Book Title: Prachin Shwetambar Arvachin Digambar
Author(s): Vidyavijay
Publisher: Harshchandra Hirabhai Shah
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAcArya zrIvijayadharmasUribhyo namaH Bllbllidk Us IDIAGE Pha 21) dAdAsAheba, bhAvanagara, C, phona : 0278-2425322 30092YS cA huM kone trIjA varSa nI leTa, . zvetAmbara, avAcInAdirAbara. ja ra ka $ $ le buka anirAja zrIvidyAvijayajI. ; sa re ga # zo thaI zake ' che pA thI prasiddha karanAra | zAha harSaca'dra bha zAbhAI. a geja , banArasa, AvRtti pahelI. prata 1 9 0 0 che - ra vata 151 . vIra sa dha jha , Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ji. khyAvaranA zrInavetAmbara mUrtipUjaka zrIsaMghanI sahAyatAthI. zrI satyanArAyaNa prinTiMga presamAM, paTela khetIlAla kALIdAse chApyuM. The. DisTrIkaTa kerTanI pAse-amadAvAda, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | ba II. paramaguruzrIvijaya niribhyo namaH AvA eka vAdAnuvAdanA TenamAM be bola nI ke stAvanAnI AvazyakatA kaI paNa mANasa svIkArI zake nahiM, e vAta kharI. paraMtu A kiTa saba eka be khAsa kAraNa mahane tema karavAnI (be bela lakhavAnI) pharaja pADe che. TekaTa mADuM kema bahAra paDayuM? jainazAsananA khAsa aMkamAM prakaTa thaela "vetAmbara prAcIna ke digambara?" nAmanA lekhanA javAbamAM, mi. pAMgale mahAzaya taraphathI bahAra paDeluM TekaTa mahane ghaNI ja lAMbI mudate prApta thayuM hatuM. ane hAra bAda huM vihAramAM paDe eTale sthiratA sivAya AvuM aitihAsika TrekaTa lakhavuM ghaNuM muzkelI bhareluM hovAthI vhAre A cAturmAsanI aMdara bahArI sthiratA thaI, hAre huM A kiTa lakhavA bhAgyazALI nivaDa. basaAja kAraNathI A TekaTa bahAra pADavAmAM vilaMba thaye che. punarUktidoSa hAre eka vAta bIjI paNa kahI devI joIe. mahArA A bIjA TrekaTanI aMdara ekAda be sthaLe mahAre punarUktinA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ doSamAM aNuchUTake utaravu paDayuM che. kAraNa e hatuM ke mi pAMgalenA TreTamAM ekanI eka vAtane vAraMvAra cItaravAmAM kaI kamI rahelI nathI. ane teTalAja mATe ghaNA macAva karavA chatAM paNa ekAda be sthaLe te lekhamAM utaravuM paDyu che. te adala vAMcaka kSamA karaze. mhArA prathamanA lekhane TrakaTa naM. 1 karI, A khIjA ?kaTanI sAthe joDI devAmAM AvyuM che, kAraNa ke vAMcanArAone e vAna sahejamAM samajAi jAya ke mhArA praznane lekha keTalI prabaLa yuktithI lakhavAmAM AvelA che, ane hanA javAba mi. pAMgale mahAzaye potAnA TreTamAM kevI niLatAthI Ace che ? A TrekaTanI aMdara agara dRSTidoSathI koi bhUla rahI gaI hAya tA te sudhArIne vAMcavA bhalAmaNa karU chuM. upakAra, chevaTa---itihAsatattvamaheAdadhi, upAdhyAyajI zrI IndravijayajI mahArAja sAhekhane A sthaLe huM... antaHkaraNathI upakAra mAnu chu ke jeo sAhebe sampUrNatayA haeNne A TrekaTa lakhavAmAM sahAyatA karI che. iti zama . byAvara. jaina upAzraya. bhAgasara sudi 7 vIra saM. 2040 tA. 4 Disembara sa. 1913, } Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com vidyAvijaya. Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramaguru zrI vijayasUribhyAM namaH zvetAmbara prAcIna ke digambara ? TeTa na". 1. ' Aja je viSayane mATe A lekhaka kalama uThAve che, te viSaya hevA mahatvanA che, heveAja maheALA pramANamAM carcAi paNa gaelo che, eTaluMja nahi parantu pAzcAtya temaja etadezIya vidvAn mahAnubhAvAe A vicArane" sAhityanI kasATI upara sArI peThe gharSaNa karIne heno nizcaya paNa karyAM che ke- zvetAmbara mata prAcIna che' (je vAta A lekhane sapUrNa vAMcavAthI samajAi jaze.) A pramANe kahevAthI jo ke hu' eka rIte khaMdhAuM chuM, kemake vAMcake A lekhane upakrama vAMcatAMja kadAcita evI zakAmAM paDI jaze ke-hAre A viSaya sArI rIte carcAi gayA che, A viSaya sAhityanA vizALa kSetramAM kheDAi gayA che, teA pachI muni vidyAvijayane atyAre zI jarUra paDI hatI ke ATalA samayane ane kAgaLa masIne vyaya karyo? parantu lagAra sabura karA ! huM' te vAtane kabUla karUM chuM ke A samayamAM zvetAmbara ane digambara bhAioe, je je khAkhatAmAM maLatA hoya te te khAkhatAmAM, maLIne vIraprabhunI kharI bhakti khajAvavAnI che, vaLI saMkhyAmAM paNa pachAt paDelI jaina kAmane vadhAravAnI AvazyakatA che ane cAre tara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 2 ) phathI azAnti rUpa agnithI prajvalita thaelA samayamAM zAntipriya jaina prajAe vAstavika zAti phelAvavAnI jarUra che, para tu aphasosanI vAta che ke AvA samayamAM, carcAI gaelA viSayene paNa eka mahesuM rUpa ApI keTalAka digambara mahAnubhAve, tAmbare upara AkSepaprayukta zabdathI bharapUra lekhe, prastAvanAo vigere bahAra pADI sutA siMhane jagADavAnuM paNa sAhasa karyA vinA rahetA nathI. have je hevAonA lekhe ucita javAba ApavAmAM na Ave te bhadrika jIvonA aM. taHkaraNamAM te vAta avazya ThasI jAya ke digAronuM kahevuM sAcuM che, ane teTalAja mATe keTalAka hitaiSIonI preraNAthI A lekha lakha ucita dhAryo che. digambara matanI utpatti. have ApaNe digambara matanI utpattine cheDe khyAla karIe. zvetAmbara matanA granthomAM e spaSTa pATha che ke-zrI mahAvIra devanA nirvANa thayA bAda 609 varSe zrIzivabhUti nAmanA munithI digambara matanI utpatti thaI che. saMkSepamAM- vAta ema banI hatI ke barathavIrapura nagaramAM koI eka divase kRSaNanAmA AcArya padhAryA, teonI sAthe, eka zivabhUti nAmanA muni hatA, (A muni rathavIrapura nagaranA ja hatA.) temane rAjAe eka ratnakaMbaLa vaherAvI, tyAre AcArye kahyuM ke AvuM vastra sAdhue Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ levuM ucita nathI. hame zA mATe te vastra grahaNa karyuM? ema kahIne te rakabaLanA AcAryo ka DA karI nAkhI, sAdhuone mATe ghA (rajoharaNa) nAM nizithIyAM karI nAkhyAM. AthI zivabhUtie gurUnI sAthe kaleza karyo. have kaI eka divase AcArya jinakalpI sAdhuone AcAra varNavI rahyA hatA, te samaye zivamUti munie kahyuM ke -mhAre ema che, te pachI Apa zA mATe ATalI upAdhI rAkhe che? AcAryazrIe kahyuM ke A kALamAM jinakalpInI samAcArI rahI nathI, kemake jaMbU svAmIna mekSa gayA bAda jinakA viccheda thaI gayuM che. hAre zivabhUtie kahyuM ke -"Apa ema zA mATe kahe che, juo huM te pramANe pALI batAvuM, kemake tIrthakare paNa acelakaja hatA. ata eva vasyarahitapaNuM ja sarvathA zreSTha che." tyAre AcArye kahyuM ke hevI rIte vastrAdi parigrahanA sadbhAvamAM kaSAya, mUrchA Adi de svIkAre che, hevI rIte zarIranA sadbhAvamAM paNa kapAyAdi depa kema nathI svIkAratA? ane je svIkAratA che. te zarIrane paNa tyAga kareja joIe. paraMtu A pramANe mAnavuM sarvathA bhUlabhareluM che. kemake sUtromAM munine "aparigrahapaNuM " je batAvela che, te "dharmopakaraNamAM paNa mUccha na karavI te apekSAthI kahela che. tIrthakare paNa ekAMte alaka mahetA, kemake e pramANenuM Agama vacana che kensara vi dUba niyA viLavA rA.liM" dareka tIrtha. kazie ke "ca sahita saMsAra Dele che, ItyAdi prakArathI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArye ghaNuM samajAvyuM, paraMtu te na mAnatAM, zivabhUti muni bhAre karmodayanA kAraNathI nagna thaI, bahAra udyAnamAM sthiti karI rahyA. have eka divasa zivabhUtinI bahena ke je sAdhvI hatI, te zivabhUtine vaMdaNa karavA gai. tyAM AgaLa zivabhUtine nAgA dekhI pite paNa nagna thaI vicaravA lAgI. keI eka divase bhikSAne mATe te zaheramAM AvI, hAre eka vezyAe hene nagna dekhIne vicAra karyo ke -"je strIo nama pharavA lAgI te lAke amArAthI virakata thaI jaze " ata eva heNe eka sAva te sAdhvInA zarIra upara nAkhI, jahAre zivabhUtie sAdhvI pAse vastra dekhyuM, hAre hemaNe kahyuM ke A vastra tuM hArI pAse rAkha, kemake te hane devatAe arpaNa karyuM che. tyAra bAda zivabhUtie keDinya ane kevIra nAmanA be ziSya karyA. kAlAntare paraMparA vadhI ane eka navuMja mithyAdazana utpanna thayuM." jahAre A badhI vAtane AkAza kusumavat karI nAkhI digambare atyAre ema kahevA mAge che ke-" A je zvetA mbara darzana che, te te vikama rAjAnA mRtyu bAda 136 varSa pachI sirASTra dezamAM AvelA valUbhIpura nagaramAM zrIjInacaMdra nAmanA sAdhue calAvyuM che." have A bemAM zuM satya che? hene, pAzcAtya vidvAnoe karelI zodhakheLane temaja yuktio vigerene anusarI vi. cAra calAvIe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ digambaragranthane racanA kALa prathama ApaNe digambaragranthane racanA kALa tapAsIe. digambara matAnuyAyIonuM ema kahevuM che ke-"agIAra aMga viccheda thaI gayAM che, ane vI. saM. 683 mAM dharasena nAmanA muni pAsethI jJAna levAvALA be muniyee pahela vahelAM peNa zukla paMcamIne divase traNa siddhAnta banAvyAM." have ahiMyAM te prazna avazya uThe che ke-te be munioe zAstronI racanA zA AdhAre karI ? kadAcit koI ema kahe ke aMgone kaI kaI bhAga rahyA hatA te uparathI zAstro racyAM, hAre te e vAta cokakasa che ke-jana samAne pratIti thavA mATe khAsa te te aMgenI avazya sAkSI ApavI joItI hatI, - ane te pramANe te koI sthaLe dekhavAmAM AvatuM ja nathI. tethI e vAta siddha thAya che ke-teoe svakavi kalpita zAstro racyAM che, ane svapala kalpita zAstro jagatamAM kevI rIte pramANa thaI zake? te te vAMcake svayaM samajI zake tema che.. asta ! have prathama te digambaree mAnelA dhasena munine samathaja pUrvApara vidhavALo daSTigocara thAya che, juo - eka sthaLe ema batAvavAmAM AvyuM che ke-"mahAvIradevanA nirvANa bAda 683 varSe dharasena muni giranAranI guphAmAM beThA hatA, te kALamAM agiAre aMga viracheda gayAM. " jayavhAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( ) sUla saMghanI paTTAvalImAM e pramANe lakhelu che ke zrImahA-vIra prabhuthI 614 varSa vyatIta thayA khAda dharasenAcArya thayA ane hemanA vartamAna kALa varSa 21 nA che" A ane samayeA paraspara kevA vidhI che ? te vAMcakA svaya joi zakaze. vaLI kAI kAi sthaLe ema paNa lakhavAmAM Avelu che ke"dharasena muni jJAnavAna hatA. kema prAkRta bIjI" pUrva kAvra hatuM, hemaNe peAtAnu alpa Ayu ANIne, jinayAtrA karavA saMdha AvyeA hatA, henA upara eka cIThI mokalIne tIkSNa buddhimAna, bhUtabalI ane puSpadaMta nAmanA e muni elAvyA, ane teone jJAna zikhavADI vidyAya karyA, " A hakIkata paNa vikramaprabandha nAmanA granthamAM lakhelI hakIkatathI virodhIja che. kemake vikramaprabandhamAM lakhyuM che ke" zrIvIranivANu khAda 633 varSe puSpadaMta nAmanA AcA thayA. teonA vamAnakAla 30 varSanA thayeA. zrImahAvIra nirvANu khAda 663 varSe bhUtamalI AcArya thayA, tenA vatta OM mAna kAla vIza varSanA thayA. e pramANe vIra nirvANu khAda 683 varSa sudhI pUrva aganI paripATI cAlI, ane tyAra bAda anukrame ghaTavA lAgI, ane ahiM sudhI ekAMgadhArI muni thayela che, tyAra bAda zrutajJAnI muni thayA. e pramANe AcAoNnI paripATI che. ' have vicAra karo ke zrIvIranirvANathI 683 varSe dhasena www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 7 ) muni AvyA kyAMthI ? bhUtakhalI ane puSpadaMtane khelAvyA kANe ? bhUtakhalI, puSpadanta AvyA kyAMthI ? bhaNAvyA kANe ? kemake dharasenanuM mRtyu to 633 mAM thaelu che, ane puSpadatanuM mRtyu 663 mAM thayu che, jyAre bhUtakhalInu mRtyu 683 mAM thayuM che, thAre A badhAnA samAgama kayAMthI thayA ? ata eva pUrvokta paraspara viredhI dharasenanI kathA uparathI ema siddha thAya che ke-digambara zAstranA racanAkALa je batAvavAmAM Ave che, te paNa manaHkalpitaja che. vaLI jo dvigambara mata prAcIna hate, tA gaNadharAdi municeAnA banAvelA koi paNa grantha, prakaraNa, adhyAya, vastu Adi avazya hAvu joituM hatuM, ane che te nahi, tethI paNa e siddha thAya che ke-digambaroe pAtAnA mata calAvavAne mATeja 'svakalpita navIna granthAnI racanA karI lIdhI che. zvetAmbarAnI prAcInatAnA saMbaMdhamAM agA paikInA keTalAka bhAga ' atyAre ApaNane mhoTAmAM mhoTI sAkSI Ape che, vaLI digambare to ema paNa Ane che ke aMga ane pUrvA te viccheda thai gayAM, tyenI sAthe dazavaikAlika, uttarAdhyayanAdi paNa viccheda thai gaela che. ' have ahiM kevuM A utpanna thAya che ke--dharasena munine samudra samAna khIjA pUvanu kaprAbhUta teA kAgra rahI gayuM ane ekAdazAMga, dazavaikAlika tathA uttarAdhyayanAdi alpa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 8 ) saMkhyAvALA grantha viracheda thaI gayA, zuM A vAta kaI paNa buddhimAna mAnya karI zake kharo? kadApi nahi. te te kadAgrahIja mAnya kare. huM na bhUlata heu te AvA usUtrathI bharapUra granthane pracAra karavAne mATeja pAchalA aMga prakIrNAdi grantha choDI dIdhelA jaNAya che. pAzcAtya vidvAne zuM kahe che? have digambaranA grantha karatAM zvetAmbaranA grantha prAcIna che, A vAtane ame (zvetAmbare) ja kahIe chIe-siddha karIe chIe, eTaluM ja nahi, paraMtu pAzcAtya vidvAne e paNa te vAtane, cakkasa zekheLa karI, daDha karI che. A pramANe kahIne chuTI na jatAM eka be namUnA paNa ahiM raju karuM chuM- The Sacred Books of the East'Vol. XXII ( 1684 A. D. ) nI prastAvanAmAM pAne 42 meM mI. je kebI mahAzaya lakhe che ke - Additions and alterations may have beet made in the sacred texts after that time; but as our argument is not based on a single passage or even a part of the Dhammapada, but on the metrical laws o a variety of metres in this and other Pali books, the admission of alterations and additions in these books will not materially influence our conclusion, vis, that the whole of the Jaina Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Siddhanta was composed after the fourth century B. C. anuvAda-te vakhata pachI dhArmika mULa granthanI aMdara umerAo athavA phephAra karavAmAM AvyA hoya; parantu jethI karIne ApaNuM dalIlanuM mULa ekaja phakarA upara athavA dhammupadanA eka bhAga upara paNa nirbhara nathI, paNa tene pAye A ane bIjA pAlI pustaka mAMhelA vividha pAna mAtrAmeLanA niyama upara nirbhara rahe che, tethI karIne A pustakanI andaranA pheraphAre ane umerIne ApaNe svIkAra karIe te paNa "saMpUrNa jaina siddhAMta I. sa. pUrve cethA sikA pachI saMgraha karavAmAM Avyo hato e prakAranA ApaNuM anumAnane vastutaH kAMI vAMdha Avaze nahi. e pramANe tAmbara ane digambaranA grantha racanAnA kALa uparathI have ema prazna karavAnI jarUra rahetI ja nathI kezvetAmbara ane digambara paikI ka mata prAcIna che? te paNa ApaNe henI vizeSa kATI karIe. atyAre "na dizI" nA sAtamA bhAganA bAramA aMkamAM prakaTa thaela "DaoNlarAja vinA e mathALAvALA lekha avalokana karIe. DabhAMDArakara, mi. pAMgalenA praznane javAba ApatAM kahe che ke--"samA vinA samadaay mUlakA aura zvetAmbara paMtha pIchekA hai, aura mere isa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 10 ) matako poSaNa karane vAle bahuta se pramANa mile haiM, prAcIna naina mUrtiyAM kAyaH satra phI milkatI haiM " ityAdi. AthI te! e siddha thAyache ke-DaeNA. bhAMDArakare, jaina prAcIna zilAlekhAnI zeodhakheALa karavI teA dUra rahI, parantu rahevA zilAlekhAnAM darzana paNa karelAM naja hovAM joie, ane jo koI divasa paNa khArIkAithI tapAsa karavAmAM bhAgyazAMLI nivaDacA hatuM, tA bhAMDArakara AveA javAya ApI zakateja nahi, kemake mathurAnA rastUpa uparanA jaina zilAlekhA prAcInamAM prAcIna gaNavAmAM Aveche, ane hemAMnA chATa bhAga atyAre zvetAmbara mataneja maLatA jovAmAM Aveche, eTaluMja nahi parantu te zilAlekhA upara je je AcAryAnAM je nAma, gaNu temaja kula vigere batAvavAmAM Avela che, te dareka kalpasUtranI sthavirAvalImAM varNavela AcAryAnI sAthe malatAvaDApaNuM dharAve che, ane teja pramANe Vienna Oriental journal Vol. 4 nI aMdara mI, jI. bRhannara potAnA * Further proofs of the authenticity of the Jaina tradition nAmanA lekhanI aMdara pAne 315 me A pramANe kahe cheH -- re "The inscriptions now prove the actual existence of twenty of the subdivisions mentioned in the Sthavi.avali of the Kalpasutia anuvAda-have zilAlekhA, kalpasUtranI sthavirAvalImAM kathana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 11 ) karavAmAM AvelA viza vibhAganI vAstavika hayAtIne sA. bIta kare che." tethI paNa e siddha thAya che ke-digambara mata karatAM zvetAmbara mata prAcIna che. vaLI bIjuM pramANa-teja pustaka mAM pAne 320 me kuTaneTamAM mI. bUhulara lakhe che ke - According to the Kalpasutra P. 82 (Jacobi ) tho Kudiya Gana was founded by Sustbita and Supratibuddha and the Uchchanagari Shakha by their third spiritual descendent, Samtigenia. The tradition places the death of Susthita in 313 A. V. or 213 B. C. The foundation of the Gava may, therefore, be put about 250 B. C. and that of the Shakha about 60 or 70 years later. anuvAda-kalpasUtra pRSTha 82 jekebI) pramANe keDiyagaNanI sthApanA susthita ane supratibuddhe karI hatI, ane temanI triIjI pATe thaelA zAMtisene uccAnAgarI zAkhAnI sthApanA karI hatI. gurU paraMparA pramANe susthitine kALadharma vIra nirvANa pachI 313 varSe eTale I. sa. pUrve 213 mAM thaye hate. tethI karIne te gaNunI sthApanA I. sa. pUrve 250 varSe mUkI zakAya ane zAkhAnI sthApanAne kALa tenI pachI lagabhaga 60 athavA 70 varSe gaNI zakAya. upara pramANe vetAmbara matamAMthI nIkaLelI eka zAkhA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) paNa I. sa. pUrve 213 mAM rathapAelI sAbIta thaI cUkI che. A pramANe mI. jI. bUTsara jevA vidvAnanuM kahevuM che, ane kalpasUtranI sthavirAvalIthI te vAta daDha thAya che. te zuM DokaTara sAhebane A vAtanI mAluma nahi hoya? ATalethI saMtoSa na thatuM hoya te juo teja zilAlekhAnI aMdara atyanta khUbIvALuM eka citra ke je-zvetAmbara matanA mAnavA pramANe, hariNegamelI deve karelA garbhApahAra saMbaMdhI yathAsthita svarUpane batAvanAra che. te uparathI paNa emaja siddhaja thAya che ke -kavetAmbara mata prAcIna che. kemake garbhApahArane te digambare mAnatA ja nathI. vaLI A citra upara je varNo ketarelA che, te uparathI paNa pAzcAtya vidvAnee e siddha karyuM che ke- I. sanI zarUAtane athavA te tethI paNa vadhAre prAcIna samayane te lekha che. juo The Jain Stupa by V. A Smith ? Ha.24 Chapter 6th, plate XVIII. nI aMdara. ATalA badhA prAcIna purAvA hovA chatAM DaoN. bhAMDArakara kahe che ke prAcIna jana pUrti prAya: # mitratA oNkaTara sAheba, nAma ane DhAMkelI mUtione bheda samajyA che ke? paratu nahi, hune te emaja anumAna thAya che kevartamAna samayamAM, "jaina mUtio nagna hoya che" AvA prakArane je pavana phUMkAele che, te anusAra 3. sAhebe tema kahI dIdhuM hoya te nA nahi, kemake vartamAna samayamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 17 ) ( hiMdustAnamAM avala nabare gaNAtA kAzInA kAi paNa brAhmaNu zAstrIne jo koI pUche teA teo emaja kahe ke, jaina mUtiye namra hAyache? ane kadAca DAkaTara sAhekha nagnane artha * TATa pATalUna ke hevAM vasrAnA abhAvapaNuM, samajatA hoya tA, prAcIna ke arvAcIna game tevI paNa jinadevanI bhUtiyAne kaMi kATa pATalUna athavA te sADI, caNIo paherAvelAM nahi hAya, ane jo A kalpanA peAtAnI meLeja karI javAba ApyA hAya tA teo manasvI che, tene kAi rokI zakanAra nathI, parantu eTalu tA jarUra kahIza ke jo DA. sAhebe uparyukta pramANe javAba ApyA hoya teA te bhUla bharelAja ApyA che, kemake prAcIna mUrtie jovA jaizuM te te salagATa maLaze ane te zvetAmbarAnIja mUtiyA hovI joie. " AgaLa cAlatAM zvetAmbara ane digambaranA grantha racanAnA kALa sadhI praznanA javAba ApavAmAM DA. sAhebe je bhUlathApa khAdhI che, henA javAba paNa upara batAvela grantha racanAnA kALa' uparathI AvI jAyache, eTale te sabadhamAM punaH lakhavAnI kaMipaNa jarUra na jovA sAthe, mAtra eTaluM ja kahIza ke harakoI viSayamAM saMpUrNatA prApta karyuM. vinA te viSaya saMbaMdhI amuka eka nizcaya karI deveche, te eka jAtanuM jagamAM hAMsIne pAtra thavA jevuM che. DA. sAheba zvetAmbara grantha racanAnA kALa saMbadhamAM te pre. DA. harmana jekeAkhIne paNa sAtha sAtha ghasaDeche, parantu teja DA. harmona jekeAkhI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (14) mahAzayane zuM abhiprAya che, te juo - The Sacred Books of the East Vol. XLV 'nI I. sa. 1894nI prastAvanAmAM te mahAzaya A pramANe lakhe che - As, however, the reader of the present volume will naturally expect the translator to give expre. ssion to his personal conviction on this point, I give my opinion with all reserve, evit. that most parts, tracts or treatises of which the canonical bookis consist, are old; that the reduction of the Angas' took place at an early period (tradition places it under Bhadrabahu ; that the other works of the Siddl anta were collected in course of time, probably in the first centuries before our era, and that additions or alterations may have been made in the canonical works till the time of the first edition under Devardhiganin (980 A. V. = 454 A. ID. ) anuvAda-tema chatAM, cAlu pustakane vAMcanAra ravAbhAvika rIte ja, A bAbata upara bhASAMtara kartA pitAne jAti nirNaya prakaTa kare, evI AzA rAkhaze, tethI karIne huM tamAma hAvakaI pUrvaka mAre abhiprAya ApuM chuM, te e che ke-ghaNA kharA bhAga, TUMka prabaMdha, ane nibaMdhe ke jenA Agame banelA che te jUnAM che, Agane uddhAra prAcIna kALamAM thaye hate Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 15 ) (gurU paraMparA tene bhadrabAhunA vakhatamAM mUke che), siddhAMtanA khI ta pustakA vakhatanA vahevAnI sAthe ApaNA i. sa. agAunA pahelA saikAmAM sagraha karavAmAM AvyA hatA, ane AgamanA granthAnI andara umerA tathA pheraphAro devaddhigaNinA prathama grantha prakAzananA vakhata sudhI karavAmAM AvyA hAya. ( vIra savata. 