Book Title: Punit Maharaj Santvani 25
Author(s): Jaykrishna N Trivedi
Publisher: Navjivan Prakashan Mandir Ahmedabad
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMtavANI graMthAvali 25 zrI punita mahArAja Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja (Shri Punit Maharaj) saMkalana prA. jayakRSNa na. trivedI (morabI) (10) navajIvana prakAzana maMdira amadAvAda-380014 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A graMthAvalinAM ra8 pustakonI kiMmata rU. 300 thAya che. graMthAvalino saMpuTa kharIdanArane te rU. 200nA rAhata dare ApavAmAM Avaze. prAptisthAna (1) navajIvana prakAzana maMdira gUjarAta vidyApIThanI pAchaLa, pA. navajIvana, amadAvAda -14 (2) navajIvana TrasTa (zAkhA) , 130, zAmaLadAsa gAMdhI mArga, muMbaI - 400 002 (3) divya jIvana saMdha zivAnaMda Azrama, jodhapura TekarI, zivAnaMda mArga, amadAvAda -15 (4) divya jIvana saMgha zivAnaMda bhavana, rAmajI maMdiranI pALa, sarakArI presa sAme, AnaMdapurA, vaDodarA-390 001 (5) divya jIvana saMgha, zizuvihAra, bhAvanagara - 364 001 divya jIvana saMgha, mohana oNpTiziyana, AjhAda coka, valasADa-396 001 nava rUpiyA (c) gujarAta divya jIvana saMdha trIjI AvRtti, prata 3,000, jUna 1999 punarmudraNa, prata 3,000, oNkaTobara 2006 kula prata : 6,000 ISBN 81-7229-237-6 (set) mudraka ane prakAzaka jitendra ThAkorabhAI desAI navajIvana mudraNAlaya, amadAvAda-380 014 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakanuM nivedana navajIvana ane divya jIvana saMghanA saMyukata upakrame "saMtavANI graMthAvali'no 28 pustikAono A saMpuTa vAcakonA hAthamAM mUkatAM AnaMda thAya che. sarvadharmasamabhAvanA uddezane dhyAnamAM rAkhI A 'saMtavANI graMthAvali' saMpuTa brahmalIna zrI svAmI zivAnaMdajInI zatAbdI nimitte gujarAta divya jIvana saMgha dvArA taiyAra karavAmAM Avyo hato. te taiyAra karavAmAM aneka mitrono sahakAra maLyo hato. chatAM tenI pAchaLanI ekadhArI mahenata sva. uccharaMgabhAI svAdiyAnI hatI te noMdhavuM joIe. A graMthAvalinI pahelI AvRtti capocapa UpaDI gayA pachI 1985mAM tenuM punarmudraNa karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. paraMtu te pahelI AvRttinI jema ja jhaDapathI vecAI jatAM graMthAvali ghaNAM varasathI upalabdha na hatI. gAMdhIjI prasthApita saMsthAnI badhA dharmonI sAcI samajaNa phalAvavAnI javAbadArI che. vaLI ucca zikSaNamAM have mUlyazikSaNa tathA tulanAtmaka dharmonA zikSaNanuM mahattva vadhatuM jAya che. kendra sarakAranI yojanA paMca mUlyonA zikSaNane protsAhana ApavAnuM samarthana karyuM che. Ane anulakSIne A pustaka saMpuTa sAmAnya vAcako uparAMta ucca zikSaNamAM kArya karatA sahu koIne upayogI thaI paDaze. gujarAta divya jIvana saMghe A graMthAvali A yojanAmAM punarmudraNa mATe sulabha karI te mATe ame temanA AbhArI chIe. "saMtavANI graMthAvali'nA A pustaka saMpuTanA prakAzanathI gAMdhIjInA sarvadharmasamabhAvano saMdezo sarvatra vasatAM gujarAtI kuTuMbomAM prasaraze evI AzA che. 5.kha.-2 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navajIvana TrasTanA dastAvejamAM tenA uddezonI pUrti sAru je je pravRttio karavAnuM sUcaveluM che temAM hindamAM vaselI badhI judI judI komo vacce aikyano pracAra karavAnuM sUcavavAmAM AvyuM che. te hetu mATe navajIvane gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM prasthApita karelA anAmata kozamAMthI A "saMtavANI graMthAvali'nuM punarmudraNa jUna 1999mAM prasiddha karI rAhata dare ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. 'saMtavANI graMthAvali'nI mAMga cAlu rahetAM navajIvana taraphathI tenuM A trIjuM punarmudraNa prasiddha karavAmAM AvI rahyuM che. ane tenI kiMmata sAmAnya vAcakane paravaDe tevI rAkhavAmAM AvI che te noMdhavA jevuM che. amane AzA che ke sarvadharmasamabhAvanA pracArArthe thatA A prakAzanane vAcako taraphathI yogya AvakAra maLavAnuM cAlu raheze. tA. 2-10-'06 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. saMta punita mahArAja vatana, janma ane saMskArasiMcana dhaMdhArthe jUnAgaDha gayelA. mULa vatanI dhaMdhUkAnA. vAlama brAhmaNa. nAraNadAsa vRMdAvanadAsa bhaTTa sarveyara tarIke nokarI karatA. nItimaya jIvana gALatA. anItino eka paNa paiso gharamAM pravezI na jAya tenI kALajI rAkhatA. pitAnA saMskAra putra bhAIzaMkaramAM UtaryA. bhAIzaMkarane nokarI maLI gaI. temanuM lagna thaI gayuM. temanAM dharmapatnInuM nAma lalitAbahena hatuM. gAMdhIjInI mAtA pUtaLIbAInI mAphaka dharma pratye aTala zraddhA lalitAbahena dharAvatAM. jIjAbAIe zivAjIne hiMdu dharmagraMtho dvArA saMskArasiMcana karyuM hatuM, tevI rIte lalitAmAtAe bALaka bAlakRSNa('punita mahArAjanuM mULa nAma)ne rAmAyaNa ane bhAgavatanI kathAo dvArA ucca saMskAra ApyA hatA. bAlakRSNano janma vi. saM. 1964 vaizAkha vada bIja, tA. 15-5-1908ne roja thayo hato. roja savAra-sAMja AratI veLAe lalitAbahena bAlakRSNane maMdire laI jatAM. A rIte tene nAnapaNathI ja dharmanA saMskAra maLyA hatA. prahalAdanI mAphaka bALapaNamAM prabhubhaktimAM lIna banelo bAlakRSNa zrIrAmanAmanI dhUna bolAve tyAre A bALabhaktane nIrakhIne saune AnaMda thato. lalitAbahena potAne tyAM bhikSu nArAyaNane jamADe. bAlakRSNane AMgaNe AvelA abhyAgatanI sevA karavAmAM anero AnaMda Avato. lalitAbahenane potAnA pati taraphathI A bAbatamAM premabharyo sahakAra maLI raheto. kalama.-3 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja pitAno paralokavAsa bhAIzaMkarabhAI premALa svabhAvanA hatA. pArakAne potAnA karI levAnI temanAmAM kaLA hatI. kutiyANAnA eka memaNa sAthe temane mitrAcArI thaI hatI. A memaNanA eka saMbaMdhInI kolaMbomAM moTI dukAna hatI. bhAIzaMkarane tyAM nokarI apAvavA memaNe jaNAvyuM. lalitAbahene paradeza javA IcchatA patine saMmati ApI. bhAIzaMkara kolaMbo pahoMcI gayA. nokarI maLI, paraMtu tyAMnAM havApANI mAphaka na AvyAM. tabiyata bagaDI gaI. sArA pagAranI nokarI choDIne pAchA pharavuM paDyuM. mAtA ane patnIe sevA sArI karI, puSkaLa paisA kharcA, paraMtu tabiyatamAM phera paDyo nahIM. putra bhAIzaMkare pArvatImAne potAno aMtakALa najIka hovAnuM jaNAvyuM. pitAe bAlaputra bAlakRSNane potAnI pAse bolAvyo. putrane snehALa hAtha pheravatAM kahyuM, "tArI mAtAno tuM ekamAtra AdhAra che. tArI mAnI sevA karaje ane tenI AziSa leje.' pitAnAM aMtima vAkyo sAMbhaLI bAlakRSNanI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM. eka khUNAmAM UbhelAM lalitAbahena A asahya duHkha joIne raDI paDyAM. pArvatImAe putravadhUne kahyuM, "vahubeTA, tuM raDIza to chellI vidAya letA AtmAno aMtakALa bagaDaze. A samaye to prabhunuM nAma levAnuM hoya.' lalitAbahena zrIkRSNa zaraNaM mama' bolavA mAMDyAM. pArvatImAe sUra purAvavA mAMDyo. potAnI sAmenA zrIkRSNanA phoTAne vaMdana karatAM karatAM bhAIzaMkara paNa dhUna jhIlatA hatA. bAlakRSNa paNa pitAnI sAthe dhUna bolavA mAMDyo. yuvAna vaye bhAIzaMkara mAtA, patnI ane putrane rAmabharose choDIne paraloka gayA. Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja 3 dhaMdhukAmAM pAchA pharyA - satsaMgano AdhAra lalitAbahenane patinuM avasAna vajAghAta samAna hatuM, chatAM kaThaNa haiyuM karIne bAlakRSNanA ucheramAM lAgI gayAM. jUnAgaDha choDIne vAlama kuTuMba vatana dhaMdhUkAmAM AvyuM. "kAla savAre mAro bAlu moTo thaI jaze ane duHkha dUra thaze.' evI AzA sevatAM lalitAbahena kaThaNa kALajuM karIne divaso vyatIta karatAM hatAM. sAsu pArvatImAnI (tana-manathI) sevA karatAM. temane jarAye ochuM na Ave tenI kALajI rAkhatAM. lalitAbahene nAnA bAlakRSNane maMdire laI javAnuM cAlu rAkhyuM hatuM. mAtAnA saMskArane lIdhe bAlakRSNanI jIbhe "jaya zrIkRSNa' zabda ramato thaI gayo hato. saMsAranuM duHkha bhUlavA mATe lalitAbahena bAlakRSNane satsaMgamAM laI jatAM. dhaMdhUkAmAM eka vAra rAmAyaNa-kathA thatI hatI. bhaktibhAve kathAkAra madhura kaMThathI tulasInI copAIo lalakAratA hatA. 'sItArAmanI jaya' bolanAro nAnakaDo bAlakRSNa temane bahu gamI gayo. tene vyAsapITha para besADyo. bAlakRSNa premathI rAmanAmanI dhUna bolAvato. badhA zrotAo tenA para prasanna rahetA. prahUlAdanI mAphaka bALamitro bhegA karIne rAmadhUna bolAvavAmAM bAlakRSNane anero AnaMda Avato. ThIkarAMnA maMjIrA banAvI tAlabaddha rIte te haridhUna gAto. pArvatImA ane lalitAbahena bAlakRSNanI bhakita joI prasanna thaI jatAM. bhAvasamAdhi eka vAra bAlakRSNa meDI para ekalo rAmadhUna bolI rahyo Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja hato. svAmI zrI rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa jevI bhAvasamAdhi lAgI gaI hatI. dehabhAna bhulAI gayuM hatuM. ociMtAM meDI para gayelAM lalitAbahene joyuM ke putra prabhunamAM ekabe DagalAM have AgaLa vadhaze to saLiyA vinAnI bArImAMthI nIce paDIne mRtyuzaraNa thaze. samayasUcakatAthI, yukti karIne mAtAe putrane bacAvI lIdho. bhAvasamAdhi tUTatAM te aMge mAtAne mITho Thapako ApatAM putre kahyuM, ''prabhumAM samAdhistha thayela mane kema vikSepa karyo ? mA, Izvara mAruM rakSaNa karanAro che.' bAlakRSNanA manamAM bacapaNathI ja Izvara pratyenI keTalI aTaLa zraddhA ! DhabunI corI, corI na karavAnI pratijJA eka vAra peDo khAvAnI lAlaca nahIM rokI zakavAthI bAlue DhabupaisAnI corI karI. paraMtu gAMdhIjIe jema sonAnA kaDAnI corInI kabUlAta karI hatI, tema bAlue paNa corI karyAnuM svIkArI lIdhuM ane pharIthI corI na karavAnI pratijJA lIdhI. pALI paNa kharI. putra mATe mAtAnI maMjUrI lalitAmA ghaMTImAM lokonuM aDadho maNa anAja roja daLI eka Ano majUrIno meLavatAM. uparAMta lokonAM pANI, vAsaNa, kapaDAMnuM kAma karIne gujarAna calAvatAM. bAlune mA para dayA AvatI ane AvAM kAma choDI devA mAne kaheto, paraMtu mAne gujarAna calAvavA lAcArIthI pArakAM kAma karavAM paDatAM. jozInI AgAhI eka vAra kapAsanAM kAlAM pholatAM mAne bAlu ravivAranI rajAe madada karato hato. AMgaNe AvelA jozIe bAlune joI Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja AgAhI karI ke te eka divasa mahApuruSa thaze. janmakuMDaLI jotAM jozIe kahyuM ke tene navame varSe ghAta che. temAM bacI