Prit Kiye Dukh Hoy

Author(s): Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra Koba
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008923/1

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Upcche kehoya zrI priyadarzana For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya lekhaka zrI priyadarzana [AcArya zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrIzvarajI ma.] For Private And Personal Use Only

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punaH saMpAdana jJAnatIrtha - kobA cothI AvRti phAgaNa suda-5, vi.saM. 2035, 1 mArca 2009 bhUtha DIlaksa : rU. 17pa.00 janarala : rU. 70.00 Arthika saujanya zeTha zrI niraMjana narottamabhAInA smaraNArthe ha. zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra prakAza zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAghanA kendra AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira kobA, tA.ji. gAMdhInagara - 382007 phona naM. (079) 23276204, 23276252 email: gyanmandir@kobatirth.org website : www.kobatirth.org mudraka navaprabhAta prinTarsa, amadAvAda phona naM. 98255988papa For Private And Personal Use Only

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pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrIzvarajI zrAvaNa zuklA 12, vi.saM. 1989 ke dina pudagAma mahesANA (gujarAta) meM maNIbhAI evaM hIrAbahana ke kuladIpaka ke rUpa meM janme mUlacandabhAI, juhI kI kalI kI bhAMti khilatIkhulatI javAnI meM 18 barasa kI umra meM vi.saM. 2007, mahAvada 5 ke dina rANapura (saurASTra) meM AcArya zrImad vijayapremasUrIzvarajI mahArAjA ke karamakamaloM dvArA dIkSita hokara pU. bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI ke ziSya bane. muni zrI bhadraguptavijayajI kI dIkSAjIvana ke prAraMbha kAla se hI adhyayana adhyApana kI sudIrgha yAtrA prAraMbha ho cukI thI.45 AgamoM ke saTIka adhyayanoparAMta dArzanika, bhAratIya evaM pAzcAtya tatvajJAna, kAvya-sAhitya vagairaha ke 'milasTona' pAra karatI huI vaha yAtrA sarjanAtmaka kSitija kI tarapha mur3a gaI. 'mahApaMthano yAtrI' se 20 sAla kI umra meM zuru huI lekhanayAtrA aMta samaya taka athaka evaM anavarata calI. taraha-taraha kA maulika sAhitya, tatvajJAna, vivecanA, dIrgha kathAe~, laghu kathAe~, kAvyagIta, patroM ke jariye svaccha va svastha mArgadarzana paraka sAhitya sarjana dvArA unakA jIvana saphara dina-ba-dina bharApUrA banA rahatA thA. premabharA ha~samukha svabhAva, prasanna va mRdu AMtara-bAhya vyaktitva evaM bahujana-hitAya bahujana-sukhAya pravRttiyA~ unake jIvana ke mahattvapUrNa aMgarUpa thI. saMgha-zAsana vizeSa karake yuvA pIr3hI, taruNa pIr3hI evaM zizu-saMsAra ke jIvana nirmANa kI prakiyA meM unheM rUci thI... aura isI se unheM saMtuSTi milatI thI. pravacana, vArtAlApa, saMskAra zibira, jApa-dhyAna, anuSThAna evaM paramAtma bhakti ke viziSTa AyojanoM ke mAdhyama se unakA sahiSNu vyaktitva bhI utanA hI unnata evaM ujjvala banA rahA. pUjyazrI jAnane yogya vyaktitva va mahasUsa karane yogya astitva se sarAbora the. kolhApura meM tA. 4-5-1987 ke dina gurudeva ne unheM AcArya pada se vibhUSita kiyA.jIvana ke aMta samaya meM lambe arase taka ve aneka vyAdhiyoM kA sAmanA karate hue aura aise meM bhI satata sAhitya sarjana karate hue dinAMka 19-11-1999 ko zyAmala, ahamadAbAda meM kAladharma ko prApta hue. For Private And Personal use only

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prAzaya pUjya AcArya zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrijI mahArAja (zrI priyadarzana) dvArA likhita ane vizvakalyANa prakAzana mahesANAthI prakAzita sAhitya jaina samAjamAM ja nahIM parantu jainetara lokomAM paNa khUba ja utsukatA sAthe vaMcAtu lokapriya sAhitya che. pUjyazrI 19 navembara 1999nA roja amadAvAdamAM kALadharma pAmyA pachI vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTanuM visarjana karI teozrInA prakAzanonuM puna:prakAzana baMdha karavAnA nirNayanI vAta sAMbhaLIne amArA TrasTIone bhAvanA thaI ke pUjya AcAryazrInuM utkRSTa sAhitya janasamudAyane hameMzA maLatuM rahe te mATe kaMIka karavuM joIe e Azaya sAthe vizvakalyANa prakAzananA TrasTamaMDaLane A vAta pUjaya rASTrasaMta AcArya zrI pAsAgarasUrijInI saMmati pUrvaka jaNAvI. baMne pUjya AcAryonI parasparanI maitrI ghaniSTha hatI. aMtima divasomAM divaMgata AcAryazrIe rASTrasaMta AcAryazrIne maLavAnI icchA vyakta karI hatI. pUjyazrIe A kArya mATe vyakti, vyaktitva ane kRtitvanA AdhAre potAnI saMmati prerakabaLa rupe ApI, teozrInA AzIrvAda pAmIne kobAtIrthanA TrasTIoe A kAryane AgaLa dhapAvavA vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTanI pAse prastAva mukyo. vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTanA TrasTIoe paNa kobA tIrthanA TrasTIonI divaMgata AcAryazrI priyadarzananA pracAra-prasAranI utkRSTa bhAvanAne dhyAnamAM laI zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra-kobAtIrthane potAnA TrasTa dvArA prakAzita pustakonA punaHprakAzananA badhAja adhikAro saharSa soMpI dIdhA. te pachI zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra saMsthAnA zrutasaritA (jaina bukasTola)nA mAdhyamathI zrI priyadarzananA lokapriya pustakonuM vitaraNa jAhera janatAnA hitamAM cAlu karyuM. zrIpriyadarzananA anupalabdha sAhityanA punaHprakAzana karavAnI zRMkhalAmAM prastuta zrI prIta kiye duHkha hoya graMthane punaHprakAzita karIne vAcakone upalabdha karAvI rahyA chIe. zeTha zrI saMvegabhAI lAlabhAInA saujanyathI A prakAzana mATe zeTha zrI niraMjana narottamabhAInA smaraNArthe ha. zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra taraphathI je udAra Arthika sahayoga prApta thayo che e badala amo samagra zeThazrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAranA RNI chIe tathA teonI For Private And Personal Use Only

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hArdika anumodanA karIe chIe. AzA che ke bhaviSyamAM paNa teozrI || taraphathI Avo ja udAra sahayoga maLato raheze. A AvRttinuM praphariDIMga karI ApanAra zrI jagadIzabhAI prajApati, zaileSabhAI zAha tathA phAInala mUpha karI ApavAmAM saMsthAnA paMDitavarya zrI manojabhAI jena, zrI AziSabhAI zAhano tathA A pustakanA suMdara kampojhIMga tathA seTIMga karI ApavA badala saMsthAnA kamyuTara vibhAgamAM kAryarata zrI ketanabhAI zAha tathA zrI saMjayabhAI gurjarano ame hRdaya pUrvaka AbhAra mAnIe chIe. Apane amAro namra anurodha che ke tamArA mitro ane svajanomAM A preraNAdAyI sAhityanI prabhAvanA karo. zrutajJAnanA pracAra-prasAra mATe apAyeluM nAnakaDuM yogadAna Apane lAbhadAyaka thaze. - anta, navA kalevara tathA sajjA sAthenuM prastuta pustaka ApanI jIvanayAtrAno mArga prazasta karavAmAM nimitta bane ane viSamatAomAM samarasatAno lAbha karAve evI zubha kAmanAo sAthe. punaH prakAzana vakhate graMthakArazrInA Azaya tathA jinAjJA viruddhanI kAMI kSati rahI gaI hoya to micchAmi dukkaDam. sujJone dhyAna AkRSTa karavA vinaMtI. TrasTIgaNa zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathA-paricaya A dIrghakathAno AdhAragraMtha che - "surasuMdarIrAsa.' A rAsanI racanA paMDitapravara zrI vIravijayajIe vi. saM. 1857 mAM amadAvAdamAM rahIne karelI che. jaina gujarAtI sAhityamAM paMDita pravarazrI vIravijayajInuM yogadAna atyaMta mahattvapUrNa ane asAdhAraNa che. teonI eka-eka racanA padalAlityathI bharapUra che. varNanazailI paNa rocaka ane bodhaka che. "surasuMdarIrAsamAM teoe sAhityanA nave rasone ananya rIte bolAvyA che. puSTa karyA che. A rAsane vAMcatAM saheje ema thaI Ave ke jANe kAvyanI paMktione, zabdonuM saundarya nItaratuM jobana phUTayuM che. A rAsa-kAvyamAMthI kathAvastu laIne meM prastuta pustaka vi. saM. 1037mAM dhAnerA (gujarAta)nA cAturmAsa daramyAna lakhyuM hatuM. kathA vAMcatA vAMcatAM sAtvika rasAnubhUti to thaze ja, sAthe ja 'zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra" upara agAdha zraddhA paNa jAgaze. sahu koI A kathAnuM vAMcana karIne antarmukha bane. anAsakta bane, e ja maMgala kAmanA sAthe.. - priyadarzana For Private And Personal Use Only

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AcArya zrI bhadraguptasUri (priyadarzana) racita va sarjita sAhitya aura vizvakalyANa prakAzana, mahesANA dvArA prakAzita upalabdha pustakeM (aba zrI __ mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, koSAtIrtha se upalabdha va prakAzyamAna) hindI pustakeM pravacana 1. parva pravacanamAlA 25.00 2-4. zrAvakajIvana (bhAga 2, 3, 4) 150.00 zAMtasudhArasa (bhAga 1) 50,00 kathA-kahAniyA~ zodha-pratizodha (samarAditya : bhava-1) 30.00 dveSa-adveSa (samarAditya : bhava-2) 30.00 vizvAsaghAta (samarAditya : bhava-3) 30.00 vaira vikAra (samarAditya : bhava-4) 50.00 sneha saMdeha (samarAditya : bhava-6) 50.00 saMsAra sAgara hai 30.00 prIta kiye duHkha hoya 50.00 vratakathA 15.00 kathAdIpa 10.00 phUlapattI 8.00 choTI sI bAta 8.00 kalikAla sarvajJa 25.00 13. hisAba kitAba 15.00 14. naina bahe dina raina 30.00 15. sabase U~cI prema sagAI 30.00 tattvajJAna jJAnasAra (saMpUrNa) 50.00 *samAdhAna 50.00 mAraga sAcA kauna batAve 30.00 pIo anubhava rasa pyAlA 20.00 zAnta sudhArasa (artha sahita) 12.00 motI kI khetI 5.00 7. prazamarati (bhAga - 2) 25.00 nibaMdha : maulika ciMtana For Private And Personal Use Only

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98 suMdarI, A mIThAI khAIne pachI bhaNavA besa." amara, Aje konA taraphathI A ujANI che?' tArA taraphathI suMdarI! "mArA taraphathI?' 'hA, tArA taraphathI!" paNa huM to jANatI nathI... to pachI mArA taraphathI kevI rIte? tArA taraphathI meM ujANI karI! kevI rIte? tArA uttarIya vastranA aMcalamAM sAta koDI bAMdhelI hatI ne?' "hA!' "te meM laIne mIThAI maMgAvI hatI. ApaNI pAThazALAnA badhA vidyArthIone ApI, tAro bhAga rAkhI mUkyo. kAraNa ke tuM nidrAdhIna hatI, have tuM khAI le... pachI abhyAsa vAha re vAha! na joyo hoya moTo navAIno zreSThI! pArakA dhanathI ujANI karIne teM moTo jagana karI dIdho? mane pUchayA vinA badhAne vaheMcI paNa dIdhI...? e to kaho mArA zreSThI, AvI taskaravidyA koNe zIkhavI? mA ema jANe che ke "mAro dIkaro suputra che!" ane dIkarAnA A dhaMdhA? Ama karavAthI tArI kIrti vadhaze ema huM mAne che? paraMtu dhyAna rAkha, Ama karavAthI tArI apakIrti thaze. paMDitajIe tane buddhimAna samajIne vizeSa mahattva ApyuM eTale tuM bIjAonI A rIte avagaNanA karavA mAMDyo, ema ne?' "suMdarI, eka sAmAnya vAtamAM tuM ATalI badhI akaLAI gaI?" 'tuM A vAtane sAmAnya samaje che? bhale samaja, mAre mana A moTI vAta che.." mAtra sAta koDI ja hatI ne? sAta koDI meM laI lIdhI. temAM tuM ATaluM badhuM mane saMbhaLAve che? sAta koDImAM zuM tuM rAja laI levAnI hatI? ke rAja kumArI che eTale ATalo ghamaMDa..!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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'ka uka. prIta kiye duHkha hoya "hA, hA, huM rAjakumArI chuM, sAta koDInuM huM game te karuM, temAM tAre zI paMcAta? sAta koDImAM rAja lauM...!' 0 0 0 surasuMdarI roSathI dhrUjI rahI hatI. eno gauravarNAya cahero lAlacoLa thaI gayo hato. eNe potAnAM pustako lIdhAM ane pAThazALAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. anya chAtra ane chAtrAo stabdha thaI gayAM hatAM. temane mana asaMbhavita vAta banI gaI hatI. pAThazALAmAM sahu chAtra-chAtrAo amarakumAra ane surasuMdarInI mitratA jANatAM hatAM. amarakumAra potAnI jagA para beTho hato. eNe pustakamAM potAnuM mukha chupAvyuM hatuM. paMDitajInI anupasthitimAM amarakumAra ja pAThazALAne saMbhALato hato. teNe chAtra-chAtrAone rajA ApI dIdhI. sahu chAtra-chAtrAo cAlyAM gayAM. pachI amarakumAra ekalo besI rahyo. tenuM tarUNa mana becena banI gayuM hatuM. kSaNamAM uttejita thatuM hatuM... kSaNamAM raDI paDatuM hatuM. mAtra sAta koDI mATe suMdarIe badhAM chAtra-chAtrAonI vacce mane utArI pADyo. mAruM ghora apamAna karyuM. mane cora kahyo... huM nahoto jANato ke e ATalI lobhI haze.. mane jANa na hatI ke e sAta koDInI khAtara premanA cUrecUrA karI nAMkhaze. mane enA para keTalo badho vizvAsa hato? meM to dhAryuM hatuM ke e jAgIne enA bhAganI mIThAI joze... mArI sAme AzcaryathI joI raheze... mane pUchaze... huM ene kahIza ke A tArA paise meM ujANI karI che... tyAre khuza thaze. mane enA bhAgamAMthI mIThAI khavaDAvIne pachI e khAze... ane kaheze: "amara, have mAro vAro AvavA de! tArA khIsAmAMthI sonAmahora kADhI laIne huM ujANI karIza...!' "paraMtu mArI ja bhUla thaI che. rAjakumArI sAthe mitratA ja na bAMdhavI joIe. rAjAo abhimAnI ja hoya! emanI dIkarIo emanA karatAMya vadhAre ghamaMDI hoya.. bhale, eno ghamaMDa enI pAse rahe... huM have enI sAthe bolIza ja nahIM. enI sAme paNa nahIM jouM...' pelA divase... jyAre pAThazALAmAMthI ame banne sAthe ghera javA nIkaLyAM hatAM tyAre eNe mane kaheluM: "amara, tuM bahu sAro chokaro che... mane tuM khUba game che... pAThazALAmAM bhaNatAM bhaNatAM tArI sAme mArI najara jAya che. ne coMTI jAya che... basa, tane joyA ja karuM... chuM.. amara, huM tane gamuM chuM ne?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya tyAre meM ene kaheluM, suMdarI, tuM mane game che... eTaluM ja nahIM, tArA sivAya bIjuM koI gamatuM nathI..." tyAre teNe harSathI gadgad thaI... mAro hAtha pakaDI lIdho hato. ane Tagara-Tagara mArI sAme joI rahI hatI...ene kaMIka kahevuM hatuM paNa gaLuM raMdhAI gayuM hatuM... pachI ame mauna thaI cAlatAM rahyAM hatAM, e enA mahele gaI.. huM mArI havelIe gayo hato... ane.... eNe Aje zuM karI nAkhyuM? enI bhInI-bhInI... moTI moTI AMkhomAMthI Aje Aga varasI... mane dajhADI dIdho... zItala zazI samuM enuM vadana Aje lAlacoLa sUrya jevuM thaI gayuM... huM enI sAme na joI zakyo... enAM amRtathI madhura vacano Aje haLAhaLa jherI banI gayAM.. nA, have huM enI sAthe nahIM boluM. jo ke e abhimAnI che, eTale have mArI sAthe nahIM ja bole, bhale na bole. ene garaja haze to Avaze bolatI... mane enI koI garaja nathI. hA, mAre ene pUchIne e sAta koDI levI joItI hatI. meM ene pUchayA vinA lIdhI, e mArI bhUla thaI.. paraMtu mitrane pUchyA vinA enI koI vastu zuM na levAya? zuM mane pUchayA vinA e mArI lekhinI nathI letI? mAruM pustaka nathI letI? meM to kyAreya enI sAthe jhaghaDo nathI karyo... rAjakumArI thaIne sAta koDI mATe mArI sAthe e jhaghaDI.. enA pitA pAse moTuM rAjya che... dhanano pAra nathI... vaibhavano pAra nathI... keTalI tucchatA? paraMtu huM badalo to laIza... mArA apamAnano badalo laIza... Aje nahIM, jIvanamAM game tyAre... hA, tyAre ja mane zAnti maLaze. sAta koDImAM e kevI rIte rAjya le che... e huM paNa joIza." amarakumAra pAThazALAnAM dvAra baMdha karyo. tALuM lagAvyuM ane potAnI havelI tarapha nIkaLyo. taruNa amaranuM mana vyathita hatuM. enA suMdara mukhaDA para vyathAnAM vAdaLa gherAyAM hatAM. havelImAM pahoMcIne e sIdho ja potAnA adhyayanakhaMDamAM jaIne palaMgamAM paDyo. 0 0 0 surasuMdarI rIsa-roSa ane udvegane hRdayamAM bharIne mahelamAM pahoMcI. mAtA ratisuMdarIne maLyA vinA e sIdhI potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM jaIne palaMgamAM UMdhI paDIne dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. ardha ghaTikAparyata e rudana karatI rahI. AMsunI sAthe enA hRdayano roSa paNa nItarI gayo. enuM mana kaMIka haLavuM thayuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya Aje zuM banI gayuM A badhuM? meM kevAM kaThora vacana bolI nAMkhyAM? arere.. mane zuM thaI gayuM Aje? mArA amarane meM kevuM kevuM kahI dIdhuM? are, eNe mArI sAta koDI mane pUchyA vinA laIne ujANI karI to emAM kyAM mAruM rAja lUMTAI gayuM hatuM? mArA bhAganI mIThAI mane ApatAM e keTalo khuza hato? meM Aje ene nArAja karI dIdho... enA hRdayane toDI nAMkhyuM.. badhAM chAtrachAtrAonI vacce meM enuM apamAna karI dIdhuM. ene utArI pADyo.. game tema toye e pAThazALAno zreSTha chAtra che! enI hoziyArI para to huM gaurava lau chuM? mane enI vANI game che... mane enuM mukhaDuM game che... mane enI cAla game che... mane enuM badhuM ja game che... ane meM Aje ene jhera jevI vANI saMbhaLAvI dIdhI... aho, dhikkAra che mArI jAtane.... have? have e mArI sAthe nahIM bole? hA, nahIM bole - mArI sAme paNa nahIM jue... surasuMdarInI AMkho AMsuthI chalakAI gaI... pharI te dhrusakAM nAMkhatI raDI paDI... svagata bolavA lAgI nA, nA, amaranI huM kSamA mAgIza... enA pagamAM paDIne kSamA mAgIza. e jarUra mane kSamA Apaze.. jo e mArI sAme nahIM jue to huM jIvI nahIM zakuM... e mane nahIM bolAve to huM bhojanano tyAga karIza. e mArA para gusso karaze to karavA daIza... e mane kaDavAM veNa kaheze to huM cupacApa sAMbhaLI laIza... e mAruM apamAna karaze to karavA daIza... paNa amara vinA mane nahIM cAle. e to mArA hRdayano deva che... mane zraddhA che mArA amara para, e mane nahIM tarachoDe... e mAro aparAdha bhUlI jaze.... e mane hasIne bolAvaze... amArI mitratA nahIM tUTe. huM tUTavA nahIM dauM... amArI mitratA amara raheze... bIjA divase jyAre surasuMdarI pAThazALAmAM AvI tyAre pAThazALAmAM abhyAsa cAlu thaI gayo hato. paMDitajI subuddhi adhyayana karAvI rahyA hatA. surasuMdarIe paMDitajIne namaskAra karyA ane potAnI jagAe besI gaI. eNe amara tarapha joyuM... ane enA hRdayamAM cirADo paDyo. amaranuM mukha plAna hatuM. mukha para udAsInatA hatI. enI dRSTi paMDitajI tarapha hatI. surasuMdarInI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. paNa turata vastrathI AMkho lUchIne te For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya paMDitajI tarapha jovA lAgI. paraMtu enuM mana ane enAM nayana vAraMvAra amara tarapha vaLatAM hatAM. amaranI dRSTi sthira hatI, paMDitajI tarapha. alabatta, enA manamAM to surasuMdarI ja ghumarAtI hatI. paNa eno saMkalpa hato surasuMdarI tarapha nahIM jovAno. madhyAhnakAle avakAza maLyo. paMDitajI amarakumArane pAThazALA soMpIne potAnA ghare cAlyA gayA. thoDAka divasothI paMDitajInuM svAthya sAruM rahetuM na hatuM. amarakumAra mauna hato. hamezAM vAcALa rahetA amarakumAranA maune sahu chAtra-chAtrAone vyathita karyA. surasuMdarI paNa potAnA sthAne mauna beThI hatI... ene sUjhatuM na hatuM ke e amarakumArane kevI rIte bolAve... kadAca bolAve... ane amara na bole to? bole paNa khUba gusse thaI jAya to? kadAca pote potAnuM apamAna sahana na karI zake to? apamAna sahana karavAnI mAnasika taiyArI karIne AvelI surasuMdarIno potAnI jAta uparano vizvAsa DagI gayo. amara bIjA chAtrone svAdhyAya karAvato rahyo. jo ke svAdhyAya karAvavAmAM ene rasa nahoto. svAdhyAya karavAmAM chAtrone rasa nahoto. amarakumArane prasanna karavA... ene praphullita karavA mATe chAtra-chAtrAo prayatno karatAM hatAM... paraMtu amaranI gamagInI dUra na thaI. enI udAsInatA ochI na thaI. koI chAtra-chAtrAe madhyAhnakAle alpAhAra na karyo. sahunA alpAhAranA DabbA baMdha ja rahyA. surasuMdarI jANe pAThazALAmAM ekalI aTUlI paDI gaI. koI chAtra-chAtrA enI sAthe bolatAM na hatAM. surasuMdarInuM hRdaya vyathAthI atyaMta vyAkuLa banI gayuM. amarakumAre Aje paNa pAThazALAne vahelI baMdha karI. sahu chAtra-chAtrAo cAlyAM gayAM. paraMtu surasuMdarI potAnI jagAe ja besI rahI. amarakumAra pAThazALAnA dvAra pAse Ubho rahyo hato.. enuM mukha pAThazALAnI bahAranA medAna tarapha hatuM. surasuMdarI cupacApa amaranI pAse AvIne UbhI rahI gaI... amara...' surasuMdarIe dhrUjatA svare amarane bolAvyo, paraMtu amAre mukha na pheravyuM. amara, huM mArI bhUlanI kSamA mAguM chuM.' surasuMdarI amaranI sAme jaIne UbhI rahI. enI AMkhamAMthI AMsunI dhArA vahI rahI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya amara... mArA amara... tuM mane kSamA nahIM Ape? tuM mArI sAthe nahIM bole? mArI sAme paNa nahIM jue?' amarakumAranI AMkho AMsubhInI thaI gaI. suMdarI sAthe nahIM bolavAno... suMdarI sAme nahIM jovAno eno saMkalpa barapha banavA lAgyo. eNe dhIre dhIre AMkho UMcI karI... surasuMdarI sAme joyuM... ne AMkho DhALI dIdhI. ama2, meM tAruM apamAna karyuM che, tuM mane sajA kara. meM tane kaDavA zabdo saMbhaLAvyA che, tuM mane sajA kara. tuM mArA para gusso kara... tuM mane kaDavA zabdo kahe... huM have kyAreya AvI bhUla nahIM kare..' amare potAnA vastrathI surasuMdarInI AMkhomAM AMsu lUkyAM... surasuMdarInA mukha para prasannatA jhaLakI UThI. teNe amarano hAtha pakaDI lIdho.... amara, tuM mane nahIM tarachoDe ne? tuM mArA sAme joIzane? tuM mArI sAthe bolIzane? tuM eka vAra hasIne mane javAba Apa...' suMdarI... ApaNe baMne gaIkAlane bhUlI jaIe...!" hA, amara! bhUlI jaIe. ApaNI mitratA amara raheze, amara!" samaya thaI gayo hato. baMneno viSAda dUra thaI gayo hato.. paNa zuM mANasa koI durghaTanAne bhUlI zake che kharo? 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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85 . yauvananA uMbare surasuMdarIe pagalAM mAMDyAM ane aneka kalAonI e svAminI banIkalAcArye AvIne rAjA ripumardanane nivedana karyuM. "mahArAjA, rAjakumArIe strIne yogya cosaTha kaLAo prApta karI lIdhI che. mArI pAse jeTalI kaLAo hatI te badhI ja meM ene ApI che. mAruM kArya pUrNa thayuM che." tamArI vAta sAMbhaLIne khUba saMtoSa thayo che paMDitajI! eka divasa rAjasabhAmAM huM rAjakumArInA jJAnanI ane buddhinI parIkSA karIza.. paraMtu eka vAta kahe paMDitajI ke tamArI pAThazALAmAM bIjo koI chAtra-chAtrAo evAM che ke jemaNe rAjakumArI jeTaluM ke enAthI vadhAre jJAna prApta karyuM hoya! enI buddhi paNa khUba kuzAgra hoya!" hA mahArAjA, mArI pAThazALAmAM zreSTha chAtra che, zeTha dhanAvahano putra amarakumAra! tarkazAstramAM ane vyAkaraNazAstramAM te pAraMgata banyo che. vaidakazAstramAM jANe bIjo dhanvatarI joI lo! dhanurvidyAmAM tenI joDa jaDe ema nathI. maMtrataMtranA viSayamAM teNe siddhi prApta karI che. azvaparIkSA ane hastInigrahanI kaLAo teNe prApta karI che.' khUba suMdara paMDitajI! rAjasabhAmAM surasuMdarInI sAthe amarakumAranAM jJAna ane buddhinI paNa kasoTI karIzuM!' jyAre Apa AjJA karazo tyAre Ayojana karI daIza." rAjA ripumardine kalAcAryane uttama vastro ane alaMkAro bheTa ApI temano ucita satkAra karyo. paMDita subuddhie vidAya lIdhI. rAjA ripumardana maMtraNAkhaMDamAMthI nIkaLI rANI ratisuMdarI pAse gayo. surasuMdarI potAnI mAtA pAse ja beThI hatI. mAtA-putrIno vArtAvinoda cAlato hato. baMnee UbhAM thaIne rAjAno vinaya karyo. ripumardana bhadrAsana para beTho. rANI ane rAjakumArI ucita jagAe besI gayAM. beTI, tArA kalAcArya AvyA hatA. hamaNAM ja teo gayA. temanI pAse tAruM adhyayana- zikSaNa pUrNa thayuM che. temano vastrAlaMkArathI ucita satkAra For Private And Personal Use Only

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. prIta kiye duHkha hoya karIne temane vidAya ApI che...' 'to have mArI putrIne zAnuM adhyayana karAvavA vicAryuM che?' rANI ratisuMdarIe pUchyuM. 'huM eTalA mATe ja, tamArI sAthe parAmarza ka2vA ahIM Avyo chuM' 'mane to ema ucita lAge che ke suMdarIne have dhArmika ane AdhyAtmika jJAna ApavuM joIe... A jJAna sivAya bIjI badhI kaLAo adhUrI che.' devI, tamArI vAta sAcI che. suMdarI jo dharmanAM tattvone pAme to enA jIvanamAM khUba upayogI bane. dharmanAM maulika tattvo ja sAcI zAnti ApI zake che. AdhyAtmika vicAradhArA ja manuSyane AMtaratRpti ApI zake che. beTI, le... ApaNe je vicAratAM hatAM emAM tArA pitAjInI anumati sahajabhAve ja maLI gaI!' rANI ratisuMdarI praphullita thaI gaI. teNe rAjAne kahyuM: 'nAtha, Apa ahIM padhAryA, e pUrve ame mA-dIkarI A ja vicAra karI rahyAM hatAM. suMdarInI paNa e ja icchA che... dhArmika jJAna prApta karavAnI! paraMtu A jJAna suMdarIne koNa Apaze?' 'dharmanuM jJAna to dharmamaya jIvana jIvanAra... sAkSAt je dharmamUrti hoya e ja ApI zake ane emanI pAsethI ja levuM joIe. jenA jIvanamAM dharma na hoya... ane dharmazAstrono paMDita hoya... tenI pAsethI zAstrajJAna bhale maLe, jIvaMta dharmatattvano hRdayasparzI bodha na maLe! eTale, suMdarIne to koI dharmamUrti sAdhvI maLI jAya to sarasa kAma thaI jAya.' 'sAdhvIjI pAse? paraMtu...' cittA na karo devI, tamArI putrI kadAca vairAgI banI jAya ane sAdhvI banI jAya... to ApaNuM parama saubhAgya samajajo! ApaNI putrI jo mokSamArge cAlI nIkaLaze to kyAreka ApaNane e A dAvAnaLa samA saMsArathI ugAraze!' rAjA ripumardananuM aMtaHkaraNa bolI rahyuM hatuM. 'devI, niHsvArtha... niHspRhI ane niSpApa evAM sAdhvIjI je dharmabodha Apaze te suMdarInA aMtarAtmAne sparza karaze! suMdarIne ucca koTinA saMskAro prApta thaze. ucca AtmAonA AzIrvAda prApta thaze... koI divya tattvonI prApti thaze!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya Apa je kaho cho te yathArtha che. mane khUba priya lAgyuM. ApaNI putrInA pAralaukika hitano vicAra paNa ApaNe karavo ja joIe. mAtra vartamAnakAlIna jIvananA sukhano vicAra na karAya... ApanI vAta mane khUba gamI!" 'tamane to gamI vAta, paraMtu suMdarIne gamavI joIe ne!" rAjAe hasatAM hasatAM suMdarInA mAthe hAtha mUkIne vAta karI. 'pitAjI, Apa mArA sukha mATe, mArA hita mATe keTaluM karo cho? ApanA upakArano badalo huM A bhavamAM nahIM vALI zakuM. Apa ane mArI A jananI - baMne mArA sukha mATe ja jANe jIvo cho... mArA para du:khano paDachAyo paNa na paDI jAya, tenI keTalI badhI kALajI rAkho cho...? pitAjI, sAdhvIjI pAse huM dharmabodha pAmavA avazya jaIza. huM tapAsa karuM chuM ke nagaramAM evAM koI sAdhvIjI ahIM sthiratA karIne rahyAM che ke kema?' beTI, tuM amarakumArane ja pUchaje ne! enI mAtA dhanavatIne to khabara haze ja. jo gAmamAM sAdhu ke sAdhvIjI hoya to e vaMdana karyA vinA pANI paNa nathI letI!' mAtAnA mukhe amarakumAranuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM surasuMdarI romAMcita thaI gaI. rAjAe amarakumAranuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM rANIne kahyuM: hA, hamaNAM ja paMDitajI amarakumAranI prazaMsA karatA hatA. beTI, amarakumAra tamArI pAThazALAmAM zreSTha medhAvI vidyArthI che... nahIM?" hA pitAjI, paMDitajInI anupasthitimAM e ja badhAne bhaNAve che. enI grahaNazakti ane samajAvavAnI rIta gajaba che! enuM adhyayana paNa have pUrNa thaI gayuM che.' beTI, eka divasa rAjasabhAmAM tArI ane e amarakumAranI parIkSA karIza! tamArI buddhi ane tamArA jJAnanI kasoTI thaze!" surasuMdarI praphullita thaI gaI. "bhale... to mA, huM dhanAvaha zeThane tyAM jaIne sAdhvIjI aMge pRcchA karIza." surasuMdarI jhaDapathI rANInA khaMDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. surasuMdarIe suMdara vastra ane alaMkAro dhAraNa karyA. rathamAM besI gaI ane zreSThI dhanAvahanI havelIe pahoMcI gaI. havelInA jharUkhAmAM UbhelA amarakumAre rathamAMthI surasuMdarIne UtaratI joI.. ane Azcarya thayuM! kAraNa ke A rIte kyAre paNa surasuMdarI AvI na hatI. teNe turata jaIne mAtA dhanavatIne kahyuM: For Private And Personal Use Only

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10 prIta kiye duHkha hoya mA, rAjakumArI AvI che ApaNI havelImAM..." dhanavatI jhaDapathI surasuMdarIne levA pagathiyAM najIka pahoMcI tyAM to surasuMdarIe dhanavatInAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. "are beTI, Ama acAnaka AvI gaI? mane kahevarAvavuM to hatuM! huM to rasoIgharamAM hatI. A to amAre mane kahyuM ke tuM AvI che!" "mAtAjI, emAM kahevarAvavAnuM zuM hoya?..." e bolavA jatI hatI ke amaranuM ghara e mAruM ja ghara che ne.. paraMtu e bolI na zakI... enI pAse ja amara AvIne Ubho hato. dhanavatI surasuMdarIne laIne potAnA khaMDamAM jaIne beThI, amara paNa e baMnenI pAchaLa ja hato. dhanavatIe rAjA-rANInI kuzaLatA pUchI, dAsI AvIne dUdhanA pyAlA ane mIThAI mUkI gaI. mAtAjI, huM ahIM AvI chuM eka vAta pUchavA, mArI mAtAe ja mane ahIM mokalI che." je pUchavuM hoya te pUchane beTI!" hAla ApaNA nagaramAM koI viduSI sAdhvIjI sthiratA karIne rahelAM che kharAM?" prazna pUchIne surasuMdarIe amarakumAra sAme joI lIdhuM. amarakumAra surasuMdarIno prazna sAMbhaLI camakI gayo. enA mukha para Azcaryano bhAva UpasI Avya... surasuMdarIne majA paDI gaI... kema beTI, sAdhvIjI mATe pUche che?' dhanavatIne Azcarya thayuM. "mAre emanI pAse dharmabodha prApta karavA javuM che...!! sAdhvIjI pAse dharmanuM jJAna prApta karavA javuM che?" hA, mAtAjI!" paraMtu te to beTI, cosaTha kaLAomAM nipuNatA meLavI che! tuM rAja kumArI che... tAre sAdhvIjI pAse...?' "mA, kadAca "dIkSA levAno bhAva jAgyo hoya to?' amarakumAra bolI UThyo ne traNeya hasI paDyAM! dIkSA levAno bhAva jAgI jAya to parama saubhAgya mAnuM saMsAra pratye vairAgya Avavo ghaNo durlabha che!" surasuMdarIe kahyuM. sAdhvIjI pAse javAthI ane dharmabodha pAmavAthI durlabha vairAgya sulabha thaI jaze!' amarakumAra bolyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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: - - - - - prIta kiye duHkha hoya jo sulabha thaI jaze to saMsArano tyAga karatAM jarAya vilaMba nahIM karuM! A mAnavajIvananuM sAphalya emAM ja raheluM che.' to pachI ATalI badhI cosaTha kaLAo zA mATe meLavI? pahelethI ja sAdhvIjI pAse zikSaNa lIdhuM hota to atyAre...' huM sAdhvI hota... ema kahevuM che ne? paraMtu jAgyA tyArathI savAra! hamaNAM to dharma ane adhyAtmanuM jJAna meLavavuM che. mArA pitAjInI ane mArI mAnI evI icchA che... ane mane paNa gamatI vAta che. dharmakaLA sivAyanI bIjI badhI kaLAo adhUrI che.' beTI, tArI vAta sAcI che. dharmano bodha to joIe ja ApaNI pAse. A to saMsAra che. saMsAramAM sukha ane duHkha Ave ne jAya. emAM jo dharmano bodha hoya to dareka sthitimAM jIva samabhAvamAM rahI zake. rAga-dveSa ane mohathI bacI jAya. ArtadhyAna ane raudradhyAnathI bacI jAya." surasuMdarIne dhanavatInI vAta khUba gamI gaI. suMdarI, ApaNA nagaramAM che evAM sAdhvIjI. emanuM nAma che sAdhvI suvratA. rAjamahelanI pAse ja upAzraya che emano! khUba prazAMta AtmA che. emanAM darzana karatAM ja tuM mugdha banI jaIza...' jo je. dIkSA na letI! amarakumAre majAka karI ane Ubho thaI khaMDanI bahAra cAlyo gayo. surasuMdarInA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. dhanavatI hasI paDI. "suMdarI, tAro A nirNaya jANIne mane khUba AnaMda thayo. huM amaranA pitAjIne vAta karIza... jo koI evA gurudevano saMyoga maLI jAya to amarane paNa dhArmika adhyayana karAvIe." hA, mAtAjI, Apa jarUra vAta karajo. ene to mArA karatAM paNa vizeSa dharmabodhanI jarUra che!' surasuMdarI jANI joIne moTA sUre bolI. 0 0 0. surasuMdarI potAnA mahele cAlI gaI. zeTha dhanAvaha sAMje jamavAnA samaye ghera AvI gayA. pitA-putra sAthe besIne bhojana karyuM. dhanavatI pAse besIne baMnene bhojana karAvatAM hatAM. ane tyAM ja temaNe vAta mUkI: For Private And Personal Use Only

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12 prIta kiye duHkha hoya amarano vidyAbhyAsa have pUro thaI gayo che. aneka kalAo meLavI lIdhI che.. have..." 'have tene huM peDhI para laI jAuM..." "nA, peDhI para enI zI jarUra che? haju eNe eka kaLA meLavavAnI bAkI che!' kaI kaLA?' zeThane Azcarya thayuM. dharmakaLA!' zeThe amara sAme joyuM...amaranI dRSTi mA upara hatI. e samajI gayo hato ke A kAma suMdarInuM che! bhale, dharmakaLA zIkhavI joIe. konI pAse zIkhaze?" 'gurudeva pAse!" kema amara, tArI zI icchA che?" zeThe amarane pUchayuM. ApanI ne mArI mAnI je icchA hoya te ja mArI icchA!' dhanavatIe putranA pratyuttarathI khUba AnaMda anubhavyo. sadabhAgye bIjA ja divase nagaramAM eka viziSTa jJAnI evA AcArya padhAryA..! dhanavatIe vaMdanA karIne gurudevane prArthanA karI: gurudeva, Apa ahIM sthiratA karavAnI kRpA karo... ApanAM caraNomAM mAro putra amara dharmabodha pAmavA icche che." gurudeve prArthanA svIkArI. amarakumAre roja gurudeva pAse javAnuM zarU karyuM. jyAre surasuMdarIe dhanavatI pAsethI A samAcAra jANyA tyAre e AnaMdathI UchaLI paDI.. ane eka divasa havelIe pahoMcI gaI! 'kema, zreSThIputra! have dIkSAno varaghoDo kyAre?" havelI hAsyathI guMjI UThI! * 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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= bIjA ja divase surasuMdarI sAdhvI suvratAnA upAzraye pahoMcI gaI. malthaverAmi' kahIne teNe upAzrayamAM praveza karI sAdhvIjIne natamastake be kara joDIne vaMdanA karI. gharmanAma! sAdhvIjIe dakSiNa kara UMco karI AzIrvAda ApyA. surasuMdarI sAdhvIjInI anumati laIne vinayapUrvaka besI gaI ane potAno paricaya ApatAM bolI: "he pUjyA, ApanAM darzana karIne mane ati AnaMda thayo. mAruM nAma surasuMdarI che. mArA pitA rAjA ripumardana che ane mArI mAtAnuM nAma ratisuMdarI che. mArAM mAtA-pitAnI preraNAthI huM ApanI pAse dharmabodha pAmavA AvI chuM. nagarazreSThI dhanAvahanAM dharmapatnI dhanavatIdevIe mane Apano paricaya Apyo ane ApanuM A sthAna batAvyuM.." he puNyazAlinI, dhanya che tArAM mAtA-pitAne ke jeo potAnI putrIne cosaTha kaLAomAM nipuNa banAvIne ene dharmabodha ApavAnI icchA rAkhe che... ane dhanya che e putrIne ke je mAtA-pitAnI icchAne saharSa svIkArIne dharmabodha pAmavA prayatnazIla bane che! pUrvakRta mahAna puNyakarmano udaya hoya to ja AvA saMskArI, suzIla ane saMtAnonA AtmahitanI ciMtA karanArAM mAtApitA maLe! ane zreSTha puNyakarmanA udayathI AvA vinamra, vinIta ane buddhimAna saMtAnanI prApti thAya, surasuMdarI, tuM ahIM niyamita AvI zakIza. tane ahIM zrI tIrthaMkara paramAtmAe prakAzelAM tattvono bodha maLaze..' he paramopakAriNI gurumAtA, Aje huM dhanya banI... ApanI kRpAthI huM kRtArtha banI. ApanAM pAvana caraNomAM besIne sarvajJazAsananAM tattvono avabodha prApta karavA huM bhAgyazAlinI banIza! ApanA A upakArane huM kyAreya nahIM bhUlI zakuM. kRpA karIne Apa mane samayano nirdeza karo. jethI huM ApanI sAdhanA-ArAdhanAmAM vikSepa karanArI na banuM.. Apane anukULa hoya e samaye pratidina huM AvI zakuM.' sAdhvIjIe ene madhyAhnakALano samaya batAvyo. khUba bhAvavibhora banIne, For Private And Personal Use Only

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14 prIta kiye duHkha hoya punaH vaMdanA karIne surasuMdarI potAnA mahele pahocI. suMdarI sIdhI ja pahoMcI mAtA ratisuMdarI pAse. sAdhvIjI sAthe karelA paricayanuM harSathI gadgad haiye eNe varNana karyuM. ratisuMdarI prasanna thaI gaI. vatsa, Avo satsamAgama manuSyanAM pApono nAza kare che. tyAgI ane jJAnI AtmAonI vANI manuSyanAM saMtapta hRdayane parama zAnti Ape che. emanI pAsethI zraddhAthI ane vinayathI meLaveluM jJAna jIvananA jhaMjhAvAtomAM manuSyane meruva, nizcala rAkhe che. mATe mArI vahAlI beTI, tuM sAdhvIjI pAse pratidina jaje." "ane mA, tane bIjA eka sArA samAcAra ApuM huM kAle amaranI havelIe gaI hatI ane devI dhanavatIne meM sAdhvIjI aMge pRcchA karI tyAre temaNe mArI dharmabodha meLavavAnI icchA jANIne prasannatA vyakta karI ane ... amarane paNa koI sAdhu puruSa pAse dharmabodha meLavavA javAnI preraNA ApI" * "ghaNuM sAruM kahevAya! paNa amAre e vAta svIkArI?' hA mA, amara enI mAtAnI vAta svIkAre ja! pitAnI AjJAnuM paNa pAlana kare che.' chokaro prajJAvaMta che. kalApUrNa che. sAthe sAthe guNavAna che... jo e dharmabodha prApta karaze to enA guNo caMdra-sUrya jema prakAzI UThaze..' amarakumAranI AvI prazaMsA karatAM ane sAMbhaLatAM surasuMdarI romAMcita thaI gaI. ratisuMdarI jANatI hatI amarakumAra ane surasuMdarInA maitrI-saMbaMdhane eTale surasuMdarInA romAMcathI ratisuMdarIne Azcarya na thayuM, paraMtu AnaMda thayo. beTI, jyAre tArA pitAjI jANaze ke te sAdhvIjI pAse javAnuM nakkI karyuM che tyAre teone keTalI badhI prasannatA thaze? "mA, huM sAdhvIjI pAsethI sarvaprathama to zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano artha, bhAvArtha ane rahasyArtha samajIza! ApaNo e mahAmaMtra che ne!' bhale, beTI, namaskAra mahAmaMtrane samajaje, paraMtu sAdhvIjIne vinaMtI karaje... Agraha na karIza. e je dharmabodha Ape te grahaNa karaje!" 0 0 0 niyata thayelA samaye surasuMdarI zuddha zveta vastra dhAraNa karIne upAzraye pahoMcI gaI. vidhivat vaMdanA karIne vinayapUrvaka sAdhvIjI sAme besI gaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 15 sAdhvIjI suvratAe zrI. namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM zuddha uccAraNa karIne maMgala karyuM. 'puNyazAlinI, Aje prathama divase huM tane zrI navakAra mahAmaMtrano mahimA batAvavA icchuM chuM!' surasuMdarI AnaMda ane AzcaryathI bolI UThI: 'he gurumAtA, Ape mArA mananI icchA kevI rIte jANI lIdhI? huM Apane A ja prArthanA karavAnI hatI ke mane sarva prathama zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranuM svarUpa samajAvavAnI kRpA na karo? ane Ape svayaM ja e vAta karI!' 'bahu sarasa yogAnuyoga banyo! tArI jijJAsAne anurUpa mAro prastAva thayo! tuM sArI rIte mahAmaMtranA svarUpane, mahimAne ane ArAdhana-vidhine grahaNa karI zakIza.' 'Apa mahAna cho gurumAtA!' sAdhvIjIe AMkho baMdha karI. paMcaparameSThi bhagavaMtonuM smaraNa karyuM ane potAnuM kathanIya zarU karyuM: 'he suzIle, A vizvamAM pAMca parama ArAdhya tattvo che: arihaMta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya ane sAdhu. parama iSTa mokSapadane prApta karAvanArAM A pAMca parameSThi che. A pAMca parameSThine karelA namaskAra sarva pApono nAza kare che. A namaskAra sarva maMgalomAM zreSTha maMgala che. je koI jIvAtmA pAMca samitinA pAlanamAM prayatnazIla banIne traNa guptithI pavitra thaI A mahAmaMtranuM trikALa smaraNa kare che tenA zatruo mitra banI jAya che, viSa amRta thaI jAya che, zaraNarahita araNya paNa vasavAlAyaka mahela banI jAya che. duSTa graho anukULa thaI jAya che. coro yaza phelAvanArA banI jAya che. kharAba nimitto ane apazukano zubha phaLane ApanArAM bane che. bIjA maMtrataMtro eno parAbhava karI zakatA nathI. DAkaNo droha karI zakatI nathI, sarpa kamaladaMDa banI jAya che. agni caNoThIno Dhagalo thaI jAya che. siMho zAnta thaI jAya che. hAthI haraNa jevA banI jAya che. rAkSaso rakSA karanArA banI jAya che. bhUto vibhUti ApanArA thaI jAya che. vyaMtaro dAsa bane che. yuddha dhanaprada bane che. roga bhogaprada bane che... vipatti saMpatti ApanArI banI jAya che. duHkho sukhamAM badalAI jAya che.' jema garuDano svara sAMbhaLavAthI caMdananuM vRkSa sarponAM baMdhanothI mukta thAya For Private And Personal Use Only

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16 prIta kiye duHkha hoya che, tema namaskAra mahAmaMtrano gaMbhIra dhvani sAMbhaLavAthI manuSyo tamAma baMdhanothI mukta thAya che. mahAmaMtramAM ekacittavALA jIvo mATe jaLa-sthaLa-smazAnaparvata-durga vagere upadravanAM sthAno utsavarUpa banI jAya che. vidhipUrvaka paMcaparameSTi-namaskAra maMtranuM dhyAna karanArA jIvo tiryaMca gati ke narakagatimAM jatAM nathI. A mahAmaMtranA prabhAvathI baladeva-vAsudeva-cakravartInI saMpatti sulabha thaI jAya che. vidhipUrvaka bhaNelo A maMtra vazIkaraNa... staMbhana Adi kAryomAM siddhi ApanAro bane che. vidhipUrvaka smaraNa karavAmAM Ave to A mahAmaMtra paravidyAno uccheda kare che ane kSudra devonA upadravo dhvaMsa kare che. svarga, mRtyu ane pAtAla- A traNeya lokamAM, dravya-kSetra-kALa ane bhAvanI apekSAe je kAMI AzcaryakArI atizaya dekhAya, te A namaskAra mahAmaMtranI ArAdhanAno ja prabhAva che, ema samajaje, traNeya lokamAM je kAMI saMpattio dekhAya che, te namaskArarUpI vRkSanA aMkura, pallava, kaLI ke puSpo che, ema samajaje. namaskArarUpI mahAratha upara caDIne ja atyAra sudhImAM tamAma AtmAo paramapada pAmyA che, ema jANaje, jeo mana-vacana-kAyAnI zuddhithI eka lAkha navakAra maMtrano jApa kare che teo tIrthaMkara-nAmakarma bAMdhe che. AvA namaskAra maMtramAM jo mana lIna thatuM nathI to cirakALanAM AcarelAM evAM tapa, zrutajJAna ke cAritradharmanuM zuM prayojana che? je anaMta duHkhono kSaya kare che, je A loka ane paralokamAM sukha ApanArI kAmadhenu che ane kalpavRkSa che te maMtrAdhirAjano jApa zA mATe nA karavo? dIvAthI, sUryathI ke bIjA koI tejathI je aMdhakArano nAza nathI thato teno nAza namaskAra mahAmaMtrathI thAya che. jema nakSatromAM caMdra zobhe che, tema tamAma puNyarAzimAM bhAvanamaskAra zobhe che. vidhipUrvaka ATha karoDa, ATha lAkha, ATha hajAra, AThaso ATha vAra A mahAmaMtrane japavAmAM Ave to japanAra mahAtmA traNa bhavamAM mukti pAme che. mATe he puNyazAlinI, tane kahuM chuM ke saMsAra-sAgaramAM jahAja samAna A maMtranA smaraNamAM zithila thaIza nahIM. bhAvanamaskAra avazya parama teja che. svarga ane apavargano mArga che. durgatino nAza karanAra agni che. je bhavya jIva prANAnta samaye A mahAmaMtrane bhaNe, gaNe, zravaNa kare... dhyAna kare, te jIva kalyANanI paraMparA pAme che. malayAcalamAMthI caMdananI jema ane dahIMmAMthI mAkhaNanI jema AgamonA For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya sArabhUta ane kalyANanA nidhAna samAna A mahAmaMtrane dhanya jIvo ja ArAdhe che. pavitra zarIre, padmAsane besIne, hAthane yogamudrAmAM rAkhI, saMvigna manavALA banI, spaSTa, gaMbhIra ane madhura svare A namaskAra mahAmaMtrano samyaku uccAra karavo joIe. zArIrika asvasthatA vagerene kAraNe A vidhi na sacavAya ema hoya to parighamAsA' A maMtranuM smaraNa karavuM. A maMtranuM smaraNa paNa zakya na hoya to 'OM'nuM smaraNa karavuM. A "OM kAra' mohahastIne vaza karavA mATe aMkuza samAna che. mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa ke zravaNa karatAM ema vicAravuM ke aho, huM sarvAge amRtathI siMcAyo chuM.... AnaMdamaya thayo chuM... kAraNa ke parama puNyanA kAraNabhUta paramamaMgalamaya A namaskAra maMtra mane maLyo! aho, mane durlabha tattvono lAbha thayo. priyano saMgama thayo, tattvano prakAza thayo.. sArabhUta padArtha maLI gayo. Aje mArAM kaSTo nAza pAmyAM. pApo palAyana thaI gayAM. huM bhavasAgarane tarI gayo! he yazasvinI! zamarasamAM jhIlatAM jhIlatAM ullAsapUrvaka zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karanAra - zravaNa karanAra AtmA pApakarmone haNIne sadgati pAme che. devatvane pAme che... paraMparAe ATha bhAvomAM siddhine pAme che. mATe surasuMdarI, pratidina 108 vAra A mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karavAnuM kyAreya na bhUlIza. je jIvAtmA pratidina 108 vAra A maMtrano jApa kare che, tene koI DAkinI, zAkinI Adi naDatAM nathI. koI devI prakopa thato nathI. A mahAmaMtra jo janma samaye sAMbhaLavA maLe to A maMtra jIvanamAM Rddhi Ape che ane mRtyu samaye sAMbhaLavA maLe to sadgati Ape che. Apatti vakhate gaNavAmAM Ave to Apattio dUra thAya che ane jo RddhinI veLAe gaNavAmAM Ave to Rddhino vistAra thAya che. pAMca mahAvideha kSetromAM ke jyAM zAzvata sukhamaya kALa che tyAM paNa A zrI jinanamaskAra maMtra japavAmAM Ave che! pAMca airAvata ane pAMca bharatamAM paNa zAzvata sukha ApanAra A navakAramaMtra gaNavAmAM Ave che. he AtmanuM, atyaMta bhayaMkara evA bhAvazatruonA samudAya para vijaya meLavanAra arihaMtone, karmamaLathI atyaMta zuddha thayelA siddha bhagavaMtone, AcArane pALanArA AcAryabhagavaMtone, bhAvazrutanA dAtA upAdhyAyabhagavaMtone tathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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18 prIta kiye duHkha hoya zivasukhanA sAdhaka sarva sAdhubhagavaMtone namaskAra karavA mATe niraMtara ujamALa banaje! sarva kuvikalpone tyajI daI.. A namaskAramaMtra pratye AdaravALI banaje !" sAdhvIjIno dhIra-gaMbhIra vANI-pravAha asmalita gatie vaheto rahyo.. surasuMdarInA aMtastalane e pravAhe bhInuM bhInuM karI nAkhyuM. surasuMdarI bolI UThI: gurumAtA! adabhuta varNana karyuM Ape! apUrva tattva samajAvyuM Ape! aho, kevo acijya prabhAvazALI che namaskAra mahAmaMtra! Aje kharekhara huM dhanya banI, gaI! he paramopakAriNI, mane evI pratijJA Apo ke huM pratidina 108 vAra A mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karIza." sAdhvIjIe surasuMdarIne pratijJA ApI. surasuMdarIe punaH vaMdanA karI, kuzaLapRcchA karI. anya sAdhvIvRndane bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI... ane ullasita citte potAnA mahelamAM AvI. haju enI smRtimAM... kalpanAmAM sAdhvIjInI saumya chatAM bhavya mukhAkRti taravare che! haju enA kAnomAM sAdhvIjInI vANInA sUra guMjyA kare che.. navakAramaMtranuM bhAvasmaraNa karatI e dhyAnamagna thaI gaI... For Private And Personal Use Only

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_sa # sAdhvIjInAM amRta-vacano surasuMdarInA hRdayamAM guMjatAM rahyAM. zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra pratye enI zraddhA khUba daDha banI. niHsvArtha ane niHspRha sAdhvIjInI vAto tene pUrNa vizvasanIya lAgI. rAtrinA samaye mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karatAM karatAM ja e nidrAdhIna thaI. prabhAte jyAre e jAgI tyAre praphullita hatI. enuM hRdaya avyakta AnaMdanuM saMvedana karatuM hatuM. tene amarakumAranI smRti thaI AvI. "jo e maLe to tene huM namaskAra maMtranA prabhAvanI vAta kara... e paNa pratidina A mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa kare.... paraMtu Aje nahIM, Aje to huM sAdhvIjI pAsethI mahAmaMtra aMge vizeSa jANakArI meLavIza... pachI amarane maLIne vAta karIza.' bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaI, madhyAhna samaye surasuMdarI sAdhvIjInA upAzraya pahoMcI. sAdhvIjIne vaMdanA karI, vinayapUrvaka sAdhvIjI pAse beThI, sAdhvIjInI kuzaLatA pUchI ane kahyuM: gurumAtA, gaI kAle Ape kahelI vAtonuM mArA manamAM maMthana cAlatuM rahyuM! rAtre mahAmaMtranuM ekAgra citte smaraNa karatI karatI kyAre nidrAdhIna thaI gaI.. khabara ja na paDI! Aje paNa e ja viSayamAM mane vizeSa samajAvavAnI kRpA karo.' bhAgyazAlinI, Aje tane huM eka prAcIna kathAnaka kahIza. A kathAnaka, zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA divya prabhAvane kahe che! sAMbhaLIne tAruM mana AslAdita thaI jaze." "ghaNuM sarasa! saMbhaLAvavAnI kRpA karo." sAdhvIjIe kathAnakano prAraMbha karyo. ratnapurI nAmanuM eka nagara hatuM. e nagarano rAjA hato damitArI. e nagaramAM yazobhadra nAmanA paramAtmabhakta zreSThI vasatA hatA. pratidina, ekAgracitte zrI paMcaparameSThI navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karatA hatA." yazobhadra zreSThIno ekano eka putra hato zivakumAra. taruNa avasthAmAM ja e kharAba mitronI sAthe pharato thaI gayo hato. jyAre e yauvanavayamAM Avyo For Private And Personal Use Only

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20 prIta kiye duHkha hoya tyAre e aThaMga jugArI banI gayo. madirApAna karavA lAgyo. mAMsabhakSaNa karavA lAgyo... vezyAgamana karavA lAgyo ane zikAra paNa karavA lAgyo. pitA yazobhadra potAnA putranAM A pApAcaraNa joIne khUba duHkhI hatA. putrane ghaNuM samajAvavA chatAM e pAcho na vaLyo. zeTha karmasiddhAMtane jANatA hatA.... bicArAne ghora pApakarmo udayamAM AvyAM che... ane navAM pApakarma bAMdhI rahyo che.. zuM thAya? karmaparavaza jIvonI AvI ja dazA thAya...' A rIte vicArIne potAnA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM. yazobhadra zeThanuM svAthya bagaDyuM. temane potAno aMtakALa nikaTa bhAsyo. zivakumArane potAnI pAse bolAvIne, khUba premathI kahyuM: "vatsa, have huM thoDA divasano mahemAna chuM. mAruM mRtyu nikaTa che. huM tane eka chellI ja zikhAmaNa ApuM chuM. jyAre tuM koI moTA saMkaTamAM sapaDAya tyAre zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM ekAgra manathI smaraNa karaje. basa, tuM mane ATaluM vacana Apa...' zivakumAre vacana ApyuM. yazobhadra zeThe AMkho baMdha karI ane svayaM zrI parameSThi bhagavaMtonA dhyAnamAM lIna thayA. zubha bhAvomAM ramatA zeTha mRtyu pAmyA. marIne devagati pAmyA. zivakumAre pitAnI aDhaLaka saMpattino durvyaya karavA mAMDyo. be varSamAM to e raste rajhaLato bhikhArI thaI gayo. eka divasa, nagaranI bahAra zivakumAra bhaTakI rahyo hato tyAre eka aghorI bheTI gayo. aghorIe zivakumArane kahyuM : "tuM nidhana thaI gayo che ne?" hA," dhanavAna banavuM che?' hA..' to mAruM eka kAma kara. tane vipula saMpatti maLaze.' "Apa kaho tema karIza.' zivakumAra aghorInA pagamAM paDI gayo. 'to mArI sAthe cAla..aghorI zivakumArane laIne smazAnamAM pahoMcyo. kALI caudazanI bihAmaNI rAta hatI. zivakumAra bhaya ane zaMkAthI dhrujI rahyo hato. aghorI manuSyanA eka mRtadehane laI Avyo. e mRtadehanA hAthamAM talavAra mUkI ane zivakumArane kahyuM: For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya tuM A maDadAnA paganI pAnIne masaLyA karaje, gabharAIza nahIM. huM tyAM dUra besIne maMtrajApa karIza. tuM ahIMthI Ubho na thaIza.. jo Ubho thaIza to A mRtadeha sajIvana thaIne tane mArI nAMkhaze ane gabharAyA vinA besI rahIza. to tane nyAla karI deze." zivakumAra maDadAnA paga pAse besI gayo ane paganI pAnI masaLavA lAgyo. aghorI tyAMthI thoDe dUra jaIne besI gayo ane maMtrasAdhanA karavA lAgyo. zivakumAra vicAre che : "avazya A aghorI mane mArIne potAnI maMtrasiddhi karavA mAMge che... mAre ahIMthI bhAgI javuM joIe... paraMtu bhANuM kevI rIte? aghorI mane jIvato na rahevA de.. have zuM karuM? kharekhara, mArAM pApa A ja bhavamAM udayamAM AvyAM. tyAM ene enA pitA yAda AvI gayA. pitAnI smRti sAthe ja pitAe kahelI chellI vAta yAda AvI gaI.. "vatsa, jyAre tuM saMkaTamAM sapaDAya tyAre zrI paMcaparameSThi navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karaje.." - zivakumAre mRtadehane choDI dIdho ane padmAsane besIne zrI namaskAra maMtranuM smaraNa karavA mAMDyuM. bIjI bAju, aghorInI maMtrasAdhanAthI mRtadeha saLavaLe che... Ubho thavA jAya che... ne paDI jAya che. traNa vAra Ubho thavAno prayatna karyo. paNa paDI gayo... mRtadehamAM vetAlano praveza thaI gayo hato. zivakumArano ghAta karavA teNe prayatna karyo paraMtu zivakumAra to namaskAra maMtranA smaraNamAM lIna hato. namaskAra maMtranA acijya prabhAvathI vetAla niSphaLa jato hato. zivakumAranA mastakanI AsapAsa divya AbhA-maMDala racAI gayuM hatuM. namaskAra maMtranA adhiSThAyaka devoe zivakumAranI AsapAsa rakSA-kavaca racI dIdhuM hatuM. vetAla aghorI para roSe bharAyo. teNe talavArano prahAra aghorI para ja karI dIdho! jevo prahAra thayo.. aghorI no mRtadeha "suvarNa-puruSa' thaI gayo! jo e prahAra zivakumAra para thayo hota to zivakumArano mRtadeha suvarNapuruSa thaI jAta...! aghorIne to suvarNa puruSanI siddhi karavI hatI! eTalA mATe ja e zivakumArane laI Avyo hato. zivakumAra to sonAnA puruSane joIne Azcaryacakita thaI gayo. ene samajAI gayuM ke "A prabhAva zrI navakAra maMtrano che. A mahAmaMtranA prabhAve ja For Private And Personal Use Only

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22 prIta kiye duHkha hoya huM bacI gayo ane suvarNa-puruSa mane maLI gayo...' paraMtu atyAre jo huM A suvarNa-puruSane mAre ghera laI jaIza to navI Apatti Avaze... kAraNa ke huM nidhana chuM... mArA para corIno Aropa Avaze. mATe huM kAle mahArAjA pAse jaIne, satya hakIkata kahI daIza. jo mahArAjA anumati Apaze to A suva-puruSane laI jaIza. atyAre to ahIM ja khADo khodIne jamInamAM dATI dauM! Ama vicArIne zivakumAre, mRtadehanA hAthamAM rahelI talavAra laIne khADo khodavA mAMDyo. khADAmAM suvarNa-puruSane dATI daIne e nagaramAM Avyo. savAre ghare jaIne, snAnAdithI paravArIne rAjamahelamAM gayo. mahArAjA damitArIne maLIne, rAtrinI samagra ghaTanA kahI dIdhI. rAjA Azcarya pAmyA. zivakumArane sAthe laIne mahArAjA pote smazAnamAM gayA. zivakumAre khADo khodIne suvarNa-puruSane bahAra kADhyo. mahArAjAne zivakumAranI vAta vizvasanIya lAgI. temaNe zivakumArane kahyuM: zivakumAra, A suvarNa-puruSa huM tane ApuM chuM. zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA acijya prabhAvathI A sonuM tane maLyuM che. paraMtu have tuM vyasanone tyajI deje ane jIvanane dharmamaya banAvaje." | zivakumAre pitRtulya rAjA damitArInI preraNAne jhIlI. suvarNa-puruSane potAnA ghare laI gayo. thoDA divasamAM to te moTo zrImaMta thaI gayo. eka divasa saruno saMyoga thaI gayo. gurudeve ene mAnavajIvanane saphaLa banAvavAnI dharmakaLA batAvI. zivakumAre bAra vrato svIkAryA. sonAnuM derAsara baMdhAvyuM ane ratnanI pratimA banAvarAvIne pratiSThita karI. eka divasa A saMsArathI virakta thaI teNe sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karyo. saMyamadharmanuM suMdara pAlana karyuM. karmano nAza karyo. ane eno AtmA zuddha, buddha ane mukta thaI gayo! surasuMdarI, A che zivakumAranI prAcIna vArtA. zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA AvA divya prabhAvo Aje paNa anubhavavA maLe che. surasuMdarI to kathAnaka sAMbhaLavAmAM rasalIna banI gaI hatI. jyAM sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: "Aje paNa AvA divya prabhAvo jovA maLe che.' e sAMbhaLIne surasuMdarIe pUchyuM: For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 23. ApanA jIvanamAM Ape Avo koI prabhAva anubhavyo che? mane ema lAge che ke Apane koI divya anubhava thayelo hovo joIe. jo mane kahevAmAM..." tane kahevAmAM vAMdho nathI suMdarI! sAMbhaLa, eka anubhavanI vAta kahuM chuM." be varSa pUrve ame magadhamAM vicaratAM hatAM. prabhAtano samaya hato. ame sahu AryAo sAthe ja padayAtrA karatAM hatAM. mArga pahADI hato, vikaTa hato, chatAM ekanI pAchaLa eka... ame cAlyAM jatAM hatAM. tyAM acAnaka siMhanI garjanA saMbhaLAI. ame sahu AryAo UbhAM rahI gayAM. amArI pAsenI ja TekarI upara ame vikarALa siMhane joyo. meM sahu sAdhvIone kahyuM: "besI jAo, AMkho baMdha karIne zrI navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karo." huM paNa besI gaI. zrI navakAra maMtranA dhyAnamAM lInatA AvI gaI. jyAre AMkho kholI tyAre dUra dUra cAlyA jatA siMhane meM joyo. meM sAdhvIone kahyuM : AMkho kholo, UbhAM thAo ane pelA cAlyA jatA siMhane juo..." abhuta!' surasuMdarI bolI UThI. teNe kahyuM: Avo bIjo koI anubhava? basa, pachI nahIM pUchuM! bIjo anubhava sAMbhaLIne cAlI jaIza!" sAdhvIjInA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. rAjakumArInI nikhAlasa vAta sAMbhaLIne vAtsalya UbharAyuM. suMdarI, tAre bIjo svAnubhava sAMbhaLavo che..? sAMbhaLa-' eka samayanI vAta che. ame mAtra cAra sAdhvI ja eka gAmathI vihAra karIne bIje gAma jatAM hatAM. mArga bhUlI gayAM. bhUlAM paDyAM... sUryAsta thaI gayo. jaMgala hatuM. jaMgalamAM ja rAta pasAra karavI paDe evI paristhiti pedA thaI. AsapAsa najara doDAvI... to eka jhUMpaDuM dekhAyuM. ame jhUMpaDA pAse gayAM... khAlI hatuM... paNa nahotI bArI ke nahotuM bAraNuM! mAtra chAparuM hatuM... ame tyAM ja vizrAma lIdho. Avazyaka kriyAo karIne ame beThAM.' Apane bhaya na lAgyo?" surasuMdarIe vacce prazna karyo. bhaya? bIjA jIvone abhaya ApanArane bhaya na lAge suMdarI! vaLI, amArA hRdayamAM to mahAmaMtra navakAra hato.. pachI bhaya zAno? AvAM sthaLomAM nidrA na levAya. ame jAgatAM ja rahyAM. ane mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karatAM rahyAM." For Private And Personal Use Only

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24 prIta kiye duHkha hoya madhyarAtrino samaya thayo... ane ATha-dasa puruSone vAto karatA amArI jhUMpaDI tarapha AvatA joyA. dUrathI emano dekhAva DAku jevo lAgato hato. ame to sahuye zrI navakAramaMtranA smaraNamAM lIna thayAM... DAkuo amArI jhUMpaDInI nikaTa AvI gayA hatA... amArAM zveta vastro joIne eka DAku bolyo: koNa che jhUMpaDImAM ame javAba na Apyo. eNe bIjI vAra bUma pADI.... ame mauna rahyAM. ane trIjI vAra jyAM eNe pUchyuM... tyAM tabaDAka... tabaDaka... ghoDAonA DAbalA saMbhaLAyA. bIjo DAku bolyo: "alyA bhAgo... ghoDesvAro AvatA lAge che." ane DAkuo tyAMthI bhAgI gayA. be ghoDesvAro tyAM AvyA. amane joIne teo ghoDA parathI nIce UtaryA. amArI pAse AvIne mastaka namAvIne bolyA : "Apane zodhatA zodhatA ja ame ahIM AvyA chIe... Ape jyAre vihAra karyo hato tyAre ame paNa e gAmathI nIkaLyA hatA. sAmenA gAme-jyAM Apane javAnuM hatuM... amAre paNa tyAM javAnuM hatuM... ame tyAM pahoMcyA... sAMja paDI gaI... Apa na AvyAM... tethI amane zaMkA paDI ke Apa rasto bhUlyAM hazo.. A jaMgala cora-DAkuothI bhareluM che. eTale Apane zodhatA ahIM AvyA..." Apa koNa cho?' ema pUchyuM... "ApanA sevaka!'ema kahI, te baMne ghoDesvAro cAlyA gayA...' "oho... A to gajaba svAnubhava che! basa, have Aje Apane kaSTa nathI ApavuM.." surasuMdarIe vaMdanA karI ane potAnA mahele pahoMcI 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jeTalI tamannAthI ane tanmayatAthI surasuMdarIe kalAo prApta karI hatI. eTalI ja tamannAthI ane tanmayatAthI eNe jainadharmanA siddhAntonuM adhyayana karyuM. sAdhvI suvratAe vAtsalyathI taraboLa haiye ene adhyayana karAvyuM. vidyArthInI namratA ane vinaya gurunA hRdayamAM vAtsalya utpanna kare che. karuNAnuM jharaNuM janmAve che. gurunuM vAtsalya ane gurunI karuNA vidyArthImAM utsAha ane udyama pedA kare che. amarakumAre paNa jainAcArya kamalasUrijInAM caraNomAM besIne adhyayana karyuM. vinaya-namratA vagere guNonI sAthe enAmAM tIvra buddhi hatI. AtmavAdanuM eNe talasparzI adhyayana karyuM. karmavAdanuM vizada jJAna prApta karyuM. anekAntavAdanI vyApaka vicAradhArAne eNe hRdayastha karI. surasuMdarIne sAdhvIjI suvratAe karmano siddhAnta samajAvIne paMcaparameSThinA dhyAnanI prakriyA samajAvI. adhyAtmayoganI gahana vAto batAvI, samagra cauda rAjalokanI vyavasthA batAvI. mokSamArganI ArAdhanAno kramika vikAsakrama batAvyo. eka divasa amarakumAra AcAryazrIne vaMdanA karI upAzrayanAM sopAna UtarI rahyo hato ane surasuMdarI AcAryazrIne vaMdana karavA upAzrayanAM sopAna caDhI rahI hatI. baMnenI dRSTi maLI. 'oho, suMdarI!' 'ghaNA divaso pachI maLyAM, nahIM?' 'hA, have kyAM eka pAThazALAmAM ApaNe adhyayana karIe chIe? adhyayana karavAnAM ApaNAM sthAno judAM thaI gayAM... eTale maLavAnuM AvI rIte acAnaka ja banI jAya!' 'tArI vAta sAcI che amara, paraMtu...' 'paraMtu zuM suMdarI? adhyayanamAM tuM eTalI lIna thaI gaI haze ke amara yAda paNa nahIM Avato hoya, kharuM ne?' amaranA mukha para smita 2mI gayuM. 'sAcuM kahuM amara... eka paNa divasa evo nathI jato ke tuM yAda na Avato For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya hoya? adhyayana karatAM karatAM paNa koI sarasa tattvacarcA thaI hoya tyAre manamAM vicAra AvI jAya ke jaIne amarane A tattvacarcA saMbhaLAvuM... ene khUba AnaMda thaze." to pachI mArI havelIe mAne maLavAnA bahAne AvatI hoya to?" 'tArI vAta sAcI, mane paNa e vicAra Avelo paraMtu mAnI hAjarImAM tArI sAthe vAto karatAM mane...' zarama Ave che, ema kahevuM che ne?' suMdarInuM mukha lajjAthI lAla thaI gayuM. te mauna thaI gaI. amara, mAre tArI sAthe ghaNI vAto karavI che... mane sAdhvIjIe batAvelI vAto tane kahevI che... ane tArI pAsethI paNa evI vAto sAMbhaLavI che..., jaina dharmanuM-sarvajJazAsananuM tattvajJAna mane khUba gamI gayuM che.. amara, tane paNa A tattvajJAna khUba gamyuM haze!" 'sarvajJa-vItarAga tIrthakaroe ApelI anekAnta dRSTi mane khUba gamI!" mane karmavAda khUba gamyo, amara!" baMneno vArtAlApa aTakI gayo. anya darzanArthIonI avarajavara zarU thaI gaI hatI. amarakumAra pagathiyAM UtarI gayo ane surasuMdarIe upAzrayamAM praveza karyo. AcAryazrIne vaMdanA karI, kuzaLatA pUchI ane vinayapUrvaka UbhI rahI. "surasuMdarI, sAdhvIjI kevuM adhyayana karAve che?' gurudeva, khUba suMdara adhyayana karAve che e gurumAtA! mane ati AnaMda maLe che. vizALa tattvabodha maLe che." tuM puNyazAlinI che. tene mAtA to guru maLI ja che, sAdhvI paNa evAM ja guru maLyAM!' e Apa pUjyanI kRpAnuM phaLa che gurudeva!' "vatsa, evuM jJAna prApta karaje ke game tevA pratikULa saMyogomAM paNa tuM svastha rahI zake, tArI samatA akhaMDa rahI zake. anaMta viSamatAothI bharelA A saMsAramAM sarvajJa-pravacano ja sAcI zAnti ApI zake che.... zAnta sudhArasanuM pAna karAvI zake che.' ApanuM kathana yathArtha che, gurudeva! For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya tAro AtmabhAva zAnta-prazAnta ane nirmaLa banato jAya. evA mArA AzIrvAda che, vatsa!" surasuMdarI harSavibhora thaI gaI. teNe punaH vaMdanA karI ane upAzrayamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI. surasuMdarI potAnA mahelamAM AvI. tenA vicAro AcAryazrI kamalasUrijInI AsapAsa ghUmarAtA hatA. AcAryazrInI karuNAbhInI AMkho sudhArasa jharatI temanI vANI.. bhavya ane zItala temanuM vyaktitva.. suMdarIno aMtarAtmA jANe upazamarasanA sarovaramAM taravA lAgyo! e sarovaranA sAme kinAre jANe amarakumAra Ubho Ubho smita verI rahyo hato. e amarakumAra pAse pahoMcI gaI.. "amara, kevA adbhuta che gurudeva! na koI svArtha, na koI vikAra...!" vicAra nidrAmAMthI te jAgI. amarakumArane kyAM ane kevI rIte maLavuM, te vicAravA lAgI, te jharUkhAmAM jaIne UbhI rahI. UMce nIlagagana hatuM. rezamI havA enA aMgane sparzI rahI hatI. sAmenA AmravRkSa para kokilA TahukI UThI. ane surasuMdarInA manamAM eka mITho vicAra TahukI UThyo! jyAre amara AcAryadevanI pAse adhyayana karavA jAya che, tyAre ja huM AcAryadevane vaMdana karavA jaIza, AcAryazrInA sAMnidhyamAM ja huM tattvacarcA cheDI daIza!' - teno manamayUra nAcI UThyo. mahelanA prAMgaNamAM eka mora paNa kalA karIne nAcavA lAgyo hato. suMdarI svagata bolI UThI: "are mora, zuM teM mArA mananA bhAva jANI lIdhA? nAca, khUba nAca!" surasuMdarI rasoIgharamAM mAtA ratisuMdarI pAse pahoMcI. mAtAnI sAthe besIne bhojana karyuM. mA-dIkarI bhojana patAvIne zayanakhaMDamAM jaIne beThAM. beTI, have keTaluM adhyayana bAkI che?" mA, A adhyayana kyAreya pUruM na thAya! saMpUrNa jIvana vItI jAya toye adhyayana pUruM na thAya mA!' 'tArI vAta sAcI che beTI, paraMtu sarvajJazAsananA mULabhUta siddhAMtonuM adhyayana to thaI gayuM haze!" For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya hA mA, nava tattvo jANyAM, sAta naya jANyAM, cauda guNasthAnaka jANyAM. dhyAna ane yoganI prakriyAo jANI..." have kyo viSaya cAle che?" have to mA, mAre "anekAntavAda samajavo che." bahu sarasa che e viSaya. eka divasa pUjya AcAryadeve pravacanamAM "anekAntavAdanuM evuM vizada vivecana karyuM hatuM ke huM to sAMbhaLIne mugdha thaI gaI hatI. e divase tArA pitAjInI sAthe huM pravacana sAMbhaLavA gaI hatI.' mA, mArI paNa evI icchA ke, "anekAntavAda' huM pUjya AcAryadeva pAsethI samajuM. e viSayanA teo niSNAta che.' e mahApuruSane jo samaya hoya... to vinaMtI karaje.... teo to kRpALu che. jo koI pratikULatA nahIM hoya to avazya tane anekAntavAda' samajAvaze.' surasuMdarI atyaMta rAjI thaI gaI ane mAtAnA gaLAmAM be hAtha nAMkhI bheTI paDI. "mA, bhavobhava tuM ja mane mA' maLaje !" "eTale mAre bhavobhava strIno ja avatAra levAno, ema ne?" premathI putrIne navarAvI nAMkhatI ratisuMdarIe putrInA mAthe haLavI TapalI mArIne kahyuM: mArA mATe to tAre bhavobhava strIno avatAra levo paDaze mA!' hA, paNa tAre mArI eka vAta svIkAravI paDaze!" "eka nahIM ekAvana vAta svIkArIza... bola!" tAre cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavAno!" "eTale sAdhvI banI javAnuM, ema ne?" "hA!" mane sAdhvI-jIvana game to che hoM!" hA, paNa hamaNAM sAdhvI banI javAnuM nathI kahetI! A to AvatA bhavamAM jo huM tArI mA houM ane tuM mArI putrI hoya to...!" mA, huM to A bhavamAM paNa sAdhvI banI jaIza! mane eka divasa evuM svapna paNa AvyuM hatuM.' e to tuM sAdhvIjI pAse roja jAya che. roja sAdhvIjInAM darzana kare che eTale evAM svapna Ave. paNa AvAM svapna sAcAM na paDe!" For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'bhale hamaNAM sAcuM na paDe svapna... A jIvanamAM kyAreka to sAcuM paDavuM joIe! sAcuM kahuM chuM mA, kyAreka mane sAdhvIjInuM jIvana khUba AkarSe che. jo ke e AkarSaNa kSaNajIvI ja hoya che, chatAM AtmAmAM UMDuM UMDuM paNa eka AkarSaNa rahevAnuM!' e to rahevuM ja joIe. mAnavajIvananI saphaLatA cAritradharmathI ja maLe che, paraMtu haju to mAre tane paraNAvavAnI che!" "jo mA, ApaNI vAta kaI cAle che? emAM paraNAvavAnI vAta kyAM AvI gaI? huM A cAlI...' surasuMdarI UbhI thaI gaI. ratisuMdarIe eno hAtha pakaDI potAnI paDakhe besADIne kahyuM: beTI, have tuM yauvanamAM che. huM ane tArA bApujI e ja vicArIe chIe ke tArA mATe suyogya vara maLI jAya to....' surasuMdarI mAtAno hAtha choDAvIne zayanakhaMDanI bahAra doDI gaI. potAnA khaMDamAM jaIne besI gaI. vaLI UThIne mA pAse AvI. mA, huM kAle AcAryadeva pAse jaIza "anekAntavAdanuM adhyayana karavA..." jarUra jaje beTI, huM AcAryadevane samAcAra mokalI dauM chuMparaMtu tuM sAdhvIjIne vAta karI deje ke huM pUjya AcAryadeva pAse anekAntavAda samajavA javAnI chuM." e to Aje ja huM vAta karI daIza. mArI gurumAtA paNa tArI jema ja mane anumati Apaze..." surasuMdarI UThIne potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM cAlI gaI. ratisuMdarI potAnA khaMDamAMthI nIkaLIne mahArAjAnA khaMDa tarapha cAlI. mahArAjA ripumardana temanA khaMDamAM ekalA ja hatA. ratisuMdarIe khaMDamAM praveza karyo ane mahArAjAnI mauna anumati laI, temanI pAse bhadrAsana para besI gaI. devI, suMdarInuM dhArmika adhyayana kevuM cAle che?" mahArAjAe sIdhI surasuMdarInI ja vAta zarU karI. huM hamaNAM enI pAsethI ja AvuM chuM! ame baMne e ja vAta karatAM hatAM. thoDA samayamAM eNe ghaNuM sAruM tattvajJAna meLavI lIdhuM che. have vadhAre adhyayana.." nathI karAvavuM, ema ne? kema? bhaya lAgyo? kadAca suMdarI dIkSA laI le...!" mahArAjA hasI paDyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya evuM mAruM bhAgya kyAMthI? e sAdhvI bane to huM ratnakuNI kahevAuM ne!' "to pachI vadhAre adhyayana kema nathI karAvavuM?' kyAM sudhI bhaNAvIzuM? have to sAsare vaLAvavI paDaze ne? Apa ene najare juo to.." e yovanamAM che, jANuM chuM. ene yogya rAjakumAronI zodha paNa cAlu che. chatAM Aja sudhImAM saphaLatA maLI nathI. game tevA rAjakumAra sAthe suMdarIne kema paraNAvAya? ApaNe ene jevA ucca saMskAro ApyA che, jevI zreSTha kaLA zIkhavI che, jenuM uttama zikSaNa ApyuM che, tene anurUpa vara maLavo joIe ne?" Aje nahIM to kAle maLaze. enuM puNya ja kheMcI lAvaze suyogya varane!' rANIe AzvAsananA zabdo kahyA. "A to ApaNuM mAtA-pitAnuM hRdaya che eTale ciMtA thavI svAbhAvika che, bAkI to A vAtamAM nirNAyaka banatAM hoya che jIvanamAM potAnAM zubhAzubha karma! e huM kyAM nathI jANato devI? chatAM ApaNuM kartavya ApaNe saMpUrNa kALajIthI bajAvavuM ja joIe." mArI Apane eka vinaMtI che...' kaho!" eka divasa Apa svayaM surasuMdarInA jJAnanI parIkSA na lo!' rANIno prastAva sAMbhaLI rAjA vicAramAM paDI gayA. temaNe rANI sAme joyuM... kaMIka vicAryuM.. ne bolyA: "parIkSA laIza... paNa rAjasabhAmAM mAtra ekalI surasuMdarInI nahIM, sAthe sAthe zreSThI dhanAvahanA putra amarakumAranI paNa parIkSA laIza... paMDitajInI evI icchA che. mane temaNe eka divasa kahyuM hatuM ke "surasuMdarI ane amarakumAra mArAM zreSTha vidyArthI che, temanI Apa rAjasabhAmAM parIkSA lo.." tame Aje ThIka yAda karAvyuM." rANInuM mana prasanna thayuM. rAjA potAnA manamAM koI samasyAno ukela zodhI rahyA hatA... 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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& e_*_ }. prabhAtano prathama prahara vyatIta thayo hato. surasuMdarI prabhAtika kAryothI nivRtta thaI, upAzraye javAnI taiyArI karavA lAgI. dAsIne mokalIne ratha taiyAra karAvyo ane mAtAnI anujJA laI, rathamAM besI te upAzraye pahoMcI. vidhipUrvaka teNe upAzrayamAM praveza karyo. marthIeNa vaMdAmi' kahI, mastake aMjali joDI AcAryazrIne praNAma karI, paMcAMga praNipAta karI, vidhivat vaMdanA karI. AcAryazrInI anumati laI, vastrAMcalathI bhUminuM pramArjana karI vivekapUrvaka beThI. tArI mAtAno saMdezo maLI gayo hato. tuM yogya samaye AvI che. hamaNAM amarakumAra paNa Avavo joIe... te paNa A ja samaye adhyayana karavA Ave che." surasuMdarInI dRSTi dvAra tarapha gaI... amarakumAre upAzrayamAM tyAre ja praveza karyo ane gurudevane vaMdanA karI. surasuMdarIne praNAma karyA... surasuMdarIe praNAmano pratyuttara praNAma karIne Apyo. amarakumAra paNa suyogya jagyAe vinayapUrvaka besI gayo. gurudeve amarakumArane kahyuM: "amara, Aje surasuMdarI "anekAntavAda samajavAnI jijJAsAthI AvI che. jo ke tane to anekAMtavAdano vizada bodha prApta thayelo che. chatAM tane sAMbhaLavAmAM AnaMda maLaze... ane viSaya vizeSa spaSTa thaze...' avazya gurudeva, ApanA mukhe punaH "anekAntavAdanuM vivecana sAMbhaLavAmAM mane AnaMda prApta thaze...." amarakumAre surasuMdarI sAme joyuM ane bolyo: gurudevanA mukhe A viSayane sAMbhaLavAno paNa eka mahAmUlo lahAvo che suMdarI!" 'gurudevanI kRpAthI huM A viSayane sArI rIte samajI zakIza. mane khUba AllAda thaI rahyo che." baMnenI dRSTi AcAryadeva tarapha sthira thaI. AcAryadeve viSayano dhIra gaMbhIra vANImAM prAraMbha karyo: For Private And Personal Use Only

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3ra prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'A vizvamAM be tattvo rahelAM cheH jIva ane jaDa. jIvo anaMta che tema jaDa dravyo paNa anaMta che. dareka dravyamAM aneka guNo ane aneka paryAyo rahelA hoya che. eTale, dravyanI paribhASA ja `muLa-paryAyavavuM dravyam evI karavAmAM AvI che. guNa-paryAya vinAnuM koI dravya ja na hoya! 'gurudeva, guNa ane paryAya vacceno bheda zo hoya che?' surasuMdarIe pUchyuM. 'guNo dravyanA sahabhAvI hoya, paryAya kramabhAvI hoya! guNo dravyamAM rahelA ja hoya che, jyAre paryAyamAM utpatti ane vinAzano krama cAlyA kare che. A rIte dareka dravya anaMta dharmAtmaka hoya che. virodhI dekhAtA paryAyo... guNo paNa eka ja dravyamAM hoya che. joke tenI apekSAo samajAI jAya to virodha nathI raheto! juo, eka dRSTAMta ApIne tamane A vAta samajAvuM' eka puruSa che. tene eka yuvAna AvIne 'pitAjI' kahe che. bIjo yuvAna AvIne 'kAkA' kahe che, trIjo yuvAna AvIne 'mAmA' kahe che. eka strI AvIne 'svAmI' kahe che. eka vRddha puruSa AvIne ene 'putra' kahe che! puruSa to eka ja che... tenAmAM pitRtva jema che tema putratva paNa che! enAmAM kAkApaNuM che ane svAmIpaNuM paNa che! saMsAranA vyavahAre A vAstavikatAne svIkArI che, eTale koI virodha nathI karatuM ke 'nA, A to pitA ja che, putra nathI!' putra samaje che ke mArI apekSAe A mArA pitA che, paraMtu emanA pitAnI apekSAe e putra che! patnI samaje che ke A mArI apekSAe pati che, paraMtu putranI apekSAe pitA che! eTale eka ja vyaktine laIne patnI ane putra jhaghaDatAM nathI. eka-bIjAnuM dRSTibiMdu samaje che ane mAnya rAkhe che... apekSAo sAcI hovI joIe. patnI jo potAnA patine 'pitA' kahe to khoTuM! putra jo potAnA pitAne 'pati' kahe to khoTuM! eTale, ema na kahI zakAya ke 'A puruSa ekAMte pitA ja che athavA A puruSa ekAMte putra ja che! hA, ema kahI zakAya ke A puruSa pitA paNa che, putra paNa che, pati paNa che! AnuM nAma che anekAntadRSTi! AnuM nAma che apekSAvAda!' A to tamane eka duniyAnuM dRSTAMta ApIne samajAvyuM, have Atmatattvane laIne samajAvuM chuM. AtmA nitya paNa che ane anitya paNa che! hA, paraspara virodhI dekhAtA dharmo-nityatva ane anityatva eka AtmAmAM rahe che! For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 33 dravyadRSTie AtmA nitya che. paryAyadaSTie AtmA anitya che! Atmadravyano kyAreya nAza thato nathI. Atmadravya kyAreya utpanna thatuM nathI!" "to je janma ane mRtyu dekhAya che te konA?' AtmAnA paryAyanAM! eka AtmA manuSya che, to manuSyatva e AtmAno eka paryAya che. mANasa maryo, eno artha-AtmAno paryAya nAza pAmyo, e thAya, marIne devagatimAM janmyo, eno artha-devatva paryAyanI utpatti thaI, ema thAya. devatva AtmAno ja paryAya che! pazupaNuM ane nArakIpaNuM paNa AtmAnA paryAyo che." paryAyane "avasthA" kahI zakAya. bAlyA-avasthA nAza pAmI ane yuvAvasthAno janma thayo! yuvAvasthA nAza pAmI ane vRddhAvasthAno janma thayo! nirogI avasthA nAza pAmI, rogI avasthAno janma thayo. dhanavAna-avasthAno nAza thayo, nirdhana avasthAno janma thayo. Ama avasthAo badalAyA kare.. paNa AtmA kAyama rahe che, e AtmAnI nityatA che. eTale ema na kahevAya ke "AtmA nitya ja che athavA AtmA anitya ja che." paraMtu ema kahevAya ke "AtmA nitya paNa che ane anitya paNa che!" dravyanI apekSAe nitya che. paryAyanI apekSAe anitya che! AnuM nAma anekAntavAda! AnuM nAma sApekSavAda. mATe, jIvanamAM hamezAM vaktAnI apekSAne samajavA prayatna karavo joIe. A kaI apekSAe A vAta kare che..." e samajanArA manuSya samAdhAna pAme che. apekSAne samajanAra manuSya samatvane pAme che. apekSAne samajanAra manuSya sarvajJa zAsananAM tattvonI yathArthatAne samajI zake che.' AcAryadeve surasuMdarI sAme joIne pUchyuM: "anekAntavAdanI A mULabhUta vAta tane samajAI?' "hA jI, gurudeva! khUba spaSTatAthI samajAI." A anekAntavAdane jIvanamAM sthAna ApavuM joIe. jIvanavyavahArane sarasa ane saraLa banAvavA mATe, kaSAyothI bacavA mATe, A vicAradhArA ghaNI ja upayogI bane che. saiddhAttika matabhedone paNa A vicAradhArAthI ukelI zakAya che. vivAda janme che ekAntavAdamAMthI.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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34. prIta kiye duHkha hoya - have tamArA baMnenuM dhArmika adhyayana pUrNa thayuM kahevAya. jo ke zAstrajJAnano pAra ja nathI, paraMtu tamArA jIvanamAM upayogI evuM tattvajJAna tame meLavyuM che. e tattvajJAnano dIvo bujhAya nahIM, tenI kALajI rAkhazo. saMsAramAM viSayakaSAyanA jhaMjhAvAta vAtA ja hoya che. jo kALajI na rAkhI to jJAnadIpaka bujhAI jaze. tamArAmAM sattva che, samaja che, saMskArI che. mAnavajIvanane saphaLa banAvavA dharmapuruSArthane jIvanamAM agatyanuM sthAna Apajo. arthapuruSArtha ane kAma puruSArtha to mAtra sAdhananA sthAne rahevA joIe. sAdhya banAvajo mokSadazAne! AtmAnA zuddha svarUpane pAmavAnuM lakSa bhUlatA nahI. - dhana, yauvana ane rUpano tamArAmAM sumeLa thayelo che eTale khUba jAgrata rahejo. A traNa tattvo ajJAnI ane pramAdI jIvone durgatimAM laI janArAM bane che. jJAnI ane jAgrata AtmAo mATe A traNa tattvo AzIrvAdarUpa bane che." amarakumAra ane surasuMdarIe ahobhAvathI AcAryadevanI preraNAne jhIlI. punaH vaMdanA karI, kuzaLatA pUchI ane vidAya lIdhI. baMne upAzrayanI bahAra AvyAM. amarakumAre surasuMdarIne pUchyuM : "tane khabara che ke rAjasabhAmAM ApaNI parIkSA thavAnI che?" nA re, huM to kaMI ja jANatI nathI." "gaIkAle mArA pitAjIne tArA pitAjIe vAta karI hatI. mane Aje prabhAte mArA pitAjIe kahyuM.' zuM kahyuM?" tArA pitAjI icche che ke ApaNA baMnenI parIkSA rAjasabhAmAM levI!' "zAnI parIkSA?' e tuM jANI leje!" sarasuMdarI vicAramAM paDI gaI. ene A vAta mAtAe ke pitAe karI ja na hatI. zuM ciMtA thaI AvI?' nA re, ciMtA zAnI? huM to ema vicAratI hatI ke A vAta mane mArI mAtAe ke pitAe kema na karI?" have karaze! For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye du:kha hoya 'to ApaNe parIkSA ApavA taiyAra chIe!' 'sAruM, jo koI vizeSa vAta tane jANavA maLe to mane jaNAvIzane?' 'kevI rIte? kyAM?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'tuM mArI mAne maLavA Avaje. e tane yAda kare che, joIe to mArI mA tArI mAtAne kahevarAvaze...' 35 'hA, to huM AvIza.' amarakumAra potAnI havelI tarapha UpaDI gayo. surasuMdarI rathamAM besIne mahelamAM AvI. vastraparivartana karIne e sIdhI ja rANI ratisuMdarI pAse pahoMcI gaI. enA manamAM tAlAvelI hatI, amarakumAre kahelI vAtanuM tathya jANavAnI. 'beTI, upAzraye jaI AvI?' 'hA mA!' 'anekAntavAdane samajIne AvI?' 'hA mA, khUba AnaMda maLyo. gurudeve khUba vizada vivecana karIne samajAvyo e vAda?' 'have tuM mane samajAvaje !' 'pachI samajAvIza, pahelAM ApaNe jamI laIe... khUba jorathI bhUkha lAgI che!' 'bhale huM taiyAra chuM! paNa kyAre? kyAM?' be-cAra divasamAM ja ane te rAjasabhAmAM' bhojana karatAM karatAM ja rANIe vAta upADI. 'tArA bApujI Aje kahetA hatA ke mAre suMdarInA buddhivaibhavanI ane jJAnavaibhavanI parIkSA levI che!' 'bhale, huM Aje mArA bApujIne maLIza!' 'Aje tuM upAzraye gaI pachI tArAM bApujIe dhanAvaha zreSThIne ahIM rAjamahelamAM bolAvyA hatA...' For Private And Personal Use Only 'zA mATe?' 'e to huM jANatI nathI. paraMtu temaNe gaI kAle zreSThIne vAta karI hatI ke

