Book Title: Prabandh Chintamani
Author(s): Merutungasuri, Hitvardhanvijay
Publisher: Kusum Amrut Trust
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pU. pUrvAcArya zrI merUtuMga sU.ma. dvArA viracita prabandha cintAmaNi (gujarAtI bhAvAnuvAda) *punaH saMpAdaka pU. gaNivarya zrI hitavardhana vi.ma. Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Vasco da vApI zaheranA AMgaNe daza hajAra << pUjyazrIne maNipada. jaLa Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acAna vAcarapati pUrapAda mA. deva, konI upasthiti vacce ujavAyelo dAnano mahAmahotsava -mous GOILa0 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ || namAmi gaMgezvara pArzvanAtha ! TI mvApIpati zAMtinAthaK // | namAmi nityaM kururAmavandram | pU. pUrvAcArya zrI merUtuMga sU.ma. dvArA viracita prabandha cintAmaNi [gujarAtI bhAvAnuvAda] che., A., A,,,.as, is, tche,,.,.,.,.,.3,20,210,1 0,60., 20,613, , , 0, .,.kin, sis, el, Pat, . . 3.5 prAcIna bhASAMtaranuM vyApaka saMmArjana karIne 9 punaH saMpAdana karanAra 378 dIkSAdAnezvarI, siddhAMtasaMrakSaka, vyAkhyAnavAcaspati, pU.A.de.zrI.vi. rAmacandra sUrIzvarajI mahArAjAnA praziSyaratna, pU. gurudevazrI bhavyavardhana vijayajI ma.sA.nA ziSyaratna, pU. gurudevazrI maMgalavardhana vijayajI ma.sA.nA ziSyaratna, pU. gaNivarya zrI hitavardhana vijayajI ma. kath Ex. . . * prAcIna bhASAntaranA kartA : zAstrI rAmacaMdra dinAnAtha vArANasI - amadAvAda. Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ graMtha paricaya graMthanuM nAma : prabandha cintAmaNi (gujarAtI bhAvAnuvAda) ja mULa graMthakAra : pU. pUrvAcAryazrI merUtuMga sU.ma.sA. * mULa graMtharacanAno saMvata : vi.saM. 1361, vaDhavANa (guja.) mULa graMthanI bhASA : saMskRta * gujarAtImAM bhASAMtara karanAra : rakvajJAtIya rAmacaMdra dInAnAtha zAstrI huM bhASAMtara saMvata : vi.saM. 1944, i.sa. 1888 bhASAMtaranI 1lI AvRttinuM prakAzana : vi.saM. 1945 + bhASAMtaranI rajI AvRttinuM prakAzana : vi.saM. 1965, i.saM. 1909 - pUrva prakAzaka : dinakara prITiMga presa, me. maganalAla enDak. - amadAvAda >> punaH prakAzana prakAzana sthaLa * AvRtti je punaH saMpAdaka punaH prakAzaka + prAptisthAna : vi.saM. 2070, aSADha suda-12, tA. 09-07-2014 : zrI je. mU. pU. jaina saMgha goLIvALA bhavana, gulaTekarI, pUnA (mahArASTra) : tRtIya, prata: 700 : pU. gaNivarya zrI hitavardhana vi.ma. : kusuma-amRta TrasTa zAMtinagara, alakApurI, vApI (ve.) 396 191 - noMdha prastuta graMthanuM prakAzana mahadaMze jJAnadravyanA sadbhaya vaDe thayuM hovAthI gRhasthoe graMthano upayoga karatAM pUrve yogya nakaro jJAnakhAtAmAM bharavo temaja graMtha vasAvavo hoya to rUA. 200/- jJAnakhAtAmAM bharIne graMtha vasAvavo. 455: Tejas Printers F/5, Parijat Complex, Swaminarayan Mandir Road, Kalupur, AHMEDABAD-380 001. (M) 98253 47620 PH. (O) (079) 22172271 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukRta - abhilASI. 'sUrirAmacaMdra'nA praziSyaratna pU. gurUdevazrI maMgalavardhana vi.ma.sA. temaja pU. gaNivaryazrI hitavardhana vi.ma.sA.nI tAraka nizrAmAM vi.saM. 2069mAM vApI-zAMtinagara jaina saMgha dvArA zrI zatruMjaya tIrthAdhirAja-pAlItANAmAM yojAyelAM zAsanaprabhAvaka cAturmAsa daramyAna jJAnadravyanI thayelI vizALa upajamAMthI prastuta graMthanA prakAzanano saMpUrNa lAbha vApI-zAMtinagara jaina saMgha dvArA levAmAM Avyo che. jenI amo khUba-khUba anumodanA karIe chIe. - kusuma-amRta TrasTa, vApI Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ punaH saMpAdakanI kalame jaina sAhityamAM prabhAvaka caritra' nuM jema adakerU sthAna che tema 'prabandhacintAmaNi nuM paNa tevuM ja mahattva che. A banne graMtho itihAsajJAnanI agatyanI kaDI samAna che tema kahevuM vadhu paDatuM nathI kemake itihAsajJAnano bahu moTo avakAza A banne graMthoe bharI Apyo che. kalpanA karo ke 'prabhAvaka caritra' na hota to vikramanI pahelI sahasrAbdImAM thayelAM zAsanaprabhAvaka sUridevono kaDIbaddha itihAsa Aje zI rIte prApta thAta ? te ja rIte 'prabandhacintAmaNi' na hota to jaina saMgha sAthe saMkaLAyelAM rAjakIya itihAsane samajavAmAM keTalI muzkelI paData ? prabhAvaka caritranI racanA pU. pUrvAcArya bhagavaMtazrI prabhAcaMdra sU.ma.e karI che ane prabaMdhaciMtAmaNinI racanA pU. pUrvAcArya bhagavaMta zrI merUtuMga sU.ma.e karI che. A banne mahApurUSoe anuzrutio dvArA temaja gurUsaMpradAya dvArA A itihAsa meLavyo hato. itihAsanA e vArasAne graMthastha karIne tene vadhu bheLaseLathI bacAvI levAnuM putyakArya A mahApurUSoe karyuM che temaja e vA2sAne ApaNA sudhI pahoMcato karyo che. A mahApurUSono A upakAra jaina saMgha kadI bhUlI zakaze nahi. mAtra jaina sAhitya ja nahi, samagra bhAratIya sAhityamAM A banne graMthonI gaNanA agrasthAne karavI paDe tema che. prastuta, prabandhaciMtAmaNi' graMtha vikramanA caudamA saikAmAM racAyelo che. graMthanA viSayane pAMca sargomAM pRthakkRta karavAmAM Avyo che. vikramAdityathI lai vastupALa-tejapALa sudhInA judAM-judAM rAjapurUSonuM kavana A graMthamAM karavAmAM AvyuM che. A paikInA ghaNA rAjapurUSo jainazAsana sAthe joDAyelAM hovAthI temanI jIvana ghaTanAonA mAdhyame ApaNane tatkAlIna jaina saMghanA itihAsanI paNa AcherI jhalaka jANavA maLe che. Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastuta graMthanuM gujarAtI bhASAMtara AjathI savAso varSa pahelAM thayuM. bhASAMtarakAra zAstrI rAmacandra dInAnAtha bhASAMtara pAchaLa puSkaLa zrama uThAvyo hovA chatAM temanA bhASAMtaramAM bhASAnI Grip jovA maLatI nathI, puSkaLa vyAkaraNa doSo che ane DhagalAbaMdha taLapadI zabdo prayojAyelAM che. Ama banavuM aghaTita nathI kemake bhASAMtarakAra vidvAna paMDitajInI mAtRbhASA gujarAtI to hatI ja nahi. vadhumAM temanuM bhASAMtara savAso varSa pahelAM thayeluM che. savAso varSano samaya gujarAtI jevI prAntIya bhASAo mATe to ghaNo kahevAya. prAntIya bhASAo ATalA samayamAM potAnuM phlevara khAssA pramANamAM badalI nAMkhatI hoya che. - Ama, A bhASAMtaranI jUnI gujarAtI bhASA ane temAM paNa bhASAnA prabhutvanI uNapa hovAthI AjanA gujarAtIbhASI varga mATe A bhASAMtara ghaNuM durgama bane tema hatuM. AthI ame A bhASAMtaramAM jarUrI sudhArA-vadhArA karyA che, bhASAkIya doSo dUra karyA che, Avazyaka sthaLe taLapadI zabdo badalIne pracalita zabdo mUkyA che, ghaNAM sthaLe vAkyaracanAo badalI che athavA TUMkAvI che ane tema karIne tene sugama banAvavAno prayatna karyo che, thoDo saMkSepa paNa karyo che. A rIte prastuta bhASAMtarane zakya bane teTaluM saraLa ane subodha banAvavAno prayAsa karyo che ane e pachI tenuM punaH prakAzana hAtha dharyuM che. bhASAMtaramAM jyAM jyAM saMdeha thayo tyAM mULa graMtha sAthe tenI sarakhAmaNI karI che ane jarUrI pheraphAra karI bhASAMtarane mULa sAthe susaMbaddha karyuM che. jUnI AvRttimAM bhASAMtaramAM avatarita thayelAM zloko ghaNA sthAne azuddha hatAM. ame te zlokonA mULa AdhAro cakAsIne tenuM zuddhikaraNa paNa karyuM che. A kArya keTaluM zramasAdhya che te to vidvAno ja samajI zake tema che. bhASAMtaranA zuddhIkaraNanA kAryamAM amane pAlItANA nivAsI suvikhyAta paMDitavarya zrI amRtabhAi kubaDIyAno paNa uttama sahakAra maLyo che. temane kema bhUlI zakAya ? mULa bhASAMtaramAM ame keTalAMka sthaLe TippaNa paNa mUkI che ane jarUrI spaSTatA ApI che. udA. peja naM. 68 | kharekhara to prastuta graMthano navesarathI bhAvAnuvAda karavAnI jarUra che. tema karavAnI mane abhilASA paNa thai paraMtu kAryonI vyastatAnA kAraNe Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navo anuvAda karavAnuM kArya ghaNo samaya mAMgI leze tema lAgatAM aMte jUnA bhASAMtarane ja upara mujaba maThArIne pragaTa karIe chIe. - vi.saM. 1965 mAM A bhASAMtaranI chellI AvRtti pragaTa thai hatI. ekaso ne pAMca varSa pachI Aje tenuM punaH saMpAdana pUrvakanuM punaH prakAzana thai rahyuM che. ja AvA itihAsa graMthonuM adhyayana mAtra mAnasika AnaMda mATe nathI karavAnuM paraMtu temAMthI preraNA grahaNa karavA mATe karavAnuM che. naitika ane Atmika preraNAo prabandha cintAmaNi" mAM Dagale ne pagale maLe che. tene svIkArIne ApaNe sahu koi jIvananI tAttvika unnatinuM sattva pAmanArA banIe e ja eka zubhAbhilASA. - gaNI hitavardhana vijaya vi.saM. 2070, poSa vada-5, tA. 20-1-14, somavAra zaMkhezvara tIrtha - gujarAta ( ( C ( 0 () () 0 () 0 0 0 | Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSaya darzana viSaya maMgaLAcaraNa pUrvaka upoddAta ........... " my bh ` | sarga-1 : vikramArka prabandha vikramArka prabandha.......... agnivetAladevane vaza karavo ........ ....... kAlidAsa kavinI utpatti ........... ........... 6-9 suvarNa puruSanI siddhi . ................ mvikraya (levuM vecavuM) te saMbaMdhI nirdoSapaNAnI siddhI .......... sAmudrikokta apalakSaNa nathI te siddhI ............. ................. 11 parakAyapraveza vidyAnI siddhi 11-12 vikrama ne siddhasena divAkarano savistara prabandha ............ .............. 12-25 9-10 ..... 10 zAlivAhana rAjAno prabandha zAlivAhana rAjAno prabandha.......... ................ 26 pUrva janmanuM vRttAMta tathA A janmamAM zaka pravartakapaNuM .......................... 26-29 caMdralekhA rANInuM haraNa tathA tene zUdraka pAchI lAvyo te varNana ................. 29-30 nAgArjuna tathA pAdaliptAcArya, bannenI utpati sahita caritra ................ 30-42 zAlivAhana saptazatI graMthamAM ghaNA dravyathI kharIda karI mukelI gAthAo .......... 42-43 - vanarAjAdi prabandha vanarAja vagerenA prabandha ............ ..... 44 zIlavrata saMrakSaNa viSeno prabandha......... ............ 44-45 zIlavratadhArI muninA pratApathI vanarAjane rAjaya maLyuM tenuM varNana .................. 47 yogarAja pramukha sAta rAjA thayA teno saMkSepa .............. 48-49 cAvaDA vaMzanI samApti ne mULarAjanuM rAjya thayuM te varNana...................... 50-51 sapAdalakSa rAjAnuM palAyana ne mULarAjanI jIta ............... ................ 51-53 kaMthaDI tApasanA ziSya vaijaladevane dharmasthAnano adhikAra Apyo..................... 55 rANI vaijaladevane brahmacaryathI pADI zakI nahi .... ................... 55 viSaya darzana Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 lAkhArAjanI utpati tathA tenI muLarAje karelI samApti mULarAjanI stuti tathA maraNa, tenI vaMzAvalI, bhImarAjanuM rAjya muMjarAja prabandha muMjarAja prabandha sIMdhulanuM vRttAMta tathA tethI thayelo bhojarAjano janma ... parastrImAM prIti karavAthI muMjarAjanI durdazA tathA muMjanuM kamota bhoja kumArane rAjya prApti sarga-2 : bhoja tathA bhImano prabandha bhojanA udArapaNAthI ghaNA paMDitono samAgama sarasvatI kuTuMba tathA daridrI paMDitano prazna daridra brAhmaNa, trivelI, rAjazekharanI saMgati tathA DAmaranuM buddhibaLa rAdhAvedha tathA dhArAnagaranI utpati phulacaMdra digaMbarano tathA ajJAnapaNe bhImabhojano samAgama mAgha paMDita, dhanapALa paMDita tathA sItApaMDitAnA prabandho mayura paMDita ane bANa paMDitano saMvAda mAnatuMgAcAryano prabaMdha tathA vairAgyanI bhAvanA cAra vastu tathA bIjapUraka tathA zelaDInA prabaMdho sarasvatI kuTuMba ane vidvAna coranA prabaMdha anya pustakathI maLelI kAlidAsa ne bhojanI vArtAo. azvavAra tathA dahIM vecanArI gopikA, jainAcArya caMdanasUri ane karNarAjanI utpattinA prabandha.... karNa2AjathI bhojarAjAno parAjaya tathA tenA svargavAsanuM varNana . sarga-3 : siddharAja prabandha mULarAjanI tIvra anukaMpA bhAvanA ane mRtyu karNadeva tathA siddharAjane rAjyAbhiSeka lIlA nAme vaidya tathA udayanamaMtrI tathA sAMtUmaMtrInA prabandho mInaLadevIne puNyazALipaNAnA ahaMkAranI zAMti sAMtUmaMtrIe buddhi vaDe zatruthI rAjyanuM rakSaNa karyuM 56-57 ................ 58 59 59-62 64-67 ...... 68 06--23 72-74 75-79 79-80 81-82 82-95 95-96 96-98 98-99 100-101 101-115 116-117 117-119 121 121-123 123-125 126 126-127 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddharAje karelo mAlaveza yazovarma rAjAno parAjaya siddhahema nAmanA paMcAMga paripUrNa vyAkaraNanI utpatti. rUdramAlo karAvyAM tathA sahasraliMga sarovara karAvyuM rAmacaMdra tathA jayamaMgalAcArya tathA yazaHpAla tathA hemAcAryonI kavitA navadhana nAme AbhIra lokano rAjA (kheMgAra)no parAjaya sajjana nAme daMDAdhipatino karAvelo jIrNodvAra .... siddharAja somezvara devanI pharIthI karelI yAtrA temaja zatruMjayanI yAtrA digaMbara kumudacaMdrano parAjaya... devacaMdrasUrinuM caritra AbhaDazA tathA sarvadarzanamAnyatA ane caNA vecanAranA prabandho. soLa lAkha rUpIA ApI koTIdhvaja karyo te prabandha. sIhora vasAvyuM tathA UMjA gAmanA jaDathAno prabandha mAMgujhAlAno tathA mlecchAgamana niSedhano prabandha . kolApuranA rAjAne camatkAra dekhADyo tenuM varNana sIlaNa nAme mazakarAno tathA gUrjara pradhAnanI ukta yukti. karNATa dezano jayakezI rAjA popaTa sAthe baLI muvo te pApaghaTano tathA karmavAdIno prabaMdha tathA kavi stuti sarga-4 : kumArapALa prabandha kumArapALano janma, dezAMtara bhramaNa, rAjyAbhiSeka rAjAne cAhaDakumAra tathA AnAka sAthe thayelu yuddha solaka gaMdharvano tathA mallikArjunanA maraNano prabandha rAjAne hemacaMdrAcAryano prasaMga tathA e AcAryanI utpatti somezvaranI yAtrAmAM hemacandrAcArye rAjAne jaina dharmI karyo udayananuM yuddha maraNa tathA vAgbhaTTe tathA Amradeve tIrthoddhAra karyo. rAjAnuM adhyayana tathA kapardinI vidvattA ane urvazI zabdano artha vizaladevanuM nAma khaMDana tathA udayacaMdra sUrino prabandha . abhakSya bhakSaNa tathA muSaka tathA karaMbha e nAmanA prAsAdonA prabandho yUkAvihAra tathA gurUdIkSAsthAnodvArano prabandha bRhaspati pUjArI tathA AliMga sevaka tathA vAmarAzi vipranA prabandho cAraNono tathA tIrthayAtrAno temaja svarNasiddhI na maLI tenA prabandho bAhaDa dAnezvarI tathA lavaNaprasAda ane hemacandrAcArye rAjya karyuM te viSaya darzana 127-128 128-129 129-131 132-133 133 134 134 135-139 139-141 141 141-142 142-143 144 145 145 146 147-150 151-152 152-154 154-158 159-161 161-164 165-167 167 167-168 168-169 169-170 170-173 173-175 COL 9 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chehemacandrAcArya ne zaMkarAcAryanA camatkAro ..... 175-176 * hemacandrAcArya tathA kumArapALa svarge gayA ne ajayapALanI duSTatA ........... 176-178 pradhAnonuM durmaraNa tathA bALamULarAja ne bhImanuM rAjaya....................... 178-179 | gujarAtano bhaMga tathA vIradhavalanuM rAjya tathA vastupALa tejapALanI utpatti . 180-181 9 vastupALanI tIrthayAtrAonA prabandho .............. ............ 182-184 khaMbhAtamAM vastupALanI saiyada sAthe laDAI tathA kavi kRta stuti ............. 185-186 - AlamakhAna sAthe vastupALanI maitrI tathA vIsaladevanuM rAjaya ................ 186-189 anupamAM strInA maraNathI thayelA zokanuM nivAraNa tathA vastupALanI kIrti.... 189-190 sarga-5 : prakIrNaka prabandho - pAtra parIkSAno tathA naMdarAjano prabandha ............. nA tathA 1darAjanA a nya *************************************. 191-192 zilAdityanI tathA malyavAdIsUrInI ane rAMkAzeThanI utpattinA prabandho ...... 192-195 A zilAdityano nAza tathA valabhInagarano bhaMga ................. ............... 195-197 - zrIpuMjarAjA ne tenI putrI zrImAtA temano prabandha........................... 197-201 - govardhana tathA puNyasAra temaja chatradhara rAjAonA prabandha.................... 201-203 - lakSmaNasenano tathA jayacaMda rAjAno prabandha.. nya .....................****** .. 203-207 jagadeva, paramardi, pRthvIrAja tathA tuMga subhaTa ane temanA prabandho .......... 207-211 koMkaNadezanI utpatti, varAhamihira tathA thaMbhaNatIrtha ane temanA prabandho ..... 211-215 - bhartuhari, vAmbhaTTa vaidya tathA raivatAcalanA pAMca kSetrapALa ane temanA prabandho 215-218 vAsanA, taravAra tathA dhanadazeTha ane temanA prabandho ........ 218-221 10 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabandha citAmaNi bhASAMtara (1) parama padamAM rahelA ane saMsAranA aMtane karanAra, nAbhirAjAnA putra Adi tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeva tamAruM rakSaNa karo. je tIrthakara saMbaMdhI lakSmI ane sarasvatInAM cAra dvAra sAcce ja yogya che; kemake - tIrthaMkara nAma ane gotra karmanA udayathI, chabastha avasthAnI samApti karI, kevaLa jJAna utpanna thayA pachI, IndrAdika devatA samosaraNanI racanA kare che. temAM prathama maNiratnamaya, bIjo suvarNamaya, trIjo rIpyamaya, e rIte traNa gaDha race che. je pratyeka gaDhanAM cAre dvAra lakSmInAM dvAra che, ema kahevuM ucita che. temaja devakRta atizayanA prabhAvathI tIrthakara bhagavaMtanuM eka mukha che. to paNa samavasaraNamAM dezanA samaye cAre dizAmAM beselI parSadAne temanA mukha dekhAya che tethI prabhumAM sarasvatInAM cAra vAra paNa ghaTe che. zrItIrthakara bhagavaMtanI dezanA eka rUpe che, tathApi devatA devatAnI bhASAmAM, manuSyo mAnuSI bhASAmAM, tiryaMco tiryaMcanI, ema pota potAnI bhASAmAM sahu samaje che; mATe zrItIrthakara bhagavaMtanI sarasvatIne cAra mukha che te vArtA, niHsaMdeha che. temanI vANImAM dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAvanA tathA dharma, artha, kAma ane mokSanuM varNana cAlyuM Ave che. te jainazAstramAM prasiddha che. je guruno hAtha pASANa tulya puruSone gALe evo che, jenI candranA sarakhI kAnti che, evA kaLAo vaDe yukta jagaprasiddha mahendraprabhasUrI nAmanA mArA gurudevanuM huM smaraNa karuM chuM. caMdraprabha evuM vizeSaNa mukyuM che, teno zleSArtha evo che ke jema candranA kiraNo paDavAthI candrakAnta jAtanA maNimAMthI jaLano pravAha chUTe che, tema mArA jevA pASANa tulya puruSone jemanA hastasparzathI sarasvatIno pravAha chUTe che. (3) buddhimAnonA sukhane mATe prAcIna kavionA karelA aneka prabandhone DahoLIne (avagAhIne), zrImerUtuMgAcArya prabandhacitAnmaNi nAmano grantha gadyamAM vistAre che. (1) pazupakSI vigere. prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (4) sadagurunA paraMparA saMpradAyarUpI ratnAkara (samudra)mAMthI prabandha cintAmaNi nAmanA granthane uddhAra karavAne icchatA evA ane prathamathI ja e kAryamAM vRtti rokAyelI che jenI evA, mane A granthamAM zrIdharmadiva nAmanA puruSe sahAya karI che. (5) bhArata jevo manohara, A prabandha cintAmaNi nAmano navo grantha ke jenI pahelI hastalikhita prata gaNanA adhipati zrIguNacandra lakhI che. savistara purANa kathAo vAraMvAra sAMbhaLavAthI, paMDitonAM antaHkaraNa eTalAM badhAM prasanna thatAM nathI mATe arvAcIna sapuruSonAM savistara vRttAnto A granthamAM kahuM chuM. (7) vidvAna puruSoe subuddhithI kahelA dareka prabandho jo ke avazya judA judA bhAvavALA thAya che, to paNa sadguru saMpradAyathI uddhAra karelA A granthanI koI vidvAnoe carcA na karavI, arthAt kAka cAturya na karavuM. (8) vikramAditya rAjA chello thayelo che, paNa zaurya, udAratA, ityAdi guNone lai te advitIya che. rAjAonAM caritra sAMbhaLanAra puruSonA kAnane, vikrama rAjAnuM caritra amRtAbhiSeka tulya lAge che, mATe tenAM caritra ghaNAM che tathApi, prathama saMkSepathI thoDuM caritra teonuM varNavuM chuM. prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikramAdityano prabandha avanti dezamAM supratiSThAna nAmanA nagaramAM anupameya, sAhasikapaNAno bhaMDAra ane divya lakSaNothI oLakhAto, parAkrama ityAdi guNo vaDe saMpUrNa, vikrama nAmano rAjaputra hato. te rAjaputra janmathI ja dAritrya vaDe pIDAyelo hato, paNa nItimAM ghaNo tatpara hato. seMkaDo upAyathI paNa dravyane nahI pAmelo e rAjaputra eka divasa bhaTamAtra nAmanA potAnA mitranI saMgAthe rohaNAcaLa parvata upara gayo. tyAM rohaNAcaLa parvatanI taLeTImAM pravara nAmanA nagaramAM rahenAra kuMbhAranA gharamAM nivAsa karIne prAtaHkALamAM te kuMbhAranI pAse te bhaTamAtra nAmanA mitre eka kodALo mAgyo; tyAre kuMbhAre kahyuM ke, A parvatanI khINamAMthI ratna kADhavAnI rIta tame jANo cho? te A pramANe che. prAtaHkALamAM uThI, puNyavAna puruSonuM nAmasmaraNa karIne kapALamAM hAthano sparza karavo ne hA deva! ema nisAso mukIne pachI khanItra vaDe khANamAM ghA mAravo eTale binanasIbadArane paNa ratna maLe che. Avo vRttAMta bhaTamAtra kuMbhArathI sAMbhaLIne manamAM vicAryuM ke vikrama pAse evuM dInapaNuM karAvavAne huM samartha nathI. mATe kaIka yuktithI potAno svArtha sAdhavo. pachI kuMbhAre ApelA upakaraNo laine vikramAdityane teDI, ratnanI khINa tarapha gayo. hAthamAM kodALo laI vikramAditya jyAre khodavAne udyogavALo thayo tyAre bhaTamAtra yuktithI bolyo. bhAI ! ApaNA avanti dezamAMthI koI puruSa atre Avyo, tene meM ApaNA gharanI khabara puchI to teNe kahyuM ke tamArA mAtA marI gayA. tapAvelI vajanI soyanA sarakhu te paradezInuM vacana sAMbhaLI hAtha vaDe kapALa kuTI, hA daiva ! ema pazcAttApa karI hAthamAMthI khanItra khINamAM pheMkI dIdhuM. pheMkavAthI kodALAnI (1) mALavA deza ema bIjA granthomAM prasiddha che paNa ahIM tene ujjayinI nAma ApeluM che. (2) A nAmanuM nagara dakSiNa dezamAM che. (3) bhatRharino te bhAI hato. (4) jAvAnA TApumAM je parvato che te. (5) khodavAnuM hathiyAra. vikramAdityano prabandha Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhAre khodAyelI mATImAMthI savAlakSa rUpiyAnI kiMmatanuM eka ratna nIkaLyuM. bhaTamAge te ratna upADI lIdhuM ane vikramArkanI sAthe pAcho vaLyo. mArgamAM vikrama rAjAnA hRdayane bhedanArI, zoka rUpI khIlAo jevI khoTI zaMkA tene TALavA mATe, kuMbhAranuM batAveluM khanI saMbaMdhI saghaLuM vRttAMta tene samajAvI potAnI mAtAnI kuzaLatA che ema tatkALa jaNAvyuM. bhaTamAtranuM AvuM vacana sAMbhaLI, vikramArke vicAryuM ke jema saghaLA lokomAM svabhAvagata lobha rUpI doSa rahelo che. tevo lobha brAhmaNamAM svAbhAvika che. te doSa mAre viSe AropaNa thAo nahi. ema vicArIne krodhane vivaza thaI bhaTamAtranA hAthamAMthI te ratna chInavI laI khINanI samIpa AvI bolyo ke dhig rohaNaM giriM dInadAridryavraNarohaNam / datte hA daivamityukte ratnAnyarthijanAya yaH // artha : kaMgAlapaNuM ane daridratA rUpI chidranuM raheThANa evA A rohaNAcaLa parvatane dhikkAra che. kAraNa ke - yAcaka loko hA deva !!! e pramANe khedakAraka uccAra karI kapALa kuTe che tyAre tene ratna Ape che. ema kahI, saghaLA lokonA dekhatAM te ratna te ja khANamAM pheMkI dIdhuM. pachI bIjA dezomAM pharatA pharatA, mALavAnI samIpa AvI pahoMcyAM. nagaramAM pesatAM ja vikramArke rAjyano suMdara DhaMDhero sAMbhaLyo. ujjayinImAM tyAre je koI kSatriya rAjagAdI para bese te teja rAte mRtyu pAmI jato tethI koI vyakti rAjA banavA taiyAra na hatI. aMte rAjagAdI para besavAnuM AmaMtraNa Apato DhaMDhero maMtrIoe sarvatra pITAvyo. A DhaMDherAne jhIlI laIne vikrama rAjamaMdira AgaLa Avyo. te ja vakhate muhurta joyA vagara pradhAnoe maLI, vikramano rAjyAbhiSeka karI gAdI para besADyo. vikramAke potAnI meLe dIrdhadaSTithI vicAryuM ke A dezanA rAjAne dhvaMsa karanAra atyaMta baLavAna koI daitya agara deva ghaNo krodhAyamAna che, je roja roja ekeka rAjAno saMhAra kare che ne rAjAno abhAva rahe to deza bhaMga kare che, eTalA mATe zuzruSA rUpI bhaktithI athavA baLa rUpI zakti vaDe tene svAdhIna karavo eja yogya che; ema hRdaya sAthe vicArI, aneka prakAranA bhakSa, bhojaya nirmANa karAvI, saMdhyAkALe agAzImAM saghaLA ThIkaThAka karI, AratI samaya vItyA pachI keTalAka potAnA zarIrane rakSaNa kare evA cAkaroe vIMTAyelA, bhAravaTIyA sAthe laTakAvelI sAMkaLoe jhulatI potAnI suvAnI zayAmAM, potAnA kiMmatI rezamI vastrathI vIMTALeluM ozIkuM suvADI pote divAnI chAyA pAchaLa, Azraya karI, hAthamAM zastra lai, potAnI dhIraja vaDe jANe traNa lokane jItI le evo banI, cAre dizAomAM samAna daSTi rAkhI sAvadhAna thaI Ubho rahe che, eTalAmAM barobara madhyarAtri samaye ociMto pAsenA jALIyAmAM dhumADo dITho. temAMthI akasmAt javALA thayelI najare paDI. eTalAmAM ja sAkSAt (pretapati) yamarAjAnA jevA vikarALa vetALane dITho. te vetALanI kukha bhukhathI saMkocAI gayelI che, mATe AgaLathI goThavAyelAM te bhakSya bhojyane sArI peThe tRpti thAya, ema khAine, pAse paDelAM vividha prakAranAM attara pramukha sugaMdhI dravyone, sArI peThe zarIre coLI, prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAre pAsathI nAgaravelanA pAnanA tamAma bIDAM cAvI jai puSkaLa rAjI thai pAtharelA suMdara jhulatA palaMga para besI vikramArka pratye bolyo. re manuSya ! huM agnivetALa nAme indrano prasiddha dvArapALa chuM. huM dararoja eka eka rAjAnuM bhakSaNa karuM chuM, paNa tArI A ananya bhaktithI prasanna thai, abhayadAna pUrvaka tane A saghaLuM rAjya ApuM chuM. te evI zaratathI ke, ha22oja ATaluM bhakSa bhojyAdi mane arpaNa karavuM. ema anyonya kolakarAra karyo. ema karatAM karatAM keTaloka kALa javA pachI eka divasa vikrame agnivetALane puchyuM ke, mAruM AyuSya keTaluM che. agnivetALe kahyuM ke, te huM nathI jANato. parantu, mArA svAmIne puchyA pachI tane kahIza, eTaluM kahI te gayo. bIjA divasanI rAtrie Avyo tyAre kahyuM ke iMdre tAruM AyuSya saMpUrNa so varSanuM che, ema mane kahyuM che. vikramArke agnivetALanI sAthe ghaNI mitrAcArI dekhADI ane kahyuM je mAruM so varSanuM AyuSya IMdre kahyuM, te ThIka che, paNa sonI saMkhyAmAM be mIDAM Ave che, te azubha che mATe te saMkhyAmAMthI eka ochuM yA vadhAre tuM karAve to ThIka, ema AgrahapUrvaka kahyuM. teNe vikramArkanI te vAta aMgIkAra karI, pachI agnivetALa gayo. jyAre pharI Avyo, tyAre vikramane kahevA lAgyo ke, indrathI paNa navvANuM athavA ekaso ne eka, e bemAMthI eke prakArano pheraphAra thai zake nahIM, agnivetALanA mukhathI evo nizcaya sAMbhaLI, haMmezanI peThe tene yogya evA pAkano niSedha karI, vikrama saMgrAmane mATe sAvadhAna thai rAtrie ubho rahyo. teTalAmAM rojanI peThe agnivetALa AvIne jue che to teNe hamezanI jema mukeluM bhojyAdika na dIThuM, tethI vikramanA u52 ghaNo tiraskAra karI baDabaDavA lAgyo. pachI bannenuM ghaNI vAra anyonya yuddha cAlyuM. potAnA puNyanI sAdhikatAthI vikrame tene pRthvItaLamAM pADIne hRdaya upara paga mukI kahyuM ke, have tArA iSTadevane saMbhAra. tAro kALa AvI pahoMcyo. AvuM vikramanuM vacana sAMbhaLI, te bolyo. Azcarya pamADe tevA tArA A sAhasakarmathI huM atyaMta rAjI thayo chuM. tuM mane je je kAma batAvIza te te ka2vAne AjathI huM vacanabaddha chuM. Ama agnivetALa vikramane AdhIna thayo. agnivetALa devanA pratApathI vikramanuM saghaLuM rAjya niSkaMTaka thayuM. e ja prakAre vetALanA parAkramathI AkramaNa karyuM che dimaMDaLa jeNe evA vikrame potAnAthI viruddha evAM chaThThuM rAjamaMDaLone potAnI vazamAM ANyAM. te samaye koi paMDitanI karelI stuti nIce pramANe che. sAhasara karmarUpI jene cihna che evA he vikramArka ! tArA pratispardhI rAjAonI sAthe yuddha karatAM, te zatruonAM sphATikamaNinI bhIMtovALAM maMdiro ujjaDa thai javAthI khaMDera thayelAM sphaTikanAM koTaDAMvALI jagyAne A vananI jagyA che, ema dhArI vanamAM rahenAra hAthIo tyAM AvI, dUrathI sphaTikanI bhIMtomAM potAnAM pratibiMba jovAthI, koi A amArA zatru hAthI che, ema camakI uThI potAnA daMtazULa sphaTikanI bhIMtomAM kopathI pachADe che. te bhIMtonI sAthe aphaLAvAthI daMtazULa bhAMgIne kharI paDe che, tyAre dAMta vinAnAM pratibiMba bhIMtomAM jaNAya che, eTale vananA hAthIo (1) re saMbodhana mukavAnuM kAraNa potAnAthI halakAne tiraskAra pUrvaka AmaMtraNa karatAM saMskRtamAM he ne badale re (2) sAhasAMka evuM vikrama rAjAnuM bIjuM nAma che, evuM bIjA granthothI jaNAya che. mukAya che. vikramAdityano prabandha 5 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jANe che ke, nA, nA, A to hAthIo na hoya paNa kariNIo che, ema dhArI teo dhIre dhIre sphaTikanI bhIMtone potAnI sUMDha vaDe cATe che. - ujjayinI nagarImAM vikramAditya rAjAnI priyaMgumaMjarI nAmanI putrI, jene vidyAbhyAsa karAvavA vararUci nAmanA paMDitane soMpI hatI te tIvra buddhi vaDe vararUci paMDitanI pAse keTalIka mudatamAM saghaLAM zAstra bhaNI; ane tene yuvAvasthA prApta thavAthI jaladI paraNavAnI AzAe te dararoja potAnA pitA vikramanI sevA karatI hatI. eka divasa te vasaMtaRtunA samayamAM madhyAhnakALe potAnA chajAnI bArIe sukhAsana para beThelI hatI. tevAmAM rastAmAM cAlavAthI madhyAhna samaye ugra tApathI jenuM kapALa tapI gayuM che evA potAnA gurune vizrAmane mATe mahelanA chajAnI chAyA nIce AvI ubhA rahelA joI, hAsya karatI karatI pAkelAM Amra phaLane potAnA hAthamAM laIne dekhADatI dekhADatI, phaLane vize tRSNA yukta brAhmaNane jANavAthI, tamane TADhAM phaLa priya che ke uSNa e prakAre bolI. tenA vAkcAturyarUpI tattvane na samajavAthI te unAM phaLa mane isita che, ema bolyo. AvuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjakanyAe, chajA uparathI nIce uttarIya vastranA cheDA pahoLA karIne phaLa jhIlI levAnI AzAe ubhelA brAhmaNanI pratye te unAM phaLa tirthaka (vAMkAM) pheMkyA. je bhoMya paDI javAthI dhuLamAM ragadoLAyAM; tene hAthamAM laI moDhAnI kuMko vaDe dhULa uDADato joI rAjakanyA upahAsa karatI bolI. A phaLo ghaNAM unAM che? tene phuko vaDe TADhAM karo cho zuM? kanyAnuM evuM mazkarI yukta vacana sAMbhaLI, brAhmaNa krodha karI bolyo. re ! paMDitapaNAnA abhimAnavALI ! gurune vize kutarkomAM kuzaLa evI tane pati tarIke govALiyo maLo. A prakArano guruno zApa sAMbhaLI te bolI. traNa vedane jANavAvALo tuM che, tArAthI paNa je vidyAmAM vadhAre kuzaLa haze, te parama guru saMgAthe ja huM lagna karIza. evI teNIe paNa pratijJA karI. eTalAmAM te kanyAno pitA vikrama paNa tene paraNavAne yogya evo vara khoLavAnI ciMtAmAM ughukta thayo. kahyuM che ke - kulaM ca zIlaM ca sanAthatA ca vidyA ca vittaM ca vaparyazazca / etAn guNAn sapta nirIkSya deyA tataH paraM bhAgyavazA hi kanyA // 1 // mUrkhanirddhanadUrasthazUramokSAbhilASiNAm / triguNAdhikavarSANAM teSAM kanyA na dIyate // 2 // artha : kula, zIla, jene mAthe koI nIyantA hoya evo vidyAvALo, dhanavALo, nirogI ane juvAna avasthAvALo, AbarudAra, eTalA sAta guNa jenAmAM hoya tene kanyA ApavI. tyAra pachI jo kanyA duHkhI thAya to tenuM nasIba samajavuM. mUrkha, nirdhana, dUradezamAM rahenAra, zUravIra, mokSanI icchAvALo, kanyAnI uMmarathI traNa gaNI ke tethI adhika vayavALo, eTalA doSayukta varone prabaMdha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanyA na ApavI. evo pATha bIjI pratomAM che. eka divasa te vararUcI paMDitane vikrame kahyuM ke mArA manane gamato, vidvAna vara tame khoLI kADho. rAjAnuM vacana aMgIkAra karI pote pUrve karelI pratijJAne siddha karavA, mUrkha vara meLavavA mATe araNyomAM zodha karavA lAgyo. pharatAM pharatAM ghaNI tRSA lAgI. vikramanA rAjyamAM mUrNa puruSa maLavo ghaNo ja durlabha hato. mATe keTalIka musIbate araNyamAM teNe eka pazupALa joyo. te mUrkha haze ema mAnI, tenI pAse jaLanI yAcanA karI. te sAMbhaLI govALIe uttara Apyo ke, mArI pAse jaLa nathI. le A dUdha pI. te vArtA brAhmaNe aMgIkAra karI. pachI govALIe tene karavaDI karavAne kahyuM. paMDita vicAramAM paDyo ke karavaDI zuM haze ? ema Azcarya pAmato saghaLA saMskRta ane prAkRta kozanA zabdo ane dhAtuo smaraNa karI gayo, paNa te zabdano artha sujhI na Avyo. karavaDIno artha nahIM samajAvAthI jenuM antaHkaraNa dagdha thayeluM ane cahero ciMtAthI phIko thayelo che, evA te vararUci paMDitane joi, govALIyAe potAno hasta tenA zIra upara mUkI dorI jai, bheMza taLe besADyo. potAnA beu hAthanA aMguThA avaLA saMpuTe meLavI tene karavaDI karatAM zikhavI, temAM bheMzanuM dudha govALIe dovA mAMDyuM ne AkaMTha sudhI (tRpta thAya tyAM sudhI) teNe pAyuM. potAnA mastaka para hAtha mukavAthI ane karavaDInuM jJAna ApavAthI teNe govALIAne guru tulya mAnyo. paMDite vicAryuM ke rAja kanyAno pati thavA yogya A hRSTapuSTa puruSa che. ema vicArI bheMzo cAravAnuM kAma choDAvI, kaMika lAlaca ApI potAne ghera Apyo. te gAmaDIAnA zarIrane surUpa karavA cha mAsa paryata ghaTatA upacAra yojyA. tene cha mAsa sudhI "OM namaH zivAya e prakArano cha akSarano maMtra ghaNI muzIbate rAjAne AzIrvAda devAne mATe zIkhavyo. purA cha mAse paMDite nizcaya karyo ke, have eka pachI eka ema purA che akSara bolI zake evo thayo che. to paNa jayotikazAstranA niyama pramANe zubha muhUrta vinA darabAramAM laI jaIza to kAryanI siddhI nahIM thAya evI dahezate ati mahenate nirdoSa muhUrta zodhI kADhyuM. rAjAnA darabAramAM javAnA zubha muhUrtane divase te govALane majhenA zaNagAra paherAvI, sArAM khAnapAna karAvI, sabhAmAM besavuM, uThavuM, bolavuM, cAlavuM vigere rItabhAta ThIkaThIka zikhavI. tene mahAna paMDitano veza paherAvI, vikramanI sabhA pratye laI gayo. darabAranA daravAjAmAM pesatAM vararUcIe tene pharI zikhAmaNa ApI AzIrvAda vigere bolI batAvyo ane sAvadhAna karI tenI saMgAthe vikramanI sabhAmAM praveza karyo. vikramanA bharAyelAM darabArano bhabhako ane ThATha joI te bicAro cha mAsa sudhI mahenata karI je cha akSarano AzirvAdamaMtra zIkhyo hato, te visarI gayo ane te maMtrane badale uM, za, 2, Ta ema bolI vikramanA khoLAmAM zrIphaLa mUkyuM ane pAsenI gAdI para beTho. koI divasa nahIM sAMbhaLelo evo apUrva AzIrvAda A navIna paMDitanA mukhathI sAMbhaLI vikrama ociMto camakI uThyo. vararUcie manamAM vicAryuM ke A to enI jAta para gayo, rakhe mAruM bhopALuM nIkaLI Ave. mATe have zI vale karavI, ema vicArI samayasUcakatAmAM kuzaLa vikramAdityano prabandha Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evo zIghra buddhimAna varUci paMDita ThAvakuM moDhuM rAkhI vikrama pratye navIna paMDitanuM cAturya pratipAdana karavA A pramANe zloka bolyo. umayA sahito rudraH zaMkaraH zUlapANibhRt / rakSatu tvAM mahIpAla TaMkArabalagarvitaH // 1 // artha : he rAjan ! jeNe hAthamAM zUla lIdheluM che ane dhanuSanA TaMkAranA baLa vaDe karIne garvita che evA umA sahita zaMkara tamAruM rakSaNa karo. juo ! paMDitanA vacanamAM keTalI gaMbhIratA ane mIThAza che, vicAra karatAM tenA thoDA akSaromAM AkhA zrlokanAM pada samAyelAM che. eka ukAramAM umayAe sahavartamAna ekAdaza rUdra rahelA che. zakAramAM zUlapANIno artha samAyelo che, rakAramAM tamArA rakSaNarUpI artha che, TakAramAM baLanA madano artha samAyelo che. Avo gaMbhIra saMkocArtha zlokano aMza navIna paMDita vinA bIjAnA mukhamAMthI parizrame paNa na nIkaLe evuM sAMbhaLI rAjA ghaNo harSita thayo. vararUcI paMDitanA vacana 52 rAjAne ghaNo vizvAsa hato mATe pazupALane potAnI priyaMgumaMjarI nAmanI, vidvAna, juvAna ane surupA putrI prasanna thaine paraNAvI. mUrkha pazupALane paMDite kahyuM ke, tAre have mauna rAkhavuM. ema rahevAthI tArI jAti hamezAM gupta raheze. rAjakanyAe tenI vidvattA jANavAnI icchAe navIna lakheluM pustaka zodhavAnuM (sudhAravAnuM) kAma ene soMpyuM. hAthamAM pustaka laine A mUrkha akSaronAM biMdu, mAtrA, dIrgha, hUsva vigere akSarachedInIthI ukheDI nAkhI kevaLa zuddha vyaMjana karIne mukyA. priyaMgumaMjarIe nizcaya karyo ke, e bheMzono pALanAra govALIyo che. pazupALe je A pustaka zodhyuM, te uparathI Aje paNa lokamAM kahevata che ke 'jamAi zodha' (pustaka zodhavAne badale tene ulaTuM azuddha karavuM te jamAi zodha) eka samaye enI barobara parIkSA karavA te rAjakanyAe citArAone bolAvI potAnA suvAnA mahelamAM bheMzo gAyo vagerenAM Abehuba citro citrAvyAM, ane te ja oraDAmAM potAne suvAno palaMga DhaLAvyo ane svAmIne kahevA lAgI ke Apa temAM padhAro mAre jarA kAma che, mATe huM pachI AvIza. evuM kahevAthI te oraDA pratye gayo. rAjakanyA chAnImAnI kamADa oThe patinI ceSTAo jotI ubhI rahI. o2DAmAM bhIMto upara pazuonA Abehuba citra joi, huM rAjAno jamAi chuM e bhAna bhUlI jai tene potAnI pUrva sthitinuM bhAna AvyuM. moTA AnaMdathI jANe vagaDAmAM bheMzo cAratAM tene AhvAna karavAnA, besADavAnA, uThADavAnA je zabdo bolato te ja zabdo atyAre moTA ghAMTA kADhIne kahevA lAgyo. rAjaputrIe jANyuM ke A nakkI govALIyo che. tethI rIsAine cAlatI thai, govALIe jANyuM ke eNe mAruM apamAna karyuM. ema samajI A jIvavA karatAM maravuM sAruM evo maraNano nizcaya karI ujjayinInI adhiSThAtrI kAlikAdevInA maMdiramAM upavAsa karI ArAdhanA karavA beTho. ATha divasanI lAMghaNo kheMcI. A vArtA vikramanA jANavAmAM AvI, tyAre teNe jANyuM ke mArI putrI vidhavA thaze, evA bhayathI tene kAlikAnuM ArAdhana karato jANI kapaTathI (1) akSara chedavAnuM ojAra. prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ potAnI kAlikA nAmanI dAsI ke je rUpe ane raMge kAlikA jevI ja hatI tene madhyarAtrie tenI pAse mokalI. te tapazcaryA karato evo je govALa tenI pratye bolI, uTha huM tArA para prasanna chuM. A samaye asala kAlikAe potAnA maMdiramAM ja A prakAre tamAzo thayelo joine vicAryuM ke, A to mAre mAthe eka moTo upadrava thayo, ema vikrama rAjAthI DarIne tene pratyakSa darzana ApI, tene sarva vidyA saMpanna karyo. A vRttAMta rAjakanyAnA jANavAmAM Avyo. jethI te ghaNI prasanna thaI. potAnA pati sanmukha AvI mAro pati vidvAna thayo ke nahIM, tenI parIkSA mATe nIce pramANeno samasyA zloka bolI : anilasyAgamo nAsti, dvipadaM naiva dRzyate // vArimadhye sthitaM padmaM, kampate kena hetunA // 1 // artha : vAyu Avato nathI, manuSya dekhAto nathI ne jaLanA madhyamAM raheluM kamaLa zA kAraNathI kaMpe che ? pazupALa nIce pramANe zlokamAM javAba Apyo. pAvakocchiSTavarNAbhaH zarvarIkRtabandhanaH // mokSaM na labhate kAnte ! kampate tena hetunA // 2 // artha : zaMkaranA netranA agnithI jeno varNa ucchiSTa thayo che ne rAtrinuM jene baMdhana che, evo kAmadeva haju mukta thayo nathI mATe he kAnta te netrakamaLa kaMpe che. (A be zloka bIjI pratomAM che te saMbaMdha meLavavA atre lakhyA che.) e pramANe vANIvilAsa karyA pachI te strI puruSa ghaNA harSa vaDe divasa nirgamana karavA lAgyAM. kAlikAnA prasAdathI tenuM nAma kALIdAsa e prakAranuM rAkhyuM. je kALIdAsa nAmanA mahAna kavi saMskRtamAM gaNAya che te ja A thayA. teNe kumArasaMbhava, meghadUta ane raghuvaMza e traNa kAvya ane cha prabaMdha racyA. je prabaMdho adyApi hAtha lAgyA nathI. // atha suvarNapurUSAptiH // | ujjayinI nagaramAM dAnta nAmano eka nagarazeTha hato. eka divasa te zeTha hAthamAM keTalIka bheTo laI sabhA bharIne beThelA vikramanI samIpa AvI, vikramanA moM AgaLa mukI, namaskAra karI hAtha joDI kahevA lAgyo. svAmInuM meM zubha muhUrtamAM zilpa vidyAmAM kuzaLa evA kArIgarone bolAvI eka suMdara dhavalagRha baMdhAvyuM che, te navA gRhamAM moTA ucchavathI meM praveza karyo che. paNa jyAre huM te gharamAM rAtre palaMgamAM sUI jauM chuM, tyAre madhya samaye ardhI nidrA ane ardha jAgrata avasthAmAM huM paDuM' evI Akasmika vANI thAya che. prathama divase te vANIthI bhayabhIta thayelAM meM kahyuM ke na paDIza. ema kahI bahAra nIkaLI te dhavalagRha bAMdhavA saMbaMdhI kAryanA karanAra suthAra, kaDiyA ane vidvAna jozIo vagerene bolAvI meM temano moTA satkAra karI, temanA kahevA pramANe karyuM. vikramAdityano prabandha Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parantu mAruM te saghaLuM niSphaLa gayuM ane huM mithyA daMDAyo. chevaTe have meM ApanA zaraNano nizcaya karyo che mATe ApanI marajI mujaba karo. zeThanI A pramANenI vANI rUDe prakAre manamAM dhAraNa karI, vikrama rAjA bolyo te mahela banAvatAM tamane zo kharca thayo che ? zeTha kahe traNa lAkha rUpiyA. vikrame traNa lAkha rUpiyA zeThane ApI ghara vecANathI lai, saMdhyAkALa pachInuM saghaLuM kRtya karIne te gharamAM AvI suto. rojanA vakhata pramANe Akasmika vANI thai 'huM paDuM' evI vANI sAMbhaLI, vikrama anupama sAhasapaNAthI bolyo ke, paDato hoya to jaladI paDa, ema kahetAM potAnI najIka eka sonAnA paDelA puruSane pAmyo. anya granthomAM suvarNa puruSanI siddhi anya prakAre thayelI saMbhaLAya che. krayavikrayadoSApanayanasiddhi have rAjAnA kharIda-vecANa saMbaMdhI sAhasanuM varNana karIe chIe. vikramanA nagaramAM vyApAra dhamadhokAra cAlato hato. paradezano game tevo Avelo mAla khapI jato ane potAno mAla bIjA dezamAM jato. evI rItano kraya vikraya joi eka daridra vidvAne potAnuM dAritrya dUra thavAnA hetuthI pAse je kAMi padArtho hatA te vecI tenI amuka rakama karI temAMthI loDhAnuM pUtaLuM banAvyuM ane rAjadvAra AgaLa jai pratihArane kahevA lAgyo ke mAre rAjAne maLavuM che. pratihAre vikrama rAjAne jaNAvI tenI AjJAthI sadarahu puruSane aMdara AvavAnI rajA ApI. vikramanI pAse AvI te kahevA lAgyo ke ApanA zaheranA corAsI cauTAmAM A daridra puruSane lai huM vecavA mATe pharyo paNa koie tene grahaNa karyo nahIM ne ulaTo mAro tiraskAra karI kADhI mUkyo ane kahevA lAgyA ke paisAne sATe daridratA ApavA AvanAra evo tuM koNa che. AvuM nagara saMbaMdhI kalaMka teNe vikramanA moM AgaLa jaine nivedana karyuM ane kahyuM ke, he svAmin ! tame jene mAthe dhaNI cho, evI prasiddha A ujjiyanI nagarImAM sarva vastuono kraya vikraya thAya che te nagaranuM kalaMka meM tamane jaNAvyuM. have mane zI AjJA che, huM A nagaramAMthI jAuM ke rahuM ? te tamane puchu chuM. te ja vakhate rAjAe potAnI nagarIne mAthe kalaMka lAgaze ema vicArIne tene eka lAkha mahoro ApI ane te loDhAno ridrI putra potAnA bhaMDAramAM mukyo. te ja rAtrIe pahelA praharamAM rAjyAdhiSThAtrI devatA AvI ane sutelA vikramane jagADI kahyuM ke teM daridrI lohaputra kharIdyo, mATe ame ahIM rahIe te yogya nahIM. avazya tane puchIne jaie chIe. eTalAmAM bIjA prahare haya ane hAthInAM devatA AvyAM. e ja pramANe puchavA lAgyAM ane trIjA prahare sAkSAt lakSmIe AvIne vikramane te ja prakAre puchyuM. vikrame jarA paNa AnAkAnI na karatAM sAhasa pUrvaka te traNene 2jA ApI, tethI te gayA. cothe pahore eka udAra divya ane tejomaya puruSa pragaTa thai vikramanI pratye bolyo. huM satva nAmano puruSa janmathI tAro Azraya karIne rahelo chuM. huM javA mATe Aje tArI rajA mAguM chuM. evAM tenAM vacana sAMbhaLI tatkALa hAtha vaDe taravAra kheMcI vikrama potAno AtmaghAta karavAno prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 10 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nizcaya kare che teTalAmAM te divya puruSe teno hAtha pakaDyo. te kahevA lAgyo huM tArA para prasanna thayo chuM. ema kahIM tene maratAM rokyo. rAjAnuM A sAhasa joi prathama gayelAM traNe devatA pAchAM AvI vikrama pratye bolyA : amo traNe tArA satva puruSe Thapako ApyAthI tane mukIne javuM e ayogya dhArI vagara prayatne pAchA AvI muka22 sthAne rahIe chIe. itikrayavikrayadoSApanayanasiddhiH samAptA / sAmudrikApalakSaNadoSApanayanasAhasakarmasiddhiH eka vakhata sabhAmAM beThelA vikramanI samakSa, sAmudrika zAstrano jANanAra, koi paradezI Avyo. dvArapALe rAjAnI AjJAthI te paradezIne sabhAmAM praveza karAvyo. rAjAnAM sAmudrika cihnone joto te mAthuM dhuNAvavA lAgyo. vikrame mAthuM dhuNAvavA rUpI khedanuM kAraNa puchavAthI te paradezI bolyo. chaThThuM dezonuM sAmrAjya Apa karo cho tethI tenuM lakSaNa ApanA zarIramAM zodhatAM-zodhatAM huM sAmudrika zAstramAM nimagna thayo chuM. te sAmudrika saMbaMdhI kaMipaNa viziSTa cihna tArA zarIramAM huM dekhato nathI; ke jenA prabhAvathI tuM rAjya kare che, paradezInuM AvuM vAkya sAMbhaLatA vikrama hAthamAM khaga lai jevo potAnA peTane cIravA mAMDe che, tevo sAmudrika vidvAna kahevA lAgyo. A sAhasa zuM kare che ? vikrama kahevA lAgyo : peTa cIrIne rAjya prAptine yogya evuM AMtaraDAnuM cihna tane dekhADIza. ema bolatAM A vikramanI pratye batrIsa lakSaNathI adhika A tAruM satva / sAhasa mArA jANavAmAM AvyuM, vikramanuM dehanI darakArathI rahIta evuM, ATaluM badhuM sAhasa joi, te vidvAna manamAM ghaNuM Azcarya pAmyo. te prasanna thAya tevuM dAna ApI vikrame tene rajA ApI. kRti sAmudrikApalakSaNadoSApanayanasAhasakarmasiddhiH samAptA. parakAyapravezavidyA koi samaye vikrame sAMbhaLyuM ke parakAya praveza vidyAe tiraskAra karelI saghaLI paNa kaLAo niSphaLa che, ema jANI, te vidyA meLavavA mATe, zrI parvatamAM koi bhairavAnaMda yogInI samIpa rahI, vikrama ghaNo kALa te yogIne ArAdhato hato. enA javA pahelAM koi brAhmaNa A vidyA meLavavA mATe te yogInI sevA karato hato parantu atyAra sudhI te vidyA brAhmaNane maLI nahotI. teNe vikramArkanI AgaLa e prakAre kahyuM ke tAre mane tyAga karI, guru pAsethI parakAya praveza vidyA ekalAe gRhaNa na karavI. e prakAre pUrva ziSye upa2odhana' karelo rAjA, potAne vidyA dAna ApavAne udyoga yukta thayelA gurune vijJApana karavA lAgyo ke prathama A brAhmaNane vidyA Apo, pachI mane Apajo. tyAre yogI bolyo. he rAjana ! A brAhmaNa parakAya praveza vidyAne yogya nathI. sarvathA ayogya che. e prakAre te yogIe kahyuM tyAre pharIthI rAjAno Agraha joi yogI kahevA (1) AgrahapUrvaka rokelo. vikramAdityano prabandha ** 11 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAgyo ke ene vidyA ApavAthI tane pazcAttApa thaze. ema kahIne rAjAnA Agraha thakI te brAhmaNane gurue (pa2kAya praveza) vidyA ApI. pachI te banne guruthI vidyA meLavI, ujjiyanImAM AvIne vidyAnI parIkSA karavA mATe potAno pATavI hAthI marI gayelo tenA duHkhathI kheda pAmato rAja loka tene joine, parapura praveza vidyAno anubhava karavA mATe rAjAe potAnA te hastInA zarIramAM praveza karyo. vikrama AgaLathI jANato hato ke, mAruM zarIra sunuM paDavAthI A brAhmaNa mArA zarIramAM praveza karI, mAru rAjya lai leze, to paNa pote paraduHkha bhaMjana che mATe dehanI darakAra na karatAM te sAhasa karma karyuM. vikramanA dhA2vA pramANe brAhmaNe rAjAnA mRta zarIramAM praveza karI, rAjya dhamadhokAra calAvyuM. vikramanI rANIno upabhoga brAhmaNa karavA lAgyo. jethI bannene paraspara gADha prIti baMdhAi. eka divasa rANIne ghaNo vhAlo evo popaTa akasmAta maraNa pAmyo. vikrame vicAryuM ke rANInuM zarIra brAhmaNane upabhogya thayuM tethI sparza pAmavAno vAro mAre to rahyo nahIM. lAga ThIka che, lAva huM popaTanA zarIramAM pravezuM to rANInA sukomaLa hastano sparza to mane thaze. ema dhArI marelA popaTanA zarIramAM rAjAe praveza karyo. marelo popaTa ociMto jIvyo tethI rANInI prIti je prathama popaTa para hatI, tenA karatAM vizeSa baMdhAi. brAhmaNa rANImAM ghaNo lubdha thayo hato mATe tene rAjI karavAnA upAya te satvara karato. teNe jANyuM ke mArA karatAM paNa rANIne popaTa para vizeSa vhAla che, mATe lAga Ave to huM ja popaTa thAuM. A vAta popaTanA zarIramAM rahelA vikrame cikitsAthI jANI, vikrama popaTanA zarIramAMthI nIkaLavAno moko joto hato tevAmAM mahelamAM eka marelI garoLInuM khokhu joyuM. vikrama jhaTa popaTamAMthI nIkaLI garoLInA zarIramAM gayo ke brAhmaNa rAjAnA zarIramAMthI nIkaLIne turaMta popaTamAM pezI gayo. rAjA garoLInuM zarIra choDI dai satvara potAnA zarI2mAM peTho. kamanasIba brAhmaNa kapaTa karavAthI rAjya ane rANI meLavatAM potAnuM zarIra khoi, popaTa thai pAMjare paDyo. rANIe rAjA thakI saghaLo vRttAMta jANI te popaTano ghaNo anAdara karyo. e prakAre parakAya praveza vidyAnI siddhi thai. vikrama ane siddhasena divAkara siddhasena divAkara ane vikrama, e bannenA vRttAnta viSe dareka granthonA abhiprAya bhinna bhinna che parantu ghaNI prato ane TippaNa meLavI temAMthI amane je anyonya eka saMbaMdhavALuM lakhANa bhAsyuM, tenA AdhAre ame A aMgenuM yogya vivecana karIe chIe. keTalIka jagyAe mULa karatAM vizeSa vyAkhyAna vAMcanArAone laMbAyeluM lAgaze, tenuM kAraNa, jinaprabhasUrino karelo tIrthakalpa nAmano grantha tathA rAjazekharasUri ma.no karelo prabandhakoSa tathA prabhAvakacaritra, hemacandrAcAryanuM kareluM pariziSTaparva, haribhadrasUrinI karelI Avazyaka bRhavRtti vagere granthonA saMdarbha meLavI, A bhASAntara karavAmAM AvyuM che te che. Y=4 12 >> ! prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chelA tIrthaMkara zrI mahAvIrasvAmI mokSe padhAryA pachI ekaso sittera varSe zrIbhadrabAhusvAmI svarga padhAryA. temanA pachI temanA moTA ziSya syulibhadra nAmanA AcArya thayA. te zrImahAvIrasvAmIthI baso paMdara varSe svargamAM padhAryA. temaNe navANuM varSa sudhI A pRthvImAM deha rAkhyo. tenI pATe zrI AryamahAgiri ane zrI Aryasuhasti e be AcArya thayA. AryamahAgirinI ziSya paraMparAmAM digambara mata cAlyo ane AryasuhastI AcAryanI ziSya paraMparAmAM zvetAmbara mata pravaryo. prastuta matAntara pravaryo te pUrve bAra varSano moTo dukALa paDyo. je dukALamAM bilakula anna nahI maLavAthI ghaNA loko maravA lAgyA ane keTalAka garIba loko annane mATe eTalo badho anyAya karavA lAgyA ke jo koI puruSa tAjo janmelo che ema teone khabara paDe to tenuM peTa cIrIne hojarImAMthI kADhI lai, pote anna bhakSaNa karI jAya, eTalI badhI nirdayatA pravartI. e arasAmAM AryasuhastInA ziSya gocarI horI upAzraya bhaNI AvatA hatA. teTalAmAM koI bhikSuka temanI pachavADe mAgato lAgu thayo. AcAryanA ziSya kahyuM ke, amArAthI vagara dIkSAvALAne anna apAya nahI. tyAre bhikSuke vicAryuM ke dikSA laIne paNa mAre nakkI temanI pAsethI anna levuM, ema dhArI te upAzraye Avyo. AryasuhastI AcArye te bhikSukano AgaLa sAro pariNAma joI, tene dIkSA ApI bhojana karAvyuM. tene ghaNA divasathI anna nahIM jaDeluM ane sAruM anna maLyuM mATe te kaMTha paryata jamyo. jethI pANI ane vAyu javA AvavAno avakAza nahIM rahevAthI rAtrie mUcha thavAthI prAtaHkALa thatAmAM to te maraNa pAmyo. te jIva A bhikSukano deha choDI, jaina mArgamAM ananya zraddhAvALo ane prakhyAta evo saMprati nAme rAjA thayo. te mahAvIrasvAmIthI traNasone pAMca varSe rAjya pAmyo. te rAjAne AryasuhastI AcAryuM upadeza dvArA jaina banAvyo. tIrthakalpa granthanA AdhAre mahAvIrasvAmIthI vikrama cAraso sittera varSe thayo. tenI vacamAM je rAjAo thayA temanI anukramaNikA nIce pramANe - krama rAjAnuM nAma keTalAM varSa rAjya karyuM (1) pAlaka .............................. 60 (2) navanaMda ........................... 155 (3) mauryavaMzIo................... (4) puSpamitra .......................... 30 (5) balamitra bhAnumitra .................60 (6) naravAhana .. (7) gardabhilla .......................... 13 (8) zaka rAjAo ........................ 4 ****.. 108 40 (1) bhikSA. vikramAdityano prabandha 13 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vistAranI rUcivALAe tIrthakalpamAM apApApurI bRhakalpa che te jovo. A vAta zvetAmbara mata pramANe lakhI che ane digambaranA mate to zrI mahAvIrasvAmIthI chase vyAzI varSe vikrama rAjA thayo. gomaTasAra tathA SapAhuDanI TIkA (zrutasAgare karelI) tathA railokya dipaka vagere digambaranA granthomAM prasiddha che. te vakhatanA AcAryonI paraMparA tathA rAjya te te granthamAM rUcivALAe joi levA. uparanI vaMzAvalI mUkavAnuM kAraNa eTaluM ja che ke prAcIna rAjAonA itihAsa uparathI jaNAya che ke jainamata anAdi che ane te vikramanA pUrvajoe aMgIkAra karelo che. kalpasUtranI TIkAonA abhiprAyathI, mahAvIrasvAmInA vakhatamAM zreNika nAme moTo rAjA hato. te maraNa pAmyA pachI teno putra kuNika nAmano rAjA thayo. jenuM bIjuM nAma azokacaMdra hatuM. tenuM savistara caritra uttarAdhyayana sUtranI bhAvavijaya pramukhe karelI TIkAmAM lakheluM che. e azokacaMdrano putra udAyI nAme rAjA thayo. te cha varSanI ummaramAM pauSadha karIne beThelo hato. tevAmAM kapaTa karI te bALakane mArI nAMkhI koI naMda nAme rAjA thayo. te nava rAjAo naMda e nAmathI oLakhAyA. AThamA naMdane putra na hato mATe pradhAnoe eka vALaMdathI guNikAne viSe utpanna thayelA putrane navamo naMda gaNI gAdI para besAryo. cANakya nAmano nIti zAstrano prakhyAta grantha racanAra koI vidvAna thayo, teNe kapaTathI navamA naMdane mArI maurya vaMzamAM utpanna thayelA koI candragupta nAmanA vIrane rAjayagAdI para besADyo. je prakhyAta rAjAnuM caritra pUrve bhAratamAM yuddhane mATe AvelA sikaMdara vigere grIka dezanA rAjAonA prAcIna itihAsomAMthI nIkaLe che. te caMdraguptano putra biMdusAra nAme rAjA thayo. tenI gAdI para azokagrI thayo. jenA prAcIna lekho adyApi giranAra vagere parvatonA pASANamAM kotarelA najare paDe che, je prAcIna itihAsonI sammati meLavavAmAM sahAyabhUta gaNAyA che. te azokano putra kuNAla thayo. jeNe potAnA nAmathI kuNAlA nAmanuM nagara vasAvyuM. teno itihAsa jaina graMthomAM prasiddha che. kuNAlano putra saMprati thayo. te saMprati rAjAnA guru AryasuhastI nAmanA AcAryo avantisukumAra nAmanA puruSane bodha karyo. jenuM caritra saMskRtamAM ane rAsaprAkRta bhASAmAM, ema jaina granthomAM prasiddha che. vasiSTha gotramAM utpanna thayelA AryasuhastI nAmanA jainAcAryane bAra ziSya hatA. temAMthI vyAghApatya gotranA susthita ane supratibuddha nAmanA je be ziSyo thayA, temAM prathama ziSya sUrImaMtrano koTi jApa karyo, tethI temanI paraMparAne jaino koTika gaNa e nAmathI oLakhe che. bIjA supratibuddha kAkandI nAme nagaramAM rahetAM hatAM, tethI tenI ziSya paraMparA kAkabdika e nAmathI oLakhAya che. susthita AcAryanA be nAnA ziSya adrazya thavAnI vidyAnA baLa vaDe roja caMdragupta rAjAnA thALamAM pATalIputra nagaramAM jamatA hatA. te pATalIputra nagaranI utpatti tIrthakalpa granthamAM tathA samyakatva kaumudimAM nIce pramANe ApelI che. 14 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pATalIputra nagaramAM bauddha mArgIonAM maMdira eTalAM badhAM UMcAM che ke te dharmanA moTA RSio te maMdironI agAsIomAM caDhI jaladI siddhazilAne pAmI gayA. je nagarI buMdelakhaMDamAM AvelA vaibhAragiri parvatanI taleTImAM che. asalanA vakhatamAM je nagarInuM nAma kSitipratiSTha ane tyAra pachI keTaloka kALa caMpApurI, pachI RSabhapura, kuzAgrapura athavA kusumapura ne rAjagRha. ema kALane anusarI judA judA nAmathI oLakhAtI hatI. je nagarImAM chatrIsa hajAra to phakta vANiyAnAM ja ghara hatAM. temAM madhyamAM AvelAM aDhAra hajAra gharamAM rahenAra vANiyAo jaina dharmI hatA ane AsapAsa aDhAra hajAra gharanA rahenAra vANiyAo baudhdha mArgI hatA. magadha dezanI rAjadhAnI evI te prakhyAta nagarImAM te samaye jarAsaMgha rAjA rAjya karato hato; tenA javA pachI keTalIka mudate zreNika nAmano rAjA thayo. jeno putra koNika tathA maMtrI abhayakumAra nAme jaina granthomAM ghaNA prasiddhapaNAne pAmelA jaNAya che. zreNikane bIjA megha, halla, vihalla tathA naMdiSeNa vagere putro hatA. te rAjAonA vakhatamAM prAcIna kavioe lakheluM pATalIputra nagaranuM varNana A pramANe darzAveluM che. je pATalIputra nagaranI prajA kSaNabhaMgura e zabdanI pravRtti kSaNikavAdI bauddhAdi sivAya bIjI jagyAe dekhatI nahI. arthAt koipaNa kAryamAM pratijJAnuM khaMDana thAya tevI rIte apramANikapaNe te nagaramAM vasanAra loko vartatA nahi. nagaravAsI lokomAM jJAna saMbaMdhI koi prakAranI bhrAnti na hatI. phakta bhrAnti zabda zrIarihaMta mahArAjanI pradakSiNA samaye ja pravartato hato. vairAgya yukta dharmaguruo naisva (kaMcana kAmanIthI rahita) hatA parantu gRhasthAzramIo te nagaramAM koi paNa ridri na hatA. managupti, vacanagupti ane kAyagupti, e traNa mumukSuonI dharma kriyAmAM gupti zabda vaparAto paraMtu gunho ka2vAthI koi puruSane baMdikhAne nAkhyo teve samaye gupti zabda vaparAyo hoya evuM te nagaramAM banatuM na hatuM. evI saMpIlI prajA hatI ke, koi paNa gunhAnA kAraNathI rAjyAdhikArIo, amuka manuSyano hAtha pakaDI, rAjyadvAramAM kheMcI jAya tevuM banatuM na hatuM paNa phakta vivAha samaye vara kanyAno hAtha pakaDavAmAM ja kara gRha zabdanI pravRtti lAgu paDatI. brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizyAdi, varNanI dvija evI saMjJA che, e traNe varNano koi puruSa potAnA varNAzramanA dharmathI paDyo, ema te nagaramAM kadI banyuM nathI paraMtu vRddhAvasthA thavAthI dvija eTale dAMta paDI jatA, te jagyAe dvijapAt zabdanI pravRtti e nagaramAM cAlatI hatI, jyAM koi ghara vaMza na thavAthI vastI vinA khAlI paDeluM che ema jaNAtuM nahIM. phakta zUnyagRha zabda sogaTAM ramanArAonI DhALelI bAjImAM pyAdA gaNIne sogaTuM mukavAnAM gharomAM ja pravartine rahelo jaNAto hato. vRkSo tarehavAra pazu, pakSIoe AkramaNa thayelA jaNAtAM hatAM. tethI svApada zabda tyAM pravartato paNa nagara nivAsIone potAnI koi prakAranI ApadA che tevA saMdarbhamAM svApada zabdanI khapata thatI na hatI. kamaLanA samuho saroga eTale sarovaramAM rahelA jaNAtA hatA paNa nagara nivAsI koi loka soga (rogISTha) na hatA. sadaMDa (daMDena saha vartamAna) phakta devatAnAM maMdira jaNAtAM hatAM parantu koi paNa manuSyano A nagaramAM daMDa thayo, tevuM koi kahetuM nahIM. vaLI bIjA kavie kahyuM che vikramAdityano prabandha 15 Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke daMDa zabda chatrInI dAMDIne ThekANe vaparAya che, paNa koI manuSya daMDAyo che evuM tyAM banatuM na hatuM. strIo coTalo vALIne doraDAe aMboDo kheMcI bAMdhatI, tyAM baMdha zabda lokonA jANavAmAM hato paNa te vinA koI puruSa sakAraNa baMdhAyo che evuM te nagaramAM dekhAtuM nahI. sogaTAM ramanArAo sogaTI mAratAM mArI evI vANI bolatA, paNa geravyAjabI mArI evI vANI lokopadrava saMbaMdhamAM kadI saMbhaLAtI na hatI. puSpathI guMthelA hAramAM soyanAM chidra karavAthI te sachidra thatA paratu eka ekanAM mAMho mAMhI jAti chidra khoLI loko sachidra banatA na hatA. karanA bojAthI prajA pIDAtI na hatI, paNa vivAha samaye vara kanyA anyonya navo saMbaMdha bAMdhatAM premathI eka bIjAno kara pIDana karatAM, arthAt hAtha dAbatAM tyAM e zabda vaparAto. kusaMsargarati eTale kutsita manuSyano saMga karavAmAM rUcivALA koI manuSyo e nagaramAM vasatA na hatA paraMtu ku eTale pRthvI teno saMsarga je saMga, tethI karIne rati je prIti te vaDe praphullita thavuM e guNa tyAMnA vRkSomAM bahu jaNAto hato. puSpita vanomAM kumaLA puSpanI dIzIo joI have kaLIo AvI tema loka kahetA, parantu koI manuSyamAM kaLI (kleza) jaNAyo ema kadI na thatuM. bALakone agara strIone potAnI alaMkAra dhAraNa karavAnI rUcithI kAnamAM agara nAkamAM vedha karAvatA parantu potAnI saMsArI sthitimAM koI jAtano vedha (aDacaNa) thAya tevuM teo karatA na hatA eTalA buddhimAna te loko hatA. hIrA, mANeka ane ratnane khela pADatAM trAzyo evo zabda loko bolatA, paraMtu koI Daryo evI jagyAmAM trAsa zabda bolAyo che evuM kadI tyAM banyuM nathI. tala pIlAvIne khaLa (khoLa) te loko kaDhAvatA, paNa manuSyane bhegA karI temAMthI khaLa puruSa koI zodhI zakatuM nahIM. arthAt nagaramAM sarjana puruSo ja vasatA. yuvAvasthAna pAmelA hAthIonA kuMbhasthaLamAMthI mada jharato dekhAto paNa koI manuSyonA zarIramAM mada (ahaMkAra) na hato. vaLI eka bIjA kavie kAvya kaheluM che - pATalIpura nagaramAM devanAM maMdiranI dhajAo pharakatI te ThekANe ja daMDa zabdanI ghaTanA thatI paNa evo prasaMga na Avato ke mArAmArI vagere uddhata kAryamAM daMDa zabdanI yojanA thAya. snehakSaya (prItino nAza) anyonya manuSyamAM jaNAto nahIM paNa dIvAmAMthI tela khuTI gaye sneha kSaya zabda loko vAparatA. madArI lokonA gharomAM kaMDIAmAM be jIllAvALA sApa rahetA parantu nagaranA koI gharamAM ddhi rasanA (eTale be bolIvALo) manuSya rahe che ema na hatu. taravAra jhAlanArAo draDha muSTithI te hathiyArane pakaDatA parantu dAna karavAmAM draDha muSTi (baddha mukha) puruSo koI na hatA. sArA sArA viSayo upara tarka ane vicAra karavAmAM mAMho mAMhI vAda calAvatA hatA paNa mithyA vAda vivAda koI karatuM na hatuM. dareka bajAranI hArabaMdha dukAnomAM amuka cIja vecavAne mApa (mAnasthiti) rAkhatA paraMtu nagara nivAsIomAM koI mAnasthitivALo (ahaMkArI) na hato. phagaphagAvelA kezavALI koI strI nagaramAM na jaNAtI paNa haMmezA mAthuM oLIne ane kezanI veNIo bAMdhIne pharatI hatI. jethI nityabaMdha zabda temane ja AzrayIne rahelo hato, te sivAya nagaramAM haMmezAM koi nityabaMdha na hatuM. arthAt loko potAnA kAryamAM svataMtra hatA. mahAvIrasvAmInA vakhatamAM rAjagRhI nagarImAM prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AgaLa jaNAvelo zreNika nAmano rAjA rAjya karato hato. tenuM maraNa thayA pachI, teno putra azokacandra gAdI para Avyo. paNa A nagarImAM potAnA pitAno kALa thayo, teTalA mATe teno tyAga karI, teNe koi kauzAMbI nagaranI pAse navIna caMpA nAmanI nagarI vasAvI, tene potAnI rAjadhAnI karI. te nagaramAM zayyabhavasUrIe potAnA manaka nAmanA ziSyane maraNa samIpa jANI, sAdhu mArgano pratibodha ApavA mATe, dazavaikAlika nAmanuM sUtra zrI mahAvIrasvAmIthI aThANume varSe racyuM. te nagaranA rAjAno jyAre nAza thayo tyAre teno putra udAyI nAme rAjA thayo. teNe paNa potAnA pitAnI peThe ja te nagarIno tyAga karI bIjuM nagara vasAvavAne kAje yogya jagA khoLavA sevakone AjJA ApI. te sevako gaMgAne kinAre kinAre zuddha jagyA zodhatAM zodhatAM eka pATalanA vRkSa nIce AvyA. te aparAtano samaya hato paraMtu pATalanA vRkSanI chAyA madhyabindu choDI AgaLa vadhelI na dIThI. tenuM kAraNa potAne na jaDavAthI koika mahAmuni te vanamAM tapazcaryA karatA hatA temane namratAthI pUchyuM. muni kahevA lAgyA ke agnikAputra jayasiMha nAmanA AcArya pAse dIkSA laIne agnikAputrasUrI jagatamAM prasiddhapaNe vicaratA hatA. te pharatA pharatA eka divasa gaMgAtaTamAM rahelA puSpabhadra nAmanA nagaramAM AvyA. te samaye tyAMno rAjA puSpaketu hato. tenI rANInuM nAma puSpavatI hatuM. tenAthI thayelo eka puSpacULa nAmano putra ane puSpacULA nAmanI putrI e be saMtAna te rAjAne hatAM. te bhAI-bahenane evI ghATI prIti baMdhAyelI hatI ke te ekabIjA vinA rahI zake nahIM. tenA pitA puSpaketue vicAryuM ke, A banneno viyoga anyonya nahIM sahana karI zake mATe moTI uMmare te bhAI-bahenanuM lagna karyuM. paNa lokApavAda rANIthI na sahana thaI zakyo mATe saMsAra choDI azikAputrAcAryanI pAse vairAgyapUrvaka dIkSA lIdhI. satsamAgamathI ghaNuM tapa karI karma khapAvI (karma nAza karI) kevaLI thaI, teno kALe karIne deha paDI gayo. deva yoge gaMgAmAM pura AvavAthI tenA mAthAnI khoparI taNAtI taNAtI A jagyAmAM AvI. pura utarI javAthI te atre paDI rahI. mATI mizrIta thavAthI temAM pATalanuM vRkSa ugyuM. te prabhAvathI pATalanA vRkSanI chAyA adyApi namatI nathI. muninuM vacana sAMbhaLI sevakoe A vArtA bALa rAjAne nivedana karI. jethI te jagA yogya dhArI tyAM pATalIputra nAme nagara vasAvyuM. jene hAla paTaNA e nAmathI oLakhavAmAM Ave che. te nagaramAM navamo naMda jyAre gAdI upara Avyo tyAre tenA zakaTALa nAmanA pradhAnano putra sthUlibhadrasUrI nAme AcArya padavIne pAmelA hatA. te jAte nAgara brAhmaNa hatA. te navamA naMdanI pAse je paMDita hato tenuM nAma vararUci hatuM. tenI vizeSa vArtA syulibhadra caritramAM lakhelI che. AryamahAgiri ane AryasuhastI e banne stulibhadranA ziSya hatA ane te be sagA bhAI thatA hatA. temAM moTA bhAI syulibhadranA maraNa pachI jinakalpI mArga vicchinna thaI gayo hato to paNa e ja mArganI tulanA karatAM hatAM. nAnAbhAI AcArya padavI pAmelAM hatA. jeNe saMprati rAjAne bodha Apyo che. vikramAdityano prabandha 17 Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AryasahastInA ghaNA ziSyomAM eka ziSya vRddhAvasthAmAM dikSA lIdhI hatI. jayAre tyAre samaya vicAryA vagara moTA barADA pADI te gokhato hato. rAjAe A pramANe tene barADA pADIne gokhato joI hasIne kahyuM ke, "A te muzaLa phulAvaze ke zuM?' vRddha ziSya rAjAnuM vacana kAno kAna sAMbhaLyuM. teNe mAruM apamAna karyuM ema dhArI vAgdevInuM ArAdhana karI sakaLa kaLAo saMpAdana karI, pachI eka divasa zaheranA rAjamArgamAM cogAna vacce eka moTuM muzaLa ropI tene vidyAnA baLathI praphullita karyuM. AvA alaukika camatkArathI nagaranA loko Azcarya pAmyA. te vArtA rAjAne kAne AvI. te uparathI rAjA bolyo : loko A zuM kahe che ? vRddha ziSya zuM moTA vAdI thayA ? e vArtA zuM mAnavA yogya che? jema jaLakAganuM ziMgaDu indra dhanuSyanA jevaDuM thayuM, agnino svabhAva zItaLa thayo, vAyuno svabhAva niSkappa thayo, e vacana zraddhA karavA yogya nathI, tema vRddhavAdine viSe paNa tevuM ja jaNAya che. rAjAe pratyakSa joI nakkI karyuM ke mArI kalpanA taddana khoTI che, tyArathI jaina mArgamAM vRddhavAdI moTA AcArya thayA. je siddhasenadivAkaranA paNa moTA guru kahevAya che. vRddhavAdie siddhasenadivAkarane potAnA ziSya karyA, te saMbaMdhamAM nIce pramANe itihAsa che. jaMghAcAraNa vidyA dharAvanArA ane zvetAMbara paraMparAmAM thayelAM evA vajasena nAmanA munie, pUrve lATadezanuM AbhUSaNa evA bharUca zaheranI samIpe narmadA kinAre zakrAvatAra tIrtha che tyAM nAbhirAjAnA putra zrI RSabhadevajInuM maMdira sthApana kareluM che. je jagyA hAla zakunikAvihAra e nAmathI oLakhAya che. te sthaLamAM AvI vRddhavAdie comAsu gALyuM te samaye dakSiNa karNATaka dezamAM divAkara nAme koi mahAnuM paMDita brAhmaNa thayo. tene vidyAno garva vizeSa hato. dakSiNa dezamAM vidyAnA baLathI saghaLA vidvAnone jItI pote prasiddhi meLavI. teTalAthI saMtoSa na pAmI, uttara dizAnA vidvAnone jItavA keTalAka ziSyone saMgAthe laI nIkaLyo te vidyAno moTo ahaMkArI hato mATe teNe pratijJA karI ke, je koI paMDita mane jIte teno huM ziSya thAuM. haMmezA te potAne peTe pATA bAMdhato, eTaluM ja nahI paraMtu saMgAthe eka lAMbI nisaraNI, jALa, kodALo ane ghAsanI puLI, eTalAM sAdhana pheravato hato. koI tene enuM kAraNa puche to te evo javAba Apato ke huM samasta vidyA bhaNyo chuM tenA bojAthI kyAMka mAruM peTa cIrAi jAya, e bhayathI haMmeza huM peTe pATo bAMdhI rAkhuM chuM. nisaraNI rAkhavAnuM kAraNa eTaluM ja ke koI vidvAna mArI sAthe vAda karatAM hAravAnA bhayathI, kaMI UMco caDhI jAya, to A nisaraNI upara caDhI tene pakaDI nIco utAravo. kadI jaLamAM DubakI mAre to jALathI kheMcI kADhavo ane pRthvImAM pesI jAya to kodALI vaDe mATImAMthI khodI kADhavo. tema karatAM hArelo bhoMya para stabdha thaIne besI rahe to ghAsanuM taraNuM dUra levA na jatAM, A puLImAMthI jhaTa tene dAMte levarAvavuM. evI rIte vidvAnonA mAnanuM khaMDana karatA karatA narmadA kinAre bhRgukaccha nagaranI najIka AvI caDyo. tyAM teNe sAMbhaLyuM ke A zaheramAM vRddhavAdi nAme jaina dharmanA moTA prakhyAta AcArya AvelA che. tethI harakhAto harakhAto utAvaLe te bharUca 18 prabaMdha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaheramAM peTho. upAzraya AgaLa AvI puchyuM ke jainanA vRddhavAdI nAme AcArya AvyA che te kyAM che ? lokoe uttara Apyo ke te navakalpa vihArI che mATe kalpa puro thavAthI Aje ja vihAra karI padhAryA. divAkara paMDite jANyuM ke mane Avato jANI nakkI te nAsI gayA mATe tene pakaDuM. ema dhArI temanI pAchaLa cAlyo. vagaDAmAM temane maLyo. vRddhavAdinA manamAM ema ke ene upadezanI apekSA che mATe eka vRkSa taLe besI zAntithI upadeza karavA lAgyA. divAkara paMDita kahevA lAgyo ke hu tamAro upadeza sAMbhaLavA nathI Avyo, mAre tamArI saMgAthe vidyAno vAda karavo che. jo tame mane jItazo to huM tamAro ziSya thaine rahIza ane jo hAryA to mArA ziSya thavuM paDaze. evI pratijJAthI mArI sAthe vAda karavo paDaze. vRddhavAdIe vicAryuM ke ene vidyAno garva vizeSa che. AtmAnuM kalyANa zI rIte thAya, te vAta haju enA lakSamAM nathI parantu koi paNa jIva karma mukta thAya, evo upadeza karavo, e zAstra siddha che. zrutajJAnanA baLathI AgaLa ghaNo napho thaze ema vicArI dareka rIte enA mananuM samAdhAna thavuM joie mATe vRddhavAdi AcArya zAntatAthI kahevA lAgyA. ApaNe vAda karIe e vAta kharI paNa vAda karavAmAM mAro jaya athavA parAjaya thayo, e vAta vAdI prativAdInA antaHkaraNane potAnI meLe samajAtI nathI. temAM madhyastha manuSyanI jarUra che, koi madhyastha khoLI kADho, ane teNe nakkI kareluM vacana tamAre mAnya hoya to mane vAda karavAmAM koi jAtanI harakata nathI. AcAryanA A pramANika vacana para divAkarane zraddhA beThI. vagaDAmAM madhyastha manuSya kyAMthI lAvavo, evo vicAra divAkara karavA lAgyo. tevAmAM tene sujhI AvyuM ke, jene huM madhyastha kalpIza te mAre to pazuvat che to A Dhora cAranAra govALIyAne madhyastha kahyuM temAM mane zI hAni thavAnI che; ema vicArI govALIyAne madhyastha tarIke besADI, vRddhavAdI AcAryanI saMgAthe vivAda karavA lAgyo. vyAkaraNazAstra, nyAya, mImAMsA, vedAnta vagere aneka granthonA pramANo sAthe teNe pUrvapakSa upADyo. ghaNI vAra sudhI eka viSaya upara yathAsthita bhASaNa karyuM. chevaTe bolatAM bolatAM potAnI meLe virAma pAmyo. vRddhavAdIe vicAryuM ke vidvattAnI bAbatamAM kadAca to mArA karatAM vizeSa hoya paNa AtmAnuM kalyANa karavAmAM vidyAno eNe upayoga karyo nathI. mArI sAthe madhyasthonAM vacana para bharoso rAkhavAne e baMdhAyelo che. mATe yuktithI ene ziSya karI levo. kema ke AgaLa jatAM e jaina mArgano prabhAvaka puruSa thaze. ema vicArI samayasUcakatAmAM ghaNA nipuNa hatA. mATe ubhA thai keDe ogho bAMdhyo, pachI hAthanA tAboTA vagADatA vagADatA phera phudaDI pharI madhyastha govALIyAne samajaNa paDe evo eka prAkRta garabo majeno rAga kADhI gAyo. tethI govALIyo ghaNo khuza thayo. madhyasthone puchyu, bhAi amArA bannemAMthI koNa jItyuM. te bolyo ke vRddhavAdI AcArya mahArAja jItyA, potAnI pratijJAthI baMdhAyelA pelAM divAkara paMDitane vRddhavAdI AcAryanA ziSya thavuM paDyuM. tyAMthI guru ziSya banne jaina dharmano udyota karatA karatA uttara hiMdustAnamAM vicAravA lAgyA. vikramAdityano prabandha 19 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka divasa siddhasenadivAkara mahArAja gurune kahevA lAgyA ke tIrthaMkare ardha mAgadhI bhASAmAM arthathI kahelAM ane gaNadhara mahArAje guMthelAM sakaLa siddhAntone huM saMskRta bhASAmAM karuM. ziSyanuM vacana sAMbhaLI, AzcaryathI guru bolyA. aho ! tIrthaMkara mahArAjanI teM moTI AzAtanA karI. mATe tAre tenI AlocanA (prAyazcita) karavuM paDaze. ziSya bolyA : jema guru mahArAjanI AjJA hoya tema karuM. gurue kahyuM : pArAMcita (bAra varSa tapa sahita saMyamayAtrA) vRtta tathA eka moTA rAjAne bodha kara. e vacana aMgIkAra karI bAra varSane aMte te mALavA dezamAM ujjayinI nagarImAM vikramane pratibodha karavA padhAryA. kSiprAnA taTa upara kAlAgni rUdra athavA mahAkALezvara mahAdevanA AlayamAM AvI, zivanA sanmukha lAMbA paga ghAlI, soDa tANI sutA. zivamaMdiranA sevakoe mAravA mAMDyA. temanI pAse koi evI camatkRti hatI ke je mAra sevako emane mAre, tenI pIDA potAne kiMcit thAya nahIM, paNa darabAramAM rAjAnI rANIonA baraDAmAM te prahAra vAge. tethI aMtaHpuramAM kolAhala thayo. A camatkAra joi vikrama rAjA gabharATamAM paDyo. tapAsa karatAM mAluma paDyuM ke mahAkAlezvaranA maMdiramAM koi puruSa lAMbA paga ghAlIne sUto che tenA prabhAvanuM A phaLa che. pradhAno sahita rAjA zivAlaya pratye Avyo. siddhasenadivAkarane lAMbA paga ghAlI sutelA joi rAjA namaskAra karI bolyo. mahArAja, zaMkarane namaskAra karI stuti karavI joie tene badale Apa Ama ulaTuM kema karo cho ? divAkara mahArAja kahevA lAgyA, rAjan, jo huM zivane namaskAra karIza to te tatkALa phATaze. evuM vacana sAMbhaLI camatkAra jovAne Atura vikrame namaskAra karavAno atyAgraha karyo. rAjAnA AgrahathI ubhA thai hAtha joDI siddhasenadivAkara mahArAjA dvAtriMzikAnA prathama kAvya vaDe zaMkaranI stuti karavA lAgyA. eka zloka bolatA ja turta zaMkaranuM liMga phATI prathama temAMthI dhumADo utpanna thayo. pachI agninI jvALA nIkaLI ane chevaTe RSabhadeva prabhunI divya pratimA pragaTa thai. A camatkAra joi vikrama ghaNuM Azcarya pAmI tenA 52 prasanna thayo. rAjAe jANyuM ke A samayamAM jainamArgamAM kAMika vizeSa daivata che tethI tene temAM zraddhA jAgI. jethI AcArya mahArAje tene jaina dharmano upadeza karyo. je teNe zraddhAthI svIkAryo. A vakhate nagaranA zrAvakono samUha bharAyelo hato, temaNe moTA satkArathI siddhasenadivAkarane nagaramAM lai jai upAzraye utAryA. rAjA potAnA mahela tarapha gayo. bIje divase savAramAM haMmezanA niyama pramANe rAjA rAjapATIe nIkaLyo hato. te pharIne da2vAjAmAM Avyo. te vakhata ghaNA zrAvakothI viMTaLAyelA siddhasena jainadharmanA devAlaya pratye jatA hatA. bhATa cAraNo 'jaya sarvajJaputra' 'jaya sarvajJaputra' e prakAre temanI stuti karatA hatA. te sarvajJaputra evuM vacana sAMbhaLI kopa karI, te sarvajJa che ke A loka mithyA kahe che ema vicArI rAjAe temane mAnasika namaskAra karyo. siddhasenadivAkarasUrIe potAnI pUrvagata vidyAnA (1) avinaya. (2) te kAvya 22 pR.hi.ju. : pariziSTaparva tathA prabhAvaka caritranA mate to pArzvanAthanI mUrti nIkaLI ema jaNAvyuM che paNa A vArtA tIrthakalpanA mate lakhelI che. (3) nagaranI bahAra pharavA javuM. 20 800 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baLathI rAjAnA manano abhiprAya jANI jamaNo hAtha uMco karI "dharmalAbha' ema moTe svare tene AzIrvAda Apyo. rAjAe tene AzIrvAdanuM kAraNa pUchyuM. tyAre te bolyA ke A AzIrvAda tamArA mAnasika namaskAranuM phaLa che. siddhasenanuM AvuM jJAna joI temane karoDa sonaiyA ApavAnI sevakane AjJA karI. vikramanI dAna ApavAnI AjJA nIce pramANe hatI. he kozAdhIza ! Apta vargano puruSa mArI najare paDe to tene eka hajAra mahoro ApavI. jenI sAthe huM saMbhASaNa karuM to daza hajAra ApavI. jenA vacanathI huM hasuM tene eka lakSa mahoro ApavI. mane saMtoSa pamADe tene karoDa sonA mahoro ApavI. evI mArI niraMtara AjJA che evuM vikrame kozAdhipatine nivedana kareluM hatuM. dAnanI sthiti mukarara karI rAkhelI hatI, tethI e niyamane anusarI A vakhate siddhasenane paNa mahoro ApI ane te copaDAmAM nIce mujaba lakhIne udhArI. dUrathI UMco hAtha karI dharmalAbha kahenAra siddhasenadivAkarane karoDa mahoro ApI, ema copaDAmAM udhArI, mahoronI thelIo siddhasenane ApavA mATe sabhAmAM ANI. rAjAe kahyuM ke, tame A lyo. sUrI bolyA, "vRthA tRtae mona (tRpti pAmelAne bhojana ApavuM e mithyA che) mATe amAre tyAgI puruSone mahoranuM zuM prayojana che. koi manuSya pRthvImAM devAthI duHkhI thato hoya, tene e saMkalpita dravya arpaNa karI, RNamukta karavo ghaTe che. divAkaranA dharmayukta vacanathI saMtoSa pAmelA vikrame te vacana aMgIkAra karyuM. saghaLI mahoro devAdArone ApI, teone RNa thakI choDAvyA ane potAno zaka pravartAvyo. bIje divase siddhasenadivAkare cAra zloka banAvI, darabAranA dvAra AgaLa AvI, dvArapALane kahyuM ke, vikramane nivedana kara ke koi bhikSuka padhArelA che teNe rAjAne kahyuM ke, ApanA darzanane mATe koI bhikSuka Avyo che, tene vArI rAkhavAthI dvAra najIka ubho che. tenA hAthamAM cAra zloka che, te aMdara Ave ke jAya? rAjA bolyo. jenA hAthamAM cAra zloka che, te bhikSukane dasa lAkha rokaDa Apo, ane cauda lekha karI Apo. pachI tenI icchA hoya to aMdara Ave, agara jAya. rAjAnuM kaheluM vacana sAMbhaLavAthI divAkara sabhAmAM praveza karI A pramANe bolyA. hamezAM tuM sarva vastune Ape che evI tArI stuti vidvAno mithyA kare che. ema hoya to te zatrune kadI pUMTha ApI nathI ane parastrIne potAnuM hRdaya ApyuM nathI te chatAM sarvara (sarvano ApanAra) evI tArI stuti karavI te mithyA che. A zloka sAMbhaLI vikrama divAkaranI sAmuM mukha hatuM te pheravI, bIjI dizAmAM moTuM karI beTho. tema karavAnuM kAraNa e hatuM ke, A zlokano bhAva eTalo gaMbhIra che ke, meM khuzI thai, eka dizAnuM rAjya tamane bakSIsa ApI dIdhuM. je dizAmAM vikrame mukha pheravyuM hatuM, tenA sAmA jaI siddhasena bIjo zloka bolyA. he rAjana ! tArI sarasvatIrUpI strIne te vhAlI gaNI mukhamAM rAkhI che ane lakSmIne karakamaLamAM besADI che, tethI tArI kIrtirUpI strI sapatnIonuM sukha joI tArA upara kopelI che, tethI te dezAMtaramAM pharatI rahe che, je dezamAM jaIe te dezamAM sAmI athaDAya che. zlokano camatkAra joI vaLI rAjAe bIjI dizAmAM moM pheravyuM. vikramAdityano prabandha 21 Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddhasena tenA sAmA AvI trIjo zloka bolyA. jemAM eTalI badhI cAturI che ke, eka to virodhAbhAsa alaMkAra jaNAya che ja tenI sAthe dviarthI che, eTale virodhano zleSathI parihAra thAya che. he rAjana ! AvI apUrva dhanurvidyA tuM kyAM zIkhyo ? ke je dekhavAmAM paNa AvI nathI, eTaluM nahI parantu sAMbhaLI paNa nathI. je dhanurvidyAnA baLathI mArgaNIgha (bANano samUha) sAmo na jatAM potAnA bhaNI Ave che, ane kheMcavAnI guNa (paNacha) te sAmI jAya che. mATe te vidyA ulaTI che, paNa tema kahevuM nathI. teno bhAva evo che ke, mArgaNa je (yAcakono samUha) te dAnanI AzAe tArA sAmA Ave che, ane tethI karI guNa che (prazaMsA) te dUra dezAvara khAte jAya che, evI paropakArarUpI dhanurvidyA tuM kyAM zIkhyo. Avo bhAva samajI Azcarya pAmelo rAjA vaLI bIjI dizAmAM mukha karI beTho. vaLI siddhasenadivAkara rAjAnA sanmukha AvI cotho zloka bolyA. jemAM sahokita alaMkAra samAyelo che. he rAjana ! sainya saMgAthe cAlavAne tuM tatpara thAya che te samaye tArI nobata para jevo DaMko paDe che tevA ja zatrunA hRdaya rUpI ghaDA phuTI jAya che. vaLI te ghaDAmAMthI jaLano pravAha nahIM cAlatAM zatruonI strIonA netramAMthI jaLanI dhArAo vahe che, e zuM ochuM Azcarya che? arthAta ghaNuM Azcarya. cAre zlokathI khuza thaI cAre dizAnuM rAjya siddhasenane jeNe arpaNa karyuM che evo vikrama rAjA hAtha joDI lAMbo thaI temanA pagamAM paDyo. matalaba ke have mArI pAse kaMI paNa padArtha tamane ApavA sarakho rahyo nahI mATe A deha paNa tamane arpaNa karyo. tamArI icchAmAM Ave tema karo. e prakAre sarvasva arpaNa karI rAjA saparivAra jainadharmI thayo. siddhasenadivAkarasUrInA upadezathI ujjayinInA prakhyAta vikrama rAjAe zatruMjayano saMgha vagere jaina mArga saMbaMdhI uttama anuSThAno ThAThathI karAvelAM che. vaLI eka vakhata siddhasenadivAkarasUrI ane vikrama banne beThelA hatA, tevAmAM rAjAne tRSA lAgI. teNe sevaka pAse jaLa mAgyuM, te vakhate zIghra kavitAmAM kuzaLa evA divAkara mahArAja A pramANe bolyA. he rAjanuM tArA mukhakamaLamAM sarasvatI rUpI nadI vaselI che ane hamezAM tArA hoThanA bhAgamAM zoNa (lAlAza) nada vahyA kare che, kApha rAjAnA parAkramane saMbhArI ApavAmAM dakSa evo tAro dakSiNa kararUpI dakSiNa samudra tArA hAthamAM rahelo che. A saghaLI senAorUpI nadIo tane roja kSaNa paNa vegaLo mUkatI nathI vaLI svaccha antaHkaraNarUpI mAnasa sarovara tArA dehamAM bhareluM che (1) sUryavaMzamAM utpanna thayelo te rAjA ghaNo baLavAna hato. eka vakhata svarganA rAjA indrane rAkSaso sAthe bhAre yuddha thayuM. temAM indra sahita devatAnI hAra thaI. rAkSaso temane pIDA karavA lAgyA tyAre indra pRthvImAM AvI te sUryavaMzI parAkramI rAjAnI sahAya mAgI. tyAre teNe kahyuM ke indra tuM baLada thAya ane huM tArA upara besI rAkSasonI sAthe yuddha karuM e vAta tAre aMgIkAra hoya to huM tArI sahAya karuM. rAkSasonA bhayathI A glAni bharelI vAratA Indra kabUla karI. indra baLada thayo. tenA upara besI teNe sainya sahita rAkSasonI sAthe yuddha karI, teone harAvyA. tyArathI tenuM nAma kAphI kahevAyuM ane tenA vaMzamAM je rAjAo thayA, te badhA kAphu0 rAjAo kahevAya che. je vaMzamAM utpanna thayelA rAmacaMdrajI kAphI kahevAya che. 22 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te chatAM he pRthvIpate ! tane jaLa pIvAnI AvaDI abhilASA kema thAya che ? vaLI eka samaye vikrame kaMi kAraNasara potAnuM sainya dezAntaramAM pha2vA mokalyuM hatuM tevAmAM koi rAjA vikramanA u52 ghaNA sainya saMgAthe caDhI Avyo. potAnI pAse pUratI senA nahIM hovAthI, vikramanA manamAM gabharATa pedA thayo. tethI teNe siddhasenane prArthanA karI. siddhasene kahyuM tamArI Apatti nivAraNa thaze. pachI temaNe potAnA prabhAvathI vikramanuM sainya thoDuM chatAM tene labdhithI vistAravALuM karyuM. labdhinA pratApathI zatrue vikramanuM asaMkhya sainya dIThuM. pratipakSI rAjA DarI gayo ke vikramanI sAthe yuddha karatAM mAro parAbhava thaze, ema dhArI te pAcho gayo. divAkaranuM ATaluM badhuM parAkrama joi vikrame tenA nAmanI sAthe siddhasena evuM birUda ApyuM. jethI temane loko siddhasenadivAkara e nAme namavA lAgyA. siddhasenadivAkaranI vidAyagIrIne divase rAtrie vikrama nagaracaryA mATe bahAra nIkaLyo hato tevAmAM madhyarAtrie te pharato pharato ghAMcI lokonA mahollA AgaLa AvI caDyo. tyAM koi ghAMcI ghANI phe2vato vAre vAre eka doharo rAga kADhI bolato, baLadIyAnA puMchaDA upara hAtha mukI tene calAvato hato. rAjAne te sAMbhaLavAno 2sa lAgyo. vAre vAre doharAno pUrvArdha te sAMbhaLavA lAgyo. uttarArdhva sAMbhaLavAnI tene ghaNI apekSA hatI. paNa te teNe kahyo nahI. chevaTe prAtaHkALa sudhI teNe vATa joi. pachI ghAMcInA gharanI nizAnI rAkhI savAre teNe kacerImAM bolAvI, rAte bolelA doharAne pharI saMpUrNa bolavAne kahyuM. tyAre te nIcenA arthano doharo bolyo. 'baLada cAla, bApa cAla, tuM saMsArarUpI samudranA tAraka evA kRSNanI pAse jA kemake sarva loka mAtranA samasta duHkhane kheMcIne lenAra te che, mATe tenuM kRSNa evuM nAma che. tene kahe ke tAraka evuM vizeSaNa tamArA nAmane vaLagyuM che ane kRSNa evuM tamAruM nAma che tema chatAM A badhuM jagata dAridrarUpI samudramAM kema DukyuM che ? vaLI jeNe saghaLuM dAna karyuM evo udAra baLI rAjA pAtALamAM kedakhAnAmAM saDe che. tene haju kema choDAvatA nathI ? mATe tene A amAro saMdezo satvara kahe cAla bApa cAla.' ema te ghAMcIno abhiprAya sAMbhaLI, siddhasenadivAkare pUrve karelo upadeza Repeat thato hoya ema vicArI vikrama potAnI prajAne RNa mukta karavAne tatpara thayo. teNe vicAryuM ke mArA rAjyamAM koi duHkhI na joie. eka vakhate vikrame siddhasenadivAkarane puchyuM ke mArA jevo jaina rAjA AgaLa koi thaze ? tyAre divAkare kahyuM ke he vikrama rAjana ! saMvata 1199nI sAlamAM kumArapALa nAme rAjA tArA jevo thaze. e rIte potAnA gurunI AjJAthI divAkara bAra varSanuM pArAMcita vrata puru karI punaH gurune maLI dvAdazAvarta vaMdana karyuM ne saghaLI hakIkata temane nivedana karI. tethI gurue prasanna thai tene AcAryanI padavI ApI. siddhasenadivAkara evA indriyajayI hatA ke jene mATe koi paMDite nIce pramANe kahyuM che. vikramAdityano prabandha ****** 23 Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAmadeva rUpI core moTA ane nAnA pravAho jemAMthI nIkaLe che evA, be nitaMba rUpI parvatanA saMdhimAM rahelI guphAno Azraya karI, be stana rUpI je parvatanA UMcA zikhara che ane romarAjI rUpI moTuM gahana vana che, tevI vikaTa jagyAmAM deva manuSya ane gAndharvonA samuhane vastrAharaNa karI nagna karI nAkhyA che, te corane siddhasenadivAkare jItI vaza karyo che, kAraNa ke ATalI sattA zivAya vikrama sarakhA parAkramI rAjAe arpaNa karavA mAMDelI rAjya samRddhino tiraskAra karI gurunI AjJA pramANe dvAdaza varSanA pArAMcita prAyazcittanI samApti karI punaHgurune maLyA, evuM kArya bIjAthI banavuM azakya che. jagatane RNa mukta karyA pachI koI samaye potAnA udAratAnA guNathI ahaMkAra dhAraNa karI vikrama rAjA prAta:kALamAM huM kIrtistaMbha karIza, e prakAre ciMtavana karato karato, te ja divasanI madhya rAtrie, nagaramAM carcA jovAne nIkaLyo. pharato pharato cAra rastAnA medAnamAM Avyo tyAM madonmatta be AkhalAo laDatA hatA ne AgaLa javAne rasto na hato tethI te koI eka daridratAthI pIDAyelA agnihotrI brAhmaNanI baLada bAMdhavAnI junI jhuMpaDI hatI ne tyAM eka majabuta lAkaDAno thAMbhalo hato te para caDhI tene hAtha paga bheravI, addhara laTakyo - tevAmAM yuddha karatAM karatAM te banne AkhalA thAMbhalA pAse AvI, potAnA ziMgaDAnA aNIyAM thAMbhalAmAM vAre vAre aphALavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM agnihotrI brAhmaNa te AkhalAnA prahAra zabdothI ociMto niMdrAbhaMga thaI, jAgI ukyo. utAvaLe gharamAMthI bahAra AvI teNe AkAza sAmI dRSTi karI, to guru ane zukra e banne grahoe AkramaNa kareluM caMdramaMDaLa teNe dIThuM. bhayabhIta thayelA brAhmaNe gharamAM AvI nidrAmAMthI potAnI strIne jagADI, bahAra lAvI tene AkAza tarapha najara karAvI. A grahamaMDaLamAM thatuM gRhayuddha tene batAvI, kahevA lAgyo. ApaNA cakravartI rAjAne prANa saMkaTa paDyA sivAya AvuM prayuddha thAya nahIM. mATe te rAjAnA saMkaTanI zAntine arthe tuM utAvaLI gharamAMthI hutadravya lAva, huM homa karuM. jenAthI ApaNo rAjA upadrava rahita thAya. staMbhe laTakelo vikrama rAjA A hakIkata sAMbhaLe tema, te strI hokAro karI bolI. vikrama rAjAe pRthvI RNarahita karyA chatAM, potAnA nagaramAM rahelI mArI sAta kuMvArI kanyAonuM lagna karavAne dravya Apato nathI, tene zAntikarma vaDe prANa saMkaTathI choDAvavo te kema yogya kahevAya? strInuM AvuM vacana sAMbhaLI thAMbhale viTAyelA vikrame potAno kIrtistaMbha ropavA saMbaMdhI garva choDI daI, brAhmaNe karelA yajJakarmathI saMkaTamAMthI chUTI ghaNA kALa sudhI rAjaya karavA lAgyo. garvathI mukta thavA mATe vikrama manomana nIceno zloka bolyo. kaSTa ane sAhasakarma karIne AtmA malIna karyo, tathApi che vikrama tuM ajarAmara padane na pAmyo - aphasosa ! aphasosa ! tuM janma thAya che. eka vakhate potAnA maraNa samaye koI AyurvidyAno (1) keTalAka prabadhomAM gurue AvI rAjaya samRddhimAM lubdha thayelA siddhasenane yuktithI upadeza karI pAchA ThekANe lAvyA evI vyAkhyA che. paraMtu te A siddhasenadivAkara nahI te to jeno janma ujajeNImAM thayo che, evA siddhasenasUri, tenuM vRttAMta judA prakAranuM ja che paNa graMthakAronI rIta mizra karIne lakhavAnI che. (2) strInI keDathI nIce rahelo pAchalo bhAga. 