keTalAka dIvAnI jema mAtra mArgane dekhADanAra hoya che, paraMtu aMkuzanI jema rAjAne vaza karanAra maMtrI to koIka ja hoya che.'' vaLI he svAmI ! ApanA prasAdathI mAre ghInI jarA paNa pethaDakumAra caritra 54

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nyUnatA nathI, jo kArya hoya to thInI nIka calAvavA paNa huM zaktimAna chuM, tethI he rAjA ! bALakathI paNa hita grahaNa karavuM ema jANIne AvI prathA na paDI jAya-Avo rivAja baMdha thAya-tema karo.'' A pramANe jAMgulI vidyAnA jevI tenI udAra vANI sAMbhaLIne rAjA krodharUpI viSathI mukta thaI cittamAM vicAra karavA lAgyo : 'aho ! AnI dIrghadRSTi ! aho ! Anu dhRSTapaNuM (nIDarapaNuM) ! aho ! AnI vANInI moTAI ! ane cothu e ke aho ! AnA vacananI caturAI ! A sarva kone AzcaryakAraka nathI ? A to bALaka che topaNa bALa evA siMha, kalpavRkSa ane sUryanI jema ceSTA vaDe to abALa jevo che. tethI A tenA pitAnI sAthosAtha mArA pradhAnapadane lAyaka che.' A pramANe vicArIne harSanA atizayathI manamAM praphullita thayelA rAjAe te pitA-putrane pAMce aMganAM suMdara vastro ApI sarva mudrAnA adhikArI banAvyA. pILI kAMtivALuM, suvarNanI mudrAthI yukta temanuM hAtharUpI rAtuM kamaLa dedIpyamAna temanI mUrtimAna lakSmI vaDe jANe Azraya karAyuM hoya tema zobhatuM hatuM. te vakhate alpa kAMtivALA zrAvakorUpI tArAovALu jinazAsanarUpI AkAza zatrurUpI aMdhakArane haraNa karanAra te baMne vaDe sUryodayavALuM thayuM. kahyuM che ke jinezvara deva, jinezvaranA bhakta rAjA, maMtrI ke baLavAna zrAvaka tathA atizayavALA AcArya : A pAMca zAsananA udyotakAraka che.'' (44) 15 ghIno vepArI pethaDa

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rAjAe temanA sukhapUrvaka nirvAha mATe dara varase dareka gAmamAMthI temanA pUrvanA puNyarUpI vRkSanA puSpa samAna ekeka sonAmahorano lAgo karI Apyo. te pachI harSa pAmelA rAjAe te baMnene savArI mATe ghoDA ApI ghera javAnI rajA ApI, tyAre te baMne rAjAne praNAma karI azva para ArUDha thaI potAnA ghara tarapha cAlyA. temanI AgaLa vAgatAM vAjiMtronA zabdathI AkAzataLa bharAI gayuM hatuM. temanI AgaLa cAlatA maMtrIo, sAmaMto, amAtyo ane lAkho agresara manuSyonA cAlavAthI pRthvImaMDaLa jANe namI jatuM hatuM. A rIte te baMne putra-pitA zobhAvALA jayasiMha nAmanA sacivane ghera, jANe ke iMdraputra ane iMdra uttama vimAnamAM jatA hoya tema, gayA. tyAM jayasiMha pAsethI ATha hajAra rUpiyA grahaNa karI badhAne sanmAna ApI, saMtoSa pamADI, jhAMjhaNe sarvane rajA ApI. A pramANe vacananI caturAIthI pethaDa ane jhAMjhaNa tatkALa prabhutAne pAmyA. athavA to vANInI kaLA kadApi niSphaLa thatI nathI. kahyuM che ke - ""vapu (zarIra), vacana, vastra, vidyA ane vaibhava- A pAMca vakArathI hIna manuSya hoya to te gauravane lAyaka thato nathI." (45) vANI ja aparimita-moTA mahimAnuM ghara che, paNa lakSmI mahimAnuM ghara nathI. jema ke popaTa sArI vANIvALo hoya to te suvarNanA gharamAM (pAMjarAmAM) rahe che, ane hAthI lakSmInuM ghara che, pethaDakumAra caritra 16 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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topaNa te vAhana bane che. buddhimAna rAjAne sevavA lAyaka apAra vyApArarUpI samudramAM navA AvAsamAM rahelA pethaDe meru parvatanI upamA dhAraNa karI. suvarNanuM dAna karanArA pethaDe pote aneka lokone kara rahita karyA. kema ke pote sukhakAraka hoya to zeSa (bAkInA badhA) sukhakAraka ja thAya che. jema ke megha samagra nadIonA jaLane samudramAM laI jAya che, tema te pethaDe sarva prakAranA adhikAramAM prApta thayeluM dhana rAjAne pamADavuM. te pethaDe sImADAnA uddhata rAjAone potAnI buddhithI ja vaza karyA. je bAbata yuddhamAM asAdhya hoya te dedIpyamAna buddhithI ja sAdhI zakAya che. te pachI pethaDe jhAMjhaNane vANIthI na kahI zakAya tevA utsavopUrvaka DhillI nagaranA rahIza bhIma nAmanA zeThanI sobhAgyadevI nAmanI kanyA paraNAvI. ekadA moTI kIrtivALA kAnyaku nja dezanA rAjAe kamaLanA jevA mukhavALI potAnI kanyAne mAlava dezanA rAjA sAthe paraNAvavA potAnA maMtrIonI sAthe mokalI. tethI te maMtrIo kanyAne laI mAlava dezanA rAjA pAse AvyA, ane utsAhapUrvaka temaNe kanyAnA vivAhAdikano vRttAMta te rAjAne kahyo. pachI rAjAe ApelA utArAmAM teo sukhe rahyA. tevAmAM ekadA teoe snAnanA samaye mAlavapatinI krIDA joI. te vakhate te rAjAne jema sukha Upaje tema zarIre atyaMgamAliza karAtuM hatuM, tyAre eka telanuM biMdu nIce pRthvI para paDayuM, te rAjAe joyuM, eTale te biMdune AMgaLI vaDe laI rAjAe potAnA paga para lagADayuM te joI pradhAno kheda pAmIne vicAravA lAgyA : * * * * * * * * * * * * ghIno vepArI pethaDa 57

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'AvA baddhapuSTi (lobhI)ne jamAI karavAthI kanyAne, putrane tathA amArA jevA sevakone zo lAbha che ? kanyA to udAratAne lIdhe kalpavallI jevI che, ane A rAjAnuM hRdaya to kRpaNatAthI bhareluM che, to pachI A bannenAM lagna kevAM bane ? zuM kadApi sAkara ane kAMkarAno, kalpalatA ane keraDAno tathA haMsI ane kAgaDAno saMbaMdha yogyatAne pAme kharo ?" A pramANe vicArIne te maMtrIo kanyA devAmAM utsAha rahita thayA. temane joI, tenuM kAraNa jANI, rAjAe eka caturAI A pramANe karI. teNe pRthvIdhara (pethaDa) maMtrIne kahyuM : "Aje mane svapna AvyuM, temAM zreSTha athone kharajanA vyAdhithI jarjarita joyA ane pachI temane ghInuM snAna karAvavAthI phAyado thayelo joyo. pachI meM svapna pAThakane pUchayuM tyAre teNe kahyuM : "tamArA mukhya azvonA zarIramAM kharajano vyAdhi thaze, tethI prathamathI ja ghInA snAnano upAya karavo yogya che, temAM rAjA ! ravivArano divasa Ave tyAre eka ravivAre sAta sAta azvone ghImAM snAna karAvavuM ane pachI te ghI brAhmaNone ApI devuM. A pramANe karavAthI brAhmaNone ghInuM dAna karavA vagerenA prabhAvathI te azvone AvatI kharaja paNa utpanna thaze ja nahIM." A pramANe svapnapAThake kahyuM che tethI he maMtrI ! paththaranI sAMdhomAM sIsuM pUrIne eka kuMDa karAvo, ane tene ghIthI bharAvI do. te ghI nagaranA loko pAsethI maMgAvavuM." te sAMbhaLIne pradhAne, rAjAnI AjJAthI, ghaDelA paththarano eka kuMDa karAvyo, ane potAnA gharathI kuMDa sudhI paththaranI pethaDakumAra caritra 58 For Private & Personal Use Only

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nIka karAvI. pachI te maMtrIe vicAra karyo : "bharata rAjAe nagaranA loko pAse caitya karAvavA mATe ekeka ITa upaDAvI temane duHkhI karyA hatA, tema ghaNA kALathI prasanna rAkhelA A nagaranA loko ghI lAvavAthI du:khI thaze. ATalA kALa sudhI temanA upara moTo upakAra karyo che, ane have eka thoDA kAraNane mATe nagarajanone pIDA karavAthI mArI paNa zI zobhA ?' kahyuM che : kavijano ulvekSA kare che ke -- pApaDa ! sUryanA pracaMDa kiraNono moTa tApa te khUba sahana karyo che, aMgArA upara tane zakyo tathA kaDAImAM rahelA garama telamAM tane taLyo, te sarva tApa teM bIjAne mATe sahana karyo che. have atyAre tuM tArI kuzaLatAne pragaTa karI dAMtanI aMdara bharAI rahyo che, tethI tane dhikkAra che. AvA tArA kAryathI ame lajA pAmyA chIe." pethaDanI prajopakAritA A pramANe vicAra karI pethaDa maMtrIe citrakalatAnI IDhoNI upara rahelA ghaDAmAMthI eka nIka dvArA ghI laI jaIne te kuMDa saMpUrNa bharI dIdho. tyAra pachI rAjAnI AjJA vaDe rAjasevakoe azvone te ghImAM snAna karAvyuM, tethI te azvo zarIra vaDe ja snigdha (cikAzavALA) thayA eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa hRdaya vaDe paNa te rAjA pa9 * pethaDanI prajopakAritA

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upara snigdha (snehavALA) thayA. pachI sugaMdhI piSTanA cUrNa vaDe te azvone udvartana karI tathA UnA jaLa vaDe dhoI sApha karI azvazALAmAM bAMdhyA tathA te ghI brAhmaNone ApI dIdhuM. A sarva banAva prathamathI ja joIne kAnyaku nja (kanoja)nA rAjAnA pradhAno Azcarya pAmI vicAravA lAgyA : "aho nIka dvArA kuMDa bharI azvone snAna karAvavAthI A rAjAe ghI ane pANI sarakhAM gaNyAM, e moTuM Azcarya che. tethI rAjAnuM kAMI paNa svarUpa sArI rIte jANI zakAya tevuM nathI." A pramANe manamAM vicAra karatAM te pradhAnone rAjAe kahyuM : "he maMtrIo ! ame telanA eka biMdune paNa nakAmuM javA detA nathI, ane kArya prasaMge sekaDo maNa ghIno vyaya paNa karIe chIe. tela ane ghInI jema dravyamAM vinA prayojane eka pAIno paNa kharca karatA nathI, ane kArya prasaMge koTI dhana paNa tRNa sarakhuM gaNIe chIe." A pramANe rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLIne te pradhAno tenA audArya, cAturya vagere aneka guNothI raMjita thayA, tethI temaNe moTA prazasta utsavopUrvaka rAjA sAthe te rAja kanyA paraNAvI. pachI rAjAe te pradhAnone rajA ApI eTale teo potAnA dezamAM gayA. pachI rAjAe sAMbhaLyuM ke pethaDe nagaranA loko pAsethI ghI ugharAvyuM nathI, te jANI jhAMjhaNe pahelAM ghInI nIka calAvavAnuM je kahyuM hatuM, te satya mAnyuM. rAjAnuM kArya, potAnuM kArya ane lokonuM kArya karanAra hovAthI rAjAe te pRthvIdhara (pethaDa)nuM pradhAnapaNuM sabhAmAM vakhANyuM. uttama janmavALA ane sarvano guNa (upakAra) karanArA te pethaDe potAnA pethaDakumAra caritra

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yazanA samUharUpI kapUranI sugaMdha vaDe prajAne suMdara mukhavALI karI. kahyuM che ke - "jemAM pAparUpI kaluNatA prApta thatI hoya tevo vyApAra kAdava jevo che, ane te vyApAramAM jo prajAne raMjana karavAthI yaza prApta thAya to te kamaLanA jevo manohara che." (46) pethaDanA samakita modako palya vagerenA spaSTa dRSTAMta vaDe bhavya prANI mithyAtvanI graMthino bheda karIne A saMsAra-sAgaramAM ciMtAmaNi ratna jevA samakitane prApta kare che. kriyArUpI loTa vaDe vyApta, bhAvarUpI ghIthI daDha rIte baMdhAyeluM ane moTA ujamaNArUpI khAMDathI yukta evuM A samakita keTalAka prANIone lADu jevuM thAya che. udAra ane buddhimAna puruSa paNa sAdharmika baMdhuonA gharamAM navI-tAjI phaLInI upamAvALA A samakitane prApta karAvavA zaktimAna nathI ja, paraMtu potAnI zakti pramANe pUrve nahIM prApta thayelA samakitanA pariNAmanI yogyatAne dhAraNa karatA A upara kahelA modako(lADu)ne ja pamADI zake che. 1. palya eTale pAlo. temAM thoDuM dhAnya nAkhe ane ghaNuM kADhe; tema karavAthI pAlo amuka kALe khAlI thaI jAya, tema thoDAM karma bAMdhe ane ghaNAM karma khapAve, tema karavAthI laghukarmI thaI samakita pAme che. pethaDanA samakita moda ko 6 1

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kahyuM che : "raNasaMgrAmane vakhate kALAM chatra vagere hoya che, lagnautsavamAM kaMku, kezara vagere hoya che ane dIkSA vakhate paramAnna (khIra) vagere hoya che. arthAt pariNAmane anusAre ja kriyA hoya che. yuddhamAM nirdaya pariNAma hoya che, vivAhamAM rAgano pariNAma hoya che ane dIkSAmAM ujjavaLa pariNAma hoya che. mATe te te pariNAmane yogya ja kriyA hoya.)" A pramANe gurunA mukhathI vANI sAMbhaLIne pachI te pethaDe samakitanA modakanI lahANI karIne potAnA akSINa ghIno lAbha levAno prAraMbha karyo. tethI teNe prathama mAtAnA hRdaya jevo snigdha,' sAdhunA hRdaya jevo ujjavaLa ane jinezvaranA vacana jevo svAdiSTa daLa taiyAra karAvyo. temAM ujajavaLa kAgaLamAM jema batrIsa varNa (akSara)no zloka sthApana karavAmAM Ave, tema batrIsa vAna sahita uttama ATo sthApana karavAmAM Avyo. pachI ekeka sonAmahora sahita te daLathI bharelA eke ka ghaDAne jinezvaranA dareka caityamAM teNe dRDha AdarapUrvaka mUkyA. pachI te maMtrIe, jANe mUrtimAna dharmathI bharelA hoya tevA, daLanA bharelA ghaDAo ekeka rUpiyA sahita sAdharmikonAM gharomAM mokalyA. A pramANe vivekI ane bhAgyavaMta evA te pethaDa maMtrIe, savA lAkha ghaDAnA pramANavALA samakitanA modako ApyA. 1. snehayukta; pakSe ghI yukta. 2. ghI, khAMDa, badAma koparuM, cAroLI, pistA vagere uttama batrIza cIjo. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * pethaDakumAra caritra

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have A rAjAne zAkaMbharI nagarIno svAmI cAhamAna kuLamAM utpanna thayelo gogAde nAmano moTo mAMDalika rAjA jUno pradhAna hato. te rAjAe varNavelA pethaDanA guNonI stuti sAMbhaLI te atyaMta pIDA pAmyo, kAraNake meghanI garjanAthI javAso' zuM sukAI jato nathI? tethI ekadA ekAMtamAM teNe rAjAne kahyuM: "he deva ! dedanA putra pethaDe ghaNuM ghI pUruM karyuM che, teno vRttAMta Apa sAMbhaLo. te pethaDanA gharamAM kAmakuMbha athavA kRSNacitralatA che, ema sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM che. tenA prabhAvathI tene ghI vagerenI akhUTa prApti thAya che. Ape to banne vastuo mAtra sAMbhaLI ja haze, paNa najare joI nahIM hoya; tethI A be vastumAMthI je koI vastu hoya, te Apane ghera ja lAyaka che. jo kAmakuM ja hoya to tethI icchA pramANe azvo, hAthIo vagere thAya che, ane jo kRSNacitralatA hoya to tethI khajAnAmAM akhUTa lakSmI prApta thAya che. te rAjA ! kRSNacitravela, sparzapASANa, ciMtAmaNi ratna, suvarNa puruSa, kutrikApaNa, kAmaghaTa, kalpavRkSa, kAma dhA gAya, jaLakAMtAmaNi, motInuM strIpuruSa yugala, aMbhastara, vajano dhvani, vedhakArI rasa (rasavedha) ane devatAI (dakSiNAvartI zaMkha vagere A sarva vastuo ati durlabha che. tethI tamAre tenI pAsethI te vastu grahaNa karavI yogya che, kema ke pRthvI 1. varSARtumAM javAno sukAI jAya che tevo teno svabhAva ja che. 2. kutrikAnI dukAna, jemAM traNa lokonI sarva vastuo hoya che te. 3. pANImAM tAre tevuM ratna. pethaDanA samakita modako

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upara je kAMI uttama ratna (uttama vastu) hoya te rAjAne ja hoya che. kadAca Apane grahaNa karavAnI icchA na hoya to te vastu jovAmAM zo doSa che ? (maMgAvIne juo to kharA.)" A pramANe tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA ke je prathamathI lobhI to hato ja, te AnA vacanathI atyaMta lobhI thayo. agni ekalo to bALanAra hoya che ja, tene pavananI sahAya temAM hoya to temAM kahevuM zuM ? kahyuM che : agni, brAhmaNa, yamarAja, rAjA, samudra, peTa ane gharaA sAtane niraMtara pUryA karIe topaNa te pUrNa thatAM nathI." (47) tyAra pachI rAjAe pethaDane bolAvIne pUchyuM : "keTalAka loko AvI AvI vAto kare che, te zuM satya che ke asatya che ?" tyAre deda putre kahyuM : "he svAmI ! kAmaghaTakanI je vAta karanAra hoya to te asatya che, paraMtu ghInA ghaDAnI nIce je IMDhoNI che, temAM kRSNacitraka latA hoya ema saMbhave che." tyAra pachI rAjAnI AjJAthI teNe te ghIno ghaDo maMgAvI tene te dekhADayo. te vakhate rAjAe te IDhoNIne ghaDAthI ju dI rAkhIne tenI parIkSA karI. tyAre te IDhoNIno ja prabhAva che ema jANI rAjAe tenA te satyavAdIpaNAthI khuza thaI potAnuM mastaka dhuNAvyuM, kAraNa ke vANiyo dhana meLavavAno upAya, prApta thato te lAbha, dhanano saMcaya, teno nyAsa (thApaNa) ane teno nAza-A sarva bAbatamAM satya bolato nathI. satya vANI ja tAMbUla vinAnuM mukhanuM bhUSaNa che, maMtra ane pethaDakumAra caritra

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mULa (auSadha) vinAnuM vazIkaraNa che, ane jaLa vinA ja agni vagerene zItaLa karavAnuM kAraNa che. te vakhate buddhimAna pethaDe rAjAnI AdaravALI dRSTi vagerenI ceSTA joI. tethI rAjAnuM mana grahaNa karavAnuM che ema, ayakAMta maNi (lohacuMbaka) jema loDhAne grahaNa kare che tema, teNe rAjAnuM mana jANyuM. kahyuM che ke "kahelo artha pazu paNa grahaNa kare che, preraNA karavAthI ghoDAo ane hAthIo paNa vahana kare che, paraMtu je paMDitajana hoya te kahyA vinA ja tarkathI jANI le che, kema ke bIjAnI ceSTA jANavI e ja buddhinuM phaLa che." (48). te pachI "Ane ApanA khajAnAmAM sthApana karo." ema kahIne teNe te kRSNacitraka latA rAjAne ApI. moTAone mAgyA pachI ApavuM te karatAM mAgyA vinA pahelethI ja ApI devuM sAruM che. "jo arihaMtano dharma mArI pAse che, to AvI cIjanuM mAre zuM kAma che ?'--e pramANe pAramArthika buddhivALo pethaDa te vastu gayA chatAM lezamAtra paNa kheda pAmyo nahIM. pachI rAjAe tene pAMce aMganAM divya vastro ane daza amUlya mudrikAo paherAmaNImAM ApI, teno atyaMta satkAra karyo eTale te potAne ghera gayo. ekadA rAjA latAnA vistAranA samUhamAM kRSNacitraka 1. IDhoNImAM ghaNI jAtanI latAnA tAMtaNA hatA. tethI AmAM citravelI kaI haze ? tenI khAtarI nadImAM mUkavAthI thAya che, eTale ke te citravelI hoya to te sAme pravAhe cAle che, te tenI parIkSA che. 6 5 pethaDanA samakita modako

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latAnI sAme pravAhe taravA vaDe parIkSA karavA mATe nadIe gayo. tyAM IDhoNIne choDIne temAMthI eka eka latAnA taMtune teNe nadInA pravAhamAM mUkavA mAMDayA. jyAre te citrAvalIno taMtu nadImAM mUkavAmAM Avyo tyAre te taMtu sAme pravAhe cAlyo ane te sarparUpa thaI gayo. tenA moTA phUMphADA vaDe jaLanA taraMgo UchaLavA lAgyA. te vakhate yamunA nadImAM rahelA kAliyA nAganI jema te nAge kayA kayA lokane bhayabhIta nahi karyA hoya ? (sarvane bhayavALA karyA.) rAjAe tene grahaNa karavA mATe ghaNuM dhana ApavAnI lAlaca ApI, to paNa koI paNa tAru-loka, mRtyunA bhayanA lIdhe, tene pakaDavA zaktimAna thayA nahIM, tyAre rAjAe potAnA bAhue aMgada bAMdheluM hatuM temAM phaNijita nAmano maNi jaDelo hato, te aMgada potAnA eka subhaTane ApyuM, tene te potAnA hAthe bAMdhIne sarpa pAse gayo, eTale tarata ja te sarpa adazya thaI gayo (citravelIrUpa sarpa adazya thayo). kalyANalakSmInA kAraNa-35 narabhava jevI durlabha te latAne pAmyA chatAM paNa pramAdInA jevA rAjAe te latA vRthA gumAvI dIdhI. deva (nasIba) krodha pAme che, tyAre te kAMI capeTA (lAta) vaDe koI paNa prANIne mArato nathI, paraMtu te prANIne evI durmati-kubuddhi Ape che ke jethI tenuM kArya vinAza pAme che. tethI A jagatamAM je bhAgyavAna puruSa hoya te ja prazaMsApAtra che; zUravIra ke paMDitajana vakhANavA lAyaka nathI. zuM pAMDavo vIra 1. sane jItanAra. 2. deva na mAre DAMga deva kubuddhi Ape. pethaDakumAra caritra

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ane vidvAna hovA chatAM paNa vanamAM na bhamyA ? pethaDanA bhAgyanI parIkSA rAjAe pethaDanuM adbhuta bhAgya jANI tenI cADI sAMbhaLavAno jAvajIva niyama lIdho. potAnA akhaMDita bhAgyane lIdhe pethaDa ane jhAMjhaNane te rAjA evo vaza thayo ke bIjA mULa ane maMtra vagerenA vazIkaraNathI paNa tevo vaza thAya nahIM. ekadA pethaDane rAjAe kahyuM: "he maMtrI ! tuM chatrane lAyaka che, paraMtu eka rAjyamAM be chatra hoI zake nahIM, tethI tAre have pachI zrIkarI vinA gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLavuM nahIM." A pramANe rAjAnI AjJAthI te pethaDa potAnA mastaka para moranA pIMchAMnuM chatra dhAraNa karavA lAgyo, te joI bhATa, cAraNa vagere baMdIjano tene "zrIkarI vaDe gADha aMdhakAravALo' kahevA lAgyA-evA zabdathI tenI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. zrIkarI upara rahelA suvarNanA kaLazanI ane tenA lAMbA dAMDAnI kAMti paDatI hovAthI, jANe ke vIjaLI sahita megha, samudranI jevI mudrA sahita evA te pethaDane Azraya karIne rahyo hoya tema dekhAtuM hatuM. moTI rAja lakSmI potAne svAdhIna rAkhanAra, zreSTha chatra-cAmarane dhAraNa karanAra tathA mastaka upara zrIkarIne dhAraNa karanAra te pethaDa parNanA 1. moranA pIMchAnuM chatra. pethaDanA bhAgyanI parIkSA

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AMtarAvALo sAkSAt rAjA ja thayo (rAjA to mAtra nAmano ja hato). ekadA brAhma muhUrta (paroDhiye) UThIne moTI saMpadAne pAmelA te pethaDa maMtrIne potAnI pUrva nirdhana avasthA yAda AvI. te vakhate potAnA AtmAne uddezIne bodha ApavA mATe te A pramANe bolavA lAgyA: "he jIva ! AvI lakSmIne pAmIne Aje tuM garva na kara, kAraNa ke prANIne saMpatti ane vipatti daDAnA utpAta ane adhaHpAtanI jema prApta thAya che. temAM pUrvanA puNyathI saMpatti ane pUrvanA pApathI vipatti prApta thAya che. tethI karIne moTA rAjAne paraNIne moTA satkArane pAmelI citArAnI putrInI jema tuM haMmezAM garvanA AgamanamAM argalArUpI te pUrvanI dazAnuM smaraNa karaje, ke jethI garvane AvavAno avakAza rahe nahIM.' A pramANe potAnA AtmAne bodha ApIne pharIthI teNe vicAryuM : 'mane AvI lakSmI prApta thaI che, tethI jaNAya che ke hamaNAM mArA pUrvanA puNyano udaya varte che." kahyuM che ke jema mATInI gaMdha varasAdane sUcave che, paiDAno zabda gADAne sUcave che, pakSIno samUha nirjanapaNAne sUcave che, vIjaLInA vilAso unnata meghane sUcave che, dIvAnI jyotanI akaMpatA vAyunA abhAvane (sthiratAne) sUcave che ane dhumADo agnine sUcave che, tema vistAravALo vaibhava pUrvanA puNyano udaya sUcave che -anumAnathI jaNAI Ave che." pethaDakumAra caritra 68

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pethaDano suvarNasiddhi-prayoga bhA I 'tethI have huM jouM chuM ke ATalA divasa sudhI udyama karavA chatAM paNa suvarNasiddhi mane phurAyamAna thaI nahIM te zuM mArA abhAgyane lIdhe ke kAMIka vismaraNane lIdhe ? tenI khAtarI karavA mATe uttama megha jevA, oSadhionI khANarUpa Abu parvata upara jAuM, kema ke icchita oSadhio moTA parvata sivAya anya sthaLe maLI zakatI nathI."--A pramANe vicAra karIne teNe prAtaHkALe rAjAne kahyuM : "he deva ! pahelAM ghI nahIM ApavAthI Apa krodhe bharAyA hatA. te vakhate meM kalyANanI icchAthI yAtrA mAnI hatI. te vakhate mAruM vidana jatuM rahyuM hatuM; UlaTI ApanI prasannatA thaI hatI. tethI jIrApallI nagarImAM rahelA zrI pArzvanAtha mahArAjane namaskAra karavAnI mArI icchA che." te sAMbhaLI rAjAe vicAryuM: "satya vacananA kSIrasAgararUpa A maMtrIe ja kahyuM te khoTuM nathI, kema ke pIDA pAmelA prANIo sarva kare che tathA te zrI pArzvanAtha aInuM paNa icchAne pUrNa karanAra tIrtha che.'-ema vicArI rAjAe tene javAnI rajA ApI. tyAre rAjAnI AjJA pAmIne te pethaDa parivAra sahita cAlyo, ane jIrApallImAM jaI jinezvarane namaskAra karI te Abu parvata upara caDhayo. tyAM paNa devone vaMdanA karI, parvata para cotarapha pharI pharIne puSpAdika vaDe oLakhAtI auSadhione teNe ekaThI karI. tenA rasa pethaDano suvarNasiddhi-prayoga 69

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vaDe potAnI pAse eka charI hatI tenA para lepa karI tene agnimAM nAMkhI tene suvarNarUpa karI dIdhI. "meghanA yogathI sarva dhAnyAdika thAya che.' agninI zItaLatA, paththaranuM suvarNapaNuM ane pANInuM UMce caDhavuM vagere, dhana-dhAnya vagere tathA dharma ane svarga vagere badhuM yogathI ja prApta thAya che. tyAra pachI te maMtrIe potAnA abhAgyarUpI loDhAnI argalA bhAMgI gaI ema nirNaya karI bIju suvarNa banAvavA mATe potAnA sevakane mAMDavagaDha mokalI ghaNuM loDhuM maMgAvyuM. te sevakanA kahevAthI bhaya rahita jhAMjhaNe UMTaDIo bharIne ghaNuM loDhuM mokalyuM. te joI lokoe tarka karyo : 'rAjAne mATe zastro ghaDavAnA haze tethI ATaluM loDhuM mokale che." te loDhuM laI buddhimAnomAM iMdra samAna te pethaDa maMtrI, potAnA sAta-ATha vizvAsu puruSone sAthe rAkhI, kyAMka dUranA sthAne gayo. tyAM auSadhionA rasane meLavI te rasano loDhA para lepa karI agnimAM nAMkhI nidrA rahita thayelA teNe sAta rAtri-divasamAM te sarva suvarNa karyuM. pachI te badhuM suvarNa UMTaDIo para bharIne, vegathI calAvI ane tenI pAchaLa rakSaNa mATe ghoDesvAro ane sainikone calAvyA. pachI zrI AdinAthane vaMdana karavA mATe caityamAM AvI teNe A pramANe vicAra karyo : "suvarNanA lobhathI ghaNA chakkAya jIvono ghAta karanArA mane dhikkAra che. tyAga karavA lAyaka dareka bAbata javI azakya hoya topaNa uttama puruSo ati sAvaghane to sahelAIthI avazya tyaje che; tevuM ati sAvadya-svarUpa kArya meM karyuM che, tethI narakamAM paNa mAruM sthAna nathI. sArA zraddhALune pethaDakumAra caritra * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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paNa jo savAvaso dharma kahyo che, to Avu karma karanArA mArA jevAne to svapnamAM paNa te savAvaso dharma che ja nahIM. have to je thavAnu hatuM te thayuM, paraMtu have pachI A karma huM nahIM karuM, ane jeTaluM suvarNa banAvyuM che, te sarvano tIrthamAM ja vyaya karIza.'-A pramANe vicArIne teNe pApanA bhayane lIdhe koIne suvarNasiddhi batAvavI nahIM ane pote paNa have navuM suvarNa banAvavuM nahIM, e pramANe jinezvaranI pAse yAvat jIvanano niyama karyo. A pethaDa maMtrIe AvI suvarNasiddhino paNa te ati sAvagha hovAthI, tyAga karyo. te sAMbhaLIne bIjA bhavya prANIoe paNa tevA sAvadya vyApArano tyAga karavo yogya che. tala, madha ane lAkha vagereno vepAra karanArA manuSyo A bhavamAM paMkti rahita thaIne parabhavamAM nArakanI paMktimAM utpanna thAya che. tyAra pachI be nAnAM tIrthonI yAtrA karIne puNyavaMta puruSonA alaMkArarUpa te pethaDa maMtrIe mAMDavagaDhamAM AvI te saghaLA suvarNa upara tIrthanu nAma lakhI tene ati gupta sthAnamAM sthApana karyuM. 71 citravelI-prApti ane suvarNasiddhi vagere aMgeno A trIjo taraMga samApta thayo. 1. uttama vepArInI paMktithI bahAra thaIne. pethaDano suvarNasiddhi-prayoga

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cotho taraMga corAzI caityonuM nirmANa ane jIrNoddhAra pethaDa maMtrIne vepAra karavAthI tathA tatkALa prApta thayelI suvarNasiddhithI pAMca lAkhathI vadhAre lakSmI thaI. "maMtrI vagere sthAnanI prApti thAya, kusaMga prApta thAya tathA prathamanI sukhasAmagrIno nAza thAya tyAre; koIka viralA puruSo ja dharmakAryamAM tatpara rahI zake che. tethI tenA vratano bhaMga na thAo."-ema dhArI zrI dharmaghoSa nAmanA sUri mahArAja pethaDano ghaNo vaibhava sAMbhaLI avaMtI dezamAM AvyA. je puruSo zrI guru mahArAjanA hRdayarUpI darpaNanI aMdara pratibiMbarUpa che, te puruSo dhanya manuSyomAM mugaTa samAna ane kalyANalakSmInA sthAnarUpa che. te AcArya mahArAja anukrame vihAra karatA sAMjanA samaye eka gAmamAM gayA. A. zrI dharmaghoSasUrino pravezotsava tyAM atyaMta vAcALa mAdhava nAmano eka baMdI' raheto hato. guru mahArAja te rAtrie te gAmamAM rahyA. te vakhate mAdhave lokonA 1. bhATa-cAraNa. pethaDaka mAra caritra che re

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mukhathI sAMbhaLyuM : "A guru mahArAja pethaDamaMtrInA mAMDavagaDhamAM jAya che." te sAMbhaLI teNe vicAra karyo: "jo huM gurunA AgamananI vadhAmaNI maMtrIne ApuM to mane ghaNuM dhana maLe.'- A pramANe vicArIne te lobhathI cAlyo. eka rAtri ane eka divasa page cAlI soLa yojanane oLaMgI te mAMDavagaDhamAM Avyo, ane pethaDane teNe A pramANe kahyuM : "aguru evA kASThane paNa agni bALI nAMkhe che, tethI he maMtrIzvara ! tame A loka ane paralokamAM sukha ApanAra evA guruno Azraya karyo che, te ghaNuM sAruM karyuM che. jeo potAnA gurunI khabara, prazaMsA ke nAma sAMbhaLIne paNa harSathI moTuM InAma Ape che, te puruSone dhanya che. A kAraNathI ja guru ane mAtApitAne dIpakarUpa ane vahANarUpa kahyAM che. temanA anRNapaNAmAMupakArano badalo vALavAmAM-AvuM karyA sivAya bIjo koI upAya nathI. tethI huM tamane Aje vadhAmaNI ApuM chuM : tamArA moTA puNyathI AkarSita thayelA zrI gharmaghoSa nAmanA sUri mahArAja ahIM padhAravAnA che."- A pramANe kAnane rasAyaNa samAna akasmAt gurunuM Agamana sAMbhaLIne te pradhAne dAMtane sthAne hIrA sahitanI suvarNanI jillo InAmamAM ApI tathA pAMca aMganAM vastro, azva ane samRddhivALuM ekara gAma ApyuM. te pachI tatkALa sAmetAdikanI sAthe te Ubho thayo ane potAnA mANasone ghaNA AzcaryavALI praveza-mahotsavanI taiyArI karavAnuM kahI pote rAjA pAse gayo. pradhAne rAjAne zrI gurunA 1. guru vinAnA; pakSe agara nAmanuM kASTha. 2. te raheto hato te ja . 73 - A. zrI dharmaghoSasUrinA pravezotsava :

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Agamanano utsava karavAnuM kahyuM, eTale rAjAe paNa tene chatra, cAmara ane vAjiMtrAdika sarva sAmagrI ApI. pachI cAmaro, paTTakULa (vastra), temAM sthApanA karelA muktAphaLAdika, suvarNanAM kacoLAM, thALo, darpaNo, arIsAo, ke LanA staMbho, ketakInAM puSpo ane kamaLo vagere sarva vastuothI AkhA nagaramAM kula traNaso ne tresaTha toraNokamAno sArI rIte baMdhAvyAM. cotarapha bAMdhelI lakSmInA mULa samAna rezamI vastranI dhvajAo jANe ke dUrathI lokone A mahotsava jovAne bolAvatI hoya tema vAyuthI pharakatI hatI. jANe ke samaya vinAnA saMdhyAnAM vAdaLAM hoya evAM pAMca varNa(raMga)vALAM vastro vaDe dukAnonA mArga be prakAre sArI chAyAvALA karavAmAM AvyA. manuSyoe vAsIduM vALIne sApha karelA mArgomAM nAsikAnI sugaMdhane preranAra caMdanamizra jaLanI vRSTi chAMTavAmAM AvI. ghaNuM zuM kahevuM ? lakSmIthI (zobhAthI) vyApta te nagarane joIne te vakhate jonAra loko svarganI nagarI, AkAzamAM AlaMbana vinA rahevAne azakta hovAthI, ahIM pRthvI para UtarI che, ema tarka karavA lAgyA. pachI zubha divase pradhAne sarva janonA cittane camatkAra karanAra ane saMghanI pUjAdika vaDe prazaMsA karavA lAyaka zrI guruno praveza mahotsava karAvyo. te vakhate te utsavamAM rAjA vagere lAkho manuSyo ekaThA thayA hatA. azva para beThelA puruSo dvArA vAgatAM vAjiMtronA moTA zabdo thatA hatA. manuSyone raMjana karanAra nartakIo uttama nRtya karatI hatI. baMdIjanonI karelI 1. caMdaravA. 2. kAMti(zobhA)vALA tathA chAyAvALA. pethaDakumAra caritra

