Book Title: Pruthvichandra tatha Gunsagarnu Saral Charitra
Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay
Publisher: Vardhaman Jain Shwetambar Murtipujak Sangh
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/011590/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Mi Gao Dian Yan Yun Pai Rong Rong Mi Yue Kuo Yun Yo Yo Hai Kuo Kuo Qiong Qiong Qiong Lan Lan Mi Kuo Mei OM hI aha~ namaH zrI sa'bhavanAthAya nama: zrI nemi-vijJAna-kastura-caze bhadrasuri sadagurUbhya nama zrI pRthvIcandra--ane guNasAgaranuM sarala--caritra sa. 2034 sa'pAdaka : pU. AcAya deva zrI vijaya yazAbhadra sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA ziSyaratna pU. muni zrI ratnaprabhavijayajI ma. sA. prakAzaka : zrI vardhamAna jaina zve. sU, sadha uSmAnapurA, amadAvAda, 14 kiMmata: rU. 1] [sava hakke sapAdakane svAdhIna che.] AsA vada 13 [ zrI padmaprabhusvAmi dIkSA kalyAkazudIna vIra savata 254 zrI. navaprabhAta prInTIga presa, nevelTI sInemA pAse, ghIkAMTA roDa amadAvAda. hatI kAra ka To Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 a nA prastAvanA -zrI haribhAI dharamacaMda zAha B.A, madhuvana jainazAstramAM batAvela cAra anuga paikI eka kathAnuga che. mukhya te dravyAnuga che, upAdAnanI cogyatA na hoya te dravyAnugane viSaya jaladI samajI zakAya te nathI. kathAnuga dvArA kramazaH upAdAnanI egyatA Ave che. dareka dharmane aMtima Azaya pIgalika sukhamAM magna banelA jIvane tenA AtmAnA zuddha sararUpanuM bhAna karAvI tenAmAM sattAe suSupta rahelI anaMtazaktione pragaTAvI tene zuddha-buddha ane mukta karavAne che. manuSya pote ja pitAnA vicArothI pitAnuM utthAna ane patana kare che. ApaNe jevA vicAre sevIe chIe tevA banIe chIe. bhaviSyamAM ApaNI sAme paDeluM che. tene bagADavuM ke sudhAravuM e ApaNI IcchA para AdhAra che. savicArathI game tevI sthiti badalAvI zakAya che. kathAnagane lagatAM pustake mAnavane kaniSTha jIvanamAMthI savicAra ane daDha saMkalpa' dvArA unnata banAve che. zAstrIya bhASAmAM kaDIe te azubhamAMthI zubhamAM ane zubhamAMthI zuddha sudhI derI jAya che, ane tethI maharSioe kathAnuganAM pustake racI mAnavajAta upara mahAna upakAra karyo che. mahatvanI vastu jIva kayA kAraNe nIce paTakAya che ane kayA kAraNe ane kevAM kevAM nimittothI unnata bane che tenI sacoTa samajutI ApavAmAM rahela che. rojanA prasaMgomAthI tatvajJAna samajAvavuM e kathAnugane Azaya che kathAnuganA graMthamAM keTalIkavAra zugArarasavALA pAtro Ave che te pAtro zRMgArarasane poSavA mATe mukvAmAM AvatA nathI, paraMtu vAsanAnuM vyartha pariNAma ane patana samajAvavA mATe mukAya che. kathAnuganA ATalA prAthamika prastAva pachI prastuta grathanA caritra nAyake zrI pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranA ekavIsa bhava tathA grathanA mULa racayitA vigerenuM TUMka khyAna ApavuM asthAne nahIM gaNAya AtmA jema anAdi che, tema kALa paNa anAdi che. maharSioe kALane be bhAgamAM vahe che. eka utsarpiNI kALa ane bIjo avasarpiNI kALa. dareka kALamAM cha cha ArA hoya che. atyAra sudhImAM AvI anaMta utsarpiNa ane avasarpiNa vahI gaI. hAla avasarpiNane pAMcamo Aro cAle che. A graMthanA caritra nAyakonI upasthiti gaI avasarpiNakALanA pAMcamA ArAmAM thayelI che, Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A graMtha mULa saMskRta gadya bhASAmAM lakhAyela che tenA racayitA paMDita pravara pUjyazrI rUpavijyajIe 11 sargamAM Alekhana karyuM che. paMDita pravarazrI kaI sadImAM thayA te hakIkata upalabdha thaI nathI. graMthane gujarAtI anuvAda bALabedha lipimAM paMDitazrI lambivijayajIe karela che, ane bALabedha lipimAM A graMtha saMvata 1948 sAlamAM chapAyela che. tyArapachI AvRtti chapAyAnI mAhitI maLatI nathI, eTale 86 varasa pahelAM A graMtha chapAye che ema kahI zakAya. prastuta grathanA caritra nAyakonA bhavanI zarUAta zaMkharAjA ane kalAvatI rANInA bhavathI thAya che. A baMne caritra nAyake ekavIsamA bhave kevaLajJAna pAmI kSe jAya che. ekavIsa bhava kayA kayA paryAyamAM thayA te hakIkata jANavI upagI hovAthI tenuM pRthakaraNa karavuM upayogI che. ekavIsabhavamAM 11 bhava manuSya paryAyanA che ane dasa bhava devaparyAyanA che. manuSyanA 11 bhavamAM temane paraspara sabaMdha nIce mujaba che. pati patni tarIke mitrarUpe bhAIo rUpe pitAputra rUpe cha bhAva be bhava be bhava. eka bhava deva paryAyamAM mAtra ekaja bhava deva-devI tarIke ane bAkInA be mitra saMbaMdhanA che. gratha purepure vAMcavAthI ghaNuM ghaNuM jANavAnuM maLI zake. prastAvanAmAM badhI hakIkata samAvI zakAya nahIM. chatA sArabhUta tAravaNI nIcenA muddAomAM samAvI levAmAM Ave che. (1) sabaMdhe game teTalA bhava sudhI cAlu rahe chatAM eka vAra pati-patni tarIke sabaMdha baMdhAye hoya to te saba dha teja prakAre kAyama rahe evo ekAnta keI niyama nathI. ekabhavamAM pati-patni tarIke hoya te bIjA keI bhavamAM putra ane mAtArUpe hoya agara pitA-putrarUpe ke mitrabhAve hoya. je prakAranA parasparanA RNAnubaMdha hoya te mujaba saMbaMdha baMdhAya che. kaI kaIvAra duzamana tarIkenA sabaMdha hoya che. zaMkha rAjA ane kalAvatI rANInA manuSyaparyAyanA je 11 bha thAya che, te bhAmAM moTA bhAge saMyama mArga ane bAravrata jema zrIpAla rAjA ane mayaNe suMdarI samakti pAmyA bAda navamA bhave mokSamAM jaze, nava bhavamAM naraka ke tiryaMce javAnA nathI ane manuSya ane devakanA uttarottara vadhu sukhane pAmavAnA che. tema prastuta caritranAyaka zrI pucindra guNasAgara-samakti pAmyA tyArathI 21 bhava sudhI naraka ke tiryaMcamAM gayA nathI ane paNa manuSya-devalekamAM uttarottara vadhune vadhu sukha sAmagrI pAmI 21 mAM bhavamAM mokSe gayA che rAjezvarI e narakezvarI hoI zake che paNa prastuta caritra nAyake kharekhara apavAdarUpa kahevAya ? (4) prAcIna samayamAM mAnavajIvananI cAra avarathAomAM vaheMcaNI thatI chellI avarathA vAnaprasthAnanI gaNatI vAnaprastha avasthAe pahoMcatA jIva pitAne kuTuMbIka bhAra Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ putrane pI sanyAsI jIvana jIvavAnuM mahatvanuM gaNate jaina maharSiothI jIvananI keIpaNa avasthAmAM bhAgavatI dIkSA laI zakAya e anurodha karyo che. (5) chellA bhavamAM zarAjane jIva pRthvIcaMda rAjakumAra tarIke ane rANI kalAvatIne jIva zreSTiputra guNasAgara tarIke janme che. banne mitro che. baMnene janmathI jAtismaraNa jJAna thayeluM che. baMnee saMsAra sAthe saMbaMdha joDa che. pRthvIca eLa rAjakumArIo sAthe ane guNasAgare ATha zreSThi putrIo sAthe pANigrahaNa karyA che. chatAM dhAtika nAmazeSa thavAthI ekAeka tIvra varAgya bhAvanAnI vRddhi thatAM Daratha paryAyamAM baMnene sAthe kevaLajJAna thAya che e bannenA svabhAvanA saMbaMdhanI viziSTatA che. sAthe sAthe bane mahApuruSonI dharmapatnione tathA mAtA-pitAne, saMsAranI asAratA samajAtAM vairAgyabhAvanI vRddhithI teja cerImAM kevaLajJAna thAya che. grathane TuMkasAra uparanA muddAomAM samAvI levAmAM Ave che. chatAM ethI paNa TuMkamAM kahevuM hoya to kahI zakAya ke vivekazunya manuSyane pAce indrio paMcAgni jevI che, jyAre vivekane pAce indrio pAca rana jevI che. grathanA mULa racayitA mahApuruSe saMsAranA durita pApa, tApa ane sa tApathI bacAvavA upara mujabane sAra samajAvavA grathanI su dara guthaNuM karI mahAna upakAra karyo che. AvA samartha purUSe racelA graMtha upara prastAvanA lakhavI e mArA jevA zAstrane ekaDo ghuTanAra mATe bAlaceSTA che, chatA pUjya munizrI ratnaprabha vijayajI ma. sA. nA Adezane nakArI na zakyuM, eTale alpabuddhinA upazamanA kAraNe lakhANamAM je kaI kSatio dekhAya che te badala vAcaka varga mane kSamA kare. harIlAla DI. zAha, bI. e. madhuvana sesAyaTI Azrama roDa, amadAvAda-14 saM. 2034nA Azo vadI 13 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' prakAzakIya kathana zrI sabhavanAthaya namaH name| nama zrIgurUnemisUracejha zAsanasamrATa-5 pU. AcAryadeva zrI vijya naimisUrIzvaccha masAnA samuI yanA zAsana prabhAvaka parama pU. AcArya deva zrI vijaya yazAbhadrasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ne saM 2034nA cAturmAsAthe mAgraDabharI vina Mti karatAM pUjya zrIe paya munizrI ratnaprabhavijayajI ma. AdiThA 2 nA cAturmAsa mATe lAbha ApyA. te badala pUjya AcAya devanA zrI uSmAnapurA vamAna jaina saMgha RNI che. ', aSADhasuda-7nA cAturmAMsAthe pU. mu. ratna pravi ma. tathA pU. muni zrI candragupta vijayajI ma.ne sasvagata praveza thayeA, cAMturmAsa daramyAna sUtrarUpe zrI Atmapramedha" egratha upara sau kAI sArI rIte samajI zake tevI sarala-sacATa zailImA pravacane thatA haeNtA-saMghamAM vyAkhyAna zravAthaeN dina-pratidina sArI saMkhyA vadhatI hatI-muni ratna prabhavijayajI kAipaNa viSaya upara vivaraNu karavAnI hatheDI temane hAtha lAgI javAthI vyAkhyAna prazasA pAtra ane che e sadhanI dareka vyakti vakhANa kare che. pU. munirAja zrInA sadupadezathI zrI vIsa sthAnaka tapanuM mahApUjana, te a Mge meTI saMkhyAmAM Aya khIla thayA, 71 aThThamanA tapasvIee zrI sImadhara svAmI bhagavaMtanI pUrva ArAdhanA karI hatI, pAraNAM atre karAvAyA tema darekane 45 rUA. nI prabhAvanA apAI hatI. cA-purI maganA ekAsaNA cImanalAla mAlavIyA taraphathI karAvAyA hatA. pU muni zrInI preraNAthI bhA--suda-pa nA 'zrI saMghanu svAmI vAtsalya thayu hatu, paryuSaNamA sArI tapazcaryAM thayela hatI. bhAdaravA suda 8 nA savAre 1 hajArathI vadhu sa khyAmAM pAMca deharAsare nI vI dAnanI magI sahita bhavya caityaparipATI ceAjAI hatI, aMte zrAvaka nagaramAM vizrAma pAmI hatI ane tyAM zrI saMgha pUjana tathA darekanI svAmI bhakti karavAmAM ovI hatI. bhAdaravA suda 11nA jagadgurU pU. AcAryadeva zrI vijaya hIrasUrIzvarajI ma.sA nI svArgIrANu tIthi ujavAI hatI te divasathI savAre prabhAta kALe sArI evI sakhyAmAM darAja zrI bhakatAmara stranA pATha samuha cAle che. zAsanasamrATazrIjInA samudAyanA pU sAdhvIjIzrI rAjendrazrIjI ma. (khaMbhAtavALA) nA ziSyAe pu sAdhvIjIzrI zrImatI zrIjI ma. AdiThANA pAca atre cAturmAsa padhArelA che, temanA zAMta svabhAvathI jJAnApadezathI baheneAmA sArI jAgRti AvI che. vizeSamAM pUjyamuni zrI ratnaprabhavijajI ma. sA. nA sadupadezathI saMghanAM jJAnakhAtAnI kamathI zrI pRthvIcaMdra guNasAgaranA graMtha prakAzita karavAmAM Avyo che. ane sAthe sAthe gRhasthA peAtAnA upayoga mATe kiMmatathI kharIdavAnI ceAjanA karavAmAM AvI che. A Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ graMthanI prathama AvRtti saM. 1948 nI sAlamAM chapAI hatI. eTale 89 varSa pachI tenI prata-pustake suprApya na hovAthI A bIjI chapAvavAmAM AvI. zrI saMghe ane lAbha lIdhe che. prastuta prasaMge jaNAvatA AnaMda thAya che ke A pahelA 2030 nI sAla sudhImAM zrI saMghe samya-jJAnanA pracArArthe rU. 26216, ane chellA cAra varSamAM 4911, ema kula 75827, jeTalI mAtavara rakamano sadu upayoga karyo che, te so so ghone preraNA rUpa bane te arthe nirdeza karyo che, zrI saMghanI sthApanA thayA 15 varSanA gALAmAM zrI saMghane prayatna suprazasya kahevAya, zrI pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranu AcchAdika caritra chapAvavAmAM pU munizrI ratnaprabha vijayajI ma tathA pU munizrI candraguptavijayajI ma prapha sazedhana karI, zakaya teTalI zuddhi karI batAvI che temaja dho navaprabhAta prInTIMga presavALA zrI jagadIzabhAI maNIbhAIe saMtoSakAraka prInTIMga kArya karI Apela che, zrI sagha pUjya gurU bhagava tene khUba trANuM che, temaja pUjya gurU bhagavatenI namra vinaMtIpUrvaka apekSA rAkhIe chIe ke jeTalA prAcIna ke je hAla labhya paNa nathI tevA graMthanuM prakAzana karavAmAM pitAnI apUrva zaktine sadupayega kare. zubha bhavatu zrI saMghasya usmAnapurA, AzramareTha amadAvAda-14, vyavasthApaka kamITI sa. 2034, A vada 13 zrI vardhamAna jaina tA. 29 10-78 ve. mU pU. saMgha prAptisthAna : jayaMtIlAla kezavalAla zeTha, vastA gelajInI piLa, zAhapura, amadAvADha-1. 2 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dravya sahAyatA 4000 zrI usmAnapurA jaina saMgha, amadAvAda, 301, zAhapura, zrI daravAjA khAcAne jaina saMgha, na - 40 pU. sAdhvIjI zrI pU. sA. zrI rAjendra zrIjI ma. (khaMbhAtavAlA)nA ziSyA - zrImatI zrIjInA sadupadezathI 21 pU. munizrIcandraguptavijayajI sadupadezathI kezavalAla pI zAha - 21 menAbena ratIlAla zAha 21) bAbubhAI lakSmIcaMda zAha 15 zaMkaralAla harIlAla DokaTara 15) vasaMtakumAra prabhudAsa leTasa. 15 zAradAbena budhIzacaMdra suMdaravana 11) jayaMtIlAla cunIlAla bhaMDArI 11) nAthAlAla aMbAlAla zAha 11) zAtilAla mohanalAla zAha 11 nagInadAsa gulAbacaMda zAha 11) ramaNabhAI lallubhAI zAha (zAhapura kuvAvALI piALa) 11 jazava tabhAI hIrAlAla zAha 11 DokaTara vinodabhAI lAlabhAI zAha 10 pU. sAdhvIjI zrI puSpAzrIjI ma nI preraNAthI sumatinagara zrAvikA taraphathI 11 kamaLAbena ramaNalAla mazarUvAlA 11) cImanabhAI pipaTalAla bAlavIyA 9] ramaNalAla kezavalAla zAha 9 cInubhAI semada zAha 5) pU. sA. zrI nehalattA zrIjInA sadupadezathI bhAvikakumAra hiMmatalAla zAha 5) zAradAbena bAbulAla zAha | sA. zrI. - zrImatI zrIjInI preraNAthI pa pU, sA. zrI snehalattA zrIjI ma. nI preraNAthI jAsudabena maNIlAla Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 5 sA. zrI mRgAvatta zrIjInI preraNAthI kAMtAbena milApacaMdajI zAha 5) pU. sA. zrI caMdraguNa zrIjI ma. nI preraNazI ratIlAla kulacaMda zAha 5) pU. sA. zrI zubhakAzrIjI ma. nI preraNAthI gajIbena bAbubhAI kalasAvALA 5) pU. sA. zrI snehalattA zrIjInI preraNAthI kamaLAbena bhIkhAbhAI zAhu 5) pU muni candragupta vijayajI manI preraNAthI mahezakumAra jagAbhAI zAhu 5 pU. muni zrI surendravijaya) manI preraNAthI zrI mahimA prajAsUri jaina jJAnama dira pa bAbubhAI kezavalAla zAha pa harIbhAI dharamacaMda zAha pa budhAbhAI jamanAdAsa zAha pa chabIladAsa cUnIlAla zAha pa zAtilAla vrajalAla zAha 5 caMdulAla vrajalAla zAha 5 sunaMdAbena cInubhAI zAha pa ca dubhAI bhogIlAla zAha 5 zaNagArabena pipaTalAla zAha pa ramaNalAla mehanalAla zAha pa ramaNalAla mehanalAla zAhu 5 rajanIkAMtabhAI jhaveracaMda zAha pa ca dubhAI DAhyAbhAI zAha pa vasaMtakumAra ratIlAla muMbaI 5 caMdulAla caturabhAI zAha 5 anubhAI narendrabhAI zeTha Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . OM hI aha~ namaH zrI saMbhavanAthAya nmH| namo namaH zrI gurUnemisUrae | zrI pRthvIcaMdra-guNasAgaranuM bAlopayogI caritra ' zrIkRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranuM bAlAvabodharUpa caritra prAraMbha // OM namaH zrIvItarAmAya // tatra prathama saranubhavAya. praNAmya zrImahAvIraM, zaMkaraM paramezvam / pathvIcandracaritrasya, kurve cAlAvabodhakam // 1 // dharmavidyAvidA yena, guNairAkRSya mArgaNAn // salakSyaM nirmitaM cittaM, sa zrIvIraH zriye 'stuvaH // 2 // sarvAtizayasaMyuktA , prAtihAryASTakAnvitAH / / ye'tItAH santi eSyantaste jinA dadatAM mudam // 3 // siddhAH prasiddhA AcAryo-pAdhyAyaH srvsaadhvH|| prapaJcayantu vaH zreyaH, paccaite parameSThinaH // 4 // svabhAvAnnirmalA nityaM, darzanAnmArga darzinaH / / santo'rkavat sadA vandyA, dopApagamakRtkarAH // 5 // saMpate hRdAloko, yadbhayena pade pade // na nindyA dhvAntaba hopAtmakA apica durjanAH // 6 // nutvA pUrvakavIn natvA, sva gurun sadguNe gurun / vakSayAmi jIvajIvAtuM, kiMciddharmakathA maham // 7 // svastikRt siddhimArgANAM, svarNAGga pUrNaku bhavat // nAbheyo bhAti vaiDUrya-pidhAnaM kuMtalaMchalAt // 8 // Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ carama Asane pakArI, caramastIthI dhipati sarvajagatanuM kalyANa karavAmAM eka udhamavALA zrI bhagavAna mahAvIra paramAtmAne namaskAra karIne pRthvIcandra caritrane bAla-upagI graMtha huM jaNAvuM chuM. 1 dharmarUpI vidyAnA jJAtA, pitAnA jJAnAdika guNe vaDe suzobhita sthira cittavALA, aizvaryavALA te paramAtmA tamArA kalyAthe thAo. parata sarva atithI yukta, ATha pratihAryothI sahita, evA je bhUtakALamAM thayelA ane vartamAnakAlamAM je vidyamAna che, tathA bhAviSyamAM thaze, evA te zrI tIrthakara deva te tamane muda eTale AnaMda tathA nirvidhrapaNuM ApanArA thAo mArA arihaMta siddha, AcArya upAdhyAya ane sarva sAdhu evA paMcaparameSThI te tamArA kalyANanI vRddhi karanArA thAo. 24 svabhAvathI nirmala, darzanathI mArga dekhADanAra, evA saMta sajajana sAdhu te niraMtara sUryanI jema vaMdanIka che. kema ke, temanA hAtha te dene apagama karanArA che. dezanA samahanA TAlanArA che.jema anya darzanIne sUrya vaMdanIka te devA eTale rAtrInA aMdhakArane TAlanAra che tema saMtarUpa sUrya te ajJAna rUpa a dhakArane TAlanAra che te mATe saMtane nitya vaMdanA karUM chuM. paNa have sajjana je che te durjananA paNa guNa graheNa kare che. te kahe che. jemanA vacananA bhayathI hRdayamAM pagale pagale pra za thAya che. durjananA vacananAM bhayathakI sajajananA hadayane viSe ajavatuM thAya che. evA durjana leke je aMdhArAnI jema doSAtmaka che, te paNa te ni dA karavA lAyaka nathI dara evI rIte pUrve thayelA kavionI stuti karIne uttama guNothI gariSTha evA je pitAnA gurU tene praNAma karIne ane auSadhanI jema jIvanarUpa, saMsArarUpa maraNathI jIvADanAra evI samyakdarzanarUpa sa sAranI Asakta dUra karavA rUpa, audAryAdi guNonI prApti sAthe savajIvananI pUrNa sAvadhAnI pUrvaka zrI pRthvIcaMdrajInA caritranI je dharmakathA te alpamAtra kahevAne huM paMDita pravara zrI rUpavijayajI AraMbha karuM chuM. chA mukti mArgane viSe mAMgalikanA karanAra, kaMcana sarakhu jemanuM zarIra evA nAbhizajanA putra zrI RSabhadevajInuM zarIra kaMcanavarNavALuM che, te rUpa mAMgalika kalaza jANa ane prabhunA mastake zyAma keza che te te kalazanA DhAMkaNuM rUpa che, evA prabhu rUpa kalaza muktimArgane viSe kalyANakArI zebhe che. 8 ahIM sakala ne abhayadAna ApavAmAM kuzala evA bhagavAna zrI viddhamAna svAmIe Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarva lekene puruSArtharUpa vRkSanuM bIja dharma ema kahyuM che. kAraNa puruSArtharUpI je vRkSa, te sarvanuM je uttama bIja te dharma che te puruSArtha cAra che. temAM dharma mukhya puruSArtha che, je artha kAma ane mekSa e sarva dharmathI pAmIce te mATe dharma prazaMsA karavA gya che yata. dharmAdhanamananta syAt, sarve kAmA dhamataH labhyate dharma ekSatenekto dharma uttama nA te dharma thakI dhana anaMtuM pAme, sarva saMsArika sukha pUrNa 'dharmathI pAme, valI dharma thakI karmane kSaya thAya, ane mekSarUpa phala pAme, tethI dharmane zrI tIrthakaree uttama kahyo che. tarumaNe kalpataru adhika che, tArAomAM caMdra meTa, parvatamAM. meruparvata mATe, tema anya dharmathI jainadharma zimaNuM che evuM kahyuM che. te jainadharma kevo che? prANIne cAra gatinAM dune haranAra che. valI te dharma uttama mekSa sukha denAra che. e dharma sAMbhaLavAthI mahadaya sukhane pAme che, te mATe dharmakathA, karavAthI ke karAvavAthI zraddhA sahita sAMbhaLavI. kAraNa ke jevAM vacana sAMbhaLIye te cittaneviSe rasa upaje. sa vega rUpI amRtathI maha mahAviSa vilaya thaI jAya, mATe dharmane je sAMbhaLanArA jane che tethI mekSa sukhanI jema tatkAla cidAnaMda sukhane pAme che. - kAmArtha mizrita je dharma kathA che, temAM caritrAnuvAda daSTAMta ghaNuM Ave, te zrotAjanane sAMbhaLatAM Anada upaje. jema sarasa rasavatI hoya te paNa tene zAka sAthe jamatA svAda upaje, zAka vinA te raseI svAda na Ape tema dharmakathA paNa daSTAMtathI zobhe che. zuM ghaNuM kahIe. pUrva kavIzvare pRthvIcaMdakumAranuM caritra prAkRta gAthAothI yukta jaNAyuM che, temAMthI kiMcitamAtra hu racanA karuM chuM. A grevIsIne pAMcamA ArAthI pahelAMnI vIsInA avasarpiNI kAlanA pAMcamA ArAmAM e zakha rAjA thayA hatA. teo mahASi, zuddha samaktivaMta, evA pRthvIcaMdra rAjA bhAva cAritranA bIjathI bhAryAsahita anukrame manuSyanA tathA "devatAnA bhavamAM adhikAdhika sukha jogavIne aMte samAdhI mekSane pAmyA. te bAlajIne sadupayegI che. te huM kahuM chuM. he bhavyAtmAo tame sAMbhaLe. te samakti kayA bhave pAmyA, te pAmyA pachI keTalA bhava saMsAramAM kIdhA, te bhavanI saMkhyA keTalI thaI, te bhUla graMthamaNe jema kahI che tema jaNAvIe chIe. samakti prApta thAya te bhavathI bhavanI gaNatarI thAya. " - prathama bhave pRthvIcaMdra kumArane jIva zaMkharAjA thaze, ane guNasAgara jevA kalAvatI rANI thaI tyAM e be jIva samakti pAmI dIkSA laI cAritra pAmI bIje bhave saudharma devaleke deva devI thayAM. tyAM pAMca pAMca palyopamanuM AyuSya pALI trIje bhave zaMkharAjAne jIva kamalasenarAMjA thayA, ane guNasAgarano jIva tenI guNasenA rANuM che. - tyAM e be jIve dIkSA laI, cAritra' pALI cothe bhave daza sAgaropamanA AyuSyavALA Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAMcamAM devalekamAM mitrapaNe devatA thayA. tyAMthI pAMcame bhave pRthvIcaMdrane jIva devasiMha rAjA thaye, ane guNasAgarane jIva tenI kanakasuMdarI nAme rANuM thaI. te bhave zrAvakanAM bAra vrata pALI chaThThI bhave, sAtamA zukadeva ke sattara sAgaropamanA AyuSyavALA e be cha mitra devatA thayA. tyAMthI sAtame bhave pRthvIcaMdrane jIva devaratha nAme rAjA thaze, ane guNasAgarano jIva ratnAvalI name tenI rANI thaI e be jIva te bha zuddha zrAvaka vrata pAlI AThamAbhavamAM navamAM Anata devalekamAM ogaNIsa sAgaropamanA AyuSyavALA te be mitra devatA thayA. tyAthI navame bhaSe pRthvIcaMdrane jIva, pUrNacaMdra nAme rAjA thaye, ane guNasAgarane Ave tenI puSpasuMdarI nAme rANI thaI. te bhave e be jIva zuddhazrAvakanAM bAra vrata pAlI dazame bhave agyAramAM AraNa devake vIsa sAgaropama AyuSyavALA e be mitra devatA thayA. tyAMthI AvI agyAramA bhave pRthvIcaMdrane jIva zurasena nAme roja thaze, ane guNasAgarane jIva tenI muktAvalI nAme rANI thaI. te bhave zuddha cAritra pALI bArame bhave vIca sAgarepamanA AyuSyavALA paDelI greveyake te be mitra devatA thayA. tyAMthI avI terame bhale pRthvIca drane jIva pakvotara nAme rAjA thaye, ane guNasAgarane jIva harivega nAme rAjA thaye. te banne vidyAdhara thayA. tyAM dIkSA laI cAritra pALI caudamAbhave satyAvIza sAgaropamanA AyuSyathI madhya grevayakamAM be mitra devatA thayA. tyAMthI paMdarame bhave pRthvIcaMdrane jIva girisuMdara nAme rAjA thaze. ane guNasAgarane jIva pRthvIcaMdrane anyamAtRka laghu bhAI ratnasAgara nAme thaye. tyAM be bhAI dIkSA laI zuddha cAritra pALI selamAM bhave navamA greveyake ekatrIza sAgaropamanA AyuSyavALA be mitra devatA thayA. tyAMthI sattarame bhave pRthvIcaMdrane jIva kanakadhvaja nAme rAjaputra thayo, ane guNasAgarane jIva tene oramAnabhAI jayasu dara nAme rAjaputra thaze. te be bhAI dIkSA laI saMyama pAlI aDhAramA bha batrIza sAgarepamanA AyuSyathI vijaya vimAne be mitra devatA thayA. tyAMthI egagzamA bhave pRthvI caMdrane jIva kusumAyudha nAme rAjA thaye. ane guNasAgarane jIva tene putra kusumaketu nAme thaye. tyAM pitAputra ane dIkSA laI, zuddha cAritra pAlI vIzamA bhave savathasiddha mahAvimAne tetrIza sAgaropamanA AyuSyathI be mitra devatA thayA. tyAMthI vI ekavIzamA bhave zakharAjAne jIvapRthvIcaMdra nAme ane kalAvatI rANane jIva te guNasAgara nAme e be zeThanA putra thayA. te gRhasthapaNe kevala. jJAna pAmI mukti pAmyA. e nAmathI ja mAtra ekavIza bhava kahyA. have pratyeka pratyeka ekavIzabhava vistAre kahevAze. he bhavya prANI tame sAMbhaLe. - A jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM avasarpiNI kAlamAM pAMcamA ArAne viSe zuddhasaMyamI jIvana pALanArA ghaNuM bhavyAtmAo hoya che, Asana bhavyAtmA eAchA dekhAze, bharatakSetranA madhyakhaMDamAM zrI maMgala nAme deza che, te dezamAM zaMkhapura nAme nagara che, temAM aDhAre varNanA leke sukhazAMtithI rahe che, jinaprasAdathI nagarI bhI rahI che. tyAM yazasvI, sUrya Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ je tejasvI, caMdranI jema zItala, jugArAdithI vyasanathI rahita dAtAra, e zakha rAjA rAjya kare che, rAjaya karatAM keTalAka samaya pasAra thAya che. eka samaye te rAjA rAjasabhAmAM beThe che, tyAM pratihAre AvIne araja kIdhI, je pradhAna evA gajanAme zeThane putra datta nAme vinIta tamAre mitra tamane malavAne Avyo che, hukama hoya te sabhAmAM Ave. tyAre rAjAe AjJA ApI, dattakumAra paNa sArUM bheTayuM rAjA Agala mUkIne praNAma karI namI rahyo. tyAre rAjAe pUchayuM, he dattakumAra ! tane kuzala che. kema ghaNA kAle AvyuM ? ATalA divasa kayAM gaye hato ? eTaluM pUchayA pachI namratApUrvaka dattakumAra kahe che. he ravAmana ! tamArI kRpAthI kuzala che, ane ghaNA samaye AvyAnuM kAraNa Apa sAMbhale. | amAre vyApArInI e rIte varte che, je kAMIka dizAmAM bhramaNa karI yauvana avasthAmAM - dhana upArjana karIe. je mATe nItizAstramAM kahyuM che ke, ghara gharane paricaya melIne je mANasa videza dezAtara na jAya te kuvAnA deDakA sarakhe sAra asAra kAMI na . jANe. citra vicitra evI aneka jAtanI dezabhASA na jANe, te mATe deza dezAMtarane viSe bhramaNa karanArA leke ghaNuM Azcarya juve che evuM kahI have dattakumAra pote jyAMthI AvyuM che te adhikAra kahe che, ahI thI he rAjedra' devazAlapure ga. tyAM dhana upAIne huM keTalAka kAle ahIM Avyo. rAjA kahe che. saumya ! eTale dara devazAlapura che, tyAM tuM jaI Avyo. te zuM tu e sarve sAcuM kahe che? tyAre pharIne dattakumAra kahe cheH- yata | kaDatibhAra samarthanAM, kiMdara vya vasAyinAma II ke videza suvidyAnA, kara para priyavAdinAma 1 artha:- je sAre zaktimAna hoya tene zuM bhAra! vepArI lekene zu dUra? sAre vidvAna hoya te tene paradeza te zuM? ane je mIThuM bele tene pArake mANasa nA lAge che evuM sAMbhalI zakha rAjA pUche che, uttama dezAMtara pharatAM je kaMI Azcarya dIThuM hoya te tuM mArI pAse kahe? te dattakumAre kahyuM je me Azcarya dIThuM che, te kahuM chuM tame sAvadhAna paNe ekAgramane sAbhalo jyAM sadaiva sarvatra nirUpama kula dekhIe jyA apratima evA ghaNuM jinaprAsAda dekhie chIe, jyAM jJAnakalA sahita muni dekhiye chIe, jyAM dhIvara jAtanA leke paNa zrAvaka che, evA te devazAla nagarane viSe je citrapaTTa te vikasvara netre karI svayameva Apa juvo. ema kahI yatnapaNe gAvyuM hatuM je citrapaTTa te cheDIne rAjA Agala mukyo te citrapaTTa maLe keIka strInuM rUpa che, te nirakhIne rAjA vismaya pAme. keI agaNyarUpa lAvaNyanI dharanArI devAMganA na hoya zuM? evuM kaIka kanyAnuM rU5 rAjAe dIkuM. te joIne, ahe enAM netra kevA che ! aho enuM mukha, ahe enA stana, ahI enA karacaraNa, ahe enuM lAvaNyapaNu ' evuM rAjA hRdayamAMhe ciMtavate Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hatA. tyAra pachI rAjAe pUchyuM, 'he dattakumAra ! kAi daivI athavA mAnavInI e mUtti che? e kANe citrapaTTa citaryAM che? te datta kahe che, huM rAjan' e mAnavInuM svarUpa che tamArA saMgathI rANIpaTTa devIthanArI che. tenuM rUpa lakhyuM na jAya. etA citrakAre lezamAtra lakhyu che. uttama rUpavatIomAM paNa zreSTha rUpavaMta che. rAjA kahe che, e citramAM zI khAmI che? enA keza kevA sArA che, enAM netra kevA caMcala che, enu* vadana kevu hAsyayukta che, e lakhela. citrapaTTa dekhI citta hare che, teA sAkSAt e strI kevI haze! te samaye datta kahe che, te strInI apAra lIlA che, enA zarIranI suMdaratA je che te lakhyuM na jAya evu che? ete smRtimAtra leza thakI citrapaTTa lakhI che. te rAjA vismaya pAmI pUchyuM, e kANu mAnavI che? datta khelyuM, e mArI bahenanuM rupa che rAjAe kahyu, ema kema ? devazAlapure tArI mahena te kema dIThI ? ema puchyu, te dattakumAre zarUAtathI mAMDIne kharekharu peAtAnu' vRtAMta rAjya AgALa kahe che he rAjendra ! huM mArA pitAnI AjJAthI dhananI AzAe dezAMtara jovAne arthe ane vyApArathe karIyANA laI ghara thakI cAlyA, temAM aneka deza urdU ghatA, vividha dezanAM Azcaya jotA thakA devazAla nagaranA dezanIsidhe eka bhaya kara aTavI che tyAM pahoMcyAM tyAre tyAM prauDha gheADA upara strArI thaIne AvatA keTalAka subhaTane cAranI--bhillunI zakAthI meM jotAM turataja jaldI cAlavA lAgyA, tyAM AgaLa tevAmAM rUpavata purUSa prAya: mRta thaI paDaye hA, tenA AgaLa marelA gheADA paDacA hatA, tyAM huM UMcA, te puruSanA mukha upara pANI sIDhyuM, tethI puruSa kaoNMI cetanA pAmyA, tyAra bAda te kSudhAvALA hAvAthI lADavA khavaDAvyA te skurAyamAna thayA tyAre me pUchyuM ke AvI aTavImAM kema AvyA1 gheADA kayA kAraNathI mRtyu pAmyA ! ' jevAM kama pUrve khAMdhyAM che, tenA udaya kAle prANIne abhilASa paNu teveAja upaje che. te mATe devanadI nAme deza, madhyethI devazAlapura nagarane rAjA tenA huM putra chu, te gheADAnA vega jovA nIkaLyeA, pazu avalI gitane gheADo hateA te mane atre lAnceA. ahI dArI mUkI eTale gheADA ubhe| rahyo. te zvAsa bharANA tethI mRtyu pAmyuM. huM kSudhA tRSAthI pIDAyA mUrchAgata thaI pA. hateA tu' paraMpakArI thayA. kayAMthI AvIne te mane jIvitantra dAna dIdhuM ? huM datta bhAI! tame kayAM jAze ? evu rAjakumAre pUchyuM tyAre te rAjendrane me kahyu devazAlapura jAzuM. ApaNA enA eka mArga che, ema kahI te rAjakumArane me' mArA peAtAnA rathamA besADI vinedanI vArtA karatAM aTavI madhye cAlyA jaie chIe, te aTavI che, ke mAM ghaNI nadIce vahe che, jyAM ghaNA ghuvaDanA dyUtkAra, sUaranA sItkAra, mahAgIrinI guphAmA siMhanA gajA rava cAle che, vaLI ghaNA dAvAnaLa maLe che. evI vikaTa bhayaMkara aTavI madhye AvatAM bIje divase gheADAnA haiSArava, arthAt "hahuNuATa, Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAthInA gAravathI Akula, citkAra thatAM, ghaNAM nagArAM vAgatu' evu' eka sainya ame sAmuM AvatuM dIThuM. te vakhate ame bhayathI Akula thayA. sa amArA subhaTa sannadhakhaddha thai rahyA. eTale eka asvAra Avye. te kahevA lAgyA ke, bhaya pAmaze mA, ame tamane pUchiye chIye, je keAi asvAra gheADe jAte tame joyA ? evu pUchatAM teNe rathamAM beThelA kumAra dIThA, tyAre tenA hRdayamAM atyaMta harSa upajyuM. samaye dIjane jaI jaya jaya zabda kahI vadhAmaNI dIdhI, vijayarAjAnA putra jayasena kumAra - tu cira kAla jInnatA rahe pachI tyAM sainyasahita rAjA sAthamAM AvyeA. tevAre jayasena kumAra rathI utarI bhakti sahita pitAnA caraNe namyuM. pitA huM pAmI tene vRttAMta pUchyuM. tyAre kumAre sava hakIkta kahI, je ttazeThe mane jIvitadAna dIdhuM. vakazikSita gheADA mane A aTavI madhye lALye, huM kSudhA tRSAthI pIDAI mUrkIMgata thaI, mA madhye pA. azva mRtyu pAmyA. ityAdika sarva vRttAMta pitA AgaLa kahIne kahyu ke, mane A dharmAM e jIvatA rAkhyA, tyAre rAjAe kahyu, te kaye puruSa tArA mAMdhava ? tyAre jayasenakumAre rAjAne mArUM mADhuM dekhADyu. tyAre rAjA mane teDIne putranI jema AliMgana dai malyA. ghaNAM AdaramAna dai gheADe asvArI karI sAthe lai cAlye.. mArA sathavArAnI rakSA karavA mATe rAjAe peAtAnA aravAra mAlyA ane ame devazAlapure rAjabhuvane gayA. pAchaLathI sava sathavArAnA leAka paNa AvI pahAcyA. tyAM rahetAM rAjAe tathA rAjakumAra mArI sAthe jema mane mArA ghara parivAra kAi sAbhare nahiM tema ghaNuM haeNta kIdhuM. te vijayarAjAnI zrIdevI rANIthI utpanna thayelI, tathA jayasena kumAranI nAnI bahena, tilettamA sarakhI rUpavatI, jevA mAtrathI mana tayA nayanane hare evI, ceAsaTha kalAnI dharanArI che, mATe teja yukta hAvAthI tenu nAma paNa kalAvatI che, pazu te sarakhA vara tene joIe, te koi na maLyA, tyAre vijayarAjA ciMtArUpa agnithI dazya thayA. te kanyAnAM mAtA tathA adhu sa` ciMtAtura rahe che. putrI Ave pitAnu dIna vadana thAya, putrI mATI thAya tyAre pitAne ciMtA thAya. pArakA ghara paNu DhIpAve, vidhavA thAya te pitAne maDA dukha upajAve, te mATe putrInA janma samaye mAtAnI AMkhamA AMsu Ave. te mATe huM rAjan ! te kalAvatInAM mAtA pitA varanI ciMtA karatAM dekhIne me "kahyu'. huM rAjan ! bahuratnA vasuMdharA" pRthvI madhye ghaNuA rUpavaMta uttama puruSa che. te mATe enuM rUpa citrAmaNuM paTTamA citrAvI Ape, eTale hu' e sarakheA vara pragaTa karI AvuM. te rAjAe mArU vacana mAnyuM. pachI meM catrapaTTa taiAra karyuM. ane te laI gaI kAle hu ahI AvyuM. tyAre meM cittamAM ciMtavyuM. A kanyA zakha rAjAne ceAgya che. peAtAnA svAmIne mUkIne e ratna khojAne kANu Ape. evuM vicArIne te kalAvatInA rUpanuM pratiSThi kha (rAjA) prabhu AgaLa mUkyuM. je tathya ghaTatu hAya te AdaravuM, Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te zakha rAjA te kalAvatInu' pratirUpa dekhI kAmakirAtanA ugra mANAthI pIDita thare che. ema joI tenA matisAgara nAme pradhAna kahe che kalaMka rahita caMdramAM sarakhuM' jenu' sukha che, vizrvara che netra jenAM, rakta azeka padbhavanAM patra sarakhAM che hATa jenA, lAvaNyarUpa nIranI te e nadI che, mATe jema haMsI haMsane cegya hAya paNa kAgaDAne ceAgya nahi, tema e kanyA pazu devane senApati je kArtikeya tenA parAkrama sarakhuM' che ! parAkrama jetu evA amArA mahArAjane mUkIne khIjA kayA purUSane ceAgya che ? valI matisAgara matrI kahe che. huM rAjan ! e dattakumAra mArA karatA tamArA adhika hiMtakArI che. kemake je ahInA rahenArA chatAM parakSetre jaIne svAmInu` kA` kare che jagatmAMDe paranA kA TALI peAtAnAM kAma sabhAre evA adhama nara ghaNA che, paNu peAtAnuM kAma paDatu mUkIne pAraku kAma sabhALe evA uttama nara gheADA haze. te dattakumAra hasatAM kahevA lAgyA ke, evI sevakanI zI vaDAI kareA che ? kruja adA karI vigere ema sabhAne viSe sIDI geSTa karatAM madhyAnha samaya thayeA. te samaye sevake AvIne kahyu. ke devapUjAnA avasara thaze che mATe deva pUjA karo. tyAra pachI zakha rAjA sabhA visa, snAna arcI jinapUjAkRitya karI pachI bhejana karI pAgamAM beThA ke e priyAne samAgama kema thAya evI rIte tenA upAya ci tavatA hete hai daiva jeNe evI amarAMganA sarakhI sulecanA strI nIpajAvI che. teNe jema paMkhIne pAMkha ApI tema je mAnavIne pAkha dIdhI hota te, humaNA ja huM tyA jaIne A strInu mukha nirakhata. tathA i rAtrI, athavA ye divasa te amRta samAna thaze, ke jyAM puNyanA marhuimA thakI te dubha strI pAmIzuM, ema ciMtArUpI samudranA sakaparUpa kalele karI kapAyuM che hRdaya jenu' evA rAjAe tya emAM keTaleka kAla atikramIne pAche sabhAsthAna maDape AvI sihAsana virAjamAna karyuM. tyAM maMtrI tathA mahAmatro pramukha sevAkArI sa jana AvyA. tenI sAthe vAta vinAda karatA zeSa divasa nigamyA. bIje divase temaja rAjA sabhAmA beThA che. evo samaye zrvAse bharANA enA kAika puruSe AvI pramANa karI kahyu ke, daivasUtranI jema sava sAma'tArdike ajANyuM' evu, ratha, azva, subhaTothI yukta mahA sainya Ave che. te sainya vananA jIvane trAsa pamADatu, keTalAhule karI vizvane kapAvatu' che. evu' sAbhaLIza kha rAnta kepathI dhiga dhigAyamAna thaye ghA khelyuM ke, raNu bha bhA DhaMkA vADA, e kANuM sainya Ave che, tene sAmA jaie ema kahI gaja, ratha, azva, subhaTTa, santamaddha sajja thAya chaeN, lAka paNa sa ema kahe che ke, e kANu Ave che! ema satra kalADula thAya che, evAmA dattakumAre AvI vinaMtI kIdhI, huM svAmin' akAle zA mATe kapa ko che he rAjana! je kanyAratna -te citrapaTTa Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakhI, je tame dilamadhye dhArI, te tamane varavAne sAmI AvI che. tenuM e lazkara che. te mATe kopa kema kare che ! ene zAtAnuM kAraNa che je mATe huM havAmI! sarva kalAthI saMpUrNa moTA pratAparvata e jayakumAra sarva sara sainya sahita ahIM Ave che. - 1. te vArtA sAMbhaLI zaMkha.rAjA mahA AnaMdamaya thA. te rAjA jeNe amRtanA jhUMDamAM nAhyo, ke jANe cakravartipaNe pApe. e havavata thaye, tyArapachI dattakumArane senAnI jIbha, aMganA AbhUSaNa vadhAmaNImAM ApIne kahe che, je e-suMdara-sArU kAma thayuM. je - mATe surata e kanyAne sAmI laI kema Avyo. tevAre dattakumAra kahevA lAgyA. sAhebanI pusthAI thakI sarva gya maLe che. te vakhate rAjAne matisAgara pradhAna kahe che. e dakSakumAra meTA cittanA bhAvane jANe che, bele DuM paNa svAmInAM kArya karavAmAM tripuNa che. bIjA tamAre keTalAka sevaka je mukhe mIDuM bele evA te ghaNuya. che, paNa pAchaLa guNagrAhI svAmInuM kArya saMbhAre evA uttama sevaka, te. keTalA heya. asAra padArthane viche. Akhara ghA rahe che. kAsmamAM jeTalo vanI che teTale suvarNamAM nathImATe he rAjana 1 e dattakumAra gaMbhIra che. mukhe ghaNuM nathI bela; paNa e kanyAne sAhibanA guNa varNavIne tamArI upara ghaNuM ragavaMtI kIdhI che. evuM huM cittane viSe saMbhavuM chuM. tethI uttama guNavaMtI baMdhavane teDIne utAvaLI e kanyA tamArI sAmI AvI che. te samaye dattakumAra kahe che. ahe, maMtrI tamArUM nAma maMtisAgara je che te saMthArtha che. je pachavADe nipajayuM che te tame buddhithI pratyakSa buddhinA bhaMDALa jaNAe cho, vaLI kharo hasIne kahe che. he maMtrIzvara ! e - dattakumAra ! manane mahA gaMbhIra che. je mATe , samaya avasarane mATe jANakAra che. te mATe have sainya sAmagrI nivArI e samaye je ghaTe te kriyA kare, hATa zreNI zaNagAre, buddhivaMta nara sanmukha jAo, moTuM sAmaiyuM karI, nagara mathe praveza karAve. hAthI, gheDa vi. thI uttama sAmagrI kare, rAjakumArane utaravAnI jagyA havelI taiyAra kare te sAMbhaLIne je nipuNa puruSa hatA te rAjAnI AjJAthI hatkarSa thaI sAmA gayA, ane jema rAjAe kahyuM hatuM tema kArya karatA hatA. te jayasena kumArane sanmukha parivAra sahita pradhAna gayA. ghaNe Adara dIdhe. tyAre jayasenakumAra vismaya pAmyo. baMdIjana birUdAvalImAM kulaparAkramanI prazaMsA karatAM vAjiMtra vAjate cittamAM Anada pAmatA rAjAe utArA ApyA. te gharane viSe utarI, snAna majaba tathA bhejanAdika karI gIta gAna nATakAdi thAta te divasa tema nigame. tyArapachI bIje divase matrIsAmothI pariva thake jayasena kumAra saMbhALe A zaMkha rAjAne jjare karI AgaLa bheMTaNuM mUkI page lAge. tyAre rAjAe paNa AliMgana daI ghaNe Adara karI pitAne ane kumArane besADa., , , mahAmati nAme sena kumArane maMtrI kahevA lAgyuM. ke, he rAjana! tamArA Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ r ujvala guNe karI amArA svAmInuM mana atyaMta rajita tathA gharlR' Ana'damaya thayu che. je dattakumAre jinhArUpa kUcikArya karI ghaNA varSoMnI sAmagrI laIne amArA svAmInA cittarUpa pAme viSe tamAru svarUpa sArI rIte lakhyu che. tethI ghaNA prasanna thayelA amArA svAmI asthimajajAtmaka zarIre karI jo paNa dUra che, tathApi pAtAnI prANathakI vallabha evI kanyA temaNe tamArI pAse mAkalI che. ghaNA rAjakumArane avagaNIne e kanyA tamArI upara rAgavatI thaI che. amArA svAmIe kahyu` che ke e kanyAnuM tA zubhadivase pANI brahaNa karo, enI upara jema e mAtApitAne na sabhAre evu' atyaMta dvaita karI. evu' sAMbhaLI zaMkha rAjA saumyadraSTauthI jayAdikumAranI sAme' joine za'khasamAna madhurasvare karI kahetA hatA ke, je sajjana che te dUra thakI paNa guNugrAhI che. tema tee mArA upara sneha rAkhe che, heta kare che. te sajjananA guNu keTalA vakhANiye / yataH // anisa cisa kAce puNya pIyUSa mannA, tribhuvanamupakAra zreNuibhiH prijhuyaMtaH // paraguNuparamANum pa'tIkRtya nityAM, nijadi vikasaMtaH sati sa MtaH kriya taH // 1 // rAjAnA atyaMta sneha jANIne tenuM vacana anyathA kANu kare? jema suputra pitAnuM vacana pramANu kare tema e rAjAnu vacana amAre pramANu karavu'. kulavaMtanI putrI, saubhAgya phalanI denArI, tene kalpavelanI jema kANu viSNudha na mAne te sAMbhaLIne jayasenakumAra hasIne sabhAmadhye dattakumAra pratye kahe che, huM khAMdhava! Aja tamArA vacanane. vizeSa vizvAsa upaye. amRta samAna tamArA vacananA vikAsa che. dAkSiNya vinayAkrika zubheA e rAjA viSe apUrva dekhAya che. tathApi peAtAnA guNeA karI temane sa MteSa thatA nathI. mATe te bIjAnA guNu grahe che. athavA uttama puruSAnA svabhAva evA ja hAya che. he deva ! tamane dIThe amArAM netra sala thayAM, tamArAM vacana sAbhaLI amArA kAna kRtArtha thayA. evuM jayasenakumAranuM vacana sAMbhaLIne, dattakumAre za'. rAjAne kahyuM, he rAjanlR mitranI upara sneha dRSTi rAkhavI. rAjAe kahyuM, huM kumAra ! tu guNurAgI che. tamArA sarakhA uttama puruSanA vacanane keNu pramANa na kare? mAnya karavAja joie. mATe e ema pa`ktigADI karI lagnanA jANukArane teDIne lagna nirdhArI A daroaMdara saujanyatA pAmI sabhAmAMthI uThI sajaSNu ApaNA sthAnake AvyA. ema tyAM rahetAM amRta samAna geSThI karatAM lagnanA divase vAjiMtra varanAda vAjate mahA mAMgalika gIta gAna karate, mahA mahAtsave ghaNA sajjanane khahumAna dete, snAna majajana karAvI te kalAvatI, zaMkha rAjA sAthe pANigratuNu karatA te samaye jayasenakumAra zakha rAjAne karameAcana velAe ghaNuA haiAthI, gheADA, ratha, ratna suvaNaeN AbhUSaNa vaAdika ghaNuA dAyo dvaitA hatA. za'kha rAjA paNa lAvatIne paraNIne tihuSa' pAmyA hate. teNe leAkeAne paNa zAtA upajAvI raiyatane pharanA bhArathI mukata karyAM. tyAra pachI keTalAka divase pitAnI pAse jAvAne utsuka thaI jayasena 1 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumAre zaMkha rAjAnI AjJA mAgI, kalAvatIne AzvAsana daI bahenanI zIkha laI pitAne nagare cAlyo. zaktisAmarthyavaMta suratavat e zaMkha rAjA te kalAvatI sAthe mahAdeva pArvatInI jema niraMtara bhegabhagavate vicare che. e kalAvatI vinA AsthAnA sabhAsthAnaka te cAraka baMdikhAnAnAM sthAnaka samAna jAte hato, sArabhejana te nIrasa jANato hato, azvakIDA te mananI pIDA jANato hate, rAjA ati rAgI thaze, atya ta viSayAsakta thaye. te eka kalAvatIne ja jANe, bIjI rANIone te aMteharI kahevA mAtra jANe. te nagaranI sarva nArI kalAvatInuM saubhAgyapaNuM dekhIne dharma karavAne tatpara thaI. je mATe te sarva strIo vicAravA lAgI ke dharma karavAthI ApaNane paNa parabhave e bharatAra vazavartI thAya, ApaNe evuM saubhAgyapaNuM pAmIe zIlavatI evI kalAvatI rANuM asatya na bele, kaI sAthe kalaha na kare, keInI cADI na kare, matsara, I, adekhAIpaNuM na kare, bharathI lagAre ahaMkAra nathI karatI, mIThAbelI, vinayavAlI, vicakSaNa, sarva keIne harSa upajAvI kalAvatI prazaMsA pAme evI che. ekadA te kalAvatI rANI sukha zayyAmAM sUtI che. rAtre pAchalI paheranI thaI che. tyAre vikasvara evA kamalanI mAlAmAM vIMTa, caMdanathI pUMja, khIrasamudrane jalathI bharyo eve suvarNa kalaza svapnAmAM dIThe. prabhAtanAM vAjiMtra vAgate rANuM jAgatI hatI. ane rAjA pAse jaI svapnanI vArtA kahe che, tyAre zaMkha rAjAe kahyuM ke rAjyalamI yukta, kuddhAra kartA, kuladIpaka e tAre suputra thaze. evuM sAMbhaLI rANI harSa pAmI, ati ullAsuM garbhane pAlatI hatI. atiTATuM, tathA ati usNa na khAya, ati bhUkha tathA ati taraza sahana kare nahiM, evI rIte garbhane pAlatI, garbhane puSTi Ape evAM auSadha khAya, garbha rakSaka mUlIka bAdhe, garbhapakSane arthe devatAnuM ArAdhana kare, ema karatAM nava mAsa pUrA thayA. pahelI suvAvaDa pitAne ghera thAya evI rIta jANIne tenA pitAne khabara kahevarAvI. eTale datta zeThane ghera tenA pitAnA mokalelA sevaka AvyA. temane kalAvatIe pitA, mAtA, bhAInI kuzala vArtA pUchI. tyAre sevake kahyuM tamArAM mAtA, pitA, bhAI vagere sarve kuzala che tamAre pitAe aMgasAra vastrAbharaNa tamane mekalyAM che. tathA jaDAva berakhA, bAjubaMdha pUrve tamane dIdhAM na hatA, te tamArA bhAI jayasenakumAre kahyA che. rAjA mATe be divya vastra mUkyAM che. evuM sAMbhaLI rANI. dazeThane ghera AvI. pitAnA mukelAM vastrAbhUSaNa laI sevakane AzISa daI te vastrAbhara, paherI bAjubaMdha bAMdhI pitAne maMdira AvI te berakhA jaDAva paherelA dekhI sakhionA netrane-AnaMda upaje. sakhio AnaMda pAmIne kahe che ke, he bAI ! evAM bAjubaMdha. kayAMya dIThAM nathI. e moTuM Azcarya upajAve evA che, e rAjAe karAvyA e che evI vAta hAsya vinodanI kare che evAmAM zaMkha rAjA paNa tyAM Aje. te hArda vida sAMbhaLI gekhe beThe, tevAmAM kalAvatIne hAthe jaDAvabAjubaMdha dIThA. tethI tene Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manamAM zaMkA upajI paramArtha jANyA vinA hAsya vinodanuM nimitta dekhIne rAjAne poSa pI sarpa kaMse tethI ke pAyamAna thaI cittamAMhi ciMtavavA lAgyuM ke, enA dayane AnaMdane upajAvane keIka bIjuM ghaNuM dekhAya che. ane eNe kapaTa vidyathI mane vaza dIdho che. te dhaNInAM e jaDAva bAjubaMdha paherI hAsyavinoda kare che. e kuvikalpa para mAIne aNapUchatAM rAjAne upaje, mATe have ene jAra puruSa je bIje dhaNI hoya tene huM hasuM athavA e strIne hacuM, kiMvA e yuga meLavanAra je hatI heya tene haNe te prakArane vicitra pariNAma rAjAne the. ', evuM dhyAne rAjA tyAthI uThIne pitAnuM zayanabhavana che, tyAM AvyuM, hRdayanI vAta bIjA keIne kahI nahi. rANIne paramArtha paNa pUchyuM nahi. avicAryuM kAma rAjA kare che. evAmAM sUrya asta pAme. aMdhakAra vyAkhe. eTale rAjAe caMDAlanI strIne gupta paNe teDAvI ane pitAnI matikalpita uttara tene guptapaNe zIkhavyuM. teNe paNa te sAMbhaLyuM. ane tethI te kAma jema thAya tema kahyuM. je huM aTavImAM jyAM rANIne mUkAvuM, tyAM tame jaIne AbhUSaNa sahita enA be hAtha chedIne Avaje, ema kahIne, eka nirdaya nAme 'subhaTa teDAvyo tene kahyuM. ame prabhAte sarve sainya laI vana udyogamAM jAzuM. tyAre tuM rANIne kahe che ke, temane rAjA vanakIDAne arthe teDe che. evuM kapaTa karI rANIne rathamAM besaDI kSaNamAtramAM aTavImAM dUra jaI, jyAM gAmasImAna hoya tyAM mUkaje, pachI prabhAte rAjA vanakaDAe ga. tyAra pachI nirdaya subhaTe jaI rANune kahyuM ke tamane rAjA teDe che ema kapaTa karI rAkSane rathe besADI bhayakara dura aTavImAM te garbhavatI satIne laI go. tevAre tene rANIe kahyuM rAjA kyA che? tuM mane kyAM laI jAya che? ahI huM rAjAne nathI dekhatI sainyanA zabda vAjiMtra kAMI saMbhaLAtA nathI are duSTa ! tuM aTavImAM lAvI mane zuM vace che? evuM sAMbhaLI, te nirdaya sevaka bAIne rathathI utArI galagale thaIne kahe che. dhi deva !! he rANI huM TuTe chuM !! duSTa AjIvikAne vAte rAjAne hakkama pramANa karI rAjAnI AjJA che ke, tamane aTadhImAM mukavI. ema kahI rANIne rathathI utArI zAla vRkSa tale besADI pachI te nirdeyaM sevaka mucha pAmatI, rudana karatI evI rahIne mUkI ratha laI pAchA nagaramAM Avyo. pAchaLathI rANI pitAnuM kula ane dharma sALanI atyaMta rudana karatI mucha pAmI. te pachI vananA vAyare saceta na thaI A raDe che, evAmAM rAjAnA hukamathI caMDAlanI strI hAthamAM kAtI laI tyAM AvI. te duSTa kaTu vacane kahevA lAgI, re pApINuM duSTa ceSTAnI karaNahArI! te je saMpadA bhogavI che te huM nathI jANatI ! rAjA tArI upara pratikRva che tAre duzmana thaye che. have tuM tAra karyA karmanAM phala bhegava ema kahI sahasA te rANInA be hAtha AbharaNasahita chedIse te duSTA - jatI rahI ! rANI mahA vedanAthI he tAta, huM mAta, ema valavalatI bhUmikAe muchagata thaI paDI. vanane zItala vAyuthI saceta na thaI. valau vilApa kare che. he Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ deva!!! tuM mArA upara zyA mATe ke. AvaDe Akare daMDa mArA upara zA mATe karyo. tArA gharamAM mArA sarikhI abalA nahi hoya. je mATe tuM mAruM dukha dekhAto nathI. ema daivane ulaMbhA daI pachI rAjAne ulaMbhA de che. te nipuNa Aryaputra tamane avicAryuM karavuM ghaTe nahi. pachI tamArA manane viSe e avicAryuM kAma kyanuM karma te zAlanI peThe duHkharUpa thaI sAlaze. moTA tAparUpa thaI paDaze. : valI kalAvatI rANI vilApa karatI kahe che, he rAjana ! meM kAMI aparAdha nathI kIdhe. keI nIca, khala purUSe tamane kahyuM hoya te bhale, paNa huM te nathI jANatI. valI he rAjana ! mAruM zIyala svane paNa malina thayuM evuM te ma jANIza. strI te traNa mUkatA nANuM virakatA evI kaI hoya, paNa saMta purUSa te je aMgIkArI tene kADhI nathI mUkatA. evI lekanI vANuM che, te paNa tame viparIta kIdhI. he priya! te prema, te sevA bhakti, te madhurAlApa te sarvane ekasame kema visArI mUkyA? tyAra pachI kahe che, hAra tAta ! hA mAta, hA bhAI, huM tamane prANasamAna vallabha hatI. te huM A vipattimAM maraNuM pAmuM chuM. ! ahe mArI kaI rakSA kare ema ukhaNI thaIne te kalAvatI rANI vilApa karatI hatI ane duHkhI thaIne samaya pasAra kare che. - - . tevAmAM tenA peTamAM pIDA upaDI tyAre teNe kahyuM ke, A prasUtIne samaya che - ema jANuM TukaDe eka nadI kinArA upara vanaguma hatuM tyAM gaI teNe duHkhamAM marthya rAtri samaye ghaNA kaSTa devakumAra samAna putra prasa. tenuM rUpa zarIra joI neM roNe huM ane zeka bahu dharaMtI hatI duHkhamaya vilApa karatI rANIputrane kahe che, he vatsa! tuM ghaNuM varasa che. sukhI thAo. huM maMda bhAgyaNI tArI vadhAmaNI kene Apu? evA samayamAM taDaphaDato te bAlaka nadInI velamAM karte. tyAre rANI tene page jhAlIne dIna vadanathI kahe che, he nadI mAtA, huM tAre zaraNe AvI che. mATe je name tenI upara karUNa rAkhavI. tame mArA suta upara ane mArI upara karU rAkhe. jJAnaSTivALI ane mAruM ziyala pRthvIne viSe niSkalaMka hoya te jJAne kaSTa karI joIne je rIte huM bAlakane pAchuM te upAye Acare eTale navA hoI Ave evuM rANIe ekaMda karatAM kahyuM. tyAre dayAvaMtI siMdhu devIe dedIpyamAna suMdara evI" bAhalatA pragaI karI. eTale ziyalane mahimAthI be bahu navA AvyAM rANInI maTI. amRta rase siMcyAnI peThe navuM sukha anubhavatI be hAthe putrane laI utsage che e DatI hatI ane nadI devInI stuti karavA lAgI ke, he devI, tuM cirakAla "jaya pAmarsa rahe. tuM niHsvArtha hitakArI che, duHkhI! dIna anAthe evI je huM tene te svAmina te jIvADI paNa ATalI ApadAmAM paDIne mAre jIvyAnuM kAraNa zuM ? paraMtuM A daptivaMta bAlakane Azraya vinA eklo kyAM mukuM ? A putranA janmathI nagaramAM rAjA mATe Otsava karata ji. dAra +]\ ; Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mATe dhika paDe vidhAtrAne ke jeNe AvuM karyuM ! je kArya hoya tyAM sudhI rAja kare che, ane kArya sare tyAre durjananI peThe duHkhadAyI thAya che, e kArame neDa jemane che te dayAhIna purUSane dhikkAra che je ema kahIne pachI dharmabhAvanA karavA lAgI. jemanA manarUpI gharamAM kAmarUpI pizAca vasatuM nathI. eTale jemaNe manamAthI kAmane kADhI nAkhe che, tathA bALapaNathI je ziyala vrata pAlatI haze, te sAvIne mAre namaskAra hojo. je huM kuMvArI thakI ja sAdhvI thaI heta te AvaDuM duHkha na pAmata. ema pite rUdana karatI vananA jIvane rUdana karAve che. evA samaye tene kaI tApase dIThI. pUrva puNyadaye karI te tApasa kalAvatI pAse AvyuM. tene joI tApasa vicAre che ke, e svarganI devAMganA che, kiMvA vidyAdharI che, kiMvA kinArI che. ema ghaNIvAra vicArIne potAnA kulapatine kahyuM. tyAre kulapatie kahyuM, e khAIne keI hiMsaka nirdaya jIva mAraze. duHkhIne saMta zaraNa che, mATe tene teDI Ave, evuM sAMbhaLI te tApasa tene teDavA gaye. teNe te kalAvatIne tapovanamAM lAvI. tyAre kalAvatI kulapatine page lAgI. kulapatie kuzalavRttAMta pUchayuM. tyAre potAnuM duHkha saMbhArIne te kalAvatI revA lAgI pachI kulapatie sudhAsamAna madhurI vANIe kalAvatIne AsanA vAsanA kIdhI. teNe kahyuM, he bAI duHkha sukha te puNya pApanAM phala che. te puNya pApa pitAnAM upAjya tevA udaye Ave. evuM jANI kheda taje, harSa ANe, hRdaye samatA rAkhe. he bAI tArUM zarIra lakSaNavaMta che, vadana gaMbhIra che, daSTi saumya che, te lakSaNe ame ema jANIe chIe je avazya tuM keI, kulavaMta, bhAgyavatanI putrI, kalyANanuM. bhAjana che. have tuM dhIrapaNuM avalaMbIne e bAlakane pala, tApasane tyAM tApasIene, Azrama, che tyAM jaIne, tApasaNuM pAse rahe. jethI tArA jIMvanuM kalyANa thaze. tyAre kalAvatIe khyAnI AzA jANI tenuM kahyuM mAnI tyAMthI uThI tApasAzrame tApasaNIo pAse tyAM rahI sukhethI dharma karatI jIvana prasAra kare che. - have pAchaLa zuM thayuM te kahe che. te caMDAlaNIe, AbharaNe sahita leha bharIkalAvatInI be bahu rAjAne dekhADI te jotAM AjubaMdhamAM senakumAranuM nAma dIdhuM, tyAre zakhara mahA kheda pAmyuM. tene nizcaya karavAne rAjAe dattakumArane pUchyuM, je devazAla purathI keNa AvyuM che? tyAre dattakumAre kahyuM, ke, mANasa AvyAM che. te mArA ghara maLe rahyA che te kalAvatIne teDavA AvyA che, te uttamapurUSa che paNa bAIne pUrNa garbha mAsa thayA jANe tene teDI javAne avasara nathI. evu jANI tamane maLyA nahi. bIjuM tame paNa Aja sabhAe beThA nahetA prabhAta kAle udyAne vanakaDA bhaNI gayA hatA. mATe te tamAre muja have Avaze. e vAta sAMbhaLI te purUSane rAjAe teDIne pUchyuM ke, e aMgada berakhamaNiratnanA jaDAva suMdarakAre keNe mUkayA che evuM sAMbhaLI te purUSa bayA, he rAjana ! Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyasenakumAre pitAnI benane paheravA mATe parama heteM karI mUkyA che. te bAjubaMdha ame gata divase benane ApyA. evAM yathArtha vacana te sevaka purUSanAM sAMbhaLI zaMkharAjA turata mucha pAmI siMhAsanathI heThe paDaye. tyAre maMtrIzvara, rAjapurUSa vagere sarvee hahArava zabda kIdhe. zItalavAyuM vIMjhIne rAjAne sacetana dIdhe. eTale hAya hAya karI hAtha ghasI dAMta pIsI te rAjA kahe che. hAya! meM tucchapaNe, avicAryuM, viparIta kAma karyuM! ahe " mAruM ajJAmaceSTita ! ahA ! huM nirbhAgyazirAmaNI ' mitra ane bhAryAdika saMpadAne agya e huM chuM. ema vicArate, rAjA muccha pAye, pachI pradhAne zItala vAyu nAMkhI sacetana karyo. - tyAra pachI sabhAnA lekee ane pradhAna purUe rAjAne pUchyuM, he prabhu ! Aja tamane akAle ATaluM dukha thavAnuM zuM kAraNa che? tyAre maMtrI pratye rAjA kahe che, he maMtri! huM nAme te zaMkha chuM, mIThA bele chuM, bahAra dekhIte ujajavala, paNa aMtaraMge kuTia chuM. haiyAmAM Amate ATaluM ghaNuM che e huM kuTila zaMkha chuM yatA hakirenasana mRdutA ravare janavitA tava zaMkha mAdadhevizadatA vacanasya gocare, kuTilatA tava tatva hadaye kathama nu artha - zaMkha, tuM harinA hadayamAM vase che, mukhe mIThe che, samudra mAMthI nIpajyo che. bahAra ujaLo che. te tArA hRdayamAM kuTilatA kema che? he maMtrIza! vijaya rAjAnuM heta, jayasenakumAranuM mitroIpaNuM, kalAvatIne ne, mArA kulanuM nirmalapaNuM te sarva meM haryuM. pitAnA saMtAnanuM chedavuM, evuM meM avicAryuM kAma kIdhuM. niSkalaMka nirdoSa evI kalAvatI rANI garbhavatI, najIka putrane prasavanArI, tene vanamAM mUkAvI dhaDathI be bahu kapAvIne mArI nAMkhI. te pApa saMtApe baLate e A mahAre AtmA tene have huM rAkhI zako nathI. mATe agninI citA racI temAM zarIra hamIne niSpApI thAuM. strIhatyAnAM pApathI chUTu. evI viSarUpa vANI rAjAnI sAbhaLI pradhAna purUSAdi sarva parivAra eka bIjAnA mukha sAmuM joI vyAkuLa thaIne vilApa karavA lAgyA. aMta:puramAM rahelI strio paNa kehevA lAgI ke, he rAjA, Arya putra, evuM avicAryuM. caMDAla karma je hatyA tathA bAlahatyAnuM karma te kema kIdhu. chevaTe dAsa dAsInuM, dattakumAra tathA vijayarAjAnA sevaka ane nagaranA saghaLAM nara nArI leka kahe che ke, hAya hAya ! e viSama aghora pApa karma rAjAe zu kIdhuM ? ema kahI sarve naranArI rudana kare che. nagaranA leka rAjAno vAMka kADhe che. nagaramAM paNa sone rokAtura joIne rAjA bamaNe duHkhI thaye pradhAnane kahe che. have zuM DhIla kare che? ciMtA racave ke, temAM huM mAruM zarIra hemI nipApI thAuM. evuM sAMbhaLI pradhAna purUSa, aMtekara, mitra ane sajjana vagere sarva malI vinaMti kare che ke, he rAjana ! tame bAlakanI peThe khataupare khAra kema muko cho ? he, rAjendra! tame buddhinA samudra chatA eTale moTe. doSa lAge. e vinAza kAle viparIta buddhi tamane Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Thka che ne = 1 1 2 upajI. he rAjan ! bhayabhIta kAyara purUSa heya te dhIra purUSane zaraNe jAya che. te paryavaMta purUSa jyAre dhairya muke, tyAre kAyara narane keNu zaraNe rAkhaze. tame rAjya mukI, kula cheda karI, jIvita hArI zatrunuM icchita zuM karaze? ema pitAnuM ghara baLI ajavALuM kare e yunara keNa haiya? te sarvanI zikhAmaNane avagaNIne dukhI thake te rAjA pitAne "parivAra sahita DesvAra thaI pradhAna purUSe vA chatA paNa ApaghArta karavAne nagara bahAra nIkaLye te zaMkharAMjA sevaka janane dukha upajAvate, dhamijana ne vairAgya upajAvate, zeka saMbaMdhI, suthI bharyA che ne jemanAM evI nagaranI 'Ioe nIrakhate, chatra cAmara, vAjIMtra rahita thaka, rAjAnaMdanavane udyAne gaye. bIje upAya keIne na sULe, tyAre te rAjAnA jIvane ApaghAtathI bacAvavAne daMtakumAre evI vinaMtI karI ke, te svAmina, A vanamAM devAdhideva zrIjInezvarane prAsAda che, temanI trA pUjAdika se kare pachI tamArA mananuM dhAryuM kAma kare. vaLI he rAjana! AvanamAM mitateja nAme jJAnavaMta sAdhu samosaryA che. tene paNa vaMdanA karIye je thakI Aleka - tathA parakamahAsaMgalika pAmIe. evuM sAMbhaLIne zaMkharAjAe vicAryuM ke dattanuM vacana - paNa ulaMghavuM nahIM e- vacanathI parabhavanuM paNu-zaMkhala thAya, evuM vicArI jAe deva yAtrA pUjA karI pachI amitateja sAdhune vAdIne beThe. te veLAte, sAdhue rAjAne dharmadeza devA lAgyA. ke , saMsAra samudrane viSe janma, jarA, maraNa e duHkharUpa pANI bharyuM che, rAga kevadikathI saMsAra samudra bharyo che, te dukhe tarI zakAya. temA cAra gatine viSe anetAjI anaMtIvAra e dukha bhegavyAM che. temAM kodhAdika cAra kaSAyarUpI sarSe teNe DasyAthI sarva jagata - kalakalATa kare che. te kAryaakArya, hitaahita, yukta ayukta sAra asAra kAMI jANatA nathI. ThaNaavaguNuM paNa nathI jANatA. kAraNa krodha prItIne nasADe che, mAne vinayane nasADe che, mAyA te mitratAne nasADe che, ane lebha sarvane nasADe che. te kaSAyane vaza je ajJAnI jIva paDyA che te ghaNAM karma kare che. tethI Abhava parabhavane viSe du kha pAme che. zalyanI -pare anarthakArI jema pUrve padmarAjAne thayuM tema bIjA prANune thAya che. evuM sAbhaLI zaMkha rAjA gurune vinaMtI kare che ke, he muni, te caritra mane saMbhaLAve te kathA gurU mahArAja saMbhaLAve che ! - pUrve padmapura nagaramAM padmasamAne sukemala e paddha nAme rAjA hato te ghara maMdira vAhanAdike sUryodayavat RddhivaMta che. te ekadA rAjA vakIDAne arthe jAya ka. eTale tyAM varuNa zeThanI beTI kamalA nAme rupa saMpadAthI sAkSAt lamasamAna che tene sakhIo saMghate kIMDA karatI teNe dIThI. te rAjAne bIjI ghaNI aMteurI che te paNa te tenA upara tallIna tanmaya thaye. jema paMDita subhASite atRptA che. tema pRthvImAM dhananA lebhI strInAkAmI evA rAjA ghaNA atRptA che. eTale kAmI jIva ghaNuM che. ati ha pra te rAjAe vyavahArIo pAse te kanyA mAgIne paraNI. paNa rAjAnuM citta Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 rAjakAmAM vyagra hAvAthI teNe peAtAnA hRdayathI te kanyAne taddana visArI mukI, te kanyA mATI thai tyAre ghaNA kAle tene rAjAe dIThI. te vakhate pradhAnane pUchyu e. strI- kANu che ? tyAre maMtrIce kahyu pUrva tame varuNa zeThanI beTI kamalAne paraNyA hatA te e che. evuM sAMbhaLI te rAjA cittane viSe ciMtave che ke, hA hA are ! me e kanyAne kadanA upajAvI. ema kahI vaLI teNe pradhAnane pUchyuM, ke eNe bhalAM AbharaNu kema paheryAM nathI? e dula kema dekhAya che ? maMgalika arthe eNe valaya mAtra rAkhyu che, evu' pUchyuM tyAre pharI maMtrI kahe che, hai svAmi ! kunnInA e dharma che, je bhara tAranA virahe zrRMgArAdika na kare. ziyalarupa AbharaNathI zAbhAmAna rahe. lIlu vRkSa jema mukAya tema kadanI agnie karI e khulI gai che. te paNa ziyalamAna zIyala nathI mukatI, jemATe kulavAna strI sadAcArI hAya che, je ziyala pAse, te kulavAna strIne namaskAra che. jenA manarupI kapalane viSe madana- rupI bhamaro bhamIne temAM valace vasI jAya che. / 2 tevA rAjAe ati hete karI te strIne-teDavA mAkalyA. teNe tenA mAtA pitAne jaI kahyu, je kamalA khAIne rAjAe teDAvI che, mATe mekale. tyAre te putrIne sAra zRMgAra paherAvI sakhI sAthe mekavI te rAjabhuvane AvI. rAjA paNa tenA saMgamane viSe utsuka thaI sabhA visarjana karI haSa~vaMta thake te strI pAse AvyA. tene rAjA mIThA vacane kahe che. ghaNA kAla thaye me tane paragrIne vIsArI mUkI, te mAro aparAdha kSamA karajo, au khAlI, sarva vAte tame sAvadhAna che, te zuM paraNIne strI sabhArI ja nahI ? paNa nirbhAgya strIne svAmInuM darzana karyAMthI hAya ? snehe karI cittane viSe dharyo, najare ghaNIvAra dIThA, paNa he prANeza! tamArA virahe karI A zarIra khaLyu che. ema kahI te kamalAe lAja mUkI rAjAne rIjhavye, ane te saMpUrNa rAtrI rAjA sAthe ghaNA cAturyathI kAmakIDA karI gumAvI, paNa te kamalAnuM ticAtuya joite rAjA manamAMza kAvata thayA. kema ke zuzu te de! bhaNI thAya che pAchalI rAte rAjAe vicAyu ke, e strInuM caritra Azcaya'kArI che. kulastrIne kAmakIDAnuM vijJAna cAturIpaNuM dhaiya pazu bharatAra sAthe prathama saMgame eTalu badhu kema hAya ? te zu e asatI haze ? para puruSa sAthe ramI haze ? evI te vakhata rAjAnA cittamAM zaMkA utpanna thaI. tA have huM ane mAre hAthe zuM mAru' ? paNa strIhatyA potAnA hAthe karavI ghaTe nahiM, ema ciMtanate kApava ta thayeA. prAta.kAle nijamaMdirathI nIkaLye. tyAM pradhAnane teDIne kahyuM, e pApaNI strIne ekAMte khAMdhe, pradhAne rAjAnu vacana pramANu karI jANyA sivAya paramA te strIne vagara vAke ekAMte mUkIne pradhAne ciMtavyu' je rAgAMdha je prANI hAya te chatA doSa dekhe nahi, ane chatA je guNu te dekhe. evu rAgAMdhanuM viparItapaNu che. evuM ciMtavI bhalI mIThI vANIe karI pradhAne, prathama tA rotI rANIne Azvasana ' pR. 3 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thiI zAMta kIdhI. pachI rAjAne pratiSedha devAne maMtrI rAjasabhAe gaye, tyAre teNe rAjasabhA dInAnavadanavAlI dIThI. jema sUrya uge dIvAnI kAMtI jhAMkhI dekhAya tevI sabhAne jhAMkhI dIThI, kedhI jIva zuM zuM dhyAna na kare? arthAt duryAnaja dayAve. emAM zuM Azcarya che? e rAjAne jANI praNAma karI maMtrI sabhA maLe beThe, ane rAjAne reSa nivAravA aneka kautukakAraNI kathA sabhAlakamAM kahete hate. aha, sabhA loke! tame kaI AzcaryakArI vAta sAMbhaLI? te veLA eka catura puruSa be, hA. tene sabhAna - lekee pUchyuM zI vArtA te kahe. * tyAre te catura nara kahe che. e nagaramAM vyavahAramAM zirAmaNI ane dhanavaMte e dhanazeTha vasato hato. tene zrI nAme bhAryA, tenA cAra putra eka dhane bIjo dhanadatta, trIje dharma ane ceAthe sema e cAre vicakSaNa putrane cauvanavaye pitAe paraNuMvyA. te meTA vyApArI thayA, tyAre dhana zeDane vRddhAvasthAe asAdhya roga upa. vaghe paNa kahyuM ke, tame dharma sAdhana kare. tevAre zeDe sarva kuTuMba parivArane teDAvI, sarvanI sAthe khamata khAmaNa kIdhAM. vrata paccakhANa karI, AtmasAdhana kIdhuM. tyAre kuTuMbamAM je vRddha hatA te kahevA lAgyA, ke he dhanazeTha ! tame tamArA nAme dhanya che ! tame tamArI bhujAe upArjita vise karI svajanane paDyA. sAte kSetre vitta vAvaryA. nirmala kiti upAI. have tame mRtyu pAmyA pachI putrane vikhavAda na thAya tema kare te DuM thAya mATe sarva putrane dhana sarakhuM vaheMcI Ape. jethI pAchaLathI tamAre yazavAda vadhe. te dhanazeThe cAre putrane teDIne kahyuM, je che. tame sarve bhAIo saMpathI rahe je kadAcita kAja bhAve tame bhegA rahI na che, zaka, pita potAmAM sAthe rahevuM na bane te e UMDA madhye cAre khUNe cAra kaLaza dATayA che, te upara tamArA pita pitAnAM nAma che, te kADhI leje. meM sarvanA sarakhA bhAga karI |-- , vaheMcI mUkyA che. te rIte leje. vivAda karazemA, ema kahI pitA paraleke pahoMcyA, te , pachI cAre bhAIoe pitAnuM mRtyu sabaMdhI laukika kAraja karyuM. keTaleka kAla tyAM ekaThA - rahyA, pachI strInA vivAdathI judA thayA. te veLAe gharanA cAre khUNethI cAra nAmAMkita kaLaza - kAyA. te eka kaLazamAM mATI, ekamAM hADakA, ekamAM vahI eTale khatapatranAM cepaDA ane 1emAM sevA bharyA hatA. te joI traNa bhAInA mukha. narama thayA. je nAnA bhAIne te pitAe nagada dhana ApyuM. ane amane hADakA, mATI ane kAgaLa dIdhAM. te ame kema 7 laIe? ema kahI hRdaye trADanA karI chAtI phUTI mUccha khAI leya upara paDayA ' ahe, pitAe zatrurUpa thaI amane vizvAse vaMcyA. sarva sAra dhana te temane ApyuM ane , amane pUla tathA hADakAM ApyAM. ema kahI traNe bhAI nAnA bhAI sAthe vivAda karavA lAgyA. ane kahevA lAgyA je, amArAM gaLA raheMsIne tuM ekaleM dhana laI jAIza? ema - thAya naha, e dhana te cAre bhAI vaheMcI lezuM. ema vivAda karatAM sarva sajajana malIne vAryA. kahyuM ke, tame Apa ApaNe vepAra kare. e dhana have rahevA dyo. rAjedvAre pradhAna = 'purUSa je nyAMya karaze, te rIte levAze. ema zikhAmaNa daI vivAda nivAryo. pachI eka Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 mahinAmAM pacamahAjane nyAya karI na zakayA, tethI rAjadvAre AvyA, tyAM pazu buddhivarta pradhAne vicAyu, te veLA rAjA hasIne khelye ke, e vivAda pradhAne TALyA ke na TALyA ? teNe kahyuM hujI TALyA nathI. ema kAine buddhi kAma karI nahIM tyAre cAre bhAI duHkhIA thayA thakA dezAtara cAlyA. mAmA eka pazupAla gAma AvyuM. tyAM kAi buddhivaMta vRddha purUSa sabhA joDI beThA che. te sabhA samAjanA sarve lekane praNAma karI cAre bhAI beThA. te vakhate catura purUSe pUchyuM. tame kayAthI AvyA ? ane AgaLa kyA kAma mATe kayA jAze ? eTale cAre bhAie vRttAta te eka vRddha pazupAv AgaLa kahyuM. tethI te buddhivaMta purUSe hasIne kahyu. tamArA nagaramAM tevA koI pati purUSa nathI ke, je ene parAmaza jANe ? te veLA cAra bhAI kahe che ke, pitA te vAda mukI marI gayA. pitAe amane vacyA. e vAda kANu TALe ? evuM sAMbhaLI buddhivaMta purUSa khelyA hai putra, tamArA pitA paDiMta catura hatA, tamArA kalyANakArI hatA, DAhyo vicakSaNa hateA teNe jene je ceAgya hatu teja kharAkhara vaheMcI Apyu` che. paNa tame tene parama atha nathI jANatA ane vivAda kare che. pitAnA kAMi doSa nathI. tenA paramAtha buddhivaMta purUSa cAre bhAIne kahe che--jenA kaLazamA mATI che, tene ghara, hATa, kSetra sa ApyA che. jenA kaLazamA hADakA che, tene hAthI, gheADA, gAya, bheMsa e sava ApyAM che. jenA kaLazamA kAgaLa kheta che, tene ugharANI, vyAju dhana e sa dIdhu che. ane nAnA putrane asamartha jANI kahuM dhana tene Apyu che. have tame cAre bhAga sabhALI jue. je pitAe koine AchuM dIdhuM che? je mATe dhana te vijaLInI pare anitya che. atUlanI peThe asAra che. te sArU zuM kaleza kare che ? pitAnA vacanathI mAMhAmADhu hitabhAva rAkheA, have traNe bhAI, te buddhivaMtane page lAgI. laghubhAIne AliMgana daI AMkhe AMsu mUktA kahe che, he vatsa ! ame lebhI thai tane kheda pamADayo. te sa` tame kSamA karo, te vakhate laghubhAI temane page lAgI kahe che ke, tame meTAlAi te nAnAne pitA samAna che tamane me' dhana arthe azAtA upajAvI te kSamA karo. tyAM khadhAe pati purUSane kahyuM, je pitA mRtyu pAmyA mATe mUDha evA ame chIe tenA tame pitAsamAna thayA. ema kahIne temaNe kadAgraha mukyA. tyAre buddhiva ta purUSe kahyuM ke, tamArA pitA mRtyu pAmyA, mATe nAnA bhAinA tame pitAsamAna gaNAya, tamAre pitA cUke nahiM, tame dhana arthe laghubhAi sAthe kheda karyo, te nIM cAla karavI tamane ghaTe nahiM, pachI tyAMthI te bhAI AtAne ghera AvI. pitAnA lakhyA pramANe dhana vaheMcI lai mAMDe mAM * ' ati snehavata thayA. temaNe nagaramAM vadhAmaNAM kIdhAM. navA janmanI peThe ha pAmatA hatA evI kathA nipuN purUSe kahI te sabhAnA sa t leAkeA sAMbhaLI, mastaka dhUOAvI Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahevA lAgyA ke, evA pazupAla paNa budhivaMta hatA ke jeNe buddhie karI vivAda TALe. e vAta sAMbhaLI paddharAjA camatkAra pAmI ciMtavavA lAge che, te buddhivaMte pArakA nagaramAM dUrathI nipajayuM te paNa utpAtikI buddhiye jANyuM. ane tene ke artha kIdho? te zAstrane samajanArI evI te mArI priyAne kAmazAstramAM kauzalatA saMbhavatI nathI? mATe huM madabuddhi, anArya, nirbhAgya e chu. hu te strIratnane agya chuM. meM niraparAdhIne tevuM dukha dIdhuM. ema manane zoka karyo, ane dInavadana thaI maMtrIne kahyuM, he maMtrI ! pApI evA apuNIye meM je mahApApa kIdhuM. te kanyA pitAne ghera sukhethI rahI hatI! hA hA ! tene meM anartha pamADI dukhI karI. mATe have huM prANa dharavAne samartha nathI. tethI tame citA khaDako, temAM huM bacIne pavitra thAu tyAre pradhAne, rAjAne atya ta duHkhI tathA maraNAbhimukhI jANIne te maMtrI rAjAne ekAte kahevA lAgyuM ke, he rAja! tame sAMbhaLe. je bhalA sevaka hoya te svAmInuM DitAhita jANe he svAmI! je kAma karIe te vicArIne karIye te phala pAmI, paNa sahasA avicAryuM kare te azAtA pAme. te kAryane vicAra karI kAma karavAnI jene Teva che, te puruSane saMpatti pite AvI vare che. he nAtha ! me tamArI AjJApaNa karI ane te strIne paNa jIvatI ekAtamA rAkhI che. have jema tamArI AjJA hoya tema karIzu. evuM sAbhaLI rAjA AnaMda pAmI pradhAnane kahe che, he mitra ! te strIne jIvatI rAkhIe mane jIvitadAna ApyuM pachI rAjAe prabhAte te nirdoSa strIne ghera teDI aparAdha khamA. ane te divasathI rAjAne rANuM upara prema vRddhi pAme. e pramANe padyarAjAnI kathA sAdhu mahArAje zaMkharAjAne kahI mATe he rAjedra' pUrve jaDabuddhi evA te padyarAjAe avicAryuM kAma karyuM tema tuM paNa avicAryuM kAma karI abalA satIne du kha ApIne have pazcAttApa kare che. paNa dharma samajatuM hoya te te parajIvane ghAta na kare. tema AtmaghAta paNa na kare, je mATe AtmaghAta samAna bIjuM kaI pApa nathI te kubuddhi prANuM duSkara karma kare, te tenA deva TAlavAne mATe AtmaghAta kare che. paNa sarva duHkhathI cheDAve e sugama dharma zrIvItarAga devane zA mATe karatuM nathI, niratara sukha Ape che. saMsAramAM saMta puruSane dharma vinA bIjuM kaMI zaraNabhUta nathI. te sAbhaLI zakha rAjA munine kahe che. svAmI! khanI dAvAnithI je baM, tene have dharmanI kathAthI zuM hoya? to aMtasamaya cogya je dharmazaMbala hoya te mane Ape. tyAre pharI muni kahe che, he rAjana ! tuM duHkhane khabhe maraNa Icche che, paNa evA ajJAna maraNathI mRtyu pAmavAthI Agala vizeSa dukha pAmIza. . ke je pApathI duHkhe upaje ane pApa cha hi sAthI upaje che. te para prANInA ghAta karatA AtmaghAtanuM pApa vizeSa che. puNyathI te pApane kSaya thAya, ane bannene kSaya che tyAre janmajarA maraNanA dukhene kSaya thAya. te mATe he rAjan ! tuM have sarva Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra ciMtA mukI zrIvItarAgane dharma Adara, tethI sukhI thaIza. eka divasa tuM amArA kahyA pramANe dharma AdarIza te, pachI tu tene pratyakSa camatkAra joIza. akhaMDita zarIre - putra sahita evI kalAvatI strIne tu jIvatI dekhIza. tyAra pachI muktabhegI thaI aMte rAjalakSmIne strI sahita dIkSA leze ne ArAdhaka thAze. mATe AtmaghAta na karIza have gurUnuM kahyuM mAnIne rAjA te vanamAM eka rAtri rahyo. tyA rAtrinA pAchalle pahere eka svapna dIThuM. kalpatarUthI sahita latA phalasahita che, tene keIka puruSe chedI nIce pADI. vaLI te latA phalasahita pAchI kalpatarUmAM jaI vaLagI. tene te jhADe turata avalaMbI. evu svapna dIThuM, ke tarata prabhAte rAjA jA. tyAre vicAryuM ke ahe ! e meTuM svapna mujane kayAMthI AvyuM paNa je ahIM rahyo te me e svapna dIThuM? rAjA gurU pAse AvI vaMdana karIne svapnArtha puchate hate. ' tyAre gurU paNa tene savapnane artha kahe che te rANIne dUra karI viyoga pamADI te kalpatarUnI DAlane chedI nAkhI, paNa te DAla pAchI tarata phala sahita jaIne ka5tarane vaLagI tema he rAjA ! tamane te rANI putra sahita vahelI malaze. ema sAbhaLI rAjA kahe che, he munIndra ! tamArI kRpAthI mAruM zubha thAo, ema kahI rAjA rANInI khabara to teja vanamAM dUra gaye. tyAM lajajAthI nIcuM mukha karI dattakuMvarane kahe che ke, he mitra ! duddhi evA meM mahApApa karyuM. pitAnA nirmala kulamAM lAMchana lagADayu. paNa gurUnA amRta samAna vacana kahyAM ane teNe AzvAsanA daIne, dhairya upajAvyuM. AzAmAM me A divasa gumAvyuM. paNa have huM mArI strIne je jIvatI na dekhuM to maraNa pAmIza. te mATe tame gheDesvAra thaI utAvaLA jAo ane kalAvatI hoya tyAM tenI tapAsa karI zIdhra tene teDI lAve. evI rAjAnI AjJA laIne te dattakumAra ghoDesvAra thaI kalAvatInI khabara kADhavA nIkaLe, je purUSe jyAM mukI hatI te purUSe te sthAnaka dekhADayuM tyAM lehI paDyuM dekhI tyAMthI pagI paga jete devage tApasa Azrama dIThe tyA tApasane praNAma karI dattakumAre puchyuM, ke he tApasa najIka prasava thayelI uttama strIne tame ahIM kaMI dIThI? tyAre tApasa kahe che, tuM keNa che? ane kyAMthI ahIM Avye che? tyAre teNe kahyuM huM zeThane putra datta nAme chuM, ane zaMkhapurathI Avyo chuM. rAjAe mane khabara kADhavA meka che tyAre te tApasa kahe che, e rAMkaDI upara hajI rAjA vairabhAva mukatA nathI. A kAMI thoDuM kIdhuM che? garbhavatI abalAne vanamAM mukAvI ane hAtha kapAvyA te kaMI ochuM karyuM che ? je hajI rANInI khabara pUche che. lekanI paNa kahevata che ke kaDI upara kaTaka zuM karavuM ! .' tyAre dattakumAra tApasane kahe che ke, ghaNuM kahevAnI te hAla veLA nathI. paNa je kalAvatIne nahi dekhe te te rAja hamaNuM citAginamAM baLI maraze. te mATe zIgha jyAM haiiya tyAM dekhADe. tathA hA kahe, je amuka jagyAe jIvatI che. tyAre dayAluM tApasa Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dattane pitAne Azrame teDI gaye. tyAM te datta, kulapatine praNAma karI kahe che, he prabhu! rAjAne abhayadAna Ape. tyAre kulapatie kalAvatIne teDAvI. te paNa tyAM AvI. eTale dattakumArane dekhI ghaNuM rUdana karavA lAgI. te retI dekhI madhura svare dattakumAre AzvAsana , Apyu dattakumAre kahyuM, e karmagati che. mATe te svAmini ! raDavAnuM niSedha karo he bahena sa sArane viSe je managocare na Ave evA zubhAzubha karma karI prANI sukha duHkha pAme che he bena ! jyAre azubhakarmane udaya thAya, tyAre mAtA, pitA, bhAI, putra, bhartAra e sarva zatrurUpa thAya. temaja jyAre zubhakarmane udaya thAya tyAre zatru hoya te mitra thAya. tathA he bena ! tamane je ati Akaru dukha bhegavavuM paDayuM tethI rAjAe tamArA guNa jANyA, pachI tamArA du khathI tamArA viceganuM anaMtagaNuM duHkha rAjAne thayuM che. te zaMkharA, pazcAttApa karate hamaNuM agnimAM praveza karavA Icche che. je hajI sudhI paNa tamArUM mukha jIvatAM nahIM dekhe, te nizcaye e prANatyAga karaze. evuM sAMbhaLyuM tyAre kalAvatI rathamAM besIne bharatAra pAse javA utsuka thaI, bharatA ghaNuM ahita kIdhuM che, te paNa pativratA kulavata je strI hoya te bharatAra upara hita rAkhe. tyAra pachI tApasAdika tathA kulapatine namaskAra karI temane pUchIne putra hita rANI rathamAM besIne prabhAte vanane viSe zaMkha rAjA pAse AvI tene saMpUrNa a gavAlI dekhI jene ghaNe harSa thayo che e rAjA lajajAthI nIcuM joI rahyo, paNa uMcuM joI na zakya. harSanA vadhAmaNuM thayA, nagArAMnA nirdoSathI utsava karatA hatA. harSavaMta thayA evA pradhAna sAmaMtadika sahita eka kSaNamAtra sabhAmAM besIne pachI rAjA kalAvatI pAse AvyA. jema cadramA sadevI che, kala kI che, to paNa tene rezahiNI AvI male che, tema kalAvatI paNa bharatArane AvI malI. yadyapi rAjA devI, kalaMkI che te paNa rANee kheda na rAkhe. te samaye te kalAvatI kAMIka reSavatIthakI nIcuM mukha karIne beThI che ema rAjAe joyuM, tyAre rAjAe mada jenA netra che evuM kalAvatInuM mukha pitAne hAthe UMcuM karIne tene madhura vacana kahyuM ke, have huM jIvate tane mukha zuM dekhADuM? A tAruM mukha mane jIvADanAruM che. huM nirbhAgya chuM je meM niSkalaMkane kalaMka dIdhuM ?' valI tuM te niSkalaMka che mATe tArI stuti keTalI karuM ! evuM rAjAnuM prazaMsAvacana sAMbhaLI rANuM belI, nirbhAgya ane parAkI evI mArI stutiye saryuMvaLI rAjA kahe che, huM niNI chuM. katadana nirdaya, chuM je mATe me tArA jevI satImAM ziramaNa, guNavaMtI evI rANIne kheda pamADI. tathA tuM guNavAna che te tAre kAMI doSa na hato tema chatAM vaLI tArI upara huM rAgI chatAM paNa virakta thaye, te kaI pUrvakRta karmanA marmakI meM tane dukha * dIdhuM. yataH | sa puvaThyANuM, kammarNa pAvAe phalavivArga avarahemu gaNesu ya, nimittamitta paheI ! 1 e pUrve karelAM karmanA phala bhegavavA paDe che, te karma khapAvavAmAM bIjA ja nimitta bane che. pachI rANI paNa ca DAlaNue hAtha kAyA - Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAMthI mAMDIne sarva dukha maya vyatikara kahyo. valI navA hoza AvyA te svarupa paNa kahyuM. tyAre rAjA harSe karI kahe che, he priya ! A caMdra divAkara paryata mArA apayazane - pa vAgaze, ane tArA mastake zIlanI dhvajA pharakatI raheze. rANI kahe che, mane dukhamAthI sukha thayuM te putranA puNya karIne thayuM. ane tame jIvato rahyA te gurunI kRpAthI rahyA. dhanya e gurune ke, jeNe tamane subuddhi ApI. te mane have te gunA darzana karAvo. jethI huM janma saphala karuM. ema kahI prabhAte addhisahita samasta parivAra sAthe rAjA guru pAse Avya, munine vAMdIne beTho. munipaNe temane zIla padharmanI dezanA detA hatA. ' - * ! prANIne ziyala vrata je che te bhedayanuM karanAra che, zIla te zarIranuM bharaNuM - - che, pavitra karanAra che, ApadAnA samUhanuM haranAra che, tathA durgatinA duHkhanuM TAlanAra - che, evuM ziyala te ciMtAmaNI ratnanI peThe icchita sukhanuM ApavAvAluM che. tathA ziyalathakI vyAgha, khyAla, jala, agni AdikanA bhaya sarva maTI jAya e zIyela je che te svarga tathA muktinA sukhanuM ApanAra che, he rAjana ! tame e zIyavratanuM mAhAsya ne svameva daSTie dIThuM, te tArI strInA hAthe te kapAvyA chatAM te zIyalanA prabhAve navA AvyA. vaLI he rAjendra-A saMsAramAM devatAnI addhi, divyabhega saMpadA, vividha prakAranI vidyA, vijJAna, e sarvane pAmavuM ghaNuM sulabha che, paraMtu nizcayathI eka samati pAmavuM te maMDA durlabha che. samaktimI mahAratnane dI jyAre hRdayane viSe pragaTaye, tyAre jIva devaguru ane dharma tathA darzana, jJAna, ane cAritrarupa tatvane jANakAra che, te aDhArade che rahita evA zrIvItarAga devane devakarI jANe have gurU kevA hoya te kahe che :-dayAvaMta, satyabhAvI, adattAtyAgI, brahmavratadhAraka, parigrahara hita, jemane zatrune mitra sarakhA che, kRtikAne kaMcana, tRNa ane maNi, sukha ane dukha, aNa e sarva jene sama pariNAme che. te gurU jANavA. dharma kene kahie? zrIjinezvarabhASita dharma te eka dezathI ane bIje sarvathI - evA be prakAre che. sarvaviratidharma (rAmaNadharma ane dezaviratidharma (zrAvakadharma) te ubhaya* dharma mekSa pamADanAre che, melanI lakSmI ubhayadharmathI prApta thAya che, samyaphatva e dharmanuM muktinuM mula che te ciMtAmaNi ratna, kAmadhenu, ane kaTAkSa karatAM paNa adhika che e pramANe munirAje dezanA ApI, rAjA-rANI samakita pAmyA, dharmamAM otaprota banyA, - bAra vratadhArI zrAvaka-zrAvikA thayA, gurUne vaMdana karI nagaramAM harSathI praveza karatA hatA. tyAre nagaranI janatAne AnaMda apUrva hatuM, satI kalAvatInA zIyalanI khUba khUba prazaMsA thaI nagaramAM vijA-toraNe, zaraNAI vigerethI udgheSaNuo thaI. nagaranI strIo pitAnA kAmakAja adhUrA rAkho kalAvatIne jAtajAtanA darzana mATe prajA gADI banI hatI. kalAvatInI = Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ leke khUba khUba prazaMsA karatAM ghera jatA hoya che, A rIte satI kalAvatIne jaya jayakAra vartAya che ' ema dasa divasane mahotsava kare che, bArame divase jJAtikuTuMbane jamADI svapnAnusAre sarva sabhA samakSa pUrNa kalaza evuM nAma pitAnA putranuM sthApana kare che. ema sukhamAM kAla pasAra karatAM saddagurUnI saMgatithI dharmamAM otapreta banyA, viSayAbhilASane tyajIne dharmadhyAnamAM layalIna bane che, brahmacaryAdi tene svIkAra karI zrIjinAvanAdi karAve che. sAdhu-dhamI evA sAdharmikenI bhakti karI jIvanane dhanya banAvI rahyA che, zrAvakadharmathI jIvana vitAvatA keTaleka kALa pasAra thaye. putrane rAjyogya jANI madhyarAtre rAjA jAgIne dharma jAgaraNamAM ciMtavato hate ke, aho! A asAra saMsAra samudra te duHkhe tarI zakAya evo che. samudra jema jaLathI bharyo che tema sa sArasamudra te zarIra ane mananA dAkhapa jaLathI bharyo che. cAritra yukta rUpaje ahaMndu dharma te rUpa jahAja vinA tuM kema saMsAra samudrane pAra pAmIza? evI dharma jAgarikane ciMtavane te zabarAjA, cAritranA maratha kare che. manuSyAvatAra pAmyA vinA dharmanI prApti kadApi na haya, siddhAtamAM cUlakAdi daze daSTAMte mAnava bhava pAma durlabha kahyo che. kadApi te manuSya bhava pAme te paNa dharma sAMbhaLa durlabha che. tethI dharmanI sahaNane AdaravI, te to mahAdurlabha che. mAtApitA putra kalatrAdi svajana kuTuMba te te mRga pAsanI jema duHkhathI cha DAya evAM che. dhana dhAnanI je AzA tathA yauvanapaNuM te te svapnanI peThe vinAza pAmanArAM che. dArAnA bhaMga te kArAgRha samAna che. rAjya te durgatimAM pADanAra che. viSaya to viSa samAna che. te kAraNa mATe eka cAritra dharma che te mukti padane pamADe, tethI sarva saMgane cheDI saMyama huM AdaruM. ema cittamAM dhArI kalAvatI rANIne rAjAe pUchyuM, have ApaNane AtmasAdhana karavA mATe dIkSA levAne samaya che tyAre rANI kahe che, he svAmI ! ApaNe bhega bhegAvyA, ATalA divasa rAjya pALyuM, have putra paNa rAjyabhAra pALavA dhuraMdhara thaye, tyAra pachI tatva jAyAnu sAro eja che, ke have cAritradharmarUpa zaraNa agikAravu. A pramANe sAbhaLI pradhAnane pUchI zubha divase jina prasAdane viSe moTA mahatsavathI jinapUjA racAvI, deza madhyethI mAra zabda nivAryo dIna dukhIne tenA kulane dAnAdike uddha, yati tathA sAdharmikanI bhakita karato hato baMdIkhAnethI badIvAna chayA. yAcaka janane saLyA . ema ATha divasasudhI zakha jAye sarva lekane dhanava ta kIdhA. - evA samayamAM udyAnapAlake AvI rAjAne vinaMti kIdhI ke, he svAminaJ amita tenA nAme saguru susAdhu AvI samesaryA che tyAre zakha rAjAe vanapAlakane vadhAmaNuM ApI, patrakalatraparivAra sahita moTI ddhithI gurune vAdavA AvyA. dharmopadeza sAMbhaLI rAjA pite avasara pAmone gurune vinati kare che ke, he bhagavan! kalAvatIe pUrvajanmane Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ F 5 . viSe cu' duSkRta upAkhyuM ke, jenA cege karI e' e niSi,chatAM, enA hAtha kapAvyA, e prazna zravaNu karIne jJAnasa'panna gurumahArAja melyAH- he rAjana ! e kalAvatInA pUrva bhava huM kahu chuM te tuM sAbhaLa, ane karma karatAM prANI khUma vicAra karaze. * mahAvideha kSetramAM mahendrapura nAme pattana- hatuM. te pukhtanamA naravikramaM nAme rAjA ghaNA kAlasudhI rAjya karatAM thakAM teNe peAtAnA zatrune trAsa pamADayA hatA. tathA te rAjAnu parAkrama trivikrama tulya hatu. te rAjAnI strI lIlAvatInAme ' hatI. tenA zIlanI lIkSA prazasanIya hatI te rAjArANIne eka putrI thaI tenu nAma sulecanA rAkhyuM. te krame-karI, cauvana avasthAne pAmI ekadA te muaAcanA peAtAnA pitAnA khe LAmAM beThI che. eTalAmAM kAike AvIne rAjAne eka zuka (peApaTa) leTachuM ApyuM. te zuka suMdara AkAravALe ane vicitra evI aneka bhASA khelavAmAM catura hatA. kautukathI rAjAe tene hAtha upara lIdhe. ane tene khelAvavA lAgyA. tyAre te zuka jamaNA paga uMcA karIne haSaeN karI eka mlAka khelatA hate. te A pramANe H tvadAritAritakNIzvasitAnilena, samucchitAmiSu mahedadhiSNu kSItIza aMtalu Thadragiriparasparazu gapAtAt dhAtAranaimuraripArapayAti nidrA 51) arthI :- huM rAjan ! te mArelA zatrunI je strIe tenA zvAsaMvAyue karI samudranA kalleAla uchalavA lAgyA. tyAre temAMhe Ama tema ' bhamatArA e pate temanA paraspara AdhAte karI zikhare paDI javAthI je kaDakaDATa zabda thayeA teNe karI suraripu je viSNu tenI nidrA uDI gaI. t evu' vacana zukanA mukhathI sAMbhaLIne rAjA ghaNuM rIjhaye, teNe peAtAnA agalagna AbhUSaNa ane ghaNu dravya je purUSa te zukane lAvyeA hateA te purUSane ApyAM. pachI rAjAe te zuka pakSI peAtAnI kanyA sulecanAne ApyuM. teNe pazu ti thaIne peAtAnA AvAsa sthAnane viSe jaI sutra maya pAMjarAmAM te peTane rAkhyuM. ane dADama, drAkSa, cAreAlI, A jIru, ItyAdi phula tene khavarAvavA lAgI jemAM zarkarA nAkhI che, evu madhura pAI tene pIvarAvavA lAgI. te rAjakanyA pelA zukane kayAre kayAre potAnA kheAlAmA letI hatI. kayAre kayAre pAMjarAmAM mUkatI hatI. yAre kyAre tene zukti khelAvatI hatI. vaLI Asana, zayana, bheAjana, pAna, tathA rAjasabhAne viSe paNa te pepaTa pakSIne peAtAnA AtmAnI jema dUra nahI mUkatI hatI. evI rIte te rAjakanyA te pakSI sAthe krIDA karavAne leAlupI thaI ekakA te rAjakanyA sakhInA parivArane sAthe laI ne nagaranA samIpabhAgamAM AvelA kusumAkaranAme udyAnane viSe ga tyAre te zuka tenI pAse hatA. te udyAnamAM jinAlaya te rAjakanyAe dIThuM. tyAre daNu Ana de karI te suleca / jinaprAsAda" madhye gaI, ane tyAM zrIsIma dhara svAmIjInI pratimA jeI ghaNA huthI stuti karatI hatI pU. 4 { "e Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne * hatuti rAjyakanyAe karyA pachI te zukapakSI paNa te bhAyamAna jina biMbane joI - manamAM ciMtavatuM hatuM ke Aje mArA janmane mane ghaNe lAbha thaye Aje mAre janma kRtArtha thayo. ahe ! Aja mAruM puNya jAgRta thayuM. je mATe jinanAyakanuM darzana thayuM. A jinabiMba meM pUrvakAlane viSe kaI paNa sthaLane viSe joyuM che evo ukApaDa te manamAM kare che, eTalAmAM tene jAti maraNa jJAna uparyuM. te evI rIte -je. huM pUrvabhavane - viSe sAdhu hatuM tyAre aneka zAstranA paDana pAThanamAM huM sAvadhAna hatuM, pustakane saMgreDa karavAne tatpara hatuM, paNa saMyamunirvAhaka kriyAne viSe meM pitAne Adara zithila karyo, tethI mAre vratavirAdhanA thaI. meM mAyA karI tethI huM zakya nImAM upa paNa pUrvabhavanA abhyAse, karI mane A bhavamAM paNa jJAna uparyuM. tathApi mane dhikkAra che ! je mATe, jJAnarUpI dIpaka hAthamAM chatA huM ajJAnarUpI aMdhakAre karI AMdhaLe thaye. ane cAritrAcapsathI khalanA pAmate thaka bhavarUpI gartAmAM paDaze. te paNa Aje trijagatanA svAmI evA zrI sImaMdharasvAmine A tiryabhavamAM paNa meM joyA. tethI mane ghaNuM puNya prApta thayuM. mATe huM AjathI jinabiMbanuM darzana karyA vagara ADAra paNa na laI e te zupakSIe manamAM nizcaya karyo. evA avasarane viSe sucanA paNa jinabiMbane namaskAra karI, pipaTa yuktae pAMjarAne hAthamAM laI potAnA AvAsane viSe AvI. bIje divase nityanI peThe zukane pijaramAMthI kADhIne jovAmAM bhejana karavA bebe che, evAmAM zuSpakSI "tame arihaMtANuM" kahI AkAzamAM uDI gae, te zrIjina bhagavAnane namavA mATe bATTA udyAnane viSe pahe, tyAM paramabhaktie karI jinane namaskAra karIne te udyAnamAM rahelo phala yathecchAe bhakSaNa karate thake udyAnamA pharavA lAgyA. tyAre te sucanA te zukanA viyogathI ghaNI duHkhI thaI. ane ghaNe Akroza karavA lAgI he zuka ! mArA hRdayane viSe vAsa karIne, ane mArA jIvane AkarSIne tuM jyAM vase che? eja sukhavAsamAM rahIne suMdara puNyarUpa eve tuM Aja kema daSTigocara the nathI ? pachI te zukanI pachavADe cAlanArA rAjAnA subhaTee vasatedyAnamAM gupta rIte vihAra karatAM te zukane jAlamAM pakaDa, ane sucanA pAse lAvI muko. krodhathI jenA nava rAtA thayA che, evI sucanAe paNa tene laIne avyakta zabda karI kahyuM ke, re dhUrta ! tuM mane chetarIne svecchAe ja gavanA viSe gaye. mATe have tuM dhyAnamAM rAkhaje ke, AjathI huM tane bahAra javA daIza nahI. evuM kahIne sucanAe te zukanI gati bhaMga karavA tenI pAMkha uMcI lIdhI ane pachI te zukane tatkAla kAragRha jevA pAMjarAmAM teNe mukaye. zukapaNa manamAM ciMtAte hato ke mArI parAdhInatAne dhikkAra che je, je avasthAmAM jIvane balAtkArathI nIca karma karAve che, ane mAre che, mATe ja te parAdhInatAne narakavAsa sarakhI kahe che pUrvabha ne viSe huM dhIna chatA - pramAdathI sakiyAnuM anuSThAna nahI karato tenuM A phala che athavA e du kha te keTaluM che? evuM duHkha te me anya bhavane viSe anaMtIvAra saDana karyuM che, ane A bhavamAM Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa temaja sahana karIza. tethI zrIvItarAganA mukha kamalanuM darzana karavAne paNa mane vizva thayuM. evI ciMtAe Atura thayela ane tethI ja jene ghaNe dukhane bhAra thaye che, e te zuka pharIthI ciMtana karavA lAgyuM ke, he jIva! tuM zeka muka, zeke karI AkarU karmabaMdhana thAya che. jinabiMbanuM darzana karyA vagara anna khAvuM te mane kape nahIM. mATe huM anazana karU. ema ciMtavIne teNe anazana AdaryuM. pachI te pAMca divasa paryata paMcaparameSThinamaskAranuM smaraNa karate maraNa pAmIne saudharmadevakane viSe mahaddhika devatA thaye.popaTanI pAkha kApI nAkhavAthI sucanA (kalAvanI)nA hAtha kapAyA. sucanA paNa tenA dukhe karI duHkhaNI thakI anazana AdarI samAdhithI maraNa pAmI, ane saudharmadevakane viSe teja devatAnI devIpaNe utpanna thaI te devalekamAM viSaya sukha bheLavIne keme karI te banne jaNa devakathI cyavyA. temAM zukano jIva te tu zaMkha rAjA thaye, ane sucanAne jIva te kalAvatI nAme. tArI paTTarANa thaI mATe he rAjan ! jIve je kharekhara pApapuNaya karyo hoya tenuM ja phala te bhegave che. temAM sukha- dukhane kartA koI paNa nathI. je mATe pUrvabhavamAM eNe tArI pa kha kApI, tethI pUrva vaire karI te enA hAtha kapAvyA kRtakarmala nAsti, kalpa kezitarapi avazyameva bhoktayaM, kRtaMkarma zubhAzubha gurumukhathI evI pUrvabhavanI vAta sAMbhaLI tevI vairAgya karI vAsita thayu che citta jemanuM evA te be jaNa (zaMkharAjA ane kalAvatI) sa sAranuM asArapaNuM jANanA thaka, hAtha joDIne gurune prArthanA karatA hatA ke, he prabho ! he saMsAra tAraka, bhAgavatI dIkSA (saMyama) Ape tyAre guru kahe che, kSamA sarakhA jJAnIne eja ghaTe che je mATe baLatA ghara madhyethI keNu DAhyo puruSa pitAnA AtmAne udvare nahIM! zurAmAM zare tuM che, tu, maDAtyAgI che. je mATe A samaya nisaMgI thaIne sAhasIkapaNe pravajyA grahe che. tyAre rAjAe paNa putranI AjJA laI mATe mahotsave kalAvatI rANI sahita dakSA laI gurunI sAthe vihAra karyo. te rAjyavyApI saMsArathI udAsIna thakA samatA rasamAM magna thakI nareMdra devendranA sukhathI pitAnA AtmAne samatA sukhe karI adhika sukhI jANatA hatA. te rAjaSikAlecita gItArtha thayA. je muni akAryathI nivRttine je AjJA saMhita jayaNathI cAritra pALe te paNa ArAdhaka kahyA che jayaNA je che, te dharmanI mAtA che. dharmanI rakhavAlI che, tapane puSTi ApanArI che, nizcayekarI sukhAvaDa jayazuM che te zaMkharAjA tathA kalAvatI rANI zuddhacAritra pALI aMte aNasaNuM laI tyAMthI kAlamAse samAdhimAM kAla karI zaMkharAja saudharmadevane padmavimAnamAM pAMca popamanA AyuSyavALA devato thayo. ane kalAvatI rANI sAdagIpaNe zuddha cAritra pAlI kAlamAse kAla karI te paNa sIdharma devale ke padmavimAnamAM teja devanAnI devI devAMganA thaI te pAMca palyopamanuM AyuSya, pAlatAM mAMhomAMhe anurAgIpaNe rahyA. 5 , + : prathama bhAvamAM prathama vratadhArI evA je zaMkharajA tathA kalAvatI tenI kathAthI mukta e A caritrane prathama sarga sone kalyANa karI thAo. . . . . . . Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bIjo saga ja'buDhIpanA dakSiNA bharata kSetramAM madhyakhaMDane viSe maNipigala khUba ja raDhIyALA, samRddhi sahita nAme deza che tyAM pAtanapura nagaramAM zatrujaya rAjA che. te ziyalava ta rAjAne rUpalAvaNyathI bharapUra vasa'tasenA rANI che, samayAnusAra rANInI kukSi viSe zaMkharAjAnA jIva devathakI cyavIne utpanna thayA, te samaye pUrNacandramA samAna mukhavALI rANIe samasta kamalethI vyApta kamalAkarane jove che, rAjAne svapnanI vAta kahI, Anada anubhave che, rAjA rANIne kahe che ke huM rANI-tamane suMdara putra utpanna thaze, rANI te pachI ganuM dharma ArAdhanA karatI thakI peSaNa kare che. 7 ra devagurunI bhakti karIza. dIna dukhIne dAna ApIza. yAcakane sa tuSTa karIza. sAdharmika vAtsalya karIza. amArI pravartAvIza. evAM zutra vicAre rANIne thayA te badhAM rAjAe purAM pADayAM. pachI zubha cage pUrva dizAmAM jema sUrya prakAze, tema tejavaMta aMdhakArane TAlatA evA putra madhyarAtre te rANIe prasanye tyAre sumukha nAme dAsIe putrajanmanI vadhAmaNI ApI. tyAre rAntae tene sAra zragAra ApyA. dAsIka phreM kIdhu. evI vadhAI ApI. tyAra pachI prAtakALane viSe rAjAe putrane janmamaheAtsava prazna byA, eka mAsa pachIrAjAe kuTubane jamADI sanI sAkSIe svapnane anusAra te putranu kamalasena evuM nAma paDayu. te putra zukala pakSanI khIjanA caMdramAnI peThe vRddhi pAmatA thakA kurAla, lAyaka ane sakala kalAe karI pU` khanyA hatA. te putra pavitra yauvanAvasthA pAmyA pUrvajanmanA sukRta abhyAsa thakI zAMta, dAMta, dayA vAna evA te thayAM. satya vacana khelavu, krutinI peThe mauna dhAraNa karIne rahevu', avasare caiADu khelavu, evA te kumAra parApakArI, dAkSiNyavata, dAtAra, parAkramI, gaMbhIra, guNuvaMta, yuvAna puruSone AnadakAya vasaMta mAsa AtmyA tyAre mitranI preraNAthI kIDA jevAne arthe kamasena kumAra naMdana vanane viSe AvatA hatA. y " ' tyAM krIDAe karI vyagra manavALA evA te mitrAdika- ramatAM anya jagyAe gayA. tyAre kumAre tyAM eThAM thakAM aDe? ete anAtha che evA keIkanA mukhathI khelAte zabda sAMbhaLye tyAre kumAre vicAryuM, je mArA pitA leAkane nAtha chatAM e anAtha zabda kANu kahe che? ane te kema kahe che? evA amaOdharI te kumAra zabdane anusAre te dizAmAM cAlyA. te keTaleka dura gaye, pazu zabdaneA kahenArA kAI dIThA nahI', ' tyAre tyAMthI pAchA vaLyA, eTalAmAM vaLI enA eja zabda sAMbhaLyuM. tyAre vaLI zeAdha karavA aAgaLa cAlyuM. tyAM ati dUra nahI evA eka daherAne viSe praveza karatI eka strI' dIThI Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te samaye kumAre vicAyu, je e zakhsa te e traNa vAra enA ja mukha thakI nIkaLyA kAya ema sabhave che, te mATe teneja pUchu. evu ciMtavIne kumAra daherAmAM jAya che, eTale te naheru. uDIne dura gayu, ane prAsAdarupa thaI rahyuM. te samaye kumAra vismaya pAmyA. eTalAmAM prAsAda madhyethI eka prauDha strI nIkaLI. te haSTavaMta thakI kumArane Adara sanmAna dai kahe che ke, huM svAmi ! tame ahI bese, // te sAMbhaLI kumAra kahe che, huM strI' tu keNu che? A IMdrajAlarupI te zu che? anAtha tuM kema kahe che? tenA uttara tuM tarata Apa tyAre te strI kahe che. jene keAI nAtha nathI tene A badhu jagat anAtha che. tyAre kumAra kahe che, e IMdrajAka te zA mATe racI strI kheAlI, he nipuNu ' tu keNu ema strI jAtIne pUchavuM tane gha nahIM have tuM mArI vArtA sAMbhaLa zrInAmaka huM prauDha nAyikA chu. huM lAyaka evA mahu uttama puruSA pAse rahelI hatI, pannu huM sAMprati anAtha chuM. te mATe huM svAmi ! tame dayALu che, tame nipuNa che, upakArImAM zirAmaNI che, tethI muja anAthanA tame nAya thAe je uttama hAya, te para strI bhAgave, evu viparIta vacana strIe kahyu te sAbhaLI kumAre hRdayamAM dhArIne pachI te strIne kahyu ke hu* parastrIne bhAgavuM nahI, je mATe uttama puruSe parI bhAgavavI nahI. parastrIne sAmu jovAthI paNa zIyaLa rupa prANu jAya, ane jo hRdayamAM lAge te! kALaju kApI nAkhe, mATe ene taravAranI dhAra samAna kaDI che. mATe parastrI agninI jema dUra rahevu joI e. shi para sIMnA saMgathI puruSa potAnA nirmala kuLane malina kare che. peAtAnA mAtmAne ahIta kare che. ane narakane viSe paDe che. jenA kAi nAtha na hAya, athavA dukhI hAya, tene pASavAnA athavA pALavAnA nAtha huM chuM. paraMtu pAMte pazu parastrIne saMga karanAra huM nassi. jo mAruM citta tu harIza te huM saMta puchyuM nahiM, te huM paro kema dhAruM! ema kahI te kumAra tyAMthI nIkaLyo. tyAre te khelI sUnA ghara madhye pesIne jema zvAna nIkaLe tema tu kema nIkaLyA. jo tArA aMgamAM subhaTa paNuM hAya-te tuM mArA mukha AgaLa Ava. ema sAMbhaLI' 'kumAra tenI sAme gaye eTale kAi puruSe karyuM, hAthamAM talavAra -graDIne tuM svacha Mda cArI thake zu` sahune vArIza? mATe je tu sAcA puruSamAM siddhahAya teA beu, je huM praDAra karUM tene tu sahana karuM tyAre kumAre paNa talavAra kADhI DAbe khabhe dharI. tyAre te puruSe pazu taravAra khAMdhe dharI kahyu, huM mUhu pahele praDAra tu kara tyAre kumAre kahyuM, niraparAdha evA keAIne prathama ghAna karu tyAre te puruSa tuSTamAna thaI kahevA lAgyuM ke, ahe ! satta zrImaMta nara! tuM tArA zarIranI zemAthI rAjalakSmI bhegava, khIjuM aMga dezanI- lakSmI tu bhegavIza, me sI tathA puruSa rupa karI tane IMdrajAla paNuM dekhAyuM, ane tAru dhaiya sevAne tArI parIkSa Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ka karavAne je tene vacana kuvacana kahyA, te tuM khamaje. he sata puruSa! huM caMpA nagarIne adhiSThAyaka chuM. ema kahI te devatA adazya thaye te kumAra paNa aMga dezanA padanI prApti jANI, harSavaMta thaI zubha zakunethI preryo thake AgaLa cAlyo. tyAM AgaLa jatAM eka moTuM sarovara dIThuM ghaNu kamalothI, pakSIethI, vineda ApanAruM mane hara sarovara joyuM, tyAM kumAre snAna karyuM. evAmAM kaMIka puruSa azva laIne tenI sAme Avyo ane bolyo ke, he svAmi ! A taraMga upara tame asvAra thAo evuM sAMbhaLIne kumAre kahyuM, tuM keNa che? tyAre te azva lAvanAra puruSa be ke ahI thI najIka eka na danavana che, tyAM ramavAne caMpAnagarIne adhipati gusena nAme rAjA AvyuM che tene huM anucara chuM. teNe Apane teDavA mATe mane mokalela che, mATe vA asvAra thaI padhAre. pachI tyAM je kAryuM haze te svayameva jANaze. tyAre gurUne rAgI e kumAra azva upara asvAra thaI AgaLa cAlyo. azoka vRkSa tale bekele, kuMDale tathA nilakathI zete, nAgalatAthI karI jenuM zarIra veSTita che, jenA bhAvasthaya upara bidu zebhe che, evA rAjAne prema karanAra evA kumArane pUchayuM ke, huM sajana! tuM kyAMthI AvyuM? tAru kalyANa thAo, tAruM svAgata che. ema kahIne rAjA mauna rahyo, vAre mane praNAma karatAM kema vAryo ! evuM kumAra manamAM ci tave che eTalAmAM mativaddhanA nAme pradhAna te kumArane kahe che, tamane sarevara maLe nAna karatA dekhIne ame vicAryuM ke, e keIke uttama rAjaputra che, evuM jANIne tamane teDavA mATe azva meka have nagara madhye padhAre. ema kahI te mativardhana pradhAne kamasena kumArane namIne kahyuM ke, rathamA asvAra thAo. te kumAra rathamAM beThe, eTale pradhAna kumArane kahevA lAgyuM ke, he uttama! huM paradezathI AvyA chuM, e kaze manamAM kheda tame karaze nahi sUrya je che, te dura che to paNa durathI aMdhakArane kSaNa mAtramAM TALe che. tyAre kumAre kahyuM, gaMbhIra, guNarAgI, satyavAdI, sarala, soya, evA jana kyA heya te je paradeza hoya te paNa tene mANase svadezaka ko tyAdika rastuti maya vacanetha pradhAnanuM mana rajita karyuM. pachI capa nagarI maLe teNe praveza karyo puNyazAlI AtmAone saMpadAe sAdhana sAmagrI vipula mate ja che. - te pradhAna kumArane pitAne ghera teDI game tyAM nAna tema mardana karI lejena karI rAtrIe sukha zayyAe sUto tyAre te kumAranI pAse ekAte pradhAna AvIne vAta kahe che he prabha cirakAla sudhI amAruM mana ciMtA anithI maLI rahyuM che, te tame jaladhara jevA che mATe tamArA darzanarUpI jalane sIMcavAthI amAruM mana zItala thayuM. mATe tame A amAre aMga nAmano deza che tene laIne amArA svAminA mananI IcchA pUrNa kare. tyAre kumAra hasIne kahe che ke, tame aMgadezanA rAjA che te kema mArI prArthanA kare che? Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabhu chatAM kema bIjA svAminI IcchA kare che ? e mane moTuM Azcarya thAya che, mATe je satya hoya te mane kaho. tyAre maMtrI kahe che ke, tamArI AjJA hoya te tema tamane yathAtathya huM kahuM. A nagarImAM zraketu nAme rAjA hatA. tene pitAnA vaMzane viSe jA samAna evI jayaMtI nAme 2 hatI tenI sAthe te rAjA kAme bheganuM " sukha tathA e dharatInuM rAjya bhagavato hato. ekadA rAjA, sabhA bharIne beThA hatA tyAre , rAjAe evI vAta pUchI ke, e nagaramAM ThAI sukhI puNyavaMta haze. e nagarane viSe * sukhImAM sukhI eka vyavahArIyA putra vinayaMdhara nAme kAmadeva jevo che ane dhanada * samAna dhanavaMta che, tathA buddhithI te je vibudhane paNa AnaMda upajAve te che, tene cAra strIo sura suMdarI jevI che cAre pativratA tema mahA catura che. evI prazaMsA tenI - kIdhI evuM te strIonuM varNana saMbhALIne rAjA te strIonI upara Asakta thaye. najare koThe je rAgI na thAya, te rAjA sAMbhaLavAthI rAgI thaye, yadyapi rAjA dharmavaMta hatA, tathApi takSaNa aMtaramAM adhamI . je kAmane vaza thAya te viparIta paNe zuM na thAya ? - have kAmAtura thaye thake te rAjA vicAre che, je huM te parastragrahaNa karUM te kulane - kalaMka thAya, tathA parastrI ne evuM te komajvara bALe. "ema eka bAja nadI ane eka bAja, vAgha" e nyAye evA dukhamAM rAjA AvI paDe ema ciMtavate thako upAya ma vicAryuM ke huM puranAM lekane vipratArIne e vANuMyAne jorAvarI karI balAtkAre grahuM te lekamAM niMdAga na thAya. evuM ekAMte rAjAe ciMtavIne pitAnA purohitane kahyuM ke, tame vinayaMdhara zeTha sAthe kapaTarUpa maitrI karo. pachI te upAdhyAyanI pAse eka na glaeNka lakhAvaMne rAjAe Ape, ane pahitane kahyuM ke tuM kaI parA rIte karI e leka zeThanA hAthe lakhAvIne guptapaNe mane Apa. rAjAnI AjJA pramANe purohite vinayaMdharanI pAse bhejapatra upara te zleka lakhIne rAjane Apyo. te bleka vagiAgni taptasya, mRgAkSa ratipaMDite nizAsahasrayameva, cataryAmApi meDajani artha: rati saMbhAmAM paMDita evI che mRgAkSa ! tArA viyogathI tapta thayelI evI mArI rAtrI cArapraharavAlI hatI, te paNa te sahasrayAma sarakhI thaI chevinayaMdhare lakhele laeNka hAthamAM AvatAM ja rAjAe paurajanane teDAvIne kahyuM ke, aha nAgarikajane ! vinaya dhare e kAmalekha mArA aMtaHpurane viSe kalya. tame e lipInI parIkSA kare, te sAcuM hoya te mane kahe. lekee blekanA akSara joine rAjAne kahyuM, akSara te vinayaMdharanA jevA dekhAya che, paNa te evuM kAma kare nahI. haMsa pakSI nitya metIne AhAra kare che, te kayAre paNa kAdavamAM pANIne aDe nahI. mATe e keIe kapaTajAla karyuM che. ema ke e kahyuM te paNa tema na mAnanA viSayarUpa Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSe karI meDita thayelA rAjAe mata gajendranI jema maryAdA mUkIne pitAnA sumane AjJA karI ke, tame vinayaMdharane tenA parivAra sahita pakaDI lAve, ane tenA gharane baMdha kare. A vAta bIjI pratamAM pharI nIce pramANe lakhI che. evuM vicArI eka lekha lakhI ma. temAM rAjAe lakhyuM ke tAre ghera sArI vastu che te mane Apa. te mRgAkSIne viyegathI eka rAtrI te mane hajAra rAta sarakhI jAya che. te vinayaMdhara zeThe paramArtha jANI purahitane ane prajA lekane kahyuM, je rAjo mArI draSTie jue che, tame jaIne samajAve. te prajAe rAjAne kahyuM tyAre rAjA te prajAlaka mahAjanane kahe che ke, e te huM mAgI lauM chuM. temAM mane zo doSa? tyAre prajA leke kahyuM. rAjA aghaTita na mAge, anyAya na kare, tame kaI parIkSA arthe kare te paNa te prajAne - dakharUpa thAya. jema yuddhamA pUrA na ghaTe, tema tamane e kartavya na ghaTe. je madhura drAkSanA AsvAdana karanArA heya te kaMTaka vRkSane viSe kema mana kare, A pramANe rAjAne kahyuM paNa rAjAnuM pAparUpa viSa na utaryuM. jemAM nirmaLa sphaTikane viSe kALo DAgha lAge tema tyAM nipajayuM. ema prajA lekane pratIkAra, vinaMtI rAjAe hRdayamAM dhArI nahiM, te prajAnI maryAdA avagaNane rAjA asaMmajasa akRtya karatuM hatuM. rAjAe pitAnA sevakene kahyuM, tame jaIne zeThanI strIone baLAtkAre laI Ave. tenA parivArane dUra karI gharane zIla kare. rAjA nagaranA lokene kahe che. ene pakSapAta tathA uparIpaNuM je karaze tene lUMTI laIza. evAM kaDavA vacana sAMbhaLI prajA leka saha nija maMdire gayA. te vakhate rAjAnA sevaka vinayaMdhara zeThane ghera gayA. tyAre tenA sparzanA bhedathakI strIone laIne te vinayaMdhara pite rAjA pAse AvyuM. te strIonuM adbhutarUpa dekhI rAjA citamAhe citavavA lAge ke, e sAcuM che je mATe svargane viSe paNa evI rUpavata strIo nathI mArA gharane viSe e cAre strIo amRta kupIkA AvI. e strIo mATe kaThe Ali gana deze. paNa hamaNAM te jora na kare, kAla vila ba karU. dhIre dhIre kAma thAze te strIone teramathe mukAvI. tene Aga bhega sAmagrI, AhAra prANI, zayyA AzanAdika apAvI. ane te vANiyAne beDImAM rAkhyuM. have te nArIo dukhI thakI rAjAnI mukelI aMgabhegasAmagrIne. tathA zayAnI bhUmikAne tathA dAsIo e sarvane viSavat jANatI hatI. te rAjAnI dAsI te strIone kahe che. he sakhIo ' Aja tamAru punya khIyu. je mATe rAja tamArI upara anukuLa thayo. e rAjA tuSTamAna thayo to citAmaNi.rana sarI che. ane rUThe te yamarAja saraLa che. e sAthe kAma bhaMga karaze te kadI saMpadA pAmaze. te mATe tame ciMtA na karaze, evA guNa ta bharanArane saMga maLa durlabha che. e sAMbhaLI te vyavaDAriyAnI strI vI. aho ! dAsIo e sarva yoga bhale maLyo paNa ame bIje bharatAra na vAchIe. zIyalathI ujaLA chIe, yadyapi rAjA rUThe thakI amArA praNa leze, te te prANa tyAga - Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karIzuM, paNa zIyala nahi khaDIe, te dAsIe jaI rAjAne kahyuM. te sAMbhaLI rAjA kevuM duHkha pAme, te kahe che. jema tapta, nadIne taTe mAchaluM taraphaDe, kyAMya zAtA na pAme, tema rAjA kAmAtura thakI kyAMya rati na pAmyo nIrAgI niSkAmI je puruSa che te DAbhanA saMthAre ' sUtA. thakI paNa sukhiyA ane kAmI jevo ha sarAmanI talAImAM, sUtA thakA paNa duHkhIyA che. temane nidrA nathI AvatI. te rAjAne te eka rAta te varSa samAna thaI prabhAte sarva zRMgAra karIne te strInI pAse AvyuM te strIe rAjAne praNAma na karyo, tema sAmuM paNa na joyuM. rAjA tenuM rUpa dekhIne moDa pAme te samaye keIka' kuladevI hatI te tyAM virupa karIne AvI tene mastake keza pilA, bilADInA jevI mAMja AMkha, kharanA sarakhA dAMta, uMTanA sarakhA heTha, rAgI puruSane roga maTeevA rupe AvI te dekhIne rAjA vismaya pAme. rAjAnuM kuzIlapaNu jANI Thapake detI tene kahevA lAgI ke, rAjakapAsarakhI tArA gharanI paTarANInuM che tene mUkIne tuM e madhyama strI enI upara zu rAce che, mAna apamAna, kIrti, patra apAtra kAI ja nathI ! dhikakA che. tane, A sAMbhaLIne rAjA atyaMta zaramAye, vaLI devI belI ke, e strIone pitAne ghera pahocADa, nahite mahA duHkha pAmIza evuM sAMbhaLI rAjA AzcaryavaMta thake joI rahyo, evA samaye udyAnane viSe surasena nAme jJAnavaMta muni AvyA. te jANI parivAra sahita rAjA ane vinayaMdhara zeTha tathA tenI cAra strIo te sarva sAdhune vAdavA AvyA rAjA paNa harSasAthe gurune vAMdIne beThe. jJAnImunie dezanA dadhI te pachI avasara pAmIne rAjA vinayathI munine e pUche che ke, he pra 1 vinayaMdhara zeDa devAMganAthI adhika pavatI evI strI kema pApe? bIja puruSe evI pavatI strI kema nathI pAmatA! emAM zuM karma vizeSa che? evuM rAjAe pUchayuM, tyAre nagaranA leka tathA te vinayaMdhara zeTha ane tenI strIo te sarve ekAgramane thaI pitAnA bhavana, svarupa sAbhaLe che. jema ASADha meghane joIne mera harSe, tema sarva harSa pAmyA te gurUdeva samaye guru kahe che ke rAjA ! supa kurupanuM kAraNa te sarva pUrvabhavanA upAja karma che. ane sukha dukha pAmavuM te paNa pUrva bhavanA karmopArjana thakI ja jANavuM. he rAjana! vinayadhara zeThane pAchalA bhavane adhikAra tene vistAre karI kahuM chuM. pUrve gajapurane viSe vicAra dhavala nAme rAja hatuM. e rAjAne keIka tAlika hatuM, te bIjAne jamADIne jamate, te rIte samaya pasAra thatA utsANiI kAlanA navamA jinezvara tiduka vanamAM viSe kAusagga mudrAthI joyA, jinezvaranI uttama stavanA karatA hatA, te prabhu kevA che, jemanuM rUpa nirupama che, jenI upasamatA guNanI barAbarI athavA maryAdAe bIje kaI AvI na pahoce, jemanuM tapa paNa ghaNuM che. evA munine te vaitAlika stavana karI jinezvara upara bahumAna dharata, jinezvaranI bhAvanA karate te vaitAlika ghera ga. bhojana kAle tene ghare teja prabhu AMhArane arthe AvyA. te prabhune dekhI Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vitAlika harSavaMta thaI prabhune vaMdana karIne AhAra vaherAvIne manamAM harSa pAme te samaye AkAzamAM devadaMdubhi vAgI, "he dAnaMdAna" evA zabda thayA, badijane biradAvali bolatA hatA, nara amara stuti karatA hatA. e pratyakSa supAtra dAmane mahimA dekhIne te natAlika tyAM samakitadhArI thaye, anukrame te supAtradAne dhana vAparI, zubhadhyAnamA kAla karI, prathama devaleke devatA thaye. tyAM devAMganAnI sAthe ghaNu devatA saMbaMdhI lega bhogavI tyAMthI cyavI te jIva tArA nagarane viSe vyavahArIyAne putra, vinayaMdhara kumAra mahAparvata, puNyavaMta thaze te supAtra dAnanA phalathI vinayavaMta, cazavaMta, kirtivaMta, sarva kakSAe kuzaLa i. have te zeThanI strIonA pUrvabhava kahe che. he rAjana ! enA e bharatakSetrane viSe sarva lakSmInuM sthAnaka sAketa puranAme nagara che. tyA zatruno kSayakArI e narakesarI' rAja hatuM, te rAjAne vallabha priya, kamalasuMdarI nAme rANI hatI. tene rarti upajAvanArI e ratisuMdarI nAme putrI hatI. te rAjAne buddhivaMta, lakSmIvaMta, vidyAvaMta, ghaNe vallabha e zrIdatta nAmane pradhAna tathA sumitra nAme zreSThI ane suSa nAme purohita hatA e traNe rAjAnA mitra che. te pitAnI maryAdA kyAre paNa mUke naThI. temane lamaNa, lakSmI, ane lalitA, anukrame strIo hatI te traNe strIone buddhisu darI, kRddhisuMdarI ane guNasuMdarI e traNanAme traNa putrIo hatI. temaja cothI ratisuMdarI na me rAjAnI putrI hatI. e cAre lekhaka zALAmAM sAthe bhaNe che. te bhaNatA thakA sarva kalAmAM kuzala thaI buddhisuMdarI Adi traNa kanyAone rAja putrI sAthe prema baMdhANe. te cAre yauvanAvasthA pAmI. e cArenA mana eka sarakhA hatA, jANe cAre putrI devakanI devIe na hoya ane sarakhA vicAravALI cAre putrIo hatI evI prIti tene mATe mAMhe thaI . ekadA addhisuMdarIne ghera nikalaMka, nirdoSA, saumya mUrti, eka guruzrI nAme sAdhvI jha' AhAra arthe AvyA te samaye bIjI sakhIoe pUchayuM, e zuddha veSanI dharanArI bAI koNa che? tyAre te vANIyAnI beTI kahe che, he sakhIo e sarva sAvI mAhe ziremaNi evI zvetAMbarI sAdhvI che bAyapAthI emaNe zIyalavata nilakapaTapaNe pALyuM, tethI amArA guru paNa emane mAna Ape che. mATe emane je dekhe te nara dhanya, je temanI bhakti karI namaskAra kare te paNa dhanya, emanAM mukhanI vANuM sAMbhaLe te paNa dhanya, trAddhisuMdarIe evuM kahyuM. te sAMbhaLI te bIjI sakhI paNa AnaMda pAmIne te sAtriIne vADhatI hatI te samaye te sAdhvIe te cAre kanyAone sAkSAt sAkara samAna mIThI evI dharmadezanAdIdhI. - dharmadezanAnA prabhAve te cAre strIonA AtmA samakti pAmyA, temAM vaLI- zIyala , dhananI vAta jaNAvI ziyaLane prabhAva batalAvyuM, te zIyaladharmanI vAta sAMbhaLI cAre jaNa harSita thayA, ke Aje ApaNe Atmika AnaMda prApta karyo. ane zIyalevala svIkAravA tayAra thaI gayA, tyArabAda te cArejaNA jainavarmane bahumAnapUrvaka Adare che. Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUpa e samaye nadanapura thakI cadrarAjAe paradezI lekanA sukhathakI ratisu MdarInA rUpanu varNana sAbhaLI pAtAnA pradhAnane mokalyA. te ratisuMdarInA pitAe jANyu', e kanyA bhAgyavatI che. je rAjAe sAmI mAgI. te pitAe Adarasahita sAkSAt lakSmInI peThe pe tAnA pradhAna sAthe cadrarAjAne paraNAvavAne peAtAnI putrI sAmI mAkanI. te rAjAe sArA evA mATA mahAtsavathI ratisu MdarInuM pANIgratuNu kIdhu, te ratisu darI sa` kalAe sa'pUrNa che ane cadrarAjA paNa sunnatI zIyalavaMta che. te jema caMdramA jyenAnI kAtithI zebhe, tema te cakarAjA ratisu darI kanyAthI zeAbhe che. tevA samayamAM kurudezanA rAjA mahendrasi ke sAMbhaLyu ke candrarAjAnI pAse ratisu darI rUpavatI strI che te mane malavI joI e mATe dUta mAraphate kahevarAvyu` ke junI prIta-saMbaMdha rAkhaveA hoya teA ratisuMdarIne zIghra mAkalI Ape te sAMbhaLI, : te caMdrarAjA rASatrata thaI trivalI caDAvI kRta pratye kahe che ke, he ta ! * purUSa parIla paTa che, te rAjA nahui jANuve paNa tene laMpaTI zrvAna kahie. jenI mAtAe yojanAMpaNe kuzIla sevyu` hAya, tenA putra evA kuputra kuzIkIyA upaje druta ! tuM nathI jANatA je peAtAnI strI keAI mekalate haze? sarpa jIvatA kei sapanA mAthAnI maNI lai zake? te dUta pharI kahe che, huM rAjan ! putra tathA cAkara haNAtA paNa jo dhana ane rAjaya, rahetu hAya teA te rAkhIe, tathA dhana, rAjya ane strI detA paNa jo peAtAnA AtmA rahetA heya te tene rAkhIe, paNa peAtAneA jIva jAya te TANe nArIne rAkhIe nahiM, te paNa tArI strI leze. ema te kahyuM, tyAre cadrarAjAe dUtane apamAna karI kADhI mUko. te pazu mahendrasiha rAjAnI AgaLa AvIne rAjAne vadhu krodha caDe, te rIte vizeSe vadhArIne vArtA kahI te vArtA sAMbhaLI mahendrasiMha rAjA kapAta kALanA samudranI jema kSeAbha pAmI, ghaNu' lazkara hAthI gheADA, temaja pAyadaLanA samudAyane lai te caMdrarAjAnI strI levAne cAlyuM. te caMdrarAnta paNa tene AvatA jANI gaja, azva, tha, pAyadaLa catura MgI senA sahita peAtAnA dezanI maryAdAthI sAme Avye. te e rAjAnAM sainya sAmA thayAM. subhaTAe mahAyuddha sa grAma karyAM. dInapaNuM mUkIne zUravIra thaI sagrAma karatA hatA. ema yuddha karatAM mahendrasiMha rAjAnA sainye cadrarAjAnA lazkarane jItyuM. tyArapachI caMdrarAjA kApa karI siMhanAda karatA rathamAM besI potAnI senA laI kSaNamAtramAM mahendrasiMhanA sainya sAthe laDatA hatA. tyA jema sihu gujaghaTAne uDAvI nAkhe tema tyAM zatrunI senAne teNe harAvI. tyAre mahendrasiMha rAjA peAtAnu sainya bhAgyuM jANI pAte kALakRtAMtanI jema niz2aprANane paNa avagaNIne caMdrarAjAnI sAmeA Avye tyAM AkarA saMgrAma thayA, cadrarAjAnuM lazkara nADuM, te mahendrasi Mha, cadrarAjAne gadyAnA ghAe AkuLa vyAkuLa karI pakaDI lIdhe. bhalu bhatru te yuddha kIdhu. ema prazaMsA karIne pAMtanA pradhAnane sAMcce. ane khUba khUza thaye, potAnI IcchA - pUrI karavA te, Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyArapachI rAjAe ate uramAMthI evI ratisu darIne grahaNa karI, te nArI jyAre hAtha AvI tyAre tuSTamAna thaI caMdrarajAne mUkIne mahendrasiMha rAjA pitAnA nagare gaye. tyAM te ratisuMdarI pAse bheganI prArthanA kare che ke, huM suMdarI ! tAruM adhika rUpa sAMbhaLIne tArI upara mujane atyaMta rAga thaze. tArA nimitte meM yuddha karI mANasa marAvyA. te mATe he priye ! sAMprati tu mArI upara prasanna thaIne mArI AzA saphaLa kara. durlabha evuM je kuru dezanuM rAjya te paNa tuM pAmI adhika riddhisiddhine pAmI. evu sAbhaLI ratisu darIe citavyuM ke, e kAmA rAjA, mArA cittanA abhiprAya jANyA vinA ghA ne anarthane kAraNe thaye te mATe kaSTane upajAvanAre evA duSTa rAjAnI AgaLa mArUM zIla huM kema rAkhIza te mATe hamaNAM e kAmIne hakAre kahI kAmane vilaba karuM evuM ci tavIne ratisu darI rAjAne kahe che ke, he rAjana ! mAre cAra mAsa brahmacaryane niyama che, te pachI huM tamArI ja chuM mATe maherabAnI karI mArUM vrata na bhAMgaze, mahendrasiMhe kabula karyuM tyAre. ratisuMdarI paNa tyAM rahetI thakI snAnAdika zarIra zobhA choDI daI AyaMbIlAdika tIvra tapa karI zarIrane zeSavatI hatI. tethI cAra mAsamAM tenA gAla besI gayA, mastakamAM tela na ghAlyuM tethI lUkhA keza thaI gayA, leMDI tathA mAM saraDita zarIra thayuM, mAtra hADakAmAM cAmaDu vadhyuM che, cAra mAsamAM kaMIka ochA divasa hatA te vakhate tene rAjAe daDI, vAre vismaya pAmIne rAjA pUche che he ratisu darI! tane kaI roga upa che, athavA mananI vedanA che? je mATe tArA zarIranI evI dazA thaI che? tArI kaMcana sarakhI kAyA hatI te keyalA sarakhI thaI gaI che. tenuM zuM kAraNa che? , te ratisu darI kahe che ke rAjana ! meM je vairAgyathI vrata AdaryuM che, te prANa jAya te paNa pALavu. tethI dubalI chuM. evuM sAMbhaLI rAjA kahe che ke, tuM evI vyakti saMpadA pAmI che, te tuM zA mATe varAgya dhAraNa kare che? evuM rAjAe pUchyuM, tyAre ratisuMdarI kahe che je zarIre je vrata pAlIe teja sAra che. te cata, detusya sAra vratadhAraNuM ca u Iti vacanAt aa A zarIra leDI, mAMsa, meda, asthira malamUtrAdike bharyuM che e zarIrane mardana karAvIne srAna, zazugAra, abhaMgana, anna panAki piSice te paNa durjananI jema vikiyA kare, ane ApaNuM thAya nahi. te mATe he rAjan ! e zarIra te pApa rupa che, te paNa maTe cheSa che, je nirguNa zarIramAM guNADhaya puruSa hatA te paNa muMjAyA che. evI rIte zarIranA mehane rAga utare evA vacana ratisuMdarIe kahyuM, paNa te rAjAne gamyAM, nahi, kAmAbhilASa na maTa. ghaNA megha varase te paNa magazelIo paththara jema na bhedAya. tema te rAjA bhedANe naDI kAmIne asara thAya te jovu che zuM.' tethI ratisuMdarIe manaphala (gela) AsvAdI tenuM vamana karI, deha durgadhamaya kI, kAyA azuci karIne rAjane dekhADIne kahyuM ke, he rAjan evuM A zarIra apavitra Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ he che. chatAM rAjA samajatA nathI, tethI chevaTe ratisuMdarI maraNu agIkAra karI e paravAIthI rAjAne kahe che. huM mUDha tu jANutA? je puruSa parastrIne Icche te adhamatara jANavA joie rAjA kahe che. mArI kaSTamA paDI du dhamaya dula evI kAyA upara eTalA badhA rAganuM kAraNa zuM che? tyAre rAjA kahe che. tAruM zarIra dukhkhA che paNa tArI cakSu upara mehno chuM. evuM sAMbhaLI khAIe zIyala rAkhavA mATe khInne upAya kAI buddhimAM na AvyuM taiI zIyala pAlavAne zarIrane pazu tRNu mAtra samajIne charIthI cakSu upara ghA karI Ape kADhI rAjAnA mukha AgaLa mUkIne khAI kahe che tamane je netra vAhalAM che te grANa karI bAkI zarIra tA dula che te pApanu hetu che te cakSu kaDhI tethI rAnta kheda pAmcA. te srInI uparathI rAga utarI gayA. tyAre dukha pAmIne rAjA tene kahe ke, hai sudarI ! e kaSTakArI, dAruNu, duSTa kama te zu kIdhu ? e tane ane mane bannene dukhadAyI thayuM, tyAre ratisu darI kahe che. ethI tamane ane mane A bhava tathA parabhavamAM AMkhA kADhatAM sukhadAI thayuM, tAro rAga vikAra maTace, ane mAruM zIyala paNu rahyu. huM rAjan ! parastrInA saMga je kare tene mAnanI hANI, AyuSyanI hANI, dhananI hANI, eTalu phUla hileAkamAM pAme. ane paralekhamA dukhI dauoNgI thAya. mAru rupa ovAthI tArA AtmAne pApanI prApti thaI, tethI huM tane zuM mukha dekhADu ? te mATe huM AMdhaLI thaI paNa tArA AtmAne drutimAM paDatA rAkhyA evI dezanA ratisu darIe dIdhI. te viSaya vikArane haNunArI evI vANI mahedrasiMha rAjA sAbhaLIne kahe che. huM ena ! tame sava' satIomAMDe zirANi che, huM niraMtara mar3A aparAdhI, mahApApI, chuM, te mATe he su darI ! mane yukta hoya te Adeza Ape te samaye ratisu darI kahe che, je tame tamArA AtmAnuM hita jANutA hai, parabhavanA duHkhathI bhaya pAmatA hA, te parastrInA bheganA tyAga kare. jethI tamArI bhavanI bhramaNutA TaLe. te rAjAe pApane pazcAttApa karIne manamA dAjhanA thakA aMtaraMgathI parastrInA tyAganA niyama lIdhe, te ratisu darIne guruNInI peThe mAnate hateA, tyAra pachI te rAjA manamA dukha dharavA lAgyuM ke, me anAya 'pApIe e mahAsatIne ana niraparAdha kaSTa upajAvyuM. huM prabhu ! have enI cakSu kema Ave ? evuM vicArI zAsana devIne saMbhAratA hatA. te vakhate te ratisu Mdaro cakSunI vedanA aNuvedatI, ekAgra manathI vItarAganu dhyAna dharatI hatI, zAsana devInuM Asana kampyu. avadhijJAnathI satInuM mahAkaSTa jANI vimAnamAM AvIne te saMtInI vedanA TALI, cakSu navI ApI, tatkALa tene navAM netra kIdhAM, tene mahimA vadhArIne devatA pachI nATaka karI satInA caraNe namIne stuti karatA hatA pachI satIne jaya jayakArI svasthAne gayA. Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA tene deva devInA vRda stuti karatA dekhI, zIyalanA prabhAvathI navAM netra AvyAM dekhI, zIyalaghata pALavAmAM daDha thaye. satIne caraNe namIne, pitAne aparAdha khamAvata hato. te deva devIne vaMdanA karI gayA pachI ratisuMdarIne snAna, majajana, bhejana karAvI, vastrAbharaNa paherAvI, ghaNe satkAra samAna daI, pitAnA pradhAna sAthe tene rathamAM besADI, te bAIne na danapUre mekalI. valI rAjAe pradhAna sAthe evuM kahevarAvyuM ke je caMdrarAjAne kaheje ke, e mArI bahena che, e mArI dharmaguraNa che, e mahAsatI che, mATe enI ghaNI rakSA karajo temAM tame koIpaNa zaMkA na lAvaze. tathA meM tamArI upara duSTapaNuM citavyuM, yuddha kIdhu, te tame kSamA karaje. valI tame paNa dhanya che, jenA ghara maLe evI sAkSAt lakSamI sarakhI satI nArI che ane tene pAmyA che. evAM vacana kaDI rAjane praNipAta kare. evuM kahI pradhAnane sAthe meka. pachI te pradhAna naMdanapuramAM caMdrarAjAne ma. jema mahendrasiMha rAjAe kahyuM hatuM tema tene kahIne te ratisuMdarI cadrarAjAne pI. tyAre rAjAe strInuM durbala zarIra debI, te pradhAnanAM vAkya sAMbhaLIne te caMdrarAjA camatkAra pAmI, satInA guNa jANa, harSa pAmI tene Adara hatuM. A pramANe sAdhu mahArAje ratisuMdarIne adhikAra kahyo. have bIjI buddhiyu darI che tene adhikAra kahe che te pradhAnanI putrIne paraNavA mATe bIjA ghaNuM rAjAdike prArthane kIdhI, paNa tenA pitAe tene susImA nagarIne viSe sukItti rAjane pradhAna sAthe paraNAvI eka samaye rAjA ravADIe jAtA pradhAnanA ghara AgaLathI nIkaLe. te samaye te nijama diramAM kIDA karatI, lAvaNyamRtanI vAva samAna mRgAkSI evI mahArUpavatI buddhisu darIne dIThI. tyAre te rAjA paththaranI jema tyAM Ubhe rahyo, rAjInuM mana tyA lAgyu. tanmaya tha, ati kAmAtura thaye, rAjAe ghera jaI pitAnI dAsIne mekalI. te dAsIe, tyAM jaIne kahyuM rAjA Icche che. paTarANa karaze, ghaNe rAjapanI tuM vAminI thaIza evA kuzIva vacana dAsInA sa bhaLI te dAsIne dhakka daI apamAnI kahI. tyAra pachI akArya karavAne samartha e nile ja te rAjA vagara guhe strI sahita te pradhAnane badIkhAne nAkhe: prajA, lekoe, tema sArA mANasoe kahyuM ke A tamene zobhatu nathI. tyAre rAjaye kahyuM tame jAmIna thAo? e pitAnI strI mane Apaze te huM mUkuM te prajA leka sahu rAjAnI kAmAturatA jANI vicArIne pitAne ghera gayA. tyAra pachI te -rAja, ataHpuramAM jaI buddhidarIne kahe che, kema te dAsIne tiraskArI kADhI ? marI , AjJA che te mAnI hota te tAre pati tathA tuM evI ApakA pAmata nahiM. he mAninI.! jo tuM atula mAnane irache che, te AdezakAriNI thA. mArA upara sneha dharIne mAnya kara te kAmI rAjAnA vacana sAMbhaLIne saMvega raMga vAlI pUrNa teraNiI mIThI vANI rAjAne pratibaMdhavA buddhiyu darI kahe che. he rAjanae parastrI matapa akAryane viSe Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hIna jAtIovALA je mukhe hoya te gamana karavAne I che paNa tamArA sakhA kuLavaMta puruSane evuM akArya pApa IcchavuM na joIe. jema prabaLa vAyuthI prAraMbha pAmela samudra gaNa maryAdA na mUke. he rAjana ! je dharmamArgeja pravarte te rAjAne rAjadraSi kahyA che ne je rAjA anyAya kare, adharma mAge varte, te rAjA nahi. paraMtu tene te rAkSasa kahevAya rAjane pitAnA dezanI prajA je che, te tene putra samAna che, te pura putrI upara nyAyavaMta rAjae kAmarAga ka na ghaTe. tArA aMtaHpuramAM kulava tI evI ghaNuM rAjya putrI che, te mArAthI paNa adhika pavatI che, te tuM mArA sarakhI hIna nI icchA karate zuM lAjate nathI? jeNe paravArIne saMga kIdhe te dharmarUpI vRkSanA muvamAM agni muke che ema jANaje. evAM vacana buddhisuMdarIe rAjAne yuktisahita kahyAM, paNa te muDhabuddhi kAmI rAjAnA cittamAe na utayAM ? tyAre buddhisuMdarIye rAjAne atikAmI jANI, zicalanA rakSaNa mATe buddhipUrvaka vicArI kahe che ke rAjana mArI e prArthanA che ke, tamArA cittamAM tame mArA upara bhegAbhilASane nizcaya kIdhe. te chamAsa sudhI mAre brahmacaryane niyama che, tyAra pachI tamArUM huM sAMbhaLIza. tyAre te strI sAthe mAIpaNuM "rAkhIe teja vazIkaraNanuM mula che, evuM jaNI rAjAe anicchAe tenuM vacana mAMgyuM. tyAre buddhisuMdarI rAjAne pratibaMdhavAne upAya hRdayamAM ciMtavatI hatI. eka vakhate pitAnI buddhithI aDadanA loTathI kAMI karavAnuM vicAryuM ane te dAsI pAse leTa magAvI tenuM pUtaLuM karI pitAne sarakhuM rupa nipajAvyuM te pratibiMba rAjAne dekhADIne buddhisuMdarIe rAjAne kahyuM, he svAmI, huM evI chuM ke nahi ? rAjA paNa pratibiMba joI enI kalAnI caturAI dekhI ghaNuM rIjhayo. ahe! zarIrane viSe ene varNanI racanA keTalI suMdara che. e pratimA tArA jevI che. athavA e tuja sAkSAt heyanI zu ? evI dekhAya che te sAMbhaLI buddhisuMdarI kahe che, he rAjA ! tame sAbhaLo, e pratimA mArAthI avikI che, e matanamaya kAmarUpa che, ane huM te madanarahita chuM. ema kahI rAjAnA mukha AgaLa te madanamaya mUrti mUkI. tyAre rAjAe rIza karIne tene eka lAta mArI eTale te prati biMbane zIva bha ga thayuM. te samaye tenA peTamAM viSThA pramukhathI kharAba pula je bharyA hatAM te nIkaLyAM. te joIne rAjAe kahyuM, e bAlakane paNa niMdavA cagya evI e ceSTA te zA mATe kIdhI che? tyAre e strIe kahyuM, e mAruM pratibiMba meM mArI IcchAthI nIpajAvyuM che. e nArI mArA jevI che athavA huM ethI hINa chuM enA zarIra karatA mArA zarIramAM ghaNuM durgadha che. A zarIra azucimAMthI upajayu che. tyAra pachI azucI rasekarIneja vadhyuM che. tethI azuci pudgaluM bharyuM che. azuci kAyAvALI evI paranArImAM saMga tamane na zobhe, athavA anyAyathI karI parastrIne saga je karaze, tene narakamAM agnithI dhakhadhakhatI javAlAne mUtI evI leDhAnI putalInA AliMgana sahevA paDaze. Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ o e pramANe sAMbhaLI te rAjA savega pAmIne kahe che. huM su'darI ! te sAcu' kahyuM. have me' tattva jANyuM, huM suMdarI / mArA jevA mehAMdhane te vivekarUpI lecana dIdhAM. vikaTa narakanA kUvAmAM paDatA evA mane te rAkaye, huM priye huM nibhAgya chuM mATe have huM zuM karuM te tuM kahe. tyAre ahiMsu darIe kahyu. je tame tamArA AtmAnuM hita cAhA che, te parastrIgamata nivAraNa kare, e abhilASAne tyAga karo. e upadeza sAbhaLI rAjA parastrIthI parAGamukha khanyA, ane stra AtmAne narakamAM jatA bacAvyA, tyAre rAjA suMdarIne manathI khamAvIne bahumAna pUrNAMka vastrAbhUSaNa ApI peAtAne ghera mAkalI matrIne kheAvI pharI matrIpada upara ArUDha karyuM, e pramANe buddhi suMdarInI kathA kahI have trIjI Rdvasu darIe paNa kaSTa paDe thake zIyA pALyu, tenI va tartA kahe che. tAmralipti nagarInA rahenAro zrIdattavyavahArIyAnA putra dhanAme jInadhamI hatA. te vyApAra arthe tAmralipti nagarIthI sAketapu2e Avye ? te dha kumAre cauTAmAM beThAM beThAM sakhI saghAte rAjamAge jAtI lAvaNyavatI tathA saudaya rUpe zAzvatI evI Rdvisu darIne dekhIne te dharma, ciMtavyuM ke, sukha ti evA A asAra saMsArasamudramAM sAraMgaaAcanA evI e strIne huM sAkSa t lakSmInI jema sAra dekhuM chu. kaIka daivayeAgathI mArA enI sAthe vivADu thAya, tyAre ja huM bhegasukhanI bhara sa padA pAmIza, ane e vinA khIjI male tyAre te bhegasukhane badale huM kalezakArI raMganI saMpadA pAmIza. te kumAra evuM ciMtave che, evAmA Rddhisu darInI dRSTi paNa tenI upara paDI. kha ne STi bhegI malI, ane sakhIo kahe e nara tArA cittane cAra che, te tane kharekhara ceAgyuM che, eTalAmAM te kumAra svAbhAvIka chI kayA chI. kIne name jinendrAya ema mele che tyAre khAIe tene jenI jANyA, te kumAranu uttama manApura " namA jinendrAya elye evu vacana sAMbhaLI uThThAma pAmI thakI te pAte khelI ke, jaina prANI jagatamA cira'jIvI rahe A . te pachI Rddhisu darIe peAtAnA cittane abhiprAya pitAne jaNAvye, jema bha jIvane jinavANI sALIne AtmajJAna thAya, tema tenA kuLa, dhama sAbhaLo tene vRttAMta jANye. sumitra thavAvarace tenA parajanathI tene devagurunI bhaktitrata jaina kuLa jANI pete tyAM jaI sArA mRhurte Rddhi suMdarIne dhakumAranI sAthe paraNAvI te Rddhisu darIne bahu rupavaMta kalAva ta puruSe mAgI, paNu jainadhI vinA khIjA puruSane tenA pitAe pUrve na dIdhI. paraMtu dharmakumArane tA yAcyA vinA paNa te jaina dharmAMnA jANu hune tethI tene paraNAvI mATe arihatanA matane viSe rahyA je prANI te aNuprAsthya ane pAme, dhI eve, dha kumAra paraNelI strIne sAthe laI peAtAne ghere tAlisi nagarIne viSe gayA. eka citta ane svabhAva jenA evA te bannemA paraspara ati prema hatA eka nimeSa mAtra paraspara vicAga khamI na zake. ekadA te vyavahArIe dhana upAjavAne arthe Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ strIne sAthe laI vahANe caDhaye. te dharmakumAra priyA sahita siMhajIye poM. tyAM ceDA kALamAM ghaNuM dravya upArjIne pAchA vaLyA, tyAM daivayegathI gAjavIja, varasAda vAyu utpanna thaye, kapAta vAyuthI dariye bhayaMkara thayo, tyAre saue Apa ApaNu devane saMbhAryA. tyAM dharmakumAra ane dvisuMdarI e be vaNika sAgArI aNasaNa karyuM. vahANa upara pANI pharI vaLyuM, sahasAkAre vahANa bhAgyuM, tyAM strI bharatAra bUDatA DUbakI mAratA hatAM. tevAmAM puSpage eka pATIu bannenA hAthe AvyuM, te pATIAne baLa puNyadayathI cAra pAMca divase kaSTa pAmatAM te kaI dIpe gayAM. tyA ekaThAM malyAM. jIvane karmavipAkathI Apada pAmavI te sulabha che. paNa dharmasiddhi pAmavI durlabha che. e aparaMpAra saMsAramAM sarva prANinI e rIta che te mATe tattvanA jANa puruSe saMpadA pAmI harSa na kare, ane ApadA pAmI cheda kare nahIM. saMpatti ane vipatti ete saMsAramAM Ave che, have nAvika dhIrapuruSa evA dharmakumAra kahe ke, leAcanazeTha sArthavAha jaMbuDhIpe jAya che, tamArI IcchA hoya te cAle. te sAbhaLI dharmakumAra RddhisuMdarIne sAthe jaI vahANamAM beThe. lecazeThe tene ghaNe Adara karyo, pachI te vaDANa bharatakSetrAbhimukhe cAlatuM thayuM. tyA lecanazeDanA mIThAM vacane te strI bhattara behu harSa pAmI tenI sAthe jAya che. ema samajatAM jatAM taTa pAmavAne be divasane mArga zeSa rahyo, tyAre dharmakumAranI strI rUpavaMtI dekhIne je lezeTha te kAmAtura thaI ciMtavavA lAgyuM ke, aho ! vidhAtAye e strIne utpanna karI pitAnI ghaNuM sArI kalA prakaTa karI. e utkaMTha strI mArA kaMThane AliMgana na Ape te have e vinA jIvita, pa, yauvana ane dhana te zuM kAmanuM ? vahANa cAlatA madhya rAtre sarva parijana sUtAM jANI dharmakumAra laghu zaMkA mATe uTho tyAre tene tyAMthI upADI agAdha samudramAM locanazeThe nAMkhyA. viSayAdha mANasa zuM - zuM akArya na kare ? te sucanazeThe jema dharmakumArane pANImAM buDAvye, tema teNe pitAnA AtmAne paNa bhavasamudramAM buDAvyA pachI prabhAte Rddhisu darIe bhattara na dIThe. tyAre te mahA duHkha pAmI mUDhAtmA thaI atikaNusvare sadana karatI hatI. lecanazeTha paNuM dhavala zeThanI peThe kapaTa karI tene kahe che ke, aho ! mAro mitra kyA gaye ! sarva sevakavarganI sAthe te zeTha hAya hAya karI rudana karate ho ! ghaNe vakhata AkaMda zoka karI trAddhisuMdarI pAse AvI AzvAsana Apato hato, te suMdarI! tuM ciMtA karIza. te gaye te huM tAre nAtha thaIza. mAru upAmyuM je vitta che te che suMdarI! sarva tAruM che. tuM zA mATe kheda rudana kare che, deve mAThuM kIdhuM temAM ame zuM kariye? huM te tAre dAsa thaI rahIza, tArA jIvane zAtA upajAvIza, je tuM AjJA ApIza te kartavya huM karIza. evAM te pApInAM vacana te vicakSaNa satIe sAMbhaLyA. " e dujhe mArA upara rAgI thaIne mArA bhattarane samudramAM pAye, je puruSa kAma Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tura che, te puruSa keI kArya akArya na jANe, have paNa mArA AtmAne samudramAM nAkhuM. je mATe bhattaravinA have mAre jIvavuM zuM kAmanuM ? kulavaMtI strIne bhattaravinA maraNa zreya che. jIva hoya te kadAcit dharmAcaraNa paNa pAme. paNa have A kAmI thakI huM mAruM nirmala ziyala kema rAkhIza! kAmI zeThane kahe che. hamaNuM te mujane mArA patine zeka che, mATe samudra pAra pAmyA pachI jema tamane hita thaze tema huM karIza. tame nizcita paNe raho. je samaye je cagya haze, te karazuM. e te kAmIne uttara dIdhe. te vAkayathI canazeThe saMtoSa anubhavyuM, ema vaDANa cAlatAM anyAya pApathI samudra vAyuthI uchaLe, utpAta thayo, te bhAgyuM, tenA zata khaMDa thayA tyAM RddhisuMdarI dharmanA pasAyathI moTuM pATIuM pAmI. jema saMsArasamudramAM jIva, samyakatva malavAthI saMsArane pAra pAmIne mokSanA sukha pAme. tema pATI malavAthI te RddhisuMdarI pahelA mAtramAM samudrane pAra pAmI tyAra pachI pitAne bhattara, jene lacanazeThe madhya rAtre pANImAM nAMkhyuM hatuM, tene dharma pasAyathI je paheluM vahANa bhAgyuM hatuM tenuM pATIuM bUDatAM bUDatAM hAtha AvyuM tene avala bI te taTe bhartAra Avyo che, te ja taTe malI. ghaNe harSa upaje. viraDa viroga maTayA. pitAnuM anubhavyuM je dukha te bane mAhomAMhe kahetA hatA. lecanazeThanuM vaheNuM bhAMgyuM, te bU, ema sAMbhaLI dharmakumAra azAtA ghara hatuM. je apakArI tathA pApiNDa heya te te Upara paNa uttama prANa je hoya te upakAra ciMtave che. paraMtu tenuM mAthuM na ciMtave. bicAro dharma na pAme. eTalAmAM eka zreSThi AvI banene pitAnA ghera laI jaI sanmAna pUrvaka dharma dhyAna karatAM rAkhyA, have locanazeThane adhikAra kahe che te zeka dariAmAM DUbakAM khAte kaI kASTha maLyuM. tenA AdhAre matsyadIrNa nAme taTe AvyA. tyAMthI bhamate kaI anArya pAlamAM gaye. tyAM ati kSudhAtura thaye, paNa anna na maLyuM, tyAre mAMsAhArI thaye. bhUkhe zuM na kare? mAsAhArathI ajIrNa daSathI duSTa e kuSTha roga upaje, zarIra bagaDI gayuM. je mANasa dharmane ghAta karIne kAmaga karavAnI IcchA kare te ceDA kAlamAM mahA duSTa vedanA pAme. mATe kahyuM che, je kAmI te kAmane dekhe. paNa dharmano ghAta thAya te na dekhe. te zeTha dukhAkuLa thayelo bhaTakato jyAM dharmakumAra che, tyAM Avyo te velA addhisuMdarI pANI levA gaI hatI. tyAM jalAzraye te duSTa dukhIyAne teNe dIThe. bhartArane te zeThanI vAta kahI. te sAbhaLI dharmaze dayA ANIne te lezanazeThane ghare teDI AvyuM. AdaramAnathI dai pUche che. tame AvI avasthA kema pAmyA? he mitra ! viSavAda na karaze, dhIraja paNuM rAkhe, ghaNA auSadha upacArothI tamAruM zarIra nirogI karazuM, ghaNuM auSadha upAyathI tene rega zAMta karyo. bahu dhana kharca tene nirogI karyo. Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te strIbhattare lecazeThanI cAkarI karIne tene sAjo kIdhe. jagatamAM asAmAnya dharmakumAranu saujanya joIne lecanazeDa hadayamAM citavavA lAge ke, eka sajajana ane bIjuM caMdana vRkSa e be jagatamAM popakAra vAte nipajAvyAM che. meM e baMne upara apakAra karyo, te paNa temaNe muja pApInI upara heta rAkhI upakAra karyo. meM adharma anyAya karyo, te pApe haM samudramAM paDa, rogiSTa thaye, ema pitAnA aMtaHkaraNamAM lajA pAmI nIcI daSTi rAkhI beThe tyAre dharmavaMta dharmakumAra mIThI vANithI tene kaheto hate. ke, he mitra! dhana gayuM tenI ciMtA kare che athavA reLa thaye tenI ciMtA kare che? tame e zuM karavA ciMtA kare che ? he mitra tame je mArI sahAyatAthI jIvatA rahyA che te tamane ghaNuM dhana, ghaNA mitra AvI malaze. pApathI rahita thavA, tema sukhI banavA dharmano ' mArga batAvyo, tethI akAryone prazcAtApa te karavA lAgyo, mArA jevA duSTa apakArI pratye tame he dharmakumAra upakAra karyo che te kyAre bhUlIza nahi, vividha rIte pralApa karate triddhimuMdarInI mAphI mAMgI che. tyAre zeThane kahe che tu dhanya che. pApane pazcAtApa kare che, ahIM tAre doSa nathI tArI ajJAnatAne deSa che, mATe tuM jainazAsanano rasiye banI jA, tArA pApa dheghAI jaze, tethI tuM paNa muktAtmA thaIza. A sAMbhaLI lecana zeThanA vAstavika jJAna lecana ughaDyA, zeTha Rddhi, darIne kahe che tuM mArI mAtA ane dharmaguru che tyAre dvisu darI parastrI tyAga, kAma vikArane tilAMjalI apAve che, locana zeTha e pramANe dharma pAmele ghera jAya che. dharmakumAra dhana strInI sAthe te pralimimA - jAya che e pramANe RddhisuMdarInI kathA kahI, have jethI guNasuMdarInI kathA kahe che. eka samaye guNasuMdarI agaNya lAvaNyarUpa yauvana saMpadAne pAmatI hatI. te samaye vedazarmA brANane putra vedaruci teNe rAja mAge sakhI sahita jAtI guNasuMdarI dIThI. tyAre teNe manamAM ciMtavyuM, je e mRgAkSI mArA dharama na vase tyA sudhI mAru jIvita kAsanA phUlanI pare niSphala che. e strI sAkSAta mahAladInI jema mArA gharamAM na Ave te mAruM jIvata vRthA che. evu te brAhmaNa madanAtura thake ciMtave che. eTalAmAM te bALA AkhathI dura thaItyAre tyAMthI te brAhmaNanA mitre tene kAmAtura jANe bhara kAma javaramAM te brAhmaNane ghare teDI lAvyo, paNa tenuM mana te guNasuMdarInA mukha upara lAgyuM che. te snAna bhajana kAMI karato nathI. tene dukhI joI tethI kAraNa pitAe pUchyuM, tyAre galagale thaze, paNa lajajAe pitAne te vAta karI na zakyo. tyAre pitAe tenA mitrane pUchyuM, ane te dayAluM mitre sarva vRtAMta kahyuM ke, e guNasuMdarIne dekhI tenI upara Asakta thayo che. evuM marma jANI putranA nehathI tenA pitAe te kanyAnA pitA suSa nAme brAhmaNa hatuM tenI pAse te kanyAne mAMgI. te vakhate teNe kahyuM ke, pUrve meM sAvathI Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ; } 44 nagarImAM pureAhitanA putrane e kanyA ApI che. sagAI kIdhI che. meTAnu khelyu' anyathA thAya nahiM, mATe have khIntane devAya nahiM // te sAMbhalI pitA ghera AvI putrane hakIkta kahI. te paNa vedarucInA kAmAbhiyASa na maTace. mATe zAstra je kAmanI vakra gati kahI che. have sAvathI nagarIthI purArhuitanA putra puNyazarmAne teDAvI zubha divase guNasuMdarInA pitAe paraNAvI. puNyazarmAdvija paNa guNasuMdarI laI peAtAne nagare AvyeA. have vedaruci kAmIdvija madonmatta thayA. tethI peAtAnA ghara, dhana, sava cheDIne pitAnI AjJA vinA sAvathI nagarI cAlyA. mAnI vacamA pallIpatinI pALa che. tyAM te adhama dvija jai suMdarInA sa gamaarthe pallIpatinI cAkarI karI. pApI jIva kAMI vikaTa kArya karatA Dare nahiM. pureAhitanA ghara upara dhADa laI javA mATe pallipatite vinavye ane kahyuM ke sAvathI nagarI madhye purAhita mahA dhanavata che. tyAM dhADa laI cAle tenA gharamAthI je dhana maLe te sa tame le ane kanyA mane Apo ema nakkI karI te pallIpatie tenu ghara ThekANu joI tenA ghara upara dvijasAthe dhADa laI AvyeA. te bhila te purohitanu sa` ghara lUTI dhanamAla laI Avye ane guNasu darI dvijane ApI, tene sArI jagyA ApI, sArA vacanethI te guNasuMdarIne kahe che ke tArA pratye mane rAga che. mATe tuM mane Adara Apa, tArA vinA jIvana aphala che, satIe vAta sAbhaLI tyAre kahyuM (svazIlanA rakSaNArthe) ke huM... paNa ekalI azaraNu chu, khIjA jillA, cAra tA anAya che tame sArA guNIyala che. tameAe pahelethI Ave rAga mArA pratye khatalAnyA hAta te paradezI vara sAthe lagna karata ja naThuiM, kAmIddhija citave che ke mArA pratye tene rAga jarUra che. bhUkhyA bheAjananI jema tuM mane malI che mATe tArA vinA huM have jIvIza niha, guNasuMdarIe tenA kAmAbhilASa nizcayathI jANI tene kahe che ke tu mArI sAthe sukhethI rahe, paNa maMtrasiddhinA arthe me' cAra mAsa sudhI brahmacarya vrata, eka Ta ka bhAjana, bhUmizayana, AbhUSaNa na paheravAM, puruSa mAtrane mAdhava mAnI ekAgracittathI jApa karavA, tyAre kAmI dvija kahe-te maMtrI zu siddhio prApta thaze? te maMtrathI siddhi dhanADhaya, putrAdika, anvaya vi. prApta thAya tema guNasu MdarIe kahyu--te tame khuzIthI cAra mAsa masiddhi karA ema kAmakriSe kahyu, zIyalava tI zIyala mATe rastA sArA kADhe ja che. te sudarI cittanI sthiratAthI svastha thaI pAtAnA gharanI jema gharanuM kArya sa kare che. tene pratIti upaLavavA tyA rahI sarasa rasavatI kare che. te cittamAM ema jANe che, e sArI strI ane huM ene laoNra. evA tene vizvAsa upajAvyeA. peAte Aya khIla ulhAdarI tapa karI zarIrane zekhavatI hatI. te mahAsatIne ema karatAM cAra mAsa vItyA, avidha pUrI thaI. tene chelle divase pAchalI rAtre te suMdarI atyaMta pAkAra karatI hatI. tene dvije pUchyuM, tane zuM thayu? tyAre guNa sudharIe kahyu mane aMtara`ga peTamAM mahA Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 zunA rAga thayA che. te mArAthI nathI khamAtA, atyaMta vedanA thAya che. tyAra pachI te kAmI dvire mI maMtra auSadhAdi karI ghaNA upacAra karyAM paNa zAtA na thaI. vaLI paDe vaLI beThe, gharanAM kAma je thAya te kare, ANaMda karatI kAmIdvijane kahe che. huM subhaga huM. durbhAgaNI tArA gharavAsane cegya nahiM. je mATe durvyAdhi, je mahAzUla rUparAga teNe karI pIDANI. mastakanI vedanA atyata che. tArI upara kArna upakAra na karyAM, mArA sAruM' te keTalu kaSTa sahana karyuM. paNa tenu phUla kAI tu pAmyA nahi, bahArathI duHkhanI gherI asara khatAve che. have hu vedanAthI vidhura thaI chu tethI prANudharavAne sama nathI, mATe tame mane kASTAgni Ape. tamArA mukha AgaLa khaLI maruM, te e kaSTathI chuTu. have mArAthI e vedanA khamAtI nathI. evu joI te kAmaji udvega pAmI kahevA lAgyA, huM bhadre ! hu mArA prANa tArA zarIra mATe kharacIza, paNa tArA zarIrane zAtA karIza kaI ka ceAgathI e tane duHkha upajyuM che, te ahIMthI ApaNu e jaNa sAvathI nagarImA jaIzuM. tyAM auSadhArdika ceAgathI tArU zarIra niregI thAze. evu sAbhaLI satI kahevA lAgI, huM saumya jema tamane sukha upaje tema kare. tyAre te brAhmaNu paNa tene rathamAM besADI sAvathI nagarI bhaNI cAlyA nagara najIkamAM kAmIdvija kahe che. hu gAmamAM mukha zuM dekhADuM ? tuM tArA ghera jA, huM pAcho vaLu' che. tyAre satI citave che ke, ene pratibheAdha dIdhA vinA huM' kema mUkuM ? ema vicArIne te satI kahevA lAgI tu mAre AjathI aMdhatra che. tuM nagaramAM Ava ke jethI mane zAtA utpanna thAya ane jaNa nagaramAM jAya che. puNyazAM peAtAnI patnI guNasu darIne dekhI haya pAmyA, ane upakArI evA kAma dvijanI vAta karI, Agata-svAgata sArUM' karI tenI bhakti karI, kAmakrijane mane rAtre mArI nAkhaze enI bhayAnaka zaMkAne kAraNe rAtre uMgha na AvI, pApI sarvatra za kA zIkSa hAya che, rAte te nAzI javA mahAra nIkaLyA. paNa tene sApa karaDaye. tyAre pAte pAkAra ka eTale puNyazarmAe dIThA. dIpaka karIne joyuM te kAmaAijane sarpa karaDayeA che. pachI tenA ghaNA pratikAra kIdhAM, maMtravAdIthI, paNa sapanu' jhera na utaryuM. eTale dvijane viSa vyApyuM: vAcA rahita thayeA. paNa manamAM sAvadhAna thaI jANuvA lAgyA je mAruM pApa mane AvI maLyu . have prAtaHkAle sa leAka dekhatAM guNasuMdarI hAthamA jaLathI bharele kaLaza lai sa lekanI sAkSIe trikaraNa ceAgathI eTale mana vacana kAyAthI jo zIya niSkala kahAya te A mArA bhAI (viSa thAjo. ema kahI tenI upara pANI chaMTyu ke, tarata santu viSa utaryuM. devaruci niviSi sAvadhAna thayA tyAre lekamA zolanA marhuimA vacce. A su darIe viprane jIvItadAna dIdhuM. ema kahI sarvIleAka, te guNusu darInI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. te veiruci kAsIdvija, caitanya zrAvyA pachI cittamA vicitra prakAranu Azcaya pAmI Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zIyalanA prabhAve sarpanuM viSa utaryuM tevuM sAMbhaLI vedavi kAmI dvija saMtuSTamAna harSavata thaI, sarva lekanI sAkSIe guNasuMdarIne page lAgI kahe che ke, tuM mArI pahelA bena hatI, paNa have teM mane jIvita dAna ApIne nave avatAra dharAvyo tethI tuM mArI mAtA thaI. meTA pApathI te mane vAryo, mATe he bhaginI ! tAruM mahAya meM Aje jAyuM. tathA mArU pApa ceSTita te jANyuM. te paNa te muja pApI upara upakAra karyo have e tAre upakAra huM kevI rIte vistAru A upakArane pratyupakAra huM tane zuM karuM ? je tuM kahe te karuM: tyAre guNasuMdarI kahe che. je tuM mane bhaginI jANa prati upakAra kare, te paradA rAgamana cheDI de ! he bhAI! tuM evuM vrata svIkAre te pratyupakAra thaze. vaLI e vrata svIkAravAthI tAro AtmA paNa A bhave parabhavamAM sukhI thAze. tArA AtmAne Dita thAya te Ara. evuM sAMbhaLI paradAra gamana na karavuevuM vrata AdarI puNyazarmAne khamAvI, guNasuMdarIne page lAgI, nirmala thaI te kAmIdvija pitAne ghera gayo. e cethI guNasu darInI kathA muni e saMpUrNa kahI te cAre strIo parapuruSa tyAga karI ziyala vrata pALI prathama deva. lekamAM ratisu dara nAme vimAnane viSe devaganA thaI tyAM sAraskAra sphaTIka kAtithI dedIpyamAna evA devatAnA divya sukha bhegavI tyAMthI cyavI zeSa punyathI e nagaramAM e cAre uttama kuLamAM utpanna thaI. temAM eka kAcana vyApArInI strI vasu dharA, tenI tArA nAme putrI thaI. bIjI kubera vaNikanI padminI nAme strI tenI zrInAme putrI thaI trIjI. dharaNa vaNikanIlakSmIva tI nAme strI tenI vijayA nAme putrI thaI. ethI puNyasAra vaNikanI vasuthI nAme strInI kukhe jema chIpamAM metI upaje tema te saduvratanI dharanArI devI nAme putrI utpanna thaI, te purionA janmathI tenu kula zobhavA lAgyuM. anukrame te cAre kanyA meTI thaI sarva kalA zIkhI. yauvana rUpa sa pada pAmI, puNyanAyoge temane gurune yoga thayo tethI te bAravrata dhArI zrAvikA thaI tathA zeThane jIve pUrve zrI tIrtha kara devane je dAna dIdhuM te punyanI zrakhalAthI AkarSI evI te cAre kanyA vinayaMdhara zeThane paraNAvI sarakhAM puNya karI sarakhe vega maLe tema e zeThane e kanyA paNa sarakhe sarakhI maLI che. - | munirAje A pramANe rAjane saMbhaLAvI kahe che ke tuM kAmarUpa garala viSamAM paDe chatAM zIyalanA jalathI cheDA kalama kalyANane pAmIza, jJAnInA vacana sAMbhaLI mithyAtva rogane dura karI samyaktva pAmya, rAjA munivarane kahe che ke e dapatione dhanya che. ke jemanA caritra sAbhaLatA AtmajAgrati thAya che, guNaprApti thavAmAM te - nimitta bane che. paNa he munirAja tevI satine sa tApa karanAro huM thA, pUrvanI puyAIthI Apane bheTe thaye che ane ziyala vrata mArI bhAsahita huM pALIza A pramANe rAjAe kahyuM tyAre vinayaMdhara zeThe sAdhu mahArAjane vinaMti karI ke ApanA caraNomAM huM pravajyA aMgIkAra karIza, gurue paNa kahyuM have tamAre cAritrya pALavu te ja ucita che-A pramANe sAbhaLI rAjI vigere sarva te munine namaskAra karI dIkSAnI Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47 taiyArI karavA lAgyA, paNa rAjAne rAjaputra nathI tethI putra thayA bAda dIkSA graDaNa kare ema prajAne kahyuM, tyAre te samaye vaijayaMtI rANIne cha mAsano garbha hatuM, tethI rANIne rAjyAkriSeka karyo, putra thayA bAda tene rAjya para sthApana karajo ema kahI moTA mahotsavathI dIkSA lIdhI tyAra pachI vaijaya tI rANIne sAmaMtadie AzvAsana ApyuM, te rANI paNa putranI AzAthI te garbhanI pratipAlana kare che, samaya jAte garbhanI avadhi pUrI thaI sarva leka sUtAM tyAre te rANI madhya rAtre zubha muhane rUpavatI putrI prasavI te purIne dekhIne rANI ciMtavavA lAgI ke, meM pApaNIe putrI prasavI putra na prasa. pachI te putrIne ekAMte chAnI rAkhIne eka vizvAsavaMtI dAsIye pradhAnane jaNAvyuM, tyAre buddhivaMta pradhAne putranI paDe vadhAmaNI ApI. lekamAM evI vArtA calAvI ke, gaNIne putra prasaryo che. ema kaDI raNane ekAMtamAM rAkhI putra janmanI udghoSaNA karI sAmaMtAdi sarva AnaMdane pAmyA. ema puruSane veze chAnI rAkhatAM te putrI maTI thaI, yauvanAvasthA pAmI, te dekhIne rANI pradhAnane kahe che ke, avazya have ene vara joIe have DhakayuM nahI rahe. tyAre pradhAna manamAM ciMtavIne jeno satya prabhAve che. e yakSa ArAdhyo tyAre te yakSa pragaTa thaIne be ke, huM AjathI trIje divase e kanyAne gya uttama vara sarovaranI pAse lAvIza. tene e kanyA ApavI paNa egya che. te pitanapura nagaranA rAjAno putra che. te A dezane svAmI thAze, te puruSa e A kanyAno pAchalA bhavane bhartAra paNa che. te maMtrI taLAvanI pAse puruSane veSe je kanyA rAjA thaI beThI hatI tenI sAthe yakSanA AdezathI tamo AvyA te tamane huM mArA madira teDI lAvyo. ane te kanyA rAjaputrI pitAne madire gaI e pUchayAne sarva vRtAta tamane kahyo. zeSa vyatIkarate sarva tame jANo cho. tamane je samaye dIDA te samayathI tamAre viSe kanyAne tIra rAga thaye. rAjAnuM caritra adhikAra sAMbhaLIne zaMkharAjAne jIva je rAjakumAra te pitAnuM mastaka dhUNAvatA hatA. ane te pradhAnanuM vacana dAkSiNa guNe saMpUrNa mAnate hate. pUrvabhavanA ' abhyAsathI kumArane te rAjakanyA upara prema tha hatuM, te sAbhaLI vaijaya tIrANIe arthAt kuMvarInI mAtAe kuvara AvyAnI khabara jANI tyAre harSathI karI vivAhane utsava prAraMbhe. kuMvare, guNasenAkuMvarI ati gauravathI paraNI, pachI te aMga dezane rAjA pite mahA pratApI thaye eka divasa vatsadezanA adhipati samarasiMha rAjAe matsara dharI data meka te dUtarAjA pAse AvI pitAnA svAminA vacana kahate hatuM ke he rAjendra ' sAbhaLe rAjyanuM pAlana karavuM hoya te amArA svAminI AjJA mAne nahIM te rAjya cheDI de. athavA parAkramI hoya te tenI sAthe sagrAma karavA taiyAra thAo. vinA ceAthe upAya keI nathI. evu dutanu vacana sAMbhaLI Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA aMtaraMgamAM ati kopAyamAna thaye, te paNa bAhya vRttithI hasIne te dUtane kahe che ke, he duta ! mArI hAjarImAM pArakI dharatI jorAvarIthI levAne keNu samartha che? saMgrAma karavAne taiyAra chuM, ane tu paNa siMhapaNuM mUkIne je parAkramI hoya te saMgrAma karavAne sajaja thaI jA ItyAdika kaThera vacana kahI dutane vidAya karyo. teNe jaI pitAnA svAmIne vAta kahI. tyAre te be rAjAnA sainya sImanI maryAdAmAM AvI maLyA. bahu AraMbha dekhIne aMgadezane rAjA samarasiMha rAjAne kahe che ke, ApaNe ane ghaNA balIyA chIe te bane jaNa paraspara yuddha karIe paNa bIjA prANane paDIne zuM lAbha che? pachI je jItaze te naravIra te pRthvI leze. agAdhipatInuM vacana samasiMha rAjAe agikAra karyuM. ane rAjA yuddha karatA samarasiMha rAjA ghaNA ghA khAIne mUcchita thaI paDe tyAre aMgadezanA kamasena rAjAe pANI maMgAvI tenA para chAMTayuM, tene svastha karyo, ane kahyuM ke tame laDAImA siha jevA che, hathiyAra grahaNa karI yuddha zarU kare, tyAre samarasihu vicAre che ke A bALaka keTale nItivALe che, huM vRddha thavA chatA anyAya karuM chuM. mATe have game cheDIne dikSA graDaNa karIza-tyAre samarasiMha rAjA kahe -ke he rAjana ! mAruM mAna gayuM tethI mRtatulya , suvA sAthe tamAre yuddha na karavuM joIe, tame (kamalasena) sAtvika che te mAruM rAjya svIkAre, mArI ATha kanyA sAthe lagna kare. have huM cAritra svIkArIza. kamalana rAjAne rAjya ApI ATha kanyAo paraNAvI sudharmAcArya pAse ApI dIkSA lIdhI-kamalasena ca pAnagarImA bIju rAjya pAmIne AvyA-tyAre rAja sabhAmAM pitanapurathI potAnA pitA zatrujya rAjAne dUte AvIne lakhele patra Ape, tyAre kamalasena rAjAe mAtA-pitAnI khabara paDI tyAre dUte kahyuM tame mAtA-pitAne kahyA vinA vasata kIDA mUkIne nIkaLI gayA, tamArA vinA badhA ja zeka kare che. zekAtura leke tamArA darzananI rAha jove che, darzana ApI badhAne zAMti Ape, A sAbhaLI rAjA vicAre ke mA-bApane mArA upara ghaNe sneha che, ke mA-bApane bhUlIne viSaya-lIlAmAM paDe te mArI bhUla che, mATe tyAM jaI A ddhi-siddhi rAjyAdi temane ApI-temanA caraNemA namaskAra karU, mativardhana pradhAnanI salAha laIne zubha divase prasthAna karI pitAne bheTavA nIkaLyo, vAjate-gAjate, hAthI-gheDA, pAyadaLa, ratha vigere rAjA jAya che-vAcakane dAna Apata, jinapUjA racAvate, munirAjanI bhakti karate, pitAnA nagaranI najIka AvyuM. pitA paNa mahatsava pUrvaka praveza karAve che. sarve jaNa rAjamaMdiramAM AvyA, kamalasenakumAra (rAjA) pitAnA mAtA-pitAne namaskAra karI caraNomAM name che mAtA-pitAe khUba AzIrvAda ApyA. sarva hakIkata putre mA-bApane jaNAvI badhA Azcarya pAmyA, amArA kulamAM putra dharmAtmA banya, ane rAjA banI anekanA dukha dUra karanAre kAmadhenu je tho-pitA svayaM vicArIne kamalasena kumArane rAjya ApIne sArA divase zIlaMdharAcArya pAse dikSA grahaNa kare che. pitA sva-kalyANa arthe bhagIratha prayatna kare che, Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te rAjarSi kevA thayA? te ke, mahAvatI, mahAdhyAnI, vairAgI thayA. te muni tapa saMyamathI karI pitAnA karma khapAvI, zubha dhyAnathI kSapakazreNi Arehi kevalajJAna pAmI mokSa pAmyA, tyAra pachI te kamalasena rAjA sUryanI peThe mahA pratApI thaze. pRthvI maMDaLane viSe dinapratidina pratApanI vRddhi pAmavA lAgyo. nyAya nItipUrvaka, rAjya saMpadA bhogavate jainadharmane viSe nizcitapaNuM rAkho, hatuM, aneka putra pautrAdika adhika vistArane pAmate hate. vayaH paripakava thaI eTale tenI jyAre vRddhAvasthA thaI tyAre bhega ane rAjyane viSe te rAjA anukrame viraktapaNuM pAme. je sajana hoya tene e yuktaja che. grISmakAla vyatIta thayA pachI varSARtu AvI cAre bAju pANI bharAyA, pANInA pUra utarI gayA eTale kamasena rAjA vicAre ke rAjya saMpatti pANInA pUra jevI che. dhana-saMpatti vadhe tyAre manuSya madonmata thaI abhimAnI banI karmane kacaro bhege kare che, AtmA-abhiva-parabhava anarthanI paraMparA pAme che, Atma-ciMtavanA karatA rAjanane saMvega thAya che, viSa ananI jema rAjA viSayane tyAgI ba, tyAra pachI guNasenA rANIne putra je suNakumAra che tene zubha divase rAjagAdI para sthApana karI, zrI zIlaMdharasUrinA ziSya zrI saMyamasiMhasUri mahArAjanA darzana thayA, dezanA sAMbhaLIne guNasenA rANI, ghaNuM aMteurI sAthe, ghaNuM sAmaMtAdi parivArapUrvaka kamalasena rAjA aNagAra bane che, saMyamanI zuddha ArAdhanA apramattapaNe kare che. chelle anazana karI, cAra zaraNa svIkArI, arihaMtanuM dhyAna dharatA kAladharma pAmI pAMcamA brahmadevalekamAM devatA thayA, tyAM dasa sAgaranuM AyuSya bhogavatAM samaya pasAra kare che, pachI guNasenA rANI sAcavIpaNe zuddha cAritra pALI, anazana ArAdhanA karI, te paNa zudhyAne kola karI pAMcamAM brahmadevaleke teja devatAnA mitrapaNe jaI upajyAM. jeNe niraMtara tapa saMyama svIkAryuM, tathA jenI zIlanI lIlA nirmala che, te jIva zaMkharAjAnA jIvanI jema bhave bhavane viSe sudhalabdhi pAmaze. A pramANe bIjA sargamAM pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranA caritranA cAra bhavane saMbaMdha saMpUrNa thaye atha tRtIya sargazya bAlAvabedha prAraMbha: . te kamalasena munine jIva, pAMcamA devalekamAM vIsa sAgaropamanuM AyuSya bhogavI, tyAMthI vI jaMbudvIpamAM bharatakSetrane viSe zUrasenanA dezane viSe tilaka samAna mathurAnAme nagarI che. tyAM meghanAmA rAjAnI muktAvalI rANInI kukSimAM utpanna thaye. have te nagarI kevI che? te ke, tyAM daMDa te ekamAtra daherAne viSe ja che jyAM baMdhana nArInA kezana Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 abaDAne viSe che, tyAM mAtra mAra zabda te sArA leka segaThAbAjI rame, te dAvamAM sogaThAne je mAre che te ja mAra che paNa anya sthAnake nathI. azuddha maNine viSe trAsa che, paNa naga ne viSe keIne trAsa nathI. te guNayukta nagarImA meghanAme rAjA rAjya kare che, te rAjA rUpe karI kAmadeva jevuM che. dAnathI kalpavRkSa je che te rAjAne muktAvalInAme bhAryA che, te guNavaMtI, zIlavaMtI, rUpavaMtI temaja audAyAdi guNothI suzobhita che evI uttama rANI che. eka divase rAjA sabhA pUrI thaye te sabhA darakhAsta thaI tyAre rAjA sabhAmAMthI uThI pitAnA prAsAde AvyA tyAM muktAvalI rANI nIce mukhe gAle hAtha daIne rudana karatI dIThI, tyAre rAjAe Agraha karIne duHkhanuM kAraNa pUchyuM, tyAre rANI kahe che, ke he rAjA | ApaNu duHkha te jagatajanamAM prasiddha che te zuM tame nathI jANatA ? tyAre te rAjA kahe che, ke hu prakaTa nathI jANatuM tethI mane Azcarya tha ya che. he rANI ! te zuM duHkha che? te mane prakaTa karI jaldI kahe. tyAre rANI kahe che ke pUrve meM tamane nathI kahyuM? te paNa zuM tame visarI gayA? ' eka putravinA jIvatara vRthA che te mATe huM eja du thI Aja rudana karuM chuM te dukha tame jANatA nathI ? athavA tamArA hRdayamAM te dukha nathI AvatuM ?' evuM rANInuM kathana sAMbhaLI rAjA kahe che ke rANI ! A kArya devane hAthe che mATe tene zuM zoka kare te mATe he priye! jene pratIkAra nahIM, tene niSkAraNa zeSa zuM kare? zuM vaLavAnuM che? tyAre rANI kahe che, ke evuM kAMI ekAgavacana nathI kAraNa ke tamAruM mana to ekAgrahI che tethI tame kAI IcchatA nathI. jema maNimaMtrane prabhAva aciMtya che, temA devata che, te paNa samagra sAmagrI pUjA karavAthI phale che. te mATe mArI para karuNA karI mAruM kaI pApa ceSTita che, tethI putra dhAto nathI, mATe kaI ISTa devane samare te putra lAbha thAya. tyAra pachI rAjA maNimaMtra, yaMtra, ane auSadhAdi upAya karate eka divasane viSe ramazAnane viSe gaye, te divasa kAlI caudazane hato. tyAM jaI mAsAdi balibAkulA uchALato ema belavA lAgyuM ke, bhe bhe bhUta pretAdi pizAcake eka mane putra Ape, tyAre kaI bhUta AkAzamAM che, ahe zA ! A mAMsanA balie kulethI putraprApti na thAya, paNa je tuM tAruM mastaka cheThI Ape, te putra prApti thAya tyAre rAjA kahe, huM mare hAthe mastaka chedI tamane Ape, ema kahI DAbe hAthe pitAne eTalo pakaDI khaDaga laI pitAnuM mAthuM chedavA lAge eTale devatA AvIne hAtha jhAlI kahyuM ke, he rAjA ! AvuM sAhasa ma kara tAre bhAvI putra thanAra che. tyAre rAjAe kahyuM ke, satya vAcA tamAruM vacana satya che. tenA mulya badala mArA mastakane bhega jaIe tyAre devatA kahe che, ke enuM mUlya na hoya 1 Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa1 tAruM dheya dIThuM, eTale eja mUlya pApe, he nRttima! adhIza na thaIza. vizvAsa rAkha jA huM tane pratyakSa putra ApuM chu. Aja madhyarAtre bhalA kesarIsiMDu tene putra laghusiMha, tene tArI rANI pitAne Le beThelA svapnAmAM dekhAze pachI jAgaze. e pramANe amAruM vacana tuM satya mAnaje. ema devatAnuM vacana sAMbhaLIne te kharuM mAnIne rAjA potAnA mahelamAM gayo. tyAra pachI pelA kamalasena devatAne jIva pAMcamA devakathI svavI madhya rAtre muktAvalI rANInI kukSimAM utpana thaze, tyAra pachI rANIe tevuM siMhanuM svapna dekhI rAjAne kahyuM. rAjAe te sAMbhaLI devavANIne anusarI rANIne kahyuM ke, siMha je parAkramI putra tane thAze. pUrNa samaya thaye chate sumuhu Ana dadAyaka putrane rANI prasavatI hatI tyAre rAjAe atula dAna ApyAM, ke jethI karI sarva jagat viramaya pAmI gayuM pachI bAramA divase devatAe pUrve kahelA vacanane anusarIne je siMhanuM svapna dIThuM, tene anusAra pitAe jJAti kuTuMbane pivI putranuM devasiMha evuM nAma pADyuM. te putra anukrama vadhate kalAcAryanI pAsethI tera kalAne jJAtA thaye have guNasenAne jIva, pAcamA devakathI AvI avaMtI dezane viSe dhanathI yukta vizAla evI je vizAlA nagarIne viSe jitazatru rAja, tenI strI je kanakama jArI rANI tenI putrI thaI te anukrame vadhatI sakala kalAnI jANakAra thaI. nava yauvanAvasthAne prApta thaI paNa viSayathI virakta hatI tyAre sakala zAstramAM pravINa hatI paNa tenI sakhIo kAmavikArane dIpAvanAra kathAo kahevA lAgI, te paNa sAkSAta madana je puruSa hoya te paNa te kanyAne ruce nahI. tyAre te kanyAne pitA, putrIne vivAhathI vimukha dekhI ciMtavI che? pAme che. rAjA tenA vivAhane upAya pradhAnane pUche che. tyAre pradhAne kahyuM, ke pUrvabhave jenI sAthe prema haze e koI puruSa ratna haze, tene paraNaze, tethI ke citrakAra pAse je je rAjaputre haya, tenA citra karI pragaTa kare, ane tene dekhADo, tyAre pUrva bhavane je bharathAra haze, tene dekhIne kanyAne rAga upajaze. e ja eka upAya che. te sAMbhaLI rAjAe citrakArene jeTalA rAjakuvaro judA judA rAjyamAM che tenA citro barAbara AlekhIne lAvavA kahyuM, ghaNI ghaNI nagarIomAM jatA samaya lAgyo, ane chevuM citra citaravA mATe mathurA nagarImA citra AlekhavA jAya che, devasiMhakumAra rAjaputranuM citra citaratAM ghaNuM samaya lAge, adbhUta citra joIne rAjAne thayuM ke jarUra mArI putrIne rAga utpanna thaze, te rAjakuMvaranI sAthe pANi zu karaze, citrakAroe kahyuM ke te rAjaputranuM citra citaratAM ghaNu kaSTa paDyuM che, te sAkSAt dekhavAthI A citra karatAM adhika atyaMta rUpavaMta che tenA rUpa-lAvaNya bhAgyanI jeTalI prazaMsA karIe teTalI ochI che, te citrapaTane pitAnI AjJAthI kautukathI te kanyA dUrathI jove che te rame remamAM harSa pAmI, ullAsamaya mana thayu, pitAnI AjJAthI pitAnuM rUpa citrapaTamAM citarI A cuM, devage ghaTatuM thayuM, devasiMhakumAra upara pitAnI kanyA rAgavALI thaI che ema jANI Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ R para ' joSIne teDArthIne niNuya karyAM. mathurAnagarI pratye potAnA pradhAnane mAkalI kanaka sundarI ApavAne niNuya jaNAbyA, megharAjA paNa peAtAnA devasihakumArane ghaNA pradhAna puruSo sAthe vizAlAnagarImAM paraNuvArthe mAklyA, gauravabherathI sAmaiyu karI mAna sanmAna khUba karyAM, dhAmadhUmathI lagna karavAmAM AvyAM, vivAha kA sArI rIte thaI gayA khAdya te bRhaspati sarakhA suragurU nAme AcAya mahArAjA padhAryAM, gabhIra-madhvanI dezanA ApavA lAgyA, sanagara leAkasahita rAjA pradhAna tema desiMhukumAra patnI sahita dezanA sAMbhaLavA gayA madhuradhvanIthI apAtI dezanAmAM gurU bhagavaMte jaNAvyu` ke cAra kaSAyA, rAga dveSa, tema ajJAnarUpI aMdhakArathI vyakata eve! sasAra maMdIkhAnu che, te khaMdIkhAnAmAM paDelA prANIone kuTuMbanA lAko chUTavA detA nathI iSTa aniSTanA saMcAgarUpI mAMkaDuM temAM rahelu che, vividha prakAranA rAgethI vyApta che, evA saMsAra tyAjaya che mATe cAre gatimAM na bhamavu hAya ! saMsArarUpI kha'dIkhAnAmAM rahevu. cAgya nathI, sadA dha karavA ucita che. dha'mAM layalIna khanI Atma jAgRti karavI joI e teja prazasta mAkSeApAya che, je mAnavabhava pAmI meAkSanA upAya rupa vItarAgabhASita dharma Aa naDui, jANyuM nahIM, ArAdhdhe nahIM, te pUti ApadAne pAmaze. je Atmadhane ArAdhaze. te sa'patti pArSIka thakI mUkAze. sa karati thAze. sava jagatanA hitakArI evA arita devane jANaze. tene dhanya che, mATe te akSaya mekSanA sukhane pAmaze. have ahIM vItarAganI AjJA pramANe cAlavuM, ema kahyuM, te e AjJAdhama, bhAvastavarupa ane dravyastavarupa, ema e prakAranA che, te buddhivaMte mAnyA che, eTale AgArI dharma ane aNAgArI dharma e e dharma che. te kevA? te sAdhune paMcamanuAvata rAtribhAjana viramaNu lakSaNa jANavA. pAcasamiti, traNa gupti, aSTa pravacana mAtA rupa jANavA te mumukSune mUla dhama che mATe te agIkAra karelA dhama jIve jAvajajIva pa ta mUkavA nihu e dharma karatAM upasa pariSaddha thAya te paNu sahuna karavA, te te cAritra dharmanA ArAdhaka prANI khavavattara vIya vizeSathakI teja bhave muktipada pAme che, mATe hai, lakhyuM ! bhava a`dhI khAnethI mukAvA jo icchatA hA, te sarvajJa bhagavAnanI AjJAnuM' ArAdhana ati AdarathI karo. te rIte je sama na thai zakAya teA muktipadanA lAbhanA arthe kezathakI sananI zuddhodhane ApanArI AjJA ArAdhI gRhasthe dravyastava rupa pa'caaNuvrata, cAra zikSAvrata ArAdhavA te kevI rIte ArAdhavAM ? te ke saMsAra ghaTADavAne mATe jina prAsAda karAvavAM, biMba bharAvavA, jina pUjAvidhi karAvave supAtrane viSe jJAna devu. nalI sa`sAra ghaTADavAne je zuddha adhyavasAyathI dezaviratirUpa dharma ArAdhaze, te svanAM sukha bhagavI pachI zivapadane pAmaze. jo jina prAsAda karAvaze te sa'sArAMbudhdhine taraze. valI je jinapUjA karaze, te rAga zAka rahita stragavimAnanAM sukha pAmaze, jinapUjanA karanAra e jinabiMbanI pratiSThA karAvaze, tenI jagatayane viSe pratiSThA Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : pAmaze mATe evI rIte vyastava je che, te paNa vidhithI kare, te bhAvatavanuM hetu thAya che, te mATe te pUrvokata ArAdhana kare te sAta ATha bhavamAMhe ziva padane pAme te suMdara rUpalAvaNyathI bharapUra daMpati dharmamaya jIvana pasAra kare che tevAmAM suprabha nAme tIrthakara tyAM sumesaryA tyAM nagaranA sarva mANase vaMdana karavA temaja dezanA sAMbhaLavA AvyA aSTamahAprAtihArya sahita jagata jagatagurune vaMdana Adi karI rAjA, pradhAna devasIMhakumAra vigere dezanA sAMbhaLavA beThA, dezanAmA jaNAvyuM ke janma jarA mRtyuthI bharele A saMsAra che. te saMsAra samudramAM bhayaMkara duHkha dAyaka kALarUpa mahAjA vinA avasare AvIne paDe che te saMsAramAM viSayarU5 viSayanA lebhe samagra manuSya mAchalAnA samudAya rUpe paDelA che. jaLa-jaMtuo to emAM paDelA ja che bahAra nIkaLI zakatA nathI paraMtu navAInI vAta e che guNavAna tathA sajajane te saMsAra samudrane tarI zakavA mATe samartha hovA chatAM bahAra nIkaLI zakatA nathI tyAre sAme kinAre pahocelA paNa saMsArathI virakata thavAnI taiyArI karatA nathI. je jI virakta thaI saMyama mArgane pAme che. te dukhathI rahita banI zAzcata dhAma evA mekSane pAme che, mATe bhajane, tame bedha pAme, mehu na pAme, ane puNyathI meLavelI sAmagrIne sadupayega kare, evI rIte tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnI dezanA sAMbhaLI saMvegarasathI raMgAyelA rAjA tathA pradhAna bhagavaMtane kahe che ke dharmanAva vinA saMsAra samudra taTe dastara che. hitAhitanI prajJA prApta thaI che, paNa amArI jANavAnI IcchA che ke amane baMnene paraspara ATalI prIta kema che? - tyAre bhagavaMte kahyuM ke tame pUrvabhavamAM sUDA-sUDI rupe hatA, te vakhate jinapUjA karatAM puNya upArjana karyuM hatuM tenAthI tamane paraspara prIta thaI che, te jinapUjA tamene siddhipada apAvaze A pramANe sAMbhaLyA pachI rAjA tathA pradhAnane jAtismaraNa jJAna thavAthI pUrvabhava dIThe, saMvega pAmI saMyama levAne tatpara thayA, mahatsava pUrvaka dIkSA grahI saMyama ArAdhI muktipadane pAmyA, jinapUjA dravyastavathI karI tethI be ja saktine pAmyA, aleka paralekane viSe sukhI thayA. karizrI dhana pAme, vidyAvilAsI vidyA pAse, tene jeTale AnaMda harSa thAya tema devasi hakumArane kathA sAMbhaLavAthI AnaMda tha, devasiMhakumAra bharyA sahita dharma ArAdhatA hatA. eka divasa devasiMhakumArane pitAnA mAtA-pitA sAbhaLI AvyAM, pitAnA nagaraprati prayANa karyuM. te vakhata, vAjiMtra karI AkAzane badhira karate, ane sainyarathI dizAone dhUsarI karate jyAre cAle, tyAre temane vaLAvavA mATe te nagaranAM ghaNAM leke AvyAM. tyAra pachI te saha dAna, mAna, premabharI dRSTithI kumArane saMtoSa pamADIne pAchA vaLyA. paraMtu teonI daSTi te vAraMvAra te kumAranI pachavADe ja lAgI rahI ema karatAM jyAre pitAnA nagaranI sImamAM AvyA. tyAre pitAnI strIne grAma, pura, ArAma dekhADatAM mArge mAMDalika Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjAnA ghaNA mAnathI bhUTaNa svIkArato ghaNA pAlAnA palTipationI pAse A manava, parvata, nadI, vAva pramukhe kIDA karate, grAma nagara udyAne jyAMjinanA cetya che, tyAM pUjA karato, sarva dukhI prANIne dayAthI dena deta, pitAnI mathurA nAmanI nagarImAM paDe tyAre megharatha nAme pitAnA pitAne vadhAmaNI pahecI ke tamAre putra devasiMha kuvara strI tathA ina sahita nagaranI bahAra Avela che. te sAthe pitA ghaNA ADaMbarathI sAme AvyuM. pachI meTA mahotsavathI yukta saue nagaramAM praveza karyo pitA putra tathA kuTuM pa sarve mA, parama pramoda pAmyAM. pachI te pUrva bhavanAM upAsya je samagra puNya tenA vegathI svaiga samAna sukhagane bhega ne dAnAdika dete thake vicare che. evA samaye megharAjAe suputra devasiMDane rAjyagya jANuM tathA pitAne paNa vRddhAvasthAnee samaya jANuM sarva rAjya cheDI sAdhu pAse dIkSA laI sakala karma khapAvI kevalajJAna pAmI mosa nagara pratye gamana karyuM. meM sUra te dharmo paNa zugdhIra hoya che. ' have devasihakumAre paNa sa grAma kIdhA vinA pitAnA tejapA mane pratApathI duta je bhUpati hatA, te sarvene namAvI pitAnI AjJAmAkhyA . "ane te desiMha rAjA atyata nyAyavAna thaze, teNe karI kAnI prajAne te rAjA atyaMta priya'' lAgato hate. ekadA rAjA prabhAte jAgye thake hRdayamAM be prakAre ci te vA lAgyo ke je rAjAoe rAjyalakSmIne tRNavat choDIne pravajya lIdhI, teone dhanya che. ane huM jANuM chuM, te chatA paNa kAI vratano udyama karatuM nathI ane pramAdamAkhUcI ja rahyo chu. maDahanA vilAsathI vilasatA e je kAya, tene huM niSphaLa gumAvuM chuM. abhilASArUpa pizAcIe atyata grahyo che. valIvaka evA kAmarUpa kirAte mArA vivekarUpI ratnane gherI lIdhuM che, jinakti vacanarUpa paTa7 vAje che, tethI ghaNA pravINa prANIo - hoya che, te jAge che. aho ! ! ! huM acetana thaI mehunizAmAM sUI rahyo chuM, tethI keme karI jAgRta thata nathI ! mahAdui meharUpa zatru moTA prayAsathI prApta thayelA mArA cAritrane caNa kare che ane pAcho te mahine kema chato te paNa maMdabuddhivAle huM kaI jANI zakatuM nathI ! are ! asAra saMsAramA Asakta evA mArAthI e mahAprabala moDa kema jItaze ! ema te manamAM du kha kare che tyAra pachI te devasihakumAra, nizcatmika buddhi karIne kahe che ke hA ! te ma jItavAne upAya te pUrvAcAryAe bhAvathI tathA dravyastathI kahyo che. ema nizcaya dhArI prabhAtane viSe rAjA e uttama bhUmi zedhIre te ThekANe keTalA e prAsADha artha sUtravAre teDAve che, keTalAka biMba karAvavAno vAro zaloTa kArIgarone teDAvyA, ane jhaDapathI teNe thoDA vakhatamAM jinapra sATha taiyAra karAvyA. ane temAM jinabi banI sthApanA karAvI have te jina prasAdanuM AMgaNu je che te nIlaratnathI bAMdhyuM che phiTikanA thAbhalA para maNiratnanI pUtalIe kIdhI che, te kevI che? to ke AkAzathakI sAkSAt vidyAdharIo jANe utarIne AvI heya nahIM ? phaTika ta bha kuMbha sArI rIte lakhAvI che, teNe Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karI, zenAthI uMcA che zikhara jemanAM evA sphaTikataMbhe te kevA zebhe che ke jANe himAcalanI TuMke ja ahiyAM vizrAma levAne AvyAM heya nahiM ! evAM jinaprasAda karAvyAM, evI rItanA jinapada tathA jinabiMba karatA evA salATane AdarapUrvaka sanmAna dAnathI sa toDyA have chatra, niMhAsana, cAmara, vigere maNimaya, aritanA biMba bharAvyAM. tathA AcArya bhagavaMta pAse jinabi banI pratiSThA paNa karAvI te pachI te devasiMha rAjA tathA tenI rANI jinapUjAdi kRtya niraMtara kare che, ane tethI pitAnA pAtakarUpa pakane dhe che, jinabiMba pAse lajajA tyAga karI nAce che, vAjiMtranA niSa vajAve che, ema nara nArI jina guNa gIra gAya che tyAra pachI teNe rathayAtrAdi zubha kArya kIdhAM, mahesUvAdika kArya kIdhA, ujamaNAdi saMghabhakti vagere zubha kArya karyA tadaaMtara devasiMha mahApUjA racAve che temAM yogInTanI jema jayamAna pAme, meTA moTA dAna supAtramAM Ape, ziva saMpadAmAM jya pAme, vadhate pariNAme jinabhakti, apara dAnAdi kAryamAM dhana kharacate teNe samakti sani nirmala kArya kIdhAM. bhakita tema karatAM te dezamAM paNa ghaNA prANIo jinabhakitavaMta thayA, ema zrAvaka dharma ghaNu kAla paryata palIne vRddhAvasthAmAM te devasiMha rAjA ciMtavavA lAgyo ke hAthe guDatha dharmanuM phalazruta je sAdhupaNuM che, teja AdaravuM mane ucita che. paNa zo upAya karuM? mAre putra je che, te bAlaka che, te mATe rAjya tajI dIkSA te laI zakuM nahI paraMtu huM ene bALapaNeja rAjya upara te sthApu, ane huM haLave haLave rAjya kArabhArathI nipAra thAu, ane tyAM sudhI e putra, rAjya kArabhAra vaDananuM sAmarthya pAme tyA sudhI je mAruM zarIra sazakta rahe te huM dIkSA grahaNa karuM ! ane Atma sAdhana karuM! ema ciMtavI turata pradhAna pramukha teDI pinAnA narasiMha kuMvarane teDIne rAjya gAdIpara sthApana kIdhe, tyAra pachI te zavanA bAra vratanI kriyAmAM tatpara thavA rAjA desaviratipaNuM zumabhAvathI ArAdhe che. cAritra laI zakayA nahi, paNa vividha tapazcaryA karIne kAyA zoSavI, bhAva cAritrapaNu bhAvatA A takAle ekamAsanuM aNuaNu ArAdhI zubhadine kola karI te devasiMDu rAjA, sAtamA devaleke sattara sAgaropamanA AyuSyavAlA devatApaNe upanyA, tyAra pachI rANe paNa zrAvikA dharma ArAdhI tapa karI kSINadeDa karI aNasaNa ArAdhI ane zubhadhyAne kAva karI sAtamA devaloke sattara sAgaropamanI AyuSyavAlA devatApaNe upanyAM, ekaja uttama vimAnamAM be devatAnuM paramadvipa pappAM, surakeDInA pUjanIya thayAM ema devasiMha rAjA zamaNe pAsika dharma a rAdhI svarge gayA. zrAvaka dharmathI utkRSTa devapaNu paNa prApta thAya che. Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ceAthe sarga : have sAtamA bhavane viSe sAtamA zukadevajemAM sukhamaya evuM saMpUrNa AyuSya bhegavI tyAMthI devatA thayele rAjAne je jIva, te prathama vIne jyAM upa, tenI yathArtha kathA kahIe chIe, tene eka citta rAkhIne he bhavyajane ! tame sAMbhaLe. jaMbudvIpamAM pUrvamahAvideha kSetra che. je kSetrane viSe sadehanA nivAraka evA tIrtha kare vicare che. te videhane viSe sArA sukhapa je vRkSa, teDunA kacchamAna sukaccha nAme nagarI che, temAM meghanI jema varase evA dAtAra, dharmavaMta, dhanavaMta, jayavaMta paMDita evAM ghaNAM leke vase che. valI jyAM jinaprAsAdane viSe nATaka pUjAne avasare vAgatAM evA je mRda ge, tenA garavane dhvani sAMbhaLIne sukhI thayA je zrAvakapa mayUre, te sadA nAca karyA kare che. vaLI je nagarIne viSe rAjakumAre je ghaDe deDAve che, tenI raja AkAza paryata uDe che. je nagarInA catuSkAne, jenA gaMDasthalamAMthI mada jhare che, evA hastIo pitAnA makathI sI ce che. te suprazasya evI nagarImAM potAnI kIrtie karI vimalakIrtAinAme rAjA rAjya kare che. vaLI te rAjA ke che ke vairIone baMdhana karavAmAM catura che, lamIte viSNunI jema vazaja karelI che, te rAjAne priyamatI paTarANa rUpe raMbhA samAna che te kukSie devasiMha rAjAne jIva devalekamAthI ravIne utpanna thaye, tyAre priyatI rANIe sutA thakAM saptamAM divya manohara e devatAne ratha dIThe, te devatAno raya dekhI jAgyA, pitAnA svAmIne sarva vAta kahI, te sAMbhaLI rAjAe kahyuM kehe strI ApaNane uttama putranI prApti thaze? rANI harSavaMta thaI garbhanuM pAlana kare che. pUrNa mAse madhya rAtrIne viSe devakumAra sarakhA dedIpyamAna putrane janma Ape, dAsIe rAjAne vadhAmaNa ApI, gIta gAna karAvyAM, ghaNu dAna vigere karAvyA dasa divasa sudhI putrane janma mahotsava karI bAramA divase sarva kuTuMbane jamADI svapnAnusAre sarvakanI sAkSIe devaratha nAma sthApana kare che have te kuMvara vikasIta kamalenI jema vikAsa pAmate vadhate have, rAjyamAM tenA guNothI te AdaramAna sanmAna vaLe thaya hatuM, te kumAra saumya, zItala, ni kaSAya, sateSI hate. je kumAra yauvanAvasthA pAme che te chatAM paNa viSayathakI virakta ane saMsArI vArtA kathA, vinoda, tethI rahita che, papakAra karavAne viSe DAhyo che. mAtApitAne harSa upajAve te che, cIvanAvasthA pAmyo che te paNa tavadaSTithI dharmamAMja rUci che. have te samaye te ja vijayane viSe darzanavAlA janathI vyApta tathA pRthvIrUpa strInA kapALamAM tilaka samAna evuM supratiSThita nAme nagara che, te nagaramAM kulavAna tathA moTA skaMdhavALe, rUDA kulane udaya che jemane evA kalpavRkSa je raviteja nAme meTA rAjA rAjya kare che. Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 sAkSa t lakSmI jevI satarANI nAme rAjAnI rANI che have te daisihunI strIne jIva, je sAtamA devalenkamAM de.tA thayeA hato te tyAMthI cyavIne kramanA vazathI te vaMsatadevI rANIne kukSimAM putrIpaNe AvI upanthe. tyAre rANIe ratnanImAlA svapnAmA dIkI, pachI te rANIe ganu pratipAlanA karata thakAMe pUrNa mAse zubhayege. putrIne janma ApyA, tyAre pitAe janma sthipittA maItsava karI sa padAnusAra te kanyAnuM ratnAvalI evu' nAma pADayuM. te ratnAvalI anukrame mATI thaine cAsaDha kalAnI tathA khIjI ghaNI kalA, vijJAnanI vijJAta thaI. yauvanAvasthA pAmI tyAre manahara thai. te kanyAnuM pUrNa cadravat mukha, amRta samAna adhara, maNizreNI tulya dAMto, lakSmI sadazakati, erAvata hArthI samana gamana, zarIrane pazmita pArijAta, vRddha samAnavANI kAmadugdhA sarakhI, mATe huM caMdramukhi ! devAe dugdhAdhinuM mathana kareluM haze zuM ? e kavinI upekSA che. have viteja rAjAnA zikSAvrata nAme pradhAnanA vibudhanAme putra vimala kIrti rAjAnA putra devarathanuM vRttAMta sAMbhaLI ekadama ace dhyAnagarImAM Avye tyA 2 jadarakhAramAM jai rAjAne hAtha joDI prazuAma karI kahevA lAgyuM ke huM vimalakI rAjA supratiSTha nagaranA raviteja nAme rAjAe vinati pUrva ka Apane kahevarAvyuM che. je Apane devaratha nAme kumAra che, te sAkSAta devAtha ja che, tenI ane devanA rathanI tulyatA che. dhruvasthanI gati abyAhata che, tenA hAthamAM cadrarekhA, matsaya, hArthI, gheADA, lakSmI svastikarmI yukta che rUDA manavALe audAdika guNethI bharapura che. tenu devaratha nAme yathA che have te devaradhane jema vaja lagAvIe to zele tema tamArA vAstavika devanthanI sAthe raviteja rAjAnI kanyAnA sabadha eDIe to khUma ja AAse, t jA calita che tyAre kuMvarI acala che ATale ja taphAvata che. kuMvarI pazu atyaMta rUpa, sauMdaryAM, audAya ki, aneka kalAethI te yukta che. sarakhe sarakhA guNeAthI yukta evI kanyA parajIvI kAne na game ? have te kanyAne paraNavA mATe te titeja rAjA mATe svayaMvara aDapa racAvye che. temA meTA rAjapuruSA, rAjakumAre AvavAnA che to devarakumArane pazu varavAnI IcchA na hoya to pazu Avavu joIe ane viteja rAjALye kahevarAvyu paNa che, kadAca devaratha sAthe te kuMvarInu lagna thaze to ApaNune khannene Anada thaze, Avu teija rAjAnu kahelu vacana pradhAnanA mukhI sAMbhaLI buddhimAna milakIti rAjA peAtAnA vijJAtaputra devarathane ekAMtama besADIne kahe che ke he putra, tuM svayaMvaramaDapamAM jA, kAraNa ke tyAM ghaNA rAjakumArA malavAnA che, puNya-apuNyanA niNuMya karavA mATe dyAvyA che, ravitejarAjA kArnanu pazu apamAna karaze naDui e pramANe pitanu vacana sAbhaLI pitAnI AjJAthI cAtu thI tyA japu kampyUla karyuM. pachI tyA bhale divase ati capaLa catura gheDAe tathA madrekaTapaNAthI nAcatI evI hastIonI ghaTAe conA citkArathI sannAta leAkAe dekhAtA sArA the, vividha evA AyudhAnA sa badhathI vyagra ane cAlatA evA pAyakA, prayANune ceAgya evA 'pR 8 Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phUTa yAjiMtrAtA zabdo, te savanI sAthe ratha nAre kumAra, madrenmatta hAthI upara AruDha thaI cAlyuM. je vakhate te kumAra hu thIpara besI cAlyeA, te vakhate mAthe chatra dhAraNu karyuM, ane cAmA paNu vijAtA mAMDayAM, ema mATA ADaMbarathI te kuMvara peAtAnA nagarathI mahAra nikaLye, pachI rastAmAM cAlatAM grAma, nagara, pura, udyAna, pramukha je je AvyAM, tene ullu ghatA thake eka vanamAM AvI paheA, tyAM vanamAM cAlatAM Tinna kSa paMkhInI jema bhUmimAM paDele, taDaphaDiyAM mAratA, uDavA jAya che paNu pAche paDI jAya che. tevA, dInavadanavAlA yuvAvasthAvAlA, rupavAka. vidyAthI bhraSTa thayelA evA kei eka vidyAdharane dITho, tevA vidyAdharane jeI Agala AvI dayAlu evA devaratha kumAre tene pUchyuM ke huM mahAbhAga ! ahIM tuM kayAMthI AvelA che ? ane zA mATe AvA duHkhane prApta thayeA che? tevAM rAjakumAranA vacana sAMbhaLI vidyAdhara kahe che ke huM rAjakumAra ! tame pathika che. tethI Apane dhArelA gAma javAne rita icchA haze kharI ? te paNu kRpA karI Apa jo gheADI va2 AThThI' mArI pAse ubhA rahe, te huM mArA vItelA duHkhanI sarva vAta tamene kaDDa' te tame sAMbhaLe. evAM vacana sAMbhaLI dayAzIla eve kumAra, tyAM bhe rahyo, eTale vidyAdhare sava peAtAnI anelI vAta kaGevA mADI ke huM kuMvara ! vaitADhaya nAmanA parvatane viSe kuMDalanAme nara che, tyAM zrIdhvaja nAme vidyAdharanA rAjA rAya kare che, tenA putra huM caMdragatinAme vidyAdhara che. peAtAnI vaMza paraparAe pitAthI pAmyA je vidyA, teNe karI svecchAthI huM kIDA karate ekadA vaitADhayanI mekhalAmA gayeA. tyAM me ke,I eka nArIsamudAyanA hAhuArava tathA kAlAhula zabda sAMbhaLye te sAMbhaLatAMja huM tyAM gayA, tyA jaI joyu, tevAmA te ghaNI sakhIye jene vasrAcale karI samIra nAkhe che, evI surakanyA samAna eka mALA strI pAtAnI AkhA mIMcI acetana thaI sUnI paDelI hatI te me' dIThI tyA mane sarve sakhIoe kahyu ke huM uttama puruSa! jaldI atre Ave, kANu ke e gadharAjAnI eMTIne mar3Ana AzIviSe eTale sape zailI che, mATe dayAlu evA tame! tene prANunu dAna Ape. te sAMbhaLI me vica yu je have tene huM kevI rIte jIvADu ? tavAmAM mArI dRSTi te kanyAnA DAkhA hAtha para paDI, tyAM tenA DAbA hAthane Se vIMTI che, te joI, ane tyAM jaIne e vicAyu je te vITImA maNi che, mATe tene jalamAM nAMkhI ne jala jo chAMTu tathA te jala sIMcuM, to tethI A kanyA jIvatI thAya ? ema vicArIne pUrvokta rIte jala, mathrisAthe meLavIne chAMTayu, tathA te jala sarpa upara paNa sIMcyuM tethI te kanyA tapta caitana thaI kheDI ca mane jovA lAgI, joine lajhA mANI peAtAnA vacce karI zarIra sarvAM DhAkI nisAso mUkI sakhIone pUchavA lAgI ke huM sakhI ! tameA azruyukata mukhavAlIe chatAM hase kema aa? tathA A kAmadeva samAna puruSa kANu che? te samaye sakhIee kahyuM ke huM hena! mane te saMga thayeA hatA tethI kAvat thaI gayAM Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa haMta, te te sarpanuM viSa, A mAnavatAra purUSe hastagata muki ratnajalanA siMcanathI nAza karyuM ane tamane jIvatA karyA? te ame paNa prathama tamene sarpaza thaye tethI tamArA jIvavAnI AzA choDI daIne zekAkrAMta thaI rudana karatI hatI, tevAmAM A paropakArI puSe evI Apane jIvatA karyA teno harSa thavAthI ame hasavA lAgI chIe. arthAta tame mANazaraNa thayA evuM jANI azrayukta mukhavAlI thaI hatI ane pAchAM tame jIvatAM thayAM mATe hasitavadana ame thayA. A sarva hakIkata sakhIonA mukhethI sAMbhaLIne te kanyA vismaya pAmI. ane sarAgaTakiTathI mArI sAmuM joIne kahevA lAgI ke, he sakhI! mArI mudrikA kayAM gaI? te samaye sakhIoe kahyuM ke te mudrikA A puNya puruSe grahaNa karI tamene jIvADelA che evu vacana sAbhaLI te vakhata kRtajJapaNathI tathA pratyupakAranI vAMchAthI karI lajajAthI kAmarasathI kaIka evA anirvacanIya rasane anubhavatI hatI tevA avasarane viSe capadAranA mukhathI te baneluM sarva vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne te kanyAne pitA je gAMdharva rAjA te tyAM AvIne cAkaranA mukhathI mane zrI dhvaja rAjAne A putra che, ema mAnIne kahevA lAgyo ke he vAnya ! mArI putrIne praNa na devAthI tame ane mAnanIya che. A putrI ApavAthI paNa tamAro upakAra vALavAne huM samartha nathI. mATe A kanyAnI mudrikA levAthI pUrve lagna te thaI ja rahyuM che tathApi amArA manane Anada devA mATe tame A kanyAnuM pANagrahaNa karo. te samaye meM kahyuM che jema Apa AjJA kare che, te karavuM ja mane ghaTe che. te pachI moTA ADaMbarathI me te kanyA sAthe mAre vivAha karyo ane te kAMtA sAthe bhega bhegavatA mane ghaNe kAla vyatIta thaye. hAlamAM dakSiNa samudra taTanA udyAnane viSe krIDA karIne nivRtta thayelA evA manathI rastAmAM cAlatA mArI phaIne putra sumedhA nAme vidyAdhare mane malyo, te mane strI saDita jenA ve ta atyaMta kopAyamAna tha thake kahevA lAgyuM ke he duSTa ceSTa pApiSTa ! ! mAre mATe mAgelI evI A kanyAne laIne tuM mArI najare TakIza ! huM jou tAruM bala je kevuMka che ane tenuM phala huM tane dekhADuM chuM ! ema kahIne spardhAthI mArI sAme yuddha karavA Ubho rahyo. me paNa mArA sAmarthyapaNe yuddha karavA mADayuM paraMtu daivage karI vyagrapaNAthI vidyAnuM eka pada mane vikRta thaI gayuM tethI huM uparathI dhasIne tatkAla nIce paDI gaye. tevAmAM te pAMgalAnI ja jANe 1 strI laI jAya, tema mArI strInuM haraNa karI kAgaDAnI jema te nAzI gaye, e pramANe meM mArI vArtA sarva kahI saMbhaLAvI. te pachI dayAlu tathA paradu e karI duHkhita ane upakAra karavA mATe vyAkula evA kumAre vicAryuM ke mArI zakti pramANe ene huM upakAra karuM? ema vicArIne teNe vidyAdharane kahyuM ke tamArA jevAne upakAra kara mAM ame te zuM samartha thaIe ? te ' Na je te vidyAthI kalpa thAya, te mArI pAse tame bele. tyAre Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdragata nAme vidyAre vicAryuM je niye A maDApuruSathI mArI kAryasiddhi thaze. pachI te vidyAre dhyAnamAM lAvI jeTalI vidyA pitAne upasthita hatI teTalI bha, tyAre padAnusAriNI labdhithakI e devarathakumAre AgaLanuM vismRta thayeluM je pada hatu te tarata kahyuM ane pUchyuM ke zuM tame je visarI gayelA hatA te Aja para hatu ? te samaye vidyAdhare kahyuM ke he rAjan ! Ape je vAkya kahyuM, teja mane vistRta thayuM hatuM. have mane ApanA kahevAthI yAda AvyuM. tevI rIte kumAranA pratApe karI vidyA prApta thavAthI harSAzranA biMduthI bhI jAI gayA che netra jenAM e te vidyAdhara kahete hato ke nice Apa jevA AryapuruSanA sagathI mArI kAryasiddhi thaI. tethI che mitra! ApanAM darzanathI atyaMta huM sa tuSTa thaye chuM, paNa hAlamAM Apane kAlakSepa thAya che, te saDana thaI zake nathI te paNa che mitra! huM tamArA guNane upakAra kevI rIte vArIza? mATe che vaya ' mArI pAsethI vidyA ane te vidyA bhaNI mane je vakhate saMbhALaze ke turata huM AvIza ane rupAMtara thAya ane Icchita vastu Apaze evI vakipalabdhinAme vidyA tamene Apu chu te grahaNa kare. ane mArI ApelI vidyAnA mire karI saMbhArI dIdhI che. vidyA jene e huM paNa kAMIka ApI kRtArtha thAu? ema e vidyAdharanA madhura AlApathI devarathakumAra vidyAne grahaNa karate hate. pachI te caMdragati nAme vidyAdhara pitAnI strInuM haraNa karIne laI gayelA amevA nAmanA vidyAdharanI pachavADe deDa. have te vidyAdharanI ApadAne maTADavA karI harSita thayela devaratha kumAra, AgaLa cAlatAM cAlatAM, jemAM ghaNuM rAjakumAre AvelA che, evA supratiSThanAme purane viSe paheryo. pachI tyA ravitejarAjAe bahu mAnapUrvaka suMdara maMdirane viSe te devaratha kumArane utAre Ave tyAra pachI te vividha prakAranA Azcarya che ADaMbara jemAM , e ane ucA evA maNista bhethI prAsAdanI zreNIothI suzobhita, motInA. jene kAMdhIA che evA maNinA teraNAthI zobhAyamAna, bAMdhelA che rezamI ca dravA jene viSe tathA nAcatI evI vArAMganAothI A manohara, belatA evA nAnA prakAranA yaMtrapakSiothI utpanna thayuM che Azcarya jene viSe e svayaMvaramaDapa, ratiteja rojAnA hukamathI sArA kArIgaree te nagarane viSe banAvyuM. te have te pachI prabhAtane samaye rAjAnI AjJAthI keTavAle paTaDa vagaDA je parivAra sahita ahIM AvelA rAjakumAree tvarita svayaMvara maMDapamAM AvavuM. te sAMbhaLIne karyA che zregAra jemaNe ane sArAM uttama vastrothI parivRta thakA potapotAnA parivAra ' sahita vividha dezanA kumAre tyA AvavA lAgyA. have devarathakumAra manamAM vicAravA lA je bhUSaNa vagere che te dUSaNa rupa che. kAraNa ke pitAnA puNya ane apuNyanA hetuthI kanyAnuM varavuM thAze, paraMtu kAI bhUSaNadithI thavAnuM nathI. ane emAM harSazoka Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karavAnuM paNa koI kAraNa nathI keI paNa eka puNyapuruSane te kanyAne lAbha thaze tethI tenA putranI parIkSA thaze. ane je puNya rahita jana hoya tene te parAbhava thAya che. temATe mArA puNyanA nirNaya mATe kaIka huM mAru pAtara karuM ! ema vicArIne pitAnA mitra vidyAdhare ApelI vidyAthI kAIka pite kurupaDe thaI hAthamAM vINA laIne puramAM cAlavA lAgyo. cAlatA cAlatA svaya vara maMDapamAM Avyo. have tyA svayaMvara maMDapa ke che ke temAM praveza karatA keIka kumArone daravAje reyA, tethI te rASTa thaIne pAchA jAya che tene joIne keIka upaDAma kare che. valI teya vara marupane viSe uparanA cha jApara beThelA vAnare haraNa karyA che zivastra jenAM evA puruSe jyAre AgaLa pAchaLa ja che ne kaI khare vastra kurtA oLakhAtuM nathI tevAre bIjA kuDalI mANase kaIka bhaLatA mANasanuM nAma laIne upaDAma kare che. vaLI keTalAke te tyAM svapa vara maMDapamAM bAMdhelI phaTika maNinI pRthvIne vize jAla sahita A hada che tevI jAtithI phone bhIMjAvAnA bhayathI uca laI cAle che. ema vicitra prakAre te svaya vara maDapamAM thAya che. have kanyA varavAne umuka evA rAjakumAre, tyAM pratihAre batAvelA evA mAcA upara yathAyogya besavA lAgyA. te pachI devaratha kumAra paNa pitAnA sthAna para pitAnA keI mitrane besADIne tenI pAse vaNane vagADa, vilepa rahita sukhethI beThe. evA samayane viSe mane evA gIta gAnane viSe udyata evA pitAnI sakhIonA vRdathI sahita raMbhA nAme apsarAja heya nahi? tema te rAjakanyA svayaMvara maMDapamAM AvI te samayane viSe te ratnAvalI kanyAnA vikasita evA mukhakamalane viSe rAjakumAranA locanarupa bhrama samakAleja paDayA. ane te sarve rAjakumAre potAnA manamAM ciMtavavA lAgyA, ke je traNa jagatane vipe brahmAe agaNya evI lAvazebhA, chAnI rAkhI mUkI haze te vinaya ane nIti tenA guNe thI varjita evA vidhithI lAdhyazabhA, sarasvatIne, kAmadevanI strI ratine, gIrIne ane lakSmIne kaMI paNa dIdhI nahi, ane te lAvaNyabhA A strIneja yathecchita ApelI che. kAraNa ke je agamane harava A nArImAM che, te sarakhu A saMsArane viSe kema dekhAtuM nathI e pI rIte dhyAna karatA evA kumArane potAnA kaTAkSabANathI vi dhatI evI te bAlA, maMDapanA madhyabhAgamAM AvI pachI tyAM vetravatI evI bhATaNae anukrame rAjAonAM nAma, gotra prabhUtinuM varNana karavA mAMDyuM, je kumAranuM varNana dhAtrIe karyuM tenI upara te kanyA prathamadaSTi ane pachI pUTha daIne AgaLa cAlatI hatI. tethI te rAjakumArone daSTinA darzanathI harSa, tathA pRSThadarzanathI khera, e bane anukrame thavA lAgyA. ema te kanyAe ghaNA rAjakumAre dIThA, paraMtu dAvAgnithI baLelA vanane viSe tApathI baLelI kokilAnI peThe te kanyAnI daSTi keI rAjakumAra upara virAma pAmI nahI ane varaprAptine mATe tene moTe * * * Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sada thavA lAge. pachI jevAmAM te kanyAe te svayaMvara mApamAM nIce beThelA devaratha kumArane najara che, te ja samaye pUrvajanmanA saneDathI te kanyAnuM mana, te kumAramAM ja lIna thaI gayuM. ane te kumAre paNa premane pUrNa paNAthI potAnI dRSTi tenI upara nAMkhI. pachI te kumAranI dakiTanI tuSTithI ekadama AgaLa AvI kumArane gaLAmAM svayaMvara varavAnI varamAlA nAkhI dIvI te pachI tyA "bahu sAre vara vace," evI rItane ekadama mane Dara zabda utpana thayo ane anekanA ma galatUryone zabdothI nagara sarva pUrAI gayuM. arthAt AkhA nagaramAM maganUryane zabda sabhaLAyA. pachI devarathakumArane joIne ravi teja rAjA manamAM jarA eka page, je are ! A mArI putrIe AvA vINAdhara gAyakane varyo? ema chepAmIne valI manamAM vicAravA lAgyA je are ! A vaNadhara gAyakamAM rUpa, kula, kalA, vI , pramANa. saMpatti tathA bIjI bAbatane kaI paNa guNa te che nahiM, te paNa A mArI mUrkha kanyAne te vINAdhara upara prema atya ta kema thayA haze ? valI uttama evI A kanyA sAmAnya puruSamAM Azakti te kema kare ? je rAjyalakSamI che, te keI kALe paNa tuccha puNaya pALA prANIne vAche na6i. mATe A niyamathI te te banenA bhAgyanA vegathI A vAta banavI ghaTe che, bAkI bIju kAI paNa AmAM vicAravA jevuM nathI. have te A mArI putrIne je 12 e, teja ApaNe paNa uttama jANo ! AvI rIte ravitejarAjAe vicAra karyo. tevA samayane viSe gAMdharva vivAhathI devarathakumAra te kanyAne para, te sAMbhaLI IvALA rAjAo, pitape tAnuM sainya taiyAra karIne te devakumAranA sasarA ravine ja rAjAne kahevA lAgyA, je are ajJAnapaNathI A tamArI kanyAe kAI pAtrApAtratva jANyuM nahiM, ane a varane kaThe varamAlArepaNa karI, para tu te vAta tame kema kabUla karI? tame kaheze ke te kanyAnI khuzI pramANe kanyAe te karyuM, temAM ame zuM karIe? to ke, keI AMdhaLA mANanI zu kRpAthakI, kATAthakI, agnikI, dayA ANune rakSA na karavI? tema ajJAnapaNurUpa a itvathI yukta evI A kanyAnuM pAdika sarakhA A vINAdharathI dayA ANuM tamAre zu karavu ucita nathI zu ? te mATe vaNadhara gAyakane varavArUpa , kadAjhamAMthI kanyAne samajAvI ke uttama rAjakumArane ApavI egya che ke jethI karI A saMgrAma karavA saddha thayelA rAjAo pachA virAma pAme ? ane valI ati kalezane nAza paNa thAya ? ane je tamArI tevA vaNadhara gAyakapa pAmara prANune ja kanyA ApavAnI IcchA hatI, te A amArA jevA rAjAo vyartha apamAna karavA zA mATe ahiM bolAvyA? he rAjana ! amArA jevAnuM je tame pApa NanA kaTakA karI nAka kApyuM hota te tene amo uttama mAnana, paraMtu AvI rIte ane belAvIne amAre parAbhava karyo te tamee ghaNuM ja khoTuM karyuM te mATe he rAjan ' vicArIne tamAre samAcita kArya karavuM joIe, je karavAthI mAnahAni tathA parAbhava na thAya? evA rAjakumAranAM vacana sAMbhaLI parA Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ka . kramavALA ravitejarAjAe kahyuM ke, bhe bhe rAjakumArIza! potAnI matyanusAre varamAArApaNu karI, yatheccha varane te kanyAe svIkAryAM, temAM vaLI tama ro parAbhava ane apamAna zu yu? paca zabdanA vAjA vAgate je hAthIe jenI para kalarA DhALyeA hAya, ane je pace kabUla karelA hAya, evA koi manuSya rAjagAdI para bese, athavA kAI kanyA kada cit tevA puruSane vare, te khIjAene temAM rISa karavAnu zu kANu che? kaija naRsi: tathApi jo tamArA zarIramAM ajINuthI thayelA kApavara balavAn thayeA hAya, te A vaidya enA ame tamene yudvarupa laMdhana karAvIe ? tevAmA te| devarathakumAra mitra Avye ke bhe bhe rAjakumAre ! miththA vRthAbhimAne karI tame pete ja potAne sakalaMka na kaheA. ThAraNu A kumAra je che, te paNu rAjakumAra ja che, paraMtu te pAmara prANI nathI. A kumAra teA kevA che? te ke sarvAMttamanuNethI yukta che, muktAphelanI peThe svaccha ane sthULAkAra che, tathA muktAlanA hAnI peThe guNunu sthAnaka che. ahIM muktAphalanA hAra, guNu eTale derInu sthAnaka che. tema A kumAra pazu zuzenu Alaya che. valI vidyAdharanI peThe sArI vidyAvALA che, caMdramAnI peThe uttama kalAvAna che, tApe karI sU samAna che, gAMbhIce karI patra pavane viSe samudrasamAna che, dAne karI suratatulya che, mATe amArA svAmIne te mAnanIya che ane A vINAdharanA lagna karI satra maheATA AnaMda thaze, mATe tamAre amArI para kodha karavA ceAgya nathI jyAre puNyadaya sArI hAya, tyAre tevI kanyA vare che, anyathA temAM kAMI keAnA upAya cAlatA nathI. ema karatA jo A kumAra sAthe tame viredha karaze, te te vAdha tamAre AgaLa jatAM atyaMta dusaDa thAze. vaLI tamane te viSa keveza thaze ? te ke kApelA nAka para kSAra bharAvA jevA thAze? A prakAranAM devathakumAranA mitranA kAnane ati kaTuka lAge evAM vAkaye sAbha1 rAjAe sarvAM ekakrama laDavA taiyAra thaI gayA, te dekhI riprejheja rAjA paNa te rAntaenI sAmeA laDavA taiyAra thaye te vakhata daivaratha kumAre kahyu ke huM subhaTa ' jue A raNanuM kautuka hamaNAM huM tamane dekhADuM chu ? ema kaMDene ke rathamAM besI yuddha karavA lAgye. ane duzmanAnI sAme khANeA nAkhate thake tIkSNa evA zatrunA dhanuSyAne kApI nAMkhe che tathA khatarAne paNa teDe che. keAInI dADhI ane mudde tene cuDe che. evI rIte senAmAM yuddha karatA devaratha kumAre prALa zatruonA hAthI gheADA, pAyadaLa vagerenA khANethI karI ghaNu vALI dIdhe. ema zatrunI senAnu bhaMgANa paDayu, te samaye zatrue vicAravA lAgyA je A ekale| devarathakumAre ApaNI sa senA haNI nAkhI ? ema vicArI lajajA pAmelA evA zatrue saMgrAmane jhukatA nathI ? te vakhate te zatruone mAre vaikriyavidyA thI nAgapAze karI yugapatkAle khAdhI lIvA, tethI te sarve duzmane pRthvIpara sUI gayA. tevuM te devarathakumAranuM citra joine viteja rAjA atiAzcaya pAmI tenA mukha sAmu" joI kahevA lAgyuM ke are, A mahAparAkramI puruSa kANu che? tevAmA te kumAranA mitra Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ be ke huM nRpa amane aDI lAvanAra, AvA vairIne mAranAra, e A vimala- - kIrti rAjAne putra devarathanAme kumAra che? kaI eka kAraNane lIdhe mane pitAnA nAmathI nirmANa karelA Asana upara besADI pitAnA panuM parAvartana karI AvuM vINudhara gAyakanuM pa laIne te beDela hato. A prakAranAM vacana sAMbhaLIne ati harSAyamAna thayela rAja, dezarathakumAra pratye kahe che ke aho parAkramI devarathakumAra - tamane tamArA zUravIrapaNarupa sUryathI svakularupa mane prakAzita karyuM ? vaLI amAruM aMdhAruM paNa tamee dUra TALI nAkhyuM ? ema kahIne te rAjAe vAji tro sarve vagaDAvavAM mAMDayAM, ane baMdI le kenAM vRdhapAse birudAvalI bolAvavA mADI, te vakhate devarathakumAre rAjakupArene nAgapAza ba dhanathI mukta karyA ane pitAnA svarUpanuM pragaTapaNuM karyuM. te pachI badhA rAjakumAre viyavaMtu thayA thakA devarathakumArane prazaMsavA lAgyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke ratnAvalI kanyAe ghaNuM ja sAruM karyuM ' ema kahIne te kumAra pAse kSamA mAgI tathA praNAma karI haeta karaNayukta thayA thakA pitapotAnA nagarapraye jAtA hatA. have te ratnAvalI paNa pUrvajanmanA sa ba dhathI anarasane anubhave che pachI anukrame devarathakumAre rogyalagnasamaye zAstravidhi pramANe te kanyAnuM pANigrahaNa karyuM, tevI rIte te kupAra ratisamAna kanyA sAthe atyaMta AnaMda pAmate hate. pachI te kumArane pitA vimalakIrti rAjA paNa pitAne kumAra ratnAvalI kanyAne paraNa" te vAta dUtanA mukhethI sAMbhaLI sudhAthI paNa adhika amaMda AnaMdanA samUDane dhAraNa karatA hatA. te devarathakumAra ane ratnAvalI e bannenu udAhita jovuM joIne sahu keI kahevA lAgyAM je A kumAra jema ayuttama che, tema A kanyA paNa tenA sarakhIja ati kamanIya che. A banne jaNa dhanya che, ane zubha che, A banne jaNa sAtheja saubhAgya kaparUTsa nAmaka tapa, pUrvajanma karyuM haze? ema spaSTa rIte dekhAya che nahi te e banne jaNa sarakhAM svarUpavAnuM thaIne daMpatIpaNAne kayAthI pAme? - have te pachI devarakumAra keTalAka divasa zvamukulane viSe rahI ne pitAnA nagara pratye javA taiyAra thAya che, te samaye te ratnAvalI vAra vAra pitAnA pitAnI nagarIne jovA lAgI rahI, ane tenA pitA vagere cheDe dUra AvI kanyAne sArI zikhAmaNa ApI pAchAM vaLyA, jyAre sahu piyarI | pAchAM vaLyA, tyAre jenI AkhamAM AMsu AvI gayAM che evI ratnAvalInuM mukha joI devarathakumAra rastAmAM vanane viSe jevA jevA vinoda dekhavAmAM Ave tevA tevA videthI AnaMda kare che vanane viSe vananI lIlAo pitAnI strIne dekhADato, sarovarane viSe kITA karato, bhamato thake tathA bIjI paNa kIma karavAnuM jene mana che ane gAmegAma viSe mAna pAmate purapurane tikane jete, dIna ane anAthane 7ii rIte dAnAdikathI prasanna karse e te devaratha kumAra, kAtA sahita potAnA nagara pratye Abe, pachI te pitAnI purI svataH ati mane Dara te hatI ja, paraMtu te kumAranA Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 65 AvavAthI atyaMta manahara thaI hatI. te samagra purIne viSe meTo utsava thavA lAge. pachI pitAe kumArane AkAzaparyata uce tathA sphaTikamaNisamAna zu e rahevA mATe prAsAda karAvI Ape. tadanaMtara zregAra sArane jAguvAvAle kumAra, IdanAM sukha bhogavavA tatpara thaze. tyAra pachI pitAnA devaratha nAme putranA mitre tenA vivAhanA sarva samAcAra kahyA, te vimalakiti rAjA, sAMbhaLIne AnaMda ane vismaya tethI bharapUra thaI gaye. pachI ghaNuM lAkhapUrva pitAnI strIo sAthe bhega bhegavatA tyAM eka divasa, bahAra vanane viSe, kodharupa dvAene nivAraNa karanAra evA dharmavasunAmaka dharmAcArya guru AvI samosaryA. pachI devaratha kumAra gurunuM Agamana sAbhaLI meghanA AvavAthI jema mayUra harSa pAmI nRtya kare, tema harSa pAmI nAcatA ho, te pachI vimalakIrti rAjA potAnA sarva parivAra tathA putra sahita gaje dra para besIne dharmavasu gurune vAMdavAne Avyo, pachI pAca abhigamane sAcavatA evA te rAjAe chatra, cAmarAdika rAjya cinhAne cheDIne tyAM samavasaraNane viSe AvI gurunI stuti karavA mAMDI ke -kSarupa mArgane viSe kalyANakArI rathasamAna tathA viSayakaSAyapa tApa zamAvavAne caMdanasamAna, evA he munIzvara ' huM Apane namaskAra karuM chuM. ema stuti tathA namaskAra karI bIjA 2 jAo ane purajanenI sAthe svasthAne vimalakIrti rAjA beThe pachI pApasaMtApane nAzakAraka evI denA devAne Ara , karavA lAgyA. te jema ke - he bhavyajane ! A saMsAra che, te ramazAna samAna che, ema jANaje. temAM nAza pAmyuM che, jJAna jenuM evA prANI mRtakanI jema dauthya, daurbhAgya ane dukha te ru5 ci tacitAkuthavarupa dhUsaratA cAlyAja kare che. je sa sAra smazAnamAM aparAdhI janone kaSAyarupa zlIpara caDAvelA che. jemAM keTalAka prANI, kumatirupa vRkSane viSe durAzA5 rajajunA pAzethI bAdhyA che. keTalAka ane viSayasukharupa viSanuM pAna karAvIne corAsI lAkha nirupa vaMzajalane viSe nAMkhI dIdhelA che. te sa sArapa smazAnamAM rAjakathA, strIkathA, bhaktakathA, dezakathArUpa mahAbiDANa strIo rahe che, mATe e sa sArasmazAnamAM rahenAra prANI pUrvokta upadravathI parAbhava pAme che. mATe evA saMsAramazAnamAM je kaMI paNa jIva sAhasika siddhine evI cAritrarUpa mahAvidyAne sAdhe che, IcchanAra siddhine prApta thayela chava, zivapurIne viSe sukhane pAme che. ane te jJAnacetanA te jIvane jJAnathI prApta thAya che. ane te Aptajano te rAga, dveSa, ajJAnAdi rahita sarva jIva upara dayAvaMta hoya te jANavA, ane te paramArthathI je joIe, te tIrthakaraja che. kAraNa ke rAga, dveSa ane ajJAna, tene kSaya to te tIrthakoeja karelo che mATe te tIrthakaranA vacanane viSe rahevuM. valI te tIrthakarane dIThA che paraMtu je prANIe bhaktirahitapaNAthI prabhupada oLakhyuM nathI, teNe dIThA che paNa na dIThA jevA jANavA te mATe he bhavyajane ! paMcaparameSThInuM niraMtara smaraNa karavuM. emanA saMstavane viSe avazya yAna kAve, te arihaMtanA darzanathI niraMtara - na Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parama nimala evI kalyANamAlA prApta thAya che. he rAjana ! A ThekANe huM eka daSTAMta kahuM chuM, te sarva keI tame sAMbhaLe te sAMbhaLI rAjA kahe che, ke mahArAja ! A mATe mArA upara Ape anugaDu karyo. ema rAjAe kahyuM. te sAbhaLI muni kahevA lAgyA ke he rAjana ! A jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetrane viSe grAma nAmaka eka gAma che, bhaddIkapaNAnA guNayukta saMgatanAme koI eka pAmara rahe che. eka divasa sAMje te gAmane viSe sAdhue AvyA, te sAdhuone rAtri vyatIta karavA mATe te sa gatanAme pAmare upAzraya dIdhe. ane temanI sevA paNa kIdhI. te saMgatane sudhArasa samAna madhura, tathA adharmane nAza karana rI, pApApa saMtApane TAlanArI, dharmanI dezanA dIdhI. sAdhu virAma pAme chate zraddhAvAna e saMgata bhilla kahevA lAgyuM ke he mahArAja! tame mAre viSe atyaMta kRpA karanArA che parama anArya dezamAM vasate e hu adhamI tathA ajJAnI chu. to paNa huM zA kAraNe kRtArtha thAu te mATe he bhagavan! gRhasthane sukha devAvAlo ane mAre AcaravA cogya e dharma kahe. te samaye munie kahyuM ke he saMgata ! tAre paMcaparameSTInuM smaraNa karavuM. prAtaHkAla, madhyAhukALa ane sAyakala, e traNe kALane viSe traNa vAra, pAMca vAra, athavA ATha vAra, paMcaparameSThInuM smaraNa karavuM. bhejanakALane viSe tathA zayanakALane viSe pavitra thaIne A paMcaparameSThI nAmaka mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karavuM ane te mAtrane viSe bhAva na che. e prakAre upadeza karIne sarva sAdhuoe tyAMthI vihAra karyA tadanaMtara te sugata bhilla paNa te muninA vacana pramANe zrI paMca parameSThInuM samaraNa karate thake ghaNe kALa jIvato rahyo pachI aMte vizuddha evA dhyAnathI marIne zrIpaMcaparameSThInA maraNanA puNyathI saMdarbhadezanI bhUmirupa strInA bhAsthaLane viSe tilakabhUta evA na dipura gAmane viSe pavAnane rAjAnI kumudinI nAmanI rANInA svapnamAM ratnane rAzi diThe, tethI te putranuM ratnazikha" evuM nAma paDayuM te vayathI ane kalAthI vadhIne thake yauvanapaNane pA, sukRtathI kheMcAI AvelI lakSmInI peThe tenA guNoe karI raMjita, ane svaya varathI . prApta thayelI evI kozala dezanA adhipatinI kauzalA nAmanI kanyAne ratnazikha nAme kumAra para hate eka divasa kumidinI nAme devIe padhAnana rAjAnA mastaka parathI eka dhULe keza cuTIne te rAjane dekhADa, te kezane joIne tatkALa utpanna thaye che vairAgya jene evA pAnanA nAme rAjAe pitAnA ratnazikha nAmanA putrane rAjya ApIne bhAryAthI sahita vairAgya pAmIne vana pratye gamana karyuM. tadana tara pUrNimAnA cadramAnI piThe akhaMDa maMDaleye karI alakRta, matro ane sAmaMtarAjA vagerenI paMktithI AvRti evA, ratnazikha kumAra paNa moTe rAjA thaze. te rAjA navI navI kathAnA vidivAle che, tethI kaI paNa navI kathA kahe teone vRtti bAdhI Ape che ane aneka puruSanAM caritra sAMbhaLI te ati saMtuSTa thaI jAya che. evI aneka prakAre kathAo sAMbhaLIne svajIvanane dhanya mAnato hato, tema AtmAne dharma mArge AgaLa vadhAvate thake jIvanane nirmala Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ banAve che, te ratnazikha rAjA vicAravA lAgyuM ke dhIra punA, dharmAtmAone, tema uttama jIvana jIvanArA AtmAonA caritra uttama che, uttama punA caritra sAMbhaLavAthI mana tRta bane che. yata uttama nA ca kamAna ziyA vaMzaka yA zvAnepibhaprama zvAti, saMtuSTa svAminADapitama lA paMcAnanevaha kAM prakaTe puruSArtha tAm . ladhe mRgendra zatra, cenaiva nijavikamatuM uttama puruSane vaza para parAe prApta thayelI lamIthI abhimAna zuM karavuM ? karavuM ja nahi kAraNa ke pitAnA svAmIe ApelA bhakSyane saMtuSTa thaIne zvAna paNa khAya che, arthAt vaMzapara parAthI AvelI lahasIthI uttama puruSane abhimAna ANavu ucita nathI. vaLI siha je che, te eka pitAnA ja puruSArthane vahana kare che. juo ke jeNe pitAnA puruSArthathI mRgeMdra e zabda upalabdha kare che te mATe huM paNa dezAMtara jaIne mArA puNyanI parIkSA karIza? AvI rIte manamAM nizcaya karIne pitAnA buddhimAna evA subhadranAme pradhAnane sarva abhiprAya karyo. te sAMbhaLI pradhAne kahyuM ke he deva ! ApanI je IcchA thaI, tene keNa haNI zake? te paNa Apane ki cit ha vinApana karu chu. ke he vibhe! paradeza te dukhe karI javAya tema che, rastA paNa ghaNAja duHkhadAyaka che temAM manuSya maraNa paNa pAme che, temAM vairIo paNa baLa kapa nI IcchA karanArA hoya che. tema chatAM Apanu zarIra ghaNuMja sukemala che mATe paradeza javAlAyaka Apa nathI. vaLI Apane rAjya paNa prApta thayeluM ja che. te che svAmina ' te prAcIna puNyanuM ja phala che. mATe bIjA adhika phaLanI IcchA karIne Apane zu karavAnuM che? ema matrIe ratnazikha rAjAne ghaNu samajAvyuM, te paNa teNe te maMtrInu vacana mAnyuM nahi ane pachI pitAne abhiprAya keIne paNa kahyA vinA pAchalI rAte uThI hAthamAM eka khaDraga laIne nagarathI ekadama bahAra nIkaLI gayo ane sArAM zakuna joI uttara dizA tarapha cAlavA lAge have maneratharupa rathamAM beThele, ane puNya rupa sainyathI sahita, satAparupa matrivargIyukta thake grAma, Akara, peTa, kharvara, parvata, nadI, talAva pramukhane viSe nA navA kItane joto tathA manaharanetravAlI strIoe paga paganaviSe jevAte, kSamAne dhAraNa karate, suzIlavAna, sudhA tRpAne sahana karata bhUmimAM zayana karate, sa tuSTamana yukta, muni mArgastha, kaI paNa sthaLane viSe pratibaMdhane na pAmate, arthAt sarva sthalamAM nirbhayapaNAthI cAlate, e te zikha rAjA, keme karI viSama aTavIne viSe AvyA tyAM theDI e bhUmi AgaLa cAle che, tevAmAM to jeNe galAmAM senAnI mALA paherelI che ghaTAonI mAlAthI zobhAyamAna chegrIvA jenI, e eka Azcaryane karAvanAra monmatta hAthIne dIThe. te joIne vicAravA lAge ke are ! AvA nirjana vanamAM A madenmatta hAthI kayAthI Avyo haze ? ema vicArI siMhanI jema nirbhaya thaIne ubhe che, tevAmAM te turata te nizikha rAjAne hAthIe najare joye, ke turata ko karI rakta netra yukta thaIne pitAne muMDhAdaDane uMce uchAlI ekadama tenI pAse Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 AnyA. te vakhate te ratnazikhe paNa te hastIne gheADIvAra ramADIne jevAmA peAtAne vaza karI lIdhA. tevAmAM te AkAzamAMthI suga dhamaya, ane jene sugaMdha levA mATe gujArava karatA bhramarAe pachavADe pharyAM ja kare che, evI puSpanI mAlA, te ratnazikha rAjAnA galAmA acAnaka AvIne paDI. te joine vismaya pAmatA evA te rAjAe jayA UcuM AkAza sAmuM joyuM. tyAM te AkAzamA cAlatI evI kamalasamAna netravALI strIone dIThI. ane tenuM bhASaNa paNa sAMbhaLyu ke ahe| huM sAre vara vardhA," pachI ratnazikha rAjA paNa mada husatA thake vismaya pAmI pete vaza karelA prauDha hAthI para besI sthirAsana thai puSpanI mAlAthI ze|bhAyamAna che. skadha jevuM eve thake uttaradizA pratye cAlye. tevAmAM te tene thADIka jalanI tRSA lAgI, tethI te vicAravA lAgyA je ahi kayAMthI je jalAzaya hAya te huM jala pIvu ? ema vicAre che, tyAM te pazcierthI sakulita, zAbhAyamAna che jalakuTa jemA, uttama jalavAyu ane jhumarAjithI virAjita taTavANu evu eka sarovara najare paDatu, tyAM te te sarezvarane viSe hAthI svata* gaye, jaIne jalapAna karI temAM jalakIDA karavA lAgyA, rAjA paNa te gajathI utarIne sareAvaramAM paDI matsyanI peThe taratA taratA te takSAvanA kAMThA para ALye, tevAmAM te tenA kADA para rahelI eka strIe tene suMdara phule tejasvI ane manehura evA vibhUSaNeAe karI vibhUSita karyAM. tathA puSpa, vikSepana, tAkhUleAthI karI tenA satkAra karyo ane madhura bhASaNe karI kahevA lAgI ke he pU deva ! ApanA AgamanathI huM ghaNI ja khuzI thaI chuM. te vacana sAbhaLIne ratnazikha rAjI kahevA lAgyA ke huM manini ! tame mane apUrva deva kahyo, te apU devapaNu mArAmAM zu dIThuM? tyAre strIe kahyu ke huM mar3ArAja ! devatAe ghaNA vakhata sevana karavAthI nivRttine Ape che tathA nathI paNa ApatA ? ane Ape te te nivRtti mArI sakhIne dana mAtramAMja ApI dIdhI, mATe Apa apUrvadeva kema niDuM? te sAMbhaLI ratnazikha khelyu ke he suzru 1 te tamArI sakhI kayA che? ane teNe mane kayAre joye ? A ukti sAMbhaLIne te strI khAlI ke huM svAmI ! huM tamane kaTTu, te sthira citte sAMbhaLe, aDhIMthI uttaradizAmAM rajatAyanAme eka zreSTha paryaMta che pUrva pazcimanA samudrane viSe avagAhana karIne rahelA che, te kevA dekhAya che? ke jANe pRthvIne mApavAne daDaja hAya nahi ? tenI upara surasa gItanAme eka nagara che, te nagarane viSe sakala jananI AzA pUrNa karanAra ane ripujanane nAza karanAra suraNu nAmaka eka vidyAdharezvara rahe che. tene svaca prabha ane maDAprabhra nAme e strIo che. ane zatrivega ne suravega nAme e putro che, te vidyAe karI AzcaryakAraka che. have suraNu vidyAdhara je te, teNe tIvra vairAgya utpanna thavAthI zivega nAme peAtAnA je prathama putra hatA tene rAjya soMpIne ravitejacAraNa inI pAse jaI dIkSA grahaNa karI. have zivega rAjA rAjyabhAra calAve che, tadana'tara tenA suravega nAme nAnA bhAI hatA, te peAtAnA bhAIne maLelA rAjyane Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraNa karavAnI IcchA hate paNa pitAe ApyuM nahI tethI tenA bhAIne jItavA mATe prabala sainyanI sahAyane mATe suveganAme pitAnA mAmAne malI tenI pAsethI sainya traNa karI tatkAla potAnA bhAIne purane vITI lete ho. tyAre te zazivega paNa laDavA teya 2 tho. te vakhate tenA mitrIo kahevA lAgyA ke tamAre nAnAsAInI sAthe yuddha karavuM e ucita nathI mATe tene A rAjyasana leMpI de. evuM vacana sAMbhaLI turata pitAnu rAjyasana choDI sarva parikara laI ApaNe tyAM hAla beThA chIe te ja mahATavImAM sugari nAme parvatane viSe navIna nagara vasAvI pitAnA sainya sahita AvI rahyo. have te zazivegane caMdraprabhA nAmanI eka kanyA che. tene eka divasa naimittike jaIne kahyuM ke he rAjana ! A tamArI kanyAne je paraNaze, te puruSanI sahAya thakI tamane pAchuM rAjya prApta thaze? te sAbhaLI zazivega rAjAe te naimittikane pUchayuM ke mahArAja ! keva prarAkramathI yukta haze, te mArI kanyAne varaze ? tyAre mittika belyo ke sugrIvapuranA rAjAne manmatta hAthI, tophAna karI, AvAnastaMbha bhAgIne A gAmanI aTavAmAM Avaze ane e svecchAthI - pharaze, te haratIne je vaza karaze, te tamArI karIne bhartA thaze ? te tame nizcayathI jANaje. temAM kaMI paNa sazaya rAkhaze nahiM. pachI te vAtanI vATa joina zazivega rAjA beThe hate. tevAmAM te tenA kahevA pramANe sugrIvapuranA rAjAno paTTa hAthI tephAna karI A aTavAmAM AvyuM tenI zazivega rAjAne khabara paDavAthI pitAnI kanyAne kahyuM ke bahena ! tamAre sakhIoe sahita AkAzane viSe vimAnamAM besI pharavuM ane joyA karavu je A sugrIvapuranA rAjAno manmatta hAthI hAla aTavImA pharyA kare che, tene ke vaza kare che? ane je vaza kare, tenA gaLAmAM tamAre turata varamAlA AropaNa karavI. pachI te rAjAnA kahevA mujaba ame sarve AkAza mArge vimAnamAM besI hAthIne jevI jenI pharatI hatI, tevAmAM te Ape AvI te hastIne vaza karyo, te amee dIThe te amArI svAminI evI A zazivega rAjAnI kanyAe ApanA galAmA tvasti varamAlA AropaNa karI AkAza mArge gamana karyuM ane teNe cAlatA cAlatAM prItipUrvaka ane kahyuM ke vastrAbhaNadika laIne temAthI eka jaNa jAo. ane te puruSane alaMkRta karo tenI AjJAe karI aDi AvI A vastra AbhUSaNathI Apane me ala kRta karelA che ema jyAM te khecarI ratnazikha rAjAne kahe che, tevAmAM te sugrIvapuranA rAjA vasutejanI azvAruDha purue yukta e senA AvI, tyA te te aTavImAM beThelA, ane Amatema jotA evA te ratnazikha rAjAne joI sarva sene vicAravA lAgI ke zuM Aja ApaNuM rAjAe kahele puruSa haze ? ema vicArIne eka manuSya azva parathI heThe utarI namaskAra karI kahevA lAgyuM ke he deva ! je manuSya, aTavImAM pharatA sugrIvapura patinA matta hAthI para besIne ahIM Avyo hato, te kayAM ga? bhalA te to ThIka, paNa eka bIjuM paNa pUchavAnuM che ke tenA zarIrane kAI IjA te thaI nathI? tevAmAM te tyAM beThelI brirI hasIne bolI ke Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zu te puruSa hAthIne cArIne ahiM te AbyA nathI ? tyAM valI pAche asavAra bence ke are! Ama khelavuM tamane ghare naDe. ame te te puruSanA mattaDustivazIkaraNa rupa parAkamathI prasanna thayelA chIe mATe te amArA svAmI kayA ? tene Apa khelAve, ame tenA dananI abhilASA karIe chIe, gabhIra ane udgAracaritranA sattvane kANu jANI zake che? kAI nassi mATe prasanna thai hAlane hAla kaheA ke te karyAM che? ane te puruSanA darzana vinA amArA svAmI vaSupteja rAjAne pazu kAI cena paDatuM nathI. te samaye te khecarI kahevA lAgI ke bhAI ! A beThelA devapuruSa ja tame! kahe che, te hAthIne svaparAkrame karI vazIbhUta karelA che. ane te tamAre svAmI ahI ja tamArI sanmukha beThele che, te tame pUrNa dRSTithI juve. te sAbhaLI asavAra ekama tyAMthI ubhuM thaI azva upara besIne peAtAnA svAmI vaSuteja rAjA pAse AvIne kahevA lAgyuM ke mahArAja ! ApanA chuTelA hAthIne vA karI khaUtArA puruSa eka sa`varanA kAThA uparathI amane malI AvyA, mATe Apa tyA padhAre. te sAbhaLI yugrIvapurapati vasuneja rAjAe vicAra karyAM ke jarUra puyavanpuruSa byA, ane hastIne vaza karyAM, have tane huM paNu, nagaramAM teDI lAvuM? ema vicArIne te rAjA tene teDavA mATe Avye te vakhata je vinnarI kheDI hatI, te tyArthI gupacUpa cAlI gaI pachI buddhimAna eve te razama rAjA talAvamAM paDelA mattaDustIne pAcho lAvI tenI upara pAte beThe, ane tene vasuteja rAkhta peAtAne nagara teDI lAbdo, pachI sasAmAM besIne tene kahevA lAgyA ke he devapuruSa ! A mArI ATha kanyAe che, tene tame vo ane AA mArU rAjaya che, tene pazu grANu kare kAraNa ke huM eka divasa suma-galakevInI dezanA sAMbhaLavA gayelA hato, tethI A asAra saMsA ranA svarUpane me jANyu, te mATe rAjyanA tyAga karavAnI me IcchA jaNAvI, ane gurujIne pUchyuM ke mahuArAja ! mAre A sasAramAM rahevu nathI paratu mAre putra nathI tathA kuMvArI kanyAe AThe che te A AThe kanyAe tathA amArU rAjya mAre kAne Apavu ? tyAre te gurujIe kahyu ke A tArA hastI monmatta thaIne jyAre sAkaLa vagere teDI taiphAna karIne vanane viSe jAze, tyAre tyA je puruSa te hAthIne vaza kare, tene tuM tArI A kanyAe paraNAvaje, tatrA rAjya paNa tene ja Apaje pachI tu dIkSA caNu karaje. A pramANenA kevalInAM vacana sAMbhaLI saMsArathI varagya pAmele huM tenI vATa jotA hatA ke A mArA hAthI sephAna karI kayAre aTavImA Aya, ane kayAre te hAthIne keAI puruSa vaza kare? tevAmA te hAthI kAna karI aTavImAM cAlye gage ane tene vaza karanAra puruSane jovA mATe mArA anucarene te hastInI pachavADe sainyasahita pharavAnA zai hukama kIdhA, ke jyA A maThThonmatta hAthI jAya, tenI pachavADe tame ntajo. ane je vaza kare, tenu nAma sthAna pUchIne mane kahejo... tyA te tamee ja AvI gajarAjane za karyAM, ane mArA anucare AvIne te hastIne vaza karavAnI vAta mane kahI. te sAMbhaLI Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ harSa A huM aDDI' Avye chu, kevalI bhagavAnanI kahelI vAta pramANe sa vAta Nu malI rahI che, teA have tame A rAjyane grapuNa kare ane A mArI ATha kanyAenuM pANigraNa paNa kare. eja mArI vinati che. te samaye razikha rAjAe kahyu ke jevI A nI IcchA ? pachI sute rAjAe meTA mAnathI petAnI trADa kanyAe paraNAvI tathA Aya paNa ejyu. ane vaLI tene zikhAmaNa dIdhI ke huM kumAr / A rAjyane viSe rahIne zAstraviruddha kama nA tyAga karaveza. kAraNa ke prajAnu sarI rIte putravat rAjA pAlana jo kare che, te te rAjA sukhI thAya che. vaLI je rAjA prajAne rAjI kare che, te prajAnA puNyanA ThTho bhAga te rAjane male che jo rAjA, putrapeThe prajAnu rakSaNa karatA nathI, te te prajAne karele adhamanA chaThTho bhAga rAjAne bhegavave paDe che, ane huM rAjan ! prajAnuM sArI rIte je pAlana karavu, teja rAjAne alakAra che. vaLI za lekenu damana karavu sArA lokenuM pAna karavu, je Azraya karIne rahelA Aya, tenu pa Nu karavu, te sava uttama rAjAnA cinha che. nyAya, dharma, ruDuM dazana tI, sukhama patti, e sa jene AdhAre varte che, teja pRthvIpani uttama vA. je rAjyanA rAjA dhArmika na hoya, te rAjya naraka dAyaka jANuvu, ane je rAjyane rAjA dhArmika hAya, tene A leAkamAM ane pAlekamA sukha prApta thAya che kAraNu jitendriyapaNu jANavu. ane guNu praka` paNa namratAthI ja utpanna thAya che. ane guNupaka vAlA jatane viSe janamAtra khuzI thAya che ane sarasa patto je che, te paNu janamAtranI khuzIthI utpanna thAya che. te mATe huM rAjan ! jema tamane prajA sarva sabhALyA kare, tema tamAre vartavu.... e pramaNe ratnazikhate zikhAmaNu ApIne vamaneja rAjA sadguru pAse sayama levA javAnI anumati mAgavA lAgyA. ane kahevA lAgyuM ke mane tame sayama levAne mATe zIvratAthI samati Ape, ke jethI huM mArA hRtyanuM icchita kA karU` ? tazikha rAjAe paNa temane saMsAviSe tIvra vairAgya jANIne Jayama levAnI AjJA ApI. taddana tara vicAravA lAgyuM! ke aDe| 1 A vasunejarAjAe jINu rajajunI peThe rAjyane cheDI dIdhu. paNa hA / te vAta tene ghaTe ja che kAraNa ke viraktacitta vALA nene A saMsAranA bhAgeAnA tRNunI jema tyAga karatAM vila ba lAgatA nathI ? juve je phaeNgIjana hAya, kadAcit teNe miSTAnna ne khAdhu hoya te tene te vamana karI nAkhe che. e pramANe prazaMsA karIne temanA dIkSAmahAtsava karyAM, ane pachI te vadyuteja rAjAe sadagurunI pAse jaI dIkSA grahaNa karI. ane ratnazi ma rAjA pazu gurunI pAsethI samyaktva graThuNu karIne rAjyane peAtAnA sasarAnA kahyA mujaba pAvavA lagye have te zanive rAntae paNu zikha rAjAnu vRttAta, peAtAnI kanyAnI dAsI pAsethI sAbhaLyu'. pachI pene te razikha pAse jai, jenA vivAhanA cega prathama naimittike kahyo hate, te peAtAnI cadranAme kanyAne ratnazikharAjA sAthe paraNAvI dIdhI ane sAdhana sahita sahusra parimita yakSavidyae paNa tene AnadathI arpaNa karI dIdhI. Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ have te sarva vRttAMtane pUrvokta suragane, suvega nAme je mAme hato, te sAMbhaLI krodhathI hastInuM rUpa karI, te ratnazikha rAjAnA puranA upavanamAM AvyuM, te vAtanI khabara ratanazipane paDavAthI te paNa hAthIne graDaNa karavA mATe zeDoka parivAra sAthe laIne gayo. ane aneka rIte te hastIne ghaNu vAra ramADI maMdira karI, jevAmAM galApara caDI gaye, tevAmAM to teNe pitAnI zuMDha tene pakaDavA mATe uMcI karI, paraMtu te zuDhamAM pite na Abe, turata vajanamAna kaThina evA muSTidaDathI tenI para prahAra karyo. te vakhata "tameDadUbhya" e zabda kahI bhamarI khAI pRthvI para paDI gayo. paraMtu maratI vakhate namehaMdulya. e zabda kahyo, te sAbhaLI ratnazikha rAjA kahevA lAgyuM ke hA hA ! ! ! me kaI sAdharmikane mAryo ? are meM pApIe atiduSTa kArya karyuM ? jenuM mAre rakSaNa kavu joIe, tene ja me nAza karyo ema kheda pAmI tene zAna karI tathA zIta pavanathI karI sAvadhana karyo, ane kahyuM ke aho bhAgyazALI puruSa ! tane dhanya che? tuM dahasamyakatva tavane jANa kare che, kAraNa ke AvA maraNa samayamAM je te namaskAranuM smaraNa kare che ? mATe he bhAI ! tu mAre sAdharmika bhAI che, are ! meM tane duSTabuddhithI pIDA karI, tene aparAdha tu mArI para kRpA karI kSamA karaje evuM vacana sAbhaLI zAta mana rAkhI suveganAme vidyAdhara be, ke he rAjan ! tamAre jarA paNa deSa nathI. jevuM meM A deDathI karma karyuM tevuM ja phaLa mane turata A lekamAM ja prApta thayuM ? paNa he sujana : te ThIka ja thayuM che, kAraNa ke have e mAre pAchuM bhogavavuM ja paDaze nahi ? kAraNa ke karma bhegavyA vinA te jIvane chUTake ja nathI? ema jANIne paNa ajJAnI prANuM pApa kare che. kenI jema ke jema miSTa vacanathI pa na karato e bIlADA pitAnIpara lAkaDIne prahAra thaze? te jANato nathI. mATe temA he rAjan ! tamAro kAMI deSa nathI tame kAMI pazcAtApa kare nahi vaLI mArI hu kathA kahu te sAMbhaLe A vaitADhaya parvata para cakrapura nAme nagara che, tene suga vidyAdhara nAme huM rAjA chuM. mArI benane putra sura nAme te nA hovAthI tenA pitAe rAjya Apyu nahI, ane moTA zazivega nAme putrane rAjya ApyuM. to te suraga mArI pAse AvI kahevA lAge mArA moTAbhAIne mArA pitAe rAjya ApyuM ane mane na ApyuM mATe te rAjya mane maLavuM joIe. tema kahevAthI meM tenI sahAyatA karI zazi kumArane tenA pitAnA ApelA rAjyathI bhraSTa karyo, ane te rAjaya meM mArA bhANejane apAvyuM, tyA me sAMbhaLyuM je "zazivega rAjAnuM je rAjya tenA ' nAnA bhAIe mAmAnI sahAyatAthI laI lIdhu che, te rAjyane zazivega rAjA, hAla thayelA ratanazikha nAme pe tAnA jamAInI sahAyathI pAche prApta karaze te sAMbhaLI vaLI paNa mArA suraga nAme bhANejanA rAjyanA rakSaNa mATe meM hAthInuM rUpa laI, tamane ja mAravAne davicAra karyo ke te zazivega rAjAnA jamAIne ja hu gajarUpa dhAraNa karIne mArI nAkhu te mArA bhAgineyane pachI avicala rAjya prApta thAya tema vicAra karI IrSAthI huM tamane Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73 mAravA mATe ahIM A gAmanA ja upavanamAM Avyo, tyAM to he mA zraddhALu ! tamoe mane mArIne pAchA anirvacanIya atyuttama dharmamaya baMdha karyo ? kaDavA ane tIkhA evAM auSadhe pAIne vaidya jema regIne roga maTADe che, tema tame paNa mAre ajJAnarUpa rega maTADe. have hu nirmala evA sayamane pALIza ! ane A mAruM je rAjya che, tene tame aMgIkAra kare. jeNe karI huM paNa mAru icchita sAdhana karuM ? tema kahe che, tevAmAM teja suvega vidyAdharAdhipanA ghaNAeka vidyAdhara AvyA. ane zazivega rAjA paNa sainya sahita tyAM AvyuM, te vakhata prazamarasanA kalele AkSipta cittavALA suga vidyAre kahyuM ke he rAjan ! A mArU rAjya tame graDaNa kare. ane tenI nA kahI mane dharmakaraNImAM kaI paNa vina karaze nahiM. te sAMbhaLI zazivega rAjAe ukta ratnazikha rAjAne kahyuM ke, he sAhasika ziremaNe kulaparaMparAthI prApta thayelA rAjyane hAla bhego. pachI jyAre vaya paripakavatA thAya, tyAre saMyamadharmane viSe prayatna karaje. kAraNa ke A IndriyagrAma che, te durjAya che, tathA parisaha je che, te paNa atidu saha che, ane mana je che te pavanathI uDatI davajAnA agrabhAga jevu caMcala che, te kadApi paNa sthira rahe tevuM nathI. ane prathama cAritravata laIne pAche teno tyAga karavo, te mahAanartha bAdha che? e prakAre suvega vidyAdharane zazivege tathA ratanazie samajAvyuM, te paNu vairAgyasUra evA te suvega rAjAe manahara evA cAritrane aMgIkAra karyuM. pachI zazivega ane razikha e banne jaNa te sugrIvapurathI anukrame suvega vidyAdharanA vaitADhaya parvata para rahelA cakapuranagara pratye AvyA. tyA ratnazikha rAjA vidyAdharanI zreNIne svAmI thayo. have zazivega rAjAne bhAI suraga vidyAdhara pitAnA mAmA je suvega vidyAdhara tenuM sarva vRttAta jANI pitAnA moTAbhAI zazivege ghaNe samajAvyuM, to paNa tIvravairAgyane vaza thaIne pitAnA mAmA suvega vidyAdhara pAsethI muktimArgapa cAritrane aMgIkAra karyuM. pachI saMpUrNa pitAnA AtmAne kRtArtha mAnanAra ane sukha samudrane bhegavanAra, samyakatvavAna e te ratnazikha rAjA sarvatra jinacaityenuM vaMdana kare che, ane sarva sAdhuone namana kare che sAdharmikabhAIone sa teSa pamADe che, dInajanone uddhAra kare che, pitAnA saMtAnanI peThe prajAnuM pAlana kare che jinapratimAsthApanamAM, jinamaMdira karAvavAmAM, snAtra pUjAmAM, dinArcanavidhimA, caturvidhasaMghapUjAdikamAM,zAstralekhanamAM, tIrtha ya trAdikamAM, ghaNuM dhana kharacIne samyakatvane nirmala kare che. ema aneka lAkha varSo sudhI uttama kriyAo karatAM karatAM samayane, ratnazikharAjAe nirgamana kya, have ekadivasa, sAMketapuranA udyAnane viSe suyazanAma tIrthakara samasaryA, te vAta ratnazikha rAjAe jANa, mahATA ADaMbare tyAM jaI, te tIrthakarane yathAyogya praNAma karIne harSathI temanI stuti karavA lAge tIrthakara bhagavAnanI stuti karIne bhaktithI nirbhara Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evo te ratnazikharAjA, temane namaskAra karIne tadanuyAyI je munirvAda hatuM, tene paNa vaMdana karate ha. pachI pitAne ghaTe tevA Asana para besI mastaka para be hAtha lagADI eTale be hAtha joDI zrItIya karanI dezanA sAbhaLavA lAgyo bhagavAne paNa meghanA sarakhI gaMbhIra vANIe karI dharmanI dezanA devAne prAraMbha karyo te jema ke he bhavyajano ! apAra evA saMsArane viSe pharatA ane karmavaza thayelA prANIo nIca ane uca sthAnakane viSe utpanna thAya che te evI rIte ke kayAreka narakamAM kayAreka manuSya paNAmAM, kayAreka tiyacapaNamAM utpanna thAya che vaLI rAjA, raMka, budha, mukha, nirdhana, sadhana, dharmiSTha, amiSTa, subhAgya, dIrbhAgya, bhegI, kRpaNa, sukhI, dukhI, puNyavAna, apuNyavAna, supa, kurupa, khala, sAjana, susvara, du svara, kIrtimAna apakIrtimAn , brAhmaNa, cAMDAla, mUka, adha, badhIra, pagUla, ThuMThA, kuSTI, vageremAM pitAnA sArA narasA karmane anusare upanna thAya che. ema vividha prakAre saMsAramAM paryaTana kare che temAM paNa keTalAka durbodhathI digRDha evA thakA kumatarupa durdazAmAM pharyA kare che. keTalAka jIvone te dhurtalake kunirupa kuMDamAM pADe che. paraMtu bhavavanane viSe mokSamArganA upadezake jJAnI guru te puNyanA rogathIja male che, te mATe te saddagurune lAbhane mATe sarva sujJabhavya prANuoe prayatna karyA ja kare A prakAranI zrI tIrthakaranI dezanA sAmaLI te ratnazikha rAjAe kahyuM ke mahArAja ! me te zuM pUrva janmamAM sukRta karyuM haze ? ke je kAI sukha che, te prayAsa karyA vinA aNadhAryuM potAnI meLeja prApta thAya che tyAre tIrtha kare kahyuM ke he bhaddIka jana' pUrva bhavane viSe te paca parameSTIne namaskAranuM smaraNa karyuM hatuM, tenA prabhAvathI tuM A sarva mahAsukhane bhoktA thaye che. he bhAI ! paMca parameSThInA namaskArathakI tathA tenA japathakI samyaphajJAna prApta thAya che, ane samyakatva sahita virati thAya che ane viratithakI mekSa prApta thAya che, kSathakI akSaya sukha prApta thAya che. vaLI sasArane viSe je atyuttama phala che te paca parameSThInA namaskAranu apamA alpa phala jANavuM. vastuta cidAnaMdasakhaprAptirupa je phela, te paMca parameSThInA namaskAranuM phala jANavu. A prakAre zrI tIrtha kare kahela pitAne pUrva janma sAMbhaLI te ratnazikha rAjAnA turata mArA ubhAM thayA, ane atyaMta khuzI thaye. evI rIte bodha pAmelA evA te ratnazikha rAjAe, pitAnA putrane rAjya sopI, tIrthaMkaranI samIpa AvI bhAve karI cAritrane grahaNa karyuM. pachI kSepaka zreNapara caDhI, kevalajJAna utpanna karI ghaNe kALa pRthivIne viSe vihAra karI, keme karI mela sukhane prApta thaye A prakAranA paMcaparameSThInA samaraNaphala viSe ratnazikha rAjAno ItihAsa sAMbhaLI dharmArAdhanane viSe rasika, e devarathakumArane pitA je vimalakIrti rAjA te pitAnA devarathakumArane rAjya sepI samasta jina cItyane viSe aSTAbdika mahotsava karI viziSTa vairAgyavALe che ke gurunI samIpa jaI cAritrane graDuNa kare che have te devarathakumAra rAjagAdI para besavAthI jema kaI deva zobhe, tema zobhavA lA. tadana nara kRtajJapaNAthI te vicAravA lAgyuM ke saMtuSTa thayelA evA mArA pitAe Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mane samagra lakSmI sepI che, te mAre paNa koI eka uttama pAtra joIne te lakSmI ApI devI joIe? A pramANe saMsAramAthI prIti cAlI gaI che jenI ane samyaphavavAna, aNuvrata, guNavata, zikSAtrata, teNe yukta e te devaratharAjA, ratnAvalInAme pitAnI strIthI sahita traNe vargane eTale dharma, artha ane kAma, tene sArI rIte sAdhate, jinamatane viSe atyaMta prIti dharato thake uttama rAjyane karavA lAgyo. pachI teNe aneka jinaprAsAda karAvyA, ane jinezvaranA pramANavALI paNa aneka pratimA nirmANa karAvI darzananI vizaddhine mATe ghaNI rathayAtrA karI, aneka sAdharmIone samuddhAra karyo ane jinazAsananA duzmanane parAjya karyo, pitAnA dezamAthI sAta vyasane kaDhAvI nAkhyAM. e prakAre rAjya pAlatA ane saddharmamAM cAlatA evA devaratharAjAne krame karI ratnAvalI strInA udarathakI dhavala nAme eka putra pragaTa thayo. te jyAre ummaralAyaka thaye, tyAre tene rAjya soMpI vItarAya karmathI cAritra graDaNa karavAne asamartha hovAthI caturvidha saMghanu pUjana karate, piSadha ane Avazyaka kriyAmAM te nirata thayo tapathI zuSka jenuM zarIra che, maMda thaI gaye che mehu jene e te devaratha rAjA, anazana vratathI maraNa pAmI AnatanAme devakane viSe zreSThadeva thaye. tathA tenI strI ratnAvalI nAme zrAvikA paNa uttama anazana vratathI maraNa pAmI, teja devalokane viSe uttama devatA thaI. tyAM bane devatA, divya ddhine bhegavanAra atya ta paraspara prItivALA thaI, mitrapaNe rahI teNe sa pUrNa ogaNuzasAgarapamana AyuSya bhogavyuM. e pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranA caritrane viSe ratnazikha kathAnvita devaratha nRpatizrAddhadharmapAlanapa ca sarga samApta thaye Iti ahI pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranA ATha bhavano saMbadha saMpUrNa thaze. pAMcame saga have A ja buDhIpane viSe mahAvideha nAme kSetramAM puSkalAbhidha sAtamI vijayane viSe prazasta vastuthI karI yukta ane uttama, evI zivA nAme nagarI che, je nagarIne viSe tyAMnA rahevAsI janenA gharanA AMgaNAmAM jaDelA ca drikAta maNio, rAtrine viSe paDanA ca drakiraNanA ge karI uNakAlane zItakAlanI samAna kare che ane zItakAnane viSe tyAnA rahevAsI janonA gharanA AMgaNAmAM jaDelA arkamaNio divasamAM paDatA sUrya kiraNanA ge karI zItalAlane uSNakAla samAna kare che te nagarIne viSe pitAnA pratApe karI nAza karyuM che ripusainya jeNe e si hasena nAme rAjA rAjya kare che. temanI uttama guNayukta zobhAyamAna priya guma jarI nAme paTTarANuM che. have pUrvokta devaratha kumArane jIva je Anata Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devalokamAM devatA thayA hatA, te tyAMthI thavI, siMhasena rAjAnI priyaMgumaMjarInA garbhane viSe putrapaNAe karI utpanna thaze, jyAre te garbha rahyo, tyAre te priya gujarIe svapnAmAM pUrNacaMdrane dIThe, ke tarata te jAgI gaI, ane temanA svAmI pAse AvI te svapnanI vAta kahI. te sAMbhaLI siMhasena rAjAe kahyuM ke he priye! tamene pUrNacaMdramA samAna uttama putra utpanna thaze te sAMbhaLIne rANI harSAyamAna thaI pachI rANIe te garbhanuM piSaNa karavA mAMDayuM prazasta puNya karI tathA uttama dedathI yukta evA putrane te rANIe prazaMsanIya samayane viSe utpanna karyo tyAre rAjAe ghaNuM dravya vAparIne putrajanmane mahotsava karyo. kArAgRhamAMthI kedIone choDAvyA ane pitAnA gharanuM zodhana paNa karAvyuM, pachI bArame divase, garbha rahyAnI vakhate svapnamAM joyelA caMdranA anusAre sakala vajananI samakSa, te putranuM "pUrNacaMdra evu nAma pADayuM, anukrame te putra dhAvamAtAthI pAlana karele, tathA lADalaDAvyo thake kalAonA samUhathI yukta, tAruNyapasamudrane udita caMdra je thayo. eTale cakane joI samudra jema AcchAdita thAya, tema pUrNacadrane joI tAruNya samudra AlTAdita thaze. have te caMdramA jaDa che paNa A pUrNacaMdra putra to jaDa nathI eTaluM e putranA Azcarya che. vaLI kalAbhyAsane vyasanI, praznottarAdika kIDAne karanAra, laukika phIDAno tyAgI. uttama prastAvethI karI AnaMdI mRgayAma, dhRtakathAmA, tathA vArAMganAonA gIta gAna zravaNa karavAmAM tRpAvAna, madhamAsAdikanA te nAmane paNa na sahana karanAra, sajjana puruSane saMgI, durjanajanane tyAgI, mAtA pitAnI bhakti karanAra, caMdranI samAna zIta guNa cukta, sUryasamAna pratApI, rAjanItimAM vidvAna, sukhabudhine viSe masa, e te pUrNa caMdrakumAra, sukhe karI rahe che. have te pUrvokta devaratha kumAranI strI ratnAvalIne jIva, te Anata devalokamAMthI cavIne jemAM devaratha kumArane jIva pUrNacadra kumAra nAme pragaTa thayo che, teja nagarane vize priyaMmaMjarInA bhAI vizAlA... sAmatanI jayA nAmanI strInA udarane viSe putrI paNuo utpanna thayo. te kanyA jyAre garbhamAM rahI, tyAre tenI mAtAe svapanamAM puruSanI mAlA dIThI hatI, tethI tenuM nAma pukhasu darI evuM pADayu have anukrame te moTI thavA lAgI. tyAre kAmIne kIDA karavAne vanarupa evu yauvana prApta thayu, te jene joIne cadrane paNa upahAsa kare paDe evu mukha, jene joIne kamalano pariDAsa karavo paDe tevA be netro. suvarNanA varNane paNa jIte te zarIrane varNa ane bhamarAonI patine paNa tiraskAra karI jIte te kezapAsa, hastIna gaDasthalane paNa vizvama thAya, evA be pAdhara mahaTe e nitakhaMbhAga, manane haraNa kare evI mUdula vANuM, e sarva uttama yuvatIjanane viSe svAvikaja bhUSaNe che valI paNa kahe che ke, uttama yuvatI strI, reSa rahita, sarala, lajajAyukta, madaaMga vAlI, thira, kalAomAM kuzala, vinIta, ane vivekI Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ he che. have eka divasane viSe te puSpamaMjarI kanyA, vasa tatratu AvavAthI pitAnA pitAnI AjJA laIne, sakhIvargothI yukta mane Dara evA puvAnane viSe kIDA karavA mATe gaI te udyAnane viSe pukha ane phalethI yukta evA AmravRkSo atyata zebhe che . sarvavananI paMktio vikasita thaI jAya che, ane megarAno divya gadha prasUna thayA ja kare che, kephilanA zabdo mada ane rAgane vadhAre che, mATe te vasa tAtu pravarapuruSone sevana karavA rogya che have tyAM zRMgAra yukta vANIthI karI te pupama karIne potAnI sakhIo vasaMtanI zebhA batAve che te jema ke - he sakhi ! je vasaMta RturUpa patine prApta thaIne A vanarAjika strIo kevI zobhe che? tema punAganA vRkSa paNa nAgavallIne malavAthI kevA zebhe che? tema che sakhi ! nara ane nArI paNa paraspara malethIja zebhe. tevI rItanI sakhInI vANIthI paNa zagAravRttithI virahita evI te, bahitie karI vananI zobhAne jetI thakI magarAnI vevamAM maDapane viSe viNAnA vidane prArabha karavA lAgI. tevAmAM eja avasarane viSe eja udyAnamAM mitrothI parivRta e pUrNa caMdra kumAra paNa kIDA karavAne Avyo. te tyAM vINavida karatI evI rAjakanyA je pusu darI tenI daSTie pa. tyAre te vakhata kAmadevane mitra je vasa tatratune samaya hovAthI pitAnI yuvAvasthAne ativizamapaNAthI, ane pUrNacadra kumAranA atya ta svapathI tathA pUrvajanmanA atisnehathI, te pupasuMdarInA manarupa marmasthAnane viSe bANanI piThe aku Thita eve te kumAra lAge, ke turata sakhIothI pavanathI tathA zIvAbuthI tene sAvadhAna karI, tyAre te sakhIone pusuMdarI pUchavA lAgI ke he saba lAvaNyAmRta sAgara, yuvAna, je puruSa dekhAya che, te keNuM che? zuM kAmadeva che? ke sUrya che? sura che? ke kaI vidyAdhara che? tyAre sakhIoe kahyuM ke he sakhi ! te kAmadeva aTakaLe paNa e kAmadeva to che ja nahiM. kAraNa ke kAmadeva je che, te to A garahita che, tethI tene leke anaMga kahe che, ane A to a gavAle che. vaLI te ene sUrya jaNAye, paraMtu te surya paNa nathI, kAraNa ke sUrya to tapanazIla che, ane A puruSa te saumyaguNa yukta che eTale zItala dekhAya che. vaLI ene sura je te te sura nathI kAraNa ke sUra te mi--ipa rahita cakSu zunya hoya che, ane A te caMcala netravALo tathA vicakSaNa che vaLI te ene vidyAdhara jaNAyA paratu te vidyAdhara paNa nathI. kAraNa ke vidyAdhara je che te teo AkAzamAM gamana kare che, ane A puruSa te pRthvImA ja ume rahyo che te kevo che, ne keNu che, te huM kahuM chuM, sAbhaLa. cadramAthakI gAliya, sUryathakI pratApa, kubera thakI dravyabhaMDAra, IthakI prabhutA, kAmadeva thakI svarUpa, amRta thakI lAdhurya, siMhathakI baLa, tathA meTu cAturya, meruparvata thakI pairya, te sarvane caDaNa karIne buddhimAna evA vidhAtAe zu A puruSa nirmANa karyo haze? arthAt pUrvokta sarve guNemAM A puruSamAM dekhAya che. mATe vadhu zuM kahIe para tu he sakhI ! zivA nagarIne Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 viSe si hasena mAmA rAjA che, tenA kularUpa aMbarane prakAza karanAra caMdra samAna A pUrNa canAme putra che, te tathArI phaIne putra thAya che. te vacana sAMbhaLIne turata atyaMta utsuka, thayelI pusu darI kahevA lAgI ke he sakhI ! tAruM kahevu kharu che mukatA samAna bIjA puruSomAM A pusava ratna samAna dekhAya che. A purAnA guNe pAse anyajananA sarva guNa kalakita thaI gayelA che ema kahyuM, tevAmAM te tenI anAme sakhI hasIne kahevA lAgI ke hA, ni A puruSa guNamaya che. kAraNa ke hamaNA ja A priya sakhI je puSpa sudarI teNe pitAnA kaTAe karI tenA sarva agone dekhI te sAMbhaLI puSpasu darIe " vicAryuM je mAre abhiprAya A sarvasakhIoe jANI lIdhe dekhAya che ema vicArI jalayakata thaIne sakhIone kahevA lAgI ke he sakhIo ! have sarva vAta javA dyo. vilaba lagaDe naDui kIDAne tyAga karIne ApaNe jaladI ghera jaIe ? kAraNa ke mAtAjI ApaNu vATa jotA haze ? tyAre sudatA nAme kanyAe kahyuM ke he sakhi ! cAle. paNa A pUrNacadrakumAra te ApaNI samIpamAM ja ubhA che, mATe tene belAvIne sUkavavArtAthI tene satkAra karIe pachI jaIe, nahi to Apa sarvane te avinayI jANaze ? evA sudatA sakhInAM yathAgya vAkya sAbhaLI lajajAyukata thaIne te puSpasuMdarIe medasvarathI kahyuM ke tyAre tamane je egya bhAse, te karo. pachI te sakhIe vinayathI dhIra svarathI pUrNacadrane bolAvyA, ke tarata te to AvI teja sthaLane viSe beThA ane dRSTie karI kamadalI jevI te kanyAne joIne kumAra ghaNe ja viSayathI virakta che, te paNa sarAga thaI gaye te vakhate tyAM rahelA sahune te kanyA tathA kumAraprItine utpanna karatA hatA. have pusu darIe hAthamAM vINA lIdhI che, tethI pUrNa kumAre jANyuM je aho A suMdarI vINAvagADavAmAM kuzala dekhAya che ema jANI vidyAno vidI te kumAra, kahevA lAgyuM ke he su darI ! amArA mananA vinodane mATe jarA e vINa te vagADo? te vacana sAbhaLI sudatA sakhI kahevA lAgI ke he kumAra ! tamArA darzanathI kSebha pAmelI te kanyAne vagADavAnI lajajA Ave che mATe te vagADavAne udyakta thatI nathI, tethI te vINane Apaja bajAvo. jethI atratya sahu vinoda pAme? ema kahIne sudatAe pupaNu darInA hAthamAMthI vINuM laI pUrNacadra kumAranA karamAM ApI. te vINAne hAthamAM laI, sneha sahita tene sparza karatAM kumArane azekanAme bIjI sakhI kahevA lAgI, ke ahA kumAra ' sarala, sugugu, zuddha, vAsaDAmAthI utpana thayelI, madhura svaravAlI, pravara evI A vINA ApanA karAgramAMja zebhe che. A vacanathI te sakhI be atithI samajAvyuM ke puratu darI tamArI pAse che te pUrvokta sarva guNe 'pana che, ema azokA sakhae kahelI anyakti sAbhaLI mastaka dhugAvI, pUrNaca kakumAre . te viNa vagADIne tatra sarva kanyAonA tathA manuSyanA cittane AkarSaNa karI lIdhA. e prama ga yA cAle che, tevA samayamAM te te puchapasu darInI dhAvamAtA te kanyAne teDavA AvI. ane jyAM juve che, tyAM to samAna vayavALA ane sarvaguNasa panna te rAjakuma rane kanyA pAse vINA vagADato je, tethI te dhAvamAtAe kahyuM ke he kumAra ! A sarva prasaMga thAya che, te te ghaNe ja uttama thAya che, kAraNa ke bane tame vayathI ane guNethI gya Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja che ? tema kumArane kahIne pAchI kuMvarIne kahevA lAgI ke he vatsa ! tamArA vinA tamArI mAtA bhejana karatAM nathI, mATe jaladI cAle. ema kahIne te pukhasuMdarIne kevala zarIrathI ghera teDI lAvI, para tu tene jIva che te pUrNa caMdramA ja bharAI rahyo. kAraNa ke ghera AvI teNe bhajana paNa barAbara karyuM nahI tyAre tenI mAtAe sakhIone pUchayuM ke A rUpasuMdarI Ama vikalamanavAthI kema thaI gaI che? tyAre sakhIoe udyAnagata sarvavArtA kahI dekhADI, pachI te rANIe tenA mananI vizrAmabhU evI eka priya vadA nAme sakhI hatI tene kuvarInI AzvAsanA karavA mATe mekalI te paNa kuvarI pAse jaIne A pramANe kahevA lAgI ke he priyasakhi ! cadranI eka kalAthI manuSyamAtrane zAti thAya che, te tane codathI paNa kema sukha nathI thatu ? arthAt anyaktithI kahe che, ke tamane pUrNa yadrakumAra maLe, te paNa zAti kema thatI nathI ? te kahe, tyAre puSasu darIe kahyuM ke mAruM mana jema cegiNInA ge bhramita thAya, tema thaI gayuM che, mATe tuM mArA mananI adhiSThAyikA sakhI che, tethI kAMIka upAya kahe, ke jeNe karI mArA manane nivRtti thAya ? te sAbhaLIne priyaMvadA sakhI kahevA lAgI ke, je me vRttAta sAMbhaLyuM che, te huM kahuM chuM, te sAbhaLe. ApaNane je samaye pitAjIe vasa ta jevA javAnI rajA ApI, ane tyAM valI pAchA pUrNacaMdrakumAra AgrA, temAM to eka sukhadAyaka vRttAta banyuM che, te sAbhaLe gaI kAle savAre tamArA pitA vizAla je che, te tenI bahena priyaMgumarI pAse AvIne kahevA lAgyo ke he bahena ! A tamAro pUrNacadrakumAra ane mArI puSpasu darI e bannene vivArDa je thAya, te ghaNu ja cagya thAya, mukuTane maNithI jaDIe ane jema zebhA Ape, tema te banenA lagna zebhe 2 para tu eka meTu dukha che, ke e bannene paraspara rAgavikAra kAMI ja dekhAtuM nathI ane tenI pAse je tenA vivAhanI vAta ApaNe karIe chIe te tene te vAta paNa bilakula catI nathI. hA, vinoda, ke 2 gArakelI tene gamatI nathI. tema kenI kAma kroDAthI te prasanna thatA nathI tathA zrI gArarasamAM paNa rAjI thatA nathI, eTaluM ja naDi para tu te sAmI zRMgAranI niMdA kare che. mATe che bahena te bane jaNanI paraspara prIti vinA ApaNuM IrachAthI je vivAha karIe te te, pachI thamA zalyanI peThe khaTakyA ja kare ? valI kadAcit bannenI sarakhI prakRti che, mATe banene paraspara prema thAya paNa kharo, tethI mAre mata to ema che, ke ApaNe tene paraspara mukhadarzana karAvIe ? AvA vacana pitAnA bhAI vizAlasAmatanAM vacana sAMbhaLI tenI bena kahevA lAgI ke he bhAI ! tamAruM evuM nAma vizAla che, tevI buddhi paNa vizAla ja che, arthAt jevuM tamAruM nAma che, tevA ja tamArAmAM guNa paNa dIThAmAM Ave che, he sakhi ! ema kahIne pachI tamArA pitAe tamane tathA priyaMguma jarIe temanA putra pUrNa caMdrane parivAra sahita vasa tatratunI zobhA jevAnA miSe upavanamAM mokalyAM hatAM, tethI tamArI bane jaNanI paraspara manavRttine jANe lIdhI, temAM dhArelA manoratha Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAra paDavAthI tamArA tathA pUrNacaMdranAM mAtA pitAne atyaMta harSa utpanna thayela che. tema tame ane pUrNacadra paNa ayutsAhita thayelAM dekhAo che. e pramANe sakhie sarve vAta kahI have je pramANe te sakhIe hakIkata puSpasuMdarIne kahI, teja pramANe pUrNacaMdranA mitre puchapasuMdarIthI mohita thaI duSita thayelA te pUrNa caMdrane sarva hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. tethI bane jaNa manamAM matoSa pAmI susthira thaIne paraspara eka bIjAnuM jJAna jevAne tatpara rahetA thakA divasa nirgamana karavA lAgyAM. pachI vizAlamAmate prazasta divasa tathA vAra jene pitAnI bahena priya gumaMjarInA putra pUrNacadra sAthe pitAnI puSpasuMdarI nAme kanyAne vivAha karyo. siMhasena rAjAe paNa gIta, vAjitra, dAna, sanmAnapUrvaka pitAnA putranA pusuMdarI sAthe lagna karyA tene joIne AkhA nagaranA leke kahevA lAgyAM ke ahIM vivAha ghaNe ja uttama thaze varavadhUnuM joDu paNa jevu joIe tevuM ja uttama malyuM. ema vivAha thayA pachI pitAnI strI puSpasu darI sAthe svargavimAna samAna gharane viSe rahI sukha bhegavate te pUrNacandrakumAra divasa nirgamana karavA lAgyo. ema karatAM eka divasa sabhA bharIne pUrNa caMdrane pitA siMhasena rAjA beThe hite, tevAmAM koIka vanapAlake AvI namana karI kahyuM ke he rAjan ' hAlamAM puchapazAla vanane viSe ghaNuM guNothI yukta, jANe mUrtimAna dharmaja hAya nahiM? evA, munirvAdanA I suMdara nAme sUrIndra padhArelA che. e vacana sAMbhaLatAM ja harSathI pralita che rema kUpa jenA evA te sihasena rAjAe vanapAlakane vadhAmaNamAM ghaNuka dravya ApyuM. pachI putra dArAdika sarvane sAthe laIne meTA ADaMbarathI guru pAse jaIne yathAvidhi praNAma karI haE karI te gurunI dezanA sAbhaLavA mATe gurunI samIpamAM beThe gurujIe paNa temanI gyatAne jANe dezanA devAne AraMbha karyo che bhavyajano ! janma, jarA, mRtyu, tenA bhayathI vyApta ane durgatithI karI bhayakara evA A saMsArane viSe anaMtakAla paryata svakRta pApathI tame mahA duHkhane prApta thAo che, te paNa hajI sudhI temane kaI virAgya ja thato nathI. ane dharmane viSe nirudyamI thayA kAja rahe che. mATe mahenata laIne paNa tame A uttama Ahadharmane vize udyogI thAe bIjA sarva kAryamAM prasAda kare che te ThIka, paNa dharmamAM pramAda kare, te ucita nahi. kAraNa ke pramAdasamAna jamA kaI zatru nathI eka mA, bIje viSaya, trIjo kaSAya, ethI nidrA, ane pAcamI vikathA kahelI che, te pAca pramAde, jIvane saMsAramAM pADI nAkhe che ane te bhavyaja ! dharmasamAna A jagamA bIje kaI mitra nathI dharma je che, te uttama evA maMgalane, tathA te dharma narava, suratva, zrI, bhukita, ane mukti, tene devAvAle che, vaLI dharma je che, te sagA manuSyanI jema snehane Ape che tathA kalpadrumanI jema vAchita phalane paNa Ape che. valI te dharma, sadguNanA sagamane viSe Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 gurusamAna che, ane rAjya devAne viSe svAmI sarakhe! che ane pitAnI peThe rakSaNa kare che. te dharma, khAvapaNathI jema putranu rakSaNa mAtA kare, tema jIvanu rakSaNa kare che. mATe jIve dharmAMrAdhana jarUra karavu ane sevana karele pramAda jema jIvane atyaMta du:kha Ape che, tema sevana karele dharma, jIvane ciMtAmaNi ane kalpavRkSa samAna sukhane denArA thAya che. jema keI pramAdI jana, balattA gharane viSe tathA agAdha pANIne viSe pramAda karI sui rahe che, tathA gharamAMthI sarva vastunI ceArI thAya che, te ANe che, te chatA paNa sui rahe che, peAtAnuM arima`Dala peAtAnI para praDAra kare che, te paNa vizvAsa pArsI ubheA rahe che, temaja je puruSa saMsArAvartta mA paDayeA thake dhamA pramAda kare che, ema jANavu. valI je dhamAM pramAda kare che, te prANInA puruSAthe sa taiyAra thayelA dekhAtA hAya, te paNu te temaja nAza thaI jAya che ane dhavAn puratA nirDa dhArelA puruSArthA, prayAsa vinA svata siddha dhai jAya che. huM bhavyajane ! je dharmonA pratApathI kiMkiNI yukta karTimekhalA tathA mukatAnA dvArA tathA zabdAyamAna nepre, teolR karI svaccha evI strIe sItkArAthI karI bhayaMkara evI hastIenI ghaTA, DepArava karatA evA azvo, jene viSe madonmatta ane meATA sainye che, evu eka chatra ane niSkaMTaka rAjya, svarga ane meAkSa, te sa prApta thAya che. tevA dharmanuM tame ati AdarathI ArAdhana kare. huM bhayajIve ! A saMsArane viSe dharma karavAnI sAmagrI mavI ghaNI ja durlabha che te jema ke prathama te manuSyapaNu du bha che, temA paNa valI A kSetra mavu dubha che temAM paNa pAchu vizuddha 'kula malavu' du`bha che. temA paNa valI zuddhati malavI dubha che temA valI dI AyuSTa prApta thatru dubha che, temAM paNa raMga rahitatA thavI dubha che temA valI AcArya bhagavaMtanA saceAga thavA dubha che temA paNa subuddhi thavI durlabha che. temAM paNa tattvanuM je zraddhAna thavuM, te durlabha che. temAM pAchI virati thavI, te durlabha che te mATe huM bhavyajano ! tame dharmanA udyama karo. A prakAranI sudhAbiMdu samAna gurunI dezanA sAbhaLIne AcArya bhagavaMtanA rupathI vyAkSipta jenu citta che. eve te pUNucaMdrakuma 2, AcArya bhagavaMtane vinati karI pUche che, ke he bhagavan ! ApanI zarIranI kAti meTA rAjAnA deDane tathA moTA dhanavAnanA dehanI sUcanA kare evI dekhAya che? teA valI Apane AvA cauvana vayamAM paNa nAdirupa kaSTane denAruM varAgya thavAnuM kAraNa zu che ? tyAre guru kaDavA lAgyA ke huM kumAra ! tu A saMsAramA pagale pagale pratyakSa vairAgya ja dekhe che, teA paNa vairAgya thavAnA kAraNu mane zA mATe pUche che ? keTalAka sukhI puruSo rAjya lakSmIne bheLave che. keTalAka sarva RddhivAlA hAya che. khIjA keTalAka puruSa te pUrvokta sarva samRddhivAnjanenA vazapaNAthI rajajuthI khAdhelAnI jema sevAne kare che, keTalAka jane kamanI jema traNe jagatanA sarvAM manArathane pUre che, ane keTalAkajatA mAtra petAnuM uDhara pUraNuja kare che. keTalAka zreSThI taruNIthI vITayA thakA pR. 11 Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saubhAgya bhagave che, ane valI keTalAka puruSe dIrbhAgyathI dagdha thAya che. je saMsArane viSe niraMtara janma, jarA, vipatti, maraNa, Adhi, vyAdhi, zeka, ISTa ane aniSTanA coga viyeganuM sahanapaNuM, kArAgRhane viSe saMdha, tirya ca, nArakI che saMbhava jene viSe evAM asaMkhya du kha bhegave che, te dukhe je sAbhaLyAM hoya, te viSayane viSe eka trANa paNa mana ApavAnI IcchA thAya nahi. to paNa te pUrNacandrakumAra ! mAre vizeSa vairAgya thavAnuM che kAraNa banyuM, te huM kahu chu, te sAbhaLe ema jyAre sUrie kahyuM tyAre te sarva sabhyajane sakaMThita thaI gayA. tyAra pachI munIzvara kahe che ke Aja vijayane viSe ratnapura nAme nagara che. tyAM eka sudhI name zreSThI vase che, tenuM jevuM nAma che, tevAja tenA guNa che arthAt sudhana eTale ghaNuM dravya pAtra zreSThI che. tenI lamI samAna lakSaNavAlI lakSmI nAme eka strI che, tene sudara nAme huM putra hato, huM jyAre yauvana yukta thaye, tyAre mArA pitAe mane uttama kulanI batrIza kanyAo paraNAvI. utpana thayelA prANa jarUra maraNane te pAme che, te ja pramANe kAlanA niyamathI mArA mAtA pitA maraNa pAmyAM, tenA maraNa dubarupa analathI tapta thayela huM gRhavyApAranI ciMtAmAM nirata thaye pitAnA priya viraha thavAthI kaI eka pravajyA gratuNu kare, athavA maraNa pAme, nahi te tenuM hadaya, kacarAne piMDa jema tapatA agnimAM pratidivasa pAkato jAya che, tema pAke che. ema atyaMta rogavAna hatA, to paNa huM kAle karI ni zeka thaze. pachI mArI strIo vyabhicAra karma karaze? evA vahemathI IrSAyukta e huM te mArI strIone keInI sAthe belavA dauM nahiM. ane tenA pitAne ghera paNa jAvA dau nahiM. ane mAre ghera sArA mANasane AvavAne paNa meM niSedha karyo. jAjuM zuM kahuM, mAre jyAre bahAra javAnuM kaMIka kArya Ave, tyAre huM gharane daravAje tAla daIne bahAra jAvuM ? tyAM paNa ghaNuM durvicArathI jAjI va2 beTI thAu nahIM? tema karavAthI bhikSuothI tathA vizeSa karI jaina sAdhuoe mArA gharane sAva tyAga ja karyo. eka divasa koI kAryane mATe utsuka thaye ke huM dvAre sAluM dIdhA vinA emane emaja utAvaLathI bahAra, gAmanA cokamAM gaye, tevAmAM devagathI kaIka jainamuni mAre ghera vaheravA mATe AvyA. tene joIne harSathI mArI strIo kahevA lAgI ke ahe ! Aja amAre bhAgyaka5Drama aMkurita thaye? ema kahIne teNe praNAma karyA. Asana ane parigraDane mATe munine vina ni karI. tevAre munie jAyuM je mAre Asana te kape nahiM, te paNa bhAvi lAbhane jANanArA evA te muni, strIonA lAvI ApelA Asana para beThA, ane temaNe dharmanI dezanA dezo AraMbha karyo. temAM huM paNa mAre ghera Avyo ane dUrathI jou tyA te mArI strIothI parivRta tathA pavAna evA munine jevA, jeIne mArA gharanA Thara pAse AvI chAnAmAne ubhe rahyo. ane pachI vikalparUpa sarSe kazele rU.papa rAkSaseDaNa karela durbadvirupa zAkiNIthI pIDita e huM ciMtavavA lAgyuM ke ahA ! A muni ke adhama che ! valI duSTa ke che ! Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ k 3 / te mArI sIenI sAthe ekAMtamAM beThele che! te mATe tenA AThe aMgAne viSe pAMca pAMca lAkaDIonA huM praDAra karuM / jethI karI mAro kApa paNa sala thAya ! paNa jarA huM... sAMbhaLuM khara je mArI strIonI sAthe te zu vicAra kare che ! tevI rIte vicAra karIne chAnemAnA yA huM sAMbhaLavAne ubhe chuM, tyAM te te sAdhu dharmopadeza devA lAgyA ke huM dha zilAe tame yatnakarI sAvadhAna thai sAMbhaLeA, sava evA jIvAne jina bhagavAne dharmonuM mUla yAja kahelI che. te mATe te dayAne viSe ja DAhyA puruSAe prayatna karaveA. traNaseA ne tresaTha pAkhaDInA le che, paraMtu temA kAI paNu dayA dharmanI niMdA karatA nathI. mATe jyAM dayA tyAM ja dharma che. jemAM yAnu ArAdhana thAya, teja dAna, teja tapa, teja dhyAna ane teja pUjA, teja kriyA, te vinA sa bya ja jANavu.. te dayAMthI ja dha cirAyu thAya che. valI sapatti, Arogya, saubhAgya, bhAgasaMgama, prIti, sugati, dhRti, bhakti, e sava yArupa kalpavelInAM le che yata|| yA svasya se|pAna, dayA meAkSasya vattinI // dayA cahutidvAre, pidhAna muninA kRta // 1 // atha H----yA te svargamAM javAnuM seApAna che, te dayA, mekSamAM paheAcADanArI che, ane dayA te durgatinA dvArane DhAkavAnu kamADa che e munie kahevu che. temaja valI veAne hiMsA che, te kaDavA phulanI devA vAlI che. ema jJAnI puruSoe kahelu' che, kAraNa ke hiM Msaka prANIe je che, te sava vipatti ane ana tene saMpAdana karavAmA sama` che. dui Msaka prANIe garbhastra, jAtamAtra, khAlayauvanazAlI cakAja maraNu pAme che. te hiMsaka bhegI hAya tA paNa svalpajIvI heAya che. valI te jIvaghAtaka prANIe mUka, aMdha, badhira, pazu, kukhta, kuSpI, jaDa, rAgI, zAkI, bhayAkAMta, kSudhAnta, durbhAga, du svara thAya che, jAju zu' kahIe paraMtu je hiMsA thakI nivRtti pANatA nathI, te du:khanA bhAjana4 thAya che. ane je DisAnA tyAga kare che, te pavitra thAya che. ane je Rsi'sAthI nivRtta tha ja nathI, te peAtAnA mApane paNa mArI nAkhe che, . paNa tene dayA AvatI nathI. ane te pratyeka bhavamA narakamAM jAya che. te kaDe che ke, zatru jaya rAjAnA zUra kumAranI jema tevAre te strIoe pUchyu ke maTThArAja 'te zatru jaya rAjA keNu hatA? ane tene putra zUra kANu hatA ? te sava vRttAMta savistara kahe. tevAre muni kahevA lAgyA. Aja vijayane viSe vijayapura nAme nagara hatuM, tyA zatru Mjaya nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. tene zUra ane caMdra nAme be putra hatA, temAM jyeSTha putrane rAjAe yuvarAjanu pa6 kIdhu. ane tethI laghu je cadrakumAra hatA, tene prItinA abhAvathI zatruMjaya rAjAe kaMI paNu ApyuM nahI. mATe te cadrakumAre jANyuM je mAna che, teja dhana che, ema jANI ekadama dezAtara gaye ane tyAM kautukaku pRthvIne jotA thake anukrame ratapura nAme nagaramAM AngeA. tyA sudarzanAbhidha mune bahAra udyAnamA sameAsaryAM hatA, temane haSaeN karI namaskAra karyAM, munie paNu A puruSa caigya che, e jANI dezanA devA mADI. keTikalyANune utpanna Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karanArI, duraMta durita ane arivarga tene nAza karanArI tathA saMsAra rUpa jaladhine viSe taraNirUpa, evI eka jIvadayA jANavI. vipula rAjya, roga varjita evuM rUpa, dIrgha AyuSya, bIjuM paNa sukha jIvadayAthI prApta thAya che. je jIvadayAthI sukha thAya che, te bIjAthI thatuM nathI. vaLI he kumAra ! A prakAranI dezanA sAMbhaLI caMdrakumAra bedha pAme, tethI gurunI pAse saMgrAmadika kAryavinA sthUla prANAtipAtAdika mAre karavuM nahiM arthAt muni pAse sthUla prANAtipAtaviramaNa nAme trata aMgIkAra karyuM. pachI teja nagarane viSe tene rAjA jayasena nAme hatuM, tenI sevA karavAmAM te cadrakumAra rahyo, tema karatAM te prItipAtra thaze. eka divasa te jayasena rAjAe kahyuM ke ApaNe kuMbha nAme sAmata che, te ghaNe ja pracaMDa che, mATe tyAM jaI tene tuM chAnI rIte mArI nAkha. tyAre caMdrakumAre kahyuM ke te sudarzana muni pAse chAne mAravAno niyama lIdhe che, te vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA atyaMta khuzI thaIne tene pitAne aMgarakSaka banAvyuM. tene putrapaNe rAkhe, ane sAmatanI kanyAe paNa tene paraNAvI. sarva rAjya kAryamAM tenI cejanA karI. have te pachI eka divasa sainya saDuita caMdrakumAra sAmata evA te kuMbha rAjAne sa grAmamAM jItI tenA nagaranA killAne bhAgI kuMbha rAjAne bAMdhI, pitAnA svAmI jayasena rAjAne svAdhIna karyo. zaraNa thayelA kubharAjAne sanmAnapUrvaka jayasenarAjA be cheDI mUkyA pachI caMdrakumAra manahara caMdrasarakhA nirmala yazathI zobhavA lAge. - have te cadrakumArane ceSTha bhrAtA zara kumAra, pitAne yuvarAja pada pitAe ApyuM che, te paNa asaMtuSTa cittathake pitAnA bApane mAravA mATe udyakta thaye, kAraNa ke teNe vicAra karyo ke mArA pitAne je huM maraNa zaraNa karu, te temanuM mane svata tra rAjya male? tema vicAra karI paheradArane chetarI zayanagRhamAM pravezI khago karkaza evA praDArAthI pitAnA bApane mAravA lAgyuM, te vakhate tyAM rAI hatI teNe maTe buM bArava karavA mAMDyo, tevAmAM tyAM rAjAnA pahegavAvA hatA, teNe AvIne tatkAla tene bAdhe, bAdhIne tene nyAya karavA mATe rAtrie te teja ThekANe rAkhe che. prAna kAlane viSe jayAM juve, tyAM te zurakumAra che? pachI rAjA pAse jaI nivedana karyuM je mahArAja ! A te Apane mAranAre Apane putra zrerakumAra ja che? te sAMbhaLI zatru jaya rAjAe paNa putramAraNa apavAdanA bhayathakI mAyA vinA tenuM sarva dhana vagere luTI laIne hukama karyo ke mArA rAjyamAM tAre kaI ThekANe rahevu nahi ? ema kahI purathI bahAra kADhI mUke pachI pitAnA bahAra pharatA dUte thakI te caMdrakumAranu sarva vRttAMta jANune AmA pAse kAgaLa lakhAvyuM ke, "he caMdra' tamArA bhAIne, tamArA pitAe mAravAnA prayatnathI kADhI makele che, te mATe tame jaladI ahIM Avaje" evI hakIkato lakhelo kAgaLa ApI mANasane hAthI para besADI caMdrakumAra pAse ratnapuramA melyA, te mANasoe paNa tyAM jaIne te kAgaLa caMdrakumAranA hAthamAM dIdhe, caMdrakumAra paNa temAM lakhele sarva lekha Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 vAMcI tene sa sAra jANI, te sa vagata jayasena rAjAne vijJapti karIne hukama laI azvAruDha thaI jhaDapathI peAtAne gAma Avye. have zUra ane caMdrakumAranA pitA je zatrujaya rAjA te zarakumAranA mArelA ghAyakI vedanAtta thayeA ke zukumArane viSe matsara yukta thaI keTalAka divase maraNa pAmI kei eka vanane viSe hAthI thaye, pitRvadhanA pAparupa kalakita karyuM karI jIvikAnA karanAra, eve te zUrakumAra paNa daiyege teja vanamAM kIDA karavA mATe gayeA. tyA hastI thayelA evA peAtAnA pitAe pUrvabhavanA verathI tene mArI nAce. te mAne tyAM ja koi eka bhila hate, tene putra thai avataryuM. te bhillunA putra thayele zUra mRgalA mATe gaye, tyAM pazu vairathI teja hAthIe tene mArI nAkhyA. ane te hAthIne khInta karAtAe mArI nAkhyA, ema te banne jaNa marIne mahATavIne viSe eka hAthI ane bIjo vArAha ema e jaNu thayA. tyAM te janmane viSe paNa pUrva janmanA vaithakI kodhAdhathakA paraspara yuddha karavA lAgyA, tevAmAM koI eka vyAdha AvI temane mArI nAkhyA, te pAchA vidhyAcalanI aTavIne viSe hAthInA baccA thayA, tyAM paNa pU varanA smaraNathI hastInA yUthathakI banne juThThA thaI gayA ane pUrvanI jema yuddha karavA lAgyA, tevAmA tyA bhinna lekIe dIThA, ke turata pAzamAM nAkhI, gaDuNa karyAM ane para parAnA rivAja pramANe tene rAjAne sApyA, tyAM paNa paraspara, pUrva pramANe yuddha karavA lAgyA. yuddha karatA evA te bannete joIne rAjAe meTA STathI judA pADavA. evA samayamA tyA kevalIbhagavAnsameAsaryAM, tyAre te te nagaranA jayasena nAme rAjA vaMdana karavA mATe gaye, ane gurunA sukhathakI dezanA sAMbhaLI pachI avasara joIne rAjAe Azcaya thakI peAtAne tyA laDatA evA te be hu thInA baccAnA pUrvajanmanA vyatikara pUchyA, tyAre kevalI bhagavAne tenA pUrvajanmanu saM vRttAMta kaDI batAvyu te sa bhaLI rAjAne vairAgya utpanna thaye, tethI peAtAnA putrane rAjayagAdI para esADI kevalI pAse jaI cAritra gratuNu karyu. pachI zuddha cAritrapALIne te rAjA sva'mAM gaye. ane banne hastIyutha maraNu pAmIne prathama narakane viSe nArakI thayA, tyA paramAdhAmI devatAonI karelI atyata vedanAone anubhavIne pAchA kuryAnine viSe paribhramaNu karaze, mATe DisA thakI aneka deSA thAya che ane dayAthakI aneka guNA thAya che, tethI Rsi'sAne sadA tyAga ja karavA. A pramANe karelA upadezathI meSa pAmelI te sa sIee prathama yAvratarupa aNuvana a'gIkAra karyuM . huM pUrNa caMdrakumAra ! te samaya me vicAra karyA, ke A munie bahu sAruM karyuM, kAraNa ke A strIethI mAruM bairupsa vagere kAI paNa thaze nahi' tethI prathama meM... A muninI ekeka aMgamA pAca pAMca pradgAra karavA dhArelA che, te vicAra cha dha rAkhI have te munine lAkaDInA ekeka aMgamA cAra cAra pradgAra karIza? ema jyAM huM vicAra karuM chu, tevAmAM te pAchI pharIne munie dezanA devAnA prArabha karyAM, te jema ke ke zrAvikAo ! satyavANI je che, te dharma, artha ane kAma, e traNe Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ padArthane devAvAlI che tathA svarga mokSane paNa devAvAlI che. kAraNa ke satyavAdI manuSya sarvajanane priya hoya che ane te valI vizvAsanuM pAtra thAya che. deva, dAnava vagere sarva te prANInI AjJAne aMgIkAra kare che. te mANase tenI AjJA pAle, temAM te zuM Azcarya che? satyavAdI mANavo, jala, vAyu, vagere sarva divya vastuo je che, te paNa ke kiba apAra karatI nathI. sahu keI jano tenA nirmala evA yazane vistAre che ane he zrAvikAo ' je anuvAdI ja che, te jagatane viSe jugupsanIya eTale niMdAnAMja pAtra thAya che atyavaktA puruSa, bhAI, bApa, prabhRti keI paNa janane vizvAsAspada ghatA ja nathI, bIjA mANasane te kyAthI ja thAya? vaLI asatyavAdI jIve, bIjA janmamA kharAba mukhavALA, nathI grahaNa karavA gya vacana jenA evA thAya che, mugApaNanA tathA guMgaLApaNAnA duone bhogave che. asatyavAdI jana, jilDA chedana du:khanA joktA thAya che. asatyavaktA ane khala loke sarpasamAna hoya che kuTila, bhayaMkara, chidro levAmAM tatpara, ane jIvane DaMsavAmA utsuka evA sarpo hoya che, te payapAne karI pAlana karyA cakA paNa sarvanAM prANa le che tema bala paNa tevI rIte kuTila, laya kara, manuSyanA paTAM chidra jovAmAM tapara, jIvane kuvAkyapa DasaNa karavAmAM utsuka, paya pAnarupa tene upakAra karyo hoya, to paNa tenuM bhuDu karanAra hoya che. te mATe che vivekI zrAvikAo' phodha, lebha, hAsya, teNe karI paNa juhu vacana bolavu ja nahI. juo, satya vacananA bolanArA prANuM dhanyanI jema keIthI paNa chetarAya nahi, ane asatya belanArA prANa, dharaNanI jema pine pitAne ja chetare che. tyAre te strIoe pUchayuM ke he bhagavan ! te dhanya ane dharaNa . e be puche keNa hatA? ane temAM eka chetarAyA ane bIjo na chetarAye, te kevI rIte te vacana sAMbhaLIne muni kahevA lAgyA ke he zrAvikAo ! sAbhaLe. Aja vijayane vi sunaMdanAme nagara che, tyA sudattanAme zreSThI vase che, tene be putro che, temAM pahelAnuM nAma dhanya che ane bIjAnuM nAma dhAraNa che. temAM dhanya che, te sajajana, saumya ane satyavAdI, priyavaMda che. ane bIje dhANa che, te pUrvokta guNethI viparIta che. te paNa te ane sujanane ane duTine paraspara ghaNuM ja prIti che. eka divasa dharaNe vicAryuM je A mAre maTebhAI dhanya jyA sudhI jIvaze, tyA sudhI tenA guNe pAse mArU mAna thaze ja nahi ? e vicAra karI kapaTathI dhanyane ekAta sthaLamAM teDI jaIne A pramANe kahevA lAgyA ke huM dhanya ! he bhAI! tArA prANathI paNa vallabha e je huM, te mAre eka manoratha che, tene tuM pUrIza ? tyAre dhanya kahyuM ke he dha Na, bhAI! tAre za manoratha che ? te kahe tyAre dharaNa che je ApaNe baMne jaNa paradeza jaIe ane tyAthI ApaNA hAthe dhana upArjana karIe ! kAraNa ke vastApArjita laddamI vinA ApaNe lokemAM kIrti thavAnI nathI ane paradezagamana sivAya te lakSmI maLavAnI paNa nathI. daridrI, vyAdhivAna, mUrkha, pravAsI, niraMtara pArakI cAkarI karanAra, evA pAMca prakAranA Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ w` manuSya jIvatA thakA paNa muvA jevA ja jANavA, ema maDAbhAratane viSe lakheluM che. vaLI vya gha tathA gajendra teNe sevana karelA vanamAM rahevuM, jhADa para thayelAM patra ane phaLa, tethI jojana karavuM tathA tRNanI zA pAtharI sUvuM, ane valkala vastra paheravAM, te sarve sArA che, paraMtu baMdhuonI madhye dhanahIna paNAthI jIvavu te ghaNu ja kharAba che. mATe che bhAI ! ApaNe pradeza jaIne dhana upArjana karIe ? kAraNa ke A sarva jagat che, te dravyamUlaka che arthAt sarvajagatane dhana vinA paLamAtra paNa cAlatu nathI maraNa pAmelAmAM ane nidhanamAM kaI paNa phera huM jANato nathI arthAt nirdhana manuSya mRtaka prAyaja jaNu. kema ke mRtaka zAbanI jema tenI sAmu koI paNa jenu nathI mATe he bhAI ! sarva ApattinuM kAraNa te eka nirdhanapaNuM ja che ema paSya jaNAya che evA vacana sAbhaLIne dhanya kahevA lAgyuM ke he badhe ! dhana vinAnuM dhana te ApaNe kevI rIte upArjane kazu ? e sAMbhaLI dharaNa kahevA lAgyuM ke bhAI! keIkanA kAna teDIne, keIkanI chAnI mAnI gaI cheDIne, vaLI khAtara pADIne, baMdIkhAnAmAM paDavA jatA corane maLIne ane bIjA keTalAka cerInA prakArathI ApaNe ghaNuMka dhana meLavI lezuM? te vacana sAMbhaLI ekadama sasa bhrama thaI dhanya kahevA lAge ke are pApI ! A tuM zuM bele che ? are vicAra to kara, parajanane chetaravAnuM keTaluM moTuM pApa che? te kahyuM evuM je bolIe ciMtavana karIe, bhALIe. te paNa pApa lAge, te ApaNe te kAma karIe te te pApano pAra rahe zene ? mATe he dharaNa | tuM tevuM vAkya hAla bolyA, te tenA prAyazcittarUpa devagurunuM smaraNa kara, ke jethI tu te vAcakakarmathI mukta thA? tevAM vacana dhanyanAM sAbhaLI dharaNe vicAravA lAgyuM ke A kaImAru kahyuM karaze nahiM ? ema vicArI tene sAru lagADavA, TuTavAkya balavArupa pApane uparathI khoTI rIte Avate thake kahe che, ke he bhAta ! ApanuM kahevuM kharuM che adharmopArjita dravya kAI kAmanu ja nahiM. ane A je meM pApavA ApanI pAse kahyA, te ApanA cittanI parIkSA mATe kahelAM che, paraMtu ApaNe paradeza jaIne meM kahyuM tema karazu tema kazu nahi, ane ApaNe kaIka dhanavAnanu sevana karIne ghaNuM dhana upArjana karazu AvA dharaNanA vacanathI dhanya vizvAsa pAmyo ane banne jaNe paradeza javAno nizcaya karyo, te pachI bane bhAIo pitAnA mAtApitAne pUchayA vinA chAnA mAnA pAchalI rAte nagarathI, ekadama bahAra nIkaLI gayA. te mArgamAM cAlatA cAlatAM nAno bhAI je duSTa dharaNa hatuM, te vicAravA lAge ke A mArA moTA bhAI dhanyane yukti laDAvIne meM mADa mADa nagara bahAra kADhe che, have vaLI je pAcho jAze, te mAruM dhAreluM kAma pAra paDaze nahi? ema vicArI te dhanya pAcho ghera na jAya, te upAya manamAM zedhI, dharaNa karavA lAgyo ke huM bAMdhava! jana je che, te dharmathI sukhI thAya che ke adharmathI? tyAre dhanya tye ke temAM te te zu pUchyuM? te vAta te sahu mAneja che, je dharmathI jaya thAya Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 che ane adharmathI kSaya thAya che. temAM paNa mAnuM chuM tyAre dha, davA che ke tame jagatanA paNa bolavA parathI kare che, ke dhadhI jaLa ane pApathI matha. paraMtu tamArA manamAM tame kaMI samajatA nathI. juo, hAlamAM ja te pachI enA dekhAya che, paNa dharmathI thatA te kayAdhI dekhAtuM nathI ? e pramANe bane ne pAra para vivAda thaye, tyAre dhaNu be ke have tame 9pa raho, AgaLa eka gAma Ave che, temAM ApaNe jaI tene niya pUchIe, temAM jene vAda khiyA kara, tenuM ona kI nAMkhavuM, evI pratijJA karI che kALI dhajo vicAra karyo ke mAre paNa te samayaja che, mATe tema thAya te paNa mAre cine nahI ane ghary jarUra tenI caka ze ? ema jANI dhanya kahyuM ke ThIka che, tamo kabUla che. nadamaMtara cAlatAM cAlatA eka gAma rAvyuM te te gAmamAM bane jaNa gayA jaIne tyAMnAM manune pUchayuM ke bA dharmathI ja thAya che, ke pApathI ? tyAre te gAmanA rahenArA e jana ghAmya ane paramAna hatAM, tethI kahevA lAgyAM je ya te pApathakI ja thAya, dhadhI te daI divasa ja hoya ? evA vacana sAMbhaLI dharaNuM atyaMta manamAM khuzI thaI kahevA lAgyo ke bhAI ! je huM kahuM chuM, te ja kharuM thayuM ke kema? mATe tame eka ca hArI gayA, have vaLI paNa mArI pratijJA che, ke cAlatAM cAlatA AgaLa AvatA gAmamAM jaIne tamAruM kahevuM tyAnA paNa leke je Tu kahe, te tamArI bIjI Ai DI nAkhavI. te vAna paNa pATe dhamAM bhadrabhAvavALAM dha kabUla karI, kema ke teNe joyuM ke sarve jana kAMI evA mukha haze? pachI pAchA bIje divase tyAthI bane jaNa cAlavA, te cAlatAM cAlatAM eka gAma AvyuM tyAM gayAM. tyA jaIne te grAmanivAsI manune pUchyuM ke dharmathI ja thAya che, ke pApathI ? tyAre tyAnA paNa nivivekI grAmINa tathA pazu samAna leke kahevA lAgyAM je emAM te zuM pUche che, pApathIja ya thAya che ema pratyakSa dekhAya ja che? juo dhamAM leke dukhI thAya che ane pApI leke meja mANe che. vaLI vidyAnane dukhI thAya che, ane mUrNa, manamAnI meja mANe che sajajana puruSa sIdAya che ane durjano aneka prakAranI lIlA lahera kare che dAtA te nirdhana dekhAya che ane kRpaNa dhanavAna hoya che ? te sAMbhaLI satyavaktA e dhanya kahevA lAgyuM ke he bhAI dharaNa! te cakSunuM tArI pAse paNa karIne ane cakSu hArI gaye, mATe have A che mArA netra te tAre gAdhIna thayelAM che, jema tane ruce, tema kara. pachI pApI evA dharaNe zera tathA AkaDAnuM dUdha netromAM nAkhI tenAM be netrane aMdha karI dIdhAM, tethI te bicAro netrahIna thayo. tene saIne dharaNa kapaTathI moTe vilApa karavA lAge ke are ! kevuM sAruM mUDhapaNuM ! ane kevI mArI avivektA ! are kevI mArI beTI anarthakArI utsukatA ! ahA ! e hAthI je kArya karavA dhAyuM hatuM, te kArya mane meTA zekanuM karanArU thayuM? mATe dhikAra che ane je pariNAma joyA vinA sahasatkArathI AvuM duSTa kArya karyuM, are A Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ me ghaNuM ja akRta kArya karyuM ? je mANasa pariNAma jANyA vinA kAryakAraka thAya che, te dukhI ja thAya che sahasA kaI paNa kArya karavuM nahiM. aviveka che, te parama ApattinuM sthAnaka che, ane vicArIne kArya karanAra prANIne guNethI lebhAI gayelIo sarva saMpattio parA pitAnI meLe ja AvIne vare che. athaoNt je samajIne kArya kare che, te sukhI thAya che, ane je sAhasathI kArya kare che, te atyata duHkhI thAya che, ema beTa upara vilApa karIne dhanyane kahe che ke he bhAI! tamAre emAM kaMI paNa vAka nathI paraMtu meM ja mugdhabhAve karI A kAma karyuM che, have huM zuM karuM ! kyA pakAra karu ! are huM have sagA vahAlAne mukhya kema dekhADI zakIrA ! ! ! ItyAdI parathI kahevA lAgyo, te joIne dayAzIla dhanya, prema karI pitAnI panA nehabhAvanI sarva vAta mAnIne AzvAsanA karI kahe che, ke he priyabhrAta ! tu kaMI paNa eka kara naDi AmA tAre kaI deSa nathI, sarva jIve che, te pitA potAnA karmane vaza thayelA che jevA jenA karmo hoya, tevI tene buddhi utpanna thAya che ane karmo paNa tevA ja te bhegave che. mATe tuM kaMI paNa kheda kara nahiM evI rIte paraspara kahetA kahetA keTaleka mArga kApI dara gayA. tyAM ekadama dharaNa je ho, te tyAMthI dehI jaI kapaTathI cheTe upakAra karI kahevA lAgyA ke are ! A siha, ApaNane mAravA Ave che, hA !!! have zuM thaze? tyAre dharmiSTha dhanya, sanehathI kahevA lAgyuM ke he vatsa! tuM gabharAIza nahi ane jaladI ghera jA ane ApaNA pitAnA vaMzanuM rakSaNa kara kAraNa ke ApaNe banne siMhanA mukhamAM AvI jAzuM, te Apa pitAne vaMza uchera thaI jAze? ema te dharane ghera javAnI rajA ApI. pachI kharAba jenuM caritra che tathA duSTa bhuja ga samAna evo te dharaNa, pitAnA AtmAne kRtakRtya mAnato ke, te bIcArA adha evA ekalA dhanyane ujaDa vanamAM ja paDatuM mUkIne ghara tarafa cAlyo Ave have dhanya je hatuM, te Itastata paribhramaNa karate thake sAMje aTakale aTakke eka moTA vaDavRkSanI nIce gayo, tyAM jaIne rAtrie vilApa karavA lAgyuM ke are ! mArA bhAI ekale nirAdhAra vanane viSe kayA gaye haze !! ema vilApa kare che, tyA to teja vananI vanadevatA hatI te vilApa karatA dhanyanI prauDhAnubhAvatA avadhijJAne karI jANIne dayAthI kahevA lAgI ke, he dhanya! te durjana zikSaNa ane atidrohI evA tArA bhAI dharaNanI ciMtA karavAthI have sayuM? arthAt te duSyanI ciMtA tuM zA mATe karyA kare che ? he vatsa ! A netra rogane nAza karanArI eka guTike mArI pAse che, te tuM gra kaNa kara ema kahIne pitAnI pAse je guTikA hatI, te tenA hAthamAM ApI ane vanadevI pitAnA sthAnaka pratye gaI pachI dhanya paNa te devInI dIdhelI guTikA laIne tenuM pitAnI AkhamA ajana karyuM, ke turata tenA divya netra thaI gayA, tethI te vanadevIno bhakta thaze. prabhAte tyAMthI cAlavA lAge, te cAlato cAlato haLave haLave subhadrA nAmanA nagaramAM AvI pahoMcyA. tyAM teja gAmamAM te rAjAnI eka ja eka kheTanI kanyA hatI, pR. 12 Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tene cakSumAM kaMIka rega thavAthI aMdha thaI gaI hatI, tenI cakSu sArI davA mATe tene ghaNu vaidyonAM auSadha karyA, paNa koIne dhadhI ArAma tha nathI, tyAre mujaIne te rAjAe TharAva karyo ke je vaidya A mArI kanyAnI A cAra karI tenuM apa mATe tene A mArI kanyA paraNAvuM tathA mAruM adhuM rAjya paNa ApI dauM ? e TharAva karI gAmamAM paTaDa vagaDAvyo, tevAmAM te te gAmamAM AvelA dhanyakumAra paTane zabda sAbha ane turata kahevA lAge che huM rAjakanyAne dekhatI karuM? tyAre rAjAe te vAta kabUla karI ane te dhanyane pitAnI kanyA pAse teDI go dhanyakumAre vanadevatAe ApelI aMjana guTikA laIne rAjakanyAnI AMkhamAM zraddhAthI AMjI dIdhI, tethI tvati te divya netravALI thaI gaIne, kahevA lAgI ke ahe A vadhadhI te mArA je praghama netra hatAM, tethI paNa ghaNuM ja sArA thaI gayA? te sAMbhaLI rAjAe moTA ADaMbarathI pitAnI kanyAne dhanya sAthe paraNAvI dIdhI. tathA ardhI rAjya paNa ApI pitA sara karI gAdI para besADyo. ema karatAM eka divasa, te dhanya pite rAja maMdirathI nIce utarI mArgamAM ja hate, tevAmAM kaI eka brAhmaNe AvI AzIrvAda daI yAcanA karI ke he gebrAhmapranipAla hajI hamaNA ja ApanA pitAnA sunaMdanapurathI AvelA mane navIna bahANane paheravA mATe be gherIyA ane dakSiNa Ape. e vacana sAMbhaLIne dhanya kumAra, te brAhakane pitAnA pitAnA gAmathI Avyo jANIne ghera teDI lAvyA. ane pitAnA mAtApitAnuM sarve kuzaLa pUchayuM. tyAre te brAhmaNe kahyuM ke he bhAI ! saha khuzI AnaMdamAM che paNa tamane ane dharaNane rastAmAM vAgha mAravA doDate vAta tyAM dharaNe kahI, te sAbhaLI tamArAM mAtA pitA bahu ja kaleza kare che, ke dharaNa te ahIM AvyuM paNa dhanyanuM zuM thayuM haze? tyAre dhanya pUchayuM ke bIjuM kAMI dharaNuM bolyo ? tyAre kahe che dharaNa te vAghanA meLApa sivAya bIjuM koI paNa be ja nathI tyAre dhanya kahyuM ke e to ThIka, paNa mAre laghu bhAI bIcAre te dharaNe khuzIthI tyAM pahoMce che? kAraNa ke te vanamAM nisahAya ekAkI mArI pAsethI gayo hato. tyAre brAhmaNa kahe che ke tenI koI ciMtA karazo nahi, te te nI regI khuzImAM che. te sAMbhaLI khuzI thayelA dhanya te brAhANune lADu jamADI uttama be vastro tathA dakSiNa pitAnI nAmAMkita mudrikA ane eka patra lakhI ApIne kahyuM ke A patra mArA pitAne Apaje ema kahI tene rajA ApI have te brAhANa paNa sunaMdanapuramAM gaye, ane tenA mAtA pitAnI AgaLa jaI te dhanyanAM ApelAM vastra, dakSiNa ane nAmAMkita mudrikA tene dekhADIne dhanyano lakhele patra hatuM, te Akhe, te patra lIdhe pachI tevI rItanA pitAnA putranA zubha samAcAra lAvanArA te brAhmaNane sudatta zreSThIe ghaNuM ja satkAra karyo ane te dhanyanA lakhelA kAgaLamAM pitAnA bhAI dharaNanA karelA karma vinA bIjI lakhelI sarva hakIkta vAcI sahu koI atyaMta khuzI thayAM ane sudatta zreSThIe vadhAI vagaDAvI nagaramAM AnaMda AnaMda karAvI Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haida have brAhmaNe ApelA nyakumAranA sarve samAcAra jANIne dharaNe vicAravA mAMDyu ke are ! AdhaLA kareleA te dhanya, evu mehu nirjana vana te kema utaryAM haze ? are vaLI ene AvI uttama rAjya lakSmI tathA strI te kayAMthI maLI haze ? have e rAjya lakSmIne prApta thayeA che ane meM tenI AMkhA phADI che tethI dveSa rAkhI mArU kaI paNu jaladI pratikUla karaze, ema karatAM jo e ahI Ave, teA te huM tenA keAI paNa upAye turata nAza ja karU ? paraMtu sukhamAM paDelA te ahIM Ave ja zA mATe ? have e sa vicAra cheoDI daIne tethI huM pote ja tyAM jaIne evA koI upAya karU ke je upAyathI karI tvarita te nAza pAme ? ema vicArIne peAtAnA mAtA pitAne kahe che ke hai mAtApitA / mArA dhanyabhAine meM ghaNA divasathI dIThA nathI, tethI mArUM mana te tyA ne tyA ja vaLagI rahyuM che, ne mane te vinA gamatu paNa nathI te mATe huM te jAuM chuM. ema kahIne dharaNa tyAMthI ekadama dhanyakumAra je gAmamA rahelA che, te subhadra nagaramAM AvyeA. AvIne turata dhanya pAse gayeA. dhanyakumAra te tene joIne manamA atyaMta harSa pAmyA. ane dhaNu teA manamAM kheda pAmI vicAravA lAgyA ke are ! A dhandhe kahyu hatu ke dharmathI jaya che, te vAta te! A jotAM kharI ja lAge che? vaLI paNa pAche vicAra kare che ke phikara nahi. te dhanavAna tathA rAjyalakSmIvAna thaye, tA pazu zu thayu ? tene huM koI paNa prakArathI dukhajALamAM nAMkhI dIdhA vinA rahIza nahi, ane mAro dhArele maneratha pUrNa karyA vinA paNa rahIza nahIM? ema vicAra karIne tyAM rahyo. dhanyane rAjya prApta thayu' che, te paNa saraLapaNAthI peAtAnI samAna te dhaNunI AsanAvAsanA rAkhe che, ane te rAjA paNa A dharaNu dhanyanA bhAi che ema jANI dhanyakumArathI paNa vadhAre mAna Ape che. cAkarA paNa te mane rAjA karatAM tenI sevAcAkarI vadhAre kare che, para tu kRtaghnIpaNAthI tathA nijjapaNAthI te dharaNe zuM karyu? ke eka divasa te rAjA pAse ekAtamAM gayA, tyAM jaIne kahevA lAgyo ke huM rAjas? tameA tathA tamArUM cAkarama Dala, te sa sahasra cakSuvAlA che. te paNa tamane A dhance kevA chetarI nAkhyA che? te sAMbhaLI rAjA sasabhrama thaI pUchavA lAgyA ke he bhAI1 tu zu khelyo ? pharIne kahe, tyAre pAchu paNa teNe teja vAkya kahyu. tethI rAjA khelyo ke kema, zu' e pratye amene chetaryA che? dharaNe kahyu ke hA. paNa jo mArUM nAma prasiddha na karo te huM ja tamene sa hakIkata kahI matAvuM. kadAcit je mArU nAma tame kahA teA e dAnavarUpa dhanya mane mAryAM vinA muke nahi. tyAre rAjAe kahyu ke tame nizciMta raheA. ame tamArU koI paNa rIte nAma nahi laIe ? tyAre dharaNu bolyeA ke he rAjan' amArA gAmamA eka cADAla hatA, te atyaMta anAcArI hAvAthI amArA rAjAe tene peAtAnA dezathI khar3Ara kADhI mukayA che, teja A dhanya che. ane huM paNu ahIM pharatA pharatA AvI caDayA ane tene malyA, tyAM te teNe jANyuM ke are A te mArA gAmanA che, te valI ahI' kayAMthI AvyA Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haze ? have je huM tene mArA hAthathI chuTA pADIza te mAruM gupta caritra sarva kahI deze? ema jANIne mane A baMdIkhAnAmAM nAMkhyAnI jema rekI rAkhe che ane mArI zarabharA paNa ghaNuM ja kare che. mATe maherabAnI karI mane ahIMthI keI upAye cheDA, ke jethI huM tenA sparzAsparzathI thayelI azaddhine maTADavA mATe tIrthATana karI zuddha thAuM ? A Apane je meM guDhavAta karI che, te Apa samartha che, mATe karI che. have rAjA tenI khoTI karelI vAtane satya mAnI phodhAkAMta thaI gaye ane gharaNane kahevA lAgyo ke he bhIka jana ' A rIte jotAM te dhanyakumAra, duSTa, ghaTTa ane mahA dharta dekhAya che? bhAI ! tuM A vAta have kaIne kahIza nahIM hai? kAraNa ke jo te vAta prasiddha thAya, te mArI maTI mUrkhAI Thare, phajetI paNa thAya? kema ke te duSTa dhanyane meM mArI dIkarI ApelI che? je. AjathI huM paNa have e prayatna karIza, ke jethI tuM tAre gAma sukhe jaI zakIza ane te dhanyanuM mUla paNa nikale ? te vacana sAMbhaLI ati khuzI thayele gharaNe pitAnA sthAna pratye ga. saMdhyA samayane viSe rAjAe pracchannapaNe te gAmanA cAMDAlene teDAvyA ane teone kahyuM ke A je dhanyakumAra che, te prAtakAlamAM jyAre zIca karavAne pAyakhAnAmAM Ave, tyAre tame tyAM pAyakhAnA pharatA chAnAmAne ubhA rahIne tene jaladI talavArathI mArI nAkhaje tema karavAthI huM tamane ghaNI ja khuzI karIza? te sAMbhaLI cAMDAloe te kAma karavAnI hA kahI pachI savAranA pahoramAM cADAe AvI tarata te pAyakhAnAne prazna rIte eTale pite na dekhAya tevI rIte gherI lIdhuM. savAramAM dhanyakumArane pAyakhAnAmA jaI nAhIdhoI sabhAmAM javAno vakhata thaze, teja vakhatamAM acAnaka dhanya kumAranuM mAthuM dukhavA AvyuM, tyAre teNe vicAryuM ke hAla mArAthI rAjasabhAmAM javAze nahI mATe mArAM vastra paherAvIne mArA laI dhaNane ja rAjasabhAmAM mokaluM ? ema vicAra karI dharaNane belAvIne kahyuM ke bhAI ! tuM mAro veSa paherI, sabhAmAM jaI je Asana para huM besuM chuM, tyAM jaI te Asana para tu besa ane je tyA tane kaI pUche, te kaheje, je dhanyane zirevyathA thavAthI te suto che te sAbhaLIne khuzI thayelA dharaNe pitAnA bhAI dhanyanA sarva vastra paheryA ane paherIne jyAM rAjasabhAmAM besavA jAya, tyAM tene zauca javAnI IcachA thaI tethI te dhanyakumArane veSa - paherIne pAyakhAnAmAM ga, tevAmAM to te cAlee dhanyakumAra jevA vastra paheravAthI A dhanyakumAra AvyA, ema jANuM taravArathI tarata tene gupacUpa mArI ja nAkhe, teNe taravAranA mAranA duHkhathI ghaNuM pikAra pADayA, paNa pAyakhAnA pAse thatA pikAre koNa sAbhaLe? tethI koIe sAMbhaLyA ja nahI ane maraNa pAme ane DIvAra pachI tenI tapAsa karAvatAM rAjAne te dharaNuja pAyakhAnA pAse mArI nAkhele jaNA? rAjA potAnA manamAM, pitAnuM kareluM Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 93 avaLuM thayuM jANI manamAM ne manamAM te duSTakAInA pazcAttApa karI kaI paNa khelyA vinA besI rahyo. pachI dhanya tyAM AvI ghaNu rudana karI tenuM auva daiDika karma karyuM ane tenA mAranAranI tapAsa karAvI. paraMtu te dharaNane mAravAmAM rAjA ja heAvAthI kaI paNu maranA nA patto lAgyA nahiM, pachI tenA maraNu zeAkathI dhanyakumAre te bhejanane sAva tyAga ja karI dIdhA, te vAta kArrae AvI rAjAne kahI, ke dharaNa marI javAthI dhanyakumAra zAkAkAta thai bhAjana paNa karateA nathI ane tene ghaNu samajAvIe chIe te paNa te samajate nathI te sAbhaLI 2 jAe vicAryuM je are A dhanyakumAra tA sarala, mahApuruSa, sukaleAtpanna ja che, kAraNa ke te dharaNanA maraNu zekathI anna paNa letA nathI mATe A rIte jotA teA spaSTa rIte ema lAge che, ke te dharaNu ja duSTa hateA, are ! te kevu mane avaLu savaLuM samajAvI gayA hatA ? hA, kharI vAta che tenI mukhamudrA ja krUra karma kanArI dekhAtI hatI ? je khede, te paDe,' te kahevata pramANe te pote ja potAne pApe nAza pAmyuM ? ema vicAra karI rAjA dhanyakumAranI pAse AvyA, AvIne sauMsAranI aniyatA viSe keTalAka TraSTAMta daI tene samajAvye, ane te dharaNanI kahenrI sarvAM uceSTA paNu kahI sabhaLAvI bhAjana karavA besADo. dhanye, AvedveSa mArA sagA bhAIne mArI upara kema haze ? teveA vicAra karatAM thakA keTaleka kAla ni^mana karyAM. have evA rAmayamA teja gAmanA udyAnamAM vijayakevalI nAme munirAja sameAsaryAM te sAbhaLI rAA vigere sava vaMdana karavA gayA, tyAM munirAje dezanA dIdhI, te sarva manuSyae sAbhaLI, pachI avasara pAmIne kevalI bhagavAnane, dhanyakumAre pUchyu ke mar3ArAja ! dharaNu nAme eka mArA nAnA bhAI je hatA, te mArI upara ghaNA ja dveSa rAkhate hateA, tenuM zu kAraNa haze ? ane te marIne kayAM gayA haze? e Apa kRpA karIne mane kaheA tyAre kevalajJAnI bhagavAna elyA ke huM dhanya ! tuM jema nAmathI dhanya che tema athI paNa dhanya ja che. arthAt tA nAma dhanya che, tevA tArAmA cuNA che. huM bhAI! tu satyavaktA tathA janamAnya che. have tArA bhAI dharaNa je tArAthI viparItakAryakArI tathA tArA dveSI hatA, te pUjanmanA kAraNathI hateA. ane hAla te dharaNu marIne kayA gayA haze ? e je pUchyuM te sAbhaLa huM dhanya ! te dharaNa prathama teA ahIM cADAnA hAthathI maraNa pAmI cAr3AlanI kanyApaNe upajye, te juvAna thai, tyAre cAMDAlane ApI, tene tyA sarpa karaDavAthI maraNa pAmIne hAla te dheAkhIne ghera putrIpaNe utpanna thayA che, te kanyA kurupa, kharAma mukhavALI, durgaMdha, duvara, mUgI, maherI thayelI che. hAla te Aja nagamA vase che A pramANe kevalI bhagavAnanAM vacana sAMbhaLI dezanA sAbhaLavA beThelI sarva sabhA ekadama camatkAra pAmI gaI. ane dhanyakumAre te te sAbhaLI vairAgya pAmI peAtAne je putra hateA, tene petAnI rAjagAdI para mesADIne teja kevalI pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI, krame karI te dhanyakumAra devaleAkamAM gayA. ane paraMparAe te mekSane paNa pAmaze, vI je dharaNakumAra che, te duHkha Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhegavate thake bhavATavImAM bhramaNa karaze ? mATe he dharmazIlA zrAvikAo ! satya belanArane tathA asatya bolanArane je phala maLe che, te phala e dhanyatA ane dharaNanA dRSTAMtathI savitA kahyuM. mATe satya ja bolavuM, paraMtu prANa jAya, tyAM paryaMta asatya te bolavuM ja nahiM. A pramANe munine kahele dharma sAbhaLI turata te zrAvikAoe alika vAkya - nivRtirupa muni pAse vrata lIdhuM tyAre zrutasu dara sUri kahe che, ke meM citavyuM je A upadezathI te ThIka thayuM, A munie mArA upara upakAra karyo che, te te muninA pratyeka , agamAM Agala me cAra cAra prahAra mAravA dhAryA che, te vicAra baMdha rAkhI tenA pratyeka agamAM traNa traNa ja lAkaDInA prahAre mArIza? AvI rIte meM be prahAra te vajI dIdhA. vaLI pAcho huM zravaNeska tathA nizcala thaIne sAMbhaLavA tatpara thaye, tevAmAM to pAchA paNa muni, dezanA devA lAgyA ke he zrAvikAo ! adattavastu paNa dharmarAjanee grahaNa karavI ucita nathI kAraNa ke te adattanuM grahaNa je che, te vItarAge pApanuM mUlaja kaheluM che ke prANa jIvane mAre ne te jIvane jevuM dukha utpana thAya che, tevuM ja dukha jenuM dravya cerI laIe, tene utpanna thAya che. mATe paraharaNano paNa tyAga ja kare. padravyaharaNa karanArA eTale cerI karanArA manuSya A lekamAM paNa pratyakSa hAtha, paga, vagere chedana bhedana zuli parovAnA tathA baMdikhAnA vagerenA du:khane bhegave che ane mRtyu pAmyA pachI paNa pAchA parabhavane viSe dAsapaNAne, daridrapaNAne, preSapaNane, vAhanapaNAne prApta thAya che. cerI karanAra prANuM ghaNuM kAla paryaMta narakamAM ja pace che ane te zrAvikAo ! je paradravyaparADumukha prANa hoya che, te A lekane viSe vizvAsAspada thAya che, A janmamAM sukha kIrtine pAme che. keI paNa divasa dhananI hAnine pAmatA nathI, tenuM dhArelu kAma pAra paDe che. ane paralekane viSe paNa tene samagralAbha thAya che, jeNe adatta paradravyagrahaNa karavAnuM pratyAkhAna lIdhuM che, te jana te vidattanI jema sukhI ja thAya che, ane je te cerI karavAnuM kAma kare che te kapIlanI jema duHkhI thAya che. A vacana jyAre gurue kahyuM tyAre huM kumAra ! mArI strIoe te munirAjane pUchyuM ke huM bhagavan! te siddhadatta ane kapIla keNa hatA? ane tenuM kema thayu ? te amane kRpA karI savistara kahe. tyAre amRta samAna vANIe karI muni valI paNa kahevA lAgyA ke he zrAvikAo ! Aja vijayane viSe vizAla nAme eka nagara che, temAM tucha vaibhavazAla mAtRdatta ane vasudatta nAme be vANIyA rahetA hatA, paraspara te mitra hatA, tethI te bane jaNa vyApAra paNa sAthe ja karatA hatA, temAM mAtRdatte te sthUlAdatta grahaNanuM pratyAkhyAna lIdheluM hatuM, ane vasu-tta to adhamI hevAthI kUTatela ane phUTamAnathI dhamadhekAra che karato hato, paraMtu te vasudattane dhananI vRddhi thatI na hatI have te banne jaNa vyApAra mATe svalpamUlyavAluM kariyANuM lAvIne paMDapura nAmaka eka gAma hatuM tyAM gayA. te gAmamAM vasutejA nAme rAjA rAjya kare che. te rAjane dravyane Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaMDAra sAcave evo ke vizvAsapAtra pitAnA gAmamAM bhaMDArI maLato na hato, te mATe bhaMDAra sAcavavAmAM sAcI dAnata vALA keI paNa paradezI manuSyanI parIkSA mATe eka ratnajaDita kuMDaLa, gAmanI bAra rastAmAM nAMkhI dIdhu hatuM. ane te kuMDaLa, bahAra gAmane keNa che, ane koNa nathI leto ? te jovA mATe jhADanI uce keI na dekhe tevI rIte mANaso rAkhyAM hatA, temAM kaI paNa je teja gAmanuM mANasa rastAmAM cAlatAM cAlatAM ratnakuMDala grahaNa kare che, to tene subhaTe jhADanI ucethI bahAra AvI hAkala mArI pAchuM mUkavAnuM kahe che, ane daMDa karAve che tethI te subhaTanA bhayathI tagrAmastha mANase te ratna kuMDalane kaI paNa graDaNa karatA nathI. have tevAmAM mAtRdatta ane vasudatta e banne mitro teja daste nIkaLyA, tyAM rastAmAM paDeluM ratnajaDita ku Dala bane e dIThuM, temAM mAtRdatte dIThuM, paNa manamAM samajo ke, te adatta che, mATe levAya ja nahi. ema samajI emane ema gupacupa cAlyo gayo, ane pachavADe cAlyo Avate vasudatta te rasazAmAM paDelA kuDalane joIne ekadama khuzI thaIne deDa. tyAre mAtRda kahyuM ke bhAI ! e kaMDala nathI paNa viSa che, mATe te tuM laIza nahiM. tyAre tenI dekhatA te teNe te kuMDala paDatuM mUkayuM. ane pAchA tyAthI cAlyA, cAlatA cAlatAM tene baMdha thavA mATe mAtRdatte eka dRSTAta kahevA mATe. ke keI eka nagara viSe deva ane yaza nAmanA be vaizya rahetA hatA, te paNa ApaNI jema mitra hatA, ane vyApAra paNa sarakho ja karatA hatA, temAM deva nAmane zrAvaka hatuM, te devathI viparIta hato. have eka divasa te banne jaNa zauca mATe | gayA, ane tyAthI jyAre pAchA cAlyA, tyAre tene mArgamA paDeluM eka kuMDala najare paDyuM, temAM devazrAddha te kuDala joyuM, te paNa jema na joyu heya, tevI ja rIte raste cAlyo gaye, ane yaza je hatuM, te, te kuDalane levA do, tyAre devazrAddha kahyuM ke bhAI ! te mATe te levAthI adattAdAna thAya ane adattadAnanuM zAstramAM moTuM pApa lakheluM che. tethI tAre te levuM egya nathI te sAbhaLI te vakhate te teNe paNa lajajAthI lIdhu naDi ane pachI tarata te dekhe nahIM tema bIje ADe raste jaI kyA kuDala paDayuM hatuM tyAM pAche A, AvIne teNe te kuMDala laI lIdhuM, paNa vicAra karavA lAge ke dhanya che devazrAddhane ke jeNe A kuDaLane joyuM, paNa nirlobha thaI lIdhuM nahiM? paraMtu phikara nahi, tene paNa huM choDIza nahi, eTale tene paNa huM kuDalane bhAgIya karIza, tethI te paNa mArA pApane bhAgI thaze ? ema vicArIne te kuMDala devathI chAnuM rAkhyuM. pachI banne jaNa bIjA nagaramAM gayA, ane te devathI chAnAmAnA gherI lIdhelA kaMDalanA dravyathI tathA pitAnA dravyathI ghaNuM ja karIyANu banne jaNe maLIne lIdhuM ane pachI pitAne sthAnake AvyA. have pitAnA dravyathI jeTaluM kariyANuM Avavu ghaTe, tethI ghaNuM ja vadhAre AveluM joIne devazrAddha pUchayuM ke he yaza! ApaNuM dravya te thoDuM hatuM ane A kI yANuM kema ghaNuM ja Avyu dekhAya che? tyAre teNe kaMDalanA dravyathI phariyANuM levAnI chAnI Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ka vAta re hatI, te spaSTa rIte kahI dekhADI. sAMbhaLI trAsa pAmI devazrAddhe tenA hirAma karyuM ane dravyanuM jeTaluM kariyANu lIdhuM Datu, te sa tene Apyu' ane potAnA bhAganA draSyanu jeTaluM kariyANu' Avyu hatu, te vamAga karI pete rAkhyuM. tema karavAthI peAtAnA bhAgamAM Avelu ghaNu ja kariyANu jeI yaza manamA atyaMta khuzI thaye ane teNe bhADe ra khelA kariyANuA bharava nA oraDAmA te sa bharyu che pachI teja rAtrine viSe yaze jemA kariyANu hatu, te ghara rAtrie ceAthe phADIne sa` cerI lIdhu ane jyAre savAranA prarDara thayA, tyAre tyA jaI jove te ghara phADI sarva kariyANu cArAI gayelu che? te joIne atyaMta kleza pAmI turata te devazrAddha pAse Avye ane rudana karI kahevA lAgyA ke bhAI ! tamArAthI judo paDI me mAru karIyANuM bhADe rAkhelA eka meTA eraDAmAM bharyuM hatuM, temAthI te rAtrie cAroe AvI sa cerI lIdhuM ? are! have huM te zuM karuM? te sAbhaLI puNyavAn evA devazrAddha khelye ke huM mitra' anyAya karavAthI te mATe anatha ja thAya che. te mATeja sujJajanA koipaNa prakAranA ana karatA nathI tame hajI hAlaja anaC karyAM, tenu phUla tamane pratyakSa humaaeAMja malI AvyuM, tethI hajI paNa huM kahu chu. ke tame adattAdAnanu vrata gruNu kare. te sAbhaLI kheAdha pAmelA yaze te vrata gIkAra karyuM. have khIje divase te gAmamAM dura dezathI vepArI AvyA, tene keTalIka hATanI vastuo vecAtI ApI, tethI yazane khamaNeA lAbha thayA, tyAre teNe adattAdAnanA vratanuM pratyakSa pArakhu joine suzrAvaka paNu svIkAryuM. have mAtRRtu kahe che, ke huM vasudatta ! nyAyApArjita dravyathIja jIvanuM kalyANu thAya che. mATe tAre have, dRSTapariNAmadAyaka ceArII lIdhelA dravyathI virAmaja pAmavu ucita che. evI rIte vasudattane ghaNA upadeza karI te kAmathI nivRtta thavA kahyuM, te paNa te pAcho mAtRtartho chAnAmAnA tyA jaine kuDava laI Avye . have mAtRDhate eka te rastAmAM paDelu kuMDaLa lIdhuM nahi ane khIju levAne icchA karatA vasudattane uddeza ApI aTakAvye. ema banne rIte tenI nIti joI lIdhI. ane vasudatte kuMDaLa lIdhuM, te paNu joyu tethI rAjasubhaTAe AvI vasudatane turata pakaDI lIdhA, ane tenA mAlanAM bharelAM gAmaDA kabaje karyAM, ane pachI mAtRtane pakaDace, tethI te te vicAramAM paDI kahevA lAgyuM ke huM bhAIye ! mAro zu aparAdha che ! te tamA mane pakaDe che ? tyAre sipAie khelyA ke hai mAhA sAtvika 1 tuM jarA paNa manamAM khedya karIza naui, tArA nItinAM AcaraNathI A gAmane rAjA atyaMta saMtuSTa thaIne tane kAMIka alabhya lAbha Apaze? te sAbhaLI mAtRRRta kahe che, ke maherakhAnI karI A mamAM kariyANunAM gADA tame japata kare, paraMtu A vasudattane tathA vasudattanA gAmaDAone cheDI mUkeA. te A manuSyane tame cheDI deze, te hu jANIza ke eja mArI upara ApanA rAjAe mATe upakAra karyAM ? ane huM subhaTo! amAre grAmyajanane rAjAnA darzana karyAMnu zu Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prayajana che? kAraNa ke amo rAjaratamAM te kaMI samajatAja nathI ? te sAMbhaLI subhaTe te kahe che ke he mahAsatva' tamArA kahevAthI , A ame tene choDI mUke. paNa tame te jaladI amArA rAjAnI pAse maherabAnI karI padhAre? ema kahIne mAtRdattane rAjAnI pAse teDI lAvyA ane kuMDaLagrahaNanI je kAMI bInA banI hatI, te sarva rAjAnI pAse kahI batAvI. te sAMbhaLI vismaya pAmele rAjA kahevA lAge ke he bhAI! tame te rastAmAM paDelA kuMDaLane levAmAM jarA paNa mana na karyuM tenuM zuM kAraNa che ke, rastAmAM paDelA padArthane tArA vinA bIjuM na le? arthAt sahu kaI leze. tyAre mAtRdatta be ke mahArAja! me mArA guru pAse evuM vrata lIdhuM che, ke kaI vastune te vastunA svAmInA dIdhA vinA levI nahi. mATe dIdhA vinA kAMI paNa huM grahaNa karatuM nathI. te sAMbhaLI khuzI thayelA rAjAe tenI meTI AjIvikA TharAvIne pitAnA dravyabhaDAra sAcavavAnI cAkarI para rAkhe, tethI te sukhI thaye sarva ThekANe mAnane prApta thaye. kAle karIsusamAM dhithI maraNa pAmI, Ajapurane viSe caMdrAbhA nagarIne viSe uttama vaNikanA kuLamAM paMdara satInAma strIthakI putrapaNe upaje. tenA pitAe tenuM siddhadatta evuM nAma pADyuM. pachI anukrame sarva kalAmAM kuzaLa che. ane vana, upavana, rAjarastA pramukhamAM vividha prakAranI kalAonAM kutUDalene karavA lAgyo. have vasudatta je hene te kukarmathI pitAnI AjIvikA calAvIne thoDA kALamAM maraNa pAmI karmane vicitrapaNAthI brAhmaNanA kulane viSe kapila nAme putra thaIne avataryo. te nirdhana evA brAhmaNa kulamAM avataravAthI tenA pitAe pitAnI paNa hIna kulavAlAnI yAcanA karIne eka kanyA paraNAvI ApI. tenI sAthe viSayasukhabhegavatAM tene ghaNuM chokarAM thayA chekarAM ghaNuM thavAthI tathA nirdhanapaNathI te ghaNe ja duHkhI thavA lAgyuM. have te kapila brAhmaNanAM je mAtA pitA hatA te kaI paNa ThekANethI dhAnyAdi lAvI kapilanuM tathA kapilanA kuTuMbanuM piSaNa karatA hatAM. devegathI te paNa maraNa pAmyA, tyAre te pachI nirAdhAra thavAthI dAridrathI pIDAtA evA te kapilane pitAnI strIe atyaMta dhikkArI kADha. tethI te bahAra dezAvara pratye dravya upArjana karavA mATe nIkaLyo paraMtu pUrvajanmanA kukarmathI bahu ja kaleza pAmavA lAgyo ane pApedayane lIdhe kaI paNa ThekANethI tene kaMI paNa dravya mahuM nahi tethI maDASTathI divasa nirgamana karavA lAgyo. te kapilane eka divase pharatAM pharatAM kApaDIne veSa dhAraNa karanAre ke eka megI maLe, tenI sAthe teNe mitratA karI ane pitAnA sarva duHkhanI vAta paNa kahI ApI te sAMbhaLI kApaDIe kahyuM ke he murkha ! tuM vRthA dravyane prayAsa na kara. ane ema karatA je tuM dhanane ja arthI che, te caMdrabhA nAme purImAM jaladI jA. tyA AzApurI nAmanI devI che, te devImAM jevuM nAma che, tevA ja guNe che, mATe te devInuM ArAdhana kara, jethI te devI tArI AzA pUrNa karaze ? e pR. 13 Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAMbhaLI kapila brAhmaNa caMdrabhA nagarImAM gaye, tyAM nAnathI pavitra thaIne pupAdithI te devInuM arcana karI stuti karI devAna dharI mauna rAkhI, upavAsa karI kuzanuM staraNa nAMkhIne be divasa paryata beThe. trIje divase rAtrine viSe AzApurI devI belI ke he brAhmaNa ! tuM zA mATe tapasvI thaI sudhA vagere duHkha sahana karI mArI pAse beThe che? tyAre kapila bolyo ke he devi ! mAre te dravya joIe chIe, bIju kaI joItu nathI.. mATe dravya Ape? tyAre devI bolI ke zu tu ahiM kaMI tArA bApanI thApaNuM mUkI gayA che, te levA AvyuM che tyAre kapila kahe ke tame devI che mATe sarva jANe ja che. mane zA mATe phegaTa herAna kare che? have te mane daridrapaNAne lIdhe jIvavAne paNa kaMTALo Ave che. A jIvavA karatAM te huM je tamArI pAse tamArA balidAnarupa thaI jAuM to ghaNuM ja sAruM thAya? A prakAranAM vacanathI te kapilanA manano dRDha nizcaya jANIne devI belI ke, A eka zlokanA padanuM lakheluM pustaka huM tane ApuM chuM te grahaNa karaane je tane pAcaso rupiyA Ape, tene A pustaka tu Apaje paraMtu dravya lIdhA vinA keIne ApIza nahiM. ane pAMcathI vadhAre dravyanI paNa prArthanA karIza nahiM. ema kahI pustaka ApIne devI te aMtardhAna thaI gayAM. tadaaMtara te kapila, devInA ApelA te pustakane laIne tyAMthI vecavA mATe cAlyo, te gAmamAM AvI, AkhA gAmamAM pharyo, paNa tene eka paise paNa keIe A nahiM. ema karatAM karatAM anukrame te pUrvajanmanA mitra siddhadara pAse AvyA, ane tene te pustaka dekhAyuM, tyAre siddhadatte pUchayuM ke mahArAja ! A pustakanI zu kismata che? tyAre teNe kahyuM ke pAMcaso rupaiyA ? te vakhata siddhadatte vicAra karyo. huM emAM je te kharo, ke emAM zuM lakheluM che? pachI te kapilanA hAthamAMthI pustaka laIne aMdara jyA je, tyAM te temAthI "prAptacamartha labhate manuSyaH" e, lekanuM eka ja pada nIkaLayuM, te padane artha e hato ke, manuSyane pUrvajanmanA vegathI jeTaluM malavAnuM hoya, teTaluM ja male che, vadhAre kaMI paNa malatuM nathI. e artha manamAM vicArI nizcaya karIne te brAhmaNane harSathI pAcaso rUpiyA ApyA. pachI te kapila dravya prApta thavAthI harSita thaIne pitAnA ghara tarapha cAlyo. jyA rastAmAM cAlyA jAya che, tyAM bhillu luTArAo malyA, ane teNe tene luMTI lIdho ane dravya ApavAnI hA nA kahevAthI khUba mAryo. pachI ullAsa rahita tathA nirAza jevo thaI gaye he te ja pAchA ghera AvyA. have siddhadattane pitA, siddhadattane pratidina, saMdhyAkAle pUchIne ghara kharca rojameLamAM lakhave che, ane meLanI purAMta pite ja gaNe che. je divase siddhadatte pAMcase rupaiyA ApI pustaka lIdhuM. te paiyA copaDAmAM lakhyA na hatA, tethI purAMta gaNatAM te rupayA khUTI paDyA ane meLa maLe nahiM, tyAre siddhadattane pUchyuM ke bhAI! AjanI purAMtamAM pAMca payA kema ghaTe che? tyAre teNe te pAMcaso rupaiyAne ThekANe brAhmaNa pAsethI vecAtu lIdhevuM pustaka batAvyuM ane kahyuM ke pitAjI ! A pustaka Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ me' pAcaso rupeyAnu lIdhu che, paNa tenA rupayA cepaDAmAM lakhyA nathI, mATe purAtamAM ghaTe che? te lakhavAnA teA hatA kharA, paNa Apane pUchIne lakhavAnA hatA, tethI meM lakhyA nathI. AvuM vacana siddhadattanuM sAbhaLatAM ja tene atya ta kApa caDayA. pachI turata siddhadattane khUba mArIne kahyuM ke are duSTaputra ! Ave! nakAmA kheATe ya karI mAru' dravya tuM luMTAvI de che. tethI tu te zu kamAine khAvAnA che? mATe . nIkala mArA gharamAthI ? jeTalA rUpaiyA pustakamA bya te gumAvyA che, teTalA ja kamAI ne lAvyA vinA mArA gharamAM AvIza nahi, te sAMbhaLI siddhadatta dhIre rahI kahyu ke huM pitAjI ! tame! te mane pAMcase ja rUpaiyA kamAine AvavAnuM kahA che, paraMtu huM te pAca hajAra rupaiyA kamAyA sivAya tamArA gharamAM AvanAra nathI? ema kahI te vecAtu lIdhela pustaka laine peAtAnA mApanA gharathI emane ema ekadama nikalI gayA. paraMtu te vakhata rAtri hAvAthI nagaranA daravAjA madha thaI gayA hatA, tethI te daravAjAnI pAse eka jINu devamaMdira hatu, temAM jaI pustakane hAthamA rAkhI svasthapaNAthI sui rahyo, have tevA samayamAM zu khanyu ? te kahe che. eka kanyA te gAmanA rAjAnI, khIjI kanyA sacivanI, trIjI kanyA nagarazeThanI, ane cethI kanyA gAmanA purohitanI e cAra kanyAe tyAM rahe che, tene khAlyAvasthAthI paraspara ghaNA ja snehu che. eka divasa cAre jaNIe ekaThI thaIne gADhasnehathI paraspara kahevA lAgI ke huM enA ! ApaNe janmathI bhegI rahIe chIe ane eka khIjInA paraspara viyeAga saDuna karI zakatI nathI, te have ApaNane yauvanAvasthA prApta thavAnI taiyArI che, te jobanamA daivIrupa vAyu ApaNane judI judI karI mUkaze, te ApaNuthI kema sahana thaze ? tyAre temAthI prathama rAjakanyA je hatI te khelI ke huM priyasakhIe ! jyA sudhI ApaNune ApA pitAe judA judA varanI sAthe varAvI nathI, te pahelA ja ApaNe cAre jaNIe peAtAnI meLeja eka vara zeAdhIne te eka ja vara sAthe paraNIe te kevu... sAruM ke, jethI ApaNane koI divasa juduM ja paDavu paDe nahu ? te rAjakanyAnI vAta anukUla lAgavAthI sa kanyAoe svIkAra karI. have te pachI gheADA divasamAM tyAM koI dezAMtarathI uttama kulavALA, zuddha AcAravALA, ane svarupavAn eveAkeAi eka rAjasevaka AvyA, tene te kanyAee rAjamArga mAM cAlyuM jAte gavAkSamAMthI joye. ane joIne ekadama mANusa meAkalI tene teDAvI lIdheA. pachI rAjakanyAe pracchanna rIte kahyuM ke tu amAruM' cAre jaNIenu' chAnu mAnuM pANigraDaNuM karIza ? te sAbhaLIne rAjasevaka khelyA je e vAta mArAthI khanavAnI nathI. tyAre rAjakanyA kahe che ke jo tu ameAne varavAnu nahiM kabUla kare, te huM tane mArA anucaro pAse jIvatA ja mArI na khAvIza. te sAMbhaLI teNe rAjakanyAnu vacana maravAnA bhayathI te vakhate te svIkArI lIdhu ane kahyu ke jAe huM jarura tamane cAre jaNIone paraNIza ? paNu huM kayA AvuM ane kema karuM ? te kaheA. tyAre paNa rAjakanyA ja khelI ke amArA gAmanA daravAjA pAse eka jI devamadira che, temAM tamAre Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uoo AjanI rAtre AvIne suI rahevuM, ane ame tyAM cAre jaNIo ekeka praharane aMtare AvIzuM. temAM jarApaNa sadeha rAkhaze nahi. ane tame AvyA vinA raheze nahiM? te vAta rAjasevake aMgIkAra karI, tyAMthI rajA laI cAlya, ane pitAne sthAnake Ave. ane pachI vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke e strIo sarva, rAkSasIo jevI ja che, te tenA pAse mAre te zA mATe javuM . vaLI ekane je paraNavuM hoya te te jANe ThIka ja che, paraMtu A te cAra strIone paraNavu ? vaLI cArane je paraNe, te kevI rIte sukhI rahe ! temAM paNa vaLI tenA belavA parathI lAge che, ke te te pizAcI jevI bala karanArI o che ! jyAre ApaNe paraNyA, tyAra pachI to tene cheDAya ja kema ! kAne pakaDelI je vyAdhI balavAnanAM ja prANa le che ! mATe teonI sAthe na paraNavuM te ja sAruM che ane paraNyA pachI te mAre koI upAya ja nahiM. aha juo te kharA mane e rAjaputrIe ke Tha, evI rIte ciMtAthI yukta divasa pasAra karI sAMja paDI tyAre paNa vicAravA lAgyo ke e kSuka strIone paraNIne eka te mArA nirmala evA kulane kalaka lagADavuM, ane bIjuM A gAmane je rAjA tenI sAthe gupta rIte vivAha karI droDa kara | mATe e kAma kulavAna puruSane karavuM to ucita ja nathI ! ema vicArI pradezanA samaye te nagaramAMthI bahAra jaI kaIka ThekANe rahyo. have rAjasutA vagere cAre ekatra thaIne TharAva karyo ke ApaNe anukrame ekeka jIe ekeka praharane AMtare rAtamAM ApaNe sakena karelA devamaMdiramAM javu te TharAva paraspara kabUla karIne prathama praharamAM sarva vaivAhike upakaraNuM laIne rAjakanyA sakhi sahita sAMketika deva madiramAM peThI, ane A dara jaI jyAM jove che tyA te siddhadatta sutela che. tene joIne teNe jANyuM ke ahIM te rAjapuruSa amArI pahelAM ja mArA kahevA pramANe AvIne sUte che tethI te mANasa ghaNo ja hazIyAra lAge che, ane tene paraNavAthI ame ghaNAM sukhI thAzuM ? ema vicAra karI jyAM nikaTa AvI juve, tyAM te pustaka hAthamAM laIne siddhadatane nidrA karate dIThe, tyAre rAjakanyA vicAravA lAgI ke ahIM te rAjapuruSa buddhimAna tathA sAhasika paNa lAge che, paraMtu nidrAvyuM che, kAraNa ke te dhamadhakAra nidrAja karyA kare che. ema vicArI tenI pAse gaI ane kahevA lAgI ke he svAmInAtha! nizcita thaIne kema sUtA che? jaladI uThe. je lagnane avasara jAya che, AvA utsAhanA kAryamAM niMdrA te kema Ave che? ema belatAM bolatAM prema nirbharapaNA tene uThADo ane aMdhAre ne aMdhAre te rAjakanyAe pitAne hAtha tenA dakSiNa hAthamAM melavI Ape ane hAthane viSe kaMkaNa bAMdhI gAMdharva vivADa karI lIdhuM. pachI nathI jA rAjakanyA vigerene saketa jeNe evA siddhadattane sAketika rAjapurUSa jANI rAjakaravA kahevA lAgI ke vallabha Ape Apano besavAne ratha kayA che che? jyAM choDa hoya, tyAM jaI tene ghoDA jeDI ne jaladI taiyAra rAkhaje. kAraNa ke ApaNe Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 sarvane te rathamAM besI savAramAM ekadama palAyana thavu paDaze. mATe tenI taiyArI rAkhe? te sAMbhaLIne siddhAMta beltha ke sarve sAru ja thaze. paraMtu hAla te huM nidrAmAM chuM mATe mane temAM aMtarAya kare nahi. ane suvA samaya Ape ema kahI kapaTanidrAthI pAcho temane tema suI gaye. tevAmAM to rAjakanyA te puruSano zabda sAMbhaLI manamAM zaMkA tathA trAsa pAmI vicAravA lAgI je are ! amoe saketa karI je puruSane A devAlayamAM suvAnuM kahyuM hatuM, te te bhAsatA nathI ane A te bIje kaI navInaja puruSa bhAse che? ema vicAra karI dIvAne tenI sAme karyo ane jyAM jove, tyAM te sArA varNavAlA, sukumAra aMgayukta, kAmadevanA rupane paNa jItI jAya evA rupavAlA, te siddhadattane co, joIne evAmAM tene kAMIka kahevA jAya tevAmAM te tenA mastakanI pAse hAthamAM rAkhelA pustakane joyu, ane tarata temAM lakheluM kekanuM eka pada vAcyuM, te jema ke "prAptavyartha labhate manuSya eTale manuSyane daiva ege jeTaluM malavAnuM che, teTaluM ja male che. te vAMcI rAjakanyAe tarata pitAnI AkhamAMthI A jana kADhI ghAsanI salIthI karI te pustakamAM eka bIjuM pada lakhyuM ke "devapi ta laMghalituM na zakaya eTale prArabdhathI banelA kAryane deva paNa ullaMdhana karavAne samartha thato nathI, te manuSyanI te zIja gati? ema e blekamAM bIjuM navuM pada lakhI, rAjakanyA pitAne ghera cAlI AvI pachI bIjo praDara tho, te te bIjA praharane viSe pUrvokta saMketa pramANe matrInI putrI AvI ane pUrvokta rAja nyAnI rIte tenuM paNa banyuM, te teNe paNa te lekamAM trIjuM pada navuM karI rAjakanyAnI jema pitAnI AkhamAMthI aMjana kADhI salIe karI lakhyuM, ke "tasmAtra zece na ca visma" eTale te devanu ja kareluM thAya che, te mATe huM kaI zoka karatI nathI tathA manamA viramaya paNa pAmatI nathI A pramANe trIjuM pada lakhIne te paNa pitAne ghera AvI. te pachI tRtIya praharane viSe zreNInI putrI AvI, tenuM paNa pUrvokta rIte banyuM ane teNe paNa teja lekanuM eka navIna caturtha pada banAvIne lakhyuM je "yadakSmadIya nahi tatparelA eTale ApaNuM che, te kaI divasa bIjAnuM thaIja zakatuM nathI ema lakhIne te paNa pitAne ghera cAlI gaI. pachI caturtha prahare purahitanI putrI AvI, tenuM paNa traNa kanyAnI jema banyuM, tyAre teNe te eka navIna lekaja banAvyuM, te jema ke vyavasAyaM dadhatya , phalamanyana bhajyate | paryApta vyavasAyena, pramANuvidhiva na artha-vyavasAya kaIka kare che, ane tenuM phaLa kaI bIja bheLave che, pUrNa thavasAya karyA chatAM paNa je amane phala malyuM, temAM amAruM karma ja kAraNa che, bIju keI nathI pachI prabhAnanA samayane viSe te cAre kanyAonI sakhIoe vicAryuM che A kanyAonA lagnanI vAta temanI mAtAone ApaNe kahIye? ane te tenA pitAone kaheze. je ApaNe nahi kahIzu to temanAM mAtA pitA ApaNane aparAdhI gaNaze, ke tame jANatI hatI te chatAM amane kahyuM kema nahi? ema vicArI cAre Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 kanyAnI sakhIoe tenI pratyeka mAtAone rAtrimAM banelA lagnanI sava hakIkta kahI saMbhaLAvI ane te vAta pAchI kanyAonI mAtAoe pitAnA svAmIne kahI dIdhI, te sAbhaLI khuzI thaI rAjAe pradhAnane teDAvyA ane kahyuM ke he buddhimAna maMtrIo ! ApaNA gAmanA daravAjA pAse jIrNa thayeluM eka devama dira che, temAM puNyazAlI e amAro jAmAtA sutele che, tene moTA ADaMbarathI tathA dhAmadhumathI teDI lAvo evuM vacana sAMbhaLI te matrIo tyAM jaIne prathama te sUryanA ghoSe karI siddhadattane jagADe pachI praDha evA gajarAjanI upara besADI ane baMdI lonA vRdathI jenI stuti karI che evA te siddhadattane rAjAnA madiramAM a, tyA leke tene joIne kahevA lAgyA ke ahA ! A te A gAmanA rahevAsI puraMdara zeThane putra siddhadata che? te sAMbhaLI rAjA atyaMta harSAyamAna tho. have te siddhadatane pitA puraMdara je hato. teNe mArIne pitAne gherathI te siddhadatane kADhI mUka hato, paraMtu pite pitA che tethI manamAM dayA ANuM tene mAravAne pazcAtApa karI gAmanA daravAjA baMdha thAya che, tethI te gAmamAja haze? ema jANuM te gAmanIja galI galI zarata hatuM, ane zedhatAM savAra thaI paDI paraMtu tene te ma nahi, tyAre te nirAza thaI ghera AvI jyAM nirAza beThe tyA te te siddhadatanI sarva lagna vagerenI hakIktane tathA siddhAMta paraNavA mATe hastIpara besIne rAjamaMdiramAM AvyuM te sarvane gAmanA mANasanA mukhathI sAbhaLI puraMdara zreNI harSita thaI ekadama tyAM AvyuM ane joIne atya ta khuzI thayo. pachI te kanyAnA mAtA pitA vagerene khabara paDI ke amArI dIkarIoe paNa teja puruSane varyo che. tema jANuM te paNa sahu tyA AvyA. pachI te cAre kanyAnA mAtA pitA, kAmasamAna svarupavAna evA pitAnI kanyAnA vara siddhadatane joI anya ta khuzI thayAM, ane kanyAo paNa khuzI thaI vicAravA lAgI ke aho ! prathamanA sAketika rAjapuruSa karatA te A vara ApaNane hajAragaNe sAre ma? pachI te matimAna evA rAjA, tathA maMtrI pramukhe moTI dhAma dhumathI pitAnI kanyAonA vivAha karyA temAM rAjAe pANigraNane samaye kanyA dAnamAM paMcAzI gAma AkhyA, tema saciva, zreSThI ane purohita, teNe paNa pita pitAnI kanyAnA pANigaNa samaye zaktianusAre harSathI AbharaNa tathA dhana vagere ApyA. siddhadatta, rAjAe ApelA uttama dhavalathuDamAM navoDhA evI cAra strIonI sAthe svargamAM jema deva kAla nirgamana kare, tema kaMla nirgamana karavA lAgyo. ema karatA eka divasa te nagaranA udyAnamAM guNazekharasUri nAme muni ghaNuM ziSya sahita samosaryA te sAbhaLI rAjA pramukha vADhavA mATe gayA, tyA siddhadatta paNa cAre strIothI sahita gurune vAravA mATe AvyuM. guru paNa sahune yathA5 svasthAna para beThA jeI karuNarasa yukta dezanA devA lAgyA. saMsAra tAraka dezamAM sAbhaLI siddhidatte pUchayuM ke mahArAja ! huM pUrvajanma keNa hatA? tyAre gurue tene sarva pUrva janma kahyo te sUrinA mukhathakI sAbhaLI sa sArathakI virakta Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103 thaI teja guru pAse dIkSA laI, ghaNu kAla paryata manahara cAritra pALI, svargamAM gaye ane anukrame sukRta karI mekSane paNa pAmaze. mATe te dharmakaraNI karanArI zrAvikAo A daSTAMtathI adattAdAnanA guNa ane doSa tamArA cittane viSe tame jANI le. e prakAranAM sAdhunAM vacana sAMbhaLIne te pUrNaca drakumAra ! bodha pAmelI evI mArI strIoe kahyuM ke he prabhe ! AjathI cerIthI keInuM dravya amAre thAvajanma levuM nahiM. vaLI levuM nahiM eTaluM ja nahiM, paraMtu amArA gharamAM paDeluM dravya paNa amArA patinI AjJA vinA chetarIne levuM nahiM. he gure ! ApanI sAkSIthI uttama evuM e trIja vrata paNa amoe aMgIkAra karyuM. te sAbhaLI atyaMta khuzI thaIne meM ciMtavyuM je A te ghaNuM sAruM thayuM, have A strIo mane vaMcIne kaI divasa dhanatuM haraNa te karaze ja nahiM, te paNa A sAdhuo ja mArI upara upakAra karyo, mATe tenA aMgamAM lAkaDInA traNa prakAra karavAne je vicAra karyo hato, te baMdha rAkhI have huM tene be ja prakAra karIza? ema jyAM vicAra karuM chuM, tyAM te pharI munie dezanA devA mAMDI ke, he bhadrIstrIo sarva vratamAM ziromaNi parama uttamottama, kalyANakAraka, maMgalakAri, zreyakara evuM zIlavata paNa che, te kulavatI strIne vivAhathI AraMbhIne A vrata kaheluM che. te jema ke - kulavatI strIne manathI paNa parapuruSane abhilASa kaI paNa vakhata karo nahiM. tathA saraga daSTithI kaI puruSanI sAmuM jovuM nahiM. ane evA zuddhavatane pAlanArI satIstrIne manuSya te zuM ? paNa vairI, jala, viSa, vyAdhi, sarpa, tAla, agni, tenI paNa vipatti, keI divasa AvatI nathI. ane te strI sarvatra mAnanIya tathA tIvra tejasvI thAya che, tenI kIrti jagatamAM prasare che. te satInuM caMdraparyaMta zubha yaza prakAzamAna thAya che, te satI strIne saubhAgya, sukha, saMpatti, putraprApti, cittanivRtti vagere sukha prApta thAya che ane paralokamAM paNa svarga apa varganI prApti thAya che. he zrAvikAo ! je zIlabhraSTa prANI che, te prANI, nAsika, hAtha, paga, tenI IdrionuM chedana dana vadha, ba dhana, kSaya, prApta thAya che. ane je kuzIlA strI che, te te parabhavane viSe kurupapaNunA, vaMdhyatvanA, bhagaMdararogathI dukhitapaNAnA, 2DA kuraMDA tathA vadhyapaNAnA janmane pAme che te zIvano maDimA ? ke eka zIlasuMdarI je hatI te zIlathI sAmrAjyapaNAne pAmI, ane tenI para meha pAmelA durvalita evA koI cAra puruSe hatA, te duzIlapaNAthI moTA du khamAM AvI paDyA. te sAMbhaLI te strIe munine pUchayuM ke he bhagavan! te zIvasuMdarI te keNa hatI, ane tene zIlatathI kevI rIte sAmrAjya sukha malyu ? tathA te cAra durlavita puruSe paNa keNa hatA? ane tene kevI rIte du kha prApta thayuM ? te kRpA karI savistAra kaho. tyAre suni kahe che, ke he zrAvikAo ! te vRttAta kahuM te sAMbhaLo. Aja vijayane viSe vijayavana nAme nagara hatuM, temAM koI vasupAla nAme zreSThI rahe ho, tenI sumAlA nAme strI hatI, tene eka suMdara kAvAlI tathA jinAgamamAM Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 604 pravINa evI suMdarI nAme kanyA hatI, te sarva kakSAmAM kuzala tathA dharmakAryamAM agresara hatI. have te kanyA anukrame yauvana vayane pAmI, tethI zrAvakanA sarva guNothI paripUrNa evA subhadra nAme zrAvakanI sAthe paraNAvI. tethI je madhyastha leke hatA, te te te vivAhane vakhANavA lAgyA, ane te kanyAnA je atha hatA, te zeka karavA lAgyA. A eja avasarane viSe teja nagaramAM brAhmaNanA koI be putra ane be kaI vANiyAnA putre rahetA hatA. te cAre jaNa samAnacitta, samAna vaya ane samAnaguNavAlA mitra hatA. teo te zilasu darInA guNa tathA rupa sAMbhaLI tene sa gama karavAmAM atyaMta usuka thayA, tethI te cAre jaNA adbhuta evA zrI gAra paheryA ane jyAM te zIlasuMdarI gavAkSamAM nitya bese che, tenI nIce rAjarastAmAM tene eDa karavAne mATe aneka kuceSTAo karavA lAgyA. te cAre jaNanI ceSTA joIne zIlasuMdarIe manamAM vicAryuM je dhikkAra che, dhikkAra che, AvA ajJa jananA vilAsane ! ane dhikAra che, AvI asAra saMsAranI vAsanAne ! ane dhikkAra che. AvI kAmaceSTAone ! ke je kAmaceSTAthI jIva sanmArgathI bhUle che ane . vaLI nIca AcArane aMgIkAra kare paDe che. ema vicArI zIvasuMdarIe te cAre durlavita puruSane AkhanA kaTAkSa mAtrathI paNa AzvAsana karyA nahiM. pachI te puruSee ghaNu dravyane vyaya karI koI eka parivArikAne melApa karyo, ane te paritrAjikAne pitAnI abhilaSita - vAtanI sUcanA karI. eTale tene kahyuM ke tamAre evuM kArya karavuM ke te jethI zIlasuMdarI amane suratasukha Ape ? pachI duSTa evI te parivAjika tenA kahevA pramANe zIlasuMdarIne samajAvA mATe tyA gaI tyAM te te paritrAjikAnI mukhamudrAthI tathA tenA gamanathI ja suzIlAe manamAM jANyuM ke A parivrAjikAne veSa laI jagatamAM suzIla janone phasAvanArI kuTinI che ane te cAra durvalita puruSanI mokalelI che. ema jANe pitAne ghera AvelI paritrAjikAne zIlasuMdarIe namana mAtra paNa karyuM nahiM, stuti paNa karI nahiM. te paNa te tenI sanmukha AvIne pitAnuM kArya sAdhavA mATe mAna vinAnI thaIne beThI ane kahevA lAgI ke he vatsa ! dayAdharma to sarve jIvane saMmata ja che, temAM paNa zrAvakane te te sarva jIvanI para dayA rAkhavAthI vizeSapaNe sammata che? mATe te du khIAonA prANanuM tuM rakSaNa kara, te sAMbhaLI zIlasuMdarI bolI ke he sakhi ! A tuM je bele che, te karavAnuM mahApApa che, ane te kulIna strIne te sarvathA karavA gya ja nathI. mATe te vAta karatAM tane lAja nathI AvatI? vaLI he sakhi ! jeNe vrata aMgIkAra karyA che, evI tuM sakhI parivArikAne te evuM pApa vacane besavAnuM paNa mahApApa che A prakAranA nyAyayukta vacana sAMbhaLIne parivAjikAe manamAM dhAryuM je A strI te nice sAcI ja satI che? pachI tyAMthI gupazUpa uThIne pitAnA sthAnaka pratye AvI ane te cAra puru pAse jaI kahevA lAgI ke he puche ! jo tame sukhe jIvavAnI IcchA karatA ho, te te strInA - ' saMgama rupa durAgraDane cheDI dyo. kAraNa ke tamArA kArya mATe meM tyAM jaIne kapaTathI ghaNAM Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105 vAkya kahyAM, paNa te duSTAe pitAne durAgraha jarA paNa choDe nahiM. ane sAme mane upadeza devA lAgI? evAM vacana tenA sAMbhaLI je kAI TharAveluM dravya hatuM, te paritrAjikAne ApIne visarjana karI. pAchA vaLI te cAre jaNa vicAra karavA lAgyA ke have te ApaNe, te rAMDane kaI vAte choDavI ja nahi, mATe kaI maMtrasiddhane malIne maMtravidyAthI tene teDAvI tenI sAthe ratisukha levuM ? ema vicArI keI eka maMtrasiddha puruSane malyA ane te maMtrasiddhane pitAnuM sarva manISita kahI batAvyuM, tyAre te maMtrasiddha cAre jaNane temanuM dhAreluM kAma pAra pADavA mATe kAlI caudazane divase rAtrine viSe eka nirjana vanamAM AvavAnuM kahyuM ane te tyAM AvyuM. pachI maMtrasiddha puruSa, bhUmine pavitra karI tene viSe maMDaLa lakhI tenuM pUjana karI, te maMDaLanI vacce besI vidhipUrvaka devIne maMtra ArAdhavA lAgyo. e maMtranI ArAdhanAthI maMtradevIne prasanna karI. tyAM te prasanna thayelI te devI sanmukha AvI ubhI rahI, tyAre te devIne siddhapuruSe kahyuM ke he devi ! zIlasu darI nAme eka atisvarupavAna strI che, tene tame jaIne jaladI lAve. te sAMbhaLI aciMtya mahimAvAlA maMtranA prabhAvathI vazIbhUta thayelI devI, AkAzamArge gaI tyA ekalI brahmacAriNI pauSadhayukta te zIva suMdarI gharamAM sUtI hatI, tyAM AvI tene ekadama tyAMthI upADIne AkAzamAM siddhapuruSa pAse ANI mUkI have tyAM tene ANuM to kharI, paNa zIlasuMdarInA tejane sahana na karI zakavAthI devI kahevA lAgI ke are pApI ! te AvA niMdha karmamAM mane kayAM nAkhI? jA huM tAruM dhAreluM kAma karIza nahIM. ema kahIne krodhAyamAna thaI maMtrAdhiSThAyikA devI pitAne sthAnake gaI pachI siddhapuruSe tarata te cAre jaNane lAvyA ane kahyuM ke are durvejita puru ! tame ahIM Ave, ane je strI tamArA manamaMdiramAM nivAsa karI beThelI hatI te A pratyakSa AvI che, te eja che ke bIjI? te sAbhaLI sarva tyAM AvyA, ane tene joI ke turata atyaMtAtya ta prasanna thaI kahevA lAgyA ke hA !!! amArA manane haraNa karI hastagata thatI na hatI te Aja che ? pachI mAtrasiddhapuruSe kahyuM ke have tamane jema ruce tema karo. te sAMbhaLI cAre jaNe saketa karyo ke je prathama deDI, te strIne sparza kare, te puruSa tenI sAthe prathama ratisukha bhogave ema saMketa karI udyama yukta thaine sarve dayA ane jyA te zIlasuMdarInI najIka Ave che, tevAmAM to te cAre jaNane ekadama devIe kASThanI jema vicetana karI mUkyA, ke jethI te cAlI, hAlI ane belI paNa na zake? jema citrAmaNamAM AlekhI lIdhA hoya, tevA thaI gayA tene joIne siddhapuruSa te thara thara kaMpAyamAna thayo ke zIlasuMdarInA caraNane viSe paDe, ane praNAma karI kahevA lAgyo ke he bhagavati ! he paramagini ! tamAruM A prakAranuM acitya mADAbhya e pUrve jANyuM na hatuM, tethI A me duSTa vyavasAya karyo? have page lAgI kahuM chuM ke eka mAre karele A aparAdha kSamA karajo ane Ajadivasa pachI kaI divasa huM AvuM kAma karIza nahi tamArA caraNamAM paDelA dIna kaMgAla evA pR. 14 Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 mane abhaya dAna Ape. ema pagamAM paDI kAlAvAlA kare che, tevAmAM te prabhAta thaI gayuM. to paNa zIvasa darIe te siddhapuruSane kAMI paNa pratyuttara Apyo nahi ane te sarva vAta AkhA nagaramAM prasarI te sAMbhaLI te gAmane zura rAjA, tathA bIjA mANase vismaya pAmI te kautuka jevAne tyAM AvyA, ane tyAM AvyA ane tyAM AvI jyA jove, tyAM te cAre jaNane jaDIbhUta thayelA dIThA. rAjAe te sarvane joI pradhAna pAse pUchADyuM, ke tame pUche ke e cAre jaNa keNa che? A sarva vRttAMta kevA kAraNathI banyuM che? tyAre maMtrIe pUchyuM ke he durAcArio ! A tamane zuM thaI gayuM che, te belatA paNa nathI? te devIe jaDIbuta karelA hovAthI kAMi belIja zakyA nahi tyAre tyAM beThelI zIlasuMdarIne pUchayuM ke he bena ! A puruSe, Ama kema thaI gayA che? ane tame koNa che? tyAre te zIlasuMdarI lajajA pAmI nIcuM mukha karI kahe che, ke huM koI paNa jANatI nathI? tevAmAM te te siddhapuruSa bolyA ke mAre gune je Apa mApha kare, te huM kahuM te sAbhaLI rAjAe kahyuM ke jA tAre game te gune haze, te paNa ame mApha karIzuM, tyAre banelI sarva vAta yathAsthita teNe kahI, ke tarata devIe tene choDI mUkyA. chUTA thayelA evA te cAra jaNAe paNa tevI ja rIte sarva vAta kahI te sAMbhaLI atyaMta pAyamAna thayelA rAjAe kahyuM ke tamAre mArA gAmamAM rahevuM nahIM ane keI ThekANe jaIne paNa AvuM kAma karavuM nahi. ema tene kahI sIpAIone svAdhIna karI dIdhA, ane valI paNa kahyuM ke he pApiSTa ! A mArA gAmamAM huM rAkhuM tame mArI paNa strIonuM haraNa karo ke? pachI te sarvane dhArA pramANe daMDa laI tiraskArI pitAnA dezathakI bahAra kaDhAvI mUkyA pachI purajananI sAthe zura rAjA te zIlasuMdarIne page lAgyo. zIlasuMdarIne pitA vasUpAla zreNI paNa tyAM AvyA, tyAre zIlasuMdarIe tenA pitAne namaskAra kare che, jenI putrI te zreNInI prazaMsA karIne kahyuM. ke he zreSThit ! tamene dhanya che ke Apane dhanya che, je ApanA rAjyachAyAnI avanInAM AvI satIo vase che? pachI prasanna thayelA zurarAjAe te zIlasuMdarInA pitAne tathA tene , patine potAnA rAjaverAmAMthI mukta karyo, te zIvasuMdarIne sarva zRMgAra, tathA meTA mUlyavALA vastro ApyAM, pachI meTA ADa barathI tene gAmamAM praveza karAvyuM ane te divasathI A pRthvIne viSe te zIlasuMdarI nAme prasiddhapaNAne pAmI zIle karI ujajavala evI te zIla darI zIlamADAthI rga pratye gaI ane anukrame mekSane paNa pAmaze. jenuM divya rAjAe lUMTI lIdhuM che evA te durlalita puruSe ghaNe divasa paryata ba dIkhAnuM bhegavI maraNa pAmI prathama narakamAM jaze pachI paNa ghaNA kAla paryaMta durgatimA bhA ja karaze. mATe he zrAvikAo ! A prakAre zIlanA ane azIvanA guNa tamene me kahyA. AvI rIte muninA mukhathI upadeza sAMbhaLyo. sarva strIoe turata parapuruSanA saga karavAne niyama ghaDaNa karyo. have muni kahe che, ke he pUrNacadrakumAra ! te I me mArA manamAM ciMtavyuM je A te ThIka thayuM, kAraNa ke have A strIo para puruSanuM gamana kaI divasa Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 kaze ja nahIM ? ema jAvuM mArA manamAM A strIo vyabhIcAra karaze ! tevo ciMtAgni je have te upazAta thaI gaye ane tethI mArA manamAM parama nivRtta thaI gaI. tyAre e citavyuM je munie te mAre ghaNe upakAra karyo, je mArI strIone vyabhicAra karmanuM paNa vata grahaNa karAvyu have e meM dhAryuM ke prathama je meM temane be prahAra lAkaDInA karavA dhAryA che, te baMdha rAkhI have huM eka ja prahAra karIza ! ema jyAM huM vicAra karuM chuM, tyAM te pAchA nirmala manavAlA muni belavA lAgyA ke, he nirmala zIlavatI zrAvikAo ! mArA vacanathI tame pariyaDanA parimANanuM paNa vata grahaNa karaze. kAraNa ke te vrata karanArA prANIne dukhanuM paNa parimANa thAya che. te jema ke jene eka strI hoya, tene 95 ciMtA hoya che, tethI jema vadhAre vadhAre hoya, tema ciMtA paNa vadhAre vadhAre ja thatI jAya che, temaja vaLI hAthI, turaga, dravya, ratha, gRDa, hATa, zavyA, azanAdikane paNa vadhAre vadhAre rAkhavAthI vadhAre vadhAre ciMtA thAya che, te jema ke eka rAkhavAthI eka guNa ane be rAkhavAthI diguNa, ema anukame jeTalIguNa vastu teTalI guNI ciMtA thAya che. jema jema paricane vistAra rAkhe, tema tema meTu du kha hoya. paraMtu sukha na heya. je parigrahanI AzA hoya te jIva hiMsAno prasaMga svataHja Ave, ane jayAre jIva hiMsA thAya, tyAre te sahasAvi dukhanI prApti thAya che, mATe buddhimAna manuSya, parigraha to svalpa ja rAkhe. mATe pApabharathI bhaya pAmatA je prANIo heya teNe parigraha parimANa vratane dhAraNa karavuM. ane te strIo ! je parigraha parimANa karanArA prANI che, te guNAkaranI peThe sukhI thAya che, ane je te vratane tyAga kare che, te guNadharanI jema duHkhI thAya che. te sAbhaLI, he kumAra ! mArI strIoe pUchayuM ke mahArAja ! e guNAkAra karyuM hatuM, ane te kevI rIte parigraha parimANa vrata pALI sukhI thaye? tathA e guNadhara vaNika paNa kaNa hatuM, je te vatano tyAga karI dukhI thaye? e sarva kRpA karI savistara kahe. te sAMbhaLI muni kahevA lAgyA ke he dharma rasAsvAda karanArI strIo! tamo sAvadhAna thaIne sAMbhaLo. Aja vijayane viSe jayasthA nAme nagara hatuM temAM viTu ane suviSTra nAmanA be vaizya hatA, te baMne bhAIo hatA, temAM je vikhyuM hatuM, te dravya saMcaya karavAmAja tatpara hatuM, tethI te vyavahAramAM keInuM devuM levuM, keIne upakAra, mitravarga mATe dravya kharacIne koI mAna, sajajana para anukaMpA, dukhIyA jIvane upakAra, dhArmikene kaI divasa bhajana, pite sAru anAja, A galega, te kAI paNa kare nahi valI yAcaka lokone te gharamAM paNa pesavA de nahi ane dhana meLavavAne mATe ahorAtra te kaleza karyA kare. tenA mAgavAvAlA tene ghera ugharANI karavA nitya Ave, paNa jyAre tenuM leNuM na maLe, tyAre te loke tenI atyaMta gahanA kare. vaLI tenA sagAvahAlAM AvI tenI apakIrti joIne zeka kare che ane dhanADhaya ane tene dhikkAra kare che, DAhyA, - . . Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 puruSo tene joine hasIne kahe che ke are! A kevA kannurI mANasa che, ke te te jaise peAtAne sarva samaya, mar3A dukhamAMja gujAre che? } have khInne tenA bhAi suviSNu nAme je che, te mahAsatASI, satpAtrane dAna devAmAM rucivAlA, sadAcArI, priyavANI khelanArA, trivekavAna sajjananA saMga karanArA che. ane pratidivasa athInA paNu maneArathane pUre che. eka divasa te suviSNune ghera keAI eka mahAtmA sAdhu AvyA, tene teNe miSTAnne karI paDilAbhya, tethI teNe bhegADhaya evu manuSyAyu mAMdhyuM have te sAdhune suviSNue miSTAnna paDilALyu te joIne tyAM beThele tene bhAI je viSNu hateA, te hIne kahevA lAgyuM ke are! AvA sAdhu thaIne je phare che, te to vyavasAya karavAmA ati Alasuja hoya che tethI te keAinu kAma kAja kaI karatAja nathI, tema majurI paNu karatA nahi, ane hurAmanu' khAvAmAMja tatpara rahe che. AvA sAdhunA vezarupa daMbha karIne pArakA gharamAMthI je dhutI jAya che tevA "sI janAne te Ape zu thAya ? paNa jagatamAM bhAlAjanA teA kAI samajatA nathI. A pramANe arpanna ane ajJAnI evA viSNue teja vakhate AvAM kaTu vAkaya kahIne nikAcita nIcagetra A tarAya karyuM khAMdhyuM. have eka divasa te viSNune dhana mATe khANa khedanArA leAbhI mANasA maLyA, teNe tene lebhIyA jANIne chAnAmAnA ekAMtamAM laI jaIne kahyuM ke huM viSNu ahiM eka pata che, tenI nIce ghaNuM dhana che, paraMtu amArI pAse tenI kAMi paNa pUjA vagere karavAnI sAmagrI nathI, tethI tamane sAmagrIvA tathA DAhyA jANIne amaiA tamArI pAse AvyA chIe te sAMbhaLI viSNu atyaMta khuzI thaI khaDa khaDa hasIne kahevA lAgyuM| je are! emA te zuM che? huM tamAne sarve dhanasa pAdana karI Apu ? te dhana kADhavAne mATe sa pUjA sAmagrI mArI pAse taiyAraja che te sAbhaLI te leAkeA kahevA lAgyA, ke jo te dravya tame kADhI Ape, te tamAne ame te dravyanA ardhAM bhAga ApazuM? paNa jue A guhya vAta che mATe keAIne kaheze nahi, ema nizcaya karI uttama tithi, lagna nei pUjAtika sAmagrI taiyAra karI peAtAnA kuTu ane chAnI rIte sa vAta kahI viSNu te leAkeAnI sAthe rAtrimAM jainI nIce dhana che te paryaMta pAse ALye, tyAM parvata nIce khAkharAnuM eka jhADa hatuM, tenI zAkhA heThaLa paga mUkatAM te leAkeAnA paga ubhe utarI gayA, tane joine viSNue kahyu ke he bhAIo ! zAsanuM evuM vAkaya che, ke " kula bilvapalAzaye " eTale khIlInA tathA palAzanA jhADanI nIce nizcayathI dhana hAya che. mATe tameAne dravya maLyu ke naDhuiM? tyAre te khelyA ke hA dhana malyu hAya, ema lAge che kharuM, paNa uparanuM DhAMkaNu ghaNuM kaThina che? te sAMbhaLI viSNu khelyuM ke tyAM tame jaldI kheAdavA mADe, kAraNa ke dravya te tyAja che. pachI kheAdI joyu te! tyAMthI prathama rakta ratne nIkaLyA, tyAre viSNune kahyu ke ahIthI ratnA nikaLyAM, pachI tenI viSNue vi pRddha karI pachI temAMthI dhana saM chApuAra kADhI lAvI viSNunI sAMnidhyamAM cr Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 mUkyuM. pachI sarve jaNAe viSNune kahevA lAgyA ke tame jaladI gAmamAM jAo ane A sarva dhana laI javA mATe eka gADI laI Ave. te sAMbhaLI khuzI thaIne viSNu kahe che, ke ThIka tame bese. A ghaDIeja huM gADI laIne AvuM chuM. tame ahIthI kAThuiM paNa jAze nahi. ema kahIne jovAmAM te pitAne ghera Avyo, tevAmAM te khADo khodanArA puruSe paraspara vicAra karavA lAgyA ke te viSNu hajI jyAM game che. tyAMja ApaNe ahIMthI palAyana thaIe? ema vicArI te sarva dravya laIne tyAMthI sahu bhAgI gayA. have viSNu paNa ekadama gADI laIne te parvata nIce AvyA ane AvIne jyA juve che tyAM te dravya paNa na male, ane tenA khodanArA paNa na male? tethI tene ekadama mUccha khAIne te bhUmipara paDe nirAza thaI savAre pitAne ghera AvyuM have te virAtrie gaye ane pAcho savAre Avyo, te joIne paDozamAM rahelA keI cADiyA mANase jANyuM je Aja rAtre te kayAM gaye haze ? jarUra tenI tapAsa karAve. kAraNa ke te anarthakArI che? ane tapAsa karatAM paNa mAlama paDyuM che te dhana meLavavA mATe eka parvata nIce gayo hato, pachI teNe tyAM jaIne jyAM joyuM tyAM te khele khADe che. pachI te cADIce pite joyelI sarva vigata tyAMnA rAjAne kahI. tyAre rAjAe turata belAvIne tene pUchayuM ke he viSNu e parvatanI nIce te khADe kema khedyo ? tyAre bhaya pAmIne jevI vAta banI hatI tevI sarva kahI dekhADI. pachI rAjAe nyAyakartAone pUchayuM ke Ane zu zikSA karavI? tyAre nyAya kattAnA kahevA pramANe tenAM gharabAra, dhana, sarva luMTI lIdhAM ane tene nagarathI bahAra kADhI mUkyA pachI ekadama dravyane nAza thavAthI tene unmAda rega thayo, tethI maDA dukhI thaye have te viSNu kAle karI maraNa pAmIne pitA nAja ghara AgaLa zvAna thaIne avataryo, ane te ghara pharatA pherA khAya, paNa kaI khAvA Ape nahi. ne saha koI tene mAryA ja kare pachI te mArathI maraNa pAmI pAche paNa pitAnA ja gharamAM miMdo thaI avataryo, ane te gharanA rasoDAmAja pratidina pharavA lAgyo. tyAM paNa tene raIe mAryo, tethI maraNa pAmI ne pAcho daridrI cADAla thaye, tyAM paNa ha sAdika pApakarma kagane maraNa pAmI prathama narakane viSe nArakI thaye tyAM paNa paramAdhAmI devatAnI karelI vedanAne ane teo kSetranI vedanAne sahana karavA lAgyuM. have tene bhAI muviTu je hate. te nyAyathI meLavelA vittathI dharma, artha ane kAma. e traNe vargane sAdhate thake maraNa pAmI uttarakurune viSe jugalI thaIne avataryo, tyA, je bhega daza kalpavRkSathI bhega sAmagrI meLave che, tevI rItanA bhega bhegavatA thake traNa pApamanu Ayu bhogavI tyAMthI prathama svargane viSe mAdhatimAna deva thaye tyAM devAnA sAthe bhega bhegavane tathA nRtyagIta, tene viSe niraMtara Asakta thaye ghake te devatAnA lekanevize eka palyopamanuM Ayu bhegavI, tyAMthI cavIne Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 Aja vijayane viSe jAsyala nAme nagarane viSe padyadeva zeThanI jayA nAmanI jAya thakI guNAkAranAme putra thaye. ane sukhamAM vRddhi pAme. pachI anukrame tene yauvana vaya praNa thaI have narakamAMthI nikaLe te viSNune jIra, dhanaMjaya nAme puruSa ane jayA nAmanI strI te thakI upanna thaze, tenuM nAma guNadhara evuM pADayuM. te paNa anukrame yauvana vayane prApta thayo. pUrva bhavane cegathI tene paraspara maitrI thaI pachI te bane mitra navina dravya upArjana karavAnI AsaktimA keIka vanane viSe gayA, tyAM zrI dharmadevanAmA muni samavasaryA hatA, te te munine joIne namaskAra karIne tene guNAkara pUchavA lAge ke he munirAja ! amane bane jaNane niSphaLa na thAya, e kaIka dravya upArjana karavAne upAya kRpA karI Apa batAve? tyAre munie kahyuM ke je tamane banne dhananI ja IcchA , te ni.zaMkarIte jainadharmanuM ArAdhana kare tenAthI tene janma janmane rasa pattine nAza thatuM nathI, ane je pApa karanArA prANa hoya che, tene kaI paNa ThekANe saMpatti prApta thavAno saMbhava ja nathI. dhana mATe keTalAka leke rehaNAcala parvatanI bhUmine khede che, vaLI bIjA keTalAka manuSya pravAsa jaI dhAtuone dhame che, keTalAka, leke samudrane utarIne paradeza jAya che, keTalAka te devatAne mAtra ArAdhanA kare che. te paNa je te pApI hoya che, to tene keI sthalathI kuTelI eka keDI paNa maLatI nathI. mATe lebharUpa samudramAM bele prANa rAjA dhirAja kadAcit hoya, te paNa te duHkhI ja jANavo. ane saMtoSI je che, te dhanavAnanA mastaka para paga daIne sukhe karI sUI rahe che je lebhI jIva je che, te kadAcit kaTipati hoya te paNa te darIdrI ja jANa, kema ke tenAthI dAna ane bhega e be thaI zakatAM nathI ane saMteSarUpa amRtarasane pInAre prANa nirdhana ane tuccha hoya che, te paNa keTivaja samAna che. ane dravyavAna thaIne abhimAnathI keI sAmuM na jotAM kevala ucuM ja joyA kare che, te darIdrI thAya che, ane nIcI daSTi vinayavAna thaIne nirabhimAnapaNAthI sahu sAmuM jove che, te garIba che, te paNa te Izvara thAya che mATe he bhadrI jane! sarvathA parica tyAga karavAne je zaktimAna na thavAya, paNa vizeSe karI tamAre IcchA pramANe parimANa parigreDa rAkhavAnI to jarUra che. je pitAnI IcchAne zekI na zake lebhI vyAkula takaraNayukta thakI. dravyavAnane ghera zvAnanI jema doDayA ja kare che ane ghaNu kalezane ane chevaTe maraNane pAme che A prakArane muninA mukhathI upadeza sAbhaLIne guNAkara je hatuM teNe te samyakatvapratipatti purasara svecchA pramANe parigraDa parimANa vrata, harSe karI agIkAra karyuM ane te zraddhA rahita eve tene mitra je gurudhara hatuM teNe trata vagere sarvoTuM mAnI paricaDa parimANa pramukha kAMI paNa svIkAryuM ja nahI ne vaLI vicAravA lAgyuM ke, je mANa pitAnI icchAne kaI paNa kAryamAM rokI rAkhe che ane nivRtti paratve kare che, tene daiva, Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111 kAMI paNa adhika ApatuM nathI. kAraNa ke tene karma vecyuM che! A mAre mitra mUrkha ke che, ke pelA muMDAnA oTA pratApathI yatheccha, parigraha parimANanuM vrata grahaNa kare che? have te pachI bhAvathI e guNAkare ane abhAvathI guNadhare muninuM vaMdana karyuM. ane turata pita pitAne ghera AvyAbIje divase potAnA mitra guNAkarane kahyA vinA ekale te guNadhara kariyANAM bharIne vyApAra karavA mATe cAlyo, ane paradezamAM vepAra karavAthI tene ghaNoja lAbha thaze. paraMtu saMtoSa na hovAthI maLelA dravyathI paNa adhika dravyanA lAbhane mATe teja dravyathI vecavA mATe uttama vastro pAchA lIdhAM, laIne tyAthI paNa dUradeza gaye, ane tyAM paNa tene ghaNo ja lAbha thaye, vaLI paNa lebhanA vazathI vepAra mATe te maLelA sarva dravyathI ati mUlyavALAM va tathA kariyANuM lIdhA. jaIne tenA gADAM bharIne te potAnA deza tarapha cAle, cAlatAM cAlatA raste bhUlI gayo tethI meTA araNyamAM AvI paDe, tyAM viSNunuM gharSaNa thavAthI dAvAnaLa jAgye te balata balate jyAM guNadhara zeThanAM gADAM cAlyAM jAya che, tyAM AvyuM, tethI gADAvALA te maraNamayathI jIva laIne nAThA, ane gADA je hatA, te tyAM mAla sudhAM baLI bhasmIbhUta thaI gayA, ane je baLada hatA, te paNa baLI mUvA. pachI bhUkha ane tRSAthI Atta e te guNadhara zeTha pitAnA jIvane bacAvavA mATe ekadama tyAthI thAkya pAka sAtamA divase keI eka yaMtrikAvatI nAmanI nagarI hatI, "tyA AvI pahoMcyA. tyA rAja rastAmAM kei eka makavAsI kApaDI rahetuM hatuM, teNe te guNadhara zeThane potAnA maThanI bArImAMthI dIThe, ke turata tene pitAnA maThamAM belAvyuM ane dayA lAvI prathama te bhojana karAvyuM. pachI te guNadharazeThane tenI vItelI sarva vAta pUchI. tyAre teNe yathAsathita je vAta thaI hatI, te kahI ApI, tethI te liMgadhArI kApaDIe jANyuM je A lebhI bahu che? ema jANuM tyA keI eka parvata hato, tenI nIce laI gayo, ane tyA eka auSadhI hatI, te batAvI ane kahyuM ke he bhAI ? A auSadhIne tuM oLakhI le, je. A A auSadhine madhyarAtre ahIM AvIne leje. tema karI bane jaNa pitAnA sthAnake AvyA, jyAre rAtri paDI tyAre kApaDIe te guNadharane kahyuM ke he guNadhara ! mArI zaktithI tyAM jaIne prakAzita kAMtivALI auSadhine tuM cuMTI le che ane tene DAbAhAthamAM laI gADha muThThIthI pakaDIne mArI pAse Avaje. paNa AvatAM AjhatAM vananI sAmuM pAchuM vALI tuM Iza nahiM che? tathA manamAM jarA paNa bhaya rAkhIza nahIM. ema karavAthI tAru dAridra dura thaze. te sarva vAta samajIne te lebhI guNadhara tatakAla pAche nirbhaya thaIne jovAmAM cAlyo, temAmAM te eka rAkSasa hato te khaDakhaDa hasato ane zIyAlIA jevA kArA nAkhate zailanI nIce Avyo ane te rAkSasanA pAdaprahArathI kha Dita thayelI girinI TrakanA kAMkarAne tathA rAkSasanA zabda sAMbhavI kAIka bhaya pAmIne teNe pAchuM vALI joyu, tyA te daDhamUThImAM rAkhelI je auSadhi hatI, te tatkAla uDI gaI, tethI kheda pAmI kApaDI pAse AvIne baneluM sarva vRttAta kahyuM. te sAbhaLI kApaDI che ke he bhAI! tArAmAM sAhasa tathA Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 vyavasAya, e che te che, paraMtu pUrvopArjita puNya nathI mATe te puraya vinA be niSphaLa thAya che, eTaluM ja nathI, paNa ulaTAM avaLAM thAya che. tethI tuM have vRthA udyama karavAthI nivRtti pAma. kema ke te udyogo te ghaNuM karyA, paraMtu hinapuNane lIdhe tane sukhane badale duHkha utpanna thAya che, mATe saMte rAkhI ghera jA. uga tathA sAphusa karI vRthA dukha zA mATe bhegave che ema nA pADI te paNa atyaMta tRSNAvaMta e te guNadhara tyAMthI pAcho keI eka mahAlaya nAme gAma hatuM, tyAM Avyo ane tyAM kaI parivrAjaka rahetuM hatuM tene malya, ane tene pitAnA sarva duHkhanI vAta kahI batAvI. pachI parivrAjaka be ke keI ThekANe te ghera heya, te che. je te zera male, te tethI tAruM duHkha huM paNuM. tyAre guNadhare kahyuM ke tame paNa cAle tamArA vinA te kAma barAbara banaze nahi ane ApaNe bane malIne te kAma karIe. ema vicArI bane jaNa zidhavA gayA ane zaidhatA zedhatA te pUrvokta zera maLe. pachI uttama gavALe divasa jeIne parivrAjake te zerane . pachI eka kuMDa banAvI te kuMDamAM agni saLagAvyA. have je tharane bhAre hatuM, tene uttama kADhethI vI Taye, ane kAsTa sahita te zeranA bhArAne guNadhara zeThane mAthe mU, kuMDamAM himavAne mATe tenA hAtha pakaDyA, tyAM te te guNadhare jAyuM je are! A te mane homavA dhAre che ! tethI jera karIne parivrAjakanA hAthamAMthI chaTakI tene ja kuMDamAM nAkhavA taiyAra thayo. ema ekabIjAne kuMDamAM nAkhavA mATe prayAsa karatA teone keI eka gevAlIye jeyA, ne teNe pikAra karyo ke are bhAIo! ahIM keIke be jaNa paraspara ekabIjAne agnikuMDamAM nAkhavA mATe laDe che? te zabda ke rAjakumAra hane, teNe sAMbhaLyA ke turata te tyAM AvyA ane teNe mane jaNane mAhomAMhe kaleza thavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM, tyAre te guNadhare baneluM sarva vRtAta kahyuM te sAMbhaLI rAjakumAre jANyuM je sarva vAMka A kApaDIne ja che pachI ekadama kapAyamAna thaIne te rAjakumAra balya ke re duSTa ! pApiSTa ! nighaNa! A bicArA garIbane agnimAM kema nAkhe che? ema kahI uttama kASTanI vi Tele rakta ghera tene mAthe mUkI te parivrAjakane ja kuMbhamAM nAkhI dIdhuM. tyAM te te eka ghaDImAM suvarNamaya purUSa thaIne nIkaLe, tene saMteSa pAmelA rAjakumAre jaI sevakane kahI ekAtamAM rakhAvI mukyo. pachI DuM ghaNu bhAtuM ApIne guNadharane vidAya karyo. have guNadhare jANyuM ke mAruM meta te AvyuM ja hatuM paNa te rAjakumAre jarA paNa mane mAravA dIdhe nahi? ema vicAra karate karate pitAnA gAma tarapha cAlyA mArgamAM cAlatAM cAlatAM tene keIeka pathika maMtravAdI malyo, tenI sAthe cA, ane te mAtravAdIne pitAnI sarva hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI pachI te banne jaNa keI eka nagara hatuM, tyAM AvyA. tyAM jyAre bhejana veLA thaI tyAre guNadharane maMtravAdIe kahyuM ke he guNadhara zeTha ! kAMI tamAre bhajana karavAnI IcchA che? tyAre teNe kahyuM ke hA, ghaNuM divasa thayA mArA manane khuzI kare evA meM motIcuranA ane kesarIyA Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 113 lADu khAdhA nathI, paNa e ahIMyA kyAMthI maLe ? je e male, te huM peTa bharI bhajana karU. te sAMbhaLI sidhdhapurUSe dhyAna karI maMtrasAdhanathI teNe kahyA tevA ja modake utpanna karI ApyA, te joIne guNadhara zeThane tathA bIjA paNa keTalAka pAMthajanane vismaya thaye, ane pachI te sarve lADu jamIne tRpta thayA. tadaaMtara te maMtravAdI pite jame. pAchA vaLI sAya kAle paNa mAtrasiddhithI tapUrNa ane karI ghaNAne jamADyA ane pachI pote jamyo, pAchA savAre paNa dUdhapakathI sahu koIne jamADayA. vaLI paNa sAyaMkAle te bane jaNe khajUra khAdhuM ane pachI tyAMthI cAlyA cAlatA cAlatA te siddhapurUSane Ave maMtrasiddha camatkAra joI guNadhara pUchavA lAgyo ke he mahArAja ! AvI mahAsiddhavidyA Apane kayAMthI prApta thaI che ke je vidyAthI dhAre che, te padArtha prApta thAya che? tyAre teNe kahyuM ke bhAI! huM mahAdAridrathI pIDA pAmatuM hatuM, tethI dAridra maTADavA mATe huM ghaNA dezomAM bhamyo, bhamatAM bhamatAM, pratyakSa jANe maMtramUrti ja hoya naDi? evA koI eka kApAlikane dIThe. tenI me ghaNuM sevA karI tyAre mArI para tUTamAna thayelA kApAlike mane addabhUta e vetAlano maMtra Ape, ane te maMtra meM sAhasapaNathI sAthe. he bhAI ! A mADAmya te sAdhelA maMtranuM ja che ane dAridranA dukhathI gherathI huM nIkaLe chuM, te hajI pAchA ghera paNa gaye nathI have A maMtrasiddhi mane malI che, tethI ghera jaIza ane sarva varatu maMtrasiddhithI saMpAdana karIza? ema vAta karatAM ane jaNa keTaleka raste kApatA cAlyA, tyAM te te banne jaNane pita pitAne gAma javAne mArga jude jude phaTANe. tyAre siddhapuruSe kahyuM ke he sakhe ! tamAre deza to A nikaTa AvyuM, te DAbahAtha tarapha ja che tethI tamAre have te tarapha jAvuM paDaze, ane mAre dakSiNa taraphane mArge jAvuM paDaze, kAraNa ke mAruM gAma dakSiNa tarapha che. paraMtu ApaNe have viyoga thaze?" mATe he mitra ' tame mArA mitra che, tethI je kaho te Apu? tame mAge te huM tamane keTi dravyanuM dAna devAne paNa samartha chuM? tyAre te guNadhara vicAravA lAgyuM ke keTi dravyane lAbha male, te zu kAmane ! paraMtu je maMtra male, te daridra jAya. tema mAnI asaMtuSTa e guNadhara te siddhapuruSa pAse vetAladatta maMtranI yAcanA karavA lAgyuM. tyAre siddhapuruSe kahyuM ke e mAtra te huM tamane ApuM, paraMtu te maMtra, dharmiSTha puruSane sAdhya che, tene je keI adhamI sAdhe che, to tenA prANane nAza thaI jAya che. ema samajAvyuM te paNa te jyAre pitAnA kadAgrahathI nivRtta thayo nahiM. tyAre dAkSiNyanidhi evA te siddhapuruSe tAlamaMtra Apyo ane te mAtra sAdhavAno vidhi paNa kahyo. pachI te pitAnA sthAnaka pratye gayo. have guNadhara zeTha, pitAnA deza pAse sumanAme nagaramAM pitAne mAme tyAM rahe che, tyAM AvI te mAmAne ghera gaye, keTalAka divasa tyAM sukhe rahyo. eka divasa pitAnA mAmAnI AgaLa te vetAlamatra sAdhavAnI sarva vAta kahI ane temanI rajA laIne kAlIcaturdazIne divase rAtre smazAnamAM gaye, tyA jaI kuMDa banAvI pU. 15 Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 temAM hemavA gya Ahutio vidhithI hemavA tathA te maMtrano jApa karavA jevAmAM lAge, tevAmAM tyAM nAnA prakAranI bhayakAraka ceSTAo thavA lAgI, te paNa jyAre te bhaya na pAme, tyAre te jyAM te beThe hato, teja sarvabhUcaka pharavA lAgyuM ane ekadama bhayaMkara zabda thae, tethI tenuM citta kaMpAyamAna thaI gayuM, ane tethI tene te maMtranuM eka pada paNa vikRta thaI gayuM. tyAM te ma trAdhiSThAtA vetAla je hatuM te tene maMtrabhraSTa thayele jaIne kahevA lAgyo ke are duSTa ! AvA parAkrame karI mane sAdhavAnI IcchA kare che? ema kahIne lAkaDInA prahAre mUcchita karI tene smazAnamAMthI bahAra kADhI nAkhyo. pachI savAra thaI gaI te paNa jyAre te Avyo nahiM, tyAre tenA mAmAe vicAryuM je savAra te paDI gaI paNa guNadhara kema Avye naDuiM? cAla huM smazAnamAM jaI tapAsa te karuM? ema vicArI tyAM AvI tapAsa karI jyAM juve, tyA te smazAnathI bahAra paDelA te guNadharane je ane dayA jANe svastha karIne ghera ANyo ane auSadha karI sAjo karI tenuM jayazekhara nAme je gAma hatuM tyAM meko . pachI teNe ghera AvI pitAnI sarva vAta kahI batAvI. te vAta sAMbhaLanArAoe tenI samakSa te tenuM AzvAsana ApyuM pachIthI tenuM "nirbhAgyazekhara evuM nAma pADayuM. ane sahu kaI te nAmathI ja be lAvA lAgyA. tethI atyaMta lajajA pAmI jyAM tyAM pitAnI niMdAne sahana na karate thake gale phase khAI duryAnathI maraNa pAme. marIne narakamAM utpana thayA. tyAMthI nIkaLIne tiya canine viSe bhramaNa karaze tyAM paNa ghaNA prakAranAM dukhene sahana karaze. guNAkara te ratnAkaranI peThe zrImAna pitAnI dharmamaryAdAne anusarI dhanane vAparate, putrAdika saMtatithI yukta thake atyaMta zobhavA lAgyuM. have potAnA mitranuM AvI rIte galAphAsAthI maraNa thayu sAMbhaLI pite vairAgyavAna thaI pAMcamA aNuvratane niraticAra rIte pALI samAdhi maraNa pAmI svargamAM gaye. ane anukrame mekSane paNa pAmaze mATe he zrAvikAo ! A ItihAsathI pAMcamAaNuvratanA guNa tathA dene samajI viveka lAvIne parigraDa parimANa vratane agIkAraka te upadezathI bedha pAmelI evI mArI strIoe muninI pAse te pAcamuM parigraha parimANu vrata svIkAryuM. tyAra pachI meM vicAryuM ke AvA sArAguNa ApanArA dharmamUrti evA gurune viSe me je vAraMvAra prahAra karavAno vicAra karyo, te ghaNu ja duSTa karma karyuM, mATe te aparAdhane maTADavA mATe tenA caraNamAM ja mAre paDavuM joIe? ema vicAra karI ekadama te muninA caraNamAM huM paDI gayo ane mAre ci tavana karelo sarva aparAdha me kahI dIdhuM. pachI , te aparAdha khamAvIne, huM vijJApana karavA lAgyuM ke he bhagavan! hAla je guNadhara thaIne narakamA gaye, tene pUrvAvatAra viSNu hatuM, teNe potAnA mitra suviTune tyA vahoravA AvelA munine upahAsathI kravacana kahyA, tethI tene dAruNa phaLa maLyuM, te he mArAja! huM paNa pravathI dUSita chu, te mAre te kevI rIte nistAra thAze? tyAre munie kahyuM ke traNa jagatanA janane mAnavA gya, brahAcAra saumya guNa yukta Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 115 : evA sAdhuone viSe je durdhyAna karavuM, te caiTu pApa che, te pApanu je maTADavu, te te guru pAse AleIne athavA munipaNuM AcarIne thAya che, he mahAbhAga ! tu tArA manane viSe A saMsAranI asAratAne bhAva, ane manane viSe vairAgya lAva, kAraNa ke A kAmabhoganu je sukha che, te te durgAMtineja devAvAlu che ane A dehArdika sa sayAga je che, te anitya che ane mRtyu je che, te te amuka divase marazuM, evA nirdhAra na heAvAthI AzA bharelA prANIne acAnaka laIja jAya che? ema ciMtavana kara, sauMsArika sukhane tuccha jANI tene tyAga karI sukhadAyaka evA sayamane grahaNa kara ane huM bhAi! pArakI niMdAne choDI de, mAyAne tyAga ka, kAmanI tanA kara, mane vAra, Alasane ADI de, nirmaLa evA sayamane bhaja, kAraNa ke saMyamathakI karupa pAMjarAthI mukAi javAya che, AvA sudhAsamAna muninA vacana sAbhaLIne huM pUca drakumAra / mArA zarIragata je mAviSa hatu te nAza pAmI gayu ane vivekathI maruM mana vikasita thayu, saMsArAMbudhimAM DubatA evA mane gururUpa vaDANu hAla upalabdha thayu. meM, A sa sArane asAra jANI mArI sarve strIone khAdha karyAM, tethI vairAgya pAmelI evI sannIe sahita ghaNu dravya hatu. te sAta kSetramAM vAparI, municenA guru evA zrI siMhasenanAme sUrinI pAse jai, dIkSA zrRNa karI huM pUrNacaMdrakumAra ! A pramANe mane vizeSa vairAgya thavAnu kAraNa me savistara kahyu AvI rIte surituM sacaritra zravaNa karI kheAdha pAmele te pUrNa cadrakumAranA pitA sihasena rAjA, te munipatine kahe che. ke he bhagavAn ! tame dhanya che, puNyavAna che, tyAgI janAmA pazu agragaNya che, kAraNu ke je tameAe agaNyalakSmIne tathA suMdara zyAmAone tathA pRthvInA rAjyane paNa tRNunI jema tyAga karyAM che? he munipate? huM ApanI sanmukha niravadya evI tattvavidyAne sadya pAmIne nidhya ane hu dAyaka evI sacamazrIne svIkArIza ? ema kahI nagaramA jaI potAnA putra pUrNacandra kumArane mahAmahaeNtsavathI sa sAmata, pradhAta, senApatinI samakSa, rAjagAdI upara emAye pachI pUrNa caMdra kumAre dIkSAmahatsava jene karyAM che evA te siMhasenarAjA, surinI pAse jai dIkSA graNa kare che have te rAjA zikSA grANa karI zAta, dAMta, mahAvratane viSe Asakta chaTha barRmAdi tapane tapatA thakA mahAmuti thaye pUrNaMcadrarAjA paNa zuddha dharmanI dhurAne dhAraNa karatA tathA parvatanI peThe sthiratAne graNa karatA thake sava rAjasa'pattine regya rIte bhAgavavA lAgyA, mathI paDiMta vattavA lAgyA. valI te kumAra, jJAna dananA rakSaNa mATe peAtAnI pAse rahenArA subhaTo paNa sadAcAravAlA, samiti guNuyukta, kSamA yukta evA te icche che eve te pUrNacandra, dharmAMnAja saMge karI sa` ripucakrane vaza karatA hateA. have peAtAnI puSpasu darI saunI sAthe bhegane viSe bhIti rAkhatA rAkhatAM keTaleka kAla vyatIta thaI gaye, tyAre tene eka vIreAttara" nAme, putra thaye, ane pachI teneA yuvarAjapadane viSe sthApana karyAM, puSpa su darI paNa samyakatvapUrNAMka pAMca 1 Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 aNuvratane dhAraNa karatI thakI zuddha je bhAva che, evI parama zrAvikA thaI. eka divasa bahAranA sarva vRttAtanA kahenArA purUSa pAsethI potAnA pitA muktie gayA, evuM sAMbhaLI, parama viSAda yukta thaI te pUrNacadrarAjA bhAvanA bhAvavA lAgyA ke, dhanya che mahAnubhAva mArA pitAne ke jeNe pitAnA kemaLa age karI dukkara evuM kArya sAdhI lIdhuM mahApApamAM Asakta, alpasatva e huM to jarAne prApta thaye, te paNa viSayamAMja lepa thaI rahyo chuM. vaLI A dehAdikane viSe anityatA jou chu, te paNa hajI dharmamAMja pramAda karI besI rahyo chuM ! te pUrNacaMdrarAjAne vairAgI jaI pitAnI priyA papasuMdarI kahevA lAgI ke he nAtha ! nakAme kheda zA mATe kare che? tevA kheda karyAthI zuM vaLavAnuM che? mATe kheda cheDI kAIka udyama karo mATe zeka choDI de ane havethI brahmacaryavrata jAvajajIva pALe, jyA sudhI surasurasuri ahI na padhAre, tyA sudhI pUrvoktarIte Apa vatte. ane jyAre te guru padhAre, tyAre ApanA je manoratha hoya, te sAdhaje. AvA vacana sAbhaLI pUrNacadra rAjA kahevA lAgyuM ke he priye! tu ghaNuM catura che kAraNa ke mArA manamAM je bAbatane mane kaleza hatuM, te bAbata te sarva kahI dekhADI te bahuja sAruM kahyuM. ema te puSpamu darInI stuti karIne rAjyanI sarva ciMtA pitAnA putra para nAMkhI, sarva vyApAra rahita thaIne ahoniza jine pUjA tathA sAmAyikane graDaNa karavA lAge, have te daMpatI, surasudarasurinA AgamananI vATa joI beThAM che, tevAmAM pUrNacaMdra rAjAne zarIramAM rega Avye tethI deDa gehane viSe surinI bhAvanA bhAvavA lAgyo ke aho ! je ThekANe suri viratA haze, te deza, pura, grAma, tene dhanya che? huM kyAre dekhIza ke je divasamAM guru pAdAbujane sevIza, tathA guNothI zreSTha evA sAdhuonI sevA paNa karIza? vaLI pUrNa amRtarasa samAna zrIgurunA mukhathakI nikaLatA AgamAmRtanuM pAna karIza? saMsArarupa aTavImAM vihAra karavAthI bhaya pAmele tathA sadA zamarupa ArAmane viSe nivAsa karyuM che citta jenuM e huM tRNamAM ane maNimAM tulya mana karIne ruDA sAdhu sAthe kayAre vArtA karIza ? e prakAre dharmadhyAnanI bhAvanAne bhAgavA lAgyA. tyAM te te rAjAne prabaLa reganI vyathA vadhI, tene sahana karI, mAnane tathA krodhakaSAyane tyAga karI ane sanmutyuthI teNe pitAnA deDano tyAga karyo. pachI te pUrNacadrakumAra, rAjyasukha bhegavavAnA gRDa vagere sAdhana jemAM che evA agyAramAM AraNadevalekamAM maddhika devapaNane prApta thaye. pachI zAstrokta tapathI kRzazarIra vALI. zrImat ariha tapadamAM bhamarI samAna te puSpasuMdarI rANuM paNa samAdhigathI ArAdhanA karI gRhasthabhAvathI ja marIne agAdhasukhathI bharapUra evA teja agyAramAM AraNadevalekane viSe mahaddhidevatA thaIne avatarI prakAzamAna evA te ekaja AraNuvimAnane viSe bane devatA mitra thayA, ane tyAM vasa sAgaropamanuM AyuSya bhogavatA hatA e pramANe pRthvIcandra ane guNasAgaranA caritrane viSe parNacaMdra rAjAdhikAra nAme pAMca sarga saMparNa thaye ahI pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgara dAbhavane sa ba dha samApta tha. Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ThTho saga puNyAnubadhi puNyathI ghaNeAkAla te banne jaNu, devatApaNe rahI tyAthI AvIne je sthale prApta thayA, te he bhavyajane 'huM kahu chu, te sAbhaLA. zrIja khupanA bharata khaMDamAM dakSiNumaratADhu ne viSe videhanAme janapada che, temA mithilA nAme nagarI che, je nagarInI bahAra tathA aMdara, uttama manehura chAyAvALA ane puSpalathI bhapura evA punnAganA vRAAthI suthebhita AAme che. temAM narisahu nAme rAjA rAjaya kare che te si samAna evA narasiMhu rAnnanu nAma sAMbhaLI zatrunRparupa go trAsa pAme che. zIla ane lIlAnA vilAsavALI, depasamuhathI virahiMta, sa klAkalApathI manehura evI tenI guNamAlA nAme paTTarANI che, tenI sAthe atyuttama bhega bhAgannatAM te rAjAne ghaNA ja kAla vyatIta thaye. have eka divasa te rAjAe ekAtamAM beThAM eDA, vicAra karyo ke jagatmAM mArI kIti thAya che ke apakIti| tenI huM tapAsa te karAvu 1 ema vicArI tenA tapAsa mATe mekalelA potAnA anucare AvIne kahyuM ke, huM rAjan ! ApanA kahevA pramANe huM tapAsa karatA hatA tyA meM rastAmA cAlatA keAI strI 1 elI ke A gAmanA narasiMha rAjA ghaNA kha jIve, kAraNa ke temA peAtAnA nAma pramANe ja guNA che. te sAMbhaLI khIjI strI kahevA lAgI ke huM bena ! tu khATuM khele che, te narasiha rAjA nAmathI ja narasiMha che, paNa guNethI nathI. guNAthI te te ja buka sarakhA che kAraNa ke je putra na chatAM paNa nizcita thaI sui rahe che! tathA bhAjana paNa kare che. vaLI temAM sa prakAranu sAmarthya chatA paNa te putra prApti mATe matra, caitra, kalA tathA vidyAnI sAmagrI meLavavAmAM nizrvamIja rahe che mATe tene tuM guNuthI narisahu kahe, pazu hu kema kahuM ? putra vinAnu kula zA kAmanuM ? tathA maMtra vinAnI kriyAe paNuM zA kAmanI ? netra vinAnuM rUpa zA kAmanuM? ane zIghra vinAnu tapa paNa zA kAmanu ? huM bahena pitAki sarve saputrathI sukhI thAya che hai sakhi 1 putra janmathI pitAnA hRdayane viSe mAnada thAya che, jananI paNa anane pAme che. petAnA sagA vaDAlA ne pAme che, vidveSIjane viSAdane pAme che, pitAnA je guNNA hAya ne tenA maraNathI nAza pAmyA heya, pazu putra thavAthI pAchA stuti karavA yogya cAya che, te mATe putrane janma kalpakumathI paNa adhika guNuvALA che putravALA prANI sukhane tathA yazane kema na pAme ? e prakAranA vacana mANusa pAsethI sAbhaLI turata matrIne khelAvyeA. ane putraprAptine mATe narasiha rAjA matrIne putra thavAnA upAya pUchavA lAgyA tyAre matrIe kahyu ke he svAmin me sAbhaLyuM che ke vicitra prakAranA ADakharavALe keTalAka dezemA pharate pharate kaI eka cegIndra puruSa, ApaNA gAmanI maDhAranA vanamA AvelA che. te ceAgI samazAlI che Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 / mATe tenI pAse Apa putra mAgeA. kAraNa ke tenI sarakhA khInne kaI prauDhakA kara purUSa A AkhA bharatakhaMgleMDamA dekhavAmAM Avate nathI te sAbhaLI narasiMha rAjAe mANasa meAkalI te cegIne savinaya teDAvye, tyAre te cegI jhulatA hAthInI jema vidyAmathI bharapUra thake tyA AvyA. pachI tene prauDha Asana nAkhI Apyu, tyAre tenI para beThA, pachI tenA satkAra karI rAjAe kahyu ke huM cegIdra' ApanI keTalIka zakti che? tyAre cegIe kahyuM ke tamAre pUchavAnu zu kAma che? bhale duSkara kAya hAya ane tenI paNa jo tamArA manamAM IcchA hAya te te paNa kahe ? jo tame kahetA hA te nAgakanyAne paNa huM ahI beThAMja lAvI ApuM, athavA tame kaheA te tamArA ripusamUhane tamArA caraNamA namAvI ghauM ! ane tamArA manamAM dhArelA ane je ghaNAja dUra hAya, te gaja azvAdikane paNa haraNa karI ahIM sahu dekhe ema lAvI ApuM? te sAMbhaLI vismita thayelA rAjAe kahyu ke jyAre eTalu madhu' kaheA che, tyAre e sa vAta khAju para rahI, paNa hAla eka nAgakanyAne ja lAvI Ape ? tyAre te cegIe hRdayamAM eka kSaNu vAra dhyAna karyuM, tyA teA ratnAbharaNabhUSita evI eka nAgakanyA AvI ubhI rahI ane kahevA lAgI ke huM cegI mane Ape kema teDAvI che? je icchA haiAya te kramAve. ema kahone ubhI rahI. tyAre cegIe kahyuM ke huM bhadre ! jema A rAjA kahe, tema tuM kara. tyAre te nAgAMganA rAjA pAse jaI hAtha joDIne kahevA lAgI ke he svAmin! mane kema beAAvI che? je AjJA hAya, te pharamAve! tyAre rAjAe kahyu ke huM strI! tu kema AvI che, ane keNuM che ? tyAre te khelI ke mahArAja ! huM nAgendranI strI chu. ane A cegIdranA khelAvavAthI nAgalekathI AvelI chu. te pachI rAjAe kahyu ke te te ThIka. paNa tu zu karavA AvelI che ? tyAre te elI ke te kaI hu jANunI nathI pachI rAAe cegIne eve camatkArika ANI nAgakanyAne namaskAra karI javAnI rajA ApI ane pachI caiAgIdrane kahevA lAgye ke huM cegIdra ' aA Apa maheATA sAmarthyavAna che, te te! mane pratyakSamAja dekhAyuM? ema kahIne te mahAyegIne ekAMta sthalamA khelAvIne potAnA putraprAptine viSe pUchavA lAgyA, tyAre cegIe kahyu ke khasa, eTaluM ja kAma che nA ? are huM rAjan ! mArA maRsimArUpa buddhi pAse evI aNusamAna vAtamA te zuM karavu che? jeNe samudra tarI lIdheA tene jalathI bharelA gAyanI kharInA khADAne te ze| hisAba che mATe huM rAjan hu tane kahyuM, tema kara ke je, tuM kAlIcaudasane divase hAthamAM ughADI talavAra laIne madhyarAtre ramazAnamAM Avaze tyAM javAlinI devI pAse huM tane putra apAvIza ! vaLI khIjI paNa tane je kAi aniSTa haze, te dUra karIza. tathA tArI sahAyatA paNa te devInA anugrathI thaze, te vacana sAMbhaLI atya ta khuzI thayeye rAjA kahevA lAgyuM. ke mahArAja / Apa kaMDe che tema huM jarUra karIza. ema kahI te ceAgIdrane visarjana karyAM. tyAra pachI DAhyA evA matrIe bhegA thaI narasi'Du rAjAne kahevA lAgyA ke mahArAja! e ceAgInA ' Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 119 belavA para vizvAsa karaze nahiM? kAraNa ke jagatamAM manuSyo je che, te karmathI bhinna bhinna svabhAvavALA hoya che. rAjAe te vAta sAMbhaLI kahyuM ke ThIka che, tame kahe che, temaja karIza. have je kALIcaudazano divasa egIe kahyuM hatuM te divase rAjA madhyarAtrie hAthamAM ughADI talavAra laIne smazAnamAM gaye ane te yegI paNa Avya, pachI tyAM e bane jaNa bhegA thayA, ane zuddhabhUmi karI dIkarI maMDala kADhyuM. pachI yogIe narasiMha rAjAne kahyuM ke he rAjana ! dakSiNa dizAmAM eka vaDa che, te vaDanI zAkhAmAM eka zaba bAMdheluM che, tene tuM jaladI jaIne laI Ava. je kadAci te zaba bele, te paNa tene tAre koI paNa pratyuttara deve nahi. emane ema belyA vinA ja cAlyuM AvavuM, ane koIthI DaravuM paNa nahiM. te sAMbhaLI rAjA ekadama dakSiNa dizAmAM vaDapAse jaI te vaDanI zAkhApara caDI zabane cheDI laIne tyAMthI cAlavA lAgyo, tyAM to je zaba hatuM te rAjA pAsethI jema hatuM temaja vaDanI DALe AvI pharI baMdhAI gayuM. tyAre rAjA vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke are ! mArI pAse zaba hatuM te kayA gayu ? ema vicArI jyAM AghuM pAchuM jove che, tyAM te zabane vaDanI DALa para pUrvavat baMdhAyeluM dIThuM, pAchuM vaLI bIjI vAra rAjA vaDapara caDI zabane cheDI laI cAlavA lAge, tevAmAM zabamAM rahele vyaMtara be ke ahi bhUpAla tAruM nAma je narasiMha che, te beTuM ja che, kAraNa ke tuM zagAla samAna che. kema ke tuM svadharmane choDI kukarmane kare che ! are tuM tArA manohara ane uttama evA sthAnakane mUkIne jemAM jaIne snAna karavuM paDe, evA AvA bhaya kara smazAnamAM AvyA ? tathA vaLI A apavitra zabane aDe ? vaLI he rAjana ! huM tane kahuM chuM ke je tuM mane ahIM mUkIne pAche nahiM jAya, te huM tArA jINA jINA kaTakA karIne tenuM smazAnastha sarva bhUtene balidAna karI daIza ? ItyAdika bhayakAraka vAkya kahIne te vyatire bhayAnaka AkAravALAM hajAre rUpa dekhADyA, te paNa rAjA jyAre bha na pAme tyAre rAjAnA nirbhayapaNArUpa sAhasane joIne tuSTAyamAna thayelA te vya tare kahyuM ke he rAjana ! je kArya tuM nizcayathI karavA beThe che, teM dhArelA kAryamAM kadAcit bhaya ura na thAya che, te paNa te kAryamAthI tu pAcho paga karatA nathI? te mATe tArA AvA parAkramathI huM tuSTAyamAna thayela chuM tethI eka tane satyavacana kahuM chuM, te sAbhaLa. he rAjana ! tu te sarala cho tathA putrArthI che, paraMtu A cagI je che, te te Thaga che ane tane ThagavA Icche che. tenuM kareluM A badhuM khoTuM che, tene je nAgendranI strI dekhADI, te paNa IndrajAlika vidyAthI batAvI che, tethI he bhAI ! tuM vizvAsa pAmyo. paraMtu vastutaH te sarva asatyaja che. te yogI tArA zarIranuM balidAna daIne ane sAdhavAne Icche che mATe durjanaziromaNI evA te gIMdrane tAre durathIja tyAga kare joIe. mATe he rAjan ! te khala evA yegIzvarane tuM vizvAsa karIza nahiM. ane putrane mATe je te prayatna kare che, te paNa Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 have karIza nahIM. ane jA, huM tane eka vacana Apu chu', ke AjathI sAtame ditrase tArI strIne sUnu svapna Avaze, ane e e dhANIthI tuM jANaje je tAre kuladIpaka putra jarUra thaze. tema chatAM paNa kadAcit tu A zakha laI javA vagerenA prayatnane na cheDe ane ceNI pAse A zakhane laI jaIza te paNa ATalu te dhyAnamAM rAkhaje ke je te cegIndra tArI pAse tArI talavAra mAge, te tene savathA ApavI nahiM, jo tArA hAthamAM talavAra haze, teA mArI sahAyatAthI te ceAgIne tu jarUra jItIza ? e prakAranAM zakhagata vyaMtaranA vacana sAbhaLI te vacana dhyAnamA rAkhI, zakhane laI te cegI pAse Avye pachI te zane ceAgIe khatAvelA sthalamAM mUkI rakatacadana tathA rAtI kareNanA puSpothI tenu pUjana karI maMDaLamAM mUkyu pachI te cegI narasi'Du rAjAne kahe che, ke he rAjana! tArA hAthamAM A je talavAra che, te mArA hAthamAM Apa tyAre rAjA pelA bya'taranu vacana sAMbhaLIne vicAravA lAgye je vyaMtare mane tenA hAthamAM taravAra devAnI nA kahI che mATe te ApavI nahI ? ema vicArI ceAgIdra kahevA lAgyA ke hai cegIdranAtha ! subhaTa janane peAtAnuM hathIyAra te kaIne Apavu ja nahIM. kAraNa ke tene acAnaka kAMIka Aphata Ave, te te hathIyArathIja maTe 'che' mATe A talavAra huM ApIza nahIM. te sAMbhaLI cegI...dra khelyuM ke he rAjana ! vadhAre khelavuM mUkI de ane te talavAra mane Apa. kAraNa ke tuM te te talavAranA ja svAmI che paNa huM te tAro paNa svAmI chuM. ane huM jyAre tArU rakSaNa karavA beThA chuM tyAre tAre keAnI khIka che? te kahe. ane mAre te maMtra sAdhavAne mATe leADhAnA hathIyAranI apekSA ja che, ane tAre kAMI tenI jarUra nathI. e vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA kahe che, ke he tapasvI mahArAja ! huM A talavAra laI jyAre ahI ubheA rahelA che, tyAre te| deva paNa mArI para ane tamArI para kApa karavAne samatha nathI teA vya taze te zu karavAnA che? mATe Apa khuzIthI maMtrasAdhanA sAthe. Ama kahevAthI te ceAgIne svArtha siddha na thaye tethI teNe tene ghaNI rIte samAnce, paNa te byaMtaranuM vAkaya yAda rAkhI rAtnae te cegInuM eka pazu vAkaya mAnyuM nahi ane chevaTe peAtAnI talavAra naja ApI tyAre te jema mukhya pAna karAvI uTherelA sapa` potAnA svAmIne karaDavA taiyAra thAya, temA atyaMta krodhAdha thayelA te duSTa cegIndra kahevA lAgye ke huM kararAjA ! AvI rItanI meATI mahenata mArI pAse karAvI ane jarAka A talavAra daivarUpa mArU vacana che te paNu mAnate nathI ? evI rIte makatA thake peAtAnI pAse eka khaDga hatu, te jaIne cegI, rAjAnI sAme doDayA. pachI tene peAtAnI sAme AvatA joIne rAjA kahe che, ke hai' cegIndra 1 tuM mane mAravA ALye, te jANyuM paNa tane huM prArthInA karI kahu chu ke tu mArI dRSTithI Aghe nta, kANu ke kaSAyavastra paherI cegInA veSane dhAraNa karanAra tArA upara mArAthI ghA thAya tema nathI? arthAt tuM lagadhArI yAgI che, mATe huM lAcAra chu. kadAcit rjA anya vadhArI hAta te huM sarve tArU jera khatAvI Apta mATe tArA jIvita sAmuM joI ne ? Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 je raste mArI sAme AvyuM, teja raste pAcho tAre ThekANe jaI besa. ane te dhUrta ! A gIne veza dhAraNa karI mArA jevA dhamajanane ThagIne tuM keTalAka kAla jIvavAnuM che? huM to tane hAlaja yamarAjanA gharane atithi karavAne sAvadhAna chuM, paNa dharma veza dhAraNa karanAra thaI beThe che, mATe nirupAya chu. he pApI ! mArA zarIrathI ja te vetAlane prasanna karI tuM vetAla maMtra siddhinI IcchA kare che. tethI ema samajAya che ke tuM A lekanA ane paralakanA puNya pApanI zailIne paNa toja nathI ? AvAM rAjAnAM vAya sAbhaLI yegI vicAra karavA lAgyo ke je kArya mATe meM liMgano veza dhAraNa karyo, te kArya te mAruM jarA paNa pAra paDayu nahIM ! ema vicArI te lajAyukta thayo thake pazcAtApa pAmI potAnA hAthathI khaga dUra pheMkI daIne hAtha joDI narasiMha rAjAne kahevA lAgyuM ke zuravIra ! A prakAranA tArAM vacanathI mArA hRdayamAM je ajJAna hatuM te sarvanAza thaI gayuM. ane jJAnadvAra ughaDI ane satyAsatya padArtha sarva dekhavAmAM AvyA, ane ATalA divasa huM kharAbajanenI sagatithI laTaka, hAla have tamArI kRpAthI mane vivekamArga upalabdha che ? have guru pAse jaI tamane ThagavAnA pApanuM prAyazcita grahaNa karI pararbhava sAdhavA mATe yatna karIza? he rAjana ! mane kSamA karaje ane eka huM tamane kahuM chuM, te sAMbhaLe ke guru para parAthI Avele traNasarahaNa nAmane A eka mArI pAse maNi che, te duSTakarmathI nivRtta karavAnA upadezadAyaka evA tamane huM AvuM chuM. e sAMbhaLI jA kahe che, ke he gandra' tamArA sarakhA vivekI janane te jema tame kahe che, temaja karavu ghaTe che ane mArAthI je kaI Apane durvAkya kahevAyA hoya, te mApha karavA. ema kahI teNe maNinI pUjA vigere vidhi pUchI lIdhuM ane te maNi paNa lIdhe. pachI prAtaH kAlane viSe paraspara kSamApanA karI ane jaNa pita pitAne rathAnaka gayA. pachI rAjAe ghera AvI te banelI vAta maMtrI vagerene kahI, te sAMbhaLI sahu koI khuzI thayA. ane nagarIne viSe mATe utsava thaye nagarastha sarva leka atyaMta utsAhita thayAM have agyAramA AraNa devalokamAM pUrNacadrarAjA je devatA thayA hatA, te tyAMthI cyavane A narasiMha rAjAnI strI guNamAlA nAmA je rANuM hatI, tenA udara viSe tAlane malyA pachInA sAtamA divasanI rAtre AvI putrapaNuo utpanna thaye, tyAre te guNamAlA rANIe svanane viSe nirmala e sUrya dIThe, ke tarata ja te jAgI ane prabhAtane viSe te svapnanI vAta rAjAne saMbhaLAvI. te sAMbhaLI rAjAe paNa smazAnanAM kahelA vya taranA vacanane anusAre kahyuM ke he priye ! tArA nayanane Anada denAra e eka uttama putra thaze ! te sAbhaLI navIna meghanA samAgamathI jema mayUra harSAyamAna thAya, tema te rANI parama harSane prApta thaI ane pitAnA garbhanuM prayatnathI pAlana karavA lAgI tema karatAM sAtamA mAsamAM pAcho rANIne e dehada utpanna che ke huM samaya sainyasamUDa saDavartamAna rAjalIlA karUM ! ane senA sahita vanakaDA Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1rara paNa karUM che te vAta rAjAe jANIne sAmaMta, maMtrI, senApatio sahita pitAnI sarvasenAne ekatra karI ane tene nAyakapaNAmAM pitAnI strI guNamAlA rANInI gojanA karI. rAjA paNa pite sAmaMtapaNAne aMgIkAra karI lekethI samavita thake rANInI pAse AvyA. snehathakI purUSane sarva kaMI karavuM paDe che. je prItimAM kaI paNa prakAranI pratIti Ave nahIM te prIti paNa zA kAmanI? ane je sukhamAM koI paNa prakArano atizaya Ave, te sukha zA kAmanuM ? have praDha ane mammata hAthI para beThelI ghaNA pradhAnethI parivRtta, taruNInA gaNuthI prArthanA karAyelI, anaMtadAnane detI, baMdIjananA vRdathI stuti karAyelI, parama pramAdane pAmelI evI te guNamAlA rANuM gAmanA sImADAnA araNyamAM gaI ane tyAM vanakIDA karavA lAgI. evAmAM ke eka ramaNInuM karUNa zayukta rUdana sAMbhaLI te rANI pitAnA, svAmI narasiMha rAjAne kahevA lAgI ke he svAmina ' A zabdathI huM jANuM chuM je keI vidyAdharI vilApa karI rUdana karatI haze. mATe tenI pAse jaI tene kaIka upakAra ApaNe karIe te sAruM ! ema paraspara kahetAM kahetA te bane strI purUSa jyA karUNa zabdathI rUdana thatuM hatuM tene anusAre tyAM gayAM. tyAM jaI jove, tyAM te koI eka zatrunA karelA prahArathI vikaLa evA vidyAdharane dIThe. ane tenI pAse rudana karatI evI eka vivAdhIne dIThI, te bannene joIne narasiha rAjAe dukhita evA te vidyAdharatuM gIndranA ApelA maNinA jalathI prakSAlana karyuM. tyAM te te vidyAdhara caitanyayukata thaI jaI haSayamAna thaye thake viramaya pAmI te rAjAne kahevA lAgyuM ke ahehAlamAM to amAre puNodaya the lAge che ! nahi te Apa sarakhA sajajana purUne AvA ja galane vize samAgama ja kyAMthI thAya? te sAMbhaLI rAjA kahe che ke are bhAI! tamArA jevA sutra puruSo te vidhAtAe puNyanA aNuthI ja banAvelA che. have te rANIe samaya pUrNa thaye eTale navamAsa pUrNa thaye thake sudivasamA sArA prakAzamAna tathA suzobhita evA putrane prasavyo te prabhAnA samuhathI yukata, maneha, kamalanI pAMkhaDI samAna netravAlA evA putrane joIne rANIne kAMI paNa prasava vedanA thaI -nahiM. putra utpananI sumukhA nAme dAsIe rAjAne vadhAmaNuM ApI. rAjAe e vadhAmaNI sAbhalI eka mAthAnA mukuTa sivAya svAMgagata je kAMI AbhUSaNo hatAM, te sarve tene ApI dIdhAM. te vakhata yAcaka janane moTA dAna apAvyAM ba dIkhAnethI ba dIvAnane choDI mUkyA, AkhA gAmamAM vadhAI devarAvI. have prathama jyAre putra garbhamAM rahyo hato tyAre rANIe svapnamAM sUrya je ho, tathA sAtame mahIne senA sahita rAjalIlA tathA vanakIDA karavAne dehada upanna thaye hare, tethI te putranuM nAma svajanenI samakSa "sUrasena" evuM pADyuM. narasiMha rAjAne putra thaye sAMbhaLI te samayane viSe prahAra pAmI paDelA je vidyAdharanu rakSaNa karela hatuM te -jayavega nAme vidyAdhara, ravikAMtA nAme pitAnI strI sahita tyAM AvyuM. Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 123 AvIne te rAjAnA adabhutakumArane joIne atyaMta harSAyamAna thayo. ane pitAne AbhUSaNathI tene sarvAMgabhUSita karyo. vidyAdharI paNa rANI pAse AvI putrane harSa karI kahevA lAgI ke he sabi ! mane paNa hAla garbha che, te joIne naiimitike kaheluM che ke je tamAre kanyA Ave to te kanyA tame narasiMha rAjAnA surasena nAme putrane Apaje. mATe he bahena ! je mAre kanyA Avaze te te kanyA huM tamArA sUrasena putrane ja ApIza, emAM saMzaya rAkhaze nahiM, ane je putra Avaze to te koI upAya nathI. e sAMbhaLI zaNI kahevA lAgI ke he priyasakhi ! ApaNe baMne ekaja chIe mAtra zarIrathI ja judAM chIe. mATe jema tamane ruce che, tema mane paNa rUce che. emAM kaMI paNa vicAraNIya nathI, ema kahIne rANIe tene khAna, pAna, dAna ane mAnathI atyaMta satkAra karyo. tema narasiMha rAjAe paNa te vidyAdharane sArI rIte satkAra karyo. pachI rANI ane rAjA vidyAdharI ane vidyAdhara, e cAre jaNa paraspara amRte jANe sI o heya nahi ! evI prItilatAne adhika vadhAravA lAgyAM ! yata | dadAti pratigrahaNuti, guhyamAkhyAti pRcchati bhuMkate bhejayate api, pavidha prItilakSaNam ! artha - grahaNa kare ane pAchuM Ape. guhya vAta kahe ane vaLI pUche, jame, tathA jamADe, e be prakAre prItinuM lakSaNa hoya che evI rIte prItimAM vadhAro karI vidyAdhara ane tenI strI e banne jaNa pitAnA vaitADhaya parvata pratye gayAM. ane tyAM sukhe karI pitAnA rAjyagane bhegavavA lAgyAM. have pUrvabhave je pUrNacaMdranI strIne jIva agyAramA araNa devalekamAM pUrNacaMdranI sAthe devatA thaye hare, te tyAMthI cyavane jayavega vidyAdharanI strI jeravikAMtA vidyAdharI che, tenA udarane viSe putrIrUpa thaIne utpanna thaye. have jyAre te garbha udaramAM Avyo, tyAre tenI mAtAe svapnane viSe uttama jalabiMdunI samAna che, metI jemAM ane potAnI kAtie karI prakAzakarI che dizAo jeNe vaLI pratyeka motInI sAthe akeka maNi raheluM che jemAM, e eka matInA hArane dIThe. te joI pitAne svAmIne kahyuM ane garbhanu piSaNa karavA lAgI, ema pipaNuM karatA karatAM daza mAsa pUrA hovAthI tene eka uttama kanyA pragaTa thaI. raktakamala sarakhA hastapAdavAlI kamala sarakhA netravAlI, pUrNacadra samAna mukhavAlI te evI kanyAne joI mAtA pitA atyaMta harSAyamAna thayA, ane tenA pitAe jema putrane prasava thAya ane janmamahotsava karAve, tema pitAnA gAmamAM mahotsava karAvyo. have jyAre te kanyA garbhamAM rahI hatI, tyAre ravi kAtAe svapnamA muktAne hAra je hato, tethI te kanyAnuM nAma paNa "sunAvalI' pADyu pachI surasenakumAra tathA ratnAvalI kanyA e bane bALaka pita pitAnA mAtA pitAne tyAM dhAvamAtAe piSaNa karyA chatA kAlAnukrame yuvAvasthAne prApta thayA, kAjunA ane zrAvakanA bhakta, sarva janane Anada denAra, evA te baMne jaNa thayAM. Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 have pitAnI ravikAMtA strIe prathama narasiMharAjAnI strIne kahyuM hatuM ke mAre je kanyA pragaTa thaze te huM tamArA surasena putrane ApIza, to te pramANe vAgudAnathI tathA prItithI baMdhAyelI hovAthI te jyavega vidyAdhara zobhAyamAna dhAraNa karyA che keyUra kuMDala ane karyo jeNe evA keTalAka vidyAdharone sAthe laIne pitAnI sukatAvalI nAme kanyAne surasena kumAra sAthe paraNAvavA mATe AkAza mArge cAlyuM, tethI AkAza sarva vimAnothI AcchAdita thaI gayuM ane anukrame te mithilA nagarImAM Avyo narasiha rAjAe paNa pitAnA putranI sAthe paraNAvavA mATe sainya sahita AvelA te jaga vidyAdharane moTA utArA ApyA ane pitAnI mithilA nAme nagarIne paNa zaNagArI dIdhI. tethI jANe te svargapurIja heya nahiM? tevI zobhavA lAgI. te vakhate e gAmamAM je vANiyAo rahetA hatA, teoe pitAnI hATo zaNagArI ane nataMkIo nAcavA lAgI, gAyako gAvA lAgyA, vividha prakAranA vAdyo vAgavA lAgyA. bhUcarI ane khecarI gAvA lAgI. A pramANe te nagaramAM meTe mahotsava thavA lAgyo ane tyA lagnamaMDapa paNa suzobhita banAvyuM. have tema karatA jyAre lagna samaya Avyo, tyAre meTI ddhinA vistAre karI pitAnI muktAvalI kanyAne vivADa jagavidyAre surasena kumAra sAthe karyo. tenA pANagraNa vakhate eTale kanyAdAnanA samayamAM koTi suvarNa ane ke2i ratno ApyA. evI rIte prANa samAna vallabha evI pitAnI kanyAne paraNAvI pitAnI strIthI sahita te vidhAdhara, atyaMta prasanna thaI pitAnA nagara pratye Avyo. surasena kumAre paNa pUrvajanmanA premathI muktAvalI nAme patnIne tenA mAtA pitAthI judA paDavAnA dukhathI dukhita thayelI jANIne gIta, nRtya, aneka kalAonA vijJAnethI tene dukhathI mukta karI. have eka divasa muktAvalIe surasena kumArane kahyuM ke he svAminAtha ! mArA mananA vidane mATe kAMIka navIna prazno pUche ? te sAbhaLI kumAra kahe che ke ThIka lyo, huM prazna karUM ki vizvajIvana preta, sAmarce cAsti kiM pada che upamAna kimatrAsti, kAMte kiM te mukhasya ca o 1 che artha * vizvanuM jIvana kene kaheluM che? sAmarthyane viSe pUrNavAcaka pada kone kahe che? ane he kAte ! tamArA mukhanuM upamAna kayuM che ? e traNenA utara mane evI rIte Apa ke te traNenA pratyutaranA padamAM chelle akSara lakAra Ave ? te sAbhaLI muktAvalI belI ke svAmInAtha ! sAMbhaLo. prathama praznane uttara te javaeTale jala, arthAta e jalathI jagatanA jI jIve che te jalapadamAM ApanA pUchavA mujaba chelle akSara lakAra ja Avelo chehave bIjA praznanA uttaramA alaM eTale paripurNa, arthAt tyAM kaI bAkI sAmarthya rahyuM nahi. ane ala e padamAM paNa ApanA puchavA mujaba le akSara kAraja Avela che. vaLI trIjA praznanA uttaramAM kahuM chuM ke "kamala" eTale kamala arthAta mArA mukhane kamavanI UpamA devAya che. te kamalapadamAM paNa ApanA puchavA mujaba chelle akSara kAraja Ave che. A pramANe Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 125 kumAranA karelA traNe praznanA uttara daI ne vaLI paNa pAchu kumArane kahe che ke he prANanAtha ! hajI khIjA pazu prazno Apa kare, jethI mArA manane AnaMda thAya ? tyAre paNa kumAre puchyu ke aa kA ekA ntayate zukti, supuTe svAtivAritaH // kaekopi ripuna huti, kA bhuSA hRdayasya se|| 1 // artha : strAtinAmanA nakSatramAM varasatA varamAdanA jalathI zukitasa puTamAM zu utpanna thAya che ? tathA kayA puruSa, zatruenA nAza kare che ? ane mArA hRyanI zabhA zAthI vadhe che? A pramANe karelA traNe praznanA utara, e ii rIte Ape ke prathama ane bIjA praznanA uttara ame akSarathI ane trIje uttara te pUrvokta ane praznanA khame akSarethI ApelA utaranA ja cAra akSarothI Ape huve raNI uttara Ape haiM ke ApanA prathama praznanA uttara te muktA' eTale meAtI arthAt svatinakSatramA varasatA varasAdanA jaLathI chIpasu puTamAM mukatA thAya che. bIjA praznanA uttara khalI' eTale balavAna arthAt khulavAna puruSa zatrune haNe che kAraNa ke sAma rahita puruSathI zatrune nAza thAyaja nahI A khalI tathA mukatA padamAM pazu ApanA kahyA mujaba eja akSara che. have trIjA praznanA uttara. " muktAvalI" eTale meAtInI mAlAja thAya che arthAt te mukatAvalI ApanA hRdayane zeAbhAve che, tathA mukatAvalI evu mArUM nAma che, teA mArAthI paNa aharnizasmaraNe karI ApanA hRdayathI jAtIja nathI, te mArAthI pazu Apanu hRdaya zebhe che. A trIjA praznanA uttaramAM kahelA mukatA valI e padmamA paNa ApanA pUchavA mujaba pahelA ane khIjA praznanA uttaramAM 'kahelA je e e akSara che, teja cAra akSarAnu padma manAvIne uttara kahele che have khInta praznanA uttaramAM khalI evuM pada kahela che, tethI trIjA praznanA uttaramAM * mukatAkhalI" ema thavu joIe ane te uttaramA te mukatAvalI ema Ave, teja kharA uttara kahevAya che? teA tyA kahe che ke byAkaraNanA niyamathI atu ane vanuM ekayaja che, tethI keI ThekANe uccAramA vane ThekANe bane karIe te kAi pUrvakata doSa Avye kahevAya nahi. mATe valI ane khalInA doSa nathI A pramANe muktAvalIe jyAre traNe uttara ApyA, tyAre valI sUrasenakumAra kahevA lAgyuM ke huM varAtri ! have tame kAIka mane paNa prazna kare, ke mane paNa tamArI mujaba praznonA uttara ApatA AvaDe che ke niGe ? tyAre muktAvalIe pUchyu ke harikA jaladhele bhe, kiMTaganna na puSThitam prANezasyeApamAna ka, hastA pAyeApi a :- hari je viSNu te jaladhithakI kaI vastune prApta thayA ? tathA puSTine na Ape tevu. anna kayu te? prANeza je bApa te ApanA hAtha ane pagane keAnI upamA devAya che ? have A traNepraznamA pahelA praznanA uttara eka akSarathI, khIjA praznanA uttara traNa akSarathI ane trIjAnA uttara te te pUrvakti kahelA banne praznanA malI je cAra akSarA thayA che, tethI Ape. e sAbhaLI kumAra kahe che ke huM strI ! sAbhaLe, tamArA prathama praznanA uttara te Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te che, eTale prayama hari che, te jaladhithakI te jagata prasiddha evI lakSmIne pAme che te pahelA praznano uttara ApanA pUchavA mujaba eka akSarathI Ape che. vaLI bIjA praznano uttara "arasa eTale rasarahita arthAt je anna rasarahita hoya te puSTidenAruM hetuM nathI. tene uttara paNa ApanA kahevA mujaba traNa akSarathI ja kahyo che. have trIjA praznano uttara "tAmarasa eTale rakta kamala arthAt raktakamAlanI upamA tamArA hAtha tathA pagane apAya che. AmAM paNa tamArA pUchavA mujaba pahelA tathA bIjA praznanA je cAra akSaro thayA te cAra akSarathIja uttara dIdhuM che. vaLI pAchI muktAvalI rANe rAjAne pUche che ke, kadarpa kila kIdakSa, AdhAre jagatA ca kA kApavinyA priya prekto, mansane mihane pika artha - prathama, kaMdarpa je kAmadeva te kenI sarakhe che? bIje jagatane AdhAra keNa che ! trIje pavinIne vallabha keNa kaheluM che ? ane e mArA manane moha karanAra paNa keNa che ? A pramANe cAre prazno je che tenA uttara ekaja padathI Apa kahe. tyAre kumAra jarA hasIne kahe che ke te strI ! cAre praznano uttara kahIe chIe te sUra eTale sUra thAya che arthAt sUrasena te huM chuM, mATe he priye ! teM A cAra prothI te mAruM ja smaraNa karyuM lAge che? prathama prazna uttara "sUra eTale kaMdarpa che kaMdarpa ke che te ke sUra jevuM che. arthAt kadarpa samAna huM chuM ne mAruM nAma sura che vaLI bIjA praznane uttara paNa "sUra eTale sUrya arthAt jagatane AdhAra sUryo che temAM paNa mAruM nAma AvyuM ane trIjA praznano uttara 'sUra' eTale tyA paNa sUrapade karIne huMja Avye. vaLI cethA praznano uttara paNa "sUra' eTale sUra arthAt tyA sustrIne mehana te patija heAya che te tamAre manehana huM sUra chuM. mATe A pramANe cAre praznamAM he priye! tame maneja saMbhALe che. ema manahara uktirUpa sudhAnA svAdane viSe rajita evA te banne jaNane ghaNe kAla paNa kSaNa samAna ca le gaye, . have eka divasa te surasenakumArane pitA narasiMha rAjA, snAna karI alaMkAra dhAraNa karI, harSathI dehanI zobhAnA nirIkSaNa mATe pitAnA kAcanA bagalAmAM gaye, tyA jaI baMgalAnA kAcamAM pitAnuM svarupa joIne manamAM glAni pAmI virakta thaI gaye. ane pachI potAnA citamAM ciMtavavA lAge ke are ! yauvanakAlamAM bhramara samUhanI samAna tathA kAjalanI samAna je mArA keze dekhAtA hatA, te hAla vRddhAvasthA thavAthI kapAsanA phula jevA veta thai gayA dekhAya che. are yuvAvasthAmAM aSTamInA cakramAM jevuM tejasvI mAruM bhAla dekhAtuM hatuM, te A jarA AvavAthI khajurInA pAkA pAna jevuM dekhAya che ! vaLI yuvAvasthAmAM vikasita kamala samAna je mArA netre dekhAtA hatA, te hAla jarAnA prAdurbhAvathI malina pANInA parpoTA jevA dekhAya che, yauvanAvasthAmAM ratnanA Adarza samAna mAMsala je mArA gAla dekhAtA hatA. te A jarA devathI agnijvAlAthI tapAvelA kahetA jevA dekhAya che 1 taNAvasthAmAM mArA mukhamAM kudasamAna mitra sarakhA je dAta hatA, te Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127 hAla jarAmAM raNagaNane viSe duSTa sevakanI jema virala ane zithila thaI gayelA dekhAya je yuvAvasthAmAM mArI bhujA nagaranA gepuranI parigha jevA dekhAtI hatI, te hAla jerAnA pAyathI peIna niceI nAkhelA vastranI jema valikalita thaI gaI dekhAya che ! taNavisthAmAM mAruM udara je matsyanA udara samAna dekhAtuM hatuM, te vRddhAvasthAnA AvavAthI jANe-carmaja vaLageluM hoya tevuM dekhAya che. prathamavayamAM je hAthInI sUMDha samAna mArI jaMghAo dekhAtI hatI, te hAla jarAthI karelA jarjaritapaNAthI kAkanI jaMghAsamAna dekhAvA lAgI che. vadhu zuM kaDuM, ghaNu ja prayatnathI lAlana kareluM A kalevara dhanakSaya thavAthI jema kumitra dekhAya, tema jANe kaI divasa lAlanapAlana karyuM ja nathI ! tevuM dekhAvA lAgyuM che. mAruM sukha je che. te karacalIothI AkAMta thaI gayuM che, mAruM mastaka palioe karI vyApta thaI gayuM che, ane mArAM gAtra sarva zithila thaI gayA che, paraMtu eka A tRSNA che te divase divase taruNa thatI jAya che? aho ! ajJAnI evA me asAra evA A dehane mATe ghaNA ja kAla kaleze bhogavyA, paraMtu mArA AtmAnuM hita te kAMI karyuM ja nahiM ? are ! Aja divasa sudhI meM mArA pUjya evA gurunA padakamalanuM pUjana karyuM nahiM ! tathA sArI rIte dharma saMbhaLe nahiM! kaI dharmatatva paNa AcaryuM nahi. Idriyadamana karyuM nahi ane ucca kakSAe paNa jItyA nahiM, arihaMta bhagavAnanuM sthAna paNa karyuM" nahi ! keInI para dayA karI nahiM ! dAna ane tapa paNa karyA nahiM ! tema bIjA koIne upakAra paNa karyo nahiM ! mATe mArA Aja divasa sudhI divaso sarve dhyartha ja gayA ! ema dhyAna karatAM te naraha rAjAne upazama jJAna eTale kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM tethI te kevalajJAnI thayA. pachI te siMhanI peThe mahAparAkramI thaI pAca suSTine leca karI saMyama rANa karI devatAe arpaNa karelA muniveSane paridhAna karI gharamAMthI nikaLIne ekAkI, nirbhaya, svastha thaIne bharatakSetranA sarva kSetrane viSe pharavA lAgyA. have sUrasenakumAra pitAnA pitAe cAritra lIdhuM, ema jANuM manane viSe jyAre atyaMta kheda karavA lAge tyAre tenA maMtrIvarga nAnapadeza daI tene zekathI nivRtta karyo. ane pachI tenuM yuvarAja pada choDAvI tene mahArAjyabhiSeka karyo. tethI te sUrasena rAjA thaye kirtithI caMdramA samAna ane yuvatInA mukhapa kamalamAM haMsasamAna, tejathI sUryasamAna, prajanuM hita ahita karavAmA pitA samAna, rtithI siMhasamAna, svaicchitadAna devAmAM kAmakuMbha samAna eve te sUrasena rAjA, ghaNu kAla paryata rAjya karatA hate. have ema muktAvalI strI sAthe bhega bhogavatAM te rAja sUrasenane jyAre ghaNe kAla vyatIta thaye, tyAre tene muktAvalI thakI eka cakrasena nAme putra utpanna thayo. te dina dina pratye vRddhi pAmavA lAgyo ane sarve kalAo paNa zIkhe, anukrame lamIthI pAlana thaye thake jyAre yauvanavayane prApta thaye tyAre tene manohara evI ATha kanyAo paraNAvI dIdhI. pachI tenI sAthe bheLa bhegavavA lAgyo. tevAmAM zaradaRtu AvI Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FH - 128 have tevA samayane viSe te sUrasena 2 jAno badhu jIvanAme eka pradhAna che, teNe AvIne kahyuM ke mahArAja ! dUradezanA rahenAga keIeka ghoDAonA vecanArAo vecavA mATe ghaDAo laIne ahIM ApanI pAse AvelA che mATe te ghaDAonI parIkSA karIne je uttama azvo hoya te laIne tene rA Apo. te sAMbhaLI sUrasena rAjA potAnA , ghoDA para besIne je ghoDAnA vecanArAo hatA tene bolAvI tenA aneka azvo para besI evAvI tenI parIkSA karI tApathI tapta ghacA thake eka vRkSanI nIce jaI beTho. tevA samayane viSe zAMta mUrtimAna, sUryAbhimukha tapane tapatA evA keIeka munivarane joyA. a yA gayA ane tyAM jaI te munine bhaktithI namasaka ra karI tenu rUpa ane joIne eka lAva joIne meha pAmele e sUrasena rAjA temanI stuti karavA lAge re 2 Taya evA anaMgane jItyA, tathA je Apa amasarakhAne prApya evI sImA - 5 saMpattione prApta thayelA che, mATe Apa dhanya che. samyaga jJAna, s, azvine urjana karavAmAM sAvadhAna, jitendriya, mohane ja karavAmAM ekatAna. ' paNa abhivAdanIya evA Ape che, mATe ApanA caraNAravi damAM huM vAraMvAra namaskAra : - A prakAre muninI stuti karIne te muninI bhaktithI AnaMdane pAmela tathA 'parivArasahita, munisevAparAyaNa e te sUrasena bhUpati, temanI pAse hAtha joDIne che, pachI munie paNa pitAnuM dhyAna pUrNa karIne dharmanI dezanA devAne prAraMbha karyo. rAjana! jemaNe pitAnA kAnathI zAstrokta nakanAM dukho sAMbhaLyAM che, tevA suzrAvakajane, ragonI jema bhegomAM mati karatA nathI kAraNa ke te jANe che, je indriyonA bhege je che. te amAra, asthira, apavitra, atRptikAraka, viyega kAlane viSe dukhadAyaka hoya che. arthAta te bhege maraNatara du:khadAvaka hoya che. vaLI te viSa, bhoga kAlamAM to madhura , jaNAya che paraMtu vipAkAlane viSe ati kahuphaladAyaka hoya che mATe ja te pUrvokta -vivekIne tenuM sevana karatA nathI Ara bhamAM madhuraguNa yukta ane pariNAme kiM pAkanA phala jevA kaDavA eTale kiM pAkanAM phala jema jovAmAM sArA, lAla raMgavALA hoya che, paNa khAvAmAM atya ta kaDavA che tevA, ane jema khujalI thaI hoya ane tene khajavALIe ne jevuM sukha Ave, tevA sukhane denArA, tathA kSaNikAnaMda dAyaka ane A tasamayamA duHkhane devAvAlA, madhyAhukAnane viSe kSArabhUmimAM dekhAtA mRgatRSNanA jalanI jema matine AvaraNa karanArA, jemAM prayAsa karanArane te prayAsanuM kaI paNa phaLa ja maLatu nathI, mahAvairI samAna, evA A padriyanA bhege che, te bhego bhegave thake jIvane muni vageremAM * bhramaNa karavuM ja paDe che bhramaNa karatA te che je nArakImAM jAya che, te temAM nArakIpaNane bhegavI aMti dukhita thAya che kAraNa ke tyAM kAI paNa tene bhegasAmagrI upalabdha thatI nathI, vaLI te che je pazupaNAmAM jAya che, te tyAM vivekahInatAne prApta thAya che, ane tyA paNa bhegasAmagrI tene maLatI nathI. have te je narajanmamAM jAya . Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 129 che, te tyAM svajanane viyega, roga vagerethI dukhitapaNane te prApta thAya che, te je devajanmamAM jAya che, to tene jyAre develekanA bhegano viyoga thAya che, tyAre moTuM du kha utpanna thAya che, kAraNa ke te je kAI zAzvata devapaNAmAMja rahI zakatA nathI te mATe te viSayomAM DAhyA puruSanuM mana te kema rAjI thAya? nA thAya ja nahiM. vaLI te bhegane tuccha sattva e atyaMta sukharUpa mAnelA che. A prakAranI muninI vANuM sAbhaLIne bhegethI vairAgya pAmyo e te sUrasena rAjA te munine praNAma karIne potAne ghera Avyo. ane te munine je pratyakSa sarva guNe dIThA hatA, tene smaraNa karato thake rAtre sute te pachI tene kSaNa nidrA AvIne pAche te gurunuM ja smaraNa hovAthI turata jAgI gayo, tevAmAM te teNe AkAzamAM vAgatA devatAonA dudubhine zabda sAMbhaLyo, te sAMbhaLI manamAM ciMtavavA lAgyuM ke aho ! je munie mane divasamAM upadeza Apyo hato, teja munine hAla kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM hoya, ema lAge che? ema ciMtavana karI sUI rahyo. savAranA praDaramAM potAnI suktAvalI rANInI sAthe moTA ADaMbarathI pAche te muni pAse gaye. tyAM jaI jyAM jove, tyAM to devatAoe karyo che mahotsava jene evA te sAdhune joyA ane joIne atyaMta harSAyamAna thaIne munivaryane namaskAra karI ratuti karIne temanA mukhanA vacanAmRtanA pAna karavA mATe pavitra bhUmi para beThe. tevAmAM te teja karIne sUrya samAna, dedIpyamAna kuMDalavAle maMdahAsya karI prasanna che mukhAraviMda jenuM ane jaya jya zabda karate e kaI eka puruSa te kevalInA caraNa kamalane viSe ekadama paDIne stuti karavA tatpara thaye. te caraNamAM paDelA puruSane joIne vismaya pAmelA sUrasena rAjAe kevalI bhagavAnane pUchayuM, ke he bhagavan ! A keNa puruSa che.? ane Apane viSe atyaMta bhaktimAn kema che? tyAre kevalI bhagavAne kahyuM ke he rAjana ! zuddha samyakatvajJAna thavAthI jIva tIvrabhakitamAna thAya che vaLI bIjuM paNa kAraNa bhakita thavAmAM thayuM che te paNa huM kahu chu, te sAMbhaLo pUrve padmakhaMDa nAme puramAM dhane karI kubera samAna evA Izvara ane dhanezvara nAmanA dhanika be vaizya rahetA hatA, temA Izvara je hatuM, te jaina dharmamAM sAvadhAna hatuM ane dhanezvara je hatuM, te mithyAvivAsita hatuM. te bIje nikaTasa baMdhI tathA yatkiMcit paraspara saneDa yukata hatA, have jainadharma evo je Izvara che, te divasanA AThamA bhAgamAM eTale rAtribhejana devanA parihAra mATe sUryAstanI pahelAM ja prati dina bhajana kare che. tene joIne kadAjhaDI e tene mitra dhanezvara tenI ni dA karavA lAgyo ke ahi ! A tamAruM jenuM ajJAna to juo. ke tame niratara divasamAM be vakhata ja bhojana karyA kare che ? arthAt sadA pavitra evuM rAtribhejana te kaI paNa divasa karatAja nathI ? te sAMbhaLI pR 17 Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 ' izvara zrAvake kahyu ke huM mitra ! tuM kheTo Agraha rAkhI mithyA bhASaNa karI vya pApAne zA mATe khAMdhe che ? vidvAna puruSA, guNu ane doSonA vicAra karIne kAryo kare che. ane pravRttine ane nivRttinA svIkAra, petAnI ISTasiddhine mATe kare che. temAM paNa jemAM ma doSa hAya tene grahaNu kare che ane jemAM ghaNA deSA hAya tene tyAga kare che. arthAt eka alpadoSI ane khIjuM bahudekhI ema ane dekha tA hAya, te temA e padveSIne vidre na grahaNu kare che. jema pannIgamana paradhanaGaraNu karavu, te bahudoSI che, te tenA tyAga karave ane svasrIgamana, svadra2ApabhAga te alpadoSI che, tenu graDuNu karavu temaja kuthu, kATA kASThanuM jINu Diyu, Asthi, mAkhI, kIDI vagere padArthoM jevA divasamA sArI rIte dekhAya che, tevA rAtrineviSe dekhAtA nathI, mATe rAtrinA samayamA bheAjana karavAnA rIvAja che, te kharAkha che tathA khahudoSI che. ane divasanA samayamAM bheAjana karatA pUvekita padAva je paDayA hAya, tA te sarvAM sulabha rIte dekhAya che. mATe divasanA samayanuM bhejana che, te apadoSI ema pratyakSa rIte sahu keIne dekhAyaja che. ane je kadAcitu tame kaheze ke te hiM vasa leAjanamAM manuSyane tRpti zu thavAnI che ? mATenirdoSa evA ditrasabhAjanane cheDIne je rAtribhAjana kare che, ane kahe che, ke ame rAtrIleAjana karyuM che, te teonu te mehu spaSTarIte ajJAnaja jaNAya che. rAtrieAjananA je mArgo che te paNu yavanajananeAja che. kAraka ke ravinA kiraNathI je adRzya che te kevala sadoSaja hAya che. vaLI sava kanA adhikAra paNa manuSyane sUryodaya thayethIja thAya che ema huMja nathI kaDainA, paraMtu tamArA danIceA paNa kahe che. mATe huM dhanezvara ! je rAtrimA nathIja jamatA, tene te jema keAI jIvanA jIvitAnA addha kAla tapazcaryAmAM jAya che ne tene jevu' puNya thAya che teTalu ja puNya thAya che. ane je rAtri bhAjana kare che, tenu' te AyuSya tiryaMcajIvAnI jema vya ja cAlyuM jAya che . ce cho sava`dA Da'hAra, yati sucesaH // teSAM pakSApavAsasya, la. mAsena jAyate 1 bhAne karairasasthya, mughdhii pretasaMcarAt sukSmacha vAkula' cASi, nizieAya na sujyate "ra" cArA narakadvArA, prathama rAtrebhAjana parI gamana ceva, sadhAna natakAyake // 3 // parazAstrapa, nAdaka cApipItA,rAtra yaMtrayudhiSThira tapasvinA vizeSaNu, gRhiNA tu trivekinA 4 mRte svajanamAtreGapi, gutaka' jAyate kli, n asta gate divAnAthe, bheAjana' kriyate tham pA // Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 131 raktI bhavati teyAni, anAni pizitAnicA rAtribhejanasakatasya, grAse tanmAMsa bhakSaNama dA catvAri khalu karmaNi, sa dhyAkAle vivarjayet | AhAra maithunaniA svAdhyAya ca vizeSataH chA AhArAjayate vyAdhi, krUragazca maithunAt | nidrAto dhananAzaH cAta, svAdhyAye zaraNuM bhavet 81 nakta satyAna bhektavya, rAtrI puMsAsumedhasALa kSemaM zauca dayAme, svarga ekSaca vAMcchatA kilA saMpatima suhuma tasA,tIra ti na vAriu tahiM jeNa pacakha desi vihu, teNa nisAe na bhuja ti 1LA Idiyavijao Are, bhavaja{ tAyaNaI parisuddhI ) pasubhAva paricAI, dinabhurIe guNa huMti. 11 artha -je buddhimAna manuSya rAtrine viSe mAsa parya ta je sarva prakArathI AhArane tyAga kare che, te jIvane pakSopavAsa jeTalu phala prApta thAya che (1) ravinA kiraNothI jeno sparza thaye nathI, tathA pretanA sparzathI, tene saMsaganA saMsargathI, ucchiSTathI, sUkSmajIvathI vyApta, evA ananA bhajanane, tathA rAtri janane buddhimAne tyAga kare. (2) vaLI narakanAM kAra cAra kahelAM che temAM prathama rAtribhejana bIju parastrIgamana, trIjuM padravyaharaNa, ane ethu ana takAya abhakSyanuM sevana (3) valI paradazanInA zAstromAM paNa kahevuM che ke he yudhiSThira + rAtrine viSe jala paNa pIvu nahi. temA tapasvI purue te vizeSe karIne pIvuM ja nahIM, ane vivekI evA gRhasthAzramI puruSe paNa pIvu nahi. () kadAcita keIsa baMdhI tyAre maraNa pAme, tyAre te sutaka lAge, te divAnAtha eTale divasanA pati evA sUrya nArAyaNa jyAre asta thAya tyAre, jana kema thAya ? (5) rAtrine viSe jala je che, te rudhirasamAna thAya che, ane ane je che, te mAMsadaza thAya che ane valI rAtrimAM annane grAsa lenAra janane mAsajana je doSa lAge che (2) cAra kAryone sa dhyAkAlane viSe tyAga kare, te kyA cAra kAryo? te ke AhAra, maithuna, nidrA ane vizeSe karI svAdhyAya, eTalI vastune tya ga kara (7) kAraNa ke saMdhyAkALamAM AhAra karavAthI vyAdhi thAya che ane maithuna karavAthI phUgarbha thAya che, tathA nidrAthI dhanane nAza thAya che ane savAdhyAya karavAthI maraNa utpanna thAya che (8) kSema, dayA zauca, dharma, svarga ane mekSa, tene vAchatA evA buddhimAna puruSe rAtribhojana karavuM ja nahiM. (I vaLI paNa kahyuM che ke sukSma, basa, evA jIna tribhejana karanAranA bhajana pAtramAM saMpAta thAya che. arthAt rAtribhUjana karanAranA bhejanamAM sumatrasa jIve AvI paDe che. Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 2 kAraNa ke te jIvA hAthe karI vAIce paNa paDayA sivAya rahetAja nathI. kema ke te jgyAne rAtrimAM STinA abhAva hoya che? mATe temA pratyakSa deva mAnI te rAtribhojana karavuM ja nahiM. (10) I dvicAnA vijaya, tathA jIvanI hiM'cAnA tyAga vagerethI jIvanI pazuiddhi thAya che. tathA pazubhAva parityAgarUpa guNA paNa thAya che. (11) te kAraNu mATe huM dhanembara 1 tame DhASa ane guNAne jANI pravRtti ane nivRtti kare. ane grAmya putranI jema kadAmaDa karI anane zA mATe karI che? te jema ke - eka gAmane viSe koi eka cArINa manuSya rahete hatA, te maraNa pAmyA, tethI tenI bhAryA, peAtAnA svAmInuM smaraNa karIne atya te rudana karavA lAgI tyAre tenA eka putra hane, teNe kahyu ke huM mAta ! tame zAmATe zeka karI che? huM tamAro putra chuM mATe anucaranI jema huM tamArI sevA karIza, ane gRhakAya paNa karIza. mATe Ave meTa zeka karavAnuM zuM kAraNa ? tyAre te khelI ke he putra 1 tArA pitA je kArya hAthamAM letA hatA, te keikALe mUktAja niDuM ane tu te nizcita jevA dekhAya che, tathA mAlaka che, tethI hAyA lIdhelA kArya karavAmA zithila che, mATe mane meTo zeka utpanna thAya ? tyAre te putra khelye ke huM mAtA AjathI AraMbhIne have huM gRhakAryamAM Asaktaja rahIza, ane mAga hAthathI traNa kareluM. kAryAM huM ghaNA duHkhI thaIza te paNa mUkIza niDu'. ema kahIne peAtAnI mAtAne sthira karI. pachI eka divasa rAja raste pete nIkaLye, tevAmA teja tAma kai eka dhAbInA gadheDA potAnA gharathI khaMdhana teDI deDaye jatA hatA ane tenI pachavADe tene pakaDavA tenA svAmI rajaka detA hatA, paNa te rAsama hAtha AvI nahI, tyAre te dheAkhIe meTA sAthI rastAmA cAlyA jatA te grAmINu hekarAne kahyu ke he bhAI ! A mAre gadheDA doDayA jAya che, te tArI pAse Avye che, mATe tu tene pakaDI leje. te sAMbhaLI teNe te gadheDAna pUchaDuM pakaDI lIdhu, tyAM te krodhAyamAna thayelA te gadheDAolR peAtAnu pUchyuM pakaDayu... jANyu ke turata tene pAchalA be paganI lAtA mAravA lAgyuM. tethI te grAmINu putranuM mastaka tathA hRdaya e banne phUTI gayA, te paNa teNe rAsabhanu pUThThuM' cheyu' nahi, tyAre gAmamAM cAlanArA leke kahevA lAgyAM ke huM mUrkha` ' tu A gadheDAnuM pRthaDuM' cheDI de, nahi' te tane padaprahArathI mArI nAkhaze ? tyAre te chokarA bence ke mArI mAtAe mane cheDavAnI nA kahI che, ke hAthamAM lIdhelu* kAi paNa kAryoM tArA mApanI jema tuM cheADIza nahiM, mATe mArI mAtAnA kahevAthI ulaTuM huM kema karuM ? tevAM te grAmINanA vacane sAbhaLI sa mANusa upahAsa karavA lAgyA paraMtu teNe te pUchyu yu naDui, ane meTA du:khane prApta thayA. ema huM mitra ! tame paNa te guNudeSanuM vivecana karI kadAgraha ja pakaDaze, te te grAmINanI jema dutirupa dukhane prApta thaze? e prakAre ghaNI rIte upadeza karyA, te paNa te, rAtrieAjatathakI nivRtti pAmyA ja naDi ane Anta prAne karI duSThita ane tRptirahita thake ja maraNa pAmIne vAjIla thaye, vaLI samyakUvanI nidA Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karavAthI teNe tiryaMca nAma karma bAMdhyuM, tethI te pace vAra vAgulanA ja bhavane pAmya, tyAthI maraNa pAmI be vAra cimADo avatAra pAme, tyAMthI marI be vAra ghUvaDane bhava pAme. pAche tyAMthI maraNa pAmI be vAra zIyAlIe thazetyAMthI maraNa pAmI vizAla purimAM devagupta nAme brAhmaNanI na dA nAmanI bhAryAne viSe putrapaNe utpanna thayo. te bAlyapaNAthI ja vyAdhivAnuM thaze. tene eka raMga jyAM tenI mAtA bauSadha karI maTADe che, tyAM bIjI navA be traNa repage utpanna thAya che. ema karatAM tenI mAtA paNa maraNa pAmI. pachI tene pitA bIjI strI para. tyAre tenI te oramAna mAtA hovAthI te regInI kAMI paNa AzvAsanA kare nahI ane tema tenI AgaLa paNa jAya nahIM. have te putra atya ta regI rahevA lAge tethI lekee tenuM glaTa evuM nAma pADayuM, ane jema viSTAmAM kIDe meTe thAya, tema rezamA ne rogamA vadhavA lAge. ' have tene mitra idhara zreSThI je hatuM, te te dharma jAgaraNane viSe atyaMta ughuktaja hata, te mATe dhana, putra, dArAthI virakta thaI teNe zrI dharmezvara nAme guru pAse jaI cAritrane grahaNa karyuM pachI muktistrImAM rasika, tathA zamatAmRtapAnamAM tRSita, evAmAM te muni vihAra karatA hatA. have te muni, eka divasa jemAM subhaTTa rahe che, te vizAlA nagarIne viSe pakSakSamaNane pAraNe AhAra vaheravAne mATe gocarIe nIkaLyA, te regInA pitA devagukha nAme brAhmaNane ghera AvyA. te muninAM darzana karIne khuzI thayele te brAhmaNa, munine praNAma karI vinaMti karavA lAgyA ke, he bhagavAn " Apa karuNanA bhaMDAra che, tethI eka mArI vinaMti che, te sAMbhaLe. tyAre gurue AjJA karI ke he dvija ! tAre je kahevuM hoya, te kahe. tyA te kahevA lAgyuM ke he mahArAja ! A eka mAre putra che, te avataryo tyAthI ja rAgI che, ane tenA rogane maTADavA mATe me ghaNA upAyo karyA, paraMtu kaI paNa rIte tenA rogo maTatA ja nathI. mATe Apa kaMI upAya kahe, to A bicAre rogothI mukta thAya ? te sAbhaLI muni belyA ke he brAhmaNa ! amane yatilakane to jyAre gocarIe jaIe tyAre keInI sAthe vAta karavI kapeja nahiM. e zAstrokta mArga che, te paNa tArA putranA rogo joI mane dayA Ave che, tethI huM kahuM chuM, te sAbhaLa. huM dvija ! A tArA putrane bIjA keI paNa auSadhe lAgu paDaze nahiM mATe tene te dhakhadha karavuM ja ucita che. ema kahI te muni tyAthI bhikSAna malavAthI pAchA bahAra udyAnamAM cAlyA gayA. have te brAhmaNa paNa jaladI bhajana karI pitAnA rogI putrane laI ekadama te muninI pAse Avyo. ane namaskAra karI te munine putra mATe dharmopadha pUchayuM. tyAre bhAvavedI evA muni belyA ke he vipra ! jethI rego utpanna thAya che, te roganuM nidAna kahevAya che, mATe prathama reganuM nidAna jANI te nidAnane jyAre tyAga karIe, tyAre ja Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 tenuM auSadha thAya che ane te auSadha paNa tyAre ja lAgu paDe che. je kadAcita nidAna jAyA vinA keIemane ema auSadha Ape che, to te opane guNa thato nathI paraMtu sAmo te ragane vadhAre thAya che. have te genAM nidAne kayAM che? ke prathama to prANIonI hiMsA karavI te, bIju asatyamApaNuM, trIjuM carI, ethuM parastrIgamana, pAcamuM parigrahAsakti. e pAce roga thavAnA nidAna che. kAraNa ke te pAce AcaraNe roganA kAraNabhUta thAya che. have te pUrvokta pAce nidAnathI thayelA re kayA auSadhathI nAza pAme che? te ke prathama te parameSThInA smaraNa karavAthI, bIjA cAra kaSAya ane indriyano jaya karavAthI, trIjI yathAzakti pAtromAM dAna devAthI, cethA pApanI gartA karavAthI, e cAra prakAranA auSadhathI pUrvokta nidAnathI thayelA rogo nAza pAme che mATe A mArA kahyA pramANe nisAnane jANa te nidAnano tyAga karI dhamadhane grahaNa karI je prANa niraMtara cAle che, te prANIne keI divasa rega thatA ja nathI ane roga thayA vinA paNa je A pramANanA dhamadhane lIdhAja kare che. tene Arogya paNa rahyA ja kare che. ema kahI te brAhmaNane gurue ekeka vratanuM mAhAsya savistara kahyuM, te sAbhaLI pitAne ane te rogI putrane mithyAtva nAza thaI gayu, tethI te pitA ane putrane samyakatva prApta thayuM, ane pachI teo riga maTADavAnA bIjA sarva upAcane tyAga karI nizcala zuddha zrAvaka thayA ane rega thavAnuM mULa kAraNa te duSkarma ja che; ema jANavA lAgyA have eka divasa siMhAsana para beThelA saudharmendra sudhama sabhAmAM tatratya devatAonI samakSa te pitA putranu dharmanuM haiye vakhANya, tene te sabhAmAM beThelA be de juThuM mAnIne kahevA lAgyA ke je tenI ame amArI jAte ja parIkSA laIe, te ja te vAta ame sAcI kahIe ? tyAre sIdharmendra kahyuM ke tamane jalAre amArA belavA para vizvAsa Avato nathI, tyAre tame tamArI jAte ja jaI parIkSA " e vAkya sAMbhaLI te bane - deve vaidyanuM rUpa dhAraNa karIne jatA regI brAhmaNa rahe che, te vizAlAnagarImAM AvI te brAhmaNane ghare gayA. ane te rogI brAhmaNane kahevA lAgyA ke he regI! ame vaidya chIe te tane garIba mANasane mAM sAMbhaLI dayA ANuM tArU auSadha karavA AvelA chIe mATe tAre mAtA pitA vagerenI samakSa ame jema kahIe tema ni zaka rIte tuM amAruM auSadha le, tathA pathya paNe pALe te tArA rega ceDAja divasamAM nAza thaI jAya. te sAbhaLI tenA mAtA pitA vageree kahyuM ke tene kevI rItanuM auSadha kevI rIte levuM ? te Apa kaho. tyAre te vaidya kahe che ke prathama te A rogIe AkhA divasamAM tathA rAtrimAM zuM khAvuM joIe? te kahIe chIe. ke A rogIe divasanA prathama praDarane viSe madhura evA madhanuM bhakSaNa karavuM. pachI vaLI jyAre divasane bIjo prahara thAya tyAre GNa evA madizanuM pAna karavuM. pachI rAtri jyAre paDe tyAre mAkhaNa, cekhA, Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 135 jalacara, sthalacara, becara evA prANIonuM mAMsa lAvI tenuM bhakSaNa karavuM. have amAruM auSadha kevI rIte khAvuM te kahIe chIe ke A regIe ame je auSadha ApIe tene pratidivasa savAramAM pUrvokta prANIonu mAsa lAvI tenI sAthe meLavIne khAvuM. tema sAta divasa paryata ame juduM juduM auSadha ApIzuM, tene paNa te prathama kahelA mAsanA ja anupAna sAthe levuM. tethI sAta divasamAM A brAhmaNanA sarva roga nirmala thaI jAze ? temAM kaMI paNa saMzaya nathI e sAbhaLI te regI brAhmaNa be ke are vaidyo A te bele che zuM ? A prakAranA tamArA kahelA AraMbhakAraka auSadha khAIne mAre zuM karavAnuM che? AvA auSadhathI mArA rege je maTatA hoya te te rego mAre maTADavA ja nathI kAraNa ke AvuM tamAru auSadha khAIne huM bhabhava narakanI vedanAne bhegavavA taiyAra thAuM kema ? mATe Aja belyA te to belyA, paNa havethI AvuM bolaze ja nahIM. prathama to tamee mane divasathI te rAtri paryata madha vagere khAvAnuM kahyuM, te temAM prathama madha vagere cAre viSayanuM te me jAvajajIva paccakkhANa lIdheluM che. mATe tamArA kahevA pramANe madha tathA mAkhaNa vagere te mArAthI khavAya ja nahiM. vaLI rAtribhejanane paNa meM jAvajajIva paryata tyAga karyo che, tethI rAtrimAM huM jinazAstra vihita anna paNa letA nathI te tamArUM kaheluM mahApApakArI mAMsa vagere te zenuM ja lauM? ane vaLI tame mane auSadha khAvAnuM kahyuM, temAM paNa anarthakAra mAMsa meLavIne khAvAnuM kahyuM, mATe te auSadha paNa mArAthI khavAya ema nathI? te sAMbhaLI devevaidyo bolyA ke he brAhmaNa A te tuM zuM bole che ekadama dharmamAM gaLI ga che, tuM vicAra te kara ke A zarIra je haze to badhuM sAruM thAze, ane zarIra jyAre nahi hoya, tyAre ekalA dharmane tuM zuM karIza? ane dharma paNa kevI rIte pALIza? mATe dehamAM jyAre keI paNa roga thAya, tyAre kartavyAkartavyane kAMI paNa vicAra DAhyA mANase karave ja nahiM, ane ema dharma viruddha auSadha khAvAthI kadAcit pApa lAge, te pachI jyAre sAjA thaIne tenuM prAyazcita karIe, tethI te deSa sarva nivRtti pAme, mATe A amee kahyuM. tema karI zarIranuM rakSaNa kara ane dharmanuM paNuM rakSaNa kara ema te rANI brAhmaNane kahIne te vadho tenAM mAtA pitA vagerene kahevA lAgyA ke he bhAIo! A rogI te kAMI paNa samajato nathI mATe aNasamaju, rogI ane garIba evA A mANasanI tamAre upekSA karavI ghaTatI nathI. tethI tene samajAvI kahe, je amArA kahevA mujaba te auSadha khAya ? ane tema karavAthI tamane paNa puNya ane yaza prApta thaze? te sAMbhaLI tenA saha saMbaMdhI ane kahevA lAgyA ke he vatsa ! A be vo bicArA upakArI dekhAya che, kema ke tArA jevA nirdhana mANasane rega maTADavA mATe auSadha devA pite pitAnI meLe ja bolAvyA vinA AvI ubhA rahyA che, tathA te auSadhanuM kAMI dravya mAMgatA nathI? mATe A dayALu vaidya jema kahe che te pramANe auSadha grahaNa karavAthI tArA je bacAva thaze te amo paNa rAjI thAzuM ? ane te bhAI ? te auSadha khAvAthI je Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tane pApa thAze, te te pApa keIpaNa ugra evA tape karI tuM maTADI zakIza? ema ghaNuM ja kahyuM, te paNa te saTTe mAnya nahi tyAre te vaidyo, eja gAmanA rAjA pAse AvyA ane te rAjAne kahevA lAgyA ke mahArAja ! ApanA A gAmamAM eka janmano regI brAhmaNa rahe che. tethI tenuM nAma paNa bhaTTaja che have amee kaI eka mANasanA kahevAthI sAMbhaLyuM che ke vizAlAnagarImAM garIba, janmano regI ane ghaNuM ja dukhI, kaI eka brAhmaNa rahe che, tenA ge ghaNuM upAye karyAthI maTatAM ja nathI, te sAMbhaLI manamAM dayA lAvI ane tenI pAse AvyA ane AvIne amoye tene oSadha khAvAnuM kahyuM, te paNa jyAre teNe na mAnyuM, tyAre pAchuM tenA sa ba dhIjane pAse auSadha khAvAne mATe ghaNuM ja samAvI kahevarAvatuM, te paNa te mAnane ja nathI paraMtu amArA manamAM tenI para dayA Ave che, ke tene regathI mukata kare te mATe Apa tene ahIM bolAvI amArA kahevA mujaba auSadha khAvAne tathA pathya pALavAne hukama kare. ane huM rAjan ! ame pratijJA pUrvaka kahIe chIe ke amAruM auSadha khAvAthI tene jarUra sArU ja thaze? ane je te nahiM khakhya te te cheDA ja divasamAM maraNa zaraNa thaI jaze ! te sAMbhaLI rAjAe tene, ekadama teDA ane ghaNI ja rIte samajAvyuM, te paNa te samaye nahiM, ane tatratya sahu sAMbhaLe tema sAme upadeza karavA lAgyuM ke he rAjana! tame vicAra to kare, ke A azucipadArtha yukta, asatya evAM dehane mATe zAstraviruddha ane bhavabhramaNa dAyaka evA jainazAstra viruddha padArthane huM kema svIkAruM ? tathA jAvajajIva grahaNa karelA vratane paNa huM kema cheDu ? vaLI e te keNuM murkha hoya ke bhasmane mATe bAvanA caMdanane bAle ! tathA sonAnA kuMbhamAM bharelI je lAkha hoya te lAkhane mATe senAnA kubhane bhAMgI kA karI nAkhe ? vaLI dehane viSe mamatva rAkhanAra jene te deDanA rakSaNa mATe jema dravyane tyAga kare che, tema jJAnI purUSa dharmane mATe dehane tyAga kare che. ema ghaNI yukitathI tyAM beThelA saha keIjanene baMdha pamADyA tyAre te vaidya kahevA lAgyA ke he brAhmaNa te jinadharmanuM tatva ghaNuM ja sArI rIte jANyuM che! ema kahI tene nIrogI karI, pitAnu devarupa dekhADI, tenI stuti karIne te deve svarga pratye gayA. pachI te divasathI te brAhmaNanuM nAma rUTa hatuM, te maTI arubhaTa thayu, ane dhadhadhathI re maTADI prathama karatAM paNa te vadhAre dharmAsakata thayo. ane te ghaNA kALa paryata jinadharmanuM ArAdhanA karI samAdhimaraNe maraNa pAmI saudharmadevakane vize devatA thaze. tyAM avadhijJAnathI jANyuM je pUrva bhavamAM huM janmathI ja mahArogI hatA, tyAre je munie mane dharmoSava ApI sAre karyo hato ane te dharmanA . pratApathI A devakane viSe huM devatA thaye chuM, vaLI te munine hAla kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM che? ema jANI te ekadama ahI AvI harSAyamAna thaI nRtya karavA lAge che. A pramANe 'Izvara kevalInA karelA dharmopadezathI ghaNuM janee patribhojanane tyAga karyo. Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 137 have tIvra saMvege ragita eve surasena rAjA, te kevalI bhagavAnane hAtha joDIne kahevA lAgyuM ke he bhagavana! mahAna mithyAtvapaNAthI regI thayelA te rubhaTane dhaSadha ApI Ape devatA karyo, mATe Apane dhanya che. ane te hAlamAM devatA thayelA dhanezvarane paNa dhanya che, ke je pUrva janmamAM dharmopadharupa upakAra karanArA Apane upakArI tathA dharmAcArya mAnI ahIM vAMdavA mATe Avyo ane vaLI teNe manehara ane daDha evI bhakita paNa rAkhI AvI rIte kevalInI stuti karIne temane vinaMtI karI ke he bhagavAna ApanA kahevAthI me sAdhunuM tathA zrAvakanuM mahAsya yathAsthiti rIte jANyuM, temAM paNa mane e nizcarya thaze ke je sAdhune dharma che, te ekAMte mekSa sukha denAre che. have je Apane mArI cAritra levAnI cegyatA bhAsatI hoya te saMyamazrIne viSe utkaMThita manavAlA evA mane saMyama Ape, tyAre kevalI bhagavAne kahyuM ke he rAjana tamArI saMyama levAnI te regyatA ja che, mATe jaladI ghera jaI sarva rAjyapratibaMdhane cheDI pAchA turata AvI saMyamazrIne svIkAre te sAMbhaLI harSabharathI praphullita manavA e sUrasena rAjA munine namaskAra karI zIghratAthI ghera AvI AmA tathA pitAnI strI vagerene vairAgya yukta thaI kahevA lAgyuM ke he priya mitravarga, meM te udyAnamAM padhArelA kevalInA upadezathI jANyuM, ke A AyuSya jaLanA parapoTA jevuM ca caLa che, A saMsAra bheganuM je sukha che, te phetarAnI mukTisamAna che ane saMsAramAM je priyajanono saMga thAya che, tene viga thayA vinA raheto ja nathI ane je dravya che, te paNa anarthanuM mULa che, prathama te dravyane upArjana karavAmAM moTuM duHkha bhegavavuM paDe che, tevuM ja pAchu tenA rakSaNamAM paNa duHkha thAya che, mATe jenA rakSaNamAM paNa duHkha tathA upArjanamAM paNa dukha tevA anarthanA pAtrabhUta evA dravyane dhikkAra che. tathA vaLI je kALa (mRtyu) che, te ApaNane zodhyA ja kare che karmavege AvI laI jAya che ke eka nAne matsya hato, te jalamAMthI kaI eka matsya mAranAranA karkaza evA hAthamAM AvyuM, paraMtu te matsya atyaMta suMvALA hevAthI tenA hAthamAMthI sarI gaye, te pAche jaLamAM pAtharelI jALamAM AvI paDe, tyAMthI paNa pite ghaNo ja nA hovAthI te jaLanA chidramAthI nikaLI gaye, te pAcho - jaLamAM paDe, tyAM paNa tene koI eka bagale hato, te gaLI gaye, mATe jIvano jyAre karma cAkALa Ave che, tyAre kaI paNa ThekANethI te jIvane bALIne laI ja jAya che. vaLI A sa sAramAM eka bIjAne neDa che, te paNa tilavRkSanA puMja - samAna che. jarA ane rege te jenI pAchaLa dhamakAra deDayA ja kare che. ISTa mitra je che, te pitAnA karelA karmane anusAre karma bhegavatA thakAkALe akALe maraNa pAmyA ja kare che, tene ApaNe koIthI rAkhI zakAne nathI te mATe vidvAna puru che, te Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 ke paNa janane viSe prIti ja karatA nathI. e te keNa mUrkha heya, ke je samaphatvathI anaMta sukha saMtAna dAyaka e mokSa maLI zake ema chatAM paNa te cheDI Ida jALa samAna sa sArane viSe Asakti rAkhe ? vaLI e keNa mUDha hoya che, ke tapane sAdhya mukti sukha che, ane A te pitAne svAdhIna che, te tapa na karatA tapAvelA kaThelA jevA saMsAra sukhane viSe Asakta thAya ? vaLI he bhAIo | kSArajaLathI bharela jema lavaNasamudra che, tema zArIrika ane mAnasika vagere duHkhathI bharapUra A saMsArasamuda che, mATe tevA saMsAramAM ajJAnI vinA keNa Asakti rAkhe ? vaLI savapnamAM maLelA nidhAnanI jema saMsAramAM je koI vastu che, te beTI ja che, anitya che, tethI A sarvasa sArane khaTo jANI huM have agaNyaguNa gaNa alaMkRta evA zramaNyane svIkArIza ! e prakAranuM sUrasena rAjAnuM vacana sAMbhaLI bedha pAmelI evI temanI muktAvalI rANI kahe che ke Ape je kAMI hAlamAM kahyuM, te sarva satya ja che, kAraNa ke A saMsAra sarva mRgatRSNanA jaLa jevo ja che, tethI Ape je hAla saMyama levAne vicAra karyo, te ghaNe ja egya che, ApaNe bhega paNa ghaNA kALa bhegavyA. tathA parivAra mitra kenepaNa paripUrNa rIte saMdhyA ! sAmaMta vargane paNa sukha ApyuM 1 putra paNa thayo ! tathA te vaLI meTa paNa thayo ! traNa bhuvanane viSe ApanI kIrti paTaha paNa vAge ! paraMta ApaNane manuSya janmane viSe A lekanA sAM sArika bhegonuM sukha te. sarva 'upalabdha thayuM che mATe ApanA kahevA pramANe je ApaNe mekSa sukhadAyaka manuSya janmanuM phala rUpa je cAritra che. te svIkArIe te pachI ApaNane kaI paNa padArtha prApta thaye nahi ema kahevAya nahi arthAtu have ApaNe cAritra levuM ja ucita che. tethI he nAtha ! te kAmamAM have eka kSaNamAtra paNa vilaMba karo jete nathI. mATe cAle ApaNe jaladI cAritra laI A aghera evA sa sAra samudrane tariye ? kadAcita je ApaNe pramAda rAkhI sayama levAmAM vilaMba kara, to ApaNane AvI sagurupa sAmagrI maLavI durlabha thaze ? vaLI zreyanAM kAmamAM vidho paLe paLe Ave che meTA puruSone zreyaskara kArya karavAmAM ghaNaja vidane Ave che. ane pApa kArya karavAmAM pravRtatA evA janene vidane dekhAtAM hoya to paNa kyAka jatAM rahe che tevA muktAvalI rANInAM tIvra vairAgya yukta ane saMyama levAmAM utsukatA rupa vAkya sAbhaLI maMtrI vagere kahevA lAgyA ke he devi ' dharmAsakta janane to kaI paNa vina karI zakatAja nathI te pachI sUrasena rAjAe pitAnA cakrasena nAme putrane moTA mahotsavathI rAjyagAdI para besADI pitAnA kuLa paraMparAnI sarva rAjyarIti samajAvI zIkhAmaNa paNa dIdhI, ke he putra! A rAjyane viSe raheje, paNa rAjyamAM ati Asakti rAkhIza nahi? kAraNa ke e rAjya che te kevuM che? te ke je rAjya niraparAdha chatA ba dIkhAnuM che ! mAthA para - nAyaka vinA paravazapaNuM che ! chatI cakSue aMdhaparuM che! madyapAna karyA vinA unmAdapaNuM Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 139 che ! ane rajju vinAnuM badhanapaNu che' mATe te rAjyamAM tattvabuddhi rAkhIza naDhuiM ane sa prAne putranI jema sukhI karaje. sava ThekANe kunItine dUra karaje. ane ma vagerenI paNa dIdhelI zikSAnu cittamAM smaraNa rAkhaje. pApa ka rahita dharma karI kIrtine vadhAraze. A prakAre peAtAnA caMdrasena putrane zikhAmaNa daI zrIjinacaityAne aSTAnDikA maheAtsava karI, cAritra veza raThita evA zrAvakanA hRdanu rUpa,' suva, maNi, metI, vastra, AbharaNanA dAnethI sanmAna pUjana karI cadrasena kumAre karyAM che dIkSA mahAtsava jenA ane caMdramAnI caMdrikAsamAna ujjavala evA vastrothI karyAM che zrRMgAra jeNe, puSpamAlA caMdana, teNe karI arcita eve te rAnta, manuSyethI vahuna karelI evI zikhikAmA harSAyamAna thaI beThe, pachI sAma ta, ma MDalezvara, senApati, maMtra, zreSDI, sAvADa, sadhipAla, dupAla, tethI anvita ane hatyADha, andhAruDha tathA rathAruDha evA lakSAvadhijanAthI parivRta, keTa parimita khaMDhIjha hethI stuti karelA, dhArmikajanAthI lAdhita, dIna ane Dhausthyane anukaMpA dAna denAra, eve te rAnta, vividha prakAranA vAdyo vAgate thake cAritrane grahaNa karavAne tatpara evA keTalAka AmAtyAdithI sarhuita udyAnamAM rahelA Izvara nAme kevalInI pAse AnyA. tyA AvI gurune namaskAra karI beThA. te pachI sAthe AvelA sahu kAI manuSyeA paNa yathA ceAmyasthAne beThA have be hAtha joDI te sUrasena rAjAe vinati karI ke he bhagavat ' A mArI sAthe dIkSA ga uNamA utsuka thaI AvelA evA mArA AmAtyAdikAne tathA maLe Apa kRpA karI sasArasamudrane nistAra karanAra dIkSA Ape. te sAMbhaLI izvara kevalIe jene dIkSAnI IcchA hatI tene dIkSA ApI. have muktAvalI rANIe paNa petAnI sAthe dIkSA aNu karavAmA utsuka thaI AvelAM evI AAmAtra vagerenI strIe sarhuita zrIcadrAlA nAmA AryAnI pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI. pachI gurune viSe vinIta tathA cAritrayA evA te strI puruSe, agyAra agAnuM adhyayana karyuM, ane niticArapaNe cAritra pALI potAnA AtmAne samyagabhAve karI bhAvita karyAM ane tapa rupa agninA tApathI sa Mtapta evA peAtAnA aMtakaraNa rupa suvarNa ne zedhI lIdhu. jinamatane taNunArA evA e anne jaNAe mithyAtvarupa je vRkSa hatA, tene chedI nAkhyA. jinamatakta rAga ane dveSa, te rupa khadhanane teADI nAkhyA, cAritrarupa dhanane harNa karanAra, evA gyA ane raudra e e dhyAnarupa duya ducArA je hatA tene jItI lIdhA. zrutaruSa khakatathI AvRta evA saMyamarUpa aMgane viSe zalyeAnA praveza sArI rIte adha karyo ane ati vikaTa evA gAravarupa traNe zatruene nimatvarupa zatruthI nAma karI nAkhyA vaLI atmAnA ghaNA kAlanA vairI je meharAjAnA ca' evA trayu daDaru subhaTe hatA, tenA mananuM khaDana karyu ane saMjJAo je hatI te te kheda Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14d. pAmI tenI pAsethI cAlI ja gaI. ghaNuM kAlanA gherI evA je phodhAdika hatA tene zamatAdika guNavidhithI maMda pratApavAlA karI nAkhyA. eTale munivara maMdakapAyI thayA. kaMdapane je darpa hato, te paNa haNuM nAkhe. pramAdAdika de je hatA, te ekakSaNamAM kSINa karI nAkhyA. te banne jaNe potAnI tapa ane saMyamarUpa bhujAothI ekSapada je hatuM, tene nikaTavarti karyuM. e prakAre nirmala cAritrane AvaraNa karIne aMtasamaye eka mAsaparyata saleSaNa sathAre aNasaNavata grahaNa karI te sUrasena tathA tenI strI muktAvalI, e ane sarvasamRddhithI yukta evA prathama raiveyakane viSe ahamidranAme devapaNe thayAM te prathama raiveyakane viSe nirmala che kAMti jenI ane pavitra evA cAritrathakI utpanna , thayelI je addhi tene bhegavatA, evA te banne devatA, manaDara sukhane kAMIka nyUna evA trevI sAgaropamanA AyuSyane bhegavatA hatA. e pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranA caritrane viSe izvarakevalidIkSita zrI surasena muktAvalInA guNagaNuvarNananAme chaThTho saga saMpUrNa thaye. ahiM pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranA bAra bhAva samApta thayA. sAtame sa , have devarUpa thayele sUrasena rAjA tathA tenI strI muktAvalI, te prathama vaiveyakathakI eNvI kayAM utpanna thayA ? te kahe che. A ja budIpane viSe bharatakSetramAM mayakhaMDe uttaradizAne viSe svarganA janane tarjana - karanAra ghaNuM jemAM sajajane rahe che evuM ane sukhane ApanA phodhaviDita manuSyathI prAkhya, balavAn evA duzmanathI jemA AvIja zakAtuM nathI, surasamAna vibudhagaNee alaMkRta evuM eka garjanapuranAme nagara hatuM. temA pitAnA nAma samAna guNavALe eka surapati nAme rAjA rAjya karatuM hatuM. jeNe bhUbhUta je duzmana rAjAo teno pakSa chedI nAkhe che, eTale jema surapati je Indra teNe jema bhUbhUta je parvate tenI pAkhe chedI nAMkhI che, tema A surapati rAjAe paNa zatruno pakSa chedI nAkhe chehave te rAjAnI nAmathI ane guNothI vikhyAta, satI nAme paTarANI hatI te paNa evI hatI ke je pApanI vAta te kAnathI paNa sAbhaLatI na hatI. arthAt je pApanI vAta na sAbhaLe te pApa * kareja kema ? have te rANunI sAthe sukha bhegavI rAjya karato e te surapati rAjA vedadharmane viSe ati pratimAnuM hovAthI uttama evA vaidika brAhmaNone atyaMta mAnatA Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hatuM. ane teone vizeSe karI vastrAdikanuM dAna paNa Apane hate. tathA aheniza tenuM pUjana ane ghaNuMja mAna karate hato. jyAre te rAjAja ema mAnatA hatA, tyAre te gAmanA raherAsI sarve ja paNa te rAjAnI jema atyaMta brAhmaNane mAnatA hatA. kahyuM che ke "yathA rAjA tathA prajAH" eTale je rAjA varte, tema prajA paNa vane che. have rAjAnA ane prajAnA mAnazrI madanmata thayelA dhikkAravA egya brAhmaNoe te nagaramAMthI bIjA pAkhaDI dharmavAla ja gama ane jegI vagerane bahAra kaDhAvI mUkyA. tevA avasarane viSe deva thayelo evo te surasena rAjA, prathama zreyaka thakI vIne haMsanI jema satInAme rANInA udararUpa sarevarane viSe - Avyo tyAre teja rAtrine te rANue sva nAmA mane Dara jalathI paripUrNa, ane haMsAdika pakSIothI karI virAjita, pAka yukta evuM eka sarevara dIThuM. te dekhIne palecanA evI te rANI ekadama jAgrata thaI, ane turata rAjA pAse AvI pitAne Avela svapnanI vAta rAjAne kahI batAvI te sAbhaLI spaSNanA kAraNane jANa evA te surapati rAjAe rANIne kahyuM ke he priye! tamene AvelA svapnanA anusArathI tamAre uttama putra utpanna thAze? te sAMbhaLI amaMda AnaMdane prApta thayelI te rANIe pitAnA zubha ganuM pAlana karavA mAMDyuM. pachI rANIne dAna devA vagerenA je kaI daDara utpanna thayA, te rAjAe sarve pUrNa karyo. ane sADa nava mAsa jyAre pUrA thayA. tyAre te rANIe gumasamayane viSe sarva avayathI suMdara ane sujJajanone Ana da denAra evA putrane bhUmi jema kaHpavRkSane utpanna kare, tema utpanna karyo. pachI rANIe rAjA pAse vadhAmaNuM devA mATe eka dAsIne melI. te dAsIe jaIne rAjAne vadhAmaNI dIdhI ke mArAja ! Apane tyAM hAla uttamottama putra pragaTa thaye? te sAMbhaLI rAjAe te dAsIne keTi suvarNanu dAna ApyuM ane pachI putrajanma mahotsava karAve. te jema ke AnaMda pAmI deDatA dAsathI yukta, ci nita padArthanuM dvArarupa, putrotpannathI Ana dita thaI nRtya karatA evA che, jemAM jaLanI bharelI jArI mUkI che, jemAM ghaNuM zugAra paherAya che, ghaNu dravya jemAM khacAya che, jemA 6 bIyAjanane nisvAra thAya che. evuM putra vapana karAvyuM. arthAt te rAjAe meTA ADabarathI putrajanma mahotsava karAvyo tadana tara te putra jayAre rANIne garbhamAM rahyo, tyAre rANae svapnane vi pAsavara dIdhu hatu, te svapnanA anusAre putranuM nAma paDyottara" pADayuM. have pAMca dhAvamAtAthI pAlana karyo ke te putra, pratidina anukrame vadhavA lAgyuM. ane te kalAkuzala dayAdAkSiNya, jJAnavAna, saumyamUrti, sajajanapriya, zAMta ane dAMta thaye vaLI te kumArane madha, mAsa, pastrIgamanahRta ane cerI, te pAMca moTA vyasananI te vAta paNa gamatI nathI. have teno pitA je che, te vaidikakarma niSThAvAna che, tethI te pratidina brAhmaNane vAvI teone pitAnI pAse mAnapurasara besADI vedadharmanI Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 vAte karAve che A pramANe pitAne pitA mithyAtvI che ema jANI tenI pAse kumArane javuM paNa gamatuM nathI, paraMtu te vicAra kare che, ke je huM mArA pitA pAse nahi jAuM te tene du kha lAgaze ? ema jANa tenI pAse jAya che ane tyAM dhikRta janmavAlA brAhmaNanI karelI paramArtha zUnya junAM kaDhipatazAstronI kathAothI udvega pAmI manamAM vicAra kare che ke are ! A mAre pitA sAva mithyAtvagragrasIta thaI gayela che, tene huM te mithyAtvathI kevI rIte mukta karuM ? hA, eka upAya che khare, ke hAla je tene sugurUmAmagrI male, te te jina dharmane pAme? kema ke kaI khADA khaDiyA maNi hAtha, te te maNi, maNikAranA karelA saMskAra vinA bIjA keI paNa upAyathI nirmala thatuM nathI. have te sUrasena rAjAnI strI muktAvalIne jIva je prathama cike devatA thayo hate, te kyAM avataryo ? te kahe che ke vaitADhaya parvatamAM dakSiNa eNane viSe sArvabhemapura nAme eka nagara che. te nagarane pratApe karI sUrya samAna uttama evA vidyAdharanA kulane viSe utpanna thayele tare nAme rAjA che, tenI kamaLa samAna sukamala, kalAkalApathI saMpanna devanI strI samAna, kamalamAlA nAmanI eka rANI che tenI kukSipa guDAne viSe sUrasenanI sI muktAvalI rANune jIva je prathama raiveyakamAM deva thayo hato, te nAthI eNvIne kesarInA baccAnI jema AvyuM. jyAre te garbhamAM AvyuM, tyAre te rANIe svapnane viSe siMhanA baccAne che, te joIne turata jAgI gaI ane te svapnanI va ta pitAnA svAmIne kahI batAvI. te sAMbhaLI tene svAmI kahevA lAgyuM ke he priye ! tame svapnAmA siMhane zizu je che, tethI tamAre sihanA ziza je pratApI putra utpanna thaze? te sAMbhaLI muditamana thaI thakI rANI garbhanuM piSaNa karavA lAgI. pachI je susa pUrNarIte suzobhita divasamAM zubha evA nakSatra muhaMta veLAne viSe moTI teje karI prakAzita evA putrane pUrva dizA jema sUryane utpanna kare tema utpanna karyo tyAre taravega rAjAe putrane mATe mahotsava karAvyuM. ane te putra garbhamAM rahyo te vakhate temanI mAtAe svapnamAM siMhane zizu je hatuM, tadanusAre lekajananI sAkSie tenuM "hariga" nAma pADayuM. te putra tyAnI khecarIoe ramADe thake meTe thaye, tema te putre sadvidyAne abhyAsa paNa karyo. pachI te mAninInA manane staMbhana karanAra evA yauvanAra bhane prApta thayo. evA avasarane viSe mathurA nagarImAM keI eka caMdravaja nAme rAjA rAjya kare che. tene be strIo che. temAM ekanuM nAma cakamatI ane bIjInuM nAma sUryamatI che te banne jaNIone ekeka putrI thaI che. temAM ekanuM nAma zazikhA ane bIjInuM nAma sUryalekhA che. te banne kanyAne yauvanathI ane dhanathI anurUpa evA varanI prAptine mATe tenA pitAe svayaMvaramaDapa racAvyuM ane te straya vara vAste dezAtaranA rAjAonA putrane bolAvA mATe jude jude ThekANe te mokalyA. te sarva datamAM koI eka mukhapriya nAme dUta hatuM, tene Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 garjanapuramAM mokale, te tyAM AvI paDyottara kumAranA pitA sarapati rAjAne praNAma karI samaya joIne vinaMti karI kahevA lAgyo. ke he deva! mathurA nagarIne cadradhvaja evA nAme rAjA che, teNe mArI sAthe kahevarAvyuM che, ke mAre tyA zazilekhA ane sUryalekhAnAme be kanyAo tene mATe meM svayaMvara maMDapa karela che, to temA me moTA moTA rAjakuMvarone teDavA mATe dUto mekalelA che. tethI te sarva rAjakumAro Avaze. mATe tamArA putrane paNa mokale. kAraNa ke tamAre je putra che, tenA rupa tathA guNasamUhanAM gIte, sarvatra guNIjane gAyA ja kare che. te sAMbhaLI e dUtane meM teDavA mATe mekalele che. mATe te bhAgyazALI putra ahIM AvI pitAnA saubhAgyarUpa vajathI bIjA prauDha rAjAnA moTA garvapa parvatane chedI mArI bane kanyAne vare. ane tema thavAthI mane paNa ghaNeja harSa utpanna thaze? vaLI A svayaMvara maDapamAM rUpa tathA parAkrama ja jevAze eTaluM ja nathI, paraMtu temAM te rAjakumAranA bhAgyanI paNa parIkSA thaze ? jema je raNane viSe zauryathakI tathA svayaMvara maMDapane viSe parAkrame karI kapalabdhithI kSatriya puruSanA puNyanI parIkSA thAya che. te mATe he prabhu ! ahIM lagnanA divase jaldI tamArA putrane mokale." A pramANe caMdradhvaja rAjAe mArI sAthe kahevarAvyuM che. te vAkya sAMbhaLI prakRti jenuM mukha thayuM che evA rAjAe te vAta kabUla karI. pachI pitAnA padyottara nAme putrane bolAvIne tene caMdradhvaja rAjAnA dUtanA mukhathI je vAta sAMbhaLI hatI te sarva kahI batAvI, te sAMbhaLI paDvottarakumAra. uttama divasane viSe tyAMthI prayANa karI cA pitAnI senAnA cAlavAthI uDatI evI rajethI AkAzane DhAMkato vanavanane viSe vizrAma lete pratisavare kIDA karato e te pottarakumAra gAmagAmane viSe mAna pAmatA parvata parvatane viSe caDato anukrame pitAnA dezanuM ullaMghana karI mahadaya nAme eka tApasAzrama hato, tyAM Avyo. nALiyerI khajurI. drAkSanA maMDapa, nAgavallI, nAra gInA vRkSa, sepArInA vRkSa ane Amrane vRkSa, teNe karI bhAyamAna evA sthaLane tathA tatratya lekee agnimAM hemelA savathakI utpanna thayelA dhUmathI dhUsarita AkAzane joIne te kumAra, pUchavA lAgyA ke ahA tapasvIo ! A tame rahe che, te AzramanuM nAma zuM che? tyAre te tapasvIoe kahyuM ke A amAre tapasvijanenuM tapovana che, ane mahodaya evuM nAma che. ane sarvajIva para dayAvAna, brahmacaryavratathakI uttama, mahAnubhAvavALA, AraMbha parigrahathakI Dita, zAstra dhAraNa karma vyApAra vagere kAryathI mukta, kaMda ane phala tenuM ja bhejana karanArA, ati kANika evA tapasvIo rahe che e sAbhaLI kumAra, pitAnA sainyanA mANasene kahe che, ke he sainike ! tame A sarva maharSiene kaI rIte upadrava na thAya, tevI rIte artha vagere vADanenA bAdhI Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 yathAvakAza nivAsa kare. ane huM te A tapodhana evA taparavI janenA caraNanuM pUjana karI pApa tApane TAlavA IcchuM chuM. pachI sainyanA janoe kumAranA kahevA pramANe tyAM nivAsa karyo. tyAra pachI kRtakRtya e te kumAra te tapasvInA AzramamAM gA. tyAM keTalAka mAthA para jaTAne dhAraNa karanArA, valkala vastrane paheranArA, sUryasAmAM be hAtha karI ubhA rahelA evA vRddha tapasvIo beThA hatA tenAM darzana karyA tathA pavAsanadhI beThelA, sUkA kAThethI dedIpyamAna, agnine tRpta karatA, vRkSanA kayArAmAM jaLane vALatA evA kumAratApanA paNa darzana karyA tethI karIne kumAre tene namaskAra karyA. tyAre kulapatie paNa dharmAziSa ApIne te pAra kumArane potAnI pAse besADo. ane tenA nAma gotra vagere pUchayAM tyAre kumAre tene pitAnAM nAma getra vagere sarva kahI, ApyAM. te sAMbhaLI kulapati kahe che, ke Apa uttama evA rAjakuLamAM utpanna thayelA hevAthI meTA mANasa che ? mATe ama lekene Ati tathA ardhadAna karavA gya che ? ema kahIne pitAnI parNakUTImAMthI eka atyaMta svarupavAlI kanyAne belAvI ane tene te kumAranI AgaLa ubhI rAkhI, vaLI te rAjakumArane 5 evAM vastrAbharaNA dike paNa parNakUTImAMthI magAvI, kumAranI AgaLa mUkyAM, ane kahyuM ke he caturAzramI jInA guru ! tame amArA atithi che, tethI tamAruM Atithya karavA mATe amArA prANuthI paNa valabha ane rAjAdhirAjane gya evI A kanyAne, tathA tamArI pAse mUkelAM vastrAbharaNAdikene paNa aMgIkAra karI amArA manane AlhAda kare ane tame sukulIna tathA gurubhakta che, tethI amadvarganI prArthanA bhaMgamAM bhIru ja haze ? tethI amee ApavA dhArelI kanyAne tathA vastra mukuTa vagerene svIkAra karo. have kumAre te sarva vAta te sAMbhaLI, paNa te kanyAne joIne vismaya pAmI ga, ane vicAravA lAgyuM ke are ! A te zuM nArI haze? ke A te zu mUrtAimatI caMdra drikA ja haze ke A te zu cAcalya cheDI ubhI thaI rahelI lakSmI haze ? ke zuM suredranA zapathakI bhUmi para AvelI keI devAganA haze ? ke A te zuM pAtALa thakI nIkaLelI nAgakanyA haze? aheAvI A atya ta rupavatI kanyA te keNuM haze? kadAcit hAla me upekSA karelI strIomAthI je A kanyA na hoya te sarvajanene tyAga karI ekAtavanamAM parNakUTI karI rahelA A tapasvI muni pAse te kyAMthI hoya? evI rIte ciMtamAM citavIne kumAra kahe che. ke he bhagavan! sarvathA sarvanA saMgane ' tyAga karanArA brahmacArI vanamAM rahenAra evA ApanI pAse AvI atirupavatI kanyA kayAthI AvI? kAraNa ke A me kahyA evAM kAraNethI te ApanI pAse AvI kanyA hevAne sarvathA 'saMbhava nathI tethI A aghaTita ghaTanA thaI che je joIne mArA manane moTuM Azcarya utpanna thAya che? mATe kRpA karI A kanyA ApanI pAse kayAMthI AvI? Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 145 te sarva hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAve. te sAMbhaLI tApasa kulapati te kanyAnI utpatti vagerenI sarva vigata kahevA lAgyA ke he rAjakumAra ! je kArya aneka yuktione karIe te paNa jIvathI nathI banatu, te kArya kaI karmavege prayAsa vinA svAbhAvikaja banI jAya che. jene ApaNe sadA saMcAga IcchIe chIe to tene ApaNuthI viga thaI jAya che. tathA valI jene ApaNe sadA viNa IcchIe khare te tene karmagathI saMga thaI jAya che. mATe karmavegamAM koIpaNa DAhapaNa cAlatu nathI, keI eka mRga hatuM, te prathama te pAradhInA karelA pAzamAM paDe, tyAthI te pAzalAne chedIne nIkaLI gayo. tyAM che keI eka bIjA pAradhinI karelI chUTaracanAmAM AvI paDe, temAthI paNa kAMIka yukti karI nIkaLIne bhAgyo, tyAM amAta mRga bAMdhanArAoe karelI jALamAM AvI pha, temAMthI paNa chala karI mahAprayAse nIkaLI ekadama bhAgI vanamAM Avyo, tyAM te vanamAM devAgni lAgavAthI dukhita thaI palAyana thaye, tyA paNa mRgane mAravA mATe ubhA rahelA pAradhionAM bANe chUTavA lAgyA che temAthI paNa maDakaNe karI jIva laIne bhAgyA, te te mRga karmanA rogathI acAnaka eka uMDA kUvAmAM paDI maraNa pAme. mATe jyAre je daivaja pratikULa hoya che, tyAre temAM tene tathA koIne koI upAya cAlato nathI te paNuM he rAjakumAra ! ane kanyA kayAthI mArI pAse AvI? e je pUchyuM, tenuM vRttAMta huM kahuM, te sAMbhaLe surabhipuranAme eka nagara che. temAM prajArupa latApara vasaMta samAna vasaMtarAjA rAjya kare che. te rAjAne zIlarupa sugadhethI suvAsita puSpamAlAnAme rANI jemAM mukhya che evI ghaNI strIo che. te rAjA aneka mADalika rAjAone jItIne pitAnA prauDha pratApathI rAjya kare che te rAjAne pAca putranI upara, rupe karI manahara tathA guNayukta evI guNamAlA nAme eka kanyA che, te kanyA tenA mAtA pitAne ekanI eka hovAthI ghaNI vallabha che. have te jyAre yuvAvasthAne prApta thaI, tyAre tene vivAha karavAne mATe mAtA pitA udyakta thayA, paraMtu te prANavallabha evI te kanyAnA virahane sahana karavAne azakta hevAthI vivAha karavAno vicAra karI besI rahe che. have lAvaNyaguNa cukata te guNamAlA kanyAne tenI sakhIo vivAha mATe vAraMvAra upadeza karyA kare che, tathApi te paNa gurubhakitamA prItimatI hevAthI vivAhane IcchatI ja nathI. valI makaraMdane viSe lukhya evA bhamarAo jema ketakI vanamA Ave, tema te kanyAne varavA mATe ghaNu rAjAo tyAM bahusainyathI yukta, guNavAna ane rUpavAna e caMpApurInA rAjAne zukumAra nAme putra AvyuM. tene vasaMtarAjAe ghaNu mAna Apyu. pachI tyAM cIvanAvasthAne prApta thaI evI te guNamAlA kuMvarIne joIne, vasaMtarAjAnA maMtrI sAthe te kakumAre bhakitathI tathA yuktithI te vanarAjAne kahevarAvyuM ke huM pR. 19 Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 svAmina / sudara, miSTa ane prANarakSaka evu' je rAMdhelu' anna hAya, tene DAhyo puruSa gharamAM keTalAka divasa 2Akhe? ema karatAM te jAjA divasa rAkhe te te aMte durgaMdha mArI jAya ane pachI tene rastAmAM pheMkI devu' paDe tema e kanyA tamane ghaNIja vahAlI che tathA te catura che, valI tenA viraha tamArAthI ghaDI eka khamAya tema nathI, tepaNu tene yuvAvasthA prApta thaI che, mATe tene paraNAvyA vinA rAkhavI, e ceAgya nathI. jo tame te kanyAne ghaNA vakhata paraNAvyA vinAja rAkhaze, te caMdra kiraNa samAna tamArA ujjavala kulane jarUra kalaMkita karaze vaLI putrI uparanA snehanuM phUla zuM che ? ke, suMdara putrIne ane ceSya evA varane ApavI teja che mATe jo tamAre te kanyAne kAInI paNa sAthe paraNavAnA vicAra hAya te caMpApurI patino putra zukumAra nAme hu huAla tamArA nagaramA AvelA chuM, te te kanyA mane ApavI ucita che kAraNa ke mArA jeve| tamane rUpathI, dhanathI, pratApathI, ane kulathI samAna uttama vara malaze. nahiM, A prakAranA te thukakumAre kahevarAvelA nItiyukta sa MdezAthI te zuddha svabhAvavAlA rAjA samajIne kahevA lAgyA ke huM pradhAna 1 teNe kahevarAvelI vAta badhI kharI che, tethI tamA tene jaIne kahA, ke ' huM zukakumAra ! ghaNA rAjAe A mArI kanyAne varavA mATe AvyA hatA, paNa tamArA puNye prerelA evA me' kAIne Aja divasa sudhI ApI ja nahiM. ane te sarve rAjAe nirAza thaI jevA AvyA hatA tevA ja pAchA gayA che. jema keI kRpaNu puruSa, peAtAnI lakSmIne koIka puNyazAlI jIva mATe rAkhI mUke che, tema me... pazu tamArA mATe ja A manehara kanyA rAkhI mUkI hoya ? ema lAge che. mATe dUrathI AvelA, ati snehavAlA, evA tamane te kanyA ame Apazu. tethI hAla puNyathI upalabdha thayelI A kanyAne vare paratu tamArI sAthe prathamathI ame eTalI khelI karIe chIe ke, jyAM paryaMta A amArI kanyAne saMtAna na thAya, tyAM paryaMta tamAre tathA amArI kanyAne amAre ghera ja rahevu paDaze !" e sarva vAta maMtrIe jaIne zukakumArane kahI. te sarva vAta kabUla karI. vaLI jyA paryaMta saMtAna na thAya, tyAM paryaMta ahiM ja rahevu, te paNa kanyAnA rUpathI meADu pAmelA zukakumAre kabUla karyu pachI vasatarAjAe zubhalagna jevarAvI te kanyAne zakakumAra sAthe paraNAvI dIdhI. pachI lagna karyA pahelAM khAlIthI khaMdhAyelA te kumArane, peAtAnA sasarAne ja ghera maneAhara havelImAM te guNamAlA strI sAthe krIDA karatAM keTaleka kAla vyatIta thaI gayeA. have caMdramAmAM jema kala karupa dUSaNa che, tathA samudramAM jema lavaNurupa dUSaNu che, temaja sthaya, gAMbhIya, dAkSiNyAdika guNeAthI yukata evA te zuka kumAramAM mahApApakArI eka mRgalA ramavAnu meTuM dUSaNu hatuM, tethI te byasana mATe pratidghina dUra vanamA jAya che, ane tyAM jaine vArAha, zaza, zakhara vagere aneka pacendriya jIveAnI hiMsA kare che. ema vasa'tarAjAe dRSTakarmAMsakata thayelA te zukakumArane joI upadeza devA mATe vAkapaTunAmAM Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 147 nipuNa evA eka sumukha nAme bhaTTane mokalyA te nipuNa bhaTTa tenI pAse AvIne avakAza jeIne kahevA lAgyo ke he svAmina ! A Apa mRgayA ramavAnA miSathI je jIvahiMsA kare che, te ThIka karatA nathI. kAraNa ke te hisAsamAna bIjuM lajajAspada kaI paNa karma nathI vaLI bIcArA dIna, pramatta, bhAgatA evA jene je mAravA, te koI kSatriya janane AcAra che ? je pitAne pRSTha bhAga dekhADI bhayathI bhAgatA je niraMtara mukhapara glAnine tathA mukhamAM tRNane dhAraNa karatA. ApaNuM ja zaraNane IcchatA, zastra dhAraNa rahita, evA prANIne. AyudhathI nirdaya evA hiMsakajananI jema je tame haNe che, to temAM kSatriyavaMzano dharma karyo pALe che? vaLI he svAmina ' paraprANane pIDA karanAra, tathA tenA prANa lenAra prANIne aneka prakAranA vyAdhinI vedanAo tathA vAraMvAra akALa maraNa, priyajananA virahAgnithI dAhapaNu, garbhamAM AvI ochA mahine te garbhapAta, bALapaNamAM ja nAzapaNuM, bhabhava saMtAna vinAnA vagere dukhane prApta thAya che. ane te kumAra ! Apa juo to kharA, ke jene mAre te prANInA to prANa jAya che, ane te mAranAra ghaNo khuzI thAya che, to tevI rIte khuzI thanAra prANI ke mukha kahevAya ? jema keI eka manuSyanI rAtre jhUMpaDI baLI, te have te gUMpaDI baLanAra manuSyanI sAthe rahenAre eka mUrkha hato, te vicAravA lAgyuM ke A ThIka thayu, kema ? mAre gharamAMthI aMdhAru maTADavA dI kare hatA, te na karavuM paDatA ajavALuM thayuM, mATe A pramANe je rAtre sahu keInI maDhI ja saLagatI hoya, te mArA jevA mANasane thoDI vAra dI karavAnI te khaTapaTa maTe ? tema jIvahiMsA karI khuzI thAya che, te pUrvokata mukhaMjana jevA ja jANavA. ane vaLI mRga vigere pazuone mAranArA je vyAdha leke che, te he kumAra ! A lekane viSe paNa bhUkha tRSA, TADha, taDake, tene sahana karanArA, bhAgI gayA che DhIMcaNa jenA, ane ghAsanI aNIothI troDAI gayA che aMge jenAM evA dukhI thayA thakA vanane viSe pratidina bhamyA ja kare che, te paNa tenI paripUrNa rIte ura pUrti paNa thatI nathI. ane te pAchA paNa tevI ja durgatine viSe utpanna thAya che. e mATe buddhimAna evA che - zukakumAra ! tamAre kautukathI paNa pApanI peTIpa mRgayA te ramavI ja nahi? vaLI e te ke mUrkha hoya ke kautukathI paNa ApattinI peTI samAna mRgayA ramavAmAM Asakta thAya? A prakArane te bhaTTane kahele upadeza sAMbhaLIne teNe jANyuM ke te bhaTTe kahyuM te sarva Tu ja che mRgayA ramavAmA keI kSatriyane doSa ja nathI paNa huM jyA sudhI ahIM rahIza, tyA sudhI mRgayA nahi ramu ! kAraNa ke mArA sasarAne duHkha lAge che ane ahIMthI nIkaLyA pachI to mRgayA ramuM che te mane keNa kahe ema che! tathA dukha paNa kone lAge ema che. mATe ahIMthI bahAra jaIne mRgayA ramIza ! ema vicArI te zukUmAre upadezaka bhaTTane tathA pitAnA sasarA vasaMtarAjAne sAru lagADavA mATe uparathI dekhADavA Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 mAtra mRgayA ramavI choDI dIdhI. evA samayamAM zuM banyuM ? ke tyA te thakakumArane ja belAvavA mATe tenA pitAe mekalelA mANase AvyA ane teoe kahyuM ke Apane ahIM ghaNe divasa thayA mATe ApanA pitAe jaladI lAvelA che. te sAMbhaLI zukakumAra pitAnA sasarA vasaMtarA pAse AvyA ane tene kahevA lAgyuM ke have mane ahIM ApanA nagaramAM AvyAM ghaNA divasa thaI gayA che, tethI mArA pitAe teDavA mATe mANaso mekalelA che, te mATe mane ahI thI jI javA mATe AjJA Apo. te sAbhaLI rAjAe vicAryuM je ApaNe A jadI jamAI sAthe TharAva kare che, je amArI dikarIne koI paNa jyAre sa tAna thAya, tyAre tamane baMnene tamAre gAma javAnI rajA apAya? paNa huM tapAsa te kapha ke te kanyAne heli game te nathI je garNa hoya te rajA ApIe, ema vicAra karI tene tapAsa karAvatA mAlama paDyuM je pitAnI dIkarI hAlamAM sagarbhA che ema jANuM te dapatIne javAnI rajA ApI pachI uttama evA muhUrtane viSe te zuka kumAra pitAnA tathA sasarAe ApelA moTA sainya sahita tyAre tyAthI cAle tyAre thoDeka dUra tenA sasarA vagere sarva vaLAvavA AvyA pachI anukrame A amArA Azrama parya ta AvI, ahIMthI jarA dura tabu nAkhIne rahyo tevAmAM to teNe svachaMdatAthI pharatA evA aneka prakAranA vanecara pazuone dIThA, te joIne teNe vica cuM aho ! kevA mAnAM vanecara pazuo che? ane ahIM keIna keI kahe tema paNa nathI, vaLI keTalA divasa to ema bIka hatI ke je huM mRgayA ramIza, te mArA sasarAne duHkha lAgaze te paNa hAla nathI to have ahIM svecchA pramANe mRgayA ramIza? ema vicArI mRgayAnI ramatamA paDele te kumAra te jene mAravA tatpara thaye jugArI jana jugArane, surApAna karanAra manuSya madirAne, kAmAtura puruSa kAminIne, mAsAzInara mAM mane, taskara prANu zunyadharane ane mRgayAsakta e pApiSTa jIva, vanane viSe svacchaMdatAthI pharatA vanecarane joIne utkaThita evA thakA A pRthvIne viSe pitAnA manane vaza karI zakatA nathI kavi kahe che, ke je kAryamAM jene prIti hoya ane vaLI pAchu te kAryanuM tene jyAre sAhitya maLe tyAre te kema khuzI thAya nahi? mATe tene tyAM mRgayA ramavAnI sAmagrI maLavAthI te khuzI thayo ane vaLI paNa jANyuM ke A sthaLamAM huM have ghaNA divasa rahIza? kAraNa ke AvI mRgayA ramavAnI sAmagrI ane bIje ThekANe malavI durlabha che? ema jANe prathama je potAnA { taMbu nAkhyA hatA, tene pAchA majabUta nAkhIne teNe tyA zAtavRttithI rahevA prabaMdha karyo. pachI uMcA ane moTA evA eka azvapara besI pApaddhika e te kumAra, mRgavagerene mAravA mATe atyutsuka thaI cAlyA. te araNyamAM Avyo, tyA prathama durathI teNe vizvAmita cittavAlA niraparAdhI nirbhaya tathA svastha manathI ubhelA sUkane joyA. Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 149 joIne manamAM vicAravA lAge ke have huM jaladI te badhA sukarene mArI nAkhuM ? hAla je huM bIjuM ADu avaLuM kAMI paNa kAma karIza te te sarva sukI bhAgI jaze, to mAruM sarva mRgayAnuM sukha cAlyuM jaze? ema vicArI pitAnA ghaDAne vegathI ekadama deDA, tyAM doDatAM doDatAM rastAmAM tRNathI AcchAdita thayele eka uDe khADo AvyA, te khADAmAM ghaNuM ja jhaDapathI doDato e te kumArane gheDe acAnaka paDI gayA. temAM paDatAM ja te gheDAnI sAthe paDelA zukumArane tyAM peTamAM eka aNIdAra lAkaDAno khApe hatuM. te pesI gaye, te e peThe ke te piTa keDIne pachavADe cAra AgaLa bahAra nIkaLe tyA te tenI pachavADe dhIre dhIre ghoDA para besI cAlyA AvatA evA tenA anucaroe te zukumArane gheDA sahita khADAmAM paDatAM joye. joIne te saha dukhathI ekadama bolI uThayA ke hAya, hAya !!! kharAba thayuM. kumAra, ghoDAsahita uDA khADAmAM paDI gayA. have tene kema bacAva thaze tema vicArI te sarve nUrNatAthI tyAM AvyA, ane jaldI te kuMvarane khADAmAMthI bahAra kADhaye, jyAM juve che, tyA te lAkaDAne aNIdAra khApa vAgavAthI jenuM peTa phUTI gayuM che tathA jenA pekamAMthI AtaraDA paNa nIkaLI gayAM che evA te kumArane joyo. pachI tene emane ema ke pAlakhImAM nAMkhIne taMbumAM lAvyA. tyAM ghaNI ja vedanA prApta thaI tene joIne tenAM 'suna evA mANase e vicAra karyo ke, are A ' A rAjakumAranA mAtA pitA te ghaNuM je dura che, tethI te kAI bolAvyA jaladI ahI AvI zake ema nathI, paraMtu tenA sasaronuM gAma ahI najIkamAM che, mATe tenA sAsu sasarAne ApaNe bolAvIe to ThIka kahevAya ! ema vicAra karIne temanAM sAsu sa purAne teDavA mATe keIka mANasane mokalyA, teNe ekadama tyAM AvIne kumArane vAgavA vagere je kAI hakIkata banI hatI, te sarva' kahI saMbhaLAvI te sAbhaLI atyaMta kheda pAmI rudana karatAM tathA kaleza karatA tenAM sAcuM ane sasare ghaNu mANasane laI tyA AvyAM ane AvIne jyA juve che, tyAM te mahAvedanAthI grasita ati dukhita evA pitAnA jamAI ne diThe ane belAvA mAMDe paNa te bebhAna hovAthI koI paNa belI ja zakyo nahiM pachI be traNa divasa sudhI meTI mAMdagI bhogavIne te maraNazaraNa thaI gaye. tyAre te tenA sAsu sasarA tathA te kumAranI mANase vagere sarva kALe kalpAMta karavA lAgyAM. ane te zukakumAranA zabane bALavA mATe kASThanI citA karI. temAM tene suvADe te joI kumAranI strI je guNamAlA hatI, te pitAnA pati sAthe satI thaI baLavA taiyAra thaI, tyAre atyaMta dukhe karI rudana karatA te guNamAlAnAM mAtA pitAe tene pakaDI rAkhI, upadeza devA mA. ke he bahena ! AtmahatyA samAna bIju ke pApa thayuM nathI, ane thAze paNa nahi ? te mATe tAre te citAmAM vaLI AtmaghAta 5 pApa karavuM egya nathI ane agnimAM baLI maravuM, te samajaNa te ajJAnIjanI ja che, tethI te kAma jJAnI manuSyane to karavI lAyaka Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 cheja nahI. kaI paNa buddhimatI satI strI, hajI sudhI pitAnA ravAmInI sAthe citAmAM baLI nathI. te jema ke, prathama te rAmacaMdranI sAthe satI sItA, bIjI rAvaNanI sAthe satI maMdodarI, trIjI duryodhananI sAthe bhAnumatI satI, jethI zrIkRSNa sAthe tenI strIo, pAcamI tenA bhAInI sAthe tenI strIo baLI nathI. mATe he putri 1 pitAnA svAmI sAthe cittAmAM paDI baLI maravuM, te hAlanI strIoe utpanna karyuM che. ane vaLI he bahena ! prAcIna itihAsa purANomAM paNa satI strIne pitAnA puruSa sAthe cittAmAM baLI maravAne niSedha kare che, te sAbhaLI guNamALA ekadama nirAza thaIne ghaNu ja rudana karavA lAgI, ke hA vallabha!! are ! A mahAghera araNyamAM ekalI anAtha evI mane cheDIne Apa kayA che ? are ! guNavAna evA Apa vinAnI vidhavA thayelI huM have marI sahavAsI sakhone zuM mukha dekhADIza ! A prakAre atyaMta chAtI phATe tevI rIte retI ane pitAnA mastakane ane hRdayane kUTatI evI te guNamAlAne joIne mAtA pitA ghaNu ja kheda pAmyAM, ane rudana karavA lAgyA. pachI te kanyAne kheda maTADavA mATe ghaNuM ja samajAvI, te paNa jyAre te jarA paNa samajI nahi. tyAre huM pakvottara kumAra ! tenA mAtA pitAe jANyuM ke atyaMta dukhamA paDelI A putrI ApaNuM kahyuM mAnaze nahi mATe ahIM nikaTa rahelA evA kaI eka tapasvI pAse laI jaIe, ane te tene kAIka samajAvaze, te tenA jIvane zAMti thaze ? ema jANI tenAM mAtA pitA tene teDI ahI AvyAM, ane banelI sarva hakikata kahI ApI, te sAMbhaLI te traNe jaNane dukhIyAM jANI te vasa tarAjAne uddezIne upadeza devA mAMDe ke he rAjana! bhayAnaka evA A saMsArane viSe rahenArA jene mRtyuno bhaya te sadA - sarvadA maTaja nathI ane sagAM vahAlAne je sa ga che, te paNa jotA jotAmAM nAza pAmI jAya che ane tene viga thayA vinA rahetA ja nathI. kAraNa ke karmane vaza paDelA * prANIo pitAnA karmAnusAre avatare che, tathA maraNa paNa pAme che. temAM paNa jagatamAM jenI upara ApaNane ghaNuM ja raha hoya te ApaNe sAtheja je maratA hoya to te | duHkha nahi. paNa tema te karmarupa jalapravAhamAM paDelA jIvanuM banatu ja nathI mATe saMsAramAM pacedriyanA je bhege che, te paNa DAbhanI aNu para rahelA jalabiMdunI samAna , asthira che ane vaLI rega, ane zeka rAtri divasa manuSyane bAlyAja kare che. mATe jJAnIjane te AvA du khadAyaka sa sAramAM Asakta thavu cogya ja nathI. hA A sa sArA rahIne je jIva puNyopArjana kare, tathA svajanane neDa cheDI tapolimI sAthe pitAnA ' deDanI ejanA kare ane sa sArika sakaLa AyAsane choDI vanamAM vAsa kare, teja jIva uttama kahevAya. che A prakArane kulapatine karele upadeza sAbhaLIne rAja tathA rANuM bane jaNa virAgya pAmI tApasI dIkSA levAne tatpara thayA, paraMtu teone dI te dukhita ane vidhavA Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 151 evI pitAnI putrIne choDavAno mATe vicAra thaI paDe? have tyAM te zekathakI jorAka virAma pAmelI evI tenI putrI guNamAlAe vinaMti karI ke he mahArAja ! Apane je mane dIkSA devI cagya bhAsatI hoya, te A?i te sAbhaLI kulapatie kahyuM ke dIkSA je levI te to sahune cagya ja che, temAM tamArA jevAM saMsAramAM maDAdakhI jIvane to vizeSe karI levI joIe. pIDitAnAM parAbhUtyA, tADitAnAM tathA padA | dusthitAnAM bhavasthAnAM, zaraNuM tApasavratam artha - parAbhavathI pIDita ane ApattithI tADita, saMsArane viSe atyaMta dukhita evA janane te tApasavrata je che, teja zaraNa che. te sAMbhaLI puSpamAlA rANI belI ke he gure ! A mArI putrI sagarbhA che, mATe sagarbhA evI sI je sukhamAM hoya te te levI ghaTe nahi, paraMtu je te duHkhita hoya te levI ghaTeja che. mATe A strIne duHkhanuM vismaraNa karavA mATe dIkSA levI yaMgya ja che. ane valI duHkhanuM vismaraNa karanAra dIkSA jevuM bIjuM kaI uttama AcaraNa cheja nahi? te mATe A tamArI putrIne te dIkSA levAnI jarUra che ane tema karavAmAM mArI saMmati che. te sAMbhaLIne A rAjA rANu khuzI thayAM pachI vasaMta rAjA ghera AvI pitAnA cha putrane rAja seMpI sAmetAdikanI pitAnI strI, tathA vidhavA putrI, teNe sahita teNe tApasI dIkSA lIdhI, ane pachI te traNe jaNa tApasI kriyA karavAmAM pravRtta tathA zuddha thAnane viSe tatpara rahevA lAgyA. have te guNamAlAne paNa pUrA divase amArI parNakUTImAM eka putrI avatarI. paraMtu te guNamAlA te suvAvaDamA thIja dAruNa rega thavAthI tathA pratidina vara AvavAthI nizvanI vedanAthI maraNa pAmI tyAre tene duHkhe karI dukhita evI tenI mAtA puSpamAlA atyaMta dukha pAmI rudana karavA lAgI tyAre tyAnI rahenArI tApasI strIoe tene vairAgya kAraka vAtethI bedha daI zAti pamADI. pachI ne karI utpanna thayelA pitAnA stananA dudhathakI te kanyAnI mAnI mAM puSpamAlAe dhavarAvI ucheravA mAMDI tethI te vanamA ne vanamAja maTI thaI, tethI tenuM nAma vanamAlA pADayuM, anukrame te kanyA sarva tApasIonA manane AhAdakAraka evA yauvana vayane prApta thaI have te kulapati, pitAnA ziSya thayelA vasaMtamunine pitAnI pATa para besADI dega mArga sAdhI svargamAM gayA. ane puchapamAlA paNa devage maraNa pAmI have te pottara kumAra te kanyAnA mAtA pitA tathA mAnI mAe sarva maraNa pAmelAM hovAthI te kanyA atyaMta duHkhI thaI rudana karavA lAgI tene joIne maDAgehathakI meDita thayele hu cinAkrAMta thaye thake e kanyAnuM pAvana paNa karavA lAge che Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upara adyApi paryata tenuM pAlana piSaNa karuM chuM. ane tenA vivAha mATe tene varanI paNa zedha karuM chuM. tathA te viSe mArA guru mane kahe che ke A vanamALA kanyA sAthe jene vivAha thaze te moTe rAjA thaze he kumAra te kanyA A ApanI pAse ubhI rAkhelI che. A pramANe je kharI vAta hatI te kahI ApI. he kumAra ! bIju te ThIka, paNa sarvasaMgatyAgI evA mane daivayegathI tenI sAthe putrIvat ne lAge che, tethI je tame tenu dayA karIne pANigrahaNa kare to huM te neharupa pAzathI chUTu ? te sAMbhaLI pakvottakumAre khuzI thaIne tenuM vacana svIkAra karyuM. pachI te vasaMtakulapatie vivAhanI sarva sAmagrI ekatrI karIne te kanyAnI mAnI mAnA je kaI vastra AbhUSaNa vagere rAkhI mUkyAM hatAM ane bIjA paNa keTalAMka navA karAvelAM AbhUSaNa vastra vanamAlAne kanyAdAnamAM ApI dIdhAM. ane vasaMta munie potAnI pAse je siddhavetAla nAme vidyA hatI te paNa kumArane ApI dIdhI have padyottara kumAra paNa navoDhA evI te vanamAlA sAthe keTalAka divasa tyAM rahIne pachI te vasaMtamuninI rajA laIne tyAthI cAlya, ane pitAnA mAtAmiDanA viga thavAnA dukhe dukhita evI pitAnI pri strIne keTalIka vinedanI vArtAothI AnaMda pamADato thake keme karI te mathurA nagarImAM AvyuM. have tyAM bIjA paNa keTalAka rAjakumAra AvyA. pachI jyAre svayaMvarane uttama divasa Avyo, tyAre sUryasamAna prakAzita mukuTa vagere AbharaNe dhAraNa karelA rAjakumAre pUrvokta svayaMvara maMDapamAM maNi ane ranathI jaDita UMcA tathA nIcA evA mAgaDAo viSe yathAyogya rIte surakumAranI jema AvI beThA pachI divyaveSane dhAraNa karanArA evA te kumAre pita pitAnI jevI jevI bhega sAmagrI ane pita pitAnAM jevAM jevAM nAna pramukha hatA te ekabIjAnI spardhAne batAvavA lAgyA. eTale te rAjakumAre ema jANe che ke amArI je kaI saMpatti vagere che, te je A banne kanyAone batAvIe to te kanyAo tethI lebhAIne amane ja vare ? have evA samaye dhanya ane zubha evI lIlAothI suze bhita vivADane egya evA vastra tathA AbhuSaNee manahara jANe svargamAMthI AvelI raMbhA ane tittamA nAme apsarAja hoya nahi ? evI te caMdralekhA ane sUrya lekhAnAme banne rAjakanyAnuM pe tA . hAthamAM uttama evI varamALAne dhAraNa karIne eka rathamAM besIne te suzobhita evA svaya vara maMDapa pAse AvI ane pachI rathathI nIce utarI svayaMvara maMDapamAM cAlI cAlatAM cAlatA te kanyAonI pAse tyA beThelA rAjakumA, renA guNa kula vagere kahevA mATe rAkhelI bhATIe je je kumAra pAse te kanyAo Ave te te rAjakumAranA guNagrAmanuM varNana karavA mAMDayu. ane tevI rIte Akho svayaMvara maMDapa pharIne pAchI te kanyAe asthAne AvI paraMtu tenA manamAM tathA najaramAM keI paNa rAjakumAra AvyuM nahi tyAre valI te bIjI vAra svayaMvara maDapamA varamALA laI cAlo ane cAlatA cAlatAM devakumArasamAna jyA pottara kumAra beThele che tyA Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 153 AvI ane tenI para ane kanyAnI ekaja samaye daSTi paDI, ke tarata teonuM mana te kumAramAMja ceTI gayuM, tethI ekadama te bane kanyAe pattara kumAranA gaLAmAMja varamALAnuM AropaNa karyuM, te vakhate jyA jaya zabda thavA lAgyA tathA aneka vAdyo paNa vAgavA lAgyA ane tyAM beThelA rAjakumAro sivAya saha keI ne atyaMta prasanna thaIne eka sAtheja kahevA lAgyA ke "aho ! A banne kanyAe te paDyottara kumAra vace. te joIne kRtAtanI peThe ke pAyamAna thayele e kaI eka sAketapurano vidura nAme rAjA tyAM AvI sarva rAjakumAra ma DaLane kahevA lAgyuM, ke he rAjakumAre! A alpajJa mUrkha evA pottara kumAre hAla A banne kanyAone je varI che te pApIe ApaNuM sarvanuM nAkaja kApyuM che. mATe tene ahIMthI jIvato javA deze nahi che ane je je te bhAgI jAze, mATe tame ja pakaDe pakaDe! e duSTanA madane tame keI je nahi utAre, te paNa huM te tene mada eka kSaNamAMja utArI daIza te sAMbhaLI sAmarSa thayelA rAjakumAre tarata hathiyAra laIne laDavA mATe sannaddha thaI gayA pachI te pottara kumAranA sasarA caMdravaja rAjAe jANyuM ke A mAro jamAI ekale che, ane e rAjakumAra te ghaNuM che, tethI tenI huM sahAya karuM ? nahi te pottare mArI ane kanyAne varI che, tethI mane moTuM duHkha thaze? tema jANe tene Azraya ApavA mATe sainya taiyAra karI laDavA bahAra paDaze. te joIne vidura rAjAe jANyuM ke tene sAsare tenI sahAya mATe malyo, te mATe have te bane jaNane jItI sakIza nahi, tethI eka vAcA dUtane mokalI sAma, dAna, vidhibhedathI samajAvI ane ema samajAvyA pachI kaI rIte te be kanyAmAthI mane eka paNa kanyA Ape che? je Ape to te ThIka thAya nahi te pachI chevaTe laDavuM te che? ema vicArI eka vAcA dUtane te cadravaja rAjA pAse mokalya, te dUte AvIne te cadravaja rAjAne kahyuM ke rAjan ! mane sAMketapuranA vidura rAjAe mokalele che. teNe kahevarAvyuM che ke, " ahIM AvelA keI paNa rAjakumArane eka kanyA tamAre ApavI ja joIe kAraNa ke AyA vinA A amAre rAjakumAre kepa zAMta thaze nahI. tathA tamane sahune sukha zAtA paNa raheze nahi ane mATe utpAta thaze ? valI he kRpa! tame sarva rAja kumArane AmaMtraNa karI teDAvIne ekaja jaNane bane kanyAo ApI dIdhI te tamee amAru sahanuM meTuM apamAna karyuM che ane nAka kApyuM che? mATe amArA kahevA pramANe eka paNa kanyA je nahi Ape te tamArA jamAIne e banne kanyAne paraNI potAne ghera javuM, bahu ja kaThina thaI paDaze? pottarane nAzaja thaze? e vAkaya sAMbhaLI mathurApati e ga dhvaja rAjA bolyo ke he dUta ! tuM AvA kaTu vAkya na bela ane tuM tArA svAmInuM Dina karavA AvyuM che khare, paraMtu kAI yuktAyukta samajateja nathI kAraNa ke je saMzAthI vRthA mATe kaleza utpanna thAya te sa deza detA jarA paNa Dara kema rAkhate pR. 20 Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa4 nathI ? tyAre te krUta kheOA ke hai rAjan Apa kahe che, emaja mArA svAmIne bhakta chuM ema te sahu kAI jANeja che paraMtu jo vicAra karaze te ApanA paNu huM taiSI chu, kema ke ApanA jamAinA ane maM sainyanA jIvAne macAvavA IcchuM chu kadAcit ame khalavAna chIe, teA amArA vidurarAjAne kAIthI paNa parAjaya koI divasa thAya emaja nathI ! parAjaya thAya ema te nRNutA hA te te ApanI meATI bhUla che kAraNa eka koI moTA malavAna hastI haiAya te tene paNujana jo damana kare che, te tenu damana thAya che ane tethI te khIcArAnA zarIrane kIDIe jevA halakA jIvAne khAvAne prasaMga Ave che. Ave! ati prakAzamAna sUrya che, te paNa je ghaNA vAdaLAethI gherAi jAya che, te te nisteja thaI jAya che. temaja eka jaNu kAcit zUravIra hAya te paNa jyAre tene ghaNA subhaTe vITI leche, tyAre te parAbhava thayA vinA raheteja nathI have A prakAranI sarva vAta tyAM najIka ubhelA padmottara kumAre sAMbhaLI ke turata te khelI uThayeA kRta ' tuM uMdhA tathA roguNa bharelA vacana kema make che? 1 teone svayaMvara maDapamAM Avavu ja ucita nathI. vaLI ahI AvanArA rAjakumAre ne te prathama jANunuM ja joie, ke svayaMvara ma DapamA je kanyA haze, te te kAi paNa eka varaneja vaze? tema jANatAM chatA jyAre peAtAnA durbhAgyathIja peAtAne te kanyA na vare tyAre temA tenu mAnabhaMga thayuM kahevAya ? nA naja kahevAya. mATe tArA svAmI vidura rAjA je che, te cittane viSe kheTo parAbhatra mAne che? tethI te spaSTa rIte ema jaNAya che, ke te kAcI buddhivAle mANusa che, temaja vaLI teNe potAnA ciMtaka evA DAhyA ma matrie paNa rAkhyA nathI valI huM dUta tArA svAmI vidura rAAnu nAka teA jAthI mArA gaLAmA A kanyAoe varamALA AropaNa karI, tyAMthIja kapAI gayuM che, teA valI pAche te kApelA nAkapara tArI sAthe mekalelA sa dezAthI kSAra bhabharAvAnI zA mATe IcchA kare che? A prakAranA kumAranA vacana sAbhaLI krodhAyamAna thayele te dUta paNa ghaNA ja manamA krodha pAmI zIvratAthI potAnA svAmI pAse Avye ane tyAM AvI banelI sa vAta kahI dekhADI. te sAMbhaLI kRtAMta samana kapAyamAna thayelA vidura rAAe tarata paNunUra vagaDAvyAM. ane hAthI tathA gheADAthI sainya saDita laDavA mATe taiyAra thayeA. te joIne khInna rAjakumAreA paNa pAta peAtAnu sainya taiyAra karI laDavA tatpara thayA. ane teoe paNa raNatura vagaDAvyA pachI te sane laDavA taiyAra thayelA eine caMdradhvaja rAjA peAtAnA sainyane taiyAra karI laDavA tatpara thaye ane teNe pazu raNanura vagADavavA mADayAM. A pramANe cadradhvaja rAjAne laDavA tatparuM thayele joine padmottara kumAra kahevA lAgyA ke he prabhu ! avA kITakasamAja tuccha rAjakumAranI sAthe tamArA jevA meTA caDhDhAene zA mATe laDavA javu joie ? ane Ape laDavA mATe meTu je sainya taiyAra kahyu, te te sainyanu pazu AvA alpa yuddhamA zuM kAma che ? tyA Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 155 - te huM eka ja jaIza, kAraNa ke te paNa sarve bALako che. te sarvene parAjaya keTalI vAramA karuM chu ? ema kahI te cadrava ja rAjAne tenI senAne ane pitAnI senAne sapatha daIne pAchAM vALI ane pite eLe ja rathama besI sihanI jema yuddhabhUmimA gaye. tyA tene joIne sAmarthyavAna evA vidurAdika rAjAo belyA ke, maMdamate ' te jyAre tAre parAkramanA abhimAnathI sarva sainyane kADhI mUkyuM, tyAre tuM paNa A raNabhUmithI jaladI bhAgI ja kAraNa ke ame bALaka evA tArA ekalA sAthe yuddha nahIM karIe ? tyAre lIlAthI lalita e paznottara kumAra che ke, AvI khala samAna vANI bolavAnuM tamAre zuM prajana che ? huM pragaTa rIte tamArI sarvanI sAme ubho ja chuM, mATe tamArAmAM jeTaluM jora hoya teTalu dekhADe. vRthA bakavAda zA mATe kare che? e vacana sAbhaLI krodhAyamAna thayelA rAjakumAro ekadama prahAra karavA tatpara thaI gayA te joIne te vasaMta kulapatinI ApelI vetA vidyA je hatI, tenuM kumAre smaraNa kahyuM ke te vidyAnA prabhAvathI pairIoe je zastro tathA astro kuvara para nAkhyAM hatAM te teja zastrothI ja vetAlamatrathI sApa thayelA pizA nirdayapaNe te rAjakumArane ja mAravA lAgyA. tethI te sarva 2 jakumAre ati prahArathI dInavadana thaI jIvavAne viSe paNa nirAza thaI gayA. pachI pottara kumAranu Avu atya ta pAkama joIne yuddha karavA AvelA sarva rAjakumArano agresara vidura rAjA garvaparvatathI nIce utarIne arthAt hArI jaI namra thaIne ekadama kumAranA banane caraNamAM AvI paDyo ane kahevA lAgyo ke he kumAra ! mA aparAdhI evA ame chIe. amArU rakSaNa kare, rakSaNa kare! tevA dIna vacana sAbhaLIne te kumAre turata tAla vidyAne upasaMhAra karI lIdhA pachI yuddha karavA AvI parAjaya pAmelA evA sarva rAjakumAroe kumAra pAse kSamA mAgI ane sahu keI dAsa samAna thaI rahyA. kumAranA sainyamAM tathA ca dhvaja rAjAnA nagaramAM vadhAI vAgavA lAgI. pachI te cAvaja rAjAe atya ta apamAna pAmelA evA te rAjakumArane sanmAna karI pita pitAne gAma javA AjJA ApI. ema pottara kumAranA prabhAvathI sarva kaleza nAza pAmyA. pachI svaya mAM varamALA ArepI varelI pitAnI banne kanyAne caMdravajA vAge te pottara kumAra sAthe paraNAvI dIdhI vizvane vRbha e te kumAra keTalAka divasa tyAM rahIne pachI pitAnA sasarAnI AjJA laI meTA enyathI pRthvIne AcchAdita karate thake paraNelI evI bane ane strIothI sahana svanagaramAM AvyuM. tyAre tenA mAtA pitAe ghaNe ja Anada pAmI meTA mahesavadhI vadhu mahita te manehura putrane praveza karAvyA pachI te pitAnA putrane, maMtrI, sAmaMta pramukhanI sammatithI yuvarAjapada upara prApta karyo. ane te kumArapaNe potAnA pUrvakRta puNyathI vipaSasukhane bhogavavA lAgyo - have je anAvalIne jIva devamI Darivega nAme vidyAghara thaIne avataryo che. tene vRnAnakaDe che ke vairAga parvata para vidyAdharanA rAjyanI dakSiNa ane uttara Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNi che temAM uttarazreNine viSe te zreNituM gArabhUta gaganavallabha nAme eka nagara che. tenuM vidyAdharaziromaNi e kanakaketu na me vidyAdhara rAjya kare che, tene be strIo che. temAM ekanuM nAma kanakavatI ane bIjInuM nAma ratnAvalI che. te bane kanyAnA janma divasane viSe kaI eka naimittike AvIne kahyuM ke je kaI bhAgyavAna puruSa, e banne kanyAmAthI eka kanyAne varaze, te bhAvIkAle A vaitADhaya parvatanI eka zreNInA adhipati thaze? ane je bhAgyazALI puruSa ane kanyAnuM pANigraDaNa karaze te A vaitADhaya parvatanI uttara ane dakSiNa, e bane zreNione bhAvIkAle bhaktA thaze have yauvanavasthA prApta thavAthI te banne kanyAnu sarvAga sau darya joIne tenA pitAe svayaMvara karavAne prArabha karyo tyAre te kanyAnA pitA vidyAdharanA teDAvyAthI kalAkalApothI sa panna vidyAthI uttama, mahApavAna, evA keTalAka vidyAdhara AvyA ema ghaNA vidyAre ekaThA thayA. temAM pUrvokta harivega vidyAdhara paNa Ave, tyAre te bane kanyA sahu kumAre tyAga karI te harigane ja varI te vakhate te kanyAnA pitA kanaketu rAjAe te kanyAnA lagnane mATe samArabha karyo. have keTalAka divasa te harivega pitAnI banne strIothI sahita tyA rahIne sasarAnI AjJA laI tyAMthI anukrame pitAne gAma Avyo. have te kumArane pitA taraga vidyAdhara manamA khuzI thaI vicAravA lAgyo ke aho ! A manuSyanA bhavamAM prathama vidyAdharane bhava teja mahApuNya karI thAya che. te temAM A mArA putrane janma tho che temA paNa vaLI A mAre putra bIjA vidyAdhara karatA bhAgyazALI dekhAya che. kAraNa ke jema keI eka sukRtI puruSa zrIne ane kIttine vare, tema A mAre putra harivega, uttama evA kanakaketu rAjAnI bane kanyAne varyo che. naDi te a vA moTA pakramI evA lakSAvadhi vidyAdharanI upekSA karIne te kanyAo A mArA hariga putrane ja kema vare? vaLI jJAnanuM vacana che, te kanyAone je puruSa varaze te vaitADhaya parvatanI uttara dakSiNa eNane rAjA thaze, te te jJAnInuM vacana keI divasa khUTu paDe ? nA, paDe ja nahi tethI te rAjya paNa jarUra mArA putrane ja maLaze mATe A harivege te pUrva janme zuM puNya karyuM haze ? te vAta kevalI vinA bIju kaI jANe naDi mATe kaI ThekANe kevalI bhagavAn hoya, te tyAM jaI temane pUchI joIzu ? ema vicAra jyA kare che tyAM te kAnabhAnu vizvanA manane haraNa karanAra, evA zrItejanAme kevalI teja gAmanA upavanane viSe samesaryA te sAMbhaLI te rAjA pitAne harige putra aneka sAmata maMtrIzvara caturagI enAthI yukta te kevalI bhagavAnane vAdavA mATe Avyo. tyAM AvI kelIne namana karI saha kaI ja yAcita sthAna para beThA. tyAre pite paNa beThe pachI kevalI bhagaLane dezanA devane prAraMbha karyo. te dezanA sarve sAbhaLIne samaya joIne taravega rAjAe pUchayuM ke he bhagavAna ! A hariga nAme mAro putra pUrvajanma ke Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 157 hatA, ane teNe zuM sukRta karyuM haze ? je tene anAyAse sarva sukha prApta thayuM che? te sAbhaLI kevalI bhagavAne prathama thayelA za kharAjA ane kalAvatI rANInA bhavathI AraMbhIne aDI bane jaNanA bAra bhava thayA tenI sarva kathA kaDI batAvI ane hAlamAM teramA bhave e harivega kumAra thayela che, te kahyuM, tathA tenA pratyeka bhavamAM nirmaLa thayelA dharmanA bhAve, tathA dharmasevana karI je puNyAnubaMdhI puNya vRddhigata thayuM te tathA hAlamAM paNa te puNyanA mArge karI bannene sukha prApta thayeluM che te sarva jaNAvyuM. te sarva savistara caritra sAMbhaLIne uttama pariNAmavALo e taravega rAjA pitAnA putra harivegane rAjyasana para besADIne kevalI bhagavAna pAse mane hara evA cAritrane aMgIkAra kahe che ane harivega paNa pitAnA pUrvanA bAra bhava sAMbhaLI jinamatane viSe prItivALe thaIne dharmane agIkAra kare che pachI pUrvajanmanA preme karI te hariga kevalI gurune pUchavA lAgyuM ke he bhagavAna te agyAramA bhAvamAM thayele zUrasena kumArane jIva bAramA bhavamAM deva thaye hato te tyAthI avIne hAla teramA bhavamA kyA avatarele che avataryo che, te tenuM zuM nAma che? ane te sulabhabodhI ke durlabhAdhI? tathA te jinadharmane prApta thayela che, ke mithyAtvI che? te sarva kaho te saMsaLI bhagavAna belyAM ke he puNyAtmana ! sAMbhaLa hAla te sUrasenakumArano jIva te devapaNAthI ane dakSiNa bhArata ddhanA mekhaDane viSe garjanapuranA rAjAne padyottara nAme putra thaI avatarela che. paraMtu te jinadharmane prApta thayela nathI. pAmavAne cogya che, arthAt te sulabhabedhI che. ane huM kumAra ! kaI jIna dharma pAmavAne cagya , te paNa guru sAmagrInA abhAvathI te jIva dharmane prApta thaI zakatA nathI prANIone dharma rananA rogo hoya to paNa tene suvizuddha dharmanuM AcaraNa karanArAone evA dharmAcAryane vega vinA dharmanI prApti thatI nathI jema ke yuddha vidala pASANa hoya paNa te pASANanI pratimA sUtradhAranA roga vinA kadApi banatI nathI he rAjan ! pUrve brAhmaNonA bhayathI munio vihAra karatA aTakayA hatA tethI guru sAmagrInA abhAvathI te pottara kumAra samyakRtva pAmyo nathI. tema vaLI brAhmaNe paNa te subhabodhI hovAthI tene zivadharmavAsita karI zakyA nathI. hAla te te kAcamaNionI madhye marakatamaNi hoya te thaI rahela che paraMtu he bhAI ! te pottarakumAra, tamArAthIja jinadharmane pAmaze. ane pachI samyakatvane pAmaze e pramANe sarvavRttAMta hariga vidyAdhara sAbhaLIne atya ta harSAyamAna thayo ke bhagavAnane namaskAra karIne pitAnA sthAnaka pratye AvyA. tyAM moTI trAddhivALo thaI, pUrvokta jJAnInA kahevA mujaba vaitADhaya parvatanI uttara dakSiNa zreNInA vidyAdhara rAjAoe arcita ane atula teje karI pradIpta ke anukaeNme tyA AvI sarva vidyAdharena cakI kahetAM svAmI have eka divase kevalInuM vacana yAda rAkhIne te pottara kumArane jinadharmane bodha Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 devA mATe pitAnA rAjyapara maMtrIne besADI te harige kAjalanA samUha samAna kALo pILI ane vastuLAkAra evI suvAle, keDInA hArathI alaMkRta; maTe gIvA tathA kapALa rUkta, vizALa udaravALo manahara hAtha pagavALe, skUla dehayukta, zabdAyamAna thatI ghugharavALo tathA leDhAnI sAkaLathI sahita e eka vaikiya vidyArthI miMdaDo banAvyo. gaLAmAM bAghelI sAkaLane hAthamAM laIne atya ta usuka thaye thake te hariga pitAnA mitra potara kumAranA gajanapuranA cekamA AvI Ubho rahyo tyAM te te nagaranAM leke tathA tyAnA rahevAsI keTalAka brAhmaNe ekaThA thayA ane tenI pAse evA meTa uttama mi daDo joIne te sarva harivegane pUchavA lAgyA ke he pAthajana ! A mAra tame mULa te laIne amane Apaze? tyAre hariveza bolyo ke tenA mUlyanI kaI tamane khabara che? tyAre te lokoe pUchyuM ke tenuM zuM mUlya che? tyAre te be ke tenuM mUlya te lAkha dinAra thAya che? te sAbhaLI nAgarikajane hasIne kahevA lAgyAM ke A te tame be cho zu? keI ThekANe AvA mAranuM ATaluM badhuM mUlya hoya? je tame vicArI belaze te kaI paNa leze? tyAre te be ke he leke ' guNonuM mULa che, paNa keI vastunuM mUlya nathI. mane Dara guNavALu kASTha che, te lakSaparimita dravyanA mulyavALuM thAya che, ane je guNahIna hoya che, te koIpaNa ThekANe mulya pAmateja nathI. guru, deva, brAhmaNa, kapi, haya, hastI bela, patthara ane vastrAdika, temanA guNapaNAthI ane guNarahitapaNuthI moTo phera phAra hoya che temaja mAra mAramAM paNa moTe bheda hoya che azva adhama hAthI hAthImA, kASThakASThama, pAvaNa pASaNamAM, vasa vasamA, strI strImAM, puruSa puruSamA, jaLa jaLamA, ghaNeja pheraphAra hoya che. valI deva devamAM, dharma dharmamA, zramaNa zramaNamA, brAhmaNa brAhmaNamA, bhuvana bhuvanamAM paNa nizcaya pheraphAra hoya che e vacana sAMbhaLI te nagaranA rahevAsI brAhmaNe bolyA ke e te tame ThIka kahe che, paNa A tamArA bilADAmAM evA kathA guNe che? ke jethI tame moTI kimata kare che? mATe temanA guNo te kahe? te sAbhaLI harivega be ke A amArA mI daDAmAM keTavadhi guNe che te guNe kaI tamArI pAse kahevAnA nathI. tenA guNe te A gAmanA rAjA pase kahIzu ke, jethI te sAMbhaLI amArA kahevA pramANe tenI kiMmata te rAjA ApI zake? amArI mahenata paNa sArthaka thAya ? tamArA jevA bhIkhArI pAse tenA guNe kahevAthI zuM lAbha thAya? ane evI lAbha vinAnI vRthA mAthAkUTa koNa kare? zudhita - evA tathA kAdava khAnArA deDakAo kaI divasa nALiyeranI tathA khaju nI luMbe khAtA nathI, ane zakti rahita janone ragraDezu karavAne manerathe niSphaLa thaI jAya che vaLI che brAhmaNe! A vANiyA je che, te te keDI keDIne hisAba cepaDAmA lakhyAja kare che, tema tame brAhmaNe che, te janmathI bhikSukaja che, mATe te vANIyA pAsethI tathA tamArI pAsethI A atimulyavAna mAjanuM mane zuM mUlya maLe? vaLI kadAcina AvA *kAMta Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 159 ghaNA guNavALA mArIne tamArA jevA daridIne ceDA mUlyathI huM ApuM te mAruM dAridra paNuM kevI rIte jAya ? ema kaheto ke te hariga pattara kumAranA rAjamahelanI nIce AvI ubhuM rahyuM, tyAre tenI pAchaLa kautuka jevAnA miSathI te brAhmaNo paNa cAlyA AvyA. have potara kumAre tyAM mahelanI nIce mArane laIne AvI ubhA rahelA harivega vidyAdharane dUrathI je. ke turata tene pUrvajanmanA nehathI pitAnI AgaLa belA ane namratAthI kahyuM ke he bhAI Ava Ave ane A Asana para beso! ema kahI sArA Asana para besADe. pachI tenI pAse rahelA mAjarane joI vicAra karI pUchayuM ke he dIka! A mATe marjA Apane kayAthI maLe? tyAre hariga , ke A mAra atya ta bhaktithI raMjita karelA evA deve mane Ape che. tethI rana samAna A mi daDAnuM kAMI mUlya ja nathI. arthAt A miMdaDo je che, te amUlya vastu che tethI te kaI paNa ThekANe maLe tema nathI. paraMtu huM nidhana chuM tethI nirupAcapaNathI eka lAkha dInAra mUlya laIne tene vecavA IcchuM chuM tyAre tevI kautuka sarakhI vAta sAMbhaLI pottara kumAra balya, ke he bhadrIka! A tamArA mAramAM kevA guNe che, ke jenI tame ATalI moTI kiMmata kare che? tyAre hariga bence ke A mAramAM pahele te e guNa che, ke ghaNAja mATe ane jaDa che. bIje e guNa che ke apara sAmAnya mA jAre tene mArI zakatA nathI. trIje e guNa che, ke je sthaLamAM rAtrie vase che, tenI pharatI bAra ejana bhUmimAM keI udara AvI zakato nathI. A prakArane moTA traNa guNe te pratyakSa dekhAya che. bIjA atyaMtaranA te ghaNaja gaNe che, te hAla kahetA pAra Ave tema nathI. A pramANe tenuM mUlya tathA guNo kahyA vaLI he rAjana ! huM Apane rAjA jANI tene ahIM vecavA mATe Avyo chuM tethI A mA2 A5 grahaNa karo ane ApanA rAjamAM mAna pAmelA A brAhmaNone A miDhaDe sarva * rIte sAro che ke kema? tenI parIkSA tathA tapAsa karavAnI AjJA Ape. pachI je levA yogya bhAsato hoya to laIne mane tenuM mUlya Ape, ke jethI huM savAramAM jaladI mAre ghera jau ? tyAre pottara kumAre te harivega para pUrvajanmanA vege atyana neha AvavAthI te mi daDe levAno nizcaya karyo ane pachI te midaDA sarvAge sAro che ke kema? tenI parIkSA tathA tapAsa karavA mATe tatratya brANane AjJA ApI, tyAre te brAhmaNo te miMdaDAnA sarve ane jovA lAgyA, jetA jotA tene DAbe kAna khaDita thayela che tyAre te brAhmaNoe harigane pUchayuM, ke A siMdaDAne DAbA kAna kema khaDita thaI gayo che? te sAMbhaLI hariga be ke sAMbhaLa A biMdaDAne vecavA mATe dura dezathI AvuM chuM te huM cAlatAM cAlatA thAkI javAthI rastAmAM AvelA eka ja devamadiramAM utaryo ane rAtre sute tyA cAvavAnA zramathI mane tathA mArA Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 1 A mArane nidrA AvI gaI. tevAmA eka uMdara ALye, teNe A midaDAnA DAkhA kAna karaDI khAdhA. tethI tenA kAna khaDita thaI gayeA che. khIju kAi duSaNa nathI te sAALI brAhmaNeA ekadama khaDakhaDa hasIne kahevA lAgyA ke are bhAI A tamArA miiMDAnA traNa guNA te tame pratyakSa hajI hamaNAMja gaNAvyA hatA. temAM trIjo jINu ema gaNAvyA hatA ke A mAra je bhUmimAM vAsa karI rahetA hAya te bhUminI AsapAsa khArayeAjana paryaMta uMdara AvI na zake? ane hAla kahA che, ke teneA kAna rAtamAM AvI udara khAI gaye| mATe tamArA kahelA evA trIjo guNa kayAM jate rahyo? ane tenA ADAye kAna karaDavAthI te duSita che. te sAbhaLI harivega khelyuM ke sAMbhaLe. huM bhadrIkajanA AvA meTA ratnamAM eka dRSaNu AvavAthI zu te duSita che te tamArA devamAM ghaNuA DhASA che, te chatA tene tame deva kema mAneA che? vaLI A bicArA mAramA eka doSa hAvAthI kaheA che, ke A madaDA te duSita che. A khelavu tamAruM bhUlabharelu che? e sAbhaLI brAhmaNA kodhAyamAna thaI khelyA ke huM mUrkha ! amArA devamAM te kAMi doSa hAya ? amArA deva tA nirdeSaja che? tyAre harivega kahe che, ke he bhaTTo 1 sAMbhaLe, jayAre tame kaheA che, ke amArA deva niSi che, tyAre eka vAta huM pUchu chu, tene tameA khulAsA kare ke brAhmaNune khALakane, srIne, gAyane je Ne, tene kevA kahevAya? tyAre bhuTTo khelyA ke te duSTa karanArane te mahA pApaSTa ja kahevA joIe ? tathA tenu mukha paNa jovuM na joIe ? tyAre haveiga khelyA ke je vaizvAnara evA agni che, te prajava lita karyo thake pUrvokta sarvene khALI bhasmasAt karI nAkhe che, paratu temAM koine paNa jIvatA mUkatA nathI. te te tetrIza karADa devatAonu mukha che, kAraNa ke devatAonI tRpti te te vaizvAnara agnidvArAthIja thAya che mATe tene daiva ma nI madhu vratAdika hatrithI pUgye chIe ? te te dhruva thaine aniSTa, tathA mRtakanu kalevara ane bIjI paNa adarahAmelI kharAma vastune kema bhakSaNa karI jAya che? mATe pavitra padArthInuM leAjana karanArA devanuM pUjana karanArA je tame paNa apavitraja Tharyo emaja vaLI jaLane paNa kaheA che, ke "jaLa che te viSNunI mUrtti che." ema kahIne pAchA ja jaLathI zuddAnuM tathA paga vagere apavitra aMganuM prakSAlana kare che? mATe tame jene deva mAnA che, tenI sAthe viruddha vyavahAra karanArA che, kadAcit tame ema kahezeA ke jaLa che, te vizvanu jIvana che ka raNu ke te jaLa vinA vizva jIvIja zakatuM nathI mATe te jagata upara upakAra kare che, tethI tene deva mAnIe chIe? tyAre hu kahu chu, ke je tevA hiMsAthIja jaLane deva mAnIce, te ku bhArate pazu deva mAnavA paDaze. kAraNa ke te paNa jagadrupakArI kula pramukha kArya kare che vaLI paNa tame kaheA che ke khe!kaDAnA ane gAyanA mUtrane gharamAM chAMTayA vinA amArA gharamAMthI mRtaka taka jatu nathI. ane jaLivanA TreDamAMthI sUtaka tu nA ? te tamArA gharane tathA deDane pavitra karanAruM pUkta Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 161 bekaDAnuM mUtra jaLa hevAthI te paNa tamArA deva kahevAya ? vaLI he bhAI ! vicAra kare, ke tamArA manamAM paNa sarvatra jaLa ane agnine jagatanA sukha mATe vidhAtAe kuMbhArAdikenI jema utpanna karelo che mATe tamArA matathI paNa jaLanuM ane agninuM upakArIpaNuM siddha thAya che. paraMtu tethI devapaNuM siddha thatu nathI mATe jaLamAM ane agnimAM tathA bekaDAnA mutramAM je devapaNAnI kalpanA karavI, te agya ja che vaLI paNa vicAra kare che ke I mANasa kei ekane ISTa deva mAnI ane tenI pAse zarIranI sevA tathA gRhakArya karAve che te karma karAvanAra mANasa doSavAna na thAya zuM? nA thAya tema tame jaLane ane agnine ISTadeva mAnI jaLathI gudA prakSAlana pramukha tathA agnithI raI vagere kArya karAve che tethI tame zuM daSavAnuM na thAo nA thavAnA ane vaLI ema karavAthI jaLanuM ane agninu devapaNuM rahe zuM? nA naja rahe. ane tamAru sevakapaNuM paNa rahe? nA naja rahe. mATe te devatvarahitane tame deva mAne che te tamArI meTI bhUla che? arthAt ghaNuM delavALA agnine ane jaLane deva mAnI tamo duSita kahetA nathI ane deva mAne che, ane A bicArA mAra mArjIrane jarA khaMDita karNapaNAnA deSathI duSita kahe che, te te tamArI kevI ajJAnatA che? temaja vaLI gaMgA ane gaurI tene viSe Asakta evA zivajIne tame nirdoSa deva kaho che, ane A bicArA miMdaDAne eka DAbo kAna uMdaranA karaDavAthI saheja khaMDita thaI gayela che, te tene tame duSita kahe che, e paNa tamAruM kevuM mUrNapaNuM che, AvAM yuktiyukta ane sapramANa vAkya hariveganAM sAMbhaLIne brAhmaNe te sarva niruttara ane citrAmaNamAM AlekhyA jevAja thaI gayA ane pattara kumAra pite sulabhabadhI hevAthI prathama brAhmaNamatamAM nirAdara to hato ja paraMtu pitAne pitA te matamAM hovAthI jarA Adara rAkhato hato, paNa A prakAranA te hariganA vAkaya sAbhaLIne turata brAhmaNanA kahelA matane viSe sAva maMdabhAvavALe thaI gaye. ane manamAM vicAravA lAgyuM ke aho! A puruSa kAI midaDe vecanAra mANasa nathI, paraMtu keI mahAna puruSa che, mATe dharmanuM svarupa A mahAtmA puruSane ja pUchuM, ke jene samajavAthI mAruM kalyANa thAya? are ! ATalA divasa sudhI AvA pAkhaMDI brAhmaNa lekee mane Thage, ane mAruM AyuSya nirarthakaja gumAvyuM ' ema vicAra karIne te kumAra rupAMtaradhArI harivegane pUchavA lAge ke he mitra! jema rAjahaMsa, kamalavanamAM kIDA kare, tema Apa kayA deva, kyA guru ane kayA dharmapavanane viSe kIDA kare che ? ane Apa kyAM rahe che ? tyAre hariga be ke he bhAI! sarva darzananAM zAstra huM sArI rIte jANuM chuM, para tu mane koI paNa ThekANe eka jinadarzana vinA zuddha ane viveka, mokSadAyaka bIju kaI paNa darzana jovAmAM AvyuM nahi kAraNa ke sarve darzanavALA DisA na karavI, beTuM na bolavu, cI na karavI, parastrIgamana na karavuM, niSki cana rahevu, ema kahe che kharA pR 21 Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 paraMtu tema te pALatA nathI. arthAt te kevaLa mukhathIja khele che paNa temAMthI kaMI paNa pALatA nathI keTalAka dazanavALA parigrahadhArI hAine ya vikraya eTale aneka prakAranA je vyApAra kare che, temAM kIDI pramukha jIvAne mAre marAve che. tema pacana pAcana vigerenA Ara lene paNa kare karAve che. vaLI keTalAka dAnavALA kaMda, mULa, phaLa, tenA AhAra karavArUpa khATAM tapa karI zuSka zarIravALA thAya che ane dayAdhamanA pralApa kare che ane te pUrvakti kada, mULa, phaLane viSe jIvapaNu jANutAja nathI keTalAka jaDa puruSo te dharmane mATe yajJanA kuDamAM niraparAdhI evA khIcArA ekaDA vagere pazuone hAmI nAkhe che ane ApaNA jevA kAI paNa tene jaI pUche che, ke AvA niparAdhI khIcArA jIvAne A yajJakuMDamAM zA mATe hAme che? ane tenuM Rsi"sArupa pApa zA mATe khAdhe che? tyAre te kahe che, ke A yajJakuDamA je pazu DAmavA ane tene nAza karavA te kaI hiMsA kahevAtI nathI, kAraNa ke yAjJikI je hiMMmA te Rsi'sAja kahevAya nassi, vaLI kahe che ke A je pazuone yajJakuMDamAM ame hemIe chIe tethI te pazuone dekhavAmAM te nAza jaNAya khare paraMtu tene ame nAza karatA nathI paNa upakAra karIye chIe kema ke? te kuMDamAM hAmelA pazue svargamAM jAya che. have temane pUchIe ke pazuonA badale tamArA mAtApitA pazuone vigerene kuMDamA hAmI tene svargImAM mekalavArupa upakAra kema karatA nathI ? ema karavAthI te tamane meTuM puNya thAya ? he rAjana ! kahevAnuM kAraNa eTalu ja che, ke te leke mukhathI mAtra kahe che ke ame dharma pALIce chIe paraMtu pratyakSa te hi'sAja kare che, mATe te danavALA jema khAphelA aDada ane kaluSita anna vagerenu bhAjana kare che, tema dharma ane adharmanA karmAe karI kaluSita evA dharmAMne pazu pALe che vaLI he rAjana ! tevA khIjA ghaNAja danA che, ke jemA kevaLa doSAja bharelA che ane nirdoSa mata jo joIce, te te eka jina taja che. kAraNu ke vizva je che, te ghaNuthI, tApamA tapAvAthI, kApaNIe karI kApavAthI ' parIkSA karelA suvarNane zuddha suvarNanI jema pUrNa parIkSAthI zuddha thayelA jinamatane zuddha karI kahe che. have te kAraNeA kahu chuM ke prathama te jitamatane viSe deva je mAnelA che, te 1 dAnAMtarAya, 2 leAbhAMtarAya, 3 vIryAMtarAya, 4 bhAgAtarAya, 5 upabhegAMtarAya, 6 hAsya, 7 rati, 8 ati, huM bhaya 10 ha, jugupsA eTale nidA, 11 zeka, 12 kAma 13 mithyAtva, 14 ajJAna, 15 nidrA, 16 avirati, 17 rAga ane 18 dveSa e aDhAra DhASAthI rahita che vaLI A jinamatamA je guru mAnelA che. te paNa maDAvratane dhAraNa karelA mAnelA che, eTale hiMsA, asatya, acau, prAcaya ane akiMcanatva e pAMca samitithI yukta tathA maneNuti, vacanagupti, kAyagupti, e traNa guptiethI yukta SaTajIvanikAyanA rakSaNu mATe nirIha, nispRha kahelA che. vaLI jinadarzanamA dhama paNa teneja kahele che ke je kR timA paData jIveAne dhALu karI rAkhe che ane samyakatva sAcu jJAna je che te dhanu sArabhUta k Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 kaheluM che. jema ke koI eka moTA vanamAM aneka vRkSe che paraMtu je vRkSane sugaMdhita puSe lAgelA hoya che, te te vRkSathI ja te vana suga dhita kahevAya che, tema jinamata5 mahAvanane viSe puNyakAraka bIjI kiyA5 vRkSe te ghaNAM che, paraMtu eka samyakatvarupa je kusumita vRkSa che, te vRkSa sArabhUta che valI A jinamatane zAstramAM tatvazraddhAna te ghaNuM ja kaheluM che, ke kaI paNa prANIne kayAre paNa haNane haNavA naDi. mATe he mitra! A jina dharma che, te pUrvokta sarva rItathI ladAyaka ja che. ema tamAre nizcaya karI jANavuM, A prakAre rupAtaradhArI hariveganA mukhathI zuddha evA anmatanA guNanI stuti sAbhaLo pottarakumAra te parama Anadane prApta thaye. tyAre valI rUpAtaradhArI' harivega kahevA lAgyuM ke he kumAra ' je dharmanA prabhAvathI gayA bhavamAM ApaNe banane prathama raiveyakamAM devatA thaI tyAMnuM sukha bhegavyuM hatuM, te tamane sAMbhaLe che. ke bhUlI gayA ? valI tyA AThase pratimAothI yukta, maNi ane ratnathI jaDita, eka sidvAyatana nAmanuM vimAna ApIne prApta thayuM hatuM, ane temAM besIne Ape AThase pratimAnu vadana karyuM hatuM, te paNa Apane sAbhaLatu nathI zuM? valI A prakAranA sukhadAyaka evA dharmane pUrvabhavethI jANe te che, paraMtu AdaratA zA mATe nathI? AvA pitAnA pUrvabhavanA mitra hariganA vacana sAMbhaLIne utpanna thayuM che, jAtismaraNa jJAna jene e te pottara kumAra AlhAdata thaI kahevA lAgyuM ke aho ! A kevuM manaDura jJAnadAna ! ahA ! A ke valI mArI para dahane ahe ! A kevu Apanu paropakArI paNuM ! aho ! me paNa hAla jANyuM, ke gayA janmamAM jyAre huM sUrasenakumAra hato, tyAre Apa muktAvalI nAme strI hatA, te muktAvalI thayelA Apa mArI sAthe raiveyakalekane viSe ahamiM deva thaI tyAthI AvIne hAla hariga nAme vidyAdhara thayA che, ane vaLI mArI sAthe pUrvanA ghaNA bhavanI mitratA hovAthI mAyAthI karI mAra vecanArA puruSa jevuM rUpa laIne mane be devA mATe AvyA che ? to have he mitra ! te mAyAkRta rUpane choDI daIne ApanuM kharu svarUpa mane batAve te sAbhaLI pAtaradhArI harivege je pitAnuM kharuM rUpa hatuM te pragaTa karyuM. ane pachI anya ta prema vihavata thaIne te pottarakumAranuM daDha AliMgana karyuM. pachI pottarakumAre kahyuM ke ahe ' mane Apane melApa thaye, te ghaNuM ja sAru thaya ? ema kahIne te harivegane pitAnA addha Asana para besADe. have harivega kahe che, ke he mitra Apane malavAne mane ghaNuM ja abhilASa hovAthI ApanA deyAnane kSaNe mAtra paNa me manathI utAryuM nathI te jema ke - tavaM brahma yathA arati suni ha sA yathA mAnasa ! - yakapaddhavasalakIvanasutAM dhyAyaMti revAM gAda yumadrazana lAla anudina tamarAme vayaM ! . dhanya: saMprati vAsaDatra bhavatAM jAtazca yansa gama che ' Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ artha - munio jema brahmatatvane saMbhALe che. hase jema mAnasarovarane saMbhALe che, navAkurita evA sallakI jhADanA vanathI yukta evI revA nadInuM jema hAthIo davAna kare che, temaja ame paNa ApanA darzananuM pratidina smaraNa karatA hatA, mATe Ajano divasa dhanya che ke jemAM hAla mane Apane samAgama thaye? te sAbhaLI paDyottarakumAra kahe che, ke he mitra ! AvA Apa sarakhA sajana jananA saujanyane ke varNavI zake ? arthAt ApanA saujanyane te pAra ja nathI. ane ahe mitra ! Apane mane melApa thavAthI Ajano divasa sudivasa che, ane AjanI veLA paNa sukhadAyaka ja che vaLI ApanA melApa vinAne je mAre Aja divasa parvata kAla gayo, te sarva nirarthaka ja game che? he bhAI ! A zeka, bhaya, tene nAza karanAra, ane prIti tathA vizvAsa tenuM pAtra evuM mitra evA be akSaravALuM ratna, te keNe utpanna karyuM haze kahyuM che ke varaso divase na punanizA, nagunizaiva vara na punardivaM ! ubhayamatha vA jatu kSaya, priyatamena na yatra samAgama ! bhujau ja vA te vA, nivasijajau paNeva rakhevA | IdrajaNa jaththa joge, ThANuM ceva ramazuM ja che. artha - je divasamAM priyatama mitrane meLApa thAya te divasa ja zreSTha jANo. paNa rAtri nahiM ? ane je rAtrimAM biyatara mitrane samAgama thAya, te nizA paNa uttama ja jANavI, paNa divasa nahi ? temAM paNa je rAtrimAM ane je divasamA priya mitrane samAgama thAya ja nahi, te divasa ane rAtri ane kSaya pAme. arthAt bane kaI kAmanAM ja nahi kadAcit khAvAnuM maLe, athavA na male, kadAcit nagaramAM vAsa thAya vA araNyamAM vAsa thAya, paraMtu je ThekANe ITajanane vega male, te sthAna ramaNIya jANavu. arthAt meTA dukho kadAcit prApta thayA hoya, te paNa temAM je Apa jevA ISTa mitrane melApa thAya, te te dukhe paNa jANatA nathI ema sneha rasa yukta e pottarakumAra vismaya pAmI hariveganI sAmuM joIne pUche che ke he mitra ! have ApanA Aja paryata jeTalA bhava thayA, te sarva bhavanI savistara vAta mane kaho. tyAre te hariga vidyAre zaMkha - rAjA ane kalAvatInA bhAvathI mADIne hAlamAM thayelA pattarakumAranA tathA pitAnA harivega vidyAdharanA bhava parya tanI sarva kathA kahI saMbhaLAvI ane pottarakumAra paNa jAti smaraNa jJAna hovAthI jANyuM ke mArA mitre je vAta kahI che, te sarve barAbara ja kahI che, pottarakumAra pitAnA sarva dezamAM sarva sthaLe urdUSaNa karAvI ke amArA dezamAM rahenArA mANase jainadharma sivAya bIjo koI paNa dharma pALa nahi. ane ema karatA je kaI pALaze, te tene amArA dezathI baDAra kADhavAmAM Avaze ! kAraNa ke jinadharmasamAna bIje kaI uttama dharma nathI have surapati rAjA pitAnA putrane harivega sAthe meLApa Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 165 thaze ane temAM jainavame viSe ghaNI ja carcA cAlI, te sAMbhaLI bIjA dharmone mithyA mAnI tyAnA rahevAsI sarva brAhmaNa sAthe jinadharmane viSe daherAgI thaze. have grAmagAmane viSe vihAra karatA kevalajJAne karI bhArakara samAna, sura, asura, tenA nikathI sevana karyA che caraNakamala jenAM, evA zrI guNasAgara nAme kevalIe potAnA kevalajJAnathI jANyuM je hAla have pottarakumAra tathA tenA dezamAM rahenArA sahu keI manuSya, jinadharmanA daherAgI thayA che. mATe huM tyAM jAu ! tema jANe pottarakumAranA gAmanI bahAra AvI upavanamAM semesaryA. te sAMbhaLI harSAyamAna thayelA evA sura patirAjA pramukha sarva vAMdavA gayA. tyAM jaIne sahu ke kevalI bhagavAnane namaskAra karI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLavA yathecita sthAna para beThA. ane bhagavAne paNa pApano nAza karanAra evI dezanA devAne prAraMbha karyo. ' he bhavyajano ! janma, jarA ane mRtyu, te rUpa tara genA bhaMgathI bhaya kara evA saMsAra samudrane viSe nAnA prakAranI ApattirUpa makarAthI duHkha pAmatA evA tamene te dukhathI rakSaNa karavAne eka sarvokta dharma sivAya bIjo koI paNa AdhAra nathI je jinadharmatatva citAmaNithI kalpavRkSathI, svarganI kAmadudhAdhenuthI kAmakuMbhathI paNa prApta thatuM nathI, te jina dharmatatvane tame prayatna karIne traNa kare arthAta ciMtAmaNi vigere kaI paNa padArthathI je nahi male, tevA dharmane tame ghaNu prayAsathI paNa caDANa karo. are ! jema ke I mUrkha hoya, te pitAne AMgaNe ugelA kapakSane kApI nAkhIne te sthaLa para dha ture vAve, vaLI potAnA hAthamAM AvelA ciMtAmaNine ema jANe ke A te rastAmAM paDelA kAkarA je kAkare che, ema jANI te maNithI kAgaDAne uDADe, vaLI hAthamAM AvelA amRtane DhALI nAkhIne halAhala jhera pIve, tema je ajJAnI jIva che, te pUrvokta kalpavRkSAdi samAna pratyakSa phaladAyaka jinadharmane choDIne dhatu 2 vRkSAdi samAna bIjA dharmane graDaNa kare che. ane te bhavye te jinadharma guru sAmagrI malyA vinA prApta thAya nahiM. te have te guru paNa kevA joIe? avadhamukate pathi ya pravartate, pravartAnyajana tu nispRhA ! sa eva sevyaH sahitaiviNu guru, svayaM taranArayitu kSamaH paramA artha - Ara bha je jIva hiMsA tethI mukta, evA mArgane viSe je pravarte che, tathA bIjAone paNa tevAja mArgamAM pravartAve che, evA gurunuM svahiteSI pue sevana karavuM, kAraNa ke tevA guru pita kare che, ane bIjAne paNa tAre che. jema jala vinA samudra na kahevAya, jema sUrya vinA divasa na kahevAya, tema pUrvokta guNa vinA guru ja na kahevAya. mATe evA guru joIe, ane tevA guru vinA svargApavarga dAyaka jina dharmanI prApti keI kAle thAya nahi he rAjana ! hAla tevI gusAmagrI paNa tamane prApta thavA Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rogya, evA durlabha jinadharmane viSe pramAdane tyAga karI praghana kare che bALI viAdhano cakI evA harivegakumAra be ke te vibha ' Apa maya ja kahe che, Apa jevA guru vinA dharma nI prApti ke I divasa thAya ja naDi. A pattara ghaNuM ja catura tavA - che, te paNa tene zuddha guru vinA mitranI prApti thaI. ema kyAM kahe che, tyAM te supati rAja kahe lAgyuM ke he bhagavan! meM te ApanA hAlamAM kahelA upadezathI nizcaya karyo che, ke sarva ziromaNi evA vItarAga paramAtmA je che, te ja deva che bIjI kaI deva ja nathI. ane guNagaNanA AdhAra, sadAcArane pravartAvanAra, je guru hoya che, te ja guru kahevAya che, bIjA guru te guru nahi. vaLI ghanikAyanuM jemAM kAyaka vAcaka ane mAnasika rIte rakSaNa thAya che, teja dharma kahevAya che, paraMtu mahArAja eka huM Apane pUchuM chuM, ke A prakArano jagatamAM uttama dharma che, te chatAM rAja laka vagere keTalAka jI pAkhaDI, ane hiMsaka evA devane, tame tevA ja devane mAnavAnA upadeza karanArA mithyAtvI guru pramukhane sevana karI pitAnA AtmAne mikAothI karI zA mATe kaleza pamADe che? te sAbhaLI kevalI bhagavAna kahe che, he rAjana ! A jagatamAM manuSya je che, te kaI paNa prakAranA vyavasAya, kAMI paNa phala patinI AzAe kare che, paraMtu keI nirarthaka vyavasAya karatA nathI. temAM keTalAka cakavara rAjAne keIka mahAmAhika rAjAne keTalAka paMDAdhipatine, Ika cAmAdhipatine, kaIka kSetrAdhipate, keIka dhikkAra pAmelI jAtivAlAne, keI eka naTane, keI eka bhaTane, ane bhikSukane paNa seve che. paraMtu te pUrvokta cakravartI vigerene pita pitAnI zakti pramANe tene phaLa Ape che. paNa tethI koI vadhAre ApI zakatA nathI jema keI eka bhikhArI heya tenI sevA karI prasanna karIne tenI pAse kadAcita keIlala senAmahora mAge che te bica kayAthI ApI zake? tema dharmane vize paNa manuSya, jevA jevA guNavALA deva, guru, dharmanuM ArAdhana kare che, tene tevAM tevA phaLe te deva, guru ane dharma Ape che TaLI jagatmA zu banyu che? te ke keTalAka pAkhaDI e asaMgata pitAne svArtha pAra pADavA mATe pitAne sukha maLe tevA kapolakapita asa gata zAstro banAvI te zAsone upadeza bheLA lekene dharmanA prapa thI phasAvelA che, te phaksAI paDelA avivekI lekenI buddhi, svecchAthI snAna, pAna, kaMda mULAdikanu bhatraNa, rAtribhejana, kAna, phUpa, taLa , vAva pramukhanu karAvavuM ItyAdika zIrasukhadAyaka bALakanI lIlA samAna dharmane jANIne kaThina kriyAvALA jinadharmane viSe prItiyukta thanA nathI vaLI atipra pAse pALI zakAya evA paMca mahAvratanA bhArane aMgIkAra karavAne asamartha evA te pAkhaMDI ghUrtane viSayAbhilASane viSe lukhya thaIne gRhasthAzrama dharmane ja uttama dharma kahe che vaLI te mUrkhane, taLAva, kuvA, nadI, jyA be nadIne saMgama thato hoya tevuM sthaLa, gagA, yamunA, sarasvatI, triveNa, narmadA, godAvarI, setubaMdharAmezvarAdikane viSe Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ znAna karavAthI moTuM puNya thAya che, ema kahe che. temaja vaLI koI eka hiMsaka te tripurA, tetalA, bhavAnI, vyAghezvarI pramukha ugra devIonA maMtra japathI tathA yajurvedAdikanA maMtrajapathIja puNya thAya che ema kahe che. keTalAka atimaMdajane te teja maMtrothI tala vagerene agnimAM homa karavAthI pApapazamana thAya che, ema kahe che. keIka jabuddhijano te rastAmAM vRkSa vAvavAthIja dharma thAya che, ema kahe che. keTalAka annAnI ja kevala AtmAnA zuM dhyAnathI ja dharma thAya pApane pralaya thAya che, ema kahe che. keIeka duSTadilavALA ja pitAnuM ja pUjana karavAthI dharma thAya che, tema kahe che, tethI te jIvane eka kSaNavAra paNa dukha devuM nahi ane je sukha bhogavavAnI potAne IcchA thAya te te sukhane bhegavI pitAnI IcchA pUrNa karavI teja dharma che ema kahe che. mATe te pUrvokta mithyAtvI cha tIrthaMkarapraNIta zuddha dharmane viSe kema prayatna kare? kAraNa ke te jano pitAne jene sukha paDe, tene ja dharma kahenAra che. have pUrvokta sarva je mithyAtva che, te sarva dukhane devAvALuM vairI samAna utkRSTa halAhala viSa samAna che, ema jANavuM. te mATe te mithyAtvane tamAre tyAga kara. manuSyane viSa, ga, agni ane 3i, tene samUhathI paNa mithyAtva je che, te atyaMta dukhadAyaka che. kema ke? te viSAdika te manuSyane A janmane viSeja nAzanAM karanArAM che. paraMtu mithyAtva je che, te te anaMta janma maraNAdika duHkhane ApanAruM che A prakAranA kevalInAM vacana sAMbhaLatAM ja surapati rAjAne mithyAtva mohanI karmane kSaya thaI gayo. tethI te zuddha samyakatavane pAmyo. pachI anukrame tene cAritra pariNAma utpanna thavAthI te kevaLI bhagavAnane namaskAra karI kahevA lAgyuM ke bhagavan! jema hAla Ape mane mithyAtva rupa khADAmAMthI DUbate rAkhe, temaja have dIkSArupa parvata para paNa caDhAvavA anugreDa kare. bhAvayukta tenAM vacana sAMbhaLIne te sura pati rAjAne turata dIkSA ApI. pachI te surapatisAdhu vizuddhacAritrane pALate thako zuddhadhyAne lapakazreNi para caDhI kevaLajJAna ane darzanane utpanna karI ghaNe kALa pRthivI para vihAra karI bhavepagrAhi karmone khapAvI, paraM pada je mekSa tene prApta karyo. zrAvakadharma jene prApta thayA che evA te pattarakumArane havegAdike tenA pitAnI rAjyagAdI para besADe. ane te mahAmAMDalika rAjA thaze have hariga vidyAdhara te pattara rAjAne vimAnamAM besADI pitAnA vaitADhaya parvata para rahelA subhama nAme nagara pratye teDI lAvyuM ane tyAM ghaNuM ja tenu sanmAna karyuM, pachI kahyuM ke he mitra ! A mArA vaitADhaya parvatanI uttara tathA dakSiNa zreNinA rAjyane tathA A mArI vidyAdharapaNunI vighAne Apa grahaNa karo. tyAre pottarakumAra be ke he mitra ! mArAmAM ane tamArAmAM kaMI aMtara che? je ApanuM rAjya che, te mAruM ja che, kAraNa ke ApanAthI huM kaI rIte Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 judo nathI vaLI Ape mane durlabha e jinadharma ApIne mokSarupa rAjya ApyuM, te have A laukika rAjya te tenI gaNatrImAM kayAM rahyuM? vaLI he mitra ! A jAtamA Apa jevA dharmopadezanA karanAra puruSe te ghaNA ja thoDA che. sArAM saMsArika kAma mATe dravyane vyaya karanArA puruSe te keTiza male che. paraMtu temAthI kacchamAM paDelA evA duHkhI jananA du ane maTADavAne dravyane vyaya karanArA te thoDA paNa malatA nathI. temaja vividha prakAranA zAzvabhyAsamA vicakSaNa te A pRthvIne viSe ghaNuM ja che, paraMtu Apa jevA mekSikAraka jainadharmanA jAganArA te mADa be traNa male te male ? ema te hariganI prazaMsA karIne vaLI kahyuM ke he mitra ! mArI to evI IcchA che ke have ApaNe viyoga na thAya mATe ApaNe ekatra ja rahIne A vaitADhayanI uttara dakSiNa eNinA rAjya sa bhALIe ane te rAjyanAM ja sukha bhogavIe. vaLI te rAjya sukha paNa kayAM sudhI bhogavIe, ke jyAM sudhI ApaNe bannene rAjyadhurAne dhAraNa kare evA be putro utpanna na thAya tyAM sudhI ane jyAre ApaNane rAjya vahana lAyaka putre thAya ke tarata te rAjyo pota potAnA putrone ApI dIkSA grahaNa karIe ? te sAbhaLI atya ta khuzI thayele hariga be ke he vayasya ! mArA manamAM je vicAra meM dhArelo hato, teja Ape paNa kahyo ema kahI banne jaNa tyAM sAthe ja rahyA. pachI atyaMta nehayukta te bane mitra pratidina harSAyamAna thakA manahara vimAnamAM besI mahAvideha kSetrane viSe jinapratimAone vAMdavA mATe jAya che. vaLI pratidina dharmopadeza sAbhaLe che zAzvata evA jinacaityenI bhaktibhAvathI pUjA yAtrA paNa kare che. jagatane AlhAdakAraka evA te baMne mitro jaina dharmanA pratyenIka jenuM nivAraNa karI caityanI tathA jaina sAdhuonI uttama prabhAvanA kare che sAdharmikavAtsalyane karI temAM keTalAka zrAvakane dukhamAthI nivRtta kare che ane pitAnI prajAne paNa teo kara vagere dukhothI mukta kare che tethI sarvatra mahAAnada varte che. vaLI teonA rAjyamAM brAhmaNe je hatA, te paNa jinadharmane viSe parama AkaravALA thayA. kahevata che ke "yathA rAjA tathA prajA eTale jevA rAjA hoya tevI ja prajA paNa thAya ? A pramANe pitAnA dezamAM rahenArA sahu kaI ja jinadharmanA rAgI thayA ane bIjA leke paNa nikaTabaMdhI hovAthI karelI dharmanI anumodanA karI jinadharmane viSe nimaMtsarI thayA. ' ema karatAM rAjyabhAra calAvatA evA harivega ane pavottarakumAra eka divasa dhvajA, patAkA ane teraNa vagere utsathI karI mane Dara evA pavottaranA garjanapuramAM AvyA tyAre te nagaranA rahevAsI uttama zrAvakee tyAMnA jinendraprasAdane viSe meTI bhaktithI gIta, vAjiMtra ane nATaya teNe yukta evA parama matsava karavAno prAraMbha karyo. vividha varNavALI zrIarihaMta bhagavAnanI pratimAone AgInI racanA karI tathA aneka prakAranI pAo paNa bhaNAvI. tethI te sahu koIne mATe Anada thaye Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 169 netrane AnaMda karanArI, bhadadhine tAranArI, kalyANarupavRkSanI maMjarI, suzobhita dharma mahArAjAnI nagarI, moTI ApattirUpa latAne viSe agni sarakhI, haSadhiyanI tathA zubhaprabhAvanI laharI, ane rAgadveSI je catuHSAya tene jItanArI evI je zrI jinapatinI pUjA te prANimAtrane zreyaskAraka thAya che. vaLI A zrI jinapatinI pUjA je che te cittane pavitra kare che, gADha evA karmasamUhane nAza karI svargane Ape che. zivasaMpadAne paNa Ape che puNyadayane vistAre che ruDA evA saukhyane Ape che. mATe te jinapUjana zuM nathI Apatu? arthAt sarva vastune Ape che. A prakAre arihaMta bhagavAnanI pUjAnuM stavana karIne te banne jaNa pitAnA ghara tarapha cAlyA, te rAjarastAmAM AvyA. tyAM to te bane jaNanuM sarva zarIra dhuLathI kharaDAyeluM che, tAbulanuM bhakSaNa karavAthI jenA heTha lAla thaI gayA che, hAtha ane paga jenA khaDIthI raMgelA che, kevaLa lageTIja jeNe paherI che, jenA ane hAtha pAchaLathI bAdhelA che, Akroza karatA keTalAka ghatakAronI vacce te ghatakArathI lAkaDI vagerethI haNAtA evA keI eka jugArIne che. tene jovAthI ekadama kheda pAmI pottara rAjA be ke are duSTa ! mArA rAjyamAM A prANane ATalI badhI pIDA kema Ape che? vaLI tene pIDA karIne palAyana paNa kema karatA nathI ane tenI pachavADe paDyA rahyA che? ema tenA mAranArAone kahIne te jugArIne pitAnI pAse bolAvIne maMgAvyo. tyAre te te mAranArA jugArIo belyA ke mahArAja ! A duSTamANasa para Apane dayA lAvavA jevuM nathI tyAre pottare kahyuM ke e te bele che zuM? AvA niraparAdhI garIba mANasane tamArA jevA mAre te tamane amAre mAratAM aTakAvavA na joIe? tathA A bIcArA para dayA paNa na Ave te sAMbhaLI te jugArIo belyA ke he rAjana ! A gAmamAM eka nava kareDa dravyane svAmI varuNa zreSThInAme vaizya rahe che, tene A putra che, te ghaNeja jugArane vyasanI che. tenAM mAtA pitA tene jugAra ramavAnI nA kahe che - te paNa te jugAra ramavAmAM atyAsakta hevAthI bIlakula keInuM kahyuM mAnato nathI ane pitAnA pitAnA gharamAthI sarva milakata cerI laIne jugAramAM hArI jAya che, te have pitAnA bApanI sarva milakata hArI go evI khabara paDI, tyAre teNe potAnA gharamAMthI kADhI mUke che, te paNa hajI te jugAra ramavAne vyasanane cheDato nathI jyAre tenI pAse jarA paNa dravya rahyuM nahi tyAre teNe jugAramA eka "paNa" mUkahyuM, ke je ramatamAM hAre te hAranAra hAtha, paga vagere aMgone jItanAra mAsa lAkaDI vagere bhAse tema mAryA kare tevI rIte paNa A sAta vAra hArI jaI apramita mAra khAdho te vAtanI jyAre tenA pitAne khabara paDI, tyAre putravAtsalyathI tene ekadama ghera belAvI ghaNaja samajA, to paNa te A kAmathI - virAma pAme nahi. ane kadAcita te kAMI je dravya jIve che, to te dravyathI yathecchAye vezyAonI sAthe vilAsa kare che paraMtu tenI pR22 Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 . pAse bIjA keInuM kAMI mAMgaNu. hAya te te tene detA nathI ane vaLI kAInI paNa hAthamAM AvelI kuTI koDI sudhAM cheDatA nathI. " prAceAbhavati pacAmI, dhRtasya saha cAriNa / / coya. vacakatAlI, dAridraya lAdhava tathA .. artha:- eka cArI, khIjI vaMcakatA, trIjuM khATu khelavu, ceAthuM dAridraya, pAMcamI halakAI e pAMca vAnAM ghaNuM karI jugAranA sahucArIja hAya che. vaLI te jugArathI jItelI lakSmI paropakAra mATe ke kIrttine mATe ke sukRtane arthe ke, sagAM saMbaMdhInA sukhane mATe kAma AvatI nathI, te lakSmI kevala pApavRddhinAMja kAca mATe kAma Ave che. mATe rAjan| A jugArI amArI sAthe jugAra ramI eka lAkha dravya hArI jaI chaTakIne bhAgI gayA hatA, te zeAdhatA hAlaja amAre hAtha paDayA che, ane amAruM' mAgatuM dravya ame mAgIce chIe te paNa te ApatA nathI, tethI amane krodha AvavAthI tene lAkaDI vagerethI mArIe chIe? mATe huM deva / Apa maherakhAnIrI kAM te te amArA deNudArane pAcho sApe, nahi te tenI pAse amArI mAgaNI eka lAkha dInAro che, te Ape e sarva sAMbhaLI padmottara rAjA vicAravA lAgyA ke, heA ! A kevA ka nA 'vicitra pariNAma che? ahA! A kevI ajJAnanI lIlA che? ahA! A kevu* vyasananuM dukha che' ema vicArIne dayALu evA te rAjA khelyeA, ke hai jugArIe ! sAMbhaLe hamaNAM te tenI pAse tamArI mAMgatI je lAkha dInAro che, te hu* ApuM chuM, paraMtu have pachI A jugArInI sAthe koI paNa je jugAra ramaze, te tene hu dhArA pramANe zikSA karIza ! ane mArA deza mahAra kADhI mukIza! ema kahIne temAM gaNIvALA jugArIne tenI mAgaNI lAkha dInArA pete ApI. te jugArIne cheDAvIne peAtAne ghera 4 AvyA. ! ' I have te jugArIne joIne tIvra vairAgya pAmele evA padmottarakumAra pAtAnA mitra harivegane kahe che, ke ahe ! ApaNane rastAmAM maLele jugArI jema ghaNA du:khAne prApta thayuM. te paNa teNe jugArane chAyeA nahiM teA he bhAi ! tenA ApaNe zu zeka karIe ? kAraNa ke te te ajJAne karI adha che, tethI ja te te e kAma kare che, paraMtu ApaNe A sasAranI asAratA pratyakSa rIte jANIe chIe te paNa azucirupa bhegA viSe, prIti karI besI rahIe chIe, mATe prathama te te jugArI pahelAM ApaNe ja zeka karavA lAyaka chIe jema vidvAna janene vrata ramavuM- sA niti che, tema tatvajJa puruSane viSayanu sevana karavuM paNu sadA niti ja che ane viSaye je che, te viSathI paNa vadhAre du:khadAyaka che. vaLI hai mitra ' jema meATA duHkhe, karI meLavelu dravya, jugArI jugAra ramavAthI tarata hArI jAya che, temaja ApaNe paNa pUrve meLavelA sukRtane viSayasaMgathI eka kSaNa mAtramAM + Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 hArI jaIe chIe. jema te jugArI tenA pitA vigeree ghaNI ja zikSA karI te paNa dhUnathakI virAma pAme nahiM, tema ApaNe paNa gurunA mukhathI thayelA ghaNA upadeza zravaNa karI viSacathI karI maLelA sukhathI virAma pAmatA nathI jema koI gurue viSayAsakta ziSyane upadeza karyo che ke he ziSya ! have tu A kheTA ane duHkhadAyaka evA strInA viSayathI virAma pAma kAraNa ke te ghaNA divasa sudhI viSaya sukhane bhegavuM? tathA pariNAme virapaNuM hovAthI, te strIsa gane tyAga kara ja joIe ema e vakhata vicAru chu, te paNa te hariNAkSI strIne mAruM a takaraNa vimaraNa karatuM nathI, vaLI jugArIne ba dhana prahAra vagere du kha thAya che, tema ApaNane paNa narakane viSe duHkha thaze? mATe he mitra ! duHkhanA samuDamAM zA mATe javuM te koI mane egya bhAsatu nathI. mATe ApaNe saMyama graDaNa karIe e prakAre te pottara rAjAnI vANI sAMbhaLIne harivega bolyo ke huM mitra ! mArA manamAM paNa ghaNA kAlathI ApanI peThe sa yamanI IcchA rahe che, para tu Apane viSe mane premane pratibaMdha hovAthI te preme mane rokI rAkhela che. mekSamArgane prApta thavA IchatA evA jIvane staMDa che, te vajanI sAMkaLa samAna che. tethI te sneha sAkaLa jIvane mokSa pAmavA detI nathI, zrI vIra bhagavAn jyAM sudhI A pRthvI para rahyA, tyAM sudhI gautama gaNadhara kaMI kevala jJAnane prApta thayA? nA na ja thayA. mATe hAla pUrve dhAryA pramANe bane putra prAjya evA rAjyabhAranI dhurAne dhAraNa karavA yogya thayA che, tethI tene te rAjyAbhAra sopIne ApaNe jJAnI guru pAse jaIe. evI rIte jyAM bane mitro vicAra kare che, tyA to temanA vanapAlaka AvIne vinati karI ke he ravAmina ! ApaNu kusumAra nAmanA udyAnane viSe zrIguNAkarasUrinA ziSya zrIranAkarasUrijI padhArelA che. te sAbhaLI harSAyamAna thayelA che ane rAjAone te vanapAlakane vadhAmaNImAM ghaNu dravya ApI dIdhu. ane aMtaHpura, parivAra, gaja, ratha, turaga, bhaTa, tenA lakSathI karI tathA sAmata, senApati, zreSThI, sArthavAha, teonA dethI yukta evA te, sarva ddhi sahita kusumAkara nAme udyAnamAM gurune vAdavA mATe AvyA. durathI daSTigocara thayelA gurune jANe turata pitAnA rAjyacihene tyAga karI paMcAbhigama sAcavI harSe karI mAcita jenA ubhA thayA che evA thakA gurune vaMdana karIne pita pitAne gya evAM sthAna para beThA. pachI gurue paNa sudhArasa samAna dezanA devAne prArabha karyo. te jema ke - ' he bhavyajane ' sukhe male tevA manuSya janmane pAmIne te manuSyAyane viSe uttamajanoe to kaI paNa mANasAdhana karavuM. kAraNa ke pharIne te manuSyane janma malate nathI. mATe tene, vRthA sa sArarUpa pAchuM vAvavAmAM ja che nahi. vaLI sujJajanee je kaI sukRta kArya karavAnuM hoya te A deDathI ja karI levuM. kema ke A janmamAM karelA sukRtakAryathI pharI nizcayathI bIje zuddha janma prApta thAya che. vaLI te bhavyajano ! A manuSyanA deDane prApta thayA pachI samajIne durjanajanano tyAga karo ane sAdhujanano Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 samAgama kare. ahoniza puNyopArjanamAM mana rAkhavuM ane A saMsArane asAraja bhAve. jyAM sudhI A zarIra rogarahita svastha che. tema A zarIrane jarA AvI nathI, tathA sarva IddhinI zakti sArI che. tyAM sudhImAM je koI mokSamArge javAne udyoga ka hoya te kare pachI kAI paNa thavAnuM nathI jema kaI mUrkha mANasa potAnA gharane saLageluM joIne tene olavavA mATe jala joIe te jala sApha kR davA bese te zuM kAma Ave? arthAt jyAM sudhI zarIranuM pUrvokta rIte sarva svAthya sAruM che, tyAM sudhImAM jaladI mekSanAM sAdhana saMpAdana karavA. vaLI he bhavya ! kaniSTha ane mUrkha jana hoya, te kAmasukhAbhilASane viSe Asakta thaye thake dharma, tathA kAI paNa sukRta kAryone karate nathI. ane je madhyama hoya che, te puNyapara prIti rAkhe che, tathA zuddha evA zrAvanA dharmane paNa A gIkAra kare che. ane uttama puruSa je hoya che, te te saMsAranA bhayane maTADanAra nivaNa sukhane ApanAra, evA saMyamane ja svIkAre che vaLI he bhavyo ! A je zrAvakano dharma che, te tADanA vRkSa samAna che, jema tADanA vRkSane dUra phala hevAthI te dUra phalane denAro kahevAya che ane yatidharma che, te panasanA vRkSamAna che, jema panasanA vRkSane nikaTa phala hovAthI te nikaTaphaladAyaka kahevAya che. valI paNa saMyamamAM kevA guNe che ? ne karmaprayAsa na ca yuvatisutasvAmidRzyaduHkha, rAjAdo na prabhuezanavasanadhanasthAtaciMtA na ceva che na jJAtidravya pajA prazamasukharatiH pretya kSAdhavapti, zrAmapeDamI guNAH syustadiha sumatayaH ki nA prayatna karavama artha * je zramaNyamAM sa sArakarmane prayAsa, yuvatI, suta vigerene ja jAla, kaI paNa pitAnA svAmInA durvAkaya sAbhaLavAnuM kaSTa, rAjAdikene praNAmanuM du kha, ane azana, vasana dhana, sthAna, tenI ci tA, jJAtithI dravyathI satkAranI IcachA, e kaI hotu nathI. te mATe jemAM kevala prazama sukhanI prIti, ane maraNa pachI mokSanI prApti, e be moTA sukha hoya che. evA uttama guNathI bharapUra sayama che, te chatA paNa te buddhimAna puruSe ! to temAM prayatna zA mATe karatA nathI? A prakAranI gurunIvANIthI saMsAranI asAratA mAnI, uttama sukha te mokSasukha ja che ema jANuM te mekSanI prApti sa yamamAja che ema nizcaya rIte samajI vairAgya vAsI te pattara ane hariga rAjA teja vakhate munirAjane vinaMti karavA lAgyA ke, he bhagavana ! saMsArarUpa kUvAmAM DubatA evA amAre, dIkSArupa karAvala bananA dAne karI vilaMba vinA uddhAra kare. tyAre sUrIzvare kahyuM ke he rAjan ! mane paNa mArA guru je zrI guNAkarasUri temaNe te mATe ja ahIM mokalele che mATe jema have kAlakSepa na thAya, tema te sa yamazrInuM avala bana kare te sAbhaLI atyaMta Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 harSAyamAna thayelA evA te banne jaNa, pAchA pita pitAnA nagaramAM AvI pita pitAnI putrane rAjya ApI dakSA graDA karavA tatpara thayA. te vakhate teoe zrImadarihaMtacaityane viSe aSTAblikA mahebhava karAve caturvidha saghanI yathAyogya bhakti karI. jJAnanA bhaMDAramAM jJAnavRddhidAyaka graMtha lakhAvyA, piSadhazAlAmAM yogya dhana ApyuM, pitAnA dezamAM amAripaTa vagaDA. dIna ane anAtha evA janene anuka pAdAna dIdhAM. pachI pAchA te zrIratnAkarasUri gurunI pAse AvyA. gurue paNa te bannenI cogyatA jANIne tene dIkSA ApI. - have yatha zAstra kriyAne sevana karatA karatA te banne munie agyAra ago bhaNyA, ane mahurSiene paNa caritranI daDhatAne kAraNabhUta thayA niraticArapaNe cAritranuM pAlana karavA lAgyA ane te bane che, aTTama, dazama, dvAdaza mAsa, addhamAsa vigere to karavA lAgyA, tethI tenA zarIra atyaMta zuSka thaI gayAM. keme karI teone saMleSaNAnuM ArAdhanA karI anazana vrata agIkAra karyuM tIva evA tapothI karI zukajenAM aMga thaI gayAM che. evA te banne guru mahArAja kAle karI samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka dehane tyAga karI madhyama nAme raiveyakane viSe aDamindranAme devatA thayA. tyAM agAdha evA bhogasamudrane viSe nimagna ane vaikiya labdhine prApta thayelA, dedIpyamAna che kAti jenI evA te bane mitrone vege karI satyAvIza sAgaropama pramANe kAla cAlyo gayo. arthAt te pakvottarakumAre ane harigavidyaghare madhyamaveyakane viSe satyAvIza sAgarepamanuM AyuSya bhegavyuM. | iti zrI pRthavIca guNasAgaracaritre pottara-paharigavidyAdharendrabhAva varNanatAe sasaH sagara samAsaH ahI pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranA cauda bhava samApta thayA che athASTamasagacya bAlAvabodha prAraMbha che , AThame sarga A bhUmirupa bhAminInA bhAlane viSe bhUSaNasamAna eka punAme deza che. te dezane viSe prauDha evuM pupuranAme eka nagara che temAM vidyA, vinaya ane viveka teNe yukta e zIbalanAme rAjA rAjya kare che. tene eka zataLalanAme laghu bhAI che, te paNa yuvarAjapaNAnI dhurAne dhAraNa karavAmAM sabaLa hovAthI te yuvarAja padane prApta thayela che. have te banne bhAIne rAma ane lakramaNanI jema paraspara pUrNa prIti che. tethI te pitRdattA Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 rAjyane cagyarIte pALe che. have te zrIbalane sulakamaNA nAme strI che ane zatabalane lakSma[nAme strI che. te strIonI sAthe banne bhAIo, viSayavilAsathI divasa vyatIta kare che. zrI mala rAjAnI rANI je sulakSmaNa che, tenI kukSi bhUmine viSe kalpakumanI jema madhyamaraiveyakathakI AvIne devatA thayelo te pa tarakuma 2 putrapaNe AvyuM. tyAre te sulamaNue svapane viSe tuga evA meruparvatane dIThe. pachI prAtaHkALane viSe sUryazabdathI jAgRta thaI evI te rANIe svamanI vAta pitAnA svAmI zrIbala rAjAne kahI batAvI te sAbhaLI rAjA bolyA ke, huM komalAgi ! svasamAM tame meru je che, tethI tamene merutulya putra pragaTa thaze. te sAMbhaLIne parama AhAdane pAmatI evI rANe zubha evA te garbhanuM pAlana karavA lAgI. pachI rANIne dazamAsa pUrA thavAthI jema ratnanI khANa uttama maNine utpanna kare, tema harayane Ana dadAyaka evA uttama putrane prasance. jyAre pitAne tyAM putra pragaTa thaye, tyAre zrIbala rAjAe meTa ADaMbara karI putrane janmamahotsava karyo. ane putra eka mAsane paNa thayuM. have jayAre te putra garbhamAM rahyo hato, tyAre tenI mAtAye svamamA meruparvata je hato tethI tenA anusAra sarvanI sAnidhya te putranuM "girisu dara" evu nAma pADyuM. pachI te kumAra, anukrame vRddhi pAmato thaze janane Ana dadAyaka evA yauvana vayane prApta thayo. have madhyama vaiveyakamAM ahamindrapaNe thaze evA je hariga vidyAdhara te tyAMthI AvIne zrIbavarAjAnA bhAI zatabayanI strI lamaNAnA udarane viSe putrapaNAe Avyo tyAre te strIe svamane viSe ratnone eghane joyo, te joIne turata jAgI gaI ane . te svapnanI vAta potAnA svAmIne kahI. tyAre tenA svAmIe kahyuM ke he priye ! tame svapnamAM neno Dhagale dIThe, tethI ratana je putra thAze te sAMbhaLI prasanna thaI evI te strI garbhanuM piSaNa karavA lAgI. pachI te rANI be sarvaguNathI sapana evA putrane pUrA mAse prasabe te vakhate zatabala rAjAe putrane janmamahotsava karyo, ane te garbha rahyA vakhate tenI mAtAye svapnamAM ratnane Dhagalo dIThe hatuM, tene anusare tenuM ratnasAra" evuM nAma pADayuM. te putra anukrame yauvana vayane prApta thaye. pachI pUrvabhavanA snehathI te giri suMdara ane ratnasArane atyaMta prIti thaI. te evI ke, te banne ekabIjAno ghaDI eka paNa virahu sahana karI zakatA nathI. ane te atya ta sneha hovAthI te banne jaNa ekaja ThekANe phIDA ekaja ThekANe bhajana tathA zayana paNa ekaja ThekANe kare che. ekabIjA kadAcita judA paDe che, te teone kaMI cena paDatuM nathI. AvI rItanI te bhAIonI prIti joIne temanA pitAe paraspara kahevA lAgyA ke, ahi! ApaNuM bane putrane ApaNa karatAM se guNuM prIti che? ema kahIne banne jaNa khuzI thayA. Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17pa eka divasa, jemAM chatrIsa rAjakulI beThelI che, tevI sabhAne viSe svasthapaNAthI zrIbala rAjA beThe che, tevAmAM purajanee AvI vinaMti karI ke he rAjana ! Apa jevA amArI para rAjA che, te chatA paNa amAre ghaNuM ja duHkha bhegavavuM paDe che. te sAMbhaLe ke--keI eka duSTa che, te niraMtara amArI kanyAone tathA dhanane corI jAya che. ane te amArA hAthamAM AvatuM nathI ane have teNe haraNa karelI kanyAonA karuNa zabda paNa amArA thI sahana thatA nathI? A prakAranI prajAnI pIDAne sAbhaLI ekadama ke pAyamAna thayele te zrIbala rAjA pitAnA keTavAlane teDAva moTA svarathI kahevA lAge ke are ! he duSTa ! tuM nizcita thaI AkhI rAta gharamAM ja sUI rahe che ke zuM ? je, AkhI rAta A ApaNuM nagarInAM lekenAM strI mAva vigere kaI duSTa lUTI jAya che, tenI te tame koI saMbhALaja rAkhatA nathI tethI mane ema lAge che, ke tuM ane tArI sAthenA mANaso mAre vyartha harAmane ja pagAra khAo che? A sAMbhaLI hAtha joDI keTavAla be, ke maDarAja ! Apane ATalo badho krodha kare nahiM. kAraNa ke A phariyAda ApanI pAse Aje ja AvI che, paNa huM te te phariyAda ghaNA divasathI sAMbhaLuM chuM ane tene mATe dekharekha rAkhI ApaNA gAmanA daravAjA pAse ghaNA mANasene AkhI rAta jAgatA ubhA rAkhuM chuM, tathA chAnI rIte paNa ceranI tapAsa karAvuM chuM, ane huM paNa AkhI rAta gAmamAM cokI mATe pharyA ja karuM chuM, paNa te duSTa cerano kaI rIte mane patto maLatuM nathI jyAre gAmamAthI kanyAonuM te duharaNa karI jAya che, tyAre te kanyAnA karuNa zabdane sAMbhaLIe chIe ane vaLI ke jyAre kahe che A cAra Avyo, A cera Avye, ema sAMbhaLI ame ekadama deDI tapAsa karIe chIe tyA te tene tathA tenI haraNa karelI kanyAo paNa kyAM paNa dekhAtI nathI. ema pratidina thAya che. mATe A phariyAda sAbhaLIne te huM have thAkI ga chuM, tathA mAruM puruSArtha na cAlavAthI have mane gAmamAM mukha dekhADatA paNa lAja Ave che. ane he mahArAja ! A nagaranuM AgaLa karatA vadhAre rakSaNa karatAM paNa Ama thAya, tyAre have huM zuM karuM ? mATe mAre kAI temAM upAya nathI tethI jema Apane A nagaranuM rakSaNa karAvavuM ghaTe, tema karAve huM te have A nekarI paNu karavA Icchate nathI vaLI Apane paNa kahuM chuM ke hAla, Ape paNa aMta puranI barAbara khabara rAkhavI. nahi te tenuM haraNa thavAthI ApanI paNa lAja jaze? A prakAranuM keTavAlanuM belavuM sAMbhaLI rAjA te ekadama vicAramAM DUbI gaye. are ! have te huM zuM karIza ! ane A mArA nagaranuM rakSaNa kevI rIte karIza? ema vicAramAM ghuma thaI jaI kaMI be nahiM, tyAre tene girisuMdara nAme kumAra belyo ke he pitAjIApa tevI najIvI vAtamAM vicAra karI zuM muMjAo che? te kAmanI mane AjJA Ape. juo ne khaga, hu te cArane sAta divasanI aMdaraja zodhI Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 196 kADhuM chuM. te sAMbhaLI rAjA khaDakhaDa hasIne kahevA lAgyA ke, he putra! tuM te khele che zuM? je kAmamAM amArA jevA prakhaLa puruSA mujhAI paDayA che, te tArA jevA mALakathI te kAma kemaja thAya ? tyAre girisudara Avye ke huM tAta / bhale khALaka chuM, paNu te kAmanI mane rajA Ape, te hu karu chu ke nahi ? ane huM tAta / te kAma caMdrAcit mArAthI na thAya, te paNa huM khAlaka hAvAthI jagatamA mArI lAja na jAya, tema hAsI paNa na thAya ane tevA kAma karavAthI AvI paDelA Apa jevAthI te na thAya, te tenI jagatamAM hAMsI paNa thAya ane lAja paNa jAya ? ema ghaNuM kahyu', tA paNa tenA pitAe javAnI rajA na ApI tyAre te kumAra keAIne kahyA vinA te duSTa cAranI tapAsa mATe teja rAtrI kAle hAthamAM eka taravAra laIne ekadama gAmanI bahAranA jINu udyAnAvAsamAM cAlyuM. gayeA. ane tyAja bhamavA lAgyA. tevAmAM te petAthI jarA dura eka pata joye, temA vaLI saLagatA agni tathA dhUmADA dIThA. te joine kumAra kautukAviSTa thaI turata tyAM gayA, ane tyA jaI jyAM jove che, tyAM te vidyAne sAdhavA "mATe agnikuMDamAM gugaLanA hAmane karatA evA keieka vidyAdharane joyA. tyAre te siddhirastu ema bhaNI te tenI sAmeA beThA. ane kahyu ke huM vidyAsAdhaka! have huM ApanA uttara sAdhaka ALyeA chuM, mATe vidyA sAdheA. ema javAM kahyuM, tyA te te puNyavAn evA girisuMDharanA prabhAvathI jenA nAmane matra sAdhatA hatA, teja kSetrapALa deva pratyakSa AvI te sAdhaka ubhe rahyo. ane kahevA lAgyA, ke huM sAdhaka vidyAdhara ! sAMbhaLa huve tu mArA maMtranu sAdhana karavuM. khadha kara ane te maMtra je tu sAdhIza, te huM tane virUpa karI nAkhIza kAraNu hAztra A tArI pAse mahuA prabhAvika kumAra AvI uttarasAdhaka thaI eThe che, tethI mAre tArA taraphI matra sAdhananI kAMI IcchA nathI ane DAla huM tArApara tuSTamAna thayele 3, ane jA tArI matrasiddhi paNa thai havethI kAI paNu prakAranuM bhaya tane parAbhava karI zakaze niha. vaLI huM sAdhaka' A kumArane bhaya tane parAbhava karI zakaze nahi. vaLI he sAdhaka A kumArane, huM dekhuM tema jaladI tu' namaskAra kara. te sAMbhaLI Azcayane prApta thai prasanna thayelA e sAdhake tyAM eThelA girisudara kumArane praNAma karyAM. ane te yakSanu sArI rIte pUjana karyuM. pachI te sAdhake yakSane vinati karI ke he deva ! Apa mane prasanna thayelA che, te have huM jayAre Apane khelAvu, tyAre Apa jarUra padhAro, ema kahI tenuM visarjana karyu. pachI te matrasAdhaka vidyAdhara suragirikumArane kahe che, ke he bhAI! Apa ahI padhAryA, tethI mAru ghaNu' ja sAruM thayuM; te zu ? te ke ApanA padhAravAthI mAre matrasAdhana karyAM vinA ja vinA prayAse matrasiddhi thaI ane je devanuM huM ArAdhana karatA hatA, te detra pratyakSa pragaTa thaI dana daI sArI para prasanna thaye, te mATe te ApanA karelA upakAranA badale yatkiMcit huM karUM tethI mane kAika kAryoM sevA pharamAve je kAMI Apa kA sevA pharamAvaze, . - 5 Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 177 te kAryane Apane sevaka karavAne taiyAra ja che. te sAbhaLI kumAra bolyo ke he sAdhaka ! huM kAMI tamAruM mAtra sAdhana karAvavA tamArI tarapha Avyo na hato. para tu huM te A nagaranI rakSA karanAra eka mANasa che, tethI A nagaranI AsapAsa ceka karavA mATe pharyA karuM chuM. te Aje rAtre rakSaNa mATe jyA gAmanI bahAranA udyAnamAM huM pharato hato, tyAM meM dUrathI A parvatamA saLagate agni ane dhumADo dIThe, te joIne me vicAra karyo ke A te parvatamAM zuM haze ? huM jevA te jAu? ema kaututhI ekadama huM ahI AvI beThe, tyAM te tamArI maMtrasiddhi thaI te joIne huM atyaMta khuzI thayo. kAraNa ke tamAruM kArya je thayuM che, te huM jANuM chuM ke mAruM ja kArya thayuM che. mATe mAre kAMI tamArI pAsethI levu nathI. A prakAranI te kumAranI nispRDatA joIne vismaya pAmelo te sAdhaka kahevA lAge ke he prabhAvikakumAra ! Apa udAra cittavAlA che, tethI kAMI paNa levA IcchatA nathI, tathApi prArthanA karI kiMcit huM arpaNa karuM chuM, tene kRpA karI Apa svIkAra kare. te sAMbhaLI kumAra belyo ke koI paNa levAnI vAta te tamAre karavI ja nahiM. kAraNa ke tame to mArA hAla guru thayelA che, mATe tamArI pAsethI mArAthI kAI levAya ja nahiM. te sAbhaLI sAdhake vicAryuM je A nispRha che, mATe pratyakSa ke nahiM ja le tethI keIka yuktithI teNe karelA upakArano badalo vALuM, kAraNa ke jenA pratApathI A maMtrasAdhanarupa ATaluM moTuM mAruM kArya pAra paDayuM, tene koI paNa ApyA vinA rahevuM, te ThIka nahiM ? ema vicAra karI sAdhaka kahe che, ke he surajana ! Apa mane guru te kahe che, te je mane aMta karaNa pUrvaka guru kahetA ho, to mAruM eka vacana paNa pALe. tyAre namratApUrvaka kumAra kahe che, ke je tame kaho, te huM mAnya karuM ? kAraNa ke gurunI AjJAna bhaMga karavAnuM moTu pApa che. tyAre sAdhaka kahe che, ke A mArI pAse je pATha karave karIne ja siddha ane vismaya pamADe evI parAvartana nAme vidyA che, te vidyA Apa grahaNa kare. eja mAruM vacana che. te sAMbhaLI kumAre jANyuM ke A puruSane vidyA ApavAne ghaNe ja Agraha che, mATe ApaNe te grahaNa karavI ema mAnI te vidyAne savinayapaNe grahaNa karI evA samayamAM to he bApa ! he mAta ! he bhAI A amAruM rakSaNa kare ! amAruM rakSaNa kare ! e prakArane taruNa strIone karuNa zabda AkhA nagaramA thavA lAge, te sAMbhaLI girisu darakumAra te nagara tarapha ekadama de. pachI doDatA deDatA vicAra karavA lAgyo ke are! A Akroza te nagaramAMthI thatAM thatA pAcho ahIM nikaTa thate saMbhaLAya che. ane te zabda paNa nAnI vayanI strIono ja che, tethI te mane ema lAge che, ke kaI duSTa cera mArA gAmamAMthI kanyAone haraNa karI ahIM nikaTanA ja sthalamAM lAve che ? ane valI te pApI atyaMta sIpI che, tethI ja te kanyAonuM haraNa kare che, mATe je hu A parvatanI guphAomAM ja karIza, to te cora kAI mAre hAtha Avaze nahIM mATe parvatanI nIce utarI tapAsa kapha ane te strIlelupI che, mATe AvA veze ke kumAze nahi, tethI hAla mane 5 23 Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 sAdhakavidyAre je rupaparAvartana vidyA ApI che, te vidyAthI strInuM rupa paNa dhAraNa kare, tethI te jarUra vaza thaze? ema vicArI te kumAra uttama ane mahura evuM strInuM rUpa dhAraNa karI prAta kAlamAM te patanI sarva guphAo jevA lAge tevAmAM eka vananikuMja joyuM, temAM vaLI eka jIrNa devAlaya dIThuM. ane te devAlayanI najIka moTA moTA bhayamanA ane hADakAnA DhagalAo dIThA. ghaNIvAra jyAM juve che, tyAM te te derAmAMthI nIkaLI cAlyo Avate hADakAnI mALAothI alaMkRta aMgavAle, hAthamAM meranI pIkIne dhAraNa karato evA keI eka kApAlikane dIThe. tene joIne kumArastrIe vicAryuM ke aho ! mArA nagaramAM kanyA vagerenuM haraNa karI trAsa pamADanAra e duSTa, dhUrta je che, eja lAge che. paraMtu AvA duSTane jaladI daMDa de nahi kAraNa ke te duSTanuM caritra sarva sAbhaLI vicArIza. hAla te haNavA gya paNa nathI? ema vicArI tyAM eka paththaranI zilA paDelI hatI, tyAM jaI tenI para besI te kumArastrI atyaMta na karavA lAgI tyAre kAmI e te kApAlika te strInuM karuNa zabdayukta rukana sAMbhaLI tyAM AvyA. avIne jyAM juve che, tyAM te navayauvanA, maneDura rupavAlI, ca dramukhI evI te strIne joI vicAravA lAgyo ke are ! A tilapattamA apsarA sarakhI strI je mAre vaza thAya te mATe gAmanI kanyAnA haraNakaraNa rupa sakala kaleze bhegavavA mATe? ane kAmadeva jema ratinAme strInI sAthe sukhI thAya che, tema huM paNa A strInA sukhe sukhI thAka. para tu hAla te divasa che, mATe mAre koI upAya cAlaze nahi, je rAtri hota to to huM mAruM kAma phateDa karata, mATe hAla to vinaya karI jema tema ADu avaLuM samajAvIne tene mArA maThamAM laI jAu. tyAM laI gayA pachI jyAre te mAre hastagata thaze, tyAra pachI mane jema ThIka paDaze, tema karIza? ema vicArIne te strI pAse AvI kahevA lAgyuM ke he sulecane ! daSTa evA vidhAtAe tArA jevI manohara strIne paNa dukha dIdhu lAge che? mATe he subu , ahI ekalI zA mATe che? ane rudana kema kare che? te kahe. ane tane kheda yukta joIne mArA manamAM kaSTa thAya che tyAre kumArasu darI belI ke he kApAlika! sAbhaLe. huM je beluM, te tamAre satya ja mAnavuM. jarA paNa bahu mAnavuM nahiM, kAraNa ke huM satyavaktA ja chuM, ema kahI te kahevA lAgI ke pUrva dizAne viSe eka suzamanAme nagara che. te nagaranA rAjAne aparAjita nAme eka putra che tenuM keI eka kAraNe tenA pitAe apamAna karyuM, tethI te rIsAIne pitAnA pitAnA nagarathI bahAra nIkaLI gayo ane huM te aparAjita kumAranI strI chuM. tethI jyAre te mATe svAmI gAma baMDAra nIkaLI ga, tyAre huM paNa ghaNA leke e nA pADavA chatA tenI pachavADe ja nIkaLI gaI gatarAtrine viSe huM tathA mAre svAmI A paththara para hAla huM beThI chu tenI para sUtAM hatA. emAM jyAM mArI AMkhamAM niMdrA AvI, tyAM to mAre svAmI ekadama mane sUnI ja mUkIne keNa jANe kyAM cAlyo gayo ane mArA uThavAnA bhayathI mAre ozIke tenuM A khaphUga hatuM, Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 179 te paNa lIdhuM nahI, ane hathIyAra vinAne ja koNa jANe kyA cAlyA gaye. he mahArAja tenA dukhe karI huM dukhItathakI rudana karuM chuM, te sAbhaLI cagI bolyo ke, he kamalanayane te tAre svAmI mUrkha lAge che, nahiM te strI jAtane ekalI, nirAdhAra, AvA araNyamAM mUkI, zAmATe bhAgI jAya ? paNa tu phikara karIza nahiM, huM tAruM nirnAthapaNuM A ghaDI maTADI daIza te sAMbhaLI kumAra strI bolI ke he gIndra' pitAnA svAmI vinA strIne jIvavuM te cagya nathI, tethI ATalAmAM ke eka mane tIrtha batAve, ke tyAM jaI huM mArA prANa tyAga karuM? tyAre yegI bolyo ke he bhadre ! tuM maravAnI vAta javA de. kAraNa ke tAre maravuM na paDe, ane tArA svAmIne viga maTe e eka upAya che ahIM eka pUrNa manoratha nAmanuM tIrtha che, tyAM je traNa rAtri nivAsa kare che, tene pitAnA judA paDelA priyajanane melApa thAya che, mATe tyAM cAla ane te tIrthanu sevana kara. ane mArIne zuM karIza ? tyAre te kApAliko abhiprAya manamAM jAne kumArastrIe te kabUla karyuM. pachI banne jaNa tyAthI pUrvokta je devAlaya hatuM, tyAM gayAM ane te devAlayamAM jaIne jyA juve tyA te te kumArastrIe lAbA kalevaravALe, lAbI DADhIvALe eka hAthamAM DhAla, ane bIjA hAthamAM taravAra, trIjA hAthamAM kRttikA, cethA hAthamAM marelA mANasanA mAthAMnI tuMbalI, tene dhAraNa karanAra, pAca varNa karI cukta, evA eka kASThamaya devane dIThe. tyAre kumArIe pUchayuM ke, aDi ke manuSya kema dekhAtuM nathI ? tyAre yogI kahe che. ke he surI ! ahIM je te devarupa joyu, te te kevala janaraMjanamAtraja rAkheluM che. jarA tuM AgaLa to cAya tyA manuSya che, ane pUrNa ratha nAme eka deva che, te batAvu. ema kahI te kumArasIne hAtha pakaDI tene te cartubhujAvALA yakSanI pachavADe laI gaye tyAM jaI te kApAlike bhUmipara jorathI paganI lAta mArI. tyA te kaI eka surasuMdarI samAna pavAlI eka kanyA AvI. ane teNe temAM eka guptadvAra hatu, te ughAyu. pachI kApAlika bolyo ke huM strI ! A strI jema pitAnA priya melApa mATe devArAdhana kare che, tema tu paNa kara. tethI tAro paNa svAmI thoDA vakhatamAM malaze? ane huM devapUjana mATe kulapatra levA jAu chu, te pAchA thaDIvAramAM pAcho AvIza' ema kahIne te egIe kumArastrIne te dvAramAM praveza karAvyuM. ane pachI bahArathI tALu daIne cAlyo gaco. have strI thayele te girisuMdara kumAra te je vastu mATe mahenata karato hato te ja vastu, anAyAse maLI. te joIne manamAM atyaMta khuzI thaye. je kanyAe te guphAnu guNakAra ughADayu hatu, teNe te kumArastrIne pUchayuM, ke he sakhi tuM A daityanA hAthamAM kevI rIte AvI phasI? tyAre te bolI ke, he bahena ! mArI vAta te ghaNuMja lAbI che, te hAla kahevAthI kaI pUrI thAya tema nathI, mATe hAla te je huM tane pUchu, te tuM kRpA karI kahI e puruSa ke Na che? ane tame paNa kahyuM che? tyAre te kanyA bolI ke he baDena ! e puruSa je che, te cogIne veSa dhAraNa karI ahIthI najIkamAM ja rahelA muMdrapura nAme nagaramAM bhikSA mAgavAnA bhiSathI tapAsa karI Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 Ave che, je kyA kayA sthaLe, hirA, mANeka, motI, tathA sArI kanyA che? pachI te sthaLa dhyAnamAM rAkhI pAche ahIM Ave che. ane vaLI pAche garie te gAmamAM jAya che, divasamAM jaI dhyAnamAM rAkhelA sthaLamAthI pUrvokta vastuomAthI je vastu maLe che, tene cerI lAve che, ane te vastune ahIM gupta pAtAlamAM lAvI mUke che. temAM paNa keIka je svarupavAna evI kanyA maLe che, te bIja padArthane corateja nathI. vaLI e pramANe he sakhi! A duSTa rAjAnI matrInI, zreSThInI ane sAthe pativagerenI uttama kanyAone haraNa karI ahI lAvI mukI che. te Aja divasa sudhI sarva maLI eka sane ATha kanyAo thaI che. he sakhi mAre viSe je te pUchayuM, ke tuM koNa? te hu te pUrvokta nikaTa rahelA pu drapuranAmA nagarane rahevAsI IzvaranAme eka zreSThI che. tenI subhadrA nAme kanyA chuM. eka divasa rAtre mAre ghera javAmAM huM sUtI hatI, tevAmA A pApIe mAruM ekadama haraNa karyuM. meM ghaNA Akoza zave karyA paNa mArI sahAyatA keInAthI thaI nahi. ane mane ahI lAvI e dujhe ba dIkhAne nAkhI mukI chevaLI je gAma huM rahuM . chuM, te pupuragAmanA zrIbala ane zatabala nAme be rAjA che, te ghaNAja balavAnuM che, paraMtu mArA hInabhAgyathI mane te rAjAonI paNa sahAyatA thaI zakI nahiM, ane pUrvajanmanI pApaNuM evI huM A pApInA pAzamAM paDI jAuM chuM. ema kahIne te atyata rudana karavA lAgI tyAre kumArastrIe samajAvIne kahyuM ke he bahena ! tuM rukana kara nahiM, ane dhairya rAkha. kAraNa ke pairyathI sarva sAru ja thAze ane te sakhi! je thavA kAla che, te te keInAthI kaMI paNa rIte na maratAM, avazya thayAja kare che. yadrabhAvi taddabhavati nUnamanichateDapi, yane mahatyapi kRte na bhavatyabhAvi evaM bhAvavazavattini jIveke ki masti puruSasya vicakSaNasyA artha:- je dukha vagerene ApaNe IcchatA nathI te paNa te je thavA kAla hoya che, te nizcaya thAya che ane ApaNe sukha mATe ghaNAja prayatno karIe chIe to paNa je te sukha maLavAnuM nathI te maLatu ja nathI. mATe sarvajIvaka pita pitAnA karmane vaza paDelo che, tethI tene je vicakSaNa puruSa che, te zeka karato nathI. vaLI jeTaluM prArabdhanA gathI malavu hoya teTaluM ja maLe che, tene ApaNe te zu? paraMtu deva paNa anyathA - karavA samartha nathI? te mATe huM to zoka paNa karatI nathI tathA mane vismaya paNa thata nathI. kAraNa ke ApaNe karmanuM je kAI che, te kaI divasa pArakuM thaI zakatuM ja nathI. Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 81 / / avazya bhAvineAsAvA, bhati mahatApi nagnatva nIlakaosya sahAblizayana hare. // 1 // aya te ali nAnAgA, pannagAvihagA sthale mInA jale nilInAzru, kilazya te kama sarjanA tsu artha :- mATA puruSone paNa bhAvI je hAya che, te thayA vinA rahetu nathI, te khIjAne thAya temAM te thru ja kahevu? AvA meATA nIlakaMTha je ziva tene nira Mtara kSorasAgaramA zeSanAgapara suI rahevAnu dukha bhagavavu paDe che arthAt mahAdevane paheravA vastra nathI zuM? tema viSNune zayana karavA zayyA nathI zuM? nA sarve vAnAM te bannejaNune che, paraMtu bhAvibhAva je che, te keAInAthI maTatA nathI||1|| vaLI pRthvIne viSe pharatA evA khalavAn hastIe, tathA sA~ ane AkAzane viSe uDavAne sama evA zuka vagere te kada cit tra dhAya, paraMtu khIcArA jayamA chUpA rahelAM matsyA zA mATe jAlamAM baMdhAI jAya che mATe jIve je che, te peta pAtAnA karmanA ceAge karI leza pAme che. arthAta je thavA kAla che, te kaiAinAthI maTatu ja nathI. A pramANe samajAvI pAchI te kumAra strI pUchavA lAgI ke huM suMdarI 1 A cegI kAnA balathI AvI rIte nirbhaya thaIne svecchA pramANe varte che? tyAre te kanyA khelI ke he bahena tenI kharAkhara te mane khakhara nathI, paraMtu te cegIe eka pAtAlamRDumA khaDga rAkheluM che, tenu te sAyaMkAla, prAtaHkAla ane madhyAnhakAle, pUjana kare che, te huM jou chu tyAre kumArasI khevI ke te tu mane patAvI daiza ? tyAre te kahe hA cAle! atAvu. ema kaDI tyAthI te banne jaNIe cAlI, te jayAM ulleccha khAdhyeA che, suvarNa tathA dhAnyAdithI pUrelu mIethI jaDita jemAM bhItA che, evu eka pAtAlamR hatu, temA AvI pachI te kumArI pAtAlagRhanA ramaNIyapaNAne jotI jotI cAlI gai. te jarA dara jAya che, tyA eka cadrasa nAme khaDraga paDeluM hatuM, teDuM, tene joI atyaMta harSa pAmI namaskAra karI tenI stuti karavA lAgI ke cakrikezavarAmAdi, gulaTAnAM prabhAvit| prasanA lUdhathA ta, ca drahAsa prasIda me // a cakravartI, vAsudeva, kAma vigerenA prabhAvane jANanAra evu je tuM te jema tenI para pramanna thayu hatu, tema huM caDAsa khaDraga ! mArI para paNu prasanna thA ema stuti karIne te khagane niyapaNAthI tarata upADI lIdhu ane jyA te paDayu hatu, tyA potAnu khaDraga mUkI dIdhu. AvI rItanu kumArastrInuM caritra joIne kha'dIkhAne paDelI satra kanyAe te hAhArava karI ekadama khelI chI ke huM sudara evI atithi strI ! A kAma te ghaNuM ja khoTuM karyuM ? mATe te pApI hajI naththu AvyA, tyAM te khaDgane pAchuM Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 jyAM hatu tyA mUkI de ane hai sAhasika strI ! e khaDga je tuM niha mUke ane te AvI pahAcaze, te A tArA kRtyane joi tarata tAre nAza karaze. vaLI ema nahIM jANuke je te tArA ja nAza karaze. paraMtu tAre lIdhe amAre paNa nAza karaze ? te sAMbhaLI kumArasI kheAlI ke he amalAe ! tame kiMcit paNa bhaya pAme nahi svastha thaI je kaI kautuka thAya, te joyA kare. te duSTa taskarane jema tame dekhaze, temaja huM kRtAMtane atithi karI daiza ? ema kahIne peAtAnu' je kharU svarUpa hatu, te pragaTa karyuM. tyA te dvAramAM te duSTa cegI AvI ubhuM! raDI melye ke are ! daravAje ughADA ? te sAbhaLI eka kanyAe jaI te pAtAlazRGatu dvAra ughADayu ? tyA te bhayabhIta evI te sa kanyAe te girisu Mdara kumAranA sukha sAmuM joI gupacUpa besI gaI. 1 have te cAra tyAM AvI yA juve che, tyAM te nirbhayapaNAthI hAthamAM khaDraga laIne ubhA rahelA te kumArane joye, te jotAM mAtramAM ja tene rIpa caDI gaI, tethI tenAM lAlaceALa netra thaI gayAM, ane teja vakhata yA peAte caMdraDAma khaDga mUkyuM hatu tyAM jaI kumAre adala badala karI mUkelA te kumAranA ja khagane lo. laIne kumAranI sAme doDayA. tyAre peAtAno sAme doDayA AvatA te duSTane joIne girisuMdarakumAra hAka mArI elye ke hai duSTa ! tuM AvI kuceSTAo karI dana che, tethI hAla nAza ja pAmelA che. ema jANuje ane ghaNA divasathI karelA pAparUpa vRkSanuM je kaMI phala thayu che, te phula huM tane Apu te grANu kara. huM pApI ! tuM vicAratA kara ke viSanA khAnAre je praNI che, te kAi divasa cirAyu hAya? nA hAyaja nahi ! A prakAranA kumArane mAravA doDayA. ane kumAra pAse AvI turata khar3aganA ghA karyAM. paraMtu tenA karelA DuMganA ghAmAMthI kumAre kAika yuktithI peAtAneA bacAva karI lIdhe, ane teNe jevA khaDgane ghA karyAM ne tevAja pAchA ghA tenI upara kumAre karyAM, tethI te duSTa ekaja ghAthI yamasadanamAM pahoMcI gaye.. pachI girisa darakumAra hRdayamAM vicAravA lAgyA ke are! kAle prerelA evA me AvA raMkajananA nAza karyAM ? paraMtu hA, A kRtyathI mAtra eTaluM thayuM, ke mArA nAgarika janA sukhI thayA. have te cAre haraNa karI lAvelI kanyAonu zu thayu ? te kahe che, te duSTa cAre cArAthI rAkhelIyeAsa kanyAe AvuM te girisa darakumAranuM parAkrama joI atya ta vismaya pAmI tenI sAmu ja eka dRSTithI jovA lAgI pachI kumAra khelyA ke kanyAe ! tamArAM kayA sthAne kaI jagyAe ghara che, te mane kaheA, tyA tamane hu pahAMcADI dauM ? te sAMbhaLI jenI sAthe kumArane vAta citta thaI che evI je zreSThInI putrI hatI teNe te kumArane ALaye, ane te vicAravA lAgI ke ahe! A te strarathI tathA AcaraNuthI ApaNA gAmanA rAjAnA putra girisuMdara kumAra jeveAja lAge Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 183 che vaLI DI vAra joIne nizcaya karI vicAravA lAgI ke are ! hA, A te teja che. ema nizcaya karI teNe tyAM beThelI sarva kanyAone sAda pADI kahyuM ke he bahene ! A pratApI puruSane tamoe oLakhyA ? A te ApaNuM pehapuranA rAjAnA giriphaMdara nAme putra che, ane te sAMbhaLI sarva kanyAoe te kumArane oLakhyA ane sarva khuzI thaI pachI kumAra paranA premarAge karI raMgAyelI evI te sarva kanyAo kahevA lAgI ke he kumAra ' te duSTa core amArU haraNa kahyuM, ane ame ghaNA divasa ahI rahI tethI have ghera jaI LagA sa ba dhIne mukha dekhADatAM amane lAja Ave che, mATe amAro sarvane to evo nizcaya che, ke kAM to tamene varavuM? nahi te agnimAM paDI baLI maravuM, paraMtu A dehathI bIjA varane varavo naDi? A prakAranAM vacana sAMbhaLIne dayAluM evA te gisuiMdara kumAre kahyuM je are ! vidhine paNa dhikkAra haze. kAraNa ke teNe AvI bicArI nirAdhAra kanyAone dukha dIdhu ? ema kahIne vaLI vicAravA lAgyuM ke aho! A sarva kanyAo mane ja varavAne AgaDa laI beThI che, tethI ja tene nahi varuM, te te sarve agnimAM karI prANatyAga karaze, to te bicArI dInavadavAlI prANatyAga karatI huM kema joI zakIza? tema vaLI A anAthanI sAthe mAruM lagna paNa huM kema karUM? mATe mAre te have zuM karavuM ? paraMtu hA, eka upAya che khare, te zuM ? te ke hAla te A sarva kanyAne varavAnI hA kahe ane ahIM tenI pAse ja rahuM. pachI te je banaze. te kharuM? ema vicArIne te sarva kanyAone kahyuM ke he kanyAo ! tame gabharATa choDI de. kAraNa ke huM tamane jarUra varIza. ema kahIne te kanyAo sAthe vividha prakAranI kAmakrIDA karate thakI te pAtAlegRhane viSe eka mAsa paryata rahyo, tevAmAM eka divasa pitAne paramamitra je ratnasAra kumAra che, te sAbhaLI Avyo tethI tatkAla te kanyAone pUchayA vinA ja hAthamAM caMdrahAsa khaga laIne tyAMthI bahAra nikaLI gha. pachI sAdhakadAvidyAthI kApaDInuM rupa grahaNa karI pitAnA peMdrapuranAme nagarane viSe AvyuM. tyA te jemAM koI paNa e bALake ramatA nathI, tema kaI ThekANe vAgha paNa lAgatuM nathI vaLI jemAM rahenArA janonA mukhapara zeka chavAI rahyo che evA pitAnA sarva nagarane joIne kumAre kaI eka nAgarikajanane pUchayuM, ke he bhAI ! A nagaramA ATale badhe zodha kema chavAI rahyo che? kAMI moTo anartha te thaye nathI? te sAbhaLI nAgakijana be ke he bhAI ! tArA AvI ratanA pUchavAthI to mane ema lAge che, ke hAla tuM dura dezathI ja AvyuM haze ? kAraNa ke A nagaramAM zoka thavAnuM kAraNa AsapAsanA AbAlavRddha sahu koI jana jANe che paraMtu tuM jANato nathI mATe zoka thavAnuM kAraNa huM kahu te sAbhaLa, A gAmamAMthI koI eka duSTa cera, kanyA vagerene cerI jato hato, te mATe keTavAla vigeree tenI Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 ghaNI tapAsa paNa karI paraMtu te cAra pakaDAya nahi. tya re tene pakaDavA A gAmanA zrIkhaGa rAjAnA girisudara nAme eka putra che, te gayA tene gayA eka mAsa thai gayA te paNa te AvyA nahi. tethI AkhA rAjakulamA tathA samagra nagaramAM zoka chavAI rahyo che ane hAhAkAra thaI rahyA che. tathA tenA mitra girisa darane zeAdhaghA mATe hamaNA 'ja zatakhalanAme yuvarAjanA guNazrIthI sArabhUta, evA ratnasAra nAme putra keAi ThekANe nIkaLI garcA che. jyA ratnasAra, girisu darane zeAdhavA gayA che" te vAkaya sAbhaLyuM, tyAja jANe peAtAnI para vajrapAta thaye hAya naDe ? ema ANI te kApaDIveSadhArI kumAra, pete ghelA jevA khanI jaI bIjI kAi paNa vAta na sAbhaLatA turata, peAtAnA mitra ratnasAra kumArane zeAdhavA mATe nIkaLyA. temAM prathama te teNe AkAzamA jaI satra zeAdha karI, jyAre tyAM te na maLye, tyAra pachI bhUkha, tRSA, TADha, taDako tene sahana karatA thake te giri, vana, pRthvI, pAtALa, deza, grAma, pura, udyAna, pANInI parA, annanAM sadAvrata pramukhamAM zeAdhavA lAgyeA, paratu te girisa darane kAI paNa sthaLe te ratnasArane patto lAgyA naThuiM, pachI ghaNA divasa zeAdhavAthI paNa jayAre pattA na maLyA, tyAre tenA virahathI tene bheAjana khAvuM. kha dha karyuM. ane nidrA paNa AvavI khadha thaI gaI. tathA ciMtA paNa vadhatIja 'gaI. karuM ? AvI rIte zodha karatAM karatAM teNe ekadA rAtrine samaye keieka nagara dIThuM', ane te nagaranI samIpa eka jINu devAlaya dIThuM, te joine manamAM vicAyu ke je rAtri paDI gaI che, ane A nagara samIpa devAyalanu sthaLa sAru che, mATe A rAtri te ahI ja ni mana ane savAre pAchA ratnasAra mitrane zeAdhavA jaIza? ema vicArI te kumora te jINuM devAlayamAMja sUto. tevAmA to tyA devalanI Asa pAsa keIeka dezanA pathikane AvI utaryAM, ane teoe paNa rAtri rahevAnA tyAja nizcaya karyo. pachI tyA te sarve pAMcajanA ekDAM thaI. paraspara keTalIka bhUtakAlanI vAte karavA lAgyAM, te vAteAne girisuMdara kumAra kAna daI devAlayamAM sUtA sUtA sAbhaLyA kare che. tyAM koI eka mahusena nAme pAMthajana che, te khelyuM ke he bhAI e 1 tameA paraspara je vAta karo che, te sa vAta gaI gujarI kare che, te karatAM jo AMkhanI joyelIja vAta karatA hA te kevu sAruM' kahevAya ? ane te bhUtakALanI vAta karavAnu tamAre zu pratyeAjana che? kAraNake tevI pracInakALanI vAta teA kheATI paNa hAya che. mATe tame sarve je mIjI vAtA karavI khadha rAkho, te meM je hAla eka pratyakSa vAta joI che, te huM kahuM. te sAMbhaLI mahu koi kahevA lAgyA ke hA, tyAre tevI vAta je hoya teA jarUra kahe. tyAre te kahevA lAgyA ke eka divasa huM dezakautukeAne jovA mATe ghenthI nIkaLyA, te aneka dezamAM pharyAM. tyAM navA navAM kautuke ote jene acAnaka koieka ujjaDa gAmanI pAse ghaNA vyAdhrAMDhika Disaka jIrethI yukta evI meTI baTavI hatI temA AvI paDaye tevAmAM te tyAM atyaMta rUpavAna Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 185 evA keIeka rAjaputrane mane sathavAre malyA. tyAre te huM nirbhaya thaIne te rAjakumAranI sAthe cAlyo. cAlatA cAlatAM eka ujajaDa nagara AvyuM, te nagara evuM hatuM ke jemA pazu pakSI ke manuSya keIpaNa rahetu ja na hatuM. pachI e nagaramAM ame cAlyAM, tyAM cAlatAM cAlatAM eka manahara paNa ujajaDa e rAjamahela dIThe. te rAjamahelane joIne vicAra karyo ke ahIM A ke suzobhita rAjamahela che, cAle upara caDI joIe? ema vicArI amo tarata tenI upara caDI gayA, ane tyAM jaI beThA. tevAmAM mane to nidrA AvavA mADI, tethI huM te sUI gayuM ane mArI sAthe Avela je rAjakumAra hite, te to mArI pAse jAgate rahI mAruM rakSaNa karavA beThe tevAmAM te zuM banyuM che ke jenuM bhUkhathI pATA jevuM peTa thaI gayuM che evuM ane ati bhayaMkara e eka siMha AvyuM. AvIne amArI pAse ubhe rahI te jAgatA evA rAjakumArane manuSyanI vANIthI kahevA lAge, ke he kumAra ! huM ghaNA divasane kSudhAtura chu. kAraNa ke A nagaranI nikaTanA vanane viSe mArA udarapoSaNa mATe me ghaNuM prANIonI zodha karI, paNa bhAgyame mane keIpaNa prANI maLyuM nahiM tyAre huM A nagaramAM AvyuM, tyAM mane manuSyanI gaMdha AvI te gaMdhanA anusAra A rAjamahela tarapha caDI Avyo chuM. te mATe huM rAjakumAra ! tuM A sUtelA mANasane mane Apa. kAraNa ke tene je tuM ApIza, teje mArA prANanuM rakSaNa thaze, ane tethI tene puNya thaze. ane te bhAI ! saMta puruSe je hoya che. te te atyaMta dayAlu tathA paropakArI ja hoya che. e vacana sAMbhaLI kumAra che ke he paMcAnana meM kahyuM te te ja che paNa A sUtele je puruSa che, te te mAre zaraNAgata thayela che. mATe jayAM sudhI huM jIvuM tyAM sudhI mArA zaraNAgatane hu kema Apu ? arthAt hu maryA pachI tene tuM leje. paNa mArA jIvatAM to apAya nahi. kahyuM che ke kuTasAkSI sudrohI, kRtadhI dIdhaSavAna cAra karmacADalA, pacajAtinApyasau eka beTI sAkSI pUranAre, bIjo zaraNAgata tathA mitra janene droha karanAra, trIje kRtAni, ce lAbA vakhata sudhI rekha rAkhanA. A cAra jaNane te karmacADala kahevA. ane je A jagatamAM pratyakSa cADAlathI janme che, te pAMcame jAticAMDAla jANo. te mATe he siMha je tuM bhUkheja che, te A sUtelA purUSane badale mAruM bhakSaNa karI jA. te sAMbhaLI siMha kahe che, ke he puruSa ! sarvarIte potAnuM rakSaNa karavuM, A sUtelA puruSane ApI de tyAre kumAra belyo ke siMha ! je A sUtele puruSa je che, te mAre zaraNe raheluM che, ane tuM je che, te bhejanArthI che. have mAre mArA zaraNAgata prANIne tArI pAse marAvI naMkhAva, te paNa ucita nahi, temaja vaLI ghaNA divasathI bhUkhe e je tuM te tArA hAthamAM Avela je khAja, te tane na leMpI bhUkhe mArave, te paNa ucita nahi te have A prANIne paNa bacAva thAya ane tArI bhUkha paNa maTe. je e bane thAya, teja ekhya thayu kahevAya che te banne kArya to kyAre thAya che ke pR. 24 Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 jyAre tuM mane grahaNa karIne mArU ja bhakSaNa karI jA tyAre thAya. te sivAya thAya tema bhAsatu nathI. mATe he bhAI ! tuM mArU ja bhakSaNa karI jA. A manuSyane avatAra dhAraNa karIne je purUSe je zaraNa AvelA jIvanuM rakSaNa na karyuM, te te purU nA jIvavAthI paNa zu ? tathA tenA dhanathI paNa zu ? ane vaLI tenA puruSArthathI paNa zu ? arthAta je manuSya zaraNAgata jIvanI rakSA karatuM nathI. te manuSyanuM jIvatara dhana ane puruSArtha. te sarva vartha ja che. ema jANavu vaLI jagatamAM je matimAna ja che, te zAstranA be mATe, dhanane satpAtrane dAna devA mATe, jIvitavyane dharmane mATe, ane zarIrane paropakAra mATeja dhAraNa kare che vaLI samudra je che te pitAnAmAM rahelA ratnothI svArtha zuM sAdhe che? tathA malayAcala pitAnI para rahelA agacaMdananA vRkSethI svArtha zu sAdhe che ? kaMI nahi. athAt samudra ratnane, vi dayAcala hastIone, ane malayAcala caMdananA vRkSone, paropakAra mATe potAnI pAse rAkhe che mATe sajajanajananI pravRtti te paropakAra mATe ja hoya che, A pramANe sihanuM ane rAjakuvaranu paraspara besavuM ghaNuM ja thayuM, ane kaI paNa rIte jyAre mane siMhane na leMge, tyAre te si he kumArane nizcaya jANyuM ke A kumAra keI paNa rIte mane A sUtelo puruSa Apazeja nahiM ema jANuM prasanna thaI te bebhe ke aha! tane ane tArI zaraNAgata vatsalatAne paNa dhanya che? huM vijJAnI ! je A paropakAra kare, te sujJajanane mukhya guNa che. ane huM kumAra ! dhanavAna e paNa jana che, te te vaibhava hovA chatAM paNa keI yAcakajanane tathA bIjA keI paNa janane eka phUTI keDI sUdha ApatuM nathI tathA jIrNa evA tIrthone udvAra paNa karate nathI ane te kaI jIvane thayelA vyAdhine paNa TAla nathI, tema pite paNa zarIrasukhane bhegavato nathI. ane nirdhana evA udAramatavAlA je manuSya che, te pitAnA zarIrane paNa tyAga karI svakIya kulane dIpAve che tethI AvA pApakArarupa guNethI huM tArI para sa tuSTa thayelo chuM mATe he bhAI ! tAre je kaI mobhI Ta hoya, te mAga tuM je mAgIza, te huM ApIza? te sAbhaLI kumAra che ke he paMcAnana ! eka mane sazaya thAya che, ke tame siMha thaIne AvI manuSyanI bhASA bole che, tethI tame siMha che, ke bIjA keNu che? te sAMbhaLI siMha bolyA ke he mitra ! huM to A dezano deva chuM. tyAre kumAra kahe che, ke ahe tyAre te AzcaryanI vAta che, ke tame A dezanA deva che, te chatAM A gAma tathA dezane ujjaDa kema rAkhe che ? je kaI sAdhAraNa mANasa hoya che, te paNa pitAnuM nagara je ujajaDa thayeluM hoya, to tene vasAve che, te tamArA jevAne A ujjaDa nagara ane deza vasAvAmAM zu takalIpha che, ke jethI vasAvatA nathI ? te sAMbhaLI turata te siMha pitAnA devasvarUpane pragaTa karI kahevA lAge, ke he sujana ! A nagara tathA deza je ujaDa rahyA che, tenuM vRttAta je banyu che, te huM kahuM chuM te sAbhaLa. A gAMdhArapuranAme nagara che ane Ane ravicadra nAme rAjA hatuM tene ravicaMdra ane " Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kIrnicaMdra nAme be putra hatA, have eka divasa te ravicaMdra rAjAe vairAgya pAmI pitAnI raticadra nAme yeSTha putrane rAjyasana para besADI ane tethI nAnA kIrnicadrane yuvarAja sthAna ApI, tApasa dIkSA grahaNa karI. have te raticaka rAjA gAna tAnane zokhIna hovAthI gAna tAnanAja AnadamAM rahetuM hatuM ane potAnA rAjyakhaTapaTanI citAmAM pitAnA nAnA bhAI dIticakanI cejanA karI hatI. have te rAjya sukhamAM lubdha thaI gayelA kacitte jANyuM ke, A rAjya mArA kabajAmAM vinA prayAse svataMja AvyuM che, te have te rAjya mAre mArA ThabhAIne pAchuM ApavuMja nahiM kAraNa ke je huM tene pAchuM ApuM, te te mane kaI Ape nahiM? ema vicArI te rAjayanA sAmaMtane tathA amAtyamaMDaLane dravya ApI pitAne vaza karI lIdhA ane te rAjyane pitaja svAmI thaI te dezamAM pitAnI AjJA vartAvI. teNe vaLI pAche vicAra karyo ke A rAjya te maLyuM, paraMtu A mAro bhAI raticadra jIve che, tethI te kAIka khaTapaTa karI mane mArI na khAvIne pAcho rAjagAdIe bese, to huM zuM karuM ? mATe e raticakane ja baMdhAvIne mArI na khAvu, ke jethI mane pAche yAvajanma rAjya javAno bhaya ja na rahe? ema duTa sa ka5 karI kIrticaDhe te bicArA niraparAdhI raticaMdrarAjAne ghAtakI anuca pAse gADha dhanathI badhA ane teone mAravAnI AjJA ApI. tyAre vairAgyane prApta thaye e raticaka rAjA bolyA ke he bhAI ! te A zuM dhAryuM che? are ! tAre jyeSThabhAI je ha. mane mArI ApaNuM nirmala kulamA je kalaka devuM, te tane ucita che? ane jo tu mane rAjya mATe mArate che, te te rAjya te meM tane prathamathI ja ApeluM che. ane te laghukhAdhava' tuM je te khare, meM tane kaI divasa vecchAthI lakSmI vAparavA tathA rAjyasukha letAM aTakAvyuM che? temaja vaLI keTalAka prANI lakSmIne meLavavA mATe akartavya karma kare che, para tu te lakSmI paNa tene tyAM rahe che? nA rahetI nathI. kAraNa ke te lamI ghaNIja cacaLa che tema vaLI te lakSmI pitAne sa caya karanAra jyAre mare che, tyAre tenI sAthe paNa jAya che? nA, jatI nathI vaLI he bhAI! tuM kadAcit ema jANate heya, ke mArA yeSTha bhAIne hu jIvato rAkhu, te te mane rAjyalebhathI mArI nAkhe? to he bhAI ! te vicAra te tAre karaja nahi. kAraNa ke kAla je che, te kaI paNa prANIne vahele maDe choDato ja nathI. ane te anuja ' tuM kadAcit ema jaNa haIza ke A mArA jeSThabhAIne huM jyAre mArI nAkhIza, tyAre mane pachI du kha ja nahi rahe ? nA ema paNa nathI, kAraNa ke A lokamA kadAcit tuM sukhI thaIza, te paNa AvA kulahayAru5 pApathI tAre pAchu bhavobhava du kha veThavuM paDaze? kAraNa ke prANImAtrane zubhAzubha karma bhogavyA vinA chUTake ja nathI mATe A rAjyanA tucchasukhamAM Asakata thaI teja sukhane satya mAnI mahudhavI meDita thaI AvI kulahatyA, manuSyahatyA vagere pApathI je vyApta thaIza, te tAruM A janmamAM ke ItarajanmamAM koI paNa divase Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 sAruM thaze nahi? mATe dayAthI athavA manuSyahatyAnA pApabhayathI mane ceSThabhAI jANavAthI, vA jagatamAM thatA apavAdanA bhayathI, yA keI paNa kAraNathI je tu mane jIvate choDI daIza, te nice tArU A lekamAM ane paralokamAM sAruM ja thaze ! he ajJAnI ! vaLI tArA manamAM tAre kayAre ema paNa nahi jANavuM je hAla A mArA bhAIne me mAravA mATe bAdhI magAvyuM, ane have je tene huM jIvato che, te te mArI para dveSa rAkhI kaI paNa rIte mAre ghATa ghaDAvI nAkhe, ane pAchA A rAjyane dhaNI thAya to te vicAra tAre svapnamAM paNa lAva nathI. kAraNa ke he bhAI ! je tuM mane jIvate cheDI daIza, to hu ApaNA pitAnI jema tApasI dIkSA grahaNa karI mArA jIvana sArthaka karIza ! ane sarvathA A tArA rAjyamAM ke dezamAM huM rahIzaja nahi. ema ghaNI rIte samajAvyuM, to paNa te pApAsakta prANIe tenuM koI paNa mAnyuM nahi, tema vaLI tene bicArAne ba dhanamukta paNa karyo nahi tyAre te raticadra rAjAe vicAryuM ke A pApInA hAthathI bharI te ajJAnIne jagatanA brAtRhatyAnA apavAdamAM nAkhave, te karatAM kaMI paNa rIte pitAnI jAte ja maravuM, te sAruM ? ema vicArI te kIrtAicakane kahe che ke he bhrAta! ATaluM kahetAM paNa tArAmAM svArthIpaNu tathA ajJAnapaNu heva thI tane to AkhA jagatamAM ApaNI sAta peDhIne kalAka lAge evu tathA parabhavane viSe aneka dukhada yaka, evA A manuSya hatyArUpa pApakarmathI nivRtta thavuM gamatu ja nathI, te paNa tuM mAro bhAI che, tethI mane tArI dayA Ave che, ke are ! A bIcArAnI mane mAravAthI AkhA jagatamAM ghaNI ja apakIrti thaze tathA palekamAM dukhI thaze? mATe he bhAI ! huM tane jema kahe tema tu kara ke je. eka kArDanI ciMtA karAva temAM huM tame sahu dekhe tema baLI maruM 1 Ama karavAthI jagatamAM tAro apayaza thate maTaze ane tAruM dhAreluM kArya pAra paDaze ? te vacana sAbhaLI kIrti cake vicAryuM ke aho ! A te eNe ThIka kahyuM, kAraNa ke jyAre te potAnI meLeja agnimAM paDI baLI maLaze, tyAre mAruM rAjya ni kaMTaka thaze ? tathA enA kahevA pramANe jagatamAM thato apayaza paNa maTaze? ema vicArI teNe tatkAla eka kASThanI citA racAvI. tyAre te raticaMdra rAjA, pitAnI strI sahita te cittAmAM jaI beThe pachI duSTa evA te kIrticara citAnI cotarapha pralayAgni samAna agni prajavalita karyo tethI te ticadra rAjA agnimAM baLI ArtadhyAnathI maraNa pAmI, bhUtaramaNa nAme yakSa tho have te yakSa kahe che ke he rAjakumAra ' agnimAM baLI maraNa pAmI je raticaMdra rAja yakSa thA, te huM piteja chu. A yakSapaNAmAM rAdhitAne karI mArA pUrvajanmano sarve vyanikara jANuM Atya ta te kArticaMdra para ke pAyamAna thaI, meM matri vigere je A pRthvInA sthAnika jano hatA, tene ekadama dezamAM phekI dIdhA. e prakAranA mArA karelA upadravane joIne bhaya pAmele e te kIrticaMdra rAja paNa koNa jANe kayA palAyana thaI gayA che ane temaja vaLI sarva prA paNa eka pachI eka bhayabhIta thaI palAyana thaI gaI che A pramANe AkhA Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 189 nagarane tathA dezane ujajaDa karI huM ekaleja AnaMda pAmI rahuM chuM ane A gAmanI AsapAsanI aTavImAM huM yathecchArUpa dhAraNa karI pharyA karuM chuM ane A rAjamahelamAM pratidina rAtre AvuM chuM. vaLI huM pratidina jema AvuM chuM tema A mahela tarapha avile hatuM, tyA AvatA AvatA tamane jyAre dUrathI dIThA, tyAre te mane ghaNoja phodha caMDyo hatuM, paraMtu jyAM huM tamArI nikaTa Avyo, tyAM te tamArA pratApathI ke keNa jANe zA kAraNathI mAro phodha svata. taddana utarI ja gaye, ane mAruM citta paNa zAMta thaI gayuM. he kumAra ! A pramANe mAruM je kAI vRttAta hatu, te sarva meM savistara kahI saMbhaLAvyu. have he mahAsattva' huM te tAru Avu mahAbhAgyazALIpaNuM joI atya ta sa tuSTa thayo chuM. tethI mArI pAsethI je kAMI tAre varadAna levAnI IcachA hoya, te mAga. kAraNa ke amAvA jevAnuM darzana, keIpaNa divasa nirarthaka thatuM nathI. te sAMbhaLI kumAra be ke he deva ! amane tamAruM durlabha evuM darzana thayu, tethI sarva kAMI malI cUkayuM che. kAraNa ke Apa jevA devanA amArA jevA manuSyane darzana ja kyAMthI thAya che tathApi je mArI para kRpA lAvI tamAre mane jarUra varadAna devAnI IcchA hoya te huM eka varadAna mAgu chuM, ke hAla je A nagara tamoe upadrava karI ujajaDa karI dIdheluM che, te pAchuM vasAvI Ape. kadAcita tame ema jANaze ke je kAryo ame devatAe kepa caDAva bagaDyuM, te kArya pAchu sAru kariye to amArA jevAne kepa thavAnuM phaLa zuM? to tyAM kahuM chuM, ke je deva athavA manuSya prathama krodha caDAvIne kArya bagADe che, ane pAchA vaLI prasanna thaI teja kAryane sudhAre che. to te kova karanArane paNa zAstramAM uttama kahelA che. te vacana sAbhaLI yakSa bolyo ke he kumAra ! je tuM A nagara vasAvAnI IcchA dharAvatA ho, te A nagarane rAjA tAre ja thavuM paDaze, kAraNa ke A gAmanI rAjya gAdI para kaI divasa huM tArA sivAya bIjA keI paNa manuSyane besavA daIza nahi. kAraNa ke bIjAne rAjagAdI ApavAthI mane saMtoSa thAya nahiM. ane vaLI huM avadhijJAnathI tAre paNa sarva vyatikara jANuM chuM. te sAMbhaLa. jo tuM corane pakaDavA nikaLI gayelA tArA mitra girivyu dara kumArane zodhavA mATe nIkaLyo che, to te paNa he bhAI! tane eka mAsanI a dara ahI ja maLaze? evu vacana sAbhaLI parama pramodathI kumAre yakSanuM te gAmanA rAjyasana para besavArUpa vacana aMgIkAra karyuM. tethI yakSa paNa khuzI thaI adazya thaI gaye. tevAmAM te he pAthajano, huM jAgI gaye. ane pite rAjakumArane kahyuM ke he bhAI ! tame ghaNuM ja jAgyA, mATe have huM jANuM chuM, ane tame suI jAo, tyAre te DI vAra sUte ane turata jAge, tyAM te prabhAta kAla thaI go have prabhAtamA te yo pUrve e nagaramAM je sAmata AmAtya vagere rahetA hatA, tenA putra pramukha sarvane je banelI vAta hatI te kahI tyA mokalyA. pachI te sarva mandamattae hAthI, khurAdhAta karatA ane ati cala evA azvo, teNe Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahita tyA AvyA. AvIne te ratnasArakumArane prathama ranAna karAvI, vastrAbharaNathI alakRta karI te gAmanA rAjyasananuM tilaka karyuM, ane te kumAra rAjA thaye. tyAre te rAjAne matrI ane sAma teo rUpavata ane guNavAna evI ghaNI kanyAo paraNAvI, ane te gAmamAMthI te yakSanA bhayathI ADI avaLI bhAgI gaI hatI. sarva prajA paNa sAre rAjA thavAthI pAchI AvI vasI tyAra pachI te rAjakumAra mane kahevA lAgyo ke he mitra ! A rAjya mane tamArA saganA pratApathI maLyuM che, mATe tame ja grahaNa karaze. tyAre meM kahyuM je he sAvavAn ! ema na bele. kAraNa ke je A rAjya maLyuM che, te te tamArAM bhAgya geja maLyuM che. emAM mAre zuM pratApa che. mATe te zreSTha puruSa ! A rAjaya bhegavavAne kharo haka to tamAro ja che. vaLI paNa sAbhaLe, ke A rAjya kaMI tamoe keInuM kapaTabaLathI chInavI lIdhuM nathI? A te tamArA bhAgyadaye prerelA yakSe ja atyAgrahapUrvaka ApyuM che. mATe tame svastha citta thaIne bhega ane huM je mitrane tame zodhavA nIkaLyA che, tene zedhavA sAru jAuM chuM, mATe te mitranAM nAma, gotra, kula, rUpa vagere kaho, ke jethI huM jaladI tene zodhI lAvu ? pachI teNe tenAM girisa dara evuM nAma tathA gotra kula pramukha kahI ApyAM. te pachI huM tenAM nAma vigerene barAbara yAda rAkhI aneka dezAvarane viSe tene zedhavA mATe bhamyA karuM chuM temAM je kaI mane rastAmAM ke bIje keI ThekANe maLe che, tene pUchuM chuM ke tame AvA netrakula rupavALe niriNuMdara nAme kumAra dIThe che? te paNa hajI sudhI mane kyAM paNa tene patto malyA nathI. mATe he pAMcajane ! tamene paNa pUchuM chuM ke tame paNa aneka gAma nagara, vana parvate jotA jotA AvatA haze, te temAM tame e kaI paNa ThekANe paMDharapuranA rAjAne girisu dara nAme putra dIThe che? tyAre sahu kaI bolyA ke nA, nA. ame kyAI paNa dIThe nathI. te sAbhaLI manamA kaleza pAmI pAcho mahusena bolyA ke he pAMthajano ! huM tenI ATalI badhI zedha to nahIM karata, paraMtu hAla je ujjaDa gAma vasAvI rAjyasana para beThelo mAro mitra rAjakumAra che, te svabhAvathI ghaNAja uttama che, ane uttama evA te rAjakumArane girisuMdara vinA moTuM duHkha thAya che te kevuM duHkha thAya che? ke tene mahura evu rAjaya maLyuM che, paraMtu te gisui dara vinA tene rAjaya paNa rajajulama na dekhAya che, ane viSaya che je che, tene regasamAna mAne che, ane gIta vinodane paNa te vilApatulya mAne che. ane hAsyalIlA te tene jarA paNa gamatI ja nathI girisa dara ! | he gisui dara ! ! ! e zabda belyA kare che. mane te have ema lAge che ke te rAjakumArane je girisudara kumAra nahi maLe, to te nice thoDA ja divasamAM tenA viraDathI pitAnA prANa tyAga karaze? vaLI che pAMghajana ! mArA priya mitra evA e rAjakumAranA virahane avadhi have mane pUrNa thaI rahyA che. mATe je te gisuiMdara kumAra mane paNa je naDi male to huM paNa mArA mitranA virahathI jarUra kamalanA pAnanI jema gAni pAmI jaIza? A prakAranAM vacana te Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 191 pitAne zodhavA nIkaLelA mahasena nAme pathikanAM sAMbhaLI jINu devAlayamAM sUtelA giri suMdara kumAre jANyuM je ahe ! A pathikanAM kahelA vRttAMtathI te spaSTa rIte jaNAya che ke, jenI huM dukha veThI zodha karuM chuM, te mArA mitra ratanasAra nAme kumAranuM ja A vRttAMta che! ema vicAra karI kApaDI veSa dhAraNa karela te girisa dara kumAra, ekadama bahAra AvI tene kahevA lAgyo ke huM sutra evA pathikajana ! tuM tArA rAjakumAra mitranA virahanuM ghaNu ja duHkha sahana kare che te tane ghaTe ja che. mATe te pAtha ! kRpA karI mane tamArA mitra rAjAno meLApa karAvIza tyAM jaI temane maLI huM paNa tamArI jema temanI sevA karIza vaLI huM tyAM AvI temane hAla je kaleza che te kaleza maTADIne rAjI karIza? ane te nizvAsa nAkhI ahoniza vAraMvAra girisuMdaranuja smaraNa karyA kare che, te smaraNa paNa mUkAvI daIza ? te sAbhaLI mahusena bolyA ke he sujJa | je ema karo, te te huM jANuM je tamee mane paNa tenA jeTaluja dukha thAya che. ema kahIne te baMne jaNe, eka bIjAnA hAtha pakaDI gAMdhArapura tarapha cAlyA have te mahusena, girisuMdaranI sAthe cAle. have te mahusena, girisudaranI sAthe cAlyA jAya che, paraMtu teNe A girisuMdara che, ema tene oLakhe nahiM kAraNa ke te gisuiMdare pitAnuM rUpa siddhadatta rupaparAvartana vidyAthI pheravIne kApaDanu rupa grahaNa kahyuM hatuM. have te banne jaNa cAlatA cAlatA girisuMdara pAse rahelAM caMdravAsa khaDuganA prabhAvathI gadhAranagaramAM AvI pahoMcyA. ane te pachI bIje kyAM paNa na jatAM ekadama rAjadarabAramAM AvyA tyA rAjagAdI para beThelA pitAnA bhAI ratnasArane joIne girimuMdara, atyaMta khuzI che. ane manamAM jANyuM je aha! amAre bhAI ratnasAra te mane uttama hAlatamAM maLe ? hAza, have mArI sarva ciMtA nAza thaI gaI. ane ratnasAra rAjAe te te girisu dara kumArane tenuM rupAMtara hovAthI oLakhaze nahi tethI pitAnA mitra mahenane pUche che, ke he mitra ! A tamArI sAthe ke puruSa AveluM che? tyAre te kahe ke mahArAja ! keIeka pAMcajana che, te ahIM ApanA darzana karavA mATe mArI sAthe AvelA che ema kahIne vaLI jyA te maLyuM hatuM, te vigere sarva haMkIkata kahI ApI te girisudarane ratnasAra rAjAe je, ke turata pitAne jANe vaDIla bhAIja heya nahiM? tema che. ane tenI para paramaprIti thaI, ane pachI pUrva janmane sneDa hovAthI tene vAraMvAra joIne te ratanasArane Akho divasa eka ghaDI jevo cAlavA lAgyo ha paNa ApanA snehAmRtathI sikta tha thake ati nivRttine pAmyo chuM. tyAM vaLI ratnasArakumAra (rAjA) bolyo ke hajI mArA priya mitrane bheTe thaye nathI mATe citA saLagAve, huM baLI marIza, ema kahyuM tyAre vadhArI kApaDIe kahyuM ke he rAjan ! huM agnimAM baLI marIza? evu karNa zusamAna vacana zA mATe bele che ? prathama ane pitAnA jyeSTha bhAI samAna sukha ApIne pAchuM vaLI A pramANunuM kahera vacanathI dukha devuM, te zu Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apane ghaTe che? Apane jyAre Ama ja karavuM hatuM, tyAre te mane A sneha dekhADI mehu kara na hato? vaLI jene khele mANasa mAthuM muke, teja jyAre tenuM mAthuM kApI nAkhe, tyAre te pachI tenI pAse phariyAda kare? A sarva sAbhaLI ratnasAra kumAra bolyA ke he pathajana ! sAbhaLe. huM baLI maravAne vicAratA karata nahi, paraMtu A dezane eka yakSa che, teNe mane kahyuM hatu ke he ratnasAra ' jene tuM zedhavA nikaLe che te tane ahIMja eka mAsanI a dara maLaze? ane tenA kahevA pramANe eka mAsa to vyatIta thaI gaye paraMtu te mane maLyA nahi. tethI hAla have huM nirAza thaI gaye chu, ane tane maLavAnI AzAthI me ATalA divasa to te virahavedanA paNa veThI, ane prANa paNa rAkhyA, paraMtu have huM mArA prANa rAkhavA zakti mAnanathI te sAbhaLI vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke aho ! A te mAre vaDIla bhAI hevAthI pUjya che, mATe hAlamAM tenuM huM pUjana karuM che ke tene maLuM ' ke tenI sAthe vAtacita karuM ! ke huM te zuM karu ? e sa bhrama thaye, tethI tene bIje sa bhramarasa utpanna thayo vaLI giri suMdara kumArane pragaTape jotA ja vicAravA lAgyuM ke are ! AvA mArA prANapriya mitrane ATalA divasa paryata mane viga hatuM, te chatA paNa te viyogaduHkhathI hajI sudhI meM mArA prANa tyAga na karyo. tethI A ne A zarIre huM mArA mitrane zuM mukha dekhADuM chuM? ema tene mukha dekhADatAM lAja AvI, tethI tene trIjo lajajArasa utpanna thayA. Ama anirvacanIya paramAnaMdane anubhava karate e te ratnasAra ekadama doDIne tenuM gADha AliMgana karI maLe, ane paraspara banne mitrane ghaNe vakhata AmAM harSAtha AvI gayA. A pramANe dhaNuM divasanA viyege bane bhAIone malavAthI AkhA gAmamAM meTe, mahotsava thaze ane tyAnAM sahu ke atyaMta prasanna thayA. ane ghera ghera vadhAI vAgavA mADI. pachI bane bhAI e nivRttithI besIne pite judA paDyA tyAthI mAMDIne pitA piotAnI sarva vAta paraspara kahevA lAgyA. ema armAdAna dene anubhavatA thakA. te bane jaNa keTalAka divasa te gadhArapurIne viSe rahyA pachI te gAdhArapuranA yakSanI AjJAthI che, te puranuM rAjya pitAnA mahasena nAme mitrane ApyuM. ane vaLI kahyuM ke he mahasena ! jema ame be bhAIo chIe tema tu paNa trIje amAro bhAI ja che kAraNa ke tuM paNa girisuMdarane zodhavA vigerene ghaNo ja prayAsa karI amArA dukhamAM bhAga lIdhe che, te mATe A amArA ApelA rAjyasana para besI tu yatheccha bhogane bhogava. ane A saprajAnu putranI jema pAlana karI tene nyAyamArge pravartAva ane te mitra ! sAMbhaLa tAre rAjyAdhipati thaIne kaI paNa manuSyane pakSapAta kare nahi matrIvarganuM apamAna karavu nahi sAmata lekanuM sArI rIte mAna rAkhI pitAne vaza rAkhavA, rAjya kArya, - nyAyamArgathI calAvavuM A prakAranA vacana sAbhaLI mahasena belyA ke he dayAlu ! Apa Ama mane zikhAmaNa Ape che, te zuM kayA javAnA che tyAre banne bhAI belyA, Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke he mitra ' hA, amArA mAtA pitAthI judA paDayAM amane ghaNA divasa thaI gayA che, tethI have temanI sevA karavA mATe ame amAre gAma jaIzuM ! AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI mahasena be ke he parAkramI mitra ' huM te Apane tAbedAra sevaka chuM, mATe kRpA karI Ape je mane rAjya ApyuM, te hu aMgIkAra karuM chuM. paraMtu mArAthI Apane viga sahana nahi thAya ? para tu zu karuM, je banyuM te kharuM? ane mitra Ape mane je kAI zikhAmaNa ApI che, te ja pramANe ha vakviMza, tenI kaI paNa ciMtA rAkhaze nahi. have te girisu dara tathA ratnasAra e bane bhAIe pitAnI sAthe laI javA mATe keTaluMka sainya taiyAra karI gAdhArapurathI pitAnA deza tarapha javA nIkaLyA. mArgamAM cAlatAM cAlatA je je deza gAma vigere Ave che, ne te deza gAma vagerenA rAjAo bane jaNanuM pUjana kare che. ane rastAmAM cAlatA evA te bannenA vimAnamAM besI AkAzamAM rahelA evA vidyAdhara tathA devatAo darzana karyA kare che. evI rIte te bane bhAI gAma, ArAma, nadI, parvata, tene jotA jotA anukrame pitAnA paMdra dezamAM AvyA, ane tyAMthI vaLI zebhAthI manahara zreSTha che purajane jemAM evA paMDhanagaramAM AvyA. have koI mANasanA mukhathI ghaNA divasathI judA paDellA evA girisuMdara tathA ratnasAranA trAddhisahita AvavAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLI, atyaMta harSAyamAna thaI zatabalanAme yuvarAja sahita zrI balarAjA meTA ADaMbarathI te pitAnA putrone maLavA mATe AvyA. ane tyAM te banne rAjA putrone pitAthI paNa vadhAre saMpatti laI AvelA joIne manamAM ghaNuM ja Azcarya pAmyA, ane teonI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA ke ahi he putro ! tamee amArA kuLane ghaNuM ja dIpAvyuM che, ane tamArA jevA putro te keIke amArA jevA bhAgyazALI puruSa haze, tene ja haze ? ema temanI prazaMsA karI pachI te bane putroe pitAnA pitAne sASTAMga namana karyuM. tyAre te pitAe pitAnA putronuM daDha AliMgana karyuM. te vakhate meTA evA mAMgalika tUnA gheSa, gIta, nRtya, teNe karI suMdara ane sarvajananA manane vismaya pamADe, evI vadhAI pravRttavA lAgI. ane te putrone joI puranA rahevAsI AbAlavRddha paryata sarvajana anirvacanIya evA Ana dakaMdane prApta thayAM. ane pachI sarvalaka sahita zrI bava rAjAe vAjate gAjate te putrone pitAnA nagaramAM praveza karAvyuM. pachI te beu kumAra, pitAne ghera jaI pita pitAnI mAtAone malyA, ane namana karyuM, ane ghaNA divasa sudhI judA paDavAthI tenI mAtAone putraviyogajanya je dukha hatu, te sarva aneka vArtAothI naSTa karyuM. pachI zrIbala rAjAe avakAza joI pitAnA putra girimuMdarane pUchyuM ke he parAkramI putra! je tuM amane kahyA vinA tatkAla ApaNu gAmanA kanyA pramukhane haraNa karanArA duSTa prabala cArano parAjya karavA gayo hato, te cera tane kaye ThekANe hastagata thayo? tathA tene te kevI rIte nAza 5 25 Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 194 karyAM ? te sarva vAta savistara kahe. tyAre girisudara kumAre pAte jyAMthI nIkaLye tyAMthI AraMbhIne potAneA laghu bhAI ratnasArakumAra maLyA, ane pAchA banne AvyA, tyA sudhInu sava vRttAMta savistara kahyo te Azcaya kAraka savRttAta sAbhaLI visamaya pAmele zrIkhaGarAjA kahevA lAgyA ke he putra! tArA sarakhA puNyazALI prANIne teA traNa lekane viSe koI paNa vastu alabhya hAtIja nathI ema zrImala rAjA vAta karatAM karatAM vicAravA lAgyuMA ke ahA ! prayAsathI tathA khalathI paNa na bane, tevA dRSTacAra hanana pramukha kA A mArA girisundara kumArane vinA prayAse svataH manI AvyAM. tathA A girisa darakumArane bhrAtRpAnA snehathI zeAdhavA nIkaLelA evA ratnasAkumArane paNa mahenata vinA svata ja gAMdhArapuranA cakSe prasanna thaIne te gAmanA rAjA karI te ujjaDa gAma vasAvI Apyu, mATe e sa e anne bhAI ene pUrvajanmeApArjita puNyanA prabhAvathIja khanyu che, tethI teo pUrvabhavamAM te kANu haze ! e sa` mane jo koi kevalajJAnI maLe, te pUchIza ? A pramANe girisu'dara sAthe vAta karatAM vicAramAM paDI gayelA zrImala rAjAne joI te sthaLe beThelA eka matimAn purAhita hatA, teNe zrIbala rAjAnI mukhamudrAparathI jANyu ke A zrIkhalarAnta girisuMdara tathA ratnasAranA pUrvIlavane pUchavA mATe kevalajJAnI munine maLavA Icche che, ane teneja vicAra kare che ! ema jANI te purAhita rAjAne kahevA lAgyuM ke huM mahArAja ! Apa je hAla vicAra karI che, ke Apa kevalI munine A putranA pUrvabhava pUchavA Icche che, te hai rAn| ApaNAja gAmanA kusumAkara nAme udyAnane viSe guNu rUpa ratnAnA AkAra jenA dana karI cakSune atyAnaMda utpanna thAya, ane nirdela evA cAritraguNAthI ala'kRta, rUpavALA, zAtamUrtti, geAbhAyamAna, kanakasamAna kurudezanA adhipatinA putra zrIjayanadna nAme surIdra samavasaryAM che. A prakAranA purAddhinanA vacana sAMmaLI harUpa pIyuSa rasanA AsvAdathI uklasita thayu' che mana jevu', evA te zrIbala rAjA peAtAnI maRddhi, tathA parivArathI yukta thake te jayana na sUrIdrane vAdavA mATe te udyAnamA gayeA. tyA jaI parivAra sahita te munivarane vadana karyu. pachI sahu phAI yathAyeAgyasthAna para beThA tyAre te sUrIndre sudhAsamAna dezanA ApI. te munirAjanI amRtamaya dezanA sAMbhaLI zrIbalarAjA mence ke .- hai mahArAja ! Ape je kahyu, te akSarazaH satya che ane huM paNu ApanA kahevA pramANe dhanu AcaraNu karra za. paraMtu he bhagavAn ! eka putrAnu che, ke mAre girisu MdarakumAra ane A khIje mArA bhAi zatakhalanA ratnasAra nAme kumAra che tene prayAsa karyAM chatAM paNa je sa pattie male nahi', pattie vinA prayAse svata AvI maLe che, mATe te bannee pUrvabhavemA zu puNya karyAM haze? temA mane khahuja vismaya thAya che, mATe he muniva` ' te khanne jaNunA pUrva bhaveAnI savistara hakIkata kahevA kRpA karA e sAbhaLI te zrImalarAjAne jJAna nidhi evA te munIndre, giri3daranA ane nasAranA za kha ane kalAvatInA bhavathI mADIne te te Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 caudamA bhavamAM prathama vaivekayamAM devatA thayA, te kahyuM ane tyAMthI vI zeSa puryane bheLavavA mATe vizvavikhyAta evA e baMnemAMthI eka zrIbalane tyAM ane bIje tenA bhAI zatabala rAjAne tyAM AvI avataryA che. tyA sudhIne savistara vyatikara kahyo ane vaLI paNa kahyuM ke he rAjan ! A tamArA giriyudarane tathA ratna prArane pratyeka bhavamAM je sapattinuM sukha male che, te sarva pratyeka bhavamAM teoe cAritra svIkAryuM che tenuM phaLa che ane banenI mukti paNa tevI ja rIte jaina dharmAcaraNathIja thaze ? mATe temane hAla A rAjyasa patti je malI che temAM tamAre vismaya kare. nahiM. he rAjan ! anAja utpanna karavA mATe khetI karanArA kheDUtone vinA prayAse svata je ghAsa malI Ave, temAM tame vismaya karavA jevuM zuM ? tema anAja samAna mekSa phalane prayAsa karatA evA tamArA bane putrarUpa kheDutane rAjya saMpatti rUpa ghAsa upalabdha thayuM, temAM ze vismaya karavo? vaLI he nRttei ' A jagatamAM je sukha che, te pUrvopArjita puNya vinA prApta thatuM ja nathI. tamane tathA tamArA bhAI zatabalane je kAI A bhavamAM rAjyasukha malyuM che, te paNa pUrvajanmane vize tame bannee kaI munine zraddhAthI AhAra vaherAkhyuM che. tenuM phala che. ane tamArA banne bhAInI strIone je rAjyasukha malyuM che, te paNa tame jyAre sAdhune AkAra vaharAvyuM tyAre tenuM teNe ghaNuM ja anumodana karyuM hatuM, tenuM phala mahyuM che. a vAM vacana sAbhaLI pAcho vismaya pAmele zrI balarAjA pUchavA lAgyA ke he munivara che te ame bane pUrvajanmamAM keNa hatA ? ane vaLI ame e pUrvabhave supAtra munine zraddhAthI kevI rIte AhAra vAgye ? ane A strIo paNa pUrvabhave keNa hatI, tathA ame e jayAre AhAra vaherAvyo, tyAre banne jaNIoe kevI rIte anumodana karyuM? te vistArapUrvaka kR karI kaho te sAbhaLI jagadvitiSI evA te munivaryo te cAre jaNanA pUrvabhavanA svarUpane kahevAne prAraMbha karyo he rAjan ? pratiSThAna puranAme eka gAma che. temAM sumedhanAme eka kulapati rahelo hato. tene eka vaMdhya ane bIjo zabara, nAme be putra hatA, have kAle karI tenAM mAtA pitA maraNa pAmyAM, tyAre te bannene pitAnA sa sAra nirvAhathI meTI ciMtA thaI paDI. ane te gAmanA rAjA pAsethI tene lAbhAtaphAya karmane udaya hovAthI koI paNa vRtti malI nahiM. arthAt karmacage tene gAmamA paNa udyoga maLe nahI paraMtu nirvAha te calAvaja joIe, tethI teo vicAra karI dravyopArjana mATe eka uttama evu kAcanapura nAme nagara hatuM, te tafa javA nikaLyA. kAraNa ke vidvAna mANasone paNa udaranirvAha mATe udyoga karyA vinA cAlatuM nathI te A bIcArA mUrnajanane udaranirvAha kare paDe tema te zuMja Azcarya che ? teone cAlatAM rastAmA kei eka nagara AvyuM, tyA bhojana samaya thaI javAthI te gAmamAM jaI eka bhAIe ka daIne tyAthI mAlapuDA vagere vecAtu miSThAnna lIdhu . laIne Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAcho pitAnA bhAI pAse Ave, ane bane jamavA mATe uttama jaLAzayavALA sthAnane zaidhatA zedhatA cAlavA lAgyA. jyAM Deka dUra jAya, tyAM te te gAmanI najIkamAM eka manahara vana AvyuM, te vanane joIne banne bhAIo kahevA lAgyA ke ApaNe A vanamAM jaI bhejana karIe, jevA bhejana karavA beThA tevAmAM vaya ane zaMbare glAnine prApta thayAM che gAtro jenA tathA mAsopavAsa karI pANI mATe bhAta pANI vahoravA mATe teja nagaramAM jatAM eka munine dUrathI joyA. temane joIne AnaMda thaye, aho marudezamAM - jema suratanAM darzana thAya, ane bhikhArIne gharamAM jema nidhAnanAM darzana thAya, tema ApaNane AvA jaMgalamAM madhyAhnakAle manahara evA muninA darzana thayAM? evI bhAvanA bhAvIne te munine pAraNA mATe AdarathI AmatraNa karI bolAvyA, ane pachI bhaktibhAvathI je kadaIne tyAMthI lAvelA mAlapUDA vagere annathI te munine paDilAlyA kahyuM che, ke vAtsalyathI, yegyapaNAthI, parijJAnathI, audAryathI ane dharmAstiwthI. A pAca rItathI ApeluM dAna ApanAra mANasane atyaMta phaladAyaka thAya che. have je vakhate munine dAna ApyuM, te vakhate vanane viSe yakSanuM pUjana karavA mATe te nagaranA rAjAnI dvisuMdarI ane buddhisuMdarI nAme be kanyAo AvI hatI, teNe te joIne atyaMta harSAyamAna thaI evI te kanyAo belI ke he pAthajane ! vAha, vAha ! tamee e dAna je dIdhu, te khya pAtrane ja dIdhu che, tethI tame tamArA manuSyajanmanuM sAphalya karyuM che, tathA te dAna ApI tame tamArA hAthane paNa sulakSaNa yukta karyA che, kAraNa ke je hAthe A jaMgalane viSe tame e jaMgama ka9patA samAna munine bhaktibhAvathI anna vaharAvyuM che, vaLI he puNyakAraka ! AvA uttama dAnathI tamArA sarva pApane pralaya thaI gayA, tathA tame e svarganAM sukha paNa sa pAdAna karyA. kAraNa ke je lakSmIthI supAtramAM dAna devAtu nathI, te kadAcit lakSmI ghaNuM hoya, te paNa zA kAmanI ? A pramANe teoe dIdhelA dAnanI prazaMsA karI banne kanyAo ghera gaI AvI rIte zraddhAthI dAna denArA te vaMdhya zaMbare tathA te dAnane anumodana karanArI evI te bane kanyAoe dRDha evuM puNya upArjana karyuM. arthAt e cAre jaNAe prauDha evuM puNya upArjana karyuM. je dAnane detI vakhate prathama te dAna denAranI cakSumA harSe karI tatkALa jaLa bharAI Ave bIjuM vaLI dAna denAra mANasanI dAna detI vakhate sarva remarAji vikazvara thAya, trIjuM dAna denAra vahAravA AvelA munine joI te muninuM mAna kare ke ahIM munirAja ! padhAro, padhAre. cothu dAna denAra manuSya dAna ApIne vahoravA AvelA munine atyaMta mIThAM vacana kahe ke, he munivarya ! A dAna laI Ape mArI upara upakAra karyo, ane mane kRtArtha karyo pAcamu je dAna dete hoya, tenI anumodanA kare ke ahe dhanya che tamane ? je A prakAre uttama pAtra joI dAna Ape che ? A pAMca vAnAM te dAnanAM bhUSaNa che. Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ have te vadhu ane zaMbara che mahAmanine dAna daI te dAnanI anamedanA karatA karatA tyAthI cAlyA te anukrame pote javA dhArelA kAcanapure AvyA. te gAmanI bahAra udyAnamAM eka AmravRkSa nIce vizrAma le che, evA samayamAM to te nagarane viSe te gAmanA rAjAne pastI mada caDavAthI chUTo ane teNe gAmamAM ghaNuM ja tophAna karyuM, tethI kolAhala thayo te kelADalanA zabdane AmravRkSanI nIce beThelA bhAIoe sAbha, ane te sAbhaLIne tarata te be bhAIo vicAra kare che ke are ! A gAmamAM kelADala kema thAya che? cAle ApaNe joIe ema vicArI tatkALa nagaramAM AvIne te gAmanA rAjAnA rAjamahelanA daravAjA pAse ubhA rahyA. tevAmAM to te hAthI paNa keTalAka gharane tathA hATane bhAgato, teDate, jyAM te banne bhAIo ubhA che, tyAM AvyuM. ane turata te daravAje te, tyAre tyAM ubhA rahelA leke to jaladI pitAne jIva laIne bhAgI gayAM, paraMtu te banne bhAIo te tyAne tyAMja ubhA rahyA. have atya ta citAmAM paDelA caMdrarAjAe kheda pAmI gAmamAM paha vagaDAge ke A gAmamAM e ke zuravIra che, je A madenmatta, hastIne bAdhe ? te sAbhaLI vadhya je hatuM, te jaladI hAthIne bAMdhavA taiyAra tha, ane pachI teNe te hAthInI pAse jaI baddhaparikara thaI, te hAthIne jorathI hAkelya, tyAM te hAthI je hato, te prathama madamAM te Aveleja hato temAM vaLI jyAre hAke, tyAre to mahA krodhAyamAna thaI tenI sAme AvyuM. paraMtu gajazikSAkuzaLa evA te vacce yuktithI te gajane ADo avaLe khUba bhagADI ghaNeja kheda pamADI vaza karI lIdho. pachI jema keI sAdhAraNa mANasa keI eka bekaDAne tenA sthAnaka para pakaDI lAvIne bAdhe, tema teNe te hAthIne lAvI AlAnamna bhamAM bALe. Avu te vadhyanuM uttama parAkrama joIne gAmanA rahevAsI saha ke Ileke jaya jaya zabda karavA lAgyA. pachI te mahAparAkamI evA vadhyane cadrarAjAe turata mAnapura sara pitAnI pAse bolAvI Asana upara besADIne kahyuM ke he parAkramI puruSa ! A tArA parAkramane joIne huM atyaMta khuzI thayo chuM. mATe hAla tAre jevu joIe tevuM varadAna mAga. tyAre rAjAne praNAma karI te vadhu bolyo ke, che mahArAja ! ApanAM je mane darzana thayAM teja ghaNe lAbha tha? vaLI Apa jevA rAjAnI amArA jevA lekene sevA karavI, teja parama varadAna che te sAMbhaLI munine ApelA dAnanA prabhAvathI rAjAe teonI IcchAthI paNa vadhAre pagAra ApI sevaka karI pitAnI pAse rAkhyA. evI rIte cirakAla sukha bhogavIne teo bane kAladharmane prApta thaI yugalIyA deva thaIne avataryA, ane te dAnanu anumodana karanArI evI je kanyAo hatI te A lekanAM sukha bhogavI maraNa pAmI teja kSetrane viSe te yugalIyA puruSanI strIo thaIne avatarI tyAM paNa te cAre jaNa kurukSetra sa badhiyA jeTalA daza kalpavRkSe sukha Ape, eTalA sukhane bhegavatA ochA ekadeza traNa pApamanA AyuSya paryata bhegavyAM tyAMthI kAla karI te cAre jaNa manuSyamAM na AvatAM saudharmadevalekane viSe avataryA. kAraNa ke Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrvabhavamAM eka deza echu traNa pApamanuM AyuSya bhagavyuM hatuM. have tyA saudharmadevalekamAM ochA evA devAyuSyane pUru bhegavI tyAthI pupurane viSe mahAmala rAjAnI vilAsavatI strIne viSe tame putra paNe avataryA che, ane tamArA pUrvabhavanI je strIo hatI temAMthI eka strI te padyakhaDa purane viSe mahusena nAme rAjAnI lakSmaNe nAme putrIpaNe utpanna thaI ane bIjI strI je hatI, te vijayanagarane viSe padmaratha nAme rAjAnI lakSmaNA nAme putrI thaI avatarI che have prathama mahasena rAjAnI sulamaNa je kanyA hatI, te mATe lokonA mukhathI tamArA guNagaNanuM varNana sAbhaLI tamArAmAM ja Asakta thaI ane tethI te kanyAnA pitA mahasene tamArI sAthe ja tene saba dha karyo, ane bIjI padyaratha rAjAnI lamaNa kanyA je hatI, te paNa bhATanA mukhathakI tamArA bhAI zatabava rAjAnA guNagaNanuM varNana sAMbhaLI temaja Asakta thaI tethI tenA pitAe tene sa ba dha zatabala rAjA sAthe karyo zrIbala baDAra pharavA arthe gayelA paNa ghaNe TAIma thavA chatA jyAre dekhAyA naDi tethI temane nA bhAI zatabala meTu sainya laIne zodhavA mATe jAya che, rastAmAM jatAM jatA maDATavI Ave che. tyAM teNe eka tApasIne Azrama dIThe tApasI strI cho zeka kAMta thayelI tyAM AvI sarve tApasIe rUdana karatI hatI, te joIne zatabala rAjA pUchavA lAge ke bhayavarjita evI Apa jevI tApasIonu A zeka thavAnuM kAraNa zuM che? e vacana sAbhaLI tApasI belI ke he su dara, amAre zeka thavAnuM kAraNa tame sAMbhaLe jayapurane pati eka pazcarathanAme rAjA che, tenI lamasamAna pavALI eka lakSmaNa nAme kanyA che, te gaI rAtre tenA pitAnA matrI tathA sainya sahita ahi AvI utarI che ? zA mATe? to ke te kanyA pu drapuranA zatabalanAme yuvarAjane ja paraNavAmAM usuka hatI, tethI patharAjAe te kanyAne zatabalanI sAthe paraNAvavA mATe pitAnA maMtrI tathA sainya sahita mekalI hatI. pachI tene puDha pura jatA ahIM rAta paDI gaI tethI te aDIja rAta rahI hatI have prathama te kanyAnI mAgaNa kirAta dezAdhipa mathananA putra kuMjare karI hatI, paratu ne kanyAnI te ku jarasAthe paraNavAnI IcchA na hovAthI tenA pitA parathe kukarane ApI nahIM, tethI atyaMta sAmarSa thayele ku jara, te kanyAne haraNa karI laI javA mATe avakAza joI pharyA karato hato, tevAmAM te ku jare keIna mukhathI sAbhaLyuM ke "jenuM haraNa karavAne Icche che, te kanyAne puddhapuranA yuvarAja zatabalanI sAthe paraNAvavA mATe tenA pitAe pu drapura javA mokalelI che, te hAla prathama mukAme tApasI strIonA AzramamAM AjanI rAta rahelI che, mATe je tAre tenuM haraNa karavuM hoya te hAla thAya ema che te sAbhaLI kujara zIvratAthI AvI ame sarve jema joIe tema te kanyAne gatarAtrie baLAtkArathI haraNa karI laI gayo che, tethI amane zeka thAya che, ke te bicArI kanyA tyAM jarura maraNa pAmaze. kAraNa ke te kanyA je Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ # 198 zatabalane paraNe te ja jIve ema che, naDi te te jarura maraNa pAme ema che mATe ame ne atyata zeka thAya che AvA vacana te tApasIenAM sAMbhaLI jema saLagatA agnimAM ghI home, ane te agni prajajavalita thAya, tema te zatabala rAjA atyaMta phodhA thaI tatkALa tyAthI cAle. kAraNa ke prANapriyA evI pitAnI strInA haraNane mAnI puruSa keI divasa sahana karI zakatA nathI have te zatabala rAjA tarata je raste te ga hato, te rastAmAM tene paDelA pagalAne anusAre cAlyo gaye, tyAM kanyAnuM, haraNa karI cAlyA jatA te kuMvarane margamA siMhanI jema malyo ane mATe paDakAra karI kahyuM ke, he pApI ' te A kanyAnuM haraNa karyuM che, paNa tenA phaLa huM tane hAla ApuM chuM, ema kahIne tenI sAthe moTu yuddha karI tene parAjaya karI te lakSamaNa kanyAne laI pAcho vaLe tevAmAM tamane tathA tamArI strI sulakSmaNane pu drapuramAM mUkI AkAzamArge ghera jatA evA zrIgunike lakSamaNa kanyA sahita AvatA zatabakane dIThe tyAre te zrIgusa tenI AgaLa gaye. jaIne teNe te zatabalanA kahelA sarva samAcAra sAbhaLyA. pachI jeno te zedha karavA nIkaLe che, te tamArA sulakSmaNane paraNIne ghera AvavA vigerenA sarva samAcAra sAbhaLyA. have te zataba pitAnA lagna thavAthI prathama khuzI te hatA ja, temAM vaLI tamArA AvavAnA tathA paraNavAnA samAcAra sAbhaLI bamaNe khuzI thaye ane pachI te zrIguptane namaskAra karI strI sahita pu drapurane viSe AvyuM. tyA AvI zubha muhurte addabhuta evA AnaMdane ApanArI evI te lamaNAnuM pite pANigrahaNa karyuM. tyAra pachI te zrIbaLa anukrame tame strI puruSa rAjyasananA adhikArI thayA, ane te zatabava tathA tenI strI yuvarAjapadane prApta thayAM AvI rIte tame tathA tamArA bhAI pUrvaja munine dAna devAthI rAjyane prApta thayA che. mATe he rAja! A prakAre tamArA pUchavAthI tamArA ane putranA tathA tamAga cAra jaNanA pUrvabhavane sa ba dha meM savistara kahyo A prakAranI zuddha evI muninI dezanA sAMbhaLI turata te cAre jaNane jAtismaraNa jJAna utpanna thayuM, tethI te kahevA lAgyA ke he bhagavana | Ape je kahyuM che, teja pramANe pUrve amAruM vRttAMta baneluM che temAM jarA paNa asatya nathI. ema kahIne te muninA jJAnanI praza sA karavA lAgyAM ke aho ! A kevuM A5nuM kevalajJAna che, ke amAruM pUrvabhAmA je vRttAta banyu hatu, te sarva Ape hastAmalakanI jema daSTigocara jevuM kahI ApyuM. paraMtu te vize ! te ApanA kahevA amArA vRttAMtamAM eka pUchavAnuM che ke, Ape je kahyuM ke "A mArI sulakSamaNanAme strI vivAha thayAM pahelAM jyAre udyAnamAM kIDA karatI hatI, tyA keI eka vidyAre tenuM haraNa karyuM, ane te vidyAdhara A sulamaNAne ujajaDa vanamAM mUkI vidyA sAdhavA gaye," te he mahArAja! te mAtra sAdhavA gayelA vidyAdharanuM pachI zuM banyu ? te kRpA karI kaho. te sALI munivarya belyA ke he zrIla ! e vidyAra sulakSmaNane ujajaDa vanamAM mUkI Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rano maMtra sAdhavA gaye, te tyAM jaI jevAmAM maMtra sAdhavA beThe, tevAmAM te te bicArAnuM matra sAvanamAM kaIka ochuM vadhu jJAna hevAthI tene devIe Thage, tethI te vidyAdhara unmAde karI pIDAte thake mativaMzane prApta thayo. pachI bhUkha, tRSA, TADha, taDako, teNe karI dukhita thaye thake ghaNe kALa vanamAM bhramaNa karatA kApiyapurane viSe AkhyA. tyAM aThThAvIza mahAlabdhi yukta evA zrIharinAtha munine dIThA. tene jotA ja te muninA tapebalanA prabhAvathI eka kSaNamAM tenuM cittabhrama vigere sarva du kha je hatuM te nAza pAmI gayuM. tyAre te vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke aho ! A muninA prabhAva thakI huM devIne karelA chatrarUpa upadravathI chuTe thayo ? ema vicArIne paramaprItithI te munine praNAma karI tyA dharmazravaNa karavA mATe beTho ane kahevA lAgyo ke he bhagavAna ! mane dharmanuM yathArtha svarUpa kaho, te sAbhaLI dayALu evA guni dharmopadeza devA lAgyA, ke he vidyAdhara ! je jIva jyA sudhI jinadita dharmane aMgIkAra karatA nathI, tyAM sudhI te jIvane durgati tathA rega, zaka pramukha lAkha duHkha AvyA kare che ane te jinektadharmane bhAvathI svIkAra karanArA prANIne te svarga je che, te te jANe pitAnA gharanA AMgaNAmAM ja AvyuM hoya nahI? ema thAya che. tathA tene mokSasukha paNa jANe samIpamAM AvIne rahe che, te mATe te vidyAdhara ' je tuM paramAtmasukhane pAmavA IcchatA hoya te A meM kahelA evA jina dharmane agIkAra kara A prakAranAM dharmatatvarUpa amRtanuM karNapuTathI pAna karI mahAmehaviSanuM vamana karI viveka caitanyane prApta thaIne teNe sarvasaMvararUpa caritrane agIkAra karyuM. anukrame te kevaLI thaIne parama padane prApta thaze. A prakArane dharmaphaLane sAbhaLavA thakI utpanna thayela je pramehabhara, teNe karI pUrNa cittavALo evo te pati te munirAjane namaskAra karIne kahevA lAgyo ke he munI dra! ApanA prasAdathI hAla jinadharmane sarvaguNa meM sArI rIte jANyuM che, mATe have A tuccha saMsAra para prIti thatI nathI, tethI A mArA rAjyanuM svAthya karI huM ApanI pAsethI cAritrane grahaNa karIza ! te sAMbhaLI guru bolyA ke he rAjana ! tamAre je kharekhara dIkSA levAne ja vicAra che, to temAM have vigha na thAya tema jaladI karo. te sAbhaLI harSita thayelA te zrIbalarAjAe ghera AvI potAnA nAnA bhAI zabavane pitAnuM rAjya ApavA mATe pharamAvyuM, ke he bhAI ! mAru rAjya tame svIkAre, kAraNa ke have huM pravajyA levA IcchuM chuM. tyAre te zatabala rAjA namana karIne kahevA lAgyuM ke he deva ! mane paNa Apa dIkSA levAnI AjJA Apo ke je dIkSAthI hu paNa dukha rUpajaLathI bharelA bhayaMkara evA sa sAra samudrane taruM? kAraNa ke te sa sArasamudra, maDAvatarU5 vahANa vinA bIjI kaI rIte tarata nathI, tyAre zrIbala rAjA bolyA ke he vatsa ! tamArA jevA jJAtatatva manuSyane te ema ja kahevuM ucita che, paraMtu he bhAI ! ApaNe kuparaMparAthI AvelA A rAjyane tame keTalAka divasa bhagave ane jyAre ApaNA putro meTA Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 201 thaze tyAre tenI para rAjyabhAra ArepaNa karIne pravajyA leje. ema tene ghaNI rIte, samajAve, te paNa te vAta teNe aMgIkAra karI nahIM. tyAre te zrIbalarAjAe sarva rAjyabhAra pitAnA putra girisuMdarakumAra para nAMkhI ane yuvarAjapada te ratnasAra kumArane sepI, jinaprAsAdane viSe pratimAnuM arcana karI, satpAtrone mahAbhaktithI dAna daI dIna ane anAthajaneno uddhAra karI sArthavADa pramukha lekee sahita meTA ADaMbarathI gurunI pAse AvI, te zrIbala rAjae sAthe AvelA zatabala sAmata pramukhanI sAthe dIkSA graDaNa karI. pachI jema gurue kahyuM, te pramANe vratonuM ArAdhana karI te sarve maharSie thayA. have girisudara kumAra ane ratnAsAra paNa pite zrAvakanA bAra vratane dhAraNa karI pitAnA rAjAne sukhethI bhagave che. tathA pitAnA parAkrame karI zatruvargane jIte che, tethI tenI sAme bIjA keI paNa subhaTa raNayuddhamAM ubhA rahI zakatA nathI. vaLI dAnathI teoe sarvatra daridranuM unamUlana karI nAkhyuM che. arthAt te dAnanA pratApathI bIjA che dAnavyasanI puruSa hatA, tene jagatamAM kaI yAcakeja malatuM nathI, vaLI teoe moTara ane ucAM evA aneka jinaprasAde karAvyAM vaLI A pramANe jinasAmrAjya vistRta thavAthI sarva jagajIvananA baMdhu tulya evA sAdhuone zamarasa je hatuM, te paNa atyaMta zobhavA lAge. arthAt jina dharmane sarvatra udyota hovAthI sAdhuone zamarasa ghaNe ja sazejita thavA lAgyo. A pramANe yathAzAstra zrAvakanA dharmane ArAdhatAM thakA te bane bhAIonA sarvadivasa sukhamAM ja javA lAgyA. eka divase bhUmine viSe caMdramA samAna evA te girisuMdarakumArane rAtre zayyAmAM sUtA sUtA pAchalI rAte eka svapna AvyuM, temAM jANe pote eka kalpavRkSanI zAkhA upara ja rahyo heya nahI ? evuM dekhavAmAM AvyuM, tyAM te tene pratidina prAta:kAlamAM jagADavA AvanArA vAdaka ke e AvI. sUrya vagADavA mADayA. tethI pote turata jAgI gaye. ane teNe pitAne AvelA svapnanA mAhAsyane jANyuM, je ahi ! A revanathI jarUra mAru sAru ja thaze ? ema jANe manamAM atyaMta AnaMdita thayo thake paMca parameSTIne namaskAra karI devAmAM te zayyAmAthI uThavA jAya tevAmAM vaLI vaiitAlika loko pratidivasanA dhArA pramANe AvI stuti kare che te vaitAlikenI stuti sAMbhaLI te rAjA, atyata haya mAna thayA pachI zAmAMthI uThI daMtadhAvana karI vastrAlaMkAra dhAraNa karI pitAnA gAmanI bahAranA udyAnamA je ThekANe jinAlaya che, tyAM AvyA. tyAM AvI vidhipUrvaka zrIjinabhagavAnanuM arcana karI te bhagavAnanI stuti karIne sagarAge karI raMgata thaye thake te girisuMdara rAjA jinAlayathI bahAra nIkaLye, tevAmAM te teNe eka AmravRkSanI nIce beThelA, prazAMta jenuM citta che evA, navayauvanayukta, jJAna, darzana ane cAritra, e traNa ratnothI alaMkRta, pAMca mahAvratane dhAraNa karavAmAM zUravIra, dharma Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 202 dhyAnamAM tatpara ' nAsAgranI para karI che. daSTi jeNe evA, keI eka munIzvarane ' dIThA. tyAre te atyaMta prasanna thaI tyA jaI te pitAne ghaTe tevA sthAna para beThe. tyAre tene dharmalAbha daI munie paNa dezanA ApI AtmAne jAgrata karyo. pavitra munivaranI preraNAtmaka dezanA sAMbhaLI saMvegaraMgaragita ete girisa dara kumAra te munine praNAma karI hAtha joDI kahevA lAgyo ke he bhagavana ! ATalA divasa sudhI to huM mehanidrAmAM gherAIne sUIja rahyo hato, paraMtu hAlamAM te Ape mane te mehanidrAthI jAgrata karyo che. tethI huM mArA rAjyavagerenI khaTapaTa, mArA bhAI ratanasArane athavA mArA putrane sepIne jayanaMdananAme sUrIzvaranI pAse jaI pravajyA graDaNa karIza. ema kahI munine praNAma karI utsAhita tha thake pitAne ghera AvyuM. ane pitAne munisamAgamamAM banelI je kAI hakikta hatI te ratnasAra kumArane kahI ApI. te sAbhaLI saMvegarasayukta e te ratnasAra kumAra be ke aho ! he bAMdhava! je mUTha nara hoya che, te pitAnA sukRta kArya karavAmAM Alasa karI bese che, ke aho! ApaNe sa sAra cheDI dIkSA laIe te kharA paNa te saMyamamAM ApaNuthI AvAM manahara viSayasukha cheDI kema rahevAya? kAraNa ke te viSaya sukha saMyamapaNamAM te male ja nahIM. ane he bhAI! ApaNe paNa je zrAmaya sukha che, te uttama che. emAM pratidina kahIe te chIe paraMtu te pUrvokta ajJAnInI peThe A asArasaMsAranA sukhalavane viSe lebha pAmI ApaNe A baMdIkhAnA jevA gRhathI nIkaLatA nathI. mATe have te ApaNane gRDamAM eka kSaNa vAra paNa rahevuM, gya nathI. ahe! he bAMdhava! te grAmadikene paNa dhanya che, ke je prAmAdikene viSe zrIjayanaMdanasUri vicaratA haze? are! sUrIndranA darzana ApaNane kyAre thaze? ema te saMsAranI anityabhAvanA bhAve che tyAra pachI te banne jaNa, jayanaMdasUrinA AgamananI icchA karI beThA che. tevAmAM te pitAne vAlake AvI vinati karI ke - he prabha jenuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM atyaMta ullAsa thAya, evA zrIjayanaMdananAme munI ahI ApaNuM udyAnamAM prabhAte padhArelA che. A prakAranA vacana sAMbhaLI te girisu dara rAjA tathA ratnasAra atyaMta Ana dita thaI gayA. ane te AnaMdAvirbhAvathI sasa bhramacita thaI pitAnA suvarNa siMhAsanathI nIce utarIne sAta ATha pagalA te vanapAlakanI samIpa gayA. ane je dizAmA zrIjayanaMdana munIdra padhArelA che, te dizA pratye namana karI te munIMdranA AvavAnI vidhAmaNa ApanArA vanapAlakane agaNita dravyanuM dAna ApyuM. pachI moTA ADaMbare te banne bhAIo, gurunI samIpa AvIne traNa pradakSiNA karI paramaAna de karI namana karI gya sthAnaka para beThA tyAre zrIjayanaMdanasUrIe dezanA devAne prAraMbha karyo. ke - bhayajane durlabha evA A manuSyajanmane prApta thayelA vivekI prANIoe te jinadharmanA AcaraNane viSe jarura prayatna karo. kAraNa ke A jina dharma je che, te pitA, mAtA, bAdhava, suddha, svAmI, sAro anucara, sAdI strI, tethI paNa vadhAre sukhadAyaka che, Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 203 A jagatamAM jinadharma samAna keI paNa dharma hitakArI nathI, manuSya jIvana dharma vinAnuM : bilakula zobhatuM nathI A prakAranI te muni patinI amRta samAna dezanA sAMbhaLIne pitAne je cAritra levAne vicAra hatA, te sarva kahI te be bhAIo pitAne ghera AvI, rAjyalakSaNathI yukta tathA rAjabhAranA vahanamAM samartha evA pitAnA surasuMdara putrane jANI tenI para rAjyakArabhAra nAkhI jinazAsananI prauDha prabhAvanA karI, gurunI pAse AvyA tyAre te zrIjayanaMdana sUrIzvare te baMne bhAIone dIkSA ApI. pachI te banane munioe ceDA divasamAM agyAra agonuM adhyayana karyuM. ane sAdhunI kriyAone viSe tatpara, niraMtara samatA dhAraNa karanAra, tIvra tapanuM AcaraNa karanAra evA te bane muni ghaNu divasa paryata caritranuM sevana karI aneka rAjAoe arcita ane anazana vratathI zuSka thayu che kalevara jenu, nirmaLa evA adhyAtmasvarUpane jenArA, niSpApAnuM bhavaikacara, svaparasvabhAvanA avakanane viSe rata, nirmama, nirahaMkAra thakI , samAdhimaraNathI maraNa pAmIne navamA caiiveyakane viSe ahamidra devapaNe utpanna thayA tyAM navamaveyakane viSe IrSyA ane viSAdathI rahita, divya evA bhega ane sukha tenI labdhine viSe Asakta, kSINa thaI gayAM che meha durita jenA evA te bane ahamidradeve, viveka sahita ekatrIza sAgaropama AyuSyane jogavatA hatA. | Iti zrI pRthvIcadra ane guNasAgaranA caritrane viSe giri suMdara nRpati, ratnasArayuvarAja pitRvyapura, dvibAMdhavAdhikAravarNananame aSTama sarga ahIM sudhImAM pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranA sola bhava sa pUrNa thayA. 16 navame sarga che navasargazya bAlAvabodhaH prArabhyate | chayAjineTagIgaMgA, svacchasa varadA hi yA | sAdhuIsa zitAtyaktA, paMkAkulajaDAyela che ? bhukIMgI laM grutvA, tataH puNyAvazeSavAnuM ! girisuMdara deya, sutpannayatra tatkRNuM 2 | artha - svaccha saMvarane denArI, sAdhurUpa haMmethI Azraya karelI, pAparUpaMparka karI vyApta evA jaDAzaya purue tyAga karelI evI je zrIjInaMdranI vANurUpa gaMgA che, te Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 satatakAla yavatI varte. arthAt jaya pAme have kavi kahe che, ke he lAvyane 1 navamA priyakane viSe devatA thayelA te girisuMdara kumAra arihaMtanI vANInu phala bhegAvIne, eTale jainazAstra pramANe tapa tathA jinA rAdhAnaprasukha sAdhanathI devalokanuM sukha bheLavIne temAMthI paNa rahelA zeSa puNyane jogavavA mATe jyA te utpana thaze, te huM kahuM chuM, te sAbhaLe. A bharatakhaMDane viSe eka naMga (bagalA) nAme deza che, temA ratikasamAna, maNijaDita gRhanI zobhAthI vyApta, nira tara ka thANa ane sukha devAvAlI, svarga samAna, eka tAlipta nAme nagarI che. te nagarImA rAjA IsamAna che, temAM strIo svarganI apsarA sarakhI che ane puruSa sarva devasarakhA che have kalpavRkSa samAna, sAmrAjya rAjyane adhipati, te nagarIne sumaMgala nAme rAjA che. temanI zrIprabhu nAme paTarANI che, te zrIprabhA devInA udarasovarane viSe, pUrvokta navamadhaiveyakamAM amiMda thayela te girisuMdara kumAra, tyAMthI cavIne hasanI jema AvyuM tyAre rANIe svapnane viSe siMhanuM jemA cinha ne. kusuma karI arcita, ratnajaDita daDavALo, zabdAyamAna thatI ghugharIothI cukta evA eka uttama dhvaja dIThe. te svapnanI vAta pitAnA svAmIne kahI, tyAre tenA kahevAthI rAjAe kahyuM ke huM saubhAgyavatI ! tamAre uttama evo putra pragaTa thaze? te sAMbhaLI zrIprabhA rANI ghaNIja ullAsa pAmI pachI te rANIne je kAMI vastunA dehada upana thayA, te sarva sumaMgala rAjAe pUrNa karyA. ema karatAM jyAre daza mAsa pUrA thayA, tyAre te rANIe jagatanA sarva jInA manane haraNa karanAra evA putrane prasavyo. tenI vadhAmaNa sumaMgala rAjAe sAbhaLI ke turata baMdhIvAnone bIkhAnethI cheDAvyA tathA suMdara evA gIta, vAdya, teNe karI yukta, sakalajanane Ana dadAyaka e putrajanma mahotsava karAvyuM have te putra jyAre eka mAsa thayA, tyAre te putranuM tenI mAtAe svapnamAM joyelA vajane anusAre "kanakadhvaja" evuM nAma pADyuM. pachI jema caMdramA divase divase kalAne prApta thaI, tejasvI ane meTe thAya, tema e kumAra paNa aneka vidyA vigere kalAne prApta karI mahAtejasvI maTe che, eTale yauvanavayane prApta thayo have te navamA veyakamAM ahamiMdra thayele e ratnasAra kumAra tyAthI cyavI kayA avataryo? navamA veyakamAM ahamiMda thayele e te ratnasArano jIva tyAthI cavIne zeSa puNya bhegavavA mATe teja rAjAnI svaya prabhA nAme bIjI strInI kukhane viSe putrapaNe AvyuM, ane anukrame daza mAsa pUrNa thayAthI te putrane paNa janma thaye. tyAre tene paNa kanakadevaja putra samAna putra janmamahotsava karAvyo. ane tenuM nAma "jaya sudara" evu pADayuM pachI anukrame te paNa kanakadhvajakumAranI jema yauvanavayane prApta thaye have pUrve bhavanA vegathI te bane bhAIo paraspara atyaMta prIti rAkhe che te be bhAIo rAdhAvedhanI kalAmAM kuzala hevAthI pratidina rAdhAvedhane vineda kare che. eka divasa te be bhAIo rAdhAvedhane vineda karatA hatA. tevAmAM pitAnA keI paNa kArya mATe keIke sthAna para suravega ane zUravega nAmanA Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 205 be vidyAre AkAzamArgathI jatA hatA. tyAMthI te vidyAre te be bhAIo rAdhAvedhanA vidamA rAkhA nAmanI pUtaLInI cakSune bANathI viMdhatAo joyA. tethI teonu eka sthAnamAM dRSTini vezAdika vijJAna joIne atyaMta harSAyamAna thaI te be bhAI para AkAzamAthI puSyanI vRSTi karI ane pachI te pitAnA ghera gayA. A pramANe te kumAranI upara thayelI punIvRSTi joIne tenI sAthe rahelA tenA mitra pramukha sarva vismaya pAmI gayA. ane tenI sarvatra evI vAta prasarI ke A kanakadhvajanuM tathA tenA bhAI jayasu daranuM te AkAzacArI devatAoe pUjana karyuM ! tevI vAta te kumAranA pitA sumaMgala rAjA e sAbhaLI atyaMta Ana da pAmyo, eka divasa rAjA sabhAmAM beThele che, tevAmAM uttara dizAmAM gaMbhIra e ne zabda thavA lAge, te sAbhaLIne tyAM beThelA mANase tathA te rAjA sarva vismaya pAmI gayA, ane tyAM beThelA sarva subhaTo te kSebha pAmI gayA. pachI sahakaI vicAravA lAgyA ke are ! Ane za? keI paracakane rAjA ApaNuM rAja levA te AvyA nahi hoya ? AvI rIte jyA te sarve vicAra kare che, tyAM to pitAnI uparanA AkAzamAM sUryani thavA lAgyo, te te sAbhaLI sahakeI ucuM jovA lAgyA. tyAM te te mArgathI teja ThekANe manoharapavAlA evA keI be vidyAdharanA putro utarI nIce AvyA. tene joIne khuzI thayelA rAjAe teone mAnapura sara uttama Asana para besADyA tyAre svastha thaIne te be vidyAdharakumAra rajAne vina ti karI kahevA lAgyA ke, he rAjana ! uttara dizAmAM sarvaparvatane pati e eka vaitADhayanA parvata che, temanI uttara ane dakSiNa evI be zreNio che have ghaNuM grAma nagara, ArAma, teNe suzobhita evI te be zreNine viSe vidyAdhara evA suravega ane zUravega nAme be bhAIo rahe che. te ekeka bhAIne guNathI tathA svarupathI uttama, evI se se kanyAo che. eka divasa te suravega ane zUravega vidyAdhara kaI eka kAmane mATe A tamArA gAma pAsethI AkAzamArge vimAnamAM besI cAlyA jatA hatA. tevAmAM teoe A tamArA ane kumArane pitAnI nIce rAdhAvedhanI vidyA sAdhatA joyA te joI atyaMta prasanna thaI tenI para pupanI vRSTi karIne te cAlyA gayA. ane tyAra pachI teoe ghera AvI vidyAdharanI sabhAne viSe A tamArA kumAronI ghaNaja prazaMsA karI te prazasAne te banne vidyAdharanI base kanyAoe sAMbhaLI, ane vaLI te kanyAone prathama keIka naimittike kahyuM paNa hatuM ke je puru, rAdhAvedhanA jANa haze, te tamArU sarvenu pANigraNamAM karaze te naiimittikanI vANIne paNa saMbhArIne te kanyAo tamArA be putronI sAthe ja paraNavAno nizcaya karyo che. have A prakArano pitAnI sarvakanyAone vicAra sAbhaLI te basa kanyAonA lagna sa ba dhI divasa jevarAvyuM. pachI teja lagnamAM te kanyAone ApanA putro sAthe paraNAvavA mATe te kanyAone tathA tenA lagnanA upaskarane laIne te vidyAdhara A gAmanI bahAra AvelA che. ane prathama ane Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 ahiM mekayA che, tenuM kAraNa zuM che ? to ke teoe jANyuM je " ApaNe sumaMgala rAjAne prathama khabara karyA vinA ja acAnaka tUnA zabdo karatA AvyA chIe, te te sAMbhaLI tene tathA gAmanA lokone bha thaze tathA vahema paDaze ke ApaNuM gAmo parAjaya karavA paracakane kaI rAjA te nahi Avyo hoya? te mATe prathama ApaNe mANasane mokalI temane ApaNe AvavAne udeza nivedana karIe tathA lagnanI taiyArI karavA paNa vina ti karIe te sAbhaLI sumaMgadha rAjA vyAkulacitta thayo thake vicAravA lAge ke are ! A to deva che, ane huM to manuSya chuM, te amAro ane saMbadha kevI rIte thAya ? A pramANe sama gaLa rAjAne phALacittavAle je tene atisaMdaranAme pradhAne jANayuM je A samaMgala rAjA ahIM AvelA vidyAdharane saMbadhI thavA mATe gabharAya che. te mATe huM tene samajAvuM ? ema jANI te pradhAna be ke te vibhe ! Apa jarA paNa vyAkuLacittavALA thAo nahIM A devanuM je sa ba dhI thavuM, te te pUrvajanmanuM pAre ghaNuM ja puNya hoya, tyAre ja thavAya ja che? mATe temAM koI paNa vicAra na karatAM atyaMta khuzI thaI ApaNuM putrane potAnI meLe base kanyAo paraNavA AvelA suravega ane zUravega nAmanA vidyAdharonu sAmaiyuM karI nagarapraveza karAvI sArA utArA Ape. ane vivAhotsavanI sarva taiyArIo karAve. A prakAranAM matrInAM vacana sAMbhaLI te rAjA prathama pitAnA nagarane sArI rIte suzobhita karI aneka prakAranA vA vAjate gAjate ghaNaja hAthI vigere upara laI tathA ghaNuM mANasane laIne jyAM te vidyAdhara utaryA che, tyAM AvyA pachI te sumaMgala rAjAne jeI sarva vidyAdhara ubhA thaI yathAcogya rIte malyA ane rAjA paNa te sahune ma. pachI parasapara kuzala prazna pUchI, te vidyAdharanI praza sA karI eka bIjAnuM paraspara mAna karyuM. tadaaMtara te vidyAdharane vAjate gAjate pitAnA gAmamAM teDI lAvI uttama utAra ApyA. ane naimittikanA kahevA pramANe lagnane samaya jyAre AvyuM, tyAre suravege pitAnI se kanyAo suma gala rAjAnA jyeSTha putra kanakadevaja kumAra sAthe paraNAvI tathA zUravege pitAnI se kanyAo tenA bhAI yesu daranI sAthe paraNAvI. te vakhate maNijaDita kuDala vigere AbharaNethI bhUSita evI keTalIka vidyAdharIo nRtya karavA lAgI, ane kapUrapramukha suga dha dravya uDavAthI dizAo mAtra sugaMdhamaya thaI gaI ane bhATa, cAraNa, mAgadha, baMdI, gAyake, vAdake, gAdharva pramukha sahukeI atya ta prasanna thaI pitA potAnuM kArya karavA lAgyA evI rIte meTe mahatsava varatANe. have ama da AnaMdane viSe magna evA te vidyAdharonA keTalAka divase tyAM sukhamA, eka kSaNanI jema vyatIta thaI gayA. tyAra pachI te suravega ane zUravega vidhAdhara, suma gala rAjAnI rajA laI pitAne ghera javA tatpara thayA, jyAre te prayANa karI cAlyA, tyAre teone pitAnI kanyAothI judA paDavAnA dukhe karI AmAthI azru paDavA lAgyA pachI te kanyAonA viraDadukhe karI dukhita thakA pitAne gAma AvyA. have A pramANe te bane kumAremAM pratyekane se so kanyA paraNI, tethI Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 teonI AkhA vizvamAM ghaNIja kIti thaI ane te bane kumAre naDhA evI tipitAnI strIonI sAthe jema sura kumAra apsarAo sAthe krIDA kare, tema phIDA karavA lAgyA. pachI te banne kumAnA guNothI AkRSTacitavALI evI ghaNuM kanyAo dUradezathI AvI. AvI rIte te bane kumAramAM ekekAne pAMca pAca strIo sAthe vivAha thayo. arthAta ekeka bhAIne pAcaso pAMcase strIo thaI vaLI bharatAddhanA rAjAoe tene haya, gaja vigere bheTa mokalAvI ApI. A pramANe maDApratApI evA te banne bhAIo tyAMja rahIne aneka bhego bhegave che. eka divasa pitAnA pratApathI jene aneka rAjAo name che, tathA jene strIo tathA saMpatti paNa ghaNIja che, evA pitAnA ane putrane joIne sumaMgalarAjA vismaya pAmI gaye. ane prAtaHkAle cittamAM ciMtavavA lAge ke ahe ! A mArA putronuM te pUrvopArjita puNya agaNya dekhAya che, kAraNa ke tenA sarve bhUcara rAjAo tathA khecara - rAjAo bhUtya thaIne rahyA che. vaLI AvI sarva saMpatti je che te kAMI, jIvane kaI divasa pUrvIkRtapuNya vinA maLatI nathI. AvA mahara ane mahApuNyazALI jene putro che, tathA saMsAranA sarva bhega jeNe bhegavyA che e je huM te mAre have kAMIka paralakane mATe sAdhana karavuM, teja ucita che, paraMtu te paralenuM sAdhana te saddharmanA sevana vinA thatuM ja nathI. dharmane mArga kalyANa mATe levA Icche che, temAM kadAcit ajJAnane lIdhe manuSyathI kaIka atikavAdIne upadeza levAI jAya, to tene mikSa ke te dUra rahyo, paraMtu te bicArAne ulaTe narakapAta thAya? ema vicAra karI te sumaMgala rAjA pitAnA atisuMdaranAme pradhAnane pUche che, ke he malTina ! mArI makSikAraka, evA dharmanA ArAdhananI IcchA thaI che, paraMtu A jagatamAM pAkhaDI dharma ghaNuM che ane huM te bAbatamAM avijJAta chuM, tethI dharmopadezane badale ke eka pAkhaMDIthI kadAcit mane alIkazAstrano upadeza thaI jAya, te mAre dharmAcaraNa karavAne badale adharmAcaraNa thaI jAya, te pachI mekSaprApti te dUra rahI paraMtu tene badale mAre narakapAta thaI jAya, te pachI huM zuM karuM? AvAM smagalarAjAnAM dhamastikapaNAnAM vacana sAMbhaLI te maMtrI che ke, he prabho ! Apane je dharmArAdhana karavuM, te viSe mAre mata te e che, ke Apa sI keI dharmavAlAne dharmopadeza sAMbhaLa temAM vaLI je dharmopadezamAM saMsAravyavahAra ane viSayabhega tenI vAta na Ave, te dharmopadezane uttama jANuM teno aMgIkAra kare. ane ArAdhana paNa te upadezamAM kahelA dharmanuM ja karavuM, tethI je Ape dhAreluM phala che, te malaze? ane je dharmopadezamAM saMsAra saMsAravyavahAra tathA viSayanI vArtAo Ave, te dharmopadezano tyAga kare. kAraNa ke te upadezathI dharmAcaraNa karanArane narakapAta ja thAya che, A prakAranuM maMtrInuM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA atyaMta utsAha pApe, ane vaLI manamAM daDhIkaraNa karyuM ke jemAM A maMtrI kahe che. temaja karavuM. ema nizcaya karI levAmAM pitAnI sabhAmAM jaI beThe, tevAmAM te AkAzamAM mATe devane karelA duMdubhine zabda thavA lAgyA, tathA jayajaya zabda paNa thavA lAge. Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 te sAMbhaLI gAmanAM sarva leAka, tathA rAjA atyaMta vismaya pAmI Ama tema jovA lAgyAM. tyA te acAnaka vanapAlake AvI hAtha eDI vinati karI ke, mahArAja ! ApaNA nagaranI khahAranA udyAnane viSe mUttimAna jANe dharmaja hAya na ui' ? evA zrI svayaMvaranAmeM muni padhArela che. vaLI temane Aja prAta kAlamAM kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM che, tethI temanA caraNAravi damA sneha karI, kamalamAM jema bhramarAe lIna thAya tema devatAe lIna thai jAya che. mATe huM svAmin ! te bhagavAna je vaMdana karavuM, tathA teo pAsethI je tattvajJAna levu', te Apane citta che. AvAM vacana sAbhaLI suma galarAjA atyaMta harSAyamAna thayA. kAraNu ke saddharmAMpadeza levAnI icchA karate hatA, tevAmAM te zrIsvayaMvara muninA padhAravAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA ? have sumagalarAjA cAra prakAranA sainya sahita te gurunI pAse ALye, ane temanI stuti namaskAra karI ceAgyasthAna para beThA. tyAre kevalI bhagavAne dharmopadeza devAnA prAraMbha karyo ke huM leke ! apAra ane bhayaMkara evA sasArarUpa vanane viSe siddhinI prAptine IcchatA evA prANIone zuddhamA malaveA ghaNAja dula bha che, ane kupathA tA ghaNAja che ke je pathAne viSe meAha pAmelA jIveAne mekSa na maLatAM ulaTuM bhaya kara evuM duHkha prApta thAya che. saMsAra bhayaMkara dukha rUpa che, duHkhalaka, tema duHkhAnu kha dhI che te mATe he bhavyajane ! sasArATavInA kumArganA tyAga karI jemAM sAdha dharmanuM vana che, jemAM zatru mitra vigere sarva prANIe samAna che, je mAne kevalajJAnI tI kara bhagavAne mekSa mA kahyo che, evA te zuddha ane sArA mArgomAM cAlavA pravRtta thAze. zuddha mAmA cAlavAthI tameAne parama nirvANurUpa nagara paNa jaladI upalabdha thAya ? A prakAranI gurunA mukhathI dezanA sAbhaLI sumaMgalarAjAe vicAryu ke mArA matrInA kahevA pramANe A dharmopadeza sauMsAra vyavahAranA niSedhakAraka che mATe A upadezaja gratuNu karave, ema niNa ya karI te kevalIne vinaMti karI kahevA lAgyA ke he bhagavAna / ApanA A hAla kahelAM vacana me... sava svIkAryA, pratItyA, jANyA. vaLI te vacanethI meM jANyuM paNa che, ke A je laukika deva che, te rAgadveSAdike karI dUSita che, te devA, strI, zastra, gIta, rAga, dveSa, chaLa pramukhe karI amArI jevAja che. te te deva ekAMte amArA kema hitakArI hAya ? ane tevAja devane deva karI mAnavAnA upadeza karanArA kugurunA kahelA dhamapaNu meAkSazrI meLavavAmAM kema samatha thAya ? nA naja thAya. te mATe Ape kahelA zrIjinezvarapraNIta mA che, teja mAre pramANa che. mAre tA jema mAruM sAruM thAya, temaja karavuM ucita che. ema vicArI te gurune kahevA lAgyA ke he prabhu ! hu te have ApanI pAsethI cAritra graDuNu karavAnI icchA karuM chuM, mATe kRpA karI mane cAritra Ape. tyAre muni khelyA ke huM rAjan' A te tame bahuja sArU dhAryuM ? pachI te rAjAe tatkAla peAtAne ghera AvIne prazasta evA muhUtane viSe peAtAnA jyeSTha putra kanavaja kumArane rAjyagAdI 52 besADI sAmata, AmAtya, teNe sahita moTA mahAtsavathI t zrIsvaya vagurunI pAse jaI - Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 209 temanA caraNakamaLamAM namana karI manahara evA cAritrane grahaNa karyuM. have te kanakadhvaja rAjA tathA yuvarAja je jayasuMdara e banne rAjyane pAlavA lAgyA. te ghaNA evA rAjyabhegane bhegave che, te paNa temAM Asakta na thatA manane viSe pitAnA pitAe lIdhelA cAritranuM ahoniza dhyAna karyA kare che, ke jema amArA pitAe cAritra grahaNa karyuM tema ame paNa have te kayAre grahaNa karIzuM ? te kanakavija ane jayasudaranA rAjyamAM ari te ekarathanA caka para ja che, tathA kaTaka te bAhunA bhuSaNamAM ja che, ane yuddha te malokonI raMgabhUmimAM ja che, tema mAra e zabda te segaThA bAjInI ramatamAM ja belAya che, ane baMdhana te strIonA kezapAzamAM ja che. arthAt te pUrvokta sarvavastu te kahI ThekANe che, paraMtu kanakadhvaja rAjAnA rAjyamAM nathI. have tevA uttama rAjyane adhipati kanakadhavaja rAjA, eka divasa prAtaHkAlamAM zasyAmAthI sUte uTha, tyAM te pratidina savAramAM jagADavA AvatA evA maMgalapAThake AvI stuti karavA lAgyA ke, he svAmin ! ApanA samastabhUmaMDalamAM prasarelA pratApane joIne hAla sUrya je che, te janma pAmI udayagirimA ja sa tAI rahe che. Ama kahevAthI te maMgalapAThake e kanakadhvaja rAjAnA pratApanI prazaMsA paNa karI, tathA aNedaya thaye che mATe jAgrata thAo evI vinaMti paNa karI. te sAMbhaLI zayAmAM beThelA te kanakadhvaja rAjAe vicAra karyo ke aha, maMgalapAThake kahe che, ke AkhI pRthvImAM tamAre pratApa prasaryo che, te A keTalI pRthvI che, tathA temAM keTalI mAre vaza che, ane kaye kaye ThekANe mAre pratApa prasaryo che? tenI te mane khabara ja nathI, mATe te sarvanI te je huM digyAtrA karUM te mAlama paDe. mATe hAla mAre diyAtrA karavAja javuM ? ema nizcaya karI pache vicAra karyo ke hA, huM digRyAtrA karavA jAuM paraMtu temAM mAre pAca kArya te avazya karavAM temAM prathama zuM karavuM? te ke je kaI ThekANe pUrvapuruSoe karAvelA tIrthakara bhagavAnanAM prAsAda hoya te prAsAdane. tathA vaLI je ThekANe tIrthakanAM janma, dIkSA, jJAna ane nirvANa thayA heya, te bhUmine viSe banAvelAM prAsAdamAM birAjelA je jinezvara bhagavAna hoya, teone mAre vAdavA. tathA bIju pUrve mahApuruSoe karAvelAM ane hAlamAM jINuM thaI gayelA evA je kaMI prAsAde hAtha, temane uddhAra kara. trIjuM je je sthale jinamatanA pratyenIkajane heya, tyAM jaI te janene zAstrAnusAre parAbhava kare. ceAthu je jenasAdhu hoya, tathA te sAdhuone mAnanArA hoya, tevA janane dAna devA. ane pAcamuM je dInajana hoya tene paNa dAna daI tene dukhathI uddhAra kare. A prakAre vicAra karIne te sarva vicAra pitAnA laghubhAI jayasuMdara kumArane jaNAvyuM. te sAMbhaLI jayasudara kumAra be ke he mahArAja ! Ape je hAla diyAtrA karavAne vicAra dhAryo te ghaNeja uttama che ane te vicArane hu paNa maLateja chuM uttama kArya karavAnI IcchA kare, temAM je tene ALasa Ave, te tene te kAma karavA jato aTakAve, ane tethI tenuM pR. 27 Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra10 uttama kAma bagaDe. mATe kharuM jotA te te manuSyane je ALasa teja zatru kahevAya ane te bhAI! udyama samAna A jagatamAM bIje kaI baMdhu nathI. kAraNa ke je udyama karavAthI mANapa, keI paNa rItanA dukhe karI sIdAtu nathI AvA pitAnA vicArane maLatAM ja vacana, jayasu darakumAranAM sAMbhaLI turata kanakadhvaja rAjAe di yAtrAnA prayANane bherI zabda karAvyuM ane pachI te pitAnA bhAI jayasuMdara sAmata, Amatya, maMtrI, zreSThI, aMtapura eTale pitAnI strIo, ratha, azva, hastI, uddha, khaccara, e sarvane sAthe laIne digUyAtrA mATe cA yAcakarupa cAtakane tRpta karate, jene meghanI peThe sarvaleke, uMcA mukha karI sakaMThapaNAthI jove che, e te kanakadhvaja rAjA jANe navIna meghaja hoya nahiM ? tema zebhavA lAgyuM pachI pRthvIne viSe pharato te rAjA je je gAma jAya che, tyAM te te gAmanA rAjAo astra, zastra, vastra, ra, azva, hAthI, teNe karI tene ghaNuMja satkAra kare che. vaLI te giri, nadI, gAma, pura, ArAma, talAva, e vagere keTalAka uttama sthaLemAM kIDA kare che. ramya evA sathAnakane viSe uMcA ane manohara evA jina ca karAve che. jayAM jIrNa grece heya che, tyAM te jIrNacaMcane uddhAra karAve che. jaina sAdhuonuM pUjana kare che, zrAvakene ghaNuM ja mAna Ape che. e vigere pite digyAtrA nIkALyAM pahelAM kAryo dhArelA che, te pAMce kAryo kare che A pramANe te AvA bharatakhaMDamAM ghaNuM varSa paryata bhramaNa karI pAchA javAmAM pitAne deza Ave che, tevAmAM te tene sAketapurapati puruSottama nAme rAjAe mANasa ekalI teDA, ke tamAre jarUra amAre gAma AvI javuM. tyAre te potAnA deza tarapha javAnuM baMdha rAkhIne tyAMthI pAchA anukrame sAketapuranagare AvyuM, tyA te bane jaNa malyA. pachI te gAmanA udyAnamAM moTA caityane joI atyaMta prasanna thaI teNe caityanI aMdara praveza karyo ane tyAM puSpa, suvarNa, muktA, maNi, puSpanI mAlA vigere pUjApahArathI zrajinabhagavAnanuM bhAva sahita pUjana karyuM. ane pachI te bhagavAnanI stuti karavA lAgyA. te jema ke | | namaH krodhebha siMhAbha, nAmAnAdisatya ' name mAragImaMtra, name lebhAbdhizeSaka che artha kodharUpa hastIne viSe he siMhasamAna ! vaLI mAnarupaparvatane viSe he uttama vajatulya! tathA mAyArupa sarpiNIne viSe che gADImAM trirupa ane lebharupa samudrane zeSaNa karanArA 'evA he bhagavana ! Apane huM bhAvathI vaMdana karuM chuM. A pramANe arihaMta bhagavAnanI stuti karIne te kanakadhvaja rAjA jinacaityathI bahAra nIkaLyo tyA te teNe mane hara evA AgamanA pATha karanAra evA sAdhuonA vRdothI viMTelA ane uttama vRkSanI nIce beThelA evA eka sUrIzvarane dIThA. te dekhatAM mAtramAM atyaMta harSAyamAna thaI, temanI pAse jaI praNAma karI vicAravA * lAgyuM ke ahe ' A jagatane viSe AvA munio je che, tene jainazAstramAM jaMgamatIrtha - phahelA che kAraNa ke temanA samAgamathIja jIvanuM kalyANa thAya che. ema vicAra karI, Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 211 temanI nikaTa jaI egya sthAna para beThe. tyAre je puruSe uttama rAjA pramukha AthI hatA, te paNa beThA. pachI te munie saMsAratAraka dezanA dIdhI. A jagatamA vaDanA jhADaparanuM phUla, svAtI nakSatranu jala, manuSyane bhava, ane uttama evA devanuM darzana. e sarva malavA durlabha che. amulya evA A manuSyabhavane pramAdathI zAmATe hArI jAo che? vaLI A manuSyajanmamAM phala teM ATha kahyAM che. te kyAM kayAM? te ke 1 pUjya puruSanA pAdanuM pUjana, 2 dayA, 3 dAna, 4 tIrthayAtrA, pa tapa, 6 pAMca parameSThIne japa, 7 sazAsrAdhyayana 8 parepakAra. A ATha phala che. A jagatamAM je dravya vigere che, pagamA ceTelI rajasamAna che, kAraNa ke jema pagamAM caTelI je raja hiya, tene ADI avaLI khasI jAtAM vAra lAgatI nathI, tema dravyane paNa ADu avaLuM cAlyuM jatAM vAra lAgatI nathI. vaLI A yauvana je che, te nadIjalanA vegasamAna che, ane manuSyajanma le che, te ca calajalanA biMdusamAna che, jIvita je che, te pANInA phINa sarakhuM che. sarva A pramANe che, te chatAM paNa nizcala che mati jenI evA je puruSe, te svarganA gopuranI bhegalane bhAgavAmAM samartha arthAta svargamAM javAnA daravAjAne ughADavAmAM samartha evA dharmanuM ArAdhana karanA nathI, te puru, jarAvasthAmAM zekarUpa agnimAM baLI mare che A prakAranI dezanAne sAMbhaLI tyAM sAMketapuranA rAja puruSottamane keI eka kapila evA nAme purohita beThe hatuM, te bolyA ke he munI dra! jIva je che, te dharmArAdhanathI sukhI thAya che, ane pApa karavAthI dukhI thAya che e Ape hAla je kahyuM, te sarva je kaI paNa cIjavastu hoya te tene lAgu paDe, paraMtu jIva evI vastu je na hoya te te ApanAM pahelA sarva kene lAgu paDe ? keIna nahi. he muni ! Apa je jIva padArtha kahe che, te te jIva kerane kaI paNa ThekANe pratyakSAdi pramANethI kema dekhAte nathI? vaLI ApanA kahevA pramANe te jIva, je padArtha hoya, te jema ApaNe ApaNA gharamAM jatA ane AvatA koI pakSIne dekhIe tema zarIramAM jatA AvatAM jIvane kema dekhatA nathI? vaLI Apa kadAcit ema kaheze ke te jIva zabdarUpe che. te te jIva, zaMkhanA zabdanI jema sabhaLAte kema nathI tathA vaLa kadAcit Apa ema kaheze ke te rasa samAna che, te te jIva bhAta vagerenA osAmaNa samAna rasarUpe paNa kema dekhAtuM nathI ? mATe he prabho ! e jotAM te ema lAge che ke A jagatamAM jIva vastu te che ja nahIM. kadAcit Apa vaLI ema kaheze ke A zarIra te aritha mAMsa pramukhanuM baneluM hovAthI jaDa che, paraMtu te zarIra A jIvapadArthanA sacogathI caitanyavAna thAya che, to tyAM huM kahuM chuM, ke A jagatamAM manuSya, pazu, pakSI, pramukhanA je zarIra dekhAya che, te sarva zarIramAM pRthvI, apa, teja, vAyu ane AkAza e pAMca mahAbhUta rahevAthI te zarIra sacaitanya dekhAya che, kAraNa ke pUrvokta pAca mahAbhUta je sthaLe samudAyarUpe rahe, tyA citanyazakti potAnI meLe ja utpanna thAya, Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21ra te jema ke guDAdika dravya ektA thAya che, tyA mAdakazakti pitAnI meLeja utpanna thAya che. mATe he munirAja A yuktithI jotA jyAre jIvavastuja nathI, tyAre ApanAM kahelAM janma, maraNa, sukha, dukha, naraka, svarga, mokSa prakRti kone hoya? kapiMjala purohitanAM AvA nAstikanA vacana sAMbhaLI guru belyA ke he bhadra ! teM kahyuM te rIte jyAre jIva vastu nathI, tyAre te kaMI paNa sAdhana karavAnI jarUra nathI. paraMtu he bhAI ! jIva nathI ema tAre kaI divasa jANavuM nahiM. arthAt ! jIva to che ja. paraMtu te jIva caitanya lakSaNayukta anumAna grAhya padArtha che. paratu cakSugrAhyA nathI. mATe he brAhmaNa ! je jIva padArtha na hoya, to tAro mata satya Thare, paNa tema kema hoya ? vaLI te brAhmaNa ! amArA matathI te te jIva padArtha zAzvateja che. have prathama teM kahyuM ke te jIva pratyakSAdi pramANuthI dekhAto nathI, tethI jIva padArtha nathI ? paNa tema nathI, kAraNa ke je AdhaLA manuSya che, te jagatamAM padArtha hoya che, chatAM tene dekhatAja nathI tathA baherA je hoya che, te padArthone sAMbhaLatA nathI ane je aMdhabadhira nathI te cha padArthone dekhe paNa che, tathA sAbhaLe paNa che, tethI te padArtho zAzvata nathI ema kahevAya ? nA kahevAya ja nahiM. tema saMdeSa ane chadmastha prANIo kadAcit A zAzvatA evA jIvapadArthane pratyakSa rIte dekhatA nathI. ane tene kevalajJAnI te pratyakSa rIte dekheja che, te te jIva padArtha zAzvata nathI ema kema kahevAya? vaLI kahyuM che ke atIndriya, e je jIva che, tene carmacakSuvALA manuSya, dekhatA nathI ane sarvajJa evA siddhapuru, tathA jJAnasiddha evA yegI puruSe dekhe che. vaLI te kahyuM ke te jIva, za khanA zabdanI jema sa bhaLAte nathI tathA bhAtanA osAmaNa pramukha rasa samAna rasarupe dekhAtuM nathI ? teno uttara to te pUrvokta uttaramAM AvI ja gaye. kAraNa ke je atI priya hoya te sabhaLAya nahI, tema te rasanI jema dekhAya paNa nahI. vaLI he kapiMjala ! te kahyuM ke paMcamahAbhUtanA samudAyatho zarIramAM pitAnI meLe caitanyazakti utpanna thAya che, jema ke gudAditya cUta madirAmAM pitAnI meLe mAdakazakti utpanna thAya che? te tyAM kahuM chuM, te sAMbhaLa ke je tuM paMca mahAbhUta kahe che, to te 5 camahAbhUtane tame sacetana kahe che ke acetana ! je tuM sacetana kahete hai, to te amane ISTapatti che, eTale ame te pRthivyAdika sarvane ekendriya kahIe chIe, ane ema kahevAthI amArI jema te paNa jIva padArtha mAnyo ja kahevAya, te vAdaja kayA ro? ane je te pacamahAbhUtane tu acetana kahe che, te te acetananA samudAyathI caitanya pariNAma thAyaja kema? ane vaLI je te pratyeka mahAbhUta acetana che, te tene pitAnI meLe samudAyapaNe maLavAnI zakti paNa kema saMbhave ? tethI tAruM je A ajJAnapaNAnuM bolavu che, te sarva vyartha che. vaLI te kahyuM ke guDadika dravyathI banelA madirAmAM jema mAdakazakti pitAnI meLe ja utpanna thAya che, tema Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 213 A zarIramAM paNa paMcamahAbhUtanA maLavAthI caitanya zakti svata utpanna thAya che? te tyA kahu chuM, te sAMbhaLa ke je ema ke dravya ekatra maLavAthI svataH mAdakapramukha zakti utpanna thaI jatI hoya, te nadInI veLu, kAkarA, dhULa, ghAsa vagere kadAcit je ekaThAM thaI jAya che, te tethI keI paNa tarenI zakti kema utpanna thatI nathI ? paraMtu he dvija ! jenI madirA thAya che, te goLa vagere pratyeka vastumAM prathamathI ja mAdakazakti aMtargata rahelI che tethI temAM mAdakazakti utpanna thAya che, nahi te thAya ja nahiM. mATe he bhAI ! jIva padArthanA astitvamAM kaI paNa te jIvanA siddhapaNA mATe ghaNAM ja udAharaNo, jinazAstramAM batAvyA che, paraMtu te dhaNA hovAthI tene hAla kahevAthI pAra Ave tema nathI? A pramANenI yuktinA pratyuttarathI niruttara karelo te kapiMjala purohita. cUpa thaI besI rahyo. tyAre kaNasamudra evA gurue kahyuM ke he kapiMjala ! A tane je bodha lAgyA che, te tArA pitAnA ja svabhAvathI nathI lAge, paraMtu svakRtapApathI aMdha tathA daDhamithyAtvI evA kezavanAmanA tArA mAmAnA saMgathI lAgyuM che. mehaMdhayAra piDiyA, pAviu kAyAdaraMta dUphakhAI ! nadrA nAsati paraM, tarachA michavae sehiM 1 | atha . meharupa aMdhakArathI pIDita evA prANIo dura ta du khene pAme che, ane vaLI te naSTa ane tuccha evA che, bIcArA bIjA jIvone paNa mithyApadezathI dara ta evA dukhanA joktA kare che te sAbhaLI tyAM beThele te puruSottama nAme rAjA saMzayane prApta thaI be hAtha joDIne gurune pUchavA lAgyA, ke he bhagavAna ! Ape hAla kapila purohitane kahyuM ke tAre mA kezava pUrvakRta duSkarmothI aMdha thayela che tathA te mithyAtvI che. te che vile meM te kezave pUrva janmamAM zu pApa karyA hatA, ke jethI te adhatvane tathA mithyAtvane prApta thayela che ? te kRpA karI kaho guru belyA ke eka vasa tapuranAme nagara hatu, temAM eka vIrAgadanAme rAjA hato. te caMdramA samAna ujavalaguNavALa hatA. paraMtu jema caMdramAmAM kalakanI jema rAjAmAM paNa eka mRgayAramavArUpa kalaka hatu have eka divasa te mRgayA ramavA mATe potAnA puranI pAse eka araNya hatuM, tyA AvyA ane tyA te keTalAka bicArA niraparAdhI vanecare ubhA hatAM. tene joyA. jeIne, dhanuSyamAM bANa caDAvI te bANane te vanecara sAmo so. tyAM te te vanecare samajI gayA ke A amane mAravA AvyuM che, tema samajI te tatkAla bhayabhIta thaIne tyAthI ekadama doDavA lAgyA. tyAre te rAjA paNa tenI pAchaLa azva rUDha thaIne de. keTalAMka vanecarane bANethI mArIne legha karI nAkhyAM. tyAre tenI pAchaLa azvo para besI dayA AvatA tenA anucare tenI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA ke he mArAja ApanAmAM ghaNuM ja zIya che? pitAnI praza sA sAMbhaLI harSathI tenA zimAMcita ubhA thayA. A pramANe mRgayAsakta evA te rAjakumAre eka parvatanI nikaTanA Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 te jema ke guDAdika dravya ekatA thAya che, tyA mAdakazakti pitAnI meLeja utpanna thAya che. mATe he munirAja? A yuktithI jotA jyAre jIvavastuja nathI, tyAre ApanA kahelAM janma, maraNa, sukha, duHkha, naraka, svarga, mokSa prakRti kone hoya? kapiMjala purahitanA AvAM nAstikanA vacana sAMbhaLI guru belyA ke ' he bhadra ' te kahyuM te rIte jyAre jIva vastu nathI, tyAre te kaMI paNa sAdhana karavAnI jarUra nathI. paraMtu he bhAI ! jIva nathI ema tAre koI divasa jANavuM nahiM. arthAt ! jIva to che ja, paraMtu te jIva citanya lakSaNayukta anumAna grAhya padArtha che. paratu cakSugrAA nathI. mATe he brAhmaNa ! je jIva padArtha na hoya, to tAre mata satya Thare, paNa tema kema hoya? vaLI he brAhmaNa ! amArA matathI te te jIva padArtha zAzvata ja che. have prathama te kahyuM ke te jIva pratyakSAdi pramANuthI dekhAte nathI, tethI jIvapadArtha nathI ? paNa tema nathI, kAraNa ke je AdhaLA manuSyo che, te jagatamAM padArtha hoya che, chatAM tene dekhatA ja nathI tathA baherA je hoya che, te padArthone sAbhaLatA nathI ane je aMdhabadhira nathI te jIvo padArthone dekhe paNa che, tathA sAbhaLe paNa che, tethI te padArtho zAzvata nathI ema kahevAya ? nA kahevAya ja nahiM. tema saMdeza ane chastha prANIo kadAcit A zAzvatA evA jIva padArthane pratyakSa rIte dekhatA nathI. ane tene kevalajJAnI te pratyakSa rIte dekheja che, te te jIva padArtha zAzvato nathI ema kema kahevAya ? vaLI kahyuM che ke atIndriya, e je jIva che, tene carmacakSuvALA manuSya, dekhatA nathI ane sarvajJa evA siddhapuru, tathA jJAnasiddha evA cegI puruSe dekhe che. vaLI teM kahyuM ke te jIva, zaMkhanA zabdanI jema sa bhaLatuM nathI tathA bhAtanA osAmaNa pramukha rasa samAna rasarupe dekhAtuM nathI ? tene uttara te te pUrvokta uttaramAM AvI ja gaye. kAraNa ke je atI priya hoya te saMbhaLAya nahIM, tema te rasanI jema dekhAya paNa nahI. vaLI he kapiMjala ! te kahyuM ke paMcamahAbhUtanA samudAyathI zarIramAM pitAnI meLe caitanyazakti utpanna thAya che, jema ke gudAjikadravya yukta madirAmAM pitAnI meLe mAdakazakti utpanna thAya che? te tyAM kahuM chuM, te sAMbhaLa. ke je tu paca mahAbhUta kahe che, to te 5 camahAbhUtane tame sacetana kahe che ke acetana ! je tuM sacetana kahe che, to te amone I TApati che, eTale ame te pRthivyAdika sarvane ekendriya kahIe chIe, ane ema kahevAthI amArI jema te paNa jIva padArtha mAja kahevAya, te vAdana kayA rahyo ? ane je te pacamahAbhUtane tu acetana kahete hA, te te acetananA samudAyathI caitanya pariNAma thAyaja kema? ane vaLI je te pratyeka mahAbhUta acetana che, te tene potAnI meLe samudAyapaNe maLavAnI zakti paNa kema sa bhave ? tethI tAruM je A ajJAnapaNanuM besavu che, te sarva vyartha che. vaLI te kahyuM ke guDA dika dravyathI banelA madirAmAM jema mAdakazakti potAnI meLe ja utpanna thAya che, tema Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 213 A zarIremAM paNa pacamahAbhUtanA maLavAthI caitanya zakti svata utpanna thAya che ? te tyA kahuM chuM, te sAbhaLa ke je ema ke dravya ekatra maLavAthI svataH mAdakapramukha zakti utpanna thaI jatI hoya, te nadInI veLu, kAkarA, dhULa, ghAsa vagere kadAcit je ekaThAM thaI jAya che, te tethI keI paNa tarenI zakti kema utpanna thatI nathI paraMtu he dvija ! jenI madirA thAya che, te geLa vagere pratyeka vastumAM prathamathI ja mAdakazakti aMtargata rahelI che tethI temAM mAdakazakti utpanna thAya che, nahiM te thAya ja nahiM. mATe he bhAI ! jIva padArthanA astitvamAM kaI paNa te jIvanA siddhapaNA mATe ghaNuM ja udAharaNe, jainazAstramAM batAvyA che, paraMtu te dhaNu hovAthI tene hAla kahevAthI pAra Ave tema nathI? A pramANenI yuktinA pratyuttarathI niruttara karelo. te kapi jala purohita, cUpa thaI besI rahyo. tyAre karuNAsamudra evA gurue kahyuM ke he kapiMjala ! A tane je bodha lAgyo che, te tArA pitAnA ja svabhAvathI nathI lAge, paraMtu svakRtapApathI aMdha tathA daDhamithyAtvI evA kezavanAmanA tArA mAmAnA sa gathI lAge che. . mehaMdhayAra piDiyA, pAvi kAsAta daphakhAI ! nadrA nAsaMti paraM, chA vie sehi nA 1 ! artha mehapa aMdhakArathI pIDita evA prANIo duraMta dukhane pAme che, ane vaLI te naSTa ane tuccha evA jIve, bIcArA bIjA ne paNa mithyAtvopadezathI data evA dukhanA bhaktA kare che te sAbhaLI tyAM beThela te puruSottama nAme rAjA saMzayane prApta thaI be hAtha joDIne gurune pUchavA lAgyuM, ke he bhagavAna ! Ape hAla kapila puhitane kahyuM ke tAre mAmA kezava pUrvakRta duSkarmothI aMdha thayela che tathA te mathyAtvI che. to hai vize te kezave pUrva janmamAM zu pApa karyA hatA, ke jethI te adhatvane tathA mithyAtvane prApta thAya che ? te kRpA karI kahe guru belyA ke eka vasa tapuranAme nagara hatu, temAM eka vIrAgadanAme rAjA hatA. te caMdramAM samAna uttalaguNavALe hato. paraMtu jema caMdramAmA kalaMkanI jema rAjAmAM paNa eka mRgayAramavArUpa kalaka hatu have eka divasa te mRgayA ramavA mATe pitAnA puranI pAse eka araNya hatuM, tyAM AvyuM ane tyA te keTalAka bicArA niraparAdhI vanecare ubhA hatA, tene joyA. joIne, dhanuSyamAM bANa caDAvI te bANane te vanecara sAme sAM. tyAM te te vaneca samajI gayA ke A amane mAravA AvyA che, tema samajI te tatkAla bhayabhIta thaIne tyAMthI ekadama doDavA lAgyA. tyAre te rAjA paNa tenI pAchaLa , azva rUDha thaIne de. keTalAka vanecarane bANethI mArIne letha karI nAkhyAM. tyAre tenI pAchaLa azvo para besI dayA AvatA tenA anucare tenI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA ke he mahArAja ApanAmAM ghaNuM ja zIrtha che ? pitAnI prazaMsA sAbhaLI harSathI tenA mAcita ubhA thayA. A pramANe mRgayAsakta evA te rAjakumAre eka parvatanI nisTanA Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 / vanane viSe jhADamAM saMtAi beThelA eka suvaranA baccAne dIThA, khANu cheDayu, paraMtu te khANu sutranA khaccAne na vAgatAM jhADanI pAse kAussagaMdhyAne beThelA kAi eka sAdhune vAgyuM. pachI vIrAMgadakumAre vicAryuM je khANa te lAgyu para tu te vyaktine dInazabda karI rUdana jANuM nahi. mATe huM tyA jaI jou te kharA, ke te khANu tene ja vAgyu che, ke kAi bIntane ? ema vicAra karI te ekadama tyAM AvIne jyAM jove, tyAM te te suvaranA khaccAne te khIlakula dIThA ja niDuM paraMtu kAussagaththAne rahelA, tathA jenA pagamAM khANu vAgavAthI rudhira cAlyuM jAya che, evA koI eka sAdhune dIThA, te dekhatAM ja vIrAMgadakumArane manamAM atyaMta sabhrama thai gaye, ane te vicAre che ke huM mahApApI thayA ? are ! huM bhaya kara karyuM karanArA thayeA ! kAraNa ke AvA nila, yAnAsakta evA nirAparAdhathI sAdhune meM vinA kAraNu khaNu mAryuM, hA !!!have huM zuM karuM' ! kayA jAu !! are te paNu kAIka ThIka thayuM? je kadAcit A mArA mANuthI AvA uttama sAdhu maraNa zaraNu thaI gayA hata te mane dhArAtighera narakamAM paNa sthAna malata nahi / arthAt aniva canIya evA naraka dukhane bhegavatAM lAkhA janma thAta, te paNa mArA duHkhamAMthI pAra Avata nahi. evI rItanA vilApa karIne te rAjA, dhyAnAsakta evA te sAdhunA caraNamAM paDI gaye, ane meTA avAje kahevA lAgyA ke, huM kAyaniSe 1 hai kRpAsAgara | OM trijagaja vatsala * pApI, ane duSTakama karanAra evA mArAthI aANatAM tameAne khANu vAgyuM, mATe te pApathI tathA jagatamA thatA apayazathI mane koipaNa rIte mukta karA ! kAraNa ke hAla jevu, me karma kayu che, tevA karmane kadAcitu keAI ugra pApI hoya, te paNa kare nahi. paNa Apa dayAlu che, tethI mArI para dayA karI prasanna thAe, vaLI Apa sarakhA je mahAtmA puruSA che, te kRpA karI mArA jevA ajJAnI jatanA meTA paNa aparAdhane kSamA kare che. ane he prabhuA ! jo Apane kAMI zikSA karavI hAya, te paNa me A mAru sava zarIra Apane arpaNa karelu che, tethI jema Apane bhAse tema Apa zikSA karo. A pramANe ghaNI ja vinaMti karI, te paNa dhyAnAsakta evA te muni kaMi paNa khelyA na,i tyAre pALe te rAnta vadhAre huM khI thaI vinati karavA lAgyA ke, he bhagavan huM vasatapurane vIra,gadanAme rAjA chuM, tethI Apane anukapA karavA ceAgya chu. vaLI ke dInavatsala ! Apa mane kAMI pratyuttara detA nathI tenu kAraNa zuM che? he bhagavan ! huM' ANu chu, ke Apa jetrA puruSa kepa kare, te te kepe karI traNalAkane paNu bALI bhasma karI nAkhe ! tathA zApa ApI svargamAM rahelA Indrane paNa indrAsathI ekadama heThA nAkhI zaTeka mATe che kRpAlu Apa jevA dayAlu puruSa je dayA kare, teja mArA sarakhA pApI varSI jIvAya nArUM te jIvAya nahi. vaLI huM prabhA ! tyAM sudhI Apa mArIlR para kRpA narikA, tyAM sudhI mArA AtmA kaMpAyamAna raheze. hai munIndra je have Apa dayArupa yethI mane nirka zItala kare, teH kRtAparAdha eve huM jarUra pAparupanApathI khaLI dAma thaI . za Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 215 A prakAranA cAkuvacanaracanAmAM paru evA te rAjAnAM vAkya sAMbhaLI kAussagrudhyAnathI