jaze to lokonAM jIvana bhaktibhAvathI bharI deze. jozInI AgAhI pramANe navamA varSe bAlune AkhA zarIre baLiyA nIkaLyA. tenI kALI baLatarA te sahana karI rahyo hato. IzvaramAM aDaga zraddhA dharAvato bAlu siyArAmanI dhUna manamAM bolIne potAnuM duHkha ochuM karato. pADozI divALImAe bAlunI chellI sthiti joIne aMtima kriyA mATe lalitAmAne sUcanA ApI. pote paNa madadarUpa thayAM. lalitAmAnI prabhu pratyenI prArthanA cAlu hatI. sAcA dilanI prArthanA vyartha jatI nathI. lalitAmAnI hRdayapUrvakanI prArthanA prabhue svIkArI ane bAlu mRtyunA mukhamAMthI UgarI gayo. karakasaranuM pagaluM karakasaranA pagalA tarIke bAlunI hajAmata para kApa Avyo. cha mahinA ema ne ema kADhI nAkhyA. suMdara vAMkaDiyA vALamAM zobhatA bAlakRSNanI eka IrSALu mANase TIkA karI, bAlu, tuM nATaka kaMpanImAM strIno pATha levA mAge che ke zuM ?'' tene A TIkA na gamI. te sIdho mA pAse Avyo, ane raDatAM raDatAM mA pAse hajAmatanA paisA mATe haTha karI. nAchUTake mAe tAMbAno ghaDo vecIne hajAmatanA paisA bAlune ApyA. bALaka rAjI thaI gayo. kavitAnAM maMgalAcaraNa: kavi tarIke bAlakRSNa prAthamika zALAno abhyAsa pUro karIne mAdhyamika zALAmAM dAkhala thayo. zAMtimiyAM nAmanA eka muslima saMskArI zikSaka maLI gayA. A zikSaka vedanA jANakAra ane kavi Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja hatA. teo sArA zikSaka paNa hatA. vidyArthIone teo rocaka zailImAM daSTAMta sahita jJAna ApatA. teo potAnI banAvelI tema ja prAcIna ane arvAcIna kavionI kavitA lalakAratA. bAlakRSNa para zAMtimiyAMnA saMskAra paDyA. tene AvI kavitA racavAnI tAlAvelI lAgI. ghera AvIne kavitA lakhavA bhAre jahemata uThAvavA mAMDI. vakhata jatAM te kAvyo racavA mAMDyo. gora mahArAjanI bhUmikA bharavADa komamAM bAra varSe samUhalagna thAya che. A lagnamAM nAnA bALakathI mAMDIne 12 varSanA kizoranAM lagna levAya che. e avasara A vakhate Avyo. kanyAne paraNAvavA gora mahArAja joIe. goranI taMgI paDavAthI eka bharavADa bAlakRSNane samajAvIne gora tarIke laI gayo. 50 kanyAonAM ekasAthe lagna hatAM. samUhalagnamAM ghaNo ghoghATa hato. potAnA jevA nAnI uMmaranA gora mahArAja joIne bAlakRSNane hiMmata AvI. gokhelI kavitAo bhAre ghoMghATa vacce bolavA mAMDyo. A rIte traNa kanyAone paraNAvIne maLelA badhA paisA mAtAne caraNe dharI detAM mAne madadarUpa thavAno anero AnaMda tene Avyo. lagna nakkI thayuM bAlakRSNanI sagAI to kyAranIye thaI gaI hatI, vevANa maNibahene lagna mATe lalitAbAne kahevaDAvyuM. teo maNibahenane maLyAM. temaNe kahyuM ke, ""vevANa, tame lagnanI utAvaLa na karo to sAruM. mAro bAlu haju to bhaNe che. maeNTrika thatAM cAreka varSa thaze. tyAM sudhI rokAI jAo to kema ?' maNibahene kahyuM, ""mAre ekasAthe baMne dIkarIonA prasaMga thaI Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja jAya to vadhAre anukULatA Ave.'' lalitAmAe vevANanI vAta svIkArI. ghare AvyAM. makAna gIre mUkIne paisAnI sagavaDa karI, ane bAlakRSNanA lagnanI taiyArI thavA lAgI. abhyAsa paDato mUkyo bAlakRSNane baLiyA thayA hovAthI AMkhomAM ghaNI garamI rahetI. vadhAre vAMcI zakAtuM nahIM. maeNTrikano abhyAsa hato. DaoNkaTare cazmAM paheravAnI salAha ApI hatI, paraMtu te kharIdavAnI zakti na hatI. mA pArakAM kAma karIne gharanuM mAMDa pUruM karatI. pote lagna kareluM hovAthI mA para eka vyaktino boja vadhI gayo hato. mAnuM duHkha bAlakRSNa sahana na karI zakyo, ane mAne samajAvI nokarI karavA mATe maeNTrikano abhyAsa choDyo. ghaNA vakhata sudhI nokarI mATe karelA prayatno niSphaLa nIvaDyA. nAnImoTI nokarI mATe Izvarane prArthanA karI. posTamAM paTAvALAnI nokarI bAlakRSNane chevaTe posTaoNphisamAM paTAvALAnI nokarI maLI gaI. niSThApUrvaka nokarI karIne posTamAstarano prema saMpAdana karyo. nokarI haMgAmI hatI. agiyAra rUpiyAno pahelo pagAra lAvIne mAne arpaNa karyo. pahelo pagAra prabhune caraNe dharavAno saMkalpa karyo hovAthI tema karyuM. bAlakRSNa mAnI IcchAmAM potAnI IcchA bheLavI dIdhI. prabhune pahelo pagAra arpaNa karavAnuM rahasya samajAvIne mAe kahyuM, "A nokarI tane prabhue apAvI che tenuM satata smaraNa thaze. tAre jenI sAthe nokarI karavAnI che te saumAM prabhu vaselA che. tethI dareka kArya prabhu prItyarthe karavuM.' mAe ApelA AvA ucca saMskAre Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja bAlakRSNanA jIvanaghaDataramAM mahattvano phALo Apelo dekhAya che. akhabArI duniyAmAM roja chApAmAM jAherakhabara jotAM bAlakRSNanI najara 'garjanA' dainikamAM kArakunanI jagyAnI jAherAta para paDI. zeTha zrI jI. ke. mAvaLaMkarane maLyo. zakti presa dvArA "garjanA' dainika cAlatuM hatuM. bAlakRSNane chApAno anubhava na hato, paraMtu paMdara divasamAM navuM kAma zIkhI levAnI bAlakRSNanI zraddhA para vizvAsa rAkhI zeThe tene nokarImAM rU. ra8nA mAsika pagArathI rAkhI lIdho. bAlakRSNa mAtAne patra dvArA A zubha samAcAra jaNAvyA. nokarIne pahele divase khaMtapUrvaka ravAnagI vibhAgamAM kAma karyuM. zeThe prabhAvita thaI tene kyAM rahe che te pUchyuM. ane phUTapAtha para paDI rahetA bAlakRSNane zeThe presamAM rahevAnI sagavaDa karI ApI. pagAra peTe pahele ja divase eNDvAnsanA rU. 15 ApyA. temAM rU. 10no mAtAne manIoNrDara karyo. zrI mAvaLaMkare bAlakRSNane lAla daravAjA pAsenI sabhAno riporTa levAnI kAmagIrI soMpI. teNe khUba jhINavaTapUrvaka sabhAno riporTa taiyAra karyo. tethI zeTha prasanna thayA. A kAryathI khabarapatrInI navI javAbadArI soMpI ane rU. 7no pagAravadhAro karyo. sAthe sAthe game tenI zehazaramamAM na taNAvA jaNAvyuM ane hakIkatamAM jarAye pheraphAra na karavA sUcanA ApI. bAlakRSNane pragatinA paMthe AgaLa vadhavAmAM e vAta bahu upayogI banI rahI. dhaMdhUke putrIratna prApta thayAnA samAcAra jANyA. 'garjanA' dainike aMgreja sarakAranI UMgha harAma karI dIdhI. Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja asahakAranA AMdolananA AgajharatA ahevAlo temAM pragaTa thatA hatA. bAlakRSNanI kuzaLa kalama A krAMtikArI lakhANamAM kAme lAgI hatI. A arasAmAM mahAtmA gAMdhInI aitihAsika dAMDIkUca yojAI hatI. mAvaLaMkare teno ahevAla levA bAlakRSNane mokalyo. 'virATa jAge che tyAre ... ... ...' e zIrSaka nIce dAMDIkUcanuM AbehUba citra rajU thayuM. sarakArI amaladAro A ahevAlathI cokI UThyA. ' lalitAbA amadAvAda lAkhA paTelanI poLamAM rahetA haragovidabhAIne tyAM AvyAM che evA samAcAra maLatAM bAlakRSNa mAtAnI pAse pahoMcI gayo. lalitAbahena amadAvAda rahe tyAM sudhI bAlakRSNa potAne tyAM jamaze ema haragoviMdabhAIe jAhera karyuM. tethI bAlakRSNane have laoNjane badale mAtAnI svAdiSTa rasoI jamavAnI taka maLI. haragoviMdabhAIe patnInI suvAvaDa mATe ja lalitAbAne bolAvyAM hatAM. lalitAbAe haragovidabhAIne tyAM gharano badho ja vahIvaTa kuzaLatApUrvaka saMbhALI lIdho hato. mahino pUro thatAM haragoviMdabhAIse pagAranA rU. 15 lalitAbAne ApavA mAMDyA, paNa bAlakRSNa tyAM jamato hovAthI haragoviMdabhAIno ghaNo Agraha hovA chatAM te rakama na lIdhI. lalitAbA be mahinA pachI vatana javA taiyAra thayAM paraMtu bAlakRSNe mAtAne rokI lIdhAM ane be divasamAM rAyapura pIparaDInI poLamAM makAna bhADe rAkhI lIdhuM, ane patnIne piyarathI teDI lAvyA. zrI.pu.ma.-4 Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10. zrI punita mahArAja akhabArI AlamanI navAjUnI bAlakRSNane A sukha hAthatALI ApIne jatuM rahyuM. sarakAranI karaDI najara garjanA' para paDI. dAMDIkUca ane AMdolananA anya ahevAlone lIdhe sarakAre "garjanA' prakAzana para pratibaMdha mUkyA, ane mAvaLaMkaranI dharapakaDa thaI. mAphI na mAge tevA vIra mAvaLaMkarane sarakAre traNa mahinA pachI jelamukta karavA paDyA. sarakAre pANIne mUle presanI harAjI karAvI dIdhI. rAjanagara TAIpa phAunDrIvALA parasotamadAsa paTele (dAsakAkAe) e presa harAjImAM laI lIdhuM. pachI dAsakAkAe mAvaLaMkarane maLI temane presa pAchuM soMpI dIdhuM. mAvaLaMkare presanA karmacArIone bolAvI darekane traNa mahinAno pagAra cUkavI dIdho ane presa pharIthI cAlu thayuM. paraMtu mAvaLaMkarano ekano eka putra maraNa pAmavAthI temaNe presa baMdha karI dIdhuM. tethI zakti presa ane garjanA kAryAlayanA karmacArIo bekAra banI gayA. ApaNo bAlakRSNa paNa bekAra thayo. lalitano taMtrI banyo khADiyA cAra raste AvelI AtaMka nigraha phArmasImAM tene ATha rUpiyAnA bahu ja TUMkA pagAranI nokarI lAcArIthI svIkAravI paDI. bAlakRSNa A navI nokarImAM paNa pUrA khaMtathI kAma karavA mAMDyuM. eka bhAI sAthe oLakhANa thaI. teo bAlakRSNane revaDI bajAramAM AvelA eka presamAM laI gayA. zrI amRtalAla jI. zAha sAthe paricaya karAvyo ane navA mAsika mATe eka kAbela mANasanI zodhamAM amRtalAla hatA. bAlakRSNanI pAse 'garjanA'no anubhava hato. eTale amRtalAle Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja 11 temane trIsa rUpiyAnA pagArathI nokarImAM rAkhI lIdhA. eka mahinA sudhI to navA mAsikamAM kayA kayA vibhAgo zarU karavA ane kaI kaI sAhityasAmagrI temAM pIrasavI e bAbatanI carcA cAlI. "garjanA'nA ahevAlo lakhatAM lakhatAM ja bAlakRSNane bIDI-sigAreTanuM vyasana paDI gayuM hatuM. amRtalAlanI sAthe bAlakRSNa paNa ceina smokara thaI gayo. cAnA uparAuparI kapa pIvAne kAraNe bAlakRSNane vadhAre bhUkha lAgatI nahIM. khoTI bhUkha jIbhanA svAdane jagADatI. tethI bhajiyAM, gAMThiyA ane caTaNIthI tRpta thatI. eka mAsanI pUrI taiyArI pachI lalitAbAnA nAma parathI 'lalita' mAsika tarIke pahelo aMka bahAra paDyo. samAjanI jUnI rUDhio para AkarA prahAro thayA, ane junavANI mANaso coMkI UThyA. bAlakRSNanI saphaLa kalamane kAraNe lalita' mAsikane dhAryA karatAM sAro AvakAra maLyo. vINA' sAptAhika zarU karyuM 'lalita'nI saphaLatAthI protsAhita thayelA amRtalAle navuM sAptAhika zarU karavA bAlakRSNa AgaLa vAta mUkI. ajavALI AlamanA sapheda burakhAmAM saMtAyelA zetAno vadhAre bhayaMkara hovAthI temanA daMbhano paDado cIravAnuM A navA sAptAhikamAM zarU karavAnuM nakkI thayuM. amRtalAlane A vAta gamI. lalita'nA prakAzana pachI traNa mahine A navuM sAptAhika "vINA'ne nAme pragaTa thayuM ane lokomAM sAro AvakAra pAmyuM. kAganA DoLe loko tenA navA aMkanI rAha jotA. 