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________________ poSI pUnama - : . . : prakAzaka : aMbubhAI ma. zAha maMtrI mahAvIra sAhitya prakAzana maMdira haThIbhAInI vADI-dilhI daravAjA bahAra, amadAvAda-380004
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________________ sAce vaida sAdhu saMtabAlajI-vaida tamane davA batAvI rahyA che, emane keTaluM sUjhe che ke je tamane Aje na paNa sUjhe. chatAM zraddhAthI jhIlI rahyA che tema jhIlaje. emanI preraNAne khUba cAvaje. khUba samajIne Acarajo. gAmaDAMmAM ajJAnane lIdhe ja daridratA che. leTa jevI mULa vastu ApIne gAjara kharIdavAM, mIThaDAM dUdha ApIne "cA pIvI A ene haDahaData namUne che. cAno kapa e IzvarI kepa ja che. tame enAthI dUra rahejo. mahArAjazrIe "lekapAla" nAma pasaMda karyuM che, tene mahimA kadAca Aje tamane pUrepUre nahi paNa samajAya. gujarAtanI kALIparaja ane rAnIparajanI kema prathama te lekasevakane sAMbhaLavA paNa taiyAra nahotI, paraMtu Aje temane pitAne bhAna thayuM che ke jamIna te amArA bApadAdAnI che. surata bhaNI rahetI dUbaLA tarIke oLakhAtI kema te anAvila bhAIone tyAM gulAma tarIke jiMdagIbhara vecAtI. emanuM nAma rASTranetAoe haLapati rAkhyuM che. Aje have te nAmanuM gaurava te kemane samajAvA lAgyuM che. tA. 29-11-41 ravizaMkara mahArAja
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________________ poSI pUnama vasaMtatilakA dukhI anAtha jIvane thaI belI sAcA, pALe badhAya jIvane tajI svArtha khAte, khetI karI pakavI anna sadAya poSe, e lokapAla banaje prabhu! TekapAla.
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________________ bhAla naLakAMThAne prayoga A prayogane prAraMbha saMvata 1lma pioSa suda pUnamathI thaye. Adarza samAja kevo hoya e kalpanA "Adarza samAjavAdI nAmanI pustikAnI prastAvanAthI thayelI. eka varSanA samauna-ekAMtavAse nakaze dorI ApyA ane nivedana pachI pagalI pADavAnI samAje taka ApI. A che nasakAMThA bhUmimAMnA maMDANunI pUrvabhUmikA. prayAganuM mukhya madhyabiMdu te kAryakartAo tathA grAmajanatAne arasaparasane sneha ane sahakAra che. A pragamAM nAnAMthI mAMDI moTA saue potAnI jAtanuM ghaDatara kAryanI sAthe sAthe karatA rahevAnuM hoya che. ethI dhanane anucita mahattA na maLe, gAmaDAM pratye udAra, jijJAsu ane vizva vAtsalyamaya daSTi rahe. A prayoganI saMpUrNa saphaLatAne AdhAra ja enA para che. bhAla naLakAMThAne A prayoga je pUrepUro saphaLa thAya te enuM sthAna duniyAmAM kudarate racavA dhArelA samAjavAdamAM dharmadaSTipUrvaka mokhare raheze e viSe mane talabhAra zakA nathI. sAthe sAthe e vAta paNa eTalI ja sAcI che ke nisaga miyAnI dayA vinA A prayoganI saphaLatA azakya che. mATe e che mayA satata ApaNI sAme raho ane ApaNuM saunA jIvanamAM enuM jema vaho !!! tA. 3-1-47 saMtabAla
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________________ bhAla naLakAMThA prayoganuM bIjAropaNa munizrI saMtabAlajI sane 1938 saMvata 1994nuM comAsuM vAghajIpurA (amadAvAda bAvaLA reDa uparanA gAme) pAse roDa upara eka kuTiramAM hatuM. cAturmAsa pUruM thaye najIkanA gAmaDAone pravAsa emaNe karyo. temAM prabaLa nimitta zrI chaganabhAI desAI ane malAtajavALA zrI DAhyAbhAI paTela banyA. sau prathama saMmelana mANakolamAM saMvata 19lpanA poSa suda 15nA roja munizrInA sAMnidhyamAM maLyuM tene ahevAla eka nAnI pustikAmAM chapAye che. te pustikAnuM saMpAdana zrI choTAlAla vasanajI mahetAe karyuM che. temAMthI A lokapAla paTela saMmelananA TharAve tathA ahevAla TUMkAvIne AvyA che. chellA ghaNA varasethI guMdI AzramamAM A poSI pUnamanI ujavaNI thAya che. dharmadaSTie samAjaracanAno prayAganuM bIjAropaNa Ama sahaja rIte poSI pUname thayuM gaNAya. enI smRti A rIte sAcavI rakhAya che. AgAmI poSI pUname tA. 28-1-83nA roja guMdI AzramamAM saMta sevaka samudyama pariSadanA upakrame gujarAtanA saMte ane sevakenuM eka sarva dharma saMmelana maLavAnuM che. munizrInA mArgadarzana ane preraNAthI sthapAyelI ane cAlatI A pariSadane saMta vinobAjI, AcArya tulasI,
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________________ svAmI akhaDAnada sarasvatI, svAmI satyAmitrAnada vagere aneka sAdhu saMtAnA AzIrvAda maLyA che. pariSadanA kAryakramamAM (1) mAMsAhAra tyAga, (ra) dArUbaMdhI, (3) geArakSA jemAM geAvadhakha'dhI ane geAsavardhana, (4) aspRzyatA nivAraNa ane (5) sarva dharma upAsanA e mukhya che. A kAryakramanA gujarAtamAM asarakAraka amala thAya e mATe A pASI pUnamanA samelanamAM nakkara kAryakrama ghaDI kADhavAmAM Avaze. A dRSTie 45 varSa pahelAM mANakAlamAM maLelA vizALa samelanamAM thayelA TharAvA, pravacanA ane tenI kA vAhIne tAjI karavI samayeAcita eTalA mATe gaNAya ke munizrInA dharmadRSTie samAjaracanAnA vicAronAM bIja e vakhate vavAyelAM emAM joI zakAya che. tyAra pachI pAMcamuM sa'melana ziyALamAM maLyuM. temAM A TharAvAnI puSTi karavAmAM AvI che. ziyALa samelananI kAryavAhInA TUMkA khyAla ApyA che. AzA che ke vAcakone paNa e gamaze ane emAMthI preraNA maLaze. aMbubhAI
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________________ samAjasudhAraNAnA zrIgaNeza prathama sopAna pioSI pUnama tA. 5-1-30 saMmelananI zarUAta pU. mahArAjazrI tA. 2-1-1939hnA pagavihAra karI mANakela mukAme padhAryA ane bahAranAM mIjamAnonuM Agamana zarU thayuM. tema ja, jokapAla saMmelana"nI saphaLatA IcchanArA saMdezAo AvavA lAgyA. guruvAranI prabhAte sadugRhastho ane lokapAla paTelanAM ToLAM UbharAvA lAgyAM. guruvAra prabhAte bAvaLA yuvaka maMDaLanA utsAhI sabhyoe gAma saphAInuM kAma AvyuM. grAmyajanone harakha mATe nahote. eka nAnAmAM nAnA bALakathI mAMDIne mahAvRddha sudhI saunA haiyA DolI rahyAM hatAM. thoDI ja vAramAM hAtha hAtha kAma thatAM mANakela eka devamehaka maMdira banI gayuM. zrImaMtonA saMtA-ujaLiyAta ane UMcI keLavaNI pAmelA sajajane hAthamAM jhADu laI jAte badhuM sApha karatA hatA ane eka marelA kUtarAne DhasaDI gAma bahAra laI jatA hatA te joIne badhI kome eka UjaLa padArthapATha pitAnA hRdayamAM kotarI lIdhuM ke cokakhAI rAkhavI ane gaMduM uThAvI gAma saphAI karavI e te UMcAmAM UMcI sevA che. evI sevA karanAra prajAne sAcA sevaka che.
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________________ ane prabhune vahAle che... guruvAra saMdhyA sudhImAM cha sAta hajAra mANase sukhethI besI zake eTale vizALa sabhA maMDapa khaDo thaI gayo. Thera Thera nIti-dharma ane pharajane khyAla ApatAM suMdara borDe TAMgI devAmAM AvyAM hatAM. maMDapanA mukhya daravAjA para rASTradhvajane pharakAvavAmAM Avyo hato. sabhA maMDapanI vacamAM suMdara vyAsapITha goThavavAmAM AvI hatI. mAtAo, bALake, prekSaka, pratinidhio tathA AmaMtrita gRhasthanI beThaka mATe judA judA vibhAgo pADI suMdara vyavasthA karavAmAM AvI hatI. mANakola gAmanA mukhya rastAo dhajA patAkAothI zaNagAravAmAM AvyA hatA. mukhya daravAjA para TAMgeluM lakapAla saMmelananuM beDuM savanA dilamAM navI bhAvanA jagAvatuM hatuM. vyavasthita kAryakrama pramANe vakhatovakhata nAbatanAM nAdI vAtAvaraNane prerI rahyAM hatAM. haripurA mahAsabhA jeNe joI haze evA jevA AvanArane A sthaLa haripurA mahAsabhAnI yAda tAjI karatuM hatuM. ane A pradezanA loko ke jemaNe AvAM saMmelana joyAM ja nathI, temane te ajAyabImAM garakAva karI nAkhatuM hatuM. ghaNuM ja TUMkA samayamAM ATalI taiyArI joI saunA aMtaHkaraNa para kudaratano gUDha saMketa saheje spazI jate hato. 1939 choTAlAla vasanajI mahetA
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________________ lokapAla paTela saMmelananA TharAvo mAMsAhAra tyAga "AjathI ApaNI "lokapAla paTela kema mATe hatyA ane mAMsAhAra sarvathA vajarya gaNavAmAM Ave che. hatyA karanAra ane mAMsAhAra karanArane dharmazAstramAM narakane adhikArI TharAvyA che. e zAstra vacanane akSarazaH svIkArIne A saMmelana eno bahu kaDaka rIte pUrepUro tyAga kare che. Aja sudhI thayelAM badhAM pApane pazcAttApa karI A saMmelana TharAve che ke havethI evuM kRtya karanAra, karAvanAra ke evA kRtyane Teko ApanArane ThAkara mahArAjanI ANa che. chUpI rIte paNa A TharAvanI viruddha janAra ApaNuM AkhI komane gunegAra gaNaze. ane tenI sAthe premabharyA badhA pagalAo levAne haka A mATe nImelI chavIza jaNanI kamiTIne bahumata Ape che. ema chatAM ene nIkAla nahi Ave te sANaMda, bAvalA tathA viramagAmanA mahAjanane jAhera karI ekaDA karAva, paNa e pahelAM mahArAjazrI athavA evA keI saMta mahAtmAne kahevAthI ene nIvaDe premabharI rIte AvI jatuM hoya te eTalAM sakhata pagalAM na levAM." 0 "AjathI ApaNe kemamAM kaI kaI ThekANe kasuMbAne rivAja che, te sadaMtara baMdha karavAmAM Ave che."