24 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jANanAra vaidya vikramanuM vyAdhigrasta kalevara joi kahevA lAgyo. kAgaDAnuM mAMsa bhakSaNa karavAthI tamArA roganI zAnti thaze evo upadeza karavAthI vikrame aneka kAgaDAonA vadha karAvI pAka taiyAra karyo. divase divase vikramanI vikRti cheka hADa sudhI jatI vicArI, koi pAse rahelA anubhavI vaighe rAjAne kahyuM hamaNAM dharma e ja auSadha baLavAna che. kAraNa ke prakRti cheka hADa sudhI javAthI auSadhono guNa na lAgatAM vadhu vikRtI utpanna thai che. jIvavAnI lalutAe lokottara evI dhIraja rUpa prakRtino tyAga karI kAgaDAnuM mAMsa khAvAnI icchA kare che tathApi sarva prakAre tuM jIvavAno nathI. e prakAre vaide kahelA vikrame, te vaida prasanna thAya teTaluM anargaLa dhananuM dAna ApI tene potAno paramArtha bAMdhava ema kahI, tenI stuti karI vidAya karyo. hAthI, ghoDA, bhaMDAra ityAdi saghaLuM dravya yAcakone ApI rAjaloka ane nagaranA lokone pUchI koi manuSya rahita ekAnta mehelamAM gayo. maraNakALane ghaTe te samayamAM dAna ane devArcana karI, darbhanI pAtharelI sAdaDI para sUto sUto vicAra karavA lAgyo. asadgatine nivAraNa kare tevI maraNa kALane yogya kriyA meM karI, have mArA prANane brahmadvAra vaDe huM kADhIza. jethI sadgati thAya. evo vicAra kare che tevAmAM akasmAt apsarAono samuha pragaTa thayelo temane dITho. teNe hAtha joDI praNAmapUrvaka tame koNa cho e rIte puchavA lAgyo. apsarAo bolI : vANI vistArane yogya A avasara nathI. ame tane puchavAne AvI chIe. e prakAre kahI pAchI vaLatI apsarAonI pratye vikrame pharIne kahyuM. navIna brahmAe utpanna karelI advitIya svarUpavALIo paNa nAsikAe rahita evI tamane huM jANavAne icchuM chuM. vikramanuM Atura samayanuM vacana sAMbhaLI mAMhomAMhya tALIo lai hasIne bolI ke, potAno aparAdha rAjA amAre viSe kalpanA kare che. ema kahI mauna karelI apsarAo pratye vaLI vikrama kahevA lAgyo. svargane Azraya karelIo tamAre viSe mAro aparAdha zI rIte kalpAya. e rIte rAjAnA vacanane ante te mukhya apsarAonI madhye koi sumukhyA nAmanI apsarA bolI. he rAjan ! pUrvanA puNyodayathI navinidha tArA mahelamAM utarelA che. ame tenI adhiSThAtrI devatAo chIe. janmathI AraMbhIne A nAsikA adarzana kALa paryanta devarUpa evA te moTA dAna karyA te phakta tArA eka ja nidhimAMthI, haju AThe emanA ema akabaMdha che. e prakAranuM teNIonuM vacana sAMbhaLI vikrame potAno hAtha kapALa para mUkyo. jo meM navanidhi jANyA hota to nava puruSone bolAvI pratyekane eka eka ApI deta. daive mane ajJAnathI Thagyo. e prakAre kahetAM vikrama pratye apsarAo bolI. kaLIyugamAM tuM eka ja udAra che. ityAdi prazaMsA karelo vikrama paralokane pAmyo. te divasathI AjasudhI jagatamAM prasiddha vikramano saMvatsara pravarte che. vikrama rAjAnA dAna viSe judA judA prabandho che. iti vikramaprabandhaH samAptaH // (1) samAdhi caDhAvavI. (2) maraNakALa. *** *** vikramAdityano prabandha ro+ de pI san 25 Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAlivAhana ca no palaLyA dAna ane vidvattA viSe zAlivAhananI je je daMtakathAo ApaNA sAMbhaLavAmAM Ave che te te mAtra daMtakathAo che ema nathI paNa te kharekhara ja tevI che ema samajavuM. tevI ja tenA pUrva janmanI kathA che - je ahIM prastuta karIe chIe... eka samaye pratiSThAna nagaramAM zAlivAhana rAjA ghoDA para besIne pharavA jato hato. gAmanI bhAgoLe vahetI kSiprA nadIne kinAre te Avyo. te nadInA jaLa taraMgathI athaDAtuM eka mAchaluM nadInA ArA para AvIne paDatAM zAlivAhane joyuM. rAjA tenI najIka gayo. zAlivAhanane joI te mAchaluM hasavA lAgyuM. rAjAe vicAryuM ke mAchaluM kadI haze nahI, mATe tenI svAbhAvika prakRtimAM A vikRti thaI. te moTo utpAta kahevAya. acaMbAthI bhayabhIta thayelo rAjA nagaramAM AvI saghaLA vidvAnone A saMdehanuM kAraNa pUchavA lAgyo. teone pUchatAM A bAbatanuM kaMI samAdhAna thayuM nahI. chevaTe teNe jJAnasAgara nAmanA koI jaina munine mAchaluM kema hasyuM ? e prakAre puchyuM. jJAnanA atizaya prabhAvathI temaNe tenA pUrvajanmanuM caritra jANavAthI A prakAre kahyuM. pUrva janmamAM he rAjan ! tuM A ja nagaramAM sUkA lAkaDAno bhAro vecanAra kaThiyAro hato. hamezAM kASTha vecI tenA je paisA utpanna thAya, teno santha lAvI kSiprA nadImAM paDelI zIlA para te sakyu mukI nadInuM pANI bheLavI tenA piMDa banAvI tuM bhojana karato. eka divasa koI jaina muni eka mAsanAM upavAsa karI te ja divase pAraNAne mATe nagaramAM gocarI karavA jatA hatA tene te dIThA. temane bolAvI, zraddhA utpanna thavAthI sAthavAno piMDa Apyo. tAro te janma pUro thatAM supAtrane dAna ApyuM tenA prabhAva vaDe A janmamAM tuM zAlivAhana nAmano rAjA thayo che. munino deha paDI javAthI te moTA deva thayA che. te deva macchanA zarIramAM praveza karI, pUrve kAivahana karanAra jIvanI A janmamAM rAjAnI padavI sudhI pahocelI sthiti joI tene premathI hasavuM AvyuM. zAlivAhana rAjAe pUrva janmano vRttAMta jANI, jAti smaraNathI teno anubhava karI, te divasathI dAna dharmane vizeSapaNe ArAdhanA karavA lAgyo. saghaLA vidvAna ane kaviono satkAra karavAmAM te tatpara thayo. zAlivAhana rAjAnI utpatti vize tIrthakalpa vigere granthomAM nIce pramANe abhiprAya che. 26 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dakSiNa mahArASTramAM supratiSThAna' nAme nagara hatuM. eka vAra koi paradezI traNa yAtrALu manuSyo pravAsa karatAM karatAM A nagaramAM AvI, koi kuMbhArane ghera utAro laine utaryAM. temAM be puruSa ane eka surUpa paNa tAjI vidhavA thayelI strI hatI. te strI A banne puruSonI sagI bena hatI. cheka sAMjanA vakhate te surUpA vidhavA jaLane mATe godAvarI nadImAM AvelA nAga draha tarapha gai. aDadho sUrya pazcimanI chevaTa maryAdAne choDI DUbI gayelo najare paDato hato. sAyaMkALano samaya najIka AvavAthI pazupALo tvarAthI potAnA pazu vana pradezamAMthI nagara bhaNI hAMkI jatA hatA. temanI kharIo vaDe caMpAyelI raja UMcI caDhavAthI sUryano prakAza jhAMkho thayelo jaNAto hato. godAvarInA pahADI kInArAo para UMcA vRkSanI gIca latAomAMthI manuSyano paDagho ocho thavAthI vana pazuo bItAM bItAM potAnAM mAthA bahAra kADhI aMdara kheMcI letAM jaNAtAM hatAM. AkAza paMthamAM katArabaMdha pakSIonA samUha kallola zabda karatAM karatAM. (jema vyApArI loko paradezamAM ghaNA divasa rahI vyApArathI dhana kamAi potAne ghera AnaMdabhera cAlyA jatA hoya tema) Akho divasa cAro carI potAnA mALA bhaNI cAlyAM jatAM hatAM. saMdhyA samaya thavAthI godAvarI paranI manuSyanI bhIDa taddana vikherAi javAthI nadIno DahoLAyelo pravAha vidhavAnuM rUpa joi jANe kema virAma leto hoya tema nirmaLa sthitimAM dhIme dhIme gati karato hato. AvA samayamAM kuMbhAranA gherathI korI gAgara lai tene potAnA sukomaLa hAthamAM pakaDI, soLa varSanI yuvAvasthAmAM daivakopathI aghaTita samaye vaidhavya vyAdhie grasta thayelI nAjuka abaLA jaLa mATe godAvarInA pUrva kinAre nAga drahanI samIpa AvI pahoMcI. vasaMtaRtu hovAthI AkhA divasanA tApathI tapelAM vana bAganAM vRkSo para rahelAM vilAyelAM puSponA sAmI potAnAM nirvikAra sukomaLa netrothI te nihALavA lAgI. jenI prema dRSTithI ekadama puSpanI kaLIo jAgRta thai phaTophaTa phATI praphullita thavA lAgI. vidhavA thavAthI teNe koi ja alaMkAra dhAraNa karyA na hatA. tathApi godAvarI pradezanA ghareNA rUpa atyAre e ja hatI. nirmaLa jaLanI apekSAthI gAgarane viMchaLI nAga-drahanA uMDA pANImAM praveza samaye palaLavAnA bhayathI teNe paganuM vastra UMcuM lIdhuM. te samaye jema sUryodaya thavAthI ArasanA pahADa uparathI gaLelo barapha khasI paDavAthI dIpI uThe tema tenI svaccha banne jaMghAo caLakI uThI. DhIMcaNa barobara jaLamAM praveza karI vAMkI vaLI hAtha vaDe jaLa bharavAne gAgara aMdara namAvI, te samaye vasaMtanA vAyuthI tenA mAthAnuM vastra khasI gayuM. mAthAnA kezanI suMdara laTo banne khabhAnA bhAga upa2 thai vAMkI vaLI khIlelAM stana zikharo para jema pahADanA zikhara phoDI nAgaNIo bahAra nIkaLe tema jhukI rahelI joi, apUrva nAgakanyA mane varavA Ave che, te bharosAthI acaMbita thayelo nAgarAja akasmAt drahamAMthI bahAra Avyo. jema vIjaLI thavAthI netra mIMcAi jAya tema vidhavAnuM mukhakamaLa jovAthI vAre vAre te nAgarAjanAM netra tejathI purAi jatAM hatAM. baLa karI te potAnA netrane phADI jovA lAgyo. jaLamAM ubhelo che, sAyaMkALano suMdara ThaMDo pavana puSpone athaDAi tenA (1) A dakSiNa mahArASTramAM AveluM zahera che. ujjiyanIne paNa e nAma apAyeluM che. ht zAlivahana rAjAno prabandha 27 Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zarIra para maMda maMda paDe che tathApi ocIMto nAgarAjanA zarIramAM evo kAmAgni utpanna thayo ke jene jIravavAne potAnuM mana draha choDIne tarata kUca karI gayuM. vidhavA gamanano doSa jANyA chatAM tenA rUpamAM mohita thayelo nAgarAja sAmAnya puruSanI peThe tenI pratye vinayathI prArthanA karavA lAgyo. hatabhAgya vALo huM Aja tArA prasAdane pAtra thavA icchA karuM chuM. mane AzA che ke tuM mAruM kadI nahIM thayeluM Atithya aMgIkAra karIza. ema kahI aMga sparzathI potAnA kAmAgninI vedanA ghaTADavAnA hetuthI teNI tarapha dhasyo. nirvikAra vidhavAe tenuM aghaTita sAhasa joi, mAnuSI chatAM tenI duSTa vAMchAno ghaNo tiraskAra karyo. parantu chevaTe devanI sattA dharAvanAra te nAgarAjanA asAdhAraNa baLAtkArathI netra mIcI te aghaTitAcaraNa sahana karatI rahI. nAgarAje potAnuM amogha aizvaryA che ema vicArI te abaLA pratye kahyuM tuM phIkara karIza mA. jyAre jayAre tane duHkha utpanna thAya tyAre mane saMbhArIza to huM tane e asahya duHkhamAMthI dUra karIza. tevI pratijJA kahI nAgarAja gayo. jaLa bharIne zokayukta vidhavA kuMbhAranA ghara pratye potAnA utArAmAM AvI. amogha aizvaryanuM teja AropaNa thavAthI vaidhavya dharmano nAza thayo. tene garbha utpanna thayo. garbhanuM svarUpa tenA banne bhAionA jANavAmAM AvyuM. teno tiraskAra karI klezayukta banne jaNa tene kuMbhAranA gharamAM mUkI cAlyA gayA. prArabdha upara bharoso rAkhI sagarbhA vidhavA kuMbhAranA gharamAM sevA karavA lAgI. keTalAMka divase tene putrano prasava thayo. devarUpa nAgarAjanA prabhAvathI te bALaka mahA tejasvI ane pratApI utpanna thayo. kuMbhArane ghera ucharyo mATe loko tene kuMbhArano putra che, ema kahevA lAgyA. te kuMbhArane ghera rahI, tenA rojagAramAM ghaNo nipuNa thayo. mATInA ghoDA, hAthI, manuSya vagere jAta-jAtanAM ramakaDAM karavA lAgyo tethI tenuM nAma zAtavAhana evuM paDyuM. eka vakhate ema banyuM ke ujjayinImAM sAhasakarmo karatA vikrama rAjA vRddhAvasthAmAM vicAra karavA lAgyo ke koI mArA pachI evo puruSa utpanna thaze ke mAruM rAjaya haraNa kare, AvI ciMtAmAM paDyo. eka divasa hoMzIyAra, jayotirvida brAhmaNone bolAvI temane satkArapUrvaka vikrame pUchyuM. mahArAjo, mArI pAchaLa A zakavartI rAjyane khuMcavI le evo koI puruSa pRthvImAM che zuM ? vidvAno paraspara vicAra karavA lAgyA. eka vRddha ane jyotirvidyAmAM ghaNo kuzaLa brAhmaNa nirbhayatAthI, utAvaLo ghAMTo kADhI vikrama pratye bolyo, rAjAdhirAja pratiSThAna nAmanA nagaramAM kuMbhArane ghera tevo putra che. te ujjayinInI gAdIno bhoktA thAya tevo saMbhava che. badhA vidvAnoe A vAtane Teko Apyo. vikramane ghaNI ciMtA thaI. ekadama sainya taiyAra karI pote dakSiNa mahArASTranA pratiSThAna nagaramAM gayo. teNe kuMbhAranuM ghara rokI lIdhuM ane baLAtkArathI tene mAravAno udyoga karyo. potAnA putranuM mRtyu thaze evA bhayathI te vidhavAe nAgarAjanuM vacana saMbhArI tenuM smaraNa karyuM. te nAge tatkALa pragaTa thaI eka amRtano kuMbha ane eka moTI zakti te kumArane ApI. tenI madadathI te kumAre mATI vaDe banAveluM sainya amRta chAMTI sajIvana karyuM ane zaktinI sahAyatAthI te sainya laI vikramanI pAchaLa paDyo. tenuM ghaNuM sainya yuddhamAM mAryuM gayuM. vikramane haTAvIne tApInA uttara kinArA sudhI bhagADyo. potAnuM 28 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghaNuM sainya marAyuM, tethI vikrame vicAryuM ke mArI chellI avasthAmAM hAra thAya te karatAM saMdhi karavI te ThIka che. ema vicArI zAlivAhananI sAthe suleha karI, te evA matalabanI ke, tApInA uttara bhAgamAM vikramanuM rAjya pravarte ane dakSiNa bhAgamAM zAlivAhananuM rAjya pravarte. te pramANe kola karAra karI pratiSThAna nagaramAM potAnI gAdI sthApI. tApInA dakSiNamAM potAno saMvatsara pravartAvyo. adyApi te bhAgamAM zAlivAhanano zaka cAle che. zAlivAhana dakSiNa mahArASTranA pratiSThAna nagaramAM rAjya calAvato hato. tevAmAM te nagaramAM koi brAhmaNano garviSTha chokaro zudraka nAme hato. te eTalo badho baLavAna hato ke tenAthI potAnuM baLa sahana thai zake nahIM. roja pASANanA kakaDAo hAthamAM lai tene coLI masaLIne loTa karI nAkhe. eka vakhate tenA atyaMta baLanI prazaMsA zAlivAhane sAMbhaLI tenuM parAkrama pratyakSa jovAthI zAlivAhane tene nagarano adhyakSa (koTavALa) nImyo. e arasAmAM koi mAyAsura nAmano mAyAvI daitya utpanna thayo. te vAmamArgI hato. teNe vicAryuM ke huM tAmasI devInuM ArAdhana karI, tene prasanna karuM. jethI te mAre vaza thavAthI jagatanAM samasta sukha phakta mane ja prApta thAya. kema ke pa2ne sukha joi te sahana karI zake nahIM evo te svabhAvagata doSavALo hato. mATe A duniyAmAM samasta sukha izvara rUpe svataMtra bhogavavA ema vicArI potAnuM sukhezvarapaNuM siddha karavAne mithyA mArganA granthonA abhiprAya pramANe maMtra siddhinI apekSAe padminI strInI zodha karavA nIkaLyo. te pharato pharato dakSiNa mahArASTramAM rahelA pratiSThAna nagaramAM AvI pahoMcyo. tyAM sAMbhaLyuM ke mArA anuSThAna karmamAM uttara sAdhaka thAya tevI padminI caMdralekhA nAmanI strI zAlivAhanane che parantu tenuM grahaNa karavuM te azakya che. mArAthI bane teTalo prayatna karI te strIne levI. zaMkaranI icchA haze to mAruM kArya paripUrNa thaze. pachI mAyAsura daitya vyaMDhaLanuM svarUpa dhAraNa karI candralekhAnA janAnakhAnAmAM nokara rahyo. thoDe divase tenA jANavAmAM AvyuM ke A surUpA strI gAyana sAMbhaLavAmAM ghaNI ja AsaktivALI che. potAno kaMTha ghaNo madhura hato mATe gAyananA chaMdamAM tene phasAvI vizvAsu nokara dhArI ekAMtamAM gAyana sAMbhaLavAne te tenI pAse niHzaMka besatI. eka vakhate madhya rAtrie zAlivAhananI gerahAjarImAM ekalI potAnI pAse gAnamAM Asakta banelI joi tene UMcakIne te cAlato thayo ne kSaNavAramAM parvatanI vikaTa jagAmAM potAnI sAdhanA karavAne nizcaya karelI guphAmAM Avyo. AgaLathI nakkI karelA vizALa yajJakuMDanI sanmukha candralekhAne saMpUrNa nagna karI sajjaDa rIte bAMdhIne ubhI rAkhI. agninI javALAthI pradiptayajJa kuMDanA upara AvelA zAlmalivRkSanA DALe potAnA paganA aMguThA bheravI UMdhe mAthe kuMDa para TaTaLato TaTaLato padminInA madhyasthaLe dRSTi rAkhI sukha saMpatti meLavavAne apUrva maMtrano japa karavA lAgyo. prAtaHkALamAM zAlivAhananA darabAramAM kolAhala zabda thayo ke janAnakhAnAmAM thoDA divasathI nokara rahelA vyaMDhaLe candralekhA rANInuM haraNa karyuM te khedayukta vAta sAMbhaLI zAlivAhana rAjAe pratijJA karI ke e duSTakarma karanArane ane mArI priyAne je koi lAvI Ape zAlivahana rAjAno prabandha 29 Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tene huM mAruM aDadhuM rAjya ApuM. A kAma zUdrake mAthe lIdhuM. tenI pAse AkhA sainyanuM kAma ekalA bajAve evA guNavAna be kutarA hatA; temane lai, te daityanI khoLa mATe nIkaLyo. dezAMtaramAM ghaNI cakorAIthI khoLa karI paNa haju sudhI teno kaMI patto lAgyo nahIM. zUdrake vicAryuM ke mAruM vacana mithyA jaze, paNa nirAza na thatAM te kolhApuramAM Avyo. tyAM te prakhyAta mahAlakSmI devInA maMdiramAM mAtAjInuM ArAdhana karavA beTho. thoDI mudatamAM devI tenA para prasanna thayA. temaNe tene te parvatanI jagyA batAvI, tenuM zIra chedavAne eka abhedya khagra ApyuM. devIne namaskAra karI hAthamAM khaDjha laI kutarAone saMgAthe laI te sUcita mArge cAlyo. jagyA thoDe cheTe rahI tevAmAM tene mAyAsurano oramAna bhAI maLyo. tene mAyAsura bahu pIDA karato hato tethI tene mAravAnI yukti teNe barobara batAvI ne tene parvata AgaLa mukI te cAlato thayo. pachI zUdraka parvatanI kaDANamAM thaIne yajJazALA AgaLa Avyo. jue che to pUrve batAvyA pramANe saghaLI bInA joI teNe atyaMta krodha karI kahyuM ke, he caMDALa ! vyaMDhaLarUpe te rAjAnI gerahAjarImAM rANIne uMcakI ANI. te duSTakarmanuM phaLa Aje tuM paripUrNa bhogava. ema kahI kuMDa para uMdhe mAthe TaTaLatA daityanA gaLAmAM devIe ApeluM khaDjha vAparyuM. A teno pUrNAhutino divasa hato mATe chellA balidAnamAM tenuM ja mastaka homAyuM. jethI vAmamArganI adhiSThAyikA devI ghaNI prasanna thaI. vRkSe bAMdhelI rANIne choDI, harSabhera zAlivAhanane pratiSThAna nagaramAM AvI arpaNa karI. rAjA tenA upara ghaNo prasanna thaI te devInA prasAdathI tene aDadhu rAja ApyuM. zAlivAhana rAjAe A vAta sAMbhaLI godAvarI nadIne kAMThe eka mahAlakSmI devIno prAsAda baMdhAvyo je adyApi prasiddha che. vaLI zAlivAhana saghaLI kaLAomAM paNa nipuNa hato. jainAcArya zrI pAdaliptasUrino ziSya nAgArjuna yogakaLA saMbaMdhI vidyA zIkhavavAne teno guru thayo hato. jeno itihAsa atre TUMkamAM varNavIe chIe. | RkSara parvatanA pradezamAM te samaye koI raNasiha nAmano rAjA rAjya karato hato. tene eka bhopalA nAmanI putrI thaI. te ghaNI surUpA hatI. nAnapaNathI ja rUpa lAvaNyanA guNavALI te putrIne joI, raNasiMhane te ghaNI ja vhAlI lAgatI. jyAre te yuvAvasthA vALI thaI tyAre tene paraNAvavA mATe pitAe varanI zodha karAvavA mAMDI. potAnI putrI jevI rUpALI ane guNavALI che tenA sarakho vara khoLavAno rAjAe ghaNo prayatna karyo paraMtu tevo vara hAtha lAgyo nahIM. eka samaye te yuvAna putrI potAnI dAsIo saMgAthe RkSa parvatanA upavanamAM pharavA nIkaLI. varSA RtunI zobhA jotI jotI parvatanA cheka upalA zikhara para AvI. tevAmAM madAranA puSpanuM vana tenI najare paDyuM. te zaMkaranI sevAmAM Asakta hatI mATe dAsIone AjJA karI ke Aje zrAvaNanI paMcamI che ane mAre pradoSa samaye zaMkaranuM pUjana karavuM che mATe ApaNe A madAranA suMdara puSpo vINIe kemake zaMkarane te vadhAre priya che. rAjaputrInI AjJAthI saghaLI sakhIo puSpa vINavA mATe (1) je zUdraka rAjAno vizeSa vRttAMta bANa paMDitanI karelI kAdaMbarI graMthamAM dekhAya che. (2) zatruMjaya parvata je pAlItANA pAse che te. 30 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ madAranI latAomAM praveza karI puSpa vINavA lAgI. rAjaputrI chatAM zivajInI sevAmAM ArUDha thayelI mATe eka pradezamAM pote paNa madAranA puSpa vINatI vINatI jarA AghI cAlI. te divasa nAgano AnaMdano divasa hato mATe vAsukI nAga potAnA samUha sAthe RkSa parvatamAM Avelo hato. teNe madAranA upavanamAM A suMdara kumArikA dIThI. tenA rUpathI mohita thayelo vAsukI ekalo tenI sanmukha Avyo. rAjakanyA koI divasa na dIThelo evo anupameya puruSa joI jarA DarI. paNa dhIrajathI bolI. koI divasa nahIM dIThelA ane devanA sarakhI kAntivALA tame koNa cho ? mane niyamita pUjAnuM phaLa ApavAne utAvaLathI kailAsa parvata parathI utarI AvelA gauravarNa zaMkara hoya ema huM tamane dhAruM chuM. vAsukI vinayathI kahevA lAgyo. priye ! huM zaMkara nahIM paNa tAro zaMkara' chuM. temanI kRpAthI jagatamAM tuM prasiddha thAya tevuM zIghraphaLa ApavAne vAsukI nAme nAgadeva huM tArI kane Avyo chuM te tuM svIkAra. rAjakanyA kahevA lAgI, tame vAsukI cho ane zaMkarane uddezIne mane phaLa ApavA icchA karo cho to te huM ghaNI khuzIthI svIkAruM chuM paNa te phaLathI mAro saMpUrNa hetu pAra pADavAne huM icchuM chuM. nAgarAja kahe, jA tathAstu ema kahI teNe vacana ApyuM ke tArA garbhamAM je putra thaze te moTo vaidyazAstrI rasa kaLAomAM ghaNo kuzaLa thaze. tenuM nAma tuM siddhanAgArjuna rAkhaje. tenA garbhanA poSaNa mATe vAsukIe saghaLI vanaspatio tene khavaDAvI. pure mAse tene suMdara putra janmyo. vAsukInA kahevAthI teNe tenuM nAma nAgArjuna pADyuM. jema jema te moTo thato gayo tema tema ghaNI kaLAo zIkhyo. mULathI ja tene vaidya vidyA para zokha hato ane tenA pitA nAgadevanuM varadAna che mATe kaLAo zIkhavA para enuM lakSa ghaNuM lAgyuM. AkhA bharatakhaMDamAM bhramaNa karI jeTalI rasAyana vidyA te badhI zIkhyo ane jagatamAM siddha evuM enuM nAma paDyuM. eTalAthI saMtoSa na pAmIne vizeSa vidyA zIkhavA mATe teNe jaina zAsananA prakhyAta pAdaliptAcAryane potAnA guru karyA. jaina dharmamAM te prakhyAta vidvAna ane samartha AcArya gaNAya che. teno itihAsa jANavA yogya che. mATe thoDo kahuM chuM. eka kozalA nAmanuM nagara hatuM. temAM vijayavarmA nAmano rAjA rAjaya karato hato. te nagarImAM eka phulacaMda nAmano zrAvaka vANiyo moTo dhanADhya hovAthI nagara zeTha gaNAto hato. tenI strInuM nAma pratimAsA hatuM. te paNa rUpa zIla vagere saguNothI zeThane yogya hatI. dravya vagere bIjI badhI bAbatathI te strI puruSa sukhI hatAM paraMtu temane putra na hato. rAta divasa putrane mATe ghaNI ciMtA karatAM. te zeThane koI yogIe vairoTyA devInuM ArAdhana batAvyuM, te pramANe teNe karyuM. thoDI mudatamAM te devI pratyakSa thaI zeThane kahevA lAgI ke tuM mAMga ! tAre zI icchA che. teNe kahyuM ke mAre putranI IcchA che mATe Apo. evuM vacana sAMbhaLI devIe kahyuM putrane mATe huM tane je upAya batAvuM te tu satra kara. vidyAdhara vaMzamAM kAlikAcArya nAme prakhyAta puruSa thayA che tenA ziSya (1) zaM suvaMzajotItizaM: sukha karanAra. (2) te devIno itihAsa prabandhakoSamAM AryanaMdIla sUrInA prabandhamAM jovo. zAlivahana rAjAno prabandha 31 Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AryanAgahastI nAme sUrI hAla ApaNA nagaramAM AvelA che. tenuM caraNodaka jo tArI strI pIe to tene putra utpanna thAya. ATaluM varadAna ApI vairoTyA devI antardhAna thayAM. devInuM vacana sAMbhaLI harakhAto harakhAto zeTha potAne ghera Avyo. A saghaLI bInA zeThANIne kahI. tatkALa te nAgahastI AcAryane upAzraye gai. upAzrayamAM pesatAM AcAryano mukhya ziSya tene sAmo maLyo. tenA hAthamAM pAtra joi zeThANIe puchyuM, A zuM che mahArAja ? ziSye javAba Apyo ke te gurunuM caraNodaka che. te sAMbhaLI jhaTa teNIe paraThavatI vakhate lai lIdhuM. Acamana karI lIdhuM. pachI gurunA darzana mATe upAzrayamAM praveza karyo. gurune vandanA karI ubhI rahI. guru mahArAje jJAnanA prabhAvathI tenI bhaNI joi kahyuM ke tAre daza putra utpanna thaze. paNa te daza DagalAM durathI caraNodaka lIdhuM mATe je pehelo putra thaze te tArAthI daza yojana dura raheze. nava chokarAo moTI samRddhinA bhoktA thaze. guruno AzIrvAda sAMbhaLI teNe kahyuM je mAro prathamano putra thaze te huM tamane arpaNa karIza. e prakAre kahI potAne ghera AvI, thoDe divase guru kRpAthI tene prathama putra utpanna thayo. tenuM nAma nAgeMdra pADyuM. potAnI pratijJA pramANe te dasa divasano chokaro upAzraye gurune nivedana karyo. guru bolyA ke hamaNA tene amAre mATe ucherIne moTo karavo e paNa gurubhakti che te pramANe karavAthI te zeThane tyAM sAta varSano thayo. AThame varSe AcArya mahArAje tene dikSA ApI. tene bhaNAvavA mATe maMDana munine soMpyo. nAnI vayamAM ja te sarva vidyA saMpanna thayo. eka divasa gurue jaLa vhoravAne mokalyo - te vhorI AvIne AloyaNa karatI vakhate nIce pramANe gAthA bolyo. ambaM tambacchIe apupphiaM pupphadantapantIe / navasAlikaJjiaM navavahUi kUDaeNamaha dinnam // 1 // artha : 2kta kamaLanAM jevAM jenAM netra che ane praphullita puSpanI kaLIo jevI jenA dantanI paMkti che. evI navoDhA strIe navI DAMgaranA tarata chaDelA cokhAnI dhovaNanuM ThAreluM pANI mane ghaNA harSa vaDe vhorAvyuM che. te vacana sAMbhaLI gurue kahyuM. have tuM palita (pradipta) thayo. hAtha joDI ziSye kahyuM. Ape kRpA karI temAM eka mAtrA umero. (mAtrA vadhAro ema kahevAmAM eTalo zleSArtha rahyo che ke gurue ene pallitta kahyo tyAre teNe pA i karo. ema mAgyuM. pAr + ttipta = pAzrita eTale AkAza gamana vidyA.) ziSyanI ATalI badhI vidvattA joi gurue prasanna thai tene pAllita vidyA ApI. daza varSanI uMmare gurunI kRpA thakI te pAdalipta nAme moTA AcArya kahevAyA. e pAdaliptAcArya eka divasa potAnA ziSyo sAthe vihAra karatA karatA pATalIputra nagaranA sImADAmAM AvI pahocyAM. (1) bhUmi upara puMjIne reDatI vakhata. (2) gurune sarva bInA kahI nirdoSa thavuM. (3) mAgadhI bhASAmAM lita ema lakhAya che. 32 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - te samaye pATalIputra nagaramAM murUMDa rAjA rAja karato hato. tenA darabAramAM seMkaDo paMDita brAhmaNo rAta divasa rAjAnA pagAra khAtA hatA. temaNe sAMbhaLyuM ke jainonA prakhyAta AcArya pAdalipta gAmane sImADe AvIne utaryA ane e vidvAna che mATe temanI parIkSA ApaNe karavI joie. ema vicArI mukuMDa rAjAnA abhiprAyathI temaNe te AcAryanI parIkSA jovA mATe eka sonAnI vADakImAM thIjeluM ghI TAMkoTAMka bharIne te AcAryane ApavA mokalyuM. AcArye vicAryuM ke A bAbatamAM rAjAnI ThagAI che mATe ene kaMI camatkAra batAvavo joIe. ema vicArI temaNe te vADakImAM bharelA ghInA madhyamAM eka bAvaLIyAnI moTI zULa ubhI khozI, vADakI pAchI mokalI. rAjA ane paMDitoe vicAryuM ke te ghaNA ja samartha che. ApaNuM hArda teNe jANyuM. paMDitanI salAhathI rAjAe temane vAjate gAjate nagaramAM ANI upAzrayamAM padharAvyA. sULa ghAlIne vADakI pAchI mokalI tenuM kAraNa murUMDa rAjAe temane puchyuM tyAre pAdaliptAcArye kahyuM ke tAro vADakImAM ghI bharIne mokalavAno hetu evo hato ke mAruM nagara paMDitothI bharapUra che mATe vicArIne praveza karajo. tenA uttaramAM meM tane jaNAvyuM ke jema ghInI vADakImAM zULa suMsarI nIkaLI jAya che tema huM paNa paMDitonA antaHkaraNamAM praveza karI jaiza. rAjA AvuM temanuM gaMbhIra ne camatkArI jJAna sAMbhaLIne ghaNo khuza thayo. temane potAnA guru mAnyA. mujDa rAjAne zira zULano roga hato te kazAthI maTe nahIM. ghaNA vaidyo ane matra zAstrIo rAjAnA rogane mATe mahenata karI cUkelA te saghaLI niSphaLa gayelI. te roga pAdaliptAcArye eka kSaNamAM maTADI dIdho evA te maMtra vidyAmAM kuzaLa hatA. te mujDa rAjAno ghaNA kALano mAthAno roga maTADyo tene mATe koI paMDite kahe che : jema jema pAdaliptasUrI potAnA DhIMcaNanI DhAMkaNI upara AMgaLI pherave che tema tema muphaMDa rAjAnA mastakanI. pIDAnI nivRtti thAya che. e pramANe mujDa rAjAnA mAthAno roga maTADavAthI tenI pATalIputramAM vizeSa khyAti thai. vidvattAmAM teNe te nagaramAM potAnI vijaya patAkA ropI. jyAre te nagaramAM rahetA hatA tyAre pote taraMgalolA nAme caMpukAvya ane nirvANakalikA e nAmanA be grantha banAvatA jatA ane sabhA bharIne tenuM vyAkhyAna ApatA hatA. je sAMbhaLavAne pATalIputramAM rahenAra lokanI bhAre bhIDa thatI hatI. loko temanI vidvattAnAM ghaNAM ja vakhANa karatA hatA. rAjA te sAMbhaLI ghaNo khuza thato. AkhuM nagara te AcAryanA vakhANa kare parantu pramadalocanA nAmanI eka muphaMDa rAjAnI vhAlI vezyA hatI te ghaNI vidUSI hatI te tene vakhANe nahI. eka divasa rAjA AcAryane kahevA lAgyo - mahArAja ApanI prazaMsA AkhuM nagara eka jIllAe karI rahyuM che tathApi A pramadalocanA nAmanI vezyA haju sudhI ApanA vakhANa karatI nathI te ThIka nahIM. mahArAje mujDane kahyuM rAjanuM! tArA manamAM eTalI vAMcchA che to te paNa pUrNa thaze. keTalAka divasa vItyA pachI pAdaliptAcArya thoDAMka mAMdA thayA. ema karatAM karatAM pAMca sAta divasamAM to jANI joine maMdavADa vadhArI nAkhyo. nagaranA zrAvako ane rAjAe to nizcaya karyo ke te kharA mAMdA thayA che paNa chevaTe yoga mArganA zAlivahana rAjAno prabandha 33 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baLa vaDe AcArye potAno AtmA brahma randhramAM kheMcI lIdho. sahue jANyuM ke te marI gayA. tethI zibikAmAM besADI utsava sAthe temanI avasAna kriyA karavA sAru bajAra mArge lai gayA. te samaye lokonA mukha upara udAsI ghaNI chavAi gayelI dekhAtI hatI. te kahevA lAgyA are AvA moTA izvarAvatAra puruSa pRthvIne choDI cAlatA thayA. hatabhAgyavALA ApaNane moTA puruSano samAgama ghaNo kALa rahevo e durlabha che. ema badhA pazcAttApa kare che tevAmAM gaNikAe temanuM zaba jatuM joyuM. tethI vhelI vhelI temanI pAlakhInI najIka AvIne prazaMsA karavA lAgI. arere ! A prakhyAta puruSa paraloka padhAryA, te paramezvara rUpa hatA. tema kahI temane namaskAra karyo. eTale vezyAe karelI stuti sAMbhaLI pAdaliptAcArya pAlakhImAMthI jhaTa bolI uThyA. te joi nagaramAM moTo AnaMda vartAyo, alyA mahArAja jIvyA, jIvyA, ApaNA upara dayA karI. e pramANe rAjI thatAM thatAM potAnA sthAna pratye gayA. A rIte AcAryadeve gaNikA pAse paNa stuti karAvI. muphaMDa rAjA ghaNo khuza thayo. pAdaliptAcAryanI ghaNI kIrti sAMbhaLIne pUrve kahelA nAgArjuna vadhAre vidyAbaLa meLavavAnA abhilASathI temanI sevAmAM hAjara thayA. auSadhI jJAnamAM pAdaliptAcAryathI nAgArjuna kAMi utare evA nahi hatA to paNa pAdaliptAcAryamAM vadhu zakti e hatI ke paga upara keTalAka prakAranI auSadhionuM lepana karIne tenA baLathI AkAza mArge gamana karI aSTapada vigere tIrthomAM hamezAM darzana karI AvatA hatA. gurunI A prakAranI camatkArika gati joi nAgArjuna to vicArasAgaramAM DolavA lAgyA paNa kAMi kinAro hAtha lAge nahIM. ema chatAM nAgArjuna paNa kAMi matalaba pAra pADavAmAM pAchA haThe evA nahi hatA. AkAza gamana vidyA zIkhavAnA dRDha nizcaye karIne eka divasa lAga joine aSTApada vigere tIrthomAM darzana karIne pAchA svasthAnamAM AvelA pAdaliptAcAryanA pAdaprakSAlana mATe ghaNA ziSyo chatAM nAgArjuna prathama guru samakSa AvI ubhA ane jhaTapaTa gurunA paga dhoi caraNodaka paraThavatI vakhate lAga joi gurunI najara cUkavI ekAntamAM jai te caraNodakano svAda tathA vAsa lai joyo. pachI svabuddhinI kalpanAthI A lepamAM samAyelI ekasone sAta prakAranI auSadhio zodhI kADhI. pachI teno lepa karI potAne page copaDIne gurunI mAphaka uDavAno AraMbha karyo. gurugamyarahasya maLyA vagara nAgArjuna sheja uDyA to kharA paNa pAchA nIce paDyAM. kukaDA mAphaka uDAuDa karavA maMDI gayA paNa AkAzamAM to javAya ja zAnuM ? ulaTA dhobInAM lugaDAM mAphaka dhIbodhIba kuTAvA lAgyA. ema chatAM paNa auSadhiomAM kAMi nyunatA nathI e viSe punaH khAtrI karI. pachI mana sAthe puSTa vicAra karI je auSidha je kALe ane je nakSatre lAvavI joie te pramANe lAvIne pAcho lepa taiyAra karI page copaDIne uDavA mAMDyuM. paNa nAgArjuna jarA UMce gayA na gayA eTalAmAM to pAchA cakkara khAtAM ane loTatAM, ADI avaLI khabhANavALA UMDA khADAmAM jai paDyA. zarIre ghAyala thayA ane khADAmAM ugelI vanaspationA ghasArAthI aMga upara ujharaDA paDI lohI nIkaLavA mAMDyuM. UMDI khabhANamAM dabAi javAthI Apa baLe uThI bahAra nIkaLavAnI zakti rahI nahi eTale nAsIpAsa thai nAgArjuna to jaMgalanI khullI prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 34 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ havA khAtA khADAmAM paDI rahyA. nAgArjuna vakhatasara upAzrayamAM na javAthI pAdaliptAcAryanA anya ziSyo tenI zodha karavAne jaMgalamAM nIkaLI paDyA. eka govALanI strInA kahevA uparathI teo te khADA pAse gayA to nAgArjuna najare paDyA. jema tema karI mahA prayatna nAgArjunane khADAnI vhAra kheMcI kADhyA ne DoLImAM nAMkhI pAdaliptAcAryanI samIpa lAvyA. kamakamATI bharelI sthitimAM paDelA nAgArjunane joI pAdaliptAcArye pUchyuM ke he nAgArjuna ! A dazAne kema prApta thayA? nAgArjune DaratAM DaratAM javAba dIdho ke he mahArAja, mArA jevA alpamati ziSya upara kopAyamAna na thatAM mAro manoratha pUrNa karazo evI AzA rAkhuM chuM. pAdaliptAcArye kahyuM ke tuM te viSe bedhaDaka rahe. nAgArjuna pAdaliptAcAryanuM saMkSepamAM paNa dilAso ApatuM vacana sAMbhaLIne pAdaliptAcArya pratye bolyA. he mahArAja ! AkAza mArge ApanI pakSI tulya uDAna zakti joI te yukti grahaNa karavA tarapha mAruM mana lobhAyuM. pachI eka samaye ApanuM tIrtha rUpa caraNodaka mArgamAM nahIM paThavatAM tenuM Acamana karI joyuM te vaDe tathA tenA vAsa vaDe, mahA kaSTa temAM samAyelI auSadhio meLavI teno lepa page copaDIne uDavA mAMDyuM. temAMthI A dazAne prApta thayo chuM. nAgArjunanuM buddhibaLa joI pAdaliptAcArya sanadAzcarya pAmyA. ane svagata vicAryuM ke mArA anya ziSyomAMno koI paNa AnI buddhinI barobarI karI zake ema nathI. mATe A ja ziSya AkAza gamana vidyAnA jJAnanuM pAtra che. ema dhArI pote nAgArjuna pratye kahevA lAgyA ke he nAgArjuna tArI buddhinI tIkSNatA joI huM prasanna thayo chuM. tArI meLavelI sarve auSadhio kharI che paNa kacAza mAtra e ja che ke e auSadhionI keLavaNI sAThI cokhAnA dhovaNamAM thavI joitI hatI. kAraNa ke sAThI cokhAnA dhovaNamAM vATI lepa karavAthI mANasa nirvighna AkAza gamana karI zake che. A sAMbhaLI nAgArjune pAdaliptAcAryajIne vaMdana karIne kahyuM ke he mahArAja Ape mane AkAzagamana vidyA zikhavI tene mATe moTo AbhAra mAnuM chuM. vaLI nAgArjune divasAMtare guru mukhathI evuM sAMbhaLyuM ke rasasidhdhi vidyA jyAM sudhI siddha thaI nathI tyAM sudhI manuSyanI mana mAnatuM dAna karavAnI icchA saMpUrNa thatI nathI. A sAMbhaLI nAgArjune rasasiddhi vidyAnI talapamAM lapaTAvavAthI te zIkhavAne mATe prayatna zarU karyo. nAgArjuna e vidyAthI bilakula bina vAkepha hatA ema nahotuM. pote paNa zAstrAnusAre pArAne je je saMskAra karavA ghaTe te sarvemAM prathamathI ja kAbela hatA paNa temAM potAnI kacAza maTADavA mATe gurune vAraMvAra e viSe pUchatA hatA. gurunuM mana raMjana karI potAno matalaba pAra pADavAnA hetuthI nAgArjuna ahoniza gurunI sevA bhaktimAM sArI peThe sAvadha rahetA hatA. eka divasa gurune prasanna thayelA jANI nAgArjune AgrahapUrvaka puchyuM ke he mahArAja koTIvedhI rasasidhdhi thavAno upAya kRpA karI mane kahevo joie. ziSyano abhilASa jo I gurue vicAra karyo je AvI moTI vidyAnuM e pAtra nathI. guru mahArAja jANatA hatA ke e vidyA zIkhavavAmAM eno pariNAma sAro nahi rahe. ema chatAM paNa bhAvibhAva baLavAna haze tethI nAgArjunanI daDha bhakti tathA Agraha joi gurujI bolyA ke he nAgArjuna mArI marajI viruddha zAlivahana rAjAno prabaMdha 35 Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tAro ati Agraha joI e vidyA viSe mane kahevAnI pharaja paDe che mATe sAMbhaLa. mahApratApavALI zrI pArzvanAthajI mahArAjanI dRSTi samIpa sarve sulakSaNa sahita mahAsatI padminI strI, divyaauSadhionA rasathI zuddha karelA pArAnuM khaLamAM mardana kare to tethI koTIvedhI rasa utpanna thAya. AvuM saMkSepathI gurunA vacananuM rahasya samajI nAgArjuna lAga joi ekadama guruno parityAga karI pUrve kahelI vastuo meLavavAnA prayatnamAM sAvadha thayA. nAgArjune prathama potAnA, vAsukI nAga nAmanA pitAnI ArAdhanA karI pratyakSa karI puchyuM ke he pitAjI, mahApratApavALI zrI pArzvanAthajI mahArAjanI pratimA kyAMthI prApta thaze. vAsukInAga bolyA ke he putra ! ekAMta paNa nirbhayAzramamAM prabhusmaraNa na karatAM AvAM saMkaTa bharelA kAmamAM paDavAnI tane zI jarUra paDI ? A sAMbhaLI nAgArjuna prathama to vicArazUnya thayA paNa pote pahoMcelI mAyA hovAthI dhIme rahI pratyuttara vALyo ke he pitAjI ! eka prasaMge amo guru celA vacce pRthvI mAMhelA sakaLa devAdio viSe vAda cAlelo te saMbaMdhamAM meM guru mukhe, mahApratApazALI zrI pArzvanAthajI mahArAjanI pratimA adyApi pRthvI upara che evuM sAMbhaLyuM. gurunA ghaNA ziSyoe anupama pratimA meLavavAnA yatnamAM niSphaLa thavAthI te prApta karavAnI mane utkaMThA thavAthI guru AgaLa e bIDuM jhaDapyuM te kAraNathI meM ApanuM ArAdhana karyuM. putra nAgArjunanI hiMmata joI vAsukI nAga prasanna thaI bolyA, he putra ! e pratimA meLavavAmAM tAro daDha nizcaya joI kahuM chuM te zravaNa kara. asala dvArakAmAM samudravijaya nAmanA rAjAe zrInemInAtha tIrthaMkaranA mukhathI mahApratApavALI zrI pArzvanAthajI mahArAjanI pratimAnuM varNana sAMbhaLI potAnA karAvelA anupama ratnajaDita prAsAdamAM te sthApana karelI hatI. te dvArikA jaLamaya thavAthI samudramAM te pratimA DubelI hatI. kALAntare evo banAva banyo ke kAntipuramAM rahenAra dhanapati nAmanA eka zeThanuM vahANa vyApArArthe samudra mArge AvatAM te sthaLa AgaLa AvI aTakI paDyuM. varSARtunI zarUAta hovAthI paLe paLe vIjaLInA thatA camakArA, vAdaLAmAM thatI meghagarjanA joramAM pavananuM phUMkAvuM, tenI sAthe mahAsamudranA mojAnuM parvatanI UMcAIe javuM, temAM vaLI adhurAmAM puru acAnaka vahANanuM aTakI paDavuM, vagere bhayabhIta banAvo najare paDavAthI dhanapati zeTha prathama to dimUDha jevA banI gayA, paNa deva kRpAe pAchA zuddhimAM AvI vahANa aTakI paDavAnA kAraNanI zodha karAvavA lAgyA. aMte mahAkare mAluma paDyuM ke jaLamaNe zrI pArzvanAthajI mahArAjanI pratimA che. paNa devatAnI icchA jANyA vagara tene sthAnabhraSTa karavAthI jIva duHkhamAM AvI paDe che. tethI zeThe, sthAnabhraSTa karavAmAM zrI pArzvanAthajI mahArAjanI prasannatA jANavAne mATe manamAM vicAra kIdho ke sutaranA tArathI jo mUrti uMcakAine bahAra Ave to sthAnabhraSTa karavAmAM enI icchA che ema samajavuM. A zubha vicAranI mana upara asara thavAthI te ja vakhate aMta:karaNapUrvaka stuti karI sutaranA sAta tAMtaNA ekaThA karI tenA vaDe zrIpArzvanAthajI mahArAjanI pratimAne jaLa bahAra kADhI te vakhate devakRpAe te mUrtinA adhiSThAyakano abhiprAya mAlUma paDavAthI te zeThe svajanmabhUmi kAntipuramAM atikharace kArIgIrIthI bharapUra evuM devAlaya prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baMdhAvI moTI dhAmadhUmathI zrI pArzvanAthajI mahArAjanI pratimAnI sthApanA karI. pachI pote te pratimAnI haMmezAM atizaya bhAva bhaktithI ArAdhanA karavAthI ghaNo samRddhimAna thayo che A prakAranuM potAnA pitA vAsukI nAganuM vacana sAMbhaLI, nAgArjuna yogI kapaTI sevaka thaI, kAMtipuramAM jaI, te ja prAsAdamAM sAmAne vizvAsa utpanna thAya evI rItanI kaLA karI, parama bhakta thaI beThA. pachI Aste Aste kaLAe karI sarvanA manamAM, vizvAsa pedA karyo. khelADI nAgArjune sarvenuM citta haraNa karyuM. bahArathI ja bhaktibhAva batAvavAne paNa aMtarbhAvanA paNa joIe paraMtu ahIM to jema bane tema jaladI te anupama pratimAnuM haraNa karavAmAM laganI lAgelI hatI. nAgArjune bhAgyazALI to kharA. aMte lAga jotAM jotAM eka samaye keTalAka pUjArIo nidrAvaza hovAno tathA bIjAonI gerahAjarIno lAbha laI pote Ama tema joI koI na jANe evI rIte te mahAtejasvI pratimAne addhara upADI laIne AkAza mArge cAlatAM thayA te khaMbhAtanI najIka AvelI seDhI nadIne kAMthe nirbhaya sthAne khoLI tyAM nivAsa karyo. zrI pArzvanAthajI mahArAjanI pratimA grahaNa karI lAvavAmAM nAgArjuna phatehamaMda to thayA paNa eTalAthI ja patyuM ema nathI. haju deha raTana bAkI che. padminI strI maLyA vagara koTIvedhI rasa siddha karavAnuM kAma thaI zakatuM nathI. mATe have tenI zodhamAM nIkaLavAno pote nizcaya karyo. corane ghera cora paroNo na maLe, tethI te pratimAne guhya sthAnamAM saMtADI padminI strI zodhanArthe pote nIkaLI paDyA. AkAza mArge gamana karatAM eka divya zahera joi pote pRthvI para utaryA. pachI prazna pUchavAmAM teno mULArtha koI nahIM samajI zake evI yuktie te zaheranA rahevAzIthI padminI strI viSe tapAsa karavA mAMDI, paNa vyartha. loko to sAMbhaLI hasavA lAgyA ke Ane te zuM A dhyAna lAgyuM che. he mahArAja e khyAla choDI do ne satvagurunA AzIrvAda laI AtmAnuM kalyANa karo. vaLI temAMthI bIjo koI bolI uThyo, padminI strI zuM rastAmAM paDI che ke te vaLI AvA jogIne mATe, zuM te nirmANa thayelI ke te ene prApta thAya? vaLI trIjo koI vRddha puruSa bolI uThyo ke mahArAja padminI strI maLavI durlabha che mATe mithyA zrama choDI gho. nAgArjuna bolyA ke he vRddha puruSa, A yuvAniyAo, huM koNa chuM e viSenA aMdhakAramAM hovAthI, mArI ceSTA kare che te huM samajuM chuM. pRthvI viSe vAsukI nAgano putra nAme nAgArjuna kahevAya che te huM pote chuM. nAgArjuna nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja pelo vRddha puruSa tene sASTAMga daMDavat karI stuti karavA lAgyo ke he mahArAja amAro ajJAnathI thayelo aparAdha kRpA karI kSamA karo. nAgArjune kahyuM ke he vRddha puruSa e viSe phIkara karo mA. vRddha puruSa bolyo, amArA dhanabhAgya ke ApanA darzanano lAbha prApta thayo. tamAruM kalyANa thAo, ema kahI nAgArjuna to cAlatA thayA. pote mahA tarkabAja hovAthI raste cAlatAM vicAra karyo ke gAma gapATAnuM mULa bhaMgIno akhADo che mATe tyAM javAthI manoratha pUrNa thaze eNa dhArI teNI tarapha pagalAM bharavA mAMDyA. zodha karatAM te sthaLe gayA to (1) bhAMga vagere kephI vastuno upabhoga karanArA. zAlivahana rAjAno prabandha 37 Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koInA hAthamAM gAMjAnI calama rahI gaI che, koI bhAMganA kaTorA caDhAve che, to koi kasubA vageremAM ja mazagula che ne keTalAka to kephanI dhunamAM gapadhyAna calAvatA ja beThA che; dArUDiyAonI AvI mAtelI maMDaLImAM jevA nAgArjuna dAkhala thayA ke tarata ja koI bhAMga, to koI gAMjAnI calama to koI kasuMbo vagere ANI teno Adara satkAra karavA lAgyA. pachI nAnA prakAranI AzcaryakAraka vAtonA gapATAnA saMbaMdhamAM strI viSaya dAkhala karI nAgArjuna bolyA ke huM nathI dhArato ke AmAMthI koie padminI strIne joI hoya. A sAMbhaLI aMdarathI eka aphiNI bolI uThyo ke mahArAja ema te zuM kaho cho; atrethI sATha kozane aMtare pratiSThAnapura nAme moTuM zahera che. tyAM rAjA zAlivAhananI ardhaganA caMdralekhA nAme che te ja mAtra sAMprata kALamAM padminI strI che. mananI muMjhavaNa dUra thavAthI nAgArjuna, tyAM vadhu kALa gamana nahIM karatA satvara tyAMthI uThI AkAza mArge pratiSThAnapuramAM AvI pahoMcyA. pote zaheramAM dAkhala thaI zAlivAhanane tyAM cAkara tarIke rahyA. cAre prakAranI strInI parIkSA karavAnAM jJAnamAM pote kuzaLa hovAthI nAgArjunanI manovRtti, tenI kAnti, rUpa, guNa ane vAcA vagere uparathI caMdralekhA padminI strI che ema saMpUrNa rIte khAtrI thavAthI, jema bane tema jaldI tenuM haraNa karavA tarapha doravAi. parantu rANI caMdralekhA divasanA vakhatamAM sakhIonA maMDaLamAM besI AtmAne AnaMda ApavAmAM ane rAtrine viSe pati sevAmAM rokAyelI hovAthI nAgArjunane teNInuM haraNa karavAmAM kAMI taka maLI nahIM. manamAM evI paNa dhAstI ke caMdralekhAnuM haraNa karatAM zrI pArzvanAthajInI pratimAnuM haraNa na thai jAya. A pramANe vicAramAM ne vicAramAM keTalAka divasa vItyA pachI, have A sthaLe vadhu vakhata rahevAthI kaMI kAMdo nahI kADhIe evI dhAraNAthI, lobhI nAgArjune evI taskaravRtti vAparI ke lAga jotAM jotAM eka divasa, rAjA rANInA zayanagRhamAM jAya te agAu, pote nAgArjuna, nizAcaranI mAphaka aMdara dAkhala thai, hamezAM nahIM ughADA rAkhavAmAM AvatA bAraNAnI sAMkaLa, nakucAthI vikhuTI karIne gupacupa bahAra nIkaLI AvI manamAM malakavA lAgyA ke have Aje to manoratha pUrNa thaze kharo ane thayuM paNa temaja. rAjA rANI je dvAre zayanagRhamAM dAkhala thayAM te dvAra baMdha karI nirbhaya paNe ardhAganA sAthe niHzaMka krIDA karavA mAMDyA. custa manathI, nAnA prakAranA vaibhavo bhogavI, tathA manane ramaNIya vAda vivAda karI, banne, attarAdi sugaMdhithI bharapura evA palaMga upara nidrAvaza thayA. Ama, nAgArjuna paNa e ja tarkanI laheramAM ghume che ke kyAre te rAjA rANI nidrAvaza thAya ane caMdralekhAnuM haraNa karuM, pachI mArI jema uMdaranA zikArane mATe tema nAgArjuna caMdralekhAnA zikAra mATe Aste Aste rAjA rANIne poDhavAnA oraDAnuM je dvAra kapaTathI sAMkaLa vinA rAkheluM tenI tarapha jaI, kAna daI koIno svara nahi saMbhaLAvAthI sutelA rAjA rANI jAgRta na thAya evI rIte dhImethI te dvAra ardha khulluM karI aMdara dRSTi karI. rAjA rANI bhara nidrAmAM che evI khAtrI thavAthI, aMdara praveza karyo. pachI ratnajaDita zaiyA AgaLa 38 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaI caMdralekhAne addhara uMcakI laI AkAza mArge zeDhI nadIne kAMThe AvI pahoMcyo. caMdralekhA, potAne jaMgalamAM AvI paDelI joI, mUcchagata thaI paDI. pachI zuddhimAM AvI AjubAju joyuM to koI daSTie paDyuM nahIM tethI te komalAMgI, ati gabharATamAM paDI. acAnaka sthAnabhraSTa thayelI tathA jaMgalano bihAmaNo dekhAva joI, temaja krUra pazuonA pokAra tathA sarpanA susavATA suNavAthI, padminI to hibake caDI gaI. bolavA jAya to kaMTha baMdha thaI gayelo, jovA jAya to AMkhe AMdhaLI, ne suNavA jAya to kAne vherI evI avasthAmAM sapaDAyelI, niSkapaTI, caMdralekhAne pAchI mUrchAgata thatI hAlatamAM joI nAgArjuna pratyakSa thaI bolavA lAgyA ke he ! bhaginI tulya caMdralekhA tuM gabharAiza mA. A mahAtejasvI zrI pArzvanAthajI bhagavAnanI pratimA samakSa kahuM chuM ke vAsanA temaja anya prakAranA bIjA duSTa vicArothI meM tAruM haraNa karyuM nathI paNa mAtra padminI strInA hAthe pArAnuM mardana thayA vinA dhArelI kriyA siddha thaI zakatI nathI, te karAvavAnA hetuthI, he bhaginI tulya caMdralekhA A sthaLane viSe tane ANI che. mATe satvara, A mahApratApI zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pUjaya pratimA samakSa, manamAM UchaLatA vicAro baMdha karI, svastha mane A auSadhinuM mardana kara, khAtrIthI mAna ke e kAma karyA vinA tAro chUTako thanAra nathI. mATe mithyA vAdamAM kALa gamana nahi karatAM jhaTa kAme vaLagI jA. prAta:kALa thatAM pahelAM huM tane tArA mahelamAM pahoMcADIza mATe e taraphanI jarA paNa ciMtA rAkhIza nahi. paNa ATaluM to khuba yAda rAkhaje ke jo A vAta tuM koIne paNa kahIza to tuM, tArA pati tathA putrAdi sahita kuTuMbano kALa rUpa thaiza ane tamAruM vistareluM rAjaya pAyamAla thaI jaze ane teno doSa tArA zira upara AvI paDaze. AvAM bhaya bharelAM vacana sAMbhaLI nirAdhAra padminI, jenI mukhAkRti AkAza gaMgAmAM rahelo indu, popaTanI cAMca tulya jenI nAsikA, nAganI pheNa sarakhA jenA keza, are ! jenA komaLa hAtha to jANe kamaLapatrane bhUlAvatAM hoya evI anupama AkRtivALI pativratapaNAnA sakaLa guNa saMpanna caMdralekhA are ! jeNe pANInI kaLazI sarakhI svahaste kadI khaseDelI nahi, sukhAlaya choDI jaMgalano dekhAva jeNe kadI joyelo nahi, madhura gAyana sivAya siMha, vyAdhrAdika pazuonA trAsajanaka pokAra jeNe kadI sAMbhaLelA nahi tathA paramapriya pati sakhyAdi snehImaMDaLathI kadI vikhUTI rahelI nahI evI caMdralekhA, AvA duHsaha saMkaTamAM sapaDAyAthI, jhADIthI gIcca evA ghora vanane viSe, tADapatranI jhuMpaDImAM, zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pratimA samakSa, manamAM ne manamAM mUMjhAtI tathA rUdana karatI khala mardana karavA beThI. AvI kamaLanayanI komalAMgIne mATe A duHkha zuM thoDu che? roje A pramANenuM duHkha enAthI kema sahana thaI zake ! paNa kare zuM. AvAM duHsaha saMkaTamAM AvI paDelI caMdralekhA manamAM ne manamAM dubhAvAthI dinaprati dina kRza thatI gaI. zAlivAhane priyA caMdralekhAne zarIre durbaLa thatI joI auSadhAdi ghaNA ilAja karyA paNa kAMI asara lAgatI nathI. tema caMdralekhAthI dhAstine kAraNe gupta vAta pragaTa paNa thaI zakatI nathI. (1) nitya rAtrie. zAlivahana rAjAno prabaMdha 39 Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A rIte roja rAte caMdralekhAnuM nAgArjuna haraNa karI jatA ane potAnuM khala lUMTavAnuM kAma karAvI prAtaHkALane viSe teNInA zayanagRhamAM mUkI jatAM hatA. eka samaye rAjA zAlivAhana acAnaka jAgRta thavAthI komalAMgI caMdralekhA upara hAtha nAkhavA gayo to potAnI bAjumAM tene sUtelI joi nahi. rAjA A dekhAva joi ghaNo vismaya pAmyo ne vicAra karavA lAgyo ke ATalI rAtre e kyAM gai haze !! Ama tema joyuM paNa dRSTi nahi paDavAthI krodhanA ubharA ubharAvA mAMDyAM ne hAthamAM nAgI taravAra lai kyAre maLe ke e rAMDa vyabhicAraNInuM Doku kApI pazu pakSIne bhoga ApuM ema krodhAvezamAM baDabaDato tathA hAthamAM Ama tema nAgI taravAra phe2vato mahela madhye zodha karavA lAgyo. paNa niraparAdhI caMdralekhA te samaye mahelamAM hoya to maLene !! rAjA ati krodhAvezamAM AvI mahelamAM u52 nIce temaja AjubAjunA khAMcAkhUMcA ane oraDAomAM zodha karavAmAM guMthAyelo che eTalAmAM prAtaHkALano samaya thavAthI, prapaMcI nAgArjuna, gupta rIte caMdralekhAne zaiyAmAM suvADI tyAMthI palAyana karI gayA. rAjA pAcho zayanagRhamAM Avyo to caMdralekhAne pAsAbhera sUtelI joi bolyo. he duSTa vyabhicAraNI ! tAruM kALuM mukha mane dekhADIza nahi. A taravAra tAruM rakta pIvAne talasI rahI che mATe A tArA aMtakALanA samaye, vyabhicAriNI strIne prabhu prIti to kyAMthI hoya ema chatAM paNa tane cetavuM chuM ke jo karAtI hoya to tArA iSTadevanI stuti karI le. caMdralekhA tharathara dhrujatI ne kAMpatI bolI, he prANanAtha ! A duniyAmAM mArA deva ane iSTadevamAM huM tamane gaNuM chuM. strIne pati jevo pratyakSa deva bIjo koi nathI ane tethI ja tamArI AgaLa hAtha joDI stuti karI kahuM chuM ke he prANanAtha ! huM niraparAdhI chuM. mArI jAta upara lagADelAM vizeSaNamAMthI huM kevaLa mukta chuM. je duHsaha saMkaTamAM huM sapaDAyelI chuM te mArAthI kahI zakAya ema nathI. mATe he prANAdhAra ! jo ApaNA sahakuTuMba parivAranuM paraspara sauSya jovuM cAhatA ho to e vAta sAMbhaLavA viSenI jherI AturatAno ghUMTaDo pAcho gaLI mAro aparAdha kSamA karo. rAjA sakaLa vidyAmAM pravINa hovAthI, strInA kahevA upara vizvAsa nahi rAkhatAM, teNIe sajelA vastrAlaMkAra tathA mUkhAraviMdano dekhAva ane mastaka uparanA kezanI sthiti vagerenI parIkSA karavA uparathI e vyabhicAra rahita che evI manane khAtrI thavAthI, taravAra hAthamAMthI mukI dei, caMdralekhAne, teNInA duHsaha saMkaTamAM AvI paDyAno prakAra pUchavA lAgyo. tyAre caMdralekhAe javAba dIdho ke he prANanA prANa ! kRpA karI A abaLAnA kahevA upara vizvAsa rAkhI e vAta sAMbhaLavAnI haTha choDI dyo. kAraNa ke e vAta kahevAthI Apano temaja ApaNA saMtAnAdi sahakuTuMba ane rAjyano nAza thaze ane te hatyAnuM mULa huM thaiza mATe kRpA karI mane mApha karo. paNa jyAre haTha choDe tyAre rAjA zAnA. zAlivAhananI ati haTha joi, have kahyA vinA siddhi nathI ema dhArI khedayukta caMdralekhA bolI, he priya svAmInAtha ! je banavA kALa hoya te bano, paNa tamArI haTha bharelI paNa AjJA, tenuM ullaMghana nahi karavAthI huM kahuM chuM ke nAgArjuna nAme yogI, roja rAte atre AvI, mane niMdrAvasthAmAM AkAza mArge, khaMbhAta AgaLa AvelI seDhI nadIne kAMThe lai jai, zrIpArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pratimA prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 40 Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAme besADI, mArA jANI lIdhA mujaba, koTIvedhI rasa utpanna karavAne pArAnuM mardana karAve che ane dinakarodaya thatAM pahelAM pAchA AkAza mArge mane atre melI jAya che. A sAMbhaLI zAlivAhana to mahA UMDA vicArasAgaramAM paDyo. paNa dhairyAmRta pAna karI, caMdralekhA pratye bolyo ke he priye ! tuM gabharAiza mA. mAro vicAra ema che ke nAgArjunano krodha samAvavAne mATe ApaNe ApaNA be putro sahita te sthaLe jai sASTAMga daMDavat karI tenI stuti karavI. caMdralekhA bolI, prANapriya ! A uttama prakArano vicAra, devakRpAthI manamAM utpanna thavAthI, mane zera lohI caDhyuM. jarUra Aje ApaNe e ja pramANe karavuM. ema vAto karI snAnArthe rAjA rANI vikhuTAM paDyAM. pachI snAnAdi nitya kriyAmAMthI mukta thai nAgArjunanI sevAmAM hAjara thavA teo javAnI taiyArI karatA hatA. e samayamAM cAra mahApaMDito potapotAno lAkha lAkha zlokano eka eka graMtha banAvI potapotAnI vidvattA batAvavA zAlivAhananA darabAramAM AvI pratyeka graMthanI khUbInuM varNana karavA lAgyA paNa zAlivAhana javAnI utAvaLamAM hovAthI temaja graMtha paNa dIrgha kadano hovAthI, tenuM yatheSTa varNana sAMbhaLavAne A vakhata anukuLa na rahyo. paMDitone kahyuM ke eka zlokamAM e pratyeka graMthano abhiprAya kahI jAo. te uparathI Atreya nAmanA paMDita bolyA ke mArA vaidakazAstrano sAra ajIrthAMzamAM bhojana na karavuM, eTalo ja che. pachI kapila nAmanA bIjA paMDite kahyuM ke mArA sAMkhya zAstrano sAra mAtra eTalo ja che ke prANI mAtra upara dayA rAkhavI. vaLatI bRhaspati (guru) bolyA ke mArA nItizAstrano sAra, ekadama koino vizvAsa na karavo, e ja che. pachI cothA paMDita pAMcAle (bAmrajya) kahyuM ke mArA kAmazAstrano sA2, komaLamAM komaLapaNuM strIone viSe AcaravuM eTalo ja mAtra che. A pramANe pratyeka graMthano, TUMkamAM paNa saghaLo bhAvArtha darzAvato sAra sAMbhaLI zAlivAhane prasanna thai temanI mana kAmanA dhAryA karatAM adhika pUrNa karI. (tathA pAchaLathI e graMthono vizvamAM pracAra paNa karyo) temane vidAya karIne, zAlivAhana, potAnA be putro tathA ardhAMganA caMdralekhAne lai cAre jaNAM vAyuvegI azvo upara sajja thai seDhI nadIne kAMThe nAgArjunanI sevAmAM hAjara thavA nagara choDI mArge paDyAM. vikaTa chatAM caMdralekhA e jANelAM raste azva pheMkavAthI teo jota jotAmAM seDhI nadIne kAMThe nAgArjuna yogInA Azrama AgaLa AvI pahoMcyAM. pachI cAre jaNAM, nAgArjunane sASTAMga daMDavat praNAma karI, jANe nAgArjunanA kIdhelAM chaLa bharyA kRtyo viSe caMdralekhAthI jANa paDI ema chatAM paNa, te viSeno teonA manamAM bilakula krodha nathI, evo dekhAva dekhADIne tenI vinayapUrvaka stuti karavA lAgyA ke he mahArAja ! tamAre zaraNe AvelA sevakonA aparAdha kRpA karI kSamA karo. nAgArjuna mahAbuddhizALI hovAthI, teonA dekhAva uparathI, cAre jaNonuM sAthe AvavAnuM kAraNa tarata samajI gayA. rAjAe paNa TUMka vakhatamAM nAgArjuna sAthe gADhI mitrAcArI karIne potAnA putrone yuddhavidyA zIkhavA mATe tenI marajIthI guru sevAmAM rAkhI, pote rAjA rANI tyAMthI nAgArjunane vaMdana karI vidAya thayAM. nAgArjunane potAnuM kAma siddha thai javAthI, #S zAlivahana rAjAno prabandha 41 Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ have vadhu caMdralekhAnI garaja rahI nahi. koTIvedhI rasanA taiyAra thayelA be kuMbhAo, pelA be rAjaputrothI chupA rAkhavAnA hetuthI rAtrinA samaye, koi guhya sthaLane viSe dATavA pote cAlyA. pelA be rAjaputrone nAgArjunanI rAMdhanArIthI nAgArjunane mArI nAMkhavAnI yukti mAlUma paDavAthI te pramANe sajja thai rahelA banne rAjaputro, gupta rIte nAgArjunanI puMThe puMThe cAlyA. jevA nAgArjuna rasa kuMbhA saMtADI pAchA pharyA ke tarataja pelA be rAjaputroe aMdhArI rAtrino lAbha lai, puMThethI nAgArjunane darbhanI jhuDithI jhuDavA mAMDyA. eTale e to siddha karelA koTIvedhI rasano upabhoga nahi karatA Akhare mRtyu pAmI gayA. nAgArjunagurune gurudakSiNAmAM svargavAsa ApI banne rAjaputro, pelI saMtADelI koTIvedhI rasanI kuMbhIo kADhI lai svadeza tarapha cAlatA thayA. paNa temanAthI kamanasIbe jai zakAyuM nahi. banAva evo banyo ke koTIvedhI 2sano upabhoga karavAne e banne rAjaputro paNa pAtra nathI ema tenA adhiSThAyaka devatAe jANI, banne rAjaputronA jIva dehathI vikhuTA karI siddha karelA rasanA kuMbhA lai cAlatA thayA. A koTIvedhI rasa utpanna thavAmAM pariNAma e nIpajyuM ke nAgArjuna pAdaliptAcAryanI prathama dhAraNA pramANe, kAMi phAyado na kADhatAM, mRtyu pAmyA ane pitAnuM zikSaNa na mAnatAM, banne rAjaputro kimIyAnA chaMdamAM paDavAthI, rAjya na bhogavatAM mRtyu pAmI gayA. je jagyAe nAgArjune koTIvedhI rasa siddha karavAne pArAnuM sthaMbhana karyuM, te jagyA Aje sthaMbhanapura(khaMbhAta)nA nAmathI oLakhAya che. e khaMbhAtamAM pUrve kahelI prabhAvika zrIpArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pratimAnuM sthApana navAMgivRtti karanAra zrI abhayadevasUrIe karyuM che te pratimA Aje sthaMbhanapArzvanAthanA nAmathI oLakhAya che ane teno itihAsa DaoNkaTara pI. pITarsana sAhebanA sane 1885-86 nA riporTane 246 mAM peja para batalAvelo che. eka samaye vidvAna paNa garIba, bhikSA mAgI gujarAna calAvanAra evA eka brAhmaNane, mRtyunA bIchAnAmAM paDelo joi, asAdhya rogamAMthI mukta thaze nahi evI manamAM khAtrI thavAthI, tenI ardhAMganA bolI he svAmInAtha ! A kSaNabhaMgura duniyAnI mohajALamAMthI manovRtti kheMcI lai, prabhubhaktinA mArge tene javA gho. potAnA svAmIne vadhAre gabharATa thato joi, mahA rUdana karatI tenA moDhA upara moDhuM rAkhIne bolI he prANanAtha ! ajANapaNAthI kAMi paNa mArAthI aparAdha thayo hoya to tene mATe ApanI huM kSamA mAMguM chuM. potAnA manobhilASa dUra karavA mATe svAmI pratye bolatAM A strInI jIbha acakAya che paNa kare zuM ? bolyA vinA bora vecAtAM nathI tethI Akhare e supAtra strI rakhene tenA pUchavAthI svAmInA manamAM mAThuM Avaze evA vicAranI mana para asara thavAthI phIkkA cehere gadagadita kaMThe bolI tamo ApaNI sthitithI ajANa nathI ema chatAM paNa mArA nirvAhArthe je kAMi kahevuM hoya te he prANAdhAra ! A vakhate kaho to vadhAre sAruM. pelA vidvAna brAhmaNe javAba dIdho ke he priye ! tane rokaDa ApavA jevuM mArI pAse kAMi dravya nathI paraMtu le A cAra zloka tane ApI jAuM chuM, te pratyekanI kiMmata je koi eka karoDa rUpiyA prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 42 Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ape tene vecAtA ApI, tAro nirvAha calAvaje. A pramANe kahI cAra zloka ApI brAhmaNa to svargavAsI thayo. pachI pelI brAhmaNI potAnA mRtyu pAmelA dhaNInI uttarakriyA vAste tenA ApelA zloka laI taratanI vidhavA hovAthI rAtrine samaye bajAramAM vecavA gaI. moTI moTI peDhIo upara jaI pelA zloka batAvI te pratyekanI kiMmata eka eka karoDa rUpiyA kahI. A sAMbhaLI lokoe aNaghaTatAM vizeSaNa vAparI haDadhuta karI tene kADhI mukI. AthI pelI vidhavA nirAza thaI eka khuNAmAM ubhI rahI rUdana karatI hatI. evAmAM nagara caryA jovA mATe nIkaLelA zAlivAhananuM te sthaLe AvavuM thayuM. A vidhavA strIne tiraskAra karIne lokoe kADhelI te teNe joyeluM te uparathI zAlivAhana te strI pAse jaIne puchavA lAgyo ke he bAI ! tuM koNa che ane zA vAstu rUdana kare che? tyAre pelI vidhavAe potAno vRttAMta kahI cAre zloka rAjAne batAvyA. te vAMcI tenI abhUta khUbI joI te strIne cAra karoDa mahora ApI vidAya karI. e ja pramANe bIjA ghaNA rasika zloko vidvAno pAsethI kharIda karI vizva prasiddha evo zAlivAhana saptazatI nAmano graMtha pragaTa karyo. e vecANathI lIdhelA zloko (gAthA)mAMnA keTalAka zloka Aje paNa e graMthamAM jovAmAM Ave che. e pramANe zAlivAhana nAmanA rAjAno prabaMdha puro thayo. zAlivahana rAjAno prabandha 43 Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vanarAja vagerenA prabaLyA vanarAjAdi prabandho jANatA pahelA zIlavRtta saMrakSaNa viSeno vRttAMta jANavAnI ghaNI jarUra che je nIce mujaba che. pUrve jemAM chatrIsa lAkha gAma AvelA evA kAnyakubdha dezamAM kalyANakaTaka nAmanI rAjadhAnImAM bhUdeva (bhUya, bhUvaDa athavA bhUyaDa tarIke paNa prasiddha hatA e) nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. eka samaye prAtaHkALamAM rAjapATikArthe cAlatAM cAlatAM eka havelInA gokhamAM beThelI koI ati rUpavAna strIne joI rAjAnuM mana sanmArgathI bhraSTa thayuM. A dukha manovRttimAMthI mukta thavA khUba baLAtkAre potAnA manane rokI rAkhatAM paNa tenI lagAma hAthamAM nahIM rahevAthI Akhare te cittahara strInuM haraNa karavAno nizcaya karI, sAthe rAkhelAM, potAne pANI pAnAra puruSane evo sakhata hukama karyo, ke sUje te prakAre pelI manahara kamalAkSine amUka mahela madhye zIdhra lAva. A pramANeno hukama karI cittabhaMga thayelo rAjA pAcho pharI potAnA mahelamAM gayo. have banAva evo banyo ke je strI haraNa karI lAvavAno rAjAe pelA pANI pAnArane hukama karyo te tenI potAnI strI hovAthI te bApaDo UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayo, ke have karavuM kema ! paNa kare zuM ? "game tema thAva. paNa rAjAno hukama lopavo nahi." evA vicAramAM garakAva banI ciMtAtura ceharAthI potAnA gharamAM praveza karyo ane rAjAnI nIca buddhi viSe potAnI ardhAganA AgaLa vAta kahI. te strI sahejamAM samajI ane kahyuM ke he prANanAtha ! atyAra sudhI sAcavI rAkhelA zIlavratano huM bhaMga thavA nahIM daiza, mATe e viSenI ciMtA dUra karI, rAjA kopAyamAna na thAya mATe te sthaLane viSe hamaNAM to cAlo. pachI mukarara karelA mahelamAM potAnI strIne laI jaI tyAM mukI te puruSa potAnA rAjAne e viSenI khabara ApavA gayo. rAjA paNa ghaNo ja kAmAnya thavAthI tatkALa te mahelamAM AvI pahoMcI, kAMI paNa hAsya vinoda karyA vagara, "he priye !' ema kahI ekadama te strIne potAnI bAthamAM lIdhI. paNa pelI strI pativratA hovAne lIdhe potAnuM aMga (1) savAra sAMja rAjAnuM pharavA nIkaLavuM te. 44 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMkocatI rAjA pratye bolI, he rAjan ! tamo dharmiSTha tathA sarvadevatArUpa cho, tamAre mArA jevI nIca dAsImAM Avo khoTo abhilASa rAkhavo ghaTato nathI. te strInA vacanarUpI amRtathI ja rAjAno kAmAgni jarA zAMta paDyo. eTale te bolyo, te strI ! tuM jAte koNa che? teNe pratyuttaramAM kahyuM, he pitA tulya rAjana ! huM tamArI dAsI chuM. eTaluM ja nahi paNa dAsAnudAsI chuM. tyAre rAjAe kahyuM, tArA bheda bharyA vacanathI saMpUrNa rIte mArI zaMkA dUra thatI nathI mATe je kharI vAta hoya te satvara kahI de. strIe uttara vALyo. he mahArAja ! vizeSa to zuM kahyuM, paNa Apane pANI pAnAranI huM pativratA strI chuM. A pramANe e pativratA strInuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI aMtaramAM atyaMta camatkAra pAmatA rAjAno sarvakAma zAMta paDI gayo. eTaluM ja nahi, paNa zaramiMdo paDI, dimUDha jevo banI gayo ne pelI strIne potAnI putrI samAna gaNIne javAnI AjJA ApI, pote paNa mahA pazcAttApa karato rAja maMdira tarapha pAcho cAlyo. gunegArane zikSA thavI ja joie, ema dhArI potAnAthI thayelA aparAdha mATe potAnA manamAM nyAya karyo je "kAmabhAvathI te strInA zarIrane sparza karelo te mArA banne hAtha mahA pAtakI che', ema vicArI, teno nigraha karavAnI icchAthI, madhya rAtre uThIne, cokIdArane sakhata hukama Apyo ke A gavAkSanI bahAra nIkaLatA mANasanA hAthane tatkALa chedI nAMkhavA. ema kahyuM pachI koI na jANe evI rIte, te ja gavAkSamAM rAjAe potAnA banne hAtha lAMbA karI, bahArathI pelA cokIdAra pAse chedAvI naMkhAvyA. have rAjAnA banne hAtha madharAte cokIdAre kApI nAkhyAnI khabara prAtaHkALamAM pradhAnone thatAM turata tyAM doDI AvI tene zikSA karavA hukama karyo, paraMtu rAjAe zikSA karavAno niSedha karyo. e rAjA zivabhakta hovAthI mALavAmAM kuDagezvara mahAkALa mahAdevanA maMdiramAM jaI, te devanuM atizaya ArAdhanA karavA beTho. te mahAdevanI prasannatAthI rAjAnA banne hAtha pAchA prathama hatA, tevA ja thayA; paNa mahAdevanA ApelA A hAtha vaDe have saMsAra saMbaMdhI kAma nahi karavuM ema dhArI rAjAe saghaLo mALavA deza tathA potAnuM saghaLuM antaHpura te devane arpaNa karI, temanI rakSA karavAne mATe, paramAra rAjAnA putrone saghaLo adhikAra soMpI, pote tApasI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI tapasvI thaI tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyo. A pramANe zILavrata saMrakSaNa viSenuM jevuM rasabharyuM daSTAMta vAMcanAranA jANavAmAM AvyuM tevuM ja zIlavratadhArInA (zIlAMga sUrinA) prabhAvathI bhareluM vanarAjanuM zaurya bharyuM vRttAMta nIce mujaba che- have te ja kAnyakubbanA eka deza rUpa gujarAtanI bhUmimAM, vaDhiyAra nAmanA dezanAM, paMcAsara nAme gAmamAM, cAvaDAvaMzanA bIja rUpa bALakane vaNa eTale bANa nAme vRkSanI DALIe jhoLI bAMdhI temAM suvADI, tenI mAtA (jayazikharI rAjAnI nAsI gayelI rANI nAme rUpasuMdarI) iMdhaNAM khoLatI hatI. eTale, jhADanA sukAM sukAM DALAM bhAMgI ekaThI karI bhAro karatI hatI, te samaye jainonA (1) gavAkSa=gokha. vanarAja vagerenA prabandho 45 Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ moTA AcArya nAme zIlaguNasUrI, koI prasaMgathI te jagyAe AvI caDyA. pAchalo prahara thaI gayo che to paNa bALakanuM taDakAthI rakSaNa karanAra, te vRkSanI thaMbhelI chAyA joine, zIlaguNasUrIe vicAra karyo ke A vRkSanI chAyA thaMbhI rahI che tenuM kAraNa e ja che ke, jhoLImAM koi puNyazALI bALaka che. evo manamAM nizcaya thavAthI, A bALaka AgaLa jatAM jinazAsanano (jainamArgano) moTo prabhAvaka puruSa thaze evI AzAe te bALakanI mAtAnuM duHkha zAMta karI AjIvikAno baMdobasta karI tenI pAsethI te bALakane potAnA adhikAramAM laI upAzrayamAM ANyo. pachI te AcAryanI ziSyAomAM moTI evI vIramatI nAmanI AryAe tenuM paripAlana karyuM. ne gurue tenuM nAma vanarAja pADyuM. pachI te bALaka ATha varSano thayo tyAre, tene deva pUjAno vinAza karanArA uMdarothI rakSA karavAnA adhikAranuM kAma soMpyuM. paNa A bALake to jaina dharmathI ulaTuM kAma karavA mAMDyuM. pelA uMdaro upara loTa (galola) pheMkI teno prANaghAta karavA mAMDyo, te joI gurue niSedha karyo to paNa pelA bALake to evo uttara vALyo ke guru mahArAja ! cothA upAyathI ja (eTale daMDathI ja) e sAdhya che. bALakanAM hiMmatabharyA lakSaNa joI, tathA enI janmakuMDaLImAM rAja yoga paDyo che mATe nice AgaLa jatAM e moTo rAjA thaze evI khAtrI thavAthI te AcAryo te bALaka pAcho tenI mAne arpaNa karyo. pachI te bALake mAtA sahita, koi pallIbhUmimAM potAnA mAmA (surapALa) sAthe rahI, caura vRttithI sarva jagyAe dhADa pADavAnuM kAma cAlu karyuM. eka divasa kAkara nAme gAmamAM, koI vyApArInA gharamAM khAtara pADI, dravya coratAM dadhipAtramAM vanarAjano hAtha paDyo, ke tarata ja "o-mane khAdho to' e prakAre camakI te coreluM saghaLuM dhana tyAMja rahevA daI ghara bahAra nIkaLI gayo. bIje divase prAtaHkALamAM pelA vyApArInI bahena zrIdevI kaMI kAmasara dahIM levAne gaI, to te pAtramAM paDelI hAthanI rekhA uparathI evuM dhAryuM ke "A koI bhAgyavAna mahApuruSa che ne e mArA bhAI rUpa che, mATe tene joyA vagara mAre bhojana na levuM." evI pratijJA lai tenI zodha karAvatAM "e vanarAja ja che' ema khAtrI thavAthI tene rAtre gupta rIte potAnA gharamAM bolAvIne bhojana karAvyuM tathA kharcapANI ApI ghaNo upakAra karyo, tyAre vanarAje kahyuM ke gurunA pratApe jo mane rAjya prApta thaze to, mArA paTTAbhiSeka vakhate tane mArI bahena gaNIne tAre ja hAthe tilaka karAvIza. evuM pratijJApUrvaka vacana ApI tyAMthI cAlato thayo. vaLI eka divasa AvA prakAranI corI karavAnA kAmamAM coronI sAthe pravartatA vanarAje, koI jaMbA (ene cAMpo paNa kahe che) nAmanA vANiyAne, koI araNya pradezamAM rokyo. te vaNike traNa corone dekhI potAnI pAse rahelA pAMca bANamAMthI be bANa bhAMgI nAMkhavA mAMDyA, te joI pelA coromAMthI vanarAje pUchyuM ke tuM A bANa zA sAruM bhAMgI nAMkhe che ? tyAre vaNike javAba dIdho ke tamo traNa cora cho, te eka ekane eka eka bANathI mArIza. tyAre be bANa vadhaze te niSphaLa jaze mATe bhAMgI nAkhuM chuM. A prakAranuM tenuM baLagarbhita vacana sAMbhaLI, tenI parIkSA (1) vanamAM bhIla loko nAnAM jhuMpaDAM bAMdhI vAsa kare che te. 46 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karavAnA hetue, koI amuka vastu batAvI, tene eka ja bANathI viMdhavA kahyuM. te kAma teNe atizaya cAlAkIthI kareluM joI ghaNA prasanna thaI tene teoe potAnA ToLAmAM lIdho. tenI yuddha vidyAthI camatkAra pAmI vanarAje kahyuM ke mArA paTTAbhiSeka samaye tane mAro moTo pradhAna karIza, ema kahI tene vidAya karyo. have kAnyakubbanA rAjA bhuvaDe, gujarAta deza, potAnI mahaNikA nAme kuMvarInA kaMcuka' saMbaMdhamAM Apelo, te dezanI khaMDaNI ugharAvavAne rAkheluM paMcakuLa (jamAM pAMca moTA kulavAnuM adhikArIo rahelA che te) vanarAjanI hoziyArI jANI, te khaMDaNI ugharAvavAnuM kAma vanarAjane (barachInA adhikAra sAthe) soMpIne te bIjA deza tarapha cAlyuM. pachI te pAMca-cha mahine soraTha vagere deza taraphathI khaMDaNI ugharAvI potAnA deza bhaNI jatuM hatuM tevAmAM vanarAje, te lokone vikaTa mArgamAM gherI mArI nAMkhI, temanI pAse eka lAkha rUpA nANuM ane jAtavaMta cAra hajAra tejI ghoDA hatA te sarve luMTI lIdhA, paNa kAnyakujanA rAjAnA bhayathI pote eka varSa sudhI gupta paNe (kAlubhAra) vanamAM rahyo ane dhIre dhIre yuktIthI dhana ane baLa saMpAdana karI kAnyakubbanA rAjyanI sthiti ukheDI nAMkhI. evI rIte ghaNI phateha meLavI potAnA bApanuM gayeluM rAjya pAchuM meLavyuM. pachI rAjyAbhiSeka vakhate navuM nagara vasAvavuM evI icchAthI, bhUminI zodha karavA nIkaLI paDyo. pharatAM pharatAM te pIpaluDA taLAvanI pALa upara AvI vizrAma levA beTho. tyAM sAkhaDa nAme bharavADanA putra aNahile tene pUchyuM ke tame zenI zodhamAM pharo cho ? tyAre teNe javAba dIdho ke navuM nagara vasAvavA mATe zUravIra bhUmi khoLIe chIe. ame ghaNI zodha karI paNa haju sudhI kAMI patto lAgyo nathI. tuM jaMgalano bhomiyo che mATe e viSe jo tane kaMI khabara hoya ne amane kahe to tAro AbhAra mAnIzuM. tyAre aNahila bolyo ke jo te nagaranuM nAma mArA nAme rAkhavAnuM kabula karo to huM tamane tevI jagyA batAvuM. A pramANeno karAra karI aNahile, te lokone jAlI vRkSanI samIpe sasalAe kutarAne trAsa pamADIne jeTale dUra sudhI haTAvelo teTalI ja mAtra sarvottama zUravIra bhUmi batAvI. te uparathI e sthaLa upara aNahilapura nAmanuM nagara vasAvI, vikrama saMvata 802nA varSamAM vaizAkha suda 2 ne vAra some. jAlI vRkSanA mULa upara baMdhAvelA dhavaLagRhamAM, rAjayAbhiSekanA muhurta vakhate kAkara gAmanI rahenArI zrIdevIne bolAvI, vanarAje vacana ApyA pramANe tene hAthe tilaka karAvyuM. A rAjyAbhiSeka vakhate vanarAjanI uMmara Azare 50 varSanI hatI. pachI vanarAje araNya pradezamAM maLelA jaMbA nAmanA vaNikane potAnA pradhAna pade sthApyo. tyAra bAda paMcAsara gAmathI zIlaguNa sUrIne bhakti sahita mahela madhye lAvI potAnA siMhAsana upara besADI, pote kRtajJa ziromaNi che mATe, saghaLuM rAjaya temane arpaNa karavA (1) kanyAne paraNAvI paherAmaNImAM Ape che te. (2) bIjI pratonA mate 24 lAkha sonAmahora ane 400 jAtavaMta ghoDA che vaLI bIjI pratamAM 1 lAkha korI jaNAvelI che. (3) dhavana, moTo; gRhannamahela. vanarAja vagerenA prabandho 47 Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAMDyuM. paNa AcArya pote niHspRha hovAthI teno temaNe svIkAra karyo nahIM. pachI vanarAje te AcAryanA pratyupakAra buddhithI thayelA AdezathI, zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pratimA vaDe suzobhita, paMcAsara nAmanuM caitya' karAvI temAM potAnI (vanarAjanI) ArAdhaka mUrti karAvI tenuM paNa sthApana karyuM. temaja vaLI vanarAje dhavaLagRhanA prAMta bhAgamAM kaMThezvarI (kaMTakezvarI) devatAno prasAda paNa karAvyo che. | gujarAtamAM pahelo moTo gurjara rAjA vanarAja thayo e rAjya jainAcAryoe maMtra baLathI sthApana kareluM tethI svAbhAvika rIte jaina matane nahIM mAnanArA lokonI A rAjyamAM vizeSa pratiSThA jaNAtI nathI. vanarAje potAnuM (109) ekaso nava varSa (2) be mAsa ane (21) ekavIsa divasanuM AyuSya bhogavyuM temAM (59) ogaNasATha varSa (2) be mAsane (21) ekavIsa divasa rAjya karyuM ne saMvata 862 nA varSamAM svargavAsI thayo. pachI vanarAjano putra yogarAja saMvata 862 nA varSamAM aSADa suda 3 ne gurUvAre, azvinI nakSatra ne siMhalagnamAM gAdIe beTho. tene traNa putro hatA. eka divasa te traNa putromAMthI kSemarAja nAmanA kumAre rAjAne kahyuM ke dezAntarIya bIjA rAjAnA vahANo, samudramAM pavananuM tophAna lAgavAthI vikharAI gayelAM, bIjA samudra taTathI, zrI somezvara pattana (prabhAsa pATaNa)mAM AvyAM che ane te vahANo tejasvI 1000 ghoDA tathA 150 hAthI vagere bIjI karoDo vastuthI bharelAM che. te sarve ApaNA deza upara thaI potAnA deza bhaNI jaze. mATe jo sarakAranI AjJA hoya to tene pakaDI lUMTI lAvIe. e prakAranuM potAnA kumAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe teno niSedha kayo; tyAre traNe kumAre pitAthI chAnA ekaThA thai vicAra karyo ke mahArAja ghaNA vRddha thayA che tethI temanI buddhi paNa vikaLa thaI che; mATe temanI buddhi pramANe cAlavAmAM lAbha zo ! evA prakAranA vicAra karI traNe bhAIo eka mata thayA ke e kAma ApaNe guptapaNe karavuM. ema TharAva karI teoe potAnA dezanI prAMta bhUmimAM gupta sainya sajja karI, koI na jANe evI caura vRttie, AvatAM vahANo upara humalo karI, temAMnI sarva mAla matA chInavI lAvI. potAnA bApanI AgaLa rajU karI. te jotAM ja rAjAne hRdayamAM ghaNo kopa utpanna thayo, paNa te vakhate gama khAi, mauna dhAraNa karI, temane kAMi paNa sAruM narasuM vacana kahyuM nahi. kSemarAjane potAnAM karelAM kRtyo viSe pitA taraphathI kAMI paNa khulAso na maLavAthI, teNe potAnA pitAne "mauna dhAraNa karI besavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM, tyAre rAjAe khulAso karyo ke jo A tamAruM kareluM kArya sAruM kahuM to pArakA gharanI (1) maMdira. (2) bhakti karatI; jANe pote zrIpArzvanAthajI mahArAjanI bhakti karato tenI sAme ubho hoya evA DhabanI; mUrti-potAnI pratimA karAvI. (3) gAMDI. 48 prabaMdha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ corI rUpa pAtakano huM bhAgIdAra thAuM ane jo apriya kahuM to mArA upara tamane sahune arUci thAya mATe hAla mauna rAkhavuM e ja zreyaskara che. have, prathama me je nA kahI tenuM kAraNa jo tame jANavAne icchatA ho to teno uttara sAMbhaLo anya dezanA rAjAo ekaThA maLI eka bIjAnA rAjyanI prazaMsA karatI vakhate ApaNA rAjya viSe ema bolatA hatA ke, gujarAtamAM rAjaya karanAra rAjA to cora che mATe teo ApaNI kakSAnA na gaNAya; evA ja prakAranI TIkA karI teo upahAsa karatA hatA. e vAta ApaNA mANasoe patra dvArA ApaNane jaNAvyAthI manamAM kheda pAmI pUrvajonI kataMkavALI rUDhi mujaba na vartavAthI hAlamAM ApaNA vRddhone lAgeluM te kalaMka sarva lokanA hRdayamAMthI nikaLI gayuM ane saghaLA rAjAonI paMktimAM ApaNe paNa gaNAvA lAgyA, paNa thoDA dhanano lobha karanAra tame pUrvajanuM gayeluM kalaMka Aje pAchuM tAjuM karyuM; eTaluM kahI rAjAe potAnI AyudhazALAmAMthI dhanuSa maMgAvI kahyuM ke tamo traNa mAMthI je adhika baLavAna hoya te A dhanuSanI paNacha caDhAvo. evuM rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI te traNe bhAIoe pota potAnuM sAmarthya vAparI joyuM, paNa koithI te dhanuSanI paNacha caDhAvAi nahi; tyAre rAjAe pote te dhanuSya ucakI lai, eka kSaNa mAtramAM tenI paNacha caDhAvI, kahyuM AjJAbhaGgo narendrANAM vRtticchedonujIvinAm / pRthakzayyA ca nArINAmazastro vadha ucyate // 1 // arthaH "rAjAnI AjJAno lopa karavo, sevaka lokonI AjIvikAno cheda karavo tathA strIone judI zaiyAmAM (potAnAthI dUra) suvADavI e traNe (rAjA, sevaka ane strI)no zastra vinAno vadha karyo kahevAya.' e prakAranI nItizAstrano upadeza che; mATe zastra vinA mAro vadha karanAra tamo cho tethI have tamane huM zuM zikSA karuM ? mAre have jIvatAM, paNa maDadA jevA thaI rahevuM tenA karatAM maravuM e vadhAre sAruM che. ema kahI rAjAe mauna grahaNa karyuM ane prAyopavezanavRtta dhAraNa karI, cittA praveza karI potAnI 120 varSanI vRddha uMmare deha tyAga karyo. evo matAMtara paNa maLe che ke A rAjAe potAnI iSTa devI bhaTArikA yoginIzvarIno prAsAda potAnA rAjyamAM karAvyo che. e rAjA 35 varSa rAjya karI maraNa pAmyo. enA pachI eno putra kSemarAja saMvata 897mAM gAdIe beTho. eNe 25 varSa rAjaya karyuM. enA pachI eno putra bhUyaDa saMvata 922 mAM gAdIe beTho ne 29 varSa rAjaya karI maraNa pAmyo. eNe zrIpatanamAM bhUyaDezvara nAmanA mahAdevano prAsAda baMdhAvyo. enA pachI eno putra vairisiMha saMvata 951 mAM gAdIe beTho te 25 varSa rAjya karI maraNa pAmyo. te pachI eno putra ratnAditya saMvata 976 mAM gAdIe beTho te 15 varSa rAjya karI maraNa pAmyo. (1) annajaLano tyAga karavo te. vanarAja vagerenA prabandho 49 Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ enA pachI eno putra sAmaMtasiMha (bhUyaDadeva) saMvata 991 mAM gAdIe beTho te 7 varSa rAjaya karI maraNa pAmyo. e prakAre cAvaDA vaMzamAM 7 rAjA thayA. e vaMzanA zAsananI samApti saMvata 998 mAM thaI. have pUrve kahelA bhayaDarAjAnA vaMzanA (bhavanAdityanA) rAja, bIja ane daMDaka nAmanA traNa sagA bhAio somezvaranI yAtrA karI pAchA vaLatAM aNahila pATaNamAM AvI pahoMcyA. tyAM ghoDo pheravavA nIkaLelA rAjA sAmaMtasiMhane joyo. e rAjAe ajJAtapaNe ghoDAne cAbUkha mArI te joI pelAM traNa bhaimAMthI eka jaNa haM-haM karato mAthuM halAvI pIDA pAmato bolyo, tenA sAdathI camakIne rAjAe potAnA azvane ubho rAkhI tene "haM-haM' ema karavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. tyAre teNe javAba dIdho ke atizaya vakhANa karavA lAyaka temaja nyurapzana levA yogya tamArA azvanI gati che chatAM tame ghoDAne cAbUka mArI te joI jANe te cAbUka mArI pITha upara paDI hoya tema mane kamakamATI chUTI vaLI hoya, tenAthI mAruM marma sthaLa bhedAyuM hoya, evI rItanI pIDAkArI lAgaNI jAgavAthI huM "haM-haM karIne bolyo. evuM tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI camatkAra pAmI te rAjAe potAno azva tene ApIne kahyuM ke sabUra ! have tuM kevI rIte azva pherave che te mane batAva. ghoDo jevo tejasvI che have, teno savAra paNa tevo ja maLavAthI, tene jonArA mANaso, ghoDAnI cAlamAM temaja tene pheravavAmAM tenA upara savAra thayelA mANasanI chaTA joi, ovAraNA letA hatA. rAjAe paNa te joI vicAra karyo ke niHzaMka A koi uttama kuLano puruSa che. ema dhArI lIlAdevI nAmanI potAnI benane tenI sAthe paraNAvI. pachI kALAntare te garbhavatI to thaI paNa tethI te mahA kaSTa pAmavA lAgI. temAM pariNAme tenuM maraNa samIpa AvyuM joI pradhAna lokoe vicAra karyo ke lIlAdevI maraze tenI sAthe teno garbha paNa maraNa pAmaze. evo sarvene nizcaya thavAthI tenuM peTa cIrI chokarAne bahAra kADhI lIdho. e chokaro mULa nakSatramAM utpanna thavAthI tenuM nAma mULarAja pADyuM. bALa sUryanI peThe tejasvI ane parAkramI thavAthI sarva prajAne te ghaNo priyaMkara thayo. yuvAvasthAmAM AvyA pachI potAnA mAmAnuM rAjaya, eNe potAnA parAkramathI ghaNuM vadhArI ApyuM. ethI eno mAmo ghaNo madonmata thayo. pachI to e evuM karavA lAgyo ke koI koI vakhata mULarAjane rAjyAbhiSeka karI potAnI rAjya gAdIe besADe, ne vaLI mada caDe tyAre gAdI uparathI tene pAcho uThADI paNa mUke. A prakArano banAva banavA mAMDyo te divasathI AraMbhIne cAvaDA vaMzanA rAjAonuM dAna upahAsa karavA yogya thayuM. mULarAjane gAdIe besADe vaLI pAcho uThADe ema ghaNI vakhata thavAthI te krodhe bharAyo. potAnA mAmAno saMhAra karavA viSeno tenA magajamAM nirNaya thayo. eka divasa mULarAjane pAcho rAjayAbhiSeka karI tenA mAmAe potAnI gAdI upara besADyo che te samayamAM, mAmAne paDelI Adata samajI, potAno parivAra sajaja karI, mAmAne svargapurI dekhADavAmAM taiyAra thaI rahyo hato (1) ovAraNA. (2) ugatA surajanI. 