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 36 eka divasa huM amarakumAra ane surasuMdarInI parIkSA rAjasabhAmAM levA icchuM chuM... mane temaNe gaI rAtre vAta karI hatI. kadAca vAta pAkA pAye karavA mATe Aje zreSThIne ahIM bolAvyA hoya! zreSThIe amarakumA2ne pUchI paNa lIdhuM hoya...' surasuMdarIne amarakumAranI vAta satya pratIta thaI. e mauna rahI... ene A vAta na samajAI ke 'zA mATe pitAjI amArA baMnenI parIkSA rAjasabhAmAM levA taiyAra thayA che? vaLI, amarakumAranI parIkSA levAnuM emane zuM prayojana haze?' jamIne e potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM pahoMcI gaI. surasuMdarInA hRdayamAM amarakumAra taraphano prema vRddhi pAmI rahyo hato. dinapratidina amarakumAra taraphanuM AkarSaNa vadhI rahyuM hatuM. alabatta, kyAreya te baMnee lakSmaNarekhAnuM ullaMghana nahotuM karyuM. amarakumAranA haiyAmAM paNa surasuMdarI vasI gayelI hatI, paraMtu e samajato hato ke 'surasuMdarI rAjakumArI che... ane huM zreSThaputra chuM... amArAM benAM lagna saMbhavita ja nathI. surasuMdarI to koI rAjakumArane ja paraNaze.' surasuMdarInI paNa A ja dhAraNA hatI. 'huM amarane game teTalo cAhuM chuM... paraMtu mArAM lagna to koI rAjakumAra sAthe ja thaze... rAjakumArI zreSThIputra sAthe kevI rIte paraNI zake? o bhagavAna! huM koI zreSThI kanyA hota to mAruM svapna sAkAra banI zakata... hA, paraMtu chevaTe nirNAyaka to mArAM potAnAM pUrvopArjita zubhAzubha karma ja che ne?' vicAromAM khovAyelI surasuMdarI nidrAdhIna thaI gaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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wu Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir aMga dezanI rAjadhAnI caMpAnagarI hatI. caMpA suMdara ane samRddha nagarI hatI. rAjA ripumardane caMpAnagarIne sajAvI hatI. caMpAnI prajAmAM zikSaNa ane saMskAro sIMcyA hatA. rAjA svayaM Arhat dharmano upAsaka hato. paraMtu anya dharmo pratye sahiSNu hato. rAjAmAM nyAyaniSThA hatI. prajA pratye vAtsalya hatuM. Aje rAjA ripumardananI rAjasabhA nagarajanothI bharacaka hatI kAraNa ke Aje rAjakumArI surasuMdarI ane zreSThIputra amarakumAranA buddhikauzalanI parIkSA hatI rAjasiMhAsana para mahArAjA ripumardana ArUDha thayA hatA. temanI pAsenA ja Asana para zreSThIvarya dhanAvaha suMdara vastro ane mUlyavAna alaMkAro paherIne beThA hatA. mahArAjAnI bIjI bAju paMDita zrI subuddhi birAjamAna hatA, surasuMdarIe zreSTha vastronuM paridhAna karyuM hatuM. kaMThamAM hAra, kAnomAM kuMDala, be karamAM motInAM kaMgana ane pagamAM nUpura dhAraNa karyAM hatAM. AMkhomAM aMjana hatuM ane hoTha tAMbUlathI lAla hatA... hajAro nayano enI dehayaSTi para maMDAyelAM hatAM. amarakumAre paNa potAnA vaibhavane anurUpa vastrAlaMkAro dhAraNa karyAM hatAM. teno deha sudRDha hato. tenI kAnti dedIpyamAna hatI. tenI AMkhomAM camaka hatI. tenA lalATe tejano aMbAra hato. rAjasabhAmAM prAraMbha sarasvatInI prArthanAthI thayo. rAjA ripumardane rAjasabhAne uddezIne nivedana karyuM. 'vahAlA sabhAsado ane nagarajano, Ajano A prasaMga ApaNA sahu mATe AnaMdano prasaMga che, Aje kumArI surasuMdarInAM buddhikauzalanI ane zreSThIzrI dhanAvahanA naMdana amarakumAranA buddhivaibhavanI parIkSA thaze. A baMnee mahApaMDita zrI subuddhinI pAThazALAmAM adhyayana kareluM che. vividha kaLAomAM baMne pAraMgata thayAM che. aneka viSayomAM zreSTha adhyayana karyuM che ane ArtadharmanA siddhAntonuM paNa suMdara jJAna prApta kareluM che.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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38 prIta kiye duHkha hoya Aje ahIM, sarvaprathama amarakumAra koI bauddhika samasyA prastuta karaze ane rAjakumArI e samasyAne ukelI nAMkhaze. amarakumAra traNa samasyAo pUchaze, kumArI enA pratyuttara Apaze. te pachI kumArI traNa samasyAo pUchaze ane kumAra tenA pratyuttara Apaze... aMtamAM huM eka eka samasyA amarakumArane tathA surasuMdarIne pUchIza. eno javAba amarakumAra tathA surasuMdarI Apaze... A rIte Ajano kAryakrama 2heze.' rAjasabhAmAM harSadhvani thayo. amarakumAre UbhA thaI sarvaprathama mahArAjAne praNAma karyA. pachI paMDitajInAM caraNomAM vaMdanA karI ane tyAra bAda pitAnA AzIrvAda lIdhA. amarakumAre potAnI samasyA prastuta karI: 'traNa akSarano eka zabda che. e zabdano pahelo akSara bAda karatAM bAkI rahelA be akSaromAM je zabda bane te vastu koIe ka2vA jevI nathI. traNa akSaranA e zabdamAMthI bIjo akSara bAda karatAM je zabda bane te vastu koIe kahevA jevI nathI. ane e traNa akSaranA zabdamAMthI trIjo akSara jatAM bAkI rahelA be akSarono je zabda bane che teno artha lakSmIpati thAya che. traNa akSarono e saMpUrNa zabda tamArAM netronI upamAne yogya che.' surasuMdarI ekAgratAthI sAMbhaLI rahI hatI, te UbhI thaI. teNe mahArAjAnAM ane paMDitanAM caraNe praNAma karyA ane pratyuttara Apyo: 'te traNa akSarano zabda 'hariNa' che!' ha-vinAno zabda 'riNa' bane che. riNano artha devuM. te koIe karavA jevuM nathI. ri-vinAno zabda thAya 'haNa.' A zabda hiMsAnI AjJA karanAro che tethI koIne kahevA yogya nathI. Na-vinAno zabda thAya hari. eno artha thAya kRSNa, teo lakSmInA pati che! tema ja strIonAM netrone riNanI upamA 'mRganayanA' ApavAmAM Ave che.!' sabhAjano khuza thaI gayA. karataladhvani karyo. amarakumAre bIjI samasyA pUchI: 'traNa akSaranA zabdamAMthI pahelo akSara bAda karatAM bAkInA be akSarothI banato zabda sapheda pRthvIkAya jaNAve che. bIjo akSara bAda karatAM je zabda bane te koI eka paMkhiNIne jaNAve che. trIjo akSara bAda karatAM je zabda bane che tene sahu koI icche che!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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39 prIta kiye duHkha hoya surasuMdarI samasyApUrti kare che: "te zabda che sukhaDI! pahelo akSara bAda karatAM "khaDI' zabda bane che. te sapheda pRthvIkAya che. bIjo akSara bAda karavAthI "suDI" zabda thAya che, te eka jAtanI paMkhiNInuM nAma che. trIjo akSara bAda karatAM 'sukha' zabda bane che, tene sahu koI icche che!" sabhA AnaMdathI jhUmI UThI. amarakumAre trIjI samasyA pUchI: cAra akSarano eka evo zabda che ke je zabdano pahelo akSara bAda karatAM je zabda bane te peTanA zalyane sUcave che. bIjo akSara bAda karatAM je zabda bane te bolavA jevo nathI. trIjo akSara bAda karatAM je zabda bane tevA rahevuM e koInA mATe sAruM nathI. cotho akSara bAda karatAM je zabda bane tenA jevI AcAryadevanI vANI hoya che. ane Akho zabda je jaNAve che tene japavAthI pApono nAza thAya che, ane e jinazAsanano sAra che!" surasuMdarIe paLanoya vilaba karyA vinA kahyuM: e cAra akSarano zabda che navakAra! na-vinAno zabda rahe vakAra. teno artha vikAra athavA cUMka thAya. te peTanuM zalya che. va-vinAno zabda bane nakAra! A zabda koIne paNa sArA kAmamAM kahevA jevo nathI. kA-vinAno zabda rahe navara. A zabda navarApaNuM jaNAve che. koI mANasa navaro rahe te sAruM nathI. ravinAno zabda bane navakA. Ano artha thAya naukA, AcAryadevanI vANI saMsArasAgaramAM DUbatA jIvone tAravA mATe naukA samAna hoya che. A navakAramaMtra jinazAsanano sAra che! traNeya samasyAonA taddana sAcA ukela surasuMdarIe ApyA. rAjArANI ane sahu sabhAjanoe surasuMdarIne lAkha lAkha dhanyavAda ApyA. have surasuMdarIe samasyA pUchavAno prAraMbha karyo. "traNa akSarano eka zabda che. pahelo akSara jatAM je zabda bane tene hRdayamAMthI dUra karI dehane pavitra banAvavo joIe. bIjo akSara jatAM je zabda bane te baLathI paNa adhika che ane tenAthI sahu koIne jItI zakAya che. trIjo akSara jatAM je zabda bane te potapotAnuM hoya to saune vahAluM che! ane traNa akSarothI banato saMpUrNa zabda tamArA mukhanI upamAne yogya che!" For Private And Personal Use Only

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kao prIta kiye duHkha hoya amarakumAre tUrta ja javAba Apyo: 'traNa akSarano A zabda che kamala!' ka-javAthI "mAla" zabda bane. mala eTale mela. tene hRdayamAMthI kADhavAthI mana nirmaLa thAya che ane tane paNa nirmaLa thAya che. majavAthI "kala' zabda bane. kala eTale kalA. baLathI na jItI zakAya evA paNa mANasone kalAthI jItI zakAya. mATe te baLathI adhika che. la-javAthI kama" zabda bane. teno artha thAya kAma. kAma to saune potapotAnuM priya hoya ja che temaja mukhane kamalanI upamA apAya che te vAta jANItI che! rAjasabhAmAM AnaMdanA pokAro thayA! surasuMdarIe bIjI samasyA pUchI: traNa akSarano eka zabda che. pahelo akSara jatAM je zabda bane che teno artha "UbhI rahelI" evo thAya che. bIjo akSara jatAM je zabda bane che teno artha "vidhavA" thAya che. trIjo akSara jatAM je zabda bane che teno artha anAjamAM nAMkhavAnI vastu thAya che ke jenAthI anAjanuM rakSaNa thAya che." amarakumAre javAba Apyo: 'te traNa akSarano zabda che rAkhaDI!" rA-javAthI khaDI' zabda baneteno artha 'UbhI rahelI' thAya che. kha-jatAM rADI' zabda bane teno artha "rAMDelI thAya. eTale ke vidhavA thAya. DI-javAthI rAkha" zabda bane. rAkha anAjamAM nAMkhavAthI anAjanuM rakSaNa thAya che." lokoe harSadhvani karyo. surasuMdarIe trIjI samasyA pUchI traNa akSarano eka zabda che. teno pahelo akSara jatAM je zabda bane te vivAhanA prasaMge prathama karAya che. bIjo akSara jatAM je zabda bane te jo gharanA AMgaNe hoya to dUdha ane ghInuM sukha maLe che. trIjo akSara jatAM je zabda bane che te karavAthI durgati pamADe che! ane saMpUrNa zabdano artha tamArA caraNomAM jovAya che!' kumAre paLanAya vilaMba vinA kahyuM: te traNa akSarano zabda che pAvaDI!" pA-jatAM "vaDI' zabda bane che. vaDI lagnamAM pahelI karAya che. va-jatAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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41 prIta kiye duHkha hoya "pADI' zabda bane che. te gharanA AMgaNe hoya to dUdha-ghI maLe che. DI-jatAM pAva zabda bane che. teno artha pApa thAya, te karavAthI durgati maLe che ane pAvaDI to pagamAM paherAya che te sahu jANe che! sabhAgRha AnaMdathI nAcI UThyuM. lokoe amarakumArane khUba abhinaMdana ApyAM. rAjAe paNa baMnene dhanyavAda ApyA ane kahyuM, "have huM tamane prazna pUchuM chuM. pahelAM amarakumAre pratyuttara ApavAno che." "sarovarano sAra zo?' dAnavavaMzano vikhyAta rAjA koNa? sadAya saubhAgyavatI nArI kaI? ane mAravADanA mANaso kayA vezathI oLakhAya che? A cAreya praznono eka ja zabdathI pratyuttara Apo.' amarakumAre palabhara vicArIne kahyuM: "mahArAjA, eno pratyuttara che.' "kaMbalivezA.' huM" no artha "pANI thAya che. pANI ja sarovarano sAra che. ja "bali' nAmano dAnavavaMzano vikhyAta rAjA thaI gayo che. ka "veza' eTale vezyA. e sadA saubhAgyavatI nArI che. mAravADanA mANaso kAMbalIthI oLakhAya che mATe te "kaMbalivezA' kahevAya rAjAe kahyuM, "taddana satya che tamAro pratyuttara!' rAjasabhAe "dhanya... dhanya"nA pokAro karyA. rAjAe surasuMdarIne prazna karyo. "kAvyano rasa kyo? cakavAne du:kha denAra koNa? asatI tathA vezyAne kyo puruSa priya hoya che? A traNa praznono pratyuttara eka ja zabdathI Apa!" surasuMdarIe kahyuM: "atyamaMta!' asthamaMta eTale arthavALuM. je kAvya artha vinAnuM hoya te kAvya nathI. eTale kAvyano rasa eno artha che. asthamaMta" no artha "Athamato' paNa thAya che. Athamato sUrya cakavAne duHkha Ape che. kAraNa ke sUrya AthamatAM cakavA-cakavIno viyoga thaI jAya che. che "atyamaMta' eTalo arthavALo -- dhanavAna! dhanavAna puruSa ja asatI tathA vezyAne priya hoya che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya rAjasabhAmAM AnaMdano mahodadhi UchaLavA lAgyo. mahArAjAe amarakumArane mUlyavAna ratnahAranI bheTa ApI. surasuMdarIne ratnajaDita kaMkaNa bheTa ApyAM. paMDita subuddhine kImatI vastrAlaMkAro bheTa ApIne temanuM sAdarapUrvaka svAgata karyuM. zreSThI dhanAvahe UbhA thaIne surasuMdarInA mastake maNi-mANeka jaDelo suMdara mugaTa paherAvyo ane amarakumArane ratnajaDita mAnavALuM khaDraga bheTa ApyuM. paMDitane sonAnA sikkAothI bharelI thelI arpaNa karI. mahArAjAe gadgad svare nivedana karyuM : "Aje mAruM mana saMtuSTa thayuM che. amarakumAra ane rAjakumArIno buddhivaibhava adbhuta che. temanI buddhi ane temanuM jJAna temanI jIvanayAtrAmAM upayogI banaze. dharmapuruSArthamAM upayogI banaze. paramArtha-paropakAranAM kAryomAM upayogI banaze. huM A baMne upara prasanna thayo chuM. A yaza maLe che paMDita zrI subuddhine. teoe saMpUrNa khaMtathI chAtra-chAtrAone suMdara adhyayana karAvyuM che. huM temane kAyama mATe rAjasabhAmAM mAnavaMtu sthAna ApuM chuM. ane rAjaratna" nI padavI ApuM chuM.' sabhAnuM visarjana thayuM. sahu sabhAsado ane nagarajano amarakumAra tathA surasuMdarInI prazaMsA karatAM karatAM vikharAyAM. zreSThI dhanAvaha amarakumAranI sAthe rathamAM besIne potAnI havelIe pahoMcyA. mahArAjA rAjaparivAra sAthe surasuMdarIne laIne rathArUDha thaI rAjamahela pahoMcyA. rAjAnA manamAM have surasuMdarInA bhAvi jIvananA vicAro gatizIla thaI gayA. vahelAmAM vahelA, surasuMdarInA hAtha pILA karavAno emaNe nirNaya karyo. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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2 mahArAjA ripumardanano e zayanakakSa hato. zayanakakSa suMdara hato. suzobhita hato. rAtrino prathama prahara hato. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahArAjA ripumardana suvarNanA ratnajaDita palaMga para ADA paDyA hatA. mahArANI ratisuMdarI palaMga pAse ja bhadrAsana para beThAM hatAM. baMnenAM mukha para cinnAjanya gaMbhIratA chavAyelI hatI. havAmAM pharaphara thatI dIpakanI jyota rAjArANInA caMcaLa cittanI cADI khAtI hatI. ekanI eka lADakavAyI putrI surasuMdarInA sukhano-bhAvi sukhano vicAra baMne mAtA-pitA karI rahyAM hatAM. putrI para prema hato eTale putrI du:khI na thAya, enI ciMtA mAtA-pitAne thAya ja. rAjAe AsapAsanAM rAjyomAM ane dUra dUranAM rAjyomAM potAnA catura dUtone mokalIne surasuMdarI mATe suyogya rAjakumAronI tapAsa karAvI hatI. dUto rAjakumAronAM citro laI AvyA hatA ane emano paricaya meLavI AvyA hatA. rAjAnI samakSa temaNe e badhuM 2jU karyuM hatuM... paraMtu rAjAne emAMthI ekeya rAjakumAra surasuMdarInA patirUpe pasaMda na paDyo. koI rAjakumAra rUpavAna hato to guNavAna na hato! koI rAjakumAra guNavAna hato to rUpavAna na hato! koI rAjakumAra rUpa-guNathI yukta hato to parAkramI na hato! koI parAkramI hato to jinadharmane mAnanAro na hato! koI jinadharmane mAnanAro hato... paraMtu rUpavAna na hato! koI kumAra dharmAtmA hato, to te kuLavAna nahoto! rAjA to potAnI vahAlI putrI mATe evo vara zodhato hato ke jenAmAM rUpa, guNa, parAkrama, kuLa ane dharma... A badhuM hoya. je je vizeSatAo surasuMdarImAM hatI te badhI vizeSatAosahita vara joIto hato. kAraNa ke rAjAnI A dRDha mAnyatA hatI ke 'pati ane patnImAM rUpanI, guNanI, dharmanI, kuLanI ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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44 prIta kiye duHkha hoya svabhAvanI samAnatA hoya to ja temano gRhasaMsAra sukhamaya bane. temano dharmapuruSArtha nirvighna bane ane jIvanayAtrA nirApada bane.' ripumadana ane ratisuMdarImAM A badhI samAnatA hatI. mATe teonuM gRhasthajIvana nirApada hatuM. temano dharmapuruSArtha nirvighna hato ane surasuMdarInuM AMtarabAhya ghaDatara teo zreSTha koTinuM karI zakyAM hatAM. Aje teo cintAmagna banyAM hatAM. have teo surasuMdarInA lagnamAM vilaMba karavA nahotA icchatAM. surasuMdarInI vaya to lagna mATe suyogya hatI ja, paraMtu tenuM yauvana enI vaya karatAM paNa vizeSa mukharita banyuM hatuM. AvI yuvAvasthAmAM pravezelI kanyAne pitRgRhe rakhAya nahIM - A vAtamAM rAjA rANI baMne saMmata hatAM, paraMtu zvasuragRha maLatuM na hatuM! nAtha, Apa cAho cho evI badhI ja yogyatAvALo vara na maLe to pachI eka-be yogyatA na hoya, paraMtu bIjI yogyatA hoya tevo kumAra pasaMda karo to?' "to suMdarI duHkhI thAya! kaI yogyatAne gauNa karavI te ja mane nathI samajAtuM." 'chevaTe, sukha-duHkhano AdhAra to jIvanamAM potAnAM ja zubhAzubha karma che ne?" tamArI vAta sAcI che devI, chatAM dIkarIne enA prArabdha para choDI to na devAya! ApaNAthI zakya eTalo badho ja prayatna karI levo joIe.' paNa evo vara na ja maLato hoya to?" ratisuMdarIe pUchyuM. maLe che... evo eka suyogya vara!" "koNa?' te rAjakumAra nathI! rAjavaMza nathI!" to?' e che zreSThIputra... vaNikavaMzano che.' ratisuMdarI vicAramAM paDI gaI. teNe rAjAnI sAme joyuM ne pUchyuM. tenAmAM Apa cAho cho tevI badhI ja yogyatA che?' hA, enAmAM badhI ja yogyatAono samanvaya thayelo che ane meM mArI dRSTie joyelo che. tame paNa joyo che ane suMdarIe paNa joyelo che!' koNa?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'amarakumAra!' 45 'zreSThI dhanAvahano putra amara?' 'hA, suMdarI ane amara baMne eka ja pAThazALAmAM bhaNelAM che. ekabIjAne oLakhe che, ane meM to Aje rAjasabhAmAM amarane e dRSTie ja jovAno prayatna karyo hato ke e mArI putrIne mATe suyogya vara banavAnI yogyatA dharAve che ke kema. ane mArI diSTa TharI che enA upara! mAtra prazna eTalo ja che ke e rAjakumAra nathI!' 'huM amaranI mAtA dhanavatIne jANuM chuM. mane avAranavAra maLe che. khUba suzIla sannArI che. eNe amarane zreSTha saMskAro ApyA ja haze.' 'ane pAThazALAmAM paMDita subuddhi amaranI buddhinI ane enA jJAnanI prazaMsA karatAM dharAtA nathI. Aje rAjasabhAmAM paNa e tejasvI ratnanI jema prakAzyo hato. zeTha dhanAvahanI pAse aDhaLaka saMpatti che. nagaramAM teo lokapriya, gaNamAnya ane dharmaniSTha zreSThI tarIke prasiddha che. temanuM kula ucca che, temanI sAta peDhInI khAnadAnI che. rAjya sAthe temanA saMbaMdho sArA che. eTale, badhI rIte vicAratAM koI UNapa jovA maLatI nathI. basa e ja vAta che ke te rAjaparivAra nathI!' 'to zuM thaI gayuM? jo dIkarI sukhI thatI hoya to.' 'saMbaMdhI rAjAo AlocanA karaze! 'zuM koI rAjakumAra na maLyo ke zreSThIputra sAthe rAjakanyAne paraNAvI?' ema bolaze.' 'bhale bole, bolanArA to bolaze. ApaNe to suMdarInuM hita pahelAM jovAnuM. ratisuMdarIne amarakumAranI sAthe suMdarIno vivAha thAya, te gamI gayuM. 'jo tamane A vAta gamatI hoya to nakkI karI dauM saMbaMdha!' 'mane to game che... paNa Apane...' For Private And Personal Use Only 'dIkarInA viSayamAM nirNaya mAtAno mAnya thavo joIe!' mAre mana to Apano nirNaya e ja mAro nirNaya che! mArA karatAM Apa vadhu sArI rIte vicArI zako cho. mArAmAM kyAM eTalI badhI buddhi che?' jo buddhi na hota to ApaNo saMsAra ATalo sukhamaya na hota devI!' rAjA-rANIe nirNaya karI lIdho. surasuMdarI to nidrAdhIna thaI gaI hatI.

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46 prIta kiye duHkha hoya amarakumAra mATe A vAta kalpanA bahAranI hatI. zreSThI dhanAvaha ane zeThANI dhanavatI to kalpanA nahIM, svapna paNa joI zakyAM na hatAM ke surasuMdarI emanA gharamAM putravadhU banIne Ave! jyAre puNyakarmano udaya thAya che tyAre na dhAreluM sukha manuSyane AvI maLatuM hoya che. jyAre pApakarma udayamAM Ave che tyAre na kalpeluM duHkha manuSyanA mAthe tUTI paDatuM hoya che. bIjA divase prabhAte jyAre zreSThI dhanAvaha prabhAtika kAryothI paravArIne upAzraye dharmapravacana-zravaNa karavA mATe javAnI taiyArI karatA hatA tyAM havelInA prAMgaNamAM ratha AvIne Ubho. rathamAMthI mahAmaMtrI UtaryA ane havelInI sIpAnapaMkti caDhavA lAgyA. zreSThI mahAmaMtrInuM svAgata karavA sAme doDyA. mahAmaMtrIno hAtha pakaDI maMtraNAgRhamAM laI AvyA. mahAmaMtrInuM ucita svAgata karIne pUchyuM. Aje kaMI A jhUMpaDIne pAvana karI? AjJA pradAna karo mArA yogya.' zreSThI dhanAvahe potAnI sahaja mIThI jabAne vAta karI. dhanAvaha zeTha, huM tamane teDavA Avyo chuM. mahArAjAe mane mokalyo che. mATe rathamAM besI jAo." dhanAvaha zeTha vicAramAM paDyA. mahAmaMtrI bolyA: ciMtA na karo zeTha, huM ahIM AvavA nIkaLyo tyAre zubha zukana thayAM che!" zeThano hAtha pakaDIne mahAmaMtrI maMtraNAgRhanI bahAra AvyA. zeThe amarakumArane kahyuM "vatsa, huM rAjamahele jAuM chuM. mahArAjAe mane yAda karyo che.' mahAmaMtrInI sAthe zeTha rathamAM besI gayA. ratha rAjamahela tarapha doDavA lAgyo. doDyA jatA ratha tarapha amarakumAra joI rahyo. e kyAM jANato hato ke e rathamAM enuM bhAgya doDI rahyuM che! enA AMtaramananI jhaMkhanA sAkAra karavA enuM bhAgya zeThane rAjamahele laI gayuM che! zreSThI dhanAvahane laI mahAmaMtrI rAjamahele AvyA. rathamAMthI UtarI baMne mahAnubhAvo mahArAjAnA maMtraNAgRhamAM pravezyA. "padhAro zreSThIvarya! mahArAjAe dhanAvaha zeThanuM UbhA thaIne svAgata karyuM ane potAnI pAse ja Agraha karIne besADyA. mahAmaMtrI mahArAjAnI anumati laIne tyAMthI cAlyA gayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'AjJA karo mahArAjA, sevakane kema yAda karyo?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 47 mAre tamane eka vAta karavI che, jo tamane e vAta priya lAge to mArI vAta svIkAravAnI che.' 'mahArAjA, Apa to amArA nAtha cho, sarvasva cho, prajAvatsala cho. Apa je kahezo te mArA hita mATe ja haze, evI mane zraddhA che. Apa AjJA pradAna karo.' 'huM AjJA nathI karato... eka yAcanA karuM chuM!' 'Apane A tuccha sevaka pAse yAcanA karavAnI hoya? Ape to AjJA ja karavAnI hoya!' 'dhanAvaha zeTha, huM mArI putrI surasuMdarI mATe tamArA suputra amarakumAranI mAgaNI karuM chuM. amarakumA2ne meM gaI kAle rAjasabhAmAM joyo che, parakhyo che. surasuMdarI mATe e suyogya vara che. meM tamane A prayojanathI ja ahIM bolAvyA che. 'o mArA svAmin! ApanA mukhamAM sAkara hojo! ApanA A prastAva 52 mAre kSaNanoya vicAra karavo nathI. Apano prastAva huM saharSa svIkAruM chuM. surasuMdarI mArI putravadhU banIne mArI havelImAM Avaze. mArI havelIne prakAzita karaze. kAle meM paNa rAjasabhAmAM surasuMdarIne joI che. rUpa, guNa, kalA ane vinaya-viveka tenA zaNagAra che!' 'zeTha, tame mArI vAta svIkArI tethI huM ati prasanna thayo chuM. tame ahIM beso, huM surasuMdarInI mAtAne A zubha samAcAra ApIne AvuM chuM. e A samAcAra jANIne harSavibhora thaI jaze.' mahArAjA tvarAthI ratisuMdarInA khaMDamAM pahoMcyA ane prasannacitte prasannavadane bolyA: 'devI, dhanAvaha zeThe mArI vAta saharSa mAnI lIdhI che. bola bolAI gayA che. amarakumAra ApaNo jamAI bane che!' 'ghaNuM uttama kAma thayuM nAtha! mArI sarva cintAo dUra thaI gaI... mane jANe svarganuM sukha maLI gayuM...' For Private And Personal Use Only 'to huM jAuM chuM... zeTha beThA che... A to huM tamane zubha samAcAra ApavA doDI Avyo hato.'

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48 prIta kiye duHkha hoya padhAro Apa... huM surasuMdarIne A samAcAra ApuM chuM.' mahArAjA zeThanI pAse AvyA. zeTha, mahArANI A samAcAra sAMbhaLIne AnaMdita thayAM che." mahArAjA, to have lagnamAM saheje vilaMba na karavo joIe!" sAcI vAta che. rAjapurohitane bolAvIne lagnanuM muhUrta pUchI laIe." 'hA jI, zubhasya zIghram zubha kAryamAM vilaMba na karavo joIe.' to AvatI kAle tame A samaye ahIM AvI jajo. huM rAjapurohitane bolAvI laIza." jevI ApanI AjJA. have huM anumati mAguM chuM. ghare jaIne amaranI mAtAne A samAcAra ApIza tyAre tene keTalo AnaMda thaze?" hA, tame ghare jAo, paNa rathamAM ja jajo. ratha bahAra Ubho ja che.' mahArAjAe mahelanA dvAra sudhI jaIne vevAIne vidAya ApI. zeTha rathamAM besIne potAnI havelI tarapha UpaDI gayA. kevo saraLa... vinamra ane vivekI zreSThI che..!' rAjA svagata bolI UThyA. "mane eka sajajana snehI maLI gayo..." rAjA cAlyA jatA ratha tarapha joIne bolyA. ratha dekhAto baMdha thayo.... ane mahArAjA mahelamAM AvyA. teo ratisuMdarInA khaMDamAM pahoMcyA. tyAM ratisuMdarI ane surasuMdarI UbhAM thaI gayAM. zeThane mahelanA dvAra sudhI vaLAvI Avyo." vevAInuM mAna to jALavavuM joIe ne!' ApaNane eka sAco snehI-svajana maLyo devI! ghanAvaha zreSThI uttama puruSa che..." "ane amarakumAra?" ratisuMdarI, surasuMdarI sAme joIne hasI paDI. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jyAre manuSyanI koI meghadhanuSyanA raMgothI raMgAyelI madhura kalpanA sAkAra bane che tyAre te khuzIthI jhUmI UThe che... AnaMdanI pAMkhe UDavA mAMDe che. ene A dharatI svarga bhAse che. jyAre rANI ratisuMdarIe putrIne vadhAmaNI ApI, "amarakumAra sAthe tArAM lagna karavAnuM nakkI thaI gayuM che...' palabhara suMdarI zaMkAthI mAtA tarapha joI rahI. "zuM mAtA mArA manane vAMcIne mAro upahAsa to nathI karatI?' ratisuMdarIe jyAre khAtarI karAvI tyAre surasuMdarIne vizvanuM sarvazreSTha sukha maLI gayAno harSa thayo. mAtAnI samakSa e harSane eNe vyakta na thavA dIdho... e harSa to sakhIonI vacce ThAlavavAno hoya che! priyanA saMyoganI kalpanA zuM aphINanA nazA jevI nathI hotI? hRdayanAM heta jenA para varSothI abhiSita thatAM hoya... te hRdayanA devanuM sAMnidhya... sAhacarya prApta thavAnI jyAre zaraNAIo vAge tyAre zuM mohano nazo na caDhe? surasuMdarIne lAgyuM ke e dharatI para UbhI rahI nahIM zake... e doDI gaI potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM... dvAra baMdha karyA.... ane palaMgamAM ALoTI paDI. "amara.. amara...' enuM mana pokArI UThayuM ane enuM haiyuM dhabakI UThyuM. na dhAreluM sukha enA dvAre TakorA daI rahyuM hatuM. na kalpelAM zubha karmoe enA para mahera karI hatI... e amara sAthenA sahajIvananI kalpanAomAM khovAI gaI... enuM zraddhALuM hRdaya bolI UThyuM. "suMdarI, tArI paramAtmabhaktinuM A to paheluM pAritoSika che! haju to tane AnA karatAMya caDhiyAtAM sukho maLavAnAM che!" enuM vizvAsasabhara haiyuM bolI UThyuM. "suMdarI, A to gurujanonA aMdaranA AzIrvAda tArA para varasyA che. joje.... sukhonA puSparAvarta meghanA pravAhamAM taNAI na jatI!" enuM tattvajJAna ene samajAvavA lAgyuM. "suMdarI, puNyakarmanA udaya jyAre Ave tyAre sukhanA svayaMbhUramaNa samudra UchaLe! paraMtu e udaya zAzvata na hoya... kSaNika hoya.." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya e palaMgamAMthI nIce UtarI. teNe vastraparivartana karyuM. dvAra kholIne te bihAra AvI. mAtAnI pAse pahocI. mA, mane suvarNanA thALamAM uttama phaLa Apa. uttama mIThAI Apa. huM paramAtmAnA maMdire jaIza.' beTI, vaLatAM gurudevanA upAzraye jaje. gurudevane vaMdanA karIne Avaje.." ane tyAMthI sAdhvIjI suvratAnA upAzraye jaIza.' ratisuMdarIe thALa taiyAra karyo. dAsIne sAthe javA AjJA karI. surasuMdarI thALa laIne dAsInI sAthe rathamAM besIne jinamaMdire pahoMcI. vItarAga sarvajJa paramAtmAnAM darzana karatAM te gadgad thaI gaI. tenI romarAjI vikasvara thaI gaI. tenI palako harSAzruthI bhInI thaI gaI. teNe madhura svare stavanA karI. paramAtmAnI samakSa phaLa ane naivedya samarpita karyA. haiye zraddhAnuM... bhaktinuM amRta bharI surasuMdarI gurudevanA upAzraye pahoMcI. vidhivat vaMdanA karI. gurudeve "dharmalAbha" no AzIrvAda Apyo.. surasuMdarI natamastake UbhI rahI. gurudeve kahyuM: "mane samAcAra maLI gayA che vatsa! jinazAsanane tame baMne pAmelAM cho. evI rIte jIvajo... ke jethI svaparanuM kalyANa sadhAya ane jinazAsananI apUrva prabhAvanA thAya. tuM sujJa che. vizeSa tane zuM kahyuM? saMsAra dAvAnaLanI jhALo dajhADe nahIM. te mATe anitya, azaraNa, ekatva ane anyatva - A cAra bhAvanAo roja bhAvaje. zIlanuM kavaca sadaiva paherI rAkhaje, zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranuM guMjana hRdayamAM sadAye karyA karaje.' surasuMdarInI AMkhomAMthI AMsu TapakI paDayAM. uttarIya vastrathI teNe AMkho lUchI.. puna: paMcAMga praNipAta karIne te bolI: "gurUdeva, ApanI A preraNAne mArA haiyAnI gAMThe bAMdhI lauM chuM... mArI Apane eka ja vinaMtI che. parokSa rIte paNa ApanA AzIrvAda mane maLyA kare.. tevI kRpA karazo." surasuMdarI tyAMthI nIkaLIne sAdhvIjInA upAzraye AvI. sAdhvIjIne vaMdanA karI temanA caraNomAM potAnuM mastaka mUkI dIdhuM. sAdhvIjIe enA mastake potAnA pavitra hAtha mUkyA ane AzIrvAda ApyA. "saMdarI, hamaNAM ja zeThANI dhanavatI ahIM AvIne gayAM... tArA jevI putravadhU maLyAno emane apAra harSa thayo che! pitRkuLane tArA guNothI ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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51 prIta kiye duHkha hoya saMskArothI ujjavaLa karanArI tuM, patigRhane paNa ujvaLa karanArI banIza. tAruM samyajJAna, samyagdarzana ane sammacAritra tArA AtmAnuM kalyANa karanArAM banaze. zrI navakAra maMtra tArI rakSA karaze... ane tArA zIlanA prabhAve devonuM sAMnidhya tane prApta thaze!" sAdhvIjInA haiye vAtsalya ane karUNAnuM jharaNuM vahI rahyuM hatuM. e jharaNAmAM surasuMdarIe snAna karyuM. teNe apUrva zItaLatA prApta karI. - sAdhvIjIne punaH vaMdanA karI te upAzrayanI bahAra AvI. rathamAM besI rAjamahele pahoMcI. rAjamahelamAM judA judA mANasonI avarajavara cAlu thaI gaI hatI. mahAmaMtrI mANasone judAM judAM kAma soMpI rahyA hatA. ekanI eka rAjakumArInAM lagna hatAM! mAtra rAjamahela ja nahIM, samagra caMpAnagarIne zaNagAravAno mahArAjAe Adeza Apyo hato. kArAvAsamAMthI kedIone mukta karI devAmAM AvyA hatA. AsapAsanAM rAjyomAMthI zreSTha kArIgaro ane kalAkArone bolAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. rAjapurohite lagnanuM zubha muhUrta eka mAsa pachInuM ApyuM hatuM. eka mahinAmAM rAjamahelanAM rUpa-raMga badalavAnAM hatAM. caMpAnagarInA yauvanane zaNagAravAnuM hatuM. caMpAnagarInI zerIe-zerIe ane ghare-ghare amarakumAra-surasuMdarInAM lagnanI vAto prasarI gaI. mahArAjAe surasuMdarI mATe vara to zreSTha zodhyo!' "surasuMdarInAM puNya evAM. nahIMtara Avo vara maLe kyAMthI!" to zuM amarakumAranAM puNya UMcAM nahIM.? nahIMtara AvI rUpe-guNe paripUrNa patnI maLe kharI? vidhAtAe sarakhe-sarakhI joDI ghaDI che!" hA bhAI, ApaNane IrSA Upaje che!" hajAro jillAo para basa, prazaMsA ja prazaMsA che. caMpAnagarInA rAjamArgo para harSa ramaNe caDhyo che! For Private And Personal Use Only

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para prIta kiye duHkha hoya zreSThI dhanAvahanI gaganacuMbI havelImAM AnaMda hiloLA laI rahyo hato. nagaranA aneka zreSThIo dhanAvaha zeThane dhanyavAda ApavA AvI rahyA hatA. - amarakumArane aneka mitroe gherI lIdho hato... bAlyakALanA sahapAThI mitro bAlyakALanI ghaTanAo yAda karI vArtA-vinoda karI rahyA hatA. amarakumAranA hRdayamAM pArAvAra AnaMda ghUghavI rahyo hato. jenI jhaMkhanA hatI paraMtu AzA na hatI. evuM maLI gayuM hatuM. pachI AnaMda kema na UchaLe? AzAtItanI sahaja prApti.. puruSArtha vinA thayelI prApti manuSyane harSathI gadgad karI detI hoya che. bhojanano samaya thaI gayo hato. mAtAe amarakumArane bhojana mATe bolAvyo. pitA-putrane zeThANI dhanavatIe pAse besIne bhojana karAvatAM kahyuM : arihaMta paramAtmAnI ane gurujanonI acinya kRpA vinA AvuM na bane! ApaNA gharamAM rAjakumArI putravadhU banIne Ave... e zuM sAmAnya vAta tamArI vAta sAcI che. caMpAnagarInA itihAsamAM AvI ghaTanA A pahelI che. ke rAjaparivAranI kanyA vaNikakuLamAM putravadhU thaIne Ave! mahArAjAe mane mahelamAM bolAvIne jyAre A vAta karI tyAre huM to stabdha ja thaI gayo hato!' kharekhara, surasuMdarI to surasuMdarI ja che. AkhI caMpAmAM evI bIjI kanyA jovA nathI maLatI..." caMpAmAM ja nahIM. caMpAnA rAjyamAM evI kanyA nathI - ema jANakAro kahe zeTha-zeThANI haiyAnA umaLakAthI vAto kare che. amarakumAra mauna che.. bhojana kare che... paNa mana surasuMdarInA vicAromAM madagheluM baneluM che. jaladI jamI laIne te potAnA khaMDamAM pahoMcI gayo. surasuMdarInI kalpanA-mUrti enI samakSa pragaTa thaI.. amara enI sAthe vAto karavA lAgyopotAnA bhAgyane abhinaMdavA lAgyo. bhAvi jIvananI sukhada kalpanAnI-imArato racavA lAgyo... zreSThI dhanAvahe zreSTha lagnotsava UjavavAnI yojanAo ghaDI kADhI. ekanA eka putrano lagnotsava khUba bhavyatAthI UjavavAno manoratha premALa ane udAra pitAnA haiye pragaTe te svAbhAvika hatuM. temAMya A to rAjAnA vevAI banyA hatA! pAse aDhaLaka saMpatti hatI.. pachI kasara zA mATe rAkhe? For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 53 bhavya ane vizALa havelImAM amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI mATe suzobhita ane kalAtmaka khaMDa taiyAra karavAmAM AvyA. zreSTha kalAkRtiothI e khaMDone zaNagAravAmAM AvyA. rAjakumArIne potAnA pitRgRha karatAM paNa adhika priya lAge e rIte sajAvaTa karavAmAM AvI. - dhanAvaha zreSThIe surasuMdarI mATe, rAjyanA uttama sonIone havelImAM nimaMtrIne AbhUSaNo ghaDAvyAM. hIrA-motI ane pannAnAM kImatI naMga sonAnAM AbhUSaNomAM jaDAvyAM. amarakumAra mATe paNa enA manapasaMda alaMkAro taiyAra karAvyA. rAjamahela ane havelImAM AmaMtrita mahemAno AvavA lAgyA. lagnano divasa nikaTa AvI pahoMcyo. lagnanI badhI rIta-rasamo pUrI thavA lAgI. zubha divase, zubha muhUrta AnaMdotsava sAthe amarakumAra ane surasuMdarInAM lagna thaI gayAM. surasuMdarIne AMsujharatI AMkhe, rAjA-rANIe vidAya ApI... ratisuMdarIe gadgad svare kahyuM: 'beTI, patinI chAyA banIne raheje..." surasuMdarI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. amarakumAranI sAthe rathamAM beThI ane zvasuragRhe vidAya thaI... amarakumAre potAnA vastrAMcalathI surasuMdarInAM AMsu lUchuyAM, surasuMdarIe amarakumAra sAme AMkho mAMDI.. amaranI AMkho paNa bhInI hatI... surasuMdarInuM du:kha... enAM AMsu, jANe amaranuM duHkha, amaranAM AMsu banI gayAM hatAM. ratha havelInA dvAre AvIne Ubho. daMpatI rathamAMthI UtaryA. zeThANI dhanavatIe baMnene vidhivatu havelImAM praveza karAvyo. baMnee dhanavatInAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA, dhanavatIe haiyAnAM heta ThAlavyAM. amare dhanAvaha zeThanAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. suMdarIe dUrathI praNAma karyA. zeThe baMnene aMtaranA amIthI sIMcyAM, amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI! bAlyakALanAM sahapAThI Aje pati-patnI banI gayAM. sahayAtrI banI gayAM... sahajIvana jIvanArA banI gayAM. - amarakumAramAM jo parAkramanuM teja hatuM to surasuMdarImAM namratAnI zItaLatA hatI. amarakumAra jo puruSatvano puMja hato to surasuMdarI samarpaNanI mUrti hatI. amarakumAra jo dhodhamAra varasAda hato to surasuMdarI zubhra phaladA dharitrI hatI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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54 prIta kiye duHkha hoya havelInA dvAre jyAre zaraNAInA sUra baMdha thayA. tyAre havelInA e bhavya khaMDamAM AMtara-snehanI zaraNAIonA sura relAvA zarU thayA. tyAM mAtra daihika AkarSaNa na hatuM. ekabIjAnA guNiyala vyaktitvanuM vizeSa AkarSaNa hatuM.. chatAM saMkoca hato... mauna hatuM.. amare maunano bhaMga karyo. "suMdarI! ane suMdarIe amaranI sAme joyuM. 'tArI zraddhA phaLI, nahIM?' nA, ApaNI zraddhA phaLI!' "icchA hatI paNa AzA na hatI!" koI pUrvajanmonuM puNya udayamAM AvyuM! khUba prasanna cho?' hA, paNa.." "paNa... zuM suMdarI?" e prasannatA akhaMDa rahe to..." "akhaMDa raheze tArI prasannatA! nizcita rahe!' 'ApanA sahavAsamAM nizcita ja rahIza nAtha!" tArI pAse zraddhAnuM baLa che. jJAnano prakAza che.. zIlanAM ajavALAM che! tArA caraNe to devo name!" "evuM na bolo.. mAre mana Apa ja sarvasva cho!' navA jIvananA prAraMbhano e snehAlApa hato. e nehAlApamAM paNa zraddhA, jJAna ane samarpaNanuM amRta ghoLAyeluM hatuM. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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10 * che. prabhAtano bAlasUrya surasuMdarInA mukha para pragaTyo hato. enI ratUmaDI AbhAmAM.. suMdarInA. AMtararUpanI amarane pahelavahelI ja jhAMkhI thaI. saragamanA sAteya sUra vagADato hoya evo bhIno pavana havelInA jharUkhAmAM phUMkAto hato ane bhairavanA karuNa chatAM madhura sUramAM cUMTAyelo surasuMdarIno svara zrI navakAra maMtrane ati madhura banAvato hato. amara e madhuratAne manabharIne mANI rahyo hato. surasuMdarIe ekaso ne ATha vAra zrI navakAra maMtranuM gAna karyuM.. ane IzAna khUNAmAM natamastaka banI, lalATe aMjali joDI paramAtmAne bhAvavaMdanA karI. tyAra pachI pAse ja beThelA amarakumArane surasuMdarIe praNAma karyA. "A zuM suMdarI?' mArA prANanAthanA caraNe AtmasamarpaNa!' e to hRdayano bhAva che ne? enI abhivyakti zA mATe? premane puSTa karavA mATe! zuM abhivyakti vinA prema puSTa na thAya?' abhivyaktithI eka prakAranI tRpti thAya che... hRdayanI lAgaNIono dhodha jyAre pravAha banIne rahe che tyAre..' bIjAM haiyAMone paNa lIlAMchama karI de che... ema kahevuM che ne?" Apa to mArA mananI vAto jANavA lAgyA!' hRdayonuM tAdAtma sadhAya che tyAre evuM sahaja banI jatuM hoya che...' evuM tAdAmya jo paramAtma-tattva sAthe thaI jAya to?" "to to..." 'A saMsAra sAthenuM tAdAbhya ja na rahe! ApaNuM tAdAbhya paNa na rahe. ema kaho cho ne?? jo, teM paNa mArA mananI vAta jANI lIdhI ne?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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paka prIta kiye duHkha hoya paraMtu, bhalene zarIra sAthenuM tAdAmya tUTI jAya... Atmadravya sAthenuM tAdAbhya rahevAnuM ne?" eTale zuM Aje ApaNe "dravya-paryAya' nI carcA karavAnI che?' "nA, carcA nathI karavI.. hRdayanA bhAvonI abhivyakti karavI che... sneha ane samarpaNanA agAdha dariyAmAM DUbakIo mAravI che?.." be dilanA dariyAmAM bharatI AvI hatI. mananA taraMgo AgaLa dariyAnA taraMgo to koI visAtamAM nathI hotA... chatAM A tophAnI dariyAnA taraMgo na hatA. UchaLato dariyo paNa maryAdAmAM hato! ene deza ane kALanuM bhAna hatuM. eTale surasuMdarIe kahyuM: juo, pUrva dizAmAM... sUrya keTalo UMce caDhI gayo che? mane lAge che ke be ghaDI vItI gaI haze, cArlA, have huM mA pAse pahoMcI jAuM..." surasuMdarI UbhI thaI. amarakumAra Ubho thayo. baMnene cAra prahara mATe judAM paDavAnuM hatuM... mAtra cAra prahara.... chatAM jANe cAra yugano viraha paDavAno na hoya... tevI vyathA amarakumAranA mukha para aMkita thaI gaI.. surasuMdarIe vyathAne abhivyakta na thavA dIdhI... Akhara e strI hatI ne! vyathA vedanAne hRdayamAM chupAvIne bahAra khuzI... AnaMda... prasannatA batAvatAM ene AvaDatuM hatuM... e daMbha na hato... e jIvana jIvavAnI kaLA hatI. jo strI pAse A kaLA hoya to e potAnA gharane kyAreya smazAna na banavA de... bhale enA hRdayanA smazAnamAM lAgaNIo bhaDake baLatI hoya... e bIjAnA hRdaya para to prema...karuNA... vAtsalyanAM vAri ja siMcavAnI? amarakumAra tarapha premabhInI dRSTino chaMTakAva karatI surasuMdarI dhanavatI pAse pahoMcI gaI. dhanavatInAM caraNe vaMdana karyA.. dhanavatIe ene potAnA utsaMgamAM ja laI lIdhI... surasuMdarIe dhanavatImAM ratisuMdarInAM darzana karyA. dhanavatInA hRdayamAM ghUghavatA sneha-sAgarano ghughavATa sAMbhaLyo.. enI AMkhomAM vAtsalyanuM ghanaghora vAdaLa joyuM. ajANatAM ja surasuMdarI ekITaze dhanavatIne joI rahI.. enA bAhya saundaryane jatI rahI. enA AMtara vyaktitvane jatI rahI. 'A rUpa... saundarya... badhuM ja amaramAM UtaryuM che.." e manomana vicAratI rahI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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pa7 prIta kiye duHkha hoya potAnA tarapha surasuMdarIne Tagara-Tagara jotI joIne dhanavatI zaramAI gaI.. suMdarIne potAnA khoLAmAMthI aLagI karatAM bolI : 'beTI, detadhAvana karI le, pachI ApaNe sAthe ja dugdhapAna karIzuM...' surasuMdarIe daMtadhAvana karyuM. ane ghanavatI sAthe duSpamAna karyuM. dhanavatIe dugdhapAna karatAM kahyuM: beTI, tuM roja paramAtmapUjana kare che ne?" hA, mA!" surasuMdarInA mukhamAMthI svAbhAvika ja mA' zabda nIkaLI gayo... dhanavatI A saMbodhana sAMbhaLIne harSathI gadgad thaI gaI... beTI, tuM mane hamezAM "mA" kahIne ja bolAvaje. mAro amara paNa mane A ja rIte bolAve che...' surasuMdarI to A snehamUrtinA sAMnidhyamAM mauna ja thaI gaI... ene bolavAnA zabdo na jaDyA.. hA, huM ema kahetI hatI ke ApaNe baMne sAthe ja paramAtmapUjana karavA jaIzuM... tane gamaze ne?" khUba gamaze mA, mane to tuM ja gamI gaI che. eka kSaNa paNa dUra na jAuM!" ApaNe snAnAdithI paravArIe." sAsu ane putravadhU! jANe mA ane dIkarI! snehano setu baMdhAI gayo. potAnA sukhano vicAra ja nahIM... mA dIkarInA sukhano vicAra kare che. dIkarI mAtAnA sukhane vadhAravA icche che. prema e ja baMnenuM sukha! pUjana... bhojana.. snehI-milana... AdimAM ja divasa pUro thaI gayo... jyAre sUrya pUrvamAMthI pazcimamAM gayo... ane kSitijamAM DUbI gayo... kaMI samajAyuM ja nahIM. dipakonI rozanIthI havelI jhagamagI UThI. eka-eka khaMDamAM ratnadIpako pragaTI UThyA. dhanavatIe suMdarIne enA zayanakhaMDamAM mokalI... cAlI jatI surasuMdarI pAchaLa dhanavatI svagata bolI UThI : "kharekhara, mAruM jIvana kalpavRkSa banI gayuM che!' A ja saraLa ane bhoLA hRdayanI gaMbhIra bhUla thatI hoya che! e sukhane jIvanano paryAya mAnI bese che... jyAre ene koI tanamananuM ekAda managamatuM sukha maLI jAya che... e jIvanane kalpavRkSa mAnI le che! jyAre kalpavRkSano For Private And Personal Use Only

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58 prIta kiye duHkha hoya paryAya badalAya che.... ne kAMTAvALuM bAvaLanuM vRkSa banI jAya che tyAre e bhoLuM hRdaya cIsa pADI UThe che... karuNa AkraMda kare che. mAnavInI A nabaLAI AjanI nathI. A saMsAra jeTalI jUnI che. ardhacandranI cAMdanIe havelInI AsapAsanAM vRkSaparNo para patharAIne gIta gAvAno AraMbha karyo hato... amarakumAra surasuMdarIne havelInA e jharUkhAmAM laI gayo ke jyAMthI cAMdanInuM amRtapAna karI zakAya, jyAM besIne upavanamAMthI AvatA mAdaka rezamI pavanane sparzI zakAya. baMnenI UchaLatI.. dhamasamatI lAgaNIo maunanI bhIMte athaDAtI hatI. baMnenI dRSTi caMdra... vRkSa ane nagaranA dIpako tarapha pharatI hatI. tyAM amaranA mukhamAMthI zabda jharyo. sarvatra sukha ja sukha patharAyuM che nahIM!" sakhIne sarvatra sukha dekhAya che... pUrNane jema vizva pUrNa dekhAya che temAM sarvatra sukha che mATe sukhIne dekhAya che ne?" "nA, sukhIne duHkha dekhAtuM nathI mATe sarvatra sukha dekhAya che." zA mATe duHkha jovuM? du:kha jovAthI duHkhI thAya che mAnavI..." bIjAnA duHkhe duHkhI thavAnuM sukha paNa mANavA jevuM che!" hamaNAM to eka-bIjAnA sukhe sukhI thaIe?' mATe to ApaNe lagna karyA..." sukhone mANavA!" sukhone mANavA mATe duHkhono svIkAra karavAnI taiyArI to rAkhavI paDe!' kAraNa? kAraNa ke sukha pachI duHkha Ave che...' Ave tyAre joI levAnuM..." "pahelethI ene svIkArI levAnI taiyArI rAkhI hoya to... jyAre duHkha Ave tyAre duHkhI na thavAya!" A badhuM sAdhvIjI pAse zIkhI che ne?' hA jI! jIvananuM tattvajJAna emaNe ApyuM che.' khUba sAruM tattvajJAna che..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'jinavacana che ne! jinavacana eTale zreSTha tattvajJAna..." jIvanane amRtamaya banAvanAruM tattvajJAna...!' rAtrino prathama prahara pUro thayo. havA vadhu zItala thaI. jharUkhAmAMthI UThIne daMpatIe zayanakhaMDamAM praveza karyo. dIpako jhAMkhA thaI gayA hatA. 0 0 0 amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI - baMnene lagabhaga samAna zikSaNa maLeluM hatuM. vyAvahArika ane dhArmika - baMne prakAranuM zikSaNa maLeluM hatuM. eka samAna vAtAvaraNamAM baMne UcharelAM hatAM. saMskAro paNa eka sarakhA maLelA hatA. eTale baMnenA vicAromAM sAmya hatuM. baMnenA AdarzomAM virodha na hato. baMnenI jIvanapaddhatimAM samAnatA hatI. eTale lagnajIvananA prAraMbhika divasomAM paNa temano premAlApa tattvajJAnanA raMge raMgAI jato. temanI Urmio. Avego kinArAnuM ullaMghana nahotAM karatAM. sthaLa ane kALanI sabhAnatA rahetI hatI. adhyayana pUrNa thayA pachI amarakumAra potAnI peDhI para besato hato. alabatta, e pote koI dhaMdho karato na hato... paraMtu munimonA kAryAkalApane joto hato. vyApAranI rIta-rasamone jANato hato. judA judA dezomAMthI AvatA vepArIone maLato hato, emanI sAthe vAto karato hato... ane te te dezo aMge jANakArI meLavato hato. ene koI vyApAra karavAnI AvazyakatA ja na hatI. dhanAvaha zeTha pAse vipula saMpatti hatI ane saMtAnamAM eka ja amarakumAra hato. samagra sthAvarajaMgama saMpattino e ja vArasadAra hato. chatAM amarakumAranuM AMtaramana.... peDhI para besI zakatuM na hatuM. tenuM mana to deza-videzamAM paribhramaNa karatuM hatuM. enA hRdayamAM surasuMdarI pratye agAdha rAga hato, chatAM e bhogavilAsamAM DULyo na hato... arthapuruSArtha ane svaparAkrama tarapha enuM AkarSaNa hatuM. yauvanasulabha Avego hatA, AkarSaNa hatuM. paraMtu vepArI putrane hovuM joIe tevuM tenuM vyApArI mAnasa paNa hatuM! surasuMdarI sAtheno teno saMsAra sukhapUrNa che, AnaMdapUrNa che. eka varSa vItyuM. bIjuM varSa vItyuM... eka divasa dhanAvaha zeThanI peDhI para siMhaladvIpanA zAha sodAgaro AvI pahoMcyA. lAkho rUpiyAno mAla laIne AvyA hatA. dhanAvaha zeThe temane For Private And Personal Use Only

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SO prIta kiye duHkha hoya AvakAra Apyo. atithigRhamAM utAro Apyo... ane temano mAla moM mAgyA dAma ApIne kharIdI lIdho... vepArIo khuza thaI gayA... ane temaNe dhanAvaha zeTha pAsethI bIjo lAkho rUpiyAno mAla kharIdIne potAnAM vahANo bharyA. amarakumAre e vepArIone pUchyuM : ahIMthI tame je mAla kharIdIne vahANo bharyA, te mAla tame kyAM laI jazo?' siMhaladvIpamAM!" tyAM A mAlanI sArI kiMmata thaze?" dasa gaNI!" amarakumAra stabdha thaI gayo. vepArIoe amarakumArane kahyuM : nAnA zeTha, padhAro amArA dezamAM.. amane paNa tamAruM Atithya karavAno avasara Apo...' vepArIo cAlyA gayA, paraMtu emanI vAto amarakumAranA manamAM ThasI gaI. dUra dUranA dezone jovAnI ane svaparAkramathI vipula saMpatti kamAvavAnI icchA prabaLa thatI gaI. bApakamAI te bApakamAI, bApakamAI para AvanArA putro pitAnI kIrtine vadhAratA nathI. pitAnI kIrti vadhAre che svakamAI karanArA putro! ane duniyAmAM paNa emanI ja prazaMsA thAya che. huM svakamAI karIza. siMhaladvIpa jaIza... paNa...' tenA manamAM surasuMdarI AvI gaI.. mAtA dhanavatI AvI gaI. "A badhAMne mUkIne huM kevI rIte jaIza? emanA vinA zuM huM jIvI zakIza? mArA vinA mAtA jIvI zakaze? surasuMdarI.... nA, nA. mAre nathI javuM paradeza. pitAjI mane anumati paNa na Ape.. mAtA to mArI paradezagamananI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja bhAna gumAvI de.. suMdarIne to kevo vajano ghA vAge...' amarakumAranuM mana asvastha banavA lAgyuM. chatAM potAnI asvasthatAne nathI prakaTa karato ke nathI koIne kaLavA deto. eka bAju svakamAI karavAnI tamannA... videzone jovAnI prabaLa icchA... bIjI bAju mAtAnI daDha mamatA ane patnIno avihaDa rAga... A kheMcatANe enA manane caMcaLa banAvyuM.. udvigna banAvyuM. catura surasuMdarIne gaMdha AvI gaI amarakumAranA udveganI.. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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11 mAnavInA manamAM kyAreka kAmapuruSArtha prabaLa banato hoya che to kyAreka arthapuruSArtha! evI paNa kSaNo AvI jatI hoya che ke kAmapuruSArtha ane arthapuruSArthano sarvathA tyAga karI manuSya dharmapuruSArthamAM lIna thaI jAya che. amarakumAranA manamAM arthapuruSArtha prabaLa banato jato hato. alabatta, ene vaiSayika sukho gamatAM hatAM. surasuMdarI pratye enA haiye rAga hato. chatAM e rAga karatAM svapuruSArthathI dhanopArjana karavAno rAga prabaLa banyo hato... thoDA divasa to enA manamAM vaicArika saMgharSa paNa cAlyo: 'uttama puruSa e che ke je svapuruSArthathI saMpatti meLave. pitAnI saMpatti para amana-camana karanAra putra to nikRSTa kahevAya... huM paradeza jaIza... mArA buddhi-kauzalathI saMpatti prApta karIza.' "paraMtu... surasuMdarI vinA... eno mArA para avihaDa prema che.. ene paradezamAM sAthe to laI javAya nahIM. mAruM pagabaMdhana thaI jAya. huM mukta rIte vyApAra nA karI zakuM... nA, huM ene mArI sAthe to nahIM laI jAuM... enA vinA..." jo amara, svapuruSArthathI tAre saMpatti meLavavA videzomAM javuM che, dariyA DahoLavA che. to patnIno rAga na joIza.. manane lIsuM na banAva. kaThora thaI jA..." eno tyAga karIne jaIza... to enA dila para kevI vItaze? zuM enA tarapha tAro vizvAsaghAta nahIM thAya? eNe mArAmAM vizvAsa mUkelo che." evA vicAra na kara amara, tuM kyAM paradezamAM rahI javAno che? tuM thoDAMka varSomAM ja pAcho AvavAno che.. zuM eka-be varSa e tArI pratIkSA nahIM karI zake?' e pratIkSA to karI zakaze.. paNa ahIMthI gayA pachI enI smRti mane satAvaze to? mAruM mana badalAI to nahIM jAya? huM mArgamAMthI to pAcho nahIM vaLI jAuM?" hA, tArA manane tapAsI le... premabharI patnIno viraha zuM sahana karI For Private And Personal Use Only

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kara prIta kiye duHkha hoya zakIza? sAthe sAthe mAtAno vicAra paNa karI le.. e tArA virahamAM ane tuM mAtAnA virahamAM vyAkuLa to nahIM thaI jAo ne?' "mana vyAkuLa to thaze... paNa huM manane manAvI laIza. ema to pitAjIno keTalo badho sneha che mArA para? huM emane videza javAnI vAta karIza... ne temane AghAta lAgaze... paraMtu mAre temane samajAvavA paDaze..." 'paNa teo nahIM mAne to? to huM khAvApIvAnuM choDI daIza... huM have caMpAmAM nahIM rahI zakuM... mAruM mana UThI gayuM che... mane dariyo pokAre che... mane siMhaladvIpa bolAve che...' amara...! tuM pukhta vicAra karaje. cAre bAjuno vicAra karaje. tAro upahAsa na thAya prajAmAM, eno vicAra karaje... hA, tArI videzagamananI vAta rAjA-rANI jANaze to teo paNa tane videza nahIM javA mATe Agraha karaze... tuM lajjAthI... anunayathI.. tAro saMkalpa badalI to nahIM nAMkhe ne?' nA, jarAya nahIM. mAro nirNaya aphara raheze.. meruzvata nizcala raheze. huM jaIza." avazya jaIza.. mane koI nahIM rokI zake." te palaMgamAMthI Ubho thaI gayo. rajatanA pyAlAne enI Thokara vAgI... pyAlo paDI gayo.. avAja thayo, surasuMdarI jAgI gaI. "are, haju Apa jANo cho? kema UbhA thayA?' surasuMdarI beThI thaI gaI. nA, amasto ja Ubho thayo. jharUkhAmAM jaIne nirabhra AkAzamAMthI varasatI cAMdanInuM amRta pIvAnI icchA thaI...' cAlo, huM paNa AvuM!" surasuMdarI paNa amarakumAranI sAthe jharUkhAmAM pahoMcI. baMnee AkAza sAme joyuM. pachI ekabIjA sAme joyuM. Apa udvigna dekhAo cho... nahIMtara atyAra sudhI Apane nidrA kema na Ave? rAtrino bIjo prahara pUro thavAnI taiyArI che! uga nathI suMdarI, vicArono vaMToLa UpaDyo che...!" zAnA vicAro Ave che nAtha? zuM mane kahI zakAya evA nathI?' tArAthI kaMI ja chupuM rAkhavA jevuM mArA jIvanamAM nathI. tene kahyA vinA to cAle ema ja nathI." "to pachI zAne vilaMba karo cho kahevAmAM?" kadAca tane duHkha thAya..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 63 'jo tamArA haiye duHkha haze to mane duHkha thaze! tamArA haiye duHkha nahIM hoya to mane duHkha nahIM thAya...' 'haiye du:kha nathI, ciMtA to kharI! hA, tuM e ciMtAmAMthI mane mukta karI zake... jo mAnI jAya to!' 'ApanI kaI vAta meM nathI mAnI?' 'to kahI dauM?' 'hA.. jI!' 'devI, mane chellA keTalAka mahinAthI videzayAtrA karavAnA vicAra Ave che.' 'zA mATe videzayAtrA?' 'sva-puruSArthamAMthI mAre saMpatti kamAvavI che' 'saMpattinI ahIM kyAM khoTa che? ATalI vipula saMpatti to ApaNI pAse che...' 'e saMpatti pitAjInI che...' 'emanA vArasadAra to Apa ja cho ne?' 'huM bApakamAI para jIvavAnuM pasaMda nathI karato. mAruM parAkrama... mAruM sattva sva-kamAI karavAmAM raheluM che.' to svadezamAM rahIne vyApAra na karI zako?' 'karI zakAya, paraMtu videza jovAnI prabaLa icchA che...vaLI siMhaladvIpamAM to khUba sAro vyApAra karI zakAya, aDhaLaka saMpatti kamAI zakAya ema che.' 'to zuM Ape pitAjIne vAta karI?' 'nA koIne vAta nathI karI... mATe to nidrA veraNa banI che... Aje pahelavahelI tane ja vAta karI che...' 'basa, to have UMgha AvI jaze. sUI jaIe?' nA, huM videzayAtrAe jAuM to tuM rAjIne? tuM saharSa anumati Ape che ne? 'eTale zuM Apa mane ahIM mUkIne javA dhAro cho?' 'hA...' 'nA, huM to ApanI sAthe ja AvIza! jyAM vRkSa tyAM enI chAyA. huM to ApanI chAyA banIne jIvI rahI chuM.' 'videzayAtrA ghaNI kaSTabharI hoya che... khUba pratikULatAo Ave. tyAM tane jarAya na phAve... ane mArA mAthe tArI ciMtA...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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64. prIta kiye duHkha hoya mArI ciMtA Apane nahIM karavA dauM... ApanI ciMtA huM karIza... Apa mArA taraphathI nizcita rahezo.' "nizcita rahevAya ja nahIM. tuM sAthe hoya eTale mAruM mana tArAmAM ja ramyA kare... vepAra karavAnuM to sUjhe ja nahIM.' "juo, mArI eka vAta sAMbhaLo. ApaNane paMDitajIe eka divasa nItizAstranI ghaNI vAto karI hatI. yAda che? emaNe kahyuM hatuM ke manuSya cha vAto sUnI na mUkavI joIe." patnIne ekalI na mUkavI, rAjyane sUnuM na mUkavuM, rAjasiMhAsanane sUnuM na rAkhavuM, bhojanane sUnuM na mUkavuM ane saMpattine sUnI na rAkhavI! Ave che paMDitajInI A vAto yAda?" paNa huM tane kyAM ekalI mUkIne javAnI vAta karuM chuM? ahIM tuM ekalI kyAM che? mAtA che, pitAjI che! ahIM mana na mAne to rAjamahela kyAM dUra che? tyAM pitRgRhe jaIne rahI zake." mArA svAmI, pati vinAnI nArI sUnI ja kahevAya... bharayauvanamAM Ama patnIne tyajIne na javAya. huM to ApanI sAthe ja AvIza." tane kaSTa paDaze.' kaSTane kaSTa nahIM mAnuM! ApanI mAtra patnI ja nahIM. ApanI dAsI paNa banIza, ApanI mitra paNa banIza... ane avasare mA paNa banIza!" amarakumAra hasI paDyo.... AkAzamAM candra paNa hasato hato. to to mAre tane sAthe laI javAnI!' paraMtu, zuM ApanAM mAtAjI anumati Apaze?" huM meLavIza..." "pitAjI?" huM manAvIza!' mane to na manAvI zakyA!" "kAraNa ke tane huM nArAja nathI karI zakato....' paNa mArA AvavAthI Apa nArAja nahIM thAone?' nA!" to have sUI javuM joIe.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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65 prIta kiye duHkha hoya baMne nidrAdhIna thayAM amarakumArano vicAra-vaMToLa zamI gayo hato. surasuMdarInI vAto tene sAcI lAgI hatI. prabhAte UThIne teNe saMkalpa karyo. "Aje pahelAM pitAjIne vAta karIza... pachI mAne vAta karIza." savAre e dhanAvaha zeThane vAta na karI zakyo. 'bapore bhojana samaye vAta karIza... eTale mAtAne paNa vAta jANavA maLI jaze. paraMtu te bhojana samaye paNa vAta na uccArI zakyo. pitAnA ane mAtAnA mukha para je apAra prasannatA hatI. te joIne e dhrUjI gayo. "mArI vAta sAMbhaLIne A prasannatAnAM puSpo karamAI jaze to?' teNe vicAryuM. "sAMje pitAjInA khaMDamAM jaIne vAta karIza.' sAMja paDI. bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaI te pitAjInA khaMDamAM pahoMcyo. pitAne praNAma karI temanA paga pAse jamIna para besI gayo. vAtano prAraMbha zeThe ja karyo: Aja kAla tuM vepAramAM rasa le che ane teM je rIte kAma saMbhALI lIdhuM che, tethI mane ghaNI rAhata thaI che beTA!" amarakumArane potAnA mananI vAta karavAnI taka maLI gaI. teNe takane jhaDapI lIdhI. pitAjI, meM siMhaladvIpanA vyApArIo sAthe ghaNI mahattvanI vyApAraviSayaka vAto karI hatI.' "huM jANuM chuM. e vepArIo tArI buddhinI prasaMzA karatA hatA.' "pitAjI, mArA manamAM eka vicAra ghaNA samayathI ghUmarAyA kare che. Apa AjJA Apo to huM kahuM.' "kahe, jarUra kahe beTA." mArI icchA siMhaladvIpa vagere videzomAM javAnI che." tAre zA mATe javuM paDe ?' 'huM svapuruSArthathI mArA bhAgyane ajamAvavA icchuM chuM. huM svabaLathI dhanopArjana karavA cAhuM chuM." beTA, A badhI saMpatti, A badho vaibhava tAro ja che. tAre tArA jIvanamAM kamAvAnI jarUra ja nathI. je che te sAcavI levAnuM che." pitAjI, je che te Ape upArjita kareluM che. uttama putra bApakamAI upara na jIve... Apano huM putra chuM... Apa mane uttama jovA nathI icchatA zuM?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya tuM guNothI uttama che, tuM jJAnathI ane buddhithI uttama che amara!" have mane mArA parAkramathI uttama banavAnI taka Apo pitAjI, meM mArA manamAM nakkI karI nAMkhyuM che videzomAM vyApArArthe javAnuM.' zeThanI AMkhomAM AMsu UbharAyAM. amare potAnI dRSTi jamIna para jaDI dIdhI hatI. zeTha gadgad svare bolyA: beTA, tArA vinA huM nahIM jIvI zakuM.. tAro viraha mArAthI sahana nahIM thAya... tane vizeSa zuM kahyuM?' huM samajuM chuM pitAjI, Apano mArA para avihaDa sneha che... meM ghaNA vicAro paNa karyA... chevaTe ApanAM caraNomAM paDI... ApanI anumati meLavIne... javAno nirNaya karyo che... ApanA hRdayane bhAre duHkha thaze... chatAM mAro eTalo aparAdha Apa mApha karajo.' dhanAvaha zeTha vicAramAM paDI gayA. putra vinAnI havelI kevI sUmasAma lAgaze... tenI kalpanA temane dhrujAvI gaI. amara, haju tuM punarvicAra kara...' Apa anumati nahIM Apo to nahIM jAuM.. paraMtu mane have A havelImAM rahevuM nahIM game. bhojana karavuM nahIM game... mAruM mana akaLAyA karaze.." zeThane lAgyuM ke, amarano videzayAtrAno nirNaya pAko che, tyAre temaNe bIjI vAta karI: jo tuM tArI mAtAnI anumati laIza to mArI anumati maLI jaze, basa?' mArI mAtAnA khoLAmAM mAthuM mUkIne manAvIza pitAjI! e mane duHkhI nahIM kare... hA, mAre ene du:khI karavI paDaze... paNa thoDAka ja varSa mATe... be-pAMca varSamAM to pAcho AvI jaIza. " ane mArI putravadhU mAnI jaze?' eNe to mArI sAthe AvavAnI jIda lIdhI che... mArI mAtA ene manAve ne e ahIM rahI jAya to sAruM..." zeTha amaranI AMkhone vAMcatA hatA. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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amaranI vAta jANIne dhanavatI atyaMta vyathita thaI gaI. surasuMdarIe paNa amaranI sAthe ja paradeza javAnI jIda pakaDI hatI. tethI dhanavatInI manovedanA asahya thaI gaI hatI. kAraNa ke eNe amara upara to haiyAnAM heta varasAvyAM hatAM, surasuMdarI para paNa koI saMkoca vinA snehanI varSA karI hatI... saraLa... nikhAlasa... ane sAlasa sannArI hatI dhanavatI. enA mananuM samAdhAna nahotuM thatuM.. ke "zA mATe amare paradeza javuM joIe? A karoDo rUpiyA konA mATe che? mAro ekano eka putra A ja che.. pachI ene dhana kamAvA zA mATe dUranA pradezamAM javuM joIe? roI roIne dhanavatIe potAnI AMkho duHkhADI dIdhI hatI. te potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM mAnasika vyathA anubhavatI paDI hatI, tyAM zreSThI dhanAvahe zayanakhaMDamAM praveza karyo. dhanavatIe jhaDapathI UbhA thaIne mauna rahIne svAgata karyuM. zeTha palaMga para beThA. temanA mukha para gaMbhIratA hatI. AMkhomAM duHkha hatuM. meM amarane ghaNo samajAvyo.. paNa te nathI samajI zakato... mane lAge che ke have ene vadhu Agraha karIza to e du:khI thaI jaze...' zeThe dhanavatI sAme joyuM. dhanavatInI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI hatI. zeThe kahyuM: "tame have hRdayane thoDuMka dRDha karo.. lAgaNIo para saMyama karyA vinA nahIM cAle! amara jaze... sAthe putravadhU paNa jaze...' paNa... huM e be vinA kevI rIte jIvI zakIza?' jANuM chuM tamAro putrasneha agAdha che.. putravadhU parano prema paNa pArAvAra che... chatAM kahuM chuM ke A kSaNe pelAM jinavacanane yAda karo... ghoDa nasthi me mAruM, nA masta ! huM ekalo chuM. mAruM koI nathI.. huM koIno nathI... A parama satya vacanane vAraMvAra yAda karo, dInatAne tyajI do.. paNa A ja jinavacanano sahAro lIdho ane kaMIka svastha thayo.... tame jANo ja cho ke A duHkhamaya saMsAramAM jinavacana ja sAcuM zaraNa ApI zake... tame juone, ApaNI pAse karoDo rUpiyA che ne? tyAre e dhana ApaNA manane sAMtvanA ApI zake ema che kharuM? ATalo vaibhava hovA chatAM ApaNe atyAre For Private And Personal Use Only

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6. prIta kiye du:kha hoya ApaNI jAtane kevAM duHkhI mAnIe chIe? mananAM du:kho jinavacanane yAda karatAM ja bhAgI jAya che. tananAM du:khomAM paNa jinavacana ja samatA ane samAdhi Ape che.' zeThanA mukha para camaka AvI. dhanavatI UMDA vicAramAM garakAva thaI gaI hatI. 'nAtha, ApanI vAta sAcI che... mAro rAga ja mane duHkhI kare che... amarano doSa nathI, suMdarIno doSa nathI... ane suMdarI to amaranI sAthe jAya te sAruM ja che...' 'amare to ene sAthe laI javAnI nA ja pADI hatI... paraMtu putravadhUe haTha karI...' 'enI e haThane huM sArI mAnuM chuM. paNa priyajanano viraha mane pIDe che... rAga to saMyoga ja jhaMkhe che...' 'e rAgane dUra karavAno upAya che jinavacananI vAraMvAranI 2TaNA... saMbaMdhonI anityatA khUba vicAro, saMsAranA svarUpano vicAra karo...' A vicAro manane haLavuM karI de che... meM to mArA manane taiyAra karI dIdhuM che ama2ne zubha divase vidAya ApavA mATe.. 'nA, utAvaLa na karazo, mane mAruM mana svastha karI levA do. mArA rAgI... snehALa manane thoDuM virakta thavA do...' 'jyAM sudhI tame hasIne anumati nahIM Apo, tyAM sudhI huM to ene anumati nahIM ApuM... paNa tamAro e dIkaro paNa tamArI anumati vinA prayANa nahIM kare... e vAtano mane vizvAsa che. ene tamArA pratye anahada prema che. paraMtu yauvanano uchALo ja kaMIka Avo hoya che!' 'mane duHkha thAya evuM ekeya kAma eNe Aja dina sudhI nathI karyuM... e huM jANuM chuM. enI mAtRbhakti addabhuta che... mATe to enA upara mAro ATalo badho rAga jAmI gayo che...' 'thoDAMka varSono viraha sahana karavA mATe manane taiyAra karI lo. yuvAna putra dezATana kare... emAM ApaNuM paNa gaurava vadhavAnuM che. enA mananI icchA pUrNa thaze... ene sukha maLaze... enA sukhe ApaNe sukhI!' zeTha dhanAvahe dhanavatInA manane svastha karavAnA prayatno karyA. khUba zAntithI ane premathI pratidina dhanavI sAthe tattvajJAnanI vAto karavA mAMDI. dhanavatI For Private And Personal Use Only

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69 prIta kiye duHkha hoya sAthe vadhu samaya vitAvavA mAMDyo. manamAM to evo nirNaya karI lIdho hato ke amaranA gayA pachI pote vadhumAM vadhu samaya dhanavatInI pAse raheze.. peDhInuM kAmakAja ochuM karI nAMkhaze. munImone moTAbhAganuM kAma bhaLAvI deze.. eka divasa evo AvI gayo. jenI dhanAvaha zeTha pratIkSA karatA hatA. dhanavatIe ja sAme cAlIne kahyuM : 'jozI pAse sAruM mUhurta kaDhAvyuM?" zAnuM? amaranI videzayAtrAnuM ja to...!' eTale zuM tame anumati ApI dIdhI?" hA, Aje ja amara Avyo hato mArI pAse. bi...cA...ro.. bolI ja nahoto zakato. kadAca mArI mAne AghAta lAgaze to?" eTale meM ja kahyuM: "beTA, tuM mArI rajA levA Avyo che ne? tAre videzayAtrA karavA javuM che ne?' teNe mastaka namAvIne hA kahI... meM kahyuM: "khuzIthI jA beTA, yuvAna putra to paradeza kheDe... emAM ja huM rAjI! tyAre tenI AMkhomAM harSanAM AMsu AvI gayAM... ne eNe mArA usaMgamAM mAthuM DhALI dIdhuM.." sAruM karyuM tame! tamane enA haiyAmAM laIne e jAya.. e ja huM icchato hato. dravyathI bhale dUra jAya, bhAvathI to sAthe ja raheze! to have muhUrta...' "muhurta to huM kaDhAvuM chuM... paraMtu ApaNI putravadhU mATe mahArAjAne ane mahArANIne jANa karavI joIe ne?" e huM Aje ja karI daIza." to huM amarane bolAvIne.. thoDIka vAto karIza... paradezamAM javAnuM che... ene mAre keTalIka sAvadhAnI rAkhavAnI batAvavI che... jethI enI yAtrA saphaLa thAya ane sukharUpa e pAcho Ave." "avazya, tame vArtA karo. huM rAjamahele jaIza." dhanAvaha zeThanuM mana praphullita banyuM hatuM. dhanavatI vastraparivartana karIne, surasuMdarI sAthe rathamAM besIne rAjamahele javA UpaDI. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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70. prIta kiye duHkha hoya jyAre surasuMdarI rAjamahele pahoMcI, ratisuMdarIe ene potAnA khoLAmAM lIdhI.... ane dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. surasuMdarInI AMkho paNa bhInI thaI gaI. beTI, huM tane ema kahyuM ke tuM paradeza na jA... patnIe to patinI chAyA banIne ja jIvavAnuM hoya che. emAM ja enuM sukha samAyeluM che. paraMtu tArA virahanI kalpanA mane duHkhI duHkhI karI de che. A to videzayAtrA... keTalAM varSo vItI jAya. kaMI kahevAya nahIM..." surasuMdarI mauna hatI. zuM bolavuM te ja tene sUjhatuM na hatuM. ratisuMdarIe kahyuM: "mane tArA susaMskAro para vizvAsa che, chatAM tArA pratyenA agAdha snehathI prerAIne kahuM chuM, beTI ke prANanA bhoge paNa pativratA banI raheje. tArA hRdayamAM zIladharmane pratiSThita karaje. kadAca koI saMkaTa Ave to. to nirbhaya banIne zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranuM dhyAna karaje. ekAgra manathI dhyAna karaje. mahAmaMtranA prabhAvathI saMkaTonAM vAdaLa vikharAI jaze." gRhastha jIvanamAM, patinI prasannatA ApaNuM moTuM dhana che. mATe prabhAte amarakumAra jAge te pahelAM tuM jAgaje, emanI AvazyakatAono pahelo vicAra karaje. kyAreya paNa emano avinaya na thaI jAya, enI pUrI kALajI rAkhaje. pati pAse bane tyAM sudhI koI yAcanA na karavI. prasanna thayelA pati vinA mAgyuM na joIe to paNa patnIne ghaNuM Ape che. chatAM kyAreka mAMgavuM paDe to vinayathI-namratAthI mAgaje. emanI icchAne anusaravA prayatna karaje. vizeSa to tane kaMI ja kahevA jevuM nathI. tuM svayaM samajadAra che, dharmapriya che ane amArA kuLane uttala karanArI che. tArI pAse sAcuM jJAna che, zraddhA che ane aneka kaLAo che. A badhAMno suyogya kALe ne sthaLe viniyoga karavAnI buddhi che. beTI, paMcaparameSThi bhagavaMto sadAya tArI rakSA kare.. evI zubhakAmanA karatI rahIza.. beTI, tuM paNa tArI janetAne kyAreka yAda karaje..." ratisuMdarIno AMsuono baMdha tUTI gayo... * 0 0 0. rAjA ane rANI rathamAM besIne amarakumArane maLavA dhanAvaha zreSThInI havelIe AvyAM. zeTha ane zeThANIe baMnenuM yathocita svAgata karyuM. amarakumAre paNa Adara Apyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 31 rAjAe kahyuM: 'kumAra, videza javAno tame nirNaya karI ja lIdho che, eTale 'tame videza na jAo' ema kahIne tamArA utsAhane toDavo nathI... tamArA mArgamAM vighna karavuM nathI... paraMtu surasuMdarI tamArI sAthe AvavA tatpara thaI che... amArI e ekanI eka putrI che, e tame jANo cho... enA para amArI kevI apAra mamatA che... e tamArAthI ajANyuM nathI. kumAra, tamArA upara pUrNa zraddhA mUkIne amArI putrI tamane soMpI che... amAruM to e jIvana che... enA sukhe ame sukhI ane enA duHkhe ame duHkhI... paradezanI vATa che... lAMbI vATa che... kyAreka suMdarInI bhUla paNa thAya... to ene kSamA Apajo. kyAreya paNa ene tarachoDazo nahIM. jojo, ene dago na thAya...' rAjA raDI paDyA... rANInAM DUsakAM saMbhaLAvA lAgyAM. amarakumAre kahyuM: 'he tAtatulya! Apa nizciMta raho. ApanI zubhakAmanAothI amArI videzayAtrA nirvighna banaze. amArA baMneno parasparano prema akhaMDa raheze.... 'huM siMhaladvIpa sudhInA mArgamAM AvanArAM nagaromAM mArA paricita rAjAone saMdezA to mokalI ja ApuM chuM... tame jyAM paNa jazo tyAM tamane badhI ja anukULatA maLI jaze. vyApAramAM saphaLatA maLaze.' dhanAvaha zeThe kahyuM: 'meM paNa e pradezonA mArA paricita vyApArI zreSThIone jANa karI dIdhI che:' 'prayANa kyAre karavAnuM che?' mahArAjAe pUchyuM. 'akSaya tRtIyAnA divase.' 'uttama divasa che!' videzayAtrA saphaLa thaze...' 'jaladI jaladI pAchA Ave... evI ApaNe kAmanA karIe...' akSaya tRtIyAno maMgaLa-divasa AvI gayo. samudramAM suMdara bAra vahANo sajja thaIne UbhAM hatAM. vahANo mUlyavAna sAmAnathI bharelAM hatAM. nAviko, nokara-cAkaro ane munImo vahANomAM goThavAI gayA hatA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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72 prIta kiye duHkha hoya amarakumAra ane surasuMdarIne vidAya ApavA caMpAnagarInAM hajAro strIpuruSo samudrakinAre AvI gayAM hatAM. mahArAjA ane mahArANI, zeTha ane zeThANI mauna hatAM. svajanavirahanI vyathAthI teo vyathita hatAM. amarakumAra khUba prasanna hato. surasuMdarI paNa harSavibhora hatI. vijaya muhUrtanI pratIkSA thaI rahI hatI. amarakumAranI candranADI cAlI rahI hatI. zubha zukana thaI rahyA hatA. pakSIono madhura dhvani thaI rahyo hato. jaladhinA taraMgo nAcI rahyA hatA. surasuMdarI paMcaparameSThi bhagavaMtonA dhyAnamAM lIna banI hatI. ratisuMdarI ane dhanavatI, surasuMdarInI be bAju UbhI rahIne zubhakAmanAo karI rahI hatI... kyAreka zaMkAo kuzaMkAomAM paNa gherAtI hatI. purohite pokAra karyo: "prasthAna samaya AvI gayo che... pAvana pagalAM upADo.. vahANamAM ArUDha thAo!' surasuMdarInI sAthe amarakumAre naukAmAM padArpaNa karyuM. lokoe jayadhvani karyo. naukA moTA jahAja tarapha sarakavA mAMDI ane alpa samayamAM jahAja pAse pahoMcI gaI. daMpatI jahAja para caDhI gayAM... ane jahAje gati pakaDI. Avajo... vahelA vahelA Avajo.' kuzala rahejo, prasanna rahejo...'nA avAjo dhIredhIre saMbhaLAtA baMdha thayA. kinArA para UbhelAM hajAro strI-puruSo havAmAM hAtha halAvatA. tyAM sudhI UbhAM rahyAM. jyAM sudhI vahANo dekhAtAM rahyAM... surasuMdarI ane amarakumAra paNa caMpAne dekhatAM rahyAM... jyAM sudhI caMpA dekhAI tyAM sudhI. 0 0 0. For Private And Personal Use Only

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surasuMdarI ane amarakumAra mATe A prathama samudrayAtrA hatI. saMskRta kAvyomAM temaNe samudranAM romAMcaka varNano vAMcelAM hatAM. dharmagranthomAM paNa saMsArane apAyelI samudranI upamAo vAMcelI hatI, "saMsAra eka anaMta sAgara che.' A zabdo paNa jainAcAryonA mukhe sAMbhaLelA hatA. "sAgaranAM khArAM pANI jevAM saMsAranAM sukha che." A upadeza paNa temaNe sAMbhaLelo hato. agAdha sAgara upara bAra vahANono kAphalo tIvra gatithI vahI rahyo hato. siMhaladvIpanI dizAmAM vahANo AgaLa vadhI rahyAM hatAM. amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI potAnA tRtaka upara UbhAM hatAM. sUryAsta pUrve bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaI, saMdhyAkAlIna samudrasaundarya nihALavA tUtaka para AvyAM hatAM. baMnenAM mana AnaMdavibhora hatAM, hRdaya praphullita hatAM. tIvra icchAnI saMpUrti thaI hatI ane priya svajananuM sAMnidhya hatuM! bhAvonI abhivyakti karavA mATe sAnukULa vAtAvaraNa hatuM ane anaMta sAgarano UchaLato utsaga hato... suMdarI! kema mauna dhAraNa karyuM che?' ekITase kSitija tarapha joI rahelI... surasuMdarInA kAne amarakumAranA zabdo athaDAyA. teNe amarakumAra sAme joyuM. tenI AMkhomAMthI nItarato sneharasa pIdho ane bolI: nAtha, ati AnaMda vANIne harI le che!' huM to bIjI ja kalpanA karato hato...' kaI kalpanA?' "kadAca tuM gharanI smRtimAM... mAtA-pitAnI smRtimAM khovAI hoya..' eka priya svajana karatAM vadhu priya svajananuM sAnnidhya maLe che tyAre peluM priya svajane yAda nathI AvatuM." ane, eka navuM... AlhAdaka ane manohara vAtAvaraNa maLe che tyAre paNa pUrvanI smRtio manamAM nathI UbharAtI..." sAcI vAta che... vartamAnanI madhura kSaNone mANavAmAM tallIna mana smRtiothI alipta rahe che!" For Private And Personal Use Only

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74 prIta kiye duHkha hoya "have ApaNe aMdara khaMDamAM jaIe... cAre bAju adhakAra chavAyo che... aMdara besIne sAgarano ghughavATa sAMbhaLavAno AnaMda mANIzuM." baMne potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM AvyAM. paricArikAe zayanakhaMDamAM dIpako pragaTAvI dIdhA hatA. vastra-parivartana karI surasuMdarI amarakumAranI pAse beThI hatI. amarakumAra surasuMdarI sAme joI rahyo hato. suMdarI zaramAI gaI. teNe pUchyuM: kema mauna cho?" "vicAruM chuM!" "vicAro cho ke juo cho?' baMne kriyA sAthe karuM chuM!" "zuM vicAro cho?' tuM sAthe AvI te sAruM thayuM...' 'paNa tame to nA pADatA hatA ne? sAthe nahIM cAlavAnI to...' eTale to kahuM chuM, meM mArI jIda tyajI dIdhI ane teM tArI jIda pakaDI rAkhI te sAruM thayuM." paNa, e to atyAre yAtrAmAM sAruM lAge che... siMhaladvIpa jaIne jyAM vyApAramAM gUMthAyA... ke' nA, tyAre paNa khoTuM nahIM lAge... Akho divasa vepAra karIne jyAre thAkyo-pAkyo ghare AvIza tyAre tAruM sAMnidhya maLaze... mAro thAka UtarI jaze... kaMTALo dUra thaze..." huM mArI jAtane dhanya mAnuM chuM... jIvanaparyata kSaNe kSaNe Apane sukha ApanArI banI rahuM.. AnaMda ApanArI banI rahyuM... ane AtmakalyANamAM sahayogI banI rahe. e ja mAruM jIvana banyuM rahe - evI mArI mahecchA che." surasuMdarI gadgad thaI gaI. amarakumAranI romarAjI vikasvara thaI gaI. suMdarI, mane eka vicAra Avyo..." kaho...' koI viziSTa jJAnI puruSa maLe to mAre pUchavuM che ke amArA beno Avo snehasaMbaMdha keTalA bhavothI cAlyo Ave che?' "ane huM pUchIza ke, bhagavaMta, amArA nirvANa sudhI A saMbaMdha akhaMDa raheze ne?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya "nahIM rahe! "te huM tamane nathI pUchatI!" 'kema? huM viziSTa jJAnI puruSa nathI?' 'tame parokSa jJAnI cho, pratyakSa jJAnI nathI!" chatAM kahyuM ke jo ApaNo mokSa thavAno haze to A saMbaMdha nahIM Take!" zAthI?" ApaNo saMbaMdha rAgajanya che. rAga dazA hoya tyAM sudhI vItarAga dazA prApta na thAya! rAga dazA jAya to vItarAga dazA pragaTe!" "e vAta taddana sAcI... bhale, rAga jAya ane vItarAgatA Ave... paraMtu rAga jAya ane dveSa na AvI javo joIe... mAre A kahevuM che..." rAga hoya eTale temAM te AvavAno ja! rAga-dveSa to pAkkA mitro che!" e be to virodhI bhAva che!" "chatAM eka vinA bIjAnuM astitva nathI!" rAga-dveSanA astitvamAM paNa saMbaMdha to Take ne?' saMbaMdha akhaMDa na rahe! saMsAramAM saMbaMdho anitya che.' "eka bhavamAM saMbaMdha akhaMDita rahyAnAM dRSTAnto zAstromAM nathI maLatAM? nava-nava bhavo sudhI saMbaMdha akhaMDita rahyAnAM dRSTAnto huM jANuM chuM.' "to to ApaNo saMbaMdha paNa akhaMDita raheze!" "mArI to aMtaranI e ja jhaMkhanA che..." A viSama saMsAramAM jIvAtmAnI badhI jhaMkhanAo saphaLa thAya kharI suMdarI?" tamo to jANe atyAre mahAtmA banIne bolI rahyA cho!" kAraNa ke tane mahAtmAonI vANI vadhu game che!" eTale mane game evuM ja bolavAnuM ne!" hAsto, saMbaMdhane akhaMDita rAkhavA tAre paNa evuM bolavAnuM ke je mane gamatuM hoya!" eka-bIjAnA gamA-aNagamA jANI levAnA!' hA, have ApaNane to sUI javAnuM gamaze!" 0 0 0. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya savAre surasuMdarI pahelI jAgI. Avazyaka kAryo patAvIne, zuddha vastra dhAraNa karI, zuddha jagyA para besI teNe zrI navakAra maMtrano jApa zarU karyo. amarakumAra jAgyo. teNe surasuMdarI sAme joyuM. zveta vastro! dhyAnastha mudrA! prazAnta mukhAkRti jANe koI yoginI beThI hoya tevI surasuMdarI dekhAtI hatI. amarakumAra prasanna thaI gayo. surasuMdarIne rA paNa vikSepa na thAya e rIte te Ubho thaIne khaMDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. snAnAdithI nivRtta thaI amarakumAra mukhya nAvikane maLyo. bAre vahANo aMge jANakArI meLavI. samudranA havAmAnane jANyuM. caMpAnagarIthI keTalA dUra AvyA te jANyuM. kumAra zeTha, ApaNI pAse Ajano divasa cAle eTaluM mIThuM pANI che. AvatI kAle ApaNe eka dvIpa para rokAIne pANI bharI levuM paDaze.' nAvike amarakumArane kahyuM : amarakumAre pUchayuM: mArgamAM evo dvIpa Ave che?" hA, jI, yakSadvIpa Ave che. dvIpa para mIThuM pANI maLI jaze." to to AvatIkAle tyAM ja mukAma karIe... dIpa suMdara haze?" khUba ramaNIya dvIpa che. phaLa-phUlathI lacI paDelAM asaMkhya vRkSo che. udyAno ane upavano che. paraMtu eka bhaya moTo che!" zAno bhaya?' "yakSano!" "zAthI?' e yakSa mAnavabhakSI che. jyAM yakSane mANasanI gaMdha AvI. tyAM mANasano bhoga lIdhe ja ene zAnti! eTale koI paNa yAtrika e dvIpa para rAta raheto nathI.' to ApaNe pANI bharI laIne, bhojanAdithI paravArIne AgaLa prayANa karI devuM paDe! dIpa para pharI nahIM zakAya." ame jyAre bhojananI taiyArI karIe tyAre Apa dvIpa para paribhramaNa karI zakazo. ekAda praharano samaya maLI jaze." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya e vAta barAbara che." kumAra zeTha, te chatAM jAgrata to rahevAnuM ja! sAvadhAnI to pUrepUrI rAkhavAnI! yakSa to icche tyAre AvI zake ne? paradezamAM to bhAI, sadeva jAgrata rahevuM paDe..." amarakumAre samudranI sapATI para taratAM potAnAM bAre jahAjo upara najara nAMkhI ane vyApAranAM vicAromAM DUbI gayo. jyAre paricArikAe AvIne kahyuM: dugdhapAnano samaya thaI gayo che, devI ApanI pratIkSA kare che... tyAre te vicAranidrAmAMthI jAgyo ane jhaDapathI bhojanakakSamAM pahoMcyo. surasuMdarI tenI rAha joIne beThI hatI." 'nAtha, zuM koI vepArI AvI caDyo hato jahAja para?' suMdarIe hasIne pUchayuM. vepArIo AvI caDhaze tyAre to mAre dUdha paNa tyAM ja maMgAvI levuM paDaze! huM ja laIne hAjara thaIza ApanI sevAmAM!" amarakumAra hasI paDyo. baMnee dugdhapAna karyuM ane amarakumAre suMdarIne yakSadvIpanI vAta karI. te zuM A vAta sAcI haze?' suMdarIe pUchayuM. "sAcI hoI zake! nAvikone anubhava haze tyAre kahetA haze ne?" "anubhava hota to nAvika jIvato ja na hota ne!' eNe joyuM haze ke e yakSa mAnavabhakSI che." e yakSane bIjuM kaMI khAvA nahIM maLatuM hoya ke mANasane khAI jAya che?' 'e khAto nahIM hoya, mArI nAMkhato haze!' "kema?' mAnavajAta para dveSa haze.' zAthI?" 'pUrva janmamAM mANasoe ene duHkha dIdhuM haze... mAryo haze.. haDadhUta karyo haze. enAthI enA manamAM mAnavajAta upara dveSa jAgyo haze. veranI Aga bhabhUkI UThI haze. badalo levA mATe taDapI rahyo haze..' For Private And Personal Use Only

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7. 'sAcuM nidAna karyuM tame... AvuM meM dharmagranthomAM vAMceluM che!' prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'vaLI, A dvIpa para eno adhikAra haze. enI rajA lIdhA vinA je koI A dvIpa para AvatuM haze ene e mArI nAMkhato haze.' amarakumAre mAnavahatyA karavAnuM bIjuM kAraNa batAvyuM. 'paNa enI rajA levA jAya koNa? kevI rIte jAya? e zuM pratyakSa ja raheto haze? devo to mAnavInI AMkhe na dekhAya ne?' dekhAya paNa kharA ane na paNa dekhAya, chatAM enI anujJA laI zakAya. ajANI dharatI para rahevuM hoya to 'A dharatI para je devano adhikAra hoya, te deva mane anujJA Apo, mAre A dharatI para rahevuM che.' ATaluM bole eTale anujJA maLI gaI ema mAnI levAnuM. 'jo krUra hoya to mAre paNa kharo!' 'to ApaNe rAta nahIM rokAIe.' to ApaNe paNa e rIte anujJA laIne ja e dvIpa para UtarIzuM. pachI to yakSa ApaNane nahIM mAre ne!' 'rAta rokAvAnI jarUra paNa nathI tyAM. ApaNane e dvIpa para pharavAno eka prahara jeTalo samaya maLI jaze, khUba ja ramaNIya dvIpa che... ApaNe be pharI AvIzuM... bhojana karI laIzuM ane vahANone haMkArI mUkIzuM!' 'bhale, tyAM bhojana mANaso banAvaze, Aje to huM banAvIza...' ema kahI surasuMdarI rasoIgha2mAM rasoInI taiyArImAM pravRtta thaI. amarakumAra maMtraNAkhaMDamAM gayo. munnImone bolAvyA ane vyApAra aMge vicAra-vimarza zarU karyo. anubhavI munImoe siMhaladvIpanA vepArIonI rItarasamo varNavI batAvI. bhayasthAno paNa batAvyAM. te dvIpanI rAjanIti samajAvI. vyApArika nItirItino khyAla Apyo. amarakumAra ekAgracitte sAMbhaLato rahyo. pitAjInA munImo para amarakumArane zraddhA hatI, vizvAsa hato. For Private And Personal Use Only vahANo yakSadvIpa tarapha AgaLa vadhI rahyAM hatAM... ke jyAM na dhArelo... na kalpelo dharatIkaMpa thavAno hato surasuMdarInA jIvanamAM...