980=i. sa. 454). AthI te ApaNane eja nizcaya thayA ke zvetAmbaranA granthonA racanA kALa digambarA karatAM pahelAMnAja che. astu ! A viSayane have ahiyAMja mUkI zvetAmbara matanI prAcInatAnA saMbaMdhamAM hindudharma zAstramAMthI paNa kevA purAvA maLe che? te paNa tapAsIe. hindudharmazAsrA zuM kahe che ? hindudhama zAstranI andara paNa zvetAMbara matanA sAdhuenu ja varNana karavAmAM Avelu che. jIA- " muNDaM malinaM vastraJca kuNDipAtrasamanvitam / dadhAnaM pubjikAM haste cAlayantaM pade pade // 1 // vastrayuktaM tathA hastaM kSipyamANa mukhe sadA / dharmeti vyAharantaM taM namaskRtya sthitaM hareH " // 2 // zivapurANa, adhyAya 21 me. arthAt-muMDa mastavALA, malina vastrane dhAraNa karanAra, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 16 ) kAkanuM pAtra hAthamAM dhAraNa karanAra, eka hAthamAM jaMturakSaka (rahara) rAkhanAra, pada padane viSe (dhIre dhIre) cAlanAra, vaLI vastra yukta che hAthe henA, te vastra vAraMvAra mukha upara halAvatA ane dharma lAbhane uccAra karatA muni, harine namaskAra karI sthita thayA. ATalethI saMtoSa na thatuM hoya te haju AgaLa vadhI juo- teja adhyAyane 25 me ane 26 ka zuM kahe che - tte pAtra rapAnatu sArA pAra | malinAnyeva vAsAMsi dhaarynto'lpbhaassinnH|| 25 // dharmo lAbhaH paraM tatvaM vadantaste tathA svayama / mArjanI dhAryamANAste vastrakhaNDavinirmitAm " // 26 // athA-hAthamAM pAtrane dhAraNa karanAra, nAsikA AgaLa va ane dhAraNa karanAra, malina vastrane dhAraNa karanAra, thoDuM belatA "dharmane lAbha ja paraM tattva che e pramANe belatA ane vastranA kakaDAthI banelI mArjanI (raharaNa) dhAraNa karanAra muni sthita thayA. (ke A viSaya upara laMbANathI samAlocanA karavAnI che, paraMtu atyAre te udeza nahi hovAthI mAtra prastuta vi. Sayane ja anusarI AgaLa vadhuM chuM.) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 17 ) pADakA ! vicAra karo, hindudharmanA prAcIna ane mAnanIya granthanI andara kevA muninu varNana karavAmAM AvyuMche ? ' digambara muninuM A varNana che' ema kAi paNa buddhimAn kahI zake kharo ? che koi diMga khara matAnuyAyI uparAkta varNanane * digambaramatanA muninuM varNana che" ema siddha karanAra ? mhAre AvA hindudharmanA zAstramAM paNa zvetAMbara muninu. vivecana karavAmAM Avyu che, thAre have tema kahevAmAM kAi paNa jAtanI kacAza rahI zakeche kharI ke zvetAMbara mata prAcIna che? have keTalAka pUrvApara vidhI vAkayAne nahi jANanAra digabaro mahAbhAratanA trIjA paricchedanI Adinu vAkya (henI andara mAtra eka na" zabda AveleA che) AgaLa karI ema siddha karavA ceSTA kareche ke-- ' mahAbhAratamAM paNa amArA digabara matanI carcA AvelI che,' jIe mahAbhAratamAM te vAkya A pramANe che-- sAdhayAmastAvadityuktvA prAtiSThateAttaGkaste kuNDale gRhI tvA so'pazyadatha pathi nagnaM kSapaNakamAgacchantaM muhurmuhuddezyamAnamadRzyamAnaM ca // arthAt-kAi utta'ka nAmanA vidyArthI potAnA gurUnI strIne mATe 'Dala lAvavAne mATe gayA, kuMDala leIne cAlyA Ave che, te! rastAmAM haNe kaI dekhatA kaI na dekhatA eka nanna munine vAravAra dekhyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 18 ) have uparokta vAkyamAM AvelA "nA" zabdane laIne ane mare digambara bhAIo pitAnI prAcInatAne jhaDe uThAvavAnI koziza kare che, paraMtu je vyAsajIe jaina muninA veSanAM pramANe zivapurANamAM ApyAM che, te ja vyAsajIe mahAlAratamAM paNa uparokta vacana kaheluM che, khera ! te vAta paNa huM te kabU laja rAkhuM chuM, kemake-jInakalpI sAdhuo paNa te vakhate hatA, ema ame mAnIe chIe ane uparokta zabdathI teo janakalpI" muni hatA, ema kahevAmAM kaI jAtane virodha AvatuM nathI. kharekhara, virodha te digaMbara bhAIone Ave che, kemake ekaja vyAsajInAM te banne vacane che, eTale eka sthaLe kavetAmbara matanA sAdhunuM varNana kare ane bIjI tarapha diga mbaramatanA nAma sAdhunuM varNana kare, te kadApi saMbhavI zakatuM ja nathI, kAraNa ke te samayamAM digambara matanI vidyamAnatAja hetI. ata eva uparokta vAtane phalitArtha e ja che ke-mahAbhArata ane zivapurANamAM paNa zvetAMbara matanA sAdhuonuM ja varNana che, mATe e siddha thAya che ke-TvetAmbara mata prAcIna che. hane A lekha lakhatAM lakhatAM Azcarya paNa thatuM jAya che ke, hAre kaI paNa vyakti ke samAja pitAne kakake sAce karAvavA mATe haTha pakaDe che, tyahAre te khUNe khacakAmAMthI paNa vAkya ke zabdane zodhI kADhIne AgaLa dhare che, paraMtu te pahelAM eTale vicAra nathI karavAmAM AvatuM ke huM A je vAkaya jana samAjanI daSTipathamAM mUkuM chuM te keTalA aMze sAcuM che? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 19) hamaNAMja eka digaMbaramatanA anuyAyI vidyArthIe bhadramAhu caritranuM bhASAntara bahAra pADayuM che. parantu ATalethIja saMteSa na mAnatAM te mahAnubhAva, eka lAMkhI cADI prastAvanA lakhIne paNa peAtAnuM mitva prakaTa karyA vinA rahyA nahi. jo ke A prastAvanAmAM atAvelI keTalIka yuktionA javAba tA uparanA lakhANathIja AvI gayA che, eTale te saMbadhI punaH na lakhatAM te vidyArthIe eka * varAhamihira nAmanA ' jyotiSa zAstranA prAcIna vidvAno eka zlAka ( ke nhenI andara "mannaH jhinanAM vidyu: " A patra Avelu che) tene uddhRta karI potAnI prAcInatA siddha karavA keAziza karI che, haeNnAja javAba Apu chuM. " prathama tA uparAta vAkayamAM vajra zabda dekhI phUlI janAra mahAzayane huM pUchuM chuM ke--hame varAhamihiranu TAnta te ApyuM, parantu helAM varAhamihiranA samayanA nizcaya karyo che ? ane jo karyA hate te A pramANe nagna zabdane dekhI te vAkayane AgaLa dharateja nahi kemake bhijJAtijJa nI aMdara varAhamihira pote lakhe che-ke zAke 467 nA samayamAM A grantha racyA che ? AthI ame batAvelA digambaranA samaane koI paNa rIte dhakkA pahoMcatAja nathI, ane mAhu caritranI prastAvanAmAM A vAtane je pramANa rUpe gaNavAmAM AvI che, te pramANaja bilakula binapAyAdAra Thare che. have keTalAka digambara matAnuyAyIe '* nigrantha 'zabdane . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 20 ) dekhIne ekadama kahI de che ke juo tAre paNa nirganyane ja mAna Ape che " hevI rIte " jaina hitiSI' nA sAtamA bhAganA bAramA aMkamAMja eka sthaLe lakhavAmAM AvyuM che ke -"zvetAivALo mI nitthara mArA zA hai" vAta paNa ThIka che, kemake prathama te samagra zvetAMbara sAdhuonuM nAma " niza" hatuM, te saMbaMdhI eka paTTAvalImAM paNa lakhyuM che ke -" zrImughavAno rIna yAvad nirgranthAH sAdhavo'nagArA ityAdisAmAnyArthAbhidhAyinyAkhyA''mIt " ' arthA-nirgastha zabdathI sAdhu, anagAra kahela che, kaMI nigranthane artha "nAgo" e pramANe karavAmAM AvyuM nathI. have zvetAMbara matanI prAcInatAnA saMbaMdhamAM keTalIka skUla yuktio ApI A lekhane samApta karIza. pahelAM ApaNe paMkhalI gozAlanuM daSTAna laIe. je maMkhalI zAlanuM nAma, tAMbaree mAnela bhagavatI Adi aneka sUtramAM ThekANe ThekANe Ave che, te ja makhalI zAlanuM varNana nA pikaTa granthamAM paNa Ave che, mhAre digambarenA eka paNa granthamAM maMkhalIgezAlanuM nAma daSTigocara thatuM nathI. tethI e siddha thAya che ke-digambarenA grantha, tAMbara grantha karatAM arvAcIna ja che, ane tenA granthaja navIna racela kare che, te matanI prAcInatA kevI hevI joIe? te vAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 21 ) cakA svataH samajI zake tema che. A sivAya ApaNe e paNa joi zakIe chIe ke-digaarezanA zAstranI aMdara ThekANe ThekANe zvetAMkhara matanI niMdA Ave che, tethI paNa e siddha thAya che ke--zvetAMbara mata te pahelAMnA hAvAja joie. vaLI eka mhoTAmAM mhoTI vAta kahevI rahI jAya che ane te eja che ke zvetAMbara matamAM mAnelA uttarAdhyayanAdi sUtreAmAM kaheluM che ke- ajItanAthathI lei pArzvanAtha sudhI khAvIsa tIrthaMkaro, tema temanA sAdhue cAra mahAvratane mAnatA hatA, arthAt ceAthA brahmanI gaNatarI aparigrahamAMja karI letA hatA. mhAre mahAvIradevanA sAdhue zrIRSabhadevanA sAdhuonI mAphaka pAMca mahAvratane mAne che. Aja vAtane mAddhanA piTaka grantha hevA ke-'dignikAyanA sAmAnya phalasUtranI suma galA vidyAsinI' nAmanI TIkAmAM buddhaghASe je lakhyuM che, te saManyamAM DA. keAkhI mahAzaya mUlagranthakAra tathA TIkAkAranI bhUla batAvatAM spaSTarUpe potAnI 1894nI prastAvanAnA 21 me pAne lakhe che ke For the Pali chatuyama is equivalent to the Prakrit chatujjam, a well known Jain term which denotes the four vows of Parshva in contradistinction to the five vows (Pancha Mahavvaya) of Mahavira ' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (22 ) anuvAda-kAraNa ke pAlI "cAtuyAma" zabda prAkRta "cAtujajAmanI barAbara che. "jAtajAma" ke je mahAvIranA pAMca mahAvratathI bhinna zrIpArvane cAra vratanuM jJApana karanAra eka prasiddha jaina (pAribhASika) zabda che. A bheda digaMbara matamAM bilakula batAvavAmAM AvyuM nathI. tethI paNa e spaSTa rIte samajAI jAya che ke-zvetAMbara mataja prAcIna che. vaLI dhammapada upara buddhaSanI TIkAmAM kahevuM che kenircantha (sAdhu) nIti maryAdAne mATe eka jAtane kapaDe rAkhe che ane teja vAtane anusaratuM tAMbara granthamAM paNa kahyuM che ke - ___"anitAdidvAviMzatininatIrthasAdhUnAM RjupAjJAnAM bahumalyavividhavarNavastraparibhogA'jJAsadAvena sacelakatvameva, kepAzcit zvetamAnopetavastradhArakatvena acelakatvamapi, iti aniyatasteSAmayaM kalpaH, zrIRSabhavIranIrthayatinAM ca sarveSAmapi dhenamAnopenajIrNa pAyavastradhAritvena acelakatvameva" AthI paNa siddha thAya che ke baddha granthanuM ane - tAMbara granthanuM kathana eka hovAthI zvetAMbara mata prAcIna ja che, kemake digaMbare te sarvathA nAgA rahevAnuM ja pasaMda kare che. - have lekhane upasaMhAra karavA pahelAM eTahu batAvavuM Avazyaka dhAruM chuM ke-digaMbarAcAryoe potAne mata calAvavAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (23 ) kevA rUpamAM citarI nAMkhe che? arthAta teonA aMtaHkaraNamAM mATe tAmbara matane kevo dveSadAvAnaLa rahele he joIe? hene batAvanAra eka namUne ahiM raju karuM chuM. digaMbara matamAM thaI gayela devasena nAmanA AcArya pite vi. saM. 990mAM banAvelA "danasAra' nAmanA granthamAM lakhe che ke - "aNNaM ca evamAI Agama uTrAi micchasatthAI / viraittA appANaM paDiThaviyaM paDhamae Nirae" // 15 // arthAta-ItyAdi aneka Agamone usthApine, mithyAzAstra banAvIne, pitAnA AtmAne (duSTa jinacandra) pahelI narakamAM sthApana karyo. " vAMcaka! vicAra kara, eka muninA antaHkaraNamAM keTale badhe TheSa vyApI rahele che? khera! pahelAM te huM teja pUchuM chuM ke -te devasenAcArya vi. saM. 990mAM te "darzanasAra" nAmane grantha banAvyo che, te zuM te vakhate devasenane avadhijJAna thayuM hatuM ke jahethI hemaNe jANI lIdhuM ke-jinacandra pahelI narakamAM gayA? A devasenanA lekhathIja e siddha thAya che ke zvetAMbara matanA saMbaMdhamAM teoe je kalpanAo karelI che, te sarvathA asatya temaja TheSa prayukta ja che. AvI ja rIte ApaNe bhadrabAhu caritranA banAvanAra "ratnanadInI vAka jAla zeDa tapAsIe. te mahAnubhAva pitAnA banAvelA "bhadraShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (24) bahu caritramAM eka sthaLe lakhe che ke - 'zvetAMzukamatodbhUtamUDhAn jJApayituM janAn' A eka vAkya uparathI ApaNane mAlUma paDe che ke-bhadrabAhu caritra, kevaLa draSabuddhithI zvetAMbara matanA khaMDanane mATeja juThuM jeDI kADhela che, A sivAya teja bhadrabAhu caritranA kartA ane bhASAntara kartAmAM, huMpaka mata saMbaMdhI paNa kevI ajJAnatA rahelI che te paNa juo. teo bhadrabAhu caritramAM eka sthaLe lakhe che ke - "mRte vikramabhUpAle saptaviMzatisaMyute / dazapazcazate'ndAnAmatIte zrRNutAparam // lukAmatamabhUdekaM lopakaM dharmakarmaNaH / deze'tra gaurjare khyAte vidvattAjitanirjare // aNahillapattane ramye prAgvATakulajo'bhavat / lUkAbhidho mahAmAnI zvetAMzukamatAzrayI / duSTAtmA duSTabhAvena kupitaH pApamaNDitaH / tIvramithyAtvapAvana luGkAmatamakalpayat" / arthA-vikramarAjAnA mRtyu bAda 15ra7 varSe gujarAta dezanA aNahilanagaramAM prAgvATa (paravALa) vaMzIya laMkA nAmane eka mahAmAnI duSTa, pApI, kedhI sapheda kapaDAMne dhAraNa karanAra thaye, te duSTa tIvra mithyAtvanA udayathI laMkAmatane prAdurbhAva karyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 25 ) A kathana keTaluM satya che te juo, laMkAmata gujarAtanI andara AvelA amadAvAda zaheramAM dazA zrImALI jJAtinA huMkA nAmanA lekhaka (lahiyA)thI utpanna thaele che, ane te vAtane khAsa lakA vigere ga7vALAo paNa kabUla rAkhe che, jyAre bhadrabAhu caritranA kartA te Ide tRtIyaM vetarI nAkhe che. A keTalI badhI ajJAnatA sUcave che te vAMcake sahaja joI zakaze. A sivAya teja bhadrabAha caritranA bhASAntara kartAe te uparokta zlokanA arthamAM paNa keTalIeka bhUla karI che, jahevI ke laMkA matane TUMDhIyA mata jaNAve che, ane prAgvATa kulane kuluMbI vaMza lakhe che, paraMtu AthI te heNe pitAnI moTI mUrkhatA sUcavI che. upasaMhAra, have lekhane samApta karatAM upasaMhAra rUpe eTaluM kahevuM Avazyaka dhAruM chuM ke-nagna rahevAmAM kaMI aparigrahapaNuM ke alakapaNuM samAeluM nathI. harakoI vastu upara mUcha karavI henuM nAmaja parigraha che. nagna rahIne, sAthamAM mAla mazAlAnA ke bharI rAkhe, te tethI niSparigrahapaNuM kahevAtuM nathI. keTalAka digaMbare ema mAne che ke-"zvetAMbara zAstramAM parigraha dhArIne mekSa lakhela che. paraMtu A kahevuM sarvathA asatyaja che. zvetAMbara matAnuyAyI te parigrahadhArImAM sAdhupaNuMja mAnatA nathI. zvetAMbara zAstromAM mUcchAne parigraha mAShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (26 ) nela che, parantu dharmopakaraNane parigraha mAnya nathI, ane teja vAtane digabara AcAryo paNa kabUla kare che, juo jJAnANa- . vanA kartA zrI zubhacaMdrAcArya jJAnArNavanA seLamA prakaraNamAM lakhe che ke - "niHsaGgo'pi munirna myAt saMpUchan saMgavarjitaH // yato mUhu~ca tatvajJaiH saMgasUtiH prakIrtitA" // 1 // artha-je muni niHsaMga hoya, eTale ke bAhya parigrahathI rahita hoya, ane je mamatva karate hoya te te niSparigrahI thaI zake nahi, kemake tatvajJAnI vidvAnee succha teja parigraDanI utpattinuM sthAna mAnela che. A uparathI kadAca kaI ema kahe ke-je sAdhu dharmapakaraNa rAkhaze, te hene avazya mUccho thaze, te pachI hene parigrahane tyAgI kema kahI zakAya? paraMtu Ama zaMkA karanAra digaMbara bhAIe pite mAnelA AcArya zrI zubhacandrAcAryanAja vacananuM pahelAM smaraNa karavuM joIe che, juo teja AcArya jJAnANavanA aDhAramA prakaraNamAM zuM kahe che - jJAnano pAnAra jJANodaranAni jA pUrva samyak samAlocya pratilikhya punaH punaH // 12 // gRhNato'sya prayatnena sipato za dharAtale / bhavatyavikalA sAdhorAdAnasamitiH sphuTam " // 13 // Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (27) arthAta-je muni zayyA, Asana, upadhAna, zAstra ane upakaraNa, divase helAM sArI rIte joIne arthAt vAraMvAra pratilekhana karIne yatnapUrvaka grahaNa karate, tathA teja pramANe karI pRthvI upara mUke che, te avikala (pUrNa) AdAnanikSepaNasamiti pALe che. ItyAdi aneka rItithI siddha thAya che ke-sAdhune upakaraNe rAkhavAnI khAsa jarUra che, ane te upakaraNe upara je mUcchA na rAkhavAmAM Ave teja niSparigrahapaNuM kahI zakAya antamAM digambara matAnuyAyIone eTalI sUcanA karUM chuM ke mahAnubhAva! je prAcIna che te, game teTalI kuyuktio ke prapaMce racavAthI paNa arvAcIna thanAra nathI, ane je avaMcIne che te prAcIna thanAra nathI, AvA purANuM jhaghaDAomAM vyartha samayane vyaya kara, A vadhavAnA samayamAM ucita nathI. lekha lakhanArAoe paNa eTaluM avazya dhyAnamAM rAkhavuM joIe ke-gAlIpradAna ke hevI bIjI kuyuktionuM zaraNa levAthI lAbha thatuM nathI, mATe hara ke lakhanAre sIdhe sIdhI rIte pitAnA uddezane anusarI lakhANa karavuM teja zreyaskara thAya che. chevaTa-hArI te eja AMtarIka bhalAmaNa che ke-jenA traNe phirakAo eka saMpI thaI jainadharmanAM mukhya tane helA kare, eka tAMbara digaMbara thaze te tethI 14 lAkha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 2 ) ne 34 hajAranI saMkhyAmAM vadhArA thanAra nathI, eka gi'khara zvetAMbara thaze te tethI paNa uparokta sakhyAmAM vadhArA thanAra nathI, mATe traNe prIkAo maLI uparokta sakhyAmAM vadhAro thAya, ahiMsA dharmano phelAvo thAya ane mahAvIra devanI sAcI bhakti sacavAya, vhevA upAyA yAjo ane samyak darzana, jJAna, cAritra rUpa ratnatrayanI prApti karavA pUrvaka darekanA mokSa thAo. eja aMtaHkaraNathI IcchI A lekhane samApta karUM chuM.... Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 20 ) zrIvijayadharma ribhyo nmH| zvetAmbara prAcIna ke digambara? (TekTa naM. ra ) ene kharUM che ke hArathI itihAsa tattva tarapha lokenI prajJAe prayANa karyuM che, hArathI dina-pratidina amuka vAtanI prAcInatAnA viSayamAM ghaNuM ja saraLatA prApta thavA lAgI che. ItihAsa zedhake e vAtane nirNaya AsAnIthI karI zake che ke-amuka be vastuomAM prAcIna keNa che ane arvAcIna keNa che? parantu eTaluM te jarUra kahevuM paDaze ke, etadezIya lokomAM haju te zekhe joIe he praveza karyo nathI, te paNa pAzcAtya prajAnI dekhAdekhI athavA kahe ke evAMja bIjA keI kAraNathI etadezIya keTalAka mahAnubhAve, te viSayamAM caMcuM praveza karatA dekhAya che, A kaMI thI AnaMdajanaka vAta nathI. saMbhava che, kaI samaya ApaNe mATe e paNa Avaze ke, ApaNe hajAre bhAratavAsI badhuenI palaTana itihAsa tattvavettA tarIkenI jevA bhAgyazALI nivaDIzuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 30 ) itihAsavettAe kevI kevI ajAyakhIbharelI vAtAne prakAzita kare che ke, hene jANIne sAMbhaLIne, haeNnA asalI Anada, teja manuSyo anubhava kare che ke, heNe te viSayamAM lagAra mAtra paNa praveza karyeA che. sekaDA varSothI huM vAte phAInA magajamAM lagAra paNa ThAkara na khAdhI hoya, te vAtane paNa AbehUma rIte khatAvI ApanArA itihAsavettAoja che. asabhavita lAgatI vAtone paNa sarAsara sa`bhavita zuM ? pratyakSa batAvI ApavAmAM itihAsavettAeja saphaLa nivaDe che ane hu' na bhUlatA hAu te satya ane asatyane gupta cAlye AvatA jhaghaDA nipaTAvavAmAM paNa kharekhara itihAsavettA nyAyAdhIzanA hoddA bhAgave che. evuM Aja sudhI kAnA jANavAmAM hatuM ke~~AjakAla pracalita vizvatantra 5 viSNuzarmAnuM nahi, parantu eka jainAcAryanuM banAvela che ? ane Aja sudhI e kANu jANatuM hatuM ke--50 viSNuzarmAnA banAvelA 'paMcatantra 8 nuM mULa paNa jaina kathA grantheAja che ? parantu haeNne kahevA ghA ke, DA. harTala mahAzayaneja mukhArakabAdI ghaTe che ke--heAe itihAsa uparathI e vAta siddha karI A ii ke--pracalita 'naitantra viSNu zarmAnuM nahi, parantu te eka janacAryanI kRtinu che. ane 50 viSNuzarmAnA banAvelA 'paMcataMtra'nuM mULa paNa jaina kathA grantheAja che." vhevIja rIte mata--matAntarAnI prAcInatA--arvAcInatAnA sabaMdhamAM paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 3 ) ghaNAeka vidvAne ghaNe bhAge nirNaya karatA jAya che. te anusAra AjanA tAmbara-digambare nI prAcInatA-arvAcInatAnA viyane paNa itihAsavettAo bhUlyA nathI. prAzcAtya sArA sArA uccakoTinA vidvAnoe hene nirNaya karyo che, ane te vAtane ulalekha, jahAM sudhI banyuM, huM mArA prathathamanA lekhamAM TrekaTa naM. 1 mAM) karI paNa cUkyo chuM. vAMcakee joyuM haze ke-he mArA prathamanA "tArabara prAcIna ke digambara ?' nAmanA lekhamAM itihAsa pramANe, zAstra pramANa ane yukti pramANathI e siddha karI batAvyuM che ke-vetAmbara ane digambara e be phirakAomAM "vetAara' prAcIna che. paraMtu vAMcake e vAtane sArI peThe jANatA haze ke-AgrahadevanA upAsake game hevI sArI vAta hoya te paNa te svIkAra-mAnya karatA nathI. svIkAra karavAnI-mAnya karavAnI vAtane dUra rahI, paraMtu patharA leIne pAchaLa na paDe, teja mATe upakAra karyo kahevAya. | amArA digambara bhAIone mATe A uparyukta niyama kaMIka lAgu paDatuM hoya, ema dekhAya che. hArA prathamanA lekha uparathI, teone buddhimattAthI athavA kaho ke taTasthapaNathI samIkSA karavAnuM te naja sUchyuM, pratyuta mahArU teja sAcuM A hemanA asalI siddhAntane caritArtha karavAnuM teoe ucita dhAryuM, "pitAne kADhele kakako ja khare, bAkInA badhA beTA" Aja bAlA , teonA "prAcIna digambara-arvaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 32 ) ' cIna zvetAmbara ' nAmanA TrekaTamAM dekhIne kharekhara A lekhakane dayA Ave che. kharU kahu. te 'prAcIna digambara----avAcIna zvetAmbara ' A TrekaTa zu che ? khAlaceSTAonA bhaMDAra che. athavA ethI paNa bIjA zabdomAM kahuM teA AgradevatAja pustakarUpe prakaTa thayA che. huM nathI dhAratA ke koI paNa manuSya, ke jyenAmAM lagAra mAtra paNa yuktiprayuktine samajavAnI zakti che, athavA satyAsatyano vicAra karI zakavAnu sAmarthya che, te upayukta TrekaTane vAMcIne, tyenA lekhaka tarapha tiraskAranI draSTithI joyA vinA rahI zake ? ane teja vAtanA purAve! huM hamaNAMja thADe dUra jaine ApIza. khera ! A vAta upara vizeSa rAmakahANI cItaravAne huM badhAelA nathI. mArI mukhya pharaja athavA mukhya uddeza tA, zrImAn neminAtha pAMgalenu TrekaTa, kevuM yukti pramANa, zAstra pramANu ke itihAsa pramANathI dUra rahelu che ? teja batAvavAne che, ane teTalAja mATe hu' A lekhanA upakramane samApta karI, mhArA mUla uddeza upara AvuMchuM. 