50 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te ja vakhatamAM, banavAkALa sarjita che mATe gAphela mAmAe mULarAjanuM punaH utthApana karavA mAMDyuM te samaye mULarAja, tene ja svargavAsI karAvI saMvata 998 mAM potAnI 21 varSanI uMmare kharo svataMtra rAjA thaI beTho. eka samaye sapAdalakSano (nAgora athavA sAMberano) rAjA, mULa rAja sAthe yuddha karI tene jItavAnA hetuthI gujarAtanI hada upara caDhI Avyo. temaja tyAM tailaMga dezanA tailipa nAme rAjAno bArava (bArapa) nAmano senApati paNa te ja vakhate caDI Avyo. banne dezanA rAjAonuM lazkara eka vakhate caDI AvavAthI mULarAja potAnA pradhAno sAthe vicAra karavA lAgyo ke jo ApaNe prathama sapAdalakSanI sAme yuddhamAM paDIzuM to, te samayano lAbha laI tailipano sainApati bArava; temaja bArava sAme prathama yuddha karIzuM to sapAdalakSa rAjA, ApaNA upara ociMto humalo karI ApaNo parAbhava karaze; mATe have ApaNe karavuM zuM ? tyAre sujJa pradhAne javAba Apyo ke hAlamAM raNasaMgrAma saLagAvavAM karatAM keTalAka divasa kaMthAdurga (kaMthakoTa-e kacchanI pAse che)mAM jaI nirgamana karavo e vadhAre yogya che. kAraNa ke eTalAmAM navarAtrinA divasa AvI pahoMcavAthI e sapAdalakSa rAjA potAnI rAjadhAnI zAkaMbharI (bAbara)mAM jaI svagotra devInuM ArAdhana karavAmAM guMthAze te vakhate A bArapa senApatine ApaNe nirvine harAvI ekadama sapAdalakSanI paNa khabara laIzuM. evI rItanuM pradhAnonuM vacana sAMbhaLI mULarAja bolyo, e yukti to tamoe ThIka zodhI kADhI, paNa A rIte killAmAM saMtAI rahevAthI ApaNe namAlA gaNAIzuM ane tethI lokomAM ApaNI hAMsI thaze. tyAre pradhAne kahyuM ke pazuyuddhamAM gheTo je pAcho haThI dhase che, te vadhAre jorathI sAmAvALAne mAravA mATe. siMha je tarApa mAratI vakhate potAnuM aMga saMkocI nAkhe che, te ghaNI uMcI tarApathI zikArane ekadama pakaDavA sAru; temaja hRdayamAM gupta vaira rAkhanAra ke jeno maMtra vicAra gupta che evA buddhimAna puruSo, bIjA juja alpabuddhivALA mANasothI thayelI avagaNanAne sahana kare che. evA te pradhAnonAM udAharaNa yukta vacanathI mULarAje kaMthAdurgamAM praveza karyo. A pramANenI mULarAjanI yukti, gurjaradezanuM AkramaNa karatA sapAdalakSa rAjAnA jANavAmAM AvavAthI, navarAtrinA divasa AvyA tyAre, pote svarAjayamAM na jatAM, je ThekANe paDAva nAkhyo hato te ja ThekANe, zAkaMbharI nAmanuM nagara vasAvI, tyAM potAnI gotradevIne maMgAvIne navarAtrinA utsavano AraMbha karyo. A vAta mULarAjanA jANavAmAM AvavAthI, pote krodhAyamAna thaI AvI paDelA saMkaTamAMthI mukta thavA mATe potAnA tarkane anusarI jANe pote lahaNikA karavA samAraMbhathI potAnA sarve nAnA moTA zUrA sAmaMtone ekaThA karato hoya evI rItano bahArathI DoLa batAvI, temanA upara saMketayukta patrikAo mokalI ApI. patradvArA temane sUcavyuM ke "tamAre sapAdalakSa rAjAnA kaTaka samIpa amuka divase ane amuka vakhate saMketa sAdhavAne AvI pahoMcavuM ane huM paNa amuka vakhate tyAM hAjara thaIza. paNa bahArathI evo DoLa batAvavuM ke mULarAja lahaNikA kare che mATe tyAM jaie chIe evA bheda bharyA patro lakhI mokalyA pachI te AvanAra sAmaMtonA parAkrama, kIrti ane kuLane ghaTatuM vanarAja vagerenA prabandho 51 Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdaramAna ApavAne keTalAka rAjaputrone niyukta karI temane agAuthI te sthaLe mokalyA. pachI pote niyata karela divase ativegavALI sAMDhaNI upara besI teno sevaka sAthe laI potAnA sthAnathI ghaNI pRthvI ullaMghana karI prabhAta thatAM ja akasmAta sapAdalakSa rAjAnA sainya AgaLa AvI, jANe koI teno ISTamitra maLavA Avyo hoya tema, AsapAsanA kaTakano kaMI paNa vicAra na karatAM, sAMDhaNI sahita e rAjAnA taMbumAM praveza karavAnA dvAra AgaLa AvI sAMDhaNI uparathI jhaTa utaryo. A rAjataMbunI nAgI talavArathI rakSA karato dvArapALa ubho hato, te pratye mULarAja hAthamAM talavAra rAkhI bolyo. are dvArapALa ! A vakhate tAro rAjA zuM kare che ane te kyAM che ? ahIMthI jA ane tArA rAjAne vidita kara ke gurjaradezanA mahArAja zrI mULarAja tArA rAjadvAranA taMbu AgaLa AvI birAjyA che. ema bolatAM AsapAsanA dvArapALone potAnA vizALa bAhu baLathI vikherI, sarvene taraNA mAtra gaNI, madonmattapaNe, sAmA javAbanI rAha na jotAM AgaLa dhasyo ane je vakhate Agalo dvArapALa sapAdalakSa rAjAne mULarAja padhAryAnA samAcAra vidita kare che eTalAmAM, mULarAja pote te rAjAnI samakSa AvI tenA suvarNamaya palaMga upara siMhanI jema garjato beTho. mULarAja A pramANe akasmAta pragaTa thavAthI sapAdalakSa rAjA kiMcita bhayabhIta thaI stabdha rahyo; paNa sahaja vAramAM pAcho zuddhimAM AvI potAnA palaMga upara beThelA zUravIrane prazna karyo ke tameja zrI gurjaradezanA mahArAjA mULarAja cho ? mULarAje javAba dIdho ke hA, te nAmanI kIrti mane che. evuM mULarAjanuM prativacana sAMbhaLI sapAdalakSa rAjA potAnA atithi mULarAjanuM sanmAna karavAne kaMika vadhu samayasUcaka bolavAnuM AraMbhe che, eTalAmAM to mULarAjanA prathama saMketa pramANe tenA zUrA sAmaMtoe cAra hajAra ghoDesavAra sahita te rAjataMbune cAre bAjuthI gherI lIdho. A joI mULarAje sapAdalakSa rAjAne kahyuM ke he rAjan ! A bhUmaMDaLamAM mane yuddha Ape evo sakaLa guNa saMpanna ati baLavAna koi mugaTadhArI mahArAjA mArI najaramAM haju sudhI Avyo nathI, paraMtu huM ema kalpanA karuM chuM ke tame tevA cho; ane e samaya ahIM tamArA padhAravAthI mane anAyAse prApta thayo hato, paNa jema ati durlabha ane uttama svAdiSTa bhojanane ArogavAnI vakhate mAkhI temAM paDI maravAthI jema te bhojana tyAga karavA yogya thAya che, e nyAye tailaMga dezanA tailipa nAme rAjAno senApati bAra5 gujarAta upara caDI AvavAthI ApaNA yuddhamAM vilaMba thayo che, tethI huM ghaNo kheda yukta thayo chuM. mATe e bArapa senApatine zikSA karIne huM pAcho pharuM tyAM sudhI Ape niSpakSapaNe ahIM ja sthira rahevuM ane pachI ApaNe yuddha rasano paraspara anubhava karIzuM evo mAro draDha nizcaya jaNAvavA mATe mAruM atre AvavuM thayuM che. mULarAjanuM A prakAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI te rAjAe kahyuM ke tamArA jevA moTA hiMmatavAna rAjAne dhanya che ke zatrunA agaNita daLanI vacce ane zatrunI samakSa eka kaTArInA baLa upara jhajhumI eka sAdhAraNa mANasanI jema AvavuM, evA sAhasika dharyavAna ane baLavAna rAjAnI sAthe zatrutA rAkhavI tenA karatAM tenI sAthe mitratA rAkhavI e huM vadhAre pasaMda karuM chuM. mATe dehAMta sudhI ApanI sAthe A mitratA para prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAkhavA icchuM chuM. AvuM rAjAnuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI mULarAja tenA javAbamAM hA, ema karavuM na ghaTe, ghaTe, ema nA, hA, karato tathA te rAjAe karelA bhojananA AmaMtraNane kabula, nAkabula, karavAno DoLa batAvato potAnI samazerane ramADato ekAeka jevI rIte Avyo. tevI ja rItanA sAvadhAnapaNAthI jhaDapabaMdha tyAMthI uThI taMbunI bahAra AvI, potAne mATe rAha jotI sAMDhaNI upara savAra thai potAnA lazkara sAthe kUca karI ekadama bAra5 senApatinA lazkara upara chApo mAryo ane dAtaraDAthI kheDuta ghAsa kApe tema tenA lazkarano ghANa kADhI vijaya meLavI tenA daza hajAra ghoDA ane aDhAra hAthI lUMTI laI hara hara mahAdevanA pokAra karato ane jayanA DaMkA deto tyAMthI pAcho pharyo; ane thoDA divasamAM sapAdalakSa rAjAnA vasAvelA zAkaMbharI nAmanA nagaramAM AvI pahoMcyo. paNa te arasAmAM sapAdalakSa rAjA, mULarAjanI bArapa sAthenI jIta sAMbhaLI palAyana thaI gayo hato. A joI mULarAjanA harSano kaMI pAra rahyo nahi; ane pote je vipnamAM AvI paDelo hato temAMthI nivRtta thayo te vAtane amara karavAne pote zrIpattanamAM mULarAja vasahikA ane mUMjALa devasvAmIno prAsAda karAvyo. pachI pote bhaktibhAve dara somavAre ziva darzana karavAno niyama rAkhyo. temAM tenI daDha bhakti joi mULarAjane tenA maMDalika nagaranA mukAme zrI somanAtha mahAdeve sAkSAta darzana dIdhAM. te kAraNathI mULarAje te sthaLe mULezvara nAmanA zivaliMganI sthApanA karI. AthI zive, vizeSa prasanna thaI upadeza karyo ke huM tane niraMtara prasanna chuM mATe havethI huM tArA aNahilapATaNamAM mArA sevaka sahita nivAsa karuM chuM ane teno paraco tane tArA nagaramAM ja mAluma paDaze. ema kahI ziva adazya thayA. thoDAM divase mULarAja aNahilapATaNamAM Avyo tyAre tyAMnA vAva, taLAva, kuvA vagere saghaLA jaLAzayomAM pANI khArAM thayelAM joI tene khAtrI thaI ke sAkSAt zrI somezvara mahAdeva potAnA sevaka samudra sAthe mArA nagaramAM padhAryA che. mATe mAre yathAzakti temanI bhakti karavI evA vicArathI temanA nivAsane vAste aNahilavADamAM trimUrti prAsAda karAvyo, jethI saghaLAM jalAzayo pharI mIThAM thayAM. A camatkArathI rAjAnuM mana zivabhaktimAM vadhAre bhedAyuM. aharniza "ziva ziva dhyAna lAgyuM. potAnA sthApana karelA zivAlayamAM zuM karavuM ane zuM na karavuM tenA vivecanamAM potAno kALa gamana karavA lAgyo. prathama to devAlayamAM bhaktimAna brahmacArI tapasvI pujArInI jarUra che. evI manamAM preraNA thavAthI tenA pujArInI zodha karAvavA mAMDI. zodha karAvatAM evI mAhitI maLI ke zrI sarasvatI tIre kaMthaDI nAmano mahAna tapasvI nivAsa karI rahyo che. teno niyama evo che ke teNe ekAntarA upavAsa karavA ne pAraNAM pAMca koLIyA bhikSA mAgI karavAM. A uparathI zrI mULarAje prathama to A tapasvInA darzana karavAno vicAra karyo. kAraNa ke enA manamAM ema AvyuM ke jo huM ene AmaMtraNa karI bolAvIza to Ave ke na Ave, mATe jAte ja e sthaLe jaI sAkSAt e tapasvInAM darzana karI manobhilASa pUrNa karavo; evo vicAra karI pote bIjA divase sarasvatI tIre jaI kaMthaDI tapasvInI zodha karI teno zaraNAgata thayo. paNa e kaMthaDI A vakhate cothIyA tAvanI vArInA vanarAja vagerenA prabandho 53 Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMjAmAM sapaDAyelo hovAthI teNe vicAryuM ke huM A duSTa javarane AdhIna rahI rAjAnuM sanmAna zI rIte karI zakIza tethI teNe e cothIyA tAvane potAnI eka jUnI oDhelI kaMthAmAM samAvI pote javaramukta thaI rAjAnuM sanmAna karavAmAM tatpara thayo. banne jaNA vAtacIta karatA beThA che, evAmAM rAjAnI najara tyAM paDelI pelI kaMthA upara paDI. e kaMthA tharathara dhrUjatI hatI e joi rAjAe acaMbo pAmI te kaMpavAnuM kAraNa AsapAsa zodhyuM paNa kAMI na mAluma paDavAthI vismita thai, tapasvIne prazna karyo ke he mahArAja ! A kaMthA nirjIva chatAM kaMpe che kema? yogIrAje mAthuM dhuNAvI maMda hAsya karI kahyuM ke he rAjana? huM javarathI sapaDAI sUtelo hato tevAmAM ApanA AgamananI vAta sAMbhaLI e javarane hAlamAM zarIrathI vegaLo karI A kaMthAmAM utAryo che; mATe javaranA svAbhAvika guNa vaDe A kaMthA kaMpe che. A sAMbhaLavA uparathI rAjAe tapasvIne prazna karyo ke jyAre yogIrAjo yogabaLe javarano alpakALa tyAga karI zake che, tyAre sarvathA kema tyAga karI zakatA nathI ? rAjAnuM A prazna sAMbhaLI kaMthaDIe nIce pramANe kahyuM. pUrvakRta karmathI roganI prApti thAya che. e roga A deha vaDe bhogavavo paDe che; ane te bhogavyA vagara pUrvabaddha karmathI mukta thavAtuM nathI mATe temAMthI mukta thavAne mATe tapasvIo vyAdhionI pIDA sahana kare che." he rAjan ! uparokta kAraNathI meM e cothIyA tAvano sarvathA parityAga karyo nathI. A vAta sAMbhaLI rAjAne, e kaMthaDI potAnA zivAlayanA adhikAranuM saMpUrNa pAtra che, evI khAtrI thavAthI teNe e kaMthaDIne ghaNA vinaya sAthe kahyuM ke he mahArAja ! meM aNahilapATaNamAM trimUrti prAsAda baMdhAvyo che temAM Apane adhikArI karavAnA hetuthI huM ahIM Avyo chuM; mATe kRpA karI mAro manoratha pUrNa karo. A sAMbhaLI te kaMthaDI tapasvIe rAjAne smRtinuM vAkya kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. he rAjan ! "rAjayanA adhikArIne traNa mAse, maThanA adhikArIne traNa divase ane purohita (rAjAnA gora)ne eka divasamAM naraka prApta che." ema jenI jaldIthI narakamAM paDavAnI vAMchA hoya tenuM e kAma che. mATe he rAjana ! A saMsAra samudra nirvidane taravAnA hetuthI Aja sudhI upalA adhikArothI huM dUra rahyo chuM to have A chellI veLAe, Akho samudra tarI huM zuM gAyanA pagalamAM (khAbociyAmAM) DUbI marUM ? mATe koI bIjA tapasvIne zodhI lo. A sAMbhaLI rAjA tene vadhAre Agraha pUrvaka na kahetAM, "ApanuM kahevuM vyAjabI che' ema kahI tenI AjJA mAgI tyAMthI cAlato thayo. bIjA divase yogIrAjane bhikSA karavA nIkaLelAM joI rAjAe tene AmaMtraNa ApyuM ane tene ja pote baMdhAvelA trimUrti prAsAdano adhikArI karavAmAM, eka rIte nahi to bIjI rIte paNa potAno manobhilASA pUrNa karavA mATe, dUdhapAka ne mAMDAnI rasoI taiyAra karAvI. pachI eka tAmrapatra upara "mArA devAlayano adhikAra tamane arpaNa karyo che' evI noMdha karI te tAmrapatra pelA mAMDA (jADI roTalI) nA paDamAM chUpAvI, tenA bhikSApAtramAM dUdhapAka sAthe arpaNa karyuM. tapasvI A kapaTathI ajANa hato tethI bhikSA 54 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ grahaNa karI tyAMthI pAcho vaLyo. cAlatAM cAlatAM sarasvatI nadI tIre AvI pahocyo, paNa te nadIe tapasvIne haMmezanA niyama pramANe mArga Apyo nahi, tethI pote cittAmagna thaI, sarasvatIe mArga na ApavAmAM potAno zo doSa che teno vicAra karavA lAgyo. manomaMthana karatAM Akhare tenuM lakSya, maLelI bhikSA tapAsavA tarapha doDyuM. tethI tene tapAsI jotAM mAMDAnA paDamAM gupta kareluM tAmrapatra ene mAluma paDyuM. te jotAM ja tapasvI to ati krodhAyamAna thaI mULarAja upara rAto ne pILo thavA lAgyo. eTalAmAM agamacetI mULarAje tyAM hAjara thaI ati vinaya pUrvaka vacana vAparI tene zAMta pADyo. pachI tapasvI kaMthaDIe kahyuM ke jamaNe haste grahaNa karelI bhikSA mArAthI vRthA thatI nathI, tema deha sArthaka karavA adyApi ati kaSTa veThI karelAM tapamAM vijJa karI huM naraka pAmavA icchato nathI, mATe ucita mArga e che ke mAro ziSya vaijalladeva nAme eka rAjavaMzI tapasvI che te he rAjana ! tamArA devAlayanA adhikAranuM pAtra che, mATe A adhikAra mArA badale temane arpaNa karI ApanuM manavAMchita kArya siddha karo. A vacana mAthe caDhAvI rAjAe tyAMthI pAchA pharI vaijjaladevanI pAse jaI sarve hakIkatathI vAkepha karyo, tyAre teNe kahyuM ke huM mULathI rAjakulIna chuM, gRhasthAzramanA tamAma sukho bhogavuM chuM, mAtra brahmacarya pAlana karuM chuM tethI gRhasthAzrama mATe dararoja mArI sevAmAM 32 vArAMganA, 8 paLa kezara, 4 paLa kasturI, 1 paLa kapUra ATaluM to snAnanI sAmagrImAM ane oDhavAne 1 zveta chatra e vigare saghaLuM pUrNa karavAnI ane tene peTe garAsa bAMdhI ApavAnI jo tamArI icchA hoya to tamAruM manovAMchita kAma huM mAthe lauM. A mAMgaNI rAjAe kabUla rAkhIne te tapasvIbhUpati vaijalladevano potAnA trimUrti prAsAdanA adhikArano abhiSeka karyo. je sthale eno abhiSeka karyo te sthaLa Aje kAMkarola nAmanA gAmathI oLakhAya che. - vaijalladevane trimUrti devAlayanA pUjArIno adhikAra maLyA pachI teNe e kAma evI to bhaktimaya niSThAthI calAvavA mAMDyuM ke jagatamAM e ja eka adbhUta niSkapaTa brahmacArI che evI tenI moTI kIrti thavA lAgI. A prakAranI tenI kIrti sAMbhaLatA mULarAjanI rUpa garvitA paTarANIne vizvAsa beTho nahi, tethI teNIe e brahmacArInA niSkapaTa brahmacaryanuM pArakhuM jovAno nizcaya karI, eka divasa pote soLe zaNagAra sajI, puSpa dhUpa dIpAdi pUjApAthI bharelo sonAno ratnajaDita thALa hAthamAM laI, pUrNimAnA caMdrane lajjA pamADatI trimUrti prAsAda tarapha cAlI. prathama zivapUjana karI pote vaijalladevanA nirjana gharamAM gaI to tyAM hAMDI jhummarAdi dIpakano jhagajhagATa thaI rahyo che, puSpAttarAdino suvAsa mahekI rahyo che ane karNane AnaMda pamADanArA nAnA prakAranA vAjiMtromAMthI potAnI meLe madhura svara nIkaLI rahyA che, evA ramaNIya mahelamAM ratnajaDita suvarNamaya palaMga upara vaijjaladeva brahmacArIne AnaMdamAM beThelA nihALI, te rANIe tene chaLavA mATe hAvabhAva kaTAkSa sahita nRtya karI kAmAgni pradipta karanAra rAdhAkRSNanA saMbhoga zRMgAranI garabI gAI paNa vaijjaladevane tenI kaMI paNa asara thaI nahi. Akhare vaijalladevane potAnI sAthe kAmakrIDA karavA spaSTa rIte vinaMti karI; paNa e brahmacArIe te paNa na svIkAratAM, ulaTuM tiraskArathI te rANInA vanarAja vagerenA prabandho 55 Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUpAbhimAnane tuccha ghUMka rUpa gaNyo ane pote cAvatA tAMbulanA rasanI picakArI tenA aMga upara mArI, tethI rANInA zarIra upara je je ThekANe pAnanI picakArInA chAMTA uDyA te saghaLI jagyAe koDha thayo. A joI te rANI atyaMta kheda pAmI pazcAttApa karI punaH koDha rahita thavA mATe atyAgrahapUrvaka tene vinaMtI karavA lAgI. tyAre vaijjaladeve kahyuM ke aharniza mArA snAnanuM tyAga kareluM pANI zarIre mardana karavAthI tuM pApa mukta thaIza ane tAro koDha paNa jato raheze. A vacana sAMbhaLI rANI potAnA mahelamAM gai ane niraMtara te pANInuM mardana karavAthI thoDe kALe koDha mukta thai. e ja roga mULarAjane thavAnuM kAraNa jo ke nIce pramANe che. pUrve paramAra rAjAnA vaMzamAM kIrtirAja nAme dezAdhipatinI kAmalatA nAme putrI hatI. te bAlyAvasthAmAM eka divasa saMdhyAkALane samaye koI prAsAdamAM sakhI sAthe bALa ramata ramatI hatI. ramatAM ramatAM temAMnI eka sakhI te devAlayanA raMgamaMDapamAM AvelA eka sthaMbhane vaLagIne bolI ke A (sthaMbha) mAro dhaNI; temaja dareka sakhI eka eka sthaMbhane vaLagIne tene pota potAno dhaNI karI kahevA lAgI. paNa kAmalatA jarA ubhI rahI dama khAtI hatI tene pelI sakhIoe pUchyuM ke alI have tAro vara kayo te batAva ! kAmalatAe Ama tema daSTi pheMkI to saMdhyAkALanA aMdhakArane lIdhe, eka sthaMbhane aDIne beThelA phulaDA nAmanA eka govALiyAne na joI zakavAthI, ramatanA umaMgamAM AvelI kAmalatA ekadama tene vaLagI paDI bolI ke A mAro vara. eTalAmAM pelo govALiyo cAlI nIkaLyo. tene najaramAM rAkhI, cAlatI ramatanI samApti karI sarve sakhIo potapotAne ghera pahoMcI. pachI varSAntare e kAmalatAne paraNAvavAno vakhata AvavAthI enA mAbApe sujJa, kAntivALA ane kula dIpaka varo zodhI kADhI tenI prasannatA khAtara batAvavA mAMDyA.paNa kAmalatAe temAMthI koIno paNa svIkAra na karyo ane potAnA manamAM saMtApa karato vicAra bahAra pADavAnI A sArI taka joi, te bolI uThI, ke he pUjya mAta pitA ! mAro mana kalpita paNa draDha nizcaya sAMbhaLI mArA upara kopAyamAna thazo nahi. eka same bALa krIDA karatI vakhate eka phulaDA nAmanA govALiyAne kharekhara to bAlyAvasthAmAM "mAro vara' ema tene mArAthI kahevAI gayuM to paNa meM tene mArA manathI mArA pati tarIke mAnI lIdho che. mATe have e sivAyanA anya puruSo mATe bhAI-bApa samAna che. A pramANe taDane phaDa karatI evI kAmalatAnA mukhathI kharatA zabdo sAMbhaLI tenA mAtA pitA cUpa thayAM ane aMte e govALiyAne varavAmAM potAnI putrIno atyAgraha joI nirupAya thayelAM mA-bApe te govALiyAne bolAvI tenI sAthe tene paraNAvI. e kAmalatAne eka putra thayo. jenuM nAma teNe "lAkho pADyuM hatuM. e lAkho Aja "lAkho phulaNIyo yA phulANI" e nAmathI oLakhAya che. kALAntare te kaccha dezano moTo vikhyAta rAjA thayo. e rAjA yazorAja nAmanA devano pUrNa bhakta hovAthI te devanA varadAnanA baLe karI ekAeka koithI na jItAya evo mahA samartha rAjA thayo. e rAjAe 11 vakhata mULarAjanA sainyane trAsa 56 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pamADI pAchuM haTAvyuM hatuM. e draSathI lAga joi, eka vakhate e lAkhAne kapilakoTI nAmanA killAmAM AvI caDelo joI mULarAje tenA upara ekAeka humalo karI tene gherI lIdho. lAkho zatrunA hAthamAM evA vakhatamAM sapaDAyo ke A vakhate teno maheca nAmano zUravIra mahAna yoddho, jene eNe bIjA mulaka upara lazkara ApI jItavA mokalyo hato te paNa pAcho Avyo na hato. mAheca lAkhAno jamaNo hAtha hovAthI tenuM smaraNa karavA lAgyo ke jo A vakhate maheca hoya to mULarAjanA sainyanI jota jotAmAM caTaNI karI nAMkhe. A vAta mULarAjanA jANavAmAM AvavAthI teNe e mAhezane AvavAnA saghaLA mAgo potAnA lazkarathI baMdha karyA. e arasAmAM mAheca potAnuM kArya siddha karI zIghra cAlyo Avato hato, paNa mArgamAM mULarAjanA mANasoe tene aTakAvI kahyuM ke jo tamAre tamArA rAjAne maLavAnI ghaNI jarUra hoya, to tamAre zastro A sthaLe mUkI niHzastra jAo. potAno rAjA saMkaTamAM sapaDAyelo jANI, game tema paNa tene maLI, tenuM hita karavAnA hetuthI A mahA buddhimAna mATe A vakhate tenA vacana rUpa jherano pyAlo pI jai, potAnAM zastra tyAM ja mUkI, khAlI hAthe halAvato potAnA rAjA pAse Avyo. banne rAjAnuM dvandra yuddha cAlI raheluM joI prathama teNe potAnA rAjAne namaskAra karyo. pachI tene zaurya caDhAvanArA nIce pramANe vAkyo kahyAM. zatrurUpI aMdhakArane pragaTa thayelAM sUryanA prakAzanI jema jo nahi haTAvI do to he rAjanuM ! lAkhA nAmane nikRSTapaNAno moTo baTTo lAge; mATe zatrune to mAryothI ja chUTako che. potAnA puramAM jIta pAmIne padhAravAne have ATha ke dasa divasa ja bAkI rahyA che.' ityAdi zaurya garbhita vAkyo kahI yA homa karI zatru upara tuTI paDavA ghaNo uzkeryo. tethI teNe traNa divasa sudhI to mULarAja sAthe bhAre dvayuddha macAvyuM, paNa cothe divase "have mArAthI mULarAja jItAze nahi" evA vicAramAM pote paDyo. kAraNa ke mULarAja somezvara mahAdevano kaTTara upAsaka hovAthI tenA zarIramAM zaMkarano praveza thayo hato. A kAraNathI Akhare mULarAje lAkhAne mArI nAkhyo. ATalAthI saMtoSa nahi pAmatA mRtyu pAmI raNasaMgrAma bhUmi upara paDelA lAkhAnI DADhI mUcha pavanathI hAlatI joi, tene dabAvavA mATe apamAnapUrvaka potAnA pagathI sparza karyo. AvuM tenuM adhama kArya joI, killAmAM rahIne A ghaTanAne nihALatI lAkhAnI janetAe mULarAjane zrApa dIdho ke tuM ane tAro vaMza lUtI rogathI nAza pAmo. A pramANe mULarAje 55 varSa sudhI niSkaTaka rAjya karyuM. eka divasa saMdhyAkALanI AratIno vidhi samApta thayA pachI rAjAe prasAdIrUpa potAnA mukhavAsanuM tAMbula eka vaMTha nAmanA potAnA sevakane ApyuM. te teNe be hAthe sanmAna pUrvaka grahaNa karI joyuM to temAM jhINA jhINA kRmi paDelA tenI dRSTie paDyA. A vAta teNe rAjAne nivedana karI te sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjAne vairAgya utpanna thavAthI teNe saMnyasta dikSA grahaNa karI. pachI prathama teNe potAnA jamaNA paganA aMguThAmAM agnipradIpta karI (hasti) vagerenA moTA moTA dAna ATha divasa paryata ApyAM. (1) adhama, nIca. vanarAja vagerenA prabandho 57 Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ enA pachI saMvata 1053mAM zrAvaNa zudi 11 zukravAra puSya nakSatra ane vRSabha lagnamAM cAmuMDa nAme rAjA gAdIe beTho. teNe zrIpattanamAM caMdanAtha ane cAciNezvara devano prAsAda karAvyo. e rAjA 13 varSa rAjaya karI maraNa pAmyo. pachI saMvata 1066 mAM vallabharAjadeva gAdIe beTho. e rAjAe mALavA upara caDhAI karIne dhArA nagarIno koTa gherI lIdho, paNa tevAmAM akasmAta phUlano roga utpanna thavAthI te maraNa pAmyo. e rAjAe 5 mAsa ne 29 divasa rAjya karyuM. e rAjAnI birUdAvalIno pokAra "rAjamadanazaMkara' tathA "jagajhaMpaNa" e be prakAre karavAmAM Avato hato. enA pachI e ja varSamAM eTale saMvata 2066 mAM eno bhAI durlabharAja gAdIe beTho. eNe prathama potAnA bhAI vallabharAjanA zreya mATe madanazaMkara nAmano prAsAda karAvyo. pachI zrIpattanamAM sapta mALano dhavaLa gRha jemAM dAnazALA, hastizALA tathA ghaTikA gRha che te, tathA durlabha sarovara nAmanuM taLAva baMdhAvyuM. e rAjA 11 varSa ne 6 mAsa rAjya karI, potAnA bhAInA putra 'bhImano rAjyAbhiSeka karI pote tIrtha nivAsa karavAnI icchAthI kAzI tarapha cAlyo. cAlatAM cAlatAM mArgamAM mAlava deza Avyo. tyAMnA rAjA muMjarAje tene aTakAvI kahyuM ke A mArI hada che mATe A tame dhAraNa karelAM chatra cAmara vagere rAja cihno ahIM choDo ane kApaDIno veza laI eTale bhagavA lugaDA paherI ahIMthI vidAya thAo; agara tema karavAnI icchA nahi hoya to tamo rAja cihna dhAraNa karo cho mATe mArI sAthe yuddha karo. A sAMbhaLI rAjA vicAramAM sthira thayo. potAnA dhArelA dharma kAryamAM antarAya AvI paDyo, ema durlabharAjanA manamAM vicAra utpanna thavAthI, saghaLI hakIkata bhImarAjane nivedana karAvI pote samayano khyAla lai muMjarAjanA kahevA pramANe kApaDIno veza dhAraNa karI kAzI kSetramAM jaI paraloka sAdhyo. uparokta ghaTanAthI mALavA ane gujarAtanA rAjA vacce zatrutAnuM bIja ropAyuM. (1) bIjI pratamAM potAno putra bhIma che. 58 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ** muMjarAjAno prabandha 102 muMjarAjAno prabandha pUrve mALavAmAM paramAra vaMzano siMhadanta (siMhabhar zrIharSa) nAme rAjA hato. e rAjA vRddhAvasthAne pAmyo to paNa ene eka paNa putra na thavAthI enuM rAjya levAne enA pitrAio thanaganI rahyA hatA paNa banatA sudhI potAnuM rAjya temanA hAthamAM nahi javA devAnA vicArathI e vizenI kAMi paNa goThavaNa karavA mATe potAnA vizvAsu pradhAno sAthe masalata karI, Akhare evo vicAra karyo ke hAla nagaramAM evI vAtanI carcA calAvavI ke rANIne garbha rahyo che. pachI eTalAmAM jo koinuM taratanuM janmeluM bhAgyazALI bALaka maLI Avaze to to ThIka ja che nahi to pachI paDaze tevA devAze. A prakArano TharAva amalamAM lAvI te vize rANIne vAkepha karI naga2mAM vAta carcAvI. daiva yoge banAva evo banyo ke siMhadanta rAjA eka samaye rAjyapATikAmAM pharato pharato koi vanamAM jai caDyo to tyAM ugelA za2vaNa madhye muMjanA bhothAmAM taratanuM janmeluM khubasurata bALaka koi mUkI gayeluM tenA jovAmAM AvavAthI, potAne putra prAptinI ghaNI apekSA hatI mATe atipremathI tene uMcakI lIdho. AjubAju joyuM paNa koi tenuM vAlI vArasa najare na paDavAthI, izvare Aje putranI mane bakSIsa karI ema potAnA manamAM mAnI lai, te putra rANIne svAdhIna karyo te vakhate vadhAmaNImAM nobata pramukha vAjiMtrono gaDagaDATa AkhA nagaramAM karAvI mUkyo jethI saghaLA lokone khabara paDI ke rANIne putrano prasava thayo ne tethI ghe2 ghe2 2AjaputranA janmotsavano moTo samAraMbha thayo ane pitAe enuM sArthaka nAma muMja' pADyuM. A sapagalAnA putrathI rAjAne bIjo siMdhala (siMdhula) nAmano putra prApta thayo, paNa te bahAdurImAM kAMi muMjathI caDhe evo na hato. muMja siMdhula karatAM sakaLa guNa rUpamAM sampanna hovAthI rAjAnuM mana potAnI vRddhAvasthAe muMjane rAjyAbhiSeka ka2vA tarapha lobhAyuM, tethI rAjAe eka divasa avasara joi muMjanA zayanagRhamAM praveza karyo, te vakhate muMje potAnI ardhAMganAne paDadAmAM rAkhI ati mAnapUrvaka rAjAnuM sanmAna karyuM. pachI muMja sAthe vAta parathI vAta calAvatAM calAvatAM, AjubAju koi trAhita mANasanI (1) muMjanA bhothAmAMthI maLelo mATe. Ho A J * * ** 59 Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dRSTie na paDavAthI rAjAe tenI utpatti viSe athathI iti sudhI vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. te sAMbhaLatAM ja muMjarAjanI AMkhamAMthI azrudhArAo cAlavA lAgI, te joI rAjAe tene chAtI saraso cAMpI, dilAso ApI aMte kahyuM ke tArI aMtaHkaraNa pUrvakanI bhaktithI saMtoSa pAmI, mArA kharA putrane rAjayAdhikAra na ApatAM tane ApuM chuM paNa eTaluM karaje ke tenI sAthe, potAnA sagA bhAinI mAphaka ati prItibhAvathI vartaje, tArA karatAM nAno hovAthI tene kadI dago deto nahi. A vAta muMjarAje kabula rAkhI vinaya pUrvaka namaskAra karyo. pachI e siMhadanta rAjA sArA muhUrta samaye muMjarAjano rAjayAbhiSeka karI maraNa pAmyo. have, siMhadanta ane muMja vacce thayelI gupta vAta muMjanI rANIe paDadAmAM rahI sAMbhaLelI te uparathI e strI kevA peTanI che, te viSenI parIkSA karavAnA hetue, eka divasa rAjA rANI banne nAnA prakAranA hAsya vinodathI manoraMjana karatA hatA, te samayamAM muMjarAje rANInA piyarIyA saMbaMdhI vAtano upADa karI temane meNAM ane kaTAkSathI bharelA zabdo vAparyA. muMjanA zabdo bANarUpa thaI paDavAthI muMjanI rANIe javAba dIdho ke hA, mArA bhAI bApa to kalaMkathI bharelA che paNa tamo tamArI jAtano ja vicAra karIne ke tame ja kyAM siMhadantanA kharA putra cho ? e to na bolyAmAM nava guNa. A uparathI muMjarAje tenI tulanA karI vicAra karyo ke game tevI DahApaNa bharelI strI hoya to paNa tenA peTamAM gupta vAta TakI zakatI ja nathI evuM nItizAstranuM vacana che mATe have A rAMDane jIvatI rAkhavAthI mArI gupta vAtano phelAvo thaze. kAraNa ke e halakA peTanI hovAthI mArI AgaLa mArI gupta vAta pragaTa karatAM ene AMcako na paDyo to enI kharI sakhIo AgaLa khullI karatAM e zAnI Dare ? mATe eno vadha karavo e ja zreSTha che. ema dhArI ekadama krodhamaya thaI potAnI talavArathI tenuM zIra chedana karI nAkhyuM.' pachI e rAjAe potAnA parAkramathI svarAjyamAM ghaNo vadhAro karyo, paNa pote kusaMgatithI unmArge cAlyo ane rAjayano saghaLo vahIvaTa samasta sajjanomAM buddhibaLAdimAM zreSTha evA eka rudrAditya nAmanA potAnA pradhAnane soMpI svacchaMdapaNe kALa gamana karavA lAgyo. eka divasa kAntimAM bIjo kaMdarpa evo muMjarAja potAnA pANIdAra azva upara savAra thaI, namatA pahoranA maMda maMda vAyunI laheramAM ne laheramAM, teNe potAnA rAjyathI bAra koza dUra koI mAMDalika rAjAnA nagaramAM praveza karyo to tyAM koi dhanADhya paNa nIca varSanI putrI soLe zaNagAra sajI devAMganA sarakhI zobhatI potAnA mahelanA jhulatA jharUkhAmAM beThelI. teNe muMjarAjane dUrathI Avato jotAM ja, "A yuvAna mArI tRSNA tRpta kare tevo nara che' ema tenA manamAM AvavAthI, dAsIne tene laI AvavAno hukama karI, pote jharUkhAmAMthI mukha bahAra kADhI muMjarAja pratye kaTAkSa bANa pheMkatI ubhI rahI. eTalAmAM muMjarAjanI najara paNa te ja mahelanA jharUkhA upara javAthI temAM ubhelI caMdramukhInA kaTAkSabANathI sAnabhAna bhUlelAM muMjane jhaTa pelI dAsIe jhAlI lIdho. (1) gujarAtanA bhImarAjAnI e putrI hatI. 60 prabaMdha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zItaLavAyuthI kSaNamAtramAM muMjanI mUcha dUra thaI. dAsIe tene mahela madhye AvavAnI vinaMtI karI. paradvAra praveza karavAmAM rAjAne acakAto joI caMdramukhIe jharUkhAmAM ubhA rahI netradvArA potAno saMketa samajAvyAthI muMjarAje potAnA azvane koI gaMbhIra vaDavRkSa nIce bAMdhI te mahela madhya praveza karyo. pachI nAnA prakAranA vaibhava bhogavyA bAda vikhuTA paDatI vakhate caMdramukhIe AMsu sahita ati premabhAva darzAvyo. temaja muMjarAja paNa tene joyA vinA saghaLuM aMdhAruM dekhato evA parasparanA sneha baMdhathI kAmAMdha thaI dara rAtrie potAnI ati vegavALI cirikalla nAmanI sAMDhaNI upara besI tyAM jato ane prAta:kALamAM potAnA mahelamAM pAcho Avato. ema keTalAka divasa sudhI to cAlyuM. paNa Akhare pApano ghaDo phuTyA vinA rahyo nahIM. koI prakAre e vAta enA bhAI siMdhulanA jANavAmAM AvavAthI teNe e vAta nagaramAM carcAtI karI; tethI sAvadha banelAM muMje potAnI AMkhanI putaLI caMdramukhIne tyAM javuM mokUpha rAkhyAthI caMdramukhIe tenA upara patra mokalI pUchAvyuM ke tame hamaNAM keTalAka divasa thayA AvatA nathI tenuM kAraNa zuM ? tenA pratyuttaramAM muMjarAje eka dodhaka chaMda lakhI mokalyo ke - muMjarUpa doraDI tuTI paDI tenA kAraNa zuM tuM dekhatI nathI ? evI tuM gamAra che? ASADano megha gAje eTale pRthvI cIkaNA kAdavavALI thayA vinA kema rahe ? have siMdhula muMjathI nAno paNa tAmasI manovRttivALo hovAthI muMjanI marajI viruddha vartavAmAM rAjAnI AjJA bhaMga thAya che, evo jenA manamAM khyAla Avato ja nathI evA, naThora siMdhulane tenI rItabhAta sudhAravAne muMje ghaNo samajAvyo paNa te dhULa upara lIpaNa jevuM mAluma paDavAthI, haMmezanuM duHkha TALavAne mATe muMjarAje te naphakarA siMdhulane Akhare dezanikAla karyo ane pote sukha zAntimAM rAjaya kare che. paNa have siMdhulanI zI gati thaI, te nIce pramANe che. dezanikAla thayelo siMdhula gUrjara dezamAM AvI, kAzaha nAmanA nagaranI pAse nAnA jhuMpaDAvALuM gAma vasAvI tyAM kALakSepa karavA lAgyo. eka vakhate Azvina kRSNapakSanI caturdazInI rAtrie, zikAra karavAmAM moTuM mAhAbhya che ema pote samajI hAthamAM dhanuSa bANa laI vagaDAmAM nIkaLyo; te pharato pharato, cora lokane phAMsI devAnI bhAre bhUmi AgaLa AvI juve che, to caLakatA tArAnA alpa prakAzathI, thoDe cheTe eka bhUMDa jevA pazuno AbhAsa dITho tevo ja pote ghUMTaNiye paDI te zikAra karavA sAru dhanuSa upara bANa caDhAvyuM. temAM e evo to ekAgra banI gayo ke potAnA ghUMTaNa nIce koi coranuM zaba AveluM tenuM bhAna sarakhuM paNa tene rahyuM nahi. banAva evo banyo ke te zabamAM vanavAsI koI bhUte praveza karI jarA zarIra halAvI saMketa kIdho paNa siMdhulanuM citta zikAramAM eTaluM to lIna thayeluM ke potAnA ghUMTaNa nIce koNa che, ane te zuM kare che, te viSenI (1) loka niMdArUpI meghagarjanA-lokamAM, huM tAre tyAM AvuM chuM. temAM mArI niMdA thAya che tethI hAlamAM meM mAruM AvavuM baMdha kIdhuM e viSe zuM tArA jANavAmAM kaMI ja AvyuM nathI ? (2) bhaya upajAve evI. muMjarAjAno prabandha Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tapAsa karavAno paNa jenA manamAM khyAla sarakho utpanna thato nahoto evA vajahRdayI siMdhule teNe, te pretanA saMketane lakSamAM na letAM, zikAranI moTI laheramAM ne lahe2mAM eka hAthe potAnA ghuMTaNa nIce hAlatA zabane dabAvI, sacoTa dhanuSa bANathI te suvarane mAryo ke tarataja tyAMthI ekI chalAMge uDI zikArane marelo joi tenA kAna pakaDI ghasaDI lAve che. eTalAmAM to, zabane ubhuM thai khaDakhaDa hAsya karatuM teNe joyuM. A vakhate, siMdhula, manamAM koi paNa prakAranI zaMkA na rAkhatAM, tenI sanmukha jai ubho rahyo. tene joi zaba khaDakhaDa hasI bolyuM, khUba moTo zikAra mAryo' A sAMbhaLI siMdhula bolyo 'tArA dhArelA saMketa pramANe suvarano sAro zikAra thayo ke nahi ?' A pramANe siMdhulane himmata garbhita bhASaNa karato joi te chidrAnveSI zaba bolyuM, "dhanya che tane, tAruM dhairya garbhita sAhasikapaNuM joi huM tArA upara prasanna chuM, tArI icchA hoya varadAna mAgI le.' siMdhule javAba dIdho 'mAruM bANa pRthvI upara na paDe evuM varadAna Apa;' tathAstu kahI pharI bIjuM varadAna mAgavA mATe siMdhulane sUcanA karavAthI teNe kahyuM. 'evuM varadAna Apa ke AkhA jagatanI lakSmI mAre svAdhIna thAya.' A pramANe varadAna mAgavAmAM paNa tenuM sAhasikapaNuM joi camatkAra pAmelo preta bolyo ke mALavAnA muMjarAjano vinAza samIpa Avyo che, mATe nizce have tAre tyAMja javuM. kAraNa ke e rAjya tArA ja vaMzamAM prApta thanAra che. A uparathI siMdhule mALavAnA koi peTA gAmamAM jai nivAsa to karyo, paNa e vAta muMjanA jANavAmAM AvavAthI teNe chUpA jAsuso mokalI tene pakaDI maMgAvI tenI AMkho phoDI kASTanA pIMjarAmAM keTalAka divasa sudhI rAkhI aMte tene potAnA rAjyamAM najara keda rAkhyo. pachI siMdhulane bhoja nAmano putra prApta thayo, te evo to catura nIkaLyo ke thoDA vakhatamAM teNe rAjanItinuM tamAma jJAna meLavyuM eTaluM ja nahIM paNa 36 prakAranA AyudhanI zikSA saMbaMdhI graMtho bhaNI, 72 kaLA rUpI samudrano pAraMgAmI thayo tathA samasta santapuruSonA lakSaNothI bharapura te bALaka dina pratidina vRddhi pAmato gayo. e bhojano janma thayo te vakhate koi vidvAna jozIe tenuM bhaviSya kahI saMbhaLAvyuM ke, '55 varSa 7 mAsa ne 3 divasa sudhI gauDa deza sahita AkhA dakSiNa dezanuM bhojarAjA rAjya bhogavaze.' upara mujabanuM bhojanuM vRttAMta muMjarAjane zravaNa thatAM ja teNe vicAra karyo ke 'jyAre bhojane rAjya gAdI prApta thavAno saMbhava che tyAre te mArA putrane kema maLe ? mATe prathamathI ja jo huM tenuM nikaMdana karIza to mArA putrane rAjya prApti thavAmAM koi bhaya raheze nahIM, AvA duSTa vicAranI manamAM bharapura asara thavAthI muMjarAje mArAone bolAvI hukama karyo ke madhya rAtrie bhojane vanamAM koi na jANe evI vikaTa jagyAmAM lai jai mArI nAMkhavo. A pramANe kahIne rAjAe zayanagRhamAM praveza karyo. 62 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pachI rAjAnA hukama pramANe mA2Ao madharAte bhojane pakaDIne araNya madhye lai gayA paNa tenA zarIranuM anahada mAdhurya joi tenA upara talavAra calAvavAmAM te nirdaya lokone paNa dayA utpanna thai. niraparAdhI bhojane mArI nAMkhavAmAM mArAno hAtha upaDato nathI tema rAjAnA hukamano lopa thai zakato paNa nathI tethI have tene mAravo ke na mAravo e viSenA vicAramAM ne vicAramAM prabhAtano samaya thavA Avyo tyAre Akhare na chuTake kahyuM ke he bhoja ! 'have tuM tArA iSTa devane yAda karI le.' A sAMbhaLatAM ja bhojanuM lohI ukaLI gayuM paNa mana sthira rAkhI eka zloka lakhI ApI kahyuM ke A zloka muMjarAjane hAtho hAtha Apaje. have tArA rAjAnI AjJA pramANe je karavuM hoya te satvara karI le. prathamathI dayA utpanna thayelI tethI ane vaLI A zlokamAM koNa jANe zA prakArano artha rahyo haze ane te vAMcavAthI rAjAnuM bolavuM kevA prakAranuM thAya che te jANI lIdhA pachI bhojanuM jema ka2vuM ghaTaze tema karIzuM ema vicArI tene ghora araNyane viSe koi na jANe evA amuka ThekANe thoDo kALa nivAsa karAvI te mArAo tyAMthI pAchA pharI muMjarAjanA darabAramAM AvyA ane bhojano ApelA zlokano patra tene arpaNa karyo. mAndhAtA sa mahIpatiH kRtayugAlaMkArabhUto gataH setu ryena mahodadhau viracitaH kvAsau dazAsyAntakaH / anye cApi yudhiSThiraprabhRtayo yAvadbhavAn bhUpate ! maikenApi samaM gatA vasumatI manye tvayA yAsyati // 1 // artha : 'satyuganA AbhUSaNa rUpa mAndhAtA rAjA paNa A pRthvIne bhogavI cAlato thayo; vaLI pRthvI upara rAjya karanAra ane jeNe samudramAM setu bAMdhI rAvaNane mAryo evA mahA samartha zrI rAmacaMdrajInuM paNa nAma mAtra avazeSa rahyuM, temaja vaLI bIjA paNa yudhiSThira Adi je je rAjA Aja sudhImAM pRthvI upara thai gayA te saghaLA rAjAo Aja pRthvIne mArI mArI karI bhogavI cAlatA thayA che paNa A pRthvI haju sudhI koinI sAthe gai nathI, paNa he muMja ! tArA kRtyo uparathI huM ema kalpanA karuM chuM ke pativratA strInI mAphaka A pRthvI to tArI sAthe ja satI thaine Avaze' !!! upara mujabano artha garbhita zloka vAMcatAM ja muMjarAja ati khedayukta thai annupAta karato bolyo 'bALahatyA karanAra mArA jevAne dhikkAra che' ityAdi vacano vAparI potAnA AtmAnI niMdA karavA lAgyo. A banAva jotA ubhelA mArAonA caherA upara kAMi dIlagIrIno AbhAsa na mAluma paDavAthI rAjAnA manamAM zaMkA utpanna thai tethI tenI pratye muMjarAja bolyo 'A zlokathI mAruM hRdaya bhedAya che ! enA vinA have mAruM jIvatara vRthA che. A kSaNabhaMgura duniyAmAM have mAre moDhu zuM batAvavuM ? have e bhoja na maLe to deha tyAga karavo evAM vacano rAjAnA mukhathI nIkaLatAM sAMbhaLIne mArAe na muMjarAjAno prabandha 63 Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahyuM ke he rAjana ! aMtaHkaraNa pUrvaka tene maLavAmAM ApanI prIti joi, kahuM chuM ke hajI te A pRthvI upara hayAta che. ema kahI potAnA manano saghaLo khulAso karyo. te sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjAe ati prasanna thaI tene araNyamAMthI bolAvI yuvarAja padavI ApI ne mArAone moTo zirapAva ApI vidAya karyA. have e arasAmAM tailaMga dezano tailipa nAme rAjA mALavA upara cha vakhata humalo karavA Avelo paNa muMjarAje tene cha e vakhata mArI pAcho haTAvyo. to paNa sAtamI vakhata bhAre lazkara taiyAra karI mALavA upara caDI Avyo. A vakhate muMjarAjano pradhAna rUdrAditya koI prakAre utpanna thayelA zarIranA rogathI pIDAto hato. teNe rAjAne tenI sAthe laDAI karavAmAM niSedha karI kahyuM ke, koI paNa yukti baLe tene samajAvIne pAcho vALo. paNa e vAta rAjAnI najaramAM na AvavAthI bolyo "enI sAthe laDAI karyA vinA siddhi ja nathI." rAjAno evo Agraha joI rUdrAditye tene kahyuM, "bhale tArI marajI che to yuddhamAM laDa paNa godAvarI nadIne pele pAra jato nahi.' kAraNa ke te zUravIra bhUmi che tethI teno jaya thaze ema tene pratijJA ApI laDavAne mokalyo. paNa prathama meLavelI jItanA ahaMkArathI, rUdrAdityanuM vacana lopI godAvarInA sAme kAMThe lazkara sahita potAno paDAva nAkhyo. A vAta rUdrAdityanA jANavAmAM AvavAthI teNe manamAM vicAra karyo ke have jarUra rAjAnI hAra thaze ne Akhare e atyaMta duHkhI thaze. Aja sudhI ApaNA rAjyanI yaza yukta vRddhi thatI joyalI ne have vRddhAvasthAmAM tenI paDatI dazA jovI, ne mArA ziSya muMjane zatrunA hAthamAM sapaDAyelo duHkha pAmato jovo tenA karatAM baLI maravuM e vadhAre uttama che ema dhArI citA paDakAvI rUdrAditya pote jIvato baLI maryo. have tailipe chaLa baLa vAparI muMjarAjanA lazkaramAM bhaMgANa pADI muMjarAjane pakaDI muMjanI dorIthI bAMdhI keda karI siMhanI jema kASTanA pIMjarAmAM ghAlI potAnA nagaramAM lAvI keTalAka divasa sudhI keda rAkhyo paNa pAchaLathI najara keda karI tenI sarabharA karavAmAM potAnI bahena mRNAlavatI rAkhI. te ghaNI rUpavAna ne bAla avasthAthI ja vidhavA thavAthI ati kAmAtura thaI jema ati bhukhI vAghaNa sArA zikAra para talapa mAre tema muMjanI kaMdarpa jevI kAntithI bharapura yuvA avasthA joI tenA upara ati Asakta thaI hAvabhAva kaTAkSathI thoDA kALamAM snehanI vRddhi karI Akhare potAnI mohajALamAM muMjane phasAvI tenI ardhAganA tulya thaI sevAmAM rahI. AthI muMja paNa enI sAthe eTalo badho lapaTAi gayo ke potAnuM saghaLuM duHkha vIsarI gayo. eka vakhata muMjarAja darpaNamAM potAnuM pratibiMba khurazI para besI juve che tevAmAM gupta rIte pAchaLathI ubhelI mRNAlavatInuM mukha darpaNamAM rAjAnA jovAmAM AvyuM. mRNAlavatIne paNa potAnI mukha mudrA darpaNamAM rAjA karatAM rUpamAM utaratI mAluma paDavAthI tenA caherA upara glAni AvI. tevo cahero rAjAnA jovAmAM AvavAthI teNe doharo kahI saMbhaLAvyo. (pR.59 ju.9). artha : muMja bolyA he mRNAlavatI tArI yuvAvasthA gaI tethI jhurAiza mAM. "zarkarAnA seMkaDo kaTakA thatA tenI mIThAza kAMI ochI thatI nathI paNa tenA karatAM strInA zarIranuM to jema jema 64 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mardana thAya tema tema ulaTI mIThAza vadhatI jAya che mATe "mardana guNa vardhana e vAta sAcI che ema kahI tenA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM.' have mALavAmAM rahelA pradhAnoe muMjarAjane kedakhAnAmAMthI mukta karavAnA hetuthI, tenA zayanagRha sudhI jamInamAM gupta rIte suraMga khodAvI, muMjano meLApa karI, potAnI sAthe potAnA dezamAM nAsI AvavAnI yukti batAvI paNa A strInA virahane na sahana karI zakato ane bhayathI te vRtAMta mRNAlavatIne na kahI zakato muMjarAja atizaya ciMtAmAM paDyo. rAjAne ciMtAtura thayelo tathA te viSe kAMI paNa khulAso na karato joI tenI mUDha buddhinI parIkSA karavA mATe koI prasaMge luNa vinAnI temaja koI vakhate luNa vadhAre nAkhI besvAda rasoI karI rAjAne jamADavA mAMDI paNa te viSe muMja kAMi tene na kahetAM muMge moDhe khAyA karato te joi mRNAlavatIe dhAryuM ke enA peTamAM koI paNa prakArano cora peTho che kharo, pachI eka divasa ghaNo sneha dekhADI AliMgana karI cuMbana karI tenA manano bheda bhAMgavA mATe pote ati AgrahapUrvaka pratijJA ApI tenA mananI kharI vAta sarve jANavAne madhura vacanathI vAtano upADa karI pUchavA mAMDyuM. te vakhate muMjarAja paNa ghaNo vidvAna hovAthI strIno vizvAsa na karavo' ema samaje che te chatAM paNa bhAvabhAva banavAkALa che mATe muMjarAjanI saghaLI samajaNa mRNAlavatInA premarasanA pravAhamAM ghasaDAI javAthI saghaLI guptavArtA kahI saMbhaLAvI kahyuM ke A suraMgamAM thaI mArA sthAnamAM javAno mAro vicAra che, paNa he priye ! tArA vinA javuM mane jhera jevuM lAge che mATe tuM paNa mArI sAthe AvavAne satvara taiyAra thA. tyAM tane mArI moTI paTarANI karI mArI prasannatAnuM phaLa dekhADIza. A vAta sAMbhaLI mRNAlavatI bolI "ghaNuM sAruM svAmInAtha ! huM paNa tamane laI koI prakAre cAlyA javAnI kalpanAmAM ghumatI hatI, A yukti ThIka che. eka kSaNa mAtra kRpA karI ubhA raho, huM hejavAramAM mArA AbhUSaNano karaMDIyo laI AvuM chuM. ema kahI tyAMthI mahela madhye jaI te kAtyAyinI mRNAlavatIe vicAra karyo ke, kapaTathI tyAM laI jaI, mane vRddha jANI mAro parityAga karI bIjI strI viSe jarUra Asakta thaze mATe huM ja prathama mArA bhAIne kahIne enuM atre ja kAtyAyana (vinAza) karAvI nAkhuM, to kevuM ? ema dhArI tatkALa potAno bhAI je tailipa rAjA tenI pAse jaI muMjarAjano gamana saMketa kahI saMbhaLAvyo. te zravaNa thatAM rAjA to muMjarAja upara rAto pILo thaI gayo ne tatkALa potAnA sevako mokalI pakaDAvI maMgAvyo ne tenI viDaMbanA karavA mATe tenA hAtha pagamAM beDIo naMkhAvI, evo sakhata hukama karyo ke A kaTTA zatru muMja pAse AkhA nagaramAM ghera gherathI bhikSA maMgAvI te ja tene khavarAvyA pachI ekadama zULIe caDAvavo. rAjAnI AjJA pramANe tenA parijano muMjarAjane sAthe laI hAthamAM rAmapAtra ApI ghera ghera pheravI tenI pAse bhikSA maMgAvatA te vakhate koika pASANa hRdayanA mANaso teno zvAna tulya tiraskAra (1) peTamAM pApa rAkhI moDhe mIThAza vAparI vinAza karanArI. muMjarAjAno prabandha 65 Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karI rAmapAtramAM bhikSA nAkhatA te joi muMjarAjane atizaya vairAgya utpanna thayo hato. tethI te nIce pramANe vAraMvAra kaheto. game tevA puruSane phasAvavAne mATe, cittane harSa utpanna karanAra viSaya saMbaMdhI nAnA prakAranI vArtAlApa karavAmAM ghaNI catura evI strIonA upara je puruSa vizvAsa rAkhe che te nice haiyAmAM atizaya baLe che. mahApazcAttApa pAme che. aho ! huM bALapaNamAM ja baLI-jhaLI tuTI-phATI kema na maryo ne rAkhano Dhagalo kema na thaI gayo !! A muMja mAMkaDAnI mAphaka dorIe baMdhAyelo cAle che. - hAthI, ratha, ghoDA tathA pAyadaLa vagere mAruM sarve lazkara che, paNa arere !! A vakhate temAMnuM koI mane khapa lAgatuM nathI. huM parijanarahita thayo chuM. he rUdrAditya ! tuM A vakhate mane sahAyaka thaI svargamAM kheMcI le. e vakhate jene phATelA tUTelA vastra paherAvelAM che tathA jenA hAthamAM chAza pIvAne rAmapAtra ApeluM che, evA muMja pAse ghera ghera bhikSA maMgAvatI vakhate koI jagyAethI chAza mAMgatA, tenI sthiti joi, koI strI tene majAkapUrvaka hasavAthI muMje tene kahyuM ke - caudaso ane chottera hAthI jenA lazkaramAM agresara cAlatA hatA evo huM muMjarAja Aje daivayoge A dazAne pAmyo chuM; te mAruM saghaLuM sainya chatAM A vakhate mane khapa lAgatuM nathI to he strI ! tuM zAnA upara garva rAkhe che ? saMnyAsapaNAno garva rAkhanAra koI eka vidvAna paNa bhikSA karatI vakhate koI ati rUpavAna strInA jhapATAmAM AvyA pachI pazcAttApanI zAMti mATe muMjanI dazA joi te bolyo ke - he manarUpI mAMkaDA ! "mane strIe A prakAre khaMDita karyo.' ema tuM udvega nA kara. tuM vicAra kara ke rAma, rAvaNa ane muMjAdi moTA moTA kayA puruSone strIe khaMDita nathI karyA? koI strI reMTiyo pheravatI hatI te reMTiyAnI cIsa sAMbhaLI tene koI pharatA saMnyAsInA guru kahe che ke - he yaMtraka ! he reMTiyA ! "A strI ane bhamAvI cakaDoLe caDhAve che.' ema dhArI tuM raDa mAM. strInA kaTAkSa mAtrathI ja bhalabhalAonI tArA jevI bhramaNadazA thAya che to tuM to enA hAthamAM sapaDAyelo che eTale tuM e dazAe pahoMce temAM zI navAI ? bhikSA mAMgatAM mAMgatA muMjarAja rAja mahela AgaLa AvyA tyAre tenI phajetI jotI gavAkSamAM ubhelI mRNAlavatInA manovedhaka sAbhiprAya kaTAkSathI muMja tenI pratye kahe che ke - he mRNAlavatI ! mANasane duHkha paDyA pachI jevI mati utpanna thAya che tevI mati jo prathamathI ja utpanna thatI hoya to koI mANasa duHkha veThe ja nahIM. (1) brahmacarya vRtta tathA mAnano bhaMga. prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ muMjane AvI dazAmAM joI tevI ja ceSTA karanAra koI dravyavAna puruSanA putrane, koI jJAnI puruSa zikSaNa pUrvaka kahe che ke - dravyathI aMdhamUDha thayelA he yuvAna ! ApattimAM paDelAne joi tuM hase che ? lakSmI koine ghera sthira rahetI nathI emAM zuM Azcarya ? jaLayaMtra cakramAM (kuvAmAMthI pANI kADhavAnI reMTamALa)mAM ghaDiyA bharAya che ne vaLI ThalavAya paNa che te zuM tuM nathI dekhato ? e ja pramANe koI dhanavAna thAya che te ja kALe karI daridrI paNa thAya che. temAM upahAsa karavo e mUrkhatAnuM lakSaNa che. ghera ghera bhikSA maMgAvI rahyA pachI rAjAnI AjJA pramANe tenA parijano muMjane zuLIe caDhAvavAne laI cAlyA te vakhate AtmA adhogatine na pAme te mATe muMjarAja potAnA manane bodha kare che ke - he mana ! have zoka karavo rahevA de. tuM vicAra kara ke sarva devatAnA guru zaMkara che. tenI avasthA paNa daiva vAMko thavAthI viparIta jovAmAM Ave che; jenuM mahAsamarthapaNuM chatAM paNa tenA alaMkAramAM juvo to mANasane kamakamATI upajAve evI) nAgamALA che ne tenA parijanamAM juve to vizIrNa aMgavALo bhaMgI nAme sevaka che, ne tenA gharanI samRddhimAM juvo to eka vRddha naMdikezvara nAme poThiyo che; mATe he mana ! ApaNe to koNa mAtra jene mAthe deva vAMku thaI rahyuM che tenI AvI durdazA thAya temAM zI navAI ? vaLI potAnI jAtane kahI saMbhaLAve che ke - samudrarUpI to jenI AjubAju khAi che evo laMkArUpI gaDha teno dhaNI je daza mAthAvALo rAvaNa te paNa deva kopathI ekadama naSTa thaI gayo. to he muMja ! tuM zAno kheda kare che? - A prakAre muMjane tiraskAra vitADyA pachI tene zuLI AgaLa laI jaI rAjAnA parijane kahyuM he muMja ! dehasArthaka karavAne have tuM tArA ISTadevanuM smaraNa karI le.' te vakhate muMja bolyo ke - mArA maravAthI mArI lakSmI rUpI paTarANI to goviMdane gherathI AvI hatI mATe te to pAchI tyAM ja jaze, ne bIjI vIralakSmI (kIrtirUpI mahArANI) te paNa mArA maraNathI pAchI zUravIra puruSone ghera jaze, paNa sarasvatIrUpI satI strI to sahagamana karI mArI sAthe ja svargamAM paNa Avaze." have mAre bIjA konuM smaraNa karavuM bAkI hoya ? Akhare dhIratAthI AvAM dIna paNa zUratAthI bharelAM vacana bolanAra muMjarAjane zULIe caDhAvyo, te vakhate lokomAM ane nagaramAM hAhAkAra vartI rahyo temaja sthAvara jaMgamamAM eTalI badhI udAsI pesI gaI ke nadInA jaLa paNa thaMbhI gayA to pachI pazupakSI tathA manuSyanI to zI vAta kahevI ! A prakArano banAva joI jainAcAryo nIce pramANenA arthanAM be kAvyo bolI potAnA ziSyonA aMtaranuM samAdhAna karatA hatA. (1) A ThekANe parivAra. (2) bhAMgelA zarIrano. muMjarAjAno prabandha Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aho ziSyo ! A viSama karmanI gati to juvo ! yazanA samUharUpa hAthI vagere ghaNA sainyano pati avaMtI dezano rAjA je sarasvatIne rahevAnuM ghara (mahA vidvAna) ityAdi sarve guNathI kRtArtha thayelo muMjarAja ke jene karNATaka dezanA rAjAe baMdIkhAne rAkhIne paNa potAnA moTA pradhAnanI peThe sevA karelo te chevaTe behAla thaI zULIthI maraNa pAmyo mATe karmane zarama nathI. devatAno adhipati iMdra jevo to jeno mitra che ne sAkSAt zrIrAmacaMdrajIno to je janaka kahevAya che evA dazaratha rAjA' te potAnA putranA virahaduHkhathI zaiyAmAM ne zaiyAmAM vilApa karatA maraNa pAmyA eTaluM ja nahIM paNa tenuM zaba tenI priyA kaikeyInI haThathI daidipyamAna karelA telanI koThImAM sAcavI rAkhyA pachI tene agni saMskAra paNa ghaNe divase thayo; e zuM ochuM Azcarya che? mATe he ziSyo karmanI gati ghaNI viSama che. muMjane dhULIthI bhUMDo karI tene zULIe caDhAvyo to paNa tailipa rAjAe haju teno keDo melyo nahi. mRtyu pAmelA muMjanuM Doku kApI levaDAvI tene potAnA rAjamahelanA AMgaNAmAM zULIkA upara laTakAvI tenA mukhane dadhilepana karI tailipa rAjA potAnA krodhane zamAvato hato. e prakAranI muMjanI avasthA mALavAmAM tenA pradhAnonA jANavAmAM Avato muMjanA bhatrIjA bhojane rAjyabhiSeka karI rAjayagAdI upara sthApana karyo. e pramANe vikrama pramukha rAjAonuM jemAM varNana che evo prabandha cintAmaNIno prathama sarga samApta thayo. (1) dazaratha rAjAnI aMtima avasthAno A vRttAnta hindu rAmAyaNamAMthI uddhata thayelo che. A vRttAnta jaina zAsanane mAnya nathI tenI noMdha levI. 68 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha je samaye prakhyAta bhoja rAjA mAlavadezamAM rAjya karato hato te ja arasAmAM gujarAtanI rAjya gAdI u52 caulukya vaMzano bhIma nAme rAjA hato. bhoja rAjAne hamezA evo niyama hato ke pAchalI thoDI rAta bAkI rahe, tyAre zayyAmAMthI uThI sAvadhAna thai manamAM evuM ciMtana karato ke lakSmI tathA AyuSa samudranA taraMganI peThe caMcala che. evI rIte anitya bhAvanAno vicAra karI snAnAdika prAtaHkALanuM kRtya karyA pachI dAna ApavAnA maMDapamAM dAna devA besato tathA cAkaro pAse yAcakone bolAvI te jevI rItanI yAcanA kare tevI ja rIte teone suvarNaTaMka (sonA mahoro vigere) ApI saMtoSa pamADato hato. AvI rIte hamezAM yAcako jeTaluM dravya mAge eTaluM Ape che, tethI lakSmIno bhaMDAra khAlI thai jai rAjA bhIkha mAMgato thai jaze evo vicAra karI rAjAnA udAra guNane doSa rUpa mAnI, rAjAne bIjI rIte upadeza nahIM sparze evuM samajI, tenA dohaka nAme pradhAne sabhA maMDapamAM divAla upara khaDIthI moTA akSaromAM eka zlokanuM pada lakhyuM : Aparze dhanaM rakSet / Apatti kALane vAste dhana rAkhI mUkavuM. rAjA haMmezanA niyama pramANe prAtaHkALamAM sabhAmAM AvI juve che to divAla upara khaDIthI lakheluM pada jovAmAM AvyuM, te vAMcI lakhanArano abhiprAya samajI, sevakone pUchyuM ke A pada koNe lakhyuM che ? tyAre sevako agara jo ke e vAta jANatA hatA to paNa koie javAba na ApatAM pradhAnanA bhayathI mauna rahyA. tyAre rAjAe paNa te padanA javAbamAM joDe bIju pada lakhyuM : bhAyamAna: vava cApaH / bhAgyazALIne ApadA kyAMthI hoya ? eTale jyAM sudhI bhAgyanuM phaLa che tyAM sudhI ApadA AvavAnI ja nathI. bIjA divase pradhAne rAjAe lakheluM pada vAMcI tenA javAbamAM tenI joDe pote trIju pada lakhyuM ke raivaM hi chuSyate vApi / koi vakhate bhAgya nabaLuM paDe tyAre dhananI kharI jarUra paDe che, evuM pradhAnanuM pada vAMcI tenA javAbamAM rAjAe tenI joDe vaLI evuM pada lakhyuM ke saMcayopi vinazyati / saMcaya kareluM paNa nAza pAme che, eTale jyAre daivakopa thAya che tyAre saMcaya karI sAcavI rAkheluM sarva dhana mULamAMthI ja nAza pAme che mATe dAna ApavuM e ja zreSTha che. AvI rIte rAjAno adbhuta bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 69 Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guNa joI niruttara thayelAM dohaka nAme pradhAne be hAtha joDI zira namAvI rAjA pAse abhayadAna mAMgI evI vijJApanA karI ke e pado meM lakhyAM che mATe mAro aparAdha kSamA karo. tyAra pachI bhoja rAjAe vicAra karyo ke mArA manarUpI madonmatta moTA hAthIne vaza karavAmAM jJAna rUpI aMkuzanI kharI jarUra che; ema vicArI deza dezAMtarothI moTA moTA paMDitone potAnI dAnazakti rUpI dorathI bAMdhI lAvI jeTaluM temaNe mAgyuM teTalo temanI AjIvikAno baMdobasta karI pAMcaso paMDitono samAgama karI vidyAnaMda samudramAM akhaMDa magna rahI te vidyAnuM uttejana karavA lAgyo. koI paMDitonA karelA AryAchaMdamAM cAra zloka hatA, te tene eTalA badhA priya lAgatA ke tene te atizaya snehathI nitya smaraNa karavA vAste potAnA hAthamAM dhAraNa karelA kaMkaNamAM jhINA akSarathI kotarAvI dhAraNa karato hato. vaLI bhojarAjAe potAne nitya smaraNa vAste potAnI meLe eka zloka karI kaMThAbhUSaNanI peThe kaMThe rAkhI ISTamaMtranI peThe niraMtara teno japa karato hato. te kaheto ke ApanuM dhana yAcaka lokone sUrya Athamyo nathI tyAra pahelAM je ApyuM te kharuM huM jANato nathI ke te dhanarUpI sUrya AthamyA pachI prAta:kALe konuM thaze (teno dhaNI koNa thaze) ? mATe he pradhAna ! tArA jevA pretapAya: (pretanI mAphaka bhakSaNa karanArA) lokanA kahevAthI mAruM dAna ApavAnuM karma huM kema ochuM karuM? ityAdi zikhAmaNa deto tathA pravartAvato rAjA eka divasa rAjapATikAthuM bhramaNa karI AvatAM nadIne kAMThe Avyo tyAre tyAM, bhoja rAjAnI kIrti sAMbhaLI potAnI vidvattA batAvavA sAru koI brAhmaNa potAnI strI sahita AvI nagara bahAra dharmazALAmAM nivAsa karI, strInI preraNAthI kASTano bhAro laI AvI nadI utarIne Avato hato tene dekhI bhoja rAjAe puchyuM ke, jiyanAa banne vipra ! he brAhmaNa ! nadImAM pANI keTaluM che ? brA nAnu naM narAdhA ! he rAjan ! jAnudanna (DhIMcaNa pramANe) che. 20 phudazI jimavA te ! tArI A prakAranI durdazA kema che ? brA na sarvatra mavAdaza: I sarva jagAe tamArA jevA eTale dAriyanA zatru vasatA nathI. brAhmaNanuM A prakAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI saMtuSTa thayelA rAjAe je dAna apAvyuM te maMtrIe dharma vahikAmAM lakhyuM ke jAnudaddha zabda bolavAthI prasanna thayelA bhoja rAjAe traNa lAkha rokaDa dhana tathA daza madomammata hAthI ApyA. eka divasa madhya rAtrie nidrA uDI javAthI akasmAta jAgI uThelA bhoja rAjAe AkAzamAM suMdara navA ugelA caMdranI atizaya nirmaLa zobhA joI potAnA aMtaramAM bharelI vidvattA rUpI samudranuM ubharAI javuM tenI eka chAlaka samAna nIce lakheluM zikharaNI vRtanuM eka kAvya bolyo - yadetaccandrAntarjalada-lava-lIlAM prakurute tadAcaSTe lokaH zazaka iti no mAM prati tathA // (1) daknapratyaya vidvAnonI jANamAM hoya che tethI upasthita brAhmaNa koi sAro vidvAna hovo joie ema rAjAne lAgyuM. 70 prabaMdha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ artha : je A saMpUrNa caMdra maMDaLanI vacce meghanA leza jevI zobhAne dhAraNa karanAra lAMchana jaNAya che tene loka sasaluM (athavA haraNa) ema kahe che paNa ema mane lAgatuM nathI. ema vAraMvAra aDadhuM kAvya, sarva prANI atizaya jaMpI javAthI zabda rahita vAtAvaraNamAM agAzImAM pharatA pharatA bolato hato te vakhate evo banAva banyo ke rAjAnA mahelamAM koI mahAvidvAna paNa corI karavA peThelo tene kavitA zaktinuM ghaNuM jora ubharAyu te sahana na thavAthI te kAvyanuM uttarAddha (chellAM be pada) bolI uThyo ke - ahaM tviDhu manye tvadari-virahAkrAnta-taruNIkaTAkSolkApAta-vraNazata-kalaGkAGkitatanum // 1 // artha: huM to ema mAnuM chuM ke tamArA zatru rAjAono viraha thavAthI vanamAM rajhaLatI temanI taruNIo caMdrodayathI vAgelA kAmabANanI vyathAmAM vyAkUla thavAthI te strIonA candra maMDaLa sAmA ulkApAta sarakhA kaTAkSa bANanA seMkaDo prahAra thavAthI chidrarUpa kalaMkavALo e caMdra thayo che. ema bolavAthI camatkAra pAmelA rAjAe te corane aMgarakSaka pAse pakaDAvI eka oraDAmAM purI mukAvyo. pachI prAtaHkALamAM kSamA karI te corane bolAvI je zarapAva rAjAe Apyo te maMtrIe dharma vahikAmAM kAvya rUpe nIce pramANe lakhyo. mRtyunA bhayane paNa na gaNI rAjAnA bolelA kAvyanuM uttarAddha pUruM karanAra corane prasanna thayelA rAjAe daza karoDa sonAmohora tathA dAMtanA agra bhAgathI parvata zikharone toDavAne samartha ne potAnA madarUpI dAna ApavAthI bhramara rUpI yAcako atizaya harSa pAmI jenuM yazagAna kare che evA ATha gajendra ApyA. eka vakhata e vahI (ApelA dAna lakhavAno copaDo) sAMbhaLI tene potAnA aMtaramAM sarvopari dAnI huM chuM ema ahaMkAra utpanna thayo ne te bolyo - je kAma bIjAthI thaI zakatuM nathI tevuM kAma meM karyuM che tathA jevuM dAna bIjA rAjAthI ApI zakAtuM nathI tevuM dAna huM sahajatayA ApuM chuM tathA je kAma bIjAne asAdhya che te kAma huM capaTImAM karuM chuM tethI have mArA cittamAM apUrNapaNe mAnI kheda karavA yogya koI vastu nathI. sarva guNathI, sarva kaLAthI saMpUrNa huM ja chuM." ema potAnAM vakhANa karatA rAjAne joI eka junA pradhAne eno garva bhAMgavAne vikrama rAjAnI dharmavahikA lAvI batAvI. temAM prathama lakheluM eka kAvya vAMcI joyuM. ATha karoDa sonaiyA tathA motInI tulAo 93 ane madanA sugaMdhathI vAraMvAra pRpApAta karatA bhramarathI krodhAyamAna thayelA 50 pacAsa hAthI tathA daza hajAra ghoDA tathA kAma prapaMcomAM catura evI so vArAMganA eTalo daMDa pAMDu dezanA rAjAe vikrama rAjA pAse ANelo. te sarva (1) trAjavAmAM puruSane besArI tenA barobara jokhIne ApavuM te. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 71 Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka zlokathI rAjI thayelA rAjAe vetAla bhaTTane Apyo. keTalAkane mate e zloka siddhasenasUrijInA saMvAdamAM baMdIjanoe gAna karelo che. e prakAranI vikrama rAjAnI udAratAdi guNo joi bhoja rAjAno sarva garva mULamAMthI ja nAza pAmyo. pachI e dharmavahikAnI pUjA karI pAchI je bhaMDAramAM hatI tyAM sthApana karAvI. eka same kAzmI2dezathI bhoja rAjAnI kIrti sAMbhaLI AvI daravAje ubheluM sarasvatI kuTuMba dvArapAle rAjAnI AjJAthI zIghra sabhAmAM praveza karAveluM dekhI eka mazkaro sevaka bolyo. bApa vidvAn, bApano dIkaro paNa vidvAn, mAjI vidvAn, mAjInA dikarAnI vahu paNa vidvAn vaLI eka AMkhe kANI bIcArI dAsI te paNa vidvAn mATe he rAjan ! A sarasvatI kuTuMba che ema huM mAnuM chuM. e prakAranuM upahAsa vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe kAMika hasI te kuTuMbanA jyeSTha purUSa sAmuM joi eka samasyA pada kahyuM. amArAbhAramuk artha : asAramAMthI sAra kADhI levo. A prakAranuM rAjAnuM samasyA pada sAMbhaLI jyeSTha puruSa bolyo. dAnaM vittAdRtaM vAcaH kIrttidharmau tathAyuSaH / paropakaraNaM kAyAdasArAtsAramuhyaret // 1 // artha : asAra dhanathI dAna rUpa sAra upArjana karI levo ema ja vANIthI satyapaNu tathA AyuSathI kIrti tathA dharma emaja asAra evA zarIrathI paropakAra rUpI sAra kADhI levo. vaLI rAjAe te puruSanA putrane zlokanuM bIju tathA cothu pada samasyA puravA kahyuM te himAlayo nAma nagAdhirAjaH / cakAra menA virahAturAGgI // e prakAre rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI te putra bolyo. cakAra menA virahAturAGgI pravAha-zayyA-zarAM zarIram // artha : he rAjanlR tArA pratApa rUpI agnithI himAcala nAme parvatono rAjA ! galigaco (pANI pANI thai gayo) A duHkhathI tenI ardhAMganA menakA nAme strIe potAnuM pati virAhAgnithI baLatuM zarIra navA aMkura yukta pAMdaDAnI zayyAmAM bharI rAkhyuM che. tava pratApa - jvalanAGgagAlahimAlayo nAma nagAdhirAjaH / e prakAranI samasyA puryA pachI jyeSTha puruSanI strI sAmuM joi rAjA bolyo - vaLu piyAvaDa svIru artha : huM te dudha kone pAuM ! e prakAranuM rAjAnuM samasyA pada sAMbhaLI jyeSTha puruSanI strI bolI. (1) dhArA nagaramAM praveza thatI vakhatano itihAsa A prabaMdhane aMte juvo. 72 + prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jar3a yaha rAvaNu jAIyau dahamuha ikku zarIru / jaNI viyambhI cintavai kavaNu piyAvau khIru // 1 // artha : jyAre rAvaNa janmyo tyAre tenuM eka zarIra ne daza moDhAM dekhI tenI janetA gabharAi gai ke huM te have kayA mukhane dhavarAvuM. e prakAre samasyA pUryA pachI putranI strI sAmuM joi rAjA bolyo. marUM irU vittumaDuM ADa // artha : have mAre kone gaLe vaLagavuM, e prakAranuM rAjAnuM samasyA pada sAMbhaLI vahu bolI. kANa va viraha karAlii par3a uDDAviyau varAu / sahi accabhUu diTTu maI kaNThiiM vilullaI kAu // 1 // artha : koi kalahAMtaritA' strIe virahathI vyAkuLa thato pati, evo to capaTIomAM uDADyo ke te bicAro nirAza thai pAcho vaLI gayo. pachI e strI kAmAgnithI baLavA lAgI tyAre bolI ke he sakhI have mAre kone gaLe vaLagavuM A vAta paNa dekhanArane AzcaryakArI che ? A prakAranI samasyA pUryA pachI te TolAmAM rahelI ati rUpavAna tenI putrI sAmuM joi rAjA bolavA gayo paNa ati kAmarAgathI kaMTha baMdha thai gayo tethI bolAyuM nahIM paNa te putrI vinA sarvene manovAMchita ghaNuM dravya zirapAvarUpe ApI vidAya karyA. have saMdhyAkALa thavAthI rAjA tathA te rUpavatI kanyA eka bIjAmAM citta parovI vikhuTAM paDyAM paNa rAtrie caMdrodaya thavAthI agAzImAM bhramaNa karatA rAjAne e kanyAnA rUpanuM smaraNa thavAthI ghelA mANasanI peThe lavAro karatAM karatAM AjJA karI ke mArAthI A caMdrakaraNa sahana thatAM nathI mATe mArA upa2 chatra dharo ema sevakane AjJA ApavAthI mAthA upara chatra dharAvI te rUpavatInA aMganuM dhyAna karato jAya che ne agAzI tarapha jAya che e ja vakhate te rUpavaMtI paNa dvArapAla sAthe saMdezo maLavAthI rAjAnI AjJAthI AvI hAjara thai tyAre rAjA bolyo ke he rUpavatI A asAdhya vyAdhithI mukta karavA tArA vacanarUpI amRtano eka ghUMTaDo pA ! A rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI kAmAgnithI rAjAnI thayelI durdazA jANI te madhura svarathI bolI - kulamAM dIvA samAna he bhoja rAjan ! he samasta rAjAmAM cUDAmaNi samAna ! A jagatamAM tamAre rAtrie paNa mAthA upara chatra dharAvI pharavuM e yukta che kema ke tamAruM mukha jovAthI lajjA pAmato caMdra bhoMTho paDI zIghra gati karI saMtAi jAo nahi ! vaLI A bicArI vRddha vaziSThanI pativratA strI arUMdhatI tamAruM rUpa joi potAnuM ghaNA kALathI sAcavI rAkheluM pativratApaNuM khaMDana na karo eTale chatra vinA to tamAru rUpa arUMdhatInA dIThAmAM Ave to tenI paNa dhIraja na rahe to bIjI strInI to kyAMthI rahe mATe tamo rAtrie paNa chatra dharAvo cho te yukta che. (1) patino tiraskAra karI pachI pAcho pastAvo karanArI. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha ** 73 Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A abhiprAya sahita rUpavatInuM vacana sAMbhaLatAM te ja jagyAe rAjA khaMbhita thaI teNInuM pANI grahaNa karI tene addhaganA samAna joginI strI karI lIdhI. eka vakhata bhoja rAjAe tathA bhIma rAjAe paraspara lekha patrathI nirNaya karyo hato ke tamAre ane amAre Aja prakAre vartavuM paNa temAM koI prakAre vAMdho uThAvavA mATe tathA gujarAta gAMDu kahevAya che temAM koI paNa sArA sujJa che ke nahI e vAta paNa jANavA mATe eka nIcenA arthanI gAthA banAvI tene saMdhivigraha karanAra dUtanA hAthamAM ApI gujarAtamAM bhIma rAjA pAse mokalyo. jeNe kSaNa mAtramAM moTA moTA gajendranAM kuMbhasthaLa potAnA hAthanA paMjAthI cIrI nAMkhyAM che tethI jagatamAM moTo pratApI dekhAto siMharAja tene mRgalAM saMgAthe virodha paNa nathI ne saMdhi paNa nathI eTale bhoja rAjAne lakhavAno ATalo abhiprAya ke tuM mArA jevo vidvAnuM nathI ne tArI pAse rahenAra pradhAno te jIva dayA pALanAra bhAjI khAu vANiyA che mATe tAruM rAjaya laI levuM e kAMI mArI gaNatrImAM nathI. A prakAranA arthathI bharelI bhoja rAjanA taraphathI AvelI gAthA vAMcI bhIma rAjAe krodhAyamAna thaI enA mAthAmAM vAge evA arthathI bharelI uttara rUpa eka gAthA banAvavA potAnA paMDita mAtrane AjJA ApI. te sarva pota potAnI buddhi pramANe banAvI lAvyA paNa bhIma rAjAnA dhyAnamAM koI gAthA na AvI. pachI jaina dharmamAM prakhyAta goviMdAcArya nAme mahAn puruSa te samaye vidyamAna hatA teNe nIce pramANe eka gAthA karI ApI tethI bhImarAjA ghaNo prasanna thayo. aMdhaka rAjAnA putro mATe (dhRtarASTra rAjAnA putra kauravano) kALa rUpa, daive nipajAvelo bhIma sarva jagatamAM prasiddha che jenI gaNatrImAM te rAjAnA so putro paNa na AvyA eTale duryodhanAdika so bhAiono jeNe bhukko karI nAMkhyo te bhImane tArA ekalAnI zI gaNatrI hoya eTale caMdra vaMzamAM AvelA yAdavakuLamAM eka aMdhaka nAmanuM kuLa che te rAjAnI kuLa paraMparAmAM tuM utpanna thayo che mATe tAruM jJAna rUpa aMtara netra phUTyuM che ane mithyA ahaMkArathI bahAra paNa barobara dekhI zakato nathI ema be prakAre aMdha dhaMdha thayelA tArA jevA rAjA to phakta amArI kRpAthI ja vidyamAna che. tArA jevA seMkaDo amArA paga taLe ghasaDAI gayA to amAre tArA ekalAnI te zI gaNatrI hoya. A prakAranA gaMbhIra arthathI bharelI goviMdAcAryanI karelI gAthA ApI eka pradhAnane bhoja rAjA pAse mokalyo pachI bhoja rAjAe bhIma rAjA taraphathI AvelI e gAthA vAMcI camatkAra pAmI mAthuM dhuNAvI bolyo ke aho gujarAtamAM paNa A prakAranA mahAnuM paMDito vase che ema kahI potAnA garvano tyAga karyo. eka samaye bhoja rAjAnI AjJAthI dvArapALe sabhAmAM praveza karAvelA koi paMDite zloka bolI rAjAne prazna pUchyo ke he rAjan ! mArI mA mane dekhI prasanna nathI thatI temaja mArI strIne dekhIne paNa rAjI thatI nathI ne mArI strI paNa mArI mA ne dekhI rAjI thatI nathI temaja mane (1) kAma bhoga vAte rAkhelI strI te. prabaMdha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dekhIne paNa khuzI thatI nathI temaja huM paNa mArI mAne dekhIne AnaMda pAmato nathI temaja mArI strIne dekhIne paNa saMtoSa pAmato nathI mATe A doSa kono che ? te mane kRpA karI kaho ! praznanA uttaramAM rAjAe jaNAvyuM ke paraspara aNabanAva thavAnuM kAraNa kalaha che ane kalahanuM mULa paNa dAritrya che ema kahI jIvatA sudhI emane dAritrya na vaLage ema dhArI traNa lAkha sonA mahora ApI te paMDitane ghaNo prasanna karI vidAya karyo. bIjI pratamAM nIce pramANe itihAsa che. eka samaye te nagarano rahenAra koi brAhmaNa kevaLa bhikSA mAgIne AjIvikA calAvato samaya pasAra karato hato. koi moTuM parva AvyuM tyAre nagaranI sarve strIo nadImAM nahAvA dhovAnA kolAhalamAM rokAyelI hatI. pelo brAhmaNa haMmezanA niyama pramANe bhikSA mAgavA Avyo paNa tenA dhaNIe kahyuM ke tamane Ape evuM koi mANasa gha2mAM nathI ema eka paNa bhikSA na maLavAthI bhikSAnuM tAmrapAtra khAlI lai jevo gayo hato tevo dhakkA khAi pAcho Avyo. tene joi tenI strI brAhmaNIe teno ghaNo tiraskAra karI gALo dIdhI. tethI pelA puruSane ghaNo krodha utpanna thayo tethI te brAhmaNIne lAkaDIe lAkaDIe jhUDavA mAMDI. tethI teNIe UMce svare barADA pADyA. te sAMbhaLIne doDI AvelA rAjapuruSoe (phojadArI sipAioe) te brAhmaNane jhAlI bAMdhIne rAjadvA2mAM lai gayA. tyAre rAjAe vaDhavADa thavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. te vakhate te brAhmaNa mahApaMDita hovAthI A zloka bolyo jeno artha AgaLa darzAvyo te che. koi vakhata bhoja rAjA ziyALAnI rAtre pharavA nIkaLyo hato. nagara carcA joto joto koi devamaMdiranI pAse lAMbA jhINA svarathI eka kAvyane vAraMvAra bolatA koi mahAdaridrI puruSane joi sAMbhaLavA ubho rahyo. te kAvya nIce mujaba che... TADha sahana karI karIne mAruM zarIra aDada jevuM zyAma thayuM che, kuTuMba poSaNa karavAnI ciMtArUpI samudramAM vAraMvAra muzaLa snAna karavAthI badhuM zarIra barachaTa thayuM eTaluM ja nahIM paNa ghaNI kSudhA lAgavAthI kRza thai coTI gayelA nAbhi maMDaLamAMthI parANe zvAsa upADI, zAMta thayelA agnine vAraMvAra dhamatI TADhathI phATelA hoThamAM thai tareha vAra nIkaLatA zabda sAMbhaLI jANe apamAna pAmelI strInI peThe nidrA to mAro tyAga karI atizaya dUra jatI rahI che ane satpAtramAM ApelI lakSmInI jema A ziyALAnI rAta to vadhatI jAya che paNa khUTatI ja nathI e kAvya sAMbhaLI rAjA potAnA mahelamAM jai prAtaHkALe te brAhmaNane sabhAmAM bolAvI pUchyuM ke tame pAchalI rAtre atyaMta TADhano upadrava zI rIte sahana karyo ne satpAtramAM ApelI lakSmInA dRSTAMtathI saMketamAM upadeza karavAthI huM tamArA u52 ghaNo prasanna thayo chuM. A prakAranuM rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI brAhmaNa bolyo ke he rAjan ! mAruM moTuM trivelI baLa che tethI ziyALo nirgamana karuM chuM tyAre vaLI rAjAe puchyuM ke e tamArI trivelI kevI che te kaho ! te sAMbhaLI brAhmaNa bolyo - bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 75 Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ be DhIMcaNa TuMkA karI chAtI joDe dabAvI eTale TuTIyuMvALI rAtri nirgamana karIe chIe ne sUryano taDako zarIra upara oDhI divasa nirgamana karIe chIe ne sAyaMkALa ne prAtaHkALa e be saMdhyA vakhata agninuM sevana karIe chIe. e prakAre jAnu (DhIMcaNa), bhAnu (sUrya), kRzAnu (agni) e traNa velIonA pratApathI ziyALAnI TADhane dhakkA mArI vidAya karIe chIe. A prakAre paMDitano zloka sAMbhaLI rAjAe traNa lAkha sonA mahoro ApI tene khuza karyo paNa e brAhmaNa ghaNo lobhI hovAthI bIjo zloka bolyo ke - he rAjanuM sapuruSonA cittarUpI baMdIkhAnAnA gharamAM balI rAjA tathA karNa rAjA ityAdi dAnezvarI rAjAo Aja sudhI paDI rahyA hatA. temane Aje tame dAna devAnuM moTuM abhimAna dhAraNa karI baMdIkhAnAmAMthI mUkavyA eTale tamArI dAnazakti vadhAre joi sajajana puruSone balI pramukha dAnezvarI rAjAnuM vismaraNa thayuM ityAdi sAkSAt sarasvatInA udaya pAmatA pravAhane joi, bhoja rAjAe be hAtha joDI namaskAra karI A zlokanuM mUlya mArAthI ApI zakAya tema nathI kema ke badhuM mAruM rAja arpaNa karuM to paNa A zlokano badalo vaLe tema nathI mATe A mAru zarIra tamane arpaNa karuM chuM ema kahI saMtoSa pamADI namaskAra karI vidAya karyo. vaLI eka divasa rAjA rAjapATikA karavA hAthI upara besI nagaramAM pharato hato te vakhata koI daridrI puruSane pRthvI upara paDelA dANA viNato joI rAjA aDadho zloka bolyo. teno artha je potAnA udaranuM paNa poSaNa karavAne asamartha che tevA puruSo pRthvI upara janmyA to ya zuM ? na janmyA to ya zuM ? A prakAre rAjAno kahelo ardhA zloka sAMbhaLI te puruSa e zlokano uttarArdha bolyo. teno artha : je puruSa pote samartha thaIne paNa pArako upakAra nathI karatA tevA puruSo pRthvI upara janmyA to ya zuM ? na jamyA to ya zuM? pachI vaLI rAjA ardha zloka bolyo. teno artha H loka pAse bhIkha mAMgIne je niraMtara potAnI AjIvikA calAve che tene he jagatane utpanna karanArI yogamAyA tuM janma ja na ApIza, A prakAre rAjAno ardha zloka sAMbhaLI paMDita uttarArdha bolyo. teno artha : he pRthvI mAtA jeNe yAcakanI prArthanAno bhaMga karyo che tevA puruSane tuM dhAraNa nA karIza kema ke te prArthanA bhaMga karanAra puruSanA mahA pApanA bhArathI tuM rasAtaLamAM jatI rahIza to lokanI zI vale thaze ? A prakAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe pUchyuM ke A prakAranI tamArI moTI vidvattA chatAM paNa AvI durdazAne bhogavatA tame koNa cho ? ema rAjAe pUchyuM tyAre te bolyo tamAruM rAjakAra, vividha prakAranA paMDito rUpI megha ghaTAthI pratipUrNa raheluM che mATe tyAM praveza karavAmAM bIjo mArga na maLavAthI nagaranA pradhAna puruSe dekhADelA rastA pramANe A prapaMcathI tamAruM darzana karavA icchato, huM, rAjazekhara nAme kavi chuM. ema potAnuM nAma oLakhAvatA mahAkavi rAjazekharane yogya moTuM dAna ApI prasanna karyo. bIjI pratamAM nIce pramANe che - kavinuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe jhaTa hAthI parathI utarI potAno paTTahAthI kavine arpaNa karyo ke te vakhata kavie vicAra karyo ke gajadAna grahaNa karavAmAM ghaNuM pApa che paNa Apaddharma jANI prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAthI lIdho to kharo paNa pachI vicAra thayo je A hAthI kyAM bAMdhIzuM ne zuM bhojana karAvIzuM evuM manamAM dhArI eka kAvya bolyo - nirvAtA na kuTI' na cAgnizakaTI' nApi dvitIyA paTI vRtti bhaTI na tundilapuTI' bhUmau ca ghRSTA kaTI // tuSTi.kaghaTI priyA na vadhuTA' tenApyahaM saMkaTI zrImadbhoja ! tava prasAdakaraTI0 bhaktAM mamApattaTIm11 // 1 // artha : mArI nAnI jhuMpaDI cAre pAsathI ghaNo ja pavana AvI zake evI che. ane mArI jhuMpaDImAM tApavAne sagaDI paNa nathI. paheravA oDhavA tathA dareka kAmamAM vaparAtuM A eka ja vastra che. te sivAya bIju vastra nathI. bhaNavAnI tathA bhaNAvavAnI vRtti sivAya mAre bIjI koI vRtti nathI ane ziyALAmAM oDhavAnI godaDI paNa nathI tethI bhUmi upara keDa tathA pAsAM ghasI ghasIne rAtrI nirgamana karuM chuM. anna puruM na maLavAthI eka ghaDIno paNa jaMpa nathI ane mArI daridratAne lIdhe kulIna strI nahIM maLavAthI vaLI, kubhAya maLavAthI rAta divasa tenA vacana prahArathI paNa huM saMkaTavALo chuM. mATe he bhojarAjan ! tame prasanna thaI Apelo A gajendra mArI ApadA rUpI nadI taTane potAnA daMtazULa vaDe bhAMgo. e kavinA A prakAranA arthavALA kAvyamAM rahelAM agyAra anuprAsanA zabdo joI camatkAra pAmI agiyAra hajAra mahoro rAjAe tene ApI. trIjI pratamAM nIce pramANe vRttAnta che - e rAjazekhara kavi saMdhyAkALe mahAkALezvara mahAdevanA maMdiramAM sUto sUto eka zloka bolIne potAnI strIne samajAvato hato ke "he strI anna mATe raDatAM kakaLatAM chokarAne thoDuM ghaNuM kAMIpaNa khAvAnuM ApIne jema tema karI A unALAnA divasa pUrA kara. pachI varSARtumAM varasAdathI jayAre tumaDI tathA kahoLI utpanna thai paripakava thaze tyAre to ApaNA sukha AgaLa rAjAnuM sukha zI gaNatarImAM che. A artha sabhara zloka rAjAe ekAMta sthaLe ubhA rahI sAMbhaLyo tethI te kavine potAnuM vAhana tathA vastrAbhUSaNAdika sarvasva ApI daI tene prasanna karyo. jethI te potAnA jevA ja daridra puruSonuM dAridra kApI zake evo dhanADhya thaI paDyo. tyAre te kavi eka anyokti garbhita kAvya bolyo. jeno artha nIce pramANe. je sarovaranuM pANI grISma RtumAM sukAI javAthI dharatImAM moTI moTI phATo paDelI. tenI aMdara marI gayelA jevAM deDakAM bharAI rahelAM hatAM tathA kAcabA paNa temAM uMDA pezI rahyA hatA, moTA moTA magaramaccha paNa bAkI rahelA kAdavavALA bhAgamAM taraphaDatA ALoTatA tathA vAraMvAra mUcha pAmatA kALakSepa karatA hatA, te ja sarovara ociMtA sarva prANIne sajIvana karanAra varasAdanA AgamanathI eTaluM badhuM bharAI gayuM ke vananAM hAthInAM ToLe ToLAM pANI pIdhAM ja kare to paNa temanAM kuMbhALa DUbe eTaluM pANI rahe paNa kadI khUTe ja nahIM. kavino bhAvArtha evo che ke tArA (1) upara kahelA zlokamAM jeno aMtyAkSara TI che te. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 77. Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ akasmAta ApelA ghaNA ja dAnathI huM paNa te sarovara mAphaka saMpUrNa thayo chuM. e prakAre akALa jalada evI aTaka dhAraNa karanAra rAjazekhara kavi ane bhojanI vacceno saMvAda paripUrNa thayo. te ja varasamAM gujarAtamAM duSkALa paDyo hato tethI anna tathA ghAsanI ghaNI ja achatane lIdhe pIDAtI prajAnA saMkaTathI ciMtAmagna thaI beThelA bhImarAjAne evI khabara maLI ke mAlava dezano rAjA bhoja tamArA upara caDhAI karI Ave che. A sAMbhaLIne potAnA buddhizALI nAgara jJAtinA, saMdhivigraha karavAmAM nipuNa evA DAmara nAmanA mukhya maMtrIne bolAvI kahyuM ke koipaNa prakAre, daMDa ApIne paNa ahIM AvatA bhojarAjane tuM aTakAva. A prakAranuM bhImarAjanuM vacana mAthe caDhAvI, potAno veza badalI te mALavAmAM bhojarAjA pAse gayo. te vakhate bhojarAjA bahAranA mahelamAM snAna karato hato. te vakhate DAmara jaI maLyo, tene joI tene saMbhaLAvavAnA hetuthI potAnA aMga upara telamardana karanAra sevaka sAmuM jo ane bolyo ke AjakAla bhImalo hajAma zA kAmamAM guMthAyo che ? A vAkyano marma samajI hAtha joDIne DAmara bolyo. he rAjan ! Ape ghaNA rAjAnAM mAthAM muMDI nAMkhyAM che. phakta have eka ja rAjA bAkI rahyo che. tenuM mAthuM muMDavAne palALeluM che te have muMDAze. rAjAe tenuM A marma bhareluM vAkya sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmI gujarAta upara krodha pAmI caDhAI karavAne nizAna DaMkA vagaDAvyA. A pramANe lazkaranI saghaLI taiyArI thayA pachI prayANa karatI vakhate bhATacAraNa vigere baMdIjano tenI nIce pramANe stuti karavA lAgyA. (1) he bhojarAjanuM ! tArA lazkaranI taiyArI sAMbhaLI bhayathI AkuLa vyAkuLa thatA rAjAo trAsa pAme che. coLadezano rAjA potAnA bacAva mATe dariyAmAM saMtAI pese che. AMdhra dezano rAjA parvatanI guphAmAM pesIne bacAva kare che ane karNATaka dezano rAjA potAnuM rAjapATa tajI veza badalIne dezAMtaramAM bhIkha mAgIne bacAva kare che ane gujarAta dezano rAjA potAnA nagaramAMthI nAsI jaI koI parvatamAM pesI temAMthI vahetA jharaNAnuM pANI pIne potAno bacAva kare che. cedI dezano rAjA sevaka thaI Apane prasanna karavA mATe lazkaramAM pramukha rahI zastranA prahAra sahana kare che. rAjAomAM ziromaNI gaNAto kAnyakubdhano rAjA paNa hamezAM ApanI namratA pUrvaka sevAmAM rahevAthI jANe kunja (kubaDo) thaI gayo hoya evo dekhAya che. (2) he rAjan ! tArA baMdIkhAnAmAM eTalA badhA rAjAo che ke je rAtrIe pathArInI jagyA mATe eka bIjA sAthe vaDhI mare che. kuMkaNa dezano rAjA kahe che ke mArI pathArI to A khuNAmAM ja thAya che te thaze. ame to khasavAnA nathI. lATa dezano rAjA kahe che ke A kamADa pAse to amAre sUvAno mukAma che. kaliMga dezano rAjA kahe che ke A AMgaNAmAM amAro saMthAro ja thaze kemake amArA bApa paNa jyAre A baMdIkhAnAmAM paDyA hatA tyAre temano paNa ahIM ja hato. (1) bhojarAjanA hajAmanuM nAma bhImalo hatuM. (2) sUvAne pathArI. 78 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mATe he kozala dezanA rAjA tuM to navo Avelo che. tAre vAste kaMi ame amArI jagyA mUkI bIje khasavAnA nathI. A pramANe bolI bolIne baMdIjano rAjAne pANI caDAvatA hatA te vakhata lazkarane cAlavAno DaMko vagaDAvyA pachI jemAM samasta rAjAonI viDambanAnAM (mazkarInAM) citro che tevA nATakanA moTA moTA paDadA khullA karIne batAvI zaurya caDAvatA hatA. te vakhate rAjAe DAmarane paNa A prakAranuM citra dekhADyuM. jemAM baMdIkhAne paDelA tailipa rAjAne koi rAjA krodha sahita uThAve che. te vakhate tailipa rAjAe javAba Apyo ke huM to A jagyAe mArA vaMza sahita ghaNA kALathI rahelo chuM ne tuM to Aje navo Avyo che tethI tArA vacanathI huM mArA sthAnano kema tyAga karuM ? e prakAranuM hAsyakAraka nATaka joi DAmarane kahyuM ke A saMpUrNa rasa bhareluM kevuM vakhANavA yogya nATaka che te sAMbhaLI DAmara bolyo ke A nATaka ghaNuM sAruM che paraMtu temAM eka khoTa che te e ke A nATakanA nAyaka tailipa rAjAnA hAthamAM zULIkAmAM paroveluM muMjarAjanuM eTale tamArA kAkAnuM laTakatuM mAthuM joie. A prakAre sabhA samakSa eTale ghaNA mANasa vacce sAmA pakSavALAe (DAmare) marmabhedI maheNuM mAryuM tethI teno tiraskAra karI tatkALa mahAkrodha yukta thai ghaNI ja dhAmadhumathI tailaMga deza bhaNI javAno sakhta hukama pharamAvyo. te vakhata koi puruSe AvI bhoja rAjAne khabara ApI ke tIlaMga (telaMgaNA) dezano tailipa nAme rAjA ghaNuM lazkara lai tamArA sAmo laDavA Ave che te sAMbhaLI AkuLa vyAkuLa thai lazkara vadhAravAnI goThavaNa kare che tevAmAM ja pelo DAmara bhIma rAjAnA nAmano eka kalpita kAgaLa lakhI taiyAra karI bhoja rAjA pAse AvI dekhADe che. temAM evu lakhyuM hatuM ke gujarAtanA bhIma rAjAe mALavA upara caDhAi karI mArgamAM AvelA bhogapura nAmanA gAmamAM mukAma karyo che. A vArtA sAMbhaLI bhoja rAjA ghaNo gabharAyo. jANe dAjhyA upara DAma ane kSata upara kSAra. (vAgyA upara mIThuM) paDyo. bhoja rAjA thoDI vAra vicAra karIne DAmara pratye namratAthI bolyo ke he DAmara ! jema tema karI A varasamAM tArA svAmIne mArA deza upara caDhAi karato baMdha rAkha. ema vAraMvAra kahevAthI DAmare tenuM vacana mAthe caDAvyuM, tethI bhoja rAjAe prasanna thai hAthI sahita hAthaNI sIrapAvamAM AvI. te lai pATaNamAM jai bhIma rAjAne behada khuza karyo. koi vakhata bhoja rAjAe dharmazAstra sAMbhaLatAM arjune karelA rAdhAvedhanI kathA sAMbhaLI vicAra karyo ke ApaNe paNa abhyAsa karIe to rAdhAvedha karavo e duSkara nathI ema vicArI abhyAsa karI rAdhAvedha siddha karyo. pachI rAjAe nagaramAM A mahotsavanI vakhate saghaLI dUkAno zaNagAravAno hukama karyo tethI saghaLA lokoe pota potAnI dUkAno ghaNI zaNagArI. paNa eka ghAMcIe tathA eka darajIe potAnA hunnaranA abhimAnathI dUkAno na zaNagArI ane ulaTo Thapako denAra rAjya puruSone uddhatAithI javAba dIdho. te sAMbhaLI te baMnene bAMdhI 2AjA pAse lai jai ubhA karyA. rAjAnA prazna uparathI temaNe javAba dIdho ke he rAjan ! tamoe abhyAsa karI amArA karatAM evo zo moTo hunnara karyo che ke jethI AnaMda pAmI ame dUkAno zaNagArIe. A sAMbhaLI rAjAne bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 1 79 Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ temano hunnara jovAnI jIjJAsA thaI. prathama ghAMcI potAno hunnara dekhADavA UMcA mahelanA sAtamA mALanI agAsI upara ubho rahyo ane tyAMthI teNe evI to saphAithI telanI dhAra karI ke nIce jamIna upara sAMkaDA moMnI mUkelI baraNIne heThe eka TIpuM paNa paDyA sivAya moM sudhI bharI kADhI tathA darajIe hAthamAM sIvavAvI soya jhAlI bhoMya upara rAkhelA uMcA mukhavALA dorAmAM ubhA thaIne uMce hAthathI evI to dhArIne pheMkI ke tatkALa te soya pelA dorAmAM parovAI gaI. A prakAre potAnA abhyAsanI kuzaLatA dekhADI rAjA pratye bolyA ke Apa sarakArazrI jo bane to A karo to ame amArI dUkAno ghaNI khuzIthI zaNagArI ApanA mahotsavanI khuzImAM bhAga levA taiyAra chIe. A temanuM vacana sAMbhaLI bhoja rAjAe potAnA kAryano tyAga karyo. te vakhate vidvAna lokoe stuti karI ke he bhojarAja Ape rAdhAvedha karyo tenuM kAraNa ame nizcaya jANyuM che. tamArI dhArA nAmanI nagarIthI viparIta nAmanI rAdhA che mATe teno vadha karyo te yukta che kemake je dhArAthI ulaTuM che tenuM tame sahana karatA nathI. dhArA nagarInI utpatti saMkSepamAM nIce pramANe che : pUrve ujjayinI nagarImAM agni vaitALa nAmano AkAza gamana vidyAno jANakAra koi mahAvidvAna eka camatkArI puruSa raheto hato. te eka vAra kAzmIra dezamAMthI AvIne te ja nagarImAM vaselI mahArUpavAna tathA guNavAna tema ja vidvAna dhArA nAmanI gaNikA sAthe eTalo to lubdha thaI gayo ke lAja AbarU dUra karI tathA paiso Tako saghaLuM tene ja arpaNa karI teno ja jANe vecANa dAsa hoya tenI peThe tenA ja gharamAM rahI kALakSepa karato hato. ujjayinI nagarInA rAjAe koI vakhate purANamAMthI laMkA nagarInuM atizayoktigarbhita varNana sAMbhaLI, tevuM ja navuM nagara vasAvavAnI icchA thaI. tethI laMkApurInI racanAnuM citra je koI ANI Ape tene mAge te bakSIsa maLaze evo rAjAe AkhA nagaramAM paTaha vagaDAvyo. A kAma karavAnI koInI hiMmata cAlI nahIM paNa pelI dhArA nAmanI vArAMganAe e kAma mAthe levAnuM kabUla karyuM. pachI potAnA pati agnivaitALanA khabhA upara besI laMkA nagarImAM jaI teno Abehuba citAra lai te pAchI ujjayinI nagarImAM AvI rAjAne dekhADyo. rAjAe prasanna thaIne tenI marajI pramANe mAgavAne kahyuM. jAte ghaNI dhanADhya hovAne lIdhe AkhA rAjyanI samRddhi enI gaNatarImAM nahIM hovAthI eNIe potAnuM nAma ajara amara rAkhavA rAjAne kahyuM ke e nagarInuM nAma mArA nAme rAkho ema kahI peluM citra ApyuM. e pramANe dhArA nagarInI utpatti thai. eka divasa bhoja rAjA saMdhyAkALano sarva vidhi samApta karI nagaramAM pharavA nIkaLyo hato. te vakhate phulacaMdra nAme eka digambara puruSa TelIA brAhmaNanI peThe eka gAthA bolato bolato nagaramAM pharato hato. te gAthA rAjAnA kAne paDI tethI teNe tene prAtaHkALe bolAvI tenuM kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre teNe kahyuM ke - (1) viparIta nAmanI rAdhA eTale "dhArA' nagarInuM nAma ulaTAvavAthI rAdhA thAya che mATe tene dhArAthI viparIta nAmanI kahI che. 80 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atizaya zUravIrapaNAnI zobhA rUpI khaga (talavAra) dhAraNa karatAM digambara thaI bhramaNa karavAmAM meM mAro janma gumAvyo. paraMtu strInAM tIkhAM kaTAkSa tathA sukha zaiyA upakaraNa sahita kAma bhoganI sAmagrIno anubhava na lIdho. kAraNa ke nAnapaNathI ja vAMDhA jogaTAnI saMgata thavAthI koI divasa rUpavAna strInA gaLAmAM hAtha nAMkhI kAmarasa cAkhyo nathI. mATe mAro janma nirarthaka gayo. mATe he rAjanuM A prakArano pokAra karI AkhA nagaramAM bhramaNa karuM chuM. rAjAe pUchyuM ke tamAruM sAmarthya keTaluM che ? tyAre teNe tenA javAbamAM kahyuM ke - he rAjanuM mAruM sAmarthya eTaluM badhuM che ke hAthInA kuMbhasthaLamAM paNa mada mAI zakato nathI tethI bahAra jharI jAya che evA kALamAM dIpotsavInA pahelAM gauDa deza sahita dakSiNa dezano eka moTo chatrapati rAjA tane banAvI zakuM. AvuM tenuM parAkrama sAMbhaLIne senApati padano paTTAbhiSeka karI rAkhyo, te vakhata gujarAtano bhIma rAjA siMdha deza jItIne pATaNamAM Avyo evI khabara sAMbhaLIne te digambara senApatine sAmaMto sAthe aNahilapura caDhAI karavAne mokalyo. tyAM jaIne thoDA kALamAM aNahilapurane bhAMgI toDI phoDIne tathA rAjamahela vikherI nAMkhIne ane rAjakAre koDAvAvIne eTale gurjara dezanA nANAnuM calaNa baMdha karI potAnA dezanA nANAMnuM calaNa karI jaya patra meLavI pAcho mALavAmAM Avyo. te divasathI lokamAM evI khyAti cAlI ke phulacaMdra nAmanA dIgambara puruSe aNahila zahera bhAMgyuM bhojarAjano saghaLo vRttAMta kahyo tyAre bhojarAjA bolyo ke tame aMgArA kema na vAvyA, eTale te dezanI khaMDaNI ApaNA dezamAM Ave evo baMdobasta kema na karyo ? A to ulaTu ApaNuM dravya tyAM jaze. koI zaradapUnamanI rAtrie bhoja rAjA ane phulacaMdra agAsImAM beThA che tevAmAM bhojarAjA caMdra sAmuM joine bolyo ke A caMdra, je puruSo potAnI vhAlI strI sahita rAtane eka kSaNanI peThe nirgamana kare che tene zAnti karanAra che paNa virahI puruSone to agni jevo saMtApa upajAvanAra che. phulacaMdra bolyo ke amAre to strIe nathI tema viyoga paNa nathI mATe saMyoga viyogathI bhraSTa thayelA mArA jevA puruSone darpaNa jevo jaNAto A caMdra uno paNa nathI tema TADho paNa nathI. A prakAre phulacaMdranuM vacana sAMbhaLI eka suMdara vArAMganA arpaNa karI. bIjI pratano evo abhiprAya che ke bhojarAjanI atizaya rUpavAna putrI gupta rIte e phulacaMdra nAmanA digambara sAthe ghaNI ja Asakta hatI Akhare A vAta jANavAmAM AvyAthI rAjAe potAnI putrI tene ApI dIdhI. DAmara nAme saMdhivigraha karanAra puruSa jayAre mALavAmAMthI Ave tyAre bhojarAjanI sabhAnuM varNana karI bhImarAjane moTuM Azcarya utpanna kare ane jayAre gujarAtamAMthI jAya tyAre bhImarAjAnA rUpanuM atizaya varNana bhojarAjA pAse kare. AthI bemAMno dareka jaNa kahe ke mane tyAM laI jA agara tene ahi lAva, ema eka bIjAne jovA banne rAjAne te behada Atura karato. eka vakhata bhojarAjanI sabhA jovAne ghaNA Atura thayelA bhImarAjane vezAMtara karAvI hAthamAM chAba ApIne bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 81 Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhoja rAjAnI sabhAmAM laI gayo tyAre bhoja rAjAe DAmarane pUchyuM ke bhImane veza badalI ahIM lAvIza ke mane veza badalIne tyAM lai jaiza? huM bhImanuM rUpa jovAne ghaNo ja Atura chuM. e vacana sAMbhaLI AsapAsa joi, samIpe ubho rahelo pelo hAthamAM chAbaDIvALo hato tenA sAmI AMgaLI karI kahyuM "A ja AkRti, A ja varNa, A ja rUpa, A ja uMmara, jANe Aja sAkSAt che paraMtu A garIba ne te rAjA. jema kAcane ciMtAmaNI. A prakAre rahasyamaya vacana sAMbhaLI catura ziromaNI bhojarAjA apalaka nayane tenA sAme joi manamAM vicAra kare che ke Avo sAmudrika zAstranA dareka lakSaNathI yukta mANasa kAMI nIcA kuLano hoya nahIM. mATe e bhIma to nahIM hoya evI manamAM AzaMkA kare che. evAmAM bhoja rAjAnI AMkhanI upaceSTA uparathI tenA manano abhiprAya DAmara jANI gayo tethI tene rAjAnI AMkhethI dUra karavA DAmare kahyuM ke tame rAjAne bheTa karavAne je je vastu kahetA hatA te lAvavAno A sAro vakhata che. A sAMbhaLI pelo chAbaDIvALo puruSa tatkALa ati zIghratAthI adrazya thaI gayo. A vakhate DAmare bheTamAM ApavA lAvelI vastuonA guNanuM varNana karavAmAM rAjAno keTaloka samaya bagADyo; tyAre rAjA bolyo ke pelA chAbaDIvALAne kema vAra lAgI ane haju sudhI kema Avyo nahIM. A prakAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI DAmare hasIne kahyuM ke he rAjan ! e ja gujarAtanA mahArAja bhImadeva hatA. A akSara sAMbhaLatAM ja atizaya camatkAra pAmI tene pakaDavAne sainya, sAMDhaNI vigere ghaNuM lazkara doDAvavA mAMDyuM tyAre DAmare kahyuM ke he mahArAja A mithyA zrama zuM karavA lo cho ? eka ghaDImAM cAra gAu cAle evI sAMDhaNIo tathA ati vegavALA ghoDA bAra bAra gAune cheTe rAkhelA che, tenA sahAre ghaNAM ja dUra jatA rahelAM bhImadeva tamArA hAthamAM Ave ema nathI. A vAta sAMbhaLI bhoje hAtha ghasyA. eka divasa bhoja rAjA mAgha paMDitanI vidvattA tathA dAnavIratA sAMbhaLIne ene jovAne niraMtara icchAtura thaI vAraMvAra saMdezA tathA mANaso mokalI zrImAlapurathI ziyALAmAM lAvI ghaNA mAnathI bhojanAdika satkAra karI rAjAne zobhe evA vinoda dekhADato hato. rAtrie potAnA samIpe potAnA jevA ja palaMgamAM suvADI potAne oDhavAnI zAla tene ApIne priya vArtA karatA karatA sukhe rAtri nirgamana karatA hatA. eka divasa prAta:kALe mAMgalika vAjIMtranA zabda sAMbhaLI jAgelA rAjA pAse mAgha paMDite potAnA ghera javAnI AjJA mAgI. te sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmI rAjA bolyo ke ApanI bhojana AcchAdana vigere sevAmAM kAMI khAmI paDI ke zuM jethI Apa ATalI badhI javAnI utAvaLa karo cho ? tyAre paMDite kahyuM ke mArAthI TADha sahana thatI nathI; ema kahI AgrahathI javAnI taiyArI karanAra mAgha paMDitane javAnI AjJA ApIne nagaranA mukhya dvAra sudhI vaLAvavA gayo. mAgha paMDita kahyuM ke Ape mAre ghera jarUra padhAravuM. ema kabula karAvI potAne ghera AvyA. tyAra pachI keTalAMka divase bhoja rAjA mAgha paMDitano vaibhava jovAnI icchAthI zrImALa nagaramAM gayo. mAgha paMDita 82 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAmAM AvI tenuM yogya bhaktithI sanmAna karyuM. rAjA potAnA sainya sahita mAgha paMDitanI ghoDA bAMdhavAnI jagyAnA khUNAmAM samAI rahyo. to paNa mAgha paMDite bhoja rAjAne potAne rahevAnA mahelamAM ja nivAsa karAvyo. te mahelanI saghaLI bhUmi suvarNamaya hatI ane tenI aMdara devasthAnanI jagyA maNi marakata vigere kiMmatI ratnothI jaDelI hatI tethI zevALa sahita jaLa bhareluM che evI bhrAMtithI snAna karIne jatI vakhate rAjAe potAnA vastra saMkocavA mAMDyAM te vakhate sevakoe kharekharI vAta nivedana karI jethI rAjAne ghaNuM Azcarya thayuM. vaLI bhojana samaye AvelA sonAnA thALamAM potAnA dezamAM na utpanna thatA bhAta bhAtanAM zAka, phaLa tathA jAta-jAtanA mevA tathA saMskAra karelI dUdha bhAta vigere aneka prakAranI sAmagrI joI ghaNA Azcaryasahita te sarvano sArI peThe upabhoga lai caMdrazALAmAM bhoja rAjA gayo tyAM aneka prakAranA koI divasa nahIM sAMbhaLelA ane nahIM dIThelA graMtho tathA puSkaLa vastuo joI. ziyALAmAM paNa unALAnI brAMtithI svaccha zveta vastra dhAraNa karI caMdanano lepa karI, paMkhAnA maMdamaMda vAyuno anubhava letA rAjAne sukha niMdrAthI rAtri kyAM gaI te khabara paDI nahi. prAta:kALamAM zaMkhanAda sAMbhaLI jAgelA rAjAne mAgha paMDita kSaNe kSaNe khabara pUchatA hatA. A pramANe keTalAka divasa sukhamAM nirgamana karyA pachI potAnA dezamAM javAnI AjJA mAgI. te vakhate mAgha paMDite prasanna thaI bhaTaNAmAM pote navo ja racavAne icchelo navya' bhojasvAmI prasAda" nAmano graMtha, tenuM punya arpaNa karyuM. te laI rAjA mALavAmAM gayo. koI sArA jyotiSIe mAgha paMDitanI janmotrImAM evuM lakheluM hatuM ke pUrva avasthAmAM ghaNI ja samRddhi maLavAthI ghaNo udaya thaze ane uttara avasthAmAM ghaNI samRddhi ghaTI javAthI ghaNo ja daridrI thaze ne pagamAM sojAno roga utpanna thavAthI maraNa pAmaze. A prakAre jozI lokoe nirdhArita karIne kahelI grahagatine maTADavA mAgha paMDitanA pitAe, mANasanuM AyuSya so varasanuM hoya che ema dhArI tenA chatrIsa hajAra divasa gaNI te pramANe sonAmAM jaDAvelA hIrAnA chatrIsa hajAra hAra karAvI eka gupta bhaMDAramAM rAkhI mUkyAM tathA te sivAya bIjI ghaNI samRddhi mAgha paMDitane arpaNa karI, potAnA kuLane ghaTe tevI zikSA ApI te maraNa pAmyo. pachIthI mAgha paMDite potAne kubera jevo dhanavaMta jANI paMDitone temaja yAcakone moM mAgyuM dhana ApavAthI tathA devatAnI jema vaibhava bhogavavAthI thoDA kALamAM potAnI saghaLI lakSmI uDADI dIdhI. zizupALa vadha" nAme mahA kAvya racI paMDitonA manamAM camatkAra utpanna karanAra mAgha paMDita potAnA punyanA layathI aMte daridra thayo. potAnA dezamAM na rahI zakavAthI keTalAka kALa sudhI dhArA nagarImAM jaI pustaka dhIrANe mUkI kALakSepa karavA lAgyo. pachI potAnA dezamAM AvI potAno navo karelo graMtha strIne ApI bhoja rAjA pAse dravya levA mokalI. bhoja rAjA mAgha paMDitanI strInI durdazA joI ghaNuM Azcarya pAmyo. mAgha paMDitanuM mokaleluM pustaka zalAkA mUkI joyuM, eTale (ociMtuM ughADIne game te jagyAe jovuM te) te vakhate eka zloka vaMcAyo. teno artha : jyAre (1) A graMthamAM te ja bhojarAjAnuM caritra varNavyuM hatuM. