Punarvatar

Author(s): Sushil
Publisher: Jain Karyalay
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005679/1

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//// punaravatAra . muii TALIT * -----

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punarAvatAra saMpAdakaH suzIla - prakAzaka: - "hana" kAryAlaya bhAvanagara.

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anukrama .. ... ... (zrI satyabhata) (suzIla) .. (zrI satyabhakata) 1 19 33 42 zIlavatI : vespAkanyA rUpanuM khaMDiyera lIlAvatI cAMDAla bhata cAvatI . be cAMDAla kumAra ... DAM jIvanaci, siddhi ane sAdhanA dhirasnAna * * rAjadhi prasannacaMdra sarcamUrti sanamAra - zAstrArtha sabhA " , sudhaSA magadharAjanI mudrikA (suzIla) ... pa3 ( ) (satyabhakata) 77 (zrI jainaMdra) ( zrI bhagavaMta jaina ) 103 (suzIla ) " 115 123 131 " ( , ). 144 ( zrI bhagavat) 150

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nivedana navanirmANu karatAM ya chIdvAramAM vadhu puNya che ema ApaNe mAnIe chIe ane e chIdrAra viSe rRcI tathA zraddhA che eTale ja tItha-madirA-prAcIna pratimAo vigere jaLavAyAM che. saiAne navAM tItha-maMdire nirmANa karavAne nAda lAge te aitihAsika avazeSaeNA ane purAtana tIthI vigerenu zuM thAya ? paNa sAhityamAM e sUtrane vaLagI na rahevAya. sAhityamAM te pratibhAzAlIenA hAthe rAja rAja navu nirmANa thavu joSTae-yuganI gati sAthe tAla jaLavAve joie, chatAM sAhityamAM ye punaruddhAranu` mUlya echuM na akAya. ApaNA graMthabhaMDArAmAM sahatAM pustaka punaruddhAra mAge che. prAcIna sAhityanA abhyAsIe ane sa`zeAdhake e punaruddhAra pAchaLa peAtAnA prANu kharacI rahyA che. A punaravatAra paNu punaruddhAranuM nAnuM-ati nAnu puNya kAya che. je keTalIka kathAe chellA theAMDA vadhe daramIyAna rr jaina cha sAptAhikamAM keda paDI hatI tenAM dhanA. khAlI-sazeAdhI A nAnA pustakamAM rajU

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karavAmAM AvI che. e kathAo kyA sogamAM lakhAIathavA to kyAMthI AvI caDI te lagabhaga bhUlAI gayuM che. keTalIka to A pustakamAM pahelI vAra ja dekhAva de che jemake siddhi ane sAdhanA. hiMdI sAhityamAM kathAzilpI tarIke paMkAela zrI jaineMdramAranI e racanA che ane "magadharAjanI mudrikA" tathA rudhirasnAna zrI bhagavat jainanI kathAonA AdhAre svataMtra rIte lakhI che. jaina kathA sAhitya keTaluM vikAsa pAmyuM che athavA to pragatizIla che tenuM anumAna e uparathI nIkaLI zakaze. zrI jainaMdra, zrI bhagavata ane zrI satyabhaktanI lekhinI jaina kathAone AdhyAtmika Adarza ane lokakalyANanAM navAM svAMga sajAvI rahI che. saMpradAyamAM kriyAnA ke mAnInatAnA game tevA bheda hoya, paNa sAhityamAM e bhedo bhUlAI jAya che. kathAmAM-yAtranirUpaNamAM kayAMI sAMpradAyika saMkIrNatA nahi dekhAya. e sAhitya ja eka divase jene saMghane akhaMha-avibhakta ane saMgaThita nahi banAve ? jemanI kathAo A pustakamAM punarAvatAra pAme che temane temaja je navA pragatizIla lekhakenI prasAdI pahelI ja vAra umerAya che te sauno ame ahIM aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka AbhAra mAnIe chIe. prakAzaka

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zIlavatI vezyA kanyA pracAra karato thake huM buMdelakhaMDanA eka zaheramAM AvI caDayo. bahu bAlavuM paDayuM hatuM ane ene lIdhe thoDo thAka paNa lAgyo hato eTale je sAro bagIco athavA jaLAzaya maLe te tyAM ekAMtamAM besIne cheDe ArAma levo evI mArI IcchA hatI. sthAnika bhAIoe mane sUcavyuM "cAlo, ahIM eka sarasa vizALa kaMDa che ane kuMDanI vacce eka maMdira che, AjubAju nA bagIco che ane purANuM khaMDiyero paNa che. jagyA ghaNI zAMta, suMdara ane ekAMtamaya che, khaMDiyeranI sAthe jo suMdaratA ane ekAMta hoya to mane bahu gamI jAya che. dareka khaMDiyerane pitAne itihAsa hoya che ane pitAnI mUka bhASAmAM e dareka yAtrikane kaMIka kaMIka saMbhaLAve che. khaMDiyeranI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ApaNe vartamAnane pAchaLa rahevA daI bhUtakALamAM sarI paDIe chIe. khaMDiyeremAM javAthI mAtra kSetra vihAra nathI thata, kALavihAra paNa thAya che. , jagyA mane bahu ja gamI. huM je jagyAnI vAta kahuM chuM te eka killAne bhAga hato. kei eka divase rAjarANIo ahIM AvI snAna karatI haze. kuMDa paNa vizALa hato ane pharatI UMcI

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: 2: zIlavatI : vaizyA nyA dIvAze| hatI. upara AkAza, nIce pANI ane AsapAsa meTI bhIMte| e dRzya, kharekhara jovAlAyaka hatu. bahAranuM kASTa dazya, tyAMnA ekAMtamAM aMtarAya naheAtu karatu. kuMDa vacce eka zivAlaya ` hatu`. ane tyAM viSNunI mUti hatI. darzana karyo pachI, sIDhInA pagathiyA upara besI huM vAte caDyo. vAte khIjI kaMI nahi, sAmAjika sudhAraNAnI ja hatI. eTalAmAM eka che.karI tyAM dekhAI, enI sAthe e traNa meTI ummaranA nAkarA paNa hatA. AvI svaccha AvI suMdara kanyA AvA peASAkamAM A tarapha bhAgye ja jovAmAM Ave che. huM muMbaimAM rahelA heAvAthI mane bahu Azcaya na thayuM. je pitAe A kanyAne AvA sarasa saMskAra ApyAM tenA pratye mane Adara utpanna thayeA. mane lAgyuM ke A gAmanA sArA sa`skArI zrImaMtanI putrI, sAsarethI hamaNuA ja mApane ghera AvI haze ane dharanA nAkarAnI sAthe A kuMDa athavA maMdiranA darzane AvI caDI haze. darzana karIne vaLatI vakhate e kanyAe mane praNAma karyAM. me pazu sAdhAraNapaNe mAthu jhukAvIne ene svIkAra karyAM. kanyA. gheADI vAra tyAM ja UbhI rahI. mAtra UbhI ja na rahI, jANe ke amArI vAteAmAM ene rasa paDatA hAya tema te sAMbhaLI rahI. meM snehabharyAM svaramAM ene kahyuM: " esA, bheTI ! " mArA saMkheAdhana mAtrathI enA caherA upara apUva AnaMdanI lAgaNIo chavAyelI huM joI zakyA, paNa meM e tarapha bahu lakSa na ApyuM. meM mArI carcA cAlavA dIdhI. kanyA madhu` samajatI haiAya tema te sAMbhaLavA lAgI. mane enI sAMbhaLavAnI rIta bahu gamI gai. khAnadAna gaNAtA gRhasthanI putrIe AvI sarakArI ane zikSita hoya che

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zIlavatI vezyA kanyA 12: e joIne mane Azcarya thayuM. kayA kuTuMbamAM e janamI che te jANI levuM joIe ema dhArI meM pUchayuM "kenI putrI che, beTI! mAre e prazna sAMbhaLIne enuM meM levAI gayuM. bhAthuM namAvIne e thoDI vAra besI rahI. enA nekaro paNa mUchamAM evuM chUpuM ane luccAIbharyuM hAsya hasyA ke je kaI emane pUche ke "zuM joine hasyA?" to teo ema ja kahe "hasyuM che ja keNu?" ' kahevA mAMDayuM: "beTI, ahIMnI abhaNa strIo pitA ke patinuM nAma letAM jarUra zaramAya che, paNa tame te bhaNelA-gaNelAM cho, samaju ane saMskArI cho, tamAre zA mATe zaramAvuM joIe? enuM mastaka saheja vizeSa mUkI paDayuM. vicAra karyoH "bhaNatara game teTaluM hoya paNa mULa sarakAre muddala DhIlA nathI paDatA." mArI vicAradhArA vadhu AgaLa De te pahelAM ja e bolI UThI: "mahArAja ! huM vesthAnI putrI chuM." vezyAnI putrI ! huM camakyuM. mAruM svapna UDI gayuM. eka vezyAnI putrIne beTI kahevA mATe have tamane pazcAttApa thatuM haze !" banahiM beTI!" tarata ja javAba vALyo, "mane e vAtane lagIre pastA nathI thatapastAvo te e vAtane thAya che ke tamArA jevI samajadAra bALA zuM joIne vezyAnuM jIvana vitAvatI haze? vezyAnA dhaMdhAne Apa zuM mAne che?" "nArIjAtinuM apamAna che-samAjarUpI ImAratamAM e suraMganuM kAma kare che." - "e suraMga koNa pAthare che? strI ke puruSa?" "nara ane nArI banene emAM hisso che."

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zIlavatI: vezyAM kanyA "vadhu javAbadAra koNa lAge che?" puSa, paNa ethI strI sAva niraparAdha nathI banI zakatI. "ThIka che, mahArAja ! je kamajora hoya te potAne nirdoSa cAbita na karI zake?" ema nahi beTI! kamajora heya te nirdoSatAne badale na meLavI zake, eTaluM bahubahu te kahI zakAya, bAkI nirdoSatA puravAra karavI e muzkela vAta nathI." "paNa niSphaLa siddhi ane asiddhimAM kaIlAMbe taphAvata nathI." * bAla phaLa upara najara karI che te tame kahe che tema ane, paNa je AtmasaMtoSa pUratI vAta hoya te niSphaLa siddhi ane saphaLa siddhimAM bahu taphAvata nathI rahetuM." paNa niSphaLatA AtmasaMtoSane ya tANuM jAya che. mahArAja ! meM AtmasaMtoSa to bahu se, paNa Akhara sudhI aDaga na rahI zakI. e gayo ane huM hatI tevI ja vezyAnI putrI rahI gainahi nahi, vezyA ja chuM." mane vicAra thayoH vezyAnI putrImAM ATalI vidvatA ane mAvI dArzanikatA kayAMthI AvI? vAcALapaNuM to harakeAI sthaLe maLI zake che, paNa je prakAranI vidvattA sAthe eNe carcA karI ene ekaluM vAcALapaNuM na kahI zakAya. evA ja vicAramAM huM taNAtuM hatuM eTalAmAM e kahevA. vAgIH "ThIka mahArAja! mane mApha karaje. Apano samaya me nakAmo bagADyo. bhUlecUke paNa tame mane eka vAra beTI kahIne bolAvI e Apane upakAra huM kadI nahi bhUluM." thoDIvAra nahi besI zake ? tamArA jevI viduSI kanyA meM bahu ochI jeI che. tamAruM jIvana, mAre mATe eka samasyArUpa

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zIlavatI vezyA kanyA banI gayuM che. e ja bAbatamAM huM tamArI sAthe thoDI carcA karI levA mAguM chuM." thoDI vAra zA mATe ? jyAM sudhI tame jAkAro na bhaNe tyAM sudhI besavAne taiyAra chuM." "bhale, pahelAM tamArI rAmakahANI saMbhaLAvo !" - "mArI rAmakahANIne ekalI kahANuM kahe e ja ThIka che. eka vezyAnI kahANI sAthe rAmajInuM pavitra nAma zA sAru joDavuM joIe? ane mArI kahANuM paNa lAMbI nathI. huM kahI cUkI chuM ke huM eka vezyA putrI chuM. hiMdu vezyAnI putrI chuM. mArI mA kema vezyA banI te badhuM kahevuM nakAmuM che. hindu samAjamAM vidhavAenI je durdazA heya che ane khAsa karIne evA vibhAgamAM jyAM ene pharI lagna karavAnI chUTa nathI te badhuM yAda karaze te mArI kahevAno matalaba Apa saheje samajI zakaze. vespAjIvanamAM mArI mAtAne je kaDavA anubhava thayA ane e prakAranA pApamaya jIvananI je suga caDI tene lIdhe teNe mane A khAImAMthI bahAra kADhavAno ane pavitra jIvana vitAvI zakuM evo prabaMdha karavAno prayatna karyo. prAraMbha nuM zikSaNa khatama thayuM eTale eNe mane aMgrejI bhaNAvavAno ane pitAnAthI alaga rAkhavAne niradhAra karyo. paraMtu ene amala na thaI zake, kAraNa ke koI saMsthA ane saMgharavA taiyAra nahatI. Akhare IsAIonI eka beDIMgamAM mane sthAna maLI gayuM. mArI mAne duHkha te bahu thayuM; kAraNa ke e custa hindu hatI. paNa zuM kare ? bIje IlAja nahoto. "sAmAnya mANaso ema mAnatA hoya che ke vezyAone te vaLI dharma-karma jevuM zuM che ? vezyA-pachI te hiMdu hoya, musalamAna heya ke isAI hAya-badhI sarakhI ! eka rIte e ThIka che; paNa dharma nAmathI oLakhAtI vastuno saMbaMdha je mAtra cAmaDInI

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zIlavatI: vezyA kayA sAthe nahi, mananI sAthe hoya to vezyAomAM paNa e jarUra maLI Ave. eka dukAnadArane ApaNe ema kahIe ke tAre mana to hiMdu, musalamAna, IsAI badhA eka samAna che, kAraNa ke te badhAne mAla vece che eTale tAre pitAno dharma na hoI zake. e ja rIte vezyAne paNa ema kahI zakAya, paNa kharuM pUcho te vezyAnA dilamAM dharma nAmanI eka adhikI vastu hoya che. ene paLe paLe Izvara sAMbhare che. kAraNa eTaluM ja ke enA jevuM duHkhI prANu saMsAramAM bIjuM bhAgye ja haze. - "vezyA eka evuM prANuM che ke je rovA mAgatuM hoya te paNa ene pharajIyAta hasavuM paDe che. AnA jevuM bIjuM kAI mahAduHkha hoI zake kharuM? duHkhamAM mANasane Izvara yAda Ave che. dharmano Azraya zodhavAnI utsukatA janame che eTale paNa vezyAonI vRtti dharma tarapha vizeSa karIne vaLe che. kuTuMbamAM, samAjamAM ApaNe eka bIjAnI ethe vasIe chIe, paNa A virATa saMsAramAM vezyA te ekalI ja hoya che. saMsAramAM enA zIkArIe bhaTaktA heya che tema e pote paNa potAnA zikAranI zodhamAM rahe che. zikArI, zikAra ane hariphAI sivAya, emane pitAnAM Asajana jevuM kaMI ja nathI hotuM. AvI avasthAmAM Izvara sivAya ene bIjuM kayuM avalaMbana saMbhave ?" meM kahyuM: "vezyAo Izvara upara bahu AsthA dharAve che ema kabUla karuM chuM. paNa dharma e kaI judI ja vastu che. Izvara viSe AsthA na hoya to paNa dharma saMbhave che ane Izvara upara AsthA heya chatAM dharma na hoya ema paNa bane." javAba maLeH "ame loke Izvara ane dharmanA evA UMDA bheda nathI samajatA. ISTadevanI bhakti e ja dharmanI keseTI ema

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zIlavatI : vezyA kanyA duniyA mAne che. vezyAomAM evI bhakti kaMika vadhu pramANamAM DhAya che; echI te! nathI ja hatI. AvI sthitimAM mAre eka isAI-saMsthAmAM dAkhala thavuM paDe ! mArI mAtAne AMcakA lAge e svAbhAvika che. ene duHkha teA bahu lAgyuM, pazu zu kare ? khIjo upAya naheAtA, khera. meM tyAM rahIne meTrikanA abhyAsa pUrA karyAM; ane e lAMbA gALA daramIyAna, mArI mA eka--e vAra mAMdI paDI te apavAdA bAda karatA, dhere khIlakula gaI nahatI. meTrika pachI mArI mAtAe mane krAlejamAM dAkhala karI dIdhI, pazu huM pahelA varSomAM hatI te ja vakhate mArI mA marI paravArI. mArI AMkha AgaLa nAM aMdhakAra chavAi gayA. mAruM ekanu" eka Avalakhana tUTI paDayuM. kAleja cheADyA vinA chUTA nahAtA, paNu gujarAna zI rIte calAvavu'e eka meATA prazna UbhA thayA. "" kanyAzALAmAM nAkarI kadAca maLI jAya, paNa mArA jevI eka vezyAputrIne mAbApA peAtAnI kanyAe thADA ja sAMpe ? eTale keLavaNIkhAtuM mArA mATe nakAmu` hatu. jyAM !...OM AzA jevu hatu, tyAM leAkAe mArI sAme virAdha jAhera karyo. : 0: " vivAha karuM tA. ThIka ema mane lAgatuM hatuM ane e dizAmAM theADa! prayatnA paNa karI joyA. kAlejamAM bhaNatI tyAre keTalAka vidyArthIe mArI tarapha kheMcAyA hatA, paNa mArI sAthe vidhipUrvaka vivAha karI zake evA himmatavAna tathA sAcA premika eka paNa na nIkaLyeA. ADI AMkhe nIrakhanAranI kheATa nahAtI. kharI rIte tA mane e badhA AyalA ja lAgyA. 66 vivAhU ane karo e bannemAM niSphaLatA maLavA chatAM meM eka varasa tA game tema karIne kADhI nAkhyuM. mAtAneA sarasAmAna hatA temAMthI vecIne peTane gujArA karyAM. paNa AkhI jiMdagI

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zIlavatI vezyA kanyA Ama pavitratAthI kADhI zakAya evo saMbhava na lAge. alabatta, lokonI daSTie te e vakhate paNa huM eka vezyA ja hatI, paNa meM e sthitine lAbha nahato uThAvyo. vagara kAraNe lokoe mane badanAma karI hatI. mahArAja ! samAje mArA pratye je duSTatA dAkhavI, mArI sAthe je duzmanAvaTa batAvI tenA ja pariNAme mAre zire patitAnuM kalaMka ceTayuM." meM kahyuM: "bezaka, ajJAnatAne lIdhe samAje tamArI avagaNanA jarUra karI. "ene tame duSTatA ke vaira nathI mAnatA ?" eka keLavAyelI, sadAcAriNI kanyAnuM pANigrahaNa karanAra kaI na maLe ane keLavaNuMkhAtAnI nAnI nekarI paNa na maLe ene tame vaira ke julama nathI kahetA ?" . "vara ke julama tame kahetA he te bhale, paNa enuM pramANa bahu najIvuM che. je tamArI mAtAe, tamArI pavitratAnuM rakSaNa karavA, potAnAthI alaga rAkhI hoya te samAja potAnI putrIonI pavitratA jALavavA tamArAthI alaga rahe. emAM Azcarya pAmavA jevuM zuM che ?" | "paNa mAtA te dhadha karatI hatI. huM sAva nirlipta hatI." meM kahevA mAMDayuM: "e satya eTaluM sUma che ke jyAM sudhI e narI AMkhe joI zakAya evuM jADuM na bane tyAM sudhI samAjane vAMka kADha nakAmo che. samAja te ema mAnavAne svataMtra che ke vezyAnI putrInA saMskAra vezyA sarakhA ja hovA joIe. tame ja kaho ke je tame vezyAne tyAM janma na lIdho hato te anAyAse tame A dhadho svIkAryo hata? emAM tame me apa

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zIlavatI vezyA kanyA rAdha karyo che ema huM nathI kahete. bhUkhanI pIDAthI rIbAte mAnavI game tevuM bhAre apakRtya karI zake che. duniyAe to mAtra eTaluM ja joI lIdhuM ke saMtAne mAtApitAnuM anukaraNa karavAne saheje taiyAra thaI jAya che." mArI A vAtathI ene jhaTake vAgyA hoya tema huM barAbara joI zake. duHkha tathA zaramane lIdhe eNe pitAnuM mastaka namAvI dIdhuM. thoDIvAra sudhI amArAmAMthI kaI kaMI ja na bolyuM. vastuta: tAtvika vivecana karavA jatAM, mArA meMmAMthI ekTa apriya ane kaThora satya sarakI paDayuM hatuM. ghaDIka rahIne e bolIH "mahArAja ! samAja je sAce ja amArI sUga dharAvate heya te pachI nAca-gAna mATe amane zA sAru AmaMtre che? eka tarapha amAre viSe dhikkAra batAve ane bIjI tarapha amArI sAthe A prakArane saMsarga rAkho ene zuM artha che?'' - meM kahyuM: "siMha ane vAghanA khela jovA mATe ke pitA kharacIne sarakasa jovA jAya che, paNa e uparathI siMha ke vAghane gharamAM rAkhavA e loke racha che ema na kahevAya. ghaNI evI vastuo che ke je gharanI bahAra sArI lAge che, paNa gharamAM hoya te ApaNane na game. vezyAno paNa upayoga che, paraMtu jene je upayoga tevo ja tenI sAthe vahevAra rAkhavo joIe." vespAkanyA bolIH "Ape ja hamaNuM kaheluM ke vezyA, samAjanA pAyAmAM suraMga che, ane pAchA Apa ja kahe che ke ene amuka upaga che." sthAne upayoga che, paNa Aje maryAdAnuM atikramaNa thayeluM hovAthI samAjane mATe e ghAtaka banI gai che, eTale te

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10 zIlavatI ve5A kanyA huM ene suraga tarIke oLakhAvuM chuM. vezyAo paNa je zIlavatI haiya, sadAcAriNI heya, mA-mAMsathI paraheja rahetI hoya te enI sevA samAjane upayogI banI zake che. pachI ene suraMga na kahevAya." ziyalavatI ane vezyA e be vastuone meLa zI rIte bese? ziyalavatI hoya te vezyA zA sAru bane? ane vezyA je ziyalavatI bane te ene upayoga paNa zuM rahe ?" beTI, vezyAne be kAma karavAnA hoya che. eka to lalitakaLAone vyavasthita rU5mAM jIvatI rAkhavI ane bIjuM, je. juvAna puruSo avivAhita athavA vidhura hoya temane evI rIte vazamAM rAkhavA ke jethI teo samAjanI putrIo ane baheno upara bUrI najara na kare-samAjane saDato bacAvI le. A banne kAmone pahoMcI vaLe te vezyAnI eTale aMze upayogitA che." to zuM vezyAo Aje e banne kAma nathI karatI?" - "bahu ochA pramANamAM kare che, ane anartha te sauthI adhika pramANamAM phelAve che. latikaLAo Aje gauNa banI gaI che-e kaLAe ja vyabhicAra tarapha lalacAvavAnA kAraNarUpa banI che. vyabhicAra mukhya dha banI gayo che. to ema mAnuM chuM ke vezyAe paNa kadI vyabhicAriNuM nahi banavuM joIe." to pachI e puruSone zI rIte vazamAM rAkhI zake? bIjI vAta e paNa che ke vezyA paNa strI che-ene pitAnI vAsanAo hoya che. lalita kaLAone saMparka rAkhe, puruSonI sAthe chUTathI haLemaLe ane chatAM e brahmacarya pALe e kema banI zake?" ' meM khulAso karyo "beTI, vivAhitone mATe ziyalanI je vyAkhyA che te vezyAone mATe baMdhabesatI na thAya e huM jANuM

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zIlavatI vezyA kanyA : 11. chuM. je purA vivAhita che tenI sAthe A saMbaMdha na rAkhe te temAM enuM zIla ane ImAna surakSita rahI zake che. ajANatAM, koI chetarI jAya e judI vAta. paNa vezyAo sAvacetI sAthe e niyamanI rakSA kare, puruSanI parIkSA kare te huM mAnuM chuM ke vezyA jIvananuM jhera dhovAya. vivAhita puruSonI sAthe saMbaMdha rAkhavAmAM vezyAo eka prakAranuM naitika pApa kare che. enuM pariNAma e Ave che ke dAMpatyajIvana dhULa bheguM maLI jAya che. eka nArI bIjI nArI upara atyAcAra kare che. Ane ja huM samAjarUpI mahelanI suraMga kahuM chuM.' tame jANo cho ke patipatnImAMthI koI vyabhicAra seve te nyAyanI daSTie TAcheDA thaI zake che. eno artha e ke vyabhicAra eka gunha che, ane vyabhicAra evI vastu che ke je ekalAthI nathI banatI. emAM strI ane puruSa bane bhAgIdAra rahe che arthAta. vyabhicAranA gunhAmAM banne javAbadAra kare che. vivAhitA nArI pAse, jema ene vyabhicArI pati gunhegAra kare che te ja pramANe vezyA paNa aparAdhI bane che. have je vezyAo evI daDha pratijJA kare ke vivAhita koI paNa puruSa sAthe saMbaMdha na rAkhavo te teTalA pramANamAM e vezyAne ziyalavatI kahI zakAya." vespAkanyA bolIH "mahArAja! ziyalavatInI Ape che vyAkhyA vezyAne mATe bAMdhI te keTalI kaThaNa che tenI Apane kadAca kalpanA nahi Ave. pahelI vAta te e ja che ke vezyAnI pAse je puruSo Ave che te satyavAdI nathI hotA. vivAhita hoya ane pitAne vivAhita tarIke oLakhAve evo bahu ocho saMbhava che. bIjI vAta e che ke vezyAo moTe bhAge grAhake nahi maLavAthI bhUkhe mare che; mAMDa mAMDa grAhaka AvI caDe tene evI rIte rajA ApavAnuM zakya nathI."

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zIlavatI : verayA kanyA meM kahyuM: "muMbaI kalakattA jevA moTA zaheramAM ghaNI ghaNI jAtanA ajANyA grAhake Ave che. eve sthaLe vivAhita ke avivAhitane bheda pArakha jarUra muzkela che. paNa nAnA gAmane mATe eTalI muzkelI nathI naDatI. pachI, eka ja grAhaka 'jyAre avAranavAra AvyA kare tyAre enA saMbaMdhamAM cekasAi khuzIthI karI zakAya. game tema; paNa enA viSe mAhitI meLavavAno prayatna te cAlu ja rAkha joIe ane jevA khabara maLe ke e vivAhita che ke tarata ja tenI sAthenA saghaLA saMbaMdhe teDI nAkhavA joIe. kALakrame lokomAM e vAtane pracAra thaI jaze ke vezyAo vivAhitone potAnA AMgaNe UbhA nathI rAkhatI, emanI patnIone ethI khUba saMtoSa thaze eTaluM ja nahi paNa pitAnA pati viSe thoDI zaMkA thatAM ja te pote pelI vezyAne kahevarAvaze ke amuka AdamI vivAhita che. A rIte vezyA jyAre pitAnI bIjI bahenane AphatamAMthI bacAvavA lAgaze tyAre patitA gaNAtI vezyAonuM sthAna paNa thoDuM ucca nahi bane ema kema kahevAya ? . : "hA, zarUAtamAM thoDI Arthika hAni veThavI paDaze, paNa vasyAoe je pitAnA sAmAjika jIvanamAM krAMti prakaTAvavI hoya te theDI Arthika hAni veThayA sivAya kema cAle? vyabhicAranA pariNAme Aje evI sthiti AvIne UbhI rahI che ke sAre mANasa kevaLa kaLAnI khAtara paNa vezyAnI pAse nathI jaI zakata. kaLA maravA paDI che, ane kaLA-kasabamAM kuzaLa gaNAtI vezyAnI saMsthA paNa pitAnA Arogyane barabAda karI khuvAra thaI rahI chezarIrane vijaya karavA sivAya emane sAru bIjo koI dhaMdhe ja nathI rahyo. agara vezyA pitAnI maryAdAmAM rahI ziyala pALavA mAge te enuM sthAna ATaluM hala na rahe. kadAcaM vyabhicArI

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zIlavatI vezyA kanyA ka 13 . grAhako ghaTI jAya, paraMtu kaLAnA upAsakAnI grAhakasaMkhyA vadhI jAya. e rIte emanuM Arogya jaLavAze ane kaLAne paNa saMjIvinI maLI jaze. huM te kahuM chuM ke dareka vezyAnA bAraNe evuM eka pATiyuM lAgI javuM joIe ke " vivAhita puruSo ane nAnI uMmaranA kumArane ahIM AvavAnI sakhata manAI che." kanyAH "mahArAja ! ethI te ziyalavatI vezyAonI muzkelIo ghaTavAne badale vadhavAnI. banaze evuM ke vivAhita je amArA grAhake che te vyabhicAriNI strIone sAtha zedhaze ane ame rajhaLI paDazuM. e puruSa te sudharavAnA ja nathI, ulaTAnA bIjI strIone bagADaze." meM kahyuM: " zarUAtamAM evuM banaze, paNa tamArA ziyalathI tamAruM Arogya sudharaze ane Arogya e ja kharuM saudarya che. jyAM svAstha, sauMdaryanI sAthe kaLAne vega haze ane te sAthe samAjamAM tamAruM sthAna unnata banaze eTale dhIre dhIre zIlavatI-- ene eka sanmAnita varga banI jaze. Aje paNa sAdhAraNa vasyA ane sinemAnI abhinetrI vacce moTuM aMtara ApaNe joI zakIe chIe. evuM ja, balake ethI vadhAre aMtara vyabhicAriNI vezyA ane ziyalavatI vezyA vacce paDI jaze. tame ja hamaNuM nahotuM kahyuM ke-dhArmika bhAvanA ane Izvara uparanI AsthA vezyAomAM paNa hoya che? te vezyAe paNa ziyala pALavAnI pitAnA iSTadeva sanmukha pratijJA levI-zIlanI dIkSA svIkAravI, e nimitte nAno sarakho utsava karavo ane utsavane aMge kaLAnuM eka pradarzana paNa bharavuM ane e prasaMge zIlavatI vezyAone, hAjara rahelA nehI saMbaMdhIo taraphathI gherI bheTa maLe. evuM kaMika thAya te vezyAsaMsAra ane anya samAja upara paNa tenI sArI asara paDyA vinA na rahe.

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zIlavatI: vAyA kanyA zIlavatI vezyAone je eka khAsa varga Ubho thAya ane emane pitAne vyavasthita-saMgaThita saMdha bane-kaI zIlabhaMga kare te ene nyAya toLAya, daMDa yA te prAyazcitanI sajA thAya, ane chatAM na mAne to saMdhamAMthI ene bahiSkAra karavAmAM Ave, tathA zIlavatI je kaI vAra muzkelImAM AvI paDe te Arthika madada e siMdha taraphathI maLe evI goThavaNa karavAmAM Ave athavA te ghaDapaNa jevA avasare saMgha sahAya kare ane zIlavatI vezyAone samAjamAM bIjAM sArAM kAmadhaMdhA maLI zake evI caLavaLa calAve, sAmAjika adhikAre meLavavA prayatna kare, evuM badhuM thavuM joIe. A pramANe AvyaMtara zuddhi ane bAhya gaurava sAthe Arthika lAbhanI daSTie je saMgaThana sAdhavAmAM Ave to vezyAone uddhAra thAya ane samAjane paNa bacAvI zakAya. ane dhAra ke inI Arthika dazA na sudhare to pachI gRhaudyoga-gRhazilpamAM cheDI zakti kharacI hoya te jarUra be-cAra paisAnI prApti thaI zake. zaMgAra-vilAsa eAchA thAya ane AMtarasvacchatA tarapha vadhu dhyAna jAya evo prabaMdha karavo joIe. je zIlavatI vezyAo viSe huM vivecana karI rahyo chuM te je potAnA ziyalamAM aDaga rahe ane samAjanI zuddhi tathA saMrakSaNamAM sahaga Ape te Aje nahIM to AvatI kAle samAjanI sahAnubhUti vezyAo tarapha vahyA vinA na rahe. vivAhita nArIsamAja paNa enI kadara kare-guNagAna paNa kare. e rIte vezyAonA mArgamAM je sAmAjika muzkelIo rahelI che tene nikAla AvI jAya." lAMbA bhASaNa sarIkhA mArA kathananI e kanyA upara eTalI UMDI asara paDI ke e AMkho mIMcIne vicAra karavA lAgI, acAnaka enI AMkhomAMthI daDadaDa karatI khAMsuonI dhArA vahI

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zIlavatI: vezyA kayA nIkaLI. Akhare mArI sAme, dharatI upara mAthuM namAvI mane kahevA lAgIH "Apa mane beTI mAne yA na mAno paNa huM te Apane mArA pitA samAna samajuM chuM-Apa ja mArA gurudeva che. Ape batAvelI lejanA pramANe huM zIlavatI banavAno prayatna karIza." meM kahyuM "basa beTA, paNa e ja icchuM chuM. vezyA paNa mANasa che paNa sabhya samAjane mATe Aje e bhayaMkara banI beThI che. e pite patita banI che, apamAnita banI che tenI sAthe e bIjAnAM patana ane apamAnamAM paNa bhAgIdAra thaI che. vezyA je pitAnI maryAdA eka vAra samajI le te badhuM ThIka thaI jAya. kaLAno upayoga lokeAne vyabhicAramAM phasAvavA mATe nahIM paNa kaLA dvArA mAnavatAnI banI zake eTalI sevA karavAne ane AnaMda bahalAvavAne hevo joIe. gujarAmAM raddI zaMgArI rIte nahIM joIe, kaNArasa, vIrarasa ane bhaktirasanI choLo ja emAM UDavI joIe. nAca mujArAnA gItamAM paNa pIDito ane dalitonA ArtanAda saMbhaLAvA joIe, karmayoganA raNakAra uThavA joie. mAtRbhUminI sevA ane balidAnanI taiyArI emAM guMjI uThavI joIe. aMdara aMdara laDatA jhagaDatA mUDha mAnavasamAjane prema ane ekatAnA saMdeza saMbhalAvo. loke mAtra zaMgAranAM gIta sAMbhaLavA mAge che ema na mAnatA. teo hasavAne badale AMkhamAMthI AMsu vahAvavAne vadhu taiyAra thaIne beThA hoya che. vastutaH dareka manuSya aMtaramAM du:khI hoya che ane duHkhIonAM smaraNa mAtrathI enuM haiyuM pIgaLI jAya che. chatAM keIne gaMdo saMgAra ja joIto hoya te bIje sthaLe jaIne bhale meLave. tamArA jevo zIlavatInA kaLAnA ubare caDha- 6 vAne emane adhikAra nathI. becAra evA asabhya grAhake bIje cAlyA jaze tethI tamAre muMjhAvAnuM nathI. ene badale dasa-vIsa

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zIlavatI : vezyA kanyA kaLApriya-sarakArI grAhaka! tamane maLI jaze, e prakAranI draDhatA jema jema vezyAsamAjamAM phelAtI jaze tema tema vezyAnA nAma sAthe saMkaLAelI bhayaMkaratA ochI thaze ane samAjamAM emane ucca sthAna maLaze." :: vaizyAkanyA--"mane ApanI yAjanA game che. hu ApanA caraNanA spa karIne evI pratijJA lau chu ke mArA zIlana' hu arAbara pAlana karIza ane vezyAsamAjamAM A navI ceAjanAne pracAra karavA jIvanabhara prayatna karIza. thoDA vakhata pachI huM ApanI pAse AvIza. paNa e pahelAM, bahArathI ane bhautarathI mArAmAM dhaNa parivarttana thaelu Apa joI zakazo.'' ATalu khelIne e kaMika UMDA vicAramAM paDI gaI. khelI: "paNa mane ApanA AMgaNe AvavAnI anumati maLI zakaze? * ; meM kahyuM': " beTI, mAre ghara-AMgaNA jevI kAI vastu nathI. AkAza e mAruM' chAparuM' che ane jamInanI sapATI mAru' dhara che. ezaka, jarUrIyAtane age me mArA eka mAzrama UbhA karyAM che ane tyAM dareka mANasa vagarasa prAce AvI zake che. sAdhAraNapaNe amAre tyAM kAI vezyA nathI AvI zakatI paNa jo te pU aAcayanI pratijJA kare tA atithi tarIke rahevAmAM harakta nathI. mane AzA che ke tamArAthI e banI zakaze ane e zaya hAya te tame paNa khuzIthI AvI zake che." "vAru, mahArAja ! huM rajA lauM chu, paNu jatAM pahelAM Apane eka vAta pUchI lauM ane vinati paNa karI lauM." meM kahyuM: "khuzIthI" vezyAkanyAH "aAjakAla nAnI nAnI vAteA paNa vAdanA nAmathI oLakhAya che. ApanI yeAjanA teA mahAna che. vizALa che.

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zIlavatI : vezyA kanyA ( khAsa karIne amArA mATe. ) teA pachI Apa ene kayA vAdanA nAmathI oLakhAvaze ?'' 66 meM kahyuM meTI, ene svataMtra nAma ApavAnI jarUra nathI. jagatanA badhA vAdo ghaNuM karIne e bhAgamAM vaheMcAyelA che. (1) ativAda ane (2) nirativAda, vastu dareka sArI che, mAtra enI atizayatA chUrI che. je vAda A atizayatAnA pracAra kare te eka khAjI rahe che. ane je madhyama mArganA pracAra kare te khIjI khAjIra he che. AjanI mArI cejanAne nirativAda kahI zakAya. 19 : 17 : ,, nAma te| majAnuM che, gurudeva ! ApanI A yeAjanA evI che ke dhaMdhAdArI vezyAone bahu eAjArUpa ke meTA tyAgasvarUpa na lAge, tema asa'vita ae azakaya paNuM na lAge. ane bIjI rIte e ja vAtane mUkuM to vilAsanA phAMdAmAMthI evI rIte e bacAvI le che ke dhAra pApanA mArgomAM paDatI e bacI jAya. sAthe ja e nirativAda che. have, mArI eka vinati sAMbhaLeA. atyArasudhI mane " tame " kahIne sakheAdhatA tene badale have "tuM " kahIne samAdhA evI mArI prAthanA che. alabatta, meM hajI eTalI niSTatA ApanI sAthe natho keLavI teA paNu huM Apane khAtrI Apu' chuM ke ene ceAgya ! huM jarUra banI zakIza. eka vAra mane "tuM kahIne khelAve.' "9 99 meM hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM: " beTI ! ' tu ' kahevuM e sAmAnya vAta nathI. e samajAvavA mAre thADu vizeSa vivecana karavu paDaze. eka te| meM hajI tAruM nAma paNu nathI pUchyuM ane tuM javAne taiyAra thaI che chatAM huM nathI pUchatA. pahelAnuM tAruM nAma game te hAtha, AjathI huM tane zIlavatInA nAmathI oLakhIza. mane umeda che ke tuM e nAmane nahi lAve. ,,

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zIlavatI : 'vezyA kanyA traNa vAra eNe mArA pagane sparza karyo ane vastranA cheDAthI AMsu lUchatI tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLI. 6 18: pharIne utAre AvyA pachI mAre pravacana karavuM paDayuM', 'meADI rAta sudhI ghaNI carcAo cAlI tethI zIlavatI viSe vadhu vicAra na karI zakayA. khIje divase mane khabara paDI ke enA je eka mujarA thavAnA hatA te aMdha rahyo. ATha vAgyAnI gADImAM te ravAnA thai gai. te divase mAtra mujarA ja thavAnA hatA, chatAM e krama cAlI gai te na samajAyu. have jyAre e AzramamAM Avaze tyAre pUchI joiza. >>

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rakapuranuM khaMDiyera eka yakSasthA mogala zahenazAhata je vakhate tUTatI hatI, enAM saMdhAyelAM pATiyAM eka pachI eka chUTAM paDatAM jatAM hatAM te vakhate kaMpanI sarakAranuM nAvaDuM dhImuM dhImuM dhatuM jatuM hatuM. rUdrapuranuM rAjakuTuMba mogala zahenazAhanI sanaMda dharAvatuM. raiyatamAMthI to keInI tAkAta nahotI ke e sanaMdamAM kayA kayA hakka ke adhikAra rAjavIne maLyA hatA te viSe prazna sarakho paNa uThAvI zake. kharuM jotAM rUdrapuranuM rAjya khaMDaNuM bharatuM ane kheDUta pAsethI mahesula ugharAvatuM.. rAjya jema nAnuM tema enI johukamI paNa eTalI ja pracaMDa. Avaka ochI paNa zahenazAha karatAM paNa eno daradamAma hajAragaNuM vadhAre. rUdrapuranA rAjavI pitAne cauhANa vaMzane gaNavata: paNa ame je vakhatanI vAta karIe chIe te vakhate ema kahevAtuM ke enA jevo tumAkhI ane jugAra rAjA pRthvInA A paDa upara bIjo kaI nahi thayo heya. ahiMsagIvaranI pAse bakaruM ane vAgha potAnA janmavera bhUlI jAya tema A julamagAra jAgIradAranI dhAkathI gAya ane vAgha eka Are pANI pItAM. " rAjasattAne julama bAda karatAM, bIjI keTalIka rIte raiyata sukhI hatI. corI ke lUMTaphATa jevuM A cAlIsa gAunI sImamAM kadI nahetuM banatuM. cIbhaDAnA corane zaNInI sajA bhogavavI paDatI.