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biradAvaLI vaDe zreSTha puruSo romAMcita thatA hatA, vividha prakAranA mahelothI moTA moTA vadhAmaNAM ApatAM hatAM, tathA lakSmIne karanAra zrIkarI, chatra ane cAmara vagere vaDe teno moTo ADaMbara dekhAto hato. A utsavamAM te pradhAne bahotera hajAra jUnAM nANAMno vyaya karyo hato. pachI guru pAse AvI te kRtajJa pethaDe kahyuM : "he pUjya ! jo kadAca pUrNimAnA caMdranA amRta vaDe ApanA caraNa pakhALI, gozISa caMdananA dravya vaDe vilepana karI tathA uttama sugaMdhavALA kalpavRkSanAM puSpo vaDe pUjIne mArA mastaka para vahana karuM, to paNa Ape karelA upakAranA bhArathI anuNatAne (RNarahitapaNAne) kadApi pAmuM tema nathI." kahyuM che ke - *samakita ApanAra guru mahArAja upara ghaNA bhavo sudhI sarva guNa meLavelA hajAra karoDa upakAro karavAthI paNa badalo vALI zakAto nathI." "vaLI huM RNa rahita na thAuM ema icchuM chuM, kema ke jo huM Apano RNI rahuM to AgAmI bhavomAM paNa huM Apano dAsa vagere thaIne paNa ApanA yogane-saMbaMdhane pAmuM; kAraNa ke pUrva bhavanA RNane lIdhe ja A bhavamAM putra, mitra, vANotara, strI, bhAI, sevaka, patnI, vAhana, putravadhU ane ziSya vagere sarva saMbaMdhIo thAya che." * "samakitadAyaka gurutaNo pasyavayAra na thAya; bhava koDAkoDe karI karatAM sarva upAya." * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 75 A. zrI dharmaghoSasUrino pravezotsava

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A pramANe gurune kahIne te pethaDa potAne ghera gayo. te pachI paNa te haMmezAM te gurune namana karavA jAya che. temAM ekadA ekAMtamAM teNe zrI gurune vinaMtI karI : ''he prabhu ! mAre parigrahanA pramANa karatAM ghaNuM vadhAre dhana thayuM che, tethI Apa AjJA karo ke teno kyAM sadvyaya karavo kalyANakAraka che ?'' tyAre puNyarUpI rathanA sArathirUpa te guru mahArAje tene kahyuM : "sAMbhaLo, prathama to lakSmIrUpI vAnarI gRhasthIrUpI vRkSomAM jarA paNa sthira thaIne rahetI nathI.'' kahyuM che : 'he grAmyajana ! saMpatti tAre ghera rAtrivAso rahI teTalAmAM tuM kema garviSTha thayo ? zuM ALasu mANasane gaMgA nadI vAraMvAra prApta thAya che ?'' '"vepArInI lakSmI rAjAnI bhrUkuTirUpI pallavanA cheDAno sparza karIne rahelI che. tene paDatAM keTalI vAra lAge ? tethI caitya ane pratimA vagere sAta kSetramAM te lakSmIno vyaya karavo prazasta che, kAraNa ke tenAthI utpanna thatA puNyanuM pramANa mAtra eka kevaLI ja jANe che.'' kahyuM che ke 'jinezvaranA caityamAM kASTha vagerenA jeTalA paramANuo hoya che, teTalA lAkha varSa sudhI te caityane karAvanAra puruSa svargamAM rahe che.'' (49) ( 1. navAMku2, navuM pAMdaDuM. pethaDakumAra caritra 76

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77 3 mAMDavagaDhamAM zatruMjayAvatAra ane bIjAM yAzI jainamaMdironuM nirmANa A kAraNathI ja padma nAmanA cakravartIe potAnI mAtAnA harSane mATe haMmezAM ekeka navuM caitya banAvIne caityonI zreNi vaDe pRthvIne alaMkRta karI hatI. rAjAone viSe iMdra samAna saMprati rAjAe pRthvIrUpI strInA hAra samAna chatrIza hajAra navAM caityo karAvyAM hatAM. kumArapALa rAjA, vimala nAmano daMDanAyaka ane zrI vastupALa maMtrI vagere ghaNAM caityo karAvanArA thaI gayA che. manuSyanuM dhana strInI lIlA vaDe capaLa thayelA netranI jevuM caMcaLa che; anupama zArIrika baLa vIjaLInA jhaMpApAtanI jevuM asthira che; ane prANIonuM AyuSya vAyue kaMpAvelA kamaLanA pAMdaDA upara rahelA jaLabiMdunI jevu capaLa che, tethI dhana, baLa ane AyuSyanuM phaLa jaladI grahaNa karavuM yogya che.'' A pramANe gurunuM vacana sAMbhaLI moTuM puNya upArjana karavAnI buddhivALA pRthvIdhare (pethaDe) mAMDavagaDhanI aMdara aDhAra lAkha rUpiyA kharcIne suvarNanA kaLaza ane dhvajAdaMDa sahita zatruMjayAvatAra nAmanuM dvAsaptati jinAlayavALuM caitya baMdhAvI temAM zrI AdinAthane sthApana karyA. koTAkoTinA nAmathI prasiddha moTA maMDapavALuM ane ATha ATha bhAra suvarNanA bahotera bahotera suvarNanA kaLaza ane 1. pharatI bahoMtera derIo sahita. mAMDavagaDhamAM...jainamaMdironuM nirmANa

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dhvajAdaMDavALuM tathA jonAranAM netrane atyaMta zItaLatA ApanAruM zrI zAMtinAthanuM caitya zatruMjaya parvata para karAvyuM, tathA okAra nAmanA nagaramAM UMcA toraNavALuM atisuzobhita caitya karAvyuM. te ja pramANe bhAratIpattanamAM, tArApuramAM, darbhAvatI nagarImAM, somezvara pattanamAM, vAMkAneramAM, mAdhAtupuramAM, dhArAnagarImAM, nAgahRdamAM, nAgapuramAM, nAzikamAM, vaDodarAmAM, sopArakapuramAM, ratnapuramAM, koraMTapuramAM, karakeTakapuramAM, caMdrAvatI nagarImAM, citrakUTamAM, cArUpa nagaramAM, drInagarImAM, cikhala nagaramAM, bihArapuramAM, vAmanasthalImAM, jayapuramAM, ujajayinI nagarImAM, jAlaMdharapuramAM, setubaMdhamAM, pazusAgara dezamAM, pratiSThAnapuramAM, vardhamAnapuramAM, parNavihArapuramAM, hastinApuramAM, depAlapuramAM, gogapuramAM, jayasiMhapuramAM, niMbaskUla nAmanA parvata upara, te parvatanI nIce taLeTImAM, salakSaNapuramAM, jUnAgaDhamAM, dhoLakAmAM, makuMDI nagarImAM, vikramapuramAM, maMgaLadurgapuramAM vagere aneka sthAnomAM suvarNadaMDa ane kaLaza sahita corAzI prAsAdo teNe karAvyA. pharakatI dhvajAvALAM te sarva caityo bhavya prANIone jANe bolAvatAM na hoya, svarganI lakSmInuM nuM jINuM karatA na hoya, kaliyuganI tarjanA karatA na hoya ane mokSamArgane jANe dekhADatA na hoya tema zobhatAM hatAM. te sarva prAsAdomAM devagiri nAmanI nagarImAM eka divya prAsAda hato, te prAsAda teNe je prakAre karAvyo te prabaMdhane he bhavyo ! tame hamaNAM sAMbhaLo pethaDakumAra caritra 78

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devagirimAM jinaprAsAdanuM nirmANa ghaNA suvarNane lIdhe sArthaka nAmavALuM devagiri nAmanuM nagara che. tenA daravAjAmAM jhUlatA hAthIonA madanI vRSTi thavAthI tenI sugaMdha cotarapha vistAra pAmatI hatI. tenI cotarapha rahetA prAkAra, khAI ane udyAnonI zreNi vaDe te vIMTAyeluM hatuM. lakSmInA bIjanI jema te nagaranA nAmane zatruo ekAgra citte smaraNa karatA hatA. haMmezAM vAgatA bAra hajAra vAjiMtronA zabdathI tenA zatruo trAsa pAmatA hatA. tenI aMdara yuddhanI zobhAne mATe ja zastra vagere sarva sAmagrI jovAmAM AvatI hatI. te nagaramAM zrIrAma nAmano rAjA hato: tenI pAse nara-mAdA motInuM yugma, cittane coranArI strIo, kaSTano nAza karanAra azva ane bAvanA caMdana-A cAra ratno hatAM. te rAjAnA khajAnAmAM chapana karoDa sonAmahoro hatI. ezI hajAra azvo ane bAra hajAra hAthIo tenA sainyamAM hatA. te rAjAne ghaNA suvarNAdikano svAmI hemAdi nAmano maMtrI hato. tenA kRpaNapaNAne lIdhe arthIone potAnuM pApa paNa ApyuM nahotuM (pApano nAza karavA jeTaluM paNa dAna ApyuM nahotuM). te nagaramAM brAhmaNonuM ekachatra sAmrAjya hatuM, tethI tyAM koI jinacaitya karAve to tene teo baLAtkAra nivAratA hatA. A nagarInI A sarva hakIkata sAMbhaLIne dedanA putra 1. meru parvata. devagirimAM jinaprAsAdanuM nirmANa

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pethaDe harSa pAmI vicAra karyo : "A nagarI to iMdranI nagarI jevI che, paraMtu mithyAtvarUpI aMdhakAravALI che, tethI jo te nagarImAM caitya karAvyuM hoya to te amAvAsyAnA aMdhakAramAM dIvA jevuM ane lavaNa samudramAM amRtanA kUvA jevuM gaNAya. tethI jo koI paNa prakAre huM tyAM caitya karAvuM to ghaNo lAbha thAya ane jinazAsananI prabhAvanA paNa ghaNI sArI thAya." (ahIM graMthakAra kahe che ke, "cetyAdika puNya kArya karAvanArA bIjA bhavya jIvo paNa jeo A pethaDanA jevA bhAvane dhAraNa kare che, teo ja agaNita puNyavAna che, paraMtu jemanA cittanI vRddhi anyathA prakAranI hoya ane cetyAdika karAve teo puNyavAna nathI." kahyuM che ke ""dareka jIve prAya: anaMta cetyo ane jinapratimAo karAvI che, paraMtu te zubha bhAvathI karAvela nahIM hovAthI samakitano leza siddha thato nathI." pethaDanI nirahaMkAritA pharIthI pethaDe vicAryuM : "hemAdi pradhAnanI sAthe huM premasneha-saMbaMdha bAMdhuM to tenI preraNA vaDe tenA rAjAthI A mAruM siddha thAya, kema ke sarva prakAranI lakSmIthI saMpUrNa hovAthI te rAjA ghaNA suvarNa, mANikya, azva ane hAthI vagere vaDe prasanna karI zakAya pethaDakumAra caritra

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tevo nathI. tema ja pradhAnane prasanna karyA vinA rAjAne prasanna karavo te yogya paNa nathI, kema ke dvArapALanI pUjA karyA vinA mULanAyakanI pUjA thatI nathI. daravAnane khuza karyA vinA mAlikane maLAtuM nathI. tethI eka dAnazALA karAvavI ane temAM hemAdinuM nAma ApavuM. pachI lokanI paraMparAe prAsuka (kaMI karyA-karAvyA vinA ja-maphatano) potAno yaza sAMbhaLIne te khuzI thaze. A pramANe karavAthI tenI prasannatA thaze, ane mane dAnathI utpanna thatuM puNya prApta thaze. AMbAne pANI paNa maLaze ane ane pitAne tRpti paNa thaze."e nyAya vaDe banne bAbata thaze." A pramANe vicAra karIne te pRthvIdhare okAra nagaramAM musApharonA samUhane prasanna karanArI eka moTI dAnazALA mAMDI. temAM uttama puruSo Ave temane nirmaLa jaLa vaDe snAna karAvavAmAM AvatuM, ane sAmAnya mANasone mATe paga dhovAnuM pANI taiyAra rAkhavAmAM AvatuM, tema ja te dAnazALAnI pAse taiyAra karAvelA caityamAM te sarve arihaMtanI pratimAne namaskAra karatA hatA. te pramANe sAdharmika thayelA te sarvene bhojana karAvavAmAM AvatuM. aho ! teno viveka kevo che ! tyAM aneka prakAranAM ghaNAM pakavAnno, khAMDayukta mAMDA (mAlapuvA), akhaMDa (AkhA) ane ujajavaLa cokhA (bhAta), pILA raMgane pAmelI ane vaghAra vagerenA guNavALI dALa, nAke pIvAya tevuM ghI, ghaNAM zAka, pittane zamAvanAra karaMbho, snehavALuM (cIkAzavALuM) dahIM ane laviMganA saMga vaDe sugaMdhI kareluM zItaLa pANI--A badhuM AvelA manuSyo icchA pramANe * pethaDanI nirahaMkAritA 8 1

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khAtA-pItA hatA. jamyA pachI temane kapUra sahita ane nAgaravelanA pAna sahita sopArI ApavAmAM AvatI hatI tathA sUvA-besavA mATe suMdara palaMgo ApavAmAM AvatA hatA. tyAM AvanAra pravAsIjano svAdiSTa bhojana karatA ane sukhe sUtA hatA; tethI teo potAnI strI athavA mAtAnA hAthane ke potAnA gharane saMbhAratA paNa nahotA. koI pravAsI dAnazALAnA mAlikanuM nAma pUchatA, to tene hemAdi pradhAnanuM nAma kahevAmAM AvatuM. A pramANe teNe te dAnazALA traNa varSa sudhI akhaMDa calAvI. tethI bhojana karIne prasanna thayelA bhATacAraNo jyAre devagiri nagarImAM jatA hatA tyAre te traNe varasa sudhI AdarapUrvaka hemAdinI A pramANe prazaMsA karatA hatA : he hemAdi maMtrI ! kArapurarUpI vatula kyAro che, temAM jagatanA lokone prIti karanArI dAnazALArUpI pavitra bIja (puNyarUpI bIja) vAveluM che, sAdhu rUpI sence teno tyAga karyo che, tethI A vistAra pAmelI kavitArUpI pANInI nIka vaDe tRpta thaIne temAM tamArI anupama kIrtirUpI latA utpanna thaI che, te Aje mAMDavAnI jema brahmAMDa upara caDe che."-ityAdika asatya jevA varNanane haMmezAM sAMbhaLatA hemAdie ekadA manamAM vicAra karyo : "meM janmathI AraMbhIne atyAra sudhI vAcakone gALo sivAya bIjuM kAMI ApyuM nathI, to A loko dAnazALAnI zI vAta kare che ? kadAca kAMI ekAda mANasa AvuM vacana bole to te khoTuM hoI zake che, paraMtu 1. sainyanA upadrava rahita che. pethaDakumAra caritra 8ra

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ATalA badhA loko, ATalA lAMbA kALathI, bole che, tethI teo asatyavAdI hoya nahIM." A pramANe vicAra karIne teNe potAnA eka mANasane te jovA mATe kArapuramAM mokalyo. te tyAM jaIne pAcho Avyo, ane jANelI hakIkata A pramANe kahevA lAgyo : he maMtrIzvara ! sarva prakAranA svAdiSTa rasavALI te dAnazALAmAM je bhojanano rasa le che, te jillAne huM rasajJA kahuM chuM, ane bIjI jihAne to mAtra svAda karavAthI rasanA kahevI joIe. tyAM jamavA AvelA manuSyamAMthI koI paNa manuSya saMtoSa pAmyA vinA jato nathI, avajJAthI jevuM tevuM bhojana karIne jato nathI, tathA tamArI prazaMsA karyA vinA jato nathI. ATalA traNa varasanA kALamAM kula savA karoDa rUpiyAno kharca tamAre thayo che, paraMtu, huM mAnuM chuM ke, tamArA yaza ane puNya to karoDa kalpAMta kALa sudhI pahoMce teTalAM thayAM che." A pramANe kAnarUpI nIka dvArA AvelA tenA vacanarUpI jaLa vaDe te hemAdinuM hRdaya siMcAyuM, tethI tenA AkhA zarIramAM romarUpI aMku rono samUha pragaTa thayo-romAMca khaDAM thayAM. pachI te hemAdi jAte kArapuramAM gayo. tyAM dAnazALAnA adhikArIne sArI rIte pUchI dAnazALAno mAlika pRthvIdhara che ema jANI teNe manamAM tenI prazaMsA karI : 'te puNyavatI strInI ku kSinuM huM utArazuM thAuM chuM, ke jeNIe A pRthvIdhararUpa ratna utpanna karyuM che. je strIne Avo pRthvIdhara jevo lokottara guNavALo putra hoya, te putravatI strI khuzIthI garva dhAraNa karo. bIjAnA dhanathI potAnuM nAma prasiddha karanArA ghaNA pethaDanI nirahaMkAritA

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loko jagatamAM hoya che; paraMtu potAnA dhana vaDe bIjAnI prasiddhi karanAra to eka pRthvIdhara ja che.' A pramANe manamAM tenI prazaMsA karIne te svarganI nagarInA gauravane tiraskAra karanAra mAMDavagaDhamAM gayo ane dedanA putra pethaDane te maLyo. pethaDe paNa harSathI teno satkAra karyo. ,, pachI hemAdie pethaDane kahyuM : "tame mArA nAmanI AvI uttama dAnazALA mAMDI che, tenuM zuM kAraNa che, te prasanna thaIne (kRpA karIne) mane kaho. joke tamArA upakAranA anRNapaNAne huM pAmI zakuM tema nathI, topaNa mAre mATe ucita kArya batAvIne mane AnaMda Apo.'' A pramANe ati AgrahathI pradhAne pUchyuM, tyAre pRthvIdhare kahyuM : "he maMtrIzvara ! jo vilaMba karyA vinA kAryanI siddhi thAya tema hoya to huM kahuM.'' hemAdie kahyuM : '"vadhAre to zuM kahuM ? tame icchelu kArya mAre dhana vaDe, baLa vaDe ane A zarIra vaDe paNa avazya karavAnuM che.'' dedaputra pethaDe kahyuM : "jo ema che to tame mane devagiri nagarImAM jinacaityane lAyaka moTI jamIna Apo.'' te sAMbhaLI, brAhmaNonI uddhatAIne lIdhe A kArya duSkara che ema jANavA chatAM paNa, pethaDanA moTA upakArathI bhAravALo thayelo hovAthI, te pradhAne te kArya aMgIkAra karyuM. pachI te banne maMtrIzvara parivAra sahita devagiri nagarImAM gayA. tyAM hemAdie te maMtrIzvarane manohara havelImAM utAro Apyo. 'huM pote ja caityanI bhUmi mATe rAjAne vinaMtI karIza. A bAbata vize tamAre kAMI paNa ciMtA karavAnI pethaDaku mAra caritra ( 84

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nathI." ema pRthvIdharane kahI te hemAdi potAne ghera Avyo. avasaranI rAha joto te hemAdi maMtrI rAjAnuM paDakhuM mUkato nahoto, kema ke vinA avasare kareluM kArya sAruM thatuM nathI. kahyuM che ke : "gAyana, nRtya, lakSmI, strI, alaMkAra, bhojana, jaLa athavA dUdha ane sAkara vagere sarva padArtho avasara vinA prasannatArUpI latA mATe kuhADArUpa thAya che." (50) "avasare kaheluM vacana, avasare vApareluM zastra ane avasare thayelI thoDI paNa vRSTi prANIone karoDagaNuM phaLa ApanAra thAya che." (51) ghoDAnI kharIdI A avasare te nagarImAM ghoDA vecanArA puruSo AvyA, ane ughAnamAM uttama ghoDAonI zreNine bAMdhI tyAM UtaryA. temane AvelA sAMbhaLI rAjA zreSTha azva kharIda karavA mATe tyAM gayo, ane teNe pradhAnane kahyuM : "he maMtrI ! kaho, A badhA azvomAM kayo azva ApaNe grahaNa karIzuM ?" tyAre zAlihotre racelA-kahelA azvanAM lakSaNo jANavAmAM nipuNa evA pradhAne sarva azvone joI eka jAtivaMta azva rAjAne dekhADyo. te azvanuM sarva deva jevuM hatuM, tenA ghoDAnI kharIdI 85

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zarIra upara daza AvatAM hatAM, tenI gaMdha mAlatInA puSpo jevI hatI; tenA kAna nAnA hatA; snigdha (cakacakita) romanI zreNi vaDe tenI kAMti zyAma hatI; tenI pITha pahoLI hatI; vakSa:sthaLa moTuM hatuM; tenA zarIrano pAchaLano bhAga tathA banne paDakhAno bhAga puSTa hato; tathA teno hekArava gaMbhIra ane moTo hato. AvAM saMpUrNa lakSaNavALo te azva rAjAnA harSane mATe thayo-rAjAne pasaMda paDyo. tethI tenI gati vagere vaDe parIkSA karI sarva lakSaNa sahita te evA azvane sATha hajAra rUpiye kharIda karI tene laI rAjA potAne ghera gayo. ekadA rAjA te azva para ArUDha thaI pradhAna ane thoDA parivAra sahita bIje gAma javA nIkaLyo. tyAM jatAM mArgamAM vacce kAdavavALA tAjA pANInA pUrano pravAha Avyo. te dekhIne jAtivaMta azva rAjAe ghaNA baLathI hAMkyo to paNa te pANImAM cAlyo nahIM, tyAre rAjAe kheda pAmI cAbUka vaDe tene ghaNuM tADana karyuM topaNa te azva cAlyo nahIM. te joI pradhAne vicAra karyo : "A jAtivaMta azva pANImAM kema Dare che ?' ityAdi vicAra karatAM buddhimAnamAM agresara evA te maMtrIe tenuM kAraNa jANI lIdhuM, eTale teNe rAjAne nivArIne kahyuM : "he deva ! tenA pUMchaDAne tenA peTanI sAthe bAMdhI lo eTale te zIdhrapaNe A pravAhane oLaMgaze." te sAMbhaLI rAjAe te pramANe kyuM, eTale te azva tatkALa UDIne sAme pAra gayo ane bIjA badhA azvo pANImAM thaIne bahAra sAme kAMThe nIkaLyA, kema ke te azvo jAtivaMta nahotA. pachI rAjA te gAma jaI kArya karIne pethaDakumAra caritra 86

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pAcho vaLyo, tyAre paNa te ja rIte te azva UDIne Avyo. te vakhate rAjAnA pUchavAthI utkRSTa buddhivALA pradhAne kahyuM: "mAruM moTuM lAMbuM pUchaDuM pANI sAthe athaDAtAM pUMchaDAthI UchaLatA A kAdavavALA pANIthI mArA svAmInI veSabhUSA jarA paNa kharAba na thAo- evI zaMkAnA kAraNe te azva pANImAM peTho nahIM, kema ke kulIna prANIo koI paNa vakhata potAnA svAmIne pratikULa hotA nathI." A sAMbhaLI rAjA atyaMta khuzI thayo. pachI rAjAnI AjJAthI te azvane sarvadA suvarNanA alaMkAro paherAvavAmAM AvatA, uttama khAvAnuM ApavAmAM AvatuM, haMmezAM traNa vAra dhUpa ukhevavApUrvaka tenI AratI utAravAmAM AvatI hatI, ane mAthe caMdaravA bAMdhela ekAMta sthAnamAM tene sukha Upaje evI rIte rAkhavAmAM Avato hato. A pramANe parAkramI te azva, rAjAne devanI jevo mAnya thayo. pANIrUpI zatrunA sainya vagere vaDe Ayu samAna evA te azvane rAjAe kaSTabhaMjana" evuM nAma ApyuM. A rIte vinayaguNane lIdhe te azva pazu chatAM paNa Adara sahita pUjAne pAmyo, tethI huM bIjA bhavya jano ! tame paNa pApanokaSTano nAza karanAra AvA vinayamAM ja yatna karo. vinayathI vidyA, dhana, mAna, yaza ane sukha prApta thAya che. ghaNuM kahevAthI zuM ? vinaya ja A bhava ane parabhavane vize zubha phaLane ApanAra che. Azcarya utpanna kare tevA te azvano Azaya jANavAthI saMtuSTa thayelA rAjAe hemAdi pradhAnane icchita varadAna mAgavAnuM kahyuM tyAre, ghoDAnI kharIdI . .

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avasara jANIne, maMtrIe kahyuM : "he deva ! A ApanuM vacana vRddha puruSane dUdha pAvA jevuM thayuM che, kema ke mAre pahelAM paNa ApanI pAse kAMIka eka bAbata mAgavAnI icchA hatI ja, temAM Aje Ape A pramANe varadAna mAMgavAno Adeza karyo, to he udAra dAtAra ! sAMbhaLo : mAro eka baMdhu A nagarImAM eka manohara cetya baMdhAvavA icche che, tethI tene mATe manavAMchita sthAnamAM teTalI vizALa jagyA e Apa Apo." te sAMbhaLI rAjAe kahyuM : "he maMtrI ! A bAbata bAhmaNone aprIti thAya to paNa mAre tamane teTalI jagyA ApavI ja che; paraMtu kaho ke te tamArA baMdhunuM nAma zuM che ? ane te kyAM rahe che ?" hemAdi e javAba Apyo : "he svAmI! avaMtI dezanA alaMkArarUpa ane dharmakarmamAM tatpara pRthvIdhara nAmano maMtrI mAro jIbhano mAnelo baMdhu che. tyAMnA jayasiMha nAmanA rAjA to mAtra te avaMtI dezamAM biMbarUpe ja che; bAkI to mAtra chatra-cAmara vinAno pRthvIdhara ja rAjA che. te prAta:kALe Apane praNAma karavA mATe Avaze. te vakhate te snehathI Apane ghera AvelA avaMtInA te svAmI yogya evA sarva gauravane (Adara-satkArane) mATe lAyaka che." A pramANe tenAM vacana sAMbhaLI, hRdayamAM avadhArI, rAjAe aneka rAjakAyomAM te divasane nirgamana karyo. vikasvara hRdayakamaLane dhAraNa karatA hemAdie paNa pRthvIdhara pradhAnanI pAse jaI prAta:kALe rAjAne 1. vRddhane dUdha pIvAnI icchA hoya ja che. temAM tene koI dUdha ApepAya, tevuM tamAruM A vacana che. * * * * * * * * * * pethaDaka mAra caritra 88

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maLavAnI vAta jaNAvI. prAtaHkALe jema sUrya udayAcaLa parvata para ArUDha thAya tema te rAjA, maMtrI ane sAmaMta vagerenI sAthe sabhAmAM siMhAsana para ArUDha thayo. te vakhate eka thALamAM sonAmahoro bharI tenA upara eka zrIphaLa mUkI mAlava dezanA pradhAna pethaDa te rAjAne maLavA Avyo. pradhAna jayAre samIpe Avyo, tyAre rAjAe ekadama siMhAsana parathI UbhA thaIne tene prItithI AliMgana karyuM 'kuLavAna puruSo vinayavALA ja hoya che.' kahyuM che ke "mRganI strIo (mRgalIo)nAM netro koNe AMjyAM che ? manohara pIMchAvALA morone koNa alaMkAra kare che ? kamaLane viSe patrano samUha koNa kare che ? tathA kuLavAna puruSomAM koNa vinayane sthApana kare che ? koI kAMI paNa karatuM nathI, kema ke tevo temano svabhAva ja che." (para). tama pachI rAjAe tene yogya Asana para besADI kuzaLa samAcAra pUchI te thALamAMthI mAtra zrIphaLane ja grahaNa karI bIju bheTazuM tene pAchuM ApyuM. pachI te pradhAnane paherAmaNI paherAvI rAjA tene jamIna ApavA mATe azva para ArUDha thaI, ghaNA parivAra sahita, nagarImAM gayo. cauTAnI madhye teNe bhUmi mAgI, tyAre rAjAe brAhmaNone dubhAvIne paNa te ja bhUmi ApI tyAM dorI devarAvI. pachI te ja vakhate pradhAne bheTaNAmAM ANelA suvarNa vaDe nagarInA lokone saMtoSa 89 ghoDAnI kharIdI

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pamADI vAjiMtra vagADavApUrvaka harSano mahotsava karyo. saraLa hRdayavALA te pradhAne moTA zeThiyAonI sAta havelIo thAya teTalI vizALa bhUmimAM rahelA hATa ane gharo badhAM pADI naMkhAvyAM. lokamAM kahevata che : "jaLavALo pradeza makAna karavA mATe toDI naMkhAya che; makAnane gharano oraDo karavA mATe toDI naMkhAya che; oraDo hATa karavA mATe toDI naMkhAya che ane hATa caitya karavA mATe toDI naMkhAya che." pachI tyAM zubha divase traNa vAMsa UMDI bhUmi pAyAne mATe khodI tyAre tyAM te nagarInAM sarva jaLAzayomAM pUrve jevuM pANI nIkaLyuM nahotuM tevuM ati svAdiSTa pANI nIkaLyuM. te pethaDe pAyo khodAvatAM tevA. prakAranuM miSTa jaLa nIkaLyuM temAM kAMI Azcarya nathI, kema ke puNyazALInA bhAgya to nidhAna paNa nIkaLe che. kahyuM che : "pRthvI para pagale pagale (ThekANe ThekANe) nidhAno hoya che, ane yojana yojanA aMtare rasakUpikA hoya che, e rIte pRthvI para ghaNAM ratno hoya che. paraMtu bhAgyahIna puruSo tene joI zakatA nathI." (53) AvuM svAdiSTa pANI nIkaLyuM jANIne atyaMta ISyavALA brAhmaNoe utsukatApUrvaka sAyaMkALe ja rAmadeva rAjA pAse jaI vinaMtI karI : "he rAjA ! sAMbhaLo. A nagarImAM koI paNa ThekANe svAdiSTa pANI atyAra sudhI nIkaLyuM nathI. te Aja ApanA bhAgyathI caityanI bhUmimAM pragaTa thayuM che, tethI te jagyAe Apa moTI vAva karAvo. pethaDakumAra caritra 90

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tyAM tarasyA aDhAre varNa pANI pIze, temAM Apane je puNya thaze teno pAra ja nathI. he pRthvIpAla! kUvA vagere jaLAzaya karAvavAmAM purANomAM paNa coranuM udAharaNa ApI moTuM puNya kahyuM che, te A pramANe : pahelAM koI cora nAsIne jato hato. mArgamAM te tarasyo thayo. tevAmAM koI sarovara teNe joyuM. temAM pANI nahotuM, paraMtu temAM eka ThekANe kAMIka bhInI jamIna joI. temAM teNe bANa khosIne pANI pIdhuM. pachI te bANa kheMcI letAM tenA phaLAnI sAthe mATI bahAra nIkaLI eTale temAMthI jaLa nIkaLyuM. pachI te cora tyAMthI AgaLa cAlyo, teTalAmAM pAchaLathI AvelA subhaToe tene mArI nAkhyo. te marIne, te sarovaranI thoDI paNa mATI kADhavAnA puNyathI, deva thayo." tethI he deva ! Apa puNyazALI te ceyane yogya evI bIjI bhUmi ApIne te sthaLe moTuM puNya bAMdhavA vAva khodAvo." A rIte te ajJAnI brAhmaNoe rAjAne vAva karAvavAnuM kahyuM, paraMtu temAM meru ane sarasava jeTaluM pApa-puNyanuM AMtaruM che. (eTale ke jalAzaya karAvavAmAM meru jeTaluM pApa ane sarasava jeTaluM puNya che.) pahelAM bhoja rAjAe eka navuM taLAva khodAvyuM hatuM, tyAre tenI pAse kubuddhivALA kavioe te taLAvanuM aneka prakAre varNana karyuM hatuM. te vakhate buddhimAna dhanapALa kavie kahyuM hatuM : "he bhoja rAjA ! 91 voDAnI kharIdI

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A taLAvanA bahAnAthI moTI dAnazALA ja che, temAM haMmezAM mAchalAM vagere rUpa rasoI taiyAra ja rahe che, tene khAnArAM pAtro bagalAM, sArasa ane cakravAka pakSIo che, temAM keTaluM puNya thAya te ame jANatA nathI.'' A pramANe vAyunI jevA brAhmaNo ane tenAM vacanothI phaLane ApanAra (vRkSa)rUpa rAjAnuM cittarUpI pAMdaDuM DolAyamAna thayuM; kema ke rAjAo kAnanA kAcA hoya che. kahyuM che ke "paripUrNa, vidagdha ane rAgavALo paNa rAjA jo kAnano kAco hoya to tene grahaNa karavA (potAno karavA) koNa zaktimAna thAya ? jema ke pakAvelo, raMgAvelo ane paripUrNa evo paNa mATIno ghaDo jo kAMThA vinAno hoya to tene koNa grahaNa karI zake ?'1 'prAtaHkALe huM jAte tyAM AvI te pANI pIne tenu svAdiSTapaNuM jANI moTI vAva karAvIza.'' ema kahI rAjAe te brAhmaNone rajA ApI. te nagarano nivAsI rAjAno ja eka hajAma haMmezAM pethaDane utAre tenu mAthuM gUMthavA mATe Avato hato, tene pethaDe paisA ApIne prasanna karyo hato. teNe brAhmaNono A vRttAMta sAMbhaLyo hato, tethI teNe AvIne dedaputra pethaDane te hakIkata kahI. 'halakA mANasane paNa khuzI karyo hoya to te avasare anukULa thAya che ane 1. ahIM pArthiva eTale rAjA ane mATI saMbaMdhI tathA karNa eTale kAma ane kAMTho vagere artha jANavA. paMthaDakumAra caritra 92

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khuzI karyo na hoya to te avasare azubha karanAra thAya che. kema ke vikaTa saMkaTamAM paDelA eka hAthIne eka uMdare zu nahoto choDAvyo ? ane zrIkRSNe karNa rAjAne yamarAjAnA maMdiramAM nahoto mokalyo ?' A vRttAMta jANI dedaputra pethaDe vicAra karI te ja rAte dvArapALane potAno lavaNano paravAno ApI nagaramAM lavaNanI poTha maMgAvI, te lavaNa jaLamAM naMkhAvI tene halAvI pANI khAruM karI potAne utAre AvI te avantIno pradhAna pethaDa sukhe sUI gayo. prAtaHkALe rAjA tyAM Avyo, ane mANaso pAse te pANI maMgAvI pote teno AsvAda karyo. te vakhate te khAruM lAgavAthI rAjAe thU thU karyuM, ane 'brAhmaNoe IrSyAthI asatya vAta karI che'-ema vicArI brAhmaNone Thapako ApI pRthvIdharanuM sanmAna karI rAjA potAne sthAne gayo. A pramANe brAhmaNonA badhA azubha vicAro kSaya pAmyA. jo kadAca durjanonuM vAMchita siddha thatuM hoya to sajjano jIvI paNa na zake. kahyuM che ke-- ghAsathI AjIvikA karanArA mRganA zikArIo A jagatamAM kAraNa vinAnA verI che; jaLathI AjIvikA karanAra matsyonA macchImAra kAraNa vinAnA zatru che ane saMtoSathI AjIvikA karanAra sajjanonA cADiyA puruSo kAraNa vinAnA zatru che. che.'' (54) 93 ghoDAnI kharIdI

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devagirinA jinaprAsAdanuM zilpa-sthApatya caitya karAvavAnI bhUmi maLyA pachI te maMtrIne je eka buddhimAna sUtradhAra maLyo, teno saMbaMdha have kahe che : pahelAM siddharAje rudramahAlaya (rudramALa) karAvIne pachI "AvuM kAma A bIje ThekANe na kare tevI icchAthI te sUtradhArane baMdha karyo tyAre te sUtradhAre tethI paNa adhika suMdara rIte jene prAsAda karavAnI icchApUrvaka pratijJA karI, paraMtu te vakhate jene prAsAda karAvanAra koI mahApuruSa maLyo nahIM. chevaTe potAnA aMta samaye teNe potAnI pratijJA tenA putrane karAvI ane te marmasthAnane pIDA karanAra zalyane dUra karI sukha-samAdhie maraNa pAmyo. te pachI bIjI traNa peDhI sudhI te pratijJA pUrNa na thavAthI emanI ema cAlI AvI. pachI pAMcamI peDhIe kaLAnA samudrarUpa ratnAkara nAme sUtradhAra thayo. te ghaNo kALa gayA chatAM paNa, jANe vera tAjuM hoya tema, te pratijJAne dhAraNa karato hato, kema ke dveSa prema ane devuM (deNuM) e samudranI jema kSINa thatAM nathI. tethI te uttama caitya karavAnI icchAthI badhe pharato hato. tevuM cetya karAvavAnI icchAvALA pethaDa maMtrIne sAMbhaLI tene te maLyo, tenI sAthe sarva vAtacIta karI. saraLa hRdayavALA pethaDe ratnAkara pAse teno AraMbha karAvI bIjA kArIgaro tene soMpI tathA potAnA vANotarone tyAM rAkhI pote avantImAM gayo. pachI kIrti vaDe dizAone sugaMdhI karanAra pethaDakumAra caritra

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te maMtrIe kArIgarone mATe batrIza UMTaDI (sAMDho) bharIne suvarNa mokalyuM. te caityane mATe daza hajAra ITonA nibhADA rokavAmAM AvyA. te dareka nibhADAmAM daza daza hajAra ITo pakavavAmAM AvatI hatI. kSIrasAgaramAM paDela viSanuM biMdu jema kAMI paNa doSa karI zakatuM nathI, tema caitya karAvavAthI utpanna thatA puNyamAM tenA AraMbhathI utpanna thayeluM pApa kAMI paNa doSane karI zakatuM nathI. traNa vAMsa UMDA khodelA pAyAmAM pUrelA patharAonI sAMdhomAM anukrame pAMca zera, daza zera ane paMdara zera sIsAno rasa pUryo hato. te caityamAM keTalIka ekavIza gajanI lAMbI caudaso ne cALIza paththaranI pATo goThavavAmAM AvI hatI. eka veLA IDuM caDAvavAnI pATane aMdaranA killAthI vidana Ave che, evuM sAMbhaLI dedaputre (pethaDe) ekadama tyAM AvI eka rAtamAM ja teTalA vibhAgamAM rahelA killAne pADI naMkhAvyo. pachI banne bAju pagathiyAMnI zreNI joDI daI akhaMDa bhAgyanA sthAnarUpa ane sAhasane dhAraNa karanAra te pethaDe IDuM caDAvI killAne pharIthI taiyAra karyo. sAhasika puruSane kAryanI siddhi thAya che, kAyara puruSane thatI nathI. netra bhIru hoya che tethI te kAjaLane pAme che ane karNa dhIra che tethI te suvarNa (kuMDaLa)ne pAme che. kahyuM che ke - "(mahAdurgama evI) laMkA nagarI jItavI che, samudrane caraNathI taravo che, rAvaNa jevo zatru che, ane raNasaMgrAmamAM vAMdarAo ja sahAyabhUta che, topaNa rAme yuddhamAM samagra rAkSasakuLano nAza karyo. tethI jaNAya che ke mahApuruSonA sattvamAM ja kriyAnI siddhi rahI devagirinA jinaprAsAdanuM zilpa-sthApatya * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 95

