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________________ paNI praHIS VITH HIS ) mAna CON - A . * dilI * II(C P)))) saMyojaka: pU. munizrI 2CLaprabhavijayathajI ma.sA.
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________________ TrI bo namaH a zrI ciMtAmaNI pArzvanAthAya nama: puNyanA prabhAva yAne mahaha pradyumnakumAra caritra saMcAjaka : pa. pU. AcArya devazrI vijaya yazAbhadra sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ziSyaratna pU. munizrI ratnaprabhavijayajI ma. sA.-- prakAzaka, : zrI ratanacaMda gulAbaca`da jaina upAzraya nAgajIbhudaranI pALa, mAMDavInI pALa, amadAvAda-1. sa. 2038 vIra saMvata 2507 bhAdaravAda vada, amAsa, zrI neminAtha kevalajJAna dina
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________________ jeozrInI pAvana kArI preraNA-punita AzIrvAda, gurukRpAnA mahAna khalavaDe A pustaka taiyAra thayela che, aneka vidha sAhitya prakAzana pU. pAda gurubhagavaMtanI kRpAthI leAkabhAgya banela che, e parama tAraka paramagurUdevanA caraNAmAM sevaka ratnaprabha....nI keDiTa kATi vaMdanA-vaMdanA. (sava hakka sacaiAjakane svAdhIna che.) (A pustakamAM zrI jinAjJA viruddha kaMIpaNa lakhAyuM hAya te badala triviSe kSamAyAcuM chuM. (saM saceAjaka ) nAgajI bhUdaranIpALa, mAMDavInIpALamAM mANekacAka amadAvAda, ka jagadIzayan sI, zAhu e9 palaka TAIpa seTara nagarazeThanA vaDe, amadAvA6-1.
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________________ be bola amArA zrI saMghanI ghaNA vakhatathI bhAvavAne anurUpa AgrahabharI vinaMtino svIkAra karI zAsana samrATa. 5. pU. AcAryadeva zrI vijayanemi sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA paTTadhara samayajJa pa. pU. AcAryadeva zrI vijaya vijJAnasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA paTTadhara dharmarAjA pa. pU. AcAryadeva zrI vijaya kastura sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA prathama paTTadhara pa. pU. AcAryadeva zrI vijayayazabha sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ziSyaratna vidvAna pa. pU. munirAja zrI ratnaprabha vijayajI ma. sA. tathA sevA bhAvI pU. muni zrI candragupta vijayajI Adi ThA-2 atre saMvata 2038 nA cAturmAsAthe sasvAgata aSADha suda -2 nA padhAryA che. pUjyazrInA pravacana sAMbhaLavA cotaraphathI mAnavamedanI AvatI hatI. chaThTha, aThThama, AyaMbila vi. sArA pramANamAM thayela hatA. pUjyazrInA ravIvAranA baporanA 6 jAhera prava. canamAM 700 lagabhaga mAnavIo lAbha letA hatA. (1) dararoja pU. mahArAja zrI yegazAstra,tathA zrI pradyumna kumAra caritra upara viziSTa zailImAM pravacana ApatA hatA. sUtra vAMcananA prAraMbhanA dine zrI saMghapUjana thayeluM hatuM.
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________________ . (4) pUjya zrInI preraNAthI zrutajJAna zrI kalpasUtranI pUjA 172 cAMdInI lagaDIothI thayeluM hatuM. te divase zeThazrI narottamadAsa navAba taraphathI zrI saMghapUjana thayeluM hatuM. (2) zrI mahAvIra janma vAMcana samaye zrIphaLa na pheDavA e zrI sakalasaMghe kAyamI TharAva karyo...jethI janma vAMcana samaye apUrva zAMtipUrvaka zravaNa thayA bAda garIbene (115) kIle lADavA vahecavAmAM AvyA hatA. 61 aThThAI taduparAMta tapazcaryA thayelI hatI. dareka tapasvIonuM rUA. 58, nI prabhAvanAthI bahumAna karavAmAM AveluM hatuM. abhUtapUrva suMdara parvAdhirAjanI ArAdhanA thayela hatI. pUjya munirAjazrInI preraNAthI dharmanA prabhAvane darzAvatu, karmanA pariNAme, aMte mahAna AtmAone saMsArathI mokSa vigere padArthonuM nirUpaNa jemAM che. te zrI pradyumnakumAra caritra chapAvavA mATe ame sau utsuka banyA chIe pUjya munirAja zrIe lekagya jaina dharmanA caritra nAyakenA suMdara zailImAM ghaNuM pustaka prakAzana karyA che. A pradyumnakumAra caritrane prakAzana karavAmAM pU. munirAja zrIe akabara pratibodhaka; jagadguru pa. pU. AcArya deva zrI vijya hIrasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA ziSyaratna virya pa. pU. upAdhyAyajI zrI zAMticandravijayajI gaNuM varSanA varyanA mukhya ziSyaratna aneka graMthanA sarjanahAra pa. pU. upAdhyAyajI zrI ratnacandra vijayajI gaNIvaryazrIe
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________________ (5) saMvata 1674 Asosuda-10 nA divase je graMtha prakAzita karyAM hatA te graMtha, vItarAga stotra, Adi gra MthAne sanmukha rAkhI A puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra caritra taiyAra karela che. je ApanI sAme upasthita che. A caritra nAyakanA vAMcananuM phUla e jarUra jaNAze ke, dharmanA prabhAvathI duHkha dUra thAya, saMpatti maLyA vinA rahe nahi. paramapadanI prApti thAya ja.... pUjyazrInI preraNAthI parvAdhirAjanI ArAdhanAnI anumAdanAthe zrI pArzva padmAvatI pUjana, zrI sidhdhacakra mahApU jana. zrI zAMtisnAtra sahita navAntikA mahotsava bhavya rIte ujavavAmAM AvyeA hateA. tathA bhAdaravA suda-11 nA pa. pU. AcArya deva zrI vijaya hIrasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nI puNyatithie guNAnuvAda paNa savAre 6 vAge thayela hatA. jemAM 500 mAnavInI hAjarI hatI. bhA suda-12 nA bhavya varagheADA tathA Aso sudamAM zrI huThIbhAInIvADI nA bhavya derAsarane juhAravA vipulamedanI pUrvaka zrI saMgha padhAraze tyAM saunI sAdharmika bhakti paNa ceAjAyelI che. pU. munirAja zrInA cAturmAsathI amArA zrI saMghamAM AnaMda maMgala vate che. bhAdaravA vada-2 thI zrI bhaktAmara stotranI samuhabhakti vipulamedanImAM thAya che. pU. munirAja zrI sArA evA vidvAna vakatA che. teo zrInA pravacana sAMbhaLavA e paNa jIvanano lhAvA che. amArA zrI saMghanA mukhya kAkartA menejIMga TrasTI zrI
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________________ (6) bAbubhAi dhoLIbhAi dhRva, zrI narottamadAsa kezavalAla navAba, zrI ramaNabhAI kezavalAla laThThA,..kharekhara zrI saMghanA aneka vidha kAryo sAMgeApAMga pAra pADe che. zrI bAbubhAinI ajoDa kalA che, ajoDa buddhi che ke jethI azakaya kAryane paNa zakaya banAvavAnI zita dharAve che. AvA zraSTha ratnAthI amArA zrI sadhanI zobhA che. amArA zrI saMghamAM dareka vyaktine mAMhamAMhe sumeLa, sauMpa ane bhAIcArAnA meLa che. A pustaka taiyAra karavAmAM phAinala presa kApI lakhI ApanAra zrI caMdubhAI khemacaMdanA ame ghaNA AbhAra mAnIe chIe. tathA presavALA zrI jagadIzabhAi e sAruM kArya karI batAvyuM che... prazna saMzodhanamAM pU. muni zrI candragupta vijayajI mahArAje sArI dakSatA vAparI che. amArA zrI saMgha nAne hovA chatAM sArAM sArA anuSThAnA kAryo kare che, karAveche, A pustakane vAMcA, mane samajo, bhAvimAM AvanArA duHkhAne dUra karavA zrI jinAjJA mujaba dharma-ArAdhanA kare ane zrI pradyumnakumAranI jema cAritranA paMthe jaI sa kalyANane sAdhA eja abhyarthanA // zubhabhavatu zrI saMghasya // li. zrI nAgajIbhudaranI peALa jainasa'gha
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________________ nAmAvalI nakala 150 zrI parama AnaMdu jainasaMgha upAzrayanA bhAI-mhenotaraphathI 100 zrI zAmaLAnI pALa, tapagaccha jaina upAzraya jJAnakhAte. 50 pU. sAdhvIjI zrI. zrImatI zraujI ma. gedharAvAlAnI preraNAthI vItarAga ArAdhanA bhuvananI eno taraphathI. 50 aMbAlAla kezavalAla zAha. 25 zrI. daravAjAnA khAMcAno jainasaMgha. 25 pU. sAdhvIjI zrI rAjendrazrIjI ma. nA ziSyA pU. sAdhvIjI zrI snehalattA zrIjInI preraNAthI eka sardU gRhastha. 5 zeTha budhAbhAI kezavalAla [bhagavAna nagaranA TekarA ] 25 ramezacaMdra ghelAbhAi zAha
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________________ anukramaNikA 1. dvArikAmAM nAradajInuM Agamana 2. tiraskAranI Aga. 3. rUkamaNI haraNu. 4. kRSNa-rUkimaNInuM lagna. 5. caritra nAyakane janma. 47 54 60 88 127 140 164 171 195 209 216 224 235 254 18. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNanA agnidAha (peja naM. 254mAM prakaraNa 17nA badale 18 samajavu) 6. khALarAjAnuM apaharaNa. 7. mAhiti tathA pUrva bhava. 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyAM. 9. strI caritra 10. kumAranA kautuko. 11. pitA-putra milana. 12. zAMkha-pradyumna 13. kRSNa--jarAsaMgha. 14. kRSNa-zrI neminAtha 15. rAjImatInI zubha preraNA. 1 8 18 37 16. apamAnanuM piraNAma. 17 viratinA rAgI kRSNajI.