8 vato vyAghAta: 'nuM eka ghaNu Mja suMdara udAharaNa hune mi. pAMgalenA prAcina dhira-arvAcIna-zvetAzrvara ? nAmanA TrekaTanI zarUAtamAMthI maLI Ave che. mi. pAMgale kahe che keH-- huM sanAtana jaina dharmanA digambara ane zvetAmbara AmnAya paikI prAcIna phANu ? e prazna vAravAra ApaNI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (33) AgaLa AvatuM hovAthI, je te AmnAyavALA A praznane uttara pitAnAja AmnAya pramANe ApI chUTI jAya che, paNa khare paMtha kaye che ? digambara ke vetAmbara? ene pakSapAna rahita keI paNa javAba ApatA nathI. enuM kAraNa pitapatAnA paMtha mATene aMdha prema ja che." vaphata rAvata ne niyama A uparyukta vAkyamAM ke suMdara rIte lAgu paDe che, te ApaNe tapAsIe. pAMgale mahAzayanA uparyukta kathanathI e vAta sApha prakaTa thaI Ave che ke vetAba ke digambara, koI pakSapAta rahita javAba ApatA nathI." ane henuM kAraNa teo adha prema batAve che. arthAta "kavetAmbara-digambare bane aMdha premI che," A tene phalitArtha che. paraMtu A gaLa cAlatAM te teo lakhe che ke "muni vidyAvijayajIe vetAmbara prAcIna ke digambara ? e eka lekha lakhI pitAnA aMdha premanI parAkASTA karI che. " A lakhANathI spaSTa jaNAI Ave che ke-teo pite aMdha premIonI kalAsamAMthI pitAnuM nAma kamI karAvAnI ceSTA kare che. pahelAM te pote ja kahI gayA che ke-vetAmbare ane digambare banne aMdha premI che. paraMtu pAchaLathI "cana capati nA niyamane avalaMbI pitAne bacAva kare che. zuM koI paNa rIte teone bacAva thaI zake tema che? kadApi Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (34) nahi. kaI paNa azamAM teone bacAva te hAreja thaI zakate ke hAre hemaNe digabara ke vetAmbara, koInA paNa pakSamAM na paDI taTasthapaNe lekha lakhyuM hatuM, paraMtu hemAMnuM te kaMI paNa hemanA lekhamAM dekhAtuM ja nathI. kharUM jovA jaIe te aMdha premanI parAkASTAnI paNa parAkASTAe digambara bhAIo ja pahoMcelA che, ane te vAta teonA ThA AkSepe, vyartha jhaghaDAo tathA zvetAmbare pratyenI nidAja batAvI Ape che. vadhAre dura zA mATe jaIe? A TekaTaja lekhake kevI sabhyatAthI lakheluM che? te jevAthI sahaja anumAna thaI Ave che. ItihAsa pramANa, zAstra pramANe ke yukti pramANathI pitAnI prAcInatA siddha karI ApanArane "aMdha premanI parAkASTA karI che" Ama kahevAnuM sAhasa te, amArA digambara bhAIomAM prakhyAti pAmelA eDiTarAcArya mi. pAMgale mahAzaya sivAya bIjAmAM kaNDAMthI ja hoI zake? AgaLa cAlatAM teo lakhe che ke -"evaDe moTe prayatna karI DuMgara badI UMdaraja kADhaye che." huM nathI samajI zakato ke A kathanathI teoe pitAnI zI bahAdurI batAvI? lekhaka mahAzayanI bahAdurI ke uparyukta ukti lakhavAnuM caritArthapaNuM te hAreja lekhI zakAta ke mahArA lakhelA lekhanI yuktionuM aitihAsika, zAstrIya ke yukti dvArA khaMDana karyuM hatuM. atu! pAMgale mahAzaya AgaLa cAlatAM lakhe che ke - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 35 ) re je " digambara ane zvetAmbara bhAio je je bAbatAmAM maLatA hoya, te te bAbatamAM maLIne teoe vIraprabhunI kharI bhakti karavAnI che, A mata jAhera karanArA munie pharIthI A vAdamAM utaravuM, e navAi jevuM che. "" A teonu lakhANa, ApaNane tenA mananA abhiprAya cokhkhI rIte batAvI Ape che ke-- ame (digambara) game teTalu lakhIe, paNa hamAre ( zvetAmbaroe ) kaI lakhavuM nahi. ' kevA suMdara nyAya ? kevI suMdara jabaradastI ? kharekhara, A jabaradastI, aThThAuddInakhilajInI jabaradastIthI kai kamatA nathIja. have lakhavAnI cAlabAjImAM mi. pAMgale mahAzaye vizAradatA prApta karI hoya, emaja mAlUma paDe che. he niyama hamezAMne mATe potAnA upara lAgu paDatA AvyeA che, teja niyama zrImAne zvetAmbarA upara lagAyeA che. zrImAna lakhe che' ya: svamAvo tti yayAti sa niyaM kuttima; niyama to ThIka che, paraMtu tyenI mALA tA ApanA gaLAne zobhA de che. e zeAbhAthI zvetAmbarA haju bahu dUra che. e te. kharI vAta che ke--hene hevI dhUna lAgelI hoya, tyenI dRSTi te tarapha vadhAre vaLe che. zvetAmbarA purANAne nathI mAnatA, arthAt zvetAmbara zASAmAM purANa sa`jJAvALu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (36) kaI paNa zAstra cheja nahi, e vAta sArI Alama jANe che, te chatAM mi. pAMgale mahAzaya lakhe che ke - temaNe pitAnA purANamAMnI kathAnuM je je pradarzana karyuM che............ vAhakevuM Azcarya ? zuM A teonuM lakhavuM satya vAtanI TAMga teDavA barAbara nathI ke? mahAnubhAva! vetAmbare purANane pramANa nathI mAnatA, paraMtu mahAvIradevanA siddhAntane pramANa mAne che. AthI digambara bhAIene mhAre jaNAvavuM joIe ke-hevI rIte amArA (tAarenA) siddhAnta mahAvIdevakathita-gaNadhara racita mAnavAmAM Ave che, ane henA pramANamAM aMgAdinI vidyamAnatA batAvavAmAM Ave che, hevI ja rIte hamArAM zAstromAMthI, mahAvIra deve upadezelA ane gaNadharoe racelA, aMgomAM kaI paNa bhAga kADhI batAve, te huM hamane hAdika dhanyavAda ApyA vinA rahIza nahiM. ane je hemAMthI kaMI paNa bhAga na nikaLe te pachI mahArA prathamanA lekhamAM kahevA pramANe diga ara zAstra bilakula kahipata-navAM banelAM che, e vAta cokkasa rIte siddha thAya che. priya pAThaka! mi. pAMgale kahe che ke - "3, bhAMDArakarane huM pakSapAtI nathI, athavA muni vidyAvijayajIne huM dveSa karato nathI." zuM A teo satya kahe che? A vAta te vAMcaka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (37). tyahAreja sAcI mAnavAnuM sAhasa karate ke, hAre "aMdha premanI parAkASTA Adi dveSa sUcaka zabdonI pheja na dekhavAmAM AvatI. athavA te yuktionuM AlaMbana karIne ja pitAnuMja TrekaTa purUM karyuM hatuM. paraMtu te te zrImAnanA TekaTathI hajAre keza dUra gayuM che. eTale pachI lekhaka game tahevuM taTasthapaNuM batAve, parantu henuM phaLa sivAya hAsyAspada, bIjuM kaMIja hoI zake nahiM. emAM te kaMI mInamekha jevuM cheja nahi ke "he prAcIna che te prAcIna ja raheze-kahevAze, ane he arvAcIna che, tene mAthe arvAcInatAno Topale rahevAne. pachI bhale arvAcIna digambare, prAcIna tAmbara mUtione pitAnI banAvavA mATe tIrthasthAnamAM jhagaDA kare, ane pitAna, dravyanuM pANI kare, tema karavAthI digambara bhAIonI khIcaDI kadApi pakavAnI nathI. have bahu dayA Ave che ke-mi. pAMgale mahAzaye pitAnA TeTanA pAMcamA pRSThamAM A saMbaMdhI be cAra AMsu pADI pitAnA hRdayanI javALA bahAra kADhI che. jahe cAlabAjI, teo pitAnI anubhave che, te vAtanA bAjIgara teoe vetAbane gaNyA che; parantu ThIka che, svabhAvamAM paNa eka vilakSaNa sA. marthya rahela che. te paNa mahAre digaMbara bhAIo pratye jaNAvavuM joIe ke-"bhAIo! briTiza tejanA ajavALAmAM muSTA muSTi ke kezAzithI kaMI vaLavAnuM nathI. jahevI rIte kavetAmbara AcAryoe, te te tIrthonAM varNane, pitAnA granthamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (38) karelAM, jAhera karavAmAM Ave che, hevI ja rIte hRme paNa evA prAcIna purAvAothI, te tIrthomAM pitAnuM svatva prakAzita kare, te khuzInI sAthe hemAM 9mAre haka paNa lakhI zakAya, paraMtu majAne mAla dekhI mAlika banI besavAnI keziza karavI, e te sarAsara, sabhya purUSane achAjatuMja vartana gaNI zakAya. mi. pAMgale mahAzayanuM "Akhare cAra aMgrejone AdhAra ApIne paNa temane lekha pUre thaye nahiM" A lakhavuM paNa bilakula behadUja mAlUma paDe che kemake mi. pAMgale kevala 3. bhAMDArakaranA vicArane vedavAkya mAnI, nahiM prAcInatAne prAcI. natA siddha karavA lAgI paDyA, te pachI he cAra pAzcAtya vidvAnonA abhiprAya TAMkI batAvI satya vAtane prakAzita karI, hemAM mi. pAMgalene cuMka AvI, e paNa teonI asahya prakatija batAvI Ape che. buddhimAna ane satyapriya manuSya AvI rIte daDA revAmAM bahAdurI nathI samajatA, paraMtu hAmAnI yuktionuM khaMDana karavAmAM ja bahAdurI samaje che, ane te anusAra mi. pAMgale mahAzaye mahArA ApelA cAra pAzcAtyavidvAnonA abhiprAyanuM khaNDana karyuM hatuM, te janasamAjamAM teo jarUra prazaMsAne pAtra nivaData. have pagale mahAzaye karelA viSaya pravezanuM avalokana 'karIe. mi. mAMgale mahAzaye viSayapraveza karatAM eka yukti ApI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 32 ) "eTalA mATe digambara leka ( constrvative ) mULa rivAjane vaLagI rahenArA ane zvetAmbara leka (liberal) sudhArA vadhArA karanArA che ema kahevAmAM kAMi vAMdheA nathI. pahelethIja teo ( liberal ) svataMtratAne cahAtA hAvAthI temaNe deza-kALa ane samaya anusAra ghaNAja jaladI sudhArA potAnAmAM dAkhala karyA che." A vAtathI te ema kahevA mAMge che ke--'nagnapaNe rahI zakAyu nahi tyAre munIe vastra paheravAM, evA sudhArA karyA,' hemAM te pramANa Ape che ke--vetAmbarA paradegamana, nyApAramAM sAhasa, granthA chapAvavA vigere kAryo karatA jAya che, temaja pAThazALAe, hAIskula, pAMjarApALa vigere kAryA samayAnusAra karatA jAya che. keTalu badhu Azcaya ? vidyApracArane mATe, dharma pracArane mATe, zvetAmbaro kaipaNa udyama kare che, te tethI tyenA AdhAra lai pAMgale mahAzaya kahe che ke-- vastra paheravAnA paNa sudhArA karyAM.' AthI aklanI sImA bIjI kaI hoI zake ? pahelAM te| zvetAmbarA e pramANe mAnatAja nathI, te chatAM te lakhe che ke zvetAmbarA e pramANe kabUla kare che huM pUchu chuM ke-zvetAmbarAnA kayA granthamAM e pramANe lakhyuM che ? te batAvaze ke ? mhane kahevAghA ke, di sudhArA tarapha dekhavAmAM AvatuM hoya te zuM digambara AcAryaM sudhArA karatA nathI AvyA ? je sudhArA zvetAmbarAnA batAvyA, teja sudhArA > Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 40 ) athavA kahA ke kAryeA, digambara sampradAyamAM zuM nathI thavA pAmyAM ? ane hevIja rIte tethI AgaLa vadhIne juo-pahele pahela digambara sAdhue nagna ( mAtAnA peTamAMthI nikaLyA hevAja ) dhUmatA hatA. thAra bAda eka laMgoTI rAkhavAno sudhArA karyA. thAra bAda morapIMchIthI alaMkRta thayA ane tethI AgaLa vadhIne kamaDala vigere paNa uThAvavA lAgyA. tA A badhA sudhArA zuM, sudhArAnI dAdI nahi ke? ethI paNu AgaLa vadhIne batAvuM teA, digambara sAdhuone pAMca samitinu pAlana karavA mATe pratilekhana vigerenI paNa vidhie teonA AcAryAe batAvI ke he vidhienA ullekha huM mhArA prathamanA lekhamAM 'jJAnArNava'nA leAkA TAMkI batAvI ApI che. jamhAre digambara sAdhuone sarvathA nAgAja rahevAnuM atALyu hatuM, ane hemAM lagAra paNa mIna mekha jevA pheraphAra nhAtA thayA, teA pachI zA mATe zubhacandrAcAya ema batAvate ke--je muni zayyA, Asana, upadhAna, zAstra ane upakaraNa divase helAM sArI rIte joIne arthAt vAravAra pratilekhana karIne yatnapUrvaka grahaNa karatA, tathA teja pramANe karI pRthvI upara mUke che, te avikala ( pUrNa ) AdAna nikSepaNA samiti pALe che. " AvIja rIte amRtacadrasUrie paNa 'tAvArthasAra' nAmanA granthamAM digambara sAdhuone eSaNAsamiti' mATe paNa kahyuM che keH. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "piNDaM tathopadhi zayyAmudgamotpAdanAdinA / sAdho zodhayataH zuddhA hyeSaNAsamitirbhavet // 5 // | (saMtarA.) artha-piNDane, upadhine ane zayyAne je udgama- utpAdanA deSa vaDe karIne zodhe che. zuddha kare che, hene eSaNA samiti zuddha thAya che. vaLI e paNa juo, grantha lakhavAnuM kAma paNa digambaree zvetAmbara pahelAM ja prAraMvyuM che, eTale ke tAmbarenA grantha lakhavAnA kALa pahelAne, digambarane grantha lekhana kALa che. - have batAve, A badhA sudhArA nahiM te bIjuM zuM kahI zakAya ? ane hAre emaja che te pachI he Apa teo vetAmbarenA mAthe mUke che, teja Apa zuM digambarane zira nathI AvI zake ? bezaka! Ave che. paraMtu kharUM che, kepaga nIcene dAvAnaLa koNa jue che? vAstavika jovA jaIe te ApaNane spaSTa mAlUma paDe che ke-hArathI zivabhUtie abhimAnathI nagna vRtti dhAraNa karI, tyahArathI vakhatanA rahevA sAthe digambarAcAryo dina-pratidina pitAnA AcAra-vicAromAM pheraphAra karatA gayA che. ane henuM kAraNa eja hovuM joIe ke nagnapaNe rahevAthI, sabhya jagat ApaNane agra gaNaze, ApaNane asabhyanI gaNatrImAM gaNuM kADhaze, ApaNa arvAcIShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (42 ) natA jahevIne hevI kAyama raheze, ane ApaNI prAcInatAnI pipuDI keIpaNa sAMbhaLaze nahiM, mATe ApaNe paNa prAcIna vetAmbaranI mAphaka AcAra-vicAra rAkhIzuM te ApaNe prAcInatAne jhaMDe, jahema phAvaze tema pharakAvI zakIzuM." basa; Aja vicArathI teoe dhIre dhIre pitAnI TAMga pasAravI zarU karI. AgaLa cAlatAM pAMgale mahAzaya lakhe che ke - "pahelAM zrI mahAvIra tIrthakara sudhI uMcI zreNInA jainamuni nircantha, nagna, digambara hatA." Ane mATe teo kalpasUtranuM pramANa Ave che. bhalA ! A paNa ajJAna lekanI AMkhe pATA bAMdhavAne IrAde nahiM, te bIjuM zuM kahI zakAya ? kalpasUtra' nI aMdara keIpaNa sthaLe "nircanthane ane "nagnane eka kaTimAM gaNavAmAM AvyAja nathI, ema huM dAvA sAthe kahI zakuM chuM. kalpasUtra te zuM? keIpaNa kavetAmbara granthamAM "nagna ne artha "nigrantha" ke "nircanthane artha "nagna hoI zake ja nahiM. yadi pAMgale mahAzaya sapramANa siddha karI Ape te huM teone hArdika dhanyavAda ApuM. sakhedAzcaya ne viSaya che ke--"nigrantha" ane "nagna ane bheda he, mahArA prathamanA lekhamAMja samajAvavA mATe keziza karyA chatAM mi. pAMgale, hene bheda hajI sudhI samajI zakyA nahiM, ane kadAcit samajyA chatAM paNa "mahArUM teja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 43 ) sAcu'' jevuM rAkhatA hoya, teA pachI, hu teA zuM ? brahmA paNu tene samajAvavA mATe samatha thai zake kharA ke ? hara gija nahi. '' huM mhArA prathamanA lekhamAM sApha sApha batAvI gayAchuM ke pahelAM te samagra jaina sAdhuonuM nAmaja 'nigrantha ' hatu, ane hene mATe eka paTTAvalInuM paNa pramANa ApyuM che ke - 'zrIsudharmasvAminosTa sugIna yAvad nirgranthA sAdhavo SnagArA ityAdi sAmAnyArthAbhidhAyinyAkhyA''sIt ' arthAt--nigrantha ? zabdathI sAdhu-anagAra kahela che, kaMi ninthano artha 'nAgA' e pramANe karavAmAM AvyeA nathI." A pramANe sApha bheda khatAvavA chatAM paNu, mahAzaya nigrantha, nagna-digambara e zabdone ekaja jhADanA phaLa rUpe matAve che, zuM A tenI akkalano namUno nathI ? have mi. pAMgale mahAzaya potAnA TrekaTanA sAtamA pejamAM zvetAmbara bhAionI vicAra bhUla ' khatAvatAM be udAharaNA Ape che. eka hAIskulanuM, ane bIjI grejayueTana. e Tale ke hAiskula kahevAthI sAta dhAraNa sudhI zikSaNa ApanArI vidyAlaya samajavI, ane grejyueTa kahevAthI meTrIkayulezana, prIviasa, inTaramIjIeTa badhI parIkSA tenI aMdara AvI gai. haeNvIMja rIte digambara kahIe eTale vastradhAraNanI sAmAnya zreNithI te vastra cheDatAM sudhInI eTale diga ' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (44) ara thatA sudhImAM, badhI zreNIone hemAM samAveza thAya che. aMtima sAdhya je nagnasthiti che, tene jainoe "digambara evuM nAma ApyuM che." A pramANe teo phalitArtha kADhe che. mahane to lAge che ke-pAMgale mahAzaye pitAnI sArI buddhine vyaya A uparanAM be daSTAntamAMja karI dIdhuM che. pahelAM te mahAre batAvavuM joIe ke-mi. pAMgale "nagnAvasthA " ne uMcI pAyarI gaNe che, eja hemaNe satya vAtane ziracheda karelo che. evuM kayA zAstramAM lakhyuM che ke nagnAva sthA uMcI hada che? amArUM te haju paNa kahevuM che ke-"sthavirakalpa" ane "jIvana " evA be ka varNavelA che, e be kapamAM paNa sthavirakalpaja mukhya gaNele che. je janakala ja uttama hatA te zA mATe "jInaka9pamAM rahelA munione kevaLa. jJAna na thavuM joIe ? mhAre thatuM te nathI. ethI cokakasa siddha thAya che ke- jInakaka5" avasthA eTalI uttama nathI ke, heTalI sthavirakalpa avasthA uttama che. - mi. pAMgale A sthaLe mahAvIra svAminuM daSTAnta Ape che, paraMtu teo mahA bhUla kare che. kemake mahAvIra svAmI kalpAtIta hatA. kapAtI tenI sAthe sAmAnya vyaktione ghaTAvavI sarvathA anucita che. ane je temaja hoya te mahAvIra svAmIe te koI gurU paNa kahetA dhAryA, te zuM AjakAlanA munio paNa teonuM anukaraNa karavA lAgI jaze? tIrthakarane te heve atizayaja che ke-teo vasvarahita hovA chatAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 5 ) paNa, kAi hevI avasthAmAM dekhatA nathI. Aja kAla koi pAMgale mahAzayanA nagnagurU bajAramAM nikaLe ane teone tIrthaMkaranI mAkaeN, nagnAvasthAmAM koI na dekhe teA vidyAvijaya, tIthaMkaranu Apelu hRSTAnta sAcu mAnavAne mATe taiyAra che. A vAtane teo kema bhUle che ke-digaccharonA mAnavA pramANe te tIrthaMkarone tA bahira`ga-yatiliganA abhAvaja tAnyeA che. juo hene mATe ' pravacanasAra ' nI vRttimAM kahyuM che keHn vidyate liMgAnAM dharmadhvajAnAM grahaNaM yasyeti bhiraMgattininAmA sthati " AthI e siddha che ke jInezvarAne ahirA yatiliganA abhAvaja che. - e te kharUM che ke--jeo sthavira kalpamAM hatA, te amuka samayane mATe ' jInakalpa' avasthA svIkAratA hatA, 52ntu te zA mATe? tapasyA karIne potAnAM cIkaNAM karmone mRdu khanAvavA mATe. parantu tethI te avasthA uttamaja hatI, ema te hatuM nahi. hene mATe A ekaja dRSTAnta basa thaze. dhAro ke be umedavArA * meTrIkayulezana 'nI parIkSA A pavAnA che, hemAM eke vizeSa mahenata na karI ane uttIrNatA prApta karI, jhAre bIjAe atyanta parizrama karIne keTalIka mudate uttINatA prApta karI che, teA tethI pelA vadhAre mahenata karIne pAsa thaelA umedavAra uttama che, ema kAi paNa buddhimAn kabUla karI zakeja nahi. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja daSTAnta sthavirakalpa ane janakalpa e avasthAe upara ghaTAvIe. eka sAdhute sthavira kalapamAM rahIne ja potAnuM ISTasAdhana kare che, mhAre eka bIje sAdhu janakalpamAM jaI keTalIka tapasyAo vigere karI Ave che, tyAre kAlAntare chetAnuM ISTa sAdhana kare che, te tethI te janakalpa avasthAvALe sAdhu vadhAre zreSTha che, ema te kaI divasa kahI zakAya nahiM. hAM ! sthaviraka65 avasthAmAM kevala jJAna na thatAM, jInakalpa avasthAmAM ja kevalajJAna thatuM hatuM, te bezaka ! te avasthAne uttama mAnavAnuM eka kAraNa hatuM. paraMtu te te kaI cheja nahiM, eTale janakalpa avasthAne zreSThatama mAnavuM bhUlabhareluM che. janakalpa avasthAmAM kevalajJAna nathI thatuM, hene mATe utta . PrNUtravRtti, tathA pravacanasADhAvRtti vigeremAM lakhyuM che ke;-"tana jevAkimAvAo" arthAt te ja nmamAM kevalajJAnane pratiSedha hovAthI mukti thatI nathI. have mi. pAMgale mahAzaye ApelA eja grejayueTa ane hAiskulanA daSTAntane ucita rIte ghaTAvIe. bezaka, grejyueTa kahevAthI meTIkayulezana, prIviasa ane InTaramI eTa A badhI parIkSAo AvI jAya che, ane hAI kula kahI eTale sAta dhoraNa sUdhI zikSaNa ApanArI vi. ghAlaya samajavI," parantu A banne daSTAnta kaI kaI avasthAemAM mukavA joIe, temAM mi. pAMgale mahAzaye bhUla khAdhI che. arthAt pagale mahAzaya, grejyueTa sthAnApanna ane hAIShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (47 ) kula sthAnApanna janakalpa avasthAne gaNe che, paraMtu A evI ja bhUla che, jahevI divasane rAta kahevAnI bhUla. teja be daSTAntane ulaTAvavAthI vAMcakane henI yathAsthita avasthA jaNAI Avaze. grejyueTa ane hAIskulanA sthAnApanna, virakalpane gaNavo joIe. hAre tethI nIcA darajajAmAM jInakalpane gaNave joIe. e kharUM che ke-grejyueTa avasthAne uMce darajajo gaNavAnuM kAraNa e che ke henI aMdara, nInI kalAso karatAM jJAna adhika hoya che. hAiskulane uMcA darajajAnI skUla gaNavAnuM kAraNa e che ke-henI aMdara adhika jJAna ane pAya che. hevIja rIte sthaviraka9pa ane janakalpa e be avasthAomAM tenI aMdara jJAna adhika maLatuM hoya tahene zA mATe uMce darajo ne gaNavuM joIe? bezaka gaNavA joIe. ane hAre emaja nizcaya thayuM te pachI, te anusAra te virakalpaja uMce darajaje eTale grejyueTa avasthA che. ane janakalpa, tethI nIcenI avasthA eTale halake darajaje che. kemake sthavira kampanI aMdara cAdapUrva sudhInuM jJAna hoya che, hAre janakalpamAM vadhAremAM vadhAre kaMIka nyUna daza pUrva jeTaluM zratajJAna thAya che. hene mATe juo vizeSAphicavAmAnya" pRSTha 14nI cethI lAInamAM lakhyuM che ke - ___" jinakalpikasya tAvajaghanyato navamasya pUrvasya tRtIyamAcAravastu, utkarSatastvasampUrgAni dazapUrvANi zrutaM bhavati" hevI ja rIte kevalajJAna paNa jInaka9pa avasthAmAM ja na thatAM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (48 ). vikalpa avasthAmAM ja thAya che. vigere dareka rItithI rathavikalpa avasthA, janakalpa avarathA karatAM sarvathA uce daraje che, emAM lagAra paNa mI mekha jevuM nathI. AgaLa cAlatAM mi. pAMgale dazamA pRSThamAM "kalpasUtramAM digambara mATeno purAvo" mahAvIra svAmInuM nAma laI Ape che. paratu he javAba te huM pahelAM ja ApI gaye chuM ke-mahAvIrasvAmI kalpAtIta che, mATe teonI sAthe anya sAmAnya vyaktine ghaTADI zakAya nahiM. agIyAramA pRSThamAM pAMgalekha kahe che ke--" kAraNa ke mane hAmuni thatI vakhate mahAvIra digambara thayA hatA." bilakula jUThI vAta che. mahAmuni thatI vakhate mahAvIra svAmIe digambara vRtti dhAraNa karI ja nahotI. "ekavarSathI adhika teoe deva duSya vastra rAkhyuM hatuM ! A vAtane pagale mahAzaya kema bhUlI jAya che? mahAvIra svAmI te zuM? dareka tIrthakara dikSA grahaNa vakhate vastra rAkhe che, te mATe vizeSAvatha nI TIkAnA 1022mA pRSThamAM lakhyuM che ke - dave vi vidrA vijayA vinavA varavIf " arthAt ce vize tIrthakara eka vastra sAthe nikaLe che AthI adhika pramANu mi. pAMgale mahAzaya zuM mAgaze ? vAMcakee joyuM haze ke-mahArA prathamanA lekhamAM mahe zivapurANanA 21 mA adhyAyananA cAra kaleke, jahenI aMdara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (29) zvetAmbara jaina sAdhuonuM varNana karavAmAM AveluM che, TAMkI batAvI tAmbaranI prAcInatAne puSTa karela che. A zlokamAM ApeluM varNana, "vetAmbara sAdhuonuM nahiM, digambara sAdhuonuM che ema kahevAnI kaMI paNa bArI teone na maLI, hAre zrImAne eka bIjIja karata ubhI karI. ane te eja ke zivapurANane ja arvAcIna batAvI ApyuM. henI puSTImAM teoe "Aryadharma' nAmanA mAsika pustakamAM AvelA purAvA raju karyA che. | vAMcakee A viSayane lagAra bArIkAIthI vAMco. mi. pAMgale mahAzaye he purAvAnA utArA ApyA che, hemAne pahele A che -- (1) pirANika maMDaLIe jenalanA Adi ane uttara purANa mAphaka aDhAra purANa ane aDhAra upapurANo banAvyAM." A prathama purAvA upara ApaNe e vicAra karavAne che kevetAmbaremAM Adi ke uttara purANa che nahiM, digambara A. manAyamAM che, eTale emAM to kaMI kahevA jevuM cheja nahiM ke, mi. pAMgale mahAzayanA kahevA pramANe pirANika maMDaLIe digambara purANonuM anukaraNa karyuM che. have henI uparanA parAmAM te zrImAna sApha kathana karI gayA che ke "kAraNa ke arvAcIna purANa kartAoe jainadharmanuM varNana karatAM kaMI kaMI tAbara sAdhunuM ja varNana karyuM che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com rAvA uparANa che dha cheja * Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 50 ) A upara ApaNane e samIkSA karavAnA avakAza maLe che ke yadghi dvigambaronA purANeAnuM anukaraNa karI taiArANika maMDaLIe purANeAnI racanA karI hoya, te zA mATe teo jaina dharmanA ullekha karatAM zvetAmbara sAdhuonu ja va na kare ? teAne tA digambara sAdhuonu ja varNana karavAnA prasaga rahelA che, kemake digambarAnAja purANeAnI mAphaka (pAMgalenA kahevA pra mANe) teo racanA kare che. AthI mi. pAMgale mahAzayanA kathana anusAraja e siddha thAya che ke pArANika ma'DaLIe digamba nAM Adi ane uttarapurANanI mAphka racanA nathI karI, pratyuta digambAeja, te pArANika maDaLInAM racelAM purANA uparathI racanA karI che. Aryadharma' mAsikanA he utArA pAMgale mahAzaye ApyA che, tyenA bIjo utArA ema kahe che ke~ "bhAja rAjAnI pachI doDhasA varSe vaiSNava matanA prArabha thayA. kajara jAtamAM zaDha kApa manuSya pedA thayA. teNe A matanA thoDAka pracAra karyo. pachI caDALakuLanA munivAhana ane yavanakuLanA yAvanAcArya thayA, temaNe A mata phelAvavA ghaNIja khaTapaTa karI. pachI cothA brAhmaNa kuLanA rAmAnuja thayA, teNe A mata ghaNaiAja phelAye. zaivAe ziva purANu vigere banAvyAM.' khera ! A badhI rAmAyaNanI ApaNane kai paNa jarUra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (pI. ) nathI. paraMtu hAre e vicArathI dUra bhAgavuM na joIe ke-- praNava matane prAraMbha hAre thayo?' - "Aryadharma ne he utAre upara TAMkavAmAM AvyA che, tyenI aMdarathI mananA tarage sivAya, vaiSNavadharmanI arvAcInatAnA saMbaMdhamAM kaI paNa pramANa ApaNe meLavI zaktA nathI. ema paNa batAvavAmAM nathI AvyuM ke teo A vAtane zA AdhAre lakhe che ? te pachI eka mAsika pustakanI aMdara AvI kalpanA AvI, tethI hene sAcI mAnI levAnuM sAhasa, mi. pagale sivAya bIjuM keNa karI zake? hAM ! henI aMdara koI prabaLa pramANa ApyuM hatuM te bezaka ! thoDA vakhatane mATe henI samIkSA karavAne prasaMga levAnI jarUra paDate, parantu ThIka che, mane A prasaMge eka misAla ( dInta ) yAda Ave che. eka vakhate eka bAdazAhe pitAnA nekarene kahyuM - jUo, ziyALI rAtre kema rUdana kare che, nekaree kahyAM mahArAja ! te ziyALI rAtre TADhe mare che, kemake teonI pAse kaMI vastra nathI. bAdazAhe kahyuM, ThIka ! Aje dazahajAra rajAIo kharIdI, darekane eka eka ApI deje. nekaree kahyuM -bahu sArUM hajUra! AjJA pramANe thaI jaze." nekare jANe che ke-A bAdazAhanI bevakUphI che, paraMtu zA mATe teo kharI vAta bAdazAhane samajAve? hemAM te pitAnAja manamedaka uDavAnA hatAne ! basa, eja daSTAnta mi. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) pAMgale mahAzayanA viSayamAM ghaTe che. pAMgale mahAzaya ema te sahaja samajI zakyA haze ke- Aryadharma " nA purAvA bilakula binapAyAdAra ane pramANa vinAnAja che. paraMtu pAkake jANatA haze ke-bhAvatuM hoya ne vaidya kahe, te pachI zA mATe khuzI thavAmAM na Ave ? teja pramANe pAMgale mahAzaye te A pramANane pitAnI prAcInatA siddha karavAnuM nAva te zuM? eka heTa sTImara ja samajI lIdhI. A prasaMge vaiSNava sampradAya, Ajane nahi paratu lagabhaga be hajAra varSothI pahelAne' che, A vAtane siddha kara. nAra eka neTa " julAI, sa. 1913 nI " a"mAM nika LI che, hene kicita bhAga ahiM uta karUM chuM - " rUrI nA zAno, vetavA navI prazna vare TI ghara " rAjana' nApA rattama vara hai phula para eka ati prAcIna lekha utkIrNa hai, jo pahale seMdurase DhakA huaathaa| isakA bhAvArtha yaha hai:-- ___ "yaha vAsudevakA garuDadhvaja viSNubhakta hIliyo DArasa (Heliodaras) thI gAjJAse rAjA | ra6 vara marthAta prA (Jonian greek) thA | " 3je pitta nAma vita (Dion) thA vaha takSazikA (rApiug ) radda vAchA thA | pAnA naMDhIDa (Antalkidas) I vana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 53 ) (Ionian greek) TUra thA, pratinidhi phora vada nA mAnabhdrke pAsa usake rAjyake cauthe sAlamaM aayaathaa| * * ___ isa zilAlekhase yaha bhI siddha hai ki-vaiSNavasampadAya, koI navIna kalpanA nahIM, parantu do hajAra varSoM se bhI vaha vija purAnI hai" A uparanA sapramANa lekhathI vAMcake joI zakayA haze ke vaiSNava saMpradAya arvAcIna che ema kahevAne ja ghaTATopa mi. pAMgale mahAzaye karela che, te sarAsara jaThe ane binapAyedAra che. teonA ghaTATope kharekhara "DhamaDhola mAhe pila" nI nakala karI che, hAre emaja che te pachI teonuM "vAstavika rIte "A purANa nahIM, paNa navIna grantha che,"... .. ItyAdi kathana, satya vAtanuM khUna karanAraja che, ema kahevuM koI paNa rIte ayukti bhareluM kahI zakAze nahi. mahene atyanta Azcarya utpanna thAya che ke-he pioInTane javAba he mahArA prathamanA lekhamAM bakhUbI Ape che, teja piInTane jhaMDo mi. pAMgale mahAzaye pitAnA TekaTamAM uThAvela che. zuM teoe pAnAM bharavAmAM ja prAcInatA mAnI lIdhI haze ke? khera, game te ho, mahAre te kAraNane javAnI kaMI paNa jarUra nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 14 ) mahAbhAratAnA jye phakarAno javAba mhe' mhArA lekhamAM ApyA che te A cheH " sAdhayAmastAvadityuktvA prAtiSThatottaGkaste kuNDale gRhIvAsosor pathi nagnaM kSapaNaka pAgacchantaM muhurmupurdRzyamAnamadRzyamAnaM ca " have A vAkayamAM '!' zabda dekhavAthIja digambarA - tAnI prAcInatA siddha karavA prayatna kare che. parantu huM pahelAM nAja lekhamAM batAvI gayA chuM ke-jInakalpIsAdhu te vakhate mAdaja hatAM ane A prasa`ga te jInakalpI sAdhue mATenA che. digambaro nagna" zabdathI digambara sAdhune gaNe che, pa rantu A meATI bhUla che. he vyAsajIe zivapurANamAM vetAmbara sAdhuonuM varNana karyuM che, te mahAbhAratamAM digambara sAdhuenu varNana kare, te sa`bhavI zakeja nahi, kemake te samayamAM te dvigambaranuM nAma nizAna paNa nhotu. khera ! A upara bIjo paNa eka vicAra udbhave cheH---- te samayamAM sAdhumAtrane paNuka kahevAmAM AvatA hatA. jhAre kSapaNaka kahevAthIja sAdhunA edha thaI jAya che, te pachI 'nana' zabda ApavAnI zI jarUra hatI? nagna vizeSaNa Apyu che, tethIja meM siddha thAya che ke-te vakhate vastradhArI munie avazya hatA. hAre sthavira kalpI ' ane 'jInakalpI' A be avasthA zvetAmbarAnI mAnyatA pramANe siddhaja Thare che, emAM lagAra mInimakha jahevuM rahetuM nathI. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (55) have mi. pAMgale mahAzayanI eka aura karatUta tapAsIe. mi pagale mahAzaya, pRi 13 mAM hindudharmazAstra bhAgavatane eka purAve ApI, pitAnI prAcInatA siddha karavAmAM phUlyA samAtA nathI. paraMtu teo e vAtane kahu samaje che ke huM A purA ApavAmAM keTalI bhUla karuM chuM? teonI bhUla huM batAvuM, te pahelAM, hemaNe Apelo bhAgavatane phakara ahiM uddhata kare ucita samajuM chuM. te phakara A che - "evamanuzAsthAtmanAnsvayamanuziSTAnapi lokAnuzAyanArtha mahAnubhAvaH paramasuhRd bhagavAnRSabhopadeza upazamazIlAnAM uparatakarmaNAM mahAmunInAM bhaktijJAna-vairAgyalakSaNaM pAramahaMsyadharmamupazikSyamANaH svatanayazatajyeSThaM paramabhAgavataM bhagavajjanaparAyaNaM bharataM dharaNipAlanAyAbhiSicya svayaM bhavanaravorvaritazarIramAtraparigraha unmatta iva gaganaparidhAnaH prakIrNakeza AtmanyAropitAhavanIyo brhmvrtaatyvtraaj|" - have A uparyukta kathanamAM Avela " jina" zarU bdane AgaLa dharI, teo ema kahevA mAge che ke "RSabhadeva gaganarUpI vastrane dhAraNa karI arthAt digambara banIne pitAnA kartavyane vicAra karatA brahmavartamathI nikaLI paDayA." zuM A tenI yukti kaI paNa prakAranA mahatvane sthApita kare che? haragija nahiM. jaheze mAla-khajAnAne choDa, putraparivArane che, ane sArA rAjyapAne che, henA mATe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (56) eka vastra "gagana paridhAna rUpaja lekhAya, te hemAM zuM A zcarya ? huM pahelAMja batAvI gayo chuM ke- va vavazreja niyA livara 23ghela' arthAta vIze tIrthaMkare eka deva dU sahita sAdhu avasthA svIkAra kare che. to AvuM eka deva daya mAtra hovAthI teone "gaganaparidhAna' evuM vizeSaNa ApavAthI, kaMI ema na kahI zakAya ke teoe nagnAvasthA rIkArI. vyavahAramAM paNa ApaNe joIe chIe ke-hema keI mANasa kevala dhotIyuM paherIne nadImAM utaryo hoya, paraMtu te emaja kahe che ke-bhAI ! mahAre nadI utaravA mATe badhAM vastro kADhI nAkhavAM paDayAM. hevIja rIte koI mANase dhobIne vastra chevA ApyA hoya, ane je ke hene paheravAne amuka vastro heya che, paNa te tagAda (ugharANI) karatI vakhate emaja kahe che ke-bhAI ! kapaDAM jaladI Ape, ughADA pharavuM paDe che. A eka vyAvahArika bhASA che. tethI ema siddhAnta kAThI levAne nathI ja ke teo nArAja phare che. ane hevIja rIte kaSabhadeva jevA rAjarAjezvara, sAdhu avasthA svIkAra kare ane teonI pAse eka deva Sya mAtra hoya, te teone mATe "gaganaparidhAna " kahevuM lagAra mAtra paNa khoTuM nathI. AjakAla paNa juo-keI sAdhu thAya che, tyAre hene mATe ke emaja kahe che ke dhanya che, phalANAne chekare badhuM choDI sAdhu thaI gaye." AthI zuM he duniyAbharanI cIjo cheDI dIdhI ? badhuM " kahevAthI khAvuM-pIvuM-besavuM-uThavuM-suvuM-ghe muhapattiShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (57 ) pAtra-vastrA ane zarIra vigerene paNa tyAga karI dIdho? kadApi nahiM. DAre " gaganaparidhAna' zabdathI " nagnAvasthAne svIkAra " kahenAra mi. pAMgale mahAzayanI buddhine mubArakabAdI ApyA vinA kema rahI zakAya ? A sivAya uparyukta bhAgavatanA phakarAmAM AvelA paramahaMsa dharma ne artha pagale mahAzaye brekeTamAM "digambaramata' karyo che, paraMtu A kayA kezanI TAMga teDI, e batAvyuM hatuM te vadhAre sAruM hatuM. A parAmarza uparathI vAMcake samajI gayA haze ke-mi. pAM gale mahAzayane kaI skUla yukti, pitAnI prAcInatAnA viSayamAM nathI maLI AvI, tyAre teoe '' zabdanI ke "nagna arthane kahevAvALA zabdonI ja DADhI khIMcavAmAM, potAnA samayane vyaya karyo jaNAya che. "buddhine vyaya karyo che ema kahe. vAnuM sAhasa huM te karI zakuM ja nahi; kemake "nagna arthane kahevAvALA zabdane zodhI kADhavAmAM buddhine eTalI takalIpha nathI paDatI, heTalI ke yuktionuM khaNDana karavAmAM yA navAM pramANene zodhI kADhavAmAM paDe che. A te zuM ? bhAgavatanA saMbaMdhamAM te huM bIjuM paNa prabala pramANa ApavAne samartha thAuM chuM. prastuta bhAgavata vyAsajInuM nahi, paraMtu arvAcIna padeva nuM banAveluM che, ema "purANa tattvaprakAzamAMthI maLI Ave che. purANa tavaprakAzanA prathama bhAganA dazamA pRSThamAM lakhyuM che ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (58) " isake uparAnta jJAnezvara mizrane jo gItAkI TIkA banAI hai usameM unhoMne 1272 zakAbdameM hemAdrikA honA siddha kiyA hai / aura unhIMka samayameM paNDita bopadevajI hue, jinoMne rAjA saciva hemAdiko bhAgavata sunAi thI / isase pratyakSa prakaTa hotA hai ki-bhAgavatako bane bahuna thoDe dina hue|" , "purANatattva prakAza nA kartA to bhAgavatane ja arvAcIna gaNe che, kahe, have mi. pAMgale mahAzaya, zivapurANanA daSTAntanI mAphaka Ane paNa sAcuM nahiM mAne ke ? amAre mATe te bhAgavatanA saMbaMdhamAM banne yuktio lAbhadAyaka che, paraMtu digambara bhAIo, bhAgavatanA uparyukta vAkyane uddhata karI, aDhI cAvalanI khIcaDI pakAvavA koziza kare che, te te kaI rIte siddha thAya tema cheja nahi. mi. pAMgale mahAzaye pitAnA TekaTanA paMdaramA pRSThamAM, pitAnI prAcInatA siddha karavAne mATe eka jabaradasta pramANa ApyuM che, kharekhara A pramANe te duniyAbharanA pramANonA kAna kApI lIdhA. jo ke A teonA pramANanA badalAmAM te te TrekaTanA vAMcanArAoe svayaM vAMcatI vakhate pAMgale mahAzayanI akkalanI parIkSA karI lIdhI haze; te paNa hAre te hene javAba Apavo ja joIe. pAMgale mahAzaya kahe che ke -"karUThI joIe te jenanA deva nAgA" e vAta badhA bhAratavAsIonI jANamAM che........... Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 10 ) zvetAmbaranA deva je na hetA, te lokamAM kahevAtI rUDhI kayAMthI AvI?" TUMkAmAM javAba te eTale ja heI zake ke-A rUDhI AvI digambarenA deva nAgA dekhyA hothI. evuM keNa kahI zake keA rUDhI kavetAmbarenA deva nAgA hatA, te uparathI AvI? tA mbarenA deva nAgA hatA paNa nahiM, ane e paNa nahiM. ane je A rUDhI katAbanA deva uparathI ja pracalita thaI haya, te hAre kahevuM joIe ke-vetAmbarenA maMdiramAM jatAM anya darzanIo acakAya che, ke digambaranA maMdiramAM jatAM? henI tapAsa kare. tapAsa zI karavI che, banArasa-lakhanai vigere sthaLoe DAre digambaranI rathayAtrA nikaLe che, tyahAre henI aMdara koIpaNa hindudharmAnuyAyI zAmela thatuM nathI, eTaluM ja nahiM paraMtu maheM pratyakSa e vAtane anubhava karyo che ke-lakhanaumAM te digambaranI rathayAtrA hoya che, te divase kula bajAra baMdha rahe che, balake sAMbhaLavA pramANe musalamAne paNa dukAne baMdha kare che. ane te ja zaheramAM vetAmbaranI rathayAtrA ke varagheDe nikaLe che, hAre kulla bajAra khule rahe che ane leke utsAhapUrvaka hemAM bhAga paNa le che. balake banArasamAM te anyadarza nIne bhagavAnanI pAlakhI uThAvatAM ane pitAnAM makAne uparathI puSpa vaDe bhagavAna ne vadhAvatAM paNa he joyA che. pAThaka! vicAra karI zakaze ke, mi. pAMgalenuM kathana keTaluM badhuM jUDathI bhareluM che ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 80 ) uparyukta kathanathI e te cAkkasa jaNAi AvyuM ke A tA rUDhI digambara-devamUrti uparathIja pracalita thaI che. have kadAca digambare ema kahevA mAgatA hoya ke " jainanA deva nAgAche, A rUDhI digambara mUrti uparathI pracalita thai che, tethI ameja prAcIna chIe " te te paNa khATu ja che. kharUM jovA jaIe teA A rUDhIthI teonI prAcInatA siddha nathI thatI, parantu teo jaina dharmane kalaMkabhUta thayA che H A vAta siddha thAya che. kemake vhArathI teo mUrtine nagnAvasthAmAM rAkhavA lAgyA, tyArathI A leAkeAkti pracalita thai che. A leAkeAkti kai zAstra pratipAdya nathI. AvIja eka khIjI paNa lokokti nainA zaaN ' e pramANenI cAlI Ave che, ane te kekti sthAnakavAsI ( DhUMDhIyA ) sAdhue uparathI cAlelI anubhavAya che. kemake DhuMDhIyA sAdhuene keTalAka vyavahAra, nidAne pAtra khane, vhevA hAya che. have zuM A leAkeAkti uparathI DhUMDhIAe ema kahI zake kharA ke "nanA jhecchA' A leAkeAkti amArA uparathI cAle che, mATe ame prAcIna chIe. '' kadApi nahi hevIja rIte digambara bhAIethI paNa, te lokoktinA AdhAre pAtAnI prAcInatA siddha karI zakAya tema nathI. AvIja lekekti upara mhArA khuzamijAjI mitra sAthe mhAre eka vakhate vAtacIta thatI hatI, te vakhate hemaNe mhane kahyuM keHhaze ke- mhAre gharamAM . " humane e vAtano anubhava Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 1 ) kutarUM pesatuM hoya che, tyahAre hene "haTa sarAvagI (diga mbara)' ema kahIne hAMkavAmAM Ave che, ane A pramANe huM ghaNAonA mukhethI sAMbhaLuM chuM, tethI mAlUma paDe che ke A leketi ghaNA kALathI cAlI AvatI hovI joIe, ane je temaja heya te zuM digambara bhAIone grAmazArdUlenI sAthe kaMI saMbandha haze ke ? " - hAre te vakhate spaSTa kahevuM paDyuM ke nahiM, A hamArI moTI bhUla che. zuM lokakti uparathI ema kahI zakAya ke ? ane te zuM saMbhavita che ke? AvIja lokakti " jaina nAstiva ' e pramANenI paNa cAle che. zuM A lekoktine koIpaNa buddhimAna sAcI mAnI zakaze ? kadApi nahi. jene zuM AtmA, puNya, pApa, svarga, naraka ane mokSa Adi padArthone nathI mAnatA ke hethI teo nAstika kahevAya? kahevuM jainonA granthamAM uparyukta padArthonuM spaSTikaraNa karavAmAM AvyuM che, hevuM keIpaNa darzanamAM jevAmAM AvatuM nathI. vedamAM batAvelI hiMsA Adi nighakAne jene e na mAnyAM, eTale teone "nAstika " nuM TAITala ApI dIdhuM, A te kevala DreSabuddhinuM ja pariNAma che, ane dveSa buddhithI cAlelI lektio pramANabhUta hoI zake ja nahiM. yadi jenA deva nAgA " A leketine AgaLa dharI digambara bhAIe pitAnI prAcInatA siddha karavAnuM bIDuM jhaDapatA hoya, te mahAre kahevuM joIe kendranA nAstiva e leketine Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) paNa sAcI mAnavAnuM, digambarabhAie sAhasa karaze kharAja ne? parantu nahiM, AvI lAkoktie uparathI amuka eka dhAraNa AMdhavuM, e te asatya vAtane kharIdI levA kharAkhara che. have pRSTha selamAmAM mi. pAMgale mahAzaye, zvetAmbarAnI utpatti duSkAlanA vakhatamAM tAvI che. paraMtu hArA prathamanA lekhamAM batAvelI digambarAnI utpattinI vAtane, teo gAyamaja karI nAkhe che, arthAt uDAvIja dIdhI che. zvetAmbarInI utpattinI je rAmakahANI zrImAne cItarI che, hemAM kaI paNa pramANikatAnI vAta nathI. nidAna teoe kaMi paNa pramANa Apyu nathI. A sivAya teonu A lakhavuM:--zvetAmbarI bhAiAnA karatAM, zvetAmbarI sAdhueja vadhAre haTha karanArA hAya che, ane teo nyAyanI koi paNa vAta ekadama mAnatA nathI." khilakula mUrkhatA ke dveSa bharelu che. hemAM te pramANa 'lAlana ane sAdhuonA jhaghaDA thayA hatA,' te batAve che. kharekhara mi. pAMgale mahAzaye potAnI svacchandatAne sArA anubhava ahi ja ApI dIdhA che. zvetAmbara sAdhuone ane lAlanane kayA viSayamAM jhagaDA thayA hatA ? vigere kathA kahevAnI ahiM kaMi paNa jarUra jotA nathI, parantu eTaluM jarUra kahIza ke, zAsana zubhecchaka mahAtmAo, kAipaNa zakhsane zAstra virUddha kalpanA karatAM, zAsana virUddha kArya karatAM aTakAva kare athavA zikSA kare tA teone haTha karanArA ke nyAyanI vAtane nahiM mAnanArA kahevuM e keTaluM badhuM pApI kAma kaDI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 63 ) zakAya ? parantu ThIka che, nirnAtha digambara sampradAyanI aMdara hema leAkeA manamedika uDAve che, lhema zvetAmbara sampradAyanI aMdara paNa munirAjo, leAkeAne manamAdaka uDAvavA de tA jarUra, mi. pAMgale munirAjonI tArIpha (stuti) kare. parantu mi. pAMgale mahAzaye A vAtane potAnA aMtaHkaraNamAM barAbara kotarI rAkhavI joie keH--vetAmbara AnAya, digambara AmnAya jevA aguravA (gurUvinAneA) nathI, zvetAmbaronI aMdara hajI zAsana priya mahAtmAe mojUda che, ane jgyAM sudhI tenI vidyAnatA che, tyAM sudhI tee zAstravirUddhavartana karanArAonI ane utsUtra prarUpaNA karanArAonI sphAme paDavAnA, paDavAnA ne paDavAnA. cAhe te mahAtmAonI leAkA stuti kare yA nidA parantu te badala amArA pAMgale mahAzayane zAmATe peTamAM ta thatuM haze ? te kai samajI zakAtuM nathI. yAda rAkhavuM joIe ke zvetAmbara sAdhue haTha karanArA nathI, kintu sAcI vAtane jAhera karanArA che. * miyAnI cAMde cAMdu ' jahevuM kare, te zvetAmbara sAdhuo satyagrAhI gaNI zakAya, A paNa kevo nyAya ? digambaronI asatya vAtane zvetAmbara sAdhue na svIkAra kare ane hetu khaNDana kare, te tethI zuM te