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che, paNa bAhya sahAya vagere upakaraNamAM kAryanI siddhi rahetI nathI." te caityamAM sthApana karavA mATe maMtrIe caMdra jevI kAMtivALA ArasanA paththaranI yAzI AMgaLanI zrI vIra prabhunI pratimA karAvI. te caityamAM rahelI pUtaLIone joIne ghaNA loko ema mAnavA lAgyA : "ame paralokamAM AvI strIonI prAptinA kAraNabhUta evuM tapa karIe." nipuNatAbharI kotaraNI kArIgarI) vaDe saMpUrNa vastuonA AkAra te prAsAdamAM rahelA hatA, tethI te prAsAda paNa jagatanI sRSTi karavAmAM vidhAtAne biMbanA khajAnArUpa thayo hato. huM dhAruM chuM ke te prAsAda ramaNIya chatAM paNa virAma pAmIne pRthvIthI AkAzamAM jato nathI, tenuM kAraNa gADha jaLe tenA pAyA pakaDayA che e ja che. sarva suvarNano kharca thAya evA moTA utsavapUrva maMtrIe prAsAda, pratimA, suvarNakaLaza, suvarNadaMDa ane dhvajA e sarvanI ekI sAthe pratiSThA karI. e vakhate pratiSThA thatI hatI te vakhate lAkho zeThiyAonI sabhA vacce mAdhava nAmanA baMdIe eka uttama zloka AvA arthavALo kahyo : "he maMtrIzvara ! nAgakumArIoe saMgItamAM gAyelo tamArA puNyano samUha sAMbhaLIne zeSanAga jo hamaNAM potAnuM mastaka dhuNAve to A pRthvI avazya paDI jAya; paraMtu tame karAvelA parvatathI paNa moTA A jinacaityanA samUhano navo bhAra AvavAthI te potAnuM mastaka kaMpAvavA zaktimAna thato nathI, tethI tamAruM bIju 1. jaDa puruSa jema koInA paga pakaDI rAkhe tema evo artha paNa thAya che. pethaDakumAra caritra

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nAma je pRthvIdhara che te satya che." A pramANe navI kavitAnA nidhAnarUpa A mAdhave harSathI vyAkhyAna karyuM tyAre maMtrIe lajjAnA bhArathI potAnuM mastaka nIcuM namAvyuM. kahyuM che ke lajjA kuLano udyota karanArI che, lajajA saubhAgyane karanArI che, lajajA dharmarUpI vRkSanuM mULa che ane lajA pApa karavAmAM ajJAnI (ajANa) che." (55) "stuti (prazaMsA) rUpI kanyAne durjano pasaMda paDatA nathI, ane sajanone te kanyA rucatI nathI, tethI, hajI sudhI varanI prApti nahIM thavAthI, te (stuti) kumArI ja rahI che." te vakhate bAkInA sarva zeThiyAo te kavitA sAMbhaLIne camatkAra pAmI kavitAnA guNanI prazaMsA karatA mastaka dhuNAvavA lAgyA. te pachI maMtrIe sarva gAMdharva, kavi, cAraNa ane baMdIjanone kahyuM : "huM tamArI pAse eka mAnane mAguM chuM, ane te e che : mArAM mAtA-pitAe mAruM evuM tevuM paNa nAma pADyuM hoya, te ja nAma kahevuM, paNa jema tema bIjA nAmanI kalpanA karavI nahIM. kema ke kahyuM che ke-- AkAzanuM nAma aMbara (vastra) che, deDakAnuM nAma hari evuM prasiddha che, kAgaDAnuM nAma dvija che, vakra gati karanAra viSama sarpanuM nAma bhogI che, nAnA paththaranA kAMkarAnuM zarkarA (sAkara) nAma che tathA hAthInA madajaLanuM nAma dAna kahevAya che, paNa te sarva arthathI * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * devagirinA jinaprAsAdanuM zilpa-sthApatya * * * * * * * *

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zUnya che. keTalAka buddhimAno ADaMbarabharyA AvAM vyartha nAma pADe che.'' ''asatya vacananI jevAM kalpita birudo kahevAthI huM eka koDI paNa dAna ApIza nahIM, paraMtu UlaTuM mArA manamAM du:kha thaze.'' A pramANe kahIne te maMtrIzvare te baMdIne kAMI paNa dAna ApyuM nahIM, tyAre bIjA zeThiyAoe tene AnaMdapUrvaka jiMdagIparyaMta cAlI zake teTaluM puSkaLa dAna ApyuM. alpa puNyakAryathI utpanna thayelI kIrti kone hAsyakAraka nathI thatI ! paraMtu je kIrti moTA puNyakAryathI utpanna thaI hoya te ja badhAne prItikAraka thAya che. te prAsAdamAM pratiSThA vakhate suvarNanA kaLazane hAthamAM dhAraNa karI, suvarNanA tilakane kapALamAM dhAraNa karI saubhAgyavatI strIo sAthe ekaso ne ATha brahmacArI zrAvako prabhunuM snAtra karatA hatA. maMtrIe te badhAnI vacanathI kahI na zakAya tevI uttama bhakti karI. anyathA paNa brahmacArI sarvathA pUjya che, pachI AvA prakAranuM kArya karanArA pUjya hoya temAM zuM Azcarya ? tema ja badhA loko mastakane dhuNAve evuM zreSTha sAdharmika vAtsalya karyuM, tathA manane Azcarya utpanna kare evAM vastro vaDe sarva gacchanI pUjA karI, sarva zrAvakone paherAmaNI paherAvI ane corAzI hajAra dedIpyamAna suvarNanA veDha ApyA. vistAra pAmelI kIrtivALA te maMtrIe dAridrayarUpI zilAne chedavAnAM jANe TAMkaNAM hoya evA pAMca lAkha TaMka(rUpiyA)no kharca karIne hRdayane pethaDakumAra caritra 98

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coranAro (manane haraNa karanAro) mahotsava karyo. je zrAvake AkAzano sparza karatA evA te caityanA zikhara para ArUDha thaI nirbhayapaNe kaLaza, daMDa ane dhvajA e traNanI pratiSThA karI, tene te maMtrIe pAMca aMganAM vastro, hAthamAM be suvarNanI sAMkaLI ane ghaNuM dAna ApyuM. tathA bIjA zeThiyAoe tene vIMTI vagere ApyuM. rAjAnA te azvapALe vastro vagere vaDe savA lAkha rUpiyA pAmIne zrI vIra bhagavAnanI haMmezAM pUjA karavAnuM vrata grahaNa karyuM jo bhAva vinA paNa jinezvaranI bhakti AvA phaLane ApanArI hoya to bhAvathI pUjA karanArane anaMta phaLa prApta thAya temAM zuM kahevuM ? A pramANe pRthvIrUpI strInA alaMkAramAM zekhararUpa ane dhananA dAna vaDe samagra maMtrIomAM cakravartI evA te pethaDa maMtrIzvare jema vasaMta Rtu latAne puSponA gucchA vaDe kRtArtha kare tema atyaMta zveta lakSmIrUpI latAne caityarUpI puSpanA gucchA vaDe kRtArtha karI. Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi - pethaDe karAvelA corAzI caityonA sthAnAdikanA ja varNanavALo A cotho taraMga samApta thayo. devagirinA jinaprAsAdanuM zilpa-sthApatya

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pAMcamo taraMga brahmacaryavratano svIkAra ane rANI lIlAvatIno navakArajApa 1 tAmrAvatI nAmanI nagarImAM bhIma nAme suvarNano moTo vepArI raheto hato. te zrI deva-gurunI bhaktivALo ane dhana vaDe kubera jevo hato. zrI devedra nAmanA guru svarge gayA pachI zokane lIdhe te puNyazALI bAra varSa sudhI anna vinA ja rahyo hato. (anna sivAya bIjI vastu khAIne rahyo hato.) pethaDakumAra caritra bhIma zreSThIe mokalelI maDI brahmacaryane dhAraNa karanAra te bhIme bhaktine mATe sAdharmika (brahmacaryadhArI) bhAIone pAMca pAMca vastra sahita eka eka maDI mokalI hatI. tevI kula sAtaso maDIo vaheMcANI hatI. temAM eka maDI pethaDa maMtrIne paNa mokalI hatI. te maDI potAne ghera AvI topaNa maMtrIe tene te ja vakhate nagaranI bahAra mokalI, ane pachI moTA 2 1. UMcI jAtanuM pItAMbara jevuM vastra. 100

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pravezotsavapUrvaka tene ghare ANI. daza hajAra rUpiyAno kharca karI utsava sahita ANelI te maDIne paheryA vinA ja devagRhamAM teNe rAkhI tenI devanI jema keTalAka divaso sudhI pUjA karI. maMtrIne dara varase vijayAdazamI (dazerAne) divase rAjAo taraphathI pacAsa uttama paherAmaNIo maLatI hatI. maMtrIe jayArathI rAjavyApAra karavA mAMDyo tyArathI sImAla rAjAonI AvelI zreSTha paherAmaNIone, rAjano pratigraha hovAthI, te maMtrI potAnA zarIra para dhAraNa karato nahoto. tenI ja jema A AvelI maDIne paNa maMtrIe paherI nahIM. te joI tenI patnI prathamiNIne zaMkA thaI : "sAdharmikanI mokalelI vastunI avajJA karavAnuM pApa mArA patine na lAgo.' evI vicAravALI teNIe devapUjAne samaye maMtrIne kahyuM : "he svAmI! A maDI emanI ema ja (paheryA vinA) kema mUkI rAkhI che ? zarIra para kema dhAraNa karatA nathI ?'' tyAre maMtrIe kahyuM : "he priyA ! brahmacaryavratane dhAraNa karanArA te bhIme mane sAdharmika tarIke A maDI mokalI che, paraMtu huM tevo brahmacaryavratavALo nathI, tethI tene paherato nathI." bhIme AvI sAtaso paDIo sAdharmikanI buddhithI mokalI hatI, paraMtu A maMtrIne te mATe je buddhi utpanna thaI tevI buddhi bIjA koI puruSane utpanna thaI nahIM. jyAre pRthvIdharane A maDI ApavAmAM AvI hatI, te ja vakhate tene viSayo para vairAgya thayo hato, kema ke sajjanone thoDAthI ja bodha thaI jAya che, te viSe kahyuM che ke101 bhIma zreSThIe mokalelI maDI

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'prathama to maNi svaccha ja hoya che, chatAM koI kAraNathI asvaccha thayo hoya. to te raMgI zakAya ja che tathA asvaccha vastra paNa upAyathI raMgI zakAya che; paraMtu aMgArAnI jevA durvighdha A puruSane so varSe paNa raMjana karavA koNa samartha che ?'' (56) 'keTalAka manuSyo viSayarUpI jaLamAM mATI jevA hoya che (vizIrNa thaI jAya che); keTalAka paththara jevA hoya che (DUbelA ja rahe che): keTalAka kASThanI jema tene tarI jAya che; ane keTalAka uttama puruSo jaLakAMta rmANanI jema viSayarUpI jaLano sparza paNa karatA nathI. ' ''mRgalAone vAgurA (pAza) baMdhanarUpa che, paraMtu hAthIone bhAra pramANa sAMkaLa baMdhanarUpa che, tema ja mUDha janone AzA paNa baMdhanarUpa che, paraMtu satya puruSone to vidyamAna bhogo paNa baMdhanarUpa thatA nathI.'' (57) zAlibhadra mAtra potAne mAthe zreNika rAjA svAmI che, eTalu ja vacana sAMbhaLIne vairAgya pAmyA hatA; sthUlabhadra pitAnA maraNanA samAcAra sAMbhaLI vairAgya pAmyA hatA; kArtika zeTha du:khathI vairAgya pAmyA hatA; ane metArtha voNuM-tiraskAra pAmavAthI vairAgya pAmyA hatA, te ja pramANe A maMtrI mAtra maDI maLI ke tarata ja vairAgya pAmyA hatA; paraMtu 'priyAnI anumatithI huM cothuM vrata grahaNa karIza' 1. kharAba paMDita. pethaDakumAra caritra 192

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ema vicArI avasaranI rAha jotAM teNe teTalA divasa te maDInI pUjA karI. maMtrIno brahmacaryavratano svIkAra A avasare maMtrInuM (huM to brahmacaryanA vratavALo nathI tethI maDI paherato nathI evuM) vacana sAMbhaLI uttama patnIe patine kahyuM : "he svAmI ! vrata grahaNa karIne paNa A maDI tame pahero." te sAMbhaLI maMtrIe teNIne pUchayuM : "he priyA ! A vAta tane ruce che ?" tyAre teNIe harSathI hA pADI. te sAMbhaLI maMtrI atyaMta AnaMdathI praphullita banyo. te nArI AryajanonA Azcaryane mATe thaI, ke jenuM citta, ghaNuM yauvana (bharaju vAnI), ghaNuM dhana ane patinuM mAna vagere sarve anukULa saMyoga chatAM paNa, viSayanI icchAmAM lapeTAyuM nahIM. patinA vacanane aMgIkAra karanArI, bAlyAvasthAthI paNa kuLanA kramano lopa nahIM karanArI tathA yuvAvasthAmAM paNa bhoganI icchAno nAza karanArI te strI sarva satIomAM guNothI adhika gaNAI. satI chatAM kuMtIe kumArI avasthAmAM karNane janma Apyo hato; sItAe paNa eka vakhata patinA vacanano lopa karyo hato; ane dropadI viSayanI tRSNAthI vyApta hatI, to A satInI tulya kaI satI hatI ? 103 maMtrIno brahmacaryavratano svIkAra

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te pachI gurunI pAse atyaMta AnaMda sahita jaI mahotsavapUrvaka naMdInI sanmukha batrIza varSanI vaye te bannee cothuM vrata aMgIkAra karyuM. moTA puruSarUpI vRkSone pADI nAkhanAra yauvanarUpI pANInA pUramAM A daMpatI sAme pUre taravAthI kRSNacitralatA jevA banyA. te vrata uccAranA utsavane aMge maMtrIe pAMca pAMca rezamI vastro sAthe caudaso maDIo dezAvaromAM sAdharmikone mokalI temanI pUjA karI. te sAthe zrI bhImazeThane paNa sAmI maDI mokalI ane prathama te bhImanI je maDI potAne AvI hatI tene potAnA cittarUpI samudrane vikasvara karavAmAM caMdrikA samAna mAnI AdarathI pote paheravA mAMDI. tyAra pachI satya vANIvALA te maMtrIe je divase brahmacarya-vrata grahaNa karyuM, te divasathI AraMbhIne brahmacaryane viruddha evuM tAMbUla khAvAnuM baMdha karyuM. kahyuM che ke "tAMbUla, jhINAM vastra, strInI athavA strI sAthe kathA, iMdriyonuM poSaNa, divase nidrA ane sadA krodha-A cha brahmavratadhArIne bhraSTa karanAra che.'' (58) ''jo mukhamAM madhura vANI hoya to tAMbUla khAvAthI zuM vadhAre che ? ane jo puruSone te satya vANI na hoya to tAMbUla khAvAthI zuM phaLa che ?'' '"tAMbUlanA DIMTa vageremAM judA judA jIva rahelA che, tenI velaDIne ghaNA jIvoe sparza karelI che, tathA te lIluM hovAthI pethaDakumAra caritra 104

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lIlaphUla ane kuMthavAthI vyApta hoya che, tethI nAgalatAnuM pAna tajavA lAyaka che.'' ''mukhamAM atyaMta raMganA heturUpa A ahilatA (nAgalatA) potAno AsvAda karanArane nIcI gatimAM laI javA mATe adholokathI AvelI che ema mAnIne teno tyAga karavo ucita che.'' maMtrInuM hRdayarUpI kamaLa rAgarUpI parAgathI rahita hatuM, tethI te. moTI vayavALI strIone mAtA samAna, sarakhI vayavALIne bahena samAna ane nAnI vayavALIne putrI samAna mAnato hato. sUryanI sAme mAMDelI dRSTine jema pAchI kheMcI levI paDe che tema te maMtrI parastrI para gayelI dRSTine pAchI kheMcI leto hato, tathA jema kharAba puSpAdikano tyAga karavAmAM Ave che tema mArgamAM anukULa aMgavALI strIono te tyAga karato hato. mananI malinatAne tyAga karanAra, vANInA vikArane vanAra ane kAyAnI kuceSTAno nAza karanAra te maMtrI cothA vratane traNa zuddhie pALato hato. kahyuM che ke-- ''sarva khANomAM vajraratnanI khANa parama sImA che (zreSThamAM zreTha che), vaighomAM dhanvantari vaidya, dAtAromAM karNa, devIomAM lakSmI, parvomAM divALI, sarva akSaromAM oMkAra, moTA padArthomAM AkAza, sthira padArthomAM pRthvI ane nItivALAone viSe zrIrAma parama sImA che, tema sarva vratomAM brahmacaryavrata parama sImA che.'' (59) 105 maMtrIno brahmacaryavratano svIkAra

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tyAra pachI Aryajanone Azcarya karanAra brahmacaryanA prabhAvathI kAMtivALA tenA dehano paNa anahada mahimA thayo. te A pramANe jema sUryanA prakAzathI aMdhakAra nAsI jAya che, tema te maMtrInI dRSTithI bhUta, preta, khoTuM divya ane koI manuSyane zAkinInuM vaLagavuM ityAdi sarva nAza pAme che. kAlavANInI jema te maMtrInA paga dhoyAnuM pANI pIvAthI kavara, udarapIDA, mastakanuM zuLa ane prasUtinI pIDA vagere rogo nAza pAme che. jema divya zastrathI zatruono nAza thAya che, tema te maMtrInuM pahereluM vastra paheravAthI paNa navarAdika duSTa rogo ane du:khe karIne nivArI zakAya tevA vyaMtarAdika paNa tatkALa nAza pAmatA hatA. ekadA koI zeThiyAe savA lAkha rUpiyAnA mUlyavALuM dakSiNa dezamAM baneluM dukULa rAjAne bheTa dharyuM. rAjAe, prItinA vazathI, te dukULa, caMdrikA jevAM komaLa bIjAM cAra vastro sAthe, maMtrIne paherAvyuM. "A vastra bahu mUlyavALuM hovAthI devapUjA sivAya bIjA samaye paheravAne lAyaka nathI"--ema vicArI maMtrIe potAne ghera AvI potAnI patnIne te dukULa ApyuM. teNIe te dukULa sAre sthAne sAcavIne mUkyuM. 1. kAla eTale Izvara. tenA snAtrAdikanuM jaLa pIvAthI rogo nAza pAme che. athavA kAla nAmanI divya auSadhi jANavI. 2. rezamI vastra. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * pethaDakumAra caritra 106

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4 rANI lIlAvatI upara caDAveluM ALa A avasare kAnyakubja rAjAnI putrI lIlAvatI ke je A rAjAnI mAnItI rANI hatI ane sarva strIonA ziromaNirUpa hatI, te agni vaDe keLanI jema tarasa vagere lAgyA kare tevA tariyA tAva vaDe atyaMta pIDA pAmatI hatI. rAjAe tenA mATe ghaNA upAyo karAvyA, paraMtu, nikAcita karmanI jema, teNIno duSTa jvara kSaya pAmyo nahIM. te rANInI eka dAsI ekadA pradhAnane ghera AvI. teNIne zyAma mukhavALI joI maMtrInI bhAryA prathamaNIe pUchyuM : '"tu Aja du:khI kema dekhAya che ?'' teNe kahyuM : ''mArI svAminI ghaNA divasathI duSTa jvara vaDe pIDA pAme che, tethI te unALAmAM taLAvaDInI jema divase divase kSINa thatI jAya che. tene mATe maMtra, taMtra, auSadha vagere ghaNAM karyAM topaNa tenAthI haju sudhI kAMI paNa phAyado thayo nathI. A kAraNathI huM duHkharUpI dAvAnaLathI baLelI chuM.'' te sAMbhaLI amAtyanI patnIe kahyuM : 'jo te tAva AvyA pahelAM maMtrInu pahereluM vajra oDhI rAkhe to tene tAva Ave nahIM.'' te sAMbhaLI dAsIe te vastra mAMgyuM, tyAre ekAMta upakAra karavAmAM ja tatpara evI te dhanya strIe bIju vastra nahIM maLavAthI te ja dukULa teNIne ApyuM. dAsIe jaIne te vastra rANIne ApyuM. dAsInA vacana para zraddhA AvavAthI te satI tAva AvyA pahelAM te vastra 107 rANI lIlAvatI upara caDAveluM ALa

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oDhIne sUtI, eTale te divase teNIne tAva Avyo nahIM. sarva manorathane pUrNa karanAra kalpavRkSa mAtra phaLa ja Ape temAM kAMI tenI stuti kahevAtI nathI, tema sarva prakAranuM sukha karanAra brahmacaryavrata AvA javarano nAza kare temAM tenI zI prazaMsA ? kadAca pharIthI tAva Ave evI zaMkAne lIdhe te divase tAva na AvyAnA samAcAra koIe rAjAne jaNAvyA nahIM, kema ke rAjAo khoTA upara atyaMta kopa kare che. pachI pharIthI tAvano vAro hato, te divase rANI te vastra vaDe potAnuM sarva zarIra DhAMkI palaMga upara sUtI ane kamanasIbe nidrAvaza thaI gaI. A avasare rAjAnI mukhya rANI je kadaMbA nAmanI hatI, teNIe prathamathI ja A vAta jANelI hatI, tethI ISyane lIdhe rAjA pAse ekAMtamAM jaIne teNe kahyuM : "he svAmI ! huM tamane eka vijJapti karavA AvI chuM, joke te tamane rucaze nahIM, topaNa auSadhanA nyAyanI je ma guNakAraka hovAthI sAMbhaLo : kAnyaku ja rAjAnI putrI, je tamArI rANI che, te maMtrImAM atyaMta lubdha thaI che, tethI te tamAruM amaMgaLa na karo, eTaluM ja kahevAnuM che; kAraNa ke kAmAMdha prANIone pApano bhaya hoto nathI. iMdrathI paNa strIonuM niyaMtraNa thaI zake tevuM nathI, kAraNa ke te jo lubdha thaI hoya to tene pAtALamAM rAkho toya anya puruSane te seve ja che. tuccha svabhAvavALI ane svacchedapaNAne icchatI pApiNI strIo pethaDakumAra caritra - 108

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kapaTa karavAmAM atyaMta nipuNa hovAthI potAnA svAmIne paNa yamarAjane ghera mokale che. teNIne maMtrImAM eTalI badhI lubdhatA cha ke rAtrie tenI sAthe krIDA karIne divase paNa te maMtrInA vastrane potAnA hRdaya parathI dUra mUkatI nathI. he svAmI ! jo mArA A vacana upara tamane vizvAsa na Avato hoya to hamaNAM ja teNInA maMdiramAM jaIne jAte joI khAtarI karo.'' A pramANe kadaMbA rANInuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA tarata ja lIlAvatIne ghera gayo. tyAM rAtuM vastra oDhIne sUtelI teNIne joI. 'jarUra, A strI rAgasamudramAM magna thaI che,' ema teNe mAnyuM. te rezamI vastra paNa maMtrInuM ja che ema teNe tatkALa oLakhI paNa lIdhuM. tethI krodhanI ratAzanA bahAnAthI rAjAnAM netra jANe ke te vastranI ja kAMtithI vyApta thayAM hoya tema te dekhAvA lAgyo. kadaMbAnA vacananI tene atyaMta khAtarI thaI, tethI krodha pAmyA chatAM paNa strIno vadha karavo yogya nathI ema dhArI teNIne haNyA vinA potAne sthAne jaI rAjAe vicAra karyo : 'jagatamAM uttamottama evA A maMtrIthI jo Avu akArya thayuM, to jarUra amRtathI viSa utpanna thayuM, ane caMdrathI agninI vRSTi thaI. prANIonuM caritra AzcaryakAraka ja hoya che. karmanI gati vicitra che, ane kAmabhoga malina ja che, tethI A bAbatamAM asaMbhavita zuM ? (sarva saMbhavita ja che.) jo A nAstika strImAM maMtrI Asakta thayo na hoya to meM prItithI tene ApeluM uttama 109 rANI lIlAvatI upara caDAveluM ALa

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vastra teNIne kema Ape ? yogyatA nahIM chatAM zreSTha vratanA bhArano svIkAra karIne naMdipeNa, AdrakumAra ane madanakIrti vagere munioe cAritrano tyAga karyo hato. to have A strIne dezanikAla karavA mATe maMtrIne ja jo AjJA ApuM, to te durmati maMtrI paNa teNInI sAthe ja videzamAM jAya ane tema thavAthI alI (aLasa) gaI kahevAya ane maMtrIne paNa prasanna karyo kahevAya." A pramANe vicArIne rAjAe tatkALa maMtrIne bolAvI teNIne dezanikAla karavAnuM pharamAvyuM. te sAMbhaLI rAjAnuM kArya avicArita hovAnuM anumAna karI maMtrI jANe aMgadhArI rAjyalakSmI hoya tevI teNIne potAne ghera laI gayo. rAjAe teNIne dUra mUkI ke najIkamAM mUkI? ityAdi kAMI paNa maMtrIne pUchayuM nahIM, kema ke apriya jananI vAto to dUra raho, paraMtu tenuM nAma paNa du:khadAyI thAya che. lIlAvatIno dezanikAla sAMbhaLI kadaMbA rANI hRdayamAM atyaMta AnaMda pAmI. loko sapatnIne sApaNa ane zAkinInA sarakhI kahe che, te satya che. tela coLatI vakhate sapatnInA telanA biMdu vaDe pArvatInuM cira (vastra) jo dUSita thayuM, to jIvatI sapatnI kema zubha hoya? maMtrIe lIlAvatIne pUchayuM : "tamAro zo aparAdha hato ?" te bolI : "he tAta! mane kAMI khabara nathI." ityAdi kahetI evI teNIne AzvAsana ApI maMtrIe tene potAnA gharamAM gupta rAkhI. pethaDakumAra caritra 110

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lIlAvatI rANIno ApaghAtano prayatna pachI teNIe vicAra karyo : 'rAjAe kADhI mUkI tethI pitAne ghera jatAM paNa mane lajjA Ave che, tethI banne pakSathI bhraSTa thayelI mAre maravuM e ja zaraNa che.' ema vicArI dvAra baMdha karI potAnA dehane adhdhara bAMdhIne laTakAvavA taiyAra thaI teTalAmAM, puNya truTI javAthI prANI jema svargamAMthI nIce paDe che tema, doro truTI javAthI te nIce paDI. te vakhate akasmAta paDavAno avAja sAMbhaLIne vyAkuLa thayelI maMtrInI priyA ekadama dvAra ughADI aMdara gaI, eTale teNInI tevI ceSTA joI te uttama buddhivALIe kahyuM : "he bhoLI ! nIca strIne ucita AvuM kArya zuM AraMbhyuM ?'' rANIe kahyuM : "he mAtA ! rAjAe aparAdha vinA mane vagovI, tethI kema na maruM ? mAchalI paNa pANI cAlyuM javAthI jIvatI nathI. tame ja kaho ke jema navA koLAne koI AMgaLI aDADe to te tatkALa sUkAI jAya che, te nyAya pramANe mahimAnA ghararUpa mAnI puruSone koI AMgaLI dekhADe (kalaMka Ape) to te kevI rIte jIve ?'' te sAMbhaLI maMtrInI strIe kahyuM : "he putrI ! AvI buddhi na kara kema ke maravAthI durgati thAya che, ane jIvavAthI tamone kalyANanI zreNI prApta thaze, paraMtu potAnI hitanI icchA rAkhIne tame mArA kahevA pramANe upAya karo, ke jethI varanI jema A tamAro saMtApa paNa lIlAvatI rANIno ApaghAtano prayatna 111 5

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nAza pAme." tyAre teNIe kahyuM: "to mane A du:khasAgaramAMthI upAyarUpI vahANa vaDe tame tAro." A pramANe lIlAvatIe kahyuM, tyAre amAtyanI strIe teNIne A pramANe navakAra maMtrano mahimA kahyo :- rANI lIlAvatIno navakAra-jApa ane tenuM phaLa paMca parameSThIno namaskAra maMtra kalpavRkSa jevo che. tenA dareka akSare eka hajAra ane ATha ATha mahAvidyAo rahelI che. te maMtranA prabhAvathI cora hoya te mitra thAya che; sarpa mALArUpa thaI jAya che; agni ja LarUpa thaI jAya che; jaLa sthaLarUpa thaI jAya che; araNya nagararUpa thaI jAya che ane siMha ziyALa jevo thaI jAya che. te maMtranuM mAtra smaraNa ja karyuM hoya to te lokone moha pamADe che; zatrune ukheDI nAMkhe che; priya vastunuM AkarSaNa kare che; vaza na thayelAne vaza karavAmAM kAmaNarUpa thAya che ane ghAta karanArane staMbhana kare che. A maMtranuM dhyAna karavAthI te A bhavamAM sarva Apattione dUra kare che, ane sarva manorathone pUrNa kare che tathA parabhavamAM rAjya, svarga ane mokSa paNa Ape che. tethI zarIra ane vastranI zuddhi karIne zrI pArzvanAthanI pratimAnI pUjA tathA dhUponsepa vagere karavApUrvaka tuM te maMtrano ekAgra manathI niraMtara jApa kara." pethaDakumAra caritra 1 1 ra

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A pramANe kahI catura evI teNIe te lIlAvatI rANIne paMca namaskAra maMtra zIkhavyo. tyAre te AturatAthI eka cittavALI thaIne vidhipUrvaka te maMtranuM smaraNa (ja5) karavA lAgI. padmAsane besI manohara AkR tivALI, zveta vastro dhAraNa karanArI ane hastamAM ratnanI akSamALAne dhAraNa karatI te samaye sarasvatInI jevI zobhatI hatI. te maMtrano pacAsa hajAra japa thayo, tyAre zraddhAvALI teNIne svapnanI aMdara AvIne koI prasanna thayelI devIe kahyuM : he putrI ! AjathI AThame divase savAre tArI sevAmAM utsuka thayelo rAjA pote ja tane bolAvavA mATe ahIM Avaze." A pramANe svapnanI vAta prAta:kALe teNIe prathamiNIne kahI ane tyArathI vizeSa karIne te maMtranuM dhyAna karavA lAgI. jenI pratIti thaI hoya tenA para koNa rAgI na thAya ? svapnamAM devIe je ATha divasa kahyA hatA temAMnA pAMcame divase teNIe lAkha japa pUrNa karyo, te vakhate je thayuM te have huM kahuM chuM-- rAja hastIno unmAda rAjAno raNaTaMga nAmano paTTahastI ghaMTAno nAda karato subhaTothI parivarelo ane mahAtejasvI hato. pANI pIvA mATe hastIzALAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLyo. tenA zyAma aMga upara siMdUra copaDelo hato. tethI rAja hastIno unmAda 1 1 3.

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jANe gerue karIne sahita parvata hoya, saMdhyA sahita aMdhakArano samUha hoya ane vIjaLIvALo jANe megha hoya evo te dekhAto hato. tenA zarIra pharatI suvarNanI ghUgharIovALI mALAnA AkAravALI dorI vIMTelI hatI. tenA bahAnAthI jANe ke te suvarNanA akSaravALI jayaprazastinI zreNIne dhAraNa karato hoya tema zobhato hato. dAtAra puruSa jema dAnathI yAcakonuM AkarSaNa kare tema te dAnajaLa (madajaLa)thI bhamarAonA samUhanuM AkarSaNa karato hato. tathA jema ekalo sUrya ja aMdhakArano nAza kare che, tema te hAthI ekalo ja zatruonA sainyane jItanAra hato. Avo te hAthI mArgamAM jatAM madirAnA gaMdhane anusAra te tarapha cAlyo. te vakhate aMkuzane paNa gaNakAryA vinA kalAlanI dukAne jaI tyAM eka kuMDAmAM rahelI madirAnuM teNe pAna karyuM. te vakhate te jANe pAkharelo siMha hoya, ghIthI siMcelo agni hoya ane jANe pAMkhavALo sarpa hoya ema atyaMta uddhata thayo. tethI paganA bhAra vaDe pRthvIne kaMpAvato, gaMbhIra garjanA karato te mahAvatane pADI nAMkhI lokone haNavA mATe yamarAjanI jema doDyo. te vakhate kalpAMta kALanA UchaLatA, samudrathI utpanna thatA dhvaninI jevA tumula (ghoMghATa) vaDe vyAkuLa thayelA badhA loko potapotAnI dukAno choDIne sarva dizAomAM nAsavA lAgyA. te hAthI jANe potAne vadhAvavA mATe hoya tema motInA samUhane uchALavA lAgyo; vastra rahita dizAorUpI strIone jANe vastra devAnI icchA 1. bakhtara paherAvelo. pethaDakumAra caritra 114

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hoya tema vastrone uchALavA lAgyo; tela ane ghInI moTI nIko vahevarAvavA lAgyo; vAvaNI karatA kheDUtanI jema cotarapha dhAnya phekavA lAgyo; moTA akhaMDa lADu o vaDe daDAne uchALavAnI krIDA karavA lAgyo ane sallakI vRkSanAM pAMdaDAMnI jema nAgaravelanAM pAna khAvA lAgyo. A pramANe meruparvata jema samudranuM mathana kare tema coTAnuM mathana karI te hAthI nagaranA killAnI bahAra gayo. tene koI paNa subhaTa, hAthI ke ghoDA rokI zakyA nahIM. tyAM nagaranI bahAra eka moTuM, pAMdaDAo vaDe ghaTATopa vRkSa hatuM, te eka bhUta vaDe adhiSThita hatuM tathA pRthvInuM jANe chatra hoya tema te zobhatuM hatuM. te vaTavRkSamAM rahelo je bhUta che te, te vRkSanI zAkhAno bhaMgAdika karanArA prANIone tatkALa ApattimAM nAkhato hato. AvA te vRkSane sanmukha joI krodhathI traNa guNA baLavAna thayelA te hAthIe potAnI pracaMDa sUMDha vaDe bharaDo laIne tene mULamAMthI ukheDI nAkhyuM. te vakhate te hAthInA kaSTa Agamanano ane rAjAnA harSanA prayANano jANe duMdubhi vAgyo hoya evo, kAnane ati kaTu lAge tevo koIka moTo kaDAko thayo. te sAMbhaLI kautukathI loko potAnA gharanA jharUkhA upara caDI jovA lAgyA. te vakhate te hAthI AgaLa cAlyo. tevAmAM kopa pAmelA te bhUte tenA zarIramAM UtarI tene traNa vAra bhamADI pRthvI para pADI dIdho. potAnA gharane (sthAnane) pADanAra upara koNa kSamA rAkhI zake ? parvata jevaDI kAyAvALo te hAthI paDayo tyAre parvato sahita pRthvI kaMpI ane zeSanAga paNa ku% (vAMko) thaI gayo (namI gayo). 115 rAja hastIno unmAda Aga

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ta A hakIkata jANIne rAjA tenA tarapha doDyo. tenI pAse AvI, tene marelA jevo joI, jANe vajathI haNAyo hoya tema te mUccha pAmyo; kAraNa ke te hAthI ja rAjyanuM jIvana hatuM. lIlA ke LanA pAMdaDAM vaDe pavana nAMkhavAthI te rAjAne caitanya AvyuM, tyAre DAhyA puruSoe tenuM kAraNa jANIne tene vijJapti karI : "he deva ! A hAthI jIvato che, paNa te bhUtathI dUSita thayo che, tethI utsukatApUrvaka tenA doSarUpI dAvAnaLane zAMta karavAmAM meghanI dhArA samAna cikitsA karAvo." tyAre rAjAe temanA kahevAthI te hAthInA zarIra jevaDo moTo aDadano Dhagalo karI mUrtimAna jANe potAnuM pApa hoya tevo te Dhagalo brAhmaNone ApI dIdho; te uparAMta maNi, mULa ane maMtra vagerenA ghaNA pratikAro (upAyo) paNa karAvyA. paraMtu te badhA, khala puruSanA upakAranI jema, tene guNakAraka thayA nahIM. to paNa AzA baLavAna hovAthI aneka upacArone karAvato rAjA te hAthIne pharatuM sainya rAkhIne pote bhojana karavA mATe potAnA mahelamAM gayo. ciMtAthI vyApta te rAjAne joI caturA nAmanI dAsIe tene kahyuM : he deva ! hAlamAM zIlanI lIlAvALA maMtrI jevo koI paNa A jagatamAM nathI, tethI prabhAvavALA tenA paheravAnA vastra vaDe te hAthIne DhAMkavAmAM Ave to, jema sUryanA prakAzathI pRthvIloka aMdhakAranA doSathI rahita thAya che tema, te hAthI paNa bhUtanA doSathI rahita thAya. tenA ja paheravAnA zreSTha cIra vaDe AcchAdita thayelI lIlAvatI paNa pahelAM pretarUpI javarathI mukta thaI hatI." pethaDakumAra caritra 116