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________________ . da ya namaH "namonama: zrI guru nemisU" puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra dvArikAmAM nAradajInuM Agamana jabudvIpa viSe magadha nAme eka moTA dezamAM lakSmI ane sarasvatInuM jyAM nivAsa sthAna samuM rAjagRhI nAme atibhavya ane suMdara nagara hatuM. karaDe dhanapati tyAM rahetA hatAM. lAkhe lakSAdhipati hatA. UMcI UMcI gaganacuMbI mahelAte tenA vaibhavanI jhAMkhI karAvatA hatAM. vizALa rAjamArgo-aneka bAgabagIcA ane heja phuvArA hatAM. ramatagamatanA medAne ane anya pra. 1.
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________________ puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra ramaNIya sthAne hatAM. bAlamaMdira -zALA-mahAzALA-jinamaMdira-dharmazALAo ane dAnazALAone kaI pAra na hate. aneka sthaLoe jJAnanI para hatI. nagaranI kalA-kArIgarI uttama prakAranI hatI. evA e nagaramAM mahArAjA zreNika rAjya karatAM hatAM. e nagaramAM trilekapati, taraNatAraNahAra bhagavAna mahAvIra padhAryA. devatAoe samavasaraNanI racanA karI. gAma bahAra AvelA udyAnanA mALIe mahArAjA zreNikane "prabhu padhAryAnA khabara ApyAM. A vAta sAMbhaLI mahArAjA zreNika khUbaja khuzI thaI mALIne alaMkAre bheTa ApI rAjI karyo. mahArAjA zreNika hAthI upara besI, pitAnA sakaLa parivArane sAthe laI, vAjate gAjate bhagavAnane vaMdana karavA nIkaLyAM. ughAna pAse AvI hAthI uparathI utarI, cAmara vigere rAjaciho ane paganI mejaDIo utArI samavasaraNamAM gayAM. atyaMta bhaktibhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karI paramAtmA sanmukha beThA ane jinezvara devanI vANI sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. mahAvIra svAmI kahe che-he bhavyAtmAo, A kSaNabhaMgura evA mAnavajIvanamAM sAdhu dharma ane zrAvaka dharma ati uttama che. sAdhu dharmanuM zuddha ArAdhana karanAra devaloka athavA mekSa prApti kare che. ane zrAvaka dharmanA AcaraNathI bAramA devaloka sudhI pahoMcI zakAya che. mATe
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________________ dvArikAmAM nAradajInuM Agamana : paralokamAM sadgati meLavavA sAdhudharma ke zrAvakadharma pALa atyaMta Avazyaka che. saMsAramAM sahakaI sukhanI icchA rAkhe che. duHkha keIneya joItuM nathI. sukha te dharma karavAthI ja maLe che. te sivAya bIjI kaI rIte mAnavIne sukha maLavAnuM nathIja. mATe he bhAgyazALI jano ! dharmamAM vikSepa pADanAra krodhalebhamAna ane mAyA e cAra zatruo che ene prathama jItatAM zikho, ane prayatna kare. e sivAya dharmanA mArge saraLatAthI jaI zakAtuM nathI. e cAra zatruone nAza karI-sarva jI pratye samabhAva keLavI svargasukha apAvanAra dharma pratye jAgRta bane. dharma karavAthI bAhAatyaMtara lakSmInI prApti thAya che ane mekSanI prApti paNa thAya. jevI rIte pradyumnakumArane mokSa thaye tema tame mekSanI prApti arthe dharmamAM sthira banI AcaraNa kare. e samaye mahArAjA zreNika puche che-he bhagavaMta! e pradyumna keNa? te viSe amane vistArathI samajAvaze. emanuM caritra huM ApanA mukhethI sAMbhaLavA IcchuM chuM. mahArAjA zreNikanI AgrahabharI vinaMtIthI bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmIe pradyumna caritra kahevAnuM zarU karyuM. A pRthvI upara-jagatanA tamAma dvIpamAM zreSTha e jaMbudvIpa che. temAM bharatakSetranA madhyamAM surASTra nAme pradeza che. temAM Indra mahArAjAnA hukamathI kuberamahArAjAe banAvelI-senAnA gaDhathI suzobhita evI ati ramya dvArikA
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________________ puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra purI nAme nagara hatuM. nagaramAM tIrthakara bhagavaMtanA jina maMdire ati dedipyamAna hatAM. dhanadhAnyathI bharapura-marI masAlA ane tejAnAonA DhagathI bajAro ubharAtAM hatAM. vizALa rastA caka cauTA ane bajAre hatI. pRthvI upara jANe bIjuM svarga khaDuM thayuM hoya ema lAgatuM hatuM. ahIM keTI yAdavenI sevA pAmatAM zrI neminAtha ane baLadeva vagere bhAIothI zubhatA, aneka rAjAonuM netRtva dharAvanAra-nIti rItipUrvaka rAjya calAvanAra vasudevanA putra zrI kRSNa rAjya karatAM hatAM. zrI kRSNa mahArAjAnuM apUrva puNyabaLa hatuM ke jenI hAka traNa khaMDamAM vAgatI hatI. traNa khaMDamAM temanuM sAmrAjya hatuM. nyAyanIti saMpanna trikhaMDa adhipati kRSNamahArAjA guNAnurAgI hatA. lAkhe-karaDenI saMkhyAmAM hAthI-ghoDA, ratha, pAyadaLa vigerenuM sainya hatuM. te kRNa vAsudevanI "seLa hajAra rANIo paikI mahArAjA ugrasenanI putrI satyabhAmA paTTarANI hatI. te atyaMta svarUpavAna lAvaNyavAna ane yauvana saMpanna nArI hatI. svAmIne mArA pratye apUrva prema che ema mAnatI satyabhAmAM garvane lIdhe anya rANIone potAnAthI utaratI mAnI garvathI vartana karatI. anyanuM apamAna ke tiraskAra karatAM acakAtI nahiM. [prati vAsudeva jarAsaMghanA jamAI kaMsarAjAne mAravAnA verathI zrIkRSNa pazcimamAM gayA. aThThama tapanA prabhAvathI
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________________ dvArikAmAM nAradajInuM Agamana samudradeve prasanna thaI tyAM jagA karI ApI ane indranA AdezathI kubere dvArikA nagarInI racanA karI ApI hatI. ekadA zrIkRSNa rAjasabhAmAM beThA hatAM. te samaye AkAzamAge kAI tejomaya purUSane AvatAM dIThAM. te keNu haze e vicAra karatAM hatAM tyAMte mRgacama ane jaTAthI ALakhAI gayelAM zrI nArada muni che. bAla brahmacArI nArane joI AsanethI UThI temane AvakAravA kRSNa tathA maladeva doDIne sAme gayA. hAtha jhAlIne Asana upara esADayAM ane pavitra padArthothI paga prakSAlana karavApUrvaka atyaMta bhaktibhAve vaMdana karyu. kRSNa-baLadeva potapAtAnA Asane besI, nAradajI sAme mAM rAkhI temanI sAthe vArtAlApa karavA lAgyA. nAradajIe saunA khakhara aMtara pUchyAM. nAradajInA snehapUrNa vacana sAMbhaLI kRSNa kahe-he munizvara, Apa jevA mahAna tapasvI amArA vhAlesarI DAya pachI amAru' ahita kayAMthI thAya ! kRSNa-baLadevanI bhaktibhAvathI saMtuSTa thayelA nAradajI bolyA-he purUSAttama ! tamArI sa`patinuM avaleAkana karavA mATe huM Avyo hato. tamArI rUpasaMpatti, dhanasa'patti, udAratA dAna-caturAi vagere joi huM khUba ja sateSa pAmyA chuM. tamArI nirAbhimAnatA kharekhare prazasanIya che. atyaMta svarUpavAna evI satyabhAmA nAme Apane paTTarANI che je peAtAnA rUpanA gave anya strIonu apa
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________________ puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra mAna kare che. evI ati suMdara strI viSe leke nA mukhe te meM ghaNuM ghaNuM sAMbhaLyuM che paraMtu svane darzana karyA nathI. je ApanI AjJA hoya to huM temanA darzana karuM. kRSNa saharSa anumati ApatA nAradamuni aMtaHpuramAM gayAM. e samaye snAnagRhamAMthI bahAra AvI aneka prakAranA zaNagAranI sajAvaTamAM satyabhAmAM mazagula hatI. sugaMdhIta padArthone banAvela lepathI mAlIsa karAvI seMthe purI suva nA alaMkAra paherI rahI hatI ane pitAnuM masta yauvana arisAmAM joI rahI hatI. pitAnA rUpanA nazAmAM masta banI maMda maMda malakAtI hatI. atyAre kharekhara satyabhAmAM kaMDArelI mUrti hoya tevI alaukika jhaLahaLatI hatI. eve samaye aMtaHpuramAM nAradamuni AvI pahoMcyA. satyabhAmAM zaNagAra sajI rahI hatI te joI muni daravAjAmAM ja UbhA rahI gayA. eja samaye munirAjanuM pratibiMba arisAmAM satyabhAmAnI najare paDyuM. ane bolI UThI, are ! A bhasma coLIne ahIM Avela A dumukha keNa che? ane tiraskAra yukta zuM zuM karIne bIjA khaMDamAM cAlI gaI. ane vicAravA lAgI ke jegaTo koNa haze? ahIM kema AvyuM haze? have kyAre ahIMthI TaLaze? satyabhAmAnA apamAnajanaka vartAnathI nAradajI khUba gusse bharAyA ane tarata ja pavanavege AkAzamAM UDavA lAgyA. muni manamAM vicAre che ke A satyabhAmAne teNe karelA karmane badale malaja joIe. pite dhArata te zApa
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________________ dvArikAmAM nAradajInuM Agamana ApI zakta paraMtu kRNa sAthenI mautrIne kAraNe tema karI zakyA nahi. | munie vicAryuM ke apamAnane badale evI rIte vALuM ke jIvanabhara duHkhI thaI jAya ane khabara paDe ke muninuM apamAna karanArane kevI zikSA thaI zake che ! Ama vicAra karatAM AkAzamArge jaI rahyAM hatAM. evAmAM eka yukti malI jatAM munizrI atyaMta harSa pAmyA. ane temanA kRSNa sAthenA saMbaMdhe jemanA che tema raheze ane pitAnA apamAnane badale paNa laI zakAze. = spo,