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________________ 0 "dArU jema nazAnI cIja che ane dhArmika, zArIrika, mAnasika ane Arthika nukasAnI kare che tema "cA" nA pINAMthI paNa zarIranI hada bahAranI pAyamAlI thAya che. ApaNI mahenatu kema mATe e pINuM eka zAparUpa che, bhAvi prajAnA Arogya mATe ciMtAjanaka duzmanarUpa che, ane ethI taddana nakAmo ne vadhu paDato kharca thAya che. mATe AjathI dArU ane cA e bane pINune bahiSkAra karavAmAM Ave che." sAmAjika rivAjo saMbaMdhI jyAM lagI eka patnI hoya, tyAM lagI eka upara bIjI kanyA keIe devI nahi. paNa prajA khAtara trIsa varSanI uMmara pachI kaI lAve te jUnI bAInI kherAkIne prabaMdha karI, navI lAvavAnI ene chUTa ApavAmAM Ave che. apavAda sivAya ghaNI jIvatA chatAM lakhaNuM ApavAnuM baMdha karavAmAM Ave che. apavAdanuM barAbara nakakI karavAnI sattA nImelA sabhyone seMpavAmAM Ave che. e e sabhyothI na thaI zake to chevaTe lavAdane e pheMsalo karavAnI sattA ApavI. apavAdamAM nIcenI vastuo mukhya gaNavI. (1) na pUrI zakAya evI aMganI meTI kheDa hoya. (2) kaI rIte ghaNuM dhaNIyANI vacce prakRtine meLa ja na maLatA hoya. (3) e ane evAM bIjAM kudaratI kAraNe hoya.
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________________ AvA apavAdamAM paNa lakhaNuM ApatAM pahelAM pota pitAnI covIzInA mukhya AgevAnone khabara ApavI ane e AgevAnoe chAza sabhyonI cUMTelI samitine jaNAvI bahumatIthI kAma levuM. cheyA chokarA hoya chatAM bIjI lAvavA irache ene keIe kanyA ApavI nahIM. paNa (10) mI kalamamAM batAvyA mujaba apavAde kudaratI kAraNe lAvavI paDe te kalama 10mImAM kahyA mujabanI zarate lAvI zake." anya TharAvo 0 heLI ane vivAha vakhate bIbhatsa zabdo belavAnuM baMdha karavAmAM Ave che. ane tene badale kamiTI nakkI karI Ape te ja gAvA balavAnuM cAluM rAkhavuM. 0 "A saMmelana maraNa pAchaLa mIThA bhejananuM kAraja na karavA mATe vinaMtI kare che. chatAM je kaMI kare to karanAra rUA. 15 nAta phaMDamAM Ape." "savelI- bIjAnI paraNetaranuM apaharaNa-bAbatanA gunhAmAM kanyA pAchI levI ane nAtadaMDa tarIke rU. 151 gunegAra pAsethI levA, ane A rUpiyAne kamiTI nakkI kare te mujaba upayoga karavo 0 "havethI ApaNA kaI gAmamAM bhavAyA ramADavA nahi. paraMtu je teo ApaNane upadeza ApI zake tevAM bhajana, vArtA, harikathA vagere kare to ja ApaNe temane yathAzakti phALe marajiyAta karI Apo.
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________________ "A lokapAla paTela saMmelana mahAsabhAnI (kegresanI) ahiMsA ane satyanI neme cAlatI sarvAga svataMtratAnI laData pratye saMpUrNa sahAnubhUti darzAve che. tyArabAda "vaidyabhA'nA mAnavAcaka nAme sAdhAtA vaidyarAja zrI vAsudevabhAIe khUba gadagadita kaMThe nalakAMThAnI bhUmi pratyenA upakAra prasaMge varNavIne kahI batAvyA. sarvAnumate pasAra thayelA kiMmatI TharAvone pUrNa rIte vaphAdAra rahevAnI vinaMtI ane prabhu pAse prArthanA karI. sANaMda tAlukAnI A prathama pragatinuM mAna lekapAla paTela samelanane phALe AvyuM e badala khUba AnaMda pragaTa karyo ane hRdayanA AzIrvacana ApyAM. tyArabAda zrI juThAbhAIe pitA taraphathI A lokapAla kema mATe potAnI sevA ApavAnuM vacana ApyuM ane potAnI ghaNA vakhatanI icchA Aje mUrtimaMta thayelI joI potAne thate AnaMda dekhADI tenA badalAmAM A saMmelana jevuM saMpUrNa rIte saphaLa thayuM che tevI ja rIte sadAya sakriya rAkhavA pitA taraphathI zrIyuta DAhyAbhAI (malAtajavALA)ne A lokapAla paTela saMmelananA sekreTarI tarIke kAma karyA ane emane eka varSanI jarUriyAtenuM kharca emane seMpAyelA phaMDamAMthI upADI levAnuM svIkAryuM tathA AvI virATa sabhA hevA chatAM lokapAla paTela baMdhuoe jALavelAM zAMti ane zistanI sarvamukhI prazaMsA karI pachAta gaNuM kADhelI kema pAsethI ujaLiyAta gaNAtI kemee AvA aneka kudaratI rIte khIlelA saguNenuM anukaraNa karavAnuM rahe che tema
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________________ 11 kahI batAvyuM. AthI lokapAla paTelanA utsAhanuM vaheNuM vadhu jorathI ubharAI AvyuM. pachIthI mANukela samasta gAma taraphathI nIcenuM lakheluM AbhAradarzana vAMcyuM hatuM. pUjya mahArAjazrI saMtabAlajI ! zrI pramukha sAheba tathA anya baMdhue ! naLakAMThAnA bheLA, dayAvAna ne saraLa hRdayanA kALI majUrI karanAra kheDUte keLavaNuM ne doravaNI vinA duHkhe ne bhUkhe mare che. daridratAnA dUSaNee A pradezamAM ghara karyuM che. e duHkha ne duSaNAmAMthI bahAra AvavA A prajA adhIrI thaI rahI che. paNa e dukhI prajA pAse keNa Ave ke keNa ene muktino mArga batAve ? bhaNelo zikSita varga haju gAmaDAMne apanAvI zaka nathI, samAjasevake haju bhItaranA gAmaDAMne pahoMcI zakayA nathI. duHkhamaya paristhitimAMthI bahAra AvavA Atura thayelI prajAne sadabhAgye sAdhupuruSa saMtabAlajIne meLApa thaye. A pradezanAM dArUNa dukhe jANe emane AtmA kakaLyo. emaNe gAme gAma pharavuM zarU karyuM. ahIMnI prajAne dukhe. mAMthI ugAravA ne nItine mArge doravA pravacane karyA. emanA parizrame A samAraMbha yojAyo che. amAruM mANukela gAma, naLakAMThAnI bhUmi ne lokapAlanI aDatAlIsI pUjya mahArAjazrInI atyaMta AbhArI
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________________ 12 che. amArI bhUmi para pavitra puruSanAM pagalAM paDayA ene amArA bhAvi udayanuM sucana samajIe chIe. amArUM mANakAla ane leAkapAlanI aDatAlIsI pUjya mahArAjazrIne! aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka AbhAra mAne che ane amArI bhUmine vadhu samaya ApavA ane cAturmAsa ane gALavA aMtarathI vinavIe chIe. ethI amArA pradeza emanA dilamAM hamezanuM sthAna prApta kare. pUjya mahArAjazrI sAthe rahenAra zrI TubhAI tathA zrI zAMtilAle tathA bhAIzrI cunIlAle A pariSadane saphaLa kavA athAga parizrama UThAvyA che te amArA dhyAna bahAra nathI. e bhAIenA paNa amA atyaMta AbhArI thayA chIe. eene paNa amArA pradeza tarapha najara nAkhatA rahevA vInavIe chIe. zrI jhuDAbhAI taraphathI kAma karatA zrI DAhyAbhAI e je jahemata uThAvI che tenI ameA namrabhAve noMdha laI e chIe. sANaMda khAvalAnA mahAjana zeThee tathA khAvalAnA yuvakasaMghe tathA sANuM sArvajanika hitecchu maDaLanA bhAI Ae je sAtha ne sahakAra ApyA te amo visarIe ema nathI. je je bhAI Ae amane sahAyatA karI che te saunA A take AbhAra mAnIe chIe. bAvalA yuvakamaMDaLane amo bhUlI zakIe ema nathI. takalIpha ke tasdI paDI hAya tenI kSamA cAhI hAjara rahelA saM khaMdhuonA AbhAra
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________________ 13 mAnIe chIe. dInadayALu kRpA kare ne duHkhIAnAM duHkhe! dUra thAya e ja mahAna prabhune prArthanA che. pramukhazrIe je utsAhathI sa`melananuM kAya calAvyuM che, tenI nAMdha laI temane! AbhAra mAnIe chIe. a'tamAM pUjya mahArAjazrIe upasa'hA2mAM jaNAvyuM : vhAlAMe ! ApaNI upara zItaLa caMdramA pUrNa prakAzathI kevA rAjI rahyo che ! bhalA ! e keAnuM AbhAradarzana icche che? ApaNA sahumAM eka ja teja vilasI rahyuM che. ApaNe sahu eka ja siMdhu tarapha vahana karatAM jharaNu chIe. tyAM kANe kAnA AbhAra mAnavA ? ApaNane je kudarata taiyAe bhegA meLavyAM che ane na kalpI zakAya, na kahI zakAya tevA mITho saMbaMdha tAje karavAnA A carmacakSu sAme prasaMga ceAjyeA che, te ja nisagamaiyA vaLI vhelA vhelA ApaNane meLavaze ja. zrI chaganabhAie tamArA sahu vatI cAturmAsa mATe Agraha karyAM che. vhAlAMe ! vANI karatAM maMgu hRdaya meTu che. sarva karatAM AtmA mATeA che. bIjA badhA tamA TharAveA pALazeA ke kema ? evI za'kA bhale kare, paNa huM tA kema ja karuM ? tamArA hRdayamAM mArI sa'pUrNa zraddhA che. ATalA nikaTa saMsargathI tamArI bhalamanasAInI mArA mana para paDelI chApa na bhusAya tevI che.