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A pramANe kahetAM ja rAjAne aniSTa evI lIlAvatInuM nAma devAthI zaMkA pAmelI te dAsI ATaluM ja bolIne rahI gaI. rAjAe paNa teNIne kAMI pUchayuM nahIM. paraMtu teNe eTaluM vicAryuM : "A dAsInA kahevA pramANe paNa eka vAra karI jouM, kema ke nadInA pUra vaDe taNAto mANasa kAMThe UgelA taNakhalAnuM paNa avalaMbana kare che.' A pramANe vicArI pethaDa maMtrInuM vastra lAvavA mATe teNe te ja dAsIne mokalI tyAre te dAsIe tenI strI pAse jaI kAraNa kahI maMtrInuM vastra mAgyuM eTale tenI priyAe brahmacaryavratavALA maMtrIe devapUjAne vakhate paheravAthI pavitra kareluM divya dukULa te dAsIne ApyuM. pachI dAsIe lAvIne ApeluM te cIra laIne rAjA hAthInI pAse gayo ane mANaso pAse te hAthIne te rAtA vastra vaDe AcchAdita karAvyo. te vakhate capaLatA rahita vIjaLI rUpI vallabhAne hRdayamAM dhAraNa karI nidrA vaDe zabdarahita thayelo megha jANe ke pRthvI para AvI vizrAMti pAmyo hoya tevo te hAthI zobhavA lAgyo. zuddha zIlathI utpanna thayelA te vastranA prabhAvathI te duSTa deve, jema jAMgulI maMtranA japathI viSano Avega zarIrano tyAga kare tema, te hAthIno tyAga karyo. opapAtika zayyAmAMthI deva Ubho thAya tyAre jema jaya jaya zabda thAya tema te cIrano tyAga karI te hAthI pRthvItaLathI Ubho thayo tyAre lokoe jaya jaya zabda karyo, azvonA hekArava, hAthIonI garjanA ane subhaTonA siMhanAdanI sAthe tatkALa AkAzane phoDI nAMkhe tevA svara vaDe vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM. hajAro manuSyoe rAja hastIno unmAda 117

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te cIrano vRttAMta jANyo, tyAre maMtrInA zIlanI prazaMsA karatA koNe potAnuM mastaka nahi dhuNAvyuM hoya? pachI te zaNagArelA hAthI upara caDIne rAjAe maMtrIne potAnI sAthe besavAno ghaNo Agraha karyo tyAre te maMtrIe kahyuM : "he deva ! pahelAM meM gurunI samIpe hAthI para besavAno niyama grahaNa karyo che, te kema bhaMga karavo ? kema ke niyamano bhaMga ati du:khadAyaka thAya che. vicakSaNa puruSe saMsArarUpI sAgaramAM manuSyabhavarUpI ratnadvIpamAM AvIne niyamarUpI ratnone grahaNa karIne tenuM yatnathI rakSaNa karavuM joIe." te sAMbhaLI rAjAe tene mATe suvarNanA palANa, cAbUka ane cokaDAthI zaNagArelo paTTaazva maMgAvyo. tenA para rAjAe tene caDAvyo. tyAra pachI te rAjA ane maMtrI banne anukrame UMcA chatra ane zrIkarIne mastaka para dhAraNa karatA, cAmarothI vIMjhAtA tathA teja ane kIrti vaDe sUrya ane caMdrane jItatA hoya evA mahotsavapUrvaka nagaramAM peThA. pachI rAjAe bahumAna, stuti ane satkArapUrvaka te maMtrIne pAMca aMge paherAmaNI karI eka lAkha rUpiyA ApI vidAya karyo-ghera javAnI rajA ApI. , have harSarUpI katakanA cUrNa vaDe prasanna (nirmaLa) thayelA rAjAnA hRdayarUpI sarovaramAM A vicArarUpI rAjahaMsI AvI : "maMtrInA zIlathI utpanna thayelo yaza AkhA vizvamAM mAto nathI, tethI khATalo ane IsanI paraspara ghaTanAnA nyAyathI A lIlAvatI rANI paNa doSarahita 1. khATalo ane Iso paraspara maLe che to paNa temAM jema kAMI paNa doSa nathI tema. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * pethaDakumAra caritra 118

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ja jaNAya che, paraMtu tenA javaranI zAMti mATe maMtrInuM cIra maMgAvIne teNIe potAnuM zarIra DhAMkyuM hatuM, e vAta saMzayarahita jaNAya che. topaNa vipattinI mAtA samAna pApiNI kadaMbA rANIe A jaLane pAmIne teNIne moTA vyasanasamudramAM nAMkhI. kaLAvatInA hAtha kapAyA, rAma-lakSmaNane vanavAsa thayo, ane kuNAlane aMdhatA prApta thaI, e sarva sapatnI (zokya) rUpI latAnAM ja phaLa che." A pramANe vicAra karI rAjAe te caturA dAsIne bolAvI sarva hakIkata pUchI, tyAre teNIe prathama jevuM thayuM hatuM tevuM cIranuM sarva vRttAMta satya rIte kahyuM. te vakhate rAjAne du:khano samUha prApta thayelo jANI tene jovAne jANe ke asamartha hoya evo sUrya asta pAmyo. saMskRta lipimAM jema dhakArane mAthuM (mAthe lITI) hotuM nathI, tema pralaya kALamAM samudranA -jaLanI jema cotarapha prasaratA aMdhakAranuM koI ThekANe moM-mAthuM hatuM nahIM; arthAt ghaNo aMdhakAra prasarI gayo. rAjAno pazcAttApa ane rANInuM gRhAgamana te vakhate niraparAdhI priyAnA tyAgathI utpanna thayelI viyoganI pIDA kheda pAmelA rAjAe A pramANe bhogavI dukULa ane puSponI zreNinA cihnavALo palaMga te rAjAne baLatI citA jevo lAgyo; aMdhakAra marakI jevo lAgyo ane caMdranAM kiraNo soya jevAM lAgyAM. rAjAno pazcAttApa ane rANInuM gRhAgamana 119

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te rAjA lAMbo ni:zvAsa nAkhavA lAgyo; sarvatra zUnyatA ja jovA lAgyo; ane vAtacIta upara kopa karavA lAgyo. te kAMI paNa bolato nahoto, khAto nahoto ane sUto paNa nahoto. AvI aneka prakAranI vicitra ceSTA karavA lAgyo. mlecchanI jema premanI rIta viparIta ja hoya che. ghaNuM zuM kahevuM ? badhA padArtho aratine pAmatA te rAjAe, thoDA jaLamAM rahelA malyanI jema, ati vyAkuLapaNe te rAtri nirgamana karI. te vakhate prabhAtanAM vAjiMtrono nAda thayo, ane sabhAnA sarva loko ekaThA thayA tathA divasano pahelo pahora paNa pUro thayo, to paNa rAjA bahAra nIkaLyA nahIM; tethI maMtrIe vicAra karyo: 'haju sudhI rAjA sabhAmAM AvyA nathI, to zuM atyAra sudhI nidrAmAM haze ke zarIranI kAMI apaTutA (asvasthatA) haze ke strIne viSe Asakti haze ke bIjuM kaMI kAraNa haze ?' ema vicAra karato maMtrI rAjAnA zayanagRhamAM gayo. tyAM zyAma mukhavALA, ciMtAthI vyAkuLa ane hAtha upara mastaka rAkhIne palaMga para beThelA rAjAne joI teNe kahyuM : "he deva ! divya strI, azva, hastI, zatru, deza ane yuddha vageremAMthI kaI bAbatamAM Aje tamane ciMtA thaI che ?" te sAMbhaLI rAjAe niHzvAsa mUkatAM kahyuM : "he buddhinA nidhAna maMtrI ! te priyAne meM dezanikAla karI che, tenA vinA huM mArA prANone paNa dhAraNa karavA zaktimAna nathI. te navA strIratnane meM vinA aparAdhe, sapatnInA kahevAthI, dezanikAla karela che, tethI teNIne joyA pachI ja have huM bhojana karIza." A pramANe pethaDakumAra caritra 120

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azru sahita rAjAe kahyuM, tyAre pradhAne kahyuM : "he deva ! tame pIDAnuM sthAna na thAo. te tamArI rANIne lAvavA mATe huM sarva vastune sAdhanAro udyama karIza, udyama karanArA manuSyomAM bilADo mukhya dRSTAMtarUpa che, kema ke bilADA janmathI AraMbhIne gAya rAkhatA nathI, chatAM haMmezA dUdha pIe che. he deva ! udyamathI draupadI ane sItA vagere jo pAchI AvI che, to A lIlAvatIne to tame ghera AvelI ja jANo; paraMtu Apa evuM moTuM kAMIka puNyanuM kArya karo, ke jethI mAro udyama saphaLa thAya, kema ke puNyathI ja sarva arthanI siddhio thAya che. lakSmInI sthiratA, vidanano nAza ane kIrtino pracAra tathA bIju paNa sarva prakAranuM vAMchita puNyathI ja prApta thAya che." te sAMbhaLI rAjAe tene pUchyuM : "tevuM puNyakArya karyuM che te kaho." tyAre teNe kahyuM: "he svAmI! potAnA AkhA dezamAM kAyamane mATe pAMca parvae sarva vyasanonuM nivAraNa karo. saMsAravAsanA utsava jevA sAte vyasanothI utpanna thayelA pApa vaDe prANIo potAnA kuLane kalaMkita kare che ane zarIranI dhAtuone malina kare che. te vyasano A bhavamAM paNa naLa vagerenI jema prANIono anartha kare che tethI kumArapALa rAjAe te sarva vyasanone gadheDA upara besADI potAnA AkhA dezathI kADhI mUkyA hatA.' AvuM maMtrInuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAnI AzArUpI latA navapallavita thaI, eTale te maMtrInuM vacana svIkAra karI chatrAdika moTI lakSmI 121 rAjAno pazcAttApa ane rANInuM gRhAgamana

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sahita pradhAnanI sAthe sabhAmAM gayo. te pachI maMtrI bhojana karavA mATe potAne ghera gayo, ane sAMje rAjA pAse AvI teNe jaNAvyuM : "he svAmI ! ghaNI khuzInI vAta che ke devI mAre ghera AvI gayAM che. te sAMbhaLI harSathI vikasvara thayelA netravALA rAjAe "hAMsI karo cho ke satya kaho cho ?' ema tene pUchayuM, tyAre pradhAne tene satyatAnI pratIti upajAvI. pachI harSa pAmelA rAjAe AjJA karIne AkhI nagarImAM zobhA karAvI. pachI eka varSa jeTalI lAMbI thayelI rAtrine nirgamana karI harSa pAmelo rAjA AThame divase prAtaHkALe moTI zobhA sAthe pRthvIdharane ghera gayo. tyAM teNe paDavAnA caMdranI rekhA jevI nisteja ane atyaMta durbaLa zarIravALI tathA zveta vastrane dhAraNa karelI akalaMkita lIlAvatIne joI. te vakhate rAjAe te rANIne ghaNAM dukULa (vastro) ane AbharaNo sAthe batrIsa lAkha rUpiyA ApyA. mohavALA puruSo strIne potAnA prANo paNa ApI de che. mAgha kavie jema bhoja rAjAne jamADyA hatA, tema te maMtrIe rANI sahita rAjAne svAdiSTa ane parimita bhojyAdika vaDe prasanna karyo. pachI rAjA tyAMthI potAnA mahela tarapha cAlyo. jema viSNu lakSmIne laI samudrathI nIkaLyA hatA, tema A rAjA hAthI upara ArUDha thaI bhUSita karelI priyAne potAnI AgaLa besADI maMtrInA gharathI nIkaLyo. ghaNAM vadhAmaNAM, ghaNAM vAjiMtronA zabdo ane cotarapha pethaDakumAra caritra 122 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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UMcAM toraNa ane dhvajAthI zaNagArelA nagaramAM mahotsavapUrvaka jANe navAM lagna karyAM hoya tema te rAjA te vadhUne potAnA mahelamAM lAvyo. te joI loko kahevA lAgyA : 'maracAM jevA roSathI jatI rahelI rANIne sAkara jevA premathI manAvIne rAjA Aje potAnA mahelamAM laI jAya che.'' Azcarya che ke te rANInI Apatti paNa teNInA mAna, pUjA ane yazane mATe ja thaI. jema ke AMbAmAM tIvra lU paNa kerInA rUpa, gaMdha ane rasanI zobhA-vRddhine mATe ja thAya che; athavA to lokottara cAritravALAnI Apatti paNa saMpattine mATe thAya che; jema ke agnizauca jAtanuM vastra agnimAM nAMkhavAthI ja nirmaLatAne pAme che. pachI rAjAthI tiraskArane pAmelI kadaMbA rANI bhaya pAmIne nAsI gaI. prAye karIne abhyAkhyAnAdika ugra pApa A bhavamAM paNa bhogavavuM paDe che. te pachI lIlAvatI rANI zrIpArzvanAthanuM suvarNabiMba karAvI tenI haMmezAM pUjA karavApUrvaka anubhavelA prabhAvavALA zrI navakAra maMtrano japa karavAmAM udyamavaMta thaI. aNagaLa pANI, mAMsa ane rAtribhojana vagereno teNIe tyAga karyo, ane rasa vaDe loDhuM jema suvarNatAne pAme, tema maMtrInI priyA vaDe te jainadharmane pAmI. ghoDesvAra, padAti ane ghaNI strIonA samUhanI madhye rahelI te rANI pAMca parvatithine divase kAyama zreSTha pAlakhImAM besI vAgatAM vAjiMtranA nAdapUrvaka caityone vaMdana karavA jatI hatI. te vakhate vacce AvatA 1. kinakhAba jevI jAtanuM. 2. khoTuM ALa-kalaMka. rAjAno pazcAttApa ane rANInu gRhAgamana 123

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manuSyone dAsIo cotaraphathI suvarNanI soTI vaDe haThAvatI hatI. A pramANe teNIne jenadharmamAM rakta thayelI joI jagatane AnaMda ApanAra rAjAe teNIne pUchayuM, tyAre sarva strIonA alaMkArarUpa te lIlAvatIe kahyuM : ""he svAmI ! mAruM ane tamAruM kalyANa A dharmathI ja thayuM che, tethI huM tenI kRtadana kema thAuM ?" A pramANe teNInuM vacana sAMbhaLI harSa pAmelA rAjAe teNIne paTTarANI pade sthApanA karI. pethaDakumAra caritra 124

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1 rAjyamAM saptavyasana-nivAraNanI udghoSaNA pachI '"bIja, pAMcama, AThama, agiyAraza ane caudaza A pAMca tithimAM je mANasa sAta vyasanamAMthI eka paNa vyasanane sevaze, tenA dhana sahita prANone rAjA avazya laI leze.''-A pramANe rAjAe avanti dezamAM udghoSaNAno paDaha vagaDAvyo. tathA te pAMce tithine divase rAjAe te vyasanone dUra karavAnA vicArano Adara karyo, tethI lokomAM paNa tenuM gupta rIte sevana to dUra raho, paraMtu te saMbaMdhI vAtono paNa tyAga thayo. chaThTho taraMga 125 haMganI dhUrtatA ekadA pUrva dezano rahIza padmAkara nAmano eka dhUrta te mAMDavagaDhamAM Avyo. te buddhirUpI caMdrikAnA pUra vaDe kapaTarUpI poyaNAne vikasvara karanAra hato. te pharato pharato eka vANiyAnI dukAne gayo. tyAMthI teNe be rUpiyAnI kiMmata thAya teTalA cokhA, dALa, ghI vagere bhojananI sAmagrI lIdhI. pachI karoDo kuTilatAmAM kuzaLa evA teNe kahyuM : "he zeTha ! tamAruM mAgaNuM-dhana hamaNAM ja huM apAvu, mArI ThaganI dhUrtatA 2

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sAthe tamArA putrane mokalo.'' te sAMbhaLI teNe potAnA putrane tenI sAthe mokalyo. tene laI te dhUrta dozI vANiyAnI dukAne gayo. tyAMthI paNa te mAyAvIe uttama vastro laI te dozIne kahyuM : 'A mAro putra ahIM tamArI pAse beTho che, teTalAmAM huM hamaNAM ja mArI strIne A lUgaDAM dekhADIne Avu chu.'' A pramANe kahI, te bALakane tyAM mUkI, vastro laI, te cAlyo gayo. pachI jyAre bhojanano samaya thayo, tyAre te vANiyAe potAnA putranI zodha karI. chevaTe tene dozInI dukAne beThelo joyo, tethI te vANiyAne te dozInI sAthe te putranI bAbatamAM moTo vivAda thayo, ke jethI sarva manuSyo hasavA lAgyA. have te dhUrta rasoI karAvI bhojana karI uttama veSa dhAraNa karI kAmakAMtA nAmanI vezyAne ghera gayo. tyAM dhUrtatAthI upArjana karelAM te vastro teNe prasanna thaIne vezyAne ApyAM. gAyano vadha karI kAgaDAne poSaNa karanAra jevA te dhUrtane dhikkAra che ! jeo vezyAomAM dharmano nAza karanAra dhanano vyaya kare che, te mUrkha jano suvarNanA bhAlAne kAdavamAM nAMkhavA jevuM kare che. jyAM sudhI dAnarUpI jaLanI vRSTi thAya che tyAM sudhI ja kAMIka bhInAza rahe che, tevI mAravADa dezanA jevI vezyAomAM koNa buddhimAna prIti rAkhe ? veSanI prAptithI vizvAsa pAmelI vezyAe ekadA rAjaputre ApeluM maNi ane motInuM jaDeluM manohara suvarNakuMDaLa paheryuM. teja vaDe sUryamaMDaLano paNa tiraskAra karanAra te kuMDaLa jyAre dhUrte joyuM, tyAre tene te laI pethaDakumAra caritra 126

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vA. levAnI icchA thaI, kema ke jenI je Teva hoya te kema jAya? hanumAna aizvarya pAmyo chatAM paNa phaLa levA mATe phALa mArato hato; ane bilADo krIDAmAM magna thayo hoya topaNa uMdara dekhe to tarata ja tene pakaDavA doDe che. tethI te pUrve kahyuM : "he sArI bhUkuTivALI ! tArA kAna eka kuMDaLathI barAbara zobhA ApatA nathI. tethI te mane Apa, ke jethI tene anusAra tenA ja jevuM bIjuM kuMDaLa huM karAvI lAvuM." te sAMbhaLIne vAMdarAne kerI ApavAnI jema teNIe lobhathI te kuMDaLa tene ApyuM. eTale te dhUrta tene laIne cAlyo gayo te gayo ne pharIthI tyAM Avyo ja nahIM ! AvA avasare divALInA divaso AvyA. varSARtunI jema te divasomAM manuSyonA hRdayarUpI sarovaramAM raheluM harSarUpI jaLa maryAdA rUpI pALane oLaMgIne cotarapha prasare che. prAye karIne te parvamAM sarva jano alaMkArAdi pahere che; dIvAo kare che; AnaMdamAM varte che, sAruM sAruM bhojana kare che; mukhamAM tAMbUla vagereno raMga kare che ane sAro veSa dhAraNa kare che. te divasomAM strIonA hAthamAM rahelI DhIMgalIrUpa gophaNothI mUkelA lADurUpI goLAo nizAnarUpa karelA manuSyane jivADe che e moTuM Azcarya che. divALInA AvavAthI caudazane divase koI vyasanavALo mANasa paNa rAjAnA bhayane lIdhe jugAra ramato na hato. te nagaramAM ghaNI lakSmIvALo zrIpALa nAmano zeTha dhUta ramavAmAM ati Asakta hato. te vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne dhUrta dhanikano veSa laI ThaganI dhUrtatA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 127

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ramavAnI icchAthI tene ghera gayo. tyAM tene zeThe AdarapUrvaka Asana ApyuM, eTale dhUrte tene kahyuM : "he zeTha ! Aja tame dyUta kema ramatA nathI ? kema ke Ajano divasa sarva jagAra ramavAnA divasomAM nAyaka che.'' tyAre zreSThIe kahyuM : "tame kaho cho te khoTuM nathI, paraMtu rAjAno hukama ullaMghana karavAmAM jeTalo bhaya che teTalo yamarAjAno paNa bhaya nathI.'' tyAre dhUrte kahyuM : "jo rAjA jANe to bhaya kharo, paraMtu evuM gupta dyUta ramIe ke rAjA jarA paNa jANI na zake.'' A pramANe kahIne teNe paNa (zarata)mAM mUkavAnuM te ujvaLa kuMDaLa tene dekhADayuM. te joI zeThe potAnI priyA pAse copATa, pAsA ane sogaThAM maMgAvyAM. ratnorUpI nakSatrothI zobhatA kuMDaLarUpI caMdrane joI zeThano lobharUpI samudra UchaLavA lAgyo lobhasAgaranA kallola UchaLavA lAgyA. kahyuM che ke "nirdayatA, ahaMkAra, lobha, kaThora bhASaNa ane nIca pAtramAM prIti-A pAMca lakSmInA sahacArI che. (jyAM lakSmI hoya tyAM A pAMca doSa hoya che.)'' (60) pachI oraDAnAM dvAra baMdha karI, tene sAMkaLa tathA tALuM vAsI te banne catura jano moTI icchAthI pAsA ramavA lAgyA. jema vAnara eka vRkSathI bIjA vRkSa upara vAraMvAra Ava-jA kare che, tema keTaloka vakhate dhUrta ane zreSThInI vacce jIta Ava-jA karavA lAgI. (koI vakhata dhUrta ane koI vakhata zreSThI ema banneno vacce vacce jaya thavA lAgyo.) pachI zreSThInAM netro vidyA vaDe aMdha karIne te dhUrta, pethaDaku mAra caritra 128

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zeTha na jANe tema, pAsAdikanA kapaTa vaDe vAraMvAra jItavA lAgyo. anukrame te zreSThI potAnuM sarva dhana, dhAnya ane alaMkAro hArI gayo. te vakhate te patnIe tene ramavAno ghaNo niSedha karyo, topaNa zeTha chevaTe potAnA mahelane zaratamAM mUkI ramavA lAgyo. kahyuM che ke - badhA rAgomAM verATI nAmano rAga mITho lAge che; jugAramAM parAjaya mITho lAge che; snehamAM risAvuM mIThuM lAge che ane zatru para mAro calAvavo mITho lAge che." (61) chevaTe te zeTha mahela paNa hArI gayo, tyAre dhUrte kahyuM: "tame ahIMthI nIkaLI jAo, ema mAre tamane zI rIte kahevAya ? paraMtu tame tamArI jAte ja jema yogya lAge tema karo." A sAMbhaLI rAtrino chello prahara bAkI rahyo hato te vakhate, jema prabhAta thatAM pArakA mahelamAM peThelo cora kAMI paNa lIdhA vinA tyAMthI nIkaLI jAya tema, zeTha potAnI priyAne AgaLa karIne, kAMI paNa vastu lIdhA vinAno (hAthe-page), te mahelamAMthI nIkaLI gayo. te ciMtA sahita jyAre bahAra Ave che tyAre, rAjAdikanA Agamanane sUcavanAro, taraMganI jevA capaLa azvonI kharIono avAja sAMbhaLavAmAM Avyo. A vAtano saMbaMdha evo che ke maMtrInI priyAnA kahevAthI rAtrinA cothe prahare lIlAvatI rANI caityone vAMdavA mATe nIkaLI hatI. teNIe prathamathI kUMcIono jhUDo potAnI pAse maMgAvI rAkhyo hato, tethI te caityonAM dvAro ughADIne potAnA AtmAnA pravezane mATe siddhinAM dvArane teNIe ughADyAM. temAM mukhya biMbanI pAse ThaganI dhUrtatA 129

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(gabhArAmAM) teja vaDe aMdhakArano nAza karanAra ane aMjana (meSa) vinAnA ekeka amUlya ratnadIpakane teNIe mUkyA tathA zatruMjayAvatAra nAmanA AdinAthanA mukhya cetyamAM dedIpyamAna suvarNanA lAkha java paNa mUkyA. je mANasa lakSa pratipadAne divase jinezvaranI pAse lAkha dhAnyane (dhAnyanA lAkha dANAne) mUke che, te mANasa A bhava ane parabhavamAM be rIte amAtradhAnya thAya che. vaLI, tene te ja varSe dukALa hoya topaNa kITakathI dUSaNa nahIM pAmeluM, muThThInA mApa vaDe bharI na zakAya eTaluM badhuM ghaNuM dhAnya sulabha thAya che. tema ja batrIza varSanI vayavALI te lIlAvatI rANIe harSathI zrI jinezvaranI pAse suvarNanA batrIza bIjorAM paNa mUkyAM. arihaMtanI pAse eka paNa phaLa mUkyuM hoya to te anaMta phaLane ApanAra thAya che, tethI he bhavyo ! jinendranI pAse bhAvathI uttama phaLa mUko. tathA rANIe jinezvaranI pAse eka mUDhaka-maNa pramANa ghauMnA madhura, ghaNA ghIvALA, moTA, ujjavaLa ne goLa lADuono Dhagalo karyo. A pramANe vidhipUrvaka te divasane kRtArtha karI rANI, ghoDe savAranA parivAra ane vezyA sahita, potAnA mahela tarapha cAlI. A rIte rANI AvatI hatI, te vakhate tenA azvonI kharIno avAja zeThe sAMbhaLyo. tarata ja tene gayelI lakSmI pAchI vALavAmAM 1. lAkhI paDavo eTale kArtika sudI ekama. 2. apramANa (ghaNA) dhAnyavALo tathA mAtra eTale kAnA vinAno dhAnya eTale dhanya (puNyavAna) thAya che. pethaDakumAra caritra 1 3)

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dUtI samAna sArI buddhi utpanna thaI. teTalAmAM dedIpyamAna dIvAnA prakAze dekhADelI rANI paNa tyAM AvI. te vakhate te zeThane lAMbI soTI vaDe mAravAmAM Avyo to paNa te dUra gayo nahIM, ane rANIne maLyo. rANIe potAnI pAlakhI mANaso pAse UbhI rakhAvI tyAre zrIpALa zeTha jarA dUra rahIne te dayALu rANI AgaLa kahevA lAgyo : "he mAtA ! meM Aje eka aparAdha karyo che ane tenuM phaLa paNa huM pAmyo chuM. te e ke rAjAe niSedha karelo jugAra huM ramyo chuM ane sarva lakSmI hArI gayo chuM. mAruM sarvasva jeNe jItI lIdhuM che, te jugArI kadAca pakaDAya to paNa puSkaLa dhanane lIdhe chUTI paNa zake; paraMtu huM to mAtra be hAthe ja gharamAMthI nIkaLI gayo chuM. tethI jo huM pakaDAuM to mArI zI vale thAya ? to mArA A eka aparAdhane kSamA karIne rAjAnA bhayathI tame mane bacAvo. eka vAra paDI gayelA dAMtane paNa mukha pharIthI grahaNa kare che." A pramANe tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI rANIe kahyuM: "tame abhaya raho, tuM bhaya pAmIza nahIM, paraMtu te jugArI kyAM che, te tuM kahe." teNe kahyuM: "mArA mahelamAM ja te che." tyAre rANIe potAnA sevakone tyAM mokalI sukhe sUtelA evA tene bAMdhI maMgAvyo. pachI rANIe potAne ghera AvI rAjAne te sarva vRttAMta kahI te banne jugArIne soMpI kahyuM : "he ! svAmI ! Aja to A bannene Apa choDI mUko. prathama to A zeThe AloyaNA lenAranI jema yathArthapaNe pote karelA duSkatane pote ja kahI ApyuM che, tethI ThaganI dhUrtatA 131

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te ArAdhaka che mATe tene daMDa karavo kema ucita hoya ? vaLI, huM tamArI dAsI chuM tethI mArA para kRpA karIne A bIjA raMka jevAne paNa Apa mUkI do. AnA daMDathI utpanna thatAM pApo vaDe mAro AtmA narakano atithi na thAo." te sAMbhaLI krodhathI rAtA thayelA netravALA rAjAe kahyuM : "he devI ! Amane mATe tuM vadhAre na bola. mArI AjJAno bhaMga karavAthI zatrunI kriyAne lAyaka thayelA A bemAMthI ekane paNa huM choDavAno nathI." kahyuM che ke "rAjAonI AjJAno bhaMga karavo, brAhmaNonI AjIvikAno nAza karavo ane patnInI judI zayyA rAkhavI, A temano zastra rahita vadha kahelo che." (62) A pramANe te bannenA azubhamAM ja dRDha cittavALA rAjAne jANIne hRdayamAM pazcAttApa pAmatI rANI roSa karIne cAlI gaI. be-traNa divasa gayA chatAM paNa teNe roSano tyAga na karyo tyAre kAmadevathI grahaNa karAyelA hRdayavALo rAjA teNIne zAMta karavA teNInI pAse Avyo. kahyuM che ke jemanA hAthamAM kha ga hoya te vakhate jemanI pAse traNa jagata taNakhalA jevA samAna lAge che, teo paNa kopa karatI priyAnA netrano trIjo bhAga bhamavAthI bhaya pAme che. pachI rAjAe rANIne kahyuM : "he prANezvarI ! tArA vacanathI te bannene meM jIvatA choDayA che, paraMtu AgaLa upara jugAra-vyasananI 1. netranA cheDAnA kaTAkSathI. pethaDakumAra caritra 1 rUra

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nivRttine mATe te bannenuM vagoNuM (phajetI) to huM karIza.'' te sAMbhaLI rANIe paNa parvanA divasanA vyasananA nAza mATe (nirmULa nAza karavA mATe) te rAjAnuM vacana sahana karyuM. (aMgIkAra karyuM.) G have rANInI saMmati thavAthI rAjAe je karyuM te kahe che. copATanA nAyakarUpa sogaThAMono moTo hAra, jANe ke durgatirUpa strIe Apyo hoya tema, te zeThanA kaMThe paherAvyo. bIjo je dhUrta hato tene kharAba veSa paherAvIne gadheDA upara caDAvyo; te jANe sAtamI naraka tarapha prayANa karavAne taiyAra thayo hoya tevo lAgato hato. zreSThIne page calAvyo ane te dhUrtane gadheDA upara besADayo. temanI AgaLa trADukA nAkhatA bilADA calAvyA (athavA kAhala nAmanA virasa vAjiMtranA karkaza zabda karAvyA). A rIte lAkho loko joI zake tema nagaranA da2eka mArgamAM rAjAe te bannene pheravyA. pachI zreSThInI jeTalI samRddhi hatI temAMthI ardhI samRddhi tenA daMDa tarIke laI lIdhI, ane te dhUrtanuM nAka kApI tene dezanikAla karyo. 'puruSanI phajetI karanAra dhUrtane dhikkAra che.' kahyuM che- "je mANasa jugAra ramavAthI, yauvanano mada karavAthI, dAsIno saMga karavAthI, ke dhUrtanI maitrI karavAthI pariNAme vagovANo na hoya-phajeta thayo na hoya-(evo koI paNa puruSa hoya to) te potAnI AMgaLI UMcI kare (jAhera thAya. arthAt evo koI duniyAmAM hoya ja nahIM.)'' (63) 1. jugAra na rame teTalA mATe. 133 ThaganI dhUrtatA

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pachI te dhUrta pAsethI maLeluM te kuMDaLa rAjAe rANIne ApyuM. rANIe tenA jevuM bIjuM karAvI te banne prathamaNIne ApyAM ane teNIe te jinezvaranI pratimAne paherAvyAM. suvarNathI maDhelo paththara paNa strIone vahAlo hoya che, te vAta satya che; paraMtu suvarNa vinA ja alaMkArarUpa guNone viSe ja Adara karavo ucita che. tyAra pachI 'parvane viSe koI manuSya guptapaNe vyasana sevatA haze'-evI zaMkA thavAthI rAjAe jhAMjhaNane ughADI taravAra ApI tene ArakSaka banAvyo. tyAre bIjAthI parAbhava na pAmI zake evo te jhAMjhaNa, nagara ane gAmomAM, pragaTapaNe ane gupta rIte, rAtrie ane divase, jAte ja vyasananAM sthAnakone joto joto cotarapha pharavA lAgyo. 3 corane pakaDavAno prayatna AvA avasare cotarapha bhamavAthI thAkI gayelI lakSmIne vizrAMti levAnA maMDaparUpa te mAMDavagaDhamAM kharpara vaMzamAM utpanna thayelA traNa coro corI karatA hatA. te corothI trAsa pAmelA nagaranA mahAjanoe ekadA sAyaMkALe rAjA bahAranI sabhAmAM beThA hatA, tyAre AvIne rAjAne namaskAra karyA ane rAjAnI pAse bheTayuM mUkyuM. rAjAe temane yathAyogya Asana vagere ApI temano satkAra pethaDakumAra caritra 134

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karI AvavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre teoe kahyuM : "he svAmI ! A nagarIrUpI apUrva aTavImAM tamArAM bALavRkSo jevA ame corarUpI dAvAnaLathI atyaMta baLIe chIe. tethI he pRthvIpati ! amane bIjA koI paNa sArA sthAnamAM nivAsa karAvo, paraMtu corathI ane tamArAthI nirdhana thayelA ame ahIM rahI zakazuM nahIM.'' Avu temanu vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe ArakSakane bolAvI tene krodhathI kahyuM : '"are adhama ! mAro pagAra khAIne AkhI rAtri sukhe sUI rahe che ke jethI mAro prANapriya sarva mahAjana, kASThamAMnA ghaNa jAtinA jIvaDAnI jevA, cora vaDe divase divase nissAra karAya che.'' te sAMbhaLI nagaranA ArakSake kahyuM : "he deva ! AkhI rAtri huM cauTA vagere sarva sthAne jouM chuM, to paNa te corane huM joI zakyo nathI.'' tyAre rAjAe kahyuM : '"ATalo kALa pagAra khAIne have Aje 'huM zuM karuM ?' evA zabda bolavAthI tuM chUTI zakIza nahIM. jo tAre jIvavAnI icchA hoya to te corane pakaDa.'' A pramANe rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI pAse beThelA gogAde maMtrIe IrSyAthI kahyuM : "he svAmI ! parvatithimAM paNa corI thAya che, tethI A ArakSakane jhAMjhaNa paNa sahAyaka thaI zakaze.'' AvI tenI vANI sAMbhaLI rAjAe jhAMjhaNane paNa bolAvIne kahyuM : "tame banne sAthe maLIne ApaNA A nagarane sarvathA coranA upadravathI rahita karo.'' tyAre jhAMjhaNe kahyuM : '"he svAmI ! AvA alpa kArya mATe be jaNAno prayAsa zA mATe joIe ? amArA bemAMthI eka ja ApanA AdezarUpa sahAyathI corane pakaDavAno prayatna 135

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A kArya karI zakaze.'' AvuM tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI, tene udyamI jANI, rAjAe Adeza Apyo, tyAre te mahAbaLavAna jhAMjhaNe kahyuM : "he svAmI ! jo sAta divasamAM te corane huM na pakaDuM to tene sthAne mAro daMDa karavo." A pramANe teNe pratijJA karI, tyAre rAjAe teno satkAra karI mahAjanane AzvAsana sAthe rajA ApI. te pachI jhAMjhaNe corane pakaDavAno udyama zarU karyo. mahAzUravIra yoddhAo sahita ane dIvA sahita te jhAMjhaNa rAtrie dareka mArga, dareka dukAna ane dareka gharane joto joto bhamavA lAgyo, paraMtu puNya rahita puruSa jema dhanane na pAme tema te sAhasika corane pAmyo nahIM. A rIte vyagrapaNAthI, kSaNonI jema, tenA cha divaso vyatIta thaI gayA. rAjAnA AdezanA divasathI te coroe prathama sAta divasanI gaNatarI pramANe eka divasa vahelo gaNavAthI) AThamo divasa Avyo tyAre zaMkA rahita thayelA te traNe ardha rAtrine samaye gADha aMdhakAra thayo tyAre judA judA mArgathI te nagarInA cauTAmAM bhegA thayA. potAnI pratijJAnA divasathI sAtame divase nirbhaya evo te jhAMjhaNa ekalo ja corano veSa dhAraNa karI tyAM ja Avyo. te traNene cora jevA joI jhAMjhaNe temanI sAme coranI saMjJA karI, te jANI temaNe paNa tenI sAme coranI saMjJA karI, eTale te buddhimAna jhAMjhaNe temane ekaThA maLyA tyAre pUchayuM : "tamArI kevI zakti che ?'' tyAre 1. rAjAe je divase tene Adeza Apyo tene bIje divasathI tenI pratijJA zarU thatI hatI tethI. pethaDakumAra caritra 1 36

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teoe kahyuM : "amArAmAMthI eka jaNa zakunazAstrathI sarva zubhAzubha jANe che; bIjo paththarathI tALAM toDe che ane trIjo eka ja vAra strI ke puruSano zabda sAMbhaLavAthI pachI koI paNa vakhata tene zabdathI ja oLakhI zake che.'' A pramANe te traNee potapotAnI zakti kahIne tene pUchyuM : ''tArAmAM zI zakti che, te tuM amane kahe.'' tyAre teNe zleSavALuM (be arthavALuM) vacana kahyuM : ''koI yogI gurue mane karuNA nAmanI auSadhi ApI che, teno prabhAva evo che ke huM je coronI sAthe houM teo kadApi vadhane pAme nahIM. tethI Aje ApaNe ghaNI samRddhivALA rAjAnA mahelamAM ja praveza karIe, kAraNa ke, motIno samUha choDIne caNoThInA DhagalAmAM hAtha koNa nAMkhe ?'' te sAMbhaLI teo harSa pAmI jyAre tenI sAthe rAjamahela tarapha cAlyA, tyAre sArI dizAmAM rahela ziyALe zabda karyo, te sAMbhaLI te zakuna jANanAra cora bolyo : "A zakuna vaDe ApaNe amUlya maNio pAmaze. paraMtu te eka divasa paNa ApaNI pAse raheze nahIM.'' te sAMbhaLI jhAMjhaNe kahyuM : '"jo ema hoya to ApaNe maNione tajIne rezamI vastro ane suvarNa vagere bIjI amUlya vastuo laIzuM; te rAjamahela to sarva vastunI khANa che.'' ema kahI te maMtrIputra temane rAjamahelamAM laI gayo. tyAM eka khajAnAnA oraDAnuM tALu bhAMgIne te cAre jaNA nirbhayapaNe aMdara peThA. eTalAmAM bhairavI nAmanA pakSIno svara sAMbhaLI te zakunajJAnIe kahyuM : "are ! ahIM rAjAno koI subhaTa ApaNane jue che, mATe have ahIM vilaMba karavo ThIka nathI.'' corane pakaDavAno prayatna 137