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________________ na Shao Fang Fu Fang Bao ZBZZZZZFang Fang Fang ra X X tiraskAranI Aga Rou Rou Rou Rou XBW88&Fang Fu zrI kRSNane evI strI khatalAvuM ke jenA rUpa lAvaNya joine mAhI paDe ane tenI sAthe lagna kare. temaja AMta sudara strI meLavI ApavA badala mArA pratye prema lAgaNI anubhave ane satyabhAmAne mAthe zAyanuM sAthe jIvanabhara rahe. enuM abhimAna utare ane pharI mArA jevA koInuMya apamAna na kare. te kaDaka zikSA karuM. nAradamuni aneka dezomAM vicaratA vicAratA vidabha dezanI rAjadhAnI DinapuramAM gayA. tyAM mahApratApI bhISma nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatAM, zrImatI nAme rANI hatI ane rUkima-rUkimaNI nAme temane putra putrI hatAM. bhISma rAjA rUpamAM kAmadeva sarakhA svarUpavAna hatA ane mahA khaLavAna hatA. pAtAnA mAhubaLathI aneka rAjAene herAvyA hatA, khUbaja dayALu. dhArmika ane paropakArI paNa hatA tene dvAre Avela koI paNa yAcaka khAlI hAthe pAchA krUratA nahi, tevA te dAnezvarI hato. ekadA bhISma rAjA potAnI sabhAmAM beThA che ane peAtAnA rAjyanA adhikArI varga sAthe carcA karI rahyAM
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________________ tiraskAranI Aga hatAM te samaye eka jaTAdhArI muni ke jenA aMge bhasma lagADelI che evA munine AkAza mArgathI UtarIne AvatA joyAM rAjA e bAla brahmacArI nAradajIne oLakhI siMhAsana uparathI UThIne-pagamAM pAdukA paheryA vagaraja AvakAra ApavA sAme gayAM khUbaja bhaktibhAva pUrvaka vaMdana pUjana karI svAgata karyuM. nAradajIne hAtha jhAlI sabhA maMDapamAM lAvI gya Asana upara besADayA-temanI pUjA karI-stuti karI ane khUba ja namra bhAve pUchyuM ke he munivarya, Apa sukharUpa te che ne? ghaNA samaye amArA upara kRpA karI ahIM padhAryA! amAruM nagara ane A rAjamahela pAvana thayAM. AjanI sabhA paNa pavitra banI rahI. dhana bhAgya mArA ke mAre AMgaNe AvA mahAna tapasvI padhAryA ! muninA AdezathI rAjA muninI sAme hAtha joDIne beTho. atyaMta premathI muni pUchavA lAgyA-he rAjana tArA rAjyamAM-tArA dezamAM-tArA kuTuMbamAM sau kuzaLa to che ne? tArI nagarImAM-sainyamAM ane svajanemAM sau khuzI AnaMdamAM che ne ? tArA stra-putra-parivAra sarva sukharUpa te che ne? munirAjanA A bhAvavAhI ane lAgaNI saMpanna zabda sAMbhaLI rAjA bhISma bahu khuza thayAM. ane bolyA-he maharSi, Apa jevA mahAna yegI, AbAlabrahmacArI-tapasvI evA Apa traNe lokamAM pUjAo che ane evA ApanI kRpA draSTi hoya pachI koI Apatti UbhI rahe kharI ?
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________________ 10 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra Apattine bhAge ja chuTake ! sukha ja Ave. - he pUjya ! Ape te mane visArI mUkyuM hatuM paraMtu huM Apane kadI bhUlyA nathI. Apa amArA jevA bhaktone bhUlI jAva te amAruM zuM thAya ! he munirAja huM hAtha joDIne Apane vinaMtI karuM chuM ke Apa avAra navAra ahIM amAre AMgaNe AvatAM rahejo ane amArA upara upakAra karatAM raheje. Ama munirAja ane mahArAjA vacce vArtAlApa cAle che e samaye eka atyaMta svarUpavAna yuvaka sabhAmAM AvyuM. siMha samAna jenI cAla che. moDhA upara divya teja che, kAnamAM senAnA kuMDala paherelAM che. senAnI jarIthI jhagamagatAM kapaDAM ane mAthe suMdara sonerI pAghaDI paherI che te e saune vaMdana karate-rAjA pAse AvI rAjAne ane munine vaMdana karI potAnA Asane beThe. A yuvAnane joI nAradajI bhImarAjAne pUchavA lAgyA. ke he rAjA, A atyaMta guNavAna, svarUpavAna ane parAkamI A puNyazALI purUSa keNa che? rAjAe tarata javAba Ave che e mArI zrImatI nAmanI rANInI kukSie janmele mAre putra rUkima che. nAradajI pUche che ke tArI rANI zrImatInI kUkhe keTalAM bALake janmyA che? rAjA kahe A eka putra ane bIjI eka putrI ema be bALake jamyA che.
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________________ tiraskAranI Aga A sAMbhaLI nAradajI vicAra kare che ke A rUkima atyaMta svarUpavAna che. yuvAna strIonA dauyane kaMpAvI de eve che te tenI bahena paNa kharekhara tenAthI caDhiyAtI ja haze. paraMtu je te paraNelI na hoya te ja mArI manekAmanA pAra paDe. AthI nAradajIe vAtavAtamAM tenA vivAha zizupAla rAjA sAthe (maukhika) karyA che. te jANI lIdhuM vidhipUrvaka haju karavAnA bAkI che. A sAMbhaLI munirAja atyaMta khuza thaI gayAM. - nAradajI bolyA ke he rAjA, tane sukharUpa joI huM ghaNe khuza thaye chuM. have tArI patni zrImatI, tArI vidhavA bahena ane rUkimaNI nAmanI tArI putrIne jovA icchuM chuM. rAjAe saharSa anumati ApI ane bolyA. amAruM ghara pAvana kare temaja strI varga sahu Apane praNAma karIne ApanA zubha AzIrvAda pAme. tyArabAda munizrI tyAMthI UThIne sIdhA aMtaHpuramAM gayAM. mahAna devaSine joI dareka strIo pitAnA AsanethI UbhI thaI munirAjanA page paDI. munirAje saune AzIrvAda ApyAM. rukimaNIne joI munirAja khubaja prasanna thaI gayAM ane AziSa ApI ke "yAdavakuLabhUSaNa mahArAjA zrI kRSNadevanI tuM paTTarANI thaje." munirAjanA AzIrvAda sAMbhaLI lajajA pAmelI rUkimaNI nIcuM joI potAnI pheInI bAjumAM jaIne UbhI rahI gaI. mahArAjA bhISmanI bahena munirAjane pUche che ke-he
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________________ 12 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra maharSi Ape kahyuM te kRSNadeva keNa che? kayAMnA rAjA che? kayA vaMzanA che? kayAM kayAM paraNelAM che? ane kayA nagaramAM vase che ? amane e tamAma hakIkata jANavA khUbaja IcchA che te kRpA karIne amane vigatavAra saghaLI mAhitI Ape ame Apane AbhAra mAnIzuM. pitAnI manokAmanA siddha thatI jaNavAthI munirAja manamAM hasIne bolyAM he dIkarI, tamAre kRNamahArAja viSe jANavAnI utkaMThA che te sAMbhaLa. ahIMthI dUra dUra pazcima dizAmAM, aneka nAnA moTA tIrtha sthAnethI bharapura ane pavitra e seraTha nAme deza che. te dezanA pazcima cheDe Indra mahArAjanA AdezathI kubera mahArAje banAvelI dvArikA nAme nagarI che jene pharato senAne keTa che. tenI pharatI samudrarUpe khAI che. nagarIne pharate nAnA koTa ne hIrA, mANeka ane metInA kAMgarA jhagamagI rahyA che. evI ati manohara zrI dvArikA nagarI che. temAM rUpa rUpanA aMbAra sama-mahA parAkramI-baLavAna-lahamI varyavaMtA, zrI neminAtha ane baLadeva jevA bhAIothI zobhatA, yAdava vaMzanA caMdramAna ane vasudeva rAjAnA panotA putra kRSNamahArAjA che je dvArikA nagarInA rAjAdhirAja che. evA e kRSNamahArAjAnuM varNana karavA huM asamartha chuM. Ama rukimaNanA hRdayamAM kRNane sthira karI ane pitAnI svArtha siddhinI vela vAvI nAradamuni cAlatA thayAM
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________________ tiraskAranI Aga munirAjanA gayA pachI bhatrIjI phAine pUchavA lAgI ke hai' phoi ! A munirAjanA zabdo zu' kharekhara satya haze ? mAru' mAnavuM evu' che ke mATe bhAge munio ane gurUjanA, potAnA bhakataneAnuM mana rAjI rAkhavA mIThuM mIThu' khelatA haiAya che. evuM te nahi' hoya ? bhImarAjAnI bahena eTalI AvA khAla brahmacArI nAradajI jevA munie kadI asatya khelatA hotA nathI. A viSe meM paNa ghaNA samaya pahelAM bIjA muninA mukhe sAMbhaLelu mane yAda che. te sAMbhaLa 13 eka vakhata atimuktaka nAmanA eka muni gocarI vaheAravAM ApaNA ghera padhArelA. tee jayAtiSa zAstramAM, aSTAMganimittamAM pAraMgata hatA temaja spaSTa vaktA hatA. tArA pitAjIe uttama prakAranA AhAra vaheArAkhyuM. temane eka Asana upara besADIne pUcheluM ke he munirAja ! Apa jaceAtiSa ghaNuM sAruM jJAna dharAvA che te mane eka praznane javAba Apazo ? ke A mArI putrInA pati kANu thaze ? tyAre khUba UMDA vicAra karIne temaNe kaheluM ke-- he rAjan! yAdavavaMzamAM ratna samAna, dhIra, gaMbhIra mahAaLavAna ane mahA buddhizALI, atyaMta svarUpavAna-vasudeva mahArAjAnA putra zrI kRSNa-kaMsarAjAne mArIne aneka yAdave sAthe sAraTha dezamAM AvI dvArikA nagarImAM rAjya sthApana karI raheze tevA zrI kRSNa tArI putrInA pati khanaze. A sa` hakIkata me jAte sAMbhaLelI che mATe he putrI! nArada
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________________ 14 puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra munie Apela AzIrvAda miyA hoyaja nahiM, A sAMbhaLI rukimaNuM kahe pheI ! A vAta tame ghaNuM samayathI jANe che--ane e paNa jANe che ke huM zizupAlane apAI gaI chuM te have munirAjanuM kahevuM satya kaI rIte banI zake ? mane te AmAM kAMI samaja paDatI nathI. koI bolyAM beTI ! tArA mAtApitAe tane zizupAla sAthe ApI nathI. tArebhAI temane tyAM gayele tyAre tArA bhAIe tane tyAM ApavAnuM kaheluM che ane te vAta teNe tArA mAtApitAne jaNAvI ane tArA mAtApitA e kabUla rAkhI che. tArA pitA ane zizupAlarAjA gADhamitra che. ekavAra zizupAle anya duzmana sAthe laDAI karavA jaNAveluM, tArA pitA mitratAnA dAve tenI madadamAM javA taiyAra thayAM. te vakhate tArA bhAIe rokIne pote laDAImAM javA taiyAra thaye. bhISmarAjAe putrane lazkara laI zizupAlanI madada mATe mokalyA. rUkimanI sahAyathI kAzInA rAjAne harAvyuM. ane vAjate gAjate pAcho pharyo. rUkimanI bahAdurI ane kAmayAbInI prazaMsA karI-sabhA bharI ane khUba ja mAna bheTa segA ApI. AthI zizupAlane saharSa tArA bhAIe prasanna thaIne tane ApI. jethI anya premane vadhAre thaye. tyAMthI AvyA pachI tArAbhAI e A vAta tArA mAtapitAne samajAvI-temane paNa uparokta vAta ne saharSa vadhAvI lIdhI.