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________________ 14 pramukha nAthAbhAI buTAbhAI paTelanuM... bhASaNa amArA nalakaMThAnA itihAsamAM AjanA divasa utsava ne AnaDhanA che. hamArI bhUmimAM AvA prakAranuM A paheluM ja sa`melana che. humArA AMgaNe Aje pUjya mahArAjazrI jevA pavitra sAdhu puruSa padhAryAM che. ane hamArI bhUmine pAvana karI che. e sata puruSanAM pagalAM hamArI bhUmimAM paDavAthI AMkhanA palakArAmAM hamArI bhUmimAM khUba jAgRti AvI che, ane emanI preraNAne laI Aje hamArI aDatAlIsInuM saoNMmelana sAmAjika sudhArA karavA, humArA lAbha alAbha tathA hita ahitanA vicAra karavA maLyuM che, evA pavitra divasane Anada kAne na thAya ? cAlu rItarivAjo ne dhArAdheAraNeA prathama jyAre ghaDAyAM haze tyAre Arthika dRSTie temaja bIjI rIte e ApaNI kAmane anukULa haze paNa Aje teA e rivAjo ne dhArA dhAraNAne anusaravAmAM ApaNe devAmAM DUbatA jaI e chIe ane ApaNI zArIrika ne Arthika ka'gAliyata dina para dina vadhatI jAya che, eTale Aje tA ApaNI kAme rATI bhegA rahevuM hAya tA sAmAjika rItarivAjomAM jamAnA anusAra pheraphAra karyAM vagara pAlave ema nathI ja. A kAmamAM Apa sau eka mate saMmata thaze. ema dhArU' chuM. rAta divasa jAta teDIne anna pakavanAra ApaNI kAmamAM aneka vyasanAe praveza karyA che. vyasanA ApaNI zArIrika ne Arthi ka barabAdI karI rahyAM che. cAnA vyasane
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________________ 15 te ApaNuM paisAnI pAyamAlI karI aneka roge badalAmAM ApyA che. cAnuM vyasana ApaNuM kAmamAM eka dAyakA thayAM ja dAkhala thayuM che. chatAM dAyakAmAM eNe tamAma prajAne pAyamAla karI che. ApaNA sadbhAgye Aje mahArAjazrIe e burA vyasanamAMthI ApaNane bacAvavA gAme gAma pharI ApaNane sAdha karyo ne sAcI salAha ApI jethI Aje meDe meDe paNa ApaNane sUjhayuM che ke ApaNuM sukha ne AbAdI mATe cAne tIlAMjali ApavI ane e ApaNuM pharaja thaI paDI che. kheDUtonAM gharamAM savAramAM cA na hoya paNa chAza ne roTalo hoya. je kherAka bhUtakALamAM ApaNuM pUrvajo letA ne khUba tAkAta ne Arogya bhogavI lAMbu AyuSya bhegavatA. dArU te ApaNuM kAmamAM javalle ja vaparAya che. e vaparAza paNa ApaNe sadaMtara baMdha karavo atyaMta jarUrI che. ApaNuM mahAsabhA sarakAranA dArUbaMdhInA kArya kramane A saMmelane Teke Apa joIe. ane e stutya pagalAM mATe ApaNuM mahAsabhAvAdI sarakArane dhanyavAda ApavA joIe. cA para evA ja prakArano pratibaMdha mUkavAmAM Avaze evI AzA ApaNe ApaNI mahAsabhA vAdI sarakAra pAse rAkhI zakIe, kasuMbAno rivAja paNa sadaMtara baMdha karavo jarUrI che. ApaNe dharma te nirbaLa ne dukhInI vahAra karavI ne prANI mAtranuM rakSaNa karavuM te che. mane kahetAM zarama Ave che ke Aje ApaNA pUrvajonA e dayA dharmane bhUlI ApaNuM
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________________ mAMnA keTalAMka jIva hiMsA ne pApAcAra karavA lAgyA che, jIva hiMsAno A pApAcAra ApaNA pradezamAMthI ne ApaNuM kemamAMthI sadaMtara baMdha thavo ja joIe. jIva hiMsAnuM pApa je baMdha na thAya te kudarata ApaNuM para rUThaze, megharAjA paNa kyAMthI mahera karaze ? ApaNI khetImAM prabhu kayAMthI barakata pUraze ? ApaNuM sadabhAgye pUjya mahArAjazrIe saveLA ApaNane e kumArgethI pAchA vaLavA cetAvyAM che. havethI ApaNe mahArAjazrInA bedha anusAra cAlazuM to bhUtakALanA badhAM pApa prabhu eka vAra mApha karaze. mane e jANIne AnaMda thAya che ke ApaNuM meTAmAM meTAM sAta gAmee hatyA, mAMsAhAra ane cA sadaMtara baMdha karyA che. eTale A TharAvamAM te ApaNuM baMne covIzIone sAtha maLaze ja. A paNa komamAM lagnaprasaMge je baMdhaNuM bAMdhavAmAM Ave che enI kazI maryAdA rahI nathI. vaLI kharca ApaNAmAM moTA bhAgane pAlave ema nathI, devuM karyA vagara bhAgye ja koI e kharcane pahoMcI vaLe che. e baMdhaNAnuM dhoraNa evuM hovuM joIe ke ApaNAmAMnAM garIbamAM garIbane e posAya ne devuM karavAno vakhata na lAve. maraNa pAchaLanuM kAraja have te badhI kememAMthI baMdha thavA lAgyuM che. ApaNuM kemamAMthI e jherI jamaNane sadaMtara baMdha karavuM joIe. kALI mahenata karavA chatAM hame bhUkha ne duHkhathI
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________________ pIDAtA hatA. hamArI dAda phariyAda sAMbhaLanAra keI nahatuM. hamArA pradezamAM prAthamika keLavaNI paNa nahi ja jevI che. hamArI vastInA 100 gAmo paikI dareka prAthamikazALAo haze, ajJAna dazAmAM hame paDelA chIe. roga ne bimArImAM davAkhAnAnI sagavaDo nathI. zikSita varga dUra dUrathI hamane sudharavAnI salAha Ape che. paNa hamArA dIna duHkhI gAmaDAMne haju apanAvyAM nathI. samAja sevaka hamane samaya ApI zakatA nathI. eTale hamane sAcA mArge doranAra ne tamArA dardane IlAja batAvanAra koI na hatuM. A akaLAvatI ane guMgaLAvatI paristhitimAMthI bahAra AvavA hame prabhu tarapha AzAbharI mITa mAMDI rahyA hatA. eve TANe prArabdha ge-akasmAte saMtapuruSane bheTe thayo. e sAdhu puruSanI IcchA hamArA dukhe jANavAnI thaI. hamArA duHkhanuM varNana emaNe lAgaNIpUrvaka sAMbhaLyuM. emanuM hRdaya dravyuM ane emane kAryakrama rada karI emane kiMmatI samaya hamane Apyo ne hamAro hAtha jhAlyo ane e sAdhu puruSanI preraNAne laI A maMgaLa samAraMbha jAya che. lAMbA bhASaNe karavAnI hamArI zakti nathI. TADha ane taDako sahI divasa ne rAta kALI majUrI karI, anAja pakavI anAjanA DhagalA buddhijIvI, vepArI ne zikSita vargane caraNe dharIe chIe ane badalAmAM tamArI sagavaDo-keLavaNI ne doravaNI-nI emanI pAse AzA rAkhIe
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________________ 18 chIe. ApaNe gAmomAM bhavAyA Ave che. tene je kAMI pharajiyAta ApavuM paDe te baMdha thavuM joIe. corI karavI, oghalA bALavA ne savelInI bInA ApaNuM kAma mATe kalaMkarUpa che. lokamata keLavI e kalaMka jaladI dUra karavuM jarUrI che. Apa sarvanI vatI pUjya saMtabAlajI mahArAjane vinaMtI karIe chIe ke AvatA cAturmAsa mATenI amArI vinaMtI che. te svIkArIne hamArA naLakaThanA pradezamAM padhArI hamAro je hAtha Ape pakaDyuM che te pramANe Apa hamArA eke eka gAmamAM jarUra padhArI hamArI badhI ke mane mArgadarzaka thaze. svAgata pramukha mAlAbhAI pazAbhAInuM bhASaNa pUjaya mahArAjazrI, zrImAna pramukha sAheba, ApaNu bane covIzInA AgevAnazrI, sANaMda tathA bAvalAnA mahAjana sAheba ane bIjA mIjamAne tathA baMdhuo ane mAtAo ! Apa sahunuM huM premabhInuM svAgata karuM chuM. amArA mANakola jevA nAnakaDA gAmamAM padhArIne Apa sahue amArA gAma para je AbhAra karyo che tethI amArA sahunA AnaMdane para rahyo nathI ane Ajane divasa mANukelanA ItihAsamAM amara raheze. nAnedarA mukAme evuM nakkI thayuM ke mANukela gAmamAM saMmelana bharavuM, te
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________________ khabara sAMbhaLIne bALakathI mAMDIne meTerA sudhI sahunA umaMgane pAra rahyo nathI. tame amAre AMgaNe padhArelA megherA atithio che. sTezanathI khUba dUra ane vAhananI sagavaDa vinAnA UMDAM gAmaDAMmAM najIkanA zaheromAMthI paNa tame AvyA che e gAmaDAM pratyenI Apa sahunI mIThI mamatA batAve che. AvI ja lAgaNuM bhaviSyamAM paNa rahe ema A take vinavuM chuM. ame tamArA bheLAM bALaka chIe. saMta mahAmAnA hadayanA AzIrvAda e ja amArI mUDI che. amArAM roTalA ane chAza snehathI vadhAvI laI, amane ujajavaLa banAvaje. amArI jarUriyAta ane tamArI jarUriyAta vacce ghaNo ja pharaka hoI kaMI takalIpha ke agavaDa veThavI paDe te kSamA karaje. Avo manuSya meLo e amAre mana aNamUlo prasaMga che. ame Aje amArAM ahobhAgya samajIe chIe ke amArI kAmamAM jemanA sadupadezanA nimitte jAgRti AvI che ane A manuSya meLo jAmyo che tathA jemanA hadayamAM amArI kema-pachAta kemane mATe UMDI dAjha ane premabharyA che, tevA puruSa ApaNA sahunI sAme beThA che e ApaNA saddabhAgya che. mAruM nAnuM bhASaNa pUruM karatAM pahelAM eTaluM ja kahIza ke A sadabhAgyane suprasaMga ujajavaLa banAvavA ane saMmelanane saphaLa banAvavA prabhune prArthanA karuM chuM ke
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________________ 20 Apa sahunI madada ameAne upakArI bano. pU. sa`tabAlajInuM udmAna tamArI kAmanuM mULa kSatriya vazamAM che, enI sAthe paNa 'leAkapAla' zabda 'dha besatA che. 'leAkapAla' eTale lekanuM pAlana karavuM. lAkamAM cara ane acara ane prakAranA jIvAnA samAveza thaI jAya che. svArtha nA sapUN bhAga ApIne leAkanuM pAlana karavuM te kSatriyAnA mukhya dharma che. atyAre tamAe je kheDUta jIvana svIkAryuM' che, te paNa A yuganA mukhya lAkapAlana dharma che. ane kALI' zabda sAthe lAgavaga dharAvatAM dUSaNlRA dUra kADhavA tame kaTibaddha thayA che. ene paNa leAkapAla' zabda chAje che. bhaviSyamAM paNa A kAlane tame prANu sATe pALIne tamArA pUrvajonA nAmane dIpAveA ane tamArI prajA paNa dIpAve evI yAdI paNa A zabda Apa meLe Ape che. jIetame leAkamAM rahelA kaTa ane la' ne AgaLa pAchaLa sUkA tA kAlane pALanAra' evA artha leAkapAla' zabda mAMthI nIkaLaze. tamArAM sAta gAmAe tA tamArI bhalI kAmamAM pesAI gayelAM mahAkrRSNeA ekI avAje dUra karyA' che. samasta maLIne TharAva karI hatyA ane mAMsAhAranuM mahApApa baMdha karyuM che. dArU ane cAhanA saMpUrNa tyAga karyAM che. je sAta gAmee A pahela karI che, te gAmAmAM
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________________ tamArA AgevAnone mATe bhAga hoI e TharAvo te tamArI bane evIzI eka mate maMjUra karaze ja. paraMtu bIjI paNa eka agatyanI je bInA tamAre saue dhyAnamAM levAnI che, te khoTA kharcAonA ghaTADA viSe che. have thoDuMka "lokapAla bhAIonA leNadArone kahuM*hAlAMo ! tame A leke nA govALa che, e gAyanI mAvajata karavI ane tAjI tathA sudaDha rAkhavI e tamAruM zubha kartavya che. tame e kartavyamAM jeTaluM cUkyA ho teTaluM sAce dile prAyazcitta karaje. tamAre ane emane bannenAM mAthAM guMthAyA che. tamArA vinA e nahi dIpe ne tame te emanA vinA pAMgaLA ja che. kudarata Aje sAcAM zramajIvInA pakSa tarapha vaLI gaI che. ApaNA pUrvajo evA hatA eTale ja "pelAM zAha ne pachI bAdazAhanI kahevata paDI che, ene pharI tAjI kare. emAM zobhA che. je dUdha vadhu ne vadhu cUsavAnI lAlace gAyanA AMcaLa ja kApaze te badhuMya gumAvaze, tame rAtAmAtA phare che, emAM nUra lokapAla bhAI enuM jhaLake che e rakhe bhUlI jatA ! e tamArA hAtha, paga ane hRdaya che. tame enuM mAthuM che. bAra bAra kalAkanI kALI majUrI karyA pachI ene bhAge eTaleya nahi hoya ane tame mahelamAM mANatA haze te tamArA mahela ne gheDAgADIo lAjaze. kudarata ene na sAMkhe ne ene cahero kaDaka thAya te pahelAM tame cete evA e AgamacetiyA puruSe che eTale ja kahuM chuM. tamArA para mane ne mArA para tamane prema bhAve kahevAne adhikAra
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________________ 22 che. eTale mane bhAsatuM satya na kahuM te mArA hRdayane anyAya thAya ! peluM sUtra teA yAda che ne ke jema hatyA ane mAMsAhAra karanAra narakanA adhikArI che. tema AsaktipUrvaka parigraha rAkhanArA paNa narakanA adhikArI che, tamA sahu ATalA snehathI A leAkapAla saMmelana' mAM rasa laI rahyA che. e jANI huM rAjI thAu chuM. emanI kAmanA sudhArAmAM tamAruM paNa hita ja che. teo AchA kharcALa ane dilanA pUrA dayALu raheze temAM dezane paNa lAbha che.'