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kahyuM che ke coro, dhArmika jano, zatruo, zatruone prApta thayelA ane parastrInI pAse rahelA-A sarva loko potapotAnA zubhAzubha karmamAM jo vilaMba kare to temanA svArthano nAza thAya che." (64) A pramANe tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI manamAM Azcarya pAmelA te kapaTacora (khoTA cora) jhAMjhaNe dAridrayane kUTavAmAM lAta samAna eka peTI prathama grahaNa karI. te pachI AmAM zI zI vastu che evo nirdhAra karyA vinA ja te bIjA traNe coroe eka eka peTI upADI ane te kapaTa-coranI sAthe teo kuzaLapaNe cauTAmAM pahoMcyA. tyAM teNe khoTI prItithI temane pUchayuM : "have ApaNe ahIMthI judA paDIe chIe, mATe kaho ke ApaNe pharI premapUrvaka kyAM maLIzuM ?" tyAre vizvAsa pAmelA teoe kahyuM: "prAta:kALe mANekacokanI pAse hAthamAM bIjorAnuM phaLa rAkhIne jeo Ave, te ame ja chIe ema jANavuM. mATe he cora ! tuM paNa tyAM Avaje." A pramANe vAta karIne te cAre coro, paralokamAM jatAM jaMtuonI jema, jude jude mArge cAlyA gayA. jANe nidhi prApta thayo hoya tema coranI prAptithI harSa pAmelo jhAMjhaNa paNa potAne ghera gayo. prAtaHkALa thatAM pRthvIdhara maMtrIe AvIne joyuM to lakSmInA gharanuM tALuM bhAMgeluM tathA temAMthI ratnonI cAra peTI corAyelI jANI tatkALa te vAta rAjAne jaNAvI. te sAMbhaLI rAjA jANe, bhayaMkara yamarAja hoya tema, atyaMta gusse thayo ane te maMtrIputrane tatkALa pethaDakumAra caritra 1 38

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sabhAmAM bolAvyo; kema ke rAjAo koInA potAnA thatA ja nathI. zuM biMdusAra rAjAe cANakya maMtrInuM apamAna nahotuM karyuM ? te ja pramANe naMda rAjAe zakapAla maMtrInuM ane bhIma rAjAe zrI vimala maMtrInuM apamAna nahotuM karyuM? te vakhate sabhAmAM rahelA sajajanoe hRdayamAM kheda dhAraNa karyo, ane durjanoe AnaMda dhAraNa karyo tathA tenA pitAe (pRthvIdhara maMtrIe) putre karelI pratijJAno viparyAsa (bhaMga) mAnyo. ahIM prAtaHkALe jhAMjhaNe UbhA thaI potAnA zastradhArI puruSone kahyuM: "mANekacokanI pAse je traNa puruSonA hAthamAM bIjorAnAM phaLa hoya temane bAMdhIne lAvo." ema kahI temane cauTAmAM mokalyA. te puruSo mANekacokamAM gayA. tyAM vepArIonA veSavALA temane joI, bIjorAnI nizAnIthI oLakhI, hAtha pAchaLa rAkhI pAMca moDIe bAMdhI maMtrIputranI pAse laI gayA. kautuka jovAne ekaThA maLelA purajanothI vIMTAyelA te corone te dhanya (puNyazALI) ArakSaka rAjAnI pAse laI gayo. ane teNe rAjAne kahyuM : "he sUrya samAna pratApavALA svAmI ! jema prANIone rAga, dveSa ane moha lUMTe che, tema purajanone A traNa coro lUMTe che. have ApanI icchA hoya tema karo." A pramANe teNe kahyuM, tyAre rAjAe temane peTIo coryAnuM pUchyuM, paraMtu teo koI prakAre mAnyA nahIM, kema ke coro asatyarUpI velaDInA kaMdarUpa hoya che. kahyuM che ke 'asatyarUpI latA coromAM aMkurita thaI che, vepArIomAM 1 39 corane pakaDavAno prayatna

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pAMdaDAnI vRddhivALI thaI che, vezyAomAM sArI rIte pallavita thaI che, jugArIomAM prauDhapaNAne pAmI che, vArtA karIne jIvanArAne viSe puSita thaI che, kathA (vyAkhyAna) karanArAomAM gADha chAyAvALI thaI che ane rAjAnA adhikArIomAM phaLanA vistArane utpanna karanArI thaI che." (65) jyAre te coro ja rA paNa mAnyA nahIM, tyAre jhAMjhaNe temane kahyuM : "are ! tame kema sAcuM mAnI jatA nathI ?' te sAMbhaLI trIjo cora je zabdanA jJAnavALo hato teNe te jhAMjhaNane cothA tarIke oLakhI lIdho. te vAta teNe bIjA be corane kahI, tyAre pote peTIo haraNa karI che ema teo mAnyA. te vakhate rAjAnA hukamathI te traNa peTIo tyAM lAvavAmAM AvI, te joI "cothI peTI kyAM che ?" ema rAjAe temane pUchyuM, tyAre "eka tarapha vAgha ne bIjI tarapha pUramAM AvelI nadI" e nyAyanI prAptithI mUDha thayelA teo kAMI paNa bolyA nahIM, tyAre maMtrIputre kahyuM : "he deva ! te cothI peTI ApanA khajAnAmAM ja che." te sAMbhaLI rAjAe te traNe corono vadha karavAno hukama karyo, tyAre te traNe coroe navA ArakSaka (jhAMjhaNa)ne kahyuM: "tuM paNa amArAmAM cotho cora hato. te tArI je zakti kahI hatI te to asatya thaI." te sAMbhaLI satya vANIvALA te jhAMjhaNe rAjAne namaskAra karI te traNe coronI yAcanA karI, kema ke bhUmithI paDelAone bhUmino ja AdhAra hoya che. vaLI jhAMjhaNe vijJapti karI : "he deva ! rAjya, rU5, lakSmI, strIo, bhogo, pethaDaku mAra caritra 14)

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Arogya, yaza, jaya, sarva kAryanI siddhi, sukha ane samRddhi-e badhuM prANIone jIvitadAna ApavAthI prApta thAya che. AvuM tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA krodha pAmyo hato to paNa, (ane) bIjAoe jIvitadAna ApavAno niSedha karyo to paNa, rAjAe temane jhAMjhaNane ApyA. kema ke buddhimAna puruSo (rAjAo), je puruSa kArya karavAmAM samartha hoya tenI prArthanAno bhaMga karatA nathI-tenuM apamAna karatA nathI. kadAca kArya karanAra puruSe aparAdha karyo hoya to paNa buddhimAna puruSo UlaTuM tene mAna Ape che; jema ke agnie sarvasva bALI nAMkhyuM hoya to paNa tene-aDadhI baLela-pharIthI gharamAM lavAya ja che. pachI te traNa corone potAne ghera laI jaI jhAMjhaNe temane corInA kAmathI nivRtta karI potAnA khAnagI mAnya sevako banAvyA, kema ke caMdana zarIranA tApane haraNa karI tene sugaMdhI banAve che ja. A vRttAMta jANI rAjA vagere sarva sajajanoe jhAMjhaNanI pratijJA, sAhasa, parAkrama, buddhi, rAjabhakti ane kRpALutA-A sarvanI prazaMsA karI. pachI tuSTamAna thayelA rAjAe te jhAMjhaNane traNa vAra vastra ane AbharaNo vaDe vibhUSita karyo tathA suvarNanA myAna ane ratnonI racanA vaDe ramaNIya potAnuM khaga paNa tene ApyuM. A pramANe pRthvInA alaMkArarUpa pRthvIdhara maMtrIe pAMca parvatithie samagra ghUtAdika vyasanono nAza karI saMpUrNa puNya upArjana karyuM 141 - corane pakaDavAno prayatna

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sAtamo taraMga giranAranI tIrthamALa ane AgamanuM zravaNa-lekhana Adi ekadA aneka dAnathI utpanna thayelA ujvaLa yazavALA pethaDakumAra maMtrI zatruMjayanI upara rahelA jinezvarane vAMdavA mATe caturvidha saMgha sAthe, bAvana devAlaya sahita, cAlyo. kahyuM che ke - tIrthayAtrA puNyanI zreNinuM satrAgAra che; pApane nAza karavAno hetu che; janma, dhana, vacana, mana ane zarIrane kRtArtha karanAra che tathA yAvat tIrthaMkara nAmakarma tenuM phaLa che." (66) be tIrthonI yAtrAnuM phaLa keTaleka divase te pApa rahita maMtrIzvara siddhAcaLa pahoMcyo. tyAM teNe AdinAthane vaMdanA karI potAne lAyaka evI sarva ucita kriyA karI. sajajanonA samUhe prazaMsA karelA te maMtrIe pacIza ghaTI suvarNanI khoLo vaDe cetyane suzobhita karyuM. te vakhate te siddhAcaLane 1. dAnazALA. pethaDa kumAra caritra 142

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joI manuSyoe tarka karyo: "zuM A zyAma vastra dhAraNa karelA pattiothI parivarelo, suvarNanA moTA mugaTane dhAraNa karanAra koI rAjA che ? zuM ziSya sahita yogapaTTanA dazamA dvArane dhAraNa karanAra mahAtejasvI koI yogIzvara che ?' - A pramANe suvarNanA khoLAthI vyApta evA caityarUpa suMdara zikharavALo, cotarapha bIjA parvatothI parivarelo ane moTAM vanonI zreNithI suzobhita kaTakavALo hovAthI te siddhAcaLa zobhavA lAgyo. tyAM keTalAka divasa rahIne pachI te revatAcaLa (giranAra)nI taLeTIe gayo. te vakhate tyAM pahelethI Avelo digaMbarano saMgha paNa hato. have bIje divase jayAre prAtaHkALa thayo tyAre vAjiMtronA nAdapUrvaka te puNyavaMta pethaDa maMtrI, saMgha sahita, revatAcala upara caDhavA lAgyo. teTalAmAM yoginIpura (dillI)no rahevAsI agaravAla nAmanA kuLamAM utpanna thayelo, alAuddIna bAdazAhano mAnIto pUrNa nAmano digaMbara matano dhanika, zastradhArI sevako sahita, saMghapati thaIne Avyo hato. teNe garvathI aMdha banI, tyAM AvI neminAtha jinezvaranI ANa ApI. (revatAcaLa para caDavAno niSedha karyo.) te vakhate pradhAna pethaDakumAra vagere sarva jano je ThekANe hatA te ja ThekANe sthira thaIne UbhA rahyA; kema ke saMgha, deva, guru ane rAjAnI AjJA oLaMgavA lAyaka na gaNAya. te vakhate pRthvIdhare tene kAraNa pUchayuM, tyAre teNe kahyuM : "A tIrtha amAruM (digaMbaronuM) che, tema ja ame ahIM pahelAM AvyA chIe, tethI ame pahelAM : : : : : : : : * * * * * * * 143 be tIrthonI yAtrAnuM phaLa

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caDhIzuM.'' maMtrIe kahyuM : 'A tIrtha amAruM che ema ame kahIe chIe ane tame paNa amAruM tIrtha che ema kaho cho, mATe Ano zo hetu che-te kaho.'' tyAre teNe kahyuM : 'jo neminAthanI pratimAmAM kaTisUtra (kaMdoro) athavA aMcalikA pragaTa karAya to saMsAranI pIDAne haraNa karanAra A tIrtha tamAruM kema na kahevAya ? vaLI A jinezvara (potAnI) pratimA upara bhavya jIvoe paherAvelAM AbharaNone sahana karatA nathI, tethI A tIrtha digaMbaronuM che, paNa zvetAMbaronuM nathI, e vAta saMzaya rahita ja che.'' A pramANe tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI jagatamAM adbhuta kriyAne karanAra pethaDa maMtrIe kahyuM : "zuM jUnAgaDha vageremAM je pratimAo che te kaTisUtravALI ane aMcalikA rahita nathI ? paraMtu te tamArI nathI. vaLI, tame kahyuM ke, A jinezvara AbharaNonA samUhane sahana karatA nathI, to tenuM kAraNa paNa sAMbhaLo : A jinezvaranu teja bAra yojana sudhI jAya che, tethI tene AbhUSaNonI zI jarUra che ? jema AmravRkSa upara toraNa bAMdhavAnI jarUra nathI, te ja pramANe, phalavarSi pArzvanAthanI jema, A mUrtino adhiSThAyaka deva AbhUSaNa rahita ja che. athavA to A tIrtha tamAruM hoya to cotarapha parvatonA samUhane dhAraNa karanAra A girirAja upara mahAdeva vagere devatAonI ArAdhanA karanAra manuSyo paNa Ave che ane temanAM sthApana karelAM mahAdevanAM ghaNAM liMgo che, te kema saMbhave ?'' AvI aneka yuktio vaDe te banne saMghapatio vivAda karavA lAgyA. te vakhate caturAIvALA ane vicAravALA be prakAranA vRddho temano vivAda dUra karavA bolyA. peDakumAra caritra : 144

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kahyuM che ke "he vArdhakya ! Aje devayoge tAruM Agamana thayuM te ghaNuM sAruM thayuM. ghaNe kALe pUrNa AyuSyavALo puruSa ja tane dekhI zake che; tArA saMgathI kevaLa vALa ja zveta thAya che ema nathI, paraMtu buddhi paNa ujjavaLa bane che; durlabha verAgya paNa sulabha thAya che; sajjanomAM mAnya bane che ane puNyakArya karavAnuM buddhine sUjhe che -ityAdika tArA keTalA guNo ame kahI zakIe ?'' zvetAMbara saMghapatino vijaya tamo banne saMghapatio vAdano tyAga karI eka sAthe ja A giri para caDo. pachI iMdramALa paheravAne vakhate je vadhAre dhana bole tenuM A tIrtha samajavuM kema ke kSatriyo zastrathI yuddha kare che; paMDito zAstrathI yuddha kare che; vepArIo paisAthI harIphAI kare che; halakA mANaso hAthathI laDAI kare che; strIo gALothI kajiyo kare che ane pazuo ziMgaDAM vaDe sAmano kare che, mATe ApanI harIphAI dhanathI ja hoI zake che." A pramANe vRddhoe karelI vyavasthAne te bannee aMgIkAra karI. pachI tIrthane potAnuM karavA udyamI thayelA te banne saMgha sahita revatAcala upara caDhavA. badhA loko romAMcita 1. vRddhAvasthA. 1 4pa - zvetAMbara saMghapatino vijaya

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thatAM harSa sAthe zrI neminAthane namyA ane snAtra, pUjA, dhvajAropaNa, nRtya ane stuti vagerethI aneka prakAranI bhakti karavA lAgyA. pachI iMdramALa paheravAnA samaye sarva saMghanA loko kautukavALA banyA. te vakhate neminAthanI DAbI bAju e saMghapati (pUrNa) Ubho rahyo ane maMtrI (pethaDa) prabhunI jamaNI bAju Ubho rahyo. A pramANe te bannenI sthiti prathama to jaya ane parAjayane pragaTa karatI hatI, kema ke zrI neminAthano jamaNo hAtha je tarapha hoya teno ja jaya thAya che. te pachI tIrthane grahaNa karavAmAM vyAkuLa hRdayavALA te banne anukrame sonAmahoro, te pachI suvarNanA zeranA pramANo ane te pachI sonAnI ghaDIo bolavA lAgyA. temAM pethaDa maMtrIe iMdramALane mATe suvarNanI pAMca dhaDI kahI, tyAre teNe (digaMbarI pUrve) cha ghaDI kahI. tyAra pachI te banne sAta dhaDI, ATha dhaDI ityAdika anukrame kahevA lAgyA. chevaTe te vakhate tatkALa pUNe soLa dhaDI ApavAnuM kahyuM ane ATha divasanI mudata mAMgIne suvarNa lAvavA mATe gayo. maMtrIe paNa dasa divasanI mudata mAgIne, eka ghaDImAM eka yojana cAle evI zIvra gativALI UMTaDIne, sonuM lAvavA mATe, mAMDavagaDha mokalI. pUrNa nAmanA digaMbara saMghapatie saMghanA sarva loko pAse jeTaluM hoya teTaluM suvarNa mAgyuM, tyAre lokoe kaDAM, sonAmahora vagere potapotAnuM sarva dhana ApyuM. te ane potAnuM badhuM suvarNa ekatra karyuM tyAre kula aThThAvIza dhaDI suvarNa thayuM. pachI jyAre pharIthI iMdramALane mATe vAda thayo, tyAre te pUrNa aThThAvIza dhaDI suvarNa bolyo; te pethaDaku mAra caritra 146

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sAMbhaLI pethaDa maMtrIe chappana dhaDI suvarNa kahyuM. je mANasa hajAra yojana, lAkha zloka ane karoDa rUpiyA vaDe pAchaLa rahI gayo hoya te mANasa jema AgaLanA mANasa sAthe koI prakAre maLI zakato nathI, tema A pUrNa saMghapati pethaDa maMtrIthI ghaNo pAchaLa rahI gayo, tethI te tene maLavA zaktimAna thayo nahIM. te pUrve ekAMtamAM potAnA sakaLa saMghane pUchayuM : "tame koI AnAthI adhika thaI zakazo ?" tyAre teoe kahyuM : "amArI zakti nathI. jo tamArI zakti hoya to ja tame karajo. amArAM sarva baLado, gADAMo ane manuSyone vecIe to paNa teTaluM suvarNa thaI zake tema nathI, to tethI adhikanI to zI vAta karavI ? luMTAyAnI jema sarvasva gumAvIne tIrtha vALavAmAM zuM phaLa che ? A girirAjane sAthe laIne ApaNe kAMI ghera javAnA nathI." A pramANe potAnA saMghanuM vacana sAMbhaLIne zyAma mukhavALA te saMghapatie maMtrIne kahyuM : "tame ja iMdramALa pahero." A vakhate jamaNI bAju rahelo sarva loka divase kamaLanA samUhanI jema ullAsa pAmyo, ane te ja kamaLano samUha rAtre jema saMkoca pAme che, tema DAbI bAju no sarva loka saMkoca (glAni) pAmyo. pachI chappana dikakumArIonI suvarNamaya ghaDInI sadaza jeno tejano samUha zobhato hato, evA te maMtrIe chapana dhaDI vaDe iMdramALa dhAraNa karI (paherI). pachI zreSTha vAjiMtranA zabda pUrvaka moTA utsava vaDe saMsArathI rakSaNa karanAra evI AratI utArI, lokone ucita dAna ApI, lAkho mANaso sahita te maMtrIzvara potAne sthAne (utAre) Avyo. 147 zvetAMbara saMghapatino vijaya

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A pramANe te pRthvIdhara maMtrI te tIrtha potAnuM karI te girirAja parathI nIce Utaryo, kema ke chatI zaktie (zakti hoya to) bIjAe grahaNa karelA tIrthanI upekSA karavI ucita nathI. A bAbata upara siddhasena divAkarajInuM dRSTAMta che. temaNe stuti vaDe mahAdevanA liMganuM vidAraNa karyuM hatuM, tathA zrI bappabhaTTie, bALakanA mukhakamaLa vaDe aMbA devIne kahyuM hatuM-- 'hu devanuM dravya ApyA pachI ja bhojana karIza.'-evo maMtrIe abhigraha karyo, tethI te divase tene upavAsa thayo, dharmakAryanA AraMbhamAM, vyAdhinA vinAzamAM ane vaibhavanI prAptimAM jo vilaMba karavAmAM Ave to te zubhakAraka nathI, tema devadravya ApavAmAM paNa vilaMba karavo zubhakAraka nathI. kahyu che ke-- ''devadravyanI Avakane je bhAMge, aMgIkAra kareluM devadravya Ape nahIM ane devadravyano nAza thato hoya tenI je upekSA kare, te paNa saMsAramAM bhame che.'' (67) "putrAdikane vecavA, athavA parane ghera dAsapaNuM karavuM, ema karIne paNa, potAnA AtmAnA hita mATe ja, devadravya ApI devuM.'' (68) ''caityanA dravyano vinAza karavo, sAdhuno ghAta karavo, zAsananI niMdA karavI ane sAdhvInA brahmacaryano bhaMga karavo--A badhA bodhilAbhanA mULane bALI nAMkhavAmAM agni samAna che.'' (69) pethaDakumAra caritra 148

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mUDha mativALo je puruSa caityanA dravyano ane sAdhAraNa dravyano vinAza kare che, te dharmane jANato ja nathI. athavA teNe prathama narakanuM AyuSya bAMdhyuM che ema jANavuM. (90)" bIje divase ghaNA lokoe Agraha karyA chatAM paNa maMtrIzvare bhojana karyuM nahIM. tethI te divase mahAdhara vagere ghaNA zreSThIo bhojana vinA ja rahyA. jema unnata meghanI rAha jovAya tema bhojana karyA vinA ja te loko suvarNanA mArganI rAha jotA rahyA. chevaTe be ghaDI divasa bAkI rahyo, tevAmAM te suvarNanI UMTaDIo AvI. te joI tatkALa harSarUpI meru parvate kSobha pamADelo agAdha saMgharUpI samudra moTo dhvani karavA lAgyo. pachI maMtrIe te ja vakhate toLIne devanuM suvarNa ApI dIdhuM ane dharmakriyAmAM tatpara (nipuNa) evA te maMtrIe te vakhate caturvidha AhAranuM paccakhANa karyuM. kahyuM che ke divasanA AraMbhamAM ane cheDe rAtribhojananA doSane jANanAra je mANasa babbe ghaDIno tyAga karIne bhojana kare che, te mANasa puNyanuM bhAjana che- puNyazALI thAya che." e pachI prAtaHkALe jeNe Agale divase upavAsa karyo hato, te sarvenA bhojana ane bhaktipUrvaka pote chaThThanuM pAraNuM karyuM tathA te divase moTuM saMghavAtsalya karyuM. badhI suvarNanI ghaDIo ApI ane te uparAMta agiyAra lAkha rUpiyAno vyaya karI maMtrI potAne ghera gayA. ekadA prAta:kALe UThI, prabhAtanI kriyA karI, zeThiyAne yogya 149 zvetAMbara saMghapatino vijaya

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alaMkAro paherI, netrane priya lAge tevo veSa dhAraNa karI te pethaDa maMtrI zreSTha azva upara ArUDha thaI, suzobhita zrIkarIne mastaka para dhAraNa karI, parivAra sahita, guru mahArAjane vaMdanA karavA gayA. kahyuM che ke "prAta:kALe UThIne prathama jinezvaranA mukharUpI darpaNane jovuM; pachI sa gurunA paganA nakhanI kAMtirUpI kAMcakI vaDe mastakane oLIne te gurunI AjJArUpI zreSTha maNi vaDe tene zaNagAravuM; satya vANI bolavA vaDe mukhane pavitra karavuM; gurunI madhura vANIrUpI kastUrI vaDe banne kAnane sugaMdhita karavA; guNavAna janone namaskAra karavArUpa vastra vaDe zarIrane zaNagAravuM ane uttama zAstranA pATha (abhyAsa) vaDe sAruM jJAna meLavavuM." (71) pethaDa maMtrInI pustaka-pUjA caityamAM arihaMta devane namIne maMtrIzvara gurune namana karavA mATe dharmazALAnI najIka gayo. teTalAmAM teNe dUrathI siddhAMtanA pAThano advaita zabda prathama ja sAMbhaLI tarka karyo : "zuM A siddhAMtarUpI samudranA maMthanano zabda che ke gururUpI meghanA garavano zabda che ke pAparUpI dhAnyane pIsanAra ghaTIno zabda che ?' A pramANe vicAra karato maMtrI dharmazALAmAM gayo. tyAM gurune vAMdI yogya sthAne beTho. te vakhate vAcanA letA eka sAdhune joI teNe gurune pUchayuM : "vAraMvAra gautamanA thaDakumAra caritra 1pa0

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nAmavALuM A kayuM zAstra A sAdhu vAMce che ?" guru e kahyuM : " bhadra ! A sarva AgamomAM uttama pAMcamuM aMga (bhagavatIjI sUtra) che. temAM gautamasvAmIe jANatA hovA chatAM paNa anya jIvonA upakArane mATe prazna karyA che, ane zrI vIra bhagavAne potAnA ja mukhathI gautamane saMbodhIne te dareka praznanA javAba ApyA che. temAM zrI gautamasvAmIe chatrIza hajAra moTA prazno karyA che, tethI teTalI vakhata eTale chatrIsa hajAra vakhata gautamanuM nAma Ave che." je vivAhaprajJapti uttara sahita chatrIsa hajAra praznone dhAraNa kare che, je cALIza zatakamAM uddezAonI zreNine cotaraphathI vistAra che, jemAM dedIpyamAna bhAMgA rUpI moTA taraMgo che, je sAta naya ane gamA (sUtranA alAvA)thI gahana che tathA jemAM praveza karavo azakya che, te vivAhaprajJapti nAmanuM pAMcamuM aMga jaya pAme che. tenuM bIjuM nAma bhagavatI che. vaLI te vicitra arthano koza-khajAno che." (72) tevA prakAranI buddhinA baLathI rahita evo je muni te bhagavatIne bhaNavA mATe zaktimAna na hoya, te vidhipUrvaka yoga vahana karI aMganI vAcanA le che. je puruSa te te aMganA tapa vaDe; bhaNAvavA vaDe; bhaNavA vaDe; sAMbhaLavA vaDe; vAMcavA vaDe ane pustaka lakhAvavA vaDe aMga vagere AgamanI bhakti kare che, te sarvajJapaNuM prApta kare che." 1. zrI bhagavatI sUtranA 41 zataka che, ahIM graMthakAra mahArAja cAlIza jaNAve che. 151 pethaDa maMtrInI pustaka -pUjA WWW.jainelibrary.org

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A pramANe gurunuM vacana sAMbhaLI maMtrIe kahyuM : "megha ghaTAnI jevI zrI vIra bhagavAnanI vANI sAMbhaLavAthI atyaMta prItivALo thayelo mAro cittarUpI mayUra nRtya kare che, tethI te pUjya ! Apa te munine AjJA Apo, ke jethI te prathamathI vAMce, kema ke te pAMcamuM aMga huM sAMbhaLavA icchuM chuM." te sAMbhaLI gurue eka munine AjJA ApI, tethI te prathamathI pAMcamA aMgane vAMcavA lAgyA. temAM je je ThekANe gautamanuM nAma AvatuM te te vakhate ekeka sonAmahora mUkIne te maMtrI sAMbhaLavA lAgyo. te vakhate spaSTa akSaronI zreNIrUpI haLanA mArganA (lisoTAnA) samUharUpa jJAna nAmanA trIjA kSetramAM maMtrIrUpI megha sonAmahoronI vRSTi karI. pAMca divasamAM chatrIsa hajAra sonAmahoro vaDe jJAnanI pUjA karIne teNe satparuSonA cittamAM camatkAra utpanna karyo. akhUTa dhananA svAmI te maMtrIe bharukaccha (bharuca) vagere nagaromAM sAta moTA jJAnabhaMDAra bharI dIdhA. te badhAM pustakone mATe paTTasUtra, rezamI dorAnuM vesTana ane suvarNanI pATalIo karAvI te maMtrIe potAnuM dhana kRtArtha karyuM pethaDa maMtrInI devapUjA pethaDa maMtrIe zrI gurunI pAse trikALa jinezvaranI pUjA karavAno niyama aMgIkAra karyo hato. te niyamane kRpAnA sthAnarUpa te maMtrI, pethaDakumAra caritra 15ra

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vyApAramAM vyagratA chatAM paNa, barAbara pALato hato. saMpattio jinezvaranI bhaktithI ja prApta thAya che, te saMpattine prathama prApta karIne pachI jeo te jinezvaranI bhakti na kare, teo avazya svAmIdrohI che ema jANavuM. ekadA sUryanI jevI zobhAvALA te maMtrIe madhyAhna samaye karmane chedavAmAM dedIpyamAna cakra samAna zrI jinezvaranI A pramANe pUjA karavA mAMDI-eka paheravAnuM ane bIjuM uttarAsananuM ema be rezamI vastra dhAraNa karI mukhakamaLamAM koza bAMdhI, hAthamAM alaMkAra paherI te maMtrIe vidhipUrvaka snAtrAdika pUjA karI. pachI potAnI pAchaLa snAna karI pavitra vastra paherI beThelA mANase anukrame tenA hAthamAM puSpo ApavA mAMDayAM, te puSpo vaDe te bhagavAnanI ad bhuta AMgI racavA lAgyo. A avasare sAraMgadeva rAjAnuM sainya avantI dezanI sImAe AvIne rahyuM che, te vAta sAMbhaLI rAjAne tenI sAthe saMdhi karavAnI icchA thaI. kahyuM che ke - saMdhi, vigraha (yuddha), yAna (prayANa), Asana (besI rahevuM), vaidha (bheda karavo) ane Azraya (killAmAM chupAI rahevuM) : A che rAjAnA rAjyarUpI ke LanA vanane rakSaNa karanAra paheregIro che." pachI rAjAe saMdhi vigraha vageremAM nipuNa evA dUtane zIgrapaNe mokalavAnI icchAthI jozIne pUchyuM, tyAre teNe vijaya pethaDa maMtrInI devapUjA . . . . . . . . . . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 153.

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nAmanuM muhUrta zreSTha jaNAvyuM. kahyuM che ke "divasanA pahelA be pahoramAM eka ghaDI ochI hoya ane pAchaLanA be pahoranI eka (pahelI) ghaDI adhika A be ghaDI (madhyAhna kALanI) vijaya nAmano yoga (muhUrta) kahevAya che, te sarva kAryane sAdhanAra che." te vijaya muhUrtamAM dUtane mokalavAnI icchAvALA rAjAe vicAra karavA mATe pRthvIdhara maMtrIne bolAvyo. tene bolAvavA mATe rAjAno eka sevaka tene ghera gayo, tene maMtrInI patnI prathamiNIe kahyuM : "atyAre maMtrInI pUjAno samaya varte che, tethI hamaNAM AvI zakaze nahIM." te sAMbhaLI te puruSa pAcho gayo, tyAre rAjAe pharIthI bIjA puruSane mokalyo. teNe paNa jaI maMtrInA dvAramAM UbhA rahI rAjAe kaheluM kArya dAsI dvArA maMtrIne kahevarAvyuM. tenuM vacana sAMbhaLIne prathamiNIe amRta jevA madhura vacanathI te puruSane kahyuM : "he bhAI ! haju maMtrIne devapUjAmAM be ghaDI lAgaze." te sAMbhaLI teNe paNa jaIne rAjAne maMtrInI priyAe kahelo javAba Apyo. paraMtu AjJAno bhaMga karyA chatAM paNa pradhAna upara rAjAe kopa karyo nahIM. pachI muhurta najIkamAM ja AvyuM che ema dhArI utsuka thayelo rAjA pote ja maMtrIne ghera Avyo ane sAthenA parivArane . bahAra mUkI pote ekalo ja gharamAM peTho. "huM Avyo chuM e khabara maMtrIne koIe jaNAvavI nahIM." ema kahI rAjA, AgaLa cAlatA eka mANase dekhADelA mArge AgaLa gayo. tyAM rAjAe devAlaya joyuM. ** * * * * * * * * pethaDakumAra caritra 154

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te niraMtara jAtivaMta dazAMga vagere dhUpa ukhevavAthI sugaMdhamaya hatuM; jaLanI zaMkA thAya tevI nIlama maNinI bAMdhelI kuTTima vaDe te zobhatuM hatuM; tenI bhIMto vicitra prakAranAM jinezvaranAM caritrAdikanAM citro cItarelAM hovAthI atyaMta zobhatI hatI. uparanA bhAgamAM manohara caMdaravA bAMdhelA hatA ane temAM motInI mALAo laTakAvelI hatI. te devAlaya jANe bhavanapatinA idranuM bhavana hoya ke kalpavAsI devedranuM vimAna hoya ke mokSalakSmIne krIDA karavAnI havelI hoya ema zobhatuM hatuM. temAM zrI pArzvanAthanuM adbhuta biMba hatuM. te mahAnalaratnamaya hatuM; zivaliMga phATIne temAMthI pragaTa thayeluM hatuM; siMhAsana para sthApana kareluM hatuM; dedIpyamAna phaNAnAM ratnonAM kiraNo vaDe caLakatuM hatuM ane tenI banne bAju e alaMkAro vaDe suzobhita evI be kanyAo ujjavaLa cAmarone vIMjhatI hatI. AvA pArzvanAtha prabhunI pUjA karatA maMtrIne rAjAe joyo. te vakhate rAjA gupta rIte puSpa ApanAra manuSyane uThADI tene sthAne pote beTho, ane krama(rIta)ne nahIM jANanAra hovAthI jema tema ADAMavaLAM puSpo ApavA lAgyo. vAraMvAra krama vinA puSpo ApavAthI pote hAthe ja kramasara puSpo levAnI icchAthI maMtrIe potAnuM mukha pAchaLa pheravyuM, to tyAM rAjAne beThelA joyA. tarata ja maMtrI Ubho thavA lAgyo, tene rAjAe AgrahathI besADyo, ane tenI devabhaktithI hRdayamAM hRSTatuSTa thaI zreSTha buddhivALA teNe kahyuM : "he maMtrI ! tane dhanya che. tAro janma, jIvita ane 1. bhUminaLa. pethaDa maMtrInI devapUjA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * , , 155

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1 dhana vakhANavA lAyaka che, kema ke devanA upara tAro bhaktino vistAra Avo hada vinAno che. zarIramAM caitanya, bhojanamAM dhI, rAjAnA zAsanamAM zrIkAra, athANAmAM lIMbuno rasa ane dharmamAM bhAvanA-A sarva sArabhUta-zreSTha che. mana, vacana, kAyA, vastra, pRthvI, pUjAnI sAmagrI ane sthiti- A sAte prakAranI zuddhipUrvaka pUjA karanAra tArA jevo bIjo koNa che ? seMkaDo kAryo chatAM paNa, ane meM bolAvyA chatAM paNa, huM maMtrI ! tAre kadApi devapUjAne samaye AvavuM nahIM; tuM sukhethI ekAgra mana vaDe pUjA kara. huM tyAM sudhI DelImAM beTho chuM.'' ema kahI rAjA tyAMthI UThI DelImAM jaI maMtrInA sevake ApelA ucita Asana para beTho. te pachI maMtrI paNa vidhipUrvaka pUjA, stuti, kAyotsarga vagere sarva pUrNa karI rAjA pAse AvI, tene namana karI, ucita Asana para beTho. te vakhate jozIe kaheluM vijayamuhUrta jatuM rahyuM hatuM, to paNa rAjAe tenA para kopa karyo nahIM. eho ! puNyano vilAsa AzcaryakAraka che. kahyuM che ke "premALa patnI, sArA vinayavALo putra, guNo vaDe alaMkRta bhAI, snehavALA baMdhujano, ati catura mitra, nitya prasanna thayelo svAmI, lobha rahita nokara ane potAnA baMdhu tathA puNya mArge ja prAyaH vaparAtuM dhana-A sarva vastu puNyanA udayathI koIka puruSane ja niraMtara prApta thAya che.'' (73) 1. pUrva ke uttara tarapha mukha rAkhIne rahevuM te. pethaDakumAra caritra 156

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te pachI rAjA ane maMtrI e bannee vicAra karIne saMdhi, vigraha vagere sAdhavAmAM nipuNa buddhivALA dUtane bIjA navIna muhUrtamAM mokalyo. teNe paNa te sainyanI sAthe saMdhi karI tene calAvI dIdhuMpAchuM vALyuM. pethaDa maMtrInI pratikramaNa mATenI paddhati te pethaDa maMtrI be gAu dUra guruno yoga hoya to tyAM jaIne temanI samakSa devasi pratikramaNa karato hato, ane pAkSika vagere pratikramaNa mATe cAra gAu dUra guru hoya to tyAM jaIne paNa gurunI samakSa ja pratikramaNa karato hato, kema ke gharamAM pratikramaNa karavAthI manamAM gharanA vyApArano vicAra thavA saMbhava che, sthApanAcAryanI pratyupekSAdikano niyama raheto nathI tathA rAgadveSanA udayano saMbhava rahe che, tethI sAdhunI samIpe Avazyaka (pratikramaNa) karavuM zreSTha che. jema saMskAra karyA vinAnI bhIMta upara citrAmaNa sAruM thaI zakatuM nathI, tema mana rAgadveSa vinAnuM na thAya tyAM sudhI prathama sAmAyika ja sthApI zakAtuM nathI, to pachI pratikramaNa to zI rIte thaI zake ? ane jo samabhAvamAM mana ramaNa karatuM hoya to achatA paNa samatAdika sAdhunA guNo manamAM pratibiMbita thAya che. te upara zuddha karelI bhIMtanuM dRSTAMta che, te A pramANe 157 pethaDa maMtrInI pratikramaNa mATe nI paddhati * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * : * * * * :

