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________________ Opa Ope prbhNjn-crit| (kathA) lekhakaghanazyAmadAsa jaina / "jainavijaya" presa-sUrata. FRO
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________________ azuddha varddhamAna kAmadeva kahA~ jAvarAya vanavAveM kambha-krIr3A donoM aura putrako usakA sabuddhe ! prayatna mAna isa paMcamItrata pUrva bhavameM zuddhAzuddha-patra | zuddha varddhana kAmadevakI kAmadeva kahA~ unakA 16 lAvaNya 19 vanavA deveM 20 kAma-krIr3A 24 donoM jAra aura putrako 24 26 27 32 sadbuddhe ! prayatnazIla pRSTha pAna para isa paMcamItrata pUrva bhavake 1 39 40 40 paMkti 10 15 or 21 15 19 10 1 11
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________________ // OM namaH siddhebhyaH // prabhaMjana- carita | ( saMskRtakA hindI rUpAntara / ) lekhaka maharaunI (jhA~sI) nivAsI paM0 ghanazyAmadAsa jaina, nyAyatIrtha, pradhAnAdhyApaka, dA0rA0seTha sva0hu0 di 0 jainamahAvidyAlaya -- indaura | 8968 prakAzaka mainejara - jainagrantha kAryAlaya, lalitapura (jhA~sI) prathamAvRtti } vIrani0saM0 2442 san 1996 { mUlya / )
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________________ mudrakamUlacaMda kisanadAsa kApar3iyA, "jaina vijaya " prinTIMga presa, Thi0 khapATIyA cakalA, lakSmInArAyaNakI vaadd'ii-suurt| prakAzakabaMzIdhara jaina mAsTara, mainejara-jainagranthakAryAlaya-lalitapura ( jhaaNsii)|
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________________ alste bhUmikA | prabhaMjana carita hai to choTAsA grantha para rocaka aura zikSAprada bahuta hai / isase vairAgyakI zikSA milatI hai| striyoMke gupta rahasyakA pArTa mAlUma hotA hai / puNya aura pApakA phala jJAta hotA hai / pitA putrakA sneha jAnA jAtA hai / pUrvabhavameM kie hue vairakA phala mAlUma hotA hai / vratakA mahatva jAnA jAtA hai / yaha grantha koI svataMtra grantha nahIM hai kintu yazodhara caritakI pIThikA - meMse hai / yazodhara-carita kisakA racA huA hai yaha bAta hameM kahIMse mAlUma nahI huI / para itanA mAlUma huA hai ki yaha grantha prabhaMjana munike kisI ziSyane banAyA hai| kyoMki isa granthake maMgalAcaraNameM "prabhaMjanagurozcaritaM vakSye" aisI pratijJA pAI jAtI hai / prabhaMjana munike gurukA nAma zrIvarddhana thA / yadi zrIvarddhana, jaya, meru, pAla Adi isa granthameM jinara muniyoMkA ullekha kiyA gayA hai unameM se kisI bhI eka munike race hue kisI eka granthakA 'patA laga jAya, to AzA hai ki isa granthake racayitA aura unake samayakA bhI patA laga jAyagA / Aja kala logoMkI ruci jitanI kathAgrantha par3hanekI tarapha hai utanI aura 2 viSayake granthoMke
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________________ par3hanekI tarapha nahIM hai| yaha dekhakara hamane logoMkI rucike anusAra hI isa pustakakA hindI anuvAda kara prakAzita kiyA hai; aura hameM AzA hai ki yadyapi isa pustakakI hindI bahuta acchI yA yoM kahie ki pAThakoMkI rucike mAphaka nahIM hai para isakI kathA bahuta rocaka hai isalie hamAre pAThaka ise ekavAra avazya par3heMge aura hamAre utsAhako bddh'aaveNge| . bhAdau vadI 2 // ghanazyAmadAsa jaina. :: saM0 1973 ) W
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________________ || oM namaH siddhebhyaH // prabhaMjana- carita | ( saMskRtakA hindI rUpAntara / ) pahilA sarga | ghAtikarma-rUpa- bAdaloMke ur3Aneko prabhaMjana (vAyu) ke samAna jo zrI varddhamAna unako namaskAra kara maiM apanI buddhike anusAra prabhaMjana guruke caritako kahatA hU~ / jambUdvIpa ke maNDanarUpa bharatakSetrameM pUrvadeza nAmaka deza hai / isa deza meM tilaka samAna pavitra puNyapura nagara hai / puNyapurake rAjA pUrNabhadra the / inakA yaza pUre cA~dake samAna nirmala aura digantavyApI thA / pUrNabhadrakI rAnIkA nAma bhAmA aura putrakA nAma bhAnu thA / eka samaya pramada nAmaka vanapAla rAjAke pAsa pahu~cA aura saba RtuoMke phalaphUla unakI bheMTa dekara bolA- " devoMke deva ! udyAnameM Aja bahutase munijanoMke sAtha 2 zrIvarddhamAna munIzvara padhAre haiM / devoMke samudAya A Akara unakI vandanA aura stuti karate haiN|" vanapAlake mukhase yaha zubha samAcAra sunakara rAjAne use bahuta dhana diyA aura Apa svayaM eka manohara hAthIpara savAra ho nagarase bAhara nikale / jaba udyAna pAsa A gayA taba dhyAnArUr3ha muniyoMko dekhate bhAlate vanake hAthIse utara idhara udhara bhItarako gaye / vahA~
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________________ 2 ] prabhaMjana- carita / kisI pradezameM baiThe hue eka muniko dekhaa| inakA nAma prabhaMjana thA / prabhaMjanakA zarIra tapase bahuta kRza ho rahA thA, to bhI kallola rahita samudrakI nAI halana calana kriyAse rahita thA; dIpta, tapta aura mahAghora tapake tejase tejavAlA thaa| inakA mana, bAhya abhyantara parigrahase bilkula alipta thA / aise prabhaMjanako dekhakara pUrNabhadra mahArAja bahuta santuSTa hue / saca hai ki bhavyajIvoMko munIzvaroMke darzanamAtrase hI harSa hotA hai phira yadi unake sAtha koI bandhubhAva ho taba to kahanA hI kyA hai ? rAjA una muniko namaskAra kara Age gaye | vahA~ eka azoka vRkSake nIce baiThe huye zrIvarddhanamuniko dekhA aura unheM namaskAra kiyA / 1 unase sAta tattvoMkA nirdoSa zraddhAna kara do prakArake dharmakA zravaNa kiyA / bAdameM prabhaMjana munike viSayameM pUchA ki bhagavan ! inakA nAma kyA hai ? inake tapakA kAraNa kyA hai ? aura inake Upara mere hRdayameM jo bhArI sneha ho rahA hai isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? rAjAke ina praznoMko suna, munirAjane uttara diyA ki inhoMne kAma, krodha Adi cha : zatruoM kA prabhaMjana ( vinAza ) kara DAlA hai, isa liye inako prabhaMjana kahate haiM / aba Age kramase maiM inake tapakA kAraNa batAtA hU~ tuma sAvadhAna ho suno / kathAkA prArambha-jambUdvIpake bharatakSetra meM zuMbha deza hai / isa dezameM bhaMbhApura nagara hai / isa nagarakI khAIpara hamezA haMsa kallole kiyA karate haiM, aura khAIke madhyabhAgakI zobhA dekhane ko utsuka rahate haiN| gaMbhApurakA koTa apane U~ce 2 daravAjoMse suzobhita hai / isa nagara meM bar3e 2 vizAla jaina mandiroMkI kaI eka katAre - paMktiyA~ banI huI haiM jo
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________________ pahilA srg| apanI dhvanAoMse, bagioMse, vApikAoMse, aura choTI 2 talAiyoMse aisI mAlUma hotI haiM mAnoM ye saba akRtrima hI haiM-inako kisIne banAyA hI nahIM / yahA~ke mahaloMkI satareM to aisIM mAlUma hotI haiM mAnoM ye ratnatrayako dhAraNa karanevAlI jagata dvArA mAnyA, manohAriNI aura zuddhamAnasA mahArAniye hI haiM; kyoMki inameM bhI to tIna prakArake ( hare pIle lAla ) ratna lage huye haiN| ye bhI to jagata kara mAnyA tathA jagatake manako haranevAlI haiM, aura inameM bhI choTe 2 mAnasa ( tAlAva ) bane huye haiN| inhIM apane guNoMse ye ( mahaloMkI paMktiyA~ ) apane ina guNoMvAle nivAsiyoMkI barAbarI karatI haiM / isa nagarake mahaloMmeM jar3e huye ratnoMkI kAntike mAre yahA~ke logoMko rAta-dinakA bheda hI nahIM jAna pdd'taa| isa liye ve apanI icchAse sUrajako cA~da aura cA~dako sUraja kaha diyA karate haiM / yahA~ke rAjA devasena the| inakA yazarUpI dhana pUrNa cA~dakI nAI nirmala thA / devasena nItike acche jJAtA the, isI liye inakI prajA hamezA amana cainase rahA karatI thii| inakI mahArAnIkA nAma jayAvatI thA / jayAvatI kAmakI ratike samatulya thI, satI aura vrataniSThA thI, isake viSayameM aura adhika kyA kaheM, yaha indrakI indrAnIse kisI bAtameM bhI kama na thii| devasena aura jayAvatIke do putraratna the / eka pravarasena dUsarA prabhaMjana / ye donoM kumAra atIva rUpazAlI the / inakA rUpa tAye huye soneke samAna thA / sajjanomeM pravara pravarasenakA pANigrahaNa (vivAha ) to vasuMdharAke sAtha huA thA aura prabhaMjanakA sarvaguNasampannA pRthivIke sAtha / vasuMdharAne eka putrako janma diyA jo bahuta Rju-sIdhAsAdhA
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________________ prabhaMjana carita / thaa| isa liye usake pitA pravarasenane usakA Rju nAma rakkhA / evaM pRthivIke bhI eka putra paidA huA / vaha bhI bahuta sarala-sIdhe cAla calanakA thaa| isaliye usake pitA prabhaMjanane usakA sarala nAma rkkhaa| kucha kAlameM jaba mahArAja devasena viSayabhogoMse virakta ho gaye taba unhoMne apane donoM putroMko bulAyA aura pravarasenako veNAtaTapurakA tathA prabhaMjanako bhaMbhApurakA rAjA banA diyA / bAda devasena vanako cale gaye aura vahA~ munigupta guruse dIkSA le lI / muniguptake pAsa unhoMne ghora tapa kiyA aura Ayuke antameM maraNa kara navameM zukra svargameM deva pada pAyA / eka samaya pravarasenake zatrune jaba pravarasenako bahuta kaSTa pahu~cAyA; isase tamAma bhUtalako bhI kaSTa huaa| taba pravarasenane yaha socakara ki " niHsahAya puruSoMkI abhISTa-siddhi nahIM hotI" apane choTe bhAI prabhaMjanako eka patra likha bhejA aura Apa zatruke jItaneko zatrukI ora cala pdd'e| prabhaMjana bhI apane bar3e bhAIkA patra pAte hI unakI sahAyatAko bahutase prabala sAmantoMkI senAko sAtha lekara saMgrAma-sthalakI ora cala pdd'e| kucha samayameM saMgrAma-bhUmimeM pahu~ca gye| vahA~ unhoMne zatruke sAtha khUba ghamAsAna yuddha kiyA aura thor3I hI derameM zatruko usake choTe bhAI sahita bA~dha liyA aura le jAkara donoM zatruoMko pravarasenake sAmane khar3A kara diyA / una donoMne pravarasenako namaskAra kiyaa| pravarasenane una ripukAla aura mahAkAlako namate hue dekhakara unake Upara jo krodhabhAva thA use bilkula chor3a diyA / saca hai-sajjanoMkA krodha jabataka zatru namra na ho tabhItaka rahatA hai| bAda una donoMko bhI chor3a diyaa| ve bhI apane svAmI pravarasenakI