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________________ samAja sudhAraNAnA zrIgaNeza dvitIya sopAna prathama naLakaMThAnA gAme gAma pharyA, mANase mANasane maLyA, jhINAmAM jhINI bAbatane paNa tapAsI joIne pachI e behAla dazAmAM mUkI javAnuM dila pUjya mahArAjazrIne kema thAya? A kema pU. mahArAjazrI premamAM lubdha banI ane pU. mahArAjazrI gAmaDIAenA premamAM lukhya banyA. Ama paraspara AkarSAtA naLakaThAe pU. mahArAjazrIne jakaDI lIdhA. ane mAnakela mukAme sevAbhAvI zrI chaganabhAInI ananya bhAvanAthI lokapAla paTela kemanuM mahAsaMmelana saMvata 1lpanA poSa suda 15nuM goThavAyuM. temAM pAMceka hajAra bhAIbaheno bhegA maLyA, carcA thaI, TharAva thayA. eTale te divasathI ja mAnakela mukAme lokapAla paTela kemanA uddhAranuM prathama senerI pAnuM pU. mahArAjazrInA haste ughaDayuM. tyArabAda viramagAma pAsenA kamIjalA ghoLanAM 48 gAmo taiyAra thayAM ane tyAM lekapAla bhAI enuM bIjuM saMmelana thayuM. vaLI trIjuM mAnakela mukAme ema nalakaMThAnI AkhIye bhUmi pAvana karI naLakaMThAne ane tyAM vasatI lekapAla ke mane pU. mahArAjazrI ghora aMdhakAra bhedI pUrNa prakAzamAM lAvyA. tyArathI naLakaMThAnA AkhAye pradeza mATe pU. mahArAjazrI satata ciMtA
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________________ 24 sevyA kare che. Ama pU. mahArAjazrInI pravRttinA pracAra lagabhaga badheya ThekANe prasaryAM, bhAla vibhAgane tA A aNu ciMtavyeA lAbha maLyeA gaNAya, ghara beThAM gaMgAmAM nAhI puNya prApta karavAnuM dila kAne na thAya ? ziyALa saMmelanane vividha rIte vadhu yaza apAvanAra tA naLakaThAnA saradAra gaNAtA zrI cheATubhAI ja che. maDapane vadhAre daidIpyamAna banAvavAnA temanA prayatnA, gAmane suMdara rIte zaNagAravAnI temanI kaLA, gAmasaphAI ADhi kAryomAM temanA sAtha meAkhare hatA. aMtamAM IcchuM chuM ke A ceAgaradama patharAyelI lAkapAla kAmanA pU. mahArAja sAhebanI preraNAthI adhika ne adhika vikAsa thAya kezavalAla jIvarAja zAhe samelanamAM padhArelA mIjamAnA gujarAtanA jANItA ane sayama lakSI leAkasevaka zrI ravizaMkara mahArAja, dheALakA samitinA mAjI pramukha DAhyAbhAI, hirajana Azrama nivAsI zrI juThAbhAI, dhALakA samitinA gupta sevaka zrI nAthAbhAI, muMbaIvALA mArArajIbhAI tathA temanA patnI temaja vaDAdarAnA rasikabhAI, zrI kAzIbena, bAvalAnA aMgrejI zALAnA zikSaka mAdhavajIbhAI, cunIbhAI, zrI gAMgaDa DhAkAra tathA menejara bhAI jhAlA tathA leAkapAla kAmanA mAnakAla cAvIsInA
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________________ 25 nAthAbhAI, vAsaNAnA mukhI hIrajIbhAI, jA bUthalanA mAhanabhAI jhINAbhAI tathA jhAMpa nAnAdarA cAvIsInA rAmajIbhAI velAbhAI tathA ghelAbhAI vagere ane kamIjalA aDatAlIsInA bhIkhAbhAI, bhagata, geAdarA dhALa ane gudIdheALanAM paNa amuka gAmA tathA te gAmAnA kALu paTela, nAnajI paTela, hanu paTela, gaphura paTela vagere cunaMdA leAkapAla AgevAnA. sadezAo sa'tamAla' jevA jAte jemAM hAjarI ApI doravaNI karAvanAra hAjara rahenAra che; tyAM huM dUrathI jemane sadezeA paheAMcADavAnA che temane sAva ajANyA zuM sa MdezA ApuM ? zrI saMtamAla'nA upadezane kharAkhara prajA anusare eTale teo jityA. kizAralAla mazarUvALA 0 'AvAM kAmeAmAM mane rasa che, paNa tabiyata lathaDI hAI ne bahAra gAma jaI zakatA nathI eTale samelanamAM hAjarI nahi ApI zakuM, mahArAjazrInA samAgamanA lAbha laI nahi zaku te badala dilagIra chuM. jana sevA e ja prabhu sevA che, e vAta taddana sAcI che, ane prabhune meLavavAnA AvAM dIna, duHkhI, dalitanI vacce jaIne besavuM e ja uttama upAya che. e viSe paNa zaMkA nathI. tamAruM samelana saphaLa thAo. narahara parIkha sAbaramatI
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________________ 0 "nalakaMThA vibhAgamAM je kArya cAlI rahyuM che, te ghaNuM suMdara che ane te zrI morArajIbhAI sAthe Avyo tyAre najare joyuM che. pANInI yejanA ane aMdAja kharca keTaluM thAya te taiyAra karyuM hoya te mokalI Apazo ke je koI bhAIne batAvI gya karI zakAya. ajuna lAlI maMtrI amadAvAda jillA mahAsabhA samiti 0 rU. 301 pAyAnA prAyazcita tarIke saMmelana nimitte eka sevakanA che, enI noMdha leje. agara rUA. 150 saMmelana khAte ane rUA. 151 kUvA nimi. ajamera kaMpanI muMbaI 0 "ziyALa saMmelanamAM AvavAnI IcchA hatI, paNa kAraNane laIne AvI zakuM tema nathI. choTubhAI lakhe che tema navANumAM jarUra hoya te pApanA prAyazcitta rUpe rUA. 150 zrI juThAbhAInA kahevA mujaba nAnA kUvA mATe mArA nAnAbhAI nimo nodhI leje." lakSamIda jhaveracaMda saMghavI amadAvAda 0 "samAraMbhanA rUA. 600-700 aMdAja je kharca thAya temAM cothA hisse mAro ane bIjA rezamanA vahepArI gokaLadAsa taraphathI ceAthe hise. huM banaze te jarUra AvavA lalacAuM chuM. durlabhajI khetANI ghATakopara 0 saMmelananI phateha IcchuM chuM. gokaLadAsa rAyacurA 0 "parama pU. saMtabAlajI pratye je mAna ane pUjya bhAvanI lAgaNI dharAvIe chIe te jotAM te mane tyAM
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________________ 27 AvI pahAMcavA lalacAyA vinA nathI rahetuM paNa tabiyatane aMge kAI nahi AvI zakIe te kSamA mAgIe chIe.' satASarAma bhaTTe javAraja mAjI maMtro dhALakA tAlukA samiti samelana pramukha zrI kALubhAInu bhASaNa 'ApaNA gheALanA nAtIlAe mane pramukha tarIke cUMTaye e badala hu` save bhAIyuMnA upakAra mAnuM chuM. ApaNe mahArAjazrInI preraNA pAmyA chIe e ApaNA sahunAM dhanabhAgya che. mahArAjazrI dheALI mukAme padhAryA tyAre me khageAdarAnAM dhArA dhAraNa vAMcyAM hatAM. bahu sArAM che, mane gamyAM che. tamane paNa gamaze ja. ApaNe sarve bhAIyuM e pramANe ja ekamate sarve maLIne TharAva pasAra karIe evI mArI vinaMti che. eka be vAtuM ApaNA ghALa mAmata mAre kahevAnI hatI te me mahArAjazrIne kahI dIdhI che. je eTalA sudhArA vadhAre karavA sahune huMye bese te karavA bAkI khAsa mAre khIju` kahevA jevuM je che te DarAvamAM ja AvI jAya che. eTale vadhu khelatA nathI. ApaNe custa rIte TharAveA pALIzuM ane mahArAjazrInI zikhAmaNa pramANe vIzuM te! sukhI thaIzuM ane ApaNI kAmanI Ijjata ATalI badhI vadhI che tene saphaLa karI zakIzuM. have ApaNe badhA mahArAjajI je kahe te ekacitte sAMbhaLIe ane badhuM kAma samAdhAnIthI karIe.'
