Punya Purush

Author(s): Devendramuni
Publisher: Tarak Guru Jain Granthalay
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003183/1

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puNya-puruSa

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puNya-puruSa [paurANika-rocaka-upanyAsa lekhaka adhyAtmayogI rAjasthAnakesarI upAdhyAya zrI puSkara muni jI ke suziSya zrI devendra muni zAstrI zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya : udayapura

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zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya kA puSpa : 137 - puNya-puruSa - lekhaka : devendra muni zAstrI / sampAdakaH zrI jJAna bhArilla prakAzaka: tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya jJAstrI sarkala, udayapura (rAja.) / vi0 saM0 2037 zrAvaNapUrNimA I0 san 1980, agasta 0 zrIcanda surAnA ke lie priMTa seMTara (AgarA) mUlya : pA~ca rupayA mAtra

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** ****** *********** . dharmapremI, gurubhakta, udAracetA zrImAna seTha ghAsIrAmajI rikhabAjI bAphaNA, semala pharma-nemIcanda khyAlIlAla jaina manohara roDa, pAlaghara (mahArASTra)

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prakAzakIya kathA kI akatha lokapriyatA sarva-vidita hI hai| choTe bar3e sabhI kI ruci ko tRpta karanevAlI kathAzailI meM yahA~ aisI adbhuta AzcaryakArI ghaTanAe~ gumphita haiM jinako par3ha-sunakara hRdaya bhAva-vibhora ho jAtA hai| prastuta-upanyAsa-'puNya-puruSa' meM jaina itihAsa va purANa kI eka adbhuta rasa-kathA hai| zrIpAla-mainAsundarI kI kathA saMpUrNa jaina jagata meM bar3I hI zraddhA bhAvanA ke sAtha sunI jAtI hai, par3hI jAtI hai| isa kathA meM kucha aisA adbhuta rasa aura preraNA chipI hai ki pAThaka-zrotA dhanya-dhanya kaha uThate haiN| AdaraNIya zrI devendra munijI mahArAja ne bahuta hI parizrama karake isa kathA ko upanyAsa zailI meM DhAlA hai / zrI jJAna bhArilla jI ne sampAdana kiyA hai| AzA hai ki pAThaka ise prema pUrvaka apnaayeNge| --mantrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya

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lekhakIya bhAratIya kathA sAhitya meM jaina kathA sAhitya kA apanA viziSTa sthAna rahA hai| atIta kAla se hI jainamanISI kathAoM ke mAdhyama se dhArmika, dArzanika aura sAMskRtika una gahana rahasyo ko udghATita karate rahe haiM jo atyanta gambhIra the / yahI kAraNa hai ki kathA sAhitya ko bhI vahI gaurava milA hai jo dravyAnuyoga, gaNitAnuyoga aura caraNakaraNAnuyoga ko milA hai / Agama sAhitya meM zatAdhika kathAe~ haiN| AgamoM kI jo saMkSipta sUcI prApta hotI hai usase spaSTa hai ki AgamoM meM karor3oM kathAe~ thiiN| unameM kucha kathAoM ke pAtra prAgetihAsika kAla ke, kucha kathAoM ke pAtra aitihAsika, paurANika aura kAlpanika bhI rahe haiN| AgamoM ke pazcAt usake vyAkhyA-sAhitya-niyukti, bhASya, cUrNI, TIkAoM meM bhI kathAoM kA vikAsa milatA hai aura zatAdhika svatantra kathA-grantha bhI upalabdha hote hai / usa virAT kathA-sAhitya ko dekhakara aneka vicArakoM ko bhI Azcarya hotA hai / bhASA kI dRSTi se jaina kathA sAhitya prAkRta, saMskRta, apabhraMza, purAnI gujarAtI va rAjasthAnI, marAThI aura dakSiNa kI kannaDa, telagu, tamila Adi meM milatA hai| Adhunika yuga meM hindI meM aura gujarAtI meM vipula kathA-sAhitya prakAzita huA hai / mahAmantra navapada ke adbhuta prabhAva ko batAne ke lie jaina manISiyoM ne zrIpAla kI kathA kA ullekha kiyA haiN| zrIpAla ke

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pavitra caritra ko lekara tIsa se bhI adhika racanAe~ saMprApta hotI haiM / isa kathA kI yaha vizeSatA rahI hai ki zvetAmbara aura digambara donoM hI paramparAoM ke vijJoM ne isa para jama kara likhA hai / paramparA-bheda ke kAraNa zvetAmbara aura digambara lekhakoM meM kucha parivartana parilakSita hotA hai, para mUla kathAnaka meM koI vizeSa antara nahIM hai| Adhunika anusaMdhAna se yaha spaSTa yaha hai ki yaha kathA Agama sAhitya meM nahIM aaii| sarvaprathama vajrasena gaNadhara ke pramukha ziSya hematilakasUri the aura unake ziSya ratnazekharasUri the, unhoMne prAkRta meM "sirivAlakahA" AkhyAna kI racanA kii| unake ziSya hemacandra sAdhu ne vi0 saM0 1428 meM isa graMtha ko lipibaddha kiyaa| ratnazekharasUri sulatAna phirojazAha tugalaka ke samakAlIna the / prastuta grantha meM 1342 gAthAe~ haiN| kucha gAthAe~ apabhraza kI bhI haiN| grantha meM arihanta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya, sAdhu, jJAna, darzana, cAritra, aura tapa ina nau padoM kI upAsanA para bala diyA hai| ina nau padoM ke apUrva mAhAtmya ko batAyA hai| pUrva janma ke saMcita karma kisaprakAra dAruNa vedanAe~ pradAna karate haiM, una dAruNa vedanAoM ko nau pada kI sAdhanA se trANa mila sakatA hai| prastuta grantha para khataragaccha ke kSamAkalyANa jI ne saM0 1866 meM TIkA bhI likhI hai| ___ratnazekharasUrI ke ziSya hemacandra ne bahuta hI saMkSepa meM saMskRta gadya meM zrIpAla kathA likhI hai| satyarAjagaNo jo pUrNimAgaccha ke guNasamudrasUrI ke ziSya the, jinhoMne vi0 saM0 1514 yA 1554 meM gIrvANa girA meM

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500 zlokoM meM isa kathA kI, 'zrIpAla caritra' ke nAma se racanA kii| vRddha tapAgaccha ke labdhIsAgara gaNI ne 507 zlokoM meM "zrIpAla kathA" kA uTeMkana kiyA hai jinakA racanAkAla saM0 1557 hai / vRddha tapAgaccha ke dharmadhIra ne saMskRta bhASA meM "zrIpAla caritra' ko likhA jinakA racanAkAla saM0 1573 hai| tapAgacchIya jJAnabimalasUrI ne saMskRta gadya meM saM0 1745 meM 'zrIpAla caritna' kA nirmANa kiyaa| kharataragaccha ke jayakIrti sUri ne saMskRta gadya meM jisakA granthAna 1100 hai, 'zrIpAla caritra' kI racanA kii| racanAkAla 1868 hai| isa para eka TIkA bhI prApta hai, kintu usakA lekhaka kauna hai-yaha abhI taka nirNaya nahIM ho pAyA hai| jIvarAjagaNI aura somacandragaNI ne saMskRta gadya meM 'zrIpAlacaritra' kI racanA kI hai| vijayasiMhasUri, vIrabhadra sUri, pradyumnasUri, saubhAgyasUri, harSasUri, kSemalaka, indradevarasa, vinayavijayajI, labdhimuni prabhRti santoM ne zrIpAla ko apane caritra kA nAyaka bnaayaa| inake atirikta 'zrIpAla rAsa' bhI aneka milate haiN| vistAra bhaya se una sabhI granthoM kI lambI sUcI yahAM nahIM dI jA rahI hai / digambara parasparA meM bhaTTAraka sakalakIti kA racita 'zrIpAla caritra' prApta hotA hai| yaha graMtha 7 paricchedoM meM vibhakta hai / inake sAtha hI vidyAnandI, mallibhUSaNa, zrutasAgara, brahmanemidatta, zubhacandra, paM0 jagannAtha, aura somakIrti ne bhI 'zrIpAla caritra' kI racanAe~ kI haiN| saM0 1531 meM siddhasUri ne zrIpAla caritra para eka nATaka kA bhI nirmANa kiyA /

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(&) apabhraMza bhASA meM kavi raIghU aura paM0 narasena ke 'siripAla caritra' upalabdha hote haiM / zrIpAla caritra kI kathA eka dhArmika kathA hai / isa kathA meM pAtroM ke caritra kA utthAna-patana, kathA meM pravAha samutpanna karane ke lie yatra-tatra kathA meM mor3a diyA gayA hai jisase kathA meM sarasatA, rocakatA aura cittAkarSakatA banI rahatI hai / kathA meM prAsaMgika kathAe~ bhI bahuta hI kuzalatA ke sAtha gumphita kI gaI hai / rAjA prajApAla eka niSThura pitA hai / vaha atyanta kruddha hokara apanI phUla - sI sukumAra kanyA ko eka kor3hI ko samarpita kara detA hai / vaha eka prakAra se Adhunika yuga kA yathArthavAdI pitA ke sadRza hai / aura idhara mA~ kA hRdaya makkhana se adhika mulAyama hai / mA~ kI mamatA aura pitA ke hRdaya kI kaThoratA ina donoM virodhI zaktiyoM kA sundara samanvaya hai / mainAsundarI Adhunika yuga kI nArI kI taraha hai jo apane pitA ko bhI cunautI detI hai / usake mithyAvAda ko vaha svIkAra nahIM karatI / usake svara meM satya hai / usakA yaha dRr3ha mantavya hai ki kucha kSaNoM ke lie bhale hI satya kA sUrya dhuMdhalA ho jAya, kintu lambe samaya taka ve bAdala jo umar3a-ghumar3a kara Ate haiM, ve Acchanna nahIM rahate / usakA AtmavizvAsa aura Atmabala apUrva hai / prAcIna yuga meM bahu vivAha kI prathA gaurava ke rUpa meM mAnI jAtI thI / isalie zrIpAla bhI aneka vivAha kara usa paramparA ko nibhAtA hai / dhavala zreSThI jaise nipaTa svArthI vyakti samAja ke lie kalaMka rUpa hai / Aja bhI isa prakAra ke kRtaghna vyaktiyoM kI kahA~ kamI hai / kathAnaka meM zreSTha aura kaniSTha ye donoM hI pAtra Ate haiM jo

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( 10 ) apanI cAritraka skhalanAoM ke dvArA aura cAritrika nirmalatAoM ke dvArA apakarSa aura utkarSa karate haiM / dUdha-muMhe zrIpAla kA apane cAcA ke krUra atyAcAra va AtaMka se trasta hokara karuNA mUrti mA~ ke sAtha jaMgaloM meM bhaTakanA aura bhayaMkara kuSTha roga se grasita vyaktiyoM ke samparka meM rahakara apanA rakSaNa karanA, yaha prabuddha pAThaka ke hRdaya ko dahalAne vAlA hai / jaba svArtha zaitAna kI Anta kI taraha bar3ha jAtA hai taba parivAra vighaTita ho jAtA hai aura una para sadA sarvadA ke lie duHkha ke kAle bAdala maMDarAne lagate haiM / sAmAjika jIvana tabhI svargIya banatA hai jaba pArivArika janoM meM dhArmika cintana ho, kaSAyoM kI nyUnatA ho, vyApaka dRSTikoNa ho / kartavya pAlana ke lie sadA kaTibaddha ho / prema, sevA, sahayoga, sahiSNutA, anuzAsana aura kartavyapAlana kI udAtta bhAvanAe~ jaba aMgaDAiyA~ letI haiM taba sAmAjika jIvana kA kAyAkalpa hotA hai / zrIpAla apane jIvana meM kaThora zrama karatA hai / usake mana ke aNu-aNu meM nava-pada ke prati gaharI niSThA hai / duHkha ke ghanaghora bAdala nava-pada-smaraNa ke dakSiNAtya pavana ke calate hI eka kSaNa meM vinaSTa ho jAte haiM / mainAsundarI sAhasa kI va sahiSNutA kI eka jAjvalyamAna pratIka hai / vaha apanI apUrva dharmaniSThA, tyAga aura sAhasa se apane pati ko aura anya 700 sajjanoM ko bhI svastha banAtI hai / maiMne usI prAcIna kathA ke mUlasrota ko dhyAna meM rakhakara upanyAsa vidhA meM "puNya- puruSa" zIrSaka se ise likhA hai / upanyAsa kI dRSTi se jahA~ kahIM bhI kathA ko Adhunika rUpa diyA hai kintu mUla vahI hai / Adhunika yuga meM upanyAsoM kI bAr3ha sI A rahI hai / aura

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( 11 ) ve atyadhika lokapriya bhI hote cale A rahe haiN| kitane hI upanyAsa to itane nimnastarIya haiM ki ve mAnavatA ke lie kalaMka rUpa hai / unameM seksa bhAvanAeM itane vikRta rUpa se ubhArI gaI haiM ki par3hate-par3hate sira lajjA se nata ho jAtA hai / corI, DakaitI balAtkAra, anuzAsanahInatA Adi tatvoM ko protsAhana diyA gayA hai jisase Aja dezanivAsiyoM kA cAritrika patana huA hai / sAhityakAroM kA dAyitva hai ki ve aise sAhitya kA nirmANa kareM jo deza nivAsiyoM ke lie varadAna rUpa meM ho / prastuta upanyAsa cAritrika utkarSa ko liye hue hai / sarvatra cAritraka utkarSa ko ubhArA gayA hai jisase mAnava pavitra caritra se apane jIvana kA nirmANa kare / "zUlI aura siMhAsana" ke pazcAt yaha dUsarA upanyAsa apane prabuddha pAThakoM ko de rahA hU~ / parama zraddheya sadguruvarya upAdhyAya zrI puSkaramuni jI ma0 sA0 kI prabala preraNA, AzIrvAda se maiM sAhityika pragati kara rahA hU~ / usa asIma upakAra ko sasIma zabdoM meM vyakta karanA kaThina hai / sAtha hI ramezamuni jI, rAjendramuni jI, dinezamuni Adi santa maNDala kI sevA bhI vismRta nahIM kI jA sakatI / upanyAsa kI dRSTi se snehasaujanyamUrti zrI jJAna jI bhArilla ne pAMDulipi ko nihArakara Avazyaka parimArjana kiyA hai, isalie unake sneha pUrNa sadvyavahAra ko bhI vismRta nahIM ho sakatA / mudraNa kalA kI dRSTi se zrIcandra jI surAnA ne sahayoga diyA hai vaha bhI sadA smaraNIya rahegA / mujhe AzA hai prastuta upanyAsa janapriya hogA aura isa vidhA meM naye upanyAsa bhI pradAna kiye jAyeMge / - bevendra muni ASADha pUrNimA udayapura (rAjasthAna)

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puNya puruSa - rAjA ho yA raMka, yaha kAmanA isa saMsAra meM sabhI kI hotI hai ki unake ghara-A~gana meM phUloM jaise komala pyArepyAre bacce khelate raheM, unakI nAnAvidha bAla-krIr3AoM se vAtAvaraNa meM cahala-pahala banI rahe, unheM dekha-dekhakara A~kheM aura hRdaya zItala hoM aura vaMza-paramparA calatI rahe / apavAda to sabhI jagaha haiM, kintu isa saMsAra meM aisI kauna-sI nArI hogI jo eka dina mAtA banakara apane jIvana kI carama sArthakatA ko prApta na karanA cAhe ? aura sabhI kucha ho-dhana-vaibhava ho, mahala-aTAriyA~ hoM, naukaracAkara hoM, saMgI-svajana hoM, kintu goda khAlI raha jAya to phira yaha sabhI kucha dhala hai| hamAre bAda kauna bhogegA isa sArI sampatti ko? khUna-pasInA bahAkara, dina ko dina aura rAta ko rAta na samajhakara, deza-videza kI cintA na kara, sardI-garmI, dhUpa-chAMha aura sukha-dukha kA vicAra na kara jo yaha sampatti ekatrita kI hai usakA kyA hogA hamAre bAda ? eka dina jaba mahAbalI kAla kA bulAvA AyegA

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2 puNyapuruSa taba sabhI ko cale jAnA hai cupacApa; kintu jAne ke bAda kauna legA hamArA nAma ?--yaha cintA kisa dampatti ko nahIM satAtI ? campAnagarI ke rAjA siMharatha aura rAnI kamalaprabhA ke pAsa sabhI kucha thaa| puNyakarmoM ke prabhAva se unheM kisI vastu kA abhAva nahIM thA, dhana-vaibhava kI saritAe~ bahatI thIM, unake eka iMgita mAtra para sahasroM loga apane prANa nyauchAvara karane ke lie pratikSaNa prastuta rahate the| kintu, basa, eka hI abhAva aisA thA ki rAjA-rAnI ko itanA saba kucha hote hue bhI saMsAra sUnA-sUnA lagatA thaa| rAjA-rAnI ko apanI pyArI-pyArI, totalI bolI meM 'pitAjI' aura 'mA~' kahane vAlI koI santAna nahIM thii| na koI putra aura na koI putrii| santAna ke abhAva kA yaha gahana dukha rAjA siMharatha aura rAnI kamalaprabhA ke hRdaya meM gaharA basA huA thA aura dhIre-dhIre unake zarIra ko sukhAe jA rahA thaa| rAjA apanI priya rAnI ke murajhAe hue mukha-kamala ko dekhate to unakA hRdaya TUka-TUka ho jAyA krtaa| kabhI-kabhI ve sAhasa karake kahate "rAnI ! tuma itanI dukhI kyoM hotI ho? dhIraja dhAraNa kro| prabhu kI kRpA hama para kabhI na kabhI avazya hogii| tumhArI goda............." itanA sunate hI vaha putra-vihInA nArI phaphaka-phaphakakara

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puNyapuruSa 3 ro uThatI aura apane pati kI goda meM sira rakhakara rudhate jAte kaNTha se kahatI___ "nAtha ! maiM abhAgina haiN| apane sAtha-sAtha maiMne Apako bhI mAnava-jIvana ke zreSThatama sukha se vaMcita kara rakhA hai| jAne kisa janma ke kisa duSkarma kA abhizApa hama donoM ko gherakara baiThA hai ki sabhI prakAra ke prayatna karake hama hAra gaye, kintu Aja taka santAna kA mukha na dekha ske|" rAjA siMharatha taba rAnI ke sira ko dhIre-dhIre sahalAte aura use dhairya ba~dhAne kA yatna karate hue kahate___ "kamala ! zAnta ho jaao| tumase mujhe koI zikAyata nahIM hai / yaha to hamAre karmoM kA hI phala hai| kintu mujhe vizvAsa hai ki eka na eka dina hamAre zubhakarmoM kA udaya hogA, avazya hogA, aura hama santAna kA ha~satA huA mukha avazya dekheNge|" rAnI kamalaprabhA dhIre-dhIre zAnta ho jAtI aura bajhe hae mana meM bhI AzA aura vizvAsa kI koI kiraNa saheje hue apane dainika kAryoM meM laga jaatii| yaha krama calatA rhtaa| . aura usa krama meM eka dina sahasA hI eka zubha parivartana aayaa| puNyodaya se rAnI kamalaprabhA garbhavatI huii| garbha ke

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4 puNyapuruSa lakSaNa jaba prakaTa hue to rAnI kamalaprabhA aura rAjA siMharatha ke harSa kI koI sImA na rhii| unheM aisA lagA jaise trailokya kI sakala sampadA sahasA hI unheM prApta ho gaI ho / unakA sUnA-sUnA jIvana dhanya ho gayA ho| rAjamahala ke dAsa-dAsiyoM aura karmacAriyoM ko jaba yaha sUcanA kAnoMkAna milI to ve harSa se pAgala hI ho ge| ve idhara-udhara daur3ane-bhAgane aura ur3ane-se lge| eka-dUsare se TakarAte aura prema se gale milate / ve kahate "sunA tumane ? are sunA kucha tumane ? mahArAnI jI........" ... "suna liyA, suna liyA, pare haTa ! mujhe bahuta kAma haiN| rAstA to chor3a bhale AdamI, mahArAnI jI........." sabane suna liyA thA aura saba pAgala-se ho gaye the| kisI ko kucha patA nahIM thA ki vaha kahA~ jA rahA hai aura use kyA kAma hai| kintu daur3e-bhAge sabhI phira rahe the| harSa-vibhora hokara pukArate jAte the-sunA tumane ? are bhAI rAstA to chodd'o| mahArAnI garbhavatI huI haiM ? ve aba zIghra hI eka sundara-sundara, pyAre-pyAre rAjakumAra ko janma dene vAlI haiN| hA~, hamArA rAjakumAra Ane vAlA hai / haTo-haTo, mujhe bahuta kAma haiN| yaha prasannatA kA pArAvAra rAjamahala taka hI sImita kaise rahatA? dekhate-dekhate sArI campAnagarI meM yaha zubha samAcAra phaila gayA aura nagarI kA pratyeka nivAsI apane ___

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puNyapuruSa 5 priya rAjA-rAnI kI jaya-jayakAra karatA huA nAcane lgaa| kisI ke hRdaya para koI bandhana na rhaa| harSa kI koI sImA na rhii| ullAsa aura Ananda kA sAgara dasoM dizAoM meM umar3ane lagA / utsava manAye jAne lge| bhAvI rAjakumAra kI maMgala-kAmanA hetu dhArmika anuSThAna hone lage / kala taka jo campAnagarI zmazAna jaisI udAsa zAnti meM DUbI rahatI thI vaha Aja ekAeka caitanya hokara harSamukhara ho utthii| campAnagarI kI gaganacumbI aTTAlikAe~ aba rAtri ke samaya dIpAvali se jagamaga-jagamaga karane lagI aura AkAza ke tAroM ko cunautI dene lgiiN| dina ke prakAza meM nagaranivAsiyoM ke vizAla AvAsoM meM bar3I surucipUrvaka lagAye gaye choTe-bar3e udyAna devatAoM ke nandanavana ko bhI lajAne lge| phUla khila utthe| unakI raMga-biraMgI zobhA indradhanuSoM kI sRSTi karane lgii| unakI komala paMkhur3iyoM se uThakara pavana meM ekAkara hotI surabhi vAtAvaraNa ko madhusikta karane lgii| dekhate-dekhate kaisA parivartana A gayA ! aura kaisA thA vaha yuga? kaise the ve loga jo eka dUsare ke sukha meM hI apane sukha kA anubhava karate the? rAjA apanI prajA ke lie prANa detA thaa| prajA apane rAjA ko pyAra karatI thI, usakI pUjA karatI thii| ... ampAnagarI kA rAjA siMharatha aisA hI rAjA thaa|

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usane apanI prajA kA pAlana sadaiva premapUrvaka putravat hI kiyA thaa| vyaktigata vilAsa se kosoM dUra rahakara vaha niSThApUrvaka apanI samasta prajA kA hita-cintana kiyA karatA thA aura kisI bhI vyakti, kisI bhI varga ko yadi kabhI koI kaSTa hotA thA to usake kaSTa ko vaha apanA hI kaSTa mAnakara usa kaSTa ke nivAraNa hetu puruSArtha kiyA karatA thaa| yahI kAraNa thA ki campAnagarI kI prajA bhI apane rAjA ko hRdaya se pyAra karatI thii| vaha jAnatI thI ki hamArA rAjA nijI svArtha se pare hai| vaha hamAre sukha ko hI apanA sukha samajhatA hai| hamAre dukha se dukhI hotA hai / aise rAjA ko kauna pyAra nahIM karegA? aise rAjA ke eka iMgita para kauna apane prANa bhI nyochAvara karane se pIche haTegA? apane prANoM se bhI adhika priya rAjA-rAnI ke sukha kI usa puNya velA meM prajA sukha se yadi unmatta-sI ho gayI to yaha sahaja aura svAbhAvika hI thaa| x kintu vidhi kA vidhAna bhI vicitra hI to hai| jisa prakAra sundara, sukomala, surabhita puSpoM se bhare hue kisI udyAna ke kinhIM a~dhere, zItala konoM meM koI bhayaMkara viSadhara bhI reMgate rahate haiM, usI prakAra usa pavitra campAnagarI ke puNya prAMgaNa meM bhI kucha aise adhama nyakti the mo ___

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yuSya puruSa bhayAnaka bhujaMgoM se bhI adhika kuTila aura ghAtaka the / svArtha aura IrSyA ke mAre ve tuccha mAnava-jantu apanI jaharIlI dAr3hoM meM bhISaNa kAlakUTa dhAraNa kiye baiThe the / una hatyAre mAnava-pazuoM kA netA thA ajitasena / ajita sena rAjA siMharatha kA cacerA bhAI thA / vaha kuTila thA, svArthI thA, tuccha thA, ghora adhArmika thA / apane cacere bhAI, rAjA siMharatha ke sUne siMhAsana ko har3apa lene ke lie vaha kAka- dRSTi lagAye baiThA thA / usane jaba sunA ki rAnI garbhavatI huI hai to vaha IrSyA, nirAzA aura krodha se sarpa kI bhA~ti aiMTha gayA / use apanI AzAoM para pAnI phiratA pratIta huA / siMharatha kI mRtyu ke bAda vaha siMhAsana saralatApUrvaka hathiyA legA, aisI usako AzA thI / kintu aba jaba rAjya kA uttarAdhikArI A rahA thA taba usakI isa kuTila kAmanA kI pUrti kaise hogI ? campAnagarI kI rAjabhakta prajA yaha kaise sahana karegI ki unake rAjakumAra ke rahate koI anya vyakti rAjya para adhikAra kara le ? apanI lambI-lambI, kAlI mUchoM ko bAra-bAra aiMThatA, dAhine hAtha kI muTThI ko bAyeM hAtha kI hathelI para ThokatA huA vaha apane AvAsa ke eka vizAla kakSa meM teja-teja kadamoM se idhara-udhara cakkara kATa rahA thA aura koI krUra upAya soca rahA thA / sArI campAnagarI Ananda aura ullAsa meM magna thI /

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rAjA-rAnI kA jayaghoSa sthAna-sthAna para uTha rahA thaa| gItoM ke svara vAtAvaraNa meM gUMja rahe the| ina madhara gItoM meM itanA nizchala Ananda chalaka rahA thA ki koI jar3a se jar3a vyakti bhI unake sukha-sparza se achUtA nahIM raha sakatA thaa| kintu eka thA ajitasena / vaha ajitasena apane AvAsa meM cakkara kATa rahA thA aura ina AnandadAyaka dhvaniyoM ko suna-sunakara nirAzA aura krodha se jalA-bhunA jA rahA thaa| kucha samaya isI prakAra vyatIta huA aura phira usane apane eka sevaka ko pukArA-- . "abe dhUmala ! kahA~ mara gayA tU ?" "hAjira hU~ mAlika ! abhI marA nahIM haiN| lekina aba marane meM adhika kasara bhI nahIM hai annadAtA !" "kyA matalaba ? kyA baka rahA hai ?" "baka nahIM rahA hU~ mAlika ! ThIka hI kaha rahA huuN| aura jo kucha kaha rahA hU~ use Apa bhI acchI taraha jAnate haiM / varanA Apake cehare para ye jo cintA kI kAlI badalI ghirI huI hai vaha kyoM hotI?" dhUmala ajitasena kA muMhalagA sevaka thaa| sabhI prakAra ke kuTila karmoM meM ajitasena kA vaha dAhinA hAtha bhaa| apane mAlika kI raga-raga se vaha paricita thaa| kisa

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puNyapuruSa / samaya, kisa bAta ko dekha-sunakara, kyA vicAra usake svAmI ke mastiSka meM cakkara kATa rahe haiM, yaha dhUmala palaka jhapakate hI jAna letA thaa| svAmI aura sevaka eka hI thailI ke caTTe-baTTe the| ajitasena ne kucha kSaNa taka dhUmala kI ora dhUrakara dekhA aura phira kahA "dhUmala ! tUne merI bahuta sevA kI hai| tU hoziyAra bhI hai / aba batA, kyA hogA?" apanI bAIM A~kha kucha dabAte hue dhUmala ne uttara diyA --- _ "svAmI ! himmata hArane se kAma nahIM calatA isa saMsAra meN| pratyeka samasyA kA koI na koI samAdhAna to hotA hI hai|" __ "lekina yaha rAjakumAra yadi sacamuca A hI gayA to phira merI abhilASA kA kyA hogA ? varSoM se maiM Asa lagAye baiThA huuN|" "mAlika ! abhI se kyoM jI choTA karate haiM ? rAjakumAra Aye yA rAjakumArI, apane ko kyA pharka par3atA hai ? kyA piddI, kyA piddI kA zorabA ? ApakI cuTakiyoM meM to bahuta dama hai| masala diijiegaa|"-khte-khte dhUmala kuTilatApUrvaka 'khI-khI' karake ha~sane lgaa| - sunakara bhajitasena vicAra meM par3a gyaa| usane kakSa

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ke eka-do cakkara aura lgaayeN| phira ekAeka rukA, dhUmakara usane dhUmala ko jalatI huI dRSTi se ghUrA aura kahA "ghUmala ke bacce ! tU gadhA hai|" __ "so to hU~ hI, mAlika ! varanA Apa mujhe itanA pyAra kyoM karate ? gadhe kI dulatI bar3I ghAtaka hotI hai mAlika !" "hU~, sApha-sApha kaha, terA matalaba kyA hai ?" "matalaba merA to kyA hogA mAlika ! matalaba to jo hai so ApakA hai| magara merA matalaba hai ki rAjA ajitasena kI eka cuTakI bajegI, unake gadhe kI eka dulattI par3egI, aura na rahegA bA~sa, na bajegI baaNsurii| na rahegA rAjakumAra, na rahegI raajkumaarii|" apane duSTa sevaka ke mukha se yaha bhISaNa, kuTila yojanA sunakara ajitasena jaisA pASANa-hRdaya vyakti bhI kSaNabhara ke lie to kA~pa uThA / vaha bolA "dhUmala ! tU gadhA hI nahIM, rAkSasa bhI hai| kyA tU mere hAtha se zizu-hatyA karAnA cAhatA hai ?" "itane choTe-se kAma meM Apako hAtha lagAne kI bhalA kyA AvazyakatA hai svAmI ! ApakI to cuTakI bajegI, basa / bAkI sArA kAma to yaha gadhA samhAla legaa|" "vaha to eka hI bAta hai| lekina........lekina tU bhAga yahA~ se / mujhe socane de| cala bhaag|" . ___

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puNyapuruSa 11 svAmI ke mastiSka meM bhISaNa viSa-vamana karake sevaka adRzya ho gyaa| ajitasena cakkara kATatA rahA aura socatA rasA---- bhAI siMharatha kI to koI cintA nhiiN| vaha to aba pakA pAna hI hai| kabhI bhI cala degaa| kintu usakI santAna ............usakA putra............kyA vaha mere mArga kA ror3A banegA ?............banegA hii| rAjakumAra rahegA to ajitasena ke jIvana bhara ke svapna kA kyA hogA? jo honA ho so ho jaayegaa| ajitasena ke mArga meM jo bhI ror3A AyegA use uThAkara pheMka diyA jAyagA........ ____ ajitasena ne nizcaya kara liyA-cAhe kucha bhI karanA par3e, cAhe niraparAdha zizu kI hatyA karane kA jaghanya pApa bhI kyoM na karanA par3e, kintu siMhAsana para adhikAra karanA hI hai| devoM kI nagarI amarAvatI kI zobhA, saundarya tathA Ananda-ullAsa ko bhI phIkA kara dene vAlI campAnagarI jaba maMgala-samAroha manA rahI thI taba ajitasena ke mastiSka meM isa amAnavIya aura jaghanyatama SaDyantra kI rUparekhA bana rahI thii| amRta kumbha meM bhISaNa kAlakUTa kA viSa-bindu uphana rahA thaa|

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samaya apanI gati se Age bar3hatA rahA aura zubha ghar3I, zubha divasa meM rAjA siMharatha kI rAnI kamalaprabhA ne sUrya ke teja ko bhI lajAne vAle eka zizu ko janma diyaa| itane sundara, tejasvI aura honahAra pratIta hone vAle putraratna ko pAkara rAjA-rAnI nihAla ho gye| unheM lagA ki jaise unake janma-janma ke puNyakarmoM kA zubha phala unheM prApta ho gayA ho| campAnagarI to eka mahotsava nagarI meM hI parivartita ho gayI / bandiyoM ko mukta kara diyA gyaa| yAcakoM ko prabhUta dAna vitarita kiyA gyaa| vidvAnoM, kalAkAroM, guNIjanoM, sajjanoM kA samucita sammAna kiyA gyaa| abhAva nAma kI koI vastu campAnagarI meM pahale bhI nahIM thI, kintu aba to samRddhi, sukha evaM Ananda kA eka sAgara hI mAnoM usa nagarI meM uphana par3A / nagarI kA choTe se choTA AvAsa bhI sugandhita ghRta ke dIpakoM se jagamagA utthaa| dvAra-dvAra para toraNa aura

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puNyapuruSa 13 bandanavAre jhUlane lgiiN| abIra-raMga aura gulAla ne janapathoM ko AcchAdita kara diyaa| nisvArtha, prajApAlaka rAjA ke prati usakI kRtajJa prajA kA yaha premabharA bhAva pradarzana thaa| - prajA ke prema bhAva kI isa punIta chAyA meM aura mAtA kI AzIrvAdamayI goda meM bAlaka dina-dina dvitIyA ke candramA kI bhA~ti bar3hane lgaa| usa nanheM bAlaka ke Agamana se rAjya meM zrI tathA samRddhi bar3hegI tathA bar3A hokara vaha apanI prajA kA pAlana karegA, isa AzA meM usakA nAma 'zrIpAla' rakhA gyaa| aura dekhate hI dekhate kucha varSa vyatIta ho gaye / sukha aura zAnti se vyatIta hote hue isa kAla meM acAnaka hI eka vajrapAta huaa| rAjA siMharatha isa asAra saMsAra ko tyAgakara apanI ananta yAtrA ke ajAne mArga para cala pdd'e| campAnagarI anAtha ho gyii| hAhAkara maca gyaa| rAnI kamalaprabhA kiMkartavyavimUr3ha raha gyiiN| ____ apanI vidA velA meM rAjA siMharatha ne apane svAmibhakta aura vivekavAna mantrI se kahA thA "mantrivara ! isa bhUtala para jo bhI AtA hai vaha eka na eka dina jAtA bhI hai| mere prayANa kI ghar3I bhI A pahu~cI hai / tuma udAsa kyoM dIkhate ho?"

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14 puNyapuruSa __ mantrI matisAra gumasuma khar3A thaa| rAjA ke vacana sunakara gad-gad kaNTha se bolA-- __ "mahArAja ! annadAtA ! bhaviSya kA vicAra karake cintita huuN| kumAra abhI bAlaka hI hai............|" "siMha kA baccA siMha hI hotA hai mantrivara ! cintA kyoM karate ho ? aura phira tuma jo ho| tumhAre rahate kyA mujhe koI cintA karanI cAhie ?"--rAjA ne arthapUrNa dRSTi apane mantrI para gar3Akara khaa| mantrI ne hAtha jor3akara uttara diyA "mahArAja ! prANa cale jAyeMge kintu kumAra kA bAla bhI bAMkA nahIM hone duuNgaa| Apa nizcinta rheN|" sunakara rAjA apanI asamartha sthiti meM bhI kSINa muskurAhaTa bikherate hue bole "maiM to nizcinta hI hU~, mantrivara ! aba jAte-jAte kisa cintA ko sAtha le jAU~ ? usase lAbha bhI kyA hai ? kintu tumheM sAvadhAna kiye jAtA hU~-jAnate to ho, na ki kucha loga merI anupasthiti meM upadrava uThA sakate haiM ?'' "jAnatA hU~, rAjan ! eka-eka duSTa ko pahicAnatA kintu jaba taka ApakA sevaka yaha matisAra jIvita hai, taba taka una rAkSasoM kI eka nahIM clegii|" "basa, maMtrivara ! itanA hI sunanA cAhatA thaa| aba maiM zAnti se apanI mahAyAtrA para jA skuuNgaa| to........

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pugdhapuruSa 15 aba........kumAra aura........kamala........kA dhyAna rakhanA .........OM Namo arihaMtANaM........Namo........" isa prakAra rAjA siMharatha cale gaye the, aura nagarI udAsa thii| eka vyApaka zUnya cAroM ora ghirA huA thaa| isa prazAnta zUnya ke vedhaka gAmbhIrya ko bhItara hI bhItara cIrate hue ajitasena aura usake sahayogI tattva sakriya ho rahe the--gahana rAtri ke andhakAra meM, eka komala, abodha bAlaka para mAraNAntaka prahAra karane ke lie| kintu matimAna matisAra jAgRta thaa| ajitasena rAjA kA cacerA bhAI thA aura zaktizAlI thaa| sattA aura sampatti ke lobha ke mAre aneka sainika tathA nAyaka bhI dhIre-dhIre usake pichalaggU bana gaye the| ve loga jo Sar3ayantra raca rahe the usakA koI Thosa pramANa abhI mantrI ko prApta nahIM huA thA, ataH unake viruddha koI sainika kAryavAhI bhI nahIM kI jA sakatI thI kintu unakI gatividhiyoM para eka tIkSNa dRSTi maMtrI rakha hI rahA thaa| eka atyanta vizvasta aura kuzala guptacara ne Akara maMtrI ko saMdeza diyA___"maMtrivara ! mahArAja ke svargavAsa ko abhI kucha hI dina bIte haiM, kintu ajitasena aura usake sAthI sAmAnya

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16 puSyapuruSa lokAcAra ko bhI tAka para rakhakara aba kisI bhI rAtri ko kumAra kI hatyA kA prayatna kara sakate haiN|" yaha samAcAra sunakara mantrI cintAmagna ho gyaa| kucha samaya bAda usane kahA "zazAMka ! terI tIvra dRSTi aura caturAI se kArya karane ko zakti para hI maiM bharosA kiye baiThA huuN| yadi tU asAvadhAna raha gayA to mujhe jIvita citA meM jala marane athavA jala-samAdhi grahaNa karane ke atirikta aura koI mArga nahIM rhegaa| terI Ayu choTI hai, kumAra se tU kucha varSa hI bar3A hogaa| kintu terI zakti aura yogyatA asIma haiN| tU isa yuga kA abhimanyu hai|" "AjJA kIjie, mantrivara !" __ "yahI soca rahA hU~ ki kyA karU ? mujhe apane maranejIne kI to koI cintA nahIM, kintu yadi kumAra ko kucha ho gayA to campAnagarI kI prajA anAtha ho jaaygii| yaha duSTa ajitasena use pIsa ddaalegaa|" ___ "maMtrivara ! Apa nItinipuNa haiM, zaktimAna haiN| kintu yadi merI dhRSTatA na samajheM to eka nivedana karanA cAhatA huuN|" "kaho zazAMka ! kyA kahanA cAhate ho?" "maMtrivara ! siMhAsana hathiyAne ke lobha meM ye loga andhe ho rahe haiM / karaNIya-akaraNIya, pApa-puNya, bhale-bure kA inheM tanika bhI vicAra nahIM hai / kisI bhI kSaNa ye

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puNyapuruSa 17 loga bhUkhe bher3ie ke samAna abodha kumAra para TUTa par3eMge / hamArI sArI sAvadhAnI dharI kI dharI raha sakatI hai | ataH maiM to aisA socatA hU~ ki ye rAkSasa prahAra kareM usase pUrva hI kumAra ko kisI surakSita sthAna para pahu~cA diijie|" " zazAMka ! soca to meM bhI kucha isI prakAra se rahA / ina pAgaloM kA koI bharosA nahIM / " " taba zIghratA kIjie / eka pala kA bhI vilamba na kIjie / " "eka pala kA bhI ? kyA tumhAre pAsa kucha vizeSa sUcanA hai ?" "hIM, mantrivara ! merA anumAna hai ki ye duSTa Aja hI rAtri ko ........ / " " Aja rAtri ko hI / " - kahate kahate mantrI matisAra apane Asana se uTha khar3A huaa| kucha cintAbhare kintu dRr3ha svaroM meM usane apane guptacara se kahA " zazAMka ! sAvadhAna ! jAo, kumAra ke zayanakakSa para kar3I najara rakho / jAo / " sira jhukAkara zazAMka calA gayA / mantrI ne dIvAra para TaMgI huI apanI talavAra utArI, use kamara se bA~dhA aura cIte kI -sI phurtI se vaha apane kakSa se bAhara nikala gayA / X X X pA~ca-sAta varSa kA eka choTA-sA sundara, tejasvI

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16 puNyapuruSa bAlaka eka choTI sI talavAra apane nanheM hAthoM meM lie khela rahA thaa| usakI mAtA usake pAsa hI Asana para baiThI apane lADale lAla kI bAla-krIr3A dekha rahI thI aura bhaviSya ke sukha-svapnoM meM DUbI-sI pratIta hotI thii| bAlaka dekhane meM aisA pratIta hotA thA jaise vaha koI devakumAra ho| itanA sugaThita saundarya aura teja sAmAnyatayA mAnavoM meM dikhAI nahIM detaa| bhaviSyavettAoM tathA paMDitoM kI to bAta hI kyA, koI sAdhAraNa manuSya bhI usa puNyavAna bAlaka ko eka dRSTi se dekhakara hI kaha sakatA thA ki eka na eka dina yaha bAlaka mahApratApI samrATa athavA mahAn dhArmika mahApuruSa bnegaa| yaha bAlaka thA campAnagarI kA rAjakumAra zrIpAla aura usakI mamatAmayI mAtA thI kamalaprabhA / sUrya astAcala kI oTa ho cukA thaa| andhakAra dhIre-dhIre ghiratA calA A rahA thaa| dAsa-dAsiyA~ rAjamahala ke vizAla, susajjita kakSoM meM suvarNa-maNimaya ghRta dIpa ujiyAra rahI thiiN| rAnI kamalaprabhA ne apane putra se kahA "Ao beTA ! aba khela samApta karo, bhojana kA samaya ho gyaa|" apane nanheM se hAtha se, apanI choTI-sI talavAra se antima bAra havA ko cIrate hae bAlaka ne apane totale kintu utsAhabhare svara meM uttara diyA ___

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puNyapuruSa 16 "calo mA~, maiMne bhI chAle chatluoM to bhagA diyA hai / calo / " rAnI kamalaprabhA apane choTe se putra ko isa vIratApUrNa bAta ko sunakara ha~sa par3I aura usane Age bar3hakara beTe ko apane aMka meM bhara liyA / usa bhole bAlaka aura usa mamatAmayI mAtA ko kyA mAlUma thA ki unake prabala zatru kahIM bhAge nahIM the / ve to una para eka mAraNAntaka prahAra karane kI tAka meM tatpara baiThe the / rAnI kamalaprabhA snehapUrvaka kumAra ko dulAra hI rahI thI ki hAtha meM naMgI talavAra lie maMtrI matisAra vahA~ daur3atA huA A pahu~cA / use isa rUpa meM ita samaya dekhakara rAnI vismita raha gaI / vaha ekaTaka mantrI ko dekhatI hI raha gii| yaha kyA bAta hai, mantrI itane Akula vyAkula kyoM haiM ? yaha prazna vaha unase kare ki svayaM mantrI ne hI ghabarAe hue svara meM kahA "mahArAnIjI ! mAtAjI ! zIghratA kIjie / Apa bhI taiyAra ho jAie aura kumAra ko bhI taiyAra kara liijie| isI ghar3I hameM lambI yAtrA ke lie yahA~ se cala par3anA hai / " ---- itanA kahakara mantrI ne cAroM ora satarka dRSTi se dekhaa| kucha dUrI para eka vizAla stambha ke pIche se zazAMka kA dRr3ha aura gambhIra ceharA use dikhAI pdd'aa| usane pukArA

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20 puNyapuruSa "zazAMka ! aba maiM A pahu~cA huuN| maiM dvAra para khar3A huuN| mere jIvita rahate koI cir3iyA kA baccA bhI andara praveza nahIM kara skegaa| kintu tuma zIghratA kro| mahArAnIjI aura kumAra ko gupta mArga se dakSiNa vana meM jaldI se jaldI le jaao|" zazAMka samIpa Akara sira jhukAkara mahArAnI ke pAsa khar3A ho gayA thaa| usake kadamoM meM dRr3hatA thii| usake cehare para aTala nizcaya kI rekhAeM thiiN| kintu ghabarAI huI mahArAnI kucha samajha nahIM pA rahI thI ki yaha saba kyA ho rahA hai| usane kahA___"maMtrivara ! bAta kyA hai ? Apa itane ghabarAe hue kyoM haiM ? kyA kisI zatru ne rAjya para AkramaNa kara diyA hai ?" "mahArAnIjI ! bAharI zatru ke kisI bhI AkramaNa ko viphala karane kI zakti abhI campAnagarI ke sainya meM hai| kintu ghara ke bhediye hI jaba laMkA DhAne lage to paristhiti vikaTa ho jAtI hai| mahArAnIjI! aba bAtoM kA bhI samaya nahIM hai| mArga meM zazAMka Apako saba kucha batA degA / maiM svargIya pUjya mahArAja ke nAma para Apase vinaya karatA hU~ ki Apa aba eka bhI pala kA bilamba na kareM-eka pala kA bhI...." maMtrI ke zabda adhUre hI raha ge| tejI se khaTAkhaTa sIr3hiyAM car3hate hue kucha kadamoM ke bhArI svara usake kAnoM

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puNyapuSa 21 se ttkraae| use anumAna karane meM vilamba nahIM huA ki parIkSA kI ghAtaka ghar3I A pahu~cI hai| kumAra ke jovanamaraNa kA prazna aba inhIM kucha paloM kI kaccI Dora se ba~dhA huA hai / mantrI matisAra ne lagabhaga cIkhate hue, AjJAvAhI svaroM meM kahA - "mahArAnIjI ! aba taiyAra hone kA samaya bhI zeSa nahIM rahA / hatyAre A pahuMce haiN| maiM inheM roka luuNgaa| Apa jaisI haiM, vaisI hI kumAra ko lekara zazAMka ke sAtha bhItara ke guptamArga se cala par3ie aura gupta bhUgarbha mArga ko pAra kara dakSiNa vana meM kahIM Azraya lIjie / yadi maiM jIvita rahA to kala Apase usI vana meM miluuNgaa| aura yadi........zazAMka, daur3a mahArAnI jI ko le jA........" sIr3hiyA~ car3hakara, naMgI talavAra hAtha meM lie hue hatyAre aba usa kakSa ke dvAra kI ora hI bar3ha rahe the| __ mantrI matisAra hAtha meM talavAra aura apanA sira hathelI para lie dvAra para vindhyaparvata ke aDiga zaila-zikhara kI bhA~ti acala khar3A thaa| zeSa kakSa zUnya thaa|

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balihArI hai samaya kI ! kAla-cakra kaba kaisA parivartana karegA aura usakA pariNAma kyA hogA yaha koI nahIM jaantaa| kala taka ke zUravIra, raNadhIra, abhaya senAnI Aja dhUli-dhUsarita hokara par3e hue tar3apane lagate haiM aura koI unheM cullU bhara pAnI ke lie bhI nahIM pUchatA / kala taka ke rAjA aura samrAT Aja raMka-bhikhArI hokara daradara kI khAka chAnate haiM aura koI unheM muTThI bhara anAja bhI nahIM detaa| kala taka kI rAniyAM aura mahArAniyAM jo tIna-tIna bera chappana pakavAna khAtI thIM, unheM Aja tIna bera bhI nasIba nahIM hote| balihArI hai samaya kI ! rAnI kamalaprabhA, jo kala taka kaladhauta ke dhAmoM meM sukha-zayyA para zayana karatI thI, jise makhamala ke galIcoM se nIce apane komala caraNa rakhane kI bhI AvazyakatA nahIM par3atI thI, saikar3oM dAsa-dAsiyA~ jisakI AjJA aura saMketa para daur3ane-bhAgane ke lie hAtha bAMdhe khar3I rahatI thIM-vahI rAnI kamalaprabhA bhAja eka bhISaNa a~dhiyArI rAta meM apane choTe se putra ko goda meM uThAye, ekAkinI, hArI-thakI, DarI-sahamI, bhaviSya kI

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puNyapuSa 23 duzcintA se pIr3ita-pratAr3ita, kAMToM-pattharoM kI Ubar3akhAbar3a rAha para ghisaTatI-ghisaTatI Age bar3ha rahI thii| - vana itanA saghana thA ki hAtha ko hAtha nahIM sUjhatA thaa| ghuppa andhakAra bhayAnaka sarpa kI bhAMti kuMDalI mAre baiThA thaa| cAroM ora nIrava-rAtri kA sannATA sAMya-sAya kara rahA thaa| usa prANalevA sannATe aura a~dhere ke bIca se hiMsaka vanya-prANiyoM kI dila dahalA dene vAlI cItkAreM aura gurrAhaTeM bIca-bIca meM rAnI ke karNa-kuharoM se Akara TakarAtI thIM aura vaha kalejA thAmakara bhaya ke mAre bAra-bAra ghuTanoM ke bala gira par3atI thii| jAne kisa dizA se, kaba koI vanya-pazu usa para, aura usake komala kumAra para uchala par3e aura unheM cIthakara cabA ddaale| jAne kaba lambI-lambI ghAsa ke bIca reMgatA huA koI viSadhara apanI jaharIlI dAr3heM usake komala pairoM meM gar3A deN| jAne kaba kisI vRkSa kI DAla se laTakatA huA koI ajagara use aura kumAra donoM ko apanI bhISaNa kuNDalI meM jakar3a le ! balihArI hai samaya kI ! isa vikaTatama saMkaTakAla kA usakA eka mAtra sAthI-zazAMka bhI isa ghuppa aMdhiyAre aura vIhar3a saghana vana meM usa abalA se bichur3a gayA thaa| vaha ekAkinI thI, abalA thI, karma-phala bhogatI vivaza, bhasahAya mAtA thii|

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24 puNyapuruSa usake sukomala pairoM ke talave kAMToM aura tIkSNa kaMkaroM se kSata-vikSata ho gye| usake ghuTane chila gaye the| unase bahatA huA rakta rAste para eka rakta-rekhA chor3atA calA jA rahA thA, jise usa saghana andhakAra meM kevala koI bhAvuka kavi athavA krUra kAla hI dekha sakatA thaa| eka-eka kadama usa abhAginI rAnI ke lie pahAr3a ho gayA thA, kintu vaha ruka nahIM sakatI thii| yadi ruka jAtI, aura ajitasena ke kaur3I ke gulAma Akara use pakar3a lete to kyA hotA ? nahIM, vaha ruka nahIM sakatI thii| apane pyAre beTe, jIvana ke ekamAtra avalamba usa komala kumAra ke pavitra prANoM kI rakSA ke lie use Age calanA hI thaa| aura rAnI kamalaprabhA beTe ko chAtI se lagAye calatI hI calI jA rahI thii| aTavI itanI gahana thI ki zazAMka apanI sArI tatparatA ke uparAnta bhI apanI mahArAnI se andhakAra meM kahIM bichar3a gayA thaa| rAnI aura kumAra ke bhaviSya kI cintA se usake prANa usake kaNTha meM A gaye the-kyA mu~ha dikhAyegA vaha saMsAra ko ? kyA uttara degA mantrI matisAra ko? hAya ! vaha rAnI kI rakSA na kara sakA-kauna jAne kisa hiMsaka prANI ne use apanA grAsa banA liyA ho ? kauna jAne ajitasena ke sainikoM ne use jA pakar3A ho ? kintu, kauna jAne prabhu kI kRpA se rAnI aura kumAra surakSita hI hoM!