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________________ pahilA srg| AjJAko svIkAra kara cale gye| zatruko vazameM kara pravarasena apane choTe bhAI sahita gharako lauTa Aye aura vahA~ sukhase kAla vyatIta karane lge| eka samaya prabhaMjana rAjAkI rAnI pRthivIdevIkI dRSTi kumati maMtrIke Upara pdd'ii| usako dekhakara rAnIkI kAmAgni jala utthii| pRthivIne kumatiko bulAyA aura usase apane manakA saba hAla kaha diyaa| kumatine bhI usake kahaneko mAna liyA aura vaha usake sAtha kAmabhoga bhogatA huA sukhase rahane lagA / jaba rAnIne sunAki prabhaMjana mahArAja ghara AnevAle haiM taba usa pApinIne rAtake samaya kumatise kahA-tuma saralako mAra DAlo, kyoMki yaha hama logoMke manorathakI siddhimeM bAdhaka ho rahA hai, tathA bahutasA dhana bhI sAtha lekara yahA~se hama tuma donoM kahIM dUsarI jagaha cleN| kumatine rAnIkA kahanA saba mAna liyA / eka dina rAnI saralako dekhakara jaba rone laga gaI taba sarala-hRdaya-saralane pUMchA-mAtA ! tuma rotI kyoM ho ? rAnIne uttarameM usase apanA saba vRtta jaisAkA taisA kaha diyA / sunate hI sarala eka zilpIke yahA~ gayA aura usase apane sarIkhA eka pUtalA banavA lAyA tathA mAtAke kRtyoMko dekhanekI icchAse usako apanI zayyApara liTA AyA / rAtake samaya mAtA AI / usane usa pUtaleke khaNDa 2 kara diye, tathA yaha samajha kara ki putra to mara gayA hai aba aura koI vighna nahIM hai, usane kumatiko bulAyA aura use vaha sAtha lekara gharase - bAhara nikala gaI / thor3e hI samayameM ve donoM ujjainI pahu~ce aura vahA~ eka makAna lekara sukhase rahane lage / idhara sarala bhI apanI mAtAkI ceSTA dekhakara udAsa ho
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________________ prabhaMjana-carita / gayA thA; isa liye apane eka mitrakI salAhase vaha dezATana karaneko cala par3A, aura bahutase deza, nadI, parvata aura vanoMmeM ghUmakara vizAlApurI (ujjainI) meM A gayA / vahA~ kisI udyAnameM snAna Adi nitya kriyAoMse nivaTa, kucha phaloMko khAkara tathA jala pIkara eka vRkSake nIce thakAvaTa dUra karaneko so gayA / daivayogase usI samaya vizAlApurIke zrIpAla mahArAjakA devaloka ho gayA thaa| unake koI santAna na thii| maMtrI purohita Adine bahuta khoja kI; para unheM jaba koI pAtra na milA taba unhoMne yaha nizcaya kiyA ki rAjahAthI chor3A jAve / vaha jise pakar3a le, vahI puruSa rAjA banA diyA jaave| sabakI sammatise kumbhasthalapara pheranese caMcala hai suMDA jisakI aisA nAnA bhUSaNoMse vibhUSita rAjahAthI chor3a diyA gyaa| hAthI jaba sAre nagarameM ghUma cukA taba usI udyAnameM AyA jahA~ saralakumAra so rahe the| usane Akara saralakumArako abhiSikta karake grahaNa kara liyaa| usa samaya maMtrI Adi saba logoMne bar3e harSake sAtha kumArako hAthIpara baiThAyA aura jayadhvanike sAtha nagarameM le Aye / vahA~ kumArako chatra, camara Adi vibhUtise vibhUSita kara rAjagAdIpara baiThA diyaa| granthakAra kahate haiM ki kisIkA rAjya chUTa bhI jAya, para yadi usake puNyakA jora ho to use dUsarA rAjya mila jAtA hai / isa liye bhavyajIvoMko cAhiye ki ve jainamArgake anuyAyI ho pUjA, vrata, niyama Adi svabhAvoMse puNyakA upArjana kreN| isa prakAra prabhaMjana guruke caritameM yazodharacaritakI pIThikAkI racanAmeM saralakumArako vizAlApurIkA rAjya milanekA pratipAdaka pahilA sarga pUrNa huA /
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________________ dUsarA srg| dUsarA srg| jaba kAlako damana karanevAle prabhaMjana mahArAja, apane bhAIko saba prakArakA sukhI kara apanI rAjadhAnImeM Aye taba vahA~ unhoMne rAnIkA saba vRtta sunA aura dekhA / ve bahuta duHkhI hue aura socane lage ki isa AtmAko dUsaroMkI saMgatise kauna 2 se duHkha nahIM bhogane par3ate arthAt yaha sabhI duHkhoMko bhogatA hai| striyA~ saMsArakA kAraNa haiM, anarthokI jar3a haiM, dayAkI duzmana haiM, evaM lajjA aura abhimAnase dUra rahanevAlI haiN| ye apanI indriyoM aura apane manako vazameM nahIM kara sakatIM, aura {zcalI ( vyabhicAriNI ) hotI haiN| jaba ye svArthase andhI ho jAtI haiM taba vinA prayojana hI bhAI, jamAI, putra, pautra, pati, guru kisIke bhI mAraneko nahIM hijakatIM haiM / sau bAtakI eka bAta to yaha hai ki saMsArameM jIvoMko jitanA kucha duHkha hotA hai vaha saba inhIMke kAraNa hotA hai| itanA soca vicara kara prabhaMjanane apane bar3e bhAIke putrako apanA rAjyabhAra sauMpa diyA aura Apa gharase bAhara cale gye| hA! putra tuma mujhe chor3akara kahA~ cale gaye, vahA~ tuma jIte jAgate ho athavA kAlake dAvameM par3a gaye ho! isa prakAra bAdameM vilApa karate hue ve pRthivItalapara vihAra karane lage / ve socane lage ki maiMne apane pahale bhavameM kisIke putrakA viyoga kiyA hogA usIkA phala aisA dAruNa duHkha milA hai jo sahA nahIM jAtA aura lAghA bhI nahIM jAtA / aba jabataka mujhe
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________________ prabhaMjana-carita / putrakA samAgama na milegA tabataka cAhe koI mere prANoMko haranevAlA hI zatru kyoM na ho, kisIpara bhI vAra na karU~gA; aba to maiM zAntise rahU~gA / isa prakAra aMga, baMga, kaliMga Adi bahutase dezoMmeM bhramaNa kara ve kucha samaya bAda usI vizAlApurI(ujjainI)meM Aye jahA~ sarala nAmaka unhIMkA putra rAjA thaa| vahA~ siprA nadIke kinAre unhoMne apane vastra utArakara rakha diye aura mArgakI thakAvaTa dUra karaneko snAna karaneke lie ve nadImeM utarate hI the ki itanemeM kAkatAlIya nyAyase pRthivI bhI jalakrIr3Ake liye usI jagaha A gii| usane prabhaMjanako nadImeM utarate dekha dUrase hI pahicAna liyA aura socane lagI ki yaha prabhaMjana yahA~ bhI A gayA hai| aba isa samaya kyA upAya karanA ucita hai ? isa prakAra soca vicAra kara usa kapaTAcAriNI pApinIne prabhaMjanako naSTa karaneke liye unake vastroMke nIce apane AbhUSaNa vagairaha chupA diye aura rone cillAne lagI-"hA! maiM luTa gaI ! hA! mere dekhate 2 hI mere Agese kisIne abhI 2 merA hAra hara liyaa| usakI dAsiyoMne bhI usIkI taraha kolAhala karanA zurU kara diyaa| unake bhArI kolAhalako sunakara koTapAla ikaTe hokara A gaye aura pUchane lage ki kaho 2 kahAse kisane tumhArA kyA le liyA hai? koTapAloMne idhara udhara hArako khojAH taba unhoMne prabhaMjanake pAsa pAyA phira kyA thA! usI vakta una avivekiyoMne prabhaMjanako bA~dha liyA aura mAraneko le cale / eka puruSane jisakA nAma kalaza thA isa taraha prabhaMjanako liye jAte dekha koTapAloMko khUba hI DATA aura vaha miSTabhASI usI samaya mahArAjake pAsa calA gyaa| vaha mahArAjase
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________________ dUsarA srg| isa taraha nivedana karane lagA--" he dIrghAyuSka mahArAja ! Apa kalpakAlataka jIveM / ApakA zaurya, satya, zruta, tyAga Adi saMsArabharameM ujvala hai| ApakA yaza pUrNacandrakI barAbara nirmala hai-diganta, vyApI hai| Apa prabhaMjanake vaMzarUpI AkAzako suzobhita karaneke liye zarada Rtuke candramAke samAna haiN| he zrIsarala mahArAja! ApakI jaya ho !" rAjAne harSake sAtha kahA-bhadra ! jo tuma cAhate ho vahI nirAkula ho maago| kalazane dRr3hatAke sAtha kahA-rAjan ! maiM yahI cAhatA hU~ ki Apa isa corako chor3a deveN| isa bAtapara rAjAmeM aura kalazameM bahuta vAdavivAda huaa| antameM rAjAne corako chor3anekA hukma de diyA aura kahA-jisa corako kalaza chur3avA rahA hai usa corako mere sAmane le Ao; dekhU vaha kaisA hai| rAjAkI AjJAse cora unake sAmane lAyA gyaa| rAjAne dekhate hI prabhaMjanako aura prabhajanane rAjAko pahicAna liyA / ve donoM hI eka dUsareke kaNThase laga 2 kara khUba hI roye| tatpazcAt sarala mahArAja utkaNThita ho pitAko apane ghara le Aye / usa samaya sarala mahArAjane yAcakoMko unakI icchAse hI dAna diyA-jisane jo cIz2a mAMgI use vahI cIz2a dI, kevala prabhaMjana mahArAjakA avalokana kisIko na diyA-ikaTakI dRSTise ve svayaM hI prabhaMjanako dekhate rhe| sarala mahArAjane usa samaya kaidiyoM pakSiyoM, mRgoM Adi sabhIko chur3avA diyA aura unheM unake bandhuoMse milA diyaa| prabhaMjanako chur3avAnevAle kalazako to itanI sampatti dI ki use apane barAbara hI mAlA-mAla kara liyA, kisI bhI bAtameM kama na rakkhA / saca hai-sajjanoMkA upakAra kalpavRkSakI nAI phalatA hai|
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________________ 10] prabhaMjana- carita | aba ve donoM hI pitAMputra eka dUsarekI kathA sunate hue sukhase kAla bitAne lage / isameM saMdeha nahIM ki Apattike samaya saMyoga honA hI sukhakA kAraNa hai, phira yadi vaha saMyoga pitAputrakA ho taba to kahanA hI kyA hai / eka dina prabhaMjanane apane putra se kahA-putra ! maiMne tumhAre viyogase duHkhI ho nagaradevatAko kucha bheTa denA svIkAra kiyA thA / vaha bheTa mujhe aba denA cAhiye / isa liye tuma pahile devIke gRhakI safAI karAo, pIche aura kucha hogA / rAjAne usI vakta vahA~ apane catura 2 sipAhiyoM ko bheja diyA / ve loga vahA~ pahu~ce aura vApisa Akara kahane lage ki mahArAja ! vahA~ ATha nirgrantha yatIzvara baiThe hue haiN| ve kisI taraha bhI vahA~se dUsarI jagahako nahIM jAte haiN| yaha suna prabhaMjana bahuta kruddha hue aura ve svayaM vahA~ cale gaye / vahA~ jAkara unhoMne una ATha yatIzvaroMko dekhA / ve vAstavameM vahIM baiThe the| unake darzanamAtra se prabhaMjanakA mana bilkula zAnta ho gayA / saca hai, munIzvaroMko dekhakara siMha Adi hiMsaka jantu bhI jaba zAnta ho jAte haiM taba phira manuSyakI to bAta hI kyA hai ! una sabako kramase namaskAra kara prabhaMjana unake samIpameM baiTha gaye aura krama 2 se unake nAma aura unake tapakA kAraNa pUchane lge| taba sabameM pramukha, avadhijJAnI, eka yatine uttara diyA- rAjan ! maiM kramase tumhAre praznoMkA uttara detA hU~ tuma sAvadhAna ho suno| hama AThoMke nAma, zrIvarddhane jaye, merU~, zuMdai, aparAjitai, pAle~, vajrAyudha aura naMda isa prakAra haiN| hama logoMke tapake kAraNa upAdhyAyI, cUDAlI, kapisaMgati, bAlahatyA, maMgikA aura yazodhara mahArAja haiM arthAt inakI kuceSTAoMse