durAgraDI thaI gayA ke ? bhAI! durAgraDI ke andhazraddhALu tA hamArA jevA digambarabhAiAja che ke-jeone anekAneka pramANeAthI e vAta siddha karI ApIe chIe ke 'digambarA arvAcIna che,' te chatAM piyA zire ' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te ma ra ii 4 " nI mAphaka bhUlane svIkAra karI satyavAtane mAnatA nathI, priya pAThaka ! e te saiA koI svIkAra karI zakaze kemanuSya mAtranI bhUla hamezAM thatI Ave che. eka samayamAM mANasanA jahe vicAre hoya, te bIjA samayamAM badalAI jAya che. ane hevIja rIte amuka viSayamAM hAM sudhI pitAne vizeSa anubhava na thayuM hoya, tyAM sudhI sAcI vatathI viparIta mantavya kadAcit hoya, te hemAM kaMI Azcarya jevuM nathI. mi. yu. DI. baDiyA ke jeo eka grejyueTa che, hemaNe "jainIjhama" nAmanuM pustaka lakhI, "jaina grejyueTasa esosIezana' dvArA prasiddha karAvyuM che. A pustakanI aMdara te mahAnubhAve eka e phare lakhe che ke, jahenI aMdarathI matalaba kADhavAvALo mANasa ema kADhI zake ke "vetAonI utpatti duSkALanA vakhatathI thaelI che." parantu A mi. baroDiyAnA phakarA upara te mi. pAMgale mahAzaya phUlyA paNa samAtA nathI. temAM te potAnA manamAM emaja samajavA lAgI gayA che ke-A vAkya zuM che? digaarenI prAcInatA siddha karanAra, sarvajJanuM vacana che. ane teTalAja mATe teoe be traNa pija kALAM karavAmAM saMpUrNa utsAha batA mAlUma paDe che. paraMtu huM pahelAM ja kahI ga chuM ke--huM sudhI manuSyane amuka viSayamAM saMpUrNa mAhitI na hoya, tyahAM sudhI te viSayamAM bhUla thAya, emAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 65 ) zuM Azcarya ? chamasthAvasthAmAM rahelA tamAma cha bhUlane pAtra bane che, je ema na hoya te tIrthaMkara zAmATe chamastha avasthAmAM upadeza dhArA vahetI na rAkhe? henuM kAraNa eja hatuM ke-teo ema samajatA hatA ke di chadmastha ane vasthAmAM upadeza devAmAM jahe prarUpaNuM thAya hemAM, ane kevaLa jJAna thayA bAda karelI prarUpaNAmAM bIjo ja bhAva prakaTa thAya, te dvidhAvA thavAne prasaMga Ave, mATe ja teo chamasthAvasthAmAM upadeza hetA detA. ane hevIja rIte zrIyuta yu. DI. barIyAe paNa chadmastha avasthAnA kAraNathI bhUla karelI che. A viSayamAM mi. bIyAnI sAthe, pUjyapAda mahArAja zrIIndravijayajIne ghaNe vistArathI patravyavahAra thaelo che, ane te patravyavahAramAM antogatvA AvelA pariNAmane jAhera karUM, te pahelAM mi. barelIyAnI saraLatA, satyapriyatA ane teonA utsAha badala aneka dhanyavAda ApyA sivAya huM A lekhinIne AgaLa calAvI zakuM nahiM. kharekhara, grejyueksa vargamAM AvA purUSo huM kavacija jevA bhAgyazALI nivaDyo chuM. mi. bareDIyA, pitAnA tA. 20-7-13nA patramAM lakhe che ke - .....eka be poInTa sivAya ghaNeja 5rizrama laI sarasa mImAMsAyukta munizrI vidyAvijayajIe pitAne lekha lakhyuM che, tyAre mI. pAMgale pitAne lekha vidvattAne na chAje tevA zayukta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (66 ) lakhele che. kaMIka uzkeraNI vRttithI te lakhAele hoya tevuM bhAse che. mAre eka vAta A patramAM lakhavI joIe. mI. pAMgale mAro peregrApha TAMkIne tenI sAthe potAnA vicAre bheLavI daIne mane ane jene tAbara sAdhuone anyAya Ape che e niHsaMzaya che. tethI mArI prathama vinaMti svIkArI te gerasamajutI utapanna karAvanAra mATe saMkSepamAM lakhAyele pero Apa sudhArI Ape. je ApanI tema IcchA nahIM haze teja pachI huM te sudhAravA AraMbha karIza. eja.' zuM A patra badala, AvI saralatA satyapakSatA mATe mi. bareDIyAne thaDe dhanyavAda ghaTe che? basa ! have hAre, mi. pAMgale mahAzaye mI. bareDIyAne phakare AgaLa dharI je phUla mArI che, hene kaMIpaNa javAba ApavAnI jarUra nathI. mi. bareDayA teija te bhUla svIkAre che, te pachI, pAMgale mahAzayanI rAmakahANI mATe lakhI lakhIne, pAThakene vizeSa samaya zAmATe reka joIe? hu A prasaMge eka AzA avazya rAkhIza ke, mi. pAMgale mahAzaye zrIyuta baDIyAne "samaju "vidvAna" "itihAsa saMzodhaka" ane "padvIdhAraka ityAdi vizeSaNe jahe premathI je utsAhathI lakhelAM che, te prema ke utsAhane lagAra mAtra paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 67 ) khaMDita nahi kare. ane mi. bareDIyA satyapakSI thayA-sAcuM te mhArUM, A anusAra vartavA lAgyA, tethI mi. pAMgale, yadi bIjaja vizeSaNathI bareDIyAne vadhAvaze te, joke satya-priya bareDIyAne te kaMIja nathI, paraMtu hAM ! janasamAja te mi. pAMgalenI kiMmata AMkyA vinA kadApi rahI zakaze nahiM. A viSayamAM adhika lakhavuM vyartha che, pAThake svayaM vicAra karI zake tema che. AgaLa cAlatAM mi. pAMgala pRSTha 19mAM lakhe che ke - kuMdakuMdAcAryanA vakhatamAMja digambara kavetAmbara badala giranAra parvatapara vAda thayo, te veLA digambara prAcIna ane kavetAmbara arvAcIna TharyA. " zuM Ama lakhavA mAtrathI keIpaNa buddhimAna mAnI levAnuM sAhasa karaze ke ? evI rIte te dareka pitapotAnI vaDAI hAMkyA kare, paraMtu tethI pramANa vine prAmANika thaI zake nahiM. A sivAya "prabhAsapurANa" " da" "rAmAyaNa bAlakAMDa" ane "nighaMTu' ema be traNa vAkya saMskRtanAM, ke henI aMdara "nagna" arthane kahevAvALe zabda ke "nagna' zabda Avela che, te ulekhyAM che, paraMtu huM ema kahyA vinAna rahI zakuM ke "nagna' zabdane dekhI "nAgA" thavAne, digambara bhAIone eka mahAvareja thaI gayo che. bhalA, "nagna" zabda AvavAthI digambara bhAIonI prAcInatA kevI rIte Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 68 ) siddha thaI zakavAnI hatI ? vaLI A jahe traNa cAra vAgye ApyAM che, te te asaMbaddhaja ApyAM che, na te hemaNe te kayA prasaMganI vAta che ? te batAvyuM che, athavA teoe kayA pRSThamAMthI, kyA prakaraNamAMthI te vAkya uddata kayAM che, te paNa batAvyuM nathI, ethI vAMcanArA sahaja samajI zakaze ke A hemane jUThe vitaMDAvAda athavA to cAlabAjI ja che. have te aMdhazraddhA ke ajJAnatA nathI rahI ke mAtra leka ke saMskRta vAkya ApI devAthI hene vedavAkaya mAnI le. have te vAMcanArAo prakaraNa, sthaLa, pRSTha vigere tamAma mazAla meLavyA pachI ja ne satya mAnavAnuM sAhasa kare che. hAre mi. pAMgale mahAzayane kaMI prabaLa yuktio nathI maLatI, tyahAre teo kevA zabdomAM pitAne reza bahAra kADhe che, hene namUne eka A paNa che - ..............ane A peTA zAstrane keTalAeka bheLA, haThIlA tAmbarI bhAIo kharAM mAne che." dhanya che digambare, hamArI bhadrikatA ane saraLatAne !! mahAzayajI ! zuM nhamArAM zAstrane aMdhazraddhAthI ke ajJAnatAthI mAnI beThelA digambarIo sAcI vAtane paNa mAnavAmAM, kanejanA TaTTaothI paNa vadhIne aailapaNuM kare che, hene hame bhadrika ane saraLa gaNe che ke? vAha, mahAzaya ! zuM kahevuM hamArI akkalanI amaladArI mATe ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 6 ) prikapAThaka ! mI moDIyAnA aMgrejI karAvALA carakhA te pAchA, pRSTha 20 ane 21 mAM paNa pAMgale mahAzaye calAnyA che. parantu tyenA uttara to huM prathamaja ApI gayAjI, eTale 'vINelAne vINavA karatAM, navuM vINuvuM sArUM' ' vhenI mAphaka te TrekaTanA AgaLanA bhAgamAM he azuddhi-asatya rUpI kIDAo khilakhilAI rahyA che, heAneja dUra karavA vadhAre uttama samaju chuM. Aja sudhI hu* ema samajatA hatA ke jAdui khelA-hAthacAlAkInA kheleA karavAmAM preAphresara nathu maMcchAcaMda avvala na khara bhAgavatA haze. parantu jhhArathI mi. pAMgalenuM TreTa mhArA vAMcavAmAM AvyuM, thArathI mhane ema khAtarI thaI ke, nahi', asalI svarUpane uDAvI dei, hene khIjAja rUpamAM batAvavAnI jA dhruvidyAmAM kharekhara mi. pAMgalee vizAradvatAja prApta karI che. vAMcakoe joyuM haze kemhe. mhArA prathamanA lekhamAM eka sthaLe ema jaNAvyuM che keH-- - " dvigambara matAnuyAyionu ema kahevuM che ke--< agIcAra aMga viccheda thaI gayAM che, ane vIra saM. 683 mAM dharasena nAmanA muni pAsethI jJAna levAvALA e munioe pahela pahelAM jyeSTha zukala paMcamIne divase traNa siddhAnta banAvyAM, have ahiM prazna e uThe che ke--te muniee zAstrAnI rcanA zA AdhAre karI? kadAcita koi ema kahe ke aMgAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 7 ) koi koi bhAga rahyA hatA te uparathI zAstrA racyAM, hAre tA e vAta ceAkkasa che ke-janasamAjane pratIti thavA mATe khAsa te te aganI avazya zAkSI ApavI joitI hatI. ane te pramANe te koi sthaLe dekhavAmAM AvatuM nathI, tethI e vAta siddha thAyache ke teoe svakapAla kalpita zAstra racyAM che, ane svakapAlakalpita zAstro jagatamAM kevIrIte pramANa thai zake ? te te vAMcakA svaya' samajI zake tema che. ,, A pramANe lakhelA mhArA karAnA javAkha zrImAna kevI jAduvidyAthI-kevI cAlAkIthI Ape che ? te tapAse. zrImAna pRSTha 21 mAM lakhe che keH--" muni vidyAvijayajI lakhe che ke-vIra sa. 683 mAM jaina grantha lakhavAnA prAraMbha thayA. jha uparaja batAvelA phakarAmAM vAMcako joi zakaze ke-mhe' digambarAnA granthAnA racavAnA prArabha khatAnyA che ke lakhavAnA ? racanAnA prAraMbhane lakhavAnA prArabha TAMkI khatAvI, zuM najarabaMdhInA khela nathI karI batAyai ? najaraadhInA khela zAmATe ? vAMcakanI AMkhamAM dhULa nAkhavAnA prapaMca nathI karyAM ke? astu ! A sivAya uparanI bIjI madhI vAta, ke he sabadhI zakA karavAmAM AvI che, te te hajamaja karI gayA che. have bIjI vAta tapAsIe. prAcarcA samAdhAna ' nAmanA digambara granthamAM lakhyu che keH-- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 7 ) "mahAvIra devanA nirvANa bAda 683 varSe dharasena muni giranAranI guphAmAM beThA hatA, te kALamAM agIAre aMga vicacheda gayAM, jahAre "vikama prabaMdha" ane "mUla saMghanI paTTAvalI " mAM te lakhyuM che ke - mahAvIra prabhuthI 14 varSa vyatIta thayA bAda dharasenAcArya thayA, ane hemane vartamAnakALa 19 (21) varSane che. have A uparathI eka bALaka paNa samajI zake che ke hAre 633nI sAlamAM teo (dharasena muni) svarge sidhAvyA che, te pachI 683 nI sAlamAM teo giranAranI guphAmAM beseja kahAMthI ? paraMtu A lakhavuM, bilakula jADathI bhareluM che, te chatAM paNa pagale mahAzaya hene ucita javAba te khAIja gayA ane hene bIjA ja rUpamAM cItarI kADhe che. zrImAna te lakhe che ke-"vIra saM. 614 thI 633 sudhImAM dharasena munie puSpadaMta ane bhUtabalI AcAryane zrutajJAna zikhavyuM, ane pachI 683 mAM dharasene zikhaveluM te baMnee lakheluM zrutajJAna jagajAhera karyuM eTale digambara zAstrane lekhanakALa vIra saM. 683 thI nakkI thAya che." kevI AzcaryanI vAta che ke-pahelAM te dharasena muninA samayane ja nakkI nathI karI zakatA ane granthonA lekhanakALa upara jaIne nobata vagADI. prazna e tha che ke- dharasena ni 683 mAM giranAranI guphAmAM piThavA kahAMthI? kemake teone Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 72) samaya te 633 ne che." A praznano javAba Ape nahi, ane lekhana tathA racanAkALa upara utaryA. vAha pAMgale jI hamArI cAlAkIne ? "DAhI sAsare na jAya ne gAMDIne zikhAmaNa de? A lekaktine mi. pAMgale bahAdure ThIkaja caritArtha karI che. teo hane zikhAmaNa ApatAM kahe che ke - ItihAsa avalakanArthe ItihAsanI tArIkha nakkI karavAmAM sArAsAra vicAranI ghaNuM jarUra che.' vAha! mane upadeza ApanAra mahetAjI! henuM pAlana hame piote kare che ke kema? tete vicAre. paraMtu mahAzaya! kharekhara te pachInuM hRmAruM lakheluM " henA abhAve AvA goTALA bhareluM badhuM beTuM mAluma paDe che" A vAkaya heme yathArtha rIte ja caritArtha karI batAvyuM che. hame lagAra zreSadAvAnaLane zAna karI, zAntacittathI A hamArA dharasena munijInA samayane ja tapAsI je hatuM, te - mane mAluma paDate ke-haju huM kayA navANuMnA pheramAM paDyo chuM? ane asaMbaddha A zuM citarUMchuM? havethI tema na thavA pAme, te mATe eka hitecchu tarike anurodha karUM chuM. vaLI he hArA lakhamAM ema jaNAvyuM che ke "have vicAra kare ke zrI vIra nirvANathI 683 varSe dharasena muni AvyA kAhathI? bhUtabalI ane puSpadaMtane belAShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (73) vyA koNe? bhUtabalI puSpadaMta AvyA kahAMthI? bhaNAvyA koNe? kemake dharasenanuM mRtyu te 633 mAM thayuM che, puSpadaMtanuM mRtyu 663 mAM thayuM che, hAre bhUtabalInuM mRtyu 683 mAM thayuM che. te pachI A badhAono samAgama kahAMthI thaye? ata eva pUrvokta paraspara virodhI dharasenanI kathA uparathI ema siddha thAya che ke-digambara zAstrane racanAkALa jahe - tAvavAmAM Ave che, te paNa mana kalpitaja che." Ane javAba mi. pAMgale mahAzaye jahe ApyuM che, te bilakula bina pAyAdAraja Ape che. bina pAyAdAra zuM A e che? teo teija A vAtamAM zaMkAzIla thaelA che. arthAt teone paNa haju sudhI e nirNaya nathI thaye kedharasena, puSpadaMta ane bhUtabalI kahAre thayA?" zrImAne jAhe javAba Ape che te A che - "dharasena je vIra saM. 633 mAM svargastha thayA haze ane 663 mAM puSpadaMtAcArya zrutajJAnane thoDo bhAga granthamAM lakhI svargastha thaelA haze ane vIra saM. 683 mAM bhUtabalI AcArya te lakhI rAkhele digambara AjJAcane graMtha prasiddha karI svargastha thayA haze, te e traNene satata dIrgha prayatna A prathama lakhANa karavAmAM rekAelo hovAthI te tra. NenAM nAma ane kRtajJAna graMtha rUpe prasiddha thayAnI miti vIra saM. 683 nA suda pAMcama jaina digambara ItihAsamAM seMdhAI gaI che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (94) priya vAMcaka ! A teone javAba kaI paNa jAtanI puSTI karanAre che ke ? puchI zAnI kare? kemake teo piteja, je Ama haze, je Ama haze te Ama thayuM che. AvuM asaMbaddha vAkya lakhe che te pachI hene "javAba" kahevAnuM sAhasa keNa mUrNa karI zake? A viSayamAM haju paNa huM dAvA sAthe kahI zakuM chuM ke-mi. pAMgale mahAzaya, kaI paNa rIte pitAne bacAva karI zakyA nathI ane karI zake tema paNa nathI. digambara granthane racanA kALa te ApaNe upara ghaNuM vistArathI tapAsI gayA. have hArA prathamanA lekhamAM e zaMkA uThAvelI che ke - je digambara mata prAcIna hatuM te gaNadharAdi muniene banAvela koI paNa aMga, prakaraNa, adhyAya athavA vastu avazya hevuM joItuM hatuM, ane che te nahiM, tethI paNa e siddha thAya che ke digambaroe pitAne mata calAvavA mATeja svakalpita navIna granthanI racanA karI lIdhI che." vAMcako, vicArI zakaze ke A kathana mahArUM zuM khoTuM che? kemake hAM sudhI teo prAcIna keI aMga, prakaraNa Adi sapUrNa te zuM ? thoDe aMza paNa na batAvI zake, hAM sudhI ema kema na kahI zakIe ke teonA grantha bIlakula svapola kalpita che? parantu AvuM mIThuM dUdha paNa teone ghaNuMja arUci bhareluM nivaDayuM. teo te kahe che ke - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (75) vidyAvijayanuM A kahevuM kevaLa abhimAna bhareluM ane dIrgha vicAra vagaranuM che" kahe ! mi. pAMgalee pitAnI yegyatAne pheTe kheMcI batAvyuM ke nahi ? priya pAThaka! ATalethI saMtoSa na rAkhe, nahiM lakhelI vAtane pitAnI kalamathI cItarI kADhI vAMcakonI AMkhe pATA upara pATA bAMdhavAnuM to teone ekaDe eka jahevuM thaeluM che. teo kahe che ke "ekadama grantha racanA thaI nahiM, ane pAchaLathI thaI, mATe racanA kapila kalpita che, evuM kahevuM bhUlabhareluM che." priya vAcaka! zuM hArA lekhakanI aMdara koI paNa sthaLe AvuM vAkya tame vAMcyuM che ke ? hArI uThAvelI zaMkA te. teo piteja upara uddhata karI AvyA che, te chatAM paNa henA sArAMzamAM te eka "idaM tRtIya ? abhiprAyaja ubho kare che. kahe hAre vitaMDAnA cheDA sudhI teo pahoMcI gayA ke nahiM? khera ! teo game teTalI cAlAkI karI pitAne bacAva karavA cAhe, paraMtu teone bacAva te thavo dUra raho, pratyuta tethI te teonI nirbaLatAja jaNAI Ave che. AgaLa cAlatAM teo lakhe che ke - "vedane racanAkALa mi. tilake "daza hajAra varSa pahelAne che, evuM "ArTika hema ina dhI vedAjha" nAmanA granthamAM sAbIta karyuM che, ane lekhanakALa te pachIne che, mATe tIlakanI te mImAMsA bhUlabharelI karaze ke zuM ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (76) ghaNI AzcaryanI vAta che ke-mi. pAMgale potAnA hAtheja pitAnA praznane javAba Ape che, chatAM paNa teo avaLuMja dekhe che. mi. tilakanI te mImAMsAne keIpaNa buddhimAna bhUlabharelI kahI zakaze nahiM. kemake teo te pahelAM vedanI sthiti siddha kare che ane hAra bAda lekhanakALa batAve che. paraMtu amArA digambara bhAIo ete siddha karatAja nathI ke "amArA grantha mejUda hatA ane pAchaLathI lakhANa ane mhAre prazna paNa teja che ke-pahelAM humArA aMgenA mULa bhAganI vidyamAnatA siddha kare ane pachIthI hene lekhanakALa batAve. ane hAM sudhI henI vidyamAnatA siddha na kare, hAM sudhI lekhanakALanI tatu keI sAMbhaLe tema nathI. lekhanakALa A. jathI ATha divasa pahelAja kema na hoya ? lekhanakALanI sAthe amAre kaMI saMbaMdha ja nathI. henI prAcInatA siddha karavAnI jarUrata che. ane prAcInatA te siddha hAreja thai zake ke, hAre digambara granthamAM gaNadharAdi munioe banAvelA aMga, prakaraNa, adhyAya ke vastumAMthI kaMI paNa sapUrNa ke aMzamAM paNa batAvI zakaze. anyathA te tamArUM rUdana "arayarUdana samAnaja nivaDayuM che, ane nivaDaze. AgaLa cAlatAM patra 23 mAM Do. harmana jekebI mahAzayane eka phakare ane hene artha TAMke che, paraMtu tethI teo zuM kahevA mAMge che, eja samajavuM kaThINatA jevuM thaI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 7 ) paDayuM che, kemake jekebInI te vAtane te zvetAmbare paNa mAne che, te phakare A che - In olden times the books were not used, it being the custom of the Brahmins to rely rather on the memory than on the manuscripts and in this they were followed by the Jains and Buddhists. artha:-asalanA vakhatamAM pustakone upayoga thata hete, pustakanA karatAM smaraNa zakti upara AdhAra rAkhavAnuM brAhmaNe vadhAre pasaMda karatA ane te rivAjane anusarI jene ane bAddha leke cAlatA." A vAtane kaNa asvIkAra kare che ? yadi tattvaSTithI joIe te jahevA vetAmbara jaine A niyamane vadhAre va. LagI rahyA che, hevA bIjA keI vaLagI rahyA nathI. smaraNa zaktithIja pahelAM te AcAryoe kAma calAvyuM, paraMtu hAre smaraNa zakti kama thaI, mhAre grantha lakhAyA, A vAtane . tAmbare paNa svIkAre che. te pachI uparane phakara ane hene artha TAMkIne pagale mahAzaye zI bahAdurI batAvI ? vaLI AgaLa teo lakhe che ke -"dukALanA vakhatamAM rahe sAdhue mahAvIranI digambara paripATI virUddha zveta vastra dhAraNa karI, hemane mahAvIranI nagna paripATImAM ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 78 ) AjJAmAM pheraphAra karanArA, navA ane kalpitabhAga AcArAMgAdi granthamAM samAveza karavAnA uddeza hovA joie. " bilakula asatya vAta che. pahelAM te mahAvIranI dvigambara paripATI' 'nagna paripATI' kathanaja satya vAtanuM khUna kare che. kemake mahAvIranI dvigambara pArapATI hatIja nahi, ane te sabadhI te! A lekhanI aMdara pahelAMja ghaNu eka lakhavAmAM AvyuM che. hevIja rIte dukALanA vakhatamAM zveta vastra dhAraNa karyAnuM, mahAvIranI nagna paripATImAM ane AjJAmAM pheraphAra karyAMnuM, temaja navIna ane kalpita bhAga AcArAMgAdi granthamAM samAveza karyAnuM, A badhuM kathana khATu che. kemake zvetAmbarA e pramANe mAnatAja nathI. ane A adhI vAtane khulAsA eja uparathI AvI jAya che ke'duSkALanA vakhatamAM zvetAmbara mata nikaLyeA nathI,' A vAtane prathamaja siddha karI ApI che. vaLI teo lakhe cheH-- jo tema na heAta tA dezAntara gaelA nagna sAdhu ane dukALanA vakhatamAM zvetAmbara vastra dhAraNa karelA sAdhue maLI agAdi zAstro lakhavAM joitAM hatAM, ane jainAmAM te vakhate paDelA digambara ane zvetAmbara mata bheda thavA joitA nhotA. "" thavA zuM joitA nhotA, te vakhate zvetAMmbara digambara evA be bheda, thayAja nhotA. ane jeone hame dezAntara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (682) gaelA nagna sAdhu gaNA che, teo nagna hatA nahi. bezaka, hame zvetAmbarAnI he utpatti ApI che, te uparathI ema kahI zako che, parantu te hamArI batAvelI utpattija kapAla kalpita che, e vAtanI siddhi pahelAM karI batAvI che, teA pachI vizeSa lakhavuM zA kAmanuM ? mi. pAMgale mahAzaye eka sthaLe DA. jekeAkhI mahAzayanA eka karI ApI ema siddha karavA keziza karI che ke vetAmbarAnA granthAnI racanA gaNadharAdithI nathI thaelI, parantu duSkAlanA vakhatamAM jeoe zvetAmbara matanI utpatti karI, tethI thaelI che, ane te paNa bhadrabAhunI madada vagara. " "" pAMgale A pramANe a kADhavAmAM mhoTI bhUla kare che kemake DA jekAkhIne karI to sApha sApha kahe che keH te samayamAM granthA ekaThA karyA,' jhhAre hene pAMgale mahAzaya granthA racAyA ema kahe che, A tenI ajJAnatA nahiM, teA khIju zuM kahI zakAya ? bezaka, jekeAkhI mahAzayatuM A kahevuM kharUM che ke--agIAra aMgo ( Collected) goThavavAmAM--saMgraha karavAmAM bhadrakhAhuM zAmIla nhAtA,' (te samaye teo nepALamAM hatA ), parantu tethI ema te kadApi siddha thaI zakatuM nathI ke agiAra agAnA saMgraha karavAmAM te virUddha hatA. jo teo virUddhaja hAya te, zrI sa*ghanI AjJAthI sthUlibhadrAdi tIkSNa buddhivALA pAMcase sAdhue bhadra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAha pAse cAda pUrva zikhavA mATe zAmATe jate ? zAmATe teo bhaNAvate? ane sthUlabhadra ravAmine be vastu nyUna