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yakSadvIpa jyAre dUrathI dekhAyo, tyAre nAvike amarakumArane kahyuM: "kumAra zeTha, have ekAda ghaDImAM ApaNe yakSadvIpa para pahoMcI jaIzuM. juo, dUra yakSadvIpa uparanAM UMcAM vRkSo dekhAya che...' teNe yakSadvIpanI dizAmAM AMgaLI cIMdhIne batAvyuM. juo, paheluM kAma tame mIThuM pANI bharI levAnuM karajo. pachI bhojana banAvavAnuM kAma zarU karajo.' ApanI AjJA mujaba ja thaze.' nAvike vinayathI amarakumAranI AjJA svIkArI. amarakumAra surasuMdarI pAse pahoMcyo. teNe yakSadvIpa tarapha AMgaLI cIMdhIne surasuMdarIne kahyuM suMdarI, ApaNe tyAM pahoMcIne sIdhA pharavA mATe ja UpaDI jaIzuM!" ApanA mATe bhojana..." Aje mANaso banAvI leze. tAre bhojana banAvavAnuM nathI...' yakSadvIpanI tarapha vahANo jhaDapathI AgaLa vadhI rahyAM hatAM. nAviko vahANone kinAre lAMgaravA mATenI taiyArIo karavA lAgyA. bAre vahANo parathI harSadhvani thaI rahyo hato. samudramAM yogya sthaLe vahANone laMgara nAMkhI thobhAvavAmAM AvyAM. vahANo sAthe bAMdhelI naukAone taiyAra karavAmAM AvI. sau prathama amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI naukAmAM UtaryA, nAvike naukAne dvIpanA kinArA tarapha haMkArI. kinAro AvatAM amarakumAra kUdI paDyo ane surasuMdarIne sahAro ApIne utArI lIdhI. nAvike hoDIne pAchI vahANa tarapha haMkArI mUkI. amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI dvIpanA madhya bhAga tarapha cAlyAM. dvIpa ramaNIya hato. judI judI jAtanAM vRkSonI ghaTAo hatI. Thera Thera sugaMdhI puSponA choDa hatA.. khaLa khaLa vahetAM pANInAM jharaNAM hatAM. khUba pharyA. surasuMdarI zramita thaI gaI. eka vRkSa nIce baMne vizrAma karavA beThA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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80 prIta kiye duHkha hoya tana zramita hatuM. vRkSanI zItala chAyA hatI, maMda maMda samIra vahI rahyo hato. surasuMdarInI AMkho gherAvA lAgI. ane te amarakumAranA usaMgamAM mastaka DhALIne nidrAdhIna thaI gaI. nidrAdhIna thayelI surasuMdarInA mukha tarapha amarakumAra nirnimeSa dRSTithI joI rahyo... tenuM mana vAcALa banI gayuM. kevI nizcita banIne ghasaghasATa UMghe che! ene mArA para kevo vizvAsa che! enA mukha para kevI prasannatA chavAyelI che! eno mArA para kevo adbhuta prema che." jo ke amAro prema bAlyAkALathI che. sAthe bhaNatAM hatAM... tyArathI amAruM ekabIjA tarapha AkarSaNa hatuM ja. basa, eka ja vAra jhaghaDI paDyAM hatAM... huM nahoto jhaghaDyo, eNe mArI sAthe jhaghaDo karyo hato. meM to mAro premano adhikAra mAnI.. enI oDhaNInA AMcalamAMthI sAta koDI lIdhI hatI... mAro koI corIno irAdo nahoto. bIjA vidyArthIonAM dekhatAM ja meM sAta koDI lIdhI hatI... mArA manamAM to e jAge tyAre ene Azcaryacakita karI nAMkhavAnI icchA hatI. e jyAre mIThAIne joze tyAre AzcaryathI mArI sAme joI raheze... ane jyAre e jANaze ke enI ja sAta koDIthI mIThAI kharIdIne vidyArthIone khavaDAvI che tyAre mITho roSa karIne rAjI thaze... paraMtu e to jAgIne mArA para kevI roSe bharAI hatI? mane cora kahya... badhA vidyArthIonI vacce mAruM ghora apamAna karyuM.. o bApa re..! e vakhate enuM mukha kevuM lAlacoLa thaI gayuM hatuM! enA mukhamAMthI kevAM aMgArA jevAM vacano nIkaLyAM hatAM! enuM kevuM abhimAna!! mane kahyuM hatuM: "hA, hA, sAta koDIthI rAja laIza rAja..' oho, kevo eno garva? rAjakumArI hatI ne... enA pitA rAjA... eTale e koIthI paNa zAnI dabAya? paraMtu.. Aje e rAja kumArI nathI. mArI patnI che.. Aje e mArA adhikAramAM che.. amarakumAranA manamAM bAlyakALanI e kaDavI smRtio UbharAvA lAgI... ane roSathI te saLagI UThyo. tenI AMkhomAMthI krodhanA taNakhA kharavA lAgyA... enI naso taMga thavA lAgI. "sAta koDIthI ene rAjya levA dauM! hA, jouM to kharo. e sAta koDIthI rAja le che ke..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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81 prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'bhale, enuM je thavuM hoya te thAya, ene ahIM sUtelI choDIne cAlyo jAuM. enI sADInA cheDe sAta koDI bAMdhIne tyAM lakhI dauM...' sAta koDIthI rAja leje!" abhimAnInuM abhimAna tyAre ja Utaraze.. rAja kema levAya che... enI game tyAre ja paDaze..." 'paraMtu nAviko pUchaze.. munImo pUchaze.." "zeThANI kyAM gayAM kumAra zeTha?' to huM zo javAba ApIza?' amarakumAranA zarIre parasevo vaLI gayo. "jo huM javAba ApatAM thothavAI jaIza.. to e lokone zaMkA paDaze ke "jarura zeTha zeThANInI hatyA..." ene kamakamI AvI gaI. nA, nA, huM evo javAba ApIza ke e lokone koI ja zaMkA nahIM paDe. huM kahIza ke yakSa AvIne suMdarIne upADI gayo... ane huM doDato AvI gayo..." eka kSaNanoya vilaMba karyA vinA vahANone haMkArI mUkIza... hA, yakSanI vAta yAda AvatAM badhAMne mArI vAta sAcI lAgaze..." eNe surasuMdarI sAme joyuM... dAMta kacakacAvyAM... surasuMdarI jAgI na jAya, enI khAsa kALajI rAkhIne teNe khIsAmAMthI sAta koDI kADhI ane surasuMdarInI sADInA cheDe bAMdhI lIdhI. saLIne AMkhonA kAjaLamAM boLIne cheDA para lakhyuM: "sAta koDIthI rAja leje!' khUba sAcavIne teNe surasuMdarInuM mastaka potAnA khoLAmAMthI jamIna para mUkyuM... surasuMdarIe paDakhuM pheravyuM.... eka kSaNa teNe AMkho kholIne joI lIdhuM.. amarakumArane joyo ane pAchI ghasaghasATa UMghI gaI. amarakumAra kSaNabhara to khamacAI gayo... paraMtu tenA haiyAmAM to krodhano lAvArasa UchaLI rahyo hato. te Ubho thayo... teNe surasuMdarI sAme joyuM... hAthanI mUThIo vaLI gaI, cahero taMga thaI gayo... ane doDyo... kinArA tarapha doTa mUkI. e kadAca jAgI jAya.... ne mane kinArA tarapha doDato joI jAya to? e paNa doDatI mArI pAchaLa AvI jaze... e vAraMvAra pAchuM joto hato ane doDye jato hato. nAvikoe ane munImoe amarakumArane ekalAne doDato Avato joyo... ne temanA peTamAM phALa paDI. nAviko sAme doDatA gayA.. "zuM thayuM kumAra zeTha? zeThANI kyAM?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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82 prIta kiye duHkha hoya kumAra jamIna para besI paDyo. te hAMphato hato. tenI AMkhomAM bhaya taravarato hato. teNe truTaka zabdomAM kahyuM: "jaladI karo... pelo yakSa... Avyo... ne suMdarIne upADI gayo. huM bhAgyo...' heM? yakSa zeThANIne upADI gayo? satyAnAza... jaladI ApaNe vahANomAM besI jaIe... nahIMtara e duSTa AvIne ApaNane sahune mArI nAMkhaze...' mukhya nAvike kinArA tarapha doTa mUkI. bhojana bhojananA ThekANe rahyuM. sahu jhaDapathI naukAmAM besIne vahANo para pahoMcI gayA ane laMgara uThAvIne vahANone hakArI mUkyA. amarakumAra potAnA vahANamAM pahoMcIne sIdho potAnA khaMDamAM ghUsI gayo. daravAjo baMdha karIne palaMgamAM ALoTI paDyo... tenuM mana babaDI rahyuM hatuM: "basa, kAma thaI gayuM... badalo levAnI mArI icchA to hatI ja. chatAM e icchA premanI rAkha nIce daTAI gaI hatI. hA, mane enA pratye prema hato... chatAM teNe karelo vacanano ghA rUjhAyo na hato.. Aje. acAnaka e kAramAM ghAnI vedanA UThI. ane vaLato ghA karI dIdho.. hA hA hA hA.' gAMDAnI jema amarakumAra hasavA mAMDyo. pelo yakSa.. hA, rAtri paDatAM ja Avaze. ane ene sAro zikAra maLI jaze. rAja levA jatAM e ja bharakhAI jaze. cavAI jaze... yakSanA krUra jaDabAmAM hA hA hA...' teNe bArImAMthI yakSadvIpanI dizAmAM joyuM to dvIpa eka TapakA jevo dekhAto hato... basa, have siMhaladvIpa jaIne khUba vepAra karIza.. khUba dhana kamAIza... kubera banI jaIza." paricArikAe dvAra khakhaDAvyuM. te bhojana laIne AvI hatI. amarakumAre kahyuM: "Aje bhojana nathI karavuM..." 0 0 0 surasuMdarI jyAre jAgI tyAre cAra ghaDI vItI gaI hatI. eNe amarakumArane potAnI pAse na joyo ezle e UbhI thaI ane vRkSonI ghaTAmAM amarakumArane zodhavA lAgI. "e jarUra kyAMka chupAI gayA che. mane DarAvavA... hamaNAM e pAchaLathI AvIne AMkho dAbI deze emanA be hAthe! pachI mane pUchaze: "kahe to huM koNa chuM?" huM kahIza: "A tapanA adhiSThAyaka yakSarAja!' ne pachI e For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya khaDakhaDATa hasI paDaze. ne mArI sAme AvIne UbhA raheze. kaheze: "suMdarI, tuM keTaluM badhuM UMghI gaI?" saMpUrNa vana-nikuMjamAM surasuMdarIe amarakumArane zodhyo... jyAre amarakumAra na maLyo, eno aNasAra paNa na maLyo... tyAre surasuMdarI gabharAI. teNe bUma pADI: nAtha, tame kyAM cho? svAmInAtha... tame mArI pAse Avo... mane bhaya lAge che.' koI pratyuttara maLato nathI. koI pagarava saMbhaLAto nathI. surasuMdarI bAvarI banIne vRkSaghaTAmAM doDavA lAgI. AsapAsa najara doDAvavA lAgI. ghaTAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI cAre bAju jovA lAgI.. kyAMya amarakumAra na dekhAyo. surasuMdarI e ja vRkSa nIce AvIne UbhI rahI gaI. tenI AMkho AMsuthI UbharAvA lAgI. tenI chAtI dhadha dhadhaka thavA lAgI. "mArA nAtha, tame kyAM gayA? mane ahIM UMghatI mUkIne tame kyAM gayA? have mArI dhIratA khUTI gaI che... mane gabharAvo nahIM... jyAM hova tyAMthI AvI jAo... pragaTa thAo... mArA deva!" tenA paga dhrUjavA lAgyA. te jamIna para besI gaI. AvA bhayabharelA dvIpa para patnIne ekalI na mukAya. Avo upahAsa paNa na karAya... tame mAruM jIvana cho... mArA prANAdhAra cho... jaladI Avo... ane mane tamArA utsaMgamAM laI ... nahIMtara huM jIvI nahIM zakuM. zuM mArA rudananA paDaghA tamArA hRdayamaMdiramAM nathI paDatA? zuM mArA rudanathI paNa tamAruM haiyuM bhInuM nathI thatuM? Avo nAtha. mane tamArAmAM samAvI lo..' surasuMdarI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. AMsuthI kharaDAyelA mukhathI sApha karavA teNe sADIno cheDo hAthamAM lIdho... ne te camakI. sADIno e cheDo bhAre hato. gAMTha mArelI hatI. tarata ja surasuMdarIe e gAMTha kholI. sAta koDI jamIna para verAIne paDI. tyAM ja enI dRSTi e cheDA para lakhelA zabdo para paDI.. sAta koDIthI rAja leje...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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84 prIta kiye duHkha hoya te ekadama UbhI thaI ane kinArA tarapha doDavA lAgI. dUrathI eNe joyuM to kinAre koI mANaso na hatA ke koI hoDI paNa na hatI. kinAro sUmasAma hato. chatAM e doDatI ja rahI. kinAre AvIne UbhI. vahANo dUra dUra jatAM hatAM. kSitija para mAtra vahANonAM TapakAM dekhAtA hatAM. 'tame mane tyajI gayA. A yakSadvIpa para mane ekalI-aTUlI mUkIne cAlyA gayA... yakSanA AhAra mATe...! sAruM karyuM mArA nAtha!" bAlyakALanI nirdoSatA... premabharyo roSa. nikhAlasa prema.. A kaMI tame na vicAryuM? mArA asaMkhya premanItaratA zabdo yAda na karyo? eka ja vAranA mArA nAdAniyatamAM bolAyelA e zabdo yAda karyA? yAda rAkhyA? hRdayamAM saMgharI rAkhyA? ane eno badalo levA mATe mArI sAthe lagna karyA? mane vizvAsamAM levA mATe premanuM nATaka karyuM?' amara! mArA amara! bhale, tuM mane tyArathI ja... e prasaMga banyo tyArathI ja dhikkArato haze... paNa meM to tane kSaNekSaNa cAhyo che. mArA hRdayamAM mArA ArAdhyadeva tarIke tArI pratiSThA karI che... bhale tuM mane tyajI gayo... chatAM tuM mArA hRdayamAMthI dUra nahIM thAya.. tArA mATe meM kevI UMcI kalpanAo bAMdhI hatI? tArAmAM meM kevA mahAna guNo joyA hatA? tane meM premano sAgara mAnyo hato. mArI e badhI ja kalpanAo khoTI siddha thaI. A rIte mAro tyAga karyo. zA mATe ? tArA hAthe jo teM mane jherano pyAlo pAyo hota to... huM tane mahAna mAnata... e jhera pIvAmAM paNa mane AnaMda hota... vicAronA Avege tene mucchita karI dIdhI.. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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As Y 0 1pa zuM eNe bAlyakALanI e ghaTanAne smRtinA cheDe bAMdhI rAkhI haze? nA... nA... e pachI to ene huM aneka vAra maLI chuM.. eNe mane prema Apyo che... mArI sAthe AtmIyatAbharyo vyavahAra karyo che... kyAreya paNa e prasaMga mane yAda paNa nathI karAvyo.. lagna thayAM pachI paNa eNe e vAta yAda karI nathI. hasavAmAM paNa e vAta karI nathI.. ne Aje AvA nirjana dvIpa para .. ene e vAta acAnaka yAda AvI gaI haze? mane ahIM ekalI aTUlI mUkI jatAM eNe koI vicAra nahIM karyo hoya? hA, e vAta ene yAda AvI hoya ane mArA para roSa bhabhUkI UThyo hoya.. to banI zake. krodhamAM manuSya bhAna bhUlI jato hoya che.. krodha sarvavinAza karI nAMkhe... nahIMtara enA jevo jJAnI puruSa AvuM pagaluM na ja bhare. eNe gurudeva pAsethI dharmajJAna meLaveluM che. tattvajJAna meLaveluM che. zuM tattvajJAnI AvI krUratA AcarI zake? hA, eNe kUratA ja AcarI che. e ja kaheto hato ke "A yakSadvIpa che. ahIMno yakSa mAnavabhakSI che. koI yAtrika A dvIpa para rAta raheto nathI...' to pachI mane e yakSanuM bhakSya banAvavA mUkI gayo? surasuMdarI yakSanI kalpanAthI dhrUjI UThI. enuM manomaMthana aTakI gayuM. eNe dvIpa para dUra dUra dRSTi nAkhI. "yakSa dekhAto to nathI ne?" enI AMkhomAM bhaya tarI Avyo. nA, nA mAre bhaya pAmavAnuM kAraNa ja nathI... ne Ameya mAre jIvIne paNa zuM karavuM che? konA mATe jIvavAnuM? bhale yakSa Ave ane mArA dehano koLiyo karI jAya. basa, mArI eka ja icchA che ke mAruM zIla akhaMDita rahe. prANanA bhoge paNa huM mArA zIlanuM jatana karIza, huM ja yakSane kahI daIzatame mane jIvatI na rAkhazo. mane khAI jAo.. mAre jIvavuM ja nathI..." surasuMdarInI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. dUra dUra samudranA UchaLatA taraMgone joI rahI. "manuSyano svabhAva A samudrataraMgo jevo ja caMcaLa che... meM ajJAnatAthI evA svabhAvane sthira mAnI lIdho.. bhUla mArI che. asthirane sthira mAnavAnI bhUla karI. kSaNikane zAzvata mAnavAnI bhUla karI." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya enA mAnasapaTa para sAdhvI suvratA pragaTa thayAM. emanI karuNAbhInI AMkho dekhAI... temanA mukhamAMthI zabdo saryA: "suMdarI, jIvanamAM mAtra sukhonI ja kalpanA na karIza. duHkhonI paNa kalpanAo karaje. e duHkhomAM bairyane dhAraNa karaje. jIvanamAM potAnAM ja bAMdhelAM pApakarmonA udayathI duHkha Ave che... samatAthI duHkhone saheje... zrI navakAramaMtranA jApathI ane paMcaparameSThi bhagavaMtonA dhyAnathI tAro samatAbhAva akhaMDa raheze.. duHkho nAza pAmaze.. sukhano sAgara UbharAze... ane tArI jIvananaukA bhavasAgarane tIre pahoMcaze..' surasuMdarInuM hRdaya gadgad thaI gayuM... sAdhvIjIne eNe bhAva-vaMdanA karI. emanuM zaraNa svIkAryuM. sUrya asta thayo. dvIpa para aMdhAruM UtarI AvyuM. sAgaranA ghughavATA saMbhaLAvA lAgyAM. surasuMdarI kinArA para svaccha retI para besI gaI. teNe padmAsana lagAvyuM. daSTine nAsAgra para sthira karI.. ane zrI navakAramaMtrano jApa zarU karyo. e jANatI hatI ke mana jyAre asvastha ane azAMta hoya tyAre jApa mAnasika nahIM paraMtu vAcika karavo joIe. mRdu ane madhyama sUramAM eNe mahAmaMtra navakAranuM uccAraNa karavA mAMDyuM. deha sthira hato, mana lIna hatuM. mahAmaMtranA uccAraNanI sAthe sAthe maMtradevatAoe enI AsapAsa AbhAMmaDala racI dIdhuM. enA mastakanI AsapAsa tejavartula racAI gayuM ane enA hRdayamAM parameSThi bhagavaMtonuM avataraNa thayuM. e vakhate surasuMdarInI sAme aMdhakAramAMthI eka AkRti pragaTa thavA lAgI. narI krUratA ane bhayAnakatAnI e AkRti hatI. e AkRtinI bihAmaNI AMkho surasuMdarI para sthira na thaI zakI... AMkho aMjAI javA lAgI. e AkRti hatI yakSanI, mAnavabhakSI yakSanI! mahAmaMtra navakArano dhvani enA kAne paDyo... e divya dhvanimAM yakSanI krUratA gaLavA lAgI. te AzcaryathI stabdha thaI gayo... "koNa haze A suMdarI?" enA manamAM prazna UThyo. teNe najIka javAnI icchA karI.. paNa na jaI zakyo. surasuMdarInuM teja enA mATe asahya banI gayuM hatuM. e Ubho ja rahyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya surasuMdarIe 108 vAra navakAra maMtrano jApa karyo ane AMkho kholI. teNe yakSanI sAme joyuM. yakSa nikaTa Avyo... tenA haiye vAtsalyanuM jharaNuM vahevA lAgyuM. teNe pUchyuM: beTI, tuM A dvIpa para ekalI kema che?' he pitAtulya yakSarAja, jIvanAM pApakarmo udayamAM Ave che tyAre snehI paNa zatru banI jAya che... mAro kaMtha mane ekalI mUkIne cAlyo gayo che?" tAro koI aparAdha?' aparAdha karyo hato bAlyakALamAM, sajA thaI che yauvanakALamAM!" beTI, tuM ahIM nirbhaya che... mAruM tane abhaya vacana che." he yakSarAja, have mane koI bhaya nathI... kAraNa ke A jIvananI ja mane spRhA nathI. tame mane tamAruM bhakSya.." nA, nA beTI, tuM to paryAvaMtI nArI che. meM tAruM teja joyuM che... tArA para devIkRpA che. tane koI haNI to na zake, sparza paNa na karI zake. tuM hamaNAM je maMtrajApa karatI hatI. te maMtra mane batAvIza? mane e maMtra khUba gamyo che.. huM sAMbhaLato ja rahyo hato..." e mahAmaMtra navakAra che yakSarAja, mArI gurumAtAe mane e mahAmaMtra Apelo che. huM roja eno jApa karuM chuM. mAre mana e ja zaraNya che..' "sAce ja te dhanya che! huM tane mArI putrI mAnuM chuM. have tuM mane kahe ke huM tArA mATe zuM karuM? "mArA mATe Apa kaSTa na karo... mane mArA bhAgyanA bharose choDI do..' ema na bane. A mAro dvIpa che. tuM mArA dvIpa para che eTale mArI atithi che... tArI sArasaMbhALa rAkhavI e mAruM kartavya che." to mane mArA kaMtha pAse pahoMcatI karazo?" "avazya, thoDA divasa to tAre ahIM rahevAnuM che. benAtaTanagara tarapha jatuM koI jahAja Avaze.. temAM tane besADI daIza... tane benAtaTanagaramAM tArA kaMthanuM milana thaze...' to huM Apano upakAra kyAreya nahIM bhUluM..." "oho! tAro kRtajJatA guNa mahAna che...! huM tArA para prasanna chuM beTI, have For Private And Personal Use Only

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88 prIta kiye duHkha hoya tArA mukhe mAre tAro vRttAMta sAMbhaLavo che, bAlyakALathI mAMDIne AjanA divasa sudhIno! kahe, saMbhaLAvIza mane?" surasuMdarIe potAno samagra vRttAMta yakSane kahI saMbhaLAvyo paNa emAM amarakumAra pratye koI kaTutA na AvI tyAre yakSe pUchyuM : "zuM tane tArA e kaMtha pratye roSa nathI jAgyo?" enA para roSa zAne karuM? e to guNavAna puruSa che. mArAM pApakarma udayamAM AvyAM eTale ene mAro tyAga karI javAnuM sUjhayuM! e to mAtra nimitta banyo che..." paNa tane duHkhI to karIne...' "eNe mane duHkhI nathI karI.. mArAM pApakarmonA udayathI duHkhI thaI chuM... chatAM have e duHkha cAlyuM gayuM!' kevI rIte? kaMtha gayo.. paNa pitA maLyA ne! have mane duHkha nathI.' 'tuM kadI duHkhI thAya ja nahIM, kAraNa ke tArI pAse navakAra maMtra che." "mAruM zIla akhaMDa rahe tyAM sudhI huM sukhI chuM...' tArA navakAra maMtranA prabhAve beTI tAruM zIla akhaMDa ja raheze. A dvIpa para tuM tArI icchA mujaba rahe. ane pharaje... huM tane cAra upavana batAvuM chuM. tane A sthaLa gamI jaze. upavanomAM managamatAM madhura phaLo tane maLaze. mIThuM jaLa maLaze.. ane komaLa parNonI zayyA maLaze.' basa, basa, AnAthI vadhAre mAre kaMI na joIe." to cAlo, ApaNe upavanamAM jaIe.' surasuMdarIe ghaNI svasthatA meLavI lIdhI hatI. yakSanI sAthe te upavana tarapha cAlI. upavanamAM pahoMcIne yakSe tene parNazayyA batAvIne kahyuM: "beTI, ahIM rAtri pasAra kara, prabhAte huM AvIne tane A upavana ane bIjA traNa upavanomAM laI jaIza, ane tane keTalIka AzcaryakArI vAto batAvIza.' surasuMdarIe parNazayyA para vizrAma karyo ane yakSa tyAMthI cAlyo gayo. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 89 zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA smaraNa sAthe surasuMdarIe zayyAtyAga karyo. pUrvadizAmAM uSAnuM Agamana thaI gayuM hatuM. vRkSo parathI pakSIo UDIne dUra dUra jaI rahyAM hatAM. surasuMdarI UbhI thaI ane upavanamAM pharavA lAgI. tyAM pAchaLathI avAja Avyo: beTI, kuzaLa che ne?' surasuMdarIe pAchaLa joyuM to yakSarAja prasannacitta UbhA hatA. "paMcaparameSThi bhagavaMtonI kRpAthI ane ApanA anugrahathI kuzaLa chuM." "cAlo, have vRkSono paricaya karAvuM" eka vRkSanI nIce jaIne baMne UbhAM. yakSe kahyuM: "A vRkSanAM parNono tuM mulAyama sparza karIza eTale saMgItanI surAvali pragaTa thaze!" surasuMdarIe sparza karyo ane saMgItanI madhura surAvali avakAzamAM vahelA lAgI. surasuMdarI prasanna thaI gaI. bIjA eka vRkSa nIce jaIne UbhAM. , "A vRkSanI DALIne sparza karIza eTale DALIo nRtya karaze!" surasuMdarIe sparza karyo ane DALIonuM nRtya zarU thaI gayuM have ApaNe bIjA upavanamAM jaIe." surasuMdarIne laIne yakSa bIjA upavanamAM Avyo. jo, A jharaNuM vahe che. A pANImAM daSTi mAMDIne tuM je dRzya jovA icchIza te dRzya tane dekhAze. tAre bolavAnuM ke mAre A dRzya jovuM che..' surasuMdarI pANI para dRSTi mAMDIne bolI: "mArA svAmI atyAre jyAM hoya... tenuM dRzya jovuM che.' turata samudra para taratAM vahANo dekhAyAM... ne vahANamAM beThelo amarakumAra paNa dekhAyo... surasuMdarIe cIsa pADI. "o nAtha.' yakSe kahyuM "beTI, A to mAtra dRzya che! tAro pokAra e nahIM sAMbhaLe! jo, e udAsa dekhAya che ne? ene pazcAttApa thayo che tAro tyAga karIne! cAlo AgaLa. trIjA upavanamAM tane eka adbhuta vastu jovA maLaze!" baMne trIjA upavanamAM AvyAM. tyAM eka suMdara sarovara hatuM. yakSe kahyuM; beTI, A sarovaramAMthI tuM icchIza e pazu pragaTa thaze! basa, A upavananI retInI eka capaTI sarovaramAM nAMkhavAnI." surasuMdarIe retInI capaTI laIne sarovaramAM nAMkhI ane bolI: "haraNanuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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90 prIta kiye duHkha hoya joDakuM pragaTa thAo!" ane sarovaramAMthI haraNa ane haraNInuM nayanaramya joDakuM bahAra AvyuM! surasuMdarIe joDabaMne potAnA khoLAmAM laI lIdhuM! yakSa hasI paDyo.. beTI, hamaNAM ene choDI de... pachI tArI icchA thAya tyAre ahIM Avaje. ne ramaje! have tane cothuM upavana batAvI dauM." baMne cothA upavanamAM AvyAM. ahIM raMgaberaMgI latAmaMDapo hatA. sugaMdhI puSponI apAra latAo paDelI hatI. yakSe kahyuM: 'suMdarI, ahIM tAre je RtunAM puSpo joIe te tane maLI jaze. tAre RtunuM AhvAna karavAnuM.' surasuMdarIe tarata ja vasaMta RtunuM AhvAna karyuM ane vasaMta RtunAM puSpathI upavana mahekI UDyuM! A mArAM cAra upavana che. atyAra sudhI A upavanomAM mArA sivAya koI ja pravezI nahotuM zakatuM. have tArA mATe A upavano khullAM che. tArI icchA mujaba paribhramaNa karaje. tAro samaya AnaMdathI vyatIta thaze. huM roja savAre ane saMdhyA samaye tArI pAse AvIza." yakSa avakAzamAM ogaLI gayo. surasuMdarI stabdha banIne UbhI rahI gaI..... A prabhAva zrI navakAra maMtrano che... vanamAM upavana maLI gayuM... yakSa premALa pitA banI gayA... smazAnabhUmi svarga banI gaI. ahI, mahAmaMtrano mahimA apAra che.. gurumAtAe mArA para anaMta upakAra karyo che.' 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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surasuMdarIe prathama upavanamAM potAno alpakAlIna mukAma karI lIdho. yakSarAje eka nAnakaDI parNakuTira banAvI dIdhI hatI. surasuMdarI potAno vizeSa samaya navakAramaMtranA jApamAM ane arihaMta paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM vyatIta karatI hatI. prabhAte nityakramathI paravArIne samudrakinAre jatI hatI ane dUra dUra... samudranI sapATI para najara nAMkhatI hatI. e evA koI yAtrika vahANanI pratIkSA karatI hatI ke je vahANa benAtaTanagara tarapha jatuM hoya. ekAda prahara samudrakinAre pasAra karI e punaH upavanamAM AvatI hatI ane cAre upavanomAM paribhramaNa karatI. bIjo prahara pUro thayA pachI e phalAhAra karatI hatI. trIjA praharamAM upavanamAM pahoMcI jatI ane jalasarovaramAM mRgalAM pragaTa karIne emanI sAthe ramatI hatI. cothA praharamAM punaH e pahelA upavanamAM AvIne, potAnI parNakaTiramAM besIne zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano jApa karatI. sUryAsta pUrve phalAhAra karIne e punaH samudrataTa para pahoMcI jatI. ene koI bhaya na hato. yakSarAjanI enA para kRpAdRSTi hatI. enA haiye zIladharma hato ane enA hoThe zrI navakAra maMtra hato. eka ja icchA hatI; benAtaTanagare pahoMcIne amarakamArane maLavuM! enA manane pratIti to thaI ja gaI hatI ke "mAro zIladharma mArI rakSA karaze ja. mAra namaskAra mahAmaMtra mArA zIladharmane AMca nahIM AvavA de!' yakSadvIpa para eka saptAha vItI gayuM. AThamo divasa hato. nityakrama mujaba surasuMdarI prabhAte samudrataTa para pahoMcI. vAtAvaraNa AslAdaka hatuM. samudra zAMta hato. surasuMdarI svastha bhUmi para besI gaI ane paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM potAnA manane joDI dIdhuM. tyAM dUra dUra dariyAmAMthI jANe manuSyono avAja AvavA lAgyo. surasuMdarIe potAnuM dhyAna pUrNa karyuM ane UbhI thaI gaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya eka vahANa yakSadvIpa tarapha ja AvI rahyuM hatuM. surasuMdarInuM mana nAcI UDyuM. ekAda ghaTikAmAM to vahANa kinArA pAse AvI gayuM ane TapoTapa mANaso kinArA para utarI AvyA. e lokone mIThuM pANI levuM hatuM. e lokoe dUra UbhelI surasuMdarIne joI... jatA ja rahyA. vahANamAMthI UtarI rahelA. e vahANanA mAlika pAse doDyA ane kahyuM: zreSThI, tyAM juo... surasuMdarI tarapha hAtha lAMbA karIne temaNe zreSThInuM dhyAna doryuM. zreSThInI dRSTi surasuMdarI para paDI.. te paNa joto ja rahI gayo. mANasone pUchuyuM?" A koNa haze A nirjana dvIpa para?" A dvIpanI adhiSThAyikA devI ja lAge che, tame ciMtA na karo. huM e devI pAse jAuM chuM.... tame tamAruM kAma karo." zreSThI surasuMdarI pAse Avyo, sASTAMga praNipAta karyo ane be hAtha joDIne mastaka namAvIne Ubho rahyo. mahAnubhAva, huM koI devI nathI... huM to eka mAnava-strI chuM...' surasuMdarI samajI gaI hatI ke A vyApArI mane devI mAnIne praNAma karI rahyo che eTale teNe spaSTatA karI. to pachI tame A dvIpa para kyAMthI AvyAM ane ekalAM ja kema cho?' huM ahIM mArA kaMtha sAthe AvI hatI... ame siMhaladvIpa javA mATe nIkaLyAM hatAM. paraMtu mAro kaMtha mAro tyAga karIne... mane UMdhatI mUkIne cAlyo gayo. tethI huM ahIM ekalI chuM, ane evA koI vahANanI pratIkSA karI rahI chuM ke je vahANa siMhaladvIpa tarapha jatuM hoya athavA koI vahANa caMpAnagarI tarapha jatuM hoya tame jo mArI sAthe Avo to huM tamane siMhaladvIpa laI jaIza.' zreSThI surasuMdarInA rUpa para mugdha banI gayo hato... paraMtu teNe potAnI vANI para pUro saMyama rAkhIne surasuMdarIne potAnI sAthe laI javAnI vAta karI. surasuMdarI catura hatI... eka ajANyA paradezI sAthe samudramArge javAnAM bhayasthAno te jANatI hatI... vaLI pote kaMtha vinAnI ekAkI nArI hatI, yuvatI hatI. puruSanI nabaLAI enAthI ajANI na hatI... eTale teNe zreSThIne kahyuM: For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya | 'tame mane siMhaladvIpa sudhI laI jazo to huM tamAro upakAra nahIM bhUluM.. paraMtu mArI eka vAta tame mAno to huM tamArI sAthe AvuM.' "kaI vAta? tame kaho te vAta mAnavA taiyAra chuM!" zreSThI khUba AnaMdamAM AvI gayo. kAM to tamAre mane tamArI bhaginI mAnavAnI, kAM to dIkarI mAnavAnI. mArA pati sivAya duniyAnA badhA ja puruSo kAM to mArA pitA che, kAM mArA bhrAtA che.' "mane tamArI vAta mAnya che. tame cAlo mArI sAthe." to huM upavanamAM jaIne thoDI ja vAramAM pAchI AvuM chuM. tame mArI pratikSA karazo ne?' avazya, tamAre je kArya patAvavAnAM hoya te patAvIne AvI jajo." tamAro mahAna upakAra..! surasuMdarIe zreSThIne mastaka namAvIne praNAma kayAM ane drata gatithI te upavanamAM pahoMcI, kAraNa ke yakSarAjanI anujJA levAnI hatI!" jevI e upavanamAM pravezI, tevA ja yakSarAja pragaTa thayA ane bolyA: "beTI, Aje tuM javAnI ne?" hA jI, eka sAro sathavAro maLI gayo che Aje." 'jANuM chuM.' ApanI anumati levA AvI chuM.' mArI anumati che... paraMtu..." 'paraMtu zuM yakSarAja?' "samudramArga che... ajANyo sathavAro che... eTale pUrNa jAgrata raheje beTI!" yakSarAjanI vANI gadgad thaI gaI. Apano mArA mAthe hAtha che.. pachI mane zAnI ciMtA?' beTI, A dvIpa choDIne jyAre tuM samudramArge AgaLa vadhIza... tyAre huM tane na to joI zakIza ke na sahAyaka banI zakIza... kAraNa mAruM avadhijJAna A dvIpa pUratuM ja sImita che...' bhale, paraMtu ApanA aMtaranA AzIrvAda to mArI sAthe ja che... vaLI, zrI For Private And Personal Use Only

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94 prIta kiye duHkha hoya namaskAra mahAmaMtra to mArA ghaTamAM che... enA aciMtya prabhAvathI mAruM zIla sacavAze ja.' 'avazya... avazya beTI! mahAmaMtra navakAra tArI sadA rakSA karaze. mArA jevA krUra kALajAnA yakSane je mahAmaMtra badalI nAMkhyo... te mahAmaMtra adbhuta che.' 'Apa mane AzIrvAda Apo... eTale huM kinAre pahoMcI jAuM...' 'mArA tane anaMta AzIrvAda che beTI, prasannacitte yAtrA karaje... tane zIghratayA tArA patino saMyoga thAo!' yakSarAje surasuMdarInA mastaka para hAtha mUkyo ane surasuMdarI praNAma karI samudrakinArA tarapha cAlI. zreSThI surasuMdarInI pratIkSA karato Ubho hato. mane AvavAmAM thoDo vilaMba thayo, nahIM? kSamA karajo.' surasuMdarIe zreSThInI kSamA mAMgI. 'koI ja vilaMba nathI thayo. hamaNAM ja mANaso pANI bharIne vahANamAM caDhyA che. have ApaNe vahANamAM caDhI jaIe.' surasuMdarIne vahANamAM caDhatAM zreSThIe Teko Apyo. surasuMdarInA dehano sparza thatAM... zreSThI dhrujI UThyo. surasuMdarI utsAhamAM hatI... tene zreSThInA sparzano khyAla paNa na Avyo. te vahANamAM caDhI gaI. enI pAchaLa zreSThI paNa caDhI gayo. zreSThIe surasuMdarIne, potAnA khaMDanI pAseno ja khaMDa batAvIne kahyuM: 'ahIM tane phAvaze ne? A khaMDamAM tArA sivAya koI ja nahIM rahe. ahIM badhI ja sagavaDatA che.' khaMDa nAno hato chatAM svaccha hato. suMdara hato ane zaNagArelo hato. surasuMdarIe kahyuM; 'pitAjI, mAre to AnAthI nAno ane sAmAnya khaMDa haze to paNa cAlaze.' 'zA mATe? mArA vahANamAM tane koI ja kamI nahIM dekhAya... ane tAre koI ja ciMtA karavAnI nathI. vahANanA tamAma mANasone meM sUcanA ApI dIdhI che ke e badhA tArI AjJAnuM akSarazaH pAlana karaze.' 'Apa mArA para u5kA2no bhAra vadhArI rahyA cho.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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95 prIta kiye duHkha hoya upakAra nathI karato, kartavyanuM pAlana karuM chuM." Apa kharekhara, mahApuruSa cho..."surasuMdarI kRtajJatA pragaTa karatAM gadgad thaI gaI. jo, A tArA mATenAM vastro che. A malina vastro utArIne e vastro paherI leje. snAna mATenI paNa sagavaDa che... pachI ApaNe sAthe ja bhojana karIzuM.' surasuMdarIe sAta sAta divasathI anna lIdhuM na hatuM, mAtra phalAhAra karyo hato. zreSThInI bhojananI vAta sAMbhaLIne tenI sudhA bhabhUkI UThI. jaladI jaladI te snAnagharamAM pravezI... snAna karyuM ane vastraparivartana karI lIdhuM ane te svastha thaI. thoDI ja vAramAM zreSThI-svayaM surasuMdarInA khaMDamAM Avyo ane bhojana mATe ene laI gayo. khUba Adara sAthe Agraha karIne bhojana karAvyuM ane bolyo have tuM nirAMte jaIne vizrAMti kara.. huM paNa mArA khaMDamAM jaIne have vizrAma karIza. koIpaNa kAma hoya to mane bolAvaje..." surasuMdarI potAnA khaMDamAM AvI. khaMDanuM dvAra baMdha karyuM ane palaMgamAM paDI. bhojana karyA pachI sUvAnI tene Teva na hatI. tene nidrA na AvI paNa vicArono dhasAro thayo... huM ajANI.. A zreSThI paNa ajANyo... chatAM mArA para keTalI dayA karI? mArI keTalI kALajI le che? mane sAro sathavAro maLI gayo. have thoDA divasomAM ja amarakumArano bheTo thaI jaze... e mane jIvatI joIne Azcaryacakita thaI jaze... nA, nA zaramiMdo thaI jaze... jo ke ene pAchaLathI to potAnI bhUla samajAI haze.. krodha UtarI gayA pachI mANasane potAnI bhUla samajAtI hoya che. paNa zuM e potAnI bhUla svIkAraze? bhale na svIkAre... huM ene kaDavAM veNa nahIM kahuM... jANe kaMI banyuM ja nathI. e rIte vyavahAra karIza..' A zreSThIno paricaya to meM pUchyo ja nahIM! are, enuM nAma paNa pUchyuM nahIM... tene huM avivekI lAgI hoIza? hA, huM paNa svArthI to kharI ja ne? mAruM kAma thaI gayuM eTale nAma pUchavA jeTalAya viveka huM cUkI gaI.. have pUchIza... ane koI kAma karavAnuM paNa mAgIza. mANasa sajjana lAge che. navakAramaMtranA prabhAve ja A badhu anukULa maLI AvyuM che. azaraNane zaraNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya A mahAmaMtra che! sAce ja sAdhvIjI suvratAe mArA para anaMta upakAra karyo che. emaNe mane ciMtAmaNi ratna ApyuM che. vicAromAM ne vicAromAM e kyAre nidrAdhIna thaI gaI eno ene khyAla ja na rahyo. jyAre e jAgI tyAre divasano trIjo prahara pUro thavA Avyo hato. te zIgha UbhI thaI. vastro ThIka karyA ane dvAra kholyuM. khaMDamAMthI bahAra AvI. te vahANanA tUtaka para pahoMcI. cAre bAju samudra... UchaLatAM taraMgo... ane pANInA ghughavATa... yakSadIpa para rahIne dariyA sAthe teNe dostI bAMdhI hatI ne? dariyAnA darzanamAM tene AnaMda maLato hato. te sthira dRSTie samudradarzana karatI UbhI hatI tyAM enI pAchaLa AvIne zreSThI dhanaMjaya Ubho rahI gayo hato. "zuM siMhaladvIpane zodhe che?' zreSThIe pUchayuM: surasuMdarI camakI, teNe pAchaLa joyuM. dhanaMjaya hisI rahyo hato. teNe suMdara vastro paheryA hatAM. tenAM vastromAMthI sugaMdha AvatI hatI. haju to ApaNe ghaNA divasanI yAtrA karavI paDaze tyAre siMhaladvIpa Avaze." "are hA, huM to ApanuM nAma pUchavAnuM bhUlI gaI mane loko zreSThI dhanaMjaya kahe che." 'ApanI janmabhUmi?' huM ahichatrA nagarIno vAsI chuM." "to to caMpAthI bahu dUra nahIM." meM caMpAne joI che. vyApArArthe Avelo chuM." ane vyApArArthe ja siMhaladvIpa jAo cho ne?' 'hA, vyApArano hetu to kharI ja, sAthe sAthe ajANyA deza-pradezone jovAnI lAlasA paNa kharI.' dhanaMjayanI dRSTi vAraMvAra surasuMdarInA yuvAna deha para pharatI hatI. surasuMdarInA pAradarzaka vastromAMthI DokAtA yauvanamAM dhanaMjayanuM viSayI mana lAlacuM banIne lapeTAye jatuM hatuM. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vAdaLanI kora para meghadhanuSyanA jevA raMga racAya che tevA raMgomAM zreSThI dhanaMjaya rAcavA lAgyo. dhanaMjaya yuvAna hato. chelachabIlo hato. surasuMdarInA dehamAMthI ene navaraMgI phUlanI suMgadha AvatI hatI. surasuMdarInA premane pAmavA mATe enuM mana adhIruM banatuM hatuM, paraMtu e adhIrAIne abhivyakta thavA deto na hato. surasuMdarI svayaM ene cAhavA lAge. evI enI icchA hatI. e surasuMdarI pratye sahAnubhUti vyakta karato hato. amarakumAranI nindA karato hato. surasuMdarI nizcita banI rahe.. evuM AzvAsana Apato hato. - surasuMdarI dhanaMjayanA samagra vyavahArane "saujanya' samajatI hatI. yakSadvIpa para dhanaMjaye ApelA vacanane "brahmavAkya" samajIne e nizcita hatI. chatAM kyAreka dhanaMjayanI dRSTine potAnA deha para pharatI jotI tyAre tene AMcako lAgato... "A kema mArA dehane dhArI dhArIne joyA kare che?' eTale teNe vastra paridhAna paNa khUba maryAdAmAM karavA mAMDyuM. jhINAM vastro paheravAnAM baMdha karyA. eka divasa surasuMdarI potAnA khaMDamAM beThI hatI. bhUtakALanI smRtione vAgoLatI hatI, tyAM dhanaMjaye khaMDamAM praveza karyo. surasuMdarIe UbhA thaIne svAgata karyuM. dhanaMjaya tyAM paDelA bhadrAsana para besI gayo ane bolyo: surasuMdarI, Aje mArA manamAM tArA mATe eka vicAra Avyo... ane mAruM mana vyathita thaI gayuM...' mArA kAraNe tamAruM mana vyathita thayuM? mArI evI koI bhUla...' nA, nA huM to bIjI ja vAta karuM chuM. tArI koI ja bhUla nathI... bhUla karI che amarakumAre.." nA, emanI bhUla nathI, mArAM pApakarma udayamAM AvyAM che...' eTale zuM enI bhUlanI sajA tAre bhogavavAnI? tuM icche to tArAM puNyakarma udayamAM AvI zake... atyAre udayamAM AvI zake... paNa e mATe tAre tArA manamAMthI e krUra haiyAnA amarane dUra karavo joIe...' 'tame AvuM na bolo. mANasanA jIvanamAM bhUlo thatI ja hoya che. bhUla karanAra svajanane tyajI na devAya. jo tyajI devAya to koI saMbaMdha TakI ja na For Private And Personal Use Only

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98. prIta kiye duHkha hoya zake. zuM kAle mArAthI bhUla na thaI zake? ane e mAro tyAga karI de to? svajanonI bhUlane paraspara sahI levI joIe... e ja sukhI jIvanano sAco upAya che....' kyAM sudhI sahyA karavAnuM? sahavAmAM ne sahavAmAM yuvAnIne pUrI karI nAMkhavAnI? sukha bhogavavAnA saMyogo maLavA chatAM e saMyogone gumAvI devAnA?" premInA prahAra sahavAno paNa eka AnaMda hoya che bhAI!' surasuMdarIe "bhAI' zabda para bhAra mUkyo. dhanaMjayane e zabda na gamyo. te bolyo: A prahAra jIvaleNa che suMdarI! sahavAnI paNa hada hoya che... hA bIjuM koI prema ApanAra na maLe tyAM sudhI sahyA karavuM paDe.. e judI vAta che.... paraMtu prahAra karanArA premI karatAM vadhu prema ApanAra snehI maLe to eno svIkAra karI levo joIe.' eTale to tamArI sAthe AvI chuM!' eTale? zuM tuM mane amara karatAM vadhAre cAhe che? tuM mane prema kare che?... to to huM dhanya banI gayo...!" dhanaMjaya Asana parathI Ubho thaI gayo.. ne surasuMdarInI pAse AvIne Ubho... 'tamane huM mArA bhrAtA tarIke cAhuM chuM. zuM bhAI-bahenano prema e prema nathI?' tuM mane bhAI mAnIne cAhatI hoIza... huM tane bahena mAnIne cAhI zakato nathI. tane huM mArI priyA rUpe cAhuM chuM suMdarI.!" dhanaMjayanA A zabdae surasuMdarIne coMkAvI dIdhI. te sAvadhAna thaI gaI. tenI AMkhomAMthI komaLatA cAlI gaI.. chatAM eNe vANIno saMyama jALavIne kahyuM: tame mane vacana ApeluM che, te bhUlI gayA?' e vacana pALavAnI zakti meM khoI nAMkhI che... have tane mArI priyA banAvIne sukhI karavAnI icchA prabaLa banI gaI che.." huM sukhI ja chuM. tamAre mane sukhI karavAno vicAra karavAnI jarUra nathI. tamAre tamAruM vacana pALavuM joIe.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 99 "meM tane kahyuM ne ke huM vacana pALI zakuM ema nathI. huM tArA apsarA jevA rUpamAM mohita thayo chuM. tAruM yauvana jAuM chuM.... ane mArAM aMgeaMga saLagI UThe che.. mane rAtre nidrA nathI AvatI. bhojana paNa nathI bhAvatuM..." A to vizvAsaghAta che. tame moTA vyApArI cho... tamAre vacanabhaMga na ja karavo joIe. parastrIgamananuM pApa tamAro vinAza karaze. mATe tamArA manamAMthI A pApa-vicArane dariyAmAM pheMkI do. eTale to kahuM chuM ke tuM mArI strI banI jA. A aDhaLaka saMpattinI svAminI banI jA. mArA saMge pAMce indriyonAM sukha bhogava... tane huM kyAreya duHkhI nahIM thavA dauM..." dhanaMjaye ekadama surasuMdarIno hAtha pakaDI lIdho.... surasuMdarIe tarata ja jhATako mArIne hAtha choDAvI lIdho ane dUra haTI gaI. enuM mana roSathI bhabhUkI UThyuM..... chatAM teNe zAMta zabdomAM kahyuM : "zuM tame mane vicAra karavAno paNa samaya nahIM Apo? "nA... suMdarI, tArA saMyoga vinAnI eka kSaNa paNa mArA mATe...' to huM jIbha kacarIne ApaghAta karI daIza. athavA A dariyAmAM kUdI paDIza." nA... nA..., evuM duHsAhasa na karIza. bhale tAre vicAra karavo hoya to karI le.. sAMja sudhI vicAra karI le... basa, pachI tuM A judA khaMDamAM nahIM rahe... mArA khaMDamAM AvI jaIza! AjanI rAta svargIya sukhamAM vItaze...!" dhanaMjaya khaMDa choDIne cAlyo gayo.. surasuMdarInA mukhamAMthI zabdo sarI paDyA... "duSTa... naphphaTa.. tArI rAta svargIya sukhamAM nahIM.. nArakIya duHkhamAM na vIte... to mane yAda karaje!" surasuMdarIe tarata ja potAnA khaMDanA dvArane baMdha karyuM. ane palaMgamAM phasaDAI paDI.. raDI paDI. 'amare vizvAsaghAta karyo. A vepArIe paNa vizvAsaghAta karyo. mArAM kevA pApakarma udayamAM AvyAM che? AnA karatAM to huM yakSadvIpamAM ja rahI gaI hota to sAruM hatuM.. mArA zIlanAM jatana to thAta... amarane AvavuM hota to tyAM Avata.. paNa huM ja enA mohamAM mUDha banI.. ane enI pAse pahoMcavA A vahANamAM besI gaI.. ajANayA puruSa para nArIe vizvAsa na karavo joIe, chatAM meM karI dIdho.. huM enAM mIThAM vacanomAM bhoLavAI gaI.. zuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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100 prIta kiye duHkha hoya duniyAnA loko AvA bevacanI hoya che? have huM koI paNa puruSa para vizvAsa nahIM karuM... prANanA bhoge paNa mArA zIlanI rakSA karIza.. A duSTa mane enI saMpattinI lAlaca Ape che. mUrkhane zuM khabara nathI ke huM rAjakumArI chuM? tArA vaibhava karatAM to hajAro gaNA vadhAre vaibhava mArA pitAnA che. ane mArA patinA che.' e mane abaLA samaje che.. e mane anAtha... asahAya samaje che.. eTale baLAtkAra karavA taiyAra thayo che. paNa koIpaNa bhoge huM enA hAthamAM AvavAnI nathI. zrI paMcaparameSThi bhagavaMto mArI rakSA karo." ane ene zrI navakAramaMtrano jApa yAda Avyo. "Aje mAre jApa karavAno rahI gayo che...' eNe jamIna para Asana pAtharyuM ane jApa karavA besI gaI. madhyama svare eNe jApa zarU karyo.... dhIre dhIre te dhyAnamagna banI gaI.... dhyAnamAM tene eka divya dhvani saMbhaLAyo: "beTI, dariyAmAM kUdI paDa! nirbhaya banIne kUdI paDa!" suMdarIe AMkho kholI. khaMDamAM cAre bAju joyuM. "koNe mane dariyAmAM kUdI paDavAno Adeza Apyo?" svagata bolI UbhI thaI... khaMDamAM AMTA mAravA lAgI. mAre dariyAmAM kUdI paDavuM joIe. sAcI vAta che. to ja mAruM zIla akhaMDa rahe. kAmAMdha banelo A zeTha nahIMtara mArA pavitra dehane kalaMkita karaze. prANa vinAnA dehane paNa e nahIM choDe...' eNe khaMDanI eka bArI kholI nAMkhI.. dariyo UchaLI rahyo hato.. jANe ke surasuMdarIne sAda pADIne bolAvato na hoya! "Ava beTI, mArI pAse AvI jA, mArA utsaMgamAM samAI jA.. tane ane tArA zIlane jarAya AMca nahIM AvavA dauM! tArA haiye jema dharma che tema mArA haiye paNa dharma che." surasuMdarIe sAgaranA khoLe javAno manomana nirNaya karI lIdho. tenA mukha para AnaMda chavAI gayo. dvAra para TakorA paDyA. suMdarIe dvAra kholyuM. sAme dhanaMjaya Ubho hato. "cAla, bhojana karI le." "mAre bhojana nathI karavuM." kema?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'bhUkha nathI.' 'vicAra karI lIdho?' 101 'hA.' 'mArI vAta kabUla?' 'adhIra na bano. ApaNe saMdhyA samaye vahANanA tUtaka para jaIne besIzuM... tyAM AthamatA sUryanI zAkhe ane UchaLatA udadhinI zAkhe nirNaya karIzuM... paNa hA, tyAM ApaNA be sivAya koI ja mANasa na joIe!' bahu sarasa! teM sthaLa ane kALa keTalo sarasa pasaMda karyo! tyAM ApaNA be sivAya koI ja hAjara nahIM rahe...' 'to huM vastraparivartana karI lauM...' 'huM paNa suMdara vastro paherI lauM!' 'tamAre bhojana karavuM hoya to karI lo..' 'nA re, have managamatuM bhojana karIza.' surasuMdarIe potAnA khaMDanAM dvAra baMdha karyAM. suMdara vastro paherI lIdhAM... ane dhyAnamAM besI gaI. zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA dhyAnamAM lIna thaI gaI. enA aMgeaMgamAM romAMca thaI gayo. teNe sUkSma kaMpana anubhavyuM.. teNe AMkho kholI, UbhI thaI ane dvAra kholIne bahAra nIkaLI. dhanaMjaya paNa svargIya AzAo ane apAra umaMgo laIne AvI pahoMcyo. baMne vahANanA tUtaka para jaIne beThAM. nAviko ane nokaro tyAMthI khasI gayA hatA. sUrya asta thavAnI taiyArImAM hato. samudra tophAnI banyo hato. kSitija dhUMdhaLI dekhAtI hatI. dhanaMjaye kahyuM: 'suMdarI tAro hAtha mArA hAthamAM Apa... AthamatA sUryanI zAkhe Aje huM pANigrahaNa karuM...' 'dhanaMjaya!' surasuMdarIe nAma laIne kahyuMH Aje dariyo tophAnI lAge che, nahIM? ApaNuM vahANa paNa DolI rahyuM che...' For Private And Personal Use Only 'DolI nathI rahyuM suMdarI, nAcI rahyuM che! ApaNA milananI khuzImAM nAcI rahyuM che...'

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102 'paNa A nRtya zaMkaranuM tAMDavanRtya banI gayuM to?' 'tuM atyAre AvAM vacana na bola suMdarI...' mane tAro sarvavinAza dekhAya che dhanaMjaya...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'suMdarI?...' dhanaMjaya rADa pADI UThyo. 'huM sAcuM kahuM chuM dhanaMjaya.. vinAzakALa sAva nikaTa che.. nahIMtara tArI buddhi bagaData nahIM.' 'zuM tAre AvI ja vAto karavAnI che ahIM?' dhanaMjaya roSathI saLagI UThyo. 'nA, mAre tane kahevuM hatuM te kahI dIdhuM..., tuM mane javAba Apa ke tuM mane mArA pati pAse surakSita pahoMcADIza ke nahIM?' 'e pati tAro marI gayo... tAro pati... tArI sAme che...' 'namo arihaMtANaM...' nA gaganabhedI nAda sAthe surasuMdarI samudramAM kUdI paDI. 'suMdarI... suMdarI... are, doDo.. suMdarI dariyAmAM paDI gaI...' dhanaMjaya bebAkaLo thaI gayo. enI bUma sAMbhaLIne nAviko tUtaka para doDI AvyA.. paraMtu tyAM to vahANa UchaLavA lAgyuM. susavATA karatA pavane vahANanuM saDha cIrI nAMkhyuM... eka joradAra kaDAko thayo.. ane vahANano staMbha tUTI paDyo.. nAviko 'sAvadhAna... sAvadhAna...' nI bUmo pADatA rahyA ane AkAzamAMthI dhodhamAra varSA zarU thaI. For Private And Personal Use Only AbhaUMcAM mojAM UchaLavA lAgyAM ane vahANe jaLasamAdhi lIdhI. vahANa sAthe dhanaMjaya ane enA mANaso badhA ja samudranA taLiye garakAva thaI gayA. vahANanAM lAkaDAM dariyA para taravA lAgyAM...

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18 8. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir aMdhArA Abhano ochAyo hato. AkAzamAMthI pANI muzaLadhAre varasatAM hatAM. varasAdanI ghanaghora rAta jAmI hatI. kAcApocAnAM haiyAM cirAI jAya evI vIjaLIo camakatI hatI. mahAsAgaranA tophAnI taraMgo sagarbhAne prasava karAvI de tevA bhayAnaka hatA, tUTelA vahANanuM eka pATiyuM surasuMdarInA hAthamAM AvI gayuM. teNe pATiyAne bAtha bhIDI lIdhI. pATiyA sAthe te mahAsAgaramAM UchaLavA lAgI. tenuM mana niraMtara zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA smaraNamAM lIna hatuM. tene potAnA prANonI paravA na hatI. tene potAnA zIlanI rakSA thayAno apAra AnaMda hato. dhanaMjayanA vahANane tUTatuM teNe joyuM hatuM ane tUTelA vahANanI jaLasamAdhi paNa teNe joI hatI. dhIre dhIre sAgara zAMta thayo. sAgaranAM zAMta pANI para surasuMdarI tarI rahI hatI. lAMbA pATiyAne chAtIsarasuM dAbIne te sUI ja gaI hatI. pATiyuM tarI rahyuM hatuM. jyAre surasuMdarInI AMkho khUlI... tyAre teNe potAnI jAtane eka nagaranA kinAre taNAI AvelI joI. kinArAnI retI para pATiyuM coMTI gayeluM hatuM. te jhaTapaTa UbhI thaI gaI. tenAM vastra Thera Thera phATI gayAM hatAM ane bhInAM hatAM. te kinArA para UbhI rahI gaI. havAmAM teNe potAnAM vastrone sukAvA dIdhAM. 'A kayuM nagara haze? jAuM nagaramAM... paraMtu ajANyA nagaramAM huM kyAM jaIza? vaLI koI navI Aphata... bhale Ave Aphata... dariyAmAM kUdI paDIne Aphatano sAmano karyo che... to enAthI vadhIne bIjI kaI Aphata Avaze? ahIM UbhA rahevAno koI artha nathI...' surasuMdarIe nagara tarapha cAlavA mAMDavuM. e benAtaTa nagara hatuM. nagaranA mukhya daravAjAmAM eNe praveza karyo. tyAM teNe nagaramAM bhAre kolAhala sAMbhaLyo. rAjamArga para eka paNa mANasa na hato. AsapAsanAM makAnomAMthI mANasonI bumo saMbhaLAtI hatI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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104 prIta kiye duHkha hoya are o bAI, koI makAnamAM caDhI jA... nahIMtara marI jaIza... hAthI tane paga nIce chuMdI nAkhaze...' paraMtu surasuMdarI to rAjamArga para cAlatI ja rahI... tyAM sAmethI unmatta banelo rAjahastI dhasI AvatA teNe joyo... AlAnastaMbha toDIne, dArUnI dukAna toDIne teNe madirAnuM moTuM bhAjana pI nAMkhyuM hatuM... ane te tophAne caDhayo hato. sainiko tene vaza karI zakatA na hatA ke mArI zakatA na hatA. surasuMdarI gabharAI gaI.. stabdha thaI gaI... mArganI vacce ja UbhI rahI gaI. hAthI Avyo. teNe suMDhamAM surasuMdarIne jakaDI lIdhI ane doDyo dariyA tarapha, lokoe hAhAkAra karI mUkyo. "A duSTa hAthI bicArI A strIne kAM to paga nIce kacaDI nAMkhaze. kAM to dariyAmAM pheMkI deze. koI ene bacAvo..." sainiko hAthInI pAchaLa doDyA... paraMtu hAthIe to surasuMdarIne AkAzamAM phaMgoLI dIdhI.. jANe gophaNamAMthI patthara chUTyo.. phaMgoLAyelI surasuMdarI sAgaramAM pheMkAI gaI... paraMtu e paDI eka moTA vahANamAM! dUra dezanA eka vepArInuM e vahANa hatuM. benAtaTa nagaramAM vepAra karavA te rokAyeluM hatuM. e vahANano mAlika hato eka pleccha... anArya. enuM nAma hatuM phAnahAna. phAnahAna vahANanA tUtaka para Ubho hato. potAnA vahANamAM eka strIne paDelI joIne tarata ja te enI pAse doDI gayo. vahANanA nAviko ane nokaro paNa bhegA thaI gayA. surasuMdarI mUcchita thaI gaI hatI. tenA mAthAnA pAchalA bhAgamAMthI lohI nIkaLatuM hatuM. phAnahAne tarata ja ghAne dhoI nAMkhI paTTI bAMdhI dIdhI. zItala pANIno chaMTakAva karI surasuMdarIne bhAnamAM lAvI dIdhI. | kinArA para seMkaDo nagaravAsIo doDI AvyA hatA. phAnahAne izArAthI lokone samajAvI dIdhuM ke strI bacI gaI che!" loko nagaramAM cAlyA gayA. phAnahAne surasuMdarIne navAM vastro ApIne kahyuM: "pahelAM tuM vastraparivartana karI le.' surasuMdarI vahANanA eka khaMDamAM cAlI gaI ane vastraparivartana karI lIdhuM. enuM AkhuM zarIra beThA mArathI duHkhI rahyuM hatuM. phAnahAne paricArikA For Private And Personal Use Only

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105 prIta kiye duHkha hoya sAthe uSNa dudha mokalyuM. surasuMdarIe dUdha pIdhuM ane pachI sUI gaI. eka prahara vItI gayo. enI nidrA khUlI. phAnahAne khaMDamAM praveza karyo. enI pAchaLa ja paricArikA bhojanano thALa laIne khaMDamAM dAkhala thaI. "suMdarI, le A bhojana karI le...' kAnahAna surasuMdarInA adbhuta rUpane joIne mugdha thaI gayo hato. teNe to surasuMdarInA sauMdaryane joIne "suMdarI" kahIne bolAvI, paraMtu surasuMdarI potAnuM nAma A ajANyA yuvAna vepArInA mukhe sAMbhaLI.. Azcarya pAmI.... tame mAruM nAma kevI rIte jANo cho? meM to tamane mAruM nAma kahyuM nathI..." "tAruM adbhuta saundarya tAruM nAma kahI de che suMdarI!" vepArI luccuM hasyo. surasuMdarI sAvadhAna banI gaI. "vAto ApaNe pachI karIzuM. pahelAM tuM bhojana karI le." nA, mAre bhojana nathI karavuM." keTalA divasa tuM bhUkhI rahIza? rahevAya tyAM sudhI." surasuMdarIe nIcI dRSTie javAba Apyo. zA mATe bhUkhe maravAnuM? jo, tane bhAve evuM bhojana che... chatAM tane A vastuo na bhAvatI hoya to bIjI vastuo banAvarAvuM...paNa tAre bhojana to karavuM ja paDaze..." surasuMdarIne sudhA to lAgI ja hatI. vepArIe khUba Agraha karyo eTale bhojana karI lIdhuM. te svastha banI. teno zrama dUra thayo. phAnahAna cAlyo gayo. surasuMdarIne rahevA mATe svataMtra khaMDa teNe ApI dIdho. surasuMdarI eka zuddha bhUmibhAga para padmAsane besI gaI ane zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano jApa zarU karI dIdho. eka prahara sudhI teNe jApa karyo. vahANa benAtaTanagarathI UpaDI gayuM hatuM. samudrayAtrA cAlu thaI gaI hatI. surasuMdarI bArI pAse jaIne UbhI. A e ja mahAsAgara hato ke jemAM e kUdI paDI hatI. jemAM dhanaMjaye vahANa sAthe jaLasamAdhi lIdhI hatI. surasuMdarI mATe jANe e ghaTanA eka svapna banI gaI hatI. e dRzya smRtimAM AvatAM te dhrujI UThI. A vyApArI paNa mArA mATe ajANyo che. enI dRSTi sArI nathI.. For Private And Personal Use Only

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106 prIta kiye duHkha hoya jarUra... eNe mArI sArasaMbhALa lIdhI che... paraMtu A paNa mArA yauvanano bhUkhyo to thavAno ja? strInuM yauvana eTale zuM puruSonI vAsanAne saMtoSavAnuM bhojana ja haze? nA... nA, e mane sparza kare e pahelAM to huM dariyAmAM kUdI paDIza. have mane dariyAno Dara nathI... dariyo ja mArI rakSA karaze!' teNe pAchaLa pharIne joyuM to dvAra para phAnahAna Ubho hato. te yuvAna hato. suMdara hato... chelachabIlo hato... suMdarI, tane ahIM koI pratikULatA to nathI ne?" "nA, tame mArI kALajI rAkho cho, pachI pratikULatA zAnI? paraMtu mane tame kahezo ke ApaNe kyAM jaI rahyAM chIe?' sovanakuLa nagara tarapha " 'siMhaladvIpa keTalo dUra che?' sovanakuLathI paNa ghaNo dUra che... ekAda mahinAno mArga kharo!! 'tame sovanakuLa sudhI ja javAnA cho?" tArI icchA jo siMhaladvIpa javAnI haze to ApaNe siMhaladvIpa paNa jaIzuM. paraMtu siMhaladIpa zA mATe javuM che? mArA pati tyAM gayAM che, mAre emanI pAse javuM che." phAnahAna mauna rahyo. surasuMdarInA rUpane nihALI rahyo. tenuM mana bolI UDyuM: tane huM tArA pati pAse nahi javA dauM. huM ja tAro pati banIza! tuM mArA tAbAmAM che. have tane nahIM chaTakavA dauM... bhale, sovanakuLa pahoMcyA pachI vicArIzuM." tamArAthI avAya evuM nahIM hoya to huM bIjA koI jahAjamAM mArI vyavasthA karI laIza.' enI ciMtA na karIza, tuM tAre ahIM mArA vahANamAM AnaMdathI rahe...' phAnahAne eka paricArikAne surasuMdarInI sevAmAM mUkI dIdhI ane pote potAnA khaMDamAM cAlyo gayo. surasuMdarIne kevI rIte vaza karI levI tenA vicAromAM khovAI gayo. surasuMdarInuM mana bolI rahyuM hatuM. "A vepArI paNa dhanaMjaya jevo ja laMpaTa che... mATe jarAya gaphalatamAM rahIza nahIM. enI AgatA-svAgatAmAM bhoLavAIza nahIM. enAM vacano para vizvAsa karIza nahIM... parAyI strI.... rUpa ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 107 yauvana.... ekAnta ane paravazatA... eTale puruSa lobhAyA vinA... kheMcAyA vinA na ja rahe.. eka kaDavo anubhava thaI gayo che." surasuMdarI pratikSaNa jAgRtimAM jIve che. phAnahAna ene rIjhavavAnA thAya eTalA prayatna kare che... paraMtu eNe joyuM ke surasuMdarI enA tarapha jarAya prema batAvatI nathI, tyAre teNe khullI rIte surasuMdarI samakSa lagnano prastAva mUkI devAno nirNaya karyo... jo e vAta na mAne to enA para baLAtkAra gujAravAno paNa manomana nirNaya karyo. surasuMdarI nityakrama mujaba zrI navakAramaMtrano jApa karIne beThI hatI tyAM phAnahAna enI pAse pahoMcyo. surasuMdarIe AvakAra Apyo paNa udAsIna bhAve. "suMdarI, tuM udAsa kema rahe che? tane ahIM koI pratikULatA hoya to kahe. tane udAsa joIne mAruM mana vihvaLa banI jAya che." phAnahAne surasuMdarIthI thoDe dUra Asana para besatAM kahyuM. tame jANo cho ke mArA patino mane viraha che. patinA virahamAM strI udAsa rahe te svAbhAvika che." zA mATe strIe udAsa rahevuM joIe? patinI khoTa pUranAra puruSa jo maLI jato hoya to eNe svIkAra karI levo joIe.' e vAta tamArA dezamAM cAlatI haze. amArA dezanI saMskRti judI che, amAro dharma judo che. amArA dezamAM to strInA jIvanamAM eka ja pati hoya. patinA mRtyu pachI paNa strI bIjA puruSa sAthe lagna na karI zake! e svecchAe vaidhavyane pALe!' have tuM kyAM tArA dezamAM che? huM tane mArA dezamAM laI jaIza. huM tane e ja vAta kahevA Avyo chuM ke tuM mArI sAthe lagna karI le... huM tane mArA dezamAM laI jaIza.... tyAM ApaNe svarganAM sukho bhogavIzuM." surasuMdarI roSathI saLagI UThI. te je vAtanI dhAraNA rAkhatI hatI, te ja vAta sAme AvIne UbhI. eNe dRDhatApUrvaka kahyuM: 'phAnahAna, Avo ja prastAva thoDA divasa pahelAM tArA jevA ja vepArI dhanaMjaye mArI sAme mUkyo hato. meM jyAre enI vAta na mAnI tyAre te mArA tarapha dhasI Avyo hato. paraMtu meM buddhipUrvaka mArI rakSA karI lIdhI hatI, chevaTe meM mArA zIlanI rakSA mATe A ja mahAsAgaramAM jhaMpalAvI dIdhuM hatuM... e ja vakhate enuM vahANa samudranA For Private And Personal Use Only

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108 prIta kiye duHkha hoya tophAnamAM tUTI gayuM hatuM ane e dhanaMjaya enA mANaso sAthe dariyAnA peTALamAM samAI gayo.. meM najare joyo che. e ja tUTelA vahANanuM pATiyuM mArA hAthamAM AvI gayuM... ane e pATiyAnA sahAre taratI taratI huM benAtaTanagaranA kinAre AvelI. pachI zuM banyuM te tame jANo cho... mATe tamane paNa kahuM chuM ke jo tame paNa dhanaMjayanI pAchaLa A dariyAnA taLiye javA icchatA ho to AgaLa vadhajo.. nahIMtara A vAtane dariyAmAM pheMkI do.." eka zvAse surasuMdarI bolI gaI. te hAMphavA lAgI. phAnahAna vicAramAM paDI gayo. surasuMdarIe ghughavATA karatA dariyA tarapha dRSTi mAMDI. phAnahAna Ubho thaIne khaMDamAM AMTA mAravA lAgyo. A strI roja koI maMtrajApa kare che... te huM jouM chuM.. jarUra ene koI daivI sahAya hoya... eNe je durghaTanAnI vAta karI, te sAcI lAge che.... nA, mAre mArI vinAza nathI karavo... huM enA para baLAtkAra karavA jAuM ne e dariyAmAM kUdI paDe to?... ane mAruM vahANa samudranA tophAnamAM tUTI paDe to?" nA nA, huM vyApArI chuM. dhana kamAvA mATe nIkaLyo chuM. mArI pAse dhana Avaze to AvI aneka strIo maLI raheze. mATe mAre Ane Azvasta karI devI joIe. mArA bhayathI e kadAca dariyAmAM kUdI na paDe...! eNe surasuMdarI sAme joyuM. surasuMdarI dariyA tarapha joI rahI hatI. "suMdarI, huM mArI vAta jatI karuM chuM. tuM nizcita rahe... have huM tArA khaMDamAM paNa nahIM AvuM. mane khabara na hatI ke tArA para devonI kRpA che.. mArI bhUlane mApha karI de...' tame mArA prANa bacAvyA che, tame mArA upakArI bhrAtA cho. mane tamArA tarapha koI dveSa nathI." "phAnahAna potAnA khaMDamAM gayo. e vepArI hato. enA magajamAM bIjI yojanA AkAra laI rahI hatI...' 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nArInuM zIla-ratna to saMsArano zaNagAra che, duniyAnuM saubhAgya che. strI ane sAgara eTale maryAdAnA puraskartA! e kyAreya maryAdA na lope. maryAdAvAna sAgaranA khoLe surasuMdarI potAnI maryAdAnuM jatana karI rahI hatI. potAnAM zIla-ratnanAM rUDAM rakhavALAM karI rahI hatI. bhale e eka vepArInI patnI hatI, paraMtu enI nasomAM eka vIra kSatriyANI mAtAnuM lohI vahetuM hatuM. sovanakuLanA kinAre phAnahAne potAnuM vahANa lAMgaryuM. teNe suMdarIne kahyuM : jo tArI icchA hoya to sovanakuLanagaramAM tArA patinI tapAsa karIe... ApaNe nagaramAM jaIe...' 'teo ahIM na hoI zake. temanAM vahANo A kinAre dekhAtAM nathI..." na dekhAya, tane duHkhI karyA pachI e ApattimAM phasAyo hoya... vahANo DUbI gayAM hoya ke lUMTAI gayAM hoya... ane e bhaTakato hoya koI nagaranA rastAo para... evuM na bane?' nA, nA, evuM azubha na bolo. huM hamezA emanA maMgalanI kAmanA karuM chuM... emanuM zubha thAo. chatAM tame kahetA ho to ApaNe A nagaramAM jaIe, koI siMhaladvIpanA mANaso maLI jAya to amarakumAra mATe pRcchA karI zakAya...' tArI vAta sAcI che. cAla ApaNe jaIe." surasuMdarIne laI phAnahAna sovanakuLanagaramAM pravezyo. nagaranI zobhA jotAM jotAM baMne nagaranA madhya bhAgamAM AvI pahoMcyA. tyAM phAnahAnanA vahANanA rakSaka sainiko hAjara hatA. phAnahAne surasuMdarI sAme kruratAbharI vANImAM kahyuM : o abhAgI nArI, tuM ahIM UbhI rahI jA, tuM ahIMthI kyAMya bhAgI nahIM zake. mArA mANaso cAre bAju UbhelA che. tArA pati tane kharIdavA ahIM AvI jaze! ahIM huM tAruM savA lAkha rUpiyAmAM lIlAma karIza, samajI? cUpacApa UbhI rahI jaje." For Private And Personal Use Only

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110 prIta kiye duHkha hoya surasuMdarI stabdha thaI gaI. phAnahAnanuM vikarALa rUpa joIne tenI vAcA harAI gaI... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir cAra rastAnI vacce eka UMco cotaro hato, phAnahAne surasuMdarIne cotarA para UbhI rAkhI ane tenI pAse rahIne bUmo pADavA lAgyo. 'savA lAkha rUpiyAmAM A rUpasuMdarI jene joIe te ahIM Avo! bhAratanI AvI suMdarI savA lAkhamAM paNa nahIM maLe...' tamAzAne teDuM nahIM! raste jatA loko bhegA thaI gayA. AsapAsanAM makAnomAMthI loko UtarI AvyA. A nagaramAM AvI rIte strI-puruSo chaDecoka vecAtAM hatAM eTale lokone koI Azcarya na hatuM. 'savA lAkha sonaiyA vadhAre che, kiMmata ochI karo...' ToLAmAMthI eka yuvAna bolyo. 'eka paiso paNa ocho nahIM thAya. savA lAkha rokaDA ApI jAo ane A apsarA laI jAo...' ToLuM moTuM thatuM jatuM hatuM. sahu Tagara Tagara surasuMdarIne joI rahyA hatA. surasuMdarInI AMkho baMdha hatI. enA mukha para viSAdanAM ghanaghora vAdaLa gherAyelAM hatAM. te zUnyamanaska thaI gaI hatI. amarakumAre karelA dagAno bhoga banyA pachI A bIjI vAra dagAno bhoga banI gaI hatI. A nagaramAM koInA haiye sneha ke sahAnubhUti jevI vAta na hatI. AvAM dRzyo temane roja jovA maLatAM hatAM. deza-paradezanA vepArIo ahIM mANasono paNa vepAra karatA hatA. sovanakuLamAM Avo kathIra jevo hIna koTino vepA2 paNa thato hato. eTalAmAM, ToLAmAM kaMIka khaLabhaLATa thayo... eka rUpavatI chatAM jAjaramAna vyaktitvavALI strI ToLAmAMthI AgaLa AvI rahI hatI. loko ene mArga ApatA hatA. te najIka AvI. teNe dhArI dhArIne surasuMdarInA dehane joyo. strInA dehanI parIkSA karavAmAM enI AMkho kuzaLa hatI. enuM nAma lIlAvatI hatuM. sovanakuLanI e prasiddha vezyA hatI. e eka moTuM vezyAgRha calAvatI hatI. enI pAse lAkho rUpiyA hatA. teNe phAnahAnane kahyuM: 'savA lAkha rUpiyA huM ApIza vepArI! laI cAla A strIne mArI havelIe.' lokoe harSanAda karyo. lIlAvatInI pAchaLa phAnahAna surasuMdarIne laIne For Private And Personal Use Only