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________________ tiraskAranI Aga 15 he rUkimaNa ! AvI rIte tuM zizupAlane apAI che. paraMtu tArA mAtApitA vaDe tArI sagAI thaI nathI. tethI keIja vAMdho nahiM. tuM jarAya ciMtA karIza nahiM. AnadathI majhA kara. ane eTalo vizvAsa rAkhaje ke game te rIte huM tAre vivAha dvArakAnA bhUpa zrI kRSNa sAthe ja karAvI ApIza. pitAnI pheI taraphathI AvuM AzvAsana maLavAthI te AnaMdamAM rahevA lAgI. tenA hRdayamAM zrI kRSNa chAI rahyA hatA. dvArikAthI AvatA lekene kRSNa viSe pUcha pUcha karatI ane tene javAba sAMbhaLI khUbaja rAjI rAjI thaI jatI. teNe manamAM rAta divasa zrI kRSNanIja mALA gaNatI gaNatI divasa pasAra karI rahI. A bAju nAradamuni rukimaNIne malIne AkAza mArge keI ekAMta sthaLanI zodhamAM nIkaLI paDyAM. pharatAM pharatAM temane joItuM sthaLa malI gayuM. ahIM AvIne zrI kRSNane batalAvavA mATe rUkimaNanuM atisuMdara citra deravA lAgyA. citra evuM te Abehuba banAvyuM ke te jenArane prathama najare ja gAMDe ane mehIta banAvI mUke. rUpa nItaratuMkaumAryanuM teja jhaLahaLatuM aneka prakAranA sAja-zaNagArathI bhareluM citra jenArane be ghaDI vivaza karI mUke tevuM hatuM. A citrA laIne nAradajI dvArikA nagarImAM AkAza mArge gayAM. zrIkRSNa pitAnA mahelamAM beThA hatAM te samaye munIzvara ne AvatAM joI temanuM sanmAna karavA AsanethI
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra UThIne sanmukha jaI hAtha jhAlIne Asane birAjamAna karIkheDAtha joDI praNAma karI temanI bAjumAM choDAM. Ana'da vinAda karatAM karatAM munirAje rAjyanA-sa`sAranA aneka prazno pUchyAM. saunI kuzaLatA jANI. 16 zrI kRSNe pUchyuM ke huM munirAja ! Apa mahAna zakti zALI che. A pRthvI upara Thera Thera pharanArA che eTale kAMI navana vAta haiAya te ApanIja pAsethI amane jANavA male. ame te amArA rAjayamAM paDI rahIe chIe eTale dezivadezanA amane zuM khabara paDe? Apa amane kAMIka navana vAta kahA. jethI amane khUba AnaMda thAya. kRSNanI vinaMtI sAMbhaLI nArada munie peAtAnI pAsenu citra khulluM karI temanI sAme mUkayu.Avu ati suMdara-svarUpavAna-mAkhaNa jevI kAyA dharAvatI haraNa jevI AMkhA-lAla paravALA jevAM hATha-kALA nAga jevA cATale mAdaka rUpa-ane lajAmaNInA cheDajevuM zaramALapaNu darzAvatI kanyAnuM citra joi kRSNa mahArAja prathama najare ja premamAM paDayA. kRSNe manamAM vicAre che ke khare khara AvuM rUpa lAvaNya ane deha lAlitya kAI indranI apsarAnuM hAya ke pachI satyuganI kAi nArInuM ja hAvu joie. mArI jIMdagImAM AvI strI me kadI joI ja nathI AvI avarNanIya rUpamAya vALI saunI chabI joIne mane haiyAmAM baLatarA thAya che, ahe. AvI navayauvanA
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________________ tiraskAranI Aga 17 rUpa nItaratI kAmaNagArI kAyA vALI- meLavI ja nathI. zuM karuM te AvI strI male? paraMtu pahelAM te A citra kenuM che te jANI levuM joIe. hasatAM hasatAM kRSNa mahArAja nAradajIne pUche che-ke he munirAja! Ape A chabI mane batAvI te strI paraNelI che ke kuMvArI ? svarganI asara che ke mRtyu lekanI nArI? Ape najare nIhALelI che ke kalpita citra che ? kyAM rahe che? zuM nAma che? kaI jAtimAM janmelI che ? A citra kayA citrakAre doreluM che. tenI tamAma mAhitI mane satvare jaNAvavA kRpA kare. pra, 2
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________________ BE3 82 SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS rUkimaNuM haraNa zrI kRSNa A citra joIne mohamAM paDI gayAM che. ane pitAnuM dhAryuM nizAna lAgyuM ema samajI muni khUbaja rAjI rAjI thaI gayAM. pitAnuM apamAna karanAra satyabhAmAnA rUpane garva have utaraze. mArI pratijJA siddha thaze ema samajIne munirAja bolyAM he kRSNa! te pUchelA praznane saMpUrNa javAba ApuM chuM. jarA zAMtipUrvaka sAMbhaLaje. A bharata kSetramAM vidarbha deza che. temAM kuMDinapura nAme meTuM nagara che. temAM mahAparAkramI, baLavAna ane pratApI rAjA bhISma nAme rAjya kare che. temane zrImati nAme ati suMdara-dharmiSTha ane dayALuM rANuM che e rANIthI bhISmarAjAne be saMtAna thayA che. temAM eka putra ane eka putrI che. putrInuM nAma rakama ane putranuM nAma rukimaNa che. ane atyaMta svarUpavAna ane yuvAna che. rAjakumArI
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________________ 19 3. rUkimaNI haraNa rUkamaNI haja paraNAvelI nathI. paraMtu tenA bhAI rUkimae zizupAlane ApI che. tenA mAtApitAe ApI nathI eTale te kuMvArikA ja che, A kanyAne meM mArI sagI AMkhe joI che, eTale huM kahI zakuM chuM ke citramAM AlekhelI kanyA karatAMye adhika svarUpavAna-yauvanamatI ane buddhizALI che. meM tenI sAthe vAtacIta paNa karI che. kharekhara kahuM te AvI strI ApanI sAthe ja zobhe. ApanI vAtacIta uparathI spaSTa thAya che ke Apane teNInA pratye rAga upanyo che. ane temAM kAMI khUTuM paNa nathI. rukimaNI sAthe cheDI vAtacIta karavAno samaya maLye hatuM. te daramyAna meM tamArA rUpaguNanuM varNana karyuM che. ane tenA hRdayamAM tamAruM sthAna karI tamArA pratye prema karatI paNa karI mUkI che. have game te thAya paNa tenA hRdayamAMthI tamAruM nAma keIpaNa rIte bhUlI zake tema ja nathI. tyAMthI pAchA pharatAM tamArA jevA mitrane bheTa ApavA A citra meM mArI jAte ja AlekheluM che. je tamArI samakSa paDayuM che. have te strI meLavavAnI tamArAmAM zakti hoya te jaIne laI Avo, A kArya saraLa nathI. mada hoya teja karI zake. jo ke huM mAnuM chuM ke AvI svarUpavAna ramaNu-rUkimaNune vidhAtAe kadAca tamArA mATe ja sarjana karI hoya lAge che te have vinA vilaMbe te meLavI le AvA kAryamAM lezamAtra ALasa karavI na joIe, meM rUkimaNInA hadayanA bhAva vAMcelAM che eTale te jarApaNu AnAkAnI karyA
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________________ 20 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra vagara tamArI sAthe cAlI nIkaLaze. Ane mATe purUSArtha te karaja paDe ne? meM mitra pratyenI mArI pharaja bajAvI che, have pachInuM kAma tamAre saMbhALI levuM-huM mAre raste jAuM chuM. Ama kahI nAradajI pitAnA mArge ravAnA thayAM. nAradajInA gayA pachI rukimaNImAM atyaMta hita thayelA kuoNajIne kyAMya cena paDatuM nathI. jamavA pratye nArAjI thatI. vAtacIta karavI game nahiM. keInI sAthe bele cAle nahi, rAtrIbhara UMgha Ave nahi. vicAromAM kheyA khayA rahevA lAgyA. sabhAmAM beThAM hoya chatAM temanuM citta rUkimaNamAM ja bhamatuM rahetuM. "ghAyala kI gata ghAyala jANe, aura na jAne kaI Ama kRSNa mahArAjA haMmezAM ciMtAtura rahevA lAgyA sabhAjano e vicAravA lAgyA ke A kRSNarAjA jarUra kaI UMDI ciMtAmAM che, paraMtu temane pUchavAnI hiMmata keNa kare? A bAju evuM banyuM ke rAjA zizupAle tithIo teDAvI lagnanuM muhUrta kaDhAvI-lagna patrikAo taiyAra karAvI ane khAsa dUta sAthe eka patrikA kuMThinapura bhISma rAjAne mekalAvI. lagna najIkanA mahinAmAM gaThavyAnI jANa karI. A jANI rukimaNI khUbaja ciMtAmAM paDI gaI. have zuM thaze? mAre zuM karavuM ? A jANI tenI