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rUdrapuranu khaMDicera rAjAne peAtAne kuratIbAja manna ane tiraMdAjonA bhAre zAkha hatA. enI pAse laDAImAM kAma Ave evuM thADuM lazkara paNa hatuM. raiyatane mAthe ja enA ghaNAkharA kheAjo paDatA, : 20: puNyadAnamAM paNa rUdrapuranuM rAjakuTuMba pahelAM naMbaranuM gaNAtuM. phrAI zrAhmaNa ke yAcaka bhAgye ja khAlI hAthe pAchA vaLatA. vAratahevAre yajJa-yAga ane brahmabhAjananI chAkamacheALA UDatI. rAjakuTu ba zaktimArgI hatu. eTale ghaNI vAra balidAna mATe ANelAM nirdoSa pazuonAM raktathI devImaMdiranAM AMgaNA lAlaceALa banI jatAM. madirA ane mAMsanI ujANIe cAlatI. paisAnI taMgI jevI pra muzkelI bhAgye ja UbhI thatI ane muzkelI jevuM jaNAya te raka raiyatane ughADI rIte lUTavI e teA emanA janmasiddha hakka che ema A rAjavaMzIo mAnatA. TUMkAmAM prajAjanemAM emaNe bhaya ane bhakti bharI dIdhAM hatAM. rAjAne raiyatane muddala bhaya na heAtA, kAraNa ke game tevA julama khamI levAnI zakti raiyatamAM hatI ane rAjAne peAtAnI prajA pratye mamatA ke bhakti jevuM kaI heAvu joie evI teA rAjakuTuMbane kalpanA sarakhI paNa naheAtI. AvI sthitimAM emanA hupada ane abhimAna rAjA rAvaNunI sAthe hariphAimAM Utare emAM A nathI. adhA prakAranA mattu e rAjakuTuMba eka saMgrahasthAna banyuM hatuM, eTalAmAM kaMpanI sarakAranuM zAsana AvyuM. aMdhAdhUMdhI vakhate pADezanA rAjyAmAM lUMTaphrATa karavAnI, dhADa pADavAnI sagavaDa maLatI adha gai. vyasanA ane vilAsA vadhyAM tema AvakanA sAdhanA AchAM thatAM gayA. navAbanA amalamAM vArSika khaMDaNI e cAra mahinA vahelI-mADI thAya teA cAle, paNa kaM panI sarakAra zA sAru nabhAvI le ? ka MpanIne suleha vyavasthA sthApI hatI. rUdrapura-rAjyane mAthe kaMpanInA kAraDA vIMjhAi rahyA. eka te vyasanA-vilAsA

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rUdrapuranuM kha`Dicera : 21 : ane aMdaraaMdaranA kalaha-kakAsathI rAjakuTuMba nabaLuM paDayuM hatuM, temAM vakhata jatAM bhAgalA paDavA mAMDayA ane vakhatasara khaMDaNI na bharI zakavAthI, AkhI jAgIra eka zAhukArane cApaDe caDI gaI. e zAhukAranuM nAma kukhera zeTha. 'panI sarakAranAM kArasthAne e zeTha sAheba kharAkhara samajatA, ane kaMpanInA kArakunA vigere sAthe paNa emane sArI eALakhANa hatI. prasaMgApAta e paisA maLe ema hoya teA kaMpanInA kArasthAnamAM-kAvatarAmAM paNa e bhAga letA. paisA emane paramezvara hatA. kaMpanInA kAyadA kAnUna ane nAnI meATI AMTITIene emane khUba anubhava maLI cUkayA hatA ane dhIradhAranA dhaMdhAmAM ja, leAkA kahetA e vAta kharI DhAya teA, emaNe dazeka lAkha rUpiyAnI mUDI pedA karI vALI hatI. lokavAyakAmAM kadAca atizayakti hoya teA pazu e cAra lAkha tA jarUra hAvA joie. rUdrapuranI jAgIra emaNe kharIdI lIdhI; paNa kubera zeTha pAte e gAmamAM paga mUkavAnI himmata karI zakatA nahi. jAgIranA vArasa, umranArAyaNa cauhANu hajI haiyAta hatA ane emaNe mahA- kALanI samakSa UbhA rahIne evI pratijJA karelI ke jeNe drapura jAgIra lIlAma kharIdI che te kubera zeThe jo peAtAnI sImamAM Ave te emanuM khUna karyA vinA na rahuM. kubera zeTha, umranArAyaNa jIvyA tyAMsudhI zAMtithI rAha jotA besI rahyA-drapuramAM paga na mUkyo. ugranArAyaNunA avasAna sAthe rUdrapuranA rAjakuTuMbaneA chelle sItAre AthamI gayA. have kuera zeThane gAmamAM AvavAnI saraLatA thai. AvavAnI sAthe ja jAgIradAranA mahela ane jamIna upara pUrA kabajo karI vALyA, paNa e vakhate ugranArAyaNanI je eka vidhavA putrI eka khaMDamAM rahetI hatI tene eNe makAna khAlI karIne javAnI pharaja na pADI. jAgIranA mULa adhikArIo jo ke

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rara : rUddhapuranuM khaMDiyera Aje nAmazeSa banyAM hatAM, paNa emanI lAgavaga hajI cheka bhUMsAI gaI nahotI. kubera zeThane evI bIka rahetI ke jAgIradAranA jUnA nokara-cAkaramAMthI je koI TaMTa-phasAda, kare to khUnAmarakI thayA vinA na rahe. kubera zeTha zAMtithI samAdhAna karavA mAgatA hatA. ugranArAyaNanI vidhavA putrInuM nAma ratnavatI hatuM. ratnAvatI ekalI, mahelanI eka kere paDI rahe tethI A kubera zeThane kaI hAni veThavI paDe ema nahatuM. , ane kuberazeThane paNa bahu lAMbI-pahoLI jagyAnI jarUra pahotI. emane mAtra eka putrI hatI ane jamAInI sAthe putrI paNa pitAne ghera rahetI. putrInuM nAma raMgiNI ane jamAInuM nAma ratilAla hatuM. kubera zeTha have vRddha thayA hatA. zarIre sukhI ane nirvAhanI ciMtAthI sAva mukta hatA. pAse puSkaLa paiso hato ane jAgIranI Avaka paNa ThIka ThIka hatI. puNyadAnamAM bahaLe hAthe kharca karI zake ane dhanano sadupayoganI dizA bIjA dhanavAnane sujhADI zake evI emanI sthiti hatI. paNa lAbha ane vRddhAvasthAne bahu najIkanuM sagapaNa hoya che. prAraMbhamAM te mANasa jarUriyAtane pahoMcI vaLavA dhana kamAya che. e pachI tene saMgraha karavAnI lAlaca thaI Ave che-sAje mAMde kAma Ave ema dhArI mUDI bhegI karavA prerAya che- pote hayAta na hoya te pAchaLanAM bALabaccAMonuM zuM thAya ema kahIne potAnI lobhavRttine thoDe paropakArane raMga Ape che. kharI vAta e che ke dhanasaMcayanA cakrane eka vAra gati maLI eTale e bamaNuMcAragaNuM vegathI pharavA mAMDe che. pote emAMthI TavA mAge te paNa pelo jUne-rageragamAM pravezelo Avega ene jaMpavA deto nathI. kubera zeTha paNa e lAbhanA cakrAve caDyA. .

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rakapuranuM khaMDiyera kubera zeThanA dhanabhaMDAra bharAtA gayA tema tema emane saMkSaNanI ciMtA satAvavA lAgI. bheguM kareluM dhana peDhI dara peDhI jaLavAI rahe evI kaI tarakIba ajamAvavA emaNe ujAgarA veThavA mAMDyAM. e vakhate "yakSanI mAnyatA ane zraddhA chUpI rIte khUba baLavAna banI cUkI hatI. cekIdAre ke rakhevALe karatAM paNa gAmanA pAdare pahelA yakSa nAmanA deva gAma ane saMpattinuM sArAmAM sAruM rakSaNa karI zake evI jaDabesalAkha mAnyatA rUDha thaI gaI hatI. yakSanI cokI na goThavI heya to rUdrapuranA mULa rAjavIo, akhUTa dhanasAmagrI hovA chatAM kevA barabAda thaI gayA tenuM jIvatuM jAgatuM udAharaNa A kubera zeTha potAnI sagI najare joI cUkyA hatA. pitAne dhanabhaMDAra sAcavavA kubera zeThe eka khAsa yakSa sthApavAne nizcaya karyo. ekAda brAhmaNa ke kSatriyanA nAnA bALakane, dhanabhaMDAravALA oraDAmAM bhUkhyA-tara maravA dIdho hoya te e bALaka pakSa thAya ane rAtadivasa rakhevALI kare. bhagavAna mahAvIranA jIvanacaritramAM A eka prasaMga Ave che. asthika grAmamAM eka yakSanA maMdiramAM bhagavAna rAtavAse rahyA. gAma lokoe emane bahubahu samajAvyA ke A yakSa bhalabhalAne rAtamAM ne rAtamAM ja cUsIne, hADakAM-pAMsaLA pheMkI de che, mATe bIje kayAMya jaine rAta nigame. paNa bhagavAne e bhayanI darakAra na karI. yakSe jIvatA mANasone cUsIne, dehanA hADapiMjara pheMkI dIdhelA tene eTale meTo gaMja khaDakAI gayo hato ke lokemAM e gAmanuM nAma asthikagAma tarIke paMkAI gayuM. . . kubera zeThe yakSanA prabhAvanI AvI vAte nAnapaNamAM khUba sAMbhaLelI. dhanarakSA mATe, te game tevuM aghera pApa karavAne taiyAra hatA.

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rUdrapuranuM khaMDiyera - ragiNie e vAta jANI ane enA peTamAM UnuM tela reDAyuM. pitAnA thoDA svArtha khAtara eka nirdoSa bALakanuM pUrapaNe balidAna daI devuM e tene asahya ane amAnuSI lAgyuM. ramiNI, kubera zeThanI vahAlAmAM vahAlI ane ekanI eka ja putrI hatI. cha-sAta saMtAno marI paravAryA pachI A eka putrI ja ghaDapaNanA eka visAmA tarIke, AMdhaLAnI eka lAkaDIrUpe jIvatI rahI hatI. pahADanA kaThaNa pattharane bhedIne vRkSa-latA UgI nIkaLe che, tema kubera zeThanA lebhI-prapaMcI haiyAmAM A kanyA pratyenuM vAtsalya ubharAtuM hatuM. (2) darabAra ujhanArAyaNanI vidhavA putrI ratnavatI tyAM-rUdrapuramAM, darabAragaDhanI aMdara rahetI hatI. ene traNa varasane eka nAne putra hato, nAma kirITacaMdra. ratnAvatInA divase, kirITanI sAthe khelavAmAM ane tenA lADakoDa pUrA karavAmAM vyatIta thatA hatA. darabAragaDha ane ranavatIne eka rIte gAma le bhUlI gayA hatA. emane satAsUrya kayArane AthamI gayo hato. eka to darabAragaDhanI aMdara kaI jaI zakatuM nahi ane ekalI vidhavA bAIne, bahAranA mANaso sAthe bahu saMparka rAkhavAnI jarUra paNa zI heya? ' divasamAM mAtra eka vAra mahAkAlInA darzane e jatI. be pagI jevA mANaso enI pAchaLa cAlatA. eka divase pAlakhImAM besIne, nokara-cAkarenA ThAThamATha sAthe devadarzane nIkaLanArI A kSatriyANI, vaibhava, sattA, saMpatti ane AbaranA chellA avazeSa jevI lAgatI. jANe ke olavAI gaelI Agane chello taNakhe. umara vIsa-ekavIsa varSathI vadhAre nahi heya. aMtaHpuramAM vasatA chatAM enA rUpanI kIrti, AkhA prAMtamAM pharI vaLI hatI.

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rUdrapuranuM khaMDiyera - 25 : khAsa karIne e jyAre tAjuM snAna karIne, siMhavAhinI mahAkALInI mUrti sAme besatI tyAre sAcI devIpratimA kaI haze tenI bhrAMti thayA vinA na rahe. pratimAnI jema ja enI kAnanA mULa sudhI pahecelI AMkhomAMthI tejanI dhArAo chUTatI-mahAkALInI sagI bahena hoya ema enI sthira ane nizcaLa daSTi uparathI lAge. saMsAranAM sAmAnya strI-puruSa taraphathI thaelI enI avagaNanA ane pitAnAM rUpa, kula viSenI ahaMtA, enA pratyeka vahevAramAM dekhAI AvatI. A avagaNanA ane A ahaMtA kaMI eka divasanI ke eka jamAnAnI pedAza nahatI-traNaso varSathI utarI AvatA vArasAne e eka prakAra hatA. AvA sauMdaryane adhikAra eka mAtra rAjakuLamAM janmelAM strI-puruSone hoI zake ema te mAnatI. je rUpamAM AkarSaNa hoya te garIbamAM ja hoya, bAkI ratnavatI jevI kSatriyANInuM sauMdarya to lokone tiraskAra karavA mATe ja hoya ema e pote bhale na mAnatI hoya, paNa lokonA dila upara to evI ja chApa paDI hatI. eTale te ratnAvatIne AghethI AvatI joIne rAhadArIo vagara kahyuM rastAmAMthI khasI jatA. rAjarAjezvarI jevI ranavatI, rastAmAM ADuMavaLuM joyA vagara pitAnA raste sIdhI cAlI jatI. vijaLInI rekhA : je eno deha mahelamAMthI maMdiramAM ane maMdiramAMthI mahelamAM saDasaDATa jhaba kI jato.raMgiNa, ghaNIvAra pitAnA makAnanI bArImAM besI A drazya joI rahetI. irSAthI e vakhate te badhuM baLuM thaI jatI. kharuM jotAM raMgiNIne A ratnAvatInI adekhAI karavAnI jarUra nahetI-eka to e anAtha ane Azrita hatI ane samAja ke duniyA sAthe ene saMparka tUTI gayuM hatuM. paNa ratnAvatInA rUpa-sauMdaryanI sarakhAmaNImAM raMgiNI dAsI tarIke paNa UbhI na rahe ema ene lAgatuM ane tethI ja ratnavatInI chaTA joIne raMgiNa baLI maratI.

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: 26: rUdrapuranuM khaMDiyera ragaNue dhAyuM heta te bIjI rIte zeDo dilAsa laI zakata. ene svAmI ratilAla surUpa puruSa hatA, ratnAvatI vidhavA hatI. paNa. pitAnA patinA rUpanI kalpanA AvatAM raMgiNI vadhu UMDI baLatarA anubhavatI. e pachI jyAre eNe sAMbhaLyuM ke ratilAla paNa koI keI vAra ranavatInI DelIe jAya che, evA kirITakumArane ramADe che tyAre to enA moM uparanuM badhuM dUra UDI gayuM. kubera zeTha ane emanI putrI raMgiNImAM svabhAvane jeTalo ameLa hato teTalo ja eka viSayamAM pUrepUre meLa hato. kubera zeThane potAnI saMpatti upara jeTalI mamatA hatI teTaluM ja A raMgiNIne pitAnA pati viSe mamatva hatuM. kubera zeTha jema potAnI latamAMthI eka pAI kharacavA taiyAra nahatA tema raMgiNa pitAnA patine bIjI koI strI sAthe saMsarga sAMkhI levA taiyAra nahatI. eka rIte bane khUba bhUkhALavA hatAM. ekane dhananI bhUkha hatI. te bIjAne varcasvanI bhUkha hatI. kubera zeTha dhananI khAtara jeTalA niSphara, nirdaya,nimama banI zakatA teTalI ja raMgiNI patinI khAtara krara temaja bhayaMkara banI zakatI. patine e pitAnI mIlakata ja mAnatI. 'raMgiNIne pitAne pati viSe vahemAvAnuM keI kAraNa nahatuM. ratilAla ranavatIne maLavA mAge che paNa te aMtaHpuramAM jaI zake evI sthiti nahatI. cAra-pAMca jUnA pagI-pasAyatA e darabAranI DelIe kAyama rAtadivasa besI rahetA. DelInI aMdara keIthI jaI zakAtuM nahi, chatAM raMgiNIne vahema divase divase vadhu majabUta banato gayo. ene thayuM ke ratnAvatI potAne surUpa pati jhuMTavI levA mAge che. kAlpanika vahemano badalo levA ragie kirITa jevA bALakane bhAga levAne nizcaya karyo. . kubera zeThane eka yakSanI te jarUra hatI ja. raMgiNIe emAM pitAne saMpUrNa sahakAra ApavAnI tatparatA batAvI. eka divase

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rUdrapuranuM khaMDiyera : 27 eNe pote ja kubera zeThane kahyuM: " bApu ! yakSa sthApavo heya to mArI nA nathI. huM pote ene mATe eka bALaka zodhI kADhIza." paNa koIne batrIsalakSaNo putra jhuMTavI levo e ramatavAta nathI. ane A te balidAnamAM daI devAno hato eTale "dhakSa banAvavAnI vidhi khUba khAnagI rIte-khUba khabaradArI sAthe ja tho joIe. raMgiNa paNa e ja ciMtAmAM hatI. raMgiNIne sahakAra maLavAthI kubera zeThane aDadhI phatteha. maLyA eTale AnaMda thayo. raMgiNInA oraDA pAse ja je eka nAnI oraDI hatI tenA bArIbAraNuM, jALAmAM, ITa-cUnAthI, betraNa divasanI aMdara ja chAMdI dIdhAM. jyAMthI paNa enI aMdara havA ke prakAzane chAMTo sarakhe paNa na AvavA pAme evI goThavaNa karI vALI. e aMdhArI oraDInI aMdara ja, rUpAnANuM ane trAMbAnA moTA carU ane carUnI aMdara jeTaluM sonuM-rUpuM hatuM te badhuM bharI dIdhuM. rUpAnANuM ane senAnANuM paNa e carUnI aMdara ThAMsI-ThAMsIne bharyuM. ' A pramANe prAthamika bhUmikA taiyAra thaI eTale raMgiNIe eka divase lAga joIne ratilAlane kahyuM: " kirITa chokare keTalo suMdara che? eka divase ene ApaNe tyAM laI Avo to mAre ene ramADe che " ratilAle pahelAM te AnAkAnI karI. e jANato hato ke kirITane enI mAtAnI AMkhathI aLage karavo e sAmAnya vAta nathI. paNa jyAre raMgiNIno vadhAre paDato Agraha joyo tyAre eNe kirITane eka divasa laI AvavA keDa kasI, ane banyuM evuM ke e ja divase-sAMje kirITADelI pAse ramato hato tyAMthI ene samajAvI paTAvIne potAnI sAthe ghera laI Avyo. kirITane jotAM ja raMgiNI jANe gAMDI banI gaI hoya tema ene levA sAme doDI gaI. kirITane vahAlathI teDI lIdhe ane bhAre heta ubharAI jatuM

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28 : rUddhapuranuM khaMDiyera heya tema e bALakane uparAuparI cUmIo letI, kAlI ghelI vAto karavA lAgI gaI. DIvAre e gharamAM jaIne, kirITane mATe eka lAla raMganI nAnI aMgarakhI, gaLAmAM paherAvavA mATe eka phUlanI mALA, senAnAM kaDAM vigere sAmagrI laI AvI. kapALe kaMkune nAno zo " cAMllo paNa karyo. ratilAle raMgiNIne Avo nehAveza pUrve kadi nahAto je. ene thayuM ke game tema paNa A mAtRtvane ja eka prakAra che-kirITa jevA ke maLa ane suMdara kumArane joIne koI paNa mAtAnuM haiyuM hetathI ubharAI nIkaLavuM ja joIe. ' raMgiNa Aje DAkiNuM banavA mAgatI hatI, ane DAkiNIne pitAne svArtha siddha karavA savAI mAtAno svAMga bhajavo paDe che. raMgiNI Aje mAtAnA snehanuM mAtra nATaka ja bhajavatI hatI. ghaDIka rahIne raMgiNI, zaNagArelA bALakane laIne pelI aMdhArI oraDImAM gaI ane tyAMthI tarata ja ekalI pAchI vaLIne oraDInuM bAraNuM baMdha karI-sAMkaLe moTuM tALuM lagAvI sUvAnA oraDA bahAra nIkaLI gaI. aMdhArA gharamAM AkraMda karatA kirITanI cIsa sAMbhaLI ratilAla te tarapha de paNa eNe oraDInAM bAraNuM baMdha karelAM joyAM. kiriTa aMdara rahyo rahyo kAramI cIso pADate hate. kirITa ! bAraNuM UghADuM chuM huM, gabharAIza mAM ema bolato, pote ja gabharAelA je ratilAla raMgiNI pAsethI tALAnI cAvI levA doDe. paNa tarata ja ene bhrama bhAMgI gaye. raMgiNInA hAthathI pite paNa baMdIvAna banyo hato. ratilAlane aMdara pUrI raMgiNI tyAMthI bhAgI chUTI hatI. mAthA upara acAnaka ghaNanA ghA paDatA hoya ema ene lAgyuM. kirITanI eka eka cIsa ene kAnamAM khIlA vAgatA

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rUdrapuranu khaDiyera :29 : hAya tevI lAgI. ghaDIe ghaDIe aMdhArI eraDInA bAraNAM pAse jaIne e kaheH beTA! mUMjhAza mA! huM tArI pAse ja chuM. ane dhaDIe te paLe peAtAnA meTA oraDAnA bAraNAM pAse jaI bAraNAM josathI khakhaDAve, gAMDAnI jema ahIMthI tyAM ane tyAMthI ahIM doDatA ratilAla hamaNA ja mUrchita thaine paDI jaze ema ene peAtAne lAgyuM. ragiNI peAtAnA patinI sAthe geA ramI gaI che e viSe ene muddala zaka na rahyo. A dagAmAM ene sasarA-kubera zeTha ane gharanAM khIjA` nAkara--cAkara paNa sAmela hAvAM ja joie. nahiM tara ATaATalA dhamapachADA mAravA chatAM kAi sAMbhaLe ja nahi- madade doDI Ave nahi ema na bane. e-traNa kalAka sudhI kirITanuM haiyAphATa khAkraMda cAlyuM. e pachI enA kakke sASa paDayA hoya ke aktinA kAraNe avAja nIkaLI zakatA ja na hAya, game tema thayuM hAya, paNa ratilAle mAnyuM kre kirITa thAkIne sUi gayA che. Akho rAta ratilAlane UMdha na AvI. aMdhArI oraDInA bAraNA teADavA eNe peAtAnI anatI tamAma zakita kharacI nAkhI, paNa je khArAM kuhADAnA prahAra sAme paNa Takkara jhIlI zake evAM majabUta hatAM tene rita lAla tADI ke khesavI zakaye! nahi. vacce kirITanA dhrUsakAnA avAja ratilAlanA kAne athaDAtA. mebAkaLA e bAraNA pAse jane kirITane himmata ApatA haiya tema kahetAH " bhAi mUMjhAIza mA ! ahIM huM tArI pAse ja khru' ! ' ochAmAM ochA eka rAtamAM hajAreka vAra ratilAla metaraphanAM khAraNAM vacce ghUmI vaLyA haze. kirITanA AkraMdathI ane patnInA kAvatarAthI enI buddhi paNa atyAre te jANe bahera mArI gaI hatI. kirITane bacAvavAnA bIjo krAi upAya che ke nahi tene ne muddala viyAra karI zakayA nahi.

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rUdrapuranuM khaMDiyera traNa divasane traNa rAta sudhI kirITanuM AkraMda cAlyu-kSINa ati kSINa banate kaMThasvara cothe divase saMbhaLAto baMdha thayo. ratilAlane khAtrI thaI ke kirITa ciranidrAmAM piDhI gayo. ' ' - have ja ene pitAnA uddhArane vicAra sparyo. atyAra sudhI e kirITamaya ja hato-karITane bacAvavA ane himmata ApavA sivAya ene bIjo koI vicAra naheAte sUjhato. kirITa moTI uMghamAM paDyA eTale ratilAle, harakoI upAye A baMdikhAnAmAMthI chUTavAne nirNaya karyo. oraDAnI UMcI divAlane mAthe eka nAnuM jALIyuM hatuM te dhIrajathI kheDavIne, ratilAla bahAra jamIna upara kUdI paDaze. traNa divasane bhUkhyo-tarasya, preta jevo lAgato e ratilAla sIdhA ranavatInI DelI tarapha doDayo. DelIe jaIne joyuM te koI pagI, pasAyate ke paheragIra nahote. - ravatInA nekare ane raiyatanA bIjA puruSa, kirITanI zodha karavA dUra-dUra nIkaLI gayA hatA. ratilAlane Aje ratnAvatI pAse pahe-catA ke aTakAvI zake ema nahatuM. ratilAle eka paLane ya vilaMba karyA vinA ranavatI pAse jaIne, kirITanI ghaTanA - kahI saMbhaLAvI. chellA traNa varasa daramiyAna ranavatI, kahe che ke, koI divasa paNa hasI nathI. kirITanA niSphara khUnanI hakIkata sAMbhaLI, ratnavatInA AMkha-meM upara evuM asvAbhAvika teja chavAyuM ke enuM rUdana jANe ke aTTahAsyamAM palaTAI gayuM hoya ema ja lAge. ratilAlanI AMkha e teja sahana karI zakI nahIM. baLuM baLuM thata thata ratilAla tyAMthI nIkaLIne kayAM cAlyo gaye tenI koIne khabara na paDI. ' te ja divase barAbara madhyarAtrIe, jayAre sau koI mIThI

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rUdrapuranuM khaMDiyera - : 31 : , nidrAnI godamAM nirAMte sUtAM hatAM te vakhate ranavatIe pitAnA gharamAM Aga mUkI dIdhI. e jyAM rahetI hatI te kubera zeThanA makAnano ja eka taraphano bhAga hatuM eTale ekAda kalAkanI aMdara ja devI prakopanA pratIka samI e Ama kubera zeThana mahelanI AsapAsa pharI vaLI. e vakhate Aga olavavAnuM kaMI sAdhana nahotuM. kubera zeTha ane raMgiNue bacavuM hoya to mahela mUkIne nIkaLI ' javuM ja joIe. gAma AkhuM, Aga olavavA ekatra thayuM, kAraNa ke e Aga dhIme dhIme samasta gAmane bharakhI javAnI tAkAta dharAvatI hatI. kubera zeTha ane raMgiNI, jevA mahelanI bahAra nIkaLyAM ke te ja vakhate so-eka jeTalA mANase hAthamAM dhArI laI enI sAme khaDA thaI gayA; zeTha ane temanI putrI pharatAM A mANaso vIMTaLAI gayA. UgatA kula jevA kirITane bhAga lenArAM A pitA-putrI ja che e hakIkata A gAmalokethI have chUpI nahAtI rahI. nirdoSa bALakanI hatyAmAMthI ja A devI kApa phATI nIkaLyo hato evI emanI pAkI khAtrI thaI cUkI hatI. gAma A AganI javALAemAMthI bace evuM to hatuM ja nahi, te pachI gAmadhaNa jevA zeTha ane emanI putrI sahisalAmata nAzI jAya e raiyatanA ToLAne asahya lAgyuM. jotajotAmAM pacAseka jeTalA mANaso A parivAra upara tUTI paDyA. kubera zeThanA nekare ane gAma loko vacce jhapAjhapI thai gaI. eka tarapha AganI javALAo AkAzane aDavA mathatI hatI. bIjI tarapha aMdara-aMdaranI kApAkApIe lohInI nadI vahetI karI dIdhI. eka bAju A rAkSasI lIlA bhajavAtI hatI te ja vakhate AghethI keinA khaDakhaDATa hAsyano karNakaThora dhvani saMbhaLAya. e

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32 H rUdrapuranuM maMdira hAsya ranavatInuM hatuM. Aje jANe ke e kRtakRtya thaI cUkI hatI. Akhare veranI zAMti thaI hoya tema ratnAvatIe pitAne deha, agnidevanA khoLAmAM suprata karI dIdhuM. Aje paNa ATaATalA varSo pachI e bhasmIbhUta banelA rUdrapuranA khaMDiyeremAMthI kirITakumAranA AkraMda ane ratnAvatInA aTTahAsyanA vani koI koI vAra uThe che, Aga ane raktapAtathI khuvAra thaI gaelA e gAmanA TIMbA pAsethI jate-Avato musAphara bhayanI ocIMtI kaMpArI anubhave che. jhADanA UbhA ThA paNa hajI AgathI saLagatA UbhA hoya ema AghethI jenArane lAge che. rUpuranA khaMDiyeramAM acAnaka AvI caDele rAhadArI jANe ke koI dAvAnaLamAM sapaDI heya-Akhe aMge baLatarA anubhavatA hoya evI akaLAmaNa anubhave che, mAtra ane kSarethI ja itihAsa nathI AlekhAtA tema mAtra varNanathI ja pralaya ke upadravonA drazya nathI kathAtAM. rAkhanA DhagalA ane sukA-saLagatA jevA lAgatA zabda taruo paNa itihAsanI ghaTanAe, lAbhanI zAcika kahANIo saMbhaLAve che. rUdrapuranuM khaMDiyera paNa jenArane itihAsanA prakaraNa jevuM ja dekhAya che.

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lIlAvatI sAMjhaneA vakhata hatA ane varasIne khAlI thaI gaelI vAdaLIA sUryanAM kiraNeA jhIlatI lAlaraMgI dekhAtI hatI. eka zrRddha puruSa e AkAza sAme animeSa mITa mAMDIne kaiMka * avalokatA hatA. emanA caherA upara cintAnI rekhAe kAi hatI. vacce vacce AkAzanA adhyayanathI kaMTALI gaelI dRSTi kayAM sudhI dharatI sAme joi rahetI. eTalAmAM paMdareka varSanI eka khAlikAnA kaMThavara raNayA: "bApujI ! UThIne ! kayAM sudhI besI raheze? gaNitanAM saravALA ne bAdabAkI sivAya bIjuM kaSTa sUjhatu ja nathI ?'' putrIne mIThA ThapaDhDhA sAMbhaLatAM, vRddhanA cAkIne lAtha anI gaelA mAM upara AchI hAsyanI surakhI chavAi. DAsAe peAtAnI mUMjhavaNa chupAvavAnA vRthA prayatna karatAM kahyuM: "kheTI, UThuM chuM have. paNa Aje mane bhUkha nathI lAgI. vALu karavAnI muddala icchA nathI ane tAre khAvuM hoya te! phaLAhAra che, " vRddhanA avAjamAM thAka taratA hatA. dIkarInuM mAM levAI gayu. paNa e Apane svabhAva jANatI hatI. teo jyAre jyAre ciMtanamAM UMDA UtarI jatA tyAre tyAre emanI bhUkha ane tra UDI jatI. duniyAnI krAi vastune viSe emane rasa naheAtA rahetA. 3

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lIlAvatI putrI te ThIka, paNa paricita saghaLA ja vRddhanA A svabhAvane kaLI gayA hatA. eka vAra evuM baneluM ke vRddha ziyALAnI RtumAM sagaDI pAse besIne tApatA hatA. rAtrIno vakhata hato. teo ciMtanamAM eTalA UMDA UtarI gayA ke pote kayAM beThA che te bhUlI gayA. eTalAmAM emanI uparokata putrI AvIne ekadama bolI UThIH "bApujI! bApujI ! UThe ! UTho ! lUgaDuM baLe che!" " kayAM baLe che? beTI?" . "kayAM zuM? A tamAruM ja baLe che!" kharekhara vRdhe pahereluM kapaDuM baLatuM hatuM, paNa emane bhAna nahetuMciMtana ke manana vakhate emane duniyAnI koI vastunuM bhAna rahetuM nahotuM. dhyAnI, ciMtaka, tapasvI, jJAnI tarIke emanI nAmanA paNa khUba hatI. putrI banatAMlagI khAsa jarUranA kAma sivAya emane belAvetI nahotI. AvI DAhI ane saMskArI putrI mATe vRddhane paNa khUba mAna hatuM. jiMdagImAM koI divase emaNe pitAnI A putrIne UMce sAde nahAtI bolAvI. pitA hovA chatAM vastuta: putrInI mAtA rUpe ja jIvatA hatA ema kahIe to cAle. teo game teTalA UMDA vicAramAM heya paNa putrI pAse Ave ne bolAve eTale ciMtanane tAra teo pitAnA hAthe toDI nAkhatA ane gheDa vinoda paNa karI letA. Aje paNa teo vinoda karavA mAgatA hatA. paNa emAM emane saphaLatA na maLI. pitAjIne gaMbhIra joIne bAlikA vimAsaNamAM paDI. aMtaranI vyathA mukha upara aMkAI. DosA putrInuM dukha kaLI gayA. gaga svare emaNe kahevA

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lIlAvatI ; 35'; mAMDayuM: " Aje mArI takhIyata ThIka nathI. eTale me' vALu karavAnI nA pADI. chatAM tAre rAMdhavuM ja heAya te| mArI nA nathI. tArI sAthe huM paNa e kALiyA khAiza. ,, bApujI jamaze e vAta sAMbhaLIne bAlikA AnaMdathI kUdatI hariNInI jema tyAMthI cAlI gaI. ekAMta maLatAM vRddha krI pAchA ciMtananA mahAsAgara DUbI gayA. putrInuM nAma lIlA. upara kahevAyuM tema te lagabhaga paMdareka varSanI haze. AvatI sAla enA lagna karavAM che. pazu vRddha pitAne bhaya che ku rakhene A lADIlI kanyA lagna pachI tarata ja vidhavA thAya, kAraNu ke enA graheA kharAbara nathI. graheAnI A dazAe vRddhane vyAkuLa banAvI dIdhA che; eTale teA emane khAvu paNa nathI bhAvatuM. ciMtAmAM ne ciMtAmAM ja enuM zarIra seASAi rahyuM che. zArIrika svAsthya karatAM mAnasika svAsthya teA vadhu bagaDayuM che. te kharUM" ...paNa emAM ene kaze| svAda na lAgyA. savAra karatAM atyAre putrIe vadhu kALajI rAkhI hatI, chatAM vRDAsAe te| dIkarIne rAjI rAkhavA mATe ja be-cAra krALiyA lIdhA. sAMjha pahelAM vRdhdha bhAjana karyuM (2) lIlAne vaidhavya Ave ja nahi evA varanI sAthe lagna karavAnA DeAsAe manamAM pAA nizcaya karyAM. sALa varSanI umare lIlAnA lagna paNa eka taruN yuvAnanI sAthe karI vALyA. daivayeAge DAsAe je mutta nakkI karyu hatu. temAM mATe aMtarAya naDayA. ThIka paLA na sacavAya. e vakhate te vRddha bahu gabharAyA ane bhayathI vyAkuLa jevA khanI gaelA paNa e sthiti khIjAeAnA kaLavAmAM na AvI. * aya eka evI khalA che ke jyAM Aphata ke duHkhanu nAma

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6 36 : lIlAvatI nizAna paNa na hoya chatAM tyAM parvata dhrujatA ane kaMpatA batAve che. bhaya ja Aphatane AvavAnA daravAjA khullA mUkI de che. bhUta dekhAya e bahu bhayaMkara nathI paNa bhayane lIdhe bhUtanuM dekhAvuM bahu bhayaMkara bane che. bhaya mAnavahRdayanI eka moTAmAM moTI nabaLAI che. e nabaLAI ghaNuM kharI Aphatone AkarSI lAve che; lagnanA muhUrtamAM thoDo goTALo thayo tethI DosAne bhaya lAgyo ke rakhene lIlA vidhavA bane. rAtadivasa e ja ciMtA enA kALajAne kerI khAtI. jamAIne eNe pitAne tyAM ja rAkhe. banatAM sudhI ene gharanI bahAra javA ja na de, jamAi zauca ke snAna mATe bahAra gayo hoya ane kadAca thoDI vAra lAge to vRddhanuM haiyuM kaMpI UThatuM. enAthI na rahevAya tyAre jamAInI zodha karavA jAte ja gharabahAra nIkaLI paDe athavA te lIlAne bolAvIne kahe ke "Aje kema vAra lAgI haze ?" svAbhAvika rIte ja ApaNane jene viSe bahuja moha-mamatA heya tene aMge ghaNuM zaMkAo jAge che. vRddhamAM vAtsalyane aMza vadhu pramANamAM hato, ane te uparAMta lagnanA muhurtamAM thoDo goTALo thaele e vAta emanAthI kema bhUlAtI nahotI. zaMkAothI emanuM hRdaya-gagana chavAI gayuM hatuM. A sAmAnyamAM sAmAnya banAva paNa emane ghaDIbhara digamUDha banAvI deto. bIcArA jamAIrAjane AthI kedakhAnAnI sajA jevuM lAgatuM. AkhA divase gharamAM bharAI rahevuM paDe tethI tenuM Arogya dhIme dhIme bagaDavA lAgyuM. lIlA sivAya bIjo koI sahavAsa paNa nahoto. e jevI mAMdo paDI ke tarataja desAne pelo muhartAne goTALA yAda Avyo. rakhene lIlA vidhavA thAya e bhaye te bahAvarA jevo banI gayo. nirAza banelA DosAne bIjI koI dizA na sUjhI. enI AMkha

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lIlAvatI : 37 AgaLa ghera aMdhakAra taravaravA lAgyo. bhagavAnanI dayA upara eNe badhuM choDI dIdhuM. paNa DosAnI koI prArthanA bhagavAne ma sAMbhaLI. Akhare DosAne bhaya sAco paDe. lIlA vidhavA banI. Aphata AvI UbhI hoya tyAM sudhI mANasane jeTalo bhaya lAge che, jeTalo udvega rahe che ane jeTalI gabharAmaNa chUTe che teTalo bhaya, teTale uga ke teTalI gabharAmaNa Aphata AvyA pachI nathI rahetIH Aphata jenI upara utare che tene na-chUTake himmatavAna banavuM ja paDe che. tene ADAavaLA vicAra karavAne avakAza ja nathI raheta-Aphatano sAmano karavAnI zakita ekaThI karavA te maMDI jAya che. "arere ! zuM thaze" ema vicAranAre mAnavI, pachI te AphatanI sAme jhUjhavA maMDe che. ene pitAnuM kartavya samajAya che. DosAe have paristhitimAMthI rasto kADhavAnI hAma bhIDI. keTalIka vastuo AgamAM paDyA pachI baLIne rAkha thaI jAya che-UDI jAya che, paraMtu bIjI keTalIka vastuo evI hoya che ke je AgamAM tavAyA pachI majabUta bane che. ghAsa baLI jAya che, paNa mATInI ITa pAkIne loDhA jevI majabUta bane che e hakIkata keNu nathI jANatuM ? mAnavasamAjamAM keTalAka khaDa jevA te keTalAka "ITa jevA paNa hoya che. Aphata AvavAthI lamaNe hAtha daIne besanArA jema virala nathI tema AphatanI aMdarathI pitAnI unnati sAdhanArA paNa maLI Ave che. vRddha chellI keTInA puruSa hatA. emaNe vicAryuM ke vaidhavya jevI avasthAno paNa evo sadupayoga karI batAvuM ke duniyA be ghaDI cakita banI jAya ! (4) thoDA ja vakhatanI aMdara lIlAnA jIvanamAM eka moTuM pari-vartana dekhAyuM. ekAda varasa pahelAM e kumArI hatI, tyArabAda

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4 38 : lIlAvI patnI banI ane Aje e tyAgamUrti vidhavA che. hindu vidhavA, duniyAnI eka vicitra vastu che. saMsAramAM rahevA chatAM e RSimuninA jIvananI sAthe spardhA kare che. pANImAM rahevA chatAM ke kema rahevuM e jANe che. pANImAM tarasI paNa rahI zake che. . jUnA jamAnAmAM bhAratavarSanI bhUmi evI vidhavAonA pratApe puNyabhUmi gaNAtI hatI. e vaidhavya paNa jabarajastInuM ke baLAkAranuM nahatuM, svecchApUrvaka vaidhavyanuM vrata aMgIkAra karavAmAM AvatuM. Aje jema manAya che tema te vakhate vaidhavyane samAjanA baMdhana tarIke athavA strItvanA daMDa tarIke nahotuM lekhavAmAM AvatuM. e saMyama tyAgamAMthI saheje UgI nIkaLato, vidhavAo eTale gulAmaDIo nahi-pavitratAnI mUrtio. vidhavAo saubhAgyamUrti karatAM adhika sanmAnanIya gaNAtI. je gharanI aMdara eka paNa vidhavA hoya te gharamAM kaluSatA ke kalaha rahI zakato nahi. gharanA badhAM mANaso De-ghaNe saMyama pALatAM. Aje te gharamAM vahu-dIkarI vidhavA heya te paNa bUDhA bApAo' trIjI-cothI vAra vivAha karI zake che. soLa varSanI vidhavA upara e lagnanI kevI asara thatI haze te kahevAnI jarUra nathI. Aje vaidhavyanuM gaurava lupta thayuM che. ame ahIM je jamAnAnI vAta kahIe chIe te vakhate vaidhavya surakSita ane zebhAnuM kAraNa hatuM. vaidhaLe lIlAnA jIvanane palaTI nAkhyuM. eka varasa pahelAM moM upara smita satata laherAyA karatuM-saraLatAmizrita cAlatAmAMthI eka ajaba sauMdarya tarapha relAtuM. Aje e badhuM bhUtakALamAM bhaLI gayuM che. smitanA sthAne gAMbhIryane abhiSeka thayo che. capalatAnA sthAne viveke Asana jamAvyuM che. have Aje lIlA bhAgye ja koI bhUla kare che. pahelAM te lIlAne ghaNekharo samaya,

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lIlAvatI : 39 : enI irachAnI viruddha, nakAme veDaphAI jate; paNa have eka paLane paNa samaya nakAme na jAya tenI barAbara kALajI rAkhe che. lIlAnA A prakAranA jIvanapalaTAthI vijJAna bhale rAjI thAya, paNa kavitva te raDatuM ja rahyuM. (5). vRddha pitAnI jANabahAra e vAta nahotI rahI. lIlAnA kavitvamaya jIvanano eka bhAga have pasAra thaI gayo hato te teo jANatA hatA. have emaNe lIlAnA vijJAnamaya jIvanane vikasAvavAne nizcaya karyo. lIlAnA jIvanamAM pitAnuM jIvana samAvI devA sivAya e banI zake ema nahatuM e paNa teo jANatA hatA. eTale ja pitAnA tapasvI jIvanane emaNe mahAna tapasvI jIvana banAvavAne niradhAra karyo. lIlAe khAnapAna upara sakhata saMyama mUko. divasamAM eka ja vAra jamavAnuM vrata lIdhuM. rasa tathA zAkapAnane paNa parihAra karyo. ghaNI vAra upavAsa paNa karI vALatI. nahAvA-dhavA sivAya te na cAle paNa zRMgAra ke TApaTIpane rUkhasada daI dIdhI. vRdhe paNa e ja jIvanazailInuM anusaraNa karyuM. emaNe pitAnI putrIthI na khAI zakAya evI dareka vastune tyAga karyo. putrI upavAsa kare te divase vRddha paNa na jame. putrInI vaidhavyavedanAmAM e rIte tapazcayathI ja bhAga levA sivAya emane mATe bIjo koI raste nahato. eka divasa eka bhakate phaLane eka karaMDiye meka hate. paNa lIlAe phaLane te tyAga karyo hato. vRdhe paNa eke phaLane hAtha na aDADyo. phaLe badhAM, garIbomAM vaheMcI dIdhAM. eka pADozIe enuM kAraNa pUchayuM tyAre vRdhe bhInI AMkhe kaheluM ke : ' "mArI vidhavA putrI je na khAI zake te mArAthI kema khavAya?"