dazapUrva pAThArtha zAmATe zikhavADate? vaLI A phakarAnI aMdara e paNa batAvavAmAM AvyuM che ke-" bhadrabAhune digambare pitAnA heDa tarIke mAne che, ane hevI ja rIte zvetAmbare paNa mAne che, te paNa sthaviranI paripATImAM saMbhUtivijayane prathama mAne che." jekebI mahAzaya, saMbhUtivijayane prathama mAnavAnuM kAraNa, avazya samajyA haze, te paNa hAre kahevuM joIe ke saMbhUtivijaya ane bhadrabAhu bane eka pATa upara thaelA che. hemAM heTA saMbhUtivijayane paTTadhara gaNavAmAM AvatA, hAre bhadrabAhu gacchanI sAra saMbhALa rAkhatA hatA. hAre Amaja hatuM te pachI saMbhUtivijayane pradhAna mAnavAmAM Ave, hemAM vadhe che che ? mi. pAMgale mahAzaya, De. je kebI mahAzayanA phakarA uparathI sArAMza kADhe che ke " gaNadharee zvetAmbaramatanA graMthanI racanA karI, te vidyAviyajInuM kahevuM cheTuM che, temaja pATalIputramAM ekaThA thaelA jainasaMghe zvetAmbara matanA siddhAnta taiyAra karelA, te AkhA jaina dharmanA siddhAnta nathI.' zuM A sArAMza teoe sAce kADhaye che ? " paTaNAmAM ekaThA thaelA saMghe aMgene saMgraha karyo te tethI gaNadharanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (81) banAvaTamAM ze virodha Ave ? vaLI " AkhA jaina dharmanA siddhAnta nathI" e te ThIka ja che. kemake hArathI abhimAnI, avinIta zivabhUtithI eka alagaja nAgA mate pitAnI aDhI cAvalanI khIcaDI pakAvavI zarU karI, hArathI te gaNadharAda racita grantha teo mAnya nathI rAkhatA, paraMtu tethI pahelAM te te siddhAnta samasta jainene mAnyaja hatA, emAM kaMI zakaja nathI. bhadrabAhunA saMbaMdhamAM digambare ghaNI vakhata bhUlathApa khAI jAya che-kaMInA badale kaMI bharaDa mAre che, hemAM eka kAraNa che. jahema prasiddha gautama traNa thayA che. eka gautama buddha (jaheno bAddha dharma cAle che), bIjA gatamasvAmI (mahAvIra devanA pradhAna ziSya ) ane trIjA maitama raSi ( hemaNe nyAyazAstranI racanA karI ). A traNa gotama prasiddha hevAthI, vizeSa anubhavathI dUra rahelA loke, ekanA badale bIjAne gaNI nAkhe che, hevI ja rIte bhadrabAhunA saMbandhamAM paNa ajJAna digambarIe bhUlathApa khAya che. mhAre A prasaMge e vAtane sphaTa karI batAvavI joIe ke "digambaro, vetAbonI utpatti kapita ubhI karavA jatAM, pote ja potAnuM pikaLa prakAza karI gayA che. A "ne varSa pUta, te mAruM svarama ' jahevuM digambarene thayuM che, te vAtanuM hamaNAMja huM spaSTikaraNa karI batAvuM chuM. prathama te digambare, he bIjA bhadrabAhune mAne che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (82 ) hemanA samayane ja te leke haju nizcaya karI zakayA nathI. juo - (1) vAmadeva, pitAnI "bhAvasaMgrahanI TIkA'mAM lakhe che ke-vi. saM. 136 mAM jInacaMdra dvArA zvetAmbaranI utpatti thaI, A vakhate bhadrabAhu hatA. (A saMvatane vIra saM. 606 gaNavAmAM Ave che.) (2) mUlasaMghanI balAtkAragaNunI paTTAvalImAM lakhyuM che ke-vIra nirvANathI 498 varSamAM bhadrabAhu paTTastha thayA. (3) "sarvArthasiddhinI bhASA TIkAmAM, vIranirvANathI 643 varSamAM bhadrabAha thayA, ema lakhyuM che. (4) sarasvatIcchanI paTTAvalImAM vIranirvANathI pa15 varSe devaleka pAmyA, ema lakhyuM che. ( 42 mAM pATapara beThayA .) have A cAre abhiprAlekha, vAMcake dhyAna pUrvaka vAMcaze te mAlUma paDaze ke, eka bIjAthI bhinna bhinna saMvata batAvI rahyA che. A uparathI ApaNe joI zakyA ke-diga mbarenuM, " bIjA bhadrabAhunA vakhatamAM vetAmbaranI utpattinuM mAnavuM kapola kalpita ane pAyA vinAnA pula jevuM che. hevI ja rIte teo prathama bhadrabAhunA vakhatamAM zvetAbaronI utpati thaI, ema paNa kahevAne samartha thaI zake tema nathI. kemake pahelA bhadrabAha vIra nirvANathI 1dara varSe svargavAsI thayA, evuM teonA "vikama prabandha" AdimAM lakhyuM che, je hAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (83) vi. saM. 136mAM zvetAmbaranI utpatti thaI " A pramANe te digambare ThekANe ThekANe lakhatA AvyA che, te pachI A " miyAM mahAdevanuM joDuM " kevI rIte meLavI zakavAnA hatA ? ata eva A parAmarza uparathI ema cokkasa thaI Ave che ke kavetAmbaronI utpattinA saMbaMdhamAM atihAsika daSTithI digaare kaIpaNa rIte sAcA TharatA nathI. have "bhadrabAhu caritra " vigere uparathI mAlUma paDe che ke-digambare e pahelA bhadrabAhu ( jeo zrutakevalI hatA ) nI candragupta saMbandhI kathA, tathA bIjI keTalIka bAbate. bIjA bhadrabAhumAM ghusADI dIdhI che. AvuM gaDabaDAdhyayana thavAmAM keTalAMka kAraNe che. (1) zvetAmbaree mAnelI digambaranI utpatti samaya, ane digambaree mAnelI zvetAmbarenI utpattine samaya ekaja maLate Ave che. eTale ke - bIjA bhadrabAha, vajUsenasUrinA vakhatamAM thayA che, ema sarvArthasiddhi " nI bhASA TIkAne anusAre paNa siddha thAya che. kemake vajUsenasUrine jahe samaya che, teja samayanI lagabhagamAM bhadrabAhu thayAnuM lakhyuM che. have A samayanI daramiyAna, zvetAmbara zivabhUtithI digambaranI utpatti mAne che. ja A vAtane puSTa karanAra "vaidilaivA' nA 9mA aMkanuM 533-534 pRSTha juo. henI aMdara lakhyuM che ke -- " dUsare bhadrabAhu AcArAMgake jJAtA the| zAyada aSTAGga Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (2) A vakhatamAM paNa bAra varSane dukALa paDyA hatA, (3) pahelA bhadrabAhu brAhmaNa hatA, hevI ja rIte A bIjA bhadrabAhu paNa brAhmaNa hatA (4) pahelA bhadrabAhu dukALanA samayamAM magadha dezamAMthI nepALamAM gayA hatA, hAre bIjA bhadrabAha ujajenathI karNaTakamAM gayA hatA. (5) pahelA bhadrabAhunI ummara 76 varSanI hatI, hAre bIjA bhadrabAhunI paNa teTalI ja digambare mAne che. basa! AvAM keTalAMka kAraNothI ekanI kathA bIjAmAM ghusADI dIdhI che. Aja abhiprAyane De. merineTa paNa puSTa kare che ke--bIjA bhadrabAhu urjAthI karNATakamAM gayA hatA, nahiM ke pahelA. - De. geniTane aMgrejI phakare huM ahiM raju karUM te pahelAM hAre kahevuM joIe ke-je ke huM pahelAMja batAvI gaye chuM ke, kavetAmbaranI utpatti haju digambare ja nirNaya karI zakyA nathI ane te vAtane puSTa karanAra vAta, zrInaviddhAntamAra' nI bIjI-trIjI kIraNa vAMcatAM maLI AvI che. ukta kiraNanA nimiljJa bhI yahI kahalAte the| AcArAGgake jJAtA cAra prAcAryoM meM ye tI tare the / vIra bhagavAna ke 683 varSa pIche taka aMgajJAnakI pravRtti rahI hai / aura ye cAroM AcArya 118 varSa ke bhItara hue haiM / isa lie vIra ni0 saMvata 650 ke lagabhaga dUsare bhadrabAhukA samaya nizcita hotA hai|" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (85) 144mA pRSThamAM, " vijJAnamAtrA" nI samAlocanA karatAM sampAdaka mahAzaya lakhe che ke - " eka jagaha aura Apane likhA hai ki-vikramake 136 varSa pIche zvetAmbara sampradAya alaga huA hai / kintu yaha bAta ekadama nirmUla mAlUma hotI hai| kyoMki yaha bAta sarva mAnya tathA sarva prasiddha hai ki bhadrabAhasvAmI ke samaya meM digambara sampradAyase zvetAmbara sampradAya alaga huA hai " | priya pAThaka ! hame joI zakyA haze ke, haju digambara bhAIe piteja nizcaya rUpeNa kaMI nathI kahI zakatA ke-- tAmbarAnI utpatti kahAre thaI ? huM hArA manamAM ema samajatuM hatuM ke vikama saMvata 136nI sAlane te badhA svIkAra karatA haze, paraMtu nahi, temAM paNa moTe vivAda che, ema digambara sampradAyamAM aTavala naMbare nikaLatA trimAsika uparathI mAluma paDyuM. uparyukta phakare lakhanAra mahAzayanuM ema kahevuM che ke vi. saM.-136mAM nahi, paraMtu pahelA bhadrabAhunA vakhatathI vetAmbara sampradAya nikaLela che, paranta hevI rIte bIjA bhadrabAhunI kalpanA teonI khoTI TharAvI batAvI, hevI rIte prathama badrabAhunA vakhatanI paNa teothI kalpanA thaI zake tema nathI, e vAta paNa huM batAvI cUkyo chuM. hevIja rIte digambare, kayA bhadrabAhunA vakhatamAM zvetAmbarenI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (86) utpatti thaI te paNa haju nizcaya karI zakayA nathI. have upara huM De. merinoTane aMgrejI phakare ApavAnI pratijJA karI gaye chuM, te anusAra Do. gerinaTa, ke jeo De. jekebI mahAzayanA junA ziSya thAya che, teonA eka lekhane phare ApuM chuM, te uparathI vAMcakone khAtarI thaze kebhadrabAhunA saMbaMdhamAM digambare keTalI heTI bhUla karatA AvyA che - A Sketch of the jaina Literature in tamil language by Dr. A. Guerinot. Paris, mAM lakhe che ke - This migration is a historical fact. The Pontiff Bhadrabahu, who foresaid the Twelve years $ A vAtanI sAkSImAM juo digambaranAM pradhAna mAsikapatra hatI" nA navamA bhAgane navame aMka. tenI aMdara pRSTa pa28 mAM khuda saMpAdaka mahAzaya lakhe che ke - " isaviSayameM merA vaktavya kevala itanAhI hai ki pahale Apa bhadrabAhukA samaya nizcaya kara lIjIye, taba devasenamari ke samayako nirmUla btlaaiie| Apake bhadrabAhuoMkA to kucha ThikAnA hI nahIM hai / kabhI Apa candragupta ke samakAlIna bhadrabAhuko zrutakevalI batalAte haiM / kahIM aSTAGa nimitajJa tajAte aura jo jI cauda dI...vire re, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 87 ). famine at Ujjayini and led the jains to Southern India was not the Shrutakeyalin of that name but Bhadrababu II, the Minor Angin who became Pontiff in B. C. 53 or 61 according to the " Digain bara Pattavalis" arthAtaH-A vAta aitihAsika che ke, AcArya bhadrabAhue, e pramANe bhaviSya varNana karyuM hatuM ke "ujajenImAM bAra varSane dukALa paDaze." ane teTalA mATe hemaNe jainIone pitAnI sAthe dakSiNa hindusthAnamAM dezATaNa karAvyuM. A A cArya zrutakevalI hetA, paraMtu bIjA bhadrabAhu hatA; ke jeo cheDA aMgone jANavAvALA hatA ane digambara paTTAvalIonA AdhAre IsapUrve pa3 yA 61 mAM AcAryapade AvyA hatA. A badhI vAte uparathI vAMcake sArI peThe samajI zakyA haze ke- mahAvIradevanI prAcIna paraMparA dhAraNa karI cAlanArA vetAmbare che, mhAre navIna-arvAcIna kalipata paMtha pramANe cAlanArA digambarabhAIo che. have he mahA pUrvanA lekhamAM, DaeN. bhAMDArakaranA " samajha digambara sampradAya mUlakA aura zvetAmbara paMtha pIchekA hai" A vAkyanuM khaMDana karyuM che, hene mi. pAMgale mahAzaya jainamunine ayogya evuM meNuM' kahI batAve che. kahe, A teone ke aMdha pakSapAta kahevAya ? paraMtu ThIka che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (88 ) teonA svArthamAM lagAra dhake pahoMcate hevAthI teone tema pratibhAsa thayuM lAge che, astu ! hene mATe ApaNe zuM upAya karI zakIzuM ? Da, bhAMDArakaranA vicAranA khaMDanamAM mahe mathurAnA zilA lekhene ullekha karI batAvyuM che ane teja vAtane mAnya rAkhI mi. pAMgale jI kahe che ke -"te zilAlekhomAM, jenanA prathama tIrthaMkaranuM rUSabhanAtha nAma che " te vAtane kaNa nA maMjUra kare che ? zuM zvetAmbare rASabhanAtha ke rASabhadeva e nAma nAmaMjUra kare che? hAre teo maMjUra kare che, te pachI A vAta batAvavAnuM zuM prajana? piSTapeSaNa karavuM, e te mi. pAMgale mahAzaya pitAne parama dharmaja samajI beThA che. teonA nAnakaDA TrekaTamAM evI ghaNI vAte ApaNe dekhI zakIe chIe ke, jahenAM eka be vAra te zuM? anekavAra darzana thayA vinA rahetAM nathI. paraMtu ThIka che, mi. pAMgalene hAre bIjuM kaI prabaLa pramANa maLe hAre teo potAnI pakaDelI vAtanuM pUchaDuM cheDe ne ? khera game tema hoya, mahAre te mahArA uddeza uparaja rahevuM joIe. zrImAna lakhe che ke -" vASabhanAtha nagna digambara hatA, e vAta bhAgavatamAM prakhyAta che, temaja mahAvIra paNa nagna hatA, e vAta svetAmbarenA kalpasUtramAM paNa chAnI rAkhI nathI. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 89 ) Aja teonI ajJAnatAne javAba huM hArA pahelAMnA lekhamAM ane A lekhamAM paNa ApI gayo chuM ke -" dareka tIrthakare eka devaduSya vastra sAthe cAritra aMgIkAra kare che ane kalpasUtramAM vaNita mahAvIradeve eka varSa uparAnta devaduSyavastra rAkhyuM hatuM. ane hAra bAdanI sthiti levA jatA he te, te anucita che, kemake tIrthaMkare te kalpAtIta che, teonuM udAharaNa ApaNAthI laI zakAya nahiM. evuM keNa nathI jANatuM ke - hAvIra devane atizayaja e hatuM ke teone nagnAvasthAmAM kaI dekhI ja zakatuM nahotuM? digambara bhAIo nagna rahevAmAM mahAvIra devanuM anukaraNa kare che, te pachI tenA bIjA AcAra-vicAramAM zAmATe anukaraNa karatA nathI ? huM dAvA sAthe e vAta jAhera karuM chuM ke-cadi pAMgale mahAzaya dIkSA le, devaduSya vasa teone devatA arpaNa kare, hAra bAda teo vastrane tyAga karIne vicare ane leke je teone mAnA peTamAMthI nikaLyA, tevA na dekhe te vidyAvijaya ahAre digambara mata svIkAra karavAne taiyAra che. zuM mAMgale mahAzaya, haju sudhI paNa e vAtathI ajJAta che ke- jInI hada-hadamAM athavA bIjA zabdomAM kahuM te puNya prakRtimAM eka bIjAthI ghaNuMja aMtara raheluM hoya che ? " yadi teo A vAtathI ajJAtaja heya, te kharekhara sakheda AzcaryanI vAta che. eka sthaLe mi. pAMgale kahe che -" duSkALanA vakhatamAM jeo nagna na rahI zakyA, teoe vastra paheravAM zarU karyo." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 9 ) bhalA ! he nAgA munie hevA duSkALanA vakhatamAM nagnapaNe vicaravAne samatha thayA hatA, teA AvA sukALanA vakhatamAM zAmATe digambara sAdhue nagna paNe vicAratA nathI ? zuM lAke dhokA mAre che ? parantu nahi, pAMgaletuM A mAnavuMja bhayaMkara bhUla bhareluM che ke duSkALanA vakhatamAM patita thaI vastrAdi grahaNa karavA lAgyA. bhAgavatanA je pAkAra mi. mAMgale mahAzaye uThAnyA che, hene paNa javAkha huM bakhUbI rIte prathamaja ApI gayA chuM. merI samakrama nimbara naina 9pravAya mUDhA A pramANenA DA. bhAMDArakaranA kcana upara mhane gussA nathI thayA, parantu vAstavika rIte tenA mantavyano taphAvata sapramANa samajAvye che. te chatAM vhene gussA' vigere lakhI avaLA raste cItarI mAre che, hene mATe zrImAnanA upara * bhAvayA ' lAvavA sivAya bIjo hu. ze vicAra karI zakuM ? ' ( , , huM A TrekaTanA prAraMbhamAMja e vAta khatAvI cUkyo chuM ke koi paNa matanI prAcInatA siddha karavAne mATe aitihAsika viSayA-prAcIna zilAlekhA ke hevAja prAcIna purAvAo vadhAre pramANabhUta lekhI zakAya che. te anusAra mhe. mhArA prathamanA lekhamAM keTalAka aitihAsika purAvA sAthe eka e paNa jabara dasta pramANu ApyuM hatuM keH-- zvetAmbarAnA mAnavA pramANe hariNagameSI deve mahAvIra www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 1 ) devanA garbhApahAra karelA che ane henA yathAsthita svarUpane tAvanAra prAcIna zilAlekhAmAM eka suMdara citra maLI Ave che. pAzcAtya vidvAnoe, A citra upara kAtarelA varNa uparathI ema siddha karyuM che ke-i. sa0 nI zarUAtanA athavA te tethI paNa vadhAre prAcIna samayanA te lekha che jIeH- The jain stupa by. V, A, Smeth pAne 25 me cha. pter 6th Plate XVIII. nI aMdara. ' AvA eka jabaradasta pramANane paNa teo kalpanA rUpeja batAve che. jhAre hemanAthI ema kahI zakAya tema na rahyuM ke--je A zilAlekhaja khATA che, ' hAre hemaNe haiM|, jekAmInA zabdamAM e bacAva karyo ke: A gabhaharaNanI kathA, janmatAMja kRSNane devakI pAsethI uMcakI guptapaNe rAhINi pAse lAvI muyA, A kathA uparathI jUnAe lIdhI che. '' 6 have yadi tattva dRSTithI vicAra karIe te DA. jekobI mahAzaye A vAtamAM te lokone avaLe raste doryA che ema kahevAmAM lagAra paNa atizayekti nathI. jekeAkhI mahAzayanuM A pramANe nizcaya rUpeNa zuM ? anumAnandvArA paNa kahevuM bilakula asatya pratipAditaja lekhI zakAya. dhAro ke AjathI sekaDA varSoM upara, koI mANasa kaI kArya karI gaye hoya, ane hevAja kAne koI aMza, AjakAla karatA koi manuSyanA kAne maLatA AvatA hAya, te tethI A mANase tyenuM anukaraNa karyuM che, ema kahevuM zuM satya vAtanuM khUna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nathI karatuM? eka dharmanAM manta bIjA keI dharmanAM manta. enI sAthe koI aMzamAM maLatAM hoya, te tethI zuM ema kahI zakAya ke-A dharma te amuka dharmanI zAkhA che? athavA A dharme amuka dharmanuM anukaraNa kareluM che ? kadApi nahiM. yadi A siddhAnta sarvamAnya hoya te mahane kahevA de ke keTalAka vedanA anuyAyio ema mAne che ke veda akhairU. peya che, ane hevIja rIte digambare paNa mAne che ke tIrthakarenI naNuM nirakSarI che" vhAre A uparathI huM ema kema na kahI zakuM ke digambaree A pitAne siddhAnta, te vedAnuyAyIo uparathI ubhe karyo che? mane AzA che ke Do. jekebI mahAzaya A hArA kathanane akSarazaH maLatA thaze. paratu nahiM, e kaI vAta nathI. amuka vAta bIjAnI sAthe koI aMze maLatI AvI, tethI heNe tenA uparathI joDI kADhI che, e siddhAnta ThIkaja hoya te duniyAne vyavahAraja bilakula havA vinAnI dhamaNa je saMkucita thaI jAya. evuM seMkaDo vakhata ApaNe anubhavIe chIe ke eka mANasanI pAse jahe vicAre sAMbhaLyA hoya che, te ja vicAre kALAntare ke tatkALa bIjAnI pAse paNa sAMbhaLIe chIe te tethI te bannee eka bIjAnuM anukaraNa karyuM che, ema kahI zakAyaja nahiM. De. bhAMDArakara mahAzaye, mi. pAMgale mahAzayane ApelA mUtio saMbaMdhInA javAbamAM mahe ema lakhyuM ke-"vartamAna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 73 ) samayamAM jaina mUrti nagna hoya che" AvA he pavana phUM kAyelA che, te anusAra DA. sAhebe tema kahI dIdhu hoya te nA nahi, " te haeNmAM utArI pADavAnu zuM kahI zakAya ? DA. bhAMDArakaranI ATalI cAgyatA zuM ? tethI paNa adhika ceAgyatA hAya ane kadAca A viSayamAM teoe adhika tapAsa na karI hAya, teA teo kAi samaye bhUlathApa khAI jAya, hemAM zuM Azcarya ? zuM saMskRtanA presara thayA ke aMgrejImAM ema. e. thayA, eTale duniyAbharanI vAtA teonA jANavAmAM AvI gaI? nahi, henA he viSaya hAya, te hemAMja sampUrNatayA kAma majAvI zake. astu ! have mukhya muddA upara AvIe. AgaLa cAlatAM mi. pAMgale lakhe che keH--" karNATaka tarapha dukALanA vakhatamAM jaina sAdhu i. sa. pUrve 4 saikAmAM gayA AnA javAba te prathamaja apAI gayA che. d' " aaN gayA pachI temaNe tyAM jaina maMdiza sthApyAM, zravaNabelagula, hATTImIDa, muDakhIDI vigerenI laMgoTa vagaranI prAcIna jaina mUti DA. bhAMDArakaranA vacananI satyatA sAbIta kare che. R A tenu kathana, kathanamAtraja che. ema kahevAthI kAI mAnI zake nahiM. hevI rIte mhe mhArA prathamanA lekhama prAcIna zilAlekhA vigerenAM pramANA ApyAM che, hevIja rIte yadi digambara ( lageTa vinAnI) mUtie prAcIna dekhavAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 4 ) AvatI hoya, te zAmATe henA savata sAthenA lekhe vigere prasiddha karavAmAM hame pachAta che ? ane kadAcita mi. pAMgale mahAzaya pUjA-prakSAla nahi thavAthI, henA uparanI kAlimA uparathI, hene prAcIna gaNatA hoya, teA pachI hevI prAcInatA siddha karavAmAM hemane kaI takalIpha uThAvavI paDe tema cheja nahi. parantu, eTaluM jarUra che ke hevI prAcInatA janasamAja te mAnI zakaze nahiM. janasamAja te hAreja mAnavAnuM sAhasa kare ke jahAre prAcIna mUrtio uparanA sAla- saMvat vALA zilAlekhA athavA hevAM bIjAM pramANA rajI karavAmAM Ave. mi. pAMgalee elagula, hAllISIDa, muDakhIdrI vigere sthaLe e lagATa vinAnI mUrtio hAvAnu' jAhera kare che, parantu hemAM Azcaya zuM che? kemake digambarAnI utpatti bAda te sapradA yamAM thaela bhadrabAhu ( zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu nahi ) karNATakamAM gayA, teonA vakhatanI te mUtio hAya, te vAta saMbhavI zake che. parantu tethI te prAcIna tA kahI zakAyaja nahi ' mi. pAMgalee pRSTha 29 mAM 'aMtarIkSajI pArzvanAtha'nI smRti saMbaMdhI kevala haThavAija jAhera karyA che. te mUrti zvetAmbarAnI che, emAM lagAra paNa mIna-mekha jevuM nathI. haeNne mATe zvetAmbarAnA tIrthakalpa ' AdimAM khAsa ullekha karelo che, hevIja rIte te mUrtinA saMbaMdhamAM zA mATe digambara bhAie thavA lekhita ke khIjA purAvA raju karatA nathI? kevala jhaghaDA karavAthI ke lAkhAnu pANI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 5 ) karavA-karAvAthI zuM te mUrti pitAnI siddha thaI zakavAnI che? parantu ThIka che, digambara bhAIonI A cAla kaMI AjanI nathI. A rUDhI te hemanI vaMzaparaMparAthI ja cAlI Ave che. AvA ekaja tIrthane mATe teo jhaghaDe ubhuM kare che, ema nathI. vetAmbarenAM prAyaH tamAma prAcIna tIrthomAM jhaghaDAdevanI upAsanA karavA lAgI jAya che. juo sametazikharajI, pAvApurI, rAjagRhI Adi tIrthone mATe keTalI pitanI TAMga pasArI? je ke jahAM hAM teo anItipUrvaka jhaghaDA uThAve che, hAM hAM teone "lAkhonI barabAdI" ane leka-samAjamAM phiTakAra" A be phaLa sivAya kharI rIte bIjuM kaMI maLatuM nathI, te paNa teo potAnA kuLamAM cAlI AvatI rUDhIne barAbara saMbhALI rAkhe che. aMtarIkSa ke hevAM jahe he vetAmbarenAM tIrthomAM cheDe paNa digambarabhAIne paga pasAra thaye che, te amArA vetAmbarabhAIonI udAratA athavA kahe ke bhadrikatAnuM ja pariNAma che. "AMgaLI dekhADavAthI durjane pAMce pakaDI le che, A lokaktine teo (zvetAmbare) yathArtha samajyA ja nathI, ema hAre kahevuM joIe. eka nItikAra kahe che ke, "durjananA upara dayA karavI, te henI dujanatAne uttejana ApavA barAbara che.' huM mi. pAMgale mahAzayane A sthaLe eTalI sUcanA karyA vinA na rahI zakuM ke kaMIpaNa rIte zirapuranI pratimA digambarenI karavAnI nathI. mATe digambare vyartha jhagaDAne na vadhAre, te mATe teone