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________________ 3. rUikamaNI haraNa 21 phAi tene samajAvatI ke bahena, nasIbamAM lakhyuM haze eja thaze. nAhakanI ciMtA kare zuM vaLe ? huM tArI sAthe ja chu. tAre leza mAtra ciMtA na karavI. huM raste kADhI tane sahakAra ApIza. Ama kahI phAi-bhatrIjI ekAMtamAM besI keAi mArga kADhavAnA vicAra karavA lAgyA. banne jaNI bhegI maLI kRSNane eka khAsa patra lakhyA temAM peAtAnA hRdayanI Urmi ane vyathA samajAvyA ane temane khAsa vizvAsu--AvA kAryo bajAvavAmAM nipUNa evA dUtane e patra sAthe dvArikA ravAnA karyAM ane javAba laIne jaladIthI pAchA AvavAnuM samajAvyuM. dUta kuDinapurathI ravAnA thayA ane theADA ja divasamAM dvArikA AvI pahoMce. dvArikA nagarInI jAhojalAlI ane sukha vaibhava joIne daMga thaI gaye, pAte je agatyanA kAme ahI AvyA hateH te patAvavA rAjadarabAramAM gayA ane kRSNa rAyane malyA, mahArAjane ekAMtamAM malavAnuM kahIne te samaye DriMkamaNInA patra hAtho hAtha ApyA temaja tene javAba jaladIthI ApavA vinaMtI karI. - kRSNa mahArAja jenI yAdamAM jhUrI rahyA hatA tene patra malavAthI atyaMta AnaMdamAM AvI gayA hatA. te patra khelI vAMcavA lAgyA. temAM lakhyuM hatu ke 'he kRSNa mahArAja.' muniva` nAradajInA mukhethI meM ApanA viSe jANyuM
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________________ 22 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra tyArathI huM Apane malavA jhaMkhI rahI chuM. bhramarI sadA mAlatInA puSpane samAgama cAhe che anyane nahiM. siMhabALA siMhane ja pAmavAnI IcchA rAkhe mRgane nahi. he mArA mananA mAnela moralA, DhelaDa tamane maLavA thanaganI rahI che. jaladI padhAre ane mane tamArI virahAtura banelI huM have kSaNabhara rahI zakuM tema nathI. vizeSa mAhitI dUta Apaze. li. ApanI sadA sadAnI dAsI rUkimaNInA praNAma. patra vAMcI ati AnaMda pAmelA kRoNe dUtane puchyuM ke bhAI, tuM kayA dezathakI Ave che? koNe tane mekalya che? tyAMnI paristhiti viSe mane pUrI samaja Apa. dUta kahe he mahArAjA, huM vidarbha dezanI rAjadhAnI kuMDinapurathI AvuM chuM, temanI rAjakumArI rukimaNIdevIne patra Apane pahoMcADavA ahIM Avyo chuM. amArA mahArAjAnuM nAma bhImarAya che. temane eka rUkima nAme putra che. ane rukimaNuM nAme eka putrI che. cedI dezanA rAjA zizupAla amArA mahArAjAnA mitra che. eka divasa zizupAla rAjAne dUta AvI amArA mahArAjAne saMdeza Ape ke zizupAla duzmana rAjAone jItavA mATe taiyAra thayA che. temAM tamArI madadanI jarUrata che te tame tamArA sainya sahita sahAya karavA jaldIthI Ave. dUtanI vAta sAMbhaLI bhISmarAjAe mitrane madada karavA
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________________ 3. rukimaNI haraNa 23. pitAnI caturaMgI senA taiyAra karAvI kuMDinapuranuM rAjya rUkimane seMpI laDavA mATe prayANa karavAnA hatAM tyAM putra rUkamae temane kayAM. ane kahevA lAge mArA hevA chatAM Apa laDavA nIkaLe e mane zobhe nahi. Apa rAjya sAcave. huM ja madada karavA jAuM chuM. ane rUjhimakumAra DaMko vagADate zizupAlane yuddhanA medAnamAM jaI malya. rUkima baLavAna te hateja. vAvAjhoDAnI mAphaka dumananA sinyane saMhAra karI nAMkhe. tenA zaurya ane bahAdurInA vakhANa thavA lAgyA. duzmanane harAvyAM Ama mahAparAkamI ane tejasvI kumArane laIne zizupAla pitAnA rAjyamAM vijaya ke vagADatAM vagADatAM pAchA AvyAM sabhAmAM rUkimanA khUba khUba vakhANa karyA ane aneka moTI bheTa segAdo ApI. aneka prakAranA alaMkAre ane najarANu ApyA. pitAnuM AvuM meTuM sanmAna thavAthI rUjhimakumAra khUbaja khuza thaI gayA. ane AbhAranI lAgaNI vyakta karavA rukima kumAre pitAnI bahena zizupAla rAjAne ApI ema jAhera karyuM. AthI zizupAla paNa khUba ja khuza thayo. tyArabAda keTalAMka divaso sudhI tyAM rahI ane zizupAla rAjAnI rajA laI pitAne nagare AvyuM. laDAImAM adbhuta parAkrama dAkhavI jIta meLavanAra kumAre AvI mAtA-pitA ane pheIne vaMdana karyo. ane rAjA zizupAlanI bheTa-sogAda ane premabhAva viSe vAta karatAM karatAM jaNAvyuM ke huM zizupAlane mArI bahena rUkimaNa ApIne Avyo chuM. pitAnA parAkramI
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________________ 24 puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra putra karela kArya ne mAtA-pitAe mauna rahI saMmati ApI. putrI mATI thAya eTale paraNAvavAnI tA hAya ja ne ? te A mahAbaLavAna zizupAla zu khATo che ? mATe manamAM vicAyu ke putre kyuM te zuM khATu che? OM gheADA divasa pachI nAradajI pharatAM pharatAM Dinapura AvI caDayA. bhISmarAjAe temanA ceAgya satkAra karyAM ane Asana ApI besADayAM. khabara aMtara pUchayA. tyAMthI UThI munirAja bhISma rAjAnA aMtaHpuramAM gayA. saue munirAjane namaskAra karyAM. zrImatIdevI ane bhISmarAyanI bahenane AzIrvAda ApyAM. tyAMthI muni rUkimaNI pAse gayAM-rUkimaNIe muninA pagamAM mAthuM namAvI vaMdana karyAM. te vakhate munirAje bhISma rAjAnI bahenane pUchyuM ke-A putrI keNu che ? tyAre te bhISmarAjAnI putrI rUkimaNI che ema jANavA maLyuM. A sAMbhaLI ati AnaMdapUrvaka munirAje tenA mAthe hAtha mUkIne AzIrvAda ApyA ke-he mahA bhAgyazALI putrI ! sAranI dvArikAnagarInA svAmI-mahAparAkramI rAjavI zrI kRSNane tuM svAmI banAvaje ! sukhI rahe! sahetuka AzIrvAda ApI munirAja AkAza mArge vidAya thayAM. he rAjana ! ApanA viyogamAM jhUratI amArI rAjakumArIne AhAra pratye rUcI rahI nathI. rAtribhara U'gha AvatI nathI. rAtadivasa tenuM aMtara khaLI rahyu che. saheje sukhacena nathI, kevaLa tamArA nAmanuM ja raTaNa karyAM kare che. meM mAru kAya` saMpUrNa paNe puruM karyu` che. have tamAre je karavu hAya
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________________ 3. rUkimaNi haraNa 25 te karaze. paraMtu A kAryamAM DhIla karavI pAlave tema nathI. mahA mAsanI zukala aSTamInA lagna che eTale samaya bahu De che. " rAta nAnI ane veza jhAjhA " saheja paNa paNa vilaMba thaze te mahAanartha thavA saMbhava che mATe satvare taiyArI kare. je kAle karavAnuM che te Aje kare-ane je Aje karavAnuM che te atyAre karaze. zrI kRSNa javAba Ape ke-he dUta, have tuM saheje ciMtA na karIza. huM baLadevajIne laIne jema bane tema jaladIthI AvuM chuM paraMtu tyAM AvIne mAre zuM karavAnuM? rUkamaNIne kevI rIte maLuM? te mATe divasa samaya ane sthaLa vagerenI pUrI samaja Apa. tarataja dUte jaNAvyuM-mahArAja amArA nagaranI bahAra eka pramada nAmanuM vizALa udyAna che te aneka vRkSe ane velAvelIothI bhareluM che. udyAnanI madhyamAM eka maMdira che temAM kAmadevanI mUrti che. te maMdiranI AsapAsa aneka zAkhAethI vistAra pAmela eka meTuM azekavRkSa che. tenI upara sapheda dhajA che. te jagyAe AvIne Ape chupAI rahevAnuM che. rUkamaNuM mAtA-pitA ane bhAInI najara cUkavI. tenI pheInI sAthe kAmadevanI pUjAne bahAne Avaze. mAgha sudI aSTamInA lagna che. tenA AgalA divase Apa padhArajo ane amArA rAjakuMvarIbAne laI jajo. bhUlaze nahiM. hA, eTaluM paNa yAda rAkhaje ke zizupAla sAthe yuddha karavuM paDaze. pUrI taiyArI sAthe Avaje ane