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lIlAvatI juvAnajodha kanyA sarva prakAranA saMyama pALe ane vRddha pitA svacchaMde khAya-pIve e ThIka lAge ? A pramANenI DeAsAnI sahAnubhUtie lIlAnA vaidhavya jIvananA krame krame sadupayeAga karavA mAMDyo. ($) : 40 : ame je vRddha puruSanI vAta kahI rahyA chIe te peAtAnA jamAnAnA eka atisamatha gaNitazAstrI hatA. emaNe jyAtiSanA viSayamAM evI evI apUrva zeAdheA karI che ke Ajane vijJAnI paNa Azcaya cakita thayA vinA na rahe. vAcIne ame hajI e pavitra nAma nathI sabhaLAvyuM. te bhAratavarSanA itihAsamAM bhArakarAcAnA nAmathI prasidhdha che. bhAratavAsI Aje paNa e nAmamAM camatkAra jue che ane emane uddezIne mastaka namAve che. bhAskarAcArye peAtAnI putrIne vizvaprasidhdha banAvavAnA nizcaya karyAM. emane ciMtA eka ja vAtanI hatI ane te e ja ke gaNita jevA sUkA viSayamAM lIlAne kayAM sudhI rasa paDaze? eka divase te vRddha evI ja ciMtAmAM beThA hatA eTalAmAM lIlA tyAM AvI caDI. pitAjIne khinna joine melI: tr bApujI, Aje kema kaIka vadhu udAsIna lAgeA che ? " " beTI ! zu kahuM ? " ghaDIka rahIne vRdhdha khelavA lAgyAH " tAruM duHkha jo mAruM thai zakatuM heta ane tu du:khamAMthI umarI zakatI haiAMta te! mane pArAvAra AnaMda thAta, paNa e kudaratI niyama badalI zakatA nathI. mArI ciMtAnu e ja eka mAtra kAraNu che, tArA du:khe ja huM rAtadivasa baLyA karuM chuM. 19 66 bApujI ! ApanI A zItaLa chAyAmAM mane zuM duHkha che? sekaDA kuTuMbIe mArI upara je sneha ta varasAvI zake teTaleA "" Apa ekalA ja varasAvI rahyA che. DAsAnI AMkheAmAM AMsu ubharAi AvyA. gaLagaLA avAje emaNe kahevA mAMDayu":

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lIlAvatI : : beTI ! mAtra snehanuM pAna karIne koI sadA jIvI zakatuM nathI. je jIvanamAM kartavyaniSThA nathI te jIvana bhArarUpa bane che. huM je tAre e bhAra haLavo karI zakuM te mane AnaMda thAya." pitAjI, Apa e viSayamAM je kaMI kaheze te huM niHsaMkoce karIza. ApanI yojanAmAM jarA jeTalI paNa khAmI nahi AvavA dauM." "te, putrI, tuM gaNita bhaNaze ?" Apa kahezo to gaNita paNa bhaNIza." "paNa beTI, gaNita jevo lukhya viSaya tane sacaze?" "Apa zIkhavaze te e lukhA viSayamAM paNa mane rasa Avaze." DosAnA caherA upara prasannatAnI jhalaka chavAI. putrI lIlAvatInA mAthA upara vAtsalyabharyo hAtha pheravatAM kahyuM : "te te beTI tAruM nAma amara banI jaze." lIlAe lajajAthI mAthuM namAvI dIdhuM. lIlAnuM vaidhavya dIpI nIkaLyuM. rAta-divasa joyA vinA lIlAe khaMtathI evo abhyAsa karyo ke AryAvartamAM lIlAnuM nAma eka viduSI nArI tarIke vidvAnenI jIbha upara nAcI uThayuM, pANI bharavAnA doraDAnA ghasArAthI je kUvAnA kALamIMDha patthara paNa ghasAya te pachI sAcA dilanI khaMta ane kALajIthI buddhinuM teja camakyA vinA kema rahe ? bALavidhavA lIlA Aje lIlAvatInA nAmathI vizvaprasiddha che. - (zrI satyabhakta) (saMgama)

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cAMDAla (1) | " tuM zuM samaje che? duSTa ! tAre mane abhaDAvI mAravo che? jAtane cAMDAla hovA chatAM mArI najara sAme nadImAM nhAvA Avyo che? joto nathI tAruM aDakeluM pANI mArI AgaLa Ave che? yAda rAkha, je tArI jIvatA cAmaDI na utarAvuM te thaI rahyuM che!" paMDitajI zaheranA eka moTA dharmAtmA hatA. pavitratA ane aspRzyatAnI bAbatamAM emanI sAthe hariphAI karavAnI koImAM himmata na hatI. chUtAchUta pAchaLa emane ghaNe vakhata vahI jato ane jIvanamAM e ja sAcI kamANuM che ema te pote mAnatA. emanA ghara AgaLa je sarIyAma rasto hato te raste bhUlecUke paNa je koI aspRzya nIkaLe che tenA bAra ja vAgI gayA ema samajI levuM. e mArge koI achatane cAlavAne adhikAra na hato. dharmazAstranuM ekAduM vAkaya uccAravAne paNa achUtane hakka na hoI ke te pachI emanAthI dharmakriyA to thaI ja kema zake? teo ghaNI vAra kahetA paNa kharA ke "je achUta ApaNI jema dharmakriyA karavA mAMDe te pachI ApaNI vacce ane emanI vacce pharaka zuM rahe ?" e ja paMDitajInI sagI najara sAme eka achUta nadImAM hAya e eka prakArane ulkApAta nahIM te bIjuM zuM? paMDitajInI rage rage krodhanI javALA saLagI uThI. emaNe e achutane

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cAMDAla jIvatAM cAmaDI utAravAnI dhamakI te ApI, paNa achUta emanA mAthAne nIkaLe. achUta muddala gusse na thayA. gussAne pI javAnI ene ghaNuM jUnA vakhatanI Teva hatI. bahu ja vinayavALI vANImAM eNe. paMDitajIne saMbhaLAvyuM: "paMDitajI ! nadImAM te ghaNuM mAchalAM ne magaramaccha rahe che. emanAthI pAchuM ThelAI jatuM nathI. mAtra mArA nhAvAthI ja tamAruM pANI zI rIte apavitra banI jAya che? tyAre te ame nadInAM jaLacara karatAM paNa halakAM ema ja ne?" eka vAra nahIM, hajAra vAra tame jaLacara karatAM paNa halakAM. bola! zuM kahevuM che tAre? tArA jevo eka achUta, mArA jevA paMDitanI sAme bolavAnI hAma bhIDe e ja mane te meTI navAI lAge che; paNa yAda rAkhaje, je tArI jIbha na kheMcAvI kADhuM te !" baLatA agninA taNakhA jevA zabdomAM paMDitajIe e vakhate prasaMganI pUrNAhuti karI. cAMDALa kaMI bolyA cAlyA vinA cUpacApa sAMbhaLI rahyo. e vAdavivAda karavA nhoto Avyo. pitAnuM kAma patAvI tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyo. cAMDAlanA javA pachI paNa jANe ke maMtra jApa japatA heya tema paMDitajIe gALo devAnuM cAlu rAkhyuM. ' snAnAdi patAvI jyAre paMDitajI ghara tarapha javA nIkaLyA tyAre mArgamAM e ja cAMDAla, Asana jamAvI manamAM ne manamAM ja kaI eka maMtrane pATha bhaNato dekhAya. paMDitajIne kSaNabhara te A badhuM svapna heya ema ja lAgyuM. cAMDAla ane te maMtrane pATha bhaNato bese evI to emane pUrve kalpanA sarakhI paNa bhAgyeja purI haze. kayAMI sudhI paMDitajI e drazya Azcaryamugdha banI UbhA UbhA joI rahyA.

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cAMDAla eTalAmAM dUrathI moTuM dhADIyuM AvatuM hoya e avAja paMDitajInA kAne paDyo. emanI vicAramALA vIkharAI gaI. dhArIne joyuM to sAmenA vizALa medAna upara devAMganAonA rUpa-lAvazyane paNa lajita kare evI strIo ane puruSone moTo samudAya A tarapha ja utsAhapUrvaka Avato hato. emaNe saue AvIne cAMDALanA caraNamAM bhaktibhAve mAthAM namAvyAM. paMDitajI animeSa najare e dekhAva joI rahyA. cAMDAlanA sadabhAgya viSe emane adekhAI paNa AvI. saMkecAtA dile paMDitajI cAMDALanI pAse pahoMcyA. eka suMdara tarUNI cAMDAlathI thoDe ja dUra beThI hatI. paMDitajIe pitAnA janmArAmAM AvuM nitaratuM sauMdarya kadi vhetuM nIhALyuM. jANeajANe saMskRta nI eka paMkti emanI jIbha upara ramI rahI. apanItalameva sAdhumanye, zayanIye yadi labhyate kadAcit / bhaktavargamAM aMdara aMdara isArA thavA lAgyA. A mANasa koNa haze e jANavAnI emanI utkaMThA cAMDAle emanA caherA upara vAMcI lIdhI. emaNe bahu ja zAMti ane gaMbhIratA sAthe kahevA mAMDayuMH A bhAI A nagaranA eka mahApaMDita che, dharmAtmA tarIke paNa emanI bhAre khyAti che. aspRzyatAH eka avatArarUpa che. hiMsA, asatya, corI, vyabhicAra ane vizvAsaghAta karatAM paNa aspRzyatAne e bahu mahatva Ape che. achUtane aDavA jevuM bhayaMkara pApa bIjuM nathI, evI emanI mAnyatA che. emanA siddhAMta pramANe dharma AtmAmAM nahIM, paNa hADamAMsamAM che. aspRzyatA ja emane mana saMsAramAM sArarUpa lAge che, ane aspRzyatAnA e Agrahane age ja emaNe prasiddhi meLavI che." - pIraselA thALamAM kUtarUM maha nAMkhe ane bhajana karanAra, thALane ThelI Aghe jaIne ubho rahe tema paMDitanI oLakhANa pUrI

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cAMDAla thatAM ja bhakto camakIne ubhA thaI gayAM ane cAMDALane praNAma karI pitAnA mArge ravAnA thaghA. - paMDitajI pelI suMdarI tarapha mITa mAMDI, tyAMnA tyAM ja besI rahyA. e adRzya thaI tyAM sudhI enI pAchaLa joyA karyuM " sAthI cari tatte vArita " e maMtrajApa paNa haiyAmAM ramI rahyo. Akhare paMDitajIe eka dIrgha niHzvAsa nAkhe ane cAMDALa tarapha najara pheravI. cAMDALa paNa e paMDitajInA manabhAva ukelavAnI mUMjhavaNamAM paDa hato. kaho, paMDitajI, kema che ?" cAMDAle pate vArtAlApane AraMbha karyo." bIjuM te ThIka. paNa A badhAM koNa hatAM ?" paMDita hadayane valovI nAkhatA keyaDAno artha jANavA pUchayuM. vastutaH e kaMI ja nathI." che eTale ?" che eTale ke e badhI mAyA che. ' mAyA? " hA. mAyA." paMDitajIne besavAnI bArI ja hAtha na AvI. emaNe AMkhe tANIne dUra dUra sudhI joyuM to medAnamAM eke mANasa na dekhAya. thoDI vAramAM ja badhuM nirjana banI gayuM hatuM. paMDitajIe nicintapaNe cAMDALanA khoLAmAM mAthuM mUkyuM ane nadI-kAMThe emaNe. je zabdo uccAryA hatA te badala kSamA mAgI. ' e vidhi pUro thatAM ja paMDitajIe A prakAranI alaukika - vidyA pitAne zIkhavavA cAMDALane prArthanA karI. - cAMDALe javAba Apyo " vidyA zIkhavavAmAM mane pitAne 'kaI prakArane vAMdho ke virodha nathI, paNa huM pote cAMDALa chuM

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cAlAla ane tame zaucadharmanA avatAra jevA cho. ApaNI vacce zI rIte meLa jAme? vinaya vinA vidyAnI prApti saMbhavatI nathI. guru ane ziSya vacceno saMbaMdha vinayathI ja jaLavAya che. tame mArA vinaya nahIM rAkhI zake ane vinaya vagara vidyA zIkhavAnI badhI mahenata vyartha javAnI. tame je eka sarata svIkAro te A vidyA zIkhavuM." zI sarata?" paMDite AturatAthI pUchyuM. sarata mAtra eTalI ja ke jyAM jyAM ApaNe bheTIe tyAM tyAM tamAre mArA pagamAM mUkIne ema kahevuM ke "gurudeva! A badho pratApa Apane che. kaho, ATaluM banI zakaze? banI zake to pachI e vidyA tamArI ja che.' paMDitajIe e sarata svIkArI ane kRtakArya banI pAchI pitAnA ghara tarapha ravAnA thayA,, (2) . paMDitajI have paMDitajInA nAmathI nathI oLakhAtA. e jagaguru banI beThA che. hajAro bhakato emanI sevAmAM khaDepage hAjara rahe che. paMDitajInA prabhAvanI vAta dhIme dhIme rAjAnA kAna sudhI pahoMcI. rAjAjIe khUba vAjategAjate emanuM rAjasabhAmAM svAgata karyuM. ane eka divase paMDitajIe pitAnI vidyAne prabhAva khullI rIte batAvavAnuM rAjAne vacana paNa ApyuM. e divase AsapAsanA zahero ane gAmaDAmAMthI hajAro mANase A prabhAva jevA ekaThAM thayAM. paMDitajInI kIrti atyAra sudhImAM ghaNe dUra sudhI phelAI cUkI hatI. paMDitajI te devatAone vaza karIne beThA che. devatAo paMDitajInI pUjA karavA Ave che. paMDitajI devatAonA paNa guru che ane paMDitajI dhAre te A - saMsAra jevo ja bIje pitAne saMsAra racI zake evI tAkAta

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cAhAla : 47H dharAve che. AvI AvI aneka vAtA leAkajIbhe pracAra pAmI cUkI hatI. rAjA pote potAnA kuTuMbIo tathA darabArIo sAthe sabhAmAM hAjara thayA. gAma AkhuM paMDitajInA camatkArA jevA rAjasabhA tarapha ulaTyuM. jagadguru birUdadhArI paMDitajI, seAne maDhelI cAkhaDI pahero gadragatie sabhAmAM padhAryAM. saue UbhA thaine paMDitajInu` svAgata karyu. emane sAru khAsa gAThavelA caMdananA siMhAsana upara e beThA. sau animeSa najare paMDitajI tarapha joi rahyA. zAnta sarAvaranI jema mAnavamedanInA kALAhaLa zamI gayA. eTalAmAM sabhAnA eka khUNAmAM sheja khaLabhaLATa thayA. sabhAjanenI vacamAMthI mAtra karatA eka cAMDALa niyapaNe paMDijInA Asana tarapha ja AvatA hAya evA dekhAva najare paDyo. paDitajIe cAMDAlane eLakho ane cAMDAthe pazu pa`DitajIne oLakhI lIdhA. cAMDAlane jotAM ja paMDitajInAM mhoM upara amAsanA adha kAranI syAma rekhAe akAI. emanA paga nIcenI pRthvI sarakavA lAgI. mahAmahenate emaNe peAtAnA aneAbhAvane chupAvyA. "AvA eka cAMDAlanI mAre zA sAru paravA rAkhavI joie ? have te| mane vidyA varI cUkI che. lokA mane jagadguru mAne che. mAnavakulakamadivAkara jevI padavIe mArA paga AgaLa maLeATe che. A cAMDAla mane zuM karI zakavAnA hatA ?" paMDitajInI buddhie paMDitajInI gabharAmaNu TALavA lIlA ApavA mAMDI. ane kharekhara paDitajInI bhuddhi kaI atizayeAkti karatI hAya ema paNa zI rIte kahI zakAya ? paMDitajInA sheja isAre thatAM ja hajArA mANusA emane madada karavA taiyAra hatA. paMDitajI tyAre teA atyAre cAMDAlate ukheDIne pheMkI daI zake. cAMDAlanI hAja

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cAMDAla rInI ciMtA sarakhI paNa emaNe zA sAru rAkhavI joIe ? - paMDitajIe nirNaya karI vALyo. cAMDAlanI hAjarInI lezamAtra paNa paravA nahIM karatAM emaNe pitAnA pratye zarU karI dIdhA. maMtrajApathI ene AraMbha thavo joIe. paMDitajIe maMtra bhaNavA mAMDyA. paNa A zuM? eka vAra, be vAra, traNa-traNa vAra maMtra bhaNavA chatAM kema kaI paNa camatkAra nathI dekhAto? maMtrabaLa kayAM UDI gayuM ? prekSake pahelAM to nirAza thayA paNue nirAzA dhIme dhIme krodhanA rUpamAM palaTAI gaI. seMkaDo kaMThamAMthI ekIsAthe avAja uThyA"e dagAkhora che! badamAza che! Thaga che!" ' paMDitajI krodhane lIdhe lAlacoLa jevA banI gayA; paNa emanuM jAduIbaLa atyAre nAza pAmyuM hatuM. emaNe cAMDALa tarapha eka krUra najara nAMkhI. e pachI mahArAjA tarapha joI paMDitajIe kahyuM - mahArAja, A cAMDALane ahIMthI kADhavo joIe. cAMDAla jyAM sudhI ahIM beTho hoya tyAM sudhI mArA devatAo ahIM AvI zake nahIM." mahArAjA pote kaI bole te pahelAM ja cAMDAla pitAnI meLe Ubhe thaI, maMda hAsya verate prekSakonI vaccethI bahAra cAlyo gayo. paMDitajIe kalAko sudhI mAthAkUTa karI; paNa enuM kaI ja pariNAma na AvyuM. devatAo rIMsAI beThA. paMDitajI nakhazIkha saLagI uThayA. UMcuM mahe karavAnI paNa emanI himmata na cAlI. pharI prekSako gaI ukyA-"kharekhara A mANasa dhRtta che !" paMDitajIne pitAne pitAnI pratijJA yAda AvI. e ekadama potAnA Asana uparathI uDyA ane khullA page, cAMDAla je tarapha gayo hato te ja tarapha doTa kADhI. prekSake Ane artha samajI zakyo nahIM. emane thayuM ke "bicArA paMDitajIne buddhibhrama thaI gayo che." mahArAjA te meTI mUMjhavaNamAM paDyA. A cAMDALa koNa? paMDitajIne cAMDALanA AvavAthI zI aDacaNa paDI? paMDitanI vidyA khare

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cAMDAla vA tamAma rAtrie rAtrinA eka vakhate kema mahe pheravI beThI ? A badhA prazno ekI sAthe mahArAjAnA mana upara caDI beThA. paMDitane kharekhara ja zuM buddhibhrama thaye haze? mahArAjAe ghaNu tapAsa karAvI paNa paMDitane pato na maLyo. | ziyALAnI kaDakaDatI ThaMDImAM eka rAtrie mahArAjA nagaracarcA jevA-sAMbhaLavA potAnA mahelanI bahAra nIkaLyA. rAtrinA aMdhakAramAM,taddana sAdA vezamAM nagaranA dUra dUranA khUNAmAM pahoMcI vaLavuM ane prajAnAM sukhadu:khathI paricita rahevuM e emanI rAjanItinuM mukhya sUtra hatuM. te karo upara AdhAra nahIM rAkhatAM mahArAjA haMmezAM pote jAte ja chUpe veze nAgarikAmAM bhaLatA ane jyAM jyAM anyAya, anAcAra jevuM lAge tyAM tyAM ene pitAnA hAthe pratikAra karatA. ' nagaracarcA jotAM jotAM, mahArAjA lagabhaga nagaranA daravAjAnI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. eTalAmAM eka vRkSa nIce, jamIna upara kaIka paDyuM hoya evo bhAsa thayA. mahArAjAe "koNa che e ?" ema pUchayuM paNa kharuM; paraMtu kaI javAba na maLyo. "arere! bhagavAna !" kaI nirAdhAra manuSya rIbAne heya ane chellA niHzvAsa nAkhatA hoya e avAja mahArAjAnA kAne AvyuM. dhIme dhIme te manuSyAkRti pAse mahArAjA pahoMcyA. ' emaNe joyuM te ziyALAnI atizaya TADhane lIdhe e mANasanAM gAtro ThuMThavAI gayAM hatAM. evAmAM eka phATalA-pAtaLA vastra sivAya bIjuM kaI ja na hatuM. mahArAjAnuM haiyuM A dazyathI bhIMjAyuM, emanI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM. "mArI raiyatamAM bATalA dukhI mANase che ?" emanA mukhamAMthI ajANatAM uddagAra nIkaLyA. " mahArAjAe bImAra-TADhathI dhrujatA e mANasa pAse besI

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: yo : cAMDAla tenA mAthA upara hAtha mukayA. gheADI vAree mANusane zuddhi AvI. mAMDa mAMDa enI AMkha ughaDI. "are, paNu Apa A zuM kare che? huM jAtane cAMDAla chuM." mahArAjAne potAnI pAse beThelA joi e mAzusa gabharAi gayeA hAya tema eNyeA ane sadAcAine sheja pA| hasyo. tyAre zu tame mANusa nathI ?" mahArAjAe pUchyuM. "mANusa tA chuM." "tyAre zuM tame cAra, harAmakhAra,vyabhicArI ke vizvAsadhAtI che?" "nahIM, meM mArA janmArAmAM evuM pApa nathI karyu." "tA pachI tame achUta zI rIte ?"' "kAraNa eka ja che. huM nIca kuLamAM janmyA cheM. alabatta, huM atyAre te mANlRsa chu, paNa jo mane koI zApa ApIne pazu banAvI de te| huM atyAranA karatAM vadhAre sukhI banuM-game evA pApI, vizvAsadhAtI OM game tevA bhayaMkara atyAcArI hoya te paNa e mANasa achUta nathI gaNAtA. brAhmaNu mAMsa-madirA khAyapove - tA paNa e aspRsya na gaNuAya, ThagArI khIlADI uMdarane ehIyAM karI jAya chatAM e aspRzya nathI gaNAtI, viSTA khAnArI gAya ane sa`bhakSI zvAna paNu achUta nathI zvekhAtAM, mAtra nIca kULamAM janmanArA mANasA ja achUta gaNAya che. ame bhale sadAcArI rahIe, paNa samAjamAM amAruM kaMi sthAna nathI." 1 mANasa vaLI cADI vAra rahIne eNe kahevA mAMDayuM: "ame tarIke janmyA e ja amArU dudhaiva che. AnA karatAM jaMgalI janAvara janmyA haiAta teA sukhathI vicarI zakata. jaMgalI hiMsaka gaNAtA siMha, vAgha ke varU pAtAnA jAtabhAine mArIne khAi jatAM nathI, paraMtu mANusa peAtAnA mAnavAne mAravAmAM peAtAnI

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cAMDAla moTAI mAne che. siMha mANasane paLavAramAM mArI nAkhI zake che; mANasa potAnA mAnavabaMdhune rIbAvI rIbAvIne mAre che-siMha, vAgha te mANasanuM khoLIyuM khAIne tRpta thAya che. paNa mANasa te hadaya ane AtmAne paNa cUsI javA chatAM sadA atRpta ja rahe che." saMsAramAM AvA rAkSasI atyAcAro chaDecoka cAlI rahyA che e joI mahArAjAnuM komaLa haiyuM kaMpI uThayuM. mAnavajAtinA pApanuM pite ekalA prAyazcitta karavA mAgatA hoya tema emaNe pitAnuM uttarIya vastra kADhI cAMDALane oDhADayuM. mahArAjAnA Agrahane mAna ApI, cAMDALe mahArAjAnI atithizALA tarapha javA paga upADayo. jatAM jatAM cAMDALathI na rahevAyuM. eNe pUchayuM: "kharekhara, zuM tame mANasa che ?" "tamane huM koNa lAguM chuM?" mahArAjAe pratiprazna pU. "tame mane devatA lAgo che." mahArAjAe A javAba sAMbhaLI eka nizvAsa nAkhyo. emane thayuM ke "Aje mAnava jAtine eTalo badho adhaHpAta thayo che ke eka sAdhAraNa mANasamanuSyocita kartavya bajAvanAra mANasa-paNa A lokone devatAsvarUpa lAge che." ' DIvAra sudhI mahArAjA mauna jALavI rahyA. emaNe cAMDALane hAtha pakaDI pitAnI sAthe AvavAne Agraha karyo. "paNa huM pite nIca jAtimAM janmele cAMDALa chuM. mArI saMgAthe cAlatAM tamane sUga nathI caDatI?" "cAMDALa paNa samAjanuM eka aMga che, Avazyaka aMga che. samAjanA eka aMga pratyenI sUga e pitAnA pratyenI ja sUga nahIM to bIjuM zuM che? pApa pratye mane jarUra tiraskAra che ane pApanuM piSaNa karanArAo tarapha paNa mane evI ja dhRNuM che. emane * , , ,

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* para : cAMDAla kharekharA nIca mAnuM chuM. AvikA ke dhaMdhAne aMge krAIucca yA nIca hAya ema huM nathI mAnatA. " cAMDALanI AMkhamAM navuM teja camakayu. mahArAjA e tejanA aMbAra sahI zakayA nahIM. temaNe dharatI tarapha najara naMmAvI. bIjI paLe emaNe joyuM te cAMDALanI jagyAe eka tejasvI puruSa Ubhe hatA. mahArAjA camakayA. pUchyuM : " Apa kANu che ? '' tr huM vidyAdhara zreNInA samrATa vidyutaprabha chu. eka khAsa kAraNane lIdhe mAre A parIkSA levI paDI che. meM eka vakhate pelA daMbhI ane parastrIla paTa paDitanI phajetI karI hatI ane meM ja rAjasabhAmAM enI vidyAnuM apaharaNa karI jAtimadanA dhara pApanI sajA karI che. Aje e vidyA huM Apane soMpu chuM. mAtra huM ApanI pAsethI jANavA mAguM chuM ke Apa eka mahArAjA hevA chatAM ATalI dhArmikatA, ATalI udAratA zI rIte meLavI zakayA?" mahArAjAe kahyuMH " emAM Azcaya pAmavA jevuM kaMi ja nathI. mArA mATe te e taddana svAbhAvika che. '' is 46 "9 kAraNa ? kAraNa ke huM pote jaina chuM."

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bharata cakravartI rerAjanIti ! re ! jyadNA! moTAo nAnAne gaLI na jAya, sabaLa ke durbaLane khAI na jAya eTalA sAru te zrI RSabhadeve sauprathama rAjanIti zIkhavI. pachI pote jyAre saMyamane mArga lIdhe tyAre paNa emaNe pitAnA sauthI moTA putra bharatane bolAvIne kaheluM ke "beTA ! pRthvInA vAsIone rAjA vinA nahIM cAle. rAjanItine daMDa rAjA nahIM dharI rAkhe to moTA nAnAone gaLI jaze-samudramAM nAnAM mAchalAMne moTAM mAchalAM gaLI jAya tema. baLavAna durbaLane jIvavA nahIM de; mATe pRthvInuM yathAyogya pAlana karavA tuM rAjA bana ane tArA bIjA navANuM bhAIonI sAthe haLImaLIne nIti nyAyathI rAjazAsana calAva !' - bharate vinayane lIdhe e AjJA mAnI. bharatane tathA bAhubalI ane bIjA 98 bhAIone zrI AdinAthe emanI yogyatA pramANe deza vaheMcI ApyA. bharata ke jeNe mAtra vinayanI khAtara rAjadaMDa prahaNa karyo hato tene rAjyatRSNano roga lAgu paDayAM. vyasanI jyAre vyasanane AraMbha kare che tyAre aphINa tene kaDavuM jhera jevuM lAge che, paNa krame krame aphINanI kaDavAza UDI jAya che aphINanA sevanamAM ja saghaLA rasa samAI jatA hoya evo A hUlAda anubhave che. pachI te e vyasanane mUkavA mAge che paNa vyasana vidAya levAnI sApha

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bharata cakravatI nA pADe che. mahArAjA bharatane paNa rAjya vistAranuM bUra vyasana vaLagyuM. je rAjanIti lokonI sukhazAMti mATe hatI, je rAjanIti sukhathI jIvavA ane jIvADavA mATe hatI te ja rAjanItie pralaya-- kALanI AMdhI upajAvI. cakravartIpaNAnA mohe bharate pitAnAM bhUkhyA varu jevAM sane pRthvI upara chUTAM mUkI dIdhAM. - pitAnA sadara baMdhuone paNa bharata mahArAjAe gaLI javAnI yojanA amalamAM mUkI. bhAIo samajI gayA ke bharatanI kuTIla draSTi pitAnAM nAnAM nAnAM rAjyo upara paDI che. bharata baLavAna ho, bhAgyazALI ha; najara sAme dekhAtA parAjayene paNa yukti-prayuktithI vijayanA rUpamAM palaTAvI zakate. eTale ja eka divase mahArAjA bharatane dUre AvIne samAcAra ApyA ke "Apane moTA bhAI bharata maLavA bolAve che? tyAre eka sAthe aThANuM bhAIonAM kumaLAM kALajAmAM unuM dhagadhamatuM tela reDAyuM. zAMtimAM rahevAne TevAyelA e nAnA bhAIonAM heyAM phaphaDI uThyAM bharatane rAjatRSNAnA vyasane gherI lIdhe, na hata-bharata kevaLa bharata athavA to meTA bhAI ja rahyo hato te bhAratanuM AmaMtraNa maLatAM aThANuM bhAionAM aMtara AnaMdanA AvezathI nAcI uThyAM heta. dUtane aDadhAM vacane temaNe moTA bhAine bheTavA prayANa AdarI dIdhuM heta che paNa jyArathI eNe deza upara deza jItavAnI bAjI racI che. tyArathI bhAratanuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM enA pitAnA ja bhAIo kaMpI uThe che. bhArata have bharata ja nahoto rahyo. ene cakravartI banavAnA koDa jAgyA hatA. cakravatI paNAnI vedI upara kadAca bhAIonAM balidAna daI devAM paDe te paNa zuM thayuM ? rAjyaNa ane saMsAranA sneha-saMbaMdha e baMne eka sAthe rahI zake nahIM.

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bhArata cakravartI = 15 : bhAratanA AmaMtraNane uhApoha karavA aThANuM bhAIo eka sthAne ekatra thayA. aThANuM bhAiomAMthI bharatanA manobhAva viSe keIne kaMI ja saMdeha nahoto. AmaMtraNa svIkAravuM, arthAta javuM ke na javuM e prazna ja nahe. gayA pachI bhArata zuM kaheze te viSe paNa sau ekamata hatA. bharata mahArAjAne pRthvI peTe bAMdhIne laI javI che ema paNa keI nahetuM mAnatuM. e mAtra pitAnI tAbedArI svIkAravA aThANuM bhAIone Agraha karaze: e rIte tAbedArI svIkArI levI ke nahIM e ja mukhya prazna hato. moTA bhAI tarIke bharata, badhA bhAione vaMdanIya-mAnanIya hatA. paNa pote cakravartI hovAnA kAraNe potAnA sahedarAne tAbedAra banavAnI pharaja pADe e kaI bhAI kema jIrave ? svataMtratA ane AtmasammAna bharatane caraNe dharIne jIvatA rahevAma-rAjyasaddhi bhogavavAmAM emane zo svAda rahe ? bhAIone tAbedAra banAvI cakravartI bane e karatAM bhAIonA AtmasammAnanI khAtara, bhArata eTalA ardhA vijayathI ja saMtoSa mAnI besI rahe che, enI vijayakalagI vadhu yazasvI na bane? tAbedArI te koI paNa bhoge na svIkAravI" evo aThANuM bhAIoe nizcaya karyo. paNa e nizcaya karyA pachI bhArata AkramaNa kare te zuM karavuM ? bharatane zaraNe javuM ke saue sAthe yuddhakSetramAM ja marI phITavuM? kAM te yuddhamedAnamAM sAmano karavo ane nahIM te zaraNuM ravIkAravuM-e sivAya A bhAione koI trIjo mArga na dekhAya. bhAIo-bhAIo vaccenA yuddhamAM baMne pakSanI keTalI barabAdI thAya tenuM mApa temaNe kADhI joyuM. yuddhanI bhayaMkara khuvArInI kalpanA mAtrathI emane kaMpArI chUTI. "pitAjI hajI haiyAta che. emanI salAha pUchIe te jarUra no mArga maLI Ave.' eka bhAIe teDa kalyo. ane samA

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bharata cakravartI dhAnIne bIje kAIrAha nahIM sUjhavAthI sau sahedarAe prastAva svIkAryo. badhA bhAIo bhagavAna RSabhadeva pAse pahoMcyA. prabhue emane saMyamanI abAdha sukhasaMpatti samajAvI. jyAM kaI pratispardhA nathI, jyAM yuddha ke tAbedArI nathI, zatru nathI, mitra nathI, e cAritrane rAjamArga e bhAIoe ekI sAthe svIkAryo. bharatane je joItuM hatuM te anAyAse ja maLI gayuM. paNa jyAM sudhI bAhubalI na chatAya. tyAMsudhI bharata pUrI cakravartI na gaNAya. bAhubalI ekale bharata jevA cAra cakravatIonI sAme UbhavA samartha hato. e vakhate bAhu eTale ke bhujAnA baLamAM bAhubalI ajeDa-binaharipha hatA. bALavayathI ja eNe bhujabaLane evo paraco batAvyo hato ke bAhubalInA nAma mAtrathI bIjA baLavAna rAjAo bhaya pAmatA. eka vAra nAnapaNamAM ramatAM ramatAM eNe bharatane evo te ahara uDADyo hato, ane pAcho evI khUbIthI jhIlI lIdhuM hatuM ke jANe mANasane badale daDAnI sAthe ja kAM gela na karato hoya? bharatanA jIvana saMbhAraNamAMthI e prasaMga hajI nahAto bhUlA. e pachI to bAhubalIe pitAnuM baLa khUba khUba khIlavyuM hatuM. * e baLazALI hato eTaluM ja nahotuM. bAhubalI prajAjana ane prajAhitamAM paNa mAnatA. bAhubalInA rAjataMtramAM koI prajAjanane phariyAdanuM nAnuM sarakhuM paNa kAraNa nahotuM maLatuM. - bharata ayodhyAne svAmI hato. bAhubalInI ANa takSazilAmAM pravartatI hatI. bAhubalI potAnI maryAdA samajato hato. sAmrAjyavistAranAM svapna te ene paNa AvatAM, paraMtu te svapnane paNa svAmI hatA. mehaka sva. ene caLAvI zakatAM nahi. je puruSa pitAnI zaktinI maryAdA samajI, e zaktine upaga prajAnI kuzaLatA sAdhavAmAM kare che tene pitAnuM nAnuM rAjya paNa indranI samRddhi karatAM vadhu svAdavALuM lAge che. bAhubalIe

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bharata cakavatI 57: takSazilAne vidyA-kaLA ane saMpa-sauhArdavaDe, AsapAsanAM bIjA rAjyo eka svataMtra ane sukhamaya banAvyuM hatuM. bAhubalInuM rAjasiMhAsana vastuta: prajAnA haiyA upara ja sthapAyuM hatuM. bharatezvaranA dUte takSazilAnI e sthiti pagale pagale anubhavI. bharata jevA cakravartIne paNa takSazilAnI prajA hajI oLakhI zakI na hatI. dUte ThekaThekANe eka ja vAta sAMbhaLI: "bharata game te hoya, game teTalo mahAna cakravartI hoya, paNa takSazilA to bAhubalIne ja oLakhe che. takSazilAnI raiyata roja savAre uThIne bAhubalIne saMbhArI be hAtha joDe che. sAcesAca e zaktine svAmI che ane chatAM zaktine saMyamamAM rAkhI zake che." prajAne je rAjA upara ATale gaMbhIra cAha hoya tenI sAme bIjI kaI dunyavI sattA phAvI zake nahi. bharatane DAhyo dUta e samaye; paNa yuddha ke saMdhInI vAtamAM e parataMtra hato. eNe bharata mahArAjA pAse AvI bAhubalInA lokapriya banelA rAjataMtranI mukhya mukhya hakIkata nivedI. bharata mahArAjA e vigata sAMbhaLI vicAramAM paDyA. thoDI vAra mahArAjAnA maMtrImaMDaLamAM nirAzAmizrita gamagInI chavAI. suSeNa nAmanA senApatie e zAMtino bhaMga karatAM kahyuM: "bharata mahArAjAnuM cakravartIpaNuM e kei eka pAmara mAnavInuM vidhAna nathI, vidhinuM ja e vidhAna che. bAhubalI lokapriya hoya, mahArAjAne pitAne sadara heya-ame te heyaH eNe pote ApaNuM digvijyanA mArgamAMthI khasI javuM joIe. rAjanIti pAse bhAIbhAInAM sagapaNu-saMbaMdha kaI cIja nathI. rAjanIti, sAmA pakSanAM baLa ke kUneha pratye pahelethI ja aMdha rahI che ane rahevAnI. huM kahuM chuM ke mahArAjA bharate bAhubalInI sAthe yuddha karavuM ke nahIM e savAla ja nathI. e keTalo kapriya che athavA keTalo baLavAna che te paNa emaNe jovAnuM nathI. bharata mahArAjA kAnA baMdhu ane kAnA

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: 58 : bharata cakavatI pitA thAya? nirAdhAranA paNa e AdhArastaMbha che. yuddhamAM emane AnaMda che athavA to sAmrAjyano vistAra e ja emanuM jIvana dhyeya che ema je kaI kahe te huM ene pratikAra karavA taiyAra chuM. jeTalo vairAgya raMga ApaNuM mahArAjAnA hadayamAM che teTalo duniyAnA bIjA kaI mahArAjAmAM nahi maLe. paNa Aje te emane mAthe cakravartInI badhI javAbadArIo AvI paDI che, meM kahyuM tema vidhine ja e saMketa che. mahArAjAnI icchAanicchA, mahArAjAnA vairAgya ke baMdhu prema e badhuM e saMketamAM samAI jAya che.' saMsAranA prathama cakravartInI bhUlAI gaelI javAbadArInuM bharata mahArAjAne pharI bhAna thayuM. suSeNa mAtra yuddhavizArada nahota rAjanItine jJAtA hatA. e jANato hato ke mahArAjAnA dilanI sAcI khaTaka kathAM che. bhrAtRpremanA paDadA pAchaLa bharata mahArAjAnI pitAnI keTalIka nabaLAio chupAIne beThI hatI. suSeNe prakAramaMtara, mahArathI zrIkRSNa mahAbhAratamAM je bhAga bhajavyo hato te ja bhAga bhajavavo zarU karyo. suSeNunI yukti phaLIbhUta thaI. bAhubalInI sAthe yuddhamAM utaravAne te divase nirNaya karavAmAM Avyo. pRthvIe kadI nahIM joyeluM, itihAsa kadI nahIM nedheluM, evuM A be samartha bhAIo vacce yuddha thayuM. bAra bAra varasa lagI e yuddha cAlyuM. lAkho yoddhAo e yuddhanA dAvAnalamAM hemAI gayA. mRta sainikonA Dhaga nIhALI baMne bhAIonA aMtaramAM sahaja skaraNA jAgIH "eka rAjA ke mahArAjAnI mahatvAkAMkSA arthe ATaATalAM mAnavInA balidAna devAM e kharekhara anucita che." Akhare bharata bAhubalIe jAte yuddhamAM utarI pitAnA bhAgyane pote ja phaDa karI nAkhavAne niradhAra karyo. - e same pAMca prakAranAM yuddha pracalita hatAM. draSTiyuddha, vAyuddha,

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bharata cakavatI : 59 - Ayuha, muSTiyuddha ane chelluM malayuddha. bharata ane bAhubalI, anukrame cAra prakAranAM yuddha laDayAM ane e badhAmAM bAhubalIne ja vijaya thayo. bAhubalI yuddhanI khAtara yuddha karate hatoH yuddha jyAre anivArya kartavya bane tyAre kSatrIya saMtAne sAme cAlIne ene bheTa karavo joIe e prakAranI kartavyabuddhithI laDato hato. yuddhamAM paNa e zAMta ane ullAsayukta dekhAto. bharatamAM abhimAna ane huMpada bharyA hatAM. eka eka parAjaya enA aMtaramAM asahya saMtApa prakaTAvato hato. nAnA bhAInA baLa temaja vijayane mATe, vaDIla bhAIne, kharuM jotAM khUba prada upaja joIe. cAre yuddhamAM parAbhava pAmelA bharate je e ja vakhate ema kahyuM hatuM ke "bhAI, huM tArI pAse nyAyanI najare hArI cUkI chuM: A cakravartIne mukuTa bhale tArA mastake rahyo. huM have nivRti lauM chuM. khuzIthI, cakravartInI samRddhi bhogava. mAro dAva huM pAcho kheMcI lauM chuM." te bharata zakitanA eka sAcA upAsaka tarIke pitAnI nAmanA amara karI jAta. bharatane e na sUjhayuMna samajAyuM. parAjaya pAmatI veLA, sAmAnya mAnavI jema pitAnI pratijJAnuM bhAna bhUlI jAya che tema bharata nyAyanuM yuddha bhUlyo: teNe chelA mallayuddhamAM cakra hAthamAM lIdhuM ane yAMtrika gati AropI cakrane bAhubalI tarapha vahetuM mUkI dIdhuM. cakravartInuM cakra eka amegha astra gaNAya che. dhAryuM siha karyA vinA e pAchuM ja na phare. bharate mAnyuM ke A cakravaDe hamaNAM ja bAhubalInuM zira chedAIne pRthvI upara paDaze. mahArAjA bharata e chelle dAva hato, dekhItI rIte ja e anyAya hato. bAhubalInI zAMta nirmaLa AMkhamAM lohInI lAlAza

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bharata cakavartI dekhAI. moTA bhAI A anyAya khelaze ema teNe nahe kayuM. je puruSa anyAyane Azraya grahaNa karI pRthvIne bhoktA thavA mAge che, yuddhanItine neve mUkI prapaMcathI ja vijaya meLavavA mathe che tene te eka vAra batAvI ApavuM joIe, e vicAra karI AvegathI dhamadhamato bAhubalI e cakranI sAme deDe. cakrane eka hAthe pakaDI enA cUrA karI, bharata upara sIdhe humale laI javAne teNe paga upADayo. saunI ajAyabI vacce, cakravartInuM cakra, bAhubalIne ziraccheda karavAne badale, traNa pradakSiNA ApI tyAMthI pAchuM pharyuM. bharata nAsIpAsI sAthe e drazya joI rahyo. eka ja gotramAM cakranI kArI nathI phAvatI e vAta tene e vakhate pahelavahelI samajAI. bAhubalI eka hAtha UMco karI, potAnA bhAI takapha dhasI jato hato te paNa vadhu AgaLa na jatAM adhavacce ja thaMbhIne Ubho thaI rahyo. bharatanA Avezane javAba vALavA pote adhIro thayo hato ane pote paNa moTA bhAInI maryAdA pALavAnuM bhUlI gayo hato ema tene adhavacce yAda AvyuM. " rAga-devadi paNa jherI ane cepI jatuM jevAM hoya che. eka jaNa rAgadazAmAM ke dveSadazAmAM sapaDAya eTale tenA samevaDIyAne paNa thoDeghaNe aMze evI lAgaNu thayA vinA na rahe. krodha kedhane janmAve che, vera verane janmAve che ema kahevAmAM e ja hetu che. krodhanI sAme samatA ane veranI sAme kSamAnI killebaMdhI bAMdhanAra keI virala, kaI bhAgyazALI ja hoya che. bAhubalI, moTA bhAIne Aveza joI pote AvezanA javarathI gherAye hato e bhAna thatAM ja muSTibaddha hAthane addhara AkAzamAM ja rahevA daI Ubho rahI gayA. te vicAravA lAgyA moTA bhAI bhale maryAdA bhUlyA; paNa je huM emanI sAme evo vahevAra rAkhuM te mAruM pitApaNuM kayAM rahyuM ?"