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111 prIta kiye duHkha hoya cAlyo. surasuMdarIne Azcarya thayuM. "ahIM A ajANyA pradezamAM mArA mATe savA lAkha rUpiyA ApanAra koNa haze A bAI?" havelI AvI gaI. lIlAvatIe savA lAkha rUpiyA gaNI ApyA. phAnahAna rUpiyA laIne cAlyo gayo. lIlAvatI surasuMdarIne laIne potAnA bhavya ratikriyAbhavanamAM AvI. 'tAruM nAma zuM che?" surasuMdarI.' suMdara nAma che, huM tane suMdarI kahIza..." "cAlaze." tuM snAna karIne A suMdara vastro paherI le. pachI ApaNe zAMtithI vAto karIzuM." surasuMdarIe snAna karIne, lIlAvatIe ApelAM vastro paherI lIdhAM. te lIlAvatInI pAse AvIne besI gaI. lIlAvatI surasuMdarInA adbhuta rUpayauvanane joI mugdha banI gaI. tenuM mana bolI UThyuM : savA lAkha rUpiyA to dasa divasamAM mane A kamAvI Apaze!" teNe surasuMdarIne kahyuM: suMdarI, have tArA tana-mananAM duHkho gayAM samaja. tArA manamAM je koI ciMtAo hoya, vyathAo hoya. te badhuM bahAra pheMkI de. khUba prasannacitta thaI jA. A havelImAM tAre rahevAnuM che. tane bhAve te bhojana karavAmAM ne game te zaNagAra sajavAnA! A havelInA udyAnamAM sarovara che. emAM yatheccha jalakrIDA karaje. zarIra para sugaMdhI dravyonAM vilepana karaje... AMkhomAM aMjana karaje ...' paNa A badhuM zA mATe? mArA para tame ATaluM badhuM heta kema varasAvo cho, te mane nathI samajAtuM.." samajAze suMdarI! A badhuM karIne tAre A havelImAM AvanArA rasika dhanavAnone zayyAsukha ApavAnuM che. emane rIjhavIne hajAro rUpiyA meLavavAnA che! hA, tane game te rasika puruSane khuza karaje... tane je na game tene huM bIjI suMdarIo pAse mokalIza! "eTale zuM A vezyAgRha che? ane tame.." For Private And Personal Use Only

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112 prIta kiye duHkha hoya camakavAnI jarUra nathI suMdarI, loko.. dhanavAna loko Ane vezyAgRha nathI kahetA, svarga kahe che! ahIM temane apsarAo maLe che... apsarA sAthenuM zadhyAsukha mANavA teo ahIM Ave che... huM temanI pAsethI hajAro rUpiyA lauM chuM..." . surasuMdarInI AMkho sajala thaI gaI. tenuM hRdaya duHkhanA meru nIce kacaDAvA lAgyuM... dharatI para dRSTi sthira karIne teNe lIlAvatIne kahyuM: 'tame mArI vAta sAMbhaLazo?' "avazya sAMbhaLIza." huM eka duHkhiyArI strI chuM." ahIM je strI Ave che te badhI ja duHkhiyArI hoya che... pachI duHkha bhUlI jAya che.' huM mAruM duHkha bhUlavA mAMguM chuM." sArI vAta che." 'te mATe mAre traNa divasano samaya joIe che. traNa divasa sudhI huM koI puruSanuM mukha paNa joIza nahIM.' 'tyAra bAda?" tame kahezo tema karIza... kAraNa ke tame mane kharIdI lIdhI che. huM tamArI gulAma chuM..." ahIM tuM gulAma nahIM rahe. tuM rANInI jema rahIza, basa, mArI eka ja vAta tAre mAnavAnI che. je puruSane tArI pAse huM mokaluM.... tene saMpUrNapaNe rIjhavavAno!" "bhale, mane traNa divasa saMpUrNa vizrAma joIe che." maLI jaze, cAla mArI sAthe, jyAM tAre rahevAnuM che, e khaMDa batAvI dauM. khaMDane jotAM ja tAro thAka UtarI jaze..... ane palaMgamAM paDatAM ja tArAM eka eka aMga skUrtimAM AvI jaze.' lIlAvatIe surasuMdarIne rahevA mATe suMdara ane suzobhita khaMDa Apyo. khaMDamAM goThavAyelI badhI vyavasthA samajAvI dIdhI ane te cAlI gaI. surasuMdarIe turata ja khaMDanuM dvAra baMdha karI dIdhuM ane jamIna para paDI gaI... dhrusake ne dhrusake raDI paDI, haiyAmAM AMsuono sAgara ghUghavavA mAMDyo.... For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye du:kha hoya 113 'mArAM kevAM durbhAgya? mArAM kevAM pApakarmo udayamAM AvyAM? jenAthI bacavA... ne jene bacAvavA huM dariyAmAM kUdI paDI... te sthaLamAM huM AvI phasANI... ahIM huM mArA zIlane kevI rIte bacAvIza? A vezyAe mane kharIdI lIdhI che. savA lAkha rUpiyA jevI moTI rakama ApIne kharIdI lIdhI che.. e mane nahIM choDe.. huM game teTalI AjIjI karuM to paNa mane nahIM javA de.' paNa.. eNe mane kema kharIdI? huM rUpavatI chuM mATe ne? mAruM rUpa ja mAruM zatru banyuM che.. pelA dhanaMjaya ane A phAnahAna kema mArA 52 mohita thayA? mArA rUpanA pApe mArA rUpane huM khUba cAhatI hatI... mAruM rUpa joIne huM mArA puNyano udaya mAnatI hatI.. amara mArA rUpanI prazaMsA karato hato tyAre huM phulAI jatI hatI.. e rUpa ja mArAM duHkhonuM kAraNa banyuM che.. zuM karuM? saLagAvI dauM A rUpane? hA, saLagAvI dauM mArA mukhane.. huM kurUpa thaI jAuM... mArA vALa baLI jaze.. mAruM mukha baLI jaze, pachI mArA para koI mohita nahIM thAya... A vezyA paNa mane kADhI mUkaze... paraMtu... acAnaka amara AvI maLe to? arere... amara! teM A zuM karyuM? tArA vizvAse.. tArA ja khoLAmAM sUtelI tArI priyAne teM kema tyajI dIdhI? zuM tuM bIjI koI zikSA na karI zakyo hota? are, teM mArA prANa laI lIdhA hota to paNa huM tane nA rokata, paraMtu mAruM zIla to akhaMDa raheta ne? 'tuM maLIza' e AzAe zuM mAre jIvavAnuM? zIla khoIne to jIvavAnuM mArA mATe azakya che.. jIvIne zIla bacAvavuM paNa have azakya lAge che.. nahIMtara mArA pApakarma mane vezyAgRhamAM lAvIne kema mUke? mArA amara, have kadAca huM tane nahIM maLuM A bhavamAM. traNa divasano samaya che mArI pAse.. jo mAro mahAmaMtra mane traNa divasamAM mArI zIla rakSA mATe koI bIjo mArga sujhADaze. to to huM ApaghAtano mArga nahIM lauM... nahIMtara... are, Aje meM haju sudhI navakAramaMtrano jApa karyo nathI..? basa, have ahIM mAre bIjuM koI kAma nathI. traNa divasamAM thAya eTalo jApa karI lauM... surasuMdarIe padmAsane besIne mahAmaMtrano jApa zarU karyo. dhIre dhIre jApamAMthI te dhyAnamAM lIna banI gaI. paMcaparameSThinA dhyAnamAM e sahajatAthI lIna thaI zakatI hatI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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114 prIta kiye dukha hoya divasano bIjo prahara pUrNa thayo hato. bhojanano samaya thaI gayo hato. daravAje TakorA paDyAM. surasuMdarIe dvAra kholyuM. paricArikA bhojananA thALa sAthe UbhI hatI. surasuMdarI sAme smita karIne teNe khaMDamAM praveza karyo ane bhojanano thALa pATalA para mUkyo. "mAre bhojana nathI karavuM." ahIM je koI navI strI Ave che te bhojana karavAnI nA ja pADe che... bhojana na karavAthI duHkha javAnuM che? duHkha dUra karavA mATe to bhojana karavuM joIe? surasuMdarI paricArikAnI vAta sAMbhaLIne vicAramAM paDI gaI. "A sAcuM kahe che. ahIMthI chUTavAno upAya vicAravo joIe, bhUkhyA peTe koI upAya nahIM sUjhe..." teNe paricArikA sAme joIne pUchyuM. duHkhane dUra karavAno upAya tuM batAvIza mane?" "pahelAM bhojana karI lo, pachI vAta karo.' surasuMdarIe bhojana karI lIdhuM. paricArikA surasuMdarIne jotI rahI. bhojana karavAnI enI rItabhAta jotI rahI... pachI dhImethI bolI : "zuM tame koI moTA gharanAM cho?' surasuMdarIe mAthuM halAvIne hA pADI... paricArikA khAlI thALa laIne jatI rahI. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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paNa che 20 so Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mAre ahIMthI vahelAmAM vahelI take bhAgI chUTavuM joIe... khUba buddhipUrvaka bhAgavAnI yojanA banAvavI paDaze... mAruM mana kahe che ke A paricArikA mane upayogI banI zakaze... enI AMkhomAM mArA pratye sahAnubhUti hatI... paNa kadAca e bIjI rIte paNa vicAratI hoya... ke 'A navI AvelI strI A bhavananI mukhya vezyA banavAnI che... mATe, huM enI sAthe sAro saMbaMdha bAMdhuM to e mane mAlAmAla karI deze...' A duniyAmAM svArtha vinA koNa sneha ke sahAnubhUti Ape che? chatAM Aje e Avaze tyAre huM goLagoLa vAta karIza... saMpUrNa vizvAsa vinA to bhAgavAnI vAta karAya ja nahIM.. nahIMtara e turata ja jaIne lIlAvatIne vAta karI de... to to mAre A khaMDamAM ja phAMso khAIne maravuM paDe... jo ke jIvavAno have mane rasa nathI. konA mATe jIvavAnuM? have amara kadAca na paNa maLe... maLI jAya kadAca... ane huM enI pAse jAuM... chatAM e mane dhutkArI kADhe to? eNe kadAca bIjI koI strI sAthe lagna karI lIdhAM hoya to? puruSa para vizvAsa kema karAya? A rIte huM kyAM sudhI bhaTakyA karIza? ane ajANyA dezomAM huM mArA zIlanI rakSA kevI rIte karIza? mane e duSTa phAnahAne kevI phasAvI dIdhI? mIThuM mIThuM bolIne mane nagaramAM laI Avyo. ane mane bajAra vacce UbhI rAkhI mAruM lIlAma karyuM... mane vecI nAMkhI... kyAreya nahIM dhArelI vikaTa paristhitimAM huM mukAI gaI... meM mArA pUrvajanmomAM evAM kevAM pApa karyAM haze? to pachI rAja-parivAramAM mAro janma kema thayo? garbhazrImaMta zreSThInI patnI kema banI? AvuM addabhuta rUpa kema maLyuM? zIla ane sadAcAranA ucca saMskAro kema maLyA? badhAM ja pApakarma eka sAmaTAM udayamAM kema na AvyAM? jouM chuM... jo koI mArga maLI jAya ahIMthI chUTavAno... to to sAruM che... nahIMtara AvatI kAle rAtre A ja khaMDamAM gaLAmAM phAMso nAMkhIne prANatyAga karIza... zIlanI rakSA to karIza ja.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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116. prIta kiye duHkha hoya surasuMdarInA manamAM vicArono saMgharSa cAlato rahyo... rAta vItI gaI hatI. UThIne zrI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karyuM ane dainika Avazyaka kriyAothI te paravArIne beThI. te paricArikAnI rAha jotI hatI. khaMDanAM dvAra khullAM hatAM, paricArikA dUdha laIne AvI pahoMcI. 'devI, mArA AvavAmAM vilaMba thayo che zuM? mane to ema hatuM ke Apa haju have UThyA hazo.. ahIM to koI vaheluM UThatuM ja nathI..." huM to UMghI ja nathI.. pachI vahelA ke moDA UThavAno prazna ja kyAM rahe che?' zuM Apane ahIM koI agavaDatA che? nidrA kema na AvI?' abhAgI jIvane vaLI agavaDatA zuM ne sagavaDatA zuM? ahIM AvanAra saubhAgI na hoya ne?" "tamArI vAta to sAcI che. paNa Apa to ahIM saubhAgI banI javAnAM! ApanA jevuM rUpa A bhavanamAM to koInuM nathI. AkhA nagaramAM koInuM nathI!" e ja moTuM duHkha che ne.. A rUpanA pApe to ahIM phasAI chuM..." e to tamane hamaNAM evuM lAge.. paNa traNa divasa pachI jyAre ahIM moTA moTA rAja kumAro ane zreSThI kumAra Avaze. tyAre badhuM du:kha bhUlI jazo...!' tuM evI vAta na kara bahena. mAre to mArA pati sivAya duniyAnA badhA puruSo pitAtulya ane bhrAtAtulya che. eTale traNa divasa pUrA thAya tyAM sudhImAM mota AvI jAya to sAruM..." surasuMdarI raDI paDI. paricArikAnA manamAM nirNaya thaI gayo ke "A strI ucca khAnadAna gharanI che...' teNe pUchyuM: jo tamane vAMdho na hoya to be-cAra vAta pUchuM." pUchI le bahena, mArA jIvanamAM kaMI chupAvavA jevuM nathI..." tamAro paricaya jANavA icchuM chuM ane tame ahIM kevI rIte AvI caDyA te jANavA mAguM chuM.' jANIne zuM karIza?" tame je kahezo te karIza...' avazya? surasuMdarIe paricArikAnA be khabhA pakaDI lIdhA." "vacana ApuM chuM.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 117 "to sAMbhaLa mArI vAto..." surasuMdarIe athathI iti sudhInI vAta kahI dIdhI. paricArikAe khUba tanmaya banIne badhI vAto sAMbhaLI, yakSadIpanI.. yakSarAjanI vAto sAMbhaLIne to tene lAgyuM ke "A strI para daivIkRpA che...' dhanaMjayanI jaLasamAdhinI vAta ane benAtaTanagaramAM banelI ghaTanA sAMbhaLIne... tenA haiyAmAM surasuMdarI tarapha apAra sadUbhAva janmyo. phAnahAnanI dagAbAjI sAMbhaLIne to te tenA nAma para ghUMkI. enA moDhAmAMthI gALa nIkaLI gaI. pUrI vAta sAMbhaLIne teNe suMdarIne pUchyuM: "kaho devI, Apa mane zuM AjJA karo cho?" mArI sAthe dago to nahIM thAya ne?" dago kare amarakumAra, dhanaMjaya ane phAnahAna.. A saritA kyAreya dago na kare.. enI khAtarI rAkhajo.' to ahIMthI chUTavAno mane upAya batAva..!' "kyAM javuM che?' jyAM mAruM bhAgya laI jAya tyAM..' jo e rIte bhAgyanA bharose rahevuM hoya to pachI bhAgya tamane ahIM laI AvyuM che. ahIM ja rahI jAo.' "nA, nA, ahIM to rahevuM ja nathI. mane A nagaranI bahAra tuM kADhI de... pachI huM jaMgalanA mArge cAlI jaIza.. mAruM zIla bacI jAya eTale basa, mAre bIjuM kAMI joItuM nathI.' saritA UbhI thaI. teNe khaMDanI bahAra jaIne AsapAsa joI lIdhuM ane hAra baMdha karIne aMdara AvI. AvatI kAle vahelI savAre huM ahIM AvIza, tamAre taiyAra rahevAnuM. nagaranI bahAra tamane laI jaIza. basa? pachI kyAM javuM te tame jANo. paraMtu eka vAta tamAre lIlAvatIne Aje karI devAnI, mAruM svAthya sAruM nathI. huM gupta rogathI pIDAu chuM... eTale mAre koI sArA vaidyane mAruM zarIra batAvavuM che. thoDA divasa auSadhopacAra karI lauM... jethI puruSone rIjhavavAnuM kAma sArI rIte karI zakuM. teM kahyuM tema huM vAta to karIza, paraMtu e vaidyane ahIM bolAvaze to?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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118 prIta kiye du:kha hoya 'e vaidya ahIM Ave ja nahIM. ati vRddha che.. gAmanA jhAMpe rahe che. ane A bhavananI koI paNa strIne zArIrika vyAdhi hoya tene e vaidya pAse ja lIlAvatI mokale che... 'paNa e pote ja mArI sAthe Avaze to?' 'nA, tamArI sAthe mane ja mokalaze. e koIpaNa strI sAthe vaidyane tyAM jatAM ja nathI.' surasuMdarI UMDA vicAramAM paDI gaI... 'mArI khAtara saritA muzkelImAM nahIM mukAya?' saritA bolI : 'tame mAro vicAra karo cho ne?' 'hA, paNa tane kevI rIte khabara paDI gaI?' 'tamArA yakSarAja mane kahI gayA!' ne saritA hasI paDI. surasuMdarI paNa hasI... ghaNA divaso pachI. 'devI, uttama kuLanAM strI-puruSo bIjAnI ciMtA vadhAre karatAM hoya che. eTale meM anumAna karyuM ke tame mArI ja ciMtA karatAM hazo... huM tamArI sAthe AvuM... ne pachI huM ekalI AvuM... eTale tamane bhagADavAno Aropa mArA mAthe Ave... pachI lIlAvatI mane kADhI mUke... ke sajA karAve... Avo vicAra tame karyo ne?' 'tuM to mArI aMtaryAmI banI gaI saritA!' surasuMdarI saritAne bheTI paDI. 'tame kaho tamArI sAthI banI jAuM..." 'nA, nA, mArI sAthe tAre duHkhI nathI thavAnuM... tuM mane sahAyaka bane che... e ochuM nathI... paNa tuM mane kahe ke tArA para mane bhagADavAno Aropa nahIM Ave ne?' 'nA, tame nizciMta rahejo. tamAro namaskAra maMtra mArI rakSA ka2ze! mArI rakSA mATe tame vadhu jApa karajo... karazo ne?" surasuMdarI jANe potAnAM duHkha bhUlI gaI! saritAnI vAtoe enA dila uparano badho bhAra utArI nAMkhyo. 'huM to lIlAvatIne kahIza ke sAruM thayuM e suMdarI bhAgI gaI... nahIMtara e jagadaMbA to tamArA bhavanane bALI nAMkhata... eno yakSarAja AvIne ApaNane badhAMne jIvatA khAI jAta hA...!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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119 prIta kiye duHkha hoya baMne jaNa peTa pakaDIne hasavA mAMDI. surasuMdarIe dUdha pI lIdhuM ane saritAne kahyuM: Aje to thALa bharIne bhojana lAvaje... peTa bharIne khAvuM che!" 'sAcI vAta che.. kAle doDavAnI zakti joIze ne?' tArI tarkazakti gajaba che!' saritA hasatI hasatI cAlI gaI. surasuMdarI khUba Azvasta banI gaI. AkhI rAta tene nidrA AvI na hatI eTale jamIna para ja te sUI gaI. nidrAdhIna thaI gaI. be prahara sudhI te UMghatI ja rahI. jyAre enA paganI pAnI para koIno hAtha pharavA lAgyo tyAre te jAgI. AMkho kholIne joyuM to paga pAse saritA beThI hatI! pAse ja bhojanano thALa paDyo hato. 'tuM kyAre AvI?" be ghaDI to vItI gaI haze.' 'mane jagADavI hatI ne.." svapnamAM bhaMga paDe ne? khoTI vAta! mane ekeya svapna nathI AvyuM. evI gADha nidrA AvI gaI... saritA, chellA keTalAya divasothI AvI nidrA nathI AvI.. Aje AvI.. te tArA pratApe..." nA... nA, devI, e pratApa zrI navakAra maMtrano che. have vAto pachI karIzuM. pahelAM bhojana karI lo." tuM paNa bhojana mArI sAthe ja karIzane?" ATaluM bhojana ApaNAM baMnene pUruM thaze? mAre vadhAre khAvA joIe che!' saritAe bhojanano thALa pATalA para goThavyo. eka ja thALamAM baMnee bhojana karyuM. devI, tamane mArI eka vAta karI dauM. huM A bhavananI paricArikA chuM. eTaluM ja. A bhavananA dhaMdhA sAthe mAre koI ja nirabata nathI. eTalA mATe A spaSTatA karuM chuM ke... tamane pachIthI manamAM vasavaso na rahe ke "vezyA sAthe meM bhojana karyuM. mArA zIlane kalaMka lagADyuM!... mAtra peTanI khAtara A bhavanamAM nokarI karuM chuM." For Private And Personal Use Only

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120. prIta kiye duHkha hoya surasuMdarI saritAnA tejasvI gorA mukhane joI rahI. saritA pratye enA hRdayamAM sneha UbharAyo. saritA khAlI thALa laIne cAlI gaI. surasuMdarI lIlAvatInA AvAsa tarapha cAlI. lIlAvatIe premathI surasuMdarIne AvakAra Apyo ane pUchyuM: suMdarI, thAka Utare che ne? koI takalIpha nathI ne?" badhI ja vyavasthA sArI che... mAtra mane eka ja takalIpha che..." zuM che? kahe." "mAre mAruM zarIra vaidyane batAvavuM paDaze. huM gupta rogathI pIDAu chuM... e roga dUra thAya to ja huM tamArI AjJAnuM pAlana karI zakuM.." "teM Aje ja vAta karI te sAruM karyuM. vaidyane huM kahevaDAvI dauM chuM. e savAre ja maLe che. kAle savAre tane vaidyane tyAM mokalIza.. bIjI koI vAta hoya to kahe." nA basa, auSadhopacAra thaI jAya eTale zAMti.' surasuMdarI potAnA AvAsamAM AvI gaI. tene yojanA pAra paDatI lAgI. paraMtu "huM nagara choDIne bhAgIne kyAM jaIza? jaMgalamAM vaLI koI duSTa puruSo maLI gayA to?" duHkhanA divasomAM duHkhanA ja vicAro Ave che. surasuMdarI gamagIna banI gaI. teNe zrI navakAra maMtrano jApa zarU karI dIdho. manane ekAgra karavA prayatna karyo. dhIre dhIre te jApamAM lIna banI gaI. sAMjanA bhojananI veLA thaI gaI hatI. saritAno avAja Avyo : "huM aMdara AvI zakuM chuM?" javAbanI rAha joyA vinA saritA aMdara AvI gaI. bhojanano thALa pATalA para mUkIne bolI. akkAnI (lIlAvatInI AjJA mujaba kAle vahelI savAre tamAre mArI sAthe vaidyarAjane ghera AvavAnuM che...!" huM taiyAra ja hoIza...' to atyAre peTa bharIne bhojana karI lo." 0 0 0. For Private And Personal Use Only

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ja jha 8 vaidyarAja, ame devI lIlAvatInA bhavanathI AvIe chIe. devIe kahevarAvyuM che ke A navAgajuka suMdarInA darzane jANIne teno upacAra karavAno che." saritAe vaidyarAjane namana karI, vinayapUrvaka nivedana karyuM. bhale, tame aMdaranA khaMDamAM beso, huM mArA nityakarmathI paravArIne tapAsI laIza." jo Apane vilaMba thAya ema hoya to A suMdarIne ahIM besADIne huM jAuM.." "thoDo vilaMba to thaze. tAre javuM hoya to tuM jA." suMdarInI sAme joIne saritAe javAnI anumati mAMgI. suMdarIe mauna saMmati ApI. izArAthI jaMgalano mArga batAvIne saDasaDATa cAlI gaI. surasuMdarIe bArImAMthI dUra dUra sudhI patharAyelA jaMgalane joyuM. vRkSo hatAM. khADA-TekarA hatA... be traNa kosa dUra nIkaLI gayA pachI koInI dRSTimAM avAya evuM na hatuM. nityakarmathI paravArIne vayovRddha vaidyarAja surasuMdarI pAse AvyA. kahe beTI, tane zAnI pIDA che?' "he tAta, mArI pIDAono aMta nathI. patithI tyajAyelI ane vezyAthI kharIdAyelI huM eka rAjakumArI chuM... ApanA zaraNe AvI chuM. mane bacAvI lo..." beTI, huM to eka vaidya chuM.." jANuM chuM... gupta roganuM bahAnuM kADhIne ahIM AvI chuM. mAre ahIMthI bhAgI javuM che. mArA prANanA bhoge paNa huM mArA zIlanuM jatana karavA icche chuM. huM ApanI eka sahAya mAguM chuM..." kahe, beTI, huM tane zI sahAya karuM?' huM ahIMthI cAlI jaIza.. lIlAvatI tapAsa karavA ahIM Avaze. Apa eTaluM ja kahezo ke e ahIMthI kyAM gaI, te huM jANato nathI. meM tene tapAsIne auSadhi ApI che.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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122 prIta kiye duHkha hoya "bhale, tuM tvarAthI cAlI jA beTI, paramAtmA tArI rakSA karaze..." surasuMdarIe vaidyarAjanAM caraNe praNAma karyA ane tvarAthI te makAnanI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. teNe jaMgalano mArga pakaDI lIdho. manamAM satata zrI navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa zarU karI dIdhuM. ekAda kosa cAlyA pachI teNe rAjamArga tyajI dIdho ane pagadaMDI para doDavA lAgI. e samajatI hatI ke savA lAkha rUpiyA ApIne vezyAe ene kharIdI hatI. e khovAI jAya to ene zodhavA mATe AkAza-pAtALa eka karyA vinA na rahe. rAjAnI samakSa phariyAda kare to rAjAnA ghoDesvAro cAre bAju zodhavA mATe doDavA mAMDe. surasuMdarI nathI jotI dizA ke nathI jotI kAMTA-kAMkarA... e to doDatI ja jAya che... doDatA doDatAM e thAkI jAya che, to dhIme dhIme cAle che... cAre bAju jue che.. dUra dUra najara nAMkhe che. enA manamAM nirNaya thayo ke enI pAchaLa koI AvatuM nathI, te Azvasta thaI. divasanA traNa prahara vItI gayA hatA. sUrya astAcala tarapha namyo hato. surasuMdarI eka vizALa sarovaranA kinArA pAse pahoMcI hatI. sarovaranA kinAre vRkSonI ghaTA hatI. suMdarI e ghaTAmAM jaIne beThI. thAkIne e lothapotha thaI gaI hatI. tenuM AkhuM zarIra kaLatuM hatuM. baMne paganI pAnIomAMthI lohI vahetuM hatuM. surasuMdarIne saritAno vicAra AvI gayo... "enuM zuM thayuM haze? zuM lIlAvatIe enA para mane bhagADavAno Aropa nahIM mUkyo hoya? enI pAse sAcuM bolAvavA ene phaTakA to nahIM marAvyA hoya? vezyAnA dharamAM nokarI kare che.. chatAM enA haiye kevI mAnavatA bharI che? mArA khAtara eNe kevuM sAhasa karyuM? meM ene kaMI ApyuM paNa nahIM... arere... mArI pAse ene ApavA jevuM che paNa zuM? he paramAtmAnuM, e saritAnuM rakSaNa karajo, ene koI Apatti na Ave.." surasuMdarInI AMkhomAMthI AMsu TapakavA mAMDyAM. teNe thoDI jamIna sApha karI ane vizrAma karavA ADI paDI. vAyu bhIno hato. vRkSonI zItaLa chAyA hatI. pakSIono kalarava hato.. chatAM surasuMdarIne nidrA na AvI. tenA manamAM bhaya hato, nirAzA hatI.. vyathA hatI. huM kyAM jaIza? jaMgalamAM cora-DAkuo mArA para humalo kare to? koI gAma-nagaramAM jAuM... tyAM vaLI koI duSTonA phaMdAmAM phasAI jAuM to? mAruM For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 123 rUpa ja mArA zIlanuM duzmana banyuM che.. A yauvana.. A lAvaNya.. mArA zIla mATe moTAM bhayasthAno che...nA, nA, mAre jIvavAnuM ja koI prayojana nathI.. huM A sarovaramAM jhaMpalAvI dauM...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir te UbhI thaI, sarovaranI pALa para caDhI. sarovaramAM chalochala pANI bhareluM hatuM. moTA magaramaccha sarova2mAM dekhAtA hatA. surasuMdarIe AMkho baMdha karI be hAtha joDI zrInavakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karyuM. zAsanadevatAonuM smaraNa karI te bolI: 'he zAsanadevo! huM amarakumAranI patnI surasuMdarI chuM. mArA pati mAro tyAga karI gayA che... Aja dina sudhI mana-vacana-kAyAthI meM mArA zIlanuM jatana karyuM che. amarakumA2 sivAya bIjA koI puruSane meM mArA hRdayamAM sthAna ApyuM nathI... kadAca, amarakumAra mane zodhatA ahIM AvI caDhe to temane kahejo ke tamArI patnIe A sarovaramAM paDIne prANa tyAga karyo che...' he parameSTi bhagavaMto! huM ApanI sAkSIe... ane mArA AtmAnI sAkSIe kahuM chuM ke mArA manamAM koI paNa jIva pratye roSa nathI ke rIsa nathI, sarve jIvone huM khamAvuM chuM. sarva jIvo mane kSamA Apo... A deha parathI mamatva bhAva uThAvI lauM chuM... bhavobhava mane zrI paMcaparameSTi bhagavaMtonuM zaraNa maLo! ane... surasuMdarI sarovaramAM kUdI paDI. eka dhabAko thayo.. ane suMdarI pANImAM DUbI gaI... eka prahara vItI gayA pachI saritA lIlAvatI pAse gaI. 'devI, surasuMdarI haju vaidyarAjanA gherathI AvI nathI.. to huM vaigharAjane tyAM jaIne ene laI AvuM?' 'zuM haju te AvI nathI? ATalo badho vilaMba kema thayo haze?' 'daivI, vaidyarAja khUba vRddha che ane ame gayAM tyAre haju teo potAnA nityakarmathI paravAryA na hatA...' 'tuM jaladI jA ane suMdarIne laIne pAchI Ava.' saritA vaigharAjane tyAM pahoMcI. vaidyarAjane pUchyuM: 'vaidyarAja, suMdarI kyAM che?' 'e to kyAranI ahIMthI nIkaLI gaI che.... For Private And Personal Use Only

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124 prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'paraMtu e haju havelIe AvI nathI...' to kyAM gaI haze? ahIMthI to auSadhi laIne gaI che...' saritA jhaDapathI lIlAvatI pAse AvI. tenA mukha para bhaya, ciMtA ane vihvaLatAnI rekhAo UpasI AvI hatI. devI, suMdarI to tyAM nathI. vaidyarAje kahyuM ke auSadhi laIne te be ghaTikA pahelAM ahIMthI cAlI gaI che...' to e kyAM gai saritA? nagaramAM enI tapAsa karAva...? lIlAvatI roSathI... ciMtAthI... ane zaMkAthI gherAI gaI. saritA. tuM jANe che ne ke savA lAkha rUpiyA ApIne tene kharIdI che.. e bhAgI jAya to....' devI, bhAgI javAnI to enAmAM himata dekhAtI na hatI. sAva garIba gAya jevI..." "have vAto na kara, tapAsa kara.' lIlAvatIe nokarone tapAsa karavA mokalyA ane pote rAjasabhAmAM pahoMcI. rAjAne phariyAda karI. rAjAe paNa turata cAre dizAmAM mANaso mokalIne tapAsa karAvI... sAMje mANaso nirAza thaIne pAchA AvyA. lIlAvatInA hozakoza UDI gayA. te dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. saritAe lIlAvatIne AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM : devI, tame raDo nahIM. savA lAkha rUpiyA to tame kAle kamAI lezo. e suMdarI gaI to javA do ene... e rahI hota to ApaNA prANa jokhamamAM hatA." tuM zuM vAta kare che saritA?" huM je kahuM chuM te satya kahuM chuM." eTale tuM zuM kahevA mAMge che ?' e suMdarIne meM eka vikarALa yakSarAja sAthe vAto karatI joI hatI.. bAraNA bahAra saMtAIne huM UbhI hatI..." hai? yakSarAja sAthe..." hA, yakSe ene kahyuM hatuM: "beTI, jo A vezyA tArA zIlanuM khaMDana karAvaze to huM ene jIvatI khAI jaIza.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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125 prIta kiye duHkha hoya heM? saritA.. teM AvuM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM?" lIlAvatI bhayathI thara thara dhrUjavA lAgI. teNe saritAnA be hAtha sajjaDa pakaDI lIdhA.... hA, meM mArA saggA kAne sAMbhaLyuM hatuM...." to teM mane vAta kema na karI?" tame kadAca na mAno..' "to zuM yakSarAja ene upADI gayo haze?' mane to ema ja lAge che. je thAya te sArA mATe... have ene zodhavAno prayatna paNa na karavo joIe. kadAca yakSarAja kopAyamAna thAya ane..." "nA, nA, saritA, mAre e suMdarI na joIe... bhale mArA rUpiyA gayA.. hA, ApaNe jIvatAM rahyAM e ja ghaNuM che..' 0 0 0 surasuMdarI sarovaramAM kUdI paDI. DUbakI khAIne e jevI pANInI sapATI para AvI.. ke turata eka vizALakAya magaramaccha ene gaLI gayo! behoza surasuMdarI magaramacchanA peTamAM akhaMDa-akSata UtarI gaI... magaramacchano eka dAMta paNa enA zarIramAM beTho nahIM. magaramaccha tarato tarato sarovaranA sAme kinAre pahoMcyo. zikAra maLyAnA AnaMdamAM.. paNa e pote ja mAchImArono zikAra banI gayo! kinArA para mAchImAroe potAnI jALa pAtharelI hatI. kinAre UbhelA mAchImAroe magaramacchane jALamAM phasAyelo joyo. teo khuza thaI gayA. magaramacchane bahAra kADhaDhyo. temaNe magaramacchanA peTane phUleluM joyuM. jarUra A magaramaccha koI jIvane gaLelo che." mAchImAroe paraspara carcA karIne magaramacchane cIravAno nirNaya karyo. khUba kALajIthI temaNe magaramacchane cIrI nAMkhyo... aMdarathI surasuMdarIne bebhAna sthitimAM joI. kALajIthI bahAra kADhI, jamIna para suvADI, korA vastrathI enA dehane lUchI nAMkhyo. mAchImAro surasuMdarInA adbhuta rUpane joI mugdha thaI gayA. A strI jIvatI che. huM ene mArI patnI banAvIza." mukhya mAchImAra bolyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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126 prIta kiye duHkha hoya "e na banI zake. ApaNA sahunA prayatnathI A strI maLI che... tuM ekalo eno mAlika na banI zake.' eka vRddha mAchImAra bolyo. "to A strInuM zuM karIzuM? AgevAna mAchImAre pUchyuM. "mane eka vicAra Ave che. ApaNe A strI mahArAjAne bheTa ApIe. mahArAjA ApaNane khUba rUpiyA Apaze. e rUpiyA ApaNe saue sarakhA bhAge vaheMcI levAnA!" hA, hA, baha sAro vicAra che tamAro. mahArAjAne suMdara rANI maLI jaze ane ApaNane rUpiyA maLI jaze... baMnenuM kAma thaI jaze!' paNa pahelAM A strIne hozamAM to lAvo.. eka mAchImAra bolyo." AgevAna mAchImAra bAjunA jaMgalamAMthI vanaspatinAM pAMdaDAM laI Avyo. be hAthamAM pAMdaDAM coLIne eno rasa surasuMdarInA nAkamAM reDyo... pachI e rasathI enA zarIrane coLavA mAMDyuM. dhIre dhIre surasuMdarInI mUccha dUra thavA mAMDI. eNe AMkho kholI.. cAre bAju ajANyA.. jaMgalI mANasone UbhelA joIne bhayathI dhrUjI UThI.. te cIsa pADI UThI... kyAM chuM? tame badhAM koNa cho?' tuM sarovaranA kinAre che. tane magaramaccha gaLI gayo hato... ame tene cIrI nAkhIne tene jIvatI bahAra kADhI che.. have tane ame amArA rAjA makaradhvajane bheTa dharIzuM. tuM rANI banI jaIza.' "nA, nA, mAre rANI nathI banavuM.. mane maravA do.' surasuMdarI sarovara tarapha doDI.. paraMtu mAchImAroe pakaDI lIdhI ane ene laIne nagara tarapha colyA, 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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asahAya rUpavatI yauvanA! nirAdhAra lAvaNyavatI lalanA! 22 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ko'ka ja viralA puruSanAM nayano e yauvanAmAM 'bhaginInAM nirmaLa darzana kare, ko'ka ja mahApuruSa e lalanAmAM 'jananI'nAM pavitra darzana kare ane sahAyaka bane, AdhAra bane, rAjA makaradhvajanI vikArI AMkho surasuMdarInA deha para pharI rahI hatI. surasuMdarInAM nayana nimilita hatAM. 'annadAtA, ame A nArI Apane bheTa ApIe chIe.' mAchImAronA AgevAne rAjAne praNAma karIne kahyuM: 'tame loko mArA mATe uttama bheTa laI AvyA cho. jAo, tamane darekane eka-eka hajAra sonAmahoro bheTa ApavAmAM Ave che. rAjAe bhaMDArIne AjJA karI. bhaMDArIe turata ja dareka mAchImArane hajArahajAra sonAmahoro ApIne vidAya karyA, rAjA surasuMdarIne laIne rAjamahelamAM Avyo. paricArikAne bolAvIne suMdarIne snAnAdi karAvIne suMdara vastro ane mUlyavAna alaMkArothI zaNagAravAnI AjJA karI. paricArikA suMdarIne snAnagRhamAM laI gaI. 'tame snAna karo. huM tamArA mATe vastrAlaMkAro laIne AvuM chuM.' surasuMdarIe maunapaNe snAnagRhamAM pravezIne snAna karyuM. paricArikAe suMdara vastro ApyAM. surasuMdarIe paherI lIdhAM... alaMkAro na paheryA. paricArikAe Agraha karyo tyAre surasuMdarIe kahyuM: 'huM alaMkAro nathI paheratI.' paricArikA ene laIne rAjA pAse AvI. 'have Ane pahelAM bhojana karAvo. ahIM ja bhojanano thALa laI Avo.'paricArikA bhojana levA gaI. rAjA surasuMdarInA adbhuta rUpanuM pAna karavA lAgyo. 'tAruM nAma?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 128 prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'surasuMdarI che!' 'tuM sAce ja suMdarI che!' surasuMdarI sAvadhAna thaI gaI. 'huM pharIthI phasAI chuM...' enuM bhAna thaI gayuM. paricArikA bhojana laI AvI. surasuMdarI kSudhAtura to thaI ja hatI, teNe cupacApa bhojana karI lIdhuM. 'tuM bahu zramita thaI lAge che... mATe eka-be prahara vizrAma kara.' paricArikAne kahyuM: 'Ane aMtepuramAM laI jAo. paTarANInA khaMDanI pAsenA ja suMdara khaMDamAM Ane vizrAma karAvaje. ene koI ja vighna na thAya tenI takedArI rAkhaje.' paricArikAnI sAthe surasuMdarI aMtepuramAM cAlI gaI. paricArikAe rAjAnI AjJA mujaba khaMDa kholI Apyo ane Avazyaka suvidhAo goThavI dIdhI. surasuMdarIe paricArikAne kahyuM: 'huM be prahara sudhI vizrAma karIza. tyAM suMdhI A khaMDamAM koI paNa nahIM AvI zake. huM aMdarathI dvAra baMdha karIza.' 'jevI ApanI AjJA,' paricArikA khaMDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. surasuMdarI jamIna para ja sUI gaI. rAjA makaradhvaje manomana nirNaya karI lIdho. surasuMdarIne paTarANI banAvavAno! paraMtu paTarANI madanasenAe paricArikAne bolAvIne pUchyuM; 'A strI koNa che?' 'huM oLakhatI nathI.' 'kyAMthI AvI che?' 'mAchImArone maLI AvI hatI, teo mahArAjAne bheTa ApI gayA che.' 'mahArAjAe zuM kahyuM A strIne?' 'meM kaMI sAMbhaLyuM nathI. snAna-bhojana karAvIne tene A khaMDamAM vizrAma karavAnI goThavaNa karI che.' For Private And Personal Use Only madanasenAe surasuMdarIne joI lIdhI hatI. aMtepuramAM teno praveza thayelo joI te coMkI UThI hatI. te catura hatI, vicakSaNa hatI. teNe turata ja anumAna karI lIdhuM: 'mahArAjA A strIne rANI banAvaze ane kadAca te mAnItI rANI banI jAya... puruSa hamezAM navInatAno ja pUjArI hoya che.. A navI rANI

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129 prIta kiye duHkha hoya banaze. te rUpavatI che. lAvaNyamayI che. rAjAnuM mana harI leze.. dhIre dhIre huM aNamAnItI banI jaIza. mAruM sarvasva lUMTAI jaze. nA, nA, huM A strIne ahIM nahIM rahevA dauM.." rAjA makaradhvaja vicAre che. mAruM bhAgya teja che! sahajatAthI kevI suMdara nArI maLI AvI! duniyAmAM zodhavA jAuM toya na maLe AvuM strI-ratna kevuM adbhuta rUpa che.. kevAM sugaThita aMgopAMga che.! sAkSAt kAmadeve ja jANe A strIne ghaDI che. AnI AgaLa madanasenA to dAsI thavA paNa yogya nathI... huM surasuMdarIne paTarANI banAvIza.." rAjA surasuMdarIne maLavA adhIro banI gayo. aMtepuramAM gayo. madanasenAe ka-samaye rAjAne aMtepuramAM Avelo joI Azcarya anubhavyuM. paraMtu turata te samajI gaI. teNe rAjAnuM svAgata karyuM, AvakAra Apyo ane potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM rAjAne laI AvI. rAjAnI asvasthatA rANI kaLI gaI hatI. kema atyAre ahIM padhAryA svAmInAtha?' 'amasto ja AvI gayo. pelI strI AvI che ne. ene koI pratikULatA nathI ne.. e pUchavA Avyo hato.' koNa che e strI?' eka nirAdhAra strI che. mAchImArone eka magaramacchanA peTamAMthI jIvatI maLI AvI che. mane teo bheTa ApI gayA che." to have enuM zuM karavAnuM che?' "haju enI sAthe koI vAta thaI nathI.." paNa Ape to vicAryuM haze ne?' "vicAryuM to che.. paNa..." mArI AgaLa Apa saMkoca na karo.. je vicAryuM che te kaho.." kadAca tane nahIM game..." Apane je gamaze te mane gamaze..' sAcuM kahe che?' 'to zuM Apane mArA para vizvAsa nathI?' 'vizvAsa to che.. paNa..." 'pUro vizvAsa nathI! ema ja ne?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 130 www.kobatirth.org 'nA, nA, pUro vizvAsa che.' 'to pachI kahI do ApanA mananI vAta!' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'ene huM rANI banAvavA icchuM chuM.' 'emAM ATalo badho saMkoca zA mATe? rAjAonAM aMtepuramAM to aneka rANIo hoI zake...' prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'paNa haju ene meM pUchyuM nathI.' 'e zA mATe nA pADe? rANI thavAnuM kaI strIne na game?' Aje nahIM, kAle ene pUchIza...' 'hA, Aje to aMdarathI dvAra baMdha karIne sUI gaI che.' to hamaNAM huM jAuM chuM.. rAjAe surasuMdarInA khaMDanAM baMdha dvAra joyAM... ne e cAlyo gayo. madanasenAnuM mana dhUMdhavAI UThyuM. 'zuM huM eTalI mUrkha chuM ke mArA mAthe zokyane besavA dauM? kadApi nahIM, mahArAjA ene maLe e pUrve huM ene maLIza.. enA mananI vAta jANIza.' saMdhyAkAlIna bhojanano samaya thaI gayo. paricArikA surasuMdarI mATe bhojanano thALa laIne AvI. daravAjo khakhaDAvyo. surasuMdarI jAgI gaI. dvAra kholyuM. 'meM ApanA vizrAmamAM khalela pahoMcADI, nahIM? kSamA karajo. bhojanano samaya thayo hato eTale...' For Private And Personal Use Only 'meM paryApta vizrAma karI lIdho che. mane koI ja khalela nathI pahoMcI.' surasuMdarIe zAMtithI bhojana karI lIdhuM. teNe paricArikAne pUchyuM: 'tAruM nAma to meM pUchyuM ja nahIM... tuM khUba sArI paricArikA che.. tuM mArA jevI aparicitA sAthe paNa mITho vyavahAra rAkhe che...' potAnI prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne paricArikA zaramAI gaI. te bolI: 'mAruM nAma ratnA che.' 'ratnA, mahArANInuM nAma zuM che?' 'e nAma huM ja batAvuM chuM, surasuMdarI!' madanasenAe khaMDamAM praveza karI dIdho hato. paricArikA UbhI thaI gaI. mAruM nAma madanasenA che, suMdarI! mukha para smita relAvatI madanasenA palaMga

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131 prIta kiye duHkha hoya para beThI. surasuMdarI madanasenA sAme joI rahI. ratnA bhojanano khAlI thALa laIne khaMDamAMthI nIkaLI gaI hatI. ApanAM darzana karI mane AnaMda thayo.' surasuMdarIe vAtano prAraMbha karatAM kahyuM. atithinI kuzaLatA pUchavA to AvavuM joIe ne? bhale te nirAdhAra abaLA ho.. paraMtu Aje tuM rAjamahelanI atithi che!' e ApanI udAra dRSTi che.... nahitara nirAdhAra nArIne koNa Azraya Ape devI?" tArI ziSTa ane madhura vANI sAMbhaLIne huM anumAna karuM chuM ke tuM koI UMcA gharanI strI cho.. kahe, mAruM anumAna khoTuM nathI ne?" 'Apa sAcAM cho mahArANI... mArA pitA rAjA che ane mArA pati dhanADhya zreSThI che..' "to pachI tuM nirAdhAra kevI rIte banI? jo mane kahevA jevuM hoya to kahe.." surasuMdarIe potAnI samagra jIvanakathA madanasenAne kahI dIdhI. sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM aneka vAra madanasenAe potAnAM AMsu lUkyAM.. surasuMdarI pratye khUba sahAnubhUti vyakta karI. suMdarI, nArAM zIlane bacAvavA te sarovaramAM jhaMjhApAta karI dIdho? dhanya che tArI vIratAne... zIlarakSA mATe te keTalAM kaSTo sahana karyA?. ane tuM ahIM kevA sthAnamAM AvI caDhI che? mahArAjA tane rANI banAvavA icche che!" nA, nA, mahArANI e kadApi nahIM banI zake." e to huM samajI gaI chuM. tuM jIbha kacarIne prANa tyajI daIza... paraMtu rAjAnI icchAne vaza nahIM ja thAya..." have jIvavAnI ja mArI icchA nathI rahI... zuM karuM? mota mAgavA chatAM nathI AvatuM..." "ema nirAza na thA.. navakAra maMtranA pratApe avazya patinuM milana thaze..." kevI rIte milana thaze? huM to ahIM phasAI gaI chuM...' "e phasAmaNamAMthI tane huM mukta karIza suMdarI!" "zuM kaho cho devI? to huM tamAro upakAra kyAreya nahIM bhaluM. mArA para kRpA karo... mane ahIMthI mukta karo." For Private And Personal Use Only

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132 prIta kiye duHkha hoya "dhIre bola... bhIMtane paNa kAna hoya che...' surasuMdarI viSAdamukta thaI gaI. te madanasenAnI nikaTa jaIne besI gaI. jo sAMbhaLa, hamaNAM ahIM mahArAjA Avaze. huM ahIM tArI pAse beThI chuM. eTale tuM nizcita che. teone huM mArA khaMDamAM laI jaIza, teo bIjo prahara pUrNa thayA pachI potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM cAlyA jaze... tyAra pachI huM tArI pAse AvIza.. huM tArA khaMDanA dvAra para traNa TakorA mArIza. tAre dvAra kholavAnAM. bahAra nIkaLIne cupacApa mArI pAchaLa AvavAnuM. huM tane A mahelanA guptadvAramAMthI bahAra kADhIza... tyAra pachI killAnA guptAramAMthI bahAra kADhIza.. basa, te pachI tAre jaMgalamAM khovAI javAnuM... tAro navakAramaMtra tArI rakSA karaze..." surasuMdarI gadgad thaI gaI. tyAM ja rAjA makaradhvaja AvI gayo. padhAro svAmInAtha!" 'kema, surasuMdarI kuzaLa che ne?' ApanI kRpAdRSTi hoya pachI mane kuzaLa ja hoya ne? surasuMdarIe madanasenA sAme joIne pratyuttara Apyo.' nAtha, ApanI icchA saphaLa thaze!" zuM teM suMdarI sAthe vAta karI lIdhI? badhI vAta karI lIdhI... paraMtu Ape traNa divasa dhIraja rAkhavI paDaze...' oho... traNa divasa zuM, tera divasa dhIraja rAkhI zakuM!" basa to, vAta pAkkI!" have padhAro mArA zayanakhaMDamAM, surasuMdarIne haju vadhu vizrAmanI jarUra che." makaradhvajane laI madanasenA potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM cAlI gaI. surasuMdarIe potAnA khaMDanAM dvAra baMdha karyA. navI AphatamAMthI UgarI javAno AnaMda anubhavatI surasuMdarI palaMgamAM paDI. vicAravA lAgI - "ahIMthI kyAM jaIza? pharI pAchI bihAmaNA jaMgalamAM?" asvastha manane paMcaparameSThInA dhyAnamAM parovavAno prayatna karatI karatI te nidrAdhAna thaI gaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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23 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir aMdhArI rAta hatI. bihAmaNuM jaMgala hatuM. ekalI-aTUlI surasuMdarI ajANyA mArge doDI rahI hatI. tene nazvara prANonI ciMtA na hatI. tene ciMtA hatI potAnA zIladharmanI rakSAnI. potAnA jIvana pratye te niHspRha banI gaI hatI... tenI tamAma sukhecchAo duHkhonA dAvAnaLamAM homAI gaI hatI. teNe babbe vAra motane bheTavA prayatna karyo hato... paraMtu mota tene bheTatuM na hatuM. thoDo samaya doDatI... thoDo samaya cAlatI, surasuMdarI eka vikaTa aTavImAM jaI caDI... rAtrino bIjo prahara pUrNa thayo hato. te thAkI gaI hatI. 'koI surakSita jagA maLe to vizrAma karI lauM...' ema vicAratI hatI, tyAM eka avAja Avyo. 'koNa che? je hoya te tyAM ja Ubho raheje...' daza-bAra zastradhArI taskaro vacce suMdarI gherAI gaI.. te dhrUjI UThI... eka taskara suMdarInI najIka Avyo... dhArI dhArIne jovA mAMDyo... ne harSathI nAcavA lAgyo... 'are mitro, A to devalokanI parI che... parI!' to to Aje ApaNe corI karavA nathI javuM... A parI sAthe ja ahIM rAta...' 'cUpa mara, A parI ApaNA mATe nathI... pallIpati mATe che...' 'to laI cAlo ene pallImAM...' taskaronA AgevAne surasuMdarIno hAtha pakaDyo... ke surasuMdarIe jhATako mArIne hAtha choDAvI lIdho. teNe kahyuM: 'huM tamArI sAthe AvuM chuM. mane aDazo nahIM.' taskaro nAcatA-kUdatA, surasuMdarIne laIne pallI tarapha cAlyA. surasuMdarIe mAnasika svasthatA meLavI lIdhI hatI. te nizciMta thaIne cAlatI hatI. jene motano paNa bhaya na hoya tene ciMtA zAnI hoya? pallI AvI gaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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134 prIta kiye duHkha hoya mazAlono prakAza hato. surasuMdarIe prakAzamAM taskaronA aDDAne joyo. taskaro ene eka makAnamAM laI gayA. makAna mATInuM baneluM hatuM. makAnamAM pravezatAM ja teNe pallIpatine joyo. kSaNabhara surasuMdarIne lAgyuM ke e koI nUra vAghanI guphAmAM AvI gaI che. pallIpatino deha sthUla hato. tenA deha para rIMcha jevA barachaTa vALa hatA. tenI AMkho moTI ane lAlacoLa hatI. teNe mAtra eka ja kALuM vastra vIMTALeluM hatuM. tenI pAse ja lohItarasI be talavAro paDelI hatI. eka melA godaDA para te ADo paDelo hato. taskaronI sAthe suMdara strIne joI te beTho thaI gayo. kone laI AvyA cho mitro?' jaMgalamAMthI maLI AvI che mAlika! devalokanI parI che. ApanA mATe laI AvyA chIe." pallIpati AMkho pahoLI karIne surasuMdarIne joI rahyo. surasuMdarI AMkho baMdha karIne UbhI hatI... kharekhara parI che. huM ene mArI patnI banAvIza. tame jAo... Aje corImAM je mAla maLe te mAla tamAro!' taskaro rAjI thaIne cAlyA gayA. pallIpati Ubho thayo... surasuMdarInI pAse Avyo. huM A pallIno mAlika chuM... tane huM mArI patnI banAvIza! tuM mArI rANI banIza! tAruM moDhuM baMdha rAkha.. ane mArAthI dUra Ubho rahe..." surasuMdarIe paDakAra karyo. 'tuM konI sAthe vAta kare che e jANe che?" hA, coronA saradAra sAthe...' tAre mArI vAta mAnavI paDaze.." na mAnuM to?" to huM baLAtkAra karIza....' pallIpati surasuMdarIne bAthamAM levA AgaLa vadhyo. paraMtu surasuMdarI pAchaLa haTI gaI. tuM mArA zIlane nahIM lUMTI zake... narAdhama... jyAM che tyAM ja Ubho rahI jaje... nahIMtara...' nahIMtara tuM zuM karIza?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'huM zuM karIza... te tAre jANavuM che?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 135 'hA... hA... hA... ahIM huM dhAruM te karI zakuM chuM... sIdhI rIte jo vaza nahIM thAya to dhaDa parathI mAthuM juduM karI nAkhIza... samajI ?' 'e bhaya koI kAyarane batAvaje... uThAva tArI talavAra ane karI de prahAra!' 'ema? eTalI tArI hiMmata?' 'hA, vilaMba na kara... uThAvI le tArI talavAra...' pallIpatino roSa bhabhUkI UThyo. teNe talavAra uThAvI ane surasuMdarI tarapha dhasyo. surasuMdarI zrI navakAramaMtranA dhyAnamAM lIna banI hatI. enI AsapAsa tIvra prakAzanuM vartuLa racAI gayuM hatuM... ane eka divya AkRti pragaTa thaI...... pallIti DaghAI gayo... ugAmelI talavAra AkAzamAM ja sthira thaI gaI. divya AkRti AgaLa vadhI... pallIpatinI chAtI para tIvra prahAra karyo... ane divya vANI thaI. 'duSTa! mahAsatI para tuM prahAra karavA mAge che? tArA prANa laI laIza...' pallIpati jamIna para pachaDAI paDyo... tenI talavAra dUra phaMgoLAI gaI... tenA mukhamAMthI lohI vahevA mAMDyuM. zarIra parasevAthI rebajheba thaI gayuM. tenI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI... bhaya... trAsa... ane vedanAthI te cIsa pADI UThyo... 'mane bacAvo... mane bacAvo... huM tamane mArI mAtA mAnuM chuM...' devIe surasuMdarInA mAthe hAtha mUkyo... surasuMdarI to navakAramaMtranA dhyAnamAM lIna hatI! mAthe devIno divya sparza thatAM tenI AMkho khUlI... zAsanadevIne pratyakSa joIne harSavibhora thaI gaI... teNe mastaka namAvI praNAma karyAM ne devI adazya thaI gayAM. surasuMdarIe pallIpatine joyo. te bhayathI dhrUjI rahyo hato. tenA mukhamAMthI lohI TapakatuM hatuM... UbhA thavAnI paNa tenAmAM zakti rahI na hatI. te bolyo. For Private And Personal Use Only 'kSamA karo mAtA... mArI moTI bhUla thaI gaI... huM tamane oLakhI na zakyo... tame to sAkSAt jagadaMbA cho. tamArI karuNAthI huM jIvato rahyo...

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136 prIta kiye duHkha hoya nahIMtara huM marI ja jAta... jAo mAtA, tamAre jyAM javuM hoya tyAM.. tame mahAsatI cho..." rAtrino trIjo prahara pUrNa thayo hato. cotho prahara zarU thaI gayo hato. caMdrodaya paNa thayo hato. surasuMdarI eka kSaNano paNa vilaMba karyA vinA pallImAMthI nIkaLI gaI ane jaMgalanA mArge AgaLa vadhI gaI. enA zarIramAM skUrti AvI gaI hatI. tenI kalpanAmAMthI zAsanadevI khasatAM na hatAM. zrI navakAramaMtranA aciMtya prabhAvano pratyakSa anubhava karIne te harSavibhora banI gaI hatI. ane pelo pallIpati? jyAre.. enA sAthIdAra taskaro pallImAM AvyA tyAre emanA para gusse thaI gayo! duSTo, tame kone ahIM laI AvyA hatA, te jANo cho?' taskaro to pallIpatinuM raudra rUpa joIne ja DaghAI gayA... "e to sAkSAt jagadaMbA hatAM... tamArA pApe Aje huM jIvato na hota... pApIo, have kyAreya paNa koI strIne herAna karazo nahIM.. enuM zIla lUMTazo nahIM. nahIMtara tamane eka ekane mArIne dharatImAM dATI daIza.' taskaroe pallI patinI AjJA zirodhArya karI. pallIpatie banelI ghaTanA kahI saMbhaLAvI tyAre taskaro dhrujI UThyA. temaNe pratijJA karI: "havethI koI paNa strI sAme najara nahIM karIe." surasuMdarIe prabhAta-samaya sudhI cAlyA karyuM. te eka vizALa sarovaranI pAse pahoMcI. sarovaranI pALa para caDhIne joyuM to sarovara nirmaLa jaLathI bhareluM hatuM. pANImAM kalahaso tarI rahyA hatA. suMdarIne tRSA lAgI hatI. teNe jalapAna karyuM. te khUba ja zramita thaI hatI. kinArA paranA vRkSanI chAyAmAM eNe jamIna para ja laMbAvI dIdhuM. thoDI kSaNomAM ja e nidrAdhIna thaI gaI. zAsanadevInAM pratyakSa darzana thayA pachI surasuMdarIe anumAna karyuM hatuM ke have mArA duHkhanA divaso pUrA thayA hoya, ema lAge che. puNyanA udaya vinA devanAM darzana na thAya." A anumAne surasuMdarInA haiye AzA, umaMga ane AnaMda bharI dIdhAM hatAM. te Azvasta thaI gaI hatI. have mane zIdhra patinuM milana thavuM joIe." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye dukha hoya 137 te gADha nidrAmAM lIna hatI. tyAM eka virATakAya pakSI AvyuM ane surasuMdarInI pAse ja beThuM. e bhAkhaMDa pakSI hatuM. bhAraDa pakSIne udara eka hoya, grIvA be hoya, kAna ane AMkho cAra-cAra hoya, paga traNa hoya! vANI manuSyanI hoya ane mana eka hoya! bhAraMDa pakSIe surasuMdarIne joI. eNe mRtadeha samajIne potAnI vizALa cAMcamAM ene pakaDI.. ane e AkAzamAM UDyuM... jema jema bhAkhaMDa AkAzamAM UMce caDhavA mAMDyuM tema tema havA ThaMDI thatI gaI... ThaMDI havAnA sparzathI surasuMdarI jAgI gaI... teNe potAnI jAtane bhAraMDanA mukhamAM sapaDAyelI joI... te citkAra karI UThI... chUTavA mATe prayatna karavA mAMDyo... bhAraMDa pakSIe jANyuM ke "A mRtadeha nathI, jIvaMta strI che.." eNe potAnI cAMca pahoLI karI.. surasuMdarI AkAzamAM phaMgoLAI gaI... e ja vakhate AkAzamArge eka vimAna pasAra thatuM hatuM. vimAnacAlake AkAzamAM A dRzya joyuM... sarasuMdarIne bhAraDanI pakkaDamAMthI chUTIne nIce paDatI joI... eTale vimAnacAlake potAnA vimAnamAM surasuMdarIne jhIlI lIdhI. surasuMdarI vimAnamAM paDatAM ja sUdhabUdha gumAvI beThI. vimAnacAlake upacAra karIne tene jAgrata karI. jAgIne joyuM to sAme ja eka khUba suMdara yuvAna! e coMkI, sAvadhAna thaI gaI. ane vimAnamAMthI kUdI paDavA taiyAra thaI. vimAnacAlake ene pakaDI lIdhI... "mane roko nahIM, mAre jIvavuM nathI... mane marI javA do...' tuM koNa che? tAro paricaya zuM che? ane tAre zA mATe marI javuM che?' "e badhuM jANIne tame zuM karazo? huM jANuM chuM tame mane tamArI patnI karavAnI vAta karazo... paNa e vAta koI kALe nahIM banI zake... tamArA jevA puruSo mane pahelAM paNa maLyA che..." "bahena, hAthanI pAMca aMgulI sarakhI nathI hotI... tema duniyAmAM badhA puruSo evA kAmI-vikArI ne laMpaTa nathI hotA. huM tamane mArI bahena mAnuM chuM. tuM mane tAro bhrAtA mAna. ane tAro paricaya Apa... huM tane sahAyaka banavA icchuM chuM... tArA du:khane dUra karavA prayatna karIza." For Private And Personal Use Only

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138 prIta kiye duHkha hoya surasuMdarIe kahyuM: "pahelAM tame vimAnane AkAzamAM thobhAvI do athavA jamIna para utA, pachI huM tamane mAro paricaya ApuM.' vimAnacAlake AkAzamAM ja vimAnane sthagita karI dIdhuM. surasuMdarIe potAnI athathI iti sudhInI vAto kahI dIdhI. vimAnacAlake ekAgratApUrvaka..., sahAnubhUtipUrvaka badhI vAta sAMbhaLI, teNe eka mahAsatI jevI strI bahenarUpe maLyAno AnaMda anubhavyo. surasuMdarIe pUchyuM: "tame koNa che? tamAro paricaya Apo..." "bahena, have huM tane mAro paricaya ApuM chuM. vaitADhaca parvatanuM nAma to te sAMbhaLyuM haze?' hA, vaitADhya parvata para vidyAdharonAM nagaro che." tenI uttarazreNino huM rAjA chuM. mAruM nAma che ratnajaTI. mArA pitAnuM nAma maNizaMkha ane mArI mAtAnuM nAma guNavatI. mArA pitAjIe A asAra saMsArano tyAga karyo che... teoe cAritradharma aMgIkAra karyo che. naMdIzvara dvIpa para teo duSkara tapa karI rahyA che..... samatAnA to teo sAgara che. huM teonAM darzanavaMdana karavA mATe naMdIzvara dvIpa para gayo hato... tyAMthI pAchA vaLatAM. acAnaka mane bahena surasuMdarI maLI gaI... pUrvajanmanuM anaMta puNya hoya to ja AvI bahena maLe... mATe nizcita banIne tuM mArI sAthe nagaramAM cAla.. mAre cAra panIo che. te cAreya moTA rAjAonI dIkarIo che. teomAM rUparaMga ane rasano sumeLa che." "huM AvuM tamArI sAthe, paraMtu mArI eka icchA pUrNa karo to...' 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kahe, bahena, mArI zakti ane sAmarthyanI maryAdAmAM je tAruM kAma haze te karIza." tame je naMdIzvara dvIpanI yAtrA karI AvyA te naMdIzvara dIpanI yAtrA mane na karAvo?" "avazya karAvuM mArI bahena! naMdIzvara dvIpa to devo ane vidyAdharonuM mahAna zAzvata tIrtha che...! paraMtu che ghaNuM dUra! chatAM mAruM A vimAna pavanavegI che... ApaNe kyAMya vacce utarANa nahIM karavuM paDe..' paraMtu mArgamAM je lipa-samudro Ave tenI oLakhANa to mane avazya karAvajo!" surasuMdarI harSathI pulakita thaI gaI. teNe sAdhvIjI pAse madhyaloka'nuM adhyayana kareluM hatuM. naMdIzvara dvIpanI saMpUrNa mAhitI teNe meLavelI hatI. Aje acAnaka.. e addabhuta hIpa-tIrthanI yAtrAno suavasara ene maLI rahyo hato... mAnavInuM... sAmAnya mAnavInuM to gaju ja nahIM e dvIpa para javAnuM! viziSTa vidyAzaktivALA mAnavo ja tyAM jaI zake. ratnajI vidyAdhara rAjA hato. tenI pAse viziSTa koTinI vidyAzaktio hatI. ratnajIe vimAnane gatizIla karyuM. alpa kSaNomAM ja e AkAzamAM UMce caDhI gayuM ane pUrva dizA tarapha pavanavege AgaLa vadhyuM. bahena, ApaNe atyAre jaMbudvIpamAMthI pasAra thaI rahyAM chIe. hamaNAM ja tane "meruparvata' dekhAze! sAva sonAno meruparvata joIne huM stabdha thaI jaIza! ApaNuM vimAna meruparvatanI pAsethI pasAra thaze... surasuMdarIe sonAno mesparvata joyo... te bolI UThI: 'abhuta... addabhuta! keTalo UMco? dRSTi ja nathI pahoMcatI! kyAMthI pahoMce? lAkha yojana UMco che have alpa samayamAM ja ApaNuM vimAna lavaNasamudra uparathI pasAra thaze." hA, be lAkha yojanano lavaNa-samudra che! samagra jaMbudvIpanI cAre bAju patharAyelo che...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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140 prIta kiye du:kha hoya vimAna 'lavaNasamudra' parathI pasAra thaI rahyuM hatuM... nIce pANI ja pANI surasuMdarI e apAra jalarAzine animeSa nayane joI rahI hatI..tyAM ratnajaTIe kahyuM: Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'AnAthI paNa ghaNA moTA samudro ApaNe pAra karavAnA che!' 'sAcI vAta che! phArboddhi to ATha lAkha yojanano che ne?' 'tame to dvIpa-samudronAM mApathI paNa jJAta cho!' 'meM pitRgRhe abhyAsa karelo che...ne!' 'jo, have ApaNe 'dhAtakIkhaMDa' upara UDI rahyAM chIe!' 'A paNa jaMbudrIpanI jema manuSyakSetra che... paraMtu ahIMnI duniyA nirALI che!! vimAna tIvra gatithI dhAtakIkhaMDane pasAra karI gayuM ane kAlodhi para UDavA mAMDyuM hatuM. surasuMdarI jANe potAnAM duHkho vIsarI gaI hatI... tenA mukha parathI viSAda vikharAI gayo hato. jyAM kAlodadhine pAra karI vimAna puSkaravara-dvIpanA AkAza-pradezamAM pravezyuM tyAM surasuMdarI bolI UThI: 'A che puSkaravara dvIpa' AnA aDadhA bhAgamAM manuSyasRSTi che... aDadhA bhAgamAM nathI... barAbara ne?' teNe ratnajaTI sAme joyuM. 'sAcI vAta che tArI. have ApaNuM uDDayana manuSyakSetranI bahAranA pradeza uparathI thaze.' puSkaravara dvIpa parathI vimAna puSkaravara samudramAM pravezyuM. ratnajaTIe surasuMdarIne kahyuM: bahena, huM eka viveka to cUkyo...' 'te zuM?' 'tane bhojana aMge to pUchyuM ja nahIM!' 'mane kSudhAno anubhava ja nathI... A yAtrAmAM khAvA-pIvAnuM yAda na Ave! kevI adbhuta yAtrA thaI rahI che! are juo, ApaNe have vAruNIvara dvIpa upara AvI gayAM!' 'hA, A vAruNIvara dvIpa ja che! ahIM mAnavasRSTi nathI.' 'have koI ja dvIpa para mAnavasRSTi nahIM hoya. aDhI dvIpamAM ja mAnavasRSTi hoya.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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141 prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'teM A badhuM adhyayana konI pAse karyuM hatuM? ratnajIe pUchyuM. "eka sAdhvIjI pAse. emanuM nAma suvratA." jo nIce, A vAruNIvara samudra che... A samudranuM pANI je pIe tene nazo caDha!' surasuMdarI e zAMta sAgarane joI rahI.. na bharatI, na oTa! na koI sAmudrika tophAna! have pachI Avaze kSIravara dvIpa... ane te pachI Avaze kSIravara samudra.' hA, kSIrodadhi samudranAM pANI to devalokanA deva tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnA janmAbhiSekamAM laI Ave che. e pANI eTale naryuM dUdha haze!' hA, e samudranA pANIno raMga dUdha jevo zeta hoya che. mATe to enuM nAma kSIrodadhi che!" A ApaNe kSIrodadhi upara ja AvI gayA! kharekhara, pANI dUdha jevuM ja have pachI e dvIpa Avaze tenuM nAma che vRtavara dvIpa." ane tenA pachI Avaze dhRtavara samudra! je nAmano dvIpa te nAmano samudra!" vimAna amApa gatithI UDI rahyuM hatuM. lAkho yojanA dvIpa-samudrane vAtavAtamAM oLaMgI rahyuM hatuM. dhRtavara dIpa ane vRtavara samudra pasAra karIne isuvara dvIpa uparathI vimAna vahI rahyuM hatuM. ivara samudranAM pANI sAce ja ikSarasa jevAM madhura hoya che ane tethI ja A samudranuM nAma isuvara samudra che.' ratnajaTI bolyo. sarvajJa vItarAga bhagavaMta A badhuM pUrNajJAnathI dRSTithI jotA hoya chekevuM yathArtha jJAna!' have Avaze naMdIzvara dvIpa! devonuM ane vidyAdharonuM zAzvata tIrtha." ratnajIe kahyuM. "hA, hA, juo... dUra dUra ja uga pahADo dekhAya che te naMdIzvara dvIpa uparanA ja pahADo haze.." "hA, ApaNe have pahoMcyA ja samaja!" mAruM jIvana dhanya banI jaze...! huM tamAro upakAra kyAreya nahIM bhUlI zakuM..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye du:kha hoya 142 'evuM na bola bahena, A koI upakAra nathI. mAruM kartavya bajAvuM chuM.' surasuMdarI harSathI gadgad thaI gaI. ratnajaTI ta2pha ahobhAvathI teNe joyuM. 'naMdIzvara dvIpa AvI gayo! huM vimAnane nIce utAruM chuM.' ratnajaTIe vimAnane nIce utAryuM ane eka svaccha bhUmibhAga 52 sthira karyuM. ratnajaTI ane surasuMdarI-baMne vimAnamAMthI nIce UtaryAM. ratnaTIe surasuMdarIne pUchyuM. 'bahena, tArI icchA zI che? pahelAM jinamaMdironI yAtrA karavI che ke pahelAM gurudeva maNizaMkha munirAjanAM darzana karavA che?' 'pahelAM zAzvata jinamaMdirone juhArIe... zAzvata jina-pratimAonAM darzanapUjana karIe... ane pachI gurudevanAM caraNe jaIe.' ahIM kula bAvana jinamaMdiro che. 'aMjanagiri' para cAra jinamaMdira che. 'dadhimukha' parvato para soLa che. 'ratikara' parvato upara batrIsa jinamaMdiro che.' 'tame kahyuM te satya che. have huM e jinamaMdironI laMbAI-pahoLAI ane UMcAI kahuM?' 'se...' jinamaMdiro so yojana lAMbAM che, pacAsa yojana pahoLAM che ane boMtera yojana UMcAM che!' 'taddana sAcuM bahena! tAruM zrutajJAna satya che... have ApaNe vimAnamAM ja te badhAM pahADo para jaIe. pahelAM aMjanigira para tane laI jAuM!' baMne vimAnamAM besI gayA. thoDI kSaNomAM ja aMjanagiri para pahoMcI gayAM. aMjaniMgara paranAM ati bhavya ane manohara jinamaMdiro joI surasuMdarI romAMcita thaI gaI. vidhipUrvaka teNe jinamaMdiromAM praveza karyo... zAzvata jinapratimAnAM darzana karyAM... tenI AMkho harSanAM AsuMthI chalakAI gaI... animeSa nayane te jinezvara bhagavaMtane nihALI ja rahI. madhura, arthagaMbhIra ane bhAvabharapUra zabdomAM teNe stavanA AraMbhI: vizvAdhAra! jinesarU! nirbhaya! paramAnanda! rUpAtIta! rasAtIta! varNAtIta! jiNaMda! sparza-kriyAtItaM namo! saMgavivarjita sarva! For Private And Personal Use Only

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143 prIta kiye duHkha hoya nirahaMkAra-malakSa! tuM, sAdinAnta! gatagarva! karmASTaka-kalapaMktibhitu! vIryAnanta! pasantha! akalAmala! niSkalaMkI tAta naumi pralabdhamahatyA surasuMdarIe vidhivat bhAvapUjA karI. cAre jinamaMdiromAM jaI teNe potAnAM nayana saphaLa karyA. potAnI jillA pavitra karI. tyAMthI vimAnamAM besI dadhimukha parvato para jaIne soLa jinamaMdironI yAtrA karI. surasuMdarIno harSa... umaMga... AnaMda niraMtara vadhI rahyo hato. ratikara parvata uparanAM batrIsa jinamaMdironI yAtrA karI. surasuMdarI kRtArthatA anubhavavA lAgI. vimAna pAse AvI teNe ratnajarIne kahyuM: 'bhAI, Aje huM emano upakAra mAnuM chuM..." emano eTale kono?" je mAro yakSadvIpa para tyAga karI gayA. temano!" "oho, amarakumArano?" 'hA, jo mAro tyAga na karI gayA hota to tame kyAMthI maLata? ane tame na maLata to naMdIzvara dvIpanI yAtrA karavAnuM parama saubhAgya mane kyAMthI prApta thAta?" "bahena, je thAya te sArA mATe! evuM jJAnI puruSoe nathI kahyuM?' kahyuM che, paraMtu sAruM nathI banatuM tyAM sudhI.. je adhIratA rahe che. te jIva pAse na karavAnA vicAro karAve che. yakSadvIpa choDyA pachI eka pachI eka je je ghaTanAo mArI AsapAsa banI... te keTalI badhI du:khada hatI? keTalI badhI bhayAnaka hatI? e vakhate huM vicArI ja na zakI ke "je thAya te sArA mATe!" mArA patie mAro tyAga karIne mane duHkhanA dariyAmAM ja dhakelI dIdhI. ema ja mane lAgyuM hatuM.' kAraNa ke te sukha karatAM zIlane mUlyavAna gayuM che, te AdarzaniSTha nArI che.... koI ne koI mahAna Adarzane hRdayastha karIne e mujaba jIvana jIvanArane aneka Apattiono sAmano karavo ja paDe che. jo teM sukhane vahAluM karyuM hota to tane A kaSTo paData kharAM? zuM dhanaMjaya tane sukha ApavA taiyAra na hato? zuM phAnahAna tane sarvasva samarpita karavA taiyAra na hato? zA mATe teM e badhAne tiraskArI kADhyA? tArA manamAM sukhanI spRhA karatAM zIladharmanI rakSAno vicAra prabaLa che." For Private And Personal Use Only

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144 prIta kiye duHkha hoya e dharmanA ja pratApe Aje huM A divya sukha pAmI chuM ne! nahIMtara mArA jevI sAmAnya strInA bhAgyamAM naMdIzvara dvIpanI yAtrA hoya kharI? ane mane kyA dharmanA pratApe AvI zIlavaMtI bahena maLI?' tamArA pitAjInA tamane maLelA ucca koTinA saMskAra te zuM nAnosUno dharma che?' "vhAlI bahena, pitA-munirAja mAtra ghora tapasvI ja nahIM. viziSTa jJAnI mahAtmA che. avAranavAra teonAM darzana karIne, temano dharmopadeza sAMbhaLIne tRpti anubhavuM chuM.' tame kharekhara mahAna puNyazALI cho bhrAtA! AvA zAzvata tIrthanI anekavAra yAtrA karavAno puNya avasara tamane maLe che... ane pitA munirAjanAM darzanavaMdana karavAnA tamArA haiye bhAva jAge che! AvA uttama puruSonA darzana mAtrathI jIvanamAM pApa nAza pAme che. AvA niSkAraNa vatsala mahAtmAonA be zabda paNa manuSyanI jJAnadRSTi kholI nAMkhatA hoya che.' to have ApaNe e mahAtmAnAM caraNomAM jaIe?' hA, emanAM darzana-vaMdana karI pAvana thaIe....' baMne vimAnamAM goThavAI gayAM. vimAna UDyuM ane eka atyaMta ramaNIya bhUmibhAga para UtaryuM. sRSTinuM zreSTha saundarya jANe A bhUmi para ja hatuM. jevuM saundarya hatuM tevuM ja pavitratAthI maghamagha thatuM tyAMnuM vAtAvaraNa hatuM. tyAMnI havAmAMthI vairAgyanI suvAsa AvatI hatI. "kevuM adbhuta sthaLa che A!" surasuMdarI bolI UThI. enA karatAMya vadhu abhuta thaze munirAjanAM darzana ratnajaTI surasuMdarIne laI, munirAja je parvataguphAmAM hatA tyAM cAlyo. surasuMdarI mATe sukhano aruNodaya thaI gayo hato. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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saumya mukhAkRti!" saMyamasuvAsita dehayaSTi! tapanA tejathI tagatagatI AMkho! divya prabhAvanAM ajavALAM pAtharatuM AbhAmaMDala! maNizaMkha munirAjanAM darzana karI surasuMdarInAM nayano visphArita thaI gayAM. hRdayakamaLa khIlI UDyuM. ratnajI ane surasuMdarIe vidhivat vaMdanA karI, baMne munirAjanI sAme vinayapUrvaka besI gayAM. munirAje "dharmalAbha" no gaMbhIra svare AzIrvAda Apyo. be kSaNa AMkho baMdha karI... ane amRta jevI madhura vANI vahevA mAMDI. mahAnubhAva, A mAnavano avatAra dharmapuruSArtha karIne saphaLa karI levo joIe. tamane pAMca prakArano dharmapuruSArtha batAvuM chuM ke je sarvajJa vItarAge kahelo che. dAna, dayA, devapUjA, dama ane dIkSA - A pAMca prakArano dharmapuruSArtha karanAra manuSya sukha-zAMti pAme che. AtmAne pAvana kare che ane aMte nirvANane pAme che." A dharmapuruSArtha manuSya tyAre ja karI zake... jyAre apramatta bane. pramAdane parihare. viSayopabhoga ane kaSAya-paravazatA-A be moTA pramAda che.. pramAda AtmAno moTAmAM moTo duzmana che. jinezvara bhagavaMtoe dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAva - A cAra prakArano paNa dharmapuruSArtha batAvyo che. A caturvidha dharma gRhasthajIvanano zaNagAra che. temAMya "zIladharma' to mahAna dharma che. he ratnajaTI, surasuMdarInI jema zIladharmanuM pAlana karanAra manuSya parama sukhane prApta kare che." 'gurudeva, e surasuMdarI koNa? "vatsa, e guNavatI nArI tArI pAse beThI che!' ratnajITI kSaNabhara stabdha thaI gayo... gurudevanA mukhe prazaMsAyelI surasuMdarIne For Private And Personal Use Only

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143 prIta kiye duHkha hoya teNe be kara joDI... mastaka namAvI praNAma karyA. ratnajaTI harSathI gadgad thaI gayo... "aho! mane vizvanI zreSTha sannArI bhaginIrUpe anAyAse prApta thaI gaI..." surasuMdarIe vinayapUrvaka munirAjane pUchyuM : 'gurudeva! haju mArAM pApakarma keTalAM zeSa che.. kyAM sudhI mAre e pApa karmonA udaya bhogavavAnA che? kRpA karIne...' he suzIle, tArAM pApakarma lagabhaga bhogavAI gayAM che. have tuM saMtApa na karIza. benAtaTanagaramAM tane tArA patinuM milana thaze. tuM have nirbhaya che.' 'gurudeva, bhaviSyano bheda kholIne Ape mane Azvasta karI Ape mArA para mahAna upakAra karyo...' surasuMdarIe dharaNItala para mastaka namAvIne punaH punaH vaMdanA karI. munirAje ratnajI sAme sUcaka dRSTi karI. ratnajIe gurudevanI AjJA zirodhArya karI. gurudeva, ApanA A guNanidhi suputre A zAzvata tIrthanI yAtrA karAvIne ane ApanAM darzana karAvIne mArA para anaMta upakAra karyo che. mArA e sAcA dharma bAMdhava banyA che..." ane gurudeva, Ape jenuM nAma gAyuM te mahAna zIlavatI surasuMdarIne mArI dharmabhaginI banAvI ane huM mArA nagaramAM.. mArA mahelamAM laI jAuM chuM. ame sahu bahenanI bhakti karI kRtArtha thaIzuM... ane avasare tene huM benAtaTanagaramAM mUkI AvIza." baMnee gurudevane bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI ane guphAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLyAM. ratnajInuM haiyuM umaMgathI chalakAI rahyuM hatuM. kayA zabdomAM surasuMdarInI prazaMsA karavI - ratnajaTIne zabdo jaDatA nathI. baMne vimAna pAse AvyAM. surasuMdarIne AdarapUrvaka vimAnamAM besADIne ratnajaTIe vimAnane AkAzamAM UMce caDhAvyuM ane jaMbudviIpanI dizAmAM gatizIla karI dIdhuM. surasuMdarInA citta para naMdIzvara dvIpa chavAI gayo hato. munirAjanAM vacano enA kAnamAM guMjatAM hatAM: 'amarakumAra benAtaTanagaramAM maLaze..." e avyakta AnaMda anubhavatI hatI... tyAM ratnajaTIe dhyAnabhaMga karatAM kahyuM: For Private And Personal Use Only

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147 prIta kiye duHkha hoya bahena, mAre eka mahattvanI vAta kahevI che." saMkoca vinA kaho! "meM tane pahelAM kahyuM che ke mAre cAra rANI che. naNaMdane joIne te cAreya gAMDI-ghelI thaI jaze... tane ghaNI vAto pUchaze... paraMtu yakSadvIpathI mAMDIne ahIM sudhInI koIpaNa vAta emane nA karIza." kema? je banyuM che te kahevAmAM zo vAMdho?' moTo vAMdho Ave mArI vahAlI bahena! tane mArI rANIo duHkhiyArI jANe... e moTI vAMdho! mArI bahenane koI duHkhiyArI samajIne enA tarapha dayA ke karuNAnI dRSTithI jue, e mane jarAya na game." paraMtu, mArI duHkhapUrNa vAto sAthe zrI navakAramaMtranA prabhAvanI vAto sAMbhaLIne temane navakAramaMtranA aciMtya mahimA para zraddhA nahIM thAya?' "e zraddhA to bIjI rIte paNa tuM janmAvI zakIza. tArA aMgata jIvananI vAto tuM ane huM e be ja jANIe. aMgata vAto cha kAne na ja javI joIe... nahIMtara kyAreka moTo anartha thaI jAya... jo tane huM A viSaya para eka vArtA jarUra kaho... samaya paNa AnaMdathI pasAra thaI jaze. ane tamArI vAtanI gaMbhIratA paNa mane samajAze.' ratnajIe vAtano prAraMbha karyo. lIlAvatI nagarI hatI.' rAjAnuM nAma hatuM mukuMda ane rANInuM nAma hatuM suzIlA. eka divasa rAjA mukuMda rAjapuruSa sAthe vanavihAra karavA gayo. jyAre te pAcho vaLyo tyAre nagaranA daravAjA pAse eka kUbaDAne gAto ne nAcato joyo. rAjA tene potAnA mahelamAM laI Avyo. kUbaDo bhinna bhinna ceSTAo karIne rAjA ane rANInuM manoraMjana karavA lAgyo. gIto gAIne ane nAcI-kUdIne rAjA-rANInAM mana rIjhavavA lAgyo. rAjasabhAmAM paNa Ave ane aMtaHpuramAM paNa jAya! ene game tyAM javAnI pharavAnI chUTa maLI gaI. eka divasa mahAmaMtrI matisAgara gupta-maMtraNA karavA rAjAnI pAse AvyA. rAjAnI pAse kUbaDo beThelo hato. mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM: For Private And Personal Use Only

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148 prIta kiye du:kha hoya 'mahArAjA, gupta vAto cAra kAna sudhI ja gupta rahe che... cha kAne na javI Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir joIe.' 'A kUbaDo ApaNo atyaMta vizvasanIya che. enA kAne paDelI vAta gupta ja raheze...' 'bhale gupta rahe, paraMtu kyAreka...' 'ciMtA na karo...' rAjAe kUbaDAne dUra na karyo... mahAmaMtrI bIjI ADIavaLI vAto karIne cAlyA gayA. eka divasa eka yogIpuruSa rAjasabhAmAM Avyo. e siddha mAMtrika hato, rAjAnI sevA-bhaktithI prasanna thaIne teNe rAjAne 'parakAyapraveza' nI vidyA ApI, maMtra ApIne yogI cAlyo gayo. rAjA pAse pelo kUbaDo to beThelo ja hato. teNe yogInI vAta sAMbhaLI hatI. rAjA roja maMtrajApa bolIne karato hato. kUbaDo paNa e maMtra sAMbhaLIne zIkhI gayo. rAjAne to enA para koI zaMkA hatI ja nahIM. eka divasa rAjA azvArUDha thaIne, sAthe kUbaDAne laIne vanavihAra karavA gayo. jaMgalamAM eka mRtadeha paDelo joyo. koI viprano e mRtadeha hato. rAjAne 'parakAyapraveza' vidyAno prayoga karavAnuM mana thayuM. teNe kUbaDAne pUchyuM; 'bola, maMtrano mahimA tuM sAco mAne che ke nahIM? 'nahIM, mahArAjA, huM maMtra-taMtramAM jarAya vizvAsa karato nathI.' tane pratyakSa maMtramahimA batAvuM to?' 'to to mAnavuM ja paDe ne?' to le mAro ghoDo sAcava. huM A mRtadehamAM praveza karIza! e mRtadeha jIvaMta thaI jaze...' 'ane ApanA dehanuM zuM thaze?' 'e mRtadehanI jema paDyo raheze...' 'pachI?' 'pachI puna: huM mArA dehamAM praveza karI daIza... eTale A viprano deha pAcho mRtadeha thaI jaze! maDaduM thaI jaze...' 2AjA ghoDA parathI nIce Utaryo. ghoDo kUbaDAne soMpyo... ane teNe maMtranuM smaraNa karyuM. tenA AtmAe vipranA mRtadehamAM praveza karI dIdho. vipra-deha For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 149 sajIvana thaI gayo! rAjAno deha nicceSTa... nisprANa paDyo rahyo! vipranA dehamAM rahelo rAjA kubaDAne kahe che: joyo ne maMtrano prabhAva!' hA, mahArAjA! huM paNa A prayoga karuM chuM... ema kahIne turata ja teNe maMtranuM smaraNa karyuM... ne teNe rAjAnA mRtadehamAM praveza karI dIdho! kUbaDAnuM zarIra niprANa banI gayuM.' kUbaDo rAjA banI gayo. rAjA brAhmaNa banI gayo! rAjA hebatAI gayo... te pUche che: 'tuM A maMtra kyAre zIkhyo?' kUbaDo luccAIthI kahe che: "tamAre mukhe sAMbhaLI sAMbhaLIne...!" rAjAe kahyuM : bhale tuM zIkhyo to mane vAMdho nathI.... paNa have tuM mArA dehamAMthI nIkaLI jA... huM mArA dehamAM praveza karIza... kubaDo khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyo ne bolyo: "have huM A deha choDuM? eTalo huM mUrkha nathI.. have huM ja rAjA banyo chuM! tuM tAre brAhmaNa dehamAM bhaTakyA kara...' ema kahIne, ghoDA para besIne te nagaramAM AvI pahoMcyo. rAjamahele pahoMcyo... sIdho gayo aMtepuramAM.. rANI sAthe ratikrIDA karI... ne rAjA tarIke jIvavA mAMDyo. rAjA ghaNo pastAvo kare che. paraMtu have tenI vAta koI sAcI mAne ema na hatuM. te paradezamAM cAlI nIkaLyo. rAjA banelA kUbaDAne rANIe pUchyuM: "svAmInAtha, Apano vahAlo kUbaDo kema dekhAto nathI?' rAjAe kahyuM: 'jaMgalamAM pazue tene mArI nAMkhyo!" sAMbhaLIne rANI khuza thaI." rAjA roja aMtapuramAM Ave che. rANIne Azcarya che... ke kUbaDAnA marI gayA pachI... mahArAjAnI vANI badalAI gaI che... vaLI emanA hAvabhAva paNa pharI gayA che... kAmazAstranAM Asano paNa bhUlI gayA che... Ama zAthI banyuM haze? rANIe mahAmaMtrI matisAgarane potAnI mUMjhavaNa kahI batAvI. mahAmaMtrI vicakSaNa hato. teNe rANIne kahyuM: "mAtA, tame ciMtA na karo... thoDAM divasamAM bheda khullo paDI jaze...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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150 prIta kiye duHkha hoya mahAmaMtrIne yAda hatuM ke yogIe rAjAne 'parakAyapraveza' nI vidyA ApelI che. enA AdhAre eNe cokkasa anumAna bAMdhyuM. mahAmaMtrIe rAjAne kahyuM: mahArAjA, ApanA grahayogo hamaNAM sArA nathI. eTale rAjapurohitanA kahevA mujaba dAnazALA zarU karIe... khUba dAna-puNya karavAthI grahadazA sudharI jaze...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir rAjAe anumati ApI. mahAmaMtrIe dAnazALA zarU karAvI dIdhI. *dAnazALAmAM aneka yAcako-brAhmaNo AvavA lAgyA. mahAmaMtrI pote e badhAnA paga dhue che ane aDadho zloka bole che: 'SaTkarNo bhidyate maMtrI kubja kAnneva bhidyate / ' tyAra pachI emane bhojana karAve che. hajAro yAcako ne brAhmaNo dUradUrathI paNa AvavA lAgyA. vipra-dehamAM rahelA rAjA mukuMde paNa lIlAvatInagarInI dAnazALAnI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI... te lIlAvatImAM Avyo... maMtrIe enA paga dhoyA... ane aDadho zloka bolyo... e sAMbhaLIne rAjAe javAba Apyo... Thakubjo'yaM jAyate rAjA, rAjA bhavati bhikSukaH / ' arthAt, maMtrIe kahyuM: 'cha kAne gayelI vAta bheThAya che. paNa kUbaDAthI bhedAtI nathI...' rAjAe kahyuM: 'A kUbaDo rAjA bane che ane rAjA bhikhArI bane che...' maMtrI khuza thaI gayo. sAco rAjA maLI Avyo. maMtrIe rAjAne potAnI havelImAM chupAvI rAkhyo. maMtrI rANI pAse gayo... tyAre rANInA khoLAmAM marelo popaTa paDyo hato... ne rANI zoka karatI hatI. maMtrIe kahyuM: 'mAtA, rAjAne bolAvIne kaho ke! A popaTane duSTa bilADIe mArI nAMkhyo... popaTa mane prANa karatAMya vadhu vahAlo che... mATe koI yogIsaMnyAsIne bolAvIne mRta popaTane sajIvana karo... basa, pachI tame jema kahezo tema huM karIza... jo mArA para tamane sAco prema hoya to popaTane koI paNa rIte sajIvana karo... nahIMtara A popaTa sAthe huM agnimAM praveza karIza...' rANIe maMtrInA kahyAM mujaba rAjAne bolAvIne vAta karI. rAjAnA dehamAM rahela kUbaDAe vicAra karyo. 'huM pote ja mAMtrika chuM! mArI 'parakAyapraveza' nI vidyAthI popaTanA mRtadehamAM praveza karIne popaTane sajIvana karI batAvuM... For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya rANI mArA para rIjhI jaze...' Ama vicArIne teNe rANIne kahyuM: Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir jo tAro popaTa hamaNAM ja sajIvana thaI jaze... paraMtu tyAM sudhI mAro deha niSprANa banIne paDyo raheze... tuM ene jALavaje... ekAda prahara pachI pAcho huM mArA dehamAM AvI jaIza...' 'oha... svAmInAtha! tame pote ja A camatkAra karazo? gajaba kahevAya...' kUbaDAe rAjAno deha choDyo ane popaTanA dehamAM praveza karI dIdho... popaTa sajIvana thaI gayo... rANI prasanna thaI gaI... popaTane ramADatI ramADatI te bIjA khaMDamAM cAlI gaI. 151 mahAmaMtrI sAcA rAjAne laIne turata rANInA khaMDamAM AvI gayo. rAjAe turata ja maMtra-smaraNa karyuM ane potAnA dehamAM praveza karI dIdho...! rAjAe mahAmaMtrIno khUba khUba AbhAra mAnyo. mahAmaMtrIe rANI pAsethI popaTane laIne mArI nAMkhyo. rANIne potAno sAco rAjA maLI gayo... rAjAne sAcI buddhi maLI gaI. 'bhAI, tame to ati rasamaya-bodhaka vArtA kahI! mane khUba gamI. huM mArI. mArA jIvananI koI paNa vAta mArI bhAbhIone nahIM kahuM. vizvAsa rAkhajo.' 'ApaNuM vimAna vaitADhaca parvata para UDI rahyuM che! jo nIce, vidyAdharonAM hajAro nagaro dekhAya che.' 0 surasuMdarIe nIce joyuM. vidyAdharonI adbhuta duniyA nihALI. 'ApaNuM nagara kyAM?' 'basa, have surasaMgItanagaranA bAhya pradezamAM ja vimAnane utAruM chuM!' 'sIdhuM mahelanI agAsImAM ja utAro ne! bhAbhIo Azcarya pAmaze!' 'nA, nA, mArI mahAna ginIno bhavya nagarapraveza karAvIza! pharI A bahena kyAre mArA nagarane pAvana karavAnI che?' surasuMdarI zaramAI gaI. O For Private And Personal Use Only