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puNyapuruSa 25 AzA bar3I balavatI hotI hai| mAnava-jIvana isI AzA ke kSINa tantu ke sahAre vikaTa se vikaTa paristhiti ko bhI sAhasa ke sAtha saha letA hai| zazAMka bhI isI AzA kI Dora thAme usa gahana vana meM rAnI aura kumAra ko khojatA idhara-udhara bhaTaka rahA thA, Age bar3ha rahA thaa| pratyeka nirAzA kI rAtri kA bhI kabhI na kabhI saberA hotA hI hai| usa vikaTa rAtri kA saberA bhI antataH A hI pahuMcA / pUrva kI ora se uSA kA Aloka phUTane lagA, gahana andhakAra jhuTapuTe ujAle meM parivartita huA aura kramazaH prakAza kI pahalI kiraNa ne pRthvI ke mAthe ko cUma liyaa| puNyAtmA zrIpAla aura pavitrAtmA kamalaprabhA ke sadbhAgya se prabhAta ke ujAle meM rAnI ko eka saritA kalakala nAda ke sAtha bahatI dikhAI dii| ardhamRta-sI rAnI jaise-taise usa saritA ke kinAre pahuMcI aura kisI saghana kaMja kI oTa lekara usane sabase pahale bhUkhe-pyAse kumAra ko pAnI pilAyA aura phira apane ghAva dhone baiTha gyii| Age kyA hogA, yaha vicAra usane bhAvI para hI chor3a diyaa| pUrvajanma ke saMcita puNyoM kA pratApa hI kahanA cAhie ki usI samaya zazAMka bhI luTA-piTA-sA, kSata-vikSata sthiti meM, rAnI ko khojatA huA usI sthala para jA phuNcaa| ___

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26 puNyapuruSa zazAMka kI padacApa sunakara AzaMkita rAnI ekadama cauMka gaI aura usane svayaM ko aura kumAra ko saghana kuMja meM aura bhI acchI taraha oTa meM kara liyA / phira dhIre-dhIre usane pattoM kI oTa se bAhara kI ora jhA~kA.... . zazazAMka ! "oha zazAMka ........zazAMka ! idhara aao| maiM yahA~ hU~ / isa kuMja ke bhItara / " kahatI huI rAnI zazAMka kI ora daur3a par3I / DUbate ko tinake kA sahArA mila gayA / svAbhibhakta zazAMka ne jaba rAnI ko dekhA to usake chUTate hue prANa lauTa Aye / usakI kSata-vikSata deha meM hajAra hAthiyoM kA bala A gayA / daur3akara rAnI ke caraNoM meM kaTe hue vRkSa kI taraha gira hI par3A aura bolA ..... "mahArAnIjI ! paramAtmA ko koTizaH dhanyavAda ki Apa mila giiN| maiM to ApakI aura kumAra kI ciMtA se mara hI gayA thA / " "maiM aura kumAra surakSita haiM, zazAMka ! uTho, aba vilamba na karo / sabase pahale apane ina ghAvoM ko dho DAlo, kucha svastha ho lo, aura phira bhaviSya kA kAryakrama nizcita karo / samaya amUlya hai / " samajhane vAle zazAMka ne paristhiti kI viSamatA ko rAnI kI AjJA kA turanta pAlana kiyA / sabase pahale usane kumAra ko goda meM liyA, use pyAra karake punaH rAnI

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puNyapuruSa 27 kI goda meM dekara vaha nadI ke tIra para jAkara apane ghAvoM ko dho-poMcha AyA / taba taka prakAza cAroM ora acchI taraha phaila gayA thA / zazAMka ne Asa-pAsa ke jaMgalI vRkSoM se kucha madhura phala ekatrita kiye aura vanavAsiyoM kI bhA~ti una tInoM prANiyoM ne kucha alpAhAra kiyA / itanA to ho gayA / kintu aba ? aba kyA karanA cAhie ? kidhara jAnA cAhie ? nadI - kinAre, jhuramuTa kI oTa meM baiThe rAnI aura sevaka zazAMka isa vikaTa samasyA para vicAra kara rahe the / / bholA rAjakumAra zaMkha aura sIpiyoM se khela rahA thA / pratyeka pala yaha AzaMkA bar3hatI jAtI thI ki ajitasena ke anucara unako khojate hue vahA~ pahu~ca na jAe~ / usI samaya rAnI aura zazAMka ko kucha azvoM kI TApa aura usake sAtha hI gAr3iyoM ke pahiyoM ko gharagharAhaTa sunAyI dii| ve cauMka gaye / unheM AzaMkA huI ki zatru zAyada A hI pahu~ce haiM / prabhu kA smaraNa karate hue ve acchI taraha oTa meM ho gaye / kumAra ko bhI unhoMne zAnta rahane ke lie kaha diyA / 1 vaha dhvani nikaTa dUra para janapatha thA / zrI / AtI gyii| nadI kinAre, kucha hI usI dizA se yaha dhvani A rahI

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28 puNyapuruSa kucha hI paloM bAda rAnI aura zazAMka ko yAtriyoM kA eka dala dikhAI par3A jo usa janapatha para dhIre-dhIre Age bar3hatA calA A rahA thaa| ati sAmAnya sthiti ke dikhAyI dete lagabhaga pAMca-sAta sau strI-puruSoM-bAlakoM kA vaha eka yAtrI dala thaa| unake sAtha kucha khaccara the, kucha bailagAr3iyAM thiiN| ye loga kauna ho sakate haiM aura kisa uddezya se kidhara jA rahe hoMge, yaha samajha sakanA kaThina thaa| satarka dRSTi se usa kAphile kA parIkSaNa-sA karate hue zazAMka ne rAnI se kahA___"mahArAnIjI ! yaha koI yAtrIdala hai| maiM jAkara patA lagAtA hU~ ki ye loga kauna haiM, kahA~ jA rahe haiM / yadi saba kucha ThIka huA, bhAgya ne hamArA sAtha diyA to ho sakatA hai ki duSTa ajitasena se bacane kA koI mArga abhI hamAre hAtha meM A jAya / bhaviSya bhagavAna ke hAtha hai|" rAnI kI svIkRti pAkara zazAMka sAvadhAnI se janapatha kI ora bar3hA aura eka vRkSa kI oTa lekara khar3A ho gyaa| yAtriyoM kA vaha dala jaba usake bilakula samIpa A pahuMcA aura Age bar3hane lagA to una logoM ko dekhakara zazAMka kA muMha utara gyaa| usakI AzAoM para pAnI phira gayA / vaha yAtrIdala kor3hiyoM kA thaa| ghRNA se mu~ha pherakara hatAza-nirAza kadamoM se zazAMka rAnI ke pAsa lauTA aura bolA "mahArAnIjI ! vaha to kor3iyoM kA yAtrIdala hai|

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puNya puruSa 26 hameM aba surakSA kA koI dUsarA upAya khojanA par3egA / bhalA kor3hiyoM ke sAtha hama kaise raha sakate haiM ?" isa paristhiti ko jAnakara rAnI bhI nirAza huIM / gambhIratA se socane lagI ki aba kyA karanA cAhie ? mantrI matisAra kI ora se koI sahAyatA AtI dIkha nahIM rahI thI / ajitasena parama duSTa aura cAlAka thA / ho sakatA hai ki usane matisAra ko hI kaida kara liyA ho, athavA kauna jAne vaha svAmibhakta rAjasevaka una pApiyoM ke hAthoM apane jIvana se hI hAtha dho baiThA ho ? prazna jIvana aura maraNa kA thA / jIvana aura maraNa kA vikaTa prazna jaba upasthita ho jAya taba nirNaya tatkAla aura do TUka hI karanA hotA hai / rAnI ne nirNaya kara liyaa| usane kahA - " zazAMka ! tuma daur3akara jAo aura usa yAtrIdala ko ghar3I bhara ke lie roka lo / maiM kumAra ko lekara AtI / aba asamaMjasa meM samaya vyatIta karanA ghAtaka siddha ho sakatA hai / karmoM ke pariNAma ko bhogane se koI prANI bacA nahIM, baca sakatA bhI nahIM / jo bhAgya meM hogA vaha hokara hI rhegaa| mujhe apane prANoM kI to koI cintA nahIM, kintu kisI bhI mUlya para maiM kumAra kI jIvana rakSA karanA cAhatI huuN| yaha avasara acchA hai / isa dala meM milakara maiM kumAra ko surakSita kisI dUra ke pradeza meM le jA skeNgii| isa prakAra kucha AzA to banI rahegI /

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puNyapuruSa anyathA yahA~ rukane kA artha to sunizcita mRtyu hI hai| ataH zazAMka ! jAo, jaldI kro|" "kintu mahArAnI jI ! ve kor3hI haiN........|" "unakA zarIra hI isa roga se grasta hai, AtmA nhiiN| zazAMka ! vaha pApI ajitasena to AtmA kA kor3hI hai| vaha ina nirIha, bhole, garIba kor3hiyoM se adhika bhayAnaka hai| jaldI kro|" vivaza zazAMka pukAra lagAtA huA kucha dUra jAte yAtrIdala kI ora daudd'aa| rAnI ne kumAra ko goda meM bharA aura vaha bhI jitanA saMbhava thA utanA tejI se usI ora cala pdd'ii| jaba rAnI kumAra ke sAtha janapatha para usa yAtrIdala ke samIpa pahu~cI taba usane usa dala ke nAyaka ko zazAMka se bAta karate hue sunA / nAyaka kaha rahA thA___"zrImAn ! hama mahArAnIjI aura kumAra ko chipA leMge, apane prANa dekara bhI unakI rakSA kareMge, kintu Apa yaha to soca lIjie ki hama kor3hI haiN| hamArI chUta se rAnIjI aura kumAra ko bhI yaha roga laga sakatA hai........|" uttara rAnI kamalaprabhA ne hI diyA "cintA nahIM, nAyaka ! Apa logoM ko yaha zArIrika vyAdhi avazya hai, kintu Apa logoM kI AtmA pavitra hai| yaha pavitra AtmA hI isa saMkaTa kAla meM hamArA sahArA

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puNyapuruSa 31 banegI | jaldI kIjie, kumAra aura mujhe Dhakane ke lie eka-eka vastra de dIjie / " " aura mujhe bhI / jaldI karo nAyaka ! mahArAnIjI ne nirNaya kara liyA hai / hama loga tumhAre kAphile ke sAtha hI chipakara Age caleMge / " "hama loga nahIM, zazAMka ! kevala kumAra ora meM / tuma lauTa jAo / " "yaha asambhava hai mahArAnI jI !" - rone rone ko ho AyA zazAMka bolA- "Apako isa taraha akelI chor3akara maiM nahIM jA sktaa| yadi Apane mujhe sAtha nahIM liyA to maiM isI kSaNa yahIM apane prANa tyAga dUMgA / " rAnI kamalaprabhA ne pratyeka bhISaNa se bhISaNa saMkaTa kA sAmanA sAhasapUrvaka karane kA aTala nizcaya kara liyA thA- jo honA hai so ho jAya / vaha Age bar3hI, bar3e snehapUrvaka usane apanA hAtha zazAMka ke kaMdhe para rakhA aura kahA " zazAMka ! tuma jaise balidAnI svAmibhaktoM kI jIvanagAthA itihAsa meM sadA amara rahegI / maiM tumhArI bhAvanA ko samajha rahI hU~ / kintu hamArI surakSA kI jisa bhAvanA se prerita hokara tuma hamAre sAtha hI calane kA Agraha kara rahe ho, usa bhAvanA ko mUrta rUpa dene kA mArga yahI hai ki tuma abhI lauTa jAo / yahA~ se ekadama adRzya hI ho jAo aura phira gupta rUpa se hamArI khoja-khabara lete raho / hamArI sahAyatA dUra-dUra rahakara samaya-samaya para, paristhitiyoM ke anusAra karate raho / samajhe ? abhI hamAre

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32 puNyapuruSa sAtha calakara kyA karoge ? ye vRddha nAyaka haiM, aba ye mere pitA ke hI samAna haiM / ye hamArI rakSA karege-prabhu hamArI rakSA kregaa|" ___ kor3hiyoM ke vRddha nAyaka kI bujhI-bujhI-sI A~khoM meM A~sU bhara Aye the| usane kahA___ "zrImAn ! mahArAnIjI ThIka kahatI haiN| Apa dUra rahakara inakI bahuta madada kara skeNge| inake zatruoM kI gatividhi para dRSTi rakha skeNge| Apa cintA na kreN| hama kor3hI avazya haiM, kintu kAyara nahIM haiM / maiM, merA parivAra, aura mere dala kA pratyeka sadasya apanA sira kaTA degA, kintu kumAra aura mahArAnIjI kA bAla bhI bAMkA nahIM hone degaa|" "basa, basa, zazAMka ! dekho, mujhe kucha AvAjeM sunAI de rahI haiM / lagatA hai ki zatru A pahuMce haiN| tuma jAo-- zazAMka !" dUra se AtI huI Tapa-Tapa, TapA-Tapa kI AvAjeM sunAI dene lagI thiiN| kumAra ke sira para sneha se hAtha pherakara, mahArAnI ke caraNoM kA sparza karake, A~khoM meM AzaMkA asahAyatA aura duHkha ke AMsU bhare zazAMka ghane vRkSoM meM cIte kI bhAMti adRzya ho gyaa| jAte-jAte vaha kaha gayA "mahArAnIjI ! cintA na kreN| maiM Apake Asa-pAsa hI rhuuNgaa|" kor3hiyoM kA kAphilA khadara-badara, khadara-badara, Age cala pdd'aa|

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* kucha varSa vyatIta ho gaye / devakumAra ke samAna tejasvI kumAra zrIpAla aba apane yauvana meM praveza kara rahA thA / usakI deha tejasvI aura sazakta thI aura mAnavIya guNoM ne usake vyaktitva kA Azraya khoja liyA thaa| usake guNoM aura sAmarthya ko dekhakara kor3hiyoM ne svata: hI use apanA rAjA banA liyA thA aura usakA nAma rakhA thA - umbara / kintu jaisI ki AzaMkA thI, kor3hiyoM ke sAtha nirantara rahane ke kAraNa zrIpAla ko bhI isa ghAtaka roga ne apanA zikAra banA liyA / yaha dekhakara rAnI ko bar3I cintA huii| zazAMka se vicAra-vimarza karake vaha kumAra ko usa dala ke sAtha hI chor3akara usake upacAra hetu koI acUka auSadha khojane ke lie eka dizA meM cala pdd'ii| use vizvAsa thA ki jaise bhI ho, jahA~ se bhI ho, vaha auSadha avazya khoja lAegI aura kumAra ko vyAdhi-mukta kraaegii| kor3hiyoM ke rAjA kumAra zrIpAla ko aba koI bhaya nahIM thA / koI use pahicAna nahIM sakatA thA / koI

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34 puNyapuruSa kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakatA thA ki vaha kor3hiyoM ke sAtha, unakA rAjA banakara raha rahA hogaa| isa prakAra nizcintatApUrvaka vaha kAphilA idhara-udhara ghUmatA-ghAmatA eka bAra mAlavapradeza meM jA niklaa| AryAvarta kA yaha pradeza itanA zrI-saundaryasampanna hai ki isakI tulanA svarga ke atirikta aura kisI se bhI nahIM kI jA sktii| 'paga-paga roTI, Daga-Daga nIra' vAlI ukti mAlavapradeza ke lie sarvathA upayukta hI hai| hare-bhare saghana vanoM aura khetoM ke bIca se varSabhara pAnI se chalakatI rahane vAlI nadiyA~ aura nirjhara isa pradeza meM pravAhita hote rahate haiN| isa zasya zyAmalA bhUmikhaNDa kI suzobhita rAjadhAnI thI ujjayinI / isa nagarI kA saundarya bhI adbhuta thaa| kSiprA nadI ke tIra para basI isa nagarI ko jisane nahIM dekhA, vaha svayaM ko abhAgA hI samajhatA rhaa| ujjayinI kA rAjA thA prajApAla / prajApAlaka to vaha avazya thA, kintu thA kucha ahaMkArI / vaha svayaM ko sarvazaktimAna mAnatA thA aura isa prakAra mithyAtva se grasita thaa| aisI hI mithyAtvI thI usakI rAnI saubhaagysundrii| kintu rAjA prajApAla kI eka dUsarI rAnI bhI thiiruupsundrii| nAma ke anurUpa vaha parama sundarI to thI hI, kintu usakA vAstavika saundarya nihita thA usake guNoM

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puNyapuruSa 35 meN| vaha samyaktvI thii| jainadharma meM usakI pragAr3ha AsthA thI aura pratyeka jinadharmAvambI vyakti kI bhA~ti vaha zAnta dharmiSTha tathA guNavatI thii| donoM rAniyoM ne eka-eka rUpavatI kanyAoM ko janma diyA thaa| ve rAjakumAriyA~ jaba zikSA grahaNa karane yogya Ayu kI huIM, taba surasundarI ko, joki saubhAgyasundarI kI putrI thI, zikSA-prApti hetu vedazAstra-pAraMgata brAhmaNa ko tathA mainAsundarI ko, joki rUpasundarI kI putrI thI, jinamata ke anuyAyI eka vidvAna AcArya ko sauMpa diyA gyaa| donoM AcArya apane pRthaka-pRSaka tarIke se, apanI pRthaka-pRthaka zraddhA aura mAnyatA ke anusAra bAlikAoM ko zikSA pradAna karane lge| surasundarI ne usa brAhmaNa paMDita se cauMsaTha kalAe~ siikhiiN| zabdazAstra, nighaMTu, cikitsAzAstra Adi kA bhI adhyayana kiyaa| ___ mainAsundarI ne apane gurudeva se kAvya, saMgIta, jyotiSa, vaidyaka tathA anya vividha kalAoM kI zikSA prApta kii| dharmazAstra kA usane gahana adhyayana kiyA / jaina siddhAntoM kA rahasya jAnane ke lie syAdvAda kA mArga to use adbhuta hI pratIta huaa| usane sAtoM naya, nava tattva, SaTdravya tathA unake guNa-paryAyoM kA abhyAsa kiyaa| karma vivecana, saMghayaNa, kSetrasamAsAdi prakaraNa artha sahita usane

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36 puNyapuruSa kaMThastha kara lie| isake atirikta aneka dhArmika grantha par3hakara usane jainadharma kA gahana jJAna prApta kiyaa| donoM rAjakumAriyA~ jaba apanA vidyAbhyAsa pUrNa kara cukIM, taba rAjA prajApAla ne eka dina apanI rAjasabhA ko nimantrita kiyA aura bharI sabhA meM una donoM kI parIkSA lii| jJAna-vijJAna se sambandhita aneka prazna donoM rAjakumAriyoM se pUche gaye aura donoM ne hI una praznoM ke samucita sahI uttara die| ve uttara sunakara tathA yaha dekhakara ki rAjakumAriyA~ sacamuca parama viduSI ho gaI haiM, rAjA tathA sabhI upasthita rAjapuruSa atyanta prasanna he| apanI prasannatA ke usI Aveza meM rAjA ne apanI donoM beTiyoM se kahA__ "maiM Aja bahuta prasanna huuN| tuma donoM ne mana lagAkara jJAnArjana kiyA hai / ataH isa harSa ke zubha avasara para maiM tumheM tumhArI manovAMchita vastu pradAna karanA cAhatA huuN| yaha to tuma jAnatI hI ho ki maiM rAjA huuN| merI zakti kI koI sImA nhiiN| maiM jo cAhU~ vaha kara sakatA huuN| jise jo cAhU~ vaha vastu pradAna kara sakatA hai| nirdhana ko maiM dhanavAna banA sakatA hU~, asamartha ko samartha banA sakatA huuN| saMkSepa meM yaha ki merI kRpA se hI merI sArI prajA sukha bhoga rahI hai| ataH tuma loga mujhase manacAhA varadAna mA~ga lo|" rAjA kI isa garvokti ko sunakara surasundarI ne uttara diyA

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puNyapuruSa 37 "pitAjI ! Apane bilakala ThIka kahA hai| Apa mahA samartha haiM / Apa hI kI kRpA se isa rAjya ke sabhI prANI jIvita haiM / vastutaH isa saMsAra meM jIvanadAtA do hI to haiM - eka to jIvana - jala se bhare-pUre zyAmala megha tathA dUsarA rAjA / saMsAra kA astitva hI ina donoM para nirbhara hai / " surasundarI ne brAhmaNa paNDita se zikSA pAI thI / ataH jIvana, jIva, jagata ke vAstavika svarUpa se vaha anabhijJa thI / usake mana meM to sAMsArika sukha bhoga kI hI lAlasA thI, cAhe vaha kisI bhI mUlya para prApta ho / 1 usake isa kathana ko sunakara rAjasabhA meM upasthita sabhI cApalUsa rAjapuruSa 'vAha-vAha kara uThe / rAjA bhI apanI mithyA prazaMsA se phUlA nahIM samAyA / atyanta prasanna hokara usane kahA "beTI surasundarI ! tere jJAna tathA apane prati tere prema aura Adara se maiM parama prasanna hU~ / zIghra hI maiM terA vivAha kisI suyogya vara se kara dU~gA aura tere sukha-saubhAgya kI vRddhi karUMgA / merI kRpA se tujhe kabhI koI kaSTa nahIM hogA / " surasundarI ko manacAhA varadAna mila gayA, kyoMki sabhA meM kurujAMgala deza kA rAjA aridamana upasthita thA, jisa para surasundarI anurakta ho rahI thI / vaha samajha gaI thI ki rAjA ne jo yaha bAta kahI vaha usake hRdaya kI isI bhAvanA ko lakSya karake hI kahI thI /

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38 puNyapuruSa aba rAjA ne mainAsundarI pUchA "beTI mainA ! tuma cupa kaise ho? bolo, tuma kyA cAhatI ho ?" ___ mainAsundarI ne jainAcArya se zikSA pAI thii| vaha tattvavettA thii| asatya se use ghRNA thii| usane uttara diyA___ "pitAjI! yaha to sahI hai ki pratyeka mAtA-pitA kA unakI santAnoM para sAMsArika dRSTi se bar3A upakAra hotA hai, kyoMki ve isa jIvana meM pratyakSataH unakA lAlanapAlana karate haiM, kintu kisI bhI vyakti dvArA yaha garva kiyA jAnA ki vaha anya vyaktiyoM kA pAlanakartA hai aura jise cAhe use sukha yA duHkha de sakatA hai eka bhrama hai, asatya hai, mithyAbhASaNa hai|" __mainAsundarI ke isa kathana ko sunakara rAjasabhA stabdha raha gaI-yaha lar3akI kyA kaha rahI hai ? bharI sabhA meM apane pitA, rAjA prajApAla ke kathana kA virodha kara rahI hai| itanA hI nahIM, usa kathana ko asatya evaM mithyA kaha rahI hai / ise acAnaka yaha kyA ho gayA hai ? bhaya aura AzaMkA se usa sabhA meM upasthita pratyeka vyakti kA hRdaya dhar3akane lgaa| rAjA prajApAla bhI mainAsundarI ke isa kathana ko sunakara Azcarya meM DUba gyaa| usane kahA___"putrI ! tU kyA kaha rahI hai ? terA Azaya kyA hai ? kyA tujhe merI zakti meM vizvAsa nahIM ? kyA maiM jo cAhU~ vaha nahIM kara sakatA?"

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puNyapuruSa 36 "pitAjI ! isa saMsAra meM pratyeka prANI apane-apane zubha yA azubha karmoM se hI acche yA bure pariNAmoM ko bhogatA hai| anya koI prANI na use sukha de sakatA hai aura na dukha / yaha aTala karma siddhAnta hai / ataH maiM atyanta vinamratApUrvaka Apase prArthanA karatI hUM ki Apa bhI isa tathya ko samajheM, grahaNa kareM tathA mithyAbhimAna karane se bceN|" bharI sabhA meM, apanI hI putrI dvArA, svayaM ke prati AkSepajanaka pratIta hotA huA yaha kathana sunakara rAjA prajApAla Aga-babUlA ho uThA / garajakara usane kahA___ 'nAdAna ! lar3akI to kyA tU yaha kahanA cAhatI hai ki yadi maiM cAhU~ to tujhe sukha yA duHkha nahIM de sakatA?" "pitAjI ! Apa yadi jJAna kI zuddha dRSTi se dekheMge to samajha sakeMge ki Apa to kyA, saMsAra kA koI bhI samartha se samartha mAnA jAne vAlA vyakti bhI, saMsAra ke choTe se choTe prANI ke kAryakrama meM aNu-mAtra bhI parivartana nahIM kara sakatA / " "basa-basa, aba tU apanI bakavAsa banda kara / acchI zikSA prApta kI tUne ? maiMne tujhe janma lene ke bAda se hI sabhI prakAra kA sukha upalabdha karAyA aura tU kahatI hai ki prANI apane hI karmoM se saba kucha prApta karatA hai ? yaha sorA rAjasukha jo tU bhoga rahI hai, vaha maiMne tujhe pradAna nahIM kiyA to kyA tU svayaM apane sAtha lAI thI ? yadi terA aisA hI mAnanA hai to tU aba dekhanA ki tujhe tere karmoM kA kaisA phala milatA hai|" ___

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40 puNyapuruSa krodha ke Aveza meM itanA kahakara rAjA prajApAla khar3A ho gyaa| sArI rAjasabhA stabdha aura avAka sthiti meM khar3I ho gaI / mainAsundarI bhI zAntabhAva se hAtha jor3akara khar3I huI aura usane kahA___ "pitAjI ! isa samaya Apa mithyAbhimAna aura krodha se grasita haiN| dharma ke sAra-svarUpa merI bAta ko Apa samajhanA nahIM caahte| kintu maiM vivaza huuN| merI to yahI mAnyatA dRr3ha aura aTala hai ki prANI apane hI karmoM kA zubha-azubha pariNAma bhogatA hai| mere bhI bhAgya meM jo hogA, arthAt jaisA bhI mere karmoM kA udaya hogA, use maiM dhairyapUrvaka sahana kruuNgii|" __ "cUlhe meM gae tere karma aura bhAr3a meM gayA terA jJAna |"-"khtaa huA, krodha se phuphakAratA huA, A~khoM se aMgAre barasAtA huA rAjA vahA~ se calA gyaa|

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mainAsundarI kI mAtA ne apanI dAsiyoM se jaba rAjasabhA kA sArA hAla sunA aura rAjA ke bhISaNa krodha kI bAta usane jAnI taba vaha apanI pyArI beTI ke bhaviSya kI cintA se adhamarI ho gii| kintu zIghra hI mainAsandarI apanI mAtA ke pAsa AI aura usake caraNoM kA sparza karake bolI "mAtA ! tU udAsa kyoM hotI hai ? tUne hI to mujhe jinadharma kI zikSA svayaM dI hai tathA pUjya jainAcArya se bhI zikSA dilavAI hai| tU itanI dhIra-gambhIra aura jJAnI hokara bhI yadi duHkha karegI to phira mere jaisI abodha bAlikA kA kyA Thaura-ThikAnA rahegA ? ataH mAtA ! tU duHkhI na ho / mujhe dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki manuSya yadi satkarma karatA cale to usakA koI aniSTa kabhI nahIM ho sktaa|" ___"kintu beTI ! tere pitA bar3eM krodhI haiN| apane krodha ke Aveza meM ve tujhe kar3e se kar3A daNDa bhI to de sakate haiN| yadi tujhe kucha ho gayA to maiM kaise jIvita rahU~gI ?"

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42 puNyapuruSa "arI mAtA ! tU jJAnI bhI hai aura bholI bhii| maiM kahatI hU~ ki tU tanika bhI cintA na kr| isa jagata meM koI prANI kisI bhI anya prANI kA lezamAtra bhI akalyANa nahIM kara sakatA hai| sabhI apane-apane karmoM kA hI phala prApta karate haiN| yadi merI AtmA dharma meM dRr3ha hai to phira mujhe kisI se Darane kI jarUrata nahIM hai / tU zAnta hokara dekha ki aba Age kyA-kyA hotA hai|" kisI prakAra se mainA ne apanI mAtA ko zAnta to kara diyA kintu mamatAmayI mAtA ke hRdaya ke bhItara zUla kI bhA~ti cintA zAlatI hI rhii| dUsare hI dina rAjA prajApAla katipaya rAjapuruSoM ke sAtha vana-bhramaNa ko nikalA / vaha apane mana ko bahalAnA cAhatA thaa| gata divasa bharI sabhA meM usane svayaM apane hI ajJAnavaza jo apanA apamAna mAnA thA vaha use nirantara khala rahA thA aura vaha ajJAnAndha apanI hI beTI ko koI kar3I sajA dene kA upAya khoja rahA thaa| vaha avasara mila bhI gyaa| rAjA kI savArI jaba vana-prAntara meM Age bar3ha rahI thI taba sAmane, dUra se use rAjamArga para dhUla ur3atI huI dikhAI dI aura dhyAna se dekhane para koI yAtriyoM kA kAphilA rAjadhAnI kI ora hI AtA huA dikhAI diyaa| rAjA ne turanta eka ghar3asavAra ko Age bhejA, yaha jAnane ke lie ki ve loga kauna haiM; aura svayaM vRkSoM kI zItala chAyA meM Thahara gyaa| ___

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puNyapuruSa 43 "kauna ho bhAI. tuma loga ?" "hama ? hama to bhAI bhAgya ke satAye hue kor3hI haiN|" "kor3hI ? chiH chiH !'- kahakara vaha savAra kucha kadama pIche haTa gayA aura phira usane pUchA__ "idhara kahA~ jA rahe ho ? jAnate nahIM yaha sAmane parama dAnI rAjA prajApAla kI rAjadhAnI hai|" __ "jAnate haiM nAyaka ! isIlie to dAnI rAjA se hama abhAge kucha yAcanA karane ke lie lambI maMjila tayakara yahA~ taka Aye haiM !" ___ "are kor3hiyo ! kucha lenA hI hai to usake lie itane samIpa Ane kI kyA AvazyakatA thI? dUra rahakara hI kisI ke sAtha sandeza bheja diyA hotaa|" ___"bhUla huI nAyakajI ! abhI to hama rAjadhAnI se dUra hI haiM / socA thA ki yahIM kahIM kisI vApI ke kinAre DerA DAla leNge|" "ThIka hai, ThIka hai / aba tuma loga yahIM tthhro| dekho, vaha rahI eka vApI-uttara dizA meM / vahIM DAla lo apane khATa-khaTole / khabaradAra eka kadama bhI aba Age mata bar3hAnA / maiM vApisa jAkara mahArAja ko khabara karatA huuN| phira jaisI mahArAja kI AjJA / " - "juga-juga jiyo, nAyaka ! tumane hamArA kAma sarala kara diyaa| jaldI lauTa aanaa| mahArAja se hameM bar3I AzA hai|"

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44 puNyapuruSa isa prakAra usa kAphile kA hAlacAla jAnakara azvArohI teja cAla se ghor3A daur3AtA huA rAjA ke pAsa A pahu~cA aura sira jhukAkara bolA___ "annadAtA ! acchA huA ki Apa Age nahIM bar3he, anyathA sarvanAza ho jaataa|" ___ "kyA matalaba? kyA koI bhayAnaka zatru A car3hA hai ?" ___"are mahArAja, zatru hoM to unake dA~ta khaTTe karane ke lie sevaka hAjira haiM kintu ye to sar3e-gale kor3hiyoM kA kAphilA hai| kisI kI nAka gala gaI hai| kisI ke hAthapairoM kI aMguliyoM kA patA nhiiN| kisI ke zarIra se rakta aura mavAda baha rahA hai--chiH chiH|" rAjA vicAra meM par3a gyaa| aise bhayAnaka rogiyoM ko apanI rAjadhAnI meM praveza denA to sacamuca sarvanAza ko hI nimantraNa denA hai| Akhira usane apane mantrI se salAha lI "mantrivara ! yaha balA yahA~ kahA~ se A gaI ? kyA karanA cAhie ?" mantrI catura thaa| usane duniyA dekhI thii| vaha bolA "mahArAja ! garIba, bhAgya ke mAre, apaMga, apAhija ve dIna kor3hI haiM / bahuta dUra se Apase kucha AzA lekara Aye hoNge| prajApAlaka ke rUpa meM apakI khyAti jaga vikhyAta hai|

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puNyapuruSa 45 ataH unase pUcha liyA jAya ki ve kyA cAhate haiM / bahuta se bahuta kucha cAheMge to kucha davA-dAru, kucha kapar3e-latte, kucha anAja- vanAja yA do-cAra gadhe khaccara / so Apa unheM pradAna kara deM / jaMgaloM meM ye par3e raheMge yA Age kahIM cala deMge / " "ThIka hai / to tumhIM jAo mantrivara ! jAkara pUcha lo ki ve kyA cAhate haiM aura usakA intajAma kara do / aba hama idhara Age nahIM jaayeNge| lauTakara hama rAjodyAna meM kacha samaya vizrAma kareMge, hamArA sira dukhane lagA hai / " rAjA apanA mArga palaTakara rAjavATikA kI ora cala par3A tathA mantrI sakucatA huA kor3hiyoM kI ora / X x X mantrI cala to par3A, rAjA kI AjJA jo thI, karatA to aura karatA bhI kyA ? kintu apane mana meM vaha Dara rahA thA ki kahIM unakI chUta use na laga jAe, varanA vaha bemauta mArA jAegA aura pIr3hiyoM-dara- pIr3hiyoM se rAjakoSa meM se curAI huI athAha sampatti dharI kI dharI raha jAegI / - khaira, jAnA to thA hI so vaha calA / dUra se hI sar3egale aMgoM se bahate mavAda kI dama ghoTane vAlI badabU use Ane lagI aura usakA jI micalAne lgaa| dina-rAta rAjamahaloM meM candana aura itroM kI vAle usa mantrI kI nirIha hAlata usa hI thI / suvAsa meM zvAsa lene samaya dekhane lAyaka

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46 puNyapuruSa kAphI dUra se hI usane hA~ka lagAI " are o bhaiyA ! kauna ho tuma loga ? jarA koI eka acchA sA AdamI Age ko to aao| mujhase to tuma logoM kI badabU hI sahana nahIM hotI / " vahI bUr3hA nAyaka, jisane rAnI kamalaprabhA tathA kumAra ko premapUrvaka apane Azraya meM kisI dina le liyA thA aura unake prANoM kI rakSA kI thI, Age AyA / usakI kamara aba kAphI jhuka cukI thI / lAThI ke sahAre, dhuMdhalI A~khoM se rAstA TaTolatA huA vaha mantrI ke samIpa pahuMcA / mantrI do-cAra kadama aura pIche haTa gayA aura bolA " are bhAI, mere kAna abhI teja haiM aura mujhe dikhAI bhI detA hai / jarA dUra hI raho aura batAo ki tuma loga kauna ho, kahA~ se Ae ho, kyA cAhate ho ?" I bUr3he nAyaka ko apanI isa dIna-hIna avasthA meM bhI mantrI ke isa vyavahAra se coTa lagI / Akhira paramAtmA kI sRSTi kA vaha bhI to eka jIva thA / Aja apAhija thA, kor3hI thA, kintu isameM usakA kyA doSa ? doSa thA to usake gata janma ke kinhIM karmoM kaa| kintu usa kAraNa se kyA manuSya ko manuSya se ghRNA karanI cAhie ? kucha rUkhe se svara meM usane uttara diyA--- " Apa koI rAjapuruSa pratIta hote haiM | bar3e AdamI haiM / bar3e bhAgya haiM Apake / hama to pazu haiM, kor3I haiM / jahA~ isa pApI peTa ko do dAne mila jAte haiM, cala dete haiM........."

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puNyapuruSa 47 "ThIka hai, ThIka hai, matalaba kI bAta kho|"-mntrii ne TokA, vaha eka kSaNa bhI adhika usa AdamI ke pAsa ThaharanA nahIM cAhatA thA--"tuma loga kyA cAhate ho? abhI mahArAja se kahakara tumheM dAna dilA detA huuN|" yaha sunakara bUr3hA nAyaka kucha kSaNa soca-vicAra meM par3a gyaa| pahale to usane socA ki rAjA se paryApta dhanasampatti mAMga le, tAki kucha samaya kahIM ekAnta meM rahakara gujArA jAya kintu itane meM hI use dhyAna AyA ki unakA rAjA-umbara rANA- (zrIpa la) aba yuvaka ho gayA hai| yadyapi use kor3ha ne grasa liyA hai, phira bhI usakA zarIra baliSTha hai aurA kAntimAna bhI hai / vaha aba taka avivAhita bhI hai| yaha rAjA bar3A dAnI samajhA jAtA hai / to isase apane priya rAjA ke lie kisI acchI lar3akI kI mAMga hI vaha kyoM na kara le ? sambhava hai zubhAMgI sulakSaNA lar3akI ke Ane se umbara rANA aura usake sAtha hI anya logoM kA roga bhI dUra ho jAya / Izvara kI lIlA ko kauna jAnatA hai| yaha socakara usane hAtha jor3akara mantrI se kahA "mahArAja ! Apake rAjA bar3e dAnI-jJAnI haiM na? hama jo mAMgeMge vaha de to deMge na ?" "kyoM nahIM ? avazya deNge| bola tujhe kyA cAhie ? dhana cAhie? anna cAhie ? vastra cAhie? koI jamIna cAhie Thaura-ThikAne ke lie ?"

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48 puNyapuruSa Thaura-ThikAnA to hama apaMgoM kA bhagavAna ne hI chIna liyA hai / aba kauna se Thaura-ThikAne kI talAza kareM? jahA~ rAta par3a jAya, gUdar3e pasArakara par3e rahate haiN| dhana-sampatti ko bhI lekara kahA~ rakheM? le bhI leMge to abhI kucha hI dera meM Apake sikhAe-par3hAe sainika, cora-ucakke use vApisa le jaayeNge| aura anna to bhagavAna do jUna ko jaise-taise juTA hI detA hai / kucha nahIM milatA to jaMgala ke kandamUla-phala to mila hI jAte haiM........" ___"are, tU to bhASaNa jhAr3a rahA hai ki prArthanA kara rahA hai / jaldI se kaha ki kyA cAhie tujhe ?" mantrI akulAkara bolaa| __ "mahArAja hamArI eka hI icchA hai| himmata karake kaha dU~ ?" "hA~, hA~, kaha de / jaldI se kaha de|" "to prabhu ! hamArA rAjA hai na- umbara rANA, vaha bar3A honahAra hai / javAna hai / Apa dekheM to kaheM ki aise devatA puruSa ko yaha roga kaise laga gayA--bhAgya kI lIlA haikarmoM kA hI phala hai- so mahArAja ve abhI kuMvAre haiM / unake lie hameM koI sulakSaNA lar3akI caahie| Apake dAnI mahArAja unake lie koI acchI-sI lar3akI talAza karake unakA byAha racA deM to basa hama loga gaMgA nahA leM....." "gaMgA nahA leM? are, tU kabara meM pAMva laTakAe baiThA hai aura tujhe zAdI-byAha kI sUjha rahI hai| kisI bhalI

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puNyapuruSa 46 lar3akI kI jindagI bigAr3anA cAhatA hai ? lagatA hai terI buddhi saThiyA gaI hai| kucha aura cAhie to jaldI se bola, varanA maiM claa|" vyaMgyapUrvaka yaha kahakara mantrI calane ke lie mudd'aa| bUr3he nAyaka ne usI dRr3hatA se kahA-~ "Apa jAte haiM to bhale padhAreM / hameM to jisa vastu kI AvazyakatA thI so hamane batA dii| aba Age Apa jAneM aura Apake dAnI raajaa|" bUr3hA bhI apanI yaha bAta kahakara lAThI TekatA, jamIna TaTolatA lauTa pdd'aa| rAjA sAhaba apane rAjavihAra meM zItala nikuJjoM meM sphaTika ke siMhAsanoM para jala-yantroM se ur3atI huI phuhAroM tathA unameM se prakaTa hotI huI indradhanuSI chaTA kA Ananda le rahe the| pakSI madhura dhvani meM gAna kara rahe the aura sundarI nartakiyA~ apane manorama nRtyoM dvArA kor3hiyoM ke darzana mAtra se rAjA sAhaba ke sira meM uThI pIr3A kA zamana kara rahI thiiN| tabhI mantrI A pahu~cA / sira jhukAkara khar3A ho gyaa| rAjA ne use dekhA aura pUchA "mantrIjI ! kyA cAhate haiM ve loga ? de-dilAkara bhagA diyA na unheM / " mantrI asamaMjasa meM thA ki kyA khe| kisI prakAra sAhasa juTAkara bolA

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5. puNyapuruSa ___"annadAtA ! ye kor3hI loga to dimAga ke bhI kor3hI haiN| dhana, anna, vastra, jamIna, U~Ta, ghor3A to kucha mAMgate nhiiN........|" __ "taba kyA mAMgate haiM, hamArA sira? hamArA sira to unheM dekhane se hI aba taka dukha rahA hai|"-raajaa ne jhallAkara khaa| "paramAtmA Apako cirAyu kareM annadAtA ! kintu ve kor3hI kahate haiM ki unakA koI eka rAjA hai, patA nahIM kyA nAma batAyA, maiM to bhUla hI gyaa| khaira, apane usa rAjA ko lie ve eka lar3akI kI mA~ga Apase kara rahe haiM / bhalA unakI majAla to dekhie|" "lar3akI mA~gate haiM ? kyA matalaba ? kyA kareMge ve usa lar3akI kA ? acAra DAlakara khAeMge ? yA apanI abhAgiyoM kI senA meM eka aura abhAgI kI vRddhi karanA cAhate haiM ?" __"jo kucha bhI ho annadAtA ! ve apane rAjA kA kisI lar3akI ke sAtha byAha karanA cAhate haiN| Apako dAnI samajhakara Apase unhoMne eka lar3akI kI yAcanA kI hai|" ___"gadhe haiN| mauta ke muMha meM laTakate kor3hI aura phira unakA rAjA? aura phira usa rAjA ke lie rAnI ? kudarata bhI kyA-kyA tamAze kiyA karatI hai| jAo, kaha do una mUrtoM se ki lar3akI-var3akI nahIM milegii| kucha aura cAhie to mAMga le jaao|"

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puNyapuruSa 51 "jo AjJA mahArAja" - kahakara mantrI mudd'aa| vaha dvAra ke pAsa taka gayA hI thA ki acAnaka rAjA ne use pukArA "mantrI !" Azcarya meM DUbA mantrI ulTe paira lauTa AyA / bolA"annadAtA !" "are mantrivara ! hameM eka kamAla kI bAta sUjhI hai| tuma bhI sunoge to hamArI pratyutpannamati kI prazaMsA kroge| karoge na ?" "mahArAja ! Apake jJAna aura viveka ke sahAre to yaha sArI rAjya cala hI rahA hai| janatA ApakI prazaMsA karate thakatI hI nhiiN|" ___ "to suno, una ullU ke paTThoM se kaha do ki kala ve apanI barAta sajAkara apane kor3hI dUlhe ko nagara ke dvAra taka le aaeN| usa dUlhe kI zAdI aisI sundara lar3akI se kI jAyagI ki unakI sAta pIr3hiyA~ tara jaayN| aura usa nAlAyaka ldd'kii........|" .. mantrI rAjA kI isa acAnaka palaTa gaI dimAgI harakata se asamaMjasa meM par3A khar3A huA cupacApa suna rahA thA aura samajhane kI koziza kara rahA thA ki rAjA kI marjI kyA hai| use isa prakAra mu~habAe khar3A dekhakara rAjA ne kucha krodha se kahA

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puNyapuruSa " aba dekhate kyA ho ? jAo, hamArI AjJA unheM sunA do / kala barAta nagara-dvAra para A jAnI cAhie / " 52 kintu mantrI kA mAthA Thanaka gayA thA / apane sira ko jamIna kI ora kucha aura jhukAkara hAtha bA~dhe hue hI usane kahane kA sAhasa kiyA "mahArAja ! Apa sarvazaktimAna haiM / Aja jo cAheM so kara sakate haiM / kintu mahArAja Apa kisa lar3akI ke karama phor3ane kA vicAra kara rahe haiM... "bako mata / vaha lar3akI bar3I dharma-karma kI bAteM karatI hai na ? bharI sabhA meM merA apamAna bhI usane kiyA hai / aba dekhatA hU~ ki usake karma use kyA-kyA khela dikhAte haiM / " "ApakA matalaba, mahArAja mahArAja kumaarii........|" y' kahIM.. kahIM ........kahIM rAja "tuma bhI buddhimAna ho mantrI ! jaldI hI bAta samajha jAte ho / hA~, merA matalaba mainAsundarI se hI hai / maiM soca rahA thA ki use kyA zikSA dUM jisase ki usakA garva galita ho jAya / lage hAtha mere dvAra para Aye hue yAcakoM kI icchA pUrti bhI ho jAyegI aura mainA ko usake karmoM kA phala bhI mila jAyegA / eka tIra se do nizAne ho jAyeMge / " ajJAna ke andhakAra meM bhaTakatA huA, mithyA ko satya mAnatA huA aura garva ke pAza meM jakar3A huA eka pitA

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puNyapuruSa 53 bhI apanI santAna ke prati kitanA kaThora ho sakatA hai tathA kitanA bar3A anyAya kara sakatA hai isakA yaha eka jvalanta udAharaNa thaa| Aja bhI adharma hotA hai| loga jAnate nahIM, apane Apako pahicAnate nahIM; andhazraddhA meM par3e apane dinarAta ke kAle kAranAmoM ko bhagavAna ke matthe mar3ha dete haiM ki tU jAne terA kAma jAne, tU hamArA rakSaka hai, hamAre pApoM ko chipA le, yA kSamA kara de / kintu bhagavAna usameM kyA karegA ? yadi vaha kucha karatA hotA to eka sAtha hI sArI sRSTi kA pApa-kaluSa na dho DAlatA ? sabako eka sAtha hI sadbuddhi na de detA ? sabhI ke kaSTa kSaNa mAtra meM na hara letA? __ lekina aisA to koI bhagavAna hai nahIM jo itanA siradarda apane mAthe le| bhagavAna haiM, vItarAga bhagavanta haiN| kintu ve 'vIta' 'rAga' haiM / saMsAra ke, jIvana ke sabhI jhameloM se, choTe se choTe karma se bhI pare haiN| ve to amUrta puNya haiN| usa amUrta puNya ko samajhA jAya, usakA barAbara ciMtana kiyA jAya, usa para apanI vyavahAra-kriyA calAI jAya, tabhI puNyalAbha ho sakatA hai / kintu eka tIra se do nizAne lagAne vAle adhArmika jIva usa kAla meM bhI nikala hI Ate the aura isa kAla meM to unakI saMkhyA dinoMdina bar3hatI hI jAtI hai

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54 puNyapuruSa aura bhaya hotA hai ki Akhira isa mAnava-jAti kA bhaviSya kyA hogA? kintu kathA ko to Age calanA hai| isa kathA meM se hI pAThaka apanI sAmarthya ke anusAra sAra grahaNa kreNge| rAjA prajApAla ne jaba mantrI ko Adeza diyA to mantrI, tathA vahA~ upasthita sabhI cApalUsa eka bAra to sanna raha gye| kyoMki ve jAnate the, apane hRdaya meM unheM unakA hI vizvAsa kahatA thA ki mainAsundarI bhalI lar3akI hai, jJAnI hai, usane dharma ke tattva ko ThIka samajhA hai aura vaha atyanta dRr3ha caritra vAlI lar3akI hai| usane apane dhArmika vicAra binA prANoM kI cintA kiye hue bhI sabhA ke sammukha rakha diye| kintu cApalUsoM ko dharma kI bAta se kyA lenA-denA ? unheM to apanA ullU sIdhA karane se matalaba / so kSaNabhara kI zAnti ke bAda hI ve saba eka sAtha bola par3e "annadAtA kI jaya ho ! mahArAja ne bar3A sundara hala isa samasyA kA nikAla liyA hai| rAjakumArI mainAsundarI ko apane dharma-karma kA bar3A abhimAna hai| aba usakA sArA abhimAna gala jaaygaa| annadAtA ! Apane eka hI tIra se vAstava se do nizAne mAra lie haiN| ApakI buddhi ko dhanya hai|" 1 x x x dhikkAra hai aise mUr3hamati, madAndha, svArthI, viSaya-lolupa

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puNyapuruSa 55 logoM ko, jo apane kSudra se kSudra svArtha ke lie kisI bhI abodha athavA azakta prANI kA sarvanAza karane meM bhI nahIM cuukte| para jo honA thA, vaha huaa| dhUmadhAma se rAjakumArI mainAsundarI tathA kor3hI umbara rANA kA vivAha ho gyaa| __usa dhUmadhAma meM kitane logoM kI Ahe aura A~sU chipe the, ise kisI ne nahIM jAnA / ujjayinI ke nAgarika koI andhe to the nahIM jo isa bhISaNa anyAya ko dekha nahIM sakate ? athavA dekhakara apanI A~khoM ke sAmane ke abodha bAlikA kA isa prakAra se lagabhaga jIvita maraNa dekhakara dravita na hote ? dhUmadhAma kevala rAjA ke kharIde hue gulAmoM ke Dhola-DhamAloM kI thii| zeSa sArI nagarI udAsa thii| AbAla-vRddha usa duSTa rAjA ko mana hI mana kosa rahe the, mainAsundarI ke durbhAgya para cupacApa A~sU bahA rahe the aura usake bhaviSya ke lie maMgalakAmanA bhI rahe the| sAhasa kisI kA na thA ki rAjA kI AjJA ke virodha meM eka zabda bhI khe| visarjana huaa| nAgarika sira nIcA kiye apane-apane gharoM ko lauTa ge| adhikAMza gharoM meM usa dina cUlhA bhI nahIM jlaa| zAma par3e dIpaka jalAkara apanA zokabharA mukha dekhane

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56 puNyapuSa kA sAhasa bhI bahuta logoM ko nahIM huaa| aneka gharoM meM andhakAra hI rhaa| ujjayinI nagarI ke sadUra chora para, nagarI se lagabhaga bAhara hI, kSiprA nadI ke kinAre kucha choTI-choTI ghAsaphUsa kI jhopar3iyAM rAta ke andhere meM cANDAliniyoM jaisI dIkha rahI thiiN| mAno ve manuSyoM ke AvAsa nahIM, isa zasyazyAmalA dharatI kA kor3ha hI hoN| aisI hI eka jhoMpar3I meM eka choTA-sA taila-dIpa jala rahA thaa| Apa Azcarya na kareM, isa tela-dIpa ke halake-se, pIlese prakAza meM eka candramA udita huA thaa| cakita na hoM, yaha candramA aura kucha nahIM, satI mainAsundarI kA candramukha hI thaa| aura vaha apanI pUrNa kalA meM khilA huA thaa| ___koI bhI soca sakatA hai ki aisI viSama paristhiti meM eka abodha bAlA, jise jIvanabhara ke lie kisI kor3hI jaise asAdhya rogI ke sAtha bAMdha diyA gayA ho, kitanI duHkhI ho sakatI hai ! use ronA caahie| sira paTaka-paTakakara ronA cAhie / apanA karama phor3a lenA caahie| jahara khA lenA caahie| kisI kueM-bAvar3I meM DUbakara mara jAnA caahie| churI yA talavAra se apanI chAtI cIra lenI caahie| ___

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puNyapuruSa 57 * kintu bar3I kaThora hai manuSya kI chAtI / vaha saba kucha saha letI hai / jo kucha socA jA sakatA hai usake viparIta vaha dRr3havatI, patiparAyaNA satI mainAsundarI prasanna thI / usakI AtmA sarvathA zAnta thI / eka kSaNa ke lie bhI usake mastiSka meM yaha vicAra nahIM AyA ki usake sAtha anyAya huA hai - ki usakA bhaviSya mRtyu ke garta meM jhoMka diyA gayA hai ki vaha apane kor3hI pati ke sAtha kaise rahegI ? vaha prasanna thI ki bhAgya ne usakI parIkSA lI hai / aura use acala vizvAsa thA ki dharma kI hau vijaya hogI / vaha jAnatI thI ki Aja jo duSkarma udita hue haiM ve kala zamita ho jAyeMge aura phira puNyodaya kA maMgala prabhAta hogA / aisA honA hI cAhie / satya kI yaha amiTa rekhA hai / zAnta, praphulla, hoThoM para muskAna lie vaha candramukhI baiThI thI aura apane pati paramezvara kA smaraNa kara rahI thI / dvAra kholakara umbara rANA ne bhItara praveza kiyA / kintu vaha Age nahIM bar3hA / citravat khar3A raha gayA / dUra kone meM hI udAsa,

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58 puNyapuruSa AhaTa pAkara mainAsundarI ne palaTakara dekhA-usake pUjya patideva ! vaha uThI, maMthara kadamoM se Age bar3hI, pati ke samIpa pahu~cI, usake dAnoM kaMdhoM para snehapUrvaka apane komala hAtha rakhe, aura kahA "devatA ! patideva ! Apa kyA soca rahe haiM ?" umbara rANA ke sthAna para aba hama usake vAstavika nAma zrIpAla kA hI prayoga kareM to kathA meM adhika mArmikatA aaygii| kor3hI umbara rANA ke rUpa meM zrIpAla apanI navavadhU ke hastasparza se sihara uThA, mAno vadhU mainA na ho, vaha svayaM hI ho| usa candramukhI mainA kI muskAna aura adhika khila utthii| mainA ke-se hI madhura svara meM vaha bolI____ "nAtha ! mere jIvana-sarvasva ! Apa udAsa kyoM haiM ? Apako to prasanna honA cAhie ki mere jaisI sundarI rAjakanyA Apako prApta ho gaI hai|" aba zrIpAla ke uttara dene kI bArI thii| usane dhanagaMbhIra svara meM kahA "rAjakumArI ! maiM soca rahA hU~ ki yaha kyA ho gayA ? kahA~ tuma aura kahA~ maiM ? tuma nandanavana kA praphulla pArijAta puSpa aura maiM isa saMsAra kA ghRNita sar3AgalA kor3ha ! tuma himAlaya kI zubhra pavitratA aura maiM kIca

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puNyapuruSa 56 kA kSudra jantu ! tuma eka zAnta pavitra prArthanA aura ........" C " mere bhagavAna !" - mainA ne vAkya pUrNa kiyA - "maiM sacamuca eka prArthanA hI hU~ mere nAtha ! aura Apa mere bhagavAna haiM / yaha prArthanA aba sadaiva apane bhagavAna ke zrIcaraNoM meM hI rahegI / bhaviSya meM aba Apa kabhI aise kaTuvacana apane mukha se na nikaaliegaa| mujhe pIr3A hogI; / aura Apa to jAnate hI haiM ki kisI bhA prANI ko pIr3A pahu~cAnA adharma hai|" " kintu rAjakumArI........!" " rAjakumArI nahIM, mainA / kevala mainA " kahakara mainAsundarI ne prema se zrIpAla kI AkhoM meM jhA~kA / mainAsundarI kI una do bholI, kAlI AMkhoM meM asIma zraddhA tathA ananta prema kA sAgara laharA rahA thA / usa gahana sAgara meM zrIpAla kA duHkha, saMkoca, saMzaya, paritApa - saba DUba gayA / usane kahA - " Ao, mainA ! yahA~ baittheN|" phaTI-sI thI eka caTAI / saMsAra se upekSita, jIvana se nirAza kor3hiyoM ke ghara meM aura hotA bhI kyA ? usI caTAI para ve baiTha gaye / kucha kSaNa koI nahIM bolA / mainA cAhatI thI ki usake pati kA saba saMkoca dUra ho jAya, ve svayaM ko aparAdhI

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6. puNyapuruSa na samajheM aura yathArtha ko svIkAra kareM, usase prema kI do bAteM kreN| kintu zrIpAla cintita thaa| use cintA thI ki usake saMsarga meM rahane se isa becArI niraparAdhinI viduSI bAlA ko bhI yaha roga laga jAyagA aura isakA jIvana naSTa ho jaaygaa| zrIpAla svArthI nahIM thaa| vaha mahApuruSa thaa| karmoM kA duSprabhAva Aja use isa rUpa meM le AyA thA kintu usakA bhAvI mahAn thaa| aneka bhaTake hue jIvoM ko vaha Atma-kalyANa kA mArga dikhAne vAlA thaa| zrIpAla viSaya-lolupa bhI nahIM thaa| anya koI viSayalolupa, svArthI mAnava-pazu hotA to vaha aisI sundarI aura navayauvanA vadhU ke sAtha rAgaraMga meM DUba jAtA aura apane sAtha hI usake jIvana ko bhI viSayoM kI sar3ana ke garta meM dhakela detaa| kintu zrIpAla to zrIpAla hI thaa| sthira zAnta baiThakara usane mainA ko samajhAnA cAhA "dekho mainA ! yaha to tuma dekha hI rahI ho ki mujhe kor3ha ne grasa liyA hai| aura yaha roga asAdhya hai........|" "nahIM hai|" mainA ne muskurAte hue yahI do zabda kahe aura zrIpAla Tukura-Tukura usakI ora dekhatA hI raha gyaa| vaha soca rahA thA-kitanI dRr3ha AtmazraddhA hai isa lar3akI meM ! kaisI

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puNyapuruSa 61 acala niSThA hai isakI ! kitanA prema hai isake choTe se hRdaya meM ! kaisI vajra kI-sI dRr3hatA prakaTa hotI hai isakI isa komala deha se| Akhira usane pUchA "asAdhya nahIM hai yaha roga ? kyA tuma yahI kaha rahI thI ?" ___ "hA~, mere deva ! isa saMsAra meM asAdhya kacha bhI nahIM hai|"--mainaa ne usI prakAra muskurAte hue kintu niSThAbhare svara meM khaa| - "lekina mainA ! sArA saMsAra to isa roga ko asAdhya hI mAnatA hai / dekhane meM bhI aisA hI AtA hai|" jo prANI mithyA dekhatA hai use mithyA hI dikhAI detA hai nAtha ! yaha saMsAra apane carmacakSuoM se hI jo kucha dekhatA hai, basa, usI ko, vaisA hI satya mAna letA hai / vaha apane jJAnacakSu kholatA hI nhiiN| yadi vaha apane jJAnacakSuoM se dekhe to jo kucha maiM kaha rahI hU~ usakI satyatA usake sAmane prakaTa ho jaay|" zrIpAla bhI jJAnI thaa| usane mainAsundarI ke kathana ko ThIka se samajha bhI liyaa| yaha bhI jAna liyA ki mainAsundarI ke rUpa meM use eka Adarza patnI milI haieka anamola ratana milA hai| kintu phira bhI vaha mainAsundarI ko isa bhISaNa roga se bacAnA cAhatA thaa| usane kahA---

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62 puNyapuruSa "mainA ! tuma jo kucha kaha rahI ho vaha tattva kI bAta hai, aura bilkula ThIka hai / maiM mAnatA huuN| kintu isa samaya to hamAre sAmane prazna vyavahAra ke saMsAra kA hai| yaha roga, ho sakatA hai ki sAdhya bhI ho, kintu isakA yaha artha to nahIM ki maiM jAnate-bUjhate hue bhI tumheM apane sAtha isakA rogI banA hI huuN| "isIlie mainA ! maiM yaha kahanA cAhatA thA ki yadi tuma ThIka samajho aura cAho, to mujhase dUra........." ___ "maiM Apake Azaya ko prArambha se hI samajha gaI thii|" -zrIpAla ke mukha para apanI kamala jaisI komala hathelI rakhate hue usane kahA-"kintu nAtha ! aba isa bAta ko samApta smjhie| Apa merI bAta ko samajha gaye haiM aura maiM ApakI bAta ko| vaha kahAnI samApta / " mainAsundarI ne muskurAte hue zrIpAla ko bhAvI sukhada jIvana kI AzA dilAte hue kahA__ "Aiye, mere devatA ! Aiye, mere sAtha Aiye, aura aba hama apanI naI kahAnI prArambha karate haiM-naI kahAnI, jisameM ApakA pratApa samasta loka ko Aloka pradAna kregaa|"