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bharata cakavatI : 1 : pote bhUla karI hatI. have zuM karavuM ? A ugAmelI mUDI zuM pAchI vaLaze ? mAre koI ghA khAlI nathI gayo, nathI jatA, to A lAMchana zuM mAre jiMdagInA aMta sudhI veMDhArI levuM ? bhAInA bhUkA karI nAkhavA ugAmelI A mUThI zuM daridranA mane rathanI jema pAchI vaLaze ?' bAhubalIne, UMce hAthe, eka ThekANe thaMbhI gayela joI, bharata tenI pAse Avyo. atyAre bAhubalInA vadana upara keI . anerA devIbhAva vilasatA eNe joyA. enA hadayane Aveza ekakSaNamAM UDI gaye. kSaNa pahelAMne bAhubalI atyAre cheka badalAI gaye hato. moTA bhAIne prasanna rAkhavA, tuccha rAjyano pite bhoga na ApI . zake, ane vizeSamAM lAkho sainikone saMhAra karAvyuM te badala tene bahu ja lAgI AvyuM. bharatane sAme ubhela nIhALI bAhubalI belI udyoH "bhAI, A rAjya ane mAruM sarvasva have Apane maLe che. huM tamArA mArgamAMthI-saMsAranA sAmAnya rAhamAMthI khasI jAuM chuM." eTaluM kahevAmAM to teNe je muSTi addhara-havAmAM ugAmI hatI te ja muSTivaDe, potAnA mAthA uparanA vALane paMcamuSTi leca karyo ane svayameva cAritra grahaNa karyuM. bharata e dekhAva joI gaLagaLo banyo. teNe kahyuM: "bhAI bAhubalI, kharI rIte tame ja A yuddhanA vijetA che. cakravartIpaNuM tame ja zelAvI zakaze. tame kaheze te huM tamArI sAthe rahI tamane rAjakAjamAM saMpUrNa sahAya karIza, paraMtu A tyAgane mArga levAnuM hamaNuM mulatavI rAkho.' "bhAI bharata," bAhubalIe snehabhInA svara cheDayAH "Apa vaDIla che. ApanI siddhimAM kaMTakarUpe rahevAnI have mArI muddala icchA nathI. mane tyAganA mArge saMcaravAnI anumati Ape."

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- 62 : bharata cakavatI bAhubalI yuddhanA medAnamAMthI sIdhA vairAgyanA tapovanamAM cAlI nIkaLyA. emaNe Atmazuddhi arthe ghora tapazcaryA AdarI. mahArAjA bharata A vijayane parAjaya je mAnI bAhubalIne sthAne emanA ja jayeSTha putra sAmayazAne sthApI, pite rAjadhAnI tarapha pAchA vaLyA. e vAtane eka varasa vItI gayuM. A eka varasamAM bAhubalIe judI judI jAtanI evI te ugra tapazcaryA karI ke emane vaTavRkSa je kadAvara deha, hImathI baLI gayelA DuMThA jevo banI gaye. ati kaThora tape emanA dehanI kAMti ane zaktine paNa zekI lIdhI. thAnAvasthAmAM sthita evA e bAhubalInA dehane velAo vIMTaLAI jatA, emanA pagamAM darbhanI zaLa UgI nIkaLatI ane dADhI vigerenA kezagucchamAM paMkhIo mALA paNa nAkhatA. eTaluM chatAM bAhubalI pattharanI pratimAnI jema dhyAnamAM aDaga rahetA. bAhubalInI tapazcaryAnI kIrtikathA dUra dUranA pradezomAM pharI vaLI. kAmadeva jevI kAMtivALA paNa tapane lIdhe mATInI mUrti jevA lAgatA e tapasvI puruSanA darzane roja roja hajAro bhakatonA jutha jAmavA lAgyA. loke Azcarya pAmavA lAgyA. ATaATalI ghora tapazcaryA karavA chatAM, bAhubalI jevA puruSane hajI kevaLajJAna kAM nahIM varatuM hoya? - sAmAnya mANasa zuM samaje ke dardanuM mULa kayAM che? keTalAka kAMTA evA hoya che ke je bahArathI na dekhAya 5Nu UDe UDe kheMcyA kare. ene jema jema bahAra kADhavA mathIe tema tema te UMDA utaratA jAya. hAthamAM, pakaDamAM AvavA chatAM bahAra kheMcavAmAM asAdhAraNa dhairya ane jAgRtinI jarUra rahe.

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bharata cakavAtI : 63 pUla AMkha ghora tapazcaryA juve che ane jIbhathI enA guNa gAya che. jJAnIjana e ja AcaraNuM aMtaranI AMkhathI nIhALe che ane zAnI jema khuMcato kaMTaka kyAM che te zodhI kADhe che. e kaMTaka kADhI nAkhavAne mArga paNa batAve che. kevaLajJAnIne bharoganA vila kahevAmAM Ave che tene e ja artha che. bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevane jyAre pUchavAmAM AvyuM, "bhagavana, bAhubalInI ATaATalI ghora tapazcaryAnuM pariNAma kema kaMI nathI dekhAtuM? emane kevaLajJAna kAM nathI thatuM ? bhavaraganA vaiva evA bhagavAne javAba Apyo. bAhubalI kharekhara mahAtapasvI che paNa hajI enA manamAMthI je mela ja joIe te nathI gaye. je kAMTe nIkaLI javo joIe te nathI nIkaLyo. bAhubalI jevA tapasvInA manamAM paNa hajI mela che-hajI paNu kAMTe rahI javA pAmyo che? bAhubalInI be bahene-brAhmI ane suMdarIne e vAta sAMbhaLI bahu Azcarya thayuM. "bAhubalIne aMtaramAM hajI abhimAnanAM avazeSa rahI gayAM che. eka te ene ema lAge che ke pite A samartha hovA chatAM ene bharata mahArAjAnI bhUmine Azraya levo paDe che ane bIjuM pitAnA nAnA bhAIo jeo dIkSAnI draSTie emanAthI moTA gaNAya temanI pAse javAmAM ane emane vAMdavAmAM bAhubalIne bhAna naDe che. A be ati nAnA kaMTaka emanA dilamAM khaTakI rahyA che." bhagavAna RSabhadeve bAhubalInA dardanuM nidAna karyuM. bhagavana ! e kaMTaka kADhavAne koI ilAja sUcavaze?" brAhmI ane suMdarIne baMdhuprema nitaryo. . . ' "tame bAhubalInI pAse jAo tyAre mAtra ATaluM ja kaheje ke, "vIrA, hAthInI aMbADI upara beThA che tyAMthI jarA heTha

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* * Ex : bharata cakravatI utarA' eTalAmAM e badhuM samajI jaze." bhagavAne kaTaka chedavAnI yukti batAvI. bhAnu` satata hita ciMtavatI ane ene tyAMthI tatkALa bahubalI pAse pahoMcI. bAhubalI e vakhata dhyAnastha hatA. brAhmI ane suMdarIe bAhubalInA caraNane uddezI mastaka namAvI, vINAmAMthI chUTatA svarA jevA zabdomAM kahyuM vIrA ! gajathakI haiyA utarA !' bAhubalIe e svara eLagyA. peAtAnI baMne meneA hAthI uparathI heThe utaravA vinavatI haiAya ema emane lAgyuM. pahelAM te! mA ene zuM kahe che te na samajAyu. peAte eka prakhara tapasvI che ane hAthI, dheDA, pAlakhI sava` prakAranA vaibhava tajIne vanavAsa svIkAryAM che. AvI dIvA jevI dekhItI vAta paNa A enA kAM nahIM samajI zakatI haiAya evI zaMkAthI bAhubalIe nayana kheAlI, thrAhmI tathA suMdarI sAme snehabhInI mITI mAMDI. " ' ahu thayu bhAI, have teA hAthIvI aMbADI uparathI heThA uttarA !' punaH enA e ja svara bAhubalInA kAna sAthe athaDAyA. tAvananA ramatIyALa vRkSapatrA paNa e eneAnA saMgItamAM svara umeratA haiAya tema ' hAthI-hAthI ' . ane ' utarA-utArA 'nA madhura guMjArava karI rahyA. AsapAsanA nistabdha AkAzamAM e ja zabdonA paDadhA bAhubalIe sAMbhaLyA. hAthI eTale unnata-UMcAmAM UMcuM khAsana ane peAte abhimAnanA UMcA Asana para beThA hatA e vAta samajavAmAM emane ahu vilaMba na lAgyA. dheAra tapazcaryAMnI AgathI emanA dhaNAM AvaraNu khaLI gayAM hatAM. mAtra abhimAnanA ati unnata Asana AgaLa e agni nahAtA pahoMcyA. pavananA eka jhapATA lAgatAM jvALA adhika ugra khanI AgaLa dhape tema enAnA zabdoe AtmazuddhinI Agane sheja vadhu gatimAna banAvI

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bharata cakravatI bAhubalInuM abhimAna e ja vakhate egaLI gayuM. emaNe peAtAnA nAnA bhAione vAMdavA ane bharatezvarane khamAvavA jevA eka paga upADyo ke tarata ja devaduMdubhInA dhvanithI Akhuye mAkAza raNujhaNI uThayuM. bAhubalI abhimAnanA hAthI uparathI nIce utaryo ane e ja kSaNe kevaLajJAnanA jhaLahaLatA prakAzathI emanI mukhamudrA jANe sahasrasUryanI prabhA sAthe spardhA karatI haiAya tema dIpI nIkaLI. : $4:

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e cAMDAla kumAre cha-cha pUrvabhavanI prIti e bALakanu rUpa dharI AvI hoya evA A e bhAie vacce aTTa prema hateA-sumeLa paNa hatA. eka vINAsvarUpa hateA tA bIjo vINAnA svarasvarUpa hateA. eka peAtAnI krarAMgulIvatI mUMgI vINAne vAcA ApatA te khIo aMtaranI vedanAone bhASAnA svAMga sajAvatA. eka ja AtmA jANe e dehamAM vAseA karI ro heAya tema A bhAie sAthe ja rahetA-sAthe ja karatA; duniyAnAM sukhaduHkha samabhAve vaheMcI letA. e e bhAie jyAre hastinApuramAM AvI caDyA tyAre emane kAi oLakhatuM nahatuM. zerIe zerIe Azraya mATe bhamyA tyAre emanI sAme najara mAMDavAnI paNu kAine phurasada na hatI. paNa e e bhAiee jyAre bajAranA ceAka vacce besI vINAnA tAra jhaNujhanuAvyA ane svaragaMgA vaThThAvI tyAre jANe ke kAie hastinApura upara jAdu karyuM hoya tema leAkijA upara A e bhAAnAM nAma ramI rahyAM. jemane Ai oLakhatu naheAtuM, jemane mAthuM mUkavAne phrAI AzrayasthAna naheAtuM temane samasta hastinApuranivAsIe e snehathI navarAvI nAkhyA. . e bhAI emAM ekanuM nAma citra ane bIjAnuM nAma saMbhUti hatu`. hastinApuramAM Aja sudhI dha2A gAyA AvI gayA hatA, paNa citra ane sa MbhUtie saMgItanI je apArthivatA sArAye hastinApuranA AkAzamAM pAtharI dIdhI hatI te te| atulanIya

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e cAMDAla kumAra * : ka7: ane advitIya hatI. citra ane saMbhUtie, mAnavahRdayanA gUDha bhAvone evI ajaba rIte vyakta karyA-sAva sAdI rIte evI mIThI vedanA jagAvI ke aMtaHpuranI aMdara baMdivAna banI beThelI (kuLavadhUo paNa akaLAI uThI. bALakone rotAM mUkI, A cokamAM AvI citra ane saMbhUtinuM saMgIta sAMbhaLavA besI gaI. puruSa, jemane dhaMdhArojagAramAMthI UMcuM mAthuM karavAnI phurasada nahotI teo paNa dukAnanAM bAraNuM vAsyA vinA ahIM AvI pahoMcyAM. kutuhaLI juvAne te jANe koI madArI e sApane maMtrabaLathI bAMdhI rAkhyo hoya tema mugdhabhAve AvIne A saMgItasabhAmAM besI gayA. strI-puruSanA bheda bhUlAI javAyA-kALa paNa ghaDIbhara thaMbhI gayo. citra ane saMbhUtinI svaralaharImAM jANe maMtravidyA bharI na hoya ! janasamudAye citra ane saMbhUtine khUba khUba sanmAnyA. emanI gItakaLAnA pyAlA hastinApure dharAI-dharAIne pIdhA. hastinApuranA mahArAjAne paNa ghaDIbhara irSyA Ave evI A e bhAIoe janahadayamAM pitAnI pratiSThA jamAvI. saMgItanI mAdhurI sAthe emanA svabhAvanI madhuratAe janahadayamAM UMDI chApa AMkI. janasamudAyane prema dariyAnI lahera je heya che. emanI prIti ane zraddhA niraMtara bharatI ane eTa anubhave che. eka vAra mAnavamedanI jenA paga pakhALe che tene ja pAcho potAnI aMdara guMgaLAvI mAre che ane vismRtimAM DUbADI, kinArAnI eka bAjue pheMkI de che. be cAra divasa bAda hastinApuranA nAgarike jyAre jANavA pAmyA ke temaNe snehathI abhiSekelA be kumAre koI kulIna vaMzanA nahi, paNa eka cAMDAlanA putra che tyAre temaNe citra ane saMbhUtine -nagaramAMthI dhUkArI kahADyA. hastinApuranI janatA jANe pitAnAM pApanuM prAyazcita karatI hoya tema A bane bhAIone mAthe sItamano

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be cAMDAla kumAra jhaDI varasAvI. cAMDAlane ghere janmavuM e te jamAnAmAM eka akSamya aparAdha manAto. citra ane saMbhUti bhalene svabhAve suzIla ane madhura hoya, paNa emaNe cAMDAlanA kuLamAM janma zA sArU lIdhe? bhalene e be bhAIone svaranI devI varI heya, paNa ethI emanA kuLanuM kalaMka thavuM ja jovAya? nIca kuLamAM janmelA kumAro neha, zraddhA ke svamAnanA adhikArI hAI ja kema zake ? emane mANasa tarIke mAnavA paNa e yuga taiyAra na hate. citra ane saMbhUtie cAMDAla kuLamAM janmavAnI bhUla na karI hota-kaI kSatrIya ke brAhmaNa kuLamAM janmyA hota to eka cakravattI karatAM paNa sadAne mATe adhika sneha-zraddhAne yogya gaNAI jAta. e bhUla evI hatI nahi, nahi, aparAdha evo hato ke je koI kulina mApha karI zake nahi-mApha karavAnI emane sattA ja na hatI. - citra ane saMbhUtine hastinApuramAMthI dhukArI kADhavAmAM sauthI AgaLa paDato bhAga namucIe lIdhe. namucIe e rahasya na khavyuM hota te thoDA divasa pachI citra ane saMbhUti, jevA AvyA tevA ja pAchA cAlyA jAta-emane zire AvAM duHkhanAM jhADa na Ugata. koIne zaMkA sarakhI paNa na thAta ke AvA UgatAM phUla jevA kumAro cAMDAla kuLamAM avataryA haze. namucIe zA mATe rahasya kholyuM ? namucI pote hastinApuranA mahArAjane mahAmaMtrI hatA. ene A be nirdoSa kumAre upara evuM kevuM vera hatuM? kulIna kuLamAM paNa cAMDAla pAke che tene namUne A namucI pita hato. e buddhimAna hatA, kuLavAna hato paNa ghaNuM ja zithila cAritravALe mANasa hato. eka vakhata te kAzInA mahArAjAne vizvAsapAtra hato paNa enAM kALAM kAmAM prakaTa thatAM ja mahArAjAe ene jalAdanA hAthamAM seMpI dIdhela. jallAnuM hadaya gaLyuM ane namucI

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be cAMDAla kumAra = 69: ne pitAne ghera chAnI rIte keTalAya divasa sudhI chUpAvI rAkhyo. je jallAde ene Azraya Apyo hato tene ja eNe cheha dIdhe. pachI to dayArda jallAdane paNa kApa eNe vahorI lIdhuM. jallAde pitAnA be putrane AjJA karI ke "dUra araNyamAM laI jaIne A namucIne ziraccheda karI nAkhe." pitAnI AjJA mAnI putro namucIne ekAMta araNyamAM te laI gayA, paNa je namucIe pitAne bhaNavyA che, je namucIe vidyAdAna ApyuM che teno vadha karatAM emane hAtha na upaDyo. babe vAra namuco jallAdanI churImAMthI bacI gayo. pharI pitAnI buddhinA baLe hastinApurane maMtrI banyA. e ja maMtrI namucIe A be bhAione bheda khullI karI nAkhyo. cAMDAla kuLamAM janmavA chatAM, jagata jene khAnadAnI kahe che te A baMne bhAIonA lohImAM bhaLI hatI, tethI ja te pitAe je namucIne ziraccheda karavAnI AjJA ApI hatI te namucIne jIvate javA devA ane pitAnI AjJAne anAdara karavA badala pote pitAnI meLe A ajJAtavAsa svIkAryo hato. namucInI khAtara ja emaNe mAtapitAnI zItaLa chAMyA cheDI hatI. namucIne bacAvavA badala emaNe zahera ke gAmaDAnI zerIomAM bhaTakavAnuM-bhikSAnAM TUkaDA upara nabhavAnuM rAjIkhuzIthI svIkAryuM hatuM. namucImAM je thaDe paNa khAnadAnIne aMza hota te pitAne jIvatadAna ApanAra be bhAIone sArU pitAnI cAmaDInAM jeDAM zIvaDAvI ApatAM paNa ene AnaMda ja thAta. namucInI kuTIlatA joyA pachI je kaI parazurAma janmyo hota to A kulIna kahevAtA kuLane eka hajAra vAra vinAza karavAnuM bhayaMkara vrata leta. " ane je kulIna vaMzajoe, citra ane saMbhutine haDadhUta karI hastinApuramAMthI dhakelI kADhyA temane vize paNa zuM kahevuM? kuli. natAnA emanI AMkhe evA UMdhAM pATA bAMdhI dIdhA hatA ke be anAtha bhAIo mATe mamatAnuM ke samatAnuM eka TIpuM sarakhuM paNa

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be cAMDAla kumAra na paDavA dIdhuM. bhale, e cAMDALa kuLamAM janmyA hoya, paNa emaNe saMgItakaLAne sAdhavA je tapa karyuM hatuM te tapa ane te kaLAne arthe emaNe thoDuM sanmAna jALavyuM hata-nispadravapaNe emane hastinApuranI hada bahAra cAlyA javAnuM kahyuM heta te emanAM kyAM gAma ke garAsa lUMTAI jAta? hastinApuranA nehavaDe eka vAra sanmAna pAmelA ane pAchA hastinApuranI lokaniMdAthI kharaDAelA be bhAIo hasniApuramAMthI nIkaLA bahAra araNya tarapha cAlI nIkaLyA. kaI paNa vasatimAM have Azraya maLI zake evo saMbhava na hato. Azraya maLe, vidyAnI kadara thAya to paNa becAra divase emanA kuLanI vAta khulatAM AkhI Alamano pAgni vahorI levo paDe e viSe have emane muddala saMzaya na rahyo. AvI sthitimAM kayAM javuM ? Azraya paNa koNa Ape ? samasta vizva pralayanA gADha aMdhArA vacce jANe lupta thaI jatuM hoya ema e bhAIone lAgyuM. sukha-zAMtinI badhI bArIo jyAre baMdha thatI dekhAya che te ja vakhate kalyANanuM eka akalpita maMgaLadvAra ughaDatuM hoya che. citra ane saMbhUtie eka sUnA sthAnamAM akasmAta mAMgalya maMdira jevA eka tapasvI munine beThelA joyA. e bhAIonA paga te tarapha vaLyA. prabhAta ughaDatAM pahelAM AkAzamAM jevI ramaNIya raMgachaTA chavAya tevI ja praphulatA, muninA darzana thatAM, A bhAIonI sukhamudrA upara relAI. * muninI pAse pahoMcatAM, pote cAMDAlanA putro che evuM smaraNa thayuM ane praphullatAnuM sthAna dInatAnI malinatAe paDAvI lIdhuM. be bhAIo ekabIjA sAme ghaDIbhara joI rahyA. munirAje thoDe dUrathI e bhAIonA mane bhAva vadhyA. emaNe uccAyuM. mahAnubhAva, nibhaya rahe ahIM amArI pAse rAjA ke

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be cAMDAla kumAra rakanA bhedabhAva nathI. tame game te he. ahIM AvavAne, pUchavAne, carcA karavAne tamane dareka adhikAra che." taparavIeane dhyAnIo te vaLI zuddhinI vadhu khevanA rAkhe. cAMDAla ke zIkArInI hAjarI emanI tapasyA tathA dhyAnadhAraNAne paNa joI nAkhe. emanI vANuM bhale mIThI lAge paNa je emane jANa thAya ke ApaNe aspRzya jAtinA ati nIca kuLanA saMtAna chIe to A mIThI vANInI ThaMDI lAgatI bhasmamAMthI mahA dArUNa kopane agni bhabhUkI nIkaLyA vinA na rahe. AvI kaMika mUMjhavaNane vyakta karavA eka bhAI beTa - paNa kRpAnAtha, ame cAMDAlanA putra chIeame ApanI pAse zI rIte AvI zakIe ?' "cAMDAla zuM manuSya nathI ? kulIna- jevI ja mATIthI e ghaDAyA nathI? AkhI duniyAthI apamAnita thayelA, amArI vadhu najIka AvavAnA adhikArI che." munirAje, emanI zAMtine zobhe evA abhayavacana uccAya. - saMkeca anubhavatA be bhAIo munirAja pAse AvyA. emane lAgyuM ke Avo abhayavANIvaDe AzvAsana ApanAra, A lokanA manuSya na hoI zake. A lokane mAnavI-AjanI havA ane AjanA annathI jIvatA mAnavI, AjanA dheraNAthI zI rIte UMce jaI zake? kharekhara, A muni devatAnA koI saMdhamAMthI chUTA paDI ahIM AvI besI gayA haze. citra ane sabhUtie potAnI duHkhabharI kathanI munirAjane saMbhaLAvI. vizvamAtranA mitra evA munirAje e kathA pUrepUrI samavedanA sAthe sAMbhaLI lIdhI. kulInatAnI bhAvanAe je - hAhAkAra vartAvyo hato, eka ja mAnava-kuTuMba vacce bhedabhAvanA je aMtarAyo UbhA karyA hatAM temAMnuM kazuM ja A saMsAratyAgIthI ajANyuM na hatuM.

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': hara ! * e cAMDAla kumAra emaNe eka kuzaLa vaivanI jema citra ane saMbhUtinA AtmAne rega pAra. saMsAranAM asaMkhya duHkha-darda ane bhavanAM baMdhanethI chUTavAno rAjamArga batAvyo. saMsAra ane saMsArIonA upadrava hatAM, AtmAne ucca zreNI upara ArUDha karavAnuM sadbhAgya kAI viralane ja sAMpaDe che. tamArA bhAgye tamane e anukULa taka maLI che. anaMtakALanA hisAbe A dukha ane A TUMkuM jIvana zI bisAtamAM che? vIratAthI du:kha, kaSTa mAtrano sAmano karo, Aphatane AmaMtraNa Apo ane e rIte saMsAranA sukha-duHkhane paNa tamArA dAsAnudAsa jevA banAvI lo." citra ane saMbhUtine e upadeza rU. dIkSAnA dvAramAM thaIne emaNe pAralaukika kalyANanA garbhAgAramAM praveza karyo. muni paNAnA aMgIkAre cAMDAlapaNAne mela dhoI nAkhyo. be bhAIoe jANe pharI eka vAra sadehe punarjanma lIdhe hoya tema nirbhayapaNe pRthvI upara vicAravA mAMDayuM. rakhene kayAM krodha, meha, mAna ke mAyAnI kaluSita havA lAgI jAya eTalA sArU prAyaH vananI vRkSa chAyA nIce ke girinI guphAnA Azraye teo rAtadivasa nirgame che. mahine mahine divase eka vAra vasatimAM AhAranI AzAe Ave che. dehanA nibhAva sivAya, bAkInI badhI phIkara tajI dIdho che. azuddhinA dvAra AgaLa nigrahanI moTI maNa-maNanI zilAo goThavI che. muni saMbhUti mATe eka durbhAgI divasa Ugyo. saMyamamAM sahAya karatI eka zilA te divase ayAnaka ukhaDI paDI. nAnuM chidra maLatAM ja pANIne ghedhamAra pravAha jema bahAra nIkaLI 2 tema saMbhUti munine vAsanA-paga baMdhanene teDI bahAra dhasI Avyo. hastinApuramAM AvI caDelA muni saMbhUtine, mahAmaMtrI namucIe mArge jatAM oLakhyAH saMbhUti-muni mahinAbharanA upavAsane aMte Aje vizuddha AhAra meLavavA vasatimAM AvyA hatA.

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e cAMDAla kumAra emanI STi bhUmi upara saMcaratA nAnA sarakhA prANIne paNa duHkha na upaje evI bhAvanAthI dharatI upara ja jaDAyelI hatI. eTalAmAM namucIe pAchaLathI AvIne emanI garadana pakaDI: : 03: - tapasvInA veza paherI leAkeAne chetare che ? cAyA jA, ahIMthI. ' evAM AkrAzanA vacane uccArI muni sabhUtine eka sakhata AMcake| mAryAM. sabhUti muni paDatAM paDatAM acI gayA. zarIrathI bacavA chatAM emanA AtmA DhaLI paDyo. tapa ane krene dhaNu. jUnuM sagapaNu che. tapasvIonI AMkhamAMthI ekAeka pragaTatAM agnikuMDe kaMi kaMi akasmAtA ane utpAtA upajAvyAM che. tapasvIonAM evAM patanA jaLaprAya ke bhUmika pa karatAM ochAM bhayaMkara nathI. sabhRti muni je A kasoTInI kSaNeAmAM saheja sAvaceta rahyA hAta, virAdhI pratye paNa samatA ke karuNAnu` amI chAMTI zakayA heAta tA emane svAbhAvika krodha thADI vAre zamI jAta- pattharavALI bhUmi upara paDelA taNakhAnI jema ja elAi jAta. krANu jANe kema paNu tapasvI sabhUti A apamAnanuM jhera pacAvI zakyA nahi. ghAsamAMnA taNakhAnI jema emane pra}Apa jotajotAmAM saLagI UThayeA. lAMbI tapasyAnA pratApe emaNe je chupI zakti meLavI hatI tene temaNe namucInI sAme prayAga karyo. apamAnanuM vera levA emaNe namucI upara tejolesyA che|DI. namucI khaLuM khaLuM thai rahyo eTaluM ja nahi paNa sArA ye hastinApuramAM jANe Aga lAgI hAya evA sakSeAbha jANyeA. mahArAjAnA mahelamAM jevA e samAcAra paheAMcyA ke tarata ja sattukumAra cakrI pote tyAM doDI AvyA ane temaNe tapasvIne e hAtha joDI vinavyA. eTalAmAM citra muni paNa tyAM AvI paheAMcyA. emaNe

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: 74: be cAMDAla kumAra saMbhUti muninI krodhavALA upara zAMta sudhArasanuM amI sacyuM. saune zAMta karyo. namucI paNa, pachI te, e sUrijInA page paDyo ane pitAnA dukRtyanI kSamA yAcI. e rIte badhuM patI gayuM. paNa te divasa pachI sAdhanAmArgathI saMbhUti muni evA paDyA ke pharI mArga upara AvI zakayA nahi. patanane paNa potAnI paraMparA hoya che. eTalA sAru ja sAdhaka najIvA khalanathI paNa bahu saMbhALI-saMbhALIne cAle che. koI paNa khalana nAnuM nathI. sAdhanAnI sIDhI e rIte to eTalI suMvALI che ke eka vAra lapaDyA pachI sara sarata nIce ja AvIne Ubho rahe. citra sunie saMbhUtine ghaNI ghaNI rIte samajAvyAH "pApanI AlayaNuM karI pharI eka vAra nirmala thaI jAo." paNa siddhinuM jene ghena caDayuM che evA saMbhUti munine e salAha mAmulI lAgI. vANuM ane vANI jevA A be baMdhuonI saMgati, ekabhayatA dhIme dhIme bhuMsAtI cAlI. munionA AcAra ane vatanuM pAlana to baMne eka sarakhI ja rIte kare che, paNa baMnenI AMtaradRSTi alaga alaga che. bahArathI jotAM, baMne eka ja pathanA parthika lAge, paraMtu emanI AkharI nema badalAI gaI che. eka lokottara sukha prAptinI nemathI saghaLAM vatAcaraNa kare che to bIje laukika sukhanI kAmanAthI saMyamanAM kaSTa sahe che. chelle chelle, gulAmanI jema dabAyelI vAsanAoe saMbhUti muni uparanuM vera vALyuM. te divase, bIjA hajAre nAgarikonI sAthe sanakumAra cakravartInI sauthI adhika suMdara gaNAtI rANI su naMdA, e muninI ugra tapazcaryA ane saMyamanI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI vaMdana karavA AvI hatI. sa bhUti munine saMyamano killo te divase dhaNadhaNI uThyo ane je paLe sunaMdAnA, sugaMdhathI bahekatAM kAjaLa zyAma kezakalApane saMbhUti muninA caraNa sAthe saheja

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be cAMDAla kumAra :75 saMsparza thayo te paLe, jIvanane mathImathIne je kaMI zuddhine saMcaya karyo hato te paNa ogaLI gayo. vAsanAnAM chupA vaheNe evo te dhasAre karyo ke saMbhUti muninA paga nIcenI dharatI khasI gaI, e ja vakhate emaNe nizcaya karyo ke "mArAM tapanAM phaLarUpe mane A bhavamAM nahi te parabhavamAM paNa sunaMdA jevI strI ja prApta thaze." citra munie e vAta jANuM tyAre emane bahu bahu samajAvyA ke "eka kAcanI khAtara, tapasyAne mahAmUlo bhaMDAra Ama na lUMTAvI ghoH tame kevA ucca AzayathI saMyamane mArga grahaNa karyo hato tenuM pharI eka vAra smaraNa karo-pharI eka vAra Atmazuddhi tarapha vaLo." paNa saMbhUti muni upara e upadezanI kaMi asara na thaI. emaNe je nizcaya karyo hato temAM teo kazo pheraphAra karI zakyA nahi. e nizcayanA pariNAme saMbhUti muni, bIje bhave kAMpilyapura nagaramAM brahmadatta nAmanA bAramA cakravartI thayA. citra muni kevaLajJAna prApta karI mukti pAmyA. eka ja AzayathI saMyamane zaraNe gaelA, eka ja dhyeya dharAvatA be bhAIomAMnA eka saMbhUti muni, durlabhabedhipaNane lIdhe judA ja cIle caDhI gayA. - citra muni sulabhadhi hatA. saMbhUti durlabhadhi hatA. eka ja gurunAM upadeza pAmelAM be bhAIomAMnA eke e upadezanuM jIvanaparyata pAlana karyuM ane tenuM phaLa paNa meLavyuM. saMbhUti muni chevaTa sudhI tene anusarI zakayA nahi. sAmrAjya ane suMdarIne meha emane saMsAranA vamaLamAM kheMcI gayo.

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thoDAM jIvanacitro eka pisApAtra bhAI hatA. samAjasudhArAnI vAte khUba " chUTathI karI zakatA. strIo ane purUSonA samAna hakka tathA svAtaMtrya viSe kAyadAnI bhASAmAM carcA karatA. eka vAra eka lAkha rUpIyA samAjayane mATe vAparavAnuM vacana paNa ApI cUkayA hatA. sAmAjika krAMti thavI ja joIe ema vAraMvAra kahyA karatA. krAMtine virodha karanArAone teo gALethI navAjyA vinA paNa rahI zakatA nahotA. paNa ekavAra banyuM evuM ke potAnA najIkanA eka sagAnI dukhIyArI vidhavAne evI saphAIthI lUMTI lIdhI ke enI pAse eka pAI paNa rahevA na pAmI. e retI, kakaLatI dhA nAkhatI AvI paraMtu emanuM hadaya na pIgaLyuM. ane jyAre samAjamAM sudhAro karI batAvavAno vakhata Avyo tyAre gharanA khUNAmAM evA to saMtAI gayA ke gotavA chatAM bahAra na dekhAyA. je eka lAkha rUpIyAnuM vacana ApyuM hatuM temAMthI eka keDI paNa kharacI zakyA nahi. lokoe emanI sAthe besavuM-uThavuMvAtacIta badhuM mAMDI vALyuM. lokoe emane sAtha choDI dIdho. rastethI huM eka divase jato hato tyAre mane emaNe sAda karIne belaH "pAMca miniTa AvI jAo.!" paNa emanI khAtara pAMca miniTa kharacI nAkhavAnI mArI

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DAM jIvanaci :77:: himmata na alI. teo dhanavAna hatA, vayovRddha hatA, paMDitAine dekhAva paNa karI zakatA hatA, paNa bImAra hevAthI jema pitAnA dhanane pitAne mATe upayoga karI zakyA nahi tema leke pakAra paNa sAdhI zakyA nahi. dhanika hevA chatAM eka bhIkhArI jeTalI paNa emanI AbarU na hatI. meha, chetarapIMDI ane bIkane lIdhe emaNe potAnuM AkhuM jIvanacitra kALuM maza jevuM karI vALyuM. vAte ochI karI hatI, kAma kaMika karI batAvyuM hatuM, pitAnA siddhAMta upara daDha rahyA hota, lAkha rUpIyA kharacavAnI daMbhI jAherAta karavAne badale pAMca paisA sApha dilathI kharacyA heta ane pitAnI nabaLAIne ekarAra karIne e nabaLAI joI nAkhavAnI tatparatA rAkhI heta to emanuM jIvanacitra ATaluM beDuMdu na banata.. eka bAI hatI. kAma paNa ghaNuM karatI. paraMtu enAmAM , be khAmI hatI (1) gheDuM paNa koInuM kAma karyuM hoya te pAMcapacIza vAra potAnI jIbhe kahI na batAve tyAM sudhI ene cena na paDe ane (2) pitAnA karatAM vadhu sukhI koI bIjAne joI zakatI nahi. eTale sudhI ke kaI pati pitAnI patnIne snehathI saMdhI , mAMdagImAM sArI sevA-cAkarI kare te paNa enuM nAkanuM TeravuM caDI jAya. * niMdA karavAnI enI Tevane lIdhe, ghaNuM kAma karavA chatAM,. kAmanA badalAmAM ene apajaza ane khAsaDAM ja maLatAM. e bAInAM mAbApa paNa enAthI thAkI gayAM. ene jIvatAM ja na. AvayuM. jIvavAnI kaLAthI e enasIbe rahI tethI enuM jIvana. jevuM joIe tevuM camakI zakyuM nahi.

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:78: cADatAM jIvanacitre ( 3 ) eka bhAI zeThane tyAM munimanI nAkarI karatA. peAtAnA kAmamAM khUba haiAMziyAra hatA. jene cArI kahI zakAya evI cerI naheAtA karatA, paNa prAmANikatA ke saMyamane lIdhe emanu` vana zud rahyuM hatu' ema nahi, pakaDAi javAnI bIke athavA teneAkarImAMthI gaDagaDIyu maLaze evI bIke te bahu sAvaceta rahetA. asayamane te jItI zakayA naheAtA. potAnA ghara mATe zA--pAna bajAramAMthI lai Ave temAM zeThajInA khAte lakhI nAkhe. krAi cIja vastunI jarUra jaNAya te zeThane kahyA vinA upADI jAya ane pachI jyAre tenI jarUra paDe ane gAtAJAta thAya tyAre munimajI mauta rahe ane chatAM emanI pAsetho e vastu maLI Ave te kahe : " kANu jANe e zI rIte mArI pAse AvI ?" mahemAna mATe zeThane dhera je cIjo AvI hoya te peAtAnA mitrAne chUTathI khavarAvI de. zeTha hAjara na hoya ane phAI maLavA AvyuM hAya tA Ate ja zeTha che evA DALa karavAmAM jarAya kacAza na rAkhe. AveA DeALa-damAma rAkhavAthI emane thADA pArasa rahetA ane rUpIyA-ATha AnAne phAyade paNa thai jate. AvA najIvA lAbhanI khAtara emane dhaNI cAlAkI karavI paDatI, chatAM zeThanI najare tA emanI kiMmata prepUrI aMkAi gai. emane pagAravadhArA aTakI paDayA bheTa-segADhA maLatI te paNu aMdha thai gai. ekadare dhaNuM mAna ghaTI gayuM. AvuM badhuM anubhavavA chatAM emane sudhAratA na AvaDavuM- juThANAthI ane chetarapIMDIthI peAtAnuM gADu' dhapAvavA mAMDayuM. Akhare emanI badhI AbarU dhULabhegI maLI gai. pai-paisA lUMTavA jatAM AtA-rUpIyA paNa khAi. kheDA. Akhare emane rUkhasada maLI. aNusamajathI emaNe peAtAnu' jIvanacitra barabAda karI vALyuM.