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________________ dUsarA srg| [11 virakta ho hama logoMne tapakA zaraNa liyA hai| inameMse kisake lie kauna kAraNa huA ? yaha bAta Age spaSTa ho jaaygii| __aba maiM (zrIvardhana ) apane tapakA kAraNa sunAtA huuN| maiMne valabhIpurameM rahakara somazrIkA caritra to svayaM dekhA hai| paTanAmeM sulakSaNAkA carita sunA hai / prayAgameM dUtIkA carita anumAnase jAnA hai tathA brahmakuvarameM subhadrAke caritakA svayaM anubhava kiyA hai| sAra yaha hai ki ina cAroMne hI bar3e 2 durghaTa kAryoMko bhI sahasA karake dikhAyA hai| __paTanA nagarake rAjA naMdivarddhana the| unakI rAnIkA nAma sunaMdA aura putrakA nAma zrIvarddhana thaa| zrIvarddhana bar3e tIvrabuddhi the| isa liye inhoMne thAr3e samayameM satraha lipiyA sIkha lIM thIM; para ve mleccha bhASAkI lipiko nahIM jAnate the / eka samaya yavaneza ( mleccharAjA ) ne naMdivarddhana mahArAjake pAsa eka patra bhejaa| usakI lipi mlecchabhASAkI thii| lekhavAha-patra lAnevAlene usa patrako lAkara naMdivarddhana mahArAjake sAmane rakha diyA / naMdivarddhana zrIvarddhana Adi sabhIne usa patrako par3hanekA prayatna kiyA; para vaha kisIse bhI na par3hA gayA / usa samaya pUrva zubha karmake udayase zrIvarddhanake bahuta virakta bhAva huye / ve gharase nikala valabhIpura pahu~ce / vahA~ garganAmadhArI eka adhyApakake yahA~ rahane lge| jaba pA~ca dina bIta gaye taba unhoMne upAdhyAyase kahA-maiM Apake prasAdase yavana lipiko jAnanA cAhatA huuN| usa dvInAgraNI gargane zrIvarddhanako pAtra samajhakara unakA kahanA svIkAra kara liyA / zrIvarddhana bhI gurukI vinaya karate hue lipi sIkhanekI
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________________ 12 ] prabhaMjana-carita / icchAse rahane lage / eka dina rAtake samaya una garga mahArAjakI somazrI strI kahIMko jA rahI thI / usako kahIM jAtI dekha gargane kahA- bacce ko chor3akara tU kahA~ jAtI hai ? uttara meM usane kahAyadi Apa AjJA deM to nRtya dekha AU~ / viprane kahA- tumhIM jAno jaisA ThIka ho| vaha harSita ho nRtya dekhaneko calI gaI / ziSya ( zrIvarddhana ) bhI usake pIche 2 ho liyA aura kahIM para chipakara baiTha gyaa| kucha dUra eka yakSakA maTha thA / vahA~ somazrI gaI aura bahuta dera taka apane jArake sAtha krIr3A karatI rhii| bAda kahane lagI ki Apa mere ghara calakara vizrAma karie / jArane kahA - yaha to bar3e Azcarya kI bAta hai; kyoMki yahA~ to hama tuma krIr3A kara rahe haiM / isa liye yaha sthAna to ramaNIka hai, para tumhAre ghara to kucha bhI na kara skeNge| to phira vaha ramya kaise ho sakatA hai| tAtparya yaha hai ki vahA~ jAnA ThIka nahIM; kyoMki vahA~ apanA koI kArya siddha nahIM ho sakatA hai / bAda somazrIne saMketabhare zabdoM meM kahAmerI pAlikA (sulakSaNA ) gharase calI gaI thI aura bahuta varSoMtaka bAhara rahI bhI thI; bAda apane jAra aura putra sahita kisI tara kI se apane hI gharameM rahane lagI thI / isa saba bAta-cIta ke bAda ve donoM vahA~se nikalakara gharako cale Aye, tathA vaha ziSya ( zrIvarddhana ) bhI kisI dUsare mArgadvArA guru gargake ghara A pahu~cA / somazrI ke saMketa ke anusAra vaha jAra garga upAdhyAyake ghara AyA aura unase kahane lagA- vipra ! maiM apanI strI sahita Apake yahA~ nivAsa karanA cAhatA hU~; maiM eka pathika huuN| aba isa samaya rAtameM kaise aura kahA~ jAU~ ? dayAlu gargane unheM apane gharapara rahanekI AjJA
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________________ dUsarA srg| [ 13 de dii| somazrI aura vaha jAra donoM gargake ghara Thahara gaye / somazrIne yahA~ bhI yakSake maThakI taraha hI durvilAsa kara isa sthAnako bhI usI taraha ramya kara dikhaayaa| itanemeM somazrIkA putra royA aura gargakI ora usake stana pIneke liye sttpttaayaa-jhpttaa| taba somazrIne apane jArase kahA-tuma kisI taraha putrako mA~gakara mere pAsa le aao| jArane gargase pUchA-viprarAja ! putra kyoM rotA hai ? gargane uttarameM kahAisakI mAtA nRtya dekhaneko gaI hai| isa kAraNa yaha bhUkhA-pyAsA ho ro rahA hai| viTane kahA-yadi aisA hai to Apa bacceko mujhe deveM / maiM apanI strIkA dUdha pilAkara abhI vApisa liye AtA huuN| merI strIkA baccA abhI kucha samaya huA jaba mara gayA thA ataeva usake stanoMse dUdha nikalatA hai| anajAna gargane pathikake hAthameM baccako de diyA / pathika bhI bacceko dUdha pilAkara vApisa lauTA gayA / isa prakAra karate 2 usa duSTA somazrIne jArake sAtha durvilAsa karate hue rAta pUrI kara dii| vaha saberA hote hI uThI aura gharase bAhara kucha dUra jAkara vApisa AgaI aura patidevako kruddha huA dekha unake pairoMpara girakara bolI-svAmin ! Apa krodha mata karo, mujhe haTha karake sakhIne z2abaradastI ThaharA liyA thaa| maiMne sunA hai-apane ghara Aja rAtako koI pathika ThaharA thA; usakI strIke dUdhako pI-pIkara bAlaka khUba santuSTa rahA hai| yaha bAta saccI hai yA jhUThI hai ? gargane kahA-yaha to satya hai / gargakA aisA uttara suna somazrI santuSTa huIsI baiTha gii| saca hai--vaMcaka (Thaga) loga dUsareke duHkha bilkula nahIM jAnate haiN| isa duSTA upAdhyAyIke aise svabhAvako jAnakara rAtameM ziSyake bahuta virakta bhAva ho gye| vaha Azcaryake sAtha socane lagA
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________________ 14 ] prabhaMjana-carita / navagraha, samudrakA jala, aura bAlukA Dhera inakA parimANa to kisI tarahase jAnA bhI jA sakatA hai, para strIkA mana kisIse bhI nahIM jAnA jA sakatA hai / antameM ziSyane socA ki bahuta vikalpanAla uThAnese koI prayojana siddha nahIM hotaa| ina saba bAtoMko kala upAdhyAyIhIse pUcha lUMgA / zrIvardhana munirAjane prabhaMjanase kahA ki duSTa ceSTAko karanevAlI, pApakI khAni striyoMkA jo hAla maiMne svayaM dekhA hai vaha to Apase kaha diyA / aba kucha sunA huA hAla kahatA hU~ usako bhI Apa sAvadhAna ho suno / isa prakAra prabhaMjana guruke caritameM yazodharacaritakI pIThikAkI racanAmeM dUsarA -sarga samApta huaa| tIsarA srg| eka dina nirlajjA somazrIne kucha saMketoMmeM usa chAtra (zrIvarddhana ) se kahA-bhadra tuma jabataka mere manorathako pUrA na karoge tabataka tumhArA lipi sIkhanekA manoratha kaise siddha ho sakatA hai? kabhI bhI siddha nahIM ho sakatA haiM / somazrIkI ceSTAse usake manorathako jAnakara ziSyane uttara diyA ki tumhArA bhI manoratha isa jagaha kaise phalita ho sakatA hai ? somazrIne kahA ki merI pAlikA (sulakSaNA)ne jaisI vidhi kI usI taraha apana bhI dUsarI jagaha cleN| ziSyane pUchA ki zubhe! sulakSaNAne kaisI vidhi kI thI so kho| zrIvardhana munine pramaMjana mahArAjase kahA-Aryaputra ! mere pUchanepara jaisI kucha sulakSaNAkI kI huI vidhi mujhe merI upAdhyAyIne batAI thI vaha saba maiM kahatA hU~, tuma sthira citta ho suno|
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________________ tIsarA srg| [ 16. . paTanA nagarake rAjA naMdivarddhana the| unakI rAnIkA nAma sunandA thaa| naMdivarddhana aura sunandAke putrakA nAma zrIvarddhana thA / isI nagarameM eka haribhadra nAmaka vaizya rahate the| unakI bhAryAkA nAma bhAminI thA / haribhadra aura bhAminIke atIva uttama sAta putra hue| unake nAma zrIdatta, jayadattai, bhadre, govarddhana, jayeM, viSNu, gAma isa prakAra the, tathA unake do putrIM bhI thIM jinake bAlaraMDA aura sulakSaNA ye nAma the / eka dina sulakSaNA tAlAvapara snAna karaneko gaI / vahA~ usane zrIdhara nAmake eka manohara vidyArthIko dekhA / usako dekhate hI sulakSaNAkI kAmAgni jala uThI / zrIdharane bhI usake dRSTi-vibhramase jaba jAna liyA ki yaha mere Upara anuraktA ho rahI hai taba usane yaha zloka par3hA puNDarIkavizAlAkSaM, romarAjItaraMgakaM / urojacakrikaM cedaM, bhAti yoSitsarovaraM // 1 // . arthAt-yaha sarovara strIkI nAI mAlUma par3atA hai-zobhita hotA hai, kyoMki jisa taraha strIke vizAla netra hote haiM usI taraha isameM bhI kamalarUpI vizAla netra haiM, strIke romarAjI hotI hai isameM taraMgeM hI romarAjI hai, strIke kuca hote haiM isameM bhI cakravAkarUpI kuca haiM / tAtparya yaha hai ki yaha strIse kisI bAtameM bhI kama nahIM hai / isake uttarameM sulakSaNAne bhI yaha zoka bolA etadrasasya yo'bhijJo, vilAsI vimalAzayaH / tyAgI bhavati tasyedaM, snigdhayoSisaMrovaraM // 1 // arthAt-yaha yoSit rUpI sundara sarovara usI puruSakA hai jo isake rasakA rasika hai-jJAtA hai, vilAsI hai, vimalAzaya hai tathA