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naI jindagI kA nayA sberaa| mainAsundarI ko Aja AkAza kucha adhika nIlA-camakIlA laga rahA thA / AsapAsa jaMgala meM khile phUla-use adhika camakIle, adhika manamohaka laga rahe the| kalarava karate pakSI aise lagate the jaise kisI utsava meM nimagna hoN| jaise kahIM koI bar3I, mahattvapUrNa, zubha ghaTanA ghaTita hone vAlI ho| .. kala aura Aja meM bar3A parivartana thaa| kala taka roga, udAsI, asamarthatA, saMsAra kI ghRNA -yahI saba kucha zrIpAla aura usake sAthiyoM ke mAnasapaTala para ghirA rahatA thaa| kintu Aja ve utane udAsa, . dIna-hIna, asamartha nahIM pratIta hote the / .. mainAsundarI brahmamuharta meM hI uTha gaI thii| taba taka zrIpAla rAta kI thakAna se soyA huA hI thA / usane uThakara nityakarma nibaTAe, snAnAdi se nivRtta hokara vaha dhyAnastha ho gii| jaba vaha dhyAnastha thI taba nikhila sRSTi usake lie zUnya bana gaI thI aura usake citta meM kevala vItarAga bhagavAna kI asIma anukampA hI virAjamAna thii| ___

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64 puNyapuruSa ___ yaha saba kArya pUrNa hone para usane apanI choTI-sI kuTiyA ko jhAr3a-buhArakara, lIpa-potakara, tathA usa para alatAe~ banAkara itanA to sundara aura svaccha banA hI diyA thA ki kala jisane bhI usa kuTiyA ko dekhA ho, vaha Aja use pahacAna bhI nahIM sakatA thaa| __kahIM se juTA-juTakara mainA ne kuTiyA ke cAroM konoM meM agaru-dhUma bhI kara diyA thaa| manda-manda suvAsa kuTiyA meM phaila rahA thA, use suvAsita kara rahA thA aura nizcaya hI, roga ke kITANuoM ko dUra bhagA rahA thaa| priya lagane vAlI usa manda-manda sugandha tathA mIThI bolI meM bola rahe pakSiyoM ke svara se zrIpAla kI nIMda khulii| A~kheM kholakara jaba usane apane cAroM ora dekhA to bhauMcakkA sA raha gyaa| eka bAra to use bhrama huA ki vaha jAgA nahIM hai, koI svapna dekha rahA hai| aisA socakara usane apanI A~kheM phira se banda kara lii| mainAsundarI cupacApa eka ora khar3I yaha saba dekha rahI thii| use bar3A Ananda huaa| vaha dhIme-dhIme kadamoM se calakara zrIpAla ke pAsa gaI aura apanI komala-komala kalI jaisI a~guliyoM se usane zrIpAla ke netra-paTaloM ko shlaayaa| usa komala, bhAvapUrNa sparza se zrIpAla ne phira A~kheM kholiiN| phira use bhrama huA aura phira vaha A~kheM banda karane hI jA rahA thA ki mainA kUkI

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puNyapuruSa 65 " prANanAtha ! praNAma ! nayA saberA Apako zubha ho / " zrIpAla ne asamaMjasa meM mainA ko dekhA, kucha kSaNa aura apanI A~kheM TimaTimAI aura phira hAtha bar3hAkara usane mainA ko apane pAsa biThAkara kahA "mainA ! yaha tumhIM ho na ? aura yaha kuTiyA ? lekina kahA~ se AI ? yaha saba kyA mAjarA hai ? kyA maiM koI svapna dekha rahA hU~ zzd mainA khulakara ha~sI / usane eka mukta prema-hAsya kiyA aura uttara diyA " mahAzaya ! yaha nayA saberA hai| Aja se hamArI naI kahAnI prArambha hogii| Apa kala kI bAta itanI jaldI bhUla gae kyA ?" "nahIM, bhUlA nahIM mainA ! lekina yahA~ to saba kucha badalA-badalA sA dikhAI par3a rahA hai / yaha sundara svaccha kuTiyA, ye khir3akI meM rakhe hue sundara puSpa, yaha agaru-gandha, aura........ kisI devakanyA jaisI tum........|" 1 "calo rahane do / merI prazaMsA karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM / yaha to merA kartavya thA so maiM ne prAtaH zIghra uThakara yaha saba kAma kara DAlA / manuSya ko sadaiva zuddha vAtAvaraNa meM rahanA cAhiye / usakA tana bhI zuddha honA cAhiye, usakA mana bhI zuddha honA cAhiye, usake cAroM ora kA vAtAvaraNa bhI zaddha honA cAhiye / "acchA, aba Apa ina bAtoM ko chor3iye aura zIghra

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puNyapuruSa uThakara dainika kAryoM se nivRtta ho liijie| Aja meM Apako eka aise sthAna para le calUMgI ki Apa vahA~ calakara mugdha ho jaaeNge|" ___"acchA ! bhalA aisA kauna sA sthAna tumane isa eka dina meM hI khoja DAlA hai, jarA maiM bhI to suneM / kahIM tuma koI jAdUgaranI to nahIM ho ?" mainA phira hNsii| usane apanI donoM hatheliyoM meM zrIpAla ke gAloM ko sneha se Dhaka liyA aura kahA___"jAdUgaraniyA~ koI hotI haiM yA nahIM yaha mujhe nahIM maaluum| kama se kama maiM to koI jAdUgaranI hU~ nhiiN| maiM to kevala Apake ina pavitra caraNoM kI dAsI, ApakI patnI huuN| Apa meM tathA prabhu meM merI aTUTa zraddhA hai| isa zraddhA ke bala para manuSya azakya ko bhI zakya banA sakatA hai| "lekina aba Apa bAtoM meM samaya naSTa na kiijie| uThiye aura hAtha-mu~ha dho lIjie, snAna karake zuddha ho jAie phira hameM calanA hai........|" .. "lekina calanA kahA~ hai yaha bhI to kucha kho| hama jaise apAhijoM ke lie kahIM jAne kI jagaha hI kahA~ hai ? zaraNa hI kahA~ hai ?" "phira vahI bAta" mainA ne TokA- "Apa uThie, taiyAra ho jAiye / taba maiM Apako batAU~gI ki isa saMsAra meM kSudra se kSudra kRmi-kITa ke lie bhI zaraNa hai| phira

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puNyapuruSa 67 hama to manuSya haiN| maiM Apako aise hI eka azaraNa kI zaraNa meM le jaauuNgii|" aba zrIpAla bhI utsAha se bhara gayA / usakA rogagrasita ceharA kucha khilA, aura vaha jaldI se uThakara apane kArya meM laga gayA / nibaTate - nahAte vaha soca rahA thA ki kyA usake sadbhAgya se koI devI hI use prApta ho gaI hai ! X X nagarI se bAhara eka choTI-sI vATikA thI / choTI to thI, kintu saghana thI, suramya thI, ekAnta sthala thA / saMsAra ke kolAhala se dUra haTakara ekacitta se prabhu smaraNa karane vAloM ke lie vaha Adarza sthAna thA / usa vATikA meM eka jaina mahAmuni apane kucha ziSyoM ke sAtha Akara Thahare the| muni jIvana pavitra hai, durlabha hai aura loka kalyANakArI bhI hai / jaina muni tapasyA evaM jJAnArAdhanA dvArA svayaM apane karmoM kI nirjarA karate haiM, apanI svabhAva se vizuddha AtmA ko mAyAjAla se haTAkara zuddha banAte haiM, tathA bhavya jIvoM ko bhI usI kalyANa ke mArga para Age bar3hane kI preraNA dete haiN| jo bhI vyakti aise muniyoM kI vANI sunate haiM, unameM zraddhA rakhate haiM, tathA unake batAe hue mArga para calate haiM, unakA nizcaya hI ihaloka tathA paraloka donoM sudhara jAte haiM / mainA sundarI ko jainadharma meM zikSA milI thI, aura

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68 puNyapuruSa use jina bhagavAna para aTUTa AsthA thii| jainadharma kI zikSAoM ko usane apane AcaraNa meM utAra liyA thA, ataH vaha abhaya thii| kisI bhI kaThina se kaThina paristhiti kA sAmanA vaha viveka, sAhasa tathA dhairya se kara sakatI thii| yahI kAraNa thA ki dharma para acala AsthA rakhakara usane zrIpAla jaise kor3ha se grasta yuvaka se vivAha bhI svIkAra kara liyA thA aura cehare para eka zikana bhI nahIM Ane dI thii| jaba zrIpAla snAnAdi karmoM se nivRtta ho cukA, taba mainAsundarI ne usase kahA "Aiye, maiM Apako eka bar3e pavitra sthAna para le calatI huuN|" "pavitra sthAna para ? mujhe ? are, aise kisI pavitra sthAna para mujhe bhalA kauna jAne denA ? aura kyA mere vahA~ jAne se usa sthAna kI pavitratA naSTa nahIM ho jAyagI ?" __ "Apa bhI kaisI bAteM karate haiM ? pahalI bAta yaha hai ki ApameM koI apavitratA hai hI nhiiN| kevala eka roga hai, jo karmaphala se udita huA hai| karmoM kI zAnti hone para yaha roga avazya hI samApta ho jAyagA / pavitratA yA apavitratA to, nAtha ! hRdaya ke bhAvoM meM hotI hai| ApakA hRdaya svaccha zuddha hai| taba bhalA Apake apavitra hone kA kyA prazna ! "dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki pavitra sthAna para jAne se, pavitra AtmAoM ke saMsarga-saMgati se, unake pavitra vicAroM

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puNyapuruSa 66. ke zravaNa-manana tathA una para AcaraNa se ghora se ghora apavitratA bhI ho to vaha naSTa ho jAtI hai / anyathA phira dharma, joki pavitratA kA hI mUrta rUpa hai, usakA matalaba hI kyA raha jAtA hai ?" mainAsundarI kI yaha bAta sunakara zrIpAla cakita raha gayA / usane kahA- / "mainA ! tuma to sacamuca parama viduSI ho / merI mAtA bhI mujhe kucha aisI hI bAteM samajhAyA karatI thI / kintu isa samaya merI mAtA jAne kahA~ hogI ?" yaha sunakara mainA ne jijJAsAvaza pUchA " ApakI mAtAjI kahA~ calI gaI ? kyA ve Apako rogI dekhakara alaga ho gaIM ?" " nahIM - nahIM, merI mAtA bhalA aisA kara sakatI hai ? vaha merI rakSA ke lie apane prANa bhI de sakatI hai / mere lie usane kyA-kyA kaSTa sahe haiM, yaha kucha lambI kathA hai / phira kabhI sunAU~gA / " " kintu ve abhI haiM kahA~ ?" " ThIka-ThIka to mujhe bhI nahIM maaluum| kintu ve mere isa roga kA upacAra khojane ke lie kisI vaidyarAja kI khoja meM nikala par3I haiN| jAne kahA~ kahA~ bhaTaka rahI hoMgI ?" "oha ! kyA ve bilkula akelI hI bhaTaka rahI haiM ?" -mainA ne cintita hote hue pUchA /

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* puNyapuruSa "hA~ '' haiM to akelI hI / vaise eka hamArA vizvasta sAthI hai / mere choTe bhAI jaisA samajho, cAhe mujhame kucha varSa bar3A hI hai / zazAMka nAma hai usakA / vaha mAtAjI kI khoja-khabara avazya rakhatA hogA aisA merA vizvAsa hai / " " taba to kucha dhIraja ba~dhA / ApakI mAtAjI ko bhI aba mujhe turanta khoja nikAlanA hogA ; lekina calie dera ho rahI hai, bAtoM hI bAtoM meM hama bhaTakane lage / Aie / " apanI kuTiyA se nikalakara zrIpAla ke sAtha mainA - sundarI usI ekAnta vATikA kI ora calI jisameM jaina munirAja virAja rahe the / rAste bhara donoM meM se koI kucha nahIM bolA / mainAsundarI arihanta bhagavAna kA smaraNa kara rahI thI / zrIpAla jijJAsA meM thA ki use yaha adbhuta lar3akI kahA~ le jA rahI hai ? ghar3I bhara meM hI ve donoM vATikA ke bahirdvAra taka A pahu~ce / vahA~ kSaNabhara ke lie mainAsandarI ThaharI, usane zrIpAla kA hAtha apane hAtha meM lekara kahA "prANanAtha ! hama A pahu~ce / isa vATikA meM eka parama jJAnI, parama tapasvI jainamunivara apanI ziSyamaMDalI sahita virAje haiM / hama unhIM ke darzana kara apane jIvana ko dhanya

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puNyapurakha 71 karane tathA unakA AzIrvAda prApta karane Ae haiN| Apa apane hRdaya meM pUrNa zraddhA rkhie|" __ zraddhAvAna to zrIpAla thA hii| usane koI uttara nahIM diyaa| bhaktibhAva se pUrita hRdaya lie ve donoM Age bar3ha ge| eka saghana, vizAla azoka vRkSa ke nIce sAde vastra ke Asana para zubhra, zveta vastradhArI munivara virAjamAna the| ve isa samaya dhyAnamagna the| unake mukhamaNDala se divya teja prakaTa hotA huA pratIta hotA thaa| sAgara ke samAna ve zAnta dikhAI par3ate the| dharma tathA tapa se tapI huI unakI kAyA kundana jaisI thii| unake AsapAsa ke vAtAvaraNa meM adbhata zAnti virAjatI thI aura eka pavitra saurabha pavana meM laharAtA pratIta hotA thaa| pakSI AsapAsa ke vRkSoM para cahacahA rahe the| kintu inakI cahacahAhaTa bhI bar3I madhura aura karNapriya thI, mAno usa vATikA meM virAjita una munivara kA sAnnidhya-sukha unakI AtmA meM bhI vikasita ho rahA thaa| zrIpAla aura mainAsandarI atyanta dhIme kadamoM se munivara ke samIpa gaye, itane dhIme kadamoM se ki unakI dhvani se munivara kA dhyAna bIca meM hI bhaMga na ho jAya / unhoMne munivara kI tIna bAra pradakSiNA kI aura vidhipUrvaka vandanA

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72 puNyapuruSa karake ve zAnta bhAva se hAtha jor3akara unake sAmane hI bhUmi para kucha dUrI rakhakara nizcala baiTha gye| munivara trikAladarzI the| dhyAna kI ghar3iyAM dhIre-dhIre pUrNa huIM aura munivara ne apane netra khole| sahasA aisA pratIta huA ki jaise kisI kaMcana kAyA ke nirmala sarovara meM do nIlakamala khila gaye hoN| una netroM meM kyA nahIM thA ? prema kA pArAvAra laharA rahA thaa| karuNA kA vistRta AkAza phailA huA thaa| jJAna ke akhaNDa-dIpa Alokita the / __ pati-patnI ne munivara kA dhyAna pUrNa huA jAnakara unheM punaH vandana kiyaa| gaMbhIra prema se sarAbora vANI meM munivara ne kahA"dharmalAbha !" isake bAda kucha kSaNa taka mainAsundarI ko yaha socanA par3A ki Age vaha vArtAlApa kaise prArambha kare / phira apane mana ko sthira karake vaha bolI-- ___ "pUjya munivara! Apa azaraNa ke zaraNa haiN| hama patipatnI Aja ApakI zaraNa Aye haiN|" munivara ke pATala oSThoM para prema aura karuNAbharI musakAna AI / ve bole "AtmA svayaM hI apanI zaraNa hai, use jAnanA caahie|"

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puNyapuruSa 71 itanA hI kahakara muni mauna ge| kintu unake netroM se karuNAmRta nirdhArita ho rahA thaa| kucha kSaNa bAda mainAsundarI ne hI kahA "munivara ! Apake darzanoM se hRdaya zItala ho gayA hai| mana ke samasta Avega zAnta ho gaye pratIta hote haiN| ApakA kathana yathArtha hai|" __ "taba phira Akula kyoM ho ?"--munivara ne prazna kiyaa| __"Akula ? hA~, munivara, Akula hI ho sakatI huuN| kAraNa bhI Apa jaise jJAnI se ajJAta nahIM ho sktaa|" muni punaH premapUrvaka bole "apane pati ke isa roga ke kAraNa Akula ho na? dharma kA marma jAnatI ho, phira bhI Akula ho ? dharma kI zaraNa meM A jAne para to phira koI bhaya rahatA nahIM, koI vyAdhi ThaharatI hI nhiiN|" mainAsundarI ko avasara mila gyaa| usane sAhasa karake spaSTa rUpa se kahA___ "pUjya munivara ! Aja ApakI zaraNa meM A jAne para dRr3ha AsthA ho rahI hai ki saba kalyANa hI hogaa| kintu phira bhI mana mAnatA nahIM hai / bhante ! mere patideva kor3ha se grasta haiN| ye zIghra rogamukta hoM, aisA koI upacAra jAnanA cAhatI huuN|"

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74 puNyapuruSa 'karma kA phala TAle nahIM TalatA / nirantara prabha-smaraNa tathA tapa se karmoM kI nirjarA ho jAtI hai|"-munivr saMketa diyaa| "yathArtha hai, bhante ! kintu hama kisa vidhi se, kaisA tapa kareM?" __ "navakAramaMtra parama pavitra maMtra hai / AtmA ke svAbhAvika pavitra svarUpa ko prakaTa karane vAlA hai| isa mantra ke mAdhyama se paMca-parameSThiyoM kA nirantara smaraNa karate rho| sAtha hI kacha tapasyA bhI rakho-AyaMbila vrata bar3A puNya pradAtA hai / dhamalAbha / " / ___itanA hI kahakara muni mauna ho ge| unhoMne kSaNabhara ke lie apane netra banda kiye, kucha cintana kiyA, phira netra kholakara punaH bole-"dharmalAbha !" mainAsundarI saMketa ko samajha gii| munivara jo kucha kahanA cAhate the, kaha cuke / unakA AzIrvAda prApta ho cukaa| - vaha uTha khar3I huii| usake sAtha hI zrIpAla bhI hAtha jor3akara khar3A ho gyaa| zraddhApUrvaka donoM ne tIna bAra jhukakara munivara ko mastaka namAyA aura phira dhIre-dhIre ve vATikA se bAhara nikala aaye|| - munidarzana se una donoM bhAvuka prANiyoM kA mana itanA bharA-bharA, aisA pavitra ullAsamaya thA ki apanI kuTiyA taka pahu~cane taka donoM mauna hI calate rahe aura munivara kI

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puNyapuruSa 75 saumya, pavitra mukhamudrA ko apane antarcakSuoM se nihArate rahe / x X saMsAra-cakra isI ko to kahate haiN| AtmA mAyAjAla meM jakar3I rahatI hai aura phira calatA hai bhavabhramaNa - jaba taka AtmA mAyAjAla ko kATakara apane sabhI karmoM kA kSaya karake punaH apane vizuddha svarUpa meM sthita na ho jAya / tapasyA tathA zraddhApUrvaka jinaprabhu kI ArAdhanA se azubha karmoM kA kSaya hotA hai, zubha karma udita hote haiM / zrIpAla tathA mainAsundarI munivara ke vacanoM kA akSaraza: ekacitta hokara pAlana karane lage / ve prAtaH-saMdhyA navakAra mantra kA jApa kiyA karate tathA AyaMbila vrata dhAraNa kiye rahe / anta meM munivara ke vacana siddha hue / zrIpAla ke puNyoM kA udaya huA aura dekhate-dekhate hI usake zarIra kI samasta vyAdhi vinaSTa ho gii| usakI baliSTha, sundara, kaMcana kAyA apanI adbhuta kAMti se damakane lagI- mAno sAkSAt kAmadeva hI zrIpAla kA rUpa dharakara avatarita ho gae hoM / mainAsundarI kI prasannatA kA aba koI pAra na rahA / apanA zubha pariNAma jo huI hI, dharma meM usakI dharma meM usakI acala zraddhA ne prakaTa kiyA thA / vaha prasanna to AsthA aura bhI dRr3ha ho gaI /

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isa pariNAma se utsAhita hokara usa kor3hI dala ke pratyeka vyakti ne bhI dharma aura tapa kI zaraNa lI aura dharma ne apanA prabhAva vaisA hI dikhaayaa| sabhI kor3hI pUrNa rUpa se svastha hokara apane-apane parijanoM se milane cAroM dizAoM meM daur3ate-bhAgate cale gye| isa prakAra cAroM dizAoM meM jainadharma kI vijaya-vaijayantI phaharAne lgii| ujjayinI nagarI ne yaha camatkAra dekhA aura vaha cakita raha gaI-dharma kA aisA prabhAva ? navakAra mantra to mantrarAja hI siddha huaa| dhanya hai bhAI, aise dharma ko ! dhanya-dhanya hai mainAsundarI ko jisane apane prANoM kI bhI cintA na karake dharma kA Azraya kSaNa mAtra ko bhI na chor3A tathA pratyeka saMkaTa kA sAmanA apanI acala zraddhA dvArA kiyaa| bAta to havA ke paMkhoM para ur3atI hai| Aja taka jisa ahaMkArI, kaThora pitA ne apanI putrI kI koI khoja-khabara taka nahIM lI thI, usa ajJAnI tathA mithyAtvI rAjA ko bhI jaba yaha samAcAra jJAta huA to vaha bhI cakita raha gyaa| usakA bhI hRdaya-parivartana ho gyaa| vaha turanta apane sevakoM ke sAtha zrIpAla se milane ke lie ravAnA huaa| usa samaya zrIpAla tathA mainAsundarI una dinoM vicaraNa karate hue ujjayinI meM padhAre hue jaina munivara kA pravacana sunane gaye hue the| rAjA bhI sadala-bala vahAM jA

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puNyapuruSa 77 pahu~cA / munivara ko vandana kara vaha cupacApa eka sthAna para baiTha gayA aura pravacana sunane lagA munivara pharamA rahe the - ------ 1 "AtmA svabhAva se nirmala hai / svaccha darpaNa kI bhA~ti / karmoM kA jAlA usa para ghira jAtA hai aura AtmA malIna ho jAtI hai / yaha karmajAla athavA karma cakra phira usa AtmA ko bhava bhava meM bhaTakatA rahatA hai aura prANI aneka janmoM meM, aneka prakAra ke sukha-dukhoM kA anubhava karatA hai.......... "ataH he bhavyajano ! dharma ke tattva kA vicAra karo / usa para AcaraNa kro| aisA karane se hI samasta Adhibhautika tathA Adhidaivika vipattiyoM kA vinAza hotA hai aura AtmA kA kalyANa hotA hai / " rAjA prajApAla kAnoM se isa pravacana ko suna to rahA thA kintu A~kheM usakI zrIpAla para hI TikI huI thI / use apanI A~khoM para mAno vizvAsa hI nahIM ho rahA thAkahA~ vaha kor3ha se grasita, sar3A-galA AdamI, aura kahA~ yaha devopama mahApuruSa ! - vicitra hai saMsAra ! adbhuta hai prabhu kI kRpA ! dhanya hai aise dharma ko jo pApI se pApI aura ajJAnI se ajJAnI prANI kI naiyA ko bhI pAra lagA detA hai - rAjA ke mastiSka meM ye vicAra hI jhaMjhAvAta kI bhAMti cala rahe the / sabhA visarjita huii| sabhI loga munivara ko vandana

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78 puNyapuruSa karake lauTa pdd'e| zrIpAla aura mainAsundarI bhI jaba vATikA ke dvAra para pahu~ce to unheM sAmane rAjA prajApAla khar3e dikhAI diye| kintu isa sAmane khar3e rAjA aura kucha samaya pUrva ke rAjA meM aba pRthvI-AkAza kA antara thaa| . rAjA bhAvukatA se bharakara zrIpAla kI ora bar3hA aura use apane hRdaya se lagA liyaa| mainAsundarI ne nIce jhakakara apane pitA ke caraNoM kA sparza kiyaa| pitA ne putrI ko gale lagA liyaa| prajApAla kA kaMTha gadgad thaa| mainasundarI kI A~khoM meM harSa ke azru chalachalA Aye the| rAjA ne jaise-taise kahA "beTI ! merI pyArI beTI ! tU dhanya hai, adbhuta hai| tere jaisI satI nArI ko apanI putrI ke rUpa meM pAkara Aja maiM bhI kRtArtha ho gayA huuN| beTI mainA, aura putra zrIpAla ! tuma donoM sacce hRdaya se mujhe kSamA kara do| maiM ajJAna meM thaa| mujha para ahaMkAra kA mada car3hA huA thaa| aba vaha mada utara gayA hai / merA garva galita ho gayA hai| mere jJAnacakSu khula gaye haiN| Aja se maiM bhI pUrNa zraddhAbhAva se jaina dharma ke tattvoM kA cintana-AcaraNa kruuNgaa| tuma donoM ne mujhekSamA to........." "pitAjI ! Apa aisA na kheN| ApakA koI doSa nhiiN| yaha to pratyeka prANI ke svayaM ke karmoM kA hI zubha

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puNyapuruSa 79 azubha pariNAma hotA hai jo use bhoganA hI par3atA hai| aba ye-mere pUjya patideva pUrNa svastha haiN| inake azubha karma naSTa ho gaye haiN| ye ApakA Adara karate haiN|" mainAsundarI ne uttara diyA aura zrIpAla ne jhukakara rAjA ke caraNa chUne cAhe, kintu rAjA ne use bIca meM hI apanI donoM bAhoM meM bhara liyA aura vaise hI gadgad svara meM kahA__"beTA zrIpAla ! kSamA karanA / maiM tumheM pahicAna nahIM pAyA thaa| tuma avazya koI viziSTa mahApuruSa ho| Aja mere jIvana kI sabase dhanya ghar3I hai| kintu calo, aba yahA~ kaba taka khar3e raheMge? calo, mahaloM meM clo| mainA kI mAtA isase milane ke lie Atura hogii| becArI ro-rokara AdhI raha gaI hai|" ___ratha prastuta huaa| rAjA aura mainAsundarI ratha meM baitthe| zrIpAla bhI ratha para savAra hone jA hI rahA thA ki usake kAnoM meM zabda par3e-zrIpAla ! svara paricita thaa| usa svara meM itanA agAdha prema thA ki sunane vAle ke hRdaya meM amRta ke srota phUTa pdd'eN| zrIpAla ne apanA paira ratha kI sIr3hI se nIce utArA aura pIche mur3akara dekhaa| ___aura jo kucha usane dekhA use dekhakara vaha varSa aura vismaya se pAgala hI ho gayA-usakI mAtA, usakI pyArI, mamatAmayI mAtA, jisane apane putra kI rakSA ke

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80 puNyapuruSa lie aneka saMkaTa sahe the, jisane use rogamukta karane hetu jaMgala-jaMgala, nagarI-nagarI kI khAka chAnI thI-vahI devIsvarUpA usakI mAtA mahArAnI kamalaprabhA sAmane khar3I thii| daur3a par3A zrIpAla, mAtA ke caraNoM meM jA girA, mAtA ne use uThAkara apanI chalakatI chAtI se lagA liyaa| yaha devadurlabha kSaNa thaa| adbhuta zubha-saMyoga thaa| devatAoM ne bhI isa madhura-milana ke anupama dRzya ko avazya hI apane AkAzI vimAnoM meM baiThakara dekhA hI hogaa| zrIpAla ne kahA "mA~ ! merI pyArI mA~! tU yahA~ kaise pahu~ca gaI? kahA~kahIM bhaTakI hogI tU mere lie? hAya ! bAta tUne kitane dukha uThAe hoMge mA~....... !" "basa kara, beTe ! vaha saba vigata kI bAta ho gii| aba usakA smaraNa karake ina Anandamaya pavitra kSaNoM ko kyoM naSTa kreN| tU svastha ho. gayA, apane vAstavika svarUpa meM prakaTa ho gayA-aura, maiM sunatI hU~ ki tujhe koI sundarI, suzIla rAjakumArI bhI bahU ke rUpa meM mila gaI hai|" ... yaha dekhakara aura isa vArtAlApa ko sunakara mainAsundarI jhaTa-se ratha se nIce utara AI aura usane apanI sAsa ke caraNoM meM mastaka namAkara unase AzIrvAda maaNgaa|

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puNyapuruSa 81 1 "juga juga jiyo mere bacco ! sadA sukhI raho / terA saubhAgya akhaNDa rahe beTI !" kahakara rAnI kamalaprabhA ne apanI pyArI bahU ko apane hRdaya se lagA liyA / Asa-pAsa Thahara gaye ujjayinI ke nAgarikoM ne yaha sArA dRzya dekhA, yaha saMvAda sunA aura ve harSavibhora hokara jayaghoSa karane lage mainAsundarI kI jaya ho ! mahAmanA zrIpAla kI jaya ho ! mahArAja prajApAla kI jaya ho ! jainadharma kI jaya-vijaya ho !

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zazAMka chAyA kI bhA~ti rAnI kamalaprabhA ke pIche calatA thaa| vaha jitanA svAmibhakta thA, utanA hI catura bhI / vezabhUSA badalakara bilakula naye rUpa meM prakaTa hone meM usakA koI sAnI nahIM thaa| eka pala bhara bhI vaha rAnI ko unake pravAsakAla meM apanI dRSTi se ojhala nahIM hone detA thaa| samaya-samaya para vaha rAnI se prakaTa rUpa meM bhI mila letA thaa| unheM kisI vastu kI AvazyakatA hotI to lA detA thA aura koI saMkaTa pratIta hotA thA to apane bAhubala aura buddhi se usakA nivAraNa kara detA thaa| itanA karake vaha phira usI prakAra adRzya ho jAtA thA, jaise koI mAnavetara AtmA kSaNa do kSaNa ke lie prakaTa ho aura dekhate-dekhate hI vilupta ho jAya / __ aba zrIpAla aura mainAsundarI rAjA prajApAla ke mahaloM meM hI sukhapUrvaka nivAsa kara rahe the| rAnI kamalaprabhA bhI unake sAtha thii| prajApAla apane guNI aura sundara jAmAtA zrIpAla kA to mAno bhakta hI ho gayA ___

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puNyapuraSa 23 thaa| usake saMketa para vaha apane saikar3oM dAsa-dAsiyoM ko koI bhI kArya pUrNa karane ke lie daur3A detA thaa| kucha samaya aise hI vyatIta huA, kintu isa avadhi meM bhI rAnI kamalaprabhA kabhI-kabhI udAsa dikhAI detI thii| zrIpAla se yaha bAta chipI na raha skii| eka dina usane rAnI ko gumasuma dekhakara pUcha hI liyA- . _ "mA! maiM svastha ho gayA, rAjakumArI mainAsundarI jaisI putravadhU tumheM prApta ho gaI, rAjA prajApAla hamArA itanA satkAra karate haiM phira tU kabhI-kabhI udAsa kyoM dikhAI detI hai ?" beTe kA prazna sunakara mA~ ne uttara diyA__ "beTA zrIpAla ! mujhe aura to koI kaSTa nahIM, kintu kabhI-kabhI mujhe zazAMka yAda A jAtA hai| bahuta samaya se vaha dikhAI nahIM pdd'aa| antima bAra maiMne use ujjayinI meM praveza karate samaya dekhA avazya thA, vaha veza badale hue thaa| mere samIpa nahIM AyA / dUra se hI dekhakara basa acAnaka bhIr3a meM gAyaba ho gayA thaa| basa, usake bAda aba taka usakA koI Thaura-ThikAnA hI nhiiN| aba to use hamAre pAsa A jAnA cAhie thaa|" ___ "are mA~, to usameM itanA cintita hone kI bhalA kyA bAta hai ? maiM use phaurana khojakara yahA~ bulA letA huuN|" "tU use kyA khojegA zrIpAla ! vaha itanA catura hai ki eka bAra veza badala lene para phira use brahmA bhI nahIM ___

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84 puNyapuruSa 1 pahacAna sakate / aneka bAra usane mujhe bhI isI prakAra bhrama meM DAlA hai aura phira khilakhilAkara ha~sa par3A hai / usake isa prakAra ha~sate hI maiM use pahicAna letI thI / kintu samajha meM nahIM AtA ki aba itane dina ho gae, hama logoM kI vipatti bhI dUra ho gaI, taba vaha kahA~ aura kyoM chipA baiThA hai ?" zrIpAla ne mAtA kI yaha bAta sunI aura kucha socakara phira kahA "ThIka hai mA~ ! yadi vaha zazAMka hai to phira maiM bhI zrIpAla hU~ / yadi eka saptAha ke bhItara use khojakara tere caraNoM meM na lA paTakUM to........|" " basa basa, beTA ! tU koI kaThina pratijJA kara baiThegA / maiM tere dRr3ha svabhAva ko jAnatI hU~ / tU rahane de / mujhe vizvAsa hai ki isa janma meM vaha mujhe chor3akara kahIM nahIM jA sakatA / tuma donoM to merI do A~khoM ke tAre jaise ho / vaha kisI Avazyaka kArya meM kahIM ulajha gayA hogA / AtA hI hogA / " saMyoga kI bAta hai ki usI samaya eka dAsI ne kakSa meM praveza kiyA aura hAtha jor3akara kahA "prabhu ! eka adbhuta sa~perA AyA hai / kahatA haiusake pAsa aise-aise adbhuta sarpa haiM ki kisI ne kabhI dekhe taka na hoM / hare, lAla, pIle, citakabare, nIle, kAle eka aMguSTha jitane choTe aura vizAlakAya ajagara kI bhA~ti

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puNyapuruSa 85 bhayAnaka-sabhI prakAra ke sarpa haiN| una so ko vaha bar3I kuzalatA se nacAtA hai| maiMne dekhA to nahIM, svAmI ! kintu vaha aisA hI kaha rahA hai| Apako vaha apane ina adbhuta sau kA nRtya dikhAnA cAhatA hai|" vaise to zrIpAla ko nAga-nRtya dekhane meM abhI koI ruci nahIM thI, vaha aba jaldI se jaldI zazAMka kA patA lagAnA cAhatA thA kintu yaha socakara ki sa~perA kucha AzA lekara usake pAsa AyA hogA tathA usake sarpo ke khela se mAtA kA mana bhI kucha bahala jAyagA, usane dAsI ko AjJA dI "acchA jA, use yahA~ bheja de|" "lekina Thahara, mAlatI," rAnI ne use rokakara kahA - ''jA, pahale baha ko yahA~ bheja de| pIche usa sa~pere ko yahA~ bhejnaa|" kucha hI dera meM mainAsundarI vahA~ A pahu~cI aura usake Ane ke bAda do-cAra bar3e-bar3e, vicitra se, bA~sa ke bane piTAre lAde hue eka bUr3hA sa~perA vahA~ aayaa|| dhIre-dhIre, jaise bar3I kaThinAI se una piTAroM kA bojha usase samhala na pA rahA ho, usane unheM kakSa ke makhamalI A~gana para rakhA aura phira AdhA jhukA huA-sA vaha hAtha jor3akara khar3A ho gyaa| usake sira-mUcha-dAr3hI ke saba bAla zveta the| cehare aura hAtha pairoM kI camar3I meM jhurriyAM par3I huI thiiN| vaha bolA "mahArAja / mahArAnIjI ! varasoM kI tapasyA karake,

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86 puNyapuruSa jaMgala-jaMgala kI khAka chAnakara apane prANoM kI bAjI lagAkara maiMne ina so ko khojA hai, pAlA hai aura siddha kiyA hai| merA vizvAsa hai ki Apane kabhI aise vicitra sarpa nahIM dekhe hoNge| Apake samAna udAra mahAmanA ke pAsa bar3I AzA lekara AyA huuN| AjJA ho to kucha khela dikhAU~ ?" "hA~, hA~, dikhaao| tumheM isIlie to bhItara bulAyA hai| kintu bhAI ! apane ina piTAroM ko jarA dUra hI rkho| kauna jAne........." __ zrIpAla ke isa kathana ko bIca meM hI apanI eka halakI-sI musakAna ke sAtha sa~pere ne TokA___"Apa cintA na kareM mahArAja ! yaha bUr3hA sa~perA ina bhayaMkara viSadharoM kA bhI kAla hai| maiMne inheM aisA siddha kiyA hai ki aba ye mere sAmane yU~ bhI nahIM kara skte| Apa jarA dekhie to shii|" zrIpAla, mainAsundarI tathA rAnI kamalaprabhA apane-apane AsanoM para baiThe cupacApa, utsakatApUrvaka sa~pere kA kArya dekhane lge| __ sapere ne eka-eka karake apane sAre piTAre ughAr3a diye aura unameM se jo vastueM dRSTigocara huIM unheM dekhakara ve tInoM vismaya-vimugdha raha gaye-suvarNa aura ratnoM se nirmita aneka choTI-bar3I, raMga-biraMgI sarpAkAra lar3iyAM eka ke bAda

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puNyapuruSa 87 eka vaha sa~perA kakSa ke A~gana para phailAtA calA jA rahA thaa........| ve saba sarpAkAra lar3iyAM suvarNa, rajata aura ratnoM se jar3I huI thiiN| unameM hIre the, mANikya the, pukharAja the, nIlama the-sabhI prakAra ke bahumUlya ratnoM se hI ve sarpa bane hue the| yaha dekhakara tInoM ko Azcarya honA svAbhAvika hI thaa| zrIpAla ne kahA "bhAI sa~pere ! yaha kyA tamAzA hai ? tuma sa~pere ho yA koI jAdUgara, yA koI vyApArI ho? yahA~ to koI sarpa dikhAI nahIM detaa| ina ratnoM ke teja se hamArI A~kheM hI cauMdhiyAne lagIM / tumhAre sarpa kahA~ hai ?" ___ "mahArAja dhairya dhAraNa kreN| saba kucha batAtA huuN| ye jitane sarpa Apako dikhAI de rahe haiM, ina sabake phana maiMne kucala diye haiN| ye sabhI sarpa atyanta vikaTa aura viSaile the| eka-eka karake inheM apane vaza meM karane meM mujhe bar3I caturAI aura sAhasa se kAma lenA par3A hai / anyathA inameM se koI eka bhI sarpa yadi jIvita baca jAtA to vaha mahArAnIjI tathA Apako Dasakara hI chodd'taa|" ___ sa~pere kI bAta sunakara mainAsundarI to kucha bhI samajha nahIM sakI, kintu rAnI kamalaprabhA tathA zrIpAla ko vAstavikatA kA kucha-kucha AbhAsa honA Arambha huaa| ve bar3e gaura se bUr3he sa~pere ke cehare kI ora dekhane lge| unheM isa prakAra apane cehare kI ora dRSTi gar3Aye hue

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16 puNyapuruSa dekhakara aba saMperA svayaM ko adhika samaya taka vaza meM na rakha sakA-vaha khilakhilAkara ha~sa pdd'aa| aura usI samaya zrIpAla apane Asana se uThA aura jAkara sa~pere ke gale laga gyaa| bolA___ "are badamAza, zazAMka ke bacce ! tUne hameM hI bhrama meM DAla diyaa| hama to ghabarAne lage the ki yaha kisa mAyAvI ke jAla meM pha~sane jA rahe haiN| tUne yaha saba kyA tamAzA racAyA hai ? jaldI-jaldI sArI bAta batA / cala, idhara baiTha mere pAsa / " ___ kahakara zrIpAla ne zazAMka ko apane Asana kI tarapha bA~ha pakar3akara ghsiittaa| kintu apanI bA~ha chur3Akara zazAMka pahale sIdhA rAnI kamalaprabhA ke caraNoM meM sASTAMga leTa gyaa| unheM namanakara, AzIrvAda prApta kara, usane mainAsundarI ko praNAma kiyA aura zrIpAla ko praNAma karatA huA apanI rahasya kathA kahane lagA___ "saMkSepa meM hI kahU~gA, prabhu ! bahuta thakA huA huuN| bhUkha bhI bar3I kar3Ake kI lagI hai| bahuta samaya se nizcinta hokara bhojana bhI nahIM kiyaa| Aja to basa bahUrAnI ke hAtha kA hI bhojana karane kA vrata lekara AyA huuN........|" "acchA-acchA, zazAMka ! Aja tujhe bahUrAnI ke hAtha kA banA bhojana hI milegaa| are bahU, mainA ! tUne ise

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puNyapuruSa 86 pahicAnA nahIM hogaa| kaise pahicAnatI bhalA? tUne kaba ise dekhA ? are, yaha apanA zazAMka hai, jo campAnagarI se hI hamAre pIche par3A hai........." kahakara rAnI kamalaprabhA khUba hNsii| mainAsundarI bhI prasanna hokara bolI "bhaiyA zazAMka ! tumhAre viSaya meM bIca-bIca meM kucha sunatI to rahatI thI mAtAjI se, aura....inase / dekhA tumheM Aja hI hai / aura Aja dekhakara vizvAsa ho gayA ki donoM kI jor3I bar3I acchI hai| bhole-bhAle logoM ko bhrama meM DAlane meM Apa donoM eka-dUsare se bar3hakara hI haiN|"-khkr mainAsundarI ne eka premapUrNa kaTAkSa zrIpAla kI ora pheNkaa| __zrIpAla bhI muskarAyA aura aba usane zazAMka kA hAtha phira se pakar3akara use apane pAsa biThA liyA, mAno vaha unakA koI anucara nahIM, AtmIya hI ho|| kyA koI AtmIya zazAMka se bar3hakara apanA ho bhI sakatA hai ? "to sAra-saMkSepa yaha hai,"---zazAMka ne kahA- "ki usa duSTa nAgarAja ajitasena ne hI eka ke bAda eka bhayAnaka viSadharoM ko mahArAnIjI aura kumAra, Apako Dasa lene ke lie bhejanA jArI rakhA / Apa to usa kor3hiyoM ke dala meM milakara aura phira roga-grasta hokara una duSToM ke

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1. puNyapuruSa lie ajJAta hI ho gaye the, kintu mahArAnIjI kA pIchA ve kisI prakAra nahIM chor3a rahe the| "kintu merA nAma bhI zazAMka hai-bhUkha to bar3I teja laga rahI hai-kintu bAta pUrI kara hI duuN| basa, bAta itanI sI hai ki ve rAnI ke pIche Ate rahe aura yaha saMperA unake phana kucalatA rahA aura unake zISa kI maNiyAM utAratA rhaa| yaha saba ratna-rAzi unhIM duSToM se maiMne sAma-dAma-daNDa-bheda se prApta kI hai aura badale meM unheM sAtaveM naraka kA pravezapatra diyA hai| "kintu prabhu ! aba isa bUDhe kA bhI kucha vicAra kIjie / bar3I AzA lagAkara zrIcaraNoM meM upasthita huA huuN| bhUkha bar3I jora se laga rahI hai........|" eka ThahAke ke sAtha zrIpAla uThA aura zazAMka ko hAtha pakar3akara ghasITatA huA pAkazAlA kI ora le claa| hRdaya meM samAe nahIM itanA sukha anubhava karate hue rAnI kamalaprabhA tathA mainAsundarI unake pIche-pIche cala pdd'ii| mainAsundarI kI cAla meM kucha tejI thI- use apane svAmI ke priya sakhA ke samAna zazAMka ko apane hAtha se garama-garama khAnA jo khilAnA thaa| x zrIpAla svastha hokara kisI devapuruSa kI bhA~ti pratIta

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puNyapuSa 11 hote the aura jana-jana kA Adara va sammAna prApta karate the / nagarI meM jidhara bhI ve ghUmate-phirate kabhI nikala jAte, logoM kI TakaTakI unakI ora laga jAtI aura unake mukha se sahaja hI prazaMsA ke zabda nikala par3ate-'kitanA sundara, kitanA suzIla, kaisA guNI vyakti hai yaha zrIpAla ! avazya hI yaha koI mahApuruSa hai| dhanya hai rAjA prajApAla jinheM aisA dAmAda prApta huA hai aura dhanya hai rAjakumArI mainAsundarI jisane aise devAtmA ko patirUpa meM prApta kiyA hai|' ____koI dUsarA vyakti kahatA-"kahate to tuma ThIka ho| kintu hamArI rAjakamArI mainAsundarI bhI kisI se kama to nahIM hai / na rUpa meM, na guNa meM, na cAritrya meM / apane dharma ke prati usakI kaisI aTUTa, dRr3ha AsthA hai ki usane eka kSaNa ke lie bhI apane pitA kI AjJA kA koI duHkha na mAnA aura ha~sate-ha~sate vItarAga bhagavanta kI zaraNa lekara kor3hI pati ko svIkAra kara liyaa|" vahI to, vahI to, bhAI ! isI akhaNDa dharmazraddhA kA hI to yaha prabhAva hai ki Aja unakI jugala jor3I kAmadeva aura rati ke samAna suzobhita hotI hai|" "kintu bhAI ?" eka vyakti ne kucha bujargI prakaTa karate hue kahA, "eka bAta apanI samajha meM nahIM aaii|" "tumhArI samajha meM bAteM AtI to kama hI haiN| phira bhI

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62 puNyapuruSa suneM to sahI ki vaha kaunasI bAta hai to tumhArI samajha ke caukhaTe meM phiTa nahIM ho pA rahI hai ?" dUsare ne puuchaa| pahale vAle vyakti ne kahA "isameM koI zaka nahIM ki zrIpAla puNyAtmA haiN| mainAsundarI bhI parama dhArmika tathA guNazIlA hai| unakI mAtAjI bhI mahAmanA pratIta hotI haiN| kintu tuka jahA~ nahIM baiTha rahI hai vaha yaha ki Akhira ye loga haiM kauna ? yAnI zrIpAla mahArAjA aura unakI mAtA kauna haiM / bolo, tumameM se kisI ko kucha hai atA-patA ? bolo ? ___yaha prazna sunakara saba cupa ho ge| aba taka kisI ne isa prazna para koI vicAra kiyA hI nahIM thaa| usI samaya zazAMka kahIM se ghUmatA-phiratA vahA~ A phuNcaa| use logoM ne aba zrIpAla ke dAhine hAtha ke rUpa meM jAna-samajha liyA thaa| avasara dekhakara eka vyakti ne sAhasa karake usase pUcha hI liyA 'nAyakajI ! Ao Ao, baittho| hama loga eka gutthI sulajhA rahe haiM aura vaha sulajha hI nahIM rhii| Apa isameM hamArI kucha sahAyatA kiijie|" zazAMka zAnti se baiTha gayA aura usane kahA"kahie, kyA kaSTa hai ?" "ajI, kaSTa to koI nahIM, basa jijJAsA bhara hai| hama loga yaha jAnanA cAhate haiM ki mahArAjA zrIpAla kisa deza

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puNyapuruSa 63 ke vAsI haiM ? ve kahA~ ke rAjA haiM ? kyoMki aisA devAtmA puruSa rAjA cakravartI se kama to ho nahIM sakatA aura jaba aisA hai taba itane dina ho gae, kyA zrIpAla mahArAja ko apane rAjya kI koI cintA-phikara nahIM huI ?" ___kahane vAle vyakti ke svara meM sammAna tathA mIThA vyaMgya donoM hI mizrita the| zazAMka turanta samajha gayA ki ina logoM ko ghara-jamAI jaisI bAteM hI khaTaka rahI haiM / usane uttara diyA___"bhAiyo ! Apa logoM kI jijJAsA svAbhAvika hai| maiM ise isI kSaNa zAnta kiye detA hU~-zrIpAla mahArAja campAnagarI ke adhipati haiM aura mahArAnI kamalaprabhA to unakI mAtA haiM hI / kahie, Apa logoM kI jijJAsA zAnta huI yA nahIM?" saba logoM ne apane-apane sira mauna rahakara svIkAra meM hilAye / kintu jina paristhitiyoM meM zrIpAla kA Agamana ujjayinI meM huA thA aura usake bAda jo jo ghaTanA ghaTita huI thIM, unakA vicAra aba bhI unake mastiSka meM cakkara kATa rahA thA-campAnagarI kA rAjA, samRddha campA nagarI kA adhipati, aura kor3hI ? kor3hiyoM kA rAjA? yaha kaisI ulajhana hai ? logoM kI isa samasyA ko zazAMka ne samajhA aura kahA "dekho bhAiyo ! bahuta sI bAteM aisI hotI haiM jo apane ___

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14 puNyapuruSa samaya para svataH hI samajha meM AtI haiN| usase pUrva kitanA bhI samajhAyA jAya kintu ve samajha meM nahIM A paatiiN| ___"isake atirikta samaya-cakra bhI apanI gati se Age bar3hatA hI rahatA hai-nIcargacchati upari ca dazA cakranemikrameNa-yaha jIvana-cakra aise hI calatA hai| karmoM ke pratApa se rAjA ko bhI raMka kI zaraNa meM jAnA par3a jAtA hai| AzA hai aba Apa loga samajha gaye hoMge tathA maiM Apako vizvAsa dilAtA hU~ ki Apa loga zIghra hI campAnagarI ke mahArAjAdhirAja zrIpAla kI jaya kA ghoSa suneNge| vaha vijayaghoSa itanA tIvra hogA ki AkAza bhI usase gUMja uThegA aura isa ujjayinI nagarI kI dIvAreM bhI usa jayaghoSa ko pratidhvanita kreNgii|" itanA hI kahakara aura una nAgarikoM ko vismayavimugdha chor3akara zazAMka vahA~ se cala pdd'aa| yadyapi zazAMka zrIpAla se Ayu meM kucha bar3A hI thA kintu vaha aba taka zrIpAla kA bahuta muhalagA choTA bhAIsA hI ho gayA thaa| mainAsundarI bhI use apane pyAre devara kI bhAMti dulAra karane lagI thii| ___ ujjayinI ke bAjAra se jaba zazAMka lauTA taba saMdhyA kAla ho cukA thaa| bhojana kI taiyArI thii| zazAMka sIdhA pAkazAlA meM pahu~cA, jahA~ mainAsundarI kI dekharekha meM

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puNyapuruSa 15 anekoM dAsiyA~ bhojana pakA rahI thiiN| zrIpAla abhI vahA~ pahu~cA nahIM thaa| rAnI kamalaprabhA apane kakSa meM vizrAma kara rahI thiiN| ___ zazAMka ne mainA ko dekhA, bhojana kI taiyArI dekhI, aura mu~ha phulAkara eka kinAre para, dUra Asana para baiTha gyaa| usI samaya zrIpAla aura rAnI mAtA ne bhI pAkazAlA meM praveza kiyaa| unhoMne zazAMka ko dekhA nahIM, aura mainA se pUchA "beTI mainA ! kyA bAta huI ? Aja zazAMka nahIM dIkhatA?" zrIpAla ne bhI kahA-"are hA~, Aja zazAMka sabere se hI gAyaba hai ? kahA~ calA gayA ?" taba zazAMka ne apane phUle hue mukha se hI nArAjI ke svaroM meM kahA__ "zazAMka kahIM nahIM gayA, yahIM jamakara baiThA hai| jaise Apa jamakara baiTha gae haiM apanI susarAla meN|" ___isa ajIba se uttara ko sunakara saba loga cauMka ge| kintu zrIpAla ne zazAMka kI bAta kA kucha artha mana hI mana samajha liyA aura usake pAsa jAkara, usake kaMdhe para hAtha rakhakara kahA "kyA hai re ? kyoM rUThA huA hai ? ghara kI yAda A rahI hai kyA ? bhAbhI ko yahIM bulavA dUM ?"