'lalita' karatAMye te vadhAre lokapriya banI gayuM. Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja nyU hAIskUlamAM nokarI amRtalAlanA AgrahathI bAlakRSNa bIjI pArTaTAIma nokarI amadAvAdanI nyU hAIskUlamAM meLavI lIdhI. kalArkanI nokarI karatA ane sAthe sAthe zikSakanI nokarI paNa e ja skUlamAM bajAvatA. patrakAranI khumArI bAlakRSNa koInI vAta sAMbhaLIne samAcAra chApato na hato. saccAInI cokasAI jAte ja karI leto. vINA'no aMka bahAra paDato ane julamI rAjA-rajavADAMnAM yAM gabharAI UThatAM. kAThiyAvADanA eka moTA rAjavInAM karatUto vINA'mAM bAlakRSNa chApyAM. rAjA krodhe bharAyo. teno dIvAna amadAvAda AvIne bAlubhAIne maLyo. pralobhano ApyAM. mIThI vANI uccArI. calaNI noTonAM baMDalo ApavA mAMDyAM. badhuM vyartha gayuM. tyAre chevaTe bAlakRSNa ane amRtalAlane khUnanI dhamakI paNa ApI, chatAM baMne nIDara rahyA. Akhare hatAza vadane dIvAna pAcho pharyo. dainika zarU karavAno vicAra ke tethI khuvArI dainika kADhavAno prastAva bAlakRSNa amRtalAla AgaLa mUkyo. temaNe te saharSa svIkArI lIdho. paraMtu bhAgIdAro vinA e kAma thaI zake nahIM. amRtalAlane be bhAgIdAra maLI gayA. bAlakRSNa temane dainikanI vigato samajAvI. teo saMmata thayA. bhAgIdArIno dastAveja korTamAM rajisTara thayo. navI mazInarInA oNrDara mukAI gayA. 'lalita' ane "vINA' barAbara cAlatAM hatAM. tethI keTalAka IrSALu lokoe pelA bhAgIdArone bhaMbheryA. dhaMdhAmAMthI chUTA thaI javAnI salAha ApI. bhAgIdAro Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja 13 amRtalAla pAse AvyA. bAlakRSNa te vakhate hAjara na hatA. bhAgIdAroe to chUTA thavAno Agraha pakaDI rAkhyo. ane chelle parakhAvyuM ke, "eka aThavADiyAmAM amArA paisA pAchA Apajo nahIM to kAyadesara pagalAM levAze.' bAlakRSNane A vAtanI khabara paDI. amRtalAle kahyuM ke, ""bhAgIdAro ApaNI sAme paDyA che eTale paisA vasUla karavA presa para sIla mAraze, 'lalita' tema ja "vINA'nuM prakAzana baMdha thaI jaze, kArIgaro bekAra thaze ane ApaNI paNa AvI ja sthiti thaze.'' bAlakRSNane tethI vadhAre ciMtA thavA lAgI. baMne jaNa chUTA paDyA. bAlakRSNane Ama ociMto ghera Avelo joI lalitAmAne ciMtA thaI. khabara pUchI. putrane mAthe ciMtAno bhAra che te jANI laI prabhune te ciMtA soMpI devA jaNAvyuM. bhAgIdAronI noTiso amRtalAla ane bAlakRSNane maLI. aThavADiyAmAM paisA na maLe to kAyadesara pagalAM levAnuM temAM jaNAvyuM hatuM. bAlakRSNa amRtalAlane hiMmata ApI. bhAgIdAroe presa para sIla lagADI dIdhAM. makAnamAlikanI johukamI korTane belipha samansa bajAvavA ghera Avyo tyAre bAlakRSNa ghera na hato. gharanAM mANaso to gabharAI gayAM. makAnamAlike vAta jANI ke bAlakRSNa paisAnI levaDadevaDamAM phasAyo che. eTale te game tema bolavA lAgyo. chatAM lalitAbA ke anya koI gharamAMthI bahAra AvyuM nahIM. rAtre bAra vAgye bAlakRSNa ghera Avyo tyAre makAnamAlike tene joIne bephAma bolavA mAMDyuM. teNe atyAre ne atyAre ja makAna khAlI karavA bAlakRSNane Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja jaNAvyuM. bAlakRSNa makAnamAMthI sAmAna bahAra kADhyo. gharanAM mANasoe madada karI. bIje divase nAIvADAmAM zeSazAyI bhagavAnanI poLamAM makAna maLI gayuM. bhAIbaMdhane ApaghAtamAMthI ugArI lIdhA sukha DokiyAM karIne jatuM rahyuM. pharI pAchuM du:kha AvI paDyuM. presa para sIla lAgI gayAM hatAM. bAlakRSNanI nyU hAIskUlanI nokarI paNa chUTI gaI hatI. tenI sAthe amRtalAla paNa bekAra banI gayA hatA. baMne mitro ekabIjAne hiMmata ApatA. bAlakRSNane tyAM bIjI putrI (madhu)no janma thayo. putrane ciMtA karato joI lalitAbAe kahyuM ke, "beTA, huM pArakA gharanAM kAma karIza. tuM ciMtA choDI de.'' paraMtu yuvAna bAlakRSNa have mAne pArakAM kAma karavA devA taiyAra na hato. rAyapura nAIvADAnuM makAna paNa badalavuM paDyuM. rAyapura kApaDIvADanA cokaThAmAM makAna maLI gayuM. bAlakRSNane amRtalAlano khADiyAmAM bheTo thaI gayo. baMne jaNa hoTalamAM gayA ane cA pIdhI. amRtalAla bahu hatAza hatA. ApaghAta karavAnI taiyArI karIne gharathI nIkaLyA hatA. jherI davA pIne jiMdagIno aMta ANavAno vicAra karyo hato. bAlakRSNa temane hiMmata ApI. 'vINA" ane "lalita' dvArA lokomAM utsAha reDanAra A baMnemAMthI jo koI ApaghAta kare to loko temanI pAmaratAnI kevI hAMsI uDAvaze evI vAta amRtalAla AgaLa bAlakRSNa karI, ane temane ApaghAta na karavA samajAvIne te pramANe vacana paNa lIdhuM. Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja 15 mRta putrane DhAMkavA kaphana na hatuM bAlakRSNane tyAM putra(pradyumna)no janma thayo. bhArobhAra garIbAIne kAraNe putrajanmano AnaMda kAMthI hoya ? bAlakRSNe to pharIthI pAchI paracUraNa majUrI karavA mAMDI hatI. nava mahinAnA pradyumnanI tabiyata vadhAre bagaDatI jatI hatI. bAlakRSNane paNa have khAMsI thaI hatI, zarIra nabaLuM paDatuM hatuM. aDadhA divasanI majUrInA ATha AnA laIne loTa vagere kharIdIne ghera javA nIkaLyo. rastAmAM amRtalAla maLI gayA. kesa jItI gayAnA samAcAra ApyA. paraMtu presa ghaNA samayathI baMdha rahevAne kAraNe mAlanI mATI thaI gaI hatI, tethI jIta hAra jevI ja hatI. bAlakRSNa mitra pAsethI chUTo paDI pradyumnanI davA levA gayo. davAnA cAra AnA vaighe rokaDA mAgyA, paraMtu pAse be AnA hatA. eka saMbaMdhI pAsethI uchInA laIne davA lIdhI. te ghera Avyo. putranuM avasAna thayAnuM jANyAthI vadhAre AghAta lAgyo. uchInA paisA laIne lAvelI davA nirarthaka nIvaDI. jamIna para sUtelA mRta bALakane DhAMkavA mATe kaphana na hatuM. lalitAbAe kaphana laI AvavA tene kahyuM. keTalI karuNa sthiti ! kSayarogano bhoga chUTaka majUrImAMthI peTapUratuM kharca mAMDa mAMDa nIkaLatuM. khorAkamAM dUdha, ghInAM to darzana paNa thatAM nahIM. majUrIne lIdhe zarIra ghasAvA lAgyuM. cA ane bIDIne lIdhe kSayaroga chellI kakSAe pahoMcI gayo. DaoNkTare davA lakhI ApI. davA moMghI hatI. davA uparAMta ghI, dUdha, phaLa vagere levAnI sUcanA hatI. Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 zrI punita mahArAja davA satata cAlu rAkhavAnI hatI, ane te uparAMta sUkA pradezamAM-havA khAvAnA sthaLe javAnI salAha paNa hatI. kAramI garIbAImAM bAlakRSNane A badhuM kyAMthI pAlave? jagatanuM leNadeNa pUruM thaI gayuM che ema bAlubhAIe manathI nakkI karI lIdhuM. te ApArAva lAIbrerI tarapha gayo. vAMcana-rasa tene jIvanamAM kaMIka AnaMda Apato hato. bAkI to rogagrasta jIvana bojArUpa hatuM. jIvanaparivartana bAlakRSNa kAmanAtha mahAdeva pAsethI lAIbrerI javA pasAra thaI rahyo hato tyAM tene jabarI udharasa caDI. zarIra bevaDuM vaLI gayuM. kapha kADhyo. tyAM to kAmanAtha mahAdevamAM kathA karatA kathAkAranA zabdo kAne paDyA, "rAmanAma e zreSTha auSadha che. tananA ane mananA roga paNa tenAthI maTI zake che.'' bAlakRSNane kathAmRtanA A zabdothI bhAre zAMti vaLI. te kathAmAM jaIne beTho. bALapaNanA susaMskAra pharIthI jAgrata thayA. bIje divase savAre paNa vyAsapITha para birAjelA zrI IzvaralAla zAstrInI kathA sAMbhaLavA pharIthI Avyo. kathAkAra zaraNAgatino mahimA samajAvI rahyA hatA : ''tamAma prakAranI ciMtA prabhune soMpI tenI zaraNAgati svIkAravI. prabhu sau sArAM vAnAM karaze.'' bAlakRSNa A ja kSaNe prabhuzaraNe javAno saMkalpa karI lIdho. kathA pUrI thatAM sAraMgapuranA raNachoDarAyanA maMdire gayo. bAlakRSNa raNachoDajInA caraNe DhaLI prabhunuM zaraNuM laIne codhAra AMsue raDI paDyo. atyAra sudhInA vyartha jIvana mATenA pazcAttApamAMthI jANe navuM jIvana prApta thayuM hatuM. Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja 17 pharIthI nokarI maLI raNachoDarAyanA maMdirethI haLave haiye pAchA pharelA bAlakRSNabhAIne ghera zrI jI. ke. mAvaLaMkarano mokalelo mANasa rAha joto hato. teNe kahyuM, ''mane zrI mAvaLaMkare mokalyo che. cokhA-bajAramAM taiyaba eNnDa kaMpanImAM aMgrejI patravyavahAra karI zake tevA kalArkanI jarUra che. tame zrI mAvaLaMkarane Aje ja maLI lejo. tamArA mATe temaNe nokarI zodhI rAkhI che.'' bAlakRSNane A samAcAra maLatAM atyaMta AnaMda thayo. manathI prabhuno upakAra mAnyo ane prabhunuM zaraNuM svIkAryuM to teNe saMbhALa levA mAMDI. te tarata mAvaLaMkarane tyAM maLavA gayo. temaNe premathI tene AvakAryo, ane nokarI aMge vAta karI. mAvaLaMkara bAlakRSNane taiyaba eNnDa kaMpanInI dukAne jAte laI gayA. ane tenI suMdara kAmagIrI aMge rUbarUmAM pramANapatra ApyuM. kaMpanIe bAlakRSNane tarata nokarImAM rAkhI lIdho. aMgrejI patravyavahAra dhIre dhIre phAvI gayo. TAipa paNa zIkhI lIdhuM. bhaktimAM mArgadarzana zrI IzvaralAla zAstrInA saMsargamAM AvavAthI rAmanAmanuM evuM to rasAyaNa prApta thayuM hatuM ke zarIramAM navuM cetana AvavA mAMDyuM hatuM. nokarImAM TharIThAma thavAthI bAlakRSNanuM kavihRdaya pharIthI khIlI UThyuM. IzvarabhaktinA raMge raMgAyelA haiyAmAMthI bhaktigIto (bhajano) hRdayanA UMDANamAMthI pragaTa thavA mAMDyAM, ane raNachoDarAya samakSa lalakAravA mAMDyAM. 1932nI sAlamAM 'bhakti jharaNAM'no pahelo bhAga chapAvyo hato tyAre vIsa rUpiyAnI khoTa khAvI paDI hatI. tethI have zrI.pu.ma.