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________________ 28 pU. saMtabAlajInuM bhASaNa vahAlA lokapAla paTela bhAIo ane mAtAo tathA anya sahakArI varga ! nalakaThA bhAlanA samasta mahA saMmelanonI gaNatarImAM tamArI kemanuM A pAMcamuM ane bhAla pradezanuM bIjuM mahAsaMmelana che. bagodarA saMmelana pachI guMdI vagere betAlIsa gAmanA gheLanuM saMmelana paheluM thaze, ema meM dhAreluM paraMtu ziyALane naMbara pahele AvyA che. guMdI ghaLa paikInAM keTalAMka gAme ahIM hAjara che eTale teonI anumati che e saheje jaNAI Ave che. bagodarA ghoLanA AgevAno, nAtIlAo, ane bIjA muMbaI, amadAvAda, vaDodarA, bAvaLA, vAghajIpurA, dhoLakA vagere sthaLAnA sahakArI varganI hAjarI preraNA ApanArI nIvaDaze. khuda gAMgaDa ThAkoranuM temaja menejara sAhebanuM Agamana tamArA A maMgaLa kAryamAM sAtha sUcave che. huM IcchuM chuM ke teo e ja rIte prajAnI unnatimAM potAnA tana mana, sAdhana sahita niraMtara sAtha ApIne anya rAjavI vargane ujaLA udAharaNa rUpa bane. loka sevako te potAno dharma bajAvyA ja kare che. eTale emane bIjuM to zuM kahuM? paraMtu bhAla nalakaThAmAM AgagADI, khaTArAnAM sAdhano kyAM bhAgye ja che. tyAM kAyama besavAnuM bane to uttama nahi to paNa niraMtara AvajA rAkhI e prajAnA sukhaduHkhamAM sAthI banavA tatpara rahe.
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________________ 29 priya naraharibhAInA patramAM emaNe lakhelA zabdo ane zrI kizorabhAInA uddagAramAM e ja dhvani che. mAjI mahesUlI pradhAna morArajIbhAIe be varasa pahelAM mAnakela saMmelananA pramukha tarIke AvI potAnI sahAnubhUti pragaTa karI hatI. bhAI arjunabhAlA paNa tyAre sAthe hAjara hatA. Aje zrI ravizaMkara mahArAjanI hAjarI che, teo gujarAtanA jANItA lokasevaka che. bIjA bhAIo ke jeo kAyama banatI lAgaNI aMga tarIke batAvatA AvyA che, temaNe te potAno dharma mAnya che eTale emanI e mAnyatA satata AcAramAM varte. ATaluM prasaMgocita kahI have mULa vAta para AvuM. ziyALa ghaLamAM ziyALanuM sthAna ziyALa ghaLamAM vIsa gAme che. te paikInAM dhaLI, mIThApura, devapurA, haDALA vageremAM lokapAla paTelanI vasatI puSkaLa che. ame e vIsa gAme paikInA tera gAme te jAte jeI AvyA chIe ane saune ajaba utsAha anubhavyA che. ziyALa tamArI kemanI vasatImAM nAnuM ja gaNAya. paraMtu ziyALanI agiyAra gAmee pasaMdagI karI temAM be kAraNe hatAM:- (1) ziyALane utsAha (2) zeTha jIvarAja bhAInA kuTuMbanI dhagaza. bhAlanI hada ahIMthI ja zarU thAya che. Ama jotAM
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________________ A ghoLanAM vIsa gAmane dUra paDavA chatAM naLanA kAMThe AveluM ziyALa e rIte A mahAsaMmelanane yaza khATI jAya che. eNe batAvela ucharaMga e cazanI lAyakAta siddha kare che. etihAsika ane bhaugolika dRSTie ziyALanuM sthAna mahattvanuM che. gAMgaDanI ahIM rAjadhAnI hatI ane jyAre bhAla eka vakhata akhAtane bhAga hato tyAre A beTaDArUpa hatuM. seMkaDo vahANe ahIM laMgarAtAM evAM cihno maLI Ave che. asaMkhya pALiyAo ahIMnA sAmAjika saMskArI jIvananI pratIti Ape che. huM IcchuM chuM ke svAgata pramukhe je rIte ziyALa saMmelananI sevA hoMzabhera bajAvI che, te rIte TharAvone paLAvavAmAM pramukha tathA maMtrIne madadagAra bane ane etihAsika tathA bhaugolika dRSTie jema ziyALa ullekhapAtra che, tema sAmAjika saMskRtinA vikAsamAM paNa ullekha pAmavA jevuM ziyALAne banAve. TharAvo vize bagodarA saMmelane mANakela saMmelananA TharAvone thoDA sudhArA vadhArA sAthe bahAla rAkhyA hatA. paNa tame to bagodarA saMmelananA TharAvone ja pUrepUrA TekA sAthe kabUla rAkhavA Iccho cho e saMtoSanI vAta che. e TharAnI bahoLI carcA to TharAva pasAra thatI vakhate ane thayA bAda thaze. atyAre huM e TharAvanA AtmAno De chatAM eka khyAla ApavA mAguM chuM.
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________________ 31 kyAla paTela ApaNe lokapAla paTela zabdanI pasaMdagI kevA saMgamAM karI che? tenI cekhavaTa vAraMvAra karavAmAM AvI che. chatAM eka vAra pharIne kahuM chuM ke paTela zabda te nalakAMThAnA bhAI o choDavA taiyAra nahotA eTale pUThe lagADe che. jokapAla zabda mULa che. lokapAla zabda na nathI. ApaNuM sanAtana sAmAjika graMtha manusmRtimAM ane kapriya rAmAyaNamAM paNa e zabda Ave che. tame mULe kSatriya che e selaMkI, makavANA, rAThoDa, cauhANa Adi aTako ane cAraNIya kathanathI pUravAra thAya che. lokenuM-prajAnuM pAlana kare te lokapAla kahevAya. havA, pANI ane prakAza te kudarata para moTe bhAge AdhAra rAkhe che. paNa anAjanI utpattimAM kheDUta ane gAyane mATe phALe che eTale kheDUta mAtra lokapAla kahevAya. paraMtu tamArI ke me e zabda vAparavAmAM pahela karI che. mATe tame enA nimitta rUpa gaNAo. hiMdanA bhAvI kheDUta eka mAtra anAjano ja utpanna karanAra nahi balake sAthe sAthe saMskRtine paNa sUtradhAra haze, e ApaNI kalpanA che ane ethI ApaNuM TharAvone mATe bhAga e che ke jemAM saMskRtino khyAla mukhyapaNa rakhAve che. ApaNuM niyamone cUsta rIte vaphAdAra rahenAra kadAca ApaNAthI halakI gaNAtI komamAMthI nIkaLe
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________________ 32 tA te paNa niyamane pALanArA saunA jeTalA ja sAmAjika darajajo pAmI zakaze. ApaNI jUnI varga vyavasthAmAM paNa AvI udAra jogavAi hatI ja. ApaNA naLakaThAnA liyA gAmamAM cuvALiyA kALI ApaNI kAmamAM thoDA ja kALathI dAkhala thayA che. alabatta te kALe ApI keAmamAM bheLavavAnI rIta lagabhaga khIca u khavarAve te bhaLe evA dheAraNa upara hatI. Aje ApaNI dhArAdheAraNamAM jIvadayA pALanAra, cArIthI dUra rahenAra, dArUmATI nahi vAparanAra, dIkarInA paisA upara AzA nahi rAkhanAra evI kaDaka kaseATIe rAkhavAmAM AvelI che. Arthika daMDanuM dheAraNa ane zArIrika daMDa, (rAja) zAsanamAM hAya che, te na chUTake mULe rakhAyuM hatuM. paraMtu Aje e ja mukhyapaNe thaI javAthI gunAonuM pramANa ghaTavAne badale vadhe che eveA prAmANika mata che. jJAtiomAM paNa paisAnA daDanu dheAraNa jyAM mukhyapaNe thayuM che te jJAtionI vyavasthA pAMgaLo thaI gaI che. ane aneka gunAo vadhyA che ne vadhe che eTale ApaNA TharAveAmAM paisAda DanuM dheAraNa na chUTake rakhAyu che. bhayaMkara gunAmAM te e dhAraNa rAkhavAnuM ja nathI e vAta na bhUlazeA. samajAvaTa ane na chUTake ahiMsAnA hathiyAra tarIke asahukAranuM sAdhana ja mukhyapaNe rAkhaze| teA gunAnuM pramANa nahi jevuM thaI jaze e naLakaThAe Aje traNa varSathI anubhavyuM che. kAinI savelI upADI javI e gunA bhayaMkara zunA che,
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________________ emAM je paisA ApI chUTI javAtuM hoya te pasAdAro evA gunAthI nahi aTake, lokapAla zabdathI AvA naitika gunAothI saheje aTakI javAya che. corI ane sevelInA gunAo savelInA gunAonuM jera nalakaMThAmAM jyAre vadheluM tyAre lAkhe puLAnI ghAsanI gaMjIe baLatI, emAM asaMkhya jIvaDAMno kacaraghANa nIkaLe ane nirdoSa pazuenA khorAkanI rAkha thAya. kevI ajJAnI paddhati? A paddhatinA mULamAM evuM hatuM ke agAu to korTa kacerIthI AjanA karatAM vadhu vegaLA ApaNe rahetA, eTale cetavaNI ApavA pUratI jAsAciThThI baMdhAtI ane ekAda paLo baLAto. jAsAciThThI eTale jAsusa sAthe mekalAvelI ciThThI evo artha thaI zake che, eTale A kathanamAM satya haze paNa e paddhati jaMgalI che, mATe e hovI ja na joIe. nalakaMThAmAM mAtra cavalA-degAmaDA kesa vakhate jAmanagaramAM jyAre ahIMnA sAthIoe khabara ApI tyAre tyAM rahyAM rahyAM meM ApaNuM lokapAla paTelIAone lakhyuM. temane mATe bhAga A kesanI mAMDavALa karavA rAjI hato. paraMtu mAre duHkhapUrvaka ahIM kahevuM paDe che ke jene viSe huM kalpanA na karI zakuM tevA vyApArIbhAI aMgata svArthane lIdhe e kissAne aTakAvavAne badale, ulaTAmArgamAM jatA gaNyAgAMThayA lokone madadanA nimittarUpa banyA. meM sAMbhaLelI A vAta kadAca beTI paNa haze. paraMtu ghaNuM pramANe maLyA pachI huM A rIte vinA nAme
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________________ 34 A vAta ahIM eTalA sAru mUkuM chuM ke bhaviSyamAM te agara lokapAla paTelonI vacce levaDa devaDa karatA bIjA vyApArI baMdhue tevA kupathathI pAchA vaLe. e kumArgathI pAchA vaLavAmAM temanuM ane saunuM hita che ane vyApArI AlamanI pUrvanI kArakIdInuM Aje pharI navuM ujaLuM pAnuM ughaDe che. cArInA kissAomAM khAsa te baLadone uThAvI javA ane emanAM vaLatara vALavAnI badI lagabhaga nalakaMThA bhAlanI prajAne koThe paDI gaI che. AmAM ghaNuM kAme ane ghaNa javAbadAra mANase saMDevAyelAM che ema mane abhyAse ane anumAne lAgyuM che. A badImAM nirdhana kheDUta pUrepUro cagadAya che ane kusaMpanA mULiyAM UMDAM naMkhAya che. A dizAmAM haju ApaNe lagAre saphaLa thayA nathI. A sAme leka pAlakae jehAda uThAvI prajAne ugArI levAnI che. huM IcchuM chuM ke pilisakhAtuM A bAbatamAM madadagAra thaze. kadAca madadagAra na thaI zake te paNa ADakhIla rUpa te nahi ja thAya. ahIMnA tAjetaranA AvA eka kissAmAM muddAmAla meLavavAmAM sANaMda tAlukAnAM polisakhAtAMe ThIka jahemata uThAvI che. e sAMbhaLelI vAta je sAcI hoya to mane e jANI saMtoSa thAya che. paNa sAthe sAthe eTaluM huM sUcavuM chuM ke A badInAM pANI chIcharAM nathI, bhAre UMDA che. je prabhune Dara rAkhanAra nItimAna amaladAra lAMca rUzvatathI ane ujaLIAta