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koI nagaramAM koI rAjAe citArAone bolAvI temane potAnI sabhA cItaravA ApI. temAM eka taraphanI bhIMtano vibhAga ghaNA citArAoe cItaravA mATe grahaNa karyo ane tenI sAmenI bhIMtano bhAga mAtra eka ja citArAe grahaNa karyo. pachI te bannenI vacce javanikA (paDado) rAkhavAmAM AvI. jyAre te ghaNA citArAoe te potAnI AkhI bhIMta suzobhita citrathI bhUSita karI, tyAre pelA eka citArAe potAnI bhIMta mAtra maThArI maThArIne atyaMta ujvaLa arIsA jevI karI. pachI vacce rAkhelI javanikA jyAre dUra karavAmAM AvI, tyAre te bhIMtanA badhAM citro sAmenI zuddha karelI bhIMtamAM pratibiMbarUpe dekhAvA lAgyAM. tethI rAjA ghaNuM Azcarya pAmyo. AvI buddhithI te citAro rAjA pAsethI ghaNuM dhana pAmyo. te ja pramANe samatAvALA hRdayamAM guNonuM pratibiMba paDavAthI paNa uttama sthAna (mokSa) prApta thAya che. te eka varSanI aMdara niyamathI traNa vAra gurunI pAse prazna pUchIne navakAra maMtra vagere sUtronA arthane pragaTapaNe jANato hato tathA sUtra, akSara ane padArthanuM ciMtavana karavAmAM ekAgra manavALo thaIne ja pratikramaNa karato hato. kahyuM che ke - "pratilekhana karatI vakhate; mAtru karatI vakhate, Thallo karatI vakhate; pratikramaNa karatI vakhate ane mArgamAM cAlatI vakhate munie mauna rahevuM joIe." pethaDakumAra caritra 158

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pethaDa maMtrInI sAdharmika bhakti te pethaDa maMtrI azva para ArUDha thaI, lAkho manuSyonA parivAra sahita, mArgamAM jato hoya te vakhate te jo koI navA sAdharmikane jue to tarata ja azva parathI UtarI te sAdharmikane namaskAra karato hato. kahyuM che ke gharanA AMgaNe sAdharmika Ave tyAre tene joIne jene sneha utpanna na thAya to tenA samakitamAM ja saMdeha che, ema jinazAsanamAM kahyuM che.' jo aizvarya prApta thayA chatAM paNa te vinaya sahita hoya to te dakSiNAvarta zaMkhamAM gaMgAjaLa bharyA jevuM che; kalpavRkSa maMjarIvALuM thayA jevuM che; pUrNimAno caMdra kalaMka vinAno thayA jevuM che; saubhAgyavatI strInA mastaka para mugaTa bAMdhyA jevuM che ane suvarNa sugaMdhathI yukta thayA jevuM che ema jANavuM. A pramANe tenAM aneka puNyakAryonI koTinI racanA sAMbhaLavAthI tuSTimAna thayelA idra keTaleka kALe potAnA ardhAsana upara besADavA mATe te maMtrIzvarane bolAvyo tyAre te suvarNanA khoLA caDAvelA jyotimaMDana nAmanA caityanA maMDaparUpI vimAnamAM ArUDha thaIne pahelA devalokamAM gayo. 159 pethaDa maMtrInI sAdharmika bhakti

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Almo taraMga jhAMjhaNa maMtrInI vIratA ane ad bhuta zAsana-prabhAvanA pethaDa maMtrI svarge gayA pachI zukrAcAryanI zreSTha buddhino paNa nAza karanAro ane caMdra jevI ujjavaLa kIrtivALo teno putra jhAMjhaNa rAjavyApAra karavA lAgyo. (maMtrInI jagyAe nimAyo.) teNe ekadA guru pAse dhamadazanAmAM sAMbhaLyuM : "tIrthanI yAtrA karavAthI AraMbha-samAraMbhanI nivRtti thAya che; dhananI saphaLatA thAya che; saMghanI bhakti thAya che; samakitanI ati nirmaLatA thAya che; snehIjananuM hita thAya che; jIrNa caityono uddhAra vagere thAya che; tIrthanI prabhAvanA thAya che; jinezvare kahelA vacananuM pAlana thAya che; tIrthakara nAmakarmano baMdha thAya che; siddhinI samIpe avAya che ane deva tathA manuSyabhavanI prApti thAya che...A sarva tIrthayAtrAnAM phaLa che. prathama to meru parvata sothI moTo che; tenAthI pRthvI moTI che; tenAthI megha moTo che; tenAthI samudra moTo che, tenAthI agatya moTo che; tenAthI AkAza moTuM che; tenAthI graho moTA che; tenAthI jinezvara moTA che -A badhA ekabIjAthI anukrame moTA che. A badhAthI moTo, jinezvare paNa pUjelo evo, zrIsaMgha che. te saMghanuM pethaDakumAra caritra 160

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paNa adhipatipaNArUpa ane sarva sthAnomAM uttama sthAnarUpa mAtA ane gurunI AziSanuM phaLa agaNya puNyathI prApta thAya che."-- ityAdika gurunI vANI sAMbhaLI jhAMjhaNa maMtrInA manamAM tIrthayAtrAno bhAva utpanna thayo, tethI teNe ghaNA dezomAM kaMkotarI mokalIne sakaLa saMghane bolAvyo ane prathamathI ja azvo, ratha, gADAM, poTho vagere sarva sAmagrI taiyAra karI. te vakhate aDhI lAkha manuSyo yAtrAne mATe ekatra maLyA. pachI saMvata 1340nA mAgha suda 5 ne divase sArA muhUrte, uttama zukana vaDe, saMthe prayANa karyuM. te pramANane samaye vAjiMtranA zabdo vaDe, nATakaDInA zabdo vaDe, cAraNa-bhATonA papadI chaMdo vaDe, strIsamUhanA dhavala gIta vaDe, gavaiyAonA saMgItanA zabdo vaDe, azvonA heSita rava vaDe, vRSabhonA samUhanI Doke bAMdhelI zabda karatI ghaMTaDInA ghoSa vaDe ane rathanA citkAra zabdo vaDe AkhuM vizva ekazabdamaya thaI gayuM. te saMghamAM bAra jinamaMdiro hatAM; temane UMcI dhvajAo bAMdhelI hatI; manohara cAmaro vIMjhAtA hatA ane temane suvarNanAM toraNo hatAM. dareka jinacaityamAM niraMtara nRtya karanAra ekeka nartakInuM peTaka, mRdaMgAdika sAmagrI sahita, rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. te saMghamAM bAra hajAra gADAMo hatAM. te gADAMo cAmaDAnAM vastrothI DhAMkelAM hatAM. temAM dhananI vRSTi karavAmAM megha samAna bAra saMghapatio hatA. temAM kaMTha ane zIMgaDAMone aneka AbhUSaNothI zaNagArelA, ati vegavALA ane ati puSTa zarIravALA pacAsa hajAra 1. peDuM -samUha, jUtha, ToLuM. 161 jhAMjhaNa maMtrInI vIratA ane ad bhuta zAsana-prabhAvanA

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poThiyA hatA. ghaNA parivAra sAthe zrI dharmaghoSasUri nAmanA uttama guru vastranI pauSadhazALAmAM rahetA hatA tathA bIjA paNa vIza AcAryo parivAra sahita hatA. te saMghanI sAthe sukhAsano, sainya, zrIkarIo, pANInA veNAMo, rasoIyAo ane suthAro vagere sarva sAmagrIo hatI. vastranAM ghara (taMbuo) tathA moTA zastrAdika bhArane upADavA mATe sarva maLIne bAraso khaccara ane UTo hatAM. jANe ke moharAjAne jItanAruM sainya hoya, siddhipurI tarapha janAro sAthe hoya ane maMtrIzvaranA udAra puNyarUpI lakSmInA vivAhanI jAna hoya evo te saMgha ghaNAM bhojana, zAka, ghI, dUdha, dahIM, pANI, ghAsa ane IdhaNAM vagere sAmagrI vaDe sukhakAraka prayANa ane vizrAMti (paDAva) vaDe cAlato hato. te saMghanI rakSA karavA mATe maMtrInI sAthe rAjAe sella nAmanA zastrane dhAraNa karanAra, mahAparAkramI sighana nAmanA senApatine mokalyA hatA. tenA be hajAra savAro ane bIjA eka hajAra padAtio AkhI rAtri taMbuonA killAnI pharatA bhamatA hatA. maMtrIzvara sarva jano jamI rahyA pachI jamatA hatA, sarva jano sUI gayA pachI sUtA hatA ane prAtaHkALe sarvathI pahelAM jAgatA hatA. cAlatI vakhate mArgamAM sarva saMghanI pAchaLa siMghana sannaddhabaddha thaIne eka hajAra savAro sAthe cAlatA hatA, ane be paDakhe pAMcaso pAMcaso savAro saMghanuM rakSaNa karatA hatA. tathA saMghanI AgaLa zabda karatI ghUgharIo 1. jeNe bakhtara dhAraNa karyuM hoya te. pethaDakumAra caritra 162

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sahita palANelA uttama azva para ArUDha thayelA, ane tethI uccaHzravasa nAmanA azva upara ArUDha thayelA, iMdranI zobhAne dhAraNa karatA baLavAna maMtrIzvara bakhtara paherI, Ayudha (zastrane) dhAraNa karI, eka hajAra azvo ane padAtinA samUha sAthe, mArgamAM vAjiMtronA moTA zabdapUrvaka cAlatA hatA. AvI rIte cAlatA saMghanI UDelI raja vaDe iMdrAdika devo pApane nAza karanAruM snAna karatA hatA. jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe baMdhAvelo kareDAno devaprAsAda anukrame cAlato te saMgha bAlapura nAmanA nagaramAM Avyo. tyAM maMtrIzvarano mAmo narapati nAmano zreSThI raheto hato. teNe zrIsaMghano moTo pravezotsava karyo. tyAM covIza tIrthaMkaronAM bibonI sthApanA karI te maMtrIzvara saMgha sAthe pRthvIrUpI strInA netra samAna citrakUTa (citoDagaDha)mAM Avyo. tyAM samagra saMghe caityaparipATI vagere savistara karI tyAM rahelA vicitra prakAranAM Azcaryone kautukapUrvaka joyAM. te pachI saMgha pApanA samUhane nAza karanAra karaheTaka (kareDA) nagaramAM gayo. tyAM upasarganuM haraNa karanAra zrI pArzvanAthanI je zyAma pratimA che, tene saMghe namaskAra karyA. tyAM moTA utsavapUrvaka je avasare maMtrIzvarane saMghanA iMdra (saMghapati) karavAmAM AvyA, te vakhate paMDitajanoe A pramANe utprekSA karI : ''zuM A maMtrIrUpI subhaTa jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe baMdhAvelo kareDAno devaprAsAda 163 2 www.jainelibrary:org

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kaliyugarUpI zatruone haNaze ? hA, kema ke tenuM vizALa kapALa dhanuSa jevuM che, temAM saraLa bhUkuTiyugala che te pratyaMcA sadaza che ane temAM manohara tilaka kareluM che te pratyaMcA para caDAvelA tIkSNa bANa jevuM che." jyAre maMtrIne tilaka karavAmAM AvyuM, tyAre guru mahArAje tene kahyuM : "he bhadra ! je saMghapati hoya teNe dareka prayANe navuM moTuM caitya karAvavuM joIe. tevI zakti na hoya to je ThekANe (nagaramAM) tilaka thayuM hoya, tyAM to avazya saMghapatie mokSalakSmInA deharUpa jinagRha karAvavuM joIe." A pramANe gurunuM vacana sAMbhaLI saMghapatie tyAM eka ThekANe zIdhrapaNe caitya karAvavAno AraMbha karyo. paraMtu divase jeTaluM kAma karyuM hoya teTaluM rAtrimAM paDI javA lAgyuM. A pramANe be-traNa sthAnako badalyAM to paNa te paDI javA lAgyuM, kema ke tyAM rahelo kSetrapALa deva uddhata hovAthI maMtrInuM karAvAtuM navuM caitya sahana karato nahoto. tethI te ThekANe pahelAnuM zrI neminAthanuM nAnuM caitya hatuM, tene ja navesarathI moTuM karAvavA mAMDayuM. tene paNa te kSetrapALa pADI nAkhavA lAgyo, tyAre maMtrI zIghratAthI parAkrama ane sattA vaDe karAvavA lAgyo, eTale te kSetrapALa krodha pAmI saMghanA janone mastakanI pIDA, vara ane marakIne utpanna karI upadrava karavA lAgyo. te vakhate saMghanA mukhya janoe maMtrIne kahyuM : "he maMtrI ! tame phogaTa baLa (baLAtkAra) na karo. kema ke manuSyo devane kadApi baLathI jItI zakatA nathI. juo ke, draupadIe icchelA kamaLane levA mATe pAMce pethaDakumAra caritra 164

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mUDha mativALo je puruSa caityanA dravyano ane sAdhAraNa dravyano vinAza kare che, te dharmane jANato ja nathI. athavA teNe prathama narakanuM AyuSya bAMdhyuM che ema jANavuM. (70)" bIje divase ghaNA lokoe Agraha karyA chatAM paNa maMtrIzvare bhojana karyuM nahIM. tethI te divase mahAdhara vagere ghaNA zreSThIo bhojana vinA ja rahyA. jema unnata meghanI rAha jovAya tema bhojana karyA vinA ja te loko suvarNanA mArganI rAha jotA rahyA. chevaTe be ghaDI divasa bAkI rahyo, tevAmAM te suvarNanI UMTaDIo AvI. te joI tatkALa harSarUpI meru parvate kSobha pamADelo agAdha saMgharU pI samudra moTo dhvani karavA lAgyo. pachI maMtrIe te ja vakhate toLIne devanuM suvarNa ApI dIdhuM ane dharmakriyAmAM tatpara (nipuNa) evA te maMtrIe te vakhate caturvidha AhAranuM paccakakhANa karyuM. kahyuM che ke divasanA AraMbhamAM ane cheDe rAtribhojananA doSane jANanAra je mANasa babbe ghaDIno tyAga karIne bhojana kare che, te mANasa puNyanuM bhAjana che - puNyazALI thAya che." pachI prAta:kALe jeNe Agale divase upavAsa karyo hato, te sarvenA bhojana ane bhaktipUrvaka pote chaThThanuM pAraNuM karyuM tathA te divase moTuM saMghavAtsalya karyuM. badhI suvarNanI dhaDIo ApI ane te uparAMta agiyAra lAkha rUpiyAno vyaya karI maMtrI potAne ghera gayA. ekadA prAtaHkALe UThI, prabhAtanI kriyA karI, zeThiyAne yogya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * * * * zvetAMbara saMghapatino vijaya 149

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prANIonA karoDo manorathone pUrNa karanAra, du:khane dUra karanAra, suMdara mahimAvALA ane iMdra samAna bhogavALA zrI pArzvanAthane namana karyuM. kalpavRkSanI pAse bhamarAonA samUha Ave, tema te jIrAulI pArzvanAthanI pAse tenA prabhAvarUpI sugaMdhathI AkarSita ane cotarapha stutirUpI jhaMkAra zabdane karatA ghaNA puNyavaMta saMgho niraMtara Ave che. te pArzvanAthanuM maMtrIe lakSmInA pAtrarUpa snAtra karyuM; karoDa puSpo caDhAvI pUjA karI; cha maNa kapUrano dhUpa karyo ane motInI mALAvALo sonAnA taMtuno bharelo rezamI vastrano ulloca eka lAkha rUpiyAnA vyayathI taiyAra karAvI te caityanA maMDapamAM bAMdhyo. te pachI saMgha anukrame cAlato Abu parvata upara gayo. te parvata upara puSpa ane phaLo sahita aDhArabhAra vanaspati rahelI che. te parvata potAnI UMcAI vaDe svargano bheda karaze evI zaMkAthI iMdra paNa vyAkuLa thato hato. UMce rahelA bAra svargalokano jANe mArga hoya tema te zreSTha pagathiyAM vaDe zobhe che; gaMgA vagere mithyAdaSTinAM tIrthonI zreNine paNa te dhAraNa kare che; tenA zikhara upara jaLanAM bharelAM vAdaLAMo sthira thaIne krIDA kare che tathA caDavAnA parizramanA parasevAthI vyApta thayelA zarIrane prIti ApanAra vAyu tenA para maMda maMda vAyA kare che--AvA Abu parvata para saMgha caDaco. tyAM rahelu caitya viMdhyAcaLa parvatathI vadhAre lAMbu, kailAsa parvatathI paNa vadhAre ujjvaLa, himAlaya parvatathI paNa vadhAre zItaLa ane malayAcaLa 1. caMdaravo. pethaDakumAra caritra 166

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parvatathI paNa vadhAre sugaMdhI hatuM. te caMdrAvatI nagarInA svAmI-bAra chatrothI zobhatA ane jenA mahelamAM lAkha azvo bAMdhelA hatA evA-vimaLe karAvyuM hatuM. te caitya bArIka vividha kotarelI ghaNI kotaraNIo ne mInAkAmathI zobhita hatuM ane jonAranI dRSTine amRtanA aMjana samAna hatuM. AvuM manohara caitya saMgha tathA maMtrIoe joyuM. te caityamAM motInA sAthiyAnI nizAnIthI pRthvImAMthI pragaTa thayelA zrI RSabha prabhunI sthApanA karelI hatI. tenI vidhipUrvaka pUjA karIne maMtrIe manohara moTI rezamI dhvajA caDAvI tathA te ja ThekANe cha kaLapramANa pRthvI upara sADAbAra karoDa rUpiyAno kharca karIne uttama kotaraNInA samUhathI vyApta eka adbhuta caitya tejapALa maMtrIe karAveluM hatuM. tyAM AvIne puNyavaMta maMtrI vagere saMghanA lokoe vidhipUrvaka snAtra, pUjA, dhvajAdika kAryo karyA. te pachI caMdrAvatI nagarImAM rahelA jinezvarone namaskAra karI te saMgha caityo vaDe manohara zobhAvALA ArAsaNa tIrtha tarapha cAlyo. keTaloka mArga ullaMghana karyo teTalAmAM, tatkALa kaSTane sUcavanArI bhayaMkara zabdavALI bhairavI (cIbarI) DAbI bAju rahIne zabda karatI badhA lokoe sAMbhaLI. te vakhate bhaya pAmelo saMgha kSaNavAra Ubho rahI pachI AgaLa cAlyo ane potapotAnA subhaTone sajaja karI maMtrI ane siMghana sAvadhAnapaNe saMghanI AgaLa cAlyA. A avasare te mArgamAM muMjAla nAmano kaMDAla dezano svAmI * 1. A maMtrI hato. 2. vIghA jevuM pramANavizeSa. 167 jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe baMdhAvelo kareDAno devaprasAda

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A pramANe gurunuM vacana sAMbhaLI maMtrIe kahyuM : "megha ghaTAnI jevI zrI vIra bhagavAnanI vANI sAMbhaLavAthI atyaMta prItivALo thayelo mAro cittarUpI mayUra nRtya kare che, tethI te pUjya ! Apa te munine AjJA Apo, ke jethI te prathamathI vAMce, kema ke te pAMcamuM aMga huM sAMbhaLavA icchuM chuM." te sAMbhaLI gurue eka munine AjJA ApI, tethI te prathamathI pAMcamAM aMgane vAMcavA lAgyA. temAM je je ThekANe gautamanuM nAma AvatuM te te vakhate ekeka sonAmahora mUkIne te maMtrI sAMbhaLavA lAgyo. te vakhate spaSTa akSaronI zreNIrUpI haLanA mArganA (lisoTAnA) samUharUpa jJAna nAmanA trIjA kSetramAM maMtrIrUpI meghe sonAmahoronI vRSTi karI. pAMca divasamAM chatrIsa hajAra sonAmahoro vaDe jJAnanI pUjA karIne teNe puruSonA cittamAM camatkAra utpanna karyo. akhUTa dhananA svAmI te maMtrIe bharukaccha (bharuca) vagere nagaromAM sAta moTA jJAnabhaMDAra bharI dIdhA. te badhAM pustakone mATe paTTasUtra, rezamI dorAnuM vesTana ane suvarNanI pATalIo karAvI te maMtrIe potAnuM dhana kRtArtha karyuM pethaDa maMtrInI devapUjA pethaDa maMtrIe zrI gurunI pAse trikALa jinezvaranI pUjA karavAno niyama aMgIkAra karyo hato. te niyamane kRpAnA sthAnarUpa te maMtrI, pethaDakumAra caritra 1para

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vyApAramAM vyagratA chatAM paNa, barAbara pALato hato. saMpattio jinezvaranI bhaktithI ja prApta thAya che, te saMpattine prathama prApta karIne pachI jeo te jinezvaranI bhakti na kare, teo avazya svAmIdrohI che ema jANavuM. ekadA sUryanI jevI zobhAvALA te maMtrIe madhyAhna samaye karmane chaMdavAmAM dedIpyamAna cakra samAna zrI jinezvaranI A pramANe pUjA karavA mAMDI--eka paheravAnuM ane bIju uttarAsananuM ema be rezamI vastra dhAraNa karI mukhakamaLamAM koza bAMdhI, hAthamAM alaMkAra paherI te maMtrIe vidhipUrvaka snAtrAdika pUjA karI. pachI potAnI pAchaLa snAna karI pavitra vastra paherI beThelA mANase anukrame tenA hAthamAM puSpo ApavA mAMDayAM, te puSpo vaDe te bhagavAnanI adbhuta AMgI racavA lAgyo. A avasare sAraMgadeva rAjAnuM sainya avantI dezanI sImAe AvIne rahyuM che, te vAta sAMbhaLI rAjAne tenI sAthe saMdhi karavAnI icchA thaI. kahyuM che ke -- ''saMdhi, vigraha (yuddha), yAna (prayANa), Asana (besI rahevuM), vaidha (bheda karavo) ane Azraya (killAmAM chupAI rahevuM) : A cha rAjAnA rAjyarUpI keLanA vanane rakSaNa karanAra paheregIro che.'' pachI rAjAe saMdhi vigraha vageremAM nipuNa evA dUtane zIghrapaNe mokalavAnI icchAthI jozIne pUchyuM, tyAre teNe vijaya pethaDa maMtrInI devapUjA 153

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rahelA zrI ajitanAthanI puSpAdika vaDe pUjA karI. te pachI saMgha pAlanapuramAM Avyo. tyAM mAtra netranA darzana karavAthI ja prahalAdana nAmanA rAjAne roga rahita karanAra zrI pArzvadeva rahelA che. tenA darzanane mATe haMmezAM zrIkarIne dhAraNa karanArA corAzI zreSThIo Ave che. tyAM haMmezAM darzana karanAra manuSyoe mUkelI sopArInI eka guNa paripUrNa bharAya che ane eka mUDo cokhA thAya che. tyAM pApane nAza karanArA te pArzvanAtha jinezvaranI pUjA karI, jovAlAyaka Azcaryane joI, pachI aNahilapuranA mArgane grahaNa karI, saMghe te tarapha prayANa karyuM, ane keTaleka divase, vighna rahita te pApasamUhane haNanAra saMgha tIrthanAtha zatruMjayanA paMthe paDaco. te ThekANe paDAva nAMkhIne maMtrIe agiyAra mUDA ghauMnI pAMcadhArI lApazI karAvI. tIrtharAjanAM darzanathI utpanna thayelA moTA AnaMdanI jANe vAnagI dekhADato hoya tema te maMtrIe te lApazI AkhA saMghamAM thoDI thoDI zeSa tarIke ApI. te pachI puNyabuddhivALo te, vAjiMtranA nAda, naTInA nRtya ane maMgaLa gItanA ADaMbara sAthe, pAdalipta-pAlItANA nagaramAM Avyo. A avasare laghu kAzmIra evA nAmathI prasiddha sthirApadra (tharAda) nagarathI vAsudevanA jevI lakSmIvALo AbhuzeTha paNa saMgha sAthe pAdalipta nagaramAM Avyo. te Abhu prabhAvakomAM agresara hato; zrImALa jJAtino alaMkAra hato ane lokamAM A chello mAMDalika rAjA che' evA birudane pAmelo hato. tenA saMghamAM cauda hajAra gADAMo pethaDakumAra caritra 170

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hatAM; paMdaraso ne daza jinabiMbo hatAM; sAtaso jinacaityo hatAM; tera pANInA paTTa hatA; sAta paraba hatA; jaLa vahana karanArAM suDatALIza baLado hatA; bAvIza so UMTo hatA; paMdaraso ne daza azvo hatA; nevuM sukhAsano hatA; navANuM zrIkarIo hatI; traNa so pANInI pakhAlo pADA upara rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI; cauda luhAra hatA; so kaMdoI-rasoIyA ane so rAMdhavAnAM kaDAyAM hatA; pacAsa salATa hatA; baso mALI hatA; samRddhivALA so taMboLI ane so paMcakuLa hatA. baso ATha dukAno hatI, sattaraso ne bAvana kASThanA bhArA vahana karanArA hatA tathA chatrIza AcAryo hatA. 3 A jhAMjhaNa maMtrI paradezathI AvelA hovAthI e atithirUpa che ema jANIne Abhu saMghapatie te maMtrIne prathama siddhAcaLa upara caDavAnuM mAna ApyuM, tethI te maMtrI mahotsavapUrvaka saMgha sAthe upara caDhaco. tyAM (eNe) marudevA mAtA ane kapardI yakSa vagerenI pUjA karI; parvatanA zikhara para rahelA zrI yugAdIzane namI vistArathI teno snAtra-mahotsava karyo; prathama motI, paravALA, sonA ane rUpAnAM puSpo vaDe pUjA karyA pachI traNa karoDa sugaMdhI puSpo vaDe pUjA karI; pachI dhvajA caDAvI prabhune AratI utArI; pachI priyAla (rAyaNa) vRkSane vadhAvI potAnA mastaka para te rAyaNane varasAvI. pachI meghanI 1. veNAM. 2. pAlakhI. 3. mIyAnA 4. saMghapati rAyaNane vadhAvI tenI nIce Ubho rahe, te vakhate rAyaNamAMthI dUdhanI vRSTi tenA mastaka para paDatI hatI. Avo jIva traNa bhave mokSagAmI hoya che, ema sAMbhaLavAmAM Ave che. 171 jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe baMdhAvelo kareDAno devaprAsAda

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1 dhana vakhANavA lAyaka che, kema ke devanA upara tAro bhaktino vistAra Avo hada vinAno che. zarIramAM caitanya, bhojanamAM ghI, rAjAnA zAsanamAM zrIkAra, athANAmAM lIMbuno rasa ane dharmamAM bhAvanA-A sarva sArabhUta-zreSTha che. mana, vacana, kAyA, vastra, pRthvI, pUjAnI sAmagrI ane sthiti- A sAte prakAranI zuddhipUrvaka pUjA karanAra tArA jevo bIjo koNa che ? seMkaDo kAryo chatAM paNa, ane meM bolAvyA chatAM paNa, huM maMtrI ! tAre kadApi devapUjAne samaye AvavuM nahIM; tuM sukhethI ekAgra mana vaDe pUjA kara. huM tyAM sudhI DelImAM beTho chuM.'' ema kahI rAjA tyAMthI UThI DelImAM jaI maMtrInA sevake ApelA ucita Asana para beTho. ', te pachI maMtrI paNa vidhipUrvaka pUjA, stuti, kAyotsarga vagere sarva pUrNa karI rAjA pAse AvI, tene namana karI, ucita Asana para beTho. te vakhate jozIe kaheluM vijayamuhUrta jatuM rahyuM hatuM, to paNa rAjAe tenA para kopa karyo nahIM. eho ! puNyano vilAsa AzcaryakAraka che. kahyuM che ke "premALa patnI, sArA vinayavALo putra, guNo vaDe alaMkRta bhAI, snehavALA baMdhujano, ati catura mitra, nitya prasanna thayelo svAmI, lobha rahita nokara ane potAnA baMdhu tathA puNya mArge ja prAyaH vaparAtuM dhana-A sarva vastu puNyanA udayathI koIka puruSane ja niraMtara prApta thAya che.'' (73) ,, 1. pUrva ke uttara tarapha mukha rAkhIne rahevuM te. pethaDakumAra caritra 156 www.jainelibrary.ig

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te pachI rAjA ane maMtrI e bannee vicAra karIne saMdhi, vigraha vagere sAdhavAmAM nipuNa buddhivALA dUtane bIjA navIna muhUrtamAM mokalyo. teNe paNa te sainyanI sAthe saMdhi karI tene calAvI dIdhuMpAchuM vALyuM. 6 pethaDa maMtrInI pratikramaNa mATenI paddhati te pethaDa maMtrI be gAu dUra guruno yoga hoya to tyAM jaIne temanI samakSa devasi pratikramaNa karato hato, ane pAkSika vagere pratikramaNa mATe cAra gAu dUra guru hoya to tyAM jaIne paNa gurunI samakSa ja pratikramaNa karato hato, kema ke gharamAM pratikramaNa karavAthI manamAM gharanA vyApArano vicAra thavA saMbhava che, sthApanAcAryanI pratyupekSAdikano niyama raheto nathI tathA rAgadveSanA udayano saMbhava rahe che; tethI sAdhunI samIpe Avazyaka (pratikramaNa) karavuM zreSTha che. jema saMskAra karyA vinAnI bhIMta upara citrAmaNa sAruM thaI zakatu nathI, tema mana rAgadveSa vinAnuM na thAya tyAM sudhI prathama sAmAyika ja sthApI zakAtuM nathI, to pachI pratikramaNa to zI rIte thaI zake ? ane jo samabhAvamAM mana ramaNa karatuM hoya to achatA paNa samatAdika sAdhunA guNo manamAM pratibiMbita thAya che. te upara zuddha karelI bhIMtanuM dRSTAMta che, te A pramANe-- 157 pethaDa maMtrInI pratikramaNa mATenI paddhati

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thAya che. A tIrthamAM manohara moTA parvato che, cittane AnaMda ApanAra cetyo che ane kAMti vaDe zobhatI pratimAo che. AvI pRthvI koI paNa ThekANe nathI; A kAraNathI ja sarva saMgha sahita vastupALa maMtrIe, anukrame vadhatAM vadhatAM, eka puSpanuM eka sonAmahora mUlya thayuM, to paNa sarva puSpo kharIda karIne te vaDe siddhAcaLanI pRthvInI pUjA karI hatI. tyAra pachI te Abhue nIce utarI saMgha sahita jhAMjhaNa maMtrIne moTI bhaktithI jamADyA. te joI maMtrI ati Azcarya pAmyo. pote alpa dravyano vyaya karyo te bAbata teNe potAnA AtmAnI niMdA karI ane te Abhue ghaNA dravyano vyaya karyo te bAbata tenI prazaMsA karI. bane tIrthomAM eka vajAnuM dAna te pachI maMtrI te tIrthezanI rajA levA mATe pAMca-cha divase pharIthI girirAja upara caDhayo. tyAM utsAhapUrvaka jinezvarane namI prathama karAvI rAkhelI suvarNanI dhvajA AdinAthanA mastakathI AraMbhIne daMDa sudhI baMdhAvI. te dhvajA bAMdhatAM, joIe te karatAM vadhI paDI, tenI vadhAmaNI bAMdhanAre maMtrIne ApI, kema ke badhAM kAryamAM vastunI vRddhine sanduruSo vakhANe che. tyAra pachI AnaMdathI te maMtrIe sonI lokonI pAse eka mUDA hAthanI pahoLI ane giranAra sudhI pethaDakumAra caritra 174 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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lAMbI suvarNanI pATanI dhvajA ghaDAvavA mAMDI. temAM te dhvajA nIcenA bhAgamAM rUpAnI pATanI, uparanA bhAgamAM suvarNanI pATanI ane vacce yaja nAmanA rezamI vastranI-ema traNa bhAtanI dhvajA karAvavA mAMDI. bAvana devakulikAnI mekhalA upara, neminAthanA caitya upara ane anupama nAmanA sarovaranI madhye rahelA caitya upara te dhvajA bAMdhIne tyAMthI AgaLa cAlyo. pachI tyAMthI AgaLa cAlatAM paMcaraMgI rezamI vastrothI vIMTelAM vRkSo upara te dhvajAne bAMdhato parvatane mArge cAlyo, ane tenI pAchaLa te ja mArge saMgha paNa cAlyo. tyArathI te mArga dhorI thayo che. haMmezAM sonI loko jeTalI dhvajA karatA hatA, teTalI pRthvI ja saMgha paNa jato hato. AvI rItanA prayANa vaDe saMgha sahita te maMtrI pRthvI para pavitra evA giranAra parvatane pAmI tenA para caDhayo. tyAM zrI neminAthanA mastaka para te dhvajA caDhAvI tenA caityanA zikhara sudhI vajAne laI gayo. mArgamAM ekeka yojanane cheteNe traNa divasa sudhI pahekjhIra mUkyA hatA. A saLaMga dhvajA copana ghaDI suvarNanI banI hatI. te vakhate kavie varNana karyuM ke, "kharekhara, A maMtrI mAlava dezano svAmI che (bIjA arthamAM mA eTale lakSmI, teno lava eTale leza, eTale alpa lakSmIno svAmI che) ema mane lAge che, kema ke prApti (zakti) vinAnA evA teNe be tIrthamAM eka ja dhvajA caDAvI (zaktivALo hoya to judI judI dhvajA caDAvavI 1. A uparathI jANI zakAya che ke, traNa divasa pachI te saLaMga dhvajA tIrthanA vahIvaTa karanAre utarAvI laI yogya vyavasthA karI haze. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 175 baMne tIrthomAM eka vajAnuM dAna

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Amo taraMga jhAMjhaNa maMtrInI vIratA ane addabhuta zAsana-prabhAvanA pethaDa maMtrI svarge gayA pachI zukrAcAryanI zreSTha buddhino paNa nAza karanAro ane caMdra jevI ujajavaLa kIrtivALo teno putra jhAMjhaNa rAjavyApAra karavA lAgyo. (maMtrInI jagyAe nimAyo.) teNe ekadA guru pAse dhamadazanAmAM sAMbhaLyuM : "tIrthanI yAtrA karavAthI AraMbha-samAraMbhanI nivRtti thAya che, dhananI saphaLatA thAya che; saMghanI bhakti thAya che; samakitanI ati nirmaLatA thAya che; snehIjananuM hita thAya che; jIrNa caityono uddhAra vagere thAya che; tIrthanI prabhAvanA thAya che; jinezvare kahelA vacananuM pAlana thAya che; tIrthakara nAmakarmano baMdha thAya che; siddhinI samIpe avAya che ane deva tathA manuSyabhavanI prApti thAya che-A sarva tIrthayAtrAnAM phaLa che. prathama to meru parvata sauthI moTo che, tenAthI pRthvI moTI che; tenAthI megha moTo che; tenAthI samudra moTo che; tenAthI agatya moTo che; tenAthI AkAza moTuM che; tenAthI graho moTA che; tenAthI jinezvara moTA che -A badhA ekabIjAthI anukrame moTA che. A badhAthI moTo, jinezvare paNa pUjelo evo, zrIsaMgha che. te saMghanuM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * , , , pethaDakumAra caritra 160

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paNa adhipatipaNArUpa ane sarva sthAnomAM uttama sthAnarUpa mAtA ane gurunI AziSanuM phaLa agaNya puNyathI prApta thAya che."-- ityAdika gurunI vANI sAMbhaLI jhAMjhaNa maMtrInA manamAM tIrthayAtrAno bhAva utpanna thayo, tethI teNe ghaNA dezomAM kaMkotarIo mokalIne sakaLa saMghane bolAvyo ane prathamathI ja azvo, ratha, gADAM, poTho vagere sarva sAmagrI taiyAra karI. te vakhate aDhI lAkha manuSyo yAtrAne mATe ekatra maLyA. pachI saMvata 1340nA mAgha sudI 5 ne divase sArA muhUrte, uttama zukana vaDe, saMghe prayANa karyuM. te pramANane samaye vAjiMtranA zabdo vaDe, nATakaDInA zabdo vaDe, cAraNa-bhATonA SapadI chaMdo vaDe, strIsamUhanA dhavala gIta vaDe, gavaiyAonA saMgItanA zabdo vaDe, azvonA heSita rava vaDe, vRSabhonA samUhanI Doke bAMdhelI zabda karatI ghaMTaDIonA ghoSa vaDe ane rathanA citkAra zabdo vaDe AkhuM vizva ekazabdamaya thaI gayuM. te saMghamAM bAra jinamaMdiro hatAM, temane UMcI dhvajAo bAMdhelI hatI; manohara cAmaro vIMjhAtA hatA ane temane suvarNanAM toraNo hatAM. dareka jinacaityamAM niraMtara nRtya karanAra ekeka nartakInuM peTaka, mRdaMgAdika sAmagrI sahita, rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. te saMghamAM bAra hajAra gADAM hatAM. te gADAMo cAmaDAnAM vastrothI DhAMkelAM hatAM. temAM dhananI vRSTi karavAmAM megha samAna bAra saMghapatio hatA. temAM kaMTha ane zIMgaDAMone aneka AbhUSaNothI zaNagArelA, ati vegavALA ane ati puSTa zarIravALA pacAsa hajAra 1. peDuM -samUha, jUtha, ToLuM. 161 jhAMjhaNa maMtrInI vIratA ane ad bhuta zAsana-prabhAvanA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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ghaNuM dhana ApyuM, tathA vakhANavAlAyaka lakSaNone dhAraNa karato eka uttama azva, tema ja sonAnI sAMkaLI ane pAghaDI vagere puSkaLa ApyuM. te laI ghaNo ja khuzI thayelo te bhATa tatkALa te ja azva para caDhIne cAlyo, ane rAjAnI pAse Avyo. te joI rAjAe tene pUchyuM : ''AvuM InAma tane kyAM maLyuM ?'' tyAre te baMdIe kahyuM : ''he deva ! Apa A pramANa (sAcuM) mAno ke A sarva zaNagAra maMDapadurgamAM huM Aje gayo hato tyAMthI mane maLyo che.'' te sAMbhaLI rAjAe hasIne kahyuM : "he uttama baMdI ! bhATa-cAraNo jeTaluM maLe tenAthI daza gaNuM bole che e kahevata teM satya karI.'' te sAMbhaLI baMdIe kahyuM : '"meM to eka gaNuM paNa kahyuM nathI.'' tyAre rAjAe kahyuM : "ThIka. tuM kahe te kharuM, paraMtu tuM kahe ke tyAM hamaNAM zuM che ? te tyAM zuM joyuM ?'' tyAre baMdIe kahyuM : "tyAM rAjyane bhogavanAra jhAMjhaNa nAmano rAjA che. te navIna brahmAe acaLa (sthira) mAMDavagaDhane hAlato-cAlato karyo che.'' rAjAe pUchyuM : ''te zI rIte ?'' baMdIe kahyuM : '"he deva ! jhAMjhaNa nAme avaMtino maMtrI che, te moTA saMgha sahita ahIM ApaNA nagaranI samIpe ja Avyo che. teNe vastranA taMbu vaDe mAMDavagaDhanI sarva racanA yathArtha karI che. te jANe ke maMtrIno ujjvaLa samagra yaza hoya tema tenI sAthe cAle che.'' baMdIe kareluM varNana sAMbhaLIne karNanA putra te sAraMga rAjAe, (pote) vivekI tema ja kautukI hovAthI, potAnI nagarImAM pethaDakumAra caritra 178