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________________ 26 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra yuddhamAM jItyA pachI ja tame rUkimaNane laI jaI zakaze. mahA baLavAnene sAmane karavAne che te rakhe bhUlatAM. kuNe javAba Ape-he dUta. tame sau bephIkara raheje. saMpUrNa taiyArI sAthe mukarara karela divase ane samaye huM jarUra AvI jaIza. ane jaNAvela sthaLe rAha joiza. je je-tame bhUlatAM nahiM. ane eka patra Ape kahyuM-le, A patra tamArI rAjakumArIne Apaje. e mAna sarovaranI haMsalI, tAre patra-prema ane pritI malyAM. haiyAmAM hiMmata rAkhaje. gabharAvAnI keI jarUra nathI. huM samayasara jarUra AvIza ane tane laI jaIza. laDAI thavAnI ja che ane tenI pUrNa taiyArI sAthe AvIza. ApaNuM milana kaI rekI zakanAra nathI. avarNanIya premanI kadara karuM chuM ane milananI ghaDIo gaNI rahyo chuM tAre sadAdAno premI kRNa A patra dUtane ApI tenuM bahumAna karI-khUbaja bheTa ApI rAjI karyo. dUta khUbaja jhaDape kuMDinapura pahoMcI gaye ane patra tathA samAcAra ApyA. rUkimaNI ane tenI pheI khUbaja rAjI rAjI thaI gayAM. dUtane vidAya karI kRSNa baLadevajIne bolAvyAM
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________________ 3. rUkimaNI haraNu sarva hakIkatathI vAkeph karyA. ane pUchyuM ke have ApaNe zuM karavuM ? kevI rIte javu ? kevI rIte maLavuM ? laDAI karavI paDe te zuM karavuM ? banne bhAiee bhegAM maLI nakkI kayu" ke banne jaNAe javuM ane mukarara karela divasa-samaya ane sthaLe paheAMcI javu. ane e rIte jarUrI zasro taiyAra karI ratha laI ne kimaNIne levA cAlI nIkaLyAM. A rIte musApharI karatAM baMnne kuDinapura AvI paheAMcyA. ane nakkI karelAM divase samaye ane sthaLe pahoMcI gayAM. ane keine paNa khabara na paDe e rIte azokavRkSanI nIce zAMtithI beThAM ane rUkimaNInI rAha jovA lAgyAM. 27 eka divasa rAjA zizupAla peAtAnA nagaramAM, pradhAneA matrIe ane anya nagarajane sAthe carcA-vicAraNA karavA beThA hatA. potAnA rAjyamAM prajAne kevI rIte vadhAre sukhI karI prema saMpAdana karI zakAya e aMgenI vAtacIta cAlatI hatI. sau potapAtAnA abhiprAya ane sUcanA karatAM hatA te avasare zrI nAradajI devadeze pharatAM pharatAM ahIM AvI caDayA ane zizupAla rAjAnA darabAramAM gayA. dUrathI munine AvatAM joi rAjA zizupAla badhAja kAmeA paDatAM mUkI munirAjane AvakAravAM pAte UbhA thaine sAme levA mATe gayA. dvArethI munine khUbaja bhAvapUrvaka Adara satkAra karI sabhA ma`DapamAM lAvyA. UMcA Asane besADI pUjA karI ane khUbaja vinaya pUrvaka munirAjane Agamananu kAraNa pUchyuM. munirAje prathama to zizupAlanA kuTuMkhI
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________________ 28 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra janenA khabara aMtara pUchyA ane tyArabAda belyA-he rAjana mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM che ke rAjA bhISmadevanI atyaMta svarUpavAna putra rUkimaNuM sAthe tArA vivAha thayAM che e vAta sAcI? zizupAla bolyA. hA. prabhu. Apa jevA munirAjanA AzIrvAdathI e vAta sAcI che. e bAbatamAM Apane zuM abhiprAya che? kRpA karIne kaheze? | munirAja bolyA-he rAjana? AjanA yugamAM tArA je bhAgyazALI bIjo koI ja nahiM hoya. AvI atyaMta svarUpavAna ane guNavAna ane rAjakumArI tuM meLavI zakya che te tAruM mahAbhAgya kahevAya. temaja kumArIne yogya paNa tuM ja che. A aMge eka mahatvanI vAta mAre tane pUchavAnI che. vivAhanI lagna pratrikA taiyAra hoya te mane batAva jethI temAM rahI gayelI zuddhi-azuddhi huM cakAsI gya mArgadarzana ApI zakuM. rAjAnI AjJAthI rAjapurohite lagna patrikA munirAjanA hAthamAM mUkI. nAradajI e e lagna patrikA hAthamAM laI khUbaja uMDA vicAramAM paDI gayA. mukha upara udAsI jaNAtI hatI. munie mAthuM halAvI te lagna-patrikA jamIna upara pachADI. A joI rAjA zizupAla ane anya samAjane brAhmaNe ane rAjapuhita vicAramAM paDI gayAM. hAtha joDIne munirAjane pUchavA lAgyA...he prabhu? Apa mAthuM kema dhUNave che? A muhUrta barAbara nathI? zuM lagnamAM kaI
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________________ 3. rUkimaNI haraNu vighna Ave tema lAge che? je hoya te paNa amane spaSTa rIte samajAve te ApanA AbhAra. 29 nAradajI elyA-he rAjana ! tArI kuM DalI ane lagna pAtrakA vagere tamAma jotA-vicAratAM mane A lagnamAM koika meTuM vighna AvI paDavA eTaluM teA huM cAkakasa paNe kahI zakuM ke tyAM yuddha karavuM paDaze ja ane te mATe yuddhanI sapUrNa sAdhana sAmagrI ane lazkara laine paraNavA jaje. A kAryanI siddhi zakAspada jaNAya che. kAI paNa rIte gAphela rahIza te pastAvAno vakhata Avaze. meM tArA pratyenI lAgaNI ane pharaja samajIne tane caitanyeA che. have zu karavu e tAre jovAnuM che eTalu kahI munirAja UbhA thayA ane peAtAne mAge cAlatAM thayAM. lAge che ke tArA saMbhava che. bhaya kara munirAjanI vAta sAMbhaLI zizupAla rAjA vicAramAM paDI gayA. paraMtu peAtAnA maLanuM abhimAna hovAthI manamAM vicAyu` ke bhale je thavAnuM haze te thaze. huM saune pahoMcI vaLuM tema chu. keAnI tAkAta che ke mArI sAme khAtha bhIDe ? sau mAtra mArA nAmathI praje che te mArI sAthe laDavAnuM koNa ? tema chatAM laDavuM paDe teA ? ema vicArI peAtAnuM hayadaLa, azvadaLa, gajadaLa ane rathA sahita vAjate gAjate prayANa karyuM. agAuthI nakkI karyA divase ane samaye rAjA zizupAla
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________________ 30 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra pitAnI caturaMgI senA sAthe zvasuranA nagare kuMDinapura pahoMcI gaye. A bAju kuDinapuramAM paNa lagnanI taDAmAra taiyArIo cAlI rahI hatI. samagra nagara-rastAo makAne raMgaberaMgI dhajA--patAkAothI zaNagArAI hatI, rastAo upara Thera Thera kamAnavALI aneka prakAranI suzobhana sAmagrIthI zaheranI suMdaratAmAM vadhAre thatuM hatuM. bAga-bagIcA, haja-phuvAra ane udyAna atyaMta zebhI rahyA hatAM. vAMjitranA sumadhura avAjathI AnaMda Anada prarvatate hate. bhISma rAjAe zizupAlanuM svAgata karI atisuMdara utAre Aye, temanI tahenAtamAM aneka anucarone mUkyA hatAM. koI jAtanI kamI rahevA dIdhI na hatI uttama prakAranA bhajana ane pAkanI vyavasthA karavAmAM AvI hatI. kumAra rukima khaDe page temanI tahenAtamAM hAjara rahete A joI zizupAla khUbaja khuza thayA. zizupAlanA hRdayamAM nArada muninA zabdo guMjatA hatA tethI "cetatA nara sadA sukhI ema samajI potAnA sipAIone A nagaranI cAre bAju gherI levA ane temanI paravAnagI sivAya kaI paNa vyakti AvavA javA na devI e kaDaka Adeza paNa ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, taduparAMta aneka hathiyAradhArI sainike paNa nagaranI Aju bAju pharatAM rahevAne hukama paNa karavAmAM AvyA. A tamAma prakAranI vyavasthA karI zizupAla rAjA-jene pitAnA baLanuM garva hatuM. abhimAna hatuM te manamAM vicAravA lAgyuM ke kenI tAkAta che ke mArI sAthe
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________________ 3. rukimaNI haraNa 31 laDavAnI hiMmata kare? nAhaka munirAje gabharAvI mUkyA che! lagnanA divasanI banne pakSe rAha joI rahyA hatAM. bIjI bAju rAjakumArI rukimaNI manamAM muMjhAvA lAgI ke A zizupAle te mArA nagarane gherI lIdhuM che. bahArathI keIpaNa mANasa aMdara AvI zake tema nathI temaja aMdarane mANasa bahAra jaI zake tema nathI. te have zuM thaze? e daramyAna dvArikA gayela dUta AvI gayo ane kRSNane patra rukimaNune pahoMcADe temanA kSemakuzaLanA samAcAra kahya dvArikAnuM varNana karyuM. kRSNajInuM varNana karyu-A sAMbhaLI ane kRSNajIne patra vAMcI khUbaja AnaMda vibhera banI gaI. pitAnI pheIne badhI ja vAta kahIM. pheI-bhatrIjI AnaMdamAM AvI gayA. e vakhate rUkimaNue phaIne pUchayuM-he pheIbA? ahIM te rAjA zizupAlanA sainya nagara pharate ghere nAMkhe che ane sakhta jApta rAkhe che-te ApaNe nagaranI bahAra zI rIte jaI zakIzuM? ApaNu kAryanI siddhi aMge mane khUbaja ciMtA thAya che. pheI bolyA-beTA, huM beThI chuM tyAM sudhI tAre ciMtA karavAnI hoya nahi. muzkelIe te Ave paraMtu temAMthI mArga kADhatA AvaDavuM joIe mUMjhAvuM na joIe. je, AvatI kAle savAre tuM pUjA-sevA karavA javA mATe taiyAra raheje. ApaNe kahela che te mujaba kRSNarAya paNa kAle AvI jaze. bIje divase vahelAsara devapUjAnA kapaDAM paherI hAthamAM dIpa dhUpa ane anya pUjAnI sAmagrI laI pheI-bhatrIjI baMne