bhalAma kare ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (96 ) aMtarIkSa pArzvanAthanI mUrti zvetA banI che, eja prAcIna cAlI AvatI vAtane kAyama rAkhe. nAhakanAM DaphANa vadhAravAmAM kaMI lAbha kADhI zake, te huM dekhI zakatA nathI. jahe pramANe hamezAMthI satyatA cAlI AvI che, temaja cAlavA de. basa! juo hamaNAMja jhaghaDAne aMta Avaze. lAkhonuM pANI thatuM aTakI jaze ane zAntine varasAda varasaze. jo ke AthI vetAbara saMpradAya karatAM digambara saMpradAya arvAcIna che." A satya hakIkata jahevI ne hevI kAyama raheze, parantu te takarArene digambarabhAIe zAnti pakaDI nikAla lAvaze, te nAma hoTuM thaze, emAM jarA paNa saMzaya nathI. have 'janagraMtha racanA ane lekhanakALa" nA viSayamAM mahAre kahevuM joIe ke-jeke te saMbaMdhI vAtane huM prathama TrekaTamAM ane A lekhamAM ghaNI ja phUTa rIte ullekhI gaye chuM, te chatAM zrImAnanA TrekaTanA 30 mA pRSThamAM lakhyuM che ke - digambara sampradAyanuM eja mAnavuM che ke-"mahAvIra tIrtha. kare maitama gaNadharane kaheluM, jainadharma jJAna paraMparAthI ziSyane zikhavavAmAM AvatuM, ane chevaTe dharasena muninA ziSya puSpadaMta ane bhUtabalIe te graMtharUpe lakhI rAkhyuM." katAnuM paNa te mAnavuM che ke -mahAvIra tIrthakare gatamAdigaNagharane kaheluM jainadharmanuM jJAna paraMparAthI ziSyane zikhavavAmAM AvatuM, paraMtu A teonuM kahevuM satya virUddha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (97 ) che ke-"dharasenamuninA ziSya puSpadaMta ane bhUtabalIe te graMtha rUpe lakhyuM " teoe paraMparAthI cAlyuM AvatuM jJAna lakhyuM che, hemAM zuM pramANa? kemake hemaNe pitAnA granthamAM evA kaMI jUnA phakarA ApyA nathI ke jahethI ApaNe tema mAnavAnuM sAhasa karI zakIe, AgaLa cAlatAM, pAche teja pitAne carakhe mi. pAMgale mahAzaye zarU karyo che. teo lakhe che ke - " digambaree vetAmbara pramANe duSkALamAM sabhA bharI zAstra banAvyAM nathI athavA hemAM kaMI vadhAre ghaTADe karyo nathI. puSpadaMta ane bhUtabalIe lakhelA digambara AsnAyanA jaina granthane lekhana kALa I. sa. 139 ane vi. sa195 che. tama gaNadhara pachI kaI paNa kevalI zrutakevalIe navIna zAstra racyAM nathI. mahAvIranA vakhatathI je jJAna paraMparAthI lupta prAyaH thatuM AvatuM, teja meDhe karavAmAM AvatuM ane Akhare puSpadaMtAcArya ane bhUtabalI AcArye I. sa139 mAM grantharUpe digambara saMpradAyanuM jJAna lakhI rAkhyuM. Aja digambaranI graMtha racanAne samaya che." mi. pAMgalenuM A kathana pAyA vinAnA pula jevuM che. zvetAmbaree duSkALanA vakhatamAM sabhA bharIne zAstro banAvyAM nathI, paraMtu paraMparAthI jahe jJAna cAlyuM AvatuM, hene saMgraha karyo che, ane te vAta aneka vakhata A lekhamAM paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 98) batAvI co chuM. eTale vizeSa lakhavAnI jarUra nathI. bezaka, e vAta ame mAnIe chIe ke puSpadaMta ane bhUtabalIe I. sa. 139 mAM grantha lAgyA, paraMtu te grantha navIna racanArUpe lakhyA che. gatama gaNadharanI paraMparAthI cAlyuM AvatuM jJAna lakhyuM che, te taddana khoTuM ja che. yadi paraMparAthI cAlyuM AvatuM jJAna lakhyuM hatuM, te tenI pratIti thavA mATe kaMIpaNa pramANa hevuM joItuM hatuM, ane hevuM che te nahiM, tethI e siddha vAta che ke puSpadaMta ane bhUtabalI AcArya mana kapita gheDA deDAvyA che. arthAta "mana pUrta samAjUnuM anukaraNa karyuM che. AgaLa cAlatAM 31 mA pRSThamAM mi. pAMgale, De. jekebI mahAzayane phakare lakhI lakhe che ke - " Isa. pUrve 4 thA saikAmAM sarva (zvetAmbara) jaina siddhAnta racAyA. zvetA bara jaina siddhAntane saMgrahakALa athavA kharUM kahIe te racanAkALa I. sa. pUrve 4thA zatakanA tamAM athavA trIjA sikAnI zarUAtamAM Thare che." bhulavuM na joIe ke A samaya teja che ke jahene dukAlano samaya gaNavAmAM Ave che. parantu te samayamAM - tAmbara granthane racanAkALa samaja, bhayaMkara bhUla che. te vakhatamAM paraMparAthI cAlyuM AvatuM jJAna, jahene jahene jeTaluM maraNapathamAM rahyuM hatuM, te badhAne saMgraha karavAmAM AvyuM, ane te vAtane je kebI mahAzaya paNa svIkAre che. paraMtu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (99) tenI sAthe saMgrahakALane artha athavA rUpAtaramAM racanAkALa kahe che, eja maheTI bhUla kare che. lekhanakALanA viSayamAM Do. jekebI mahAzayanA zabdomAM mi. pAMgalenuM A kathana khoTuM te nathI ja. "devAdhagaNinA pramukhapada nIce valabhI nagaramAM jaina siddhA nta vIra saM. 980 (athavA 993 ane I. sa. 454 (athavA ka63) mAM lakhAyAM " paraMtu te lekhanakALa uparathI zvetAmbarenI arvAcInatA siddha thatI nathI. jekebI mahAzayanA uparyukta vacane uparathI zrImAna e pramANe matalaba kADhe che ke - digambaranI aMgapUrva (zAstra) racanA gaNadharoe karelI, ane zvetAmbaronI aMgapUrva racanA, i. sa0 pUrve 4-3 zatakamAM dukALa vakhate pATalIputra (paTanA) mAM zveta vastra dhAraNa karelA digambara matamAMthI bhraSTa thaelA sAdhue karelI." dUdhamAMthI porA kADhavAnI A hemanI cAlabAjIne keNa buddhimAna samajyA vinA raheze vArU? digambarenAM zAstrAne gaNadharAdi racita aMgapUrva (zAstra) kahevAM, "vadhyAne putra rame che" ema kahevA barAbara che. teonAM zAstrAja navIna racelAM che, te pachI hene gaNadhararacita aMgapUrva kahevAnuM sAhasa kema karI zakAya? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (100) zvetAmbarenAM aMga-pUrvanI racanA, pAMgalenA kahevA pramANe nathI thaelI, parantu gaNadharethI thaelI che. ane henA pramANabhUta vetAmbaremAM aMgAdi atyAre mejUda che. digambaranI mAphaka vetAmbare asatya pratipAdana karavAmAM puNya nathI mAnatA, paraMtu mahA pApa samaje che. katAorene gaNadhararacita heTale bhAga upalabdha thaye, eTale ja jAhera kare che. juo AcArAMganuM mahAprajJAadhyayana na maLyuM, te kaI kAraNathI paNa te lakhyuM nahi. basa! Aja teonI prAmANikatA batAvI Ape che. zuM digambara AcAcaeNnI mAphaka devadhigaNikSamAzramaNAdika kuzAgra buddhivALA AcAryo haeNnI pUrti karI zake hema nahotA? paratu nahiM, teo satya vAtane ja jAhera karanArA hatA. teo kalpita vAta banAvavAmAM mahA pApa samajatA hatA. kavetAmbaranI prAmANikatAne mATe AthI adhika pramANa bIjuM zuM joIe ? vaLI teo 3ra mA pRSThamAM lakhe che ke -"digambarane prathama grantha I. sa. 139 ane vi. saM. 195 mAM lakhAye ane kavetAmbarane prathama grantha I. sa. 454mAM lakhAye. digambara zvetAmbaranA racanA ane lekhana samayamAM ATale jamIna AsamAnane pharaka che, te pachI zvetAmbaranA grantha digambara karatAM prAcIna kevI rIte hoI zake ?" priyavAcaka! e vAtane bhUlaze nahiM ke- "puSpadaMta ane bhUtabalIe digambara granthanI racanA karI. ' have lekhanakALa, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (101) vetAmbara digambarenA he batAvyA che, te ThIka che, paraMtu tethI ema keNa buddhimAna purUSa kahI zake ke " digambara granthanA racanAkALa karatAM vetAmbara granthane racanAkALa pachIne che? lekhanakALane ane racanAkALane kaMI paNa nAtedArI nathI. dhAro ke eka glAsanI aMdara eka vidyArthI ghaNA vakhatathI abhyAsa karI rahyA che, hevAmAM eka bIje vidyArthI teja kalAsamAM dAkhala thaye, have jahe pahelAne vidyArthI che, te tIphaNa buddhivALo hovAthI amuka vAtane ghaNu vakhata sudhI smaraNapathamAM rAkhI zake, hAre na dAkhala thaele vi. ghArthI sthUla buddhivALe hevAthI, amuka vAta zarUAtathI ja lakhI rAkhavA lAgyuM. te tethI ema te naja kahevAya ke pelA bIjA vidyArthIe amuka vAta pahelAM lakhI rAkhI, mATe te prAcIna che. gaNadhara racita zAstrone smaraNamAM rAkhI AvatA zvetAmbara AcAryo 454 sudhI smaraNamAM rAkhI zakyA, ane digambara AcAryoe, paMthanI zarUAta karatAM ja navIna banAvelAM zAstro lakhyAM, te tethI zvetAmbarene graMtha racanAkALa pAchaLane che, ema siddha thaI zakatuM nathI. hAre Ama che te pachI "DA bhAMDArakare bhUlathApa khAdhI che," ema mhArUM kahevuM zuM cheTuM hatuM ? have "nircatha" zabdanA artha upara AvIe. digambara bhAIe " nigraMtha" zabdano artha "nana' kare che, mhAre eka paTTAvalImAMthI maLelA pramANa uparathI mahe e siddha karyuM hatuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (12) ke "nigrantha"--sAdhu-anugAra e paryAya=vAcaka zabda che. te paTTAvalInuM vacana A che. ___" zrIsudharmasvAmino'STau marIn yAvad nirgranthAH sAdha"vo'nagArA ityAdisAmAnyArthAbhidhAyinyAkhyA''sIt " arthAt "nigrantha" zabdathI sAdhu-anagAra kahela che, nircane artha "nagna karavAmAM AvyuM nathI. A zabda upara vipAvara mAtha, ke jahe "janabhadragaNi kSamAzramaNa"nuM banAveluM che, ane henA upara mAladhArI zrI hemacaMdrasUrinI banAvelI "ziSyahitA nAmanI TIkA che, tenI aMdara rapa61 mI gAthAthI rapa79 gAthA sudhI zAstrArtha Apela che. A badhe "nircantha" zabda upara Apele zAstrArtha khAsa manana karavA lAyaka che. te badhe zAstrArtha ahiM Ape te viSaya ghaNo ja vadhI javAne bhaya havAthI henI aMdara chevaTe kADhelA niSkarSaneja ahiM batAvI AgaLa vadhavA prayatna karuM chuM. yadi samaya maLe te te Akhe zAstrArtha, "zAlana" dvArA prakaTa karavAnuM saubhAgya prApta karIza. uparyukta vizeSAvavAmAkhya' nA pRSTha 1028 mAM ra574 mI gAthAnI TIkAmAM khAsa lakhyuM che ke -"tata purajhA righo vutto ii vuttaM mahesiNA' itivacanAd yatra vasu-dehA''hArakanakAdau mUrchA sampadyate tad nizcayataH paramArthato granthaH / yatra tu sA nopajAyate tadagranthaH" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (103) arthAt "mUccha parigraha' e pramANe mahaSioe kaheluM che, e vacanathI dravya-zarIra-AhAra ane kanakAdine viSe, je mUccha utpanna thAya, te te "grantha kahevAya, ane yadi hene viSe mUcha utpanna na thAya te te "agranthaja che. A uparathI vAMcake joI zakyA haze ke- nigranthane artha "nA" nathI, paraMtu "mUracha rahitapaNuM che. mi. pAMgalenuM A kahevuM taddana bhUla bhareluM che ke "sudharmA vigere zruta kevalI nagnaja hatA." zuM teone kevaLajJAna thayuM che ke he dvArA teo ema kahI zakayA ? hAM, kavaLajJAna te thayuM che, emAM te kaMI zaka nathI. Ate jahevAM aneka gapAchako hAMkatA AvyA che, hevuM eka gASTaka A paNa hAMkayuM, paratu hemAM pramANa zuM? mi. pAMgale Ape Apa kahI nAkhe che ke- "sudharmAsvAmI nagna hatA, A vAta baMnene nivivAdapaNe kabUla che" A paNa eka jabaradastaja kahevAyane ! zuM tAmbare taraphathI paNa e pramANe kahI devAne hemaNe Theke rAkhe che ? zvetAmbare e vAtane kabUla karatAja nathI ke "sudharmAsvAmI vigere nagna hatA. teo "nagna hetA, paraMtu nircantha hatA, eTale ke "mUrchArahita hatA. have mi. pAMgalenI eka aura karatUta juo. vAMcakee hArA prathama TrekaTamAM e vAta vAMcI haze ke - he "khalI gozAlInuM nAma, zvetAmbarenA mAnelA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (104 ) bhagavatI Adi aneka sUtromAM ThekANe ThekANe Ave che, te ja maMkhalI gozAlanuM varNana baddhAnA piTaka granthamAM paNa Ave che, hAre digambaranA eka paNa granthamAM maMkhalI gozAlanuM nAma daSTigocara thatuM nathI, tethI e siddha thAya che ke-digambaranA grantha, zvetAmbara grantha karatAM arvAcIna ja che." AvA eka jabaradasta pramANane paNa zrImAn kevI yuktithI haThAve che? te juo-teo lakhe che ke - "kAraNa ke zvetAmbara sAdhuoe aMgaracanA zvetavastro dhAraNa karyAthI karI, temaja hemanAM zAstra paNa I. sa. 4 thAnA sikAmAM lakhAyA pachI temaNe te veLA baDhanA piTaka granthane anusarI eka be vyakti potAnA zAstramAM kema nahi ghusADa heya ? pAMgale mahAzayanA A javAbathI hemanI buddhinI pUjIne pate ThIka ThIka maLI Ave che. pahelAM te aMgaracanA katAmbara vastra dhAraNa karyAthI karI" Aja hemanI bhayaMkara bhUla koI mahattvane sthApita karatI nathI. kemake zvetavastro pahelethI ja hatAM, navAM karyA nathI, ane aMgaracanA karI nathI, paraMtu aMgene ekaThAM karyo che--agene saMgraha karyo che. A vAtane te De. je kebI mahAzaya paNa svIkAre che. e vAta huM prathamaja batAvI gayuM chuM. have "zAstro lakhAyAM te vakhate eka be vyakti ghusADI dIdhI hoya" te paNa bina pAyAdAShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (105) = raja che. sUtreAnI bhASA uparathIja vAMcakA joi zakaze ke-A ghaNIja prAcIna bhASA che; ane te vAtane pAzcAtya vidvAne paNu jora zArathI kahe che ke sUtreAnI bhASA ghaNIja prAcIna che.? DA. jekeAkhI mahAzayanAja phakarA mhe mhArA prathamanA lekhamAM ApyA che, tyenI adara he khAsa jaNAve che keH" AgamAnA uddhAra prAcIna kALamAM thayA hatA, (gurU paraparA hene bhadrabAhunA vakhatamAM make che) " kahevAnI AvazyaktA cheja nahi ke, he vastu paDelAM hoya che, henAja uddhAra karavAmAM Ave che. ane te anusAra Agame vhelAM hatAM, tAja tenA uddhAra thayA, ema jekeAkhI mahAzayane kahevAnI jarUra paDI. yadi AgamenI aMdara, aiAddhanA "" piTaka granthAmAM AvelI kai kai vAta dekhavAmAM AvavAthI, te vArtAne vetAmbara AcAryAe ghusADI dIdhI che. ema kahevAmAM AvatuM heAya te mhane kahevA dyA ke, avalatA jenI bhASAmAMja pharaka paDavA joItA hatA. temaja jo e siddhAnta samAnya hoya, te digambaranA paNa reDAeka siddhAntA evA che ke he aiAddhanA siddhAntAne maLatA che, te ame ema kema na kahI zakIe ke te siddhAntA auddha granthA uparathI ghusADI dIdhA che ? ane DevI rIte te amArI vAta paNa sAcIja TharavAnI ke-digambarA tIrthaMkaranI vANIne nirakSarI mAne che, che, A vAta, vedAnuyAyI ke jeo veda, apaurUSaya mAnIne zabdAtmaka mAne che, henA siddhAntane maLatI che, mATe digaarAe te vAta, te vedAnuyAyIothI lIdhI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (16) digambarabhAIoe yAda rAkhavuM joIe ke-vetAmbara AcAryo, bIjAnI vAtane pitAmAM ghusADI devAnuM zikhyAja nathI. je hamArI mAphaka ghusADI devAnuM zikhyA hate, te teo zuM svataMtra zAstra nahiM racate ke? astu! mi. pAMgale, maMkhalI gozAlane mATe A javAba ApavA samartha thayA te henI sAtheja lakhele A phakare zAmATe uDAvI dIdho ? juo te phaka A che - zvetAmbaramAM mAnelA uttarAdhyayanAdi sUtromAM kaheluM che ke -ajItanAthathI leI pArzvanAtha sudhI bAvIsa tIrthakare, tema haimanA sAdhuo cAra mahAvratane mAnatA hatA. ane rthAt cethA " brahma nI gaNatarI aparigrahamAMja karI letA hatA, jahAre mahAvIra deva ane hemanA sAdhuo zrISabhadevanA sAdhuonI mAphaka pAMca mahAvratane mAne che, Aja vAtene bAddhane piTaka grantha he ke "dinikAyanA sAmAnya phala sUtranI sumaMgalA vilAsinI " nAmanI TIkAmAM buddhaze je lakhyuM che " ( A upara DA, jekebInI lakhelI 1894nI prastAvanAne phare paNa Ape che. ) A khAsa vAtane javAba ApavAmAM te mi. pAMgale mahAzaye sUripaNuM (maina)ja batAvyuM che. paraMtu ThIka che, A viSayamAM teothI ema te kahI zakAya tema hatuMja nahi ke - ddhanA piTaka grantha uparathI A vAta ghusADI dIdhI che ' basa ! jahAre koI paNa rIte hemAM caMcu praveza na thaI zakyo, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (107). hAre te vAtanA javAbane hajamaja karI gayA. A uparathI e chekasa thAya che ke-mi. pAMgale mahAzaye he javAba Ape che, te bilakula nirmAlya ane DhaMgadhaDA vinAne che. A sivAya haribhegameSIdeve karele, mahAvIra devanA garbhApaharaNane ullekha karI kahe che ke -"kRSNanA janmakALanA adalAbadalInuM anukaraNa karyuM che paraMtu hene javAba Aja lekhanI aMdara vistArathI prathama ApavAmAM AvyuM che. have visaM. 90 mAM thaelA digambara matAnuyAyI devasene kavetAmbaranI utpatti badalane ulalekha karatAM darzanasAramAM lakhyuM che ke - zvetAmbara mata sthApI, mithyA zAstra racI jInacaMdra piteja pitAne narakamAM prathama sthApana karyo " A vAta zuM haLAhaLa dveSathI bharelI nathI? paratu hene paNa bacAva karavA pAMgale mahAzaye pitAnI kalama uThAvI che. mahe hArA lekhamAM lakhyuM hatuM ke -" zuM devasenane avadhijJAna thayuM hatuM ke he dvArA "jInacaMdra narakamAM gayA " ema kahevA bhAgyazALI thayA ?" Ane javAba pAMgale mahArAya Ape che ke devasene paraMparAthI kahevAmAM Avate itihAsa lakhyuM hoya te hene avadhijJAnaja kyAMthI hoya ? ThIka che, A mane javAba zuM che ? pitAnI AkhI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (108) para'parA AvAM dveSa prayukta lakhANA karatI AvI che, e vAtane siddha karI ApanAra mudrAlekha che. pAMgalenA lakhavAthI e vAta spaSTa jaNAi Ave che. ke-devasenaja nahi, hemanI pahelAMnA AcArye paNa te pramANe asatya, dveSa bharapUra, gapADA hAMkatA AvyA che. kharekhara, A badalatA huM mi. pAMgalene prema pUrvaka dhanyavAdaja ApIza. parantu sAthasAtha temane eTaluM kahyA vinA teA nahi...ja rahI zakuM ke- pahelAM hame e batAvI Ape ke devasenanI pahelAM kayA AcArye e pramANe lakhyu che ? ane jamhAM sudhI A vAtane itihAsathI sapramANa sAbita na karo, saaN sudhI huM kema na kahI zakuM ke-devasene peAte peAtAnI meLeja A vAtane ghaDI kADhI che ? hune smaraNamAM che ke--mhAre banArasa pAThazALAmAM mi. pAMgale mahAzaya padhAryA ane pUjayazrI indravijayajI mahArAja sAhebe danasAranA saMbaMdhamAM prazno karyA, hAre teo koi paNa rIte prabala pramANeA ApI siddha karI zakayA nhAtA ane hevI rIte A TrekaTanI aMdara hemaNe uTapaTAMga ane asa baddha vicAre jaNAvyA che, teja cAla hemanI te vakhate paNa hatI. ( mahAzaya ! * ulaTA ceAra koTavAlane OM' A nyAya tA kharekhara hamAre mATeja lAgu paDe che. he zvetAmbarA sukha samAdhI pUrvaka peAtAnAM kAryone bajAve jAyache, he zvetA arA potAnI vastuneja pAtAnI mAnatA Ave che, haeNnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (109 ) aMdara hamArA hevA vighna satASI, nAMhe potAnI vastune potAnI mAnavA lAgI jAya che, aneka prakAranAM dveSa prayukta. lakhANeA kare che, rAta divasa jhaghaDA karI, lAkhkha rUpiyAnu pANI karI karAvI Anada mAne che, temaja khoTA khoTA rApATA ( sabhAnA ) bahAra pADe che. ATaluM ATaluM karavA hatAM teja Apa vembarA upara mRke, te pachI kahA ulaTA cAra keTavAlane je ' A niyama kAnA lAgu paDe che? digambara phrikAnA keTalAka patrakAro sabhAonA rIporTa kevA khATA khATA bahAra pADe che. heno eka namUnA mhAre ahi raju karavA joie. vAMcakAne smaraNamAM haze ke-sa. 1912 nA jUna mahInA nI zarUAtamAM kalakattAnI aMdara eka pablika sabhA thai hatI, tyenI aMdara ghaNA digambara vidvAnoe hAjarI ApI hatI. ane hetu. pramukhasthAna mahAmaheApAdhyAya 5" satIzacaMdra vidyAbhUSaNa, ema. e. pI. eca. DI. ne ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. A sabhAnA rIporTa ApatAM naitiI'nA sampAdakapravare, sabhApatinA bhASaNane, kevuM asatya joDI kADhyuM che? te tapAse, teo lakhe che ke mahA mahApAdhyAye potAnA bhASaNamAM kahyuM hatuM keH-- ' " jaina sampradAya meM do paMtha haiN| eka zvetAmbara dUsarA digandara / / na TronomeM paraspara vaDA vizeSa hai / munne nA bA, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (117) zcarya huA, jabake kAzI gayA aura vahAM epha zvetAmbara sA. dhuse zvetAmbara sampradAyake viSaya sune, parantu digambara sampradAyakI bAteM pUchane para uttara milA ki-hama kucha nahIM jAnate / jo vidvAn chahA~ darzanAkA jJAna rakhatA hai aura unakA khaMDana maMDana kara sakatA hai vahI apane sAthI sampadAyakA kucha bhI jJAna nahI rakhatA hai| hamane yahA taka sunA hai ki donoM sampradAya eka dusareke graMtha bhI apane yahA~ nahIM rakhate hai / maiMne donoM sampradAyake granthAkA avalokana kiyA hai / merI samajhameM zvetAmbara sampradAyase digambara sampradAya prAcIna hai|" paraMtu A vAta sarAsara asatyaja che. kAraNa ke mahAmahepAdhyAyajIe khAsa eka patra, teja sa. 1912nA oNgasTa mAsamAM pUjyapAda zrIIndravijayajI mahArAja upara lakhele che, henA uparathI jaNAya che ke hemaNe te sabhAmAM hevuM kaMI paNa kahyuM nathI, pratyuta hemAM te vetAmbarAnI ja prAcInatA batAvI che. juo te patranI aMdara mahAmahepAthAya khuda jaNAve che ke -- I fully remember that a meeting, was held in June in Calcutta in which a Digambar Scholar delivered lecture on the Digambar philosophy Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (112) refuting the Brahmanic doctrine of the creator &c. Insuwming up the lectures, and in making Presidential remarks I addressed the members of both the Digambar and Setanibar Schools to make up their differences towards the advancement of both. I said that in Calcutta we had the honour of listening to the learned and eloquent lectures of the distinguished Setambar Sadhoo Shastra Vi. sharad Jainacharya Vijaya Dharma Suri, but we had no opportunity of coming in contact with a Digambar Scholar here, While in Benares, I studied some of the Setambar Jain books under the Setambar Sadhoo aforementioned, but on enquiry I learnt there were not many learned Digambar Scholars in Benares. Through the Kidness of Muni Indravijay, I got the opportunity of meeting with one Digambar Pandit who gave me some information about his School. but I wanted to learn more. It is no doubt a great fortune that we have got in Calcutta a Digambar Pandit who is a learned Scholar. Benyal is now much advanced. The