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66 puNyapuruSa " aura karoge bhI kyA tuma ? khuda jamakara susarAla meM baiTha gae ho, aura aba apane sAre khAnadAna ko bhI yahIM bulA loge | dhanya hai tumhAre puruSArtha ko !" yaha cunautI bar3I jabaradasta thI / kisI bhI karmazIla puruSa ko usake puruSArtha ko dI jAnI vAlI cunautI bar3e gahare marma taka chU jAtI hai / zrIpAla bhI samajha gayA ki zazAMka ko usakA aba isa prakAra susarAla meM par3e rahanA priya nahIM laga rahA hai / kintu acAnaka hI vaha itanA gambhIra kaise ho gayA, yaha jAnane ke lie usane pUchA "kyoM re zazAMka ! terI bAta ko maiM samajha gayA hU~ / aura aba eka dina bho yahA~ nahIM rahU~gA / kintu tU yaha to batA ki tujhe kisI ne cher3A hai kyA ?" "mujhe cher3ane kA sAhasa kisa gadhe meM hai ? kisakI mauta AI hai jo mujhe cher3e ? mujhe cher3A-ber3A kisI ne nahIM hai / " " taba tU ekadama isa prakAra ukhar3a kaise gayA hai ?" "nagara meM logoM kI carcA sunatA huA A rahA hU~ / loga tumheM devatAsvarUpa to mAnate haiM, kintu phira bhI gharajamAI to gharajamAI hI rahegA na ? usakI ijjata loga kaba taka kareMge ?" "ThIka hai, ThIka hai / maiM kala prAtaHkAla hI yahA~ se cala pahU~gA / pahale kucha deza-videza meM bhramaNa karU~gA, saMsAra kA kucha anubhava lUMgA / dhana aura sainika ikaTThe karU~gA aura phira apanI campAnagarI ko hastagata karUMgA /

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puNyapuruSa 17 basa, tU yahI cAhatA hai na ? aba to apanA yaha mu~ha dho le aura bhojana karane baitth|" zrIpAla ne prema se zazAMka ko utthaayaa| usane hAtha-maha dhoe aura phira saba loga premapUrvaka bhojana karane baiTha gye| mainAsundarI svayaM apane hAthoM se sabako bhojana parosa rahI thii| kintu mana usakA kahIM ulajha gayA thaa| use apane patideva se hone vAle Asanna viyoga kI AzaMkA kaSTa dene lagI thii| ___ jaba bhojana ho cukA taba zAntipUrvaka mainAsundarI ne zrIpAla se kahA___ "patideva ! kyA Apa kala hI videza jAne kA nizcaya kara cuke haiM ?" "hA~, mainA ! yaha to nizcita hI hai|" __ "taba merI eka prArthanA svIkAra kiijie| mujhe bhI apane sAtha hI le clie|" sunakara zrIpAla ha~sa par3A - "are mainA ! tU mere sAthasAtha kahA~-kahA~ bhaTakegI ? na jAne kitane jaMgala, pahAr3a, nadI-nAle aura samudra bhI maiM pAra karUMgA-nahIM, nahIM; yaha tere basa kI bAta nahIM hai| tU to thor3e dina mAtAjI aura zazAMka ke sAtha yahIM rhnaa| maiM bahuta jaldI lauTa AU~gA aura phira hama loga saba vijayaghoSa karate hue campA cleNge|" mainAsundarI kA mu~ha utara gyaa| kintu pati kI AjJA ke viruddha vaha kucha bola nahIM skii|

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68 puNyapuruSa kintu zazAMka kahA~ mAnane vAlA thA ? vaha bolA"aura koI sAtha jAya yA na jAya, yaha zazAMka solaMkI zrIpAla mahArAja kI zaraNa chor3akara kahIM nahIM jAyagA, kahIM nahIM rahegA / mahArAja bhalI bhA~ti suna leM......... 1" "suna liyA, suna liyA, bhAI ! bhalI-bhA~ti suna liyA / kintu tU bhI apanI jida ko chor3akara merI bAta ko bhI ThIka se samajha le | dekha, yadi hama donoM cala dege to phira mAtAjI aura mainA kI dekha-rekha kauna karegA ? kabhI koI vipatti A hI par3I to inakI rakSA kauna karegA ?" yaha sunakara mainAsundarI ne kahA " nAtha ! ApakI AjJA to zirodhArya hogI hI / kintu hameM yahA~ kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM hai / isake viparIta videza meM yadi Apa loga eka kI bajAya do raheMge to adhika ThIka rahegA........ / " "nahIM mainA ! maiMne saba kucha soca liyA hai| mujhe akele hI jAnA hogaa| tuma mere kAkA ajitasena ko nahIM jAnatIM / ve kuTila aura svArthI haiM / ve avazya hI avasara kI tAka meM raheMge / ataH zazAMka kA tuma logoM kI rakSA ke lie yahIM rahanA nitAnta Avazyaka hai / " / "lekina.. yn " lekina - vekina kucha nahIM zazAMka ! yaha merA nirNaya hai aura merI AjJA hai / " AjJA to AjJA hI hai / isake bAda koI kucha nahIM bola sakA /

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z grAma, nagara, vana aura parvatoM ko lAMghatA huA zrIpAla jaba jidhara mana kiyA udhara hI Age bar3hatA rahA / vaha ekAkI thA / sundara aura baliSTha deha thI / DhAla kaMdhe para aura talavAra kamara se laTaka rahI thI / usa sazakta, svarUpavAna ekAkI puruSa ko yadi koI jaMgala meM isa prakAra bhaTakatA huA dekhatA to vaha yahI soca sakatA thA ki sAkSAta vanadevatA hI apane vistRta sAmrAjya kA nirIkSaNa karane nikala par3e haiM / aura yadi koI gAMdharvI athavA kinnarI use dekha pAtI to vaha usa para mohita hue binA na rahatI / grAma-nagaroM meM zrIpAla ne anekoM logoM kA paricaya prApta kiyA / unake sukha-duHkha ko samajhA / unakI dinacaryA aura jIvana ke taura-tarIkoM ko jAnA / isI prakAra vana-parvatoM meM bhI usane sRSTi ke aneka sundara rahasyoM ko dekhA aura samajhA / isa prakAra vaha dhIre-dhIre eka paripakva buddhi vAlA, anubhavI vIrapuruSa ho gayA / apanI campA nagarI ko punaH vijita kara lene para vaha apanI pyArI

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100 puNyapuruSa prajA kA poSaNa kisa nyAyapUrNa aura premabharI rIti se karegA, yaha usane mana hI mana nizcita kara liyaa| ___ isI prakAra bhaTakate-bhaTakate vaha eka dina eka saghana vana meM jA phuNcaa| usa vana meM eka uttuMga parvata thaa| kautUhalavaza zrIpAla usa parvata kI coTI para jA cddh'aa| vahA~ usane eka bar3I-sI zilA para eka yogI ko apanI donoM bAheM AkAza meM uThAye hue tapasyA karate hue paayaa| yogI kI dRSTi bhI zrIpAla para pdd'ii| usane apane donoM hAtha nIce kara lie, kSaNa-do kSaNa zrIpAla ko apanI tapabala se camakatI A~khoM se dekhA aura phira kahA___"he mahApuruSa ! Apa kauna haiM ? aura isa bIhar3a vana meM isa prakAra akele kyoM bhaTaka rahe haiM ?" zrIpAla ne yogI kA abhivAdana karate hue uttara diyA "mahAmanA ! merA paricaya jAnakara Apa kyA kareMge? Apa to saMsAra-tyAgI yogI haiN| hA~, yadi mere yogya koI sevA ho to avazya AjJA kiijie|" __yogI punaH kSaNa bhara mauna rhaa| phira kucha socakara bolA ____ "Apa ThIka kahate haiN| maiMne saMsAra tyAga diyA hai| kintu maiM jo siddhi prApta karanA cAhatA hU~ usake lie mujhe kucha samaya ke lie eka sahAyaka kI AvazyakatA hai| usake binA siddhi prApta nahIM ho sktii| kyA Apake

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puNyapuruSa pAsa kucha samaya hai ? kyA Apa mujhe sahayoga pradAna kara sakate haiM ?" ___ "avazya / yogIpravara ! yaha merA saubhAgya hogaa| maiM prastuta huuN|" isa prakAra kucha samaya bIta gyaa| yogI apanI sAdhanA meM rata huA aura zrIpAla ne use sahayoga diyaa| yogI ko usakI icchita siddhi prApta ho gii| aba zrIpAla ko apanI yAtrA para Age bar3hanA thA / usane eka dina yogI se kahA "yogIvara ! ApakA kArya siddha ho cukaa| aba mujhe AjJA deN|" ___ "AjJA dene vAlA to kevala prabha hai bhAI ! hA~, merA kAma pUrNa huA, tumane mujhe nisvArtha sahayoga diyA hai, aura usake lie maiM tumhArA kRtajJa bhI huuN| aba jaba tuma jAnA cAhate ho to merI ora se do vidyAe~ tuma grahaNa karate jAo / bhaviSya meM ye tumhAre kAma A sakatI haiN|" "upakRta hU~, yogIvara ! ve kaunasI vidyAe~ haiM ?" "eka vidyA hai 'jala-taraNI' tathA dUsarI hai 'zastra-dhAta nivAriNI' / jala tumheM DubA nahIM sakegA, zastra kA koI bhI AghAta tumheM sparza nahIM kregaa|" yaha kahakara yogI ne ve donoM vidyAe~ zrIpAla ko de dii| vidhipUrvaka unheM grahaNa kara, aura yogI ko abhivAdana kara vaha Age cala pdd'aa|

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102 puNyapuruSa calate-calate vaha eka dina bharuca nAmaka nagara meM jA pahu~cA / yaha nagara samudra ke kinAre para thA aura usa kAla kA bahuta bar3A bandaragAha thaa| anekoM dezoM ke vyApArI apane-apane jalayAnoM meM aneka prakAra kI vikraya sAmagrI bharakara vahA~ Ate the, unakA vikraya lAbha uThAte the aura vahA~ se naI sAmagrI apane-apane yAnoM meM lAdakara apaneapane deza ko lauTa jAte the / isa prakAra usa nagara meM bar3I cahala-pahala rahA karatI thii| dina-rAta vyApAra hotA rahatA thaa| zrIpAla usa bhIr3a bhare nagara meM kisI zAnta vizrAmasthala kI khoja meM idhara-udhara ghUma rahA thA / vaise to usa bhIr3a bhare nagara meM pratidina hI anekoM videzI Ate-jAte rahate the aura koI kisI kI ora vizeSa dhyAna nahIM detA thA kintu zrIpAla kI makhachavi tathA usakI devopama deha hI kucha aisI thI ki jisa vyakti kI bhI dRSTi eka bAra usa para par3a jAtI vaha kSaNa bhara ThiThaka jAtA aura use ekaTaka dekhatA hI raha jaataa| kintu zrIpAla ko kisI kI cintA nahIM thii| vaha apane meM hI magana thaa| samRddha nagara kI bhavya, uttuMga aTTAlikAoM aura rAjapatha para Ate-jAte anekoM rathoM, azvArohiyoM tathA paidala nAgarikoM ko dekhate hue zrIpAla calA jA rahA thA ki acAnaka use kucha sainikoM ne A gheraa|

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puNyapuruSa 103 zrIpAla cakita | yaha kyA mAjarA hai ? kauna haiM ye sainika ? kyoM use gherakara khar3e ho gae haiM ? kyA aparAdha ho gayA hai usase ? kucha samajha nahIM sakA vaha / zAnta aura nizcinta vaha khar3A raha gayA aura pratIkSA karane lagA ki koI usase kucha kahe / tabhI una sazastra sainikoM ke nAyaka ne kucha Age bar3hakara zrIpAla se kahA "mahAzaya ! Apa jo koI bhI hoM, kRpayA hamAre sAtha calie / hamAre svAmI ne Apako pakar3a lAne kI AjJA hameM dI hai / " zrIpAla ko aura bhI adhika vismaya huA ki Akhira yaha tamAzA kyA hai ? dhIra kintu gambhIra svara meM usane pUchA "nAyaka ! kauna haiM tumhAre svAmI ? aura kyoM mujhe isa prakAra bulavAyA gayA hai ? svAmI hoMge to tumhAre / kintu maiM to kisI kA dAsa nahIM hU~ / yadi maiM tumhAre sAtha eka bandI ke samAna calane se inkAra karU~ to ?" "mahAzaya ! hamAre svAmI haiM nagaraseTha zrImanta dhavala / AryAvartta se bAhara jAvA, sumAtrA aura syAmadeza se lekara se lekara araba, IrAna aura yUnAna taka unakI iMDiyA~ svIkArI jAtI haiM / ve bar3e zaktizAlI haiN| unhoMne Apako bulavAyA hai to Apako calanA to par3egA hI, cAhe svecchA se caleM athavA phira........"

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104 puNyapuruSa ___"athavA phira tuma mujhe bandI banAkara le cloge| yahI na ?" "Apa ThIka kaha rahe haiN|" __ "to tumheM svayaM para aura apane ina sainikoM para bar3A bharosA hai / kintu pratIta hotA hai ki aba taka tuma logoM ne kevala becAre, niraparAdha, azakta logoM ko hI kaSTa diyA hai / tumhArA pAlA kabhI kisI vIra aura svAbhimAnI puruSa se nahIM pdd'aa|" __ "hameM ina saba bAtoM se koI matalaba nahIM mahAzaya ! Apa sIdhI taraha caleMge yA phir........|" itanA kahate-kahate nAyaka ne apanI talavAra myAna se bAhara nikAla lii| usI kSaNa sAre sainika bhI apanI-apanI talavAreM nikAlakara Age bar3hane lge| vivaza hokara zrIpAla ko bhI apanI talavAra uThAnI pdd'ii| ____ talavAroM se talavAreM TakarAne lagIM, mAnoM bijaliyA~ eka-dUsare para TUTa par3I hoN| zrIpAla atyanta vIra aura dhIra puruSa thaa| usane dekhate-dekhate hI anekoM sainikoM ko ghAyala kara diyaa| zeSa sainika isa akele vIrapuruSa ke parAkrama ko dekhakara apanI-apanI jAna bacAkara bhAga khar3e hue| zrIpAla ne apane mAthe kA pasInA poMchA, talavAra myAna meM kI aura nizcintatApUrvaka Age bar3ha gyaa|

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puNyapuruSa 105 zrIpAla ke hAthoM burI taraha piTe-piTAye sainika aura unakA nAyaka apane svAmI dhavala seTha ke pAsa pahu~ce aura usako sArI ghaTanA sunaaii| sunakara dhavala seTha cintA meM par3a gayA / use zrIpAla kI AvazyakatA thI, aura vaha vaza meM A nahIM rahA thA / socate-socate usane svayaM hI zrIpAla ke pAsa jAne kA nirNaya kiyA aura turanta cala par3A / eka sthAna para use zrIpAla vizrAma karatA huA dikhAI par3a gayA / dhIre-dhIre, kucha DaratA DaratA vaha usake pAsa pahu~cA aura vinayapUrvaka apanA paricaya dete hue bolA- " zrImAn ! maiM isa nagara kA nagaraseTha dhavala hU~ / dUradUra ke dezoM se merA vyApAra calatA hai / isa samaya bhI mere pA~ca sau jalayAna yAtrA para jAne ke lie khar3e haiM / kintu aisA pratIta hotA hai ki kisI jaladevI ne una sabhI yAnoM ko jakar3a rakhA hai / ve Tasa se masa nahIM ho rahe haiM / " itanA kahakara dhavala seTha mauna ho gayA / taba zrIpAla 'pUchA ne G "nagaraseTha ! Apake jalayAna yadi nahIM cala rahe to usase mujhe kyA ? Apane mujhe pakar3ane ke lie apane sainika kyoM bhejeM ? itanI khUna-kharAbI kyoM karavAI ? yadi Apa satya kaheM, tathA mujhase kucha sahAyatA cAhate hoM to spaSTa kahie / " aba dhavala seTha cakarAyA / jo bAta usake mana meM thI,

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106 puNyapuruSa yadi vaha satya batA de to bhalA phira zrIpAla usake vaza meM kyoM Ane lagA ? vaha bAta hI aisI thI / . seTha cakkara meM par3a gayA / socatA rahA / anta meM jhijhakatA - jhijhakatA vaha bolA ---- " mahAzaya ! Apa mahApuruSa haiM / Apake samakSa aba mujhase asatya kathana nahIM ho sakegA / saca-saca hI kahU~gA / bAta yaha hai ki, jaisA ki maiMne abhI kahA, kisI jaladevI ne mere sabhI thAnoM ko jakar3a liyA hai aura vaha unheM tabhI mukta karegI jaba use kisI battIsa lakSaNayukta sarvAMga sundara puruSa kI bali car3hAI jAyagI / isa sAre nagara meM mujhe Apake atirikta anya koI aisA upayukta pAtra dikhAI nahIM diyA / islie........|" zrIpAla ke aTTahAsa se dhavala seTha dhUjane lgaa| usane hAtha jor3a lie / " isIlie Apa merI bali apanI usa devI ko car3hAnA cAhate the ?" zrIpAla ne haMsate-ha~sate kahA - "are dhavala seTha ! tuma kevala bhole hI nahIM svArthI bhI ho aura sabase bar3hakara to yaha ki tuma midhyAtvI ho| isa prakAra niraparAdha jIva-jantuoM athavA manuSyoM kI bali car3hAnA ghora pApakarma hai / aisA karane se kabhI koI devatA prasanna nahIM ho sakatA, ulTe ananta kAla taka naraka kI yAtanA sahanI par3atI hai | ataH yadi aba bhI tuma meM kucha buddhi zeSa ho to bali car3hAne kI apanI dhAraNA ko jIvana bhara ke lie tyAga do / "

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puNyapuruSa 107 "tyAga dUMgA, zrImAn ! samajhie ki tyAga hI diyaa| kintu........kintu mere jalayAna........?" "unakI cintA na kro| tumhArI devI ko maiM prasanna kara lU~gA / clo|" dhavala seTha ke mana meM AzA jaagii| vaha zrIpAla ko mArga dikhAtA huA samudra kI ora cala pdd'aa| ___ ananta kI sImA taka phaile nIle samudra meM taraMgeM uTha rahI thIM, gira rahI thiiN| unakI gati ke sAtha dhavala seTha ke pA~ca sau jalayAna bhI Upara-nIce ho rahe the, kintu lAkha prayatna karane para bhI ve eka iMca bhI Age nahIM bar3ha pA rahe the / dhavala seTha zrIpAla ko apane sabase bar3e jalayAna para le gyaa| zrIpAla ne paristhiti ko nirIkSaNa kiyaa| kucha vicAra kiyA, aura phira usa jalayAna ke sabase UparI bhAga para, ekAnta meM jAkara ekAgratApUrvaka pavitra navakAra maMtra kA jApa kiyaa| __ kucha samaya taka zrIpAla kA yaha japa-dhyAna calatA rahA / usake bAda usane apane netra khole aura vikaTa siMhanAda kiyaa| AkAza ko gujA dene vAle usa siMhanAda ko sunakara vaha jaladevI jisane una yAnoM ko stambhita kara rakhA thA, unheM chor3akara bhAga gii| dhavala seTha ke jalayAna cala par3e / svayaM seTha aura usake hajAroM sainika tathA karmacArI isa camatkAra ko dekhakara

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108 puNyapuruSa Azcarya meM par3a gaye aura zrIpAla kI jaya-jayakAra karane lge| jaba yAna calane lage taba dhavala seTha ne apane mana meM vicAra kiyA ki yadi zrIpAla jaisA mahApuruSa yAtrA meM usake sAtha rahe to use kisI prakAra kA saMkaTa upasthita na hogaa| yaha socakara usane zrIpAla ke caraNoM meM eka lakSa svarNamudrAe~ bheTa meM rakhakara kahA "mahodaya ! kRpayA merI ora se Apa ye eka lAkha svarNamudrAe~ svIkAra kIjie tathA merI eka anya prArthanA bhI svIkAra kiijie|" "vaha kyA ?"-zrIpAla ne puuchaa| "Apake pAsa yadi samaya ho to Apa bhI mere sAtha samudra-yAtrA para calie / isake badale meM maiM Apako jitanA kaheMge utanA dhana duuNgaa|" ___ "dhavala seTha ! dhana kA mujhe koI lobha nahIM hai| hA~, isa samaya dhana mere lie kucha vizeSa kAraNoM se Avazyaka avazya hai / isake atirikta maiM dUra-dUra dezoM kI yAtrA karake paryApta anubhava bhI prApta karanA cAhatA huuN| ataH mujhe ApakI prArthanA svIkAra karane meM koI Apatti nahIM hai|" dhavala seTha prasanna ho gyaa| eka sundara, susajjita, majabUta naukA para zrIpAla ne apanA DerA jamA liyaa| naukAdala drata gati se samudra kI chAtI ko cIratA huA Age bar3ha claa| ___

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puNyapuruSa aneka dina aura rAta taka lagAtAra calatA-calatA vaha kAravA~ eka dina babbarakula nAmaka bandaragAha para jA ThaharA / pradhAna nAvika ne dhavala seTha se kahA-- ___ "svAmI ! hameM yAtrA karate hue kAphI samaya vyatIta ho cukA hai / AjJA ho to isa bandaragAha para Thaharakara lakar3I, tela ityAdi anya Avazyaka sAmagrI yahA~ se le lI jaay|" "ThIka hai| naukAe~ kinAre se lagA dI jaayN|"- seTha ne AjJA pradAna kii| naukAeM kinAre para sthira ho gaI / seTha ke karmacArI Avazyaka sAmagrI ekatra karane ke lie nagara meM cale gaye aura usake hajAroM sainika samudrataTa para idhara-udhara ghUmakara prakRti kA Ananda lene lge| svayaM dhavala seTha bhI kinAre para utara gayA aura eka chAyAdAra, zItala sthAna para gaddI takie lagAkara sukha se baiTha gyaa| babbarakula ke rAja-karmacAriyoM ko jaba yaha sUcanA milI ki koI bar3A vyApArI unake bandaragAha meM ThaharA hai to ve usa vyApArI se rAjya-kara vasUla karane ke lie Aye / dhavala seTha se unhoMne kara dene ke lie khaa| kintu dhavala seTha bar3A lAlacI thA / vaha kara cukAnA nahIM cAhatA thaa| usane socA mere pAsa to dasa sahasra sainika haiM aura yaha choTA sA nagara hai| isakA rAjA merA bigAr3a hI kyA sakatA hai ? ataH usane kara cukAne se inkAra kara diyaa|

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11. puNyapuruSa bAta bar3ha gii| rAjA taka sUcanA gii| rAjA ne AjJA dI "usa vyApArI kA sArA mAla jabta kara liyA jAya / naukAe~ chIna lI jAya aura usa DhITha vyApArI ko bA~dhakara kisI per3a para ulTA laTakA diyA jAya / __ rAjA kI AjJA milate hI usake sainika zastrAstroM se susajjita hokara dhavala seTha ke bikhare hue sainikoM para TUTa par3e / unheM titara-bitara karake unhoMne dhavala seTha ko bA~dha liyA aura usI vRkSa para ulTA laTakA diyA jisake nIce vaha vizrAma kara rahA thA / seTha kA sArA mAla bhI sainikoM ne apane kabje meM kara liyaa| dhavala seTha kI siTTI-piTTI guma ho gii| lene ke dene par3a gye| per3a kI zAkhA se ulTA laTakA huA vaha apane bhagavAna ko yAda karane lgaa| yaha sArA tamAzA apanI naukA meM baiThA huA zrIpAla maje se dekha rahA thaa| kintu dhavala seTha kI yaha durdazA dekhakara usase rahA nahIM gyaa| usane apanI talavAra samhAlI aura kinAre para utara aayaa| seTha ke pAsa jaba vaha pahuMcA taba seTha ne gir3agir3Akara usase kahA___"he vIrapuruSa ! aba tuma mere sAthI bana gaye ho / kRpA karake mujhe isa vipatti se chuTakArA dilaao|" zrIpAla ne manda-manda muskurAte hue pUchA "tumheM isa vipatti se maiM chur3A to sakatA hU~, kintu isake badale meM tuma mujhe kyA doge ? jarA jAnUM to shii|"

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puNyapuruSa 111 " are bAbA ! tuma mujhe chur3Ao to sahI / tuma jo kahoge vahI dUMgA / mere pAsa aTUTa sampatti hai / jitanI cAho utanI dUMgA / koI kamI nahIM hai / " 1 " basa, kamI hai kevala santoSa kI, hai na ? Apake pAsa aTUTa sampatti hai, phira bhI Apako santoSa nahIM hai, zAnti nahIM hai / hajAroM vyakti bhUkhe rahate haiM, unake pAsa sira chipAne ke lie TUTA-phUTA ghara taka nahIM hai, tana Dhakane ke lie paryApta vastra taka nahIM haiM, kintu Apa kabhI una logoM ke viSaya meM nahIM socate / Apako kevala apanI sampatti ko hI bar3hAte cale jAne kI dhuna samAI rahatI hai| kyoM dhavala seTha, maiM ThIka kaha rahA hU~ na ?" " are bhAI, tuma ThIka hI kaha rahe ho / kintu aba isa samaya isa upadeza ko banda karake apanI talavAra nikAlo aura mujhe mukta kro| dekho maiM ulTA laTakA huA huuN....|" "ulTe kAma karane vAloM ko usakA phala bhI ulTA milA karatA hai zrImanta dhavala seTha !" - kahate hue zrIpAla ne apanI talavAra se seTha ke bandhana kATa die / bandhana kaTate hI vaha kaTe vRkSa kI saraha dhamma se nIce A girA / reta hone ke kAraNa use koI coTa nahIM lagI aura vaha apane kapar3e jhAr3atA huA khar3A ho gayA / hA~, thor3I reta avazya dhavala seTha ke mu~ha meM ghusa gaI, jise vaha thU-thU karatA huA nikAlatA rahA / jJAnavAna vyakti ke lie yaha choTI-sI ghaTanA, yaha

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112 puNyapuruSa choTA-sA pratIka bar3e gahare vicAra utpanna karane vAlA ho sakatA hai-ki manuSya cAhe jitane hAtha-paira mAre, cAhe jitanA sampattivAna, sAmarthyavAna bana jAya kintu use anta meM to khAlI hAtha hI jAnA hai aura isI mATI meM mila jAnA hai, jise isa samaya dhavala seTha thU-thU karatA huA thUka rahA thaa| jaba zrIpAla ne isa prakAra dhavala seTha ko mukta kara diyA taba babbarakula ke aneka sainika zrIpAla ko hI pakar3ane yA samApta kara dene ke lie apane-apane zastra lekara cAroM ora se daur3a pdd'e| zrIpAla bhI yuddha ke lie prastuta thaa| vaha adbhata khaDgadhArI thaa| usakA yuddha-kauzala advitIya thaa| isake atirikta usake pAsa zastra-ghAta-nivAriNI vidyA bhI thI / ataH zatrupakSa ke saikar3oM sainika bhI usakA kucha na bigAr3a sake aura thor3I hI dera meM zrIpAla ke hAthoM gaMbhIra AghAta khAkara idhara-udhara bhAga khar3e hue| babbarakula ke rAjA ko jaba yaha sUcanA milI to vaha aise adbhuta parAkramI vyakti ko dekhane ke lie Atura ho uThA, jo ki akele hAthoM saikar3oM aura hajAroM sainikoM ko parAsta kara sakatA thaa| apane kucha sainikoM ke sAtha vaha zIghra hI samudra ke kinAre para jA phuNcaa| __ rAjA ne dUra se hI zrIpAla ko dekhA-mAnoM sAkSAta kAmadeva hI Aja apanA puSpa-dhanu tyAgakara khaDgahasta hokara yuddha ke lie sannaddha ho| zrIpAla kI mukha-chavi se parAkrama kI parAkASThA prakaTa ho rahI thii|

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puNyapuruSa 113 rAjA zrIpAla para mohita ho gayA-ahA ! maha kaisA anupama, kitanA vIra, kaisA sAhasI aura kitanA sundara mahApuruSa hai !........kAza, merI putrI ko yaha apanI patnI ke rUpa meM svIkAra kara le / yadi aisA ho sake to beTI ke bhAgya hI khula jaayN| __ yaha vicAra karatA huA rAjA Age bddh'aa| zrIpAla ke samIpa pahu~cakara usane bar3e premapUrvaka kahA___"zrImAn ! ApakA adabhuta parAkrama aura dhairya maiMne dekha liyA hai / hamAre isa choTe-se nagara meM ApakA padArpaNa hamAre saubhAgya kA hI sUcaka hai / maiM apanI samasta prajA kI ora se ApakA abhinandana karatA huuN|" ___"dhanyavAda, rAjan ! ApakI yaha vinamratA prazaMsanIya hai| hama loga to yAtrI haiM, abhI thor3e samaya meM hI Age bar3ha jaayeNge| mere sAthI, ina dhavala seTha kI thor3I asAvadhAnI ke kAraNa Apako tathA Apake sainikoM ko jo kaSTa huA usake lie hama kheda prakaTa karate haiN|" zrIpAla kA yaha uttara sunakara rAjA aura bhI adhika prabhAvita huaa| usane kahA "zrImAn ! Apako yahA~ se Age to jAnA hI hai| kintu isase pUrva merI Apase eka vinamra prArthanA yaha hai ki bhApa kRpA karake merI putrI kA pANigrahaNa karane kA kaSTa kreN| yaha hamArA tathA rAjakumArI madanasenA donoM kA

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114 puNyapuruSa saubhAgya hogaa| isake pazcAt hI Apa kRpA karake Age bddh'eN|" . "kintu rAjan ! Apa yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM ? mere viSaya -meM Apako kucha jJAta nahIM / Apake lie maiM ajJAta kula-zIla vyakti huuN|" "rahane dIjie isa bAta ko, zrImAn ! sUrya ko dIpaka dikhAne kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hotii| ApakA svarUpa, ApakA parAkrama, ApakA caritra hI Apake ucca kulIna hone kI sAkSI de rahA hai| kRpA karake hamArI prArthanA svIkAra kiijie|" rAjA ke isa atyanta snehapUrNa Agraha ko zrIpAla TAla nahIM sakA / yathAsamaya zubha muhUrta meM usakA vivAha rAjakumArI madanasenA se ho gayA aura kucha samaya usane zAntipUrvaka madanasenA kI snehachAyA meM vyatIta kiyaa| 0

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Sh kucha dina vyatIta ho jAne ke bAda eka dina dhavala seTha ne zrIpAla se kahA na " mahodaya ! Apake jaisA puNyavAna aura bhAgyavAna puruSa saMsAra meM biralA hI hotA hai / Apa jahA~ bhI jAte haiM vahIM Rddhi-siddhi Apake pIche calatI haiM / isa dvIpa meM Akara Apako madanasenA jaisI sundarI rAjakumArI tathA bahuta dhanarAzi prApta huI hai| merI paMcazata naukAoM meM se AdhI nokAe~ tathA unameM bharI huI vyApAra - sAmagrI bhI ApakI hI hai| maiMne jina sainikoM ko nikammA samajhakara apanI senA se haTA diyA thA, una dasa sahasra sainikoM ko bhI acche vetana para Apane apanI sevA meM rakha liyA hai / yaha saba to huA, kintu, mahodaya ! aba hameM apanI yAtrA para Age bar3hanA cAhie / " zrIpAla ne dhavala seTha kI isa bAta ko ucita samajhA aura babbara kulanareza rAjA mahAkAla se milakara kahA" rAjan ! aba hameM kAphI samaya yahA~ rahate hue ho gayA

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116 puNyapuruSa hai| kRpayA aba hamArI Age kI yAtrA kI taiyArI kara diijie|" rAjA mahAkAla aura unakI rAnI ko apanI priya putrI se vilaga hone meM bahuta duHkha kA anubhava ho rahA thaa| kintu ve kara hI kyA sakate the? beTI to parAyA dhana hI huA karatI hai / vaha jahA~ bhI rahe, sukha se rahe, isa bhAvanA ke sAtha rAjA ne zrIpAla kI yAtrA kI taiyArI zIghra karavA dii| usane apane dAmAda ke lie eka bahuta bar3I, atyanta bhavya naukA kA nirmANa karAyA aura use ratnAdika se bhara diyaa| usane zrIpAla ko kucha atisundara nATaka bhI bheMTa meM die| isa prakAra zubha muhUrta meM yAtrA punaH prArambha ho gii| samudrI mArga para naukAoM kA vaha kAphilA dhIre-dhIre santaraNa karatA huA aba ratnadvIpa kI ora bar3ha rahA thaa| apanI vizAla naukA meM madanasenA ke sAtha aneka nATaka dekhate hue zrIpAla kA samaya aura mArga Ananda se kaTa rahA thaa| aura eka dina ratnadvIpa kI harI-bharI bhUmi dikhAI dene lgii| naukAe~ usI dizA meM Age bar3ha rahI thiiN| zIghra hI ve kinAre se jA lgiiN| yaha dvIpa AkAra-prakAra meM kucha vizAla aura adhika harA-bharA thaa| isase isa dvIpa ke nivAsiyoM kI samRddhi kA anumAna lagAyA jA sakatA thaa| kinAre para utarakara sabase pahale AvAsa kI vyavasthA

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puNyapuruSa 117 kara lI gaI / aneka choTI-bar3I vastra kuTiyoM (tambU) se samudra kA vaha tala chA gayA / aba dhavala seTha ko usa dvIpa meM apanA mAla becane aura lAbha kamAkara nayA mAla bharane kI suujhii| zrIpAla svayaM isa jhaMjhaTa meM nahIM par3anA cAhatA thaa| usane dhavala seTha se kahA - " zreSThivara ! Apa vyApAra kArya meM niSNAta haiM / vastuoM ke bhAva-tAva kA bhI Apa ko jJAna hai / ataH mere mAla ko bhI Apa hI beca bAca dIjiegA / taba taka maiM jarA isa dvIpa kI zobhA ko ghUma-phirakara dekha AtA hU~ / " lAlacI seTha ne yaha prastAva turanta svIkAra kara liyA / apane mana meM usane socA ki yaha lar3akA bhAva-tAva ko kyA jAne ? maiM jo kucha bhI ise de dUMgA vahI sahI hogA / prakaTa meM usane kahA " Apa nizcinta hokara bhramaNa kIjie, Ananda lIjie, magana rhie| maiM saba kucha samhAla lUMgA / " yaha vyavasthA ho jAne ke bAda madanasenA ko apanI saheliyoM ke sAtha AnandapUrvaka samaya vyatIta karane ke lie kahakara zrIpAla eka sundara drutagAmI azva para savAra hokara dvIpa - darzana hetu cala pdd'aa| ratnadvIpa vAstava meM yathAnAma yathAguNa hI thA / saghana vRkSAvaliyoM ke nIce bichI huI mulAyama reta sUrya kI kiraNoM meM asaMkhya ratnoM kI bhA~ti hI jagamagA rahI thI /

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: 118 puNyapuruSa pakSI madhura kalarava kara rahe the| zAnta, zItala pavana vibhinna prakAra kI vanaspatiyoM se cher3a-chAr3a kara rahA thaa| kula milAkara dRzya aura kAla bar3e manorama the| aise manorama sthAna para zrIpAla bhI ghar3I bhara ke lie apanI sArI cintAoM ko bhUla gyaa| usane apane azva ko usakI apanI hI icchA para chor3a diyA ki jidhara bhI isakA jI cAhe vaha calatA cle| cAroM ora prakRti kA adbhuta saundarya bikharA huA thaa| usa saundarya meM naisargika saMgIta thA-aisA mAdaka, madhura saMgIta ki jo kisI bhI bhAvuka vyakti ko apane sammohana se bebhAna kara de| ___isa naisargika saundarya kA apane netroM se pAna karatA huA aura isa svargIya saMgIta kI laharoM meM DUbatA-utarAtA huA zrIpAla bahuta dUra nikala aayaa| use kisI dizA kA bhI koI dhyAna nahIM thA, koI cintA nahIM thI, koI vicAra nahIM thA-vaha to kevala DUbA huA thA-prakRti kI isa pAvana manoramatA meN| ___ "bacAo.......bacAo........bacAo........bacAo-" kI cIkha-pukAreM ekAeka zrIpAla ke kAnoM se TakarAI aura vaha kSaNa mAtra meM sAvadhAna ho gyaa| ye cIkha-pukAreM nArI-kaMTha se nikalI huI thiiN| ina pukAroM kI dizA kA dhyAna karake usane apane azva ko usI kSaNa usa dizA meM daur3A diyaa| naMgI talavAra aba zrIpAla ke hAtha meM thI aura sarapaTa daur3ate hue pAnIdAra azva para vaha sAkSAt kArtikeya ke samAna dikhAI par3a rahA thaa|

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puNyapuruSa 116 saghana vRkSoM ke eka jhuramuTa ko cIrakara jyoM hI vaha kucha khale se sthAna meM pahuMcA tyoM hI usane dekhA ki eka bhayaMkara, vizAla vanarAja apanA vizAla mukha phAr3e hue kucha sundariyoM ke jhuNDa para TUTa par3ane ke lie uchAle mArane hI vAlA thaa| . siMha ne uchAla bharI, kintu usase bhI adhika tIvratA se bijalI kI-sI gati se uchalakara zrIpAla una sundariyoM aura usa siMha ke bIca meM A gayA aura apanI tIkSNa talabAra ke eka hI bhIma-prahAra se usane usa jhapaTate hue siMha kA sira kATa ddaalaa| - siMha kA zIza aura dhar3a 'dhamma' kI dhvani karate hue bhUmi para gira par3e / asta-vyasta, ghabarAI huI ve sundariyA aba bhI apanI sudhabudha bhUlakara cIkha rahIM thI---"bacAo ......bacAo !" / zrIpAla ne apanI talavAra myAna meM rakhI aura una sundariyoM ko Azvasta karane ke lie usane kahA "nirbhaya ho jaaiye| siMha mArA jA cukA hai| aba merI upasthili meM svayaM yamarAja bhI ApakI deha ke eka roma ko bhI sparza nahIM kara sakatA / Darie nahIM, zAnta ho jaaie|" prANAntaka saMkaTakAla meM bhagavAna ke hI bheje kisI vIrapuruSa ke ina vacanoM ko sanakara aura siMha ko vAstava meM bhUmi para mRta par3A huA dekhakara ve sundariyAM dhIre-dhIre

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120 puNyapuruSa Azvasta huii| aba unakA dhyAna apanI eka sakhI para gayA jo vahIM bhUmi para mUcchita par3I huI thii| ve bhaya ke mAre phira se cIkhane-cillAne lagIM-"hAya ! rAjakumArIjI, rAja kumArIjI....he bhagavAna ! rAjakumArIjI ko kyA ho gayA?" zrIpAla ne yaha sanakara itanA to samajha liyA ki yaha jo bhUmi para mUcchita huI par3I sundarI yuvatI hai vaha koI rAjakumArI hai aura zeSa usakI sakhI-saheliyAM yA dAsiyAM haiN| kintu isa samaya use una logoM kA paricaya prApta karane kI utanI cintA nahIM thI jitanI ki mUcchita kumArI ke prANa bacAne kI / usane kahA "Apa loga apane dupaTToM se inakI havA kareM, maiM jala lekara abhI AtA huuN| ghabarAe~ nahIM, siMha ke bhaya se yaha mUcchita ho gaI haiN| abhI hoza meM A jaaeNgii|" itanA kahakara zrIpAla daur3akara samIpa meM hI bahate hue eka nirjhara para gayA aura apanA kamara banda kholakara use acchI taraha pAnI meM bhigokara turanta lauTa aayaa| ___ mUcchita rAjakumArI ke pIle par3e hue mukha para dhIredhIre zrIpAla ne apanA bhIgA huA kamarabanda nicor3akara zItala jala ke chIMTe diye / usakI saheliyA~ havA kara rahI thiiN| yaha upacAra kucha samaya taka claa| zrIpAla apane ghuTanoM ke bala rAjakumArI ke samIpa hI baiThA huA nirantara usake mukha para jala ke chIMTe DAla rahA thaa| dhIre-dhIre rAjakumArI hoza meM A gii| usane dhIre

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puNyapuruSa 121 se apane kamala - netroM ko kholA, kucha smaraNa karane kA prayatna kiyA, jo kucha sAmane dIkha rahA thA use samajhanepahicAnane kA yatna kiyA, aura phira apane samakSa eka devadUta ko baiThA huA dekhakara usane apanI A~kheM phira isa bhaya aura AzaMkA se baMda kara lIM ki siMha ne use khA liyA hai, vaha mara cukI hai, aura svarga meM koI devadUta usake samIpa baiThA hai / rAjakumArI aba nirApada hai, hoza meM A gaI hai tathA use hI dekhakara cakita hai, yaha dekhakara zrIpAla muskurAtA huA vahA~ se uTha khar3A huA aura pAsa hI zAnta khar3e apane azva ke samIpa jAkara usakI gardana sahalAne lagA / rAjakumArI kI sakhI-saheliyA~ aba nizcinta ho cukI thiiN| unameM se eka ne rAjakumArI ke sira para Ahiste se apanA komala hAtha pherate hue madhura svaroM meM kahA - - " rAjakumArIjI ! uThie, jAgie, aba koI bhaya nahIM hai / hama saba sakuzala haiM / uThie, dekhie, siMha mArA jA cukA hai / uThie rAjakumArI jI !" apanI priya sakhI mahAzvetA kA svara pahacAnakara rAjakumArI ne sAhasa karake apanI A~kheM phira se kholIM / kucha kSaNa isI prakAra vaha cupacApa mahAzvetA tathA apanI anya saheliyoM ko dekhatI rahI aura phira dhIre-dhIre uTha baitthii| isa samaya usakI pITha zrIpAla kI ora thI /

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122 puNyapuruSa rAjakumArI uThI aura usane mahAzvetA ke gale meM apanA hAtha DAla diyA / bolI TH "he bhagavAna ! kyA maiM sacamuca jIvita hU~ ? arI mahAzvetA ! tU bhI jIvita hai ? tuma saba jIvita ho ? are, are, " maiMne to abhI-abhI dekhA thA ki maiM svarga meM hU~, aura mere sAmane.........mere sAmane koI anupama saundaryavAna 'devadvaita baiThA hai / " * yaha sunakara saba sakhiyA~ khilakhilAkara haMsa par3I rAjakumArI cakita hokara una sabakA mu~ha dekhane lagI aura phira bolI FIRS "arI duSTAo ! tuma ha~satI kyoM ho ? kyA meM jhUTha kahatI hU~ ? maiMne abhI-abhI, apanI inhIM A~khoM se usa devadUta ko dekhA ......." apanI pyArI sakhI ko cher3ane ke lie mahAzvetA ne kahA "hA~ jI, tumane jisa devadUta ko dekhA usakI A~kha ati sundara, bar3I-bar3I thIM na........?" * "hA~, haaN........|" " aura usakA mukhamaNDala bhavya thA na ?" "ET S SS 1" " aura usakA vizAla vakSa kisI hima-dhavala cadrAMta, jaisA dRr3ha thA na ?"

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puNyapuruSa 123 "are hA~ hA~, sacamuca........" "aura usa devadUta ke aMga-pratyaMga se saundarya kI chaTA bikharI par3atI thI na ?" _ "hA~ rI mahAzvetA ! bilakula aisA hI thA vaha devadUta !" -kahakara jAne kisa aMta:preraNA ke vazIbhUta hokara rAjakumArI ne kSaNabhara ke lie apanI A~kheM banda kara lii| zrIpAla pIche, samIpa hI zAnta khar3A muskurA rahA thA aura sakhiyoM kI cher3achAr3a kA Ananda le rahA thaa| . itane meM hI rAjakumArI ko phira se dhyAna aayaa| vaha cakita hokara apanI sakhiyoM ko aura mRta siMha ko dekhakara bolI "lekina........lekina yaha saba huA kaise ? yaha siMha kaise mArA gayA? yahA~ to aura koI nahIM hai........." __"koI hai, rAjakumArI jI !" mahAzvetA ne cuTakI-sI lete hue kahA- "ApakA vaha 'devadUta' abhI yahIM hai| dhIraja chUTa rahA ho to bulA dU~ use ?" / "cala haTa nigor3I, tujhe hara samaya ha~sI hI sUjhatI rahatI hai / mujhe mUrkha banAne meM tU bar3I catura hai| patA nahIM yaha saba kyA aura kaise ho gayA / mujhe saba kucha tuma loga bAda meM batAnA / kintu aba zIghra yahA~ se calanA caahie| kahIM isa siMha kA koI dUsarA sAthI yahA~ A pahuMcA to maraNa ho jaaygaa|" "siMha dubArA AegA to rAjakumArIjI kA deva ___

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124 puNyapuruSa dUta bhI dubArA A jaaygaa|" kisI anya sakhI ne kahA, aura eka bAra phira se vaha vana-prAntara una yuvatiyoM kI khilakhilAhaTa se bhara utthaa| aba rAjakumArI uTha khar3I huii| usane kahA "tuma sabhI eka jaisI cur3aleM ho| calo yahAM se| pitA jI cintA karate hoNge|" "calo bhAI calo yahA~ se," mahAzvetA ne muMha banAte hue kahA-'becAre devadUta kI takadIra meM to sirpha begAra hI likhI thI / itanI bar3I, aisI pyArI rAjakumArI ke prANoM kI rakSA karane ke pratiphala meM use dhanyavAda kA eka phUTA zabda bhI to nahIM milanA thaa|" / rAjakumArI ko mahAzvetA ke isa kathana meM aba kisI rahasya kA AbhAsa huaa| usane apanI dRSTi mahAzvetA ke cehare para gar3A dI aura kucha gaMbhIratA se kahA___"saca-saca bola mahAzvetA ! yaha saba kyA jhamelA hai ? tuma loga aise kaise bola rahI ho? kyA sacamuca yahA~ koI vIrapuruSa AyA thA jisane hamArI rakSA kI ?" "AyA 'thA' nahIM rAjakumArIjI AyA 'hai' aura aba vaha jA bhI rahA hai| Apa yadi use dhanyavAda ke do zabda kahanA cAheM to aba bhI samaya hai / jarA pIche mur3akara to dekhie|"

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puNyapuruSa 125 zrIpAla apane azva para ArUr3ha ho cukA thA / vaha sajjana puruSa nahIM cAhatA thA ki sakhI-saheliyoM ke ha~sI-majAka ke bIca meM vaha ' dAla-bhAta meM mUsaracanda ' banakara yahA~ khar3A rhe| apane kartavya kA pAlana vaha kara hI cukA thA / azvArUr3ha hokara vaha balgA khIMcane hI vAlA thA ki mahAzvetA kA kathana sunakara rAjakumArI ne ekadama pIche palaTakara dekhA - devadUta ! vahI devadUta !! palabhara rAjakumArI cakita raha gaI / kintu phira dhIre-dhIre saba kucha samajha gaI / vaha zAlIna kanyA thI / saMkoca bhI use honA svAbhAvika hI thA, kintu saMkoca ko tyAga kara apane karttavya kA pAlana karanA hI usane adhika ucita samajhA / dhImI, haMsa kI-sI gati se vaha Age bar3hI, azvArUr3ha zrIpAla ke samIpa taka AI, kSaNa bhara usane zrIpAla ke netroM meM jhA~kA aura phira palakeM jhukAkara AbhAra prakaTa karate hue bolI - " aparicita mahAbhAga ! kSamA kareM, siMha ke bhaya se maiM mUcchita ho gaI thii| mujhe apanI sadhubudha samhAlane meM kucha samaya lagA / Apane....Apane kisI devadUta ke hI samAna isa samaya yahA~ Akara hamArI rakSA kI hai / hama........maiM kina zabdoM meM ApakA AbhAra prakaTa karU ? Apa.. ! " "devI ! AbhAra prakaTa karane kI koI AvazyakatA hI nahIM / yaha to merA karttavya thA jisakA nirvAha maiM kara sakA, isakI mujhe khuzI hai / Apake darzana aura 1000...

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126 puNyapuruSa bhI ho gae, yaha merA dUsarA saubhAgya hai| aba mujhe AjJA deN........|" itanA kahakara zrIpAla ne apane azva ko halkA-sA saMketa diyA aura vaha samajhadAra jAnavara Age bar3ha claa| ... rAjakumArI madanamaMjUSA ke hRdaya meM isa samaya bhAvanAoM kA samudra uphana rahA thaa| vaha zrIpAla se jAne kitanA kucha kahanA cAhatI thI, use rokanA cAhatI thI, usakA paricaya jAnanA cAhatI thii| kintu vaha kucha bola na skii| kevala pyAse apalaka netroM se vaha zrIpAla ko Age bar3hatA huA dekhatI bhara raha gii| vana-vIthI sa~karI thii| zrIpAla kA azva abhI usa para dasa-pA~ca kadama hI Age bar3ha pAyA thA ki sAmane se ekaeka kara bahuta se azvArohI dra tagati se usI ora Ate dikhAI die| zrIpAla ke sAmane paha~cakara sabase Age vAlA azvArohI Thahara gayA aura usake pIche usake anya sAthI bhii| -Age vAle azvArohI ke mukhamaMDala tathA veza-bhUSA se rAjasI teja prakaTa ho rahA thaa| aura ve the svayaM rAjA kanakaketu, rAjakumArI madanamaMjUSA ke pitA / usa raladvIpa ke ekacchatra svaamii| . " rAjA kanakaketu ne zrIpAla ko dekhA, usake pIche kucha dUrI para kucha ghabarAI-sI khar3I apanI putrI tathA usakI

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puNyapuruSa 127 saheliyoM ko dekhA, kucha socA, aura zrIpAla kI ora saMketa karate hue apane sainikoM ko Adeza diyA " bandI karo ise / " rAjAjJA hote hI sainikoM ne zrIpAla ko cAroM ora se ghera liyaa| rAjA kanakaketu zrIpAla ke azva ke pArzva se Age nikalakara rAjakumArI ke pAsa pahuMce aura pUchA J " " isa vyakti ne tumheM adhika parezAna to nahIM kiyA ? ise ucita daNDa milegA, ghabarAo nahIM / maiM bahuta cintita ho gayA thA ki tuma logoM ko vana-bhramaNa meM itanA vilamba kaise ho gayA / acchA huA ki maiM samaya A pahu~cA / " rAjakumArI ko kATo to khUna nahIM / usane dekhA ki usake pitA ko bhrama ho gayA hai| isa bhrama kA nivAraNa zIghra honA cAhie / kintu apane mukha se vaha lajjA aura saMkocavaza kucha kaha na skii| usane mahAzvetA kI ora saMketa pUrNa A~khoM se dekhA / mahAzvetA eka kadama Age bar3hI aura usane hAtha jor3akara rAjA se kahA "mahArAja ! Apako bhrama ho rahA hai| ye jo vIra puruSa haiM, inhoMne to rAjakumArI ke prANoM kI Aja rakSA kI hai / yadi ye samaya para yahA~ pahu~cakara aura apane prANoM para khelakara usa siMha ko mAra na DAlate to .... / " taba rAjA ne usa dizA meM dRSTi kI jidhara mahAzvetA --

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128 puNyapuruSa ne saMketa kiyA thA aura usa mRta siMha ke zIza aura dhar3a ko dekhaa| ve cakita raha gye| kucha-kucha anumAna unheM ghaTanA kA huA aura tathya se pUrNatayA avagata hone ke lie unhoMne mahAzvetA se pUchA____ "kyA huA thA mahAzvetA? jaldI se mujhe sArI bAta btaa|" taba mahAzvetA ne Adi se anta taka sArI ghaTanA kA varNana kiyaa| use sunakara rAjA kanakaketu bhAvavibhora ho ge| turanta apane azva se nIce kUdakara unhoMne apanI beTI ko AliMgana meM bharate hue kahA "pyArI baccI ! tU baca gaI ! bhagavAna ko lAkha-lAkha dhanyavAda ! tujhe koI coTa to nahIM lagI ? aba tU pUrNatayA svastha hai na?" "hAM pitAjI, Apa cintA na kreN| kintu ye.......|" isase Age vaha phira kucha na bola skii| kevala zrIpAla kI ora usakI citavana kA saMketa hI jA skaa| rAjA ko turanta aba dhyAna AyA zrIpAla kA aura usake prati unhoMne jo anyAya kiyA thA, binA soce-samajhe, usake lie unheM ghora pazcAttApa huaa| mur3akara ve zIghra zrIpAla kI ora gye| zrIpAla muskurAtA huA zAnta-bhAva se apane azva se nIce utara kara khar3A thaa|

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puNyapuruSa 126 rAjA kanakaketu ne zrIpAla ke donoM kandhoM para apane hAtha rakhate hue kahA___ "o mahAbhAga vIrapuruSa ! kSamA kro| beTI ko lauTane meM bahuta dera huI, tumheM maiMne yahA~ dekhA aura mujhe bhrama huaa| maiM aura merI sArI prajA tumhArI kRtajJa hai| tumane to akelI madana kA hI nahIM, hama sabakA jIvana bacA liyaa| tumhArI vIratA ko dhanya hai / tumhAre dhIraja ko dhanya hai| tumhArI zAlInatA anupama hai| kSamA karo bhAI !" zrIpAla ne apane usI dhIra-gaMbhIra bhAva se uttara diyA "rAjan ! Apa vyartha hI cintA kara rahe haiN| Apane merA koI apamAna nahIM kiyaa| yaha to saba svAbhAvika hI thaa| saMyogavaza mujhe Apake bhI darzana ho gae, yahI merA saubhAgya hai / acchA, aba yadi maiM ApakA bandI nahIM hU~ to AjJA cAhatA hU~........." "Thaharie, Thaharie mahAzaya ! aura 'mahAzaya' kyA, aparicita hote hue bhI aba maiM tumheM putravat hI mAnatA huuN| mujhe kucha smaraNa ho rahA hai........bahuta samaya pUrva........ eka vItarAga munivara ke darzana mujhe acAnaka, isI vana meM hue the, aura unhoMne kahA thA, bhaviSya-kathana kiyA thA, ki ucita samaya para isI vana meM rAjakumArI ke bhAvI pati se merI bheMTa hogii| - "bahuta samaya pahale kI yaha bAta maiM vismRta ho cukA ____

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13. puNyapuruSa thaa| kintu aba saba kucha smaraNa meM A gayA hai| prabhu kI lIlA bhI vicitra hai| kintu Apa........ApakA zubha nAma ?" "shriipaal|" ."ahA ! kitanA sundara, kaisA zubha nAma hai-zrIpAla!" -rAjA kanakaketu bhAva-vibhora ho rahe the| kintu phira svayaM ko saMyata karate hue unhoMne zrIpAla se kahA . "calo, zrIpAla, rAjabhavana meM calo, tumheM merI putrI svIkAra karanI hI par3egI........" "kintu rAjan........" "are beTA zrIpAla ! kauna sA kintu aura kahA~ ke rAjan ? calo calo, yaha to vidhi kA zubha lekha hai, pUrva nizcita hai| vItarAga munivara ke vacana kyA trikAla meM bhI asatya ho sakate haiM ? calo-calo, madana biTiyA kI mAtA cintA kara rahI hogii|"- itanA kahakara rAjA kanakaketu Ananda ke ullAsa meM ha~sa par3e aura Age bole"kintu jaba vaha tumheM dekhegI taba usakI sArI cintA parama harSa kI pAvana belA meM pariNata ho jaaygii| clo|" rAjA kanakaketu ne zrIpAla kI eka na sunii| bhavya samAroha ke sAtha usI dina zrIpAla kA pANigrahaNa rAjakumArI madanamaMjUSA se ho gyaa| usa dina usa ratnadvIpa ke asaMkhya ratna apanI jagaramagara A~khoM se Ananda kI aparimita prakAza-varSA kara rahe the|

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yaha satya hai ki puNyavAna mahApuruSa jahAM bhI jAte haiM, zrI tathA samRddhi vahIM unake sAtha calatI haiN| ratnadvIpa meM bhI aisA hI huA / rAjA kanakaketu ne vidA kI belA meM apane dAmAda zrIpAla aura putrI madanamaMjUSA ko bahuta-sI mUlyavAna sAmagrI-sonA, cA~dI, ratna, hAthI-ghor3e ityAdi bheMTa kiye| vidA kI belA bar3I bhAvabhInI ho jAyA karatI hai| samudra ke kinAre jaba zrIpAla aura madanamaMjUSA apanI vizAla susajjita naukA meM car3hane lage taba rAnI aura rAjA ne apanI gIlI A~khoM ko poMchate hue kahA___"beTI madana ! hameM bhUlanA nahIM, aura apane pati kI sevA ko hI apane jIvana kA carama-lakSya banAe rkhnaa| isI meM terI aura hamArI zobhA hai| __"aura beTA zrIpAla ! tuma bhI isa abodha bAlikA kA dhyAna rkhnaa| hamane ise bar3e lAr3a se pAlA-posA hai...." ve itanA hI kaha ske| unake nayana phira azrupUrita ho gye|

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132 puNyapuruSa kAravA~ Age cala pdd'aa| aba zrIpAla ke pAsa apAra saMpatti thii| mUlyavAna sAmagrI se bharI naukAe~ thiiN| sevaka the / sainika the / aura sabase bar3hakara thI madanasenA tathA madanamaMjUSA jaisI do-do sundara pliyaaN| dhavala seTha ke pAsa bhI sampatti kI koI kamI nahIM thii| kintu vaha to svabhAva se hI lobhI thaa| isake atirikta vaha thA ghora IrSyAlu / zrIpAla ke saubhAgya se vaha mana hI mana jalA-bhunA jA rahA thaa| dina-rAta usake mastiSka meM aba SaDyantra kA cakra calane lagA / vaha socA karatA thA ki kyA karUM, kaise karU~, ki isa lar3ake kI isa prabhUta sampatti kA svAmI maiM hI bana jaauuN| itanA hI nahIM, dhavala seTha bar3A kAmI puruSa bhI thaa| kor3ha meM khAja ke samAna thI yaha bAta / zrIpAla kI donoM navor3hA patniyoM ko dekhakara vaha vAsanA kI agni meM jalA jA rahA thaa| vaha zrIpAla kI sampatti hI nahIM, donoM patniyoM ko bhI hathiyAnA cAhatA thaa| naukAoM kA vaha kAphilA dhIre-dhIre Age bar3hatA jAtA thA aura usI ke sAtha bar3hatI calI jA rahI thI dhavala seTha kI kaamecchaa| usake sAtha usake cAra ghaniSTha mitra bhI the| apane mana kI saba bAteM vaha unase nissaMkoca kahA karatA thaa| eka

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puNyapuruSa 133 dina usane una mitroM ke samakSa apane mana kI isa durabhisandhi ko bhI rakha hI diyA / usane kahA___"mitro ! koI upAya batAo, kisa prakAra maiM zrIpAla kI isa sArI sampatti tathA patniyoM ko prApta karUM ?" mitroM ne use samajhAyA-"dhavala seTha ! sAvadhAna ho jAbho / parAI vastu ko hathiyAnA pApa hai| parAI strI para kudRSTi DAlanA to mahApApa hai| yadi tumane aisA vicAra mana meM rakhA to hameM vizvAsa hai ki tuma zrIpAla jaise puNyAtmA kA to kucha nahIM bigAr3a sakoge, ulTe apanA hI akalyANa kara baitthoge|" isa prakAra una cAroM mitroM meM se tIna mitra to samajhAbujhAkara idhara-udhara cale gaye, kintu eka vahIM baiThA rahA / ekAnta pAkara usa duSTa ne agni meM ghRta ur3elA "dhavala seTha ! ye loga to Darapoka haiN| yaha lar3akA zrIpAla tuma jaise sayAne aura anubhavI vyakti kA bigAr3a hI kyA sakatA hai ? cUko mata, kucha aisI tarakIba karo ki na rahe bA~sa aura na baje bA~surI........." "kyA matalaba ? kyA maiM zrIpAla ko........ ?" "bhAr3a meM dhakela do| merA matalaba hai ki bhAr3a to yahA~ hai nahIM, samudra meM hI dhakela do|" ___ isa prakAra dhavala seTha ko usa kumitra kI kubuddhi kA sahArA aura mila gyaa| usane mana meM nizcita kara liyA