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________________ 35 gaNAtI AlamanI khuzAmatathI dUra rahI bhekha laIne enI pAchaLa paDaze te jarUra phateha meLavI bhAlanI prajAnA kharA AzIrvAda meLavaze. mAMhomAMhenA nAnA moTA jhaghaDA naLakaMThA ane bhAlanI ApaNI kome mAMhomAMhe jhaghaDA patAvavA sarakAra darabAre na javuM e jAtane eka TharAva bagodarAmAM thayo che te khUba kiMmatI che. hiMdanA AbAdI kALamAM paMcaprathAne moTe phALe hate ema ItihAsa sAkha pUre che. paMce mAraphata nikAla thavAthI banne pakSa eka bIjAnI najIka AvI zake che ane gunA mApha thaI jAya che. A bAbatamAM nalakaMThA covIsIoe abhuta kAma karyuM che ane temAMya mAnakola covIsInA AgevAnone phALe saMtoSajanaka che, chatAM duHkhapUrvaka mAre ahIM eka kissAnI noMdha levI paDe che te kisso jholApurane hato. ane temAM ghaNuM bIjAM gAma saMDovAyAM hatAM. e kesa korTe jatAM banne pakSe nicovAI gayA. cavalA degAmaDAno je upara kahI gaye te kesamAM te ethI paNa vadhu pAyamAlI thaI cUkI. Akhare to e Aga kudarate ja zAMta pADI. chatAM e vairanAM bIja ceDAM ghaNuM rahI gayelAM te have sApha karI nAkhe evuM ahIM AvelA jhAMpa nAnedarA covIsInA AgevAnone sUcavuM chuM. jholApura kesamAM mANukela covIsInA tathA jhAMpa nAne
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________________ 36 dasa cAvIsI ane kamIjalA aDatAlIsInA AgevAnAe ThIka ThIka prayAsa karyo hatA te mArA khyAla bahAra nathI. huM AzA rAkhuM chuM ke te kesane aMge UbhI thayela gaDamathalA zAMta thai cUkI haze. A prasaMge mAre ziyALa ane mIThApuravALA kalezanA paNa ullekha karavA paDe che. hu mIThApura gaye! tyAre banne pakSane e viSe meM kahyuM che tenA pharI uccAra ahIM" karu chuM ane ahIM lAgatA vaLagatA saunu' gharameLe samAdhAna tarapha dhyAna doruM' chuM. khUda ziyALamAM joIe teTalA rAga nathI, ema me" joyuM tyAre mane kheda thayele paNa paca mAraphata salAha samAdhAna karAvavAnI mArI IcchAnI pUraNImAM sAthIonA prayatna cAlu che eTale AzAvata thayeA chu. vaLI A prasaMge ziyALa gAmamAM pUre sapa che. evuM dRzya paNa dekhADayuM che. have te rIte kAyama vate temAM ziyALanI ane gAMgaDanI zAbhA che. jIvarAjabhAI jevA vayeAvRddha, DahApaNadAra gaNAtA ane sAdhanasauMpanna pIDha hoya tyAM ziyALamAM kusa'pa ane zAMtinI hu' khAsa apekSA rAkhuM ja, bIjA madada karI zake tevA kheAjA sagRhasthA ane rajapUta bhAI e emAM hRdayapUrvaka sAtha Ape ema huM icchuM chuM. bharavADabhAio, leAkapAlabhAI e ane paDhArabhAi tA bhalI bheLI kAmeA gharameLe samAdhAnamAM madadarUpa thaze ja ema mane lAge che,
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________________ 37 prANadayA prANudayA e mAnavatAne mudrAlekha che. ethI dareka dhameM eno mahimA gAya che. bIjA prANInA duHkhamAM bhAgIdAra thavuM e prANadayAnuM rahasya che. AvI prANI dayA kSatriyono to mukhya dharma hato. zibi mahArAjA zaraNe AvelA pArevAne bacAvavA mATe potAnuM mAMsa ApavA taiyAra thayA hatA. bAjane rAka Apavo ane pArevAne paNa bacAvavuM e be kartavya emane sUDI vacce sopArI jevAM hatAM. teo khATakIkhAnethI masa magAvI zakata paNa na magAvyuM. teo samajatA hatA ke huM mAMsa magAvuM eTaluM mAMsa vadhu meLavavA mATe khATakI bIjAno prANa leze ja. jo mAre mAro dharma bajAva hoya te te jAtabhega ApyA vinA na banAvI zakAya. bIjAne rakSavA mATe pote homAvA tatpara thayA. zastro vatI pitAnI jAMghanuM mAMsa kApIne mUkavA lAgyA. AnuM nAma te kharI kSatriyavaTa, AnuM nAma te zaraNAgata vatsala dharma pArakuM mAMsa jeTaluM saheluM hoya che, teTaluM potAnuM mAMsa saheluM hoya kharuM? raghukuLanA ziromaNI dilIpa rAjA vaziSTha RSinI gAya khAtara pitAnA prANanI Ahuti ApavA tatpara thayAnuM vRttAMta kavi kAlidAse raghuvaMza nAmanA kAvyamAM suMdara rIte varNaveluM che. pyArA lokapAla paTele ! tamArI pAse AvI kSatriya
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________________ 38 vaTa mAguM chuM. paramATI vAparavI ane leAkapAla anavuM e e vAtane pAlave nahi. paramATI khAnAra pApanA bhAgIdAra (pApa jAte na kare te! paNa) ane ja che, vaLI mAMsAhAra e manuSyanA khArAka paNa nathI. jaMgalI pazunA e khArAka che. jemanA mAMsAhAra khArAka haze te jaMgalI pazunA nahAra, dADha ane hAjarI kAcuM mAMsa jAte teADI khAIne pacAvI zake tevAM haze. jIe, vAgha, varu vagere. kUtaruM mAMsAhArI che, chatAM mANasanA samAgamamAM AvI adhuM teA annAhArI thayuM che. teA pachI anAja ke je mANasanA khArAka che, tene badale je hiMdamAM puSkaLa anAja maLe tevI jogavAI che tyAM dADha-svAda khAtara mAMsAhAra karavA e dareka rIte bhayaMkara ja che. mAMsAhArathI tAkAta Ave che evA bhrama saue choDI dave? joIe. mAMsAhArathI tAmasI prakRti vadhe che. ne tAmasI prakRti ja tAkAta manAtI hAya tA evI tAkAtanA vinAza ja IcchaveA, mAnava samAjanA kalyANu mATe hitakara che. AthI ja ApaNe mAMsAhAra ane zikAranA kaDa: rIte tyAgane TharAva mUkayo che. dArUnI badI paNa mANasane zetAna banAve che. dheALI, mIThApura vagere gAmAmAM tamArI kAmanA je bhAio guptapaNe AvAM kAryomAM Aja lagI sAtha ApatA temaNe prabhu sAkhe heAMzabhera jAte pratijJA laI lIdhI che. mATe
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________________ 39 tamAne anyAya na maLe te khAtara ahIM kahevuM joI e ke nalaka'ThAmAM traNa varSa pahelAM je rUpe A dUSaNa hatuM te jotAM A pradezamAM ahI nahivata ja che. eTale saheje A pradezanI ApaNI kAma; kAmamAM svAmInArAyaNa dharma pALanArA upara vizvAsa beThA che tevA sarva sthaLe vizvAsa besADaze ane nalakAmAM chUTuM chavAyuM zeSa raheluM A dUSaNu mULiyA sahita kADhavAmAM madadagAra thaze. huM teA ahI hAjara rahelA paDhAra bhAIone paNa sUcavuM chuM ke tamArI kAma paNa AvuM ujaLuM anukaraNa kare, teA tamArA bIjA cuna dA guNAmAM seAnAmAM sugaMdha pUryAM jevA lAbha thaze. tamArAM bhajana sAMbhaLanAra tamArI bhajananI halakamAM mugdha bane che. paNa jyAre tamArI zikAranI nirdaya rIte ane mAMsAhAranI behudI kuTevanuM sAMbhaLe che tyAre temanuM mADhuM karamAI jAya che. A varSe ziyALamAM banelI kughaTanAmAM tamA bheALI rIte keAI uzkenAranI mAjInAM seAgaThAM banI gayA e joI mane khUba duHkha thayeluM. tamArA mArA paratvene sadbhAva ane tameAe A samelanamAM ajAvelI sevA ane tamArA naramAza ane vaphAdArInA guNNAnI mArA mana para suMdara chApa che ane tethI AvI vAtA tarapha mIThI TakAra karI tamane cetAvavA e mArI pharaja mane lAge che. A sabhAmAM tamArA guNA varNavAnI IcchA chatAM ATalI paNa TakeAra meM prasaMgacita karI te tamArA hita mATe ja ane bhaviSya tame A
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________________ A mAge vaLaze tevI AzAe ja. keTalAka loke zikArane zekhanI vastu mAne che, te temanI khuzInI vAta che. jayapuranA keAI bhaMgIbhAIe te temanI khuzInI lAza 3 sagara seDavI temanuM viSTAmAM khadabadatA kIDAne kADhIne temane seDavI temanuM rAyatuM banAvIne khAya che ema pUjya javAharalAlajInA vyAkhyAna saMgrahamAM vAMcyuM che. paNa ethI kAMI harijana mAtrane mATe evuM vidhAna na hoI zake. paNa keTalAka kSatriyabhAIo dazaratha rAjAne rAmAyaNane mRgayAkhelanane prasaMga varNavI kSatriyone e vavaryuM che ema bele che tyAre navAI upaje che. kharI rIte to dazaratha rAjAnI mRgayAnA zekhanuM duSTa pariNAma rAma lakSmaNa jevA putranA virahane batAvavA mATe ja rAmAyaNanA kartA vAlmIki e prasaMga varNave che. daMDakAraNyamAM paNa mArIca nAmane rAkSasa jyAre suvarNamRga banIne Ave che tyAre enA para moha pAmelAM sItAjI e lAlacanA pariNAme mahAduHkha pAme che te prasaMga paNa rAmAyaNamAM che ja. rAmAyaNa te zuM paNa bAIbala, kurAna ke aMdAvastA jevA dharmagraMtho paNa bhAra pUrvaka prANadayAnuM ja samarthana kare che. tamArI jAtane ne keIne halakA na gaNe priya lokapAla bhAIo ! "tame halakA nathI ane ame halakA chIe e vAta bhUlI jAo" ema meM jema
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________________ 41 tamene kahyuM che te ja rIte tame tamArA karatAM halakI gaNAtI kema para paNa pUrA sanmAnathI varto. vaNakara ane gIbhAIone bhaMgaDA ane DheDa jeve halake nAme belA che enuM mane bhAre duHkha thAya che. tame emane harijana tarIke ane benAme lAvaze temAM tamArI zobhA che, hINapata nathI. je mANasa bIjAne haNe gaNe che te ja haNe thAya che. mANasa mANasane aDatAM abhaDAya e mAnyatA ghora ajJAna sUcaka che. tame evA ajJAnathI niraMtara cheTA rahe evI mArI zikhAmaNa che. tamArA baMdhAraNamAM jADAM kapaDAM paheravAM ane navarAzane vakhate kAMtavuM evI paNa eka kalama che. ziyALa te khAdI utpAdananuM kendra bane tevuM gAma che. paDhArabhAIo ane tame zramajIvI che. eTale e barAbara cAle tema che. lokasevakenuM A tarapha dhyAna kheMcuM chuM ane zrI gAMgaDa ThAkora sAheba tathA zrI jIvarAjabhAI trivanadAsa zeTha vagerene temAM madadarUpa thavA sUcavuM chuM. pazudhana nalakaMThe ane bhAla banane samudranA vibhAga hatA. emAM leza paNa zaMkA nathI. paNa jyAre dariye pAtra besavyuM tyAre ahIM prathama vasAhata karI rahenAra bane ke (1) lekapAla ane (2) pavitra gopAlaka bharavADa.