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bahena, ApaNuM vimAna surasaMgItanagaranI upara AvI gayuM che. huM have vimAnane nIcuM uDADIza. tane mArA suMdara nagaranAM darzana karAvIza!' ratnajaTIe surasuMdarIne nagara-darzana karAvyuM. surasuMdarIe prasannatA vyakta karI, sAce ja surasaMgItanagara ramaNIya hatuM. vizALa ane svaccha rAjamArgo.. eka sarakhAM bhavya mahAlayo... uttuMga stUpo gaganasparzI maMdiro ane enAM dhavala zikharo... vizALa ane ramaNIya udyAno. nagaranI cAre dizAomAM kalAtmaka pravezadvAro.. ratnaja TIe nagaranA bAhya udyAnAmAM vimAna utAryuM. bahena, have ApaNe rathamAM besIne nagaramAM praveza karIzuM. mArA nagaravAsIo tArAM darzana karIne... mArI bhaginInAM darzana karIne AnaMdavibhora banI jaze.' nA... nA, evuM na karazo.. mArAmAM evI koI ja vizeSatA nathI ke loko mArAM darzana kare. huM to eka tuccha saMsArI nArI chuM... anaMta doSothI bharelI..." surasuMdarI zaramAI gaI. e tAruM AMtaru-ciMtana che bahena! pUjya gurudeve jene "mahAsatI', sannArI kahI che... te mAre mana mahAna che.. uttama che...' ratnajaDita suvarNa-ratha hAjara thaI gayo hato. ratnajI svayaM sArathinI pAse beTho ane aMdara surasuMdarIne besADI. ratha nagaranA mukhya pravezadvAramAM pravezyo. surasuMdarI Azcaryacakita thaI gaI... nagaranA rAjamArgo zaNagArelA hatA! eka-eka mahAlayanAM dvAre toraNo baMdhAyelAM hatAM ane hajAro suMdara strI-puruSo rAjamArgo para UbhA rahI.. hAtha UMcA karI. ratnajIno jayajayakAra karI rahyA hatA. surasuMdarI samajI gaI ke vimAnamAMthI ja ratnajITIe vidyAzaktithI nagaramAM saMdeza mokalI dIdho che! tenA manamAM ratnajaTI pratye Adara vadhyo. prajAjano surasuMdarInuM paNa abhivAdana kare che. surasuMdarI be hAtha joDI, mastaka namAvI prati-abhivAdana kare che. AkAzamAMthI Thera Thera puSpavRSTi thaI rahI che. surasuMdarInA nAmano jayaghoSa thAya che.. For Private And Personal Use Only

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153 prIta kiye duHkha hoya ratha rAjamahelanA prAMgaNamAM pahoMcyo. ratnajI rathamAMthI UtarI paDyo ane surasuMdarIne sahAro ApIne rathamAMthI utArI. tene laI teNe rAjamahelanA mukhya pravezadvAramAM praveza karyo. tyAM ja ratnajITInI cAra rANIoe sAcAM motIthI baMnene vadhAvyAM. ratnajIe cAreya rANIo sAme joyuM... rANIonI AMkhomAM jijJAsA vAMcI.. enA mukha para smita khIlI UThyuM. teNe kahyuM: mArI vahAlI bhaginIne laI Avyo chuM!" cAreya strIo harSavibhora thaI gaI. eka pachI eka rANI surasuMdarIne bheTI paDI.. "oho! jevuM bhAInuM rUpa che tevuM ja bahenanuM rUpa che! eka rANI bolI. "nA, nA, tame bhUla kema karo cho! mArA karatAM to bahenanuM rUpa ghaNuM caDhiyAtuM che! are, rUpa karatAM guNo to khUba caDhiyAtA che!" sahue mahelamAM praveza karyo. ratnajI surasuMdarIne cAra rANIo pAse mUkIne potAnA khaMDamAM cAlyo gayo. snAnAdi nityakramathI paravAryo. surasuMdarIne paNa cAra rANIoe snAnAdi karAvIne suMdara vastro paridhAna karAvyAM. ratnajaTI AvI gayo. teNe kahyuM: have bhojana karI laIe. Aje to bahenanI sAthe ja bhojana karIza" "nA, bhAIne bhojana karAvIne pachI bahena bhojana karaze..." surasuMdarI bolI. evuM bane kaMI? Aje pahelavahelI bahena bhAIne ghare AvI che. mArI moMgherI mahemAna che tuM! tArA pahelAM huM bhojana na karI zakuM!" bhAInA gharamAM bahena mahemAna na hoya! mahemAna to parAyA hoya.. huM gharanI ja kahevAuM!" jIta surasuMdarInI thaI! teNe ratnajIne bhojana karAvyuM ane pachI cAra bhAbhI-rANIo sAthe besIne teNe bhojana karyuM. rANIoe khUba Agraha karIne surasuMdarIne bhojana karAvyuM. ratnajIe potAnI rANIone kahyuM: "bahena bhale ahIM mahemAnarUpe na rahe. paraMtu tame ene thoDA divasanI ja mahemAna mAnajo! bahena sAthe je vAto karavI hoya, bahenane jeTalo sneha Apavo hoya... bahena pAsethI je dharmanuM jJAna meLavI levuM hoya... meLavI lejo. tame suzIla cho. vadhAre zuM karyuM? bahenanuM mana prasanna ane praphullita rahe... e rIte enI kALajI rAkhajo.." For Private And Personal Use Only

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154 prIta kiye duHkha hoya svAmInAtha, Ape amArI ghaNA samayanI icchA pUrNa karI che. amArI naNaMdane pAmIne ame dhanyatA anubhavIe chIe. emanI mukhAkRti ja emanA guNonI cADI khAya che." "enA sAMbhaLatAM enI prazaMsA karIza to e risAI jaze... mATe enI anupasthitimAM enI vizeSatAo batAvIza!' ratnajaTI hasato hasato cAlyo gayo. cAra rANIo surasuMdarIne laIne temanA bhavya AvAsamAM pahoMcI. eka vizALa.. suMdara ane suzobhita khaMDa hato. enI cAre bAju bIjA khaMDa hatA. cAreya khaMDanAM dvAra e vizALa khaMDamAM paDatAM hatAM. cAra rANIonA e cAra zayanakhaMDa hatA. rANIoe cAreya zayanakhaMDa batAvyA ane kahyuM: "bahena, A cAra khaMDamAMthI tamane game te khaMDa tamane maLaze!' "nA, nA mArA mATe to A madhya-khaMDa ja yogya che!' nA bahena, A madhya-khaMDamAM tamane na rakhAya.. cAlo uparanA mALe.. upara eka suMdara khaMDa che.." surasuMdarIne uparano khaMDa batAvyo... surasuMdarIne e khaMDa gamI gayo. teNe kahyuM: "basa, A khaMDamAM huM rahIza. tamane icchA. thAya tyAre tame ahIM Avajo.. mane icchA thaze to huM nIce AvIza!' rANIoe eka paricArikA surasuMdarI pAse niyukta karI dIdhI. khaMDamAM badhI ja suvidhAo goThavI dIdhI. - "bahena, have ekAda prahara tame vizrAma karo.... lAMbo pravAsa karIne AvyAM cho.. pachI ame upasthita thaI jaIzuM.' cAreya rANIo nIce AvI gaI. surasuMdarIe paheluM kAma zrI navakAramaMtranA jApanuM karyuM. tanmaya banIne teNe jApa karyo ane pachI nidrAdhIna thaI gaI... jamIna para ja te sUI gaI. te nizcita ane nirbhaya hatI tethI ghasaghasATa UMghI gaI... jyAre te jAgI tyAre tenI cAre bAju cAra rANIo prasannacitte beThelI hatI...! "are, tame kyAranAM AvIne beThAM cho? mane jagADavI hatI ne...!" ame hamaNAM ja AvyAM... tamArI nidrAmAM vikSepa thayo.. nahIM? "nA, nA, nidrA laI lIdhI! ekAda prahara to vItI gayo haze!' hA, eka prahara vItI gayo.. pachI ja ame upara AvyAM! tamAro zrama dUra thayo?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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155 prIta kiye duHkha hoya zrama to tyAre ja dUra thaI gayo hato. jyAre tamane mahelanA dvAre joyAM! kevI premabharI mArI cAreya bhAbhIo che! mArA bhAInuM zreSTha puNya che ke AvI guNavatI...' eka rANIe surasuMdarInA mukha para hAtha mUkI dIdho... amane na zaramAvo bahena! tamArA bhAI puNyazALI to che ja, nahIMtara AvI mahAsatI bahena na maLe.' "eTale have tame mane zaramAvavA iccho cho? ApaNe sahu puNyazALI chIe. nahIMtara paramAtmA jinezvara devano dharma ApaNane na maLata! AvuM mAnavajIvana na maLata! AvA sArAM snehI-svajano na maLata.. ane aciMtya ciMtAmaNi samAna zrI navakAramaMtra na maLata." "bahena, A "puNya' zuM che?' eka rANIe jijJAsA vyakta karI. puNya, karma che. betAlIsa prakAranAM puNya-karma che! dareka puNya-karma juduM juduM sukha Ape che." puNya-karmanuM kAma sukha ApavAnuM?' hA, jIvAtmA manathI sArA vicAro kare, sArI vANI bole ane satkAryo kare, tethI puNya-karma bAMdhe. e puNya-karma udayamAM Ave tyAre jIvane sukha Ape. jIvane sukha prApta thAya." paraMtu jIvAtmA sadaiva to zubha vicAro ke zubha vANI-vartana na rAkhI zake ne? mana-vacana-kAyA azubha paNa bane che." azubha mana-vacana-kAyAthI pApakarma baMdhAya che. baMdhAyelAM pApakarma udayamAM Ave tyAre jIva duHkhI thAya che..." e pApakarmone paNa prakAro haze ne?' bIjI rANIe pUchyuM. hA, pApakarmanA vyAsI prakAro che... moTA moTA prakAro vyAsI che... bAkI to anaMta prakAro che!" A puNya-karma ke pApakarma dekhAtAM to nathI..." nA, dekhAtAM nathI, paraMtu kArya joIne kAraNanuM anumAna thAya. bIja dekhAtuM nathI, vRkSa dekhAya che! vRkSa joIne bIjanuM anumAna karIe chIe ne? "bIja vinA vRkSa na hoya! A siddhAMtane jANanAra ne mAnanAra manuSya vRkSanA AdhAre bIjanuM anumAna kare che. evI rIte saMsAranA jIvonAM sukha-duHkha joIne e sukha-duHkhanAM kAraNabhUta karmonuM anumAna thaI zake che. eka sakhI.. eka duHkhI... AvI viSamatAo saMsAramAM dekhAya ja che.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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15 prIta kiye duHkha hoya A viSamatAonAM kAraNa tarIke manuSyanI mUrkhatA-buddhimattA, kAryadakSatA, ALasa... samAjavyavasthA... rAjyavyavasthA.. vagerene na mAnI zakAya?' eka apekSAe mAnI zakAya, paraMtu e mUrkhatAnuM kAraNa zuM? e buddhimattAnuM kAraNa zuM? eka mANasa kAryadakSa kema ane bIjo mANasa bhoTa jevo kema? eka mANasa rogI kema ane bIjo nIrogI zAthI? eka nirdhana kema ne eka zrImaMta kema? mULabhUta kAraNa tarIke puNya-karmone mAnavA ja paDe." "eka mANasane bIjo mANasa mAre che... to mAra khAvAnuM du:kha pelA bIjA mANase ApyuM ne? tyAM karma kevI rIte kAraNa banyuM?' trIjI strIe prazna karyo. "mAra khAnAra mANasanAM pApakarmano udaya thayo mATe bIjA mANase ene mAryo! mAravAnI icchA pelA mANasanA pApodaye karAvI! mAro evo pApakarmano udaya hoya to tamane mane mAravAnI icchA thAya! tame emAM nimitta banI jAo. huM A siddhAMtane jANatI houM eTale mane tamArA pratye dveSa nahIM thAya! zatrutA nahIM janme!" paNa, mAranArane pApakarma to baMdhAya ne? avazya baMdhAya. mAra khAnAra jo samatA na rAkhe. roSa... krodha ke dInatA kare to ene paNa navAM pApakarma baMdhAya! samatA rAkhe to navAM pApakarma na baMdhAya. ane udayamAM AveluM pApakarma nirjarI jAya!' 'nirjarI jAya eTale?' cothI strIe pUchayuM. nAza pAmI jAya! karmonI nirjarA eTale karmono nAza. duHkhanA samaye jo jIva samatA samAdhipUrvaka duHkhone sahana karI le to udayamAM AvelAM pApakarmonI nirjarA thaI jAya...' e "karma che zuM?' e eka jAtanAM jaDa pudgala hoya che! "kArpaNa' jAtanAM pulo hoya che...' AtmA sAthe e kevI rIte baMdhAya?' azuddha AtmA sAthe ja e karmono saMbaMdha thAya. zubhAzubha pravRttithI e karmo AtmAmAM vahI Ave che... ene "Azrava" kahevAmAM Ave che." to jIva koI ne koI zubhAzubha pravRtti to karato rahe ja ne? to to satata karma baMdhAtAM ja rahevAnA!" For Private And Personal Use Only

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157 prIta kiye duHkha hoya "hA, samaye samaye anaMta karma baMdhAya che...' pachI jIvano chuTakAro kyAre?' navAM karma na bAMdhe ane jUnAM baMdhAyelAM karmano nAza kare tyAre!! "zuM evI paNa sthiti AtmAnI hoI zake ke e zubhAzubha koI pravRtti na karato hoya?" hA! pUrNa jAgRtinI e paLo hoya che! zubha ke azubha koI ja pravRti nahIM! to e kare zuM? kaMI paNa na karavAnuM kare!" sva-svarUpamAM ramaNatA! zuddha AtmasvarUpamAM ramaNatA! AtmaguNomAM ramaNatA!' A to addabhuta vAta che!' pahelI rANIe kahyuM. cotho prahara vItI rahyo hato. bhojanaveLA thaI gaI hatI. "cAlo nIce, bhojanano samaya thaI gayo che,' rANIe kahyuM. 'tame rAtri-bhojana nathI karatAM?' "nA, sUryAsta pUrve ja tamArA bhAI ane ame sahu bhojana karI laIe chIe.' ghaNuM ja uttama!' naNaMda ane bhojAIo nIce AvI.. tyAM ratnajI paNa AvI pahoMcyo hato. surasuMdarI sAme joI pUchyuM: bahena, tane tArI A bhAbhIoe vizrAma karavA dIdho ke nahIM?' eka prahara pUro!" sahue prasannacitte bhojana karyuM. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAco prema pradAna karAvyA vinA na rahe...! potAnI pAse je zreSTha hoya, je uttama hoya...je suMdara hoya tenuM samarpaNa karAve premanA pAtramAM! vidyAdhararAjanI cAreya rANIo surasuMdarInA jJAna ane guNo para ovArI gaI hatI. surasuMdarI samagra rAjamahela para chavAI gaI hatI. nagarImAM paNa surasuMdarInA guNonAM gIta gavAI rahyAM hatAM. eka divasanI vAta che. surasuMdarI zrI navakAramaMtrano jApa pUrNa karIne UThI hatI ane cAreya rANIo enI pAse jaI pahoMcI. surasuMdarIe premathI AvakAra Apyo. eka rANIe kahyuM: "bahena, Aje tamArA mukha para apUrva prasannatAnAM darzana thAya che!" sAcI vAta che tamArI! Aje paMcaparameSThi bhagavaMtonA dhyAnamAM khUba AnaMda anubhavyo! bhagavaddhyAnamAM mana lIna thayuM.." amane paNa paMcaparameSThinuM dhyAna karatAM zIkhavo to!" avazya, tamane zIkhavavAmAM mane AnaMda thaze.' kyAre zIkhavazo?' Aje ja! hamaNAM ja.' "nA, hamaNAM nahIM, hamaNAM to amAre tamane kaMIka zIkhavavuM che!' ne cAreya rANIoe eka bIjA sAme joIne hasI paDI. surasuMdarIne kaMI samajAyuM nahIM. te vArApharatI cAreya rANIo sAme joI rahI. moTI rANIe suMdarIno hAtha potAnA hAthamAM laIne kahyuM: amArI vahAlI bahena, Aje tamAre amArI eka vAta mAnavI paDaze.." 'tamArI kaI vAta meM nathI mAnI...?" "eTale to amane tamArA para prema thaI gayuM che! Aje ame nirNaya karIne AvyAM chIe... Aje ame amArI naNaMdane suMdara vastrothI ane mUlyavAna alaMkArothI zaNagArIzuM.! tamAre nA nathI kahevAnI..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 159 surasuMdarI hasI paDI. teNe kahyuM: "oho, ATalI vAta kahevA mATe ATalI lAMbI prastAvanA zA mATe karI?' eTalA mATe ke tame pahelA ja divase zaNagAra sajavAnI nA pADI hatI.' 'tamArI vAta sAcI... meM nA pADI hatI. paraMtu have huM tamane nA pADI zake ema nathI ne?' kema? cAreya bolI UThI. 'tamArA preme mane jItI lIdhI che... huM tamArI koI vAta TALI zakuM ema nathI.' cAreya rANIonI AMkho harSanAM AMsuthI bhInI thaI gaI. temano svara gadgad thaI gayo... surasuMdarIe kahyuM: 'tame mane je snehanuM amRtapAna karAvI rahyAM cho, te huM kyAreya bhUlI zakIza nahIM. meM tamane pahelA divase zaNagAra sajavAnI nA pADI hatI tenuM kAraNa batAvuM?" hA, hA, jarUra batAvo." patinA virahakALamAM huM zaNagAra sajavAnuM pasaMda nathI karatI! vaLI, mane bAhya zaNagAra sajavAno umaLako paNa nathI jAgato..paraMtu Aje to tamane nA nahIM pADuM!' cAreya rANIo prasanna thaI gaI. temaNe surasuMdarIne zreSTha vastro paherAvyAM, mUlyavAna suMdara alaMkArothI zaNagAra karyo. surasuMdarInuM rUpa zataguNa vadhI gayuM. have, huM tamane ApaNo-strIono AdhyAtmika zaNagAra batAvuM!' batAvo.. batAvo..." cAreya rANIo surasuMdarInI sAme goThavAI gaI. ApaNe "samyagdarzana" nI suMdara sADI paheravI joIe. samyagdarzana eTale zraddhA! vItarAga-sarvajJa paramAtmA upara, mokSamArge cAlatA saMyamI sadguruo upara ane sarvajJabhASita dharma upara zraddhA sthApita karavI... A zraddhAnAM cIra, ApaNo pahelo zaNagAra che.' ApaNAM strIonAM vastromAM mahattvanuM vastra che kaMcuka, dayA-karuNAno kaMcuka paheravAno che! strI karuNAnI mUrti hoya.. kSamAnI mUrti hoya. ApaNA gaLAmAM zIlano navalakho hAra zobhato hoya! ApaNo A kImatImAM kImatI hAra che. prANa jAya to bhale jAya, ApaNuM zIla na lUMTAvuM joIe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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16o prIta kiye duHkha hoya ApaNA mastake tilaka joIe ne? tapazcaryAnuM tilaka joIe. ApaNA jIvanamAM nAnI-moTI koI ne koI tapazcaryA joIe. A tame ratno ane maNithI maDhelAM mane kaMgana paherAvyAM che ne? e vadhAre tyAre zobhe jo huM A be hAthathI supAtradAna ApuM! anukaMpA-dAna ApuM! ApaNA hAtha dAnathI zobhe, dAna e ja ApaNAM sAcAM kegana che. ApaNA oSTha pAna-tAMbUlathI lAla karIe chIe. paraMtu kharekhara to satya ane priya vANI eja ApaNuM tAMbUla joIe. ApaNI vANI asatya ane apriya na hovI joIe. mArI cAreya bhAbhIonI vANI kevI madhura che! kevI satya ane hitakAriNI che? mATe to huM tamane mohI paDI!' cAreya rANIo zaramAI gaI. temanI dRSTi jamIna para khoDAI gaI.. surasuMdarIe premathI cAreyanAM mukha UMcAM karyo, ane potAnI vAta AgaLa laMbAvI. * mArI AMkhomAM tame kAjaLa AMkyuM ne? have mArI AMkho vadhu suMdara lAge che ne? ethIya vadhu suMdara tamArI AMkho mane dekhAya che. kAraNa ke tamArI AMkhomAM lajjAnuM kAjaLa aMjAyeluM che...! strInI AMkhomAM lajjA hoya che te bIjAnA haiyAmAM vasI jAya che. zaNagAra sajavAno hetu paNa bIjAnA haiye vasI javAno ja hoya che.' "aho... kevo guNaniSpanna zaNagAra tame batAvyo bahena! strIno A ja sAco zaNagAra che.. ane A sAMbhaLyA pachI mane samajAyuM ke tame zA mATe zaNagAra sajavAnI nA pADatAM hatAM...' Avo adbhuta zaNagAra... guNono zaNagAra tame sajelo ja che.. pachI A badho bAhya zaNagAra tamane nA ja AkarSe!" bIjI rANI bolI UThI. eka vAta mane samajAI nahIM..." trIjI rANI bolI. kaI vAta?' surasuMdarIe pUchyuM.. "patinA virahakALamAM strIe bAhya zaNagAra na javo joIe te!' e vAta tamane samajAvuM. A duniyAmAM zIlavatI nArI mATe moTAmAM moTo zatru hoya to te tenuM rUpa che. A duniyAnA moTA bhAganA puruSo parastrInA rUpamAM mohita thatA hoya che. mohAMdha puruSa parastrInA zIlane lUMTavA taiyAra thaI jatA hoya che. have, jo rUpavatI nArI patinI anupasthitimAM zaNagAra saje to enA zIla mATe moTo bhaya Ubho thAya ke nahIM?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 161 evo koI laMpaTa mArI pAse AvI caDhe to TIpIne roTalo ja banAvI dauM!' trIjI rANI bolI UThI. 'tame vidyAdhara-strIo cho. tamArI pAse vidyAzaktio che... tame evA laMpaTa puruSono sAmano karI zako ema cho. paraMtu je strI pAse vidyAzakti na hoya ke zArIrika baLa na hoya... tenuM zuM thAya? e vAta barAbara che. sAvadhAnInI dRSTie, parapuruSonI AMkhomAM vikAra pedA kare tevA zaNagAra na javA joIe. rANIone surasuMdarInI vAta gaLe UtarI gaI. "are, zaNagAra ne sajyA hoya chatAM rUpa para mohita thaI jAya che ne puruSo...? to pachI zaNagAra sajyA hoya tenA para mohita thatAM vAra keTalI? patinI anupasthitino lAbha kyAreka patinA ja mitro uThAvatA hoya che... patino mAlika hoya to tenI dRSTi paNa bagaDe che... A viSayamAM mane eka vArtA yAda Ave che...' "kahone e vArtA! tame kyAM sAMbhaLelI?" "mArI gurumAtA sAdhvI suvratA pAse. mane dhArmika adhyayana paNa emaNe ja karAveluM.' e vArtA to have kahevI ja paDaze..' cAreya rANIo vArtA sAMbhaLavA Atura thaI gaI. surasuMdarIe vArtAno prAraMbha karyo.' 'vasaMtapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. ' te nagaramAM eka samRddha zreSThI vasato hato. tenuM nAma zrIdatta hatuM. zradattanI patnI zrImatI zIlavatI ane guNavatI hatI. zradattane rAjapurohita suradatta sAthe gADha mitratA hatI. baMnene ekabIjA para saMpUrNa vizvAsa hato. eka divasa zrIdatta vyApAra mATe paradeza javAno nirNaya karyo. teNe suradattane kahyuM: 'mitra, huM paradeza jAuM chuM. jo ke jema bane tema huM zIdhra pAcho AvIza... paraMtu mArI anupasthitimAM mArA gharanI tAre saMbhALa rAkhavAnI che. zrImatIne koI Apatti na paDavI joIe.' suradatte kahyuM: "zrIdatta tuM tAre nizcita raheje. khUba dhanopArjana karIne vahelo pAcho Avaje. tArA gharanI huM saMpUrNa saMbhALa rAkhIza." For Private And Personal Use Only

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162 prIta kiye du:kha hoya zrIdatta paradeza gayo. suradatta pratidina zrImatI pAse javA lAgyo. zrImatI je kAma batAvatI hatI te prasannacitte karato hato. zrImatI pAse besato hato, vAto paNa karato... ema karatAM eka divasa zrImatInA rUpamAM te mugdha banyo. tenA cenacALA vadhavA lAgyA. eka divasa sAMketika zlokamAM teNe zrImatI AgaLa premanI yAcanA karI, Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kAle prasuptasya janArdanasya meghAMdhakArASu ca zarvarISu / mithyA na vakSyAmi vizAlanetre! te pratyayAya prathamAkSareSu / / 'he vizALa netravALI strI! meghathI aMdhakAravALI comAsAnI rAtrImAM 'huM tane icchuM chuM.' te huM jUThuM nathI kaheto, pratIti mATe zlokanA cAre pAdanA prathama akSarothI `ganemi te meM jaNAvyuM che.' zrImatI cetI gaI! e paNa viduSI hatI. teNe paNa sAMketika zlokamAM pratyuttara Apyo. neha loke sukhaM kicit cchAditasyAMhasA bhRzam / mitaM ca jIvitaM nRNAM tena dharme matiM kuru / / 'he purohita, A lokamAM pApathI atyaMta AcchAdita thayelA mAnavIne thoDuM paNa sukha hotuM nathI. manuSyanuM jIvana kSaNabhaMgura che. mATe dharmamAM ja buddhi rAkha.' zlokanA cAra pAdonA prathama akSaro 'naicchAmi te thI 'huM' tane icchatI nathI' ema javAba ApI dIdho. e divase to purohite cAlyo gayo. paraMtu teNe potAnA manamAM nirNaya karyo ke koI paNa rIte zrImatIne vaza karavI. zrImatIe potAnA manamAM nirNaya karyo ke koI paNa bhoge purohitane vaza na thavuM! bIjA divase to purohita nirlajja banIne zrImatI pAse bhoga-prArthanA karI. zrImatIe ene khUba samajAvyo paNa te zrImatInA pagamAM paDI gayo... zrImatIe eka yojanA potAnA manamAM ghaDI kADhI ane ene kahyuM: 'Aje rAtre pahelA praharamAM Avaje...' purohita nAcI UThyo... rAjI thaIne potAnA ghare gayo. zrImatIe zaNagAra sajyA ane naga2nA senApati 'candradhavala' pAse gaI. senApatine kahyuM: 'mArA patino mitra suradatta purohita mArA pratye rAgI banyo che... ne mArA para baLAtkAra karavA taiyAra thayo che... to tame mane bacAvo...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye du:kha hoya 163 senApati zrImatInuM adbhuta rUpa joI enA para mohita thaI gayo. senApatie kahyuM: 'suMdarI, tuM ciMtA na kara. e purohitanA baccAne huM ThekANe pADI daIza... paraMtu tuM mArI priyA banI jA... huM tArA para... tArA rUpa para mugdha banyo chuM... kahe, huM tArI havelIe kyAre AvuM?' zrImatI to senApatinI vAta sAMbhaLI DaghAI ja gaI... 'are, A te rakSaka ke bhakSaka ?' teNe senApatine ghaNI zikhAmaNa ApI... paNa senApati na samajyo ... chevaTe zrImatIe tene rAtrinA bIjA praharanA prAraMbhe AvavAnuM AmaMtraNa ApyuM. tyAMthI zrImatI pahoMcI rAjyanA mahAmaMtrI matidhana pAse. teNe jaIne maMtrIne kahyuM: 'mahAmaMtrI, tame mArI rakSA karo. senApati mAruM zIla lUMTavA taiyAra thayo che... mArA patinI anupasthitimAM tame rakSA karo.' mahAmaMtrI to zrImatInuM rUpa joI pote ja kAmAMdha banI gayo hato! teNe kahyuM: 'zrImatI, e senApatine to kAle ja hAthInA paga nIce kacaDAvI nAMkhIza... tuM nirbhaya rahe... paraMtu tAre mane tAruM yauvana mANavA devuM paDaze... tuM je mAgIza te tane ApIza... basa, eka vAra tArA dehanuM sukha Apa...' zrImatI hebatAI ja gaI. teNe mahAmaMtrIne dhutkArI kADhyo... chatAM mahAmaMtrI tene karagaravA lAgyo... kaMIka vicArIne zrImatIe tene rAtrinA trIjA praharanA prAraMbhamAM potAnI havelIe AvavAnuM kahyuM: mahAmaMtrI rAjI rAjI thaI gayo. zrImatI tyAMthI sIdhI rAjA zrIpati pAse pahoMcI. rAjAno vinaya karI teNe kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, mahAmaMtrI mArA para mohI paDyo che... ne mArA gharamAM AvavAnuM kahe che... Apa ene roko... mArI rakSA karo...' rAjA zrIpati pote ja zrImatI para mohI paDyo hato. teNe kahyuM: 'tuM nizciMta rahe. mahAmaMtrIne zULI para caDhAvI daIza... paNa tArI sAthe mane zayyAsukha maLavuM joIe... huM tArAM rUpa-yauvana para mohita thayo chuM... tuM icche to tane mArI rANI banAvI dauM... nahIMtara eka vAra tuM mane tArI havelImAM bolAva...' zrImatIne kSaNabhara lAgyuM ke enA paga nIcethI dharatI sarakI rahI che... chatAM dhIratA dhAraNa karIne teNe rAjAne khUba samajAvyo... paraMtu rAjA na ja samajyo... tyAre zrImatIe kahyuM: bhale, Apa Aje rAtre cothA praharanA prAraMbhe padhArajo... For Private And Personal Use Only

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164 hoya prIta kiye kha zrImatI potAnI havelIe AvI gaI. teNe purohitane, senApatine, mahAmaMtrIne ane rAjAne barAbarano bodhapATha ApI devAnI suMdara yojanA vicArI lIdhI. te potAnI paDosaNa pAse gaI ane tene so sonAmahoro ApIne kahyuM: 'bahena, mAruM eka kAma karIza?' paDosaNe kahyuM: 'eka nahIM, be kAma karIza...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'to sAMbhaLa, Aje rAtrinI cAra ghaDI bAkI rahe tyAre tuM mArI havelInAM dvAra khakhaDAvaje. chAtIphATa rudana karaje... daravAjo kholAvaje. pachI mane kaheje: 'le vAMca A patra... tAro pati paradezamAM marI gayo...' basa, pachI tuM jatI raheje. 'bola, karIzane ATaluM kAma?' paDosaNe hA pADI. zrImatIe gharamAMthI eka moTo paTAro zodhI kADhaDhyo. e paTArAnAM cAra moTAM khAnAM hatAM ane dareka khAnAno daravAjo judo judo hato. paTArAne paricArikA pAse ghasaDAvIne zayanakhaMDamAM goThavAvI dIdho. paricArikAe kahyuM: 'jo sAMbhaLa, saMdhyA pachI purohita ahIM Avaze. tene khUba Adara ApIne mAra zayanakhaMDamAM laI Avaje. pachI huM tane AjJA karuM tema eka pachI eka kAma karatI jaje... pahelo prahara e rIte vitAvI devAno che.' paricArikA catura hatI. zrImatInI vAta samajI lIdhI. rAtrino aMdhakAra chavAyo ane purohita AvI pahoMcyo. dAsIe svAgata karyuM. zayanakhaMDamAM laI AvI. zrImatIe soLa zaNagAra sajyA hatA... AMkhonA kaTAkSa karIne purohitanA manane vIMdhI nAMkhyuM. purohita lAkha sonaiyAnI kiMmatanAM ratno laIne Avyo hato. teNe ratno zrImatIne ApyAM. zrImatIe ratnone ThekANe mUkI dIdhAM. dAsIne kahyuMH 'purohitajInA zarIre telathI ayaMgana karaje, pachI uSNa jalathI snAna karAvaje... tyAra bAda bhojana karAvaje ane pachI mArI pAse laI Avaje.' paricArikAe eka prahara sudhI purohitane ramADacA karyo... bIjA praharano prAraMbha thayo ne havelIno daravAjo khakhaDyo... purohita gabharAyo. zrImatI daravAje jaIne pAchI AvI. 'koNa AvyuM che?' purohite puchyuM. 'senApati!' 'haiM? atyAre... senApati? mAruM zuM thaze? mane bacAva...' 'kevI rIte bacAvuM?' 'game tyAM chupAvI de... tArA page paDuM chuM...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 165 "to A paTArAmAM ghUsI jA.' purohitane paTArAnA eka khAnAmAM ghusADIne tALuM mArI dIdhuM. havelIno daravAjo kholyo. senApatijInuM svAgata karyuM... senApati paNa mUlyavAna ratno laIne Avyo hato. zrImatIe ratno laIne tijorImAM mUkI dIdhAM.. ane pachI senApatinI sevA-bhakti zarU karAvI... bIjo prahara pUro thaI gayo! ane havelInA daravAje TakorA paDyA.... senApati gabharAyo. teNe pUchayuM, "koNa AvyuM haze?' zrImatI daravAje jaIne pAchI AvI. "mahAmaMtrI AvyA che.' huM? marI gayo. mane bacAva... havelImAM kyAMka chupAvI de mane..." zrImatie senApatine paTArAnA bIjA khAnAmAM pUrI dIdho ane tALuM mArI dIdhuM. - havelIno daravAjo kholyo. mahAmaMtrInI padharAmaNI thaI! svAgata thayuM. mahAmaMtrI navalakho hAra bheTa ApavA lAgyA hatA. zrImatIe hAra laIne tijorImAM mUkI dIdho ane mahAmaMtrInI sevA-bhakti zarU karAvI... eka prahara sudhI sevA cAlatI rahI. cothA praharanI zarUAta thaI. ne daravAjo khakhaDyo... mahAmaMtrI gabharAyo... "koNa haze?" zrImatI daravAje jaIne pAchI AvI. mahArAjA padhAryA che..." 'huM? mahArAjA? marI gayo.. bacAva mane... game tyAM chupAvI de... tArA pagamAM paDuM chuM.' zrImatIe mahAmaMtrIne paTArAnA trIjA khAnAmAM pUrI dIdho ne tALuM mArI dIdhuM. daravAjo kholyo. mahArAjA havelImAM dAkhala thayA. zrImatIe svAgata karyuM. rAjAe mUlyavAna alaMkAro bheTa ApyA. zrImatIe alaMkArone tijorImAM mUkI dIdhA. mahArAjAnI sevA-bhakti zarU thaI. be ghaDI pasAra thaI na thaI... tyAM to havelInI bahAra koI strI chAtIphATa rudana karatI AvI.. havelInAM vAra jorajorathI khakhaDAvatI bolI : "are... zrImati... daravAjo khola... khUba mAThA samAcAra che.... tAro pati paradezamAM marI gayo. jaladI dvAra khola..' - zrImatI dhaDAma karatI jamIna para paTakAI paDI... ne ghora rudana karavA lAgI...rAjA gabharAyA... teNe kahyuM : "pahelAM tuM mane kyAMka saMtADI de.. pachI dvAra kholaje.. For Private And Personal Use Only

Page #176
166 prIta kiye duHkha hoya zrImatIe paTArAnA cothA khAnAmAM rAjAne pUryo ane tALuM mArI dIdhuM! dAsIne kahyuM. "basa, kAma patI gayuM. have be ghaDI vizrAma karI laIe. savAranI vAta savAre...' baMne sUI gaI. savAre nagaramAM vAta prasarI gaI ke "zrIdatta zreSThI paradezamAM mRtyu pAmyA che." rAjAnA rAjyamAM niyama hato ke putrarahita mANasa marI jAya to enI saMpatti rAjA laI le. rAjapuruSo rAjamahelamAM gayA... paNa rAjamahelamAM mahArAjA na hatA. mahArANIne kahyuM: "zrIdatta zreSThI aputrIyA marI gayA che. temanI saMpatti maMgAvI levI joIe.." rANIe rAjAnI tapAsa karAvI. paNa kyAMthI maLe rAjA? mahAmaMtrInI tapAsa karAvI... te paNa na maLyA. senApati ane purohita paNa na maLyA... rAjapuruSone Azcarya thayuM. rANIe kahyuM: "koI mahattvanA kArya aMge cAre jaNA koI gupta jagyAe gayA lAge che. tame jAo ane zrIdatta zeThanI saMpatti mArI pAse ja laI Avo." rAjapuruSo zrIdattanI havelIe pahoMcyA. zrImatIne kahyuM: "zeThanI saMpatti levA ame AvyA chIe." bhAIo, laI jAo badhI ja saMpatti. A paTArAmAM zeTha badhI ja saMpatti mUkI gayA che.. Akho paTAro ja laI jAo...' rAjapuruSo paTAro upADavA lAgyA.. paTAro khUba bhAre hato... khuza thaI gayA. "paTArAmAM aDhaLaka saMpatti lAge che..' paTAro rAjamahelamAM mahArANI pAse laI javAmAM Avyo. mahArANIe vicAra karyo: "mahArAjA AvIne paTAro khole, e pahelAM huM kholIne mane game te alaMkAro kADhI lalIrAjapuruSo pAsethI paTArAnI cAvIo laI lIdhI. rANIe paheluM khAtuM kholyuM... ke jhaTa aMdarathI purohitajI bahAra nIkaLyA! rANI camakI gaI... "A zuM? tame paTArAmAM kyAMthI!' rANIe pUchayuM. mahAdevI, haju bIjAM tALAM kholo.. pachI mane mArA gunAnI sajA karajo..." rANIe bIjuM khAtuM kholyuM... senApatijI pragaTa thayA! rANIe trIjuM khAtuM kholyuM.. mahAmaMtrI nIkaLI AvyA! For Private And Personal Use Only

Page #177
137 prIta kiye duHkha hoya rANIe cothuM khAtuM kholyuM.... mahArAjA pragaTa thayA! saunAM moDhAM vIlAM paDI gayAM hatAM. rANInI AMkhamAMthI roSanA aMgArA varasatA hatA.. rAjAe purohita vagerene ravAnA karIne rANInI samakSa potAno aparAdha kabUlI lIdho. zrImatIne bahumAnapUrvaka rAjamahelamAM bolAvIne, kSamA mAgI, tene uttama vastrAlaMkArothI vibhUSita karI. jyAre zreSThI zrIdatta paradezathI Avyo tyAre zrImatIe badhI vAta karI.. baMne pati-patnI khUba hasyAM! surasuMdarIe vArtA pUrNa karI. "basa, strI to AvI zrImatI jevI hovI joIe!" cAreya rANIo bolI UThI. have bhojanano samaya thaI gayo che... mArA bhAI rAha jotA beThA haze!' "cAlo.. cAlo... Aje to bhojana khUba bhAvaze. vArtAnI jema!' 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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28 surasaMgIta nagaramAM surasuMdarInA cha mahinA vItI gayA hatA. ratnajaTInA parivAra sAthe tenA AtmIya saMbaMdho baMdhAI gayA hatA. ratnajaTI sAthe, tenI cAra rANIo sahita aneka tIrthonI yAtrAo karI hatI. yAtrApravAsamAM ratnajaTI sAthe vividha prakAranI tattvacarcAo thatI hatI. niyamita ratnajaTIne bhojana karAvatAM paNa tenI sAthe aneka viSayo para vArtAlApa thato raheto hato... ratnajaTI mukta manathI vAto karato hato paraMtu enuM mana nirmaLa hatuM... tenA hAsyamAM paNa narI nirdoSatA ja TapakatI hatI. tenI AMkhomAMthI nirmaLa snehanI saravANI vahetI hatI. tenuM mana sadaiva surasuMdarInA guNonuM manana karatuM rahetuM hatuM. lagabhaga eka varSathI patino viyoga sahana karatI e mahAsatI nArIe potAnA zIlanuM addabhuta jatana karyuM hatuM... ratnajaTI surasuMdarInA jIvanamAM AvI gayelA du:khanA jhaMjhAvAtonA vicAromAM kyAreka khovAI jato. surasuMdarI pratyenI tIvra sahAnubhUtithI tenuM hRdaya bharAI jatuM... jyAre pitA-munirAjanAM vacano yAda AvatAM tyAre ... tenuM mastaka ahobhAvathI surasuMdarInA caraNe namI paDatuM hatuM. ratnajaTI yuvAna rAjezvara hatA, paraMtu tenAmAM yauvanano unmAda na hato. te parAkramI hato... chatAM avicArI na hato. potAnA mahAna pitRkuLanI ujjvala kIrtine kyAMya DAgha na lAgI jAya, te mATe sadaiva jAgrata raheto hato. vacanapAlanano te ati AgrahI hato. surasuMdarIne ApeluM vacana tenI smRtimAM barAbara sacavAyeluM hatuM. tane huM vacana ApuM chuM... tane huM bahena mAnIza... tuM yAda rAkhaje... huM muni-pitAno putra chuM! cha-cha mahinAthI ratnajaTI potAnA vacananuM vizuddha pAlana karI rahyo hato... mana-vacana-kAyAthI pAlana karI rahyo hato. tenA manamAM paNa surasuMdarI pratye vicAra-vikAra pragaTyo na hato! alabatta, tenI vaiyika icchAonI pUrti karanArI cAra-cAra rUpavatI ane lAvaNyamayI rANIo hatI, paraMtu ema to rAvaNanA aMtepuramAM kyAM ochI rANIo hatI? hajAro rANIo hatI... chatAM sItAjI pratye tenuM mana vikRta nahotuM banyuM? puruSanuM mana ja kaMIka For Private And Personal Use Only

Page #179
prIta kiye duHkha hoya 179 vicitra hoya che. e vaiSayika sukha navAM-navAM pAtromAM zodhatuM rahe che... ratnajaTI emAM apavAda hato chatAM te potAnA mana pratye jAgrata hato. e samajato hato ke karmaparavaza jIvanA vicAro sthira nathI rahetA. kyAreka vicAro pavitra hoya to kyAreka apavitra banI jAya che. e jANato hato ke manuSya kyAreka potAnA mana para saMyama rAkhI zake che... to kyAreka saMyamano baMdha mATIno nIkaLe che... vicArono dhasamasato pravAha e mATInA baMdhane toDI nAMkhe che. anekavAra pitA-munirAjanA dharmopadezamAM teNe sAMbhaLeluM hatuM ke moTA moTA saMyamadhara RSi-munio paNa strInuM nimitta pAmI vaicArika ane zArIrika patananI khAImAM gabaDI paDyA che! e sAMbhaLatAM eNe potAnI jAtanI sarakhAmaNI paNa karI hatI.... "e ugra saMyamI ane tapasvI munivaronA manonigrahanI tulanAmAM mAro manonigraha to koI visAtamAM nathI. evA munivaro.. ke jeo adhyAtmanA uccatam zikhare UbhA hatA... teoe paNa manonigraha khoI nAMkhyo. koI ekAda menakAnuM nimitta pAmIne.. to huM koNa? mAre evA patananAM nimittothI aLagA ja rahevuM joIe." A sAvadhAnIne eNe potAnA jIvanamAM sthAna ApyuM hatuM eTale ja to yuvAna rAjezvara hovA chatAM, tenuM jIvana akalaMka rahyuM hatuM. potAnI rANIone pUrNa vaphAdAra rahyo hato. koI ja parastrIno teNe saMparka rAkhyo na hato. koIpaNa yuvatI ke koI paNa strI sAthe teNe AtmIyatA bAMdhI na hatI. jIvanamAM sadAcAranuM e custapaNe pAlana karato hato. vacana-pAlana ane vaphAdArI jevAM mAnavIya guNonI tenI pAse sArI samRddhi hatI. teNe potAnA rAjyamAM paNa mAnavIya guNono zreSTha prasAra karyo hato.... prajAjanomAM mAnavIya guNonAM puSpo hamezAM khIlelAM rahetAM hatAM. bAhya samRddhino to vidyAdharonI duniyAmAM pAra ja na hoya. AMtaraguNa-samRddhi paNa ratnajInA rAjyamAM pAra vinAnI hatI. surasuMdarI to acAnaka ja ratnajarInA jIvanamAM AvI gaI hatI. bhAraMDa pakSInI cAMcamAMthI chUTIne jamIna para paDatI ene jhIlI lIdhI hatI. enA karuNAsabhara hRdaye jhilAvI lIdhI hatI ene! "bIjAnA duHkhane dUra karavAnI icchA.... ane pravRtti jIvo pratyenI sAcI maitrI che. A satya ene AtmasAtuM hatuM. eNe surasuMdarInAM duHkha dUra karyA. ene bharapUra sukha ApyAM. enA For Private And Personal Use Only

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170 prIta kiye duHkha hoya taraphathI eNe koI ja sukha pAmavAnI icchA na karI! duniyAmAM eka zreSTha kakSAno bhAI potAnI sahodarI bhaginIne jeTaluM ane jevuM sukha Ape, teTaluM ane tevuM sukha teNe surasuMdarIne ApyuM. enA manamAM kyAreka e prazna UThyo hato... ke "jenI sAthe mAre koI saMbaMdha nathI.... paricaya nathI... koI svArtha nathI... enA pratye mArA hRdayamAM sneha kema jAgyo? huM zA mATe ene nagaramAM laI Avyo? zA mATe meM ene mArA mahelamAM rAkhI? zA mATe ATalI badhI AtmIyatA baMdhAI gaI? naMdIzvara dviIpanI yAtrA karAvIne meM ene pUchIne, ene jyAM-je nagaramAM javuM hatuM, tyAM pahoMcADI dIdhI kema nahIM? eka aparicitA yauvanA pratye AvuM.... ne ATaluM badhuM AkarSaNa kema jAgI gayuM che? bhale e AkarSaNanuM mAdhyama enA guNo che, paraMtu mAre enuM zuM prayojana che? huM to ene mArI samagratAthI cAhavA lAgyo chuM.. mArI rANIo paNa enI sAthe AtmIyatA bAMdhI beThI che... kema? zA mATe? koI prayojana vinA zuM AvA saMbaMdhonAM phUla khIlI jatAM haze?' to zuM janma-janmAMtaranA koI saMbaMdhonA saMskAro jAgI gayA haze? hA, emAM vartamAna jIvanamAM nAma.... ke paricayanI jarUra rahetI nathI! emAM koI dehanA rUpa ke lAvaNyanI paNa jarUra rahetI nathI. avazya janma-janmAMtarano ja koI saMbaMdha-saMskAra jAgyo lAge che...' A rIte ratnajaTI svayaM ja potAnA praznonuM samAdhAna kare che. jIvanamAM ghaNuM badhuM aNadhAryuM banI jatuM hoya che! A paNa eka aNadhArI ghaTanA hatI. alabatta, pUrNa jJAnInI dRSTimAM to kaMI ja aNadhAryuM hotuM nathI.... aNadhAryuM ne dhAreluM to apUrNa mAnavInI kalpanAo che. naMdIzvara dvIpathI pAchA pharatAM ratnajIe kyAM dhAryuM haze ke AkAzamAMthI eka mAnava-strIne paDatI te jhIlI leze... ne ene e potAnA mahelamAM laI Avaze! cha mahinA vItI gayA hatA. eka divasa madhyAhnakALe cAra rANIo surasuMdarI sAthe sogaThAM ramI rahI hatI. khela jAmyo hato. dezakALanuM bhAna bhUlIne ramata ramI rahI hatI... tyAM acAnaka ratnajI jaI caDyo. khaMDanA dvAra pAse ja Ubho rahI gayo. rANIoe ke surasuMdarIe... koIe ratnajaTIne joyo nahIM, paNa ratnajaTI surasuMdarIne joI ja rahyo... ratnajInI premALa chatrachAyAmAM ane cAra-cAra rANIonA nehabharyA For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 171 sAMnidhyamAM surasuMdarI nirbhaya.. nizcita banIne jIvI rahI hatI. agiyAraagiyAra varSonA rajhaLapATano thAka UtarI gayo hato. zarIranI glAni dUra thaI gaI hatI. divyakAnti pragaTI gaI hatI. tenA dehanuM sauSThava ane mukhanuM lAvaNya indrANIne paNa parAjita karI de tevuM khIlI UDyuM hatuM. ratnajarI Aje pahelI ja vAra surasuMdarInA zArIrika rUpa-lAvaNane vicArato hato! te turata nIce UtarI gayo. potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM jaIne pazcimanI vAtAyana pAse jaIne Ubho rahyo. tenuM mana pokArI rahyuM hatuM. 'have bahenane vahelAmAM vahelI take benAtaTanagaramAM mUkI Ava... emAM ja tAruM ane enuM hita samAyeluM che.." huM ene kevI rIte mUkI AvuM? enA vinA huM nahIM rahI zakuM.. enA vinA mAruM jIvana zuSka... nIrasa banI jAya...' "jo, nahIM mUkI Ave.. ne tArA manamAM pApa jAgI gayuM to? pelA dhanaMjaya ane phAnahAnanI navI AvRtti banI jaIza to?" nA, nA... evuM to kalpAMtakALe paNa nahIM kare A ratnajaTI... huM eka mahAna muni-pitAno putra chuM! e mArI bhaginI che. mArI vahAlI bahena che. huM bhAI ja rahIza... e mArI bahena ja raheze...' ratnajaTI, cha mahinAmAM... eka divasa paNa... enI sAthe tane ekAMta nathI maLyuM... mATe tuM enA pratye "bahena" no bhAva TakAvI zakyo che.. acAnaka koI pApakarmano udaya Avaze... ne ekAMta maLI jaze. tyAre tuM tArI jAta para saMyama na rAkhI zakyo to?" mane mArI jAta para vizvAsa che. huM e vizvAsane gumAvavA nathI mAgato.... ekAMtamAM paNa mArI e bahena.... bahena ja raheze! enA mATe huM bhAI ja rahIza... mAre mAnasika nabaLAIno bhoga na ja banavuM joIe... huM ene ahIM ja rAkhIza... mArA parivAranA mAnasarovaramAM e rAjahaMsI banIne AvI che.. enA vinAnuM mAruM sarovara zobhAhIna banI jaze...' tuM tArA ja hRdayano vicAra karIza ratnajI? zuM e bahenane eno pati yAda nahIM Avato hoya? tuM kema bhUlI jAya che pitA munirAjanI bhaviSyavANI? tAruM pApakarma ghaNuM ghaNuM bhogavAI gayuM che. surasuMdarI. tane benAtaTanagaramAM tArA patinuM milana thaze...' ane ratnajITInI AMkho sajala banI gaI.. For Private And Personal Use Only

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172 prIta kiye du:kha hoya 'mAre bahenanA sukhano vicAra karavo joIe... strInA jIvananuM moTAmAM moTuM sukha eno pati hoya che. mAre have thoDA divasomAM ja ene benAtaTanagaramAM pahoMcADI devI joIe... enA vinA...' ratnajaTI palaMgamAM pachaDAI paDyo... dhrusake dhrusake 2DI paDyo... tenuM mana khUba uDhigna thaI gayuM... viyoganI kalpanAe ene hacamacAvI nAMkhyo... 'huM ene kahIza... bahena, tArA patine laIne pharI tuM ahIM Avaje. pachI tuM ahIM ja rahI jaje... huM amarakumArane mAruM aDadhuM rAjya ApI daIza. vidyAzaktio ApIza... te mAnI jaze... basa, pachI tAro kyAreya viyoga nahIM thAya... hA, hamaNAM to tane huM benAtaTanagaramAM pahoMcADI daIza... tyAM tane amarakumAra avazya maLaze... paNa pati maLyA pachI bhAIne bhUlI to nahIM jAya ne? huM to tane A bhavamAM eka kSaNa paNa nahIM bhUlI zakuM... tArA guNorna yAda karI karIne.... ratnajaTInI AMkhomAMthI codhAra AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. te svagata bolavA lAgyo: 'paraMtu mArI vahAlI bahena... tane huM kaI jIbhathI kahIza..., ke cAla tane huM benAtaTanagare pahoMcADuM. nA, nA, mArI jIbhanA hajAra TukaDA thaI jAya, huM tane nahIM kahI zakuM...' 'o ho... lAgaNI ane kartavya vacce kevo ghora saMgharSa jAgI gayo mArA manamAM? sneha tane dUra karavAnI kalpanA paNa nathI karavA deto... kartavya tane dUra laI javAnI pharaja pADe che... snehamAM mAro vicAra mukhya banyo che... kartavyamAM tAro vicAra pradhAna che... paNa vahAlI bahena, huM svArthI nahIM banuM... mAruM hRdaya bhale cirAI jAya... huM tArA sukhano ja vicAra karIza... tane benAtaTanagare pahoMcADIza... tuM sukhI thA mArI lADakavAyI bahena... basa, kyAreka tArA A abhAgI bhAIne yAda karaje...' ratnajaTInA rudane mahelanA paththarone pIgaLAvI dIdhA haze... sogaThAM 2matAM ramatAM surasuMdarInuM hRdaya bhArebhAre thavA lAgyuM. enuM mana koI avyakta ajaMpo anubhavavA lAgyuM. sogaThAM khoTAM paDavA lAgyAM... rANIoe enI sAme joyuM ne coMkI paDI... 'bahena... tamArA mukha para glAni kema?' 'mane samajAtuM nathI... mane kaMI gamatuM nathI.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 173 to ApaNe ramata baMdha karI daIe.. tamane sukha Upaje tema karIe...' rANIoe ramata sameTI lIdhI. cAreya rANIo ciMtAgrasta thaI gaI. bahena, udyAnamAM pharavA javuM che?" bahena, koI peya laI AvuM?" bahena, thoDI vAra sUI javuM che?" "bahena, mAthuM dabAvI dauM?" surasuMdarInA ajaMpAe cAreya rANIone udvigna karI dIdhI. surasuMdarIe cAreyanI sAme joyuM. kaho bahena, zuM kahevA iccho cho?' mAre mArA bhAI pAse javuM chemane zIghra laI jAo. mane teo yAda kare che..." surasuMdarI UbhI thaI gaI... cAreya rANIo sAthe tvarita gatie te nIce UtarI AvI... ratnajInA zayanakhaMDanuM dvAra baMdha hatuM... dvAra pAse AvIne surasuMdarI UbhI rahI gaI. teNe potAnA baMne hAtha dvAra para mUkyA ne cIsa pADI UThI... "bhAI... dvAra kholo.' tenI AMkhomAMthI codhAra AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. te dvAra pAse besI paDI. cAreya rANIo paNa raDI paDI... surasuMdarInI pAse besI gaI. ratnajIe svastha banIne dvAra kholyuM.. surasuMdarI ekadama UbhI thaI gaI. teNe ratnaja TInA be khabhA pakaDI lIdhA... ne AMkhomAM AMkho parovIne UbhI rahI. bhAI, tame mane yAda karatA hatA ne?" hA, bahena.. paLa-paLa tane yAda karuM chuM..." ratnajaTIe svasthatA khoI nAMkhI. lAla-lAla AMkhomAMthI AMsu TapakavA lAgyAM... 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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29 ATalo badho viSAda zA mATe bhAI?" bhaviSyanA vicArono jhaMjhAvAta AvI gayo.." evA te kevA vicAro AvI gayA? jo kahevA yogya hoya to.." tArAthI koI vAta chupAvavA jevI ja nathI bahena...' "to pachI kahI do. vicArone vyakta karI devAthI hRdaya haLavuM bane che." tArA viyoganA vicAro AvI gayA.. tane have benAtaTanagare pahoMcADavI paDaze ne?' cAreya rANIo bhAI-bahenane vAto karatA mUkIne potAnAM kAryomAM vyasta thaI gaI hatI. alabatta, ratnaja TInA viSAde cAreya rANIone ciMtAgrasta karI dIdhI. ratnajITInI vAta sAMbhaLIne surasuMdarI vicAramAM paDI gaI. naMdIzvara dvIpa para munirAja maNizaMkhe kaheluM bhaviSya-kathana tenI smRtimAM AvI gayuM. teNe ratnajaTI sAme joyuM. ratnaja TInI AMkhomAM teNe vedanA joI. bhAI, mAre benAtaTanagare nathI javuM. huM ahIM ja rahIza...' "ema kema bane? tuM mArA amArA sukhano vicAra kare che... to zuM mAre tArA sukhano vicAra na karavo joIe? je bhAI bahenanA sukhasaubhAgyano vicAra na kare te bhAI naguNo kahevAya." paNa mane have saMsAranAM sukhonuM evuM koI AkarSaNa nathI rahyuM.. amarakumAra vinA jIvI zakIza, bhAI, huM tamane choDIne nahIM jAuM. basa! tamArI vedanA mArAthI nathI sahevAtI.. nahIM sahevAya... huM ahIM sukhI chuM, prasanna chuM." bhAInA gharanuM sukha ane patigRhanuM sukha baMne sukhamAM ghaNuM aMtara hoya che, bahena.. patigRhe duHkha hoya chatAM strI zobhe patigRhe ja, A to mArAM koI pUrvajanmanAM puNya udayamAM AvI gayAM ke tuM maLI gaI.. bahena! tane pAmIne huM dhanyatA anubhavuM chuM... meM tArA pratye anahada sneha karyo che... sahaja rIte ja e sneha baMdhAI gayo che... paraMtu e sneha ja mane tArA viyoganI pIDA For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye du:kha hoya 175 Apaze... tArA vinAnA A mahelanI kalpanA mArA hRdayane hacamacAvI rahI che...' 'paraMtu atyArathI zA mATe evI kalpanA karo cho? zuM Aje ja mane vidAya ApavI che?' 'nA re, nA, haju to thoDA divasa rahevAnuM ja che... paNa mana bhaviSyanA vicAro karyA vinA rahI zakatuM nathI ne? bhUtakALanI smRtio ane bhaviSyanI kalpanAo karyA karavAno manano svabhAva che...' 'eTale to jJAnI puruSo-pUrNapuruSo kahe che ke manane tattvaciMtanamAM DubADeluM rAkho! tattvaciMtanamAM ramaNatA thaI jAya... pachI mana bhUtakALanA ke bhaviSyakALanA vicAromAM khovAI jatuM nathI.' 'tArI vAta sAcI che, paraMtu tattvaciMtanano mArga mArA jevA rAjA mATe saraLa nathI ne!' 'kema saraLa na bane? bhagavAna RSabhadevanA putra bharata cakravartI hatA ne? toye teo roja rAtre tattvaciMtana karatA hatA! AtmAnA ekatvanuM ciMtana ane parapadArthonA anyatvanuM ciMtana karatA hatA. eTale to teone arIsA-bhavanamAM, potAnA dehanuM saundarya jotAM jotAM kevaLajJAna thaI gayuM hatuM! AMgaLI parathI vIMTI nIkaLI paDI... vIMTI vinAnI AMgaLI joIne... ciMtanano pravAha badalAI gayo... AdhyAtmika ciMtana zarU thaI gayuM! AtmAnA akSaya... arUpI svarUpanI ramaNatA jAmI gaI... kevaLajJAnI banI gayA. mArA vahAlA bhAI, tame paNa roja AtmaciMtana karI zako... huM to tamane Agraha karuM chuM ke tame pratidina rAtrinI nIrava zAMtimAM zuddha AtmasvarUpanuM ciMtana-manana ane dhyAna karo. tame apUrva AtmAnaMda anubhavazo ane... jo tame A karazo to mAruM ahIM avasthAna sArthaka banaze.' ratnajaTI surasuMdarInI vAta tanmaya banIne sAMbhaLI rahyo hato. tene vAta gamI. chatAM teNe potAnI muzkelI batAvI. teM batAvelo mArga sAro che. paraMtu caMcaLa... asthira mana zuM zuddha AtmasvarUpanA ciMtanamAM sthira banI zake?' 'banI zake! avazya banI zake. niraMtara e dizAmAM prayatna karatA rahevAthI saphaLatA maLaze. mananI caMcaLatA asthiratA janme che mamatvamAMthI ne? pa2padArthonA mamatvane khaMkherI nAMkhavA mATe anyatvabhAvanA bhAvavAnI! 'mArA AtmAthI For Private And Personal Use Only

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176 prIta kiye du:kha hoya bhinna koI paNa padArtha mAro nathI... 'huM svajanothI, parijanothI, vaibhavasaMpattithI ane zarIrathI paNa judo chuM...' A vicAra roja-roja karatA rahevAthI mamatva ghaTatuM jaze... ne AtmabhAvamAM mana sthira banatuM jaze...' 'mamatvanA saMskAro to janama-janamanA che ne? evA pragADha saMskAro zuM thoDI kSaNonA A pavitra vicArothI nAza pAme?' 'kema nAza nA pAme? ghaNAM varSothI bhegA thayelA ghAsanA gaMjane zuM agnino eka taNakho bALI nathI nAMkhato? tattvaciMtana to bhaDabhaDatI Aga che! anaMta janmonA kusaMskAronA Dherane bALIne bhasma karI de! zAstromAM evAM ghaNAM dRSTAMto prApta thAya che... meM sAMbhaLyAM che... ane vartamAnakALamAM evI ghaTanAo banatI paNa joI che. Atma-dhyAnathI, paramAtma-dhyAnathI arneka ghora pApI jIvo paNa pUrNAtmA banI gayA che... to pachI ApaNe kema pUrNatAnA mArge pragati na karI zakIe?' vaLI, tamAro to gajaba puNyodaya che... tamane to pitA ja jJAnI gurudeva maLyA che... tamArI pAse AkAzagAminI labdhi che... jyAre tamane tattvaciMtanamAM ke Atma-dhyAnamAM koI vikSepa paDe tyAre tame gurudeva pAse jaIne temanuM mArgadarzana laI zako cho... jJAnamArge ane dhyAnamArge pathapradarzaka jJAnI gurudevanuM mArgadarzana atyaMta Avazyaka hoya che... tamane saraLatAthI e mArgadarzana maLI zake ema che. vaLI, tamane to pArivArika anukULatA paNa khUba sArI maLI che. mArI cAreya bhAbhI kevI suzIla ane saMskArI sannArIo che! je tamArI icchA te temanI icchA! je tamArI AjJA te temanuM jIvana! meM to A mahinAomAM joyuM che mArI AMkhothI... ke e cAreya rANIo tamArA sukha mATe ja jIvI rahI che! alabatta, emane bhartAra paNa evo ja guNanidhi mAro bhAIlo maLyo che...! bhAI, anaMta puNyano udaya hoya to ja AvuM anukULa pArivArika jIvana maLe. AvA suMdara sarasa vAtAvaraNamAM manuSya dhAre eTalo dharma-puruSArtha karI zake.' 'amAruM jIvana to vaibhava ane vilAsathI bhareluM che.' 'chatAM 'dRSTi' badalI zakAya, bhogI paNa tyAganuM lakSa rAkhI zake. hRdayanA maMdire jJAna-dRSTino ratnadIpaka pragaTI zake. bahArathI vilAsI jIva, aMtarathI anAsakta rahI zake.... For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 173 ratnajIno viSAda dUra thaI gayo... enuM mana praphullita thaI gayuM. tenA mukha para prasannatAnAM puSpo khIlI UThyAM... ane e joIne cAreya rANIo hasI UThI.. temanAM nayana-kamaLa khIlI UThyAM. surasuMdarIe ratnajIne bhojana karAvyuM... pachI naNaMda ane bhojAIoe sAthe besIne bhojana karyuM. bhojana karIne sahu pota-potAnA AvAsamAM cAlyAM gayAM. surasuMdarI potAnA AvAsamAM AvI. vastraparivartana karIne teNe vidhivatuM zrI navakAramaMtranuM dhyAna karyuM. dhyAnathI nivRtta thaIne vizrAma karavA jamIna para ADI thaI. tenA manamAM ratnajI UpasI Avyo. ratnajInA guNamaya vyaktitva tarapha tenA manamAM Adara hato. Aje e Adara nirmaLa snehathI vadhu daDha thayo hato. ratnaja TI mAtra vyavahAranI bhUmikAe bhAI-bahenanA saMbaMdhane nahoto jALavI rahyo, e vAtanI tene Aje pratIti thaI gaI hatI. ratnajInA hRdayamAM enI bahenarUpe sthApanA thayelI e joI... bahena pratyenA kartavyanI jAgRti teNe joI.. bahenanAM sukhano vicAra karato ratnajaDI tene bhavya bhAsyo. ene e paNa khAtarI thaI gaI ke "ratnajITI have ene thoDA ja divasomAM benAtaTanagare pahoMcADaze.." "AvA snehanA chalochala sarovara jevA parivArane choDIne. mAre javuM paDaze." A vicAre tene dhrujAvI nAMkhI. hA, mAre javuM ja joIe... amara maLe e pUrve mAre... eNe soMpeluM kArya karavuM che. sAta koDIthI rAja leje. eNe mane A kArya soMpyuM che ne? mAre rAjya levuM ja paDaze... hA, huM mArA navakAramaMtranA ja sahAre rAjya meLavIza... pachI ene kahIza, jo meM sAta koDImAM rAjya lIdhuM... have saMbhALa A rAjyane!" mArA pApakarmono udaya teM samApta thaI gayo che.... have puNyakarmano udaya thayo che. Avo premALa vidyAdhara rAjA mane bhAI tarIke maLyo che... rAjya meLavavuM e koI moTI vAta nathI... surasuMdarI amarakumAranA milananA vicAromAM caDhI gaI... tyAM to eka pachI eka cAreya rANIoe enA khaMDamAM praveza karyo... cArenA mukha para glAni hatI, viSAda hato... AvIne te cupacApa surasuMdarInI pAse besI gaI. surasuMdarI beThI thaI gaI. teNe cAreya rANIo sAme joyuM. cAreyanI dRSTi jamIna para jaDAyelI hatI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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178 prIta kiye duHkha hoya kema ATalI badhI udAsInatA... mArI vahAlI bhAbhIo?" uttaramAM AMsu ane DUsakAM... surasuMdarI asvastha banI gaI... zuM thayuM bhAbhI!" surasuMdarIe sahuthI moTI rANI maNiprabhAnA mukhane potAnA be hAthamAM laI, UMcuM karatA pUchayuM. maNiprabhA bolI zakatI nathI. teNe potAnuM mastaka surasuMdarInA khoLAmAM nAkhI dIdhuM... dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. surasuMdarInI AMkho paNa varasavA lAgI.... Aje A badhuM zuM banI rahyuM che? mane kAMI samajAtuM nathI...' surasuMdarI rudana karatI bolI. maNiprabhAe surasuMdarInA AMsu lUchuyAM... ne bolI: bahena, tame nA raDo...' 'tamane rotAM huM joI zakatI nathI..." have to rudana sivAya amAre zuM karavAnuM che, bahena?" kema AvuM amaMgala bolo cho... bhAbhI?" to zuM boluM? tamArA bhAIe amane kahyuM..." "zuM kahyuM bhAbhI?" have bahena thoDA divasanI mahemAna che..." e vAta to huM ahIM AvI te ja divase kahI hatI ne?' paraMtu ame "thoDA divasa no artha Avo nahotAM samajyAM. haju to mAtra cha mahinA ja vItyA che..." "thoDA divasano artha haju bIjA cha mahinA karI lo ne!' surasuMdarIe vAtAvaraNane haLavuM karavA prayatna karyo. rANIonAM rudana aTakI gayAM. eTale haju tame cha mahinA rahezo ne bahena?" bIjI rANI ratnaprabhAe prasanna vadane pUchyuM. to zuM huM ahIMthI jaladI jatI rahevAnI chuM? mArI AvI vahAlI bhAbhIone choDIne javAnuM mana ja nathI thatuM... mana to ema bole che... ke ahIM ja rahI jAne... sAsare nathI javuM..." nA, nA bahena, sAsare to javuM ja joIe... paraMtu tamArA bhAIe amane For Private And Personal Use Only

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179 prIta kiye duHkha hoya kahyuM ke "bahena thoDA divasa ja rahevAnI che. mATe jeTalI bhakti karavI hoya eTalI karI lejo.... eTale amArA peTamAM to so maNano dhrAsako paDyo.." bIjI rANI vidyutUbhA bolI UThI. bahena, ame to tamArA bhAIne kaMI nahIM kahI zakIe. e je karatA haze te yogya ja karatA haze. amane emanA para saMpUrNa vizvAsa che. paraMtu tame emane kahejo ke utAvaLa na kare..." "huM to ahIMthI javAnuM nAma ja nathI levAnI!" ema na cAle! sAsare to javuM ja paDe... strI to potAnA gharamAM ja zobhe... A to ame evo rAga bAMdhI beThAM chIe ke tamArA vinA amane eka kSaNa paNa na game!" cothI raviprabhAe kahyuM. bhAbhI, mane paNa tamArA viyoganI kalpanA duHkhI kare che. paraMtu A saMsAramAM koI saMyoga zAzvata nathI... saMyoga pachI viyoga Ave ja che... ema vicAra karIne manane manAvuM chuM. A jIvanamAM tame kyAreya paNa bhulAzo nahIM...' 'tamArA bhAI eka bAju tamane thoDA divasamAM vidAya ApavAnI vAta kare che ane bIjI bAju raDyA kare che... amane vAta karatAM karatAMya...' cAreya rANIo raDI paDI. surasuMdarI paNa gadgad thaI gaI. amane e ciMtA thAya che ke tamane mUkI AvyA pachI e raDyA ja karaze... emanuM du:kha amArAthI.." khaMDamAM gamagInI chavAI gaI. AzvAsanano koI artha nahoto. vAstavikatAno svIkAra karyA sivAya bIjo koI mArga na hato. nehaghelAM haiyAMnA bhAgyamAM duHkha vedanA ane viSAda ja lakhAyelAM hoya che. sneha saMyoga jhaMkhe che. ane saMyoga kSaNika ja hoya che! viyoganA paththara para mAthAM pachADI pachADIne sneha kAramuM rudana kare che. mATe "prIta na karazo koI..." ema jJAnI puruSo kahe che. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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30 rANIonA anunayathI ratnajaTIe vadhu traNa mahinA surasuMdarIne potAne tyAM rAkhI. paraMtu e vadhu jAgrata banyo. kyAreya paNa indriyo caMcaLa na banI jAya... mana unmatta na thaI jAya, te mATe sajAga rahevA lAgyo. jotajotAmAM traNa mahinA vyatIta thaI gayA. teNe potAnI cAreya rANIone kahI dIdhuM: Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'be divasa pachI huM bahenane enA sAsare mUkI AvIza, mATe tamAre bahenane je bheTa ApavI hoya te ApI dejo.... 'ame vicAryuM che bahenane bheTa ApavAnuM!' 'zuM?' pahelI rANI maNiprabhAe kahyuM : 'huM rUpaparAvartinI' vidyA ApavA icchuM chuM' bIjI rANI ratnaprabhAe kahyuM : huM 'addezyakaraNI' vidyA ApavA cAhuM chuM.' trIjI rANI vidyutprabhAe kahyuM : 'huM 'paravighAcchedinI' vidyA ApavA icchuM chuM.' cothI rANI raviprabhAe kahyuM : 'huM 'kuMjarazatabalinI' vidyA ApavA cAhuM chuM.' ratnajaTIe kahyuM : 'tame uttama bheTa ApavAnuM vicAryuM che.' 'paraMtu e badhIya vidyAo to Ape ja zIkhavavI paDaze ne?' 'huM zIkhavIza.' cAreya rANIo prasanna thaI gaI. te ratnajaTI pAsethI UThIne sIdhI pahoMca surasuMdarI pAse. surasuMdarIM zrI navakAra maMtranuM dhyAna karIne vastraparivartana karI rahI hatI. rANIone AvakAra Apyo ane sahu nirAMte beThAM. 'bahena, tamArA bhAIe to Aje nirNaya karI lIdho.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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181 prIta kiye duHkha hoya zAno nirNaya?" 'tamane patigRhe vaLAvavAna! be divasa ja have ApaNo saMyoga che..." surasuMdarI mauna rahI. tenA mukha para glAni prasarI gaI. "bahena, bhAIne punaH yAda karIne ahIM Avazo ne? bhUlI nahIM jAo ne?" bhAI jema jIvanaparyata yAda raheze tema mArA vahAlI bhAbhIo paNa kyAreya nahIM bhulAya..." amArI bheTa tamAre svIkAravAnI che..." ahIM AvIne badhuM svIkAryA ja karyuM che ne? tame mane zuM nathI ApyuM? meM zuM nathI lIdhuM?' "ame kaMI ja ApyuM nathI bahena... have ame cAreya bhAbhIo tamane ekaeka vidyA ApIzuM. pahelI vidyA che rUpaparAvartinI. e vidyAthI tame icchazo e rUpa karI zakazo. bIjI vidyA che adazyakaraNI. e vidyAnA prabhAve tame icchazo tyAre adRzya thaI jazo. tamane koI joI nahIM zake. trIjI vidyA che paravidyAchedinI" A vidyAthI tamArA para bIjA koInI vidyAzaktinI asara nahIM thAya. cothI vidyA che kuMjarazatabalinI. A vidyAnA smaraNathI tamArA zarIramAM so hAthI jeTalI zakti AvI jaze!" abhuta! addabhuta!' surasuMdarI bolI UThI. tamArA bhAI tamane A vidyA zIkhavaze." surasuMdarI gadgad thaI gaI. A vidyAo enA mATe atyaMta upayogI banI zake ema hatI... kAraNa ke benAtaTanagaramAM jyAM sudhI amarakumAra na Ave tyAM sudhI ene ekalIe rahevAnuM hatuM ane potAnA zIlanuM jatana karavAnuM hatuM... vizeSamAM, enI AMtarika icchA to rAjya prApta karavAnI paNa hatI! cAra vidyAo bheTa maLavAnI vAta sAMbhaLIne tene potAnI icchA saphaLa banavAnI zraddhA pragaTI. cAreya rANIo pratye kRtajJatAthI te bhAvavibhora thaI gaI. 'tame to mane upakAranA meru nIce dAbI dIdhI." ema na bolo bahena, A to ame kaMI ja ApatAM nathI. koI ja upakAra karatAM nathI... tame amArA para sAcA upakAra karyA che. tame amane je tattvajJAna ApyuM che...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya surasuMdarIe maNiprabhAnA mukha para hAtha mUkIne bolatI aTakAvI dIdhI. "cAlo, ApaNe AvI vAta nathI karavI. Aje chellI chellI eka tIrthayAtrA karI AvIe... jo bhAIne anukULatA hoya to... tame ahIM beso, huM bhAIne pUchI AvuM...' - surasuMdarI jhaDapathI UThIne ratnajaTInA AvAsamAM pahoMcI. ratnajIe UbhA thaIne surasuMdarIne AvakArI. surasuMdarIe ratnajaTIno viSAdayukta cahero joyo. 'bhAI, Aje jo tamane anukULatA hoya to sametazikhara tIrthanI yAtrA karI AvIe...' "avazya, mane anukULatA ja che...' "to tame taiyAra thAo, huM bhAbhIone taiyAra karuM chuM..." surasuMdarI ratnajITInA AvAsamAMthI nIkaLIne potAnA AvAsamAM AvI. rANIone taiyAra thavAnuM kahyuM ane pote paNa taiyAra thavA lAgI. ratnajIe potAnuM vimAna taiyAra karyuM. cAra rANIo ane surasuMdarIne vimAnamAM besADyAM ane ratnajITIe vimAnane sametazikhara tarapha gatizIla karyuM. eka ghaTikAmAM ja sametazikharanA pahADa para vimAna pahoMcI gayuM. sahue bhAvapUrvaka tIrthayAtrA karI. jinabhakti karI. paraMtu yAtrA daramiyAna ratnajaTI mauna ja rahyo. teno viSAda dUra na thayo. pAchuM vimAna surasaMgIta nagaramAM AvI gayuM... ratnajI potAnA AvAsamAM cAlyo gayo. rANIo sAthe surasuMdarI potAnAM khaMDamAM cAlI gaI. bhojanano samaya thayo. surasuMdarIe ratnaja TIne bhojana karAvyuM. nIcI dRSTie cupacApa bhojana karIne ratnajaTI Ubho thaI gayo. rANIoe ane surasuMdarIe paNa maunapaNe bhojana karI lIdhuM... divasa pUro thaI gayo... rAta paNa vItI gaI. paNa becenI na vatI... becenI vadhatI gaI... have surasuMdarI A mahelamAM eka divasa ne eka rAta ja hatI... prabhAtika kAryothI nivRtta thaIne ratnajI svayaM surasuMdarInA khaMDamAM gayo. surasuMdarIe UbhA thaI ratnajadIne AvakAryo. Asana praghana karyuM. pote ratnajInI sAme jamIna para besI gaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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183 prIta kiye duHkha hoya bahena..." ratnajaTIe AMsubharI AMkhe sarasuMdarI sAme joyuM.. kaho bhAI." tArA viyoganuM duHkha kevI rIte sahI zakIza? chatAM tane AvatI kAle benAtaTanagare pahoMcADavAnI che..." bahena, huM tArI koI sevA nathI karI zakyo. te puNyazAlinI che. guNonI mUrti che... mArI koI bhUla thaI hoya, to kSamA karaje bahena... ane tArA A bhAI pAse kaMI mAgI le... bhAI pAse bahena mAgI zake che. surasuMdarInI AMkho nItarI rahI hatI. teNe uttarIya vastrathI AMkho lUchI ane bolI: "mArA vIrA, tamArA gaNono pAra nathI... tamArA snehabharyA sAMnidhyamAM nava mahinA kyAM vItI gayA khabara ja nathI paDI... ahIM mane sukha... sukha... ane sukha ja maLyuM che. chatAM huM e cAra vidyAo mAguM chuM. je cAra bhAbhIoe mane ApI che...' ratnajaTIe tyAM ja surasuMdarIne cAra vidyAo zIkhavI dIdhI. surasuMdarIe kahyuM: 'tame uttama puruSa cho. mArA para tame zreSTha upakAra karyo che..." AvatI kAle prabhAte ApaNe ahIMthI benAtaTanagare javA prayANa karIzuM. Aje madhyAhnanA bhojana pachI nagaramAM jANa karAvI dauM chuM ke "AvatI kAle bahena ahIMthI jaze mATe jene bahenanAM darzana karavAM hoya te AvI jAya...' ratnajaTI surasuMdarInA AvAsamAMthI nIkaLIne potAnA AvAsamAM Avyo. surasuMdarI... jatA ratnajIne joI rahI.. tenI AMkho sajala banI gaI... "mahAna che tuM ratnajaTI... tuM saMsAramAM rahelo puruSa che... khArA samudramAM tuM mIThuM jharaNuM che... teM ApeluM vacana pALyuM." surasuMdarI ratnajaTInA AMtara-vyaktitvanI mahAnatAne vicArI rahI... "tuM yuvAna rAjA che... tArI pAse zakti che. tAruM manonuzAsana abhuta che... tArI vacanapAlananI daDhatA gajaba che.... teM duSkara kArya karyuM che. sAdhu-pitAno tuM sAdhu-putra cho! mArA vIrA... tuM jIvanamAM kyAreya nahIM bhulAya...' surasuMdarI manomana ratnajIne vaMdI rahI. madhyAhnanA bhojanano samaya thayo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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184 prIta kiye duHkha hoya surasuMdarIe Agraha karI karIne bhAvapUrvaka ratnajIne bhojana karAvyuM. tyAra pachI cAreya rANIoe surasuMdarIne khUba heta-premathI bhojana karAvyuM. rANIoe paNa bhojana karI lIdhuM. nagaramAM DhaMDhero piTAI gayo hato. nagaranI paricita strIono pravAha rAjamahela tarapha vaheto thaI gayo hato. rAjamahelanA madhya khaMDamAM cAreya rANIo sAthe surasuMdarI beThI hatI. nagaranI pratiSThita sannArIothI khaMDa khIcokhIca bharAI gayo. surasuMdarIne sau premathI maLI. surasuMdarIe ghaTikAparvata jinabhaktiviSayaka upadeza Apyo. ...sau strIo AnaMdavibhora thaI gaI. punaH surasaMgItanagaramAM AvavAnI prArthanA karI sau vIkharAyAM, surasuMdarI rANIo sAthe potAnA khaMDamAM AvI. rANIoe surasuMdarI mATe suMdara vastro, mUlyavAna alaMkAro ane keTalIka divya vastuo taiyAra karI. sauthI nAnI rANI raviprabhAe kahyuM: "A eka divya paMkho che. jo koI svaragrasta manuSya para paMkho vIMjhavAmAM Ave to eno jvara dUra thaI jAya! e A paMkhAnI khUbI che! tamane upayogI banaze." surasuMdarI gamagIna banI hatI. cAreya rANIo vidAya ApavAnA umaMgamAM hatI. ratnajITInuM mana paNa asvastha hatuM... "pharI vAra surasuMdarI A vidyAdhara duniyAmAM kevI rIte AvI zake?... paNa huM zA mATe icchuM chuM ke e pharI vAra ahIM Ave? nA... nA... mAre enAthI dUra ja rahevuM joIe. enuM adbhuta rUpa kyAreka mArA manane vicalita karI de to? e parastrI che... amarakumAranI patnI che.. pativratA mahAsatI che.' ratnajI vicAronA jhaMjhAvAtamAM aTavAyo hato. sAMje teNe bhojana paNa na karyuM... koIe paNa bhojana na karyuM.. rAtre dharmacarcA paNa na thaI. cAre rANIo surasuMdarInI pAse ja sUI gaI.. khaMDamAM maMdamaMda ratnadIpako jalatA hatA... paraMtu tyAM sUtelI sannArIonA hRdayamAM, viyoganA duHkhamAMthI pragaTelo aMdhakAra chavAyelo hato. prabhAta thayuM. prabhAtika kAyothI sahu paravAryA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 185 surasuMdarIe jinamaMdiramAM jaI paramAtmAnAM darzana-pUjana-stavana karyA. sahue sAthe besIne dugdhapAna karyuM. cAreya rANIoe surasuMdarInAM caraNe praNAma karyA. surasuMdarI cAreya rANIone bheTI paDI... punaH pAvana karajo amArA nagarane...' rANIo codhAra AMsue raDI paDI... surasuMdarI mahelanI bahAra AvI. hajAro strI-puruSo potAnA rAjezvaranI bhaginIne vidAya ApavA bhegAM thayAM hatAM. saue azrubhInI vidAya ApI. surasuMdarI vimAnamAM beThI. ratnajIe potAnA hRdaya para paththara mUkIne vimAnane AkAzamAM UMce caDhAvyuM... nagara para traNa pradakSiNA ApI ane benAtaTanagaeNranI dizAmAM haMkArI mUkyuM. 0 0 0 ratnajITIe benAtaTanagaranA bAhya udyAnanA eka ekAMta pradezamAM vimAnane utAryuM. surasuMdarIne kALajIpUrvaka vimAnamAMthI nIce utArI. rANIoe vimAnamAM mUkelAM vastrAlaMkAro vagere paNa eNe bahAra kADhIne surasuMdarI pAse mUkyAM. ratnajaTIe surasuMdarInI sAme joyuM. surasuMdarIe paNa sajala nayane ratnajaTI sAme joyuM. "bahena, pAcho kevI rIte jAuM? pAchA javA mATe paga nathI paDatA... ATalA divaso sukhamAM... AnaMdamAM pasAra thaI gayA.. tuM mArA hRdayamAM vasI gaI cho bahena, have kyAre tArAM darzana thaze? tArI sAthe pragADha prIti baMdhAI gaI che.. tane joto hato ne tana-mana praphullita thaI jatAM hatAM... have? sivAya nisAsA... kaMI rahyuM nathI. badhuM yAda Avaze bahena! tArI sAthe karelI tIrthayAtrAo... tArI sAthe karelI tattvacarcAo... tArAM mIThAM vacano.. badhI yAdo phariyAdo banIne mArA hRdayane kocI nAMkhaze.. ane bhojananA samaye jyAre tane nahIM jouM, tyAre! bicArI saralahRdayA rANIo upara zuM vItaze? hataprabha thaI jaze... prItanuM sukha to svapnanA sukhanI jema vahI gayuM... du:khanA sAgaramAM ame pheMkAI gayAM. bahena, vRdhAre zuM kahuM? paNa tArA azAMta... saMtapta bhAIne visArIza nahIM... varSamAM ekAdavAra paNa tArI kuzaLatAno saMdezo mokalaje... For Private And Personal Use Only

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186 prIta kiye du:kha hoya ratnajaTInA haiyAmAMthI AMsu UchaLIne bahAra paDavA lAgyAM. surasuMdarIe potAnA vastrAMcalathI tenI AMkho lUchI... ne bolI: Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mArA vahAlA bhAI, mArI eka vAta sAMbhaLo: tame mArA manamAM vasI gayA cho... A dehamAM jyAM sudhI prANa raheze tyAM sudhI tamane bhUlI zakIza nahIM... tamArA mArA para anaMta upakAra che, tamArA upakArone kema karIne visarAya? mArA vIrA, divasa ne rAta... ATheya prahara tAruM nAma mArA haiye ne hoThe raheze... mArI vahAlI bhAbhIone khUba prema Apajo... e satI strIone kahejo ke tamArA vinA mArI bahena... pANI vinAnI mAchalInI jema jhuratI raheze... tamArA apAra prema vinA e kevI rIte jIvatI raheze? mArA bhAI, nava mahinAnuM eka sukhabharyuM svapna vera-vikhera thaI gayuM... tamArI anukaMpA, tamAro nirvikAra prema, tamAruM akAraNa vAtsalya, tamArI vacanapAlananI dRDhatA... tamAro manonigraha... A badhA guNo kAyama yAda karI karIne AMsu sAratI rahIza... paNa, mArA vIrA! tame to moTA vidyAdhara cho... A bahenaDI pAse varSamAM ekAda vAra nahIM Avo? huM to pAMkha vinAnI paMkhiNI chuM... tamArI pAse AkAzagAmI yAna che... jarUra caMpAnagarImAM padhArajo... mArI vahAlI bhAbhIone laIne padhArajo... huM amArI havelInI agAsImAM roja saMdhyA samaye UbhI rahIne tamane pokAroza.... 'o mArA vIrA, tArAM mane darzana Apa...' tuM vAdaLa banIne Avaje... tuM candra banIne Avaje... tane game te rUpe Avaje vIrA...' surasuMdarI ratnajaTInAM caraNomAM namI paDI... ratnajaDhIe tene UbhI karI... tenA mAthe eNe be hAtha mUkyA... AMsunAM be biMdu paDI gayAM... ne te jhaDapathI vimAnamAM besI gayo... jhaDapathI teNe vimAnane AkAzamAM caDhAvyuM... ne vimAna vAdaLomAM adRzya thaI gayuM... For Private And Personal Use Only