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134 puNyapuruSa ki zrIpAla ko samApta kara hI denA caahie| basa, phira to usake pau-bAraha haiN| sampatti bhI milegI aura sundariyAM bhii| dhavala seTha avasara kI tAka meM rahane lgaa| udhara seTha ke isa SaDyantra se sarvathA anabhijJa zrIpAla Ananda ke sAtha apanA kAla-yApana kara rahA thaa| usakI donoM patniyA~ sagI bahanoM ke samAna eka dUsarI se sneha karatI thiiN| DAha kA koI prazna hI nahIM thaa| madanasenA aura madanamaMjUSA ke isa prema ko dekhakara zrIpAla bhI parama santuSTa thA / Aja ke yuga meM to eka puruSa kI do patniyAM zAyada Apasa meM lar3a hI mareM, kintu vaha yuga dUsarA hI thaa| ve vyakti bhI dUsare hI the aura una vyaktiyoM ke vyaktitva bhI anokhe the, ucca the| eka dina dhavala seTha zrIpAla kI naukA para AyA aura naukA dekhane ke bahAne zrIpAla ke sAtha idhara-udhara ghUmane lgaa| ghUmate-ghUmate vaha eka macAna para car3ha gayA aura nIce samudra kI ora dekhate hue, Azcarya prakaTa karate hue bola paDA___"are bhAI zrIpAla! dekho to kaise Azcarya kI bAta hai| ahA, eka magaramaccha aisA hai jisake eka ke sthAna para ATha mukha haiM / aisA to kabhI dekhA nahIM / Ao Ao, dekho|" zrIpAla svaccha, zuddha, sarala hRdaya vAlA vyakti thaa| dhavala seTha ke mana meM kyA pApa chipA hai, isakI use gaMdha

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puSyapuruSa 125 taka nahIM thI / vaha sarala bhAva se macAna para car3ha gayA aura jhukakara samudra meM dekhane lagA 0 1 usI kSaNa usa pApI dhavala seTha ne zrIpAla ko pIche se eka dhakkA dekara samudra meM dhakela diyA / macAna se nIce samudra meM girate-girate zrIpAla ne zAnta mana se navakAra mantra kA jApa prArambha kara diyA / isa parama pavitra mantra ke prabhAva se zrIpAla kA bAla bhI bA~kA nahIM huaa| vaha jyoMhI pAnI meM girA, tyoMhI eka magara - maccha ne use apanI pITha para biThA liyA aura kinAre kI ora cala pdd'aa| 'jala taraNI' vidyA ke prabhAva se use kisI prakAra kA kaSTa nahIM huA / magara kI pITha para baiThA vaha kucha samaya bAda kinAre jA lagA / vaha koMkaNa deza kA samudra taTa thaa| kinAre para utara kara zrIpAla idhara-udhara ghUmane lagA aura socane lagA ki aba kyA karanA cAhie ? ghUmate-ghUmate use bhUkha-pyAsa lagI to usane kisI vRkSa ke kucha phaloM kA AhAra kiyA, kisI jharane se kucha jala piyA, aura phira thakAna ke kAraNa eka campaka vRkSa kI chAyA meM so gayA / kitanI dera taka vaha soyA rahA, isakA zrIpAla ko kucha patA nahIM lagA / kintu kucha dhvaniyoM se jaba usakI nidrA bhaMga huI taba usane dekhA ki usake sAmane kucha sainika Adara bhAva prakaTa karate hue khar3e haiM / use Azcarya huA yaha nahIM ki me sainika kahA~ se Ae kyoMki pradeza

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136 puNyapuruSa thA to pradeza ke nivAsI hI hote hI, rAjA bhI hotA, sainika bhI hote-Azcarya to use isa bAta huA ki ve usake prati itanA sammAna kaise pradarzita kara rahe the| una sainikoM ke nAyaka ne Age bar3hakara, hAtha jor3akara zrIpAla se kahA "mahAbhAga ! yaha koMkaNa deza hai| isa deza ke svAmI haiM mahArAja vsupaal| hama unhIM ke sainika-sevaka haiN| kintu Apa socate hoMge ki isase ApakA kyA sambandha hai ? vastutaH bAta yaha hai ki kucha samaya pUrva rAjasabhA meM upasthita eka naimittika se hamAre mahArAja ne pUchA thA ki yadi ApakA nimitta-zAstra satya hai, tathA Apa usake jJAtA haiM, to batAie ki rAjakumArI madanamaMjarI kA pati kauna hogA? vaha kahA~ aura kaba milegA? ___"he mahAbhAga ! taba usa naimittika ne bhaviSya-kathana kiyA thA ki vaizAkha zuklA dazamI ke dina, DhAI prahara dina car3hane para yadi Apa samudra ke kinAre para khojeMge to eka parama puNyavAna, parama tejasvI yuvaka Apako eka campaka vRkSa ke nIce soyA huA milegaa| vahI puNyavAna puruSa rAjakumArIjI kA pati hogaa| "zrImAn ! Aja vahI vaizAkha zuklA dazamI kA dina hai / rAjA kI AjJA se hama Apako khojate hue yahA~ Aye aura usa naimittika kI bAta satya niklii| isa campaka vRkSa ke nIce nirdhArita tithi evaM samaya para Apa hameM soye

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puNyapuruSa 137 hue mila gaye / ataH aba zrImAna se hamArI yahI prArthanA hai ki Apa hamAre sAtha rAjamahala meM padhArane kI kRpA kreN|" . itanA kahakara vaha nAyaka zrIpAla ke uttara kI pratIkSA karane lgaa| . zrIpAla mana meM vicAra kara rahA thA ki yaha bhI vicitra saMyoga hai / vaha to isa cintA meM thA ki aba kyA karanA hogA, kaise madanasenA aura madanamaMjUSA ko khojanA hogA, kaise campAnagarI pahu~canA hogA-kintu yahA~ to bhAvI ne saba kucha pahale se hI nirdhArita kara rakhA hai| mahArAja vasupAla ke sahayoga se isa kArya meM sahAyatA svayaM hI mila jaaygii| yahI saba vicArakara zrIpAla una sainikoM ke sAtha eka sundara, saje hue azva para baiThakara cala pdd'aa| ve loga kucha hI dUra gaye the ki svayaM rAjA vasapAla apane mantrI tathA anya sevakoM ke sAtha use mArga meM hI Ate hue mila gaye / rAjA vasupAla ne dekhA-naimittika kA kathana asatya to nahIM huaa| yaha jo vyakti Aja ke dina samudra ke kinAre, campaka vRkSa ke nIce soyA huA milA hai vaha sacamuca hI puNya aura pratApa kI kiraNeM bikheratA huA pratIta hotA hai / prakaTa meM usane zrIpAla se kahA___ "hamAre puNyoM kA udaya huA hai ki Apa isa deza meM padhAre / ApakA svAgata hai| Apa hamAre bhAvI jAmAtA haiN| Aiye hamAre sAtha, pdhaarie|"

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138 puSyapuruSa cAroM ora prasannatA kA vAtAvaraNa chA gayA / ve loga jaba rAjadhAnI ke mukhya mArga se hokara rAjamahala kI ora jA rahe the taba sabhI nAgarika zrIpAla ko dekha-dekhakara apanI rAjakumArI ke bhAgya kI sarAhanA kara rahe the| unake rAjA vasupAla kA vyaktitva bhI kucha kama nahIM thaa| ve bhI vIrapuruSa the; sundara aura zaktivAna the| kintu yaha puruSa jise ve Aja dekha rahe the, vaha kucha anokhA hI dikhAI detA thA-kaisA pratApa thA, kitanI manohArI mukhachavi thI! rAjamahala meM pahu~cakara rAjA vasupAla ne zrIpAla kA samucita Adara-satkAra kiyA aura taduparAnta usI naimittika ko bulAkara vivAha ke lie zubha muhUrta batAne ke lie khaa| naimittika ne apanI gaNanA ityAdi karake kahA "mahArAja ! saMyoga isI ko to kahate haiN| vivAha ke lie Aja hI kA dina atyanta zubha hai|" zrIpAla sArI sthiti ko jAna hI cukA thaa| usane koI Apatti nahIM kii| rAjakumArI madanamaMjarI se usakA vivAha bar3I dhUmadhAma se ho gyaa| vivAha ke uparAnta zrIpAla ne mahArAja vasupAla se kahA "rAjan ! aba maiM apane deza jAnA caahuuNgaa| mere anya svajana merI pratIkSA karate hoNge|"

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puNyapuruSa 136 mahArAja vasupAla ne zrIpAla kI yaha icchA jAnakara uttara diyA___ "jAnA to hogA hI, yaha to nizcita hai| hameM bhI apanI beTI se bichur3anA hI hogA, kintu abhI kucha dina to Thaharie / yaha hamArA Apase sAgraha nivedana hai|" zrIpAla vicAravAna puruSa the| dharya bhI unameM agAdha thaa| kisI ke hRdaya ko ve dukhAnA nahIM cAhate the| ataH unhoMne mahArAja vasupAla ke Agraha ko svIkAra kara liyaa| zubha karmoM ke pratApa se jaMgala meM bhI maMgala ho jAyA karatA hai| puNyavAna vyaktiyoM ke mArga meM Ane vAlI samasta bAdhAe~ svata: hI samApta ho jAtI haiN| saMkaTa naSTa ho jAte haiN| ___ zrIpAla ke sAtha bhI yahI huaa| samudra meM dhakela diye jAne ke bAda bhI, bhaTakate-bhaTakate kisI ajJAta pradeza meM ekAkI raha jAne ke bAda bhI zrIpAla ke puNyakarmoM ne apanA prabhAva dikhaayaa| madanamaMjarI jaisI sundara, suzIlA rAjakumArI se vivAha huA, rAjA vasupAla jaise zvasura use mile aura vaha sukhapUrvaka rahane lgaa| udhara usa pApI dhavala seTha ne kumAra ko samudra meM dhakelakara magaramaccha ke AMsU bikheranA Arambha kara diyaa| vaha cillA-cillAkara kahane lagA-are koI daur3o re, jaldI

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14. puNyapuruSa daur3o, bacAo, bacAo ! zrIpAla samudra meM gira gaye haiMkoI upAya kro| hAya, samudra meM tUphAna A rahA hai aura isa sthala para bhISaNa magaramaccha bhI haiN| aba mere priya zrIpAla kI rakSA kauna karegA? are, koI use bcaao|" dhavala seTha kI yaha cIkha-pukAra sunakara zrIpAla tathA seTha ke anekoM sevaka ghar3I bhara meM vahA~ ekatrita ho ge| kintu uphanate hue samudra meM utarakara zrIpAla kI khoja karanA azakya samajhakara ve saba cupacApa mu~ha laTakAye khar3e rhe| kisI kA sAhasa nahIM thA ki vaha samudra meM kUda par3e aura khoja kre| jo vyakti yaha dussAhasa karatA usakI mRtyu nizcita thii| rAniyoM ko jaba yaha samAcAra milA taba ve duHkha ke Avega se mUcchita ho gii| aneka upacAroM ke bAda unheM hoza AyA aura ve zAntipUrvaka vicAra karane lgiiN| unhoMne Apasa meM vicAra kiyA ki unake pati zrIpAla puNyavAna puruSa haiM, ataH unakA koI aniSTa nahIM ho sktaa| avazya hI ve isa mahAsaMkaTa se kisI na kisI prakAra pAra utara hI jAyege aura phira se unakA milana hogaa| isake sAtha hI unhoMne yaha bhI jAna liyA ki yaha sArA SaDyantra duSTa dhavala seTha kA hI hai| ho na ho usI ne dhokhe se unake pati ko samudra meM dhakela diyA hai aura aba vaha unakI aTUTa sampatti kA svAmI bana jAnA cAhegA

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puNyapuruSa 141 tathA svayaM unheM bhI apane caMgula meM phaMsAne kA prayatna kregaa| yaha socakara donoM rAniyA~ sAvadhAna ho gii| . dhavala seTha ke mana meM to kAma-vikAra aba apanI parAkASThA ko pahu~ca rahA thaa| eka-eka dina use pahAr3a ke samAna pratIta hotA thA / ata: eka dina vaha avasara dekhakara zrIpAla kI donoM rAniyoM ke pAsa jA pahu~cA aura pahale idhara-udhara kI bAteM banAkara phira sIdhe apane matalaba para A gayA- "deviyo ! jo saMsAra meM AtA hai, vaha jAtA bhI hai| bar3A duHkha hai ki zrIpAla mahAbhAga isa prakAra se mRtyu ko prApta hue| kintu aba kiyA hI kyA jA sakatA hai ? ve lauTakara to A nahIM skte| Apa loga aba nirAzrita ho gaI haiN| maiM Apako Azraya detA huuN| mere pAsa aTUTa dhana hai| Apako kabhI kisI vastu kI kamI nahIM hone dUMgA / basa, Apa loga zrIpAla ke sthAna para aba mujhe grahaNa kara liijie|" - itanA sunakara donoM rAniyoM ne apane kAna banda kara lie / itanA hI kahA "dhavala seTha ! pApakarma hamezA sira para car3hakara bolatA hai| tumane pApakarma kiyA hai, pApa bhare zabda tuma bola rahe ho / aba bhI samaya hai tuma cupacApa cale jAo aura yaha kuvicAra apane hRdaya se nikAla do anyathA tumheM pachatAnA

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142 puNyapuruSa pdd'egaa| hameM vizvAsa hai ki hamAre puNyavAna patideva kA koI aniSTa nahIM ho sakatA, ve eka na eka dina hameM avazya mileNge| tuma yahA~ se isI kSaNa cale jaao|" kintu dhavala seTha ke sira para to bhUta savAra thaa| vaha una donoM yuvatI rAniyoM ke sundara zarIra ko dekha rahA thA aura vAsanA se jalA jA rahA thaa| usake mana para rAniyoM ke vacanoM kA koI prabhAva nahIM pdd'aa| vaha dhIredhIre rAniyoM kI ora bar3hane lgaa........|| ThIka usI samaya bAdaloM kI ghanaghora garjanA huii| saikar3oM bijaliyA~ camakane lgiiN| samudra meM bhISaNa tUphAna ke lakSaNa prakaTa hue| andhakAra chAne lgaa| jalayAna kAgaja kI nAvoM ke samAna Dolane lge| ___ yaha dRzya aura yaha sthiti dekhakara sabhI ghabarA gye| usI samaya usa yAna para eka kSetrapAla prakaTa huaa| usake pIche bAvana vIroM kI senA thii| saba loga cakita hokara yaha dRzya dekha hI rahe the ki vahAM svayaM cakrezvarI devI prakaTa huii| unhoMne prakaTa hote hI dhavala seTha ko bure mArga para dhakelane vAle usa cauthe mitra kA kAma tamAma kara diyaa| yaha saba dekhakara dhavala seTha daur3akara rAniyoM ke caraNoM meM girakara 'trAhi-trAhi' pukArane lgaa| cakrezvarI devI ne apane dhana-gambhIra svara meM kahA "pApI dhavala seTha ! tU satiyoM kI zaraNa meM pahu~ca gayA hai, ataH isa bAra tujhe kSamA karatI huuN| kintu yadi bhaviSya

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puNyapuruSa 14 // meM tUne koI kukarma kiyA to smaraNa rakhanA ki tujhe jIvita nahIM chodduuNgii| tU svayaM apanI mauta mArA jaaygaa|" . itanA kahakara devI ne una donoM rAniyoM ko eka-eka puSpahAra pradAna karate hue kahA___"beTiyo ! ina puSpahAroM ko tuma dhAraNa kiye rhnaa| isase tumhArA koI aniSTa nahIM hogaa| tumhAre patideva bhI tumheM Aja se bIsaveM dina surakSita tathA sAnanda mila jaaveNge|" devI antardhAna ho gii| madanasenA aura madanamaMjUSA ko dhairya bNdhaa| dhavala seTha muMha laTakAe, lajjita hokara apane yAna para calA gyaa| - kintu jisa prakAra kutte kI pUMcha ko kitanA hI sIdhA karane kA prayatna kiyA jAya vaha kabhI sIdhI hotI hI nahIM, usI prakAra kAmI puruSoM ko sadbuddhi bhAgya se hI AtI hai| isa samaya to dhavala seTha cakrezvarI devI ke prabhAva se donoM satiyoM kA kucha bhI nahIM bigAr3a sakA, kintu usake mana meM lAlasA abhI banI huI hI thii| zAstroM meM kahA gayA hai- "kAmAturANAM na bhayaM na lajjA"-kAma se Atura ho rahe vyakti ko na koI bhaya hI pratIta hotA hai na use lajjA AtI hai| kyoMki vaha to usa samaya andhA ho jAtA hai tathA use kucha bhI dikhAI nahIM detaa| yahI hAla dhavala seTha kA thA / vaha avasara kI talAza meM thaa| apane mana meM vaha laDDU phor3a rahA thA

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144 puNyapuruSa ki kabhI na kabhI ye donoM rAjakumAriyA~ usake vaza meM ho hI jAyeMgI / Akhira kaba taka ye zrIpAla kI yAda meM apane car3hate hue yauvana kI uddAma pipAsA ko vaza meM rakha sakeMgI ? yahI vicAra karate hue dhavala seTha ne apanI yAtrA jArI rkhii| usa samaya samudra meM pavana kI dizA dakSiNamukhI thI / ataH ve sabhI yAna pavana kI hI dizA meM tejI se calate hue eka dina koMkaNa deza ke samudra taTa para hI A lage / dharatI ko dekhakara dhavala seTha ne vahIM laMgara DAlane kA Adeza de diyA aura ve loga usa taTa para Thahara gaye / Avazyaka vizrAmAdi se nivRtta hokara dhavala seTha bahuta sArI sAmagrI lekara koMkaNa nareza kI rAjasabhA meM jA pahu~cA / rAjA ke caraNoM meM usane bahumUlya bheMTa rakhI / rAjA prasanna huA / kintu usI samaya dhavala seTha kI dRSTi rAjA ke samIpa hI baiThe zrIpAla para par3I aura use dekhakara usake pairoM tale se dharatI khisaka gaI / bhaya ke mAre vaha kA~pane lagA / usane soca liyA ki aba to mauta A hI gii| yaha zrIpAla aba avazya hI sAre tathya rAjA ke samakSa prakaTa karake use phA~sI para car3havA degA / dhavala seTha bhaya ke mAre kA~pa rahA thA / rAjA ne yaha dekhA aura pUchA -

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puNyapuruSa 145 "kyoM zreSThivara ! Apa acAnaka kucha asvastha dikhAI par3a rahe haiM / kyA bAta hai ? kyA adhika dina samudra- yAtrA karane ke kAraNa Apa asvastha ho gaye haiM ? yadi cikitsA kI AvazyakatA ho to maiM apane rAjavaidya ko ApakI samucita cikitsA karane hetu Adeza dU~ ? " kintu dhavala seTha kI bImArI to dUsarI thI / vaha kanakhiyoM se zrIpAla kI ora dekha rahA thA aura thara-thara kA~pa rahA thA / zrIpAla kI madhura muskurAhaTa use apanI mauta kA paigAma dikhAI de rahI thI / jaise-taise dhavala seTha ne hAtha jor3akara rAjA se kahA "mahArAja ! ApakI kRpA se mujhe koI roga nahIM hai / kabhI-kabhI acAnaka hI adhika thakAna ke kAraNa mujhe asvasthatA kA anubhava hone lagatA hai, lekina kucha vizrAma aura sAdhAraNa auSadha sevana se hI maiM ThIka ho jAtA hU~ / "ataH rAjan ! aba mujhe AjJA diijie| maiM apane zivira meM lauTakara vizrAma karanA cAhatA hU~ / " " jaisI ApakI icchA, zreSThivara ! yadi mere yogya koI kArya ho to nissaMkoca batAiyegA | aba Apa jA sakate haiM / " rAjA se AjJA pAkara dhavalaseTha rAjasabhA se jaldIjaldI vidA ho gayA / vaha soca rahA thA ki isake pUrva ki zrIpAla usakA bhaMDAphor3a kare, kisI taraha yaha koMkaNa - taTa chor3akara dUra calA jAnA cAhie /

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puNyapuruSa idhara zrIpAla ne bhI dhavala seTha ko pahicAna to liyA hI thA, vaha usake pApakarma ko bhI jAnatA thaa| kintu vaha bar3A hI zAnta vicAraka, dhairyavAna tathA kSamAzIla thaa| vaha apane mana meM cAhatA thA ki dhavala seTha apane kukarma kA pazcAttApa kare, naitika jIvana ko apanAe tathA bhaviSya meM kisI bhI anya vyakti ke sAtha duSTatA kA vyavahAra na kare, nirdhanoM kA zoSaNa na kare / yaha socakara vaha rAjasabhA meM mauna hI rahA / kisI se usane kucha bhI nahIM kahA / kevala eka rAja guptacara ko sAvadhAna karake Adeza diyA ki vaha samudrataTa para dhavala seTha ke zivira para kar3I dRSTi rakhe, use yAtrA para Age ravAnA na hone de tathA donoM rAniyoM ke kuzalasamAcAra use lAkara de| rAjasabhA se nikalakara dhavalaseTha jaba apane zivira kI ora jA rahA thA taba saMyogavaza use mArga meM eka bhA~r3oM kI maMDalI milii| ina bhA~r3oM kI AjIvikA taraha-taraha ke svAMga racAkara, bhinna-bhinna prakAra ke AkarSaka khela dikhAkara prajA kA manoraMjana karanA hI thaa| usa maMDalI ko dekhakara dhavala seTha ke mastiSka meM eka nayA hI kuTila vicAra utpanna huaa| usane usa bhA~r3amaMDalI ke netA ko apane pAsa bulAkara kahA "dekho bhAI bhaMDarAja ! tama to bar3e kuzala naTa ho| dekhate-dekhate logoM ko cakita kara sakate ho| hai na aisI hI bAta?"

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puNyapuruSa 147 "hA~ seThajI ! aisI hI bAta hai / AjJA deM to Apako aise-aise khela dikhAUM jo Apane kabhI na dekhe hoM / hama loga sAre deza meM ghUmate haiM, anekoM kalAe~ jAnate haiM ....... / " "basa basa, bhaMDarAja ! dekho, mujhe abhI tumhArA khela nahIM dekhanA hai / phira dekhUMgA aura tumheM mu~ha mA~gA puraskAra bhI dU~gA / merA nAma dhavala seTha hai| mere pAsa dhana-sampatti kI koI kamI nahIM hai / jitanA cAho utanA hI dhana tumheM dUMgA / kintu tumheM merA eka kArya karanA par3egA | bolo, karoge ?" "are seTha, idhara Apane kAma batAyA nahIM aura udhara hamane use pUrA kiyA nhiiN| kaheM to rAtoMrAta rAjakumArI ko gAyaba kara deM ?" - kahakara catura bhAMr3a ne apanI bAyIM A~kha kI eka kora dabAkara apanI dRSTi dhavala seTha ke cehare para gar3A dI / "nahIM nahIM, bhaMDarAja ! aisA koI kAma nahIM karanA hai / tumheM jo kAma karanA hai vaha yaha hai ki rAjasabhA meM rAjA ke pAsa eka bahuta hI sundara, bar3A hI pradIpta puruSa unakI dAhinI ora baiThatA hai / usakA nAma hai zrIpAla .... ....\" " samajha gayA, seTha ! samajha gayA / usa zrIpAla ko ekadama gAyaba kara denA hai na ?" "are nahIM bhAI ! gAyaba nahIM karanA hai / aura use gAyaba kara denA koI ha~sI - khela bhI nahIM hai / kauna jAne

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148 puNyapuruSa vaha kitane puNya ekatrita karake AyA hai ki jahA~ bhI vaha jAtA hai use Rddhi-siddhi hI prApta hotI hai aura usakA bAla bhI bAMkA nahIM hotaa| maiM to svayaM hI prayatna karakarake hAra gayA huuN|" "to phira usa zrIpAla kA Apa kyA karanA cAhate haiM seTha ? jo kucha bhI karanA ho so batA diijie| hameM to apane puraskAra se matalaba hai|" ___"dekho bhaMDarAja ! tama aisA karo ki kala gAte-bajAte rAjasabhA meM jAo aura rAjA ko apane sundara aura Azcaryajanaka khela se prasanna kro| aura phira aisA nATaka karo ki jaise tumhArI dRSTi acAnaka hI zrIpAla para par3a gaI ho aura tamane use pahicAna liyA ho| use tuma apanA beTA banA lenA, koI use bhAI, koI cAcA aura jo jI meM Aye banA lenaa| kintu itanI sahajatA aura saphAI se yaha kAma honA cAhie ki kisI ko koI saMdeha na ho| rAjA bhI yahI soce ki vaha vAstava meM tumhArA hI beTA hai, arthAt eka bhA~r3a hai / tama apane usa beTe ko apane sAtha le jAne kI AjJA rAjA se mAMganA / "basa, bhaMDarAja ! merA itanA hI kAma hai / Age maiM dekha luuNgaa| yaha kArya yadi tuma kuzalatA aura saphalatApUrvaka kara doge to maiM tumheM eka lAkha svarNamudrAe~ dUMgA, samajhe? pUrI eka lAkha !" bhaMDarAja ke muMha meM pAnI bhara AyA / eka lAkha svarNa

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puNyapuruSa 146 mudrAe~ usane kabhI svapna meM bhI nahIM dekhI thiiN| usane harSa se vibhora hokara kahA___ "seTha ! yaha kAma kala avazya ho jAyagA / tuma dekhanA ki hama loga aisA saphala nATaka kareMge ki loga dekhate hI raha jaayge|" "ThIka hai, to abhI to maiM calatA huuN| kala rAjasabhA meM avazya pahu~ca jaanaa| bhUlanA nahIM bhlaa| eka lAkha svarNa-mudrAe~ tumheM mila hI gaI samajha lenaa|" bhaMDarAja apanI maMDalI sahita nAcatA-gAtA eka ora calA gyaa| dhavala seTha bhI apane zivira kI ora anyamanaska sA lauTa aayaa| rAjasabhA bharI huI thii| rAjA vasupAla apane Asana para zobhita ho rahe the| dAhinI ora kisI devapuruSa kI bhAMti daidIpyamAna zrIpAla baiThA huA thaa| maMtrI, amAtya, senApati tathA anya adhikArIgaNa bhI apane-apane niyata sthAna para khar3e athavA baiThe hue the| nagara ke aneka pramukha jana bhI sabhA meM upasthita the| __ usI samaya sabhAbhavana ke bAhara kucha zora-gula sunAI pdd'aa| nAnA prakAra ke vAdyoM kI dhvani A rahI thii| yaha zora-gula kyoM ho rahA hai isakA patA lagAne ke lie rAjA ne apane kaMcukI ko kahA hI thA ki tabhI dvArapAla 'mahA

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150 puNyapuruSa rAja vasupAla kI jaya' pukAratA huA bhItara AyA aura bolA "mahArAja kI jaya ho ! koI bhaMDarAja apanI maMDalI sahita dvAra para upasthita huA hai| usakA kahanA hai ki vaha itane vicitra prakAra ke svA~ga aura khela dikhA sakatA hai ki kabhI kisI ne nahIM dekhe hoN| mahArAja kI kyA AjJA hai ?" kautUhala manuSya-svabhAva kA eka aMga hai| usa dina rAjasabhA meM koI vizeSa kArya bhI nahIM thaa| saba tarapha sukha-zAnti thii| ataH rAjA vasupAla ne bhI kautUhala se prerita hokara kahA "isa bhA~DamaNDalI ko bhItara bheja do| dekheM, ye loga kyA-kyA tamAzA dikhAte haiM ?" __"jo AjJA mahArAja !"-kahakara dvArapAla ulTe paira pIche lauTa gyaa| aneka prakAra ke raMgoM ke vicitra-vicitra veza pahine hue tathA sira se paira taka nakalI, camakadAra AbhUSaNa dhAraNa kiye hue usa bhA~r3a-maMDalI ke sadasya chamachamAhaTa karate hue rAjasabhA ke bIca ke saMgamaramara ke cauka meM Akara khar3e ho gye| jamIna taka jhaka-jhukakara unhoMne rAjA ko salAma aura namaskAra kiyA tathA phira rAjA kI AjJA se unhoMne aneka prakAra ke khela dikhAne Arambha kiye| usa

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puNyapuruSa 151 maMDalI meM striyA~ aura bAlaka bhI the| ve bhI sabhI bar3e capala aura catura the| isI prakAra koI eka khela cala rahA thA ki acAnaka usa maMDalI kA saradAra vaha bhaMDarAja apanI nATya-kriyA ke bIca meM stambhita sA hokara Thahara gayA aura zrIpAla ko A~kha gar3A-gar3Akara dekhane lgaa| kucha pala vaha isI prakAra zrIpAla ko dekhatA rhaa| sabhA meM upasthita sabhI logoM ko Azcarya huA ki yaha bhaMDarAja acAnaka khela dikhAte hue ruka kyoM gayA aura vaha isa prakAra zrIpAla ko A~kha gar3A-gar3Akara kyoM dekha rahA hai| koI kucha samajha nahIM skaa| itane meM hI vaha bhaMDarAja daur3akara zrIpAla kI ora gayA aura usase cipaTa gayA / kahane lagA__ "are beTA ! are mere pyAre beTe ! tU yahA~ chipA baiThA hai ? hAya, hama to tujhe DhUMr3hate-DhUMr3hate deza-videza meM mAre-mAre phirate rahe / pairoM meM chAle par3a gaye, aneka bAra bhUkha-pyAsa se adhamare bhI ho gaye aura tU yahA~ sukha se chipA baiThA hai| dekha to sahI, yaha terI mAtA tere viyoga meM kaisI adhamarI, kitanI bUr3hI ho gaI hai, are mere pyAre bette........|" SaDyantra to pahale hI raca liyA gayA thaa| bhaMDarAja kI patnI bhI aba daur3akara zrIpAla ko apanA 'beTA-beTA' kahakara asuvA DhArane lgii|

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152 puNyapuruSa isI prakAra koI use apanA bhatIjA batAne lagA aura usake mila jAne para harSa ke A~sU bahAne lgaa| rAjA vasupAla kI rAjasabhA meM haMgAmA-sA maca gyaa| rAjA pahale to Azcarya meM par3A, phira dhIre-dhIre jaba use yaha vizvAsa hone lagA ki yaha anajAna yuvaka zrIpAla saca, muca hI bhA~r3a hai, itanI nIca jAti kA hai to use eka ora to yaha dukha huA ki usane binA pUrNa vicAra aura dekhabhAla kiye apanI pyArI beTI kA vivAha usake kyoM kara diyA aura dUsarI ora use zrIpAla para krodha AyA ki usane satya bAta prakaTa kyoM na kI? use dhokhA kyoM diyA ? jisa samaya yaha tamAzA ho rahA thA usa samaya rAjasabhA ke eka dUra kone meM khar3A dhavala seTha mana hI mana prasanna ho rahA thA ki aba rAjA zrIpAla ko avazya mRtyudaNDa de degA aura usake sAre saMkaTa dUra ho jaayeNge| zrIpAla kI sampatti bhI use mila jAyagI tathA usakI yuvatI patniyA~ bhI use prApta ho hI jaayeNgii| ___anta meM rAjA se rahA na gyaa| usakA ceharA krodha aura paritApa se lAla ho rahA thA / vaha krodha se bolA__ "bhaMDarAja ! tuma saba loga eka tarapha khar3e ho jaao| aura aba bolo ki tuma loga yaha saba kyA bakavAsa kara rahe ho ? ye mahArAja zrIpAla hamAre dAmAda haiM / vIra kSatriya haiM / tuma loga yaha kyA pAgalapana kara rahe ho? kyA tuma logoM kI mauta sira para nAca rahI hai ? saca-saca bolo,

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puNyapuruSa 153 yadi kucha bhI jhUTha kahA to tuma sabako, eka-eka ko, zUlI para car3hA duuNgaa|" rAjA kI yaha bhISaNa DA~Ta khAkara bhI bhaMDarAja dhabarAyA nahIM / vaha ghuTA huA naTa thaa| ghATa-ghATa kA pAnI piye hue thA / usane bar3e hI sahaja bhAva se uttara diyA "mahArAja ! yaha merA beTA cAMgalA hai| patA nahIM aba isane apanA kyA nAma rakha liyA hai aura kaise yaha Apake pAsa pahu~ca gayA aura kaise isane Apako dhokhA dekara rAjakumArIjI se byAha bhI kara liyaa| kintu hamAre-mA~-bApa ke dila se pUchie, isake bichur3ane se hama kitane duHkhI hue haiM / aura aba jaba Aja yaha hameM mila gayA hai to hameM pahicAnatA hI nhiiN| he bhagavAna ! terI lIlA bhI vicitra hai|" -kahatA huA bhaMDarAja phira magaramaccha ke A~sU bahAne lgaa| rAjA bar3A dukhI thA / soca rahA thA ki yadi yaha bAta satya hai to usane apanI pyArI beTI kA vivAha eka nIca kulIna bhA~r3a se kara diyaa| aba beTI kA bhaviSya kyA hogA? yahI socate hue usane zrIpAla se kahA__ "mahAbhAga ! maiM yaha kyA dekha rahA hU~ ? kyA suna rahA huuN| Apa kucha bola nahIM rahe haiM, to kyA yaha bAta satya hai ? kyA Apane hameM itanA bar3A dhokhA diyA hai ? sacasaca btaaiye|"

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154 puNyapuruva rAjA ne zrIpAla se yaha prazna kiyA aura isase pUrva ki vaha kucha uttara detA, rAjA ko acAnaka usa naimittika kI yAda AI jisane bhaviSyavANI kI thI ki amuka prakAra se rAjakumArI kA vivAha eka uttama puruSa se hogA / usakI yAda Ate hI rAjA ne naimittika ko tatkAla rAjasabhA meM bulavAyA aura use DA~Tate hue kahA "kyoM jI, kyA tumhArA nimitta jJAna yahI hai ? tumane merI ikalautI beTI kA vivAha eka bhA~r3a se karA diyA ? tumheM isI samaya zUlI para car3hAne kI AjJA detA hU~ / ' kintu vaha naimittika tanika bhI vicalita nahIM huA / usane zAntipUrvaka kahA "mahArAja ! Apa zAnta hoM, mujhe isa sAre kANDa meM kisI bhayaMkara SaDyantra kI gandha A rahI hai / merA nimittazAstra jhUThA nahIM hai aura merA nimittajJAna bhI adhUrA nahIM hai / maiM vizvAsapUrvaka kahatA hU~ ki mahAbhAga zrIpAla parama uttama kula ke haiM tathA inake jaisA puNyavAna puruSa Apako isa samaya sAre AryAvarta meM bhI DhUMr3he nahIM milegA / "mahArAja ! ye loga to bhA~r3a haiM / masakharI karanA tathA jhUThe jhUThe nATaka racanA inakA pezA hai / inakI bAta kyA bharosA ? Apa svayaM zrIpAla mahArAja se hI satya bAta pUchie / " "hA~, zrIpAlajI ! kahie ki yaha saba kyA tamAzA

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puNyapuruSa 155 hai ? Apa kisa kula ke haiM ? ApakA vAstavika paricaya kyA hai ?" rAjA ne zrIpAla kI ora dekhakara puuchaa| zrIpAla to taTastha bhAva se muskurA rahA thaa| usane kahA "rAjan ! maiM Apake prazna kA kyA uttara daM? sabhya aura saMskArI manuSya svayaM apane mukha se apanI prazaMsA nahIM kiyA karate / hA~, yadi Apa merI parIkSA lenA cAhate hoM to le lIjie, apanI samasta senA ko zastrAstroM se susajjita karake eka ora khar3I kara diijie| dUsarI ora maiM akelA kevala eka khaDga lekara hI rhuuNgaa| isa yuddha ke pariNAma se Apako svayaM hI jJAta ho jAyagA ki maiM kisa kula se utpanna huuN| ___ "kintu rAjan ! isameM vyartha hI bahuta sA raktapAta ho jaaygaa| maiM nahIM cAhatA ki mere hAtha se Apake aneka sainika mAre jAyeM aura unake parivAra ke loga dukhI hoN| ataH maiM Apako eka anya mArga batAtA hU~- isa dhavala seTha ke zivira meM merI do patniyA~ haiM-madanasenA aura madanamaMjUSA / unheM yahAM bulA liijie| ve Apako Adi se anta taka sArI satya bAta batA deNgii|" rAjA vasupAla ko yaha bAta ThIka lgii| usane turanta apane sainikoM ko bulAkara unheM samudra taTa para jAkara sundara pAlakiyoM meM una donoM rAniyoM ko le Ane kA Adeza diyaa| ___

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156 puNyapuruSa jaba ye donoM rAniyA~ rAjasabhA meM upasthita huIM to vahA~ apane pati zrIpAla ko dekhakara ve atyanta prasanna ho giiN| sabase pahale unhoMne jAkara apane patideva ke caraNa chue aura kahA___ "svAmI ! Apako sakuzala dekhakara hamAre prANa lauTa Aye haiN| bhagavAna ne hamArI prArthanA suna lii| Izvara bar3A kRpAlu hai|" isake bAda rAjA vasupAla ne jaba una rAniyoM se sArA saccA hAla batAne ko kahA taba unhoMne jo kucha bhI ghaTita huA thA vaha saba kucha spaSTa rUpa se batA diyaa| kisa prakAra dhavala seTha ne unheM phusalAne kA prayatna kiyA, yaha bhI unhoMne btaayaa| zrIpAla kA pUrNa paricaya bhI diyaa| aba to sArI bAta sApha ho gaI thii| sabhI loga yaha bhI samajha gaye the ki isa pApI dhavala seTha ne hI zrIpAla ko dhokhe se samudra meM dhakela diyA thA aura ve apane puNyoM ke prabhAva se hI surakSita kinAre para A lage the| jaba rAniyA~ yaha ghaTanA rAjA vasupAla ko batA rahI thIM, taba dhavala seTha apanI sArI pola khula jAne tathA rAjA ke dvArA kaThora daNDa diye jAne ke bhaya se adhamarA-sA ho rahA thA aura logoM kI dRSTi bacAkara dhIre-dhIre sabhAbhavana se bAhara khisakane kA upakrama kara rahA thaa| kintu rAjA kI dRSTi tIvra thii| usane sainikoM ko Adeza diyA

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puNyapuruSa 157 ki isa dhavala seTha ko bandI banA liyA jaay| sainikoM ne rAjA ke Adeza kA tatkSaNa pAlana kiyA / usake bAda usa lAlacI aura dhUrtta bhaNDarAja kI bArI AI / rAjA ne usase kahA - "saca-saca bola bhaNDarAja ke bacce ! tUne yaha nATaka kisalie aura kisake kahane se kiyA ?" becArA garIba bhaMDarAja behada ghabarA gayA thA / usake mu~ha se aba bola bhI bar3I kaThinAI se phUTa rahe the / jaisetaise usane uttara diyA "mahArAja ! Apa dayAlu haiM, jJAnI haiM / hama para dayA kiijie| hama to garIba AdamI haiN| roja kuA khodate haiM aura roja pAnI pIte haiM / hama loga apane khela dikhAkara Apako prasanna karake Apase kucha puraskAra prApta karane kI icchA se yahA~ Aye the| rAste meM ye dhavala seTha hameM mile / inhIM ne hameM yaha kubuddhi dI ki hama jhUThA nATaka racakara zrIpAla mahArAja ko apanA sambandhI siddha kareM / isake badale meM unhoMne hameM eka lAkha svarNamudrAe~ dene kA vacana diyA thA / basa mAI-bApa ! saccI bAta to yahI hai / aba Age Apa mAlika haiM / mAreM cAhe tAreM / " saba bAta jAna lene para ko AyA / bharI sabhA meM mAnita karane kA prayatna usake prANa lene kA rAjA ko dhavala seTha para bahuta usane rAja-jAmAtA ko apakiyA thA / samudra meM dhakelakara SaDyantra racA thA aura usakI vivA

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158 pugyapuruSa hitA patniyoM ko phusalAkara unakA zIlabhaMga karane kA bhI ghora pApa karane kA yatna kiyA thaa| ataH rAjA ne usI kSaNa Adeza diyA "isa nIca dhavalaseTha kI sArI sampatti jabta kara lI jaay| usameM se eka lAkha svarNa-madrAeM ina garIba bhA~r3oM ko de dI jAyaM aura isa pApI seTha ko turanta zUlI para car3hA diyA jaay|" rAjA kA yaha Adeza sunakara dhavala seTha bhUmi para sASTAMga girakara gir3agir3Ane lgaa| dayA kI bhIkha mAMgane lgaa| kintu rAjA ne usa duSTa kI eka na sunii| sainika use ghasITakara vadhasthala kI ora le jAne lge| usI samaya zrIpAla ne apanA makha kholA / jaise kahIM se acAnaka amRta kI varSA hone lagI ho, aise madhura vacana usane kahe "mahArAja vasupAla ! maiM Apase eka prArthanA karanA cAhatA huuN| yaha dhavala seTha ajJAnI hai / apane ajJAna meM hI isane ye saba kukarma kiye haiN| mujhe AzA hai ki aba ise apane kiye kA pazcAttApa avazya ho rahA hogA aura bhaviSya meM yaha aisA koI pApakarma nahIM kregaa| ataH Apa kRpayA ise isa bAra kSamA kara diijiye|" / rAjA sahita sArI sabhA zrIpAla kI mahAnatA se vismita hokara use ekaTaka dekhatI hI raha gii| sabhI soca rahe the ki kyA isa saMsAra meM aise bhI mahAna, itane

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puNyapuruSa 156 bhI udAra mahApuruSa hote haiM ? jisa nIca vyakti ne unake sAtha itane-itane atyAcAra kie, usI vyakti ko ye kSamAdAna dilAnA cAhate haiM ? dhanya haiM aise mahApuruSa ! zrIpAla ne punaH rAjA se kahA "mahArAja ! merI prArthanA svIkAra kara liijiye| isa dhavala seTha ke adhika na sahI to kucha upakAra to mujha para bhI haiM hii| ye samudra yAtrA para mujhe apane sAtha lAye the| bhale hI ye mere upakAroM ko bhUla gaye haiM kintu maiM kaise inake upakAra ko bhUlU~ ? choTe se choTe upakAra ko bhI bhUlanA kRtaghnatA kahalAtI hai / "ataH rAjan ! Apa apane svaccha aura pavitra hAtha isa ko prANa-daNDa dekara kaluSita na kiijie| ise kSamA kara diijie|" rAjA ne zrIpAla kI bAta sunI, kucha socA aura anta meM usane usakI bAta mAna hI lii| Adeza diyA "nIca dhavala seTha ! satya to yaha hai ki tuma isa pRthvI para reMgane vAle asaMkhya laghu kIToM se bhI tuccha ho / tuma jaise svArthI, kRtaghna aura kAmAndha logoM ko isa pRthvI para rahakara usakA bhAra vyartha hI bar3hAne kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai / tumhAre lie mRtyudaNDa hI ucita hai| kintu maiM isa mahApuruSa, apane jAmAtA zrIpAla mahAbhAga kI bAta kI TAla bhI nahIM sakatA hU~, ataH tumheM kSamA karatA huuN| jAo, kala sUryodaya hone se pUrva mere rAjya,

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160 puNyapuruSa isa koMkaNa pradeza kA taTa chor3akara dUra cale jaao| yadi kala sUryodaya ke pazcAt tuma yahA~ dikhAI par3e to apanI mRtyu nizcita jaannaa|" rAjA kI AjJA sunakara sainikoM ne dhavala seTha ke bandhana khola diye| mu~ha laTakAe, lajjita hokara vaha rAjasabhA se nikala gyaa| x x x x rAtri nistabdha thI, kAlI thii| candrodaya huA nahIM thaa| kintu rAjamahala asaMkhya dIpakoM se jagamagA rahA thaa| isI bhavya rAjaprAsAda ke kisI vizAla khaNDa meM zrIpAla apanI tInoM priya rAniyoM se atIta kI sArI bAteM karate hue dhIre-dhIre nidrA devI ko goda meM calA gayA thaa| madhyarAtri kA gajara baja cukA thaa| aisA pratIta hotA thA ki sArI sRSTi dina bhara kI thakAna ke bAda aba vizrAma kara rahI hai| kevala rAjamahala tathA nagara ke paharedAra hI jAga rahe the aura bIca-bIca meM 'jAgate raho' athavA 'sAvadhAna' ke zabda joroM se pukAra uThate the| usake bAda punaH zAnti vyApta ho jAtI thii| sArI nagarI caina se so rahI thI, kintu usa pApo dhavala seTha kI A~khoM meM nIMda nahIM thii| usakA mastiSka bhI zAnta nahIM thA aura usameM SaDyantra kI kar3iyA~ eka dUsarI se jur3a rahI thiiN| zrIpAla ke samasta upakAroM ko bhulAkara, usakI mahAnatA ko bhulAkara vaha zrIpAla se

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puNyapuruSa 161 badalA lene, yahA~ taka ki use mauta ke ghATa utAra dene ke lie becaina ho rahA thA / saca hI kahA gayA hai ki "nala bala jala U~co car3he, anta nIca ko nIca" - dhavala seTha svabhAva se hI nIca thA aura vaha nIcatA usakI raga-raga meM samAI huI thI / sA~jhako hI nagarI meM idhara-udhara ghUmakara usane kisI apane jaise hI vyakti ko khojakara usase eka goha kharIda lI thI / lambI, rezamI Dora bhI usane juTA lI thI / basa, aba usakA irAdA spaSTa thA - rAtri kI nistabdhatA meM, andhere meM, vaha zrIpAla ke AvAsa ke nIce taka cupacApa pahu~cegA / vahA~ se vaha rassI se ba~dhI usa goha ko AvAsa kI chata para pheMka degA, sadhI-sadhAI goha chata se cipaka jAyagI aura phira vaha dhavala seTha rassI ke sahAre Upara car3ha jAyegA / basa, phira to jarA-sI sAvadhAnI aura sAhasa kA hI kAma hai - painI churI usane apanI kamara meM khoMsa hI rakhI hai / dvArarakSaka kI dRSTi bacAkara eka-do kSaNa ke lie zrIpAla ke kakSa meM ghusa par3anA hai aura usakI zayyA taka pahu~cakara ' dhappa' se churikA usake peTa meM ghuser3a denI hai.......... - yahI sArI yojanA apane mastiSka meM duharAtA huA, dhavala seTha ardharAtri ko apane zivira se nikala par3A / usane kAle vastra dhAraNa kara rakhe the tAki ve pragAr3ha andha

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162 pugyapuruSa kAra ke sAtha ekameka ho jAye aura koI use dekha na paaye| cAla usakI billI jaisI ho gaI thii| vaha caukannA calatA calA jAtA thA, kintu zabda tanika bhI nahIM hotA thaa| yadyapi usakA hRdaya dhar3aka rahA thA, use bhI laga rahA thA ki yadi pakar3A gayA to kyA hogaa| kintu vaira aura lobha kA prabhAva usake hRdaya meM itanA tIvra thA ki vaha Age bar3hatA hI gayA, apanI jAna para khela jAne kA dRr3ha nizcaya krke| saMyogavaza vaha jaba taka zrIpAla ke prakoSTha ke nIce taka pahu~cA taba taka mArga meM use kisI ne nahIM TokA, kisI paharedAra yA nAgarika se usakI bheMTa nahIM huii| kintu usane dekhA ki zrIpAla ke mahala ke nIce eka sazastra paharedAra cAroM ora sajaga dRSTi se dekhatA huA ghUma rahA thaa| vAstavika saMkaTa kI ghar3I to aba AI thii| yadi praharI kI dRSTi meM dhavala seTha A gayA to usI kSaNa usakI mRtyu nizcita thii| dhavala seTha eka saghana vRkSa kI oTa meM, aMdhere meM, cIte kI taraha dubaka kara baiTha gayA aura sAMsa rokakara avasara kI talAza karane lgaa| usane usa praharI kI gati-vidhi kA adhyayana karanA Arambha kiyA-usa praharI ko usa mahala kA eka cakkara ___

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puNyapuruSa 163 lagAkara Ane meM kama se kama pAMca-dasa minaTa to lagate hI the / dhavala seTha ne socA-yaha praharI eka bAra jaba mahala ke pIche kI ora jAyegA taba vaha zIghratA se goha ko chata para pheMka degA, goha vahIM cipaka jAyagI aura vaha rassI ko aMdhere meM dIvAra ke sahAre laTakane degaa| itane meM hI paharedAra lauTegA, taba taka vaha punaH usI vRkSa kI Ar3a meM chipA rahegA aura jaba paharedAra phira se cakkara lagAtA huA dUsarI tarapha jAyagA taba vaha jaldI-jaldI rassI pakar3akara usa para car3hakara chata para pahu~ca jAyagA / basa, phira to gar3ha jIta hI liyA smjho| eka hI vAra meM vaha apanI kamara meM laTakatI haI tIkSNa rikA se zrIpAla kA peTa phAr3akara andhakAra meM vilIna ho jaaygaa| kisI ko patA bhI nahIM calegA ki yaha hatyA kisane aura kisa prakAra kara dii| dhavala seTha to usa samaya taka samudrataTa chor3akara athAha sAgara meM dUra calA gayA hogaa| yaha thI dhavala seTha kI yojnaa| isa yojanA kA pahalA caraNa saphala ho bhI gyaa| dhavala seTha ne goha ko chata para cipakA diyA aura vaha paharedAra ke dUsare cakkara ke samaya tejI se majabUta rezamI Dora ke sahAre chata kI ora sarakane lgaa| kintu manuSya lAkha prayatna kare, vidhi kA lekha to aTala hI rahatA hai| dUsaroM ke lie khAI khodane vAlA vyakti kabhI na kabhI svayaM hI usa khAI meM jA giratA hai|

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64 puNyapuruSa dhavala seTha ke sAtha bhI yahI ghaTita huA / apane moTe bhArI-bharakama zarIra ke sAtha vaha hA~phatA hA~phatA Adhe rAste taka hI car3ha pAyA thA ki usake hAtha-pairoM ne javAba de diyaa| hAtha kAMpane lage, paira tharatharAne lage aura rassI aba chUTI taba chUTI jaisI sthiti ho gaI / dhavala seTha bhaya aura Asanna mRtyu kI AzaMkA se pasIne se tarabatara ho gayA aura usI hatAzA ke kSaNa meM usake hAtha se rassI chUTa gaI......... 'dhapAka' kI eka moTI dhvani ke sAtha dhavala seTha kAphI U~cAI se jamIna para A giraa| usakI kamara meM laTakI huI tIkSNa churikA girate samaya usI ke moTe peTa meM TheTha mUTha taka ghusa gaI / eka bhayAnaka cItkAra ke sAtha nAnA prakAra ke kukarmoM kI poTa apane sira para rakhe dhavala seTha paraloka kA yAtrI bana gyaa| usakI sArI sampatti, usakA sArA vaibhava, usakI sArI lAlasAe~ aura svapna yahIM raha gaye / / kisI bhArI vastu ke girane kI AvAja tathA cItkAra kI dhvani sunakara sajaga paharedAra daur3atA huA usa sthAna para AyA / eka sthAna se jalatI huI mazAla vaha uThA lAyA aura usake prakAza meM usane mRta dhavala seTha ke zava ko vahA~ nizceSTa par3A huA paayaa| mazAla kI rozanI meM usane chata kI dIvAra ke sahAre laTakatI huI rezamI DorI ko bhI dekhA aura kSaNa mAtra meM vaha sArI ghaTanA ko samajha gayA / AvAja

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puNyapuruSa 165 lagAkara usane apane dUsare sAthiyoM ko bulAyA aura dhavala seTha ke zava ko rAtribhara ke lie eka koTharI meM rakha diyA / prAtaHkAla hone para to isa ghaTanA ne sArI nagarI meM tahalakA-sA macA diyA / loga TolI bA~dha-bA~dhakara nIca dhavala seTha kI antima gati ko dekhane Ane lge| yaha krama bahuta dera taka calatA rahA aura loga usa pApI ko dhikkArate rhe| __ eka kahatA- "isa nIca ko nagarI se bAhara cIlakauvoM kA AhAra banane ke lie pheMka denA caahie| dUsarA kahatA- "isake pApI zarIra ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e karake kuttoM ko khilA denA caahie|" tIsarA kahatA-"isakA muMha kAlA karake, gadhe para lAdakara use zmazAna meM paTaka denA cAhie tAki yaha bhUta banakara bhava-bhava taka bhaTakatA rhe|" jitane mukha utano hI bAteM ho rahI thIM / eka bhI aisA vyakti nahIM thA jise usa pApI dhavala seTha se tanika bhI sahAnubhUti ho / kintu zrIpAla to mahAnubhAva thaa| vaha jAnatA thA ki vyakti svayaM meM pApI athavA burA nahIM hotaa| saMskAra, paristhitiyA~, saMyoga hI use bhinna-bhinna mArgoM para dhakela dete haiM / usakA ajJAna hI use ulTe rAstoM para calAtA hai| bhataH zrIpAla ne udAratA pradarzita karate hue rAjA se

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166 puNyapuruSa AjJA lekara dhavala seTha kA antima saMskAra vidhivat sampanna kiyaa| usake pA~ca sau yAna tathA unakA sArA mAla usane dhavala seTha ke una tInoM mitroM meM bA~Ta diyA jo use sadaiva saccI aura acchI salAha diyA karate the / isa prakAra dhavala seTha ke anaitika jIvana ke nATaka kA paTAkSepa ho gyaa| zrIpAla kI jIvana-yAtrA kA bhI eka par3Ava pIche chUTa gyaa|

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usa sundara, zyAmala koMkaNa pradeza meM zvasura vasupAla tathA tInoM rAniyoM kI sneha chAyA meM zrIpAla ke bahuta dina sukhapUrvaka vyatIta ho gye| kintu zrIpAla ko apanI mAtA tathA mainAsundarI se bichar3e aba bahuta samaya ho gayA thaa| usakA mana aba apane deza ko lauTa jAne kA hone lagA thaa| usI samaya eka dina vana-bhramaNa karate hue zrIpAla ko banajAroM kA eka dala dikhAI pdd'aa| sahaja rUpa se zrIpAla ne banajAroM ke saradAra se pUcha liyA "bhAI ! Apa loga to sAdhuoM kI taraha nirantara bhramaNa karate rahate haiN| aneka deza Apane dekhe hoNge| Apako saMsAra aura usakI vicitratA kA bar3A anubhava hogaa| ataH kRpayA batAiye ki kyA Apane kahIM koI adbhuta bAta dekhI hai ?" saradAra ne hAtha jor3akara uttara diyA'hAM, zrImAn ! hama banajAre haiM, idhara-udhara bhaTakate hI

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168 puNyapuruSa rahate haiM / santa-sAdhuoM kI barAbarI to hama kaise kara sakate haiM ? hama to apanA aura apane parivAra kA peTa-pAlana karane ke lie hI idhara-udhara rakhar3ate haiM, jabaki sAdhu puruSa to loka kalyANa ke lie vicaraNa karate haiM / ve loga jahA~ bhI jAte haiM, vahA~ kA vAtAvaraNa pavitra ho jAtA hai / ve loga pUjya haiM / hama to garIba banajAre haiN|" ___"are bhAI ! dhanavAna athavA nirdhana honA itane mahattva kI bAta nahIM hai| manuSya ko apane guNoM aura caritra ko hI sampanna karanA caahie| acchA, to tuma batAo ki tumane kyA Azcarya kI bAta dekhI ?" zrIpAla ne khaa| taba usa banajAre saradAra ne batAnA Arambha kiyA "zrImAn ! hama loga abhI kuNDalapura se A rahe haiN| yaha nagarI yahA~ se koI tIna-cAra sau kosa kI dUrI para hogii| vahA~ ke rAjA kA nAma makaraketu tathA unakI rAnI kA nAma karpUratilakA hai| unake do rAjakumAra aura eka rAjakumArI hai| rAjakumArI kA nAma hai gunnsundrii| zrImAn ! aba maiM Apase kyA batAU~ ki vaha rAjakumArI kaisI hai / basa, yahI samajha lIjie ki vaha yathAnAma tathAguNa hI hai| yaha guNavAna bhI hai aura sundarI hai / vINA to vaha itanI madhura bajAtI hai ki sunane vAle sunate hI raha jaayeN| usa rAjakumArI ne yaha pratijJA kara rakhI hai ki jo bhI vyakti usase adhika madhura vINA bajAegA vahI usakA pati hogaa| rAjakumArI kI isa pratijJA ke kAraNa, zrImAna ! sAre :