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ziDA jIvanaci eka bhAI hatA. jagatanI sevA karavA mATe emaNe potAnuM sarvasvanuM balidAna daI dIdhuM hatuM. duHkha paNa ghaNuM kyAM hatAM. eka divasa e paNa hato ke jyAre teo devanI jema pUjAtA. ' paNa ahaMkAra, avizvAsa ane anaitikatAe emane pachADyA. lokemAM AMkhanA pATA jevA apriya banI gayA. thoDI vicArazakti vAparIne, emaNe dhAyuM heta te, pitAnA jIvanacitrane UjaLA raMgothI bharI daI zakata. paNa e emane na sUjhayuM. AvezamAM ne AvezamAM citramAM ThekaThekANe lapeDA karI nAMkhyAM. pahelAnAM puNya mATe emane pazcAttApa thavA mAMDaze. jagatanI khAtara bhIkhArI banavA chatAM, jagatanI draSTie e patita jevA ja banI rahyA. pitAnuM jIvana barabAda karyuM. pite DubyA ane bIjAne paNa DubADyA. vidhavA bAI hatI. bhaNelI ane suMdara hatI, paNa yauvananA vega sAme na TakI zakI. eka sudhArake ene lagna karI vALavAnI salAha ApI. e salAha vidhavAne na rUcI. sudhArakane gALo bhAMDavA lAgI. divasa jatA e ADe mArgo utarI paDI, koInI salAha na sAMbhaLI. hitazikhAmaNa kahe tene paNa e tarachoDavA lAgI. kramekame e sagarbhA banI. puruSa te enAthI kaMTALI gayA hatA ane baMdhana jevuM kaMI nahotuM, tethI te pelI vidhavAne rajhaLAvIne nAsI gayo. aMte e vidhavAne AtmahatyA karavI paDI. brahmacarya pALI zakI hota athavA lagna karI vALyuM hota te jIvanacitra ATaluM badhuM na bagaData.. eka navavadhU hatI. sAsu-sasarAnuM apAra vAtsalya enI

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thoDAM jIvanacitre. upara varasatuM, chatAM abhimAnI evI ke gharanAM nAkara-cAkara adhAM mane ja dharanI meATI zeThANI mAne samaje evI utkAMThA ene rahyA karatI. :~: sAsu ALasu nahAtI. gharanAM ghaNAMkharAM kAmakAja pAte ja patAvI nAkhatI. vahune mATe thADuM nAnuM kAma rAkhI mUkatI. paraMtu vahune eTaluM kAma paNa AkarUM lAgatuM, sAsujI aDadhAM kAma na ukele tyAM sudhI eka kAmane hAtha na aDADe. vahunAM adhUrAM kAmakAja sAsu pUrAM karI vALatI. chatAM vahune, rakhene huM nAkaraDI jevI chuM ema krAi mAnI leze evI dahezata rahetI. kAma na kare e ja kharI zeThANI evuM bhusuM enA bhejAmAM bharAI gayu` hatu`. eTale e dharamAM enAthI sukha-satASathI rahI zakAyuM nahi. pati pAse paNa evI vadhArI-vadhArIne vAtA kare ke jANe ke A gharamAM pagale-pagale enu apamAna thatu' hAya ema ane lAge. pati paNu jIvana LAthI ajANyA hatA. vahu peAtAne piyara cAlI gai, ane peAtAnA patine pa pAchaLathI kheAlAvI lIdhA. vahuno AvI rItabhAtathI sAsu-sasarA kaMTALI gayA hatAM. emaNe peAtAnI mIlkata potAnA kAi sagAne sAMpI ane thADIghaNI rADa rakama laine tItha yAtrA karavA nIkaLI paDyA. pAchaLathI vahune garIbAine lIdhe ghaNuAM duHkha, apamAna, kalahaka kAsa veThavAM paryAM. sAsu sasarAnA karI vAra dana karI zakI nahi. jIvana narakAgAra jevuM banI gayuM. Akhu` kauTubika citra agaDI gayuM. (n) eka anAtha bALakane, eka sagRhasthe pALI-poSI, ucherIne meATA karyAM hatA. te ghaNA ja prAmANika, udyogI ane vinayI hatA. kA' paNu kAma cIMdhA tA e tarata ja karyAM vinA na rahe. mahAnuM kADhIne besI rahevAnI ane muddala Teva

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DAM jIvanaci : 91 : nahatI. vagara pUchaye eka pAI paNa na le ane bhUlecUke kaI doSa thaI jAya te eTalo badho pazcAttApa thAya ke enA moM upara AMsunI dhAra vahyA ja kare. keI kAma potAnAthI na thAya evI khoTI zarama paNa ene nahatI. e sadagRhasthane tyAM koI ajANyA bhAI AvI caDe to emane ema ja lAge ke zeThanA A putra haze. paNa je kaI A anAtha bALakane pUche ke tame koNa cho te te pitAne anAtha tarIke ja oLakhAve ane zeThanI maherabAnIthI ja pote AvI sArI sthitie pahoMce che evuM kabUlavAmAM ene saMkeca na thAya. zeThazeThANIne e pitAnA mAbApa samajatA. emane rAjArANI samajIne emanAthI hamezAM DaratA rahe. deva-devI mAnIne emanI pAse pitAnA aparAdha kabUla. abhimAna ane ahaMkArane te enAmAM chAMTa paNa nahato. kaI paNa prakAranI sevA-cAkarI uThAvavA te taiyAra rahe. vilAthanI jema navI vAta zIkhavA umaMga dharAvato. AvA saguNone lIdhe ene vagaramAgye jaIe te karatAM paNa vadhu maLI jatuM. kamanasIbe zeTha-zeThANuM InphalyueMjhAmAM gujarI gayAM. anAtha bALaka ekalo paDI gayo. have kayAM javuM? zuM karavuM ? bALakanI najara AgaLa aMdhakAra vIMTAI vaLe. nekarI karavI-kayAM zodhavI e eka mahAmUMjhavaNa thaI paDI. zeThazeThANInAM sagAM-vahAlAMo zeThanI mIlkatane kabaje laI A chokarAne kADhI mUkavAnI peravImAM hatA. eTalAmAM eka vakIla Avyo. eNe svargastha zeThanuM vasIyatanAmuM saune batAvyuM. e vasIyatanAmA pramANe zeTha-zeThANIe pitAnI tamAma mIkta A bALakane nAme caDAvI dIdhI hatI. anAtha bALakane jIvatAM AvaDatuM hatuM. kudarate enI kaLAne ene pUrepUro badalo vALI Ape.

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! thoDAM jIvanacitrA X ( 8 ) eka zrImaMta da MpatI (patipatnI) utaratI avasthAe, peAtAnA e munimAne badhA kArabhAra soMpI badarikAzramamAM jaine rahyAM. banne munimeAe vyavasthA kharAkhara saMbhALI lIdhI. the|DA divasa gayA eTale eka mANasa zeThanA patra laine A munime| pAse Avye|. patramAM zeThajIe pAtAnA mRtyu pahelAM theADIka sUcanAe lakhI rAkhI hatI. emAM eka kalama evI hatI ke mArI badhI sa Mpatti haradvAranI amuka keLavaNInI saMsthAne mArA mRtyu bAda soMpI devI. vadhumAM emaNe evI sUcanA paNa umerI hatI ke jo banne munime| saMbhA LAne-saMpIne prAmANikapaNe sthAvara mIlkatanA vahIvaTa calAvI zake tA temaNe emAMthI je Avaka thAya te e saMsthAne mAkalI ApavI. AkI je ja'gama mAla hAya te teA badhA ja haradvAranI uparIkta saMsthAnA kulapati pAse rajU karI devA. X eka munimane peAtAnA zeThanA avasAna badala UMDA kheda thayA ane teNe peAtAnA mAlikanI AjJA pramANe haradvAra meAkalavA jevI vastuo ekaThI karavA mAMDI. khIjA munime kahyuM : tame te bevakupha che? mAleka gujarI gayA che te have kaI pAchA AvavAnA nathI. haradvAranI saMsthAne mAlamIlkata soMpI devI tenA karatAM ApaNe ja e vaheMcI lo tA kAi ApaNune zuM karavAnuM hatuM ? prathamanA munime te darakhAsta sAme vAMdhA uDAvyeA, paNa khIjAe te na gaNakAryo. eNe tA zeThanA makAna upara peAtAnA nAmanuM pATIyuM" paNa caDAvI dIdhu. peAte ja dhaNIraNI banIne esI gayA. ene ema ja thayuM ke have ApaNane krANu pUchanAra che? thADA divasa pachI, jyAre peAtAnA zeTha-zeThANI amAvAsyAnI eka rAtrie pAtAnI sAme jIvatA jAgatA AvIne UbhA rahyAM 8

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ciDA jIvanacitro tyAre A bIjo munima te bAvA jevuM ja banI gayo. pahelo munIma AnaMdathI nAcI uThayo. bIjA munimane ema ja thayuM ke A zeTha-zeThANuM, kharekhara - bhUta thaIne mane pajavavA ja AvyAM che, e gAMDA jevo thaI gayo. zeTha enI upara vizvAsaghAtane Arepa mUkI phajadArI mukadamo calAvavAne vicAra karatA hatA te pahelAM ja enuM gAMDapaNa eTalI hade pahoMcyuM ke e pote ja kUvAmAM paDIne marI gayo. zeThe pitAnA bIjA munimane, pitAnI mIlkatamAMthI aDadho bhAga kADhI Apo.. . pramANikatAe ekanA jIvanamAM sonerI raMga bharI dIdho, bIjAnuM jIvana kALuM meMza jevuM banI gayuM. eka hatI vezyA. enI pAse sauMdarya hatuM, yauvana hatuM ane vaibhava paNa hatA. enA eka isArA upara bhalabhalA yuvAne nAcI uThatA. eTaluM chatAM enAM dilamAM sAcI zAMti nahatI. e duniyAne zikAra karatI, duniyA ene zIkAra karatI. kaMTALIne eNe pitAne dhadha mUkI dIdhe. sAdAIthI rahevAnI - zarUAta karI. yAtrikone mATe kUvA, vAva baMdhAvavAmAM ane pavitrapaNe jIvana gujAranArI bAIonA bharaNapoSaNamAM eNe pitAnI delatane sadupayoga karavA mAMDyo. garIbe te pitAnI jarUrIyAta pramANe enI pAsethI madada meLavatA, paNa sAmAnya sthitinA strI-puruSa jeo khAnadAnIne : lIdhe hAtha lAMbo karI zakatA nahi-khullI rIte bhIkha mAgI zakatA nahi temane te gherabeThAM khAnagI madade pahoMcADatI. ane e viSe eka harapha sarakhe paNa na uccAratI. eka vakhatanI A vezyAnI kIrti ghera ghera phelAI gaI. enuM

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DAM jIvanaci jIvana je eka vAra DAmaranA raMga jevuM kALuM hatuM tenI upara pAkA saphedAne evo paTa lAgI gayuM ke enuM kalaMka paNa jIvanacitranA aMgabhUta banIne enI zobhA vistArI rahyuM. bauddha sAhityamAM, aMbapAlI syAnuM jIvanacitra paNa AvuM ja manahara che. budhanA caraNamAM eNe pitAnI samasta saMpatti dharI dIdhI hatI. e rIte pitAnuM jIvana eNe saphaLa karyuM ane amaratA paNa meLavI lIdhI. maharSi sAtyaki vidhyAcaLanI taLeTImAM eka Azrama bAMdhIne rahetA hatA. Azrama pAse thaIne eka nadI vahetI hatI. bAma mATe thoDI jamIna hatI ane geDI gAya paNa hatI. vidyArthIo sAthe maharSi sukha ane AnaMdathI jIvana vItAvatA hatA. ' kharI rIte ahI garIbI pAra vagaranI hatI. koI vAra ekalA phaLa-phUla khAIne ja rahevuM paDatuM. chatAM garIbInI sAthe prasannatA paNa pAravagaranI hatI. koInA dilamAM uga ke saMtApane chAMTo sarakho paNa nahotA. khUba majUrI karavI, saunI sevA karavI ane vinayathI rahevuM e AzramavAsIone mULa maMtra hatA. jJAne pArjana ane saMyama sAdhanA e emanuM jIvana dhyeya hatuM. eka divase banAsane rAjavI vikamadeva pitAnI rANI ane nokare sAthe vanakrIDA khelo khelato A Azrama pAse AvI caDyo ane maharSi sAtyadinA AzramamAM ja utaryo. rAjAe eka ja divasanA anubhava uparathI joI lIdhuM ke A lake bahu ja garIbAIthI rahe che, chatAM khubInI vAta e che ke koInA caherA upara dInatA ke pAmaratAnI eka nAnI sarakhI paNa rekhA nathI dekhAtI. garIbAI hovA chatAM kaImAM yAcakatA nathI. garIbAI e ja jANe emanI abhuta saMpatti hoya tema emanA dareka vahevAramAM khumArI dekhAI Ave che.

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thoDAM jIvanacitrA * * * eka vAra rAjAe eka vidyArthIne kheAlAvIne thADI mIThAi ApavA mAMDI. vidyArthIe namrabhAve kahyuM: " mArAthI na laI zakAya. je kaMi ApavuM hAya te amArA gurudeva agara mAtAjI pAse dharI do. " vidyArthInA eka eka zabdamAM Atmagaurava guMjatuM hatuM. rAjAnA AzcaryanI sImA ja na rahI. e vicAravA lAgyAH 66 huM mane bharapUra mAnuM chuM, paNa kharuM jotAM huM ja adhUrA chuM. A adhUrA dekhAya che chatAM AtmagauravathI chalakAI rahyA che. krANu sukhI ? huM ke A? bIje divase rAjAnI savArI upaDI. ekAda paDAva AgaLa nIkaLyA pachI rAjAne jANa thai ke rANInA eka hAra AzramanI nadInA kinArA upara bhUlathI rahI gayA che. e hAra ghaNA mUlyavAna hatA. saunA mAM upara viSAdanI chAyA pharI vaLI. hAra zAdhavA krAne meAkalavA ? jene meAkalIe te ja enA dhaNI banI jAya ane AvIne kahe ke hAra tA na maLyo teA zuM karavuM? rAjA-rANI pAte jAte saraMjAma sAthe pAchAM vaLyAM. kAine khabara na paDe tema cUpacApa hAranI zeAdha thavA lAgI. pazu hAra na maLyA. Akhare rAjAe mahaSi pAse hakIkata rajU karI. maharSi khelyAH " ApanI ahIM rahI gaelI tamAma vastue, juo, tyAM jhupaDInI aMdara paDI che. 39 ja ne joyuM teA hAra tA hatA ja, sAnAnA khIjA dAgInA paNa paDyA hatA. eka dAsI tAMbUla bhUlI gai hatI te paNa paDayu hatuM. eka nALIyera rahI gaeluM te paNa enI aMdara sAmela hatuM. lavIMga, elAyacI ane seApArInA nAnA meATA kaTakA paNa hatA. rAjAe vicAra karyo: mArA eka nAkaranA pamAramAMthI AkhA Azramane nIbhAva thai zake. paNa amArI khA aMta nathI ane A ardhA bhUkhyA hovA chatAM 66 emanA jevA vRkSa ane sa MteSI bIjA koI niha hoya. mArA rAjamahelamAM hAra te

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thoDAM jIvanacitre ThIka, paNa ekAda ADI kheAvAi gai hAya tA paNa tenA patto na vAge, khAvAyelI cIja pAchI maLe ja nahi. kharekhara, duniyAne lUTavA chatAM, dhara-kAThAra bharavA chatAM ame bhUkhALavAM ja rahI gayA chIe, jyAre A leAkeA bhUkhyA rahIne paNa sate|SathI ane zAkhathI rahI zake che. ' : Page #92
siddhi ane sAdhanA ( 1 ) zrI jinarAjadAsa lagabhaga pacAvanamuM varSa pasAra karI rahyA hatA. meTo putra rIte kamAto thayo hata-pitAnA TekAnI have ene jarUra nahatI. putrI paNa have mAtA banI cUkI hatI ane sAsarAmAM sukhI hatI. je be Tapakane najaramAM rAkhIne jinarAjadAsa pitAnA jIvanane dhapAvI rahyA hatA te TapakAM te kyAranoye kayAMnA kyAM cAlyAM gayAM hatAM ema have emane pitAne ja dekhAvA lAgyuM. nAnapaNa bhaNataramAM ane parIkSAomAM vItAvyuM, e pachI pese ane pratiSThA kamAvAmAM tathA kauTumbika upAdhiomAM bAkInuM jIvana . gayuM. Aje jyAre emaNe gata jIvanane tALo meLavavA mAMDyo tyAre badhuM zunyamAM pariNamyuM hoya ema lAgyuM. je jJAnanuM abhimAna hatuM te vastutaH ajJAna hatuM ane je strIne avalaMbana gamyuM hatuM te baMdhanarUpa hatI tema je dravya tathA pratiSThA prApta karyA hatAM te badhuM kharuM jotAM ahaMkAranuM ja rUpAMtara hatuM ema have emane krame krame kaLAvA lAgyuM. Aja lagI saMsAra ghara jevo lAge, have e ja ghara paradeza jevuM dUra ane parAyuM lAgavA mAMDayuM. sneha ane sagapaNanA saMbaMdho paNa mRgajaLa jevA mithA pratIta thavA lAgyA. jANe ke mULa ghara bahu dUra rahI gayuM hoya ane hajI ghaNI lAMbI temaja vikaTa musApharI pUrI karavAnI hoya evI phikara upajI. je " vastu pratye eka vAra asAdhAraNa anurAga hata-amApa mamatA 'hatI te ja vastuo upara sUga AvavA lAgI. pahelAM to 5 varSanuM

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sidi ane sAdhanA AyuSa khUba lAMSu' lAgatuM hatuM, paNa anaMta have sAgaramAM e mAtra eka TIpuM ja hAya ema lAgavA mAMDyuM. jANe ke sAgaranA eka kinArA mRtyuthI bAMdhelo che. peDhe pAra-mRtyu bAda zuM haze tenI tA kalpanA ja AvI zakatI nahotI. mAtra badhuM zUnyamAM ja maLI javAnuM hAya--A jIvanane te badhuM vilaya pAmI javAnuM hoya ema paNu naheAtuM lAgatuM, mRtyu pachI paNa kaiMka aparimeya, kaIMka asIma rahI javAnuM. matalaba ke jinarAjadAsanA manamAM vaLatA jAgI che. virAgane gherA raMga dhuMTAvA lAgyA che. AraMbhe te samAra MbhA enA manane mUMjhavI zakatA nathI. avasara joine A kdAmAMthI nAsI chUTavAnA bhAva jAgyA che. : << : prathama tA eNe peAtAnA ilakAba sarakArane pA vastromAM sAdAi dAkhala karI. bheAMya upara pathArI aThavADhIyAmAM eka divasa mauna rAkhavAnuM vrata lIdhuM. deza ke salAhanI ene jarUra naheAtI. mananI dUra jema jema UgatuM gayuM tema tema eNe peAtAnAM AcAravyavahAra palaTAvavA mAMDyA. leAkeAne lAgyuM ke A paNa eka prakAranA buddhivilAsa che. pAThavI dIdhA. karavAnuM ane krAinA upa jinarAdAsa pAte prabhAvazAlI vyaktitva dharAvatA hatA. vyavahAramAM paNa eTalA ja dakSa ane sala nIvaDyA hatA. emanA acaLa AtmavizvAsa joi sau kAi Azcaya pAmatA. teo jyAre kAi paNa kAma hAthamAM letA tyAre addamya utsAhathI mAMDayA rahetA ene chellA tAga lIdhe ja rahetA. mArgomAM vighnA OM khaDacaNA Ave teA te muddala darakAra naheAtA karatA. game tema karIne pazu mArga kADhatA. kAi kAma kaMTALIne ke nirAza banIne mUkI dIdhuM hAya athavA te| kAchanI pAse rAdaDAM raDavA eThAM heAya evuM emanA jIvanamAM kadi nathI anyuM. rahIrahIne have emanA dilamAM eka kAMTA bhoMkAyA che. jANe

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siddhi ane sAdhanA : 1 : ke jIvanamAM kyArdIka kANuM paDayuM che ane AkAzamAM niHzaMkapaNe viharatuM vimAna dharatI upara rakhe pachaDAya evI khIka lAgI che. sa'sAranI najare je eka vAra niHzaka ane nirbhaya lAgatA te Aje ddigna ane sazake che. bharavastImAM bhUlA paDelA mAnavI jevI emanI dazA thai che. kharI vAta tA e che ke amane aMdarathI bhUkha lAgo che, je bhUkha vilAsa, vaibhavathI paritRpta na thAya evI uMDI vyAkULatA jAgI che. krUrI eka vAra bALaka banavAnuM emane mana thai Ave che. saMpatti ane sukha-sAmagrI emane mATInA ramakaDA jevI lAge che. badhuM pheMkI devAtuM hoya teA pheMkI daIne paNu AtmAnI bhUkhane satASavAnI vRtti prakaTI che, zrIvaradAsa je jinarAjaMdAsanA putra hatA tene peAtAnA pitA sAthe eka vAra nIce pramANe vAta thai : r ' beTA, have tuM badhA kArabhAra saMbhALI le ane mane chUTA karI de. "" '' 66 khuzIthI, khApujI. have huM mArI AjIvikA calAvI zake eTalI zakti mArAmAM AvI gai che. mArI muddala ciMtA Apa na karazeA. Apane je karyuM dAnapuNya karavuM hoya te khuzIthI karI zakeA che." nahi bhAi. dAnapuNyanI vAta huM nathI karatA. dhanathI ke dAnathI kAinA bhAre upakAra karI zakIe ema huM nathI mAnatA. " te| Apa A badhuM mArA mATe ja rahevA do che ? " " tAre nimitte ja sadharAyuM che ane tArUM ja che. dAna devAnA adhikAra have tArA peAtAneA che. " 19 zrIvaradAsanI mAtA, pAchaLa besIne sAMbhaLatI hatI. te elIH " tyAre mAre te AzIALuM ja rahevuM, ema ne ? dIkarA ane dIkarAnI vadhuM baTaku reTalA Ape enI upara ja mAre jIvavuM, kharuM ne? dhara tA tame dIkarAnA nAma upara karI dIdhuM che, ane dIkarAtA vahune pUchayA vinA pANI paNa nathI pItA. mArI sthi

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. siddhi ane sAdhanA tine tame kaI vicAra karyo?" - jinarAjadAse gaMbhIrabhAve pUchyuM: "tAre zuM joIe che? bola!" patnIe kahyuM: "badhuM baradAsa thazeH vahunI gulAmI ApaNAthI nahi thAya." paNa tAre zuM joIe che e kahe ne?" ' che tamArI ja marajI hoya ke mAre dIkarAno vahunA ezIALA rahevuM te pachI mAre te upara Abha ne nIce dharatI jevuM thayuM." * " paNa hajI to ha. jIvate beTho chuM ne ? " jevo che tethI zuM thayuM? ghaDapaNamAM A dazA thaze evuM nahatI jANatI." bola, tAre zuM joIe che? mane sIdhe javAba de!" - "tame ja jyAre vipharyA tyAre dhana-dolatathI mAruM zuM vaLavAnuM hatuM?" * strI-haTha joine jinarAjadAsa jyA sudhI mauna besI rahyA. thoDI vAre belyAH "je, zubhA! mArI vAta barAbara sAMbhaLI le. huM Aja lagI mArA svArthanI khAtara ja jIvyo chuM-nahi tArA mATe ke nahi putra parivAra mATe. svArtha mane vahAle hato tethI ja tame badhA mane vahAlA lAgyA. meM tamArA kAInA upara upakAra karyo che ema na mAnatA. upakAra karyAnuM abhimAna kare to e abhimAna mane pAtALamAM nIce ghasaDI jAya! Aje paNa mArA svArthanI vAta ja karI rahyo chuM. A svArtha, pahelAnA svArtha karatAM vadhu ghere ane vadhu sumi che. tamane koIne aMdhArAmAM rAkhavA huM. nathI mAgato." jinarAjadAse pitAnA manomaMthana saMbaMdhI je cheDe isAre karyo te joIne te emanI strIe paNa chellI AzA tajI dIdhI. ene kahevuM paDayuM - "bhale zrIvaradAsa badhuM saMbhALate.

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siddhi ane sAthenA * dhIme dhIme jinarAjadAsane pUchavAnuM ke salAha levAnuM paNa gharavALAoe mAMDI vALyu'. sneha-mamatAnAM AsapAsa vahetAM jharaNAM Ape|Apa sUkAvA lAgyAM. lokAne jinarAjadAsanA AvA svabhAva mATe dayA Ave e svAbhAvika che. 1 A ja jinarAjadAsa eka vakhata peAtAne sattu samajatA.. keTalIye sAjanika sa'sthAenA e pramukha hatA. emanA vyAkhyAnamAM dIpI nIkaLatI AtmazraddhA joine prekSA maMtramugdha banI jatA. dharmo ane vyavahAranI samatulA rAkhavAnI karAmata te mAtra jinarAjadAsane ja varI che ema loka muktakake emanI prazaMsA karatA.. Aje e badhuM badalAi gayuM che, sanatAnuM sthAna jijJAsAe lIdhuM che--pAMDityanA sthAne vinaya ne namratAe adhikAra saMbhALI lIdheA che. sAnika sanmAna ane pratiSThAne badale prAyazcitta ane Atmanigraha AvIne besI gayA che. pahelAM teA tee keTalAya amaladArA, paDitA, pustaDhDhA ane pratinidhiothI gherAelA rahetA. Aje emanI AsapAsa narI zUnyatA vilasI rahI che. vRddhAvasthAnuM A svAbhAvika pariNAma haze ? ghaDapaNamAM je nabaLA Ave che tene lIdhe sama purUSonI paNa AvI dIna dazA thatI haze ? thAkane lIdhe vRddhapurUSa vadhu ciMtanazIla-bhAvanAzIla natA haze ? AtmavizvAsa uThI jAya tyAre ja Atmamana ane dharma parAyaNatA chupe pagale AvIne jAmI jatA haze? kAraNa game te hAya : pazu lagabhaga 5'cAvanamA varSe jinarAjadAsanA jIvanamAM A palaTA Avye eTaluM ame jANIe chIe. ( 2 ) upavAsa ane maunathI, bhUmizayyA ane sAdI raheNIkaheNIthI aMtaranI bhUkha bhAMgavAne badale adhika ugra banavA lAgI. aMtaranI punita vALA aMtaHpradezamAM cAtarapha pharI vaLI. pahelAnA Adaza ane manerathA e jvALAmAM maLI gayA athavA teA eNe jUdA ja

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:: hara ! siddhi ane sAdhanA . AkAra dhAraNa karyA. AraMbhamAM ema mAneluM ke bAhyavRttine saMkecI levAthI athavA te aMtarmukha karavAthI zAMti maLI jaze, paNa eka vakhatanI cINagArI anukULa saMjogo pAmIne jANe dAvAnaLanuM svarUpa dhAraNa karI rahI. e dAvAnaLa sarvasva bALaze sarvasvanI bhasma banAvaze tyAre ja viramaze ema lAgavA mAMDayuM. eTale ja eka divase jinarAjadAse patnI ane putra-putrIne belAvIne kahI dIdhuM: "have mArAthI gharamAM nahi rahI zakAya. mAre nIkaLI javuM ja joIe." pitAnI zAMta, sthira, gaMbhIra chatAM tejodita mukhamudrA joine traNe jaNa levAI gayAM. putre ja himmata lAvIne pUchayuM "kayAM jaze, pitAjI?" - "kayAM javuM che ene nirNaya karIne nIkaLuM te pachI nIkaLavAne kaI artha ja nathI rahetuM. kayAMthI kayAM javAnuM che tenI mane potAne paNa khabara nathI. javuM che-javuM paDaze eTaluM mane spaSTa dekhAya che." e nizcayane aphara mAnIne putra vinatI karI: "je kaMI tIrthasthAnamAM rahevuM hoya te Azrama ke kuTIra jevuM baMdhAvI dauM. nekarane paNa baMdobasta thaI zakaze. ApanI sarva prakAranI anukULatA sAcavavA, Apa kahe tema karavA taiyAra chuM." jinarAjadAsa kaheH "tame mane nahi samajI zake. emAM tamAro doSa nathI. Azrama ke nekaranuM lapharuM tame vaLagADavA mAge che emAM tamArI bhAvanAne nahi paNa saMskArane vAMka che. juo, mane barAbara samajI le. mane tarasa lAgI che-pANInI zodhamAM nIkaLavAne chuM. e pANInuM TIpuM mane kayAM maLaze te cokkasa nathI. tarasanI e vedanA tamArAthI nahi samajAya H prANu aMdarathI pANuM pANI pikArI rahyA che." putranA caherA upara nirAzA vyApI. ane je patnIe cAlIza

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siddhi ane sAdhanA : 93 : jeTalA varasa sAthe gALyA hatA te paNa svAmInA mAM taraph mugdhabhAve joI rahI. banne bALakoe eka ja athanI vANI uccArI : bApujI! Aja sudhI ame tamane dhruvaLa trAsa ja ApyA che. ApanI sevA karavAthI enuM prAyazcita thatuM hAya ! amAre ApanI sevAthI dhanya thavuM che. amane ApanI sevA karavAnI taka tA maLavI joie ne ? ,, " tamArI vAta barAbara che. " jinarAjadAse kahevA mAMDayu " jema tamAre pitA che tema pitAne mAthe paNa eka pitA beThA che-- je sanA pitA che. Aja sudhI ene bhUlIne ja dharane vaLagI rahyo hateA, mane enuM prAyazcitta nahi karavA de ? '' satAnAnI azUnya draSTi jinarAjadAsa kaLI gayA. peAtAnI vAta emanAthI nathI samajI zakAtI te paNa emaNe joi lIdhuM. " Aje tamane nahi samajAya. tamArI muzkelI huM kalpI zakuM chuM. zrIvara ! muddinA pradezanI huM vAta nathI kahetA. buddhie te mArI pAsethI vidAyagIrI lIdhI che. huM ja eka divase tamane vijJAnanI mahattA samajAvatA. Aje paNa huM tamane e ja vAta kahevA- samajAvavA mathuM chu. paNu e nahi samajAya. jyAre tame sasArane tamArUM sarvasva arpavA pRcchazA ane a`vA chatAM hajI dhaNuM bAkI rahI gayu che ema lAgaze te divase tame mArI vAta samajaze-te divase tame paNa mArI jema ja mecena khanazA. e vakhate bhagavAnanu zaraNuM tamane samajAze. mArA chellA divaseA bhagavAnane samapa Nu thai cUkayA che. paNa javA do e vAta ! " jinarAjadAsa vadhu vivecana karavA mAgatA hatA, chatAM zabdanA adhikArabahAranI e vAta. hAvAthI emaNe pAte ja vaccethI vAtanA dvAra teADI nAkhyA. pitAjInA maunanI banne bALA upara UMDI chApa paDI. ghaNIvAra lagI nistabdhatA chavAyelI rahI. Akhare jinarAjadAse ja kahyuM : " have tame jaI zake! cheA. ,,

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siddhi ane sAdhanA saMtAna gayA eTale jinarAjadAse peAtAnI patnIne samAdhI" tamAre kaI kahevu che ?" patnIe gaLagaLA avAje mAtra eTaluM ja kahyuM : - 24 : 'te kahyuM : paNa tyAga karI jazA?" " chevaTa lagI sAtha ApyA karAi sAMbhaLyeA che? chevaTe tA saune ekalA ja javu' paDe che. ' " tame na ha| te| pachI mAre A ghara ke mIlkata pazu zuM kAmanI? " " kAmanI nathI e te parigraha vinA the| u` ja cAle che ? '' sA paNa jANuM chuM. chatAM sa'sAramAM " sauMpattinA svIkAramAM pazu mane te mArI 39 avagaNanA dekhAya che. "" avagaNanA lAgatI heAya te khuzIthI tame tenA tyAga karI zA che. '" ghaDIka rahIne jinadAsajIe ja bahu zAMtipUrvaka kahevA mAMDayuM : 66 te divase mIlkatanI vAta tame ja kADhI hatI. mananI vAta vANImAM Ave temAM kaI bhUla thatI hoya ema huM nathI mAnate. dunIyAdArInA ATalA lAMbA anubhava pachI tamane dhananI nira katA samajAi ? paNa e bhAvanA lAMbe samaya nahi Take. zrIvara ekalo peAtAnI saMbhALa rAkhe te khasa che. tamAre pati pAte jyAre tamane cheDIne cAhyA jAya che tyAre khIjAnI teA zI vAta karavI ! ahIM kANu Anu che? e paisA pAse haze teA kAka vAra kAma Avaze. kucIe ane kAgaLIyAM sabhALIne rAkheA. badhuM nakkI thai gayuM che. A ghara meM tamArA nAme caDAvI dIdhuM che. ' 66 patnInI AMkhamAMthI ceAdhAra AMsu vahevA lAgyA. mAre "emAMnuM kaI nathI jotu. tamane A ghaDapaNamAM zuM sUjhayuM ? " " tamAre paisAnI jarUra na hoya te| kaI nahi. pAse rAkhI mUko, sAMsArika pharajo pUrI cUkavyA pachI ja mArAthI nIkaLI

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sidila ane sAdhanA zakAya. tamane bALIne-tamane rajhaLatA mUkIne jauM te tyAM paNa mane - cena na paDe. mArI mIlkatane tame mAtra dAna na mAnatA--huM pote ja chuM ema mAnaje." matalaba ke saune samajAvI-saunI vidAya laIne jinarAjadAsa saMsAramAMthI cAlI nIkaLyA. jaMgalo, pahADe, guphAo jinarAjadAsa khuMdI vaLyA. banI zake eTalA saMto ane sAdhuonA satsaMga karyA. tatvajJa purUSonI sevA karI. jeTalAM kaSTo sahI zakAya teTalAM vecyAM. paNa aMtaranI tarasa na chIpI-roja roja vadhatI cAlI. kALA vAdaLanI ghaTA chavAI hoya evA dUrathI dekhAtA parvata joine jinarAjadAsa dehanI darakAra karyA vinA tyAM pahoMcyA. nItaratA sauMdaryarase emane ghaDIbhara abhibhUta kyI. hadayane ethI atyaMta AnaMda thayo. jharaNAMnAM gIta ane pakSInAM kalarava zAMtithI dharAI dharAIne mANyAM. paNa teo kaI prakRtino AnaMda mANavA gherathI nahotA nIkaLyA. aMtaranI tarasa ekAda kSaNa bhale bhUlAya, paNa e saMtRpta te na ja thAya. ' prakRtinA sauMdaryamAM rasa hata-samAdhAna na hatuM. emAM AsvAda hato tema chalanA paNa hatI. eTale te jinarAjadAsa paga vALIne kayAMI na beThA. bhUkha, tarasa ke TADha taDakAnI paravA karyA vinA-Apatti ke vipattinI ciMtA karyA vinA emaNe bhamavA mAMDayuM. je atula vilAsanAM sAdhana emaNe pitAnI AsapAsa vasAvyAM hatAM tenI pAIe pAI kImata cUkavavA mAMDI. thoDA vakhatanI aMdara emane bhAre karaja cUkavavAnuM hatuM. e ja khyAlathI prerAI emaNe vanecaranI jema pharI araNyaaTavIe vIMdhavA mAMDI.

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, siddhi ane sAdhanA Akhare deha thAka. uThatAM-pharatAM thAka lAgavA mAMDayo. " kInAre dekhAvA lAgyA. paNa kInAre pahoMcavA mATe mRtyunA vAhana sivAya bIjuM kayuM sAdhana che? mRtyu mANasanA ahaMkAranuM chelluM TIpu nIcovI nAkhe che. eTale ja sAmA kinArAnI kaI kalpanA ke anumAna paNa mANasa nathI karI zakato. nImakane gAMgaDo samudramAM paDIne ogaLI jAya tema mAnavInuM abhimAna paNa mRtyumAM gaLI jAya che. chevaTe eka pahADanI taLATI pAse-nadInA kinArA upara, jyAM puSkaLa vRkSanI ghaTA jAmI hatI tyAM emaNe sthiratA karI. ( 4 ) paribhramaNa karatAM karatAM jinadAsane sabatI tarIke eka kUtare maLI gayo hato e vAta kahevI rahI gaI che. hakIkata evI banelI ke kUtaro rastAmAM ghavAyelo paDyo hato. jinarAjadAse kutarAnI pIDA joI ane emanA aMtaramAM eka AMcake lAgyuM. utAvaLa jevuM to kaMi emane nahotuM. teo tyAM rokAyA ane kutarAnI thoDI sAravAra karI. pazu e upakAra na bhUlyuM. kUtare emanI sAthe sAthe karavA lAgyA, ane jinarAjajIe paNa e tarapha dhyAna na ApyuM. pitAne je kaMI khAvAnuM maLatuM temAMthI thoDuM kUtarAne ApatA ane kUtaruM gela karatuM tyAre teo thoDI vAtacIta paNa enI sAthe karI letA. bhASA na jANe tenI sAthe vArtAlApa kema thAya evI koine ahIM zaMkA uThaze. paNa bhASA te gaMbhIra vArtAlApanI aMdara sahAyaka banavAne badale bAdhaka nIvaDe che ema emane kUtarA sAthenA saMparkathI samajAyuM hatuM. mAnavI ekama sthApavA mAge te paNa bhASAne lIdhe ja aikaya ADe moTuM AvaraNa UbhuM kare che. e bhASAnuM vinA TaLI jAya che tyAre mAnavI pazu sAthe paNa cirasthAyI prItine saMbaMdha bAMdhI zake che. deha je ke durbaLa banyA hatA, paNa mAnasika tanmayatAne e

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siddhi ane sAdhanA nabaLAI sAthe saMbaMdha nahato. eka vAra be divasa sudhI teo mAnasika ciMtanamAM eTalA UMDA utarI gayA ke khAvA-pIvAnI vAta sAva mAMDI vALI. keme krame mana ane prANamAM evI khumArI ubharAvA lAgI ke suvA-besavAnuM, haravA-pharavAnuM bhAna paNa bhUlAtuM cAlyuM. kalAka sudhI teo zUnyacitte animeSapaNe kaI vastu tarapha joI rahetA. AMkhamAMthI codhAra AMsunI dhArA vahetI tyAre ja emane potAne viSe thoDuM bhAna thatuM eka vAra e pramANe zUnya tarapha mITa mAMDatA beThA hatA eTalAmAM ApoApa emanA moMmAMthI zabdo sarI paDyAH "tuM mane kayAM sudhI bharamAvaze? have te ahIM jatuM besI rahevAne chuM-game te thAya. mota eTale zuM e samajAI gayuM che. are kapaTI ! huM tane na oLakhuM eTalA sAruM ja tuM aMdhakArane bura paherIne mArI sAme Ave che? tane barAbara oLakhI gayo chuM." jANe-ajANe emanAthI pUchAI jatuM "tuM che koNa? kyAM cho?" basa. vacce vacce koI vAra thoDuM hasI letA te kaI vAra, raDI paNa paDatA. * pachI te prazna pUchavA jevI sthiti ye na rahI. vizvavyApI samagratAmAM pote ja eka prazna rUpa hoya ema emane lAgavA mAMDyuM. ghaNI vAra AkAzanI sAme tAkI rahetAM te mUMgA-stabdha pASANu jevA banI jatA. dehanA rame remamAMthI daSTinuM teja chUTatuM hoya tema zUnyamAM nIhALatA. kutare pitAnA saMgAthInI AvI dazA joI mUMjhAvA mAMDyo, ghaNI vAra e potAnA sAthIne sthirAsane aDaga pratimAnI jema beThelo ane zAMta mudrAvALo che. pahelAM te e pitAnA saMgAthIne prasanna karavA jhADIomAM ghUsato-daDo ane bhasato paNa khare.

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siddhi ane sAdhanA have ene abhyAsa paNa badalAvA lAge che. e chAne mAne AjubAju phare che-na chUTake jyAre bahu mUMjhAya tyAre thADuM bhase che. eka vAra kUtarAnA bhasavAthI jinarAjadAsajIne jarA vikSepa paDatuM lAge. emaNe kUtarAne dhamakAvyo. dhamakIthI kUtare cAlyo gayo te khare paNa enI ye muMjhavaNa vadhI paDI. keTalAya divasane bhUkhyo e, kyaIthI eka mAMsane TukaDo laI Avyo. thoDI vAra e TukaDe cAkhe, paNa ene thayuM ke mAro sAthI ghaNuM divasane bhUkhyo che tene mATe rAkhI mUkuM. te pachI jinarAjadAsa jayAre dhyAnamAMthI jAgyA tyAre kUtarAe e mAMsane TukaDo emanI AgaLa dharyo. dhanyavAdanI AzAe Avelo kUtare nirAza thayA. jinadAse pharI eka vAra ene dhamakAvIne kADhI mUkyo. kUtarAnA manamAM ethI zuM thayuM haze te te keNa kahI zake. paNa enA vartana uparathI A bicAro mAnavI eka mAtra bhUkhanA dukhathI bahAvaro banyA che, ema ene samajAyuM haze. pharIvAra e ja mAMsano loco meMmAM laine dhIme dhIme jinadAsanI pITha pAchaLa pahoMcyo. tyAM e loco mUkI daIne pitAnA sAthI sAme AvIne Ubhe. jinadAse e tarapha dhyAna na ApyuM. muMjhAyela kRta pitAnA AgalA be paga upADI jinarAja dAsanA khaMbhA upara mUkI emanuM meM cATavA prayatna karato hoya ema lAgyuM. jinadAsa AthI khIjAyA ane ene dhakko mArIne dUra hAMkI kADhyo. thoDI vAra to e kataro ema ne ema paDI rahyo. pharI pAchA uThIne zrI jinadAsajInA paga pAse besI gayo. ALasyamAM paDI rahevuM na gamatuM hoya tema te emanA paganA taLiyA cATavA lAgyA. zrI jinarAjadAsane A paNa na sacyuM. dhyAnamAM ghaDIe ghaDIe bhaMga thato hovAthI emane A upAdhi na gamI. teo dhIme dhIme Atmasthita thaine mRtyuno bheTe karavA ane jene samAdhimaraNa

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siddhi ane sAdhanA kahe che te prApta karavA mAgatA hatA. akarmI kUtarA vacce eka meTA vikSepa UbhA karatA heAya ema emane lAgyu, saheja rASanA dekhAva karatAM emaNe kUtarAne pagathI pAche| ThelyA. : 99 : kUtarAne e apamAna na gamyuM', pazu potAnA jUnA saMgAthIne mAk karatA heAya tema pU'chaDI paTapaTAvavA maMDyo. eTalethI paNa sateASa na thayeA haiAya tema te jinarAjadAsanA paga pAse garajInI jema ALeTI paDyo. gheADI vAra lagI peAtAnA sAthI pratye samavedanA darzAvatA hAya tema esI rahyo. eTalAmAM ene potAnA mAMsanA TukaDA yAda AvyA. chupAvI rAkhelA e TukaDAne bahAra kADhI enI aMdara krAMta bharAvavA lAgyA. dAMtanA kacakacATathI jinarAjadAsanu dhyAna tUTI gayuM. have emane A kUtarAnI upAdhi asahya jevI jaNAi, emane pelA mAMsa pratye gheADI sUga paNa caDI. khIjAyelA jinarAjadAse have pazunI sAme pAzavALA prayANa AdaryAM. emaNe jorathI kutarAne pATu mArI tyAMthI haDadhUta karyAM. kutarA nAsI gayA. jinarAjadAsa paNa pe!tAnA sthAne AvIne beThA. have dhyAnamAM kAi rIte bhaMga nahiM paDe ema emane lAgyuM. ghaDIka rahIne emaNe AMkha udhADIne AsapAsa nIhALyuM. pA haLelA kutarA AvI gaye| ke nahi te jovA. pazu jinarAjadAsane petAne ja e ThIka na lAgyuM. kutarAnI khAtara ghaDIe ghaDIe AMkha udhADavI paDe ane eTalA vakhata vItAvavA paDe e emane nakAmu lAgyuM'. eTale phrI AMkhA baMdha karI dhyAnamAM jhukAvyuM. paNu svabhAva devA avaLacaDe che? jene te bhUlavA mAgatA hatA te ja dhyAnamAM sAme AvIne khaDA thai gayA, je AkAzana mA~nA TapakA upara jinarAjadAsa najarane sthira karavA mAgatA hatA tyAM ja emane krAi divya svarUpane badale kutarAneA deDa dekhAvA

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siddhi ane sAdhanA lAgyA. emaNe AkAza taraphanI draSTi pAchI vALA aMtara tarapha nihALavAno prayatna Adaryo. ahIM paNa vacce vacce kutara pUMchaDI paTapaTAvato dekhAvA lAgyA. AkhI dhyAnanI dizA ja palaTAI. gaelI joIne emane kaMTALo Avyo. A kutarAnuM have karavuM zuM? mAMDamAMDa cIle caDeluM gADuM, ghaDIe ne paLe cIlethI cAtarI jatuM hoya ema lAgyuM. A - kUtarA pratyene abhAva jema jema vRddhi pAmatA gayA tema tema kUtaro paNa hajAro svarUpa dharI emanI sAme nRtyalIlA racato heya ema emane spaSTa dekhAvA mAMDayuM. have to kUtarAnI ciMtAkUtarA taraphanA tiraskAre emanA haiyAnane dhULabheguM karI dIdhuM. bahu bahu akaLAyA tyAre emaNe nirNaya karyo ke AnA karatAM to kUtaro * pAse bese e ja ThIka che. kUtare bahu dUra nahete gayo. pAse ja eka sUkko hADakAne TUkaDo cUsato beTho hato. jinarAjadAsa enI tarapha cAlyA eTale e paNa have akaLAyo hoya tema bhasavA maMDa. jinarAjadAsa kaheH "mApha kara, bhAI. mArI bhUla thaI. cAla mArI sAthe mArI pAse besa." kUtarAe javAbamAM dAMtIyA karyA. ghaNuM karIne te ema ja kahevA mAgatA ho ke "khabaradAra ! mArI pAse na AvataH nahitara phADI khAIza. A hADakA upara mAre ekalAne ja hakka che." jinarAjadAsa kUtarAnI cheka pAse pahoMcyA. emanA dilamAM sneha ane pazcAttApanI lAgaNI ubharAtI hatI. ' paNa mAnavInI bIjAelI AkRti jevAne TevAyeluM kUtarA jevuM prANuM e sneha ke pazcAttApane zI rIte samaje? pitAne saMgAthI zAMti ane mamatAthI najIka Ave e tene na gamatuM hoya athavA te virodhI tarIke pitAnuM badhuM pANI batAvavAne manasUbe karyo hoya tema te ajANyAne-aNuoLakhItAne bhase tema

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siddhi ane sAdhanA ekadama ghurakavA lAgyo. jANe ke e pitAnI bhASAmAM kahI rahyo mArAthI A raheje ! nahitara mArA tIrNa dAMta joyA che? phADI khAIza ! have ApaNe saMgAthI nathI rahyA !" jinarAjadAsa kahevA lAgyA. "mane mApha kara, bhAI! meM tAre tiraskAra karyo e ThIka nathI karyuM. have koIne paNa tirakAra nahi karuM; mane koI pratye dveSa nathI-mAre te sau pratye sneha che e sUtra bhUlI gayA hatA. have nahi bhUluM." kahevAnuM pUruM thAya eTalAmAM te haDakAyA jevo banele e kUtaro jinarAjadAsa pAse Avyo ane karaDI khAvAne mAMDa lAma maLyuM hoya tema teNe be dADha jitarAjadAsanI paganI pIMDImAM bharAvI dIdhI. jinarAjadAsa tyAM ja besI gayA. krodhathI dhuMdhavAtA kutarAe pharI bIjI vAra e ja paga upara vAchakA bharavA mAMDayA. jinarAjadAse have zAMti ane kSamAne maMtra zIkhI lIdhA hatA. emaNe manamAM ja kahyuM : "tArI A sajA mAthe caDAvuM chuM. mArI ja bhUla hatI." emaNe kutarAnA dehane bAthamAM levAno prayatna karyo, paNa atyAre te kutara, eka hiMsaka pazanuM vikarALa svarUpa dharI rahyo hato. eNe pagane paDatA mUkI hAtha upara hUmalo karyo. ane hAthane evI rIte baTakA bharyA ke hAthamAMthI lohInI dhArA vahI nIkaLa. cAlo, e paNa ThIka thayuM." jinarAjadAra manamAM ja babaDyA. " paNa tuM mArI pAse to Ava ! huM tane mArA kheALAmAM besAruM." jamaNe hAthanI jema snehathI laMbAvele DAbe hAtha paNa kUtarAe lohIluhANa karI nAkhe. | ATaluM chatAM jinarAjadAsanA moM upara koI svargIya smita chavAI gayuM. kUtarA pitAne kara svabhAva na choDe tethI zuM thayuM ? - sAdhaka pitAnI mitrI ane mamatAne gheDo ja saMkelI le?