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asAdhAraNa zobhA karAvI. temAM aMbADI, kUla ane ghaMTA vagerethI hAthIone zaNagAravAmAM AvyA, moTA azvone palANa vagerethI zaNagAryA, moTAM chatro, manohara vAjiMtro ane kuzaLa subhaTone paNa taiyAra karyA. e rIte sarva samRddhi vaDe zobhAnI vRddhi karato ane hAthIo vaDe pRthvIne kaMpAvato te rAjA, ISyano tyAga karI, saMghapatinI sanmukha cAlyo. A vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne maMtrI paNa, saMghamAM toraNo ane UMcI dhvajAo vaDe. vividha prakAranI zobhA karAvIne, moTA ADaMbara sAthe, rAjAnI sanmukha gayo. dUrathI rAjAne joIne tarata ja maMtrI potAnI sAthe rAkhelA pAsenA tAjA-thoDA vakhata pahelAM ja thayelA daza-saMghapatio ane ekavIza mahAdhuronI sAthe zreSTha azva parathI nIce Utaryo. rAjA paNa pAse Avyo tyAre gajendra parathI nIce Utaryo. te vakhate te batrIze mahApuruSo rAjAnI pAse bheTa mUkI tene page lAgyA. rAjAe te sarvanuM sanmAna karI tathA maMtrInuM vizeSa sanmAna karI pote azva para ArUDha thaI badhAne moTA AgrahathI azvo para caDhAvyA. te pachI rAjA badhAnI sAthe AgaLa cAlyo. saMgha pAse AvatAM teNe mAMDavagaDhanI racanA joI. te vAyuthI pharakatI dhvajArUpI taraMgovALA kSIrasAgara jevI zobhatI hatI. tenI pradakSiNA karatA UMcA toraNavALA daravAjAne joI rAjAe potAno hAthI, ghoDA vagereno parivAra bahAra mUkI aMdara praveza karyo. anukrame saMghano paDAva joto joto rAjA maMtrInI patnI pAse gayo. te vakhate teNIe 1. moTA zeThiyAo. 179 bane tIrthomAM eka dhvajAnuM dAna

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kaliyugarUpI zatruone haNaze ? hA, kema ke tenuM vizALa kapALa dhanuSa jevu che, temAM saraLa bhrUkuTiyugala che te pratyaMcA sadaza che ane temAM manohara tilaka kareluM che te pratyaMcA para caDAvelA tIkSNa bANa jevuM che.'' jyAre maMtrIne tilaka karavAmAM AvyuM, tyAre guru mahArAje tene kahyuM : "he bhadra ! je saMghapati hoya teNe dareka prayANe navuM moTuM caitya karAvavuM joIe. tevI zakti na hoya to je ThekANe (nagaramAM) tilaka thayuM hoya, tyAM to avazya saMghapatie mokSalakSmInA deharUpa jinagRha karAvavuM joIe.'' A pramANe gurunuM vacana sAMbhaLI saMghapatie tyAM eka ThekANe zIghrapaNe caitya karAvavAno AraMbha karyo. paraMtu divase jeTaluM kAma karyuM hoya teTalu rAtrimAM paDI javA lAgyuM. A pramANe be-traNa sthAnako badalyAM to paNa te paDI javA lAgyuM, kema ke tyAM rahelo kSetrapALa deva uddhata hovAthI maMtrInu karAvAtuM navuM caitya sahana karato nahoto. tethI te ThekANe pahelAnu zrI neminAthanu nAnuM caitya hatuM, tene ja navesarathI moTuM karAvavA mAMDayuM. tene paNa te kSetrapALa pADI nAkhavA lAgyo, tyAre maMtrI zIvratAthI parAkrama ane sattA vaDe karAvavA lAgyo, eTale te kSetrapALa krodha pAmI saMghanA janone mastakanI pIDA, jvara ane marakIne utpanna karI upadrava karavA lAgyo. te vakhate saMghanA mukhya janoe maMtrIne kahyuM : "he maMtrI ! tame phogaTa baLa (baLAtkAra) na karo. kema ke manuSyo devane kadApi baLathI jItI zakatA nathI. juo ke, draupadIe icchelA kamaLane levA mATe pAMce pethaDakumAra caritra 164

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ja tenA hAthamAMthI tAMbUlanuM bIDuM jhaDapI lIdhuM. pachI maMtrI kapUra lAvavA mATe aMdara gayo, paraMtu tAMbUlanI bAbatamAM te potAnA cittamAM Azcarya pAmyo hato, tethI teNe rAjAnA koI sevakane te bAbata pUchIne bIDuM jhaDapI levAnuM kAraNa jANI lIdhuM. pachI maMtrI ghaNuM kapUra lAvIne sarva lokonA dekhatAM rAjAnA hAthamAM dhAra vaDe nAMkhavA lAgyo. rAjAe DAbo hAtha dharyo hato. te tevA UMcI jAtanA kapUra vaDe zikhA sahita bharAI gayo ane kapUra nIce pRthvI para paDavAno vakhata Avyo, eTale te nahIM paDavA devAnA hetuthI rAjAe ekadama jamaNo hAtha lAMbo karyo, te upara kavi ullekSA kare che ke banne hAtha yugalapaNe sAthe utpanna thayA chatAM paNa adharmanA kArya karavAmAM nipuNa hovAthI judA paDelA DAbA hAthane puNyakarmanI paraMparA karavAthI atyaMta moTAIne pAmelA jamaNA hAthe, kapUra paDI javA lAgyuM te vakhate, tene nahIM paDavA devA mATe, potAnA aparigraharUpa vratano tyAga karI, je sahAya karI, tethI huM mAnuM chuM ke te vakhate jamaNA hAthanuM lohI tapyuM hatuM tethI teNe sahAya karI hatI, kema ke lohI tapavAmAM svajanapaNuM ja kAraNa chesvajanapaNAthI ja lohI tape che. (ahIM banne hAtha sAthe utpanna thayelA hovAthI svajanapaNuM spaSTa ja che.)" 181 jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe kareluM kapUranuM arpaNa

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mApavA jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe rAjAnA lAMbA karAvelA baMne hAtha rAjAe jamaNo hAtha lAMbo karyo te vakhate lokoe jaya jaya zabda karyo ane rAjA sahita sAmetAdike hAsya karyuM. te vakhate jonArA keTalAka lokoe maMtrInI udAratAnI prazaMsA karI, keTalAke tenI buddhinI ane keTalAke tenA sAhasanI prazaMsA karI. zuddha utpatti sthAnavALuM, uttama sugaMdhavALuM, rAjAone ApavA lAyaka ane ujavaLa varNavALuM jevuM kapUra ApyuM, tevA ja yazane paNa te pAmyo. pachI rAjAe te maMtrIne kahyuM : "Aja sudhI mAro jamaNo hAtha koIe lAMbo karAvyo nathI, te te Aje lAMbo karAvyo che, tethI huM tArA para tuTamAna thayo chuM, mATe tuM icchA pramANe varadAna mAga." tyAre maMtrIe kahyuM : "he deva vacananI satyatA vagere moTA guNarUpI puSpa vaDe zobhatA kalpavRkSa samAna ApanI pAse huM avasare varadAna mAgIza. (tyAM sudhI mAruM varadAna ApanI pAse thApaNarUpa ha.)'' tyAra pachI rAjAe tyAMthI UbhA thaIne te sarve (batrIza) saMghapatione moTA hAthIo upara caDhAvI moTA utsavapUrvaka karNAvatI nagarImAM praveza karAvyo. temane potAnA rAjamahelamAM lAvI rAjAe paherAmaNI ApI ane temane UtaravA mATe moTA AvAso ApyA. tyAM teo traNa divasa rahyA. pachI zvabhramatI-sAbaramatI * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * pethaDakumAra caritra 182

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nAmanI nadInI pAse maMDapa(mAMDavagaDha)nI racanA karI, rAjAne jaNAvI, tenI AjJAthI, teo tyAM jaI rahyA. jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe kedamAMthI choDAvelA cha-- rAjAo ekadA A rAjAe cha-- rAjAone keda karyA che ema sAMbhaLI temane choDAvavAnI icchAthI jhAMjhaNa maMtrI rAjAnI pAse Avyo ane avasara pAmIne bolyo : "he deva ! Ape te vakhate prasanna thaIne je varadAna ApyuM hatuM ane kozamAM thApaNarUpe mUkyuM hatuM, te mane Aje kRpA karIne Apo." tyAre rAjAe kahyuM : "tamane je iSTa hoya te mAgo." tyAre zreSTha maMtrIe dhana ApavA pUrvaka cha-- rAjAo mAgyA. te sAMbhaLI rAjAnuM mana ciMtAgrasta thayuM. je vacana AnaMdane vakhate apAyuM hoya te pachIthI ApavuM (pALavuM) duSkara thAya che. dAnane avasare mahApuruSanuM zarIra paNa kaMpAyamAna thAya che; raNasaMgrAmamAM bhIma paNa dAna devuM paDaze evI zaMkAthI saMkoca pAmyo hato. rAjAne keda karelA rAjAone choDavA e rucatuM nathI ema jANI te catura maMtrIe bIjI vAta karIne A bAbata DhAMkI dIdhI. jema pAtramAM AveluM dAna, jaLamAM nAMkheluM tela ane durjana puruSanI pAse kaheluM gupta vRttAMta prasarI jAya che, tema rAjA tyAMthI Ubho thaIne gayo ke tarata ja te vAta lokamAM prasarI gaI. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 183 jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe rAjAnA lAMbA karAvelA baMne hAtha

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A avasare Abhu maMtrI paNa yAtrA karIne tyAM ja Avyo hato; teNe prathamathI ja A vAta sAMbhaLI hatI. tethI yaza ane puNya meLavavAnI icchAthI te kedI rAjAone choDI mukAvavA utsuka thayo. kahyuM che ke jema samudrane viSe kAMkarA adhama che, zaMkha madhyama che ane ratna uttama che; jema lakSmImAM nAza adhama che, zarIranA bhAgano vyaya madhyama che ane dAna uttama che; jema zrIphaLanA vRkSamAM pAMdaDAM adhama che, puSpa madhyama che ane phaLa uttama che; jema zarIramAM roga adhama che, maLa madhyama che ane paropakAra karavo uttama che; tema manuSyanA AyuSyamAM duSkarma karavuM te adhama che, kIrti upArjana karavI madhyama che ane puNya upArjana karavuM te uttama che." (74) A avasare tyAM gaMgAnA jaLa jevA ujajavaLa ekaso ne daza moTA jAtivaMta azvo vahANamAM AvelA hatA, te laIne rAtrimAM te Abhu tyAM Avyo ane rAjA sUto hato tyAre tenA mahelanI cotarapha pharatA harSathI khAravane karatA te capaLa ghoDAo vaDe lAMbI vallI bAMdhI. (velaDInI jema lAMbA sarakalamAM te ghoDAo bAMdhyA.) tyAra pachI prAtaHkALe vAjiMtronA nAda ane azvonA hekArava vagere vaDe nidrAno tyAga karI rAjAe cotarapha dRSTi pheravI, tyAre teNe te ghoDAo joyA. jema kAnanA kuMDaLanI pharatAM motIo zobhe che, jema sarovarane pharatA haMso zobhe che, jema caityanI pharatI devakulikAo zobhe che, pethaDakumAra caritra 184

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tema te mahelanI pharatA azvo zobhatA hatA. Azcarya vaDe vikasvara daSTivALo rAjA te azvone joI vicAra karavA lAgyo ke, "A azvo konA che ? tathA koNe ane kayA kAryane mATe ahIM bAMdhyA che ?' A pramANe rAjA vicAra kare che, teTalAmAM koI pradhAne prathamathI ja A vRttAMta jANelo hovAthI AvIne rAjAne namaskAra karI vinaMti karI ke, "he svAmI ! A azvo Abhue bAMdhyA che." rAjAe pUchayuM ke, "te Abhu kyAM gayo ?" pradhAne kahyuM, "hamaNAM Apane namaskAra karavA te ahIM Avaze." A pramANe te vAta kare che teTalAmAM AvyuM paNa bheTa laIne rAjA pAse Avyo. ane teNe rAjA pAse keda karelA cha-- rAjAone mukAvavA mATe vinaMti karI. tyAre rAjAe kahyuM : "jhAMjhaNe temane prathama mAgyA che." tyAre Abhue kahyuM : "A bAbatamAM jhAMjhaNe Apane vijJapti karI che, paraMtu te Ape svIkArI nathI. tethI mArA upara Apano A prasAda ho ! ane tema karavAthI he deva ! kAMI paNa doSa nathI. jo mArA kahevAthI Apa temane nahIM choDo to 'AkhA gujarAta dezamAM koI paNa evo moTo zreSThI-dhanapati nahIM hovAthI mAlava dezanA maMtrIe keda karelA rAjAone choDAvyA." enI vAta prasiddha thaze to ApanuM ane ApanA dezanuM pANI Utaraze. (mATe mArI vijJaptithI Ape temane choDavA evo dekhAva karavAthI ane huM ApanA dezano hovAthI ApanuM ane dezanuM UlaTuM sAruM dekhAze)." AvA te AbhunAM vacana rAjAnA hRdayarUpI arIsAmAM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 185 jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe rAjAnA lAMbA karAvelA baMne hAtha

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pratibiMbita thayAM. tethI rAjAe te bannene bolAvI, pAMca aMganI paherAmaNI ApavA pUrvaka, te bannenA vacana upara cha-- rAjAone choDyA. pachI rAjAne vicAra thayo, "meM jhAMjhaNa maMtrIne varadAna ApyuM hatuM, ane teNe ja prathama rAjAonI yAcanA karI hatI, paraMtu meM to te bannene te rAjAo ApyA, te meM vyAjabI karyuM na kahevAya. vaLI, A jhAMjhaNa mahAmaMtrI che ane mAro atithi che, tethI tenA : manamAM kAMI paNa khoTuM na lAge tema thavuM joIe.' A pramANe vicArI teNe te maMtrI pAsethI kAMI paNa dhana lIdhuM nahIM. te vakhate Abhue bIjA channA ardha eTale aDatAlIza lAkha rUpiyA rAjAne ApyA. te to ghaNI lakSmIvALA te Abhane mATe hAthInA bhojanamAMthI eka dANo ApyA jeTaluM ja hatuM. pachI jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe te cha-- rAjAone ekeka artha ane pAMca pAMca zreSTha vastro ApI te badhAne potapotAne sthAne mokalyA. tethI mahAjanone pUjavAlAyaka te maMtrI rAjAono AdhAra ane rAja baMdicchoTaka- keda karelA rAjAone choDAvanAra evA-e birudane pAmyo. rAjAone to bannee mukAvyA hatA, ane dhana Abhue ja ApyuM hatuM, paraMtu tenA yazanI prasiddhi to maMtrInI ja thaI; choDAvanAra tarIke to maMtrI ja prasiddha thayo. kahyuM che ke - ghaNAe bheLA thaIne kArya karyuM hoya to paNa tenuM phaLa mukhyane ja maLe che. juo ke vadhAmaNInA lAbhamAM jihA ja sonAnI maLe che.' pethaDakumAra caritra 186

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"mahine mahine zveta ane kRSNa banne pakSamAM pakhavADiyAmAM caMdranI kAMti sarakhI ja hoya che, to paNa temAM eka ja pakSa zukalapaNAne pAme che -eka ja pakhavADiyuM zveta kahevAya che, tethI karIne ema jaNAya che : puNyathI ja yaza prApta thAya che.' rAjA mATe saMghanA sarva janone bhojana karAvavuM azakya ekadA rAjAe jhAMjhaNanI sAthe oLakhANa ane prItine lIdhe tene bhojana karAvavAnI icchA thavAthI tene nimaMtraNa karavA mATe tenI pAse potAnA pradhAnane mokalyo. eTale teNe jaIne maMtrIne kahyuM : "he maMtrI ! tamArA saMghamAM asaMkhya manuSyo che, tethI sainyanI bAhA (bAhu) pakaDavAnA nyAyathI koNa te badhAne bhojana karAvavA zaktimAna hoya ? arthAt koI paNa zaktimAna nathI. tethI rAjA asAra manuSyono tyAga karI keTalAka hajAra sArA manuSyone bhojana karAvavA icche che. atithi mAtra pANI ja pI jAya to paNa te pApanA samUhano nAza kare che, to pachI tevA yAtrALu aneka atithione jamADavAmAM Ave (jamI jAya) to teo mokSa ApanArA kema na 1. be sainya paraspara yuddha karatAM hoya, to temAM koNe kone mAryo ? evo nizcaya karavA jatAM koIno hAtha pakaDI zakAto nathI ke amuke amukane ja mAryo, tenI jema.. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 187 rAjA mATe saMghanA sarva janone bhojana karAvavuM azakya

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thAya ? to tatkALa prasanna thaIne tevA sArA pAMca-cha hajAra mANasone sAthe laIne tame rAjAne ghera bhojana karavA padhAro. A nimaMtraNa vyartha karavuM yogya nathI." te sAMbhaLI maMtrIe kahyuM : "rAjAnI je AvI icchA thaI te yogya ja che, kema ke pApanA prasArano nAza karI puNyano prasAra karavo tevI pravRtti prathamathI rAjAoe ja karelI che, paraMtu A saMghamAM mahAka thI ekatra thayelA sarve sAdharmiko bAMdhavothI adhika mAnya ane pUjya che, tethI ujjavaLa gaurava bhakti vaDe zobhatA teone jo kadAca mAtra annanA koLiyA mATe ja huM asAra karuM, to huM chellI narake ja jAuM." te sAMbhaLI rAjAnA pradhAne kahyuM : "A sAra-asArano viveka sarva bAbatamAM sarva koIne hoya che; kevaLa tamArI pAse ja A viveka che ema nathI. ju o A Azcarya !'' kahyuM che ke- sarvatra sarvene dharma, peya (pIvA lAyaka), bhojya, bhakSya, nyAya, kArya (karavA lAyaka), gamya (gamana karavA lAyaka), sAruM ane sukhaA sarve padArtho sAmA pakSa sahita ja hoya che, eTale ke dharmanI sAme adharma, peyanI sAme apeya, bhojyanI sAme abhojya, e ja rIte abhakSya, anyAya, akArya, agamya, asAra ane du:kha e sAmA pakSamAM jANavA." (75) te sAMbhaLI jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe kahyuM : "kharI vAta che ke sarvatra sarvane A pramANe hoya che, paraMtu mAre to ahIM zrIsaMghamAM te pethaDaku mAra caritra 188

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pramANe nathI. tethI A bAbatamAM tamAre kAMI kahevA jevuM nathI." ema kahI teNe rAjAnA pradhAnane nivAryo. tyAre te pradhAne rAjA pAse jaI A sarva hakIkata tene kahI. te sAMbhaLI rAjA pote maMtrI pAse Avyo, kAraNa ke, je kArya potAthI thAya te bIjAthI thaI zakatuM nathI. rAjAe paNa AvIne te ja pramANe maMtrIne kahyuM, tyAre jhAMjhaNe hasIne kahyuM : "he svAmI ! jo ApanA manamAM du:kha na thAya to mArI eka vijJapti che." tyAre rAjAe bolavAnI anumati ApI, eTale teNe kahyuM : "he svAmI! kharca karavAmAM raNasaMgrAmathI paNa adhika bhaya hoya che, kAraNa ke, te kharcamAM ApanI jevA paNa bhaya pAme che; kadAca samudra kSINa thAya, paNa ame kSINa thaIe tema nathI, athavA to nava nidhAnano svAmI cakravartI paNa adhika kharca karI zakato nathI (tethI jaNAya che ke rAjAonI evI rIti ja hoya che). tethI karIne he deva ! jo sarva saMghane bhojana karAvavuM hoya to ja bolavuM, anyathA kAMI bolazo nahIM. A sarva saMghanA manuSyo sarakhA hovAthI temano paMktibheda karavo yogya nathI. rAvaNe potAnA daza mastaka vaDe daza rudro (mahAdeva)nI pUjA karI hatI, paNa temAM agiyAramA rudranI pUjA karI nahotI, tethI hanumAna rAvaNanA kuLano nAza karyo hato, mATe paMktino bheda kalyANakAraka nathI." 189 rAjA mATe saMghanA sarva janone bhojana karAvavuM azakya -

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jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe saMgha sAthe gujarAtanA samagra lokone ApeluM bhojana mATenuM nimaMtraNa A pramANe jhAMjhaNanuM vacana sAMbhaLIne kAMIka kheda pAmI rAjAe kahyuM : "he maMtrI ! kaho ke dareka ghare (mArA) sarva loko eka eka (saMghanA lokone jamADe to temAM zI harakata che ? (arthAt mArI prajAnA dareka loka potapotAnA ghera ekeka saMghanA mANasane jamADe ema tame nimaMtraNa svIkAro.) te paNa tame na mAno to, dhAro ke, kadAca ame ja tamAre tyAM jamavAne mATe tamane zaramamAM nAMkhavA icchIe to zuM tame mArA AkhA dezanA loko sahita mane nimaMtraNa Apo kharA ke ?" te sAMbhaLI maMtrIe kahyuM: "AvA saMgha sivAya bIje prasaMge judA judA vahecIne jamADavAmAM doSa nathI, paraMtu saMghamAM jo tema karavAmAM Ave to Apane ane mane paNa ekAMtapaNe pApa vagere azubha karma ja lAge; tathA AkhA dezanA loko sahita Apane je nimaMtraNa karavuM, te bAbata to huM taiyAra ja chuM- nimaMtraNa karuM ja chuM. mATe te aMgIkAra karo." ema kahI dhanano vyaya karavAmAM dhIra evA te maMtrIe vastrano cheDo (khoLo) pAtharyo. te vakhate bhojana karIne paNa A maMtrInI huM parIkSA karIza' evI icchAthI rAjAe maMtrInuM te nimaMtraNa svIkAryuM ane bhojanano divasa rAjAe pote ja mahinAne aMte nizcita karyo te upara te dhanya evA no pethaDakumAra caritra 19)

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jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe sarva sAmagrI taiyAra karI. pachI zvAbhramatI (sAbaramatI) nadIne kAMThe paMcaraMgI vastronA suzobhita so bhojana maMDapo karAvyA. temAM dareka maMDapamAM dareka jJAtinA alaga alaga besADavA pUrvaka pAMca pAMca hajAra manuSyone sArI rIte bhaktithI bhojana karAvI zakAya tevI goThavaNa karI ane rAjAe prayatnathI ekaThA karelA kula pAMca lAkha mANasone pAMca-cha divase te maMtrIe bhojana karAvyuM ane te sarvano satkAra paNa karyo. jema parvatanI zilAo upara, parvatanA zikharo upara, khADAomAM, AMbAnAM vRkSo upara, baheDAnAM vRkSo upara, khAlI (ujjaDa) sthAnomAM ane bharelAM sthAnomAM vagere AkhI pRthvInAM dareka sthAnomAM ekasarakhI rIte varasAda gaMbhIra garjanA sahita vRSTi kare che, tema sugaMdhI yazavALA A jhAMjhaNa maMtrIe te meghanI jevI ja lIlA karI ekasarakhI rIte sarvane bhojana vagere karAvyuM. te pachI manamAM hasatA maMtrIe sarva loko sAMbhaLatAM rAjAne kahyuM : "he deva ! zuM ATalI ja gujarAta che ? (tamArA gujarAta dezamAM ATalA ja manuSyo che ?) ATalA manuSyo jamyA chatAM paNa haju ghaNuM vadhAre bAkI rahyuM che (vadhAro ghaNo che).'' ema kahI teNe rAjAne vadheluM pakavAnnAdika dekhADI Azcarya karyuM. pachI jANe, potAno ujvaLa yaza hoya tevuM, te pakavAnna sarva caityomAM ane zraddhALu manuSyone ghera paNa ghaNuM ghaNuM mokalyuM. A prakAre rAjA 191 jhAMjhaNa maMtrInuM rAjyavAtsalya

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vagerene bhojanAdika karAvavAmAM te maMtrIe pAMca lAkha rUpiyAno kharca karyo. 9 jhAMjhaNa maMtrInI tIrthayAtrA ane tenI samApti pachI keTaleka divase sAraMgadeva rAjAnI rajA laI adbhuta karma vaDe vizvane camatkAra karanAra maMtrI saMgha sahita dhanano varasAda varasAvatA AgaLa cAlyA. anukrame cAlatAM, pApa karmane nAza karanAra, te saMgha strIonAM bhUSaNonA maNionI kAMti vaDe tAmra (rAtI) dekhAtI traMbAvatI (traMbAvatI) nAmanI nagarIe pahoMcyo. tyAM zrI pArzvanAthanI pratimA rahelI che, ke je pratimA keTalAka kALa sudhI svargamAM iMdrane ghera rahI hatI; pachI kRSNa vAsudevanI dvArakA nagarImAM rahI hatI; pachI bhavanapati devoe ArAdhana karAtI nAceMdranA bhavanamAM rahI hatI ane tyAra pachI A nagarImAM rahI che, te nAgArjunanI suvarNa siddhinA kAraNarUpa thaI che, tathA zrI abhayadevasUrinuM zarIra sAruM karyuM che-AvI te zrI pArzvanAthanI pratimAnuM saMghajanoe bhAvathI vidhipUrvaka pUjana karyuM. te pachI saMgha godharA vagere nagaromAM thaIne lakSaNapura nagaramAM Avyo. tyAM atyaMta AnaMdathI teno vakhANavAlAyaka praveza mahotsava thayo. pachI daridratArUpI baLatA dAvAnaLathI tApa pAmelA lokone zItaLa karavAmAM jhaMjhA nAmanA vAyu samAna te buddhimAna jhAMjhaNa maMtrI pethaDakumAra caritra 192

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yAtrA karIne, aDhI lAkha manuSyovALA saMghanuM svAmIpaNuM pAmIne saMpattinA sthAnarUpa potAnA mAMDavagaDhamAM prApta thayo. te vakhate rAjA tathA sarva lokoe sthAne sthAne moTA utsavo karavApUrvaka tene praveza karAvyo. anukrame maMtrI potAnA ghera Avyo, pachI teNe satkArapUrvaka sarva saMghanA lokone potapotAne sthAne mokalyA. te vakhate sapuruSonAM gharo UMcA bAMdhelAM toraNo vaDe zobhatAM hatAM. strIo paNa hAthamAM akSatapAtrane dhAraNa karI madhura racanAvALAM maMgaLa gIta gAvA vaDe devIo jevA gauravane pAmatI potapotAne ghera gaI. tyAra pachI arthI janone suvarNanA megha jevA te maMtrIe nagaranI sarva jJAtione bhakti sahita bhojana karAvyuM, zrIsaMghanI ghaNI pUjA karI, parivAra sahita rAjAno bhaktipUrvaka satkAra karyo ane iMdrapuTAdikanA utsarjana vagereno mahotsava karyo tathA saubhAgyanI upara maMjarInI jema, zrI tIrthayAtrAne anusAra devonA AhAnano vidhi paNa karyo. caritra-prazasti zrI devendra nAmanA munIMdranI pATanA mugaTa samAna zrI dharmaghoSasUri nAmanA guru hatA. temanA caraNakamaLanI raja vaDe mastakane pavitra karanAra pRthvIdhara nAmanA maMtrI hatA. tenA vaMzarUpI AkAzanA vistAramAM sUrya samAna zrI jhAMjhaNa maMtrI hatA. A traNe puruSo jagatanA 193 caritra-prazasti

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AMgaNAmAM jANe utkRSTa mUrtimAna devatrayI' hoya tema zobhatA hatA. pUrNimAnA caMdra jevA suMdara (ujajavaLa) guNavALA, AnaMda ApanAra traNa ratna vaDe dedIpyamAna evA dharmaghoSa nAmanA gurunAM be caraNakamaLane viSe bhamarA samAna ane samRddhivALI avaMtInA cirakALa sudhI alaMkAranA maNi samAna zrI pethaDa maMtrIno, karNane svAdiSTa (manohara), A suku tAdikanA sAgara samAna (sukRtasAgara) nAmano prabaMdha pUrNa thayo. A prabaMdha zrI naMdiratna gurunA caraNakamaLamAM bhramarapaNAne pAmelA ratnamaMDane racyo che, ane vidyA vaDe suzobhita paMDita sudhAnaMda gurue A prabaMdhane doSarahita karyo che (sudhAryo che), tathA AnI pahelI prata ALasa rahita (udyamI) vinayavAna naMdivijaya nAmanA munie lakhIne pragaTa karI che. A graMthane satpaSo sugaMdhane vistAranAra vAyunA nyAya vaDe vistAro. ********************* - Iti zrI yugapradhAna guru zrI somasuMdarasUrinI pATanA para - alaMkAra zrI ratnazekharasUrinA ziSya paMDita ziromaNi ja - zrI naMdiratna gaNinA caraNanI reNu samAna zrI ratnamaMDane iracelA maMDana zabdanA cihnavALA A sukRtasAgara nAmanA ja graMthane viSe zrI pethaDanA putra zrI jhAMjhaNanA prabaMdhane A kahenAro A AThamo taraMga samApta thayo. 1. brahmA, viSNu ane mahezvara-e traNa deva. pethaDakumAra caritra 194

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puravaNI-1 zrI somadharma gaNikRta (saM.1503) upadezasatatikAno saMdarbha zreSThI pethaDadevanA je vA sAghamikamAM AsthA (zraddhA), gurubhakti, tIrthanI unnati tema ja parigrahanI nivRttinA je guNo hatA, tevA bIjA koImAM nahotA. 1 vidyApuramAM pethA nAmano nirdhana vANiyo raheto hato. teNe zrI dharmaghoSasUri pAsethI (jaina) dharma aMgIkAra karyo. koI veLA te guru pAse potAnA mATe pAMcaso dramma sudhIno niyama levA lAgyo tyAre guru e tenuM prabaLa bhAgya joI-jANI niSedha karatAM kahyuM : ""ha bhadra puruSa ! evI rIte niyama levo joIe ke jethI vratano bhaMga thAya nahIM." teNe jaNAvyuM ke, "mArAM evAM bhAgya kyAMthI hoya ke huM saMpattivALo thAuM ? chatAM mAre pAMca lAkha rUpiyAthI vadhAre na joIe." gurue kahyuM, "he vatsa ! tAruM bhAgya moTuM che, tethI tuM dhanADhaya thaIza." A vAta sAMbhaLI gurune namaskAra karI te potAne ghera gayo. bIjA divasomAM e pradezamAM dukALa paDavo tethI gujarAna calAvavuM paNa muzkela banyuM. AthI teNe potAnI patnI prathamiNI sAthe mAlavA deza tarapha prayANa karyuMkramazaH te mAMDavagaDha nA daravAjA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 195 upadezasamatikA

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pAse jyAre Avyo tyAre sapanA mastaka upara rahelI suMdara evI dugae avAja karyo. te samaye e AzcaryapUrvaka joIne muMjhAyo; jevo rAha jovA lAgyo ke tarata koI zAstrajo (mauhUtika) tene kahyuM ke, "he vaNika, tuM mUrkha che. pahelAM jo tuM daravAjAmAM gayo hota to A pradezano rAjA thAta ! hajIye tuM jAya to rAjAno tuM pratinidhi thaIza." tenAthI utsAhita thayelo te nagaramAM gayo ane tyAM rahevA lAgyo. pachI to dhIme dhIme te sAraMgadeva rAjAno maMtrI thayo. te pachI, adhikAra meLavyA chatAM, teNe potAnI pratijJA choDI nahIM. pANIthI bharyo bharyo sAgara zuM potAnI maryAdA taja che kharo ? teNe nAgaravelanA pAna sivAyanAM badhAM sacitta dravyo tajI dIdhAM. rAjAnI sabhAmAM to tenuM zobhA karyA vinAnuM mukha paNa suMdara lAgatuM hatuM. jyAre te sabhAmAM jAya che tyAre te maMtrIrAja pAlakhImAM besatA ane te ja vakhate upadezamALAnI eka gAthAno pATha karatA. rAja kAryamAM racyApacyA rahevAthI temane samaya maLato nahoto, tethI pAlakhImAM besIne jatI vakhate temane kaMI kAmakAja rahetuM nahotuM. eTale keTalAka divasomAM temaNe upadezamALAno pATha pUro karyo, kaMThastha karyo. kharekhara, temano A prakArano jJAna mATeno udyama kone AzcaryakAraka na bane ? (preraNAdAyaka na bane ?) A rIte pethaDa maMtrIe rAjAnI pAsethI pratiSThA prApta karI, te ja rIte dharma paNa temanI dvArA pratiSThA pAmyo, te A rIte pethaDakumAra caritra 196

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koI veLA te pethaDa maMtrI sAta lAkha manuSyo ane bAvana jinAlayo sAthe be tIrtha (zatruMjaya ane giranAra)nI yAtrA mATe cAlyo. A (zvetAMbarono) saMgha ane digaMbarono saMgha ema be saMgho ekaThA thayA tyAre giranAra tIrtha potAnuM che evo vivAda baMne vacce thayo. tyAre vRddha puruSoe cukAdo Apyo ke je saMghavI iMdramALa dhAraNa kare tenuM tIrtha gaNAze. tyAre puNyazALI pethaDa maMtrI ekadama Ubho thayo ane iMdramALA paherI ane tIrthone potAnA kabaje karyuM. teNe ekavIza dhaDI pramANa sonuM (uchAmaNImAM) bolIne kharca karyuM. kharekhara, UMcI padavI meLavavA mATe puruSono Avo ja puruSArtha hoya che, tyAM janArA kRpaNa jano paisAne jamInamAM dATI rAkhe che; jyAre sajjana puruSo guru pAse ane caitya vageremAM unnata padanI icchA rAkhe che. maMtrIe yAtrAmAM agiyAra lAkha rUpiyA kharca karyA pachI mAMDavagaDhamAM Avyo, tyAre rAjAe tenuM bahumAna karyuM. teNe mAMDavagaDhamAM rahelAM traNaso jinamaMdiro upara potAnA pratApa jevA ujjavaLa suvarNakaLazo sthApana karyA. zatruMjaya vagere sthaLomAM potAnA yazapiMDa jevAM corAzI jinamaMdiro nirmANa karAvyAM, temaNe boMtera hajAra rUpiyA kharacIne zrI dharmaghoSasUrino pravezamahotsava karyo. be gAu dUra jo sAdhuno yoga hoya to temanI pAse jaIne teo pratikramaNa karatA hatA. cAra yojanamAM jo gItArtha AcArya hoya to pAkSika pratikramaNa karavA jatA hatA. kharekhara, upadezasaptatikA 197

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sAdhuo upara temano anurAga AzcaryakArI hato. koI vakhate, racanAvALI vedI pAchaLa rahelA puSpa denArA mANasa sAthe, maMtrI gRhacaityanAM biMbonI pUjA karI rahyA hatA, tyAre maMtrInI parIkSA mATe udyama karato rAjA pote tyAM Avyo ane puSpa denArA mANasane uThADIne chUpI rIte tenA sthAne besI gayo. jinezvara upara dRSTi rAkhatA nizcala AtmAvALA maMtrIe UlaTA mukhe puSpa levA mATe hAtha lAMbo karyo. tyAre judAM judAM phUla ApatAM rAjavI beThelA che ema jANyuM tyAre, "tame kyAMthI ?" ema kahetAM hAMphaLAphAMphaLA thaIne jevA UThavA jAya che, tyAre rAjAe kahyuM ke "tuM utAvaLa na karIza, svastha banA" ane jyAre teNe pUjA samApta karI tyAre rAjAe tenI sAthe vAtacIta karI. "jenI jinapUjAmAM AvI daDhatA che evA tane dhanyavAda che" ema prazaMsA karIne rAjA gayo. pachI teNe bhojana lIdhuM, koI veLA taMbhanatIrtha-khaMbhAtamAM zrIdhara vyavahArIe samyakatva ane zIlavratano svIkAra karyo. tyAre samyakatvanA ujamaNAmAM teNe pAMca varNanAM du kU LothI suMdara paherAmaNI mAM tyAM mokalAvI. e paikI eka paherAmaNI potAnA mANaso dvArA maMtrI mATe mokalAvI. te laIne mANaso AvyA. temaNe kahyuM : he deva! Apa bahAra padhAro. zrIdhara zreSThIe tamane maDI (-pUjA mATenuM vastra) mokalAvI che. tame te dhAraNa karo.' maMtrIe potAnI patnIne * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * pethaDakumAra caritra 198

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kahyuM : "devI ! emAM zuM kahyuM ?'' teNe kahyuM : "he svAmI! tene sarakhuM karI Apa dhAraNa karo.' pachI to zrI dharmaghoSasUri pAse batrIsa varSanI uMmaranA maMtrIe zIlavaMta uzcaryuM grahaNa karyuM. tene jhAMjhaNa nAme eka mAtra putra hato. soLa hajAra rUpiyAno kharca karI te maDIno praveza karAvyo ane potAnI jAte te maDI dhAraNa karI. aneka sukRto vaDe arihaMtazAsanamAM sUryanI jema potAnA hRdayakamaLane vikasita karatAM karatAM te maMtrI AthamI gayA-svargastha thayA ane kramazaH zivapuramAM-mokSamAM jaze. jeNe zatruMjaya upara suvarNanI chappana dhaDIo kharca karI iMdramALA dhAraNa karI hatI ane rAjAone paNa sonAnI dhaDIo ApI hatI. je kapUra mATe jamaNo hAtha joDIne Ubho rahyo che, teno putra jhAMjhaNa maMtrI kayA sajjana mANasa mATe prazaMsApAtra nathI ? 44 199 upadezasamatikA