-5 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 zrI punita mahArAja pustaka chapAvavAne badale bhajana zrotAo samakSa gAvAnuM nakkI karyuM. mAmunAyakanI poLamAM rahetA kezavalAla dUdhiyA joDe bAlakRSNane mitratA thaI hatI. bhajananuM guMjana karatA bAlubhAIne joIne kezavalAlane navAI lAgI. temanA parivartananI vAta jANIne kezubhAIne AnaMda thayo, ane choTAlAla bhagatanA bhajanamAM AvavAnuM temaNe bAlakRSNane nimaMtraNa ApyuM. bhajanano raMga choTAlAla suratInA bhajanamAM bAlakRSNa aDadho kalAka vahelo gayo. bAlyAvasthAmAM paDelA susaMskAro pharIthI jAgrata thayA. vacamAM thoDA varSa bhajana, bhakti ane bhagavAna e traNene bAlakRSNa bhUlI gayo hato. bhaktinuM jagata bhulAI gayuM hatuM. bhajana ane bhakta pratye napharata pedA thaI hatI, paraMtu have pUrvagraha dUra thayo hato. tene have choTAlAla bhagatanA bhajanamAM AnaMda AvavA lAgyo. bhagatanI chaTAthI te AkarSAyo. jAhera bhajana karavAnI tAlIma bAlakRSNane prApta thaI. jyAM jyAM choTAlAlanAM bhajano thatAM tyAM tyAM te acUka pahoMcI jato. bhajanamaMDaLa sthApyuM dukAna baMdha karI tenI cAvI ane copaDA taiyaba enDa kaMpanInA bhAgIdAra zrI maphatalAla mohanalAla zAhane tyAM pahoMcADavAnI javAbadArI bAlakRSNanI hatI. bhAgIdAra zAhapura mALIvADAnI poLamAM rahetA hatA. eka vAra A rIte bAlakRSNa copaDA ane cAvI pahoMcADavA tyAM gayo, tyAre bhajananI taiyArI thatI joI. sItArAma mahArAjanA bhajanano kAryakrama hato. rAtre sADA AThe Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 saMta punita mahArAja AkhI poLa bharAI gaI hatI, paraMtu mahArAja AvyA na hatA. keTalAka mitronA AgrahathI bAlakRSNa bhajana zarU karyAM. madhura kaMThe gavAtAM bhAvavAhI bhajanoe zrotAonAM dila jItI lIdhAM. bhajanamaMDaLanA AgevAna zrI aMbAlAla maganalAla paTelane tyAM vAraMvAra bhajanano kAryakrama rakhAto. bAlakRSNa AvA kAryakramamAM rasabhera bhAga le. bAlakRSNanAM bhajano zrotAo maMtramugdha thaI sAMbhaLatA, madhura kaMThe gavAtAM svaracita bhajanone lIdhe AkarSaNa vadhI gayuM hatuM. bhajanamaMDaLane uparAuparI AmaMtraNo maLavA mAMDyAM. bhajanamaMDaLane vyavasthita karavAnI darakhAsta AvI. bAlakRSNanA nAma parathI bAlakRSNa bhajanamaMDaLa evuM nAma pADavAnI vAta AvI. bIjA sabhyoe Teko Apyo, paraMtu bAlakRSNe koI vyaktinA (potAnA) nAme maMDaLa sthapAya teno virodha karyo. chevaTe 'kRSNa bhajanamaMDaLa' evuM nAma ApyuM. punita mahArAja tarIke zAhapura vaDIkoTaDInI poLamAM kRSNa bhajanamaMDaLano kAryakrama eka rAtre goThavAyo hato. rAdhezyAma mahArAja paNa padhAryA hatA. mahArAjane vaMdana karI bAlakRSNa nIce besavA jato hato tyAM ja mahArAje tene Agraha karI pATa para besADyo. aMbAlAla bhagate mahArAjanI vAtane Teko ApatAM kahyuM, ''bAlakRSNa mahArAja, A vyAsapITha tamAre ja zobhAvavAnI che.'' rAdhezyAma mahArAja vacamAM bolyA, ''aMbAlAlabhAI, havethI 'bAlakRSNa mahArAja' evuM lAMbuMlaca saMbodhana karavAne badale 'punita' nAmathI bolAvo.'' temanAM bhajananI pAdapUrti punita nAmathI ja samApta thAya che. temanuM punita nAma mane bahu game Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 - zrI punita mahArAja che. havethI ApaNe temane punita mahArAjanA nAmathI oLakhIzuM. badhAe e prastAva vadhAvI lIdho. tyArathI bAlakRSNa "punita mahArAja' tarIke oLakhAyA. mahArAjanI niSkAma bhakita punita mahArAjanA samayamAM judA judA bhakto paisA laIne bhajana karatA. mahArAjane A lilAma jarAye pasaMda na hatuM. bhajana mATe eka paNa paiso na levAno temanA bhajanamaMDaLano nirNaya hato. A niyama saue harSabhera vadhAvI lIdho hato. maphata bhajananI kaMI kiMmata nahIM,' evuM bhajanamaMDaLanA sabhyone pAchaLathI lAgavA mAMDyuM. aMbAlAla bhagate mahArAjane A bAbata vAta karI. eka bhAInuM sUcana hatuM ke, jene tyAM bhajana karavA jaIe e premathI je bheTa prabhune arpaNa kare te laI levI.'' mahArAje teno virodha karyo. temaNe prastAva mUkyo ke je vyakti pAMca hajAra harinAma lakhI Ape tene tyAM bhajana karavA javuM. sabhyoe e vAta svIkArI lIdhI.. ''sevA ane smaraNa be jagamAM karavAnAM che kAma, sevA to janasevA karavI, levuM rAmanuM nAma.'' A ukti temanA jIvanano mahAmaMtra banI gaI hatI. temaNe tene (uktine) potAnA jIvanamAM saMpUrNapaNe caritArtha karI hatI. mahArAje zrotAo samakSa potAne thayelA kSayaroga ane che mAsamAM mRtyunI DaoNkaTaroe karelI AgAhInI vAta karI, paraMtu prabhunAmane pratApe pote bacI gayA te satya pragaTa karyuM. mahArAjanAM pravacanomAM sacoTa daSTAMto AvatAM ane madhura kaMThe gavAtAM bhAvavAhI bhajano vAtAvaraNane vadhAre asarakAraka Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja 21 banAvatAM. bhajano mATe AmaMtraNonI saMkhyA puSkaLa vadhI gaI. tethI pAMca hajArane badale daza hajAra harinAma lakhI Ape tene tyAM bhajana karavA javuM evuM nakkI thayuM. pAchaLathI nAmanI saMkhyA vadhArIne chevaTe pAMca lAkha harinAma lakhI Ape temane tyAM bhajana karavA javuM evo pheraphAra jAhera thayo, chatAM ekadhArA AmaMtraNa AvavA lAgyAM. prasAda aMge nirNaya eka bhAvika mANasane tyAM bhajanamaMDaLane AmaMtraNa maLyuM hovAthI bhajana karavA gayuM. e bhAIe, premathI badhAne AvakAryA, paraMtu temanA moDhA para citAnI rekhA jotAM mahArAje temane eka bAjue bolAvIne ciMtAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. pelA bhAIe jaNAvyuM ke pote prasAda to gajA pramANe lAvyo che paraMtu zrotAonI bhIDa jotAM prasAda badhAne pahoMcaze ke kema tenI zaMkA che. mahArAje temane hiMmata ApI. raNachoDarAyanuM nAma lIdhA pachI prasAda vaheMcavA javuM evI prasAda vaheMcavA janArane sUcanA ApI. bhajanano kAryakrama pUro thayA pachI prabhunuM nAma laIne prasAda vaheMcatAM thoDoka vadhyo. mahArAjane manamAM vicAra Avyo ke koI garIba mANasa pUrA premathI bhajana karAvavA mAgato hoya paNa prasAda vaheMcI zake tema na hoya to te maMDaLane AmaMtraNa ApI na zake. A paristhiti barAbara nathI. maMDaLa AgaLa A vAta mUkI. maMDaLane jo bojo lAgato hoya to prasAdanA paisA pote kharcaze tema jaNAvyuM. garIba premI bhakatane tyAM maMDaLa bhajana karavA jAya tyAre ghI, pAtharaNuM ane prasAdanI vyavasthA maMDaLa karaze evo nirNaya sau Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 zrI punita mahArAja sabhyoe lIdho. mahArAjanI vAtane saue A rIte saharSa svIkArI lIdhI. harinA jana to mukti na mAge, mAge janamojanama avatAra re, nitya kathA, nitya kIrtana-occhava, nIrakhavA naMdakumAra re.' narasiMha mahetAnI mAphaka punita mahArAja (abhinava narasaiyA)ne paNa bhojana vinA cAle, bhajana vinA na cAle, evI bhAvanA jIvanamAM daDha thaI gaI hatI. tukArAma paNa kahetA, he viThThala ! tuM mane bhojana vinA rAkhaje, paraMtu mAro eka paNa divasa bhajana vinA na jAya evI kRpA karaje.'' pUjya saMta morAri bApu kahe che, ""bhajana karo, bhojana karAvo, rAmasmaraNa sAthe.' AratInI prathAmAM pheraphAra sAmAnya rIte kathAkAro ane bhajanikonI kathAmAM chelle AratI pheravAya tyAre AratInI thALImAM loko paisA mUke. punita mahArAje evo niyama karyo ke bhajanone aMte potAnA hAthanI AzakA dvArA jyAM beThAM hoya tyAM ja badhAM AratI le. saracUdAsanA maMdire kathAnA zrIgaNeza punita mahArAjane prema daravAjA pAse AvelA sarayUdAsajInA maMdire kathA-pravacana karavAnuM nimaMtraNa maLyuM. mahArAje saharSa te svIkArI lIdhuM. savAre pravacana daramiyAna gAvAnAM bhajano eka kalAkamAM racI detA. caitanyacaritranI gherI asara mahArAjanA mana para paDI hatI. dareka cAturmAsamAM mahArAja mauna rahetA. mAtra savAre ane rAtre bhajana pUratuM mauna choDatA. jarUra paDe nachUTake sleTamAM lakhatA. Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja 23 caiitanya-AkhyAna sarayUdAsanA maMdiramAM zarU thayuM. mahArAjane caiitanya mahAprabhu jevI ja laganI lAgI hatI. caitanyanA jIvananA prasaMgo varNavatAM mahArAja chUTe moe raDI paDatA. zrotAonuM paNa evuM ja thatuM. savAre 8thI 9 kathA karI taiyaba eNnDa kaMpanInI nokarIe pahoMcI jatA. nokarI paNa eTalI ja cokasAIpUrvaka karatA. rAtre nava vAgye bhajanamAM jatA tyAre prabhusmaraNamAM eTalA ja tallIna thaI jatA. mahArAjanI eka khAsiyata hatI ke je kAma hAtha dhare temAM otaprota thaI javuM. niyamapAlana rAtre doDhabe vAgye bhajana baMdha thatAM. tyAMthI ghera jaI mahArAja sUI jatA. bAre mAsa eka TaMka jamatA. traNacAra kalAkanI UMgha laI teo bIjA divasanI pravRtti mATe taiyAra thaI jatA. maMgaLadAsa mAstare rAtre bAra vAgye bhajana pUrAM karavA prastAva mUkyo; kAraNa ke maMDaLanA keTalAka mANaso rojanA ujAgarAne lIdhe mAMdA paDI gayA hatA. mahArAjane vAta yogya lAgI. tethI rAtre bAra vAgye bhajana pUruM karavAno niyama karyo. eka vAra caitanya mahAprabhunuM AkhyAna cAlatuM hatuM. mahArAja barAbara raMgamAM hatA. zrotAo paNa maMtramugdha banI kathAzravaNa karatA hatA. rAtanA bAra vAgye maMgaLadAse peTI baMdha karI. mahArAje kAraNa pUchatAM temaNe kahyuM ke, "niyama mujaba bAra vAgyA che. jene tyAM bhajana hatuM te bhAIe Aje zanivAra hovAthI bhajana cAlu rAkhavA darakhAsta mUkI, paraMtu mahArAje maMgaLadAsanI vAta kabUla karI. maMgaLadAsane lokoe samajAvyA, chatAM mAnyA nahIM. mahArAje kahyuM, "bhajanamAM moDI rAta sudhI Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja jAgavAnuM thavAthI maMDaLanA amuka mANaso vacamAM vacamAM AvavAnuM mAMDI vALatA. paraMtu peTIvALA ane dokaDavALAne to AvavuM ja paDe. mAre temano khyAla rAkhavo paDe. ane niyamane vaLagI rahevuM paDe. AvatI kAle bAkInuM AkhyAna thaze.'' mahArAjanI vAta sAMbhaLI maMgaLadAsa mINa jevA banI gayA. peTI pharIthI kholI ane savAra thAya topaNa vAMdho nathI, ema jaNAvI AkhyAna cAlu rAkhavA mahArAjane vinaMtI karI. premathI mahArAja sAmA mANasane kevI rIte vaza karI zake che te nirALI rIta joIne zrotAo mahArAjane bhaktibhAvathI vaMdI rahyA. keTalIka vAra gharanA oTale paDI rahetA 24 mahArAja rAtanA be vAgye bhajana pachI ghera jatA. ADozIpADozI na sAMbhaLe-temane vikSepa na paDe te-rIte dhIrethI cArapAMca bUma pADatA. gharamAMthI koI jAgIne ughADe to ThIka, nahIM to bahAranA oTalA para UMgha kheMcI kADhatA. pADozI jAgI na jAya ane gharanAM mANasone paNa vadhAre takalIpha na ApavI e ucca khyAla dharAvatA mahArAjane dhanya che. pharajamAM tatpara : haka pratye udAsInatA mahArAja taiyaba eNnDa kaMpanImAM joDAyA tyArathI ja kaMpanInI caDatI thaI hatI. tene kelaTekSa ane vImakonI ejansI maLI hatI. mahArAjanuM DrAyiMga sAruM. ane patravyavahAranI bhAvanA paNa sacoTa. tethI kaMpanIo para tenI sArI asara paDatI. mahArAjanI kAmagIrI joIne temane selsamaeNnanuM kAma sopyuM paNa pagAramAM vadhAro karyo nahIM chatAM mahArAje koI divasa pagAravadhArA mATe mAgaNI karI nahIM. Izvara pAse temanAM Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja caraNonI sevA sivAya kadI kazuM ja na mAganAra mahArAja kaMpanInA zeTha pAse zA mATe mAge ? pharajamAM haMmezAM tatpara ane haka pratye udAsInatA. AjanA jamAnAmAM to sAdhAraNa rIte mANasanuM valaNa AthI UlaTuM hoya che - pharaja pratye bedarakAra, haka pratye hamezAM jAgrata. mahArAjanI