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kTane surasuMdarI AkAza tarapha joI rahI. ratnajInuM vimAna jyAM sudhI dekhAyuM tyAM sudhI joI rahI.. vimAna dekhAtuM baMdha thayuM. ne surasuMdarI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI... jamIna para besI gaI. bhrAtRvirahanI vyathAthI vyAkuLa banI gaI. be ghaTikA sudhI tyAM ja besI rahI. teNe potAnI pAse be maMjUSA paDelI joI. ratnajI e maMjUSA mUkIne gayo hato. eka maMjUSAmAM suMdara mUlyavAna vastrAlaMkAro hatAM. bIjI maMjUSAmAM sonAmahoro hatI... ane eka puruSa-veza hato! surasuMdarIe paheluM kAma rUpaparAvartananuM karyuM. vidyAzaktithI teNe puruSa-rUpa karI lIdhuM ane turata vastraparivartana karI lIdhuM. puruSa-veza dhAraNa karI lIdho. strI-vezane maMjUSAmAM mUkI dIdho. have huM nizcita chuM. duniyA strI-rUpanI zikArI che. puruSarUpamAM mAruM zIla surakSita raheze... kharekhara, ratnajaTanI rANIoe mane aNamola bheTa ApI... mane nirbhaya karI dIdhI... nizcita karI dIdhI... have huM A nagaramAM ja rahIza...' amarakumAranuM milana ahIM ja thavAnuM che. bhale e kAle Ave ke pAMca varSe Ave... surasuMdarI vicAromAM garakAva hatI, tyAM eka AdheDa vayanI strI tenI pAse AvIne UbhI rahI. 'tame koI paradezI yuvAna lAgo cho!" "hA.' ApanuM zubha nAma?" 'vimalayaza." "Apano paricaya." rAjakumAra chuM." e to ApanI mukhAkRti ane ApanAM vastro ja kahe che." mAre ahIM thoDA divasa rahevuM che. rahevA mATe koI suyogya jagA ahIM kyAM maLaze? tame batAvI zakazo?' avazya, ahIM pAthazALA paNa che. paraMtu te sArvajanika che. koIpaNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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188 prIta kiye du:kha hoya musAphara tyAM UtarI zake che... tamane tyAM nahIM phAve... paraMtu tamane jo game to mAre tyAM padhAro...' 'Apano paricaya?' 'huM A udyAnanI mAlaNa chuM. A udyAnanA dakSiNa bhAgamAM mAro AvAsa che. ame be mANasa ja chIe. vaLI, ghaNA paradezI mAre tyAM Utare che. tamArA mATe alaga khaMDa kADhI ApIza... Apane game to bhojana paNa banAvI ApIza...' surasuMdarIe potAnuM nAma 'vimalayaza' batAvyuM, tene mAlaNanA ghera rahevAnuM vadhu ThIka lAgyuM. eka maMjUSA mAlaNe upADI lIdhI, bIjI maMjUSA vimalayaze upADI lIdhI. mAlaNe eka suMdara ane suvidhApUrNa khaMDa kholI Apyo... vimalayazane khaMDa gamI gayo. 'kema A mArI jhUMpaDI gamaze?' mAlaNe maMjUSAne khaMDamAM goThavIne pUchyuM, 'koI khAmI hoya, truTI hoya to kahejo... hamaNAM to tame dugdhapAna karazo ne?' 'hA, have to tamane ja mAre badho parizrama Apavo paDaze...' parizrama zAno? atithino satkAra karavAnI to amArI pharaja che...' surasuMdarIe dasa sonAmahoro mAlaNanA hAthamAM mUkI. mAlaNa to dasa sonAmahoro joIne khuzakhuza thaI gaI... 'are, A zuM karo cho? ATalI badhI sonAmahoro na levAya...' bahena, A to kaMI ja ApyuM nathI... rAkhI lo. mArI bhojana vyavasthA paNa tamAre ja karavAnI che ne...' 'rAjakumAra, koI vyavasthAmAM khAmI nahIM AvavA dauM...' mAlaNa jhaDapathI gharamAM gaI. cUlA para dUdha garama karavA mUkI dIdhuM... ane doDatI bajAramAM gaI. zarkarA, badAma, ilAyacI, kesara vagere uttama dravyo kharIdIne AvI gaI. dUdhamAM e dravyo nAMkhIne sumadhura banAvyuM. eka svaccha dhAtunA bhAjanamAM dUdha laIne vimalayazanA khaMDamAM AvI ane vimalayajJane dugdhapAna karAvyuM. 'have tamAre snAna karavAnuM haze?' 'nA, meM snAna karI lIdheluM che. huM nagaramAM paribhramaNa karavA jaIza. madhyAhne pAcho AvIza..' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 189 tame Avazo tyAre bhojana taiyAra haze." bajAramAMthI kaMI lAvavuM hoya to huM laI AvuM.' "nA re nA, Apane evI koI ciMtA karavAnI nathI. Apane je kaMI joIe te mane kahejo. huM lAvI ApIza. Apa to nagaramAM prathama vAra ja AvyA hazo?' 'hA, pahelI vAra ja Avyo chuM.' to pachI huM tamArI sAthe nagaramAM..." nA, tame bhojana banAvajo, huM pharIne AvI jaIza. paraMtu tamAruM nAma to meM pUchyuM ja nahIM!" "mAruM nAma che mAlatI..." gamI jAya evuM nAma che...!" vimalayaza Avazyaka suvarNamudrAo maMjUSAmAMthI kADhIne baMne maMjUSAone baMdha karI ane nagara tarapha cAlyo. vimalayazane paheluM kAma thoDAM vastra kharIdavAnuM karavuM hatuM. teNe bajAramAM jaIne zreSTha jAtanAM vastro kharIdI lIdhAM. mAlaNa mATe paNa eka suMdara vastranI-joDa kharIdI lIdhI. te pAcho udyAnamAM AvI gayo. madhyAhna samaye teNe bhojana karyuM. bhojana karAvatAM mAlaNe vimalayazane kevuM-kevuM bhojana priya che, te jANI lIdhuM. vimalayazane lAgyuM ke "mAlaNa kAryadakSa to che ja, sAthe sAthe catura che." "mAlatI, A tamArA mATe vastro lAvyo chuM. tamane avazya gamaze!' vimalayaze mAlatIne lAvelAM vastro ApyAM. mAlatInI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI... "are rAja kumArajI, tame to koI rAjakumArI pahere tevAM kapaDAM laI AvyA cho... ATalAM badhAM kImatI vastro mArA mATe nA hoya...' mane to suMdara vastro ja game! mArA mATe... ane bIjA mATe... tame to pahero A vastro!" eka zarate paheruM A kapaDAM..." zI zarata che tamArI?' tamAre mane 'tuM' kahIne bolAvavAnI! huM kaMI bahu moTI uMmaranI to nathI...' bolatAM to bolI gaI. paNa turata zaramAI gaI... vimalayaza hasI paDyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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190 prIta kiye duHkha hoya bhale, tane mAlatI kahIne ja bolAvIza.' to mane gamaze!' mAlatI cAlI gaI. vimalaze potAnAM vastra vagere yogya sthAne goThavI dIdhAM, khaMDanAM dvAra baMdha karyA ane jamIna para ja vizrAma levA ADo paDyo. tene nidrA AvI gaI. jyAre te jAgyo tyAre divasano cotho prahara zarU thaI gayo hato. teNe dvAra kholI nAMkhyAM, turata ja mAlatI hAjara thaI gaI. khUba mIThI nidrA AvI gaI!' vimalayaze mAlatIne kahyuM. 'A khaMDa ja evo che.. udyAnanAM puSponI suvAsa sIdhI ja A khaMDamAM Ave che! prabhAte to jUInAM puSponI maghamagha karatI soDama Avaze! mAlatI, A nagaranA rAjAnuM zuM nAma che?' guNapAla." saMtAno keTalAM che?" "eka ja ane te paNa kanyA che, nAme guNamaMjarI che." ane mAlatI, tArA varane to meM joyA ja nahIM!" e saMdhyA samaye Avaze... bahAragAma gayA che." tamArA baMnenI kamANI keTalI?' "gujAro thaI jAya che... mahArAjAnI kRpAthI A makAna rahevA mATe maLyuM che... A udyAnane jALavIe chIe...' ughAna to sAro jALavyo che. puSponI sAthe sAthe judAM judAM phaLa paNa thAya che zuM? hA, lagabhaga dasa jAtanAM phaLa thAya che." to ApaNane roja phalAhAra maLaze!' "tame kahezo te AhAra maLI jaze.." mAlatIno svabhAva vimalayazane gamI gayo. sUryAsta pUrve bhojana karIne vimalayaze zrI navakAramaMtrano jApa karI lIdho. tyAM to mALI paNa AvI gayo hato. mAlatIe potAnA patine vimalayazanA AgamananI vAta karI. vimalayazanI udAratAnA guNa gAyA. mALI khuza thayo. vimalayazanI rAta sukhapUrvaka pasAra thaI... paraMtu sUrasaMgItanagaranI smRtiomAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 191 e kalAko sudhI khovAyelo rahyo. naMdIzvara dvIpanI smRtiyAtrA karI hatI! amarakumAranA vicAro paNa AvI gayA.. avakAzano kALa mRtione vAgoLavAno kALa hoya che ne! bIjA divase prabhAte nityakramathI paravArIne vimalayaze mAlatIne pacIsa sonAmahoro ApIne kahyuM: mAlatI, A paisAthI sArAM vAsaNa kharIdI lAvaje. sArAM vAsaNothI gharanI zobhA vadhe!" mAlatI nAcI UThI. bajAramAM jaIne sArAM vAsaNo kharIdI lAvI. vimalayaze mAlatInA gharanI kAyApalaTa karI nAkhI. mAlatIe vimalayazanI sevAmAM koI kacAza na rAkhI. thoDA divasomAM to teNe vimalayazane saMpUrNa nagarano paricaya ApI dIdho. eka rAtre vimalayazane eka vicAra AvI gayo. amarakumAranuM milana to A nagaramAM ja thavAnuM che, paraMtu e maLe e pUrve mAre mArA vacanane siddha karavuM joIe... jyAre emaNe mAro ema lakhI jaIne tyAga karyo che: "sAta koDIthI rAja leje!" mArA bAlyakALamAM bhoLapaNamAM bolAyelA zabdo emaNe mane pAchA ApyA che, to mAre e zabdone satya siddha karavA joIe... te pachI emanuM milana thAya to ja have pachInuM jIvana svamAnathI jIvI zakAya... nahIMtara emanA svabhAva mujaba e mane ToNo mAryA karaze... mATe yuktipUrvaka upAyo vicAravA joIe... niSkriya thaIne besI rahevAthI kAryasiddhi nahIM thAya..' vimalayaze eka yojanA ghaDI nAMkhI. e yojanAnusAra paheluM kAma eNe mAlatIne soMpyuM. mAlatIne bolAvIne kahyuM: mAlatI, A eka paMkho tane ApuM chuM. tAre bajAramAM jaIne A paMkho savA lAkha rUpiyAmAM vecavAno che.." paMkho hAthamAM laIne dhyAnapUrvaka joIne teNe pUchyuM: A paMkhAnI evI kaI khUbI che ke savA lAkha rUpiyAmAM koI kharIdavA taiyAra thAya? "A paMkhAthI, game tevo dAhavara hoya to havA nAMkhavAmAM Ave to dAhavara zAMta thaI jAya!' "to to koI grAhaka maLI jaze! For Private And Personal Use Only

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192 prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'paNa paMkhAnI khUbI pahelAM jAhera na karIza... yogya grAhaka maLe to ja batAvaje.' paMkho laIne mAlatI cAra rastA jyAM bhegA thatA hoya tyAM pahoMcI, yogya jagyA zodhIne UbhI rahI...' 'paMkho lo... savA lAkha rUpiyAmAM paMkho lo!' lokonuM ToLuM jAme che... koI hase che... koI mAlatIne gAMDI mAne che... 'paMkhAnI kiMmata te savA lAkha rUpiyA hotI haze?' loko ApasamAM carcA kare che paNa koI pUchatuM nathI ke 'are mAlatI, evo to kyo jAdu che A paMkhAmAM ke tuM savA lAkha rUpiyA mAge che?' pahelo prahara pUro thayo, paMkho lenAro koI maLyo nahIM. bIjo prahara vItI thayo, paMkhAne kharIdanAro koI maLyo nahIM. trIjo prahara vyatIta thaI gayo... paMkhAnI parakha karanAro koI maLyo nahIM. paraMtu cothA praharamAM eka zreSThI mAlatI pAse Avyo. teNe pUchyuM: 'he mAlaNa, e to kahe ke A paMkhAmAM evuM te zuM che ke enI kiMmata savA lAkha rUpiyA tuM mAge che?' 'dAhajvarathI pIDAtA jIvano dAhajvara maTADI de che mAro jAduI paMkho!' 'zuM vAta kare che? to cAla mArI sAthe mArI havelIe. mAro putra ghaNA divasothI jvarAkrAnta che. jo eno dAhajvara dUra thaze to tane savA lAkha rUpiyA rokaDA gaNI daIza.' mAlatI paMkho laIne zreSThInI sAthe enI havelIe gaI. zreSThIe bImAra putra para paMkho vIMjhyo... jema jema paMkhAnI havA prasaravA mAMDI tema tema zreSThIputrano jvara zAMta thato gayo... tene nidrA AvavA lAgI. 'mAlaNa, tAro paMkho sAco... paMkho mAro ne rUpiyA tArA!' zreSThIe savA lAkha rUpiyA rokaDA gaNI dIdhA. rUpiyA laIne jhaDapathI mAlatI potAnA AvAse AvI. teno AnaMda mAto nahoto. vimalayazanA khaMDamAM AvIne savA lAkha rUpiyA vimalayazanI sAme mUkIne besI gaI! 'vecAI gayo paMkho savA lAkha rUpiyAmAM! kevo adbhuta paMkho banAvyo tame rAjakumAra? tame adbhuta kalAkAra cho!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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Re PM * benAtaTano samudrakinAro eTale puSpita praphullita prakRtinI saundaryalIlA! uSAkALe... ekAMta prakRtinI soDamAM samudrakinAre kyAreka abhinava-zRMgAra sajIne priyatamanI pratIkSA karatI surasuMdarI pharatI hatI. potAnA mULa rUpamAM AvIne. te dUradUra.. UchaLatA udadhitaraMgomAM amarakumAranAM vahANonAM darzana jhaMkhatI hatI.. kyAreka te vimalayazanAM nAma-rUpa dhAraNa karI. benAtaTanA ramaNIya araNyamAM UpaDI jatI hatI... milanavyAkuLa banIne doDI jatI nirjharaNIo.. lIlIchama dharatI para mukta ullAsathI nAcatAM haraNa-yugalo, jalAzayamAM killolatI sArasa-belaDIo... mastIthI nAcatAM mayUra-yugalo.. sahakAra vRkSane AliMgana ApatI mAdhavI latAo prakRtinA pAra vinAnA A saundaryadarzanamAM te mugdha thaI jatI hatI. enA komaLa hRdayamAM parama tattvanI divya anubhUti pragaTatI hatI... ne te paramatattvanA dhyAnamAM lIna thaI jatI hatI... kyAreka pArijAtanA hiMDoLA para jhUlatI surasuMdarI saMdhyAnI svarNima AbhAne joI rahetI... saMdhyAnA raMgomAM jIvananA satyano sAkSAtkAra karatI hatI... ane AtmAnI zucitama anubhUtimAM rAcatI hatI. kyAreka... jyAre AbhathI caMdranAM AchAM ajavALAM avani para UtaratAM hoya... jUI ane belAnAM puSpo potAnI surabhi vistAratAM hoya... sugaMdhita matanI bhInI-bhInI lahero romAMcano anubhava karAvatI hoya.. AvA snigdha ne sugaMdhita vAtAvaraNamAM surasuMdarI pArijAtanA vRkSane aDhelIne besI rahetI... ne amarakumAranI vATa jotI! paNa jyAre ene amarano paDachAyo paNa nahoto dekhAto tyAre tenuM praphullita vadana karamAyeluM phUla banI jatuM. tenA gaura mukha para glAni chavAI jatI.... ne AMkho sajala banI jatI.. Akhara, e eka premasaritA nArI hatI ne! tenuM viSAdabhareluM hRdaya ghaDIbhara tene bhUtakALamAM upADI jatuM. teno deha e smRtiothI dhrUjI UThato hato... chatAM... tenAmAM... tenA AtmAnA pradeza pradeze satItvanuM sattva vahetuM hatuM.. tenAmAM satItvanI daDhatA hatI... satItvanuM teja hatuM. te potAnA hRdayane saMbhALI letI hatI. zuddha AtmasvarUpanA dhyAnamAM DUbakI mArI detI hatI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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194 prIta kiye duHkha hoya mAlatI praphullita hatI; kAraNa ke teNe vimalayazanuM mahattama kArya karyuM hatuM. savA lAkha rUpiyAno paMkho vecIne vimalayaza sAme rUpiyAno Dhagalo karI dIdho hato. vimalayaze bIjA divase savAre nityakarmathI paravArIne, mAlatIne potAnI pAse bolAvIne pacIsa hajAra rUpiyA bheTa ApyA... tyAre mAlatIne vimalayazamAM bhagavAnanAM darzana thayAM! e bhAvavikvala banI vimalayazanAM caraNomAM DhaLI paDI. o paradezI rAja kumAra, zuM tuM karNano avatAra che? te mArA bhAvanuM dArica dUra karI dIdhuM. kahe, huM tAruM zuM priya karuM?" vimalayaza hasI paDyo. teNe kahyuM : "mAlatI, sudhA satAvI rahI che... tArA kesariyA dUdhanI gaMdha AvI rahI che..." mAlatI doDatI gharamAM gaI ane madhura dUdhano pyAlo bharIne laI AvI. vimalayaza dUdha pI lIdhuM ane mAlatIne kahyuM: "mAlatI, mAna na mAna, paNa Aje koI sArI ghaTanA banavI joIe! Aje mAruM mana avyakta AnaMda anubhave che!' eTale zuM Aje koI jAduI pAdukA ApIne mane cauTAmAM vecavA mokalavI che?' mAlatI vimalayaza sAme mIThuM hAsya relAvatI bolI. nA, nA, have mAlatIne cauTAmAM na mokalAya! have to mArI sAthe rAjasabhAmAM laI jaIza! AvIzane mAlatI mArI sAthe?' rAjasabhAmAM zuM. tame indrasabhAmAM laI jAo toye AvuM ne..." pachI tAro A bhartAra zuM karaze?" A pacIsa hajAra rUpiyA maLyA che ne... khAze pIze ane rAja karaze!' baMne hasI paDyAM. mAlatInI dRSTi udyAnanA dvAra para paDI... ne te saDAka karatI UbhI thaI gaI. teNe dhArIne joyuM. ne bolI UThI: 'kumAra... A zuM?" rAjyanI pAlakhI sAthe rAjapuruSo udyAnamAM AvI rahyA che... juone tame...' mAlatIe vimalayazane izArAthI daravAjA tarapha jovAnuM kahyuM. "are, A to e loko ahIM AvI rahyA che...'mAlatI doDatI sAme gaI. mukhya rAjapuruSe mAlatIne pAse AvatAM pUchayuM: For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'mAlatI, tAre tyAM eka paradezI rAjakumAra Avelo che ne?' 'kyAM che?' 'mAre tyAM ja che...' mAlatI rAjapuruSonI sAthe potAnA makAne AvI. rAjapuruSoe vimalayazanA khaMDamAM praveza karyo. vimalayaze UbhA thaIne svAgata karyu. rAjapuruSoe praNAma karIne kahyuM: 195 'he paradezI rAjakumAra, amArA mahArAjAno ApanA mATeno saMdezo laIne ame AvyA chIe.' 'e saMdezo prakAzita karo.' 'amArA mahArAjAe Apane yAda karyA che. Ape banAvelo divya paMkho kamalazreSThIe mahArAjAne bheTa Apyo che... te joIne... teno prabhAva jANIne e paMkhAnI racanA karanAra mahAna kalAkAranAM darzana karavA mahArAjA Atura che... eTale pAlakhI laIne, Apane levA mATe ame AvyA chIe.' 'huM paNa kalAkAranI kalAnuM mUlyAMkana karanArA benAtaTanA mahAna rAjezvaranAM darzana karI AnaMdita thaIza. huM ardhaghaTikAmAM taiyAra thAuM chuM.' rAjapuruSo makAnanI bahAra AvIne beThA. mAlatIe rAjapuruSonuM ucita Atithya karyuM. mAlatInA AnaMdanI sImA na hatI. te paNa potAne yogya vastra paherIne vimalayaza sAthe rAjasabhAmAM javA taiyAra thaI gaI. vimalayaze uttama vastrAlaMkAro paherI lIdhAM ane te bahAra Avyo. teNe rAjapuruSone kahyuM: 'huM cAlIne ja AvIza...' 'paraMtu A pAlakhI ApanA mATe ja...' 'e to mahArAjAnI udAratA che! mArA jevA ajJAta rAjakumAra uparanI kRpA che... huM emAM nahIM besuM.' rAjapuruSo vimalayazanI ziSTa ane madhura vANI sAMbhaLI prasanna thaI gayA. vimalayazane laIne teo rAjasabhAmAM AvyA. For Private And Personal Use Only vimalayaze mahArAjAne praNAma karyA. rAjA guNapAla vimalayazane joto ja rahI gayo!

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- - - - - - - 196 prIta kiye duHkha hoya saundarya nItaratuM goruM mukha, kAna sudhI kheMcAyelAM madabharyA nayano, gAla para ramatI kezanI laTo... kAnomAM camakatAM divya kuMDala... ne kaMTha para zobhato navalakho hAra... aMgaaMgamAMthI phUTatI yauvananI AbhA sAkSAt kAmadevanI pratikRti... mahArAjA guNapAlanAM asIma snehathI chalakAtAM netro, vimalayaza upara vAtsalya varasAvI rahyAM. he paradezI rAja kumAra, huM tAruM snehabhInuM svAgata karuM chuM." mahArAjAe UbhA thaI vimalayazano hAtha pakaDI, tene potAnI pAsenA ja Asana para besADyo. kumAra, tArI, adbhuta kalA joI, huM tArA para prasanna thayo chuM... ane tethI tane kahuM chuM ke tArI icchA hoya te mArI pAse mAga!" vimalayazanI pITha para snehapulakita hAtha pheravatAM mahArAjAe kahyuM. "he pitAtulya rAjanuM, ApanI kRpAthI mArI pAse paryApta saMpatti che, huM zuM mAguM ApanI pAse?' kumAra, tArI pAse vipula saMpatti che, e to tArAM mUlyavAna AbhUSaNo ja kahI rahyAM che... chatAM mArA manane prasanna karavA tuM kaMIka mAga!" vimalayaze be kSaNa vicAra karyo ane kahyuM: mahArAjA, samudrakinArAnA ja kAtanAkAnuM adhikArI pada mAre joIe.' "bhale, jakAtanAkAno tuM adhikArI to kharI ja, sAthe sAthe e jakAtanA badhA ja dhana para tAro adhikAra raheze. e dhana tAruM!" Ape mane upakRta karyo.' vizeSamAM, have tAre mAlaNanA gharamAM rahevAnuM nathI. rAjamahelanI pAse ja tane eka suMdara mahela ApuM chuM. te mahelamAM rahevAnuM che tAre..." vimalayazanI dRSTi, rAjasabhAmAM beThelI mAlatI tarapha gaI. mAlatInuM mukha paDI gayuM hatuM.. chatAM vimalaze mahArAjAnI vAta svIkArI lIdhI. mahArAja, huM AvatI kAle mahelamAM AvI jaIza..." rAjasabhA pUrI thaI. vimalayaza mAlatInI sAthe ghera pahoMcyo. rastAmAM mAlatI eka akSara paNa bolI nahIM. vimalayaze ghera AvatAM ja mAlatIne kahyuM: For Private And Personal Use Only

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197 197 prIta kiye duHkha hoya mAlatI!" mAlatInI AMkhomAM AMsu hatAM. 'tuM raDe che kema? huM jakAtanAkAno adhikArI banyo, te tane na gamyuM?" e to gamyuM, paNa tame kAle ahIMthI..." te huM ekalo nathI javAno! tane sAthe laI jaIza... tuM mArI sAthe nahIM Ave?" huM to AvuM. paNa Ane koNa roTalA ghaDI Apaze?" potAnA pati tarapha lAMbA hAtha karIne bolI. 'e ApaNA mahele AvIne jamI jaze... ne ahIM rahIne udyAnane saMbhALaze! mAlatIe potAnA patine pUchI lIdhuM. patinI saMmati maLI gaI... mAlatI nAcavA lAgI. mAlatI, mahelamAM jaIe pachI tuM nAcaje, have bhojana kyAre taiyAra thaze? are hA... hamaNAM ja be ghaTikAmAM taiyAra karI dauM chuM bhojana! ane Aje to kaMsAra khavarAvIza...! tame paradhAna thayAne tethI! "ane te paradhAnanI paricArikA banI gaI ne?' mAlatI rasoDAmAM ghUsI gaI. vimalayaza vastraparivartana karI lIdhuM... ane palaMgamAM laMbAvI dIdhuM. rAjA... rAjasabhA ane benAtaTanA nagarajano.. enI smRtimAM UpasI AvyAM. teNe rAjAnA haiye snehano ghUghavato dariyo sAMbhaLyo. rAjasabhAmAM kalAkAronI, vidvAnonI parAkramIonI kadaradAnI joI... prajAjanomAM saraLatA, guNagrAhitA... ne premapyAsI AMkho joI. sAthe sAthe garIbI paNa joI.. tenuM aMtaHkaraNa bolI UThyuM. pahelAM huM prajAnI daridratA dUra karIza. A nagaramAM eka paNa mANasa ghara vinAno nahIM rahe, vastra vinAno nahIM rahe, bhUkhyo nahIM rahe. eka rAjapuruSa tarIke paheluM mAruM kAma A haze.. jakAtanuM tamAma dhana prajAnA sukha mATe vAparIza.. e dhanamAMthI eka dramaka paNa mAre na khape." bhojana taiyAra thaI gayuM. mAlatIe vimalayazane bhAvapUrvaka Agraha karIne bhojana karAvyuM. bhojana karIne vimalayaza tyAM ja beTho. mAlatIe bhojana karI lIdhuM, eTale vimalayaze kahyuM: For Private And Personal Use Only

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198 prIta kiye duHkha hoya mAlatI, mahArAjA khUba udAra che nahIM?" te tamArI tole to na ja Ave! tuM to mArA ja guNa gAvAnI, jA, mAre tArI sAthe vAta nathI karavI..." ema kahIne vimalayaza UThIne potAnA khaMDamAM AvI gayo. mAlatI pAchaLa ja AvI ne bolI: huM e mahela joI AvuM? tyAM badhI suvidhAo paNa goThavIne AvuM ne?' bhale, ane e paNa jotI Avaje ke rAjamahela ane ApaNA mahela vacce keTaluM aMtara che.' mAlatI UpaDI rAjamahela ane vimalayaza zuddha vastra paherIne zrI navakAramaMtrano jApa karavA besI gayo. jApa-dhyAna pUrNa karIne vimalayaza udyAnamAM jaIne palAza vRkSanI chAyAmAM jaIne beTho. premIno prema jyAre premanA baLe potAnI siddhi meLavavA tatpara bane che tyAre e kRtanizcayI yoddhAnuM rUpa dhAraNa kare che... vimalayaze AkAza sAme joyuM.. AkAzamAM sahasrarazmi tapI rahyo hato... paNa acAnaka eka kALI vAdaLI AvI... ne sUryane DhAMkI dIdho! vimalayazane A vAdaLIno AkAra ratnajInA vimAna jevo lAgyo. ne tenA mukhamAMthI zabdo sarI paDyA... "bhAI...! tamAruM vimAna nIce utAro..." mAlatIno pati najIkamAM ja choDane pANI pAI rahyo hato. vimalayazano avAja sAMbhaLIne doDI Avyo... "zuM thayuM kumAra? kaMI joIe tamAre ?' vimalayaza hasI paDyo, "nA, nA, kaMI nathI thayuM. kaMI joItuM nathI... mALI cAlyo gayo... vimalayaza sUrasaMgItanagaranI smRtiyAtrAe UpaDI gayo..." 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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33 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir prazAMta yAminInI nirava zAMti hatI. atithigRhanI aTTAlikAmAMthI koI madhura vINAnI sUrasuMgaMdha vahI AvatI hatI. zabdonI paNa jarUra na paDe evI e hRdayasparzI sUrAvalimAMthI ApoApa artha laherAI UThato hato. saMvedanazIla hRdayane to evuM ja lAge ke jANe enA koI priyatamanI Arata kheMcAI Ave che! jiMdagIne vasaMtanA hiMDoLe hIMcoLe evI e sUramohinI jANe mAjhama rAte benAtaTanI zerIomAM ramavA UtarI paDI hatI. zvAsa thaMbhAvIne sAMbhaLavAnuM mana thAya evI sUraghaTA jAmI gaI hatI. rAjamahelanA eka zayanakhaMDamAM yuvAna rAjakumArI bharanIMdaramAMthI jAgI gaI hatI... addhara zvAse ekatAna banIne e sUrAvaline pI rahI hatI. jANe koI gaMdharvakumAranuM madhura vINAvAdana, Aja pahelI ja vAra e sAMbhaLatI hoya, evuM ene lAge che. makhamalI zaiyAmAM poDhelI rAjakumArIne moralInA madIlA sUrono sathavAro jaDyo! enI AMtarasRSTimAM avanavA raMga... taraMga ane ucharaMga UchaLavA lAgyA... rAjasabhAmAM eka ja vAra joyelo pa2dezI rAjakumAra tenI kalpanAsRSTimAM sAkAra banyo... 'A e ja kalAkAra rAjakumAranuM vINAvAdana che...' enA nAjuka mane anumAna karyuM... ne bhoLA hradaye e anumAnane satyarUpe svIkArI lIdhuM... e pAtaLI kAThIno gauravarNo ghUMTaDo juvAna! gheraghummarIyA kALA keza... komaLa kamaLa jevAM nirmala nayano, kamaladaMDa jevA suMvALA, sohAmaNA hasta...kaMThamAM prakAzatI sAcAM motInI mALA... ema manamohaka kalpanAcitra rAjakumArInI komaLa kalpanAmAM khaDuM thayuM... ane madhura sUranA mohaka tAMtaNe prathama prItanI atUTa hIragAMTha baMdhAI gaI! vINAnA e madhura sUrone relAvato vimalayaza enA hRdayano vallabha banI gayo. " vimalayazano to nityakrama banI gayo hato vINAvAdanano. eNe madhya For Private And Personal Use Only

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200 prIta kiye du:kha hoya rAtrino samaya pasaMda karyo hato. saMgItanA mAdhyamathI e parama AMtara-AnaMdanI anubhUti karato hato... ene khabara na hatI ke AvI ekAMta rAto benAtaTanagaramAM ene keTalI vitAvavAnI hatI! ekAMta akaLAve nahIM... vyathita kare nahIM... te mATe vINAvAdanano sAthe lIdho hato. mahArAjA guNapAlane kAne paNa vINAnA madhura sUro paDyA... eka rAte... ane bIjA ja divase mahArAjAe vimalayazane kahyuM: 'vimalayaza, tuM to adbhuta vINAvAdana kare che!' 'gurujanonI kRpAnuM phaLa che mahArAjA...' vimalayazanA vinaye rAjAne vaza karyo. vimalayazamAM ahaMkAra na hato. ahaMkArane ogALIne arihaMtamAM ekAkAra banelo e mahAna sAdhaka hato. rAjAe vinamra bhAve kahyuM: 'vimalayaza, huM tAruM vINAvadananuM zravaNa karavA icchuM chuM... jo saMbhaLAvIza to aMtaranA AzIrvAda maLaze!' rAjakumArI guNamaMjarI potAnA pitAnI pAchaLa AvIne UbhI rahI gaI hatI. rAtre jenI sUramAdhurI sAMbhaLIne... ramya svapnapradezamAM viharI hatI... e sUronA svAmIne animeSa nayane joI rahI hatI. enuM adbhuta rUpa joIne. tene pote doreluM kalpanAcitra sAva phikkuM lAgyuM. kalAkAranI sajIva AkRti tene adhika kAmaNagArI lAgI. enuM halana-calana... enI vANI... ane... anaMtanI parizodhamAM... DhaLelI enI AMkhomAM apUrva teja UbharAtuM lAgyuM... apUrva chaTAnAM darzana thayAM. mAlatI vINA laI AvI. vimalayaze vINAne khoLAmAM lIdhI... ane... svaramAdhurInI anokhI saMgata sAdhI. akathya mastImAM sUrAvalio relAvA lAgI... jotajotAmAM vAtAvaraNa Ardra banI gayuM... hRdayanA atala UMDANamAMthI nIkaLatI koI saMvedanA... svarakinnarInuM rUpa dhAraNa karIne AvI pahoMcI... saunI AMkhomAM karuNAnAM vAri UbharAI AvyAM. rAjakumArI guNamaMjarInI hRdaya-naiyAne, vimalayazanI vINAnI mohinI dardanA UMDA dariyAmAM kheMcI gaI. pachI to A rojano kAryakrama thaI gayo. rAjA vimalayazanI dostI jAmI gaI. rAjAnA premabharyA Agrahane vaza thaI avAranavAra rAjasabhAmAM paNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 201 vINAvAdana thavA lAgyuM.. guNamaMjarI vimalayazanA vINAvAdana para mohI paDI. eka rAtanI vAta che. vimalayazanI vINAmAMthI dardabharI sUrAvali vahevA lAgI. astitvanuM bhAna bhulAvI de... evI e kAmaNagArI sUrAvali hatI. rAja kumArI jAgatI hatI. vINAnI sUrAvalie ene becena banAvI dIdhI. zayanakhaMDanA nAnakaDA nakazIdAra jharUkhAnI bArI kholIne keTalIya vAra sudhI havAnI pAMkha para savAra thaIne AvatA sUrone sAMbhaLatI rahI, enuM becena manapaMkhI pAMkho phaphaDAvatuM UDIne.. kyAranuMya vimalayazanA mahelamAM pahoMcI gayuM hatuM! AkAzamAM cAMdanI pUrabahAramAM khIlI hatI. dharatIe jANe rUperI oDhaNI oDhI hatI. vimalayazanI vaNA Aja jANe pAgala banI gaI hatI. AbhanI aTArIe candrane maLavA pAgala banyuM hoya ema sUronuM caMDoLa-paMkhI pAMkho phaphaDAvatuM UMce caDhatuM jatuM hatuM. tyAM vimalayaze potAnA mahelanA jharUkhA nIce... eka mAnava-AkRtine joI... "are atyAre ahIM koNa UbhuM che? vimalayaza dhArIne joyuM to "are, A to rAjakumArI!" vINAne bAjue mUkI vimalayaza nIce Utaryo. mahelanAM dvAra kholI te bahAra Avyo. tame vINA vagADavI baMdha kema karI? ApanI vINAnA sUro ja mane ahIM sadhI kheMcI lAvyA che.. parANe kheMcI lAvyA...... dhavala cAMdanInA prakAzamAM vimalayaze joyuM... to rAjakumArInA mukha para prItanAM khaMjano UThatAM hatAM! tyAre to mArI vINAe tamArI nidrAne corI lIdhI, nahIM? kSamA karajo rAjakumArIjI!' "nA, evI kSamA to nahIM ja maLe, vINAe mAtra mArI nIMda chInavI lIdhI hota to to kaMI nahIM... paNa...' rAjakumArI AgaLa bolatAM aTakI gaI. ekITase e vimalayazane nihALI rahI.. pachI eka gherA nizvAsa sAthe eNe potAnI dRSTi DhALI dIdhI. e mAruM sadbhAgya rAja kumArI ke mArI vINAnA verAtA sUrone koIe potAnA haiyAmAM vasAvI lIdhA che! paraMtu.." For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 202 www.kobatirth.org 'paraMtu zuM paradezI?' 'A samaye ahIM tamAruM Agamana...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir prIta kiye du:kha hoya 'ucita nathI ne? paNa zuM karuM? hRdayanA Avego kyAreka anucita paNa karAvI jAya che... khera, jAuM chuM... paNa mane 'koI' na mAnazo... meM mAtra vINAnA sUrone ja haiyAmA nathI jhIlyA, e vINAnA vAdakane paNa mArA hRdayanA siMhAsane besADI dIdho che...? rAjakumArI potAnA mahelanA zayanakhaMDamAM pahoMcI gaI... vimalayaze pharIthI vINAne uThAvI. enI sUrAvali anerA utsAhathI havAmAM ramavA lAgI... trIjo prahara vItI rahyo hato. vimalayaze vINAne enA sthAne mUkI dIdhI ane jamIna para ja laMbAvI dIdhuM. enuM mana bolI UThyuM. 'bicArI bhoLI rAjakumArI! e kyAM jANe che ke... huM paNa enA jevI rAjakumArI chuM... mArA puruSarUpanI sAthe te pyAramAM paDI gaI che... strInuM haiyuM Ama ja DhaLI paDatuM hoya che... paradezI sAthe prIta karI bese che... huM paNa zuM karuM? mArAthI atyAre A mAro bheda kholAya nahIM? mAre 'vimalayaza' nA rUpe ja ahIM rahevuM paDaze... amarakumAra AvI gayA pachI... bhale, mAro bheda khulI jAya... bhale rAjakumArI premanA pravAhamAM taNAya. hA, ene huM mArA dehathI dUra rAkhIza...' vimalayaza pAse jema addabhuta kaLAo hatI tema tenAmAM vicakSaNa buddhi hatI. jJAnaruci to jANe enA janma sAthe ja enAmAM UtarI hatI. dayAkaruNA ane paropakAraparAyaNatA... ene gaLathUthImAM maLelAM hatAM. enI pAse jakAtanuM khUba dhana AvavA mAMDayuM. teNe benAtaTanA garIba, daridra ane asahAya prajajanonI saMbhALa levA mAMDI. udAratAthI sahAya karavA mAMDI. A kAryamAM ene mAlatI khUba ja sahAya karatI hatI. e samagra nagarathI paricita hatI... traNa varSanA gALAmAM benAtaTanI prajAmAM koI garIba na rahyuM. bIjI bAju, vimalayaze joyuM ke rAjyanA adhikArI vargane joIe teTaluM vetana maLatuM nathI. vimalayaze sahunAM vetana vadhArI dIdhAM. chuTA hAthe dhana ApavA mAMDyuM... sahunI sAthe premabharyo vyavahAra rAkhavA mAMDyo. For Private And Personal Use Only samagra nagaramAM vimalayazano ujjvala yaza phelAI gayo. sahunI jabAne vimalayazanA guNa gavAvA lAgyA. rAjasabhAmAM paNa vimalayazanI prazaMsA thavA lAgI, rAjakumArI potAnA hRdayavallabhanI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI prasanna-praphullita thavA lAgI che. teno prema pratidina puSTa thato gayo.

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203 prIta kiye duHkha hoya jakAtamAM maLatuM badhuM ja dhana te garIbone vaheMcI de che! rAjapuruSone udAratAthI bheTa-sogAdo Ape che. vimalayazanA hRdayane jItI levA guNamaMjarI Atura hatI. enA caraNe potAno prema nyochAvara karavA te tatpara hatI... ema karavA potAnA prANa pAtharavA paNa taiyAra hatI. avAranavAra guNamaMjarI vimalayazane maLatI hatI ane tattvacarcA paNa karatI hatI. eka vakhata majAkanI mIThI vINAmAM vimalayaza guNamaMjarIne pUchI paNa lIdhuM: zuM tane A rIte maLatAM Dara nathI lAgato? A rIte mArI sAthe vAto karatAM mahArAjA joI jAya to?' tyAre guNamaMjarIe javAba Apyo hato. "jo mArA priyatamano prema sAco haze.... to A caraNasevikA moTI muzkelIone paNa saraLatAthI pAra karI zakaze!' paNa premanA sAgaramAM kadI oTa Ave to?" kumAra, premanA mahodadhimAM kyAreya oTa nathI AvatI! prema to sadeva pravardhamAna hoya che... prema AkAzathI paNa UMco hoya che... ne vajathI paNa abhedya hoya che!' vimalayaza guNamaMjarIno pratyuttara sAMbhaLI prasanna thaI jato. prema ane vAsanA vacceno bheda guNamaMjarI sArI rIte samajatI hatI - e vAtathI vimalayaza Azvasta hato. navasRSTinA, navajIvananA... zAMta, suMdara ane sumadhura vAtAvaraNamAM vimalayaza potAnA pUrvajIvananA kaDavA-kaThora prasaMgone dhIre dhIre viskRtinA vamaLamAM gArada karato jAya che. chatAM amarakumAranI smRti akhaMDita rahe che. amarakumAranI rAha joyA ja kare che... banAtaTamAM eka pachI eka varSa vItatAM jAya che. kyAreka e nagarathI kaMTALe che... to benAtaTathI dUranA grAmya pradezamAM UpaDI jAya che... tyAM paNa e potAnI snehasaurabhathI sArAya pradezane bharI de che... gAmaDAnI garIbIne aDhaLaka dAnathI dUra kare che. suramya vanarAjI, hariyALAM khetaro, vahetAM kalakala jharaNAMo.... vanapuSponI bhInI bhInI sugaMdha... prakRtinAM A badhAM suramya dazyone te mana bharIne mANe che. prakRtinI godamAM jANe enuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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204 prIta kiye duHkha hoya aMge aMga pulakita banI jatuM hatuM. kyAreka e unmukta svaccha, suMdara vAtAvaraNa sAme rAjamahelanuM ruddha jIvana ene tuccha lAgatuM. A rIte vimalayazanI kIrtikaumudI benAtaTanA samagra rAjyamAM to phelAI, bAjunA rAjyamAM paNa eno yaza vistAra pAmyo. puSparAvarta meghanI jema vimalayazanI udAratA varasatI rahI, dayA-karuNAno pravAha vaheto rahyo. sAthe sAthe, rAjakumArI guNamaMjarIno sneha paNa vRddhi pAmI rahyo hato. kaumAryanA tejathI dIpatI guNamaMjarInA aMtaramAM prItanuM paMkaja pAMgaratuM jatuM hatuM. enI pAMkhaDIe pAMkhaDIe sakhyanI saurabha mahekatI hatI. eNe eka divasa vimalayazane kahyuM: 'kumAra, zuM prema e manuSyanA astitvanI dharI nathI? jIvananuM sanAtana satya nathI? anaMta taraphanI yAtrAnI gati nathI? acala... amala... bhaNI laI janAruM zreSTha sAdhana nathI?' ane tyAre vimalayazane potAno... amarakumAra sAtheno... lagnapUrveno vArtAlApa yAda AvI gayo! snehanA sukumAra romAMca anubhavavA TevAyelo teno deha, e smRtithI dhrUjI UThyo hato... tyAre guNamaMjarIe vimalayazanI AMkhomAM AMkho parovIne kahyuM hatuM. vimala, ApaNe eka sAthe jIvavAno.. saMkalpa karIe... mAnya che tamane?" tyAre vimalayazanI AMkho sajala thaI gaI hatI. AvI ja vAta meM amarane karI hatI... ne amare mane vacana ApyuM hatuM...paNa. teNe dUra-sudUra aMtarikSamAM dRSTi mAMDI ne bolyo "maMjarI, jo AkAzamAM.... aSTamIno caMdra.. jANe pUrNimAne pAmavAnI AzAmAM jIvI rahyo che...! sAcI vAta che, enI e AzA saphaLa thavAnI!" vimalayazane naMdIzvara dvIpa para sAMbhaLelAM mahAmuninAM vacano yAda AvI gayAM... "tArI AzA benAtaTanagare phaLaze!" ne teNe vicAryuM. "zuM AzAo badhI phaLe kharI saMsAramAM? chatAM AzAe jIvavA jIva TevAI gayo che...' tyAM guNamaMjarInAM madhura vacano kAne paDyAM: 'kumAra, AMkha, aMtara ane AtmAthI tane ja jIvanasaMgI mAnyo che... eTaluM yAda rAkhaje...' 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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varSa upara varSa vItatAM jAya che. amarakumAranA AgamananA koI samAcAra maLatA nathI. vimalayazanA manamAM kyAreka nirAzAnA vikalpa AvI jAya che. paraMtu avadhijJAnI maharSinAM vacanone yAda karI manane dhIraja baMdhAve che... "Avaze. avazya, ahIM ja Avaze. jeTalo viraha bhAgyamAM lakhAyo haze, eTalo viraha sahana karavo ja rahyo." zrI navakAramaMtranA dhyAnamAM ane paramAtmAnA pUjanamAM eno AtmA AMtaraAnaMda anubhave che. guNamaMjarI sAthenA sakhyabhAvamAM enuM mana prasannatA anubhave che. prajAnA apAra snehamAM snAna karIne e zItaLatA anubhave che. prakRtinAM darzana karI... AdhyAtmikatAno rasAsvAda kare che. pAMca-sAta divasathI vimalayaza rAjasabhAmAM gayo na hato. e arasAmAM eka divasa mAlatIe samAcAra ApyA. mahArAjakumAra, nagaramAM to hAhAkAra varatAI gayo che." zuM thayuM che?' eka core TheraThera corIo karavA mAMDI che, cora pakaDAto nathI." nagararakSako corane pakaDI zakatA nathI?' nA nA, nagararakSako jyAre corane pakaDI zakyA nahIM tyAre prajAjanoe rAjasabhAmAM pokAra karyo. tyAre nagarano eka zreSThI corane pakaDavA taiyAra thayo... "ratnasAra' enuM nAma che." 'teNe pakaDI pADyo corane?" are, e pote ja lUMTAI gayo!" "kevI rIte?" vimalayazane mAlatInI vAta sAMbhaLavAmAM majA AvI gaI. kumAra, e corane khabara paDI gaI ke ratnasAre mane pakaDavAnuM bIDuM jhaDapyuM che eTale core vepArIno veza dhAraNa karyo ane ratnasAranI havelIe pahoMcyo... ratnasArane kahyuM: "huM paradezI vyApArI chuM. ratno kharIdavA Avyo chuM.' ratnasAre mUlyavAna ratno batAvyAM, mUlya kahyuM. core kahyuM: "huM AvatIkAle mUlya ApIne For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye du:kha hoya 206 ratno laI jaIza.' teNe havelInuM... tijorInuM nirIkSaNa karI lIdhuM! te potAnA ghera gayo. rAtre ratnasAra zreSThI corane pakaDavA mATe nagaranA daravAje jaIne Ubho rahyo. core ratnasAranI havelInI pAchaLanA bhAgamAM moTuM bAkoruM pADyuM. aMdara dAkhala thayo. tijorI toDI. ratnono Dabbo lIdho ane bahAra nIkaLI gayo. pahoMcI gayo potAnA ghera! ane, eka vAta kahevAnI bhUlI gaI... ratnonI sAthe sAthe ratnasArane paheravAnAM badhAM kapaDAM paNa laI gayo! jyAre rakhaDIne thAkIne ratnasAra potAnI havelImAM Avyo tyAre teNe joyuM, tenI tijorI tUTelI hatI... poka mUkIne royo bicAro! savAre rAjasabhAmAM AvIne mahArAjanI samakSa potAnI vAta karI.' 'cora buddhizALI lAge che!' vimalayaze kahyuM. 'kumAra, sAmAnya buddhino nathI cora. asAdhAraNa buddhi che enI! rAjapurohitane to kevo mUrkha banAvyo eNe!' 'e kevI rIte?' 'jyAre ratnasAra corane pakaDI na zakyo... tyAre rAjapurohite rAjasabhAmAM kahyuM ke 'huM corane pakaDIza!' basa, corane khabara paDI gaI game te rIte... eNe tapAsa karI lIdhI ke purohita kyAM kyAM jAya che... purohitane nagaranI bahAra devakulikAmAM jugAra ramavAnI Teva hatI. cora devakulikAmAM pahoMcI gayo. jugArIonI sAthe e paNa ramavA besI gayo. purohitanI sAthe ramatAM ramatAM pahelAM to cora hArato gayo... eTale purohitane tAna caDhyuM. e moTA dAva mUkavA lAgyo... pachI cora jItavA lAgyo... purohitanuM badhuM dhana jItI lIdhuM. purohite potAnI ratna-mudrikA dAvamAM mUkI... te paNa jItI lIdhI core ... eTalAmAM purohitane rAjadarabAramAMthI teDuM AvyuM. purohita rAjadarabAramAM garyo ne cora purohitanA ghera gayo. purohitanI patnIne kahyuM: 'huM purohitano mitra chuM... mArI vAta sAMbhaLa. purohitane rAjAe pakaDI lIdho che... ane hamaNAM ja rAjAnA subhaTo tArA gharanI badhI saMpatti lUMTI jaze... eTale mArA mitre mane ahIM mokalyo che... tane vizvAsa paDe eTale A 'ratnamudrikA' nizAna tarIke mane ApI che... purohita-patnIe ratnamudrikA joI. tene vAta sAcI lAgI. core kahyuM: 'gharamAM je je ratno hoya, suvarNa hoya ne uttama vastro hoya te badhuM mane ApI de. huM e khajAno mArA gharamAM chupAvI daIza...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 207 purohitanI patnIe gharanI tamAma saMpatti corane ApI dIdhI. cora te laIne potAnA sthAne pahoMcI gayo! purohita ghera Avyo... enI patnIe kahyuM: 'tame jaladI chUTI gayA? zo aparAdha karyo hato?' purohite jyAre badhI vigata jANI. bicAro... poka mUkIne royo! rAjasabhAmAM AvIne mahArAjAne vAta karI... AkhI rAjasabhA peTa pakaDIne hasI...' 'jabaro che cora! pachI zuM thayuM?' vimalayaze jijJAsA vyakta karI. 'pachI corane pakaDavAnuM bIDuM jhaDapyuM dhanasAra zeThe ane eka hajAme! pelA core jANI lIdhuM ke dhanasAra zeTha ane hajAme ene pakaDavAnuM kAma mAthe lIdhuM che... te bapore hajAmata karAvavA hajAmane ghare gayo. hajAme coranI hajAmata karIne paisA mAgyA. core khIsAM tapAsyAM... paisA na nIkaLyA eTale teNe kahyuM: 'tArA chokarAne mArI sAthe mokala, tene huM paisA ApIne turata ja mokaluM chuM.' hajAmanA chokarAne laIne cora pelA dhanasAra zeThanI dukAne gayo. dhanasAranI kApaDanI dukAna hatI. core mUlyavAna kApaDa kharIdIne kahyuM: 'A mAro chokaro ahIM beTho che... huM ghera A kApaDa mUkIne AvuM chuM ne sAthe rUpiyA laIne AvuM chuM.' hajAmanA chokarAne dukAne besADIne cora kApaDa laIne potAnA sthAne gayo! gayo te gayo! hajAmano chokaro ghera na Avyo eTale hajAma chokarAne zodhavA nIkaLyo. teNe zeThanI dukAne chokarAne beThelo joyo... chokaro bApane vaLagI paDyo... jyAre zeThe vigata jANI tyAre AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI! 'e lucco cora ApaNane bannene lUMTI gayo... tAre to hajAmatanA paisA ja gayA... paNa mArA to hajAro rUpiyA gayA...' vimalayaza peTa pakaDIne hasavA lAgyo. 'mAlatI, tAro A cora to bhAI, bhAre che hoM! pachI e corane pakaDavA koNa gayuM?' 'eka paradezI sodAgara ane pelI kAmapatAkA vezyA!' 'hA, vezyAo catura hoya che! eNe corane pakaDI lIdho?' 'are, sAMbhaLo to kharA kumAra! pelA corane khabara paDI gaI ke ene pakaDavAnuM bIDuM koNe jhIlyuM che. eNe eka vepArIno veza paheryo. suMdara kImatI vastro paheryAM... ne kAmapatAkAnA ghera gayo. vezyA khuza thaI gaI. teNe khUba premathI Adara Apyo. core kahyuM: 'kAmapatAkA, nagaranI bahAra eka paradezI sodAgara Avelo che. zrImaMta che, yuvAna che... jo tuM kahe to ene ahIM laI For Private And Personal Use Only

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208 prIta kiye duHkha hoya AvuM. tane mAlAmAla karI deze!" vezyA to khuza thaI gaI. teNe hA pADI. cora sodAgara pAse gayo. sodAgarane kahyuM: 'tame paradezI moTA vepArI cho ane ahIM nagaranI bahAra raho, te sAruM na kahevAya. mArI havelIe padhAro... huM A nagarano vepArI chuM.' pelo sodAgara parivAra sAthe coranI sAthe vezyAnI havelIe Avyo. khUba sArI AgatA-svAgatA karI.. pachI core sodAgarano veza dhAraNa karyo... vezyA oLakhI ja na zake tevuM rUpa karyuM ne vezyA pAse gayo. vezyAe tene sodAgara mAnIne Adara Apyo. core kahyuM: "he priya, pahelAM mAre rAjasabhAmAM javuM che... mahArAjane maLavuM jarUrI che... mArAM AbhUSaNo badhAM maMjUSAmAM paDelAM che. maMjUSA tArI havelImAM ja paDI che. tArAM AbhUSaNo mane Apa... e paherIne huM rAjasabhAmAM jaIza... mAruM ATaluM kAma karI de... pachI huM tAro ja chuM.' vezyAe potAnA alaMkAro ApyA. te paherIne pelA sodAgara pAse gayo. sodAgarane kahyuM: "tamArA pAMca zreSTha azva mane Apo. huM mahArAjA pAse jAuM chuM. tamArA azvo mahArAjAne batAvIne sAruM mUlya upajAvIza." sodAgare potAnA pAMca artho ApyA. cora ghoDA laIne potAnA sthAne pahoMcI gayo... gayo te gayo! rAta paDI gaI chatAM zeTha pAchA na AvyA eTale sodAgara vezyA pAse Avyo... ne pUchyuM: "tame koNa cho?" pelAe kahyuM: "huM paradezI sodAgara chuM... ne pelo vepArI mane ahIM enI havelIe laI Avyo che. vezyAe kahyuM: "are A havelI to mArI che... e to mArA alaMkAro laIne gayo che..." sodAgare kahyuM: "mArA pAMca ghoDA laI gayo che...' bannee poka mUkI! vimalayaza khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyo. hAsyane parANe rokIne teNe pUchyuM : mAlatI, nagaramAM A badhuM cAlI rahyuM che.. ne mane to khabara ja nathI!' tamane kyAMthI khabara paDe? tame sAta divasathI rAjasabhAmAM gayA ja nathI ne? tame bhalA ne tamArI vINA bhalI! pelI rAjakumArIne paNa ghelI karI mUkI.." cUpa rahe! koI gheluM thAya... emAM huM zuM karuM? tuM to e coranI vAta kara. ha, pachI zuM thayuM? cora pakaDAyo?" e cora pakaDAya? ene pakaDavA mATe bagIcAnA cokIdAra bhImAe bIDuM jhaDapyuM. bhImo khUba baLavAna mANasa che. huM ene oLakhuM chuM. pelA corane khabara paDI gaI... eNe yogInuM rUpa dharyuM. mAthe moTI jaTA ane lAMbI lAMbI For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 209 dADhI! bhagavAM kapaDAM paheryA, bagIcAmAM pahoMcyo. bhIme AvakAra Apyo. bhIma bhagata mANasa che. teNe bAbAjIne kahyuM: "bAbA, mArA ghera bhojana levA padhArazo?' bAbAe AMkho baMdha karIne dhyAna dharIne kahyuM: "bhImA, tArA ghare bhojana karavA nahIM AvuM.' bhImAe pUchayuM kema nahIM Avo?' bAbAe kahyuM: "bhImA, tArI mA jIvatI DAkaNa che. te sUtelA mANasanuM lohI cUsI le che. tAre parIkSA karavI hoya to Aje rAtre daMDo pAse rAkhIne sUvAno DhoMga karIne khATalAmAM paDyo raheje." bhImo gayo. enI mA AvI bAbA pAse, teNe paNa bhojananuM nimaMtraNa ApyuM. bAbAe kahyuM: 'tAro dIkaro surApAna kare che, mATe tArA gharanuM bhojana agrAhya che... tane vizvAsa na paDato hoya to Aje rAtre enuM mukha saMghaje..." DosI gaI. pachI bhImAnI patnI AvI, bAbA pAse. teNe paNa bhojana mATe AmaMtraNa ApyuM. bAbAe kahyuM: "tArA gharamAM paga ja na mukAya." patnIe pUchyuM. "zAthI?" 'tAro pati enI mA sAthe jo vizvAsa na paDato hoya to Aje rAtre najare joje.." ane patnI roSe bharANI, rAtre bAbAjI to bhImAnA gharanI pAse ja eka vRkSa nIce jAmI gayA! madhyarAtrie gharamAM tophAna jAgyuM. DosI dIkarAnuM mukha sUMghavA dIkarAnA khATalA pAse gaI. nIce namIne dIkarAnuM mukha suMghe che... tyAM dIkaro gabharAyo. 'jarUra A jIvatI DAkaNa che..." daMDo laIne Ubho thaI gayo. bIjI bAju bhImAnI patnI paNa daMDo laIne chupAIne UbhI hatI. te paNa dhasI AvI... ne sAsu upara prahAra karavA lAgI. traNeya laDatAM-jhaghaDatAM gharanI bahAra nIkaLyAM. pelA bAbAjI gharamAM ghUsI gayA.. gharamAM je kaMI hatuM te laIne palAyana thaI gayA! jyAre bhImo bAbAjIne zodhato emanI jagAe gayo... to bAbAjI na maLyA.... zodhato zodhato thAkyo. gharamAM gayo... to badhuM ja corAI gayeluM joyuM. moTI poka mUkI...' vimalayaza eTaluM hasyo ke AMkhomAMthI AMsu TapakI paDyAM. mAlatI, to to A nagaramAM AvA bAvAothI sAvadhAna rahevuM paDaze? sAruM thayuM ke tArA gharavALAe ene pakaDavAnuM bIDuM na jhaDapyuM.." kumAra, e zuM bIDAM jhaDape... e to pAnanAM bIDAM maLe eTalAM cAvI jAya evo che!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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210 prIta kiye duHkha hoya "mAlatI, pachI e corane pakaDavA koI taiyAra nahIM thayuM hoya?' kumAra, ghaNA badhA taiyAra thayA. paNa je je taiyAra thayA.. te badhA ja luTAyA! nagaramAM hAhAkAra vartAI gayo. chevaTe mahAmaMtrIe corane pakaDavAnI hAma bhIDI... mahAmaMtrIe zerIe zerIe sainiko goThavI dIdhA. nagaranA cAre daravAjA para zastrasajja sainiko besADI dIdhA... ne pote nagaranA cAra rastA upara taMbU tANIne beThA. tyAM rAtrinA pahelA praharamAM tyAMthI eka mahiyArI mAthe dahIMnuM maTakuM laIne nIkaLI. mahAmaMtrIe mahiyArIne bolAvIne pUchyuM: tArA maTakAmAM zuM che?' mahiyArIe maTakuM batAvyuM. mahAmaMtrIe paisA ApIne maTakuM lIdhuM ane joyuM to maTakAmAM madirA bharelI hatI. mahAmaMtrIe to madirA pIdhI... sAthe rahelA sainikoe paNa madirApAna karyuM. thoDIvAramAM ja ghena caDhayuM madirAmAM bebhAna karavAnI davA bheLavelI hatI. sahu bebhAna thaI gayA. pelI mahiyArIe mahAmaMtrIne beDI paherAvI dIdhI! paganAM pagarakhAM kADhIne mukha para mUkI dIdhAM. azuci karI. badhAnAM kapaDAM utArI lIdhAM ne cAlI gaI! savAra paDI. mahAmaMtrInI bhALa levA mahArAjA pote cAra raste gayA. taMbUmAM joyuM to mahArAjA pote hasI paDyA. mANasoe mahAmaMtrIne DhaMDhoLIne jagADyA. mahAmaMtrI jAgyA. potAnI durdazA joIne lajjita thaI gayA. mAlatI, A core to gajaba karI dIdho! e ja vAta karuM chuM ne tamane. mahArAjAne ciMtA thaI rahI che. mane to lAge che ke mahArAjA pote e corane pakaDavA prayatna karaze. to to coranuM AvI banyuM samajajo." A corane buddhi-baLathI ja pakaDI zakAya... athavA vidyAzaktithI pakaDI zakAya. khera have tuM sUI jA.' ane tame vINAvAdana karazo!" vINAvAdananuM vyasana paDI gayuM che." 'tamane vAdananuM vyasana paDayuM che ne pelI kumArIne zravaNanuM vyasana paDyuM che ne..!" mAlatI doDatI potAnA khaMDamAM bharAI gaI. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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35 prAbhAtika kAryothI paravArIne vimalayaza rAjamahelamAM javAno vicAra karato hato. sAta-ATha divasathI te rAjasabhAmAM ke rAjamahelamAM gayo ja na hato. mAlatI pAsethI coranAM parAkramo sAMbhaLyA pachI vimalayaze Aje mahArAjA pAse javAno vicAra karyo hato. mAlatI vimalayaza mATe dugdhapAna taiyAra karIne udyAnamAM potAnA ghare cAlI gaI hatI. gharanuM kAma jhaDapathI patAvIne rAjamahelamAM pahoMcI gaI hatI. coranA navA upadravano vRttAMta jANavAnI ene tAlAvelI hatI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir coranA navA parAkramano vRttAMta jANIne mAlatInA zvAsa addhara thaI gayA... te bebAkaLI banI gaI ane vimalayaza pAse doDI AvI... vimalayaza pAse AvIne jamIna para besI paDI... mAlatInI hAlata jotAM ja vimalayazane lAgyuM ke koI moTo anartha banI gayo che! teNe mAlatIne pUchyuM: 'mAlatI, kema ATalI badhI vihvaLa che? tArI AMkhomAM AMsu...! zuM tAro pati lUMTAyo?' 'nA re kumAra, pati lUMTAyo hota to vAMdho ja na hato... A to mahArAjA pote lUMTAI gayA...' 'paNa tethI tArI AMkhomAM AMsu...?' 'kumAra, vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne... tamArI AMkho paNa varasavA lAgaze...' nAkhI. 'to jaladI kahe, evuM zuM banI gayuM?' 'rAjakumArI guNamaMjarInuM apaharaNa thaI gayuM che kumAra...' 'haiM?'vimalayaza Ubho thaI gayo. mAlatInA be khabhA pakaDIne tene hacamacAvI 'mAlatI, tuM zuM sAcI vAta kare che?' 'kumAra, tamArI samakSa huM kyAre paNa asatya boluM kharI? taddana satya vAta che. rAjamahelamAM phALo kalpAMta thaI rahyo che...' vimalayaza asvastha banI gayo. teNe mAlatIne pUchyuM: For Private And Personal Use Only

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212 prIta kiye duHkha hoya "mAlatI, zuM tane e jANavA maLyuM ke cora kevI rIte apaharaNa karI gayo?" hA jI, huM badhI ja vigata jANIne AvI chuM. rAjamahelamAMthI ja doDI AvI chuM. sAMbhaLo e samagra vRttAMta..." mAlatI vimalayazanI pAse besI gaI. gata rAtrimAM mahArAjA pote corane pakaDavA mATe cunaMdA subhaTa sAthe nIkaLyA hatA. temaNe killAnI cAre dvAro para subhaTonI cokI goThavI hatI ane pote pUrvadizAnA daravAje zastrasajja thaIne UbhA hatA. prathama prahara pUro thavAnI taiyArI hatI, ne pUrva dizAnA daravAjA pAse nagaramAMthI eka mANasa gardabha upara kapaDAMnI gAMsaDI nAMkhIne Avyo. mahArAjAe pUchyuM: "koNa che tuM? atyAre kyAM jAya che?" mahArAjA, huM Apano ja sevaka chuM... rajaka-dhobI chuM... mahArANIjInAM vastro huM ja dhovuM chuM.' paNa atyAre kyAM jAya che?' kRpAvatAra, mahArANI to padminI nArI che. temanAM vastromAM evI sugaMdha hoya che ke... bhramaronAM ToLAM... divase AvI jAya che... ne kapaDAM dhovA detAM nathI... mATe rAtre ja temanAM kapaDAM huM dhovuM chuM. sarovara-kinAre atyAre zAMtithI kapaDAM dhoIza.." dhobIe be hAtha joDIne kahyuM. 'tArI vAta sAcI, paNa tane khabara che ne ke ATha-ATha divasathI corano bhAre upadrava che..." mahArAja, Apa jevA mArA svAmI... daravAje UbhA hoya... pachI mane bhaya zAno?' gardabhanA mAthe hAtha pheravato dhobI bolyo. "bhale, jA sarovara-tIre, paraMtu jo cora tyAM AvI jAya... ke tane dekhAI jAya to moTethI bUma pADaje. huM ghoDA para besIne turata ja tyAM AvI jaIza." ApanI kRpA mahAna che mahArAjA...avazya, cora dekhAtAM ja bUma pADIza Apa turata ja AvI jajo... cora Aje pakaDAI ja javAno.. hA, ene khabara paDI haze ke huM mahArANInAM mUlyavAna vastro laIne sarovaratIre dhovA jAuM chuM... to e kapaDAMnI lAlacathI kadAca AvI jAya.. kharI vAta che ApanI... paNa Aje enA mAthe kALa-nagArAM vAge che... bApalA...' ema For Private And Personal Use Only

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213 prIta kiye duHkha hoya kaheto dhobI potAnA gardabhane hAMkato sarovara tarapha cAlyo gayo. mahArAjA azvArUDha banI cAreya daravAje jaI AvyA. rAtrino bIjo prahara pUrNa thavAthI taiyArI hatI... tyAM sarovara taraphathI dhobInI tIvra cIsa saMbhaLAI... mahArAjAe subhaTone kahyuM: "tame ahIM khullI talavAre UbhA rahejo. huM sarovara-tIre jAuM chuM. kadAca cora bhAgIne A bAju Ave to jIvato ke marelo... pakaDI lejo...' mahArAjA azvArUDha banI tvarita gatithI sarovara kinAre pahoMcyA. tyAM dhobI doDato sAme Avyo.... ne bolyo: mahArAjA, cora Avyo' to.... meM bUmo pADI eTale sarovaramAM kUdI paDyo... juo, pelo dUra... tarato jAya che. enuM mAthuM dekhAya che..' dhobI gabharAyelo hato. mahArAjAe kahyuM: "have e mAryo samaja. le, mAro ghoDo pakaDa, mArAM vastro saMbhALa. basa, huM sarovaramAM eno pIcho karIza...' ema kahIne mahArAjAe ghoDo, vastra, mugaTa ane bIjAM zastro dhobIne soMpIne, mAtra eka kaTArI laIne sarovaramAM corano pIcho karyo. taratA taratA mahArAjA AgaLa vadhI gayA... tyAM pelA dhobIe mahArAjAnAM kapaDAM paherI lIdhAM... mAthe mugaTa mUkI dIdho... ghoDA para besI gayo... moTuM paNa mahArAjA jevuM banAvI dIdhuM...' e dhobI ja cora hato?' hA, kumAra! e ghoDe besIne killAnA daravAje Avyo.. ne subhaTone izArAthI samajAvI dIdhuM ke "meM corane mArI nAMkhyo che!" eTale subhaTo cAlyA gayA. dvArarakSake killAnAM dvAra baMdha karI dIdhAM. banAvaTI rAjA rAjamahelamAM Avyo. mahArANI pAse gayo. dIpako maMdamaMda saLagatA hatA. teNe mahArANIne kahyuM: "huM guNamaMjarIne sAthe laI jAuM chuM... cora pakaDAI gayo che... meM mAnatA mAnI hatI ke "cora pakaDAI jaze to turata ja guNamaMjarInI sAthe huM mahAkALI devanAM darzana karIza ane mIThAIno thALa dharAvIza. be ghaTIkAmAM ja ame pAchAM AvI jaIzuM..." mahArANI AnaMdita thaI gayAM... guNamaMjarIne jagADI.. ane banAvaTI rAjA sAthe ravAnA karI. guNamaMjarI ardhajAgrata dazAmAM hatI, rAjAnI sAthe ghoDA para besI gaI... ane ghoDo pUrapATa... nagaranA pazcima dvArethI bahAra nIkaLI gayo.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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214 prIta kiye duHkha hoya pachI sarovaramAM paDelA mahArAjAnuM zuM thayuM?' vimalayaza khUba udvigna... azAnta banI gayo. mahArAjA jene coranuM mAthuM mAnatA hatA. te to sapheda raMgathI raMgeluM mATaluM hatuM jevuM mATaluM hAthamAM AvyuM. mahArAjA coMkI UThyA. temaNe kinArA tarapha joyuM to dhobIya nahoto... ke ghoDoya na hato.... mAtra gadheDuM UbhuM hatuM! teo tvarita gatithI taratA taratA kinAre AvyA. teo samajI gayA hatA... ke "e dhobI ja cora hato! teo bhInA adhovastra sAthe daravAje AvyA, paNa dvArarakSakoe daravAjo na kholyo. mahArAjAe dvArarakSakone ghaNuM samajAvyA.. je ghaTanA banI hatI te kahI saMbhaLAvI.. paNa kArarakSako koI vAta mAnavA ja taiyAra na hatA... AkhI rAta mahArAjAe killAnI bahAra vitAvI. prabhAte jyAre dvAra khUlyAM... tyAre mahArAjA cUpacApa rAjamahelamAM AvI gayA. potAnA AvAsamAM jaI bIjAM vastro paherIne teo mahArANI pAse gayA. mahArANIe kahyuM: tame to be ghaTikAmAM pAchA AvavAnuM kahIne gayA hatA. ne AkhI rAta vitAvIne AvyA? guNamaMjarI AvI gaIne?' tuM zuM vAta kare che?" mahArAjA bhayathI dhrUjI UThyA. kema, bIjo prahara pUrNa thaI gayo hato. trIjo prahara cAlI rahyo hato... ne tame AvIne mane kahyuM ke "cara pakaDAI gayo che ne have huM guNamaMjarIne laIne mahAkALanA maMdire jaIza... mIThAIno thALa caDhAvavAnI mAnatA mAnI che...' pachI tame guNamaMjarIne laI ghoDA para besIne gayA....' rAjA raDI paDyA... "arere.. mArI kumArIne cora upADI gayo...'mahArANIne mahArAjAe jyAre badhI vAta karI tyAre mahArANI to bebhAna thaI gayAM... samagra rAjamahelamAM guNamaMjarInA apaharaNathI kALo kera vartAI gayo che..." pachI mahArAjAe zuM karyuM?" "e huM jANatI nathI. ATalI vAta sAMbhaLIne... sadhI tamArI pAse doDI AvI chuM kumAra..." vimalayaza Ubho thaIne vyagracitte khaMDamAM AMTA mAravA lAgyo. mAlatI mUDha banIne vimalayazane joI rahI... te dhIrethI bolI: "kumAra!' vimalayaze mAlatI sAme joyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye du:kha hoya 215 'kumAra, tame jAduI paMkho banAvIne bhAremAM bhAre tAva utArI zako cho. to zuM evo koI jAdu nathI... ke rAjakumArI jyAM hoya tyAMthI pAchI lAvI zakAya ?' vimalayaze mAlatInI AMkhomAM vedanAbharI yAcanA joI... jo ke enA potAnA hRdayamAM akathya vedanA UbharAI hatI. guNamaMjarI pratyeno tIvra sakhyabhAva... tenA aMtaHkaraNamAM jIvaMta hato... mAlatInA praznano javAba Ape e pahelAM rAjamArga para jorajorathI Dhola vAgI UThyAM. tyAra pachI eka rAjapuruSanI ghoSaNA thaI. vimalayaza doDIne jharUkhe pahoMcI gayo. benAtaTanA nagarajano sAMbhaLo... bhayaMkara julamI cora rAjakumArInuM apaharaNa karI gayo che. je koI vIra puruSa rAjakumArIne jIvatI pAchI laI Avaze, tene mahArAjA potAnuM ardharAjya Apaze ane rAjakumArI tene paraNAvaze!' vimalayaza eka paLanoya vilaMba karyA vinA mahelamAMthI bahAra Avyo. ghoSaNA karanAra rAjapuruSa pAse jaI teNe ghoSaNAne jhIlI lIdhI. 'jAo, mahArAjAne karyo ke e cora ane rAjakumArIne... kAle prabhAte mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM hAjara karIza.' mAlatInA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. vimalayaza mahelamAM Avyo... mAlatIe vimalayazanAM ovAraNAM lIdhAM, 'mAlatI, tuM ahIM raheje, huM rAjamahele jAuM chuM. mahArAjA karatAMya vadhu AzvAsananI jarU2 che mahArANIne.' 'hA, hA, kumAra, mahArANIne jaIne AzvAsana Apo, nahIMtara e rANInA prANa nIkaLI jaze. guNamaMjarI to rANIne prANa karatAMya adhika vahAlI che...' vimalayaza tvarita gatithI rAjamahelamAM Avyo. rAjamahelamAM vimalayazanI ja vAto thaI rahI hatI. 'mahArAjAnI ghoSaNA vimalayaze jhIlI che,' e jANIne koI prasanna thayA che, koI bhayabhIta thayA che... vimalayaza sIdho aMtepuramAM pahoMcyo. mahArANIe bhAna gumAveluM hatuM. mahArAjA AkraMda karI rahyA hatA. maMtrIo kartavyamUDha banIne beThA hatA... vimalayaze mahArAjAne praNAma karIne kahyuM : 'he kRpAvaMta, Apa dhairya dhAraNa karo, svastha bano. AvatI kAle prabhAte guNamaMjarIne ApanI samakSa hAjara karIza. Apa udvegane dUra karo. mahArANIne bhAnamAM lAvo.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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216 prIta kiye duHkha hoya mahArAjAe vimalayazanA mAthe hAtha mUkIne kahyuM: "nA nA, vimala... tuM e corane pakaDavA na jaIza... e cora bhayaMkara che. je je ene pakaDavA gayA... te badhA ja lUMTAyA... huM paNa lUMTAyo... mArI rAjakumArIne e duSTa upADI gayo...' "mahArAjA, pelo paMkho lAvo, mahArANIne huM bhAnamAM lAvuM chuM.' paMkho lAvavAmAM Avyo. vimalayaza paMkhAthI rANIne havA nAMkhI. rANI bhAnamAM AvI. teNe vimalayazane joyo... te vimalayazane vaLagI paDI... ne karuNa rUdana karavA lAgI. "mAtAjI, Apa rUdana na karo. guNamaMjarIne e cora pAtALamAM laI gayo haze to huM pAtALamAMthI laI AvIza. te dariyAmAM chupAyo haze to dariyAmAMthI laI AvIza.. have tame ciMtA na karo... svastha thAo. zuM tamane A vimalayaza para vizvAsa nathI?' beTA, tArA para to mane pUro vizvAsa che ja, paraMtu A cora to.." khUba krUra che ne? bhale krUra hoya, ene huM jIvato pakaDIza" nA nA, vimalayaza... tAre A sAhasa na karavuM joIe.. nathI ne e duSTa tane ja.." mahArAjAnI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. mane upADI jaze, ema kaho cho ne? sAcI vAta che, Aja sudhI je banyuM che. tenA AdhAre Apa AvuM ja anumAna karo. paraMtu Ape haju A vimalayazanI zakti joI nathI! kaLA joI che, paraMtu zakti nathI joI! A prasaMge huM mArI zaktino Apane paricaya ApIza. zrI navakAramaMtranA acinta prabhAvathI zuM zakya nathI A saMsAramAM? Apa nizcita raho.." ane, jo tuM corane pakaDIza, rAjakumArIne laI AvIza. to mAruM aDadhuM rAjya tAruM... ane rAja kumArI tArI...' vimalayazanA zarIre romAMca thaI gayo. teNe rAjA-rANIne praNAma karyA ane potAnA mahele AvI gayo. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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0i nA ja guNamaMjarI! zubhra sphaTika samI dIptimAna kAyA, dIrghalocana, prazasta vakSapradeza, samunnata bhAla ane kRSNapakSa samI zyAma jhUlatI alakalaTo... rAjakumArI guNamaMjarIne duSTa taskara eka ajJAta guphAmAM laI Avyo hato. jyAre eNe potAnA pitAnA vezamAM.. chupAyelA taskarane oLakhyo. te cIsa pADI UThI.. ne tatkSaNa bebhAna thaI dharaNI para DhaLI paDI. rAta veraNa thaI paDI.. e bhAnamAM AvI... enuM phUlazuM haiyuM cIsa pADI UDyuM. na jIravI zakAya evI vedanAthI te vyAkuLa banI gaI. AMkhomAMthI karuNa vedanA varasI paDI. azrunAM pUra UmaTyAM, vicArazUnya thaI gaI... AkhI rAta raDatI rahI. tyAM ene AzvAsana ApanAra koNa hatuM? prabhAta thayuM. taskare suMdara vastro paheryo. mUlyavAna alaMkAro dhAraNa karyA... pAna cAvIne hoTha lAla karyA.. ne guNamaMjarI pAse Avyo. guNamaMjarI sAvadhAna thaI gaI. potAnI kAyAne saMkocIne besI gaI. bhaya na pAma, kumArI! ahIM tane koI duHkha nahIM paDe... tArA pitA jo uparanA nagaranA rAjA che to huM bhUgarbhanagarano rAjA chuM! jeTalI saMpatti tArA pitA pAse che enA karatAMya vadhu saMpatti mArI pAse che.. ane jarA mArI sAme jo. eka suMdara yuvAna rAjakumAra karatAM jarAya UtaratI mArI kAyA nathI! eka strIne zuM joIe? e badhuM ja mArI pAse che... tane huM mArI rANI banAvIza.... hA hA hA..' taskaranA aTTahAsyathI vizALa guphAno e gupta AvAsa guMjI UThyo. rAjakumArI tharatharI UThI.. tenI AMkho bhayAkula banI gaI. kahe, mArI vAta tane mAnya che ne? tuM mane pratyuttara Apa." nA, e kadApi nahIM banI zake.. rAja kumArI UbhI thaI gaI. teno bhaya jato rahyo... tenI AMkhomAMthI Aga jharavA lAgI. to tuM ahIMthI jaI paNa nahIM zake! For Private And Personal Use Only

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218 prIta kiye du:kha hoya 'bhale... mArA prANa ahIM nIkaLI jAya... 'ema tane maravA nahIM dauM... AvI bharapUra yuvAnI....' taskara guNamaMjarInI nikaTa javA lAgyo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'dUra raheje duSTa, hamaNAM ja jIbha kacarIne prANatyAga karI daIza...' taskara pAcho haTI gayo. teNe potAno svara komaLa karIne kahyuM: rAjakumArI, tuM mArI sAme to jo... chevaTe tAre koInI sAthe lagna to karavAnAM ja che ne! to tuM mane pasaMda karI le... huM tArAM caraNono dAsa banI jaIza.' 'baMdha kara A badhI vAto. A bhavamAM have huM bIjA koI puruSane varavAno vicAra paNa na karI zakuM. huM sarvasva-bhAve vimalayazanI banI cUkI chuM... manathI... prANathI... ne AtmAthI!' 'oho! ema vAta che! pelo paradezI kumAra vimalayaza...?' 'hA, e paradezI kumAranI huM banI cUkI chuM...' 'paNa e jIvato ja na rahe to?' taskare dAMta kacakacAvyA. ne kamaramAMthI charI kheMcI kADhI ne AkAzamAM ghumAvI... 'e charIthI tuM mAro deha cIrI nAMkha...' 'to pachI vimalayazane kevI rIte paraNIza?' 'jIvatI rahIza to mArA vimalayazanI banIne rahIza. marIza to mRtyuMjaya banIne ene pAmIza... A sivAya bIjo mAro koI saMkalpa nathI.' hRdayamAM valovAtA vedanAnA tumula tophAnanI rekhAo rAjakumArInA mukha para UpasI AvI. enA svaramAM asahya ugratA-vyagratA UchaLI AvI. teNe kahyuM: 'taskara, tuM zuM eTaluM paNa samajI zakato nathI ke strIne eka ja hRdaya hoya che... ane tenA hRdayano ArAdhyadeva paNa eka ja hoya che... tuM mArA premanI apAra zaktine namAvI nahIM zake, harAvI nahIM zake... mArA saMkalpane badalI nahIM zake.... 'bhale, huM tane mArI vAta para vicAra karavAno samaya ApuM chuM... Ajano saMpUrNa divasa... ane aDadhI rAta! aDadhI rAta vItyA pachI huM ahIM AvIza... tane ahIM bhojana... pANI vagere maLI jaze... mArA AvyA pachI tAre tAro nirNaya jaNAvavo paDaze.... For Private And Personal Use Only

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219 prIta kiye duHkha hoya mAro nirNaya meM kahI ja dIdho che. emAM koI ja parivartananI zakyatA nathI.." saMyogo ne paristhitio bhalabhalAnA nirNayo badalAvI nAMkhe che... kumArI! rAtre jyAre huM AvIza tyAre tArA saMyogo badalAI gayA haze..." saMyogo bhale badalAya... kadAca e parivartana sAthe tAruM parivartana thaI jAya to?' taskara animeSa nayane guNamaMjarIne joI rahyo. ketakInAM phUla jevAM enAM suMdara praphulla nayano.. mahuDAnI kaLI jevo eno kapola-pradeza.. dADamanI kaLI jevI suDoLa daMtapaMkti... ane jayAkarma jevA lAlacaTaka enA adhara... guNamaMjarInA saundaryavaibhavane stabdha banIne joto ja rahyo. enuM haiyuM vArI gayuM kumArI para... paNa e DarI gayo. kumArInA kaumArya-tejathI te hataprabha thaI gayo. te cAlyo gayo. guphAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLIne te benAtaTanagaramAM chadmaveze pravezI gayo. taskaranA gayA pachI guNamaMjarIne potAnI pahADa jevaDI moTI bhUla samajAI...meM A duSTane vimalayazanuM nAma batAvI daIne... moTI bhUla karI... vimalayazane meM vipattimAM mUkI dIdho.. A cora bhayAnaka che, krUra che... kadAca vimalayazane..." te dhrujI UThI. enA mukha para zokanAM gherA vAdaLa chavAI gayAM, tenA haiyAmAMthI UnA UnA niHzvAsa nIkaLavA lAgyA. svagata bolavA lAgI: arere, A badhuM acAnaka zuM banI gayuM? zuM mArA bhAgyamAM AvuM ghora duHkha lakhAyuM haze? ane mane kSamA karo mArA hRdayanAtha, tamAruM nAma bolIne meM tamAro ghora aparAdha karyo che... mArI sAthe sAthe tamane paNa meM saMkaTamAM mUkI dIdhA...' rAjakumArI raDI paDI. enI kalpanAsRSTimAM vimalayazanI snehabhInI dRSTi sAkAra thaI. enA kaNa para jANe vINAnA sUro athaDAvA lAgyA... paNa te AnaMdavibhora banI zakI nahIM. tenA vadana paranI glAni kaMIka ochI thaI... teno agAdha premasAgara kaMIka khaLabhaLyo. ne tenI AMkhomAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM. pitAjI mArI zodha avazya karAvaze... mArA apaharaNanA samAcAra vimalayaze jANyA ja haze. e keTalo duHkhI thayo haze? ene jema huM samagratayA cAhuM chuM ema e paNa mane cAhe che! mane zodhavA mATe e nIkaLI paDyo haze...! e jANI zakyo haze mArI vedanAne..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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220. prIta kiye duHkha hoya divasabhara enI Atura AMkhaDIo guphAnA dvAra para maMDAI rahI, paNa rAjakumArIne kevaLa nirAzA ja maLI. A bAju chUpA veze benAtaTamAM pravezelA taskare jANI lIdhuM ke ene pakaDavA mATe ane rAjakumArIne pAchI laI AvavA mATe vimalayaze ja ghoSaNA jhIlI che. eNe aTTahAsya karyuM. te vimalayazanA mahela pAse Avyo. mahelanI cAre bAju pharIne teNe mahelanuM jhINavaTathI avalokana karI lIdhuM. potAnA manamAM ghAtaka yojanA paNa ghaDI dIdhI. rAta paDI. AkAzanI gaMgAmAMthI cAMdanInI zveta dhArA dharatI para DhoLAI rahI hatI. dharatI jANe dUdhe bharI taLAvaDI jevI lAgatI hatI. copAsa vAtAvaraNa zAnta hatuM... chatAM bhayAkrAnta hatuM. lagabhaga rAtrinA be prahara vItI gayA hatA. benAtaTanagaranA rAjamArgo sumasAma hatA. badhAM ja makAno baMdha hatAM. nagararakSako ne senAnA subhaTo potapotAnA gharamAM vizrAma karatA hatA. vimalaze emane rajA ApI dIdhI hatI. vimalayazanA mahelanAM dvAra khullAM hatAM. mahelano ekeeka khaMDa khullo hato. khaMDamAM rahelI jhaverAta bharelI maMjUSAo khullI paDI hatI. koI rakSaka na hato, koI tALuM na hatuM! eka khaMDamAM vimalayaza zrI navakAramaMtranA dhyAnamAM lIna banyo hato. dhyAna pUrNa karIne vidyAdevIonI smRti karI-eka adazyakaraNI ane bIjI hastizatabalinI. baMne vidyAdevIo pragaTa thaI... vimalayaza adRzya thaI gayo.... tenAmAM so hAthInI zakti saMkramita thaI gaI.. vidyAdevIo antardhAna thaI gaI ane taskare mahelamAM praveza karyo. tenA AzcaryanI avadhi na rahI. eNe mahela sudhI AvatAM mArgamAM koI mANasane na joyo! koI sainikane na joyo... ne vimalayazanA mahelanI AsapAsa koI cokI na joI...! mahelanA daravAjA khullA joyA... te khUba sAvadhAnIthI... khullI talavAra sAthe mahelamAM dAkhala thayo. teNe mahelanA khaMDomAM jhaverAtanI maMjUSAone khullI paDelI joI...!! te AzcaryathI stabdha thaI gayo.... te AkhA mahelamAM pharI vaLyo... paNa tene vimalayaza na jaDyo! vimalayaza taskarane jue che, For Private And Personal Use Only

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2 21 prIta kiye duHkha hoya taskara vimalayazane joI zakato nathI. te vicAre che: "paradezI kumAra mArA bhayathI DarIne... mahela choDIne bicAro bhAgI gayo lAge che! khera, maLyo hota to yamalokamAM pahoMcADI deta. have enI saMpatti laI jAuM!' teNe mUlyavAna ratno vagere lIdhAM ane mahelanI bahAra nIkaLyo. vimalayaza potAnI bheTamAM tIkSNa charI chupAvI lIdhI ane taskarano pIcho pakaDyo. taskara AgaLa ane vimalayaza pAchaLa! nagaranA killA pAse AvIne taskare guptamArgamAM praveza karyo. vimalaze... enI pAchaLa ja guptamArgamAM praveza karyo ane baMne killAnI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. rAtrino trIjo prahara cAlato hato. cora tIvra gatithI AgaLa vadhato jato hato. vimalayaza eTalI ja gatithI enI pAchaLa hato. vAraMvAra cora pAchaLa joto hato, parantu vimalayazane e joI zakato na hato. eka ghaTAdAra vaTavRkSanI nIce baMne pahoMcyA. vRkSanI nIce eka moTI paththarazilA paDI hatI. core paththarazilAne sparza karyo... ne zilA bAjumAM khasI gaI. tatkAla cora bhoMyarAmAM Utaryo. ne zilAthI mArga baMdha karI dIdho. vimalayaze thoDI kSaNo vItavA dIdhI.. ne eka ja dhakko mArIne zilAne dUra phaMgoLI dIdhI. e paNa bhoMyarAmAM UtarI paDyo. lagabhaga pacAsa pagathiyAM Utaryo, tyAM eka vizALa khaMDamAM te AvIne Ubho. khaMDamAM eNe cArebAju joyuM. pUrva dizAmAM gupta vAra jevuM lAgyuM. teNe dhakko mAryo, dvAra khUlI gayuM. aMdara praveza karyo, to sAme ja upara caDhavAnAM pagathiyAM hatAM. te thoDIvAra Ubho rahyo. to uparathI taskarano avAja Avato hato... koI strInA rUdanano avAja Avato hato. vimalayaza anumAna bAMdhI lIdhuM: rAja kumArI ahIM ja che!" tenuM mana prasanna thaI gayuM. te pagathiyAM caDhI gayo... to sAme ja rAjakumArIne beThelI joI. tenI sAme taskarane Ubhelo joyo. vimalayaza rAjakumArIthI thoDe dUra khUNAmAM Ubho rahI gayo. teNe rAjakumArIne joI. tenuM hRdaya dravita thaI gayuM. vimalayaza cupacApa rAjakumArIne joI rahyo. tela vinAnI vikharAyelI enI kezalaTo, rAhugrasta candramA jevI jhAMkhI-jhAMkhI enI mukhakAMti, sukAyelA biMbaphaLanI chAla jevA niprANa hoTha, maraNAsana hariNI jevI ni:spada AMkho... For Private And Personal Use Only