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 83 Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAgya rUThe che tyAre vyaktinI gati paNa nIce vicitra thAya che. jemake jyAre sUrya udaya pAme che tyAre caMdra asta pAme che tethI rAtri vikAsI kumudavana (poyaNAnuM vana) zobhArahita thaI mIMcAI jAya che ane kamaLavana khIlI rahe che ane ghuvaDa pakSI divase aMdha thavAthI potAnA madano tyAga kare che ane cakravAkapakSI divasa ugavAthI strIviraha TaLavAthI ati AnaMda pAme che. A kAvyano artha vicArI bhoja rAjA bolyo ke A kAvyanA badalAmAM AkhI pRthvI ApuM to paNa ghaNI ja ochI che te to nahi ApI zakuM paraMtu A zlokamAM atyaMta yogya sthAne "DI" avyaya mUkavAmAM Avyo che tenuM mUlya eka lAkha rUpiyA ApuM chuM. ema kahI te strIne vidAya karI. mArgamAM yAcaka lokoe mAgha paMDitanI strI che ema jANI yAcanA karI, tethI temane ApatAM ApatAM jevI gai hatI tevI khAlI hAthe gharamAM AvI. te vAta potAnA sojAnA rogathI pIDAtA dhaNIne nivedana karI. te vAta sAMbhaLI mAgha paMDita bolyo ke tuM mArI mUrtimAna kIrti cho. ema kahyA pachI potAne ghera yAcanA karavA AvelA bhikSukane joI kAMipaNa ApavA yogya na dekhI atizaya vairAgya pAmI A prakAranuM kAvya bolyo ke, he prANa ! gharamAM dravya nathI tethI dAna ApavAmAM hAtha saMkocAya che. koI pAse kAMika mAgIne ApavuM te zarama bhareluM che. AtmaghAta karIe chIe to ya pApa lAge che. mATe have zoka karavAthI zuM ? he prANa ! tame tamArI meLe ja cAlyA jAo. (1) dAridraya rUpI agnithI tapelo, saMtoSa rUpI jaLathI zAMta thAya che paNa garIba lokanI AzA bhAMgavAthI utpanna thayelAM saMtApane zAMta karavAno upAya nathI. (2) vaLI dukALamAM bhikSA maLatI nathI, tema koi dhIratuM paNa nathI. temaja koinA dAsa thavA jaie to brAhmaNa jANI dAsa tarIke rAkhI koI dravya ApatuM nathI. mATe te strI Aje huM eka grAsanI paNa bhikSA pAmyA vagara nAza pAmIza mATe kyAM jau ne zuM karuM; mArAthI paNa anna vinA jIvAya ema nathI. AvuM jIvavuM ghaNuM kaThina che. (3) bhUkhathI pIDAto A yAcaka mAruM ghara pUchI Avyo mATe te strI e jame evuM kAMipaNa gharamAM che? tyAre strIe che ema kahIne AMkhamAMthI nIkaLatAM moTAM moTAM AMsunAM biMdu kADhI ApyAM. (4) mATe he prANa ! yAcaka loko nirAza thaIne jAya che teno saMgAtha karI tamo paNa cAlavA mAMDo, kemake Avo saMgAtha tamane pharIthI kyAM maLaze. e vAkyano aMtyAkSara bolatAM ja mAgha paMDitanA prANa nIkaLI gayA. prAta:kALe bhojarAjAe tenI khabara jovAne mokalelA mANasa pAsethI mAgha paMDitanA prANa anna vinA gayA e vAta sAMbhaLI khedayukta thaI svajAtinA dhanavAna brAhmaNo tyAM ghaNA hatA tema chatAM paNa mAgha paMDitanI durdazA nirdayapaNe joI rahyA mATe te nagaranuM nAma zrImAlane badale bhinnamALa pADyuM. pUrve ghaNI ja samRddhivALI vizALA nAmanI nagarImAM, madhya dezamAM janmelo kAzyapagotrIya sarvadeva nAme brAhmaNa raheto hato. te jaina sAdhunA saMgathI jaina thayo hato. teNe potAnA dhanapALa 84 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane zobhana e nAmanA be putra sahita tyAM AvelA vardhamAnasUrInA guNathI rAjI thaine potAnA sthAnakamAM temane nivAsa ApI niSkapaTa bhaktithI sevA karI prasanna karyA; ane temane sarvajJa jANI potAne pUrvajanA hAtha nahIM lAgatA dravya bhaMDAra saMbaMdhI vAta pUchI. temaNe paNa potAne doSa na lAge e yuktithI aDadho vibhAga dharmAdAmAM devo evA saMketa vacanathI saghaLo dravya bhaMDAra dekhADyo. tyAra pachI te bhAioe te dravya veheMcI lIdhuM. moTo bhAi dhanapALa jaina mArgano dveSI hato te vAMku bolyo tathA ardha bhAga na ApatAM nAnA bhAine paNa rokyo. nAnA bhAie te vacana amAnya karI ghaNo samajAvyo paNa na samajyo. pachI dhanapALa e pratijJA bhaMganA pApanuM nivAraNa karavA tIrthamAM gayo ane nAnA zobhane to potAnA bolyA pramANe vartavAthI tathA pitRbhaktithI vairAgya pAmI te ja AcAryane potAnA dehanuM arpaNa karI jaina dIkSA lIdhI. pachIthI pote mahAvidvAna thayo ane temaNe zobhana stuti nAmano graMtha bhikSA laine AvatA mArgamAM banAvyo evA te zIghra kavi ane mahAvidvAna hatA. dhanapALa dezAMtarathI ghaNA zAstro bhaNI AvIne bhoja rAjAnI sabhAmAM moTI pratiSThA meLavI rAjAno mAnIto paMDita thaine rahyo. potAno bhAi jaina sAdhu thayo che te dveSathI bAra varSa sudhI potAnA dezamAM koipaNa jaina AcArya na praveze evo rAjA taraphathI baMdobasta karAvyo pachI te dezanA zrAvakoe vardhamAnasUrI ma.ne ghaNI prArthanA karI. paNa te na AvatAM temanI AjJAthI sakaLa siddhAMtanA pAragAmI zobhana nAme muni AvyA ne dhArA nagarImAM pravezatI vakhate temanA moTA bhAi dhanapALe joyAM tethI mazkarImAM dhanapALa bolyo ke (gardabhadaMtabhadaMta ! sukha te) artha : gadheDAnI peThe jenA dAMta bahAra nIkaLelA che ane jene loka bhadanta kahe che tevo tuM kuzaLa che ? tyAre zobhanAcArya bolyA ke (kapivRSaNAsya vayasya priyaM te ?) artha : vAMdaranA 1(vRSaNa) jevuM lAlacoLa jenu moM evA he mitra tane sukha che ? A prakAranuM zobhana muninuM vacana sAMbhaLI camatkAra pAmI dhanapALane vicAra thayo ke huM enI bolAvavAnI adhika caturAithI jItAi gayo chuM ema dhArI bolyo ke tame konA atithi cho. e praznanA uttaramAM temaNe kahyuM ke tamArA chIe. A vacana sAMbhaLI potAnI pAse rahelA eka baTuka vidyArthInI sAthe temane mokalI potAnI khAlI rahelI bIjI havelImAM mukAma karAvyo ane dhanapAle ghe2 jai temanA mATe bhojananI ghaNI sAmagrI karAvI. temane parivAra sahita priya vacanathI bhojana mATe teDavA Avyo. tenAM vacana sAMbhaLI zobhana muni bolyA ke nirdoSa ne prAsuka (nirjIva) bhojana jaina sAdhuo kare che mATe te vAtano joga nahIM bane. A vacana sAMbhaLI dhanapALe doSanuM kAraNa AgrahathI pUchyuM tyAre zobhanAcArye potAnA temaja anyamatanA zloka kahyA ke munijana bhamarAnI peThe thoDuM thoDuM ghaNI jagyAethI koine duHkha na upaje evI rIte grahaNa karavA rUpa mAdhukarI vRtti kare. paNa bRhaspati jevA eka puruSa thakI anna grahaNa karI nirvAha kare nahIM. vaLI jaina matanA dazavaikAlika nAmanA zAstramAM kahyuM che ke bhramaranI peThe vRttinA karanAra, doSanA jANanAra tathA potAnA vAste karelI bhikSAno tyAga ka2nA2 (1) vAMda2nA laTakatA lAla khaMDa. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 85 Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghaNI jagyAethI thoDuM thoDuM grahaNa karanAra, indriyonuM damana karanAra muni potAnA tathA pArakA mokSa rUpI kAryane sAkSAt athavA paraMparAe sAdhe che mATe temane sAdhu kahIe chIe. A prakAranA svapara zAstranAM vacana saMbhaLAvI ati zuddha bhojana karanAra jaina sAdhu che ema enA aMtaramAM camatkAra utpanna karyo. te divasa mauna karI dhanapALa ghera gayo. bIje divasa potAnA snAnanI taiyArI vakhate gocarI AvelA be sAdhune joI dhanapALanI strIe rAMdhelu anna tathA dahIM ApavA mAMDyuM tyAre sAdhue pUchyuM ke A dahIM keTalA divasanuM che. sAdhunuM A vacana sAMbhaLI dUrathI dhanapALa mazkarImAM bolI uThyo zuM emAM kAMI porA che eTale brAhmaNI bolI ke e dahIMne be divasa thaI gayA che. A sAMbhaLI muni bolyA ke hA, emAM porA che. pachI te jovAne dhanapALa nhAtAM nhAtAM uThIne Avyo. te munie thALamAM dahI naMkhAvI aLatAnA rasamAM rUnuM pumaDuM boLI tene aDakAvyuM tethI keza karatAM paNa atizaya sUkSma dhoLA jhINA jIva te pumaDA upara caDatA dekhAyA. A joi jaina dharmamAM jIva dayAnuM prAdhAnya tathA jIvanI utpattinuM jJAna ghaNuM che ema dhAryuM. te upara eka gAthA bolyo. teno artha H maga, aDada pramukhanI dALa kAcA gorasamAM paDe to temAM tarata jIvanI utpatti thAya che tathA traNa divasanA vAsI dahIMmAM paNa jIva utpanna thAya che. A prakAranuM jJAna jaina zAstramAM ja che ema zobhana muninI sArI vANIthI pratibodha pAmI te samakita pAmyo ane karmaprakRti Adika jainazAstra graMthomAM pravINa thayo. nitya prAtaHkALe jaina pratimAnI pUjA karato thayo. te vakhata te A prakAranuM kAvya bolI AtmaniMdA kare che. he prabho ! aho mAruM ajJAna to juo ? ke thoDAM ja nagarano je svAmI che tene prasanna karavAne mohanA udayathI du:kha paNa gayuM nahIM ne e prakAranI sevAmAM Aja sudhI meM mAro kALa phogaTa gumAvyo. tame to traNa bhuvananA svAmI cho, mokSa padane ApanAra cho chatAM tamArI ArAdhanA na karI. te gayelo kALa saMbhAryAthI mane kheda thAya che. (2) vaLI he vItarAga ! tamAruM zAsana jANyA vinA sarva jagyAe dharma che ema jANyuM. paNa zuddha dharma jaina zAstromAM ja che teno bilakula vicAra karyo nahIM. jema dhatUrAno rasa pIne unmatta thayelo puruSa badhI jagyAe pILu dekhe paNa potAnA zuddha ujjavaLa padane na dekhe tema mAre thayuM. (3) dezano adhipati rAjI thAya to eka gAma Ape, gAmano dhaNI rAjI thAya to eka khetara Ape ane khetarano dhaNI rAjI thAya to khetaramAM pAkelI zIMga vigere zAka Ape paNa tame rAjI thAo to potAnI saghaLI saMpadA eTale mokSa Apo ityAdi stuti karato dhanapALa jaina thayo. koI eka vakhata bhoja rAjAe zikAra karatI vakhate dhanapALane joDe rAkhI eka zloka pUgyo ke, he dhanapALa ! A mRga AkAzamAM kUde che ne varAha pRthvIne khode che tenuM zuM kAraNa che. tyAre dhanapALe uttara dIdho ke he deva ! tamArA zastrothI DarIne caMdra maMDaLamAM potAnI jAtinA rahelA mRgano Azraya levA te AkAza tarapha kUde che. temaja pAtALamAM rahelA Adi varAhano Azraya levA A varAha pRthvI khode che. A kavitA sAMbhaLI rAjA prasanna thayo. vaLI bANathI mRgane viMdhI tenuM varNana prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karavAne dhanapALanA sAmu joyuM, tyAre dhanapALa bolyo. he rAjan ! tamAruM puruSAtana pAtALamAM pesI jAo. A moTI anIti che. kemake baLavAna puruSa thai je doSarahita durbaLa prANIne mAre che tenuM rakSaNa karanAra koI paNa nathI mATe A jagata rAjA vinAnuM thayuM e mahA kheda bharelI vAta che. A tiraskArathI rAjA krodha pAmI bolyo ke Ama kema bolo cho. tyAre dhanapALe zloka kahyo ke game tevo vairI hoya to paNa potAne prANano saMkaTa AvI paDavAthI mukhamAM tRNa grahaNa kare to tene mAryA vinA mUkI devo paDe che jayAre A prANI to nirdoSa tathA hamezAM tRNanuM ja bhakSaNa kare che to tene kema marAya? A prakAranAM dhanapALanAM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAnA aMtaramAM dayA prabaLa thaI tethI caDhAveluM dhanuSa utArIne Aja pachI mRgavadha nahIM karuM evo saMkalpa karI dhanapALanI sAthe ja ghara bhaNI pAchA vaLatA mArgamAM yajJamaMDapamAM brAhmaNo ekaThA thaI yajJa karatA hatA tyAM thAMbhale bAMdhelA bokaDAnI garIba vANI sAMbhaLI rAjAe dhanapALane pUchyuM ke A bokaDo zuM kaheto haze? dhanapALe kAvya bolI javAba dIdho ke yajJamAM brAhmaNo bokaDAne mArI homa kare che. teno abhiprAya evo che ke te pazu svargamAM jAya. tenA uttaramAM A bokaDo bole che ke he vidvAno mAre to svargaphaLa bhogavavAnI jarA paNa tRSNA nathI. paNa tamAre svarga phaLa bhogavavAnI tRSNA ghaNI ja che to tame eka bIjAnA mukhamAM sArI peThe pavitra dhAnyajava bharI kuNInA prahArathI prANa kADhI tenA mAMsanI Ahuti Apo ke jethI tamArI AzA phaLIbhUta thAya. mane mAryAthI tamane zo lAbha thavAno che. vaLI te vidvAno ! mArA prANa parANe kADhI mane svarge mokalo evI stuti paNa meM karI nathI. huM to mArI meLe tRNa bhakSaNa karI saMtoSa pAmI vagaDAmAM rajhaLato pharIza mATe he sajjano mArA upara A julama gujAravo e tamane yogya nathI ane yajJamAM mArelA prANI nice svargamAM ja jAya che evI jo tamane pUrI khAtarI che to tame tamArA mA-bApa tathA dIkarA-dIkarIo tathA bhAI-bhAMDu vigerene baLAtkAre paNa mArI temano yajJamAM homa karI svargamAM kema mokalatA nathI. he rAjanuM ! A pramANe bokaDo potAnI bhASAmAM pokAra kare che. AvAM dhanapALanAM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA dhrujI gayAM. pharIthI bolavAnI rajA ApI tethI te bolyo ke, A prakAre yajJamAM pazu hatyA karI tenA lohIthI kAdava karI atinirdaya banIne jo svargamAM javAya to pachI narakamAM koNa jAya? mATe zAstrano artha A brAhmaNo jevo uMdho samaje che tevo nathI. paNa teno artha A prakAre che ke, satya rUpI yajJa staMbha AropaNa karI temAM karma rUpI kASTanI ahiMsA rUpI Ahuti ApI yajJa karavo. satu puruSano Avo abhiprAya che. ityAdi ghaNA zAstrokta vacana rAjA pratye bolI hiMsA karanAra brAhmaNa rAkSasa jevA ja che evuM rAjAnA aMtaHkaraNamAM ThasAvI rAjAne paNa jaina dharmano abhilASI karyo. vaLI koIka divasa rAjA potAnA "sarasvatI kaMThAbharaNa' nAme mahelamAM jato hato tyAre jainadharmanI prazaMsA karanAra dhanapALane kahyuM ke jaina darzanamAM koi kALe sarvajJa thayA haze paNa tenA bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ matamAM hAla koi jJAnAtizaya che ke nahIM ? tyAra dhanapALe kahyuM "ahaMtu cUDAmaNI" nAmano graMtha che, jemAM traNa lokanI vastunuM trikALa saMbaMdhI jJAna adyApi dekhAya che. AvuM vacana sAMbhaLI tenI parIkSA karavAne traNa dvAranA maMDapamAM jaI ubho rahI rAjA bolyo ke, "he dhanapALa mAruM nIkaLavuM kayA dvAramAMthI thaze ? A prakAre zAstrane mAthe kalaMka besADavA rAjA taiyAra thayo tene joI dhanapALe vicAra karyo ke lokamAM evo ukhANo che ke "pUnamano paDavo" amAsanI bIja vaNa pUchyuM muhUrta teraza ne trIja. tenI peThe rAjAnA manamAM zAstra sAcAM che ema ThasAvavA A vaNa pUchyuM muhUrta che. mATe Ano nirNaya yuktipUrvaka karavo joie. jema pUrve jozI lokoe sarva kAma siddha thAya evI potAnA buddhibaLe teraza kalpI che e vAta A vakhate mAre paNa buddhibaLathI sAcI karavI joie ema dhArI bhoja patramAM rAjAnA praznano nirNaya lakhI, e mATInA goLAmAM ghAlI rAjAnI pAse ubhelA sevakanI chAbaDImAM e goLo mUkI kahyuM ke he rAjana ! have tamAre je dvArathI nIkaLavuM hoya te dvAre nIkaLo. pachI rAjA paNa vicAramAM paDyo ke huM paNa enA buddhirUpI saMkaTamAM paDyo. paNa kAMI ciMtA nahI. A traNa dvAramAMthI eka dvArano nizcaya karyo haze ema vicArI pAse ubhelA sUtradhAro pAse te maMDapamAM rahelI padmazIlA (vacamAM moTI chATa) khaseDAvI temAM rahelA gupta rastA vaDe bahAra nIkaLI gayo. pachI pelo goLo bhAMgI pelA bhojapatramAM lakhelA akSaro vAMcyA to temAM te ja vAta lakhI hatI. te joI jaina zAstranI ghaNI prazaMsA karI. te upara eka kAvya kahyuM je je vastune viSNu be netrathI, zivajI traNa netrathI, brahmA ATha netrathI, svAmI kArtika bAra netrathI, rAvaNa vIsa netrathI, iMdra hajAra netrathI temaja asaMkhya netrathI je vastune dekhI zakatA nathI te vastune paMDita puruSa potAnA buddhirUpa netrathI jue che. vaLI dhanapALe RSabhapaMcAzikA nAme RSabha devanI stutino graMtha karI rAjAne dekhADI prasanna karyo. vaLI e sarasvatIkaMThAbharaNa nAmanA prAsAda prazastinA zloka pote karI rAjAne dekhADyA. emAMnA eka zlokano artha : he rAjanuM ! te pRthvIne dhAraNa karI, zatrunuM hRdaya vidAraNa karyuM ne baLavAna rAjAnI lakSmI grahaNa karI, e traNe kAma te yuvAnImAM karyo ne purANa puruSa viSNue e traNa kAma karavA vAste traNa avatAra grahaNa karyA. varAha avatAra laI pRthvI dhAraNa karI, narasiMha avatAra lai zatrunuM hRdaya bhevuM. vAmana avatAra leI baLIrAjAnI lakSmI lIdhI. A prakArano kAvya artha sAMbhaLI te paTTikAnA zarapAvamAM rAjAe eka suvarNano kaLaza Apyo vaLI te prAsAdamAMthI nIkaLatAM tenI bArasAkhanA bhAgamAM kAmadevanI mUrti potAnI rati nAmanI strI sAthe hAtha tALI ApI hAsya karatI joI rAjAe tenuM kAraNa dhanapALane pUchyuM. teno artha : e ke zaMkara kAmane bALI potAnA brahmacaryathI sarvoparI banI traNa jagatamAM vikhyAta saMyama dhAraNa karatA hatA. te ziva, pArvatInA viyogane na sahana karatAM potAnA ardhA zarIramAM niraMtara strIne rAkhe che ema strI vinA kSaNamAtra paNa jene cAlatuM nathI evA teNe ApaNane jItI lIdhA che ? ema kahI potAnI strInA hAthamAM tALI daI A kAmadeva hAsya kare che. 88 prabaMdha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka divasa bhojarAjA dhanapALane sAthe laI zivanAM darzana karI bAraNe nIkaLatAM zivanA bragI nAmanA durbaLa gaNane (sevakane) joi dhanapALane pUchyuM ke A sevaka ATalo badho durbaLa kema thayo haze ? tenA uttaramAM dhanapALe kAvya kahyuM ke A sevakanA aMtaramAM A prakAranI niraMtara ciMtA baLe che ke A ziva digambara rahe che, tene koI luMTe ema nathI tema chatAM paNa dhanuSa kema dhAraNa kare che ? ane ema karatAM kadApi dhanuSa rAkhe to bhabhUti coLavAnuM zuM prayojana che? ane kadAcit caMdana vigere lepathI vairAgya pAmIne rAkha coLe che to strInuM zuM kAma che ? ne ema karatAM emane strI vinA na cAlatuM hoya to kAma deva sAthe dveSa zuM karavA rAkhe che ? A prakAranA potAnA svAmInuM paraspara viruddha ceSTita dekhI tenI ciMtAmAM ne ciMtAmAM guMthAyelo A bicAro sevaka, zarIramAM naso tathA hADakAM dekhAya evo dubaLo paDI gayo che. ziva tyAgI che ke gRhastha ema pUchanArane uttara zo Apavo ? - vaLI zivanA bhakta to navA graMthano AraMbha A prakAranI stuti karI kare che - "rAkha coLavAthI zobhatuM zivajInuM zarIra pArvatIno hasta melApa karatI vakhate romAMcita thayuM mATe te upara kavi uspekSA kare che ke kAmane bALyo te ja rAkha zivajIe zarIre coLI hatI mATe pArvatInA hasta sparzathI kAmadeva jANe te ja rAkhamAMthI romaroma phuTI nIkaLyo hoya tema je zarIrano dekhAva paraNatI vakhate che te jayavaMta varto. vivAha vigere zubha kAryamAM gAyanuM dAna, pUjana, vaMdana vigere bahumAna thAya che e paNa eka aMdha paraMparA ja che kemake he rAjan kUtarAnI peThe apavitra eTale viSTAnuM paNa bhakSaNa karatI ne potAnA putra sAthe ati Asakta thaI kAmasevana karatI ne kharIyothI tathA ziMgaDAMthI jaMtuno nAza karatI, ema ghaNA doSathI bharapura gAya kayA guNathI vaMdana karavA yogya che ? vaLI dUdha ApavAnA baLathI gAya vaMdanIya hoya to "bheMza kema vaMdanIya na hoya". bheMzathI lagAra paNa gAyamAM vizeSa guNa dekhAto nathI. bannemAM pazu dharma barobara che. ityAdi suMdara vANInA cAturyathI rAjAne raMjana karato dhanapALa kavi bese che eTalAmAM koIka vahANavaTiyo vepArI dvArapALa sAthe potAnI khabara mokalI AjJA pAmI sabhAmAM AvI namaskAra karI meNapaTTI (zilA vigere vastu upara kotarelA akSaro levA meNathI karelI yukti vizeSa te)mAM utArelAM prazastinAM kAvya rAjAne dekhADyAM. te joi rAjAe pUchyuM ke A kyAMthI maLyAM che. te sAMbhaLI pelo puruSa bolyo ke he rAjan ! samudramAM mAruM vahANa ociMtu aTakyuM. tenuM kAraNa zodhAvatAM khabara paDI ke atizaya uMDA jaLanI aMdara eka ziva maMdira hatuM paNa tene thoDo paNa jaLa sparza thato nahi. mahApratApI te maMdiranI bhIMta para akSaro lakhelA che ema sAMbhaLI tyAMthI meNapaTTI vaDe grahaNa karelI suMdara akSara vALI A paTTikA che. A prakArano vRttAMta sAMbhaLI rAjAe tenA upara mATInI bIjI paTTikA dabAvI temAM jhIlAyela kAvya paMDito pAse vaMcAvyAM. teno artha : (1) govardhana saptazatI graMthanuM maMgalAcaraNa. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 89 Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A rAjAnI bALapaNamAMthI ja moTI unnatine karanAra vRddhi pAmato guNano samUha che, te guNanuM smaraNa lajjA pAmI potAnA mukhathI koi divasa rAjA karato nathI mATe jANe rIsAine te guNa potAnAthI utpanna thayelA yazane lai samudranA tIra sudhI vistAra pAmatA cAlyA gayA che. jema koi sArA puruSane bALapaNamAMthI ja uche2I moTo kare, paNa te uche2I moTo karanAranuM nAma tenI vRddhAvasthA thatAM sudhI paNa na le, tyAre tenA upara rIsa caDAvI potAnA putrano hAtha jhAlI kheda pAmI samudrane kAMThe jai tapa karyA kare tema A rAjAnA guNa tathA yaza samudra paryaMta gayA te prasiddha che // 1 // A rAjA digvijaya ka2vA nIkaLyo tyAre je koi zatru, dhanuSa bANa hAthamAM jhAlI bAraNe nIkaLe tenI strIne tatkALa vidhavA kare evI jagatamAM moTI hAka vAgavAthI bhaya pAmatI kAmadevanI rati strI potAnA dhaNIne, madonmattapaNe vaLagelI bhramaranI strIonI kALAza rUpI gaLithI raMgelA peheravAnA vastrathI DhAMkI rAkheluM puSpa rUpI dhanuSa hAthamAM jhAlavA detI na hatI, kema ke te krodha karI mArA dhaNIne kadApi mArI nAMkhe to huM vidhavA thAuM ! // 2 // he rAjan ! tamArA vairInI strIo, potAnA aMtaranI uMDI ciMtA rUpI mahA gaMbhIra kuvAthI ghaNA zoka rUpI moTI araghaTTa mAla pheravI tethI netra rUpI uMcI nIcI thatI ghaDIomAM bharAtuM khecI kADheluM AMsu rUpI jaLa, tenI dhArAo nAsikA rUpI paDanALane raste cAlatAM AgaLa AvatAM viSama mArgane lIdhe cAre bAju vikharAi jatA jaLapravAhane potAnA uMcA moTA stana rUpI ghaDAmAM vAraMvAra bharI le che eTale te strIone vanamAM rajhaLatAM pANI pIvAnA paNa sAMsA paDe che // 3 // ityAdi artha bharelAM te prazastinAM kAvya saMpUrNa vaMcAvatAM jeno uttarArdra chinna bhinna thayo che evuM eka kAvya ApyuM. teno pUrvArdha : ayi khalu viSamaH purAkRtAnAM bhavati hi jantuSu karmaNAM vipAkaH // artha : jIva mAtrane judAM-judAM prakAranA karelA sarve karmano udaya nizcayathI viSama che. A kAvyano uttarAddhe ghaNA chinnavAdI kavio pAse rAjAe karAvI joyo paNa koinA dhyAnamAM na AvavAthI chevaTe dhanapALa paMDitane kahyuM tyAre te bolyA. hara zirasi zirAMsi yAni reju hari - haritAni luThanti gRdhrapAdaiH // artha : je mAthAM zivanA mastaka upara zobhatAM te ja mAthAM Aje gRdhrapakSInA pagamAM athaDAya che. A prakAre artha bhareluM uttarArda sAMbhaLI rAjA bolyo ke A uttarArdhva maLatuM Ave ema jaNAya che, te sAMbhaLI dhanapALa bolyo ke jo zabdathI tathA arthathI A ja uttarArdhva zrI rAmezvara mahAdevanI prazasti lakhelI bhIMtamAM na hoya to AjathI AraMbhIne jIvatA sudhI mAre kavitA ja karavI nahIM evI pratijJA che. A pratijJA sAMbhaLI e kavinI parIkSA karavA ghaNI ja mahenata tathA dravya nAza (1) lupta akSara tathA padono meLa karI paraspara meLavavAmAM catura hoya te. 02 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karI samudramAM vahANa mUkAvI te kAmamAM catura loko pAsethI cha mAse te maMdira kholAvI prazasti utarAvI maMgAvI joyuM to je dhanapALa paMDite kahyo hato te ja uttarAddha nIkaLyo. A joI rAjA ghaNo prasanna thaI tene yogya zirapAva ApyA. A prakAre khaMDa khaMDa prazastinAM ghaNAM kAvya che teno saMkSepa vRttAMta ahIM ame kahyo che. eka divase dhanapALane bhoja rAjAe pUchyuM ke hAlamAM zA kAmamAM rokAyA cho ke prathamanI jema atre AvI zakatA nathI. teno uttara dhanapALe karyo ke huM hAlamAM tilakamaMjarI nAmanA graMthanI racanAmAM vyagra chuM. pachI te graMtha sAMbhaLavAmAM rAjAnI ghaNI rUci joi dhanapALa bolyo ke e graMthamAM tamAruM nAma mArAthI dAkhala nahIM thaI zake mATe te vAta javA do paNa rAjAe kahyuM ke huM tamane harakata nahIM karuM, evuM nakkI karI ziyALAnI pAchalI rAtanA chellA praharamAM sAro avakAza maLavAthI te ja samaye prathama lakhelI tilakamaMjarInI prata laI tenuM vyAkhyAna rAjA AgaLa dhanapAna karatA hatA. rAjAe e graMthamAM ghaNo ja ubharAI jato rasa che ema dhArI te pratanI nIce sonAno thALa mukI temAM eka kacoLu (paDaghIvALA vATakA jevuM) mUkI te upara pustakanI goThavaNa karI hatI ke rakhe emAMthI rasa ubharAI bahAra nIkaLI jAya. evA hetuthI prItipUrvaka te graMtha sAMbhaLI rahyA pachI te graMthanI behada madhuratAthI ati Azcarya pAmelo rAjA bolyo ke A graMthamAM kathAno nAyaka mane kara, ne vinItAnagarInA sthAne avaMtInagarI kara ane zakrAvatAra tIrthanA sthAne mahAkALezvara mahAdevane kara. A prakAranI goThavaNa e graMthamAM kare to je mAMge te tane tarata ApuM. A prakAranuM rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI krodhAyamAna thaI dhanapALa bolyo, are khajuvo ne sUrya e bemAM jeTalo phera che temaja sarSapa ane merU parvatamAM tathA kAca ne kaMcanamAM tathA dhatUrA ane kalpavRkSamAM jeTalo taphAvata che teTalo moTo aMtarAya tamArA kahevA pramANe karavAmAM che ema kahI eka gAthA bolyo te e ke. durjananI peThe be moDhe bolato ne mUrNapaNuM chatAM mahA kavinuM nAma dharAvato, vaLI tArA nAmanA ghaNA graMtha karI ApyA chatAM paNa jeno lobha to mAto ja nathI ane puSkaLa pIDA karatA bANanI jema haiyAmAM zalya samAna naDato tuM marIne pAtALamAM kema pesI jato nathI ? ke caNoThIthI sonuM jokhI kiMmata paNa tenI barobara karavA icche che. ityAdi dhanapALano Akroza sAMbhaLI bhoja rAjAne atizaya krodha caDyo tethI teNe te mULa prata bALIne khAkha karI; te joI dhanapALane uparathI tathA aMtarathI vairAgya thayo ne nIcuM moDhuM karI potAnA gharanA pAchalA bhAgamAM eka junA palaMga upara nIsAsA nAMkhato ghaNIvAra sUI rahyo. te dhanapALanI tilakamaMjarI nAmanI putrI ghaNI paMDita hatI. teNIe snAna sahita bhaktapAna bhojanAdika karAvyuM. AgrahathI udAsInuM kAraNa pUchatAM dhanapALe banelI vAta kahI. te sAMbhaLI tilakamaMjarIe kahyuM. tame koI ciMtA karazo nahIM. kemake divasa rAta mahenatathI karelo graMtha huM prAtaHkALamAM tamArA sthAnamAMthI kacaro vALatI vakhate badho vAMcI letI hatI tethI e graMtha mAre kaMThastha che. te sAMbhaLI dhanapALa ghaNo khuza thayo. pachI tilakamaMjarIe potAnA kaMThathI saMbhArI saMbhArIne te graMtha aDadho lakhyo bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabaMdha 91 Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane teno uttarAddha navo karI Akho graMtha karI dekhADyo. AthI dhanapALa tathA bhoja rAjA ghaNA prasanna thayA ane ghaNA mAnathI e graMthanuM tilakamaMjarI evuM nAma sthApana karI tenI khyAti karI. vaLI eka divasa dhanapALe eka kAvya kahyuM te e ke- eka divasa brahmAne pRthvInA mahAna rAjA zodhavAnuM kautuka thayuM. tethI hAthamAM khaDIno kAMkaro lai, he rAjanuM tamAruM nAma paheluM gaNI AkAzamAM eka lITI dorI. pachI vicAra karatAM tamArA jevo bIjo koI rAjA dITho nahIM tyAre te khaDIno kAMkaro pheMkI dIdho te pRthvI upara paDyo te kALe karI vRddhi pAmIne himAcala parvata thayo. ne pelI AkAzamAM rekhA karI hatI te AkAzagaMgA thaI. A artha bhareluM kAvya sAMbhaLI bIjA paMDitoe dhanapALanI majhAka karI ke dhanapALe A atizayokti bharelI gapa ThIka mArI che. te vakhate dhanapALa eka zloka bolyo ke rAmAyaNa lakhatAM vAlmikI kavie evI gapa mArI che ke vAMdarAe parvato uMcakI lAvI samudra upara pAja bAMdhI ane mahAbhArata lakhatAM vyAsa munie evI gapa mArI che ke arjunanuM bANa lAkha rUpa dhAraNa karI lAkha mANasane mArI pAchu AvI bhAthAmAM pesI jatuM hatuM. ema mahA kavionI atizayokti joyA vagara mArI kahelI vastu sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmatA vidvAno moDhuM pAchu karI potAnI pratiSThA meLavavA hase che te pratiSThAne huM namaskAra karuM chuM. eka divasa bhojarAjAne mahAbhArata vAMcanAra paMDite pavitra mahAbhAratanI kathA sAMbhaLavA kahyuM tyAre bhoja rAjA jaina dharma upara prIti thavAthI niSedha karI eka kAvya bolyo ke kanyAnA vyabhicArathI utpanna thayelA ane potAnA bAMdhavanI strInA vidhavApaNAnA duHkhane nAza karanAra vyAsamunino karelo bhArata graMtha, temAM nAyakarUpe varNana karelA vyabhicArathI utpanna thayelA pAMca pAMDava che. te golaka putra che eTale potAnA patinA maraNa pachI bIjA puruSathI utpanna thayelA putra pAMDu rAjA tenA putra kuMDa eTale bhartA jIvato hoya ne jAra puruSathI utpanna thAya te kuMDaputra kahIe, evA pAMca pAMDava che temanI kathA, vaLI temanAM AcaraNa joie to kuLano kSaya karavAnAM ane pAMca vacce eka satI strI rAkhavAnAM, AvI vAto sAMbhaLavAthI jo puNya tathA kalyANa thAya to pApanI zI vale thaze ? vaLI eka divasa rAjAe dhanapALane pUchyuM ke hAla koI prabaMdhAdika graMtha karavA mAMDyo che? tyAre dhanapALe eka zloka kahyo ke vairInI lakSmI rUpI strInA keza grahaNa karavAmAM jenA hAtha zaktimAna che evA he rAjan ! huM jainadharmI hovAthI hamezAM unu pANI pIuM mATe gaLAmAM rahelI sarasvatIne garamAvo lAgavAthI mArA mukharUpI gharamAMthI teNIe ucALo bharyo che mATe mArAthI kavitA thaI zakatI nathI. vaLI dhanapALanuM vacana ane malayAcalanuM rasa sahita caMdana jenA hRdayane lAgyuM te zAMta ane sukhI na thAya evo jagatamAM koNa che ? eka divasa cha darzananA moTA moTA puruSone bolAvI rAjAe mukti mArga pUNyo tyAre sarve pota potAnA darzanano pakSapAta dekhADyo. pachI sAco mArga jANavA cha mahinA sudhI sarvene ekaThA rAkhyA. pachI temaNe zAradA devInuM ArAdhana karavA mAMDyuM tyAre eka divasa pAchalI thoDI rAta bAkI rahI tyAre zAradAdevIe AvI rAjAne jagADI kahyuM ke bauddha dharma sAMbhaLavA yogya che ne jaina dharma AcaravA yogya che, vaidika (veda saMbaMdhI) 92 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma vyavahA2 ka2vA yogya che, ne paramapada dhyAna karavA yogya che. A prakAranuM rAjAne tathA sarva darzananA puruSone kahI bhAratI (zAradA devI) antardhAna thai. pachI sarve darzananA purUSoe eka zloka karI rAjAne Apyo ke ahiMsA lakSaNa dharma pALavA yogya che, bhAratI devI mAnavA yogya che ne dhyAnathI mukti pamAya che evo sarva darzanIono eka mata che. vaLI eka divasa e nagaramAM rahenArI sItA nAmanI rAMdhanArI paradezI lokonuM rAMdhaNuM rAMdhI potAno nirvAha karatI hatI. tyAM koi paradezI sUrya grahaNane divase jalAzayamAM jai maMtra japI mAlakAMkaNInuM tela pIne ghera AvI rAMdhI mUkelI rasoi jamyo. tethI tatkALa tene ulaTI thai ane acetana thayo. tenI pAse te vakhate ghaNA paisA hatA te joi A strIne vicAra thayo ke AnI pAse dravya che tethI ene mAryAnuM kalaMka mAre mAthe AvyA vinA raheze nahIM ane tethI mAruM kamota thaze te karatAM pahelAM maravuM e uttama che. ema dhArI ulaTI kareluM anna jheravALu jANI pote maravAne vAste khAi gai. temAM raheluM mAlakAMkaNInuM maMtreluM tela tenA peTamAM sthira rahevAthI ekadama jihvAgre sarva vidyA pragaTa thai. tethI raghuvaMzAdika kAvya tathA vAtsyAyanAdika kAmazAstra tathA cANAkyAdika nItizAstra temano potAnI meLe abhyAsa karI nava yauvana avasthAmAM AvelI mahAvidvAna vijayA nAmanI potAnI putrI sahita bhoja rAjAnI sabhAmAM AvI tenA sAmu joi bolI. te vakhate bhoja rAjAnI AkhI sabhA citrAmaNanA AkAre sthaMbhita thai gai. te bolI - he rAjan zatru kuLano nAza karavo e zauryano avidha che. A Akhu brahmAMDa rUpI pAtra bharAi jAya e yazano avidha che ane sutarano trAgaDo (tAMtaNo) paNa na rAkhatAM je mAge te ApI devuM te dAnano avidha che, samudra e pRthvIno avadhi che. himAcalanI putrI pArvatInA pati zivanA caraNa yugalane praNAma karavo e zraddhAno avadhi che. ema sarve vastuno avadhi che paraMtu he bhoja rAjan ! tArA guNano avidha nathI. A sAMbhaLIne AnaMda pAmatA rAjA vijayA sAmu joi tenA rUpamAM mohita thai ghelachAnA joramAM bolyo ke tuM tArA stananuM varNana kara. A sAMbhaLI vijayA bolI - unnAhozcibukAvadhirbhujalatAmUlAvadhiH saMbhavo vistAro hRdayAvadhi: kamalinIsUtrAvadhiH saMhatiH / varNaH svarNakathAvadhiH kaThinatA vajrAkarakSmAvadhistanvaGgyAH stanamaNDale yadaparaM lAvaNyamastAvadhi // 1 // stana maMDalanI UMcAino avadhi, cibuka paryaMta che, enA saMbhavano avidha, hAthanA mUla paryaMta che. enA vistArano avadhi, hRdaya paryaMta che. enA paraspara sajjaDa rIte maLI javAno avidha, kamalanA tAMtaNAno paNa e benI vace praveza na thAya e che. ane enA suMda2 varNano avadhi, suvarNa sarakhI upamA ApavI e che. vaLI enI kaMThanatAno avidha, vajrabhUminI upamA ApavI e che. paraMtu e stana maMDaLamAM rahelA lAvaNyapaNAno to (eka jAtanA suMdara camatkArI guNano) avidha ja nathI. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha SA 93 Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAmadevanI vijayapatAkA ropanArI vijayA paMDitAnuM A prakAranuM varNana sAMbhaLI bhoja rAjA camatkAra pAmI ardha zloka bolyo. kiM varNyate kUcadvandvamasyAH kamalacakSuSaH / artha : A kamaLAkSInA stana maMDaLanuM zuM varNana karIe ! A vacana sAMbhaLI vijayA, e zlokanuM uttarAddha bolI. saptadvIpakaragrAhI bhavAn yatra karapradaH // 1 // artha : he rAjan ! kharI vAta kahI ! pRthvInA sAte dIpamAMthI karagrahaNa (vasulAta) karavA samartha tamo sAkSAt jene kara (data) ApavA taiyAra thayA to te stana maMDaLanuM, zuM varNana karI zakAya ! sarvano kara tamo grahaNa karo ne tamAro kara stanamaMDaLa grahaNa kare mATe enuM aizvarya kahevA koNa samartha thAya. A prakAre vijayAnA mukhamAMthI nIkaLatA kAmabANa jevA akSarothI rAjAnuM hRdaya bhedAyuM. tethI vaLI addha zloka bolyo. prahatamurajamaNDaladhvAnavadbhiH payodaiH kathamalikulanIlaiH saiva dik saMpraruddhA // artha : mRdaMga jevA gaMbhIra gAjatA ne bhramara jevA zyAma meghoe te ja dizA kevI rIte rokI? A vacana sAMbhaLI vijayA, zlokanuM uttarAddha bolI. prathamavirahakhedamlAyinI yatra bAlA vasati nayanavAntairazrubhidhauMtavakrA // 1 // artha : jevI rIte netramAMthI nIkaLatI AMsunI dhArAthI mukha dhovAya evI rIte, je dizAmAM prathama ja svAmIno viyoga thavAthI utpanna thayelA duHkhathI glAni pAmatI virahiNI strI vase che te dizA meghathI chavAI gaI che. vijayA paMDitAno abhiprAya je huM to mArA manathI tamane ja paraNI cUkI che. have mArA ghara taraphanI dizA megha maMDaLathI chavAI gaI che mATe mArAthI ghera javAze nahIM kAraNa ke mArI navI yuvAvasthAmAM prathama viraha sahana thaI zake ema nathI tethI loka prasiddha mAro aMgIkAra karo. bhoja rAjA, e strIe pragaTa karelI kAma ceSTAnA camatkAramAM aMjAI javAthI ekadama kAmAtura thayo paNa sabhA visarjanane hajI thoDI vAra che. mATe kAlakSepa karavA, vaLI addha zloka bolyo. suratAya namastubhyaM jagadAnandadAyine / artha : jagatane AnaMda ApanAra he kAma saMbhoga huM tane namaskAra karuM chuM. A vacana sAMbhaLI vijayA, e zlokanuM uttarAddha bolI. AnuSaGgi phalaM yasya bhojarAja ! bhavAdRzAm // prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ artha : he rAjan ! A vakhate tamAre kAma saMbhogane namaskAra karavo yukta che. kema je jene tamArA jevA eTale ghaNI strIonA dhaNI. teno lAbha thavo te phaLa to AnuSaMgika che eTale koi vakhata aNadhAryuM vIjaLInA jhabakArA jevuM thai jAya che. A prakAre marma bhedI vijayAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe lajjA pAmI nIcu joyuM. pachI chevaTe temane potAnI bhoginI strI (kAmabhoga vAste rAkhelI rakhAta) karI janAnakhAnAmAM rAkhI. pachI vijayA eka divasa mahelanA jALIAmAMthI potAnA stana upara paDatAM caMdraki2Na joi zloka bolI. teno artha : he caMdra tuM caMDikAnA pati zivanA mAthethI caDI utareluM dhoLuM phula cho. eTale ziva nirmAlya cho kalaMka yukta cho mATe mane ka sparza (hastasparza) karavo yogya nathI. ityAdi ghaNo vistAra paraMparAthI jANavo ema sItA paMDitAno prabaMdha pUro thayo. = bhoja rAjAnI sabhAmAM mukhya rahelA mayUra ane bANa nAmanA be paMDita sALo banevI thatA hatA ane eka bIjA sAthe spardhA karI sabhAmAM moTI pratiSThA vArApharatI meLavatA hatA. koi eka vakhata bANa paMDita benane maLavAne gayo. te vakhate ghaNI rAta thai javAthI bAraNe sUi rahyo ane banevInA gharamAM thatuM rAtrinuM saghaLuM ghamasANa ekAgra citte te sAMbhaLato hato. mayUra paMDitane rIsAyelI potAnI strIne manAvatAM AkhI rAta vahI gai ane prAtaHkALa thatAM eka zloka bolyo ke saghaLI rAtrI vahI gai ane dubaLo thato caMdra paNa hamaNA asta pAmaze. A dIvo paNa nidrAvaza thai jANe hamaNAM olavAi jaze evo dekhAya che. vaLI, strIne mAna rAkhavAno paNa avidha che ke pati praNAma kare eTale strIe mAnano tyAga karavo joie paNa huM to vAraMvAra tane praNAma karuM chuM to paNa tuM krodhano tyAga karatI nathI. A moTuM Azcarya che. ema zlokanAM traNa pada vAraMvAra bolatA joi bAraNe beThelA bANa paMDitathI potAnI kavitAnuM baLa sahana nA thai zakavAthI cothuM pada bolI uThyo. ke he atyaMta krodhavALI tArA atizaya kaThaNa evA stananA saMbaMdhathI tAruM hRdaya paNa kaThaNa thayuM che, ke haju sudhI paNa tAruM hRdaya lagAre komaLa thatuM nathI. A prakAranA artha bhareluM bhAinA mukhamAMthI nIkaLeluM zlokanuM cothuM pada sAMbhaLI krodha karI lAja pAmI 'tu koDhIyo thAya' evo zrApa dIdho. te pativratAnA zrApathI te divasathI AraMbhIne bANa paMDita koDhavALo thayo. prAtaHkALe te koDha upara rAkha coLI sabhAmAM AvIne beTho tyAre mayUra paMDita mo2nA jevI komaLa vANIe mAgadhI bhASAno zabda bolyo. te sAMbhaLI rAjAe lajjA pAmatA bANa paMDitanA sAmuM joyuM tyAre lAja pAmI tyAMthI uThIne nagara bAraNe jai sUryanuM ArAdhana ka2vA vAste eka moTo staMbha ropyo. nIce kheranA aMgArAthI dhagadhagato eka kuMDa racyo. thaMbhanA upara anukrame zIkAM laTakAvelAM temAM ubho rahI sUryanI stutinuM eka kAvya bolI, te zIkAne charI vaDe kApI bIjA zIkAmAM vaLagI rahI vaLI kAvya bolyo. e prakAre pAMca kAvya bolyA pachI chaThUMThuM kAvya bolatAM sUrya deve prasanna thai AvI koDha maTADI tenuM zarIra kaMcana jevuM karyuM. bIje divasa sabhAmAM jai suMdara caMdanacoLI sArAM vastra paherI suMdara zarIrane dekhADato sabhAmAM beThelo joi rAjAe mayUra bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 95 Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMDitanI sAmu joyu tyAre mayura paMDita bolyo ke prasanna thayelA sUryano A pratApa che. A sAMbhaLI bANa paMDita bANanA jevI vANI bolyo ke jo devatAnuM ArAdhana sukhethI thatuM hoya to tuM paNa kAMika ArAdhana karI camatkAra dekhADa. ema kahyuM tyAre mayUra paMDita bolyo ke je vyAdhi rahita che tene vaidanuM zuM kAma che to paNa tArA vacanathI mAre mArA hAtha paga kApI bhavAnI devIne kAvyanA chaThThA akSaramAM ja prasanna karavI. evI pratijJA karI pAlakhImAM besI caMDikA devInA maMdiranI pAchaLa jaine beTho ne potAnA kahevA pramANe hAtha paga kApI, kAvyanA chaThThA akSaramAM devIne prasanna karI. tethI caMDikAnuM maMdira badhu potAnA sanmukha thayuM. ane potAnA saghaLAM aMga hatAM tethI paNa ghaNAM sarasa thayAM. A prakArano moTo pratApa joi rAjA Adi sarve lokoe jaya jaya zabda kahyo. ane moTA utsavathI teno nagaramAM praveza karAvyo. Ama, bANa-mayUra paMDitanA prabaMdha pUrNa thayAM. e vakhate mithyA darzanInA zAsanano ghaNo jaya thato joi, keTalAka jaina dveSI pradhAnoe rAjAne kahyuM ke jo jaina matamAM koipaNa pratApI puruSa hoya to A zvetAMbara sAdhuone ApaNA dezamAM rahevA devA, nahIM to ApaNA dezamAMthI kADhI mUkavA. AvI rItanuM karavAthI, zrAvaka varge mAnatuMgAcAryane potAnA nagaramAM lAvI rAjAne nivedita karyA. tyAre rAjA bolyo ke camatkAra dekhADo, nahIM to ahIMthI palAyana karo. A vAta sAMbhaLI AcArya bolyA ke amArA iSTadeva to mukta che te pAchA ahIM AvatA nathI mATe temano tamane zo camatkAra dekhADIe paraMtu tenA sevaka devatAonA prabhAvano paNa jagatane AzcaryakArI camatkAra che ema kahI cummAlIza beDIonA baMdhathI potAnuM zarIra baMdhAvI e nagaramAM rahelA AdinAtha tIrthaMkaranA moTA devAlayanI aMdara ubhA rahI maMtra garbhita bhaktAmara nAmanuM stotra navuM banAvIne bolyA. eka kAvya bolI rahe tyAM eka beDI tUTe ema cummAlIza kAvya bolI saghaLI beDIo toDI, e maMdira potAnA sanmukha karI jainazAsanano moTo pratApa dekhADyo. Ama, mAnatuMgAcAryano prabandha pUro thayo. koi eka divasa bhojarAjA potAnA dezanA paMDitonuM paMDitapaNuM vakhANato hato ane gAMDI gujarAtamAM paMDita kyAMthI hoya ema niMdA karato hato. te vakhate koi gujarAtI puruSa bolI uThyo ke amArA gujarAta dezamAM to bALakathI AraMbhIne govALIyA paryaMta je koi mANasa che te tamArA paMDito karatAM zreSTha che. mATe tenI barobarI tamArAthI thai zake ema nathI ema kahI gujarAtamAM bhImarAjA pAse AvI teNe banelI sarve vAta kahI. tyAre bhImarAjAe koi mahAcatura pratApadevI nAmanI vezyA tathA koika mahAvidvAna govALIo, bannene bhojarAjAnI sabhAmAM mokalyA. prAtaHkALamAM AvIne ubhelA govALane bhoje kahyuM ke kAMi bolo. tyAre teNe eka duho kahyo ke - he bhoja tArA hRdayamAM lakSmI rahelI che ne mukhamAM sarasvatI rahI che e benI sImA judI pADavA vAste zuM kaMThe A zobhItuM AbharaNa paheryuM che ? (1) mAnatuMgAcArya, pahelA bhoja vakhate vi.saMvata 700 nA varSamAM thayAM. tyAra pachI traNaso varSa sudhI tenI gAdIe je rAjA thayA te bhoja nAmathI ja oLakhAtA. go 96 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A sAMbhaLI vismaya pAme che eTalAmAM suMdara zaNagAra sajI sabhAmAM AvI ubhI rahelI vArAMganAne joi bhojarAjA bolyo rUda lim ATalA akSara sAMbhaLIne mahAcatura vArAMganA bolI ke pRcchatti ATalA akSara sAMbhaLI rAjAe atizaya prasanna thaI traNa lAkha sonaiyA ApavA hukama karyo. paraMtu eka bIjAe zI vAta karI te sabhAmAM besanArane tathA kozAdhipatine samajaNa na paDavAthI rAjAe traNa vakhata kahyuM. pachI sabhAmAM besanAranI vinaMtIthI rAjAe teno artha prakAza karyo ke A vArAMganAnA aMjana rekhA sahita kaTAkSa, kAna sudhI jatA AvatA hatA te joI meM pUchyuM ke e vAraMvAra kAna AgaLa zuM karavA jAya che. tyAre e bolI ke pUchavA jAya che ke, he kAna. tamoe je bhojarAjAne sAMbhaLyo hato te ja A bhojarAjA che ! ema nirNaya karavA karNa sudhI gamanAgamana kare che. A mananA abhiprAyane upalI cikitsAthI jANIne kahenArI vArAMganAne AkhuM rAjya ApI daie to paNa thoDuM che. mATe A sAkSAt sarasvatI che ema kahI nava lAkha sonaiyA apAvyAM. kAraNa ke traNa lAkha mohora ApavAnuM traNa vakhata kahyuM hatuM mATe. vaLI bhojarAjA gujarAtanI strIonI prazaMsA karI eka zloka bolyo. nAmAbhUSA'GgadapitA vAhavAha dRgaJjanabhUH / aho bhAgyaM gUrjarINAM gRhasaMmArjane manuH // 1 // artha : je gujarAtanI strIonA nAkanuM AbhUSaNa vALI che te to nAme aMgadano pitA che. eTale vALI nAme mahA samartha vAnarane aMgada nAme putra thayo tyAre tene khuza karavA vALIe mArgamAM jatAM daza mAthAnA rAvaNane pakaDI lAvI UMdhe mAthe aMgadanA pAraNe ramakaDA mAphaka laTakAvI mUkyo hato. jema pAraNAmAM sutelo bALaka potAnA paga UMcA karI nIce laTakatAM ramakaDAMne lAto mArI tenA zabdathI khuza thAya tema aMgada rAvaNanAM mAthAne lAto mArI khuza thato hato. evo samartha vALI paNa gujarAtanI strIonI sevAmAM nAkanuM AbhUSaNa thaI rahyo che ne vaLI netranuM AbhUSaNa agninuM vAhana che. eTale - meSa (bokaDo) e nAmanuM che. gujarAtanI strIo netranA aMjanane meza ema kahe che. yajJamAM ApelA saghaLA devanA balidAnane agnideva potAnA vAhana upara besI pahoMcADe che. te vAhana potAnA dehanuM agnimAM AropaNa karI (nAkhIne) kALI meza rUpe pragaTa thaI gujarAtanI strIonI sevAmAM netranA AbhUSaNa rUpe vaparAya che mATe tene meza zabdathI oLakhe che. vaLI sAvarNi nAme mana jenA gharano paMjo vALe che eTale svargamAM jeTalA kALa sudhI iMdra rAjya kare teTalA kALa sudhI manu rAjA pRthvInuM rAjya kare che jema A kALamAM vaivasta nAme manu rAjya kare che ema AvatA kALamAM sAvarNi nAme manu rAjaya karaze ema (hindu) zAstramAM prasiddha che. te upara atizayokti alaMkAra kahe che ke gujarAtanI strIo gharamAM paMjo vALavAnA jhADune sAvarNi kahe che mATe AgaLa rAjaya pAmavAnI icchAe sevAmAM rahelo sAvarNi nAme manu hoya ema jaNAya che. tethI badhI strIonI apekSAe gujarAtanI strIonuM bhAgya ghaNuM AzcaryakArI che. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaLI bALapaNathIja A rAjA ghaNo jJAnI hato te ema bolato ke A loka potAnA mAthA upara rahelA mRtyune joto hoya to ene khAvuM pIvuM kAMI paNa na rUce to adharma karavo kyAMthI rUce ema upadeza karato vaLI nidrAmAMthI jAge eTale koI vidvAna kahe ke vegavALA ghoDA upara besI A yamarAja Avyo mATe taiyAra thAo. ema kahI dharma kRtya saMbhArI ApanArane ucitadAna Apato hato. koI vakhata pAchalAM prahare siMhAsana upara beThelo hato. te vakhate pAna bIDAM ApanAra puruSa, chAbaDImAM pAna-bIDI, laI pAse ubho hato te pAsethI pAna bIDuM laI mukhamAM melI pachI bhojana karavA gayo tyAre sevake tenuM kAraNa puchyuM tyAre teNe cAra zloka kahyAM. (1) je ApyuM ane je khAdhuM te ja potAnuM che. bIju badhu khoTu che. kemake nitya uThIne vicAra karavo ke Aje meM zuM puNya karyuM. mArAM AyuSyanuM haraNa karI sUrya asta pAmyo. (2) loka mane pUche che ke tamAre zarIre kuzaLa che ? paNa kuzaLa kyAMthI hoya ? nitya AvaradAmAMthI AyuSya ochuM thAya che. (3) kAle karavAnuM hoya te Aja karavuM. pAchalA prahare karavAnuM hoya to pahelAM prahare karavuM kAraNa ke mRtyu vATa nahI jue ke A kAma karI rahyo ne A bAkI che. (4) A loka rAjI zuM samajIne thatA haze ? zuM koI e mRtyuno nAza karyo evI vadhAmaNI AvI ? zuM jarA avasthA ghaNI vRddha thavAthI ApaNI pAse cAlI AvI nahI zake ? zuM vipattine kALa khAI gayo ? zuM aneka prakAranA vyAdhio kedakhAne paDyA? je pharIthI nIkaLaze ja nahIM ? A prakAre anityabhAvanAno prabaMdha cAra zlokamAM AvI gayo. eka divasa bhojarAjAe dUta mokalI bhImarAjA pAsethI cAra vastu maMgAvI temAM pahelI, A lokamAM che ne paralokamAM nathI. bIjI, paralokamAM che ane A lokamAM nathI. trIjI, A lokamAMe che ne paralokamAM paNa che. cothI, A lokamAM nathI ane paralokamAM nathI. A vAtano vicAra bhImarAjanA paMDitothI na thayo tyAre tyAM rahenAra eka vezyAe praznano uttara karavA kabula thaine bhImanI AjJAthI bhojarAjanI sabhAmAM jai vezyA, tapasvI, dAnezvarI ne jugArI e cAra vastu dekhADI teno uttara Apyo. (1) vezyAne ahIM sukha che paNa paralokamAM nathI. (2) ne tapasvIne ahIM sukha nathI paNa paralokamAM che. (3) dAnezvarIne A lokamAM sukha che ane paralokamAM paNa che. (4) ne jugArIne A lokamAM sukha nathI ne paralokamAM paNa nathI. A rIte cAra vastuno prabaMdha pUrNa thayo. eka divasa rAtrie bhojarAjA pharavA nIkaLyo hato tyAre koI daridrI puruSanI strI eka duho vAraMvAra bolatI hatI ke mANasa mAtrane dasake dasake caDatI paDatI Ave che e vAta loka prasiddha che paNa mArA svAmIne to janmArAthI eka ja dazA cAlyA kare che. paNa utkRSTa dazA svapnamAM paNa dIThI nathI. A sAMbhaLI rAjAne dayA AvI tethI tenuM bArIyaM maTADavA prAta:kALe tenA dhaNIne bolAvI, be bIjorAMnA phaLa maMgAvI darekamAM lAkha rUpiyAnuM eka eka ratna gupta rIte ghAlI te tene arpaNa karyA. teNe bajAramAM jaI kAchIyAnI dukAne mAmUlI kiMmatathI vecyAM. te ja phaLa uparathI 98 prabaMdha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sArAM dekhI A phaLa rAjAne bheTa karavA yogya che ema dhArI koi gRhasthe tene tyAMthI kharIdI karI teNe bhojarAjAne arpaNa karyA tyAre bhojarAjA eka zloka bolyA. ke samudramAM raheluM ratna koi vakhata pANI ubharAvAthI athaDAtuM athaDAtuM kadAcit parvatamAM rahelI nadIne pAmyuM to paNa teja prasaMgathI pAchuM athaDAtuM kuTAtuM ratnAkaramAM Ave che. mATe bhAgya ja sarvatra baLavAna che kema ke AkhA jagatane tRpti karanAra megha varSARtumAM ghaNo varase to paNa cAtakanA mukhamAM lava mAtra paNa pANI na jAya. mATe je na maLavAnuM te kyAMthI maLe ? A pramANe bIjorAno prabandha saMpUrNa thayo. eka divasa rAjAe popaTane jo na maLyaH eTale eka vastu sArI nathI evuM bhaNAvyuM. prAtaHkALe paMDitonI sabhA karI. popaTano bolelo A zabda sAMbhaLI teno artha rAjAe paMDitone pUchyo. tyAre temaNe cha mahinAnI mudata nAMkhI temAMno eka vararUci nAmano paMDita teno nirNaya ka2vA dezAMtara gayo. pharato pharato koi jagyAe thAkIne beTho. tyAM AvelA govALIyAe pelA ciMtAmAM beThelA brAhmaNane ghaNA AgrahathI pUchyuM tyAre teNe potAno sarva vRttAMta kahI dekhADyo. pachI govALIyAe kahyuM ke mane jo tamArA svAmI pAse lai jAo to huM nizce uttara karuM paraMtu A mArI pAse je zvAna che tene mArAthI vRddha avasthAne lIdhe uMcakAtuM nathI temaja snehane lIdhe mArAthI mUkAtuM paNa nathI evuM vAkya sAMbhaLI paMDite pelA zvAnane potAnA khabhA para nAkhI govALIyAne saMgAthe lai rAjAnI sabhAmAM AvI paMDite kahyuM ke he rAjan ! tamArA praznano uttara A puruSa karaze. ema kahyuM tyAre rAjAe paNa pazupALane e ja prazna pUchyo tyAre pazupALe uttara karyo ke he rAjana ! A jagatamAM eka lobha ja sAro nathI. tyAre pUchyuM ke kema sAro nathI ? pazupALa bolyo ke, A paMDita brAhmaNa thai jene aDakIne snAna karavuM paDe evA zvAnane khabhe uMcakIne lAvyo. e lobhano pratApa che. eka divasa eka mitrane lai rAjA rAtre pharavA nIkaLyo. pharatAM pharatAM tarasa lAgI tyAre pANI levA najIkamAM rahelA vezyAnA gharamAM mitrane mokalyo. teNe tyAM jai pANI mAgyuM tyAre ghaNA snehathI selaDIno sATho kolAmAM pIlI ghaNA khedathI eka vADhI bharIne te rasa Apyo te lai rAjA pAse gayo. rAjAe vAra lAgavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre te mitre vezyAno kahelo vRttAMta rAjAne kahI saMbhaLAvyo ke prathama eka selaDInA sAMThAmAMthI eTalo badho rasa nIkaLato hato ke eka ghaDo ane eka vADhI bharAtI hatI mATe Aje ocho rasa nIkaLyo tenuM kAraNa e ja che ke rAjAnuM citta prajA upara khaphA thayeluM jaNAya che. A sAMbhaLI rAjA bolyo ke e vAta sAcI che kemake moTA zivAlayamAM koi vANiyAe nATakano AraMbha karAvyo che mATe tenA ghara bAra luMTI levAno mAro vicAra cAlato hato mATe he mitra te sarva vicAra baMdha rAkhuM chuM. ema kahI potAnA sthAnamAM jai sukhe suto. bIjA divase prajA upara kRpA rAkhI. prathamanA divasanI jema ja anubhava karatAM selaDIno rasa vRddhi pAmato joi vezyAne zIrapAva ApI prasanna karI. A prakAre selaDInA rasano prabandha pUro thayo. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha Aut 99 Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka divasa bhojarAjAe popaTano bolelo (nathaM) e zabda cAra vakhata sAMbhaLI teno artha sarasvatI kuTuMbane pUchyo. tyAre temAMthI vRddha bolyo (jumonane vinaM naSTa) je dina bhojanano tAla bagaDyo te dina kharAba thayo jANavo, pachI tenI strI bolI (nachuM chunArI-yauvanam / ) je puruSane kubhAryA maLI tenI javAnI kharAba thai samajavI. pachI teno putra bolyo (putre bulaM naE) kuLamAM eka kaputa uThe to kuLamAM badhA kalaMka besADe. pachI putranI strI bolI (tae yanna rIyate zA) dravyAdi je vastu dAnamAM nathI apAi te saghaLI nAza thai gai jANavI. kema ke satpAtramAM ApeluM dAna avinAzI che ne bIjuM badhuM nAzavaMta che. // 1 // A sAMbhaLI prasanna thayelA rAjAe teone eka lAkha rUpIyA ApyA. eka divasa bhoja rAjAnA navA mahelamAM saMgadoSathI corI karavA AvelA bhUkuMDa nAmanA mahA vidvAna brAhmaNe vicAra karyo ke aho A mArI zI kamabaqhI thai, ke huM corI karavA Avyo. eTalAmAM eka dizAthI zabda saMbhaLAyo. tyAM jai kAna dai sAMbhaLe che, to nidrA pAmelI rANInA caLakatA suMdara stana upara gavAkSa (gokha) mArgathI AvI paDatA caMdra kiraNonuM pratibiMba joi bhoja rAjAe karelo aDadho zloka vAraMvAra saMbhaLAyo. je - gavAkSamArgapravibhaktacandriko virAjate vakSasi subhru te zazI / artha : he suMdarI gokhamAM rahelI sonAnI jALIvaDe judA judA bhAgamAM vaheMcAyelo, evo caMdra tArI chAtI upara ghaNo zobhe che. brAhmaNe manamAM vicAra karyo ke A zlokanuM ghaTatuM uttarArdha rAjAne yAda AvatuM nathI mATe vAraMvAra pUrvArdha bole che. ema dhArI potAnA aMtaramAM ubharAyeluM kavitAnuM baLa na sahana thavAthI ociMtuM bolI javAyuM. ke - pradattajhampaH stanasaGgavAJchyA vidUrapAtAdiva khaNDatAM gataH // 1 // artha : he rAjan ! A vakhate utpanna thayelI stanamaMDaLanI behada zobhA joi tenI AgaLa potAnA maMDaLanI (caMdra maMDaLanI) glAnI joi, saMga karavAnI icchAe ghaNe UMcethI jhaMpApAta karI paDatuM nAkhanAra caMdranA jANe kaTakA thayA hoya ema jaNAya che. A prakAranuM ociMtuM vAkya sAMbhaLI camakelA rAjAe AsapAsa joyuM to koine na dekhavAthI sevakone bolAvI tapAsa karAvI to mAluma paDyuM ke koi kAlikA devI jevo kALo meza puruSa che. rAjAne krodha caDavAthI sevakone AjJA ApI ke, hAla to cokI paherAmAM besADo pachI prAtaHkAle phAMsIe caDAvajo. ema kahI rAjA nidrA sukhamAM lIna thayo. pachI prAtaHkALe sabhA bharI rAtavALA puruSane najare jovA maMgAvyo. sevakoe tene lAvI ubho karyo. tyAre te eka zloka bolyo. ke(1) vRddha puruSa-1, tenI strI-2, putra-3, putranI strI-4 e cAra maLI sarasvatI kuTuMba kahevAya che. 9408 100 ***** prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaTTinaSTo bhArgavazcApi naSTo bhikSurnaSTo bhImaseno'pi naSTaH / bhrukuNDo'haM bhUpatistvaM ca rAjan ! bhAnAM paDktAvantakaH saMpraviSTaH // 1 // he rAjan ! jenA nAmamAM prathama bhakAra che. te bhakAronI paMktimAM yamarAja peTho. kema ke (fmakSa, maTTi, mArva, bhImasena) e sarva kavio nAza pAmyA. ne mAruM mUhuM nAma che ne tamAruM bhoja nAma che e be vidyamAna chIe. paraMtu mAre to phAMsIno hukama thaI cukyo che. have tamAre vicAra karavA yogya che. brAhmaNanuM AvuM samaya sUcaka paNuM joI rAjAne hasavuM AvyuM ane phAMsIno hukama mApha karI, ghaNuM dravya ApI prasanna karI vidAya karyo. eka divasa rAjAe mArgamAM pharatAM koI rUpavAna strIne DAMgara khAMDatI joI eka samasyApada manamAM goThavI ja rAkhyuM ane paMDitonI sabhA meLavIne pUchyuM. te pada - muzala kisalayaM te tatkSaNAdyanna jAtam A pada sAMbhaLI sarve paMDito, eka bIjA sAmuM joI rahyA. tyAre kAlIdAsa bolyA - jagati viditametatkASThamevAsi manye tadapi ca kila satyaM kAnane varddhitosi / navakuvalayanetrApANisaGgotsave'sminmuzala kisalayaM te tatkSaNAdyanna jAtam // 1 // artha : he muzala tane navayauvanA kamalAkSI strInA hAthano saMga thavA rUpa moTA utsAhamAM paNa praphullitapaNuM na thayuM (navA aMkura na phuTyA, tyAre avazya huM ema mAnuM chuM ke jagatamAM jene kAi kahe che, te ja tuM cho, vaLI vagaDAmAM ugelA koimAM jaDatA vizeSa hoya temAM navAI nahIM. A prakAre kAlIdAsanI ghaNA gaMbhIra arthathI bharelI anyokti sAMbhaLI saghaLI sabhA tathA rAjA ghaNAM prasanna thayA. //vA bhoja rAjAnA darabAramAM navaso navANu paMDito rAkhelA hatA teo saghaLA zAstramAM pAraMgata hatA. rAjAe temane bhAre varSAsana (pagAra) bAMdhI ApelAM hatAM. temanI sAthe evI zarata hatI ke tamAre roja kAma karavAnI jarUra nathI paraMtu koI paradezathI vidvAna Ave tenA pUchelA praznano uttara Apavo tathA tenI sAthe vAda karI satyathI jaya meLavavo. jo temanAthI tema nahI bane to khAdhelo pagAra pAcho devo eTaluM ja nahIM paNa marajI mujaba zikSA karavAno karAra karelo hato. saghaLA paMDitomAM mukhya kAlIdAsa gaNAto hato. kema ke tenA upara kAlikA prasanna hatI. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 101 Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka samaye ema banyuM ke koi nagaranA cAra sadgRhasthonI sarakhI vayanI cAra kanyAo nAnapaNathI kAzImAM rahI ghaNAM zAstrano abhyAsa karI sarva vidyAmAM pAraMgata thai. cAre kanyAo judI judI jJAtinI hatI paNa temanuM rUpa, vaya ane vidyA samAna hatAM. jyAre teo yauvana avasthAmAM AvI tyAre evo vicAra karyo ke ApaNe mUrkha puruSane to paraNavuM ja nahI kema ke tema karavAthI ApaNo avatA2 rada thaze. ema dhArI vidvAnanI parIkSA karavI tathA dezATana karI prasiddha rAjAonI sabhAmAM rahelA paMDitono mada utAravAnuM paNa' (pratijJA) lai nIkaLI. teo deza dezanA paMDitono parAjaya karatI suvarNa mahoronuM gADu bharI, eka divasa aparAhna (pAchale pahore) samaye bhojarAjAnI dhArAnagarImAM AvI pahoMcatAM teoe vicAryuM ke bhojarAjAnI sabhAmAM ghaNA prakhyAta paMDito che ane te ghaNA che mATe zAstrArthathI teone jItavA kaThina paDaze mATe eka yukti goThavI rAkhI bhojanA darabAramAM praveza karyo. bhoje temano satkAra karyo. te kahevA lAgI ame kuMvArI kanyAo chIe. ame cAre eka jJAtinI nathI paNa ame samAna vayanI chIe ane sAthe abhyAsa karelo che mATe eka bIjA pratye bahena karatAM paNa adhika sneha che. amoe deza dezanA paMDitone jItavAnuM paNa lai jItI lIdhA che. tenI nizAnImAM amArI sAthe tAmra patranA lekho ane suvarNa mahoro gADImAM bharIne lAvyA chIe. ame sAMbhaLyuM che ke bhojarAjAnA darabAramAM mahA vidvAno che ane teo ghaNAM divasathI beThAM rAjAnAM varSAsana khAya che to amArI teonI sAthe vAda karavAnI icchA che vAda karatA pahelA amArI eTalI ja vinaMti che ke ame pratyeka kai jJAtinI chIe tenI parIkSA tamArA paMDitomAMthI je kare tenI sAthe amo vAda karIe; AvuM temanuM vacana sAMbhaLI bhoje potAnA navaso navANuM paMDitonI sabhA satvare meLavI teno ahevAla sabhAmAM jaNAvyo. paMDito A kanyAonuM apUrva rUpa, samAna vaya, vidvattA ane cAlAkI joi acaMbo pAmyA. bhoje hukama karyo ke kAla savAra sudhImAM jo koi vidvAna temanI jAtanI parIkSA nahIM karI zake to tamAmanA dhanamAla chInavI lai dezanikAla karavAmAM Avaze. rAjAe ekAMta mahelamAM te kanyAone utAro Apyo. rAtri paDI. saghaLA vidvAno vicAra karavA lAgyA. are have zuM thaze ? emanI cAlAkI evI che ke te saghaLI eka ja jaNAya che. temanI parIkSA zI rIte karavI. savAramAM rAjA zikSA karyA sivAya raheze nahIM. paMDito e prakAre zokamAM paDyA. kanyAo rAtrie mahelamAM AnaMda karavA lAgI ne kahevA lAgI ke savAramAM bhojanA saghaLA vidvAno gardabhArohaNa saMskAra nAmanI zikSA pAmaze. te mAThI dazA ApaNe savAre joizuM emAM saMdeha nahIM. mahAna kavi kALIdAsa paMDita paNa sabhAmAMthI sAyaMkALe potAnA ghara tarapha AvyA. paNa tene kaLa paDatI nathI. samAna rUpa ane vayavALI te kanyAonI jAti zI rIte khoLI kADhavI. AvA vicAramAM tene kazuMka jaNAi AvyuM ane rAtrie kAlikAnuM stavana karyuM. jethI apUrva AkAzavANI thai ke tuM DarIza nahIM. temanI prAtaHkALe parIkSA thaze. evuM vacana sAMbhaLI kAlIdAsane dhI2ja (1) jIte to potAnI barobara sonAnI mahoro levI tevuM paNa hatuM. 9000 102 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvI. ekadama rAtrie te kanyAonA utArAmAM chAnomAno ekAMta jagyAmAM ghusI beTho. badhI rAta jatI rahI to paNa te cAre thAkelI mATe uMghI gaI tethI kaMIpaNa vAtacIta temane thaI nahIM. chevaTe suryodaya samaya thayo. kAlIdAse vicAryuM ke Aje nakkI lAja javAnI. chevaTe te ghaNo gabharAyo. eTalAmAM eka kanyA uThI gavAkSamAM joi nIcenuM pada bolI - abhUtprAcI piGgA rasapatiriva prApya kanakaM artha : sUryodaya thavAthI pUrvadizA pILI thaI. jema sonAnA meLApathI pAro pILo thAya che tema, AvuM pada sAMbhaLI nIce sAMbhaLavAne besI rahelA kALIdAse nakkI karyuM ke e sonAraNa che. zlokanuM paheluM caraNa bIjIne kAne paDavAthI te uThI ane bIjuM caraNa bolI. gatacchAyazcandro budhajana iva grAmyasadasi candranI kAnti jhAMkhI thaI, jema paMDita puruSa mUrkhanI sabhAmAM jaIne glAni pAme tema. bIju pada sAMbhaLI kAlIdAse jANyuM ke te brAhmaNanI putrI che. trIjI kanyA uThIne trIjuM caraNa bolI - kSaNAkSINAstArA nRpataya ivAnudyamaparA jota jotAmAM AkAzamAM tArAo asta thayA jema nirudyamI rAjAo kSaya pAme tema. A vacana sAMbhaLI kAlIdAse nakkI karyuM ke te kSatriyanI putrI che. cothI uThIne cothuM pada bolI - na rAjante dIpA draviNarahitAnAmiva gRhAH // 1 // dIvA zobhatA nathI jema dravya rahitanAM ghara na zobhe tema. kAlIdAse jANyuM, te vANiyAnI putrI che. A zloka grahaNa karI kAlIdAsa chAnomAno potAne ghera Avyo. kanyAo potAno nitya vidhi karI darabAramAM gaI. rAjAe saghaLA paMDitone bolAvyA. temanAM moDhAM utarI gayAM hatAM. caherA uparathI kanyAe jANyuM ke badhA lAcAra thayA che tevAmAM kAlIdAsa sabhAmAM AvyA. rAjAe paMDitone pUchyuM kaho A kanyAonI zI jAta che. prazna sAMbhaLI kAlIdAse upalo zloka sabhAne bolI batAvyo ane darekanI jAta upara pramANe kahI batAvI. saghaLI sabhA prasanna thaI ane cAre kanyAo kAlIdAsane manathI varI cukI. cArataM tu tunApi e nyAyathI kALIdAse temane aMgIkAra karI, ane dezAMtarathI ANeluM dhana kALIdAsane ApyuM. pachI temAMthI eka brAhmaNanI kanyA kAlIdAsano saMga karavAnI IcchA baMdha karI rIsAI beThI hatI. tene manAvatAM ghaNo zrama thayo tyAre e strInA mukhathI evA akSaro nIkaLyA ke jyAre grahayoga anukula Avaze tyAre e vAta paNa banaze. A vAta sAMbhaLI kAlIdAsa eka zloka bolyA. vaktrenduH kabarIbharastava tamaH sImanta sUryogurU vakSojAvadharaH sa cAvanijaniH keturbhuvau sundari bhoja tatha bhImarAjAno prabandha 103 Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAkyaM kAvyamayaM zanaizcaragartimadhyastu saumyo'paraH sA tvaM cetkuruse kRpAM mayi tadA sarve'nukUlA grahAH // 1 // artha : he suMdarI tArA mukha rUpa caMdragraha che ne kAlo kezapAza, e to rAhu nAme graha che seMtho pADI vALelA coTalAmAM vacce kareluM hiMgalokanuM TapakuM e sUrya nAme grahane ThekANe che. chAtImAM ubharatA moTA stana, e to guru nAme graha che tathA lAla hoTha to maMgala nAme graha che ne tArI bhrakuTI ketu nAme graha che. kAvya eTale zukra nAme graha to tArA vAkyamAM ja rahyo che. zanaizcara nAme graha tArI cAlamAM sahaja svabhAve rahyo che. tAre madhya bhAga eTale keDa atizaya saumya (suMdara) che. bIjo artha saumya eTale somano (caMdrano) putra budha nAme graha che. A prakAre sarve graha tArA zarIramAM nivAsa karI rahyA che mATe jo tuM mAre anukuLa thAya to mArA sarve graha sudharI gayAM ane jo tuM pratikULa thai to mArA sarve graha vAMkA thayA. eTale AkAzamAM TamaTamatA grahanuM mAre kAMi paNa prayojana nathI phakta tArI kRpA thavI joie. A vacana sAMbhaLI ati prasanna thayelI te strIe potAnI meLe ja kAlIdAsane AliMgana karyuM. vaLI e ja palaMgamAM nAnA prakAranI yAtrA ka2vA viSe rUcivALI vANiyAnI kanyAe potAnA zarIrane sparza karavA icchatA kAlIdAsane kahyuM ke tamo eka moTI tIrtha yAtrA karI AvI pavitra thayA pachI mane hAtha aDADo. tyAre tenuM manoraMjana karavA eka zloka bolyA. je . madhyaM viSNupadaM kucau zivapadaM vaktraM vidhAtuH padaM, dhammilaH sumanaH padaM pravilasatkAJco nitambasthalI / vANI cenmadhurAdharo'rUNadharaH zrIraGgabhUmivapuH jite stri ! thayAmi mukhyavRti tyuM nira: sevyase rA artha : he strI tArI atizaya pAtaLI keDa che, tenI upamA devA jhINAmAM jhINI vastunI tapAsa karatAM viSNupada (AkAza) Ave che, te saMbaMdhI tIrthayAtrAo to tArA kaTI bhAgamAM nivAsa karI rahI che. ziva saMbaMdhI jeTalI tIrthayAtrAo che, te zivanA sthAnamAM ja kahevI saMbhave che. mATe te zivanA sthAnarUpa kailAsaparvatanAM uMcA be zikharanI upamA tArA stanane apAya che. tethI zivajInI saghaLI tIrthayAtrAono samAveza tArA hRdaya upara kahevo e azakya nathI. tathA brahmA saMbaMdhI saghaLI tIrthayAtrAo tenA sthAna rUpa kamalamAM che, ema kahevuM aghaTita nathI. mATe tArA mukha kamalamAM brahmatIrthano samAveza saheje thAya che. vaLI tetrIza kATI devatAno nivAsa tArA kezapAzamAM che. kema ke coTalAmAM guMthelA puSpanA samUhathI jANe satpuruSoe bhaktibhAvathI pUjana karI puSpothI garakAva karelA devanA samUha jevo te kezapAza dekhAya che, mATe te sumanas (puSpa tathA satpuruSo)nuM sthAna che ema kahevuM yogya che. vaLI nitaMbabhAga u52 2helI suMdara kaTImekhalA e ja zivakAMcI, viSNukAMcI nAmanI be purIo mokSa ApanArI tIrthayAtrA che. te purANamAM kahyuM che ke GK 104 kiyu Sit prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayodhyA mathurA mAyA kAzI kAJco hyavantikA // purI dvArAvatI caiva saptaitA mokSadAyakAH // 1 // eTale tArA nitaMba bhAga upara kAMcI to athaDAyA kare che vaLI tArI madhura vANI e ja mathurA nagarInI tIrtha yAtrA che. ne adharoSTha eTale nIceno hoTha ghaNo lAla che e ja arUNadhara (lAlAzane dhAraNa karato tathA arUNahada nAme moTuM tIrtha) che tathA zrIraMgakSetra nAme tIrtha bhUmi to tAruM saghaLuM zarIra che, eTale te ja zobhAyamAna raMgabhUmi che. mATe tArA puNya caritranuM keTaluM varNana karuM. samagra tIrtho tArA zarIramAM rahyA che. devo tArI sevA kare che eTale have mAre bIjI kaI tIrthayAtrA karavAnI bAkI che ke tane mUkI tIrthayAtrA karavA bhaTakuM. hA A prakAre kAlIdAsanA ati prema garbhita vacana sAMbhaLavAthI te strIe potAnI meLe AliMgana karyuM. vaLI trIjI sonInI kanyA tarapha kAlIdAsa AgaLa vadhyo tyAre te paNa rIsAI gaI. tene ghaNI khuzImAM lAvavA kAlIdAsa kavie eka zloka kahyo : kAnte zemAlivallI tava tu samuditAM nAbhinimnAlavAlA citraM vakSojahaimAcalayugala-phalApIkSyate puSpazUnyA // kiM vAntarbhUmyamuSyAH panasavaduditaM mUladezasti puSpaM taddaSTuM me'tivAJchetyabhivadati kavau sA natAsyAhasacca // 3 // he suMdarI tArA nAbhi rUpa gaMbhIra kyArAmAMthI ugelI manohara jhINAM rUvADAnI paMkti rUpI vela hRdaya paryata vRddha pAmI. thoDA kALamAM te velane moTAM moTAM be phaLa (stana rUpI phala) beThA, je phalane himAcala parvatanA zikharanI upamA apAya che paraMtu evI suMdara camatkArI velanuM puSpa paNa jarUra hovuM joIe, je jaNAtuM nathI e moTuM Azcarya che. mATe phanasanA vRkSanI jema te velanuM praphulla thayeluM phula, muLa bhUmimAM ja haze. te jovAnI mArI vAMchA che. A prakAre atyadhika zRMgArarasa sahita premarasathI bharelAM vacana sAMbhaLI teNI lajjAthI nIcuM mukha karI hasI paDI. ||all have, rAjakanyAno upabhoga karatAM pahelAM kAlIdAsa kavie eka ja zlokamAM tenuM mana corI lIdhuM. e zloka : padmendIvarakundacampakajapAjAtiSu jAtaspRhaM krIDAkaJcanazailatuGgazikharArohAvarohAlasam / mArge praskhalitaM tathApi viSame magnaM saromaNDale duHkhAdudhRtyAGgane'tra kadalImUle mano mUrchitam // 4 // artha : he mArI prANapriye Aje mArI eka moTI vastu corAI gaI che ema kahI, kAvya sAMbhaLavAmAM sAvadhAna karI kAlIdAsa kahe che. (1) mathurA madhurA e be sarakhA arthonA zabdo vyAkaraNamAM thAya che. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 105 Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka mArI jIva jevI atizaya vhAlI caMcaLa vastu (mana rUpI) A dekhAtA moTA vanamAM (tArA zarIra rUpI moTA araNyamAM) khovAi gai che. tenI tapAsa karatAM eTalI zodha malI che ke A khIlelA bAgamAM (tArA mukha rUpI bAgamAM) e vastu (manarUpI vastu) ghaNo lobha pAmI ghaNIvAra athaDAi prathama to teNe kamalamAM (tArA mukhamAM) praveza karyo. tyAra pachI kAlA kamalamAM (tArA netrarUpI kAlA kamalamAM) praveza karyo. tyAra pachI mogarAnI kaLIomAM (tArA dAMta rUpI mogarAnI kalIomAM) praveza karyo. pachI (tArI nAsikA rUpI) caMpAnI kalImAM praveza karyo. pachI japA puSpa (jAsuDInuM phula) mAM (tArA lAla hoThamAM) praveza karyo. pachI jAinA phulamAM (tArI hAsya kAntimAM) praveza karyo. A prakAre bagIcAmAM pharI tyAMthI te nAThu ane vanamAM rahelA krIDA parvatanAM uMcAM be sonAnA zikhara (tArA stana rUpI zikhara) hatAM te upara ghaNI caDa utara karI tethI thAkI gayuM pachI haLave haLave nIce utaratAM nIce UMce viSama mAragamAM (tArI trivalI bhAgamAM) teNe (manarUpI vastue) ghaNI Theso khAdhI. pachI tyAMthI nIce utarI juve che to eka suMdara UMDo kuMDa (tAru nAbhimaMDala) dekhI temAM nAhavA peThuM, tyAM buDI gayuM paNa balAtkAre nIkaLI AgaLa cAlyuM. tyAM AvelAM kadalI staMbhonA vacamAM thai cAlatAM ja tenA mULamAM (tArI sAthalanA mUla bhAgamAM) cakara bhamara khAi evuM paDyuM ke adyApi nIkalI zakatuM ja nathI ? // 4 // A prakAranA zRMgArarasa garbhita khUba uttejaka vacana sAMbhaLI rAjakanyA to potAnA zarIranI paNa zudha budha visarI kAlIdAsamAM ja layalIna thai gai. A prakAre cAlatAM kAma prasaMgamAM prathama paraNelI ane patinA premathI garva pAmelI strIe vicAra karyo ke A mAro pati, strIonA viSayamAM khUba Asakta thai cheka hadapAra gayo che ? ema dhArI krodha karI ociMtI sapATAbaMdha AvI kAlIdAsanI chAtImAM ghaNA jorathI evI lAta mArI ke te pRthvI upara DhaLI paDyA. te vakhate paDyA paDyA strInA sAmu joi eka zloka bolyA : dAse kRtAgasi bhavatyucitaH prabhUNAM pAdaprahAra iti sundari ! nAsmi dUye / ghora-punAhita-TA" ryatkhidyate tava padaM manasi vyathA me // 1 // artha : he suMdarI dAsa aparAdha kare tyAre gharadhaNI lAta mArI kADhI mUke e vAta ghaTita che. eTale gRhezvarI (gharadhaNI) tuM che kemake tArI sevA karavAmAM amAre sAvadhAna rahevuM paDe. ema chatAM sevAmAM cuka paDI mATe tamoe lAta mArI e vAtanuM mArA manamAM lagAra paNa du:kha nathI paraMtu tArA caraNa kamalanA sparzathI praphullita thayelA ne ghaNA barjhaTa evA mArI chAtInA vALa rUpa kAMTAnI aNI tArA atizaya komala caraNamAM vAgI haze te pIDA saMbhArI mArA manamAM ghaNo kheda thAya che. / / 1 / / ema kahI tene prasanna karI. **** 106 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka divase bhojarAjAe koi jagyAthI sAMbhaLelA zrlokanAM be pada kahyAM. eTale paheluM pada ne cothuM tene sabhAmAM samasyA rUpe puchyAM. samasyA kAlIdAse purI karI. eTale bIju pada ne trIju navuM karI zloka saMpUrNa karI kahI dekhADyo : aNoraNIyAnmahato mahIyA madhyo nitambazca tava priyAyAH / tadaGgasaGgAruNitaM madaGge yajJopavitaM paramaM pavitram // 1 // artha : tamArI strIno madhya bhAga (kaTI bhAga) jhINAmAM jhINo che eTale ghaNo pAtaLo che ne nitaMba bhAga moTAmAM moTo che eTale ghaNo sthUla che. tenA aMga saMgathI lAla raMgAyeluM parama pavitra janoi mArA aMga upara che. // 1 // A sAMbhaLI rAjA ghaNo prasanna thayo paraMtu rAjAnA aMtaramAM kAlIdAsa viSe kaMika vahema Avyo ke mArI lIlAdevI nAme strImAM Asakta to nahIM thayo hoya ? ema rAjA manamAM vicAre che tevAmAM keTalAka kAlIdAsa upara irSyA karanArA paMDitoe e vahemane puSTa karyo to paNa kAlIdAsane ane mArI lIlAdevIne paraspara guptapaNe sneha che ke nahIM. A vAtanI mArI meLe yuktithI parIkSA karavI evo nizcaya karyo. pachI eka divasa rAjA kapaTathI mAMdA jevo thayo. auSadhanI carI pALavA choDAM vALI maganI dALa tathA bhAta vigere jame che ne lIlAdevI pIrase che, kAlIdAsa vigere keTalIka potAnI 52masnehI maMDalI beThI che, evo yoga banAvI kAlIdAsa sAmuM joi bhoja rAjA aDadho zloka bolyo. mudgadAlI gadavyAlI kavIndra ! vituSA katham // artha : he kavIMdra roganA nAza karanArI maganI dALa, choDA vinAnI kema thai che ! kAlIdAsa bolyA. bhaktavallabhasaMyogo jAtA vigatakaJcukI // 1 // artha : bhakta eTale bhAta rUpI potAnA priyatama svAmIno saMyoga thavAthI maganI dALe choDAM rUpI kAMcalIno tyAga karyo. eTale jema koi strI, potAno bhakta eTale prItipUrvaka saMga karanAra svAmIno saMyoga thavAthI vastra vegaLA kare, tema maganI dALe paNa karyA che. A bhAvArtha samajI pIrasavA AvelI lIlAdevIne hasavuM AvyuM. te joi rAjAnA manamAM nakkI thayuM ke jarUra A strI kAlIdAsa sAthe lapaTAi che, ema dhArI e strIne tathA kAlIdAsane zikSA karavI evo vicAra karyo paNa te ghaNo vidvAna hovAthI pazcAttApa thAya evuM sAhasa na karavuM, ema dhArI tenI kharI khAtrI pharIthI karavI joie ema vicArI, eka divasa kAlIdAsane saMgAthe lai mRgayA karavA gayo. tyAM mRgayAnA umaMgamAM bhojananI veLA vItI javAthI ghaNI glAni pAmI kAlIdAsane kahyuM ke hamezA mAre lIlAvatInuM mukha joyA vinA bhojana na karavuM evo niyama che. Aje to lIlAvatInuM mukha joyA vinA prAtaHkALathI ja AvyA chIe ane atre ghaNI veLA thai. have bhUkha lAgI che mATe kema karavuM. tyAre kAlIdAsa bolyA ke huM lIlAvatInuM citrAmaNa karI ApuM chuM tenuM darzana karI NA bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha * 107 Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhojana karo. A vAta rAjAe kabula karI. te ja vakhate kAlIdAse kAlikA devInuM smaraNa karyuM. devI AvIne kalama upara beThI. eTale jevuM lIlAvatInuM svarUpa hatuM tevuM Abehuba citrAmaNa banAvI rAjAne dekhADe che eTalAmAM kalamamAMthI eka biMdu lIlAvatInI chabInI sAthaLa upara paDyuM. rAjA adbhuta citra joi ghaNo prasanna thayo, paNa vicAra karatAM ema jaNAyuM ke lIlAvatInI sAthaLe kALu cAThuM che tenI A kAlIdAsane kyAMthI khabara paDe ! A jotAM ema nizcaya thAya che ke guptapaNe lIlAvatIno ene saMyoga che. A prakAre manamAM dhArI naga2mAM jai ekadama hukama ApI kAlIdAsano parityAga karyo. kAlIdAsa paNa dezAMtara javA tatkALa nIkaLyA. paraMtu vicAra karyo ke ekadama dezAMtara jatuM rahevuM te ThIka nahI, ema dhArI potAnI pAse phula guMthavAnI uttama kaLA hatI mATe vezAMtara karI e ja rAjAnI phulahAra gUMthanArI mAlaNane ghera, tenI putrI thai rahyo. pachI eka divasa rAjA mRgayA karavA gayo hato tyAM koi nAThelA mRganI pachavADe paDavAthI potAnA sevako ghaNA dUra thai gayA ane rAtri paDI gai. te vakhata aMdhArAmAM ekalA bhaTakatAM bhaTakatAM eka moTA vRkSa nIce AvI teNe vicAra karyo ke saghaLI rAtri atre nirgamana karavI. eTalAmAM te vRkSa upara prathamathI rahelA vAnarane daiva yoge vAcA utpanna thai. te bolyo ke, tuM koNa che. rAjA bolyo ke tuM koNa che. vAnara bolyo ke A vanano rahevAsI vAnara chuM. rAjAe vicAra karyo ke mANasanI peThe vAnara bole che ! e to ghaNuM Azcarya che. mATe ApaNe A vakhate namratA karavI e ja uttama che. ema dhArI bolyo he bhAI huM to tAre zaraNe Avyo chuM. ema kahI potAno vRtAnta kahI batAvyo. tyAre vAnare manamAM vicAra karyo kaSTamAM AvI paDelo dezano dhaNI che. mATe enI rakSA karavI ja joie. te bolyo A vanano adhipati eka moTo siMha che. te dararoja rAtrie atre Ave che ne nidrAvaza thayelA eka jIvane mAre che mATe tamo paNa A jhADa upa2 Avo ne, ApaNe be vArApharatI jAgIzuM. A prakAre vAnaranA kahevAthI rAjA vRkSa upara caDI sukhe beTho. vAnara bolyo ke aDadhI rAta tamo jAgo ne eDadhI rAta huM jAguM. temAM tamo AkhA divasanA ghaNA thAkelA cho mATe prathama tamo sUi raho ne madhyarAtri pachI jAgajo. A vAta kabula karI, rAjA sukhethI sUto. rAjAnI talavAra lai sAvadhAnapaNe vAnara cokI kare che evAmAM rAtri doDha pahora thai che, te vakhate vananA rahevAsI siMhe AvI vAnarane pUchyuM ke, A tAre ghera koNa AvyuM che ? vAnara bolyo ke A to mAre zaraNa Avelo mANasa che. siMha bolyo ke, ene jhADa uparathI dhakko mArI nIce pADI nAkha eTale huM bhakSaNa karuM. nahi to tAruM bhakSaNa karIza. vAnara bolyo ke mAruM bhakSaNa karavuM hoya to sukhethI kara, paraMtu huM kadApi vizvAsaghAta karanAra nathI. pachI siMhe ghaNuM ghaNuM samajAvyo paNa chevaTa vizvAsaghAta na karatAM rAjAne jAgavAnI rAha joine siMha pAcho vanamAM pharavA gayo. pachI madhya rAtri thai gai tyAre rAjAne jagADI potAnI cokImAM besADI siMhanI saghaLI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI. vAnara sui gayo ne rAjA cokI kare che evAmAM pelo siMha pAcho pharato pharato te ja vRkSa taLe AvI cokI karatA rAjAne kahyuM ke A vAnarane dhakko mArI nIce pADo ke tenuM huM bhakSaNa karuM. nahIM to * prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 108 xx Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jarUra tamAruM bhakSaNa karIza. rAjA bolyo ke mAro vizvAsa karI sUtelAne mArAthI kema mArI naMkhAvAya? mATe mAruM bhakSaNa karavuM hoya to sukhethI kara paNa huM vizvAsaghAta nahIM karuM. tyAre siMha khaDa khaDa hasIne bolyo ke huM to tane atyAra sudhI DAhyo mANasa jANato hato paraMtu tuM to taddana mUkha jaNAya che. kemake tuM mANasa jAta che ane A vAnara jAta che. mATe vijAtimAM vizvAsa, sneha tathA mitratA, kAMipaNa karavuM yogya nathI. A vAnara ghaNo jabaro che te tane jIvato ghera javA devAno ja nathI. ema jANa ke e jAgaze eTale tane phADI khAze. mATe veLAsara cetI le to sAruM tuM jIvIza to tethI sarve sArAM vAnA thaze. ItyAdi siMhanI yuktithI rAjAnuM mana bhamyuM. chevaTe rAjAe jhADa uparathI dhakko mArI vAnarane pADI nAMkhyo. siMhe tenuM bhakSaNa karI lIdhuM. te vakhate vAnara maratAM maratAM ATalA akSara bolyo : (visamara): rAjA A akSarono vicAra karato karato prAtaHkALe potAnA nagaramAM Avyo paNa manamAM cena paDatuM nathI. jhaTapaTa potAno nitya vidhi karI tamAma paMDitonI moTI sabhA meLavI vAnaranA kahelA cAra akSarano artha pUchyo. sarve paMDito ekabIjAnA moDhA jotAM gabharATamAM paDyA paNa koI e vAtanuM samAdhAna ApI zakyAM nahi. chevaTe sarve paMDitone ravAnA karyA. teo paNa jIva bacAvatAM bhAgyAM. rAjA paNa ghaNo udAsa thaI vAraMvAra kADhI mUkelA kAlIdAsa paMDitane saMbhAre che ne kahe che ke jo kAlIdAsa hoya to jarUra A akSarono artha kare. paNa kyAMthI lAvIe ? koI deza dezAMtaramAM paNa eno patto lAgato nathI. A prakAranI rAjadvAramAM thatI vAto pelI mALaNa sAMbhaLI lAvI potAnA gharamAM rahelI pelI kAlIdAsa rUpI putrIne kahe che. eTalAmAM paMDitonI strIono tathA tenAM chokarAno thato ghaNo kakaLATa sAMbhaLI kAlIdAsane dayA utpanna thaI. pachI teNe pelI mAlaNane kahyuM ke jA tuM rAjAne kahe. mArA gharamAM navI rAkhelI bhaNelI gaNelI ghaNI DAhI putrI che. te tamArA akSarono artha karI Apaze paNa te moTI pativratA che tethI tamane mukha nahIM dekhADe. paDadAmAM rahI javAba Apaze. ATalI vAta rAjAne kAne nAkho. A prakAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI mAlaNa krodha karI bolI ke basa besa rAMDa cAvalI" tArA jevA bhaNelA zuM paMDito nahIM hoya? te tuM artha karIza. ityAdi bolI paraMtu chevaTe tenA AgrahathI mAlaNe rAjA AgaLa vAta karI rAjAe ghaNI khuzIthI e vAta svIkArI. paDadAmAM pelI mAlaNanI chokarIne besADI bAraNe potAnA mitro sahita rAjA sAMbhaLavA beTho. lokamAM prasiddha thayelA pelA cAra akSaro pharIthI rAjAe kahI saMbhaLAvyA tyAre paDadAmAMthI pelI putrI zloka bolI : vizvAsaghAtI vanyasya setubandhAdisevanaiH / mahAdAnairna zudhyeta rAjA viprAvamAnakRt // 1 // artha : vananA rahenArane (vAnarane) vizvAsa dai mArI naMkhAvanAra rAjA setubaMdhAdi tIrtha yAtrAo karavAthI tathA mahA moTAM dAna ApavAthI zuddha thato nathI kemake brAhmaNano apamAna karanAro paNa che. ||1|| (1) vi, sa, ma, 2 e dareka padano samasyAkSara che. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 109 Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A prakAre potAnA mananA abhiprAya pramANe samAdhAna ApanAra vacana sAMbhaLI ghaNo camatkAra pAmI bolyo ke nice A ja kAlIdAsa che. te vinA bIjo koI uttara ApavA samartha nathI ema kahI mAlaNa to bumo pADatI rahI ane rAjAe te paLado potAne hAthe ja UMco karI joyuM to strIno veSa laI beThelA kAlIdAsane oLakhI sASTAMga daMDavat karI hAtha joDI kSamA mAgI bolyo ke A mArA anubhava pramANe banelI saghaLI vAta tame kyAMthI jANI ? kAlIdAsa bolyA ke je rIte lIlAvatInI sAthaLanuM kALu cAThuM jANyuM tema A vAta paNa jANI. A javAbathI rAjAno vahema maTI gayo ane prathama karatAM paNa adhika sneha thayo. eka vakhata zarIre atizaya suMdara dekhAtA paNa buddhinA ThoTha, cAra sarakhI avasthAnA brAhmaNoe ghaNA kALa sudhI kAzImAM rahI vidyAno abhyAsa karyo paNa kAMI zIkhyA nahi. potAnA gherathI yauvana avasthAmAM AvelI strInA hAthanA lakhelA patra AvavAthI bhaNavAnuM rahevA daI ghera AvatA hatA. mArgamAM AvatAM bhoja rAjAnI ghaNI kIrti sAMbhaLI vicAra karyo ke khAlI hAthe ghera jaIzuM te karatAM ujjayinI thaI bhojarAjAnAM darzana karIne ghera javuM te ThIka che. teo dhArAnagarImAM AvyA. tyAM koI sAmAnya paMDita maLyo. tene pUchyuM ke dezAMtarathI navA paMDita Ave tene rAjA pAse javuM hoya to zI rIte javAya che? teNe temanI rUpa AkRti joI vicAra karyo ke A koI dezAMtarathI AvelA ajANyA paMDito che. savApahora divasa caDe tyAre haMmezA moTI sabhA bharAya che. tyAre hAthamAM nALiyera laI jevo potAne AvaDato hoya tevo AzIrvAda ApI te phUla rAjAne arpaNa karI besavuM pachI jenuM jevuM adaSTa hoya tene tevuM maLe che. bhojarAjanI sabhAmAMthI koI paMDita khAlI hAthe jato nathI. tamoe kayA zAstrano abhyAsa karyo che. ema sarve sAmu joi teNe pUchyuM tyAre temAMno eka puruSa bolyo ke (azvinI), bIjo (punarvasu), trIjo (kRttikA), cotho (rohiNI) e cArenA mukhathI apUrva zAstranAM nAma sAMbhaLI camatkAra pAmI manamAM vicAra karyo ke aneka zAstra che, temAMnAM A paNa koI zAstra haze ema dhArI teNe nagaramAM aMdara-aMdara vAta carcAvI ke dezAMtarathI koi mahAna cAra paMDito AvelA che te kAle sabhAmAM dAkhala thaze. A vAta sAMbhaLavAthI sarve paMDitone AkhI rAta ajaMpo thayo. pelA cAra puruSe paNa eka bIjA sAthe vAta kare che ke kAzImAM jyotiSa bhaNavA gayA to kharA paNa jo bAlabodha paNa AvaDyo hota to sAruM. bIjo bolyo ke AkhA graMthanI kyAM vAta kare che pAMca paccIza nakSatranAM nAma AvaDyAM hota to paNa sAru ityAdi vAtothI rAtri nirgamana karI savAramAM bhojarAjAnI sabhAmAM AvI eka jaNe (azvinI) evuM nAma deI rAjAnA khoLAmAM nALiyera mUkyuM, e ja rIte bIjAe (punarvasu, ema kahI, trIjAe (rohiNI) ema kahI, cothAe (kRttikA) ema kahI nALiyera arpaNa karI sabhAmAM beThA. A AzIrvAdano artha na samajavAthI paMDitoe eka bIjA sAme joyuM tathA rAjAne paNa artha na sujhavAthI kAlIdAsa paMDita sAmu joi bolavAne aNasAra karyo tyAre kAlIdAse manamAM vicAra karyo ke A koI mUrkha brAhmaNo sabhAmAM 110 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvyA che paraMtu emane paNa kazuM apAvavuM joie. ema dhArI rAjAne kahyuM ke A paMDitoe AzIrvAda dIdho temAM A abhiprAya rahyo che ema kahI eka zloka bolyo. je - azvinI bhavatu bhUpa ! mandire mandire vasatu te punarvasu / rohiNIpati-kaniSTa-sevayAkRttikAtanayavikramo bhava // 1 // artha : he rAjana tamArA maMdiramAM jema suMdara ghoDA ghaNA che tema ghoDIyo paNa ghaNI thAva. vaLI tamArA maMdiramAM akhuTa dravya bhaMDAra bharapura raho. vaLI revatIjInA pati zrI balabhadra devanA nAnA bhAI zrIkRSNa bhagavAnanI sevA karavAthI svAmI kArtikanA jevA parAkramI thAva. //lA AvA gaMbhIra abhiprAyavALA e AzIrvAda pada che. A prakAranuM kahevAthI rAjA ghaNuM prasanna thayo ne darekane lAkha lAkha rUpIyA ApI vidAya karyA. bhojarAjAnA devagRhamAM zrIkRSNa, baLabhadra tathA subhadrAjI e traNa mUrtio rahetI hatI. eka divasa sevA karatAM karatAM bhojarAjanA hAthamAMthI balabhadranI mUrti paDI gai. tethI ghaNo kheda thayo. manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyo ke aho A to moTo utpAta thayo. AmAMthI zuM phaLa utpanna thaze? mAruM rAjaya jaze ke mAro deha paDaze ? A prakAranI moTI ciMtAmAM paDI ekadama hukama ApI tamAma paMDitonI moTI sabhA meLavI A prazna pUchayo ke balabhadrajInI mUrti paDI gaI tenuM dharmazAstra pramANe zuM prAyazcita karavA yogya che ? A sAMbhaLI sarve paMDito dharmazAstronI tapAsa karavAmAM paDyA. paNa koI jagyAethI enuM prAyazcitta hAthamAM na AvyuM. tyAre rAjA paNa bhojana karavA na uThyo tema paMDitothI paNa ghera na javAyuM tema rANIonI paNa udAsImAM kasara na rahI. A prakAranI ciMtAmAM rAjA pramukha sarve paDyA che. evAmAM eka kAThIyAvADano rahevAsI jaDathA jevo zaMkara nAmano paMDita doDato doDato Avato hato. teNe lokanA mukhathI A vAta sAMbhaLI. pachI tene tatkALa evI buddhi utpanna thaI ke aho A praznano uttara Apavo kAMi muzkela nathI ema dhArI potAnAM navAM khAsaDAM hatAM tene koI laI jaze evI dhAstIthI eka luMgaDe vITI bagalamAM nAMkhI rAjasabhAmAM jAya che. evAmAM koie pUchyuM ke tame kyuM dharmazAstra laI sabhAmAM nirNaya ApavA jAo cho? tenA uttaramAM teNe eTalo ja javAba dIdho ke A navIna kaMTakamardana nAme zAstra che. eTale manamAM peselA kAMTA (khoTA khoTA vahema)ne nAza karanAra che. ema kaheto kaheto malIna vastrathI tathA zyAma sthUla ne kadarUpI AkRtithI sarvane vismaya pamADato ekadama sabhAmAM AgaLa jaI rAjAnI sanmukha ubho rahI lAMbA svarathI eka zloka bolyo : utpAdikaM tadiha deva ! vicAraNIyaM nArAyaNo yadi patedathavA subhadrA / bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 111 Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAdambarImadavighUrNitalocanasya yuktaM hi lAGgalapateH patanaM pRthivyAm // 1 // artha : he rAjana ! jo nArAyaNanI mUrti athavA subhadrAnI mUrti paDI gai hoya to tenuM nAma utpAta thayo kahevAya. teno vicAra karavo yogya che. paraMtu kAdaMbarI nAmanI mahA AkarI madirAnuM pAna karavAthI jenAM netrakamala lAla coLa che evA sAkSAta hala muzaLa dhAraNa karanAra baLabhadrajI mahArAjanuM pRthvI upara DhaLI paDavuM thayuM. emAM te zo utpAta thayo che ? e paDavuM to ghaTita che eTale A badho mahAsamAraMbha kevaLa bhrAMti mAtra che. A prakAranuM tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI jema koi nidrAmAMthI jhabakI uThe tema rAjA utpAtano vega TaLavAthI jAgrata thayo ne bhUkhyA thayelA sarve paMDitoe paNa e vAtane Teko Apyo. pachI rAjAe zaMkara paMDitane ghaNI zAbAzInI sAthe eka lAkha rUpIyA apAvI sabhA visarjana karI. bhojarAjanI kIrti deza dezAMtaramAM evI cAlI ke, eka zloka navo karI je lai jAya che tene rAjA lAkha rUpIyA Ape che. A sAMbhaLI ghaNA paMDito eka eka zloka karI lAvI lAkha lAkha rUpIyA lai gayA. pachI rAjAno eka matisAgara nAmano pradhAna hato teNe vicAra karyo ke A prakAre dravya ApavAthI thoDA kALamAM ja rAjA bhIkha mAMgato thaze. mATe kazIka yukti karavI paDaze. ema vicAra karI, dhAraNA zaktivALA cAra paMDitone zodhI kADhI, rAjA pAse rAkhyA. temAM prathama paMDitamAM evo guNa hato ke eka vakhata koi zloka sAMbhaLe to tevone tevo ja turata bolI batAve. e ja rIte bIjo paMDita be vakhata, ema trIjo traNa vakhata, cotho cAra vakhata bolelo zloka kahI saMbhaLAve. evA guNI puruSo rAkhyA. pachI te pradhAne rAjAne evuM samajAvyuM ke he mahArAja koi paMDita navo zloka karI lAvatA ja nathI. e to junAne junA zloka thoDAka pheraphAra karI tamArI pAse mUkIne dhana luMTI le che. te vAta tamo sAcI na mAnatA ho to anubhava karI juvo. A prakAranI vAta kare che evAmAM eka paMDita navo zloka lAvI sabhAmAM bolyo. A sAMbhaLI pelo eka vakhata sAMbhaLavAthI dhAraNa karI lenAra paMDite te zloka bolI dekhADyo. pachI bIjA, pachI trIjA, pachI cojA paMDite e ja zloka bolI batAvyo. tyAre pradhAne kahyuM ke, juo mahArAja ! cAra paMDitane kaMThe che to e navo zloka kema kahevAya ? A prakAre e pradhAne ghaNA ja paMDitone dhUtkAra karI apamAnathI kADhI mUkyA. ema karatAM keTaloka kALa vItI gayo paNa koithI A zloka meM navo karyo che ema sabhAmAM pratipAdana na thai zakyuM. A prakAre ghaNA paMDitone mAnabhraSTa thatA sAMbhaLI eka sugaMdhapuranA paradezI paMDite yuktibaMdha zloka karI, koi moTA parva divase bhojarAjanI ghaNA ThAThathI bharAyelI paMDitonI moTI sabhAmAM praveza karI, rAjA sAmuM joi zloka bolyo. devastvaM bhojarAja ! tribhuvana vijayI dhArmikaH satyavAdI pitrA te me gRhItA navanavatiyutA ratnakoTyo madIyAH / 112 *** prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tAstvaM me dehi rAjan ! sakalabudhajanairjJAyate vRttameta ttvaM vA jAnAsi no vA navakRtiratha cellakSamekaM dadasva // 1 // artha : he bhojarAja ! tamo sAkSAt deva cho, traNa jagatano vijaya karavA samartha cho. mahA dharmaniSTha cho tathA ghaNA satyavAdI cho. mATe A vAta sAMbhaLI teno ghaNo vicAra karavo ghaTe che ke tamArA pitAe mArI pAsethI navvANuM kroDa ratna karaje lIdhAM che te tamo Apo. te vAtanA tamAre sAkSI joitA hoya to A cAra paMDito che. eTale tArA bApe mArI pAsethI karaje lIdhAM che ema bolI sAkSI pUraze. e vAtanI khabara tamane ho athavA na ho paNa te vAtanA A sAkSIo tamArI pAse ja vidyamAna che ema chatAM kadAcit tame ema kahetA ho ke A to navo zloka karI ANyo che to tamArI pratijJA pramANe eka lAkha rUpiyA Apo. A prakArano yuktibaddha zloka sAMbhaLI paMDito tathA rAjA ghaNAM prasanna thayA. pelA pradhAnanuM mukha jhAMkhu thai gayuM. chevaTe rAjAnA hukamathI te brAhmaNane lAkha rUpiyA ApI vidAya karyo. eka divasa bhojarAjAnI moTI sabhAmAM gujarAtanA koi prakhyAta mahAna paMDite mArgamAM AvatAM AvatAM potAnA anubhava pramANe evo vicAra karyo ke jagatamAM traNa prakAranAM du:kha prasiddha che. je AdhyAtmika-1, Adhibhautika-2 ne Adhidaivika-3. paraMtu tenuM pratibiMba strI-1, chokarA-2 ne dravya-3 e traNa jaNAya che. mAre to e traNe du:kha saMpUrNa che. mATe bhojarAjane evo AzIrvAda devo je (tripIDAnisanamastu) tamArA traNe prakAranAM duHkha niraMtara nAza pAmo. A prakAranA vicArathI rAjAnI sabhAmAM e paMDita peTho to kharo paNa sabhAno bhAre bhapako joi sabhA kSobha lAgavAthI manamAM, palAyana karI javAno vicAra thayo paNa rAjAnI najara sAthe potAnI najara eka maLavAthI rAjA bolyo ke, padhAro ! padhAro ! A sAMbhaLI koi divasa sabhAmAM na javAthI zarIra dhrujI uThyuM ne hAthamAM AzIrvAda devA rAkheluM nALiyera paNa paDI gayuM ne mukhamAMthI bolI javAyuM ke (tripIDAstu vine vine) artha : tamAre dina-pratidina traNa pIDAo thAva. A apUrva vAkya sAMbhaLI rAjA brahmazApa samajI gabharATamAM paDyo. tema sarve sabhA paNa kSobha pAmI. te vakhate kAlIdAsa paMDite jANyuM ke, nizce A brAhmaNane sabhA kSobha lAgyo mATe viparIta bhASaNa thai gayuM. paNa eno game tema karI upakAra karAvavo. ema dhArI tatkAla bolyo. aho A paMDitanA apUrva AzIrvAdamAM ja keTalI adbhutatA che ? (eka padamAMthI aneka prakA2nA arthano uttarottara camatkAra bhAse che.) ema kahI mAthuM dhuNAvI bolyA ke e paMDitanuM boleluM vAkya, te blokanuM cothuM pada che paraMtu prathamanAM traNa pada A pramANe che je Asane viprapIDAstu zizupIDAstu bhojane zayyAyAM dArapIDAstu tripIDAstu dine dine // 1 // :: artha : AsanamAM brAhmaNathI pIDA thAva, eTale rAjAnI atizaya kIrti sAMbhaLI AvelA mahA paMDitone potAnuM Asana ApI sanmAna karatI vakhate saMkoca pAmavA rUpa pIDA (saMkaDAza) thAva. 32 ## 84 bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha **** 113 Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhojana vakhate nAnAM chokarAthI saMkaDAza thAo. arthAt ghaNA putra pautra Adi nAnAM chokarAMnI vividhanI icchA pUrI karatI vakhate premarasanA pravAhamAM kheMcAi javA rUpa pIDA thAva. zaiyyAmAM strIothI tamAruM zarIra pIlAva (mardana thAva) eTale aneka dezanI aneka prakAranI vividha strIo vaDe sukhazayyAmAM saMbhoga karatI veLAe tame te sthAnamAM strIkRta AliMgana pramukhathI pIDAva ! (sajjaDa thAva.) A prakAre aneka aneka bhAvo bharelAM e vAkyo che. ityAdika kAlIdAsa paMDite kareluM zlokanuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLI rAjA khUba ja Azcarya pAmyo. pelA paMDitane jIvatAM sudhI koinI yAcanA na karavI paDe eTaluM dhana ApI vidAya karyo. eka divasa bhojarAjA varSARtumAM thoDA sevakone nagarathI sAthe lai khUba dUra pharavA nIkaLyo hato. tyAM zauca javAnI AzaMkA utpanna thai mATe kSiprA nadInA kAMThe saghaLAM vastra utArI eka jhINuM vastra paherI nadInA kotaramAM zauca jai AvI, hAtha paga dhovA nadInA jaLa pAse rahelI moTI zilA upara bese che tevAmAM dUra dezamAM varasAda ghaNo thavAthI nadInA moTA pUramAM kheMcAi AvatI koi adbhuta strIne dUrathI joi dhotIyAthI kachoTo vALI nadInA pUramAM paDatu nAMkhI tene kheMcI kADhI juve che to te strI tAjetaramAM ja maraNa pAmelI che ema jANyuM tathA hIrA maNI motI suvarNa vigerenAM aneka AbhUSaNa paherelAM che tathA ati jhINuM ne ujaLuM ghaNA mUlanuM vastra majabUtapaNe dhAraNa kareluM che tathA bIjA paNa ghaNA zaNagAra sajelA che tethI ema kalpanA karI ke A koi moTA zAhukAranI navI paraNelI putravadhU che te potAnA vRddha puruSathI saMtoSa na pAmI jA2 puruSa pAse jatAM ja nadImAM ociMtA AvelA pUramAM taNAi AvI che. vaLI e strInuM adbhUta rUpa joi mohathI vicAra kare che ke A ekAMta sthaLamAM mane ughADA zarIrano joi mArA rUpathI moha pAmIne svargamAMthI kUdako mArI A nadImAM paDelI raMbhA nAmanI apsarA hoya ke zuM ? cAre pAsa meghanI ghaTA jhUkI rahI che tenI vacamAM sugaMdhI puSpothI bharapUra thayelA vRkSono saMga karI nadI jaLamAMnI laharIo snAna karI AvatI vAyuthI mAthAnA hAlatA keza joi, are jIvI jIvI ! ema bolatA rAjAe te strInA mukhanuM cuMbana karyuM. chevaTe teno sAkSAt-saMbhoga karyo. pachI rAjAnA manamAM ghaNo pazcAttApa thayo ke A meM ghaNuM ayukta kAma karyuM. pachI UMcA taTa upara caDI sevakone bolAvI kahyuM ke A strIne meM nadImAMthI kheMcI ANI mATe mAre hAthe agnisaMskAra karavo che ema kahI caMdana kASTa maMgAvI paraNelI strInI jema zAstrokta vidhi pramANe agni saMskAra karyo tathA zrAddhadAna, brahmabhojana vigere saghaLI uttara kriyA jema paTarANInI kare tema atizaya prItithI karI. A saghaLI cikitsA joi kAlIdAsanA aMtaramAM khaTakyA karatuM hatuM ke parastrInI kriyA AvA hetathI kadApi koi kare nahi mATe koi kAraNa hovuM joie. evAmAM rAjAe kAlIdAsane aDadho zloka puchyo. je manobhU-mahilA-viSayAvi-tAtA: jAmasya satya banA: ve ! : ? artha : he kavi ! kAmadevanA bApa ghaNA che jemake manobhU eTale manathI utpanna thato. ema strI saMbaMdhI zabda, sparza, rUpa, rasa, gaMdha e paMcaviSayathI kAma utpanna thAya che. ityAdi tenA prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 114 Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghaNA janaka (bApa) che paraMtu kharekharo sAco bApa koNa che. A praznano uttara kAle kahIza. A prakAre kahI kAlIdAsa potAne ghera jaI udAsa thaI beThA. te divase bhojana paNa na karyuM. kemake e praznano uttara zAstrane maLato yuktibaMdha ane rAjAnA anubhavamAM Avelo evo na maLavAthI pachI kalAvatI nAme e kavinI putrI atizaya rUpa guNa ne vidyAvALI hatI ne e ja nagaramAM koI mahA paMDitane paraNAvelI hatI. te mAtAnuM maraNa thayA pachI nitya sAyaMkALe sAsare jatI ne prAta:kALe pitAnI sevA karavA AvatI. teNIe potAnA pitAnI ghaNI udAsInuM kAraNa AgrahathI pUchyuM tyAre teNe banelI saghaLI vAta kahI. pachI putrIe kahyuM ke e praznano uttara savAramAM jarUra huM kahIza mATe tamo bhojana karo. ema kahI kAmoddIpana thAya evI suMdara rasoI karI pitAne jamADyA. pachI pote soLe zaNagAra sajI sAsare javA taiyAra thaI che. pitAnI AjJA laI bAraNe nIkaLI pAchI gharamAM peThI ne pitA pratye bolI ke have Aje to ghaNI rAtri gaI che mATe kAla sAsare jaiza ema kahI pitAnI sukhazayA AgaLa jhagajhagatA dIvAnI samIpa sogaTAnI bAjI DhALI pitA sAthe ramavA beThI. aneka prakAranI kAmaceSTAthI kAlIdAsane ghaNo kAmAMdha karyo ne eka kaTAkSa bANathI ja enuM saghaLuM jJAna DAhApaNa uDADI mUkyuM tethI bezuddha thaI gayo mATe dIvAne jhApaTa mArI olavI kAmabhAvathI putrIno hAtha jhAlyo. A vakhate e putrIe prathamathI ja saMketa karI bAraNA pachavADe ubhI rAkhelI potAnA jevI ja dAsIne pitA tarapha mUkI. javAnInA jorathI potAnuM kAMDu choDAvI pitAne na khabara paDe ema meDIthI nIce utarI gaI. pitAe to jANyuM ke A ja e (putrI) che ema dhArI zayyAmAM sUvaDAvI. pachI ghaNI vAre kAma mukta thayA bAda potAne prathama hatuM tevuM ja jJAna utpanna thayuM je (sutAmapi rado gA) artha : yuvAna avasthAmAM AvelI putrI sAthe paNa ekAMtamAM na rahevuM. e vAta sAcI che. ityAdi ghaNo vicAra karI maravAno nizcaya kare che evAmAM pelI putrI nIcethI dIvo karI hAthamAM laI upara gaI tene joi kAlIdAsa Azcarya pAmI putrInI stuti karavA maMDyA. tyAre putrI bolI ke he pitAjI A, rAjAnA praznano uttara thayo ke ekAMta sthaLa e ja kAmadevano bApa che. A prakAre putrInuM vacana sAMbhaLI ghaNo AnaMda pAmyo ne prAta:kALe bhojarAjA pAse jaI pUchelA zlokano uttarAddha karI saMbhaLAvI uttara Apyo. ekAntamevaikamavehi rAjan ! -sarvapi tenaiva vinA vyastrI II artha: he rAjan ! ekAMta sthaLa e ja kAmadevano kharekharo janaka (bApa) che kema ke ekAMta vinA bIjA saghaLA kAmane upajAvanAra nimitto niSphaLa che. A prakAre potAnA manamAM goThavI rAkhelo uttara kAlIdAse kahyo tethI tenA upara rAjA ghaNo prasanna thayo tene ekAMte laI jaI banelo saghaLo vRttAMta kahI prAyazcitta karI pavitra thayo. dhArA nagarInA parAmAM gotradevInuM moTuM maMdira hatuM. tyAM rAjA potAnuM nitya karma karI haMmezA darzana karavA jato. eka divasa veLA thai javAthI gotra devIe pratyakSa thaI potAnA bAraNA AgaLa bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabaMdha 115 Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvI joyuM to ociMtA thoDAM mANasa lai AvatA rAjAne joi potAnuM mULa sthAnaka mukI saMbhramathI bIjAM sthAnake besI gai. te joi namaskAra karI sthAnabhraSTa thavAnuM kAraNa pUchatAM ja gotra devIe kahyuM ke ahIMthI satvara palAyana thai nagaramAM praveza ka2 nahIM to gujarAtanA rAjAnuM lazkara tane jhAlI leze. AvuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA tarata vegavaMta azva upara svAra thai, nagaramAM praveza karatAM daravAje AvyA. AyA ane kolUyA e nAmanA be gujarAtI rAjAnA svAro dhanuSa caDAvI ubhA hatA. temaNe bhojarAjAnA kaMThamAM dhanuSa AropaNa karyA. tethI rAjAe pRthvInuM AliMgana karyuM. te joi pelA be svAro rAjA paDyo. rAjA paDyo. ema kahetA kahetA nAsI gayA. te upara eka kavie eka zloka karyo ke A bhojarAjA guNI che. je kaMThamAM vaLagI paDeluM dhanuSa te paNa guNI che mATe namatA guNI puruSane joi namI paDavuM. e yukta che ema dhArI rAjAe ghoDA uparathI paDatu nAMkhI namaskAra karyo e pramANe azvadAra (asvAra) no prabaMdha pUro thayo. eka divasa rAjA rAjavATikAthI (nagara bahAra pharI AvI) pAchA nagaramAM AvatA hatA tevAmAM da2vAjAmAM pesatAM jAsUsonI bUmothI gabharAi nAzabhAga karatA lokonI hilacAlathI eka chAza vecanArIne haDazelo vAgavAthI tenA mAthA upara gorasanuM mATaluM mUkelu te paDavAthI phUTI gayu tethI teno pravAha mAragamAM cAlyo. te joi pelI strIe hasavA mAMDyuM te joine rAjAe tene pUchyuM ke tAruM nUkazAna thayuM to paNa tuM hase che tenuM kAraNa zuM che ? tyAre teNe kahyuM ke he rAjan ! mAro itihAsa moTo che paNa saMkSepamAM kahuM te sAMbhaLo. huM amuka rAjAnI strI hatI, jAra puruSamAM Asakta thavAthI rAjAne mArI, nadI utarI bAgamAM jAra puruSane maLavA AvI. tyAM tene sApa DasavAthI maraNa pAmelo dITho. tyAMthI bhayanI mArI huM dezAMtaramAM jai vezyA thaine rahI. te ja nagaramAM mAro dIkaro Avelo tenA moM AgaLa nAca karyo tethI te mArA upara ghaNo ja Asakta thayo. tethI teno patibhAve saMga karatAM mAluma paDyuM ke A to mAro putra che. pachI brAhmaNane pUchI tenuM prAyazcitta karatAM huM tathA mAro putra pIpaLAnA lAkaDAmAM pesI citAmAM paDyA. tyAM daivayogathI mAro putra baLI maryo ane varasAda AvavAthI saLagelI ciMtA olavAi gai tethI huM nadInA pUramAM taNAtI taNAtI bahAra jIvatI nIkaLI. ane govALIyAne tyAM strI thai. gorasa vecI mAro nirvAha karuM chuM. ATaluM badhuM jenA zarIra upara vIteluM che tene A du:kha zA lekhAmAM ! paraMtu A gorasa nimitte lokonA dayA bharelA vacana sAMbhaLI mane hasavuM AvyuM. A vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe tene sukhI karI. lokamAM evuM kahevAya che ke e ja jagyAethI mahI nadIno pravAha cAlyo. eka divasa bhojarAjA eka moTI paththaranI moTI zilA sAmuM lakSa rAkhI dhanurvedhano ghaNo abhyAsa karato hato te vakhate zvetAmbara zrI caMdanAcArya te jagyAe AvI eka kAvya bolyA ke - prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 1 116 Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ he rAjan ! dhanuSa krIDAthI jeTalI zilA viMdhAi eTalethI baMdha rAkho. A pASANabheda karavAnuM vyasana mUkI do. kemake e chaMde cAlatAM moTA moTA parvata paNa vIMdhAvAthI kuLaparvatane AdhAre rahelI A pRthvI chevaTa pAtALa mULamAM jaze. mATe A caDasa mUkI gho, A prakAranI kavitAno camatkAra joyo paNa kAMika manamAM vicAra karI bolyo ke (dhvastadhArA) A prakAranuM pada, tamArA jevA sarva zAstravettAnA mukhamAMthI nIkaLyuM mATe bhaviSya kALamAM kazoka utpAta thaze ema mane jaNAya che. DAhaladezanA rAjAnI dematI nAme rANI mahAyogAbhyAsavALI hatI. kyAreka te garbhavaMtI thavAthI jozIone pUche che ke mane eka sAru zubha lagna dekhADo ke te lagnamAM utpanna thayelo mAro putra cakravartI rAjA thAya. pachI jozIoe ucca rAzinA keMdramAM sArA graha Ave evA zubha divasamAM zubha lagna ApyuM. te sAMbhaLI yogabaLathI garbhane rokI rAkhI kahelA zubha lagnamAM putrane janma ApI pote AThame prahare maraNa pAmI. te putra karNa nAme moTo vikhyAta rAjA thayo. ekaso chatrIsa rAjA tenI sevAmAM hatA. rAjavidyAmAM te ghaNo pravINa hato. vidyApati pramukha moTA kavio enI stuti karatA hatA ke - he karNa rAjA, tamArA zatrunI araNyamAM nAsatI strIone daivayogathI prathamanA jevo apUrva eTale viparItapaNe alaMkArano vidhi thAya che. te strIonA hRdaya u52 dvArAvApti eTale hAranI prApti thatI hatI eTale hAra dhAraNa karatI hatI. te have (e ja zabdane hA rAva Apti) khedayukta pokAra kare che. vaLI hAthamAM kaMkaNa dhAraNa karatI hatI. te have La eTale AMsunA biMdu rUpa artha karI, e ja zabdane netramAM dhAraNa kare che. ne lalATamAM caMdananI patravallI dhA2Na karatI hatI. te have nitamba upara patra sAI eTale pAMdaDAnA samUhane vasra rUpe dhAraNa kare che, eTale ke bhojapatra vigerenI chAlanAM pAMdaDAnAM vastra dhAraNa kare che. ne prathama ti thI potAnuM mukha zobhAvatI hatI. te have maMttinA eTale tala jevA kALA DAgha sahita potAnA hAthanAM taLIyAne dhAraNa kare che. he zrIkarNarAja ! jenA upara tArI mIThI najara paDe che tenuM dAritrya mahA bhaya pAmI ekadama jatuM rahe che. mATe lakSmI to lakSmIpati nArAyaNanA hRdayamAM rahelI hatI te gopIjananA puSTa stananA prahAra vAgavAthI nAsIne potAnA sthAna rUpa kamaLamAM jatAM, bhrAMtithI tArA netrarUpI kamaLamAM nivAsa karI rahI che. ema huM kalpanA karuM chuM. A pramANe sAhebI bhogavatA karNarAjAe duta mokalI bhoja rAjAne kahevaDAvyuM ke tArI nagarImAM tArA karAyelA ekaso cAra prAsAda che tathA teTalA ja gIta prabandha che tathA teTalA ja birUda che. mATe caturaMga yuddhathI athavA dvaMdvayuddhathI athavA cAre vidyAmAMthI game te vidyAthI, vAdinI jema mane jItI athavA dAna zaktithI mane jItI ekaso pAMca birUdanuM pAtra thA athavA huM tane jItI ekaso sADatrIza rAjAno adhipati thAuM ? A prakAranuM tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI bhojarAjAnuM bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 117 Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukha ghaNuM karamAI gayuM. kema ke e kAzIpurano adhipati karNarAja sarva prakAre mArA karatAM ghaNo samartha che. ema jANe che to paNa ghaNA AgrahathI bhojarAjAe eka vAta aMgIkAra karAvI ke mAre avaMtInagarImAM ane karNa rAjAe vANArasI nagarImAM eka divase ne eka lagne pANI nIkaLe tyAM sudhI UMDo pAyo nAkhI prAsAdano AraMbha karavo ne te prAsAda pacAsa hAtha UMco pahoLo karI tenA upara klazadhvajanuM AropaNa karatI vakhate je jaldIthI prathama karI rahe tenI nagarImAM bIjAe potAnAM chatra cAmarAdikano tyAga karI hAthaNI upara besI sevakarUpe AvI hAjara thavuM. A prakAranuM bhojarAjAnuM vacana karNarAje aMgIkAra karyuM. kema ke e prakAre paNa bhojarAjane harAvavo hato. pachI eka vakhatamAM ja be jaNe prAsAdano AraMbha karyo. karNarAje potAnA sUtradhArane bolAvI pUchyuM ke sUryodayathI sUryAsta thatAM ghaNA prayatnathI karavA mAMDeluM kAma keTaluM UMcu Ave ! A vacana sAMbhaLI sUtradhAre caudazanA aNojAnA divasamAM sAta hAtha pramANanA agIyAra prAsAda prAtaHkAle AraMbha karI sAyaMkALe kalaza AropaNa thAya evA karI batAvyA. A joI rAjA ghaNo prasanna thayo, pachI potAnA kAmamAM pramAda rahita karNarAjAe prAsAda taiyAra karAvI kaLazAropaNa karI dhvajAropaNa karavAnuM zubha lagna leI bhojarAjAne teDavAne sAru karNa rAjAe dUta mokalyo ! bhojarAja potAno prAsAda jaladI karavA na samartha thavAthI potAnI pratijJAno bhaMga joI mauna rahyo. pachI karNarAje potAnA prAsAdamAM dhvajAropaNa karI potAnA sevaka 136 rAjAo sahita bhojarAja upara caDhAI karI. vaLI teNe gujarAtanA bhImarAjAne bhojarAjAnuM aDadhuM rAjya ApavuM kabula thaI tenI madada mAMgI. tyAre bhImarAjA paNa ghaNuM lazkara laI mAlavadeza upara caDAI karavA turata Avyo. A vakhate baMne taraphathI, maMtranuM jora lAgavAthI gabharAI gayelA sarpanI peThe bhojarAjA ahaMkAra rUpI jherathI rahita thayo, tene ociMto zarIre kAlajavara pragaTa thayo, pachI bhImarAjAe nagara praveza karavAnA tamAma mArgo potAnA mANasothI rokI leI karNarAja pAse rahelA potAnA DAmara nAmanA saMdhivigrahika pAse bhojarAjanuM vRttAMta jANavA eka puruSane mokalyo tyAre teNe eka gAthA nIcenA arthanI lakhI ApI ne pAcho bhIma pAse mokalyo. AMbAnuM phala saMpUrNa pAkI gayuM che tenuM DIMTu paNa zithila thayuM che tene vAyu paNa jaramAM aphalAya che tenI zAkhA paNa karamAI gaI che paNa tenuM pariNAma zuM thaze te jaNAtuM nathI ! A artha bharelI gAthA vAMcI bhImarAja sthira thaI rahyo. eTalAmAM bhojarAjane paralokamAM javAnI ghaNI zIvratA thaI, aMtakAla saMbaMdhI dAna puNya karI, mAruM maraNa thayA pachI mArA hAtha zabavimAnathI (ThAThaDIthI) bAraNe laTakatA rAkhajo ema kahI tatkAla svargavAsI thayo. maratI vakhate bhojarAjanuM boleluM sAMbhaLI vezyAe lokanI AgaLa kahyuM ke - zuM karuM ! A putra kalatrarUpI vADIno vistAra. arere saghaLo mUkI jema ekalo Avyo tema ekaluM ja javuM paDe che. koipaNa joDe AvatuM nathI. hAtha paga khaMkherI khAlI thaIne javuM paDe che. 118 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te uparathI lokamAM cAlelo ukhANo. "AvyA tyAre bAMdhI muThIye, ne cAlyA tyAre ughADI muThIye." vezyAnuM kaheluM bhojarAjAnuM maraNa lokaparaMparAthI sAMbhaLI karNarAjAe killo toDI nagaramAM praveza karyo ne saghaLI lakSmI pote lUTavA mAMDI. te vakhate bhImarAjAe DAmarane AjJA ApI ke karNa pAsethI kabula kareluM aDadhuM rAjaya athavA tenuM mAthuM bemAMthI eka zIdhra lAva. A vacana sAMbhaLI je taMbumAM karNarAjA madhyAhUM sUto hato tyAM jaI batrIza svAra sahita te taMbumAM chAno pezI tene gherI lIdho. te vakhate saghaLuM lazkara bhojarAjAnA nagaranI lUMTaphATa karavAmAM vyagra hatuM. mATe karNarAja aDadho bhAga ApavA tatkALa kabula thai, eka bhAgamAM nIlakaMTha mahAdeva tathA ciMtAmaNi gaNeza vigere devatAo, pota potAnI sakaLa sAmagrI sahita mUkI ne eka bhAgamAM badhuM rAjaya saMbaMdhI dravya mUkyuM. A be bhAgomAMthI game te bhAga lo. A prakAranuM karNarAjanuM vacana sAMbhaLI soLa prahara sudhI e bhAga veMcavAnI paMcAta karI. chevaTa saghaLI deva sevA grahaNa karI bhImarAja potAnA deza bhaNI gayo. A jIta meLavyA pachI karNarAjAnI AgaLa kapUra kavie prathama lakhelo purave hIravitiH A zloka kahyo. A zlokamAM apazabdo (apazukanI zabdo) dekhI rAjAe kavine kAMipaNa na ApyuM. A joI nAcIrAja nAmanA kavie eka kAvya kahyuM teno artha - kaiTabha nAme daityanA zatru viSNu potAnI kukhanA khUNAmAM traNa lokane dhAraNa kare che ne, te viSNune zeSanAga prasanna thaI dhAraNa kare che. te zeSanAga zivanA kaMThamAM kaMThasutra jevo jaNAya che. te zivane tuM hRdaye dhAraNa kare che. mATe he karNarAja ! A prakAranA mahA parAkrama karanAra puraSonA aMtaramAMthI bIjA koi vikramI rAjA thayA haze ! evI bhrAMti TaLI gai. A artha bhareluM nAcIrAja kavinuM kAvya sAMbhaLI rAjAe tene daza kroDa sonaiyA ne madonmatta daza hAthI ApyA. kapUra kavinI strI jAte ghaNI kubhAryA hatI mATe potAnA dhaNIne sarapAva na maLyo ane nAcIrAjane maLelA sarapAvanI vAta sAMbhaLI tevI ja tatkAla utpanna thayelA krodhathI kapUra kavine teNIe tADana karyuM (mAyo) ne ghaNo tiraskAra karI, ghaseDI gharamAMthI bahAra kADhI mUkyo. te bIcAro rAjadvAramAMthI AvatA nAcIrAja kavine sanmukha mArgamAM maLyo. tyAre nAcIrAjane sAkSAt bALa sarasvatI jANI kapUra kavi bolyo. ke - he kanyA tuM, koNa che ? nAcIrAja bolyo ke kapUra kavi tuM mane zuM nathI oLakhato ? kapUra kavi bolyo ke tame to sAkSAt bhAratIdevI cho. nAcIrAja bolyo ke hA ! tuM kahe che te satya che. kapUra kavi bolyo ke tame AkuLavyAkuLa kema cho. nAcIrAja bolyo ke he, vatsa ! huM lUMTAyo chuM. kapUra kavi bolyo ke tamane koNe lUMTyAM che. bhoja tathA bhImarAjAno prabandha 119 Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAcIrAja bolyo ke duSTa daive luMTyo che. kapUra kavi bolyo ke tAruM zuM luTAyuM che. nAcIrAja bolyo ke muMjarAja ne bhojarAja rUpI be mArAM netra luMTAyAM che. kapUra kavi bolyo ke netra vinA tamo zI rIte cAlo cho ? nAcIrAja bolyo ke, jema AMdhaLo lAkaDI laI cAlI jema tema potAnuM AyuSya pUruM kare tema huM mAruM AyuSya puruM karuM chuM. ||1|| pachI nAcIrAja kavie vicAra karyo ke mArA karatA kapUrakavi ghaNo vidvAnuM che paraMtu enAmAM samaya sUcakatA guNa nathI mATe rAjadvAramAMthI paNa dravya na maLatAM ulaTo kuMbhAryAnA hAthano mAra khAI khAIne eno dama nIkaLI jaze. A prakArano vicAra karI pote dayA ANI potAne maLeluM saghaLuM dravya kapUra kavine ApI dIdhuM. A prakAre bhojarAja saMbaMdhI aneka prabanyo che. A pramANe merUtuMgAcAryanA racelA prabandha ciMtAmaNi graMthamAM bhoja rAjAnA tathA bhImarAjAnA caritrone varNavato bIjo prakAza (sarga) pUrNa thayo. 1 20 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddharAja jayasiMhano prabandha koI eka samaye gujarAtamAM varasAda nahIM thavAthI loko (rayata) rAjAne kara ApI zakyA nahi, tethI rAja sevakoe temAMnA ghaNA lokane AMtaryA. pATaNamAM mULarAja kumAra bAraNe pharavA nIkaLyo hato tyAM te lokonA mukhathI ghaNo kakaLATa sAMbhaLyo tethI tene dayA utpanna thaI ane AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayAM. pachI mULarAje potAnI ghoDA khelAvavAnI kaLAthI bhImadevane ghaNo ja prasanna karyo. bhImadeve kahyuM ke - tuM vara mAMga. tyAre mULarAje kahyuM ke A badhA dravya bhaMDAro te mAre vara ja che. rAjAe kahyuM ke tuM koi vastu kema mAMgato nathI ! tyAre kahyuM ke tame mArI mAMgelI vastu ApI zakazo ema mane lAgatuM nathI tethI ja huM mAMgI zakato nathI. pachI rAjAnA ghaNA AgrahathI varadAna mAgyuM ke - A sarve lokonuM mahesUla levuM mUkI do. A prakAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAnI AMkhamAM AnaMdanA AMsu AvI gayAM ane tenI mAMgaNIno svIkAra karI sarva lokane choDI dIdhAM e pachI tene pharIthI vara mAMgavAne kahyuM paNa te pote nilabhI tathA mAnI hovAthI bIjuM kaMI na mAMgatAM potAnA sthAnamAM gayo. sajjanomAM zreSTha evA mULarAjanI stuti baMdhana mukta thayelA lokoe ghaNI ja karI. teonI ghaNI mIThI najara mULarAja upara beThI tethI tenuM ociMtuM maraNa thayuM. AthI lokomAM evI aphavA cAlI ke mIThI najarathI mULarAjanA prANa gayA. putranA zoka rUpI samudramAM rAjA sahita samagra loka nimagna thaI gayA. jJAnI lokoe dhIme dhIme temano zoka nivAraNa karyo. bIje varSe varasAda thavAthI puSkaLa anna pAkyuM tethI loko bamaNo kara (mahesUla) laI rAjA pAse AvyA ne baLAtkAre rAjAne te ApavA mAMDyo. to paNa rAjAe na lIdho tethI eka uttama sabhA karIne teno nirNaya karAvyo ke - jemAM vRddha puruSo na hoya te sabhA ja na kahevAya. je dharma yukta na bole te vRddha puruSa na kahevAya, jemAM satya nathI te dharma paNa na kahevAya ane te satya paNa banAvaTanuM na joie vAstavika hoya te ja satya kahevAya. sabhAnA lokoe be varSanuM mahesUla rAjAne apAvyuM. rAjAe sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha 121 Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa te dravyathI mULarAjanA kalyANane arthe navo vIraprasAda karAvyo. vaLI pATaNamAM bhImadeve bhImezvara deva nAmano prAsAda karAvyo tathA bhIrUANI e nAmanI paTTarANIno prasAda karAvyo. A pramANe bhImarAja pacAsa varSa rAja karI devaloka pAmyo. udematI nAmanI rANIe pATaNamAM sahastraliMga sarovarathI paNa ati uttama vAva karAvI. pachI saMvata 1128 nA caitra vada sAtamane somavAre hasta nakSatra ane mIna lagnamAM karNadivano rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. A samaye karNATaka dezano zubhakezI nAme rAjA mRgayA karavA nIkaLyo hato. teNe potAnA jAtavAna ghoDAne koI eka mRga pAchaLa chUTo mUkyo tethI tenuM lazkara pAchaLa rahI gayuM ane te pote eka araNyamAM unALAnA tApe vyAkula thayelo eka ghaTAdAra vRkSa taLe jaIne beTho. eTalAmAM dAvAnaLa baLato baLato te vRkSa pAse AvI pahoMcyo. potAnA para upakAra karanAra vRkSane ekalo baLI jato na joI zakavAthI te paNa vRkSa sAthe baLI muvo. tyAra pachI tenA putra jayakezIne pradhAna lokoe (karNATakanI) gAdie besAya. tene mInaladevI (mayaNadevI) nAmanI eka putrI thaI, yAtrAe jatAM zivabhaktoe somezvara devanuM nAma grahaNa karyuM tethI tene pUrva janmanuM jJAna pragaTa thayuM ke pUrva janmamAM huM brAhmaNI hatI ne bAramAsopavAsa karI bAra bAra vastu mUkIne vratanuM udyApana karI somezvaranI yAtrAe jatI hatI. tyAM mArgamAM bAhuloDhA nAme nagara pAse AvI paNa pachI tyAM rAjAno kara na ApI zakavAthI tenAthI AgaLa somezvara sudhI javAyuM nahIM tethI ane vairAgya utpanna thayo tethI huM AvatA bIjA janmamAM A rAjAnI strI thaI A kara kADhI naMkhAvuM. e prakAranuM niyANuM (niyama) karI anazana karI maraNa pAmI. tethI huM rAjAne ghera janmI chuM. e prakAre pUrva janmanuM jJAna thavAthI saghaLI vAta potAnA pitAne nivedana karI kahyuM ke - mAre gurjarezvarane paraNI e kAma karAvavuM che, A vAta sAMbhaLI jayakezI rAjAe pradhAno mokalI potAnI putrIno svIkAra karavAnI prArthanA karAvI. karNarAjA, e kuMvarIne kadrupI sAMbhaLI paraNavA mATe ghaNo udAsa thayo. jyAre jayakezI rAjAe ghaNA AgrahavALI mInaladevIne potAnI meLe IcchelA varane paraNavA mokalI tyAre karNarAjAe gupta vRttie kanyA kaApI che ema nakkI karI teNIno anAdara karyo. tyAre mInaladevI potAnI ATha sakhIo sAthe cittAmAM paDI baLI marI prANa hatyA ApavAne tatpara thai. A vAta karNarAjAnI mAtA udematIe jANI ane mArAthI e trAsadAyaka duHkha jovAze nahIM ema dhArI pote paNa maravAno nizcaya karyo. moTA puruSo pArakAne AvI paDelI ApadAthI kheda yukta bane che ema udematIne pArakA duHkhathI duHkhita thayelI joI mAta bhakti viSe premavALo karNarAjA mInaladevIne paraNyo to kharo paNa pharI tene dRSTie paNa joto ke maLato na hato Ama keTaloka samaya gayA pachI koI eka ati rUpavAna paNa jAtanI caMDAlaNI strInuM gAnatAna joI rAjA moha pAmyo ane teNIno (1) bAramAsopavAsa - eka divasa upavAsa karI bIje divase khAya ne tIje divase vaLI upavAsa kare ema bAra mahinA sudhI karavAnuM eka vrata. (2) gaNikAnuM ema paNa keTalIka daMtakathAmAM kahevAya che. 122 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMga karavA atizaya kAmAtura thayo. A vAta muMjAla nAme maMtrInA jANavAmAM AvI; tethI rajasvaLA thayA pachI cothe divase snAna karAvelI mInaladevIne caMDAlaNIno veza paherAvI mukarara karelA saMketa sthAnamAM ghaNI yuktithI mokalI. A vAta na jANanArA karNarAjAe te ja A strI che ema dhArI apAra prItithI tene bhogavI tethI garbha rahyo pachI rANIe (mInaladevI) nizAnI mATe tenA hastamAMthI vIMTI kADhI lai potAnI AMgaLIe rAkhI. A saghaLo banAva rAte aMdhAre banyo. prAtaHkAle karNarAjAnA manamAM caMDAla kanyA bhogavI tethI ghaNo pazcAttApa thayo tethI moTA moTA zivamArgI zAstrIone bolAvI A pApanuM prAyazcita pUchyuM. temAM e smArTazAstrIoe moTAM moTAM dharmazAstranAM pothAM pheravI eka utkRSTa prAyazcitta zodhI ApyuM ke - he rAjan ! e strInA AkAra pramANe barobara loDhAnI pUtaLI karAvI tene tapAvI lAlacoLa trAMbA jevI karI sArI paThe tenuM AliMgana karo. A dehAnta prAyazcita karavA tatpara thayelA karNarAjAne muMjAla maMtrIe sAco vRttAMta kahI daine bacAvyo ane te divasathI rAjA karNa ane rANI mInaladevI vacce apAra prema joDAyo. pachI thoDA divase zubha lagnamAM rANIne putra prasava thayo. jyAre kumAra garbhamAM (uda2mAM) hato tyAre rANIne eka vakhata evuM svapra AvyuM hatuM ke - 'jANe mArA mukhamAM siMha peTho' A zubha svaprAnusAre e putranuM nAma paNa jayasiMha rAkhyuM. te bALaka traNa varSano thayo tevAmAM eka divasa potAnA barobarIyA mitronI sAthe ramato ramato rAjAnA siMhAsana para caDhI beTho tyAre rAjAe jozI lokone bolAvI A vAta pUchatAM teoe jaNAvyuM ke - A putrano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAno A ja zubhalagnano samaya che ema nizcaya karI rAjAe te ja samaye kuMvarane rAjyAbhiSeka karI gAdIe besADyo. saMvata 1150 nA poSa vada 3, zanivAra, zravaNa nakSatra ane vRSabha lagnamAM siddharAjane gAdIe besADI pote AzApalInA rahenAra AzA nAmanA cha lAkha bhIllanA adhipatine bhairavadevInA sArA zukanathI jItI laine karNAvatI' nAmanI nagarI vasAvI tyAM ja rAjya karyuM. je jagyAe bhairavadevInA zubha zukana thayA hatA te jagAe koccharavA e nAmanI devIno prAsAda baMdhAvyo. je jagyAe bhIllarAjane jItyo hato te ThekANe jayaMtIdevIno prAsAda karAvyo tathA karNezvara nAmanuM eka devAlaya paNa baMdhAvyuM. karNasAgara nAme sarovara khodAvyuM tathA pATaNamAM karNamerU nAmano mahela karAvyo. A prakAre 29 varSa 8 mAsa ane 21 divasa rAjya karI (karNarAjA) devaloka pAmyo. tyAra pachI udematIno bhAi madanapALa mAThI cAla cAlavA maMDyo. te vakhate lIlA nAmano eka rAjavaidya devatA pAsethI vara pAmI naga2mAM vasanAra sarva lokone potAnI kaLAthI acaMbo pamADato dhIre dhIre dAnamAna pAmI ghaNo ja vikhyAta thayo hato. tene madanapALe potAnA zarIramAM jANI joine roga utpanna karI potAne ghera bolAvI nADI dekhADI tyAre vaide kahyuM ke apathyathI tamane roga utpanna thayo che. tyAre teNe e javAba dIdho ke mane to koi divasa apathya jaNAtuM ja nathI mATe (1) AsAvarI e nAmathI Aja prasiddha. sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha 123 Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM tane roga maTADavA bolAvyo nathI paNa mane to ghaNI bhukha vadhI che teno upAya karavA bolAvyo che mATe tuM bAvIsa hajAra (rUpiA) daMDa Apa ema kahI tene bAMdhI lIdho. pachI teNe (vaidarAje) daMDa lAvI ApI niyama lIdho ke mAre rAjAnuM ghara mUkI bIje vaidu karavA javuM. vaLI nADI jovI mUkI daine rogIonA mUtranI parIkSA karIne osaDa ApavA mAMDyuM tyAre koI mAyAvI puruSe tenI parIkSA jovAne baLadiyAnuM mUtra lAvI kahyuM ke - "A mArA bhAInA roganI parIkSA karI upAya batAvo." tyAre vaide kahyuM ke A mANasanuM mUtra nathI paNa baLadanuM che. vaLI mAthu halAvIne kahyuM ke e baLada ghaNuM khAvAthI phUlI gayo che, tethI tame tatkALa jaine eka nALa telanI bharIne jo pAzo to jIvaze nahIM to marI jaze. A sAcI vAta sAMbhaLI tene ghaNuM Azcarya lAgyuM. eka divasa rAjAe potAnI Doka duHkhatI hatI teno upAya pUchyo tyAre teNe kahyuM ke be paLa kastUrIno lepa karo tethI e pIDA maTI jaze. tema karavAthI (rAjAnI) pIDA maTI gaI. tyAra pachI rAjAnI pAlakhI ucakanAra eka jaNe e ja rogano upAya pUchyo. tyAre teNe kahyuM ke ghaNA varSanA keraDAnA mULano rasa tenI mATI sahita copaDavAthI te maTI jaze. A sAMbhaLI rAjAe pUchyuM ke Ama kema !! mane juduM dekhADyuM ne ene juduM dekhADyuM. tyAre vaide kahyuM ke deza kAla baLa zarIranI prakRti e sarva upara vicAra karIne auSadha karavAmAM Ave che, mATe saune ghaTita upAya dekhADAya che. eka divasa dhurta lokoe ekaThA maLI evo vicAra karyo ke Aje ApaNe ene vAraMvAra pUchI ghaNo ja Tokavo. pachI strI puruSano veza laI banne jaNe vaidane pUchyuM ke Aje tamAruM zarIra kema narama jaNAya che. ema bIjAe muMjAla svAmInA maMdiranA pagathiyAmAM pUchyuM. trIjAe rAjadvAramAM pUchyuM. cothAe daravAjAmAM pUchyuM. ema vAraMvAra khabara pUchavAthI tenA manamAM roganI zaMkA utpanna thaI. tethI TADhiyo tAva AvavA lAgyo. terame divase te vaida maraNa pAmyo. A pramANe lIlA vaidano prabaMdha kahyo. have sAMtu nAmanA maMtrInA upAyathI pharavA nIkaLelA anyAya karatA madanapALane karNanA putra mAryo. bIjI pratamAM evo pATha che ke sAMtu maMtrIe kapaTathI madanapALane potAne ghera bolAvI sevako pAse mArI naMkhAvyo. mAravADano rahevAsI zrImALa jJAtino koI eka udo nAmano vANiyo eka vakhata comAsAmAM ghaNuM ghI kharIdavA madhya rAtrie jato hato. teNe mArgamAM khetaranA kyArAnuM pANI vALanAra mANasone pUchyuM ke tame koNa cho ? tyAre temaNe kahyuM ke ame amuka mANasanA udhaDIyA sevako chIe. tyAre vaLI vANiyAe pUchyuM ke mane koi cAkarImAM rAkhe ema che? tyAre pelA lokoe javAba Apyo ke karNAvatImAM tamAro levAla thaze. A sAMbhaLI kuTuMba sahita te vANiyo karNAvatImAM gayo. tyAM jaine vAyaDagacchanA jaina maMdiramAM vidhi sahita devane namaskAra karI beTho. eTalAmAM zrAvaka dharma pALatI koI lAchI nAmanI chIpaNe tene sAdharmika jANI namaskAra karI pUchyuM ke tame kone ghera abhyAgata thayA cho ? tyAre te bolyo ke huM paradezI chuM. eTale je bolAve teno abhyAgata chuM. tame bolAvo to tamAro, bIjo koI bolAve to teno. pachI lAchI chI paNa tene potAne ghera teDI 124 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gaI ne koI vANiyAne ghera raMdhAvI jamADI potAnA eka khAlI gharamAM utAro Apyo. ema karatAM karatAM thoDAka divasa pachI te vANiyAne keTaloka paiso maLyo tethI teNe pIDharaya ghara paDAvI iMTorI ghara karAvavAne pAyo khodAvyo. temAMthI tene eka moTo dravya bhaMDAra maLyo. udA vANiyAe pelI chIpaNane bolAvI saghaLu dravya ApavA mAMDyuM paNa teNIe te lIdhuM nahIM. A dravyanA pratApathI te ghaNo paisAdAra thayo tathA pachIthI e udayana e nAmathI prakhyAta pradhAna thayo. teNe karNAvatImAM traNe kAlanA tIrthakarothI zobhita udayana nAmano prAsAda baMdhAvyo. oramAna mAnA peTanA bAhaDa (cAhaDa), AmbaDa, bAhaDa ane solAka nAmanA ene cAra bhAio (putro) hatA. eka vakhata sAMtu nAme pradhAna hAthI upara besI pharavA nIkaLyo. tyAMthI pAchA pharatAM potAnA karAvelA sAMtu nAmanA devAlayamAM te deva namaskAra karavA gayo; tyAM eka caityavAsI zvetAMbara gorajIne vezyAnA gaLAmAM hAtha nAkhI beselo joyo. pachI te pradhAne te gorajIne moTA gautama svAmI jevo jANI uttarAsaMga karI khamAsamaNuM daI (paMca aMgathI namaskAra karavo te) ghaNA bhAvathI namaskAra karyo. kSaNa mAtra tenI pAse besI pAcho namaskAra karI hAthI upara besI tyAMthI cAlyo gayo. A joI pelo gorajI eTalI to lajjA pAmyo ke jANe atyAre dharatI mArga Ape to pAtALamAM pesI jauM. evI rItanI glAni pAmI tatkALa sarvasva tyAga karI maladhArI zrI hemacaMdrasUrInI pAse jaI apAra vairAgya pAmI temano AmnAya grahaNa karI pAlItANA jaI bAra varSa sudhI ugra tapa karI dhaNAne pratibodha karI keTalAkane potAnA jevA mahAvairAgyavAna karyA. te muni niraMtara A prakArano vicAra karatA. te citta ! he bhAI ! tuM pizAcanI jema kema doDatuM phare che ? tuM eka AtmAne jo, rAgano tyAga karI sukhI thA. saMsAra rUpI mRga tRSNAmAM tuM zuM doDe che ? (saMsAramAM sukha nathI to paNa temAM sukha mAnI bhrAntimAM zuM karavA bhame che !) A amRtarUpI brahma sarovaramAM kema praveza karato nathI ke jethI tuM atizaya zAMta ane sukhI thAya ? keTaloka samaya gayA pachI te maMtrI zatruMjaya para deva namaskAra karavA (yAtrA karavA) gayo. tyAM te ja gorajIne mahA muni jevo joine tene namaskAra karI tene oLakhI Azcarya pAmI guru kula ityAdi pUchyuM. tyAre te muni bolyA ke kharuM kahuM to tame ja mArA guru cho. A vacana sAMbhaLI kAne hAtha daI te maMtrIe ghaNA vinayathI kahyuM ke Ama kema bolo cho ? tyAre te sAdhue kahyuM ke je sAdhu athavA gRhastha zubha dharmamAM jene sthApana kare che tenA mATe te puruSa teno dharmaguru ja kahevAya, A pramANe kahI prathamano sarva vRtAnta saMbhArI ApI sAMtu maMtrIne jaina dharmamAM ghaNo makkama karyo. A pramANe sAMtu maMtrIne jaina dharmamAM daDhatA thavA viSeno prabaMdha pUro thayo. mInaladevIe potAnA pUrva janmanA saghaLo vRttAMta siddharAjane kahyo, pachI mInaladevI somanAthane yogya savA karoDa suvarNa mahoranI sevA laine yAtrA karavA cAlI. bAhuloDha gaI tyAM yAtrALu lokane rAjAnA sevakoe rokyA hatA, temAM jemanAthI kara nA ApI zakAyo temane rotA tathA pAchA vaLatA joI mInaladevI paNa pAchI vaLI siddharAjane maLI. siddharAje tene pAchA vaLavAnuM sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha 125 Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre mInaladevIe kahyuM ke jo A kara tuM koipaNa prakAre baMdha karAvIza to ja huM somanAtha jaiza, tyAM sudhI mAre anna jaLano tyAga che. potAnI mAtAno A prakArano Agraha joi rAjAe te kara ugharAvavAne mokaleluM paMcakula pAchuM bolAvI bahotera lAkhano temano paTo phADI nAkhI tenuM puNya hAthamAM jaLa lai mAtuzrIne arpaNa karyuM. pachI mInaladevIe somezvaranAM darzana karI suvarNa pUjAnI bheTa tathA puruSatulAdika mahA dAna ApyAM. AthI mInaladevInA manamAM ahaMkAra thayo ke AjanA samayamAM mArA jevI dAnezvarI koi thai nathI ke thaze paNa nahIM. AvA vicAra karatAM ahaMkArathI bharapura mInaladevI nidrAvaza thai. rAtrie somanAtha mahAdeve tapasvIno veza dhAraNa karI mInaladevIne kahyuM ke A mArA deva maMdiramAM koi eka ghaNI ja garIba yAtrALu strI AvI che, tenuM puNya tuM mAga ema kahI adrazya thayA. mInaladevIe vicAra karyo ke e garIba strInuM puNya, dravya ApIne levuM e kaMi muzkela nathI. ema dhArI sevako pAse te strInI zodha karAvI potAnI pAse bolAvI kahyuM ke tAruM puNya mane Apa; tenA badalAmAM tuM mAgIza eTaluM dravya huM tane ApIza ema ghaNo prayatna karyo paNa pelI strIe te kabula karyuM nahIM tyAre mInaladevIe pUchyuM ke te evuM zuM puNya karyuM che te mane kahI dekhADa. tyAre pelI strI bolI ke, huM gharathI nIkaLI bhikSA mAgI nirvAha karatI cArarse gAuthI AvI ne gai kAle upavAsa karyo hato. bIjA divase koi puNyazAlI pAsethI jevo tevo mIThA vagarano sAthavo maLyo, teno ardho bhAga karIne somezvaranI pUjA karI, bAkI rahelA ardhamAMthI ardhuM atithine ApI zeSa rahelA sAthavAthI meM pAraNuM karyuM. Apa to mahA puNyazALI cho. ApanA pitA, bhAi, svAmI tathA putra sarve rAjA che. vaLI, yAtrALune mAthethI Ape kara kADhI naMkhAvyo, savA karoDa mahoranI pUjA karI, evAM moTAM puNya karanAra chatAM, alpa jaNAtuM mAruM puNya levAnI Apa icchA karo cho e zuM ? paraMtu mArA upara kopa na karo to Apane kahuM. pachI rANInI AjJAthI brAhmaNI bolI ke jo kharI vAta vicArIe to ApanA karatAM mAruM puNya ghaNuM che. ghaNI saMpatti chatAM paNa niyama pALavo, chatI zaktie sahana karavuM, yauvana avasthAmAM vrata pALavuM tathA daridrI avasthAmAM dAna ApavuM, e sarva alpa hoya to paNa temAMthI moTo lAbha thAya che. A prakAranI yuktivALAM vacano sAMbhaLI mInaladevIno ahaMkAra utarI gayo. siddharAja somanAthanI yAtrA karI eka vAra samudranA tIra upara ubho hato, tevAmAM eka cAraNe tene doho kahyo ke, he siddharAja ! tArA cittane koNa jANe che ? cakravartIpaNuM to tuM pAmyo paNa e thakI adhika laMkA rupI phaLa pAmavAne ghoDesvAra thai laMkAmAM javAno mArga tuM khoLato hoya ema mane lAge che, e samaye somezvaranI yAtrA karavA siddharAja gayo che ema jANI mALavadezano rAjA yazovarmA gujarAta upara caDI Avyo. tene sAMtumaMtrIe vinaya pUrvaka pUchyuM ke tame ahIMthI AvyA tevA pAchA vaLo evo kaMi upAya che ? tyAre te rAjAe kahyuM ke jo tuM tArA svAmInI somezvaranI yAtrAnuM puNya mane Ape to huM pAcho jAuM. A vacana sAMbhaLI mahAbuddhizALI sAMtumaMtrIe, te rAjAnA paga dhoi, potAnA svAmInI somezvara yAtrAnuM saghaLuM puNya, prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 126 AVA 434 Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAthamAM jaLa lai tenA hAthamAM arpaNa karyuM. A puNya maLyAthI ghaNo prasanna thayelo mALava2AjA, pAcho potAne deza gayo. A prakAre AkhA rAjyano bacAva sahajatAthI thayo, tethI pradhAnanI samaya sUcakatAne lIdhe lokamAM tenI prazaMsA thai ke 'vANiyA vinA rAvaNa sarakhAnuM rAjya gayuM e vAta sAcI ja che.' paNa siddharAje to A vAta sAMbhaLI krodhAyamAna thai, sAMtumaMtrIne bolAvIne Thapako dIdho. tyAre te maMtrI bolyo ke he svAmin ! Apa to mahArAjAdhirAja cho, mATe vicAra to karo ke mAruM ApeluM ApanuM puNya jAya ? ne jatu hoya to, huM AkhA jagatamAM jeTalA puNyazALI che te badhAnuM puNya haraNa karI Apane ekalAne arpaNa ka2vAne taiyAra chuM. A vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA ghaNo prasanna thayo. pradhAne kahyuM ke, he rAjan ! rAjAnI gerahAjarImAM zatrunA lazkarane koipaNa prakAre dezamAM AvatuM rokIne svadezanI rakSA karavI e maMtrIno dharma che. A uparathI mAlavadezanA rAjA upara ghaNo krodha karI, siddharAje mALavA upara caDhAi karavAno lazkarane hukama karyo. sahasraliMga sarovaranuM kAma jaldI samApta karavAne keTalAka mahetA musaddI nImI, bIjo saghaLo baMdobasta karI, siddharAje mALavA tarapha zIghra prayANa karyuM. tyAM bAra varSa sudhI saMgrAma cAlyo, Akhare siddharAje evuM paNa lIdhuM ke, Aje to mAre dhArAnagarIno bhaMga karyA pachI ja bhojana levuM. rAjAnI A pratijJA pUrNa karavAmAM, paramAra vaMzanA pAMcaso rAjaputro tathA keTalAka buddhimAna pradhAno ane ghaNA sainyano nAza thayo, paNa saMdhyAkALa sudhI rAjAnI pratijJA pUrI thai zakI nahIM. te vakhata muMjAla nAme maMtrIe vicAra karyo ke jo have rAtri paDatA paNa pAchA nahi vaLIe to anartha thaze. ema dhArI rAjAnI pratijJA pUrI ka2vAne koTano eka kAMkaro bhAgI maMgAvI jema tema rAjAne samajAvI pratijJA purI karAvI pAcho vALI lAvyo. pachI The2-Thera potAnAM gupta mANasa mukI dhArAnagarIno durga kema bhAMge, evI vAta core ane cauTe carcAvI, tevAmAM tyAMnA rahevAsI koi puruSe kahyuM ke, jo dakSiNa daravAjethI zatrunuM daLa hallo kare to ja dhArAnagarIno killo bhAMge, nahiM to koi kALe bhAMgavAno nathI. A vAta sAMbhaLI lAvI te mANasoe pradhAnane kahI ane pradhAne gupta rIte rAjAne jaNAvI. rAjAe A vAta kharI dhArI te ja da2vAje badhuM lazkara rAkhI, 'yazaHpaTaha' nAmanA baLavAna hAthI upara besI te da2vAjo toDAvavA mATe mahAvatane kahyuM. zAmaLa nAmanA mahAvate te tripuLIyA daravAjAnAM be kamADanI loDhAnI bhuMgaLa hAthInA bhAre haca2kAthI toDI naMkhAvI. AvuM akalpya baLa vAparavAthI hAthInAM AMtaraDAM tuTI gayAM che ema anumAna karI rAjAne nIce utAryo ke tarata ja te hAthI pRthvI upara paDI maraNa pAmyo. A moTA zuravIrapaNAnuM kAma karavAthI vaLasa2 gAmamAM yazodhavaLa (yazaLadeva nAme) gaNapati rUpe e hAthIno avatAra thayo, e janmyA tyAre tene hAthInA jevA be bahAra nIkaLatA dAMta hatA. temAMno eka dAMta jANe siddhi strInA stana rUpa pahADamAM aphaLAvAthI bhAMgyo hoya ema kharI gayo ane gaNapatinI jema mAtra eka dAMta rahyo. tenI siddharAje tathA bIjAe prArthanA karI che. dhArAnagarIno durga toDyA pachI saMgrAmamAM pakaDAyelA yazovarmarAjAne cha doraDe bAMdhI lIdho. kAraNa ke e rAjAe siddharAjane cha vakhata pAcho sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha ** ~ 127 Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haTAvyo hato. pachI dhArAnagarImAM potAnI ANa pravartAvI siddharAja pATaNamAM Avyo. te samaye dezanA sarva vidvAnone anukrame AzIrvAda devAne bolAvyA. temAM aMte, jainAcArya zrI hemacandrasUri vigere jainAcAryo paNa AvyA. temano rAjAe ghaNAM dAna mAnathI satkAra karyo. tyAre bIjA AcAryonA AgrahathI ghaNA buddhimAna hamAcArye rAjAne AzIrvAdano eka zloka bolyA ke he kAmadudhA gAya ! tuM tArA gomaya rasathI pRthvInuM siMcana kara, he ratnAkara samudra ! tame motInA pavitra sAthIyA pUro. he caMdra ! tuM jaLa bharelA pUrNa kuMbha jevo thA, he diggajo ! kalpa vRkSanA patra potAne hAthe laI tamo toraNa bAMdho. kAraNa ke siddharAja pRthvImAM digvijaya karI Ave che. mATe mAMgalika prakaTa karo, A kAvyanI cAturIthI camatkAra pAmelA rAjAe hemAcAryanI ghaNI prazaMsA karI. tene na sahana karI zakatA keTalAka brAhmaNo bolyA ke, amArAM vyAkaraNAdi zAstra bhaNyA to vidvAna thayA emAM zuM Azcarya !! tyAre rAjAe hemAcArya sAmuM joyuM eTale hemAcArya bolyA ke, pUrve zrI tIrthakara mahArAje bAlyAvasthAmAM indranI AgaLa kaheluM je jaineMdra vyAkaraNa kahevAya che te bhaNelo chuM. A vacana sAMbhaLI brAhmaNo bolyA ke - e badhAM pUrvanAM gappAM javA daI tamArAmAM Adhunika kALamAM koI vyAkaraNa kartA thayo hoya to batAvo. A vacana sAMbhaLI hemAcArya bolyA ke, jo mahArAjA siddharAja sahAya kare to thoDA kALamAM paMcAMga navIna vyAkaraNa huM banAvuM. A vacana rAjAe ghaNAM mAnathI aMgIkAra karI hemAcAryane kahyuM ke tame navIna vyAkaraNa karo temAM jeTalI madada joize teTalI karIza, paNa bolyA pramANe pALajo, ema kahI vidAya karyA. AcArya potAnA sthAnamAM AvyA. pachI muMjAla nAme maMtrIe evI vAta sAMbhaLI ke siddharAje pratijJA karI che ke yazovarmAnA hAthamAM ughADI taravAra ApI, tenI AgaLa hAthI upara besI nagaramAM praveza karavo. A nIti viruddha zatruno vizvAsa karavA rUpa vAta sAMbhaLI teNe rAjA pAse AvI kahyuM ke, AjathI mAre ApanuM pradhAnapaNuM karavuM nathI. rAjAe ghaNAM AgrahathI pradhAnapaNuM mUkavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM, tyAre maMtrIe kahyuM ke zatru sAthe saMdhi vigraha karavA jevI koI vAta rAjAo samajatA nathI, paraMtu pradhAnanI kahelI vAta sAMbhaLe to tethI rAjAne lAbha kahevAya che. A pramANe nItinuM vAkya che. paNa svAmIe potAnI buddhithI pratijJA karI che tenuM pariNAma sAruM nathI. A prakAranuM maMtrInuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA bolyo ke prANa tyAga karavo e zreSTha che paNa loka prasiddha karelI pratijJAno tyAga karavo e zreSTha nathI. pachI maMtrIe rAjAnI pratijJAno bhaMga na thAya mATe lAkaDAnI taravAra karAvI tene cakacakato dhoLo raMga caDhAvI, yazovarmAnA hAthamAM ApI, tene rAjAnA hAthI upara pachavADe besADI ghaNI dhAmadhumathI nagara praveza karAvyo. A mAMgalika mahotsava samApta thayA pachI rAjAe vyAkaraNa saMbaMdhI vRttAnta saMbhArI aneka dezomAM paMDito mokalI tamAma vyAkaraNanA graMtho maMgAvI hemAcArya pAse "siddha ' e nAmanuM savA lAkha zlokanuM paMcAMga vyAkaraNa eka varasamAM karAvyuM. te pustakane rAjAne besavA yogya moTA hAthI upara mUkI te upara zveta chatra dharAvI be bAjue cAmara karanArAone ubhA rAkhI ati addabhuta zobhA sAthe hemAcAryanA sthAnamAMthI 1 28 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjamaMdiramAM lAvI rAjAe potAnA hAthe ghaNI zreSTha pUjA karI tene potAnA pustakAlayamAM sthApana karAvyuM. pachI rAjAnA hukamathI bIjA vyAkaraNono upayoga na karatAM e ja vyAkaraNa (vidyAlayomAM) bhaNAvAnuM zarU thayuM. tyAre koi matsarI brAhmaNe rAjAnA kAna bharyA ke A vyAkaraNamAM nathI ApanuM nAma ke nathI tamArA vaMzanuM varNana. e vyAkaraNa te zI rIte bhaNyuM jAya ? A sAMbhaLI rAjAnA manamAM krodha utpanna thayo ke oho ! ahIM eTaluM badhuM aMdhera che. A vAta koi puruSe AvI hemacandrAcAryane kahI. tyAre hemacandrAcArye adhiSThAyaka devanA baLathI tatkALa rAjakIrtinA batrIza navA zloka banAvI vyAkaraNanA batrIza pAdanI samAptine ThekANe mUkyA. prAtaHkALe rAjasabhAmAM vyAkaraNa vAMcatAM te jovAmAM AvyA ke jemAM caulukyavaMzanuM camatkArI varNana che. A ocinto thayelo banAva joi rAjA ghaNo prasanna thayo ane pelA brAhmaNano tiraskAra karI zikSA karI. vaLI zrI hemacandrAcArye siddharAjanA digvijayanuM jemAM varNana che evo eka hrayAzraya nAme graMtha karyo che. hemacandrAcAryanI prazaMsA jagatamAM ghaNI cAlI hatI te upara eka kavie kahyuM che ke - he pANini ! tuM tAro lavAro have baMdha rAkha, kAraNa ke hemacandrAcAryanI madhuratA AgaLa tArA vyAkaraNanI vANI bakavAsa jevI jaNAya che. vaLI hemacaMdranA vyAkaraNa AgaLa kAtyAyana vyAka2Na ka2nA2nI badhI mahenata chUTI paDI che kema ke e vyAkaraNa cItharA vINI lAvI banAvelI kaMthA jevuM truTaka truTaka lAge che. vaLI zAkaTAyanane kahe che ke tuM to tAruM kaDavuM vacana DhAMkI nAkha, prakAzita karIza ja nahIM ne cAMdra vyAkaraNa to jAte ja halaku ne niHsAra che, mATe tenI vAta to karatA ja nathI, to vAmana pramukhanAM banAvelAM vyAkaraNa sAmuM to juve ja koNa ! jyAM sudhI mahA madhura hemacaMdranI vANI vidyamAna che tyAM sudhI kayo puruSa bIjA graMthone hAthamAM paNa jhAlaze ? siddharAje pATaNamAM yazovarmAne tripuruSaAdi sarve rAjaprAsAda tathA sahasraliMga sarovara vagere dekhADI tathA mahAdeva nimitte jato karelo varSo varSano eka karoDa rUpiAno kharca batAvI pUchyuM ke, A dharmAdAnuM kAma meM sAruM karyuM che ke nahIM ? A vacana sAMbhaLI yazovarmA rAjA bolyo ke - aDhAra lAkha mALavAno dhaNI te tamArAthI parAbhava pAme ! paraMtu saghaLo mALavadeza mahAkAla mahAdevane arpaNa karelo che tethI e sarva deva dravya che, mATe devanuM dravya bhakSaNa karanAra game tevo samartha hoya paNa aMte tenuM bhuMDuM ja thAya; emAMthI kadApi zreya thAya ja nahIM, mATe ame game teTalI moTI padavI pAmyA hatA to paNa chevaTe A dazAne prApta thayA chIe, mATe tamArA vaMzanA rAjAo paNa ATaluM badhuM dravya pALI zakavAnA nathI, mATe chevaTe te deva dravya bhakSaNa, jarUra amArI peThe durdazA karAvaze. vaLI eka vakhata siddharAje siddhapuramAM rUdramALo karAvavA mATe koi sArA moTA kArIgarane potAnI pAse bolAvI, tene sarvano uparI nImI, tenI klAsikA (mApaNI karavAnuM rAca) ghareNuM mUkeluM hatuM tene lAkha rUpiyA ApI mUkAvyuM. te vAMsanuM banAveluM nIkaLyuM tyAre rAjAe pUchyuM ke A lAkha rUpiyA para zuM ghareNuM mUkyuM hatuM ? tyAre kArIgare hAtha joDI vinayathI e dravya pAchu ApI kahyuM ke, mahArAja meM to ApanI udAratAnI parIkSA karavA mATe Ama karyuM hatuM, mATe ApanuM sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha E 129 Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhana pAchuM lo. rAjAe ghaNA AgrahathI e ja dravya te kArIgarane AraMbha muhUrtanA zirapAva tarIke bakSIsa karyuM. e prAsAda trevIzahasta pramANa (23 ghana phuTa) paripUrNa thayo tyAre azvapati, gajapati, narapati ityAdika uttama rAjAonI mUrtio karAvI temanI AgaLa hAtha joDIne ubhI rahelI potAnI mUrti karAvIne mUkI; teno abhiprAya e hato ke - he uttama puruSo ! tame kadAcit deza bhaMga karo to paNa A prAsAdano bhaMga na karazo evuM tamArI pAse hAtha joDI mAgI lauM chuM. A prAsAdanuM dhvajAropaNa karatI vakhate sarva jaina maMdironI dhvajAo utarAvI. jema mALavA dezamAM mahAkAlezvara mahAdevanI dhvajA thatAM jainamaMdira upara dhvajAo na hatI tevI A dezamAM paNa AjJA vartAvI. na eka divasa siddharAje mALavA javAnI taiyArI karI hatI te veLAe koi vyApArIe AvI sahasraliMga dharmasthAnamAM dravya ApI potAnA bhAgane puNyamAM ghAlavAnI prArthanA karI; te prArthanA na svIkAratA te mALave gayo. keTalAka divasa pachI dravya khuTavAthI te kAma aTakI paDyuM. A vAta pelA vyApArInA jANavAmAM AvI, tyAre teNe evI yukti karI ke - potAnA chokarAne zIkhavI, koi dhanADhyanI strInuM gupta rIte karNapura corAvI te vAta pote ja jAhera karI. tenA aparAdhanA daMDamAM pote traNa lAkha rUpiA ApyA. A dravyathI baMdha paDeluM sahastraliMganuM kAma pAchuM cAlatuM thayuM. A vAta mALavAmAM rahelA siddharAje sAMbhaLI tyAre te ghaNo AnaMda pAmyo. pachI comAsAmAM puSkaLa varasAda varasavAthI pRthvI eka rasa thai gai, tenI vadhAmaNI ApavA pradhAnoe eka mAravADIne mALavA mokalyo. te mAravADI puruSa rAjA AgaLa AvI varasAdanuM varNana karato hato, eTalAmAM tyAM AgaLa ubhA rahelA koi gujarAtI dhUrta puruSe vadhAmaNI ApI ke mahArAja ! sahasraliMga sarovara AkaMTha bharAi gayuM che. A vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAne eTalo badho harSa thayo ke potAnAM paherelAM vastrAbhUSaNa sarva pelA mAravADInA dekhatA gujarAtIne ApyAM. A rIte ziMkAthI talapa mArI lai jatAM bilADAnI mAphaka mAravADIno zirapAva gujarAtI lai gayo. comAsu gayA pachI mALavathI pAchA pharatA rAjAe, zrInagaramAM nivAsa karyo hato. tyAM nagaranA prAsAdo upara dhvajAo pharakatI joi rAjAe brAhmaNane pUchyuM ke, A prAsAdo konA che ? tyAre brAhmaNa bolyA ke brahmAno tathA jainano prAsAda che. A sAMbhaLI rAjA krodhAyamAna thai bolyo ke, jaina maMdira upara dhvajAno meM niSedha karyo che, tema chatAM tame konA hukamathI dhvajAo rAkhI che. tyAre brAhmaNa hAtha joDI bolyA ke, mahArAja ! amArI vinaMtI sAMbhaLavI joie. ema kahI bolyA ke zrI mahAdeve satyuganA AraMbhamAM (utsarpiNI kAlamAM) A jagyAnuM nAma mahAsthAna evuM rAkhyuM ne temAM zrI RSabhadeva tathA brahmadevanA prAsAdano puNyazALI puruSoe uddhAra karatAM karatAM cAra yuga kADhI nAMkhyA. evo prAcIna A prAsAda che. vaLI zrI zatruMjaya tIrthanI samIpa bhUmimAM A nagara che. te vAta purANamAM paNa kahelI che. 'zrI zatruMjaya parvatanI mULa bhUmino vistAra cothA (1) kAnanuM eka jAtanuM AbhUSaNa. 130 C prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ArAmAM pacAsa yojanAno hato ne upalI bhUmino vistAra daza yojanAno hato, ne e parvata ATha yojana uMco hato ema enuM parimANa kahyuM che. jo vaLI satya yugamAM zrI RSabhadevanA putra bharata mahArAja hatA. temanA nAmathI A bharatakhaMDa nAma prasiddha che. e vAta bhAgavata purANamAM che. "zrI nAbhirAjAthI zrI marudevI mAtAne zrI RSabhadeva utpanna thayA. temaNe munione prathama yoga mArga dekhADyo tathA brahma sthiti (AtmA rUpe rahevuM te) dekhADI, mATe moTA munio paNa temane ja pUjaya pada kahe che tathA temane arihaMta kahe che. temanuM aMtaHkaraNa nirmaLa, ati pavitra sama daSTivALu hatuM' !! vaLI te ja graMthamAM bIjI jagyAe paramezvaranA avatAra gaNAvyA che temAM paNa kahyuM che ke - nAbhirAjathI marudevIne viSe mahAparAkramI paramezvarano AThamo avatAra thayo, jeNe dhIra puruSono mArga (muni mArga) dekhADyo, jene sarva AzramavALA namaskAra kare che. | ityAdi ghaNAM purANanAM dRSTAMta kahI dekhADyAM. vaLI ghaNo vizvAsa utpanna karavA mATe, zrI RSabhadevanA bhaMDAramAMthI zrI bharata mahArAjano nAmAMkita moTo kAMsAno thALa ghaNA mANasa bhegA thaI uMcakI lAvIne dekhADyo. A prakAre jaina prAsAdanuM tathA jaina dharmanuM prAcInapaNuM sthApana karI dekhADyuM to paNa rAjahaTha ekadama maTatI nathI, mATe tatkALa jaina maMdiranI dhvajAo utarAvI paraMtu chevaTe eka varSa gayA pachI pAchI dhvajA caDAvavAnI parANe AjJA ApI. eka divasa sahastraliMga sarovaranA kharcano copaDo rAjAne vAMcI saMbhaLAvatA hatA. temAM AvyuM ke traNa lAkha rUpiyA vepArInA chokarAno daMDa Avyo. te paNa A kAmamAM vaparAyo che. A vAta sAMbhaLI rAjAe te vepArInA rUpiA tene ghera pAchA mokalAvyA. tyAre te vepArIe AvIne rAjAne kahyuM ke, Ama karavuM have Apane yogya nathI tyAre rAjA bolyo ke, koTI dhvaja vepArI hoya te A prakAre corI kare ? na ja kare mATe emAM kapaTa che. mArI pAse jatI vakhate A dharmasthAnanA puNyamAM bhAga ghAlavAne mATe te mAgaNI karI hatI teno meM inakAra karyo hato, mATe prapaMca karavAmAM catura, mRga jevuM garIba mukha rAkhI, aMtaramAM vAgha jevuM kUrapaNuM rAkhanAra, uparathI sarala ane aMtaramAMthI zaTha evo tuM jAte vaNika che; tethI ja A prapaMca karyo che. te upara nItizAstranA zloka kahI saMbhaLAvyA. temano artha: pratyakSa mIThuM bolI pachavADethI kAmano bagADanAra jema jhera bharelA ghaDA upara thoDu dUdha bharyuM hoya evA citrano tyAga karavo. (1) vaLI mukhakamaLa praphullita rAkhe ne caMdananA jevI zItaLa vANI bole ne hRdaya to bIjAnuM chedana karavAmAM ja tatpara rahe evuM dhurta puruSanuM lakSaNa che. (2) vaLI jenuM aMtara smazAnamAM baLatA bhaDakA jevuM tathA pAtALavAsI sarpanA mAthAmAM rahelA maNinI kAnti sarakhu dedIpyamAna rahe che tenI zobhA rAte jaNAya paNa divase na jaNAya tema aMtaramAM sAvaceta ne uparathI bhoLA evA mANasanI zobhA rAtri samAna aMdhera rAjamAM ja ghaTe che. paNa divasa jevA ujjavala rAjamAM evI yukti cAlavAnI nathI ema kahIne dravya tene svAdhIna karI vidAya karyo. sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha 131 Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka divase siddharAje rAmacaMdra kavine pUchyuM ke uSNakALamAM divasa kema moTA thAya che tyAre teNe kahyuM ke he siddhadeva ! parvatanA killAne toDavAmAM samartha, tamArA digvijayanA mahotsavamAM paNa jorathI doDatA ghoDAonI kharIothI khodAI mardana thatI pRthvInI ghaNI uMce uDatI dhULa AkAza gaMgAnA taTa upara paDI. tenA kAdavamAM ugelI lIlI durvA dekhI sUryanA ghoDAnuM mana hAtha nathI rahetuM mATe teno cAro caratA caratA cAle che tethI divasa moTA lAge che ema kahIne rAjAne prasanna karyo. vaLI mArgaNa yAcaka (bIjo artha bANa) tamArAthI avaLA thaI zatru sanmukha lakSa daI cAlatA thAya che to paNa tamAro dAnezvarIpaNA rUpa moTo yaza jagatamAM vyApta che eTale eka mAgaNa yAcaka tamArA sanmukha Ave che ne bIjA mArgaNa bANa zatru sanmukha jAya che. ema kahI rAjAne khuzI karyo. vaLI eka vakhata rAjAe uparathI gAMDA ghelA jevA dekhAtA jayamaMgaLa nAmanA AcAryazrIne pUchyuM ke - A nagaranuM varNana karo tyAre temaNe eka kAvya kahyuM. teno artha: A nagaranI atizaya catura strIonI caturAi dekhI sarasvatI devI parAbhava pAmI jaDa rUpa thaI (jaLa rUpa thaI) sevakanI jema pANI vahana karatI te strIonI sevAmAM nadI rUpe hAjara jaNAya che ne teNIe potAnA karatAM adhika gAnakaLA nagaranI strIomAM dekhI rIsa karI potAnA hAthamAM rahelI vaNA paNa paTakI dIdhelI jaNAya che. kAraNa ke te vINAnuM tuMbaDuM hatuM te to ApanuM moTuM goLAkRti sahastraliMga sarovara thayuM ne vaNA daMDa hato te kIrtIsthaMbha rUpe moTo uMco pratyakSa jaNAya che. A kavitAno camatkAra joI rAjA ghaNo prasanna thayo, vaLI siddharAje jevAM moTAM moTAM sarovaro, yAtrAsthAna, mahela vagere kAma karyA che tevA kAma bIjo koNa pRthvImAM karI zakanAra che ! vaLI zrIpAla kavie sahastraliMga sarovaranI prazasti karI; tene zilAmAM kotarAvI paMDito pAse zodhAvatI vakhate rAjAe sarva darzananA paMDitone ekaThA karyA te prazastinA prathama kAvyano artha : siddharAjanI kIrtithI paripUrNa bharAyelA sahastraliMga sarovaramAM nirmaLa jaLavALA acchoda nAme sarovarano samagrasAra virAjamAna rahyo che. mATe tene joI mArA manamAM mAnasa nAme sarovara nathI rucatuM tathA paMpA sarovara paNa harSa nathI upajAvatuM ityAdi kAvyone zodhatA paMDitomAM jaina darzanamAMthI rAmacaMdra nAme hemacandrAcAryanA ziSya gurunI AjJAthI sabhAmAM AvyAM hatAM. gurue tene kahyuM hatuM ke e prazastinAM kAvya sarva paMDitone mAnya che tathA zrIpAla kavi jAte ghaNo namra che mATe enuM khaMDana karazo mAM. ema kahI temane sabhAmAM mokalyA hatA paraMtu sarva paMDitoe prazasti kAvya vakhANyAM tenA bheguM temaNe paNa hAjI hA kahyuM to kharuM paraMtu siddharAje ghaNA AgrahathI pUchyuM tyAre e kAvyamAM be doSa dekhADyA. je kAvyane bIjA paMDitoe ghaNuM vakhANyuM hatuM teno artha : lakSmIe kamaLano tyAga karI tamArA khagnano (talavAra) Azraya karyo. kAraNa ke kamaLa, kolavaDe (kozaDoDo tathA dravya bhaMDAra) sahita che tathA dale (patra tathA lazkare) sahita che to paNa pRthvI upara rahelA zatrurUpa kaMTakane paNa cheDavA samartha nathI thatuM mATe ene nitya napuMsaka jANI te kamaLano tyAga karI tamArA pagano Azraya karyo. kAraNa ke zatrurUpa kaMTakano nAza karatI vakhate kozano (jemAM taravAra rahe che te) paNa tyAga kare che tathA dala (lazkara) no 132 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khapa rAkhato nathI tathA nitye puruSa cihna dhAraNa kare che evA guNa joI lakSmI (vijaya lakSmI) tamArA khaDjhane bAjhI paDe che. A kAvyamAM dala zabdanA sainyarUpa artha tathA kamaLa zabdane nitya napuMsaka gaNyo. e be doSa dekhADyA pachI zrIpAla kavie prArthanA karI jema tema karI dala zabdanuM to sthApana karyuM ne kamaLa zabdanuM nitya napuMsakapaNuM maTADavAne pATha pheravI dekhADyo. A prakAre rAmacaMdra kavinI sUkSmadaSTino camatkAra joI sarva paMDitoe ghaNI prazaMsA karI paNa siddharAjanI najara lAgI tethI te kavinI to potAnA sthAnamAM jatA mArgamAM eka AMkha phuTI gaI. eka divasa DAhala dezanA rAjAne koI jagyAthI gamala patra (tAmrapatra) maLyuM temAM lakhelo eka zloka jeno artha koithI na thaI zakyo mATe siddharAjanI sabhAmAM te zlokano artha pUchavA mokalyo tyAre rAjAe sabhA karI sarve paMDitone teno artha pUchyo paNa temanAthI zlokano artha na thayo. pachI sarve paMDitonI tathA sabhAnI lAja jaze ema dhArI teno artha hemacandrAcArye karyo ke - AkAra joDIe to je zabdano artha lokone jIvADe evo thAya ne vi evo akSara joDIe to je zabdano artha muni lokane vahAlo lAge evo thAya ne saM akSara joDIe to je zabdano artha sarvane aniSTa evo thAya ne kAMi na joDIe to je zabdano artha strIone vahAlo e prakArano thAya evo zabda kayo? tenA javAbamAM hAra zabda che. A uttara sAMbhaLI sarvane Azcarya thayuM jemake hAra zabdane AkAra joDIne to A hAra 1 temaja vihAra 2 saMhAra 3 hAra 4 evA zabdo thAya che. eka divasa sapAdalakSa rAjAe potAnI strI sahita agAzImAM caDI bIjanA caMdranuM darzana karI eka samasyAno aDadho gloka karI teNe siddharAjanI sabhAmAM teno artha pUchAvyo, tyAre teno artha paNa bIjA paMDitothI na thayo tyAre hemacandrAcAryo karyo. vaLI eka divasa AbhIra lokano rANo (rAjA) navadhaNa nAme mahA samartha hato teNe siddharAjanuM sainya agiyAra vakhata pAchu haTAvI kADhI mUkyuM. potAno A moTo parAbhava joI bAramI vakhate rAjAe pote jAte caDAi karI saMgrAma karavAno vicAra karyo ne vardhamAnapura (vaDhavANa) AdikapuranA killAnI majabutI vigere laDAI karavAne upayogI vastunI ghaNI taiyArI karAvI. A vakhate navadhaNa rAjAnA bhANejoe tenAthI phuTela thai siddharAjane AvIne maLI saMketa karyo ke junAgaDhanA killAnA dhaNI tame thAva to A navadhanane zastrathI tamAre na mAravo. sonA rUpAnI ThelIothI tathA tenA vAsaNathI eno nAza karavo. A prakAranuM siddharAjane kabula karAvI uzkerI sainya sahita siddharAjane yuktithI laI gayA, ne kapaTathI tene pakaDAvyo. pachI siddharAje te zatrune aMdaranA kilAthI bahAra kheMcI kADhI majabuta vAsaNa mArI mArIne teno prANa lIdho. ane strIone (1) junAgaDhano rAjA rAyakheMgAra kahIe chIe te jaNAya che. bAba 44 (2) siddharAjanA saMbaMdhI puruSane navadhaNa rAjAe potAnI bahena paraNAvI hatI tenA putro. sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabaMdha 133 Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaNAvyuM ke, juo A prakAre dravyathI dATI mArI naMkhAya che.' (A jagyAe graMthakartAe ghaNA saMkSepathI A itihAsa lakhyo che, mATe teno vistAra rAsamALA tathA soraThanA itihAsamAM vAMcazo to A sivAyanI bIjI vadhAre ghaTanAo paNa jANavAmAM Avaze.) jAMba nAmanA vanarAjanA pradhAnanA vaMzanA sajjana nAme daMDAghipatine soraTha dezanI khaMDaNI ugharAvavA nImyo hato. teNe siddharAjane pUchyA vagara traNa varSanI ugharANInA dravyathI zrI raivatAcala upara zrI neminAthajInA kASTamaya maMdirano uddhAra karyo. navuM pASANamaya maMdira karAvyuM. cothe varSe siddharAje cAra sAmaMtone te kAma soMpI sajjanane pATaNamAM bolAvI laI tenI pAse rAjAe traNa varSanI ugharANInuM dravya mAMgyuM tyAre sajjanane te dezanA vepArI loko pAsethI dravya laI ekaThuM karI rAjA pAse laI jaI kahyuM ke, eka tarapha A saghaLuM traNa varasanuM dravya che te lyo athavA e dravyathI raivatAcala upara zrI neminAthanA caityano uddhAra karyo che tenuM puNya lyo. A bemAMthI je sarakAranA dhyAnamAM Ave te lyo. A prakAranuM tenuM tIrNa cAturya dekhI rAjA prasanna thayo ane puNya lIdhuM paNa dravya na lIdhuM. pachI pAcho rAjAe prasanna thaI te ja dezano adhikAra soMpyo. tyAre zatruMjaya upara tathA raivatAcala upara bAra bAra yojana pharate saghaLI jagAe hIrAgala vastranI dhvajAo tathA mahAdhvaja AropaNa karAvyA. e prakAre sajjana daMDAdhipatino karAvelo uddhAra prasiddha che. vaLI siddharAja pharIthI somezvaranI yAtrA karI pAcho vaLI caitavAcalanI samIpa bhUmimAM nivAsa karI te parvatanI ghaNI prazaMsA sAMbhaLavAthI te upara caDIne jovAnI ghaNI icchA thai, paraMtu tyAMnA rahenAra paraspara mahAmatsaravALA brAhmaNa lokoe AvI rAjAne kahyuM ke he rAjana ! tame parama ziva bhakta cho, ne A parvata jaladhArI sahita zivaliMganA AkAra jevo che mATe enA upara tamAre paga devo yogya nathI. A prakAranA kapaTa vacananI tene niSedha karyo. tyAre rAjAe saghaLI pUjA sAmagrI mokalI dIdhI ne pote zatruMjaya mahAtIrthanI samIpa sainyano paDAva naMkhAvI rahyo. tyAM pUrve kahelA cADiyA brAhmaNa lokothI yAtrALu lokone thato upadrava sAMbhaLI te jovA rAjAe kApeTika veza (bhagavAM vastra dhAraka yAtrALu) dhAraNa karI gaMgAjaLa bharelI be gAgaro be siMkAmAM mUkelI tenI kAvaDa potAnA khabhA upara mUkI cAlyo. tyAM mArgamAM hAthamAM talavAra laI nirdayapaNe tIrthanA mArgane rokI daMDa lenAranI vacce thaI koI na oLakhe ema parvata upara caDI jaine rAjAe gaMgAjaLa vaDe zrIyugAdi devane snAna karAvyuM ne parvata samIpa rahelAM bAra gAmano lekha karI zrI RSabhadevanI pUjA nimitte arpaNa karyA. tIrthanuM darzana karavAthI rAjAnAM netra tathA aMtaHkaraNa AnaMdarUpI samudramAM DUbI gayAM. jANe amRtano abhiSeka thayo hoya ema potAne viSe kRtArthapaNuM mAnyuM. (1) thoDu ApavAthI saMtoSa na pAmatA bhANejone mAmIoe maheNA mAryA ke; tamane zuM! dravyathI dATI mArIe? A prakAranuM kaThaNa vAkya vAraMvAra sAMbhaLavAthI rIsa caDAvI evo vicAra karyo ke ame kharA tyAre ke jayAre tamane ja dravyathI dATI mArIe. A vicArathI siddharAjane pratijJA pUrvaka laI jaIne teno ghANa karAvyo. 134 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaLI rAjAnA manamAM A prakAre vicAra thayelo ke A parvatamAM viMdhyAcala parvatanI peThe sallakI nAme tRNanAM vana tathA nadIo ItyAdika sAmagrI che, mATe ahIM ja viMdhya vananI racanA karI hAthInI utpatti karAvavI. A prakAranI manathI karelI pratijJAnuM mane ghaNuM pApa lAgyuM. manathI tIrthanI AzAtanA (aparAdha) thai ema jANI ghaNo pazcAttApa karI zrI RSabhadevanI samakSa potAne dhikkAra karato rAjaloka jANe ema potAnA AtmAnI niMdAgaNA karI pAtaka rahita thaI tIrthano upadrava nivAraNa karI parvatathI utarI potAne nagara pahocyo. have devasUrinuM caritra kahIe chIe. eka samaye kumudacaMdra nAme digaMbarano moTo AcArya deza dezAMtaramAM corAzI vAdathI paMDitone jItato jItato karNATaka dezathI gujarAtanI karNAvatI nagarImAM Avyo. tyAM bhaTTAraka zrI devacandrasUri comAsu rahyA hatA ne ariSTa neminAthanA prAsAdamAM dharmazAstra vAMcatA hatA. tenI moTI kIrti paMDitothI sAMbhaLI temanA upAzrayamAM tRNa sahita jaLa naMkhAvyuM eTale vAdavivAda karavA jaina lokane uzkeryA paNa A to kSamAnA mahA samudra hatA tathA tarkazAstramAM mahA kuzaLa hatA tethI te muni paMDitoe e vAta gaNakArI nahIM tyAre te digaMbare zrIdevI nAme e AcAryanI bahena sAdhvI hatI tene maMtra vidyAnA jorathI, eTale bhUtapretano praveza karAvI gAMDI vikalacittanI karI tenI pAse pANI bharAvavA vigere potAnuM kAma karAvI ghaNI hIlanA karavA mAMDyo. pachI te sAdhvInA zarIramAMthI ceTakano praveza munijananA pratApathI dUra thayo; tyAre ulaTA jANI joine vaDhavA mAMDelA mahA uddhata digaMbarone devacandrasUrie kahyuM ke jo tamAre vAdavivAda karavo hoya to pATaNa jAo. tyAM rAjasabhAmAM tamArI sAthe vAda karavA taiyAra chIe. A vAta sAMbhaLI te digaMbara ghaNo prasanna thayo ne potAne kRtArtha mAnato te digaMbara pATaNa zaheramAM Avyo. A vAta siddharAje jANI te potAnI mAtuzrInA pitAno guru che ema jANI ghaNA sanmAnathI sanmukha AvI satkAra karyo ne nagaramAM lAvI nivAsa karAvyo. pachI siddharAje hemacandrAcAryane pUchyuM ke jaina AcAryamAM vAdavivAda karI zake evA samartha koNa che ? temane bolAvIe kAraNa ke atre kumudacaMdra nAme digaMbarAcArya zvetAMbaro sAthe vivAda karavA AvyA che. A prakAranuM rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI hemacandrAcArye kahyuM ke karNAvatImAM rahelA zrI devacandrAcArya cAra vidyAmAM kuzaLa che tathA vivAda karavA samartha che. sarva jaina muninA adhipati che. zvetAMbara zAsanane rakSaNa karavAmAM vajakoTa samAna che. vaLI rAjasabhAmAM bolavAnA cAturyathI paripUrNa bharelA ne vAdI siMhasamAna evA to e ja che, mATe temane A kAmamAM agresara karavA ghaTe che. A vAta sAMbhaLI rAjAe temane bolAvavA mANaso mokalyAM tathA saMghanI lakhelI vinaMtI paNa mokalI. pachI devacaMdrasUrIe rAjAnA ghaNA AgrahathI pATaNamAM AvI sarasvatI devInuM ArAdhana karI digaMbarane jItavAno upAya pUchyo. tyAre devIe kahyuM ke vAdi vetAla zrI zAMtisUrinI karelI uttarAdhyayana sUtranI TIkAmAM digaMbaranA vAdasthaLamAM coryAzI vikalpa (1) asala evI rIta hatI ke jenI sAthe vAdavivAda karavo hoya tenA sthAnamAM tRNa sahita jala naMkhAvatA... sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha 135 Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAla lakhI che teno upayoga karavAthI te jItAze. A prakAranuM varadAna ApI devI adazya thai. pachI potAnI pAse rahelA paMDitone kumudacaMdranI vidvatA jovA sAru mokalyA. temaNe jaI pUchyuM ke, Apano vizeSa abhyAsa kayA zAstramAM haze ? A sAMbhaLI mahA ahaMkArathI bolyo ke are sarva zAstramAM saMpUrNa abhyAsa hoya emAM zI navAI ? paraMtu te bhUdeva ! tame kahetA ho to zIdhrapaNe laMkAnagarIne ahIM lAvI batAvuM ! AkhA jaMbudvIpane jhAlI ahIMthI anyatra paTakI dauM ! athavA AkhA samudranuM zoSaNa karI lauM ! athavA helA mAtramAM moTA moTA parvatonAM zikharo toDI samudramAM nAkhI tene purI dauM ! tathA himAcala vigere parvata nAMkhI samudranI pALa bAMdhI dauM ? A prakAranA ati addabhuta camatkAra karanArane zAstrano abhyAsa pUchatAM tamane lajjA kema nathI AvatI ? A prakAre digaMbaranI vAtonA gapATA te paMDitonA mukhethI sAMbhaLatAM zrIdevIndrasurIne tathA hemacandrAcAryane AnaMda thayo ane jANyuM ke e ghaNo vidvAna nathI. ene jItavo muzkela nathI. e jaina siddhAMtamAM kAMI samajato nathI. A prakArano nizcaya karyo. pachI devacandrasurIno ratnaprabha nAme mukhya ziSya saMdhyAkALe gupta veza laI kumudacaMdranA guptasthAnamAM praveza karI gayo tyAre teNe pUchyuM ke tuM koNa che ? tyAre muni bolyA ke huM deva chuM ! vi - reva koNa ? muni - huM. lii - huM koNa? muni - tuM. aaiN - tuM koNa ? muni - zvAna. ki - zvAna koNa ? muni - tuM. A prakAre huM tuM ! rUpI cakrabhrama (cakaDoLa) upara digaMbarane caDAvI tene sthAnatulya sthApana karI potAne deva tulya sthApana karI cAlyA AvyA. digaMbara to vicAramAM paDyo ke, aho A to zvetAMbaro ghaNA dhUrta dekhAya che. ema kheda karI eka kAvya lakhI devacandrasUrI pratye mokalyuM. "he zvetAMbara moTI moTI vidvattAnA juThA bhaDakA dekhADI bhoLA lokone bhamAvI saMsArarUpI AMdhaLA kuvAmAM zIda nAMkho cho? kema ke tame tattva athavA atattva e saMbaMdhI vicAramAM kAMI paNa jANatA nathI. ema chatAM paNa jo kAMI jANavAnI icchA hoya to, sAce sAcuM kahuM chuM ke kumudacaMdraAcAryanA A caraNakamaLanuM rAtri divasa dhyAna karo ke jethI pApa rahita thaI kAMIka tatvajJAna pAmo. A prakArano e kAvyano artha jANI hemacaMdrAdi sarva paMDitone ghaNu hAsya thayuM. pachI devasUrInA ziSya je buddhinA vaibhave karIne cANakyathI paNa adhika hatAM te mANikyacaMdra tathA ratnAkara paMDita navAM be kAvya uttara rUpa karI, kumudacaMdra pratye mokalyA teno artha - devatAne paNa vaMdana karavA yogya evA zvetAMbara matanI niMdA karavI te to sutelA siMhanI kezavAlIne paganI Thesa mArI sparza karavA jevI vAta che. vaLI AMkhamAM thayelI caLa maTADavA mATe tIkhA bhAlAnI aNIvaDe khaMjavALavuM tenA jevI vAta che tathA moTA maNidhara sarpanA mAthAmAMthI maNi laI potAnI zobhA karavA jevI vAta che. eTale e niMdA ulaTo potAno nAza kare evI che, mATe koNa mUrkha puruSa jANI joi potAno vinAza kare ? ||1|| nAgA loko ema mAne che ke, strInI mukti na thAya, te mATe tenuM juThuM kAraNa dekhADe che, paNa ema nathI jANatA ke A prakAranA zAstra 136 prabaMdha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viruddha kurtaka karavAthI ApaNo ja anartha thaze ? mATe A tArA saghaLA manoratha tAruM ja bagADe evA che. terA vaLI mInaLadevIne potAnA piyara taraphathI digaMbarano mata hato mATe digaMbarano jaya thAya te mATe te sArA sArA mANasane siphatathI bharamAvatI hatI. A vAta hemacandrAcAryanA jANavAmAM AvI tyAre hemacandrAcArye sArA mANaso sAthe kahevaDAvyuM ke tamArA guru to strIoe kareluM dAna puNya saghaLuM mithyA che ema sabhAmAM vivAda karI sthApana karavAnA che ane zvetAMbara to te puNya satya che ema sthApana karavAnAM che, mATe jeno pakSa tamane ruce te aMgIkAra karo. A vacana sAMbhaLI mInaLadevIe temano vyavahAra viruddha durAgraha jANI te pakSano parityAga karyo. have digaMbara-zvetAMbaranA mata saMbaMdhI vivAdanI sabhA mATe prathama rAjadvAramAM AvI pota potAno pakSa lakhI Apavo joIe, te kAma mATe kumudacaMdra to pAlakhImAM besI ghaNA ADaMbarathI rAjadvAramAM (adAlatanI kacerImAM) gayo ne devacaMdrasUrI taraphathI to ratnaprabhasUrI page cAlI tyAM gayA. pachI adhikArI puruSoe kumudacaMdrano pakSa lakhI lIdho ke kevalajJAnI AhAra na kare-1. vastra dhAraNa karanArAno mokSa na thAya-2. strIno mokSa na thAya-3. A prakAranI bhASAmAM lekha karI lIdho. pachI devacaMdrasUrino mata lakhI lIdho. je kevalajJAnI AhAra kare-1. vastra dhAraNa karanArano mokSa thAya-2. strIno paNa mokSa thAya-3. A prakAre bhASA lekha thayA pachI nizcita karelA divase moTI sabhA maLI; temAM siddharAja birAjayA tathA cha darzananA moTA moTA vidvAna lokone bolAvI sanmAnathI besADyA. pachI kumudacaMdra to ghaNA ADaMbarathI Avyo. jenI AgaLa jayaDaMko vAge che ne mAthA upara dhoLu chatra dhareluM che. patravalaMba (vijayapatra) jenI AgaLa cAle che. A prakAranI zobhAthI sabhAmAM Avyo tene sanmAna pUrvaka rAjAe ghaTatAM siMhAsana upara besADyo ane devacaMdrasUrI tathA hemacaMdra pramukha paMDitone eka taraphanA siMhAsana upara besADyA. have kumudacaMdra vAdi pote uMmarathI atizaya moTo che ne hemacaMdranI to bAla avasthA che mATe tenA sAmuM joI kumudacaMdra upahAsamAM bolyo. ke pati taOM' (atha) - te chAza pIdhI ! A vacana sAMbhaLI hemacaMdra bolyA ke he jaraTha! vRddha avasthAthI asthira thaI che buddhi jenI evA he DhaDhA ! chAza to dhoLI hoya ne pILI to haladara hoya ema kahI tenA vAkyanuM khaMDana karyuM, pachI rAjAe pUchyuM ke tamArA bemAMthI koNa vAdI? tyAre devacaMdrasUrI bolyA ke A kumudacaMdra vAdI tenA prativAdI hemacaMdra che. A sAMbhaLI kumudacaMdra bolyo ke huM vRddha thaI A bALaka sAmuM zuM boluM ? A vacana sAMbhaLI hemacaMdra bolyA ke huM moTo, ne kumudacaMdra bALaka, kema ke, e haju sudhI keDe kaMdoro tathA vastra paheravAnuM zikhyo nathI ne nAgo phare che. pachI rAjAe banneno vitaMDAvAda nivAraNa karyo. pachI e bannenI A prakAranI pratijJA thaI ke, jo zvetAMbara hAre to digaMbarapaNuM aMgIkAra kare ne digaMbara hAre to A dezano (1) pati ta - dviarthI. 1-teM chAza pIdhI ? 