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sidhdhi ane sAdhanA kUtarAne paNa have samajAyu A krodha, kSeAbha / pratikAra vagaranA mAnavIne karaDavAmAM kaI majA nathI. vastutaH A mANusa ja nathI--pattharanI pratimA jevA che. enI pAse rahevAmAM ke dhra lAbha nathI. AvI ja kAI lAgaNIne lIdhe te tyAMthI nAsI chUTayA. : 102 : kharI rIte kUtarAe jinarAjadAsanA AkhA aMge ujharaDA karyAM hatA. enA naheAra ane dAMta ThekaThekANe bharAyA hatA. jinarAjadAsanA dhA jyAre TharavA mAMDayA tyAre emAM vaidanA jaNAvA lAgI. zarIranA krAi bhAga evA naheAtA ke je leAhIthI tarameLa na thayA heAya. rU Mve rU Mve vyathA thatI hatI, chatAM emanA aMtaramAM kUtarA pratye dhRNA ke tiraskAranA mudla bhAva naheAteA. samatA sAgaramAM snAna karatA heAya evI kAi khumArI emanI AMkheAmAM dekhAtI hatI. uDavA jeTalI paNa zakti na rahI. eTale te tyAM ne tyAM ja khullI dharatI upara sUi gayA. sAkSAt mRtyu Ave te paNa enuM svAgata karavA teo taiyAra thai gayA hatA. kAi vastu navesarathI prApta karavAnI icchA ke kAmanA sarakhI paNa have nahAtI rahI. vizvanI sadhaLA siddhie emanA aMtamAM AvI vasI hatI. saMsAranA krAi prazna ke adhyAtmanI koi samasyA have emane mUMjhavI zakatI nathI. eka prakAranI kRtakRtyatAne saMteASa emanA raktanA aNu aNumAM samAi gayA che. raktanI dhArA sAthe vizvamaitrI ane niSkAraNu karUNlRAnI vAdaLI ja A pRthvItaLa upara varasI gai hatI ema kahIe te| cAle. chevaTe jinarAjadAsa unnata girizrRMgA vaTAvatA adazya thAya tema A sasAramAMthI vidAya thayA. mRtyune AliMgana ApatA AkharI sAdhyuM. emaNe meLavI lIdhuM-eka divya tamUrhutta mA~ emaNe siddhituM rahasya hastAmalakavata joi lIdhu : sAdhanA ane siddhi e be alaga alaga vastu na rahI-khanne ekakhIjAmAM maLI gaI.

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rudhiranAna (1) nArakIya gatimAM javAnA ja niradhAra karI rAkhyA hAya tema ahiMsA jevI vastu jarAye rucatI nathI. ahiMsA pAvanakArI che kalyANakArI che e tene samajAtu ja nathI. kriyAmAM temaja bhAvanAmAM paNa te hiMsAnA agni ja bhArelA rAkhe che. hiMsA e ja enA AnaMda ane che. kAjaLa jevA kALA aMtaramAM ahiMsAnI jyAta praveze paNa zI rIte? mahArAjA araviMda narakagAmI prANIomAM pradhAna hatA. mRtyu ADA thADa divasa hatA eTalAmAM eka bhayaMkara rAge emanI upara AkramaNa karyu. rAme remamAM dAha prakaTayA. teA jonArane paNu yA Ave evu thavA mADayuM. rAta game tema karIne vIte tA divasa vItAvavA bhAre thaI paDe : evI asadya yaMtraNA ke suzraSA karanArAe paNa emane nAda sAMbhaLIne trAsI jAya. vaidyoe ASadhIe teA ghaNI ajamAvI paNu eka kAma na AvI. mahArAjAne tyAM vaidyo ke cikitsakrAnu te| zu pUchyuM? pUrepUrI AzA ane zradhdhAthI rAga maTADavA AvelA vadyA hAtha kha'kherIne cAlI nIkaLyA. amedha gaNAtI aiSadhI ahIM nakAmI nIvaDI. jyAre vaidyo ane cikitsa}A paNa himmata hArI jAya tyAre pachI dardInuM te pUchavuM ja zuM ? hajI mahArAjAnA jIvananA mAhu nahesa TUTayA. bhayaMkara yaMtraNA vacce paNa jo AzAnu jhINu

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: 104: rUdhirarastAna sutra dekhAya to mAnavI jIvavA Iche. mahArAjA A taMtrane hajI vaLagI rahyA hatA. jIvavAnI AzAe ja A dardanI pIDA teo na chUTake sahana karatA. sattA ane vaibhava te emaNe peTa bharIne mANyAM hatAM. paNa Aje emane pahelI vAra samajAyuM ke "zarIre sukhI to sukhI sarva vAte !" je mahArAjA eka divase prabaLa pratApI hatA, jemanI sAme UbhA rahetA lokonA paga dhrujatA, te ja Aje dIna-kaMgALa dekhAya che. sonI tarapha e AzAbharI-dInatAthI paripUrNa mITa mAMDe che ane je bacI zakAtuM hoya te bacAvavA jANe ke bhIkha mAge che. samrA ane sAmrAjaya prajAne mana te eka ja vastu hatI. AvatI kAle samrATane deha smazAnabhegA thAya te sAmrAjya paNa chinnabhinna thaI jAya. eTale aMdhAdhuMdhImAMthI bacavA prajA samrATanuM lAMbuM jIvana vAMchatI. prajAe jayAre jANyuM ke mahArAjAno rAga asAdhya kATIe pahoMcyo che tyAre virATa janasamudAya paNa khinna banyA. mahArAjA ane raiyata bane jANe ke eka ja naukAnA ArehIo hatA. yuvarAja haricaMda, pitAnI zayyA pAse cUpacApa beTho che. enuM haiye paNa barapha ogaLe tema ogaLavA lAgyuM che. AMkhanI pAMpaNe AMsubhInI che. pitAjIne bacAvavA dharatI uparanA badhA IlAja eNe vicArI joyA. paNa eka upAya hAtha na lAgyo. eTalAmAM mahArAjAe mUchamAMthI jAgI AMkha ughADI ane yuvarAjane joIne bolyA "beTA huM nahIM bacuM. mAruM rAjaya, pAro

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rUdhiranAna 4 105 vaibhava, mAro parivAra e badhuM mithyA banI jaze? mane tame koI rIte nahi bacAvo? mane hajI jIvavAnA koDa che." mahArAjAnA zabdo barAbara samajAtA nahetA-paNa ene artha ane bhAva te barAbara kaLAtA hatA. "mane bacAvo! mane bacAvo !" e sivAya mahArAjAnuM bIjuM raTaNa nahotuM. yamarAjane sAme ubhele bhALatA hoya ane tenA paMjAmAMthI bacavA-chUTavA mathatA heya evI gabharAmaNa emanAme upara spaSTa pratIta thatI hatI. haricaMda yuvarAja nispAya hatoH pitAjInI asahAyatAe ene vyAkULa banAvyA. putrane AMsu sArate joI mahArAjAnuM vAtsalya jAgI UThayuM? emaNe AzvAsana ApavA mAMDyuM: "beTA! tame te jeTaluM banI zake teTaluM karI chUTayA che-hajI paNa yathAzakti sevA kare che. mArI baLatarAne haLavI karavA tame mArA dehane vIMTelA A kamaLa kamaLapatranI durdazA te juo ! parama zItaLatA ApanArA caMdananA A lepanI dazA joI? mArA dehanA tApa pAse e jaDa vastuo paNa baLIne bhasma thaI jAya che. ATaATale dAha A dehamAM kayAM keNe bArI rAkhyo haze?" mAnavInA hAthanI vAta have nathI rahI. zuM karavuM e ja nathI samajAtuM." haricaMdanI AMkhamAMthI AMsu TapakvA lAgyAM. "mane eka vAta sUjhI che. tene kahevI ke nahi tenI gaDamathalamAM Aja sudhI mauna rahyo." mahArAja pUruM bolI rahe te pahelAM ja haricaMde AturatAthI ( pUchayuM: "evI kaI vAta che?" mArI vilAe paravArI cUkI che. buddhinI sAthe vidyAo ApaNu gumAvI beThe chuM. paNa jo tuM mane tArI AkAzagAminI

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4 106: rUdhirarastA vidyAthI bhogabhUcimAM pahoMcADe ane sItA nadImAM snAna karAve te kadAca mAro A dAha zame.", - haricaMde pitAne e chello mane ratha pAra pADavAno nizcaya karyo. (3) * vidhAtAnuM vidhAna aTala ja rahyuM. mahArAjA araviMdane dAha samAvavAmAM sItA nadInuM jJAna paNa niSphaLa nIvaDayuM. A bImArI to anivArya banI : paNa ghaDIbhara e bImArI bhUlAya te mATe haricaMda mahArAjAnI sAme roja roja navA navA : abhinayo-navA khela tamAsA bhajavAya evo prabaMdha karyo. eka paLa paNa mahArAjAnuM manaraMjana thaI zakatuM hoya to eTalo prayoga ajamAvI je. ' yuvarAjanI e yAjanA kaMIka phaLIbhUta thatI dekhAI. eka vAra evuM banyuM ke mahArAjA palaMgamAM beThA hatA tenAthI thoDe ja dUra be kokilAonuM dUdha cAlatuM hatuM. eka kemilA bIjhane mahAta karavA-jamInadosta karavA pitAnuM baLa ajamAvatI hatI. jIvanane ghaNo moTo bhAga yuddhamAM vitAvanAra mahArAjAne e tamAso bahu gamyo. yuddha-dha-saMhAra jagaduMvyApI che e joIne emane thoDuM AzvAsana paNa maLyuM! kokilAo kharA dilathI laDatI hatI. mANasane mana bhale tamAso heya paNa e paMkhIo te jANe ke vera vALavA ja laDatA hatA. thoDI vAre jabarI kokilAe nabaLIne lehIluhANa karI dIdhI. ghavAyA chatAM e pitAnuM chelluM baLa ajamAvatI hatI. pAMkhanA phaphaDATa ane cAMcanA prahAra zastrAstranA jhaNajhaNuTa ane yoddhAnA AghAta pratyAghAta jevA ja lAgatA hatA. eTalAmAM pelI ghavAyelI kokIlAnA lehInuM eka TIpuM uDIne mahArAjAnA ughADA deha upara paDayuM.

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rUdhiranAna 9 107 mahArAjAnA caherA upara anaMta AzAnI eka dIpti jhaLakI gaI! prekSakene thayuM ke mahArAjA pitAne rega sAva bhUlI gayA! ane kharekhara mahArAjA atyAre jevA AnaMdamAM dekhAyA tevA te kaI kALe-sAjA haze tyAre paNa nahi dekhAyA hoya . teo AnaMdanA atizaya AvezamAM bolI uThyA : basa. davA maLI gaI." cikitsaka pAse jaIne joyuM te mahArAjAnI chAtI upara hInuM eka bindu paDayuM hatuM. mahArAjAe kahevA mADayuM: "tamArA caMdana, kapura, khasa. badhAM nakAmAM che. mane lehInA A TIpAthI jeTalI zAMti-jeTalI TADhaka vaLI che teTalI bIjI koI vastuthI nathI vaLI." . (4) bIje divase mahArAjA pitAnA nAnA putra kurUvindane belAvavAno vicAra karatA hatA teTalAmAM e pote ja AvI caDaze. beTA! huM tane ja saMbhArato hato." utsukatApUrvaka mahArAjAe kurUviMdanuM svAgata karyuM. pitAjI! zI AjJA che?" palaMganI eka kera-mahArAjAnA paga pAse besatAM kurUviMde pUchyuM. "davA-dArU mane bacAvI zake ema nathI ane huM rojaroja mRtyu tarapha ja dhakelAI rahyo chuM e vAta te tame sau dIvAnI jema joI zakyA che. paNa gaI kAle eka camatkAra banI gayA. eka ja vastu mAre dAha ThArI zake evI mane khAtrI thai che. mAtra e vastu pUratA pramANamAM meLavavI joIe." . . ' pitAnA Arogya khAtara evI kaI vastu che ke je na meLavAya? praphullita banelA muravide jANavA mAgyuM:" e kaI vastu? pitAjI!"

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0 rUdhiranA lohI" eka zabdamAM ja mahArAjAe patAvyuM. paNa e eka zabda AkAzamAMthI vaja paDayuM hoya evo TakAra karyo. "lohI? lehInuM karavAnuM?" viSAda ane AzcaryathI mizrita svare nAnA putre pUchayuM. lohI eja mArI davA che. mAre dAha zamAvavAnI enAmAM ekamAM ja tAkAta che. mArI khAtrI thaI cUkI che ke e sivAya mArA mATe bIjI koi davA nathI. mane jIvADavo hoya te have e ekaja upAya bAkI che. mArA mATe eka kuMDa lohIthI bharA. emAM snAna kare. ema karIza te ja huM hato evo sAjo thaI zakIza. " "Akhe haja bharAya-Apa DUbakI mArI zake eTalI lohI kayAMthI kADhavuM?" kayAMthI kADhavuM? maratA bApanI khAtara eTaluM paNa tame na karI zake ?" pitAne aMge aMgamAM vyApI rahelo dAha svaramAM bhabhUkI nIkaLyo. kurUviMda cUpa rahyo. mahArAjAne prApa e samajI gaye. zAma-dAmanI nIti samajanAra pitAe ja have jarA zAMtithI kahevA mAMDayuM: "lohImAM zI bIsAta che, beTA? mANasa jevo mANasa eTaluM lehI na meLavI zake?" chatAM kurUviMdanI vAcA te baMdha ja rahI. "bALaka che, hajI." mahArAjAe gaLagaLA avAje potAnI vAta kahevA mAMDIH "juo, ApaNA zahera pharatA jaMgalomAM hajAro haraNa phare che. zuM kAmanA che e? huM je sazakta he te AvA eka te zuM, dasa haja eka sAmaTA bharI dauM." - kurUviMdanuM mAthuM bhamatuM hatuM. hajAro haraNanI hiMsAnA bhayathI ene cakarI AvatI hatI. mAMDamAMDa e boH "keTalI hiMsA? keTaluM pApa ?"

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rUdhiranAna 109:: hiMsA ane pApanI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja mahArAjA atyAra sudhI sAcavelI kRtrima zAMti oI beThA. "hiMsA? pApa? jAo ahIMthI nAlAyake? chello zvAsa ghuMTatA bApanI ATalI chellI IcchA paNa tame pAra pADI zakatA nathI? ahiMsAnA bAne tame tamArA bApane mArI nAkhavA mAge che evo ja ene artha thayo ne? tamane mArI dayA nathI AvatI. pelA pazuonI dayA Ave che! kulAMgAre?" kurUviMda te dharatI sAme nIhALato gupacupa besI rahyo. enA manamAM vicAronA vAdaLa gherAI cUkyA hatA. paNa vANuM mAratA eke biMdu paDavA na dIdhuM. ene thayuM ke pitAjIne kahI dauM "pitAjI! zarIra uparanI mAyA te mAnavIne temaja pazune paNa ekasarakhI ja hoya ! bIjAnA prANa laIne jIvavAne ApaNane zuM adhikAra che?" paNa atyAre bolavAmAM mAla nathI ema dhArIne mauna rahyo. kurUviMdanI dIna-lAcAra mukhamudrA joIne mahArAjAe enI nabaLAI mApI lIdhI. jenAmAM cekhI nA pADavAnI himmata nathI te vahela meDo sammata thayA vinA nahi rahe, ema paNa emaNe joI lIdhuM. - sattAsUcaka svaramAM mahArAjA bolyAH "yAda rAkhajo ke je mAre deha davA-dArU vinA paDyo te tame ja saue jANuM joine mArI hatyA karI ema kahevAze. pitAnI hatyA karanArane AkhI jIMdagI pastAvuM paDaze." kurUviMda zuM javAba Ape che te sAMbhaLavA mahArAjA jarA bhyA. paNa kurUviMda te jaDavata besI ja rahyo. . . "mArA bhAgye ja eka upAya Aje sUjhADyo che." AkhI carcAnuM tAraNa kADhatA heya tevI Dhabe mahArAjAe kahevA mAMDayuM: " saddabhAgye mArI AzAne navI saMjIvanI maLI che. mArAmAM uThavAnI

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- 110 : rUdhirastA zakti hatI te huM tamArI pAse ATalo na karagatarata. have mArI badhI bAjI tamArA hAthamAM che. " kALajAmAM sUyA bhoMkAtA hoya evI vyathA atyAre kurUviMda bhogavI rahyo hato, A ja mahArAjAno nAne-lADIlo kuMvara Aje mahinAo thayAM, pitAnI bimArIne lIdhe puruM khAI zakto nahAtApuro ArAma paNa laI zakato nahoto. Aje avApha banone pitAnI dInatA nihALI rahyuM che. kiMkartavyamUDha banI potAnA aMtarane ane pitAnA niSphara AzAvAdane taLI rahyA che. mahArAjA enI muMjhavaNa joI zakyA. emaNe kurUviMdanI saheja pAse AvI enA mAthA upara vAtsalyabharyo hAtha mUko ane chellI bhIkSA mAgatA hoya tema pUchyuM: " kahe, beTA, mane jIvADaza?" | kurUviMdane have belyA sivAya chUTake ja nahato. enI lAlacoLa banelI AMkhe saheja ughaDIH mahAmahenate mAtra eTaluM ja bolyAH jauM chuM, pitAjI!" Aje e kavi enI TikA, jana-jA - dasa-vIsa ghoDesvArane laIne, dhanuSa-bANa sAthe kurUviMda araNyamAM rajhaLe che. enI daSTi haraNIyAMne zIkAra zodhI rahI che. Aje e kurUviMda maTI gayo hato. ene bhAna ja nathI rahyuM ke pite koNa che ane zuM karavA bahAra nIkaLe che. gheDe je tarapha laI jAya che te tarapha pote paNa ghasaDAya che. sainike paNa muMgA muMgA tenI pAchaLa taNAya che. emane pUchavAnuM mana ghaNuMya thAya che keH " rAjakumAra ! ApaNe kyAM jaIe chIe?" paNa kejInI himmata pUchavAnI nathI cAlatI. peTanI khAtara nokarI karanArAmAM eTalI hAma saMbhave paNa zI rIte ? enA manamAM eka tumula tophAna cAlI rahyuM che. pitAjInI preraNu! pitAjInI AjJA ! pitAjIne Agraha! pitAjInI

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rUdhiranA A : 111 : dInatA! pitAjInI vinavaNI! tyAre zuM pitAe AjJA karI eTalA mATe e svIkArI levI ? pitAjIne upakAra che e kharuM, paNa eTalA ja mATe emanA anyAyI Agrahane mAre zaraNe thavuM? pitA je mahAna che te dharma zuM emanAthI mahAna nathI? pitAnI preraNuM svIkArya che te zuM aMtaranI AjJAne mAre tuccha gaNavI? pitAnI khAtara te dehanuM balidAna ApavA taiyAra che. paNa pitAnA deha arthe nirdoSa haraNAnuM lohI vahAvatAM enuM haiyuM nathI cAlatuM. A eka prakAranI nabaLAI to nahi hoya? ahIM salAha paNa konI levI? dIla kholIne vAta paNa kone karavI? arere ! jIvanane meha ke bhayaMkara che? pitAjI jIvavA mAge che-ane jIvana te saune priya hoya che. eka jIvananI khAtara bIjAnA jIvanane niSpharatApUrvaka bhAga le e zuM mAnavacita kArya che? bImArImAM mANasa pAmara bane che-buddhi ThekANe nathI rahetI, jJAnataMtuo zithila bane che ane pitAnI uparane saMyama khAI bese che. pitAjI paNa saMyama khAI beThA che-emanA aMtaramAM rahelo zIkArI Aja rUdra svarUpa dharI rahyo che. mArA jevA saMtAnee vagara vicAryuM emAM sahAyaka thavA sivAya zuM bIje kaMI dhirma nathI ? mArAmAM je eTalI himmata nahotI te meM spaSTapaNe ene InakAra kema na karyo? meM ema kema na kahyuM keH "pitAjI! haraNane zIkAra mArAthI nahi thaI zake. " alabata, ethI pitAjI kope bharAta. kadAca mane rAjyamAMthI kADhI mUkata. aMtarane avagaNIne-zIkArIne veze araNyamAM rajhaLavuM enA karatAM e sajA hajAragaNI haLavI gaNAta, paNa huM ekakhI nA pADI zake nahi, kaMpatA dIle zIkArInA svAMgamAM bahAra nIkaLI paDyo emAM zuM

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= 1raH * rUdhirarAna koI daivI saMketa nahi hoya? eTalAmAM eka vRkSa nIce sukA sthAnamAM vairAgyanI pratimA samA eka tapasvI munirAjane beThelA kurUviMde joyA. zaMkA mAtranA nirAkaraNa ahIMthI ja maLI jaze evo enA AtmAmAMthI mIThe nAda uTho. tarata ja e pitAnA ghoDAne chuTo mUkI daI utAvaLa utAvaLo AvIne tapasvInA caraNamAM namI paDayo. kurUviMda zikArInA vezamAM hato. eTale e zIkAra mATe ja nIkaLyo haze ema sau koI saheje mAne. paNa A tapasvI te aMtaranA gUDha bhAva paNa ukelI zakavA samartha hatA. emaNe kahyuM : "pitAnI khAtara ja tamAre nIkaLavuM paDayuM che. paNa hiMsA te game te saMyogomAM paNa hiMsA ja che-pApa che-narakamAM laI janArI che. ane tame e rIte tamArA pitAne bacAvI zakavAnA to nathI ja. rUdhIrakhAnanI rUcI jene upaje tene mATe naraka sivAya bIjuM kyuM sthAna saMbhave? tame e pApathI banI zake eTalA AghA rahejo." e pachI paNa munirAja ane kurUviMda vacce ghaNuM ghaNuM vAto thaI. kurUviMda pAche pitAnA nagara tarapha javA nIkaLyo tyAre tenI saghaLI ja zaMkAe saghaLI ja didhAo zamI gaI hatI. enA caherA upara, tephAna pachInI parama zAMti laherAtI hatI. rUdhIrano heja bharI zakAze-pitAne kadAca bacAvI levAze ane hiMsAnA pApathI paNa bacI javAze! munirAjane mArganirdeza keTale nirdoSa pratItijanaka hato enA ja vicAra karate kurUviMda pAcho pharyo. rUdhIrathI haja chalakAI rahyo che ane mahArAjA aravida gaMgA jevI bharacaka nadImAM avagAhana karatA hoya tema snAna karI rahyA che. jANe ke mahArAjA araviMda kadi mAMdA ke pIDAthI rIbAtA ja nahotA. AnaMda ane saMtoSanI chaTA emanA me upara taravarI rahI che. ghaNAne lohInuM biMdu mAtra jevAthI sUga athavA arerATI

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rudhiranAna 9 11: upaje che, paNa mahArAjAnuM haiyuM judI ja bhATIthI ghaDAyeluM hatuM- rUdhirane emane zokha hato. emanI smRrti ane ullAsa jetA have koine ema lAgyA vinA na rahe ke mahArAjAne jiMdagIne no pado maLI gayo che. prajAjanone A rUdhirasnAna jevA AvavAnI chUTa che. teo paNa mahArAjAnI prasannatA sAthe sahAnubhUti dAkhavI rahyA che. mahArAjA hejamAMthI bahAra Ave to emane abhinaMdavA emanA. khAsa prItipAtro rAha jotA UbhA che. paNa mahArAjAne rudhirasnAnathI tRpti ja nathI thatI. eTalAmAM koIne jhINe avAja saMbhaLAya "juThANuM kayAM sudhI TakavAnuM hatuM ? Aje nahi te be divasa pachI mahArAjA jyAre jANaze ke rUdhirane badale lAkhane lAla raMga ja hejamAM bharyo hato tyAre emano dharUpI dAvAnaLa saLagI uThazeH keTalAyane zULIe caDAvI deze!" mahArAjAnA kAne e AkhI vAta nahi, paNa aDadhI vAta gaI-A rUdhira nathI, paNa lAkhane raMga che-kRtrima rUSira che e hakIkata teo jANuM gayA ane jANatAMnI sAthe ja teo kodhathI baLuMbaLuM thaI rahyA. dage ! mArI sAthe do? mArA pitAnA kumAranI prapaMcajALa !" AganA bhaDakA jevA zabdo mahArAjAnA mukhamAMthI nIkaLyA. have to mahArAjAmAM thelI zakti paNa AvI hatI. emanA hAtha dagAkhorane sajA karavA saLavaLatA hatA. snAna karatAM karatAM ekadama hejanA kAMThe AvyA ane deDIne kuMvaranuM gaLuM pakaDavA jatA hatA eTalAmAM emane paga lapasyo ane dharatI upara pachaDAyAH lAkhano lIsa-cIkaNe raMga emanA

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9 1146 dhirarastAna mRtyumAM nimitta banyo. mahArAjA pachaDAyA ane bIjI ja paLe emanA prANa UDI gayA.. AkhuM dazya gamagInImAM palaTAI gayuM. pAse jaIne joyuM te mahArAjAnA mAthAmAMthI lehInI dhArA vahetI hatI. ane e ja dhArA emanA rUdhiratarasyA oTha pAse pahoMcI hatI. meM upara pratihiMsA ane rUkatAnI bhayaMkara rekhAo upasI nIkaLI hatI. rUdhire bhale UMDe heja jenI raktapipAsAne tRpta na karI zako te pitAnA mAthAmAMthI nIkaLatA parimita rUdhirathI kadAca zAMta thaze evo koI saMketa e lohInI dhArAmAM hoya te keNu jANe?'

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rAjarSi prasannacaMdra potanapuranA mahArAjA prasannacaMdra jeTalA nipuNa teTalA ja nItimAna hatA. prajAne nyAya tathA rakSaNa ApavAmAM emaNe jIvananAM ghaNAM varSo vItAvyAM hatAM. prajA sukhI hatI ane mahArAjAne potAne paNa have koI prakAranA asaMtoSa ke rAjalobha jevuM nahetuM rahyuM. prakaTapaNe rAjavyavasthAnI dhUrA vahevA chatAM aMtasmAM saMsAra pratye lagalaga udAsIna jevA ja rahetA. eka divase, pAkeluM phaLa pavanane eka ja jhapATe lAgatAM kharI paDe tema mahArAjA prasannacaMdanI paripAka pAmelI virAgavRttio e acAnaka acake mAryo ke teo te ja kSaNe pitAnA bALakumArane rAjagAdIe besArI, munine veSa paherIne cAlI nIkaLyA. evuM zuM banyuM ke mahArAjA prasAcaMdra, putra umaralAyaka thAya tyAM sudhI paNa rAha na jotAM, bALarAjAne mAthe rAjyane bhAra nAkhI saMsArano tyAga karI gayA ? prasaMga bahu sAmAnya hato. saMsAranA AnaMda ane vaibhavane kSaNika siddha karatA koNa jANe keTalA ya banAvo ApaNuM najara sAme banI jatA haze. ApaNe eno artha ke saMdeza sAMbhaLavAnI bhAgye ja darakAra karIe chIe. prasannacaMdra mahArAjAnA saMskArI-suvAsita aMtaramAM varSARtunI eka ja ghaTanA, kadI na bhUMsAya evI rekhA AMkatI cAlI gaI. AthamatA AkAzamAM anekavidha raMgonI ujANuM ujavatAM vAdaLAMo doDadhAma karI rahyA hatA. chUTe hAthe vAparavA chatAM na

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rAjarSi prasannacara khUTe evA raMganA kuMDA gaganapaTa upara reDAtAM hatAM. bhAtabhAtanA raMgaberaMgI citre emAMthI janmatAM. eka citra pUruM thAya te pahelAM te bIje haripha AvI pitAnuM raMgakauzalya batAvavA khaDo thaI jato. mahArAjA prasannacaMdra A raMgalIlA kyAMya sudhI jotA, jharUkhAmAM besI rahyA. mahArAjAne rIjhavavA mATe citArAoe spardha AdarI heya tema emaNe asaMkhya citra AlekhyAM ane bhUMsI nAkhyAM. citra bhUMsAtAnI sAthe ja prasannacaMdra mahArAjAnA dilamAM aMkurelAM virAganAM aphara vikasyAM. saMdhyA samaye gaganamAM aMkAtA citrapaTamAM ane saMsAranA bhogavilAsamAM emane ghaNuM samAnatA dekhAI. vijaya ane samRddhinA raMga joI mANasa mAnI le che ke A raMga keAI divasa bhUMsAvAne nathI, paraMtu saMdhyAnA raMga jema sthAyI nathI tema saMsArInAM sukha ke sagavaDa kadI sthAyI rahI zake nahi. prasannacaMdra mahArAjAe have mohanidhyamAM paDI rahevAnuM yegya na mAnyuM, putra umaralAyaka bane tyAM sudhI rAha jotA besI rahevuM e emane na pAlavyuM. ema rAha jotA besIe to kadAca sAcI sAdhanAne avasara paNa na maLe ! mahArAjAne. emanA nizcayathI koi DagAvI zakyuM nahiM. saMsArane tyAga karI, emaNe karmane khapAvavA, ugra tapasyA AdarI. nibaMdhapaNe vicaratA e rAjarSi eka divase rAjagRhInA udyAnamAM AvI kAyotsarga mudrAthI UbhA rahyA. koI eka samaya pote rAjaaizvaryanA bhoktA hatA, saMpattinA svAmI hatA e saMskAra emanA hadayapaTa uparathI prAyaH bhUMsAI gayA che. saMsAranA sarva sukha ane saMbaMdhothI potAne para mAnatA thayA che ane emanI tapazcaryA paNa kharekhara evI umra che ke loke emane rAjarSinA vizeSaNathI vadhAve emAM kaMI atizayokti nathI.

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jaI prasannacaMdra * 117 : - keTalI vAra mANasa pote potAnA dilanI UMDI khaTaka joI zakato nathI, ane jue che te e vakhate e AzAvAdI bane che ke Aje nahi to be divasa pachI, tapasyAnI pavitra AgamAM e khaTaka baLIne bhasma thaI javI joIe ema mAnI le che. rAjarSinA dilamAM paNa eka khaTaka rahI javA pAmI hatI. alabatta, emane rAjya tarapha mamatA na hatI, sagAM svajana pratye paNa AkarSaNa nahatuM, mAtra kumAra hajI umaralAyaka nathI , paDozI rAjya kadAca enI upara AkramaNa karaze, kumAranI nabaLAIno lAbha leze e eka ja khaTaka UMDe UMDe pote paNa na kaLI zake evA sakSama svarUpe-rahI gaI hatI. e yuga ahebhAgI hatI. bhagavAna mahAvIra e jamAnAmAM pitAnI padadhUlIvaDe bhUmine tIrthakSetra banAvI rahyA hatA. mahArAjA zreNika jevA zraddhALu rAjavI, bhagavAna mahAvIranI sevAmAM sadA hAjara rahetA. zreNika mahArAjA bhagavAna mahAvIrane vAMdavA e ja uSAne pAse thaIne nIkaLyA. emaNe ane emanA anucaroe mahArAjA prasannacaMdrane kAyotsargamAM dhyAnArUDha thaelA joyA. "dhanya che A puruSane ! jeNe rAjyane tyAga karI AtmAnuM zreya sAdhavA AvAM ugra tapa AdaryA che te kharekhara vaMdanIya che ! mahArAjA zreNikanA mukhamAMthI svAbhAvika uddagAra sarI paDyA. - zreNike bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse jaI, vidhipUrvaka vaMdana vigere karI, prasannacaMdra rAjarSinI vAta kahevI zarU karI. e rAjarSinAM tyAga, tapazcaryA, sahanazIlatAnI rAjA zreNike khUba anumodanA karI. bhagavAna pote zreNikanI e vAta maunabhAve sAMbhaLI rahyA. " "bhagavan! mArgamAM AvatAM rAjarSine vaMdanA karI te vakhate je te kALadharma pAme te kaI gatie jAya?" zreNike jijJAsA tathA utsuktA dAkhavI.

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rAjarSi prasannacakra "e vakhate te rAjarSi sAtamI narake jAya !' sAtamI, naraka eTale agatinI chellI sImA. bhagavAnanA mukhamAMthI nIkaLelAM A zabda sAMbhaLI zreNika avAka banI gayA. bhagavAnanI gerasamaja thatI haze ema to kema manAya? pitAnA kAna kadAca dago detA haze! rAjarSi jevo tapavI sAtamI narake jAya, e vAta manAya ja zI rIte ? zreNikanI vimAsaNa pArAvAra vadhI paDI. | * bhagavAna ! hamaNAM kALa karI jAya to?" hamaNuM te chaThThI narake jAya !" bhagavAne TUMkAmAM javAba ' vALe. rAjarSine naraka maLe e vAta hajI zreNikane gaLe nathI utaratI. paNa babbe vAra sAMbhaLelI vAta-bhagavAnanA mukhethI nIsarelA zabda arthazanya hAya ema kema manAya ? zreNika Azcaryamugdha banI besI rahyA. vaLI DIvAre pUchayuM. "have rAjarSi kALa karIne kayAM jAya?" pAMcamI narake." bhagavAna jANe ATale Aghe rahyA thakA rAjarSinA aMtarane UkelatA hoya tema joyA. e pachI thoDI thoDI vAre jema jema zreNika pUchatA gayA tema tema bhagavAne, cothI, trIjI, bIjI ane pahelI" e matalabanA javAba vALyA. kSaNe kSaNe gatinA baMdha kema badalAtA haze te zreNika na samajI zako. kAI paNa mANasane bhagavAnanA A uttara sAMbhaLI gatinA krama keTalA svachaMda che ema lAge. paLe paLe A rIte gatinA prakAra badalAtA rahe to karmanA sarvoparI gaNAtA rAjataMtramAM paNa arAjakatA ja pravartatI hovI joIe. te zreNika mAtra veSa ane mudrA ja joI Avyo hato. bhagavAnanI jJAnadraSTi, rAjarSinA aMtaramAM cAlatA tumula tophAnane nIrakhI rahI hatI. gatinA baMdha aMtaranA bhAva upara avalaMbe che e vAta jeTalI jJAnI samajI zake teTalI zreNika zI rIte samaje? bhagavAnanI najara sAme cAlatuM yuddha baMdha paDyuM e ja vakhate

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rAMjaSi prasanna, zreNikanI praznapara'parA pAchI cAlu thai. teNe pUchyuM' : ' bhagavan ! have rAjiSa kALa kare tA " gatie paheci ? ' > : 119 : bhagavAne kahyuM: : prathama devalokamAM jAya. gheADI vAre zreNike e ja praznanI punarAvRtti karI. bhagavAne kramAnusAra zreNikanA praznanA javAbamAM khIjA, trIjA, cAyA, pAMcamA, chaThThA, sAtamA, AThamA, navamA, dasamA, agiyAramA, bAramA devalAka ane nava caiveyaka tathA pAMca anuttara vimAnA pata rAjarSi jAya ema karyuM. e vArtAlApa pUrA thAya te pahelAM te! gaDatA haiAya evA avAja AvyA. zreNiY A nAda zenA? ' * prasannacaMdra rASine kevaLajJAna upajyuM e mATe devatAe je duMdubhInAda karI rahyA che tenA ja e dhvani che.' bhagavAne kahyuM. zreNika tA pahelethI ja avAk banI kheThA hatA. je puruSa gheDIvAra pahelAM sAtamI narakanA adhikArI hatA ane je purUSanAM veSa tathA mudrA jotAM kAine paNa enI zubha gati saMbaMdhe lezamAtra sauMzaya na rahe te puruSanI gatine krama ATalA avyavasthita ane ATalA vicitra prema e zreNikane mATe eka viSama samasyA banI rahI. * bhagavan ! kai ja samajAtuM nathI. kramanA niyamamAM AvI avyavasthA te| Ape kASTha divasa nathI kahI. Aje huM ApanA mukhathI zuM sAMbhaLI rahyo chuM ?' zreNiY spaSTIkaraNa karavA prAtha nA karI. bhagavAna mahAvIre pahelethI vAta mAMDI: 6 jANe devadu dubhI gaDa H pUchyuM : bhagavan ! zreNika, huM jyAre tArA sevA sAthe ahIM--A tarapha AvatA hatA tyAre tArA kAeka sevakanA mukhamAMthI evA zabdo nIkaLyA keH A prasanacaMdra rAjA ahIM dhyAna dharIne UbhA che paNa enI pAchaLa enA nAnA--sukumAra bALakane enA pADeAzI rAjyA kevI rItanI kanaDagata karI rahyA che tenI teNe muddala darakAra nathI karI

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120: rAjarSi prasannacatra dharmadhyAna karavuM hoya te pAchalI avasthAmAM kayAM nathI thatuM? bALakane umaralAyaka te thavA de hato. ATalI utAvaLa karI na heta te na cAlata? thAnAvasthAmAM UbhelA rAjarSinA kAnamAM e zabdo pravezyA ane rAjarSinA aMtaramAM eka bhayaMkara yuddhanAM vAdaLa ubharAya. rAjarSinA atIva sukumAra hadaya upara e zabdo dhagadhagatA lohanI jema caMpAyA. zukaladhyAnanA mArga uparathI rAjarSi nIce gabaDI paDyA. emanI sAme ja jANe ke pADozI rAjAo, asahAya bALarAjAnA durbaLa hAthamAMthI pitanapuranuM rAjya jhuMTavI letA hoya ema lAgyuM. jIvana jeNe yuddhanA vicAromAM ja gALyuM che te A dazya joI kayAM sudhI zAMta rahI zake ? bAhya daSTie te teo kAusagna dhyAnamAM hatA, paNa aMtaramAM, adazyapaNe emaNe duzmana rAjAo sAme yuddha Ara bhI dIdhuM. "tapavana jevI mahArAjanI nirmala mane bhUmi jotajotAmAM saMhAranI lIlAbhUmi jevI banI gaI. hajAro strIo, bALake ane akALe mRtyune bheTatA puruSonI cIcIyArIthI AkhuMye AkAza chavAI gayuM. mahArAjA raudra svarUpa dharI e saMhAralIlA bhajavI rahyA. pite saMsAratyAgI che, dhyAnAvasthAmAM che e badhuM bhUlI gayA. "eka pachI eka duzmanano vadha karatA e prasannacaMdra mahArAja, zreNikarAja ? tame ja kahe ke e samaye kALadharma pAme te kaI atie jAya ? emanA Arta-raudra bhAva pahelethI mAMDI sAtamI narake laI jAya e viSe kaMI Azcarya lAge che ? manathI ja karma baMdhAya che e siddhAMta pramANe, dhyAnI rAjarSi emanI bhAvanAne anusarI narakagatie jAya emAM karmazAsana saMbaMdhI arAjakatA ke svacchaMdatA kayAM che ?" hA, paNa e saMhAralIlAmAMthI rAjarSi zI rIte pAchA vaLyA ? e kevaLajJAnanA adhikArI kaI rIte banyA ?' navA prakAzanuM pAna karatA hoya tema zreNika mahArAja bolyA.