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222 prIta kiye duHkha hoya nirAbharaNa rAjakumArIne joI vimalayazanI bhAvavihvaLa AMkho bharAI AvI. "rAjaprAsAdamAM UchareluM A sukumAra puSya.... Aje A duHkhamAM?' eka vicitra prakAranA viSAdathI enuM aMtara gherAI gayuM... tyAM to taskara bolyo: jo, A AbhUSaNo konAM che?' taskare vimalayazanA mahelamAMthI lAvelAM AbhUSaNono rAjakumArI AgaLa Dhagalo karyo. AbhUSaNo para vimalayazanuM nAma hatuM.. A AbhUSaNo to mArA e paradezI kumAranA che.." "enAM hatAM, have nathI! e ja have jIvato rahyo nathI..." eTale?" rAjakumArI bebAkaLI banI gaI. "ene yamaloke pahoMcADI, enuM sarva dhana huM laI Avyo chuM! kahe, have to tuM mArI rANI thaIza ne?" duSTa, adhama.. tArA jevA hatyArAnuM mukha paNa huM jovA nathI icchatI. ane jo tuM kahe che te satya hoya... to have mAre paNa jIvavuM nathI. huM paNa mArA prANono tyAga karIza.' zA mATe? zuM e paradezI kumAra jevuM mAruM rUpa nathI? enA jeTalI saMpatti nathI? mArAmAM tane zuM adhUrapa lAge che?' adhUrapa? e garuDa che to tuM kAgaDo che... e kamala che to tuM AkaDo che...' "cUpa kara... tArI jIbha lAMbI che... A charIthI chedI nAMkhIza..." taskare rADa pADI. charI sAthe rAjakumArI upara dhasI gayo. tyAM ja taskaranA mAthA para prabaLa buddhiprahAra thayo ne "hAya...' karato taskara jamIna para pachaDAI gayo. "duSTa, abaLA para prahAra karavAnI tArI bahAdurI che? paradezI rAjakumAra yamaloke gayo che ke tAro yamarAja banI tArI sArma Ubho che. te jo!' vimalayaza sva-rUpe pragaTa thayo.. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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39 e . guNamaMjarI harSavibhora banI gaI. duHkhanAM AMsu harSanAM motI banI gayAM. adhara para smitanI saurabha prasarI gaI. teNe vimalayazanAM caraNa pakaDI lIdhAM... te bolI UThI: tvameva zaraNaM mama! vimalayazano gaMbhIra avAja guphAmAM guMjI UThyo: "he taskara, tuM vidyAvaMta che mATe tane haNato nathI.... tArI vidyAzaktino tuM durupayoga karI rahyo che..." vimalayazana muSTiprahArathI ane pAdaprahArathI taskara ghora vedanA anubhavato jamIna para taraphaDI rahyo hato. teNe vimalayazanI ajeya zakti samakSa potAnI hAra mAnI lIdhI. vimalayazanAM caraNomAM AtmasamarpaNa karI dIdhuM. ApaNe have kSaNanoya vilaMba karyA vinA nagaramAM pahoMcI javuM joIe. prabhAta thaI gayuM che. mahArAjA jyAre mArA mahelamAM mane nahIM jue. tyAre mArA apaharaNanuM anumAna karI leze. ane koI anartha sarjAI jaze..." vimalayaza rAjakumArIne ane taskarane laI guphAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLyo. 0 0 0. mahArAjA ane mahArANI samagra rAta jAgatAM rahyAM hatAM. vimalayazanI citAthI vyAkuLa hatAM. jyAM uSAkALa thayo, mahArAjA pote vimalayazanA mahele AvyA. mahelanA khullA daravAjA joIne ja moTI phALa paDI. mahelamAM pravezIne temaNe bUma pADI: "vimalayaza.... vimalayaza.' paraMtu pratyuttara na maLyo. temaNe mahelano eka eka khaMDa joI lIdho.. tijorIo khAlI paDI hatI... dhanamAla corAI gayo hato ane vimalayaza khovAI gayo hato.. mahArAjA bhayabhrAnta thaI gayA. doDatA rAjamahelamAM AvyA. maMtrIvarga, senApatio... nagarazreSThIo.. bhegA thaI gayA hatA. are, gajaba thaI gayo. core kALo kera vartAvI dIdho... vimalayazanuM paNa apaharaNa thaI gayuM. tenI dhanasaMpatti paNa lUMTAI gaI..." mahArAjA be hAthamAM potAnuM mukha chupAvI raDI paDayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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224 prIta kiye dukha hoya sau kiMkartavyamUDha banI gayA. saunI AMkho AMsu bhInI thaI gaI. koI kaMI bolI zakatuM nathI. sau nirUpAya... nirAza.. dIna banI gayA. mahArAjAe kahyuM: huM prajAnI rakSA karavAmAM niSphaLa gayo chuM... parivAranI rakSA karavAmAM niSphaLa gayo chuM... ne paradezIne paNa bacAvI zakyo nathI... mAruM mana saMsArathI virakta thaI gayuM che. A jIvanathI paNa virakta thaI gayo chuM. mAre jIvavuM ja nathI... putrI vinA.. ne paradezI kumAra vinA mAruM jIvavuM vyartha che... nagaranI bahAra kASTanI citA paDakAvo. huM agnipraveza karIza... mane agnipraveza karatAM koI rokI nahIM zake... mAro nirNaya aphara che. mahArANIe gaganabhedI cIsa pADI. jANe AkAzamAMthI vIjaLI paDI... rAjaparivAra kamakamI gayo... maMtrIvarga raDI paDyo. nagarazreSThIoe poka mUkI raDavA mAMDyuM. mahArAjAe sahune raDatAM mUkI rAjamahelano tyAga karyo. mahelanAM pagathiyAM UtarI rAjamArga para cAlavA mAMDyuM. nagaramAM vAyuvege vAta prasarI gaI "cora vimalayazanuM apaharaNa karI gayo che... ne mahArAjAe agnipraveza karI dehotsarga karavAno nirNaya karyo che...' prajAmAM hAhAkAra vartAI gayo. hajAro prajAjano mahArAjAnI pAchaLa cAlavA lAgyA. sau ni:stabdha hatA, udAsa hatA, udvigna hatA. mahArANInI AMkho raDI raDIne rAtIcoLa banI gaI hatI. tenA haiyAmAMthI UnA-UnA niHzvAsa nIkaLatA hatA... te rotI rotI bolatI hatI: "mAre paNa jIvavuM nathI nAtha, huM paNa tamArI sAthe ja agnipraveza karIza." mahArAjAnI sAthe sau nagaranI bahAra AvyA. mahArAjAe sevakone AjJA karI: citA khaDakI do." bicArA sevako! rotI AMkhe citA khaDakavA lAgyA. mahArAjA ane mahArANI jamIna para besI gayAM. mahArAjAe zrInavakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karyuM... mahAmaMtranA jApamAM lIna thayA. zarIre romAMca thayo. AMkhomAMthI AMsu vahevA lAgyAM... ne paMcaparameSThi bhagavaMtonuM stutigAna emanA mukhethI sarI paDyuM. he parameSThi bhagavaMto, meM sadAnA mATe mArA kuzaLakSemanI ciMtA tamArA khoLe mUkI dIdhI che. jo A saMkaTa samaye tame mane tyajI dezo to traNeya lokamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 225 tamAro koI vizvAsa nahIM kare ... vizvamAM tamArI karuNA nirAdhAra banI jaze! he mahAmaMtra! jema sarayumAM kASTha tare che, tema tArI karuNAnA nIramAM bhavya jIvAtmAo tare che... tAro e karuNAno pravAha amArAM sarva saMkaTone ho! he parameSTi bhagavaMto! tame ja dharmanuM udbhavasthAna cho, AnaMdanuM jharaNuM cho, bhavasAgarane taravA mATe tIrtha cho, traNeya jagatanA nirmaLa zaNagAra cho. jagatano ajJAnAMdhakA2 ha2nArA cho. tamAruM AvuM divya svarUpa amArA jIvanatApane ho...' mahArAjAnI prArthanA sAthe vAtAvaraNamAM aNadhAryuM parivartana thavA lAgyuM. mayUronA TahukAra thavA lAgyA. koyalo gAna karavA lAgI... vAyuthI vRkSo DolavA lAgyAM. jANe samasta prakRti ALasa ma2DIne jAgI UThI. tyAM eka uttuMga vRkSa parathI rAjapuruSano harSadhvani saMbhaLAyo: 'vimalayaza AvI rahyA che... hRtagatie AvI rahyA che... sAthe eka strI ane eka puruSa che...' 'kaI dizAmAMthI AvI rahelA dekhAya che?' ToLAmAMthI koIe pUchyuM. 'pazcima dizAmAMthI...' vRkSanI Toce rahelA puruSe javAba Apyo. seMkaDo strI-puruSo pazcima dizA tarapha doDyAM. mahArAjA punaH zrI navakAra maMtranA dhyAnamAM lIna thaI gayA. pazcima dizAmAM doDelAM strI-puruSo rastAmAM vimalayazane bheTI gayAM. ane lokoe... guNamaMjarIne surakSita-suprasanna avasthAmAM joI... AnaMdavibhora banI lokoe vimalayazano jayajayakAra karyo... jayadhvani mahArAjAnA kAne athaDAyo. temaNe AMkho kholI... pazcima dizA tarapha joyuM. vimalayazane tIvra gatithI Avato joyo... mahArAjAnI AMkho harSanAM AMsuthI UbharAI. mahArANInA mukha para malakATa AvI gayo. banne UbhAM thayAM ane pazcima dizA tarapha cAlyAM. vimalayaze mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. mahArAjAe vimalayazane potAnI chAtIe cAMpI dIdho... mahArANIe guNamaMjarIne potAnA bAhupAzamAM jakaDI lIdhI. mA-dIkarI... harSanAM AMsu vahAvatAM rahyAM. prajAjano nAcavA lAgyAM. nagaramAMthI be ratha AvI gayA. eka rathamAM mahArAjA vimalayaza sAthe beThA. bIjA rathamAM mahArANI guNamaMjarI sAthe beThI. taskarane vimalayaze potAnA 2tha sAthe ja cAlavA sUcana karI dIdhuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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226 prIta kiye duHkha hoya nagaramAM AnaMdanAM pUra caDhyAM. nagaravadhUoe vimalayaza para puSpavRSTi karI. rAjasabhA bharAI. mahArAjAe vimalayazane potAnI pAse ja besADyo. javanikAnI pAchaLa guNamaMjarI mahArANI pAse beThI. mahArAjAe samagra sabhAne uddezIne kahyuM : mArA priya prajAjano, Aje ApaNA AnaMdano pAra nathI. A apAra AnaMdane ApanAra che paradezI rAjakumAra vimalayaza! rAjakumArIne bhayaMkara coranA sakaMjAmAMthI choDAvIne e lAvyo che. pahelAM ApaNe vimalayazanA mukhe ja sAMbhaLIe ke eNe rAjakumArIne kevI rIte mukta karI. ne coranuM zuM karyuM.." mahArAjAe vimalayaza sAme joyuM. vimalaze UbhA thaI, mahArAjAne praNAma karyA. prajAjanone praNAma karyA ane kahyuM: "pitAtulya mahArAjA ane vahAlA prajAjano, je kaMI sAruM thayuM che te zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranA prabhAve thayuM che. huM to mAtra nimitta banyo chuM... ane rAjakumArInA prabaLa puNyathI huM samayasara enI pAse pahoMcI zakyo. keTalAya divasothI nagaramAM hAhAkAra macAvanAra taskara koI sAmAnya taskara nathI. enI pAse vidyAzakti che. e zaktinA baLe ja teNe atyAra sudhI saphaLatA prApta karI che... paraMtu vidyAzaktino durupayoga karavAthI chevaTe te jIvato pakaDAyo... parAjita thayo. ane mArA zaraNe Avyo.. acAnaka javanikAmAMthI guNamaMjarI bahAra AvI. mahArAjA pAse jaIne teNe kahyuM: "pitAjI, taskara pAse vidyAzakti haze paraMtu paradezI kumAra pAse to aneka vidyAzaktio che... teo adazya banIne taskaranI pAchaLa ja guphAmAM AvyA hatA.. ane eka ja muSThiprahAra karIne bhUzaraNa karI dIdho hato... eka ja pAdaprahAra karIne tene lohI vamato karI dIdho hato. kumAranI zakti gajaba che.. pitAjI, mArA prANanI rakSA karanArA e kumArano huM kayA zabdomAM AbhAra mAnuM?' guNamaMjarIno kaMTha gadgad thaI gayo. sabhAjanonI AMkho harSanAM AMsuthI bhInI thaI gaI. kumAra, e taskaranuM zuM karyuM?" mahArAjA, tene amArI sAthe ja laI AvyA chIe... ApanI sevAmAM e For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye du:kha hoya 227 hAjara che...' vimalayaze rAjasabhAmAM beThelA taskara sAme joyuM. taskara Ubho thayo ne mahArAjAnI sAme AvIne natamastake Ubho rahyo. kSaNabhara to sabhA stabdha thaI gaI... taskara sohAmaNo yuvAna hato. mahArAjAe vimalayazane pUchyuM: 'kaho kumAra, A taskaranA asaMkhya aparAdhonI zuM sajA karuM?' 'mahArAjA, mArI vinaMtI che...' 'saMkoca rAkhyA vagara kaho... tame jema kahezo, tema ja thaze...' 'to taskarane abhayadAna Apo!' 'abhayadAna?' sabhAmAMthI loko bolI UThyA. 'hA, abhayadAna! havethI e corI nahIM kare... coreluM dhana tenA mAlikone maLI jaze... ane A rAjyano sevaka banIne jIvaze...' vimalayaze taskara sAme joyuM. taskara ke jenuM nAma mRtyuMjaya hatuM. teNe mahArAjAne ane vimalayazane praNAma karIne kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, huM aparAdhI chuM. meM akSamya aparAdha karyo che... kharekhara huM vadhya ja chuM... paraMtu mArA para rAjakumAra vimalayaze parama upakAra karIne mane abhayadAna apAvyuM che... to huM Aje pratijJA karuM chuM ke huM Apane ane rAjyane pUrNa vaphAdAra rahIza... Apa mane je sevAnI AjJA karazo, e sevA karato rahIza...' mahArAjAe vimalayaza sAme joyuM. vimalayaze kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, mRtyuMjaya rAjyanI senAno senApati thavA yogya che...' 'bhale, huM mRtyuMjayane senApati-pada ApuM chuM!' mRtyuMjaya AnaMdavibhora thaI gayo. teNe mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM mastaka mUkIne praNAma karyA. vimalayaze ghoSaNA karI: 'AvatI kAle rAjasabhAmAM mRtyuMjaya badho ja corIno mAla hAjara karaze. jemano jemano mAla hoya teNe AvIne laI javAno che.' mahA2AjAe sabhAne uddezIne kahyuM: 'vimalayaze... taskaranI jo A rIte kadara karI, to mAre paNa vimalayazanI kadara karavI joIe... mArA priya prajAjano, mArI ghoSaNA mujaba huM mAruM aDadhuM rAjya vimalayazane ApuM chuM...!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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228 prIta kiye duHkha hoya rAjasabhAmAM "mahArAjA vimalayazano jaya ho!" nA pokAro thavA lAgyA. bahu ja yogya sanmAna karyuM mahArAjAe!" mahAmaMtrIe UbhA thaIne vimalayazanuM abhivAdana karyuM. bIjI mahattvanI vAta sAMbhaLo..." mahArAjA bolyA. sabhA zAMta thaI gaI... rAjakumArI guNamaMjarIno vivAha vimalayaza sAthe karavAno jAhera karaze prajAjano nAcI UThyA. guNamaMjarI zaramAI gaI. pitA pAsethI UThIne javanikAmAM cAlI gaI... mAtAnA khoLAmAM mastaka chupAvIne harSanA Avegane rokavA lAgI. "mahArAjA, kharekhara! rAjakumArI mATe Ape suyogya varanI pasaMdagI karI che. rAjakumArIno mahAna puNyodaya che... je kanyAno utkRSTa puNyodaya hoya tene ja mahAna vimalayaza jevo bharathAra maLe.' mahAmaMtrIe UbhA thaIne mahArAjAnI ghoSaNAnuM anumodana karyuM. mahArAjAe rAjapurohitane saMbodhIne kahyuM: purohitajI, rAjakumArInA lagnanuM zreSTha muhurta kADhIne AvatI kAle nivedana kirajo.' jevI mahArAjAnI AjJA.' rAjapurohite UbhA thaIne mahArAjAnI AjJA zirodhArya karI. rAjasabhAnuM visarjana thayuM. vimalayaze mRtyuMjayane guphAmAMthI dhanamAla laI AvavA ravAnA karyo. sAthe gADAM mokalyAM ane subhaTone paNa mokalyA. vimalayaza mahArAjAnI AjJA laIne potAnA mahelamAM Avyo. mahelanA daravAje mAlatIe akSatathI vadhAvIne vimalayazanuM svAgata karyuM. vimalayaze mAlatIne prasanna thaIne ranahAra bheTa Apyo. mahArAjA! have A mahela "rAjamahela" banI jaze! ane huM mahArANInI paricArikA banI jaIza! 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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0i 0 kTa ne ? mAlatIe vimalayazanA zayanakhaMDane navuM rUpa ApyuM hatuM. navA zaNagAra sajAvyA hatA. vimalayazanA pathaMkanI sAme ja eka suMdara suvarNadIpa peTAvyo hato. kamaLanA puSpa para eka suMdara nArI mUrtinA hAthamAM ardhacandrAkAre pAMca pradIpa sajelA hatA. pAMca pradIpono saumya prakAza zayanakhaMDane ajavALI rahyo hato. vimalayaza zayanakhaMDamAM beTho hato. nirava zAnti hatI. tenI dRSTi suvarNadIpa upara gaI. pAMca pradIponI jyotimAM ene paMcaparameSTi bhagavaMtonAM darzana thayAM. teNe "nama: paMcaparameSThibhyaH" bolIne bhAva vaMdanA karI. ....ane enI smRtimAM amarakumAra Avyo... haju sudhI e AvyA nahIM... paNa zAnA Ave? jyAM sudhI huM sAta koDIthI rAja na meLavI lauM tyAM sudhI te na ja Ave ne...! rAjya maLI gayuM! emane to kyAMthI kalpanA hoya ke mane rAjya maLyuM che. e to mane marI gayelI ja mAnatA haze.. ahIM Avaze ane jyAre bheda khulaze tyAre? emanA pazcAttApano pAra nahIM rahe... e zaramIMdA thaI jaze... navakAra mahAmaMtranA aciMtya prabhAvo meM mArA jIvanamAM anubhavyA. e mahAmaMtranA prabhAve ja rAjyanI prApti thaI. acAnaka kevA vicitra saMyogo UbhA thaI gayA? jo corano upadrava na thAta, cora rAjakumArInuM apaharaNa na karI jAta... to mahArAjA aDadhuM rAjya ApavAnI... rAjakumArI paraNAvavAnI ghoSaNA na karata... to mane rAjya prApta na thAta... ane... A guNamaMjarI...? mAre enI sAthe lagna karavuM paDaze!! A paNa karmono eka khela ja che ne! strI strIne paraNaze! paraMtu e bicArI to mane rAjakumAra ja samaje che ne! A nagaramAM mane badhA ja rAjakumAra samaje che. guNamaMjarI sAthe lagna to karavo paDaze... jyAM sudhI amarakumAranuM milana na thAya tyAM sudhI mAro bheda huM kholIza nahIM. hA, mAre guNamaMjarIthI aLagA rahevuM paDaze. e bhoLI rAja kanyAne huM vaiSayika sukha nahIM ApI zakuM... sparzasakhanI enI kalpanAo sAkAra nahIM banI zake... ene AghAta to lAgaze... For Private And Personal Use Only

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230 prIta kiye duHkha hoya nA nA, huM ene premathI samajAvIza... eka banAvaTane sAcavavA mATe aneka banAvaTo karavI paDaze... zuM karuM? bIjo koI mArga nathI... ene bhramaNAmAM rAkhyA vinA chUTako nathI... lagna karavAnI ja nA pADI dauM to? to mahArAjA mArA jIvanamAM UMDA UtaravA taiyAra thaze. "vimalayaza lagna karavAnI kema nA pADe che?" ane guNamaMjarI to mArA sivAya have bIjA koI sAthe lagna kare ja nahIM.. vimalayazane coranI guphAmAM sAMbhaLelAM guNamaMjarInAM vacano yAda AvI gayAM... coranI talavArathI DaryA vinA eNe spaSTa zabdomAM kahI dIdhuM hatuM... "huM mArA manathI vimalayazane varI cUkI chuM... e ja mAro bharathAra che." e mane sAcA hRdayathI cAhe che... huM lagna karavAnI nA pADI dauM to e kadAca ApaghAta karI de... moTo anartha thaI jAya... Akhara enuM strIhRdaya che. ne! strInA hRdayane strI ja samajI zake.... jyAre pitAjIe mAruM lagna amara sAthe karavAno prastAva amaranA pitA samakSa mUkyo hato. ane amaranA pitAe amarane vAta karI hatI tyAre amare ja lagna karavAnI nA pADI hota to mAruM zuM thAta? huM to gAMDI ja thaI jAta... caMpAnI galIomAM amara... amara...'nI bUmo pADatI bhaTakata! strI jyAre koIne potAnuM hRdaya ApI de che... pachI premanI khAtara potAnA prANanI paNa paravA karatI nathI... lagna to mAre karavAM ja paDaze. paraMtu amarakumAranA AvyA pachI bheda khUlI gayA pachI zuM thaze?" vimalayazanuM mana mUMjhAyuM.... paNa turata eNe ukela zodhI kADhyo. "huM guNamaMjarInAM lagna amarakumAra sAthe karAvI daIza! paNa guNamaMjarI saMmata thaze, amarakumAra sAthe lagna karavA?" bIjo prazna UThyo. 'jo e saMmata thAya nahIM.. to e mane tyAre dhikkAraze nahIM? mane upAlaMbha nahIM Ape?' tame strI hatAM to pachI mArI sAthe lagna zA mATe karyA? mArI sAthe daMbha kema karyo?" nA, nA, amarakumAranuM rUpa... emanuM vyaktitva... joIne guNamaMjarI emanI sAthe lagna karavA saMmata thaI ja jaze.. "paraMtu amarakumAra saMmata na thayA to?' vimalayazanA manamAM eka pachI eka prazna UThavA lAgyA! huM emane paNa saMmata karI laIza... huM emane pahelethI ja evA prabhAvita karI daIza.. ke e mArI vAtane TALI ja na zake! hA, emane prabhAvita karavA For Private And Personal Use Only

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231 prIta kiye duHkha hoya mATe mAre koI nATaka to karavuM ja paDaze. A vezamAM huM nATaka to sarasa karI zakIza. vaLI, have to huM rAjA chuM. eTale emane prabhAvita karavAnuM kAma saraLa banI jaze.. huM A vezamAM ja emane vacanabaddha karI laIza... "tamane tamArI patnI to maLaze.. paNa pachI to enI vAta mAnavI paDaze!' AvuM kaMIka kabUla karAvI laIza...' 'tuM kabUla to karAvI laIza... paraMtu e benAM mana maLyAM nahIM... ane lagna karI le.. to emAM guNamaMjarIne duHkha nahIM paDe? patnIne patino prema na maLe to... lagnajIvana niSphaLa jAya... ane A rIte koI strInA jIvana sAthe ramata ramavI..." vimalayaza asvastha banyo. te Ubho thayo. mahelanA jharUkhAmAM jaIne Ubho... "amarakumAra sAthe guNamaMjarInuM jIvana sukhamaya banavuM joIe... mArA svArtha khAtara guNamaMjarInA jIvana sAthe khela na ja khelI zakAya. tenuM AMtaramana bolI UThyuM. eno nirNaya kevI rIte karuM? alabatta, guNamaMjarI puNyazALI kanyA che.. chatAM koI pApakarma udayamAM AvavAnuM hoya... ne temAM huM nimitta banI jAuM to? huM jAte duHkha sahI zakuM paraMtu enuM duHkha mArAthI nahIM joI zakAya... alabatta, ene huM mArI pAse ja rAkhIza... mArA taraphathI to ene bharapUra prema maLaze..." chatAM mAre niHzaMka banavuM anivArya che. e baMnenuM jIvana sukhamaya banavAno spaSTa nirdeza mane maLavo joIe..." ane ekadama enA manamAM jhabakAro thayo zAsanadevIne pUchI lauM! hA, hA, mArI e divya mAtA... bhaviSyano bheda mane jarUra batAvaze.." vimalayazanuM mana haLavuM thaI gayuM... praphullita thaI gayuM. teNe khaMDamAM AvI vastra badalyAM. zuddha vastro paherIne dhyAnamAM besI gayo. rAtrino bIjo prahara pUro thavA Avyo hato. eka divya prakAzanuM vartuLa racAyuM... adbhuta sugaMdha khaMDamAM prasarI gaI... ane zAsanadevI pratyakSa thayAM. kahe suMdarI, mane kema yAda karI? "he vAtsalyamayI mAtA, mAre guNamaMjarI sAthe lagna karavAM paDaze.. pachI zuM amarakumAra-guNamaMjarInAM lagna thaze? lagnajIvana sukhamaya banaze? A jANavA mATe Apane kaSTa ApyuM..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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232 prIta kiye duHkha hoya ciMtA na kara suMdarI, guNamaMjarI ane amarakumAranAM lagna thaze. temanuM dAMpatyajIvana sukhamaya banaze ane guNamaMjarI mAtA paNa banaze. eno putra A saMsAramAM amarakumAranA yazane vistAraze..' devI adRzya thaI gayAM. vimalayaza Azvasta thaI gayo... ane bhUmizayana karI nidrAdhIna thayo. rAja kumArI guNamaMjarInAM lagnanA samAcAra benAtaTa rAjyanAM gAma-nagaromAM prasArita thayA. mitra-rAjyomAM paNa samAcAro pharI vaLyA. guNamaMjarI ane vimalayazanA rUpa-lAvaNayanI sarvatra prazaMsA thavA lAgI. emanA saubhAgyanI stutio thavA lAgI... cAre bAjuthI rAjAo, rAjakumAro, zreSThIozreSThIkumAro...kavio ne kalAkAro AvavA lAgyA. lagnamaMDapane keLanAM pAna, AmramaMjarI ane raMgaberaMgI phUlavelothI sajAvelo hato. Thera Thera susajja suMdara paricArikAo AmaMtritonuM svAgata karatI UbhI hatI. sAro ya maMDapa atithio ane prajAjanothI bharAI gayo hato. mahArAjA guNapAlanA AnaMdano pAra na hato. rAjapurohite maMtroccAra zarU karyo. vimalayaza ane guNamaMjarInI AMkho maLI, lagnasamaya AvI pahoMcyo. rAjakumArIe vimalayazanA gaLAmAM varamALA AropI dIdhI. lagnavidhi pUrNa thaI. gaNamaMjarInI sAthe vimalayaza potAnA mahelamAM Avyo. guNamaMjarInI paricArikAo pahelethI ja vimalayazanA mahelamAM pahoMcI gaI hatI. paraMtu mukhya paricArikA to mAlatI ja hatI. bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaI jyAre guNamaMjarIe zayanakhaMDamAM praveza karyo.... tyAre tene Azcarya thayuM. zayanakhaMDamAM be palaMga zaNagArelA hatA... e kaMI vicAre, e pahelAM ja vimalayaze paNa zayanakhaMDamAM praveza karyo. guNamaMjarInuM mukha lajjAnI lAlImAM DUbI gayuM. enI AMkhonA popacAM nIcAM DhaLI gayAM... eka mauna-madhura anubhUtithI guNamaMjarI bhAvavibhora banI gaI. te palaMganA kinAre besI gaI. vimalayaza sAmenA palaMga para besI gayo! guNamaMjarIe vimalayaza sAme joyuM. vimalayazanI AMkhomAMthI sneha nItarato hato... enA mukha para smita ramatuM hatuM. teNe mauna toDyuM: devI, Azcarya thAya che ne? bIjI koI kalpanA na karIza.. ApaNe thoDAka For Private And Personal Use Only

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233 prIta kiye duHkha hoya divasa... A ja rIte vyatIta karavA paDaze...!" kema? zAthI?' guNamaMjarI vihvaLa banI gaI. te palaMga parathI UThIne vimalayazanA caraNomAM besI gaI. . "meM eka pratijJA karI hatI...' zAnI? kyAre?' jyAre taskara tAruM apaharaNa karI gayo hato... tane pAchI laI AvavA meM bIDuM jhaDapyuM hatuM. tyAre meM saMkalpa karyo hato. ke...' zo saMkalpa?' mahArAjAe ghoSaNA karI hatI ke, "je koI rAjakumArIne laI Avaze tene mAruM aDadhuM rAjya ApIza ane rAjakumArI paraNAvIza." eTale tArAM ne mArAM lagna thavAnAM-jo huM tane laI AvuM to! jo lagna thAya to ame baMne eka mAsa nirmaLa brahmacaryanuM pAlana karIzuM...' tane huM surakSita laI Avyo... mAre mArI pratijJAnuM pAlana karavuM joIe ne?' guNamaMjarIe vimalayazanI AMkhomAM AMkho parovIne joyuM. teNe e AMkhomAM nirmaLatA... pavitratAnuM teja joyuM... ane guNamaMjarInA aMgeaMgamAM pavitratAnI eka lahera laherAI UThI. enI dehalatA kaMpI UThI. te bolI UThI: je tamArI pratijJA e ja mArI pratijJA prANanAtha! eka mAsa mATe ApaNe bhAI-bahena..!' vimalayazanI AMkho harSAzra DhoLavA lAgI. gadgad kaMThe te bolyo: maMjarI, tuM kharekhara mahAna che..." mahAnatA arpanArA Apa cho ne nAtha! tamane pAmIne huM kRtArtha banI chuM. mAruM jIvana-svapna sAkAra banyuM che... Apa mArA sarvasva cho..." maMjarI, tane vINAvAdana sAMbhaLavuM game che ne?' "atyaMta game che... Aja dina sudhI dUrathI mAtra dhvanizravaNa karatI hatI... Aje darzana ane zravaNa baMne maLaze... kRtArtha thaIza...' "devI, saMgItanA mAdhyamathI ApaNe ApaNA premane divya tapazcaryA banAvIzuM. ApaNo prema AtmAthI AtmAno prema banaze... vaccethI deha ane indriyonA avarodho dUra thaI jaze! premanuM advaita racAze..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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234. prIta kiye duHkha hoya guNamaMjarInAM suMdara sukumAra nayano acaLa zraddhAthI vimalayaza sAme tAkI rahyAM hatAM... chatAM hatI to eka bhoLI paMkhiNI jevI patnI sAthe eka chalanA... vimalayazanA aMtaranI mUMgI vedanA cIsa pADI UThI. te Ubho thayo ane vINAne utsaMgamAM laI guNamaMjarI sAme besI gayo. vINAnA tAra raNajhaNI UThyA. sUrAvali anerA utsAhathI havAmAM ramavA lAgI. vINAnA tAro para enI AMgaLIo jANe sUronI gulachaDI banI gaI. ane.. e sUrAvali sAthe lAvaNyapuMja samI guNamaMjarInA kokilakaMThanuM mAdhurya bhaLI gayuM... bannenA AtmA svarasaritAmAM taraboLa banI gayA. 0 0 0. dararoja A rIte rAtre svarNadIpakonA saumya prakAzamAM. vINAvAdana thatuM rahe che. baMnenA AtmAnuM advaita racAya che.. pachI baMne padmAsanastha banIne zrI navakAra maMtranA dhyAnamAM lIna bane che. kyAreka vimalayaza guNamaMjarIne zrI navakAramaMtrano mahimA batAvatI kathAo kahe che. guNamaMjarI kathAmRtanuM bhAvathI pAna kare che. kyAreka vimalayaza guNamaMjarIne tattvajJAna samajAve che. guNamaMjarI tattvajJAnane dhIre dhIre pacAve che. divaso vIte che... vimalayazane zraddhA che. eka mahino pUro thAya te pUrve amarakumAra AvI pahoMcavo joIe. tenuM haiyuM zraddhA hArI beThuM na hatuM. ene vizvAsa hato ke mAruM satItva vijayane varIne ja raheze.' mahinAmAM mAtra traNa divaso ja bAkI rahyA. guNamaMjarInA haiye premanI helI caDhe che. vimalayazanI AMkho dUradUra... amarakumArane zodhe che. enuM aMtaHkaraNa AzvAsana Ape che... enI vAma cakSu skurAyamAna thAya che... hRdaya avyakta AnaMda anubhave che. rAjamahelanA jharUkhe beThelo vimalayaza... rAjasabhAmAM javA Ubho thayo. zrI navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karyuM ane mahelanI bahAra nIkaLyo... to saubhAgyavaMtI nArInAM zubha zukana thayA... 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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36 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir rAjasabhA bharAI hatI. mahArAjA guNapAlanI pAse ja siMhAsana para vimalayaza beTho hato. rAjasabhAnuM kArya cAlI rahyuM hatuM tyAM dvArapAle AvIne mahArAjAne praNAma karIne nivedana karyuM: 'mahArAjA, eka paradezI sArthavAha ApanAM darzana karavA icche che.' 'emane AdarapUrvaka laI Avo.' mahArAjAe AjJA karI. dvArapAla namana karIne cAlyo gayo ane rAjasabhAmAM eka yuvAna-tejasvI sArthavAhe praveza karyo. vimalayaze sArthavAhane joyo. ane coMkI UThyo... 'are, A to mArA svAmInAtha... amarakumAra...!! AvI gayA... munirAjanuM vacana satya siddha thayuM...' vimalayaze potAnA manobhAvane vyakta na thavA dIdhA. sArthavAhe AvIne mahArAjAne praNAma karyA ane ratnajaDita thALamAM lAveluM uttama jhaverAta bheTa dharyuM. mahArAjAe AdarapUrvaka bheTanuM svIkAryuM ane rAjasabhAmAM ucita sthAna ApyuM. sArthavAhe kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, huM caMpAnagarIno sArthavAha amarakumAra chuM. bAra varSathI videzomAM paribhramaNa karI vyApAra karI rahyo chuM. Aje prabhAte ja mArAM batrIsa vahANo sAthe ahIM benAtaTa-baMdare Avyo chuM... ApanI kRpA thaze to ahIM vyApAra ka2vAnI mArI icchA che.' 'avazya, sArthavAha! mArA rAjyamAM tame sukhapUrvaka vyApAra karI zakazo.' 'Apano mahAna anugraha thayo mArA para...' vimalayaza to kyAranoya rAjasabhAmAMthI nIkaLIne potAnA mahelamAM pahoMcI gayo hato. teNe potAnA atyaMta vizvasanIya mANasone bolAvI lIdhA ane gupta maMtraNAkhaMDamAM jaIne mANasone kahyuM: 'tame rAjasabhAmAM Aje ja AvelA sArthavAhane joyA ne?' 'hA jI' 'samudrakinAre enAM batrIsa vahANo UbhAM che... tamAre ahIMthI mArA nAmathI aMkita badhA ja mUlyavAna alaMkAro laI javAnA ane e vahANomAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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236 prIta kiye duHkha hoya koIneya khyAla na Ave e rIte chupAvI devAnA.. ATaluM kAma karIne mane samAcAra Apo..." jevI ApanI AjJA kArya thaI jaze." vimalayaza mANasone tijorImAMthI alaMkAro kADhIne ApyA. alaMkArone potAnAM vastromAM chupAvIne e rAjapuruSo dariyAkinAre gayA. amarakumAranA rakSako vahANonI rakSA karatA UbhA hatA. rAjapuruSoe kahyuM: ame mahArAjAnI AjJAthI AvyA chIe. amAre tamArA zeThanAM badhAM vahANo jovAnAM che." bhale padhAro vahANa upara. amArA zeTha hamaNAM ja padhAryA che rAjasabhAmAMthI... rakSako rAjapuruSone vahANa upara laI gayA. amarakumArane maLyA. be rAjapuruSo amarakumAra sAthe vAto karavA lAgyA. bIjA be puruSo eka pachI eka vahANomAM sAthe lAvelA alaMkAro chupAvatA AgaLa vadhavA lAgyA. kAma patAvIne pAchA amarakumAranA vahANa para AvI gayA, zreSThIvarya, tamArAM vahANomAM to deza-videzono abhuta mAla bharelo che. A badho mAla benAtaTamAM vecAI jaze... ane tame aDhaLaka dhana prApta karIne jazo." - benAtaTanI khyAti sAMbhaLIne huM ahIM Avyo chuM. mahArAjAe paNa mArA para moTI kRpA karI, mane vyApAra karavAnI anumati ApI...' paNa zeTha, eka vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhajo.." amArA mahArAjA nyAya-nIti ane prAmANikatAnA khUba AgrahI che. mATe vyApAra karatAM..." "samajI gayo. mAro paNa e ja mudrAlekha che!' to to tame vipula saMpatti arjita karazo.." rAjapuruSo hoDImAM besIne kinAre AvI gayA ane sIdhA vimalayazanI pAse pahoMcI gayA. vimalayazane samAcAra ApI dIdhA. vimalayaze kahyuM: tame jAo ane senApati mRtyuMjayane mArI pAse mokalo.' "mRtyuMjaya alpa samayamAM ja upasthita thayo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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237 prIta kiye duHkha hoya AjJA karo, mane kema yAda karyo? "mRtyuMjaya, mArA mahelamAMthI mArA ratnajaDita alaMkAronI corI thaI che..." Apane tyAM corI?" mRtyuMjayanAM bhavAM UcAM caDI gayAM. hA, e corI karanAra koNa che, eno paNa mane khyAla AvI gayo che..." "koNa che e cora?' Aje Avelo sArthavAha! meM to rAjasabhAmAM ene joyo... ane anumAna karI lIdhuM hatuM ke A mANasa bahArathI jevo sohAmaNo dekhAya che, tevo. aMdarathI nathI" to ene muzkeToTa bAMdhIne laI AvuM..." nA, tame jAo enI pAse. ene jarA dhamakAvo, pachI enAM vahANomAM corInA mAlanI tapAsa karo... mAla maLI jAya, pachI ene pakaDI ahIM mArI pAse laI Avo.. ane hA, tamArI sAthe huM mArA mANasone mokaluM chuM.... teo hamaNAM ja e sArthavAhane maLIne AvyA che..." mRtyuMjaya potAnA cunaMdA subhaTo sAthe, vimalayazanA mANasone laIne samudrakinAre pahoMcyo. amarakumAra kinArA para ja bheTI gayo. 'senApatijI, A che sArthavAha amarakumAra.' vimalayazanA mANasoe amarakumArane oLakhAvyo. zreSThI, A che amArA senApati mRtyuMjaya. Apane maLavA mATe ahIM padhAryA che...' mANasoe senApatinI oLakha ApI. maLavA mATe nathI Avyo sArthavAha, tamArAM vahANonI mAre tapAsa karavAnI che.." "zA mATe ?' amArA mahArAjA vimalayazanA mahelamAMthI Aje corI thaI che. ane e corIno mAla tamArA vahANomAM hovAno mane zaka che. 'tame zuM bolo cho senApati? tamArA mahArAjAne tyAM corI thAya ane mAla mArAM vahANomAM AvI jAya? azakya... taddana azakya..." sArthavAha, jo mAla nahIM maLe to nirdoSa siddha thazo... ane mAla maLaze to kArAvAsamAM baMdha thaI jazo...' to bhale, tapAsI zako cho mArAM vahANo... paNa A rIte paradezI sArthavAhane herAna karavAnuM tamane zobhatuM nathI.' amarakumAra akaLAyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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238 prIta kiye duHkha hoya ane, paradezamAM AvIne... rAjamahelamAM corI karavAnuM tamane paNa zobhatuM nathI.. samajyA?" pahelA corI siddha karo, pachI Aropa mUko.. amarakumAra gusse thaI gayo. mRtyuMjaye potAnA subhaTone, vimalayazanA mANaso sAthe vahANonI tapAsa mATe mokalyA. amarakumAre potAnA mANaso paNa mokalyA. mRtyuMjaya amarakumAra pAse ja beTho. lagabhaga eka prahara vItI gayo.. subhaTo vimalayazanA nAmathI aMkita alaMkAro laIne kinAre AvyA. amarakumAranA mANasonAM moDhAM UtarI gayAM hatAM. amarakumAre AvatAM ja potAnA mANasone pUchyuM: "zuM thayuM?' zuM thavAnuM hatuM? corIno mAla maLI gayo zreSThI, tamArAM vahANamAMthI...' subhaToe alaMkArono Dhagalo karyo mRtyuMjaya sAme. amarakumAra sAme joyuM.. amarakumAra hataprabha thaI gayo. tenI AMkhomAM bhaya taravarI UThyo. kaho sArthavAha, A zuM che? deza-videzamAM A rIte corIo karIne ja karoDo rUpiyA kamAyA cho ne?" mRtyuMjaye amarakumAra sAme dAMta bhIsyA. subhaTone AjJA karI: badhAM ja vahANono kabajo laI lo. A coranA mANasone pakaDI lo.. ane kArAvAsamAM pUrI do." amarakumArane uddezIne mRtyuMjaye kahyuM: zeTha, tamAre mArI sAthe AvavAnuM che... amArA mahArAjA vimalayazanI pAse tamane laI javAnA che." mahArAjAnuM nAma to guNapAla.." bIjA mahArAjA che vimalayaza, mahArAjA guNapAlanA jamAIrAja che.. aDadhA rAjyanA e mAlika che." amarakamara para jANe vIjaLI paDI, te sAva mUDha thaI gayo. senApatinI sAthe te cAlyo. ene samajAtuM nathI ke A badhuM kevI rIte banyuM? "corI meM karI nathI, karAvI nathI.. ne corIno mAla mArAM vahANomAM kevI rIte AvI gayo? A paradezamAM mAruM koNa? ahIM mane koNa oLakhe? mArI sAcI paNa vAta ahIM koNa mAnaze? muddAmAla sAthe pakaDAyo chuM... ane corInI sajA? zuM A For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 239 rAjA mane zULI para caDhAvaze? kArAvAsamAM pUrI deze? zeSa jIvana kArAvAsamAM ja pUruM thaze? vimalayazano rAjamahela AvI gayo. mahelanA eka gupta khaMDamAM amarakumArane besADI mRtyuMjaye kahyuM: vyApArInA vezamAM rahelA dhUrta, tAre ahIM rahevAnuM che. huM mahArAjAne jANa karuM chuM... ke cora pakaDAI gayo che ane ene ahIM laI Avyo chuM.' cora... dhUrta..." zabdo pahelI ja vAra sAMbhaLe che amarakumAra... tenuM hRdaya cirAI jAya che. tenuM mAthuM phATaphATa thAya che... mRtyuMjaya khaMDanAM dvAra baMdha karIne vimalayaza pAse Avyo. mahArAjA, ApanI AjJA mujaba corane mahelanA gupta khaMDamAM pUrI dIdho che.... have zuM karavAnuM che?' vahANono badho ja mAla mArA mahelamAM lAvavAno che. vahANonA mANasone sArI rIte rAkhavAnA che. e loko to bicArA niraparAdhI che... paNa rAkhavAnA che ApaNA adhikAramAM." A coranuM zuM karavAnuM che?" ene huM saMbhALI laIza!" mRtyuMjaye vimalayazanI AjJA mujaba vahANono mAla badho ja vimalayazanA mahelanA bhUmigRhamAM lAvIne khaDakI dIdho. vahANone kinArA para lAMgarI dIdhAM. vahANanA mANasone rahevAnI-jamavAnI vagere badhI ja sagavaDa goThavIne temanA para cokI-pahero goThavI dIdho. vimalayaze mAlatIne bolAvIne kahyuM: mAlatI, eka mahemAna AvyA che. emanA bhojana Adino prabaMdha tAre karavAno che. cAla mArI sAthe, tane mahemAnano khaMDa batAvI dauM." vimalayaze mAlatIne amarakumArano khaMDa batAvI dIdho. jo ke mAlatI samajI to gaI ja hatI ke "A mahemAna aparAdhI che.." paraMtu eNe vimalayazane koNa che? kyAMthI AvyA che? zuM nAma che?' A kaMI ja pUchyuM nahIM. saMdhyAsamaye mAlatIe amarakumAranA khaMDamAM jaIne pANI ane bhojana mUkI dIdhuM. sUvA mATe bichAnuM pAtharI dIdhuM. ane dhArIdhArIne amarakumArane joI paNa lIdho! lAge to che koI khAnadAna gharano yuvAna.. zI khabara, zo aparAdha karyo haze?" maunapaNe kAma patAvIne te cAlI gaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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240 prIta kiye duHkha hoya vimalayaza guNamaMjarI pAse gayo. guNamaMjarIe UbhA thaIne vimalayazanuM svAgata karyuM. teNe vimalayazane praphullita joyo... te zaramAI gaI. te samajI ke have pratijJA pUrNa thavAmAM mAtra traNa divasa bAkI che... mATe vimalayaza khUba praphullita che..." "devI, tame traNa divasa have pitRgRhe raho to sAruM.' kema ema?" guNamaMjarI Azcarya pAmI. "A mana caMcaLa che ne.. kadAca koI bhUla thaI jAya to? pratijJA pUrNa thaI jAya eTale basa...' guNamaMjarInA hRdayamAM romAMca thaI Avyo. teNe vimalayazanI AjJA vagara AnAkAnIe mAnI lIdhI. mAlatIne yogya sUcanAo ApIne guNamaMjarI pitRgRhe cAlI gaI. vimalayaza mATe have medAna sApha thaI gayuM! amarakumArane pATha bhaNAvavAnI yojanA vicArAI gaI... teNe eka rAta javA dIdhI. e amarakumAra pAse na gayo. amarakumAra adhIro banyo... 'kyAre rAjA mane bolAvaze? ahIM rahevAnI-jamavAnI vagere suvidhA to badhI ja ApI che... paNa e to zULIe caDhAvatAM pahelAM aparAdhIne managamatuM ApavAnI paddhati hoya che.' e bhayabhIta banI gayo. zarIre parasevo vaLI gayo. nA, nA, huM vinamra zabdomAM prArthanA karIza. satya hakIkata kahIza... avazya mane mukti maLaze... rAjA eTalo nirdaya to nahIM hoya. nahIMtara to ahIM AvatAM ja e roSathI dhamadhamato Avata... ne sajA saMbhaLAvI deta." mArA vahANomAM corIno mAla Avyo kevI rIte? zuM mArA mANasoe corI karI haze? ke koI kutUhalI vyaMtare A kAma karyuM haze? hA, AcAryadeve mane vyaMtaronI evI vArtAo kahI hatI. mAtra pajavavA mATe vyaMtaro AvuM karatA hoya che. bIjAone pajavavAmAM keTalAka mANasone-devone AnaMda Avato hoya che. ane hA... surasuMdarIne yakSadvIpa para tyajI daIne mane paNa AnaMda Avyo hato ne? aho.... e pativratA satI strIne motanA mukhamAM dhakelI dIdhAnuM ghora pApa zuM Aje udayamAM AvyuM? amarakumArane surasuMdarI yAda AvI gaI. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bIjA divase prabhAte Avazyaka kAryothI paravArIne, vimalayaze suMdara vastraalaMkAro dhAraNa karyAM. mAthe mugaTa ane kAne kuMDala paheryA. potAnA mahelanA maMtraNAgRhamAM siMhAsana para beTho ane amarakumArane potAnI pAse bolAvyo. amarakumAre AvIne, mastaka namAvIne praNAma karyA ane natamastake Ubho rahyo. vimalayaze dhArIdhArIne amarakumArane joyo. "zeTha, tame vaNika cho ne?' hA jI." vaNika thaIne corI karo cho?' mahArAjA, sAcuM kahuM chuM-meM corI nathI karI...' muddAmAla sAthe pakaDAvA chatAM corIno aparAdha kabUla nathI karatA? mAre zuM aparAdha kabUla karAvavA caudamA ratanano upayoga karavo paDaze?' mane samajAtuM nathI ke Apano mAla mArAM vahANomAM kevI rIte AvI gayo... meM corI nathI karI...' "zeTha, tame jANo cho ne ke ahIM tamane choDAvanAra koI nathI! corInI sAthe sAthe kapaTa karatAM paNa tamane sAruM AvaDe che nahIM? A dezamAM corane zI sajA thAya che te jANo cho?" vimalayazano cahero lAlaghUma thaI gayo... teNe rADa pADI...ne amarakumAra mUcchita thaIne dhabAMga karato jamIna para pachaDAI gayo. mAlatI.." vimalayaze bUma pADI. mAlatI doDI AvI. zItala pANI chAMTa A paradezI para ane paMkho lAva..'mAlatI jhaDapathI pANI laI AvI. amarakumAra para chAMTavA lAgI. vimalayaze paMkhAthI havA nAMkhavA mAMDI. thoDIvAramAM amarakumAra bhAnamAM Avyo... mAlatI cAlI gaI. amarakumAranI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayAM. teNe vimalayazanA paga pakaDI lIdhA... karagarI paDyo. "mArI badhI saMpatti laI lo... mArA zarIra paranAM AbhUSaNo laI lo.. For Private And Personal Use Only

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242 prIta kiye duHkha hoya mane jIvato ahIMthI javA do.. huM tamArA zaraNe chuM... mArA para kRpA karo... tamAro upakAra kyAreya nahIM bhUluM..." eka zarate mukta karuM.." tame kaho tema karavA taiyAra chuM...' "Aje rAtre tamane savAzera ghI ApIza. tamAre mArA paganAM taLiyAMmAM e ghI ghasavAnuM. savAzera ghI mArA pagamAM utArI devAnuM kaho, che kabUla?' "hA, kabUla che..." "to hamaNAM jAo, divase pUrI nidrA laI lejo, rAtre jAgavuM paDaze ne....?' amarakumArane enA khaMDamAM vidAya karyo.... vimalayaza dIna banIne cAlyA jatA amarakumArane joto rahyo. tenA mukha para smita AvI gayuM. bIjAne duHkhI karavAmAM rAjI thanArane... duHkhano thoDo anubhava karAvavo jarUrI che...!! paraMtu bIjI ja paLe... enuM hRdaya duHkhI thaI gayuM. "nA, nA, have emane duHkhI nathI karavA... bheda kholI nAkhuM... temane Azcarya pamADI dauM..." "nA, evI utAvaLa nathI karavI. emanA haiyAmAM mArA mATe kevo bhAva che, e jANavuM joIe. bAra-bAra varSa vItI gayAM che. bhAva badalAI gayA hoya to? mArA taraphano roSa haju gayo na hoya to?' "emaNe bIjAM lagna to nathI karyA. emanI sAthe koI strI nathI. eTale evuM anumAna to thaI zake.. ke emanA hRdayamAM mAro tyAga karyA pachI pastAvo to thayo haze. mArI smRti to emanA manamAM haze ja. mANasa kyAreka kaSAyane paravaza paDIne akArya karI nAkhe che... paraMtu pAchaLathI pastAvo kare che... chatAM vAta-vAtamAM AvatI kAle emane pUchI laIza... mArA mATenA emanA bhAvo jANI laIza.. pachI ja bheda kholIza, vilaMba nathI karavo. AvatI kAle pragaTa thaI jaIza mArA sAcA svarUpe.... ane mAruM sAcuM rUpa joIne jANIne guNamaMjarI kevI stabdha thaI jaze? mahArAjA mahArANI ane samagra rAjaparivAra kevo AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI jaze? nagaramAM kevuM kutUhala thaze? mAre e badhAnAM mananuM samAdhAna karavuM paDaze... hA, e samAdhAna karatAM mAre sAvadhAnI rAkhavI paDaze... mahArAjAne to yakSadvIpanI ghaTanA kahevI paDaze. paNa guNamaMjarIne nahIM kahevAya nahIMtara ene amarakumAra tarapha abhAva thaI jAya..ne emanI sAthe lagna karavAnI ja nA pADI de!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya vimalayaza potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM cAlyo gayo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 243 amarakumAra potAnA khaMDamAM pahoMcIne vicAromAM caDhI gayo. 'savAzera ghI... A rAjAnA paganI pAnImAM UtarI zakaze? enA paga to kevA mRdu... komaLa che... ane jo thI na UtarI gayuM enA pagamAM, to? jo UtarI gayuM to to chuTakAro thaI jaze... ne game te vahANamAM besIne caMpAnagarIe pahoMcI jaIza... pharIthI vyApAra karIne dhana kamAI laIza... vepAra nahIM karuM... to paNa cAlaze. pitAjI pAse aDhaLaka dhana che... te mAruM ja che ne?' mAlatIe bhojananA thALa sAthe praveza karyo. amarakumAranI bhojananI ruci marI gaI hatI. teNe bhojana karavAnI nA pADI. 'bhojana to karI lo... sukha-du:kha to AvyA kare... jevAM karama karyAM hoya tevAM phaLa maLyA kare...' amarakumAre bhojana karI lIdhuM... mAlatI cAlI gaI. amarakumAre jamIna para ja laMbAvI dIdhuM. tene nidrA AvI gaI. jyAre te jAgyo tyAre saMdhyA thaI gaI hatI. sAMje teNe mAtra dugdhapAna karyuM ane vimalayazanA saMdezAnI pratIkSA karato beTho. rAtrino prathama prahara zarU thayo ane teDuM AvyuM. vimalayazanA zayanakhaMDamAM pahoMcI gayo. savAzera ghIthI bhareluM bhAjana tene ApavAmAM AvyuM. 'sAMbhaLo zreSThI, huM sUI jAuM, mane nidrA AvI jAya, to paNa tamAre tamAruM kAma cAlu rAkhavAnuM che. cAra praharamAM ATaluM ghI paganI pAnImAM ghasIne utArI devAnuM che.' 'hA jI, ApanI AjJA mujaba karIza.' vimalayaza sUI gayo. amarakumAre ghI ghasavAnuM kArya zarU karI dIdhuM. zayanakhaMDamAM svarNadIpakano ujAsa hato. For Private And Personal Use Only eka prahara vItyo, bIjo prahara paNa pUro thayo... amarakumAre dhInuM bhAjana joyuM to pAzera ghI paNa ochuM thayuM na hatuM... te gabharAyo... 'be prahara vItI gayA... be prahara bAkI che... ATaluM badhuM ghI pagamAM nahIM ja UtarI zake...' tenAM gAtro zithila paDavA lAgyAM 'ahIMthI mAro chUTakAro nahIM thAya... jIvana ahIM ja pUruM thaI jaze.... zuM karuM?' te Ubho thayo. vimalayaza mAthe vastra oDhIne sUI gayo hato.

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 244 teNe dhArIdhArIne vimalayazanI mukhamudrA joI... eNe manomana nirNaya karyo ke 'vimalayaza UMdhI gayo che.' te punaH potAnI jagA para besI gayo... manamAM kaMIka vicAryuM ane ghInuM bhAjana moDhe mAMDyuM! eka ghUMTaDo... be ghUMTaDA pIdhA... tyAM ja vimalayaza ekadama Ubho thaI gayo. ne amarakumArano hAtha pakaDI trADa pADI 'cora... have bola ke 'huM cora nathI...' A corI nathI karato to zuM karI rahyo che? have tAro aMtakALa najIka che...' amarakumA2 hebatAI gayo... tatkAla bebhAna thaI jamIna para DhaLI paDyo. vimalayaze zItaLa pANIno chaMTakAva karyo. paMkhAthI havA nAMkhI... amarakumAre AMkho kholI... bhayathI tenuM AkhuM zarIra dhrUjatuM hatuM. te beTho thayo... AMkhomAMthI AMsu TapakavA lAgyAM. 'tane bAlyakALathI ja corI karavAnI kuTeva paDI lAge che... nahIM, tuM koNa che? kayA nagarano vAsI che? koNa che tArAM mAtA-pitA? paraNelo che ke kuMvAro?' amarakumAre potAno paricaya Apyo: 'mahArAjA, huM caMpAnagarInA dhanAvaha zreSThIno putra amarakumAra chuM... rAjakumArI ane huM -ame baMne sAthe bhaNatAM hatAM... eka divasa meM ene pUchyA vinA... enA vastranA cheDe bAMdhelI sAta koDI laIne ujANI karI... to eNe mane bahu kaTu vacana saMbhaLAvyAM... meM maunapaNe sAMbhaLI lIdhAM... paNa mArA manamAM meM gAMTha vALI... pachI to karmasaMyoge amArAM baMnenAM lagna thayAM... ame paradeza javA nIkaLyA... mArgamAM yakSadvIpa Avyo... tyAM meM ene UMghatI tyajI dIdhI... enI sADInA cheDe sAta koDI bAMdhIne meM lakhyuM hatuM: 'sAta koDImAM rAja leje!' arere... e bicArInuM zuM thayuM haze? mane kevI durbuddhi sUjhI? e dvIpa para koI ja mANasa na maLe... ne yakSa kevo krUra? 'te zuM tamane jarA paNa dayA na AvI tyAre?' vimalayaze prazna karyo. ane amarakumAra dhrusake-dhrusake raDI paDyo. roto-roto te bolyo: 'meM strI-hatyAnuM pApa karyuM... meM vizvAsaghAta karyo... huM mahApApI chuM... e mArAM pApa A ja bhavamAM atyAre udayamAM AvyAM. mahArAjA, mane zULI pa2 caDhAvI gho... mAre jIvavuM nathI...' 'amarakumAra, tamArI e patnI kevI hatI vAruM!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye kha hoya 245 'mahArAjA, enuM zuM varNana karuM? enAmAM agaNya guNo hatA... ane rUpe raMbhA jevI hatI... mArA mukhe patnInI prazaMsA na zobhe. paraMtu...' 'tamane tamArI e patnI kyAreka yAda AvatI haze!' kSaNe...kSaNe yAda Ave che... eno tyAga karyA pachI koI rAta evI nathI vItI mahArAjA ke ene yAda karIne meM AMsu na sAryAM hoya...' 'to... zuM ene tamArA pratye ocho prema hato?' 'prema? e cakorI hatI, huM cakora hato... amArI prIti abhedya hatI, acchegha hatI...' 'to pachI kema e prIta tUTI gaI?' 'prIta nathI tUTI... prIta akhaMDa che...' 'enuM pramANa?' meM bIjI koI paNa kanyA sAthe lagna nahIM karavAno saMkalpa karyo che.' 'te zuM tame bAra varSamAM koI strI sAthe lagna nathI karyAM?' 'karyAM nathI ne karavAno nathI...' 'to to tamArI prIta sAcI che amarakumAra, eka vAta tamane pUchuM: mAnI lo ke koI mANasa tamane tamArI patnInA samAcAra Ape che-zuM nAma hatuM tamArI patnInuM?' 'surasuMdarI!' 'dhaNuM suMdara nAma!-'e surasuMdarI jIvaMta che ane amuka jagAe che...' to tame zuM karo?' 'mahArAjA, have zA mATe evuM badhuM pUchIne mane vadhu du:khI karo cho! e jIvaMta hoI ja na zake. e yakSadvIpa upara rAta rahenAra... jIvato rahyo ja nathI...' 'chatAM tamArI patnInA puNyanA baLe, enA satItvanA pratApe, enA dharmanA prabhAve jIvaMta rahI hoya to?' 'to huM mAruM 52ma saubhAgya mAnuM... e jyAM hoya tyAM pahoMcI jAuM... ne enAM caraNomAM mastaka mUkIne kSamAyAcanA karuM...' 'tame pote atyAre duHkhamAM cho eTale ATalI badhI namratA batAvo choema huM mAnuM to?' 'mArI vAta tame sAcI mAnI zako nahIM, kAraNa ke huM tamAro aparAdhI chuM...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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246 prIta kiye duHkha hoya nA, tame aparAdhI che mATe tamArI vAta khoTI mAnI lauM, evo huM nathI. paNa mANasano evo svabhAva hoya che ke duHkhamAM e namra rahe...ne du:kha jatuM rahe, eTale garva kare! tame atyAre to tamArI patnInI kSamA mAMgavAnI vAta karo cho ane yAda karIne raDo cho. paNa e maLI gayA pachI pharIthI ene anyAya nahIM karo, enI khAtarI zI?' amarakumAra mauna rahyo... kaMIka vicArIne bolyo: bIjA mANasane to zabdothI ja khAtarI karAvI zakAya... hRdaya kevI rIte batAvAya? paraMtu mahArAja, Apa mArA jIvananI aMgata vAtamAM ATalo rasa lo cho-e ja mAre mana moTI vAta che. mArA pApanuM phaLa mane ahIM maLI jaze to have mane du:kha nahIM thAya..." "amarakumAra, huM tamArA aMgata jIvanamAM eTalA mATe rasa lau chuM, kAraNa ke tamArI patnI mArI pAse che! mArA zaraNe che!" amarakumAranI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaIte Ubho thayo... vimalayazanI nikaTa Avyo. vimalayazanA be khabhA pakaDI lIdhA... ne bolyo: rAjanuM, kyAM che mArI patnI? kyAM che surasuMdarI? tame mane batAvo... mArA para kRpA karo... dayA karo." amarakumAra codhAra AMsue raDI paDyo. vimalayaze kahyuM: "kumAra, tame ahIM beso. tamArI patnIne ahIM mokaluM chuM. paraMtu have huM tamane nahIM maLuM..." vimalayaza zayanakhaMDanI bAjunA khaMDamAM gayo. padmAsane besIne rUpaparAvartinI vidyAnuM smaraNa karyuM... ane te "surasuMdarI' banI gayo! maMjUSAmAMthI suMdara vastrAlaMkAro kAcAM. soLa zaNagAra sajyA, besIne zrI navakAramaMtranuM dhyAna dharyuM. parama AslAda anubhavyo... ane teNe jyAM amarakumAra beTho hato, te khaMDamAM praveza kayo. visphArita netre... dhabakatA hRdaye... amarakumAre surasuMdarIne joI.baMnenAM nayana maLyAM... amarakumAra dvAra tarapha dhasyo... ne be hAtha joDI surasuMdarInAM caraNomAM namavA jAya che. tyAM ja surasuMdarIe enA be hAtha pakaDI lIdhA.... tene namavA na dIdho... amarakumAranI AMkhomAMthI AMsunA megha varasavA lAgyA. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nAtha, Apane kSamA mAMgavAnI na hoya...' "meM tAro akSamya aparAdha karyo che... meM vizvAsaghAta karyo... meM tane motanA dviIpa para tyajI dIdhI... tuM mArA aparAdha kSamA karI de... huM hRdayathI kSamAyAcanA karuM chuM. tuM sAce ja mahAsatI che. tArA satItvathI ja tuM jIvatI rahI che... tAruM puNyabaLa prakRSTa che... meM tane ghora duHkha dIdhuM... paraMtu puNyaprabhAve tuM sukhI thaI.. mane kahe suMdarI, A bAra varSa te kevI rIte pasAra karyA." trIjo prahara pUro thaI gayo hato. cothA praharano prAraMbha thayo hato. surasuMdarIe svastha banIne, yakSadvIpathI zarU karIne... eka pachI eka ghaTanAo varNavavA mAMDI... amarakumAra addhara zvAse... ekarase sAMbhaLe che. yakSarAjane manomana vaMdana kare che... to dhanaMjaya ane phAnahAnane phiTakAra Ape che... to cArapallImAM pragaTa thayelAM zAsanadevInI kRpA para ovArI jAya che... ratnajaTInuM milana.. naMdIzvara dvIpanI yAtrA... surasaMgItanagaramAM ratnajaTI ane enI cAra patnIonI nirmaLa snehanI vAto karatAM karatAM to surasuMdarI raDI paDI. amarakumAranI AMkho paNa AMsubhInI thaI gaI. ratnajInI patnIoe ApelI cAra vidyAo... banAtaTanagaramAM AvIne kareluM puruSarU5... dhAraNa kareluM 'vimalayaza' nAma.. A badhuM sAMbhaLIne amarakumAra daMga thaI gayo... Azcaryacakita thaI gayo.. to vimalayaza te tuM ja?' amarakumAre utsukatAthI pUchyuM. hA, svAmInAtha! huM ja vimalayaza! ane guNamaMjarI sAthe karelA lagnanI vAta sAMbhaLI tyAre to amarakumAra khUba hasyo. rAjyaprAptinI vAta sAMbhaLIne praphullita thaI gayo. nAtha, ApanuM vacana meM pALyuM che... sAta koDIthI rAja lIdhuM che... have pachI yAda na karAvatA..." kharekhara, zrInavakAramaMtrano prabhAva aciMtya che!' hA, e mahAmaMtranA prabhAve ja duHkha gayAM, sukha maLyAM, yaza phelAyo... ane tamAro saMyoga thayo...!" For Private And Personal Use Only

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248 prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'zraddhAnA A addabhuta camatkAra che...' arihaMta paramAtmAnI parama kRpA che.. nAtha! paraMtu, have Ape mArI eka prArthanA mAnavI paDaze.' mAnavI ja paDaze ne? mahArAjAnI AjJA na mAnuM.. to to AvI ja bane!" nAtha, mArA aparAdhonI kSamA yAcuM chuM. meM paNa ApanA upara corInuM kalaMka mUkyuM... Apane satAvyA... mArA page ghI ghasAvyuM.. Apa mArA A aparAdhone bhUlI zakazo ne?' "nA re, bAlyakALano tAro aparAdha varSo sudhI na bhUlI zakyo... to pachI A badhA aparAdho kevI rIte bhUlI zakIza? pharI pAcho tAro tyAga karIne jato rahIza...!" have na javA dauM ne! adRzya thaIne pIcho karIza!" hA, hA, have tane nahIM satAvI zakAya ne...! cAra cAra vidyAo tArI pAse che... hAthI jeTaluM baLa! bApa re..." gabharAzo nahIM... pelA cora para jevo muSTiprahAra karyo hato, tevo nahIM karuM! paNa jo have mane herAna karazo to mArA bhrAtAne bolAvIza!' "are, e to bhUlI ja gayo! ApaNe caMpA pahoMcIe pachI tuM avazya tArA e upakArI dharmabhrAtAne ane enI cAra rANIone caMpA AvavAnuM AmaMtraNa mokalaje. huM emanAM darzana karIne kRtArtha thaIza. kharekhara, du5tnA vaghA ! haju to meM tamane surasaMgItanagarInI badhI vAto nathI karI... jyAre e vAto tame sAMbhaLazo tyAre AnaMdavibhora banI jazo... paraMtu e badhI vAto huM tyAre karIza... ke jyAre tame mane mArA aparAdhonI kSamA ApI dezo....' 'micchAmi dukkaDa..." micchAmi dukkaDe." baMnee arasa-parasa kSamApanA karI lIdhI. surasuMdarIe amarakumArane kahyuM: nAtha, prabhAte huM vimalayaza' hoIza... mahArAjAne mAre tamAro sAco paricaya Apavo paDaze. mAro bheda temanI samakSa kholavo paDaze. guNamaMjarIne paNa samagra paristhitithI paricita karavI paDaze...!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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249 prIta kiye du:kha hoya 'ane nagaramAM paNa... jANa karavI paDaze ne? mane coramAMthI zAhukAra banAvavo paDaze ne!' 'hA, e kalaMka utAravuM ja paDaze!' baMne hasI paDyAM. surasuMdarIe padmAsane besIne rUpaparAvartinI vidyAnuM smaraNa karyuM... te purUSarUpe thaI gaI. vastrarivartana karI lIdhuM. prabhAtanAM kAryothI nivRtta thaI, amarakumAranI sAthe dugdhapAna karI vimalayaza mahArAjA guNapAlane maLavA rAjamahele cAlI gayo. mahArAjA paNa prAbhAtika kAryothI paravArIne beThA hatA. vimalayaze mahArAjAne praNAma karyA ane pAse besI gayo. 'pelA paradezI sArthavAhanI vAta to mane guNamaMjarIe karI! cora nIkaLyo... zAhukAranA vezamAM!' 'mahArAjA, huM e ja viSayamAM vAta karavA Avyo chuM?' 'kaho, e coranA vizeSa zuM samAcAra che?' 'e kharekhara cora nathI! meM jANIbUjhIne ene 'cora' tarIke pakaDAvelo che... mAre tyAM corI thaI ja nathI...!' 'ema? evuM zA mATe karavuM paDyuM?' 'kAraNa ke e paradezI sArthavAhe mArI sAthe bAra varSa pUrve vizvAsadhAta karyo hato... mane du:kha dIdhuM hatuM...' 'to to ene AkarI sajA ka2vI joIe. huM ene sajA karIza...' 'sajA to meM karI ja dIdhI... kSamA paNa mAgI lIdhI... mahArAjA, e mAro svajana che!' 'tAro svajana? kevI rIte?' 'huM chadmavezamAM chuM... kharekhara huM puruSa nathI, strI chuM!' mahArAjA guNapAla AbhA banI gayA... vimalayaza sAme TagaraTagara joI rahyA... 'mane kaMI samajAtuM nathI vimalayaza, spaSTa vAta kara.' 'Avelo sArthavAha mAro pati amarakumAra che, huM enI patnI chuM. mAruM nAma surasuMdarI che...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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2pa0 prIta kiye duHkha hoya to A puruSa-rUpa... puruSa-veza.." vidyAzaktithI huM cAhuM e rUpa karI zakuM chuM!' "to zuM mArA dekhatAM tuM strIrUpa karI zakIza? karI batAva...' | vimalaze tyAM ja padmAsane besIne rUpaparAvartinI vidyAnuM smaraNa karyuM... te strIrUpe thaI gayo... mahArAjA aMdaranA khaMDamAMthI guNamaMjarInAM vastro laI AvyA. vimalayaza vastro dhAraNa karI lIdhAM. "aho! tuM to sAce ja strI che! paNa A rUpaparivartana tAre zA mATe karavuM paDyuM?" mahArAjA, e vAta ghaNI lAMbI che... mAre tamane kahevI ja che... jethI tamArA manamAM mArA mATe khoTI samaja na rahe.' surasuMdarIe potAnuM nagara, mAtA-pitA, sAsu-sasarA vagereno paricaya Apyo, tyAra pachI amarakumAra sAthe videzayAtrAe nIkaLI ane yakSadvIpa para amarakumAra eno tyAga karIne cAlyo gayo... tyArathI mAMDIne benAtaTanagaramAM ratnajI mUkI gayo... tyAM sudhInI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI. mahArAjA surasuMdarIno jIvanavRttAMta sAMbhaLIne stabdha thaI gayA. surasuMdarI... beTI, zrInavakAramaMtrano prabhAva to abhuta che ja, tAruM satItva ghaNuM mahAna che! e satItvanA prabhAve ja tArAM duHkha dUra thayAM. sukha maLyAM... rAja maLyuM.' "mahArAjA, e satItvane rakSavAnI zakti zrI navakAramaMtre ApI. jo e mahAmaMtra mArI pAse na hota to huM jIvatI ja na hota..." tArI vAta sAva sAcI che. paraMtu amarakumAre tArI sAthe ghora anyAya karyo che...' "mArAM ja pUrvajanmanA pApakarma udayamAM AvyAM. nahIMtara emanA jevA guNavAna uttama puruSa mAro tyAga kare ja nahIM. dareka AtmAne potAnAM zubhAzubha karmo bhogavavAM ja paDe che. mArAM azubha karmo udayamAM AvI gayAM, bhogavAI gayAM pachI zubha karma udayamAM AvyAM. to ratnajI jevo vidyAdharabhrAtA maLyo.. cAra-cAra vidyAzaktio maLI. pachI ApanA jevA pitAtulya mahArAjA maLyA.. ane chevaTe emano saMyoga paNa thaI gayo!' beTI, tArI jIvanavRttAMta sAMbhaLIne mArI zrI navakAramaMtra uparanI zraddhA daDha thaI che. dharma uparano vizvAsa avicala banyo che.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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251 prIta kiye duHkha hoya "pitAjI, have eka mahattvanuM kAma karavAnuM che!' kahe, tuM je kahe te karavA taiyAra chuM.' "guNamaMjarIne samajAvavAnuM!' guNapAla rAjA kSaNabhara vicAramAM paDI gayA. 'ene ema na lAgavuM joIe ke meM enI sAthe kapaTa karyuM. mArI paristhitino e svIkAra karI le AnaMdathI.. to mane AnaMda thAya... ene jo duHkha thAya, to mane pArAvAra duHkha thAya..." 'tArI vAta sAcI che. paraMtu guNamaMjarI para mane saMpUrNa vizvAsa che. e jyAre tAro vRttAMta sAMbhaLaze tyAre tArA para eno prema zataguNa vadhI jaze. kAraNa ke e guNAnurAgiNI che! mArI putrIne meM bAlyakALathI ja guNAnurAgano saMskAra Apelo che. mATe tuM ciMtA na kara.." "e samajI jaze, pachI? enuM lagna amarakumAra sAthe karIzuM!" huM paNa e ja vicAratI hatI! ame baMne baheno sAthe rahIzuM. ene koI vAte duHkhI nahIM thavA dauM...' e to mane vizvAsa ja che.." huM jAuM?" "nA, tuM besa. huM guNamaMjarIne atyAre ja bolAvIne vAta karuM chuM. sAthe sAthe enI mAtAne paNa bolAvI lauM chuM." to huM pAsanA khaMDamAM besuM chuM... vAta karyA pachI Apa mane bolAvajo." surasuMdarI bAjunA khaMDamAM cAlI gaI. mahArAjAe guNamaMjarI ane mahArANIne bolAvI, athathI iti sudhInI vAta karI... guNamaMjarInA Azcaryano pAra na rahyo, pote eka strIne paraNI che!" A jANIne stabdha thaI gaI. mahArANI paNa Azcaryamugdha thaI gayAM. have huM surasuMdarIne ahIM bolAvuM chuM!' "zuM e ahIM ja che?' hA!" mahArAjA UbhA thayA. bAjunA khaMDamAMthI surasuMdarIne laIne AvyA. guNamaMjarI ane enI mAtA surasuMdarIne joI ja rahyAM. guNamaMjarI UbhI thaIne surasuMdarIne bheTI paDI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye du:kha hoya 252 'tame kevAM bhayaMkara kaSTo sahyAM che? pitAjIe badhI vAta karI. te sAMbhaLIne to AbhI ja thaI gaI... aho, navakAramaMtrano mahimA agama-apAra che! tamArA satItvano prabhAva adbhuta che... tame mahAsatI cho...' guNamaMjarI ekazvAse bolI gaI... mahArAjAe guNamaMjarIne kahyuM: 'beTI, tArAM lagna amarakumAra sAthe karavAnuM meM ane surasuMdarIe vicAryuM che... tane gamaze ne? guNamaMjarI mauna rahI. te vicAramAM paDI gaI. 'pitAjI, A praznano pratyuttara AvatI kAle ApuM to?' 'jevI tArI icchA, beTI. tuM jema rAjI rahe, sukhI rahe, tema mAre ka2vAnuM che... mAre to tuM ja beTI che. ne tuM ja putra che...' surasuMdarI vicAramAM paDI gaI. 'eNe pratyuttara kAle ApavAnuM kema kahyuM?' teNe kahyuM: 'pitAjI, ame be thoDo samaya vAta karI laIe...' 'hA hA, tame vicAra karI lo...' mahArAjA ane mahArANI tyAMthI bIjA khaMDamAM cAlyAM gayAM. guNamaMjarI surasuMdarInA utsaMgamAM mAthuM nAkhIne raDI paDI. surasuMdarI enA mAthe hAtha mUkI. tene paMpALavA lAgI... thoDo samaya vItyo. surasuMdarIe guNamaMjarInA mastakane be hAthe pakaDIne UMcuM karyuM. 'zuM vicAre che maMjarI? pitAjIe je kahyuM te tane na gamyuM?' 'tame mahAnlR cho... bAra-bAra varSathI pati-virahanuM du:kha sahana karI rahyAM cho... have jyAre temano saMyoga thayo che, tyAre tamAruM sukha mane ApI devA taiyAra thayAM cho... nA, e mArAthI nahIM bane... hA, huM tamane nahIM choDuM... bhale tamAruM rUpa badalAyuM, tamAro AtmA to e ja che... patirUpe nahIM. bhaginIrUpe tamArI sAthe rahIza... tamArI sevA karIza... roja tamArAM darzana karIza...* maMjarI, huM kyAM mAruM sukha tane ApI dauM chuM? huM amarakumArane bAlyakALathI jANuM chuM. e ApaNane baMnene samAna draSTie joze. tArI sAthe lagna thayA pachI mAro tyAga nahIM kare! ane, tane khabara che... tane sukhI joIne mAruM sukha to ghaNuM ghaNuM vadhI javAnuM! ApaNe baMne sAthe ja rahIzuM... teM haju emane joyA nathI... tuM joIza tyAre mane bhUlI nA jatI!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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253 prIta kiye du:kha hoya 'tamane bhUluM? A bhavamAM to nahIM, janama-janama tamane na bhUluM. tame to mArA hradayamaMdiranA deva cho... rUpa badalAyuM tethI zuM thayuM? meM tamArA AtmA sAthe prema karyo che... mAro prema zAzvata raheze...' 'to mArI vAta kabUla ne?' 'tame kaho ne huM na mAnuM-evuM bane kharuM? traNa kALamAMya na bane!' guNamaMjarI surasuMdarIne bheTI paDI... surasuMdarInI AMkhomAMthI harSanAM AMsu TapakavA lAgyAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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benAtaTanagaramAM jAhera thaI gayuM ke: vimalayaza puruSa nathI, strI che!" "sArthavAha amarakumAre corI karI nathI." vimalayazanuM nAma surasuMdarI che...' 'amarakumAra surasuMdarInA pati che...' amarakumArane camakAvavA mATe vimalaze 'cora'no Aropa mUkIne pakaDyo hato.' 'amarakumAra caMpAnagarInA nagarazreSThIno putra che...' surasuMdarI caMpAnagarInA rAjAnI putrI che." surasuMdarI pAse "rUpaparAvartinI'nI vidyA che... adazya thaI javAnI paNa vidyA che...' have guNamaMjarInAM lagna amarakumAra sAthe thavAnAM che..." ghera-ghera ane core cauTe amarakumAra ane surasuMdarInI carcAo thavA lAgI. zrI navakAramaMtranA aciMtya prabhAvonI vAto thavA lAgI. amarakumAra ane surasuMdarIne jovA nagaravAsIo rAjamahelamAM AvavA lAgyAM. baMnenAM rUpa ane guNa joIne sahu AnaMdita thAya che. A badhI dhamAlamAM mAlatI surasuMdarIne ekAMtamAM nathI maLI zakatI. surasuMdarI mAlatInI tAlAvelI jANI gaI. teNe be kSaNa mAlatIne eka bAju bolAvIne kahyuM: 'guNamaMjarInAM lagna thaI javA de, pachI zAntithI ApaNe vAto karIza..!' mAlatI harSavibhora thaI gaI ane sevAkAryamAM lAgI gaI. amarakumAre pUchyuM: "A strI koNa che?' surasuMdarIe kahyuM: "pahelA mArI yajamAna hatI, pachI mArI paricArikA che ane sakhI kahuM to paNa cAle.' khUba capaLa, kuzaLa ane kAryadakSa che..' ApaNe ene caMpA laI jaIzuM! paNa hamaNAM to ApaNe baMnee mahArAjA pAse javAnuM che. Apa taiyAra thAo." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 255 amarakumAranAM tana-mana praphullita thaI gayAM hatAM. benAtaTamAM surasuMdarInI apUrva lokapriyatA joIne te atyaMta prabhAvita thayo hato. baMne daMpatI taiyAra thaIne rAjamahelamAM pahoMcyAM. mahArAjA guNapAla maMtraNA-gRhamAM beThelA hatA. amarakumAra ane surasuMdarIe jaIne praNAma karyA. "Avo Avo, huM tamArI pratIkSA karI rahyo hato. mahArAjAe khUba snehathI AvakAra Apyo. amarakumAra sAme joIne kahyuM: 'kumAra, tame to surasuMdarIne meLavI, paNa ame vimalayazane khoyo!" ne traNeya hasI paDyAM. 'kumAra, tamane mArA vimalayaze khUba duHkha dIdhuM nahIM?" mahArAjAe surasuMdarI sAme joIne kahyuM. "pitAjI, e aparAdhanI kSamA mAMgI lIdhI!" ane meM kSamA ApI dIdhI! 'to to samAdhAna thaI gayuM. sarasa, have kumAra mAre tamane eka vinaMtI karavAnI che..." mahArAjA, Ape vinaMtI karavAnI na hoya, AjJA karavAnI hoya... huM to ApanA putratulya chuM...' 'kumAra e tamArI namratA che... tamArA guNothI huM prasanna thayo chuM.' Apa AjJA karo.' 'tamAre guNamaMjarI sAthe lagna karavAnAM che!' amarakumAre surasuMdarI sAme joyuM. surasuMdarIe kahyuM: nAtha, mahArAjAno prastAva ucita che. mArI paNa e ja IcchA che... ane meM guNamaMjarIne manAvI lIdhI che." amarakumAra mauna rahyo. surasuMdarIe mahArAjAne kahyuM: pitAjI, emanI saMmati che... ApanA prastAvane kema TALI zakAya?" beTI, tame baMne suyogya cho. guNamaMjarI tamane soMpIne huM nizcita ja chuM...' Apa rAjapurohitane sAruM muhUrta pUchIne lagna karI do." mahArAjAnuM citta prasanna thaI gayuM. amarakumAranuM guNagaMbhIra ane rUpasaMpanna vyaktitva emane gamI gayuM. alabatta, surasuMdarI sAthe thayelA anyAyane jANIne mArI putrI sAthe to Avo vizvAsabhaMga nahIM kare ne?' A zaMkA emanA manamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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256 prIta kiye duHkha hoya hatI. chatAM saMsAramAM sAhasa karavuM paDatuM hoya che. chevaTe sukha-duHkhano AdhAra to jIvanamAM potAnAM ja zubhAzubha karmo hoya che ne? amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI potAnA mahelamAM AvyAM. amarakumAra UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayo hato. vastraparivartana karIne te pazcima dizA taraphanA jharUkhAmAM jaIne Ubho rahyo. bahu gaMbhIra vicAramAM paDI gayA nAtha?' surasuMdarIe pAchaLa AvIne khUba mRdu zabdomAM pUchyuM. amarakumAra surasuMdarI sAme joI rahyo.. "bolo, je manamAM AvyuM hoya te bolo!' "tuM guNamaMjarI sAthe mArAM lagna karAvIne A saMsArano tyAga karavAnuM to nathI vicAratI ne?' amarakumAranI AMkho bhInI thaI, svara paNa bhIno thayo. nA, nA, evI to mane kalpanA paNa nathI AvI! haju tamAro moha mane kyAM chUTyo che! ATalAM ATalAM duHkho joyA pachI paNa vaiSayika sukhonI icchAo virAma nathI pAmI... hA, kyAreka kyAreka vairAgya jAgI jAya che kharo, paraMtu e bhAva sthira raheto nathI...' A nirNaya karatAM tane bhaya na lAgyo?' 'zAno bhaya?' guNamaMjarI sAthe lagna karyA pachI kadAca huM tane bhUlI jAuM..." surasuMdarI khaDakhaDATa hasI paDI. guNamaMjarI na hatI tyAre paNa bhUlI gayA hatA ne? guNamaMjarI mane bhUlavA de evI nathI! kAraNa ke pahelAM e mane paraNelI che samajyA?' "enA para eTalo badho vizvAsa che tane?' "hA, e kanyA sAthe ja guNonI maMjarI che! enAmAM ucca koTinA saMskAro che. strI sulabha IrSyA vagere doSo nathI. premanA sAcA svarUpane e jANe che. enI prakRti udAra che, e ApaNA sukhe sukhI ane ApaNA duHkhe duHkhI thanArI sannArI che." amarakumAranA mukha para prasannatAno dIvo thayo. surasuMdarIe dUra UbhelI mAlatIne joI. mAlatIe saMketathI bhojanaveLAnI jANa karI. amarakumArane laIne te bhojanagRhamAM pahoMcI. amarakumArane bhojana karAvIne teNe bhojana karI lIdhuM. mAlatI sAme madhuruM smita karIne te amarakumAra pAse cAlI gaI.. mAlatI AMkho nacAvatI svagata bolI: "joDI to indra-indrANI jevI che!" For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye du:kha hoya 257 surasuMdarIe yakSadvIpa uparanI vAto vistArathI amarakumArane saMbhaLAvI. yakSarAjanA upakAro gadgad svare saMbhaLALyA. tyAM, rAjamahelathI teDuM AvyuM, baMne taiyAra thaIne rAjamahele pahoMcyAM. mahArAjAe premathI AvakAryAM. mahArANI paNa tyAM ja beThelAM hatAM. surasuMdarIe mahArANInAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. amarakumAre paNa mastaka namAvI namana karyuM. mahArANIe amarakumArane dhArI dhArIne joyo. rANInuM mana prasanna thayuM. 'kumAra, rAjapurohite lagnanuM zubha muhurta vasaMtapaMcamInuM ApyuM che. eTale AjathI pAMcamA divase lagna karavAnAM che.' 'bahu sarasa! divasa najIkamAM ja che...' surasuMdarI bolI. 'rAjapurohita kahetA hatA ke e divasa zreSTha che.' 'guNamaMjarIne jANa karI che muhUrtanI?' surasuMdarIe pUchyuM. 'nA, ene have jANa karIza...' 'to huM enI pAse jaI AvuM. muhUrtanI jANa karuM ane maLI paNa lauM... Apa ahIM vAto karo.' surasuMdarI tyAMthI UbhI thaIne guNamaMjarInA AvAsamAM pahoMcI. guNamaMjarIe umaLakAbhera AvakAra Apyo. baMne palaMga para beThAM. 'lagnanuM muhUrta nIkaLI gayuM maMjarI! vasaMtapaMcamI!' 'mAre mana to lagna thaI gayAM ja che! paNa have mane ahIM jarAya gamatuM nathI...' have pAMca divasano ja prazna che!' 'mAre mana pAMca divasa pAMca varSa jeTalA che, enuM zuM?' 'to kAlathI huM ahIM AvI jAuM!' 'to to bahu sarasa... paNa... pachI emanuM zuM? emane paNa tamArA vinA...' 'mArA vinA bAra-bAra varSa vitAvI dIdhAM... to pAMca divasa vadhAre!' 'e bhale bAra varSa vItAvyAM, have bAra kalAka paNa na vIte...!' 'maMjarI, teM emane joyA?' 'hA...sto, cora tarIke pakaDI maMgAvyA'tA tyAre joyA hatA!' baMne peTa pakaDIne hasI paDI. mahArANIe khaMDamAM praveza karyo... khaMDanuM dRzya joIne temanI AMkhomAM harSanAM AMsu AvI gayAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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258 prIta kiye du:kha hoya vasaMtapaMcamInA zubha divase guNamaMjarInAM amarakumAra sAthe dhAmadhUmathI lagna thaI gayAM. mahArAjAe guNamaMjarIne aDhaLaka saMpatti ApI... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir amarakumAra guNamaMjarI tathA surasuMdarI sAthe potAnA mahelamAM Avyo. mahelamAM AnaMda-mahotsava UjavAyo. sukhamAM divaso tIvra gatithI pasAra thAya che. baMne patnIonA saMge amarakumA2 devalokanAM divya sukho bhogave che. eka divasa baMne patnIo sAthe 2thamAM besIne samudrakinAre pharavA mATe gayo. tyAM kinArA para potAnAM vahANone surakSita lAMgarAyelAM joyAM... teNe surasuMdarIne kahyuM: have ApaNe kyAre caMpA tarapha prayANa karavuM che?' 'jyAre ApanI icchA thAya tyAre!' 'to huM Aje ja mahArAjAne vAta karuM chuM. teo anumati Ape eTale ApaNe prayANanI taiyArIo karIe...' surasuMdarInAM cittapaTa para caMpA sAkAra thaI. mAtA-pitA ane sAsusasarAnI smRti UbharAI. sAdhvI suvratA yAda AvI gayAM... be hAtha joDAI gayA, mastaka namI paDyuM... 'kone vandana karo cho tame?' guNamaMjarIe surasuMdarInA be hAtha potAnA hAthamAM laI letAM pUchyuM. surasuMdarIe guNamaMjarI sAme joyuM... 'mArI gurumAtAne...maMjarI!' 'koNa che e?' 'sAdhvI che... temanI AMkhomAMthI kRpA varase che... emanI vANImAMthI amRta jhare che... mane zrI navakAramaMtranuM svarUpa emaNe samajAvyuM hatuM... rahasya temaNe ApyuM hatuM... zraddhAbaLa temaNe pragaTAvyuM hatuM...' 'ApaNane caMpAmAM emanA darzana thaze?' jo ApaNAM bhAgya jAgatAM haze to... nahIMtara jinazAsananA zramaNazramaNIo eka sthaLe rahetAM nathI...vicaratAM ja rahe... jo ApaNane jANa thaze to teo jyAM haze tyAM jaIne vaMdana karIzuM!' surasuMdarIe guNamaMjarIne potAnI mAtA rANI ratisuMdarIno paricaya Apyo. pitA ripumardana rAjAnI vAto karI. sAsu dhanavatInA guNo gAyA ane sasarA zreSThI dhanAvahano paricaya Apyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 259 mahArAjA, ahIM ghaNA divasa rahyA. have Apa anumati Apo eTale caMpA tarapha prayANa karIe..." amarakumAre mahArAjA guNapAla samakSa vAta mUkI. kumAra, snehanA saMbaMdha baMdhAyA pachI mana viyoga nathI icchatuM... chatAM putrI sAsare ja zobhe' e vyavahAranuM huM ullaMghana karavA nathI icchato." mahArAjAnuM hRdaya bharAI AvyuM. te vadhAre bolI zakyA nahIM. amarakumAre paNa vizeSa vAta na karI. mahArAjAe mahArANIne vAta karI. putrInA viyoganI kalpanAthI rANI raDI paDI.. rAjA-rANI baMne vyathita thayAM. chatAM putrIne vidAya to ApavI ja paDe ema hatI. amarakumAre prayANanI taiyArIo AraMbhI dIdhI. nagaramAM vAta vAyuvege prasarI gaI: 'amarakumAra surasuMdarI tathA guNamaMjarI sAthe caMpA tarapha prayANa karavAnA che..." prajAjanono maLavA mATe ghasAro thavA lAgyo. rAjA-rANI bane amarakumAranA mahele AvyAM. amarakumAre ane surasuMdarIe khUba AdarathI satkAra karyo. 'kumAra, meM mRtyuMjayane sUcanA karI dIdhI che ke tamArAM 32 vahANone sajja karI de ane sAthe bIjAM dasa vahANo paNa taiyAra kare. mRtyuMjaya so subhaTo sAthe tamArI sAthe caMpA sudhI Avaze. enI paNa tamArI sAthe AvavAnI prabaLa icchA che..." mahArAjAe surasuMdarI sAme joIne kahyuM: beTI, tArA vinA huM kevI rIte jIvIza? tArA viyoganuM duHkha mArAthI kema karIne sahana thaze? tArA pasAye mAruM nagara sukhI thayuM... samRddha thayuM... tuM uttama AtmA che.. tArA saMge amArAmAM ghaNA guNo AvyA.. kharekhara, puNyodaya vinA tAro saMga na maLe. tArI sAthe sneha karatAM to karI dIdho... paNa have divaso kema jaze...?' surasuMdarI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM mastaka mUkI dIdhuM.. mahArAjA guNapAlanI AMkho raDI raDIne lAla thaI gaI... guNamaMjarI paNa codhAra AMsu sArI rahI. mahArANIe guNamaMjarIne potAnA khoLAmAM laI lIdhI.. amarakumArathI A karuNa dRzya na joI zakAyuM. e potAnA khaMDamAM jaIne DUsakAM bharavA lAgyo... mahelamAM zoka.. vedanA ane paritApanAM AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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200 prIta kiye duHkha hoya rANI guNamAlAe gadgad svare guNamaMjarIne kahyuM: 'mArI vahAlI beTI, meM tane kyAreya risAyelI joI nathI... sadA tAruM hasatuM-khIlatuM mukhaDuM joIne ATalAM varSo sukhamAM vitAvyA... tuM to mAruM jIvana che... mAruM sarvasva che... dIkarI, tane keTalIka vAto kahuM chuM, tuM e vAtonuM pAlana karaje... beTI, kyAreya paNa zrI navakAramaMtrane vIsarIza nahIM... paMcaparameSTi bhagavaMtonuM dhyAna dharaje... tArA hRdayamAM dharmane sthApaje. tuM sAsare jAya che... tyAMnA kulAcAronuM pAlana karaje. gRhastha jIvanano zaNagAra che dAna. anukaMpAdAna deje, supAtra dAna deje... gharanA dvAre AvelAno Adara karaje... koIne jAkAro daIza nahIM. gharanA vaDIlono vinaya karaje. nAnAo pratye prema rAkhaje... ane sahune bhojana karAvIne pachI bhojana karaje. asatya bolIza nahIM. kaDavAM veNa kADhIza nahIM... koInA para khoTuM ALa mUkIza nahIM. sAcuM bolavuM-mIThuM bolavuM... thoDuM bolavuM... beTI, hamezAM vicArIne bolaje. durjanono saMga na karIza. mithyAddaSTi lokonI vAto na sAMbhaLIza. gharamAM sahune nirmala dRSTithI joje... beTI, vadhAre tane zuM kahuM? evI rIte jIvaje ke ubhaya pakSanI zobhA vadhe... ane dIkarI, vaheluM vaheluM tAruM darzana deje.' rANI guNamAlA guNamaMjarIne bheTIne raDI paDI... amarakumAra mahArAjAnI pAse AvIne gamagIna mukhe besI gayo hato. mahArAjAe amarakumAra sAme joyuM. amarano hAtha potAnA hAthamAM laIne kahyuM: 'kumAra, du:kha na lagADazo mArI vAtathI... guNamaMjarI mane prANathIya adhika vahAlI che... dUra dezamAM ene vaLAvuM chuM... tamArA para vizvAsa che... chatAM tamane kahuM chuM... ke ene kyAreya cheha na dezo...' bolatAM bolatAM mahArAjA gadgad thaI gayA... 'pitAjI, Apa nizciMta rahejo... prANa jaze paNa vacana nahIM jAya...' amarakumAre mahArAjAne vacana ApyuM. 'beTI suMdarI...' surasuMdarIne potAnI pAse bolAvIne rAjAe kahyuM: 'guNamaMjarI tArA khoLe che...' bolatAM bolatAM mahArAjA UMcA svare rUdana For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 261 karavA lAgyA. amarakumAra mahArAjAnA hAtha pakaDI potAnA khaMDamAM laI gayo. khUba AzvAsana ApI temane zAnta karyA. bhojanano samaya thaI gayo hato. Aje sahune mahArAjAnI sAthe rAjamahelamAM bhojana karavAnuM hatuM eTale sahu rAjamahela pahoMcyAM. bhojanathI nivRtta thaIne beThAM hatAM tyAM mRtyuMjaye AvIne samAcAra ApyA: mahArAjA, badhAMja vahANo tapAsI lIdhAM che. vahANono zaNagAra cAlu che. badho mAla-sAmAna Aje saMdhyA sudhImAM bharAI jaze." 'tamArI potAnI taiyArI thaI gaI mRtyuMjaya?' surasuMdarIe mRtyuMjaya sAme joIne pUchyuM. hA jI, huM to caMpA sudhI AvavAno chuM..." ane caMpAmAM amAruM Atithya mANIne pachI pAchA vaLavAnuM che..." konA mATe ahIM mAre pAchA pharavAnuM che devI? mAtra duniyAmAM eka mA hatI, teno thoDA divasa pUrve ja svargavAsa thaI gayo...' 'tamAre ahIM mahArAjAnI sevAmAM rahevAnuM che ne?' mahArAjA pAse mArA karatAM zreSTha vIrapuruSo che. devI, mAruM mana to caMpAmAM ja rahI javAnuM che... jo mahArAjA mane anujJA Ape to...' bhale, tyAM rahI jaje mRtyuMjaya, paraMtu guNamaMjarIne jyAre ahIM AvavAnuM thAya tyAre tene sukhapUrvaka laIne tAre AvavAnuM.." 'ApanI AjJA zirodhArya karuM chuM..." mRtyuMjayanI prasannatA joI surasuMdarInI AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM. AvatI kAle prabhAte prayANanuM muhUrta che... mRtyuMjaya...' amarakumAre kahyuM. muhUrtaveLA sacavAI jaze. saMdhyA samaye Apa padhArI daSTi nAMkhI jazo to..." badhI ja taiyArIo thaI gaI. mAlatI ane eno pati paNa taiyAra thaI gayAM hatAM... prabhAta thayuM. surasuMdarI ane guNamaMjarIne benAtaTanagaranA prajAjanoe bhAvabharI vidAya ApI. pAra vinAnI zubhecchAo ApI. chelle chelle guNamaMjarI mAtAne bheTI paDI. surasuMdarIe rAjA-rANIne praNAma karyA. rAjya pAchuM soMpyuM. ne vahANamAM besI gayAM... vahANo gatizIla banyAM... ne rAjA-rANI bebhAna banI gayAM.. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jyAre amarakumAranAM vahANo caMpAnagarInI najIka pahoMcyAM tyAre amarakumAre eka vahANane saMdezo ApIne AgaLa mokalyuM. saMdezavAhake caMpAnagarImAM pahoMcIne mahArAjA ripumardanane ane nagarazreSThI dhanAvahane amarakumAranA Agamanano saMdezo Apyo. rAjA ane zreSThI samAcAra sAMbhaLIne pramudita thaI gayA. rAjAe maMtrIne bolAvIne samagra nagarane zaNagAravAnI AjJA ApI. nagaranA rAjamArgone paMcavarNanAM puSpothI zaNagAravAmAM AvyAM. Thera Thera sugaMdhI dhUpa karavAmAM AvyA. mArgone svaccha, samatala ane suzobhita banAvAyA. mArgo para sugaMdhabharapUra pANIno chaMTakAva karavAmAM Avyo. prajAjanoe potAnA gRhadyAre toraNo bAMdhyAM. bajAro zaNagAryA. amarakumAra parivArasahita nagaranA bAhya pradezamAM AvI gayo hato. mahArAjAe ane dhanAvaha zreSThIe bhavya svAgata-yAtrAnuM Ayojana karyuM hatuM. hajAro nagaravAsIo amarakumAranuM svAgata karavA nagaranI bahAra pahoMcI gayA. maMtrIvarga, adhikArIvarga ane zreSThIvarga, sahue amarakumAranuM bhAvabhInuM svAgata karyuM. aneka vAjiMtronA nAda sAthe amarakumAre nagarapraveza karyo. mahArAjAe mokalelA bhavya suvarNamaya rathamAM te beTho. AsapAsa raMbhA ane urvazI jevI surasuMdarI ane guNamaMjarI beThI, caMpAnagarInA rAjamArga parathI zobhAyAtrA rAjamahela tarapha AgaLa vadhavA lAgI. dhavalamaMgala gIto gavAtAM hatAM. akSata ane puSpothI nagarastrIo vadhAvatI hatI. zreSThIo mUlyavAna bheTaNAM dharatA hatA. kuzaLa pRcchA karatA hatA. amarakumAra namratAthI be hAtha joDI pratiabhivAdana karato hato. amarakumArano vipula vaibhava enI pAchaLa ja vAhanomAM Avato hato. mRtyuMjaya azvArUDha banIne so subhaTo sAthe AgaLa cAlI rahyo hato. mAlatI be hAthamAM divya paMkhA laIne amarakumAranI pAchaLa ja rathamAM UbhI hatI. samagra caMpAnagarI utsava ghelI banI gaI hatI. zobhAyAtrA rAjamahele pahoMcI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 263 mahArAjA ripumardana mahelanAM pagathiyAM UtarIne nIce AvyA. amarakumAranuM svAgata karyuM. surasuMdarI ane guNamaMjarIe rathamAMthI UtarIne mahArAjAnAM caraNe praNAma karyA. ripumardane baMnenA mAthe hAtha mUkIne AzIrvAda ApyA. rAjAnI AMkho harSanAM AMsuthI bhIMjAI gaI. traNeya mahelamAM gayAM. mahArANI ratisuMdarI potAnI putrI ane jamAIne joI AnaMdita thaI gaI. surasuMdarIe guNamaMjarIno saMkSepamAM paricaya Apyo. ratisuMdarIe guNamaMjarIne potAnA utsaMgamAM laI premathI navarAvI nAMkhI. rAjA-rANIne maLIne traNeya dhanAvaha zreSThInI havelIe javA rathamAM goThavAyAM. havelInA dvAre ja dhanAvaha zreSThI UbhA hatA. ratha jyAM havelInA dvAre jaIne Ubho, amarakumAre rathamAMthI UtarIne pitAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. zeTha putrane harSathI bheTI paDyA. surasuMdarI ane guNamaMjarIe paNa zeThane praNAma karyA. zeThANI dhanavatI doDatAM sAme AvyA. amarakumAra mAtAnAM caraNomAM DhaLI paDyo. surasuMdarI ane guNamaMjarIe paNa dhanavatInAM caraNe praNAma karyA. dhanavatIe khUba heta varasAvyA... guNamaMjarIne joIne sUcaka dRSTie surasuMdarI sAme joyuM. "mAtAjI, A ApanI bIjI putravadhU che! benAtaTanA mahArAjA guNapAlanI lADakavAyI putrI guNamaMjarI che!' dhanavatInI AMkho harSanA AMsuthI UbharAI. teNe guNamaMjarIne potAnA khoLAmAM laI, premavArithI navaDAvI dIdhI. guNamaMjarIne dhanavatImAM premALa mAtAnAM darzana thayAM. te harSathI gadgad thaI gaI. amarakumAre dhanAvaha zreSThIne kahIne yAcakone chUTe hAthe dAna devarAvyuM. nagaranAM badhAM ja devamaMdiromAM mahotsava maMDAvyA. ATha divasa sudhI nagaranA tamAma prajAjanono bhojana-samAraMbha ghoSita karAvyo. Aje saparivAra dhanAvaha zreSThIne mahArAjAnuM bhojananimaMtraNa hatuM, eTale nityakarmathI paravArIne madhyAhna samaye sahu rAjamahele pahoMcyAM. adbhuta svajana-milana thayuM. amarakumAre mRtyuMjayane potAnI sAthe ja rAkhyo hato. mAlatI surasuMdarI-guNamaMjarInI chAyA banIne cAlatI hatI. mAlatInA patine surasuMdarIe rAjamahelamAM ja eka alaga khaMDa ApI dIdho. bhojanathI nivRtta thaIne amarakumAra mahArAjA ripumardana ane dhanAvaha For Private And Personal Use Only