2-pILI chAza? Ama vakrokti karI tenuM khaMDana karyuM. sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha 137 Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAga karI dakSiNa dezamAM jatA rahe. A prakAranI pratijJA thayA pachI devacaMdrAcArye sarvAnumata laI kumudacaMdrane kahyuM ke, tame tamAro pakSa aMgIkAra karI bolo. pachI teNe rAjAne nIce pramANe AzIrvAda deI potAno pakSa pragaTa karyo. "je AkAzanI mahattA AgaLa sUrya to (khadyota) khajuvA jIva jevo jaNAya che, caMdra to karoLIyAnA ghara jevo goLa cAMllo jaNAya che ne parvato to magatarA jevA jaNAya che. A prakAre AkAzanuM varNana karatAM he rAjan ! tamArA yazanuM smaraNa thayuM. tyAre tenA vistArano vicAra karatAM te AkAza bhramara jevuM jaNAyuM. pachI tethI koI vastu moTI na dekhI ne vANI baMdha thai." A prakArano rAjAne AzIrvAda dIdho temAM apazabdo (apazukananA zabdo) AvyA. te joI sabhAmAM besanAra paMDitoe kalpanA karI ke, pariNAme A digaMbara hAraze. have devacaMdrAcArye rAjAne AzIrvAda dIdho te - he rAjan ! tamAruM rAjya ane jinazAsana e be ghaNA kALa sudhI jayavaMtu varto. je jinazAsanamAM strIonI paNa mukti thAya che ane je zvetAMbaranI kIrtithI manohara che. jemAM sAta prakAranA nayano tathA nIti mArgano vistAra che tathA jemAM kevaLajJAnIne paNa AhAra karavAnuM kahyuM che." (rAjayapakSe paNa A kAvyano artha thAya che tethI be arthavALuM che.) pachI kumudacaMdra kabUtara jevI skUlanA pAmatI vANIthI potAno pakSa kahI saMbhaLAvyo. tene sAMbhaLI sabhAnA paMDitoe aMtaramAM hAMsI karI, uparathI prazaMsA karI, devacaMdrasUrine kahyuM ke, have tame bolo. tyAre pralayakALanA pracaMDa pavanathI kSobha pAmI, garjanA karatA samudra jevI vANInA prabala pravAhanA prakAzathI zrI uttarAdhyayana sutranI TIkAmAMthI corAzI jAtanA vikalpa jALano upanyAsa karyo. te dekhI badhI sabhA ghaNI camatkAra pAmI ane kumudacaMdranuM mukha utarI gayuM ane temanAM vAkya dhAraNa karavA paNa te samartha na thayo to uttara ApavA kyAMthI samartha thAya ? AvuM ja lagAtAra soLa divasa banyuM. soLamA divase paNa kumudacaMdra bolyo ke mArA samajavAmAM barobara AvyuM nathI, mATe pharIthI bolo. tyAre siddharAja pramukha sarve paMDitoe nA kahI, to paNa devacaMdrAcArye pharIthI kahI dekhADI pramANa samudramAM kumudacaMdrane magna karyo. tyAre maMtra zaktinA baLathI kezacaMDa nAme yakSa devacaMdrAcAryanA gaLAmAM besADI dIdho, tethI devacaMdrAcAryathI ociMtuM bolAyuM ja nahIM. pachI kurukullAdevIthI sAkSAt varadAna pAmelA yazobhadrasUrie te digaMbare kareluM kAmaNa tatkALa haTAvI dIdhuM. A camatkAra joI sabhAnA lokoe kumudacaMdranI ghaNI niMdA karI ane yazobhadrasUrinI ghaNI stuti karI. vaLI devacaMdrasUrIe koTAkoTI zabda kahyo tyAre kumudacaMdra bolyo ke, e zabda azuddha che. e vakhata, jene kaMThe ATha mahA vyAkaraNa rahyAM che evo kAkala nAme paMDita bolyA ke, e zabda zAkaTAyana vyAkaraNane mate thAya che, temAM koTA koTI tathA koTIkoTi tathA koTi koTi e traNa zabda darzAvyAM che. A prakArano vivAda cAlatAM chevaTa digaMbara bolyo ke, huM have bolavA samartha nathI. mane devacaMdrAcArye jItI lIdho. ema potAnA mukhathI kabula thayo. pachI siddharAje ene pAchaLanA mArge 138 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (rAja mArga vinAnA raste) kADhI mUkyo tethI kumudacaMdrane mahA kheda thavAthI moTo roga utpanna thayo ne te maraNa pAmyo. have siddharAja ghaNo AnaMda pAmI zrIdevacaMdrAcAryano moTo prabhAva vistAra karavA moTI dhAmadhumathI vAjate gAjate tathA temanA mAthA upara dhoLA cAmara chatra dhAraNa karAvI temaja ghaNA sevako cAmara kare che e prakAre zobhAno ThATha karAvI, page cAlatA rAjAe devacaMdrasUrIno hAtha jhAlI, jAhaDa zrAvake karAvelA mahAvIrasvAmInA maMdiramAM darzana karAvI, temanA sthAnamAM moTA utsavathI praveza karAvyo. te jAhaDe e divase traNa lAkha rUpIA vAparyA. yAcakone dAna ApyAM. he vAdi cakravartI ! A jagyAe padhAro ! ityAdi zabdone bolatA baMdijanone e mAMgalika mahotsavamAM ghaNo dravya lAbha thayo ne saghaLA nagaramAM e AnaMda utsava chavAi rahyo. jIta pAmelA e AcAryone icchA na hatI to paNa baLAtkAre siddharAje prasanna thai bAra gAmano lekha karI Apyo. have pATaNano rahenAra vaMza rahita AbhaDa nAme vANiyAno putra eka kaMsArAnI dukAne hATe vAsaNa ghasavAnuM kAma karI nitya rojIMdI jarUrIyAta pUratA paisA pedA karI zarIrano nirvAha karato hato. te be vakhata hemacaMdrAcAryanA caraNa kamaLamAM paDikamaNuM karato hato. te ghaNo catura hovAthI agasti matanI tathA bauddha matanI ratna parIkSAnA graMthono jANa thai, ratna parIkSaka puruSono samAgama karI te kAmamAM tene ghaNuM DahApaNa meLavyuM pachI koi samaye pelo vaNika, zrI hemacaMdrasUri pAse alpa parigraha pramANano niyama levA taiyAra thayo, te vakhate sAmudrika zAstranA jJAnathI tenuM moTuM bhAgya che, ema dhArI hemacaMdrAcArye traNa lAkha rUpiAno parigraha baLAtkAre tene rakhAvyo. pachI koika divase koika gAma jatAM te viNakane mAragamAM bakarAnuM ToLuM maLyuM. temAM eka bakarInA gaLe tenA dhaNIe paththarano kakaDo sAro jANI bAMdhelo, te dekhI A vANiyAne ratnanI parIkSA hovAthI teNe te bakarI tatkALa vecAtI lIdhI ane tenI koTe bAMdhelA paththarane ghasAvI joyo to te ghaNuM uttama jAtanuM moTuM ratna nIkaLyuM. pachI siddharAjanA mugaTa ghaDAvavAnA prasaMgamAM te ratna lAkha rUpIyAmAM vecyuM. te mULa dhanathI vepAra karatAM eka divasa majIThanI bharelI guNo AvI te sarvane vecAtI lIdhI. temAM vahANavaTIoe coranA bhayathI saMtADI ghAlelI sonAnI kAMbIo (lAMbI lAkaDIo) nIkaLI. te dhanathI nagarano moTo mukhya zAhukAra thayo. rAjAno mAnIto nagarazeTha banyo. jinazAsanane zobhAvanAra mahA dAnezvarI thayo. teNe guptapaNe potAnA dezamAM tathA paradezamAM ghaNA jIrNoddhAra karAvyA. vaLI te ema samajato hato ke guptadAnanuM moTuM phaLa che ema dhArI dharma saMbaMdhI kRtyo sarve gupta karato. zAstramAM kahyuM che ke velIothI vIMTAyeluM vRkSa tathA mRttikAthI DhaMkAyalAM bIja jema ghaNI vRdhdhi pAme che tema gupta kareluM puNya seMkaDo gaNuM thAya che. A prakAre AbhaDazAno prabandha pUro thayo. sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha 139 Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka divasa siddharAje saMsAra samudra taravAnI icchAe sarva paMDitone ekaThA karI devatattva, dharmatattva tathA pAtratattva zuM che teno nizcaya karI kaho ema pUchayuM, tyAre sarve paMDitoe pota potAnA darzanane zreSTha batAvI anya darzananI niMdA karI, tethI rAjAnuM citta cakaDoLe caDyuM. tyAre hemacaMdrAcAryane bolAvI A saMdeha kahyo, te sAMbhaLI hemacaMdrAcArye cauda vidyAnuM rahasya vicArI purANa saMbaMdhI nirNaya kahyo. pUrve koI moTA vepArIe potAnI prathama paraNelI strIno tyAga karI potAnA gharanI sarva samRddhi koI rAkhelI strIne arpaNa karI, tene svAdhIna rahyo. pachI prathama paraNelI strIe pativaza karavAnA auSadhanI tajavIja karavA mAMDI. te vakhata koI gauDa dezanA brAhmaNe kahyuM ke, huM tane tAro pati evo vaza karI ApuM ke jema koI jaDa padArthane dorIe bAMdhI jema nacAvIe tema nAce. evuM patine vaza karanAra kAmaNa auSadha ApuM. A vAta sAMbhaLI te strIe te puruSanuM manaraMjana karI te auSadha lAvI annamAM patine bhakSaNa karAvyuM, paNa te divasa kSayatithivALo hato eTalI cUka paDavAthI, te divya auSadhanA pratApathI te dhaNI puruSa maTI tatkALa baLada thayo. pharI te brAhmaNa na maLavAthI tathA te baLadapaNuM maTADavAno upAya paNa na pUchelo hovAthI, e strIne ghaNo pazcAttApa thayo. A vAta prasiddha thavAthI lokonA tiraskArane sahana karatI tathA rudana karatI samRddhino nAza thavAthI e strI ghaNuM kaSTa bhogavatI hatI. eka divasa vanamAM madhyAhna samaye unALAnA tApathI tapelI koI lIlA taraNAvALI jamInamAM baLadarUpI patine carAvatI thAkIne koI vRkSa taLe beThI beThI potAnA karmanI niMdA karI atizaya vilApa karatI hatI. e samayamAM AkAzamArge vimAnamAM besI Izvara pArvatI jatAM hatAM, tyAre pArvatIe te strIno vilApa sAMbhaLI tenuM kAraNa Izvarane puchuyuM. pachI pArvatIe izvarathI saghaLI vAta jANI e strInA duHkhane maTADavAno Agraha karI Izvara pAse AkAzavANI karAvI te strIne saMbhaLAvyuM ke, A vimAnanI chAyA nIce raheluM auSadha bhakSaNa karAvavAthI e puruSa thaze, ema kahI izvara pArvatI aMtaradhyAna thayA pachI te strIe vimAnanI chAyAnI nizAnI rAkhI hatI te chAyA taLenI auSadhinA aMkurA lAvI lAvI khavarAvavA mAMDyA. temAM eka auSadhino aMkuro evo AvI gayo ke, tenuM bhakSaNa thavAthI tatkALa baLada maTI puruSa thayo. temaja he rAjana ! kalikAlanA pratApathI mahA moha vaDe pAtranuM jJAna DhaMkAI gayuM che. mATe sarva darzananuM ArAdhana karavAthI ajANapaNe paNa pAtra maLavAthI mokSa thAya che. e prakArano hemacaMdrAcAryano nirNaya sarvane mAnavA yogya thayo ne siddharAje sarva darzananuM ghaNuM sanmAna karavA mAMDyuM. A prakAre sarva darzana mAnyatAno prabandha pUro thayo. eka divasa siddharAja karNameru nAme prAsAdamAM beThA beThA nATaka juve che. te vakhata koI caNAnA vecanArA vANiyAe, te nATakamAM evo camatkAra dekhADyo ke, potAnA khabhA upara keTalAkane uparA uparI besADI tathA hAtha mUkAvI, atalabhAra uMcakI batAvI apUrva nATaka lIlA karI raMjana karI ghaNA uMce beThelA rAjA pAsethI kapUra sahita pAnabIDAnI moja vAraMvAra lIdhI. pachI nATakanI samApti 140 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karAvI sevaka pAse te vANiyAnuM ghara jovaDAvI, prAtaHkALe sabhAmAM te vANiyAne bolAvI rAjAe pUchyuM ke, rAtrie ghaNo bhAra uMcakavAthI tAro khabho duHkhato haze ? A vacana sAMbhaLI vaNika bolyo je, he rAjana ! A samudra, parvata yukta sakala pRthvIno bhAra Apa sAheba khabhe upADo cho to tenI AgaLa mAro upADelo bhAra tRNamAtra paNa nathI. A prakAranuM te vaNikanuM samayocita vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe ghaNo zirapAva Apyo. A prakAre caNA vecanAra vANiyAno prabandha pUro thayo. eka divasa siddharAja karNameru nAme prAsAdamAM nATaka vigere tamAzo joi rAtrie pAcho potAnAM mahelamAM AvatAM, mArgamAM koi zAhukAranA ghara upara ghaNA dIvA joi, gha2nA koi mANasane bolAvI pUchyuM ke A gharamAM keTalAka dIvA thatA haze ? tyAre teNe kahyuM ke eka lAkha dIvA thAya che. pachI rAjAe kahyuM ke ene dhanya che je potAnA gharamAM rahI A prakAre dIvA bALI rAtri nirgamana kare che ! prAtaHkALe rAjAe sabhAmAM bolAvI te gharadhaNIne pUchyuM ke tArI pAse keTaluM dhana che ke jethI niraMtara A prakAranAM dIvA bALI ujAsa rAkhe che ? tyAre teNe javAba Apyo ke, mArA gharamAM coryAzI lAkha rUpIA che. paNa koTI dravya nathI, mATe rIsa karI cAre taraphathI gharane pradipta karuM chuM. A vacana sAMbhaLI siddharAjane dayA lAvI soLa lAkha rUpIA ApI tene koTidhvaja karyo. A prakAre SoDazalakSa nAme prabandha pUro thayo. vaLI eka divasa siddharAje, lAlAka, dezamAM sihora nAme moTA gAmanuM, brAhmaNa lokane nivAsa karavA sthApana karI, eka zo cha / 106 gAmano lekha karI ApI AjIvikAno baMdobasta karI Apyo hato. pachI vAgha siMhanA zabda sAMbhaLI bhaya pAmatA brAhmaNo rAjA pAse AvI madhya dezamAM nivAsa mAgyo. tyAre sAbaramatIne kAMThe AzAMbalI nAme gAma rahevA ApyuM ane siMhapurathI dhAnya lei AvatA jatAnuM dANa mApha karyuM. eka divasa siddharAje mALave jatAM mArgamAM AvelA vArAhI gAmanA paTelone bolAvI temanI caturAi jovA sAruM potAne besavAnI sejavALI nAme vAhanane ThIka karavA thApaNa mUkI (rogAna devA vAste tyAM rahevA dei) mALave gayo. tyAre te gAmanA sarve paTeloe ekaThA thai vicAra karyo ke, A sarakArI bhAre vastu sAcavavI e kAma eka jaNanuM nathI, mATe ApaNe sarve vaheMcI leie. ema kahI tenA aMgopAMga bhAgI toDI kaDakA karI eka eka aMga potapotAne ghera lei sAcavI rAkhyAM. pachI rAjAe mALavethI AvI pote mUkelI thApaNa mAMgI, tyAre sarvee potapotAnA ghe2thI ekaeka kaDako lAvI rAjA pAse nivedana karyo. rAjAe Azcarya pAmI pUchyuM ke Ama kema karyuM ? tyAre te sarve bolyA ke he mahArAja ! amArAmAMthI koi eka jaNa evo samartha nathI ke je A vastune sAcavI rAkhe ? corano bhaya ghaNo che mATe e vastu corImAM jAya to sarakArane koNa javAba ApavA samartha thAya, mATe tenAM aMgoaMga judAM karI ghaNI gupta rIte sAcavI rAkhyAM hatAM. A sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha : 141 Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAta sAMbhaLI rAjAe Azcarya pAmI temane bUcA e prakAranuM birUda ApyuM. te uparathI Aje gAmaDAnA bUcA evo kaTAkSa prasiddha che. e prakAre vArAhI gAmanA bucAno prabaMdha pUro thayo. kyAreka siddharAje mAlava deza jItI pAchA vaLatA uMjhA gAmamAM senAno paDAva nAkhyo hato. te gAmanA loka ghaNA rAjabhakta hatA. te ema mAnatA hatA ke A to amArA mAmA AvyA che. ema vicArI vizeSa sneha batAvI dahi, dUdhanA pravAhathI rAjAne ghaNA prasanna karatA. te ja rAtrie rAjA gupta veza karI lokanuM sukha duHkha tathA rAjA upara prIti jovA koI eka paTelane tyAM jaI ubhA. tyAre te paTela gAyo bheMsone dohana karavAnA kAmamAM vyAkula hato to paNa AdarabhAva sanmAnathI besADI pUchyuM ke he mahArAja ! tame koNa cho ? tyAre rAjA bolyo ke bhAI huM to zrI somezvaranI yAtrA karavA nIkaLelo dakSiNa dezano rahenAra chuM. tyAre te bolyo ke dakSiNa deza kevo che, ne tyAMno rAjA kevo che. ityAdi vAtono prasaMga cAlatAM siddharAje kahyuM ke, amArA dezanI tathA amArA rAjAnI zI vAta kahIye ! nItizAstramAM rAjAnA chatru guNa kahyA che te sarve amArA rAjAmAM che paNa tamArA gujarAtano rAjA kevo che ? tyAre te bolyo ke aho amArA rAjAnuM prajA pAlana karavAnuM DahApaNa tathA sneha e to koi rAjAmAM thayuM nathI ne thavAnuM paNa nathI. pachI siddharAje gujarAtanA rAjAmAM kalpita doSa dekhADavA mAMDyA tyAre te bolyo ke amArA kamanasIbathI rAjAne putra nathI eTalo ja doSa che te sivAya doSano leza paNa nathI ema kahetAM zuddha aMtaHkaraNathI AMkhamAM AMsu ghaNAM AvI gayAM. A prakArano sneha joI, rAjA ghaNo prasanna thaI potAnA sthAnamAM Avyo. pachI prAtaHkALe gAmanA sarva paTelo ekaThA thaI rAjAne jovA sAru AvI rAjAnI AjJAthI sevakoe na rokatAM rAjataMbumAM pesI gayA ane rAjAne rAma rAma kahI sUvAnA moTA palaMga upara uparAuparI paDatuM nAMkhI sarve besI gayA. rAja sevakoe temane besavA vAste khurazI Adi Asana ApavA mAMDyAM tyAre te bolyA ke amAre to ahIM besavAnuM ThIka che. ema kahI palaMga upara hAtha pheravI tenuM komaLapaNuM kahevA mAMDyuM. A joI rAjAne ghaNuM hasavuM AvyuM. A prakAre uMjhAnA rahenAra gAmaDIyA jaDathA lokano prabaMdha pUro thayo. eka divasa jhAlA rAjaputanI jAtino mAMgu nAme kSatriya sevaka siddharAjanI sabhAmAM Ave tyAre potAnuM zarIranuM ghaNuM baLa jaNAvavA vAste loDhAnI be parAio pRthvImAM khapAvI te upara besato ne uThe tyAre upADI leto. tene bhojana karavAmAM eka ghInuM kulu (ghIno ghaDo) joItuM hatuM ane jamyA pachI dADhI ghaNI dhue to paNa e dADhI moTI hovAthI eka AnI ghI temAM bharAI rahetuM hatuM. e kSatriya kyAreka zarIre mAMdo thayo tyAre rAjavaide pathya pALavA sAru kevaLa khIcaDI khAvAnI kahI tyAre sADA bAra kilo khIcaDI vaidyanA dekhatAM khAI gayo. te upara sArI peThe pANI pIdhuM. tyAre vaida bolyo ke A zuM karyuM ? huM to vAtamAM hato paNa te bhojana vacce pANI kema na pIdhuM. A kAma to zAstra viruddha thayuM ! kema ke zAstramAM kahyuM che ke bhojananA madhya bhAgamAM pANI pIvuM tathA pAchalI cAra ghaDI rAtrithI sUryodaya thatA pahelAM pANI pIvuM te amRta samAna thayo. 142 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che ane sUryodaya thatA pachI jamyA vinA pANI pIvuM te jhera jevuM che tathA jamyA pachI tatkALa pIvuM te paNa tevuM ja che. ityAdi zAstrArtha saMbhaLAvavA mAMDyo tyAre te bolyo ke, A prathamanuM jameluM aDadhuM ja bhojana gaNI have tenA upara eTaluM ja bIjuM bhojana karuM to kema ? ema kahI pharIthI bhojana karavAno AraMbha karavA mAMDyo teno niSedha karI vaida nAsI gayo. e ja kSatriyane eka divasa siddharAje pUchyuM ke tuM kema zastra dhAraNa nathI karato. tyAre te bolyo ke je samaye je hAthe caDyuM te zastra ja che. pachI eka divasa enI parIkSA jovA e snAna karavA beTho hato, te vakhate tenA upara rAjAnI AjJAthI mahAvate hAthIne dhasAvyo. tyAre teNe AsapAsa jotAM koI vastu hAthamAM na AvI eTale pAse beThelA zvAnane jhAlI hAthInI sUMDha upara pachADyo. marmasthaLamAM vAgavAthI acakAI ubhelA hAthInuM pUchaDuM jhAlI avaLe moDhe eTaluM badhuM khecyo ke, tenAM AMtaraDAM tuTI gayA pachI teNe mahAvatane kahyuM ke, tAre jIvavAnI AzA hoya to hAthI uparathI utarI paDa, nahIM to hAthInI joDe tuM paNa marIza. ema kahevAthI mahAvata utaryo ke tarata hAthI nIce paDI maraNa pAmyo. e ja kSatriya jyAre pleccha lokanA bhayathI gujarAtano rAjA nATho tyAre saMgrAmamAM ghaNA plecchano dhANa vALI maraNa pAmyo. tenI yAdamAM pATaNamAM Aje paNa mAMguUDila, e prakAre te sthAnanI prasiddhi che. e prakAre mAMgujhAlAno prabandha pUro thayo. eka divasa mleccha rAjanA pradhAno pATaNamAM AvyA. A vAta jANI rAjAe madhya dezanA camatkArI veSadhArIone bolAvI temane koI rahasya vArtA kahI adbhuta veSa bhajavavAnI rajA ApI. pachI sAyaMkALe siddharAja potAnI sabhAno iMdra sabhA jevo sAro ThATha karI beTho. te sabhAmAM mlecchanA pradhAno paNa AvI beThA. tevAmAM ociMto ghaNo vAyu vAyo. eTalAmAM AkAzathI utaratA ane mAthA upara sonAnI moTI iMTo mUkI che tethI suvarNa jevA zobhatA be rAkSasane AvatA dekhI, sabhAnA sarve loka dekhatAM temaNe rAjAnA caraNa kamaLamAM te suvarNanI ITorUpI bheTa mUkI. namaskAra karI sASTAMga daMDavat karI hAtha joDI bolyA. he mahArAja ! laMkA nagarImAM vibhISaNa rAjAe Aje devapUjana karyA pachI potAne rAjya ApanAra raghukuLa tilaka zrI rAmacaMdrajInuM smaraNa karatAM jJAnadaSTithI joyuM, tyAre evuM mAluma paDyuM ke rAmacaMdra prabhue Aje caulukya kuLamAM zrI siddharAjarUpe avatAra dhAraNa karyo che, ema jANI ati snehathI maLavAnI icchAe kahevaDAvyuM che ke huM prabhucaraNa kamaLanAM darzana karavA AvuM ke, prabhu mArA upara kRpA karI ahIM AvI darzana Apaze!! A vAtano nirNaya karavA amane mokalyA che. A vAta sAMbhaLI siddharAja manamAM kaIMka vicArI bolyA ke, ame ja amArI AnaMdanI lahera Avaze tyAre vibhISaNane maLavA AvIzuM. ema kahI potAnA kaMThamAMthI ekAvalI hAra kADhI prasAdIrUpe arpaNa karyo. te laI rAkSasa bolyA ke, amArA lAyaka kAmakAjanI vakhate amAruM vismaraNa na karavuM. ema kahI AkAza mArge cAlyA gayA. A camatkAra joi svecchanA pradhAno bhayabrAMta thaI potAnI hiMmata hArI namratA pUrvaka vinaya vacana bolI siddharAje sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha 143 Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApelI potAnA rAjAne ApavAnI bheTa vigere prasAdI lei ekadama palAyana karI gayA. A prakAre pleccha rAjane AvavAnA niSedhano prabandha pUro thayo. eka divasa kolApuranA rAjAnI sabhAmAM bhATa cAraNoe siddharAjanI kIrti ghaNI vistArI. e sAMbhaLI te rAjA bolyo ke ame tyAre sAcuM mAnIe ke jyAre ahIM amane pratyakSa kAMipaNa camatkAra dekhADe to siddharAjanI siddhatA kharI nahIM to sarve gappAM. ema kahI apamAna karI te lokane kADhI mUkyA temaNe AvI siddharAjane A badhI vItelI vAta sabhAmAM kahI. tyAre siddharAje sabhAmAM badhe najara pheravI. tyAre temAMthI eka puruSa rAjAno abhiprAya samajI hAtha joDI ubho thayo, tene laI rAjA ekAMte beThA. tyAre teNe potAnA manano sarva abhiprAya rAjAne jaNAvyo ke, jo traNa lAkha rUpIA kharacanA Apo to tamArA taraphathI siddhatAno camatkAra te rAjAne jaNAya. pachI siddharAje te ja vakhate traNa lAkha rUpIyA ApyA. tethI teNe eka moTA vepArI vANiyAno veza laI, trAMbA pItaLanA vAsaNano saMgraha karyo. siddharAjano saghaLo veSa eTale ratna jaDIta sonAnI pAvaDIo tathA be kuMDaLa tathA zveta chatra tathA yoga daMDa, yoga paTTa vigere rAja cihna laI zubha muhUrtamAM prayANa karI thoDA divasamAM kolApura jaI vepArInI dukAna mAMDI rahyo. pachI te nagaranA rAjAnI strIo dIvALInA divasamAM mahAlakSmI mAtAnA maMdiramAM rAtrinA samaye pUjA karavA AvI hatI. te ja vakhate te puruSe siddharAjano saghaLo veSa dhAraNa karI, uMcuM uchALavAnI kaLA jANanAra yakSa jevA barbara nAmanA baLavAna puruSa upara bezI ociMto te devInA prAsAdamAM pragaTa thayo ane teNe ratnasuvarNamaya pUjA sAmagrIthI devInI pUjA karI. tyAM AvelI rAjAnI saghaLI rANIone paNa tevAM prasAdI pAna bIDAM ApyAM ane siddharAjano nAmAMkita saghaLo veSa pUjAnA miSathI devIne arpaNa karyo. tethI rANIo ghaNuM Azcarya pAmI ane najare juve che eTalAmAM jema Avyo hato tema bhapakAbaMdha jaladIthI AkAza mArge uDI potAnA mukAmamAM dAkhala thayo. rAtrinuM jAgaraNavrata puruM thayA pachIthI prAtaHkALe rANIoe siddharAja devI pUjana karI gayo e saghaLo rAtrino vRttAMta rAjAne nivedana karyo. A virodhI rAjAno vRtAMta sAMbhaLI bhayabhrAMta thaI te saghaLI sAmagrI siddharAjane pAchI ApavA sAru potAnA pradhAnone pATaNa mokalyA. pachI pelA kapaTI vepArIe potAnI saghaLI dukAna sameTI leI gupta rIte eka puruSane mokalI siddharAjane evI khabara ApI ke mArA AvatA sudhI ahIMnA AvelA pradhAnone dekhA na devI. pachI pote paNa thoDA divasamAM pATaNa AvI saghaLo vRttAMta rAjAne nivedana karyo. pachI te AvelA pradhAnone paNa rAjAe ghaTe tevo satkAra karI vidAya karyA. A prakAre kolApuranA rAjAno prabaMdha pUro thayo. siddharAje mALavethI yazovarmA rAjAne bAMdhI Apyo e prasaMgamAM sIlana nAmanA koi kautukI puruSe rAjAnI AgaLa kautuka karatAM Ama gAyuM ke nAvaDAmAM (jaLa taravAnuM nAnuM nAvaDuM) samudra tuvyo. A prakAranuM asaMbhavita kahevuM sAMbhaLI rAjAe teno tiraskAra karyo. tyAre teNe teno artha kahI saMbhaLAvyo ke, samudra samAna mALavAno rAjA nAvaDA jevI gujarAtanI dharatImAM Dubyo. A 144 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAre alaMkAranI yukti kahI tethI rAjAe prasanna thai tene sonAnI jIbha karAvI ApI. A prakAre sIlaNA nAme mazkarAno prabandha pUro thayo. kyAreka siddharAjano mahAcatura saMdhivigrahakaranAra puruSane kAzIpuranA svAmI jayacaMdra rAjAe, aNahilapuranA prAsAda, vAva, taLAva, mULA viSenI khabara pUchatAM eka moTo doSa dekhADyo, ke tamArA rAjAne tyAM bIju badhu to ThIka che paraMtu eka moTA doSamAM sarve guNano nAza thAya che te e ke sahasraliMga sarovaranuM jaLa zivanirmAlya thayuM, mATe teno sparza paNa na thAya, te jalanuM sevana karanArAonA be loka bagaDe che. A lokamAM temano udaya na thAya to paralokamAM zAno thAya, mATe siddharAje sahasraliMga sarovara karAvyuM, e kAma ja ghaNuM aghaTita karyuM che. te rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI aMta2mAM kopa pAmelo saMdhivigrahika bolyo, A vArANasImAM kyAnuM pANI pIvAya che ? tyAre rAjA bolyo ke sAkSAta gaMgAjInuM tyAre te bolyo ke zuM gaMgAjI ziva nirmAlya nathI ! zivanA mastaka upara ja gaMgAjIno nivAsa che. ema kahI potAnI rAjAnI sarasAi dekhADI. prakAre gurjara pradhAnanI yuktino prabandha pUro thayo. A eka divasa karNATaka dezamAMthI AvelA saMdhivigrahika puruSane mahArANI mInaLa devIe, potAnA pitA jayakezinA zubha samAcAra pUchyA tyAre te puruSe potAnI AMkhamAM AMsu lAvI bolyo ke he svAminI ! mahArAja zrI jayakezirAjAe bhojana samaye haMmezanA niyama pramANe potAnA vahAlA popaTane pAMjarAmAMthI bhojana karAvavA vAste bolAvyo tyAre popaTa bolyo ke AsapAsa tajavIja karI juo ke bIlADo ubho to nathI ? pachI rAjA bhojana ka2vAmAM utAvaLo thayelo mATe AsapAsa jarA joi bolyo ke, ahIM koi bIlADo nathI. ema karatAM jo bIlADo AvI tane mAraze to huM. paNa tArI joDe baLI marIza, mATe tAruM DahApaNa mUkI chAno mAno AvI joDe jamavA besa. ema krodhamAM rAjAe kahyuM tyAre te popaTa pAMjarAmAMthI jhaTa nIkaLI rAjA joDe bhojana karavA sonAnA thALamAM AvI beTho. A vakhate rAjAnA pATalA taLe prathamathI AvI gupacupa saMtAi rahelA bIlADAe ociMtI talapa mArI pelA popaTanI DokI tatkALa maraDI nAMkhI. hAM hAM karatA rAjAe hAthamAM jhAlelo bhojana karavAno kavala (koLIyo) tatkALa tyAga karyo tathA zoka karI popaTanI joDe baLavA taiyAra thayo. tene ghaNA sArA sArA pradhAna vigere puruSoe samajAvyo paNa e rAjA samajyo nahIM, ne bolyo ke mAru saghaLuM rAjya jAya tathA mArI dhana dolata saMpata jAya tathA prANa prayANa karo, paNa je me mArA mukhathI kahyuM che te kadApi anyathA nahIM thAya. ema kahetAM iSTa devanI jema ja tenuM smaraNa karatAM rAjAe cittA khaDakAvI temAM popaTane lai praveza karyo. A vAta sAMbhaLI mInaLadevI ghaNA zoka samudramAM DubI gai. tene ghaNA vidvAnoe ghaNe kALe ghaNA upadeza rUpI hastadAnathI (hAthe jhAlI) bahAra kADhI. pachI te rANI pitAnA zreya mATe somezvaranI yAtrAe gai tyAM koi trivedI brAhmaNane bolAvI kahyuM ke bhUta, bhaviSya ne vartamAna e traNa janmanuM mAruM pApa grahaNa kare to A saghaLuM dravya eTale dAna vAste rAkhI mUkeluM suvarNa sidhdharAja jayasiMhano prabandha 145 Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAthI ghoDA vigere dhana tane ApuM. A rANInuM vacana sAMbhaLI ghaNo AnaMda pAmI te vAtano svIkAra karI, te brAhmaNe rANIe saMkalpa karI ApeluM pApanA ghaDA sahita saghaLu dravya lai, saghaLA brAhmaNane ekaThA karI pote dAna karI dIdhuM. A joi rANIe pUchyuM ke Ama kema karyuM. tyAre brAhmaNa bolyo ke pUrva janmamAM tame puNya karyuM haze tethI A janmamAM rAjAnI rANI thayAM cho ne rAjAnI mAtuzrI paNa thayAM cho. vaLI atizaya moTA dAna ApyAthI Avato janma paNa ghaNo sAro thaze ema dhArI tamArA traNa janmanuM pApa lIdhu. te pApano ghaDo paNa bIjA koie lIdho hota to potAne tathA tamane saMsAra samudramAM DubADanAra thAta ne me to lai saghaLu dAna karI dIdhuM tethI ApyA karatAM ATha gaNuM puNya upArjana karyuM. A prakAranI yukti sAMbhaLI sarve khuzI thayAM. e prakAre pApanA ghaDAno prabandha pUro thayo. vaLI koi eka divasa siddharAja mALavAmAM virodha karI potAnA dezamAM Avato hato te vakhate moTA moTA bhIla lokoe teno mArga rokyo. A vAta sAMtu nAmanA pradhAne jANI. gAmo gAmathI ghoDA ugharAvI tathA baLada upara palANa maMDAvI yuktithI ghaNuM lazkara meLavI, bhIlone trAsa pamADI rAjAne sukhethI potAnA dezamAM lAvyo. e prakAre samayocita buddhibaLa vAparanAra sAMtu maMtrIno prabandha pUro thayo. eka divasa vaMTha jAtinA be buddhimAna rAja sevako, rAtre siddharAjanI caraNa sevA karatA hatA, te vakhate rAjAne nidrAvaza thayelo jANI, baMne thoDe dUra jai, paraspara vAta vinoda karavA lAgyA. temAMthI eka jaNa bolyo ke ApaNo rAjA sevaka janane kalpavRkSa samAna che. valI te sarva rAja guNanuM sthAna che. bIjo bolyo ke, e vAta sAcI, paraMtu rAjAne paNa rAjya ApanAra enA pUrva janmanuM phaLa che, mATe karma e ja mukhya che ane anya janane rAjA taraphathI kaMi prApta thavu e paNa tenA bhAgyamAM hoya che to ja rAjAthI tene ApI zakAya che. A vAta siddharAje sUtAM sUtAM sAMbhaLI ane bIje divase karmanI prazaMsA karanArane khoTo pADavA tathA potAnI prazaMsA karanArane prasanna karavA siddharAje eka lekha karI Apyo ke A lekha lai AvanArane so ghoDAno uparI saradAra banAvavo. A lekha lai tene sAMtu maMtrI pAse mokalyo. pachI te lekha lai agAzI uparathI nIce utaratAM, teno paga khasI gayo ne nIce paDyo, tethI teno paga bhAMgyo. karmavAdI tenA mitre tene DoLImAM ghAlI ghera ANyo. pachI rAjAnI prazaMsA karanAra sevake potAno lekha potAnA karmavAdI mitrane Apyo, te lai te maMtrI pAse gayo. lekha joi maMtrIe tene so ghoDAno uparI-saradAra banAvyo. A vAta jANIne rAjAe sarva karatAM karmane ja baLavAna mAnyuM. Aes 146 TE prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALarAjAno prabandha A rAjAnI utpatti paNa moTA bhImadevathI cAlI AvelI che. jyAre moTo bhImadeva aNahilapATaNamAM rAjaya karato hato tyAre e zahera lakSmIthI bharapura hatuM. temAM calAdevI nAme eka prasiddha vArAMganA rahetI hatI. te ghaNI rUpALI tathA guNavaMtI hatI. jo ke te gaNikA hatI to paNa dharma maryAdA evI pALatI ke pativratA strIne paNa atikramaNa kare. A vAta lokamAM ghaNI carcAvAthI, rAjAne kAne paDI. teno vicAra karI te vAtanI parIkSA karavA, rAjAe savA lAkha rUpIAnI kaTArI sevako sAthe mokalI, e gaNikAne gIrave lIdhI. prAcIna kALamAM gaNikAono vyApAra be prakArano gaNAto hato. eka baMdhIno tathA bIjo chUTIno. temAM baMdhIno uttama gaNAto hato, kemake amuka dravyathI amuka kALa sudhI potAnA AzakanI ja AjJAmAM rahe. e prakAre e gaNikAne gIrave rAkhI. e baMdhI pramANe barAbara varte che ke nahIM ? tenI carcA jovA, bhImadeve potAnAM keTalAMka gupta mANaso tenI dekharekha mATe rAkhyAM. te ja rAtre evo prasaMga banyo ke, rAjAne mALavA jItavAnuM zubha muhUrta sAdhavA zahera bahAra prasthAna karavAnI jarUra paDI ane bIje divase moTA lazkara sahita rAjA mALave gayo. mALavAno rAjA paNa mahA parAkramI hato, tethI yuddha be varSa sudhI jArI rahyuM ane bhImadevathI pATaNa AvI zakAyuM nahIM. have bhImadeve gIrave rAkhelI calAdevIe be varSa sudhI, koI paNa puruSa sAmuM na jotAM, potAnuM zILavrata pativratAnI mAphaka pALyuM. jyAre mahA parAkramI bhImadeva mALavA jItIne pAcho pATaNa Avyo tyAre, calAdevIne gIrave rAkhavAnI vAta yAda AvI, tethI tenI dekharekha mATe rAkhelA sevakone tenA samAcAra pUchyA. teoe tenAM ghaNAM vakhANa karI kahyuM ke, e gaNikA ApanI upara ja niSThA rAkhI rahI che. amoe koI prakArano doSa tenAmAM joyo nathI. rAjAe AvI rItanuM sevakonuM kahevuM sAMbhaLavAthI tathA zaheranA lokomAM paNa tenI ghaNI kIrti cAlavAthI, rAjAnuM mana calAdevI tarapha vizeSa kheMcAyuM, tethI atte tene potAnA aMtaHpuramAM strI karIne rAkhI. kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 147 Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e gaNikAne haripALa nAme putra thayo. haripALane tribhuvanapALa ane tribhuvanapALane kumArapALa nAme putra thayo. kumArapALa kSatriya dharmamAM nipuNa hato to paNa mahA dayALu ane paradArAno tyAgI hato. kumArapALamAM rahelAM rAja cihna joi, sAmudrika zAstra jANanAra paMDitoe siddharAjane vidita karyuM ke ApanA pachI kumArapALa rAjyano bhoktA thaze. enI utpatti hIna jAtithI thayelI che ane te mArI gAdIno bhoktA thaze, ema vicArI siddharAje niraMtara tenA vinAzano avasara zodhavA mAMDyo. siddharAjano A krUra vicAra jANI, kumArapALe te potAne mArI nAkhaze evI bhItithI, tApasano veza laI dezAMtaramAM bhramaNa karavA mAMDyuM. Ama keTalAMka varSa bhramaNa karyA pachI, pAcho pATaNa AvI koI maThamAM tapasI bhego rahyo. A daramiyAna siddharAjanA pitA karNadevanA zrAdhdhano divasa Avyo, tethI siddharAje ghaNI zraddhAthI sarva tapasvIone bhojananuM nimaMtraNa karI teDAvyA ane mahA AdarathI siddharAja potAnA hAthe sarva tapasvIonA paga dhovA beTho. anukrame paga dhotAM tapasvIno veza dhAraNa karelA kumArapALanA paga dhovAno vAro Avyo. tenA kamaLa jevA komaLa paga hAtha vaDe sparza karI, temAM rahelI UrdhvarekhA Adika rAja cihna joi, A koI rAjyAI (rAya karavA yogya) puruSa che, ema dhArI nizcala daSTIe joi, A kumArapALa to nahi hoya ! evA saMkalpa vikalpamAM paDyo ! te joI kumArapALe siddharAjanA hRdayano pAra pAmI jai, bhojanano tyAga karI, veza badalI kAgaDAnI jema nATho ane AliMga nAmanA kuMbhAranA gharamAM saMtAyo. kuMbhAre potAnA AMgaNAmAM vAsaNa pakavavAnA nibhADAmAM saMtADI tenI rakSA karI. jevo kumArapALa nATho tevAM ja rAjAnA mANaso paNa tene pakaDavA tenI pAchaLa lAgyAM. rAjAno sapta hukama hato ke, ene game te prakAre pakaDI lAvavo, tethI teone ghaNo trAsa paDyo. AthI kumArapALa kuMbhAranA nibhADAmAMthI nAsI ghaNA vikaTa raste thaI, eka khetaramAM jyAM te khetaranA rakhevALo, vADa karavA sAru moTA kAMTAvALA jhADonA DALA kApI, tenA DhagalA karatA hatA, te DhagalAmAM teoe kumArapALane saMtADyo. rAjAnAM mANaso paNa tene pagale pagale e khetaramAM AvyAM. teoe bhAlAo mArI te DhagalAmAM ghaNuM joyuM paNa khetaravALAoe tene evI yuktithI saMtADyo hato ke teono parizrama vyartha Tharyo ane nirAza thaI tyAMthI pAchA pharyA. bIjA divase prAtaHkALamAM kumArapALane kAMTAnA DhagalAmAMthI kADhayo, eTale tyAMthI AgaLa cAlyo. cAlatAM cAlatAM ghaNo thAka lAgavAthI, mArgamAM eka jhADanI chAyA taLe beTho. tyAM eka uMdara potAnA daramAMthI cAMca vaDe eka eka sonaiyo bahAra kADhI lAvI, anukrame ekavIza sonaiyAno Dhagalo karI, tenI upara pote ALoTI hamezAM AnaMda pAmato hato ane pAchaLathI anukrame eka eka sonaiyo cAMca vaDe pAcho potAnA daramAM lai jato hato. kumArapALe A banAva joI vicAra karyo ke, mArI pAse mArgamAM vATa kharaca bIlakula nathI, mATe paramezvare mane madada karI, ema samajI jevo pelo uMdara te sonaiyomAMthI eka sonaiyo daramAM mUkavA gayo tevA bAkInA vIza sonaiyA 148 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALe laI lIdhA. uMdara bIjo sonaiyo levA AvatAM bAkInA na joyA te duHkhe tatkALa teno prANa gayo. A banAvathI kumArapALane ghaNo kheda thayo ane AgaLa cAlyo. ema cAlatAM cAlatAM mArgamAM kharacI khuTI gaI. traNa divasa sudhI bhojana paNa na maLyuM, evAmAM eka dhanavAna puruSanI strI, potAnA sAsarethI piyara bhaNI jatI hatI. te strIe tene AvA kaSTamAM joI potAnA sagAbhAInI peTe gaNI ghaNA snehathI suMdara bhAta tathA dahIMnuM bhojana karAvI sukhI karyo. AvI rIte ghaNA deza dezAMtara bhramaNa karatAM karatAM, eka divasa khaMbhAta baMdare AvI pahoMcyo. tyAM udayana nAme pradhAna ghaNo dAnezvarI che ema jANI tene ghera kharacI mAgavA gayo. pradhAna ghera na hato, paNa pauSadhazALAmAM hemacaMdrAcArya pAse hato, tyAM jaI maLyo. tene joI pradhAne hemacaMdrAcAryane pUchayuM ke A puruSa AgaLa jatAM kevo thaze ? hemacaMdrAcArya tenA aMganA camatkArI lakSaNo joi bolyA ke, A to cakravartI rAjA thaze. hemacaMdrAcAryanuM AvuM bolavuM kumArapALa tathA udayana pradhAnanA mAnavAmAM AvyuM nahIM, kemake janmArAthI ja mahAdaridrapaNAthI duHkhI thanArane, cakravartI rAjaya maLavAno saMbhava kyAMthI hoya. udayana maMtrIne tathA kumArapALane potAnA kahevAthI zaMkA yukta thayelA joI, hemacaMdrAcArya bolyA ke, kSatriyamAM e vAtano asaMbhava nathI. to paNa temanI zaMkAnuM nivAraNa na thayuM, tyAre hemacaMdrAcArye banne jaNane lekha karI Apyo ke, jo A kumArapALano saMvata 1199 nA kArtika vada 2, ravivAra hasta nakSatre paTTAbhiSeka na thAya to pachI mAre nimitta jovAno parityAga che. hemacandrAcAryanI vidyA kaLA kauzalyano camatkAra joi, kumArapALe paNa pratijJA karI ke, e ApanI vANI, sAcI paDe to Apa ja rAjA ane huM to ApanA caraNarajano sevaka thauM. kumArapALanI pratijJA sAMbhaLI hemacaMdrAcArya bolyA ke narakane prApta karAvanArI rAjyanI icchA amane zAnI hoya? paraMtu tame kRtaghna thaI A vacana na visarI jatAM, jinazAsananA niraMtara parama bhakta thajo. A prakAranuM anuzAsana zira para caDhAvI hemacaMdrAcAryanI AjJA laI, kumArapALa udayana maMtrInI sAthe tene ghera gayo. udayane kumArapALane snAna, pAna, bhojana AdithI satkAra karI, tenI yAcanA pramANe bhAthu (kharacI) ApI vidAya karyo te tyAMthI mALave gayo. kuDagezvara (mahAkALezvara) mahAdevanA prAsAdamAM eka prazasti lakhelI (zilAlekha) hatI temAMnI eka gAthAmAM evuM hatuM ke che vikrama ! saMvata 1199 nA varSamAM tArA jevo kumArapALa rAjA thaze. A gAthA vAMcI vismaya pAme che eTalAmAM, gurjarezvara siddharAja paraloka vAsI thayo ema sAMbhaLI, potAnI pAse bhAthu na hatuM tethI te ja gAmanA koI vaNikanI dukAne bhojana karI, tatkALa cAlI nIkaLI pATaNa Avyo. tyAM pAse dhana na hovAthI rAtrie kaMdoine tyAM bhojana karI potAnA banevI kAnhaDadevane ghera gayo. te vakhate te rAjamaMdiramAM gayo hato, tyAMthI Avyo tyAre teNe kumArapALane oLakhI ghaNA AdarathI gharamAM teDI jaI suMdara bhojana karAvyuM. tethI te ghaNo sukhI thaI jaMpIne suto. prAta:kALamAM kAnhaDadeve potAnuM sainya taiyAra karAvI ghaNI zobhA sahita kumArapALane rAjamaMdiramAM laI gayo. A vakhate rAjamaMdiramAM rAjyAsane kone besADavo tenI parIkSA thatI hatI. prathama koI kumArane (kumArapALanA moTA bhAI kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 149 Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kIrtipALane) pATa upara besADyo, paNa te besatAM ja eTalo badho gabharAi gayo ke, potAne oDhavAnA vastranuM paNa bhAna rahyuM nahIM. pachI tene apramANa karI bIjA kumArane (vacalA bhAI mahIpALane) dhAmadhumathI pATe besADyo, tyAre te hAtha joDI dAsa jevo thaI beTho. tenuM paNa sarva puruSoe pramANa karyuM nahIM. tyAra pachI kAnhaDadevanI AjJAthI kumArapALane pATe besADyo. te to ghaNI hoziyArIthI potAnAM sarva vastra jema ghaTe tema rAkhI zvAsa uMco laI siMhAsana upara besI hAthamAM lIdhelI taravArane kaMpAvato rAjagore karelA mAMgalika tilakane dhAraNa karato pacAsa varSanI vayamAM keTalAka mAsa ochA hatA te samaye saMvata 1199, isavIsana 1143 mAM rAjayAsane beTho. tene joI sarva puruSoe vicAra karyo ke gAdIne zobhAve evo to kharekhara A ja rAjA che. ema pramANa karyA pachI tatkALa aneka prakAranA vAjIMtranA dhoSa ane jayajayakAra zabdanI vacce kAnhaDadeve paMcAMga praNAma karyo. kumArapALa ghaNA dezomAM bhramaNa karI nipuNa thayo hato tethI moTA moTA vRddha pradhAnone paNa na gaNatAM, potAnI buddhi vaDe svataMtra paNe ghaNA uMcA prakAranI rAjanItithI rAja calAvyuM. A joI vRddha pradhAnoe kumArapALane mArI nAMkhavAno saMketa karyo. kumArapALanuM haMmezAM je daravAje AvavAnuM thatuM hatuM, te daravAje eka aMdhArI rAtrie keTalAka mArAone guptapaNe besADyA hatA. te vAta pUrva punyanA baLathI potAnA koI mitra dvArA kumArapALanA jANavAmAM AvI. eTale tarata te daravAjAno tyAga karI bIjA daravAje thaI nagaramAM praveza karyo ane dago karanArAone ekadama mArI naMkhAvyA. kAnhaDadeva-maMDaLezvara je kumArapALano banevI thato hato te saMbaMdhe tathA gAdIe besADavAmAM agresara hato tethI te kumArapALane vAraMvAra pUrvanI durdazA saMbhArI ApI maheNAM mArato hato, tene kumArapALe kahyuM ke pUrvanI avasthAnA marmabhedI vacana sabhA samakSa Aja pachI koI divasa mane kahevAM nahIM. ekAMte jema kahevuM hoya tema kahejo. ema kahI potAno banevI jANI tathA rAjayasthApanano AcArya jANI javA dIdho. paNa jenuM mota najIka AvyuM hoya tene jema auSadha viparIta thAya tema kumArapALanI zikhAmaNa tene viparIta lAgI. ne bolyo ke he mUrkha ! tuM tArI jAtano to vicAra kara ke huM koNa chuM ? tane hamaNAM ja amArA pAda sevanano parityAga karAvI gAdIe besADIe chIe ! ityAdi uddhatAithI bolyo. kumArapALa te vakhate gama khAI gayo. bIje divase saMketa karI rAkhelA mallo pAse tenA zarIranAM hADakAM bhaMgAvI, AMkho phoDAvI, tene ghera mokalI dIdho. A banAvathI kAnhaDadeva vicAra karavA lAgyo ke, "A rAjA rUpI agnine meM mAre hAthe utpanna karyo che, tene huM game tema tiraskAra karIza to paNa mane bALaze nahi ema huM samajato hato paraMtu A to ethI viparIta thayuM. tethI sarva sAmaMtone paNa zikhAmaNa ApI kahyuM ke koie bhrAMti pAmI rAjA rUpI dIvAne potAnI AMgaLI vaDe sparza karavo nahi. kAraNa ke, dIvAne ApaNe hAthe pragaTa karIe chIe to paNa tene sparza karavAthI te ApaNane bALe che. te divasathI AraMbhI sarva sAmaMto trAsa pAmI A mahApratApI rAjAnI AjJAmAM sAvadhAna thaI rahyA. pachI rAjAe potAne pUrve upakAra karanAra udayana maMtrIno putra vAmbhaTTa je ghaNo buddhizALI hato tene pradhAna pada ApyuM. 150 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AliMga (nAme kuMbhAra) jeNe prathama saMkaTanI vakhate ghaNuM rakSaNa karyuM hatuM, tene sanmAnajanaka pada ApyuM. A vakhate udayanano bIjo chokaro cAhaDa karIne hato, jene siddharAje potAno chokaro karI rAkhyo hato. te kumArapALanI AjJAmAM na rahetAM, sapAdalakSa rAjA (visaladeva cauhANano AnAka nAme pautra)nI sevAmAM rahyo. teNe kumArapALa sAme laDAI karavAnI icchAthI tyAMnA sarva sAmaMtone lAMca ApI, potAne svAdhIna karI moTuM sainya meLavI, sapAdalakSa rAjAne AgaLa karI, gujarAta dezanA sImADA pAse AvI paDAva nAMkhyo. solaMkI rAjA kumArapALa paNa potAnuM sainya ekaThuM karI zatru sanmukha Avyo. A vakhate kumArapALano evo hetu hato ke dezane niSphaTaka karavo, eTale zatru mAtrano nAza karavo. ema vicArI laDAI karavAno divasa nakkI karI, laDAI karavAnI jagyA sApha karAvI caturaMgI senA taiyAra karI, zatrunI sAme AvI ubho rahyo. laDAInA AraMbhamAM gujarAtanA sAmaMtone tathA potAnA keTalAka sevakone bAhaDe phoDyA che, e vAta kumArapALanA jANavAmAM AvI. kumArapALe potAnA paTTahastInA cauliMga nAme mahAvatane koi aparAdhathI Thapako dIdhelo tethI teNe krodha karI aMkuzano tyAga karyo. tyAre mahA guNavALA zAmala nAme bIjA mahAvatane ghaNuM dravya ApI tenI jagyAe sthApana karyo. pachI potAnA kalaha paMcAnana nAme madajhara hAthI upara rAjayAsana tathA chatrIsa prakAranA Ayudha sthApana karAvI, phalaka upara paga mUkI, potAnI meLe hAthI upara caDhI beTho. potAnA sAmaMtone hukama karyo ke zatru upara ekadama tUTI paDo, paNa saghaLA sAmaMtone cAhaDe AgaLathI ja phoDI mUkyA hatA, tethI teoe tema na karyuM. A prakAre potAnuM saghaLuM lazkara bheda pAmeluM joI rAjAe vicAra karyo ke have mAre jAte ja laDAI karavI. evo nizcaya karI potAnA zAmaLa nAme mahAvatane hukama karyo ke ApaNA hAthIne, sanmukha senAmAM chatra cAmarathI oLakhAtA sapAdalakSa rAjAnA hAthInI lagolaga laI jA, jethI tenI ja sAthe mArAmArI karI zakAya. A prakAre AjJA karI to paNa te ja vakhata tatkALa tema teNe na karyuM. tyAre rAjA bolyo ke tuM paNa phUTyo che ke zuM ? tyAre mahAvate javAba Apyo ke, he svAmin! kalaha paMcAnana nAme hAthI tathA zAmaLa nAme mahAvata e che to koI kALAMtare paNa phUTe nahIM. paraMtu sAmA lazkaramAM hAthI upara beThelA cAhaDa nAme kumArano evo to uMco ane dIrgha hoMkAro che ke jenI hAkathI bhala bhalA hAthI paNa cIsa pADI pAchA haTI jAya che. ema kahI potAnuM oDhavAnuM vastra phADI, be kaDakA karI, hAthInA be kAnamAM ghAlI, potAnA hAthIne evA jorathI dhasAvyo ke duzmananA hAthIne ekadama daMtazULano moTo prahAra karyo. cAhaDe lAMca ApI kumArapALanA cauliMga nAme mahAvatane phoDI mUkyo hato te ja A mahAvata che ema jANI nirbhayapaNe hAthamAM ughADI talavAra lai, kumArapALane mAravA potAnA hAthI uparathI kalahapaMcAnana hAthI upara tarApa mArI kUdI paDavA jAya che, eTalAmAM to zAmaLe potAnA hAthIne pAcho khaseDI lIdho, tethI cAhaDa turata bhUmi upara paDyo. tene najIkanA pedala sevakoe gherI lIdho. pachI rAjAe AnAka nAme sapAdalakSanA rAjAne kahyuM ke tuM zuM juve che ? hAthamAM zastra laI taiyAra thA. ema kahI tenA kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 151 Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukha kamaLa upara ucita bANa nAkhI, tuM kSatriyomAM zreSTha cho evo upahAsa tathA mithyA stuti karI, chetarIne nArAca nAmanA bANa vaDe bhedI hAthI uparathI pADyo, pachI kumArapALe hAthI upara ubhA thai potAnuM vastra mAthA upara pheravI, jItyuM jItyuM ema UMce svare bolI, bAkI rahelA sarva sAmaMtono parAjaya karI, pakaDI temano nigraha karIne moTI jIta meLavI, e prakAre cAhaDa kumArano prabaMdha pUro thayo. tyAra pachI kRtajJa ziromaNi kumArapALa rAjAe AliMga nAmanA kuMbhArane sAtaso gAmanI upajavALuM citrakoTa paragaNu bakSIsa karI teno lekha karI Apyo. te kuMbhAra potAnA kuTuMba sahita tyAM AvI rahyo. Aje paNa te vaMzanA rAjAo lajjA pAmatA sasarA nAmathI oLakhAya che. je kheDUtoe kumArapALane saMkaTanI vakhate potAnA khetaramAM kAMTAnA samUhamAM saMtADI rakSA karI hatI, teone potAnA aMgarakSaka sevako karI hajurImAM rAkhyA. te samaye solAka nAme gAMdharva gIta kaLAmAM ghaNo pravINa hato. te keTalIka vAra rAjAne ghaNo prasanna karato, tyAre rAjA ekaso soLa dram (rUpIyA) tene Apato. te rUpIyA potAnI pAse na rAkhatAM, tenI mIThAI laI, sarva chokarAone vahecI Apato. e pramANe jyAre rAjA kAMI Ape tyAre tenI mIThAI laI vahecI nAkhe. e vAta rAjAnA jANavAmAM AvI tyAre teno potAnAthI adhika udAratAno guNa dekhI, kopa karI kADhI mUkyo. teNe paradezamAM jaI koI rAjAne potAnI gIta kaLAthI evo raMjana karyo ke te rAjAe ene be hAthI bakSIsa ApyA. te laI pAcho pATaNa Avyo. potAne bakSIsa maLelA banne hAthIo rAjAne bheTa karyA. A pramANe teno guNa joI rAjAe sanmAna karI pAcho potAnI sevAmAM rAkhyo. vaLI eka divase e paradezI solaka nAme gAMdharve rAja sabhAmAM AvI ekadama ociMtI evI bUmo pADavA mAMDI ke mane corI lIdho re mane corI lIdho !! AvA zabda sAMbhaLI rAjAe tene pUchyuM ke, tane koNe corI lIdho ? tyAre javAba Avyo ke, "mArI gAna kaLAe' rAjAe pUchyuM zI rIte ? tyAre bolyo ke he rAjan ! vanamAMthI mArI gAna kaLAe mohita thaI eka mRga mArI pAse Avyo hato, tenA kaMThe mArI sonAnI sAMkaLa meM kautukathI paherAvI hatI. tene laI rAjadvAramAM AvatAM, pAMjarAmAM rahelA siMhano evo moTo zabda thayo ke, tethI trAsa pAmI mRga vanamAM nAsI gayo. A prakAre rAjAne vinaMtI karI, to paNa rAjAe tenI vAta sAcI mAnI nahi. teno nizcaya karavA keTalAka sevako sahita tene vanamAM mokalyo. teNe vanamAM gAna karatAM bhramaNa karavA mAMDyuM. gAnathI AkarSaNa pAmI pelo sonAnI sAMkaLavALo mRga tenI pAse Avyo. tene laI nagaramAM AvI rAjAne dekhADyo. A prakAre tenI gAyana kaLAno camatkAra joi, sabhAmAM zrI hemacaMdrAcArye tene pUchyuM ke tamArI gAyana kaLAno avadhi kyAM sudhI che ? tyAre te bolyo ke he mahArAja ! (1) je hAla citoDa nAmanA killAthI prasiddha che. 152 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyAre gAyana sAMbhaLavAthI sUkA lAkaDAne navAM aMkura phUTe tyAre e gAyana kaLAno avadhi Avyo kahevAya. gAMdharvanuM AvuM AzcaryakAraka kahevuM sAMbhaLI, kumArapALe tathA hemacaMdrAcAryuM tene kahyuM ke e kautuka amane dekhADa. pachI Abu parvata uparathI virahaka nAme jhADanuM sUku lAkaDuM maMgAvI, kuMvArI mRttikAno kyAro karAvI sabhA vacce ropyuM.pachI potAnI navI gAyanakaLA vaDe tatkALa te kASTane navapallava karI, rAjAne tathA hemacaMdrAcAryane ghaNA khuza karyA. A prakAre AzcaryakAraka solAka nAme gAMdharvano prabaMdha pUro thayo. eka divasa rAjA kumArapALa sarva sAmaMtono darabAra bharI beTho hato tevAmAM koMkaNa dezathI eka baMdIjana (mAgaNa) Avyo. te tyAMnA rAjA mallikArjunane "rAja pitAmaha eTale rAjAonA bApano bApa ema karI tenAM vakhANa karavA lAgyo. AvI rItanuM mithyA bhASaNa sAMbhaLavAthI kumArapALane ghaNo krodha caDhyo. sabhAmAM cAre tarapha najara karI, te vakhate rAjAnA manano abhiprAya jANanAra aMbaDa pradhAna turata hAtha joDI ubho thayo. te joI Azcarya pAmelA rAjAe sabhA uThyA pachI ekAMte aMbaDane bolAvI sabhAmAM hAtha joDI ubhA thavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre aMbaDa bolyo ke huM ApanA manano abhiprAya evo samajyo hato ke, A sabhAmAM koI evo subhaTa che ke je koMkaNa deza jaI tyAMnA mithyAbhimAnI rAjAne, jema zetaraMjanI bAjImAM mithyA kalpelo rAjA hoya tevo gaNI tene zikSA kare. A prakAranuM aMbaDa pradhAnanuM buddhibaLa dekhI rAjA ghaNo prasanna thayo tathA pote paherelo paMcAMgI pozAka ApI ghaNA lazkara sahita koMkaNa deza mokalyo. rastAmAM kyAMya paNa rokAyA vinA cAlatAM cAlatAM keTalAMka divase koMkaNa deza jaI pohocyo. tyAMnI kalaviNI nadI je pura AvavAthI ghaNA josamAM vahetI hatI te ghaNI mahenate utarI sAme kAMThe paDAva karyo. mallikArjune aMbaDa pradhAnane saMgrAma karavA Avelo jANI potAnuM sainya taiyAra karI tenI sAme jaI moTuM yuddha karI teno parAjaya karyo. have jItAyelo aMbaDa pradhAna kALAM vastra paherI, kALuM mukha karI, kALuM chatra mAthA upara dharAvI, kALo taMbu taNAvI, pATaNa AvI rahyo che, tevAmAM kumArapALe te joI sevakane pUchyuM ke A konA sainyano paDAva che ? sevake kahyuM ke koMkaNathI parAjaya pAmI AvelA aMbaDa senApatino paDAva che. A sAMbhaLI ghaNo camatkAra pAmI kumArapALe tene bolAvI, prasanna dRSTithI saMbhAvanA karI, tene pharIthI ghaNuM sainya ane ghaNA sAmaMto ApI mallikArjunane jItavA pharIthI mokalyo. aMbaDa pradhAne koMkaNa jaI tyAMnI kalaviNI nadI upara pAja baMdhAvI, sainya utArI sAvadhAnapaNe yuddha karavAno AraMbha karyo. hAthInA skaMdha upara besI laDavA AvelA mallikArjunanA hAthInA daMtazUla pakaDI, aMbA pradhAne upara caDhI jaI mallikArjunane kahyuM ke, prathama tuM mane prahAra kara ! agara tuM tArA iSTadevane saMbhAra ! ema kahI tIkhI talavAranA prahArathI mallikArjunane mArI pRthvI para pADyo. jema siMha hAthIne lIlA mAtramAM mAre tema abaDe mallikArjunano nAza karyo. (1) kuMvArI mRttikA eTale vAparavAmAM na AvelI mATI. kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 153 Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te vakhate tenI sAthe pATaNathI AvelA sAmaMtoe nagarane luMTyuM. pachI mallikArjunanuM mAthu jarInA vastramAM viMTI koMkaNa dezamAM kumArapALanI AjJA pravartAvI, pATaNa AvI 72 sAmaMto sahita moTI sabhAmAM beThelA kumArapALa rAjAnA caraNamAM mAthuM mUkI, aMbaDa pradhAne vaMdana karyuM. pachI koMkaNathI luMTI ANelI sAmagrI arpaNa karI tenAM nAma : mahArANIne zaNagAra sajavA turata navI karAvelI eka karoDa rUpIyAnI paheravAnI sADI 1, mANeka ratna jaDelo oDhavAnI pacheDI 2, pApakSaya nAme motIno hAra 3, saMyogasiddhi nAme mahauSadhithI nIpajelI camatkArI ziprA 4, sonAnA batrIza kuMbha 5, moTAmotInI cha sero 6, cAra dAMtano eka hAthI 7, ekaso vIza atirUpavaMta vArAMganA 8, tathA 14o karoDa daMDa dravya 9. pachI aMbaDa pradhAne upara kahelI sAmagrI sahita mallikArjunanA zirakamaLa karI kumArapALanI pUjA karI. AvA tenA mahA parAkramathI prasanna thaI kumArapALe tene rAjApitAmaha evuM biruda ApyuM. A prakAre aMbaDano prabaMdha pUro thayo.' eka vakhate hemacaMdrAcAryanI mAtuzrI jeNe dIkSI lIdhI hatI, teno aMtakALa pAse Avyo tyAre hemacaMdrAcArye sukRta karAvyuM. hemAcArye kroDa navakAra maMtranA jApanuM sukRta ApyuM. eTale jema koI mANasa paradeza jAya tene kharacI baMdhAve tema, hemAcArye paNa potAnI mAtAne devalokamAM jatAM puNya rUpI kharacI baMdhAvI. uttarakriyAnA mahotsavamAM potAnI mA-sAdhvInA zabane vimAnamAM besADI, jyAM ghaNA tapasvIo rahetA hatA te, tripuruSa dharma sthAnanI AgaLathI laI jatA hatA, te vakhate sahaja matsaravALA tapasvIoe, vimAna bhAMgI apamAna karyuM. hemacaMdrAcArye A sarva sahana karI potAnI mAnI uttarakriyA samApta karI, tyAra bAda krodha sahita mALave jai, jyAM kumArapALano paDAva hato tyAM gayA. pachI manamAM vicAra karI eka gAthA bolyA. teno artha : jo koI asamartha puruSane rAjadvAra saMbaMdhI kAma kADhI levuM hoya to rAjadvAranA koi samartha puruSane hAthamAM le toja samartha thai dhAreluM kAma kADhI zake. e sivAya bIjo upAya nathI. ema samajI hemacaMdrAcArya pahelAM udayanamaMtrIne maLyA ane udayanamaMtrIe kumArapALane hemacaMdrAcArya AvyAnA samAcAra kahyA. kumArapALa kRtajJa ziromaNI hovAthI hemacaMdrAcArya AvyAnA samAcAra jANatAM ja jAte sAmA jaI ghaNA Adara sanmAnathI teDI lAvI potAnA mahelamAM utAryA. kumArapALe pUrve thayela rAjayaprAptino vRtAMta yAda karI hemacaMdrAcAryanI prArthanA karI ke, Ape deva pUjana vakhate nitya atre padhAravuM. mane rAjaya maLyuM che te kevaLa Apano ja pratApa che. tyAre hemacaMdrAcArya zloka bolyA teno arthaH amo bhikSA mAMgI bhojana karIe chIe tathA vastra paNa jIrNa paherIe chIe. vaLI zayana paNa bhUmi upara karIe chIe, mATe amAre dhanavAna puruSonI ArjavatAnuM zuM prayojana che ? A sAMbhaLI (1) rAjazekhara kRta prabandha koSamAM aMbaDanuM caritra vistArathI varNana kareluM che. 154 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALane eka mahA kavino kahelo nItizAstrano zloka yAda Avyo. teno artha : mitra to eka ja karavo rAjA athavA yati, tema strI paNa eka ja karavI, suMdarI athavA darI evI ja rIte Azraya paNa eka ja zAstrano karavo, vedazAstra athavA adhyAtmazAstra ane iSTadeva paNa eka ja karavo, sarAgI athavA vItarAgI Ama mahA kavie kahyuM che, mATe huM paraloka sudhAravA vAste tamArI sAthe mitratA karavAnI icchA rAkhuM chuM. A prakAranuM rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI hemacaMdrAcArya mauna rahyA. te uparathI rAjAe kalpanA karI ke, mArI mAgaNIno niSedha na karyo tethI jaNAya che ke, e vAta aMgIkAra karI. pachI rAjAe potAnA sarva paheredAra sevakone bolAvI hukama Apyo ke, A AcArya game te vakhate mArI pAse Ave, to paNa koie emane aTakAvavA nahi. A prakAre baMdobasta thayA pachI hemAcAryanuM rAjadvAramAM javuM AvavuM ghaNuM thavA mAMDyuM. rAjA paNa parokSapaNe hemAcAryanA guNanuM varNana karato hato. te sAMbhaLI eka divasa Amiga nAme rAjagora eka zloka bolyo ke - vizvAmitra ane parAzara jevA moTA RSio vRkSanAM sUkAM pAMdaDAM khAi tathA jalapAna karI rahetA, teo paNa jyAre suMdara strInuM mukha kamaLa joi tatkALa moha pAmyA, tyAre jeo dUdha, dahIM, ghI sahita AhAra kare che temane iMdriyono nigraha kema hoya ? mATe daMbha to juo ! // 1 // A pramANe hemacaMdrAcArya upara kaTAkSa rAkhI bolyo, A sAMbhaLI teno uttara hemAcArye paNa eka zlokamAM kahyo. teno artha : moTA moTA gajeMdranuM tathA suvaranuM mAMsa khAvAthI mahA baLavAna thayelo evo siMha varSamAM eka ja vakhata strI saMbhoga kare che tathA pArAvata (kabUtara) kaThaNa paththaranA nIrasa kaNIA khAya che to paNa nitya kAmI thai strI saMga kare che, tenuM zuM kAraNa che. A prakArano uttara sAMbhaLI te rAjagora cUpa thai gayo.4 vaLI eka divasa rAjA sabhA bharI beTho che, tevAmAM eka brAhmaNa utAvaLo AvI bolyo ke mahArAja ! A zvetAMbara loko je pratyakSa sUrya deva che tene paNa mAnatA nathI, to bIjA devane to kyAMthI ja mAne ? A vacana sAMbhaLI hemacaMdrAcArya eka zloka bolyA. teno artha : hRdayamAM raheluM mahAprakAzaka mahAsUryanuM sarvoparI dhAma tenI to ame ja upAsanA karIe chIe. tenuM lakSaNa spaSTa rIte bahArathI paNa jaNAya che. sUryano asta thayA pachI ame bhojanano tyAga karIe chIe (1) darI=guphA arthAta jo suMdarI maLI to saMsAra sAra rUpa che nahi to saMsArano tyAga karI parvatanI guphAnuM pANI grahaNa karavuM - vairAgya dharavo. (2) veda - pravRtti mArganuM zAstra che eTale saMsAra vyavahA2nI sthitine darzAvanAra. adhyAtma - nivRti mArganuM zAstra che eTale saMsAra vyavahArano tyAga karyA pachI je Azramano Azraya karavAno te darzAvanAra. (3) sarAgI - kRSNa jevA strI putra parivAra sahita saMsArI che te. vItarAgI - jinatIrthaMkara jevA strI putrAdi parivArano tyAga karI vItarAgI thayAM che te. (4) hemAcAryanI kumArapALa pAse pratiSThA vadhI jatI joi rAjagore upahAsamAM kahyuM ke, miSTAnna khAnAra jitendriya hovAno daMbha hAMke che tyAre hemacaMdrAcArye uparokta mArmika zlokathI ja tene javAba ApI dIdho. kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 155 Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mATe Apa vyAjabI rIte vicAra karI juo ke sUryanA kharA bhakta ame chIe ke rAtrie bhojana karanArA A brAhmaNo che ? A prakAre javAba ApI te brAhmaNano parAjaya karyo. vaLI eka divasa rAjA devapUjAmAM beThA che, te vakhate hemacaMdrAcArya potAnA yazazcaMdragaNI nAme ziSya sahita AvyA. ziSya besavAnI jagAe rajoharaNathI pUMjIne kAmaLa pAtharI. te upara hemacaMdrAcArya beThA. tyAre kumArapALe pUchyuM ke AvI ujavaLa svaccha bhUmine rajoharaNathI vALavAnuM zuM prayojana che? tyAre AcArya bolyA ke, kadApi koI sUkSma jIvajaMtu hoya to te dabAvA caMpAvAthI kaSTa pAmI maraNa na pAme, mATe amAro evo AcAra che, ke jamIna pUMjIne ja besavuM. tyAre rAjA bolyo ke hA e kharI vAta che; paNa jo koI jIva jaMtu jovAmAM Ave tyAre ema karavuM e to vyAjabI che paNa kAMI paNa jIvajaMtu jovAmAM na Ave to paNa evI rIte puMjIne besavuM e prayAsa mithyA che. A prakAre rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI, hemAcArya rAjAne khoTuM na lAge ema yuktithI bolyA ke rAjA loko hAthI, ghoDA tathA lazkara vigere je rAkhe che te zuM jyAre koI duzmana sAmo laDavA Ave che tyAre ja rAkhe che ? nA, teno to prathamathI ja saMgraha karavo paDe che. e prakAre jema rAjavyavahAra che, temaja amArA dharma vyavahAramAM paNa prathamathI ja sAvaceta rahevuM paDe che; A vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA ghaNo prasanna thayo ane hemacaMdrAcAryanA guNa dekhI haMmezAM sneha vadhArato gayo. tyAra pachI pUrva avasthAmAM kumArapALe hemacaMdrAcAryane rAjaya arpaNa karavAnuM kahyuM hatuM, te vAta saMbhArI rAjA bolyo ke he mahArAja A rAja tame karo to huM tamAro sevaka thaI rahuM. tyAre AcArya bolyA ke, amAre tyAgIne rAjya levuM e sarva zAstrathI viruddha che. ema kahI anyadarzana tathA svadarzananA keTalAMka pramANa ApI eka zloka kahyo teno artha zrI kRSNa yudhiSThirane kahe che he rAjan ! jema dagdha thayelAM bIja ugatAM nathI tema rAjAno pratigraha karanAra brAhmaNane pharIthI brAhmaNapaNuM maLatuM nathI arthAt rAjAnuM ApeluM levAthI ghaNuM pApa lAge che. A mahAbhArata tathA purANanuM vacana che. vaLI jaina zAstramAM paNa kahyuM che ke sAdhue (rAjapiMDa) rAjAnA gharanI bhikSA na levI. bIjA gRhasthanI levI. ityAdika bodha vacanathI rAjAnA cittane camatkAra utpanna karatAM hemacaMdrAcArya rAjAnI sAthe pAchA pATaNa AvyA. eka divasa kumArapALe hemacaMdrAcAryane pUchyuM ke he mahArAja ! mAro yaza kalpAMta kALa (eTale jagatano pralaya) thAya tyAM sudhI sthira rahe evI yukti batAvo tyAre hemacaMdrAcArya bolyA ke, vikrama rAjAnI jema jagatane rUNa rahita karavAthI ane zrI somezvara mahAdevano kASTamaya prAsAda samudra kinArA upara hovAthI moTA mojAo vaDe khavAI gayo che teno jIrNoddhAra karavAthI ApanI kIrti yugAMtakALa sudhI raheze. A prakAre caMdranA kiraNa jevI hemacaMdrAcAryanI zAMta vANI sAMbhaLI kumArapALane ghaNo AnaMda thayo ane te vakhatathI e mArA pitArUpa, gururUpa tathA parama iSTa devarupa tathA mitrarupa che ema mAnavA lAgyo have ene brAhmaNonA vacana uparathI AsthA uThI gaI. pachI 156 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tatkALa jozIone bolAvI zubha muhUrta nakkI karI somezvara prAsAdanA jIrNoddhArano prAraMbha karAvavA eka paMca te sthAne mokalyuM. A prakAre hemacaMdrAcAryanA alaukikaguNa dekhI rAjAnuM mana eTaluM badhuM kheMcAyuM ke eka divasa hemAcAryano utpatti vRtAMta udayana maMtrIne pUchyo tyAre te bolyo ke A bharatakhaMDamAM sADApaccIza Arya deza kahevAya che. temAM dhaMdhukA nAme nagaramAM moDha vaMzano cAvIga nAme vepArI raheto hato tenI sAkSAta lakSmI jevI jinazAsananI bhaktANI pAhinI nAme satI ziromaNI strI hatI. te jina dharma pALatI hatI. te be strI-puruSano cAMgadeva nAme putra thayo tenuM nAma potAnI kuLadevI cAmuMDA tathA kuladeva gonasa e benA Adi akSaro lai cAMgadeva pADyuM hatuM. cAMgadeva ATha varasano thayo che evAmAM devacaMdra nAme AcArya pATaNathI tIrtha yAtrA karavA nIkaLelA. dhaMdhukAmAM AvI moDhavasahikA nAme sthAnamAM utaryA. pachI tyAMnA derAsaramAM vaMdana karavA gayA te vakhate cAMgadeva siMhAsana uparanI AcAryanI beThaka upara besI potAnA sarakhI vayanA mitro sAthe ramato hato. AcAryane AvelA joi badhA gupacUpa thai besI gayA. devacaMdra AcArye cAMgadevanAM aMga upAMga upara rahelA jagata vilakSaNa lakSaNa joine vicAra karyo ke jo A chokaro kSatriya kuLamAM thayo haze to jarUra cakravartI rAjA thaze. vANiyA brAhmaNanA kuLano haze to cakravartI rAjAne paNa potAnI AjJAmAM rAkhe evo samartha pradhAna thaze. mATe jo e jaina dharma pAme to jinazAsananI moTI prabhAvanA karI yuga pradhAnanI peThe kaliyugamAM paNa satyuga pravartAve. ema vicArI te nagaranA keTalAka jaina vepArIone sAthe lai e chokarAne ghera gayA. te vakhata e chokarAno bApa cAvIga paragAma gayo hato paNa tenI vivekI mAtuzrI ghera hatI teNe teone sanmAnapUrvaka besADyA. pachI teo bolyA ke amo to tamArA putra cAMgadevane mAMgavA AvyA chIe A vAta sAMbhaLI te strInI AMkhamAM harSAzru AvyAM ane potAnA manamAM vicAra kare che aho ! mane dhanya che ke mArI kUkhe ratna utpanna thayuM. kemake jene tIrthaMkara mahArAja paNa namaskAra kare che. evo saMgha (zrAvaka zrAvikA sAdhu ane sAdhvI) potAnI meLe mAre ghera cAlI AvI mArI pAse putra mAMge che. ema vicArI te strI bolI ke mane harSane badale mahA kheda thAya che ke e putrano pitA paragAma gayo che jo ke te mithyAdaSTi vALo che te chatAM paNa te hAla ahIM nathI. A prakAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI te vepArIo bolyA ke tame to tamArI meLe ApI dyo eTale pachI tamAre mAthe to doSa na rahyo. eno pitA jyAre gAmathI Avaze tyAre je thavAnuM haze te thai raheze. A prakAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI teNe mahA guNano bhaMDAra evo potAno putra gurudevane arpaNa karyo tyAra pachI te strIe te AcAryanuM nAma devacaMdrasUrI evuM jANyuM tethI tene ghaNo ja AnaMda thayo. pachI gurue te putrane pUchyuM ke tuM amAro ziSya thaiza tyAre teNe javAba Apyo ke hA huM thaiza. pachI te putrane lai pAchA vaLI karNAvatI nagarImAM AvyA. tyAM udayana maMtrIne ghera tenA bALakonI sAthe rAkhyo ane tenI sevAmAM keTalAka sevako rAkhI tenuM pAlana poSaNa sArI rIte kare che. tevAmAM teno pitA cAvIga je paragAma gayo hato kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 157 Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te potAne ghera AvI pahoMcyo. potAnA putra vizeno saghaLo vRtAMta sAMbhaLyo. te sAMbhaLatAM ja teNe pratijJA karI ke putranuM mukha joyA vagara mAre anna jaLano tyAga che. cAviga karNAvatI nagarImAM AvI gurunuM nAma pUchI mahA krodhathI te sthAnamAM pravezyo. gurue paNa putrane anusAra tathA pote paNa ghaNA vicakSaNa che tethI cheTethI ja tene oLakhyo. potAne namaskAra jevuM karI jyAM te ubho eTalAmAM to gurue tatkALa yogya vacana vAparI tene zAMta karyo, eTalAmAM to keTalAka vicakSaNa zrAvako udayana maMtrIne ghera doDI gayA ane temanI sAthe te chokarAne teDI lAvyA. udayana maMtrIe paNa AvI cAvIgane potAnA dharma bhAI jevo gaNI ghaNA sanmAnathI potAne ghera teDI jaI moTA bhAinI jema bhakti kare tema tenI bhakti karI sArAM sArAM bhojana jamADyAM. pachI cAMgadeva putrane tenA khoLAmAM besADI paMcAMga puraskAra sahita traNa mahAvastra tathA traNa lAkha rUpIA ApI ghaNI bhakti karI. tyAre cAvIga bolyo ke evI kahevata che ke kSatriyanuM mUlya eka hajAra ezI, ghoDAnuM mUlya sADA satarazo, ane jevo tevo paNa jo vANiyo haze to tenuM mUlya navANa lAkha kahevAya che. jyAre tamo to traNa lAkha ApavAthI moTI udAratA dekhADI kapaTa prakaTa karo cho mATe mAro putra amUlya che tema tamArI bhakti paNa amUlya che mATe e bhakti ja mUlyane ThekANe che eTale tamoe je mArI bhakti karI che te ghaNI amUlya che tathA tenA badalAmAM ja A mAro putra tamane arpaNa karuM chuM tathA A ApavA mAMDela tamAru badhu dravya mAre to ziva nirmAlya che. eTale e dravyane huM aDakanAra nathI. A prakAranuM cAvIga vepArInuM vacana sAMbhaLI udayana maMtrIe prasanna thaI ghaNo sneha dekhADI vAha vAha kahI AliMgana dIdhuM pachI udayana maMtrIe kahyuM ke jo tamo mane e putra arpaNa karazo to jema madArIno mAkaDo sarva lokane namaskAra kare che tema te paNa kevaLa apamAnanuM ja pAtra thaze paNa jo gurune arpaNa karazo to guru padavI pAmI bIjanA caMdramAnI jema traNa jagatane vaMdanA karavA yogya thaze. mATe e bAbatano vicAra karI jema Apane yogya lAge tema karo. A prakAre maMtrInuM vacana sAMbhaLI cAvIne javAba Apyo ke e bAbata jevo Apano vicAra hoya te mAre pramANa che. pachI udayana maMtrIe cAvIgane devacaMdra guru pAse laI jaI tenA putrane arpaNa karAvyo. pachI cAvIne potAnA putra cAMgadevano dIkSA mahotsava karyo. thoDA kALamAM jyAre mahAbuddhinA camatkArathI te putra saghaLAM zAstromAM ghaNo nipuNa thayo tyAre gurue tenuM hemacaMdra evuM nAma sthApyuM. hemacandrAcArya thoDA kALamAM sakaLa siddhAMtanA jANa tathA AcAryanA chatrIsa prakAranA guNe karI birAjamAna thayA. eTale gurue AcArya padavI ApI. A prakAre hemacandrAcAryano vRtAMta sAMbhaLI rAjA ghaNo prasanna thayo. have je somanAthanA prAsAdanA jIrNoddhAranuM kAma zarU karyuM hatuM, te kAma cAlatAM cAlatAM, zikhara saMbaMdhI kAmano AraMbha karavAnI vadhAmaNIno patra Avyo. te patra rAjAe hemacandrAcAryane batAvyo tathA pUchyuM ke A prAsAda nirvighna paNe saMpUrNa thAya te sAruM mAre zuM karavuM ghaTe te kaho. tyAre hemacandrAcArye vicArIne javAba Apyo ke, A dharma kAryamAM koI paNa prakAranuM vighna na Ave eTalA 158 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mATe dhvajA2opaNa thatAM sudhI niSkapaTa brahmacarya pALavuM joie athavA madya mAMsano tyAga karavo joie. e be bAbatamAMthI Apane je anukULa Ave te kharuM. A prakAre hemAcAryanuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe madya mAMsano tyAga karavAnI icchAthI hAthamAM jaLa lai nIlakaMTha mahAdeva upara mUkI abhigraha lIdho. prAsAdanuM kAma pUruM thayA pachI be varSe jyAre e kaLaza dhvajAropaNa karavAno vakhata Avyo tyAre kumArapALe je magha mAMsa na khAvAno niyama lIdho hato te mUkavAnI icchA gurune jaNAvI tyAre guru bolyA ke Ape lIdhelA niyama sahita somezvaranA darzana karI yAtrA paripUrNa thayA pachI niyama mUkavAmAM Ave to sAruM. ema kahI hemAcArya potAnA sthAnamAM gayA. rAjA to hemAcAryanA guNathI eTalo badho vaza thai gayo hato ke hamezA emanAM ghaNAM ja vakhANa kare, te rAjagora vigere brAhmaNothI sahana na thayAthI rAjA pAse hamezAM pAchaLathI niMdA karyA karatA hatA. te upara dRSTAMtano eka zloka che. sata puruSanA udaya pAmelA guNane zUdra puruSa dekhI koi prakAre sahana karI zakato nathI; eTaluM ja nahi paNa ulaTuM potAnuM sarvasva nAza kare che. jema dIvAnI kAMtine na sahana karato pataMgIo potAnA dehanI paNa AhUti Ape che, temaja durjana lokono paNa evo svAbhAvika dharma che. AvI rIte pAchaLathI niMdyA karanAra loko hemacaMdrAcAryanA hamezAM apavAda bolatA. rAjAnI pAse haMmezAM bolatA ke, hemacaMdrAcArya Apane uparathI mIThuM mIThuM bolI khuza kare che, paNa e aMtarathI somezvara devane mAnatA nathI. jo teo mAnatA hoya ema kahe to jyAre teo prAtaHkALe ApanI pAse Ave tyAre somezvara devanI yAtrAmAM sAthe padhAravA prArthanA karo, eTale Apane khAtrI thaze pachI rAjAe A vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhI prAtaHkALamAM pUjA vakhate jyAre hemacandrAcArya AvyA tyAre sarva lokanA sAMbhaLatAM rAjAe hemacandrAcAryane somezvaranI yAtrA karavA vAste prArthanA karI. tyAre hemacandrAcArya bolyA ke, jema bhukhyA mANasane AgrahathI jamavAnuM nimaMtraNa karanAra maLe tathA jema javAnI utkaMThAvALAne AgrahathI koi kheMcI lai janAra maLe eTale jema bhukhyAne bhojana maLe ane janArane lai janAra maLe tema amArA jevA tapasvIone tIrthayAtrA karavAno ja adhikAra che, mATe Apane ATalo badho atyAgraha karavAnuM kAMi prayojana nathI. A prakAranuM hemacandrAcAryanuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe ghaNo prasanna thai kahyuM ke, javA vAste Apane pAlakhI Adi je je vAhano joie te aMgIkAra karo, tyAre AcArye kahyuM ke amo to page cAlI yAtrA karI puNya upArjana karIe chIe. AjathI ja rajA lai thoDuM thoDuM cAlI zatruMjaya giranAra vigere moTAM tIrthanI yAtrA karatA karatA prabhAsa pATaNamAM Apa praveza karazo te vakhate AvI maLIzuM. ema kahI uThI cAlyA. pachI rAjAe sarva sAmagrI sAthe prayANa karatAM karatAM keTaleka divase deva pATaNa AvI pohoMcyA. tyAM hemacandrAcArya paNa potAnA kahyA pramANe rAjAne AvI maLyA. pachI hemacandrAcArya sahita rAjAe nagaramAM moTA utsAhathI praveza karyo. pachI tIrthanA gora bRhaspatie kahelA vidhi sahita zrI somezvara mahAdevanA maMDapamAM AvyA. ghaNI bhAvanAthI te pavitra bhUmimAM ALoTI ati adbhuta Azcarya bhAva prakaTa karI somezvara mahAdevanA liMganuM AliMgana karyuM. te vakhate keTalAka brAhmaNoe rAjAne kahyuM ke A kumArapALarAjAno prabandha E 159 Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhu varga jina tIrthaMkara sivAya bIjA devane namatA nathI. A vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAnuM citta kaMika bhrAMtimAM paDyuM tethI hemacaMdrAcAryanuM pArakhuM jovA kahyuM ke Apane je je uttama manohara pUjAnI sAmagrI joie te lai prathama Apa pUjA karo. hemAcArye te aMgIkAra karI, rAjabhaMDArathI AvelA be suMdara dhoyelA hIrAgaLa zveta vastra peherI oDhI pUjArI bRhaspatino hAtha jhAlI, gabhArAmAM utaratI vakhate uMbarAmAM ubhA rahI kaMika vicArI prakAzapaNe bolyA. ahoho ! A prAsAdamAM kailAsanivAsI mahAdeva sAkSAt birAje che, ema bhAvanA bhAvi romAMcita thai bolyA ke, A saghaLI pUjAnI sAmagrI bamaNI karo. ema AjJA karI, zivapurANamAM kahelI dIkSA vidhine anusAre AhvAna, avaguMThana, mudrA, maMtranyAsa, visarjana, upacAra Adika vidhithI paMcopacAre zivanuM pUjana karI stuti karI. "rAga dveSa rahita mahAdeva je samayamAM je koi nAmathI vikhyAta hoya te bhagavAnane huM namaskAra karuM chuM." jethI janma maraNa rUpa saMsAra thAya che evA rAga dveSa jemanA nAza pAmyA che evA brahmA athavA viSNu athavA ziva athavA je koi kahevAtA hoya te bhagavAnane huM namaskAra karuM chuM. ityAdi stuti vaDe, rAjAne tathA lokone vismaya pamADI daMDa praNAma pUrvaka stuti samApta karI. pachI rAjAe pUjArI bRhaspatinA kahyA pramANe vidhi vaDe atizaya bhAvathI zivapUjA karI, pachI dharmazilA upara tulA puruSa gajadAna Adi moTAM dAna ApI, kapUranI AratI utArI, sarva rAja sevakone dUra karI, zivanA gabhArAmAM pesI, tyAM beThelA hemacaMdrAcArya pratye kumArapALa bolyo ke, AjanA kALamAM mArA jevo koi rAjA nathI, ApanA jevA koi maharSi nathI ane zrI somanAtha jevA koi deva nathI. A prakAre pUrva janmanA bhAgyathI ahIM trikasaMyoga banyo che, mATe cha darzanamAM mukti ApanAra devatattvano saMdeha ghaNA kALathI cAlato Avyo che, tenuM nivAraNa A tIrthamAM sAcesAcu bolI karo. A vacana sAMbhaLI hemacaMdrAcArya kaMika vicArI bolyA ke, purANa ane cha darzana saMbaMdhI saghaLI vAta javA gho. huM, zrI somezvara devane ja pratyakSa karuM chuM. temanA mukhathI ja muktimArgano nizcaya karI lyo. A vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAne ghaNuM Azcarya thayuM ke, A te zuM bolyA ! A vAta te kema saMbhave ! tyAre hemacaMdrAcArya bolyA ke e vAta kharI paraMtu ApaNe banne nizcala ArAdhaka chIe, tethI gurue kahelI yukti vaDe devatatva prakaTa karavuM muzkela nathI. huM samAdhi karuM tyAM sudhI Apa kRSNAguruno dhUpa karyA karo. pachI ziva pratyakSa thai mokSa ApanAra je deva dekhADe, te devanuM ApaNe bannee ArAdhana karavuM. bIjA devano tyAga karavo. e prakAre nizcaya karI banne somezvaranuM ArAdhana karavA beThA. rAjAe karelA dhUpanA dhUmADAthI gabhArAmAM rahelA saghaLA dIvA asta thayA pachI akasmAta sUrya jevo eka mahA moTo prakAza thayo. ghaNA prakAzathI rAjAnAM netra aMjAi gayAM paNa baLathI ughADI juve che to jaTAdhArI upara jAMbunada' suvarNa jevI kAntivALA divya netrathI jovA yogya, anupama, (1) jAMbunada suvarNa-devatAnI strIo je suvarNanuM ghareNuM pahere che te. k 160 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ alaukika, divya tapasvI veSavALA sAkSAta zivajIne joyA. tethI rAjAe ghaNuM Azcarya pAmI paganA aMguThAthI te jaTA sudhI hAtha pheravI zivanA pratyakSapaNAno nizcaya karI, paMcAMga-praNAma karI, ghaNA bhAvathI vijJApanA karI ke, he jagadIza ! ApanA darzanathI mArAM netra kRtArtha thayAM. have kaMi AjJA karI mArA kAna pavitra karo, ema kahI rAjA mauna rahyo. pachI moharUpI rAtrine nAza karavAmAM sUrya samAna zivanA mukhamAMthI evI divya vANI nIkaLI ke he rAjan ! A maharSi hemacaMdrAcArya mahArAja sarvadevatArUpa che. hemAcArya niSkapaTapaNe para brahmane jovAthI traNa jagatanA svarUpane hatheLImAM rahelA motInA dANAnI jema niraMtara dekhI rahyA che, mATe e je dekhADe te ja niHsaMdehapaNe mokSano mArga che, ema kahI aMtardhAna thayA. AthI rAjAnuM mana hemacaMdrAcArya upara ghaNuM ja utsAhI thayuM. pachI hemAcArya dhIme dhIme prANAyAma dhavanane nIce mUkI samAdhi utArI. Asanano baMdha zithila karI, rAjA pratye bole che, eTalAmAM ja, hemAcAryane iSTadeva mAnI, saghaLuM rAjyAbhimAna tyAga karI, kumArapALe hemAcAryanA pagamAM mAthuM mUkI, ghaNA bhAvathI prArthanA karI kahyuM ke, he mahArAja! have Apa jema kaho tema karavA huM taiyAra chuM tyAre hemAcArye rAjAne jIvatA sudhI magha mAMsano tyAga karavAno niyama karAvI tyAMthI prayANa karI aNahilapura AvyA. zrI hemacaMdrAcAryanA mukhathI siddhAMta vANI sAMbhaLI pratibodha pAmI rAjA parama zrAvaka thayo. pachI rAjAnA kahevAthI hemacaMdrAcArye triSaSTizalAkA puruSanuM caritra tathA vItarAga strota sahita yogazAstra racyuM. pachI rAjAe cauda varSa sudhI aDhAra dezamAM hiMsA nivAraNa karAvI caudase cAlIza jinamaMdira karAvyAM jenuM mUla samakita che evAM bAra vrata grahaNa karyA. temAM adattAdAna nAme trIjA vratamAM (rudatIvitta) dANa pramukha tathA na vArasIyu dhana pAparUpa jANI tenI upajano paTTo bahotera lAkhano hato, tene phADI nAkhyo. te kAma upara nImelA puruSone uThADyA, tethI lokane AnaMdotsava ucchava thayo. pUrve thayelA raghu rAjA, nahuSa nAbhAga tathA bharata Adi satayuganA paNa rAjA aputriyAnA dhanano tyAga nathI karI zakyA te (rudatIvitta) kumArapALa rAjAe karI dIdho, mATe sarva rAjAmAM ziromaNi he rAjan ! tame ja cho. ityAdi, vidvAna lokoe ghaNI stuti karI che tathA zrI hemacaMdrAcArye paNa eka zloka kahyo teno artha : je rAjA aputriyAnuM dhana le che, te teno putra thAya che, jyAre he rAjana ! tame to saMtoSa vaDe te dhanano tyAga karyo mATe tame to rAjapitAmaha cho e vAta sAcI che. eka divasa soraTha dezanA samarasiMha nAmanA rAjA sAthe yuddha karavA udayana maMtrIne senApati tarIke nImI ghaNuM lazkara ApI mokalyo. te vaDhavANamAM AvI zrI RSabhadevane namaskAra karavAnI icchAe sarve maMDalezvarone pUchI AgaLa prayANa karI pAlItANA gayo. tyAM ghaNI zraddhAthI devapUjA karI jeTalAmAM vidhi sahita caityavaMdana kare che, teTalAmAM divAnI paMktimAMthI eka uMdara baLatI dIveTa laI kASTamaya prAsAdanA daramAM peTho. chevaTe devanA aMgarakSakoe te dIveTa uMdara pAsethI mUkAvI. pachI te maMtrIe samAdhi mUkyA pachI kASTamaya prAsAdano jIrNoddhAra karavAno vicAra karI devanI samakSa ekavAra kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 161 Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhojana karavuM ityAdi abhigraha lIdhA. tyAMthI prayANa karI lazkaramAM AvI maLyo. zatru sAthe saMgrAma karyo. temAM zatrue potAnuM saghaLuM lazkara parAjaya karyuM. tyAre pote caDAI karI. temAM zatrunA ghaNA prahArathI jyAre zarIra ghaNuM chinnabhinna thayuM tyAre sevako saMgrAmamAMthI UMcakI mukAmamAM lAvyA. tyAM maMtrIe ghaNuM ja rUdana karavA mAMDyuM. tenuM kAraNa pUchatAM mAluma paDyuM ke zrI zatruMjaya tIrthamAM tathA zakunikA vihAramAM jIrNoddhAra karavArUpa devaRNa mArI pAchaLa vaLagavAthI mane ghaNo zoka thAya che. pachI tyAM rahelA snehI saMbaMdhIoe vicAra karI kahyuM ke tamArA putra vAbhaTTa tathA AdmabhaTTa tamArA jema ja abhigraha leI be tIrthano uddhAra karaze, e vAtamAM ame sarve sAkSI chIe. A vAta sAMbhaLI ghaNA AnaMdathI maMtrInuM zarIra romAMcita thayuM. pachI maratI vakhata paramezvaranI ArAdhanA karavA mATe koI jaina sAdhu joie tenI tapAsa karAvI paNa te na maLyA tyAre, koI vaMTha puruSane koI paNa prakAre samajAvI sAdhuno veSa paherAvI maMtrI pAse lAvI besADyo. maMtrIe to ghaNA bhAvathI tene mahAmuni jANI tenA be paga laI potAnA mAthA upara sArI peThe premathI dabAvI prArthanA karI, tenI samakSa daza prakAranI ArAdhanA karI udayanamaMtrI paraloka pAmyA. caMdana vRkSanA saMbaMdhathI jema bIjAM vRkSo paNa sugaMdhavALA thAya, tema udayananI bhAva bhakti joi pelA vaMTha puruSe (sAdhu veSa dhArI puruSe) pratibodha pAmI jIvatA sudhI emane ema sAdhu veSa rahevA daI raivatAcala jaI anazana karI dehano tyAga karyo. pachI udayananA sevaka saMbaMdhIoe aNahilapATaNa jaI te vRtAMta udayananA putra vAbhaTTa tathA AmrabhaTTane nivedana karyo. temaNe paNa tatkALa abhigraha lai, jIrNoddhAra karavAnuM kAma AraMbhya. be varSe zatruMjaya upara prAsAda taiyAra thayo. te vadhAmaNIno patra lai koi puruSa Avyo. e AnaMdanI vAta thAya che eTalAmAM bIjo puruSa patra laI Avyo. temAM lakhyuM hatuM ke e prAsAda tUTIphUTI paDyo. A tapAvelA trapu (zIzA) jevI kaThora tApakArI vANI sAMbhaLI, zrI kumArapALanI AjJA laI vAmbhaTTa zrIkadaInAmanA pradhAnane potAnuM kAma soMpI, cAra hajAra svAra lai, zatruMjaya samIpa jaI tyAM potAnA nAmanuM eTale vAmbhaTTa nAme pura vasAvyuM. pachI prAsAda tuTavAnuM kAraNa tyAM rahelA zilpI lokoe nirNaya karI kahyuM ke bhrama sahita prAsAdamAM peThelA vAyune nIkaLavAno mArga na maLavAthI e nukazAna thayuM. bhrama rahita prAsAdane koI prakAranuM nukazAna thatuM nathI paNa temAM evo bAdha che ke, je koI bhrama rahita prAsAda karAve che te nirvaza thAya che. A vAta sAMbhaLI vicAra karI vAbhaTTa AjJA ApI ke bhrama tathA bhIMta e benI vacce zilA purI sajjaDa karo. vaMza jaze to dharmarUpI vaMza raheze. kemake pUrve uddhAra karanArA bharatAdika rAjAomAM mAruM paNa nAma gaNAze. A prakAranI dIrgha dRSTithI kAma karatAM traNa varSa thayAM tyAre kalazadaMDanI pratiSThA karavAno vakhata Avyo, e samaye pATaNathI zrIsaMghane nimaMtraNapUrvaka ghaNA mAnathI bolAvI moTA utsava sahita saMvata 1211 varSe dhvajAropaNa (1) bhrama - bhamatI. (2) pUrve uddhAra - jIrNa thayelAM jina maMdirano uddhAra. (3) sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA. 162 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karAvyuM. pASANamaya mULabiMbanA parikara, mammANI khANanA Arasa pASANanA karAvI sthApana karyA. vAbhaTTa puramAM rAjAe potAnA pitAnA nAmathI tribhuvanapALa nAmano vihAra karAvI, temAM zrI pArzvanAthajInuM sthApana karAvyuM. tIrthapUjA nimitte covIza ArAma (bAgabagIcA) karI ApyA. nagarane pharato koTa karAvyo. deva maMdironA nirvAha vAste vastrAlaMkAra tathA grAma vigere ghaNuM dravya arpaNa karyuM. te upara eka kavino zloka che teno artha : vAmbhaTTa maMtrIe zatruMjaya upara jIrNoddhAra karAvyo, temAM eka kroDa sATha lAkha dravyano kharaca karyo. evA e maMtrInuM varNana devatAthI paNa thaI zakatuM nathI. A prakAre zatruMjayanA jIrNoddhArano prabaMdha pUro thayo. have jagatamAM mahAsubhaTa tarIke prakhyAta zrI Apradeve pitAnA zreya mATe bharUcamAM zakunikAvihAra nAme prAsAdano uddhAra karavAno AraMbha karyo. teno pAyo ghaNo uMDo khodI pUratI vakhate narmadA nadInA samIpapaNAthI ociMtI moTI moTI bhekhaDo tUTI paDavAthI, ghaNA cAkara loko dabAI maravAthI, temanA upara ghaNI dayA lAvI AtmAnI ghaNI niMdA karI, Amradeve strI putra sahita te khADAmAM jhapApAta karyo. A prakAranuM tenuM ugra sAhasa joi, te kAmamAM vighna karanAra devatAe paNa prasanna thaI sarva vidana nivAraNa karI, temane bacAvI madada karI, tethI prAsAda saMpUrNa taiyAra thayo. kalaza daMDanI pratiSThA karatI vakhate, nagaranA sarva saMghane nimaMtraNa karI, tyAM lAvI jema ghaTe tema bhojana, vastra, AbharaNa Adi vaDe sanmAna pUjana karyuM. sAmaMtone bolAvI temano ucita satkAra karyo. dhvajAropaNanuM muhUrta samIpa AvyuM tyAre aNahilapATaNathI zrI hemacaMdrasUri sahita kumArapALa rAjAne tathA te nagaranA saMghane bolAvI moTA sAdharmika vAtsalya karI. temane vastra AbhUSaNAdikathI saMtRpta karyA. dhvajAropaNa karavA ghaNA utsAhathI gharamAMthI nIkaLyo tyAre potAnuM ghara yAcako pAse lUMTAvI dIdhuM. suvratasvAmInA prAsAda upara dhvajA sahita mahAdhvajanuM AropaNa karI, AmrabhaTTe mahA harSathI nRtya karyuM. pachI rAjAe AratI utAravAnuM kahyuM tyAre, potAne besavAno kiMmatI ghoDo hato tenuM dAna dvArapAla bhaTTane karyuM. rAjAe potAne hAthe AdmabhaTTa maMtrIne tilaka karyuM tyAre bahotera sAmaMtoe cAmara tathA puSpa vRSTi Adika uttama satkArathI sahAyatA karI ghaNI zobhA vadhArI. baMdIjanane potAnA hAthamAMnuM suvarNakaMkaNa kADhI ApyuM. rAjAe AdmabhaTTa maMtrIne devanI AratI utAravAnuM kahyuM to paNa AmrabhaTTe nA pADI. tyAre rAjAe pharIthI kahyuM ke A sthaLe AratI utAravA tame yogya cho. pachI rAjAe baLajabarIthI AdmabhaTTanA be hAtha pote jhAlI AratI utarAvI. AratI maMgaLadIvo vigere kRtyanI sAmApti thayA pachI, zrI suvratasvAmIne, gurune tathA sAdharmikane namaskAra karI, AmrabhaTTe rAjAne pUchyuM ke, Apane AratI utAravI ghaTe tema chatAM baLajabarIthI mArI pAse AratI utarAvI tenuM zuM kAraNa che ? tyAre rAjA bolyA ke e vakhata tamAro caDato bhAva evo hato ke, jema koI dhUtakAra (jugArI) atizaya dhUta ramavAnA caDasathI potAnuM mAthuM paNa arpaNa kare, tema tamAro paNa te vakhate caDato raMga evo hato ke koI tamAruM mAthuM mAge to te paNa ApI do. gurudevazrI hemacandrAcAryane manuSyanI stuti na karavI evo niyama kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 163 Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hato, tene paNa visarI jai, A vakhate tamAro umaMga joi temaNe tamArI stuti karI. tyAre mAre paNa tamArI pAse ja AratI utarAvavI ema mane yogya lAgyuM. hemacaMdrAcArye karelI stuti. teno artha : tamArA jevI uttama bhAvanA vALo puruSa satya yugamAM (cothA ArAmAM) nathI to te satyayuga zA kAmano ? ane tamArA jevA puruSa je yugamAM che te kaLiyuga ja na kahevAya ! e to satayuga ja kahevAya ! mATe tamAro janma kaLiyugamAM che to te kaLiyuga paNa amane satyayuga samAna che. I1 ityAdi, AmrabhaTTanI anumodanA karI kumArapALa tathA hemacaMdrAcArya aNahilapura pAchA padhAryA. hemacaMdrAcArya pATaNamAM AvyA pachI, thoDA vakhatamAM bharUcathI vijJapti patra Avyo, temAM lakheluM hatuM ke AmrabhaTTane ociMtuM devatAnA doSathI aMtakALa jevuM thaI gayuM che, A vAta sAMbhaLI tatkALa hemacaMdrAcArye nizcaya karyo ke, e mahAtmA AdmabhaTTane prAsAda zikhara upara nRtya karatAM mithyAdaSTi devIono doSa thayo che, mATe tatkALa tyAM javuM joIe. ema vicArI yazazcaMdra nAmanA potAnA ziSya sahita AkAzagAmI vidyAnA baLathI, eka nimeSa mAtramAM bharUca AvI pahocyAM. tyAMnI mithyAdRSTi seMdhavI nAmanI devInuM AkarSaNa karavA hemacaMdrAcArye kAusagna karyo, te vakhate te devIe jItvAkarSaNa vigereno ghaNo upasarga karyo te joi uttarasAdhakapaNe rahelA yazazcaMdra nAmanA ziSya, DAMgara khAMDavAnA prANIomAM DAMgara nAMkhI, maMtra bhaNIne evA prahAra devA mAMDyA ke jethI pahelA praharamAM te devIno prAsAda kaMpI uThyo. bIjA praharamAM te devInI mUrti potAnA sthAnathI AvI hemacandrAcAryanA pagamAM paDIne bolI ke, vaja sarakhA prahArathI mArI rakSA karo ! rakSA karo ! A prakAre bUmo pADatI devIne joI, kAusagga dhyAnathI hemacandrAcArya uDyA ane devI jenuM mULa che evI mithyA daSTi vyaMtara vyaMtarIono sarva upadrava tatkALa nivAraNa kyo pachI suvratasvAmInAM darzana karI stuti karI. saMsArarUpI samudrane taravA setu samAna, mokSa mArge cAlanArane dIpakanI peThe prakAza karanArA, jagata mAtrane avalaMbana karavA yaSTi (lAkaDI) samAna, anya mata saMbaMdhI mohano nAza karavAmAM ketu samAna ane amArA manarUpI madonmata hAthIne bAMdhavA majabUta staMbha samAna, zrI suvratasvAmInA caraNa nakhakiraNo prANI mAtranI rakSA karo. | ityAdi stuti karI zrI AdmabhaTTane rogamukta karAvI, prathama hatA tevA hoziyAra karI, jema AvyA hatA temaja pAchA aNahilapATaNamAM guru ziSya padhAryA. pachI AdmabhaTTa koMkaNa dezanA rAjAnA suvarNanA traNa kalaza hatA, temAMthI eka udayana caityamAM bIjo zakunikA vihAramAM ane trIjo ghaTIgRhamAM sthApana karyA. A prakAre rAja pitAmaha AdmabhaTTano prabaMdha pUro thayo. eka divasa kumArapALa rAjA kapardI maMtrInA kahevAthI bhojana karyA pachI thoDIvAra koI paMDitanA mukhathI kAmaMdakIya nAme nIti zAstranuM zravaNa karatA hatA temAM eka zloka Avyo teno artha : meghanI peThe sarva bhUtano AdhAra rAjA che. temAM paNa megha vinA kadApi jIvAya, paNa rAjA vinA (1) ubhA ubhAM acalapaNe eka jAtanuM dhyAna dharavuM te. 164 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prajAthI jIvAya nahi. A vAkya sAMbhaLI kumArapALa bolyA ke rAjAne zuM meghanI aupamyatA ApI ? A prakAranuM rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI sabhAmAM beThelA hAjI hAjI karanArA puruSo rAjAnI zabda cAturInI prazaMsA karI vAha ! vAha ! kahevA lAgyA. te joi kapardI maMtrI nIcu mukha karI beThA. te joi ekAMtamAM kumArapALe kapardI maMtrIne tenuM kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre maMtrIe kahyuM ke, sarva vyAkaraNathI viruddha Apa bolyA ane hAjI hAjI karanArAe prazaMsA karI, e be kAraNathI mAre nIcu mukha karavuM ucita che, kAraNa ke rAjA vagaranuM jagata hoya te sAru paNa mUrkha rAjA to joie ja nahi. kemake zatru maMDaLamAM tevAnI apakIrti thAya che, mATe je jagyAe Apa aupamyatA zabda bolyA, te jagAe upameya, aupamya ane upamA ityAdi zabdo zuddha kahevAya. A vacana sAMbhaLI kumArapALe eka varSamAM kakkAthI AraMbhI vyAkaraNa tathA kAvya bhaNI, zAstramAM pravINa thai vicAra caturmukha evuM birUda upArjana karyuM. e prakAre kumArapALanA adhyanano prabaMdha pUro thayo. eka divasa vyAkhyAna ApavAnI sabhAmAM kumArapALa sahita hemacandrAcArya birAjyA hatA. tyAM kAzInA eka vizvezvara nAme kavie AvI ardho zloka bolI AzIrvAda dIdho. teno artha : hAthamAM DaMDa ne khabhe kAmaLa dhAraNa karatA hemacandrAcAryarUpI govALa tamArI rakSA karo. A vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe krodha sahita kavi sAmuM joyuM te vakhata sabhAmAM beThelA hemacaMdrAcAryanA ziSya rAmacaMdra kavie e zlokanuM uttarArdhva bolI samasyA pUrI karI. teno artha : cha darzana rUpI pazunA ToLAne jainadarzana rUpI gocara bhUmimAM cAro carAvatA hemacaMdrAcAryarUpI govALa tamArI rakSA karo. AvA arthavALo zlokano uttarArdha bolavAthI sabhAmAM besanAra sarve atizaya prasanna thayA. pachI e kavie "vyASiddhA" e pada bolI rAmacaMdrAdi kavione samasyA puravAnuM kahyuM te joi kapardI maMtrIe e samasyA zloka saMpUrNa karI bolI batAvyo. teno artha : kuMvArI kanyAo (saMtAkukaDInI) ramata ramatI hatI. jenI AMkho dabAvI rAkhI hoya te kanyA bIjI saMtAi gayelI kanyAone khoLI kADhe. A ramatamAM eka vizALa netravALI kanyAnAM netra dabAvI rAkhavAno vAro Avyo. te vakhate enAM netra ghaNAM lAMbA hovAthI, hatheLI vaDe DhaMkAyAM nahIM vaLI tenA mukhacaMdranI kAMtithI te jyAM saMtAya che tyAMthI te tarata pakaDAya che. tethI ene ramatamAMthI kADhI mUkI, mATe potAnAM netranI ane mukhacaMdranI niMdA karatI sakhIonA madhyamAM ubhI ubhI raDe che. "vyASiddhA" e padanI samasyA kapardI maMtrIe pUrI, tethI prasanna thai tame sAkSAt sarasvatInuM sthAna cho ema kahI, te kavie potAnA kaMThamAMno pacAsa hajAra rupIAno kaMTho hato te kADhI kapardI maMtrInA gaLAmAM arpaNa karyo. A prakAranuM te kavinuM DahApaNa joi rAjAe potAnI pAse tene rAkhavAno prayatna karyo tyAre te eka zloka bolyo. teno artha : (1) kAzInA paMDite hemacaMdrAcAryane govALa kahI majhAka karI, tenA javAbamAM temanA ziSye vaLato te paMDitano upahAsa karyo ke tamArA jevA pazuo mATe hemacandrAcArya govALa che. kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 2 165 Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAzI dezano karNarAja kathA mAtra zeSa rahyo (arthAt marI gayo) tethI loko nAsI gayA ane nagarI durbaLa thaI. hamIra rAjAnA ghoDA harSa sahita khuMkhArA karI rahyA che (arthAt hamIranuM rAja thayuM che) mATe jyAM lavaNasamudra sarasvatInuM AliMgana kare che evA prayAga kSetramAM javAne mAru mana utkaMThita thayuM che (arthAt kAzImAM have mAruM mana rahyuM nathI tethI huM prayAga jau chuM). e prakAre potAno abhiprAya jaNAvI rAjAthI ghaNo zirapAva pAmI te kavi potAnA manovAMchita sthAnamAM gayo. kyAreka kumArapALa rAjAe potAnA vihAra sthAnamAM bolAvelA zrI hemacandrAcArya kapardI maMtrIno hAtha jhAlI te sthAnanA pagathiyA caDhe che, eTalAmAM AgaLa cAlatI nartakI (nRtyakaranArI strInA kaMcuAne pakaDI rAkhanAra ane nitaMba bhAga upara athaDAtI dorI (kapaDAnI kasa) stana bhAranA praphullitapaNAthI kheMcAtI joi, kapardI maMtrI aDadhI gAthA bolyo. teno artha : suMdarIno kaMcuo sArA bhAgyanA udayane pAmavA UMco thaI utAvaLa kare che te yukta che. ATaluM bolI vilaMba kare che eTale e gAthAnuM uttarArdha hemacandrAcArya bolyA. teno artha : pUrve kahI e vAta (kapardI maMtrIe kahI te) sAcI che, kemake pazcAt bhAga (nitaMba) enA guNa (dorI) grahaNa karI karIne puSTa thayA che eTale sanmukha to stananI peThe uttapaNuM dekhADe temAM zuM ! paNa jenI unnati pAchaLa kahevAya te zreSTha kAraNa ke taruNa jana paNa nitaMbanA guNa grahaNa kare che.' eka divasa kapardI maMtrI eka hAthanI muThI vALI hemacandrAcAryane page lAgI ubhA, tyAre hemAcArye pUchyuM ke hAthamAM zuM che? tyAre kapardI maMtrI prAkRta bhASAmAM bolyo ke haraDe. A akSara sAMbhaLI hemAcArye kahyuM ke "zuM haju sudhI paNa" A vAkya sAMbhaLI kapardI maMtrI bolyA ke zuM chello hoya te pahelo na thAya? eTaluM ja nahi paNa eka mAtrA vaDe adhika paNa thAya. A vacana sAMbhaLI hemAcArya ghaNuM harSa pAmyA ane AnaMdanA AMsu netramAM AvyA. rAmacaMdra pramukha paMDitonI AgaLa kapardI maMtrInI vidvattAnAM vakhANa karyA. A sAMbhaLI sabhAnA sarve paMDito bolyA ke tamArA be jaNanA samasyA bhASaNamAM amo kAMI paNa samajyA nahi. pachI hemAcArye e vAtano khulAso karI sarvene samajAvyA ke, haraDe zabdathI eka arthamAM haraDe ane bIjA arthamAM "ha" raDe che. tyAre meM pUchyuM ke zuM haju sudhI raDe che ? (arthAta kakkAnA akSaromAM ha sauthI chelle che tethI raDe che.) tenA javAbamAM ema kahyuM ke, me mArA nAma "hemacandra" mAM te hakArane eka mAtrA vaDe adhika banAvIne sthApyo che. mATe have hakAra raDe nahIM. e prakAre haraDeno prabaMdha pUro thayo. (1) kapardI maMtrIe stananI uMcAI vakhANI, paNa hemacaMdrAcArye to ethI ulaTuM ja kahyuM ke AgaLa unnatAi dekhADe te karatA, nitaMba peThe je vyakti unnati pAchaLa dekhADe te zreSTha. 