jAgrata thayA evA muni belyA ke he rAjana ! kaMI paNa bhaya rAkha nahiM. aparAdha karanA prANI para paNa ame jaina muni te kopa karIe nahIM, te tuM to vaLI katAparAdhane pazcAttApI tethI tArI para te kema ja karie ? vaLI ame te zuM ? paraMtu amArA jevA bIjA paNa tArI para kopa kare nahiM. paNa he rAjana ! tane yatkiMcita huM hitopadeza karuM chuM, te sAbhaLa. ke he bhAI ! je A viSayabheganA sagane, ane yauvanane tathA jIvitane paNa karikarNa samAna aticaMcala mAnI te ati caMcala evA viSayabhegAdikanA svalpasukha mATe jIvaprANI mAtra kaI paNa vakhata pApamAM prIti karavI nahiM vaLI che rAjana ! A saMsAra bhegAsaptaprANa, ema pratyakSa rIte jANe che, je A IdriyanA bhega bhegavavA karIe chIe, ane vaLI te pApa narakAdikanA dukhe karI bhegavavu paNa paDaze, te paNa te prANI pApakarma karatA baMdha thatA nathI. jema ke kaI miMdaDe dUdha pAnamAM Asakta thayeluM hoya, tene ApaNe lAkaDI vigerethI mArIe tyAre te jANe che, ke A mAra mane dugdha pAna karavAnI AsaktithI paDe che, te paNa te dUdhapAnane choDatuM nathI. he rAjana ! hiMsA karmarUpapapaprasaMgane parityAga karI tuM dharmamAM mana kara. vaLI he rAjana ! hAla je tuM jIvahiMsA kare che, te kevI che? to ke ApattinuM mUva che, mokSanI pratikULa che, sahu kaI prANIone dukhanI denArI che, te mATe prathama te te hiMsA karavAne ja tyAga kara. mATe tAre dharmArAdhanamAM ja pratidina pratidina prIti rAkhavI ane anaMta duHkhakAraka evAM hiMsApramukha pApakarmone 'tyAga ja kare. A prakAre te muninA karelA upadezane sAMbhaLatAM ja kapAI gaI che. mithyAtvarUpa thi jenI ane samakitadha pAmele e te vIrAMgada rAjA, harSe karI te munine savinaya kahevA lAgyo ke he bhagavAna ? dezanArUpa amRtadAna karI Ape mArI upara anugraDa karyomATe he mahArAja ! have mane jevAM ghaTe tevAM gRhastha dharmarUpa zrAvakanAM bAra vrata ucarA? tyAre gurue paNa samyakatvamUla dvAdazatrata rU5 gRhasthAzrama dharmane upadeza karyo. e sAbhaLI te virAMgada rAjA paNa yathAzakti te zrAvakanA vratane graDaNa karI pitaSThA karelA aparAdhane khamAvIne ghera AvyA. pachI gurunA karelA upadeza pramANe dharmane pALI anukrame te zuddha zrAvaka tha. have te gAmamAM jIva ajIvanuM tatva jeNe jANayu e ane kadAgrahathI vimukta, vimalabadhanA mArgane anusarate e keI eka jinapriya nAme zrAvaka rahe che. te pratidina vIrAMgada rAjA pAse AvI te rAjAne dharmamAM sthira karavA mATe aneka rIte dharmopadeza Ape che. sAdhuonAM vakhANa paNa kare che ane te rAjA paNa tenI je kAI vAta hoya, tene ghaNuM ja mAnathI svIkAre che, kAraNa ke tenI para te rAjAne dharmaguru samAna bhAva che. vaLI rAjA sAmAyika, ke piSadha, ke jinapUjA pramukha kAI paNa dharmakRtya kare che, tyAre tenI sAthe ja kare che. have teja gAmamAM keIeka mehana nAme vaizya rahe che tene Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 vajananuM tathA dravyanuM ke bIjA keI prakAranuM sukha nathI tethI teNe vicAryuM ke huM je uparathI dekhavA mAtra zrAvaka banuM te A gAmamAM mArI AjIvikA cAle, kAraNa ke A rAjA je che, te uttama zrAvaka che eTale bhAva vinA uparathI ja zrAvaka jevuM AcaraNa karavA lAgyuM. have eka divasa te moDana jinapriya nAmA zrAvakane malya, ane pitAnI AjIvikA mATe tene kahevA lAgyuM ke he puruSa ! he sAdhamaka bhAI ! tamo pratidina rAjAne tyAM jAo che, ane rAjA zuddha zrAvakadharma pALe che, te mane maherabAnI karI temane melAva karAve, jethI huM evA uttama zrAvakanI nizrAthI yathecchita dharmAcaraNa karuM ? te sAbhaLI sAdharmipriya evA gAmano rAjA, je che te jinapriyazrAvake kahyuM ke ThIka che, jyAre huM rAjA pAse jauM, tyAre tame mArI sAthe Ave pachI jyAre jinazrAvaka rAjA pAse javA taiyAra thaye, tyAre mehana tyA AvI te jinapriya zrAvakanI sAthe rAjA pAse gayo. ane tyAM jaI uparathI zuddhazrAvaka samAna bhAvayukta vArtA karavA lAgyuM, te joI rAjAe bhaddIkabhAvathI jANyuM je aho ! A kevo sAre zrAvaka che? vaLI ke garIba che? mATe tene jinapUjananA kAryamAM rAkhI che ? ane tene kAIka AjIvikAne badebasta paNa karI ApIzuM ? ema vicArI te mohananI jinapUjananA ja kAryamA bhejanA karI. tathA AjIvikA paNa karI ApI. have meDana tyAM rahI te rAjAne pratidina potAnI para bhAva vadhAravAnA dekhavAmAtraja atyaMta bhAva batAvI sAyaMkAle zrAvakenI sabhA karI uttama evA zrAvakadharmane upadeza karavA lAgyo, tethI tene saha keI zrAvake A ghaNo ja uttama zrAvaka che, ema mAnavA lAgyA. eka divasa vIrAMgada rAjae pitAnA putra vIrasenakumArane rAjyadhura dhAraNamAM sazakta jANuM madhyarAtre dharmajAgarikAe bacata thaI, saMsAra para vairAgya AvavAthI prAta kAlamA te mehanane bolAvI AzA karI ke he bhaI! kaI paNa ThekANe je dharmAcAryo muni AvyA hoya, te tapAsa kare kAraNa ke mAre te dharmAcArya pAse dIkSA levI che, ane tevA uttama gurunI sevAthI karI mArA AtmAne saMsAgabudhithI tArave che te sAMbhaLI manamAM beda pAmI uparathI bhAva dekhADI mehana che ke ahIM rajan A vicAra te Ape ghaNuM ja uttama dhAryo ? ema kahI manamAM vicAravA lAge ke are ! A te mAre duHkha thavAnuM thayuM, kAraNa ke jyAre A rAjA dhu thaI cAlyA jaze, tyAre mArI AjIvikA kema cAlaze? ane pachI huM zuM karIza? mATe A avaLe bahAra jAu ane AvIne kahyuM ke dIkSA devAmAM jevA joIe tevA dharmaguru kayAM paNa malatA ja nathI. ema kahIne A rAja gRhasthabhAvamAM ja rahe, te upadeza karI tene vizva tene aTakAvuM ? ema vicAra karI rAjAnI AjJA laI gune zodhavAnA miyathI becAra ghaDI bahAra jaI pAcho rAjA pAse AvI hAtha joDI vinati kI kahevA lAgyuM ke he rAjana ! meM dharmagurune ghaNu ThekANe dhyA, to tene bIja mane mokalIne 62 sudhI zepa paNa karAvI, paraMtu tevA yuvA dharmaguru kaI paNa Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 ke - Ape sthale upalabdha thatA nathI mATe mArA matatA ema che, cAritraja levu nahI. kAraNa ke ApaNA jevAthI cAritra pADavu ahu ja kaThina che. prathama te ApaNu mana je che, teja pI palAnAM putra jevu aticaMcala che, vaLI ApaNI indrice je che, te nira Mtara viSayAbhivAyukta rahe che. ane pramAda je che, te te sahu koIne dusTsajaja che, te ApaNuM te! zu ja kahevu. ? valI hai rAjan ! ApaNA jevA kAyara puruSo te aSTAdaza zIlAga teA keAI paNa divasa dhAraNa karI zake nahiM ane pUrve je tratA mahiSa ee pALelAM che, te te zuM ApaNAthI pALI zakAze ? nA naja pALI zakAya ? temAM vaLI khIjA vrate te kadAcit mahAae karI paLAya, paraMtu brahmacarya vrata te paLAya ni', e sa` khaTapaTa mUkI daIne hAla je gRhAsthAvAsa che, teja puNyAvAsa che, ema jANI temAMja rahevu cegya che. ane huM nRpa ! A gRhasthAvAsamAM ja rahI dAna, puNya, dharma, vrata, tapa, niyama jo pALIe, te te gRhasthapaNAmAM rahevu' paNa uttama ja che. huM rAjan ! A upadeza huM Apane ja kahuM chuM, tema nathI, paraMtu mane paNa ApanI jema vaLI sasAra para vairAgya thavAthI sayama levAnI icchA thaI hatI, tethI meM paNu hAlanI jema zuddha cAritradhArI dharmaguru zAdhavA mADyA hatA, paraMtu te divasa tevA guru mane paNu malyA nahi vaLI khIjA hAla je me kahyAM, ke ApaNAthI saMcama na le, te kAraNeAthI thai hajI sudhI huM A gRhasthadhama mAM ja vatu cheM. vaLI he rAjan! cAritra laIne te cAritranA tyAga karavA, te patathI nIce paDacA jevuM che, ane gRhasthA zramamA rahI te gRhasthavratanA tyAga karavA, te mAcAthI nIce paDacA jevu che. je patathI paDe tene jevu* dukha thAya che, tevuM dukha mAMcAparathI paDanArane thatu nathI mATe Apane gRhasthadha mA je rahevu teja uttama che. AvA vacana sehananAM sAMbhaLI vIrAMgaDha rAjA uMDA vicAra karavA lAgyA ke ahA ! A mehunIe te uttama evA meAkSakAraka mahAvrata evuM je cAritra tene nide che. are ! AvAM vAkye te A lekamAM ane paleAkamAM du:khadAyaka ja thAya che. A kevA ajJAnI che ke, je AvAM mithyA vacana kahIne cAritra levAmA vinna kare che jema ke!i kheDuta mANasa, mAla lAvaveA, sAcavave, vecaveA, nAmuM lakhavu, hisAba rAkhavA, e vigerenA bhaya dekhADIne vyApAra karanArA vyApArIne vepAra karatA aTakAve, ane potAnI kheDanAM vakhANu karI te kheDa karavAnA upadeza kare, tema meAhanIe paNa sAdhukama rUpa vyApArane ni dIne te dhane svIkAravAnI nA kahe che ane gRhasthadharma rUpa kheDane vakhANI temA ja rahevAnA upadeza kare che. * y vaLI A mADhunIyAnA kahevA pramANe pramAdathI leAkeAttara mAne viSe je vijJonu' ciMtavana karIe eTale mahAdustara evu' cAritravrata te kema paLAya? ema jo vicAra karIe te teA pachI meAkSazrIneAja abhAva thAya. kAMraNu ke sarvatra prasiddha meAkSasAdhaka te yatidhama ja te, te dhama aa je jIve agIkAra nathI karyAM, te jItranI sadgatI thatI ja nathI mATe 3 28 Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvA vAkya bolanAra evA A mahunIyAnI sAthe vAta karavAnI paNa mAre have zI jarUra che? paraMtu A vAta huM jinapriya zrAvakane bolAvIne kahI batAvuM ke jethI tene paNa A mehanIyAnAM bhAvanI mAlama paDe, ane je kAMI kahevAnuM hoya te kahe paNa? ema vicArI jinapriya zrAvakane teDAvI pitAne je vAta mohana sAthe thaI hatI, sarva vAta savistara kahI ApI. te sAMbhaLI jinapriya miDanane kahevA lAge, ke he mohana ' jevuM tAruM nAma che, guNa paNa tevA ja che. kema tAruM nAma mehana hevAthI bhadrIka bhAvI rAjAne saMyamagrahaNa karavA beTAM ane dharmathI pratikULa evAM vAkathI moDamAM nAkhe che? zIlAMgavata pALavA te ghaNuM ja kaThina che e sarva je kahyuM, te te zuM samajIne kahyuM? vaLI he mUrkha ? sAMbhaLo re sADarika puruSo che, tene caMcaLa evuM evuM citta zuM karI zake che? tathA tene prabaLa e Indriyavarga paNa zu karI zake che? vaLI pramAda paNa tene zuM kare che? niraMtara svAdhyAya, dhyAna, tapa tene viSe rahelA, gurunA vacanamAM nirata ane bhavabhramaNathI bhaya pAmatA evA anAgAra sAdhuonuM citta, kaI divasa pApakarmane viSe jAya? nA najAya. vaLI aSTAdaza zIlAMgaranA dhurAne vahana karavAne samartha evA sAdhurUpa je vRSabha che, te zu zIlAMga rathane cAlatAM cAlatAM ardha mArgamAM tyAga kare? nA naja kare ema karatAM kadAcita te puruSa, keIeka karmanA deze zivamArgamAM cAlatAM cAlatAM khalana thaI jAya, te zuM te mArgamAM zIlAMgarathane vahana karI bIjAe na cAlavuM? vaLI he jaDa! sAMbhaLa keIka vahANamAM besanArA puruSavAluM vahANa te besanAranA karmacage kadAcit bhAgI gayuM hoya, te pachI bIjA purue te vahANamAM zuM na besavu ? vaLI A tArA kahelA dRSTAMtathI baMdha thAya ke saMyamatrata dhAraNa karavA IcchanArane saMyama laI cUke nahi te baMdha thAya che. paNa je daDhavairAgI hAya, te saMyama laIne cheDe nahIM ane he mohana! je pApI puruSa, tArA sarakhI pitAnI kalpitayuktioe cAritra grahaNa karavAmAM samutsuka thayelA janane cAritra letA baMdha kare che, te te badha karanAra puruSa, naraka, tiryaM ca vigere lAkho game duHkhanu bhAjana thAya che. mATe te ajJAnI ! tevA vAkyarUpa pratyakSa nihuvathI tArAmAM gupta rIte mithyAtva ja bharyuM hoya, ema dekhAya che vaLI te kahyuM ke tevA zuddhavatadhArI sAdhunuM te malatA ja nathI? te he ajJAnI ! sarva saMgavimukta, paMca mahAvratadhAraNa dhIra, pAca samiti, traNa guptithI yukata, jJAna, dhyAna ane tapa, temA lIna evA guruo te pratyakSa rIte vicare che, ane amane darzana paNa thAya che, paNa he mithyAda ! tuM micchAdaSTi che tethI tane te yativarganAM darzana kyAMthI thAya? nirca tha, ane snAtakane te e pulAka sAthe viccheda thayo che eTale e traNene hAla viccheda thaI ga che. paraMtu bakuza ane kuzIla e be nigraMtha to jyA sudhI tIrtha pravartaze, tyAM sudhI raheze. have he mehana! je tuM bhayAnaka evA bhayAraNyamAM bhamavAnI Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ IcchA na karate he te hAla te je durbhASivacana kahyA che, tenI tuM guru pAse jaI Alocana le A prakAre jinapriya zrAvake tene ghaNuM hetuvAde kahI niruttara karyo. tethI te mehana kAMI paNa be nahi, tema durbhASitanu duSkRta paNa AlecyuM nahiM. tyAre te jinapriya zrAvake jANyuM je aho ! A te khare kharo dharmadhvajaja che, arthAt A kAMI khare zrAvaka nathI. ema jANe rAjAnI jema pote paNa tenI sAthe kAma vinA belavAne vyavahAra cheDI dIdhuM. pachI te jinapriya zrAvaka vIrAgada rAjAne kahevA lAgyuM, ke he rAjan ! tame A pramANe saMyama levAne IcchA kare che, tethI temane dhanya che, kAraNa ke saMyama sivAya jIvane mokSa thatuM nathI. ane tamArA jevA cAritra grahaNa karanArAnA manorathane je puruSa bhAge che, te puruSanu kaI divasa kalyANa thatuM nathI vaLI he rAjana ! deva ane guru, tenA caraNAravidanA pratApathI tamArA dhArelA sarva manoratha saphala che. ane he deva ! saMyamanI IcchA che, mATe samane jhaDaNa kare, huM paNa tamene saMyama grahaNa karavAmAM yathA zakti sahAyaka thaIza te vize ! je tame gurunI vATa jotA he, to gata divase ja zAMta, dAMta evA jayakAta nAme munIzvara tamArA udyAnane viSe ja samosaryA che, mATe he svAmin ! tenI pAse jaI te zIdhra mArga sAdhI le. A prakAranAM jinapriya zrAvakanA vAkya sAbhaLI te vIrAMgada rAjA atyaMta harSAyamAna thaI, tarata te gurunI pAse jaI temane namana karI rogya sthAna para beThe tyAre gurue dezanA madhuravanIthI dezanA ApI. pUjya munivaranI saMsAranI asAratA sAbhaLIne paramArthanuM citavana karI jIvitanI paNa aniyatA jANIne te vIrAMgada rAjA mAkSasAdhanamA utsuka thaye tethI teNe zubha divasane viSe pitAnA putra vIrasenakumArane rAjya gAdI ApI. ane jinapriya zrAvaka, tenI strI, maMtrI, sAmaMta, zreSThI pramukhanI sAthe te zrI jayakAta munIzvaranI ja pAse dIkSA lIdhI. pachI keme karI te muni agyAra a go bhaNyA. daza prakAre tathA aneka prakAre munionuM vaizyAvRtya karavA lAgyA, ane te vaizyAvRtya karI te munie puNya sAmagrI upArjana karI pachI cha adramAdika evAM uSpaSTa tapathI sarvakarmone khapAvI anazana vrata agIkAra karI, samAdhimaraNe kAla karIne te vIrAMgada rAjA zukrakalpana Indra thaze ane tenI sAthe je jinapriya zrAvaka ho, te paNa zukadevalokane viSe mahaddhika sAmAyika devatA thaye - have te mehana je hato te prathamathI mithyAtvI to hato ja paraMtu jyAre jinapriya zrAvakI tiraskArane prApta thaze tyArathI to te sAdhune doDI tho. ane manamAM atyaMta mithyAvane dharate thake pauSadhanA ane AvazyakanA miSathI sAdhunA upAzrayamAM javA lAgyuM tyAM te upAzyamAM rahelA sAdhunA de gaSavA lAge. eTale te loTa cAlavAnI cALaNI jevA guNavALo thaye jema cALaNI che, te cAlane grahaNa kare, ane uttama sArabhUta evA loTano tyAga kare. tema A eDana paNa adhunA dene grahaNa phare che, ane temanA je guNe che, temane tyAga kare che. vaLI te meDana sAdhunA dezone gavelI Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te doSane kevala manasAMja samajI besI rahetuM nathI, paraMtu te sarva zrAvakone ghera ghera jaI kahetA phare che, ke he zrAvake ! A vakhatamAM kaI jaina sAdhu te sAdhunA dharma pALatAja nathI. tame kaheze ke te vAtanI tamane kema mAlama paDI ? to ke sAMbhaLe, huM piSadha tathA sAmAyika karavA pratidina upAzrayamAM jAuM chuM to tyA me te sAdhuomAM pratyakSa rIte deja dIThA che, temAM keI paNa sAdhune sArI rIte paripUrNa rIte cAritra vrata pALanAro dIThe nathI. te tenA de kahuM, te sAbhaLe. ke te upAzrayamAM rahetA sAdhumAMhe keTalAka sAdhuo te muhapati bAppA vinAja bolyA kare che. vaLI keTalAka sAdhu daMDasanane hAthamA laIne cAle che. keTalAka sAdhu te Akho divasa sarve kriyA choDIne uMdhyA ja kare che. vaLI keTalAka sAdhu vikathAja karyA kare che. eka sAdhu paNa parva divasanA upavAsa paNa karatA nathI. keI sAdhu zuddhasUtra paNa vAcI jANatA nathI. keTalAka sAdhu svAdhyAyAdhyayana paNa karatA nathI. mATe te jotA te mane ema lAge che, ke sarva sAdhu doSathI bharelA che. tethI teone je anna vagere vaherAvavuM, te paNa sarva vyartha ja che A prakAranA mUDhapaNAthI kahelAM vacane karI dAnazraddhALu je zrAvake hatA, tenI zraddhAne sAva nAza karI nAkhyo tathA bhAva paNa 'utArI nAkhyo. A prakAre sAdhuni daka ane duSTa e te mohana kAle karI mukhapAkanA regathI maraNa zaraNa thaI vidhyAcala parvatanI aTavIne viSe hastI thaIne avataryo. tyAre tyAM tene vanacaroe pakaDI lIdho ane te vanecaro pAsethI tene keIeka dhanavAna vezya mUlya daI vecAto lIdhe. ane vaLI teNe paNa te hastIne mathurA nagarInA rAjAne arpaNa karyo ane te rAjAe A zUra hastI che, ema jANuM viSama evA saMgrAmamAM jyAre laDavA jAya tyAre tenI para pote bese, tethI tene sarve hAthIone AgevAna kI. have pUrvabhavAbhyAsathI te hAthI sAdhuone kevI hatI tethI pitAnA sthAnakathI najIka eka vana che, tyAM dhyAna karatA keTalAka sAdhuone zabda sAbhaLe. tethI te atikrodhAyamAna thaI pitAne bAMdhavAnA AlAnastaMbhane bhAgI cikArazada karI ekadama te sAdhuone mAravA de te deDatA mahApApanA vegathI rastAmAM eka moTo ane uDA khADe Abe, tethI te khADAmAM paDI gayo, ane paDatA mAtramAja tenA zarIranA bhArathI sarva aMge bhAgI cUra thaI gayA. tevAmAM ke eka purUSoe AvI gajamukatA levA mATe tenA kuMbhasthabha vidAraNa karyuM, tethI tenA duHkhe teja khADAmAM ArtadhyAnathI maraNa pAmI, ratnaprabhA nAme narakabhUmine viSe ga, ane tyAM paNa teNe ghaNuMja vedanA bhogavI ane tyAMthI nIkaLI zicANa nAme pakSI thA, tyAM paNa ghaNuM pApa karI maraNa pAmI vAsukaprabhAnAme naraka bhUmimAM gaye, tyAthI nikaLIne sihapaNe utpanna thaye. te siMhapaNAmAM paNa ghaNuM jIvane mArI ugrapApa bAMdhI maraNa pAmIne pakaprabhAnAme naraka bhUmimAM gaye, tyAM paNa ghaNIja vedanA bhagavAne tyAMthI nikaLI dhanapura nAme nagarane viSe kAmadattAbhidha Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 [, vaizyane ghera cadradattA nAmanI strIne viSe putrapaNe utpanna thaye have te jarA mATe thaye, tyAre tenuM tenA pitAe sumitra evuM nAma pADayu. - have teja samayane viSe jinapriya nAme zrAvaka hatA, tene jIva saptama zuka devalekamAMthI AvI, teja purane viSe vinayaMdharanAme zreSThInI guNavatInAme strInA udarathI putrapaNe utpanna thaze. tyAre tenu guNadhara evu nAma pADyuM. anukrame ramaNInA manane keda kare, evA yauvAnavayane prApta thaye pUrvabhavanA saMbaMdhathI guNadharane te sumitra para kharI prIti thaI ane pUrvAbhyAsathI sumitrane guNadhara para kapaTaprIti thaI, arthAt te sumitra uparathI prIti batAve, ane manamAM vairabhAva rAkhe. pachI te banne jaNa ekaja ThekANe kIDA vigere kare che. temAM pUrva janmanA pApathI nidhana thayelA te sumitranA vastrapramukha sarva halakAM che, tethI te guNadhara sAthe ramatAM pharatAM manamAM ghaNoja lAja pAme che, paraMtu te guNadhara tenuM mAna, sagAbhAIthI paNa vadhAre rAkhe che. arthAt pite dhanavAna che, te paNa tene kaI divasa dhikkArato nathI. tema karatA te sumitranuM anna vastrothI pAlana karanArAM tenAM mAtA pitA, maNa pAmyA tethI te ghaNoja dAriduHkhe pIDita thavA lAgyA, ane tene sarva janoe tyAga karyo, tathA tenuM sahu kaI helana karavA lAgyAM tyAre sumitre vicAryuM ke daridrI, vyAdhivAna, mUrkha, pravAsI ane niraMtara pArakI cAkarI karanAre. e pAca jaNa te jIvatA hoya te paNa tene muvA jevAja jANavA. te te pAca prakAranA manuSyamAthI huM daridrI chuM. have te daridripaNu paradeza jAu te maTe. paraMtu mAre paradeza jAvuM che ke deza sA haze? te huM A guNadharane pUchI jou ? ema dhArI te guNadharane aneka dezanA vepAra rojagAranI vAte pUchavA lAge. te sAbhaLI guNadhare jANyuM je A sumitra have nidhanapaNathI lajavAya che, tethI paradeza javAne vicAra karatA hoya ema lAge che. nahi te Ama paradezanI vAte mane kaI divasa pUchato na hato vaLI sumitra je lajavAya che emAM kAMI sumitrane vAka nathI. kAraNa ke daridra je che, te sahu koIne lajavAve tevuM ja che. mATe mArA mitrane je paradeza javAne vicAra thaye che, ane teNe mane paradezanI sarva vAta pUchI, te paNa ghaNuM ja sAruM thayuM che. te sumitra paradeza javA dhAre che, te huM tenI sAthe jaI mitratAnA kAraNe tene dhana upArjana karavAmAM sahAya karuM? A pramANe vicArI te sumitra sAthe paradeza javAne manamAM daDhanizcaya karI te guNadhara sumitrane kahevA lAgyo ke huM mitra ! mArA gharamAM dravya te ghaNu ja che, paraMtu me paradeza jaI dhanopArjana karavAnu kautuka dIThuM nathI, te che mitra' te kautuka jovA mATe huM kadAcita paradeza javA dhAru, te tame mArA sahAyaka thaze? te sAbhaLI kumitra samAna sumitre manamAM vicAravA mANyuM ke aho ! A te guNadhare ghAca ja sAruM dhAryuM ? kAraNa ke huM te guNadhara sAthe videza jaI tene sapAdana karelu sarva dhana kapaTathI laIza A dAridrayathI paNa mukta thaI jaIza? ema vicArI guNadharane kahyuM ke aho mitra ! huM te tamo kyA kahe, tyAM AvavA Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taiyAra ja chuM. mAre tamArAthI zu vadhAre che? tyAra pachI guNadhare turata potAnA mAtA pitAne pUchI atiprayAse temanI AjJA laI zakaTamAM aneka prakAranA kariyANAM bharI sumuhUta joI, keTaleka saMghata sAthe laI te sumitranI sAthe tyAMthI prayANa karyuM. pachI rAtri divasa cAlavAthI ghaNA dezonuM ullaMghana karI anukrame e aTavAmAM AvyA, ane tyAM utAre karyo pachI te vana ghaNuM ramaNika hevAthI te vananI zobhA jovA mATe guNadhara ane sumitra nIkaLyA. te jotA jotA gADha jenI chAyA che te dekhavAmAM manora e eka UMbarAne vRkSa dIThe. tyAre te bane te vRkSanI nIce beThA. rAka vizrAma levA beThA tyAra pachI guNadhare ArAma karyo, nidrAdhIna thaye. - have te guNadharane nidrAvaza thayelo joIne kapaTI tathA duSTa e sumitra kumitranI jema tatkAla tyAthI pitAnA tathA guNadharanA azvane laI jyAM utAre karelo hatA, tyA tvarita zvAsa bharyo deDo Avyo. AvIne mATe pikAra karI kahevA lAgyuM ke, he bhAIo ! bhAgo, bhAgo. nAse, are ! jaladI gADA joDe! vilaMba na karo! vaLI mArga ke unmArga te koI paNa joyA vinA jema tamArAthI bhagAya, tema bhAge ! kAraNa ke ApaNe pAchaLa ApaNane mAravA tathA lUMTavA jilla lekenI dhADa Ave che ! temAM mAro mitra gudhara paNa pakaDAI go che ! A prakArano te sumitro, sAda phATI jAya tevo pikAra sAkALI tathA guNadharanA ghoDAne guNadhara vinAne ANelo joIne saleke bhayabhIta thaI pitapatAnAM gAmaDAM jeDI ADemAge, jema bhagAya tema bhAgavA lAgyA. tyAre sumitra paNa tenI sAthe ja unmArge cAlyuM. ane pachI rastAmAM cAlatAM cAlatA kapaTathI atyaMta kapAta karavA lAgyo ke, are ! mAre prANathI paNa vallabha e guNadhara mitra pakaDAI gayo ! hAya, hAya, have huM zuM karuM !! ema DIvAra ghaNeja kapAta karIne te sumitra, guNadharanA sarva mAlane pite mAlika thayo kapaTI te sumitra, bIjA divasanA madhyAnDa kAle kariyANAnA gADA tathA sathavArAthI sahita eka aTavAmAM AvyuM, tyA akasmAta te sumitranA mitrava cakapa papeja jANe che heya na?i e tathA dhUmADAthI AkAzama DaLane AcchAdita karate ugra dAvAnala lAge. tene joIne sarva manuSya tathA zakanA hAkanArAo ati trAsa pAmI pikAra karatA jhaDapathI potapotAno jIva laIne bhAgyA, tyAre pAchaLa bIcArA baLada tathA mAlanA sarva gADAo baLIne bhasma thaI gayA. pachI te sumitranA sarva anucaree jANyuM je A sumitra je che, te ghaNoja hInabhAgya lAge che. kAraNa ke jenA maMdabhAgyane lIdhe akasmAta dAvAnalathI ghaNoja mAla baLI gayo, tathA vaLI ApaNe paNa bharavAmAMthI mAMDa mAMDa bacyA, mATe je have ApaNane te ghaNu ja dravya Ape, te paNa tenI cAkarImAM rahevuM nahiM. ema vicAra karI te sarva anucare, tenI cAkarIne ane tene tyAga karI ekamate sthita mArge cAlyA gayA, ane bIjo sathavAro paNa ADe avaLe cAlyo ga. pachI te sumitra, sahu lekenA javAthI ekale nirAdhAra thaze ke Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra3. pharatAM pharatAM eka girinI guphAmAM AvI paDe, tyAM keTalAka lUMTAra bhila beThA hatA, teNe te sumitrane dravyanA lebhathI pakaDI laI bhInA cAmaDAthI vi TIne, bAdhI rAkhe. ane tene tapAsatAM tenI pAsethI kaMI paNa na maLavAthI trIje divase tene bhukhya tara tho mArI kADhI mUkyA pachI tyAMthI te mahAkaSTane bhegavate thake vIrapura Ave. have te suzIla e guNadhara kumAra jyAM uMbarAnA vRkSa nIce sUtA hatA, tyAM tene, sAMyakAle mRgayA ramavA nIkaLelA keI eka zekharanAme pahilapatie dIThe. tyAre te tenI pAse gaye ane tene jagADIne nirjana vanamAM AvavA vigerenA sarva samAcAra pUchayA. tyAre te guNadhare paNa je kaI vRtAta banyuM hatuM, te sarva yathAsthita kahI ApyuM, pachI te guNadhare pavipatine pUchayuM ke he palipane ! tame mArA sumitra mitrane ke mArA mAlanA gADAne, ke bIjA koI paNa sathavArAne dIThe che? te sAMbhaLI palipati be ke he sujJajana ! ame te tamArA kahevAmAMthI keIne dIThA nathI, paraMtu jyAM tame utAre karyo hoya te sthala je batAve te tyA tenI zodha karAvuM ? ane jyAM sudhI te mANase tamArA sathavArA vigerene zodha karI Ave, tyAM sudhI tame mArA sthAnamAM AvI raho. ne sAMbhaLI prasanna thayelA te guNadhare pite jyAM utaryA hatA, te sthala, aTakaLathI batAvyuM. tyAre palipatie tenI zodha mATe mANasone mekalyA, ane te guNadharane pitAne ghera teDI lAvI, tenuM sthAnaka tathA bhejanapramukhathI Atithya karyuM. pachI te banne jaNane paraspara aneka vAte karatAM AkhI rAta vyatIta thaI gaI. ane jyAre prabhAta thaI tyAre te sumitra vigere sAthane tathA mAlano zedha karavA gayelA bhila lekee AvI kahyuM ke, he palipate ! jyAM tamee batAvyuM hatuM, tyAM tapAsa karatA ema khabara paDI ke te sarva sAthe ane mAlanAM gADAo ADA raste A parvatane pharIne vIrapura tarapha gayA tyAre pachI ame vicAra karyo ke A parvatanI AsapAsa tapAsa karIe? te sAthe kaI ThekANe amane male che? ema vicArI amee AkhI rAta e parvatanI AsapAsa tapAsa karI, paNa tyAM mAlane che ke mANasane patte matye nahi. pachI prabhAta thayethI kAyara thaI pAchA tamArI pAse AvyA AvA vacana sAMbhaLI manamAM atyaMta kheda pAmI guNadhara kalpAMta karavA lAgyo ke are! A zI vAta! e mAre mitra, mane suto mUkIne ja kema bhAgI gayo haze ! ane tenuM have zuM thaze ! mAlanAM gADAnuM paNa zuM thaze tene have kayA dhuM ? kema karuM ? A pramANe sa bhramacitta thaI kalpAMta karatA evA guNadharane joIne palipati kahevA lAge, ke he vatsa ! ATale badhe zeka zA mATe kare che? sAhasika tathA bhAgyavAna puruSanI kadAcita AvI saMpatti jAtI rahe, te paNa zuM ? kAI nahiM. kAraNa ke tamArA jevA bhAgyavAnane te pachI tethI guNuM saMpatti svata maLI Ave che jenA hRdayane viSe ghaNuM sAhasa che, te puruSane ghera lakSmI je che, te nivAsa karIne rahe che. ane huM sAhasika! vaLI A tamArA sathavArA pramukhane zodha karavA gayelAM A mArga mANase paNa Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 kahe che, ke mAlasahita tamArA mitra tathA sathavAre A parvata pharIne vIrapura gayA che. te he bhAI te vIrapura huM tamane gheDA vakhatamA parvata pharyA vinA paga rasteja pahoMcaDAvIza? te vacana sAMbhaLI guNadhara bolyA ke he badhe ! hAla jyAre tamArA jevA mane sujJa sahAyaka malyA che, tyAre mAre viSAda thavAne kayAM avakAza che ? hAla tamee kahyuM ke mane tamArA jevA sujJa sahAyaka malyA. te he suga ! jagalamAM rahenArA tathA manuSyane lUMTanArA amArA vanecamAM te vaLI sujJatva kevuM ? tyAre guNadhara kahe che ke sarSanA mAthA para rahele je maNi che, temAM viSAhAratva nathI zuM? nA che ja, arthAta te maNino nivAsa te sapanA mastaka para che, paraMtu te maNi sarSaviSane nAza kare che. tema tame rahe che te vanamAM paNa sujJatva ghaNuM ja che A pramANe te pApatie te guNadharanI sAthe rahAlApa karI tathA bIjA paNa vinoda karI keTalAka divasa te guNadharane pitAne ghera rAkhe. pachI te guNadhare tyAthI javA mATe rajA lIdhI, tyAre palipatie kahyuM ke he kumAra ! tame mArA atithi che, mATe A eka rasanu tu baDuM che, te grahaNa kare ane te bhAgyazAlin ! A rasamAM evo camatkAra che, ke A rasanuM ekaja TIpuM, je hajAra maNanA trAbAnA athavA leDhAnA patrA para nAMkhIe to te sarva pataruM suvarNamaya thaI jAya ! tethI je kadAcitte sAtha tamane na male, te A rasathI trAMbAnuM suvarNa banAvIne sukhe karI ghera pahoMcaje. ane havethI dhane pArjanane vyavasAya cheDI deje. vaLI he bhAI ! mArAM mANaso tamane je rasto batAve, te raste ja cAlyA jaje, tethI vIrapura Avaze ane tyAM tamArA sAtha vigerenI tapAsa kare che te sAthe tyAM gaye haze, te te tamane malaze? ema jhI te rasanuM tu baDu ApI, guNadharane potAnA sevakenI sAthe ghera javA rajA ApI pachI rastAmAM cAlatAM cAlatAM te pazvipatinA saujanyane tathA paropakArane atyaMta saMbhALa te guNadhara, anukrame vIrapura AvyuM. pachI tyAM sumitra vagerenA tapAsa mATe kaI eka chazeThanAme vANiye hatuM, tene tyAM utaryo. ane tyA sukhe karI rahyo ane pachI pitAnA mitra sumitra pramukha sathavArAne tathA mAlanAM gADAonI tapAsa karavA lAge. eka divasa guNadharane te gAmanA cokamAM sudhAthI jenu peTa uDu gayuM che, tathA jenI sAmuM jotAM sahu keIna dayAja Ave che, jenA rudhira tathA mAsa sUkAI gayA che. ane ghera ghera bhIkha mAMgate ane te eka mitra maLe. tyAre guNadhare tene turata khyo tyAre guNadhare tene moTA sAdathI bolAvyo ane pUchyuM ke he sumitra mane oLakhe ke nahIM ? ane he bhAI ! tu mane tyA ubarAnAM jhADanI nIce ja sUte mUkI kyAM pibArA gaNI ga 1 tyAre sumitre jANyuM je aho ! A te guNa dhara maLe ? have huM ene ze javAba ApIza ? tathA te to zarIramAM ghaNoja tejasvI tathA rupavAnUtha che? ema vicArI kapaTathI kahevA lAgyuM ke he mitra guNadhara ! huM paNa tamane zodhato hato temAM tame Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa mane maLyA, te ghaNu ja uttama kAya thayuM? vaLI huM prIyamitra ! tame pUchyu ke mane sUto sU kayA bhAgI gayA, tyAre sumitra kahe ke ApaNe yA utArA karyA hato, tyAre rahelA ApaNA sAthavAlA leAkAe mATe pAkara karyo ke he guNadhara * hai sumitra / bhinnaleAkA amene lUTe che, mAre che, mATe jaladIA. te sAMbhaLI namArA nidrAbhaMganA bhayathI tamAne uThADayA vinAja ekadama zvAsa bhayeryAM huM tyAM doDayA gayA. tyA te ApazA sathavArAne tathA ApaNA mAlanAM gADAMne lUMTatI evI eka mizrvanI dhADa dIThI tyAM me ApaNA sathavArAmAMthI uttama tathA zUravIra evA puruSAnI sahAya laIne te jillA sAthe mATu' yuddha * temAM bhinneAkAe te sAthavAlA zUravIra puruSanA nAza karyAM ane mane ApaNuM sa kariyANu lUTI laine khAMdhI mUkaye, ane pachI te sa tyAMthI mane tathA mAlane laI potAnI pachUTIe AvyA. have te bhilalekAne ApaNu ghaNu Mja dravya maLyu. tethI unmata thayelA evA te bhiTTo utsava karavAnA prArabha karyAM. tevAmA vaLI teja bhiTTaleAkeAnA verI evA khIjA bhillAnI dhADa tene lUMTavA AvI. tyAre mannenuM paraspara yuddha thayuM, tevAmA huM samaya joI tyAMthI chaTakIne mAro jIva laI bhAgI gayeA. pachI bhUkha ane tRSAne sahana karatA thakA Apane zodhavA mATe e vanamAM ghaNoja bhamyA. ane vana vanamAM zeSatA zeAdhatA anukrame A vIrapura gAmamAM Avele chu, ane ahI... paNa tamane AvyA sAMbhaLI tamane jovA mATe A ceAkamA pherA khAte hatA, tevAmAM te tamAe mane elAnce. have hai bhAI! ApaNe AvI rIte duHkhI thaI dhana kamAvA mATe paradeza nIkaLyA, te karatAM jo gharaja rahI ApaNuM gujarAna calAvyu` hAta te ghaNu ja sAruM thAta ? A te ApaNune dhana paNa na maLyu, ane herAna paNa thayA vaLI he mitra ! tameAne A prakAranA sa duHkhamAM meja nAMkhyA che. have te te je thavA kAla hatu, te thayuM, paraMtu hAlamAM ApaNe anne jIvatA malyA, te ghaNuMja sAruM thayuM, kAraNa ke AvA bhayaMkara vanamAM mANusa koi divasa jIvatuM rahe ja niss. A prakAranuM te sumitranu khelavuM sa` sAcu mAnI guNadhara, sumitrane peAtAne utAre teDI lALye ane tene jamADIne ruDA vastra paheravA ApyAM. taddana tara te kapaTInI pAse lai bhaTTIkabhAtrathI palipatie ApelA rasanA tuMbaDA ApavA vigere pAtAnuM sa vRttAta kahI ApyuM vaLI paNa kahyuM ke huM sumitra ! ApaNAM vAsaNa ane karIyANA vagerenA je gADA lUTANAM che, tenA tamAre kaI paNa kaleza karavA "nahIM. kAraNa ke A rasatubaDAnA rasathI te sava ApaNe navAM manAvIzuM? te sAMbhaLI kapaTanATaka karaNamA paTu evA te sumitra bence ke have te ApaNe A rasatu khikA laIne / tyAre guNadhara khece ke vAsaNa vigerenA meATA ADaMbara vinA sA nidhana jevA thaI deza tarapha jatAM mane te lAja Ave ? tyAre sumitra bence ke ApaNe A rasanA tuMbaDAne ahIM mUkI ninTecchAthI paradezane joIe? kAraNa ke ApaNAthI vAra vA pAchu paradeza avAya nahiM. A pramANe peAtAnA mitra sumitranA AgrahathI guNudhare tyAMthA gheraja jAvu pR. 29 Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 videza javuM kabUla karyuM. ane te rasatuM bikAne te rasanuM mahatya kahA vinA pite jyAM utaryo hato tyAM te jIrNavaNikane gheraja mUkI pitAne kumitra evA sumitra sahita te nagarathI bahAra nIkaLyA. pachI mArgamAM cAlatAM cAlatAM sumitre vicAryuM ke, te jIrNavaNikane ghera mUkelI ratuMba kAne mAre svataMtra rIte laI levI, paraMtu A guNadharane mArI nAMkhyA vinA te kAma banaze nahi ? tema vicArI te sumitre tene mArI nAMkhavAnA upAya zodhavA mAMDayA. paraMtu tene upAya ma nahiM. tyAre sumitra kahevA lAgyuM ke he mitra! ApaNe tApralipti nAme nagarImAM jaI ane samudrane pAra jaIe, tyAM vepAra karI ghaNuM ja dravya kamAIe ? kavi kahe che ke ahA ! je dhUrta puruM che, te mukhathI miSTa ane hRdayamAM duSTa hoya che. arthAt tenI vANImAM te ca nathI paNa vadhu zItalatA hoya che ane tenuM hRdaya kAtara samAna hoya che, mATe dhUta puruSa keIthI jItyAM jAya nahiM. have te sumitranAM vacana sAMbhaLI guNadhara kahe che ke he mitra ! tame kaho che, te kharI vAta che, paNuM dhana vinA ApaNe tAmralipti jaI zuM karIzuM ? tyAre te duSTa sumitra be ke tyAM tAmravisiM nagarImAM tamAre nAme ghaNu ja dravya mavaze ? ema kahI vahANamA besI bane jaNa tyAMthI tAmalipti nagarImAM pahoMcyA. tevA samayamAM te nagarIne viSe kahi dIpathakI mola bharelA 'ghaNuM vahANe AvyA hatA, tyAre kautuka jovAne mATe te banne jaNa tyA gayA evAmAM le te guNadharane uttama AkRtivALe jANIne te vahANanA adhipatieAe tene ghaNuM ja mAna ApyuM, ane kahyuM ke he uttama puruSa ! tame kaI vyApArI jevA lAge che, mATe A amAre mAla tame ja . te sAMbhaLI te sarva mAlanuM kAMIka dravya TharAvI te sarva mAla piteja lIdhe, ane te vahANanA adhipatione kahyuM ke, A sarvemAlane dhaNI huM chuM, ane ApaNe TharAvelA dravyanA dhaNa tame che, te sarva vAta te mAladhaNIe kabUla karI. tyAM te te tAmaliptI nagarInA vepArI AvyA, ane AvI pUchayuM ke A sarve vaDANomAM kamAla ke keno che? tyAre te sarva mAladhaNIoe guNadharane batAvyo ane kahyuM ke A "sarva mAla A puruSane che te sAbhaLI tenI sAthe mUlya karI sarva mAla guNadhare pitAnA nAmathI vecI temAM noNa vasUla karI, pUrve TharAvelAM nANuM te mAMladhaNIone ApI dIdhA, 'ema karavAthI te guNadharane eka karoDa TakA hAMsalanA maLyA. te laI guNadhare sumitrane kahyuM ke he mitra ' hajI ApaNe gAmamAM te gayA ja nathI, ane aDI samudranA kAMThA para ja chIe tyA te ApaNane A samude ja prasanna thaIne eka karoDa Teko ApI dIdhA, ane have vaLI AgaLa je mele te kharuM ? ema kahI te sarva dravya sumitrane ApyuM, eTaluM * dravya maLavAthI paNa asaMtuSTa e te sumitra guNadharane kahevA lAgyo ke huM mitra ! A - karoDa TakA je maLyA che, teno mAla laIne ApaNe cinabaMdara jaIvecIe te tyAM bamaNe lAbha thaze? te sAMbhaLI guNadhare vicAryuM je aho ! ATalA dravyathI paNa A sumitranI tRSNa pUrNa thaI naDI. mATe mAre A sumitrane tenI IcchAthI paNa adhika dravyanI prApti Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra7. karI ApavI? ema vicArI te dravyanAM, cIna daramAM vecavA cogya kariyANA laI vahANuM bharI, banne jaNa vahANamAM besIne cAlyA. te anukrame cInadIpamAM AvyA, tyAM paNa tene te kariyANAM vecyAthI ghaNoja lAbha thaye, tyAre te dravyanAM vaLI kariyANAM laI pAchA tApravipti nagarI tarapha cAlyA, ane ghaNaja samudra ullaMghana karyo. have cAlatA cAlatA te duSTa evA sumitre vicAryuM je ahi ! A guNadhare mAla ghaNeja kharIdele che, te mAlatathA tAmalipti nagarImA jIrNazeThane tyAM mUkelI rasatu bikA che, e sarva mane nizcita rIte te kayAre male? ke jyAre A guNadhara, rAtamAM ladhu karavA uThe, tyAre tene samudramAM phekI daI mArI nAkhyuM tyAre male? ema vicAra karI te sumitra vahANamA rAte jAgateja sUte, ane jyAre madhyarAtri thaI tyAre te guNadhara laghu karavA uThaze. ane jyAM tene laghu karavA uTha jANe tyAM to te sumitra, tarata nidrAmAthI uThI tene dhakko mAravA AvyuM, tevAmAM to tene pitAne ja paga khasI javAthI te samudramAM paDI gayuM kAraNa ke meTuM je pApa che, te turata phale che. ane jagatamAM paNa kahevata che ke "je khede te paDe ane jIvane karmane anusAreja phala male che, vaLI jevuM karma hoya che, tevI ja buddhi paNa thAya che. paraMtu buddhimAna puruSe atya ta vicArI kArya karavuM. have te sumitra rAtamAM paDI gae, tenI keIne khabara paDI nahiM, ane jyAre prabhAta thaI tyAre guNadhara sumitrane jovA lAgyuM, paraMtu te sumitrane kayAMI dIThe nahi tyAre teNe vahANamAM beThelA sahu keIne pUchyuM ke, he bhAIo ! tame keIe mArA mitra sumitrane dIThe che? tyAre sahu keI bolyA ke nA, amane khabara nathI. tyAre te te atyaMta kaleza pAmI vilApa karavA lAge, ke are ! A mArA priya mitrane nAza keNe ' karyo ! are Avu meTu pApa keNe karyuM ! are tene nAza te kema thaye ! are AvA prANavallabha mitrane saMgama karAvI pAche tene viraDa karAvanAra vidhine paNa dhikkAra haze. e mArA sumitra mitra vinA ghera jaI sagAone huM zu mukha dekhADIza ! mATe have te mitra vinA ghera jaI sahu keIne mukha dekhADavuM, tethI A samudramA paDI maravuM ja sAruM che ! ema vilApa karI jyAM te guNadhara, samudramAM paDavA tatpara thaze, tyAM to tene anucaroe tene pakaDI rAkhIne kahyuM, ke he zreSThina ! A saMsArane viSe jene saMga thAya che, tene viga paNa thAya che, ane jene viyega thAya che, tene pAcho saMga paNa thAya che. te kamIna paDelA prANIne sacega tathA viga thayA vinA raheteja nathI, te mATe mitranA viga thavAthI dhIra puruSe je che, te agnimAM paDIne ke samudra jalamAM paDI maraNa pAmatAM nathI. kAraNa ke je jIvate nara hoya che, te hajAro sukhane pAme che. ane he bhAI ' mitravine duHkhathI kadAcina keI puruSa maraNa pAme, to tene maraNate te mitra male che zu ? nA malato ja nathI. ane je te jIvatA hoya che, te daivage kadAcit tene te mitra male paNa che mATe huM zreSThina te sogane ane viyegane devAdhIna Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnI maravuM nahiM. AvAM te pitAnA anucaronA vacana sAMbhaLI bodha pAmele guNadhara, pitAnA mitranA guNagaNanuM manamAM samaraNa karato karato tAmalipti nagarImAM AvyuM, tyAM sarva mAla kAThA para utarI te sumitrane samudranA sarva kAThA para tapAsa karAvI, paraMtu tenuM zaba paNa maLyuM nahI. tyAre kheda pAmelA te guNadhara, sarva kariyANA vecI nAMkhI thoDAMka mANasane sAthe laI tyAMthI pAchA vIrapura nagare Ave tyAM AvI jene tyA rasanI tuMbaDI mUkI hatI, te jIrNazeThane ghaNu ja dhana ApI te rasatu bikA laIne anukrame pitAnA dhanapura nAme nagaramAM Aje. ane tyAM mAtA pitAnA caraNamAM namana karI svajana, mitra, jJAti pramukhane maLI atyaMta sateSa pAmyA. have te guNadhara A prakAre sarva rIte sukhI che, paraMtu pitAnA mitra sumitranuM manamAM ahoniza dhyAnaja karyA kare che, tethI tene vanamAM ke manuSyanA samAgamamA ke kaI paNa kAryamAM kiMcitmAtra cenaja paDatuM nathI te guNadhara eka divasa pitAnA udyAnamAM gaye, tyAM keI eka sudharmAnAme muni beThA hatA, tyAre temanI pAse jaInamana karI tyAM upadezanA zravaNa mATe beThe. tyAre te guNadharane joIne munie jJAnathI jANyuM ke A guNadhara, duSya evA sumitranA virahanuM dukha karyA kare che ? ema jANe te guNadharane kahyuM ke he saumya | mehumUDha thaIne tuM duSTa evA sumitrane tuM zA mATe paritApa kare che? tane A zeka karate joIne mane te ema lAge che, ke tuM sumitranA ane kumitranA guNane jANato ja nathI? he guNadhara ! tAre kharo mitra to je tAre palapati maLyo hato teja che. kAraNa ke jeNe tAruM tevA bhayaMkara vanamAM rakSaNa karyuM ? tathA vaLI rasatu bikA paNa ApI. ane hAla jene tuM ahoniza zeka kare che, te sumitra te mahAduSTa hato, jeNe tAro vanamAM tyAga karyo, tathA tArA mAlane dhaNI thaye ane te mAla paNa vanamAM malI gaye, tyAre te pAcho tane maLI kapaTathI samajAvI samudraraste laI teNe tArI pAse vepAra karAvyuM. vaLI te dravyane tathA rasatuMbikA mAlika thavA mATe tane samudramAM nAkhavA taiyAra thaye, tyAM pitAne pApe piteja paga khazI javAthI samudramAM paDI gaye. AvI rIte duSTanA saMgathI tu ghaNeja dukhI thayo che te paNa te duSTamitrane zoka kare che? te vAkaya sAbhaLI guNadhara be ke mahArAja ! huM te tenI para ghaNI ja 'prIti rAkhatuM hatuM, te chatA paNa mArI sAthe vairI samAna kema vartate hate? tene ane 'mAre koI pUrvajanmane vairabhAva haze? te sAbhaLI munivare tenA pUrvajanmano sarvavyatikara karyo, temAM kahyuM ke jinapriya zrAvakano avatAra tuM che ane mehanane avatAra e thaze hatuM, ane te mehana kapaTathI dharma pAlatA hatA, ane tene avatAra sumitra hevAthI du khI thayo, ane jinapriya dharmiSTha hatuM, ane tene avatAra tu hovAthI sukhI thayo che. ane pUrva janmamAM tArI sAthe tene vaira hovAthI te A janmamAM paNa tAre mitra thaI tane kharAba karavA IcchatA hatA, ane tu dharmiSTha tathA samabhAvavALe hovAthI tenuM tuM sAru karavA IcchatA hatA ane pUrvabhave tane dharma sahAya hovAthI AbhavamAM sarva saMpatti Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 29 4 tathA mAna svataH prApta thayu che ane te pUrvabhave dharmedveSI heAtrAthI janma janmane viSe ghaNAja dukhI thaze mehane jaina dharmanI, sAdhuenI ghaNI nidA karI tethI tene tevA kilaSTha karmAMnA udayathI mithyAtva badhANu. te bhavAvamA narakatiya "canA viSe bhamyAja karaze, ane te kadAcit naranjanmane prApta thaze, te paNa du:kha, dAridra, rega, zeka, tene bheLavaze, paratu tenA du.khAnA pAra Avaze nahiM. AvA vacana muninA sAMbhaLI guNadhara elya ke he bhagavan ! te sumitra hAla vAridhine viSe paDI maraNa pAmI kayA avatA haze ? tyAre guru khelyA ke he guNudhara ! samudramA paDelA evA te sumitra, jalanA kaddothI ghasaDAte thake maraNu pAmIne sAMketapuramAM eka daridrI brAhmaNane ghera du tAnAme brAhmaNInA uranA viSe janmI ghaNeA kAla bhaTakI kezava rUpe mATe thaye, mahAmuninI kRpAthI peAtAnA mAtA pitAnI AjJA laIne te mahAmuninA caraNane viSe zrAmaNyane svIkAryuM jainasiddhAta sArI rIte jANI ane zuddha rIte cAritrane dhArazu karanAra eve! te guNudhara gurupAdanA prasAdathakI manehara evA sUriSadane prApta thayeA. ema kahIne te puruSAttama rAjAne kahe che, ke he puruSAttamarAjA ! je me vIrAMgaDharAjA kahyo, te hAla tu puruSottama rAjA thayele che. te pUrvabhavamAM sAdhunA atya Mta vAghRtyathI thayelA puNyanA sukhAne zu devalekane viSe leAgaLyu che, ane pAchAM zeSa rahelAM puNyanA sukhAne, A janmamA rAjyasukhathI bhegave che. mATe pUrva janmanI - jema cAritrane agIkAra kara. hAla g huM purASattama I tArA pUchavAthI meM tane jenA saMgathI A kapijala purArhuita nAstika thaI gayA che, te rIte tenA mAmA aMdha evA kezavanA pUrvajanmanA sarva vyatikara kahI batAbyA, thA te prasaMge tArA ane mArA paNa pUrvajanmanI vAta kahI khatAvI. A prakAranA muninA vacana sAMbhaLI utpanna thayuM che jAtismaraNa jJAna jene evA te sAketapurapati puruSAttama rAjA munine namana karI kahevA lAgyuM ke, he bhagavan ! A ApanAM upadezathI huM atyaM ta sa teSa pAmya chu tethI ApanI pAse vinaMtI karI mAguM chu, ke mArA rAjyanA tyAga karI ApanI pAse dIkSA levA icchuM chu, tethI mane dIkSA ApeA. Ama jyAM kahe, che. tyAM te tyA beThelA kapijala pureDuitane paNa te guruvayanA upadezathI jAtismaraNu jJAna utpanna thayu, tethI te bence ke huM mahuArAja hAla me mArA duyanuM phUla dIThuM, mATe huM bhagavan! have mane dukhathI kADho, te sAbhaLI puruSAttama rAjA else ke hai munIMdra ! A kapijala kahe che, ke me dunvayanu' phala dIThuM', ane have mane dukhathI kADho. te ' huM mahArAja ! eNe du yanuM te kevu phUla dIThuM che? te kaheA. te sAbhaLI muni kahe che ke huM rAjan ! sAbhaLa. Aja gAmamA A je hAla kapijala che, te pUrve zivadeva nAme zrAvaka hatA, te prakRtie prazatasvabhAvI, ane aNuvrata, sAmAyika, pauSadha, tene viSe atyaMta rucivALA tathA brahmacaryavAna hatA, paraMtu tene Aja gAmamAM rahenArA pUrvokta Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 230 meADunaneA saoNMga heAvAthI te meAhananI karelI mADu jALamAM phasAI jaI te mehananI jema ja yationA nika, sAmAyikane na karanAra, guruvacana para avizvAsI, sAdhuvaMdanamAM anAdarI, tathA sAdhuone anna, pAna, vastrane na ApanAra, te sAdhuonAM vaAnRtya pramukha karavAmAM anAdarI, zrAvaka na chatAM zrAvakapaNAnA DALa ghAlanAra, tathA karelA pApanI AleAcanAne na karanAra, sAdhunI AjJAnA virAdhaka thaye tethI te zivadeva maraNa pAmI, prathamakippiSice deva thayeA. tyA paNa durbhAgya kadayathI tene samRddhivAna evA satra devAe peAtAnI 5ktithI bahAra karyo, tethI te tyA apavitra evA smazAnArdikamAM ghaNA kAla paribhramaNa karI tyAMthI cyavI, capAnagarIne viSe cADAtra thaIne avataryAM tyA paNa 5McadriyaprANInA nAza karavArUpa pApapuje karI pAcho dhUmaprabhAnAme pAcamI narakabhUmine viSe nArakI thaI avataryAM. tyA paNa ghaNAMja dukhA bhAgavIne pAche A gAmamAM A kapijalanAme purohita thaI avatarelA che. have A piMjalane peAtAnA mAmA kezava sAthe prIti thai, tathA tenA upadeza paNu mAnya, tenu chu kANu ? te ke A kezavanA chatra jayAre mAhana hatA, tyAre A kapiMjalane jIva zivadeva zrAvaka hatA, tene tyAM paNa temane paraspara prIti hatI. tathA te zivadeva meADunane upadeza mAnate haeNte, ane have jyAre te meDunanA jIva, kapi jalanA mAme kezava thaye, tyAre zivadevanA jIva A kapijala pureAhita thayelA che te te bannene A janmamA paNu pUrvAbhyAsathI paraspara prIti che, tathA pUrvInI jema peAtAnA mAmA kezavanA upadeza A pijala mAne che ane te zivadeva je hato, te saraLasvabhAvI hato, vaLI te zivadevane jIva hAla kapijala thaI avataryuM che, tethI ja hAla A kapi javu peAtAnA jAtismaraNa jJAnathI khAdha pAmele che. e kezava je che, te pUrve mehananA bhavamAM gurudrohI haiAvAthI tIvrAbhiniveza mithyAtvathI du"khita thayA thakA bhavA vane viSe ghaNA kAla bhaTakyA karaze. vaLI he rAjan ! je gurunA avarNavAda ele, te arhanmAne pAmIne paNa bhavAvamA Dukhe che, te mATe vivekI jIve gurutatvanu ArAdhana karavu'. kema ke,guru vinA A bhavAbdhinA duHkhAne pAra AvatA nathI. A prakAranI dezanA sAMbhaLIne te puruSottama rAAMe peAtAnA puruSacaMdra nAme putrane potAnI rAjyagAdI para besADI kapi jala pureDuitAdika nI sAthe paramaprameAde karI pravajyAne grahaNa karI. have te kanakadhvaja rAjA pazu A prakAranuM te sattu caritra sAbhaLI tathA jene vismaya pAmI hAtha oNDI te kahevA lAgyuM, ke he.' bhagavan ! huM paNa mArA jaya sudara nAme laghu ,khAdhavane mAre rAjyabhAra soMpI ApanIja pAsethI sasAra samudra tAravAmA peAta samAna evA cAritrane svIkArIza ? sAMbhaLI muni kahe che, ke he rAjana ! keTi dravyanA vepAra karanArane keI divasa kAcanA kaTakA levAnI IcchA thAya ? nA na ja thAya. vaLI ratna bharaNe thI bharapUra evA bhAgyavAnane kei divasa pittalanA alakAra paheravAnI icchA thAya? nA naja thAya ? tema zamamAmrajyanA abhilASI evA puruSane A rAjyanI icchA thAya nA naja thAya 1 Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra31 AvA gurunAM vacana sAMbhaLI te kanakadhvaja rAjA, pitAne gAma AvI sAmaMta, maMtrI temanI samIpa, pitAnA nAnAbhAI jaya su daranAme yuvarAjane kahevA lAgyuM ke he vatsa ! tuM A rAjyane grahaNa kara, kAraNa have mArI saMyama levAnI IcchA thaI che. te sAMbhaLI jayasuMdarakumAra be ke he mahArAja ! Apane AvuM bolavuM egya che? vaLI pitAnA ataraMga mitrane tathA bhAIne A rAjyapa baMdhIkhAnAmAM nAkhIne Apa jevA uttama puruSane palAyana thavuM che ? ane he prabhu ! saMsAranA rupane jANI gurunA vacanAmRta tattvane pIne viSatulya evA viSane viSe ApanI peThe mAru paNa mane AnaMda pAmatu nathI che jhabadho ! jhAjhuM zuM kahuM chuM paraMtu svahitaiSI e hu paNa ApanI sAtheja dIkSAne ghaDaNa karIza, A prakAra jayasu darakumArane paNa dIkSA grahaNane nizcaya sAMbhaLIne te kanakadhvaja rAjAe rAjyalakSaNalakSitAMga evA pitAnA kanakaketunAme kumArane turata rAjyagAdI para besADo pachI kanakadhavaja tathA jayasuMdara e bane bhAI mA trI, sAmaMta, maMDalezvara vagerenI sAthe jyAM guru beThA che, tyA vanamAM che, tyAM vanamAM jaI gurune praNAma karIne dIkSA lIdhI. tyAre kanakaketu rAjA, pitAnI IcchA pramANe dIkSAmahotsava karI teonA caraNAravidatu vadana karI pitAnA ane kAkAnAM virahadukhathI dukhita thayo thake ghera Ave. - have te kanakadhvaja tathA jayasudara e bane munIzvara, nirmaLacAritrane pALanAra, tathA pAMca samiti, traNa gupti tene dhAraNa karanAra, jJAna ane cAritra tenA ArAdhaka thayA te munirAje siddhAMtarUpa amRtanA pAna karanAra, tIvratApathI karI pApano nAza karanAra, nirdoSa AhArane bhajana karanAra, gurupadanI bhakti karanAra, traNa guptie karI guptA, zudrayatipaNane prApta thayelA jJAna, darzana ane cAritra, e traNa ratnane pAlana karavAmAM sAvadhAna, chadrie, mahArAjAne jaya karavA tatpara, devene paNa abhivAdanIa, tathA munione paNuM pUjana karavA yogya evA banne vaSio, zItakALane viSe - vanamA tathA parvatanI guphAomAM azana tathA vastra tene tyAga karI rahe che. ane zrImakALane viSe bhayaMkara evA sUryanA tApathI tapelA pASaNa paNa besI pitAnI kAyAne tapAve che tathA varSAkALane viSe kUrmanI peThe pitAnA hasta pArAdikane gopIne parvatanI guphA pramukhamAM praveza karIne rahe che. A prakAre parisaha sahana karavAmA vIra, ane meruparvatathI paNa dhIra, sUryanA kAMti samAna che kAMti jenI ene samudrathI paNa gaMbhIra, zuddha evA jJAne karI bhAskara samAna te bane munio, cAritra pANI anazanavrata aMgIkAra karI, samAdhimaraNathI maraNa pAmIne jemAM anuttara sukha bhegavAya che, ane ati uttama evA vijaya vimAnane viSe batrIza sAgaropamanA AyuSya aDhAramA bhave ahamiM devapaNe mitra thaIne avataryA ahIM zaMkharAjA ane kalAvatInA bhavathI mAMDIne pRthvIcakra ane guNu sAgaranA aDhArabhava saMpUrNa thayA. Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (dasame saga) dazamasargazya bAlAvabodha: prArabhUte - ' artha - uttama evA puNyarUpa pIyuSane jatI tathA cAracaraNane dhAraNakaranAra jANe kAmadhenuja heya nahiM? evI je ariha ta bhagavAnanI vANIrUpa gAya, te niraMtara jayavaMtI va. jema kAmadhenune cAra caraNa che, tema arihaMta bhagavAnanI vANuM rUpa gAthAne paNa cAra caraNa che, ahI graMthakAra kahe che, ke kanakezvaja rAjA, vijayavimAnamAM aDhAramAMbhave ahamiMdra thaye, ane tyAMthI ravIne kayAM avataryo? have saMpattiothI sthaLa sthaLane viSe suzobhita che udeze jenA ane sarva kaleza varjita, e eka abhaMga nAme deza che. jemAM ghare che te meTA gAma jevAM che ane gAma che te nagarasamAna che, ane nagara che, te surapura samAna che, te dezamAM ripu evA rAjAo paNa je kaMpAyamAna na thAya, ane lakSAvidhi dravyavAna, buddhimAna ane vivekavAna evA janee jemAM nivAsa karyo che evI caMpApurI nAme nagara che. te nagaramAM jaya evA nAme rAjA rAjya kare che. te rAjAnI vikasitakamala samAna locanavALI, sudhAsamAna vacana belanArI, ane suvarNasadaza dehavAlI evI priyamatI nAme paTTarANuM che. tevI manahara strInI sAthe bhega bhegavatA te rAjAne eka lAkha varSa zaNuddha samAna cAlyAM gayAM. - have vijayavimAnamAM ahaniMdra thayele e te kanakadhvaja rAjAne jIva tyAthI eNvI pUrvokta priyamatI nAme parANInA udarane viSe Avyo. jyAre te garbhamA Ave, tyAre rANune eka svapna AvyuM. te svapnamAM teNe zuM dIThuM ? te ke jANe pate rAjAnA sihAsana para beThI hoya, ane pitAne ja pitAnA svAmI jaya rAjAe jANe maNijaDita mukuTa pahe' hoya tema dIThuM. tyAM te prabhAtakAla thavAthI pratidinanA rIvAja pramANe mAgadha kalekee ovI, manahara zabdathI mAMgalya karavA mAMDayuM te sAbhaLI atyaMta pramoda pAmelI rANa, zadhyAthI uThIne pitAnA svAmI pAse AvI. ane te svapnanI vAta kahI ApI. te sAMbhaLI rAjAe kahyuM ke he priye ! A svapnathI tamAma pRthivIne viSe prasiddha ane rAjAdhirAje evA nAmane dhAraNa karanAre, maneza eka putra pragaTa thaze ema kahIne pachI ke te divase rAjAe pitAnI rAjasabhAmAM AvI vidvAna evA svapna pAThakane bolAvyA. ane - tenuM pUjana karIne tene svapnanI vAta pUchI tyAre te svapna pAThake e paNa je, svaniphara rAjAe kahyuM hatuM, teja kahyuM te sAbhaLIne rANI atyaMta prasanna thaI, ane prazasta evA pitAnA garbhanuM saMrakSaNa karavA lAgI. have te garbha jyAre pAca mAsane thaye, tyAre te garbhanA prabhAvathI priyamatI rANIne satyanA tathA yatinA pUjananA dehuda utpanna thayA. eTale te rANanA manamAM evI IcchA thaI ke hu caityamAM jaI jANe pratimAnuM pUjana karuM, dharmanI prabhAvanA karuM, supAtrane dAna Apu, svAmivAtsala karu ? pachI te dehadanI Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra33 vAta rAjAne kahI, rAjAe rANInA pUrvokta sarva dehudo ati harSathI vizeSe karI pUrNa karyA. samaya jatAM grISmakAla AvyA. jevuM IdrionuM sukha bIjI RtumAM Ave che, tevuM A grISma RtumAM AvatuM nathI. vaLI te grISmakAla khalajananI jema ghaNA jana sAthe vaira vasAvanAra che. eTale jema khalajana che, te pitAne kharAba AcaraNathI tathA kaTuvAkyathI sahu keIne verI thAya che, tema A grISmakAla paNa pitAnA sakhata tApathI sakeI janane vairI jevo lAge che. vaLI te grISma kAlamAM mitre paNa pitAnu mithya mUkI dIdhuM che. eTale sarvajagatane mitra e je sUrya teNe pitAnuM yathAyogya tapavArupa mitrapaNu mUkI daI jagata para ugra tApa nAMkhavA mAMDyuM, vaLI cImakAle sUryanuM paNa apamAna karAyuM che ? eTale grISmakAlamAM AkarA tApa paDavAthI te sUryatApanA pratispardhi evA je zatadravyo, tene leke upabhego kare che. arthAt sUryanAM pratidhi evA je zItala dravya, tenuM leke mAna kare che, tethI te sUryanuM apamAna thayuM. have A prakAranAM bhayaMkara evA grImakAlane viSe priyamatI paTTarANIthI yukta e te jyarAjA, mane DaravRkSonI zobhA je vanane viSe che tyAM gayo. te vanamAM eka vApikAne kesara, kapUra, agaracaMdana, kasturI, temanA rajapuMje karI pILA tathA sugaMdhita evA je jala, teNe yukta karI. pachI te vApikAmAM te strI puruSa paDI tenA jalathI ghaNIvAra sudhI paraspara jalakrIDA karI. ane tethI te banne jaNa zramita thaI gayAM. taraMnatara te jaya rAjA tyAMthI jarA dUra eka drAkSamaMDapa hato, tyAM jaI beThe. ane priyamatI rANuM to tyA nikaTanA vRkSanI nIce ja beDI. have vINA vagADavAmAM zreSTha evA jaya rAjAe hAthamAM vINA dhAraNa karIha kinnarathI paNa na gAI zakAya tevA gItagAna karavAno prAraMbha karI gAvA mAMDayu. tevAmAM te rAjAnA guNothI, svarUpathI ane vINAnA nAdathI, te vananI je vanadevI hatI, te mehita thaI gaI tethI te rAjAnA sagamane IcchavA lAgI, pachI kAmAgnithI tapta thaI evI te vanadevI, priyamatI rANunuM dAsInuM rUpa dhAraNa karI jyAM te rANI beThelI che, tyA AvI hAtha joDI kahevA lAgI ke bAIsAheba ! ApanA pati mahArAjAe mArI sAthe kahevarAvyuM che, ke rANune kaho je ahIM AvyA ghaNI vAra thaI che, mATe ghera jAya? te vAkya sAbhaLI rANuM turata pote ghara tarapha cAlI gaI tadanaMtara te vanadevI, manaharavastrAbhUSita evI kAminInuM rUpa dhAraNa karI te jaya rAjA pAse AvI hAva, bhAva, kaTAkSa karIne te jaya rAjAne kahevA lAgI ke he rAjana ! ApanA guNa, rUpa ane rAga teNe karI huM mehita thaI gaI chu, ma Te mane gatisukha ApI zAMta karo. vaLI ahIM keI che paNa nahi te vacana sAMbhaLI kopAyamAna thaI brahmacarya vrata bhaganA bhayathI tenI nA kahIne kahyuM ke he kulaTe ' tu jaladI mArAthI dUra thA. nahiM te adharmadraSita evI tuM mArA phodharUpa analane viSe pataMganI jema baLI jaIza ane te dhArele evo adharma che Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra4 mArA dezamAM thato hoya to huM te adharma keI kALe thavA ja dauM nahi. vaLI tArI jema kaI puruSane meM je adharma karato je hoya, te tene huM nArAja karyuM. ane vaLI tAre paNa huM nAza ja karata, paraMtu tuM strI che, mATe lAcAra chuM. kAraNa ke zAstramAM vAkaya che ke avadhyA strI " vaLI che oNriNi? vizvameDarakaraNazIla evA A je ravi, te zuM kaI divasa pitAnAM ujajavalakiraNothI adhAruM kare? nA naja kare, tema dAnI, mAnI, dhanI, dhIra, vIra, kIrtimAn e mANasa, kaI divasa parastrImAM Asakta thAya? nA naja thAya. AvAM vacana sAMbhaLyA che paNa te strI, rAjAne kahevA lAgI ke he vibhe! mane tame parastrI na jANu hu to nira tara tamArA guNamAM ane rUpamAM rakta evI vanadevI chuM. mATe marAgnithI tApa pAmelI evI je huM, te mane tamArA saMgamarUpa amRtathI siMcana kare. ane he nAtha ! tame mArA jevI prArthanAnA bhaMgamAM bhIru che, tathA vaLI kAruNyanA bhaMDAra che. mATe mAre tyAga na karI, mAruM sevana karo. A prakAranuM te vanadevInuM vacana sAbhaLI jayarAjA kopAyamAna thaI phUra vacanathI kahevA lAgyo ke he duSTa ! he nirlaja pApiNa ! tuM AvA kukarmAcaraNa karavAnI IcchAthI uttama evA devapaNane vagove che? he puMli ! tArI sAthe huM bolanAra nathI. ane have te jema bane tema tuM mArI najarethI dUraja thA. kAraNa ke huM tArA jevI pApinuM mukha jevAne Icchate nathI? AvA tiraskAranA vacana sAMbhaLI te devI, tarata aMtardhAna thaI gaI. ane pachI te vicAravA lAgI ke kaI paNa rIte kapaTa karIne mAre A rAjA sAthe ratisukha te levuM ja? ema vicArIne kAmAtura evI te strI, chala karavAne avakAza joyA kare che te samayamAM jayarAjA vismaya pAmI te vAta, piotAnI strIne kahevA mATe yA vRkSanI nIce pitAnI strI beThI hatI tyAM gayA. ane tyAM jaI jove, tyAM to te rANIne dIThI nahi tyAre teNe vicAra karyo ke ahIM rANuM nathI, paraMtu te ghera gaI haze? ema jANe pote paNa ghera gaye. te samayamAM avakAza joIne te vyaMtarIe sagarbhA evI priyamatI rANI jyAM gharamAM beThI hatI tyAMthI tene upADIne pUrva dizAmAM ghaNeja dUra eka ujajaDa vanamAM nAMkhI dIdhI, ane pote pAchuM rANInuM rUpa grahaNa karyuM. ane dAsIne kahyuM ke he dAsI ! mUhArAjane jaIne kahe, ke Apane rANuM sAheba bolAve che te sAbhaLI te dAsI je hatI te tatkAla rAjA pAse AvI vinatI karI kahevA lAgI ke mahArAja ! Apane rANI sAheba belAve che? te sAMbhaLI rAjA bolyo ke huM paNa AvavAno vicAraja karatA hatA, mATe ja huM AvuM chuM ema kahIne te jyarAjA aMtapuramAM AvyuM, tyAM te te vyaMtarI sAmI AvI, lajajA rahita thaI vezyAnI jema vicitra evA AliMganAdika upacAra karavA lAgI. te joIne rAjAe vicAra karyo ke are ! A dekhavAmA te gaNuM jevI lAge che, paraMtu AcaraNathI rANuM nathI kAraNa ke je rANuM hoya, te Ama bethA cAlyA vinA sarvano samakSa nirlajajApaNuM kare nahi. mATe mane lAge che ke rAzInuM rUpa dhAraNa karI ahI Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra3pa AvI besanAra te vyaMtarI che. ema jANa krodhAyamAna thaI, tenI para eka muSTine prahAra karyo, tathA tenA keza pakaDI, DharaDI, ghaNuM gAle daI, dhakako mArI, gharamAMthI kADhI mUkI tyAre te vyaM tarI paNa bhayabhIta thaI, turata jANe citrAmaNanI pUtaLI hoya nahiM? tema thaI gaI pachI nirAza thaIne te a tardhAna thaI gaI. tadanaMtara jayarAjAe vicAra karyo ke A vyaMtarI mArAmAM ati Asakta thavAthI mArI pachavADeja paDI che, te eka kSaNavAramAM kAMIka na samajAya tevu chala karI mArA amUlya evA brahmacaryavratane bhaMga karI nAkhaze. mATe have mAre tene khUba vicAra rAkho ? ema vicAravA lAgyuM ke are ! e te ThIka, paNa mane ahIM AvyuM jANe che, te chatA rANIne gharamAMthI bahAra AvatAM vilaMba kema lAgyuM haze ? cAla huM tenI tapAsa karu ema vicArI aMrtagRhamAM jaI tapAsa karI, tyA te rANIne dIThI nahI. tyAre saMsabhrama thaI tatratya sarva parivArane pUchavA lAgyuM ke huM loke rANI kyA che ? tyAre tyAM rahelAM kaI paNa mANasane rANInA javAnI khabara na hovAthI teoe kaI paNa uttara Ape nahiM. tyAre rAjAe jANyuM je are ! jarUra mArI pachavADe paDelI te vyaMtarIe rANInuM haraNa karyuM che? ema nizcaya rIte jANIne tenI zedha karavA cotarapha keTalAka mANasane mekalyA. te mANasee ADI avaLI zedha karAvI. paraMtu teone rANIne kayAM paNa patto maLe nahIM. tyAre nirAza thaI te zeleke, jaya rAjAne vinaMti karI kahevA lAgyA ke mahArAja ! ame e te rANIsAhebanI ghaNuM ja zodha karI paraMtu temane kayA paNa patto maLe nahiM AvI vajapAsamAna vAkya sAMbhaLI atyaMta kheda pAmI, vicAravA lAgyuM ke aho ! janma, maraNa, jarA, mRtyu, rega, zeka, saga, viyega, teNe karI draSita tathA kapAya ane viSaya, teNe karI vyAsa evA A saMsArane vAra vAra dhikAra heje are ! je saMsAramAM eka kSaNamAM muMba dekhAya che, ane pAchu bIjI kSaNamAM du kha dekhAya che. mATe IdrAla jevA 'sa sAramAM zu sukha che ? vaLI je saMsAramAM rahelA jIvane keI eka prANavallabha evA padArthono viyoga, ekakSaNa vAra paNa sahana thatuM nathI, to tevA prANavallabha padArtha vinA AyuSya pasAra karavuM paDe che ? vaLI je saMsAramAM mAtA, pitA, putra, kalatra saMpatti pramukhanuM sukha jIvane maLe che, te te sukhane deva eka nimiSamAtramAM nAza karI nAMkhe che? mATe tevA devane paNa vAra vAra dhikkAra je are ! te daMve prANathI dallabha evI mArI priyAno mane paNa vicAra karAvavArUpa du kha dIdhu che. che? are ! bIju to ThIka, paNa sagarbhA evI te prANapriyA koI ThekANe AvatI haze ? hA ! je jIvatI haze, te huM jANe ke te kevaLa tenA garbhane ja mahimA che aho ! te priyAnuM je divase mane mukha dekhAze, te divasa mane amRta samAna mIThe lAgaze ? divasa te za ' paNa te ghaDI paNa mane amRtathI paNa mIThI lAgaze? ema atyaMta manamA kheda karatAM te rAjoe bhejanuM pramukha zarIra sthitisAdhanane sAva tyAga karI dI. (yAre nimitta zAstranA Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra36 bhaNelA evA tenA mitrI vigeree kahyuM ke mahArAja ! Apa kaleza nA karo. ApanI rANI kaI paNa ThekANe kuzala che, ane tene putra paNa prasavaze? ema amane nimitta zAstranA rogathI jANIe che. AvA vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAne jarA zAMti thaI tyAre teNe vicAra karyo ke kadAcita mA ! bhAgyodayathI je mane pAchI strI maLaze, te paNa huM have A du khAvAsa evA gRhAvAsamAM rahIza nahIM? e nizcaya karIne pachI de sthitine mATe bhejana vigere karavA lAge have te vya tarIye haraNa karI vikaTa vanamAM nAkhI dIdhelI priyamatI rANInuM zuM thayuM ? te kahe che ke te ugravanamAM nAkhelI rANIne zeDI vAra pachI bhAna AvyuM, tyAre gabharAI gaI ane cotarapha jevA lAgI ane jyA juve, tyA te sarvatra ujjaDavana ja dIdhu. te joIne bhayabhIta thaI thakI kahevA lAgI ke are A zuM ! huM mArA mahelamAM sutI hatI, tyAMchI vaLI ahIM kayAM AvI ' are A te zu IndrajAla haze ! ke A te mane bhrama thayA che ke A te mane svapna AvyuM che ! are manera e mAre mahela kayA gaca ane jemA jAjA hiMsaka ja rahe che, tevuM A bhayaMkara vana kayAthI AvyuM ! are mane ahIM keNe lAvyuM haze ! te lAvanAra paNa kema dekhAtuM nathI hA ! ! ! have kema karU ' kayAM jAuM ! kene kahuM ! he svAmInAtha ! tame kyAM che te tamArI prANapriyA hu tarasu. chuM, tene Uttara kema nathI ApatA? have je uttara na Ape, to tamane mArA zapatha che ! he prANanAtha ! he prANapate ! tame jIvatA chatA vinAparAdha mane AvA vikaTavanamAM jeNe nAkhI ? hA pApiSTa evI me pUrvabhave kAMI pApa karmanuM AcaraNa karyuM haze, jethI mane aNadhAryuM dAruNa du kha AvI paDyuM ' Ama vividha prakAranA vilApa karatI, ane rAtri paDavAthI cotarapha pharatA evA sihapramukha hiMsaka prANIonA zabdathI kapAyamAna thatI ane vAra vAra "namoDardavya " namohahardaya :" ema bolatI, karamAI gayuM che mukha jenu evI te rANI, tyAMthI ekadama ubhI thaI. ane pachI vicAravA lAgI ke have huM kayA jAuM ? are ! nirbhaya rIte rahevAya evuM kahyuM ThekANu che? ema ciMtAthI karI vyAkuLa thatI rANI mu jaIne tyAM ja paDI rahI. pachI savAra paDavAthI dakSiNa dizAnA mArga tarapha cAlavA lAgI. tyAM siha, vyAdhi, sAkara, zIyAliyAM., tenA bhayaMkara zabdothI ka pAyamAna che citta jenu ane sUryanA tApathI tapelI velamAM tapI gayA che paga jenA, ane pagamAM kAMTA vAgavAthI jene ghaNu ja rudhira cAlyu jAya che, evI te rANI, zUnyavanamAM pite atya ta kamalAgavAlI hovAthI mUDa pAmI gaI. pachI thoDI vAre zItalapavana AvavAthI pAchI sAvadhAna thaI, vicAravA lAgI ke ame pUrvabhAmA ajJAnanA pegathI ghaNAja ghera pApa karyo haze ema lAge che? Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ / s r A pramANe jinavacanane bhAvatI tathA bhUkha, tRSApramukha du.khethI pIDita evI te rANI, ghaNA ja dukhene bhegavatI thakI te vanane viSe ja bhamavA lAgI, jyAre sAya kAla thayA, tyAre tene te vanamAM rahenArIe ane potAnI paphUTImAMthI bahAra pharatI evI keIeka tApasI strIe khe dIThI, tethI te sa rANI pAse AvI, ane tene joi tenI para dayA AvavAthI potAnA kamaDalanA jale karI svastha karI. ke pachI te tApasIe tene hAtha pakaDIne peAtAnA AzramamA lAvI ane te sarva tApasInI guruNI eka vRddha tApasI hatI, tene te batAvI. tyAre te vRddha tApasIe tene Asana, tathA miSTa evAM phUla vigerethI satkAra karI pUchyuM' ke hai srI ! AvA maneADura aMgavALo tathA manehura alaMkAra ane vajrayukta tu AvA ugra vanavAsarUpa dukhane kema prApta thai? te sAbhaLI vAtsalthavAna evI te vRddhA pAse priyamatI rANIe peAtAnI khanelI sa hakIkata kahI ApI. te sAMbhaLI vRddhA khelI ke he mahena ! A asAra evA saMsArane viSe jIvaprANI mAtrane aNudharyu ane aNuvicAryuM akasmAtU dukha AvI paDe che. tethI huM vatse' tema' kAI paNa tAre viSAda karavA nahiM ane amane te ema lAge che ke tArI meATI puNyAI che. ke je puNyAthI sagarbhA chatA tu AvA vikaTa vanamA jIvatI rahI che? ane vaLI A amArAM tapAvanamAM AvI che, huM bahena ! have tu phikara cheoNDI AjanI rAtri te ahI amArI sAthe ja rahe. ane savAre ame amArA gurune vinati karIne tane koI paNa gAmamA pahocaDAvAnA ba dekhasta karAvI Apazu ? AvA vacana sAbhaLI rANIe RNyu. je have huM maraNu te pAmIza nahiM ? ema jANI te rANI te rAta te tApasIenI sAthe ja rahI pachI savAra paDavAthI sa tApasIe te rANIne eka kulapatine tApasa hateA, tenI pAse laI AvI ane rANInI kahelI sa vAta kahI ApI tyAre yAlu evA kulapatitApase kAI eka vRddha tApasane khelAvIne AjJA karI ke he tApasa 1 aDIthI thoDe dUra eka zrIpuranAme nagara che tyA, A rAjastrIne ThADI pAchA Ava ema tene kAMne pAchu rANIne kahyuM ke he sudara strI ! A, tamane je gAma dekhADe, tyA jajo ane tyAthI tamArA gAmanI taja vIja karIne pachI tamAre gAma jo te sAbhaLI priyamatI rANI te vRddhatApasanI sAthe cAlI. paratu te sagarbhA hAvAthI mada mada rIte mahAkaSTathI cAlatA thAkI gai. ane ema cAlatA vRdvatApasanA khatAvelA zrIpura nAme nagaranA udyAnamAM AvI paheAcI. pachI te rANIne gama khatAvI te udyAnathI pAche vaLI pAtAnA Azrame AvyeA. priyamatI rANI thAkI javAthI te udyAnamA eka mAmranA vRkSa hatA, tenI nIce beThI tyAM te te udyAnamA eka jina caitya hatu, temA zrAvake, sattarabhedI pUrvI bhaNAvatA hatA, tenA zabda sAbhaLI ekadama uau thaIne te caityamA I. paraMtu peAtAnI pAse pUjAnI sAmagrI na hovAthI te jinapratimAne praNAma ja karyAM, ane pachI tyA rahelA sarva sAdharmikone praNAma karyAM. Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 tevAmAM AvyA keIeka jinabhagavAnanAM darzana karavA AvelI jinayu daranAme zrAvikA hatI, te rANI pAse AvI. ane rANIne pUchayuM ke he suMdarAMgi ! he mAdhamiMke ' tame koNa che? ane kayAthI AvyAM che? AvA vacana sAMbhaLI te rANIne pitAnuM sarva duHkha sAMbhaLI AvyuM, tethI hRdaya bharAI AvavAthI tene kAMI paNa uttara na ApatAM te dana karavA lAgI. tyAre te jinasudarI zrAvikoe vicAryuM ke ahI A strI tenA zarIranA dekhAva uparathI keI uttama kulanI strI haiya, ema jaNAya che ? ane vaLI tene kaImeTI okta evI hoya ema lAge che' ema vicArI te zrAvikA kahevA lAgI ke he mahAnubhAva ! A saMsArane tame anityaja bhAve. ane vAraMvAra vitarAganuM samararNa kare. hai bahena 1 zarIrane saMtApa karanAra, tathA jethI navAM karma baMdhAya che, evA sadanathI zuM vaLavAnuM che? ha su dari! anaMtadukhAtmaka evA A saMsArano vivAda karavAthI pAra Ave tema nathI. huM bhare che A saMsAranA kharA rUpane janArA purue te sukhamAM ane dubamAM dharmanuM ja AcaraNa karavuM. kAraNa ke jIvane dharmAdhana karavAthI ja anaMta sukhanI prApti thAya che. tathA dukhane nAza thAya che. A pramANe samAvIne priyatI rANIne jinasudarI avikA hAtha pakaDI pitAne ghera teDI lAvI. ane tenuM sarva vRttAMta, pitAnA pitA dhanaja ya zene kahI ApyuM. tethI te dhanaMjaya zeThe dayA ANI te rANIne pitAnI putrInI jema rAkhI, samaya jatAM cAturmAsa (masA) no kola Ave, varSAkALanA AvavAthI eka divasa sAyaMkAle te priyamatI rANI ekAtamAM beDI hatI, temAM tene pitAne priya svAmI sAbhaLI Avyo, tethI tenuM vAraMvAra smaraNa karavA lAgI. tethI hadaya bharAI AvyuM. mATe vilApa karI dana karavA lAgI. te priyamatI rANIne retI, tathA vilApa karatI joIne tenI cAkarI mATe rAkhelI keIeka dAsI hatI te paNa rudana karavA lAgI. rANuM tathA dAsInuM sadana sAbhaLIne jinasuMdarI zrAvikAne pitA dhana jaya zeTha kahevA lAgyA ke he putri ! tArA guNothI tathA sauzIyathI rajita thayelA mane tArI mArI ciMtA thAya che, ke have te tAruM mAre zuM karavuM ? kAraNa ke amArAthI na saMbhaLAya evuM tuM pratisamaya rudana karyA ja kare che. ane te sadana maTADavAne eka A upAya che, ke je tane tAre ghera ekaluM ? ane tuM retI paNa tyAreja ba dha thAya paraMtu tema paNa hAla bane ema nathI kema ke varSARtu hovAthI keI paNa mANasa grAmAtara jotA ja nathI te mANasa vinA tane konI sAthe meluM ? A prakAranI meTI ci tI thAya che. mATe he bahena | mAruM kahyuM mAnIne sAtakAla varSARtu che, tethI tuM dharmArAdhana karI savAra thaIne rahe ane pachI huM varSARtu javAthI kaI sArA mAsa sAthe tane tAre ghera jarUra paDe caDAvIza? AvA vacana sAMbhaLI te , priyamatI rANI belI ke he tA 1 'tamArA zaraNamAM rahelI e mane ne nivRtti che, Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra39 paraMtu sarvebaMdhathI preba dha che, te duraryaja che, tethI jemAM premaba dhANe che, evAM ghara, svAmI, svajana sAMbhare, tyAre rudana thaI jAya. paNa havethI tamAruM vacana svIkArI zAtAthI rahIza? ema kahIne te dharmArAdhanamAM Asakta thaI pachI te priyamatI rANIe sArA samayamAM manahara lagnane viSe dukhane nAza kare, evA eka putraratnane prasaze. te sAMbhaLI hakarSathI prakRtivata che mana jenuM evA e dhana jaya zreDhIe rAjAnI AjJA laIne sarva ba dIvAne badIkhAnethI cheDAvyA ane daza divasa paryata pitAnI jema - ghaNuM ja dravya kharyu tathA putrajanma mahotsava karyo. bArame divase jJAti kuTuMba jamADIne atyulAsathI te putranuM kAmade samAna rUpa hevAthI "kusumAyudha" evuM nAma pADayuM. pachI varasAdanA divase vyatIta thayA, te paNa putra be varSano thayo tyAM sudhI rAkhI. have te zrIpuragAmane kahevAsI koIeka vAsavadatta nAmane sArthavAha hale, te rANIne capAnagara tarapha keTaleka mAla laIne varSAkAla vyatIta thavAthI vepAra mATe jatAM hatuM, te vAtanI dhana jayaDIne khabara paDavAthI te sArthavAhane pitAne vizvAsa pAtra jANe vinaMtI karI ke he vAsavadatta ! tame caMpApurIe jAo che? je jAtA hai, te te caMpApurInA rAjA jayarAjAnI rANI pripamatI amAre tyAM ghaNA divasathI duHkhanI mArI rahelI che, ane vaLI tene hAla eka putra Ave che te te rANIne ane tenA putrane pra suthI paNa vadhAre sAcavIne caMpApurImA laI jaIne tenA svAmI jaya rAjAne sapo. eTaluM mAruM kAma maherabAnI karIne kare. vaLI tene kadAcita huM bIjA sAthe mekalata, paNa tamArI je vizvAsapAtra bIjo sAtha mane kyAthI male? ema kahIne te vAsavadatta sArthavAhanI sAthe keTalAka parivAra tathA vAhanayukta te rANIne mokale che, tyAre tyAMthI sarva sAthe cAlyo, te prathama zivavAddhanapura nAme kaI eka nagara hatuM, tyAM AvyuM ane te gAmanA udyAnane viSe AvI utaryo. tyAM priyatI rANuM eka AMbAnI nIce pitAnA kusumAyudha putrane biLAmAM laIne beThI beThI ramADe che, tevAmAM zuM banyu ? te ke putra vinAne te zivavRddhanapurane zrIsu dara nAme rAjA gurunI pAsethI dharmazravaNa karI saMsArathI vairAgya pAmI dIkSA levA tatpara thaye hato, tyAre teNe pitAnA rAjyane potAnA puraMdara nAme bhAIne ApavuM dhArIne tene kahyuM ke he bhAI ! A mArA rAjyane tame svIkAro. kAraNa ke have huM dIkSA levA IcchuM chuM ? e sAMbhaLI puraMdarakumAra be ke huM jeSTha baMdhu, ApanI jema mane paNa saMsAra para vairAgya thayo che, huM paNa dIkSA levAnI IcchA dharAvuM chuM. e sAMbhaLI zrIsuMdare kahyuM ke he bhAI! ApaNu bane bhAIne putra nathI, mATe rAjya kene sepIzuM ? ema kahIne pachI banne bhAIoe TharAva karyo ke ApaNe ema karavuM, ke eka hAthaNI zaNagArI tenI sUDhamA jala bharele suvarNa kalaza ApI, paMcadivya vAgate te hAthaNane chuTI mUkavI. ane te hAthaNI jenI para kalaza DhaLe, te ja A gAmane rAjI thAya ? Ama TharAva karI te pramANe hAthaNInI suhamA kalaza A ne Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcodavya vAgate hAthaNuM jyAM jAya che, tenI sAthe sarva kaI cAlyA. tyAre te hAthaNI udyAnamAM AvI te jyA priyatI rANI AmravRkSanI nIce potAnA kusumAyudha putrane oNLAmAM laIne beThI hatI, tyA AvI. ane te hAthaNIe te kusumAyudhakumAra para kalaza Dhe. te joIne prasanna thayelA evA te be bhAIoe putra sahita te rANIne praNAma karI hastI upara besADI ane te mA dIkarAne vAjate gAjate pitAnA gAmamAM teDI lAvyA. ane kahevA lAgyA ke he mAta ! A amArA rAjyane tame svIkAre. kAraNa ke A hAthaNIe jaLane bhale kaLaza, A tamArA meLAmAM sUtelA putra para DhaLyo che. ane amAre e TharAva che, ke jenI para hAthaNI kaLaza DhaLe, teneja A rAjya ApavuM. mATe A zajya have tamArA putranuM ja che ane ame banne bhAI te have dIkSA laI saMyamavata AdarazuM? te sAbhaLI priyamatI rANI belI ke he bhAI?'haM te abalA chuM ane A mAre putra ghaNoja bALaka che, te mATe hAla to tamo jema rAjakArya calAve che, tema calAve. have vAsavadattanuM zuM thayuM ? te kahe che ke te rANI to pusahita tyAM gaI, ane te bahAra kAme gayele vAsavadatta sArthavAha udyAnamAM AvyuM, tyAM tene mAluma paDyuM ke pitAnI sAthe caMpAnagarIe AvatI evI te priyatI rANInA putrane A gAmanI rAjagAdI maLI, ane te rANIne tathA tenA putrane A gAmanA zrIsuMdara rAja vagere hastI para besADI pacadivya zabda vAjAM vAjate gAmamAM teDI gayA che te sAMbhaLI vAsavadatta sArthavAha ekadama zrIsuMdara rAjA pAse AvI kahevA lAgyo, ke he rAjana ? Ape hAla jenA putrane rAjyagAdI ApI, te, caMpApurInA jayanAme rAjAnI paTTarANuM che, kaliMga dezAdhipatinI putrI che, tathA tenuM priyamatI evuM nAma che te kaI eka madabhAgyodayathI pharatI pharatI amArA zrIpuragAmamAM mArA mitra dhanaMjaya zreSThIne tyAM rahI hatI, ane tene te dhanaMjya zreSThIe pitAnI putrI karatAM paNa vadhAre rAkhI hatI. have tene, tenA putra sahita ca pApurIe pahoMcADavA mATe mane te zreSThIe ghaNIja bhalAmaNa karI epI che. mATe te mane sepe, ke jethI huM tene caMpApurImAM laI jaI tenA svAmIne seMDuM? jethI mane kaI paNa rItane Thapake na male ?' ane he rAjana! tame zuM A kaliMgAdhipatinI '-priyamatI putrIne nathI oLakhatA? evAM vacana sAMbhaLo atyaMta harSAyamAna thaI te banne bhAIo sasa jamA thaI rANIne kahevA lAgyA ke are hA, tyAre te tame amArI mAsI thAo che. ahe! A te ghaNuM ja sAruM thayuM, je A amArA mAsIyAI bhAIne amAruM rAjya gayuM , ema kahIne te baMne jaNa rANInA pagamAM paDI gayA, ane pachI te zrIsu dara rAjA vAsavadatta sArthavAhane kahevA lAgyo, ke he bhAI ! have to svastha rIte ca pApurI tarapha jAo ane A amArI mAsInI tathA amArA mAsIyAI 'bhAInI kaMI paNa phikara rAkhaze nahIM. vaLI tame A sarva vAta caMpApurInA jaya rAjAne kahe che. e sAMbhaLIne sArthavAhe jANuM je have ApaNane koI Thapako maLe tema nathI, kAraNa ke A rANI zrIsu dara nI mAsI thAya che ! ema vicArI te priyamatI rANInI rajA Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra41 laIne sArthavAha, tyAthI caMpApurI tarapha cAlyuM. have te zrIsuMdara rAjAe maMtrivagerene belAvI sahu keInI samakSa uttama evo divasa joIne kusumAyudha kumArane pitAnI rAjagAdI para besADo ane pachI atyaMta harSAyamAna thaIvairAgya pAmelA evA bane bhAIo guru pAse jaI dIkSA lIdhI. te kusumAyudha rAjA paNa te rAjA ghaNuMja uttama hevAthI akhaMDita zAsanavAle thaye. eka divase ava tI dezanA rAjazekharanAme rAjAe ekadUta mokalya, te dUta zivavaddhanapuramAM kusumAyudha rAjAne kahevA lAgyuM ke he rAjana ! mArA svAmIe kahevarAvyuM che ke je tuM sukhethI rahevA Icchate he, te tArA hAthI, ghoDA, bhaMDAra vigere vastu mane soMpI, tuM - khaDIo rAjA thaI rahe. ane amArI bhaktibhAvathI anucaranI jema sevA kara, kAraNa ke ke tuM hajI bAlaka che, tethI tAre bAlakane rAjyasananI egyatA hoyaja nahi? tema tArAthI te rAjya sAcavI zakAya tema paNa nathI. kema ke jagatamAM tArA jevA bALaka te pitAne jevu game tevuM bhejana karI ramyA kare che je mATe te rAjyane pRthvI para amArA jevA moTA uttama rAjAo chatAM, tArA jevA bAlake bhegavI zake ? he kumAra ! je amArA kahevA pramANe cAlIza te pachI tArI ame sahAya karIzuM ane jyAre tAre amArI sahAyatA hoya, to pachI tAre keNuM parabhAva karI zake ? kaI nahi, AvA vacana sAMbhaLI zAlamatrInAme be ke he duta | tArA svAmIne kaheje je A kusumAyudha rAja te hAla bALaka hovAthI tene tamArA jevA rAjAonI sevA kema karavI? tenI kAI khabara nathI ane hAthI gheDAthI te ramanArAo, hovAthI te nirbhaya thaIne ramavA ApelA hastI, azva vigerene laI tArA svAmIne kema apAya ? ane tArA svAmIne je hAthI gheDAja joItA hoya, te te dravya mekale, te te dravyanA hastI pramukha laIne ame mokalAvIe? AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI kopAyamAna thayele te dUta be ke tamArA jevA maMtrI malavAthI te have A kusumAyudha rAjA jarUra ghaNuM divasa rAja kare, ema lAge che ? aho ! AvA tamArA jevA dIrdhadaSTi maMtrIethI kaI divasa rAjA sAmrAjyarAjya kare ? nA naja kare. vaLI te maMtrI ! rAjAne kAI bALaka tathA yuvAnapaNu nathI. paraMtu durbala rAjAe pitAnAthI samartha rAjAnu, dAnathI, sevakavathI, Anucaryaja karavuM ane ema kare, te ja te sukhe rAjya kare ? ane te maMtrI ! AvI tamArA jevI garvanI vANI bolavAthI te sAme prabala rAjAne reSamAM piSaNa thAya che ? vaLI he matrI ! te durbala rAjA, prabala rAjAne kadAcit kAI Ape nahi, paraMtu tene praNAma karI prasanna kare, te paNa te prabava rAjA tenI para kaI divasa ke pAyamAna thAya nahi mATe je vastu nakhathI chedAya, e vastumAM phuDADAnuM zuM kAma? vaLI amAre rAjezvara rAjA pR. 31 Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 242 je che te te, manuSya tene name che tenA manArathAne kalpavRkSanI jema pUrA kare che, ane je tenI sAme gava kare che, tene te te yamanI jema ane dAvAnalanI jema nAza kare che. A prakAre abhimAne karI maheAnmatta thaI khelatA evA te krUta pratye pAche vizAlabuddhivAlA te zAlamatrI khA2e ke are dUta 1 tu pArake ghera AvI, kruta chatA maMtrIjevu kAya kema kare che ? tathA AvI ganI vANI paNa kema khele che? ane te kusumAyudha rAjA mArI prasannatA melavaze ane huM kahIza, ema karaze te rAjya bhAgavaze ? " AvA vAkaya khelavAthI teA tArA svAmI nirlajaja akAya karanAra, ane mukha jevA lAge che. A amArA kusumAyudha rAjA bALaka che, navA che, te paNa tenu rAjya tArA svAmI jevA grAmasihuthI levAya tema nathI. kAraNa ke te zizu che, paNu siMhanA zizusamAna che te te siMhanA zizune kadAcit hajAra khakarIebhegI thai mAravA Ave, te tethI zu te maraNa pAme ? nA naja pAme. A prakAranA vacanarUpa DaghAtathI tADana karelA eve te duta, kApAkAMta thaI tatkAla peAtAnA svAmI pAse AvI peAtAnuM tathA tenu je agnimAM dhRta hAme, ne jema agni prajvalita thAya, tema kopAyamAna thaI ghaNA hAthI, gheADA pAyadala ratha vigere mATA sainyene laine te sainyethI karI pRthvIne kSeAbha pamADatA thakA te rAjazekhara rAjA, kusumAyudha kumAranI sAthe laDavA mATe cAlyuM s have te vAsavadatta sAthavAhanu zu thayu ? te vAsavadatta sAvAha, zrIsuMdararAjAne priyamatI rANIne soMpIne tyAthI tatkALa ca'pApurImAM AvyA, ane tyAM jayarAjA pAse jaI namana karI vadhAmaNI devA lAgyA ke he rAjan 1 Apane vadhAmaNI che ? vadhAmaNI che? ApanI rANI je priyamatI che, tenA putra kusumAyudhane zivavana nagaranu " rAjya maLyuM che ? te sAbhaLI rAjA teA vismaya pAmI - cai, ke are A te zu kahe che ? pachI te vAsavadattane pUchavA lAgyuM ke huM sA vADu ! tame A zu vadhAmaNI Ape che ? ane zu kaheA che? tyAre te vAsavadatta pAte je jANato hato, te sa` kahI ApyuM. te sAMbhaLI jaya rAjAne vismaya yukta ghaNuMA harSI thayA. prathama te tenI strInu vanadevIe haraNa karyuM hatu tenA tene patto maLyA ? tathA te strIne vaLI putra prasarvyA ? ane vaLI pachI te o, putra sahita zivavanapuramA AvI ? tathA peAtAnA putrane pAchu te gAmanu rAjya maLyuM? have tevI uttama vadhAmaNI ApavAthI rAjAe vAsavadatta zreSThInA ghaNuM dhana ApI satkAra karyAM. tadana tara te jayarAjA atyutkaThita thako peAtAnI strIne ane putrane maLavA mATe tatkALa zivavaMddhuna pura Avye AvIne tyAM turata peAtAnI strI priyamatIne tathA kusumAyudha putrane joIne tene hRdayamAM atyata Ana dAvabhAva thayA ane te vakhate samagra nagaramA meTo mahAtsava pratyeryAM. have te priyamatInA pitA mAnatuga nAme rAjA, patAnI putrI priyamatInuM vanadevIe haraNu kyu, te vAta sAbhaLI atyaMta kheda pAmI '' {' tama * rm : Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nipAya thaI beThe hatuM, tyAM teNe kaIkanA kahevAthI sAbhaLyuM ke te priyamatI, putra sahita zivavaddhanapuramAM AvI che, tathA tenA putrane te gAmanuM rAjya malyuM che, te sAbhaLI te paNa pitAnI putrIne maLavA mATe tyAM AvyuM. tyAre rAjAe tyAM AvelA te pitAnA sasarAne ghaNu ja mAna ApyuM. pachI sabhAnI vacce sahu sAMbhaLe tema te priyamatIrANInA haraNanuM sarva vRttAta paNa kahI ApyuM ane te priyamatI rANIe paNa pitAnuM vyaMtarIe haraNa karyA pachI je kAI vRttAta banyuM hatuM, te sarva kahI ApyuM. A pramANe jayarAjAnuM tathA tenI priyamatI rANInuM kaheluM sarva vRttAta sAMbhaLIne tyAM beThelA saha keI leke atyata viramaya pAmI gayA, ane teo ghaNA divasanI viraha vedanA maTavAthI premapUrNa thaI gayAM. ane sarvatra harSavadhAmaNu thayAM. ane jaya rAjA pitAnA putranI AvI meTI puNyA joI atyata saMtuSTa thayo. have te kusumAyudha kumAranI sAthe pUrvokta rAjazekhara rAjA pitAnuM sainya laI, laDavA ' Avato hato, tenuM zuM thayuM? te kahe che. jayA te rAjazekhara rAjA laDavA Ave che, tyA te teNe te kusumAyudha rAjAnA pitA jaya rAjAnA tathA mAnatu garAjAnA zivavaddhanapuramAM AvavAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA, tathA bIjuM paNa sarva vRttAta sAbhaLyuM, tethI te manamAM ghaNe ja vikhe thaI pazcAtApa karavA lAge ke are mArA jevA mUDhamatine mohane utpanna karanArA lebhane dhikakAra hajo. kAraNa ke je lebhe karI chava, viSayapAzane viSe baMdhAya che. ane vaLI te lebha kadAcit nirdhana te kare, paraMtu mArA jevAne zA mATe karavo? kema ke sAmrAjyaezvaryathI subhita evA mane A mArA rAjyamAM kAI nyUnatA nathI? vaLI te lebhane vaza thaIne meM bIjAnA rAjyane grahaNa karavA mATe mArA AtmAne vRthA khedamAM nAkhe? vaLI meM DUta sAthe kahevarAvyuM ke "bAlakane rAja hoya nahI, ane ema karatAM bALakane rAjya maLyuM che, paNa te rAjya ane tene rahevA daIzuM nahIM" e je kahevarAvyuM te paNa meM meTI bhUla karI che kAraNa ke puNyanA prAga9bhyathI bALakane paNa rAjya maLe che, ane te bhogave paNa che. te puNyathI prApta thayelA tenA rAjyane huM grahaNa karavAnI IcchA karu, te mArI mATI mUrkhAI kahevAya ? tethI ati lebhI evA mane dhikkAra heje ane pUrvabhavakRta pUrNa puSyavALAnA rAjyane ruSTha thaIne paNa keNa laI zake che? kaI nahi. tema nibhaMgI prANIne tuSTamAna thaIne kaNa ApI zake che? kaI nahiM arthAt nirbhAgIne ApyuM rahe naDuiM, ane puNyazALInu hoya te jaya nahi vaLI paNa vicAravA lAgyuM ke are ! meM pUrve A jaya rAjA pramukha sAthe kevI prItinI vela vadhArI hatI, tene me A mArA lebha tathA anyAyarUpa dAvAnaLathI hAla pAchI bALI nAkhI che. mATe tyAM jaI te jayarAjAne tathA tenA sasarA mAnatu ga rAjAne caraNamAM paDI tenI kSamA mAgI te snehulane pAchI e yukti karu ? kAraNa ke koI mANasa kadAcit pitAnA mArgathI bhUle paDa hoya. ane Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 244 te je cAlato cAlato ubhuM rahe, ane pachI kaI jANItA mANasane pUche, te te pAchA kharA mArgane prApta thAya? para tu pite mArgane ajJAta chatA huM mArga jANuM chuM, ema jANI emane ema je cAlyA ja jAya, te te dukhI ja thAya ? mATe hAla te bane rAjA pAse mAphI - mAgavI, te ja ucita che ? A pramANe pazcAtApa karIne potAnA suMdara nAme maMtrIne jayarAjA tathA mAnatuMgarAjA pAse mokalyo te tyAM AvIne vinaMti karI kahevA lAgyuM he mahArAja ! mArA svAmI rAjazekhara rAjAe vina ti karI karAvyuM che ke meM mUDhabuddhithI ApanA kusumAyudha putra para je raNasamAraMbha karyo che, te Apane meM mATe aparAdha karyo che, tethI te aparAdhane Apa kSamA karaje. Aja divasa pachI have huM rAjazekhara rAjA ApanI sAme laDavA AvIza nahIM? ane tevI kaI paNa kAle Ape zaMkA karavI nahi. te sAMbhaLI rAjA bolyA, ke he maMtrin ! tamArA svAmI rAjazekharane to emaja kahevuM ghaTe che, kAraNa ke samaju mANasathI kadAcit duSkRta thaI jAya che, te paNa te pAcho tene pazcAttApa parAyaNa thaI jAya che ? AvA vacana kaDI te suMdara matrIno vastrAbharaNa sAmagrIthI ' sArI rIte satkAra karyo ane te maMtrIne rAjazekhara rAjAne teDavA mATe mekalyo. tethI te rAjazekhara rAjA paNa tyAM AvyuM. pachI te traNe rAjAo eka ucI ane mane hara bhUmi hatI, tyA malyAM. ane ati snehathI nirbhara manavALA thayA. ane te traNe rAjAnA pAlA, hAthI, ghaDA ekatraja rahevA lAgyA te paNa te eka bIjAne koI paNa manamAM judAI rahI nahiM ane teone atyaMta pratidina sneha vadhato ja gaye. have je ucI bhUmimAM te malyA hatA, tyAM nagara vasyuM, tethI te nagaranuM rAjasaMgama evu nAma paDayuM, te pachI rAjazekhara rAjAe atyaMta saMtuSTa thaIne te kusumAyudha kumArane pitAnI batrIsa kanyAo paraNavI. eka divasa saumyatAthI caMdramA samAna, sutapanA tejathI sUryasamAna, gAMbhIryathI sAgaratulya, mAnarahita, kevalajJAnI evA keIeka guNasAgara sUrIndranAme munIzvara, te nagaranA udyAnamAM samavasaryA ane sevApara evA dee karelA suvarNa paMkajane viSe birAjamAna thayA, tyAre vanapAlake AvI te traNe rAjAone vadhAmaNuM ApI, ke he mahArAjAo ? sahasAmravanane viSe sura, asura, nara, tenA nikarothI jemanA caraNAraviMda sevyA che evA guNasAgara sUrI nAme kevalI mesaryA che. te sAbhaLI te vanapAlakane atula dAna daIne bhaktinA bhArathI bharAI gayuM che aMta karaNa jenuM evA te traNe bhUpAla, te kevaLInI pAse AvyA. ane temanuM yathAvidhi namana karI, dharmazravaNamAM tatpara thaI, yegyasthAna para beThA tyAre jagatanA hita karavAmAM tatpara evA te munIzvare, maMthana karelA mahAsamudranI gajanA samAna ga bharavAthI dezanA devAne prAra bha karyo te jema ke -je bhavyalake je tame saMsArathakI bhaya pAmatA ho, te javanA parapoTA sarakhA jIvitavALA manuSya dehane pAmIne te manuSya dehathI pitAnuM jema Dita thAya, tema Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra4pa kare. jeNe karI tamAre saMgrAma kara na paDe? kevalajJAnIe sa sAramAM rahetA Asakta jo mRtyu pAmI narakAdimA pUba bhamyA kare che, AThe karmamAM meDa ane tene parivAra jagatane herAna kare che kAraNa ke jagata mehanA tAbAmAM AvI gayuM che, paNa jJAnIo kahe che mahene ApaNe ApaNuM tAbAmAM laIe tyAre ApaNe pUrNa sukhI banavAnA mArge jaI zakIzuM, ghUta, mAsa, madyapAna, vaizyAgamana, jugAra, cerI, parasIgamana e sAte vyasane sAte narakamA laI janArA che-te meDane AdhIna banelAdArUnA nazAmAM caDhelA buddhizALI jema cetanA gumAve che tema moharUpI dArUnA nazAmAM caDhelA AtmAnA guNo-Atmika vaibhava-lakSmIne gumAve che mATe he bhavya jIvo tame meDathI dUra rahe, sa sArathI alipta thavuM hoya, duHkha na joItuM hoya te ,mehane lAta mAro, dharmanA zaraNe ekIbhUta bane, jyAM mArApaNuM karavAnuM che tyAM dharma karavA chatAM, dharmane vize mArApaNu karatA nathI, jo mArApaNuM nathI karavAnuM. evA sa sAramAM mArApaNuM karyA ja karIe chIe ke jethI naraka tirthaM ca-deva-manuSyarUpI cAra gatimAM, pherA pharyA ja karIe chIe. tethI sayamamAM rati eTale prIti kare ane mohapadane mUkIne cAritrane Azraya kare. A pramANe kevalajJAnInAM vacana sAMbhaLIne dharmanuM zravaNa karIne, mAnatuMga tathA rAjazekhara munIzvarane kahe che ke ApanA - amRta samAna, mahamadabhaMjana gabhIra vANIthI amArAmAM cetanA AvI che ajJAna ochuM thayuM che, saMsAra cAre taraphathI duHkharUpa, du kha phalaka, dukhAnubaMdhI che mATe he prabhe, ame saMyama levAnI IcchA dharAvIe chIe. he bhavya ! jemAM tamane bilakula rati nathI temA tame rati paNa kare. dharmamAM rati nathI to tame dharmamAM rati Adara, te sAMbhaLI kevalI bhagavAn kahe che, ke he nRttama ! tamane AvI sayamecchA thaI tethI have tame nizcayathI jANaje je tamAruM kalyANaja thayuM paraMtu have tame saMyama levAmAM jarA paNa vilaMba karaze nahi kAraNa ke IdriyagrAma je che te durjaya che, ane mana che, te pavana samAna caMcala che tethI hAla jevI tamene sa yamecchA che, tevI pachI raheze nahi te sAMbhaLI rAjazekhara rAjA ane mAnatu ga rAjA, jayarAjAne kahevA lAgyA ke he naredra! tame amArA A rAjyone grahaNa karI A gRhasthAzramarupa ApattithakI amAre vistAra kare je ApattithI chUTI ame amArA Icchata kAryane sAdhIe ? te sAbhaLI rAjA kahevA lAgyuM, ke he rAjAo ! tame kaho cho te kharI vAta che, paNa jyAre mArI strIna vanadevIe haraNa karyuM hatuM, tyAre ja abhignaDa karela che, ke jyAre te strI mane male, tyAre mAre dIkSA levI ? te have te mATe abhigraDa pUrNa thaye che, ane huM te tamane maLavA pahelAja ca pApurInuM rAjya choDI sayama levA tatpara thaye hatuM paraMtu tema te divasa na banya, tyAre have huM te saMyama levAmAM kema vila ba karuM ? vaLI tamoe kahyuM ke amArA banne rAjya le, te he bhAIo ' jyAre huM mArA rAjyanI IcchA karato Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nathI te, tamArA rAjAne zuM karuM ? te pachI te traNe rAjaoe jaya rAjAnA kuTsamAyudha kumArane puNyAdhikavAna jANIne te traNe rAjya te kumArane ApyA ane teoe te kevalI bhagavAna pAsethI cAritra agIkAra karyuM ane kusumAyudha rAjAnI mAtA je priyamatI rANa, hatI, te paNa jyAre pitAnA patinI sAthe ja saMyama levA taiyAra thaI tyAre tenA svAmI jaya rAjAe tathA pitAnA pitA mAnatuMga rAjAe ane bIjA amAtyAye nA kahI. tethI teNe saMyama lIdhu nahiM. ' have kusumAyudha rAjA pitAnA pitAne gAma AvI te pitAnI rAjyagAdI para beThe, tethI teja:puMjamaya tathA zaradatanA ravisamAna pratidivasa zobhavA lAgyA. ane tenA vinIta evA maMtrI, sAmaMta vigere rAjyAMganuM ciMtavana karavA lAgyA. ane te rAjyAMganI jyAre cogya vyavasthA karavA lAgyuM, tyAre samRddhinI paNa vRddhi thavA lAgI, tethI te sukha sAgaramAM nimagna thaye. vaLI sadguNanA samUhanuM dhAma evA te kumAyudha rAjAnuM je hatuM, tene keIpaNa ThekANe rahevAnuM sthAna na maLavAthI kopAyamAna thaIne te traNa jagatane viSe prasarI gayuM, arthAt jema ke sArA mANasane kayAI rahevAnuM sthAna na maLe, te te te jema reSayukta thaIne sarva sthAne phare che tema tene zuddha e yaza paNa traNa jagatamAM pharavA lAgyA. have te kusumAyudha rAjAne sarva sArabhUta evI RddhithI saMyukta evu uttama rAjya prApta thayuM che te paNa temAM tenuM mana raMjita thatuM nathI. ane pitAnA pitA jya rAjAe je dharmanuM AcaraNa karyuM che, tevA arhaddharmamAM rAjI thAya che. vaLI te kusumAyudha rAjanu mana, arihaMta bhagavAnanI pUjA, yAtrA, snAtra pUjA vigeremAM jevuM prasanna thAya che, tevu gIta, nRtya, vAdyamA tathA udyAnAdikamAM kelI karavAthI prasanna thatuM nathI. vaLI te rAjyanA rAjyane viSe strIo, bAla, gopAla, mAgadha je kaI gItagAna kare che, te sarve arhaguNayukta ja gAna kare che, paraMtu jihUvAne malina karanAra evA zaMgAra rasayukta sa sArAsakti vadhAranAra evA gItanuM gAna karatAM nathI. ane niSkalaMka, vatarupa kaMlAethI pUrNa e kusumAyudharupa je apUrvaca , tenA udayathI mithyAtvarupa je mahA tama hatu, te jaladI pharaja jatuM rahyuM. * have jyAre vijayavimAnamAthI AvI te kanakadevaja rAjAne jIva kusumAyudha thaIne , avataryo, tyAre tene mitra je 'jayasu dara kumAra tyAthI Avo kyA avata? te kahe che ke kasamA rAjAne rAjazekhara rAjAe batrIza kanyAo paraNAvI hatI, temAM jenuM che kusumAvalI evuM nAma che, evI je kanyA hatI, temane te kusumAyudhe paTTarANI karI che, te tenI sAthe bhega bhegavatA kusumAyudha rAjAne ghaNe kAla vyatIta thaI gayo. have te vivimAnamA devatA thayela jayasuMdara kumArane jIva tyAMthI AvIne te kusumAyudha rAjAnI paTTarANI kusumAvalI gaNI je hatI tenA udarane viSe putrapaNe AvI upajo. jyAre te putra Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra47 garbhamAM AvyuM, tyAre te rANIe svapnamAM nidhUma e agni dIThe. ane jayAre prAta kAla tha, tyA te tene pratidina" che ? vagADavA AvatA evA vAdaka lekae AvI sUryanA zabda karavA mAMDayA, tethI te jAgI gaI ane turata pitAnA svAmI AgaLa AvI te svapnanI sarva vAta kahI ApI. te sAMbhaLI kusumAyudha rAjAe rANIne kahyuM ke he priye !' tamane eka uttama e putra thaze ? te sAMbhaLIne te rANI atyaMta prabhedane pAmI have te putra garbhamAM AvyuM, tethI rANIne supAtrane viSe dAna devAnA dehada utpanna thAya, te sarva dehada rAjAe pUrNa karyA pachI garbhane pAlana karatI evI te kusumAvalIne jyAre daza mAsa pUrNa thayA tyAre uttama divasane viSe atyaMta mahara evo putra pragaTa thayo. te vakhata rAjAe putrajanmamahotsava karyo. ane jyAre te putra eka mAsane thaze, tyAre tenuM pitAnuM addha nAma Ave ema kusumaketu' evuM nAma pADyuM. anukrame te putra samagra evI kalAothI; tathA rUpathI, yauvanAraMbhathI, balathI, sarvajanane viSe prasiddhine prApta thayuM. eka divase mathurAdhipa mahAkIrti nAme rAjAnA mahabuddhinAme AmAye caMpApurImAM AvI, te kusumAyudha rAMjAne vinaMti karI ke he deva ! mathurAdhipa evA mArA svAmI mahAkIrti rAjAnI manoramA vagere manehara, atirUpavatI ATha kanyAo che, te vidyAnA madathI kaI paNa dezanI rAjakumArane *varavA IcchatI nathI. have eka divase te mathurA nagarImAM amArA mahAkIrti bhUpanI sabhAmAM koI eka mAgape AvI uttama evA be zleke kahyA, te tyAM beThelI AThe kanyAoe sAMbhaLyA. te jema ke - prekta prema rate sAraM, preNuka sadabhAvaeva hi ! " premasadabhAva muktAnAM, ratibhavati kAdazI che 1 . dhanenaiva hi sAdhyate, tadarzika paNuganA kathaM tAbhistu IMte, chekAra sadUbhAvabhAvitA 2 ) artha :- sukhe je sAra te prema che ane premano je sAra, te sadUbhAva che. mATe premathI thayelA saddabhAva vinA sukha kema hoya? nAja hoya che dhananI athI evI je paNuganA strIo te te dhanathI ja upalabdha thAya che, to te dhanathI evI paNuganAo sadUbhAvathI bhAvita evA uttama puruSanI kema IcchA kare ? nA naja kare 1ra te sAMbhaLI viramaya pAmelA amArA svAmI mahAkIrti rAjAe kahyuM, ke he mAgadha ! A oNkano banAvanAra, kavi, sAbhiprAya hoya ema lAge che? tyAre te mAgadha be ke he prabhe! * A breka karanAranuM vRttAMta kahu, te sAMbhaLe ke pitAnA kularUpa AkAzane viSe caMdramAne samAna, sarva rAjakularUpa samudranA seturUpa, kavitArUpa caMdramAmAM adhiMtulya, mahArAjAdhirAja evA kusumAyudha rAjAne eka kusumaketu e nAme putra che. teNe A ke banAvelA Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 248 che. te sAMbhaLI tyAM beThelI te mahAkIrti rAjAnI AThe kanyAo eka kSaNa mAtramAM kAmAgnithI pradIpta thaI gaI, ane te sarvee teneja varavAne nizcaya karyo. kAraNa ke te kanyAoe jANyuM je A kumAra ghaNeja catura che ane ApaNuM jevI mUrkha kanyAoe tene varatI nahiM hoya, mATe teNe A be zleka banAvI temAM kahevarAvyuM che, ke sukhane sAra prema che, ane premane sAra khare sadbhAva che, te te ApaNuM jevIomAM na hovAthI ApaNane te narAgI tathA saddabhAva rahita samaje che ? A pramANe te kumArIe te gUDhArtha jANIne kAmAgnithI vyApta thaI gaI. have te samagra kanyAone abhiprAya jANIne tenA pitAe mArI sAthe kahevarAvyuM che, je A mArI kanyAo te nirguNa hevAthI ApanA guNanA sAgara sarakhA putranI samAna nathI, te paNa A mArI kanyAomAM eka guNa che, ke teo sArA mANasanA saMgane Icche che, tethI te guNavAna te tamAre kumAraja che tethI temAja rakta che. mATe te bIjA koI paNuM rAjakumArane varavA IcchatI nathI. te he mahApuruSa ! Ape kRpA karI ApanA kusumaketu kumArane tyAM mekalAvI e, AThe kanyAone sArI rIte nivRtti pamADavI joIe. vaLI he rAjana ! A cadramA, kuvalayane prakAza karanAra, seLa kaLAe sahita, aMbarathI bhUSita che, te paNa je te thoDA ghaNuM paNa tArAothI avRta hoya che, to ja te tArA pati kahevAya che. te sivAya kahevAtuM nathI. tema vanahastI je che, te maneha suMDhAdaMDa yukta tathA aneka laghu hAthIoe sahita hoya, to paNa te je hAthIoe yukta hoya, to ja te cuthanAthapaNAne pAme che. tema ApanA putra sarva guNathI saMpanna che, to paNa jyAre te A amara svAmI mahAkIrti rAjAnI ATha kanyAonA svAmitvane prApta thAze, tyAreja uttama rAjApaNane pAmaze ? ane he mahArAja ! A mArAM kahelAM vAkyamAM Apane je kAI yuktAyukta bhAsatuM hoya, te kahe. ema kahIne te maMtrI belate baMdha thayo tyAre kusumAyudha rAjI be ke he ma trIza! tamArA svAmI mahAkAtti rAjAe to A yukta ja kahevarAvyuM che, paraMtu A mAro kusumaketu putra je che, tenuM hAla yauvana vaya che, to paNa tene keI strI vigerene bilakula-rAga nathI, tema hAsya zRMgArayukta belata -nathI, mukhane paNa kaI divasa macakeDa nathI, tathA kAMI agavikiyA paNa karatuM nathI. vaLI ghareNAM vigerethI potAnA aMgane paNa bhAvatuM nathI tema koI strIonA kaTAne : jete nathI paraMtu te sarva prakAranI kIDAomAM vimukha che, viSayamAM vairAgyavAna che. tethI ! amane te kAMI samaja paDatI nathI ke te mahAmunionI AjJArupa mahAvratane gaDuNa * zuM karaze | amArA dezanI citA rAkhI rAjya te pALaze ja nahi? ema jyA kusumAyudha rAjA kahe che, tyA te chaDIdAre AvI namana karI kahyuM ke mahArAja ! sAketapuranA ravisenA rAjAne sugupta nAme amAtya Ave che, te ApanI pAse AvavA dhAre che, je Apa AjJA kare, te tene huM AvavA dauM, tyAre rAjAe hukama karyo ke hA, AvavA gho. tyAre te maMtrIe AvI vina ni karI kahyuM ke he deva ! amArA rAjAne ATha kanyAo che paraMtu Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 49 sarva puruSanI vairI tulya te kanyAe rAjakumAranArupI rajita thatI nathI. para'tuM ApanA kusumaketu nAme putranA rUpane joI anagapIMDita thayelI hAvAthI ApanA putra vinA svastha thAya tema bhAsatuM nathI. te mATe visena rAjAe mane ApanI AgaLa mAlele che. te he nAtha / kAruNyAmRtanA sAgara evA Apane huM vinati karu chu, ke Ape ` ApanA kumArane tyA mekalIne te kanyAonu A kumAra sAthe pANigrahaNa karAvI tene jIvatI rAkhavI. AvA te matrInA vacana sAbhaLIne tenI pAse paNa pUrvAMnI jema te kumAranA svabhAvanuM varNana karyuM, tevAmA teA vaLI vatsa dezanA jayatuga nAme rAjAnA subhaNita nAme druta AbyA, teNe paNa te kusumAyudha rAjAne vinati karI kahyu ke he deva ! mArA svAmI jayatuMga rAjAe Apane kahevarAvyuM che, je mAre guNAthI paripUrNa bhaNelI, svarupavAna evI sela kanyAe che, te kanyAone koI eka naimittike AvI kahyuM che, ke tamArA sanA ti caMpApurInA kusumayudha rAjAne putra kusumaketu kumAraja thaze ? te mATe mArI para anugraha karI te kumArane mArI sAthe mAkaleA, kAraNa ke te kanyAo ApanA kumAre vinA khIjA koInuM pANigrahuNu karaze nahi. AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI kusumAyudha rAjA vicAramAM 'paDaye ke ahA ! A mAre kumAra te eka che, ane A traNe krutanA kahevA pramANe traNe sthaLamAM te traNe sthaLanI kanyAonA lagna divasa paNa ekaja che. ane te kanyAonA pitA rAjAe paNa sarakhAja che. mATe ekaja divase traNe sthaLe te kumArane lagna karavA javAnu kema banaze ? vaLI kAcina hu kumArane eka rAjAne ghareja mAlu, tA vaLI khIjA ane rAjAne dukha lAge, te vRthA vaira thAya. tethI emaja karavuM ke traNe jaNane nAja kahevI, jethI keAIne duHkhaja na lAge ? ema vicAra karI rAjA jyAM te traNe jaNane nA kahevA jAya che, tyAM potAnA maDAbuddhinAme matrIe jANyuM je rAjA vicAramAM paDI gayA che, tethI kA te A traNe hRtane nAja kaheze ? ema jANI te maMtrI khelyA ke mahArAja Apa vicAra zuM kare che ? hAla je te kanyAonA pitAe lagnazuddhi joIne je divasa lagnanA nirdhArSyA che, te divasa, ApaNane khAra varase paNa maLaveA kaThina che mATe ApaNA kumAra eka hAvAthI e traNe sthaLe jaI eka divase sava` kanyAonu' pAGgi uNu kema karI zake ? te mATe A traNe jaNane kaheA, je te traNe rAjAe ekaja divase pAta peAtAno kanyAone ApaNI nagarImAM mekle, jethI traNe rAjAenI sa kanyAone ekaja lagnathI ApaNeA putra vare , * * te sAMbhaLI kusumAyudharAjA elye ke huM maMtrI ! tame! mArA jevA nAmathI mahAbuddhivAna che, tema guNuthI paNa tevAja che, mATe A vAta ghaNIja uttama kahI. te sAMbhaLI tyAM beThelA sahu koi buddhimAn janeA kahevA lAgyA ke vAha ghaNuM ja ja sAruM' dhAryuM ? te pachI kusumAyudha rAjAe meghanA sarakhI gabhIra vANIthI te traNe duteAne kahyuM ke he drutA ! tameA sarvee ahI AvI ekaja divasanA lagna mArA putrane paraNavA mATe kahyuM te te mArA putra eka ja lagne pR. 32 Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 250 traNe sthale kema karI zake ? mATe tamAre tamArA savAmIone kahevuM ke je tamAre kusumAyudha rAja para khare neha hoya, tathA tenA kusumaketu putranI sAthe ja tamArI potAnI kanyAone paraNavAno daDha nizcaya hoya, to tamAre jevarale je lagnano divasa che, te ja divasamAM lagna thAya tevI rIte svaya vara karavA taiyAra thayelI tamArI kanyAone ahIM mokala Ape. kadAcit tame ema jANaze, ke amArI kanyAone sAmI tamAre tyAM lagna karavA melavI, te te ghaNuM ja anucita kahevAya ? to te ema jANavuM nahi. kAraNa ke kanyAone sAme paraNavA javAne paNa ghaNe sthaLe rIvAja che, tathA zAstramAM paNa kaheluM che. vaLI mAre putra paraNavA te Avata, paraMtu traNe sthaLathI je tame dute AvyA temAM tame e traNe sthaLane ekaja lagna dina kahyo che? te sAMbhaLI traNe dute pitAne gAma jaI te sarva vAta, pita pitAnA svAmIne kahI ApI. te sAMbhaLI atyaMta khuzI thayelA te traNe rAjAoe pota pitAnI kanyAone sAmI lagna mATe mokalavA viSe buddhimAna lekene mata lIdhe. pachI aneka evA hAthI, ghoDA, tathA sahastraparimita ri, lakSa evA subha, rUpu, maNi, kaTi suvarNa- ghaNI dAsIo, dAsa teNe saMhita, te sarva kanyAone keTalAka mANasonI sAthe tyA ca pApurImAM mekalI. tyAre kusumaketu kumAre paNa pitAnA pitAnI AjJAthI te sarve kanyAnuM ekaja lagna pANigrahaNa karyuM, ane pachI teoe degu daka devatAnI jema manahara evA sukhasAgarane viSe ghaNA divasa paryata krIDA karI. ' ' have eka divasa sUripadane viSe ArUDha, avadhijJAnI, te kusumAyudha rAjAnA mAmA evA suMdarAcArya nAme muni kusumAyudhanA vRttAMtane udaya, avadhi jJAnathI jANIne pitAnA puraMdarAdika evA pAse ziSyathI parivRta thakA te nagarInA udyAnamAM samesaryA tyAre temanA padhAravAnI navapalike AvI vadhAmaNI ApI. te sAMbhaLI kusumAyudha rAjA te vanapAlakane atula dAna daI, sarva Rddhie yukta, pitAnA putra, sarva strIo ane amAtya, gAmanA loke, teNe sahita, te munine vAdavA ga. tyAM jaI zamasapana evA te munirAjanA darzana karI, bhaktibhAvathI praNAma karI praphullita jenuM mukha che e te rAjA, muninI samIpamAM gyasthAna para beThe pachI AcAryuM paNa te rAjAnA uddezathI dharmadezanA devA lAgyA. gurU bhagavaMta amegha dezanA ApyA bAda punaH pharamAve che ke he rAjana ! tamee sarva bhega bhegavyA che, tathA ghaNu divasa pathata A kusumAyudha rAjA samAna, bIje ke rAjA nathI tevI kIsi paNa sapAdana karI chenirmala ane gUDha e rAjazabda paNa saMpAdana karyo che, vaLI praNajinanA mArAne paNa pUryA che, te mATe have tamAre bhegavI lIdhuM che sAra jene evA rAjaya tyAga karavoja ucita che. ane vaLI saMyamatrata levAmAM na karavuM egya che A prakAranAM sUrIzvaranA vacanarUpa amRtathI sikta cele rAjA, pitAnA cittamAM ciMtavavA lAgyuM ke aha? A pUjya mArA ekAte Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 251 tikArakaja che. ahA / jagatane viSe AvA sata puruSA je hAya che, te pApakArIja hAya che kAraNa ke A meva je che, te paropakAra mATe jagatane viSe prativaSa" varSoja kare che, jagata upara upakAra kare che. te AvA munie paropakArI hAya temA te zuM Azcaya che? A jagatamAM AvA uttama guru sivAya, sauMsArathI jIvatu keAI paNu rakSaNa karavA samartha nathI te A guru, mAre saMsArasamudrathI uddhAra karavAja padhArelA che. kahyuM che ke, pitA, mAtA, bhrAtA, bhAryAM, putra, mitra, sun monmatta evA hastI, bhaTa, ratha, azva ane vaLI khIje kAI paNa parikara narakamAM DubatA jIveAnA uddhAra karI zakate nathI paraMtu gharmAMdha pragaTa karavAne sama evA AvA guru je che, te uddhAra karI zake che. vaLI A mArA guru te mAre vizeSa karI upakAra karavA AvelA che. kAraNa ke jyAre hu khAlaka hatA, tyAre te pUrvAvasthAe mArA mAmA hatA, tyAre paNa temaNe mane sa'sAramAthI mukata karavA padhArelA che paraMtu hu mahu mUDha chu. kema ke mArA pitAe jayAre dIkSA lIdhI, tyAre mane temaNe paNa te dIkSAmArga khatAnyeA hateA, te paNa te uttama mArgIne viSe viSayAmiSamAM lubdha thayelA hu hajI sudhI pravRtta thayA nathI. ane hA, kharuM che ke, meADAdha evA mArA sarakhA puruSo, mRganI jema TapAzasaJAna, duHkha kha dharupa A rAjyamA paDe che. paNa jJAnIjane paDatA, nathI. have je banyu te kharuM ? paratu have huM jema khanaze tema saoNMsAranA sarvAM vicAra cheADI ine A sugurunA vacanane pAlIza ? kAraNake je vacananA pAlavAthakI A saMsArarUpa samudra 6 pekarI tarI javAya che ? A prakAranA vicAra karI te saMvegI rAjA gurune namana karI kahe che, ke hai gurU ' mArA niSkAraNu khadhu evA je Apa te ApanA vacanane huM svahitAthI tathA niza'kamana thaI avazya pAlIza ? ema kahI te nRpa bhAvanA bhAvavA lAgye ke ahA 1 sarva bhAgyazALI puruSamA hAla huM mahAbhAgyazALI che kema ke Aje AvA sUrapuruSa, mArI para tuSTAyamAna thayA che? bhAvanA bhAvIne gurune kahe che ke strAmin ! mArA kumArane hAlamAja rAjayAsana para besADIne huM ApanI pAsethI sathA niravadya evA sayamane graNa karIza te mAbhaLI sUrIdra paNa AjJA ApI ke he rAjan ! evA je dRDha vicAra hAya, te ghera jaI tamArA putrane rAjya ApIne jaladI pAchA ahIM Ave. te sAbhaLI te kusumAyudha rAjA ghera AvI peAtAnA sihAsana para besI kusumaketu putrane kahevA lAgyA ke hai vatsa , A ApaNA rAjyane tu grahuNu karI rAjya kArabhAra cAvaje kAraNa ke hu te have sadguru pAse jai cAtrine svIkAravA IcchuM chu ? te sAbhaLI te kusumaketu kumAra else ke huM pitAjI ! Ape je dhAryuM che, te cegyaja che. kema ke vijJAtatattva prANIne je dIkSA levo teja cegya che paraMtu huM tAta ! mane te| ApanA mukhadana vinA zAtA upajatIja nathI, tathA cena paNa paDatuM nathI. . hai pitAjI / A rAjyanA sukhamAM paNa ApanA suMdara mukhane jyAre huM vAraMvAra ' Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raMpara 1 joyA karu chu, tyAreja mane cena paDe che, nahIM teA A rAjyasukha paNa mane viSasamAna lAge che. temaja vaLI ApanA dana vinA mane A khatrIza strIenA bhAgane cega paNa dArudu kha samAna lAge che arthAt ApanA darzIna vinA rAjyasukha ke khIju kAI sukha mane zAtA karatu nathI. ane he pitAjI ! je pitA khulatA evA vanamAM peAtAnA priyaputrane mukI peAtAnA acAva mATe bhAgI jAya, te zuM pitA kahevAya ? nA naja kahevAya. tema Apa pazu, saMsArarUpa vanamAM du.khadAvAgnithI mugdhamRga khAlakanI jema dAha pAmatA evA mane mukIne peAtAnA khacAva karavA bhAgI jAe e chu ThIka kahevAya ? nA naja kahevAya A pramANe savegara garagita evA peAtAnA putrane joine kusumAyudha rAjA elyU ke he putra sayama je che, te indriyAnA jeNe jaya karelA che evA je vRddhonA svataH IMdriyajaya hAya che tethI tenAthI te pALI zakAya che. ane he putra ! hajI tu te! khAlaka che, tethI vAyuthI hAlatI dhvajAnI jema tArU mana ghaNuMja cacala hAya. ane tevA cacala manane tuM hAla kSamAthI paNa rokavAne samatha nathI. te he putra / hAlamAM te aneka viSaya vilAsa bhAgavI raNukIDA karI, mananI sa` icchA pUrNa karIne jyAre tArI vRddhAvasthA thAya, tyAre te avasthAmAM te driya thaIne tu cAritranuM graDuNu karaje prama Ne pitAe temaja vaLI temanI mAtAe ghaNu ja samajAvye, kAMI mAnyAja nahi. ane kahevA lAgyA ke huM pitAjI / uttama A . te paNa te kumAra evA phAI jalamAM ane je te uttama taranArA hAya, tenI sAthe kadAcit koI kAcA taranAra paDayeA hoya. taranAra yA lAvIne te kAcA taranArane grahaNa kare, te te kAcA taranAra paNa tenI sAthe tarIne kAThe zuM na Ave ? temaja vaLI sagrAmamA paNa zUravIranA AzrayathI bikaNa caddhA yuddha karI raNanA pAra zu' na pAme ? temaja vaLI sAvAhanI sAthe niHsatva 'jIva o cAlyA hAya, te te paNa meTI aTavInA pArane pAmI zu na jAya ? tema ekAMta vatsala evA Apa jo mane dayA ANI karAvala bana ApeA, te huM khAlaka chu te paNu durgAMma evA zIlarupa zailapara zu na caDI jAu ? nA caDIja jAuM. ane je kharA cegI puruSa hAya che te samagra jagatamAM pharyoja kare che, tA paNa tenA manarupa kaSi, jJAnarupa sAMkaLathI khaMdhAelA heAvAthI sthira thaI rahe che te hu paNa jayAre cAritra laIza, tyAre mArA manarupa kapine jJAnarupa sAMkaLathI bAMdhI rAkhIza ? A prakAre sayasamAja jevu citta lAgyu che ane saMsArathI jene udAsInatA che, evA te kusumaketu putrane joine te kusumaketuthI nAnA, peAtAnA devasena nAme kumArane uttama divasamA peAtAnuM rAjya ApI kusumaketu putra pramukha pAcazeA puruSoe tathA kusumaketunI khatrIza strIethI parivarele, tathA karyAM che jinacaityAne viSe madgApUjArUpa satkAra jeNe, vAghonA zabdothI karI khaheru kyuM che AkAza jeNe, hajAre nAe vahuna karelI pAlakhImA beThelA, sainya sadgita peAtAnA putra devasena rAjA jenI pachavADe cAle che, eve te kusumAyudha rAjA gurunI sAnnidhyamAM Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .. AvyuM. tyAre sUrIke tene tathA tenI sAthe dIkSA levA AvelA je kaI hatA, te sarvane dIkSA ApI. have te kusumAyudha ane kusumaketu, e pitA putra hatA. temaNe sa vegarupa, sudhAthI, saMyamarupa kumanu siMcana karavA mADayuM tyAre te saMyamavRkSa vRddhigata thaze tethI te hRdayane viSe nivRtti rupa chApA karavA lAgyA. kahyuM che ke , , . : - yA pa khaMDamahIjayasya samaye nAsAditA ca kibhi ke , yA daddhakaMdhagarimathane prApta na vA bhUdhaH II yA prApavA priyasaMgame virahiNI kenApi no veditA, sA labdhA kila rAgaSavija yAttAvyAM mane nivRtiH - - artha :- je mane nivRtti, cha khaMDa pRthvInA ja samayane viSe cakIne maLI nathI, vaLI je mane nivRtti, darpI karI uddhata evA zatruonA skaMdhanA mathana karavAthI 'rAjAone prApta thaI nathI, ane je mane nivRtti keI paNa virahI manuSyane pitAnA ISTananA samAgamathI prApta thaI nathI, te mane nivRttine kusumAyudha tathA kusumaketu e bane muni, rAga ane roSa tenA tyAgathI nizcaya prApta thayA che 1 . have te banne jaNane pUrvabhavene neha hovAthI te ekaja sthaLamAM rahe che, tathA sAthe ja jAya Ave che. ane je tapa pitA kare che, teja tapa putra paNa kare che. te joIne eka divasa gurue kahyuM ke he munio ! sa sArInI paThe paraspara sneha tame rAkhe che, te egya nathI. kAraNa ke muktipurInA mArgamAM cAlanArA tapasvIone, je snehanI zrakhalA che, te vAchaMkhalA che. A dahimAM (neha) cikAza rahe che, te tenu lake ghaNuM ja maMthana kare che, tethI te kha pAme che. temaja tilamAM ane sarSavamAM sneha eTale tela rahe che, te tene leke ghANImAM ghAlI pIlI nAkhe che. sneha ane rAga atikaSTakAraka che. mATe te sAdhu / karma svarupane na jANanAra ane avijJAta che dharma jene evA jananI te vAta dura rahI, paraMtu je prANI DAhyA che, karmAnA svarupane jANanArA che, bhavasiddhiyA che, guruparaMparAe vidhimAgathI cAritra pALe che, tevA puruSo paNa je neha rAkhe che, te te kevalajJAna pAmatA nathI. vaLI A apAra evA saMsAramAM mAtA, pitA, suta, strI, suhudda, ripu, emAMthI ekeka jaNa anaMta vAra svajanapaNane ane aripaNAne prApta thayA haze, temAM vaLI te jIne keIe kaI vakhata bhUkhathI khAI paNa lIdhA haze, reSathakI mAryA paNa haze temaja snehathakI pALyA paNa haze? te te mA tattvajJAnI janone rAga, riSa karo ucita che? nA nathI ja. te sAMbhaLI ane ani kahe ke gu! Apa kahe che, te kharI vAta che, ane ame paNa jANIe chIe ke huM je che, te baMdhana che, saMsAra vadhAranAra che, tathA mokSamArgamAM avarodha karanAre che, paraMta. sAtatava evA amane bannene paraspara sneha dhaNe rahe che, tenuM kAraNa amArAthI kAI samajAtuM nathI tethI he mahArAja ! te te ane pUrvabhavanuM kAraNa haze? ke A bhavanuM ? Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 254 te Apa jANe che, mATe kRpA karI kahe?' te sAMbhaLo pitAnA avadhijJAnathI gurue te bannenA pUrvabhavane saMbaMdha kahyo. ane kahyuM ke tamArA banne jaNane sneha janma janmane viSe piSaNa kare che, tethI te hAla duja tho che. ' paraMtu he munio ! te neha, mekSasukhane vidhAtaka che, mATe tamAre tene tyAgaja karavuM joIe. A prakAre gurunA sukhathakI pitAnA pUrvabhavanA caritra sAbhaLIne utpanna thayuM che jAtimaraNa jJAna jene evA te banne munio mamatvane tyAga karI niraMtara juja vihAra karavA lAgyA. have eka divasa mahAsatva evA te kuyumAyudha munI dra, gurunA vacanathI tIvra AkarI pratimAne eTale abhiprahatapane Adare che, tethI te muni vihAra karatA jyA rAtri paDe che, tyAM ramazAnamAM ke, bhayayukta bhUmimAM ke, ujajaDa evA gharamAM ke parvata para ke, jhADatale ke, siMhathI ke, hAthI thakI ke bIjA paNa ghAtakI jaMtuothI nirbhaya thaIne kAusagnadhyAnamAM lIna thaIne rahe che. ane nIrasa evA AhAre karI zarIrane zeSavatA, tathA dharma dhyAne karI karmane zevatA evA te muni, ghaNuM upasargo AvavAthI paNa merunI jema sthira rahe che. have eka divasa te kusumAyudha muni vihAra karatA subhImanAme nagaramAM AvyA, tyAM rAtri paDI javAthI te munirAtre keIka zUnyadharamAM jyA kusumAyudha muni kAusagga dayAne rahyA jyAM madhyarAtri thaI, tyA te tatratya keI eka manuSyanA pramAdathI gAmamAM agni lAge, te baLate baLate zUnyagharamAM jyAM kusumAyudha muni kAussaga dhyAne rahyA che, tyAMja AvyA, tethI te ghara paNa saLagavA lAgyuM. tathApi te munie upasargathI thAna kAussagga na che tyAre te muni bhAvanAsakta tathA zukaladhyAnane viSe samAhita thakAja tyAM maraNa pAmI sarvArthasiddha mahAvimAnane viSe uttama devatA thayA. pachI prAtaHkAla thaye, tyAre te munine prajvalita thayelA joIne gAmanA mANaso atya te kheda pAmI pitAnA baLI gayelA mAlatAlane saMbhAratA ghaNoja zeka karavA lAgyAM ke are ! A mahAtmA puruSa, AvA zUnyagharamAM kyAre gayA haze? are ! tene koIe A gharathI bahAra kema na lAvyA ? are ! AvA ghora pApathI ApaNe kyAre chUTIzuM ? are ! ApaNe tapAsa na karavArUpa pApathI A lekamAM moTA kalakane prApta thayA ? ane vaLI paralekama ApaNane narakavedanA bhegavavI paDaze? hA, have zuM karIe? ema ghaNIvAra sudhI A zeka karIne te sAdhunI ucita evI uttarakriyA karIne udvigna jenA mana che evA te loke, ghaNA divase pita pitAnA kAryamAM lAgyA. have je vakhate e kusumAyudha muni devaka gayA, te vakhate tapa saMyama ArAdhatA zukaladhyAne zapaka AraDatA zrAvastIpurIne viSe sudarzananAme vanamAM te sudharAcAryane kevalajJAna utpanna thayu ? tyAre viramayane prApta thayelA evA nikaTavartI je deva hatA, teNe kevalajJAnanI utpattine mahatsava , ane vaLI te munie kacana kamalapara padhAryA. ane te deve temanI samIpa nATaka karavA lAgyA. pachI te munie dezanA devAno prAraMbha karyo. te vakhate eka upadeza karyo. tyAre kusumaketu Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 255 muni be samaya joIne sekaMtipaNe te kevalI bhagavAnane pUchyuM ke he bhagavAn ! kusumAyudha muni kayA vicAre che ? tyAre te kevalI bhagavAne tene je kAMI vRttAMta' banyuM hatuM, te kahI ApyuM. ane tenA dhyAna daDhapaNAnI prazaMsA karI. tathA kahyuM ke evA agninA moTA upasargamAM paNa te munie svahita sAdhyuM ? he mune ! saMyama jevu, tathA tene pALavuM, te te saheluM che, paraMtu aMtakALe AvA meTA pasiMhamAM zukaladhyAnanI ArAdhanA karavI ghaNI ja kaThina che, te paNa te kusumAyudha mahAmuni, duSkara evA parisaDane sahana karIne zukaladhyAnathI karIne sarvArthasiddha mahAvimAnamA tetrIza sAgaropamanA devatApaNe upanyA che. paraMtu he mahAbhAga ! tenI kAI zecanA karaze nahiM. kAraNa ke tame paNa teja ThekANe jaI tene maLaze. tame baMne jaNe have A saMsAra samudra prAya tarI ja lIdhe che, eTale have tamone mekSa javAne jAje vilaMba nathI. A prakAranA kevalI bhagavAnanAM vacana sAMbhaLI te kusumaketu munie vairAgya pAmI gurunI AjJA laIne saleSaNa karI. tethI tenA agamAM asthi ane carmajaavazeSa rahyA. vaLI te dravya ane bhAvanA zalyane je uddhAra karI te saddagurunI AjJAthI pApagamana evA anazana vratane prApta thayA thakA potAnI kAMI paNa vaiyAvacca na karAvatAM pacIsa divase kola karIne te kusumaketu muni, jyA kusumAyudha muni tetrIza sAgaropamanA AyuSyavALA devatA thayA che, tyAM tenI sAthe deva thaIne rahyA. zamarUpa sAgaranevi magna, niratara adhyAtma jJAnamAM eTale cidAnaMdamAM lagna, saMsAranA viyegamAM yukta tathA karmanA saMgathI mukta, satoSa guNathI yukta evA te bane muni, zuddha cAritrane pALI zreSTha ane agaNita puNyanA svabhAvavAlA arthAt atulapuNya hevAthI ja je bhavanI prApti thAya che evA devabhavane prApta thAya ane tatvajJAna thakI A saMsAramAM utpanna thayelA sarva padArthonI anityatAne jotA evA te banne de, te lekenA adbhuta sukhane bheLavI, tyAthI cyavIne siddhine eTale mokSane pAmaze . Iti pRthvIcaMdra guNasAgara caritra kusumAyudhanRpa kusumaketuputrabhavavarNana nAme dazame sargaH saMpaNuM ahIM zaMkha rAjA ane kalAvatInA bhAvathI mAMDIne pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranA vIza bhava saMpUrNa thayA. Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' zrI pRthvIcaMdra guNasAgaranI sajajhAya ; , racayitA- 5 . pa. pU. AcArya deva zrIvijayakI icandrasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. * DhALa vIra niNaMda vaMdana karI, praNamI gurunAM pAya, ' ' [, ; ' ! samarI mAtA zAradA, viracuM huM sajhAya.. 1 - pRthvIcadra guNasAgaruM, guNanA sAgara jANe, , guNajana guNa dhRNatAM thakAM, karIe zivaprayANa. 2 , 1. (rAga-prabhunA pagale pagale cAlyA jAya che naranAra) ,,, - - tyAga virAga athAga bharyA che jenA jIvanamAM , , . guNa gAvA talase che, rasanA enAM jIvananA. , 1 nayarI adhyAmAM chatArI, harisiMha nAme bhUpa; padmAvatI rANuM - guNakhANa, raMbhA rUpa svarUpa. 2 saravArathasidhdhathI cyavIne, tAsa kukSI avatAra, is : * * * 5Syanidhi e pravIcaMdra samatA-rasa bhaMDAra. 3 * gaNyA gaNAya nahIM guNe enA, rUpa kaLA nidhAna, '' - kanyA seLa pitA paraNAve, AgrahathI guNadhAma , 4 ' '' 14 gIta 'vilApa vilApa gaNe che, AbhUSaNane bhAra; - - ' bhegane gaM gaNe vaLI nRtya, viDaMbana karanAra. 5 - **,* mAta pitA Agavaza bhAre, saMkaTa paDayuM chezira ' . ' ', 'paNa pitA mAtA lalanAne, pratibadhuM dharI dhIra. 6 *,* saMyama paMthanA pathika banAvuM, te upakAra amAra, sArthavAha banI bhava aTavI, utArUM huM pAra. 7 lagnanI pahelI rAte paNa, ramate rUDe bhAva; nArI soLa vaTAI vaLI che, laLI laLI levA lhAva. bharayauvananA saMgIta sure, rAga dhare virAga, jANe vadatu jAga uTha tu, tyAga tyAga ne tyAga, dhIra vIra gabhIra banIne, samajAve che sAra, A saMsAre sAra na dIse, suNo seLe nAra. 10 bhegasukha che biMdu sarIkhuM, sAgara du kha vipAka, mIThAM madhurA lAge bhege, phaLamAM jima kipAka. 11 Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ripa7 pariNAme e prANa - haratA, samaje catura sujANa * . viSaya vilAsa paNa che evA, nAkhe narakanI khANa. mRgajaLa je saMsAranA sukha mateNe abhyAsa, * * sukha anata che nija aMtaramAM, karI e ba jene-mAza. 16 khAja khaNetA mIThI lAge, pariNAme mahAdukha, tima vipAke mahAduHkhadAyI, viSaye- kerUM. sukha 14 tRte je yadi kAThe agni, samudra pUryo pUrAya, , " tima A gemAM nava tRpti, surabhavamAM paNa thAya. 15 thAkyo nava bhege jogavatAM, vItyo kALa anata, cuselAMne pharI pharI cukyAM, khAdhI eMDa anaMta. 16 sulakSaNa , zANuM , suMdarIo, IzAre samaje janma maraNanI sAMkaLane vaLI, viSaye viSa samaje. 17 ' - DhALa bIjI ' ' duhA vairAgI piyunI suNI, vANI zItaLa caMda priyA soLa bujhI gaI, vadatI piyune maMda. 1 utaravA bhava pAra A, kaMta kahe upAya, kaMta kahe sayama graha, naMhi bIjo upAya. 2 lalanAo vaLagI kahe grahazuM saMcamabhAra Atamane ' ujALavA, DhIla have na lagAra. 3dhare dhIra kuMvara kahe, sa prati nahi gurujoga, sugurunI, sAnidhyamAM, vazuM, samaga. 4 | (cAla-jidA ve dina kaye na sabhAre), che - suNaje AgaLa kahuM chuM vAta . 1 mAtapitA cita ciMtave re, nArI vaza nahi thAya, , ulaTI nArI vaza thaI ane, gAyu enuM gAya. -1 nRpati manamAM ciMtave re, pu rAjyane bhAra, rAjakAjamAM guMthAIne e, guMthAze "saMsAra, ra * , duhA - = tyAga virAganA; bAgamAM, mahAle e matighara, jaLakamala, nirlepa thaI dhAre rAjyanI dhura 1 Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 sphaTika nirmaLa cittathI, je sadUguru vATa - ka bhArabhUta lAge are, , rAjapATanA : ThATha. : 2 meharAyanA rAjamAM, dAruDIyAnI che. jemAM , karma madArI ... jIvane, nAca nacAve tema . (cAla uparanI) , thaI vivekI ciMtave re, saMsArInAM ghATa; kSaNabhaMgura che kAyAmAyA, hIrA hAra ne hATa - 1 rAja siMhAsana zobhatAM re, nRpati pRthvIcaMdra tiNa veLA vyavahArI Ave, mukha AnaMda amaM. ke 2 nAma sudhana che tenuM re, pappA kautuka raMga; kyAM kayAM kevA kautuka joyAM, pUche nRpati umaMga. 3 vyavahArI kahe sAMbhaLe re suNatAM acaraja thAya; * - kautuka te dIThAM ghaNerAM, bhUlyAM e na bhUlAya. 4 ura ulase ne aMtara vikase, hita anerA thAya; ghaDI ghaDI mAruM manaDuM Dele, A te zuM kahevAya ? - 5 kALa anAdi bhamatAM joyAM, kautuka raMga aneka nA paNa pekhyuM ' nA kAtuka AvuM, pragaTe dapaviveka. . 6 DhALa trIjI (cAla-meM prabhu caraNAkI dAsI huM) huM hastInApurathI AvyuM. tame dhyAna daIne sAbhaLaje, meM kautuka nirakhuM ajaba gajaba, tame dhyAna daIne sAMbhaLaje. 1 vase ratnasaMcaya tyA vyavahArI, sumaMgala nAme suzIla nAre, te tasaguNasAgara suta guNa dariye, tame dhyAne daIne sAMbhaLaje. 2 eka veLA jharUkhAmAM beThA, zamarasamAM jhIlatA muni dIThAM, muni pekhI haiyuM harSa bharyuM, tame dhyAna daIne sAMbhaLaje. 3 tyAM jati smaraNa tene upanyuM, bhava pUrava caraNa cahyuM nirakhyuM - citta sagara ga-taraMga bharyuM tame dhyAna daIne sAMbhaLaje. vinave -jananI " janakane, guNasAgara : guNavAna ! *** anumati gho mujane have, lauM saMyama sukhakhANa 1 vAta suNIne kuMvaranI, belyA mAte ne tAta, kehe hamArA" pUrIne, kara saMyamavAta. 2 Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rapaTa paraNI patI pariNI, pUrA mananI AzA pachI bhale saMyama graho, karazuM . nahi, nirAza 3 mAta tAtanI vAtane, ' vinaya karI svIkAra - guNasAgara mana ciMtave, vahazuM saMyamabhAra.' -4 DhALa thI ' (cAla-bhAratakA DaMkA Alama me) ATha kanyAnA mAbApane, havahArI kaheNa kahAve che; ' ama putra kharekhara vairAgI, dikSAnI bhAvanA bhAve che. e lagna karI bIje divase, saMyamanAM pathe saMcaraze. 1 tama duhitAone samajAve, ne ucita jaNAte paMtha graha suNI ATha sutAnA mAtapitA, camakI uThavA saunAM dalaDAM, je putrIo paraNAvIe te, paraNI zuM pAme sukhaDAM? , 2 e vAta karI putrIone, suNI vAta sutA sarve belI, . . mahApuNya maLe e vara varazuM, zA mATe kare celaMcelI , 3 prANanAtha amAre je karaze, tasa pAchaLa priyA Daga bharaze. * suNI vacana sahu duhitAonAM, vyavahArI dila kya harSe. 4 thaI lagna utsavanI taiyArI, zaNagAra sajyA saue bhArI; gIta vAjiMtra vaLI natya karI, lalakAre garI prIta dharI. paNa varaghoDe caDhayA che vararAjA, maLyA sAjana mAjane tyAM jhAjhA, vara nirakhI nyAo harakhI, malI jeDI khare sarakhe sarakhI. ' ' guNasAgara mAMDave Ave che, saMyamanI bhAvanA bhAve che zivaramaNa varavA cAhe che, aMtaranI jota jagAve che. 7 zruta bhaNazuM gaNazuM tapa tapaNuM, ne kaThaNa karamane pIlIzuM , sadagurukane saMyama laIne, samatA sAgaramAM , jhIlIzuM. 8 guNasAgara bhAvanA bhAve che, tyAM vara vahu hAtha milAve che, ke guNasAgara guNazreNI caDhatAM, corImAM kevaLa pAme che. 9 nArI AThe vuiM mukhaDuM jetI, zuM agama vicAre prANapati +/ama nAtha nagInA sAtha ti, AdarazuM saMyama zuddhamati10 guNasAgara che guNasAgaravara, ema bhaMvanA bhAve corImAM ke nArI ATha thaI kevaLanANI, pIyuDAne hAtha milAve tyAM. 11 Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' ' I !' , - DhALa pAMcacI , { " : (cAla-tame je jeje re dIkSAne prabhAva tame je jeje re) tame je joje re gajaba e banAva tame je jeje re, che !! gaganAMgaNamAM duMdubhi gAje, suravara Ave tyAMya; ' ' sahune sAdhu veza samapI, sevA kare surarAya. 1 Azcaryamugdha banyA sahu leke, karatAM jaya jayakAra kautuka jevA nArayati Ave, vade vaLI naranAra. guNasAgarane mAta ne tAta, cite citamejhAra, * savega raMga raMge jhIlatA, varatAM keLa ' sArA ke zIkha kalAvatI bhavathI jaNAvI, pUrva bhavanI vAta, ekavIsa bhavanuM nijanuM suMdara, varaNuMdhIyuM vRttAMta. * vANI suNa be varAgya bharelI," bujhayo keI naranAra, sudhana bele sAMbhaLo rAjana, Azcarya pArivAra. 5 kevaLI bhAkhe ethI adhikuM, jeNe 'adhyAmAM 52.' jJAnInI vANI suNI harSe, A ayodhyAmAM '' 'huM guNasAgaranI jIvanagAthA, - varNavI + suMdara - sAra; * * karajeDI - zira ra nAmI ubhe, vyApArI saradAra 7 , , ' ' ' DhALa cha , 1 | ' ' " - - | (cAla AMgaNIe Apa padhArene muja vinavaDI svIkA ne). " suNI zravaNe guNasAgaranI vAta, have pRthvIcaMdra vicAre che, dhanya dhanya ho guNasAgarane, have pRthvIcaMdra vicAre che..! mAtapitAnA Agrahavaza thaI A rAjyadhurAne dhAruM chuM . paNa jyAre huM aNugAra banuM, ema pRthvIcaMdra vicAre che. 2 dhanya dhamya huM evA munivarane, je ramatA Atama dhyAne re, gurusevA mevA "levA, have pRthvoca, vicAre che. 3 jhIlI samavA rasamAM kuDe huM, thaI pAvana huM thaI pAvane huM - maLa papataNuM savi khALavA, have pRthvIca vicAre che :samiti gupti dharI saMyamane dIpAvIza huM dIpAvIza huM ' + rAja siMhAsana beThA nRpavara; zuM su dara bhAvanA bhAve che 'pa keI bhavya ja bhavajala taratA, zivapurIne vege varatA . tava dhyAna zukala dharatA dharatA, guNe caDhI kevaLa varatA 6 Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 9 . thayuM putrane kevaLajJAna suNo, tyAM harisiMha rAjA AvI caDha; jANIseLa priyAnA manamAM paNa, ulAsa vacce ulAsa va. 7 caDhI bhAvanA raMga rase che, tyAM kevaLajJAna vare sAthe; * vyavahArI sudhana mane ciMtavatA, savi kevaLajJAna varmA sAthe 8 , DhALa sAtamI (cAlayA tuma darabAra prabhu tIra jAneke liye) caraNakamaLa vadI munivaranAM, pUche harisiMha rAya; kiNa kAraNa che sneha adhika muja, darzAve gururAya ... kevaLe bhAge caMpApurImAM, pUrvabhave jayarAja. priyA priyamati nAme ne vaLI, kusumAyudha suta thAya, daMpati suMdara saMyama pALI upanyA vijaya vimAna. 1 vijaya vimAne sukha anuttara, bhegavI sura caviyA, ubhaya thayA tame rAjA rANI, puNyataNuM dariyA, kusumAyudha cyavI putra tamAra, nAme pRthvIcaMdra, 2 zravaNa karI pUrava bhava varNana, jJAna aneruM thAya, bhAvanA raMge caDhatA beu jaNa, kevalanANuM thAya; sudhana pUche che guNasAgarane, temazuM prIti kema? 3. jJAnI bhAkhe pUravabhava, naMdana e muja thAya, ama beunI e aThA, priyA tyAM paNa thAya; . ' sama pariNAmI saMyama pALI, sUra anuttara mAMya. 4 te nIsuNI sudhana vrata lete, letA bahu naranAra, " kevaLI. pRthvIcadra vicaratA, pRthvItala sukhakA - evA guNIjananA guNa gAtAM, jIvana pAvana thAya. 5 uThI prabhAte nita nita samaruM, durita saMvi dUra thAya, kevI addabhuta jIvanagAthA; bhUlI nahI bhUlAya; ' puNya puruSanAM jIvana ghuNatAM, jihA pAvana thAya 6 , sUrizekhara zrI labdhisUrIzvavara, tiratha kavirAya, ' ' paTTapradIpaka - ' "zAsanadIpaka, lamaNasUrIzvara rAyaka * tasa zizu kIrtisUrI guNa gAve, utaravA bhavapAra. 7 deya sahasa. agyAranI sAthe, nipANI caumAsa, - - guMthI guNapunI mALA, kaMTha - ThavuM. ullAsa; - * bhavijane gAve bA bhAve, vaheM maMgaLamALa, 8. Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agIAramo sarga jaya ahaMnmatAdhi, gAMbhI bhizobhitaH | grahItyA zIla ratnAni, saMta myuH sukhine yataH dha 1 , artha - je ahaMnmatarUpI ratnAkaramAMthI zIlarU5 rane grahaNa karIne sujJa puruSa sukhI thAya che, to te gAMbhIrya guNothI suzobhita e ahaMnmatarUpa adhi, sarvotkRSTapaNe varte che, ane varto. have te devatA thayele kusumAyudhane jIva, ekavIzame bhave kayAM avataryo ? te kahe che. ke jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetrane viSe vaitADhayathakI dakSiNa bharatAddhanAme khaMDane viSe lakSmIthI manahara evA kezalanAme dezane viSe supAtradAna, sanmAna, gIta, nRtya, tenA aneka bhedethI, svargapurIthI paNa zreSTha ane zatruthI paNa jene parAjaya thaI zake nahiM, evI eka ayodhyAnAme nagarI che. jenI racanA, pahelA AdinAtha bhagavAnanA rAjyanI vakhate IdrinA kahevAthI devatAoe karelI che. te adhAnAme nagarInuM, arirUpa karIne vidAra emAM siMhasamAna, sarva prajAne pitAsamAna, dhanadAnamAM dhanada samAna, zatruone bhayasamAna, svAzrita janone suraTTama sarakhe, eka harisiMhanAme rAjA rAjya kare che. te rAjAnI, netrarUpa paghothI parAbhava pamADayAM che pa jeNe ane IMdrANasamAna AhAra karanArI, nirmala evA muktAhAra vigere AbharaNethI suzobhita evI eka padmAvatI nAme strI che. have jemAM bIjA keI zatrune praveza thaIja zakatuM nathI evI te nagarInA rAjyane bhogavatAM, te harisiMharAjAne keTaleka kAla, svargamAM jema devatAone jAya, tema pasAra thaze. have pUrvokta sarvArthasiddhavimAnane viSe devatA thayela ane mahApuNyavAna e te kusumAyudharAjAne jIva, tyAMthI cyavIne te padmAvatI rANanA udarasarovarane viSe rAjahaMsanI - jema AvyuM. tyAre te raNue zayyAmAM sUtA sUtAM rAtrinA pAchalA praharamAM svapnane viSe devatAoe ane devIothI pUrNa, evuM eka suravimAna dIThuM, tyAM te turata te jAgI gaI ane ane atyaMta harSAyamAna thaI pitAnA svAmInI pAse jaI te svapnanI vAta kahI ApI. tyAre te rAjAe kahyuM ke he prANapriye ! A svapna tamane ghaNuM ja uttama AvyuM che, kAraNa ke A vakhathI tamane manohara e putra utpana thaze? te sAMbhaLI prasanna thaIne te zubha evA garbhanuM pAlana karavA lAgI. ane garbhanA prabhAvathI te rANIne jinapUjA, satpAtradAna, jIvadayApAlana pramukha sArA puNyakArI dehada utpana thayA. te sarva harisiMha rAjAe pUryA. ema karatAM jyAre nava mAsa ane sADA sAta divasa thayA, tyAre te rANee uttamadivase sabala lagnamAM svarUpa tathA guNethI adbhuta evA eka putrane prasabe. tyAre te te rANunI priyaMgulekhAnAme dAsIe jaI harSathI harisiMha rAjAne Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vadhAmaNI ApI te mahArAja ! Apane tyAM manahara putra A? te sAMbhaLI atyaMta UllAsa pAmI rAjAe te dAsIne vadhAmaNImAM ghaNuMka dAna ApyuM ane pachI prekSaka kene vismaya thAya, e putra janmamahatsava karyo yAcaka lekene atula" evAM nadIdhAM anukrame te putra jyAre eka mAsa thayo, tyAre te putranuM sArA muhUrtamAM karavAnI sAkSIe, te putranA janmathI pRthvImAM mATe AnaMda utpana thayo che tethI tenuM pRthvIcaMdrA evuM nAma pADyuM. pachI te putranuM pAMca dhAva mAtAo suMdara- pAlana karavAM lAgIhave te pRthvIcaMdra kumArane A ekavIsamA bhavamAM pUrvabhopArjita puNyasamuMDanAgathI' bAlyAvasthAmAM ja jAtismaraNa jJAna utpana thayuM tethI tene pitAnA AgalA sarva bhavuM nIhALyA mATe te bhAmAM karelA dharmanA pratApane jA' tathA temAM saMsArane atyAra jAryo hate, te paNa jANyuM. tethI tene apAvasthAmAM ja saMsArapara tIvra vairAgya thaze pachI te anukrame kAmakrIDAnA kAnana samAna yauvana vayane prApta thaye. te paNa tene saMsAra para tathA pitAnA deha para khare vairAgya hovAthI sarasa bhUSaNe, kelikriDA, hAsyavilAsa hatIpara tema azvapara besavuM, dhanurvidyAnA abhyAsa, e pramukha kAMI paNa sAMsArika sukhe gamatuM nathI. vaLI te snAna kare che, puSpamAlA, aMlakAra vigere dhAraNa kare che te paNa te sarva, vyavahAramAtraja kare che. arthAt te sarva rAgathI karatuM nathI tyAre te rAgathI zuM kare che? te ke mAtra arihaMtanAM ca, sAdhu, sAdhvI, sAdharmikabhAIe vigerenI bhakti kare che, tathA dharmakRtyamAM udAsInapaNuM rAkhI, te kAma prakRtine harSa kare che. A prakAranA saMsAra upara virAgI evA pitAnA putrane joI, tenA pitA harisiMharAjA ciMtA karavA lAge ke are ! A putra to keIke mahAvarAgyavAna haya, evo lAge che. to have te, saMsAranA lebhamA kema Asakta thaze ? ane have tene hu saMsArasakta thavAne zeupAya karuM ? ane kema thaze ? ema DIvAra citA karI, pachI vicAravA lAgyuM ke hA, teno eka upAya che khare, te zuM ? te ke tene uttama rUpavALI keTalIka strIo paraNavuM ? kAraNa ke jyAre te strIone paraNaze, tyAre tene te strIoja viSayAsakta karaze. kahyuM che ke je puruSane jyAM sudhI strIoe bharamAvyo nathI, tyAM sudhI ja te puruSa dharmo grahI rahe che. ema vicArI rAjAe te pRthvIcaMdra kumArane paraNavAno nizcaya karyo tyAre teNe jayapuragAmamAM pitAnA sAlA jayadeve rAjAne pitAnA maMtrI sAthe kahevarAvyuM ke keI paNa ApaNe kulane ghaTe evA meTA rAjAnI je kanyAo hoya, te tamArA bhANeja pRthvIcaMdrane mATe tapAsa karajo. te samAcAra matrIe AvI kahyA te sAbhaLI jyadeva rAjA khuzI thaI tenI tapAsa karavA lAgyo. tevAmAM eka tene mitra keImeTe kulIna rAjA hatuM, tene kanyAo hevAthI kahyuM, ke tamArI ATha kanyAo che te amArA bhANejane Ape. te sAMbhaLI te belyo ke mAre eka lalitasuMdarInAme kanyA che, tene te tamArA bhANejane ApavA mATe prathamathI ja vicAra che paraMtu jyAre tame kahevA AvyA che, Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAre A mArI bIjI ATha, kanyAo che, te paNa huM tene ja ApuM chuM ema kahI te AThe kanyAe pRthvIcaMdrane vAdAnathI ApI. pachI jayadeva rAjA te ATha kanyAone vivAha sAmagrI sahita pitAnA jayapura gAmamAM lAge. ane tadanaMtara te kumAranA mAmA jaya rAjAe te paNa vicAra karyo ke huM paNa kanakAvatI pramukha mArI je ATha kanyAe che, te pRthvIcaMdra kumAraneja Apu ? ema vicArI pitta paNa te kanakAvatI pramukha pitAnI, AThe kanyAo pRthvIcaMdrane ApavAno nizcaya karyo pachI te pUrvokta lalitasu darI vigere AThe tathA pitAnI kanakAvatI pramukha ATha e sarva maLI sela kanyAone te kanyAnAbhAI tathA sainya sAthe lagnapasakara sahita adhyA tarapha mokalAvI. te kanyAonI jyAre AvavAnI khabara paDI, tyAre beune harisiMha rAjAe manahara evA utArA ApyA. pachI te rAjA, pitAnA mRthvIcadra kumArane vinavavA lAgyuM ke he vatsa ! ATha kanyA keIka moTA rAjAnI, tathA ATha tArA mAmAnI, ema sela kanyAo ApaNuM uttama kIrtine lIdhe ahIM, tArI sAthe pANigrahaNa karavA mATe tArA mAmAo mekalelI che, te have A tArA manamAM vaizya tathA udAsInapaNuM che, te tuM dUra kara ane te uttama sela kanyAo utsAhathI pANigrahaNa kara ane he putra! cittane zAMti paNa ema karavAthI ja paDaze? vaLI he suta! Ama tArA atyaMta gataragapaNe rahevAthI amane manamAM ghaNuM ja kaSTa thAya che. he putra ! tuM je te khareke A bIjA rAjAonA kumAre hAsya, vida, lIlAzRMgAra pramukha karI ke Anada le che? tathA azvapara hAthI para ratha para besI kevI seja majA mANe che , ane amArA maMdabhAgyane lIdhe tu Ave tyAgI je kayAthI thaye ? mATe he kuladIpaka! te sarvarAjakumAranI jema tuM paNa sukhane upabhega kara, pitAnA pitAne AgaDa joIne te pracakre vicAryuM ke mArA pitAne durAgraha che mATe mAruM lagna karUM te thayA pachI A kulIna kanyAo zuddhadharmamArgamAM pravartAvIza paraMtu A mArA pitAnA duHkhadAyaka upadezathI du khAMdhi samudranA viSasamAna viSamA bIlakula Asakta thaIza nahi. ema karatAM kadAcit hAla je huM mArA pitAne A kanyAo sAthe paraNavAnI nA kaha, temane ghaNuMja duHkha thAya ? ema vicArIne te kamare IcchA vinA te sarva kanyAonI sAthe paraNavuM kabUla karyuM. tyAra pachI jepI lekee batAvelA sanmuhUrtane viSe te putrane vivAhotsava karavA mADe. te kevI rIte? te ke, te vivAhanA samaye adhyA nagarImAM AnaMda vibherathI vividha zragAravALA naranArInA gaNo, jeNe svargamAMthI devadevInA samUja AvyA hoya nahi ? tema zebhavA lAgyA. vaLI te vivAhanA samayamAM gIta, uttamakRtya ane aneka vAjitrAdikathI uttama ane adabhUta evI te adhyA nagarIne joIne caMcala evA AkAzagAmI khecara paNa tyAM sthira thaI, ubhA rahyA. vaLI te samaye gabhIra evA sUryanA nirdoSanA 'pratizabdathakI AkAza paNa mATe utsavane vistare che. te samayamAM tyAM uchaLatA evA kapUrepUranA sugadhathI lubdha Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra6pa thayelA bhramarAoe maMjura guMjArathI yukta AkhI nagarIne AnaMdamaya karI dIdhI. vaLI atiharSita thayelI evI tatratya strIonA lagna samayamAM varavadhUne AzIrvAda devAnAM gAna karelA je gIte, teNe karI te nagara atyaMta ramaNIya lAge che. A prakAre jagatanA manane Ana dadAyaka e vivAhotsava prava. tyAre ja e kAma jeNe, tethI nirvikArI e te pRthvIca dra kumAra, cittama ciMvavA lAgyA, ke aho ! asAra evA saMsArane viSe A mahAmahane mahimA te juo ! ke je mehamahimAthI ajJAta che tatva jene evA prANIo ghaNIja karthanAne pAme che. tema chatAM paNa te mahAviSTa thayA thakA te prApta thayethI karthanAne jANatA ja nathI. tethI A gIta, vAdya, nRtya, pramukhane sukha mAne che. paraMtu je kharu joIe, te je A gIta che, te vRthA bakavAda ja che, ane vAdya che, te kevala kAna pheDavAnuM sAdhana che, ane A nRtya je che te bhAMDaceSTAja che. zAstramAM paNa kaheluM che, ke je gIta che, te sarva vilapita che eTale strIvilApaja che. sarva nATaya che, te kevala viTaMbaNA che, tathA sarva kAma je che, te duHkhane devAvAlA che vaLI puSpamAlA tathA AbharaNa pramukha dhAraNa karI A leke pitAnA zarIrane suzobhita karavA dhAre che, 1paraMtu te zarIra te AbharaNadikathI zobhatuM ja nathI. kAraNa ke te svabhAvathIja amuMdara che? te te svabhAvathI asuMdara evuM A zarIra, vaLI mAlA tathA AbharaNAdikanA dhAraNa karavAthI suMdara thAya ? nA naja thAya. vaLI te suMdara thAya nahi eTaluM ja nahIM, paraMtu amedhyapUrNa ane kutsita evA te zarIranA saMgathI mAlA, alaMkAra, suMdara vastra pramukha je kAMI sArA padArtho hoya che, te ulaTA apavitra thaI jAya che vasA, rudhira, mAMsa, meda, asthi, majajA, vIrya, ane viSTA. e vagere azuci padArthonuM sthAnakabhUta evuM je A zarIra, temAM vaLI pavitratA te kayAMthIja hoya ? nA na ja hoya jenA nave nava dvArathI kharAba padArtho, samagra nagaranA khAlamAthI jema pANI pramukha nikaLe, tema nIkaLyAja kare che. ane kevala mAMsa vigere azucipadArthathI baMdhAyelA A deDane viSe je pavitra paNAne saMkalpa kara, te paNa mahAmahenIja viDaMbanA che ema jANavuM. vaLI gatasAra evA saMsAramAM keno keNa putra che? ane kene keNa bhAI che? tema kena keNa svAmI che ? A jagatamAM te leke kevala khoTA evA saMbaMdhIone mATe pramudita thayA thakA aheniza vRthA AnaMda pAme che. vaLI juo to kharA, ke A mArA mAtA pitAne paNa ke meha tho che ke je mehuthI mArAmAM sanehavAn thayAM thakA ghaNAja khedane pAme che? ane vaLI te hajI Amane Ama keTalA varSa paryata kheda karyA ja karaze ? vaLI A kanyAo paNa atyaMta ajJAnI dekhAya che, kAraNa ke je pitAnAM mAtA pitA vagerene choDIne ahI mAre mATe AvI che je te jJAnI hota, te vRthA duHkhI thavA aDI zA sAruM Avata? mATe aho ! A sarva saMsAra bAjIgaranI bAjI je ja che, tethI vijJAtatatva janene te AvA mehamaya sa sAramAM rahevuM ucitaja nathI are ! tethI prathama te mAre je A saMsAramAM pU 34 Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahevuM cagya nathI. ane hAla dIkSA levI cagya che paraMtu tema karavAmAM paNa hAla duHkha che. kAraNa ke huM je pravadhA graDaNa karIza te snehAtura, tathA eka kSaNuM paNa mAro viraMhane ne sahana karanAra evAM mArAM mAtA pitA ghaNuja 6 khI thAya ? temaja vaLI duradezathI mArI sAthe pANigrahaNa karavA AvelI A kanyAone paNa atyaMta du kha thAya? ane vaLI hAlamAM dIkSA lIdhe mane joIne mUrkha leke niMdA paNa kare moTe have bhAre te zuM karavuM? are ! mArA pitAe je mane lagna karavA che durAgraha na karyo hota te he dIkSA laI sa yamazrInuM sukha Aje bhagavato 5 heta? ema vicAra karI vaLI pAche vicAravA lAgyuM ke hA, eka mane upAya yAda AvyuM. te zu? to ke hAla mAre dIkSA levI nahi. mArA pitAne tathA A sela strIone uodha karyA pachI tarata dIkSA levI kAraNa ke ema karavAthI mAruM paNa sAruM thaze? ane mArA mAtA pitA tathA A paraNavA AvelI seLa kanyAonuM paNa sAruM thaze? ane jo huM hAla dIkSA laIza, te te kevala mAruM ja sAruM thaze. paraMtu mArA pitAnuM ke A strIonu sAru thaze nahi. mATe hAla te A saMsAramAM rahevuM. ane Asakti rahitapaNe rahevAthI mAruM 'kAMI bagaDayuM kahevAya nahiM? ema vicAra karI mahAmahotsave lagna samaya thaze tyAre te kanyAonuM kumAre pANigraheNuM karyuM. pachI pite je kAMI dharma kRtya pratidina karato hato, te kRtya karavA lAgyo. tevAmAM te rAtri paDI. tyAre hariNAkSI evI potAnI soLa strIo sAthe manehara gRhamAM gayA. tyAM jaIne te kumAra bhadrAsana para beThe ane te sarva strIo sanmukha rananA pATalA para beThI pachI te seLa strIoe viTa e te pRthvIcadra kumAra, kevo zobhe che? ke jANe tArAmaMDaLe viTale kaumudIne caMdramA hAya nahiM ? evo zobhe che. paraMtu jema raNasaMgrAmamAM batara paherele ceDho zatruonA bANathI haNAya, paNa te pitAnI kamaNIya evI kAmanIonA kaTAkSathI kiMcitmAtra paNa haNAto nahiM. ane te kumAre satkaMTha evI te strIonI upara kiMcitmAtra kaTAkSa paNa karyo nahiM. te joIne vidagdha evI lalitasuMdarI nAme strInI dAsIe aktithI kahyuM ke- ' lasatkamalanevAsu, sarasAsvajinISyapi In sipenahi dazaM hase, na vidya:kAraNe ca kiM 1 artha :- kamalarUpa che netre jene, tathA rAgavatI ane sarasa evI kamarinIone viSe haMsa je che, te daSTi nAkhatuM nathI. tenuM zuM kAraNa che? te huM jANatI nathI. arthAta tene Ama belavAne abhiprAya eve che, je AvI manahara tame panIo che, te chatAM paNa A rAjakumAra, tamArI sAmI daSTi paNa karatA nathI. A abhiprAya dAsIne samajIne te lalitamu darInAma strI belI ke, he sakhi! je catura hasa hoya te jalathI thayela vikasita patravALI padminIonI sAmuM jove che paNa jaDathI utpanna thayelI vikasita pazci nInI sAmuM je tethI. arthAt A kuMvara amArAthI manahara strIonI sAmI daSTi kare, paNa Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra67 daSTi karane nathI A abhiprAya kahyo tyA te kumAranA pitAe kumAra, strIomAM serAga thAya che, ke nahi ? te jovA mATe mokalele kumArane mitra viSNubaTuka nAme baTuka beThe hatuM, te kahevA lAgyA. ke he kumAra ! tamAre sarva pracAra vyavahAra vairAgyamaya dekhAya che. mATe te vairAgyane tyAga karI A tamArAmAM Asakta thayelI strIone nivRtti kare. te sa bhaLI pRthvIcaMdra kumAra kahe che ke he beTA ! A viSayAsakta samagra jIva, sa sArane viSe jaDa evA kezavabaTukanI jema karthanA pAme che. tyAre to te vigubaTuke pUchyuM ke he kumAra ! te jaDa e kezavabaTuka keNa hato ? ane tenI kevI rIte karthanA thaI ? te kaho. te sAMbhaLI te pRthvIcadrakumAra, mU evA kezavabaTukanI kathA kahe che. te pUrve mathurA purIne viSe dubita e eka kezavanAme baTuka rahetA hatA. te bhIkha mAgI mADa mADa potAnuM gujarAna calAvatA hatA, tene kurUpa, kuTila, kalapriya, evI eka kapilAnAme strI hatI kaheluM che ke - pi gaNI kupagallA kharasadaravA sthalaja dhoakezI . la beThI dAvakA praviraladazanA zyAmatA ThajillA . , zuSkAMgI saMhita kucayugaviSama nAsikAtIva dIrgha . te ra nArI vajanIyA patisutarahitA bhraSThazIlA ca puMsA 1 artha - je strInA netra pILAM che, gAlamAM khADA che, kharasamAna zabda che, sthUlajadhAo che, u cA keza che, lAbA heTha che, lAkhu mukha che, kharabacaDA dAMta che, tAlavuM, heTha, jIbha, e traNe zyAma che, sukAI gayelA age che, banne bhramare maLI gayelI che, - ghATaghUTa rahita stana che, dIrdha nAsikA che ane pati tathA putrathI rahita che, tathA bhaNazIla che tevI strIne DAhyA puruSe te tyAgaja kare. have tevI kapilAnAme strInI sAthe te kezavaba, ne atyaMta dukhamaya e keTaleka kALa ga. ema karatAM te kapilA garbhavatI thaI tyAre teNe kahyuM ke he pate ! mArI sUvAvaDamAM dhUta ane goLa joIze, mATe te ghana geLa mATe kAIthI dravya kamAIne lAvo ? tyAre kezava che ke he stri 1 . hu dravya jana karavAno koI upa ya jANatAja nathI, te te hu kayAMthI lAvu ? je te jANatI he, te kahe tyAre te strI belI ke jyA suvarNanI khANa hoya, te sthaLe jAo ane tyA kaI gADI vagere karI suvarNa upArjana karI lAvo te sAbhaLI tarata te tyAMthI cAle te jayA suvarNanI khANa hatI, tyA gaye. ane tyAM jaI cAkarI vagere karI ghaNuM savarNa kamANe kamAIne jayA potAnA ghara tarapha cAlyA, tyAM te tene rastAmAM eka dhUta IndrajAlika malyo, ane teNe tene pUchyuM ke he baTuka ! tame kyA gayA hatA ? ane kayAMthI Ave che ? ane A tamArI pAse zuM che? tyAre te kezave tene bheLapaNathI banelI sarva vAta kahI ApI tethI te dhUta IndrajAvike jANyuM je, aho ! A mukhanI pAse draya dekhAya che, mATe te dravya, tene kaI paNa rIte bheLavIne laI levuM, ema Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 vicArIne kezavane ThagavA mATe te IjAlike svavidyAthI eka varupavAna e nI kanyA ane tathA tenAM mAtA pitAne banAvyA. tyAre te kanyA joIne moha pAmelA kezave tenA mAtA pitAne pUchayuM, ke zuM A kanyA tamArI che? tyAre te kahe ke hA. tyAre kezave kahyuM ke te kanyA mane Apaze ? tyAre te bolyo ke je hajAra senAmahora Apaze, tene A kanyA ApIzuM ? pachI meha pAmelA te baTuke pitAnI pAse je kAMI survaNa hatuM, te sarva ApI dIdhuM. ane te kanyAnuM turata pANigrahaNa karyuM. pachI te kezavane te dhUrta parasa yukta bhejana karAvI khUba prasanna karyo, tethI kezava khuzI thaI, aneka vicAra karavA lAge ke aho ! ahI mane kevI sArI strI tathA kevuM sAruM khAna pAna mayuM? ema jyAM aneka prakAre vicAra kare che, tyAM te sAyaMkAva thavAthI te IndrajAlike, tenA ApelA sarva suvarNane laIne palAyana parAyaNa thaI gaye. ane te pachI thoDI vAra jyAM thAya, tyAM te te kanyA ke, tenAM mAtA pitA ke, te dhUrta e sarvamAMthI kaI paNa dekhANAja nahI tyAre te te baTuka, atyaMta kheda pAmI vicAravA lAgyo ke are! mane evI mArI priyAnuM keNe haraNa karyuM ane mAruM dhana paNa keNa laI gaye? paNa phikara nahi, mArI strI tathA dhanane laI janAra cAra je pAtAlamAM gaye haze, te tyA jaIne paNa huM lAvIza? ema atyaMta ciMtAvarajvarita ane bhUkha, tRSA, zIta, tApa, teNe karI pIDAte, arthahIna evo te kezava, teone sarvatra zedhavA lAgyo, paraMtu te kanyAne ke dravyane kyAMya patto malyo nahi. tyAre prathamanI strI je kapilA che, tenuM hRdayamAM smaraNa karI vicAravA lAgyo ke are ! merI strIe mane dravya kamAvA mokalyo, tethI te dravya te ' mane ghaNuM ja mavyuM, paNa navIna strImAM meha pAmele evo huM te drazyane huM vRthA kheI beThe? mUkhaMjane je kAryane pote kaleza bheLavIne kare che, te kAryanA phalane upaga, je buddhimAna puruSa hoya che te vinApraya se prApta kare che. te ke ' ; jema dAMta che, te khAdhelA khorAkane prayAsathI laI cAve che, ane tenA svAdane te rasajJa evI chaThThA je che, te vinA pravAse upabhoga kare che are ! mArI hitaiSI, prANavallabhA evI kapilA, mArA darzana vinA kema karatI haze ? ane tenA virahane maTADavA huM jAuM ' te ThIka thAya? paraMtu nirdhana e huM have je tyAM jAu, te mane joI sahu kaI hase, tethI mane lajA Ave ? mATe have te huM zuM karuM ? ema vicArI pAchuM vicAryuM ke hA, jayAM huM gaye hato tyAM jAu ane tyAM je na jAu te pachI virahAtura evI mArI priyA pAse jAuM? AvI rIte vicAra5 hiMDoLAmAM jhUlatu jenu mana che e je te kezava, keIeka gAma gaye tyAM rahelA keIka dayALu mANase tene bhUkhe jANIne dayA ANuM dahI ane cekhAnuM bhAna karAvyuM pachI tyAM eka vaDa hatuM, tenI nIce jaI sute. tyAM te tene sevana AvyuM. ane te sva mA teNe zuM dIThuM? ke pitAnA gharanI Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 29 pachI ; > nIce kheAdatA pote eka ratnAnu bhareluM ghara dIThuM ane te gharane te mAlIka thayA tyAre teA pachI tenA utsAhamA peAte sagA vahAlAMne Amatrajhu karI jamADayAM ane tyAM vaLI nagaranAjane maLyAM, tathA gAmane rAjA paNa Avye. ane te je srIne rastAmAM paraNyA hatA, te navIna strI paNa AvI potAnI prathamanI kapilAnAme je strI hatI, teNe potAnA ghaNA satkAra karyAM. A pramANe jayAM svapnamAM dIThu, tevAmAM te keieka rAsabha hatA, te bhUkavA lAgyA tyAre tenA zabde karI tarata te jAgI gayA. ane vicAryuM... ke ahA ! mArA gharamAM aTaluM badhu dravya che, te chatAM huM vaLI Ama bhIkhArInI zA mATe pharUM chuM? ema vicAra karIne turata tyAMthI ja peAtAne ghera javA pAche vaLye. -ane svapnamAM jecelA pAtanA gharamAMthI nIkaLelA dhanathI atya'ta khuzI thaI hasatA hasatA ghera AvyeA. tyAre hasate mukhe utAvaLathI cAlyA AvatA peAtAnA svAmIne joIne kapilA strIe vicAyu je ahA ! A mAro svAmI ghaNu ja dravya kamAIne Avye hAya, ema lAge che, kAraNa ke tenuM mukha ghaNu ja khuzImAM che, tathA te ghaNAja utAvaLathI cAlye Ave che ema manI te kapilAe pazu haSaeN karI tenI snAna, bhAjata vagerethI ghaNI sevA karI. ane gheADI vAra pachI tenA khaDIyAmAM dravyanI tapAsa karavA lAgI, temAM temAM te eka kuTIkeADI paNa dIThI nahiM.... tyAre te te kapilA bhaTTANI meATA Akroza karI elI ke tame dravya kamAIne lAvyA che, te kayA che ? ane kema kyAMya dekhAtuM nathI ? ane batAvatA paNa nathI ? vaLI te dravya, mane chetarIne mArAthI - paNa chAnuM rAkhavu che, ke zuM? te sAMbhaLI kezava khelyuM ke hu priye ! phikara na rAkha. ane hu` rAkha je dravyane joIne tAruM mana prasanna thAze, teTalu dravya tuM joiza ? hAla teA eka kAma kara ke kaIka vANIyAnI dukAnethI ApaNA sarva svajanane bhejana pUruM paDe, teTalI sAmagrIne maMgAvI miSTa evI rasoI taiyAra karAva. kAraNa ke kAle savAre ApaNA sarva svajanane AmatraNa karI bheAjata karAvIne e svajaneAnI tathA gAmanA leAkeAnI ane rAjAnI samakSa, cittane camatkAra utpanna kare, evuM mAruM upArjita karelu' dravya tane dekhADavu che? te sAMbhaLI kapilA kahe che, ke tyAre hAlaja dekhADAne? ke ame joie te kharAM, ke- tamA keTalu dhana kamAIne AvyA che ? ane hai svAmIn ! tamArI upArjana karelI milakatanAM jo mane dana karAvaze, te huM atyaMta khuzI thaIza? ane vaLI hAla je huM svajanAne jamADavA mATe ghata, geALa vagere sAmAna lAvIza, te mAnA paisA ApavAnI mane dhAstI pazu maTaze, ane vaLI mArA manane zAti thaze? AvA vacana sAbhaLI kezava bence ke huM strI ! tuM khIlakula phIkara rAkha nahiM jyAre ApaNA svajane jamIne ahiM. AvI ubhAM raheze, tyAre huM, tane turata samita dekhADIza ! mATe je tAre mArA kamAyelA dravyanu darzAna karavu' hAya, te te mArA kahevA pramANe sahu svajanane jaladI AmatraNu kara, AvAM sagava Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ wpr vAkya sAMbhaLIne kapilAne tenA mAlavA para vizvAsa AbyA, tethI teNe mahu svajanAne te kezavabhaTTanA nAmathI AmatraNa devarAvyAM. ane tethI gAmamA paNa evI prasiddhi thaI ke kezavabhaTTa ghaNu ja dravya kamAi AvyA che, mATe tenA utsAhanuM saruM kuTuMbIone bhejana karAve che? have te sarvasvane, bheAjana karavA mATe kezavane ghera AvyAM. bhAjana karavA kheThAM. ane te saue AnaMdathI bheAjana karyuM. paNa tyAra pachI te kezava, sau dekhe tema dhe(tIyAnA kAchaDA vALI hAthamAM eka meTI keAdALI laIne svapnamA AyelI peAtAnA dara AgaLanI bhUmine kheAdavA lAgyuM. tyAre te te svajana vagere sahu keAI ubhA rahI pUchavA lAgyA, ke huM bhAI ! A zu khATavA mAMDyu ? tyAre te kezava khulcA ke A pRthvInI A dara mAruM' sArabhUta drazya che. tyAre leAkeAe pUchyuM' ke ahIM kyAre, keTalu', tathA kANe DAyeluM che ? tyAre kezava else ke, te kaMi huntaNutA nathI paraMtu ... jyA draSya kamAvA gayeA hateA, tyAM rastAmAM eka gAma Avyu hatu. te gAmamAM eka vaDa hatA, te te vaDane sAre jANIne tenI chAyA nIce huM sUte hateA. tyAM sUtAM sUtAM meM taiyu hatu. tyAre te lekAe pUchyuM ke je vakhate te dravya joyu, te vakhata kema na lIdhu ? tyAre te jaDa khelyu ke huM jyAM levA taiyAra thayA, tyAM te mane koIka gadheDe bhUkIne jagADyA. AvAM sAMbhaLI sahukAI kahevA lAgyA ke aDe| / A kezava te mahAmUDha dekhAya che. kAraNa ke A sarva svapnamA joyelA dravyane satya mAnI tene khedIne kADhavA Icche che? ema kahI mATo kolAhala karI paraspara tALI daI khaDa khaDa hasI te kezavane dhikkAra dai, sahu koI leka cAlyAM gayA tyAre tenI kapilA sroe paNa krodhAyamAna thaI kSAra kAdavanI mUDI bharI, tenA mAthA para nAkhI ane tene khUba biAyer. tiraskAra pAmavA chatA paNu te pAchA khete kha dha thayA naDe. tyAre pachI ghaNuM khedavAthI te gharanI ekadama bhIMta paDI, tethI te kezavanI keDa bhAMgI gai. ate te mahAzAne pAmyA. !! AvAM varcana sAbhaLI pRthvIca MdranI sasrIe lAja mUkIne khaDakhaDa hasavA lAgI. tyAre pRthvIcadra kumAra khelyuM ke he .baTuka ! tame sAcu' kaheje, ke e kezava baTukanuM A caritra hAsya karavA jevuM che, ke naDI ? tyAre hAsya karatA evA te viSNu khaTuka bence N ke huM svAmIn ! hrA, te mUkha evA kezavamaDhutu A sa caritra hAsyapadaja che. paraMtu ' hai'kumAra'! Apane huM pUchu chu, A saMsAramA leke te mUkha baTuka samAna che, ema kema kahevAya? tyAre pRthvIcaMdra kumAra kahe che, ke haiM maTuka ! A sauMsArI jIve je che, '' te sa kezava 'khaTuka samAnaja che. kAraNa ke te paNa kezavanI paDaeN kAryAMkA, ke DinAhita kAMI jANutAja nathI vaLI jue te mukha evA kezavanI ane sa'sArI jIvanI tamane hu 'samAnatA kahuM' chuM. ke A saMsArI chatra je che, kezavanI jema cerAzI jIvAyenibhramaNurUpa bhikha mAgavAmA peAtAne sarva kAla gamAve che. vaLI sa sArI chatra, karma pariNatirUpa kapilA strIne vaza thaIne nade rupa suvarNa bhUmine prApta thAya che. - Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAM te jIvane akAmanirjarAthI kAMIka sukRtarUpa suvarNa' prApta thAya che. vaLI te sukRta kamAI jatAM te jIvane kAmarupa dhRtta -e eka IndrajAlika maLe che. te tene viSayavAsanAru5 kanyA dekhADe che, temAM te lubdha thaIne tenuM te pANigrahaNa kare che. tyAre te kAmarupa dhUrta IndrajAlika tenuM sukRtama sarva drivya harI le che. pachI gayuM che sukRtarupa suvarNa jenuM e te jIva; apUrNa manoratha thaka pAcho vaLI tiryaMca, nara, nArakIpamukhanA bhavarupa gAmomAM bhame che tyAM vaLI keIka bhavarupagAmamAM tene dharmAcAryarupa dayAlu manuSya, dayA lAvIne tapapa dahiM ane bhAta tenA dAnathI svastha kare che pachI pAche te jIva, vaDa samAna praDha kulane pAmIne mehah nidrAmAM sUve che. tyAM te svapna tulya evA bhoganA priyage karI mohaM pAme che. pachI te karmapariNatirupa kapilAnuM smaraNa karato thake ghera Ave che. are ! he baTuka ! e mehanuM mAhAtamya te jue. A jIva, gaja, vAjI, keza, bhUmi, bhRtya, tenA pAlana sukhane vaLI sukha mAne che bArathI jovAmAM mane Dara, ane aMdara rudhira, mAMsa, maLa; mUtra, viSTA, paru, tethI pUrita evA yuvatInA aMgane viSe meha pAmIne kevala vinAkAraNa. vijhAnA kIDAnI jema temAM rame che. vaLI kAmAnurakta e A saMsArI chaMva, carma, asthi, snAyu, teNe bAdheluM, ane niraMtara ghaNuM ja zuddha rAkhavAthI paNa" sadA zleSma melathI yukta, evA lalanAnA mukhane, zuddha ane svaccha evA zaradaRtunA caMdramAnI samAna kahe che. vaLI adhamanara, mukhathakI nikaLatA, durgadhathI, thuMkathI tathA dAMtanA melathI vyAsa evA kAminInA adhaSThane, amRtava miSTa mAne che. vaLI, bhegAbhilASI puruSa, hADakAnA dAMtane kudakalikA samAna mAne che vaLI kAmI jIva, mahilAnA mAMsanI thirupa bane stanane kamakakalaza samAna kahe che. tathA khaMjIva, carma ane aMsthi, tenA maDhelA yuvatInA hAthane kamalanAlanI tulya kahe che vaLI kAmAsakta jIva, viSTA mUtranA bhAjana rupa strInA udarane vajamadhyanI upamA Ape che. vaLI viSayavyagrajana, viNanisaraNanuM sthAna ane nagaranI khAla samAna, evA nArInA nitaMbane gaMgAputinanI tulya kahe che. vaLI kAmAMdha jIva, lehImAsanI racelI, hADakAnI naLInI, banelI, bALAnI be ja ghAone, kelanA sthaMbha samAna mAne che vaLI kAmuka puruSa, ratnAdi sAra zaMgArathI bhUSita ane munijanane dukha evA zyAmAnA zarIrane surasuMdarInI samAna jANe che. A saMsArI jIva paNa pUrvokata mUrNa evA kezava baTukanI jema virAdhanAja pAme che. tethI A vitatha evA sa sAramAM kAMI sAraja nathI. A pramANe kumArane kahe / sadupadeza sAMbhaLIne naSTa tha che svarupane garva jene evI te strIo vicAravA lAgI ke ahi! A Arya putra je kAMI kahe che, te kharekharuM che kAraNa ke A ApaNuM aMgamAM temanA kahevA pramANe kAIpaNa suMdaratva nathI kevala zvetacamanA DhaMkAvAthI uparathI suMdapaNuM dekhAya che paraMtu vastutaH jotAM te, ApaNuM agamAM suMdaratva nathI, te vaLI puruSanA Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra7ra aMgamAM paNa suMdaratva kayAM che ? jevAM ApaNAM zarIra che, tevAMja puruSanAM paNa che. tema chatA paNa A Aryaputra, kevala strIne dehane ja kema ni de che ? ema, jyAM vicAra kare che, tyAM te vaLI pRthvIcadra kumAra belyA, ke he baTuka ! hAla je meM kahyuM, ke je kAmAsakatA puruSa hoya che, te strIonA zarIrane vRthA suMdara mAnI meha pAme che. tema vaLI strIo paNa kAmAsakata thaI pUrvokata rIte dekhavAmAM suMdara ane vastuta. strInA aMganI jema durgadhavastuthI bharapUra, evA puruSonA zarIrane viSe meha pAmIne viSakITakanI jema rame che. paraMtu puruSanA karatAM strImAM cAra de vadhAre hoya che. tethI te vadhAre nidya che. te cAra deSa kyA?, te kahe che ke temAM eka deSa te vastunuM AvavuM, bIje deSa dugarbhanuM dhAraNa karavuM, trIje deza suvAvaDa thAya te, ane ce,deSa prasava thAya tyAre pUrvokta tu vagere sarva durgadha ane kharAba padArtho dekhavAmA Ave che te mATe te strInA aMgamAM cAra de vadhAre che. ema kahIne pAchA vaLI te kezava baTukanA dRSTAMta sAthe meLavI kahe che. ke he baTuka! A jIva, kezavanI jema tevA viSaya sukharUpa nidhine A deharupa gharane viSe jove che, ane te viSayasukhane kuceSTArUpa kedALIthI nahi kADha, te paNa te jIva, teonuM mAnato nathI tyAre pachI te kuceSTArUpa kedALInA prahArathI dharmamaryAdA rUpa bhIMta tenI para paDe che. ane A prakAranA durnace karI apayazapa kacarAthI te vyApta thaI jAya che. ane pachI karmapariNatirupa kapilA strIthI helanA pAme che kaTi bhAMgavA samAna saMsAra duHkhamAM paDe che. mATe AvA mukha evA kezava baTukanI jema nirvivekI evA saMsArI jIvana cazvine joIne kenA hRdayamAM verAgya na thAya ? arthAt jarUra thAya. * A prakAramAM te kumAranAM vacana sAMbhaLI te kumArane madhyastha eTale nipakSapAtI mAnI tathA saMsAranI paNa asAratA jANa, te sarvastrIo savegaraMgaraMgita thaI gaye. ane kahevA lAgI ke Ape e sarva sAcuM ja kahyuM paraMtu huM Aryaputra ! te saMsArane 'tyAga kayA upAyathI thAya ?' te kRpA karI kahe. tyAre pRthvIca drakumAra be ke he bhAIo sAMbhaLe ke te saMsAratyAgane upAya te eka dharma, ane bIjuM sugurunuM sevana e beja che. temAM guru paNa kevA joIe ? ke je saMsAranA bhegasukhamAM lipta na hoya ? te sAMbhaLI strIo belI ke he prabhe tevA to Apaja ane dharmaprabodha karanArA guruo che. ane te vibhe! ame paNa A strIo pRthvIcadrakumAranI che" tevA zabda karI kRtArtha thayA chIe. 1 * havethI amArI sarva bhagatRSNa paNuM gaI che te mATe have hamaNAM ja amene te uttama evA jinadharmanI prApti kare vaLI he Aryaputra ! Apane paNa have e saLagelA ghara samAna saMsAramAM rahevuM ucita nathI. Apa sarvadharmanA tatvane jANe che, te tyAM Apane ame ajJAnI zu kahIe ?' A pramANe pitAnI sarvastrIone baMdha pAmelI joIne te kumAra, 'atyaMta prasanna thaI kahe che, ke he bhadrabhAvI strIo ! tamAro viveka ghaNoja Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73 zreSTha che, tethI temane koI dharmanI prApti thavI durlabha nathI. jenA hRdayamAM dharmAstikava * hoya che, tenI sakula lAbha vagere sarvasAmagrI saphala thAya che, ane tene mekSa paNa sulabha " thAya che. te mATe te strIo ! ApaNe sarve, jIMdagI paya ta dharmasAdhananA avasarane eTale guru sAmagrIne pAmIe tyA sudhI saMtuSTa, satyavakatA, dayAmAM tathA namaskAramAM tatpara dharmaniSTha thaIne saMsAramAja rahIe, kabUla karyuM ane te sarve dharmatatpara thaI dharma ArAdhanA kare che. ' have A banelI hakIkata tyAM beThelA viNa baTuke AvI kumAranA pitA harisiMha rAjAne kahI dIdhI. te jANIne te rAjA ciMttavavA lAgyA ke are ! A mArA pRthvIcaMdra kumArane strIo paNa vaza karI zakI nahiM. ane te strIo ulaTI tenAthI bedha pAmo. mATe have te mAre zuM karavuM ? paNa hA, eka bIjo upAya che kharo. te zuM teM ke tene A mArA samagra rAjyanI janAmAM nAkhuM, te tene te rAjyakhaTapaTa karavI paDe, tethI , temAM vyagracita thavAthI te dharmane tyAga kare? ema vicArIne te harisiMha rAjAe * kumAranI strIo sarva dha pAmI tene tathA te kumAra rAjyagAdI para besADavAne vicAra pitAnI padmAvatI strIne kahI. tyAM to te strIe kahyuM ke he svAminAtha ! Aja rAtrine viSe mane svapna AvyuM te svapnamAM meM evuM dITha ke jANe harSita thayelA deve ApaNe pRthvIcaMdra kumArane maDAmahatsavathI rAjyasana para besADe tevAmAM te krAMtithI bharapura ane prakAzamAna e te kumAra, tyAMthI uThIne eka prasAdapara beThe, tyAMthI vaLI pache te kumArane te deve teja siMhAsana para besADe tevAmAM te huM jAgI gaI. te sAMbhaLI rAjAe vicAryuM je pRthvIcadra kumArane rAjagAdI para besADavAne mATe vicAra te che, temAM vaLI rANIne AvuM svapna AvyuM, tethI hAla kumArane gAdI para besADavAthI * tene prauDha pratApa thaze. te mATe tene sAprataja rAjyAsanAruDha kare. ema jyAM vicAra - kare che, tyAM te pratidinanI rIta pramANe kumAra, prAtaHkALamAM pitAnuM sarva dharma kRtya karIne pitAnA pitAne pAdacaMdana mATe tyAM pitA pAse AvyA. tyAre prasanna thayelA pitAe Asana ApyuM, tethI te tenI para beThe. tyAre tene tene pitA Adara sahita kahevA lAgyuM ke he vatsa ! amAre tamArA jevA saputra che, tethI ame bhAgyavAna gaNAIe chIe, kAraNa ke uMbarAnA vRkSane jema puSpa durlabha hoya che. tema amArA prAcIna puNyanA cAgathI tArA je putra amane upalabdha thaye che. he putra ! sAgara jema caMdramAne joIne AnaMda pAme che, tema caMdramA samAna ujajavala evA tamane joIne samudranI jema ame AnaMda pAmIe chIe. paraMtu he naMdana ! amane vizeSa ane vacanAtIta harSa te kyAre thAya ke jyAre meghADa bara chatra ane zvetacAmathI suzobhita tathA manahara ane prauDha che , evA hAthI para beThelA sarva sevakethI vi TelA ane aTTAlikA para caDelI evI pura jananI ' pR. 35 . Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raheTha ee joyelA, tathA jovA AvelA mANaseAnI bhIDathI saMkucIta evA rAjamArgomAM cAlatA evA tamane joI e ? " para mATe he vatsa ! tame A ApaNA rAjyane svIkArI vRddha evAM amane apramita evA AnaMdadAnane Ape. AvAM vacana sAbhaLI dAkSiNyanidhi eve te kumAra, kahevA lAgyA ke ahA ! mArI para putrapaNAnA sneha hovAthI mArAM mAtA pitA te mane rAjyAsana besavA kahe che, paraMtu mArA jevA viSayeAnmukha prANIne te rAjyAsana para besavu. viruddhaja che. jema himAlaya tarapha javA icchatA janane dakSiNamAga tarapha cAlavu' anucita che ? paNa gADhasnehavALAM mArAM mAtA pitAne te rAjyAsana para besADavAnA atyaMta Agraha che te have huM zuM karuM ? temaja vaLI mAtA pitAnuM vAkaya DAhyA puruSAe mAnavuM paNa joI e. ', te mATe mAre ema karavuM, ke jyAM sudhI gurunuM Agamana na thAya, tyAM sudhI rAjyAsana 1 para rahevu', ane pachI mAre mAruM dhAryu karavu? ema vicArIne te kumAra kahevA lAgyA, ke huM pitAjI ! A ApanuM vacana huM kabUla karuM chuM. kAraNa ke muja kaMkarathI ApanI " AjJA, ullaMdhana thAya nahiM ? paraMtu huM Apane kahuM chuM, ke AvA mATA, rAjyabhAra upADavAmAM huM kAyara, puruSa caigya nathI. pachI ApanI marajI ? tevAM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA AlyA ke ahA ! hu putra ! tamArA kevA vinaya che? ane kevI samajaNa che ?, ema kahI * atyaMta khuzI thaIne tenA mastaka para hAtha mUkI te mastakanuM cuMbana karI sArA muhUttane viSe harisiMhaiM. rAjAe te pRthvIcaMdrakumAra para rAjyAbhiSeka karAvye, ane potAnA rAjyAsana para sthApita karyAM. tyAre tyAM mATe AnaMda thavA lAgyA. rAjarAjoyatyeva, pravRttomadine dhvaniH // vAditAni sutUryANu, nRtyati sma paNAMganAH // 1 // sapado bahughADyAtA, puryAM vRttAmahAtsavaH // pRthvIcaMdranRpa. prekSya, pitaro sudito bhazam // 2 // 1 artha :- te samaye khadileAkAne taNA ceAkhadAra leAkeAne "rAjarAjezvara evA pRthvIcadrakumAranA jaya thA " evA zabda thayA. ane sajAtinAM vAgho vAgavA lAgyAM. tathA vArAMganAo nRtya karavA lAgI -1! vaLI mAMDalika rAjAonAM aneka prakAranA bheTaNAM AvyAM. ane te aceAdhyA nagarIne viSe mar3A mahAtsava varatAye te pRthvIcakumArane rAjyAsana para eThale jeIne tenAM mAtA pitA atyaMta prasanna thayA 1ra1, have te pRthvIcadrarAjA, rAjyalakSmIne viSe akSubdha che, te pazu pAtAnA pitAnI prasannatA mATe jema ghaTe, tema rAjya, vahIvaTa calAve che paraMtu te rAjyAsana para rahelA- kumAra, kAi pakhI jema pAMjarAmAM paDyu hAya, hAthI jema khADAmA pace hAya, tathA mRga jema AheDInA karelA pAzamAM paDaceA hAya ane te jema chuTavA mATe vyAkuLacitta thAya, tema vyAkulacitta thAya che. ane vicAre che, ke are! kyAre mane guru maLe, ane kayAre L 3 Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 275 A huM rAjya khaTapaTamAMthI chUTuM? ane vaLI te kumAra, pitAnA dezamAM sarvatra amArIne paTaDu vagaDAve che. baMdIlekene be dIkhAnethI choDI mUke che. vyApArInAM dANa mUkAve che. jyAre te kumAra rAjI thaze, tyAre sarvajana zAMtavRttivALA thayAM, ane te sAre dharmiSTha rAjA hevAthI te nagarInAM sarva leke vikathAne tyAga karI dharmakathA karavA lAgyAM. kaheluM che, ke yathI rAjA tathA prajAH" je rAjA hoya tevI prajA paNa thAya che have vijaya vimAnamAM pRthvIcaMdranA jIva sAthe devatA thayele je jayasuMdara kumArane jIva hatuM, te kayAM avataryo? tathA tenuM zuM thayuM ? te kahe che. ke eka divasa kaI eka sudhananAme sArthavAha che, te moTu kautuka jevA sAru te pRthvIcaMdra rAjA pAse AvavA mATe tene daravAje ubho rahyo. tyAre dvArapAle AvI pRthvIcaMdra rAjAne vinaMti karI ke, : mahArAja! keI sudhananAme sArthavAha Avela che, te daravAjAmAM ubhe che, je Apa AjJA - kare, te tene ahIM AvavA dauM? te sAbhaLI kumAre hukama karyo ke tene AvavA mATe : AmaMtraNa Ape tyAre prakulita jenuM mukhapaddha che e te sudhana pratihAranI rajAthI rAja- . sabhAmAM AvI pRthvIcaMdrane praNAma karI kAIka pite bheTazuM lAvyuM hatuM, te temanI samIpe mUkIne sanmukha beThe. tyAre te pRthvIcaMdre tenuM sanmAna karI tene kahyuM ke tamAre kAMI je vijJapti karavI hoya te kare, te sAbhaLI sudhana, be ke he deva ! mArA gAmamAM eka -- AzcaryakAraka uttama vRttAta banyuM che. te uttama vRttAMtane joIne atyaMta vismaya rasathI pUrNa thayeluM mAru hadaya, jANe hAla phATI jaze zuM ? ema thayuM che. tethI te vRttAMta kahevA - jevuM che kharuM, paNa te kahevAne huM zakaya nathI te paNa ApanA darzana karavA Avela chuM, tethI te vAtanuM yatki cit tattva kahuM chuM te sAMbhaLe; tyAre pRthvIca kahyuM ke he bhAI 1 tevu vRttAMta kenuM che? ane zuM che ? te kahe tyAre te sudhana sArthavAha kahevA lAgyuM ke, te eka te meM mArA nagaramAM joyuM che ane bIju vaLI ahIM Apane - tyAM thavAnuM che ema sAMbhaLyuM che tyAre pRthvIca ke kahyuM ke je kautuka tyAM tamArA gAmamAM joyuM te kevuM che? te kaho. tyAre te kahe che. he deva kudezanuM bhUSaNa svargathI sudara, maNijaDita madiravALuM, suvistIrNa chatAM paNuM vyApArIjAthI saMkIrNa, narabhaTAdithI manehara, evuM eka gajapura nAme nagara che. ane temAM huM rahu chuM. tyAM nirmala evA cittathI tathA dhanathI nirgarva, ane ratnAdikane saMcayavALo, e keIeka ratnasa caya nAme zreSThI rahe che tenI vikasita evA paDhanA patra samAna netravALI, lakSmI samAna lakSaNayukta rasarupajalanI talAvaDI, gatie karI haMsa , jevI eka sumaMgalA nAme strI che. te strI e ratnasaMcaya puruSane ja joIe, tema e sone e ratnasaMcaya puruSa ja joIe, tema ghaNI vAra sudhI vicArIne jANe vidhie te bane, sabadha karyo hoya naDuiM? evA bane che have artha, kAmamAM rata ane putranI chA kara, evA te daMpatIne jANe pratyakSa puNyane rAzi ja upalabdha thaye hAya tema Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra76 te eka putra pragaTa thaye. vijayavimAnamAM devatA thayele jayasuMdara kumAra hatuM te avataryo. tyAre te zreSThIe harSathI sarva nagarane Arthaya thAya ane AkhA vizvane vismaya pamADe e putrajanma mahotsava karyo. te putra, jyAre garbhamAM AvyuM hatuM, tyAre tenI mAtAe svapnamAM AkhA samudranuM pAna karyuM hatuM, tethI te svapnane anusAre te putranuM "guNasAgara evuM nAma pADayuM, tadanaMtara te putranuM pAMca dhAvamAtAthI pAlana karavA mAMDyuM ane jyAre te jarA mATe thaye, tyAre tene sarva kalAone abhyAsa karAvyo. pachI anukrame te kumArane taruNIjananuM jIvanabhUta ane lAvaNyanu sthAnaka. evuM tAruNya prApta thayuM. tyAre te te ' suzIla evA kumArane bAlA, zyAmA, ane prauDhA evI strIo, kAmavikArathI jevA lAgI, te paNa te kumAra nirvikArI hovAthI, yatkiMcitpaNa kAmAsakta thaye nahiM. jema padma che, te jalamAM rahe che, paraMtu te jalathI lipta thatuM nathI tema te lipta tha nathI. have eka divasa te nagaramAM uttama, guNADhaya ane viziSTa, ati rupavALI jANe ATha dikakanyAe ja heya nahiM ? evI mahera, ane guNasuMdarInAme kanyA jemAM mukhya che, evI te gAmanA rahevAsI keIka ATha zreSThIonI ATha kanyAo rahe che. te eka divasa AThe kanyAo eka sthAne ramatI hatI. tyAM te kanyAoe pitAnA mitranI sAthe rAjyamArgamAM cAlyA jatA, manahara evI AkRtivALA, rupathI suMdara evA te guNasAgara kumArane dIThe. te jaIne tarata te AThe kanyAo kAmavyApta thaI gaI. ane pachI te AThe kanyAoe tyAne tyA evI pratijJA karI ke ApaNe je vare, te A puruSane ja varave. paraMtu bIjA keIne vara nahI. ema pratijJA karI te sarva kanyAo pota pitAne ghera AvI. ane pitAnI je pratijJA hatI te pitA potAnA pitAne kahI ApI. te sAbhaLI te sarva kanyAonA pitAoe khuzI thaI te vAta guNasAgara kumAranA pitA ratnasaMcayane kahI. ane vaLI kahyuM ke ame AThe jaNa, amArI AThe kanyAone tamArA putrane ApavA AvyA chIe. te sAbhaLI ratnasaMcaya zreSThI kahevA lAgyuM, ke ahe zeThIyAo ! A saMbaMdha te jema pAnanI sAthe sopArIne sabaMdha thAya tevI rItane uttama che. ane tame tyAre tamArI kanyAone mArA putrane AvavA AvyA che, tyAre te te sa ba dha karavAnI huM zA mATe nA kahuM? mATe te vAtanI hu hA kahu chuM. tyAre pachI kanyAone guNasAgara sAthe sa baMdha karyo. ane pachI paraspara, uttama lagna jevarAvI lagna karavAnI dhAmadhUma karavA lAgyA. have tevAmAM zuM banyuM ke eka divasa guNasAgara kumAra pitAnA gharanI bArImAM beThe beThe puranI. zobhA jete hatuM, tevAmAM teNe tape karI sarva zarIra jenuM kRSya thaI gayuM che, Akhe jenI uMDI jatI rahI che ane gocarI mATe jatA, evA keI eka mumukSu munine joyA. tene joIne te kumAra, manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke aho ! A munine veSa atyaMta suMdara che. tathA ghUsara pramANe daSTi rAkhI cAlyA jAya che. tema Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahas tenI sarva Indriye kevI sugupta che? temanI gati paNa maMda che. A veSa, meM paNa keIka bhavamAM anubhavyuM hoya ? ema lAge che. ema vicAra karatA te guNasAgarane turata A yaMta muccha AvI gaI. te joIne sa bhrAMta jenAM citta che e sarva mitravarga ekadama deDI, ThaMDu jaLa lAvIne te guNasAgara para chAMTavA lAgyA. ane tene zItala evA ca danano lepa karyo. tathA tADanA paMkhAthI pavana nAkhe. Ama eka kSaJvAra karavAthI te kumAra svastha thaze. tyAre dukhita thayelA tenA mAtA pitA vagere, tene pUchavA lAgyAM ke he putra! Ama akasmAt tane zuM thayuM ? zuM tAruM yuvAnavaya hovAthI A gharanI bArImAMthI keIyuvatI strIne rastAmAM cAlatI jeIne kAmAtura thavAthI tene mucha AvI kezu sAmaMtanI athavA maMtrInI kanyA jeIne mucha AvI? ke zuM thayuM ? te kahe ane be putra ! je kAraNathI tArA manamAM duHkha thayuM hoya, te kahe. ane tuM jema kahIza, tema huM karI ApIza? te sAbhaLI guNa sAgara kumAra be ke he pitAjI ! mohanA sujyathI sukhane denAra, ati mUrkha janane priya, duHkhanA mUlabhUta, evA bhegane viSe to reganI jema mAruM mana, keI divasa Asakta thatu ja nathI. kAraNa ke e pUrve ghaNAM sukha, deva lekene viSe bhagavyAM che, te paNa hajI mArI tRpti thaI nathI. te tuccha evA A lekanA bhegathI te zu tRpti thavAnI che? kaIja nahiM arthAt devalokana bhego mArA manane haraNa karI zakyA nahIM te vaLI A bIbhatsa evA manuSyabhego, te zuM mArA manane vaza karI zakaze ? ane je kaMI kAle amRtanuM paNa pAna karatA nathI, te zuM viSanuM pAna karaze ? ane he pitAjI! tame mArA mane rathaja pUravAnI IcchA karatA ho, te mane Apa AnaMdathI zrAmaya levAnI rajA Apo. ke jethI huM mane Dara evA zramaNyane svIkArU ? he tAta ! hAla rastAmAM gocarIe jatAM evA munine joIne pUrva bhavamAM je me ghaNAM kALa caritra pALyuM che. te mane hAla smaraNa thaI AvyuM che tethI have A gahana evA saMsAranA viSe eka kSaNa vAra paNa huM rahevAne zakya nathI. jema zvetapakSavALe hasa che, tene je mAnasarovarane vega maLe, to pachI te kaI divasa bIjA padArthanuM avalaMbana mAge ? nA naja mAge. ane vaLI te mAnasarevarane mUkIne potAnI uttamavarNavALI pAMkhane kacarAmAM baLavA Iche ? nA naja Icache. tema huM AvA sArabhUta sa yamane cheDI kAdavasamAna saMsAramAM kaI divasa Asakta thAu? nA naja thAuM ? AvA vacana sAMbhaLI tenA pitA kahevA lAgyuM ke he putra? A tuM zuM bole che? are Ama tane keNe bharamAvyA che ? zu hAla tAre sa yama levAne vakhata che ? nA, je vijJAna ke e manuSyane pitAnI AyuSayanA traNa bhAgamAM traNa varga, yathA. samaya sAdhavAnuM kahyuM te temA eka artha, bIje kAma, trIje mikSa. temAM buddhimAna manuSya prathama yuvAvasthAmAM te artha ane kAma e beja sAdhavA. pachI jyAre prauDhAvarathA thAya, tyAre mukatabhega evA prANIne dharmArAdhana karavuM. kahevuM che ke prathamenarjitA vidyA, dvitIe nAjita dhanama ! tRtIcenAdhirma, caturthe kiM Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kariSyati / 1 artha - manuSyane prathama vayamAM vidyA saMpAdana karavI, bIjI yuvAvasthAmAM dhana saMpAdana karavuM, trIjI prauDhAvasthAmAM dharma saMpAdana karo, ane pachI turtha avasthAmAM zuM karaze ? kAIja nahiM. mATe he putra! hAla te tAre artha, ane kAma saMpAdana karavAne usuka rahevuM te sAMbhaLI kumAra che ke he pitAjI ! tamee kahyuM te te sAcuM che, " paraMtu je sukha dharmathI prApta thAya che, te sukha keI divasa, ghaNu kALa payaMta bhegavelA viSayabhegathI prApta thatuM nathI kaheluM che ke aviditaparamAnaMde, vadati ane viSayava ramaNIyaH in tilatelameva miI, cena daSTa kavApi che jeNe jJAna mukhane AnaMda lIdhe nathI, te manuSya tuccha evA viSayasukhane sAruM ja kahe che, jeNe pratane kaI divasa dIThuM paNa nathI, te jIva telaneja mIThuM kahe che ane e tAta ! A anAdi saMsArane viSe pharatA evA che zrIga, bhajana, bhUSaNa pramukha ne bhogavyAM che, te samagra viSayabhogadikanA padArtha je ApaNA ekaThA karIe te te AkhI pRthvImA paNa saMmAya nahi eTalA thAya ? temaja vaLI A anAdi saMsAramAM pharatA ApaNe je jela pIdhAM che, te jala je ApaNe ekaThA karIe, te te anaMtAM samudra bharAI rahevAthI paNa vadhe. vaLI A anAdisaMsArane viSe ApaNuM jIva je je phala khAdhAM che, te phala je ApaNe ekaThA karIe, te te sarva phala A pRthvIne sarva vRkSonA phala karatA paNa vadhI paDe? vaLI he pitAjI ! A saMsArane viSe evA keI bhaga nathI, je ApaNe bhegavyA na hoya ? kAraNa ke ApaNuM jIve eka bhega anaMtI vAra bhogavyA che, te paNa hajI A jIva tRpta thatuM nathI jema kaI rAMkane apnAmAM miSTAnabhejana maLe, te jema tRpta thAya nahI ? ane vaLI te bhavAMtarane viSe je kAI sukha maLyuM che, te sarva sukha A hAlanA bhavane viSe svapna samAna thaI gayuM che mATe he pitAjI ! tame paNa kahuM chuM ke have samaje, A asAra saMsAramA meDa pAme nahi he tAta ! tame kharUM ja jANaje je A jIvane viSayabheganA bhegavavAthI tRpti keI kALe thatI ja nathI, te mATe ja mukita sAdhanamA rakta evA vivekIne te bhegane mATe kAMI paNa AcaraNa karatA nathI. paraMtu mokSa mATe kare che. mATe he tAtahave mane saMyamatratA grahaNa karavAmAM vidana karaze nahiM? kAraNa ke huM jarUra pravajyA grahaNa karIza ? A prakAre te guNasAgarane saMyama levAne atyAgraDa jANIne te rana sa caya zreSThI kAI paNa belavA samartha thaye nahiM tyAM te vaLI tyAM beThelI te guNasAgaranI mAtA, rudana karatI kahevA lAgI, ke he putra ! A zuM kahe che? zuM ame beThA tamo dIkSA le che? hA ! te kema bane? vaLI he vatsa ! mArA manapa pRthvIne viSe, "A saputrathI mane sarva lAbha thaze evI AzArupa drama utpanna gho che, ane te mane tame e vinA rupa jalathI sicI mATe paNa karyo che, te tene A saMyama levA javArupa pratikULa pavanathI hAla uchera karavA kema dhAre che ? ane he putra! tamArA vinA mAruM A hRdaya, ' Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 209 L pAkelA phUlanI jema turata phATI jaze ? vaLI hai vatsa ! tamArA jevA saputrane ,amArA jevAM jarAjarata mAtA pitAne cheDI bhAgI javuM ucita che ? nA nathIja. mATe he naMdana ! vadhAre tRSNAthI ucherelA evA tamAre amAru pAlanaja karavuM. he putra , amAre tA je kAMI kahevu hatu, te kahyuM have jema tamArA manamAM Ave, tema karo. + te sAMbhaLI guNasAgara kumAra khelyuM ke huM mAtA ! je kAMi tameAe kahyu:, te sarva satya che paraMtu mRtyune kAI niyama che? nA nathIja te mRtyu kyAreka khAlaka hAya, tene laI jAya che, ane vRddha tayA rAgI hAya, tene rahevA de che. mATe jo te mRtyu mitra hAya, athavA je mANasa ema jANutA hAya, ke huM amara chu, te te prANIne sayama levAmA pramAda karavA ucita che. vaLI he mAta ! tamArA kahevAthIkadAcit huM dharmAcaraNamAM Alasya rAkhuM, ane emane ema mane kAla lai jAya, te pAchuM mane` sa sArabhramaNu ' te ubhuM ja rahe ? A anAdi evA asAra sa'sArane viSe karmAMdhIna evA jIvA anaMtI,vAra pitA, mAtA, putra, bhaginI, bhAI, zatru, mitra, kalatra, snehIpaNAne pAmyA haze ? te te jIve mAMDha huM paNu chuM. ane tame pazu che, te temAM vaLI mAre mATe AvA meTa kheda zA mATe kare che? ane huM janani ! tamAne eka laukika dRSTAMtathI pUchuM chuM ke keI eka -mAtA hatI, te peAtAnA, kumAraputrane laine eka sarovaramAM vastra dhAvA gaI, te putrane sarovaranA kAMThA para esADayA, pachI peAte vastra dhAvA lAgI tyA tA sAthe AvelA te putra; sarovaramAM snAna karavA paDayA, ane nahAtAM naDDAtAM AgaLa jatAM khADA AvavAthI te khADAmAM DubavA lAgyA. tene Dubate joI tenI mAtAe kalpAMta karavA mAMDace. tyA te daivayeAge te putra, pANInA jorathI tenI mAtA jyAM ubhI che, tyAM tenI pAse AvyA. te have hu mAtA ! tenI mAtAe te putrane pakaDIne bahAra kADhavA, ke ulaTA dhakko mArI : DUbADI devA? te kaheA. tyAre tenI mAtA melI ke nA turata te putrane khar3Araja kADhavA. tene kAMi dhakko mArI mArI na nakhAya ? tyAre kumAra kahe che, ke tema huM paNu A saMsAramA Dumate hute, temAM kAika puNyanA cegathI tamArI kukSIrupa avalakhana pAmyA chuM ane najIka kinAre Avye chu, te pAchA tamAre mane pUrNAMkata rIte sauMsArarupa sareAvaramAM nAkhave ghaTe che? nA nahIM'ja. ane mAre mAthe jyAre jarUra maraNu che, te huM tamAne iSTa chuM, te paNu zA kAmanA chuM ? agAdha evA saMsArasamudrathI nIkaLavA icchatA evA mane tamAre vAravA, te ThIka kahevAya nahi. ane huM jatine ! aMdha kUpa, saLagatuM ghara, samudra, rAga, ityAdika mahAkaSTamAthI nikaLatA ane rAjyane prApta thatA mane tamAre paNa vAravA ghaTe? nA naja ghaTe. sa kA thaI rahyu hAya ane yatkiMcitkAya bAkI rahyuM hoya, te tene viSe paNa je vilaMba karavA, te vilaMbane paNa hAnikAraka mAnelA che ane dharmAMnI gati te tvarita che,' ema satra lAkamAM prasiddha che, te te dharmoMmAM zA mATe vilaba karave ? A prakAranAM te kumAranAM vacana sAMbhaLI vaLI mAtA kahe che, ke he putra! te te ThIka, paNu AvuM } } / 14 41 d - Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 tamAruM atyaMta kamala aMga che, te chatAM te saMyamadharmane tame kema pALI zakazo? kAraNa ke te saMyamamAM te jema zirapara parvatanA bhArane sahana karavuM paDe, tema niraMtara meTA vatarupa parvatane bhAra sahana kare paDaze, tathA temAM ghaNA parisaha ane upa sahana karavA paDaze, te tene tame sukumAra aMgethI kema sahana karI zakazo ? ane he vatsa! tamane huM keTaluMka karyuM, paraMtu cAritrAcaraNa je che, te tamArA jevAne duSkaraja che, te te mATe A mane Dara gRhasthAzramamAM rahIne ja jinadharmanuM yathAzAstra AcaraNa kare. te sAMbhaLI vaLI guNasAgara kumAra be, ke he aMba! A dIkSAnAM duHkhathI paNa jenI saMkhyA nathI evAM ugra evI vaitaraNImAM paDavAnAM, kUTazAlmalIvRkSanAM, taptavALukAmAM tapavAnA, kuMbhipAkamAM paDavAnA, zUlIAropaNanAM, karavatathI viTAraNuM thavAnAM, barachI, taravAra, kaTAra tethI chedavAnAM, taravAra sarakhA patra che jenA evA vRkSanA patrathI chedAvAnAM, kutarAM, DhIkapakSI pramukha phADI khAnArA jAnavarothI duHkhI thavAnAM duHkhe, meM ghaNuMja narakAvAsamAM bhegavyAM che. temaja vaLI niryacaninA bhavamAM gADA sAthe joDavAnAM, haLa vahana karIne tene kheMcavAnAM, bhArApaNanAM, temAM paNa vaLI paNa, saIjevI leDhAnI Ara, lAkaDI pramukhanA "mAra tenA, tathA bhUkha, tRSA, TADha, taDake, paravazapaNuM, e vagerenAM anaMta duHkhe meM bhogavyAM che. temaja vaLI manuSyanA bhavamAM jarAnAM, janmanA, ganAM, zekanAM, aniSTanA saMgathI ane iSTanA viyoganAM, zarIrane viSe rega pramukhanA, evAM meM ghaNAMja duHkhe bhegAvyAM che, te have te sarva dube sa bhALIne sukhane mATe hAla huM A " yatidharmane kema na AdaruM? AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI mAtAe jANyuM je A putrane saMsArapara - tIvra vairAgya thaye che, tethI tene saMyama levAne draDha nizcaya che mATe te ApaNuM kaMI paNa kahyuM mAnaze nahiM? tethI je phegaTa phAMphAM mAravAM te vyartha che. ema jANIne rudana karatI evI tenI mAtA te guNasAgarakumAranAM bane caNa grahane meTA zabdathI kahevA lAgI ke he vatsa! tame saMyama levAnA daDha nizcayavAna thayA che, te paNa jene tamArI sAthe saMbaMdha karyo che, te maneharA evI AThe kanyAonuM tame pANagrahaNa karI niHsava evI je huM, ne mArA hRdayane jarA avalaMbana Ape, ane he putra! jyAre huM tamane paraNelA jouM tyAre ja huM kRtArtha thaI ema jANuM, ane mArA manane nivRtti paNa tyAre ja thAya. vaLI bIjI zuM thAya ke te tamane paNelI je e ATha strIo hoya, te mane AdhAra thAya. te sAbhaLI kumAra kahe che ke * huM aMba! tame mAre mAnanIya che, tethI te tamAruM vacana mAnI te AThe kanyAone huM' varIza, paraMtu varyA pachI turata huM dIkSA laIza, temAM ? " mane bilakula avadha karaze nahiM. ane vaLI he janani jenuM mAre pANigrahaNa karavuM che, te kanyAonA pratyeka pitAne kahevarAve ke, A amAre guNasAgara putra, tamArI Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 281 kanyAMenu' pANigrahaNa karIne turata dIkSA leze. ane Ama kahevarAvyA pachI jo teonI IcchA haze,, te te paraNAvaze. te sabhaLI te kumAranAM mAtA pitAe peAtAnA AThe vevAIne kuMvaranA kahevA pramANe kahevarAvyu, tyAre te te sava vevAI nAkhuza thai khelyA ke te vAta te amArI kanyAe ne pUchI joIe, ane te jema kahe, tema karIe ? ema kahI te ATha jaNe pAta peAtAnI AThe kanyAone pUchI joyu ke he kanyAe ! jenI sAthe tamArA sabadha mee karyAM che, te vara teA ativairAgyavaMta che, tethI tenAM mAtA pitA kahevarAve che, ke A amAro putra, tamArI kanyAone paraNIne turata dIkSA leze ? mATe temAM tamArI zI marajI che? je tamArI marajI hAya, te tamane tenI sAthe paraNAvIe nahiM teA pachI khIjAthI sAthe paraNAvIe? te sAMbhaLI te AThe kanyAe peAta peAtAnA pitAne kahevA lAgI ke, he pitAjI ? tame jarA vicAra karo, ke je puruSanI ame vAgadAnathI' strIe kahevAI, te maTI vaLI khIntanI strIe te kema thaie ? mATe jo te amane paraNanArA kumAra, lagna thayA pachI sasAramAM raheze, te ame saJAramAM rahezuM, ane jo te dIkSA leze, te ame paNa emaja karazu? paraMtu khIjA vara sAthe AdehathI varazu nahi. ane ema karatA kadAcit je tenI sAthe tame nahi paraNAve, te Amane Ama ame kuMvArIeja rahI dIkSA lezu. ane huM pitAjI / zAstramAM paNa eka kanyAne e ThekANe devAnA meTa doSa kahele che. rAjAe je che, te eka vAra hukama kare che, tema pattei paNa ekaja vAra khele che, ane kheAlIne pharatA nathI. tema kanyA pazu ekaja vAra apAya che, bIjI vAra pAchI khIjAne apAtI nathI e traNa vAnAM ekaja vAra thAya che. mATe sathA amAre vivAha te tenI sAtheja karI. te sAMbhaLI te kanyAonA AThe pitAe guNusAgaranA mAtApitAne pAtAnI kanyAone guNasAgara sAthe paraNAvavAnI hA kahI. tyAra pachI banne sthaLe meTA vivAhAtsava maDANA kanyAnA tathA varanA pitAee harSita thaIne manehara rezamI ulecA jemAM khAdhelA che, metInA jhUmakhAthI yukta maNiethI maDita, evA maMDapeA banAvyA. tathA jene joi ne svastha devene paNa vismaya thaI jAya evA divya puSpa, caMdana, tAMSkRta, ratnanA tathA suvarNanA AbharaNA, ane maneAhara evAM vastra, e vagerethI suzAlita teonA sarvAM sagA sakha zrI maLyA, vaLI te lagna maheAtsavamAM aneka prakAranI rasoI khanAvI tethI sahu keAI jamavA lAgyAM, tathA manehura evAM sUya vagere vAjiMtranA nAdarUpa ganAe cuta, tyAM ekaThI thayelI strIoe paherelA hIrA jaDita AbharaNAthI jarAkArarupa vijaLIvALA, manehura sugadhadravyayukata je jala tenAM chAMTaNurupa vRSTie karI pa`kAdama jemA thayA che evA jANe navina megha Avye nahi ? tevu lAgavA mADayuM. AvI rIte mahAmaheAva thavAthI gAmamA mANasane AvavA javAnA rastA paNa madha thai gaye. have ema karatA jyAre lagnane samaya thaye, tyAre te guNasAgarane snAna karAvI, manehara alakAra vastro paherAvI, varagheADe caDAvyA. ane pachI te varagheADe caDIne cAlyA. tyAre pR. 36 Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 282 tyAM aneka vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM. ane suvAsinI strIo maMgalagIta gAvA lAgI, ane mRdutAthI nagArAM nizAna paNa vAgavA lAgyAM magadha, baMdo, caraNa, bhATa, te sarva uce svare tenA guNagaNanuM varNana karavA lAgyA tathA stuti ane AzIrvAda devA lAgyA ane te harSotkarSathI siMhanI samAna nAda karavA lAgyA. tyAre te mAgadhAdi ane yAcakalekene rAjAe sanmAnapUrvaka ghaNu ja dhananu dAna dIdhu ema atyADaMbarathI varagheDe rahyo guNasAgara kumAra, pitAnA sasarAne ghera toraNa pAse AvI ume rahyo tyAre sarva vaivAhika kiyA thavA lAgI have tyAM vivAhanI je je kriyA thavA lAgI te pratyeka kriyAne joIne cidAnaMdamAM lIna e te kumAra, tattvavRttithI te te kriyAne ciMtavavA lAgyo te jema ke aho prathama A strIo je gItagAna kare, te paNa kevala pralapana mAtraja che. kema ke te strInA gAyelAM guNa mAhe eka paNa guNa paraNavA AvelA prANImA hoteja nathI. tathA vaLI je varanAM ane kanyAnA lagna thAya che, tene jagatamAM sahu ke leke vivAha kahe che, te vastutaH kharuM ja che. kema ke vi eTale viSeza karI vAha, eTale saMsArabhAranuM vahana karavu arthAt jenA lagna thAya che, te jIva, saMsArane sarva beje mAthA para laI akartavya karma kare che tethI te ghaNoja 6 khagrasta thAya che. mATe tene jagatamAM sahu vivAvuM? kahe che, te vivAhaja che. vaLI paraspara paraNanAra evA vara ane kanyAnA sepArI badale che, te sepArI ja nathI badalatA, paraMtu te ekabIjA puNyane viSe pApanu ApaNuM kare che vaLI paraNavA Avele jIva, je koDIyuM saMpuTa bhAge che, te sa puTa nathI bhAMgate paraMtu te paraNavA AvanAra jIva pitAnA dharmama gaLaja bhAge che vaLI te vivAhAthe AvelA varanu sAsu nAka tANa be catI nathI, paNa e paraNavA AvelA prANInuM sarvanI samakSa apamAna kare che. vaLI paraNavA AvelA jIvane cAra pipaNAmAM prathama, sAsu sarIe karI pikhe che, te sarIe pikhatI nathI, paNa tethI ema jaNAve che, ke have A jIva zara je bANa teNe karI chane haNaze. vaLI tene sAsu bIjA muzala nAme pikhaNe karI pikhe che, tethI te pikhatI nathI, paNa te ema jaNAve che, ke A paraNavA Avela jIva have muzalethI dIna jIvanuM dahana karaze. vaLI trIje paisare, karI je pekhe che tethI sAsa e jIvane ema jaNAve che, ke havethI tArA gAlApara sa sArabhAra tANavAnuM chesaruM paDaze te tAre belanI jema kheMcavuM paDaze. vaLI sAsu, cothuM pikhavANuM je trAka, teNe karIne pikhe che, tethI te ema sUcave che, ke have A prANI karma sUtrane kAtavA mAMDaze? A sarva abhiprAya cAra pikhaNAe karI pakhavAne che. vaLI leke mAruM je kahe che, ane temAyarAmA paraNavA Avele jIva jAya che. te mAyarAmAM nathI jAte, paraMtu mAyAgrahamAM jAya che, arthAt te mAyarAmAM paraNavA janAre jIva mAyAgRhamAMja paDaze, ema jANavuM. temAM vaLI pAcho te cerI pharatA cAra pherA phare che, te cerInA pherA nathI pharate, paraMtu tethI te jIva ema jaNAve che ke have huM, caturgatirupa bhavabhramaNa karIza? Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke vaLI rAtre vara ane kanyA paraspara kaMsArabhakSaNa kare che, te kaMsAra nathI jamatAM, paraMtu tethI ema jaNAve che, ke havethI tamArA banne jInA trapA tathA AcAra jAze ? kAraNake nirlajja thaIne sarvanI samIpa eka bIjAnuM eThuM khAIe chIe, tathA paraNanAre prANa bI korAM kesarIyA vastra pahere che, te bIjA kerA kesariyA vastra nathI paherate paNa tethI te ApaNane ema jaNAve che ke, havethI amAruM pAvitrya dUra gayuM. vaLI te vakhate brAhmaNo je puNyAtuM puNya haM sAvadhAna, sAvadhAna. ema bhaNe che, tethI te ema sUcave che, ke have A jIvanA puNyanA divasa gayA, ane pApanA divasa AvyA. mATe tene palAyana thavAne samaya Avye che. tethI je te sAvadhAna thAya to sAruM ema saMsArapAzathI nikalavAnI sUcanA kare che, te paNa ajJa e te paraNavA Avela jIva, palAyana karato nathI. tyAre tene varamALAropaNa kare che. arthAt tene saMsAramAM nAkhe che. A prakAranA vivAhane viSe pratyakSa viDaMbanA dekhAya che, te paNa atipApiSTa e A prANI, kaI paNa Akha ughADI jeteja nathI. AvI rIte te guNasAgara kumAra, aMtaraMgavRttithI jue che, ane tevI sadabhAvanAthI karmonI nirjarAve che. ane jagatanA leke je che, te bahivRttithI juve che. aMtara AtmAmAM ota preta banelA guNasAgara kumAra bhAvanAmAM caDhatA caDhatAM kSapaka zreNI ArohI cerImAM ja kevalajJAna prApta thAya che temanI AThe patnIne paNa tevI ja uttama bhAvanAthI mAyarAmAM kevalajJAna prApta thAya che. , te vakhate devatAoe harSAyamAna thaI, pitAnA dudubhi nagArAnA zabdathI AkAza sarva pUrI dIdhuM. tathA sugadhekanI vRSTi karI. ane mane Dara, pAca varNavALA puSpanI vRSTi karI, tethI tenA gharanA AMgaNAmAM te puSpanA puje thaI gayA. ane dedIpyamAna che kuMDala jenA evA tyAM AvelA devatAoe karI tenuM sarvamaMdira subhita thaI gayuM. te joIne te gAmanA saha leke kahevA lAgyA ke ahA Azcarya ! Azcarya! kAraNa ke A vaizyanA putranA lagnamAM tenI puyAIthI AkarSyA devatAnuM paNa tenuM vadhAmaNA karavA AvyA. ahA ! vaLI eonI kriyA je che, te paNa duSkara che, kAraNa ke je kriyAthI jeoe ugra evA meDamallanA mAyarAmAM te mehamalane haNIne kevala jJAna upAryuM ! aho ! temane AzravamAthI saMvara thaye! ahA ! dhanya ane katapuNya evA teoe janmanuM sAphalya karyuM ' ema tyA lokoe dhaNuM anumodanA karI. tyA to tyAM AvelA sarva devatAo stuti karI kahevA lAgyA ke he mahAnubhAva ! tame satvavaMta dhIra, sarvana thayA che mATe tamArI stuti karIe chIe, ema stuti karIne pachI te devee guNuyAgarane tathA tenI strIone samagna e sAdhune veSa samaye. ane namaskAra karI kevalajJAnane mATe utsava karyo. tyAra pachI te guNasAgadanA tathA te kanyAonAM mAtA pitA paNa anityabhAvanA bhAvatA zukaladhyAne ArohI cAre ghAtikarma khapAvIne kevalajJAna pAmyA. Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kevaLIne pitA harisiMha rAjA, pitAnI padmAvatI rANI sAthe AvyA. tyAM te jene kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM che, vizvane AnaMdadAyaka, jJAnIone viSe zreSTha, ane sAdhuveSanA dhAraka evA pRthvIcaMdra putrane joI AnaMda pAmI temane namaskAra karI te daMpatI kahevA lAgyA, ke he putra kulakamAgata saddharmavAna, mukta bhagavAlA, evA amAre tamArI pahelA dIkSA levI hatI, te dIbrA paNa lIdhI nahi. vaLI dIkSA lIdhI nahiM eTalu ja nahiM, paNa yuvAvasthAmA sa sAramAM tIvra vairAgyavAna evA tamene meDAdha ane mUDha evA amee jarjarIbhUta A rAjapapAjarAmA nAkhyA che. te have te rAjyapiMjaramAM nAkhavA5 amAruM je duSkRta, te micyA haze ema jyA kahe che, tyAM to te pRthvIcaMdranI seLe strIone khabara paDI ke pRthvIca drakumArane kevalajJAna prApta thayuM. tethI vikasita che netrakamala jenAM evI te - soLe strIo, tyA pitAnA kevalajJAnI svAmIne namana karI tyAM beThelAM potAnI sAsu padmAvatI rANanI pachavADe beThI tyAM beThA beThA kevaLI bhagavAnanI zAtamudrA joIne sa vegAtizayathI anitya bhAvanA bhAvatA zukaladhyAne kSapakazreNu Arehi, cAre ghAtikarma khapAvI te soLe strIone tyAM beThAja kevalajJAna utpana thayuM. tyAre teone paNa saudharmendra AvI dravyali ga eTale sAdhune veza ApI te. I tathA devatAoe temanI stuti ane namana karyuM. have AvuM moTuM Azcarya joIne sudhana sAIvADu to vicAravA lAgya, ke aho! jevuM mane guNasAgarakevalIe kahyuM hatuM, tevu ja A Azcarya thayu che. ema jyA vicAra kare che, tyAM te te pRthvIcadra kevalIe dharmadezanA devA mADI te jema ke - he bhavyajI ! he bhasattvanA dhaNuM ! tame keIkAle dharmamAM pramAda karaze nahiM ane sAyamane svIkAro vaLI janma maraNarupa jemA jala che, ane kaSAyarupa jemA moTA ma che rAga devapa jemA vela vadhe che evA sa sArAbudhine, susamyakatvarupe jemAM sthiti sthAna che, pAca so vara hovAthI Avyavarahita, nipuNajJAnarupa nAvike yukta, evA cAritrarupa nAva vinA tame keIkAle tarI zakazo nahi. ane te cAritrarupa nAva, manuSyajanmarupa sAmagrI vinA prApta thatI ja nathI. vaLI te manuSyajanma sAmagrI paNuM, keIeka vANIyAnA putrae pitAnA amUlyaratna vecI nAkhyA ane jema teone pAchA maLyAM nahiM, tema maLatI nathI. arthAt jIvane manuSya sAmagrI mAlavI atyaMta durlabha che. AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI sahakaI pUchavA lAgyA ke he prabhe ! te vANIyAnA putro koNa hatA? tathA temaNe te ratna kevI rIte vecI nAkhyAM ? te kaho tyAre kevalI kahe che, ke eka tAmahiptI nAme nagarI che, temAM zrI kIrti nAme rAjA rAjya kare che te rAjAe pitAnA gAmanA rahenArA sahukoIne kahevarAvyuM ke mArA gAmanA rahenArA mANasa pAse jeTalI keTidravya hoya, teTalI dhvajAo pitAnA ghara para caDhAvavI. ane Ama kahevarAvavAthI ema jANavuM nahiM. je rAjAnA manamAM koI kapaTa che, tethI teNe kapaTathI kahevarAvyuM che? Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAre te Ama kahevarAvavAnuM kAraNa eja che, ke saumyadaSTi evA mArA gAmamAM kaNa adhika dravyavAna che? Ama kahevarAvAthI huM jANuM ke A mANasa ghanika che. ane pachI khuzI thaI tenuM huM mAnuM karuM ? tathA tenI kIrti, bhATaleke pAse sarvatra kahevarAvuM te vacana sAMbhaLI sahu keI dhanikoe svadravya TIpramita davA jAo caDhavI temAM atiyanathI anekarasa graDa kAraka ane ratnane vyApAra karanAra keIeka dhanadanAme zeTha rahetuM hatuM, teNe pitAnI pAse sahuthI adhika dravya hatuM, te paNa eka paNa dhvajA caDhAvI nahI tyAre mAnarUpa jene dhana che ane yazanI icchAvALA evA te zreSThInA je putro hatA, jemaNe, jemaNe vajAo caDhAvI hatI tenI kIrti, mAgadhanA mukhathakI sAbhaLI. tethI te atyaMta kheH pAmyA. ane pitAnA pitAne kahevA lAgyA ke he pitAjI ! A gAmamAM ApaNAthI ochA dhaniko che, te savagRDapara dhajAo caDhAvIne pitAnI kIrti, mAgadhakonA sukhathI jagatamAM pravartAve che, te ApaNA gharamAM vadhAre to nahi, paraMtu ekakeTi dravya paNa nathI zuM ? ke jethI tame eka paNa davA caDhAvatA nathI ? te sAMbhaLI tene pitA be ke he putro ! ApaNe kAMI dravyanI sa khyA kADhI nathI, ane tema karatAM kadAcit je tenI gaNatrI karIe to te mADa keTa dravya thAya, paraMtu ApaNe bIjAonI jema mRSA kIrti karAvavI nathI. ane sujJajanane te dharmakArya vinA je moTAI karavI, te ucitaja nathI. ane jagatamAM paNa kahevata che ke pitAno goLa piteja cerI khAva. tema ApaNe ApaNe gharamAM je kAMI dravya hoya, te manamAM ja samajavuM ema te putrone tenA pitAe ghaNaja samajAvyA, te paNa te kadAcaDIputro tevA vicArathI virAma pAmyA nahi. tema tenA pitAnA vacanane ullaghana karavAne paNa samartha thayA nahi. tethI te emane ema manamAM ja samajI besI rahyA. ane vicAravA lAgyA ke A ApaNo pitA je keIka ThekANe jAya, te ThIka thAya ? ema jyA vicAre che, tyAM to daivagathI paragAmamAM rahetA te dhanada zreNInA sagAne tyA lagnaprasaMga AvyuM, tethI te dhanadane te gAma javu paDyuM have tenA javAnI vATa jotA tenA putroe avakAza joIne gharanA bhaMDAramAM je koI rane hatA, te sarva kADhayAM ane te rane jema Ave tema jaladI vecI nAkhyA ane sarvaronuM dravya ekaThuM karI tenI gaNatarI karIne jeTalI keTi dravya thayu teTalI davAo teoe pitAnA ghara caDhAvI tathA bIjA keIe suvarNakubha caDhALyo na hato paraMtu teoe te suvarNaku bha paNa caDhAvyo. tyAre mAgadhalekee atya ta prazasA karI, teo eTalA divasa te vRddhapaNuthI mUDha thayelA ApaNu pitAe ApaNane vRthA AvI uttama kIrti meLavatA aTakAvyA ? have te putra pAsethI ratnanA lenArA vepArI paradezI hovAthI vecAvA lIdhelA ratnane laIne pitapatAne deza gayA pachI turata te dhanada zreSThI paragAmathI AvyuM, ane AvIne jyA juve che tyAM te pitAnA Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 te sarva vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne vismaya pAmelA eve te gAmanA zrIzekharanAme rAjA hate, te paNa saparivAra te kevalI bhagavAnane vAdavA AvyeA. AvIne te kevalIne traNa pradakSiNA daI, temanI samIpa cegya sthAnapara beThA. tyAre vaLI khIjA pazu te gAmanAM leAkeA kevalI bhagavAnanI vANI sAbhaLavA mATe AvyA. have sudhana kahe che ke pRthvIcaMdra kumAra / te vakhate huM te kevala eka mAlanAM gADAM bharI vyApAra karavA mATe A tamArA AdheAdhyA gAma tarapha vyApAra mATe AvatA hatA, tyAM te meM sAbhaLyu ke guNasAgara 'kumArane, temanI ATha strIne, tenA ATha mAsu sasarAne ane te kumAranA mAtA pitAne kevalajJAna utpanna thayu che ane devatAoe kevalajJAnanA maheAtsava karyo che tathA te sava kevalajJAne karI sa leAkAleAkane hastAmalakavat jANe che." te Azcaya sAMbhaLI me mArA mAlanAM gADA vALAene tathA mArA sAthane kahyu ke tameA cAlatA thAze, tyAM hu eka Azca thayuM che, te joine AvuM chuM. ema kahI huM paNa te guNamAgara kevalI pAse gayA ane tyA jaI kaivalIne vAMdIne ceAgyasthAnapara beThA. ane pachI kheDA kheDAM vitaka karavA lAgye ke ahA ! leAkeA kahetA hatA, ke guNasAgarane kevalajJAna utpanna thayu' che, te te guNasAgara tA A rahyA, paraMtu tene kAi kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM hAya, tema bhAsatu nathI ? are 1 lokoe gappu te nirDa' mArI hAya ? vaLI me vicAra karyAM ke nA paNu jyAre dezanA devA lAgaze, tyAre te mAluma paDaze, ane te dezanAmA paNa jyAre huM gheADIvAra besIza, tyAre? saMbhaLAze ? vaLI vicAyu je hu evuM te khare, paNa mArA mAlanAM gADAM tathA sAtha badhA dUra jaze, tenu kema thaze ane je hu utAvaLe emane ema cAlyeA jAuM, te vaLI Avu kautuka mane kayAM jevA maLaze ? mATe huM te jAu ke rahuM ? ema huM anekarIte tthA vitarka karuM chuM tyA kevalo meLye ke he saumyasudhana ' sAbhaLa. ema kahIne huM'mArA gAmathI vecavA mATe mAlanA gADAM bharI gheADA sathavArA sAthe ahIM AvavA nikaLyA, tyAthI mADIne pAche temanAM dana karavA gaye te, tathA me je je vitarka karyo hatA te sa kahI ApyuM ane vaLI kahyu ke he sudhana 1 tu vita kare che ke jo huM jAu, tA evuM kautuka kayAM dekhu' ? tethI tAruM ahIM rahevAmAM ke javAmA mana mAnatu' nathI. paNa bhAI ! ahI te zu kautuka che ? AnAthI adhika kautukatA jyA te javA dhAtu che, tyA ayyAmAM pRthvIcadranA darabArane viSe thavAnu che. mATe tu jaladI tyAM jA. kALu ke tema karavAthI tArA sAthe paNa tArAthI dUra naThuiM thAya, ane vaLI tane AnAthI adhika kautuka paNa jovA maLaze ? AvA vAkaya keLInAM sAMbhaLI huM te ghaNuM ja hita ye ane me jANyu je aDe ! A guNusAgara te kharekharA kevalajJAnI che. kAraNa ke je kAMI mAre mAnasika vicAra hatA, te garva temaNe kahI ApyuM ! ema naNI tatkALa grupapa emane ema huM ahIM AvavA nIkaLyA, yA mArA mAlanAM gADAo paNu maLyAM, .. Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 pachI te sarvane laIne ahIM Ave. he rAjana ! mAruM mana atyaMta kautukAviSTa hevAthI meM ApanA mANasane mAlanuM dANa ApyuM nathI tema mAre mAla paNa utAryo nathI ane emane ema te kevalae kahelA kautukane jovA mATe surata ahi ApanI pAse A chuM. A prakAranuM te sudhananA mukhathI guNasAgaranuM vRttAta sAMbhaLI, guNarAgavAn evA te pRthvIca drakumAra, Alasa rahita thaI bhAvanA bhAvavA lAgyA, ke aho ! mahAmuni, mahAtmA evA te guNasAgarakumArane dhanya che kema ke jeNe mehAnubaMdhane jItIne pitAnuM kArya sAdhyuM che ! ahA ! nirIDa evA te maDAtmAone nira tara meTI evI bheganI sAmagrI dharmamAM koI paNa atarAya karI zaktI nathI are ! huM AvI rIte sarva jANuM chuM, te paNa A mArAM mAtA pitAnA mahune vaza thaIne vikaTa evA rAjyataMtranA pAzamAM zA mATe paDyo chuM. aho ! e divasa te mAre kyAre Avaze ! ke je divasamAM huM uttama durlabha evA meTA munionI gaNanAmA gaNAIza ! vaLI huM gurubhakta thaI jJAna, darzana ane cAritra, te traNe rane dhAraNa karanAre thaIza ! are ! mArA vakSasthaLamA kSamArUpa lakSmI, kayAre phIDA karaze ! ane vaLI zu gharamAM ke, samazAnamAM ke, zailanI upara ke, nadInA kAThApara, zamatAnvita tathA svAdhyAyadhyAnavAna thaIne kAussagaththAne kyAre rahIza , AvI rIte bhAvanA bhAvatA bhavasthitine ane karmasthitine abhAve sagaraMgamA jhIlatA evA te pRthvIca kumAra, apUrvakaraNanA kramathakI mokSagRhamAM javAnI nisaraNarUpa kSapakazreNie caDhayA tethI anukrame lINa jene meha thaI gayA che evA te pRthvIcakra, zukaladhyAnarUpa anale karI ghanaghAtikarma khapAvIne kevalajJAnane pAmyA. tyAre Inke AvI draliMga eTale munino veSa arpaNa karyo. ane vaLI tene devatAo sahita sadharmedradeve AvI kevalajJAnane utsava karyo. pachI suvarNakamaLanI racanA karI te kevaLIne te suvarNa kamala para besADayA. tadana tara te munI dranI saudharmedra, namana karelA pita nA mastakamAM paDelA mukuTathI temanA caraNAra viMdane sparza karI bhaktibhAvathI ratuti karavA lAge I jaya nidroha nirmoha, jya rAjyAdvini praha || jaya nISa nirdoSa, jaya vaM sacchimaNe 1 pApapaMkena ne vikhta, manAgapi bhavAna | sa sArasAgarapi , bhuvanepi tada uddabhUnama artha : he nidroha ! tathA nimeDa 1 Apane jaya thAo he rAjyathakI paNa ni spaDa ! Apa jaya pAme. ane he reSarahita ane nirdoSa | uTapaNe varte. tathA he uttamajanazimaNe ! Apa jayavaMtAvarte 1 vaLI he prabho ! A jagatane viSe eka moTuM Azcarya che, ke Apa sa sArasAgaramAM rahelA che, te chatA paNa bilakula pApapa ke lipta thayA nahiM ra aa A prakAre te sure, kevaLInI stuti karI hAtha joDIne temanI pAse beThe. te pRthvIcaMdra Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 288 gharapara suvarNakalaza yukta ghaNI dhajAo pharakatI dIThI. tyAre pitAnA putrone pUchavA lAge ke he patro ! A ApaNuM gharapara vajAo keNe ? tathA kema ? tathA kevA hisAbe caDAvI che? te sAbhaLI matigarvita evA te putro bolyA ke he pitAjI ! Apa gayA pachI . ApaNA bhaDAramAM je ratna bharyA hatA, te sarve kADhIne ame vecI nAkhyAM, ane tenuM dravyo tene hiMsAbe dhvajAo caDhAvI che ? je lakSmIvAna jananI lamIthI cadramAsa mAna ne ujajala evI kIrti prasAra na thaI ane te hakSmI gharanA bhe yarAmAM pracchannateja dATelI rahI che te lakSamIthI paNa zuM? te sAMbhaLI dhanadaDI atyaMta kopAyamAna thaI tene kahevA lAgyuM ke he kulAcAra | he kapUta ! he kujanmavALAohe kukama che ! A tame je ratno vecIne lamI lIcI, te sarvadamI, mArA ekara nanA mUlyanI paNa nathI ane mArAM ati mUlyavAna ratnane, mUrkha evA tamoe pANInA pADamAM phe kI dIdhA che tethI tame sarve mArA gharamAthI jaladI bahAra nIkaLo. ane khabaradAra che, je mArA vecI nAkhelA raste pAchA lAvI ApyA vinA gharamA AvyA che to? ema jyAre te ghaNu ja khI, tyAre te sarvaputra, jeone vecAtA ratna ApyAM hatA, te lekene zodhavA mATe nikaLyA teo AkhI pRthvImAM zodhyA, paraMtu jemanuM kAMI nAma ThAma jANatAja na hatA, tethI teo maLyA nahIM te pachI ratna te kayAthI ja maLe ? jyAre tene te rananA grAhake na maLyA, tyAre te pAcho rakhaDIne pitAne ghera AvyA. have kevalI dRSTAMtane upanaya kahe che. he bhavyajane ! te zreSThine pUrvokta ratnanA lenArAo pAsethI te raste, kadAcita devayoge upalabdha thAya, paraMtu A jIvane je A manuSyabhavarupa zubhasAmagrI mukti pada pAmavAnI jogavAI, ane jinadharma, pramukha prApta thayA hoya ane te ja hArI jAya. te te sarve tene keI kAle maLe nahIM. manuSya kSetramAM utpanna thavuM, sukula, surupa Aregya, AyuSya, buddhi, sarvane anugraha, dharmazraddhA ane saMyama eTalAM vAnAM jIvane A lekamAM maLavA durlabha che, te mATe tamane prApta thaI evI. manuSya janmAdika sAmagrI, tene to kaSAya tathA viSaya bheganA bhegathI hArI na jaze ane huM bhaLe ? mokSamAM javA mATe saMyamane svIkAre AvA te kevalInA amRtasama na vacana sAbhaLIne tyAM beThelA keTalAka bhavyaja sAdhunA ane zrAvakanA dharmane prApta thayA have tyAM beThelA pRthvIcadra kevalInI mAtA pAvatI rANI. te kevalIne pUchavA lAgyAM ke he bhagavana arhaddharmane jANatA evA ame strIpuruSane tamArI para atya taTasneha rahe che, tenuM zuM kAraNa haze ? te sAbhaLI kevalI kahe che ke he mAta ? A bhavathI AgaLanA bhavamAM tame priyamatI nAme rANI hatA, ane A mArA pitA, tamArI svAmI jayarAja name rAjA hatA. tyAre huM tamAre putra hara ane temaja vaLI Abhavane Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 289 - viSe paNa ApaNe ApaNA pUrvabhavanI jema coga thayela che. tethI te pUrvabhavanA vegathI mArI para tamane ghaNAja neha vece che te sAMbhaLI te rAjAne ane padmAvatI rANIne jotirasmaraNajJAna utpanna thayuM ane turata pachI kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM tyAre saudhameMdradeve teonA kevalajJAnane mahatsava karyo te vakhate samagra adhyA nagarImAM jagatane AzcaryakAraka meTe AnaMda varyo. have te sudhana sArthavADa te kevalI bhagavAne namaskAra karI pUchaMvA lAge, ke he bhagavana tame tathA guNasAgarakumAra samAnaguNavAnuM kema cho ? tyAre zaMkharAjA ane kalAvatIrANanA bhavathI Ara bhIne pitAne tathA guNasAgara kumArane hAla kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM, tyAM parya tanu sarva vRttAta sarvasamakSa saMbhaLAvyuM, ane vaLI paNa kahyuM ke, he sudhana '' ame banne jaNe bhabhava puNyAnubaMdhI puNyane puSTa karyuM che, tethI jyAM ame avataryA, tyAM sukhasaMpattine ane vItarAgadharmane pAmyA. ane vaLI A bhavamA paNa viSayapAzamAM phasAyA nathI amoe pUrvanA bhavomAM sarakhI puNyAI upAI. tethI sarakhe coge zukaladhyAne ane kevalajJAna prApta thayuM, ane te sughana ghaDAvakhatamA prApta thavAnuM sidvimukha jene tathA tatvArthane jANanAra, evA nuM mana, keIpaNa kALe viSaya vAsanAmAM vicaratu ja nathI vaLI A strIo je che, te pUrvabhavamA saMyamArAdhanA karI anuttaravimAnane viSe devatA thaI hatI. te pachI A bhavane viSe mArI strIo thaIe che. kSINa thayAM che kameSa jenAM evI A uttama strIo, kevalajJAnane prApta thaI che, mATe sUphamadaSTithI je joIe, te je mANasamAM sarakhA guNa hoya che, tene ja paraspara prema utpanna thAya che. rAjahaMsanI strIo keIkAle kAkasAthe rame ? A prakAranI te kevalInA mukhanIdezanA sAMbhabane te saMdhanathI sArI rIte dharmabodha pAme, tethI teNe samyakatvamULa zrAvakanA bAra vrata aMgIkAra karyo ane tyAM kevalIbhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA beThelA bIjA leke je hatA, teoe paNa AgAra aNagArarUpa dharmane ArA. have te harisiMharAjAno eka nAne putra haripheNanAme hatuM, tene Ide AvI te harisiMharAjAnA rAjyAsana para besADe. tyAthI pachI jene kevalajJAna utpana thayuM che evA te pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgara tathA je ke bIjA kevalajJAnI hatA te sarva vihAra karavA lAgyAM. kSititalaviyadake bhavya pakesahANa, maricitavikAzI dustamatemanAzI sadupakRtivilAsI dugrahagrastabhAsIciravi ravicaMdra nigatI dvamunI dran1n to nehamuktI suguNo jagadgahe, samastavastupratibhAsako sadA | nirdoSabhAsA sudazAM sukhapradro, gata ca nivaNamapUrvadIpavata rA hmAMtyAdimuktAphalamabhuta ya, zIlAMgaranaiH sutapamaNuddham | grahaNati cAritranidhiM hi pRthvI, caMkarSivallAti sa muktilakSmI svarUpa 5. 37 Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 290 artha - pRthvItalarUpa AkAzasthAnamAM bhavyarUpakamalene vikasita karatA, dustama eTale mithyAtvarUpa je aMdhakAra, tene nAza karatA, uttama evA upakAra karavArUpa che vilAsa jemane, durAgrahiMjInuM grahaNa karyuM che jeNe arthAt mithyAtvIne parAjaya karatA evA te pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgara kevalirUpa ravi ane caMdra, te ghaNe kAla vihAra karatA hatA to neharahita, uttamaguNavAnuM, jagaddAdharane viSe samastavastune pradIpanI peThe pratibhAsa karatA, sadA nirdoSI, samyagaSTijIvone sukhadAyaka evA te bane kevalI, AyukSaya upajAvI, susthAnake zailezIkaraNe zukaladhyAne sarva karmane khapAvI, apUrvadIpakanI jema nirvANapadane eTale ajarAmara, nirAlaMba, avinAzi, paramAnadamahodaya evA sukhane pAmyA rA mATe kavi kahe che, ke he bha! kSAMtyAdirUpa che muktAphalo jemAM ane zIlAMgarUpa che rane jemAM, tathA uttama taparUpa je maNio, teNe karI vyApta, evA cAritrarUpanidhine je jIva guNa kare che, te jIva, pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgara RSinI jema muktirUpalakSmIne pAme che phA Iti zrI pRthvIcaMdra guNasAgaraRSi kevalajJAna prAptimezvagamanavarNananA makAda: sarga ahiM zaMkharAjA ane kalAvatInA bhavathI mAMDIne pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAgaranA ekavIza bhava sapUrNa thayA temAM A ekavIzame bhave te bane cheva, mokSe gayA, AvA uttamakeTinA caritra nAyakenA caritra vAMcIne, sAMbhaLIne saMsArathI mukata banavA, saMyamamArgane grahaNa karavA sakala chava zI prayatna karI mokSamArgane pAme, vara smaH pAta zAsanasamrATa-AbAla brahmacArI kAparaDAjI aneka tIrthoddhAraka paramapUjya AcArya mahArAjAdhirAja zrI vijaya nemisUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA punita caraNemAM pheTi koTi koTi vadanA, vaMdanA, vedanA, Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuddhi zuddhipatraka azuddhi pra za devasiMha paMkha kalyANArI prapti pu hita tAlika prakAza devasIMha pAMkha kalyANakArI prApti purohita vaitAlika 27 27 30. 31 34 sarakhA sakhA 39 zu ne 45 zurane AvI evA ApI 48 aga 63 laIne 120 zraya 150 thayAM mAmAe mAmAo . 264