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puNyapuruSa 166 kuNDalapura meM tathA Asa-pAsa dina-rAta vINA kI jhaMkAra hI sunAI detI rahatI hai / jise dekho vahI vINA-vAdana kA abhyAsa karatA dikhAI detA hai| pratyeka vINAvAdaka yahI socatA hai ki kisI prakAra rAjakumArI kA vivAha usake sAtha ho jaay| jisake sira para dekho, basa yahI dhuna savAra hai|" ___ itanA kahakara saradAra cupa ho gyaa| zrIpAla ne kucha kSaNa vicAra kiyA aura phira usa banajAre ko paryApta puraskAra dekara vidA kara diyaa| ghUmatA-phiratA zrIpAla rAjamahala meM lauTa aayaa| kintu vizrAma ke samaya bhI usake mana meM kuNDalapura kI usa vicitra rAjakumArI kA hI vicAra uTha rahA thaa| usane nizcaya kiyA-kuNDalapura jAnA cAhie, aura aisI guNavatI rAjakumArI ko byAha kara lAnA hI caahie| kintu vINAvAdana ? usane to aba taka kabhI vINAvAdana kA abhyAsa kiyA hI nhiiN| taba isa samasyA kA samAdhAna kaise ho? vicAra karate-karate use navapada ke mAhAtmya tathA usakI siddhi kA dhyAna aayaa| usane socA ki siddhacakra kI ArAdhanA aura usake prabhAva se to sabhI duSkara kArya sahaja ho jAte haiM, asaMbhava bhI saMbhava bana jAtA hai| yaha vicAra Ate hI usane siddhacakra kI ArAdhanA Arambha kara dii| zIghra hI vimalezvara nAmaka eka deva prakaTa hue| ve saundarya loka ke nivAsI the| siddhacakra ke bhadhiSThAtA the|

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170 puNyapuruSa unhoMne eka sundara maNimAlA zrIpAla ko pradAna karate hue kahA-- "isa mAlA ko dhAraNa karane vAlA puruSa AkAzamArga se cAhe jahA~ jA sakatA hai, cAhe jaisA svarUpa logoM ko dikhA sakatA hai, viSa ke prabhAva se mukta rahatA hai| Apako jaba bhI anya koI AvazyakatA ho to navapada kA dhyAna kIjie, maiM tatkAla ApakI sevA meM upasthita ho jaauuNgaa|" itanA kahakara deva antardhAna ho gaye / zrIpAla nizcinta hokara so gyaa| prAtaHkAla uThakara dainika kAryoM se nivRtta hokara zrIpAla ne kuNDalapura jAne kI icchA kii| usI kSaNa vaha maNimAlA ke adbhuta prabhAva se kuNDalapura ke nagaradvAra ke bAhara jA phuNcaa| usane dekhA-dvArapAla bhI vINAvAdana meM tallIna hai| caravAhe apane pazuoM ko carAgAhoM kI ora le jA rahe haiM aura mastI se vINA bajAte jA rahe haiN| cAroM dizAoM se vINA kI jhaMkAra hI sunAI de rahI hai| vaha banajArA saradAra jhUTha nahIM kahatA thA, kucha Ananda to yahA~ avazya AyegA-yaha socakara zrIpAla ne nagara dvAra meM praveza kiyaa| kintu isI ke sAtha usane eka bAta aura bhI kii| usane apanA rUpa ekadama vidrUpa banA liyA-kAlI, DarAvanI-sI zakla, bar3e-bar3e dAMta bAhara nikale hue, choTe-choTe

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pugdhapuruSa 171 hAtha, pITha para bar3A-sA kUbar3a-~-kula milAkara bar3A hI hAsyAspada svarUpa / isa rUpa ko lekara zrIpAla rAjapatha para Age bddh'aa| bar3e-bar3e zreSThI apanI-apanI ratna-mANikyoM kI dukAnoM para ThATha se baiThe vINA bajA rahe the / grAhaka kI kisI ko koI cintA nahIM thii| yaha dekhakara zrIpAla ko mana hI mana bar3I ha~sI aaii| kintu ha~sane vAlA vaha akelA hI nahIM thaa| svayaM usake usa vidrUpa vAmana rUpa ko dekha-dekhakara vahA~ ke nAgarika bhI jI bharakara ha~sa rahe the| eka Adha masakhare ne pUcha bhI liyA "kahie vAmanAvatAra jI ! kisa deza se padApaNa huA ? kisa uddezya se isa nagarI para kRpA kI ?" zrIpAla mana hI mana magana thaa| uttara de diyA "bhAI ! bar3I dUra se rAjakumArIjI kI prazaMsA sunakara Aye haiN| kisI gAyanAcArya se vINA bajAnA sIkheMge aura phira rAjakumArI jI ko byAha kara ghara bsaayeNge|" yaha uttara sunakara sunane vAloM kI ha~sI kyA phUTI ki thamane kA nAma hI na le / ha~sane vAle peTa pakar3a-pakar3akara ha~se / zrIpAla ne unake hAsya kA kucha bhI burA na maanaa| bar3e bholepana se kisI se pUchA "bhaiyA ! yahA~ isa nagarI meM sabase bar3e gAyanAcArya ___

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172 puNyapuruSa kauna hai ? jarA unakA atA-patA hameM Apa batA dete to bar3I kRpA hotI / hameM jarA jaldI hai.......|" "hA~, hA~, vAmanAvatArajI ! jaldI kA to kAma hI hai| rAjakumArIjI kI umra cA~da-sI bar3hatI jA rahI hai aura koI suyogya vINAvAdaka pahu~ca nahIM rahA hai| kintu aba cintA nhiiN| ApakA padArpaNa ho gayA hai| padhAro padhAro-vaha dekho, usa mor3a para jo AkAza ko chUtI havelI dIkha rahI hai na, vaha lAla vAlI, basa, vahI hai gAyanAcAryajI kI havelI / padhAro prabha, zIghra padhAro !" ikaTThI ho gaI bhIr3a meM se eka unmukta aTTahAsa utthaa| logoM ko pAgaloM kI taraha ha~sate chor3akara zrIpAla usa lAla havelI kI ora cala pdd'aa| sacce kalAkAroM ke dvAra kabhI kisI ke lie banda nahIM hote| zrIpAla ko bhI, usake isa vicitra rUpa ko dekhakara bhI, kisI sevaka ne rokA-TokA nhiiN| vaha sIdhA dhar3adhar3AtA huA usa vizAla kakSa meM jA pahu~cA jahA~ makhamalI galIce para AsIna gAyanAcAryajI saikar3oM vINApremI yuvakoM ko vINAvAdana kI zikSA pradAna kara rahe the| zrIpAla ne gAyanAcAryajI ko sASTAMga daMDavata praNAma kiyaa| eka ati mUlyavAna ratnahAra unheM bheMTa kiyaa| AcArya ne AzISa dI "AyuSmAna bhava ! kaho vatsa, kaise AnA huA ? ___

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puNyapuruSa 173 kyA tuma bhI ina logoM kI bhAMti mujhase zikSA grahaNa karane Ae ho ?" "dhanya haiM Apa AcAryavara ! Apa to trikAlajJa pratIta hote haiM / Apane mere mana kI bAta binA kahe hI jAna lii| jI hA~, prabhu ! ApakI kRpA ho to maiM bhI Apase vINAvAdana sIkhanA cAhatA hU~ / " zrIpAla ne yaha uttara diyA aura isa uttara ko suna kara AcArya prasanna ho ge| kitanA bhI bar3A AdamI ho, apanI prazaMsA anya ke mukha se sunakara use prasannatA avazya hotI hai / phira vaha hAra bhI to mUlyavAna thA / astu, AcArya ne kahA "ThIka hai ! vatsa, zubha ghar3I hai usa kone meM rakhI vaha bINA uThA lAo / " zrIpAla ne AcArya dvArA saMketita vINA uThAI aura Asana bA~dhakara unake sAmane jA DaTA / AcArya ke nirdezAnusAra usane eka do tAroM ko cher3A hI thA ki ve tAra 'Tanna' kI dhvani karate hue TUTa gaye / yaha dekhakara vahA~ upasthita sabhI yuvaka jo ki zrIpAla ko dekhate hI, tathA usakI bAteM aura usakA rUpa dekhakara AcArya ke bhaya se dhIre-dhIre muskurA rahe the, aba khilakhilAkara ha~sa par3e / kinta svayaM AcArya gambhIra ho rahe / unhoMne eka kar3I dRSTi apane sabhI ziSyoM para cAroM ora DAlI / kakSa meM eka-do kSaNa ke lie sannATA khiMca gayA aura phira aneka vINAoM kI jhaMkAra pUrvavata Ane lagI /

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174 puNyapuruSa sabhI ziSya apane-apane abhyAsa meM magna ho gye| phira bhI bIca-bIca meM ve kanakhiyoM se zrIpAla kI ora dekhate jAte the aura mana hI mana ha~sate jAte the| kintu zrIpAla ko unakI haMsI kI koI cintA nahIM thii| vaha dattacitta hokara vINAvAdana kA abhyAsa kara rahA thaa| kintu pAThaka samajha sakate haiM ki yaha mAtra dikhAvA hI thA, siddhacakra kI kRpA se zrIpAla ko sahaja hI vINAvAdana kI kalA siddha ho cukI thii| vaha kevala kAla-yApana kara rahA thaa| abhyAsa-krama isI prakAra calatA rhaa| aura anta meM eka dina rAjasabhA jdd'ii| usa sabhA meM rAjakumArI se vivAha karane ke icchuka aneka dhuraMdhara vINAvAdaka apanI-apanI kalA kA pradarzana karane vAle the| nirNAyakoM ke rUpa meM usa samaya AryAvarta meM vidyamAna zreSThatama AcArya bhI upasthita the| darzakoM aura zrotAoM kI bhIr3a bhavana meM samAtI nahIM thii| sabhI ko yaha jAnane kI jijJAsA thI ki itanI guNavatI aura rUpavatI rAjakumArI kisa bhAgyavAna ko prApta hotI hai| rAjA makaraketu aura rAnI karpU ratilakA siMhAsana para baiThe the| rAjakumArI svayaM bhI apanI vINA sahita sabhA meM upasthita thii| eka sundara puSpahAra usake samIpa hI eka candana kI ratnajar3ita caukI para svarNa-thAla meM rakhA

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puNyapuruSa 175 huA thA, jisakI manda-madhura sugandhi sAre sabhA bhavana meM phaila rahI thii| zrIpAla bhI sabhAbhavana ke dvAra para jA pahu~cA / kintu Ar3e- Ter3he, UTapaTAMga vidrUpa vAmanarUpa ko dekhakara dvArapAla ne use dUra se hI jhir3aka diyA A " ruko, ruko, vAmanadeva ! isa samaya bhAga jAo yahA~ se| yaha koI bhikSA mA~gane kA avasara nahIM hai / jAnate nahIM ........ / " dvArapAla itane zabda hI bola pAyA thA ki zrIpAla ne usake hAtha meM eka jagamagAtA huA hIrA rakha diyA / usa hIre kA prabhAva cAmatkArika huA / dvArapAla kI bhraSTa buddhi kSaNamAtra meM nirmala ho gaI aura use isa satya ke darzana ho gaye ki mAnava-mAnava meM bheda nahIM karanA cAhie / rUpa to asthira hai / sthAyI to guNa hI haiM / aura yaha vAmana cAhe asundara dIkhatA ho kintu hai guNavAna / ataH ise praveza denA cAhiye | yaha viveka jyoM hI usa dvArapAla kI AtmA meM usa mUlyavAna hIre ke prabhAva se jAgRta huA ki usane kahA " padhAro, padhAro, vAmanadeva ! bAhara hI kyoM ruka gaye ? bhItara padhAro / Aja to sabhI nAgarikoM ko isa kalApratiyogitA meM khulA AmaMtraNa hai, padhAro / " mana hI mana muskurAtA huA zrIpAla sabhAbhavana meM praviSTa huaa| jyoM-jyoM upasthita jana samudAya kI dRSTi usa

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176 puNyapuruSa para par3atI gaI tyoM-tyoM ha~sI kI hiloreM sabhAbhavana meM uThane lgiiN| kintu rAjA ke bhaya se, unake sammAna kA vicAra karake loga mukta-rUpa se ha~sa nahIM sake / basa, mu~ha chipA-chipAkara muskurAte rhe| rAjakumArI guNasundarI kI dRSTi bhI zrIpAla para pdd'ii| kintu vidyA ke prabhAva se zrIpAla ne rAjakumArI ko apanA vAstavika rUpa hI dikhAyA-itanA bhavya, itanA sundara, ki kAmadeva bhI usa rUpa rUpa ko dekhakara eka bAra to vismita raha jaay| rAjakumArI usa rUpa ko dekhakara mugdha ho gii| TakaTako bA~dhakara kucha kSaNa vaha apalaka dRSTi se zrIpAla ko dekhatI hI raha gii| mana hI mana vaha prArthanA bhI karane lagI ki yahI, basa yahI yuvaka usake yogya hai / kAza, vaha bhI vINAvAdana kare aura aisI vINA bajAye ki usa vINA ke naisargika rAga jIvana-paryanta usakI AtmA meM bajate raheM-bajate hI rheN| eka tarapha upasthita jana-samudAya zrIpAla ke prakaTa asundara rUpa ko dekha-dekhakara haMsa rahA thA, apanI ha~sI roka nahIM pA rahA thA, aura dUsarI ora rAjakumArI usake vAstavika anupama rUpa ko dekhakara apanI sudha-budha hI bisAra rahI thii| vicitra saMyoga aura sthiti thii|

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puNyapuruSa 177 pratiyogitA Arambha huii| anekoM utsAhI, guNI, AzAvAdI yuvakoM ne vINAvAdana kiyaa| bahuta acchI vINA bajAI gaI usa dina rAjA makaraketu kI usa rAjasabhA meN| eka se eka bar3hakara rAga-rAganiyA~ chidd'iiN| vAtAvaraNa saMgIta ke prabhAva se Anandamaya ho gyaa| zrolA mugdha ho gye| 'dhanya-dhanya' kI dhvani bAra-bAra uThakara sabhAbhavana aura AkazamaNDala ko gujArita karane lgii| parama vimohana tathA carama Ananda ke aise durlabha kSaNa zatAbdiyoM meM kabhI-kabhI hI Ate haiN| kintu isa parama-carama Ananda kI bhI uttamottama, zIrSa ghar3I to abhI AnI bAkI hI thii| zrIpAla kA vINAvAdana abhI zeSa thA / anta meM vaha ghar3I bhI aaii| caMki pratyeka vyakti ko apanI kalA pradarzita karane kA khulA avasara rAjA makaraketu kI ora se pradAna kiyA gayA thA, ataH zrIpAla ke usa chadma rUpa ko, jo ki atyanta asundara thA, dekhate hue bhI use rokA to jA nahIM sakatA thaa| ata: use bhI vAdana karane heta eka vINA pradAna kI gii| zrIpAla ne vaha vINA apane hAtha meM lI, usa para eka dRSTi DAlI aura muskurAte hue kahA___ "upasthita nirNAyaka AcAryagaNa ! yaha vINA azuddha hai| dekhiye, isakI tUMbI meM doSa hai|"

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178 puNyapuruSa nirNAyakoM ne, anya AcAryoM ne pahile to upekSApUrvaka zrIpAla ko tathA usa vINA ko dekhA aura phira ve stambhita raha gye| zrIpAla kA kathana sahI thaa| bar3e-bar3e kalAkAroM-AcAryoM kI dRSTi kI pakar3a meM bhI jo sUkSma doSa nahIM A sakA thA, use zrIpAla ne eka sarasarI dRSTi se hI pakar3a liyA thaa| aba kisI vyakti kA sAhasa nahIM thA ki zrIpAla ke usa asundara rUpa ko dekhakara ha~sane kI dhRSTatA kara ske| vyakti ke guNoM ke sAmane usake zarIra kI asundaratA mahattvahIna ho jAyA karatI hai / zrIpAla ko tatkAla dUsarI vINA pradAna kI gii| vaha vINA zuddha thii| zrIpAla ne Asana jamAyA, A~kha mUMdakara ekAgra citta se navapada kA dhyAna kiyA aura vINA ke tAra cher3a diye........| aura phira una tAroM se jo svargIya jhaMkAra nikAlI use sunakara vahAM upasthita jana-samudAya to Atmavibhora ho hI gayA, svarga ke devatA bhI mugdha hokara usa adbhuta saMgIta ko sunane lge| zrIpAla kI vINA bajatI rahI, vAtAvaraNa meM sat, citta aura Ananda kI varSA hotI rahI tathA samaya vyatIta hotA rhaa| kitanA kAla bItA, kisI ko hoza nahIM rahA / ___

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puNyapuruSa 176 anta meM atyanta madhura mIr3oM tathA eka antima sUkSma jhanakAra ke sAtha zrIpAla ne vAdana samApta kiyaa| upasthita mAnava-medinI ko dhIre-dhIre hoza lauttaa| nirNAyakoM kA kArya sarala ho gyaa| athavA yaha bhI kahA jAya to galata nahIM hogA ki nirNAyakoM ko koI nirNaya denA hI nahIM pdd'aa| saMjJA lauTane para jana-samudAya eka svara meM 'dhanya-dhanya' pukAra uThA / 'adbhuta', 'svargIya', 'atulanIya', 'anupama' zabdoM se sabhAbhavana gUMja utthaa| ___ aura phira apane Asana se uThI rAjakumArI guNasundarI / usane vaha puSpahAra apane kamala jaise sundara aura komala hAthoM meM liyA, haMsa jaisI manda gati se vaha Age bar3hI aura sakucAte, zaramAte, kintu Atmika Ananda se paripUrNa hRdaya se vaha puSpahAra-vaha varamAlA-usane zrIpAla ke gale meM pahanA dI / guNasundarI zrIpAla ke vAstavika rUpa ko nihAra rahI thI aura apane saubhAgya ke sukha meM DUbI huI thii| kintu zeSa upasthita vyakti zrIpAla ke adbhuta vINAvAdana se to parama prasanna aura saMtuSTa the, jinameM svayaM rAjA makaraketu tathA rAnI karpUratilakA bhI sammilita thIM, lekina zrIpAla ke usa rUpa ko dekha-dekhakara una sabhI ke mana meM eka viSAda bhI chAyA huA thA-hAya ! aisI adbhuta kalA aura........aura yaha rUpa ! aba zrIpAla ne logoM ko adhika vismaya tathA duHkha meM

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18. puNyapuruSa DAle rakhanA ucita nahIM smjhaa| rUpa kI tulanA meM guNa kI zreSThatA siddha ho hI cukI thii| ataH vaha kSaNamAtra meM apane vAstavika parama zobhana rUpa meM A gyaa| usake isa devopama sacce rUpa ko dekhakara aura vAstavikatA ko jAna kara sabhI logoM ke citta prasanna ho gye| rAjakumArI ke bhAgya para jo viSAda kI chAyA una logoM ke mana meM ghirI huI thI vaha dhula gaI aura cAroM ora Ananda kA sAgara laharAne lgaa| rAjA makaraketu ne uThakara-nahIM, daur3akara, zrIpAla ko apane AliMgana meM bA~dha liyA /

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kuNDalapura ke nAgarikoM ne zrIpAla jaisA mahApuruSa kabhI dekhA hI nahIM thA / vaha use eka devatA ke samAna mAnane lage the / zrIpAla bhI yadA-kadA nagara bhramaNa ke lie nikAlA karatA thA / isa prakAra apane nizcaya ke viruddha use kuNDalapuravAsiyoM ke sneha tathA Agraha se vivaza hokara kucha adhika samaya hI vahA~ vyatIta karanA par3A / sajjana puruSa kisI ke prema ko ThukarAyA nahIM karate / eka dina ghUmate-ghAmate zrIpAla ko eka yAtrI ne batAyA - 12 "yahA~ se lagabhaga tIna sau yojana kI dUrI para kaMcanapura nAmaka nagarI hai / vahA~ ke rAjA kA nAma vajrasena tathA usakI rAnI kA nAma kaMcanamAlA hai / unakI eka putrI, jisakA nAma trailokyasundarI hai, vaha aba vivAha ke yogya hai tathA apane nAma ke anurUpa vaha trilokasundarI hI hai / zrIman ! maiMne usa rAjakumArI ko svayaM dekhA hai aura aba Apako dekhakara merA mana kahatA hai ki vaha rAjakumArI Apake hI yogya hai / "

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182 puNyapuruSa yAtrI kI bAta sunakara zrIpAla ha~sa par3A aura bolA "kyoM bhAI ! mujha meM aisI kyA vizeSa bAta tumane dekhI? isa deza meM anekoM rAjA aura rAjakumAra haiM / eka se bar3hakara eka vidvAna aura vIra bhI unameM hoMge hI / kisI na kisI kA vivAha usa rAjakumArI se ho hI jaaygaa|" "so to jo jisake bhAgya meM hogA, vahI hogA mahodaya !"-yAtrI ne kucha nirAza hote hue kahA-"kintu Apa donoM ko dekhane ke bAda merA mana kahatA hai ki Apa donoM kI jor3I yadi bana sakatI to aisI jor3I banatI ki basa / kintu maiM bhUla gayA, aba to samaya bhI nahIM hai|" zrIpAla ne pUchA- "samaya ? samaya kyoM nahIM hai ?" "rAjA vajrasena ne rAjakumArI kA svayaMvAra racA hai| isake lie zubha dina nizcita kiyA hai aSAr3ha zuklA paMcamI kaa| aura yaha paMcamI to kala hI hai / nagarI bahuta dUra hai|" ___ yaha jAnane ke bAda zrIpAla ne usa yAtrI se kucha aura idhara-udhara kI bAteM kiiN| use puraskAra diyA aura kucha socatA huA vaha rAjamahala ko lauTa aayaa| jAne kyoM use rAta meM bahuta dera taka nIMda nahIM aaii| bAra-bAra dina meM mile usa yAtrI kI aura usakI kahI bAtoM kI yAda use AtI rhii| usakA mana anta meM yahI kaha uThA ki use kaMcanapura ke svayaMvara meM jAnA to cAhie hI / kucha kautuka hI rhegaa| aneka rAjAoM aura rAjakumAroM se eka hI sthAna para bheMTa ho jaaygii| ___

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puNyapuruSa 183 yaha vicAra nizcita kara zrIpAla caina se so gayA / prAtaH kAla hone para usane apanI navavadhU guNasundarI se kahA - "priye ! tumase dUra jAne kA mana to nahIM hotA, kintu kucha samaya ke lie maiM kaMcanapura jA rahA hU~ / ' " nAtha ! ApakI icchA hI merI icchA hai / kintu acAnaka hI kaMcanapura jAne kA kyA prayojana A gayA ? kyA kaMcanapura kI kisI kAminI ne nimaMtrita kiyA hai Apako ?" -- ha~sate hue guNasundarI ne pUchA / zrIpAla ne bhI ha~sate hue hI uttara diyA "kucha-kucha aisA hI samajha lo / vahA~ kI rAjakumArI kA svayaMvara hai Aja / socA, jarA dhUmadhAma dekha hI AU~ / aneka rAjA - rAjakumAra vahA~ pahu~ce hI hoNge| unase milanA ho jAyagA / deza kI vartamAna rAjanaitika sthiti kA kucha anumAna isase laga sakegA / Akhira mujhe bhI aba apane pradeza lauTanA hai, apane rAjya ko prApta karanA hai aura apanI prajA ke kaSToM ko dUra karanA hai / " "ThIka hai nAtha ! Apa jaisA ucita samajheM vaisA hI kareM | kintu apanI isa dAsI ko bhUla na jAya~ ....... / " "kaisI bAteM karatI ho ? kyA zrIpAla kabhI aisA kara sakatA hai ? apane AtmIyajana ko bisarA denA to maiM pApa hI samajhatA hU~ / tuma nizcinta rho| maiM zIghra hI

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184 puNyapuruSa lauTUMgA, athavA tumheM hI vahA~ bulavA lUMgA-jaisI bhI paristhiti ho / acchA, aba mujhe vidA kro|" guNasundarI ne zrIpAla ke bhAla para premapUrvaka maMgalatilaka lagA diyA aura use premabhInI vidA dii| devapradatta usa maNimAlA ke prabhAva se zrIpAla kucha paloM meM hI kaMcanapura pahu~ca gyaa| nagarI kI zobhA dekhate hue vaha dhIre-dhIre svayaMvara-sthala para jA phuNcaa| vaha sthala bar3e parizrama tathA sAvadhAnI se sajAyA-saMvArA gayA thaa| vAtAvaraNa meM pavitratA kA AbhAsa hotA thA / anekoM nareza athavA rAjakumAra vahA~ paha~ca cake the tathA eka-eka Asana para ve virAjamAna the| una AsanoM ke Upara sundara chAyA karane ke lie svarNa tathA rajata ke tAroM se kar3he hue chatra the| ve chatra sudRDha svarNa stambhoM ke sahAre Tike the| una stambhoM para eka-eka ratnajaTita suzobhana putalI bhI banI huI thii| dhUmadhAma macI huI thii| aneka sevaka upasthita atithiyoM ke svAgata-satkAra meM lage hue the / svayaMvara samAroha Arambha hone hI vAlA thaa| zrIpAla ThIka samaya para pahu~ca gayA thaa| usane samAroha sthala meM dhIra gati se praveza kiyA aura eka khAlI Asana para vaha bhI jA baitthaa| AsapAsa baiThe rAjAoM ne zrIpAla kI ora dekhA, usake mukha-kamala se prasphuTita hotI

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puNyapuruSa 185 I huI adbhuta kAnti ko dekhA aura unake hRdaya kucha baiTha gaye / ve socane lage - aise sundara aura zarIra se baliSTha pratIta hote hue isa vyakti ko chor3akara kyA rAjakumArI unameM se kisI ko bhI varaNa kara sakegI ? kauna hai yaha yuvaka ? kahA~ se A TapakA ? AsapAsa ke kSetroM meM kabhI kisI ne ise dekhA nahIM, koI carcA isakI kabhI sunI nahIM gii| isake nAma taka kA kisI ko patA nahIM - Akhira devatAoM ke bhI rUpa ko nisteja kara dene vAlA yaha vicitra puruSa A kahA~ se gayA ? kyA koI AkAzI deva hI manuSya kA rUpa dhAraNa karake yahA~ A gayA hai ? isI prakAra kI khusara-pusara una rAjAoM meM hone lagI jinakI dRSTi zrIpAla para par3a gaI thI / aura kucha hI dera bAda to yaha carcA sAre svayaMvara - maMDapa meM dhImedhIme svaroM meM hone lagI- kauna hai, kauna hai-- kauna ho sakatA hai yaha tejasvI yuvaka ? kahA~ kA rAjakumAra hai ? kisI ne usake viSaya se kacha sunA hai ? kisI ne ise kabhI dekhA hai ? yaha dhImI-dhImI carcA maMDapa meM ho rahI thI / sabhI vismita the aura kacha-kucha nirAza ho cale the / kintu zrIpAla mauna, manda manda muskurAtA huA zAnta baiThA thA, jaise use kisI bAta se koI prayojana hI nahIM ho aura vaha kisI tamAze ko dekhane ke lie hI vahA~ A baiThA ho tathA tamAzA prArambha hone kI pratIkSA kara rahA ho / usake sundara rUpa aura baliSTha deha ko dekha-dekhakara

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186 puNyapuruSa anya rAjAoM ke kaleje baiThe jA rahe the, hRdaya para sA~pa loTa rahe the, kintu zrIpAla isameM kyA kareM? vaha to nizcinta, magana mana baiThA-baiThA susajjita svayaMvara-maMDapa kI zobhA ko nihAra rahA thaa| usI samaya zaMkhanAda huaa| svayaMvara maMDapa meM zAnti chA gaI / yaha zaMkhanAda rAjakumArI ke maMDapa meM padArpaNa kA saMketa thaa| rAjadvAra meM se nikalakara rAjakumArI apanI sakhIsaheliyoM tathA dAsiyoM ke sAtha maMDapa meM isa prakAra praviSTa huI mAno kisI ghane bAdala ke bIca se acAnaka cA~da nikala AyA ho / rAjakumArI ke hAthoM meM sugaMdhita kamalapuSpoM kI sundara varamAlA suzobhita thii| yahI vaha mAlA thI jo kisI ko jIvanabhara ke lie bhAgyavAna banA dene vAlI thI-kintu kisako ? ____sabhI rAjA-mahArAjA udgrIva hokara pratIkSA karane lage / sabhI kI ekaTaka dRSTi rAjakumArI ke candramukha para gar3I huI thii| unake mana meM AzA-nirAzA kA dvaMdva cala rahA thaa| svayaM ko sarvazreSTha siddha karane ke lie sabhI rAjA U~ce-nIce ho rahe the| koI apane sunahare vastroM ko ThIka kara rahA thA, koI apane keza sa~vAra rahA thA aura koI mUMche maror3a rahA thaa| kevala zrIpAla magana-mana zAnta baiThA huA thaa| usane eka bAra rAjakumArI ko maMDapa meM praviSTa hote hue dekhA

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puNyapuruSa 187 aura phira vaha bar3A Ananda letA huA una sabhI rAjAoM kI bhinna-bhinna ceSTAoM aura mudrAoM ko dekhane meM lagA thaa| rAjakumArI kI ora se usakA dhyAna haTa gayA thaa| kintu rAjakumArI trailokyasundarI ne jaba maMDapa meM praveza kiyA thA taba usane eka hI kSaNa meM eka hI sarasarI dRSTi meM vahA~ upasthita sabhI narezoM kA mUlyAMkana apane mana meM kara liyA thA aura usakI capala dRSTi zrIpAla ke mukha para kacha paloM ke lie sthira ho gaI thii| phira usane apane netra jhukA liye| usakI sakhiyoM ne use Age bar3hane ke lie saMketa kiyaa| vaha dhImI-dhImI gaja-gati se Age bar3hI / eka-eka nareza ke samIpa se vaha nikalatI gaI / jisa nareza ke sAmane vaha pahu~catI usa nareza kA paricaya tathA guNagAna usa nareza ke sAtha Aye paNDita dvArA kiyA jAtA / rAjakumArI bemana se use sunatI aura Age bar3ha jaatii| isa prakAra yaha krama calatA rahA, rAjakumArI Age bar3hatI rhii| jina-jina rAjAoM ko chor3akara rAjakumArI Age bar3hatI jAtI thI, unake mukha ekadama nisteja ho jAte the, jaise koI pradIpta dIpaka ekAeka bujha jAya / nirAzA kA gahana, kAlA aMdhakAra unake mukhamaMDala para chA jAtA thA -~-syAhI puta jAtI thii| jisa nareza ke sAmane rAjakumArI pahu~catI, vaha apane

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188 puNyapuruSa mana meM AzA sa~jAe akar3akara baiTha jAtA aura apanI prazasti kA Ananda svayaM lene lagatA kintu anta vahI hotaa-niraashaa| isa prakAra calate-calate anta meM rAjakumArI zrIpAla ke sAmane jA phuNcii| kamala-patroM ke samAna komala apanI palakeM uThAkara usane zrIpAla kI ora dekhaa| cAra netra eka-dUsare se palabhara mUka sambhASaNa meM magna hue aura phira kucha lajAkara rAjakumArI ne apanI palakeM jhukA liiN| vaha vahIM para sthira khar3I rahakara zrIpAla kI prazasti sunAye jAne kI pratIkSA karane lgii| kintu zrIpAla kI prazasti karatA kauna ? vaha manamaujI mahApuruSa to vahA~ akelA hI calA AyA thA / rAjakumArI pratIkSA kara hI rahI thI ki zrIpAla ke sira ke Upara lage hue suvarNa chatra ke daNDa meM sthira putalo bola uThI "rAjakumArI trailokyasUndarI ! tumhArA parama saubhAgya tumhAre sammukha baiThA hai / jhijhako nhiiN| deva tumase prasatra haiM / varamAlA zrIpAla ke gale meM DAlakara apane saubhAgya ko amara banA lo|' usa svarNa-putalI dvArA kahe gaye ina zabdoM ko sunakara sArI sabhA stambhita raha gaI / rAjakumArI ne bhI cauMkakara eka bAra usa putalI ko dekhA, dUsare pala zrIpAla ko punaH dekhA aura varamAlA usane zrIpAla ke kaMTha meM pahanA dii| ___

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puNyapuruSa 186 aba to usa rAjasabhA meM bhUcAla-sA A gyaa| bar3Ibar3I mUMchoM vAle aneka rAjA eka yuvaka ke sAmane parAsta ho gaye the / ve svayaM ko apamAnita anubhava kara rahe the ki rAjakumArI ne una saba bar3e-bar3e, yazasvI rAjAoM ko chor3akara eka ajJAta kula-zIla vAle yuvaka ko apanA liyA thaa| krodha aura apamAna ke daMza se dagdha una rAjAoM ne bharI sabhA meM apanI-apanI talavAreM khIMca liiN| ve zrIpAla ko gherakara cillAne-cIkhane lage___ "yaha hamArA ghora apamAna hai| ise sahana nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / hama rAjakumArI kA vivAha isa anajAna yuvaka ke sAtha nahIM hone deNge| yuvaka ! tuma apanI talavAra nikAlo aura hama se yuddha kro|" __ zrIpAla Ananda se apane Asana para baiThA huA thA aura muskurA rahA thaa| jaba zoragula adhika bar3ha gayA aura usake pratidvandvI rAjA usake adhika samIpa Akara apanI talavAreM camakAne lage, taba vaha uThA, usane apanI talavAra myAna se bAhara nikAlI aura kahA "upasthita narezo ! maiM samajhatA hU~ ki Apa loga anadhikAra ceSTA kara rahe haiM / yaha svayaMvara hai / rAjakumArI ne apanI icchA se mujhe apanA vara cunA hai| aba usake sammAna kI rakSA karanA merA kartavya hai / ataH maiM eka bAra Apa sabase anurodha karatA hU~ ki Apa loga zAnta hokara

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190 puNyapuruSa vastusthiti ko svIkAreM aura apane-apane ghara pdhaareN| anyathA........" "anyathA tuma kyA kara loge? jarA kaho to? abhI tumhAre dUdha ke dAMta bhI nahIM gire| kyA tuma hama logoM se yuddha karoge ?"-bahuta se nareza eka sAtha kaha utthe| zrIpAla ne punaH zAntipUrvaka hI kahA "nirarthaka yuddha meM mujhe vizvAsa nahIM hai| vyartha hI raktapAta hotA hai| hiMsA hotI hai| maiM ahiMsaka vyakti huuN| isIlie Apa sabase kaha rahA hU~ ki Apa loga zAnta ho jAya~ / " "zAnti-zAnti cillAne vAle kApuruSa huA karate haiN| tuma bhI unhIM kApuruSoM meM se ho kyA ? yuddha karate hue bhaya lagatA hai kyA ?"-eka rAjA kucha Age bar3hakara bolaa| taba zrIpAla ne antima cetAvanI dete hue kahA--- "zrIpAla ko kApUruSa kahane vAle vyakti kA sira usake dhar3a para adhika samaya taka nahIM ttiktaa| maiM Apa sabako cetAvanI detA huuN........|" "are bar3A AyA hai hameM cetAvanI dene vAlA" kahate hue kucha nareza zrIpAla para talavAroM kA vAra karane ke lie TUTa pdd'e| sAvadhAna zrIpAla ne una logoM ke usa pracaNDa vAra ko bar3I kuzalatA aura phurtI se bacA liyA aura vivaza hokara

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puNyapuruSa apanI bhayaMkara talavAra itanI tIvra gati se eka hI jhapATe meM do-cAra nareza Ahata hokara loTa lagAne lage / zrIpAla ke isa pratApa ko dekhakara zeSa jo bhI nareza kur3ha rahe the aura bhIpAla se lar3ane ke lie kulabulA rahe the ve eka-eka karake sabhAmaMDapa ke dvAra kI ora pIche haTane lage / aisA lagane lagA ki jaise maMDapa chor3akara aura zrIpAla kI talavAra kI chAyA se bacakara nikala jAne kI unameM hor3a jaisI laga gaI ho / 161 calAI ki bhUmi para / dekhate-dekhate hI vaha svayaMvara -sthala sabhI Agantuka narezoM se khAlI ho gyaa| apanI-apanI talavAra myAnoM meM karake, hAtha malate hue ve sabhI vahA~ se khisaka cuke the / rAjA vajrasena aba apane sevakoM ke sAtha Age bar3he | unhoMne zrIpAla kA satkAra kiyA aura premapUrvaka usake kandhe para hAtha rakhakara ve use rAjamahala meM le gaye / rAjakumArI trailokyasundarI bhI apanI priya saheliyoM se ghirI dhIre-dhIre, zrIpAla ke pIche-pIche hI rAjamahala meM calI gaI / zubha ghar3I meM vivAha sAnanda sampanna huA aura zrIpAla sukhapUrvaka kucha samaya ke lie kaMcanapura meM hI Thahara gayA / usa samaya zrIpAla aura trailokyasundarI ke dina kaMcana ke aura rAteM cA~dI kI bana gaI thIM /

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pUrvajanmoM meM kiye hue puNyakarmoM ke prabhAva se abhI zrIpAla ko apanI jIvana-saMginiyoM ke rUpa meM kucha aura aise zreSTha nArI-ratna prApta hone the joki usake jIvana meM amRta kA siMcana kara skeN| saMyoga svataH hI jur3ate cale jA rahe the| ___ eka dina zrIpAla kI eka pravAsI se acAnaka bheMTa ho gii| sadA vicaraNa karate rahane vAle usa pravAsI ne zrIpAla ko batAyA-- - "yahA~ se kucha hI dUrI para dalapattana nAmaka eka nagara hai / vaha nagara to darzanIya hai hI, vahA~ kI rAjakumArI bhI apanI zobhA aura saundarya meM nirAlI hai| zobhA aura saundarya hI nahIM, guNoM meM bhI vaha kisI se kama nahIM hai|" itanA sunakara zrIpAla ne usa pravAsI se pUchA "yaha saba ThIka hogA, kintu tuma kisa uddezya se mujhe yaha batA rahe ho?" "zrImAn ! maiM pravAsI ThaharA / naye-naye sthAnoM para

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puNyapuruSa 163 bhramaNa karanA aura isa adbhuta sRSTi ke saundarya ko nihAra kara Ananda lenA hI merA uddezya hai / Apako maiMne dalapattana kI rAjakumArI ke viSaya meM jo batAyA, usameM merA apanA kyA udda ezya ho sakatA hai ? maiMne to yaha bAta Apako isI dRSTikoNa se kahI hai ki usa guNavatI aura sundarI rAjakumArI ko yadi Apake samAna guNavAna aura pratApI pati prApta ho jAya to svarNa aura suhAge kA saMyoga ho jAya / " "lekina usa rAjakumArI ke mAtA-pitA kyA kara rahe haiM ? apanI putrI ke lie ve kisI upayukta vara kI khoja kyA kara nahIM rahe haiM ?" " kara to kyoM nahIM rahe haiM, zrImAn ! avazya kara rahe haiM / AkAza-pAtAla eka kara rahe haiM, kintu rAjakumArI zrRMgArasundarI tathA usakI pA~ca sakhiyA~ jinadharma kI ArAdhanA karatI haiM / ve viduSI haiN| unhoMne apanI-apanI samasyAe~ raca rakhI haiM tathA yaha nizcaya kara rakhA hai ki jo vidvAna vyakti una samasyAoM kA satya uttara pradAna karegA use hI ve apane pati ke rUpa meM svIkAra kareMgI, kisI anya ko nahIM; cAhe vaha kitanA bhI bar3A rAjA yA samrAT ho / " - pravAsI ne batAyA / " acchA to aisI bAta hai / kintu mahAzaya yaha to kaho ki kyA koI bhI vyakti aba taka rAjakumArI kI samasyA kA sahI uttara nahIM de pAyA ?" - zrIpAla ne pUchA /

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164 puNyapuraSa "yahI to ronA hai zrImAn ! pratidina aneka rAjAmahArAjA cale Ate haiM-kisI ko apane dhana kA, kisI ko apanI vIratA kA, kisI ko apane vizAla rAjya kA aura kisI-kisI ko apane pAMDitya kA bhI garva hotA hai, kintu rAjakumArI tathA usakI sakhiyoM kI samasyA kA uttara kisI ke pAsa nahIM hotaa| basa, isI prakAra dina bItate jA rahe haiM aura rAjakumArI kI Ayu bhI candrakalA kI bhA~ti bar3hatI jA rahI hai| itanA kahakara vaha bhAvuka pravAsI bolate-bolate ruka gayA / aisA pratIta hotA thA jaise vaha svayaM usa rAjakumArI kA sagA ho aura usake vivAha kI cintA se dukhI ho| zrIpAla ne kucha kSaNa vicAra kiyA aura phira kahA "mahAzaya ! Apane mujhe duvidhA meM DAla diyA hai| mujhe apanA deza chor3akara pravAsa karate hue kAphI adhika samaya ho gayA hai, aura aba maiM zIghra lauTa jAnA cAhatA hU~....." "lauTanA to hogA hI zrImAn!"--pravAsI ne kucha udAsa svara meM kahA-"kintu jAne kyoM merA mana kahatA hai ki usa anupama rAjakumArI kA bhaviSya Apake sAtha jur3A huA hai| mujhe AkAza ke nakSatra batAte haiM ki ApakA aura rAjakumArI zRMgArasundarI kA zubhamilana bar3A maMgalamaya hogA / basa, yadi Apa tho| kaSTa uThA skte........|" "are bhAI ! kaSTa kI to koI bAta nahIM hai| socatA

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puNyapuruSa 195 thA.......khaira, yaha svarNa-mudrikA tuma apane pAsa rakho, pravAsI ho, kabhI kAma aayegii| acchA, aba maiM calatA hU~, saMyoga huA to phira kabhI mileNge|" itanA kahakara aura mUlyavAna mudrikA usa pravAsI ko dekara zrIpAla kucha socane-vicArate apane mahala kI ora lauTa pdd'aa| vaha pravAsI bhI prasanna hokara dUsarI dizA meM cala pdd'aa| usake mana meM AzA jAgI thI ki zrIpAla jaisA mahApuruSa avazya hI rAjakumArI zRMgArasundarI kA uddhAra kregaa| + + + zrIpAla para usa ajJAta pravAsI kI bhAvabharI bAtoM kA prabhAva par3A thaa| usa prabhAva ne dhIre-dhIre nizcaya kA rUpa le liyA aura dUsare hI dina zrIpAla dalapattana ke lie azvArUr3ha hokara cala pdd'aa| dina bhara usane apane azva para yAtrA kii| bIcabIca meM kisI nada-nirjhara ke kinAre usane svayaM bhI vizrAma kiyA aura apane azva ko bhI vizrAma diyaa| sA~jha DhalateDhalate use pazcima dizA kI ora dalapattana nagara ke U~ceU~ce AvAsoM ke zikhara dikhAI par3ane lage jo DUbate hue sUrya kI kiraNoM meM svarNima pratIta ho rahe the| zrIpAla ne socA-nagara meM praveza karate-karate rAta ho jAyagI / rAta ko kahAM ThaharA jAyagA? kisI anajAne ___

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196 puNyapuruSa gRhastha ko kaSTa dene kI bajAya yadi yaha rAtri nagara se bAhara kisI mandira yA pAnthazAlA meM hI vyatIta kara de to kaisA rahe ? yahI ThIka hogaa| aisA socakara zrIpAla ne idhara-udhara dRSTi daudd'aaii| kucha hI Age calane para use eka choTI-sI pAnthazAlA dikhAI dii| zrIpAla ko vaha choTI-sI pAnthazAlA a~ca gii| vahA~ jAkara usane apane azva ko eka vRkSa se bAMdha diyA aura idhara-udhara dekhane lagA ki koI vyakti vahA~ hai athavA nhiiN| kintu use khojanA nahIM pdd'aa| pAnthazAlA kI dakSiNa dizA meM eka choTI-sI koTharI thii| zrIpAla ne dekhA ki usa koTharI meM se nikalakara eka vRddha puruSa lAThI ke sahAre usI kI ora A rahA hai| samIpa A jAne para usa vRddha ne kahA "mahAbhAga ! pdhaarie| svAgata hai| Apa to koI rAjapuruSa pratIta hote haiN| nagara meM nahIM padhAre ?" vRddha kI mIThI vANI se zrIpAla bahuta prasanna huaa| usane uttara diyA "bAbA ! rAta ho cukI hai| nagara-dvAra banda ho gaye hoNge| mujhe koI jaldI to hai nahIM, ataH socA ki Aja raina-baserA isa sundara, zAnta pAnthazAlA meM hI kara lUM / kyA Apa hI yahA~ kI vyavasthA dekhate haiM ?" . 'hA~ zrImAna ! pIr3hiyoM se mere parivAra meM yahI kAma cala rahA hai| rAjA kI kRpA se do jUna kI roTiyoM

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puNyapuruSa 167 kA jugAr3a ho hI jAtA hai| kintu Apa thake hue hoNge| ApakA azva bhI thakA hogA | Aiye, pAnthazAlA meM bhItara padhArie, vizrAma kiijie| taba taka meM Apake azva ko dAnApAnI diye detA hU~ / Apa bhItara isa bar3e kamare meM padhArie / bahA~ saba vyavasthA hai| havA bhI vahIM acchI AtI hai / " itanA kahakara vRddha sevaka zrIpAla ke azva kI dekha-rekha meM laga gayA aura zrIpAla pAnthazAlA ke bhItara jAkara usa kamare ke vAtAyana meM se bAhara ke suramya vAtAvaraNa ko dekhane lagA / usI samaya zrIpAla ko dUra kSitija para kucha dhUla ur3atI huI dikhAI dI / usane socA koI anya yAtrI bhI rAta bhara ke Azraya kI khoja meM idhara hI A rahA hai / thAr3A hA dara meM daur3ate hue azva kI TApoM kI AvAja bhI sunAI par3ane lagI aura usake kucha hI paloM bAda eka azvArAhI bhI zrIpAla ke dRSTi patha meM A gayA / azvArohI kA ceharA andhakAra ke jhuTapuTe ke kAraNa ThIka dikhAI nahIM de rahA thA / kintu usake tIvragAmI azva kI gati batAtI thI ki vaha bar3I zIghratA se A rahA thaa| dekhate hI dekhate vaha usa pAnthazAlA ke dvAra taka A pahu~cA, kUdakara azva se nIce utarA aura kucha socatAsA kSaNabhara khar3A raha gayA / zrIpAla utsukatAvaza apane kamare se bAhara nikala AyA aura usa navAgantuka azvArohI ke samIpa jA pahu~cA aura bolA

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= puNyapuruSa "kyA Apa bhI mere hI samAna rainabaserA khoja rahe haiM ?" yaha sunanA thA ki vaha navAgantuka daur3akara zrIpAla se lipaTa gayA / kSaNa bhara ke lie to zrIpAla cauMkA, kintu phira dUsare hI kSaNa prasannatA ke Avega bola par3A "are, tU hai kyA zazAMka ! bhale AdamI, tU yahA~ kahA~ se A TapakA ? mAtAjI kaisI haiM ? svastha haiM na ? aura mainA ........ lekina tU yahA~ kaise AyA ? unheM akelA chor3akara A gayA ?" Agantuka azvArohI zazAMka thA / zrIpAla use acAnaka vahA~ pAkara ekadama prasanna aura vismita ho gayA thA / usane eka sAtha hI aneka prazna usase pUcha DAle the / zazAMka ne aba uttara diyA " mAtAjI svastha evaM prasanna haiM / bhAbhI bhI sakuzala haiM / saba ThIka haiM aura aba tumhArI pratIkSA tIvratA se kara rahI haiM / tumheM khojakara pakar3a lAne ke lie hI mujhe unhoMne bhejA hai, samajhe ? bahuta bhaTaka lie| bahuta nArIratna ikaTThe kara lie tumane / aba calo, apane ghara lauTa calo / " "hA~ hA~, zazAMka ! aba to ghara lauTanA hI hai / aba taka zAyada maiM vahA~ pahu~ca bhI gayA hotA aura pUjya mAtAjI ke caraNoM meM zIza navA cukA hotA, kintu yaha eka

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puNyapuruSa 196 ulajhana aura yahA~ khar3I ho gaI hai| kala isase nipaTa leM to cleN|" "aba phira kaunasI naI ulajhana khar3I ho gaI hai ? kyA koI sundarI yahA~ bhI zrIpAla mahAzaya ke nAma kI mAlA napatI baiThI hai|" "hA~ 55 s ThIka-ThIka aisA hI to nahIM, kintu bahuta kucha aisA hI samajha lo| kintu pahale bhItara calakara vizrAma kara / A, aba to bAteM karane ke lie sArI rAta zeSa par3I hai|" vRddha caukIdAra ne zrIpAla tathA zazAMka ke bhojanAdi kA saba prabandha kara diyA / azvoM kI dekha-rekha bhI kara lI aura phira vaha so gyaa| eka bUr3he caukIdAra ko jitanI nidrA A sakatI hai utanI nidrA kA sukha usane liyA hI hogaa| zrIpAla aura zazAMka rAta bahuta dera taka bAteM karate rahe / zrIpAla ne apanI lambI yAtrA aura usa yAtrA meM ghaTita ghaTanAoM tathA apane anubhavoM kA khUba vistAra se varNana kiyA tathA zazAMka ne bhI mahArAnI kamalaprabhA tathA mainAsundarI ke sabhI kuzala-samAcAra use batAye / anta meM zrIpAla ne kahA "zazAMka ! maiM bhI bhaTakatA-bhaTakatA aba khUba thaka gayA huuN| mAtAjI ke darzana karane ke lie jI akulA rahA

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200 puNyapuruSa hai / basa, aba kala isa rAjakumArI kI samasyA kA samA. dhAna aura ho jAya to phira cala pdd'eN|" ___"cAhatA to maiM bhI yahI hU~ ki aba tanika bhI vilamba na ho / kintu aisA pratIta hotA hai ki Apako abhI eka choTI-sI yAtrA aura karanI pdd'egii|" "kyA matalaba ? aba aura kaunasI musIbata tU apane sAtha le AyA hai ?" "maiM to koI musIbata Apake lie kyoM lAne lagA ? kintu Ate samaya rAste meM maiMne jo kucha sunA hai, use suna kara merA vicAra hai ki eka yAtrA Apako aura karanI hI pdd'egii|" "are sApha-sApha batA kyA bAta hai ?" "maiMne sunA hai ki isa kaMcanapura kI uttara dizA meM kollAgapura nAmaka eka nagara hai| vahA~ purandara rAjA kI putrI jayasundarI haTha ThAne baiThI hai ki jo vIra puruSa 'rAdhAvedha' karegA, usI se vaha vivAha karegI anyathA vaha Ajanma kumArI hI raha jaaygii|" ___ "to isameM mujhe kyA karanA hai ? maiM to aba tere sAtha ghara lauTanA cAhatA huuN| zIghra se zIghra / kala hii| rAjakumArI jayasundarI ko rAjAvedha karake vijita karane vAle aneka vIra mila jAyeMge........." "nahIM mila rahe haiM, yahI to ronA hai / anekoM ahaMkArI

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puNyapuraSa 201 aura utsAhI vIravara prayatna kara cuke aura nirAza hokara lauTa gye| rAdhA-vedha kisI se huA nahIM aura rAjakumArI kumArI hI baiThI hai| kollAgapura yahAM se adhika dUra bhI nahIM hai....|" ___"dUra-pAsa kA prazna nahIM hai zazAMka ! aba maiM jaldI mAtAjI ke pAsa pahuMcanA cAhatA huuN|" ___ "so to calanA hI hai| kintu kisI bhI sacce vIra puruSa ke lie kisI bhI kumArI ko pratIkSA karate chor3a jAnA bhI anucita hai| isase puruSa kA puruSArtha lajjita hotA hai / maiM to svayaM Apako lene AyA hI huuN| kintu hama loga aba rAjakumArI jayasundarI ko bhI apane sAtha lekara hI cleNge|" "o ho ! tU to aise kaha rahA hai jaise rAdhA-vedha koI baccoM kA khela ho........|" ___"baccoM kA khela hI hotA to aba taka rAjakumArI kumArI nahIM baiThI rhtii| kintu zrIpAla jisa mahApuruSa kA nAma hai, usake lie avazya yaha eka sAmAnya kArya hai, aisA mujhe vizvAsa hai|" ___ "acchA, acchA; aba rahane de cApalUsI aura cupacApa so jaa| rAta kitanI bIta cukI hai|" thake hue donoM mitra gAr3hI nIMda meM so gye| dUsare dina zrIpAla rAjamahala kI bhora gyaa| usa

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201 puNyapurAca samaya saMyogavaza rAjakumArI zRMgArasundarI apanI pA~ca sakhiyoM - paMDitA, vicakSaNA, sulakSaNA, nipuNA tathA dakSA ke sAtha rAjaudyAna meM hI krIr3A kara rahI thii| ye pA~coM sakhI - kumAriyA~ bhI rAjakumArI ke samAna hI jainadharma kI jJAtA thIM tathA usI ke samAna jina prabhu meM pragAr3ha zraddhA rakhatI thIM / una sabakA eka hI nizcaya thA- jo bhI vyakti rAjakumArI se vivAha karegA, vahI vyakti una pA~coM sakhiyoM kA bhI pati hogA / zrIpAla ne jaba udyAna meM praveza kiyA taba use dekhakara rAjakumArI tathA usakI sakhiyA~ cakita raha giiN| zrIpAla ke divya svarUpa ko dekhakara ve apane netroM ke saubhAgya ko sarAhane lagIM / kucha saMkucita hote hue bhI unameM se eka ne Age bar3hakara zrIpAla kA svAgata kiyA aura usake bhAgamana kA prayojana pUchA / zrIpAla ne muskurAte hue kahA "mujhe ghUmane-phirane kA bahuta zauka hai| ghUmatA - ghAmatA idhara bhI A nikalA / rAste meM sunA ki Apa logoM kI kucha samasyAeM haiM / ve kisI prakAra hala nahIM ho rahIM / yadyapi maiM koI bahuta bar3A vidvAn vyakti to nahIM hU~, phira bhI socA ki zAyada Apa logoM kI samasyA kA samAdhAna meM jinaprabhu kI kRpA se kara skuuN| mujhe jainadharma tathA navapada meM aTUTa zraddhA hai / " usakA yaha binamra tathA sAtha hI dRr3ha uttara sunakara

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rAjakumArI tathA sakhiyAM mana hI mana bar3I prasanna huI tathA unake mana meM sahaja hI yaha vizvAsa jAga AyA ki ho na ho yaha mahApuruSa hI hamArA bhAvI pati hone vAlA hai tathA hamArI kaThina samasyAoM kA samAdhAna yaha avazya kara degaa| "arI, zrImAna ko Asana to de|" "usakI koI AvazyakatA nahIM"- zrIpAla ne kahA"sphaTika zilAoM se bane ye jhUle ina saghana kuMjoM meM bar3e sundara haiN| inhIM para hama loga baiTha jAyeMge tathA zaMkAsamAdhAna prApta kara leNge|" yaha kahakara ha~satA huA zrIpAla eka jhUle para jA baitthaa| rAjakumArI tathA pAMcoM sakhiyAM bhI usake sAmane ke eka-do jhUloM para baiTha gii| aba kucha kSaNa ke lie vahA~ mauna chA gayA, jo ki svAbhAvika saMkocavaza thaa| kevala raMga-biraMge, sundara pakSiyoM kI mIThI-mIThI, pyArI-pyArI boliyA~ hI sunAI de rahI thiiN| kintu saMkoca se kAma kaba taka cale ? zrIpAla ne hI pahala karate hue kahA"kahie, ApakI kyA samasyA hai ?" 'tU batA-tU batA rI-are tU hI batA de nA !"-- karate-karate anta meM paNDitA ne hI samasyA prastuta kii|