most orthodox of the Bengali Paudits are now eager to learn something of the doctrine of both the Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (11) Setambar and Digambar Schools. Modern Scholarship is not one sidel. Thu Setan's and Diganibars both contend is beautips of their doct' e It : 110W generally do'st w dg hat Se :mlar doctrine is the oldest. In ih b gining there was no distinc. tion between the two schools. The distinction aroso later. I can only say tha Digambar docirine is not risalt. There is no god in desputing over the matter. Yours Sincerely Satish Chandra Vidyabhusana Principle Sanscrit College and Secretary Board of Sanscrit Examination. bhAvArtha -hane saMpUrNa rIte yAda che ke-juna mAsamAM kalakattAnI aMdara eka digambara vidvAne digambara philosophI upara bhASaNa ApyuM hatuM. jahemAM "jagakartA vigere brAhmaNa siddhAntanuM khaMDana karyuM hatuM. bhASaNane upasaMhAra karatAM pramukha tarIkenA mahArA bhASazumAM digambara tathA vetAmbara sampradAyanA sabhyane mahe jaNAvyuM ke-AgaLa vadhavAne mATe bannee ApasanA vireShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (113 ) dhAne samAvI devA joie. mhe" kahyuM ke kalakattAmAM suprasiddha zvetAmbara sAdhu zAstra vizArada jainAcArya zrIvijayadharmasUrinA vidvattAmaya ane vaktRtva zaktivALAM bhASaNA sAMbhaLavAnA ApaNane suavasara prApta thayeA hatA, paNa ahiM'A ApaNane kAi paNa digambara vidvAnI sAthe sa`khadhamAM AvavAnI taka maLI nhAtI hAre banArasamAM she pUrvokta sAdhunI dekharekha nIce keTalAMka zvetAmbara jaina pustakAnA abhyAsa karyo ane tapAsa karatAM mhane mAlUma paDyu ke banArasamAM ghaNu! digaMbara paDatA hatA nahi. muni indravijayajInI kRpAthI eka digambara paoNMDitanI sAthe maLavAnI hune taka maLI, heNe peAtAnA sampradAya viSe keTalIka mAhItI hune ApI, paNa mhe. vadhAre jANavAne icchayuM. ezaka, te eka mahAna sAbhAgya che ke, ApaNe kalakattAmAM eka digambara paDita che ke he eka sArA vidvAna che. maMgALA have ghaNuM AgaLa vadhe che. khUba dharmacusta bagALI paDatA have zvetAmbara ane digambara e beu sampradAyanA siddhAntAmAM kaMika zIkhavAne Atura che. hAlanI vidvattA eka tarI nathI. zvetAmbara ane dvigambara beu peAtAnA matanI prAcInatAne mATe takarAra kare che, have te sAmAnya rIte strIkAravAmAM Avyu che ke zvetAmbara mata sAthI prAcIna che. zarUAtamAM e sampradAyA vacce bilakula bheda Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (114 ) hatA nahi. bheda pAchaLathI utpanna thayA. huM mAtra eTaluMja kahI zaku chu ke digambara mata hamaNAMnA nathI. A viSaya upara takarAra calAvavAmAM kaMi sAra nathI. ( 'jainazAsana' bIjA varSanA navamA aMkamAMthI ) priya vAMcaka ! khuda bhASaNa ApanAra mahAmahopAdhyAya te A pramANe lakhe che, jahAre mi. premIjI, peAtAnA * jainahitaiSI mAM te kainu kai vetare che. zuM AvA kheATA rIpArTA chApavAthI digambara bhAIonI prAcInatA siddha thai jaze ke ? " have 'kulpAkapArzvanAthanI mUrti zvetAmbarI banAvI AhemanuM kahevu... khIlakula khATu che. te te zvetAmbarAnI hatIja, ane haeNne mATe aneka granthAmAM haeNnu tipAdana karelu che. kAzInA eka digambara vidyArthIe bhadrabAhu ciratranuM bhASAntara bahAra pADI arthanA anartha karI nAkhyA, A vAtane huM" batAvI, hAre pAMgale mahAzaya kahe che ke henA upara dveSa karyeA ' parantu pAMgale hevA pakSapAtI nyAyAdhIzane huM pUchuM chuM ke-teja bhadrabAhu caritranA bhASAntarakAra vidyAIMe, pAte lakhelI prastAvanAmAM zvetAmbarAne keTalA tuccha ane asabhya zabdomAM ullekhyA che, hene mATe kai nyAya karyA ke ? parantu ThIka che, te vAta hamArA smaraNamAM kema . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (11pa) AvI zake ? kemake hemAM te nhamArI khIcaDI pakAya tema che. a! A pakSapAtI nyAya te hUmaneja mubAraka hoI zake. basa ! have adhika na lakhatAM mAtra eTaluM ja lakhIza ke dAMbhika vRttinI parAkASThAe pahoMcavAmAM digambara bhAIone have kaMI paNa bAkI rahyuM nathI. AgaLa cAlatAM patra 35 mAM zrImAna lakhe che ke - "vidyAvijayajI kahe che ke -"dharmopakaraNane parigraha mAje nathI paNa A niyama halakI zreNinA digambara munine che hane Azcarya thAya che ke-digambara muniomAM halakI ane uMcca zreNine bheda pADavA pagale mahAzaye kamara kasI. huM pUchuM chuM ke-zuM A niyama zAstrIya rItithI batAvyuM che ke? zuM pAMgale mahAzaye, bhagavAna zrIumAsvAti vAcake, pitAnA tattvArtha sUtramAM batAveluM "mUra niH " A sUtranuM kaI divasa paNa smaraNa karyuM che? hAre zuM A sUtra, umAsvAti vAcake halakI zreNinA sAdhuo mATe banAvyuM che? mahAnubhAva!. ema mAnavAnI bhUla kadi paNa khAze nahiM. te sUtra sAmAnya rItyA samasta sAdhuone mATe che. A sivAya vizeSAvAya mAtha'nuM paNa pramANa huM prathamaja ApI gaye chuM, te pachI vizeSa pramANe ApavAM, vAMcakane samaya vyartha naSTa karavA, barAbara che. je hevIja rIte mUccha parigraDa mAnela na hoya, te zAmATe digambaranA mAnItA AcArya zubhacaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (116) drAcArya pitAnA jJAnArNavanA seLamA prakaraNamAM ema lakhate ke - "nisaMgo'pi munina syAt saMmUrchan sNgvrjitH| to pUra taravaraiH saMskRti prItitA"| I arthA-jahe muni niHsaMga hoya, eTale ke bAhya parigrahathI rahita hoya, ane je mamatva kare, te te niSparigrahI thaI zake nahiM. kemake tattvajJAnI vidvAnee mUccha eja parigrahanI utpattinuM sthAna mAnela che. " hAre Amaja che te pachI mi. pAMgale, pite mAnelA AcAryone vacanenuM khUna kare che, ema kahevAmAM zuM kaIpaNa jAtanI atyukti kahI zakAze? kadApi nahiM. priyapAThaka ! A vAtane mahuM mahArA prathamanA lekhamAM paNa ullekha karyo che, paraMtu aphasosanI vAta che ke pAMgale mahAzaye A vAtane uDAvI ja dIdhI che. astu ! pAMgale mahAzaya, bhale AvAM akA pramANene uDAvI devA prayatna kare, paraMtu vAMcaka varga kaMi AMkha mIMcIne vAMcatuM nathI. tattvane jANavAnI abhilASA rAkhanAre varga te hene bArIkAIthIja tapAse che. zrI zubhacaMdrAcArye A eka ja sthaLe ullekha karyo che, ema nathI, parantu AgaLa cAlatAM aDhAramA prakaraNamAM pAMca samitinuM varNana karatAM, "AdAnanikSepaNasamiti " nuM pAlana karavAne mATe sApha sApha bAramA ane teramA lekamAM batAvyuM che ke - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (117) he muni zayyA, Asana, upadhAna, zAstra ane upakaraNa divasa pahelAM sArI rIte joIne arthAt vAraMvAra pratilekhana karIne yatna pUrvaka grahaNa karate, tathA teja pramANe karI pRthvI upara mUke che, te avikala ( pUrNa ) AdAna nikSepaNa samiti pALe che. " AvA parama siddhAntane mATe paNa mi. pAMgale mahAzaya vakIlAta karI kahe che ke -"zubhacaMdrAcArye kareluM varNana digambara saMpradAyanA halakI zreNinA sAdhunuM ja che. " vAha ! zAstrIya siddhAntane ulaTa pAlaTa karI nAkhavAmAM A vakIla sAhebanI khIssA kalame, eka moTuM ajAyaba ja utpanna kare che, jaheo pitAnA AcAryonA vacananuM khUna karavAmAM athavA te te vacanene judA rUpamAM batAvavAne mATe jabaradasta bahAdurI batAve che, teo vetAmbarenA ke anyanA zAstrAne ulaTapAlaTa karI nAkhe hemAM zuM Azcarya ? digambara muni ucca zreNinA kevA hoya che ? te batAvatAM mi. pAMgale A leka Ape che - " bhUH paryako nijabhujalatA kaMdukaM khaM vitAnaM dIpazcandro virativanitAlabdhasaGgaH pramodaH / dikAntAbhiH pavanacamarairvIjyamAnaH samantAdbhikSuH zete nRpa iva bhuvi tyaktasarvaspRho'pi // ( zubhacandrAcArya)" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (118) avvala te A leka kahAMthI lIdhuM che ? kayA prakaraNamAM che ? kevA prasaMgane che ? vigere kaMI paNa batAvyuM nathI. te chatAM paNa A bleka uparathI ema to kadApi siddha nathI thatuM ke sAdhue vastra na paheravAM,-upakaraNa na rAkhavAM. zuM vastrA rAkhanAra-upakaraNa rAkhanAra sAdhune mATe A leka nathI ghaTI zakata ? paranta haine vicAra keNa kare che ? sAdhuonI halakI ane ucca zreNine bheda batAvanAra mI. pAMgalenI buddhine mATe kone Azcarya thayA vinA raheze vAra ? evuM keIe paNa nahiM sAMbhaLyuM hoya ke-sAdhuonAM pAMca mahAvrata ane aSTa pravacana mAtA (pAMca samiti, traNa gupti) mAM bheda keI zAstramAM batAvyuM hoya. sAmAnya rIte sAdhu mAtrane pAMca mahAvrata ane aSTa pravacana mAtAnuM pAlana eka sarakhI rIte karavAnuM che. henI aMdara agara pala hoya te pachI te sAdhu kahevAyaja kema ? zrImAna zubhacandrAcArya upayukta he varNana karyuM che, te samyaka cAritranA varNanamAM karyuM che, henI aMdara teo ema nathI batAvatA ke A huM halakI zreNinA sAdhuonuM varNana karI rahyo chuM. balake teoe ApelA vazamAM leka uparathI ema esa jaNAI Ave che ke teo he varNana karI rahyA che te nirdoSa cAritranuM varNana che. te kaleka A che - " iti katipayavarNaizcAta citrarUpaM __ caraNamanaghaccaizcamutasAMzuddhidhAma / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (119) aviditaparamArthairyanna sAdhyaM vipakSe stadidamanusarantu jJAninaH zAntadoSAH || 20 || arthAt--ukta prakArathI keTalAe akSarodvArA varNana karelu jahe aneka rUpa nirdoSa cAritra, te atizaya uMcA cittavALAne teA zuddhatAnuM madira che, ane nathI jANyA paramArtha jaheNuM, evA vipakSIone tA asAdhya che. evA A cAritrane (uparyukta vaNita) zAntadoSI jJAnI purUSo dhAraNa karo. A uparathI zuM e spaSTa nathI thatuM ke--Aja prakaraNamAM zubhacaMdrAcAhe varNana karI gayA che, te sarvetkRSTa ane sAdhumAtrane svIkAra karavA lAyaka che ? - zubhacandrAcAryAM ja zA mATe ? evA keTalAe digambara grantha kartAoe sAdhune upaNa rAkhavAnuM prakaTapaNe khatALyu jIe ku MdakuMdamunikRta mUlAcAramAM A pramANe che. lakhyuM' cheH-- " NANuvahiM saMjamuvarhi tabbuvavahimaNNamavi uvahiM vA / padaM gahaNikkhevo samiTTI AdAnanikkhevA || " arthAt--jJAnApadhi, pustaka paTTikA bandhanAdi, saMyame padhi (henA rAkhavAthI sayama pALI zakAya ) ane tApadhi tathA anya prakAranI paNa upadhi, te dareka upadhiyAne prayatnathI grahaNu-nikSepa karavuM, hAre sampUrNa AdAna nikSepa samiti thAya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (120 ) vaLI paNa juoH-cegendra deva viracita paramAtmaprakAza' nI TIkAmAM paNa sAdhune upakaraNa grahaNa karavAnuM lakhyuM che. yathAH ------------ . ' " paramopekSAsaMyamAbhAve tu vItarAgazuddhAtmAnubhUtibhAvasaMyamarakSaNArthaM viziSTasaMhananAdizaktyabhAve sati yadyapi tapaH paryAyazarIra sahakArIbhUtamannapAnasaMyamazai / cajJAnopakaraNa tRNamayamAvaraNAdikaM kimapi gRhNAti tathApi mamatvaM na karotIti / " hevIja rIte rAjavAtika vigere aneka digambara granthAmAM sAdhune upakaraNanI AvazyakatA batAvI che. parantu Azcarya che ke- nAgA ? rahevAmAMja dharma mAnanAra mi. pAMgale mahAzaya jevA peAtAnA durAgraha cheDatA nathI, eTaluM ja nahi; parantu zvetAmbara sAdhuone, vastrAdi upakaraNa dhAraNa karavAthI bhraSTAcArIpaNe gaNe che, A paNa teonA dveSabhAvanA namUnA nahi. te khIjuM zuM kahI zakAya ? have lekhanI pUrNAhutimAM upasaMhAra rUpe e zabdo kahI A lekhane samApta karIza. upasa'hAra. jahe vAMcake mhArA prathamanA lekhane vAMcIne, mi. pAMgale mahAzayanA TrekaTane vAMcyu haze, teone e vAtanA nizcaya thaye haze ke-mi. pAMgale mahAzaye hArA lekhamAM batAvelA keTalAka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (121 ) pAInTonA javAba ApavAmAM kharekhara eka bAjIgaranI nakala karI che. katiSaya pAinTAnA javAbe ApavAmAM vAstavika saphaLa nivaDacA nathI, mhAre keTalAka poinTone te tee potAnA dezanI (dakSiNanI) caTaNIja samajI gayA. A vAtanu spaSTIkaraNa mhArA A bIjA TrekTathI thaI jAya che. te chatAM yadi huM, he poinTonA javAe teoe ApyA nathI, te na batAvI lekhane pUrNa karUM, te jarUra lekhanI pUrNAhutimAM nyUnatA rahI lekhI zakAya. ata eva te peinTonAM nAma mAtra gaNAvI lekhane samAsa Iza. (1) dharasena munine samudra samAna bIjA pUrvanu karmaprAmRta tA kaThAtha rahI gayuM ane ekAdazAMga, dazavaikAlika tathA uttarAdhyayanAdi alpa saMkhyAvALA granthA viccheda thaI gayA, zuM A vAta koi paNa buddhimAna mAnya karI zake kharI ? kadApi nahi. AnA javAkha teoe ApyA nathI. ( 2 ) digambara granthA karatAM, zvetAmbara granthA prAcIna che, A vAtane puSTa karanAra The saered Books of the east - Vol. XXII ' (1884 A. D. ) nI prastAvanAmAM pAnA 42 me lakhelA DA. jekeAkhI mahAzayavALA phakarAnA javAba ApcA nathI. . (3) 'mathurAnA prAcIna zilAlekhA upara jaDe jahe AcAryeAnAM nAma, gaNu temaja kula vigere batAvavAmAM Avela che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (12) te dareka kalpasUtranI sthavirAvalImAM varNavela AcAryonI sAthe maLatAvaDApaNuM dharAve che. A pramANe siddha karanAra DaoN. buhalara mahAzayanA aMgrejI phakarAne javAba Ape nathI. (4) "zvetAmbara matamAMthI nikaLelI eka zAkhA paNa I. sa. pUrve 213 mAM sthapAelI che. A vAtane siddha karanAra 3. bularanA aMgrejI phakarAne javAba Ape nathI. (5) "jenAga prAcIna che, hene uddhAra prAcIna kALamAM thaye hate." A pramANe siddha karanAra Do. jekebI mahAzayanI I. sa. 1894nI praratAvanA phakaro Ape che, hene javAba paNa Ape nathI. ( 6 ) kAzInA digambara vidyArthIe, pite bahAra pADelA bhadrabAhu caritramAM 'varAhamihira ' nuM dAna ApyuM che, paraMtu ema pUchavAmAM AvyuM ke pahelAM "varAhamihira nA samayane nizcaya karyo che. kemake "paMcasiddhAtikA' nI aMdara varAhamihira pite lakhe che ke- zAke 4ra7 nA samayamAM A grantha e che" AthI ame batAvelA digambarane samayane koI paNa rIte dhakke pahoMcato ja nathI. " Ane paNa javAba Ape nathI. ( 7 ) " digambaranA prAcIna granthamAM paNa katAbarenI niMdA Ave che, tethI paNa siddha thAya che ke vetAmbara mata pahelane have joIe.' Ane paNa javAba Ape nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 123) ( 8) vetAmbarae mAnelA sUtranI aMdara e pramANe ThekANe ThekANe ullekha Ave che ke -"achatanAthathI laI pATvanAtha sudhI bAvIsa tIrthakara ane hemanA sAdhue cAra mahAvrata mAnatA hatA. ("brahmanI gaNatarI aparigrahamAM karatA hatA ) hAre pahelA ane chellA tIrthakara ane hemanA sAdhuo pAMca mahAvratane mAne che. A vAtane badane piTaka grantha, jahe ke "dinikAyanA sAmAnya phalasUtranI sumaMgalA vilAsinI' nAmanI TIkAmAM buddhaghoSe lakhyuM che" ane te upara DaTa jekebI mahAzayanA ApelA phakarAne paNa javAba Ape nathI. ( 9 ) "dhammapada" upara buddhaghoSanI TIkAmAM kaheluM che ke -" nirgaLe ( sAdhuo ) nItimaryAdAne mATe eka jAtane kapaDe rAkhe che" A vAta kavetAmbaranA mantane maLatI che, ema kahe batAvavAmAM AvyuM che, hene paNa jabAba nathI. ( 10 ) bhadrabAhu caritramAM eka sthaLe lakhyuM che ke - cetavamajhUtapUna jJAca kanAna" A ekaja vAkya uparathI mAlUma paDe che ke-bhadrabAhu caritra kevaLa dveSa buhiMthI vetAmbara matanA khaMDanane mATeja jUThuM joDI kADhela che." Ane paNa javAba Apela nathI. bArIkAIthI tapAsa karuM, te zAyada tethI paNa vadhAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 124) pAinTo maLI Ave kharA. te paNa sthUla sthUla A daza peAInTonA teA javAba zrImAne ApyAja nathI. AthI e nizcaya thAya che ke--A daza pAinTAne te teoesvIkAra karI lIdhA. have hemaNe ApelA javAkhanA pratyuttara mATe A TrekaTa na02 lakhavAmAM AvyuM che. AzA che ke--A akATaca poinTane, bArIkAithI avalokana karI--durAgrahanA paDado dUra karI, haeNne svIkAra karI leze. ; jahenAmAM lagAra paNa samajavAnI zakti che te teA anAyAsaja svIkAra karI leze ke-- nagna rahevAmAM aparigrahapaNu ke acelakapaNuM samAeluM nathI. koi paNa vastu upara mUrcchI karavI, tyenuM nAmaja parigraha che. zAstrakAro paNa mUrchAneja parigraha pharamAve che. di nagna rahevAmAMja aparigrahapaNu ke asalI sAdhupaNu* gaNAtuM hoya, te hune kahevA che ke--pelAM kUtarAM, bilADAM, gheADA, khela vigere pazuone zAmATe ApaNe sAdhu na gaNavA joie ? juo-kUtarAM ghera ghera TukaDA mArgIne peAtAnuM udara pASaNa kare che, maLyuM te saMteASa, na maLyuM te paNa satASa. digambara bhAione huM puchyuM ke tene sAdhu gaNavA ke nahi' ? na gaNavA, te zAmATe ? zuM teo pazu che haeNTalA mATe? taTasthapaNAne na cheDuM te huM... ema paNa kahI zakIza ke-- kapaDAM dhAraNa karavAmAM kaMI sAdhupaNu' samAeluM nathI. jo kapaDAM dhAraNa karavAthIja sAdhupaNuM kahevAtuM hoya, teA manuSya jAti Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (15) mAtrane sAdhu kahevA joIe. paraMtu nahiM, jahAM sudhI sAdhunA guNa na hoya, hAM sudhI sAdhu kahI zakAya nahiM. kapaDAM rAkhIne yadi henA upara mUracha rAkhavAmAM AvI, pustaka rAkhIne yadi tenA upara mUccha rAkhavAmAM AvI, temaja sAdhunAM bIjAM paNa upakaraNa rAkhI henA upara mUccha rAkhavAmAM AvI, te samajavuM ke te sAdhu parigrahanA deSane pAtra che. sAdhuone jahe jahe upakaraNa rAkhavAnAM zAstrakAroe batAvyAM che, te henA upara mUccha savAra thavA mATe nahiM, paraMtu cAritra dharmanI rakSA karavA mATe-saMyamane sArI rIte pALavA mATe. ete cokkasa vAta che ke-gRhasthAvasthAne tyAga karI sAdhu avasthA eTalAja mATe AtmArthI purUSe ravIkAratA AvyA che ke-sAdhu avasthAmAM vizeSa prakAre jIva dayA pALI zakAya. sAdhu. thavAnI matalaba e nathI ke-basa, sAdhu thayA eTale jIvAjIvane bheda-vicAra choDI de. sAdhu thayA pachI adhika jIvarakSA vigere karavAnI jarUra che. ane teTalAja mATe zAstrakAre hene ucita upakaraNe rAkhavAnuM pharamAvatA AvyA che. vize vaphA " vigere aneka graMthanI aMdara sAdhune upakaraNe rAkhavAnuM sahetuka batAvyuM che. huM nIce jahe leke ApuM chuM te uparathI vAMcake joI zakaze ke cAritranI rakSA mATe ane jInI rakSA mATe sAdhune amuka amuka upakaraNe rAkhavAnI khAsa AvazyakatA che. te kaleke A che - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 126 ) " sthAnopavezanastrApanikSepagrahaNAdiSu / jantupramArjanArthaM hi rajoharaNamiSyate / / " sampAtimAdisattvAnAM rakSAyai mukhavastrikA | bhaktapAnasyajantUnAM parIkSAyai ca pAtrakam / / " " samyaktvajJAnacAritratapaH sAdhanahetave / cIvarANi ca kalpAdInGgIkurvanti sAdhavaH || " arthAt--sthAnane viSe besavuM-sUvuM-mUkavuM-grahaNa karavuM vigere kriyAne viSe jaMtunA pramArjanane mATe rajoharaNa (AghA) nI jarUrIyAta che. ( sampAtimAddhi jIvonI rakSAne mATe mukhavastikA ( muhapatti ) nI jarUra che, ane AhArapANInI aMdara kAI jIva na AvI jAya, e parIkSAne mATe pAtra rAkhavAnI jarUra che. ane vhevIja rIte samyak jJAna-cAritra-tapa vigere sAdhananA hetu mATe sAdhu loko vasrAne paNa agIkAra kare che. paramAtmA mahAvIra devanA zAsanamAM badalA paramo dharma' A siddhAnta pradhAna mAnela che. jaDe manuSya ahiMsAnu pAlana na kare, te pachI te bhale nagna hoya ke vastradhArI hoya, parantu te durgatine ja bhAgI che. have ete potAnI buddhimattAthIja samajavuM joie ke uparyukta upakaraNeA sivAya sAdhu, jIvAnI rakSA kevI rIte karI zakavAnA hatA ? zuM nagna sAdhunA upara khAvAnI-pIvAnI-besavAnI-uddevAnI-suvAnI kriyA sa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com 46 Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (17) vAra thaelI nathI ? zuM jJAna-darzana-caritra-tapa vigerenuM sAdhana karavuM e henuM prathama kartavya nathI ? hAre che, te pachI hene uparyukta upakaraNe rAkhavAnI khAsa AvazyakatA rahelI che, ema kahevuM lagAra paNa satya virUddha dekhAtuM nathI. prAcInatA-arvAcInatAnA viSayamAM chevaTe mahAre kahevuM joIe ke-digambara bhAIo heTalA pikAra kare che, te te one pralApa mAtra che. aitihAsika rItithI, zAstrIya rItithI ke yuktidvArA haju sudhI digambara bhAIo pitAnI prAcInatA siddha karI zakayA nathI. haju paNa huM dAvA sAthe kahuM chuM ke khuzInI sAthe mahArA A TrekaTane javAba Ape. huM gurUkRpayA javAba ApavAne taiyAra chuM. kemake tema karavAmAM "vAre vadhe taravA ' A vAkya caritArtha thaze. parantu eTaluM yAda rAkhavuM joIe ke-javAba ApavAmAM viSayAntara na thavA pAme. temaja aitihAsika, zAstrIya ane yuktio dvArAja piIne javAba Apavo joIe. antamAM-A lekhanI aMdara koIpaNa jIvane duHkha thAya, e zabda lakhAI gaye heya, te te badala kSamA yAcavA sAthe dareka sAhitya premIo sAhityanI ane zAsana premIo zAsananI sevA bajAvI uttama sukhanA bhAgI bane, evI zAsanadeva pratye prArthanA karate viramuM chuM. zAntiH zAntiH zAntiH Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana zAsana albhllo bilenic retayo sAmAjika, naitika, dhArmika ane sA to huM A patra hindI zA gujarAtImAM 3 thAya che. jene samAjamAM potAnA TeganuM A eka atIya sAmAnya hika patra che. yadi -me ghera e? paramAtmAnA pavitra upadezane mArAM karavA cAhe che, yadi -me ghera beTe ane samAnatI sthitine MNavA cAhe che ane yadi - e ghera beThe pAzcATe ane rIyu rAnA kAryonuM nirIkSaNa karavA cAhe cho te zITa jAnuM zAsana che patranA grAhe ke thAo, ke daLadAra panna devA chatAM vArSika lavaMja te nAno ka, 3-0-0 ja che lakhe: menejare. * jana zAsana ? rAdhanapurI aAra, jIvana . | ( mA ! cA vA ) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com