pharaja bajAvavAnI pUrI niSThAmAMthI Ajano mAnavI thoDI preraNA le toye ghaNuM che. AkhyAnamAM jAtaanubhavano raNako caitanya mahAprabhunA AkhyAnanI mAphaka bALabhakta mohananAM AkhyAna daramyAna paNa mahArAja bhAvavibhora thaI jatA. mohana garIba vidhavAno putra hato. tenI mA pArakAM kAma karIne mAMDa gujarAna calAvatI. aneka jAtanI muzkelIo hatI. mahArAja pote A badhI ApattimAMthI pasAra thayA hatA, eTale AkhyAnamAM svAnubhava jovA maLato. mahArajazrI aMtaHsphuraNAne kAraNe sahajabhAve traNeka miniTamAM navuM bhajana taiyAra karI detA. eka kalAkanuM AkhyAna 15 miniTamAM lakhI detA. pravAsano kAryakrama 25 potAnA sAthIdAronI icchAne mAna ApIne mahArAjazrIe pravAsa goThavavAnuM nakkI karyuM. potAne vatana dhaMdhUkA badhAMne laI jaIne sAthe bhImanAtha, sAraMgapuranA hanumAnajI ane tagaDImAMnI mahAprabhujInI beThakanAM darzana karAvavAnI mahArAjanI icchA hatI. mahArAje potAno Avo vicAra satsaMgIo AgaLa rajU karyo tyAre badhA AnaMdamAM AvI gayA. nakkI thayelA divase sAraMgapura ane tagaDInI yAtrAe badhA UpaDyA. saMgItanAM sAdhano sAthe Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 zrI punita mahArAja lIdhAM hatAM. TrenamAM dhUna-bhajananI ramajhaTa jamAvI. mahArAje dhaMdhUkAmAM badhAne premathI jamADyA ane pheravyA. tyAMthI bIjA divase tagaDImAM mahAprabhujInI beThakanAM darzana karI bhImanAtha gayA ane sAraMgapura hanumAnajInAM darzana karI yAtrAsaMgha amadAvAda pAcho pharyo. mahArAja koI pakSapAta rAkhatA nahIM, koI joDe takarAra paNa nahIM. nikhAlasa ane mAyALu svabhAvavALA mahArAjanA netRtva nIce yAtrAsaMgha saphaLa thayo. thoDA samaya bAda amadAvAda nAraNaghATanI ujANI goThavI ane saune AnaMda Avyo. saraLa svabhAva mahArAja darekane potAno banAvI levAnI kaLA jANatA. koInA doSa jue nahIM. koInI vAta kare tyAre tenA guNane ja khyAlamAM rAkhIne vAta kare.. kadApi krodha kare nahIM. haMmezAM hasamukho cahero jovA maLe. virodhI vicArasaraNI dharAvanAra mANasonAM upayogI sUcano dhyAnamAM levAnI lokazAhI rasama temanA jIvanamAM vaNAI gaI hatI. teo bALaka jevA saraLa hatA. kathAmAM hUbahU citAra mahArAja kathA ane bhajanomAM vidhavA nArInAM du:kha dUra karavA samAjanA AgevAnone DhaMDhoLatA. mAtA lalitAe vaidhavya pachI je yAtanAo veThI hatI teno jANe ke hUbahU citAra temanI kathAmAM rajU thato. rAmAyaNanI kathAmAM otaprota thaI jatA. bhAvasamAdhi jevI dazA rahetI ane karuNa prasaMgonuM citra rajU kare tyAre AMkhomAMthI codhAra AMsu cAlyAM jAya ane gadgada banI Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja jatA. bhaktahRdaya, jAtaanubhava ane saraLa vANIne lIdhe temanuM bhajana sacoTa banI jatuM. zarUAtanAM bhajano ane AkhyAno to mAdhubAgamAM besIne lakhyAM hatAM. mahArAja je AkhyAna kare temAM otaprota thaI jatA. bharatamilApamAM rAmane maLavAnI bharatanI AturatA mahArAja AbehUba varNavatA ane zrotAo paNa temanA vAphapravAhamAM taNAI jatA. mahArAje jesalatoralanuM AkhyAna paNa bhAvavAhI zailImAM rajU karyuM. jesala jagano coraTo, paLamAM thayo pIra.'' ati ghAtakI ane mahApApI, lohItarasyA vAgha jevo jesala toralanA saMgane kAraNe garIba gAya jevo banI gayo. jesala-torala AkhyAna zravaNa karatAM zrotAomAMnA jemanAthI pApa thayAM hatAM teo chAnuM raDI letA. gAyone ghAsacAro 1944mAM dukALa paDyo. abola pazuo ghAsane abhAve maravA mAMDyAM. mahArAjathI temanuM A duHkha sahana na thayuM. mahArAje rAtre bhajanamAM gAyonA ghAsacArA mATe Tahela nAkhI. pariNAme sArI rakama ekaThI thaI. tenuM ghAsa kharIdIne svayaMsevako dvArA gAyo ane anya pazuone pUruM pADyuM. mahArAje pAIe pAIno hisAba bhajananA kAryakrama daramiyAna jAhera karI dIdho hato. mahArAja je nimitte paisA ugharAvatA te ja nimitte kharca karatA hatA, paraMtu mahArAja phaMDaphALo agAuthI ekaTho karI rAkhI mUkatA na hatA. teo mAnatA ke 'phaMDa tyAM baMDa.' jarUra paDe tyAre nANAM UgharAvIne sevAkAryamAM kharca detA. Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja satsaMgIonI sAthe mahArAja dvArikAnI yAtrAe jaI AvyA. mahArAje dAmAjI paMtanuM AkhyAna racyuM. duSkALamAM dAmAjI paMte zAhI annabhaMDAra bhUkhyAo mATe khullo mUkI dIdho hato. dAmAjIno nokara banI prabhu bAdazAhane nANAM cUkave che. e prasaMga varNavatAM mahArAja bhAvavibhora banI jatA. DAkoranI padayAtrA pahelo pagapALA pravAsa zApura mALIvALAnI poLamAMthI zarU thayo. savAre cAra vAgye punita mahArAja pUjAmAM beThA. IzvaralAla zAstrIe pUjana karAvyuM. maNilAla sakhI(bhagata)e cAMdInI mUThavALI lAkaDI punita mahArAjane bheTa ApI ane yAtrAnI saphaLatA icchI. sAraMgapuranA raNachoDarAyanAM darzana karIne saMgha AgaLa vadhyo. vacamAM je gAmomAM thaIne saMgha pasAra thato tyAM umakaLAthI svAgata thatuM. jyAM rAtre saMgha rokAto tyAM bhajanano kAryakrama rakhAto. A pravAsa saMskRtino ghAtaka banI raheto. lokomAM bhaktinI bhAvanA jAgrata thatI. pravAsa-yAtrAo dvArA mahArAje lokomAM dharmaruci jagADavAno mahattvano bhAga bhajavyo che. DAkoramAM raNachoDarAyanAM darzana karatAM mahArAja bhAvavibhora banI jatA. temaNe prabhunuM zaraNuM svIkAryuM hatuM ane tethI teo nizcita banyA hatA. mahArAjanI khumArI DAkoramAM amadAvAdanA milamAlikanA zrImaMta nabIrAo mahArAjane maLyA. eka uddhata yuvAne mahArAjane temanI mAsika Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 29 saMta punita mahArAja Avaka pUchI. mahArAje rU. 100nI Avaka jaNAvI. pelAe mahArAjanI vaDIlopArjita milakata aMge pUchyuM. mahArAja teno irAdo samajI gayA. Avo prazna pUchavAno hetu jaNAvavA pelAne sUcanA karI. pelo uddhata bolyo, ''tame yajJo karo cho, pravAsa kADho cho, anya kAryakramo karo cho tenA paisA konI tAkAta para kADho cho ?'' mahArAje te yuvAnane tenA kharcALa jIvana aMge kharca kyAMthI nIkaLe che tevo sAme savAla pUchyo. garvabhera milamAlikanA putra hovAnuM teNe jaNAvyuM. mahArAje kahyuM, ''tamArA pitAne betraNa mila haze, paraMtu mAro pitA milamAlikono paNa bApa che. tenA caraNo AgaLa milamAliko ALoTe che ane bhIkha mAge che, evA mAlika rAjA raNachoDano huM putra chuM." mahArAjanI khumArI joI pelo yuvAna TharI ja gayo. badhAnI kALajI DAkoranI yAtrA karIne pAchA pharyA pachI je rakama vadhI te darekane sarakhe bhAge vahecI dIdhI. A prathA mAtra punita mahArAje ja apanAvI hatI. hisAba pUrepUro rAkhatA, ane kALajIpUrvaka kharca karatA. tethI mahArAjanA 'DAkora pagapALA saMghamAM badhA harSabhera joDAtA. DAkoranI yAtrA daramiyAna je gAme mukAma hoya te gAma bhakitadhAma banI jatuM. rAtre bhajana karyA pachI badhA sUI jatA. mahArAja darekanI pAse jaI AvatA. koIne koI paNa prakAranI muzkelI nathI, tenI khAtarI thayA pachI pote sUI jatA. eka vaDIla snehInI mAphaka mahArAja badhAnI kALajI rAkhatA. IzvarI camatkAra mahArAjanA saMghane eka vAra mahudhAnA zraddhALu satsaMgIoe Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 zrI punita mahArAja roco. badhI vyavasthAnI javAbadArI rAvasAheba caMdulAla gaNapatarAma desAIe svIkArI hatI. cAraso mANasonI jamavAnI vyavasthA temaNe karI hatI. paraMtu mahArAjanI sAthe sAtaso mANaso joIne rAvasAheba gabharAI gayA. mahArAja emanI muzkelI samajI gayA. paristhitino khyAla Avyo. bhagavAna para bharoso rAkhavA mahArAje rAvasAhebane jaNAvyuM. temaNe temane paMgata pADavA kahyuM, ekIsAthe sAtaso mANasonI paMgata paDI. prabhune thALa dharAyo. jamavAnI rasoI pIrasAI eTale badhAMe jamavAnuM zarU karyuM. Teva mujaba mahArAja darekane Agraha karI karIne jamADatA. rAvasAhebanI ciMtA tethI savizeSa vadhI paDI. mahArAje have rAvasAhebane Agraha karI jovA lADuno thALa pakaDAvyo. pahelAM to rAvasAhebanA manamAM vicAra Avyo ke mahArAja mAre hAthe ja mArI phajetI karAvavA mAge che. paraMtu 'potAnA bhaktanI AbarU bhagavAnane vadhAre vahAlI che,' evA mahArAjanA zabdo para rAvasAhebanI zraddhA dRDha thaI ane harismaraNa karIne umaMgabhera Agraha karIne badhAMne pIrasavA mAMDyuM. badhA dharAIne jamyA pachI so mANasa haju jame teTalI rasoI vadhI hatI. rAvasAheba to mahArAjanI Izvara uparanI aTaLa zraddhA ane prabhunA camatkArathI prabhAvita thaI gayA ane atyaMta harSa pAmyA. kahevAtA satyAgrahInI phajetI : caraNAmRtano pratApa mahArAjanI moTI putrI tArAnA lagnano prasaMga Avyo. mahArAjanI pAse kazI bacata na hatI. tethI teo mUMjhAyA. paraMtu narasiMha mahetAnA zAmaLazAnA vivAhamAM prabhue sahAya karI Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja 31 hatI tema potAnI dIkarInA lagnamAM raNachoDarAya sahAya karaze evI zraddhA thaI. saMgha laIne DAkora javAnuM thayuM tyAre raNachoDabApAne ciMtA soMpI pote haLavA thaI gayA. mahArAje lagnamAM bApAne nimaMtraNa ApyuM. sau bhaktone paNa jAhera lagnamAM padhAravA nimaMtraNa ApyuM. lagna dhaMdhUkAmAM rAkhyuM hatuM. amadAvAda ane anya gAmomAMthI mANaso AvavA lAgyAM. sAtaso mANasonI rasoI phaeNzaniMganA e jamAnAmAM thAya te keTalAka irSALune khaTakayA vinA kema rahe ? AvA eka mANase mahArAja pAse AvIne 'savArasAMja sAtaso mANasonI rasoI thAya te calAvI levAze nahIM,' tema jaNAvyuM. ane mahArAjane gaMbhIra pariNAmanI cetavaNI ApI. pelA mANase amadAvAdanA kalekTarane eka patra lakhIne mANasa dvArA mokalI Apyo ane A jamaNa baMdha thAya tevo prabaMdha karavA vinaMtI karI. teNe jamaNavAranI jagAe upavAsanuM trAguM karyuM. ane koI samajAvavA Ave to javAba Apavo na paDe te mATe mauna dhAraNa karyuM. mahArAje jarAye macaka na ApatAM pelAe satyAgraha pAcho kheMcI lIdho, paraMtu mahArAjane khullA pADavA rAtre jAhera sabhA yojI. kalekaTarano javAba Avyo ke lagnanI sAthe yajJa che, ane tethI te dhArmika kAryamAM loko prasAda laI zake che. Izvarane karavuM ke pelA bhAInI vAcA ja samULI baMdha thaI gaI. dezI-vilAyatI aneka upacoro karyAM paNa vyartha gayA. teNe mAnyuM ke rAtre sabhAmAM bolI zakAze. rAtre sabhAmAM bolavA te Ubho thayo, paNa kazuM bolI zakAyuM nahIM. tenI phajetI thaI. lagnaprasaMga IzvarakRpAthI suMdara rIte paripUrNa thaI gayo. Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja mahArAje raNachoDabApAno AbhAra mAnyo. vAcA harAI gaI hatI tene laIne tenA pitA mahArAja pAse AvyA ane tene kSamA ApavA vinaMtI karI. mahArAje tene prabhunuM caraNAmRta pAvA jaNAvyuM. IzvarakRpAthI tenI vAcA pAchI AvI jaze ema mahArAje kahyuM. banyuM paNa tema ja. tenI vAcA pAchI AvI gaI. 32 tyAgabhAvanA saMsArano tyAga karyA vinA siddhi prApta thaze nahIM evuM mahArAjanA manamAM ThasI gayuM hatuM. temaNe potAnA bhajananA kAryakrama daramiyAna jAhera karI dIdhuM ke, "A zarIra para have sagAMono hakka rahyo nathI. have te sArvajanika banyuM che.'' eka vAra ziyALAnI kAtila ThaMDImAM mahArAja UbhA rahIne bhajana kare. eka bhAInA dilamAM rAma vasyA. temaNe navI zAla mahArAjane oDhADI. mahArAje te zAla bAjumAM eka sAdhune arpaNa karI. sau e tyAgamUrti tarapha joI rahyA. eka vAra comAsAnA divasomAM mahArAja palaLatA AvyA, ane te ja hAlatamAM bhajana karavA UbhA thayA. lokoe temane zaradI thaze tevI dahezata vyakta karI. ''nAzavaMta zarIranAM bahumAna zA mATe ?'' evuM mahArAje jaNAvyuM. saMnyAsI thavAnI dahezata mahArAja sAdhusaMnyAsI thaI jaze evuM temanA sAthIone lAgyuM. mahArAja AvuM pagaluM bhare to temanA kuTuMbanI javAbadArI vicArI levI. dara mahine temanA kuTuMbane baso rUpiyA maLatA rahe tevI vyavasthA karavAnuM nakkI thayuM. goradhanadAsa rAmoliyAe A Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 saMta punita mahArAja sevA karavAnuM manamAM nakkI karyuM. mahArAje sAdhujIvanano UMDANathI abhyAsa karIne tAraNa kADhyuM ke, ''sAdhu thavuM tenA karatAM sIdhA thavuM vadhAre sAruM che, ane pachI saMnyAsI thavAnuM mAMDI vALyuM. saMsAramAM rahIne prabhubhajana karavAnuM cAlu rAkhyuM. bheTa jamIna janahita kAje eka samaye zrI rAmoliyAe eka hajAra vAra jamIna mahArAjane arpaNa karavAnI IcchA vyakta karI. temanA putra harizcaMdra A jamIna svIkAravA mahArAjane vinaMtI karI. mahArAje bhajana daramiyAna jamIna svIkAravAnI jAherAta karI ane e jamIna janahita kAje arpaNa karI dIdhI. potAno ke potAnA vaMzavArasono haka tenA para raheze nahIM te paNa spaSTa karI dIdhuM. kevo bhavya tyAga ! A jamIna para Aje punita sevAzrama Ubho che. rAhatakArya 1941mAM amadAvAdamAM hiMdu-muslima komI tophAno phATI nIkaLyAM. jamAlapuramAMthI hiMdu kuTuMbo ghara choDIne khADiyA AvyAM. temanAM baMdha makAna lUMTAI gayAM, ane khAlI makAnane Aga cAMpavAmAM AvI. nirAdhAra kuTuMbone mATe mahArAje bhajananA kAryakramamAM phALo ekatrita karyo. temAMthI anAja, kapaDAM, davA lokone pahoMcADavAmAM AvatAM. anAja ane kApaDanuM rezaniMga thatAM rezanakArDanuM je bila thAya te rAhataphaMDamAMthI ApavAmAM AvatuM. bhAgavata saptAha yojIne tenI AvakamAMthI rAhatakArya AgaLa dhapAvyuM. Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 zrI punita mahArAja janasevA e ja prabhusevA anAjanA rezaniMganA jamAnAmAM sarakArano kAyado Avyo ke je makAnane sensasa naMbara haze tene ja rezanakArDa maLaze. jhUMpaDAmAM rahetA ane phUTapAtha para paDI rahetA lokone sensasa naMbarane abhAve rezanakArDa maLe nahIM. AvA loko gabharAI gayA. mahArAja eka rAtre bhajana karIne pAchA pharatA hatA. phUTapAtha para bALakono raDavAno avAja sAMbhaLyo. potAnI mA pAse bALako anna mAgatAM hatAM. mahArAja tyAM gayA. eka hoTalamAMthI eka zera bhajiyAM laIne bALakone ApyAM. mahArAje bIje divase kalekaTarane maLI jhUMpaDAMvAsI ane phUTapAtha para paDI rahenArA loko mATe rajUAta karI. kalekaTara pAsethI sAnukULa pratyuttara na maLyo. mahArAje rAtre bhajanamAM jAherAta karI ke, "je loko savA maNanI bhAkharI bhUkhyAM mANaso mATe taiyAra karaze temane tyAM bhajana thaze.'' mahArAjanI A Tahela madhyama varganA mANasoe jhIlI lIdhI, poLamAM loTa ugharAvIne baheno bhAkharI taiyAra karatI. mahArAja rAjI thayA. bhajana pUruM thayA pachI svayaMsevako sAIkala para jaI garIba bhUkhyAne bhAkharI vaheMcI AvatA. divaso sudhI A janasevAkArya cAlu rahyuM. chevaTe kalekaTarane A bAbatanI jANa thatAM rezanakArDanI vyavasthA karI ApI. mahArAje tyAra pachI bhAkharInI pravRtti ATopI lIdhI. rAtre bhajana karIne becAra vepArIo sAthe mahArAja pAchA pharatA hatA. dukAnonA oTalA para bhikhArIo sUtA hatA. kAtila ThaMDImAM aMga DhAMkavAne pUratAM vastro paNa temanI pAse - Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3pa. saMta punita mahArAja ( 35 temanA zarIra para hatAM nahIM. bIje divase mahArAje bhajana daramiyAna garIbone kapaDAM, dhAbaLA mATe Tahela nAkhI. lokoe umaLakAbhera phALo Apyo. kapaDAM, dhAbaLAnA gaMja khaDakAyA. svayaMsevako dvArA te vastuo daridranArAyaNone arpaNa thaI.. maNinagaramAM pIDita rAhata-kendra zarU thayuM. pachI AvAM rAhatakA gAmegAma zarU karyA. dezanA bhAgalA pachI AvelA nirAzrita lokone mATe nirAzrita phaMDa ekaThuM karI temane madada karI. baMgALanA duSkALamAM paNa sahAya karI. "janasevA e ja prabhusevA" e uktine mahArAje caritArtha karI hatI. saMtonI sevAmAM 1943mAM paMDharapuranA saMta gADage mahArAjanA ziSya tanapura mahArAja potAnA saMgha sAthe amadAvAda AvyA. punita mahArAje tanapurenuM umaLakAbhera svAgata karyuM, ane bAra divasa sudhI saMghane rokI premathI jamADyo. ekatrita thayelA phaMDamAMthI bAkI vadhelA pAMca hajAra rUpiyA tanapuranA caraNe dharyA. gapAbAI manamADakara ane mIrAMbAI zirakaranA saMghono paNa bhAvabhIno satkAra mahArAje karyo hato. harinAma zreSTha auSadha mahArAja kApaDIvADamAM rahetA hatA. tenI bAjunI zerI bagaDAvADamAM janArdana nAmanA eka brAhmaNa rahe. milamAM nokarI kare. eka vAra vahelI paroDha UThyA, tyAre khabara paDI ke AMkhanuM teja ekAeka harAI gayuM che. lalitAbAe mahArAjane khabara kADhavA javA mATe jaNAvyuM. mahArAja tyAM gayA. AzvAsana ApyuM. badhI davAo niSphaLa gaI hatI. tethI harinAma levA Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 zrI punita mahArAja janArdanane anurodha karyo. tene tyAM mALA nahIM hovAthI mahArAje potAnI mALA tene ApI. 24 kalAkanA harinAmanA japanA pratApe AMkhonI rozanI pharI pragaTa thaI. loko nAmasmaraNamAM vadhAre rasa le te mATe mahArAje tulasInI hajAro mALA maphatamAM vaheMcI. punita mahArAjanA anuyAyIoe zarU karelI savicAra parivAra saMsthA vairAgI bAbAnA prabhAta kIrtanamAM AvI mALAo vahece che. vairAgI bAbA punita mahArAjanA bhajanakIrtanane potAnA pravacanamAM biradAve che. prabhAtapherI, morabImAM paNa harinAmano pracAra TheraThera thAya te mATe amadAvAdanA dareka vaoNrDamAM prabhAtapherI zarU thaI. savAre pAMcathI cha sudhI prabhAtapherI prabhunAma saMkIrtana karatI pharatI. je pUro mahino hAjarI Ape tene bhajananI copaDI maphata maLatI. akhaMDa nAmasaMkIrtana mahArAje akhaMDa nAmasaMkIrtananI yojanA paNa amalamAM mUkI, ane gujarAtamAM prabhunAma saMkIrtana guMjatuM karyuM. prabhunAma saMkIrtanano ghaNo moTo mahimA che. kalikALamAM prabhunAma e ja bhavasAgara taravAno ekamAtra saraLa upAya che. zrImadda bhAgavatamAM maharSi vedavyAse dvAdaza skaMdhanA chellA zlokamAM nAmasaMkIrtanano mahimA gAyo cheH nAma saGkIrtanaM yasya sarvapApapraNAzanam / praNAmo duHkhazayanastaM namAmi hariM param // jemanuM nAma saMkIrtana sarva pApono nAza karanAra che, ane jemane Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37. saMta punita mahArAja karelA praNAma sarva duHkhone zAMta kare che te paramezvara zrIharine huM namaskAra karuM chuM.' saurASTramAM jAmanagara, porabaMdara vagere sthaLoe premabhikSujI mahArAje sthApelAM akhaMDa nAmasaMkIrtana maMdiro nAmasaMkIrtanano mahimA gAtAM Aje paNa UbhAM che ane "zrIrAma jaya rAma jayajaya rAma'nI akhaMDa dhUna dvArA vAtAvaraNane bhakitamaya banAve che. yajJakArya mahArAje punita cokamAM mahArudra yajJa karyo. tyAM ja 24 lAkha gAyatrI mahAmaMtra purazcaraNa karyuM. gAyatrI yajJa paNa karyo. koralamAM paNa Avo yajJa karyo. aneka yajJonI sAthe nAmajapa yajJa, bhajana ane bhojananI vyavasthA paNa mahArAja karatA. japayajJa to ati zreSTha che, tethI to bhagavAna zrIkRSNa paNa gItAmAM jJAna nayajJa i nI yathArtha rIte udghoSaNA karI che. zrI rAmacaMdra DoMgare mahArAja kahe che ke kathA sAMbhaLavI sahelI che, kathA karavI paNa agharI nathI, paraMtu eka Asane besIne zAMtithI traNacAra kalAka mALA laIne harinAma japa karavA kaThaNa che. yajJomAM jeTalo AnaMda mahArAjane thato teTalo ja bhojana jamADavAmAM thato. pU. morAri bApu paNa 'bhajana karo, bhojana karAvo, rAmasmaraNa sAthe" ema kahe che. yAtrA saMgha mahArAje DAkora, dvArikA, moTI korala ane caMpAraNya sudhInA pagapALA pravAsa saMgha kADhelA. tyAra pachI speziyala Trena dvArA yAtrAsaMgha kADhyA. dvArikA, vRMdAvana ane traNa dhAma yAtrAsaMgha Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 zrI punita mahArAja yojyA. potAnA kuTuMbanA sabhyonI paNa TikiTa letA. hisAba karIne vadhelAM nANAM badhAMne sarakhe hisse vaheMcI detA. sekaMDa kalAsanA DabAmAM bAra jagA hovA chatAM aMdaranA agiyAra jaNA bAramA mANasane besavA detA na hatA. svayaMsevako dvArA mahArAje temanA paisA pAchA ApI devAnI vAta karI tyAre teo karI gayA. sekaMDa kalAsavALA pesenjarone pIrasavAmAM bhedabhAva lAgyo, juduM rAMdhyuM. mahArAjanA kahevA chatAM jamavA AvyA nahIM, tyAre mahArAja jamyA nahIM. chevaTe teo mAnI gayA. zarUAtamAM koI pIrasavA taiyAra na thAya tyAre svayaMsevakonI sAthe mahArAja pIrasatA. paMDharapuramAM prabhune caraNe mahArAje rU. 101 bheTa dharyA. pUjArIne eka rUpiyA ApavA mAMDyo. pUjArIe niyama mujaba rU. 101 levA Agraha rAkhyo. mahArAje rUpiyA pAchA laI lIdhA. pUjArIe chevaTe kahyuM, 'tame Apazo te laIza.' mahArAje pharIthI rU. 101 viThThalacaraNe ane rU. 5. 00 pUjArIne arpaNa karyA. jJAna aMdarathI pragaTe che kAzImAM mahArAjanuM bhajana goThavAyuM. kAzInA paMDito paNa hAjara hatA. mahArAjane temaNe pUchyuM, ''zuM bhaNyA cho?'' mahArAja kahe, "Ama kema pUcho cho ?'' paMDito kahe, 'tamArA bhajanamAM ghaNA mANaso Ave che. amArI sabhAmAM kAgaDA UDe che.' mahArAja kahe, "meM zAstrono abhyAsa karyo nathI.' paMDito kahe, "tamArI vANI zAstrasusaMgata che.' mahArAja kahe, "rAmanAmanA pratApe huM boluM chuM. haiyAnAM dvAra khUlI gayAM che. Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja 39 tame prabhunAmathI haiyuM bhIMjavo to loko tamane umaLakAthI sAMbhaLaze.'' pelA paMDitoe zaramAIne cAlatI pakaDI. zistanA AgrahI citoDagaDha javA mATe ghaNA mANaso joIne gADIvALAe rU. 3ne badale bhADuM rU. 13 karI dIdhuM. mahArAjanI sUcanAthI badhA cAlavA mAMDyA. eka bhAI sUcanAno bhaMga karI gADImAM beThA. mahArAje temane Thapako Apyo. te bhAI risAIne pAchA jatA hatA. bIjAoe temane manAvI lIdhA. mahArAja pachIthI pelAnI sAthe TrenamAM beThA. pelAne have potAnI bhUla badala pastAvo thayo. prabhune kodarI, pote bhAta jame yAtrA saMgha chelle DAkora Avyo. rezaniMganA e jamAnAmAM pUjArIo prabhune cokhAne badale kodarI dharAve. pote dALa, bhAta, roTalI, zAka jame. mahArAjane navAI lAgI. pUjArIone mITho Thapako Apyo. cokhA tema ja vadheluM bIjuM anAja mahArAje maMdiramAM arpaNa karatAM prabhune roja rAjabhogamAM bhAta jamADavA vinaMtI karI. maMtramaMdiranI sthApanA sAta abaja rAmanAma lakhAIne AvI gayAM. eke evuM sUcana karyuM ke maMdira banAvavuM ane prabhunI mUrti prANapratiSThA karIne padharAvavI. mahArAje kahyuM ke, ""maMdira thAya to tenA nibhAvanA kharcanI vyavasthA vicAravI paDe. tenA karatAM maMtramaMdira sthApavuM sAruM.'' punita AzramanA cogAnanA bhUgarbhamAM padharAvavAnuM nakkI thayuM. biMdu mahArAjanA varada haste e rIte maMtramaMdiranI sthApanA Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 zrI punita mahArAja thaI. upara derI banAvI ane rAmapAdukA padharAvI. netrayajJanuM Ayojana 1950mAM sevAbhAvI DaoNkTaronA sAthasahakArathI mahArAje netrayajJanuM Ayojana karyuM. 500 oNparezana saphaLatApUrvaka thayAM. dareka dardIne maphata gaoNgalsa ane naMbaravALAM cazmAM ApavAnI mahArAje vyavasthA karI. DaoNkTaro potAnA davAkhAnAmAM oNparezana kare tyAre becAra phela jAya paraMtu A niSkAma sevAyajJamAM eka paNa oNparezana niSphaLa gayuM nahIM. sevAno pratApa ! niHspRhI saMta 1956mAM dharmapracArArthe mahArAja pUrva AphrikAmAM gayA. jyAM sanAtana dharmano pracAra temaNe karyo. mAtra AvavA-javAnA gADIbhADA sivAya ekatra thayelA lagabhaga traNa lAkha rUpiyA tyAMnA sevAkArya mATe ApI dIdhA. badhA AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI gayA. dharmapracAra mATe to ghaNA AvI gayA, paNa Avo ni:spRhI saMta to Aje joyo ema darekane lAgyuM. vAnaprastha jIvana videzathI pAchA pharI mahArAja nivRtti tarapha DhaLyA. ekAMtamAM prabhusmaraNa karavAnI icchA thaI. narmadAmaiyAne taTe besavuM evo vicAra thayo. moTI korala(ji. vaDodarA)mAM paMcakuberezvara mahAdevanuM sthaLa yogya lAgyuM, tyAM vAnaprasthAzrama bAMdhI traNa varSa rahevuM ema nakkI thayuM. jAherAta thaI. pacAsa vAnaprasthIo kuTira bAMdhI rahevA taiyAra thayA. mahArAja traNa varSa mATe Ave che te jANI gAmalokone bahu AnaMda thayo ane zramakArya dvArA naDatA talAvaDAne pUrI dIdhuM. Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 41 saMta punita mahArAja caraNarajano pratApa mahArAje eka vAra kahyuM ke kIrtanasthAnamAM to prabhu birAje che. jyAM prabhupada paDatA hoya tenI rajamAM mahAcamatkAranI zakti che. eka vRddha paTelanA moDhA para moTI rasoLI thaI hatI. tene mahArAjanI vAtamAM zraddhA beThI. tyAMnI raja lIdhI. roja traNa vAra rasoLI para ghasatA. rasoLI maTI gaI. prabhucaraNarajano kevo bhavya pratApa ! korala? jalArAmanuM vIrapura koralanI najIkamAM eka moTo yajJa thato hato. tyAMnAM darzana karI loko korala AzramamAM AvatA. mahArAja premathI badhAne jamADatA. te divase to rAtre be vAgyA sudhI lokone jamADyA. cokhA khalAsa thaI gayA che evI jANa kArabhArIe mahArAjane karI, eTalAmAM koralanA sTezana mAstare mahArAjane vaMdana karI relave rasIda ApI. bahArathI puSkaLa pramANamAM cokhA AvyA hatA. tenI rasIda hatI. arvAcIna narasaiyAnI hUMDI prabhue svIkArI. eka bhagate ugharAvIne pAMcaso maNa bAjarI koralamAM mokalI ApI. mahArAje te samaya daramiyAna netrayajJa karelo. hajAro mANaso tyAM roja jame. tyAMnI bahenoe roTalA banAvIne roja hoze hoze pIrasavAnI sevA upADI lIdhI. mahArAjane mana hiMdumuslima ke UMcanIcanA bhedabhAva na hatA. paMgatamAM badhAM sAthe besIne jamatAM. traNeka varSa koralamAM rahyA pachI tyAM moTo kAryakrama yojAyo. AphrikAthI saMta hIrajI bhagatanI sAthe traNaso bhAviko AvyA Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 zrI punita mahArAja hatA. gujarAtabharamAMthI bhajanamaMDaLIo AvI.roja pAMca hajAra uparAMta mANaso AzramamAM jamatA. 1959mAM hIrajI bApAnA zubha haste sAta abaja nAma pRthvInA peTALamAM padharAvAyAM. janasevAmAM naraka maLe to maMjUra eka bhAIe mahArAjane have janasevAnI pravRtti choDI nivRtti svIkArI ekAMtamAM harismaraNa karavAnI salAha ApI. mahArAjane janasevA ane nAmasevA baMnemAM agAdha prema hato, paraMtu pahelI janasevA, pachI harismaraNa, sevA karatAM karatAM mRtyune bheTavAnuM ane tema thatAM kadAca chellAmAM chellI kakSAnuM naraka maLe to temAM javAnI mahArAjanI taiyArI hatI. sevA karatAM karatAM mRtyune AnaMdathI bheTavA mahArAja taiyAra hatA. teo janatAmAM janArdananuM darzana karatAM. punita mahArAja tulasIdAsanI mAphaka siyArAmamaya saba jaga nAnI, ravuM pranAma khorI nupAnI / (AkhI duniyAne sItArAmanuM svarUpa gaNIne temane be hAtha joDI vaMdana karuM chuM.) evI bhAvanA rAkhatA. rAmanAma letAM prabhudhAmamAM gujarAtanA dareka jillAmAM eka eka varSa bhajanakathAsatsaMgano lAbha ApavAno mahArAje nirNaya karyo. te pramANe I.sa. 1960mAM surata ane 1961mAM muMbaIne lAbha Apyo. 1962mAM muMbaIthI vaDodarA AvyA. viThThala maMdira ane rokaDanAthamAM bhajana, kathAnA kAryakramo pUrA karIne kAchiyAvADImAM kAryakrama rAkhyo. tyAM rAtre 8.30thI 9 bhajana ane 9thI 10 Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta punita mahArAja 43 rAmAyaNanI kathA karI ghera AvyA. rAtre hRdayarogano humalo thayo. be divasa bImAra rahyA chatAM mahArAja satata "zrIrAma jaya rAma jayajaya rAma'no jApa karatA hatA. chellI kSaNa sudhI mahArAja bhAnamAM hatA. chevaTe gAMdhIjInI mAphaka "he rAma' kahIne rAmadhAmamAM gayA. ' mahArAjazrInA mRtadehane temanI karmabhUmi amadAvAdamAM lAvavAmAM Avyo. asaMkhya naranArIoe temane azrubhInI aMjali arpI. traNeka lAkha mANasoe temanI smazAnayAtrAmAM hAjarI ApI. zAstrokta vidhi ane rAmadhUna sAthe mahArAjanA putra janake pitAne agnisaMskAra karyA. 1962nA julAInI ra7mI ne zukravAre (gAMdhInirvANadine paNa zukravAra hato) prabhuno pyAro pratinidhi abhinava narasiMha evo saMta punita prabhucaraNe pahoMcI gayo. mA gurjarInA panotA putra, ajoDa janasevaka, 'janasevA e ja prabhusevA'no nAda gajAvanAra, sevAsmaraNanI pravRtti karanArI saMsthAo sthApanAra, kumArge gayelAMne sanmArge vALanAra ane haribhakta saMta zrI punita mahArAjane lAkho vaMdana. ... Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2. punitavANI satyanI prApti 1. pavitra aMta:karaNane je satya samajAya tene vaLagI rahevAthI satyanI pratIti jarUra thAya che. haiyAmAM jyAre asthiratA ane zaMkA comera chavAI jAya tyAre aMtaHkaraNanA avAjane ja pramANabhUta mAnavo. AMkhamAM kastara paDe tyAre koI vastu barAbara joI zakAtI nathI. tema, vAsanAbharyA hRdayamAM AtmAnuM spaSTa darzana nathI thatuM. 4. jyAM sudhI mauna ApaNo bhomiyo nahIM bane tyAM sudhI sAcA zabdane zodhavAmAM saphaLatA sAMpaDaze nahIM. savicAra, sAcI vANI ane savartana mAnavajIvananI vikAsa triveNI che. viSayaciMtana e vinAzano pAyo che, jyAre prabhuciMtana vikAsano pAyo che. 7. 'pApane taja ane harine bhajo" e sarva zAstrono sAra che. 8. IcchA rUpI agnimAM viSaya rUpI ghInI Ahuti Apazo nahIM. sevA 9. sevAnI taka ApavA badala prabhuno upakAra mAno, ane sevAno svIkAra karanArano paNa AbhAra mAne. 10. sevAnuM sAcuM stara jALavI rAkhavuM che ? to sanmAnanI 44. Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 punitavANI AzA rAkhazo nahIM. 11. tamAre kharekhara sAcI sevA karavI che ? to tame evI guptatA jALavIne karo ke jenI sevA kare tene paNa tenI jANa thAya nahIM. 12. sevA svIkAranAra vyaktine je kaMI maLe che te tenA pUrvajanmanA puNyapratApe maLe che. sevA karanAra to mAtra nimitta ja che. 13. karelI sevAne bhUlI javAmAM AnaMda che. ATaluM karazo to tame IzvaranA prItipAtra banazo. 14. sevA badala sevAnI AzA rAkhavI e sevAdharmane cheha dIdhA barAbara che. 15. hRdayanI sAcI zAMti ane bIjA mANasane sahAyarUpa thavAno pavitra saMtoSa e ja sevAno zreSTha puraskAra che. sneha 16. premano dIvo pragaTAvavA mATe tyAganuM tela pahelAM pUruM pADavAnuM raheze. 17. pAvA ane pIvA jevo to snehano amRtarasa che. tene badale mAnavI veranAM viSa dhoLe che. 18. jo pratyeka mAnavInuM hRdaya premanI parakha jevuM bane to narakAgAra samI pRthvI svarga jevI banI rahe. 19. premadharmInuM kArya e che ke premanA setunuM sarjana karavuM ane durguNonI dIvAlone daphanAvavI. 20. saMpatti vaDe dehane kharIdI zakAya, sattA dvArA dehane daMDI zakAya, paraMtu mAtra sneha dvArA ja dilane jItI zakAya. Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja 21. saunA jIvanamAM haMmezAM sugaMdhita phUlo pAtharavAthI tamAro jIvanapaMtha paNa saheje suvAsita banI raheze. 22. jyAre mAnavInI manovRttinAM pravRttivartuLonuM kendra sva (svArthI) maTI sarva bane che tyAre mAnavI vyakti maTIne vibhUti banI jAya che. ra3. koInA ghA para suMvALo malama lagAvI na zako to vAMdho nahIM. paraMtu mIThAno malama copaDazo ja nahIM. 24. dareka navuM janmela bALaka Izvarano evo saMdezo laIne saMsAramAM Ave che ke hajI Izvarane mANasajAtamAM zraddhA che. bALaka e paramAtmAno pratinidhi che. 25. bALaka janme che tyAre kharcanI daSTie mAbApanI ciMtA vadhe che, tema ghaDapaNanI ciMtAmAM ghaTADo thaI jAya che. ra6. nAnA zizunI jema nirdoSa bano. enA dilamAM 'mAruM', 'tAruM' hotuM nathI. jyAre juo tyAre tenA moM para hAsya pharakatuM hoya che. bALakane koI jAtano virodha ke krodha hoto nathI. 