166 prabaMdha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyAreka koi paMDite urvazI zabdamAM zakAra tAlavya (za) che ke dantya (sa) che evuM hemacaMdrAcAryane prazna pUchyo, tyAre teo kAMi vicAramAM rahyA. eTalAmAM kapardI maMtrIe eka patra upara e zabdanI vyatti lakhI hemacandrAcAryanA khoLAmAM mUkI (urU eTale ghaNA puruSonuM azana kare bhojana kare) A prakAranI tenI zabda vyutpatti joi prasanna thai te prakArano nirNaya hemacandrAcArye pUchanArane kahyo. e prakAre urvazI zabdano prabandha pUro thayo. eka divasa sapAdalakSa nAme rAjAno saMdhivigraha karanAra puruSa kumArapALanI sabhAmAM AvI beTho. tyAre rAjAe pUchyuM ke, tamArA svAmI kuzala che ? A vacana sAMbhaLI te (vizaladeva) rAjAno mahA mithyAbhimAnI ! dUta bolyo ke, vizaladeva eTale vizva kahetAM jagata ane la kahetAM grahaNa kare, evA samartha puruSane sadA kuzaLa ja hoya ! eTale sadA jIta hoya emAM te kaMi saMdeha che ? A prakAranuM mahAbhimAnI vacana sAMbhaLI, rAjAe te vacananuM khaMDana karavA kapardI maMtrIne aNasAra karyo. tyAre te bolyo ke e nAmano artha A prakArano che. vi eTale pakSInI peThe, zvala eTale palAyana kare. tene vizaladeva kahIe. A prakAre e nAmamAM duSaNa utpanna karavAthI, e rAjAe potAnuM nAma vigraharAja evuM sthApana karI prasiddha karyuM. vaLI bIje varSe paNa e ja prakA2no banAva banyo tyAre te ja puruSa kumArapALa rAjA AgaLa potAnA rAjAnuM nAma vigraharAja evuM kahI, te nAmanA arthanuM varNana karyuM ke, vigraha eTale laDAi karavI ane rAja eTale sarvoparI. A prakAranI mithyA prazaMsA sAMbhaLI kumArapALanA kahevAthI kapardI maMtrIe e nAmano artha bIjI rIte karI batAvyo ke, vigna zabdano artha nAkavinAno puruSa ane harAja kahetAM zivaviSNu. A prakArano viparIta artha karI e nAmanuM khaMDana karyuM. tyAra pachI e rAjAe kapardI maMtrInA bhayathI abhimAna mUkI potAnuM nAma kavibAMdhava evuM sAdhAraNa arthavALuM rAkhyuM. eka divasa kumA2pALa rAjAnI AgaLa sabhAmAM udayacaMdrasuri zrI yogazAstranuM vyAkhyAna karatA hatA. te vakhata hemacaMdrAcArya pramukha sarve vidvAno paNa beThA hatA. te vakhate paMdara karmAdAnanI vyAkhyAmAM eka zloka Avyo. temAMnuM pada vAraMvAra vAMcavA mAMDyuM te joi hemacandrAcArye pUchyuM ke zuM lipi bheda che ? tyAre temaNe kahyuM 'romhAM' A prayoga vyAkaraNa viruddha che. A prakAranI temanI buddhi joi, hemacandrAcArya tathA kumArapALa vigere sarve paMDitoe te vAta kabula karI temanAM vakhANa karyA. A prakAre udayacaMdrasurino prabaMdha pUro thayo. eka divasa kumArapALa rAjAe ghebara jamatAM jamatAM kAMika vicAra karI teno tyAga karI, hemacandrAcArya pAse AvIne pUchyuM ke, mahArAja ! amAre ghebarano AhAra karavo ghaTe ke nahi ? tyAre hemAcArya bolyA ke, vANiyA brAhmaNane ka2vo ghaTe che, paNa jeNe abhakSyano niyama karyo che, evA kSatriyane e AhAra karavo ghaTato nathI kemake ethI prathama karelA mAMsAhAranuM smaraNa thAya kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 167 Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che. A vacana rAjAe potAnA anubhavathI sAce sAcuM mAnI. pote prathama karelA abhakSabhakSaNanuM prAyazcita hemacandrAcArya pAse mAMgyuM. tyAre temaNe kahyuM ke, batrIza dAMta vaDe bhakSaNa thAya che, mATe bannIza jina maMdira karAvavA e enuM prAyazcita che. A vacana sAMbhaLI kumArapALe, ati suMdara batrIza jina maMdira karAvyAM. temAM jina biMbanI pratiSThAnuM lagna hemAcArye ApyuM. te joi vaTapadranagaranA kAnhaDa nAme eka vyApArI vANiyAe potAnA nagaramAM jina maMdira karAvI, mULa nAyakanI pratiSThA karAvavA pATaNa AvI te biMbane te nagaranA mukhya jinAlayamAM mUkI, zaheramAM sAmagrI levA gayo. eTalAmAM rAjAnA aMga rakSakoe maMdiranA dvAre aTakAvavAthI praveza na pAmyo, tethI pratiSThAnuM lagna vIti javAthI ghaNI ciMtAmAM paDI zoka karI, ghaNuM akaLAi potAnA karmane niMdato rAjadvAramAM praveza karI, hemacaMdrAcAryanA pagamAM paDI kahyuM ke ApanuM ApeluM pratiSThAnuM lagna vItI gayuM, ema kahI pokepoke raDavA mAMDyuM. hemAcArye vicAra karyo ke A puruSanA aMtaranuM samAdhAna bIje prakAre nahi thAya, ema dhArI raMga maMDapathI bAraNe nIkaLI nakSatranI gati pramANe joyuM to, te ja lagna AkAzamAM ugeluM joi kahyuM ke, ghaTikAnA saMbaMdhathI lagna joi A biMbonI pratiSThA thai che. biMbanuM AyuSa traNa varSanuM che. hAlamAM udaya pAmelA lagnamAM pratiSThA karelA biMbanuM ghaNuM AyuSa che ema kahI, te biMbanI te ja vakhata pratiSThA karAvI, tenA cittanuM samAdhAna karyuM. aMte hemacaMdrAcArye te maMdironA AyuSya vize jema kahyuM hatuM tema thayuM. eka divasa kumArapALa rAjAe hemacaMdrAcArya pAse AvI kahyuM ke pUrve mArAthI uMdaranA rUpIA levAyA hatA, tethI te uMdara maraNa pAmyo tenuM prAyazcita mane Apo. tyAre hemacandrAcArye te uMdaranA nAmathI prasiddha 'mUSakavihAra prAsAda' nAme eka jina maMdira karAvavAnuM kahyuM, te pramANe rAjAe karyuM. vaLI e ja rIte jenuM meM jJAti, nAma, gotra nathI jANyuM evI koi vepArInI dIkarIe mane traNa divasano bhUkhyo jANIne dahIM bhAtanuM bhojana ApI tRpta karI sukhI karyo hato. tenA puNya nimitta gurunI AjJA lei pATaNamAM 'karaMbha vihAra' nAme jina prAsAda karAvyo. sapAdalakSa nAmanA dezamAM koi avivekI paNa dhanavAna puruSa vasato hato. te lobhI hovAthI potAnA dehanI paNa darakAra rAkhe nahi, mAthe keza vadhI jAya to paNa hajAmane paiso Apavo paDe e bhayathI hajAmata paNa na karAve. tema oLIcoLI sApha karI svaccha paNa na rAkhe. eka divasa te kaMsAra ane ghInuM bhojana jamyo, tethI hAtha cIkaNA thayA paNa barAbara na dhotAM mAthe ghasyA. potAnI pativratA strInI pAse kAMsakI mAgI, tyAre tene dayA AvI tethI svAmInA keza oLavA beThI, paNa keza eTalA badhA cIkaNA thai bAjhI gayA hatA tathA eTalI badhI jU paDI hatI ke tene ghaNo kaMTALo Avyo tethI bolI ke tame zarIranI bedarakArI rAkho cho tethI jUone tamArA mAthAnA keza kevA bAjhI gayA che ane keTalI jU khadabade che ? ema kahI eka jU potAnA dhaNInA hAthamAM mUkI. A ThaMDA mane saMtApe che ! ema krodha karIne masaLavA jAya che tyAM te dayALu strIe svAmInA 168 Ad xx prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAtha jhAlI june na mAravA ghaNI vinaMti karI paNa sarva yatna niSphaLa gayA ane te vANiyAe te jUne masaLIne mArI nAMkhI. have kumArapALa rAjAe A vakhate potAnA rAjamAM 14 varSa paryanta koie hiMsA na karavI, evI samra ANa pheravI hatI, tethI rAja sevakoe te viNakane pakaDI pATaNa lai jai zikSA karAvavA kumArapALa pAse raju karyo. tenA upara rAjAne ghaNo krodha caDhyo paNa dehAMta daMDanI zikSA na karatAM guru pAse AvI A vaNikanuM zuM karavuM evI prArthanA karI ? tyAre gurue tene dravyano daMDa karI te daMDa dravyamAMthI je sthaLe pelI jU mArI hatI tyAM 'cUkA vihAra' nAmanuM jinamaMdira karAvavA AjJA ApI. te pramANe karI cUkA vihAranuM maMdira karAvyuM. kumArapALa rAjAe khaMbhAtamAM jIrNoddhAra karAvI ratnamaya jinabiMbanI sthApanA karAvI. hemacaMdrAcAryane je jagyAe dIkSA ApI, tyAM sAligavasahikA nAmano sAmAnya prAsAda hato. teno jIrNoddhAra karAvI atizaya suMdara jina prAsAda karAvyo. e rIte prabhudIkSA vasahikAno uddhAra karAvyo e nAmano prabandha pUro thayo. eka divasa zrI prabhAsapATaNamAM kumArapALa vihAra nAmanA jinamaMdiramAM bRhaspati nAmanA pUjArIe koi prakAre na karavAnuM koi kAma karyu tethI tenI rAjAe hakAlapaTTI karI mATe teNe pATaNa AvI hemacaMdrAcAryanI samIpe ghaNuM dharmadhyAna sAdhavA mAMDyuM. cha prakAranA Avazyaka karma karavAmAM moTI pratiSThA meLavI AcAryanI sevAmAM sAvadhAna rahyo. kyAreka comAsI vratanA pAraNAne divase AcAryane dvAdazAvartathI vaMdana karI hAtha joDI paccakhANa karyuM ke he nAtha ! tamArA caraNa samIpa comAsAnA cAra mAsa kaSAya rahita paNe cha vigaino parihAra karavA rUpa vrata pUruM karyuM. have he muni zreSTha ! mAre pANIthI palALelA annathI nirvAha karavo. A kaThina paccakhANa vRtta sAMbhaLI prasanna thayelA hemacaMdrAcAryane kumArapALe joyA. te vakhate pelA pUjArInuM pUrvasthAna je kumArapALe prathama lai lIdhuM hatuM, te saghaLuM ane tethI adhika ApyuM. iti bRhaspati pUjArI prabandha saMpUrNa. eka divasa kumArapALa rAjAe, potAnI pAse niraMtara rahenArA AliMga nAmanA vRddha puruSane pUchyuM ke, huM siddharAjathI hIna chuM ke adhika chuM ke samAna chuM ? AliMge vicAryuM ke, rAjA niSkapaTa paNe pUche che, mATe yathArtha kahevuM, ema dhArI bolyo. siddharAjamAM aThThANuM rAjaguNa hatA ane be doSa hatA. ApanAmAM mAtra be guNa ane aTThANuM doSa che. kumArapALe A vacana sAMbhaLI potAnA AtmAnA doSa dekhanAra pelA vRddha puruSanI AMkho phoDavI ema vicAre che. te anumAnathI jANI lai te vRddha puruSe potAnuM bolavuM ulaTAvI kahyuM ke, siddharAjamAM saMgrAmanuM kAya25NuM ane paradArA laMpaTapaNuM e be mahAdoSa hatA, tethI karI tenA sarva guNa DhaMkAi jatA hatA. paNa ApanAmAM aThThANuM doSa che te ApanAmAM rahelA saMgrAmamAM zUravI25NuM ane paradA2A sahodarapaNuM e be mahAna guNa kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 1940 169 Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaDe DhaMkAI gayA che. Apa e be guNa vaDe eTalA badhA prakAzI rahyA cho ke bIjA doSa dekhAtA ja nathI. AvuM yuktipUrvakanuM vacana sAMbhaLI krodha pAmelo rAjA zAMta thaI svastha thayo. have pUrve siddharAjanA rAjayamAM paMDitapaNAmAM spardhA karato vAmarAzI nAme brAhmaNa hato. te hemacandrAcAryanI pratiSThA sahana karI zakato na hato. eka divasa hemacaMdrasUrine sanmukha AvatA joi teo sAMbhaLe tema temanI niMdAno eka zloka bolyo. koI divasa na dhovAthI seMkaDo lAkho jUo lIkhothI baNabaNATa thatI melI kAMbalavaDe zobhato, dAMta upara rahelA ghaNA melanI durgadhathI jenuM mukha vyApta che evo, nAkanI dAMDIthI jatA AvatA gaNagaNATa zabdathI bharelo, jayAM ubho rahyo hoya te jamIna jethI durgadha mAre che evo durgadhI ane jenA mAthAmAM tAvA paDelI che evo A hemaDa nAmano cevaDo' sAmo Ave che. A prakAre ghaNI niMdAthI bhareluM tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI hemacandrAcAryanA aMtaramAM amarSa Avyo. tethI teno tiraskAra thAya evuM vacana bolyA. he paMDita ! vizeSaNa hoya te vizeSyathI pUrve Ave evuM tame nathI bhaNyA ke zuM ? jethI temaDa sevaDa ema bolo cho ? mATe havethI sevaDa heDa e prakAre zuddha bolavuM joie. pachI hemAcAryanI niMdA karatA paMDitane rAja sevakoe bhAlAnA pAchalA bhAgathI sArI rIte kuTIne mUkI dIdho. kumArapALanA rAjayamAM zastra vinAno vadha hato mATe teno vadha na karatAM enI AjIvikAno uccheda karAvyo, tethI e brAhmaNa bhikSA karI potAno nirvAha karato hato ane hemacandrAcAryanI pauSadhazALAnI AgaLa raheto hato. AnAdi rAjAo jeo tapasvI thayA hatA teo yogya zAstrano abhyAsa karatA hatA te nirdabhapaNe sAMbhaLI eka zloka bolyo. kAraNa vagara krodha karanAra, sarpa jevA jherI, jaTAdhara (RSi)nA mukhamAMthI gAlI pradAna rUpa jhera nIkaLatuM tene badale Aje yogya zAstrarUpa amRta nIkaLe che. A brAhmaNe pUrve hemacaMdrAdika RSionI karelI niMdAthI teone thaelo utpAta A samayanAM tenAM (brAhmaNanAM) amRta dhArA jevAM vacana sAMbhaLI zAMta thayo, joI kumArapALa rAjAe tene bamaNI AjIvikA karI ApI. koI eka samaye saurASTra nivAsI duhA vidyAnA kuzaLa be pratispardhI cAraNo potAnAmAMthI jene hemacandrAcArya vakhANe te zreSTha ane bIjo kaniSTha evI pratijJA karI, nirNaya karAvavA sAru hemacandrAcArya pAse aNahilapATaNa AvyA ane temAMno eka A pramANe (duho) bolyo. | bhAvArtha: hemacandrAcAryanA mukhamAM lakSmI tathA sarasvatI Adie subhAgye nivAsa karyo che, jethI jeonA upara temanAM kRpAkaTAkSa paDe che, teo zIdhrapaNe mahApaMDita ane dhanADhya bane che. (1) gorajI. 170 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ema bolI pAse ubho rahyo eTalAmAM te ja jagyAe, eTale kumArapALe karAvelA jinamaMdiramAM AratIno avasara thaI rahyA pachI rAjAe hemacandrAcAryane praNAma karyo. tyAre hemacandrAcArya rAjAnA pRSTha bhAga upara (baraDA upara) hAtha mUkI kSaNa mAtra ubhA rahyA eTalAmAM bIjo cAraNa Avo duho bolyo. teno artha : he hemacaMdrasUri ! tamArA hAthamAM sarve samRddhio bharI che. jenA upara tamAro hAtha paDe che te AzcaryakArI samRddhinuM pAtra thAya che kemake te vAta pratyakSa dekhAya che. jeo kumArapALanI jema tamArA caraNa nIce paDI vaMdanA kare che tenA upara aSTamahAsiddhio tuTI paDe che. A prakAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI camatkAra pAmelA rAjAe vAraMvAra te duho, tenA pAse bolAvyo. tyAre teNe traNa vakhata bolI saMbhaLAvyo tethI rAjAe tene traNa lAkha rUpIA apAvyA. A prakAre soraThI cAraNano prabandha pUro thayo. kyAreka kumArapALa rAjAe saMghapati thaI tIrthayAtrA karavAnI icchAe, moTA utsavathI devAlayathI prasthAna karAvyuM. te vakhate dezAMtarathI koI be mANase AvI khabara ApI ke DAhala dezano karNarAja tamArI sAthe yuddha karavA moTuM lazkara laI Ave che. A vacana sAMbhaLatAM ja khedayukta thaI mahA bhayathI, saMghapati thavAno manoratha bhAMgI, vAmbhaTTa maMtrI sahita hemacaMdrAcAryanA pagamAM paDI potAnI niMdA karI. A prakAre rAjAne moTA kaSTamAM paDelo joI kAMIka vicAra karI hemacandrAcArya bolyA, A praharathI AraMbhI bArame prahare duHkhano nAza thaze evuM kahI hemacandrAcArye rAjAne vidAya karyo, mAre have zuM karavuM evA vicAramAM rAjA dimUDha thaI rahyo che, tevAmAM hemAcAryo kahelo vakhata Avyo, tyAre be puruSoe AvI vadhAmaNI ApI che, karNarAja svargavAsI thayA. A vAta sAMbhaLI rAjAe pAna cAvavAno paNa tyAga karI Azcarya pAmI pUchyuM ke, e banAva zI rIte banyo ? tyAre teo bolyA ke rAta divasa utAvaLathI prayANa karI cAlyo Avato karNarAja, eka rAtrie hAthInA kuMbhasthaLa AgaLa besI prayANa karato hato, tevAmAM niMdrAnuM jhokuM AvyuM tethI tenA kaMThamAMnI sonAnI sAMkaLa laTakI ane vaDanA ThuMThA sAthe bharAI, tethI gaLe phAMso Avyo. hAthI cAlI javAthI rAjA laTakyo ane tatkALa taraphaDI maraNa pAmyo. tene agni saMskAra karyA pachI ame baMne jaNa nIkaLyA ane ApanI pAse AvyA. A samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjAe tatkALa uThI pauSadhazALAmAM hemacandrAcArya beThA hatA tyAM AvI temanI ghaNI prazaMsA karI. pachI ghaNA khuza thayelA moTA 72 sAmaMto sahita samasta saMghanA pati thai hemacandrAcAryane sAthe laI temanAthI A loka tathA paralokanA zubha mArganuM zravaNa karato rAjA dhaMdhukA nAme nagaramAM Avyo. tyAM hemacandrAcAryanI janmabhUmi upara pote karAvelA satara hAthanA pramANavALA jholikA vihAra nAme prAsAdamAM moTI prabhAvanA karavAno AraMbha karyo. te vakhate tyAM svAbhAvika cADI cugalI karanAra matsarI brAhmaNoe upadrava karyo. te joi teone ghaNA viSaya magna karI (khAnapAna vigere joitA kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 171 Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSayathI bharapura karI) zrI zatruMjaye gayA. tyAM tIrthanI ArAdhanA karI devanI pAse duHkhano nAza karanAra tathA karmano nAza karanAra praNidhAna daMDaka uccAraNa karI paramAtmAnI ghaNI prArthanA karI te vakhate eka cAraNa eka duho bolyo. teno artha : he jinavara ! eka phUla mATe eTale je tamane eka phUla caDAve che tene tame siddhi sukha ApI gho cho. A rIte vicArI jotAM he prabhu ! tame atizaya bhoLA cho. A prakAre bhAvanA bhAvI nava vAra teno te duho bolatA cAraNane rAjAe nava hajAra rupIyA ApyA. tyAra pachI tyAMthI girinAranI yAtrA karavA gayA. akasmAt e parvata kaMpavAthI hemAcArye rAjAne kahyuM ke vRddha paraMparAthI ema saMbhALAya che ke saMgAthe AvatAM be moTA puNyazALI puruSonA upara A chatra zilA paDavAnI che mATe ApaNe be puNyavALA chIe, tethI e vANI ApaNA upara phaLIbhUta thAya to moTo lokaapavAda (=niMdA) thAya. mATe huM atre rahu chuM ane tame deva vaMdana karI Avo. ema kahyuM tyAre rAjA bolyo ke, huM atre rahu chuM ane saMgha sahita tame vaMdana karI Avo. A prakArano ghaNo Agraha karI saMgha sahita hemAcAryane devavaMdana karavA chatrazilAnA mArge mokalyA ane rAjAe chatrazilA mArgano parityAga karI je jagAe juno killo hato te tarapha navIna pagathIyAM baMdhAvI mArga ka2vAne vAgbhaTTa maMtrIne AjJA ApI. te taiyAra karatAM tresaTha lAkha rUpayAno kharca thayo. kyAreka rAjAe pRthvImAM mANasa mAtrane RNa rahita karavAnI icchAthI suvarNa siddhi karavAnI vAta hemacaMdrAcAryane pUchI. tyAre temaNe kahyuM ke e to mArA guru jANe che. rAjAe hemacaMdrAcAryanA upadezathI saMghanI vinaMtI sahita potAnI vinaMtI mokalIne mahA tapa karanAra devacaMdrasUrine teDAvyA. temaNe paNa vinaMtI vAMcI vicAryuM ke saMgha saMbaMdhI koi moTuM kAma AvI paDyuM haze mATe mane bolAve che ema vicArI vidhi sahita vihAra karI, koi na jANe tema potAnI pauSadhazALAmAM AvyA. rAjA to temanA sanmukha moTA ADaMbarathI javAnI taiyArImAM hato. eTalAmAM guru pauSadhazALAmAM AvyA. A vAta sAMbhaLI tatkALa pauSadhazALAmAM AvI temane vaMdanA karI. rAjAe, hemacaMdrAcArye tathA samasta zrAvakoe dvAdazAvarta vaMdana karyuM. pachI gurumukhathI dezanA sAMbhaLI sarve sabhA uThI gai tyAre gurue paDado naMkhAvI ekAMtamAM saMgha saMbaMdhI kAma pUchyuM. hemacaMdrAcArya tathA rAjAe banne jaNe gurunA pagamAM paDI suvarNa siddhinI yAcanA karI. hemacandrAcArya bolyA ke jyAre huM bALaka hato tyAre kaThIyAraNa pAsethI tamoe koi latA mAMgI ane agnimAM tapAvelo tAMbAno kaTako te velaDInA rasanA saMyogathI suvarNano banI gayo hato. mATe te velanuM nAma saMketa vigere kahevAnI kRpA karo. A prakAranuM hemacandrAcAryanuM vacana sAMbhaLI kopa karI. potAnA paga upara mAthuM mukyuM hatuM tene dUra karI, tiraskAra karI bolyA ke, tuM suvarNa siddhine yogya nathI. jema koi mAMdAne maga bAphI tenuM pANI pAya to paNa tenuM tene ajIrNa thAya to tene ghI sAkara yukta modaka ApIe to te zI rIte pace ? tema tane prathama kiMcit prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 172 Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidyA ApI te tArAthI jIravI na zakAi to jema maMdAgnivALo modaka jIravI na zake tema tuM suvarNa siddhi vidyAne kema jIravI zakIza ? ema kahI niSedha karyo. pachI rAjA sAmuM joi bolyA ke, suvarNa siddhi maLe evuM tAruM bhAgya nathI. mATe hiMsA nivAraNa karavI tathA jinamaMdirathI pRthvI zobhatI ka2vI ityAdi puNyavaDe A loka paralokanuM kAma siddha thaye chate paNa adhika abhilASA zuM karavA kare che ? ema kahI jema AvyA hatA tema vihAra karI gayA. koi divasa kumArapALa rAjAe potAnA pUrva janmano vRttAMta hemacandrAcAryane pUchyo tyAre temaNe paNa jema hatuM tema kahI batAvyuM. koi avasare biberAnA rAjA sAthe yuddha karavA lazkara taiyAra karyuM tyAre vAgbhaTTano nAno bhAi bAhaDa nAmano pradhAna hato, te ghaNo dAnezvarI hato, mATe te lakSmIno nAza na kare tema ghaNI zikhAmaNa dai rAjAe senApati karyo. teNe be prayAsa (be mukAma) thayA pachI ghaNA yAcaka loko ekaThA maLelA dekhI kozAdhipati pAse lAkha rupIA mAgyA. tyAre teNe rAjAe nA kahela hatI tethI na ApyA. pachI senApatie tene koyaDA mArI lazkaramAMthI kADhI mUkyo ane pote potAnI icchA pramANe dAna ApI yAcakone saMtoSa pamADyA. eka UMTaDI u52 be yoddhA evI rIte caudaze UMTaDIyo lai thoDuM thoDuM prayANa karI, biMberA nagarano killo gherI lIdho, paNa te rAtrie te nagaramAM sAtaso kanyAono saMgAthe vivAha AraMbhyo hato mATe te vivAhamAM vikSepa na thAya tethI saMpUrNa rAtri sthi25Nu rAkhI prAtaHkAlamAM te nagara lai lIdhuM. tyAMthI maLeluM dhana sAta koTI sonaiyA tathA agIyAra hajA2 suMdara ghoDIo, vijJaptio sahita zIghragati karanAra cAra puruSo sAthe rAjAne mokalI dIdhuM. pote te dezamAM kumArapALa rAjAnI AjJA devaDAvI adhikArIonI yojanA karI pAcho vaLyo. pATaNamAM AvI rAjamaMdiramAM jai, rAjAne namaskAra karyo. rAjAe paNa yogya Adara satkAra karyo. pachI tenA guNathI ghaNo rAjI thayelo rAjA avasara joi A prakAre bolyo ke, mAryuM baghu ne karyuM sIdhuM. A prakAranI tamArI sthUla (jADI) dRSTi che, e moTo doSa che. paNa e to ghoDA tathA lazkara vigere sthUla prasaMga sAdhanamAM ThIka che, paraMtu sUkSma buddhithI koi prakArano asAdhya prayoga karavo temAM majA nathI. jo tamArAmAM sUkSma tathA sthULa kAma karavAno buddhiguNa hoya to lokonI najara lAgavAthI tame ubhAne ubhA ja phATI maro. mATe ThIka che ke tamArAmAM eka ja guNa che. juo ! je kharaca mArAthI na karI zakAya te tame sahaja karo cho. AvuM rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI bAhaDa bolyo. Ape sAcI vAta kahI kemake Apa paraMparAthI rAjaputra nathI ane huM to rAjaputra chuM. mATe mAre hAtha kharca thAya te zreSTha che. te Apane sAruM lAgo; agara khoTuM lAgo. paraMtu eka, ukhANo ke 'sonuM juvo kasI, ne mANasa juvo vasI' mANasanI parIkSA sahavAsathI thAya che, mATe huM ApanA baLathI kharca karuM chuM paNa Apa konA baLathI kharca karo ? dhaNIno koi dhaNI nathI, A prakAranuM yukti sahita marmabhedI vacana bolIne paNa rAjAne prasanna karI potAnA sthAnamAM gayo. kumArapALarAjAno prabandha No ****** 173 Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e ja pradhAnano nAno bhAI solAka nAme maMDalika, satrAdhAra' evuM birUda dhAraNa karato hato. kyAreka kumArapALa rAjAe potAnA AnAka nAme mAsIyAI bhAIne, tenI sevAthI saMtoSa pAmI, sAmaMta padavI ApI hatI, to paNa AnAka prathamanI jema ja sevA karato hato. te koI divasa madhyAhnakALe caMdrazALAmAM palaMga upara beThelA rAjAnI AgaLa beTho hato. te vakhate tyAM ociMto koi sevakane samIpa Avato jo i, rAjAe pUchyuM ke A koNa Ave che ? tyAre AnAka bolyo ke, e to mAro sevaka ema kahI tenA saMketathI tatkALa uThI tenA sanmukha gayo. tyAre teNe putra janmanI vadhAmaNI kahI te sAMbhaLI praphullita mukhAraviMdavALo thaI jyAM prathama beTho hato tyAM AvI beTho. tyAre rAjAe pUchyuM ke zuM hatuM? tyAre te bolyo. ApanA sevakane tyAM putrotpatti thaI tenI vadhAmaNI kahevAne Avyo hato. A vAta sAMbhaLI manamAM vicAra karI, pragaTapaNe rAjA bolyo. vadhAmaNI kahenAra mANasane ahIM AvatAM sudhI koi sevake rokyo nahi mATe e putra gurjara dezano rAjA thaze paNa A nagarano tathA dhavaLagRhano rAjA nahi thAya kemake ahIMthI tamane uThADI putranI vadhAmaNI nivedana karI, mATe A nagaranuM rAjya nahIM maLe. A prakAre vicAracaturmukha eTale vicAra karavAmAM brahmA samAna codhArI buddhibaLavALA kumArapALe nirNaya karyo. A prakAre lavaNa prasAdanI utpattino prabaMdha pUro thayo. kumArapALanI prazaMsA viSe koI kavie zloka kahelo che. aDhAra (18) moTA deza maMDaLamAM jenI AjJAnuM Adara sanmAna thAya che evA kumArapALa rAjAe potAnA mahApratApathI cauda varSa paryata amAri (koithI koI jIvanI hiMsA na thAya te) pravartAvI. jANe potAnI kIrtinA moTA staMbha hoya, evA moTA caudaso jina maMdira karAvI potAnA pApano nAza karyo. 1 kaccha dezanA lAkhA rAjanI mahAsatI mAtAnA zrApathI mULarAjanA vaMzanI rAjagAdI upara besanAra rAjAone lUtA (koDha) roga utpanna thAya che, te roga kyAreka kumArapALanA zarIramAM utpanna thai paDavA maMDyo. te vAta hemacandrAcArye jANI. rAjAnA duHkhanuM nivAraNa karavA mATe, pote rAjaya bhAra upADI kumArapALanI jema badhu rAjaya calAvavA maMDyA. te vakhate e roge paNa kumArapALanA zarIrano tyAga karI hemacaMdrAcAryanA zarIramAM praveza karyo te vakhata rAjA sahita sakaLa lokane du:khI dekhI hemAcArya potAnuM AyuSya baLavAna dekhI aSTAMga yoganA abhyAsavaDe te rogone lIlA mAtramAM potAnA zarIrathI ukheDI nAkhyo. eka vakhata koI anya dharmano yogI yogamArganI siddhinA baLa vaDe mAtra keLanA patrano Azraya laI te upara saghaLI kAyA toLI aSTAMga yoganI sAdhanA karato hato, tevAmAM kumArapALe tene dITho. jaina mArga sivAya bIjA anya dharmanA lokomAM paNa ATalI badhI mahattA che, te joI tenA manamAM (1) sadAvrata calAvanAra mahA dAnI. 174 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Azcarya thayuM. ghera AvI dITheluM Azcarya hemacandrAcArya gurune nivedana karyuM. hemacandrAcArye jANyuM ke rAjAnI zraddhA tenA para lAgaze. mATe pote aSTAMga yoganA niyama pramANe Asana karI prANAyAmathI prANavAyune rokI nAbhithI urdhva bhAgamAM lai anukramavaDe brahmarandhramAM caDhAvyo. jenA tejano samUha nIkaLe evI rIte kaMipaNa Azraya sivAya pRthvIthI cAra AMgaLa addhara potAnI kAyA uMcakI lIdhI. hemAcAryanuM adbhuta parAkrama joi, pelA yogI uparathI rAjAnI zraddhA turanta ja jatI rahI. uparanI vArtAne graMthakAro judI rIte varNave che - kahe che ke pATaNamAM kumArapALa rAjAnA vakhatamAM divAnagIrI vigere rAjakArabhAramAM moTA kAmadAranI jagyAe nAgara loka hatA ane te saghaLA zaMkara matane mAnatA. kumArapALa jaina dharmI hato, te potAnA jaina gurunAM ghaNAM vakhANa karato. nAgara brAhmaNone e vAta manamAM ghaNI khaTakatI. evAmAM nAgara lokanA guru zaMkarAcAryanI gAdInA te vakhatamAM je mukhya AcArya hatA te pharatA pharatA pATaNa padhAryA. temano nAgara lokoe ghaNo satkAra karI, temanuM baLa rAja sudhI pahoMce ema karavAne stuti karI. zaMkarAcArye potAnA ziSyonI unnati mATe te vAta svIkArI. pachI temaNe keLanAM patra maMgAvI, sUtaranA kAcA tAMtaNA vaDe eka manohara pAlakhI guMthAvI daza daza varSanI vayanA nAgara brAhmaNanA chokarAo pAse te pAMdaDAnI pAlakhI UMcakAvI zaMkarAcArye pAlakhImAM besI yoga mArga vaDe potAnuM zarIra evuM ucakI lIdhuM ke, jarA paNa patrane sparza thAya nahIM. moTI dhAmadhuma sAthe A varaghoDo pATaNa zahe2mAM pheravyo. kumArapALa ane saghaLA jaina dharmanA loko mArgamAM zaMkarAcAryanuM parAkrama joi Azcarya pAmyA. kumArapALe A hakIkata hemacandrAcAryane nivedana karI, hemacandrAcArya jANyuM ke kumArapALanuM valaNa vedadharma upara thaze to saghaLA jainonI buddhi bhraSTa thavAnI ane dharmano uccheda thaze ema dhArI, kumArapALane AjJA karI ke kAle vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA saghaLA jainoe amuka prasiddha jagyAmAM ekaThA thavuM ane saghaLA mahollAvALAoe akekI lAkaDAnI pATa letA AvavuM. mahArAjanI AjJA pramANe bIje divase saghaLA jaino nakkI karelI jagyAe ekaThA thayA. dareka mahollAdITha ANelI akekI pATa evI paMdara vIza pATone eka upara eka ema uparA upara goThavaNa karAvI, cheka upalI pATa upara hemacaMdrAcArya birAjyA. pote yogAsana karI zrAvakone AjJA ApI ke have eka pachI eka saghaLI pATo kADhI lo, te pramANe zrAvakoe saghaLI pATo kADhI lIdhI. sabhAnI upara antarikSa mArge hemacandrAcAryane sUryacandrAdikanI jema caLakatA addhara birAjelA joi temanuM mAhAtmya pATaNamAM alaukika vistAra pAmyuM. zaMkarAcArya uparathI lokonI zraddhA utarI gai. eka vakhate somavatI amAvAsyAnA divase pATaNa zaheramAM tamAma nAgara brAhmaNa vagere gRhastha brAhmaNonI strIonI ToLI ghareNAM peherI hAthamAM pUjApAnA thALo lai zobhAyamAna vastrothI zarIrane zaNagArI pIMpaLAnI phe2I pharavAne gAma bahAra gayelI pAchI pharatI hatI. tevAmAM saMnyAsIo, gRhastha brAhmaNone gherathI bhikSA karI hAthamAM jaLanA bharelAM kamaMDala ane daMDa lai kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 175 Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maTha bhaNI cAlyA jatA hatA. tevAmAM eka bAjuethI hemAcAryanA ziSyo paNa zrAvakone gherathI gocarI karI pAchA upAzraye jatA hatA, tevAmAM kumArapALa daherAsara darzana karI potAnA menAmAM besI bAhAra nIkaLI mahela bhaNI AvatA hatA. tevAmAM teNe strIonI dhAmadhUma joi zrAvaka bhaNI najara karIne pUchyuM ke Aje zI tithi che. zahe2mAM ATalo badho utsava zAno ? tyAre turta jaina sAdhu utAvaLathI bolI uThyA, ke pUrNimA che. te sAMbhaLI saMnyAsIone hasavuM AvyuM. kumA2pALe temane hasavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM, to te kahevA lAgyA ke Aje somavatI moTI amAvAsyA che, paNa te chatAM teo Aje pUrNimA kahe che, eTalA mATe ame AzcaryathI hasyA. kumArapALa manamAM vicAra karato potAnA mahelamAM gayo. saMnyAsIoe potAnA maThamAM AvI zaMkarAcAryane thayelo vRtAMta nivedana karyo. jaina sAdhuoe jANyuM are Aje amAvAsyA che ! te chatAM ApaNe bhulathI kumArapALane pUrNimA kahI. have kema thaze ? ema vicAra karatA upAzrayamAM hemacaMdrAcArya gurunI pAse AvyA. tyAre temanAM utarI gayelAM moDhAM joi hemacaMdrAcArye temane pUchyuM ke tamane Aje zuM duHkha che ? gurunA pUchavAthI temaNe banelI kharI hakIkata nivedana karI. hemacandrAcArye kahyuM ke temAM zI phIkara che. Aje pUrNimA ja che. jo rAjA pUchaze to teno javAba huM karIza. thoDI vAramAM kumArapALe pota potAnA ziSyo sAthe zaMkarAcArya ane hemacandrAcAryane sabhAmAM bolAvyA. yathAsthiti temanuM sanmAna karI kumArapALe pUchyuM. mahArAja Aje zI tithi che ? zaMkara kahe amAvAsyA ane hemacandrAcArya kahe ke pUrNimA. kumArapALa kahe ke A bemAMthI kharuM konuM mAnavuM? hemacaMdrAcArye kahe ke emAM ciMtA zI che. sAyaMkALe parIkSA karo. jo pUrNimA haze to caMdrodaya jaNAze ne amAvAsyA haze to nahIM jaNAya. pachI kumArapALa ane saghaLI sabhAe te vAta aMgIkAra karI. sAyaMkALa thayo, tevAmAM hemacaMdrAcArye potAnI vidyAnA baLa vaDe cAMdIno moTo thALa pUrva dizAmAM caDhAvI bAra gAu sudhI caMdrodaya jaNAvyo. kumArapALe zaMkarAcAryane kahyuM, mahArAja ! tamArI amAvAsyA khoTI thai. have hemacaMdrAcArye potAnuM corAzI varSanuM AyuSya che evo prathamathI ja nizcaya karyo hato. te divasa jyAre najIka Avyo tyAre anazana karI aMtakALe karavA yogya ArAdhanAno AraMbha karyo. te joi snehathI kumArapALane atyaMta kaSTa thayuM tyAre hemacaMdrAcArya bolyA ke he rAjan ! tuM ciMtA zIda kare che. tAruM AyuSya have cha mAsanuM che, ane tAre putra nathI mATe tuM vidyamAna che tyAM tAre hAthe tArI uttarakriyA karI le. e prakAranI zikSA ApI dazamA brahmadvAre prANano tyAga karyo. tyAra pachI hemacaMdrAcAryanA zarIrane rAjAe agni saMskAra karyo. pachI tenA zarIranI bhasma pavitra che ema dhArI tenuM tilaka karI namaskAra karyo. tyAra pachI samasta sAmaMtoe tathA nagaranA lokoe te sthAnanI bhasma tathA mRttikAne lIdhI, te jagyA adyApi hemakhADa evA nAmathI oLakhAya che. kumArapALa rAjAnI AMkhethI hemacandrAcAryanA zokathI codhAre AMsu nIkaLI paDyAM. rAjAne ghaNo AkuLa vyAkuLa thato joi pradhAna lokoe zikhAmaNa devA mAMDI, tyAre te bolyo ke, potAnA moTA prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 176 Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puNyathI uttama lokane pAmelA hemacandrAcArya prabhuno huM zoka karato nathI. paNa huM mArA taraphano ja zoka karuM chuM kemake sarva aMge saMpUrNa evA mArA rAjyano, me tyAga na karyo eTale 'rAjapiMDa' doSanA kAraNe mArA gharanA pANInA biMduno paNa jagadguru evA zrI hemacandrAcAryanA zarIrane sparza paNa na thayo. mATe A vAtano zoka karuM chuM ityAdi hemacandrAcAryanA guNonuM vAraMvAra smaraNa karI atizaya vilApa karatA rAjAne hemacandrAcArye kahelo maraNano divasa Avyo, tyAre temaNe dekhADelA vidhi vaDe samAdhithI maraNa pAmI svarga lokane zobhAvyo. saMvat 1199 thI 31 varSa kumArapALe rAjya karyuM. pachI saMvata 1230nA varSamAM ajayapALane abhiSeka karI gAdIe besADyo. e rAjAe kumArapALanA karelA prAsAdono nAza karavA mAMDyo tyAre sIlaNa nAme eka kautukI puruSe (potAnI mAyA vaDe aneka prakAranAM Azcarya dekhADanAra) rAjAnA AgaLa mAyA vaDe pAMca devakuLa (jinamaMdira) karIne pAMca putrone arpaNa karI kahyuM ke mArA gayA pachI atizaya bhakti vaDe A maMdironuM ArAdhana karajo. evI zikSA ApI potAnI aMta avasthA jevuM batAvI bese che eTalAmAM te putromAMthI nAnA putre te deva maMdirano curecuro karyo. te joi pitA bolyo re adharmI putra ! zrI ajayapALa rAjAe paNa pitA paraloka thayA pachI tenA karAvelAM dharmasthAnano nAza karyo. tuM to haju huM vidyamAna chuM tyAMja mArA dharmasthAnano nAza karyo mATe ghaNo adhama che. te vAta sAMbhaLI lajjA pAmI rAjA te adharma karavAthI virAma pAmyo. tyAra pachI ajayadeve kapardI nAme maMtrIne moTuM pradhAnapaNu levAnI prArthanA karI. tyAre te bolyo ke prAtaHkALe zukana joi te zukanamAM AvIza ane ApanI AjJA aMgIkAra karIza. ema kahI zukana jovAnA sthAnamAM gayo tyAM sAta prakArano durgAdevI pAsethI mAgelo zukana pAmI te zukanane puSpa akSata vigere vastuthI pUjIne potAnA AtmAne kRtArtha mAnato nagaranA daravAjAmAM peTho, tyAM izAna dizAe moTA zabdathI garjanA karato eka Akhalo sAme joine atizaya AnaMda pAmato potAnA nivAsamAM AvIne bhojana karyA pachI koika vRddha poravALa mAravADIne zukananuM svarUpa pUchyuM. tyAre teNe kapardI AgaLa eka zloka kahyo. artha : nadI utaratI vakhate tathA mArgamAM bhUlA paDavAnI vakhate tathA bhaya najIka AvatI vakhate tathA strI saMbaMdhI kAmamAM tathA saMgrAmamAM tathA vyAdhimAM eTalAmAM e zukana ulaTA thAya to sArAM phaLa Ape che. tamAre kaSTa AvavAnuM che tethI buddhimAM bhrama thayo che. mATe avaLA zukanane paNa anukuLa mAno cho ane je AkhalAnA zukanane tame sAro karI kalpo cho, te paNa tamane najIka AvI paDatI Apattine sUcita karavA e AkhalAe moTI garjanA karI. AvI rIte te vRddha mAravADIne dekhI tenuM kahevuM na mAnatAM tenI avagaNanA karI rAjamaMdire moTI padavI levA gayo. tyAM rAjAe prasanna thai ApelI moTI pradhAna padavI pAmI atizaya moTA ucchavathI potAnI havelImAM AvI visAmo kare che, eTalAmAM rAtrie potAnI barobarIyA mANasoe rAjAnuM citta evuM pheravyuM ke te ja vakhate ene bAMdhI lAvI atizaya kaSTa devAno AraMbha karyo. te upara koi kavinI kahelI gAthAno artha nIce pramANe : je moTA gajendranA kuMbhasthaLane potAnA hAthanA paMjAthI cIrI motI kumArapALarAjAno prabandha ** z+7 % { 177 Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kADhe che, evA samartha siMhane paNa deva viparIta thavAthI ziyALIAe karelo parAbhava sahana karavo paDe che. ema vicArI te maMtrIe ghaNI dhIraja rAkhI. pachI eka moTI kaDhAimAM tela nAMkhI ukALI temAM potAne naMkhAvavAno hukama thayo te vakhata pote eka zloka bolyo. teno artha : dIvAnI zIkhA jevA pILA karoDo sonaiyA yAcaka lokone dAnamAM ApyA che ane vAdavivAda karavAmAM prativAdInI, moTA zAstrArthavaDe gaMbhIra vANIone paNa pAchA haTAvI che. jema sogaTA bAjInI ramata ramatAM keTalAka sogaThA besADe che ane keTalAMka uThADI de che tema keTalAka rAjAone rAjyabhraSTa karyA ne keTalAkane rAjagAdI para besADyA. evI rIte rAjArUpI sogaTAne ramADI cUkyo. A pramANe karavAnuM hatuM te karI lIdhuM. vaLI temAM kAMI karavAno daivano vidhi bAkI hoya to te sahana karavA paNa ame taiyAra chIe. AvI rIte maratI vakhate chelluM kAvya bolanAra kapardI maMtrIne te ja prakAre (telanI kaDhAImAM nAMkhIne) mArI nAMkhyo. A prakAre kapardI maMtrIno prabaMdha pUro thayo. vaLI te duSTa rAjAe, seMkaDo prabandha karanAra rAmacaMdra kavine mArI nAMkhavA mATe tapAvelI tAMbAnI pATa upara besADyA. te vakhata eka gAthA bolyA ane dAMta vaDe jIbha kacaDI maraNa pAmyA. te gAthAno artha : jeNe sacarAcara pRthvI upara potAnA pratAparUpI lakSmIno ghaNo vistAra karyo che. te sUrya paNa sAyaMkALe Athame che. mATe ghaNe kALe paNa je thavAnuM hoya te ja thAya. A pramANe rAmacaMdra kavino prabandha pUro thayo. have rAja pitAmaha A prakAranA birudane dhAraNa karanAra AdmabhaTTa nAme pradhAnane, tenA tejane na sahana karatA keTalAka sAmaMta lokoe avasara joI namaskAra karAvatI vakhate te AdmabhaTTa A pramANe bolyo ke A janamamAM mAruM mAthuM devabuddhithI zrI vItarAgadevane name che ne gurubuddhithI zrI hemacandrAcAryane namaskAra kare che ne svAmI buddhithI zrI kumArapALa rAjAne namaskAra kare che. paNa te sivAya bIjAne namaskAra karatuM nathI. A prakAre jenA zarIranA sAte dhAtumAM jainadharma pravarte che evA AdmabhaTTanuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA ghaNo roSa pAmI bolyo, ke amane namaskAra kara? nahIM to yuddha karavA taiyAra thA. A prakAranI rAjAnI vANI sAMbhaLI jaina mUrtinI pUjA karI anazana vrata aMgIkAra karI saMgrAma karavAnI dIkSA laI (saMgrAma karavAnAM saghaLAM hathiyAra dhAraNa karI) potAnI havelImAMthI nIkaLyo. potAnA subhaTarUpI vAyu vaDe DAMgaranA choDAnI jema rAjAnI strIone khedAnamedAna karato ghaTikAgRha nAme makAnamAM Avyo. pachI te duSTa lokonA saMgathI utpanna thayelA pApane talavAranI dhArArUpI tIrthamAM dhoi, eTale ghaNA pApI lokano ghANa kADhI pote svargavAsI thayo. te kautuka jovA AvelI devAMganAo bolI ke - huM pahelI varu. huM pahelI varu. ema kahI badhI tene paraNI. tenI udAratA saMbhArI koI kavie vairAgyathI kaheluM kAvya A pramANe : 178 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ artha : pRthvI upara bhaTTa thai bhIkha mAgI khAvuM e zreSTha che tathA dhana mATe vyabhicArI thavuM paNa zreSTha che tathA vezyAcArya (vezyAne gAna kaLA zIkhavanAra bhaDavA rUpe) thavu te paNa zreSTha che tathA moTAM kuDakapaTa karI rupIyA meLavI nirvAha karavo e zreSTha che. kema ke dAnanA samudra rUpa udayanano putra AdmabhaTTa deva yogathI svargavAsI thayA pachI buddhimAna lokoe vidvattA meLavavAmAM prayAsa na karavo, kema ke vidvattAno jANanAra koI rahyo nathI. atizaya ugra pApa tathA puNya karanAra mANasane 3 varSe, 3 mAse, 3 pakSe, 3 divase ane A janmamAM ja tenuM phaLa thAya che. A prakAranA vacana pramANathI te duSTa rAjAne (ajayapALane) vayajaladeva nAmanA dvArapALe charI vaDe chuMdI chuMdIne evo mAryo ke temAM paDelA kRmiAe bhakSaNa karelo Aja janmamAM naraka duHkha bhogavI maraNa pAmyo. saMvata 1230 varSathI AraMbhI ajayapALe 3 varSa rAjya karyuM. saMvata 1233 thI AraMbhI 2 varSa bALamULarAje rAjya karyuM. enI nAIkIdevI nAme mAtA je paramardI rAjAnI dIkarI teNe khoLe putra lai, gADarAraghaTTa nAmanA ghATamAM mleccha rAjAnI sAthe saMgrAma karatAM tenA puNya parAkramathI akALamAM AvelA ghaNA meghanI sahAyatAthI te pleccha rAjAne jItI phateha meLavI. saMvata 1235 varSathI 63 varSa sudhI zrI bhImadeve rAjya karyuM. e rAjA rAjaya karato hato tyAre sohaDa nAme mALavadezanA rAjAe gujarAta levAne mATe sImADAmAM AvI mukAma karyo. tyAre tenA pradhAne sanmukha jaI A prakAre eka zloka kahyo. teno artha : rAjA rUpI sUryano pratApa pUrva dizAmAM ja zobhe che ne teno te pratApa pazcima dizAmAM jAya che tyAre nAza pAme che. A prakAranI tenI viruddha vANI sAMbhaLI te rAjA pAcho vaLI gayo. tyAra pachI teno putra arjunadeva nAme rAjA thayo. teNe gujarAta deza bhAMgyo. pachI bhImadeva rAjAnA rAjyanI ciMtA karanArane vyAdhrapallI nAme saMketa sthAnamAM (vAghelI gAmamAM) prasiddha zrI AnAkano putra lavaNa prasAda nAme hato. teNe ghaNA kALa rAjaya karyuM. teno putra rAjayabhAra dhuraMdhara zrI varadhavala nAme hato, madanarAzI nAme tenI mAtA hatI, teNIe devarAja paTTakila nAme potAnA banevIno, bahena maraNa pAmyA pachI ghaNo nirvAha na thaI zake evo ApatkALa (sahana na thAya evuM kaSTa) sAMbhaLI, lavaNaprasAda nAmanA patine pUchI, vIradhavaLa nAme bALakane sAthe lai, devarAjane ghera gaI. devarAje te strInuM rUpa tathA guNa atizaya joi mahA moha pAmI tatkALa potAnI bhAryA karI lIdhI. lavaNaprasAde te saghaLo vRtAMta sArI rIte jANyo. pachI tene jIvathI mArI nAkhavAno vicAra karI rAtrie tenA gharamAM chAno pezI saMtAI rahyo. hAthamAM talavAra laI mAravAno avasara juve che, eTalAmAM te bhojana karavA beTho. paNa ema bolyo ke ! vIradhavaLa vinA huM bhojana nahIM karuM. ema vAraMvAra bolI ghaNA AgrahathI te bALakane maMgAvI sAthe leI ekaja thALamAM baMne jaNa jamavA beThA. eTalAmAM jANe mUrtimAnuM sAkSAt yamarAja hoya evI rIte potAno nAza karanAra lavaNaprasAdane dekhI devarAjanuM mukha kALu thayuM. (cahero utarI gayo) te joi lavaNaprasAda bolyo, ke tuM DarIza nahIM. kema ke huM tane mAravA Avyo hato to kharo, paNa A varadhavaLa putra upara, tAro sneha kumArapALarAjAno prabandha 179 Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArI najare dITho mATe mAravAnA AgrahathI huM nivRtti pAmyo chuM. pachI devarAje AdarasatkAra ghaNo karyo paNa te na gaNakAratAM jema Avyo hato tema potAne ghera cAlyo gayo. vIradhavaLanI oramAna mAnA putro rASTrakuTa rAjAnA vaMzamAM thayelAM sAMgaNa cAmuMDarAja ityAdi mahA zUravIra puruSo, te samaye jagatamAM ghaNA prasiddha hatA. pachI vIradhavaLanI uMmara moTI thai tema jJAna paNa vRddhi pAmyuM. tyAre te lajjA pAmI devarAjanA gharano tyAga karI potAnA ghera AvI pitAnI sevAmAM rahyo. punna avasthA thai tyAre satyaguNa udArapaNuM, gaMbhIrapaNuM, dhIraja, nIti, vinaya, ucita tathA dayA, dAna ne DahApaNa vigere ghaNA guNothI zobhato thayo. dhIre dhIre kAMTAnI jema naDatA zatruone vegaLA karI keTalIka pRthvIne dabAvI pote rAjA thai paDyo. pachI keTalAka dezo pitAe paNa rAjI thai ApyA. e rAjAno cAhaDa nAme brAhmaNa pradhAna hato paNa tethI ghaNI rAjya vRddhi na thai zakI, mATe koi buddhimAna vANiyAne pradhAna karavo. e vicAramAM vIradhavaLa hato, evAmAM prAgdhATa vaMzamAM (poravADa vANiyAnA vaMzamAM) mauktikamaNI samAna pATaNanA rahenAra, tatkALa te gAmamAM AvelA vastupALa-tejapALa sAthe ghaNI prIti thai, te maMtrInI utpatti nIce pramANe. kyAreka pATaNamAM jainAcArya zrI haribhadrasUri siddhAMtanI vyAkhyA karatA hatA. te vakhate parva tithi hatI mATe strI-puruSono samAja ghaNo ekatra thayo hato. te sabhAnA alaMkAra rUpa atizaya rUpavAna kumAradevI nAme koi vidhavA strI AvI AcAryanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA beThI. AcArya paNa tenA sAmuM vAraMvAra joi siddhAMtamAM AvelA sAmudrikanuM (zarIranAM lakSaNo tathA cihnonuM) varNana karatA hatA. te samaye te sabhAmAM beThelA AzarAja nAmanA pradhAnanuM mana, te vidhavAnA rUpa rUpI camaka pASANamAM maryAdA choDI coTI gayuM. tene kheMcavA e pradhAna samartha na thayo. avasa2nA jANa mahAcatura e AcArye paNa jhaTapaTa te vyAkhyAna ATopI dIdhuM. pachI avasara joi maMtrIe sUrine vidhavA sAmuM vAraMvAra jovAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. tyAre temaNe kahyuM ke amArA devatAno saMketa evo thayo che ke, A vidhavAnI kukSie sUrya tathA caMdra jevA putrono avatAra thavAno che, mATe tenA sAmudrika cihnone vAraMvAra jotA hatA. A prakAre AcAryanA mukhathI sAMbhaLI te vidhavA strInuM haraNa karI. tene potAnI atizaya sarvoparI vhAlI strI karI rAkhI. tenI sAthe kAmabhoga karatAM karatAM garbha rahyo te anukrame tene peTe janma dhAraNa karatAM sUrya caMdra jevA tejasvI vastupALa tathA tejapALa e nAmanA prakhyAta pradhAna thayA. eka divasa vIradhavaladeve potAnI pradhAna padavI ApavA vAste tejapALane prArthanA karI. tyAre teNe rAjAne kahyuM ke, eka divasa sahakuTuMba mAre ghera bhojana karavA padhA2o pachI huM e vAta aMgIkAra karIza. e vAta rAjAe kabula karI pachI prathama potAnA mahelamAM rANI sahita rAjAne bhojana karAvI tejapALanI anupamA nAme strIe jayataladevI nAme rANIne potAnA kAnanuM karpUramaya koi AbhUSaNa tathA kapUra suvarNa maNimotI yukta racanA vizeSathI zobhato ekAvalI nAmano hAra arpaNa karyo. tejapALe rAjAnI AgaLa suMdara bheTa sAmagrI lAvI arpaNa karavA mAMDI tyAre rAjAe teno prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 180 Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ niSedha karI potAno vepAra arpaNa karyo. (potAnA mukhya pradhAnanI jagyA ApI) temAM A prakArano lekha patra karI Apyo ke, je Aje vartamAnakALamAM tamArI pAse dhana che te kadApi tamArA upara kopa karuM, to paNa na levuM. evo, pratijJAlekha tamane arpaNa karuM chuM. e prakAre tAmrapatra karI ApI evI pradhAna padavI ApI ke jemAM avinAzI svataMtra paNAno ja saMbaMdha jaNAyA kare. pachI rAjAe ghaNI prasannatAthI potAnAM paMcAMgamAM dhAraNa karelAM vastra AbhuSaNa sarve utArI tejapALane ApyAM. tejapALe paNa thoDA kALamAM yuktithI e rAjyanI unnati ghaNI ja vadhArI. te upara nItizAstrano zloka che. teno artha : raiyata upara vero nAkhyA vagara koza (dravya bhaMDAra) vadhAre, vadha karyA vinA dezanI rakSA kare ne yuddha karyA vagara deza vadhAre, te buddhimAna pradhAna jANavo. ityAdi sakaLa nItizAstrano sAra jANavAthI paripakava buddhivALA tejapALe potAnA svAmInI ghaNI vRddhi karI. nitya sUryodaya vakhate vidhi sahita tIrthaMkaranI pUjA karI guruvaMdana pUjana karato hato. pachI gurune dvAdazAvarta vaMdana karI paccakkhANa leto hato. ne ekeka navo navo zloka guru pAsethI zIkhato hato pachI rAjya saMbaMdhI Avazyaka kAmakAjano vicAra karI, tAjA bhojana karato hato. eka divasa khAnagI kharaca lakhanAra muMjALa nAme moTA zrAvake avasara joi rAjAne pUchyuM ke savAranA poramAM Apa sarakAra TADhu jamo cho ke tAju ? A prakAre be-traNa vakhata pUchyu tyAre A gAmaDIo Dobo che mATe kAMi samajato nathI. ema dhArI krodhathI tiraskAra karI kahyuM ke tuM to govALIo che, ema kahI gALa dIdhI. tyAre te dhIraja rAkhI bolyo ke, ApaNA bemAMthI eka jaNa haze. A prakAranuM tenA bolavAnuM DahApaNa joi camatkAra pAmI tejapALa bolyA ke tamArA upadezanuM rahasya mArA samajavAmAM AvyuM nahIM, mATe he sujJa ! yathAvasthita jema hoya tema kahI saMbhaLAvo. pachI te zrAvaka bolyo ke, je rasoine tame tAjI jANI jamo cho, te rasoi ghaNI TADhI che. kema ke te pUrva janmanA puNyarUpa che. mATe Aje te atizaya TADhI thai gai ema mAnuM chuM. A prakArano gurumahArAjano saMdezo hato te meM to kahI saMbhaLAvyo ne enuM tattva to te jANe che. mATe tyAM Apa sAhebane padhAravuM ghaTe che. A prakAre te zrAvakanI vAta sAMbhaLI tejapALa potAnA kuLa paraMparAthI cAlatA AvelA zrI vijayasena nAme guru pAse jai gRhastha saMbaMdhI dharma pUchyo tyAre te gurue jinezvarano kahelo upAsakadazAMga nAme sAtamA aMgamAMthI devapUjA, Avazyaka, supAtradAna Adi gRhasthano dharma kahI saMbhaLAvyo. pachI te divasathI AraMbhI tejapALe jinapUjA, munidAna, pramukha dharma saMbaMdhI kAma vizeSapaNe karavA mAMDyAM. traNa varSathI ekaThu karavA mAMDela deva khAtA saMbaMdhI chatrIsa hajAra dhanavaDe, bAulA nAme gAmamAM zrI neminAtha devano prAsAda karAvyo. sarasvatI kaMThAbharaNa, laghu bhojarAja, mahAkavi ityAdi sArI nAmanA pedA karanAra zrI vastupAla maMtrIe saMvat 1277nA varSamAM moTI yAtrA AraMbhI. gurue dekhADelA zubhalagna vakhate saMghAdhipatipaNAno abhiSeka thayA pachI zrI devAlayanuM prasthAna, AraMbha karatAM dakSiNa mArge vIradhavaLa ane vastupALano prabandha 181 Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ durgAdevIno svara sAMbhaLyo. te svaranA zukanano jANa koi vRddha puruSa ubho hato; tenI sAthe vastupALe te zukanano vicAra karyo ke he maruvRddha (vRddha mAravADI) A zukana bhAre thayA, ema kahI zukanathI zabda baLavAna che ema vicArI nagarathI bAraNe karelA nivAsamAM devAlayanuM sthApana karI pelA vRddha mAravADIne avaLA zukana thayA ke zuM, ema vAta pUchI tyAre te bolyo, ke jyAM mArga saMbaMdhI viSamapaNu Ave eTale kaye mArge javuM ema saMzaya paDe tevI jagyAe avaLA zukana che tene paNa savaLA jANavA. ema ja rAjyabhraSTa thayA hoya tene paNa jema mArganuM viSamapaNuM che, tema tIrtha mArganuM paNa viSamapaNu jANavuM. mATe je jagyAe, e durgAdevI (eka jAtanI cakalI) dIThAmAM AvI, te sthaLe koi DAhyA mANasane mokalI te pradezanI tajavIja karo, ke e keTale cheTe bolI pachI te prakAre karavAthI mAluma paDyuM ke, sADAtera achoDAvA cheTe beThelI durgAdevI hatI. A vAtano nizcaya thayA pachI, enuM phaLa mAravADIe kahyuM ke, sADAtera tIrthayAtrA tamAre thaze ? ema e devI bolI, tyAre tejapALe pUchyuM ? ke chellI aDadhI thaze enuM zuM kAraNa ? tyAre te bolyo ke, te vAta A moTA mAMgalika avasaramAM kahevI e ThIka nathI, avasare nivedana karIza. ema kahyA pachI saghaLo saMgha lai te maMtrIe prayANa karyuM. te saMghamAM sADApAMca hajAra sArAM vAhana hatAM tathA ekavIzaso zvetAMbara sAdhu hatA tathA saMghanI rakSA karanAra eka hajAra svAro hatA tathA sAtase UMTaDIo saMghanA kAmamAM sAmela hatI. saMghanI rakSA karanAra cAra moTA sAmaMto hatA, A prakAranI moTI sAmagrI lai cAlatAM pAlItANA pahoMcyA. tyAM pote karAvelA, mahAvIrasvAmInA devAlayathI zobhatA lalitA nAmanA sarovaranI AsapAsa mukAma karyo. tyAM vidhi sahita tIrthanI ArAdhanA karI mULa prAsAdamAM suvarNa kalaza sthApyo tathA zrI moDhe2pu2 nAme avatAranI upara zrI RSabhadevanuM tathA pArzvanAthanuM sthApana karyuM tathA zrI mahAvIra nAme devAlaya karAvI sanmukha potAnI ArAdhaka mUrti sthApana karI. vaLI devakulikA nAme maMDapazreNInA be pAse, cokInI be pagathIo sthApana karI. vaLI zakunikA nAme vihAra sthAnamAM temaja satyapura nAmanA maMdira upara, daherAsaranI AgaLa, rUpAnuM toraNa baMdhAvyuM tathA saMghane utaravA yogya keTalIka dharmazALAo baMdhAvI tathA satyaka nAme dhArmika puruSanuM devAlaya tathA naMdIzvara prAsAda tathA indramaMDapa e sarve karAvI tyAM potAnI tathA potAnI sAta peDhInA pUrvajonI ghoDA upara beThelI pratimAo sthApana karI tathA hAthI para beThelA zrI lavaNaprasAdanI tathA vIradhavaLanI mUrti ka2AvI tathA gurunI mUrti karAvI. temanI AgaLa potAnI ArAdhaka mUrti karAvI, tenI pAse cokI upara potAnA moTA be bhAio mALavadeva ane luNiga e benI ArAdhaka mUrtio sthApana karI ne pratolI (polI) nAmanAM sthAnamAM anopama nAmanuM sarovara, kapayakSano maMDapa, toraNa sAthe baMdhAvyo ane te sivAya jaina dharmanA aneka dharmasthAno baMdhAvyA vaLI eNe naMdIzvara nAmanuM dharmasthAna, kaTelIyA pASANanA (paththaranI eka jAta) soLa sthaMbhavALuM baMdhAvyuM. A paththaro teNe dariyA mArge ANyA hatA ane samudra kinAre baMdhAvyuM hatuM. ene mATe ema kahevAya iDara vikrama - ra prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 20 182 Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che ke, jyAre eno eka sthaMbha lAvIne ubho karyo hato tyAre te jamInamAM ArapAra pesI gayo hato. tenA upara bIjo sthaMbha caNAvI kAma calAvyuM hatuM. ane puSkaLa paisA kharcI ane dhaNI mahenate, A dharmasthAna (devAlaya) pUruM karAvyuM hatuM. paraMtu eka varSa thayuM, tevAmAM dariyAnuM ati baliSTa pUra svAbhAvika rIte AvyuM ane tenI choLothI devAlayanA pAyAnuM khodANa thayuM, pUra visarjana thayA pachI je kAdava mULa sthaMbhane lAgelo hato ane jenA jorathI thaMbha joravAna ane AkhA devAlayano TakAva karato hato, te sthaMbhanI jagAe phATa tathA chidro paDyAM ane prAsAda jIrNa hAlatamAM Avyo. A khabara eka khepIyAe AvI maMtrIne savistara kahI. A khabara dIlagIrI bharelI hatI, chatAM maMtrIe te khepIyAne A vAta tenI jIbhethI kahI tethI tene eka sonAnI jIbha banAvI zarapAvamAM ApI te joi pAse besanArAoe pUchyuM, ke Ama kema ? dIlagIrI bharelI khabara lAvanArane zarapAva Apavo ghaTe nahIM. tenA uttaramAM eNe jaNAvyuM ke amArA daSTAMtano lAbha laI have pachInA nAnA moTA dharmAlayo bAMdhanArAo potAnA dharmAlayane ati daDha karavAne yatna karaze, ke jethI temanuM dharmAlaya uttama thaze. A dharmasthAnane mATe evuM kahevAyuM che ke te traNa vakhata paDI gayuM ane traNa vakhata pharI baMdhAvavAmAM AvyuM. jemAMnuM trIjuM, hAla kAyama che. vaLI eNe pAlItANA upara moTI pauSadhazALA baMdhAvelI che. vaLI giranAra upara saMgha sahita gayo ane parvatanI taLeTImAM tejalapuramAM AzarAja vihAra tathA kumAradevI nAmanuM suMdara sarovara paNa karAvyuM. tevAmAM sevakoe AvI vinaMti karI ke mahArAja have dhavalagRhamAM Apa padhAro. te Apane rahevAne vAste paripUrNa thayuM che. A sAMbhaLI pote potAnA nivAsamAM javAne tatpara thayo. tevAmAM sevakone kahyuM ke ThIka huM jAuM chuM. paNa mArA gururAjane mATe pauSadhazALA taiyAra che ? ke teo tyAM padhAre ? javAba maLyo ke ! haju te kAma jArI che ane te rahevAne lAyaka thayuM nathI. A sAMbhaLI eNe manamAM vicAryuM ke mAruM rahevAnuM dhavalagRha taiyAra thayuM che, paraMtu gurumahArAjane rahevAnI pauSadhazALA taiyAra nathI, tyAre have mAre zuM karavuM, jo huM ekalo dhavalagRhamAM jAuM to gurumahArAjanI ethI AzAtanA (avinaya) thaze. ema dhArI pote sevakone hukama karI bahAra taMbu naMkhAvI temAM gururAja sAthe rahyo. prAta:kALe giranAra upara jaI zrI neminAthanA caraNakamaLanI pUjA karI, pote karAvelA zatruMjayAvatAra e nAmanA tIrthamAM ghaNI prabhAvanA karI tIrthaMkarano janma, dIkSA tathA kevaLajJAna je divasa thAya che, te traNa kalyANa divasamAM mahotsava karI pratimAnuM sthApana kareluM hatuM tevA caityomAM tene ghaTatI ghaNI pUjA sevA karIne trIje divase jevAmAM parvata uparathI utare che tevAmAM khabara maLI ke, pauSadhazALA taiyAra thaI gaI. A vAta sAMbhaLI gurune lai pauSadhazALAmAM gayo, ne tenA kAmakAja karanArAonI ghaNI prazaMsA karI ghaNA zarapAva ApI rAjI karyA. pachI e maMtrI prabhAsapATaNamAM caMdraprabhasvAmIne ghaNA bhAvathI namaskAra karI, jema ghaTe tema pUjA karI, pote karAvelA aSTApada prAsAdamAM sonAno kalaza sthApana karI, tyAM viradhavaLa ane vastupALano prabandha 183 Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApavA yogya puruSone ghaNuM dAna ApyuM. pachI tyAMnA vRddha pUjArIomAMthI eka pUjArI ekaso paMdara varSano hato, teNe vastupALane vAta kahI ke, zrI hemacandrAcArye kumArapALa rAjAne zrI somezvara devanuM pratyakSa darzana A sthAnamAM karAvyuM hatuM. ityAdi vAto sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmato maMtrI pAcho vaLyo. mArgamAM liMgadhArI jaina sAdhuonuM duSTa AcaraNa dekhI temane annadAna ApavAno niSedha karyo. te vAta vAyaDa gacchanA zrI jinadattasUrie potAnA zrAvaka pAsethI sAMbhaLI. te vakhate potAnAM darzana karavA AvelA maMtrIne Thapako dai ghaNo upadeza karI pAchuM hatuM tema annadAna cAlu karAvyuM. jenuM samakita vizeSa zuddha thayuM che, evA maMtrIe potAnA nagaramAM praveza karyo. jyAre moTo bhAi bhUNiga maravA paDyo tyAre teNe kahyuM ke mArA nAmanuM devamaMdira Abu parvata upara karAvajo. A vAta maMtrIe aMgIkAra karavAthI tenA marI gayA pachI, Abu upara jai tyAM rahenArA goThI loka pAsethI jagyA mAgI paNa te na maLavAthI caMdrAvatI nagarInA svAmI pAse jai pRthvI mAgI lai vimaLazAnA caityamaMdira pAse lUNigavasahikA e nAmano jagatamAM vikhyAta moTo sarvopari prAsAda baMdhAvyo. temAM zrI neminAthanI pratimAnuM sthApana karyuM. te caitya maMdiranA guNa doSano vicAra karavAmAM ghaNo DAhyo yazovIra nAme pradhAna puruSane jAvAlIpurathI bolAvI maMtrIe e prAsAdanuM svarUpa pUchyuM ? tyAre teNe zobhanadeva nAme prAsAdanA karanAra sUtradhArane bolAvI kahyuM, ke raMgamaMDapamAM vizALapaNe sthApana karelAM putaLIonA joDakA tIrthaMkaranA prAsAdamAM sarvathA aghaTita che tathA vAstu zAstramAM paNa niSedha karelo che eka to e doSa. bIjo gabhArAmAM praveza karavAnA bAraNA upa2 be siMhanuM toraNa bAMdheluM che, te devanI pUjAno vinAza karanAruM che tathA trIju pUrvajonI mUrtio sahita hAthInI zALA pAchalA bhAgamAM che te prAsAda karAvanArane uttara kALamAM harakata karanAra che. A prakAranA moTA traNa doSa A maMdiramAM thayA che. mATe AvA vidvAna kArIgaramAM paNa AvA doSa AvyA te bhAvI karmano doSa che ema nirNaya karI te yazovI2 maMtrI Avyo hato, tema pAcho gayo. tenI stutinA zlokano artha nIce pramANe. yazarUpI motInA samUhanI zikSA jevA kSIra samudramAMthI utpanna thayelA caMdramA rUpa yazovIra nAme pradhAnanI rakSA karavA paramezvare enA nAmamAM zrI zabda sthApana karyo che. eTale jema caMdramAmAM lAMchana che tathA jema kapUranI rakSA karavA marIno dANo sthApana kare che, tema yaza tathA zUravIrapaNuM e puruSamAMthI jatuM na rahe mATezrI zabdarUpI lAMchana mUkyuM hoya ema dekhAya che. (1) he zrI yazovIra tArA vinA saghalu yaza tathA zuravIra paNuM mithyA che. jema ekaDA vinA mIDAM phogaTa che ne jema ekaDo AgaLa karI mIDAM karIe te sArthaka thAya, tema tamane AgaLa karIe to sarve yaza tathA sarve zUravIro sAcA che ema anubhavamAM Ave che. (2) kavi kahe che ke amArA manamAM evo tarka thAya che ke, he yazovI ! brahmAe caMdramaMDaLamAM tamAruM nAma lakhavAno udyoga karyo. temAM pahelA be akSara lakhyA (eTale yaza evA be akSara) prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara 184 Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te jagatamAM paNa na samANAM mATe bIjA be akSara lakhavAnA rahevA dIdhA, te adyApi caMdramaMDaLamAM mRgalAMchana rUpe dekhAya che. e prakAre tIrthayAtrAonA prabaMdho pUrA thayA. vastupALane khaMbhAtamAM saiyada nAme vahANavaTiyA sAthe saMgrAma thayo tyAre saiyade bharUcathI zaMkha nAme eka baLavAna kALa puruSa jevo moTo jorAvara puruSa vastupALanI sAthe yuddha karavA tatkALa bolAvI maMgAvyo. teNe AvI samudrane kAMThe nivAsa karyo. nagaramAM pesavAnA mArgo zatruthI bharapura joyA tathA vepArI lokanAM citta vahANonI khabara maLavA viSe AkuLa vyAkuLa thayelA joi sevako mokalI vastupALa sAthe saMgrAma karavAnA divasano nizcaya karAvyo ane caturaMga senA ekaThI karI. tevAmAM vastupALe paNa guDa jAtino (golo) luNapALa nAme eka moTo subhaTa hato tene saMgrAmamAM agresara karI laDAi cAlu karI te luNapALe evo niyama lIdho ke huM zaMkha vinA bIjAne mAruM to kapilA gAyane mAruM eTaluM mAre mAthe pApa thAo. evI rIte paNa lai saMgrAmamAM paDatu nAkhI zaMkha kyAM che, zaMkha kyAM che ema bumo pADato cAlyo, tevAmAM jeNe jeNe kahyuM ke huM zaMkha chuM, temane tatkALa mArI nAkhyA ne pote manamAM vicAryuM ke samudramAM zaMkha ghaNA pAke che mATe aneka zaMkha haze. ema dhArI mArato mArato cAle che, tevAmAM mahAsAdhanika nAme sAcA zaMkhe tenuM zUravI2paNu joi vakhANa karI bolAvyo, pachI te zaMkhe eka ja bhAlAnA prahArathI tene ghoDA sahita mArI nAMkhyo. tyAra pachI vastupALe saMgrAmamAM AvI siMha jema hAthInA ToLAne nazADe tema cAreya bAjuthI zaMkhanI phojane nazADI. pachI saiyadane mAryo ne laDAi pUrI karI. pachI vastupALe luNapALanA mRtyusthAnamAM luNapALezvara e nAmano prAsAda baMdhAvyo. eka divasa somezvara nAme kavi vastupALe karAvelA sarova2nA varNananuM kAvya bolyA, teno artha nIce pramANe - he pradhAna ! tAruM karAveluM sarovara vakhANavA yogya haMsa vaDe zobhe che. tathA vAyu vaDe caMcaLa thayelA kamaLanI kAMti vaDe raMgAyelA taraMgothI zobhe che. atizaya gaMbhIra jaLamAM bagalAnA bhayathI saMtAi gayelA maccha vaDe zobhe che tathA taTa upara ugelA ghaNA vRkSonI taLe sukhe sutelI strIonA gAnathI zobhe che ne krIDA karatA taraMgothI caMcaLa thayelA cakravAka pakSIvaDe zobhe che. A kAvyanI khubI joi te kavine soLa hajjAra dramma (eka jAtanuM nANuM=rUpIAno cotho bhAga) ApyA. eka divasa ghaNA vicAramAM paDelo vastupALa maMtrI, nIcuM ghAlI pRthvI sAmuM joto hato. te vakhate somezvara nAme kavi tenI pAse AvI te samayane ghaTatuM eka kAvya bolyo. teno artha : jagatamAM lokane upakAra karanAra tuM, eka ja che. A prakAranuM satpuruSonuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI, lajjAthI namra thatA mastaka vaDe tuM pRthvI taLane juve che tenuM kAraNa huM jANuM chuM. he sarasvatInA -- *** == NA vIradhavaLa ane vastupALano prabandha 185 Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukhakamaLane zobhAvanAra vastupALa maMtrI ! pAtALathI balirAjAno uddhAra karavA vAraMvAra tu mArga zodhe che. A kAvyathI rAjI thayelA vastupALe e kavine ATha hajAra rUpIyA ApyA. vaLI eka divasa sabhAmAM eka zlokanAM traNa pada paMDito bolyA tevI rItanuM cothuM pada na jaDyuM tyAre te zlokanuM cothuM pada jevuM joie tevuM pUrI ApanAra jayadeva nAme kavine vastupALe cAra hajAra rUpIA ApyA. teno artha : karNa rAjAe potAnA zarIranI tvacA mAganArane ApI ne zibi rAjAe potAnA zarIranuM mAMsa ApyuM ne jImUtavAhane potAno jIva Apyo ne dadhIci RSie potAnA zarIranAM hADakAM ApyAM ne vastupALe vAraMvAra dhana ApyuM. eka divasa paMDitonA darzanano lAbha letI vakhate koika daridrI brAhmaNe potAne oDhavAnI eka pacheDI mAMgI, tyAre tatkALa sevakone AjJA karI apAvI. tyAra pachI te samayane ghaTato eka zloka e brAhmaNa bolyo. teno artha : he deva tamArA zatrunI strIone rahevAnI jevI parNazALA (jhuMpaDI) hoya tevI A mArI pacheDI che. jhupaDImAM jema koI jagAe AkaDAnuM tura, koI jagAe baMdhIA, koI jagAe karAMThIo hoya che, tema amane dAna karelI pacheDImAM koI koI jagAe, rUnAM jADA pumaDAM jhINA sutaranA tAMtaNAM ane kapAsIyAnAM bIyAM jaNAya che. A sAMbhaLIne maMtrI tenA upara ghaNo khuza thayo. tenI vAkyazaktine uttejana ApavA paMdaraso rUpIyAno zirapAva Apyo. A samaye tyAM eka bALacaMdra nAmano jaina sAdhu, je hemacaMdrAcAryano ziSya hato ane je mahA kavimAM gaNAto hato teNe maMtrIne nIce lakhelA artha pramANe kAvya kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. he maMtrInuM tamArAmAM ane zivamAM have kaI phera rahyo nathI. kema ke, zivane gaurI (pArvatI) jema vahAlI strI che tema Apane gauraaMgavALI atizaya vahAlI strI che. ane jema zivane vRSa nAme naMdIkezvara upara Adara che tema Apane vRSa=dharma upara Adara che. vaLI ziva jema bhUti=bhasma yukta che tema tame bhUti=samRddhie yukta cho. vaLI ziva, guNavaDe zobhe che. tema Apa zobho cho. zivane jema zubha gaNa che, tema Apane sArA sevako che. ethI have vadhAre Apane zuM kahyuM. mane zivamAM ne ApanAmAM kAMI khAmI dekhAtI nathI, khAmI che te phakta jema zivane bAlacaMdra lalATane viSe che tevA hovAne mATe ApanI pAse kAMI sAdhana nathI. eTalI nyUnatA dekhAya che. A sAMbhaLI maMtrI bAlacaMdra upara vizeSa khuza thayo ane tenI AcArya padavI karavAnI vakhate tenA lAbhamAM eka hajAra rUpIA kharaca karI yathAyogya rIte zAsananI zobhA karI. vaLI mleccha sulatAnano guru AlamakhAna je makkAe haja karavA jato hato te pratidina mArga kApatAM gujarAtamAM Avyo te khabara lavaNaprasAda ane vIradhavaLanA jANavAmAM AvI. ene pakaDI rAkhavAnI goThavaNa karavA vastupALane bolAvI salAha pUchI. tyAre teNe eka nItizAstrano zloka kahyo. teno artha : 186 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma saMbaMdhI kapaTa prayogavaDe je kAryasiddhi rAjAne thAya che te potAnI mAnA dehane vecI dravya pedA karavA jevI che. ityAdi upadeza karI jema be vAghanI vaccethI bakarAne choDAve tema AlamakhAnane choDAvI tene mArganI kharacI pANI ApI, satkAra karI tIrthe javA mokalyo. pachI keTalAMka varSe AlamakhAna yAtrA karI pAcho Avyo. tyAre vastupALe potAne tyAM rAkhI teno hayo bhayo Adara satkAra karyo ane potAnA dezamAM javAnI rajA ApI. jayAre AlamakhAna potAne deza gayo tyAM sulatAnanI AgaLa teNe yAtrAmAM navuM joyuM hatuM te viSenuM varNana karatAM vastupALanuM ane tenA Adara satkAranuM savistara varNana karyuM. sulatAna ati prasanna thayo ane ghaNI namratAthI vastupALane lakhyuM ke tamo ja amArA dezanA adhyakSa cho. tamArI ja sarva sattA che atra ame tamArA ja sevaka chIe. mATe zaMkA dUra karI amane vakhate vakhate kAmakAja kahetA javuM. evo patra vyavahAra ghaNA varSa rahyo. tethI sulatAna ane vastupALa e banne eka aMta:karaNavALA mitra thayA. keTalAMka varSe vastupALe zatruMjaya upara AdinAthanI pratimA mATe paththara joIto hato te mATe mammANI nAmanI khANano sAro lAyaka paththara joIe ema dhArI sulatAnane vinaMti patra lakhyo. teNe A kAma potAne dhanyalAbha jevuM che ema samajI ati Adara sAthe te kAmano svIkAra karyo ane ghaNA ja prayatnathI khANano sAro paththara vastupALane tyAM ravAnA karyo. te pASANane parvata upara lAvatAM mULanAyakanA (adhiSThAyaka devanA) krodhathI vIjaLI paDavA rUpa moTo upadrava thayo. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa e maMtrIne jIvatA sudhI pAlItANA AvavAnuM na thayuM. koI parva divase anupamAM strIe munione annadAna ApavA mAMDyuM te vakhate koI kAmanA utsAhathI vIradhavaLa jAte maMtrIne ghera Avyo. te vakhata zvetAMbara veSadhArI sAdhuothI dvAra pradeza ghaNuM bhIDabhADavALuM dekhI Azcarya pAmI maMtrIne kahyuM, he mannin A prakAranA dAnathI niraMtara, A lokone kema lAbhAnvita karatA nathI. tamArI jo zakti nA hoya to e kAmamAM mAro adha bhAga grahaNa karo athavA enuM saghaLu dravya mArI pAsethI laI niraMtara dAna Apo. huM to eTalA ja kAraNathI kaheto na hato ke je kahevAthI tamArA utsAhano bhaMga thAya. A prakAranuM vIradhavaLanA mukha rUpI caMdrathI nIkaLatuM vANI rUpI amRtanuM pAna karI jenA sarve tApa zAMta thayelA che evo te maMtrI bolyo ke A saghaLuM tamAruM ja che. mATe svAmIno ardha bhAga karavAnuM kAMI prayojana nathI. ema kahI ati snehathI khesano cheDo hAthamAM lai ghaNA mAnathI mukha bhaNI pheravI luMchaNAM (ovAraNAM) lIdhAM, eTale ghaNo sneha dekhADyo. eka divasa sAdhuone dAna ApatI vakhate nAnA moTA ghaNA sAdhu ekaThA thai gayA hatA tenI bhIDabhADamAM namaskAra karatI anupamA nAme e maMtrInI strInA hAthamAMthI chalochala bhareluM ghInuM pAtra, maMtrInA khabhA upara paDyuM. te joI kopa pAmelA tejapALane sAMtvana karatI anupamA bolI ke svAmInA prAsAdathI munijananA pAtramAMthI paDelA ghI vaDe zarIranuM abhaMga na thayuM. A prakAranA madhura vacanathI zAnta karatI anupamAnA saMpUrNa dAna vidhithI camatkAra pAmelA tejapALe viradhavaLa ane vastupALano prabandha 187 Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ potAnA pAMce aMganI prasAdI ApI, ghaNAM prasanna thai, e strInI ghaNI prazaMsA karI. te samaye tejapALe bolelA zlokano artha : priya vANI sahita dAna ane garva rahita jJAna ane kSamA sahita zUravIrapaNuM tathA dAna sahita dhana, e prakAranA saMyogavALA cA2 padArtho maLavA ghaNA durlabha che. A prakAre anupamA, samagra dAnezvarImAM mukhya gaNAtI hatI. vaLI jainAcAryo paNa ene A prakAre vakhANatA hatA. te zlokano artha : anupamA evuM nAma yathArtha che. kema je lakSmI caMcaLa che mATe tenI upamA paNa anupamAne saMbhavatI nathI. vaLI pArvatI, caMDikA (krodhavALI) kahevAya che. mATe tenI paNa upamA na devAya tathA iMdrANIne ghaNI zokyo rUpI dUSaNa che mATe enI paNa upamA saMbhavatI nathI tathA gaMgA paNa nIcA mArgamAM cAlanArI che mATe enI paNa upamA saMbhavatI nathI mATe enAmAM ja evo artha rahelo che ke jene upamA ApI zakAtI nathI. eka divasa pAMca gAma saMbaMdhI laDAimAM taiyAra thayelA vIradhavaLa tathA lavaNaprasAdane joi vIradhavaLanI strI jayataladevI nAme rANI saMdhi karAvavA mATe potAno pitA je zobhanadeva nAme hato, tene ghera gai. tyAre te bolyo ke tuM vidhavA thavAnA bhayathI saMdhi karavA ahIM AvI cho? A prakAranuM tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI zUravIra madhye cUDAmaNI samAna potAno pati vIradhavaLa che, ema unnatapaNe jaNAvatI bolI ke pitAnA kuLano nAza thaze evI zaMkAthI A prakAre vAraMvAra kahuM chuM, nahIM to je vakhate vIradhavaLa ghoDA upara besI saMgrAmamAM nIkaLaze te vakhate konI magadura che ke enA sAmo AvI ubho rahe ! ema kahI krodha sahita pAchI potAnA ghera AvI. pachI muka22 karelA divase saMgrAma laDatA laDatA ghaNA prahAranI pIDAthI vyAkuLa thayelo vIradhavaLarAjA pRthvI upara paDyo te upara eka zloka che. teno artha : pAMca gAmanI takarAra mATe thayelI laDAimAM mahAparAkramI vIradhavaLa ghaNA ghA vAgavAthI ghoDA parathI paDyo to paNa ahaMkAra rUpI ghoDA uparathI paDyo nathI, A prakArano banAva joi keTalAka subhaTo pAchA haTI gayA. tenI pAse AvI, lavaNaprasAda A prakAre bolI uzkeraNI Apato hato ke ApaNe ATalA badhA mahA zUravIra svAro chIe. temAMthI eka svAra paDyo tethI tamo zuM pAchA haTo cho. ema kahI potAnA lazkarane utsAha pamADI eka kSaNa mAtramAM samasta zatruone mULamAMthI khodI nAkhyA, eTale temane jItI lIdhA. A prakAre ekavIza vAra laDAi karI, potAnA mahAbaLathI zobhato saMgrAmano rasika lavaNaprasAda che mATe raNakSetramAM pitAnI AgaLa prANa rahita thai paDyo. tejapALe Akho janmAro tIrtha yAtrA karI aneka prakAranuM puNya pedA karyuM hatuM. te saghaLuM vIradhavaLanA maraNa samaye tenI pAse AvI arpaNa karyuM. eka gaNuM dAna ne sahasra gaNuM puNya evI kahevata che mATe. tyAra pachI vIradhavaLanI joDe cittAmAM ekasone vIza, tenA priya sevako baLI maryA. 188 .. ** Tor hokA prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to paNa bIjA ghaNAM maravA taiyAra thayA tyAre tejapALe smazAnamAM sevakone besADI ghaNo saqha hukama karI lokano baLI maravAno Agraha nivAraNa karyo te samayanA varNananuM kAvya che. teno artha : eka Rtu Ave che, ne eka Rtu jAya che. ema vArApharatI Rtu jagatamAM AvyA kare che paraMtu A to eka moTu Azcarya thayu ke be Rtu saMgAthe AvI ? kemake vIradhavaLanuM maraNa thavAthI lokanA netramAMthI nIkaLatAM ghaNAM AMsu vaDe varSARtu, jaNAvA lAgI tathA aMtaramAM ghaNo paritApa thavAthI, grISmaRtu jaNAvA lAgI. pachI tejapALa maMtrIe vIradhavaLanA putra vIsaLadevane rAjyAbhiSeka karI gAdIe besADyo. eka divasa anupamA nAme tejapALanI strI maraNa pAmI, teno zoka tejapALanA aMtaramAMthI koi prakAre pAcho haTato nathI evI vAta sAMbhaLI vijayasena nAme jainAcArya tejapALa pAse AvyA. tene joi tejapALa kAMika lAja pAmI, sacetana thayo. pachI te AcArya bolyA ke ame to A avasaramAM tamAruM kapaTa jovA tamArI pAse AvyA chIe. tyAre vastupALe pUchyuM ke he mahArAja ! te kapaTa kayuM ? tyAre AcArya bolyA ke jyAre tejapALa nAnA hatA tene paraNAvavAne tamoe dharaNiga pAsethI anupamA nAme kanyA mAgI; teno nizcaya karyo. te vAta emanA jANyAmAM AvI. pachI emaNe e kanyAnuM kevala kurupapaNuM che ema nizcaya karI, e saMbaMdha bhAMgavA vAste caMdraprabha jinanA maMdiramAM pratiSThA pAmelA kSetrapALanI mAnatA mAnI. ke A vivAha saMbaMdha bhAMgaze to huM ATha dramma (be rupIA)no bhoga karI naivedya karIza. valI Aje te strInA viyogathI ATalAM badhA udAsa thayA che. mATe e be vRtAMtamAM zuM sAcu che, te jovA AvyA chIe. A prakAre te AcAryanA mUla saMketa jJAnathI tejapALe pUrvanI badhI vAta saMbhArI potAnuM hRdaya daDha karyuM. eka divasa vastupALa maMtrIe potAnuM mRtyu AvI rahyuM che ema nakkI karI zatruMjaya javAnI icchA karI. te vAta purohita (pota) somezvara devanA jANavAmAM AvI, tyAre te maMtrIne maLavA AvyA te vakhate sevakoe sArAM sArAM Asana nAkhI ApyAM. to paNa te upara na beThA, tyAre koie temane na besavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. tyAre eka zloka bolyA. teno artha : abhayadAnathI, jalapAnathI tathA dharmasthAnathI A sarva pRthvImaMDaLa tathA yazavaDe saghaLuM AkAza maMDaLa, vastupALe rokI rAkhyuM che. mATe khAlI sthAna vinA kyAM besIe ? A prakAre te kavinuM ucita vacana sAMbhaLI, tene yogya zIrapAva ApI prasanna karI, tenI AjJA lai vastupALe mArga prayANa karyuM. aMkevAlIyA gAmamAM eka nAnI oraDImAM nivAsa karyo hato. tyAM DAbhanA saMthArA upara sarve AhArano parityAga karI saMthAro (maraNa zayyA) karyo. guru mahArAje aMtakALanI ArAdhanA karAvI, tethI jenA sakaLa pApa nAza pAmyAM che evA vastupALe AtmaniMdA pUrvaka sarva jIvane khamAvyA (kSamA mAMgI) te zlokano artha : satpuruSone saMbhAravA yogya evuM koi adbhuta sukRta (puNya) mArAthI thai na zakyuM. mano2thamAM ne manorathamAM ja kevaLa saghaLuM Ayakhu cAlyuM gayuM. vIradhavaLa ane vastupALano prabandha 189 Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI yugAdi devane japatAM, pUrve kahyuM tevu ciMtana karatAM, arihaMtane namaskAra karatAM e ja akSaronI sAthe prANa nIkaLyo. e rIte sAta dhAtuthI baMdhAyelA zarIrano tyAga karI, potAnA karelA puNya phaLane bhogavavA, vastupALa maMtrI svarge padhAryA. tenA saMskAranI jagyAe, nAnAbhAi tejapALe tathA putra caitrasiMhadeve, zrI yugAdi devanI dIkSAvasthAnI mUrtithI zobhatuM, svargArohaNa nAme prAsAda karAvyo. A jagyAe vastupALanI puNya prazaMsA viSe, vastupALanA karelA tathA bIjAnA karelA zloka che. temano artha : AdinAthanI yAtrA karanAra lokonI ghaNI sevA karI, khedarahita thai vicAra kare che ke Aja mArA pitAnI AzA saphaLa thai tathA mAtAnA saghaLA AzIrvAdano udaya thayo. jethI me yAtrALu lokane prasanna karyo. (1) je puruSoe rAjAno moTo kArabhAra karavo, te rUpa pApathI puNya pedA nathI karyuM temane dhuLadhoLA puruSa thakI paNa atizaya adhama, huM mAnuM chuM. eTale dhuLadhoyo paNa dhuLamAMthI kaMika sArI vastu khoLI kADhe che tema rAjya kArabhArarUpI dhuLa uthAmIne jeNe potAnI sArI nAmanA na kADhI te adhama puruSa jANavA. ityAdi vastupALa mahAkavi saMbaMdhI kAvyo che. (2) vaLI svAmI guNathI saMpUrNa bharelo, vIradhavaLa nAme rAjA hato. jeNe vidvAna loko bhoja rAjAnI upamA ApatA hatA tathA zrI vastupALa nAme pradhAna kavi hato tathA sarve pradhAnamAM mukhya tejapALa nAme pradhAna hato. tenI strI upamA rahita guNathI bharelI anupamA nAme sAkSAt lakSmI jevI hatI. A prakAre merUtuMga nAme AcArye saMkalita karelA prabandha cintAmaNi graMthamAM kumArapALa tathA vastupALa tejapALanuM varNana karyuM. ahIM cotho prabandha saMpUrNa thayo. 190 A t 80 % = {{{ prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ judAM-judAM prabandho mahApuruSonAM caritra pUrve kahelAM che, te chatAM paNa temAMthI bAkI rahelA hoya te tathA te | vinA bIjA puruSonAM paNa caritrono A prakIrNaka nAme prabaMdha zarU karIe chIe. vikramAditya ane zeSanAga : pUrve kSiprA nadInA taTa upara virAjamAna avaMti nAmanI nagarImAM vikrama nAme mahAna rAjA rAjya karato hato. eka divasa potAnI sadAvrata ApavAnI moTI dharmazALAmAM utarelA paradezI loko, bhojana karyA pachI sukhethI nidrAvaza evA thayAM ke teo sarve nice akasmAt maraNa ja pAmyA che, evuM jaNAI AvyuM. A vAta sAMbhaLI rAjA ghaNo Azcarya pAmyo. paNa temanA maraNanuM kAMI paNa kAraNa spaSTa nA thayuM, tyAre vicAra karI te maDadAone vastra vIMTALI ekAMtamAM mUkI dIdhA ane te vAta ghaNI gupta rAkhI. pachI bIje divase AvelA pravAsI lokone pUrvanI peThe ja bhojana karAvI rAtrie temane tela mardana karAvI, uSNa jaLa vaDe paga dhovarAvI tathA paga caMpI vigere ghaNI sevA karI, sarva sevaka loko pota potAnA sthAnamAM gayA. jyAre pravAsI loko nidrAvaza thayA, tyAre vikrama rAjA rAtrino vRttAMta jANavA sAru hAthamAM talavAra laI eka khuNAmAM gupta paNe ubho che. eTalAmAM madhyarAtrie akasmAtuM eka khuNAmAMthI prathama ghaNo dhumADo nIkaLyo pachI temAM kAMika teja ema karatAM adhika jhagamagato prakAza ane hajAra phaNAmaMDaLathI zobhato zeSanAga dekhI ghaNuM Azcarya pAmyo. eTalAmAM te nAgadevatAe, rAjAnI najara AgaLa eka mANasane jagADI pUchyuM ke, ddhi pAtra ? (pAtra eTale zuM ?) eno uttara barobara na maLavAthI tene mArI nAMkhI, bIjA puruSane jagADI pUchyuM, darekane pUchatAM koie dharmapAtra, guNapAtra, tapapAtra, rUpapAtra, kAmapAtra tathA kIrtipAtra ema ajJAna paNe potAnI najaramAM Ave tema judo judo uttara Apyo. te vakhate zeSanAganA pratApathI maraNa pAmatAM teone joI vikrama rAjA pragaTa thai hAtha joDI, AgaLa AvI eka zloka bolyA, teno artha : he sarparAja ! jagatamAM aneka guNathI aneka prakAranAM pAtra hoya che, paraMtu sarvopari pAtrato zuddha zraddhAthI pavitra thayeluM mana che. A prakAre potAnI icchA pramANe bolatA rAjA upara ghaNo prasanna thai, nAgarAja bolyo judAM-judAM prabandho 191 Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke tuM vara mAga. tyAre rAjAe kahyuM ke A sarvane jIvatA karo, A prakAre vara mAMgyuM. saune jIvatA karAvI rAjAe zeSanAgane vizeSa prasanna karyo. e prakAre vikrama rAjAno pAtra parIkSA nAme prabaMdha pUro thayo. parakAya praveza - naMdarAja : koi vakhate pATalIputra nAmanA nagaramAM moja zokhamAM beThelo naMdarAja akasmAta maraNa pAmyo. te samaye koI brAhmaNe parakAya praveza nAmanI vidyA sAdhI, teno anubhava karavA rAjAnA zarIramAM praveza karyo. teNe prathama saMketa karelA bIjA brAhmaNe rAjadvAra AgaLa AvI, vedanuM uccAraNa karI rAjAne jIvato karavAno sarve ADaMbara dekhADI, tene jIvato karyo. tethI te rAjAe hukama karI, dravya bhaMDAranA adhikArI pAsethI eka lAkha sonaiyA te brAhmaNane apAvyA. A vAta naMdarAjAnA mahA buddhimAna pradhAne jANI manamAM vicAra karyo ke, naMdarAjamAM ATalI badhI udAratA na hatI, mATe nizcayathI enA zarIramAM bIjA koie praveza karyo che, ema dhArI sarva jagyAe tajavIja karAvI ke koI jagyAe zaba (maDadu) paDyuM che ? tapAsa karatAM Akhare khabara maLI ke eka jagyAe paradezI brAhmaNanuM zaba paDyuM che ane tenI rakSA eka bIjo mANasa kare che. A vAta sAMbhaLI pradhAne vicAra karyo ke te paDelA zabano jIva parakAya praveza vidyAno jANa hovo joie ane teNe potAnI vidyAno ajamAyaza karavA naMdarAjAnA zabamAM nizcayathI praveza karyo che. ema pote khAtarI karI pelA zabane tatkALa agni saMskAra karAvyo. e vAtanI koIne jANa thavA dIdhI nahi. pachI pelA brAhmaNarUpI naMdarAjane mauna dhAraNa karAvI tathA bIjI keTalIka yuktio zIkhavI. pote tenA saMgAthe haLImaLI ati vaibhavathI saghaLa rAjaya dhamadhokAra calAvavA mAMDyuM ane maraNa paryata paTarANI vigere koIne e vAtanI khabara paDavA dIdhI nahIM. | zilAditya aMge daMtakathA : seDI nadInA kAMThA upara AvelA kheDA nAmanA mahAsthAnamAM devAditya nAmanA brAhmaNanI ati rUpavALI subhagA nAmanI putrI bALapaNamAM ja vidhavA thaI hatI. te prAtaHkALamAM nitya sUrya sanmukha ubhI rahI adhyapradAna (be hAthamAM jaLa lai ApavuM te) karatI hatI, koi divase tenA svarUpathI moha pAmelA sUryanArAyaNe ucita rUpamAM AvI, te bALa vidhavA sAthe guptapaNe saMbhoga karavAthI tene garbha rahyo. kALe karI te vAtanI mAta-pitAne jANa thavAthI, ghaNuM khoTuM thayuM ema manamAM vicArI, potAnI lAja rAkhavA sAruM teno tiraskAra karI, potAnA eka sevaka sAthe valabhInagarInI samIpa jIvatI mUkI, tyAM te vidhavAne mahA tejasvI putra utpanna thayo. kALe karI vRddhi pAmato barobarIyA mitro sAthe ramatAM ramatAM koie tuM nabApo che; ema meNuM daI tiraskAra karyo. pachI mAtA pAse AvI teNe pitAnuM nAma pUchyuM, tyAre teNIe kahyuM ke mane khabara nathI. A prakAre sAMbhaLI vairAgyathI maravA taiyAra thayo, tyAre tenI pAse sUryanArAyaNa AvI, tenuM sAMtvana karI, bolyA ke, huM tAro | pitA chuM tuM koI prakAranI ciMtA na karIza, ema kahI tenA hAthamAM kAMkarA ApI bolyA ke, je 192 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tAro parAbhava kare, tenA upara kAMkaro nAMkhavAthI te zilArUpa thai teno nAza karaze ane koI niraparAdhI upara nAMkhIza to, tethI tAro anartha thaze, ema kahI sUryanArAyaNa adazya thayA. pachI keTalAka parAbhava karanArA puruSone mAryA, tethI tenuM nAma zilAditya evuM prasiddha thayuM. te nagaranA rAjAe tenI parIkSA letAM tene phaTakAryo, tyAre tene mArI pote ja rAjA thaI beTho ane sUryadevatAe prasanna thaI ApelA AkAzagAmI ghoDA upara besI, devatAnI peThe potAnI icchAmAM Ave tyAM gamana karI, ghaNA parAkramathI moTuM rAjya meLavI ghaNA kALa rAjya karyuM. zatrujyapati bauddha tarIke pUjAyA.... mallavAdIsUrIe A Aphatane parAsta karI. jaina muninA samAgamathI samakita pAmI zatruMjaya mahA tIrthano moTo mahimA jANI teno jIrNoddhAra karAvyo. zvetAMbara jaina sAdhune tathA bauddha sAdhune paraspara vAdavivAda cAlatAM zilAditya rAjAne sabhApati karI saMpUrNa sabhA meLavI, pratijJApUrvaka vAda thayo ke, je hAre tene rAjA potAnA rAjyamAM na rahevA de. (kADhI mUke) A pratijJAthI cAlatA vAdamAM zvetAMbara hAryA, temane dezanikAla ApI, zatruMjayamAM mULanAyaka zrI Adi devane bauddha rUpe mAnI tenI pUjA karatA rAjA vigere sarva bauddha matanA thayA. e prakAre bauddha matanI jIta keTalAka varSa rahI. te samaye zilAdityanI bahenano putra malla nAme nAnI avasthAno sAdhu, tenI upekSA karavAthI te tyAM rahyo hato. te jAte kSatriya kuLamAM utpanna thayelo mATe, manamAM bauddha loko sAthe vera rAkhI, jainadarzana na hovAthI bauddha pAse bhaNato hato. bauddha lokanuM vera vALavA rAtri divasa vidyAmAM ja eka citta rAkhI ghaNo abhyAsa karato hato. eka vakhata unALAmAM madhya rAtrie sarva loka nidrAvaza thatAM agAzImAM pote divasanuM bhaNeluM moTA upayogathI saMbhArato hato, te vakhate AkAza mArge gati karatI bhAratadevIe pUchyuM ke, (miSTA ?) mIThI vastu zI che ? A prazna sAMbhaLavAthI cAre tarapha joyuM paNa bolanAra koi na dIThuM to paNa uttara Apyo ke vAla. A uttara sAMbhaLI bhAratIdevI gayAM. vaLI cha mAsa thayA pachI te ja vakhate AvI pUchyuM ke, vana sada (konI sAthe.) A praznano uttara pUrve cha mAsa upara prazna pUchyo che, tenuM smaraNa karI uttara Apyo ke, goLanI sAthe. A sAMbhaLI e bALakanI smaraNa zakti joI camatkAra pAmI bhAratIdevI prasanna thaI bolyAM ke tu vara mAga. pachI malla sAdhue bauddha lokano parAjaya karavA vAste koI pramANa graMtha Apo, A prakAranI mAgaNIthI te devIe nayacakra nAmano graMtha ApI, enA upara moTo anugraha karyo. A prakAre devInA varadAnathI sakaLa tattvano jANa thai, zilAdityanI AjJA laI bauddha lokanA sthAnamAM jaLa sahita ghAsanAM taraNAM naMkhAvyAM. A prakAranuM jaNAvI pUrvanI jema kavitA pUrvaka bauddha loko sAthe vAdano AraMbha karyo. kaMThamAM sAkSAt pragaTa thayelI sarasvatInA baLathI malla sAdhue bauddha lokone tatkALa jItI lIdhA ane rAjAnI (1) e bALaka, cho paDI rahyo. ema avagaNanA karavI te. (2) asalanA vakhatamAM koI sAthe duzmanAvaTa karavA loko eka vAsaNamAM pANI bharI upara ghAsanAM taraNAM nAMkhI jenI sAthe duzmanAvaTa karavI hoya tenA bAraNA AgaLa DhoLI AvatA, eTale ema samajAtuM ke enI sAthe laDAIno AraMbha thayo. judAM-judAM prabandho 193 Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AjJAthI bauddha loko paradeza gayA ne jainanA AcAryone paradezamAMthI bolAvI potAnA dezamAM rAkhyA. zrI zatruMjaya tIrthano kabdo paNa pharI zvetAMbara jainone Apyo ane buddha pratimA tarIke pUjAtI thaI gayelI mULanAyakanI pratimA pUrvavat RSabhadeva tarIke pUjAtI thaI. te divasathI malla sAdhunuM nAma malavAdI evuM prakhyAta thayuM. tyAra pachI rAjAe gurune prArthanA karI temane AcAryanI padavI apAvI. e mallavAdIsUrI jaina dharmamAM ghaNA prabhAvaka puruSa thayA. e prakAre malavAdIsUrIno prabaMdha pUro thayo. - rAMkA zeThanuM camatkArIka dRSTAMta - valabhI ane zilAdityano aMta : mAravADamAM pallI (pAlI) nAme gAmamAM kAku ane pAtAka e nAmanA be bhAIo rahetA hatAM. temAM nAno bhAI dhanavAna tethI moTo bhAI tenA gharano sevaka thaI potAno nirvAha karato hato. comAsAmAM eka divasa moTo bhAI kAku Akho divasa kAma karavAthI thAkelo madhya rAtrie sUto hato. tyAre nAnA bhAie tene jagADI kahyuM ke, ApaNA khetaranA kyArAmAM bharAyeluM pANI pALa toDI jatuM raheze? ane tame to darakAra na rAkhatAM nizcita paNe sUi rahyA cho. A prakArano Thapako sAMbhaLI tatkALa pathArIno tyAga karI, potAnA AtmAnI niMdA karato, khabhe kodALI mUkI khetara tarapha jatAM, vacce mArgamAM keTalAka cAkara loko pANIthI tuTI gayelI pALo samI karIne AvatA joyA. temane dUrathI AvatA joine pUchyuM ke tame koNa cho ? tyAre teo bolyA ke, tamArA bhAInA sevako chIe. evuM vacana sAMbhaLI kAku bolyo ke koi jagyAe mArA grAhako thAya evuM che ? eTale mane kAme rAkhe evA koI puruSa tamArA dhyAnamAM che ? tyAre teo bolyA ke valabhInagaramAM tamArA grAhako ghaNA che. pachI te koI vakhata potAno saghaLo sAmAna eka mATalAmAM bharI potAnA mAthe mUkI valabhIpuranA daravAjA pAse gayo. daravAjA pAse rahenArA AhIra lokonI pAse jaI eka jhUMpaDImAM rahyo. te zarIre ghaNo dubaLo hato, tethI te lokoe "raka evuM nAma ApyuM. A pramANe AhIra lokono Azraya laI jhUMpaDAmAM rahe che. eTalAmAM koI moTo kApaDano vepArI kalpapustako vAMcIne temAM lakhyA pramANe giranAra parvatamAM jaI tyAMthI siddharasa, eka tuMbaDAmAM bharI pAcho ghera jatAM valabhInagara pAse Avyo. tyAM AkAzavANI thaI. temAM (kAkatuMbaDI) evA akSara sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmI manamAM vicAra karyo ke A tuMbaDI bharIne rasa lAvyo chuM, te koInA jANavAmAM AveluM jaNAya che. mATe have zI vale thaze? ema vicArI te raMka (kAku) nAmanA vANiyAnA gharamAM e tuMbaDo thApaNa rUpe mUkI, pote somezvaranI yAtrA karavA gayo. te tuMbaDI culA upara uMcI laTakAvelI hatI. koI parvane divase culA upara trAMbAnI tapelI mUkI raMka (rAko zeTha) koI jAtano pAka karato hato. te vakhate tApa ghaNo karavAthI uMcI laTakAvelI tuMbaDInA chidramAMthI jharI te rasa culA para mUkelI tapelInA kAMThA para paDyo, tevI ja tatkALa te tapelI sonAnI thaI gaI. A (1) rasAyanazAstra. (2) eka jAtanI auSadhI. 