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2.4 puNyapuruSa zrIpAla ne samasyA dhyAnapUrvaka sunI / usakA samAdhAna . usake mana meM kSaNa mAtra meM hI A gyaa| kintu vaha kucha kautuka priya bhI thaa| ataH usane sIdhe apane mukha se hI usakA uttara na dekara samIpa hI par3I huI ratnajaTita eka putalI uThAI aura usI ke mukha se una kumAriyoM kI samasyA kA samAdhAna kahalavA diyaa| yaha dekhakara ve sabhI capalA-caMcalA kumAriyAM cakita raha gii| ve lajA bhI giiN| unake bar3e-bar3e netroM kI lambIlambI palake sahaja hI bhUmi kI ora jhuka giiN| kyoMki aba nizcita ho cukA thA ki yaha jo mahApuruSa unake sAmane jhUle para baiThA thA vaha aba unakA pati thA--bhAvI pati thA, vidhivat vivAha saMskAra hone tk| unheM isa prakAra mauna aura lajAyA huA dekhakara zrIpAla ne unheM thor3A sA cher3A___ "maiM to bahuta par3hA-likhA vyakti nahIM huuN| ho sakatA hai ki maiM ApakI samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM kara sakA / ataH kSamA cAhatA huA AjJA cAhatA huuN|" itanA kahakara zrIpAla jhUle se utarakara udyAna ke dvAra kI ora calane lgaa| yaha dekhakara rAjakumArI aura usakI sakhiyA~ ekadama ghabarA gaI / saMkoca tyAgakara rAjakumArI zRgArasundarI hI jhaTa se bola par3I "bhare mhody........tthhrie| hamArI samasyAoM kA ___

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puNyapuruSa 205 samAdhAna ho gayA hai| Apa to........arI paNDitA ! tU kucha bolatI kyoM nahIM, ve cale jA rahe haiN........|" ___ aba paNDitA muskarAte hue Age bar3hI aura usane zrIpAla kA rAstA rokakara zarAratapUrNa svaroM meM kahA___ "zrImAnajI ! aba Apako itanI saralatA se chuTTI nahIM milane vaalii| udhara nahIM, idhara padhArie, rAjamahala kI ora / mahArAja Apase milakara bahuta prasanna hoNge| pdhaarie|" zrIpAla ne yaha premapUrNa Agraha svIkAra kara liyaa| mahArAja dharApAla tathA mahArAnI guNamAlA ko jaba yaha sUcanA milI ki rAjakumArI tathA usakI sakhiyoM kI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna kisI vidvAna tathA vIra puruSa ne kara diyA hai taba unakI prasannatA kA koI anta nahIM rahA / unakI cintA dUra ho gii| sira se bojha utara gyaa| ve bar3e prema aura bhaktipUrvaka zrIpAla se mile| __usI dina zubha muhUrta meM rAjakumArI tathA usakI pAMcoM sakhiyoM kA vivAha zrIpAla ke sAtha dhUmadhAma se kara diyA gyaa| zrIpAla ko jaba vivAha samAroha se phurasata milI taba usane zazAMka se kahA___ "zazAMka aba yahA~ se calanA cAhie / tumane yaha rAdhAbedha kI jhaMjhaTa aura khar3I kara dI hai, anyathA hama loga ___

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206 . puNyapuruSa sIdhe hI aba mAtAjI se milane cala pdd'te| kintu aba jaba kollAgapura jAnA hI hai to maiM vahA~ jAtA huuN| taba taka tuma anucaroM ko vibhinna sthAnoM para tIvra gati se bhejakara merI zeSa sabhI rAniyoM ko, sainika ko aura sevakoM ko bulA lo aura jaldI se jaldI kollAgapura A phuNco| tumhAre Ate hI hama loga sadala-bala cala pdd'eNge|" zazAMka utsAhapUrvaka apane kAma meM laga gyaa| zrIpAla bhI mahArAja dharApAla se AjJA lekara tathA apanI patniyoM ko zazAMka ke sAtha Ane kA nirdeza dekara tathA unase vidA lekara kollAgapura ke lie ravAnA ho gyaa|

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kollAgapura kI rAjakumArI jayasundarI atyanta rUpavatI, guNavatI tathA astra-zastra saMcAlana meM bhI niSNAta thii| jisa samaya vaha vidyAdhyayana kara rahI thI, usa samaya use usake zikSA-guru ne 'rAdhA-vedha' ke viSaya meM batAyA thaa| rAjakumArI ko isa adbhuta vidyA ke viSaya meM vizeSa kautUhala huA thaa| usane pUchA thA___ "gurudeva ! yaha 'rAdhAvedha' kyA hotA hai ? ise kisa prakAra sampanna kiyA jAtA hai ? zikSAguru ne use samajhAyA thA "beTI ! 'rAdhAvedha' dhanuvidyA kA hI eka aMga hai, aura yaha bar3A kaThina kArya hai| ise to arjuna jaise koI-koI mahA dhanurdhara hI sampanna kara sakate haiN| hotA yaha hai ki kisI maNDapa meM eka stambha gAr3A jAtA hai| usa stambha para ATha cakra lagAye jAte haiN| unameM se cAra cakra eka tathA zeSa cAra cakra dUsarI dizA meM nirantara ghUmate rahate haiM / ina cakroM se bhI Upara eka putalI baiThA dI jAtI hai / "aba usa stambha ke nIce tela se bharA huA eka bar3A

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208 puNyapuruSa kar3Aha rakha diyA jAtA hai| jo bhI vyakti rAdhAvedha karanA cAhatA hai use usa kar3Aha meM dekhakara Upara donoM ora ghUmate cakroM ke dA~toM ke bIca meM se kSaNa-kSaNa dIkhane vAlI isa putalI kI bAyIM A~kha ko apane tIra se chedanA hotA hai / usI putalI ko rAdhA kahA jAtA hai aura usakI A~kha kA vedhana hI 'rAdhAvedha' kahalAtA hai| " "gurudeva ! yaha to bar3A hI kaThina kArya pratIta hotA hai / " "hA~, beTI ! yaha vidyA sAmAnya dhanurdharoM ko prApta nahIM hotI / jaisA ki maiMne kahA, arjuna jaise mahAna dhanurdhara hI isa vikaTa kArya ko kara sakate haiN| isa vidyA ko siddha karane ke lie bar3e manoyoga, dhaiyaM tathA kauzala kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / " gurudeva kI bAta ko jayasundarI ne bar3e dhyAna se sunA / kucha kSaNa vicAra kiyA tathA phira usane apane mana meM eka dRr3ha nizcaya kara liyaa| nizcaya kara lene ke bAda usane apane gurudeva se kahA "gurudeva maiMne eka nizcaya kiyA hai| AjJA ho to kahU~ ?" "kaho beTI ! nissaMkoca hokara bolo| kyA nizcaya kiyA hai tumane ? mujhe vizvAsa hai ki merI ziSyA, merI beTI, jo bhI nizcaya karegI vaha zubha hI hogA / " kucha sakucAte hue jayasundarI ne kahA

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puNyapuruSa 206 "gurudeva ! maiMne nizcaya kiyA hai ki jo vIrapuruSa rAdhAvedha karegA, vahI........." jayasundarI apanA vAkya pUrA nahIM kara sakI, sahaja saMkocavaza / kintu gurudeva usake mana kI bAta ko samajha gaye / ve hI bole "beTI ! tuma saMkoca kara rahI ho| svAbhAvika hI hai| kumArI bAlikAe~ apane mukha se apane vivAha athavA apane bhAvI pati ke viSaya meM kucha nahIM khtiiN| yaha unakI kulInatA kA paricAyaka hai| kintu yadi maiM ThIka samajha rahA hU~ to zAyada tuma yahI kahanA cAhatI ho ki jo vIra puruSa rAdhAvedha karegA, tuma usI ke sAtha vivAha karogI, anya kisI ke sAtha nhiiN| kyoM, maiMne ThIka samajhA na beTI ?" aba apane saMkoca kA kucha tyAga kara jayasundarI ne uttara diyA "hAM gurudeva ! Apa jJAnI haiM / Apane mere mana kI bAta ko ThIka samajha liyA hai|" "lekina........lekina beTI ! tumhArA yaha nizcaya bar3A kaThora hai| Aja ke yuga meM rAdhAvedha kara sakane vAlA koI pratApI puruSa milanA bahuta kaThina hai, lagabhaga asambhava hI hai| acchA hotA ki tuma apane isa dRr3ha nizcaya ko badala sakatI........" ___"nahIM, gurudeva ! maiM ApakI ziSyA huuN| eka bAra

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210 puNyapuruSa nizcaya kara lene ke bAda usase phira kabhI DiganA nahIM cAhie, yaha zikSA Apa hI ne mujhe dI hai / aura maiM nizcaya kara cukI huuN|" kintu jarA vicAra to karo ki isakA pariNAma kyA hogA ? yadi isa AryAvarta meM isa samaya koI aisA mahApuruSa na huA jo rAdhAvedha kara sake, taba kyA hogA ?" "so to ThIka hai, beTI! kintu "taba kucha nahIM hogA, gurudeva ! ApakI yaha ziSyA aisI paristhiti meM Ajanma kumArI hI rahegI / gurudeva ! praNAma / Aja kA abhyAsa pUrNa huA / AjJA cAhatI hU~ / " itanA kahakara tathA apane AcArya ko vinayapUrvaka vandana karake rAjakumArI jayasundarI apane AvAsa meM calI gaI / AcArya apane Asana para kucha samaya taka to nizcala, mauna, cintAtura baiThe rahe / phira 'he prabhu, he vItarAga bhagavanta !' kahate hue ve dhIre-dhIre uThe aura sIdhe rAjA purandara ke pAsa pahu~ce / isa asamaya meM AcArya ko AyA huA dekhakara rAjA ko bhI Azcarya huA / unhoMne AcArya ko praNAma karate hue pUchA - "kahie, AcAryavara ! Aja isa samaya kaise padhAranA huA ? koI vizeSa prayojana hai kyA ?" AcArya ne eka halkA-sA nizzvAsa pheMkate hue apanA Asana grahaNa kiyA aura kahA

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puNyapuruSa 211 "hA~ rAjan ! kisI vizeSa prayojana se hI AyA hU~ / " "AjJA kIjie, AcAryavara !" "kyA AjJA karU N rAjan ! cintA meM par3a gayA hU~...." " cintA ? kaisI cintA AcAryavara! Apa jaise jJAnI puruSa ko kaunasI cintA satA sakatI hai ? aura phira svayaM maiM tathA mere rAjya kI samasta zakti, samasta sampadA Apake zrIcaraNoM meM samarpita hai / Apake eka saMketa mAtra kA vilamba hai / sArI cintAe~ kapUra kI bhA~ti ur3a jaayNgii|" " rAjan ! jisa cintA ko lekara Aja mujhe Apake samIpa AnA par3A hai, usakA samAdhAna itanA sarala nahIM hai / bhUla mujha hI se ho gaI ki maiMne rAjakumArI ko rAdhAvedha ke viSaya meM Aja batAyA........!" "rAdhAvedha ke viSaya meM Apane rAjakumArI ko batAyA to usase samasyA kyA utpanna ho gaI AcAryavara ! kyA jayA beTI rAdhAvedha kA abhyAsa karanA cAhatI hai ? yadi aisA hai to usakI vyavasthA Aja hI kara dI jAyagI / isa kAraNa Apa itane cintita kyoM dikhAI de rahe haiM ?" "rAjan ! jaisA Apa samajha rahe haiM vaisA nahIM hai / rAjakumArI rAdhAvedha kA abhyAsa to nahIM karanA cAhatI kintu........|" " kintu ? kahie kahie, AcAryavara! saba bAta spaSTa kaha DAlie / "

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212 puNyapuruSa "rAjan ! rAdhAvedha ke viSaya meM jAna lene ke bAda beTI jayA ne pratijJA kara lI hai ki vaha usI vIrapuruSa ke sAtha vivAha karegI jo rAdhAvedha kara skegaa| anyathA...." "oha, aba maiM smjhaa| AcAryavara ! aba maiM smjhaa| beTI jayA ne sacamuca bar3I kaThina pratijJA kara lI hai|' ___"yahI merI cintA kA viSaya hai, mahArAja ! rAjakumArI merI ziSyA hai| vaha apanI pratijJA kabhI nahIM todd'egii| bhale hI vaha Ajanma kumArI raha jaay|" "jAnatA hU~, AcAryavara, acchI taraha jAnatA huuN| vaha ApakI Adarza ziSyA hai, aura........aura vaha merI, rAjA puraMdara kI beTI hai| nizcaya hI vaha apanI pratijJA prANa dekara bhI paalegii| oha, are koI hai"- rAjA purandara ne pukAra lgaaii| dvArapAla daur3atA huA upasthita huA "AjJA mahArAja !" "mantrIvara ko turanta yahA~ bheja do|" rAjA kI AjJA pAkara dvArapAla daur3atA huA calA gyaa| usake cale jAne para rAjA ne gambhIra mudrA meM AcArya se kahA___ "vicAra karanA pdd'egaa| koI samAdhAna khojanA par3egA / aura samAdhAna kyA-rAdhAvedha kA Ayojana hI karanA pdd'egaa| Age beTI kA bhAgya........."

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puNyapuSa 213 bar3I vicitra vastu hai yaha bhAgya ! isa saMsAra meM pratidina hone vAlI aneka uthala-puthaleM saba isa bhAgya ke hI matthe mar3ha dI jAtI haiM / bhAgya ko kosate hue lAkhoM manuSya bhUkhe peTa hI so rahate haiM athavA adhanaMge ghUmate rahate haiM, tathA bhAgya kI jaya-jayakAra karate hue aneka sAmarthyavAna vyakti jIvana ke samasta sAMsArika sukhoM kA bhoga karate haiN| / vastutaH Aja taka kisI ne isa bhAgya ko kahIM dekhA nahIM, ise jAnA nahIM-koI ise pakar3a pAyA nhiiN| kintu jo kucha bhI ho, rAjakumArI jayasundarI parama saubhAgyavAna thii| rAdhAvedha kA Ayojana rAjA purandara dvArA kara diyA gayA thaa| aneka rAjA-mahArAjA, mahattvAkAMkSI vIra yuvaka, apane bhAgya ko AjamA dekhane vAle rUpa-lolupaye saba Ae ; kintu rAdhA kI bA~yI A~kha to kyA, koI una ghUmate cakroM kA bhI bhedana na kara skaa| loga Ate gaye, apanA bhAgya AjamAte gaye aura lajjita tathA nirAza hokara lauTate gye| isI ke sAtha-sAtha bar3hatI calI jA rahI thI rAjArAnI kI cintA bhii| __ aura taba rAjA purandara kI nagarI meM eka dina eka ati capala, ati vegavAna, ati sundara azva para savAra hokara eka pratApI puNyavAna mahApuruSa AyA-zrIpAla /

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214 puNyapuruSa use dekhate hI rAjA purandara, rAnI vijayA, AcAryavara tathA rAjakumArI jayA ke hRdayoM meM eka ajIba prakAra ke santoSa, vizvAsa, zAMti aura Ananda kA sphuraNa huaa| una sabakI AtmA mAnoM bhItara hI bhItara bola par3ItumhArI pratIkSA kI ghar3iyA~ samApta huI / tumhArA saubhAgya sUrya A phuNcaa| navakAra mantra kI ekAgra, tanmaya bhAva se ArAdhanA kara zrIpAla ne itanI AsAnI se rAdhAvedha kara diyA mAnoM vaha koI kaThina kArya ho hI nahIM-baccoM kA khela mAtra ho| aura isa kArya ke sampanna hote hI rAjA purandara kI nagarI harSa ke hiNDole meM jhUla utthii| __ sArI nagarI isa prakAra utsava manAne meM DUba gaI ki jaise unheM apane jIvana kI carama siddhi prApta ho gaI ho| rAjakumArI jayasundarI tathA zrIpAla kA vivAha itanI dhUmadhAma se huA ki logoM ke kAnoM ke parade phaTane lge| jaya-jayakAra tathA pavitra mantroM kI dhvani ne AkAza ko guMjA diyaa| __sukhapUrvaka apanI naI rAnI ke sAtha samaya vyatIta karatA huA bhI zrIpAla becainI se zazAMka kI pratIkSA karane lgaa| aba usakI apanI mAtA ke darzana kI lAlasA tIvra " ho gaI thii|

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zazAMka kI vyavasthA-kuzalatA adbhuta thii| idhara zrIpAla aura jayasundarI kA vivAha sampanna huA aura udhara sthAna-sthAna se dra tagAmI rathoM meM savAra zrIpAla kI anya rAniyA~ eka-eka kara A phuNcii| zrIpAla ke sabhI sainika, sevaka tathA usakI sArI sampatti bhI zazAMka ke sAtha zIghra hI kollAgapura pahu~ca gyii| zrIpAla kI ve saba rAniyA~ jaba Apasa meM milI taba aisA pratIta huA mAnoM kRSNA-kAverI-yamunA-zatadra ityAdi vibhinna saritAoM kA saMgama ho rahA ho|| ___ eka maMdAkinI, mainAsundarI zeSa thI, jisake samIpa pahu~cane ke lie zrIpAla aba pUrNarUpa se prastuta, balki utsuka thA / ucita avasara dekhakara usane rAjA purandara se vidA maaNgii| rAjA purandara ne bhI paristhiti kA vicAra karake bar3e hI premapUrvaka apanI beTI ke sAtha zrIpAla ko AzI

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116 puNyapuruSa rvAda dete hae vidA kiyaa| sArI nagarI use vidA karane ke lie bahuta dUra taka gaI aura bar3e samajhAne-bujhAne ke bAda bhArI mana se lauttii| rAjA na hote hue bhI eka samrAT kI bhA~ti zrIpAla sthAnapura kI ora sadalabala cala par3A, jahA~ usake mAmA vasupAla usakI utkaMThA se pratIkSA kara rahe the| zrIpAla ke sthAnapura pahu~cane kI sUcanA tIvragAmI dUtoM se prApta kara rAjA vasupAla ko bar3A harSa huaa| apane bhAnaje se milane ke lie ve kucha sainikoM ke sAtha nagara se bAhara bahuta dUra taka cale gye| ___ anta meM mArga meM donoM ora se Age bar3ha rahe una donoM daloM kI bheMTa ho hI gii| rAjA vasupAla ne zrIpAla kA vaibhava dekhA aura unakI chAtI phUla utthii| unhoMne bar3e prema se use apane gale lagA liyaa| usake bAda zrIpAla kI sabhI rAniyoM ko AzIrvAda dekara ve zrIpAla ke sAtha-sAtha usakI lambI yAtrA kA varNana vistAra sahita sunate hue nagara kI ora lauTa cle| rAjA vasupAla bhAgyavazAt nissaMtAna the| ve zrIpAla ko bahuta pyAra bhI karate the| zrIpAla pratyeka dRSTi se suyogya the| ataH eka dina unhoMne zrIpAla ke sAmane prastAva rakhA _ "putra zrIpAla ! maiM tumheM apanA putra hI mAnatA hU~, ataH isa sambodhana se cauMkanA nahIM / prabha kI sAkSI meM maiM tumheM

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puNyapuruSa 217 apanA putra svIkAra kara rahA huuN| aura aba maiM tumase eka prArthanA karanA cAhatA huuN| AzA hai tuma mujhe nirAza nahIM kroge|" ..yaha sunakara zrIpAla bhAva-vibhora ho gyaa| usane kahA__ "bacapana meM hI durbhAgyavaza maiMne apane pitAjI ko kho diyA thA / daiva kI icchA prabala hai / kintu Apane mujhe sadA hI putravat sneha diyA hai / ataH maiM to Apako apanA pitA hI mAnatA hU~ / ataH pitAjI ! Apa AjJA dIjie ki mujhe kyA karanA hai| pitA ko putra se prArthanA karane kI kyA AvazyakatA ? aisA kahakara mujhe lajjita na kiijie| maiM ApakA Adeza sunane ke lie utkaNThita huuN|" "beTe ! tuma jaise suyogya, jJAnI, vIra tathA dharmaniSTha pale-palAye putra ko prApta karake maiM Aja dhanyatA kA anubhava kara rahA huuN| aputrI raha jAne kA merA sArA dukha dUra ho gayA hai| aba merI Ayu bhI vAnaprastha grahaNa karane yogya ho gaI hai| ataH maiM cAhatA hU~ ki tuma vidhivat mere isa rAjya ko grahaNa kara lo| tuma yadi yaha svIkAra kara loge to merI antima cintA bhI dUra ho jaaygii|" ___yaha prastAva sunakara zrIpAla kucha vicAra meM par3a gyaa| phira usane aneka prakAra se rAjA vasupAla se yahI Agraha kiyA ki ve abhI rAjyatyAga na kreN| kintu rAjA vasupAla to nizcaya kara cake the| unhoMne yahI kahA

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218 puNyapuruSa ___ "dekho zrIpAla ! aba tuma ise merI icchA samajho athavA aadesh| kintu yaha rAjya to aba tumhe hI samhAlanA hai / apanI svIkRti do| maiM Aja hI tumhAre rAjatilaka kI ghoSaNA karA denA cAhatA hU~ aura zIghra hI zubha muhUrta meM yaha maMgala kArya sampanna kara denA cAhatA huuN| bolo, kyA tuma merI itanI sI bhI icchA ko pUrI nahIM hone doge ?" ____aba zrIpAla ke pAsa apanI svIkRti dene ke sivAya koI mArga nahIM thaa| usane itanA hI kahA__ "pitAjI ! ApakA Adeza zrIpAla apane mastaka para dhAraNa karatA hai|" yaha sunakara rAnA vasupAla ekadama prasanna ho gye| unhoMne turanta apane Asana ke samIpa hI lage hue svarNaghaMTa para coTa kI / dvArapAla hAtha jor3akara upasthita huaa| "amAtyavara ko zIghra bhejo|"- rAjA ne Adeza diyaa| amAtya ke Ane para rAjA ne apanI hArdika prasannatA kI khulI abhivyakti karate hue kahA "nagara meM ghoSaNA karA dIjie amAtyavara ki zIghra hI zubha muhUrta meM zrIpAla kA rAjatilaka hogaa| jAiye, zIghratA kiijie|" _ "jo AjJA mahArAja !" kahakara amAtya jaba vahAM se jAne lage taba rAjA vasupAla ne punaH kahA

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puNyapuruSa 216 "aura dekhie amAtyavara, rAjapurohitajI ko bhI zIghra bulavA liijie| zubha muhUrta khojanA hogA na ?" isa prakAra ghoSaNA kara dI gaI aura use sunakara nagaranivAsI prasanna ho utthe| zrIpAla jaise rAjA ko pAkara ve svayaM ko bhAgyavAna mAnane lge|| zubha muhUrta meM rAjatilaka bhI ho gyaa| aba taka vAstavika rAjA na hote hue bhI eka samrATa kI zobhA dhAraNa karane vAlA zrIpAla aba vAstavika 'mahArAja' ho gyaa| aba zrIpAla kevala zrIpAla hI nahIM thA--aba ve the mahArAja zrIpAla ! sthAnapura ke rAjAdhirAja zrImAn mahArAja! mahArAja zrIpAla sabhI prakAra se sukhI the| kintu apanI pUjyA mAtA tathA priya rAnI mainAsundarI se milane ke lie ve aba adhIra ho rahe the / ataH eka dina mahArAja vasupAla se AjJA prApta kara ve apanI sabhI rAniyoM sahita apanI mAtA se milane mAlava pradeza kI ora cala pdd'e| mahArAja zrIpAla kA vipula sainya dhIre-dhIre mAlavapradeza kI ora bar3hane lgaa| jisa mArga se ve Age bar3ha rahe the, usa mArga meM par3ane vAle pratyeka rAjA ne zrIpAla kI asIma zakti tathA asIma audArya dekhakara unakI adhInatA

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220 puNyapuruSa svIkAra kI tathA aneka prakAra kI mUlyavAna bheMTe unheM pradAna kii| kintu zrIpAla mahAmanA puruSa the| unhoMne kisI bhI rAjA ko usake rAjya se vaMcita nahIM kiyaa| premapUrvaka unakI bheMTa svIkAra karake, apanI ora se unheM samucita upahAra dekara unheM apane-apane rAjya kA saMcAlana pUrvavat karate rahane kA Adeza diyaa| una rAjAoM ko zrIpAla mahArAja kA yahI kathana thA-- "Apa loga apane-apane rAjya ke svAmI bane rhie| merA to itanA hI kahanA hai ki Apa loga kabhI Apasa meM na ldd'eN| eka-dUsare ke rAjya kI sImAoM ko svIkAra kareM tathA apanI prajA ko kabhI koI kaSTa na hone deN| prajA kA Apa putravat pAlana kreN| hA~, eka bAta smaraNa aura bhI rakheM-yadi kabhI hamArI isa pavitra AryabhUmi para koI videzI anArya AkramaNa kare to, Apa sabako mere sAtha milakara, eka hI dhvaja ke nIce rahakara usa AtatAyI se yuddha karanA hogaa|" vijayI zrIpAla mahArAja kI isa udAratA tathA prajAprema ko dekhakara anya sabhI rAjA svayameva apanI hI antaHpreraNA se unheM apanA aghoSita samrATa mAnane lge| aura zrIpAla mahArAja kA sainya par3Ava Age bar3hatA rhaa| calate-calate ve sopAraka nAmaka rAjya meM pahu~ce tathA

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puNyapuruSa 221 vizrAma hetu vahA~ kucha dera ke lie ruke / kintu yaha dekhakara zrIpAla mahArAja ko Azcarya huA ki usa choTe-se rAjya kA rAjA bhI unase bheMTa karane upasthita nahIM huA / unhoMne apane mantrI se isa viSaya meM pUchA to uttara milA - "mahArAja ! isa rAjya kA rAjA bahuta hI sajjana aura prajAvatsala hai / ApakA svAgata karane vaha avazya hI upasthita hotA, kintu durbhAgyavaza vaha eka vipatti meM pha~sa gayA hai / usakI ekamAtra kanyA sarpadaMza se mRta ho gaI hai| mahArAja mahAsena apanI usI kanyA ke antima saMskAra meM vyasta haiM aura bahuta dukhI haiN| yaha sunakara zrIpAla mahArAja bhI udAsa ho gaye / mahArAja mahAsena ke prati unake hRdaya meM gahana sahAnubhUti utpanna huI / kucha samaya taka ve cupacApa kucha vicAra karate rahe, phira bole " maMtrivara! mujhe usa sthAna para le calie jahA~ usa kanyA kA dAha saMskAra kiyA jAnA hai / maiM usameM sammilita honA cAhatA hU~, aura yadi saMbhava ho, jinadeva kI kRpA ho to usa kanyA ke jIvana ko bacA lene kA eka bAra prayatna bhI karanA cAhatA hU~ / " vyavasthA tatkAla ho gaI aura zrIpAla mahArAja kSaNamAtra kA bhI bilamba na karake dAhasthala para pahu~ca gaye / unheM isa prakAra acAnaka vahA~ upasthita dekhakara mahArAja mahAsena tathA mahArAnI tArAsundarI kI A~kheM

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222 puNyapuruSa bhara aaiiN| udAsa mana se unhoMne mahArAja zrIpAla ko namaskAra kiyA / rAjA mahAsena kisI prakAra svayaM ko saMyata karake kahane lage -- "parama puNyavAna mahArAja zrIpAla mahAbhAga ! kSamA cAhatA hU~ ki maiM ApakI sevA meM upasthita na ho skaa........|" kintu mahArAja zrIpAla ne rAjA mahAsena ke kandhe para premapUrvaka hAtha rakhakara kahA "mujhe saba kucha jJAta ho gayA hai / Apa dhairya rakhie / mujhe eka bAra prayatna karane dIjie / " itanA hI kahakara zrIpAla sIdhe rAjakumArI tilakasundarI ke zava ke samIpa jA baiThe / kucha kSaNa unhoMne A~kheM mUMdakara navakAra maMtra kA jApa kiyaa| phira devapradatta apanI maNimAlA ko eka jala se bhare hue pAtra meM Dubokara usa jala ke chIMTe mRta rAjakumArI ke murajhAe hue mukha para DAle / prabhu kI kRpA ananta haiM / ve chIMTe kisI sAmAnya jala ke chIMTe na hokara amRta ke chIMTe siddha hue / puNyavAna zrIpAla mahArAja ke kara kamaloM se rAjakumArI ke mukha para amRta kA siMcana huA / aura rAjakumArI kI palakeM jhapakane lagIM / dhIre-dhIre usane apane netra pUrI taraha khola diye /

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puNyapuruSa 223 kucha hI kSaNoM meM pUrNataH saceta, sajIvana hokara vaha uTha baitthii| yaha camatkAra dekhakara vahA~ upasthita sArA jana-samudAya Azcaryamugdha ho gayA aura zrIpAla mahArAja kI jaya-jayakAra se gagana ko guMjAne lgaa| usa rAjya ke nAgarikoM ko apanI pyArI rAjakumArI vApasa mila gaI thii| .. eka bApa kI beTI mRtyu ke bhayAnaka mukha se nikalakara usakI chAtI se cipaTa gaI thii| sukha ! sukha ! cAroM ora sukha vyApta ho gayA thaa| : rAjakumArI svayaM cakita thI-use kyA ho gayA thA? ye saba loga use ghere hue kyoM khar3e haiM ? vaha rAjamahala meM na hokara isa jaMgala meM kyoM par3I hai ? aura........aura ye sAmane jo eka devAtmA mahApuruSa khar3A hai, vaha kauna hai ? use to usane kabhI dekhA bhI nahIM........! ___apanI pyArI beTI ke ina sabhI mauna praznoM ko rAjA mahAsena samajha gaye the| bar3e hI dulAra se beTI ke sira para hAtha pherate hue unhoMne kahA___"beTI ! tU mahAbhAgyavAna hai aura aba sabhI saMkaToM se pare hai| cintA na kara / tujhe sarpa ne kATa liyA thA aura tU mRtyu ke makha meM calI hI gayI thii| kintu ye jo mahApuruSa tere sAmane khar3e haiM, unhoMne camatkAra hI dikhAyA hai aura

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224 puNyapuruSa tujhe mRtyu ke mukha se ye vApasa lauTA lAye haiN| hama saba inake kRtajJa haiM / tU inheM praNAma kr|" rAjakumArI ne apanA asta-vyasta A~cala ThIka kiyA, sira DhakA aura vinIta bhAva se zrIpAla ko praNAma kiyaa| use sadA sukhI rahane kA AzIrvAda dekara zrIpAla ne rAjA mahAsena se kahA___"rAjan ! aba maiM jAnA cAhatA huuN| maiM kucha jaldI meM huuN| apanI mAtA se mile hue mujhe bahuta samaya ho gayA hai| ve merI pratIkSA meM hoNgii| ataH aba majhe AjJA diijie|" yaha kahakara zrIpAla mahArAja vahA~ se prasthAna karane ke lie udyata hue kintu rAjA mahAsena ne unheM rokate hue Agraha kiyA "he mahAbhAga ! merI eka vinaya sunate aura svIkAra karate jAiye / ApakA zubha padArpaNa kucha aisI paristhitiyoM meM huA ki maiM ApakA kucha bhI satkAra nahIM kara sakA huuN| aba to merI yaha vinaya hai ki jaba Apane merI isa beTI ko jIvanadAna diyA hai to isake bhAvI jIvana ke svAmI bhI Apa hI banie / maiM eka choTe-se rAjya kA adhipati huuN| Apake samakSa nagaNya huuN| ApakI kucha sevA maiM nahIM kara sakatA / kintu merI yaha beTI tilaka bar3I hI guNavatI hai / mere lie to yaha eka anamola ratna hI hai| maiM yaha ratna Apake zrIcaraNoM meM car3hAkara apane jIvana ke RNa se

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puNyapuruSa 225 uRNa honA cAhatA huuN| kRpA kIjie / merI vinatI ko na tthukraaiye|" ___yaha sunakara zrIpAla ne eka bAra tilakasundarI kI ora dekhA / usake netroM se usake netra mile| rAjakumArI ke netroM meM zrIpAla ne prArthanA, prema, samarpaNa, lajjA-jAne kyA-kyA bhAva eka hI kSaNa meM par3ha liye| phira usane rAjA mahAsena se kahA "jaisI ApakI aura rAjakumArI kI icchaa| kintu samaya 'bhAga rahA hai| mujhe zIghra hI mAlava deza pahu~ca jAnA hai|" rAjA mahAsena zrIpAla ke isa uttara ko sunakara itane prasanna ho gaye the mAnoM unheM jIvana kI sampUrNa siddhi hI prApta ho gaI ho / ullasita bhAva se bola uThe___ "Apa cintA na kreN| vivAha-vidhi meM adhika samaya nahIM lgegaa| maiM abhI sArI vyavasthA kiye detA huuN| Apa kRpA kara hamAre sAtha rAjamahala meM pdhaarie| Aiye zrImAn ! pdhaarie|" __ rAjakumArI tilakasundarI ke bhAga khula gaye / vivAhavidhi zIghra, sAnanda sampanna huii| kahA~ to vaha mRtyu kA grAsa ho calI thI aura kahA~ use zrIpAla mahArAja ke samAna yuga ke sarvazreSTha mahApuruSa kI ardhAginI banane kA saubhAgya aura gaurava prApta ho gyaa| vaha nihAla ho gii| vidhi kI lIlA ise nahIM to phira kise kahate hoNge|

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226 : puNyapuruSa mevAr3a, saurASTra, lATa, bhoTa ityAdi aneka rAjyoM para apanI vijaya-vaijayantI phaharAte hue tathA vahA~ ke narezoM ko punaH unakA rAjya sauMpakara eka sUtra meM bAMdhate hue, una narezoM ke hRdayoM ko prema aura udAratA se jItate hue mahArAja zrIpAla dra tagati se, A~dhI kI taraha ujjayinI kI ora bar3ha rahe the| maMjila jaba samIpa hI A rahI thI taba ujjayinI ke guptacaroM ne ghabarAhaTa meM apane rAjA prajApAla ko AdhIadhUrI sUcanA dI-- "mahArAja ! sAvadhAna ho jAiye / koI atyanta zaktizAlI samrAT apanI nagarI para AkramaNa karane A~dhI kI taraha Age bar3hA calA A rahA hai|" sUcanA sunakara mahArAja prajApAla ne apanI talavAra para hAtha rakhA aura kahA___ "kisakA sAhasa hai jo mahAkAla kI isa nagarI ujjayinI para AkramaNa kare ? kise apanA jIvana priya nahIM rahA jo mujhase TakarAne A rahA hai ? kauna hai vaha ? zIghra kho|" "mahArAja hama yaha to nahIM jAna sake ki vaha kauna hai, kintu itanA nizcita hai ki usake sainya aura usakI zakti kA koI pAra nahIM hai| hama loga to yahI dekhakara

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puNyapuruSa 227 bhAge-bhAge zrIcaraNoM meM yaha sUcanA dene upasthita ho gaye haiN|" "acchA ThIka hai, dekhA jaaygaa| lohe se lohA TakarAne se agni kI kaisI bhISaNa cinagAriyAM nikalatI haiM yaha aba prakaTa hogA / jAo, senApati ko upasthita kro|" rAjAjJA prApta hote hI senApati upasthita huaa| rAjA prajApAla ne turanta Adeza diyA "nagarI ke sabhI dvAra banda karA dIjie / eka cir3iyA bhI aba merI AjJA ke binA nagarI meM praveza na kare / sainya ko taiyAra karake nagara-prAcIra para kadama-kadama para sannaddha kara dIjie / guptacaroM kI sUcanA ke anusAra koI atyanta balavAna rAjA hamArI nagarI para AkramaNa karane A rahA hai, balki A hI pahuMcA hai| kintu rAjA prajApAla ke khaDga kI dhAra usane abhI dekhI nahIM hai| chaThI kA dUdha kise kahate haiM, yaha use jJAta nahIM hai| vaha aba ho jaaygaa| jAiye, apanI taiyArI kIjie aura maMtrimaMDala ko bhI mere pAsa bhijavA diijie|" / ____ isa prakAra ujjayinInareza ne apanI morcAbandI kara lii| vaha janama-janama kA ahaMkArI thA, yaha bAta pAThaka bhUle nahIM hoNge| usake isa ahaMkAra ke sadA-sadA ke lie vinaSTa ho jAne kI ghar3I A pahuMcI thii| aura apanI vijaya-vaijayantI phaharAte hue mahArAja zrIpAla sasainya ujjayinI ke A~gana taka A pahu~ce the|

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228 puSyapuruSa saMdhyA Dhala rahI thii| nagara ke sabhI dvAra banda the / zrIpAla mahArAja ko apano mAtA aura mainAsundarI se milane kI AturatA thii| rAjA prajApAla kI unheM koI cintA nahIM thii| ve unase yuddha karanA bhI nahIM cAhate the| hA~, rAjA ke ahaMkAra ko ve avazya hI naSTa karanA cAhate the ki phira bhaviSya meM ve kabhI ahaMkAra na kreN| ataH unhoMne apane sainya ko nagarI se bAhara hI zAntipUrvaka par3Ava DAlane kA Adeza diyA aura svayaM kisI gupta mArga se akele hI nagarI meM praviSTa hokara apane AvAsa kI ora cala pdd'e| isa samaya taka andhakAra vyApta ho cukA thA / zrIpAla mahArAja sabhI sevakoM kI dRSTi bacAkara cupacApa usa kakSa ke dvAra taka pahu~ca gaye jisa kakSa meM do mahimAmayI mahilAe~ baiThI huI vArtAlApa kara rahI thiiN| pAThaka sahaja hI anumAna kara sakate haiM ki ve donoM mahilAe~ kauna ho sakatI thIM-eka thI svayaM mahArAja zrIpAla kI mamatAmayI mAtA kamalaprabhA tathA dUsarI thI mahArAja kI paTarAnI mainaasundrii| __ zrIpAla mahArAja ne capacApa dvAra kI sandhi meM se bhItara una donoM ko dekhaa| yadyapi unakI icchA ho rahI thI ki ve kSaNamAtra kA bhI vilamba na kara daur3akara apanI mAtA se lipaTa jaayeN| kintu ve dhIra puruSa the| unhoMne kucha kSaNa ke lie saMyama rakhanA hI ucita samajhA aura ve

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puNyapuruSa 226 zAnta khar3e rahakara una donoM kA vArtAlApa sunane lage, kAna lgaakr| mahArAnI kamalaprabhA kucha ghabarAye se, kucha cintita, kucha adhIra svara meM kaha rahI thIM "beTI mainA ! zrIpAla ko yahAM se gaye kitanA samaya ho gayA, aba taka vaha lauTA nahIM / yadyapi usake kuzalasamAcAra hameM samaya-samaya para zazAMka tathA usake kuzala guptacaroM dvArA prApta hote rahe haiM, tathA zazAMka ke saMdeza ke anusAra aba zrIpAla yahA~ pahu~cane hI vAlA hogA, kintu aba taka vaha AyA kyoM nahIM? mujhe cintA ho rahI hai|" mainAsundarI ne uttara diyA-- "mAtAjI ! Apa vyartha hI cintA karatI haiN| mujhe dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki ve aba Ane hI vAle haiN|" "kintu beTI ! yaha jo kisI zaktizAlI rAjA ne ujjayinI ko ghera liyA hai, usakA kyA hogA ? zrIpAla AegA bhI to use nagarI meM praveza ke lie yuddha karanA hogA / yuddha kA pariNAma........." "mAtAjI ! mujhe aura Apako bhI jinaprabha kI kRpA meM dRr3ha, acala AsthA hai / Apa cintA na kiijie| merA mana to jAne kyoM aura kaise yaha kahatA hai ki ve A hI pahu~ce haiM / Aja prAtaHkAla se hI jo-jo lakSaNa mujhe dikhAI diye ve sabhI yaha saMketa karate haiM ki Aja unheM AnA hI caahie........|"

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23. puNyapuruSa basa, isase adhika pratIkSA zrIpAla mahArAja na svayaM kara sake aura na apanI pyArI mAtA ko hI karA sake / unhoMne dvAra ke paTa khole aura daur3akara mAtA ke caraNoM meM loTa gye| __ bahuta samaya se bichur3e apane beTe ko sakuzala, sAnanda, svastha apane AMcala kI chAyA meM pAkara mAtA kamalaprabhA nihAla ho utthii| usane bAra-bAra zrIpAla ke mastaka para snehapUrvaka hAtha pherA, use cUmA aura phira anta meM kahA _ "tU A gayA mere lAla ! prabhu ko lAkha-lAkha dhanyavAda ! tujhe dekhane ko merI A~kheM tarasa rahI thIM / aba merA hRdaya zItala huA / tU svastha to hai na ?" __ zrIpAla mahArAja ne devopama muskarAhaTa ke sAtha uttara diyA "mA~ ! terI aura vItarAga jinaprabhu kI kRpA se maiM svastha aura sakuzala hU~ / tU to vyartha hI cintA karatI hai|" ___ beTA sakazala lauTa AyA thaa| mAtA kA hRdaya aba zItala, zAnta ho gayA thaa| ' aba rAnI kamalaprabhA ko dhyAna AyA ki beTe ko bahU se bhI milane kA avasara denA caahie| yaha dhyAna Ate hI vaha caTapaTa yaha kahate hue uTha khar3I huI-'are, tU bhUkhA pyAsA hogaa| maiM abhI tere lie kucha khAne-pIne ko lekara AtI huuN|"

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puNyapuruSa 231 rAnI kamalaprabhA uThakara calI to mainAsundarI turanta unheM Tokate hue bolI__"mAtAjI ! Apa baiThie, khAne-pIne ke lie maiM lie AtI hU~........." ___ "are rahane de, tU to janama bhara use khilAtI-pilAtI rahegI / Aja to maiM hI khilaauuNgii|"-khte-khte rAnI usa kakSa se bAhara ho gyii| barasoM ke bichur3e pati-patnI samajha gaye ki mAtA kA abhiprAya kyA thA / una donoM ne eka-dUsare kI A~khoM meM gahare-gahare jhA~kA aura donoM ha~sa pdd'e| "kaisI ho mainA ?" "kase haiM nAtha ?" isI prakAra kI kucha bAteM zabdoM meM tathA A~khoM meM hI huIM aura phira kamalaprabhA lauTa aaii| bahuta thor3A-sA kucha khA-pIkara zrIpAla ne apanI mAtA se kahA___ "mA~ ! aba mere zivira meM clo| vahIM saba bAteM hoNgii| Dhera sArI / apanI bahuoM se bhI mila lo| ujjayinI-praveza kA vicAra kala prAtaHkAla kiyA jaaygaa|" "are hA~, yaha to maiM bhUlo hI jA rahI thii| nagarI ke saba dvAra to banda haiN| kar3A paharA hai| tU AyA kisa taraha ?" ___

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232 puNyapuruSa "mA~ ! jisa vyakti para jina bhagavAna kI kRpA ho usake mArga meM koI bAdhA nahIM rhtii| prabhu ke prati usake hRdaya kI saccI zraddhA usake mArga ke sabhI avarodhoM ko samApta kara detI hai| yaha zikSA tUne hI to mujhe bacapana se hI dI hai| bhUla gaI kyA ?" "bhUlUMgI kase ? bhalA yaha bhI koI bhUlane kI bAta hai ? prabhu ko bhI kyA kabhI bhulAyA jA sakatA hai ? kintu maiM pUchatI hU~ tU AyA kaise ?" "mere sAtha calakara dekha le na mA~ ! svayaM hI jAna jAyagI / aba cala, utth|" jisa gupta mArga se zrIpAla mahArAja ne nagarI meM praveza kiyA thA usI mArga se ve tInoM punaH apane zivira meM pahu~ca gye| vahA~ pahu~cate hI rAnI kamalaprabhA apanI naI bahaoM ko dulArane meM laga gaI aura zrIpAla lambe pravAsa kI thakAna utArane ke lie A~kha banda karake zayyA meM leTa gyaa| prAtaHkAla hone para mainAsundarI ne zrIpAla se kahA "nAtha ! maiM kitanI saubhAgyazAlinI hU~ ki mujhe isa janma meM Apa patideva ke rUpa meM prApta hue haiN| jaba apanA vivAha huA thA, taba mere atirikta anya sabhI vyakti mere durbhAgya ko kosa rahe the| kintu mujhe jinadharma meM aTUTa

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puNyapuruSa 233 zraddhA thii| karma-pariNAma para pUrA bharosA thaa| ataH mere mana meM kahIM koI duvidhA nahIM thii| maiMne apanI AtmA kI sampUrNa-zraddhA tathA bhaktipUrvaka Apako svIkAra kiyA thaa| ___ "aura Aja dekhie na, merI dharma zraddhA ne mujhe Aja kitanA sukhI banA diyA hai ! mujhe to lagatA hai ki isa bhArata-bhUmi para Aja mujhase adhika saubhAgyazAlinI anya koI strI nahIM hogii| Apake jaise mahApuruSa mere saubhAgyanAtha haiN| mAtA kamalaprabhA jaisI mamatAmayI sAsa haiN| aura mujhe kabhI koI kaSTa na ho, mujhe akelepana kA anubhava na ho isIlie Apa apane sAtha merI bahuta-sI choTI bahanoM ko bhI lete Ae haiN|" __yaha sunakara zrIpAla mahArAja ko thor3I cher3achAr3a karane kI suujhii| yaha premapUrNa cher3achAr3a pati-patnI ke jIvana meM amRta ghola diyA karatI hai / unhoMne kahA "tumhArI itanI sArI bhaginiyAM meM le AyA hU~ yaha kahakara tuma mujha para vyaMga kara rahI ho na ?" "nahIM, nahIM, aisA svapna meM bhI vicAra na kiijie| maiM Apa para vyaMga karake pApa kI bhAgI kyoM banUMgI? aura phira mujhe to apanI bahaneM mila gaI haiM, jinake sAtha merA samaya haMsate-khelate vyatIta rhegaa| jisa samaya Apa rAjyakArya meM vyasta rahA kareMge usa samaya hama loga bhI saba milakara Ananda kiyA kreNgii| "lekina aba isa carcA ko chor3ie aura yaha batAiye

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234 puNyapuruSa ki ApakA aba Age kA kyA kAryakrama hai ? kyA Apa sacamuca mere pitAjI se yaddha karanA cAhate haiM........?" "are nahIM, mainA ! zrIpAla apane sasura se yaddha karegA? aisI kalpanA bhI tuma kaise kara sakatI ho?" ___ "taba phira Apane isa nagarI kA gherA kyoM DAlA hai ? pitAjI ko spaSTa sUcanA kyoM nahIM bhijavA rahe haiM ?" ___"kAraNa hai, mainAsundarI priye ! maiM tumhAre pitAjI ko apanA bhI pitA hI samajhatA huuN| unase yuddha karane aura vyartha hI raktapAta karane kA merA koI vicAra nahIM hai| maiM to kevala unheM eka zikSA denA cAhatA hai| aisI zikSA jo unake hRdaya meM utara jAya aura unakI AtmA kA kalyANa ho|" mainAsundarI kucha samajha nahIM sakI / usane pUchA"kaisI zikSA Apa unheM denA cAhate haiM, nAtha !" "yahI, ki manuSya ko kabhI abhimAna nahIM karanA caahie| aura apane abhimAna meM anya vyaktiyoM ko kaSTa nahIM denA caahie| tuma to jAnatI hI ho ki unhoMne apane abhimAna ke vazIbhUta hokara hI tumhArA vivAha mere jaise dara-dara ke bhikhArI kor3hI ke sAtha kiyA thaa| kyoMki ve cAhate the ki tuma unheM sarvazaktimAna mAno, aura tumane aisA mAnane se inkAra kara diyA thaa| tumane kahA thA ki pratyeka manuSya apane karmoM ke hI zubha athavA azubha pariNAma

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puNya puruSa 235 kA bhoga karatA hai / anya koI vyakti use sukha yA dukha nahIM de sakatA / basa, yahI bAta tumhAre pitAjI ko burI lagI thii| ve abhimAnI the / svayaM ko sarvazaktimAna mAnate the / kahate the ki ve jo cAheM so kara sakate haiM / jise cAhe rAjA aura jise cAhe use bhikhArI banA sakate haiN| yAda hai na ?" "hA~, priyatama ! yAda hai, khUba acchI taraha yAda hai / kAza, pitAjI yaha abhimAna-bhAvanA tyAga deM ! " "maiM yahI prayatna karanA cAhatA hU~ / isIlie maiMne svayaM ko aba taka prakaTa nahIM kiyA hai / tumhAre pitAjI ko abhI taka yaha jJAta nahIM hone diyA hai ki unakI nagarI kA gherA kisa rAjA ne DAlA hai / " mainAsundarI ne kucha socate hue kahA "yaha to ThIka hai, priya ! kintu aba ApakI kyA yojanA hai ?" - "yaha tumhIM batAo ki tumhAre pitAjI ke abhimAna ko kaise naSTa kiyA jAya ? soco, socakara batAo / " mainAsundarI ne kucha vicAra kiyA aura phira prastAva kiyA " prANanAtha ! binA raktapAta ke ApakI uddezya pUrti ho jAya isake lie mujhe to yahI rAstA dikhAI detA hai ki Apa unheM yaha saMdeza bhejeM ki ve ekAkI, naMge paira,

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236 puNyapuruSa kaMdhe para kulhAr3I rakhakara eka sAmAnya zramika kI bhAMti Apake zivira meM Akara Apase mileN| yadi ve aisA karate haiM to mAnA jA sakatA hai ki unhoMne apane abhimAna kA tyAga kara diyA hai|" - socakara zrIpAla ne kahA- "bilakula ThIka ! maiM aisA hI saMdeza rAjA prajApAla se pAsa bhijavAe detA huuN| sAtha hI prabhu se prArthanA bhI karatA hU~ ki ve isa bAta ko svIkAra kara leM aura nirarthaka raktapAta tathA hiMsA se hama sabhI ko bacA leN|" "pUjya pitAjI ko puNya ke patha para agrasara karAne vAlI isa pavitra prArthanA meM maiM bhI Apake sAtha hai|"mainaasundrii ne khaa| rAjA prajApAla apanI maMtripariSad se ghire baiThe the| rAjA sahita zeSa sabhI maMtriyoM ke cehare gambhIra the| cintA unake hRdayoM meM zUla ke samAna gar3I jA rahI thI-AkramaNakArI rAjA jo bhI ho, parama zaktizAlI hai / usakA sainya vizAla hai, suvyavasthita hai| itane zaktizAlI zatru se lohA lenA asambhava hai| arthAt yuddha kiyA to jA sakatA hai, kintu sarvanAza aura parAjaya nizcita hai| isakA sIdhAsAdA artha yahI hai ki yuddha nirarthaka hai| taba kiyA kyA jAya ? zatru nagarI ko ghere baiThA hai / kisI bhI kSaNa yuddha ke nagAr3eM baja pakate haiN| hamArI senA

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puNyapuruSa 237 zatru kA sAmanA karane meM samartha nahIM-aisI sthiti meM Akhira kiyA kyA jAya ? rAja prajApAla kI maMtripariSad isI cintana meM DUbI huI thii| usI samaya dvArapAla ne sUcanA dI "mahArAja ! zatru kA dUta dvAra para upasthita hai|" "use Ane do|"- rAjA ne bujhe, cintita mana se AjJA dii| zrIpAla mahArAja ke dUta ne kakSa meM praveza kiyA, mahArAja prajApAla ko namana kiyA aura AjJA kI pratIkSA meM prastara-mUrti kI bhAMti mauna khar3A raha gyaa| rAjA prajApAla ne kahA "kaho dUta ! tuma avadhya ho| nissaMkoca apane rAjA kA saMdeza hameM sunaao|" "mahArAja prajApAla ! hamAre mahArAja ne Apa ko sandeza kahalavAyA hai ki yA to Apa akele, naMge paira, eka kulhAr3I kaMdhe para rakhakara nagara ke bAhara unake zivira taka eka sAmAnya zramika kI bhAMti AyeM yA phira........" __itanA sunate-sunate hI mahArAja prajApAla krodha se bhara utthe| unake cehare para roSa chA gyaa| A~khoM se aMgAre jharane lage / ve garaja uThe--- "yA phira kyA kara legA tumhArA rAjA?" dUta ne zAntipUrvaka apanI bAta Age kahI ___

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238 puNyapuruSa "mahArAja ! yaha samaya krodha karane kA nahIM hai / hamAre mahArAja kI sainya zakti apAra hai aura svayaM hamAre mahArAja bhI apauruSeya bala dhAraNa karane vAle haiN| ataH jaisA ki maiMne abhI nivedana kiyA yA to unakI zarta ko Apa svIkAra kara leM aura phira sukhapUrvaka apanA rAjya bhogeM, yA yuddha ke lie prastuta ho jAya~ / yadi yuddha karane kA hI Apa nizcaya kareMge to usakA pariNAma itanA bhayaMkara hogA mahArAja ki Apake pAsa phira pachatAne ke atirikta kucha zeSa nahIM rahegA / mujhe itanA hI saMdeza Apako denA thA mahArAja !" "ThIka hai tumhArA saMdeza hamane suna liyaa| aba tuma jA sakate ho / " - mahArAja prajApAla ne usI prakAra krodha aura khojha ke sAtha kahA / dUta ne mahArAja ko namana kiyA aura jAte-jAte itanA aura kahA " Apake uttara kI pratIkSA hamAre mahArAja madhyAhna taka kareMge mahArAja ! usake pazcAt . - usake antima zabda kisI ne nahIM sune / mantrigaNa tatparatA se vicAra-vimarza meM DUba gaye / sabakI eka hI rAya bana rahI thI - zatru mahAzaktizAlI hai / usake sAtha yuddha karanA sarvanAza ko nimaMtraNa denA hai| ataH aba ve mauna hokara mahArAja prajApAla dvArA hI kucha kahe jAne kI pratIkSA karane lage / yyn

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puNyapuruSa 236 rAjA svayaM bhI isa sthiti ko jAna rahe the / kintu ve AsAnI se apane abhimAna ko bhI nahIM the / ve bole tyAga pA rahe " mantrigaNa ! kahie, Apa logoM kI kyA rAya hai ?" pradhAna amAtya ke mAthe hI mantrimaNDala kI rAya se rAjA ko avagata karAne kA dAyitva A par3A thA / usane hAtha jor3akara nivedana kiyA duymas "mahArAja ! aparAdha kSamA ho / koI mArga hama logoM ko dikhAI nahIM detaa|" " arthAt maiM usa AtatAyI rAjA kI zarta ko svIkAra karake eka sAdhAraNa zramika kI bhA~ti usake zivira taka jAU~ ? kyA Apa logoM kI yahI sammati hai ?" "prabhu ! viSAda na kareM / samaya-samaya kI bAta hai / rAjanIti bhI yahI kahatI hai ki yadi zatru prabala ho to samaya vizeSa ke lie usake sAmane jhuka jAnA hI zreyaskara hai / sarvanAza se to yaha behatara hI hai / " / "ThIka hai, ThIka hai / maiM samajha gayA / Aja mujhe apane rAjagaurava ko tAka para rakhakara usa rAjA kI zarta ko mAnanA hI hogA / lAiye, ma~gAiye kulhAr3I, jo kAma karanA hI hai usameM phira vilamba kaisA ?" ujjayinI nagarI ne usa dina vaha adbhuta dRzya Akhira dekhA hI - unakA rAjA kandhe para kulhAr3I rakhe sira jhukAe akelA calA jA rahA thA /