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________________ prbhNjn-crit| anya vastuoMkA tyAgI hai / usake ina vacanoMko suna, zrIdharakA mana bahuta prasanna huA aura vaha usake jAne hue manako aura bhI nizcita jAnaneke liye bolA kimataH karaNaM proktaM, ko niMdyastattvavedibhiH / manobhavaH ka cetaske, kaH pIDAkRnmamAdhunA // 1 // arthAt-isameM prabala kAraNa kyA mAnA gayA hai ? tattvavedI loga kisakI niMdA karate haiM ? ( uttara-kAmadeva.) kahA~ utpanna hotA hai ? ( uttara--kAmakI utkaMThAvAle puruSake manameM ) isa samaya mujhe pIr3A kauna de rahA hai ? (uttara-kAmadeva ) zrIdharake vacanoMko sunakara janapriyA sulakSaNAne kahA pRcchatyavagamaM sAdho ! kaH sadAtra klipriyH| kiM ca prajAyate brUhi, ko mamAsUn jihIrSati // 1 // tathApyantaH zakaTaM prApa hAsmatpIDano ripuH / arthAt-he sAdho ! sAdhu loga AgamameM kyA pUchate haiM ? (uttarapuruSa (AtmA ) saMsArake isa kalikAlameM kyA pyArA hai ? (uttara-kAmadeva ) mere manameM kyA utpanna ho rahA hai aura mere prANoMko kauna haranA cAhatA hai ? ( uttara-kAmadeva ) / phira bhI to vaha mujhe pIr3A denevAlA merA vairI mere manako prApta ho cukA. so kyA ? isa prakAra parasparameM bAta-cIta karanese atIva prItiko prApta hue una donoMkA rAgarUpI samudra, usI taraha vRddhiko prApta huA jisa taraha unale pAkhake candramAkI kiraNoMse samudra vRddhiMgata hotA hai| sulakSaNAne kahA ki maiM kucha kAla yakSagRhameM Thaharakara rAjamArga
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________________ tIsarA srg| (sar3aka ) se gharako jAU~gI usa samaya tuma merA karapallava (hAtharUpI pallava) pakar3a lenA, aura jaba puravAsI loga idhara udharase AAkara kolAhala macAve taba tuma unase kaha denA ki yaha merI priyA hai| he priya ! kyA Apa aisA karaneko taiyAra haiM ? sulakSaNAke rUpapara Asakta-citta zrIdharane usakA kahanA svIkAra kara liyaa| saca hai, kAmI janoMko duHkhakA bhAna hI nahIM hotA ki Age hameM kyA duHkha hogaa| eka samaya sAyaMkAlameM matavAle hAthIkI nAI calanevAlI vaha mugdhA tAbekA pAtra hAthameM liye jalase bhIge hue kuzake dvArA dharaNItalako sIMcatI huI rAjamArgameM hokara jaba jA rahI thI taba zrIdhara vidyArthIne usake pAsa Akara usakA hAtha pakar3a liyaa| logoMne idhara udharase A-Akara bahuta kolAhala macAyA aura " yaha merI priyA hai, isa prakAra kahanepara bhI usa chAtrako vahA~se haTA diyaa| bAda pahile saMketake anusAra zrIdhara yakSagRhako calA gayA, aura vaha bhI AkulitamanA hotI huI jaldIse apane gharako calI aaii| vahA~ usane apane pitA Adi sabhI bandhuoMko bulAyA aura AMsuoMko bahAte hue kahA ki he tAta ! Aja kisI eka puruSane z2abaradastI merA hAtha pakar3a liyA hai; isa liye usa pApakA prAyazcitta leneko maiM abhI jalatI huI AgameM praveza karatI huuN| sulakSaNAke ina vacanoMko sunakara pitAne kahA-vatse! tumhArA kaisA svabhAva hai usako to maiM acchI tarahase jAnatA huuN| dUsare loga mAtsaryake vaza ho jo cAhe kahA kareM usase tumheM kyA prayojana hai ! tuma snAnAdi kriyAoMmeM saMlagnA rahatI huI mere ghara rho| sulakSaNAne kahA ki aba Apa logaapane 2 baMdhuvargake sAtha apane 2 gharoM
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________________ 18 ] prabhaMjana-carita / ko padhAreM / maiM prAtaHkAla isa bAtakA jo ilAja karU~gI, vaha saba merI kriyAhIse Apa logoMke Age A jAyagA vacanoM dvArA kahanA niSphala hai| isake bAda pitA Adika saba loga to sulakSaNAke vacanoMse duHkhI hote hue usake guNoMkA smaraNa karate 2 apane 2 gharoMko cale Aye , udhara sulakSaNAkI mAtAne usakI avasthA jAnanekI icchAse iMduvApikA nAmakI dUtIko usake pAsa bhejaa| dUtI gaI aura sulakSaNAke ghara pahu~cI / vahA~ sulakSaNAne use zarAba pilAkara matavAlA kara diyA aura jaba vaha bilkula vehoza ho gaI taba use apane palaMgapara liTA diyA tathA apane Apa bahutase ratnoMko ikaTTA karake jaba bA~dha-bUMdha liyA taba gharameM Aga lagA dI aura vaha tanvI svayaM zrIdharake sAtha dazapura nagarako calI gaI / bAMdhavoMne jaba dekhA ki sutAne apane nAmake pIche apane gharako bhI jalA DAlA hai, taba ve Akulita hote hue bahuta rone cillAne lage aura usake guNoMkA bAra 2 smaraNa karane lge| bAMdhavoMne sulakSaNAko uddezya karake usake maraNakI saba kriyAe~ kI--use jalAMjali dii| bAdameM apane 2 ghara Akara use bhUlabhAla gaye aura sukhase rahane lge| jaba rAjA logoMne usake sAre vRttAntako sunA taba ve bhI Azcaryake samudrameM gote khAne lage aura use sAdhuvAda dene lge| ve donoM dazapura nagarameM pahu~ca gaye aura vahA~ ratikrIr3A karate hue sukhasAgarameM nimagna hokara rahane lge| vahA~ bahuta kAla pazcAt unake kaI eka bAlabacce paidA hue| dhIre 2 jaba saba dhana pUrA ho gayA taba vaha sulakSaNA pati-putra donoMhIko sAtha lekara phira apane pitAke gharako AI aura vahA~ sukhase rahane lgii| he rAjendra ! somazrI (gargakI strI) ke ina
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________________ tIsarA srg| [ 19 vAkyoMko sunakara mujhe bahuta hI vismaya huaa| maiM socane lagA mahAmohorunIrasya, vacanAvarttazAlinaH / rAmAcetoM'budhermAnaM, labhante'dyApi no narAH / arthAt-jisameM mahAmoharUpI bhArI-agAdha to jala bharA huA hai aura caturAIke vacanarUpI bha~vara uThA karate haiM usa strIke manarUpI samudrakI thAha puruSoMne abataka bhI nahIM pAI hai| rAjan ! maiMne yahA~taka apanI sunI huI kathAko to Apase kaha diyA; para aba maiM anumAnase jAne hue kathAnakako kahatA hU~ so tuma suno| jaba somazrI nirAza ho gaI thI-usane jAna liyA thA ki zrIvarddhana mere manorathako siddha nahIM karegA, taba usane mujhe induvApikA dUtIkA yaha kathAnaka sunAyA thaa| prayAga eka sundara zahara hai / isameM eka uttama vaizya rahate the| unakA nAma yamuna thA, tathA bhAryAkA nAma gaMgazrI thA / vaha bahuta prasiddha thii| usI nagarameM eka viSNudatta vaizya aura the / eka dina viSNudattakI dRSTi, rUpavatI va jAvarAya zrIkara yuktA gaMgazrI sundarIpara pdd'ii| isake rUpa lAvaNyakI chaTAko dekhate hI viSNudattakA mana vihvala puruSakI nAI ho gayA / vaha apane ghara kamalapatroMke vistarepara soyA hI thA ki usake ghara induvApikA nAmakI dUtI bhikSAke artha AI aura viSNudattako kAmAta dekhakara vaha apane Apa hI bola uThI ki maiM vaise to sabhI zAstroMmeM hI kuzala hU~; para kAmazAstrakA mujhe pUrA 2 anubhava hai / yadi Apa kaheM to Apake manako jisane curA liyA hai use Aja hI Apake pAsa le aauuN| usake ina vacanoMko suna viSNudattane kahA ki maiM to tumhArA kiMkara hU~, tuma
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________________ 20 ] prabhaMjana-carita / mujhe gaMgazrIse milA do| dUtIne kahA ki tuma gaMgazrIke pati yamunake pAsa jAnA aura usase kahanA ki yaha jaisA tumhArA vastra hai, isI tarahakA eka mujhe bhI cAhie, kRpAkara Apa aisA hI banavAveM / viSNudattane aisA hI kiyA aura vastrako lAkara dUtIke hAthameM de diyA / dUtI vastrako lekara gaMgazrIko vazameM karanekI icchAse gaI aura krama 2 se sabake ghara phUla bA~TatI huI gaMgazrIke ghara phuNcii| vahA~ usakI zayyApara usa vastrako DAlakara calI AI, aura viSNudattase kahane lagI ki tumhArA saba kArya siddha ho gayA hai, aba utsuka mata hoo, bahuta jaldI gaMgazrI tumhAre vazameM ho jaaygii| kucha kAlameM jaba yamuna ghara AyA taba usane apanI bhAryAkI zayyApara viSNudattakA vahI vastra par3A huA dekhA jo usane banavA kara diyA thA / vaha gaMgazrIpara bahuta risiyA uThA aura usane usase pUchA ki khale ! yahA~ viSNudattakA yaha vastra kaise AyA hai ? usane kahA-mujhe mAlUma nahIM / isapara to yamuna aura bhI lAla pIlA huA aura kahane lagA ki yaha saba terI hI to karatUta hai aura tU kahatI ki mujhe mAlUma nhiiN| jA, mera gharase abhI. calI jA-nikala jaa| yahA~ aba terA kucha bhI kAma nahIM hai| vaha vicArI sAdhvI gaMgazrI bahuta Akulita hokara apane pitAke gharako calI gii| vahA~ rAtake samaya vaha kudhI induvApikA pahuMcI aura usase kahane lagIbAle ! tU anamanI kyoM hai ? gaMgazrIne apanA sabhI vRttAnta kaha sunaayaa| usake vRttAntako sunakara dUtIne kahA-yadi tuma usa viSNuko cAhatI ho, jo ki bhoga bhoganekI apekSAse indrake samAna hai, rUpase kAmadevake samAna hai, dAnI honese kaNakI
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________________ -~ tIsarA srg| [ 21 samatA karatA hai, aura nirbhaya honeke kAraNa arjunake samAna hai, to maiM tumhAre manorathako siddha karanekI ceSTA karU~ / gaMgazrIne kahA ki yadyapi yaha akartavya hai tau bhI maiM svIkAra karatI huuN| yadi tuma mere patiko mere mukharUpI kamalake Upara caMcala netroMvAlA kara denekI pratijJA kro| dUtIne usake vacanoMko svIkAra kara liyA aura rAtake samaya usako viSNudattake pAsa pahu~cAkara apane gharako calI aaii| kisI dUsare dina induvApikAne viSNudattase kahA ki tuma gaMgazrIke patike sAmane mujhase apanA lAkhya vastra mA~ganA / viSNudattane vaisA hI kiyA-yamunake sAmane dUtIse apanA lAkhya vastra mA~gA / dUtIne kahA ki mujhe yAda nahIM hai; vaha usa samaya kisIke ghara. par3A raha gayA hogA jaba ki maiM sabake ghara puSpa bA~Taneko gaI thI / itanemeM yamunadattane kahA ki bhadre ! tumhArA vastra yaha hai| tuma mere ghara chor3a AI thIM, aba le jAo / dUtIne vastra le liyA aura vahIM yamunake sAmane hI viSNudattako de diyA / viSNudattane usI vakta bahutase vastra vagairaha dekara dUtIkA khUba satkAra kiyA aura gaMgazrIpara Asaktacitta vaha sukhase apane gharameM rahane laga gyaa| yaha saba vRtta jAnakara gaMgazrIke pati yamunako bhArI duHkha huaa| ve bahuta pachatAvA karate hue apanI bhAryA gaMgazrIke pAsa pahuMce aura use namaskAra kara kahane lagehe sarala cittavAlI sAdhvi ! prasanna hoo| tuma to satiyoMmeM zreSThA ho, para maiMne apane ajJAnase yaha nahIM jAnA aura tumheM kaTuka vacana kahakara duHkha diyaa| isake liye he sulocane ! mere Upara kSamA karo / patike aise vacana sunakara mAtA pitAkI bhejI vaha gaMgazrI