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rAjarSi prasanna : 121 ke rAjarSi raudra bhAvavAmAM khUba AgaLa nIkaLI gayA hatA. bALaputranA ane rAjyanA rakSaNanI je eka khaTaka emanA dilamAM chupI rahI javA pAmI hatI tene lIdhe te rAjamArgathI nIce . utarI bahu dUra-ADe mArge jaI caDyA hatA. sAmAnya zaktivALA te kadAca tyAMthI pAcho ja na vaLI zake paraMtu rAjarSine mATe te e eka akasmAta hato. akasmAtane lIdhe naukA jema judA ja mArge cAlI nIkaLe tema A mahArAjAnA saMbaMdhamAM paNa banyuM hatuM. sadabhAgye anukULa pavana vahyo ane nAva tIra tarapha dhakelAyuM.' zreNika maunabhAve sAMbhaLI rahyo. na ukelAya evI guMce jANe svataH chUTI paDI jatI hoya evI tRpti enA meM upara taravarI rahI. vamaLamAM sapaDAyelA vahANane bacAvI levuM e sahaja vAta nathI. rAjarSinuM nAva tephAne caDhyuM hatuM. bUDavAnI chellI ghaDIo gaNAtI hatI eTalAmAM rAjarSie pitAne jamaNe hAtha uMcaka ane mAthA para mukuTa utArI zatru sAme pheMkavAne chelle nizcaya karI vALe. mAthA upara hAtha paDatAM ja emane potAnI sthitinuM bhAna thayuM. mukuTa kayAM? rAjyasana kayAM? yuddha kayAM? vairI kyAM ? AvA AvA aneka prazno eka sAmaTA ubharAI nIkaLyA tatkALa peluM duHkha UDI gayuM ! tyAgadazAmAM, dhyAnAvasthAmAM pote je duryona sevyuM hatuM te badala emaNe tIvra pazcAtApa karyo. gatinI sthiti paNa e ja kSaNe badalAtI cAlI. pahelA svarganI, bIjA varganI e pramANe je meM hakIkata kahI hatI te A ja nirmaLa bhAvanAne AzrayI hatI." zreNika adhyavasAyanuM baLa joI Azcarya pAmyA. aMtaranA adhyavasAye karmanAM dalane kevA chinnabhinna karI vALe che e tene samajAyuM. azubha pariNAmanI dhArA bhalabhalA tapasvIne nArakIya gati tarapha kheMcI jAya ane zubha adhyavasAyanI prabaLadhArA ujaja

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:123: rAjarSi prasanna vaLa kevaLajJAna taraph lai jAya e viSe have tene lezamAtra zakA na rahI. veSa paheravAthI ja vairAgya Ave evA niyama nathI. veSanA bhAghAbara karatAM . AtmasAkSIe AcareluM dharmAcaraNu ati mahattvanuM che. vesopi appamANo, asaMjamavahesu vaTTamANassa / kiM pariyatiyavesaM, visaM na mAreI khajjaMtaM // asa yamamAga mAM vaMtA muninA veSa paNu apramANu che. veSa adalAvavAthI, zuM jhera khAvuM. hAya te| e jhera khAnArane nathI mAratuM

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saudaryasUti sanakumAra sanakumAra cakravartI hatA. paNa cakavartI karatAM ye eka sauMdaryazALI puruSa tarIke emanI khUba khyAti hatI. e vakhate ema kahevAtuM ke buddhimAna, zaktivAna, kuLavAna bIjA ghaNA puruSa haze paNa devanI kAMtine jhAMkhI pADe evuM anupama rUpa dharAvanAra ekalA sanakumAra ja che. bhAratavarSamAM emanA zarIrasauMdarya sAthe spardhA karI zake e bIje puruSa na hato. devAnuM abhimAna paNa sanaskumAra AgaLa gaLI jatuM. eka svaccha ArasapahANamAMthI koI kuzaLa zilpAe nirAMte besIne mUrti ghaDI kADhI heya tema sanakumAranuM ekeeka aMga pramANabaddha ane kAMtiyukta hatuM. cakravatI paNAnA vaibhave, cakravartIpaNunI asmitAe, e svAbhAvika sugaThita dehamAM damAmanI kaIka anekhI khumArI bharI hatI. bharAvadAra gAmAM vahetuM lAla caThI jevuM lohI senakumAranA tAjA yauvananI sAkSI uccAratuM hatuM.. ! sanakumAranA sauMdaryano viSaya eka vAra devonI sabhAmAM carcA. manuSyoe devenI zakti ane suMdaratAnAM ghaNuM stotro rao che, paNa koI deve mRtyukanA mAnavI viSe prazaMsAnuM nAnuM. sarakhuM paNa gIta gAyuM hoya evuM kavacita ja banyuM che. te divase sanaskumAranA viSayamAM dee vahelavahelo pitAne abhiprAya uccAryo. emaNe jAhera karyuM ke devanA rUpane paNa nisteja banAve evo eka puruSa bhAratavarSamAM che ane te sanakumAra

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. sAMda mUrti sanatkumAra keTalAkAne e abhiprAya na rUcyA. daivAmAM keTalAka evA abhimAnI hoya che ke je peAtAnA krUratAM khIjA adhika sau zALA hAI zake e vAta sAMbhaLavA ke nathI hAtA. devAnA rUpavaibhava cheka eTalI krAtinA Agraha rAkhI rahyA haiAya che. *24: svIkAravA taiyAra hovAneA te sau. kaMi eka bhUminA ijArA nathI. devabhUmimAM ja sauMdaryAM. nIpaje ane mRtyuloka saunI marubhUmi banI rahe evuM OMAi vidhAna nathI. sauya nIrakhavAne keLavAyelI AMkha ja enAM sAcAM mUlya AMkI zake. deva ane mAnavInAM sauMdarya judI judI kATinA DhAya che. devasabhAnA eka e devAne jyAre sanatkumAranA sau nI prazaMsA na cI ane te pAte jAte e saunI khAtrI karavA sanakumAranI rAjadhAnImAM AvyA tyAre ja emane e vAta samajAi. devA ja saunA ijAradAra che e bhramaNA TaLI. phUlanI sanatkumAra kharekhara suMdara hatA. devakramArAnuM sau pAMkhaDI jevuM sukumAra heAya che. manukumArAnuM rUpa, TADha-taDA veThI veThIne paripAka pAmatA phaLa jevuM rasabharapUra hoya che. eka svAbhAvika che te! bIjI zramasAdhya che. ekamAM narI krAmaLatA hoya che tA khIjAmAM kaiM|maLatA ane kaThinatAnuM suMdara saMmizraNa hAya che. devA sanatkamAra pAse paheAMcyA te vakhate keTalAka pahelavAnA, sanatkumAranA kadAvara dehane sugaMdhI telanuM mana karI rahyA hatA. eka pahelavAnaneA vajra jevA kaThAra hAtha kAi devane sheja spazI jAya te paNu devane sAjo caDI Ave. kustI karI karIne jemanA hAtha khUba kaThaNa banyA che evA cAra-pAMca pahelavAneAnA peAlA hAthanI telabhInI jhApaTa sanakumAranA ughADA aMga upara paDatI hatI. evA ja pahelavAneAnI khIjI eka pheAja hukamanI rAha jotI pAse UbhI hatI. emanuM kAma sanatkumAranA aMga uparathI vadhArAnuM tela

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sauMdarya mUrti sanakumAra : 125 :. bAhubaLathI bahAra nIcethI kADhavAnuM hatuM. sanatakumArane nAnavidhi vastutaH eke vaibhava hato. devakumAre A snAnavidhi joI Azcarya pAmyA ane ethI ye vizeSa te sanakumAranA khullA dehanI zobhA nihALI teo stabdha banyA. manuSyane deha ATale sukumAra ane chatAM A kasAyelo kema hoI zake e emanI samajamAM na AvyuM. . snAnavidhimAM rokAelA sanakumAre dene emanA Agamanane hetuM pUcha . e praznanA javAbamAM dee kahyuM ke devasabhAmAM sanakumAranA rUpanI je carcA thaI hatI tenI khAtrI karavA mATe ja pote A pRthvI upara AvyA hatA. rU5nI vAta sAMbhaLIne sanakumAranI AMkha abhimAnanA ghenathI gherAI. deva pitAnuM rU5 jevA Ave emAM ene potAnI mahattAnI parAkASThA lAgI. sanaskumAre kahyuM: "rUpa ja jevuM hoya te tame rAjasabhAmAM Avaje. snAnAdithI paravArI, jyAre vastrAbhUSaNe sajI, lauM tyAre sevAthI vIMTaLAyelA ane rAjasiMhAsana upara goThavApelA evA mane nihALaje. atyAre te emAMnuM kaMI ja nathI." devanI kutuhalavRtti vadhu sateja banI. te vakhatasara sanatae. kumAranI rAjasabhAmAM paheryAM. e vakhate sanakumAranI dehazobhA, dIpazikhAnI jema AkhA ye maMdirane tejathI bharI detI hatI. devone lAgyuM ke sanakumAra pRthvInA paTa upara viharato eka mAnavadeva che. - dhIme dhIme teo rAjasabhAmAMthI mArga kahADatA sanamAranA siMhAsana pAse pahoMcyA. tarasyA mANasanI jema emaNe sanatakumAranA sauMdarya tarapha mITa mAMDI. sanakumAranAM ekeeka aMga, AbhUSaNa ane halanacalana tarapha teo kayAM sudhI joI rahyA. DIvAre ajANatAM eka deve lAMbe nIzvAsa nAMkhyo. sauMdaryanI AkarSakatA ane vaibhavanI chAkamachaLa viSe vicAraparaparAmAM garakAva banelo e deva kayAre vairAgya bhaNuM kheMcAI gaye.

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:: 1 : siMdaryamUrti sanakumAra tenuM tene pitAne paNa bhAna na rahyuM. tarka ane kalpanAnI gahana -aTavImAM athaDAtAM prANIo koNa jANe kayAMnA kayAM utarI paDe che? pAsenA deve e nIzvAsa sAMbhaLyo. pUchayuM: "Amoda-emedanA A mahAsAgaramAM zekane nIzvAsa zI rIte sparzI gayo?' javAbamAM pelA deva nAka upara hAtha mUke. ene kaMIka UDe UMDethI durgadha AvatI hoya ema teNe mahIM socyuM ane kahyuM: "suMdara manuSya paNa bhItaramAM keTalI gaMdakI bharIne beTho hoya che? sanakumAra suMdara che, paNa kharuM jotAM to jene jotAM suga caDe evAM maLa-sUtra upara ja A suMdara dehano AdhAra che.' je jovAnuM che te mUkIne zA sAruM A deva na jovAnuM je haze ? sanatakumAranA A bahAranA rUpavaibhavamAM evI te zI khAmI hatI ke te nakAme bhItaranA mela jevA maMDI gaye." bIje deva kaMika Avo ja vicAra karato hato. paNa e bole te pahelAM ja pela deva kaMTALIne bolI uThyoH . "A sanakumAranA zabdomAM tamane durgadha nathI AvatI?" praznottara adhUrA rahyA. sanatakumAre, A atithi jevA de kaI carcAmAM guMthAyA che te jANavA mAgyuM. deva nirbhaya hatAspaSTavaktA hatA. emane sanatakumAranI sattA ke hakumata sparzI zake ema na hatuM. ame mAnavasauMdaryanI mULa sAmagrI viSe vicAra karatA hatA.' -kaDavI lAge evI vAtane deve mIThAzano epa Aye. mAnavasaundarya eTale sanakumAra. ane mAnavasAMdaryanI jyAM vAta thatI hoya tyAM sanakumAranAM ja guNagAna heya evo tene Aja sudhIne anubhava hato. teNe pUrI bedarakArIthI devanI sAme daSTipAta karyo ane pUchayuM : | 'vAru, kaI sAmagrImAMthI A saMdarya prakaTayuM? Apa zuM mAne che ?"

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sAMca smRti sanakuMmAra. 127: hu....e ja vAta mArA sAthIne samajAvatA hatA. tamArA Da jeTale! suMdara che teTalI ja tamArI vAta karavAnI zailI paNa suMdara che. paNa je zvasa e zabdonA sa Mdeza lai Ave che te zvAsa peAte maLanA keTalA aNu-paramANune bahAra Thalave che ?' sanat kumAranI pAse beThelA dhruve, sanatyumAranA zvAsamAMthI chUTatI durgaMdhanA prakArAMtare nirdeza karyAM. manuSyA je vAsathI lagabhaga TevAI gayA che te vAsa devA vadhu vakhata sahI zakatA nathI. eTale ja teNe sanatkumAranI vAta sAMbhaLIne zarUAtamAM ja mhoM sTeja maraDayu hatu.. e dudhe ja ene mAnavasaudaryanI mULa * sAmagrI viSe vicAra karavA preryAM hatA. sau da mUrti sanatkumAramAM nimala suMdaratA jevI vastu kaI rIte saMbhave ? sanatyumArane e vAta sAMbhaLI thoDA AdhAta paNa thayA. manuSya kharekhara zaktisa`panna prANI che. e maLa-melamAMyI paNa sauMdarya khe cI jANe che. je gaMdhAtA dravye sAme jovA mAtrathI sUga caDe te ja dravyAmAMthI manuSya pAtAnA sauMdaryanI dIpamALa pragaTAve che. jayAM sudhI aMdaranA avayavA potapAtAnI kAmagIrI kharAkhara ajAvatA haiAya tyAM sudhI te| badhu ThIka ThIka cAle che-sau nI dIpamALA jhaLahaLI rahe che, paNa jyAre emAM ceDI zI vikRti thavA pAme che te ja ghaDIe peluM soya paNa khadakhadI uThe che. mANusa jene amI kahe che te amIne aDIne nIkaLatA vAyu paNa pachI te vAsa mAre che. eka rIte mAnavI jeTalA zitasapanna che teTale ja bIjI rIte pAmara che. enI sau'daya javALA jotajotAmAM rAkhanA DhagalArUpe pariName che.' deve potAnI madhura vANImAM sanakumArane sauMdaryano khIjI bAju khatAvI; sanatkumAra bhale cakravartI hAya, bhalene sonI pratimA zA hoya, paraMtu Akhare te| e mAnavI ja te ?-jhuMpaDImAM vasatA phrAi paNu dIna--ridra ke kadarUpa mAnavabALanA jevAM ja upakaraNA

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3128: sI mUrti sanamAra ane upAdAnAthI enA deha ghaDAyA che. tema enA eka eka lohInA biMdumAM vikRtinI pAra vagaranI sAmagrI bharI che ane te eka divase A kahevAtI saudaya pratimAne paNa pagathI ThAkare caDatA patthara jevI banAvI mUkavAnI e vAta pelA deve sanatkumArane samajAvI. nizcitapaNe phUlanI zayyAmAM paDele mAnava jema peAtAnI --pathArImAM saLavaLatA sApane joine uddeiza ane tema sanakumAra pote jene mATe ATalu abhimAna dharAve che te dehanI AvI avazyabhAvI durdazA kalpI mecena banyA. vikRti mAtrathI ajANyA evA cakravartIe vikAranA paDachaMdA dUra dUrathI AvatA sAMbhaLyA. vikAra ane mRtyunI eka sAmAnya vAte sanatkumAranA vilAsanA badhA rasa jhUMTavI lIdhA. eka divase A yauvana vidAya leze, AreAgya kSINa thatAM ja vividha duHkha-dardInI senA caDI Avaze, saunA aNu aNu gaMdhA! UThaze ane khIjA hajArA- lAkhe| mAnavInI jema pAte paNa duzAgrasta banaze e vicAre emanA hRdayamAM virAganAM khIja vAvyAM. pachI te, sarpa jema kAMcaLInA tyAga kare tema sanatkumAre rAjyalakSmInA tyAga karyAM. cha-cha mahinA sudhI emanI rANI-sunaMdA ane rAjyanA adhikArIe emanI pAchaLa samajAvavA sAru karyo paNa sanatkumAre tajelI rAjalakSmI sAme pAchuM vALIne paNa najoyu. sau Aptajana nirAza banIne pAchA vaLyA. sau mUrtti sanatkumAre ugra dehadamana Ayu. uparAuparI upavAsa ane AyaMbilanA tape suMdara zarIrane zuSka tathA jINuM banAvI mUkayuM. suvALI sukhazayyAmAM ucharelA deha bhayaMkara rAmane AdhIna anya.. sanatkRmArane deha temaja TreDanA rAganI kaI ja paDI na hatI. emanu lakSa have deharAga tarapha nahIM, ka rAga tarapha vaLyu hatu.. pUkanI je senA AtmAne janma-jarA-mRtyunA pravAhamAM punaH

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sAM smRti sanakumAra - 29: punaH paTake che te senA sAme ja chellu yudhdha laDI levAnA emaNe nizcaya karyAM hatA. zarIra eTale ke zarIranuM sau e sa` have sanatakumArane bALaceSTA jevuM lAgavA mAMDayuM, ! eka deve sanakumAranA rAga nihALI, kaIka upacAra karavAnI sevAbhAve taiyArI batAvI. zarIranA vyAdhi te| tame maTADaze, paNa vyAdhimAtranuM mULa - ka rAga, tene Apa kai rIte miTAvI zakavAnA hatA ?' sanatkumAre pUchyuM'. kAi paNa vaidya pAse ka`rAganA IlAja nathI heAte|. ahu bahu tA dehanA dukhane thADe dUra ThelI zake.' dhruve peAtAnI nirupAyatA darzAvI. 'huM paNuM dhAruM, te pharI eka vAra A kRza banelA dehamAM AreAgya ane saunI jyota prakaTAvI zakuM. paNa dehamAM ja sasva samAi jatuM hovAnI mAnyatA hu mArI pAchaLa mUkIne AvyeA chuM. deha karatAM paNa AtmA adhika mUlyavAna che. dehanA AreAgyA karatAM atmAnuM AreAgya mane anaMtagaNuM AdaraNIya lAge che.' sanatyumAre peAtAnI sthiti samajAvavA mAMDI paNa je mAzusa dehane nIrAga rAkhI zakatA nathI te AtmAne zI rIte nIrAga karavAnA hatA? ' dhruve prazna karyAM. " * dehanI nIrAgatA ? sanatkumAranA kRza banelA phreMDamAMthI avAja Avye. emaNe peAtAnI eka AMgaLI mhAMmAM nAkhI ane thADI vAre bahAra kADhI, devane batAvI. deva e AMgaLInu rUpa joi digmUDha banyA. e AkhIye AMgaLI jANe ke tapAvelA zuddha kacanamAMthI ghaDI kADhI heAya teTalI rUpavAna banI gai hatI. sanakumAra jo icche te potAnA dehane, pahelAM karatAM pazu 9

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: 130 ka sauMdarya mUtti -sanakumAra vadhu diIvAna banAvI zake eTalI siddhi dharAvatA hatA ema temaNe AthI sUcayuM. devane lAgyuM. jenI pAse Avu adbhuta sAmarthya hAya te devanI ke bIjA phAinI sahAya zo sArU vAMche? sanakumAranI ugra tapazcaryAneA ja e pratApa hatA. zarIranI emaNe upekSA karI hatI. kareAganI sAthe chellu yuddha laDI levAnI emaNe je pratijJA karI hatI temAMthI emane krAi caLAvI zake ema na' hatuM. sAtaseA-sAtase varSa lagI emaNe e dehanA roganI paravA karyAM vinA dhAra tapazcaryAM karI. siddhipadane yeAgya evA puruSAnI zreNImAM sau mUrti sanatkumAranuM nAma paNa umerAyu',

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zAstrArtha sabhA dakSiNamAM, jUnA jamAnAmAM karNasuvarNa nAmanI eka nagarI hatI. rAjAnA pitAnA nAma uparathI nagarInuM e nAma huM hatuM. ahIM ghaNu zrImaMte vasatA. vepAra paNa ghaNo dhIkato cAlato. malaya parvatanAM caMdanakA e ahiMnI mukhya pedAza hatI. khANomAMthI sonuM ane hIrA paNa nIkaLatA. ekaMdare leke sukhI ane samRddha hatA. ' nagarIne rAjA pote khUba vivArasika hato. paMDitanI sArI jevI senA ane Azraye poSAtI. manovidane arthe rAjAe pitAnA mahelamAM eka zAstrasabhA yojI hatI. vidvAne, paMDita, pAraMgato A zAstrasabhAmAM AvI potAnI buddhinA camakAra batAvatA. nyAya, darzana, kAvya, sAhitya ane zAstravAkayanI AptatA saMbaMdhamAM khUba manoraMjaka carcAo ahIM cAlatI. yuktio, alaMkAra ane zAstrIya kanA uccArothI harahaMmezA A sabhA guMjI UThatI. vidyAvidanI sAthe, mahArAjAne zAstrArthane paNa bahu zekha hatuM. koI eka viSaya ke samasyAnA saMbaMdhamAM be paMDitane laDAvavAmAM, emanI buddhimattA, tarkazakita ane hAjarajavAbInI kasoTI karAvavAmAM mahArAjAne bahu ja maja paDatI. je paDita, zAstrArthanI carcAmAM phatteha meLavate tenA nAmano jayadhvani, samasta mahelamAM prasarI jate; eTaluM ja nahIM paNa eka vijayI paMDita tarIke tene hAthI upara besADI, sArAye zaheramAM pheravavAmAM AvatuM. ane

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: 13ra : zAstrArtha sabhA mahArAjAnI theDI paNa maherabAnI jenI upara utare te nyAla thaI jAya-enI vaMzaparaMparAnI garIbAI TaLI jAya emAM to pUchavApaNuM ja zuM hoya ? parAjaya pAmelA paMDitanI durdazA, bIjI tarapha, eTalI ja zocanIya banatI. ene A zaheramAM rahevuM AkarUM thaI paDatuM. eka rIte mahArAjA karNasuvarNanI A nagarImAM zAstrArthane nAme jugAra ja khelAta. bhalabhalA paMDita bhAgyadeSe parAbhava pAmI, A bhUmine chelA namaskAra karI nIkaLI jatA. jemano sItArA eka divase camakato temane paNa pitAnAM Asana haMmezA dhRjatAM lAgatAM. kayAre bahArano koI samartha paMDita Avaze ane pitAnI kamAyelI kIrtine dhULabheLA karaze te koI kaLI zakatuM nahIM. paMDita pitAnI pratiSThA jALavavAnI ciMtAmAM rAtadivasa bhayabhIta rahetA. jugArI karatAM emanI sthiti kaI rIte vadhu sArI na gaNAya. bhogamAM remane bhaya rahyA ja kare che tema pAMDityamAM parAbhavane satata bhaya rahe che e sUtra ahIM zabdazaH yathArtha thatuM dekhAtuM. rAjanI zAstrArthasabhAnA keTalAya paMDita, pachI te, kAzI jevI dUranI nagarImAM cAlyA gayA. keTalAkAe bauddha sAdhunA veza paherI saMsArano tyAga karyo. keTalAka vanamAM ke nadItIre Azrama bAMdhI besI gayA. karNasuvarNa nagarI paMDitethI lagabhaga khAlI jevI thaI gaI. zAstrArthasabhAmAM paNa have, be-cAra paraMparAgata paMDita sivAya bhAgye ja koI Ave che. mahelanA mukhyadvAra pAse eka hATuM nagAruM mUkavAmAM AvatuM tenI upara bhAgye ja koInI dAMDI paDe che. ahIM eTaluM kahI devuM joIe ke zAstrArthasabhAmAM je koI na paMDita zAstrArtha karavA mAgato hoya teNe se pahelAM, pravezadvAranA A nagArA upara dAMDI pITavI joIe. nagArAno avAja thAya eTale sau koI samajI le ke koI samartha vAdI A nagarImAM Avyo che ane thoDA ja divasamAM bhAre zAstrArtha thavo joIe. hamaNAM hamaNA e nagAruM vAgatuM

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zAstrArtha sabhA 133 nathI. bahArano koI paMDita paNa nathI Avata. zAstrArthasabhA nirjanavat banI che. Ama badhuM sumasAma cAlatuM hatuM eTalAmAM eka asAdhAraNa paMDita A nagarImAM AvI caDayo. enA asAdhAraNa buddhisAmarthya ane prakhara pramANavAdanI vAto lekama upara ramI rahI. keI kahe, Aja sudhImAM jeTajeTalA zAstrIo AvI gayA e badhA, A navA paMDita pAse pANI bhare. kAI kaheH pRthvInA paDa upara Avo vAdI bIje kaI thayo nathI ane kadAca thaze paNa nahi. enI sAme eka sAduM vAkya bolatAM bhalabhalAne pasIno chUTe! karNasuvarNa nagarImAM AvA digagaja paMDita sAthe zAstrArtha karavAnuM bIDuM keNu jhaDape? eka rAjapaMDita hato, paNa e chavAI khAvA mATe ja rahyo hato. bApa-dAdA paMDita hatA, eTale te paMDitanA nAme oLakhAto eTaluM ja. enI zI tAkAta ke duniyAnA eka samartha vAdI sAthe zAstrArtha karI zake? ane kharekhara pele na vAdI, jyAre bajAranI vacce thaI, darabAra tarapha javA nIkaLyA tyAre ke enuM svarUpa ane ene raMga-DhaMga joIne maMtramugdha jevA banI gayA. eka to ene kadAvara deha ane bharacaka dADhI tathA mUchanA vALano ghaTATopa joyA pachI kAca pica AdamI te gabharAI ja jAya. lokonA ToLeToLA ene jevA sArU ulaTyA. saMsAranI badhI ciMtAne gheLIne pI gayo hoya evuM enuM kadAvara zarIra hatuM. AMkhamAMthI kAtIla chUrInA teja jevo prakAza camakato. enA pagale pagale daMbhane paDagho paDato. bIjI vicitratA e hatI ke eNe hAthamAM eka moTo daMDa grahaNa karyo hato. goLI jevaDA peTa upara tAMbAnuM 'kavaca paheryuM hatuM ane mAthA upara mukuTa jevA lAgatA eka dhAtupAtramAM mazAla saLagatI hatI, rUpa ane vezamAM e kharekhara adbhuta hata-ajeya jevo lAgato hato.

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: 134 zAstrArtha sabhA dhIme dhIme te rAjasabhAnA mukhya bAraNu pAse pahoMcyo ane pAsenA nagArA upara traNa vAra dAMDI pITI. ene artha eTalo ja ke "tAkAta hoya te zAstrArtha mATe AvI jAya!' ' ' zAstrArthane kaMko sAMbhaLI rAjA vicAramAM paDyoH rAjapaMDitane lAvI pUchayuMH "A navA paMDita sAthe zAstrArtha keNa karaze?" - rAjapaMDita je javAba vALe te uparathI rAjAne khAtrI thaI ke have rAja-darabAramAM eka paNa paMDita evo nathI ke je A navA vAdI sAme UbhA rahe. zAstrIo mAna ane apamAnathI kaMTALI eka pachI eka A rAjyanI hada choDI cAlyA gayA hatA. jemane eka divase hAthInI aMbADI upara besADavAmAM Ave temane ja pAchA vaLate divase gadheDA upara besavAno vakhata Ave e sthiti keNu keTalo kALa nabhAvI le? Aje pahelavahelI rAjAnI AMkha ughaDI. eNe zAstrArthane nAme Aja sudhImAM keTakeTalA paMDitonI durdazA karI hatI te vAta tene Aje samajAI. karNa suvarNamAM lakSAdhipatio ane karoDapatione kaMI tUTa na hato. subhaTa ane yoddhAo paNa eka kahetAM ekavIsa hAjara thaI jAya, mAtra koI zAstrI ke paMDita nahoto rahyo. zAstrArtha sAMbhaLI jeo kevaLa tALIo pADatA hatA athavA to jaya jayanA dhvanithI dizA gajAvI zakatA hatA teo ja rahI gayA hatA. rAjA pote meTI mUMjhavaNa anubhavI rahyo. karNasuvarNanuM nAka kApIne A navo vAdI cAlyo jaze evI tene bIka lAgI. guptacara ane dUtone bolAvI mahArAjAe AjJA karIH "ame tyAMthI samartha zAstrIne zodhI kADhe. karNasuvarNa jevI vidyApIThanuM apamAna thAya e ThIka nahIM." eka guptacare Akhare saMdeza Apyo ke "mahArAja ! ahIMthI bahu dUra araNyamAM eka tAravI zramaNa rahe che. uMmara to bahu

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zAstrArtha sabhA ': 135 nathI, paNa pAMDitya ane vivAdamAM jabarajasta che. virAgI eTalA badhA che ke ApaNuM darabAramAM zAstrArtha mATe Ave ke kema e eka zaMkA che.' nahIM Ave te huM pote emanI pAse jaI caraNamAM mAthuM DhALIza ane kahIza ke mArI lAja ApanA hAthamAM che. kRpA karIne eka divasa zAstrArtha sabhAmAM padhAro." rAjAe javAba Apyo. ane kharekhara, karNasuvarNa nagarIne rAjavI pote e virAgI saMta AgaLa pahoMcI gayo. mahArAjAe potAnI sthiti samajAvI, AjanI AphatamAMthI bacAvavA AgrahabharI araja karI. zramaNarAje kahyuM: "huM te vanavAsI chuM. mane vasatI sAthe kaMI ja nIsbata nathI. paNa mArA saMyamanuM rakSaNa ApanI sarahadamAM thatuM hovAthI bhAre zire thoDI javAbadArI te rahe che ja. huM jo ke hajI juvAna chuM, mane bahu lAMbo anubhava nathI. tema meM bahu graMtho paNa nathI vAMcyAM chatAM gurupratApe mahArAjanuM gaurava saMbhALavAmAM mane bahu aDacaNa nahIM paDe.' bharayuvAvasthAmAM paNa zramaNane A vinaya ane saMyama joine mahArAjanI khAtrI thaI ke A tapasvI bhale pitAne paMDita na mAne, paNa pAMDityane kema pacAvavuM e to barAbara jANe che. karNa suvarNa nagarInI jatI AbarU, A yuvAna zramaNa jarUra bacAvaze. A badhI khaTapaTa daramyAna cha divasa nIkaLI gayA, navo abhimAnI paMDita cha divasa sudhI nagArA upara dAMDI pITI darabAramAMthI madajharatA hAthInI jema cAlyo gayo. keIe tenA paDakArano javAba na vALyo. sAtame divase jevI dAMDI nagArA upara paDI ke tarata ja rAja-. paDite hAjara thaIne, be hAtha joDI prAtaHpraNAma karyA. vAdIe enI sAme abhimAnabharI eka mITa mAMDI. pUchyuM: "Apa koNa che?" !

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x 134 : zAsrA sabhA * chu. te rAjapaDitaH paNa nAmanA ja pati chuM. pAMDitya jevu" kaI mArAmAM nathI. ' e te tamArA herA ja kahI de che. sAta-sAta divasathI nagArA upara dAMDI pITu' chuM, paNa kAI sAme AvIne UbhuM rahetu nathI. e ja batAve che ke 'Ditane nAme ahIM kevaLa mIMDu ja mukAyu' che. ' diggaja evA paMDite kuphADA mAryAM. * ApanI e vAta sAcI che. AvatI kAle ema nahIM ane. AvatI kAle sUryodaya thatAMnI sAthe ja zAstrA sabhA ma'DAze. Apane e hakIkata kahevA mATe ApanI AgaLa AvI UbhA ' rAjapaDite AmatraNa Apyu. " paNa zAstrArtha karaze krANu ?' " adhu' kAle jaNAze. mAre hajI zAsrAnA Dha DherA pITAvavA che ane bIjI keTalIka taiyArIo karavAnI che, eTale ApanI sAthe ahu carcA karI zakuM ema nathI.' eTalu' kahIne rAjapaDita tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyo. pelA paMDitajI paNa acala abhimAna ane gAMbhIya sAthe tyAMthI ravAnA thai peAtAnA utArA upara AvI paDeoMcyA. sAtame divase, zAstrArtha' sabhAnA hADapiMjara jevA banelA dehamAM navuM lAhI dhabakavA lAgyuM. mahelane krUratA bAMdhelA tAraNA Aje krAi mhoTA utsava hAya tema uddeASaNA karI rahyAM. mahArAjA ane temanAM svajanAne mATe zAstrasabhAnI madhyamAM UMcA AsaneA gATha vAyAM. vAdI ane prativAdI mATe sAma-sAmI eThaThThA UbhI karavAmAM AvI. zaheranA zrImate| ane vidyArasikA, adhikArIe ane dukAne mATe paNa ucita vyavasthA karavAmAM AvI. zAstrAnA samaya pahelAM ja hajArA mANuseAnA TALA A sabhA taraph ulaTayAM. prakhara vAdI paDitanA darzana karavA ene

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zAstrArtha sabhA 6 137 : vicitra veSa nihALavA, gekha ane aTArIo upara jIo tathA bALakelAM jhumakhAM jAmyAM. zAstrArthasajaja paMDita paNa te divase, ghaTATopa karavAmAM kaMI kacAza na rAkhI. pitAne nirakhavA mATe sArUe zahera ulaTayuM che ema jANyA pachI eNe peTa upara bAMdhavAnA bakhtarane khUba ghasIbhe sIne sApha camakadAra banAvyuM. mukuTa upara baLatI mazAlamAM bamaNuM tela reDayuM. - paMDitane A veSa je prekSakone paNa khuba kutUhala thayuM. teo A veSane kaMI artha samajI zakyA nahIM. A te mANasa haze ke daitya ?' eka prekSaka bIjA prekSakane pUchavA lAge. "mAthA upara mazAla mUkavAne zuM hetu haze ?' trIjAe paDakhe ubhelAne pUchayuM. eka buddhizALI prekSake javAba Apyo. "sApanA mAthAmAM maNi rahe che tema A paMDitane mAthe mazAla baLe che." bIjA buddhizALIe umeryuM "ema nahIM, kharI vAta e che ke e paMDitanI potAnI ja buddhi kaIka gUma thaI gaI che tethI e bicAre dhoLe divase, mAthe mazAla mUkI gatavA nIkaLyo che.' trIjAe kahyuM: "paMDitajI pate te ema kahe che ke je zAstrArtha karatI veLA kaI prativAdI nAsI jAya to tene aMdhArAmAMthI DhuMDhIne bahAra kADhavA sAru A mAthe mazAla mUkI che." mazAla te ThIka; paNa A peTe AvaDe meTo pATe kAM bAMdhyo haze?' bIjo eka zaMkAzIla prekSaka bolI uThyo. "paMDitanA peTamAM vidyA samAtI nathI. peTa phATuM phATuM thai . rahyuM che tethI ene trAMbAne pATe bAMdhavAnI jarUra paDI che." heja kaTAkSa karatAM, ToLAmAMnA eka prekSake javAba Apyo. nagarane paNa gaDha hoya che ne? paMDitanuM peTa e enuM nagara

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: 138 : zAstrArtha sabhA ane A pATe e tene gaDha !' bIjA eka mazkarAe kahyuM. AkhuM ToLuM khaDakhaDATa hasI paDayuM. AvI AvI aneka TIkAone pAtra banelA paMDitajI, vacce vacce, siMhanAdanI jema sehaM-sohano uccAra karatA, vijayanA ghenathI cakacUra banelA netravatI AsapAsa najara phekatAM, thoDIvAre sabhAsthAne AvI UbhA rahyA. rAjapaMDita ane bIjA keTalAka adhikArIoe, sabhAnA pravezadvAra pAse pahoMcI emanuM yogya svAgata karyuM. eTalAmAM to mahArAjA paNa pitAnA azvane khelAvatA tyAM AvI UbhA rahyA. mahArAjAnA Agamanane sUcavanArA tUrInA nAda thI AsapAsanuM vAtAvaraNa hacamacI uThayuM. paMDitoe, zaherIoe * * UbhA thaIne mahArAjAne AvakAra Apyo. zramaNa mahArAja sauthI chelle AvyA. sAva nirdabha, sAva , sAdA ane tapathI jemanI kAyA kSINuM banI che, chatAM jemanA pratyeka draSTipAtamAM ane padabhyAsamAM akathya bhavyatA ubharAya che evA A zramaNa, nIce mArga upara draSTi sthApI, ati saMkocapUrvaka sabhAgRhamAM pravezyA. sabhAgRhanA adhikArIe AdarapUrvaka namana karI emane yogya sthAne besAryA. mahArAjAe zAstrArthasabhAne AraMbha karatAM kahyuM: "paMDita ane nAgariko sau hAjara che. have zAstrArthano AraMbha karavAnI huM anumati ApuM chuM." e pachI rAjapaMDita bolavA UbhA thayA. emaNe vAdI ane prativAdIne paricaya ApatAM kahevA mAMDyuM: "Aje ApaNe AMgaNe je prakhara vAdI padhAryA che temanI oLakhANa ApatAM mAre kahevuM joIe ke ? rAjapaMDita AgaLa bole te pahelAM ja mazAladhArI paMDita emane aTakAvyA ne kahyuM: "mAre paricaya huM pote ApIza."

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zAstrArtha sabhA rAjapaMDita rAjIkhuzIthI besI gayA. . vAdI paMDita pitAne paricaya ApavA mAMDyo. "dezabharamAM evo kayo paDita che, e ko abhAgI mANasa che ke je dIpaMkara zAstrInuM nAma na jANute heya. e dIpakara huM pote. tame joI rahyA cho tema huM mastake dIpa dhAraNa karatA hovAthI mAruM nAma dIpakara sArthaka bane che. koIne zaMkA thaze ke A dIpa huM zA sArU mAthe dhAraNa karI rahyo chuM tenA javAbamAM jaNAvavAnuM ke AkhI duniyA, ajJAnarUpI aMdhakAramAM AthaDI rahI che. ghaNAM ghaNAM mANase, pUrato prakAza na maLavAthI ADe mArge utarI paDe che. emane bacAvI levAnI buddhithI meM A mAthA upara baLatI mazAla mUkI che. mUkha saMsArIone sIdhe-sAco rAha batAva e ja mAre zubhAzaya che. bIjI vAta e paNa che ke huM peTe majabUta pATe bAMdhuM chuM. e pATo dhAtuno banelo che. zA sAru mAre ema karavuM paDe che ? tamane kalpanA paNa na Ave eTale jJAnano bhAra A peTamAM bharyo che. rakhene jJAna bahAra cAlyuM jAya, nadI ke taLAvanI bhekhaDa bhAMgatAM pANI nIkaLI jAya che tema jJAna, buddhi, vidyA A peTamAMthI bahAra nIkaLavA ja na pAme eTalA sAru pahelethI ja A majabUta pALa bAMdhI rAkhI che. meM Aja sudhImAM ghaNuM paMDitene harAvyA che. zAstrArthamAM aneka sthaLe digavija meLavyA che. loke mane sarvazAstrajJa kahe che. ahIM sAta sAta divasa thayA Avyo chuM, chatAM zAstrArtha karavAnI koInI hImmata na cAlI e ja batAve che ke mArI sAme medAnamAM AvIne UbhuM rahevuM e ramatavAta nathI. Aje paNa, je te khare ke keNa kammara kasIne Ubho rahe che ?" . . zramaNane belavAne vAro Ave tyAre mAtra eka ja paMktimAM, beThA beThA ja emaNe patAvI nAkhyuM: "mAre pitAne paricaya ApavA jevuM kaMI ja nathI. huM paMDita nathI. huM saMyama

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: 140 : zAstrArtha sabhA mArgane eka sAmAnya pathika chuM. huM mane pitAne oLakhAvuM te karatAM tame pote ja mArI vANI ane vahevAra uparathI oLakhI -le e vadhu ThIka che." paMDita ane zramaNa vaccene dekhIte bheda dIvA jeTalo spaSTa - thayo. ekamAM daMbha ane abhimAna che to bIjAmAM narI saraLatA ane narI namratA bharI che. ekamAM uddhatAI che to anyamAM eTalo ja vinaya che. zramaNanA thoDA zabdonI paNa sabhAjano upara bahu sArI chApa paDI. zAstrArtha zarU karatAM paMDita-dIpaMkara zAstrIe aneka aneka - zAstrIya yuktio ane pramANenI avatAraNa karavA mAMDI. paMkitaenA pravAha vahevA lAgyA. eka upara bIjuM bANa chUTe tema dalIne mAro zarU thayo. jIva ane brahma svataMtra che ke abhinna ?, mAyA eTale zuM ? bIjamAMthI jhADa upavuM ke jhADamAMthI bI nIpajyAM ? devatAmAMthI dhUmADe nIkaLe che ke dhUmADAmAM devatA chupAyelo rahe che? brAnti kone kahevAya ? raju-sarpa eTale zuM? hastAmalaka, skUla, sUkSma, izvara, siddhi, anulema, pratiloma, sAkAra, nirAkAra kuMDalinI, piMgalAM, dhAraNA, dhyAna, baMdhana, mukita, svarga, naraka, devaloka ane evI asaMkhya vAtonA saMbaMdhamAM emaNe vAphadhArA vahevaDAvI. e dhvanidhArAne zabdomAM utArI hoya te raheje trIsa hajAra jeTalI ka-saMkhyA banI rahe. sabhAjano A pAMDitya joI chaka thaI gayA. pAMDityanI heTAmAM heTI khUbI je koI hoya to te eTalI ja ke sAMbhaLanAra bhale kaMI na samaje, paNa chaka to jarUra banI jAya. pAMDitya ghaNuM vAra evI bhUrakI nAkhe che. je vastu samajAya nahIM te khUba gahana hovI joIe ema mAnI tenA pratipAdaka tarapha sAmAnya bhakatonI zraddhA vaLe che. ahIM paNa ema ja thayuM. pAMDityanA vazIkaraNathI DIpaMkare saunAM citta harI lIdhAM.