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24 prIta kiye duHkha hoya zreSThI pAse beTho. surasuMdarI, guNamaMjarI ane ratisuMdarI ane dhanavatI pAse jaIne beThI. surasuMdarIe guNamaMjarIno sahune paricaya karAvyo. benAtaTanagaranI vAto karI. guNamaMjarInAM mAtA-pitAnA guNonI bharapUra prazaMsA karI. amarakumAre potAnA videza pravAsanI vAto karI. benAtaTanagaramAM mahArAjA guNapAlanA AgrahathI ane surasuMdarInA AgrahathI guNamaMjarI sAthe karelAM lagnanI vAta paNa karI. rAjA ane zreSThI - baMne prasanna thayA, amara, teM mahArAjA guNapAlane caMpA padhAravA mATe AmaMtraNa ApyuM che?' dhanAvaha zeThe pUchyuM. nA pitAjI, e vAta to mane sUjhI ja nahIM." to have AmaMtraNa mokalavuM joIe...' mahArAjA ripumadane dhanAvaha zeThanA prastAvane vadhAvyo. "bhale, benAtaTathI AvelA subhaTone pAchA mokalavAnI che, temanI sAthe AmaMtraNa mokalI ApIza." e subhaTone ATha divasa to caMpAnuM Atithya mANavA dejo kumAra!' avazya... temane ahIM rahevuM gamaze." have tame vizrAma karo kumAra, khUba zramita thayA hazo.." sau UbhA thayA ane potapotAnA sthAne cAlyA gayA. bIjA divase jyAre amarakumAra mahArAjAne maLavA mATe rAjamahele Avyo tyAre mahArAjAe amarakumArane kahyuM: 'kumAra, have tame roja rAjasabhAmAM Avo ema huM icchuM chuM...' huM AvIza rAjasabhAmAM, paNa mane rAjakAjamAM rasa nathI." e rasa keLavavAno che... kAraNa ke bhaviSyamAM A rAjya tamAre ja saMbhALavAnuM che... tame jANo cho ke mAre putrI kaho ke putra kaho, eka ja surasuMdarI che." 'mahArAjA, ApanI vAta sAcI che, paraMtu...' 'paraMtu zuM?' "mAro jIva vyApArIno che.. rAjakAjamAM huM keTalo saphaLa thaIza te huM jANato nathI. paraMtu mArI sAthe mAro eka mitra banAtaTathI Avyo che... te hato to benAtaTa rAjyano senApati, paraMtu amArA pratyenA gADha snehathI For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 275 prerAIne e amArI sAthe Avyo che. enuM parAkrama advitIya che... ane buddhi bRhaspatine parAjita kare tevI che... ene jo maMtrIpada ApavAmAM Ave to khUba upayogI siddha thaze. jo ke mRtyuMjayanA viSayamAM mArA karatAMya vizeSa jANakArI to ApanI putrI ja Apaze...' 'tame kaho cho te yogya che. mRtyuMjayane ApaNe senApatipada ane maMtrIpada be pada ApIe...' 'to enI sAcI kadara thaI gaNAze.... 'ane ApaNane eka parAkramI ane buddhimAna rAjapuruSa maLaze!' mahArAjAe surasuMdarI sAthe parAmarza karI mRtyuMjayane be pada pradAna karyAM. surasuMdarI sAthe maMtraNA karIne mRtyuMjaye sarva prathama garIbone dAna devA mAMDyuM. rAjyanA adhikArI varga sAthe mIThA saMbaMdho bAMdhyA. rAjyanI tamAma paristhitinuM adhyayana karyuM ane rAjyanA utkarSa mATe kAme lAgI gayo. eka divasa mahArAjAe surasuMdarIne videzayAtrAnAM saMsmaraNo saMbhaLAvavA khUba Agraha karyo... surasuMdarIe, amarakumAra tarapha mahArAjAne abhAva na thaI jAya enI kALajI rAkhIne... yakSadvIpathI mAMDIne benAtaTanagaramAM amarakumAranuM milana thayuM-tyAM sudhIno vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. mahArAjA surasuMdarInAM duHkha-sukhano itihAsa sAMbhaLIne stabdha thaI gayA. zrI navakAramaMtranA aciMtya prabhAvo jANIne mahAmaMtra pratye dRDha prItivALA banyA. ratnajaTI pratye to emane anahada sadbhAva pragaTyo. guNamaMjarI sAthenAM lagnano prasaMga sAMbhaLIne khUba hasyA ane karmonA vicitra udayonuM tattvajJAna pAmIne saMsAra pratye vairAgI paNa banyA. temanA hRdayamAM amarakumAra pratye jarA paNa aNagamo na rahyo. 'pitAjI, kRpA karIne mArI mAtAne A vAto na karazo... nahIMtara e khUba duHkhI thaI jaze... ne enA jamAI pratye ' 'beTI, tuM nizciMta raheje. A vAta mArA peTamAM ja raheze. saMsAramAM karmavaza jIvane AvAM sukha-duHkha bhogavavAM ja paDatAM hoya che... ApaNAM bAMdhelAM karma ApaNe ja bhogavavAnAM hoya che... e huM kyAM nathI jANato?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya surasuMdarI guNamaMjarInuM kSaNekSaNa dhyAna rAkhe che. mAlatIne teNe guNamaMjarInI saMbhALa rAkhavAnuM sopyuM che. prabhAte amarakumAra, surasuMdarI ane guNamaMjarI sAthe ja zrI navakAramaMtrano jApa kare che, paMcaparameSThi bhagavaMtonuM smaraNa-dhyAna kare che. traNeya sAthe ja jinapUjA kare che. amarakumAre caMpAnagarInI madhyamAM ja bhavya jinamaMdiranuM nirmANa karavAnuM kArya zarU karAvI dIdhuM che. surasuMdarInI bhAvanA mujaba, caMpAnA rAjyamAM gAme-gAma jinamaMdironAM nirmANa karAvavAnI yojanA ghaDI kADhI che. savA lAkha jinamUrtio banAvavA mATe teNe rAjyanA zilpIone caMpAmAM bolAvyA che. mRtyuMjaya dvArA samagra rAjyamAM kone zuM du:kha che tenI jANakArI meLavI prajAjanonAM duHkha dUra karavAnuM kArya AraMbhI dIdhuM che. surasuMdarInI ane guNamaMjarInI eka eka icchAne pUrNa karato amarakumAra gAma-nagara ane samagra rAjyamAM lokapriya banI gayo. dAna, zIla ane namratA manuSyane lokapriya banAve ja. kyAreka surasuMdarI ane guNamaMjarI amarakumAra sAthe judAM judAM tIrthonI yAtrAo kare che. kyAreka ughAnomAM jaIne krIDA paNa kare che. kyAreka sogaThAM ramavA paNa besI jAya che... - sukhamAM varSo divaso banIne vItI jAya che. divaso kSaNo banIne pasAra thaI jAya che... dharma, artha ane kAma traNe puruSArthanuM ucita pAlana karato A parivAra prasannatA-pavitratAbharyuM jIvana jIve jAya che, dAna, zIla ane tapa emanA jIvananA zaNagAra banI gayA che. paramArtha ane paropakAra emanAM vyasana banI gayAM che. prabhubhakti ane navakAramaMtra emanA zvAsocchavAsa banelA che. varSo vIte che. eka divase pharIne caMpAmAM harSa ramaNe caDyo! guNamaMjarI garbhavatI banI hatI. surasuMdarIe guNamaMjarIne benAtaTanagare mokalavA mATe amarakumArane kahyuM. amarakumAre saMmati ApI. zreSThI dhanAvahe ane rAjA ripumardane guNamaMjarIne benAtaTa nagare mokalavAnI taiyArIo karavA mAMDI. mRtyuMjaye surasuMdarIne kahyuM: devI, guNamaMjarIne laIne huM benAtaTe jaIza. meM mahArAjA guNapAlane vacana ApeluM che..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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237 prIta kiye duHkha hoya ghaNuM sarasa mRtyuMjaya, tuM sAthe haze eTale ame saMpUrNa nizcita! huM guNamaMjarIne pahoMcADIne turata pAcho pharIza." "mahArAjA guNapAlanuM hRdaya dubhAya nahIM, ema karaje.' zubha muhUrte aneka dAsa-dAsIo sAthe guNamaMjarIne laIne mRtyuMjaye benAtaTa tarapha prayANa karyuM. 0 0 0. eka divasa surasuMdarI potAnA khaMDamAM, saMdhyA samaye ekalI jharUkhAmAM UbhI UbhI vicAromAM garakAva banI hatI. tenA attarAtmAnI zaraNAI bajI rahI hatI. jIvananAM zAzvata tattvonuM saMgIta saMbhaLAtuM hatuM... "A jIvana pUruM thaze.. pachI? bhavabhramaNano aMta kyAre Avaze? janma ane mRtyuno aMta kyAre Avaze? sukha-duHkhanAM dvanda kyAre zAMta thaze? huM raMga-rAga ane bhogavilAsamAM ramI rahI chuM. indriyonA priya viSayomAM AnaMda laI rahI chuM. kevAM karma baMdhAtAM haze? 2 AtmanuM, kyAre tuM A vaiSayika sukhothI virakta thaIza? kyAre virAgI banIne... prazAnta banIne... AtmadhyAnamAM lIna banIza? jANuM chuM... samajuM chuM ke A vaiSayika sukho haLAhaLa jhera jevAM che. chatAM kema e sukho mane game che? paramAtmAne roja prArthanA karuM chuM ke "he prabho! mAro viSayAnaMda dUra karo... mane bhavavairAgya Apo! mArA para anugraha karo... huM ApanA zaraNe chuM. huM Apane samarpita chuM...' "hA, mane paramAtmA pratye prema che... nirainya sAdhupuruSo pratye zraddhA che... sarvajJabhASita dharma mAro prANa che... mane vrata-tapa game che... mArI zraddhA zuM eka divasa nahIM phaLe?" surasuMdarI AtmamaMthanamAM lIna hatI. amarakumAra pAchaLa AvIne Ubho rahI gayo hato. te dhIrethI bolyo: Aje koI gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUbI gayAM cho devI?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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surasuMdarIe amarakumArane joyo... jANe abhedabhAve joyo! "Aje prabhAte zrI navakAramaMtranuM dhyAna pUrNa thayA pachI.. sahajapaNe ja AtmaciMtana zarU thaI gayuM che... AtmAno anaMta bhUtakALa.. anaMta bhaviSya... janma. mRtyu... A badhA vicAro AvyA kare che..." AvA vicAro teM varSo sudhI karyA che ne... A ciMtane to tane jIvanane jIvavAnI hAma ApI che... tArA priya vicAro che A badhA!' caMpAmAM AvyA pachI A vicAro kyAreka ja Ave che. saMsAranAM badhAM sukha maLI gayAM che ne! pitRgRhe paNa sukha ane patigRhe paNa sukha! patinuM pUrNa sukha ane saMpattinI paNa koI kamI nahIM! snehI svajanonuM sukha ane nirogI dehanuM paNa sukha! mArI pAse kayuM sukha nathI?' eka sukha nathI...!' amarakumAre kahyuM. "e sukhanI icchA paNa nathI. e sukha to baMdhana banI jAya! e baMdhana nathI eTale to eka zreSTha sukha meLavavAno mArga khullo che!' paraMtu strInA jIvanamAM saMtAnanuM sukha to ghaNuM mahattvanuM sukha manAyeluM che. saMtAnanI icchA strImAM prabaLa hoya che.. ne?" paraMtu mane e icchA ja nathI jAgI!" kAraNa ke jinamaMdironA nirmANanI ane jinapratimAonA nirmANanI icchAo prabaLa che ne! supAtra dAnanI ane anukaMpAdAnanI icchAo tIvra che ne! A icchAoe pelI saMtAnecchAne janmavA ja nathI dIdhI!' sAcI vAta che ApanI, huM eka-eka navanirmita jinamaMdirane jouM chuM.... eka eka nayanaramya jinapratimAne jouM chuM... ne mArA romaroma vikasvara thaI jAya che... mAruM haiyuM AnaMdathI nAcI UThe che..." kAraNa ke paramAtmatattva sAthe aMtaHkaraNanI prIti baMdhAI gaI che...' ane have to mana e paramAtmatattva sAthe abhedabhAve bhaLI javA mATe talase che.. paramAtmAnI AjJAnuM yathArtha pAlana karavAnA manoratha pragaTe che.. kyAre e jinAjJAonuM pAlana karavAno avasara Ave..?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 269 "ApaNe yathAzakti pAlana to karI rahyAM chIe ne?' ghaNuM ja alpa! gRhastha jIvanamAM keTaluM pAlana thaI zake? jinAjJAnuM saMpUrNa pAlana cAritrajIvanamAM ja zakya che... nirainyanA jIvanamAM ja samucita pAlana thaI zake...' cAritranuM jIvana saraLa nathI. ghaNuM duSkara hoya che e jIvana.." "chatAM e jIvana jIvavuM azakya to nathI ja. hajAro strI-puruSo evuM jIvana jIvI rahyAM che ne...? to ApaNe paNa evuM jIvana kema na jIvI zakIe?" e jIvana jIvavA mATe apUrva sattva joIe.' evuM sattva ApaNAmAM paNa pragaTI zake!' "jJAnamUlaka vairAgya joIe.' 'evo vairAgya ApaNAmAM pragaTI zake!" indriyonI uttejanAo, kaSAyonI paravazatA ane kaSTo sahana karavAnI bhIrUtA... e vairAgyane veravikhera karI nAkhe che..." vairAgya sthira, daDha ane vRddhigata rAkhavA mATe tIrthakaroe aneka mArgo batAvyA che. jo jJAnamAM magna rahevAmAM Ave, bAhya-atyaMtara tapazcaryA karavAmAM Ave, dhyAnamAM lIna rahevAmAM Ave. to vairAgya akhaMDa-agni rahI zake." "paraMtu rAga-dveSanA prabaLa uchALA AvI jAya to jJAna-dhyAna ane tapazcaryA paNa kyAreka bacAvI zakatAM nathI AtmAne!" rAga-dveSano nigraha karI zakAya che, saMyama karI zakAya che..." paNa jo e saMyama rAkhavAmAM niSphaLa javAya to?' e bhaya zA mATe rAkhavo? jinAjJA mujaba puruSArtha karavo ApaNuM kartavya! phaLanI ciMtA na karavI joIe. niSphaLatAnI kalpanA ja na karavI joIe. paramAtmAno prema... emanI bhakti ApaNAmAM evI zaktino saMcAra kare che ke ApaNe paramAtmAnI AjJAnuM pAlana karavA zaktimAna banI zakIe. bhaktimAMthI apUrva zakti janme che." amarakumAra surasuMdarInI sAme joI ja rahyo. tenA mukha para apUrva teja camakI rahyuM hatuM. tenI AMkhomAMthI vairAgya nItarI rahyo hato. amarakumAranA For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 270 mana para surasuMdarInI vAto sacoTa asara karI rahI hatI. cAritradharma. saMyamadharmanI UMDI UMDI cAha pragaTI rahI hatI. surasuMdarIe kahyuM: "nAtha, sadguruno yoga prApta thAya... ane saMyamadharma svIkAravAnI icchA tIvra thaI jAya... to zuM Apa mane anumati Apazo?' khUba mRdu... komaLa. ane premapUrNa zabdomAM surasuMdarIe pUchyuM. eTale zuM tuM ekalI cAritramArge jaIza?' "Apane to rAjyanI javAbadArI vahana karavAnI raheze ne?' nA, tuM jo saMsArano tyAga karI jAya to huM saMsAramAM rahI ja na zake. tArA vinAno A saMsAra mArA mATe zUnya che." 'guNamaMjarI e huM ja chuM nAtha..." nA, guNamaMjarI e guNamaMjarI che, tuM e tuM che...' guNamaMjarIno ApanA pratye agAdha prema che.. ApanA caraNe e saMpUrNa samarpita mahAsatI che..." satya che tArI vAta, paraMtu mArA hRdayanI sthiti judI che... huM enA vinA jIvI zakuM, ema mane lAge che; tArA vinA na jIvI zakuM-ema mane lAge che. eTale, cAritradharmane jo aMgIkAra karavo haze to ApaNe baMne sAthe ja aMgIkAra karIzuM.' mArA-ApanA vinA guNamaMjarInuM zuM thAya? eno vicAra ApaNe karavo joIe ne?' "evo avasara Avaze tyAre vicAra karavAno che ne!' "ApanI vAta yathArtha che, paraMtu evo avasara nikaTanA bhaviSyamAM ja AvI zake, ema mAruM hRdaya bole che...' to guNamaMjarIne bolAvI laIzuM... ene vAta karIzuM. paraMtu hamaNAM tuM mAtA-pitAne AvI koI vAta na karIza.' ApanI AjJA zirodhArya che!" surasuMdarIe mastake aMjali joDI, mastaka namAvIne amarakumAranI vAtano svIkAra karyo. rAtrino prathama prahara pUrNa thayo hato. amarakumAra zreSThI dhanAvahane maLavA emanA khaMDamAM gayo. surasuMdarInI smRtimAM ratnajI ane enI cAra patnIo For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 271 upasthita thaI... naMdIzvaradvIpa ane mahAmuni maNizaMkha upasthita thayA... te romAMcita thaI gaI. 'jo ame cAritra laIzuM... sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karIzuM to ratnajIne ane cAre rANIone huM ahIM AvavA nimaMtraNa moklIza... emanA upakArone huM kema bhUlI zakuM? kevo e uttama parivAra che! guNothI samRddha! niHsvArtha premathI chalochala bharelo! mArA e dharmabhrAtAne saMdezo pahoMcADanAra koI maLI jAya to... atyAre ja sukhazAMtinA samAcAra mokaluM... paNa e vidyAdharonI duniyAmAM janAra koNa maLe...? surasuMdarIne guNamaMjarInA vicAro AvyA. rAjA guNapAlanA zabdo yAda AvyA... 'beTI, guNamaMjarI tArA khoLe che...' ne surasuMdarI vihvaLa banI gaI. 'jo guNamaMjarI prasannacitte cAritranI anumati na Ape to? enI avagaNanA karIne to mArAthI eno tyAga na karAya... ane eno mArA para agAdha sneha che... e mane anumati na ja Ape... hA, jo e saMtAnanA baMdhanamAM baMdhANI na hota to to amArI sAthe e paNa tyAganA mArge AvavA taiyAra thaI jAta... paraMtu e alpa samayamAM ja mAtA banaze...' surasuMdarI gUMcavAI gaI. jANe ke cAritra levAnuM ja che evA bhAvapravAhamAM te vahI rahI hatI... saMsAranAM apAra sukhonI vacce rahelI suMdarInuM mana saMyamanAM kaSTone vadhAvavA adhIruM banI gayuM hatuM. vicArothI mukta thavA teNe zrI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karavA mAMDyuM. smaraNa karatAM karatAM te nidrAdhIna thaI gaI. hRdayamAM vairAgyanA ratna-dvIpane jalato rAkhIne surasuMdarI saMsAranAM sukhone bhogave che. pAMceya indriyonAM vaiSayika sukhone bhogave che. amarakumAranAM hRdayamAM paNa vairAgyano dIvo saLagato che... e dIvo bujhAto nathI... saMsAranAM kartavyonuM pAlana karye jAya che. jinazAsananI prabhAvanAnAM aneka kAryo karyo jAya che. mahinAo vIte che. eka divasa benAtaTanagarethI rAjadUta Avyo ane zubha saMdeza Apyo: 'guNamaMjarIe putraratnane janma Apyo che. mAtA ane putra svastha che, nIrogI che.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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272 prIta kiye du:kha hoya dhanAvaha zreSThIe rAjadUtane mUlyavAna ratnono hAra bheTa Apyo. maMdiromAM mahotsava maMDAvyA. bhavya bhojana samAraMbha yojyo. garIbone chUTe hAthe dAna ApyuM. rAjA ripumardane kedIone mukta karyA. samagra rAjyamAM mahotsavo maMDAvyA. prajA AnaMdita banI... amarakumAre mRtyuMjayane benAtaTanagare javA ravAnA karyo, guNamaMjarIne putra sAthe caMpA laI AvavA mATe. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahArAjA ripumardananI rAjasabhA bharAI hatI. amarakumAra mahArAjAnI pAsenA ja siMhAsana para beTho hato. rAjasabhAnuM kArya zarU thaI gayuM hatuM. tyAM ughAnapAlake rAjasabhAmAM praveza karyo. mahArAjAne praNAma karI teNe nivedana karyuM: 'mahArAjA, jJAnadhara nAmanA mahAmunie aneka munijano sAthe caMpAnagarIne pAvana karI che. he kRpAvaMta, e mahAmuni sUrya jevA tejasvI che, caMdra jevA zItala che, bhAraMDa pakSI jevA apramatta che. teonI AMkhomAMthI kRpA varase che. temanI vANImAMthI jJAnanAM puSpo khare che! he rAjezvara, AvA munivara caMpAnA bAhya udyAnamAM samavasaryA che.' mahArAjA ripumardana harSathI gadgad thaI gayA. siMhAsana uparathI UbhA thayA. bAhya udyAnanI dizAmAM sAta pagalAM cAlIne temaNe mahAmunine bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. tyArabAda vanapAlakane sonAnI jIbha bheTa ApI, aneka alaMkAro bheTa ApyA, ane mahAmaMtrIne kahyuM: nagaramAM DhaMDhero piTAvo ke nagaranI bahAra udyAnamAM jJAnadhara mahAmuni padhAryA che. sau nagarajano e mahAmuninAM darzana karI pAvana bane, emano upadeza sAMbhaLI dhanya bane. hastIdaLa, azvadaLa, rathadaLa ane pAyadaLane taiyAra karo, sArI rIte zaNagAra karAvo. rAjaparivAra sahita huM e pUjya munibhagavaMtanAM darzana karavA jaIza. rAjasabhAnuM kAma sthagita karI do.' rAjasabhAnuM kAma pUrNa thayuM. amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI paNa mahArAjA sAthe javA taiyAra thayAM. zreSThI dhanAvaha ane zeThANI dhanavatI paNa suMdara vastrabhUSaNa sajIne guruvaMdane javA taiyAra thayAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye dukha hoya 273 jema jema nagaramAM DhaMDhero phelAvA lAgyo tema tema hajAro strI-puruSo jJAnadhara mahAmuninAM darzana-vaMdana karavA nagaranI bahAra javA lAgyAM. nagaramAM AnaMda-AnaMda chavAI gayo. bAhya udyAna hajAro strI-puruSothI UbharAI gayuM. mahArAjA ripumardana rAjaparivAra sAthe AvI pahoMcyA. munirAjanAM darzana karI sahunA manamayUra nAcI UThyA. sahue munirAjane traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI. vidhipUrvaka vaMdanA karI. sukhazAtA pUchI. mahArAjAe munirAjane prArthanA karI: he gurudeva, Ape mArA nagarane pAvana karyuM che. have amane dharmadezanA ApI amArA trividha tApa zAMta karavA kRpA karo." munirAja zrI jJAnadhara avadhijJAnI mahAmuni hatA. trikALajJAnI hatA. ucca koTinA cAritradharmanuM pAlana karatA hatA. magadha dezamAM teonI prasiddhi hatI. mahAmunie dharmadezanA zarU karI: mahAnubhAvo, caturgatimaya A saMsAramAM manuSyajIvana maLavuM ghaNuM durlabha che. karmone paravaza paDelA anaMta anaMta jIvo A saMsAramAM paribhramaNa kare che. aneka prakAranAM zArIrika ane mAnasika du:khone bhogave che. jyAre evA viziSTa koTinA puNyakarmano udaya thAya che tyAre jIvane manuSyabhava maLe che. AryadezamAM janma maLe che. saMskArI mAtA-pitA maLe che. manuSyajIvanamAM saddharmanuM zravaNa to tenA karatAMya caDhiyAtA puNyanA udayathI maLe che. guruno yoga prApta thavAM ghaNo ghaNo durlabha hoya che. emanA mukhe mokSamArgano bodha prApta thayA pachI, e bodha para vizvAsa thavo joIe. AtmAnI mukti meLavavAno A ja sAco mArga che." AvI avicala zraddhA thavI joIe. zraddhAno dIvo jhaLahaLato rahevo joIe. e zraddhAmAMthI evo varSollAsa pragaTe ke AtmA cAritradharmanuM pAlana karavA tatpara bane. A mAnavajIvana cAritradharmanuM pAlana karavA mATenuM ja uttama jIvana che. | he mahAnubhAvo, AtmA para lAgelAM anaMta anaMta karmone toDavAno mahAna puruSArtha cAritramaya-saMyamamaya jIvanamAM ja thaI zake che. saMsAranAM vaiSayika sukho to haLAhaLa jherathI paNa vadhu bhayAnaka che. e sukhomAM lIna na banavuM joIe. sukhono rAga ane duHkhono veSa jIvane mohAMdha For Private And Personal Use Only

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274 prIta kiye duHkha hoya banAve che. mohAMdha banelo jIva aneka akAryo kare che. anaMta pApakarmo bAMdhIne narakAdi durgatiomAM cAlyo jAya che...' mahAmuninI dharmadezanA puSparAvarta meghanI jema varase jAya che. zrotAo rasataraboLa banIne zravaNa karatA jAya che.... amarakumAra ane surasuMdarInAM hRdaya gaLadu banI jAya che. temanA aMtaHkaraNamAM rahelI vairAgyabhAvanA prabaLa banI jAya che. dezanA pUrNa thAya che. mahArAjA ripumardana UbhA thaI, vinayapUrvaka prazna pUche che: "he gurudeva, mArI putrI surasuMdarIe pUrvajanmamAM evA kevA karma bAMdhelAM hatAM ke jenA pariNAme A bhavamAM ene bAra varSa pativiraha paDyo... ane aneka duHkho sahavAM paDyAM?" 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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5 x e p . mahArAjA ripumadananA prazna sahunAM mana uttejita karI dIdhAM. amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI to atyaMta utkaMThita thaI gayAM. mahAmuni zrI jJAnadhare AMkho baMdha karI. avadhijJAnanA AlokamAM surasuMdarInA bhUtakAlIna paryAyone joyA.... AMkho kholI ane rahasyane pragaTa karatAM kahyuM: rAjanuM, saMsAramAM paribhramaNa karatA jIvo rAgadveSa ane mohane AdhIna banIne pApa Acare che. tethI pApakarma bAMdhe che. e pApakarma jyAre udayamAM Ave che tyAre jIvane duHkhI kare che. surasuMdarIe pUrvajanmamAM evAM pApakarma bAMdhyAM hatAM. sudarzana nAmanuM nagara hatuM. te nagaranA rAjAnuM nAma surarAja hatuM ane rANInuM nAma revatI hatuM. rAjA-rANIno paraspara apAra prema hato. banne ekabIjA pratye pUrNa samarpita hatAM. devalokanA indra-indrANI jevuM sukha A baMne bhogavatAM hatAM. eka divasanI vAta che. rAjA-rANI nokara-cAkaro ane thoDAka sainiko sAthe eka suMdara vanamAM kriDA karavA gayAM. eka ramaNIya vanapradezamAM paDAva nAMkhyo. nokara-cAkaro bhojanAdinA kAryamAM pravRtta thayA. subhaTo yogya sthaLe surakSA mATe goThavAI gayA. ane rAjA-rANI vanamAM bhramaNa karavA thoDe dUra gayAM. | eka ghaTAdAra vRkSanI chAyAmAM eka munirAjane dhyAnastha dazAmAM UbhelA joyA. muni yuvAna vayanA hatA. temanA mukha para tapazcaryAnuM teja hatuM... paraMtu deha para vastro malina hatA. rAjA surarAje munirAjane joI mastake aMjali joDI vaMdanA karI ane rANI revatIne kahyuM: priye, dhanya che A mahAmunine! yauvanamAM mahAvratonuM pAlana karanAra mahAmunine bhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karo. kevI prazAMta mudrA che! ekAgracitte kevuM dhyAna karI rahyA che! Ajano ApaNo divasa saphaLa banI gayo.. A mahAmuninAM darzana karIne..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya nAtha, ApanI vAta sAcI che. muni ekAgracitte dhyAna karI rahyA che... paraMtu temane vicalita karavAnuM kAma amArA mATe saheluM hoya che! rUpavatI strI joIne bhalabhalA munio... yogIo... caMcaLa banI gayA che!" 'devI, caMcaLa banI janArA e yogIo bIjA, A mahAmuni to svargamAMthI raMbhA UtarI Ave to paNa calita na thAya.' ravarganI raMbhAnI jarUra nathI, pRthvI paranI raMbhA paNa emane calita karI zake che. huM hamaNAM ja emane vicalita karI dauM chuM!' 'devI, yogInAM pArakhAM karavAM rahevA do. emAM koI sAra na nIkaLe...' huM hamaNAM ja sAra batAvuM chuM!" revatIe muninI sAme gIta ane nRtya AraMbhya. muninI sAva nikaTa jaIne kaTAkSo pheMkavA lAgI... kAmavAsanAne uttejanArA hAvabhAva karavA lAgI... Ama anukULa upasarga karatI rahI. be ghaDI, cAra ghaDI. cha ghaDI vItI gaI... chatAM munirAja vicalita na thayA. revatIe munirAjanA hAthamAMthI rajoharaNa laI lIdhuM. mahapatti laI lIdhI.. ane munirAjanI dhRNA karavA lAgI.... phiTakAra ApavA lAgI... bIjI cha ghaDI vItI gaI... bArabAra ghaDI [lagabhaga pAMca kalAka) sudhI munine pajavavA chatAM muni nizcala rahyA tyAre rAjAe kahyuM: revatI, have basa kara. A jevA tevA muni nathI.... AtmadhyAnI, apUrva sattvane dhAraNa karanArA yogIpuruSa che." revatI thAkI gaI hatI. potAnA parAjayathI te lajjita thaI gaI. tyAM mahAmunie potAnuM dhyAna pUrNa karyuM. rAjAe bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI ane municaraNomAM besI gayo. revatI paNa rAjAnI pAse cUpacApa besI gaI. munirAja viziSTa jJAnI hatA. temaNe rAjA-rANInAM uttama Atmadravyane jJAnadaSTithI joyAM. temane nahoto koI dveSa ke nahoto koI aNagamo. samatAnA sAgara evA mahAmunie rAjA-rANIne dharmopadeza Apyo: "he rAjana, A mAnavajIvanane saphaLa banAvavA caturvidha dharmanuM AcaraNa karavuM joIe. supAtrane dAna devuM joIe. zIladharmanuM pAlana karavuM joIe. vividha prakAranI tapazcaryA karavI joIe ane zubha bhAvanAo bhAvavI joIe. A caturvidha dharmanI ArAdhanA karatAM karatAM tamane samyagudarzana, samyagUjJAna ane samyaphacAritranI prApti thaze..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 277 munirAjanI karuNAbharI vANI sAMbhaLIne rAjA-rANI baMnenAM hRdaya praphullita thaI gayAM. rAjAe kahyuM: 'gurudeva, amArA aparAdha mApha karo... ane ahIM jaMgalamAM ja mAro paDAva che, tyAM padhArIne bhikSA grahaNa karo.' rANIe munirAjanI pAse rajoharaNa ane muhapatti mUkI dIdhAM hatAM. munirAje rAjA-rANI sAthe emanA paDAvamAM jaIne bhikSA grahaNa karI. rANI revatIe khUba ja ullAsathI bhikSA ApI... enA e vakhatanA utkRSTa zubha bhAva hovAthI ananta puNyakarma upArjita karyuM. rAjA-rANI nagaramAM AvyAM. munirAjanA upadezane saMbhALIne baMne caturvidha dharmanuM pAlana karavA lAgyAM... paraMtu rANIe pote karelI muni-AzAtanAnuM prAyazcita na karyuM. baMnenuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. devalokamAM deva-devI thayAM. devalokanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. A caMpAnagarImAM amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI thayAM! 'he rAjana, revatIno jIva te tamArI putrI surasuMdarI che! bAra ghaDI sudhI munine raMjADyA hatA, tenA pariNAme A bhavamAM bAra varasa sudhI patino viyoga thayo. munirAjanAM melAM vastro joI, temanI ghRNA karI hatI mATe magaramacchanA peTamAM thoDo samaya rahevuM paDyuM. munirAjane khUba ullAsathI bhikSA ApI hatI, tenA pariNAme tene cAra vidyAo maLI ane rAjya maLyuM! zrI navakAramaMtranA prabhAve ane zIyaLa-vratanA pratApe jagatamAM teno yaza vistAra pAmyo ane divya sukho prApta thayAM!' mahAmunie pUrvajanmanI kathA pUrNa karI... amarakumAra ane surasuMdarIne e kathAnAM dazyo mAnasapaTala para pratyakSa thayAM... baMnene jAtismaraNa jJAna pragaTa thayuM. pUrvajanmanI je je vAto gurudeve kahI, te temanA smRtipathamAM AvI gaI... baMnenI AMkho harSanAM AMsuthI UbharAI gaI. surasuMdarIe gurudevane vaMdanA karI kahyuM: 'he gurudeva, Ape amArA pUrvajanmanI je vAto kahI, te taddana sAcI kahI. jAtismaraNa jJAnathI meM paNa e vAtone jANI...!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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278 prIta kiye duHkha hoya amarakumAre kahyuM: 'gurudeva, mane paNa jAtismaraNa jJAna pragaTyuM che... Ape kahelI vAto yathArtha che. satya che." surasuMdarIe gadgad svare kahyuM: "he kapAnidhi, A bhISaNa bhavasAgaramAM mohavaza... ajJAnavaza aneka pApAcaraNa karanArA evAM amAro Apa uddhAra karo. have nathI rahevuM A saMsAramAM nathI joItAM saMsAranAM sukho nathI joItA vaibhavo.. basa, gurudeva! ApanAM caraNomAM amane zaraNa Apo... Apa jevA paramajJAnI gurudeva maLyA pachI.. ame zuM saMsAra sAgaramAM DUbIza?" amarakumAra bhAvavibhora haiye bolI UThyo: 'gurudeva, Apa niSkAraNa vatsala cho... bhavasAgara taravA mATe jahAja cho... amane tAro gurudeva..' jJAnadhara mahAmunie kahyuM: "he puNyazALI daMpatI, bhavasAgarathI taravAno eka ja upAya che. ane te che cAritra dharma! sarvaviratimaya saMyama dharma! e dharmano svIkAra karI bhava-sAgarane tarI jAo..." gurudeva! amArA para kRpA karI amane e cAritradharma pradAna karo. amane have ApanuM ja zaraNa che...' amarakumAre mahAmuninAM caraNomAM potAnuM mastaka DhALI dIdhuM. surasuMdarInA manamAM eka vicAra AvI gayo. teNe gurudevane kahyuM: "he kRpAvaMta, Apa thoDA divasa ahIM caMpAnagarImAM sthiratA karavAnI kRpA karo... amArAM mAtApitAnI anumati meLavIne ame zIdhra ApanAM caraNe AvIzuM.' munirAje surasuMdarInI prArthanAno svIkAra karyo. rAjA-rANI, zeTha-zeThANI ane amarakumAra-surasuMdarI... vagere sahu nagaramAM pAchAM AvyAM. rAjA-rANInAM hRdaya ane zeTha-zeThANInAM hRdaya bhAre thayAM hatAM. amarakumAra ane surasuMdarIno cAritramArge javAno saMkalpa sAMbhaLIne temanAM hRdaya vyAkula banI gayAM hatAM. surasuMdarI-amarakumAra bhojanAdithI paravArIne zayanakhaMDamAM bhegAM thayAM. surasuMdarIe kahyuM: "nAtha, ApaNA parama puNyodayathI ja AvA avadhijJAnI gurudeva ApaNane maLI gayA che... A avasarane ApaNe vadhAvI ja levAno che... paraMtu eka kAma satvare karavuM joIe..." "zuM?' amarakumArane ciMtA thaI. guNamaMjarIne zIdhra bolAvI levI joIe. enA mananuM samAdhAna karIne pachI ja ApaNe saMyamapaMthe jaIzuM.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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279 prIta kiye duHkha hoya meM mRtyuMjayane benAtaTe mokalyo ja che. be-cAra divasamAM guNamaMjarIne laI te AvI javo ja joIe." to to ghaNuM sAruM! be-cAra divasamAM ApaNe ApaNAM vaDIlonI anumati meLavI levI joIe.." emAM to vAra nahIM lAge..." ghaNI vAra lAgaze mArA nAtha! rAganAM baMdhana ApaNe toDyAM. emaNe kyAM toDyAM che? mArAM mAtA-pitAno ane ApanAM mAtA-pitAno ApaNA para kevo avihaDa rAga che, te zuM ApaNe nathI jANatAM? joyuM nahIM..? ApaNe saMyamamArge javAnI vAta karI gurudevane, e ja vakhate e sahunI AMkho AMsuothI chalakAI gaI hatI.." paNa, zuM emanI anumati levI jarUrI che?" avazya, emanA upakArone to dIkSA lIdhA pachI paNa bhUlavAnA nathI! ApaNane uccatam saMskAro ApavAno mahAna upakAra temaNe karelo che. e upakArano badalo vALI zakAya ema nathI.." paNa mAnI lo ke teo ApaNane anumati na Ape to?" "avazya Apaze! ApaNAM hRdayane zuM kyAre paNa e pUjyoe dubhavyuM che kharuM? svayaM duHkha sahana karIne ApaNane paradeza javAnI anumati ApI hatI ke nahIM? tema, teo ApaNI tIvra icchA joIe, ApaNA sukha mATe... avazya anumati Apaze...' guNamaMjarI saMmata nahIM thAya to?" huM ene saMmata karI laIza.. hA, ApaNI saMsAratyAganI vAta sAMbhaLIne ja te mUcchita thaI jaze... karuNa kalpAMta karaze.. paraMtu chevaTe te paNa saMmata thaI jaze... ene e vAtanuM duHkha raheze ke e ApaNI sAthe cAritra nahIM svIkArI zake. putrapAlananI moTI javAbadArI enA mAthe AvI che. vaLI, e putra to caMpAno bhAvi rAjA che...!" 'jo e zIdhra AvI jAya to sAruM..." e nA Ave tyAM sudhImAM ApaNe vaDIlonI anumati meLavI laIe, Apa ApanAM mAtA-pitAnI anumati prApta karo. huM mArAM mAtA-pitAne samajAvuM! jo ke mane to ApanI anumati maLI gaI che... eTale bIjA koInI anumatinI For Private And Personal Use Only

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280 prIta kiye duHkha hoya jarUra nathI... chatAM mAtA-pitAno amApa sneha che... eTale emanAM mananuM samAdhAna karavuM joIe. O bIjA divase prabhAte amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI gurudevanAM darzana-vaMdana karavA gayAM. tyAM temaNe gurudevanI samakSa keTalAMka tejasvI strI-puruSone dharmopadeza sAMbhaLatAM joyAM. e baMne paNa tyAM besI gayAM. upadeza pUrNa thayA pachI munirAje kahyuM: 'he surasuMdarI, A vidyAdhara strIpuruSa che. vaitADhya parvata parathI ahIM AvyAM che... darzana-vaMdanArthe.' surasuMdarIe turata ja gurUdevane kahyuM: 'he pUjyapAda, zuM A vidyAdhara strIpuruSo mArA para eka kRpA karaze? susaMgIta nagaranA rAjA ratnajaTI ke je mArA dharmabhrAtA che... temane mAro eka saMdezo pahoMcADaze?' 'avazya mahAsatI, rAjA ratnajaTI amArA mitra rAjA che...' 'to temane kahejo ke tamArI dharmabhaginI surasuMdarI enA pati ama2kumAra sAthe thoDA ja divasomAM saMyamadharma aMgIkAra karavAnI che. tamane ane cAreya bhAbhIne te khUba yAda kare che. tamArA upakArone-tamArA guNone roja saMbhALe che... to tame cAreya bhAbhIne laI dIkSAprasaMge caMpAnagarIe avazya padhArajo... emane kahejo ke tamArI bhaginI tamArI pratIkSA karaze...' surasuMdarInI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI... eno kaMTha ruMdhAI gayo. 'Apano saMdezo ame Aje ja mahArAjA ratnajaTIne pahoMcADI daIzuM ane Agraha karIne kahIzuM ke teo caMpAmAM tamane maLe!' 'to mArA para tamAro moTo upakAra thaze.' vidyAdhara yugalo AkAzamArge cAlyAM gayAM. amarakumAra-surasuMdarIe gurudevane vaMdana karI, kuzaLapRcchA karI ane vinayapUrvaka gurudevanI sAme beThAM. surasuMdarIe kahyuM: 'gurudeva, amArA pUjyo Apane vaMdana karavA roja Avaze. Apa teone preraNA ApavA kRpA karazo... ke teo amane zIghra anumati Ape...' 'bhadre, tame nizciMta raho... tamane anumati maLI jaze... ane tame dhare pahoMcazo tyAM guNamaMjarI paNa putrasahita tamane maLI jaze!' '?' baMne AnaMdavibhora thaI gayAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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89 mRtyuMjaya guNamaMjarIne laIne AvI gayo hato. dhanAvaha zreSThInI havelImAM AnaMda chavAI gayo hato. guNamaMjarI devakumAra jevA putrane laIne AvI hatI. dhanavatIe to guNamaMjarInA Agamana sAthe ja pautrane potAnI pAse laI lIdho hato. amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI rathamAMthI UtarIne havelImAM pravezyAM, tyAM ja guNamaMjarIe sasmita svAgata karyuM. surasuMdarI guNAmaMjarIne bheTI paDI. tyAM to dhanavatI pautrane laIne AvI pahoMcI. surasuMdarIe tene potAnA utsaMgamAM laI lIdho ane khUba sneha varasAvyo. baMne patnIo sAthe amarakumAra potAnA khaMDamAM Avyo. amarakumAre guNamaMjarIne kuzaLapRcchA karI. benAtaTanagaranA samAcAra pUchyA. putrane potAnA khoLAmAM lIdho. dhArIdhArIne joyo! surasuMdarI bolI: "nAtha, bALakamAM tamArI ja AkRti saMkramita thaI che! enA mukha para puNya tape che!' koI jIvAtmA anaMta puNaya laIne ahIM janma pAmyo che... Ameya mAnava bhava ananta puNyanA udaya vinA nathI maLato ne? Aryadeza, uttama kuLa... A badhuM puNyanA udayathI ja maLe che." "are, A putrane to uttama saMskAro maLaze..! guNamaMjarI saMskAro ApavAmAM rAya kacAza nahIM rAkhe!' nA re, huM to mAtra ene stanapAna karAvIza.. bAkI e raheze tamArI pAse... tamArA khoLe! ene saMskAro tamAre ja ApavAnA che. enuM pAlana paNa tamAre ja karavAnuM che...' guNamaMjarIe kahyuM. surasuMdarIe amarakumAra sAme joyuM... baMnenA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. surasuMdarI mauna rahI. teNe AMkho baMdha karI.... guNamaMjarI vicAramAM paDI gaI. te bolI: kema tame mauna thaI gayAM? A putra tamAro ja che... zuM tame enI mAtA For Private And Personal Use Only

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282 prIta kiye duHkha hoya nathI?' guNamaMjarI surasuMdarInA paDakhAmAM bharAI gaI. surasuMdarIe guNamaMjarInA nirdoSa... sarala mukha sAme joyuM. tenI bhoLI AMkhomAM joyuM. teNe kahyuM : maMjarI, putrane mAtAjIne soMpIne Ava... mAre tArI sAthe vAto karavI che.." guNamaMjarI putrane dhanavatI pAse mUkI AvI. maMjarI, putra mAro ja che, huM tenI bIjI mA chuM. paraMtu tArA ahIMthI gayA pachI eka navI ja paristhiti sarjAI che...' zuM thayuM?" guNamaMjarInuM mana bhayAkrAMta banyuM. "eka jJAnI gurudevano paricaya thayo..." "te to sAruM thayuM..." 'temane mArA pitAjIe mAro pUrvabhava pUchayo.... gurudeve amArA baMnenA pUrvabhavano vRttAMta kahyo.' zuM kahyuM gurudeve?' surasuMdarIe potAno ane amarakumArano pUrvabhava kahI batAvyo. guNamaMjarI rasapUrvaka sAMbhaLatI rahI. A pUrvabhava jANyA pachI amArA baMnenAM hRdayamAM saMsAra pratye vairAgya pragaTyo che... ane ame baMne saMsAratyAga karI cAritranA mArge javA tatpara banyAM chIe... basa, tArI ja pratIkSA hatI... tuM AvI jAya. tane badhI vAta karIne ame.." "nA, nA, e nahIM bane...' guNamaMjarI atyaMta vihvaLa banI gaI. tenI AMkho varasavA lAgI. teNe potAnuM mukha surasuMdarInA khoLAmAM chupAvI dIdhuM. surasuMdarIe amarakumAra sAme joyuM. amarakumAranI AMkho baMdha hatI. te UMDA ciMtanamAM DUbI gayo hato. tenA mukha para svasthatA hatI, teja hatuM. "to huM paNa tamArI sAthe cAritra laIza." guNamaMjarI bolI, surasuMdarIe potAnA uttarIya vastrathI enI AMkho lUchI ane kahyuM: jo A putranI javAbadArI na hota to ApaNe traNeya sAthe ja cAritradharma aMgIkAra karata... paNa A putranA lAlana-pAlananI javAbadArI tAre vahana karavAnI che.' "nA, e mArAthI nahIM bane... huM putra vinA rahI zakaze. paraMtu tamArA be vinA huM jIvI nahIM zakuM..." For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 283 tArA hRdayane huM zuM nathI jANatI? paraMtu e rAganAM baMdhana toDavAM paDaze." nahIM tUTI zake..." guNamaMjarI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. surasuMdarIe ene potAnA utkaMgamAM laI lIdhI.. ene mAthe potAnA komaLa kara pheravavA lAgI. tame baMne mAro... bALakano... badhAMno tyAga karI jazo?' guNamaMjarIe surasuMdarInI AMkhomAM potAnI AMkho parovIne pUchyuM. "zuM eka divasa snehIjanonAM saMyogano viyoga nahIM thAya? maMjarI, saMyogomAM janmatuM sukha zAzvatuM nathI. e sukha duHkhanuM ja kAraNa che. saMyogajanya sukhamAM rAcanAra jIva duHkhono bhoga bane che. mATe jJAnadRSTithI e saMyogamAMthI mukta thavuM joIe.' to huM paNa mukta thaIza..." putranI javAbadArI che ne! tuM putranuM pAlana kara. e moTo thAya. tArA uttama saMskAra ene maLe e suyogya rAjA bane.. pachI te paNa cAritradharma aMgIkAra karaje. prajAne sAro saMskArI rAjA Apavo, e paNa vizeSa kartavya che..." to tyAM sudhI tame paNa rokAI jAo. saMsAramAM rahIne tamAre jeTalI dharma ArAdhanA karavI hoya teTalI karajo..... huM tamane nahIM rokuM...' maMjarI, gurudeve amAro pUrvabhava kahyo... amane baMnene jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM.. ame amAro pUrvabhava svayaM joyo... jANyo... ne amArA hRdaya dhrujI gayAM che... saMsAramAM rahevuM. thoDA divasa rahevuM... e paNa duHkharU5 banI gayuM che.. kadAca tuM khUba Agraha karIza... nahIM ja mAne to ame saMsAramAM rokAI jaIzuM. paraMtu amAruM hRdaya.' surasuMdarI bolatAM bolatAM raDI paDI. guNamaMjarI surasuMdarIne velanI jema vIMTaLAI gaI... nA, nA, tame raDo nahIM. huM tamane duHkhI nahIM karuM... tamArA mArgamAM vighna nahIM banuM..." guNamaMjarIe surasuMdarInAM AMsu lUchayAM. "maMjarI!' amarakumAre mauna toDyuM. guNamaMjarIe amarakumAra sAme joyuM. amarakumAre kahyuM : 'tuM ema to nahIM samaje ne ke meM tArI sAthe vizvAsaghAta karyo?' nA, nA, evo vicAra paNa mane na Ave nAtha! paraMtu tamArA vinAnuM jIvana jIvana nahIM rahe... mAtra zvAsocchavAsanuM yaMtra banI raheze. tamArI smRtio kALajAne kAramA ghA karaze... kema jIvAze e ghA! tamArA virahanI vyathA.. vedanA.... nahIM sahevAya mArAthI." For Private And Personal Use Only

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284 prIta kiye duHkha hoya rAga.. tIvra rAga.. AvI ja sthiti pedA kare che maMjarI! tAre e rAga ocho karavo paDaze... saMbaMdhonI anityatAne vAraMvAra vicArIne e rAganA viSane utAravuM paDaze... saMbaMdhonI anityatAnuM ciMtana ja tane zAMti Apaze... svasthatA Apaze... ane eka divasa tAruM mana saMbaMdhonAM baMdhanothI mukta thaI jaze. - jyAre gurudeve amArA pUrvabhavanuM varNana karyuM... ame jAtismaraNa jJAnathI e joyuM-jANya... tyAre karmonI kuTilatA amane samajANI. A saMsAramAM jIva kaSAyone paravaza banIne pApakarmo to AcarI le che... paraMtu enAM bhayaMkara pariNAma kevAM Ave che? bAra ghaDInAM karelAM pApa bAra varasanI sajA ApI gayAM...! jyAre meM to A ja bhavamAM kevuM ghora pApa karyuM che? mAre e bAMdhelAM pApa karmono ugra tapazcaryAthI nAza karavo che... have A saMsAranAM sukho pratye mAruM mana saMpUrNa virakta banyuM che. tuM ema na mAnIza ke tArA pratye amane abhAva thayo che.. tArA pratyeno prema vizuddha banyo che. premano viSaya have tAro deha nahIM, paraMtu tAro AtmA banyo che. AtmAno AtmA sAtheno prema! adUbhUta hoya che e prema! deha judA rahevA chatAM e prema abhaMga rahe che. eka divasa evo Avaze ke ApaNA traNeyanA AtmAo abhedabhAve maLI jaze! traNeya Atmajyoti paraspara maLI jaze! pachI kyAreya viyoga nahIM thAya... anaMtakALa mATe saMyoga! putranI javAbadArI tArA para nAMkhI daIne huM mAro svArtha to nathI sAdhato ne? mane A vicAra AvI gayo. meM hamaNAM maunapaNe e aMge ja vicAryuM. tane ekalI mUkIne.. javAbadArI tArA para mUkIne tyAre ja nIkaLI zakAya.. jyAre tuM prasannacitte vidAya Ape! tuM mArI mAnasika ane Atmika sthitino vicAra karIne. saMsAratyAga karavAnI mArI bhAvanAne anumode! tuM paNa saMyamadharma svIkAravA taiyAra thaI che- e jANIne mane apAra AnaMda thayo che. amArI pAchaLa tuM paNa AvIza ja saMyamanA mArge.. putrane paNa dUdhanI sAthe AtmajJAnanAM amIpAna karAvaje. tyAga ane vairAgyanA AdarzonuM pAna karAvaje." amarakumAra nahoto bolato, enuM hRdaya bolatuM hatuM. guNamaMjarI mugdha banIne sAMbhaLI rahI hatI. eka eka zabda enA hRdayane sparza karato hato. tenA mukha para svasthatA AvI. tenI AMkhomAM mauna patharAI gayuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'zuM putranI javAbadArI mAtAjI na laI zake?' guNamaMjarIe pUchyuM. 'haju meM mAtAne vAta karI nathI... emanI anumati mAMgI nathI... chatAM jo mAtA javAbadArI letAM hoya to tuM amArI sAthe saMyama svIkArI zake!' tyAM ja dhanavatIe khaMDamAM praveza karyo. traNeya jaNa UbhAM thaI gayAM. dhanavatI baMne putravadhUonA hAtha pakaDIne besI gaI. 'kSamA karajo tame, meM tamAro vArtAlApa dvAra pAchaLa UbhI rahIne sAMbhaLyo che. pautrane pAraNAmAM suvADIne huM tamArI pAse ja AvatI hatI, paraMtu tamAro vArtAlApa mukta manathI thaI zake eTale aMdara nA AvI...' 285 'to mA, amane tuM anumati Apa... AzIrvAda Apa... ame saMyama svIkArI karmanAM baMdhana toDIe... amarakumAre potAnuM mastaka dhanavatInA khoLAmAM mUkI dIdhuM. dhanavatInI AMkho bhInI thaI. teNe ama2kumAranA mAthe potAnA baMne hAtha mUkIne kahyuM: 'beTA, cAritra vinA mukti nathI, A vAta huM mAnuM chuM. tyAgano ja mArga sAcA sukhano mArga che. bhale, tArA pratyenA rAgathI prerAIne huM nA pADuM... paNa vighnabhUta to nahIM ja banuM...' 'to mAtAjI, amane baMnene paNa anumati Apo. baMne putravadhUo ekasAthe bolI UThI. guNamaMjarIno hAtha pakaDIne dhanavatI bolI: 'beTI, tArAthI atyAre cAritra na levAya. putrane tAruM ja dUdha joIe. tAro ja prema joIe... ane eka mArA mananI vAta kahuM?' For Private And Personal Use Only 'kahe mA!' amarakumAra gadgad thaI gayo. 'huM ane guNamaMjarI baMne sAthe cAritra aMgIkAra karIzuM!' 'o mA...' ka2tI guNamaMjarI dhanavatIne vaLagI paDI. 'beTI, ApaNI sAthe amaranA pitAjI paNa cAritra leze! mAre gaI rAte ja emanI sAthe badhI vAta thaI gaI che... emaNe to mane kahyuM ke amara ane suMdarI jo cAritra le to ApaNAthI saMsAramAM 2hevAya ja kema?' paNa meM kahyuM ke 'ApaNe guNamaMjarI mATe ane pautra mATe saMsAramAM rahevuM paDaze... pautra yogya uMmarano thaze eTale ApaNe cAritra laIzuM.' temane mArI vAta jacI gaI. amarakumAra, surasuMdarI ane guNamaMjarI-traNeyanAM haiyAM dhanavatI para ovArI gayAM.

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286 prIta kiye duHkha hoya mA, anaMta puNyano udaya hoya to ja tArA jevI mA maLe...' amarakumAra gadgad svare bolI UThyo. "beTA, anaMta puNyano udaya hoya te mAtAne AvAM uttama saMtAnonI prApti thAya... mane to putra karatAMya savAI putravadhUo prApta thaI che. mArA puNyanI koI avadhi nathI." mA, Aje ja gurudeve kahyuM hatuM ke tamane mAtApitAnI anumati maLI jaze!" e to aMtaryAmI paramajJAnI gurudeva che beTA! AvA sadguru anaMta puNyanA udayathI ja maLe... ane beTI suMdarI, tane eka zubha samAcAra ApuM?" Apo mA...' sAdhvIjI suvratA gaI kAle ja caMpAmAM padhAryA che!" huM? suvratA sAdhvI? mArA parama hitakArI parama upakArI... mane navakAramaMtra ApanArA... mane jJAnano prakAza ApanArAM... e guruNInAM huM hamaNAM ja darzana karavA jaIza mA..." hA beTI, ApaNe sahu sAthe ja jaIzuM. teo tane yAda paNa karatAM hatAM.' mArA puNyanI koI avadhi nathI rahI mA..." surasuMdarInI AMkhomAMthI harSanAM AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. "mA, huM tane eka zubha samAcAra ApuM?" bola beTA!' vidyAdhara rAjA ratnajI, tArI putravadhUnA dharmabaMdhu ane rakSaka-temane dIkSAmahotsavamAM padhAravAnuM AmaMtraNa apAI gayuM Aje! teo jarUra Avaze dikSA mahotsavamAM." benAtaTanagare mArAM mAtA-pitAne samAcAra...?' maMjarI bolI. "Aje ja... atyAre ja dUtane ravAnA karuM chuM!" - 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA, ame avadhijJAnI mahAmuni zrI jJAnadharanAM darzana-vaMdana karavA mATe dakSiNArdha bhAratamAM caMpAnagarI gayA hatA... tyAMthI ApanA mATe eka saMdeza lAvyA chIe... surasaMgItanagaranI rAjasabhAmAM upasthita thaI be vidyAdharoe vidyAdhararAjA ratnajInI samakSa nivedana karyuM. caMpAnagarInuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja ratnajaTI Ubho thaI gayo ne bolyo: 'mahAnubhAvo, zIdhra e saMdeza saMbhaLAvI mane prasanna karo..." "he rAjezvara, ApanAM dharmabhaginI surasuMdarI ane emanA pati amarakumArabaMne cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavA tatpara banyAM che. teoe Apane yAda karyA che. ApanAM dharmabhaginIe kahevarAvyuM che ke mArA bhAIne kahejo ke cAreya bhAbhIone sAthe laI dIkSAmahotsavamAM avazya caMpAnagarImAM padhAre...' ratnajInA romaroma vikasvara thaI gayA. tenI AMkho AMsuothI UbharAI gaI. teno kaMTha avaruddha thaI gayo. teNe potAnA mugaTa sivAyanAM tamAma AbhUSaNa utArIne e be vidyAdharone bheTa ApI dIdhAM... ane rAjasabhAmAMthI nIkaLI te sIdho potAnA mahele pahoMcyo. cAreya rANIone bolAvIne samAcAra ApyA. rANIo harSathI gadgad thaI gaI. ratnajI bolyo: dhanya che bahena tane! saMsAranAM vipula bhogasukho maLavA chatAM. e sukhono tyAga karIne tuM paramAtmA vItarAganA batAvelA cAritramArge javA tatpara banI che! tArA guNono pAra nathI.. tuM sAce ja uttamottama AtmA che! AvuM chuM bahena... hamaNAM ja AvuM chuM tArI pAse... tAro dIkSA-mahotsava huM karIza...!' rANIone taiyAra thaI javAnI AjJA karI, ratnajIe potAnuM vimAna sajAvyuM. sAthe bIjA eka hajAra vidyAdharone AvavA mATe sUcanAo ApI. cAreya rANIo sAthe vimAnamAM besI ratnajITIe caMpA tarapha prayANa karyuM. pAchaLa eka hajAra vimAno gatizIla thayAM. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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288 prIta kiye duHkha hoya 'mahArAjA, huM caMpAnagarIthI zreSThI dhanAvahano saMdezo laIne Avyo chuM.' 'kaho, zreSThI dhanAvaha ane amarakumAra kuzaLa che ne?' 'hA jI, teo sahu kuzaLa che, ane Apane kahevarAvyuM che ke amarakumA2 tathA temanAM dharmapatnI surasuMdarI, A saMsArano tyAga karI cAritradharma aMgIkAra ka2vA tatpara thayAM che. to dIkSAmahotsavamAM Apane parivAra sAthe padhAravAnI vinaMtI che...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir caMpAthI AvelA dUte benAtaTanagaranI rAjasabhAmAM rAjA guNapAlanI samakSa nivedana karyuM. rAjA guNapAla saMdezo sAMbhaLIne stabdha thaI gayA. teo bolI UThyA: 'to pachI guNamaMjarInuM zuM?' 'mahArAjA, mArA jANavA mujaba teoe paNa anumati ApI che...' rAjasabhAnuM visarjana karI rAjA guNapAla sIdhA ja aMtepuramAM gayA. mahArANIne samAcAra ApyA ane caMpA javA mATe taiyAra thavAnI sUcanA ApI. mahArAjAnA manamAM aneka tarka-vitarka thavA lAgyA. guNamaMjarInA vicAro temanA manane uddigna karavA lAgyA. prayANanI taiyArIo thaI gaI. rAjA guNapAle parivAra sahita aneka subhaTo sAthe samudramArge caMpA tarapha prayANa karI dIdhuM. d 9 'beTI, tArA vinA amAruM jIvana zUnya thaI jaze.' 'pitAjI, ApanI bIjI beTI che ja ne? guNamaMjarI ApanI beTI nathI? Apa ene surasuMdarI ja mAnajo...' mahArAjA ripumardana ane rANI ratisuMdarI-baMne rathamAM besIne dhanAvaha zreSThInI havelImAM AvyAM hatAM. amarakumAra ane surasuMdarInI dIkSAnI vAta jANIne teo baMne khUba ja udAsa thaI gayAM hatAM. ratisuMdarI putrIne potAnA khoLAmAM laI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. mahArAjA ripumardane kahyuM: 'beTI, tuM to saMsAramAM paNa sAdhvIjIvana ja jIve che... saMsAramAM rahIne tArI icchA mujaba tuM dharmArAdhanA kara... paNa dIkSAnI vAta jatI kara...' 'pitAjI, saMsAranAM sarve sukho pratye mAruM mana virakta banI gayuM che. have konA mATe... zA mATe saMsAramAM rahuM? have to mane anaMta siddhabhagavaMtono For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya 289 sAda saMbhaLAya che... huM nahIM rahI zakuM saMsAramAM.. mane aMtaranA AzIrvAda Apa pitAjI... rAjA-rANIe surasuMdarIne ane amarakumArane khUba samajAvavA prayatna karyo, paraMtu tIvra vairAgI banelA e daMpatIe rAjA-rANIne evA jJAnagarbhita pratyuttaro ApyA ke teoe anumati ApI dIdhI. ratisuMdarIe guNamaMjarIne potAnA usaMgamAM laI khUba AzvAsana ApyuM... ane kahyuM: "beTI, A putrano rAjyAbhiSeka karIne pachI tArI sAthe ame paNa cAritra aMgIkAra karIzuM!" dhanavatIe kahyuM: "ame baMnee paNa e ja saMkalpa karyo che!" parivAramAM AnaMda chavAI gayo. nagaramAM dIkSA mahotsavanAM maMDANa karavAnI mahArAjAe AjJA ApI. tyAM nagararakSako doDatA havelImAM AvyA. mahArAjAne praNAma karIne kahyuM: "mahArAjA, nagaranI bahAra medAnamAM eka hajAra vidyAdharonAM vimAna UtaryA che. ame tapAsa karI to jANavA maLyuM ke surasaMgItanagaranA vidyAdhararAjA ratnajI pote saparivAra padhAryA che..." surasuMdarI AnaMdathI UchaLI paDI. "pitAjI, mArA dharmabaMdhu AvyA che.. zIgha teone levA mATe jaIe...' nAtha, vilaMba na karo... ratha joDAvo...' maMjarI.. mAtAjI... sahu cAlo... mAro e dharmabaMdhu Avyo kharo. sAthe mArI cAra bhAbhIo paNa haze.. mArI pratIkSA karatI haze." eka kSaNanoya vilaMba karyA vinA saha rathomAM goThavAI gayAM... ane alpa samayamAM ja nagaranI bahAra pahoMcI gayAM. dUrathI ratnajaTI ane cAra rANIone joI surasuMdarI rathamAMthI nIce UtarI paDI. enI pAchaLa sahu rathamAMthI nIce UtarI gayAM. ratnajI cAreya rANIo sAthe tvarAthI sAme Avyo. surasuMdarInA mukhamAMthI ahobhAva sAthe... "bhAI'. no pokAra nIkaLI gayo. sAmethI "bahena". nI bUma pADato ratnajI doDI Avyo. bhAI-bahenanA e milane sahunI AMkho bhInI bhInI karI nAMkhI. surasuMdarI cAreya bhAbhIone bheTI paDI. eka pachI eka bhAbhIe surasuMdarInA mAthe heta varasAvyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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290 prIta kiye du:kha hoya surasuMdarIe sarvaprathama amarakumArano paricaya karAvyo. te pachI guNamaMjarI... mAtA-pitA... dhanAvaha zeTha ane dhanavatI... badhAMno paricaya karAvyo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahArAjA ripumardane nagaramAM padhAravA ratnajaTIne vinaMtI karI. khUba dhUmadhAma sAthe ratnajaTInuM parivAra sahita svAgata karyuM. ratnajaTIe rAjamahelamAM pahoMcIne rAjA ripumardanane tathA zreSThI dhanAvahane vinaMtI karI: 'he pUjyo, A daMpatIno dIkSAmahotsava karavAnI mane anujJA Apo.' ratnajaTIne anumati maLI gaI. teNe vidyAdharone AjJA karIne caMpAnagarIne indrapurI jevI banAvI dIdhI, ratnajaTInI cAre rANIo to surasuMdarIne gherIne ja besI gaI. benAtaTanagaramAM banelI tamAma ghaTanAo surasuMdarIe kahI saMbhaLAvI... puruSarUpe guNamaMjarI sAthe karelAM lagnanI vAta sAMbhaLIne rANIo khUba hasI... guNamaMjarIne paNa dareka rANIe khUba snehathI bhIMjavI dIdhI. dIkSAmahotsava khUba bhavyatAthI UjavavAnI taiyArIo thaI gaI. tyAM benAtaTanagarathI mahArAjA guNapAla paNa parivAra sAthe AvI gayA. mahArAjA ripumardane ane zreSThI dhanAvahe khUba umaLakAthI temanuM svAgata karyuM. guNamaMjarIe ja potAnAM mAtA-pitAnA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM. ratnajaTIno paricaya karAvyo. rAjA guNapAla ratnajaTIne maLIne ati prasanna thayA. ratnajaTIe surasuMdarInAM apAra guNagAna karyAM. rAjA guNapAle paNa surasuMdarInA aneka guNo gagad svare yAda karyA ane ratnajaTIne kahyuM: 'he narezvara, guNamaMjarIne eke bhAI nathI... tame...' 'AjathI guNamaMjarI mArI bahena che rAjan! enI tame koI ciMtA na karazo..' 'nAtha, to pachI bhANejanuM nAmakaraNa ame karI daIe!' cAreya rANIo bolI. 'avazya karo!' 'tenuM nAma akSayakumAra rAkhIe!' 'bahu suMdara nAma pADyuM!' rAjA ripumardana prasanna thaI gayA. temaNe kahyuM : 'mArA pachI caMpAno rAjA akSayakumAra banaze!' sahue jayajayakAra karyo... ane potapotAne sthAne gayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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291 prIta kiye duHkha hoya vasaMtapaMcamI! dIkSAnA zubha muhUrtano divasa! caMpAnagarIe divya zaNagAra sajyA hatA. nagarInA rAjamArgo para mUlyavAna ratnonAM toraNa baMdhAyAM hatAM, sugaMdhabharapUra jaLano chaMTakAva thayo hato. hajAro ratha, hAthI ane azvo zaNagAravAmAM AvyA hatA. vidyAdharonAM vAjiMtroe vAtAvaraNane praphullita karI dIdhuM hatuM. amarakumAra ane surasuMdarI dIkSA grahaNa karavA havelIthI nIkaLyAM. guNamaMjarI mUcchita thaIne dharaNI para DhaLI paDI. ratnajInI rANIoe tene saMbhALI lIdhI. eka rathamAM tenI sAthe ja cAreya rANIo besI gaI. amarakumAre ane surasuMdarIe aDhaLaka saMpattinuM dAna ApyuM. ratnaja TIe, rAjA ripumardane ane rAjA guNapAle paNa apAra dhananuM dAna ApyuM. varaghoDo nagaranI bahAra udyAnamAM Avyo ke jyAM gurudeva jJAnadhara mahAmuni birAjita hatA. daMpatI rathamAMthI UtarI gayAM. bIjA sahu paNa rathamAMthI UtarI gayA. vAjiMtro vAgatAM baMdha thayAM. baMnee AvIne gurudevane pradakSiNA daIne vaMdanA karI, izAna khUNAmAM jaIne, zarIra paranA alaMkAro utAryA ane ratnajaTInA khoLAmAM ApyA. tyAra pachI svayaM kezanuM laMcana karyuM. gurudeve baMnene sAdhuveza Apyo... ane mahAvratonuM AropaNa karyuM. baMnene sAdhu-sAdhvInA vezamAM joIne guNamaMjarIe chAtI phATa rUdana karyuM.. te mUcchita thaI gaI. ratnaja TInI rANIo tene UMcakIne dUra laI gaI.. upacAro karIne tene svastha karI. bahena! hiMmata na hAro. svastha bano. atyAre to tamAre e baMnene aMtaHkaraNanI zubha kAmanAo ApavAnI che.." huM joI nahIM zakuM emane A vezamAM... mane dUra laI jAo... mArA prANa nIkaLI paDaze..." guNamaMjarIne rathamAM besADI cAre rANIo havelImAM pahoMcI. tene khUba AzvAsana ApIne svastha karI. mahAvratonuM AropaNa karIne, gurudeve e bene uddezIne kahyuM: he puNyazALI, Aje tame bhavasAgarane taravA saMyamanI nAvamAM beThAM cho. tamAre krodha-mAna-mAyA ane lobha para vijaya meLavavAno che. tamAre For Private And Personal Use Only

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292 prIta kiye duHkha hoya tamArA mana-vacana-kAyAne zubha rAkhavAnAM che. te mATe pAMceya indriyone vaza rAkhavAnI che. kezanA laMcana sAthe viSaya-kaSAyanuM laMcana karavAnuM che! he bhAgyazALI, IryAsamiti, bhASAsamiti, eSaNAsamiti, AdAnabhaMDamattanikSepaNa samiti ane pAriSThApanikAsamitinuM pAlana karajo. manogupti, vacanagupti ane kAyaguptinuM pAlana karajo. pRthvIkAya, apakAya, teukAya, vAyukAya ane trasa kAyanA jIvonI rakSA karajo. divasa ne rAtanA pAMca prahara zrutajJAnanI ArAdhanA karavAnI che. 42 doSa tajIne bhikSA lAvavAnI ane pAMca doSa pariharIne AhAra karavAno che. asatya bolAI na jAya tenI kALajI rAkhavAnI che. tamArI vANI madhura, hitakArI ane parimita hovI joIe. koIpaNa vastu enA mAlikane pUchyA vinA levAya nahIM. mana-vacana ane kAyAthI brahmacaryanuM nirmaLa pAlana karavAnuM che. nava prakAranA parigrahano tyAga karavAno che. saMyamarUpI rathanAM be cakra cheH jJAna ane kriyA. e rathamAM tame ArUDha thayAM cho. jojo, rasa-Rddhi-zAtAnI lolupatA satAvI na jAya. dezakathA, rAja kathA, bhojanakathA ane strIkathAno tyAga karajo. evI Atmasthiti prApta karajo ke zatru-mitrasamavRtti AvI jAya. te mATe kSamA, namratA, saraLatA, nirlobhatA vagere daza prakAranA yatidharmanuM pAlana karajo. daza prakAranI sAmAcArInuM jatana karajo roja anityAdi bAra bhAvanAo bhAvajo. guruno vinaya karajo. bAhyaabhyatara bAra prakAranI tapazcaryA karajo. jJAnadhyAnamAM lIna banIne karmazatrune haNajo.." dezanA pUrNa thaI. pUjya gurudeve surasuMdarIne sAdhvI suvratAne soMpI, zramaNI vRMdamAM bheLavI dIdhI. amarakumArane sAthe laI teoe caMpAnagarIthI vihAra karyo. ratnajITIe, rAjA guNapAle, rAjA ripumardane ane samagra rAjaparivAre amaramunirAjane bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI ane nagaramAM pAchA pharyA. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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88 hara - ka ratnajITIe guNamaMjarIne mUlyavAna vastrAlaMkAro ApyAM. akSayakumAranA mATe paNa aneka suMdara vastrAlaMkAro ApyAM ane sahunI vidAya laI te potAnA nagare cAlyo gayo. mahArAjA guNapAle paNa benAtaTanagare javAnI dhanAvaha zreSThI pAse anumati mAgI. teo paNa benAtaTa cAlyA gayA. dhanavatIe potAnA hRdayane dRDha rAkhIne guNamaMjarInAM tana-manane sAcavavA mAMDyAM. guNamaMjarIe suMdara vastro tyajI dIdhAM. alaMkAro paNa tyajI dIdhA. eka sAdhvI jevuM jIvana jIvavA mAMDyuM. dhanavatInI sAthe eNe vividha dharma ArAdhanAomAM potAnA manane parovavA mAMDyuM. rANI ratisuMdarI paNa guNamaMjarIne potAnI putrInI jema ja sAcavavA lAgI. varSo vIte che. akSayakumAra taruNa avasthAmAM praveze che. kalAcAryanI pAse aneka kalAo grahaNa kare che. patramAM koI paNa dUSaNa pravezI na jAya tenI guNamaMjarI saMpUrNa kALajI rAkhe che. pratidina putrane pAse besADIne suMdara vArtAo kahe che. amarakumAra ane surasuMdarInI vAto kare che. kyAreka akSayakumAra jIda pakaDe che: "mA, cAlane ApaNe mArA pitAjI pAse jaIe...' tyAre guNamaMjarI kahe che: "beTA, tArA pitAjI ahIM Avaze tyAre emanI pAse jaIzuM..." kyAreka guNamaMjarI rAtabhara amarakumAra ane surasuMdarIne yAda karatI. jAgatI paDI rahe che... AMsu vahAve che... ne zrI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa kare che. teNe pratidina 108 navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karavAnI pratijJA lIdhI che. te miSTAnna khAtI nathI. kezano zRMgAra karatI nathI. tAMbUla khAtI nathI... jyAre jyAre mana asvastha bane che tyAre gRhamaMdiramAM jaIne paramAtmAnI stavanA kare che. paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM lIna bane che. kyAreka dhanavatInI sAthe upAzrayamAM satsaMga kare che... to kyAreka ratisuMdarInI pAse mahelamAM jaIne tattvacarcA kare che. samayano asmalita pravAha vaheto rahe che. kALane koI thaMbhAvI zakatuM nathI... akSayakumAra yauvanamAM praveze che. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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294 prIta kiye duHkha hoya amara munIndra ane sAdhvI surasuMdarI zuddhacitte saMyamanuM pAlana kare che. jinAjJAnuM pAlana kare che. gurudevano vinaya kare che. jJAnadhyAnamAM ramatAM rahe che. saMyamayogonI ArAdhanAmAM apramatta rahe che. samatAnI saritAmAM niraMtara snAna kare che. dhairyarUpI pitA ane kSamArUpI mAtAnI chatrachAyAmAM rahe che. viratirUpI patnInA saMge parama sukhane pAme che. AtmasvabhAvanA rAjamahelamAM rahetA e mahAmunine.... ane e sAdhvIne kamI zAnI hoya? saMtoSanA siMhAsana para teo bese che! dharmadhyAna ane zukladhyAnanA cAmara vIMjhAya che! jinAjJAnuM chatra emanA mastaka para zobhe che! kAMsAnA pAtra jevAM teo niHsneha banyAM che! gagananA jevAM teo nirAlaMbana thayAM che! vAyunI jema teo apratibaddha banyAM che! - zArada jala jevuM temanuM hRdaya zuddha thayuM che! * kamaLa jevAM nirlepa ane komaLa banyAM che! kAcabA jevAM teo guptendriya thayAM che! bhAraMDapakSI jevAM teo apramatta banyAM che! * kesarI siMhanI jema teo durgharSa banyAM che! - sAgara jevA gaMbhIra ane sUrya jevAM tejasvI thayAM che! * caMdra jevAM zItaLa ane gaMgA jevAM pavitra thayAM che! nathI emane koI dravya-kSetra-kALa-bhAvano pratibaMdha! nathI emane koI bhayahAsya, rati ke arati! emane gAma ane vana samAna lAge che. suvarNa ane mATI samAna lAge che... caMdana ane Aga sarakhAM lAge che... maNi ane tRNa sarakhAM bhAse che! jIvana ane maraNa... saMsAra ane mokSa... temane koI bheda nathI lAgato. teo krodhavijetA banyAM; mAnavijetA banyAM ane lobhavijetA banyAM. eka dhanya divase rAga-dveSanAM baMdhano toDyAM... kSapakazreNi mAMDI... AtmabhAva vizuddha thayo. ghAtakarmo nAza pAmyAM. baMnene kevaLajJAna pragaTa thayuM. anaMtajJAna, anaMtadarzana, vItarAgatA ane anaMtavIrya pragaTa thaI gayuM... 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya mahArAjA ripumardanane samAcAra maLyA : amaramunine tathA sAdhvI surasuMdarIne kevaLajJAna pragaTyuM che.' ripamadane turata ja dhanAvaha zreSThIne samAcAra ApyA. ratha joDAyA. rAjArANI, zeTha-zeThANI ane guNamaMjarI, akSayakumAra, kevaLajJAnInA darzana karavA ane kevaLajJAnano mahotsava karavA kAkaMdI nagarIe UpaDyA. kAkaMdI nagarInA udyAnamAM devoe kevaLajJAnano mahotsava karyo hato. hajAro deva-devIo ane hajAro strIpuruSo kevaLajJAnI amara munirAjanI dezanA sAMbhaLI rahyA hatA. rAjA ripumardana vageree mahAmunine vaMdanA karI ane upadeza sAMbhaLavA besI gayAM. kevaLajJAnI munirAje saMsAranA yathArtha svarUpane samajAvyuM. AtmAnI svabhAvadazA batAvI ane mokSamArganuM jJAna ApyuM. akSayakumAre potAnA pitA munirAjane suvarNakamaLa para ArUDha thayelA joyA, emanI amRtavANI sAMbhaLI... tene parama AslAda thayo. guNamaMjarIe dezanA pUrNa thayA pachI UbhA thaIne vinaMtI karI: "gurudeva, caMpAnagarIne pAvana karo. ane A bhavasAgarathI mAro uddhAra karo.. he kRpAvaMta, A saMsAra pratyenuM bAkI rahetuM eka kartavya pUrNa thayuM che...' have tAro samaya paripakva thayo che. tArAM ghaNAM karmo nAza pAmyAM che, tane zIghra cAritradharmanI prApti thaze..." sahunAM mana praphullita thayAM. sahu caMpAnagarImAM AvyAM. mahArAjA ripumardane kAkaMdI narezanI rAjakumArI sAthe akSayakumAranAM lagna karI dIdhAM. ane zubha muhUrte rAjasiMhAsana para teno rAjyAbhiSeka karI dIdho. kevaLajJAnI amara munirAja tathA kevaLajJAnI sAdhvIjI surasuMdarI caMpAnagarInA bAhya udyAnamAM padhAryA. hajAro zramaNa ane zramaNIothI udyAna bharAI gayuM. caMpAnagarImAM harSa hiloLe caDhyo. hajAro prajAjano kevaLajJAnInAM darzanaviMdana karavA mATe ane upadeza-zravaNa karavA mATe doDyAM. 0 0 caMpAnagarImAM DhaMDhero piTAvA lAgyo: mahArAjA ane mahArANI cAritra grahaNa karaze." "dhanAvaha zeTha ane dhanavatI zeThANI cAritra grahaNa karaze...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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296 prIta kiye duHkha hoya guNamaMjarI cAritra aMgIkAra karaze...' nagaramAM mahotsava maMDAyA. garIbone dAna devAvA lAgyAM... rAjA akSayakumAra mAtA guNamaMjarInA khoLAmAM mastaka nAMkhI hibakI hibakIne rovA lAgyo.... guNamaMjarIe tene vAtsalyabhAve khUba AzvAsana ApyuM... ane kahyuM: "vatsa, eka divasa tAre paNa A ja tyAgano mArga levAno che. prajAnuM nItipUrvaka pAlana karaje... paramAtmAnA zaraNe raheje..." dIkSAno divasa AvI lAgyo. bhavya varaghoDo nIkaLyo. kevaLajJAnI mahAmuninA hAthe rAjA-rANI, zeTha-zeThANI ane guNamaMjarInI dIkSA thaI. ratisuMdarI, dhanavatI ane guNamaMjarIe kevaLajJAnI surasuMdarI sAdhvInuM zaraNa aMgIkAra karyuM. rAjA ripumadana ane zeTha dhanAvahe kevaLajJAnI amaramuninAM caraNe jIvana samarpita karyuM. rAjA akSayakumAre rAjaparivAra sahita sahune vaMdanA karI.. ane AMsu nItaratI AMkhe te nagaramAM pAcho pharyo. 0 0 0 kALakrame.... amaramunie aghAtI karmono nAza karyo. temano AtmA siddhamukta banI gayo. sadeha AtmA videha banI gayo. parama sukha ane paramAnaMdano bhoktA banI gayo. kALakrame sAdhvI surasuMdarInAM paNa zeSa karmo nAza pAmyAM. teoe paNa mokSadazA prApta karI. akSaya sukha ane AnaMdanAM bhoktA banI gayAM. zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA acijya prabhAvane kahetI A mahAkathA sahu mAnavonAM duritano nAza karo! sahu mAnavonAM kleza-saMtApa dUra karo! sahu AtmAone paramAnaMda pradAna karo! 1. For Private And Personal Use Only

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AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jnyaanmNdir| kovA tIrtha Acharya Sri Kailasasagarsuri Gyanmandir Sri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra Koba Tirth, Gandhinagar-3B2007 (Guj) INDIA Website : www.kobatirth.org E-mail: gyanmandiriakobatirth.org ISBN :81-89177-19-2 For Private And Personal Use Only