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________________ 42 e bane kemono amadAvAda jillA para bhAre upakAra che. samasta hida A kadara bhUlavA jevI nathI. ujjaDa ane pANInI sakhata taMgIvALA pradezamAM vasI emAMnA eke karoDo maNa kada ane ghauM, caNA, kapAsa ApyA che tathA bIjAe moTA bhAge gopAlana karyuM che. - jyAM agaNita gAye hatI ane kaccha kAThiyAvADathI utaratAM pazudhanane paNa je vagaDe AzrayabhUta hato e pradezamAM Aje gAyanAM darzana dohyalAM thaI paDyAM che. A patana kAMI nAnuMsUnuM nathI. je gAyanA rakSaNa mATe saMkhyAbaMdha mAnavoe prANa hemyA che, pahelAMnA vAghelA rAjavIoe paNa e darakAra karI che evI ziyALanA pALiyA uparathI lokavAyakA saMbhaLAya che. huM IcchuM chuM ke pharIne gopAlananI sthiti A pradezamAM Ave ane gopAlana dharmamAM lekapAla paTela mukhya nimittarUpa bane. kAraNa ke emanI pAse puSkaLa zakti che. A prasaMge mane eka evI vAta maLI che ke jIvarAjabhAI e goghalAnI pahela karI tethI UhApoha khUba UDyo che. huM A sthaLe eTaluM kahuM ke gadhalA navI Dhabe karAvavAmAM paNa UMDI daSTie parANe brahmacarya paLAvavuM e pApa to che ja, e viSe meM je bInA zAstrIya rIte kahI che te mANukela rIporTamAM hAIne ahIM vadhu samaya nahi lauM, paraMtu gedhalAnI je vaparAza kare che temane geghalA anivAryapaNe karavA paDatA hoya tyAM e pApa
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________________ kSamya hovuM joIe. bIjA loko trAsadAyaka rIte gAvalA karI Ape te hosabhera kharIdavAmAM pApa na ja lAge ane geghalA ghera jAte karAve tene ja ekaluM pApa lAge te ekAMtika mAnyatA che. kharI vAta e che ke na chUTake thatAM AvAM pApomAM niHsvArthabuddhi hoya to te kSamya ja gaNAvuM joIe. Avo jana sUtrone marma mArI dRSTie samajyA bAda mAre namra mata che. huM sarAsara joI zako chuM ke kasAIbAnAmAM nAnA AMkaDA tyAre ja vadhe che ke jyAre ahiMsApremI janatA; ahiMsAno vyApaka ane UMDe marma na samajatAM mAtra sagavaDIA paMthI ane AMkha ADA kAna karanAra mUDha sthAyI thaI gaI che. A parathI godhalA karavA ja ema jaina sUtro kahe che evuM koI ekAMtikapaNe na samajI bese. jaina sUtromAM godhalA karavAnuM alabatta vighAna nathI. paraMtu lAkhe gAye pALanAra ane khetI karanAra zrAvaka hatA. te pachI e paNa saheje phalita thAya che ke te lekane nya godhalAM hovA ghaTe. pachI bhale te gedhalA kharIdatA hAya ke jAte karAvI prAyazcitta laI letA hoya, paraMtu teo eTalA marma samajatA ja hatA ke prajAne anAja dava Adi pUrato khorAka na maLe to te mAMsAhAranI badImAM caDI javAno saMbhava raheze. mATe zakya teTalA vivekanI ane gRhasthAzramIonI ahiMsAnI maryAdA samaane zakya teTaluM pApa janatAne ochuM karAvavAmAM ApaNe
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________________ 44 nimittabhUta banIe. pitAne lAgatA pApathI chaTakI javAnI nAThAbArI teone zodhavApaNuM na rahetuM. kAraNa ke teo saheje niHsvArthI ane vivekI hatA. lokapAla paTela pAse paNa e niHsvArtha ane vivekanI apekSA huM rAkhI rahyo chuM. dIkarInA paisA vivAhamAM ke bIjA prasaMge jeTalo kharca vadhu teTalo dIkarI upara be thAya jamAInuM ghara khAlI thAya. eTale paThaNuM ochuM karavuM. mANaso ochA laI javAM. vasavAyAMnI paNa maryAdA bAMdhavI. evuM evuM keTalAka TharAvamAM Ave che. A bAbatamAM tame custa raheje. vasavAyAonI majurInI kiMmata jarAye ochI karavAnI nathI paraMtu khuzAmatane lIdhe verAtAM nANuM upara aMkuza mUkavAno A TharAvanI pAchaLa Azaya che evo mAro abhiprAya che. pathArI karatAM TUMkI seDa tANanAra sukhI ane nItimAna rahe che. jyAre kharcA vadhAranAra devALiyA ane anItimAna thAya che te vAta tame sau jANe ja che. nalakaMThAmAM have te badI nathI. paraMtu prathama te dikarIne cAlatuM ghara toDAvI paisAnI lAlace ke ahaMkAranI khumArIe bIje vaLAvI dIkarIne calaNI noTo mAnI vaTAvatA jamAI svarge sIdhAve ane potAnI kanyA raDe tyAre e punarvivAha Icche agara keTalIka vAra na Icche toye
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________________ 45 paisAnI lAlace bIje vaLAve. A darda samAjanA kSayanI bImArIrUpa ja gaNAya. ahIM evuM darda e rIte nathI ja, ane naLakaMThAmAM paNa A bAbatamAM moTe sudhAre thayo che te mAre kahevuM joIe. lagna vakhate keTalAka bhAIopha paThaNanA be vaLa pADavA Icche che. mAro emAM saiddhAMtika virodha che. tenuM kAraNa e ke ApaNe parigrahavAdathI dUra rahevA IcchIe chIe. nAtIlA sahu sarakhA. jJAtinA baMdhAraNamAM garIba tavaMgarane bheda na hoya. je vizALa kuTuMbavALo ke pahoLA panAvALo gRhastha heAya te ghera game teTalI hoMzathI jamADe paraMtu vevAIne tyAM meTI jAna na laI jAya. ADaMbara vaza na thAya paraMtu nImelA mANasathI UlaTA ochA laI jaI vevAIno bhAra ocho kare. Ama vartanArane ja huM sAcA tavaMgara gaNuM chuM. je tavaMgara potAnA sAdhana hIna baMdhue paNa potAne pagale cAlatAM muzIbatamAM na paDe tevuM joIne cAle e ja khAnadAna che. sAdhana saMpanna leke te hamezAM mUThIbhara ja rahevAnA. emaNe sAdhanahIna jananA sAthamAM nItilakSI ane madadagAra banI rahevuM emAM ja emanI hastI abhaya che. lagna vakhate ane hutAzaNanA tahevAromAM asabhya bhASAne kurivAja baMdha karavAnuM kahevAyuM che te TharAva
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________________ upara tamene jAgatA rahevAnuM sUcavuM chuM. kAraNa ke asabhyatAmAM manuSyapaNuM lajavAya che. eno ane bALake khAsa jAgrata rahe. bIjI eka bAbata benane khAsa kahevAnI che te e ke nalakaMThAmAM balaiyAMne kurivAja che, te dAkhala thayA haze tyAre AvA pramANamAM nahi hoya. Aje te hAthInI hatyAmAM Teke ja maLe che. vaLI balayAM e hAthIno dAMta nahi paNa hADakAM che, eTale evI apavitra cIja hAthamAM paherI rasAI karavI e paNa ucita nathI. paisAnuM pANI te pArAvAra thAya che ane naMdavAyA pachI eka pAI paNa vaLatara maLatuM nathI. mATe te kurivAjane tyAgavAmAM ene madadagAra bane. nalakaMThAmAM te kurivAja eka varSa nabaLI paDe tema mane lAgeluM paNa pharI (kADhavAnI IrachA thatA) ghusyo che. tame ene avazya kADhaje ane nalakaMThAmAMthI paNa e kurivAja kADhavAmAM moTI madada karajo. marelAMnI pAchaLa mIThuM bhejana jamavuM e AjanA yugamAM kaI rIte ucita nathI, eTale kAraja baMdha karavuM. havethI keIe "tAre mATe bApo ke tArI gharaDI mA. lIMboLI vaNatI gaI evA meNuM TANuM na mAravA ane je kAraja na kare tene nAtanA Teke Apa. cA rUpI mahAzatru cA" A pradezamAM khUba che. ApaNuM vIsa gAmanI
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________________ 47 lagabhaga 6 hajAranI vasatI gaNIe ane mAthAdITha mAtra rojIMdo eka paise gaNIe to dara varase 33,750 rUpiyA pANImAM jAya. "cA"mAM je traNa prakAranAM jhera (1) yurika esiDa (2) kephIna ane (3) TenIna Ave che te zarIranI pAyamAlI kare che. ApaNI khetI para gujAro karatI kemane zarIramAM tAkAta vagara kema cAle ? vaLI te mAnasika nabaLAI ane zarIranA rAjArUpI vIryanI nabaLAI paNa kare che. Ama jotAM "cAne choDavI joIe, alabatta e choDavAmAM vIratA joIe, paNa saravALe peTamAM pUro lAbha che. mATe A kemamAMthI sadaMtara e nAbUda thAya te prayAsa karI gopAlananA praznamAM ADakhIlI ubhI karatA ane tana baLa, manobaLa ane akhUTa dhanabaLane karI rahelA duHkhathI hiMdane mukta thavAmAM sahAyakArI bano evI mArI tame sau AgevAno pratye AzA che. akSara jJAna akSarajJAnanI jarUriyAta mATeno tamAro TharAva paNa pUrepUrI rIte anumodavA jeve che. alabatta nAnA bALaka pAsethI tame kAmanI AzA rAkhe che, temAM thoDI harakta Avaze kharI. paNa ekaMdare tamone lAbha ja che. A prasaMge jillAnA keLavaNIkhAtAne mArI namra sUcanA che ke teo gAmaDAMne anulakSIne abhyAsakrama Thave. khAsa karIne