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zAsA sabhA 141 * e pachI zramaNe potAnI zAMta-madhura, khaLakhaLa nAda karatI vahetI vANImAM e badhAneA javAba vALyeA zabdonA Akhara karyo vinA, haLave haLave emaNe evI yuktio ApI ke kareAnI jALa jevI paDitanI vAALa, Takkara jhIlI zakI nahIM. eka pachI eka yukita rajU karI emaNe patinA bhrama upara AchA-DhaMDA prahAra karyAM. emaNe kahyuM: 'matavAda teA kAma pAra ja nathI rahyo, chatAM satya eka ja che ane eka ja rahevAnuM. dRSTibhedde karIne vastusvarUpa jUjavAM lAge che. matavAdIoe A jUjavAM svarUpAne avalakhI tarkanI evI gIca jhADI UbhI karI che ke sAmAnya pathika gabharAi jAya--ene sAcA rastA na jaDe. anekAMtavAdyane Azraya e ja sAcA bhemiyA che. satya zodhavu e sava` zAstronA Adeza che. zAstronA vAkayanA artha palaTAvavA emAM sAcuM pAMDitya nathI. pAMDityathI athavA zAstrAthI kAine AtmakalyANane maMtra thADe| ja maLI javAnA hatA ? ' e rIte sarasa prakAre praphullita karelI bhUmi upara zramaNe upasa'hAranA je khIja DhALyAM tenA aMkura tarata ja chuTI nIkaLyAM. zrotAonA dilamAM e upasaMhAranI ajaba asara thaI. paMDita. dIpa'karane anulakSI zramaNe kahyuM-- * ApaNA AjanA paDita dIpakarajInA peAtAnA AcaraNa uparathI ja teo keTalI bhramaNA sevI rahyA che te eka vAra joi leA. caMdra-sUrya jevA tejasvI nakSatrAnA prakAzathI je adhakAra na TaLyA te teo peAtAnA mastakre dharI rAkhelI nhAnI zI mazAlavatI TALavA mAge che. sUrya-caMdra karatAM paNa zuM mazAlanu teja vadhAre che ? vadhu svAbhAvika che ? evA kRtrima prakAza te| AvatI kAle AthamI jaze. e prAzanI eka kADI jeTalI paNu kIMmata nathI. * bIjI vAta: ajJAnarUpI aMdhakAra karyAM che ? bhAra che ke

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-: 14ra : zAstrArtha sabhA aMtaramAM ? ajJAnarUpI aMdhakAra, mAnavahRdayamAM rahe che. tyAM duniyAno koI kRtrima prakAza jaI zakatA nathI. jJAnane prakAza ja eka evo prakAza che ke je hadayanA chellA khUNAmAM pahoMcI vaLe che. -jJAnanI ArAdhanA karavI e ja taravAne sAco mArga che. - "zramaNa-bhagavAna mahAvIra kahI gayA che ke prakAza ApaNuM pitAnA aMtaramAM che. AvaraNe haTAve eTale e jyoti svataH prakaTaze. ene ghaTATopanI, kRtrimatAnI ke dIpakarajInI jema mazAla mAthe mUkIne pharavAnI jarUra nathI. vaLI, vidyAnA bhArathI rakhene pitAnuM peTa phATI jAya evI A paMDitajIne bIka lAge che. eTalA sAruM te tAMbAnA paTTA bAMdhI rAkhe che. huM pUchuM chuM ke vidyA kayAM rahe che? peTamAM je vidyA rahetI hoya te moTAM piTavALA prANu vadhu vidyAvALA hAvAM joie. keInuM peTa phATayA pachI emAMthI vidyAdevI pragaTayA hoya ema haju sudhI nathI banyuM. kharI rIte A 5DitajInA peTamAM vidyA nathI, paNa vidyAnuM ajIrNa ja rahI javA pAmyuM che." zramaNanA A upasaMhAre-upasaMhAranA chellA vinodI vAkayoe -sabhAjanenA hoTha upara bhInuM hAsya veryA. zAstrIya zuSka paMkitao sAMbhaLIne thAkI gaela samAjanA vadanamaMDaLa upara prasannatAnI lAlAza chavAI. vAha ! vAha !" ane zramaNa-mahArAjanI jayanA avAjathI sabhAsthAna gajI uThayuM. cha cheDAyelA nAga jevA dIpakara paMDite, jANe pitAnI pheNa pachADatA hoya tema pUchyuM: mArI sAme kayo prativAdI Ubho che te mAre jANavuM paDaze." "mane loko zramaNa kahe che." zramaNa-tapasvIe zAMtithI uttara khAkhe. zramaNa eTale zuM ? zramaNa huM pote ja.' ,

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sAthe sabha tyAre huM keNi?" huM eTale ajJAna.' "paNa A belanAra koNa che ? ajJAnI." ajJAnI kANa?' "ajJAnI-huM-tame-ApaNe-' praznottara cAlyA. dIpakara je doraDAthI zramaNane bAMdhavA jatA hatA te ja doraDAM emanI pitAnI AsapAsa vIMTAtA joI gabharAyA. zramaNane zabdajALamAM bAMdhavA jatAM pite ja baMdhAvA lAgyA ane emanI nirAzA tathA Aveza joI sabhAjane paNa khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyA. dIpaMkarajInuM abhimAna ghavAyuM. Aja sudhInA digavijo , jANe varALa thaIne UDI jatA hoya ema emane lAgyuM. eka dubaLopAtaLo tapasvI pitAne meTI rAjasabhAmAM harAvI jAya che e joI te ekadama UbhA thayA ane chalaMga mAravA jAya che eTalAmAM ja pratihArIe emanA be hAtha pakaDyA. . rAjAe pote siMhAsana uparathI utarI, zramaNanI pAse AvI vinItabhAve mastaka namAvyuM. zramaNanA vijayane sucavanArA turI-bherInA nAda daze dikumArIeAe addharathI ja jhIlI lIdhA. parAbhava pAmelo dIpaMkara paMDita, peTane pATo, mAthAnI mazAla tyAM ne tyAM ja paDatI mUkI, jaMgalamAM nAzI gaye. mahArAjA karNasuvarNa, zramaNane rahevA mATe eka suMdara sthAna ApyuM. saMdhArAmanA nAmathI e sthAna prasiddha thayuM. itihAsanAM ne, "raktavithi saMdhArAma" nA nAme te Aje paNa aMkAyeluM dekhAya che. ema kahevAya che ke ahIM eka divase hajAre zramamunie-bhikhuo rahetA.

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* sughoSA viMdhyAcaLanI aTavImAM nahAnI zI TekarI upara eka bahAnuM maMdira hatuM ane maMdiranI bahAra maMdira karatAM paNa unnata evA eka zikhara upara sudhASA ghaMTa khUlata. sUryodaya [vakhate ane sUryAsta samayeH divasamAM be vAra e suSA dhaMTa vAgato. dUra dUranI pahADIomAM, khINomAM ane gIca jhADIomAM ene nAda prasarI jata-jANe ke eka sAthe hajAro kinnarakaMThI devAMganAo sudhaSA ghaMTano nAda jhIlatI hoya evuM saMgIta savAre ane sAMje viMdhyAcaLanA pahADamAM jAmatuM. hato to e virATa ghaTaH paNa ene eka ja nAdamAMthI saMgItanI anaMta sA, rI, ga, ma, varSatI. zikhare zikhare athaDAtI, paDachaMdA pADatI sudhaSA ghaMTanI svaramALA pahADanA pazu-prANIo ane mAnavIone paNa koI ajaba saMdeza mApatI. } . sudhaSAnuM sthAna eka yAtrAdhAma banyuM hatuM. dezanA khUNe pUNAmAMthI roja saMkhyAbaMdha yAtrike enuM gIta sAMbhaLavA A viTa-ekAMta araNyamAM AvatA. zradhALuo saMsArano A kinAro cheDI jatAM pahelAM eka vAra A sudhaSAnA nAdamAM snAna karI, kRtArtha banavAnI bhAvanA sevavA. aMtaranA kadi paNa na rUjhAya evA ghA A sudhASAnA zravaNa mAtrathI rUjhAI jatA. vera, kalezanA je dAvAnaLa, seMkaDo upadezathI paNa na zamatA te sudhaSAnA zravaNathI zamI jatA. sudhaSAnA

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suSA ka 145 H svaramAM evI sAtvikatA hatI ke gaMgAsnAna athavA tIrthayAtrAnAM puNya paNa enI tulanAmAM jhAMkhA paDI jAya. sudhaSA ghaMTanI sthApanAne lagabhaga eka hajAra karatAM paNa vadhu varSa vItI gayAM hatAM. enI pharatI goLa kinArI upara je akSara AlekhavAmAM AvyAM hatAM te uparathI sthApanAnA samaya viSe koIne kaMI ja zaMkA nahotI rahI. eka te enI paurANikatA ane vizeSamAM enI mohaka svarazaktie janasamUhanA dilamAM eka prakAranI jAduI asara jamAvI hatI. sudhaSA mukhyatve kaI dhAtumAMthI banAvavAmAM Avyo hato te kahevuM muzkela che. paNa te evo te virATakAya ho ke be-traNa mANaso khuzIthI enI aMdara samAI jAya. eka to ekAMta pahADI -nirjana pradezamAM enI pratiSThA, AkarSaka svaralaharI ane sudhASAnI sAthe saMkaLAyelo addabhUta itihAsa e badhAM sAthe maLIne alaukika vAtAvaraNa upajAvatAM. sudhaSAnA saMbaMdhamAM evI eka lokakathA saMbhaLAya che ke sATha-sATha varasa sudhI daridra- dIna ane patita strI-puruSanI sevA karyA pachI vRddha bauddha tapAvIne pitAnA dehane bharose na rahyo tyAre jIvanamAMthI nIcovelA navanIta je A sudhASA ghaTa emaNe saMsArane samarpo. sATha varSanA gALAmAM e tapasvI pRthvInA aneka vikaTa pradeza khuMdI vaLyA hatA. hajAre rAjAo, zrImaMta garIbone emaNe ghareghare jaI dharmanA upadezanuM amRta pAyuM hatuM. vikaTa vanamArga ane vinabahula mahAsAgara oLaMgI emaNe ahiMsA ane sevAdharmane mahimA upade hatA. je jaMgalI gaNAtA pradezomAM paga mUkatAM sAmAnya mAnavI dhrujI UThe tyAM pahelAMthI temaNe e lokone mAnavatAnA pATha zIkhavyA hatA. eka yudhdha jevI

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: 146 suSa rIte samarAMgaNamAM dhUme teja pramANe e tAravI sAdhudharma ane cAritranuM khaDaga hAthamAM dhAraNa karI dUra dUranA aromAM pharI vaLyo hato. anurAgI ziSponI mahAsenA emanA eka vacana arthe pitAnuM sarvasva arpavA taiyAra thaI rahetIH bhAratavarSane aneka sthAnomAM emanAM ja upadezathI Azramo ane vihAre astitvamAM AvyA hatA. pachI jyAre tapasvI vRddha banyA ane bIjA keinA TekA vinA jhuMpaDInI bahAra nIkaLavAnuM azakya banyuM tyAre temaNe pitAnA tamAma anurAgIo, ziSya vagerene kahevarAvyuM ke tamArI zaktinA pramANamAM sonA, rUpA, trAMbA jevI dhAtuo chelI gurudakSiNArUpe ahIM AzramamAM mokalI Ape. gurunI AjJA thatAM ja dUra dUranA padezomAMthI sonArUpAnI eka rela Azrama tarapha dhasI AvI. je tapasvIe, potAnI khAtara Aja sudhImAM rAtI pAI paNa nahatI mAgI, jemaNe mAnavahita arthe ja pitAnuM lAMbuM AyuSa kharyuM hatuM temanI AjJA thatAM emanA anuyAyIo zuM na kare ? uttara hiMdamAMthI ane paMjAbamAMthI, nepAlamAMthI tema ja dakSiNanA siMhaladvIpa, jAvA, sumAtrA ane cIna-jApAna jevA dariyApAranA mulaDomAMthI puSkaLa kImatI dhAtuone eka heTa gaMja khaDe thaI gaye. tapasvIe eka moTI bhaThThI taiyAra karAvI dhAtuo gALavAnuM zaru karyuM. bhaktoe premapUrvaka mekalelI bheTamAMthI tapasvIe jAte eka virATa sudhaSA ghaMTa DhALavAnI prakriyA AdarI. je divase saghaLI dhAtuone rasa taiyAra thayo ane AgaLathI tayAra rAkhelA bIbAmAM rasa DhALavAnI chellI kriyA karavAnI hatI te divase vRddha tapasvIe pitAnA saMkhyAbaMdha ziSyonI hAjarImAM eka suMdara pravacana ApI, divase thayAM dhIkta A bhaThThImAM pitAnI jAtane hemI dIdhIH prasanna vadane, mAnavahitanI prArthanAnA chellA maMtra uccAratAM emaNe potAnI nirupayogI banelI kAyAne chello

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sudhaSA * 147 upayoga karI vALyo. je bhaThThI mAtra kaThaNa dhAtuone ogALatI hatI te bhaThThI eka tapasvI puruSanA deha-hADa-mAMsanuM Idhana pAmI vadhu pavitra ane prANavAna banI. vana ke jaMgalanA sukAM lAkaDAvatI nahIM, paNa eka mAnavarAja bhikhkhanA saceta dehathI prajavalita banelA agnie, sukA ghaMTanA nAdamAM karuNa ane sajIva svara umeryA. nimprANa bhaThThIomAM taiyAra thatAM ghaTamAM ane eka vizvavaMaprANImAtranA mitra evA pavitra puruSanA dehanI bhaThThImAM taiyAra thayelA ghaMTamAM ane emanA avAjamAM keTalo bheda hoya che te A sughoSA ghaMTathI spaSTa samajAtuM. sughoSA ghaMTanA nAdamAM eka vizvahitiSI-mAnavapremI vizuddha AtmAne mehaka avAja abhutapaNe gUMjI uThato. tapasvI marIne amara thaI gayA. eka chamathI teo je kahI zakyA nahIM te temaNe jANe ke sahastra jIbha vaDe saMvAdI svaramAM jagatane kahevA mAMDyuM. suSAnA gaganabhedI avanimAM e vRddha tapasvInI jIvanabharanI bhAvanA ane sAdhanA mUrtimaMta banI, mAnavI mAtranA aMtaradvAra upara AghAta karI rahI. eka divase eka zrImaMta A suSA-ghaMTanA tIrthasthAne AvyuM. lake e gRhasthane udAra ane paragaju samajatA. eNe jIvanamAM ghaNuM TADha-taDakA jeyAM hatAM. janmathI to e garIba hato, paNa e pachI eNe dariyApAranA mulakamAM jaI aDhaLaka dhana-saMpatti ekaThI karI hatI. vakhata jatAM e caMcaLa lakSmI paNa ene sAtha choDI gaI hatI. ghaNe varSe e pAche pitAnA vanatamAM Avyo. ahIM ene eka heTa bhAI pitAnAM bala, parizrama ane prAmANikatAthI sAruM jevuM dhana ekaThuM karI zakyo hato. e heTA bhAIne Azraye pitAnA divaso gujAravA lAgyo. keI kamanasIba kSaNe nAnA bhAIne pitAnA moTA bhAInA

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: 148 : suSa bhAgyanI irSA AvI ane lAga maLe te moTA bhAInuM khUna karI vagara parizrame dhanavAna banavAnI dubuddhi sUjhI. Akhare eka divase, kAI na jANe tema teNe bhAInA lohImAM pitAnA hAtha raMgyA. dhananI khAtara sagA bhAinuM khUna karatAM ene saMkoca na thayA. khUnanA bIje ja divase e potAnA bhAInI saMpattino eka mAtra adhikArI banyA. dilanA DaMkhane rUjhavavA teNe keTalAMka puNyakArya karyA. divaso vyatIta thayA tema tema e pApane anutApa paNa visarAvA lAgyo. paNa je divase eNe suSAne dhvani pahelavahelo sAMbhaLyo te ja vakhate ene pitAnAM bhUtakALanAM pApa yAda AvyAM. je pApa ane pazcAttApa bhUlavA ahIM ekAMtavAsamAM-tIrthakSetramAM Avyo hato te pApa ane pazcAttApe enA dilane aMdarathI hacamacAvI mUkyuM. jema jema divaso vyatIta thatA gayA tema tema e aMtaranA pazcAttApanI jvALA vadhu ne vadhu tIvratama banatI cAlI. manuSya duniyAnAM game tevA ghora saMtApa-upasarga sahI zake, mAtra aMtarane ukaLATa te sahI zakato nathI. eve vakhate te dIna, pAmara, lAcAra banI jAya che. potAnA sagAbhAinuM khUna karanAra, dhananI khAtara dharma ke kaLagauravane tilAMjalI ApanAra, sughoSa ghaMTane savAra-sAMjano raNakAra sAMbhaLI garIba gAya jevo banI gayo. suSAnA svaramAM kaMI evI mehakatA hatI ke mANasa pitAnI muMjhavaNane TALavA tyAMthI nAsI javA mAge te paNa jatAM tene paga na UpaDe. e svaro ramaNIya vedanA jagavatA. vedanA AchA dAha prakaTAve, chatAM e dAha tajavAnI ke Aghe javAnI himmata na cAle. yAtrika vicAravA lAgyo. "A dAhamAMthI, vaDavAnaLa jevI bhItaramAMthI svataH upajelI AgamAMthI zI rIte bacavuM ?" kaMI gurU na hato. koI svajana na hatuM. koI pUchavA ThAma paNa na hatuM.

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sughoSA 149 divase ane rAtre uMghamAM pitAnA sagAbhAinuM preta tenI najara sAme AvI ubhI rahetuM. e preta adazya thAya na thAya eTalAmAM enA snehALa mAtApitA jANe Aghe ubhA rahI eno tiraskAra karatA hoya evAM da tenI najara AgaLa khaDAM thaI jatAM Akhare suSAnA svare ene sadabuddhi sujhADI. e pitAnA bhAinA parivArane saghaLI saMpatti saMpI, saMsAra tajI daI, pazcAttApa ane lokakalyANanI tapazcaryAmAM pUrvanAM pApane bALavA dUra-ati dUra nIkaLI gaye. suSAnA svare koNa jANe AvA keTalAya pApIo uhAryAM che. e eka jIvaMta tIrthakSetra gaNAtuM hatuM. Aje e suvAnA sthAnane ke Azramane paNa kaMIja patto nathI lAdhata. je vRddha bhikSue, sATha sATha varasa sudhI lokasevA karI ane pitAnA hADa ane cAmaDI samapI, suSAnA svaramAM svargIya pAvanakArI raNakAra prakaTAvyo te vRddha bhIkSunuM nAma paNa lagabhamA bhulAI gayuM che. ema kahevAya che ke je vakhate bhikSuonAM ToLe-ToLAM A bhUmi choDI gayAM te vakhate mahAparizrame teo potAnI sAthe A suSA paNa laI gayA hatA. cInamAM-DuMgaranI khINamAM hajI eka sthaLe Avo ghaMTa che

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- magadharAjanI mudrikA saryamitranA gharamAM Aje rAMdhyAM dhAna rakhaDI paDyAM che. je ghare roja AnaMda-utsavanI zaraNAIo vAgatI te Aje khAvA dhAya tevuM banI gayuM che. ane sUryamitranA caherA uparanI badhI tAjhagI jANe ke koI rAkSasI paLavAramAM bharakhI gaI che. rAjagRhanA mahArAjAne e mitra ane rAjapurohita sUryamitra bhalAbhalA zrImaMta-zreNIo ane adhikArIonI irSane viSaya banyo hato te Aje eTalo udAsIna-saMtapta ane hatAza dekhAya che ke jANe gaI kAlane e sUryamitra ja nahi. ' eka rAtamAM evuM zuM banI gayuM ? hakIkata te bahu sAmAnya che. sUryamitranI eka vIMTI khovAI che. jyAM jyAM zaMkA jevuM lAgyuM tyAM tyAM badhe tapAsa karI-jayotiSIone ane sAmudi vigerene bolAvIne pUchayuM paNa e vIMTIne patto nathI maLato. kAI kahe che ke vIMTI gharamAM ne gharamAM ja che, kAI kahe che ke pUrva dizAmAMthI hAtha lAgavI joIe, to kAI kahe che ke camatkArika rIte vIMTI khevAyelI hovAthI e samasyA ukelI zakAya evI nathI rahI. vIMTImAM evuM te zuM hatuM? enI te sUryamitrane pitAne paNa khabara nathI. , vAta evI che ke gaI kAle bapore rAjagRhInA mahArAjAe, navI ghaDAIne AvelI ane mahArAjAnI pasaMdagI pAmelI A vaTI sUryamitrane jevA ApelI. kahaLane lIdhe sUryamitre e AMgaLImAM paherI ane enI kArIgarI viSe thoDI carcA.

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magadharAjanI mudrikA : 151 : paNa karI. paraMtu e pachI acAnaka bIjuM koI kAma AvI paDa'vAthI mahArAjA bIjI vAte vaLagyA ane vIMTInI vAta sAva bhUlAI gaI. sUryamitrane ghera AvyA pachI eka-be vAra vIMTI pAchI ApavI rahI gaelI tenuM smaraNa thaI AveluM paNa kAle darabAra bharAze tyAre rUbarUmAM ApI daIza ema nakkI karI rAkheluM. e pachI vIMTI te AMgaLImAM ne AMgaLImAM ja hatI, paNa bIje divase bapore jyAre rAjasabhAmAM javAno vakhata thayo ane hAtha sAme joyuM tyAre tyAM vIMTI na maLe! have mahArAjA pitAnI priya mudrikA mAge ane sUryamitra pAchI na ApI zake to tenuM zuM pariNAma Ave? mahArAjA mApha kare ke tyAMthI sIdhe zULIe ja caDAvI de ? sUryamitranA jIvanamAM eka moTuM kALuM dhAbuM kAyamane mATe paDI jAya e to jUduM ja, gharanAM badhAM mANaso udvigna che. cAre kera mANaso vIMTI zodhavA maMDI paDyA che. paNa vIMTIne patto nathI maLatA. ghaNuM ye saMbhArI joyuM-jyAM jyAM e gaye hate-Ubho hata-beTho hato tyAM tyAM vIMTInI zodhakhoLa karI. paNa hAtha na AvI. sAkSAta bhaya karatAM bhayanI kalpanA ghaNI vikarALa hoya che. mahArAjA kadAca sUryamitranI vAta sAMbhaLIne enI upara paDado nAkhI de athavA te kaMIka dago che ema mAnI sajA paNa kare athavA te sUryamitrane sadAne mATe tyAga kareH AvuM kaMIka bane. paNa bhaya e saMbhavitatAmAM evA kAbaracitare raMgo pUre che ke suzo ane vIre paNa eve TANe mUDha jevA banI jAya che. sUryamitranI paNa Aje evI ja sthiti hatI. Akho divasa ciMtAmAM vyatIta karyo. ciMtAne lIdhe khAvuM-pIvuM te bhAve ja zI rIte ? mAthuM paNa caDayuM hatuM. kaMIka svastha banavA sUryamitra sAMjhe pitAnA mahelanI agAsI upara gaye. AsapAsanA vRkSo ane kudaratanA kheALe kallolatA pakSIo

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: 15ra : magadharAjanI muhika jovAthI ciMtA thoDI bhUlAze ane thoDI vasthatA maLavAthI smRtizakti tAjI thaze ane kadAca vIMTI kayAM mUkAI che te yAda Avaze, evI AzAe te prAsAdanI agAsImAM AvIne Ubho. ' ahIM paNa enA e ja vicAro aMtarane phelI rahyAH "vAMka kabUla karI le ane je daMDa athavA sajA kare te sahI levI athavA to e vITI karatAM paNa be-cAra gaNI vadhu kImata ApavI paDe to eTalI kImata ApIne evI ja bIjI vIMTI taiyAra karAvI, mahArAjAne suprata karI devI." eTalAmAM pitAnA makAna pAsethI lokenuM eka moTuM ToLuM udyAna tarapha jatuM eNe joyuM. e ToLuM thoDuM dUra gayuM eTalAmAM bIjuM ToLuM e ja dizAmAM jatuM jaNAyuM ! pachI thoDIvAre to jANe gAma AkhuM udyAna tarapha javAne ulaTayuM hoya tema lokonAM ToLeToLAM eka ja dizAmAM dhasamasatA pUranI jema jatA eNe joyAM. emAM strI-puruSa-bALako-yuvAna-vRddho tathA zeThe ane raMka majUra paNa hatA. - sUryamitranI vIMTInI ciMtAe ghaDIbhara vidAyagIrI lIdhI. ene thayuMH "kyAM jatA haze A loke? zA mATe jatA haze?" - rAjagRha vaibhavI zahera hatuM. kutUhaLI mANasonI ahIM khoTa nahetI. nagaranivAsIo jeTalA utsavapriya hatA teTalA ja dharmaparAyaNa paNa hatA. Aje keI utsava haze ema sUryamitrane lAgyuM. tapAsa karatAM keAI parama tapasvI zramaNa rAjagRhanA udyAnamAM padhAryA hoya ema jANavA maLyuM. A zramaNe samartha tyAgIe hoya che-saMsAra-jIvananA tAraNahAra hoya che ema te sUryamitra pite paNa jANato hato. rAjagRha zramaNatapasvIonA pratApe AryAvartAmAM eka puNyadhAma banyuM hatuM. mahArAjA pite ane bIjA aDhaLaka saMpattinA svAmI evA zreSThIvare e zramaNanA cara

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magadharAjanI mukti : 153: mAM mastaka namAvatA ane emanI pAsethI ja sAcuM mArgadarzana meLavatA. sUryamitrane thayuM: "A tapasvI padhAryA che emane ja jaIne vITInI vAta pUchuM ?" vaLI vicAra thayoH "AvI namAlI vAtamAM zuM javuM? pUchavuM paNa zuM? ane evA saMsAratyAgI taraphathI eno yathArtha uttara paNa zuM maLe?" bhale hasI kADhe athavA uDAvI de: paNa e zramaNane vinayapUrvaka pUchavuM te kharUM ja evo sUryamitre niradhAra karyo. sAce javAba nahi ApI zake to mauna raheze athavA bIje upadeza Apaze evI kalpanA paNa pite karI rAkhI. * DI vAre ene potAne mobhe yAda AvyAH "huM koNa? mahArAjAnI saMgAthe zebhanAre huM, eka bhikSu pAse jauM ? zramaNe zuM ama-brAhmaNe karatAM vidyA-kaLA-jJAnamAM caDhI AtA heya che ? hAthe karIne huM brAhmaNane mAThuM lagADuM ?" | zramaNo ane brAhaNenI zaktinI tulanA karavA jatAM pharI pAchuM vIMTInuM smaraNa thayuM ! TviTI e atyAre mAtra najIvI ke namAlI vastu naheAtI-jIvanamRtyunA prazna sAthe e gumAvelI vIMTI saMkaLAyelI hatI-mahArAjAne kepa je varasI paDe te kuLanuM satyAnAza nIkaLI jAya ! game tema, paNa zramaNa pAse javuM te kharUM ja ! bahu leke na bhALe evI rIte AchA aMdhArAmAM-samI sAMjhe javuM e sUrya. mitre nizcaya karI vALya. (2) suryamitranA paga pAchA paDe che, paNa svArtha dhakele che. tapasvI zramaNane dUrathI jevA chatAM pAse javuM ke nahi ane gayA pachI paNa prazna pUchatAM pahelAM kevI rIte bhUmikA bAMdhavI tenI gaDamathala manamAM

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= 154 : magadharAjanI mudrikAcAlI rahI che. ekAda vAra pAchA vaLavAne taraMga sparzI gayo, paNa ATale dUra AvyA pachI pAchA pharavAnI kalpanA na gamI. . tapasvI zramaNe purahitaputrane dUrathI Avato joye-bhavI. jIva che. ema lAgyuM. thoDe najIka Avyo eTale tapasvIe pote ja sUryamitrane snehabhInI vANImAM saMba-satkAryo. tapasvInA eka sAmAnya saMbaMdhane sUryamitranA seMkaDe manemaMcana paLavAramAM zamAvI dIdhA. sUryamitra kaMI bole te pahelAM ja tAravI bolI uThayAH "vIMTInI vAta pUchavA AvyA che ne ?" sUryamitranA Azcaryane pAra na rahyo. ene ema thayuM ke A muni kAM sarvajJa che-aMtaryAmI che athavA jabarA camatkArika puruSa che. - "jI mahArAja ! " sUryamitre bhaktibhAvapUrvaka be hAthanI aMjalI karI ane saheja zira namAvyuM. - "kAle sAMjhe taLAva upara snAna karavA gayA tyAre sAMdhyatarpaNa karyuM hatuM?" sUryamitranA rakRtipRSTha vAMcatA hoya tema zramaNe kahevA mAMDayuM. " hA che." e saMdhyA tarpaNa karatI vakhate ja tamArA hAthanI vIMTI AMgalImAMthI sarakI kamaLapatra upara jaI paDI che." hAthamAMnA AMbaLAne nIhALatA hoya tema zramaNe vIMTIne itihAsa kahI dIdhe. " tyAM paNa meM tapAsa te karI che. mane na maLI." sUryamitre vadhu khAtrI karavA zaMkA darzAvI. e vakhate sAMja paDI gaI hatI ane kamaLapatro bIDAtAM hatAM eTale tamane vIMTInI bhALa na lAgI. have tapAsa karaje." haLavo phUla jevo banelo suryamitra zramaNane namI potAne ghera Avyo. bIje divase taLAva upara tapAsa karatAM zramaNe kahyuM hatuM tema kamaLapatranI vacce sUryakiraNa sAthe smita karatI vIMTI sUryamitrane

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magadharAjanI suddhikA : 155 : maLI gai. ciMtA mAtra zamI gai. citAnA sthAne eka Azcaya virATa svarUpa dharI rahyuMH " zramaNa A badhuM kevI rIte jANI zakyA ? e vidyA mane na maLe ? '' vIMTI jaDayA pachI paNa sUryamitra sukhI nathI. vIMTI naheAtI jaDI tyAM sudhI enI ja ciMtA-enu ja raTaNa hatuM': have pelI tapasvInI vidyA meLavavAnI jhaMkhanA jAgI che. sUtA-besatA ene eka ja vicAra Ave che ke munijI e vidyA mane na zIkhave? elI e vidyA mane maLe te! huM lokeAnA keTalA upakAra karI zakuM? munijIne e zA kAmanI che ? emanA karatAM huM ene vadhAre sArA upayAga karI zakuM' evI sthitimAM chuM-vastutaH saMsArIone mATe ja e hAvI joie. munijI mane na zIkhave? emanI pAsethI mAre vidyA jhuMTavI levI nathI. eka dIvAnI madadathI khIjo dIvA peTAya tema emanI vidyA tA emanI pAse ja raheze--hu mArA dIve! mArI jAte saLagAvI laIza. ethI munijIne kaSTa kheATa nathI AvavAnI ane vastutaH saMsAratyAgIne evI kAI khATa saMbhavatI ja nathI. peAtAne e vidyA maLe teA keTalI pratiSThA vadhe evA zekhacalInA tara Mge sU`mitra caDI gayA. vIMTI kheAvAyelI hatI tyAre e jeTaleA saMtapta hatA, jeTalA duHkhI hatA te karatAM paNa vadhu sa MtApe- vadhu du:khe pAte dherAelA hoya ema ene lAgavA mAMDayuM. sa'sAranI samRddhi ane tuccha lAgavA mAMDI. kAipaNa bhoge munijI pAsenI vidyA maLe te| ja cena paDe evI tAlAvelI jAgI paDI. (3) pahelAM te| sunijI pAse jatAM ene saMkoca lAgatA tepurAhita tarIkenI maryAdAmAM maTu bhaMgANa paDaze-peAtAnuM nAka kapAze evI khIka lAgatI hatI. paNa vidyAnI AzAe e khIka ane pratiSThAnA bhUtane paNa eNe nAvI dIdhuM che. bharapUra AzAe te munijI pAse paheAMcyA. Aje enAmAM uparanI dIpti ane

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: 156? ' magadharAjanI mudrikA 'ulAsa juo to e purohitanA samAjathI chuporanI jema AvyuM che ema na lAge-jANe munijIne Ajanmabhakta heyamunijI kahe tyAM pitAnA prANa pAtharavA taiyAra hoya teTalI paricitatA ane zradhdhA enA moM upara taravaratI hatI. dharmalAbha !" sUryamitra vaMdana karIne jevo beThe ke tarataja munijIe ene satkAryo. dharmalAbhamAM ene gahana AzIrvAdanI pratIti maLI gaI. "vIMTI maLI gaIne ?' munijIe umeryuM ane sUryamitranA aMtaramAM eka sAthe sahastra dIpamALa prakaTI. paNa pelI vidyA mAgavI zI rIte enI ene samajaNa na paDI. eka tyAgI-tapasvI pAse potAnA svArthanI lAlaca rajU -karatAM svAbhAvika lAbha thayA. - thoDI vAra pachI munijIe pote ja kahevA mADayuMH "kaMI kahevuM-pUchavuM hoya te khuzIthI bola-saMkoca rAkhazo mA !" ATalI paricitatA pachI kSema ke saMkoca rAkhavA nakAmAM che ema mAnI sUryamitre himmatabhera kahevA mAMDayuM: "gurudeva ! je vidyAnA pratApe vIMTInI bhALa lAgI e vidyA mane na maLe ?" ghaDIbhara zramaNa muninA tapathI dIpatA vadana upara AchA rimatanI surakhI chavAI gaI. emane thayuM ke "A purohitane jIva keTalo bhakika che ? vidyA jANe ke vepAra ke vinimayanI vastu hAya ema mAgavA AvyA che. vidyA-kaLA mAtra AtmAnI aMdara ja rahelI che e vAta nathI samajata-pate jJAna ane sAmarthyane bhaMDAra hovA chatAM mAna mUkIne bIjAnI pAse hAtha laMbAve che!" zramaNane vicAramAM guMcavAyelA tathA AkhuM smita karatA joIne sUryamitra jarA gabharAya te kharo rakhene nirAza thaIza evI zaMkA thaI. eTalAmAM munijIe uccAryuM: "kharekhara tamAre e vidyA joie che?

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magadharAjanI mudrikA sUryamitranI najara AgaLa AzAnuM eka rahyuM. khAvAyelI vastune zeAdhI kADhavAnI vidyA hAya ane munijI e zIkhavavA utsuka heAya atyaMta namratApUrvaka e hAtha joDIne : 157 dd kiraNa nRtya karI eka mAmulI vidyA ema ene lAgyuM.. sUryamitre kahyuM : " gurudeva ! mane enI bahu ja jarUra che, dhaNuAnA upakAra karI zakIza. ane jIvananI chellI paLa lagI Apane RNI rahIza. 39 66 karaja ke ahesAna jevA zabdo amArA mATe nakAmA che arahita che. vidyA teA zuM, e karatAM adhika mUlyavAna vastu pazu ApI zakAtI hai|ta te| amArA vAMdhe nathI. savAla mAtra eTale ja che ke tame te laI zakazo ? " zramaNe eka samasyA UbhI karI. 'Apa kahe| te pramANe karavA taiyAra chu. game te bhAge paNa mAre vidyA tA meLavavI ja che." sUryamitra have vadhu dRDha ane nizcayAtmaka banya. 66 ,, sAdhu banI zakazeA? lokre|pakAranuM vrata lai zakazo?"... zramaNu mahArAje gabhIrabhAve pAtAnI sarata mUkI. jANe ke " vidyA tamArI ja che-gRhastha maTIne sAdhu khatA, sAdhanA zarU kare eTale evI asa Mkhya vidyAo tamArA caraNumAM ramI raheze '' ema kahevA mAgatA haiAya evA e praznonA gUDhAtha hatA. sUryamitra e samajyA paNa javAba ApavA jeTalI taiyArI na hovAthI zramaNune namI peAtAne ghera gayA. (4) dharamAM AvIne prathama tA eNe peAtAnI strInI ja salAha mAgI. gheADA divasa sAdhuno veSa dhAraNa karavAthI aNumAlI vizvA maLI jatI heya te| maphatamAM ja meATu' rAjya meLavyA jeTaleA AlAda eNe patnI pAse prakaTa karyAM. peAte munirAjanA ziSya thavA nathI mAgatA-ziSya navA jeTaluM anubhavatA e vAta eNe spaSTa AkaSa Nu paNa nathI kahI dIdhI--vidyAnA zabdomAM

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-158H magadharAjanI mudrikA yeAbhanI khAtara ja pAte sAdhu banavA taiyAra thayA che-kharI rIte te sAdhunA veSa bhajavavAnA niya karyAM che. prAra'bhamAM tA. dharamAM-kuTuMbamAM ane brAhmaNa samudAyamAM thADA khaLabhaLATa thayA. sUmi jaina sAdhu banavAnA che e vAta jUdA jUdA rUpe pracAra pAmI. theADu' vikRta svarUpa paNa e vAte lIdhuM' chatAM sUryamitraneA nizcaya kAyama ja rahyo. ' vagaravala e ghera strIne samajAvavAmAM thoDA vakhata gayeA. eNe pharIpharIne eka ja vAta kahI ke: vidyA meLavyA pachI huM AvIza, tyAM kAyama rahevA nathI jateA. paradezamAM vepAra mATe krAi vaizya jAya ane thADI mUDI meLavIne pAche! ghera Ave tema huM paNu vidyA siddha karyAM pachI AvI jaiza. ,, kr bahu bahu tA keTale! vakhata lAge ?" strIe pUchyu 6 mahinA mAMDa thAya. paNa e kaI vidyA che eTale thADI vadhu vAra kadAca lAgI ceAkkasa samajI le ke sAdhu tarIke kevaLa pATha bhajavavA ja chuM tAre eTalA divasa zAMtithI kADhI nAkhavA, mATe tAre kAinI pAse hAtha laAvavA paDe ema te pachI huM ja... ke rahuM emAM bahu phera nathI paDI jatA. strI samajI-samajavu paDayu ane sUryamitra jaina zramaNeAnA saMdhamAM vidhipUrvaka dAkhala thayeA. kahevAya nahi. gUDha jAya, paNa eTaluM ja anna ke vastra nathI ja. te " Akhare (5) sUryamitra, zramaNeAnA saMdhamAM pravesyA tyAre te mAtra vezva bhajavavA ja AvyeA hatA, paNa thADA divasanI aMdara ja ene sAdhutAnA raMga caDavA lAgyA. e peAte paNa na samaje evI rIte kriyAkAMDanI aMdara raMgAvA lAgyA. pahelavahelA e potAnA gurudeva sudharmAMsvAmIne avakAze pUchatA ke gurujI ! pelI vidyA kayAre * zIkhavazo ? " ane gurujI javAba ApatA ke "zI utAvaLa che? 66

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magadharAjanI mudrikA, : 159: vidyA tamArI ja che." paNa pachI te sUryamitrane jANe ke phurasada ja nathI maLatI evo samaya AvI pahoMcyo. rejanI yiAonI aMdara temajavihAra tathA AcanAmAM divasa-rAtri eTalI jhaDapathI pasAra thaI jAya che ke pelI vidyAnI vAta yAda ja nathI AvatI. roja roja navA pradezamAM pitAnA punita pagalAM mAMDatA zamaNusaMdhanA gauravanuM ane tyAgI jIvananA AnaMdanuM bhAna have sUryamitrane thavA mAMDyuM che. bahArathI jotAM je zramaNa-jIvana zuSka ane kaSTamaya lAgatuM temAM anaMta ane amApa AnaMdanAM mojAM bharyA hoya ane maMtrabaLe e jANe ke saMtAI beThA hoya evI ene pratIti thavA lAgI. aMdara DUbakI nathI mArate te saMyama ke tyAganA jIvananuM kharuM saudarya mANuM zakatA nathI evI evI sAMbhaLelI hakIkatone artha ene have pratyakSa thavA lAge che. pAdavihAranI ane gocarInI kaThaNAIo ja pahelAM to sAMbhaLelI ane dhrujArI anubhavelI, paNa have pAdavihAranI ane maLe teTalAmAM saMtoSa mAnavAnI vRttie eka navA, dharI dharIne mANatAM na khUTe evA alaukika rasa-ullAsanI adazya samRddhi utpanna karI dIdhI che. Aje je koI enI sAthe carcA karavA Ave ke zramaNanuM jIvana te kRtrima ane nIrasa hoya che te tenI sAthe lAMbe vivAda karIne Akhare ema ja siddha kare ke zramaNanA jIvana jevuM rasabharapUra ane nizcita, gauravavaMtuM ane pravAhI jIvana bIju eke nathI, evAyelI vastune zodhI kADhavAnI vivA lAdhe te karatAM paNa zramaNa jIvanaene have vadhu rasabharyuM lAge che. saMsAranI janatA keTakeTalAM duHkhadardIthI rIbAya che tenuM have e bhakika AtmAne bhAna thayuM che ane eka nispRhI zramaNa, cikityaka karatAM paNa vadhu sneha-mamatAthI du:khIeAne kevAM AzvAsana Ape che-sattA ane kauDinyanA madathI chaka banelA moTA camarabaMdhIone paNa kamaLa-madhura vAkyothI kevA saraLa temaja nirabhi

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* 130 : magadharAjanI sumita mAnI banAve che te jovAnuM saubhrAgya ane ahIM ja maLyuM che. zramaNa eTale mAtra tyAgI ja nahi-aneka vidyAe ke kaLAnA nAtA eTaluM ja nahi paNa sa'sAra-mahArathanA kharA mAdaka ane tAraNahAra, evI ane pAkI khAtrI thai che. zramaNanA veza ane jIvanamAM ene krApta alaukikatA-ddivyatA dekhAvA lAgI che. A rIte keTalAka divasa gayA pachI sudharmAMsvAmIe ja sUryamitrane pUchyuM: krama pelI vidyA sAdhavI che ne?' sUrya`mitre lajjita nI javAba ApyA "e vidyA te have mane tuccha lAge che. zramaNajIvana jIvavAnI kaLA sidhdha thayA pachI bIjI krAi vastunI kAmanA karavI e hIrA ApIne kAcanA kakaDA levA jevI mUrkhatA cheH "' have sUmitra mAtra tyAgI-tapasvI nathI rahyA. jJAnanA gabhIra agAdha sAgararUpa banyA che. sudharmAvAmInI kRpAthI emane sparze - maNI karatAM paNa vadhu mUlyavAna vastu maLI gai che. zramaNanA vezane paNa emaNe gauravAMkita karyAM che.

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kAkAna" vizva-vinASa8.20