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240 puNyapuruSa isa rUpa meM jaba mahArAja prajApAla zrIpAla ke zivira meM pahu~ce taba unheM dekhakara mahArAja zrIpAla tathA mainAsundarI ekadama Age bddh'e| unhoMne praNAma kiyA / zrIpAla ne kulhAr3I unake hAtha se lekara eka ora rakha dI aura atyanta vinayapUrvaka kahA " mahArAja prajApAla ! pitAjI! mere isa eka aparAdha ko kSamA kreN........|" mahArAja prajApAla ne bhI aba zrIpAla aura mainA sundarI ko pahacAna liyA thA / unhoMne kahA -- "zrIpAla ! mainAsundarI ! are, yaha tuma loga ho ? taba phira tuma logoM ne yaha kyA nATaka racA hai ? kyoM ujjayinI ko gherA aura kyoM mujhe isa prakAra apamAnita karane kI yojanA kI ?" zrIpAla ne atyanta vinayapUrvaka uttara diyA "pitAjI ! samartha se samartha tathA guNavAna se guNavAna manuSya bhI apane abhimAna ke kAraNa patana ke garta meM jA giratA hai / Apa pratyeka dRSTi se pUjya haiM / kintu Apake mana meM jo abhimAna ghara karake baiThA hai vahI ApakA vAstavika zatru hai / hama usa zatru kA sarvanAza karanA cAhate the / smaraNa kIjiye, Apane hamAre vivAha se pUrva mainA se kyA prazna kiye the aura jinadharma meM aTUTa zraddhA rakhane vAlI isa mainA ne una praznoM ke kyA uttara diye the / usane kahA kahA thA ki pitAjI ! Apa abhimAna na kreN| isa saMsAra

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puNyapuruSa 241 meM kisI kA bhI abhimAna nahIM rhaa| pratyeka prANI svayaM apane hI karmoM ke zubhAzubha pariNAmoM ko bhogatA hai| koI kisI ko kucha de nahIM sktaa| koI kisI kA kucha le nahIM sakatA-smaraNa AtA hai na Apako?" . "hA~ beTA zrIpAla ! yAda hai, mujhe ve saba bAteM yAda haiN| aura Aja unheM yAda karake maiM svIkAra karatA hU~ ki maiMne bhUla kI thI-bhayAnaka bhUla kI thii| usa samaya apane abhimAna meM maiMne svapna meM bhI nahIM socA thA ki jisa kor3hI ke sAtha maiM mainA kA vivAha kara rahA hU~ vaha na kevala kabhI rogamukta hI ho jAyagA, balki eka dina rAjAoM kA bhI rAjA banakara sUrya kI bhA~ti jgmgaayegaa........|" _ "basa kIjie, pitAjI ! aba hameM adhika lajjita na kIjie aura hamane jo aparAdha kiyA hai isake lie hameM kSamA kiijie|" "tumane koI aparAdha nahIM kiyA beTe zrIpAla ! balki tumane merA bahuta bar3A upakAra hI kiyA hai| tumane merI A~kheM khola dI haiN| sadA-sadA ke lie mere hRdaya se abhimAna ke viSa ko nikAla bAhara kiyA hai / tuma aura mainA donoM dhanya ho, zrIpAla !" "yaha saba jinaprabhu kI kRpA hai, pitAjI ! Aiye, aba bhItara zivira meM pdhaarie|" "are kauna-sA zivira ? calo, calo, rAjamahaloM meM calo tuma loga / tumhAre sainikoM kI samucita vyavasthA ho jaaygii| cintA na kro| calo mahaloM meN|" ___

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242 puNyapuruSa sundara, saje hue rathoM meM ArUr3ha mahArAja prajApAla, mahArAja zrIpAla, rAnI kamalaprabhA, mainAsundarI tathA zrIpAla kI anya sabhI rAniyA~ jaba rAjapatha se hokara dhIre-dhIre rAjamahaloM kI ora bar3he taba ujjayinI nagarI Ananda kI uttAla taraMgoM meM Andolita ho utthii| rAjA prajApAla kA antaHpura to devAMganAoM kI krIr3AsthalI hI bana gyaa| mainAsundarI kI mAtA rUpasundarI kI prasannatA kA to koI pAra hI nahIM thA / anya rAjarAniyAM bhI utanI hI prasanna aura ullasita thiiN| mahArAja zrIpAla kI anya sabhI rAniyA~ tathA rAjA prajApAla ke antaHpura kI anya rAniyA~-ye sabhI milakara dina-rAta eka mahotsava kA-sA vAtAvaraNa banAye hue thiiN| mainAsundarI kI vimAtA saubhAgyasundarI kA hRdaya bhI parivartita ho cukA thA / usake hRdaya kA mithyAtva-kaluSa bhI dUra ho gayA thA aura vaha bhI jina bhagavAna kI pakkI ArAdhikA bana gaI thii| __isa prakAra rAjA prajApAla ke antaHpura meM se uThakara jainadharma kI jaya-jayakAra kA maMgalaghoSa samasta ujjayinI nagarI meM vyApta ho rahA thA / isa Anandotsava ko aura bhI ullAsamaya banAne ke lie mahArAja zrIpAla ne eka nATaka khele jAne kA Adeza

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puNyapuruSa 243. diyaa| unake sAtha jo nATaka-maMDaliyA~ thIM, unameM se eka maMDalI ne nATaka kI taiyArI turanta kara ddaalii| rAjamahala ke vizAla caugAna meM nATaka kA Ayojana kiyA gyaa| prajA usa nATaka ko dekhane ke lie umar3a pdd'ii| rAjA, rAniyA~, maMtrigaNa, senAnAyaka, zreSThigaNa tathA anya nAgarika saba yathAsthAna baiThe the| sabhI ke hRdaya phUloM ke samAna khile hue the| nATaka Arambha huaa| sundara citroM, puSpamAlAoM, maNi-mANikyoM se saje raMgamaMca para vibhinna veza-bhUSAoM meM saje abhinetA tathA abhinetriyA~ yathAkrama Ane lge| unake zreSTha abhinaya ko samasta upasthita jana-samudAya ekaTaka, Anandita hokara dekha rahA thA / bIca-bIca meM 'dhanya-dhanya' tathA 'vAha-vAha' kI dhvani darzakoM ke bIca se uThatI thI aura abhinetAoM ke utsAha kA vardhana karatI jAtI thii| prerita hokara abhinetA apanI sampUrNa zreSTha kalA pradarzita kara rahe the| usI samaya acAnaka raMga meM bhaMga upasthita ho gyaa| ghaTanA isa prakAra ghaTita huii| usa nATya maMDalI kI eka pramukha naTI thii| jaba raMgamaMca para upasthita hone kA usakA samaya huA to vaha upasthita nahIM huii| maMDalI kA nAyaka ghabarAyA huA sajjA-kakSa meM gayA aura usa naTI ko udAsa mudrA meM baiThA huA dekhakara bolA

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244 puNyapuruSa _ "are! are!! tuma yahA~ aise kyoM baiThI ho ? maMca para tumhArI pratIkSA ho rahI hai| raMga meM bhaMga ho rahA hai| uThouTho, jaldI calo........." ___"nahIM, Aja maiM abhinaya nahIM kara skuuNgii|"-us naTI ne uttara diyA / usakA svara bharrAyA huA thaa| "abhinaya nahIM karogI? are bhAgyavAna ! yaha tuma kyA kaha rahI ho? aisA bhI kyA saMbhava hai ? nATaka cala rahA hai / tumhArA prasaMga hai, aura tuma kahatI ho ki abhinaya nahIM krogii| to phira aba kyA hogA ? mahArAja zrIpAla kyA kaheMge? merI to mauta hI AI smjho| kintu Akhira bAta kyA hai ? maiMne tumheM apanI putrI ke samAna pyAra kiyA hai, aura tuma Aja isa parIkSA kI ghar3I meM mujhe dhokhA de rahI ho? zubhe ! merI bAta mAna lo| isa samaya to merI rakSA karo / samaya adhika nahIM hai / calo, uttho| phira tumheM jo kahanA ho vaha nATaka samApta hone ke bAda kaha lenaa| uTho beTI !" itane prema aura AgrahapUrvaka samajhAne para Akhira vaha naTI prastuta ho gaI aura raMgamaMca para jA phuNcii| usake saundarya kI jagamagAhaTa se raMgasthala jhalaka-jhalaka kara utthaa| ghora viSAda kI mudrA meM vaha maMca para Age bar3hI aura usane eka chaMda kahA

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puNyapuSa 245 kaha~ mAlava kaha~ zaMkhapura, kaha~ babbara kaha~ naTTa / nAca rahI surasundarI, vidhi asa karata akaaj|| naTI ke dukhI svara meM yaha dohA sunate hI rAjA prajApAla ne bar3e dhyAna se use dekhA / ve socane lage-'surasundarI ! yaha to merI pyArI beTI kA hI nAma hai jise maiMne zaMkhapura ke rAjA aridamana ke sAtha byAhA thaa| phira yaha naTI kyA kaha rahI hai ? isakI sUrata bhI bilakula merI beTI se hI milatI hai / kyA........kyA aisA bhI ho sakatA hai ki yaha naTI merI beTI surasundarI hI ho?' rAjA prajApAla yaha vicAra kara hI rahe the ki usa naTI se rahA na gyaa| vaha bar3e hI Artasvara meM "mA~, mA~" kahatI huI maMca se utarakara rAnI saubhAgyasundarI ke pAsa gaI aura usase lipaTakara sisaka-sisakakara rone lgii| vastutaH raMga meM bhaMga ho gyaa| upasthita samasta samudAya ne jaba rAjakumArI surasundarI ko pahicAna liyA to vaha dukha ke kAraNa stabdha raha gyaa| rAjA prajApAla tathA rAnI saubhAgyasundarI ke dukha kA to varNana hI kaise kiyA jA sakatA hai ? apanI pyArI beTI, eka rAjakumArI ko isa prakAra eka sAmAnya naTI kI sthiti meM dekhakara unakA kalejA phaTa gyaa| hRdaya meM vedanA ke tapta zUla cubhane lge| ve kiMkartavyavimUr3ha apanI beTI ko dulArane lge| unake mukha se koI zabda nikala nahIM skaa| usa dukhada sthiti ko mahArAja zrIpAla ne samhAlA /

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246 puNyapuruSa unhoMne turanta nATaka sthagita kiye jAne tathA samasta upasthita samudAya ko kSamAyAcanA sahita apane-apane ghara jAne kA Adeza diyaa| jaba ekAnta huA taba unhoMne surasundarI ko Azvasta karate hue kahA-- "tumheM jo kucha bhI dukha sahane par3e hoM, aba unakA anta A gayA hai| jisa kisI bhI kAraNa se tumheM jahA~jahA~ bhI bhaTakanA par3A ho, vaha bhaTakana aba samApta ho gaI hai| tuma apane mAtA-pitA kI goda meM pahu~ca gaI ho| aba tuma pratyeka dRSTi se surakSita ho| ata: aba tuma apane mana ko zAnta karo, apane atIta ke kaSToM ko bhUla jAo aura prasanna ho jaao|" zrIpAla mahArAja dvArA itanA kaha diye jAne para rAjA prajApAla bhI kucha saMyata aura sthira hue| unhoMne surasundarI ke sira para snehapUrvaka hAtha pherate hue pUchA___ "beTI ! terI yaha sthiti kaise huI ? tujhe to maiMne bar3e samArohapUrvaka rAjA aridamana ke sAtha byAhA thA?" surasundarI kI sisakiyA~ aba thama gaI thiiN| usane apanI karuNa kathA isa prakAra sunAI- "hama loga vivAha ke pazcAt sakuzala zaMkhapura pahu~ca gaye the| kintu usa dina zubha muhUrta na milane ke kAraNa nagara-praveza na kara ske| hama logoM ke sAtha ke bahuta se

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puNyapuruSa 247 loga apane svajanoM se milane-julane cale gaye / hamane isameM koI hAni nahIM smjhii| ___"kintu rAtri ko acAnaka DAkuoM ke eka bar3e sazastra dala ne hama para AkramaNa kara diyaa| ve, Apake dAmAda to apane prANa bacAkara na jAne kidhara nikala gaye, kintu meM una duSTa DAkuoM hAtha meM par3a gii| ve DAka mujhe nepAla le gaye aura vahA~ kisI vyakti ke hAtha veca diyaa| vaha vyakti mujhe babbarakula lAyA aura vahA~ para usane mujhe eka vezyA ke hAtha beca diyA jo nAcane-gAne kA dhaMdhA karatI thii| __pitAjI ! merI karuNa-kathA yahA~ se aura bhI karuNa ho gii| mujhe apanI icchA ke viruddha nAcanA-gAnA sIkhanA par3A aura maiM naTI bana gii| vahA~ ke rAjA mahAkAla nATakoM ke bar3e zaukIna haiN| mujhe unakI nATya-maNDalI meM praviSTa honA pdd'aa| aura anta meM jaba zrIpAla mahArAja vahA~ pahu~ce tathA rAjakumArI madanasenA ke sAtha inhoMne vivAha kiyA, taba rAjA mahAkAla ne eka nATaka-maMDalI bhI inheM upahAra meM dii| tabhI se maiM inhIM ke sAtha huuN| kintu maiMne aba taka kisI para yaha prakaTa nahIM hone diyA thA ki maiM kauna huuN| svayaM ko rAjakumArI kahakara prakaTa karane para mujhe jisa lajjA kA anubhava karanA par3atA use maiM sahana nahIM kara sakatI thii| "kintu pitAjI ! Aja Apa logoM ko dekhakara, apane hI ___

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248 puNyapuruSa ghara meM, apane hI mAtA-pitA aura svajana-sambandhiyoM ke samakSa naTI ke rUpa meM maiM kaise rahatI ? ataH Aja maiMne svayaM ko prakaTa kara hI diyaa| ___"pitAjI ! Aja maiM acchI taraha jAna gaI hU~ ki mujhe jo kucha bhI dukha bhogane par3e haiM ve svayaM mere apane hI karmoM ke kaarnn| kyoMki Apane to apanI jAna meM mujhe acchI taraha byAhA thaa| kintu merA mithyAvAda aura mere azubha karma mujhe isa dukhada sthiti meM le gye| ___"pitAjI ! mainAsundarI vAstava meM hamAre kula kA dIpaka hai / vaha eka kalpavRkSa ke samAna hai, jabaki maiM eka viSavRkSa huuN| jainadharma meM usakI zraddhA hI usake sakhI jIvana kA sAra hai, yaha bAta maiM Aja acchI taraha samajha gaI hU~ aura Apane bhI yaha dekha hI liyA hai| vAstava meM mainAsundarI donoM kuloM ko prakAzita karane vAlI maNidIpikA hI hai|" __ itanA kahakara surasundarI ne apanI kathA samApta kii| saba loga use samajhA-bujhAkara aura dukhamaya atIta ko bhUla jAne ke lie kahakara rAjamahaloM meM le gye| rAjA prajApAla ko unakI khoI huI beTI mila gii| unheM saccI samyaktva dRSTi bhI mila gii| vaha nATaka kisI anya caraNa se Arambha hokara kisI bhanya hI sukhada caraNa para samApta huaa| zIghra hI zaMkhapura ke lie dUta bhejakara rAjA aridamana

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puNyapuruSa 249 ko sUcanA dekara bulavAyA gayA aura phira prasannatApUrvaka surasundarI ko unake sAtha vidA kiyA gayA / __zrIpAla mahArAja kI bAlyAvasthA meM jina sAta sauM kor3hiyoM ne unheM zaraNa dI thI aura unakA sAtha nibhAyA thA, unheM bhI zrIpAla mahArAja ne DhUMDha-DhU~r3hakara bulavAyA aura eka sacce mahAna puruSa kI bhAMti una sabako 'rANA' kI padavI se vibhUSita karake apanI senA meM senAnAyakoM ke pada para niyukta kiyaa| isa prakAra zrIpAla mahArAja kI mahAn jIvana gAthA apane bhavya anta kI ora tejI se bar3ha rahI thii| usI samaya unake svargIya pitAjI rAjA siMharatha ke samaya kA vRddha tathA parama svAmibhakta mantrI matisAra bhI vahA~ A phuNcaa| matisAra ne apane prANoM kI bhI paravAha na karake zrIpAla ke jIvana kI rakSA kI thii| Aja unheM dekhakara zrIpAla mahArAja ke Ananda kI koI sImA na rahI / unheM aisA anubhava huA mAnoM unheM apane pitA hI dUsare rUpa meM prApta ho gaye hoN| mahArAja zrIpAla ne matisAra ko unake vRddhatva tathA acala svAmibhakti kA sammAna karate hue apanA pradhAna amAtya niyukta kiyaa| sakha ke ve dina eka-eka kara bItane lge|

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eka dina maMtrI matisAra ne upayukta samaya dekhakara zrIpAla mahArAja se kahA. "mahArAja ! Apane isa jIvana meM ananta yaza tathA Rddhi-siddha prApta kara lI hai| aneka rAjya Apake adhIna haiM / kula-parivAra se bhI Apa sampanna tathA sAnanda haiN| kintu eka kArya Apake lie aba bhI zeSa raha gayA hai|" "vaha kaunasA kArya hai maMtrivara !" "prabhu ! Apake pitA ke rAjya para aba bhI AtatAyI ajitasena ArUr3ha hai| ApakA punIta kartavya hai ki Apa apane paitRka rAjya ko hastagata kareM aura apanI prajA ko sukhI kareM, joki ajitasena ke zAsana meM aneka prakAra ke kaSTa bhoga rahI hai| eka prakAra se yaha Apa para apane svargIya pUjya pitAjI kA RNa hai| Apako isa RNa se bhI aba uRNa ho jAnA caahie|" matisAra kA yaha kathana ucita thaa| mahArAja zrIpAla ne ise svIkAra kiyaa| kintu kahA

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puNyapuruSa 251 " maMtrivara ! ApakA kathana yathArtha hai / lekina maiM vyartha ke raktapAta tathA hiMsA se bacanA cAhatA hU~ / ataH ucita yahI hogA ki kisI catura dUta ko kAkA ajitasena ke pAsa campApurI bhejA jAya aura unheM samajhAyA jAya ki ve svecchA se merA rAjya mujhe sauMpa deM / " "prabhu ! ApakA vicAra Apake ucca AdarzoM ke anukUla hI hai / aisA prayatna avazya kiyA jA sakatA hai / kintu mujhe sandeha hai ki ahaMkArI ajitasena ApakI isa nItisaMgata bAta ko svIkAra karegA / mujhe to yuddha anivArya dikhAI par3atA hai / vizAla lokahita ke lie yadi eka bAra yuddha bhI karanA par3e to vaha anucita nahIM hai / " "ThIka hai, yadi kAkAjI ko sadbuddhi nahIM AtI hai to phira yuddha bhI karanA hI par3egA / kintu pahale eka bAra Apa kisI dUta ko vahA~ bheja dIjie / " "jo AjJA, mahArAja ! caturmukha nAmaka hamArA dUta bahuta catura aura nItijJa hai| AjJA ho to usI ko bheja diyA jAya ?" "hA~, ThIka hai / use kahie ki kAkAjI ko samajhAne kA vaha pUrA yatna kare / " sabhI Avazyaka bAteM samajhA-bujhAkara maMtrI matisAra ne caturmukha ko usI dina campApurI ke lie ravAnA kara diyA /

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252 puNyapuruSa . mahArAja ajitasena kI rAjasabhA meM jaba vaha pahu~cA to rAjA ne use ucita Asana diyA aura pUchA. "kaho caturmukha ! kaise AnA huA? kyA saMdeza lAye ho?" caturmukha ne rAjA kA punaH abhivAdana kiyA aura kahA___ "mahArAja! mujhe Apake bhatIje mahArAjAdhirAja zrIpAla ne ApakI sevA meM bhejA hai| unakA saMdeza hai ki Apane bAlyakAla meM hI unheM apane pitA ke rAjya se vaMcita kara diyA thaa| yaha ApakA eka bahuta bar3A anaitika kArya thaa| yaha rAjadroha bhI thA aura bAladroha bhii| kintu zrIpAla mahArAja kA kathana hai ki jo kucha bhI ho gayA vaha ho gayA, lekina aba bhI samaya hai| Apa vicAra kareM tathA unakA rAjya unheM zAntipUrvaka sauMpa deN|" "rAjya sauMpa dU~ ? aura zAMtipUrvaka ?"-kahate-kahate ajitasena khUba jora se ha~sa pdd'aa| ha~sI rukane para usane Age kahA-"caturmukha ! tuma bar3e catura ho yaha maiM jAnatA huuN| kitu mujhe pratIta hotA hai ki tuma bhole bhI kama nahIM ho / isIlie mujhase rAjya mAMgane Aye ho aura vaha bhI zAMtipUrvaka / are bhAI ! rAjya na to AsAnI se prApta kiye jAte haiM aura na hI AsAnI se kisI ko de diye jAte haiN| rAjya talavAroM kI noka se liye jAte haiM aura talavAroM kI tIkSNa dhAroM se hI unakI rakSA bhI kI jAtI hai| kucha samajhe?"

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puNyapuruSa 253 V "samajha rahA hU~ mahArAja ! ApakA Azaya zAyada yahI hai ki Apa binA yuddha kiye nahIM maaneNge|" ___ "zAyada nahIM, nizcita / catarmukha usa lar3ake zrIpAla se kahanA ki zera kI guphA meM praveza karane kA dussAhasa na kre|" "mahArAja ! bhUlie nahIM ki zrIpAla mahArAja ne apane prabala parAkrama se anekoM rAjAoM ko apane adhIna kiyA hai........" ___ "ve rAjA nahIM, mAmUlI luTere hoMge ! siMha nahIM, zRgAla hoNge| aise zRgAloM ke bala para kUdane vAle zrIpAla ko tuma merI bAta acchI taraha samajhA denA ki ajitasena zRgAla nahIM, siMha hai| use vaha cupacApa sone de, cher3akara jagAye nahIM / anyathA isa bAra use jItA nahIM chor3a gA nahIM / samajhe ?" __caturmukha ne samajha liyA ki ajitasena madAndha hai| yaha kisI taraha mAnegA nahIM aura aba isakA sarvanAza nikaTa hI hai| phira bhI usane aMtima cetAvanI denA upa yukta samajhA, kahA___ "yadi ApakA yahI antima uttara hai mahArAja ajitasena ! to maiM bhI Apako aMtima cetAvanI dene ke lie vivaza huuN| dhyAna dekara suna lIjie-zrIpAla mahArAja kA khaDga jaba eka bAra uTha jAyagA taba AkAza meM bija ___

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254 puNyapuruSa liyoM kA nartana hogA aura ve bijaliyA~ Apake isa ahaMkArI zISa para girakara ise cUrNa-cUrNa kara deNgii|" ajitasena ha~sa par3A aura bolA- "aba tuma jA sakate ho caturmukha ! bAtoM kA to kahIM anta hotA nhiiN| ataH aba yuddhabhUmi meM hI zeSa bAteM hoMgI-talavAroM se|" ___ catama kha campAnagarI se lauTa aayaa| apane mana meM vaha nirAza isalie nahIM thA ki vaha ajitasena ke abhimAnI aura krUra svabhAva ko jAnatA thaa| use kevala cintA thI-yuddha hogA, aura duSTa ajitasena svayaM to naSTa hogA hI, apane sAtha anya hajAroM niraparAdha prANiyoM kA bhI saMhAra karA degaa| mahArAja zrIpAla tathA maMtrI matisAra ko usane ajitasena kI rAjasabhA meM jo vArtAlApa huA thA vaha akSaraza: kaha sunaayaa| sunakara rAjA aura maMtrI donoM hI kucha kSaNa mauna rahe / anta meM maMtrI ne hI kahA "mahArAja ! aba to koI upAya nahIM hai| yuddha anivArya hai|" ___"yahI soca rahA hU~ / sainya sajjita ho| prayANa Arambha ho / kintu ! maMtrivara, yathAsambhava raktapAta kama se kama ho tathA kAkAjI ko jIvita hI baMdhana meM DAlakara mere samakSa upasthita kiyA jAya / maiM cAhatA hUM ki unakA hRdaya parivartana ho / prayatna to karanA hI caahie|"

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puNyapuruSa 255 "jo AjJA, mahArAja ! kala prAtaHkAla hI kUca ke nagAr3e baja uTheMge / X X kauna jAne isa abhAgI mAnava jAti ne yuddha kI vibhISikA kA AviSkAra kisa yuga meM kiyA thA, kintu eka bAra jaba yaha agni bhar3aka uThatI hai taba phira use zAMta karanA kaThina ho jAtA hai / svayaM AtmavinAza karatA huA mAnava bhI ise sadA-sadA ke lie tilAMjali kyoM nahIM de detA, yaha samajha se pare kI bAta hai / zrIpAla mahArAja kA sainya ajitasena ke sainya se TakarA rahA thA aura dizAe~ ' trAhi-trAhi' pukAra rahI thiiN| padAti sainika padAtiyoM se bhir3e hue the / azvArohI sainya azvArohI sainya ko khUMde DAla rahA thA / rathI rathiyoM se muThabher3a kara rahe the / gajadala gajadala se TakarA rahe the, mAnoM aneka vizAlakAya parvata eka dUsare se TakarA rahe hoM / bhISaNa thA vaha saMgrAma | kintu zrIpAla mahArAja kA sainya itanA suvyavasthita thA ki yuddha kA anta zIghra hI A gayA / ajitasena ke sainya meM nirAzA bhara gaI aura nirAzA ne usameM bhagadar3a macA dI / apanI senA ko mAra khAkara jidhara jisakA sIMga samAe udhara hI bhAgatA dekhakara svayaM ajitasena yuddhakSetra meM utara par3A / vRddhAvasthA hote hue bhI vaha bar3e parAkrama

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256 puNyapuruSa se ldd'aa| kintu usakI zakti sImita thI tathA nyAyapakSa bhI usake viparIta thaa| ata: usakI eka bhI na clii| zrIpAla mahArAja ke sAta sau senAnAyakoM ne use cAroM ora se ghera liyA aura phira use baMdhana meM kasa liyaa| bandI ajitamena ko jaba mahArAja zrIpAla ke sAmane upasthita kiyA gayA taba zrIpAla ne svayaM Age bar3hakara usake baMdhanoM ko kATa diyA aura eka sundara Asana para unheM baiThAkara vinamra zabdoM meM kahA "pUjya kAkAjI ! jo kucha bhI bIta gayA, ghaTita ho gayA, upe bhulA diijie| Apa isa rAjya ko apane pAsa hI rkhie| mujhe isakI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| merI kevala eka hI prArthanA hai ki bhaviSya meM Apa kabhI bhI prabhu kA vismaraNa na kreN| prajA ko putravat mAne tathA ahaMkAra se dUra rheN| AzA hai merI itanI-sI vinaya ko Apa svIkAra kreNge|" . yaha jo kucha bhI huA saba kucha mahArAja ajitasena kI kalpanA ke viparIta thaa| prathama to apane abhimAna meM cUra ve zrIpAla jaise navayuvaka ke hAthoM apanI parAjaya kI kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakate the| usake bAda jaba parAjaya ho hI gaI aura ve bandhana meM par3a hI gaye, taba to unhoMne socA thA ki aba zrIpAla unase bhayAnaka badalA legaa| usake prati unhoMne jo anyAya kiyA thA, vaha unheM yAda thA, jJAta thaa| ataH unakA yaha vicAra karanA svAbhAvika

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puNyapuruSa 257 hI thA ki zrIpAla unheM kar3I se kar3I sajA degaa| unheM bhISaNa rUpa se apamAnita kregaa| unheM jalA-jalAkara, tila-tilakara marane ke lie chor3a degaa| ajitasena kI kalpanA kA yaha raMga thaa| kintu mahAmanA, mahAnAtmA zrIpAla mahArAja ne to aisA kucha bhI nahIM kiyaa| ulTe pUjyabhAva se unakA satkAra kiyA tathA rAjya bhI lauTA dene kA prastAva kiyaa| yaha dekhakara mahArAja ajitasena gahana vicAroM ke atala-tala meM DUba gye| aura jaba ve usa atala vicAra-loka se ubarakara Upara Aye taba taka unake lie sRSTi badala cukI thii| ve aba eka choTe-se bAlaka kA rAjya har3apa lene vAle lobhI,atyAcArI, anAcArI, ahaMkArI, krUra rAjA ajitasena nahIM the| ve aba the-muni ajitasena ! usa alpa vicAra-kAla meM hI unhoMne gahana vicAra kiyA thA-are, merI buddhi ko kyA ho gayA thA ? maiMne eka bAlaka ke rAjya ko har3apa liyA thA ? hAya ! gotra-droha karane ke kAraNa merI kItti kA kSaya huaa| rAjadroha karake maiMne nIti kA nAza kiyaa| bAla-droha karake maiMne apanI sadgati ke mArga ko avaruddha kiyA / itane-itane

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258 puNyapuruSa bhISaNa pApa maiMne kiye haiN| aba to naraka-gati ke sivAya merI anya kyA gati ho sakatI hai ? maiM itanA vRddha hokara bhI rAjyalobha se cipaTA rahA aura yaha bAlaka-mere lie to bAlaka hI hai-kitanA udAra hai, kitanA mahAna hai, kaisA devopama isakA vyavahAra hai ! socate-socate unhoMne nizcaya kiyA-pApoM kI isa gaTharI ko apane sira se utAra pheMkanA hogaa| pApoM se mukti kA eka mAtra upAya jinarAja kI pravrajyA grahaNa karanA hI hai| AtmA kA karma-mala isI upAya se dUra ho sktaa| yahI mukti kA eka mAtra prazasta pantha hai| mahArAja ajitasena ke mana meM isa prakAra ke ucca vicAra utpanna hue aura unakI moha-madirA kA nazA kAphUra ho gyaa| azubha bhAvanAe~ naSTa ho gaIM, zubha bhAvanAoM kA udaya huA tathA pariNAmataH pApa-sthiti naSTa ho gii| karma ne sahAyatA pahu~cAI aura turanta hI unheM apane pUrvajanma kI smRti ho aaii| ve mahArAja ajitasena ke sthAna para usI kSaNa mahAmuni ajitasena bana gye| usI samaya zrIpAla mahArAja tathA anya upasthita jana ke samakSa gArhasthya kA tyAga kara unhoMne cAritra aMgIkAra kara liyaa| mahAmuni ajitasena ne mahArAja ajitasena kI parAjaya meM se vijaya kA amRta zodha liyaa|

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puNyapuruSa 256 manuSya ke jIvana meM aise mahAn parivartanoM ke pala kucha ine-gine hI Ate haiN| jo bhavya jIva apanI jJAnabuddhi se una paloM ko pakar3a lete haiM ve bhava-sAgara se tara jAte haiN| muni ajitasena ke jIvana meM bhI vaha pala AyA aura ve pala mAtra meM badala gaye / zrIpAla mahArAja ne yaha adbhuta aura parama maMgalamaya parivartana dekhA to saparivAra muni ajitasena kI tIna bAra pradakSiNA-vandanA karake kahA____ "paramapUjya ! Apa sAMsArika jIvana meM mere kAkAjI hone ke kAraNa se bhI pUjya the, kintu aba to muni-jIvana aMgIkAra kara lene para Apa mere hI nahIM, samasta jIvajAti ke lie pUjya ho gaye haiN| Apa dhanya haiM ! isa rUpa meM Apake zubha darzana karake hama bhI dhanya ho gae haiN| saMsAra ke samasta rAga-dveSoM kA tyAga karake Apa sarvathA niSpApa tathA niSkAma jIvana ke puNya-patha para agrasara ho gaye haiM aba Apa mukti-marga ke mahAyAtrI haiN| hama bArambAra ApakA vandana karate haiN|" muni ajitasena ke cehare para aba eka avarNanIya zAnti virAjamAna thii| eka anAsakta AtmA kA teja unake mukhamaNDala se vikIrNa ho rahA thaa| unakI dRSTi jidhara bhI uTha jAtI thI, udhara hI praphullita kusumoM kA suvAsa mahaka UThatA thaa| - ve zAntipUrvaka apane Asana se uThe, AzIrvAda kA

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260 puNyapuruSa dAhinA hAtha unhoMne kucha U~cA kiyA aura phira eka dizA kI ora ninimeSa dRSTi se dekhate hue ve gaja gati se cala pdd'e| Aja mahArAja zrIpAla ne kucha khoyA thA, kucha pAyA bhI thaa| mauna, vicAramagna unhoMne hAthI para baiThakara campAnagarI meM praveza kiyaa| nAgarika prasanna the| ve mahArAja zrIpAla para puSpa-akSata tathA mauktikoM kI varSA kara rahe the| kintu zrIpAla mahArAja mauna hI the| unheM aisA anubhava hotA thA jaise unakI AtmA kisI anya loka meM vicaraNa karane calI gaI ho aura kevala unakA zarIra hI usa samaya unake sAtha ho| campAnagarI kA zAsana bhAra samhAlane ke pazcAt mahArAja ne sabase prathama muni ajitasena ke sAMsArika putra rAjasena ko bulAkara kahA "bhAI ! isa campAnagarI ko chor3akara zeSa sabhI rAjya jo maiMne vijita kie haiM, ve aba tumhAre haiN| maiM tumheM unakA zAsaka niyukta karatA huuN| jAo, apanI prajA ko apanA hI putra samajhakara usakA pAlana krnaa|" isake bAda zrIpAla mahArAja ne dhavala seTha ke putra kI khoja kraaii| jaba vaha A pahu~cA taba use dhavala seTha kI sArI sampatti sauMpate hue usase kahA "beTA ! yaha sArI sampatti aba tumhArI hai| isakA

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puNyapuruSa 261 sadupayoga karanA / tumhAre pitA ne yaha sampatti arjita kI thI, kintu unakI buddhi bhraSTa ho gaI thI aura usakA duSpariNAma unheM bhoganA pdd'aa| putra vimala ! tumhArA nAma sundara hai / apane isa nAma ko sArthaka krnaa| apanI buddhi ko bhI sadaiva vimala hI rkhnaa| kabhI koI kaSTa ho to mujhe smaraNa krnaa| apane pitA ke sthAna para mujhe hI smjhnaa| ___ itanA hI nahIM, dhavala seTha ke una tIna mitroM ko bhI mahArAja zrIpAla ne bulAkara apanA mantrI niyukta kiyA jinhoMne dhavala seTha ko sanmArga batAne kA prayatna kiyA thaa| saMyogavaza ve apane kArya meM saphala nahIM ho sake the, dhavala seTha ko sanmArga para nahIM lA sake the, kintu apane kartavya kA niSThApUrvaka unhoMne nirvAha kiyA thaa| isakA ucita puraskAra zrIpAla mahArAja ne unheM pradAna kiyaa| ___ isa prakAra zrIpAla mahArAja ke rAjya meM koI asaMtuSTa nahIM rhaa| koI dIna yA dukhI nahIM rhaa| unhoMne yAcakoM ko bulA-bulAkara unheM premapUrvaka itanA dAna diyA ki loga dAnI karNa kI kItti ko bhI bhUla gye| prema, sahAnubhUti, paraspara Adara bhAva tathA zAntipUrvaka zrIpAla mahArAja kA zAsana-kAla isI prakAra bahuta kAla taka calatA rhaa| prajA bahuta jaldI yaha bhI bhUla gaI ki kabhI vaha dukhI bhI thii| aba cAroM ora jo kucha bhI dikhAI detA thA vaha thA-prema, nisvArtha aura nissaMga prema !

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sAhitya meM eka zabda hai, atishyokti| prAyaH manuSya apane kathana meM atizayokti kA prayoga karate haiN| kintu yadi atizayokti na mAnI jAya to hama kaheMge ki zrIpAla mahArAja kA lambA zAsana-kAla rAmarAjya ke samAna hI thaa| unake rAjya meM sarvatra zAnti thI, Rddhi aura siddhi thI tathA prajA ke garIba se garIba athavA choTe se choTe vyakti kA bhI sammAna thA, usake vicAroM kA Adara thaa| svayaM zrIpAla mahArAja kA hRdaya dharma kI bhAvanA se ota-prota rahatA thaa| unakA anukaraNa karate hue unakI rAniyA~, rAjapuruSa tathA samasta prajA pUrNarUpa se dharmAcaraNa meM hI lIna rahA karatI thii| jaina munirAjoM kA AvAgamana campApurI meM prAyaH hotA hI rahatA thA aura sArI prajA unake dharmopadezoM ko zraddhApUrvaka zravaNa karatI thI tathA niSThApUrvaka unake AcaraNa kA anugamana bhI kiyA karatI thii| isI prakAra eka bAra campAnagarI meM rAjarSi ajitasena kA Agamana huaa| vicaraNa karate hue ve udhara A nikale the aura nagarI se bAhara eka vizAla aura hare-bhare udyAna

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puNya puruSa 263 meM Thahare the / rAjA zrIpAla ko jaba unake zubhAgamana kA zubha samAcAra prApta huA taba ve apanI sabhI rAniyoM tathA anya rAjapuruSoM sahita unake darzana-vaMdana tathA upadeza zravaNa hetu usa udyAna meM jA pahu~ce / campAnagarI ke hajAroM nAgarika bhI apane dharmAnurAgI mahArAja ke sAtha the / mahArAja zrIpAla tathA anya sabhI logoM ne vidhivata rAjarSi ko vaMdana kiyA / tatpazcAt rAjarSi ne apanI amRtavANI meM dharmopadeza diyA- tathA moha kA "he bhavya prANiyo ! tuma apanI AtmA kA kalyANa cAhate ho to jina bhagavAna ke vacanoM ko zravaNa kara unheM apane hRdaya meM dhAraNa karo parityAga kara do / moha kA tyAga kiye binA prANI ko kabhI zAnti nahIM mila sakatI aura bhavacakra kA AvAgamana kabhI samApta nahIM ho sakatA / " he bhavya prANiyo ! manuSya janma bar3e puNyoM ke prabhAva se prApta hotA hai / usameM hI AryabhUmi meM janma pAnA to aura bhI durlabha hai / puNyoM ke prabhAva se hI manuSya janma, AryabhUmi tathA uttama kula prApta hote haiM / isa suavasara kA pUrA-pUrA upayoga Apako kara lenA cAhie | sadguNa kI zaraNa khojanI cAhie, kyoMki vaha bhI durlabha hai / puNya ke prabhAva se jise sadguNa kI zaraNa prApta ho use manavacana kAyA se dharma kI ArAdhanA karanI caahie| apanI hI buddhi ko sarvopama na mAnakara, abhimAna kA sarvathA

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264 puNya puruSa tyAgakara zraddhApUrvaka guru ke dvArA batAye hue mArga para calanA caahie| jo loga isa prakAra guru ke dvArA batAye hue Agama pramANa evaM anumAna pramANa se dhyAnapUrvaka gaveSaNA karate haiM, unhIM ko tattvabodha kI prApti hotI hai / " ataeva, he bhavya prANiyo ! samaya rahate pramAda kA tyAga kara do aura pratyeka pala, pratyeka ghar3I jinaprabhu kA smaraNa karate hue dharma meM lIna ho jaao| isa saMsAra - sAgara se pAra utarane kA kevala yahI mArga hai / arihanta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya, sAdhu, darzana, jJAna, cAritra aura tapa - yaha navapada hI bhakti ke vAstavika sAdhana haiM / ina navapadoM ke dhyAna se AtmarUpa prakaTa hotA hai, aura jine Atmadarzana prApta ho jAtA haiN| usake lie saMsAra svayaM hI maryAdita ho jAtA hai / "bhavya prANiyo ! darzana zabda meM samyaktva kI pradhAnatA to hai hI, usameM jJAna kI bhI pradhAnatA hai| eka jJAnI prANI ardhakSaNa meM hI jitane pApoM kA kSaya kara sakatA hai, ajJAnI prANI karor3oM varSa paryanta tapa karake bhI utane karmoM kA kSaya nahIM kara sakatA / " he bhavya jano ! mokSa prApti meM samyaktva aura jJAna kI jitanI AvazyakatA batalAI gaI hai, utanI hI AvazyakatA zuddha cAritra kI bhI hai / ataH he bhavya prANiyo ! samyaka jJAna - darzana - cAritra ko AdhAra banAkara apane jIvana ko Upara uThAo aura mukti ke adhikArI bano / "

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puNyapuruSa 265 itanA kahakara rAjarSi ajitasena mauna ho gaye taba zrIpAla mahArAja ne hAtha jor3akara unase vinaya kI "pUjya gurudeva ! ApakI amRta vANI sunakara hama dhanya hue| aba yadi Apako asAtA na ho to kRpayA yaha batAne kA kapTa kareM ki bAlyAvasthA meM mujhe kisa karma ke udaya ke kAraNa kuSTha roga huA, aura phira kisa zubha karma ke udaya se vaha naSTa ho gayA ? kina karmoM ke kAraNa sthAnasthAna para Rddhi-siddhi kI prApti huI ? kisa kAraNa se maiM samudra meM girA? kisa kAraNa se mujhe bhAMr3a hone kA kalaMka lagA? aura phira kisa karma se merI ye sArI vipattiyA~ dUra ho gaI ? bhagavana ! Apa dayAlu haiM, paropakArI haiM, trikAlajJA haiM / kRpayA yaha rahasya mujhe batalAie, jisase svayaM maiM tathA anya jana bhaviSya meM adhika sAvadhAna raha skeN|" zrIpAla mahArAja kI yaha prArthanA sunakara rAjarSi ne kSaNabhara apane kamala-netra banda kiye aura phira bole- . "he zrIpAla ! prANI kabhI apane karmoM se baca nahIM sakatA / isa janma ke karmoM kA pariNAma use dUsare janmoM meM bhoganA par3atA hai| ataH azubha karmoM ke vipAka se Darane vAle prANI ko azubha karma karane hI nahIM cAhie / isa saMsAra meM jo bhI dukha-sukha prApta hotA hai, vaha saba pUrvakRta zubhAzubha karmoM kA hI pariNAma hotA hai| rAjA ho yA raMka koI bhI isa cakra se baca nahIM sktaa| ataH pUrvasaMcita karmoM ko samyak bhAva se sahana karanA cAhie tathA naye azubha karma nahIM karane cAhie /

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266 puNyapuruSa ___"jahA~ taka tumhAre pUrvajanma ke vRttAnta kA prazna hai usakA varNana maiM saMkSepa meM karatA hU~, suno isa bharatakSetra meM hiraNyapura nAmaka eka nagarI hai| kucha kAla pUrva vahA~ zrIkAnta nAmaka eka rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| usakI rAnI kA nAma zrImatI thaa| vaha bar3I hI guNavatI tathA zIlavatI thii| jainadharma para use apAra zraddhA thii| rAjA zrIkAnta ko zikAra karane kA durvyasana thaa| usakI rAnI use bahuta samajhAtI thI ki vaha isa prakAra jIvahiMsA na kiyA kare, kintu rAjA ke hRdaya para isakA koI prabhAva nahIM pdd'taa| jisa prakAra puSkarAvarta megha ke barasane para bhI magasaliyA pASANa bhIgatA nahIM usI prakAra patnI ke kisI upadeza kA koI prabhAva usa ajJAnI rAjA para nahIM par3atA thaa| ___ eka bAra vaha rAjA apane sAta sau uddaNDa karmacAriyoM ko lekara zikAra karane gyaa| vana meM use eka muni ke darzana hue| kintu vaha mUrkha bolA-dekho, yaha koI kor3hI jA rahA hai / rAjA dvArA aise kahane para usake karmacAriyoM ne una munivara ko nAnA prakAra ke kaTu-vacana kahe tathA kaSTa diye| kintu munivara to zAnta hI rhe| anta meM rAjA aura usake sAthI lauTa gye| eka dina rAjA akelA hI zikAra khelane gyaa| kisI mRga kA pIchA karate-karate vaha eka nadI ke kinAre taka

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puNyapuruSa 267 jo phuNcaa| mRga to saghana jhurumuToM meM chipa gayA kintu rAjA ko vahA~ eka muni ke darzana hue| unheM dekhakara use phira zaitAnI suujhii| usane muni ko kAna pakar3akara uThAyA aura nadI ke jala meM Dabo diyA / kucha kSaNa bAda jaba use kucha dayA AI taba muni ko usane jala se bAhara nikAla diyA aura mUcchita avasthA meM hI unheM chor3akara vaha ghara lauTa aayaa| ghara Akara jaba isa ghaTanA kA varNana usane apanI rAnI se kiyA taba rAnI ne bar3e duHkha se kahA-"prANanAtha ! Apane yaha bar3A hI anucita kArya kiyA hai / kisI sAmAnya jIva ko bhI kaSTa nahIM denA cAhie, kintu Apane to pUjya munivara ko pIr3A pahuMcAI hai| Apako isa pApa kA phala na jAne kaba taka bhoganA par3egA ?" "aba aisA nahIM karUMgA," kahakara rAjA usa ghaTanA ko bhUla gye| eka dina vaha rAjA apane mahala ke jharokhe meM baiThA thA ki usI samaya gocarI ke nimitta se eka muni udhara se A nikale / unheM dekhate hI rAjA pahale kI saba bAteM bhUla gyaa| krodhita hokara usane apane sevakoM ko AjJA dI"isa bhikSaka ne sArI nagarI ko bhraSTa kara DAlA hai| ise isI samaya nagara se bAhara nikAla do|" ___ ajJAnI rAjA ke sevaka bhI ajJAnI hI the| unhoMne dhakke de-dekara muni ko bAhara nikAlanA Arambha kiyA / kintu

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268 puNyapuruSa usI samaya yaha dRzya rAnI ne dekha liyA aura jaba use yaha patA calA ki yaha saba rAjA kI hI AjJA se kiyA jA rahA hai to vaha turanta rAjA ke pAsa AI aura bolI"nAtha ! Akhira Apako ho kyA gayA hai ? abhI usa dina Apane pratijJA kI thI ki aisA kukarma phira kabhI nahIM kareMge aura Aja phira Apa ina muni ke sAtha aisA durvyavahAra kara rahe haiM ? ThIka hai, jaba Apako naraka meM hI jAnA hai to koI Apako roka bhI kaise sakatA hai ?" rAnI dvArA isa prakAra rAjA kI bhartsanA kiye jAne para use apanI bhUla kA vicAra aayaa| use kheda bhI huaa| usane turanta apane sevakoM ko bhejakara munivara ko AdarapUrvaka mahala meM bulavAyA aura unase kSamA-yAcanA kii| rAnI ne bhI munivara se kahA___"pUjya munivara ! mere pati ajJAnI haiM / inase aparAdha huA hai| inheM kSamA kIjie tathA sAtha hI kucha aisA upAya batAiye ki inake pApoM kA prAyazcitta ho ske|" munivara zAnta the| sukha-dukha meM samabhAva dhAraNa karane vAle the| pratyeka prANI para unake hRdaya meM prema tathA dayA kA sAgara laharAtA thaa| unhoMne zAMta svara meM kahA "he bhadra ! rAjA ne pApa to bhayaMkara kiyA hai| isase chuTakArA saralatA se athavA ekAeka to nahIM mila sktaa| kintu phira bhI yadi inheM pazcAttApa hai, to inheM navapada kI ArAdhanA karanI caahie| Ayambila vrata

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puNyapuruSa 269 rakhanA caahie| aisA karane se kAlAntara meM inheM apane pApa se mukti mila skegii|" isa prakAra kI ArAdhanA kI sampUrNa vidhi kA nirdeza karake munirAja vahA~ se cale gye| rAjA-rAnI ne munivara dvArA batAye gaye mArga kA anusaraNa kiyaa| navapada kI ArAdhanA tathA anya prakAra kA tapa kiyaa| rAnI kI ATha sakhiyoM tathA rAjA ke sAta sau sevakoM ne bhI isa tapazcaryA meM bhAga liyaa| aisA karane se una sabhI ke hRdaya ko zAnti prApta huii| kucha samaya aura vyatIta huaa| eka bAra usa rAjA zrIkAnta ne apane par3osI rAjA siMha para apane sAta sau sevakoM ke sAtha AkramaNa kara diyaa| usakI nagarI kA kucha bhAga lUTa liyA tathA gAyoM ke eka samUha para bhI adhikAra kara liyaa| yaha sUcanA milate hI rAjA siMha bhI zera kI taraha zrIkAnta rAjA para TUTa pdd'aa| usane usake sAta sevakoM ko mRtyu ke ghATa utAra diyA tathA apanI sampatti tathA gAyoM ko punaH apane adhikAra meM kara liyaa| rAjA zrIkAnta kisI prakAra apane prANa bacAkara bhAga niklaa| ___"he rAjan ! isa prakAra usa rAjA zrIkAnta ke ve sAta sau sevaka isa janma meM kSatriya hue, kintu vigata janma meM munivara ko satAne ke kAraNa ve kor3hI ho gye| zrIkAnta rAjA kA bhI jaba zarIrAnta huA taba vaha anya puNyoM ke

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270 puNyapuruSa prabhAva se tumhAre rUpa meM utpanna huA hai| arthAt vigata janma ke rAjA zrIkAnta hI Aja tuma rAjA zrIpAla ho| ___"kintu tumane muniyoM ko satAyA thA isalie tumheM bhI isa janma meM kor3hI bananA par3A, samudra meM giranA par3A aura kalaMkita bhI honA pdd'aa| tumane jo Rddhi-siddhi prApta kI hai vaha navapada kI ArAdhanA ke hI pariNAmasvarUpa hai| "zrIkAnta kI rAnI kI ATha sakhiyoM ne bhI navapada kI ArAdhanA tathA anumodanA kI thii| ataH ve isa janma meM tumhArI choTI rAniyA~ huii| inameM se saba se choTI rAnI ne eka bAra apanI sauta se kahA thA-'tujhe sA~pa kATa jAya / ' ataH use isa janma meM sarpa ne kATA thaa| una sAta sau sevakoM ne bhI navapada ke mAhAtmya kI atyanta prazaMsA kI thI, ataH ve isa janma meM rANA hue| ___"rAjan ! usa siMha rAjA ne sAta sau subhaToM kA nAza kiyA thA, ata: use isakA bar3A kheda huA thaa| anta meM usane cAritra grahaNa kara, eka mAsa kA anazana dhAraNa kara zarIra tyAga kiyA thaa| dUsare janma meM vahI siMha rAjA mere rUpa meM utpanna huaa| usa janma meM tumane mere rAjya para AkramaNa kara use lUTA thA, ataH maiMne isa janma meM bAlyAvasthA meM hI tumhAre rAjya ko chIna liyA thaa| usa janma meM sAta sau subhaToM ko maiMne naSTa kiyA thA, ataH unhoMne bA~dhakara mujhe tumhAre sAmane prastuta kiyaa| - "rAjan ! pUrvajanma ke sukRtyoM ke kAraNa mujhe usI

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puNyapuruSa 271 samaya jAti-smaraNa jJAna huaa| maiMne svayaM ko samhAlA aura cAritra grahaNa kiyaa| kramazaH mujhe avadhijJAna prApta huA, ata: maiM tumheM upadeza dene yahA~ aayaa| ___ "basa, anta meM itanA hI kahanA hai ki tuma yaha nizcaya jAno ki prANI jo karma karatA hai, usakA phala use bhoganA par3atA hai| ataH prANI ko bahuta sAvadhAnIpUrvaka apanI jIvana-caryA rakhanI cAhie tathA yathA-sambhava karma-bandhana se bacanA caahie|" rAjarSi ajitasena isa prakAra zrIpAla mahArAja ke pUrvajanma kA vRttAnta use sunAkara tathA sadupadeza dekara mauna ho gye| kintu yaha kathA sunakara zrIpAla ke mana meM vairAgya ke bhAva udita hue| unhoMne kahA___ "pUjya munivara ! Apake sadupadeza se merA bar3A kalyANa huA hai| kintu isa samaya merI avasthA pUrNarUpa se cAritra grahaNa karane kI nahIM hai| ataH mujhe koI aisI dharmakriyA batAiye jo mere lie isa avasthA meM upayukta ho aura usase merA kalyANa ho|" . rAjarSi ne zrIpAla kI prArthanA sunI aura kahA "rAjan zrIpAla ! abhI tujhe aneka karmoM kA phala bhoganA zeSa hai| ataeva isa janma meM tujhe cAritra kI prApti honA kaThina hai| kintu navapada kI ArAdhanA karane se tU naveM devaloka meM devatA hokara utpanna ho sakatA hai|

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272 puNyapuruSa vahA~ se cyuta hone para tujhe punaH manuSya janma grahaNa karanA hogA / isI prakAra manuSya se devatA tathA devatA se manuSya hote-hote kramazaH naveM janma meM tujhe mokSa kI prApti hogI / " itanA kahakara rAjarSi uTha khar3e hue aura 'dharma meM Age bar3ho yaha AzIrvAda pradAna kara ve anya dizAoM meM vicaraNa karane cala par3e / X X puNyAtmA zrIpAla para rAjarSi ke amRta vacanoM kA gaharA prabhAva par3A thA / unakA mana aba saMsAra se vilaga hokara mokSa prApti ke lie chaTapaTAne lagA thA / unheM aisA pratIta hone lagA thA ki pratyeka pala jo bItA jA rahA hai, vaha amUlya hai / eka pala ke lie bhI aba pramAda karanA AtmaghAta ke samAna hI hai / ataH unhoMne mainAsundarI se kahA X "priye ! rAjarSi ke vacana tumane bhI sune haiM / maiM aba pUrNata: navapada kI ArAdhanA meM saMlagna ho jAnA cAhatA | tumhArA kyA vicAra hai ?" yaha sunakara mainAsundarI prasanna ho giiN| usane utsAha meM bharakara uttara diyA " nAtha ! maiM to ApakI cira sahacarI huuN| maiM bhI anubhava karatI hU~ ki samaya ko vyartha nahIM jAne denA cAhie / isa samaya hamAre pAsa kisI vastu kA abhAva nahIM hai /

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puNyapuruSa / 273 ataH aba hameM navapada kI ArAdhanA Arambha to kara hI denI cAhie, balki yaha ArAdhanA adhika se adhika samArohapUrvaka karanI cAhie tAki usakA adhika se adhika suphala hameM tathA sAtha hI anya logoM ko prApta ho| apane samasta rAjya kA zAsana-bhAra mahArAja zrIpAla ne apanI hI pratimUrti apane jyeSTha putra tribhuvanapAla ko sauMpa diyaa| ___ campAnagarI kA samasta vAtAvaraNa badalA huA thaa| sarvatra prema aura zAnti kI amRta-varSA ho rahI thii| mahArAja zrIpAla mainAsundarI sahita pUrNa samAroha pUrvaka, eka citta hokara navapada kI ArAdhanA meM saMlagna ho gaye the| ___ eka puNyAtmA mahApuruSa kA mahAn jIvana apane mahAnatama lakSya-mokSaprApti kI ora agrasara ho rahA thaa| karma ke bandhana eka-ekakara TUTate jA rahe the| aba to dekhate-sunane vAle tathA hama socate haiM ki isa puNya kathA ke pAThaka bhI vismayavimugdha tathA Anandamagna socate hoMge-ahA ! aise puNyAtmA parama puruSa kA janma isa devabhUmi bhAratavarSa meM aba phira kaba hogA?

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*************************. puNya - puruSa navapada smaraNa kI adbhuta mahimA rAli, sAbsa, cAturya aura paropakAra 170ka niiN sgooph'd nuuN * thArA pravAha rocaka bhASA-zailI meM : par3hate-par3hate hRdaya jhUma uThegA, nuuN jhkaa d gHd lii hri kaa * uThenI, patie :-puNya-puruSa * mohika vijJAna, itihAsa aura * sAhitya marmaca zrI devendra muni zAstrI dArA likhita pAMca rupayA mAtra *********************** A0 pR0 ke mudraka :oNla prinTarsa, mAIthAna, AgarA-3