27. bALapaNamAM jevuM bI vavAyuM haze tevo ja choDa yuvAnImAM Ugaze. bALamana kemerA jevuM hoya che. te jevuM jue che evuM ja dazya tenA haiyAmAM AbehUba Utare che. bALakamAM kharAba saMskAra na paDe tenI kALajI rAkho. lagna 28. snehanA tAra vaDe haiyAM gUMthAya ane alaga maTIne ekarUpa thavAya tenuM nAma lagna. lagnavidhinI sAthe je bhAgIdArInI Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ punitavANI peDhI zarU thAya che e paikI eka jaNanuM mRtyu na thAya tyAM sudhI e akhaMDa cAlatI rahe che. pachI bhale napho na kare ke khoTa. 29. lagna mAtra be dehanI ja maitrI nahIM, be AtmAnI ekatA paNa che ja. patipatnI lagnanA ekabIjAnA kolakarAra dvArA sukhaduHkhanA sAthI banavA saMkalpa kare che. 30. lagna karyA pachI jIvanano tAla besUro banavo na joIe. baMnenI cAla eka ja hovI joIe. mAruM e tAruM ane tAruM e mAruM Avo sneha baMnenA haiye UbharAvo joIe. baMnee ekabIjAnI DhAla banIne jIvanasaMgrAmano sAmano karavo rahyo. dAmpatya 31. daMpatInA jIvananI ImArata vizvAsanA pAyA para racAyelI hoya che. ekanA pAyAmAM paNa zaMkAno lUNo lAge to ImArata bhayamAM mukAya che. - 32. gRhasthAzramanI gADInAM be paiDAM eTale patipatnI. AkAra prakAramAM be cakro ekasarakhAM hoya to ja gADI barAbara cAle. nAnAMmoTAM ke vAMkAcUkAM hoya to gADI barAbara cAle nahIM. kyAreka akasmAta paNa thaI jAya. gRhiNI 33. patipremI patnI duHkhamAM sukha nIrakhe che, jaMgalane maMgala mAne che, amAsane pUnama gaNe che, paraMtu prItamano sahavAsa hoya tyAre ja Ama banI zake. 34. ghara bhalene game tevA pharnicarathI zaNagAreluM hoya; paNa Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja8 zrI punita mahArAja gharanI sAcI zobhA strI che. puruSane khabara na paDe te rIte puruSanI ghaNI bhUlo strIo yukitathI sudhArI le che. 35. gharanI zobhA che nArI. zeTha vinAnI peDhI jevI rIte DhaMgadhaDA vagaranI hoya che, tevI rIte strI vinAnuM ghara DhaMgadhaDA vinAnuM hoya che. 36. ""jene maLe avaLI nAra, eno eLe gayo avatAra. jene maLe nabaLo bharathAra, eno mAthe paDyo manakho. kubhAryAno thAye yoga, ene lAgI jAye bhoga.'' je gharamAM kusaMskArI strInuM cAle che (varcasva hoya che) e gharano puruSa mitrone madada karI zakato nathI, ke satyakAryamAM sahAyabhUta paNa thaI zakato nathI. strI ane puruSa 37. vidvAna vaktAne guNavAna zrotAno, namaNI velaDIne vRkSano ane suzIla sannArIne suyogya patino sAtha maLavo joIe. 38. pati eTale vara ane vara eTale zreSTha, tethI patie AcaraNa dvArA jIvanamAM zreSThatA sthApavI joIe. sarvaguNasaMpanna pati maLe to strIpuruSanI samAnatA ke harIphAIno prazna ja arthahIna banI jAya. 39. puruSa kAryakuzaLatAmAM strI karatAM bhale caDI jAya, smaraNazakti ane sAmAjikatAmAM strI ja agresara hoya 40. puruSomAM mAtra daSTi ja hoya che, jyAre strIomAM to daSTi uparAMta dIrdhadaSTi ane divyasRSTi paNa hoya che ja. Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ punitavANI patnI 41. jenI sAthe moghA mAnavajIvananAM 15-20 varSa premathI gALyAM hoya evAM badhAM sagAMno sAthasahakAra tyajIne, jemane jIvanamAM koI divasa joyA nathI evA ajANyA zvasura gRhe jaI, dUdhamAM sAkara bhaLe tema potAnuM astitva arpI devuM e sAmAnya tyAga nathI. AvI hiMmata mAtra strIo ja dAkhavI zake. puruSonuM AvuM gajuM nathI.. 42. samagra vizvamAM bhAratIya nArIno joTo maLavo durlabha che. lagna bAda enI dRSTi ane sRSTi badalAya che. kartavyanI keDI e kadI cUkatI nathI. sarvasva paticaraNe dharI de che. ane snehathI sadAya jhUke che. patine paramezvara gaNe che. 49 svajana 43. Aphata AvI paDe che tyAre ja sAcA snehI ane zatrunI oLakha thAya che. 44. IzvaranI bhaktimAM ke dareka satkAryamAM je harSabhera sAtha, sahakAra Ape te sAcAM sagAM gaNAya. bAkInAM bIjAM badhAM svArthanAM sagAM che. e dRSTie madAlasA sAcI mAtA, vyAsa sAcA pitA, bharata ane lakSmaNa sAcA bhAI ane dhruva sAco dIkaro hato. mAyA-mamatA choDAve te ja sAcAM sagAM-svajana che. C 45. pUrvanA puNya pratApe koI svajana saMyamanA Adarzane kharA dilathI AvakAre, to tene madadarUpa thavuM, avarodha karavo nahIM. Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja sAsuvahu 46. sAdhAraNa rIte saMsAramAM sAsuvahuno saMbaMdha uMdara-bilADI jevo jaNAya che. paraMtu kharI rIte e saMbaMdha jalamIna jevo hovo joIe. sAsuvahu vacce sumeLa eTale sonAmAM sugaMdha bhaLe. 47. gharane svargathI paNa suMdara banAvavuM hoya to sAsuvahu vacce sumeLa jarUrI che. sAsu vahune putrI jema rAkhe, ane vahu sAsune mAtA jema gaNe. vidhavA 48. huM to eTalI hada sudhI himAyata karuM chuM ke gaMgAsvarUpa kahevAtI vidhavA strInA zukana sAthe ja kAryano AraMbha karavo. Avo navo akhataro ajamAvI juo. yogya phaLa na maLe to huM jAmIna thavA rAjI chuM. 49. vidhavAnuM jIvana saMta jevuM hoya che. du:khanA DuMgaranI vacce te phUlanI mAphaka hasatI rahe che. apayaza ane apamAna maLe topaNa te premathI pacAvI zake. 50 50. vidhavA strI caMdana jevI che. caMdanane kApo, bALo ke ghaso topaNa te sugaMdha Ape che. ghara ane samAjanAM maheNAMToNAM khAvA chatAM mana ane kALajAne kaThaNa rAkhIne te jIvana jIve saMtAna ane mAtApitA 51. potAnAM mAbApanI AMtarika icchAone oLakhIne te pramANe varte te samajadAra saMtAna. saMtAnonI sAcI samasyAone samajIne snehathI teno ukela lAve te zANAM Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ punitavANI 51 mAbApa gaNAya. para. mAbApe nakAmI kacakaca baMdha karI devI joIe, nahIM to AmanyA jALavatAM bALako bekAbU banI javAnI zakyatA raheze. pa3. vRddhAvasthAmAM vanamAM javAnI jarUra nathI. vanamAM rahetA ho tema gharamAM rahetAM zIkho. sagAMsaMbaMdhInI madada paDatI mUkIne hajAra hAthavALA prabhuno sathavAro svIkArajo. vaDIla pratyenI vartaNUka 54. aNasamaja bALakanI bAbatamAM ApaNe jema kazuM ja manamAM letA nathI, tema nirbaLa banelAM gharaDAM mAbApanAM vivekahIna vANI, vicAra, vartana aMge paNa uranI udAratA rAkhavI. tamArA bALapaNamAM temaNe ghaNuM jatuM karyuM che, eTale temanA ghaDapaNamAM tame paNa thoDuMghaNuM jatuM karajo. vRddhone bhautika sagavaDa uparAMta haiyAnI huMpha Apo. temanI vAto zAMtithI sAMbhaLo ane zakya hoya to sahAnubhUtithI ukela lAvo. teo mAtra nirapekSa kuTuMba vAtsalya jhaMkhe che. papa. anubhavanI UMcI TekarIe UbhA rahenArane dUranuM dekhAya che. tethI anubhavIonI avagaNanA kadI karazo nahIM. ghara 56. goviMdanA guNagAnanI gaMgotrI, satsaMganI saravANI ane harirasanI helI hoya to Izvarano anugraha, mAlikanI maherabAnI ane prabhunI prasannatA maLe che. pa7. jyAM sapuruSonuM premathI svAgata thatuM hoya, ane Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI punita mahArAja atithine umaLakAbharyo AvakAra maLato hoya teno gRhasthAzrama gaurava bharelo che. 58. vadhu sAMbhaLavuM, ochuM bolavuM ane jarUrI pagalAM levAM. gharamAM koI paNa sabhyane asaMtoSa na rahe tevI rIte gharano vahIvaTa calAvavo. para avasara oLakho pa9. jyAM sudhI kAyA sAjI che ane hAthamAM bAjI che tyAM sudhI rAmane rAjI karI lo. zarIra nabaLuM paDyA pachI mananI icchAo manamAM ja rahI jaze. ghaDapaNamAM goviMdanA guNa gAvAno khyAla khoTo che. A kAma to yuvAnImAM ja karavAnuM che. 60. samajo to badhI paLa lAkheNI che; na samajo to eka paNa lAkheNI nathI. 61. prAraMbhika parAjayathI kadI parAsta thazo nahIM. satata saMgrAma khelatA rahezo to tamAro ja vijaya thaze. 62. tana ane mananI badhI zaktione kAme lagADIne mananI samatulA jALavI rAkhe e gherI, gaMbhIra kaTokaTIne paNa pAra karI zakaze. 63. vijaya veLA abhimAnathI dUra rahevuM ane parAjaya vakhate hatAzAne khaMkherI nAkhavI e moTI bahAdurInuM kAma che. 64. prArabdhanI UMDI khINamAM sakhata puruSArthanI mATI nAkhatAM rahIzuM to eka divasa te jarUra purAze. 65. hiMmata hArazo nahIM. pharIthI prayatna karo. jIvanasAgarane taLiye beTheluM saphaLatAnuM motI tamArI ekAda navI DUbakInI Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ punitavANI rAha joI rahyuM che. - jIvana 66. zista ane saMyama vinAnuM jIvana lagAma vinAnA ghoDA jevuM che. 67. keTalAka mANaso maravAne vAMke jIve che, keTalAka jIvavA khAtara jIve che, paraMtu marIne jIvI janArA koIka vIralA ja pAke che. 68. jeTalA pramANamAM jIvananI jarUriyAto vadhArazo teTalA pramANamAM du:khane AgrahabharyuM ane AkarSaka AmaMtraNa ApyuM gaNAze. 69. jeTale aMze bIjAne upayogI thavAya teTale aMze jIvana sArthaka thayuM ema mAnavuM. 70. jIvana AjIvikA mATe nathI, AjIvikA jIvana arthe che. sukhaduHkha 71. sukhI thavuM hoya to nIcenA zabdo jIvanamAM utArazo. banaze, phAvaze, gamaze, nabhaze, cAlaze, paravaDaze. 72. jIvanamAM saccAI, sAdAI ane saMtoSa haze to sukha sAme pagale tamane zodhatuM Avaze. 73. kAmanAmukata cittano prasanna paritoSa eTale sukha. vipatti 74. mitronI vaphAdArI ane saMbaMdhIonI saccAInuM sAcuM mApa kADhavA mATeno gaja e vipatti che. 5. vipatti e ja saMpatti che. ane Aphata e ja AzIrvAda che, e khyAla satyanI vadhAre najIka che. Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 zrI punita mahArAja dravya 76. dravya eTale kave ane vahe che. je vastu vahenArI hoya tene, vahevaDAvavAne badale, baMdhiyAra avasthAmAM rAkhI mUkIe to te gaMdhAI UThe. 77. dhanano sadupayoga yogya rIte karI jANe tenuM ja dhana dhana gaNAya. 78. kevaLa paisAne ja paramezvara mAnIne tenuM pUjana karyA karazo to zayatAnanI jema tame bhraSTa ane naSTa thazo. 79. jyAre saMpattirUpI mAtA Ave che tyAre te saMtAparUpI saMtAno sAthe teDI lAve che. 80. dharma dvArA maLatA dharatInA Asanane AvakArajo paraMtu adharma dvArA maLatA iMdrAsanane ThukarAvajo. 81. mANasa paisAne bacAve e jarUrI che, paNa e paisAthI mAnava mAnavane bacAve eya jarUrI che. kartavya 82. jIvanakSetramAM tamAre phALe je kartavya AvI paDe tene zuddha buddhithI, gajA pramANe, umaMgathI sadA karatA rahejo. 83. AvaData meLavIne haka bhogavavAno bhale Agraha rAkho, paraMtu pahelAM pharaja bajAvavA paNa tatpara raho. 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