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puravaNI-2 5ramArhata maMtrIzvara zrI pethaDakumAra vaDe jIrNoddhAra pAmela ane navanirmita keTalAMka maMdironI nAmAvalI 1. zatruMjaya 2. niMbasphUra giri taLeTI ujjainI 3. 4. vikramapura 5. mukuTikA purI 6. vidhanapura 7. AzApura 8. ghoSakIpura 9. acApura 10. dhArAnagarI 11. vardhanapura 12. caMdrakapurI 13. jIrApura 14. jaladrapura 15. dehaDapura 16. haMsalapura pethaDakumAra caritra zrI AdIzvara zrI nemIzvara zrI pArzvanAtha 19 zrI nemIzvara zrI pArzvanAtha zrI zaMtinAtha zrI nemIzvara zrI AdIzvara 24. aindrIpura zrI mallinAtha | 25. pAhUlaNapura zrI pArzvanAtha | 26. hastinApura zrI AdIzvara 27. kaTaka 11 zrI AdIzvara zrI pArzvanAtha 97 ,, 17. mAMdhAtpura 18. dhanamAtRkApura 19. maMgalapura zrI mahAvIra 20. cikakhalapura 21. jayasiMhapura 22. siMhAnikapura 23. salakSaNapura 28. nalapura 29. durga 30. vihAraka 31. laMbakarNIpura 32. khaMDoha 33. citrakUTa 34. parNavihArapura 35. caMdrAnaka zrI ajitanAtha zrI AdIzvara zrI abhinaMdana zrI pArzvanAtha zrI mahAvIra zrI nemIzvara zrI pArzvanAtha "" zrI zAMtinAtha zrI aranAtha zrI pArzvanAtha zrI nemIzvara "" zrI mahAvIra zrI mahAvIra zrI kuMthunAtha zrI AdIzvara 11 zrI pArzvanAtha 200

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zrI mahAvIra zrI AdIzvara | 58. devapAlapura zrI ajitanAtha | 59. devagiri zrI AdIzvara 60. cArUpa zrI pArzvanAtha 61. droNata zrI caMdraprabha | 62. ratnapura zrI naminAtha 63. arbakapura zrI mallinAtha | 64. koraMTakapura zrI pArzvanAtha | 65. sarasvatI zrI zAMtinAtha zrI nemIzvara zrI nemIzvara zrI ajitanAtha zrI mallinAtha zrI pArzvanAtha 98 pATaNa 36. vaMkI 37. nIlakapura 38. nAgapura 39. madhyakapura 40. darbhAvatI 41. nAgahRda 42. dhavalakkapura 43. jIrNadurga 44. somezvara pATaNa 45, zaMkhapura 46. sauvartaka 47. vAmanasthalI 48. nAzikapura 49. sopAraka 50. ruNanagara 51. uraMgalapura para. pratiSThAnapura 53. setubaMdha 54. vaTapadrapura pa5, nAgalapura pa6. aSTakkArikA 57. jAlaMdharapura 66. zatruMjaya zrI zAMtinAtha zrI munisuvrata (koTAkoTijinendramaMDapayukta) zrI mahAvIra | 67. tArApura zrI AdIzvara zrI nemIzvara 68. vardhamAnapura zrI munisuvrata zrI caMdraprabha | 69. vaTapadrapura zrI AdIzvara zrI pArzvanAtha 70. gogapura 71. picchana zrI caMdraprabha 72. okApura adbhuta toraNayuta maMdira zrI nemIzvara | 73. vikranapura zrI nemIzvara zrI mahAvIra | 74. celakapura zrI AdIzvara 74 2 mAMDavagaDha 201 navanirmita maMdironI nAmAvalI

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puravI -3 sukRtasAgara'mAM AvatA prAsaMgika subhASita zloko gAtre dhanaM yojayate vimugdhaH pAtre dhanaM yojayate vidgdhH| gAtreNa pAtreNa na bhuktadattaM khAtreNa tad yAti jaDasya vittam // 1 // pAkAreNocyate pApaM trkaarstraannvaackH| akSaradvayasaMyoge pAtramAhurmanasvinaH // 2 // zasyazrIbhogakahAnaM, sarvaM jImUtavArivat / paraM satpAtradAnaM syAt svAtyamma iva maukti kam // 3 // candra lAJchanatA dhane capalatA kSAraM jalaM sAgare, sarpAzcandanapAdapeSu virahaH premAspade mAnuSe / puratneSu jarA sureSu patanaM vidvatsu dAridryamityevaM sarvamakAri dUSaNapadaM sadvastu durvedhasA // 4 // prAsAde zayanaM vikAlamazanaM mithyArthasaMdarzanaM, svasyApahnavanaM nizAsu gamanaM bhaTTaizca saMtApanam / saMbAdhAnayanaM sacATu vacanaM mAhAtmyanirvAsanaM, yadyAkarSasi duHkhakAraNamRNaM tatpUrvametat paTha // 5 // devANa varaM siddhANa daMsaNaM guru-nariMdasammANaM / nahadhaNassa ya lAhaM puNNehiM viNA na pAvaMti // 6 // . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pethaDakumAra caritra

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kRtajJA netr-surbhi-sukssetraavni-shuktibhaaH| zaila-dehoSara-vyAlatulyAstu kRtaghAtinaH // 7 // satyaM mitraH priyaM khIbhirasatyaM dviSatA sh| satyaM priyaM pathyaM ca vaktavyaM svAminA samam // 8 // Ame ghaDe nihitaM, jahA jalaM taM ghaDaM vinnaaseii| iya siddhatarahassaM, appAhAraM viNAseI // 9 // sarvatropacikIrSA mahatAM khalu sA ca yujyate sthAne / parjanyo'pyabhivarSati marusthale zithilanirbandhaH // 10 // dezAdhIzo grAmamekaM dadAti grAmAdhIzaH kSetramekaM ddaati| kSetrAdhIzaH prasthamekaM pradatte nandastuSTo hastatAlIM dadAti // 11 // gatvA'ntardazanaM tanoti zucitAM gomukhyakukSisthitaM dugdhIbhUya jagaddhinoti nayati dhvaMsaM kSudhaM pAzavIm / zItAcaM dalayatyavatyarigaNAt prANAn parArthodyataM yadyevaM tRNamapyaho nanu tadA vAcyaH kimIdRgjanaH ? // 12 // iha bharahe ke vi jiA, micchaTTiI vi bhaddayA bhaavaa| te mariUNaM navame, varise hohiMti kevaliNo // 13 // mA hoha suaggAhI, mA pattiha jaM na didvipaccakkhaM / paccakkhe vi hu diDe, juttAjuttaM viArijjA // 14 // 203 subhASito

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zrutvA durvAkyamuccairhasati muSati ca svIyamAnena lokaM, dvayarthaM gRhNAti paNyaM bahukamiti vadannardhameva pradatte / svIyAnyAye'pi pUrvaM vrajati nRpagRhaM lekhyake kUTakArI, madhye siMhapratApaH prakaTa mRgamukhaH syAdvaNik kUTapraSThaH // 15 // pratyakSArpitavastu saMzayakaro gUDhArpitApahnavaM, kartA lAbhagRhAstimukhyamasakRtpRSTo'ti no jalpati / lobhitvAjjaThare'pi vazcanaparo vakti vyayaM svalpamapyasvalpaM bhRzabhIruSu prathama ityAdisvarUpo vaNik // 16 // dhana- kaNa - kAJcana- parijana - tanurUpA'DhyeSu paJcadhA lakSmIH / saiva gajabhUmisahitA saptAGgA bhUbhRtAM bhavati / / 17 / / bhiuDI addhAlo aNa- muccA diTThI para muhaM vayaNaM / moNa kAlavilaMvo, nakkAro chavviho hoi // 18 // dantidantAvivoccAnAM gIrnirgatya na cAvizet / kUrbhagrIveva nIcAnAM nirgatA'pi vizet punaH // 19 // yA supravRttiH prathamaM pravRttA, pAzcAtyapApairna hi lupyate sA / zavAsthikUTairnibhRtaM bhRtA'pi, bhAgIrathI puNyatamaiva loke // 20 // santi naike 'pakIrtidAH / sUnusevaka ziSyAdyAH, durApAste tu ye tAta - svAmigurvAdikIrttaye // 21 // pethaDakumAra caritra 204

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pa ghanAGga parivArAdyaM, sarvameva vinazyati / dAnena janitA loke, kIrtirekaiva tiSThati // 22 // sA dhanyA dhRtavaMzavRddhiraTavI zlAghAspadaM bAlakAsA vipinAvanI prasavinI sA vallarI vallabhA / antaH saurabhazobhigarbha subhagA labhyA kva sA ketakI ? tAmekAM sakalaprakAravigatApatyAM tu dhikkAminIm // 23 // guNavirahitA'pi mahilA, mahimAnamamAnamuttamAllabhate / akasmAdaGgabhuvaH parimalatAM gandhadhUliriva // 24 // aNubhUa - diTTha- ciMtia - sua- payaiviAra - devayANU vA / suviNassa nimittAI, puNNaM pAvaM ca nAbhAvo // 25 // ajAta - mRta - mUrkhebhyo mRtAjAtau varaM sutau / yatastau svalpaduHkhAya, yAvajjIvaM jaDo dahet // 26 // rUpayauvanasaMpannA vizAlakulasaMbhavAH / vidyAhInA na zobhante nirgandhA iva kiMzukAH // 27 // iMdiyaka sAyavijao, jattha ya pUovavAsasIlAI / soha tava kAyavvo, kammakhayaTThA na annaTThA // 28 // kittor3a macchareNa pUAsakkAravittapIDAe / subahu pi tavaccaraNaM, duggar3agamaNaM pasAhei // 29 // va, subhASito

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bhoaNasamae sayaNe, vivohaNe pavasaNe bhae vsnne| paMcanamukkAraM khalu, sumarijA savvakAlaM pi // 30 // kaMdukkhaNaNaM niadesachaMDaNaM kuTTaNaM ca kaDhaNaM c| airattA bhaMciTThA, kiM dukkhaM jaM na pAve // 31 // duHstho rAjasutaH karotyadhikRti caurya vaNik poTTalaM bhikSAM viprajano vijAtiraparAvAseSu bhRtyakriyAm / ibhyo bhUSaNakupyavikrayavidhi bhikSAM ca nIcaH svayaM svAnyeSAM halakheTanaM ca kRSikaH kAsakarmAbalaH // 32 // akRtvA parasaMtApamakRtvA nIcanamratAm / anutsRjya satAM mArga yadalpamapi tadbahu // 33 // mUlaM dAraM paiTTANaM AhAro bhAyaNaM nihii| ducchakassa ya dhammassa saMmattaM parikittiaM // 34 // dveSasyAyatanaM dhRterapacayaH kSAnteH pratIpo vidhiyAkSepasya suhRnmadasya bhavanaM dhyAnasya kaSTo ripuH| duHkhasya prabhavaH sukhasya nidhanaM pApasya vAso nijaH prAjJasyApi parigraho graha iva klezAya nAzAya ca // 35 // nirIhasya nidhAnAni, prakAzayati kaashypii| aGgopAGgAni bAlAnAM, na gopayati kAminI // 36 // . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 pethaDakumAra caritra

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gantavyaM nagarazataM vijJAnazatAni zikSitavyAni / bhUpatizataM ca sevyaM sthAnAntaritAni bhAgyAni // 37 // na nimittadviSAM kSemo na cAyurvaidhakadviSAm / na zrI tidviSAM dharma-dviSAmetatrayaM tu na // 38 // kAla-digAspada-ceSTAvizeSamAsAdya khaga-khAdIni / azubhAni zubhAni zubhAnyazubhAni bhavanti zakunAni // 39 // paJcatvaM nanu mUrkhatvaM, jIvitaM shaastrveditaa| ubhayorantaraM jJAtvA, yadiSTa tattu gRhyatAm // 40 // chAyA me na tathA vRthA ca kusumastomastathA notratA zAkhAzrIna ca tAdRzI phalabharabhrAjiSNutA duurtH| nirguNDIti viveza vighnahataye vaizvAnaraM sAdaraM kartavyo jhupakAra eva kRtinA dagdhvA'pi dehaM nijam // 41 // nAlokitaH kva ca na karNapathaM ca nItaH, ke nApi kAJcana-pizaGgantanuH kurnggH| tasya tvacA tadapi kaJcu kamAcakAGkSat, sItA vinAzasamaye viparItabuddhiH // 42 // nAsye sarpasya rudhiraM, na ca daSTa klevre| na prajAsu na bhUpAle, dhanaM duradhikAriNi // 43 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 subhASito

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jiNadevo jiNabhatto, rAyA maMtI va sAvao balavaM / sAisao Ayario, paMcujjoA ime huti // 44 // ca / vapurvacana - vastrANi, vidyA vibhava eva vakArai: paJcabhirhIIMno, naro nArhati gauravam // 45 // kardamAyate / pAtakAvA makAluSyo, vyApAraH puNDarIkAyate tatra, prajArazcanato yazaH 118811 agnirvipro yamo rAjA, samudra udaraM gRham / saptaitAni na pUryante, pUryamANAni nityazaH // 47 // pazunA'pi gRhyate, vahantyudIritAH / anuktamapyUhati paNDito janaH, pareGgitajJAnaphalA hi buddhayaH 118011 udIrito'thaH hayAzca paramANavaH / kASThAdInAM jinAvAse, yAvantaH tAvanti varSa lakSANi, tatkarttA svargabhAg bhavet // 49 // nAgAzca geyaM nATayaM ramA rAmA, bhUSA bhaktaM paya: sitA / dhatte 'navasare sarva, prItivIrudhi pazutAm // 50 // prastAve bhASitaM vAkyaM, prastAve zastramaGginAm / prastAve vRSTiralpA'pi bhavet koTiphalapradA // 51 // pethaDakumAra caritra 208

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ke nAzjitAni nayanAni mRgAGganAnAM ko'laGkaroti rucirAGgahAn mayUrAn / kazcotpaleSu dalasaMnicayaM karoti, ko vA dadhIta vinayaM kulajeSu pussu // 52 // pade pade nidhAnAni, yojane rasakU pikaa| bhAgyahInA na pazyanti, bahuratnA vasundharA // 53 // mRga-mIna-sajjanAnAM tRNa-jala-saMtoSavihitavRttInAm / lubdhaka-dhIvara-pizunAH niSkAraNavairiNo jagati // 54 // lajjA kulodyotakarI, lajjA saubhaagykaarinnii| lajA dharmatarormUlaM, lajA'jJA pApakarmaNi // 55 // svaccho maNiH samanurajyata eva tAvadasvaccha metadapi vastramupAyaraktam / ko nAma vatsarazatairapi durvidagdhamaGgAramenamanurazjayituM samarthaH // 56 // mRgANAM vAgurA bandho nebhAnAM bhaarshRNkhlaa| AzA'pi bandho mUDhAnAM bhogAH santo'pi no satAm // 17 // tAmbUlaM sUkSmavastrANi, strIkathendriyapoSaNam / divA nidrA sadA krodho, yatInAM patanAni SaT // 58 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 209 subhASito

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sImA khAniSu vajrakhAniragadaGkAreSu dhanvantariH karNastyAgiSu devatAsu kamalA dIpotsavaH parvasu / oMkAraH sakalAkSareSu guruSu vyoma sthireSu sthirA, zrIrAmo nayatatpareSu paramaM brahma vrateSu vratam // 59 // nirdayatvamahaGkArastRSNAka ke zabhASaNam / nIcapAtrapriyatvaM ca paJca zrIsahacAriNaH // 60 // miSTA rAgeSu vai rATI miSTA hArirdurodare / miSTaM roSaNakaM snehe miSTA mArirvirodhini // 61 // AjJAbhaGgo narendrANAM vRtticche do dvijanmanAm / pRthak zayyA ca nArINAmazastravadha ucyate // 62 // jUeNa juvvaNeNa ya dAsIsaMgeNa dhuttamitteNa / ubbheu aMguliM so avasANe jo na hu vigutto // 63 // caurANAM dhArmikANAM ca vairiNAM prAptavairiNAm / parastrIpArzvagAnAM ca, vistaraH svArthaghAtakaH // 64 // caureSvaG ku ritA samutsRtadalA vaizyeSu vezyAjane samyak pallavitA gatA jaraThatAM dyUtapriyeSu drutam / vArtAjIviSu puSpitA'tha kathakAlApeSu sacchAyatA metyAssatyalatA samudrataphalAbhogA niyogiSvabhUt // 65 // peDaphamAra caritra 219

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yAtrA satrAgaraM sukRtatate duSkRtApahRtihetuH / janidhanavacanamanastanukRtArthatA tIrthakRttvaphalA // 66 // AyANaM jo bhaMjai, paDivannadhaNaM na deha devss| nassaMtaM samuvikkhar3a, so vihu paribhamai saMsAre // 17 // vikvijar3a taNayAI, kijai dAsattaNaM paragihe vaa| evaM pi hu appinA, jiNadavvaM appahiaheuM // 6 // ceadamvaviNAse, isighAe evayaNassa uddddaahe| saMjar3acautthabhaMge, mUlaggI bohilAbhassa // 19 // cehayadavvaM sAhAraNaM ca, jo duhai mohiamiio| dhamma so na viANai, ahavA baddhAuo narae // 7 // prAtaH protthAya vIkSyo jinamukhamukuraH sadguroH pannakhatviTkaGkatyA mAya'mAjJAsumaNiparicitaM cottamAGga vidheyam / satyoktyA vaktrapUtigurumadhuragirA gandhadhUlyA sugandhI, karNI gAtraM parItaM guNinativasanabarbodhanI caagypaatthH||71|| yA SaTatriMzatsahasAn pratividhisajuSAM bibhrati praznavAcAM catvAriMzacchateSu prathayati paritaH zreNimuddezakAnAm / raGgaGgottaraGgA nayagamagahanA durvigAhA vivAhaprajJaptiH paJcamAGagaM jayati bhagavatI sA vicitraarthkoshH||72|| 2 1 1 subhASito

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patnI premavatI sutaH suvinayo bhrAtA guNAlaGkRtaH snigdho bandhujanaH sakhA'ticaturo nityaM prasannaH prabhuH / nirlobho'nucaraH svabandhu sukRtaprAyopabhogyaM dhanaM puNyAnAmudayena saMtatamidaM kasyApi saMpadyate // 73 // yadvatkarka ra kambu ratnamudadhau nAzAGgabhogavyaya tyAgaM ca zriyi patrapuSpaphalamapyurvIruhi zrIphale / kAye rogamalopakArakaraNaM duSkarma kIrtyarjanApuNyaM cAdhamamadhyamottamatayA tadvanmanuSyAyuSi // 74 // dharma: peyaM bhojyaM bhakSyaM nyAyyaM ca kAryamatha gamyam / sAraM saukhyaM sapratipakSaM sarvatra sarveSAm // 75 // pethaGakumAra caritra 212

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REFERE ji . ja che. - ka dira ka che . . ' devagirinA jinaprAsAdanA avazeSo (juo puravaNI 4)

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puravaNI-4 devagirinA jinaprAsAdanA avazeSo devagiri eTale mahArASTra mAM AveluM vartamAna daulatAbAda, A devagirino pahADI killo enI UMcAI, zatrane aMdara pesatAM aTakAve evI bhulabhulAmaNI jevI aTapaTI racanA ane enI vaja jevI majabUtAIne kAraNe khUba jANIto che. AvA surakSita ane saMrakSaNa mATenI Adarza-ad bhuta jogavAIne kAraNe, bhAratanA gaNyAgAMThayA killAomAM enI gaNanA thAya che. devagirinA A aitihAsika ane atyAre paNa akhaMDa rUpamAM sacavAI rahela A killAnuM-enI viziSTatAnuM-Abehuba varNana, . zrIyuta bihArIlAla TAMke potAnA eka lekhamAM karyuM che. emano A lekha amadAvAdathI pragaTa thatA suprasiddha "kumAra" mAsikanA sane 1978nA jUna mAsanA aMkamAM (saLaMga 6 54mA aMkamAM) chapAyo che. A lekhamAM eka maMdiranuM masjidamAM ane e masjidanuM bhArata mAtAnA maMdiramAM rUpAMtara thayAnI hakIkata bahu ja saMkSepamAM noMdhavAmAM AvI che. A lekha vAMcatAM A killA saMbaMdhI ane A maMdira saMbaMdhI je mAhitI maLe che, te TUMkamAM ahIM sAbhAra rajU karavAmAM Ave che, je A pramANe che - 2 1 3 puravaNI-4

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mULa to enuM nAma devagiri hatuM. eno Adi itihAsa kaMIka aspaSTa che. manAya che ke rASTrakUTa rAjA kRSNa devagirino killo baMdhAvelo........ emAMnA eka siMdhane yAdava nAme rAjavaMza sthApyo. A siMdhana pahelAnA pautra milame (bhillame) I. sa. 1187mAM devagirimAM potAnuM pATanagara sthApeluM. devagirinA jJAta itihAsano ahIMthI AraMbha thAya che............." navamA yAdava rAjA rAmacaMdra ke rAmadevanA samayamAM I. 1294mAM-dilhInA zAhajAdA alAuddIna khilajIe devagiri para caDAI karI. dakSiNa paranuM e paheluM muslima AkramaNa hatuM. alAuddIna yuddhamAM to devagirino durga jItI na zakyo, paNa enA gherAne kAraNe puravaThAnI kheMca paDatAM rAmadevane saMdhi svIkAravI paDI. ..........." rAmadevanA mRtyu pachI enA putra zaMkaradeva tathA enA jamAI harapAladeve khilajI sAme baMDa karyuM emaNe muslimone hAMkI kADhayA. I. 1318mAM khilajInA putra sulatAnA kubuddIna mubArake caDAI karI emane kapaTathI harAvyA ane emanI cAmaDI utaraDAvI laI krUratAthI mArI nAkhyA. .... ... ..'' 'enA ja eka halakaTa sAthI khuzarUkhAne ene mArIne dilhInI gAdI hAtha karelI. ane thoDA ja samaya pachI khuzarUkhAnane mArIne eka turka saradAra gAjhI malika taghalakha zAhanA nAme gAdIe beTho. dilhInI A rAjakhaTapaTano lAbha laI dakSiNe mAthuM UMcakavA mAMDayuM puravaNI-4 214

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hatuM, eTale taghalaka zAhe potAnA putra junAkhAnane mokalyo. uttaradakSiNanI madhyamAM devagirinA mahattvabharyA sthAnathI tathA enA durganI aja ba racanAthI ju nAkhAna ghaNo prabhAvita thayo hato. dakhkhaNamAMthI pAchA pharyA bAda, bApanI kapaTathI hatyA karIne, I. sa. 1325mAM te dilhInI gAdIe beTho. muhammada bina taghalakha ke mahammada gAMDAnA nAme itihAsamAM te jANIto che. I. sa. 1339mAM enI vicitra zAsanarIti sAme dilhInI prajAe bharyA darabAramAM roSa pragaTa karatAM, enI dAjha vALavA, eNe traNa ja divasamAM dilhI khAlI karI nAkhavA prajAne hukama karyo. ane potAnA amaladAro ane dilhIvAsIonA jaMgI kAphalA sAthe 40 divasanI kaparI majala kheDIne, eNe devagiri AvIne tene potAnuM pATanagara banAvI ene dolatAbAda nAma ApyuM." A pachI dolatAbAda paranA zAsanamAM thatA rahelA pheraphAronI vigato ApyA pachI, atyAre bhAratamAtAnA maMdira tarIke oLakhAtI prAcIna jIrNa ImArata saMbaMdhI mAhitI ApatAM zrI bihArIlAlabhAI TAMka lakhe che ke - 'nagaramAMthI giridurga javAnA mArgamAM cAMdaminAra Ave che. taLamAM 70 phUTanA gherAvAvALo ane lagabhaga 2 11 phUTa UMco A minAra dakSiNamAM muslima sthApatyanA uttama namUnAomAMno eka gaNAya che. UMcAImAM e bhAratabharamAM kulbaminAra pachIno bIjA puravaNI-4 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2 15

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naMbarano minAra che. ....'' "cAMdaminAranI sAmI bAju e eka masjida che. mULa to e maMdira hatuM, paNa emAM jovA maLatA phArasI lakhANa mujaba 849 hIjarI sana (I. sa. 144pa)nA arasAmAM enuM masjidamAM rUpAMtara karI naMkhAeluM. Aje tyAM bhAratamAtAnuM maMdira che. svAtaMtrya pachI hiMdu-muslimano jhagaDo TALIne tyAM bhAratamAtAnI pratiSThA karI ema umadA toDa kADhavAnuM A eka uttama dRSTAMta che." zrI TAMkano A lekha mArA vAMcavAmAM Avyo te agAu, mAMDavagaDhanA maMtrI pethaDakumAra ane emanA putra jhAMjhaNakumAranA caritranI mAhitI ApatA ane zrI ratnamaMDana gaNie saMskRta bhASAmAM racela "sutA " nAme kAvyanuM ane enA gujarAtI anuvAdanuM punaH saMpAdana karatAM, zrI pethaDazAhe devagirimAM baMdhAvela vizALa ane bhavya jinaprAsAdanI vAta mArA jANavAmAM AvI hatI. eTale zrI TAMke lakhela A maMdiranI vigato vAMcIne mane sahajapaNe evo savAla thayo ke, maMdiramAMthI masjida banela ane masjidamAMthI bhAratamAtAnA maMdira tarIke rUpAMtarita thayela A prAcIna ImArata zrI pethaDazAhe baMdhAvela jinaprAsAdanA bhagna avazeSarUpa to nahIM hoya ? A zaMkAthI prerAIne meM tA. 23-7-78nA roja zrI TAMkane patra lakhIne A vAta tarapha emanuM dhyAna doryuM. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * pethaDakumAra caritra

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teoe mArA A patrano tarata ja tA. ra6-7-78nA roja javAba ApavAnuM saujanya dAkhavIne jaNAvyuM ke - "tyAMnA e maMdiranAM zikharo toDIne masjidanuM rUpa ApatAM muslima zAsakoe jema ghumaTo karelA che tema bIjA paNa ghaNA pheraphAra karyA che ema prathama najare ja dekhAI Ave che. paNa agAu e masjida to nahotI ja eTaluM to spaSTa jaNAya che ja. pAchaLathI meM e maMdira viSe vadhu jANavA prayatna karelo ane mane jANavA maLyuM hatuM ke e jene maMdira hatuM. paraMtu A viSe mArI pAse koI cokkasa AdhAra na hoI meM lekhamAM hindu ke jeno ullekha jANI joIne karyo nathI. paNa aMgata rIte mAro mata paNa e jene maMdira hoI zake ema mAnavA prerAya che. ......mane maLelI chellAmAM chellI mAhitI mujaba to devagirimAMnuM e maMdira jena maMdira che." mArI zaMkAne sAcI TharAvato upara mujaba javAba zrI TAMka taraphathI maLyA pachI emane rUbarU maLavAnuM thayuM, tyAre emanI saraLatA ane sujanatAnI mArA mana upara UMDI chApa paDI. emanI sAthe A muddA aMge je kaMI vAtacIta thaI te saMbaMdhamAM teoe mane pAchaLathI lakhI jaNAvyuM hatuM ke tenA para (killAnA mArga para) devagirinA DuMgaragaDhathI thoDe AgaLa, jamaNI tarapha, cAMdaminAra ane tenI sAme maMdira che. maMdira thoDuM UcANa upara che ne tyAM sudhI caDavA mATe thoDAM pagathiyAM che. 217 puravaNI-4

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enA cheDe ApaNA gharanA sAmAnya kadanA daravAjAthI thoDuM moTuM evuM dvAra che. A kAra maMdiranI AsapAsa bAMdhelA maMdiranA koTamAM che. koTa bahu UMco nathI. pravezatAM ja aMdara vizALa coka jovA maLe che, temAM pUrvAbhimukha moTuM maMdira che. koTanI bIjI dizAomAM paNa dvAra che. maMdiranI mULa racanAmAM pAchaLathI ghaNA pheraphAra muslima zAsakoe karyA jaNAya che. maMdira upara je ardhagoLa ghumaTa che te paNa maMdiranuM masjidamAM rUpAMtara karatAM karelo che. asalamAM tyAM zikhara hatAM. A rIte rUpAMtara karavAmAM maMdira sanmukhano vizALa coka paNa saMbhavataH asalanI racanAo haTAvIne karyo hoI zake, jeno upayoga Ida vagere jevA muslima tahevAromAM moTI namAja paDhavA mATe thato haze. maMdiramAM aneka staMbho che. sAmAnyataH asala muslima masijadomAM ATalA badhA staMbho bahu ochA sthaLe jovA maLe che. maMdiranA samukhadarzanamAM je traNa AgaLa paDatA daravAjA jevI racanA che, e paNa kadAca mULa maMdiranA AgaLanA bhAgane toDI pADIne AgaLano samagra bhAga khullo karIne banAvI haze. Aje je moTo coka che, tenA ghaNA bhAga upara agAu maMdiranA agra bhAganI racanAo paNa kadAca hoI zake, ane phoTAmAM je khaMDita staMbha dekhAya che tyAM sudhI e vistarelI paNa hoI zake. A staMbhanA dhIMgA svarUpa parathI kalpI zakAya ke, je asala sthApatya-racanAnuM e aMga haze e racanA paNa nAnI nahIM hoya. A maMdira mULa jaina maMdira hatuM ema manAya che. devagirimAM jhaverAtano vepAra paNa pethaDakumAra caritra 218

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hato. devagirinuM malamala paNa sukhyAta hatuM. jhaverAtano ane vastrakiMmatI vanna-no vepAra e mukhyataH vaizyanuM kSetra hoI tyAM emanI vasati haze ja ane Avo moTo vepAra kheDanAra samRddha vaizyo jayAM vasatA haze tyAM emanuM devasthAna paNa hoI zake." zrI bihArIlAla TAMke A maMdira-masjida aMge A pramANe vizeSa khulAso lakhI jaNAvavAnI sAthe, "kumAra'mAM emanA lekha sAthe chApavAmAM Avela traNa chabIonA blokonI mULa chabIo paNa ApavAnI udAratA batAvI hatI. AmAMnI atyAre bhAratamAtAnA maMdira tarIke oLakhAtI vizALa ImAratanI chabI A pustakamAM ApavAmAM AvI che. enI coka jevI vizALa khullI jagyA ane AgaLa dekhAtA taMbhanI UMcAI ane jADAI uparathI paNa maMtrI pethaDazAhe devagirimAM baMdhAvela jinaprAsAdano vistAra keTalo haze eno aMdAja AvI zake che. pAsAda maLatA ullekha pramANe A jinamaMdiranI pratiSThA vi. saM. 1335mAM thaI hatI. ane zrI TAMke emanA lekhamAM jaNAvyA pramANe A jinaprAsAdanuM masjidamAM rUpAMtara hIjarI sana 849=I. sa. 144pa=vi. saM. 1501nI AsapAsa, eTale ke maMdiranI pratiSThA pachI 165-16 varSe thayuM hatuM, ema jANavA maLe che. maMtrI pethaDazAhe kevA ullAsathI ane keTaluM badhuM dhana kharacIne A AlizAna jinaprAsAda baMdhAvyo hato ! ane dhArmika jhanUnane 2 19 puravaNI-4

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kAraNe, baso varSa karatAM paNa ochA samayamAM, enI kevI behAlI thaI javA pAmI hatI ! devagirinA A jinaprAsAda saMbaMdhI je mAhitI zrI jinaprabhasUrIjIe vi. saM. 1389mAM racela ""vividha tIrthakalpa' nAme graMthamAM janiyamadAvaripaki (pR-95)mAM sacavAyelI che, te jANavI ahIM upayogI ane rasaprada thaI paDaze, je A pramANe che-- A graMthamAM ullekha che ke, ""mArA nigahanUrane siridaulatAvAdanayare sAhu pethaDa-sAhu sahajA-Tha0 acalakAriya cAi surohi zIramai Ni JramANavALapua rivA ...... (arthAt bhaTTAraka zrI jinaprabhasUrijIe zrI dolatAbAda nagaramAM zAha pethaDa, zAha sahaja ane Thakkura (jAgIradAra) acale baMdhAvelAM caityo upara jyAre tuSko-muslimo dvArA AkramaNa AvyuM, tyAre bAdazAhanAM pharamAno batAvIne te AkramaNanuM nivAraNa karyuM hatuM.)" A uparathI evuM tAraNa nIkaLe che ke (1) devagirimAM (dolatAbAdamAM) zrI pethaDazAhe jinAlaya baMdhAvyA pachI e nagaramAM jinAlaya baMdhAvavAno mArga khullo thaI gayo hato, ane tethI zrI sahajA zAha ke jeo zrI zatruMjaya mahAtIrthano paMdaramo uddhAra karAvanAra samarAzAha ozavALanA bhAI thAya, temaNe pethaDakumAra caritra 220

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tathA zrI acala Thakkare paNa tyAM jinamaMdiro baMdhAvyAM hatAM. (2) zrI pethaDazAhanA jinaprAsAdanI pratiSThA vi. saM. 1335mAM thaI hatI ane "vividha tIrthakalpa''nI racanA vi. saM. 1389mAM pUrI thaI hatI, eTale vi. saM. 133pa ane vi. saM. 1389nI vaccenA koI samayamAM dolatAbAdanAM jinAlayo upara AkramaNa karavAno vicAra musalamAnoe karyo hovo joIe, je, sadbhAgye, zAsanaprabhAvaka AcArya zrI jinaprabhasUrijInA prayatnathI amalI banI zakyo na hato ane e jinamaMdiro khaMDita thatAM bacI gayAM hatAM. (3) zrI jinaprabhasUrijI kharataragacchanA AcArya che; je 'vividha tIrthakalpa''nA kartA che. teoe ja A AkramaNane rokyuM hatuM. vi. saM. 1371mAM zrI zatruMjayano paMdaramo uddhAra karanAra samarAzAha ozavALe bAdazAha pAsethI pharamAna kaDhAvIne zrI jinaprabhasUrijI sAthe aneka tIrthanI yAtrA karI hatI. te pharamAnanA baLe ja teoe dolatAbAdanA maMdironuM rakSaNa karyuM hovuM joIe. (juo, jena sAhityano saMkSipta ItihAsa, pR. 427). (4) zrI bihArIlAlabhAI TAMke potAnA upara noMdhela lekhamAM zrI mahammada bina taghalakhe (mahammada gAMDAe) sane 1339mAM potAnI rAjadhAnI dillImAMthI devagirimAM badalI hatI ane ene dolatAbAda nAma ApyuM hatuM ema lakhyuM che. A rIte I. sa. 1339 eTale rara1 puravaNI-4

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vi. saM. 1395mAM devagirinuM daulatAbAda nAma thayAnuM zrI TAMke lakhyuM che; jyAre zrI jinaprabhasUrijIe vi. saM. 1389mAM potAno "vividha tIrthakalpa' graMtha pUro karyo temAM paNa daulatAbAdanuM nAma noMdhAyeluM che. Ano artha e thayo ke devagirinuM nAma daulatAbAda I. sa. 1339 (vi. saM. 1395) pahelAM paDayuM hatuM. zrI bihArIlAlabhAInA lekha tathA emanA patro dvArA jaina saMghanA eka samayanA jAjaramAna jinaprAsAdanA sthAnano nirNaya thaI zakyo, eno mane AnaMda che. operA sosAyaTI jena upAzraya -muni pradyumnavijaya gaNi saMpAdaka amadAvAda-7; tA. 8-3-1980 pethaDakumAra caritra

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R5 )/ ga ) B aMtaranI ArasI jema cokhkhI najaravALo mAnavI paNa bIjAnuM ja mo, bIjAnI ja AMkho ane bIjAno ja vAMso joI zake che, paNa potAnuM mAM, potAnI AMkho ane potAno vAMso joI zakato nathI, e ja vAta potAnA | avaguNa-darzanane lAgu paDe che. bahu ochI vyaktio ja potAnA doSonuM darzana karI zake che. ane jeo potAnA doSone joI zake che. 'teo potAnA jIvanane kRtArtha kare che. ) BE D'S ) SS SDD DD D paNa ApameLe potAnI khAmIone zodhavAnI sabuddhi jeonA aMtaramAM jAge, evI vyaktio to viralamAM paNa ati virala samajavI. Ama chatAM bIjA guNIjanonuM darzana karIne jeone potAnI bhUlone jANavA-samajavAnI bhAvanA thaI Ave teno puNyodaya paNa kaMI ocho na gaNAya. AvI bhAvanAnuM bIja ja : chevaTe, jIvanasudhAraNAnA puSpane khIlavavAnuM nimitta bane che. ) AND H D 'A nimitta eTale tapa-tyAga-vairAgya-saMyama-titikSAnI ke dAna-zIla-tapa-bhAvanAnI sAdhanAne samarpita thayela dharmazra ane karmacUra dharmAtmA vyaktionI jIvanakathAo. AvAM jIvanacaritro ApaNA AMtarika doSonuM darzana karAvavAmAM aMtaranI svaccha ArasInI 'garaja sAre che. A ArasIno ane AvA nirmaLa jIvanano jeTalo upakAra mAnIe ane jeTalo phelAvo karIe teTalo ocho che. , )/ pI. )/ pA) D' vAra ) sa ) . dila dilida 9. baLada ernational girIza ArTa prinTarI sUkAvAiphkroiDara, 54 254 mo. : 9B%etahiAMdhakaog