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________________ .22 ] prabhaMjana- carita / prasanna hotI huI apane patike sAtha gharako AI aura sukharUpI samudra meM nimagna hotI huI tathA apane patike netrakamalako tRpta karatI huI prasanna cittase rahane lagI / usake durAcArako kisIne bhI na jAna pAyA / zrIvarddhana muni kahate haiM ki maiMne usake kahe hue isa kuceSTAvAle kathAnakako suna yaha nizcaya kiyA ki jisa taraha isakA kahA huA sulakSaNAkA kathAnaka sunA hai usI taraha yaha bhI anumAnase jAnA jAtA hai- nizcita hotA hai ki usI taraha yaha bhI ho sakatA hai / isa anumAnAkhya kathAnakako sunakara maiMne socA sAhasorvIruhAkIrNa, bhogabhogivibhISaNaM / kopavyAlAvalIDhaM ca, strImAnasamahAvanaM / arthAt - striyoM kA mana vanase bhI bhArI bhayAnaka kAnanajaMgala hai | jaMgala vRkSoMse bharA hotA hai, striyoMke manarUpI vanameM sAhasa rUpI bhayaGkara vRkSa hote haiM / vana sarpoMse bhayAnaka hotA hai, striyoM kA manarUpI vana bhogarUpI sarpoMse bhayAnaka hotA hai, pharka itanA hai ki vanameM sarpa Dase to davA bhI ho sakatI hai aura hakIma bhI mila sakatA hai, para bhogarUpI sarpake kATekI koI bhI davAI nahIM aura na koI usakA vaidya hI hai / vana vyAloMse bharA hotA hai, striyoMkA mana-vana krodharUpI vyAloMse aise bhArI bhayaMkara striyoMke mAnasarUpI munijana hI bhayabhIta hue hai; kyoMki ve dhIra aura zAnta hote haiM, unake mAnasa jJAnarUpI kAraNa svaccha hote haiM / rAjan ! maiMne anumAnAkhya kathAnakako bharA hotA hai / vanase -- saMsArase -- kevala hote haiM, jitendriya jalase dhoye jAneke
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________________ tIsarA srg| [ 23. to Apase saMkSepameM kaha diyA / aba maiM thor3AsA kathAnaka anubhava kiyA huA kahatA hU~, tuma sAvadhAna ho suno| . isa prakAra strIke caritako dekhakara sunakara aura anumAnase jAnakara mujhe bahuta vairAgya paidA huaa| ataeva usI samaya maiMne jainendrI dIkSA le lI aura maiM jina bhagavAnke batAe hue tapako karane lgaa| jaba maiM acchI tarahase muni dhamakI kriyAoMke pratipAdaka Agamako par3hakara saba kriyAoMko khUba hI jAna gayA, taba maiMne guruse nivedana kiyA ki mahArAja ! maiM ApakI anujJAse ekAkI vihAra karanA cAhatA huuN| guruvaryane svIkAra kara liyaa| maiM bhI unako namaskAra kara calatA banA-calA AyA aura kucha samayameM eka palAza nAmaka gA~vameM AyA / yaha gA~va prAyaH mAMsabhojiyoMse bharA huA hai-unakA hI yahA~ bahulatAse nivAsa hai| isa gA~vameM eka guNAgraNI somazarma nAmake brAhmaNa rahate haiN| unakI strIkA nAmamAtrakA nAma subhadrA hai, sArthaka nhiiN| yahA~para eka sundara zUnya makAnameM hama Thahare hI the ki itanemeM bAlaka aura jArako sAtha lie vahIMpara subhadrA (zcalI bhI AgaI / maiM eka konemeM baiThA 2 dekha rahA thA ki usane dUdha pIte hue aura jora 2se rote hue prauDha putrako tathA jArako mAraDAlA usa samaya maiMne pratijJA kI ki mere Upara upasarga Akara yadi kramase calA jAyagA to maiM savere AhAra AdimeM pravRtti karU~gA, nahIM to Ajanmako mere AhAra AdikA tyAga hai| jInemeM, maraNameM, lAbhameM, alAbha-nukasAnameM,saMyogameM, viyogameM, bandhumeM, mitrameM, sukhameM aura duHkhameM mere hamezA hI samatA bhAva haiN| maiMne usa samaya jinoMkA, siddhoMkA, upAdhyAya, AcArya aura sAdhuoMkA jo.
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________________ 24 ] prabhaMjana -carita | I ki saMsArameM zaraNa haiM, uttama haiM, maMgalarUpa haiM, Adarake sAtha niSkAma ho smaraNa kiyA / maiMne vicArA ki merA darzanajJAnasvarUpa eka AtmA hI zAzvata hai / isake sivAya jitane milate aura vichur3ate hue padArtha haiM ve saba hI nazvara haiM--merI AtmAse bhinna haiM / isa prakAra dharma dhyAnameM lIna hue mujhe subhadrAne dekhA / usane mujhe kahA ki bhavya ! yadi tuma jInA cAhate ho to mere sAtha kambha-krIr3A kro| isake bAda una donoM aura putrako z2amInameM DAlakara vaha mere pAsa A gaI aura strIke kRtyoMko karane laga gaI / vaha apane manacAhA to madhura 2 bolI, manamAnA mere zarIra se saMgama karatI rahI, ha~satI rahI, hAvabhAva Adi karatI rahI, kaTAkSoMse dekhatI rahI, tathA apane kezoMko chuTakA 2 kara vAra 2 bA~dhatI rahI aura stana AdikoM ko pragaTa kara 2 dikhAtI rahI, merI a~guliyoMko tor3atI rahI, aMgoM ko aiMThatI rahI, jaMbhAI letI rahI / adhika kyA kaheM isa prakAra usane apanI nAnA prakArakI viDaMbanA kI, para jaba vaha mere manako bilkula na calA sakI taba bahuta lajjita huI aura zastra lekara mujhe mAraneko taiyAra huI / usa samaya kisI devatAne Akara use pakar3a liyA aura citrakI nAI sthira kara diyA / prAtaH kAlake samaya aba upasarga nahIM karanA " yaha kaha kara vyantarIne usako chor3a diyA / mAnoM usane mere abhiprAyako hI jAna liyA ho, aura namaskAra kara calI gaI / jaba sUrya udita ho gayA, mArga meM loga jAne Ane lage, vaha prAzuka ho gayA taba maiM bhI usa makAnase nikala dhIre 2 isa purImeM AyA hU~ / (( rAjan ! maiMne jo kucha dekhA sunA aura anumAnase nizcaya kiyA vahI mere tapakA kAraNa huA hai, tathA subhadrAke saMga se una
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________________ cauthA srg| [ 25 saba bAtoMkA mujhe khUba anubhava bhI ho gayA hai so saba maiMne Apase kaha hI diyA hai / isa prakAra prabhaMjana guruke caritameM yazodharacaritakI pIThikAkI racanAmeM tIsarA sarga pUrA huaa| cauthA srg| isa prakAra apane tapakA kAraNa kahakara zrIvarddhana munirAjane jaya aura meruke tapakA kAraNa kahanA zurU kiyaa| bharatakSetrameM kIrtipura nAmaka nagara hai, isa nagarake rAjA jitazatru the| unakI rAnIkA nAma jayAvatI thaa| maMtrIkA nAma jaya thA, ve dvija the| unakI strIkA nAma jayazrI thA, vaha patikI anukUlA aura priyabhASiNI thii| jaya maMtrI aura jayazrIke sAta putra the, ve sabhI 64 kalAoMmeM tathA aura 2 guNoMmeM kuzala the, evaM unake maMdirA Adi chaH putriyA~ bhI thIM, ve sabhI sarala svabhAvavAlIM aura manoramA thiiN| ina sabhI putra aura putriyoMko vivAhake samaya krama 2 se inhIMkI mAtA-DAkinIne mAra khAyA thA, kevala eka meru bacA thaa| vaha antima putra meruke samAna nizcala manavAlA thA; nItinipuNa, vinayI aura AcAra vyavahArameM atIva pravINa thaa| jaba isake vivAhakA bhI samaya AyA taba isane rAtake samaya gharameM khUba rozanI karavAI, aura Apa hAthameM camacamAtI huI talavArako lekara usI gharameM jA baitthaa| thor3I derameM use gharake eka kisI konemeM eka hAtha dIkha par3A jo ki cUr3iyoMse maNDita evaM manohara thaa| merune use dekhate hI kATa DAlA, usa samaya dayAbhAvase bilkula hI kAma na liyaa| bAdameM
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________________ 26] prabhaMjana-carita / usa sthAna para jAkara dekhA taba use mAlUma huA ki jisakA maiMne hAtha kATa DAlA hai vaha to merI mAtA hI hai, aura mujAhIna ho mAnese bahuta duHkhI ho rahI hai / mAtAko dekhakara vaha socane lagAaho kaSTamaho kaSTa - maMtrA khAdati yatsutAn / ko'nyo'stu zaraNaM teSAM saMsAre sAravarjite // arthAt -- bar3e bhArI kaSTa kI bAta hai ki jaba isa asAra saMsArameM apane putra-putriyoMko mAtA hI khA jAtIM haiM, taba unako yahA~ dUsarA kauna zaraNa - sahAI ho sakatA hai| itanA vicArakara vairAgyako prApta huA meru vahA~se nikalA aura apane pitA jayake pAsa pahu~cA, tathA unase AsuoMko bahAte2 mAtAkA sArA vRttAnta kaha sunAyA / meruke mukhase usakI mAtA evaM apanI strIke aise duSkRtyako suna ve bhI virakta ho gaye / gRhavAsase virakta hue ve donoM ghara se nikala dharmakI parIkSA karanemeM dattacitta unhoMne buddha Adike batAe hue dharmokI khUba hI jA~ca kI aura antameM zrIdhara nAmaka muniko namaskAra kara unase jainendrI dIkSA le lI aura tapameM tallIna ho gaye / rAjan ! maiMne jaya aura merukA kathAnaka to thor3AsA Apako sunA diyA / isa prakAra jaya aura merukA kathAnaka pUrA huaa| aba maiM zuMdake kathAnakako kahatA hU~ so tuma sAvadhAna ho suno / isI bharata kSetra meM eka hastinApura nagara hai, isa nagarake rAjA zuMda the| ve bahuta sundara AkAravAle the / aura usakA koI bhI bairI na thA / unakI rAnIkA nAma madanAvalI thA / ve bhI bar3I sundarI thIM, kAmadevake dhanuSakI DorIke samAna hI thIM; tanvaMgI - kRzAMgI thIM / aisI
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________________ cauthA srg| [ 27 rAnIke sAtha kalAlaya mahArAjA zuMda samaya 2 para krIr3A kiyA karate the| eka samaya rAnIke sAtha mahArAja vanameM krIr3A karaneko gaye the| vahIM unhoMne rAnIko rAtake samaya eka bandarake sAtha kAma krIr3A karate hue dekha liyA aura krodhameM A dhanuSapara bANa car3hAkara usa bandarako mAra ddaalaa| apane abhISTa phalakI vAJchAse usa duSTA rAnIne kahA ki rAjan ! ina bandaroMkA carita bar3A duSTa hotA hai; isa liye isa bandarako Apa jalA hI dekheM to acchA hai| kyA Apane nahIM sunA ki ina logoMne rAvaNako mAra DAlA thA? rAnIke vacanoMko sunakara rAjAne zrIkhaNDa, agaru Adi lakar3iyoMse use jalA diyaa| itanemeM rAnI AI aura usa bandarake snehase usakI citApara kUda par3I-dagdha ho gii| yaha dekha zuMda bahuta vismita hue / ataH ve jinadatta munike pAsa gaye aura vahA~ unake upadezase dhamako samajhakara unase dIkSA le lI aura tapa karane lge| isa prakAra zuMdakA kathAnaka pUrA huaa| zrIvarddhana munirAja, prabhaMjana rAjAse kahate haiM ki he aparAjita ! sabuddhe ! kaSAyavijetA rAjan ! aba Apa aparAjita munikA kathAnaka suno| isa bharatakSetrameM eka kauzAMbI purI hai| isa purIke rAjA balAdhipa the| unakI rAnIkA nAma jayA thaa| unake purohitakA nAma aparAjita thaa| ve dvija the, unakI strIkA nAma jayamAlA aura putrakA nAma pAla thaa| pAlakI bahinakA nAma zrIdevI thA jo ki maMtra taMtrakI siddhi meM bahuta caturA thii| usakI madanavegA nAmakI sakhI thI, jisake manameM kAmadevakA satata vAsa rahatA thaa| zrIdevIkA vivAha rAjagRhake jayabhadrake sAtha huA thaa| vahA~ usane kisI cilAta ( bhIla)se