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________________ 32 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra nagara bahAra kAmadevanA maMdire pUjA karavA nIkaLyAM AgaLa pheI ane pAchaLa bhatrIjI cUpacApa cAlyA. nagaranA daravAje cakI karI rahelA zizupAla rAjAnA cekIdAroe temane kyAM ane pUchyuM ke tame keNa che? temaja kayAM jAo che? pheIe jaNAvyuM ke huM bhISmarAjAnI bahena ane A temanI putrI rUkimaNI che. lagna pahelAM kAmadevanI pUjA, karavAnI hoya che. ane temAM bhAvI patinuM zubha IcchatI bhAvanA hoya che amArA kuTuMbamAM A prakArane rivAja che. anucaroe deDatAM jaIne zizupAla rAjAne A tamAma vAta karI. A sAMbhaLI temane javA devAnI anumatI ApI. jethI pheI bhatrIjI baMnene dvArapALe javAnI maMjurI ApI. baMne tyAMthI rAjI thatAM thatAM nIkaLIne udyAnamAM AvelA eka vizALa azekavRkSanI nIce kAmadevanA maMdiramAM pahoMcyAM. phiIe kahyuM -he putrI ! tuM maMdiramAM jA ane pUjA kara huM ahIM bahAra UbhI rahI jatAM AvatA mANasanuM ane zizupAlanA guptacaro kadAca hoya te temanuM dhyAna rAkhuM chuM ema kahI te maMdiranI bahAra UbhI rahI. atyAre rukimaNI kharekhara dekhAvamAM atyaMta suMdara- mehaka ane sAkSAta adhiSThAtA devI lAgatI hatI. te maMdiramAM gaI-devanI samakSa be hAtha joDI-bolI. he prabhu ! mArA haiyAnA hAra! mArA jIvananA prANa ! he kRSNajI, Ape ApelA vacana pramANe je Apa ahIM hAjara ho te A dAsIne darzana ApI pAvana karazo. AvI madhuravANI sAMbhaLI
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________________ 3. rUkimaNI haraNa 33 azokavRkSanI latAkuMjamAM chupAyelA zrI kRSNadeva tarataja bahAra AvyA. premapUrvaka rUkimaNInA e hAtha pakaDI laIne kholyA. priye, ApelA vacana mujaba huM hAjara chuM. ane A sAme UbhelA mArA pUjya moTAbhAI baLadevajI che. temane namana kara. rUkimaNIe baLadevajIne pagepaDI vadana karyAM. baLadevajI e AzIvRMda ApyAM. "sukhI bhavatu' zrI kRSNajInA ratha te taiyAraja hatA. tarataja kRSNa kimaNInA hAthajhAlAne rathamAM besADI-pAte beThAM. khaLa devajI sArathI banyAM hatAM temaNe ratha calAvavA zarU karyAM. rathamAM besI kRSNe zaMkhanAda karyAM. za`khanA bhaya kara vina sAMbhaLI rAjA bhISma ane zizupAla banne gabharAI gayAM. ane samagra sainya sAthe za"khanA dhvaninI dizAmAM doDayA-- ahIM zrIkRSNe kholyA he bhISma, he rUkima, he zizupAla tame sarva sAMbhaLeA-huM dvArakArpata zrI kRSNa chuM. tamArA saunI najara sAme huM phakamaNIne laI jAuM chu. jenAmAM tAkAta hoya te mArI sAme AvA ane rUkimaNIne lai jAya. A sAMbhaLI rAjA zizupAla-rAjA bhISmarAja, kumAra kima ane anya senApatie potAnA samagra sainya sAthe hAjara thayAM ane kRSNadevanA rathane cAre bAjuethI gherI lIdhe. temaja bephAma zabdo khelavA lAgyAM. tema chatAM kRSNa ane baLadevajI saheje gabharATa vagara zAMtipUrvaka UbhA hatAM. A badhu joI kimaNI dhrUjatI hatI. ATalA vizALa ane pra. 3
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________________ 34 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra baLavAna sazastra sainya sAme A be jaNAnuM zuM thaze? nakkI A baMnene mArI nAMkhaze. A joIne tene zAMtvana ApavA kRSNa samajAvyuM ke he mRgAkSI! tAre ciMtA karavAnI keI jarUra nathI. je..Ama kahI AMgaLIethI viMTI utArI temAMthI hIre kADhI capaTImAM cUra karI nAkhe. ane pachI ekaja tIrathI eka sAthe sAta vRkSe vidhI nAMkhyA. ane samajAvIne kahyuM-ke he mAnuni ! tuM amArI ciMtA karIza nahiM. tArA mukha upara hAsya chavAyeluM ja rAkha. tuM A yuddha je Iza tyAreja zakitanI khabara paDaze ane mAruM kArya saphaLa thaze. pitAnA priyajananI AvI zakita joIne rukimaNInI ciMtA cAlI gaI paraMtu tarataja be hAtha joDI vinati karI. he nAtha! ApanA baLanI pratIti mane thaI gaI che. paraMtu mArI eka namra mAMgaNI che e Apa jarUra svIkAraze ke A yuddhamAM game te mare yA che paraMtu Apa mArA pitA ane bhAIne mAraze nahiM. basa ATaluM vacana Apaze. pitAnA pitRpakSa pratyenI apAra prIti nihALI rukimaNInI prIti meLavavA zrI kRSNa vacana ApyuM ke A yuddhamAM rAjA bhIma ke kumAra rUkimane huM mArIza nahiM. A sAMbhaLI rAjakumArI atyaMta khuzI thaI gaI tyArabAda bhayaMkara yuddha thayuM. gaganabhedI avAje ane hathiyAranA khaNakhaNATa thavA lAgyAM. bhISmarAjA, rUkiMmakumAra ane zizupAla jema phAve tema bolatAM paraMtu kRSNa-baLadeva
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________________ 3. rUkimaNu haraNa nA khaLa pAse sau namI paDayAM. zizupAla-bhImarAjA ane sainya nAsI gayuM. rUkima kumArane baLadevajIe nAgapAzathI bAMdhI dIdhela tethI tene kRSNa pAse rajU karyAM. samagra yuddhamAM kRSNanA vijaya thayA. rUkimaNIe vinati karI ke mArA bhAI ne tame cheDI do-bhAIne duHkhI huM joI zakuM nahi. jethI kimane cheDI dIdhA. nIcA mukhe kRSNa-khaLadevane praNAma karI potAnA nagaramAM gayA. tyArakhAda kRSNe vijaya zakha vagADayA ane rUkimaNIne laIne dvArikA nagara tarapha ravAnA thayAM. 35 ratha pUra jhaDape cAlI rahyo hatA. jamIna mAge atyaMta tvarAthI doDatA hatA. paraMtu pavananI ulaTI dizA hAvAthI UDatI 24 temane naDatI na hatI. peAtAnA priyapAtra kRSNajI ane meATAbhAI baLadevajInuM atula khaLa joIne kimaNI khuzakhuzAla hatI. AnaMdavinAda karatAM traNe jaNA dvArikApurI tarapha jaI rahyAM hatAM. rastAmAM raivatAcala parvata dekhAyA. kimaNIne kRSNe e vItarAgadevanI pUNyabhUmi samA raivatagirinA darzana karAvyAM. temaja tIthaMkara devanA jinAlayeArthI vibhUSita tInuM rasapAna karAvyuM. temaja mukti apAvanAra evA mahAna tIne praNAma karAvyAM. kimaNIe ubhA thai, kheDAtha joDI mAthuM namAvIne khUbaja bhakitabhAvathI praNAma karyAM. AgaLa cAlatAM cAlatAM temane ratha dvArikAnI najadIka AvyeA. dUra dUrathI jhaLahaLatA mahAlA-suvaNa gaDha ane jhAkajhamALa thatAM tenA kAMgarA sUryanA
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________________ 36 puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra prakAzamAM khareja alaukika lAgatAM hatAM. e joI ne rUkimaNI e baLadevajIne pUchyuM ke A atyaMta suMdara-jhAkamajhoLa thatI nagarI e kaI nagarI che? tyAre khaLadevajIe kahyu "he rUkimaNI ! eja ApaNI dvArikA che. jyAM ApaNe javAnu che. zrI kRSNanA puNya prabhAva vaDe IMdra bhagavAnanA AdezathI zrI kubera bhaDArIe banAvI ApelI, sAMnAnA gaDha ane kAMgare maNi jaDela che. nagaramAM asaMkhya senA hIrA-meAtI ane maNi jaDelAM maMdirethI jhAkamajhALa thatI sAnAnI dvArikA nagarI che. Ama vAta karatAM karatAM sau dvArikAnagarInI bahAra AvelA udyAnamAM pahoMcI gayAM. ratha chADI-hAthapaga mAM dhAIne sukhethI bhojana karI ArAma karavAM lAgyAM. lAMkhe patha kApI sau thAkI gayA hatA eTale A udyAnamAM traNe jaNAne ahIM khUbaja zAMti maLI. A khabara vAyuvege nagarImAM pahoMcI gayAM.