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________________ 46 khetIlakSI kheDUtazALA alaga na thaI zake tevI paristhitimAM kheDUtane navarAzane vakhate akSarajJAna maLe tevI jogavAI cIvaTapUrvaka rAkhavI joIe. akSarajJAna sAthe zAstrIya daSTie khetInI tAlIma anivArya jarUrI che. paNa e viSe tamAre jAte ja evI zALA UbhI karyA vinA chUTako nathI. huM ane sAthIo gayA varSathI A bAbatamAM vicArI rahyA chIe. aparigrahavAdane dhArmika siddhAMta jALavIne ja ApaNe prajonnatinAM pratyeka kAryo karavAnAM che, te lakSya bhUlAvuM na joIe. pIvAnA pANInuM du:kha have huM sahu bhAIone udezIne kahuM chuM ke A pradezanuM pIvAnA pANInuM duHkha ane temAMye bhAlanI khArI jamInamAM kUvAnA sAdhananI asaMbhavitatA che, e bhAre asahya che. e kaSTa anubhava vinA samajAya tema nathI. havA, prakAza pachInI anivArya jarUriyAtamAM pANInI jarUriyAta sarvoparIpaNe che. priya choTubhAI e parigrahanA pApanuM prAyazcitta karavA mATe mArI saMmati laIne A viSe keTalAka bhAIene lakheluM. temAMnA amuka bhAI enI A saMmelana aMge tathA pANInAM duHkhane TALavA nimitte Arthika madada AvI che, paNa A to pAzerAnI pahelI purNa jevuM che. huM
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________________ 49 IcchuM chuM ke tene te sthAnika ane bahAranA grAma sevake dIpAvaze teA bhAlanaLakaThAmAM pIvAnA pANInuM du:kha kAyamanuM TaLI jaze. ATaluM kahI viramuM' chuM. OM zAMti. sa'tamAla munizrI satakhAlajInA saDho saMvata 2038nA poSI pUnamanA guMda AzramamAM maLela saMmelanane munizrIe nAceneA saMdezA pAThavyA hatA. saMpAdaka) pASI pUnamanA zubha TANe upasthita thayelAM bahenA, badhuM ! ApaNA A bhAla naLakAMThA prayAganAM mULa pagaraNa sava9 1995nA pASa suda pUname mANkela mukAmathI maMDAyA hatA. e yAdagAra divasanI yAda tAjI rAkhavA Apa sau samelana rUpe sAthe maLyAM che te zubha TANe sauthI pahelAM tA . dhanya divasane cADha karAvI mArI UMDI zubhecchAe ahIM rajU karI dauM chuM. kharekhara tA e aitihAsika divAne AvatI pASI puname barAbara tetAlIsa varSa pUrAM thaI jaze, DAhyAbhAI malAtajavALA ane te vakhate (aMbAlAla sArAbhAInA) mANkelamAM sevA ApatA chaganabhAI dezAI tyAM kheMcI javAmAM mukhya nimitta banelA. jee bhAla naLakAMThA prayAga parivAra athavA vizvayAtsalya parivAranA saMmelanamAM hAjara rahI zakelA emane Ape joyA ane jANyA che ja. tyAM zarUAta taLapadA kALI paTela kAma jenuM nAma
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________________ 50 (te sa`melana samayathI ) leAkapAla paTela rakhAyuM che, te kAmamAM ke jJAtimAM lagabhaga ekaseA sittera jeTalA caDhelA kesA ( jJAtinA kesA ) phAMgaDI mukAme mANkAla saMmelana pachI traNa cAra divasamAM ja zAntithI pahyA, te joI mane tyArathI khAtarI thaI cUkI ke dharma pradhAna A dezamAM jyAre adhyAtma sakriya banaze ane dharmAM sAMpradAyika sa`kIrNatA ke saMpradAyAnI saMkhyA vadhAravAno lAlacathI dUra thaze, tyAre bhAratIya gAmaDu, bhAratIya nArI jAti ane temAMya pAchaLa paDI gayelA mAnava vargo peAtAmAM rahelI nyAyanIti ane satya ahiMsArUpa sAcA dharmAMnI zakti barAbara mAtra bhAratane ja nahIM balake AkhAye jagatane prabhAvazALI rIte bajAvI Apaze." me sa vata 1993 nA eka varSInA samauna ekAMta vAsa pachI sa*vata 1994nA lagabhaga mAgasara-poSamAM mubaI ciMcapokalI upAzrayamAM (lIdhelu) mauna pALI jaina samAja AgaLa nivedana rajU karyu tyAre sauthI pahelA muddo ja koIne dharmAMtara na karAvavAnA AgrahanA hatA, Aje tA e ane e nivedanamAMnA bIjA mATA bhAganA muddAo vyApaka rIte acarAtA thaI gayA che, paNa tyAre (svarAjya pahelAM) e badhAMmAMthI AvuM suphaLa nIpajaze, tevI AzA koIkane ja jaNAyelI, tyArakhAda tA gAMdhIjInI kAya vAhI jhaDapathI dezamAM ane duniyAmAM jotajotAmAM phelAI gaI. sane 1947nI paMdaramI AgasTe (bhale bhAgalAvALu' paNa, te) svarAjya maLyuM
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________________ ane varSo pachI satya ahiMsA rUpa dharmanA zuddha sAdhana pachI gulAmInI dhuMsarI toDI bhArate duniyA AgaLa A bhavya namUne peza karyo. gAMdhIjI zrImathI dharma prabhAvita thaI je bhArata dvArA jagatamAM AvI tenI vyApaka dharma bhAvanAnI zakti batAvavAnI IcchA hatI, tenI saune pratIti thavA lAgI hatI, e ja anusaMdhAne ApaNe A bhAla naLakAMThA prayoga tyArathI zarU thaIkame kame ThIka ThIka AgaLa vadhI rahyo che ! tyAra bAda to bhAla naLakAMThA pradezamAM saMta, sevaka saMsthA, jana saMsthA ane (nAme ane siddhAMta ) rAjya saMsthA kesa ane tenuM rAjataMtra e cAre tattva saMdhAvAnI zarUAta paNa thaI, e rIte e bhA.na. praganuM prAyogika ane mukhya kendra guMdI banI rahyuM. bhA.na. prayAgamAM A rIte mukhya cAra to che, paraMtu temAMya kAti priya saMtanuM anivAryapaNe vizeSapaNuM che, kAraNa ke ahIMnI prajAmAM dharma pradhAnapaNuM khAsa prakAranuM che, ane ethI sarvadharma samanvayI oliyAono ja A mahAna deza che. e ja rIte duniyA bharanI rAjakIya paddhatio paikInI lokazAhI paddhati paNa je ahiMsAthI najIkanI kahI zakAya, tevI A deze rAjya paddhati paNa svIkArI amalamAM mUkI che. tethI jaMgI bahumatImAM A dezamAM je gAmaDAMo che, tenI mukhyapaNe Ama janatA vyApI kheDUta Alama che tene mukhyapaNuM ApavuM raheze. sarvodayI kAryakaro Ama te racanAtmaka kAryakara rUpI
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________________ para pAMkhA tarIke gAMdhIkALathI hatA ja, paNa tyArakhAda saMta vinAkhAjIe racanAtmaka kAryakarAnI alaga pAMkha sagaThita karI sarvIsevA saMgha rUpe tene pratiSThita karI mUkayA che, A badhA masAleA vyavasthita rIte eka mAtra je bhAlanaLakAMThAmAM che, tenI zarUAta mULe tA A rIte 1995 savatanI pASI pUname ja thaI. tethI ja te zubha maMgala TANAnI AvaDI moTI mahattA che. mAnavIne je roTalA ane nItinyAya mukhyapaNe jarUriyAtemAM joI e che, te sAthe sahakArI pravRttinA mAdhyame sapta svAvalaMbana (anna, vastra, vasAhata, zikSaNa, saha~skRti, Arogya, nyAya ane salAmatI te badhuM guMdI grAma kendra pachIthI gujarAta-muMbaI vagere sthaLe vikasatuM ja gayuM. A vakhate gArakSA abhiyAna tarapha mukhyatve khetRta AlamanuM dhyAna kheMcavA ane mAtR samAja mAraphata mAtR jAtinuM dhyAna kheMcavA A kAryakrama nimitte tamA saue puruSArtha AdaryA che tenI huM pharI pharIne saphaLatA icchuM "; ane pharIthI upasthita thayelAM tame saune bhUribhUri dhanyavAda ApI A samelananI pharI pharI saphaLatA icchu chuM". tA. 6-1-82 satakhAla
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________________ lekapAlanI zikSApatrI 1 ApaNe bIjAne sukhI banAvIe te ja prabhu ApaNane sukhI banAve. 2 devI bhAvanI bhUkhI che. bhAva vinAnI sukhaDI devIne rajI karI zakatI nathI. 3 je bIjAne pApa karate jANavA chatAMya tene premathI rekatA nathI, te pite pApa nahi karate hoya te paNa pApane bhAgIdAra bane che. 4 devuM karavuM e pApa che. 5 marelAnI pAchaLa mIThuM bhejana khAvuM e harAma khAvA barAbara che. 6 mAMsa ane dArU vAparanAra narakane adhikArI che ema zAstro kahe che. 7 tamAkune gadheDA paNa suMghatA nathI. 8 kephI vastunA upagathI pitAmAM temaja prajAmAM bagADe pese che. 9 je beTA kharacA kare che e bhagavAnane gunegAra thAya che. 10 gAyamAtAne pALavAthI gAya mAtAnI thatI hatyAnuM pApa aTake che. 11 je pArakAne raMjADe che ke pArakAnuM bALI mUke che ene sukhe reTale khAvAneya avasara rahetuM nathI.
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________________ 'ba pAna rAja tyAga hAra ubhojana: 'upAsanA mAlikI hakama ) ka , satyaka C' OM meyo mUlya : rU. 3-oo saMvata 2039 poSa suda 15 tA. 28-1-83 prata : 1000 mudraka pravINabhAI gAmI, praNava prinTarsa, 11 a, vijaya kelonI, amadAvAda-14