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________________ 28 ] prbhNjn-crit| yaha upadeza prApta kiyA ki jo strI nizaMka ho apane baccako mArakara tathA maMtrase use maMtritakara khA letI hai, vaha usI samaya AkAzameM calane laga jAtI hai| jaba zrIdevIke bhAIne sunA ki zrIdevIke bAlabaccA honevAlA hai taba vaha use libAnako rAjagRha gayA, aura vahA~se libAkara use madanavegA sakhIke sAtha 2 liye A rahA thA / mArgameM viMdhyAcala parvatake bIcameM usane putrako janma diyA aura vaha use mArakara khAkara sahasA AkAzameM calI gaI / pAlane usakA sArAkA sArA vRtta jAna liyaa| vaha bahuta duHkhI hotA huA ghara AyA, aura vahA~ usane zrIdevIkA sArA hAla mAtAko kaha sunaayaa| apanI putrIke caritako jAnakara kruddha huI mAtA bhI sAmane khar3e hue putrase bolI ki putrake snehase rahitA, malina pariNAmoMvAlI vaha duSTA saMsArameM durlabha aise upadezako mujhe vinA diye hI calI gaI / mAtAke aise vacanoMko suna, pAlako bahuta zoka huA / ve bahuta bhayabhIta hokara pitAke pApta gaye aura unase sArAkA sArA vRttAnta kaha diyA / ve kahane lage ki merI mAtA to rAkSasIke sadRza hai aura bahina sAkSAt rAkSasI hI hai| isa liye he tAta ! uTho, yahA~se caleM; isa jagaha bhArI dAruNa bhaya hai| bAdameM saMsArase bhayabhIta hue ve donoM gharase vanako cale gaye / vahA~ ve mahendra nAmaka muniko namaskAra kara unase dIkSA le muni ho gye| isa prakAra aparAjita aura pAlakA kathAnaka pUrA huA / - he rAjAoMmeM zreSTha rAjan ! aba saMsArase udvegako paidA karanevAle vajrAyudhake kathAnakako sAvadhAna hokara suno / isI bharatakSetrameM vizAlA ( ujjainI) nAmakI eka nagarI hai| isa nagarIke rAjA
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________________ cauthA srg| [29 zrIpAla the| inakI rAnIkA nAma maMgalI thA / usake eka maMgikA nAmakI putrI thii| zrIpAlake maMtrIkA nAma vajravega thA / mo ki. sajjanoMko bahuta priya thaa| maMtrIkI strIkA nAma vajrodarI thaa| vajravega aura vajrodarIke putrakA nAma vajrAyudha thA tathA usako sahasrabhaTa aura vajramuSTi bhI kahate the / kisI samaya rAjA vajrAyudhake vIryako dekhakara bahuta santuSTa hue the aura unhoMne apanI kanyA ( maMgikA ) kA vivAha usake sAtha kara diyA thaa| kucha dinoMke bAda vasaMta Rtu aaii| taba rAjA, maMtrI, jamAI, tathA aura 2 sAmantoMko sAtha lekara krIr3A karanako vanameM gaye / isI bIcameM vajrodarIne eka guMjA nAmake sarpako ghar3emeM rkkhaa| vaha bAra 2 apanI lAla jihvAko phara 2 nikAlatA thA, bhArI bhayAnaka thA,, bar3e vistAravAlA aura lambA caur3A thA tathA usI ghar3emeM, sundara 2 vastra, divya 2 AbhUSaNa, karpUra kusuma aura caMdana AdikA banA huA:sugandhi-lepana, tathA puSpoMkI gaMdhamaya mAlAyeM jo sundara 2 puppoMse banAI gaI thIM aura manohara evaM ujvala tArAvali-hArAvali Adi padArtha bhI rakkhe / ina sabako lekara maMgikAse kahA ki zobhane ! Ajakala vasantakA samaya hai isa liye tuma naye 2 vastra aura AbhUSaNa vagairaha pahina lo / apanI sAsUke isa prakArake kapaTase bhare hue vacanoMko suna vicArI maMgikAko usake kapaTakA kucha bhI bhAna na huA / vaha zIghra hI apane acche bhAvoMse usake vacanoMkA Adara karane lagI, aura jyoM hI usane ghar3eke andara apanA hAtha DAlA tyoM hI ghar3emeM baiThe hue sarpane kruddha hokara usake hAthako pakar3a liyaa| usake sAre
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________________ 30 ] prabhaMjana-carita / zarIrameM viSa car3ha gayA / taba zarIra thara 2 kA~pane lagA / vaha tanvI jar3ase ukhAr3a dI gaI, belake samAna bhUtalapara gira pdd'ii| sUraja astAcalapara jA hI rahA thA ki usI samaya maMgikAko le jAkara vajrodarI smazAnabhUmimeM vahA~para rakha AI jahA~para eka yatIzvara dhyAna lagAye hue baiThe the| itanemeM vajrAyudha vanase ghara AyA aura apanI priyAko na dekhakara mAtAse pUchane lagA / mAtAne kahA ki tumhArI vallabhA mara gaI hai / yadi tumheM usase kucha kArya ho to jAo vaha smazAnabhUmimeM hai / mAtAke mukhase apanI prANavallabhAko mara gaI jAnakara vajramuSTiko itanA bhArI duHkha huA mAnoM use vajrakA hI ghAva ho gayA ho / vaha socane lagA ki yadi merI priyA mara gaI hai to maiM bhI usIke sAtha mara jAU~gA, aura yadi vaha jItI hai to maiM bhI jItA rahU~gA; merI yahI pratijJA hai| isa prakAra du:khI ho hAthameM talavAra lekara gharase nikala smazAnabhUmimeM gayA / jahA~ usakI prANavallabhA. thI vahA~ usane mAnoM sAkSAt dharmadhyAna hI baiThA hai aise nAsAke agrabhAgapara dRSTi lagAe baiThe hue sarvoSadha nAmaka muniko tathA apanI vallabhA maMgikAko bhI dekhA / muniko dekhate hI vaha vicArane lagA ki yadi merI vallabhA jIvita ho jAyagI to maiM kamaloMkedvArA ina munike caraNa-kamaloMkI pUjA karU~gA / isa prakAra vicAra karatA 2 vaha * maMgikAko muni mahArAjake caraNoMke samIpameM le aayaa| munirAjake samIpakI vAyuke sparzamAtrase hI maMgikA sahasA viSa-vikArase rahita ho gii| taba vaha apanI pyArIko to una muni mahArAjake caraNakamaloMke samIpameM chor3a gayA aura Apa harSita hotA huA zatapatra kamala
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________________ - cauthA srg| [31 lenako tAlAvapara calA gyaa| mathurAmeM eka jIvandhara nAmaka seTha the, unakI bhAryAkA nAma jayA thA / jIvandhara aura jayAke sAta putra the / unake nAma vijaya, vasudatta, sUrya, candra, supraibha, jayabhadra, jayamitra isa prakAra the / ve sabhI sAtoM vyasanoMse du:khI the, bahulatAse ve corIse naSTa bhraSTa hue the aura ekako chor3akara zeSa saba ujjainImeM Akara Thahare hue the, tathA unameMse eka usI smazAnabhUmimeM baiThA thaa| use vahA~ baiThA dekhakara maMgikA usapara Asakta ho gaI aura kAmake bANoMdvArA vedhI jAne lgii| taba usane corase kahA ki maiM ApakI sevA karanA cAhatI huuN| corane usake ina vacanoMko sunakara lajjita hote hue kahA ki tumhArA pati sahasrabhaTa hai; isa liye maiM DaratA huuN| isapara maMgikAne kahA ki usako to maiM mAra DAlUMgI, tuma kucha bhI bhaya mata mAno / yaha suna corane apane manameM vicArA ki jo strI apane rUpazAlI, yauvanazAlI, aura dhanADhya patiko bhI mAraneke lie taiyAra hai, vaha duSTA mujhe kyA chor3egI ? itane meM sahasrabhaTa tAlAvaparase kamaloMko lekara AyA aura munirAjake caraNoMko pUjakara jyoM hI namaskAra karaneko namra huA tyoM hI maMgikAne khIMcakara jaldIse usake galepara talavAra calAnA prArambha kiyA ki pIchese corane Akara talavAra pakar3a lI / bAda vajrAyudha to maMgikAko livAkara apane gharako calA AyA, aura cora dhanako lekara apane bhAiyoMke pAsa ujjainI calA gayA / vahA~ usake lAye hue dravyake usake bhAiyoMne sAta hisse kiye / unako dekhakara viraktadhI bhadra nAmaka cora bolA ki mujhe dhanase kucha bhI prayojana nahIM; maiM dhana nahIM cAhatA huuN| taba usake bhAiyoMne pUchA ki he
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________________ 32 ] pramaMjana carita / bhrAtaH ! isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? usane smazAnabhUmikA sArA vRtta kaha sunAyA / taba ve saba bhI vairAgya bhAvako prApta hue aura dIkSA lekara tapa karane laga gye| kisI dUsare dina ve sabhI dhIravIra caryAmArgake anusAra AhAra leneko nikale aura krama 2 se anya 2 gharoMko chor3ate hue ve jaba maMgikAke gharake naz2adIka pahu~ce, taba maMgikAke pati vajrAyudhane unheM par3agAhA / jaba vajrAyudhane unase unake tapakA kAraNa pUchA taba una munijanoMne AhArake bAda smazAnabhUmikA sArA hAla kaha sunaayaa| vajrAyudhane jaba vaha hAla sunA taba ve virakta ho gaye aura dIkSA lekara tapa karane lge| isa prakAra vajrAyudhakA kathAnaka pUrA huaa| he rAjan ! naMda munike tapakA hetu yazodhara mahArAjakA carita hai| yaha sacetA puruSoMke cittako curAnemeM samartha hai-yaha sajjana . puruSoMke cittako apanI tarapha khIMca sakatA hai| he Arya! tumane ina ATha muniyoMke, jo jagata dvArA stUyamAna haiM, vratI haiM, carita aura nAmoMko pUchA thA una sabakA maiM vyAkhyAna kara cukA / dharma evaM munidharma saMsArase bhayabhIta karAkara vairAgyako bar3hAnevAlA hai; isa lie kuzAgrabuddhi buddhimAnoMko usakA avazya zravaNa karanA cAhie aura usake anusAra yathAzakti calanemeM bhI prayatna rahanA cAhie / isa prakAra prabhaMjana guruke caritameM yazodhara caritakI pIThikAkI racanAmeM caturtha sarga pUrA huaa| -
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________________ [ 33 pAcavA srg| pA~cavA~ srg| anantara prabhaMjana rAjAne zrIvardhana muniko namaskAra kara pUchA ki bhagavan ! zIlavata bhaMga karanese striyoMko kaunase pApakA baMdha hotA hai ? munirAjane kahA-bhavya ! zIlake bhaMga karanese jIvoMko usa pApakA baMdha hotA hai, jisase ki unheM saMsAra samudrameM par3akara bhArI yAtanA bhoganI par3atI hai| rAjan ! zIla kulase bhI uttama hai kyoMki vinA zIlake koI kula, kula hI nahIM kahalA sakatA hai| zIladhArI nara-nAriyoMkI deva bhI A-Akara pUjA karate haiM, cAhe ve kisI bhI kulake kyoM na hoM; aura jisane usa zIlakA manadvArA bhI eka vAra bhaMga kara diyA usako asahya aura durlaghya narakoMke bhArI 2 duHkha sahane par3ate haiN| rAjan ! jo apane zIla-ratnako khokara pRthivItalapara vihAra karatA hai, vaha avazya hI chaThI pRthivI takake duHkhoMkA pAtra ho jAtA hai| narakake duHkhoMkA jaisA kucha varNana jainazAstroM meM kiyA hai usIke anusAra maiM kucha varNana karatA hU~, tuma sAvadhAna ho suno| _ narakake utpatti sthAna do tarahake haiM-eka miSTapAkamukha arthAt tabA, kar3AhIke mu~ha saarkhe| dUsare U~Take muMhake AkAra / unameM nArakI jaba paidA hote haiM, taba unake paira to Uparako hote haiM, aura mukha niiceko| unake tIvra pApakA udaya hotA hai; ataeva unheM bhArI vedanA hotI hai, jisase ve bahuta Atura rahA karate haiN| ve jyoM hI apane zarIrako yathocita pUrNakara bhUmipara girate haiM, tyoM hI vahA~kI tIvra uSNatAko na saha sakaneke kAraNa phira Uparako