194 prabaMdha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAta pratyakSa joi teNe nizcaya karyo ke A tuMbaDImAM siddharasa che tethI ApaNe moTA dhanADhya thaizuM, ema dhArI nagaramAM eka ghara lIdhuM, ne temAM tuMbaDI sahita saghaLo sAmAna mUkI Avyo. pachI te jhUMpaDImAM AvI, rAtre suine, madhya rAtrie pote jhuMpaDI saLagAvI bumo pADI. AthI lokonA manamAM asara thaI ke bacArA raMkanI eka jhuMpaDI hatI te paNa baLI gaI. A prakAranuM kapaTa karI nagaranA bIjA daravAjA pAse ghara karI rahyo che, eTalAmAM te jagyAe ghaNA ghIno vepAra karanArI koika ghI vecanArI AvI, tenuM ghI jokhatAM jokhatAM te ghIno aMta na Avyo, tyAre te vANiyAe (kAkue) vicAra karyo ke A ghInA pAtra nIce kALI citrAvelI haze, ema tapAsIne joyuM to tevuM ja nIkaLyuM, pachI kapaTathI te citrAvelI laI lIdhI. tethI citrakasiddhi paNa prApta thaI. vaLI thoDAka divasamAM e vANiyAne pUrva janmanA puNyathI suvarNa puruSanI paNa siddhi prApta thai. AvI rIte traNa prakAranI siddhi maLavAthI rAko koTI dhanavALo thayo. te prakRtithI atizaya kRpaNa hovAthI koI divasa teNe koI supAtradAna, tIrtha athavA dayAdAnamAM leza mAtra paNa dhana na vAparyuM, eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa ulaTo bIjA lokane saMhAra karavAnI icchAe tenI lakSmI kAlarAtrirUpa (saMhAra karanArI) thaI. eka divasa enI putrI pAse ratnajaDita suMdara kAMsakI hatI, te rAjAnI putrInA dIThAmAM AvI. pachI te levAnI rAjaputrIe haTha karatAM rAjAe baLAtkArathI khuMcavI laI te kAMsakI potAnI putrIne ApI. A virodha manamAM rAkhI te raMka vANiyAe potAnA manamAM evo TharAva karyo ke game teTaluM dhana nAza pAme paNa mAre A rAjAne padabhraSTa karavo. ema vicArI valabhInagara bhAMgavA mATe pleccha dezamAM gayo. te dezanA rAjAe jeTalA kroDa sonA mahoro mAgI teTalI tene ApIne lazkara sahita te rAjAnuM prayANa karAvyuM. te pramANamAM pAchalI rAtrie rAjA, aDadho UMghato ane aDadho jAgato hato e vakhate rAjAthI upakAra nahIM pAmelo eka chatradhara sevaka, prathamathI ja koI saMketa karelA puruSa sAthe A prakAranI vAto karato hato ke, "ApaNA rAjAne salAha ApanAra koi pradhAna puruSa rahyo nathI kemake pRthvImAM iMdrasamAna, sUryadevatAnA putra zilAditya sAthe laDAI karavA, jenuM kuLa tathA svabhAva jANyA nathI, evA sArA athavA naThArA, koI raMka nAme vANiyAnA kahevAthI A prakAranuM aNavicAryuM AcaraNa karavuM ThIka nathI." A prakAranuM hitakArI satya vacana sAMbhaLI kAMIka manamAM vicArI, te divase rAjAe prayANano vilaMba karyo. pachI pelA raMkanA manamAM AzaMkA utpanna thaI, ane rAjAnA manano abhiprAya potAnI buddhithI jANI lIdho. pachI te ja vakhate keTaluMka sonuM ApI rAjAnuM mana prasanna karI prayANa karAvI upadeza karyo ke vicArIne athavA aNavicArIne prayANa karato moTo rAjA, siMhanI jema zobhe che. eTale jema siMhanI talapa mithyA na jAya, tema evA moTAnuM pramANa paNa mithyA jatuM nathI. kemake siMhanI be prakAre stuti karavI e zarama bharelI (1) e velamAM evo guNa rahelo che ke je pAtra nIce rAkhelI hoya te pAtramAM je cIja hoya te khuTe ja nahIM. (2) e siddhImAM evo guNa che ke sonAnA puruSane kApI kApIne game teTaluM sonuM kADhI laie, paNa savAramAM hato tevo ne tevo thAya. judAM-judAM prabandho 195 Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che; kemake moTo madajhara hAthI hoya to tene paNa eka kSaNa mAtramAM nAza kare evo e samartha che, mATe Apa sarakAranuM apAra parAkrama che; mATe evo koNa zUravIra che ke saMgrAmamAM tamArI sanmukha AvI ubho raheze ? ityAdi zaurya bharelI vANiyAnI vANIthI utsAha pAmelo mleccharAja duMdubhi (nobata) nA zabdothI jagatane paripUrNa karato prayANa karI valabhI samIpa Avyo. eTalAmAM valabhImAM rahelI zrI caMdraprabha svAmInI mahAprabhAvaka pratimA aMbAdevI ane kSetrapAla sahita adhiSThAyakanA baLathI AkAza mArge cAlatI prabhAsapATaNa AvI. zrI vardhamAna svAmInI pratimA rathamAM besI adhiSThAyakanA baLathI cAlI, te Aso suda pUnamane dine zrImAlapura (bhinamAla) mAM AvI. e prakAre je je prabhAvaka pratimAo hatI, te potAnA ghaTatA sthAnakomAM gaI. valabhInagaranI adhiSThAyaka devI zrIvardhamAnasUrI pAse AvI, raDatAM raDatAM utpAta thaze ema jaNAvyuM, te vAtano eka zloka che. teno artha : te devI strIno veza karI vardhamAnasUrI pAse AvI ubhI rahI. tene vardhamAnasUrIe pUchyuM ke, tuM koNa che ? tuM koI devI jevI dekhAya che ne zA kAraNathI raDe che? tyAre devI bolI ke huM A nagaranI adhiSThAyaka devI chuM; A nagarIno vinAza pratyakSa dekhuM chuM, te kAraNathI tame ahIMthI palAyana karI jAo. tamane bhikSAmAM maLelo dUdhapAka che, te paNa rUdhira thaI jaze ane te pAcho je jagyAe dUdhapAka thaI jAya te jagyAe tame sAdhu sahita nivAsa karajo. ema kahI devI aMtardhAna thaI. have plecchanA lazkare valabhInagarIne cAre bAjuthI gherI lIdhI hatI. te vakhate, jene deza bhAMgavAnuM moTuM kalaMka coTyuM che evA raMka vANiyAe paMca zabda vAjiMtranA vagADanArAne ghaNuM dravya ApI evuM samajAvyuM ke zilAditya je vakhate raNasaMgrAma karavA ghoDA para besavA Ave te vakhate ekadama vAjAM vagADavAM ke jethI teno besavAno ghoDo bhaDake ema karavuM. pachI jyAre zilAditya raNasaMgrAmamAM javA taiyAra thaI ghoDA para besavA Avyo tyAre te lokoe eTale vAjAvALAoe moTA zabda karI ghoDo bhaDakAvyo. ghoDo bhaDakI AkAza mArgo uDyo ane jayAMthI te Avyo hato tyAM te pAcho gayo. evA gabharATamAM zilAditya paDyo eTale tene svecchAe pakaDIne mAryo. pachI kSaNa mAtramAM valabhInagarI bhAMgI, eTale mleccha lokonI lUMTa phATathI loko tathA e rAjAnuM kuTuMba dezAMtara jatuM rahyuM. te para eka gAthA che. teno artha : | vikramanA maraNa pachI 375 varSa gayAM tyAre valabhIno bhaMga thayo; eTale vikrama saMvatamAMthI 375 kADhI nAMkhIe tyAre valabhI saMvata Ave. (valabhIno saMpUrNa nAza to saMvata 800nI sAlamAM thayo che.) A prakAre zilAdityanI utpatti tathA raMkanI utpatti tathA valabhIno nAza e prakAranA traNa prabaMdha pUrA thayA. (1) zilAdityanI garbhavatI strI koi sevakane lai guptaveSa karI nAThI. te iDaranA DuMgaramAM rahI. tyAM tene putra thayo. tenuM nAma grahAditya evuM thayuM. teNe tyAM thoDuMka rAjaya meLavyuM. tenA vaMzajo prathama gehaloTa ne pachI zizodIyA e nAmathI adyApi oLakhAya che. 196 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koi ratnamALa nAmanA nagaramAM pUrve ratnazekhara nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. eka samaye rAjA digvijaya karI potAnA nagara bhaNI pAcho Avyo, tene nagaramAM vadhAvI levA purajano gAmanI bhAgoLe sAmA AvyA. puranI prajAe nagarane dabadabAthI zaNagArI moTA utsava sAthe tene puramAM praveza karAvyo. vepArI lokoe bajA2nI dukAnone judAM judAM prakAre zaNagArelI, tene joto joto potAnA darabAra pratye cAlyo. rastAmAM jatAM eka dukAnamAM teNe Azcarya joyuM. koi vepArIe potAnI dukAnanA AgalA bhAgamAM hAMDI jhamarUkha vagere je suMdara padArtho laTakAvelAM hatAM tenI sAthe eka lAkaDAnI TopalI tathA pAvaDo laTakAvelo hato. AthI tenA manamAM moTuM Azcarya thayuM, vagara bole rAjAe potAnA maMdiramAM praveza karyo. jyAre te potAnI gAdI upara birAjyo tyAre nagaranA mahAjano bheTa lai tenI pAse AvyA. rAjAe temano satkAra karyo, khabara pUchI ke tame saghaLA khuza cho ? rAjAnuM evuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI mahAjanoe 'ame sukhI nathI' evo javAba vALyo. khAvA-pIvA vageremAM cittavALA rAjAne mahAjanonI vANI Azcarya kAraka to lAgI, tathApi te vakhate teNe tenI kAMi vizeSa tapAsa karI nahIM ane sabhA visarjana karyuM. pachI eka vakhate potAnA pradhAna maMDaLone ekAMtamAM bolAvI pUchyuM, 'mArA rAjyamAM tame sukhI nathI tenuM kAraNa zuM ?' vaLI nagaramAM praveza karatAM eka vepArIne tyAM lAkaDAnI TopalI ane pAvaDo laTakAvelo meM dITho. tenuM kAraNa zuM ? te mane kaho. rAjAno prazna sAMbhaLI mahAjana kahevA lAgyA ke lAkaDAnI TopalI ane pAvaDo laTakAvAnuM kAraNa to eTaluM ja che ke te vepArI potAnA gharamAM keTaluM dhana che tenI gaNatarI karavA zaktimAna nathI mATe koine dhana ApavuM hoya agara levuM hoya to pAvaDe khAMpIne TopalInA mApathI Apa-le kare che ane saMkhyA paNa TopalIthI ja gumAstAo pAse copaDAomAM noMdha rakhAve che. 'ame sukhI nathI' ema kahevAnuM kAraNa eTaluM che ke - amAre mAthe Apa AvA svAmI chatAM Apane prajA nathI, A nagaramAM bhAgye ja koi koTyAdhipati nahIM hoya evA te nagarane viSe Apa cirakALathI rakSaNa karo cho. nagarane moTI unnati pamADo cho tema chatAM ApanA jIrNaantaHpuramAM saghaLI vaMdhyA rANIo ekaThI thayelI che. tenI upekSA karI vaMzavRddhine mATe navuM antaHpura vasAvavAnI Apa sarakArane bhalAmaNa karIe chIe. mahAjananuM kaheluM rAjAe svIkAryuM. pachI jyAre puSyanakSatra ane ravivArano zuddha divasa Avyo tyAre koi zukana jANanArA pradhAna puruSane sAthe lai pradhAnanA maMDaLo nagaranI bhAgoLe zukanasthAna para AvyA. saghaLA janoe potAnA hAthamAM cokhA rAkhelA hatA, zukananI vATa jotA hatA, tevAmAM koi daridrI puruSanI tarata prasava thai javAne yogya garbhavALI strI mAthe kASTano bhAro lai nagaramAM vecavA jatI hatI, tene dIThI. tenA bhArA upara eka durgA beThelI sarvanI 2 (1) temanI apekSA na karavI te. (2) jUnA kALamAM dareka zubha kAmamAM zraddhA rAkhI pakSIonA zukana jotA hatA. (3) eka jAtanI cakalI. judAM-judAM prabandho 197 Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dRSTie paDI. zukana parIkSakanI AjJA pramANe saghaLA mahAjanoe tathA te parIkSake te durgAne akSatAdikathI vadhAvI lIdhI, pachI mahAjanoe A zukana kevA phaLavAnA che, ema te parIkSakane pUchyuM. zukana parIkSaka bRhaspatinuM raceluM zukana zAstra paripUrNa jANato hato. tene AdhAre te bolyo, jo bRhaspatinuM raceluM zukana zAstra sAcuM hoya to, e strInA garbhamAM je putra che te ja ApaNA nagarano rAjA thaze, emAM kaMi saMdeha nahIM. A vAta sAMbhaLI mahAjano anyonya eka ekanAM sAmuM joi rahyA. keTalAke vicAryuM ke A vAta rAjAne kahevI ke na kahevI. have ApaNe zuM karavuM, Ama vicAra kare che tevAmAM koi utAvaLIA puruSe zukana parIkSakanI kahelI vAta rAjAne kahI dIdhI. AvuM AzcaryakAraka vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA gabharAyo ane ekadama tenA mukhamAMthI vacana nIkaLyuM ke moTo khADo khodI te sagarbhA strIne jIvatI aMdara dATI dyo. rAjAnA moMmAMthI hukama nIkaLatAM jAsUso tvarAthI doDyA. lAkaDAM vecI nagaramAMthI pAchI vaLatI te sagarbhA strI, nagaranI bhAgoLamAM jAsUsone hAtha pakaDAi. ociMtA rAjadUtoe AvI tene gherI lIdhI, vagara aparAdhe mane kema pakaDI jAya che, e vAtathI bemAhitagAra te sagarbhA jAsUsone pUchavA lAgI, bhAi mane kyAM lai jAo cho ? meM zo aparAdha karyo che ? jenI AMkhamAMthI bora jevaDAM AMsu paDe che, ane bIkathI zarIranA saghaLAM aMga kaMpe che. mukhamAMthI bhAMgyA tuTyA bola parANe nIkaLe che, evI avasthAvALI te abaLAnI te yamadutone jarA paNa dayA na AvI, vagara bole tenuM bAvaDuM pakaDI mahAlakSmInA maMdira najIka lAvyA. rAjAnA hukamathI majuro tyAM eka moTo khADo khodavA macI paDyA hatA, A mane zuM karaze ? mane A bhayaMkara khADAnI najIka kema lAvyA che ? are daiva have mAruM zuM thaze ? e prakAre lAMbA sAdathI te anAtha bAi raDavA lAgI. te vakhate te puruSo bolyA ke jo buma pADI to tamAru mAthu kApI nAMkhazuM ! nahi to tuM tArA iSTadevane saMbhArI A khADAmAM utarI paDa. A vacana sAMbhaLatAM ja te strIne jhADo pezAba chUTI javAnI taiyArI thai ne bolI ke jarA dUra jai zarIranI zaMkA maTADuM chuM; ema kahI mahAlakSmI mAtAnA maMdirane oTale beThI, eTale tatkALa putra prasava thayo. te putrane nAnA vRkSanI nIce tyAMne tyAM mUkI jevI AvI tevI ja te puruSoe uMcakI khADAmAM nAMkhI DATI dIdhI ne te khabara rAjAne ApI. pachI koi vananI mRgalI prAtaHkALe tathA saMdhyAkALe AvI, potAnA cAra paganI vacce te bALakane rAkhI dUdhapAna karAvatI hatI. tethI te bALaka vRddhi pAmI jIvato hato. rAjAe thoDA divasamAM evI vAta sAMbhaLI ke koi mahAlakSmI mAtAnA maMdira AgaLa kuMbhAranI zALA najIka, vananI mRgalI AvI koi suMdara bALakane dhavarAvI ucherI moTo kare che te ja A nagarano navo rAjA thaze. A prakAranI laukika vArtAthI zaMkA pAmelA rAjAe te bALakanI zodha karAvI mArI nAMkhavA ghaNuM sainya taiyAra karI dareka dizAe mokalyAM. temAMnA keTalAMka mANasoe, te ja nagaranI bhAgoLe mahAlakSmI mAtAnA maMdira najIka te bALakane dITho, paNa bALahatyAnA bhayathI rAjAne A vAta kahevI ke nahIM, ema vicAra kare che eTalAmAM rAjA pote ja tyAM AvI pahocyoM. te bALakanuM rUpa kAMti ane aizvarya joi rAjAnuM mana paNa komaLa thai prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara xxx 198 Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gayuM tathA te koI tahevArano divasa hato mATe mahAjana tathA ghaNA paMDito vigera mANasono bharAvo ekadama te jagyAe akasmAta thayo. temAM rAjAnA pUchavAthI chevaTe evo nirNaya thayo ke jo e bALakanuM ghaNuM puNya haze to te game te rIte jIvaze mATe A gAyo AvavAnI vakhata thavA AvI che mATe e bALakane daravAjA vacce mUko ne tenA upara jo koI paNa gAya paga nahI mUke to jANavuM ke paramezvare ja rAjAne putra Apyo. A vAta sarvene sArI lAgI. pachI tema karyuM. jyAre gAyonuM dhaNa AvyuM temAM vacce rahelo gAyono pati (Akhalo) AgaLa AvI daravAjAmAM potAnA cAra paga vacce te bALakane rAkhI ubho rahI be pAsanA paDakhAthI sarve gAyone javA dIdhI. A moTo camatkAra joI rAjA pramukha sarve ghaNAM prasanna thayA. mUrtimAna puNya lakSmInA samUha jevA te bALakane sarve prajAnI saMmatithI rAjAe putra karI lIdho, ne tenuM nAma zrIpuMja evuM sthApana karyuM. te pratidina vRddhi pAmI moTo thayo. pachI ratnazekhara rAjA svargavAsI thayA tyAre te putrano abhiSeka karI rAjaya gAdIe besADyo. A prakAre rAjya pAmI sArI rIte prajAnuM pAlana karanAra zrIpuMja rAjAne eka putrI thaI. tenA sarva aMgamAM suMdarapaNuM bharapUra hatuM paraMtu tenuM mukha vAnarI jevuM ja hatuM. A kAraNathI tenA manamAM ghaNo vairAgya thayo ne saMsAranA sarve viSayo jhera jevA gaNI zrImAtA e prakAranuM nAma dhAraNa karatI hatI. kyAreka tene jAtismaraNa jJAna utpanna thayuM, ne pitAnI AgaLa potAnA pUrva janmano vRttAMta kahyo ke huM pUrva janmamAM Abu parvata upara koI vAnaranI strI hatI. eka vRkSathI bIjA vRkSa upara kUdatAM koI prakAranI cUka paDavAthI vRkSanuM ThuMThuM tAlavAmAM vAgavAthI maraNa pAmI. nIce rahelA kAmita nAme kuMDamAM mAruM zarIra gaLI gaLIne nAza pAmyuM. ne mAthe to te kuMDanA jala saMbaMdhane na pAmI nAza pAmyuM. mATe te kuMDanA pratApathI A janmamAM badhu zarIra suMdara mANasanuM thayuM ne mukha to hatuM tevuM rahyuM. A vAta sAMbhaLyA pachI zrIpuMja rAjAe te kuMDanI zodha karAvI, potAnA puruSone tathA putrIne Abu parvata upara mokalyAM ne e kuMDamAM putrInuM mastaka vAraMvAra jhaboLavAno hukama Apyo. pachI rAja sevakoe tema karavAthI ghaNI mahenate te putrInuM mukha mANasa jevuM thayuM. te divasathI mAtA-pitAnI AjJA laI potAno yogAbhyAsa karavAno abhiprAya jaNAvI arbAda karatAM vadhAre guNavALI e putrIe, e ja parvata upara ghaNI tapazcaryA karI. kyAreka AkAza mArge gati karatA koI mahA moTA yogI puruSa, adbhuta rUpavALI svarganI devAMganAthI paNa adhika moha upajAvanArI e putrIne dIThI. te ja vakhate e yogInA jJAna vairAgya tapa Adi ghaNA guNanA samUha e putrInA rUpa rUpI agnimAM baLI bhasma thaI gayA. eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu jema koI mUcha pAmI cakkara khAI dhaba daI dharatImAM paDe tema te yogI potAnI saghaLI zudha budha visarI AkAzamAMthI utarI kAmAMdha thaI ghaNI prIti dekhADato ghelA mANasanI jema tenI pAse AvI bakavA maMDyo, he mArI prANa karatAM paNa atizaya vahAlI strI, A vakhatanuM mAruM boleluM vacana, tAre pAchuM ThelavuM nahIM. deza kALa tathA zukana muhurta tathA lIlu sUku kAMI paNa joyA vicAryA vagara satvarapaNe mane tAro pati kema banAvI detI nathI ? arere tuM zuM vicAre judAM-judAM prabandho 199 Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che? jone A mahApratApI sUrya paNa ApaNA thanArA evA mahA saMbhogane joyA pahelA ja lajjA pAmI AMkho mIcI cAlatAM pazcima samudramAM DUbI gayo. aho ApaNA kAmamAM uttejana ApanAra ekAMta sthaLa kevuM maLyuM che ? jarAka A bAju jo ! nirmala jaLa vahana karatI tArI samIpe rahelI tArI priya nadI rUpI sakhI paNa taraMga rupI potAnA hAthavaDe mAro saMga karavA bhaNI tane dhakele che tene paNa tu kema samajatI nathI ? ityAdi namratAthI ghaNuM ghaNuM pUchavA mAMDyuM, tyAre te putrIe vicAra karyo ke, A vakhate paramezvara vinA mAru koI nathI, have huM kema karI mAruM zIlavrata rAkhIza? are, paramezvara ! A vakhata tuM mArI sahAyatA karaje ityAdi ghaNI prArthanA karI vicAryuM ke, jo huM ene nA kahIza to krodha karI enI pAse raheluM A mahAvidyAvALu trizula mane mAraze. ema dhArI ghaNI dhIraja rAkhI bolI ke - huM adyApi koine paraNI nathI ne A nAzavaMta deha koi moTA puruSanA kAmamAM Ave to ghaNu sAru ema samajuM chuM. paraMtu eka mArI pratijJA che ke, A parvata upara caDavAnA bAra rastA, pahelA pahoramAM AraMbhI cothA pahoranA kukaDA bolyA pahelAM bAMdhI Ape te yogIne zAstravidhithI paraNavuM, te jo tame karI zako to mAre tamAruM pANIgrahaNa karavuM. A prakAranAM zrImAtAnAM amRtathI paNa adhika mIThAM vacana sAMbhaLI romAMcita thai ghaNI ja prasannatAthI nAcavA mAMDyo ne bolyo ke, jema tamArI AjJA hoya tema karavA A sevaka taiyAra che. A zaMkaranA ApelA trizulamAM saghaLI vidyAo rahI che, ema kahI trizula kaMpAvatAM ja asaMkhyAta bhUtAvaLa ekaThuM thayuM. tene rastA bAMdhavAnI AjJA ApI. pachI jhaTapaTa jaI potAnI bahenane kheMcI lAvI kahyuM ke, saghaLI vivAhanI sAmagrI jaldI taiyAra kara. pachI te bahena bolI ke gora mahArAjanA dekhADyA vinA zAstrokta vidhi kema karIne thaze ? A vacana sAMbhaLI koI tapasvI mahAvidvAna moTI dADhIvALo joI tenI galacI jhAlI jhaTa pakaDI lAvI tyAM khaDo karyo. sarva aMge dhrUjatA te brAhmaNe pUchyuM ke mane zI AjJA che ? tyAre yogI bolyo ke jo jarA paNa jIvavAnI AzA rAkhatA hoya to AjanuM muhurta ghaNuM sAruM che. ema pUchanArane kahevuM. ne A pelI beThelI kanyA sAthe zAstrokta vidhithI mAruM pANIgrahaNa karAva. A vacana sAMbhaLI jIvyAnI AzAmAM bhaLatA brAhmaNe vidhi sahita maMDapa Adi sAmagrI taiyAra karAvI. rastA saghaLA taiyAra thayA ke nahIM, te jovA yogI gayo tyAre zrImAtAe vicAra karyo ke devatAnI madadathI rastA taiyAra karatAM zI vAra lAgavAnI che ema dhArI potAnI zaktithI be kukaDA nIpajAvI cheTethI tenA zabda saMbhaLAvyA. sarve rastA taiyAra thayA evI khabara ApavA AvelA yogIe kukaDAno zabda sAMbhaLI kahyuM ke, A sAcA kukaDAnA zabda nathI. A to tamArI mAyA che, te zuM huM nathI jANato ? zrImAtAe kahyuM ke ThIka, tamo taiyAra thAva. pachI yogIe potAno saghaLo veza utAryo. trizula paNa e strInI pAse mUkyuM, pIThI coLAvavAne taiyAra thAya che. eTalAmAM zrI devIe ubhAM thaI vicAra karyo ke have hiMmata dharyA vinA bIjo upAya nathI. ema dhArI be DAghA kUtarA potAnI mAyAthI karI te yogInA pagane vaLagADI tenA ja trizula vaDe te yogIne jIvathI mArI nAMkhyo ane potAnuM zIlavrata 200 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ akhaMDa rAkhyuM. A prakAranI atizaya zIlavratanI lIlAthI potAno saghaLo janmAro nirgamana karyo. tethI saghaLI vidyAoe tathA devatAoe hAjara paNe tenI sevAmAM rahevA mAMDyuM ne je jagAe teNIe dehano tyAga karyo tyAM zrIpuMja rAjAe zikhara baMdhavALo moTo prAsAda karAvyo. kAraNa ke, Abu upara zikhara baMdhI prAsAda thato nathI. e parvatanI nIce rahelo adhUMda nAme nAga, cha mahine kaMpe che. tyAre parvata kaMpa thAya che. mATe tyAMnA sarve prAsAdo zikhara vinAnA ja che. A prakAre zrIpuMjarAjA ne tenI putrI zrImAtAno prabandha pUro thayo. kyAreka cauDa dezamAM govardhana nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. te nagaramAM evI rIta hatI ke je mANasane nyAya joito hoya te sabhA maMDapamAM Ave ane tyAM rahelA moTA uMcA thaMbhanI joDe nIce bAMdhelo ghaMTa halAve, e ghaMTamAM evo guNa hato ke jo koI jarA halAve to teno eTalo badho nAda thAya ke AkhA nagaramAM saMbhaLAya. te sAMbhaLI rAjA jAte AvI nyAya Ape. eka divasa e rAjAno putra rathamAM besI ati utAvaLathI jato hato. ajANatAM tenA jhapATAmAM Avelo mArgamAM beThelo eka nAno vAcharaDo maraNa pAmyo. te joi tenI janetAnI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM ane potAnA parAbhavano upAya karavA teNIe sabhA maMDapamAM AvI potAnA zIMgaDA vaDe nyAya ghaMTa halAvyo eTale te sAMbhaLI arjuna jevI jenI kIrti che evA rAjAe AvI tajavIja karI. gAyanA duHkhano vRttAMta mULa thakI jANyo ane potAnA nyAyanI uttama maryAdA jaNAvavA prAtaHkALe, chokaro je rathamAM beTho hato te ja rathamAM rAjA pote beTho ane potAno atizaya vhAlo ekano eka ja dIkaro hato to paNa tene mArgamAM pelA vAcharaDAne ThekANe sUvaDAvyo ane te gAyane tathA nagaranA ghaNA lokone ekaThA karI temanI najara paDe tema tenA upara paramezvaranuM nAma daI ratha calAvyo. te rAjAnA ghaNA sattvathI, tathA putranuM ghaNuM bhAgya hovAthI, tenA upara rathanuM paiDuM pharyuM to paNa te jIvato rahyo. A prakAre govardhana rAjAno prabandha pUro thayo. pUrve kAntipuramAM purANa rAjA, ghaNA varSathI garva rahita rAjaya karato hato. eka divasa atisAra nAme potAnA priya pradhAna sAthe ghoDA para besI pharavA nIkaLyo. tyAM rAjAe ghoDAne aNaghaTatI eka cAbUka mArI, tethI ghoDo evo doDyo ke pAchaLa AvatuM sainya tathA pradhAna vagere atizaya dUra rahI gayA ane potAnuM atizaya komaLa zarIra hovAthI tathA ghaNo mArga ullaMghana karavAthI ghaNo zrama thayo, mATe rAjAnA atyaMta sukumAra zarIramAM rUdhira bharAvAthI ghoDA para maraNa pAmyo. tenI pAchaLa AvatA matisAra pradhAne rAjAnA zarIrano agnisaMskAra karyo; ghoDo tathA rAjAno paheraveza laI nagara AgaLa Avyo. tyAM buddhimAna pradhAne vicAra karyo ke rAjAnA maraNanI khabarano phelAva thaze to, zrImALa nAme rAjA che te A rAjayane dabAvaze. tethI moTo upadrava thaze. evA bhayathI rAjayanuM anusaMdhAna karavAnI icchAthI te pradhAne rAjAno barobarIyo ne rAjAnA jevo ja judAM-judAM prabandho 201 Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUpALo koi kuMbhAra joyo tene badhI rIte zikSita karI, rAjAno saghaLo veSa peherAvyo ane ghoDA para besADI saMdhyAkALe nagaramAM praveza karAvI rAjamaMdiramAM AvIne rANIne saghaLI vAta kahI ne samajAvI ke A vAtane gupacUpa rAkhI saMsAra calAvavo, evI rItanuM te rANIne tathA e rAjAne samajAvI pachI puNyasAra evuM nAma sthApana karIne prathamanI jema ja saghaLuM rAjaya dhamadhokAra calAvyuM. rANIe paNa laSTa puSTa kuMbhAranA aMgasaMganuM sukha bhogavavAnI icchAthI saghaLA vyavahAramAM tene ghaNI mahenate kuzaLa karyo. e kuMbhAra paNa evA mojazokhamAM paDyo ke potAnuM gharabAra tathA kuTuMba visarI gayo. ema karatAM keTaloka kALa vItI gayo. eka divasa samovaDIA rAjA sAthe yuddha karavAno vakhata Avyo tyAre te pradhAna ghaNuM lazkara taiyAra karI saMgAthe lai, zatrunI sAme laDavA gayo ne rAjAnI sevAmAM bIjo koI potAnA jevo dAkhala karyo. te pradhAna gayA pachI rAjA svecchAcArI niraMkuza thayo. pachI teNe nagaranA saghaLA kuMbhAro bolAvI mATInA ghoDA, hAthI, uMTa vagere karAvI tenI sAthe ramavA mAMDyuM ne koinI zikhAmaNa gaNakArI nahi. A vAta dezAMtara gayelA pradhAnanA jANavAmAM AvI. pradhAne vicAra karyo ke e kuMbhAra rAjA Akhare potAnI jAta upara gayo ne rAjaya DUbADaze. ema vicAra karI thoDA mANasa saMgAthe laI, lazkaramAMthI rAtorAta utAvaLathI pAcho AvI rAjAne zikhAmaNa dIdhI ne kahyuM ke hamaNAM ja tane tArA kuMbhArapaNAno kasaba mUkAvI rAjA karyo che to paNa tArA svabhAvanuM caMcaLapaNuM mUkato nathI, koinI maryAdA mAnato nathI, mATe tane dezAMtara kADhI mUkI bIjA koi kuMbhAranA chokarAne rAjA karIza. AvI rIte ghaNo krodha karI tene dhamakAvyo. A vakhate e rAjA, ekAMte sabhAkhAnAmAM beTho hato - te uMce sAde bolyo ke ! ahIM koI bAraNe sevako ubhA che ke, ema bolatAM ja tatkALa te sabhAkhaMDanA citromAM jeTalA pAyadaLa hatA te saghaLA manuSya rUpe thai hAtha joDI rAjAnI AgaLa ubhA rahyA, te rAjAno abhiprAya jANI te pradhAnane bAMdhI lIdho. AvuM adbhuta moTuM Azcarya joI camatkAra pAmI rAjAnA pagamAM paDI ghaNI prArthanA karI pote chUTyo ne hAtha joDI bhakti sahita vinaMtI karI ke tamane rAjya maLavAmAM huM to nimitta mAtra chuM, paNa tamArA puNyathI ja tamane rAjya maLyuM che. juo A acetana citra hatAM te paNa sacetana thayAM ne tamArI AjJA pramANe karavA maMDyA. mATe tenuM kAraNa tamArA pUrvajanmanAM karma ja che ne tamAruM puNyasAra nAma sArthaka che, A prakAre puNyasArarAjAno prabandha pUro thayo. pUrve pATalIputra nagaramAM caMdra nAme rAjA rAjaya karato hato teno naMdIvardhana nAme putra hato. dezAMtara jovAnA kautukathI, mA-bApane pUchyA vagara, potAnI icchA pramANe eka chatradhara sAthe cAlato thayo. AkhI rAta cAlatAM cAlatAM prAta:kALe koi nagaranI samIpe Avyo tyAM te nagarano rAjA putra vinAno maraNa pAmyo hato. tenA pradhAnoe evo TharAva karyo hato ke A paTTahastI (1) pATavI hAthI. 202 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jenA upara kaLaza DhoLe tene rAjA karavo. AvA TharAvathI hAthInI sUMDhamAM kaLaza ApI, AkhA nagaramAM pheravatA hatA, te vakhate e rAjakumAra ne chatradhara e be nagaramAM AvyA. tyAM samIpe ubhA rahelA rAjakumArane rahevA daI pelA chatradhara upara kaLaza DhoLyo. pachI pradhAnoe moTA utsavathI nagaramAM praveza karAvI rAjyagAdIe besADyo ne e chatradhare rAjakumArane paNa atizaya moTI bhakti dekhADI potAnI sAthe ja rAkhato hato ne ema kaheto ke huM A saghaLI prajAno svAmI chuM ne mArA svAmI tame cho. A prakAre ghaTatAM vacana kahI tenI sevA karato hato paNa te rAjAmAM eka paNa rAjaguNa na hato. atizaya ayogya hato. mATe atizaya duSTabuddhithI prajAne pIDavAmAM tatpara hato ne cAra varNa tathA cAra AzramanuM zI rIte pAlana karavuM te vAta bilakula jANato nahoto. mATe e jema jema prajAne pIDe che tema tema e rAjakumAra zarIre sUkAto jAya che. jema pazupatie (zive) mAthA para dhAraNa karelo caMdra dubaLo che tevo atizaya dubaLo thayo. tene joI eka divase teNe pUchyuM ke tame divase divase kema sUkAtA jAo cho ? A vacana sAMbhaLI rAjakumAre uttara Apyo ke tame duSTa buddhithI prajAne pIDo cho te atyaMta aghaTita che te duHkhathI huM dubaLo paDyo chuM. te upara eka gAthA che. teno artha : jeno jaDa puruSo sAthe nivAsa che tathA jeno dhaNI cADIyA puruSonuM kaheluM sAMbhaLe che te jeTaluM jIve che e ja lAbha jANavo. dubaLuM paDavuM tathA nAza pAmavuM emAM kAMI paNa Azcarya nathI. A gAthAno artha mane lAgu paDe che. A prakAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI chatradhara rAjA bolyo. A pApI prajAnA abhAgyanA udaye tene pIDA thavAnI vakhate mane rAjya maLyuM che ne jo e prajAnuM sArI rItie pAlana karavuM evI ja paramezvaranI marajI hota to tamane ja paTTAbhiSeka thAta. mATe evI paramezvaranI marajI nathI. A prakAranI ukti yukti sAMbhaLavAthI rAjakumAranA aMtarano roga maTI gayo ne zarIra puSTa thayuM. A prakAre chatradharano prabaMdha pUro thayo. gauDa dezamAM lakSaNAvatI nAme nagarImAM lamaNasena nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. teno pradhAna umApatidhara nAme hato, te ja saghaLA rAjyanI saMbhALa rAkhI buddhi baLe rAjya calAvato ane rAjA madonmata hAthInI jema madathI aMdha thaI eka atizaya rUpavAna paNa jAte caMDALanI putrI, tenI sAthe evo laMpaTa thayo ke lokalAja tathA kuLa kalaMkathI DaryA vinA apakIrtine ghoLIne pI gayo paNa kAmAnyatA na choDI. e joI umApatidhare vicAra karyo ke rAjA jAte atizaya AkarA svabhAvano che, temaja huM paNa chuM, mATe rAjAne enA apalakSaNa mATe zikhAmaNa devI vyartha che tethI koi bIjo upAya zodhavAnI jarUra che, jethI e samaje ema dhArI sabhAmaMDapanA bhAroTIA para keTalAka zloka gupta rIte lakhyo. teno artha : he jaLa ! zItaLapaNuM e ja tAro mukhya guNa che ane tAre vize svabhAvika nirmaLapaNuM raheluM che. vadhAre zuM kahIe, paNa apavitra hoya te paNa tArA sparzathI pavitra thAya che. judAM-judAM prabandho 203 Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaLI AthI bIjuM zuM vakhANavA yogya che. tuMja sakaLa prANI mAtranuM jIvana che ne tuM jyAre nIca mArge jAya tyAre tane rokavAne koNa samartha che. e prakAre jaLanI anyokti vaDe zikhAmaNa dIdhI. he jagatanA Iza ! tuM poThIyA para besIne gati karIza temAM moTA diggaja, je ATha dizAnA ATha hAthIo pRthvI upADI rahelA che temane e tAruM kRtya zuM hAnikAraka che? ne sarpanAM AbhUSaNa dhAraNa karIza temAM suvarNanI zI hAni che ? tathA jaDAMzu (caMdra) ne mAthA upara caDAvyo che temAM traNa lokamAM prakAza karanAra sUryanI zI hAni che ? kaMI paNa nathI mATe jagatanA dhaNIne vadhAre zI zikhAmaNa daie. A prakAranI zivanI anyoktinA zloka vaDe zikhAmaNa dIdhI. (2) vaLI e ja anyoktinA zloka vaDe zikhAmaNa de che. he izvara ziva ! tAru brahma zira cheDAyuM che ne bhUta pretanI joDe tAre mitrapaNuM che tathA madyapAna karanAranI jema (gAMDAnI jema) mAtAo joDe kriIDA kare che ane smazAnamAM rahevA para prIti rAkhe che ane prajAne sarajI, teno saMhAra kare che. to paNa bhakta, tArA ja upara mana rAkhI sevA kare che ! kemake jagatamAM tArA vinA bIjo koi izvara nathI. mATe amAre koI bIjo upAya nathI. (3) vaLI caMdrane udezI kahe che ke, A moTA pradoSakALamAM (rAtrimAM) rAjA (caMdra) tuM eka ja che kamaLanI lakSmI DhAMkI daI, kumudamAM khoTI prIti karI (poyaNAmAM) lakSmI vApare che. brahmAe rAjAnI utpatti karI che, tenuM kAraNa eTaluM ja saMbhave che ke sumanas (devatA) sajjananA samUhamAM sArI ja sthiti pravartAvavI. ema rAja zabdanA aneka artha che temAM tuM kayA arthano dhAraNa karanAra rAjA che; e vAtano nizcaya karavA brahmA paNa samartha nathI. (4) vaLI hArane uddezI zikhAmaNa Ape che ke he hAra ! tuM tArA AcaraNavALo (sArAM goLa maToLa motIvALo) ne sArA guNavALo (dorAthI parovelo) moTA mANasane yogya ne ghaNA mUlyavALo cho ! mATe suMdara strInA kaThIna stanamaMDaLa upara rahevuM tAre ghaTita che paNa nIca varNanI strInA barachaTa gaLAmAM vaLagavAthI bhAMgI paDavuM e ghaNuM nikRSTatA bhareluM che. mATe tuM tAru guNavAnapaNuM hArI gayo cho e vAta ghaNI ja kheda bharelI che. (5) A sarve zloka koI vakhate rAjAnA vAMcavAmAM AvyA ne teno artha jANI pradhAna upara ghaNo dveSa rAkhyo, te vAta nItizAstramAM kahI che. te zloka teno artha : asat mArge cAlanAra puruSane sanmArgano upadeza krodhanuM kAraNa thAya che. jema nAkakaTTA mANasane darpaNa dekhADIe to tene tatkALa krodha caDe che tema khoTA chaMdamAM paDanArane sAre raste caDAvatAM prathama to tene khoTuM lAge ja che. A prakArano nyAya che mATe pradhAna upara krodha karI tene padabhraSTa karyo. eka divase e rAjA rAjapATikAthI (nagara bAraNe bhramaNa karavuM te) pAcho AvatAM mArgamAM maLelo, ekalo, mahAdaridrI thayelo ne potAnA nirvAha saMbaMdhI upAya rahita e ja umApatine joi krodha karI rAjAe mahAvatane kahyuM ke A puruSa maraNa pAme ema enA upara hAthIne calAva. 204 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pachI mahAvate hAthIne doDAvyo te joi pelo umApati uce sAde bolyo ke eka kSaNamAtra hAthIno vega baMdha rAkha. mAre rAjAne kAMika kahevuM che. pachI mane sukhethI mAraje. A prakAranuM vacana sAMbhaLI mahAvate hAthI ubho rAkhyo tyAre umApatidhara eka zloka bolyo. teno artha : smazAnamAM ziva nagna rahe che ane zarIre rAkha coLe che vaLI poThIyA upara caDI bese che, sarpa sAthe lIlA kare che tathA lohI nItaratuM hAthInuM cAmaDu oDhI nAce che. ityAdi AcaraNathI AcArabhraSTa che to paNa te ja ziva upara jemane rAga baMdhAyo che te kAMI kahI zakatA nathI evA sapuruSa jenA guru che tene A karavuM ghaTe ? A prakAre umApatinA vacanarUpI aMkuza vaDe rAjAno manarUpI hAthI vazamAM Avyo. tethI jJAna utpanna thayuM. ke guruhatyA karavI e ThIka nahIM ema vicAra karatAM potAnA niMdita AcaraNano pazcAttApa karI haLave haLave te vyasanane mUkI potAnA AtmAnI ghaNI niMdA karI. rAjAe te ja umApatidharane pharIthI pradhAna padavI ApI. A prakAre lakSmaNasena rAjA ne umApatidhara pradhAnano prabandha pUro thayo. kAzI nagarImAM jayacaMda nAme rAjA, ghaNI rAjaya lakSmInuM pAlana karato hato paNa paMgu (pAMgaLo) evuM biruda dhAraNa karato. kAraNa ke jema pAMgaLo be hAthamAM be lAkaDIonuM avalaMbana kare tema e rAjAne lazkara ghaNuM hovAthI gaMgA nadI tathA yamunA nadInuM avalaMbana karyA vinA koI jagyAe jaI zakAtuM nahIM. tyAM koI zALApati nAmanA puruSanI sUNavadevI nAme, evI to rUpALI strI hatI ke jenI upamA traNa lokamAM maLe tema na hatI. te strI, eka divasa unALAnA samayamAM jaLakrIDA karI gaMgAjIne kAMThe ubhI ubhI cAre pAsa potAnA caMcaLa netrabANa pheMkatI hatI. te vakhate sarpanA mAthA upara beThelA khaMjana nAme pakSIne joi, A asaMbhavita zukananuM phaLa, koI brAhmaNane pUchuM. ema vicAra kare che, eTalAmAM snAna karavA AvelA koI vidvAna brAhmaNane dekhI tenA pagamAM paDI namaskAra karI te zukananuM phaLa pUchyuM tyAre te brAhmaNa paNa jayotiSazAstramAM ghaNo hoziyAra hovAthI ema bolyo ke, jo tuM mArI AjJAmAM niraMtara rahe to e zukana saMbaMdhI saghaLuM phaLa tane kahI saMbhaLAvuM. pachI te strI, catura hovAthI ema bolI ke, mArA pitA samAna tamane gaNI, je tame AjJA karazo tene huM mAthe caDAvIza. A prakAranI pratijJA pUrvaka te strInuM vacana sAMbhaLI brAhmaNa bolyo ke, tuM AjathI sAtame divase A ja nagaranA rAjAnI moTI paTTarANI thaIza. ema kahI te brAhmaNa tathA te strI pota potAnA sthAnamAM gayAM. have te brAhmaNe nizcaya karIne kahelA divasamAM e nagarano rAjA rAjapATikAthI pAcho vaLatA koI rastA para AbhUSaNathI ubharelI apAra suMdaratAthI bharapUra te strIne dekhatAM ja rAjAnuM citta eTaluM badhuM Asakta thayuM ke potAnA dehanuM paNa bhAna visarI gayo ne cAkarane pUchyuM ke huM kyAM ubho che? ItyAdi bolyo. e rIte kAmadevanI avasthAmAM paDelA rAjAe tatkALa e strIne aMgIkAra karI potAnI atizaya vhAlI paTarANI karI. tyAra pachI te strIe pelA brAhmaNane pratijJApUrvaka kaheluM che te vAta saghaLI saMbhArI rAjAne nivedana judAM-judAM prabandho 205 Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karI. rAjAe paNa AkhA zaheramAM DhaMDhero pITAvI tamAma nagaranA vidyAdhara brAhmaNo bolAvyA. te vakhate vidyAdhara nAma dhAraNa karanAra sAtaso brAhmaNa AvI ubhA rahyA. temane judA judA ekeka karI rANI pAse oLakhAvyA. pachI pelA brAhmaNane judo rAkhI bIjA brAhmaNono satkAra karI temane ghera vidAya karyA, pachI rAjAe te brAhmaNane ghaNo daridra dekhI kahyuM ke je tArI najaramAM Ave te mAga. pachI brAhmaNe prasanna thaI mAgyuM ke mane niraMtara tamArI sevAmAM rAkho. A prakAre brAhmaNanI atizaya caturAI joI e vAta aMgIkAra karI, sarva maMtrIomAM mukhya karyo. anukrame te ghaNo dhanADhya thayo. te potAnI paraNelI batrIsa strIone nitya jAtavaMta kapUranAM AbhUSaNa karAvI, eka divasa paherAvI prAta:kALe A to nirmAlya thaI gayAM ema dhArI eka moTA kuvAmAM naMkhAvI deto hato ne sAkSAt moTA devano avatAra hoya ema divya bhogane bhogavato hato. nitya aDhAra hajAra brAhmaNane manovAMcchita bhojana karAvyA pachI pote bhojana karato hato. eka divasa rAjAe pradezamAM koI rAjA sAthe laDavAne, cauda vidyAno jANa e vidvAna che ema rAjA samajato hato to paNa koI vikaTa dezamAM mokalyo. tyAM koI jagyAe gAmamAM lAkaDAM na maLavAthI brAhmaNanI rasoI potAnA prathama rivAja pramANe thavI joie. mATe rasoiyAne evI AjJA karI ke A sArAM sArAM vastra che tene telamAM boLI boLIne lAkaDAne ThekANe vAparo. pachI rasoiyAe e ja rIte rasoI karI aDhAra hajAra brAhmaNa jamADI pote jamyo. pachI zatrune jItI yaza meLavI pAcho vaLI potAnA nagaranI pAse Avyo. tyAM evI vAta sAMbhaLI ke kASTane ThekANe sArAM sArAM vastra bALI mUkyAM. A anItithI rAjA tamArA para kopa pAmelo che. A prakAranI carcAno nizcaya karI potAnuM saghaLuM ghara yAcako pAse luMTAvI tIrthayAtrA karavA nIkaLyo. tenI pAchaLa rAjA tene manAvato keTalAka mukAma sudhI gayo. paNa pote ghaNo ahaMkArI hovAthI e vAta na mAnatAM rAjAnA aMtaramAM potAno abhiprAya evo utAryo ke, meM ghaNA varSa sevA karI mATe huM have tIrtha jaI mArA dehanuM sArthaka karuM ema pUchI tIrthamAM jaI potAno paraloka sAdhyo. tyAra pachI sUIdevIe, rAjAne kahyuM ke mArA putrane yuvarAja padavI Apo. paNa rAjAe rAkhelI strIno e putra che mATe ene amArA vaMzanuM rAjya ApavuM na ghaTe. evI rIte e strIne rAjAe ghaNuM samajAvI to paNa eNIe strI haTha na mUkI, temaja rAjAe paNa rAjahaTha na mUkI. pariNAma e AvyuM ke, e strIe patine mAravA sAru tathA rAjaya meLavavA guptapaNe mleccha lokone maLI, temanuM lazkara maMgAvyuM. have ghaNI jagyAethI adhikArIonA patrathI moTuM mlecchanuM lazkara Ave che ema khabara thaI. pachI te vakhate padmAvatI devIthI varadAna pAmelA koi prasiddha digaMbara jaina sAdhune A vAta rAjAe pUchI, tyAre teNe padmAvatI devIne pUchI uttara Apyo ke svecchanuM lazkara nahIM Ave, ema rAjAne kahyuM. pachI keTaleka divase te lazkara potAnA nagaranI cheka pAse AvyuM evI khabara sAMbhaLI pelA digaMbarane bolAvI rAjAe pUchayuM, tyAre teNe te ja rAtrie rAjAnI samakSa kuMDa karI temAM agni sthApana karI moTo homa AraMbhyo. te agninI 206 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jvAlAmAM padmAvatI devI pratyakSa thai. tene pUchyuM tyAre paNa te devIe ema ja uttara Apyo ke mlecchanuM lazkara nahIM Ave. eTalAmAM to evI khabara maLI ke lazkara atizaya najIka AvyuM. A vAta sAMbhaLI krodha karI te digaMbare devInA be kAna jhAlI kahyuM ke tuM paNa juThuM bole che ? ema kahI Thapako dIdho tyAre te bolI ke tuM je padmAvatIne atizaya bhaktithI ArAdhana karI pUche che te huM nathI. huM to mlecchanI gotraja devI chuM. huM mithyA bhASaNa karI lokane vizvAsa ApI mlecchane svAdhIna karuM chuM. ne tArI devI to mArA baLathI kyAranI ya palAyana karI gai che ema kahI te devI aMtardhAna thai. eTalAmAM prAtaHkALe te lazkare cAre pAsathI te nagarI gherI lIdhI te vakhate tenA dhanuSyanA TaMkAramAM potAnA lazkaranAM caudaze vAditranA zabdo DhaMkAi gayA evuM moTuM mlecchanuM lazkara rAjAe dIThuM. AkuLa vyAkuLa thai A rAjya jaze eTaluM ja nahIM paNa e mlecchane hAthe mAruM maraNa thaze evA bhayathI pote sUhadevInA putrane potAnI sAthe hAthI upara lai te hAthI sahita gaMgAjImAM jai jayacaMdra rAjA DUbI gayo. e prakAre jayacaMdra rAjAno prabandha pUro thayo. have dayA dAna ne yuddha e traNa jagyAe atizaya zUravIra temaja prakhyAta jagadeva nAme kSatriya hato. tene siddharAje ghaNA sanmAnathI potAnI sevAmAM rAkhyo paNa tenA guNa rUpI maMtrathI vaza thayelA paramardi nAme rAjAe AgrahathI bolAvyo tethI te pRthvIrUpI strInA kezapAzanA AbhUSaNa rUpa kuMtala dezamAM gayo. te darabAramAM AvyAnI khabara dvArapALe AvI paramardi rAjAne kahI te vakhate te sabhAmAM koi vezyA vastra rahita thaine puSpanRtya karatI hatI, jagadevanuM nAma sAMbhaLI tatkALa te vezyA vastra oDhI lAja pAmI tyAMnI tyAM besI gai. sanmAna pUrvaka jagadevanI sAthe priya saMbhASaNa karI paramardi rAjAe moTI zUravIratAne yogya ne je pratyekanuM lAkha rupIA mUlya che evA suMdara be mahAvasra tene ApyA pachI jagadevane moTA mUlyanA siMhAsana upara besADyo. sarve sabhAno kolAhala zAMta thayA pachI rAjAe pelI vezyAne nRtya karavAnI AjJA ApI. pachI avasa2jJa mahAcatura ne prapaMca karavAmAM jeno prathama naMbara gaNAya evI e vezyA, dhIme rahI jhINe sAde bolI ke, jagadeva nAme jagatamAM je eka parama sAtvika puruSa che te ja sAkSAt pote padhAryA tyAM vastra rahita thai nRtya karatAM huM lAja pAmuM chuM. kema ke strIo to strIonA ToLAmAM game tema ceSTA kare. A prakAre atizaya camatkArI vezyAnI karelI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI atizaya prasanna thayelA jagadeve rAjAnAM ApelAM be mahAmUlyavasra te vezyAne ApyAM. pachI paramardi rAjAnA prasAdathI jagadeva, dezano adhipati thayo. tyAre teno upAdhyAya maLavAne Avyo. teNe eka zlokanI bheTa karI teno vistAra A pramANe artha : eka sarovaramAM kamala tathA cakravAka pakSI e beno saMgAthe nivAsa hato mATe mitratAthI paraspara vAto kare che. judAM-judAM prabandho G+ 207 Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cakravAka pakSI kamalane pUche che, he mitra ! he kamala ! ApaNa be sukhI thaie chIe ne saMgAthe duHkhI paNa thaIe chIe kema ke ApaNo mitra (sUrya) asta thayA pachI mAre mAthe daivayoge strInA viyogarUpI akADhya duHkha AvI paDe che ane tethI tamArI paNa saghaLI praphullatA maTI jAya che ne mahA zokathI nIcu mukha paNa thAya che mATe tamane pUchavAnuM e ja kAraNa che ke tamArA sugaMdharUpa guNavaDe dezAMtarathI kheMcAI AvelA (prAthUrNika) bhamarArUpI bolakaNA paroNAonA mukhathI kadApi sAMbhaLyAmAM AvyuM hoya ! tethI pUchuM chuM ke A pRthvImAM koipaNa sthAna evuM che ! ke jayAM kadApi rAtri ja na thAya ! evA sthAnano yoga tapAsa karatAM maLe to ApaNe sarve sukhethI tyAM ja jaI nivAsa karIe ! A prakAranuM hitakArI potAnA mitrano prazna sAMbhaLI kamaLa utara Ape che ke, AvA moTA kAmamAM utAvaLathI gabharATa karavo yogya nathI. kema ke AjakAla evuM sAMbhaLavAmAM Ave che ke zrI jagadeva nAme moTA dhanavaMta puruSa pragaTa thayA che. te pratidina sonAnuM ghaNuM ja dAna kare che tethI pRthvInuM sonuM saMpUrNa thaze eTale sonAno merU parvata che tenA TukaDA karI karI dAnamAM ApavA mAMDaze, eTale huM dhAruM chuM ke thoDA ja kALamAM merU parvatanI paNa samApti thaze. eTale sUryane merU parvatanuM ochuM paDavAthI rAtri thAya che te merUno ja nAza thayo eTale AkhA jagatamAM niraMtara divasa ja raheze. |1|| A prakAranA arthavALuM kAvya sAMbhaLI te upAdhyAyane zirapAvamAM jagadeve pacAsa hajAra rupIA ApyA. have paramardi rAjAnI paTarANIe, jagadevane potAno bhAI karI mAnyo. kyAreka paramardi rAjAe jagadevane zrImAla rAjAne jItavA mokalyo hato. tyAM zrImAla rAjAne evuM mAluma paDyuM ke jagadeva, evo dharmiSTha che ke deva sevAmAM beTho hoya te vakhate game tevo upadrava thAya tathA prANAMta kaSTa AvI paDe paNa deva sevA mUkI uThe ja nahIM. A prakAranI vAta sAMbhaLavAthI kapaTa karyA vinA jagadeva nahIM mare, evo nizcaya karI je vakhate jagadeva devapUjAmAM beTho hato te vakhate kapaTathI mAravA zatrunuM ghaNuM lazkara AvyuM ne jagadevanI senAno ghaNo nAza karI moTo upadrava karyo paNa pote devapUjA adhurI mUkI na uThyo. te vakhatanI vAta guptacara puruSonA mukhathI paramardi rAjAe sAMbhaLI potAnI rANIne kahe che ke tamAro bhAI saMgrAmamAM zUravIra mAtrano adhipati gaNAya che, to paNa hAla to zatrue evo gherI lIdho che ke tyAMthI nAsI javAne paNa samartha nathI. A prakAre marma sthaLane bhedanArI, rAjAe karelI mazkarI sAMbhaLI prAtaHkALe uThI rANI pazcima dizA sAmu joI rahI. tene joI rAjAe pUchyuM ke, pazcima dizAmAM zuM juve che ? tyAre rANIe kahyuM ke sUryodaya jouM chuM ! rAjAe kahyuM ke, he bhoLI ! koI divasa pazcima dizAmAM sUrya uge te saMbhave ! tyAre rANI bolI ke daivI gati vicitra che mATe koI vakhata viparIta kALamAM pazcima dizAmAM aghaTato paNa sUryano udaya thavAno saMbhava che. paNa jagadeva kSatriyano parAjaya to kadApi na saMbhave. A prakAre strI puruSa vAto kare che eTalAmAM to evI vAta sAMbhaLI ke devapUjA karyA pachI jagadeva 208 prabaMdha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAMcaze (500) subhaTo leI evo saMgrAmamAM paDyo ke jema sUrya aMdhakArano nAza kare, jema siMha hAthInA ToLAne nazADe tathA jema moTo vAyu megha maMDaLane verI nAMkhe ema zatrunA lazkarane eka kSaNa mAtramAM naSTa karyuM. have paramardi rAjA jagatamAM dRSTAMta devA yogya moTA aizvaryane bhogavato, rAta-divasa potAnA baLathI bharelo, chUrikA abhyAsa (taravAra pheravavAno abhyAsa) karato hato. phakta eka nidrAmAM hoya te vakhate nahIM. vaLI nitya bhojana vakhata aneka prakAranI sAmagrI pIrasavAmAM gabharAtA rasoiAne taravAravaDe mArato hato. ema eka varSamAM traNaso ne sATha rasoIAne mAravAthI, kopakALAnala e prakAranuM birUda dhAraNa karato thayo. te ghaNo ja krodhI hato. tenA varNananA kAvyano artha nIce pramANe. paramardi rAjAnA yazano samUha ghaNo ja vistAra pAmyo hato. tene joi kavi kahe che ke, he AkAza ! tuM nAzI jA. kema ke tArAmAM e yaza mAi zakaze nahIM tathA he dizAo tame paNa nAzI jAo, kema ke tamArAmAM paNa e yaza samAze nahIM tathA he pRthvI tuM paNa vizALa thA. kema ke tArA upara paNa e yaza mAze nahIM. tame pUrve thayelA rAjAono pragaTa thayelo yaza pratyakSa dhAraNa karyo che, to paNa A rAjAno yaza to tethI vadhAre che. te tame najare juo ke jema dADamanuM phaLa ghaNA udaya pAmatA bIjanA pratApathI phATI temAM tIrADA paDe che. tema A saghaLu brahmAMDa A rAjAnA yazanA bharAvAthI phATI jatuM dekhAya che. e prakAre stuti karelA rAjAe ghaNA varSa rAjaya karyuM. eka divasa sapAdalakSa rAjA sahita pRthvIrAjanI sAthe saMgrAma thayo. tyAM potAnA sainyano parAjaya thayo tethI cAre pAsa lazkara nAThuM ne paramardi rAjA paNa potAnI hAra thavAthI eka dizA bhaNI nATho. te potAnI rAjadhAnImAM AvI rahyo. have e rAjAthI apamAna pAmelA keTalAka sevako potAno deza mUkI. pRthvIrAjanI sabhAmAM AvyA. namaskAra karI beThA eTale rAjAe pUchyuM ke tamArA rAjAnA nagaramAM kyA devanI ghaNI pUjA mAnatA cAle che tenA uttaramAM eka kAvya bolyA. teno artha : zivanI pUjA karavAmAM bhakti rasavALA puruSono vega maMda paDyo che ne kRSNa pUjana karavAnI tRSNA maTI gaI che ane pArvatIne namaskAra karavAmAM vyAkuLa thatA loko svaMbhita thaI gayA che ane vidhAtArUpI grahaNa (brahmA) paNa vyagra thayo che. eTale prathamathI ja brahmAnuM pUjana ochuM hatuM, paNa have to samULuM jatuM rahyuM mATe te AkuLa vyAkuLa thayo che ! paraMtu e nagaramAM vizeSa AdarathI ghAsano pULo pUjAya che. kAraNa ke nagaranA loka ema jANe che ke amArA paramardi rAjAe A ghAsanuM taraNuM dAMte lIdhuM to pRthvIrAjathI bacIne jIvato potAnA nagaramAM Avyo. paNa bIjA koI deve rakSA na karI, phakta ghAsanA taraNAe ja rakSA karI. ema dhArI te taraNAnuM ja pUjana arcana kare che. AvI AvI stutio sAMbhaLI pRthvIrAja ghaNo saMtoSa pAmyo ane te loka para potAnI moTI maherabAnI jaNAvI. pRthvIrAje ekavIza vAra mleccharAjane trAsa pamADI saMgrAmamAMthI nasADyo hato to paNa teNe bAvIzamI vAra ghaNuM lazkara lai pRthvIrAjanI rAjadhAnI gherI paDAva nAkhyo. te vakhate rAjAnI judAM-judAM prabandho 209 Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ avadhivinAnI prasananatAne rahevAnuM eka jANe pAtra, kSatriya saMbaMdhI apAra tejanA samUharUpa mahA moTuM zUravIrapaNuM dhAraNa karato tuMga nAme eka moTo subhaTa hato. teNe manamAM vicAra karyo ke trAsa pamADelI mAMkhInI jema nirlajja paNe vAraMvAra A pleccha dhasI Ave che paNa ApaNane sukhe besavA nathI deto. A prakAre potAnA svAmInA manamAM AvelA udveganI nimUla zAMti karavA mATe vicAra karyo ke jema tema karI ene mAryA vinA bIjo sukhano upAya nathI. ema dhArI madharAte potAnA sarakhAparAkramI potAnA putrane saMgAthe laI jyAM zatru taMbu tANI paDyo che, tyAM Avyo juve che to te taMbunI cAre pAsa kheranA aMgArAmAM dhagadhagatI khAI dIThI. pachI putrane kahyuM ke A khAimAM huM paDuM ne mArA upara paga daI taMbumAM pesI pleccha rAjAnuM mAthuM kApI le. A prakAranuM pitAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI bolyo ke e asAdhya kAma mArAthI sadhAze nahIM. vaLI mAre jIvavAnI icchAe A pramANe pitAnuM maraNa jovuM e aghaTita che. ema dhArI bolyo ke huM ja A khAimAM paDuM ne tame zatruno nAza karo ! e vinA bIjo upAya nathI ema kahI te putre khAinI aMdara paDatuM mUkyuM. tenA para paga daI (koI pratamAM ema che ke khAimAM ubhA rahelA putranA khabhA upara paga mUkI) zatrunA taMbumAM peTho ne sveccharAjanuM mAthuM kApI nAMkhI eka kSaNavAramAM pAcho vaLI ghera Avyo. pleccha rAjano nAza thavAthI enuM saghaLuM lazkara prAta:kALe nAzI gayuM. e vAta tuMga subhaTe koI divasa rAjA AgaLa karI nahIM. pachI eka divasa tuMga subhaTanA putranI strIno vidhavAno veza joI Azcarya pAmI rAjAe pUchyuM ke, tamAro putra kyAM gayo ? A vacana sAMbhaLI zokavazathI kAMipaNa javAba na Apyo. pachI rAjAe potAnA sama daI ghaNA AgrahathI pUchyuM, tyAre A prakAre tuMgasubhaTa bolyo ke, mArA moDhe mArA guNa kahI dekhADavA e moTuM pApa che to paNa mAre ApanA atyaMta AgrahathI kahyA vinA have chUTako nathI ema kahI sarve vRttAMta nivedana karyo. A prakAre tuMga subhaTano prabandha pUro thayo. koI divasa mleccha rAjano putra bApanuM vera vALavA, laDAinI ghaNI sAmagrI laI Avyo. tenI sAthe laDavAne sapAdalakSa dezano adhipatI pRthvIrAja lazkarano agresara thaI laDavA taiyAra thayo. jema comAsAnA divasamAM ghaNA vegathI varasAdanI jhaDI paDe che tema pRthvIrAjanA subhaTonA dhanuSyamAMthI nIkaLelA bANanA samUhathI bleccha rAjAnuM lazkara trAsa pAmI nAThuM ne mleccha rAjAne pakaDavA sAru pRthvIrAja pAchaLa paDyo. keTalAka mukAma cAlatAM eka divasa rasoDAnA kAmamAM adhikAra pAmelA paMcakuLa rAjA pAse AvI vinaMtI karI, ke sAtaze UMTaDIovaDe rasoDAno sAmAna sukhethI upADI zakAto nathI. mATe keTalIka vadhAre UMTaDIo rAkhavAno hukama thavo joie. A sAMbhaLI rAjA bolyo ke mleccha rAjano nAza karI, tamArI mAMgelI UMTaDIo ApavAmAM Avaze ema kahI utAvaLamAM prayANa karato pRthvIrAja somezvara nAmanA pradhAne nA kahI to paNa svecchanI pAchaLa (1) pAMca moTA adhikArIo. 210 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gayo. pachI pRthvIrAjane evI bhrAMti thai ke, e somezvara pradhAnane guptapaNe mleccha rAjano pakSa che. kemake mArA zatrunI eNe vAto sAMbhaLI che mATe mane javAnI nA kahe che ema dhArI karNacheda karyo. A moTA parAbhavathI pRthvIrAja upara krodha karI teno parAbhava karavAne mleccha rAja pAse gayo ne enA manamAM potAno vizvAsa yuktithI ThasAvyo ne mlecchanuM lazkara pAchu vALI pRthvIrAjanA lazkara pAse lAvyo. te vakhate pRthvIrAja ekAdazIno upavAsa karI jAgaraNa karI bArazane dina pAraNAM karI sUto hato, te lAga joi humalo karI AvelA mlecchoe saMgrAma karI phateha meLavI niMdrAmAM bharapura thayelA pRthvIrAjane bAMdhI potAnA mukAmamAM lai gayA. pharIthI paNa ekAdazInA upavAsanA pAraNAno divasa Avyo tyAre mleccharAje bhojana ka2vA mokalelo mAMsa pAkano thALa Avyo. pRthvIrAje devapUjana karavAmAM vilaMba thavAthI te jagyAe taMbumAM DhAMkI, thALa mUkAvyo. pachI devapUjAmAM ghaNo Asakta thayelo pRthvIrAja hato te vakhata ociMto eka DAgho kUtaro AvI te thALanuM saghaLuM bhojana grahaNa karI gayo. pUjAmAMthI uThI pahe2gIrane pelA thALanI khabara pUchI. tyAre temaNe javAba dIdho ke tame zA mATe tamAruM khANuM paNa jALavI nathI zakatA. A prakAre temanA gussAne sahana karato pRthvIrAja bolyo ke, aho ! prathama jenA rasoDAnI sAmagrI, sAtaze UMTaDIothI paNa upADI zakAtI nahi, tenI Aje duSTa daivanA yogathI A prakAranI durdazA ? A prakAranA kautuka jovAne mAru mana AkuLavyAkuLa hatuM mATe mArAthI bhojanathALanI rakSA na thai zakI. A prakAre pRthvIrAja bolyo tyAre mleccha sevako bolyA ke haju tArA manamAM koi prakAranI utsAha zakti (umedavArI) bAkI rahI che ke zuM ? A vacana sAMbhaLI pRthvIrAja bolyo ke jo huM mArA sthAnane pAcho pAmuM to mArA zarIranuM puruSAtana dekhADuM. A prakAranuM pRthvIrAjanuM saghaLuM bolavuM sevakoe mleccha rAjane kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. pachI mleccha rAjAe pRthvIrAjanuM sAhasa zarIra parAkrama jovA pAcho tenI rAjadhAnImAM lai jai rAjamaMdiramAM abhiSeka karI rAjyAsana upara besADe che. e arasAmAM citrazALAmAM lakhelA adbhuta citrAmaNa, je sUvaranAM (bhUMDanAM) ToLe ToLAM, mlecchonI durdazA karI mAre che. A prakAranA marmabhedI citra jovAthI mleccharAjane ghaNo ja krodha utpanna thayo. tethI pRthvIrAjane kuhADAthI chUMdI chUMdI mArI nAMkhyo. A prakAre paramardi rAjA tathA jagadeva tathA pRthvIrAja e traNenA prabandho pUrA thayA. have jene copAsa khAinI jema samudra vIMTAyo che, evA zatAnaMda nAme nagaramAM zrI mahAnaMda nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. tenI madanarekhA nAme paTarANI hatI. e rAjAne ghaNI strIo hovAthI paTarANIne koi divasa sukhanI ghaDI AvI nahIM. mATe teNIe vicAra karyo ke vazIkaraNa karyA vinA bIjo upAya nathI ema dhArI A bAbatanA tajJa paradezI lokonI tajavIja karavA mAMDI. tyAre koi pratyakSa camatkAra dekhADe evo sAco vazIkaraNa karanAra puruSa maLyo. tenA dvArA prApta kAmaNaauSadhano upayoga karatI veLAe teNIne vicAra utpanna thayo ke maMtra tathA auSadhanA baLathI parANe judAM-judAM prabandho 211 Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prIti karavI e patidroha che. A prakAranA dharmazAstranuM smaraNa thaI AvyuM tethI te auSadha samudramAM nAkhI dIdhuM. zAstramAM kahyuM che ke camatkArI maNi tathA maMtra ane mahauSadhi e traNano adbhuta mahimA hoya che. mATe te auSadhanA pratApathI vaza thayelo samudra mUrtimAna thaI rAtrie te paTarANI pAse Avyo ne teno suMdara saMbhoga karyo. tethI tene ociMto garbha rahyo. divase divase garbhanI vRddhi thavAthI e vAta rAjAne mAluma paDI. tethI te krodha karI e strIne dezAntara kADhI mUkAvavI athavA mArI naMkhAvavI ityAdi daMDa devAno vicAra kare che eTalAmAM te strI ApaghAta karI maravAnI taiyArImAM thai, te vakhate samudranA adhiSThAyaka deve pratyakSa thai potAnuM svarUpa oLakhAvyuM ne kahyuM ke leza mAtra bhaya na rAkhIza. huM deva chuM mATe tArI rakSA karIza. ema kahI rAjA pAse jaI eka zloka bolyo. artha : je puruSa suMdara zILavALI kuLavAna kanyA paraNIne barAbara najare nathI joto te atizaya pApI che. eTale kuLavAna kanyAno parityAga karI kulahIna kanyAmAM Asakta thAya te mahA pApI caMDALa jANavo. A rIte kuLavAna kanyAnuM apamAna karanAra tane pralayakALamAM jema samudra maryAdA mUkI de che tema huM strI parivAra sahita pANImAM boLI daI nAza karIza. ema saghaLuM vRttAMta kahI dekhADI sarvane zAMta karyA. pachI koI koI jagyAethI pANI khaseDI AMtaradvIpo pragaTa karyA. te adyApi koMkaNa deza e nAmathI sarva lokamAM prasiddha che. e prakAre koMkaNa dezanI utpati e nAmano prabandha pUro thayo. prAcIna samayamAM pATalIputra nAmanA nagaramAM eka varAha nAmano brAhmaNa raheto hato. tene janmataH nimitta (jyotiSa) zAstra upara ghaNI ja zraddhA hatI. te ghaNI garIba sthitimAM hato, mATe Dhora carAvI potAnuM gujarAna calAvato. eka divasa vagaDAmAM Dhora carAvatAM eka moTI zilA upara siMha lagnanI kuMDaLI mAMDI teno abhyAsa karI kuMDaLInuM visarjana karyA sivAya sAyaMkALe potAne ghera Avyo. sAyaMkALe ucitakArya samApta karyA pachI madhyarAtri jatAM bhojana karavA beTho, te arasAmAM pASANa zilA para mAMDelI kuMDaLI visarjana karyA sivAya huM ghara bhaNI Avyo chuM te vAta yAda AvI. bhojana karyA sivAya ekadama Asana uparathI uThI nirbhayapaNe madhyarAtrie vagaDAmAM cAlyo. thoDI vAramAM kuMDaLI mAMDelI te zilA AgaLa AvI pahoMcyo to tyAM zilA upara cAra paga mUkI eka bhayaMkara siMha ubhelo dITho, teno bhaya na dharAvatAM siMhanA peTa taLe hAtha ghAlI pASANa uparanI kuMDaLInuM visarjana karyuM. te ja vakhate te lagnano adhiSThAyakadeva tenI bhaktithI saMtoSa pAmIne siMhanuM rUpa badalI sUrya rUpe thayo. teNe brAhmaNane kahyuM, huM sUrya chuM; tArI icchAnusAranuM varadAna mArI pAse mAgI le. sUryanuM evuM vacana sAMbhaLI, brAhmaNa bolyo ke mane ApanuM saghaLuM nakSatra maMDaLa tathA graho pratyakSa dekhADo. brAhmaNanI evI prArthanA sAMbhaLI tene potAnA vimAnamAM besADI eka varSa paryata grahanI vakragati, aticAra ane udaya tathA asta, ityAdika bhAvane pratyakSa dekhADyA. 21 2 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tenI parIkSA karI sUrya lokamAMthI pRthvImAM AvI, 'varAha mihira' evuM potAnuM prasiddha nAma dharAvI naMda nAmanA rAjAno parama mAnIto paMDita thai 'vArAhI saMhitA' nAme navuM jyotiHzAstra racyuM. eka vakhata potAne ghera putrano janma thayo. te samaye ghaTikAnuM sthApana karI zuddha janmakALa karavA mATe lagnano nirNaya karI jAtaka granthane anusarI janmapatrikA karI pote pratyakSa graha cakra joyuM che, te saMbaMdhI jJAnanA baLathI putranuM so varasanuM AyuSya nirNita karyuM. potAnA putranA janma mahotsavamAM temanA nAnA bhAi bhadrabAhu je jainAcArya thayA che te sivAya saghaLI nagaranI prajA tathA rAjA bheTaNA lai AvI gayA te prasaMge nagaranuM koi jana AvyA vagara rahyuM nahIM. varAha mihire ekAMtamAM rAjAnA zakaDAla nAmanA maMtrIne bolAvyo, te jaina matano hato. tenI pratye varAha kahevA lAgyo. mArA putranA janmotsava prasaMge rAjA prajA vagere saghaLA loko bheTaNA sahita AvI gayA paraMtu mArA bhAi chatAM jainAcArya na AvyA, enuM kAraNa zuM ? ema Thapako daine pUchyuM. maMtrIe saghaLI hakIkata bhadrabAhu AcAryanA AgaLa nivedana karI. bhadrabAhue saMpUrNa zrutajJAnanA baLathI vicArI joyuM, to jema hatheLImAM AMbaLuM dekhAya tema trikALajJAnanA baLathI potAnA bhAinA chokarAnuM AyuSya tene 20 divasanuM lAgyuM. AjathI vIzame divase bilADIthI te putranuM mRtyu thaze mATe atyAre javA karatAM te ja vakhate javuM ucita che. maMtrIe AcAryanI kahelI vAta paMDita varAhane kahI dIdhI. putranuM AyuSya so varSanuM pote nakkI karyuM che tathApi jainAcArya ghaNA vidvAna che mATe rakhene tenI dhAraNA kharI paDe evA bhayathI varAhe rAjAnI madadathI vAgharI lokone bolAvI loDhAnA sANasAthI nagaranAM tamAma bilADAM pakaDAvI dUra vagaDAmAM mokalAvI dIdhA. prasUtigRhamAM baMdobastane mATe kuTuMba vargane tathA mitrajana ane bhrAtR vargane sAvadhAna rahevA hukama karyo ke atre bilADu praveza karavA na pAme, e rIte bALakanA u52 jApto rakhAvyo. vIzame divase eTalI badhI takedArI karI ke seMkaDo mANaso chokarAnA rakSaNane mATe Ava-jA karavA lAgyA. ema karatAM divasa asta thayo. rAtrie varAha paMDita paNa te chokarAnI sevAmAM guMthAyo. madhya rAtri javA AvI eTalAmAM akasmAt koie bahArathI prasuti gharamAM AvavAne bAraNuM ughADyuM. kamADanI pachavADe lAkaDAnI bhuMgaLa chuTI lagADelI hatI te bAraNAne dhakko vAgavAthI uchaLI, chokarAnI AsapAsa beThelA saghaLAM manuSyo bacI gayAM paNa mAMcImAM sUtelA bALakanA kapALa upara te paDI, mAthu phUTI javAthI chokaro tatkALa marI gayo. sahasA banAva banavAthI paMDitanA manamAM bahu zoka pedA thayo. tene nimittazAstra uparathI taddana zraddhA jatI rahI. tenA manamAM ghaNo krodha utpanna thayo. eka divasa vidyArthIone gharamAMnA jeTalA jyotiSazAstranA graMtho hatA teno AMgaNAmAM Dhagalo ka2vAnuM kahyuM. gurunI AjJAthI ziSyoe tema karyuM. tevAmAM bhadrabAhu AcArya potAnA ziSyo sahita vArAha mihiranA dvAramAM AvIne ubhA rahyA. bahAra pustakano Dhagalo joi temaNe paMDitane pUchyuM ke A zuM karo cho ? paMDite praznakartA jaina munino tiraskAra karI irSyA sahita kahyuM, jeNe mane saMdeha upajAvyo te bIjAnuM zuM daLadara mAraze mATe A graMthono agnisaMskAra karuM chuM. evuM khedayukta varAhanuM vacana sAMbhaLI jainAcArye judAM-judAM prabandho 213 Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrutajJAnanA baLathI punaH janmakuMDaLI lakhI sUkSmagaNitathI gaNI batAvyuM ke jo te putranuM AyuSya phakta vIsa divasanuM ja che. AcArye darzAvelI bhUla magajamAM utaravAthI jyotiSa zAstra upara thayelI arUci jarA narama paDI. paMDita bolyo ke sUkSma dRSTie tapAsatAM tamArA gaNitanuM phaLa to yogya lAge che tathApi tame bilADAthI mRtyu AMko cho, te vAta juThI paDe che. varAhanuM evuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI jainAcArye bAraNAnI bhUMgaLa maMgAvI, te lAkaDAnI bhUMgaLanA mAthA 52 bilADAnuM citra hatuM, te dekhADI varAhane kahyuM ke, daiva kadApi mithyA thatuM nathI. juo A zuM che ? banavAkALa enI meLe bane ja jAya che, mATe tuM zuM karavA zoka kare che ? artha : mAyAnA vaibhavathI saMbhAvanA karelA ane abhAvathI utpanna thayelA saghaLA padArtho aMte abhAva niSTha ja che. mATe paMDita puruSone tethI moha utpanna thato nathI. avidyAthI utpanna thayelo deha mithyA che to pachI te deha saMbaMdhI jeTalA putrAdi padArtho jaNAya che te paNa mRgajaLanI jema mithyA ja che, emAM saMzaya nathI. ityAdi yukti prayuktithI bodha karI jainAcArya potAne sthAne gayA. varAha paMDitane jainAcArye e prakAre bodha karyo tema chatAM tenI buddhi kanakabhrAntinI jema putramAM Asakta thavAthI zoka karato karato te marI gayo ne vyaMtara thaine janmyo, te yonimAM paNa dveSabhAvathI jaina zramaNa vargane pIDA karavA lAgyo, keTalAka zrAvakonA prANa paNa lIdhA. pachI jJAnanA atizaya baLathI jainAcArye 'uvasaggaharaM' e nAmanuM navuM stotra racI sarva upadrava nivAraNa karyo. e prakAre varAha mihirano prabaMdha pUro thayo. prathama zAlivAhananA prabaMdhamAM prakaraNa vazathI siddha nAgArjunanI utpatti tathA sthaMbhana tIrthanI utpatti savistara kahI che. 'paNa temAM sthaMbhana pArzvanAthanI je vAta bAkI rahI che te nIce' zarU karIe chIe. nAgArjuna maraNa pAmyA pachI mahAprabhAvaka pArzvanAthanI pratimA seDhI nadIne kAMThe khAkharAnA vanamAM, kALe karIne eka mukha mAtra dekhAya ema pRthvImAM samAyelI hatI. te samaye prakhyAta jainAcArya zrIabhayadevasUrIne zrI zAsanadevanI AjJAthI nava aMganI TIkA karavA preraNA thai. cha mAsa sudhI AcAmsa (AyaMbila) e nAmanuM vrata karI mahAkaThina prayogavaDe nava aMganI TIkA racanA karI. te prasaMge zarIramAM utpanna thayelA rogane pAtALavAsI dharaNedradeve dhoLA sarpanuM rUpa dhAraNa karI temanI pAse AvI jIbhavaDe zarIra cATI rogamukta karyA. temanA upadezathI sarva saMghane ekaTho karI je jagyAe vanamAM pArzvanAthanI pratimA che tyAM gayA. te pratimA upara eka gAya AvI potAnuM dUdha varasAvatI (1) kanakabhrAnti=kanaka eTale dhaMturo tathA sonuM. jema dhaMturo pIvAthI sarva padArtho pILAM dekhAya che tema strI putrAdi asatya vastumAM satyapaNAnI bhrAnti thAya che. Chuan Song 214 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hatI. e cihnathI govALIyAe dekhADelI pRthvImAM jai, zrI abhayadevasUrIe jayatihuNanAme batrIza gAthAnuM stotra karI zrIpArzvanAthanI pratimA pragaTa karI. devatAnI AjJAthI te stotramAMnI be gAthA gupta karI. te pratimAnuM sthApana khaMbhAtamAM karyuM. jene hamaNA sthaMbhana pArzvanAtha kahe che. tenA saMkSepa vRttAMtanuM eka kAvya che teno artha nIce pramANe. je pratimAnI iMdra, vAsudeve tathA varUNadeve potapotAnA nivAsamAM rAkhI pUjA karelI che tathA kAMtipuramAM dhanezvarazeThe tathA nAgArjuna jogIe jenI sevA karI che evI rIte mArgamAM AvatAM jene cAra hajAra varSa thai gayAM che evA sthaMbhana zrIpArzvanAtha tamArI rakSA karo. A prakAre nAgArjuna tathA sthaMbhana tIrthano prabandha pUro thayo. avaMtIpuramAM koi brAhmaNa pANinI vyAkaraNa bhaNAvato hato. tene evo niyama hato ke kSiprA nadInI sAme kAMThe rahelA ciMtAmaNi nAme gaNapatine nitya praNAma karavo. eka divasa buddhimAna vidyArthIoe prazna pUchI ghaNo udvega pamADyo hato tethI comAsAmAM darzana ka2vA jatAM nadInA pUramAM jhaMpApAta karyo, daivayogathI koi vRkSanuM mULa hAthamAM AvyuM tene bAtha bharI lIdhI. evAmAM kheMcAtAM kheMcAtAM paNa te gaNapatine namaskAra karyo, tethI gaNapati prasanna thayA ne ociMtI taNAi AvelI hoDIno yoga banavAthI temAM beTho. tyAM gaNapatie pratyakSa thai kahyuM ke vara mAga. huM tArA namaskAra karavAnA niyamathI prasanna thayelo chuM. tyAre teNe pANinI vyAkaraNanA jJAna saMbaMdhI vara mAgyo. e va2 gaNapatie aMgIkAra karI cha mAsa sudhI tene bhaNAvyo. gaNapatie jevI rIte pANinInuM vyAkaraNa bhaNAvyuM te teNe khaDIthI lakhI lIdhuM ne pachI gaNapati mahArAjanI AjJA mAgI prathama lakheluM pustaka lai eka nagaranA samIpamAM AvI beTho. te vakhate ene ghaNI nidrA AvI gai. prAtaHkALe najIka rahelI koi vezyAe dAsInA mukhathI, ghaNI vArathI sUtelA brAhmaNanI khabara jANI dAsIone AjJA ApI te brAhmaNane potAne ghera ucakAvI maMgAvyo ne moTA palaMgamAM sukhe suvADyo ! traNa rAtri ne traNa divasa thayAM tyAre kAMika nidrAmAMthI jAgI juve che to AzcaryakArI vicitra moTA mahelanI zobhA joi vicAra karyo ke huM to svargamAM utpanna thayo chuM. A prakAre mAnyuM tyAre vezyAe saghaLo vRttAnta kahyo. temaja snAna pAna bhojana vigere bhaktithI ghaNo saMtoSa pamADyo. pachI te rAjasabhAmAM gayo ne pANinI vyAkaraNanuM barAbara vyAkhyAna kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. tethI rAjA Adi sarve paMDito prasanna thayA ane rAjAe ghaNo zirapAva Apyo. te saghaLuM dravya lai teNe vezyAne arpaNa karyuM. pachI te brAhmaNe pANinI vyAkaraNa bhaNAvavAno AraMbha karyo tyAre anukrame paraNelI cAra varNanI kanyAthI utpanna thayelA putro abhyAsa kare che. temAM kSatriyanI kanyAthI utpanna thayelo putra vikramarAja nAme prasiddha thayo te tathA zudranI kanyAthI utpanna thayelo putra bhatRhari nAme prasiddha thayo. te hInajAtinI strImAMthI utpanna thayo che mATe bhoMyarAmAM rahI guptapaNe judAM-judAM prabandho 215 Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvidyAno abhyAsa kare che bIjA traNa prasiddha paNe vidyAbhyAsa kare che. traNeyane bhaNAvatI vakhate saMketa karI bhartuharine pATha saMbhaLAvavAnI rIta cAle che. eka divasa bhartuharine saMketathI bolAvyA vagara pATha cAlato karyo temAM zloka Avyo. je dravyanI traNa prakAre gati che. dAna, bhoga ne nAza. A vacana sAMbhaLI traNa vidyArthIo bolyA ke e zlokanuM uttarAddha bolo. te vakhate bhartuhari bhoyarAmAMthI pratyakSa AvI upAdhyAya upara krodha karI bolyo ke re vezyA putra ! haju sudhI mane kema bolAvyo nahIM ema kahI e zlokanA karanAranI niMdA karato zloka bolyo. teno artha : seMkaDo prayAsa karI eTale mahA mahenate utpanna karelu ne prANathI paNa atizaya priya evA dhananI eka ja gati che. ke dhana ApavuM ane bIjI sarve to gati na kahevAya paNa vipatti ja kahevAya. A prakAranuM bhASaNa karI dhananI eka ja gati che ema mAnyuM pachI teNe vairAgyazataka Adi ghaNA prabandho karyA. A prakAre bhartuharinI utpattino prabaMdha pUro thayo. mAnava dezanA AbhUSaNarUpa dhArA nagarImAM bhoja rAjA rAjaya karato hato. te vakhate vAbhaTTa nAme rAjavaida AyurvedamAM ghaNo DAhyo hato. teNe rogano anubhava karavA kupaththathI keTalAka rogane utpanna karIne suzrutamAM kahelA auSadhavaDe teno nAza karyo. AvI rItano anubhava karatAM karatAM eka divasa evo vicAra thayo ke pANI vinA keTalA divasa sudhI jIvAya che. e vAtano anubhava karavA traNa divasa sudhI pANI na pIdhuM pachI atizaya tarasathI tALavAmAM tathA hoThamAM ghaNI pIDA thaI. tyAre eka zloka bolyo teno artha : pANI TATu athavA unu ke pachI ukALIne TADhuM pADela athavA auSadhIya padArthothI mizrita karelu game evuM paNa pANI, pANIno niSedha koI zAstramAM karyo nathI. mATe tAtparya ke pANI uttama che; A prakAre pANIno satkAra karanAra vAgabhaTTa vaide svAnubhava siddha vAmbhaTTa nAme vaidaka graMtha kya. je hAla prasiddha che. teno jamAI paNa laghu bAhaDa (laghu vAbhaTTa) nAme hato. te bRhat bAhaDanI (moTA vAmbhaTTanI) sAthe rAjamaMdiramAM roja jato hato. moTA bAhaDe zrI bhojanA zarIranI ceSTA joI kahyuM ke, Aja tame roga rahita cho eTale dararoja rAjAnI sArI narasI prakRti kahevAnI rAja vaidyanI rIta hatI te pramANe kahyuM. te sAMbhaLI laghu bAhaDe potAnuM mukha karamAvyuM.te joI rAjAe tenuM kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre te bolyo ke, Aje kAMika rAtri bAkI hatI te vakhate sarakAranA zarIramAM kSaya rogano praveza thayo che. jethI kALI chAyAno (kAlIkAMtino) AbhAsa thAya che. A prakAranuM jema koI devanuM satya vacana hoya tema tenuM iMdriyane agocara (iMdriyathI jANyAmAM na Ave te) satya bhAvane jaNAvatI vacanakalpanAthI rAjA manamAM atizaya camatkAra pAmyo ne bolyo ke e roganuM auSadha tame karo. tyAre vaidya bolyo ke e roganuM sAdhAraNa auSadha nathI. paNa rAsAyaNika auSadha che ne teno kharca traNa lAkha rupIA thaze. A vAta rAjAe aMgIkAra karI dravya ApI 216 prabandha cittAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cha mAse auSadha taiyAra karAvyuM. pachI zubha divase zubha muhUrte te auSadha kAcanI zIzImAM ghAlI hAthamAM lai vaidarAja rAjamaMdiramAM AvyA ane rAjAnA palaMga para te zIzI mUkI. rAjAe paNa prAtaHkALe vahelA uThI devapUjA karI cArepAsa vadhAmaNI mokalI. sArA sArA mANasone teDAvI sarva sAmagrI taiyAra karI rAjA rasAyanapAna karavAnI icchA kare che eTalAmAM koi kAraNathI vaidarAje kAcanI zIzI dharatI para pachADI bhAgI nAMkhI. rAjA to ghaNA Azcarya sahita bolyo ke A zuM karyuM. paNa e rasAyananA sugaMdhathI rAjAnA zarIrano tamAma vyAdhi zAMta thai gayo. vaidya bolyo ke vyAdhi vinA rasAyana khAvuM te dhAtu kSINa karanAru che mATe tene mithyA rAkhIne zuM karavuM ? tamAre jo e vAtano nizcaya karavo hoya to Aje rAtrinI samApti thAya te veLAe prathama dekhAtI kALI chAyA sarakAranA zarIrano tyAga karI gai che, ema tamane ja anubhava thaze. pachI rAjAne paNa e prakArano sAco anubhava thavAthI vAgbhaTTane jIvatAM sudhI nirvAha thAya evI AjIvikA bAMdhI ApI. have te vAgbhaTTa vaidye mULamAMthI khodI nAkhelA sarve rogo ekaThA thai svargamAM jai azvinI kumA2nAme be deva vaidyone potAno parAbhava kahyo ke vAgbhaTTa nAme vaidya, pRthvImAM amane rahevA deto nathI ne tamo atre svargamAM paNa rahevA detA nathI to have amAre kema karavuM ? A vAta sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmI te banne vaidya nIlavarNanA pakSInuM rUpa dhAraNa karI vAgbhaTTanI moTI havelInA ja gokha taLe chajAnA eka bhAgamAM sanmukha besI, e vaidya sAMbhaLe evA lAMbe avAje bolyA. (joDa) eTale roga rahita koNa hoya ? A zabdane vAraMvAra sAMbhaLI vaidyarAje vicAra karyo ke A koi mane prazna pUche che. mATe mAre eno uttara Apavo. ema vicAra karI ubho thai pakSInI peThe lAMbe svare bolyo ke (1 mitabhuk, 2 hitabhuk, 3 azAkabhuk). (1) jeTaluM potAnA AhAranuM pramANa eTaluMja jame. eka koLIyo paNa vadhAre na jame. tene mitAhArI kahIe. (2) je vastu potAnA zarIrane sadatI hoya, prakRtine anukUla hoya, pariNAme hitakArI hoya tenuM ja bhojana kare. (3) zAka vagaranuM jame eTale comAsAnA navA pANIthI rasa rahita thayelA ArIyAM turIyAM vigere na jame te nirogI rahe. vaLI bIjo pakSI bolyo teno uttara karyo teno artha : zAka na jame ne bhAtanI sAthe thI jame. dUdhapAka vage2e dUdhamaya bhojanano abhyAsa kare ane jamatAM vacce pANI pIe. ghaNo bhUkhyo paNa na rahe tema ja ghaNuM vadhAre paNa na khAya. atizaya vAyaDAM tathA ghaNAM garama padArthonuM sevana na kare tathA prathamanuM bhojana pAcana thayA vagara bhojana na kare tathA sAra vinAnuM bhojana na jame. AvI rIte vartanAra puruSa, nIrogI rahe. A sAMbhaLI camatkAra pAmI, vaLI bIje divase bolavA maMDyA. tenA utta2mAM eka zloka bolyo teno artha : varSARtumAM ghera besI rahe paNa pravAsa na kare tathA zarada RtumAM pIvA yogya padArthanuM pAna kare ane hemaMta Rtu tathA zizira RtumAM (ziyALAmAM) pAka vagere khAvAnA padArthonuM sevana kare ane vasaMtaRtumAM mAdaka padArthanuM sevana kare athavA vasaMta krIDA kare tathA grISma RtumAM nidrAnuM sevana kare jethI nidrA Ave evA padArtha jame te zarIre nirogI rahe. vaLI e ja vaidyoe trIje judAM-judAM prabandho 217 Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divase moTA yogIMdranuM rUpa dhAraNa karI vAbhaTTane tyAM AvI prazna puchyo? ke pRthvImAM utpanna nahIM thayeluM ane AkAzamAM paNa na raheluM tathA mardana paNa na kareluM tathA koI vastunA rasathI na banAvAyeluM ane sarva zAstromAM mAnya kareluM evuM auSadha, he vaidyarAja ! amane batAvo ! tyAre vAbhaTTa bolyA ke pRthvImAM na thayeluM ane AkAzamAM na raheluM rasa rahita, pathya, pUrvAcArye mAnya kareluM laMghana (lAMghaNa karavI) e sarvopari auSadha che. A vacana sAMbhaLI camatkAra pAmI pratyakSa devatAnuM rUpa dhAraNa karI vAbhaTTane kahyuM ke tame tamArI icchAmAM Ave te varadAna amArI pAse mAgo. kema ke amo tamArA upara ghaNA prasanna thayA chIe A vacana sAMbhalI vAbhaTTe potAnA manovAMchita vara mAgyAM. te ApI deva potAnA sthAnamAM padhAryA. A prakAre vAgabhaTTa vaidyano prabandha pUro thayo. dhAmaNolI gAmano rahenAra dhArA nAmano koika moTo dhanADhya jaina dharmI vANiyo ghaNo dAnezvarI hato. kubera jevI potAnI lakSmIvaDe ghaNA jIvanuM poSaNa karato hato. eka divasa giranAra parvatanI yAtrA karavA moTo saMgha kADhI potAnA pAMca putra tathA potAnuM sainya saMgAthe laI yAtrA karavA gayo. te vakhate e parvatano rAjA digaMbarono bhakta hato. A zeThane zvetAMbara bhakta jANI giranAra upara caDatAM rokyo. pachI sAmAsAmI takarAra cAlatAM laDAino AraMbha thayo. temAM zvetAMbara zeThanA pAMca putro deva bhaktithI utsAha pAmI saMgrAma karatAM maraNa pAmyA. te pAMce paNa tyAMnA kSetrapALa devatA thaI rahyA ne tIrthamAM vighna karanArano nAza karatA hatA. temanAM nAma - kALamegha, meghanAda, bhairava, ekapAduM ne gailokyapAda. have eka dhArA nAmano zeTha jIvato rahyo te kAnyakunja (kanoja) dezamAM gayo. tyAM bappabhaTTI nAme moTA prakhyAta AcArya vicAratA hatA. temanA vyAkhyAnamAM jaI saMghanI AjJA mAgI bolyo ke raivata tIrthamAM digaMbara loko nivAsa karI rahyA che ane zvetAMbarone pAkhaMDI gaNI parvata upara paNa caDavA detA nathI, mATe temane jItI tIrthoddhAra karo. A prakAre bappabhaTTI sUrine vinaMtI karI. te sAMbhaLI jaina darzananI unnati karavA kanyakubdha dezanA rAjAne saMgAthe laI mahA sattvathI zobhatA te AcArya sAta divasamAM giranAra parvata AgaLa AvyA ane digaMbaro sAthe moTo vAda calAvyo. rAjA tathA prajA sarvanI samakSa digaMbarone thoDA vakhatamAM jItI lIdhA ane aMbA devIne pratyakSa karI giranAra tIrthanuM mAhAsya vadhAryuM. je raivatAcaLa parvatane eka namaskAra kare to paNa tenuM moTuM phaLa che. A prakAranA arthanI gAthA devatAnA mukhathI saMbhaLAvI zvetAMbaranuM darzana moTI unnati sahita sthApana karyuM tyAre parAbhava pAmelA keTalA digaMbara AcAryoe baLAnaka nAme devInA maMDapa AgaLathI pRpApAta karI potAnA prANano tyAga karyo. A prakAre revatAcalanA adhipati kSetrapALanI utpatino prabandha pUro thayo. eka divasa lAkho mANasa somezvara mahAdevanI yAtrA karavA AvatAM hatAM tene joI pArvatIe zivajIne pUchyuM ke A lAkho yAtrALuo Ave che e sarvane zuM tame rAjaya ApI zakazo ? zivajI 218 prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bolyA ke jene yAtrAnI vAsanA haze tene rAjya ApIzuM. tyAre pArvatI bolyA ke zuM vAsanA vagaranA gharabAra choDI A badhA loka AvatA haze ? zivajI bolyA hA. loka to gADariyA pravAhanI jema dekhAdekhIthI Ave che. A vAta pArvatIe na mAnavAthI pArvatIne pratyakSa dekhADavAne gAyanuM rUpa dhAraNa karAvyuM ne samIpa koi nAnA talAvaDAnA kAdavamAM vRddha gAya kaLI gai hoya evuM svarUpa dekhADyuM. pote zivajI manuSyanuM rUpa dhAraNa karI kAMThe ubhA rahI koi garIba mANasanI jema pokAra pADI pelA somezvaranI yAtrAmAM janAra lokone kahe che ke he puNyazALI loko ! A mArA garIbanI vRddha gAya kAdavamAM khUMpI gayelI che tene dayA karI kADhI Apo. tenuM A vacana sAMbhaLI keTalAka to samIpa AvelA zrI somezvara mahAdevanA darzanamAM utsAhavALA hatA te to upahAsa karI cAlyA gayA. vaLI keTalAkane dayA AvI teo khUMpI gayelI gAyane kADhavA jAya che. eTalAmAM zivajIe siMharUpa dhAraNa karI temane nasADyA. temAMthI eka jaNe maravuM kabula karIne paNa gAyanI samIpa AvI tene kADhavAno prayatna karyo te ja vakhata potAnuM mULa rUpa dhAraNa karI ziva pArvatIe tene darzana ApyA ane zivajIe pArvatIne kahyuM ke A ja eka purUSane yAtrAnI zuddha vAsanA che. mATe ene rAjya ApIzuM. ema pratyakSa anubhava karAvyo. A prakAre vAsanAno prabaMdha pUro thayo. - have koi somezvaranI yAtrA karanAra mANasa mArgamAM luhAranA koDamAM sUto hato tyAM evo banAva banyo ke te luhAranI strI vyabhicAriNI hovAthI parapuruSa pAse jai ghera AvI potAnA kAmamAM aDacaNa karanAra sUtelA dhaNInuM talavAra vaDe mAthu kApI nAMkhyuM ane te talavArane pahelA AvIne sUtelA jAtrALu mANasanA ozIkA taLe mUkIne pote bumo pADavA maMDI ke A puruSe mane lai javA mArA dhaNInuM mAthuM kApI nAkhyuM. pachI rAjAnA rakhevALa puruSo AvyA. temaNe yAtrALu puruSano kahelo vRttAMta sAco na mAnatA chevaTa tenA hAtha kApI nAkhyA tyAre te somezvara mahAdevane Thapako ApavA maMDyo. tyAre somezvara mahAdeve pratyakSa thai pahelA yAtrALune kahyuM ke tArA pUrva janmano vRttAMta sAMbhaLa. pUrve tame be sagA bhAi hatA. temAMthI eka bhAie bakarInA kAna jhAlI rAkhyA ne bIjAe tenuM mAthuM kApyuM. mATe te bakarI marIne A strI thai hatI ne bakarIno mAranAra je mANasa te A strIno dhaNI thayo ne je bakarIne mAratI vakhate kAna jhAlI rahyo hato te tu ja chuM. mATe tAro yoga banavAthI bakarIe A vera lIdhuM. emAM amAro zo aparAdha che. A prakAre kRpANikAno (talavArano) prabandha pUro thayo. pUrve zaMkhapura nagaramAM zaMkha nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato ane te nagarano dhanada nAme zeTha mahA udAra hato. teNe kyAreka vicAra karyo ke hAthInA kAna jevI caMcaLa lakSmI che mATe tenuM phaLa grahaNa karavuM joie ema vicArI hAthamAM ghaNI bheTa lai rAjA pAse jai tene saMtoSa pamADI teNe ApelI ghaNI jagyAmAM eka moTo jaina prAsAda (jaina maMdira) baMdhAvyo. zubha muhUrta AvyuM tyAre judAM-judAM prabandho 219 Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ temAM devanI pratiSThA karI. pachI potAnI bhaktivALA cAra putro sahita vicAra karI te maMdiramAM dravya AvavAnA ghaNA rastA bAMdhI ApyA. jethI koi divasa daherAsara saMbaMdhI kAma aTakI nA paDe. vaLI devapUjA nimitte vividha jAtinA vRkSothI zobhato eka moTo bAga karI Apyo tathA tenI rakSA karanAra mANasonI yojanA paNa karI. eka divasa pUrva janme bAMdhelA aMtarAya karmanA udayathI saghaLI dhana saMpatti ekadama nAza pAmI. ahIM rahevAthI potAnuM mAna nAza thaze ema dhArI samIpa rahelA koika gAmaDAmAM putra sahita rahyo. chokarAonI kamANImAM jema tema karI potAnuM gujarAna calAvato hato. eka divasa comAsAnA parva divasamAM putro sahita e zeTha zaMkhapuramAM gayo. tyAM potAnA karAvelA prAsAdamAM pUjA karavA pagathIyA upara caDe che. eTalAmAM potAnA karAvelA bAganA mALIe AvI cAra zerano eka moTo hAra arpaNa karyo pachI dhanada zeThe ghaNA bhAvathI te moTA hAra vaDe jiveMdranI pUjA karI. rAtrie guru pAse AvI potAnA dAritryanI ghaNI niMdA karI. gurue prasanna thai kapardi yakSa pratyakSa thAya evo maMtra Apyo. tenuM ArAdhana karatAM eka divasa kALI caudazanI madhyarAtrie kapardi yakSa pratyakSa thai bolyo ke tuM mArI pAse varadAna mAMga. tyAre te bolyo ke gurunA upadezathI comAsAmAM cAra zeranA puSpahArathI pUjA karI che temAMthI eka puSpanI pUjAnuM phaLa mane Apa, tyAre yakSa bolyo ke tIrthaMkara vinA eka puSpanI pUjAnuM phaLa paNa ApavA koi samartha nathI. ema kahI kapardiyakSe potAno sAdharmika che ema dhArI ghaNA snehathI tenA gharamAM sonAnI mahorathI bharelA moTA cAra caru cAre khuNe sthApana karI aMtardhAna thayo. prAtaHkALe potAnA putrone te dhana arpaNa karyuM. te dhananuM kAraNa teoe AgrahathI pUchyuM tyAre temanA aMtaramAM jinapUjAno pratApa jaNAvavA saghaLo vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. te divasathI AraMbhIne sarve dhanADhyo thai potAnA janma naga2mAM nivAsa karI rahyA ne keTalAM jinAlayanAM uddhAra karAvyAM. jainazAsananI moTI prabhAvanA karI ne anyadarzanI brAhmaNa lokanA manamAM paNa jaina dharmano nizcaya karAvyo. A prakAre vItarAganI pUjAnA pratApa viSe dhanadazeThano prabandha kahyo. A prakAre merUtuMgAcArye karelA prabandha ciMtAmaNI granthamAM prakIrNaka nAme pAMcamo prabaMdha pUro thayo. prazasti : have graMtha kartA merUtuMgAcArya kahe che ke guNavAna bahuzruta puruSo A paDatA kALamAM bahudhA durlabha che ane ziSyonI buddhino upayoga pratidina ghaTI javAthI temanA zrutajJAnanuM ghaNuM baLa nAza pAmyuM che. mATe bhAvinA ziSyono moTo upakAra karavAnI icchAthI jema koi amRta pAna karAvavAnuM sadAvrata bAMdhe ema amoe satpuruSonA caritrathI bharapura A graMtha racyo che. (1) jema hAthamAM lIdhelo ciMtAmaNi manovAMchita phala Ape che tema A graMtha manovAMchita prabaMdhone dekhADI Ape che. A graMtharatnano ghaNo abhyAsa karavAthI te syamaMtaka nAme maNinI garaja sAre che eTale jema syamaMtaka maNinI sevAthI suvarNa prApti vigere phala dekhAya che, tevA guNa A graMthamAM paNa 220 '** ** prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahyA che. vaLI A graMthane hRdayamAM dhAraNa karavAthI kaustubha nAme maNinuM kAma sare che. eTale jema kaustubha maNimAM AkhuM vizva dekhAya che tema A graMthathI AkhI sRSTinI sthiti dekhAya che. (2) gurumukhathI jevI rIte meM prabaMdho sAMbhaLyA che tevI rIte yadyapi, mArI alpa buddhi hatI to paNa prayatnathI prabaMdhono saMgraha karI A graMtha racyo che; mATe moTI buddhivALA guNagrAhI paMDitoe matsarano tyAga karI A graMthanI unnati karavI. (3) jyAM sudhI AkAzamAM sUrya caMdra rUpI be (dhUtakAra) ramata ramanArA puruSo, graha nakSatra rUpI koDAo vaDe krIDA kare che, eTale AkAzamAM sUrya-caMdra graho jyAM sudhI che tyAM sudhI paMDitoe upadeza karelo A graMtha ciraMjIvI thAva. (4) vikrama saMvata 1361 nA varSamAM phAgaNa suda pUnama ravivAre zrI vardhamAnapuramAM (vaDhavANa zaheramAM) A prabaMdhaciMtAmaNi nAme graMtha racyo che. judAM-judAM prabandho 2 2 1 Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ likhita : siddhAMtonA pabiMdI = nahi joie, 2600nI rASTrIya ujavaNI * 6 mAsathI adhika upavAsa jaina zAsanane mAnya kharAM ? pU. gaNivaryazrI dvArA sarjita - saMpAdita sAhitya - 2600nuM jherIluM AkramaNa mArI bAra pratijJAo (traNa AvRtti) (zrAvakanA 12 vratanI TUMkI ane saraLa samaja) - hAMkI kADhI, giranAra ropa-vene sImaMdhara svAmInI bhAvayAtrA (traNa AvRtti) - bhASAcArya vaMdanA (be AvRtti) * japo nAma, sUrirAma * zraddhAMjali * sametizakharanI bhAvayAtrA (traNa AvRtti) sacitra * nUtana arihaMta vaMdanAvalI - pUrva puruSonI aMtima ArAdhanA . keTalAMka pUrvajanmo bhAga-1-2-3-4-5-2 aSTApadatIrthanI bhAvayAtrA-sacitra (be AvRtti) * tapa vaMdanA * jaina lagnavidhinI jaina zAstranirapekSanA * prAcIna graMtha + nUtana TIkA : AtmaniyAnA izivA - tavadhi TIht + anvaya - zabdArtha - bhAvArtha - bhArapadmavijJatijA + maGgalamAnA TILA + anvaya + zabdArtha + bhAvArtha * capran + odhipattAzA TI + saTIkagUrjarAnuvAda * sumatimambhavamahAAvyam + mokSamaznarI TIjA + saTIkagUrjarAnuvAda * anuvAdita : "tapA-kharatara bheda * saMpAdita : * stutinaMdinI gAyuM, mAnatuMga sUrie dhanyaritrama (ga) prata ArzrvarI - 1 ane 2 (saMskRta volyuma) *zobhana stuti (anvaya-anuvAda sAthe) zomati-vRtimAnA khaMDa-1 ane 2 (5 TIkA + 1 avasUri sahita) - proSinAma: - pArzvanAthavaritram (pU. hemavinayanaLita ) - vanamatram - 1 ane 2 222 kumArapALa rAjAnA rAsanuM rahasya - prabandhaciMtAmaNi-bhASAMtara aprApya aprApya aprApya aprApya rU. 10/ aprApya 3. 10 rU. 5 * rU. 60/sAdara... 3. 21 aprApya sAdara... sAdara... 2. pU. .rU. 10/ aprApya aprApya aprApya aprApya aprApya aprApya prApya pustako | graMtho pU. sAdhu-sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtone temaja jJAnabhaMDArane bheTa ApavAmAM Ave che. jemane khapa hoya temaNe eka P.C. kusuma-amRta TrasTa, vApInA saranAme lakhI pustaka maMgAvI levA. prabandha cintAmaNi bhASAMtara Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | |likhita-sarjita sAhitya 1 bhAvayAtrA aApada tIrthanI #g, zradhdhAMjali sametazikharajI tIrca bhArthayAtrA GiAMka Secis pUrva8000 8 DeTaCiAMka pUds) 001 che sImaMdharasvAmIul mArA ghaNA jauo nAma keTalAMka pUrvajanmo che keTalAMka pUrvajanmo che keTalAMka pUrvajanmo nA Cletvadhi"nI it alli nirIkSaNa mArI pUrva kahyuM - puruSonI pratijJAo 'aMtima ArAdhanA nUtana ahiMta vijJAvalI I[vAcArya vaMdanA Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAdambarI zobhanastuti vRttibhAlA prabodhacintAmaNiH | sumatizambhavamahAkAvyam saMpAdita sAhitya kAdambarI Ogde zobhanastuti vRttimAlA pArzvanAthacaritrama H why | nUtana saMskRta TIkA + saTIka anuvAdavALA graMtho zrIcandraprabhacaritram () 3 samyaktvarahasyaprakaraNam to jarAka joDI cita kumArapALa rAjAnA rAsanuM rahasya tapA-kharatara bheda AtmaniMdA dvAtriMzikA zrIcandraprabhacaritram RA zobhana stuti naMdinI ratnADara paMtha viMzatila Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | vikramanA caudamA saikAmAM 'prabandha cintAmaNi' graMtha racAyo che. vikramAdityathI lai vastupALa-tejapALa sudhInA 'judAM-judAM rAjapurUSonuM kavana A graMthamAM karavAmAM AvyuM che. 'A paikInA ghaNA rAjapurUSo jainazAsanA sAthe joDAyelAM hatAM tethI temanI jIvana ghaTanAonA mAdhyame ApaNane tatkAlIna jaina saMghanA itihAsanI ' paNa AcherI jhalaka jANavA maLe che. M. 98253 47620 Tejas Printers AHMEDABAD