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________________ A AAAAm 34 ] prabhaMjana-carita / uchalate haiM, aura Akara phira bhI usI garmImeM girakara usI tarahase munate haiM, jisa taraha tAte loheke tabepara DAlA huA tilIkA dAnA, pahale to uchalatA kUdatA hai, bAda usI tabepara girakara mulasa jAtA hai| nArakiyoMke rUpa bhArI bhayaMkara-bhayAvane hote haiM, ve durvarNA hote haiM, krUra hote haiM, unake zarIrase bhArI durgandhi nikalA karatI hai, unakA DaMDaka saMsthAna-AkAra hotA hai, ve napuMsaka hote haiN| unake vacana vrajopama hote haiN| eka nArakIko paidA huA dekhakara usI samaya dUsare adhama nArakI vibhaMgAjJAnase pUrva bhavake vairoMko jAna 2 kara use mAraneko cAroM taraphase daur3a Ate haiM / unako daur3e Aye dekhakara anya 2 nArakI unheM bhI mAraneko daur3ate hai, tathA mudgara, mUzala, zUla Adi hathiyAroMse mArate haiM, para vahA~ unakI koI rakSA nahIM karatA-ve vahA~ anAtha haiN| dUsare Akara unako bhI mArate haiM, agnimeM DAlakara khUba murmura pakAte haiM-kar3AhoMmeM DAlakara auTa DAlate haiN| vikriyAse manuSyake AkAra vajramaya dIrgha khaMbhe banAte haiM aura unheM agnise khUba tapAkara phira unase nArakiyoMko cipaTA dete haiN| mAnoM agni hI jala rahI hai, aisI garma zayyAoMko banAkara unapara khUba kIleM cubhA dete haiN| phira unapara nArakI, nArakiyoMko liTAte haiN| usa samaya ve bahuta hAhAkAra karate haiM, para koI bhI unakI rakSA nahIM karatA hai| eka nArakI dUsare nArakIke zarIrako basUlese chIlachAla DAlate haiM aura Uparase mahA viSailI 2 cIz2oMkA lepa kara phira namakase sIMca dete haiN| kaI eka nArakiyoMko to dUsare nArakI z2amIna khodakara gAr3a dete haiM aura Uparase miTTI pUra dete haiN| kinhIM 2 nArakiyoMkA
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________________ pA~cavA~ srg| [ 35 zvAsocchrAsa bilkula roka diyA jAtA hai jisase bahuta duHkhI ho ve z2amInapara gira jAte haiM / usa samaya unheM bahutase kutte, kAka, baka, mRga, gavedhuka, siMha, vyAghra, vRka, sarpa, sarabha, Akhu, zUkara Adi pazupakSI A-Akara chUTa 2 kara khA jAte haiM / jisakA jala viSake samAna hai, aisI ugra vaitaraNI nadImeM avagAhana karA dete haiN| vahA~ bhI matsya vagairaha jIva A-Akara zarIrako khAne laga jAte haiM jisase nArakiyoMko bhArI vikalatA paidA hotI hai tathA usa nadIke durgadhita jalako pilA dete haiM, jisake pInemAtrase hI aisA duHkha hotA hai mAnoM prANa hI nikale jA rahe haiM / ina duHkhoMko na saha sakaneke kAraNa ve nArakI bhAgate haiM aura vizrAmakI icchAse parvatakI zikharoMpara car3ha jAte haiN| vahA~para bhI unheM siMha, vyAghra, gIdar3a Adi pazu khAneko daur3ate haiM, jisase ve bhArI vikala hote haiN| yadi ve vanameM cale jAte haiM to vahA~ talavAra sArakhe tIkSNa vRkSoMke pattoMse pahile to zarIrake khaNDa 2 . hote haiM, dUsare daMza Adika A-Akara zarIrako khAne laga jAte haiN| adhika kyA kaheM zIla bhaMga karanevAle jIvoMko isase bhI kahIM adhika2 vedanAe~ bhoganI par3atI haiM / granthakAra kahate haiM ki jo nArakiyoMko sukha de sake, aisA na koI narakameM dravya hai, na kSetra hai, na svajana hai, aura na svabhAva-apanA koI pariNAma hI hai| . isa prakAra zIlako bhaMga karanevAlA jIva chaThI pRthivImeM bAIsa sAgarataka ghora duHkhoMko bhogakara vahA~se nikalatA hai, aura svayaMbharamaNa samudrameM jAkara mahAmatsya utpanna hotA hai / vahA~ bhI duHkhoMse saMtapta hotA huA bar3e2 pApoMkA arjana karatA hai, aura vahA~se nikala
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________________ 36 ] prabhaMjana- carita / tIvratara yAtanAvAle sAtaveM naraka meM jAtA hai| sAtaveM naraka meM bhI pUrvokta duHkhoMko tetIsa sAgarataka bhogatA hai, aura bAda vahA~se nikalakara krUra pariNAmI siMha hotA hai| siMha paryAya meM bhI apane krUra bhAvoM se pApoM ko ikaTThAkara maratA hai, aura usa dhUmaprabhA nAmaka pA~cavIM pRthivImeM jAkara nArakI hotA hai jahA~para rahanA bahuta duHkhaprada hai | vahA~para tIvra duHkhoM ko sahate 2 jaba satraha sAgara pUre kara letA hai, taba vahA~se nikala uraga-sAMpa hokara phira cauthI pRthivImeM jAkara utpanna hotA hai | vahA~para bhI atyanta krUra bhAvoMse - bhArI duHkhoMse daza sAgara kAlako pUrA karaneke bAda vahA~ se nikala pakSI hotA hai / evaM marakara phira bAlukAprabhA pRthivImeM janma letA hai / vahA~ sAta sAgara pUre kara maratA hai aura phira sarIsRpa jAtikA. sarpa paidA hotA hai / granthakAra kahate haiM ki zIlabhaMgase kyA 2 duHkha nahIM hote ? sarIsRpa avasthAse duHkhoMke sAtha marakara dUsarI pRthivImeM janma letA hai / vahA~ tIna sAgara Ayuko bhArI duHkhoMke sAtha pUrA karatA hai aura vahA~se nikalakara asaMjJI jIva hotA hai / vahA~se bhI maraNakara dukhoMkI khAnirUpa pahilI pRthivI meM jAtA hai, aura vahA~ haz2AroM duHkhoMko bhogatA hai| vahA~se nikalakara eka sAgara kAlataka nAnA tiryaJca yoniyoMmeM hI paribhramaNa karatA rahatA hai, kuttA hotA hai, kuttese phira kuttI hotA hai, ghUka, aura AkhU ( cUhA ) hotA hai / barar3a, jalakAka, zRgAla Adi nAnA pazu pakSiyoMmeM janma letA hai / isa prakAra bhramaNa karatA huA yaha jIva zIlabhaMgake pApase duHsaha 2 duHkhoMko bhogatA hai| yadi kisI prakAra manuSya bhI ho jAtA hai to kuNapa, kubja, vAmana, andhA, gU~gA, daridrI 1
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________________ a pA~cavA~ sge| [ 37 aura parasevI hotA hai tathA aisA hotA hai jo kor3oMse pITA jAtA hai aura jaMjIroMse jakar3A jAtA hai| phira bhI hamezA nIca 2 karmoko hI karatA hai / zIlako bhaMga karanese jinhoMne duHkha pAyA hai aise sadrataniSThA maMgikAke sivAya bhavaghoSa AdikI striyoMke bahutase udAharaNa milate haiN| inako Adi lekara duHkhoMkI santAnake vitAnase jinakA mana DaratA hai una sajjanoMko prayatnake sAtha zIlavatakA pAlana khUba karanA cAhie / yaha zIla manuSyakA bhUSaNa hai, saMyamakA sAdhana hai, isake vinA aura 2 kAraNoMke hote hue bhI jIvako sukha nahIM mila sakatA-unakI ApadA nahIM Tala sakatI / zIlake vinA acche kula aura rUpa sampattikI prApti nahIM hotI, tathA sundara putra AdikI prApti bhI nahIM hotI / isa prakAra zrIvarddhana munike mukhacandrase jhare hue dharmAmRtakA pAnakara prabhaMjana mahArAja aura unake putra sarala mahArAja donoM hI digambara ho gaye aura ghora tapasyA karane lge| bAda, vasudhAtalapara vihAra karate hue ye zAntacitta mahAyogIzvara isa ujjainI nagarImeM Aye haiN| isa prakAra zrIvarddhana munirAjane pUrNabhadra rAjAke do praznoMkA uttara dekara tIsare prazna (merA inake Upara bhArI sneha ho rahA hai isakA kAraNa kyA hai?) kA uttara denA prAraMmbha kiyaa| bharatakSetrameM vasaMtatilakApura nagara hai| vahA~ke rAjA vasaMtatilaka the, unakI rAnI vasaMtatilakA thI, jo ki satI thiiN| usI purameM eka kodaNDa nAmaka brAhmaNa thA, unakI vallabhAkA nAma kamalA thA tathA unake zrI aura sampat. nAmakI do manohAriNI putriyA~ bhI thiiN| kucha dinoMmeM jaba kodaNDa mara gayA taba kamalA brAhmaNI
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________________ 38 ] AAAAAAA prabhaMjana-carita / jalake vinA kamalinIkI nAI bahuta vikala huI aura svabhAvahIse daridrA vaha patike viyoga honepara dUsaroMse mAMga 2 kara apanI putriyoMkA bharaNapoSaNa karaneko udyata huii| eka dina zrIne apanI phUphI-pitAkI bar3I bahinako gAlI dI, jisase ki usane zrIko bahuta bhartsanA kara gharase nikAla diyA / vaha nagarase bAhara gaI aura vahA~ udyAnameM usane baiThe hue eka damadhara nAmaka yatiko dekhA / vaha unake pAsa gaI aura unase apanI daridratAke dUra karanekA sAdhanaupAya puuchaa| yatine usako aNuvrata dhAraNa karanemeM asamartha jAnakara kahA ki he sadbuddhe ! maiM daridratAke naSTa honekA kAraNa batAtA hU~ tuma sAvadhAna ho suno| zrIpaMcamIkA upavAsa karanese jIvoMko iSTa phalakI prApti hotI hai, isa lie tuma apane manako nirAkula karake paMcamIke vratako kro| usa paMcamIvratake phalako sarvathA to tIrthakara (sarvajJa)ke sivAya dUsarA koI nahIM kaha sakatA, para maiM apanI matike anusAra kucha hissA kahatA hU~ use he vatse ! tuma sthira citta kara suno| paMcamIke dina vrata karanese bahuta lakSmI milatI hai, mahAn sukha hotA hai, khUba bhoga sampatti prApta hotI hai, ucca kula milatA hai, rUpa-lAvaNya milatA hai, mahAzIla aura santoSa evaM mahAn dhairyakI prApti hotI hai, subhagatA, zubha nAma, Arogya, cirajIvitA, nirAkulatA aura niSpApatAkI prApti hotI hai| paMcamIke vratake mAhAtmyase kabhI zoka nahIM hotA, tApa aura duHkha nahIM hotA, saMsAra bharameM sabase car3hI bar3hI nirlobhatA prApta hotI hai, aura jo zaraNameM Ave usako apanAnekA bhAva paidA hotA hai| isa vratake mAhAtmyase
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________________ pA~cavA srg| [ 39 AtmA svArthI nahIM banatA hai / jo isa vratako karatA hai usako iSTakA samAgama aura aniSTakA viyoga to sadA hI huA karatA hai| usake svAbhAvika prIti aura svAbhAvika hI guNoMkI prApti hotI hai / vaha AtmA kisIke AdhIna nahIM rahatA-svataMtra ho jAtA hai| isa vratake anuSThAyI AtmAko sundara putra aura sundarI putriyoMkI prApti hotI hai| tathA usako putrakI vadhU aura jamAI evaM nAtI, pote aura nananda vagairaha sabhI manorama milate haiM, haMsa kaisI gati, kokila kaisI madhura vANI aura zubha vyApAra tathA zubha pariNAmoMkI prApti hotI hai| nirantara dharmAtmA aura dharmakA samAgama rahatA hai / rahaneko acche 2 mahala milate haiM; soneko sundara2 zayyAyeM milatI haiM, khAneko mAna aura pahiraneko nAnA bhUSaNa milate haiN| acchI2 gaMdha, acche2 AvAsa evaM acche 2 vastra aura vilepana milate haiN| hAthI, ghor3e, ratha, yAna, vAhana, padAti Adi vibhava bhI saba sukhada hI prApta hotA hai / isa vratake prabhAvase picchachatra, induchatra, candra, camara vIjana ( DhoranA ) japAna, zivikA aura dolAyAyitva ye sabhI lIlAmAtrameM prApta ho jAte haiN| jagatke netroMko Ananda dAyitva, saMsAra bharakA svAmitva, satkIrti, suvarNake samAna zarIrakI kAnti aura maMda 2 calanA, dayAbhAva, krodharAhitya, avaMcakatA, nirlobhapana, garvarAhitya Adi saba bAteM prApta hotI haiN| isa vratavAleko kabhI Adhi-mAnasika duHkha nahIM hotA hai, candramAkI nAI sundara mukha milatA hai, tathA usakA AtmA nirmalatAko prApta hotA hai, nyAyase kabhI bhI pIche nahIM haTatA / zrutaskaMdhakI bhaktise cakravartI, baladeva, nArAyaNa, indra, arhanta vidyAdhara Adike
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________________ 40 ] prabhaMjana-carita / yogya sukhoMkI prApti hotI hai| isa paMcamIvratake upavAsase jo kucha bhI abhISTa ho vaha sabhI siddhiko prApta ho jAtA hai-hAthameM A jAtA hai / aba aura bar3hAkara kahanekI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| jinendradevane paMcamIvratake tIna bheda batAe haiM-jaghanya, madhyama, aura utkRSTa / jaghanyakA kAla pA~ca mAha, madhyamakA kAla pA~ca varSa, aura utkRSTakA kAla pA~ca varSa aura pA~ca mahInA hai| isa prakAra munike vacanoMko sunakara zrIne jaghanya paMcamIvratako grahaNa kiyA aura harSita hotI huI apane gharako calI AI / saca hai ki iSTa-lAbhase jIvoMko harSa hotA hI hai| vahA~ usakI mAtA aura bahinane bhI usake kahe anusAra vrata grahaNa kara liyA aura tInoM hI santuSTa hotI huI bhale prakAra vratako karane laga gaI aura maraNakara paMcamIvratake prabhAvase manuSya gatiko prApta huI / granthakAra kahate haiM ki jaba paMcamIvratake prabhAvase AptatA (devapanA) bhI prApta ho jAtA hai taba manuSyagatikI prApti honemeM Arya puruSoMko Azcarya nahIM karanA caahie| munirAja kahate haiM ki kamalAkA jIva prabhaMjana, zrIkA jIva sarala aura saMpatkA jIva tuma pUrNabhadra hue ho aura jisako zrIne gAlI dI thI vaha subhadrA sampatke snehase tumhArI bahina hokara prabhaMjanakI pRthivI nAmakI priyA huI aura usane pUrva bhavameM bairake kAraNa pati aura putra donoMkA vinAza kiyA / isa lie paMDita puruSoMko kabhI bhI kisIse baira nahIM karanA cAhie / isa prakAra zrIvarddhana munirAjake mukhase prabhaMjana AcAryake caritako sunakara pUrNabhadra mahArAja aura unakA putra bhAnu donoM hI digambara ho gaye aura tapa karane lge|
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________________ pA~cavA srg| [ 41 isake bAda zIlase vibhUSita, guNarUpI ratnoMke koza, samatArUpI candrake lie kSIrasAgarake tulya, SaTkAyika jIvoMke pratipAlaka, paMca pApake sarvathA tyAgI, jAtarUpa ( nagnarUpa) ke dhArI, paMca samiti aura tIna guptike pAlanahAre, koSTabuddhi Adi buddhioMke svAmI, zrutAMbudhike pArako prApta, sarva RddhiyoMse yukta, kukathA Adise virakta, koI pakSopavAsI, koI mAsopavAsI, koI cAndrAyaNa vratadhArI, koI AcAmlacArI, vimAna meru paMkti Adi vidhiyoMke Alaya, kArita anumita Adi piMr3a Adike tyAgI, inako Adi lekara aura 2 guNoMse bhI yukta ve saba munIzvara nAnA dezoMmeM vihAra karate 2 atizaya zobhAzAlI puratAla parvatake pAsa pahu~ce / isa parvatake koTi pASANatulya, suvarNakI kasauTIke samAna gauravazAlI, safeda sarasoMke samAna nirmala, maNiyoMse khacita, kUTapara zrIvarddhana yogIzvarane bhale prakAra apane zarIrakA tyAga kara diyA aura Atma baladhArI solahaveM svargameM devapadako prApta hue| jo ratnatraya mokSa sukhakA dAtA hai, jJAnako dIpta karanevAlA hai, paramAtizaya prApta bodhikA sadana hai, usa ratnatrayakA ArAdhana kara tIna lokadvArA pUje jAnevAle nirmala tIrthakara nAmakarmako bA~dhakara tathA upazama bhAvako prApta kara zrIprabhaMjana guru bhI solahaveM acyuta svargake sukhake bhoktA hue, evaM ratnatraya aura tapakara yukta, pUrNabhadra yatIMdra bhI nirdoSa gaNadhara saMjJAke sAdhaka nAmakarmako apane tapadvArA bA~dhakara nirdoSa solahaveM svargameM deva hue| jaganmAnya kAmAri jaMbhArAti (indra) namaskRta, zAntiyukta zarIravAle zrIbhAnu, zuMda Adike muni bhI sarala suMdhAdri parvatake sundara talameM apane zarIrako tyAgakara sabake saba svargake devoMkI sukha sampattiko
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________________ . 42 ] - prabhajana-carita / prApta hue| samiddha-dIpta-zuddha zarIradhArI, divya alaMkAra, divya lepana, divya AhAra, divya gati, divya mAlyagaMdha aura divya vastroMke dhArI tathA jinendrakI vandanA stutike kartA, mahAn guNoMke bhaMDAra, aura saMsArase bhIru hokara bhI nAnA prakArake manohara AtmIya bhogoMke bhoktA ve saba munIzvara hamArI AtmalakSmIkI puSTi kareM aura hameM hamezA sukha deveM / isa prakAra zrIprabhaMjana guruke caritameM yazodhara caritakI pIThikAkI racanAmeM pA~cavA sarga pUrA huaa| // samApto'yaM granthaH //
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________________ jainagraMthakAryAlaya, lalitapura (jhA~sI) kI bilkula navIna pustakeM | * ( 1 ) zrI giranAra mAhAtmya ( vidhAna ) zrIgiranAra parvata parama pUjanIya siddha kSetra hai, isako jainI mAtra acchI taraha jAnate haiM / aura isa kI yAtrA karake apanA janma saphala karate hai / paraMtu abataka isa bAta kI bar3I truTi thI ki aise parama pUjanIya kSetra kI koI uttama pUjA nahIM milatI thI / jisase jaise bhAva lagane cAhiye nahIM lagate the| lekina Aja bar3e harSake sAtha jAhira kiyA jAtA hai ki ukta kSetrakA pUjana ( vidhAna) chapakara tayAra ho gayA hai / pustaka itanI bhakti pUrNa hai ki jisako par3hate par3hate romAMca ho AtA hai / kartA ne isa meM jinendra guNoM ke varNana karane ke sAtha vairAgya aura jaina siddhAnta kA bhI khUba rahasya diyA hai / kavitA aisI manohAriNI hai ki par3hate 2 tabiyata nahIM haTatI / kAgaja bahuta acchA lagAyA gayA hai, jilda baMdha pustaka hai, nyochAvAra mAtra |) Ane rakhe haiM, jisa se hara eka koI maMgA sake / pratyeka jainI bhAI ko eka 2 prati maMgAkara prati dina apane 2 sthAna para pUjana kara puNyabaMdha karanA cAhiye / [ 2 ] dhanaMjaya nAmamAlA koza / yaha koza bhI mAnatuMgAcArya ke ziSyavara zreSTi zrI dhanaMjayajI kRta hai / isa meM eka zabda ke aneka artha batalAye gaye haiM, bar3A upayogI graMtha hai, pratyeka jaina zAlAoM meM par3hAne yogya haiN| jo bAlaka isa graMtha ko kaMTha kara letA hai, usako saMskRta ke zlokoM kA artha
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________________ karane meM isa se bar3I sahAyatA milatI hai| yaha graMtha pahile eka vAra chapa gayA thA, phira eka bAra abhI mUla mAtra chapA thA, parantu anukramaNikA vagairA kI bahuta usa meM truTi rahI thii| parantu aba ke una tamAma truTiyoM ko dUra kara yaha saMskAra chapA hai / anukramaNikA, bhASArtha zabdoM kA liMga jJAna, anekArtha nAmamAlA, saba isameM diyA gayA hai / pratyeka jainI ko maMgAkara apane 2 bAlakoM ko par3hAnA cAhiye / nyochAvara / 2) Ane haiN| .. pArzvapurANa bacanikA ( 3 ) yaha tevIsaveM tIrthakarakA carita hai| yaha pahale saMskRtameM hI thaa| aba hamane isako sarala hindImeM likhA hai| isakI kathA bar3I hI rocaka hai / isako par3hate 2 tRpti nahIM hotI hai| chapa rahA hai bahuta sundara cikane kAgajapara chapake taiyAra hogaa| pahilese grAhaka banajAnevAloMko paunI kImata kI vI0 pI0 se bhejA jaaygaa| (4) parIkSAmukha-yaha nyAyameM praveza karAnevAlI pahilI hI pustaka hai| isameM sUtranIke "pramANanayairadhigamaH" sUtrakA bahuta hI khulAsA artha kiyA hai / isake mUlakartA zrIsvAmI mANikyanandi AcArya haiN| anuvAdaka-zrI paM0 ghanazyAmadAsanI, nyAyatIrtha haiN| bhASA sarala va subodha / mUlya / ) .. (5) AptaparIkSA-isameM sacce devakI bar3I hI khUbIke sAtha parIkSA kI hai / "Izvara sRSTikA kartA nahIM ho sakatA" isakA nyAyakI prabala yuktiyoMse khUba samarthana kiyA hai / isake mUlakartAaSTasahasrIke banAnevAle svAmI vidyAnandi AcArya hai / anuvAdaka zrI paM0 umarAvasiMhanI, siddhAntazAstrI haiN| bhASA sarala sabake samajhane yogya / mUlya / / ) milanekA patA mainejara,-jainagranthakAryAlaya, lalitapura (jhAsI)
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________________ jainagrantha kAryAlaya, lalitapura (jhA~sI) kI. khAsakI chapAI huI pustakoMke milaneke pate(1) jainagranthakAryAlaya, lalitapura (jhAsI) (2) jainasAhityavarddhakakAryAlaya, Idora keMpa (3) bAbUrAma jaina attAra, zikohAbAda I0 AI0 Ara0 (4) jainagrantharatnAkarakAryAlaya, giragAva-bambaI (5) hiMdIjainasAhityaprasAraka kAryAlaya, caMdAvAr3I-bambaI (6) digaMbarajainapustakAlaya, caMdAvADI-sUrata