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________________ 8i8 SSSSSSSSSSSSB8B2D832GSSSSSSSSSSS kRSNa rukimaNInuM lagna D8B9%88%DS SSAAASSESSAGE 888 dvArikAmAM saune khabara paDI ke kRSNajI ane baLadevajI kuMDinapuranA rAjA bhISmanI atyaMta svarUpavAna kanyA rukimaNuMnuM haraNa karI lAvyA che ane nagara bahAranA ughA namAM ArAma karI rahyAM che. nagaranA leke navavadhune jevA umaTI paDyAM. nagaranA keTalAMka vRddhajane-AgevAne ane maMtrIzvaro abhinaMdana ApavA AvI pahoMcyA. rukimaNIne joI sau prazaMsA karavA lAgyAM. nagarajane bolavA lAgyAM ke kharekhara A be bhAIo nuM pUrvajanmanuM puNya koI alaukika che. temanI sarakhAmaNI kadI keInI sAthe thaI zake ja nahiM. temanuM bhAgya, temanuM baLa ane temanI lakSmI ! keIja gaNatarI thaI zake nahiM. AvA mahA pUNyazALIe ApaNA nagaranA mahAna rAjavI che enuM amane abhimAna paNa che! ane atyAre te uttama strI ratana laI AvyA che jenuM kaI vAte na ochuM belI zakAya evuM aNamela ratana che! tyArabAda kRSNa tiSIone belAvI lagnanuM zubha muhUrta jevaDAvI rukimaNI sAthe vidhipUrvaka lagna karyuM.
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________________ 38 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra lagna pachI keTalAka samaya nagara bahAranA udyAnamAM AnaMdapUrvaka rahevA lAgyAM. ane AnaMda vinoda karatAM samaya pasAra karavA lAgyAM. eka divasa kRSNa mahArAja AnaMdamAM beThAM hatAM. teve samaye lAga joIne rUkimaNIe kahyuM. he deva mAre Apane eka vAta karavAnI che. je Apa rajA Ape te vAta karuM! kRSNamahArAja belyA-are ! priye ! tAre je kahevAnuM hoya te sukhathI kahe- huM zAMtipUrvaka sAMbhaLavA taiyAra chuM. rUkimaNuM kahe-tame mArA mAtA-pitA ane bhAI sAthe laDAI karI, temane harAvIne mane upADI lAvyA che. tethI huM ahIM ekalI chuM. mAre mAtra tamAre ja AdhAra che. ahIM mAruM keIja nathI. ahIM mAre mA nathI, bApa nathI, bhAI nathI, bahena nathI ke nathI keI nehI svajana-mAre mATe te je gaNe te mAtra Apa ekaja che. Apane satyabhAmA vagere aneka rANIo che. te saune rahevAne AlizAna mahela che. nekara cAkara ane dAsa dAsIo che. aDhaLaka dhanasaMpattijarajhaverAta vipula ane alaMkAre che. vastrAbhUSaNanA bhaMDAra che. jyAre mArI pAse kAMIja nathI. Apane mArA pratye khUba ja rAga che, prema che. mAre mana Apaja sarvasva che. chatAM saunI sAthe rahevA mATe sarvathI adhika karo te huM saunI najaramAM halakI na gaNAuM. temanI nidAne pAtra banuM nahiM. kRSNa kahyuM-he miSTabhASInI ! te mATe tuM saheja
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________________ 4. kRSNa rUkimaNanuM lagna paNa ciMtA karIza nahi tamAma prakAranI vyavasthA thaI jaze. tu mane sauthI vadhAre priya che eTale mAre tArI vizeSa kALajI rAkhavI joI e. mArI tamAma rANIomAM tane adhika karIza. Ama kahI rUkimaNIne rAjI karI. 39 gheADA divase| pachI kRSNa mahArAje aneka jyAtiSIe ne khelAvI nagara pravezane zubha-divasa kADhI ApavA jaNAvyuM. saue zubhadina kADhI ApyA tenI jANa sArAe nagaramAM thai gaI. zubhadavase-zubhagrahomAM rathamAM besI kRSNa rUkimaNIe nagaramAM utsAhabhera praveza karyAM, cAre ane coTa, zerIe zerIe, jharUkhe ane agAzImAM lokonA ToLeToLAM svAgata mATe ubhA hatAM saue phUlAnI varSoM karI-AnaMdanI helI varSAvI. jayajayakAra karyAM. kRSNa ane rukimaNInI joDI atyaMta suMdara lAgatI hatI. leAkeA temanA temanA rUpanA temanA bhAgyanA vakhANu karatAM hatAM. kAI kahetA ke kRNu bhAgyazALI che ke AvI suMdara patni malI, te koI kahetuM ke kharekhara rukimaNI bhAgyazALI che ke Ave! ti malyA. Ama leAkeAnI paraspara prazaMsA pAmatA pAmatA temane ratha rAjabhavane pahoMcyA. satyabhAmAnA mahelanI khAjumAM ja tadna navA taiyAra karelA rAjamahelamAM teo AvI pahAMcyA. rathamAMthI utarIne mahelamA gayAM. anya rANIonA mahela karatAM aneka rIte caDhiyAtA, A mahela tenI vyavasthA tenA kimatI sAdhanA sagavaDA vagere joi rUkamaNI AnaMda pAmI. tyArabAda /
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________________ 40 puNayane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra kRSNa atyaMta eka sarakhA svarUpavALI ghaNI sakhIo ane dAsa dAsIo ApyAM. kiMmatI AbhUSaNa ane vipula alaMkAranA bhaMDAra saMpyA. A joI vismaya pAmelI rukimaNI khUbaja saMtoSa anubhavI rahI. ahIM A mahelamAM zrIkRSNa ane rukimaNuM AnaMda mastIthI rahevA lAgyAM. saMsAranA sukhe bhegavatAM divase pasAra karavA lAgyA. kRSNa te rAta divasa rUkimaNune mahelamAM paDyA rahevA lAgyAM. anya rANIone tenI IrSA thatI. keI keI te kahetuM ke A navI nArIe te kAmaNa karI kRSNane bAMdhI lIdhA che. jethI temane rUkimaNI sivAya bIjuM kazuM dekhAtuM ja nathI. jamavuM-haravuM-pharavuM ane suvuM badhuM ja tenA AvAsamAM thAya che. Ama kRNa rukimaNInA mahelamAM ja rahetA hovAthI anya rANIone rUkimaNInI khUbaja IrSA thatI ane temAMya satyabhAmAne sauthI vizeSa ISI thatI hatI. evAmAM ekadA pharatAM pharatAM nAradajI AvI caDayA. zeyanA duHkhathI atyaMta duHkhI sthitimAM tene beThelI joIne munirAjane AnaMda thaye. | munirAjane AvakAra ApavAne badale muDha sthitimAM ja besI rahI AthI nAradajI bolyAM-he satyabhAmA ! A pahelAM huM Ave tyAre mane joIne vAMku mukha karItiraskAra karI bIjI rUmamAM cAlI gayelI-tenA badalAmAM
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________________ 4. kRSNa rukimaNInuM lagna 41 ziSyanuM sAla malyuM. A tArI sthiti meM ja karI che. rukimaNI meMja lAvI ApI che. teNIe tArA rUpanA garvanuM khaMDana karI tArA karatAM adhika prema kRSNa pAsethI meLavI rahI che have pharIthI mAruM apamAna karIza te jIvanabhara sAMbhaLe tevuM phaLa tane batAvI daIza ke saMtenA apamAnanuM phaLa kevuM maLe che ? Ama kahIne munirAja cAlatAM thayAM. eka divasa kRSNane satyabhAmAnI mazkarI karavAnuM mana thayuM. kesara kasturI ane barAsa vagere sugaMdhIta padArthovALuM pAna je rukimaNae cAvIne ekabAju nAMkhI dIdheluM te laI potAnA khesanA eka cheDe bAMdhI dIdhuM ane pachI teo satyabhAmAnA mahelamAM gayA. ghaNA vakhatathI kRSNa ahIM AvatA na hatA-Aje AvelA joIne satyabhAmA ekadama (banAvaTI) gusse thaI gaI ane belI are o kRSNajI A tamArI rUkamaNane mahela nathI-bhUlathI ahIM AvI caDayA lAge che-maherabAnI karIne AvyA che tevAja pAchA cAlyA jAva. duniyAmAM navI cIja pratye darekane AkarSaNa rahe. che. navI patni pratye prema hoya eTale tame tyAM ja jAva. huM te have junI banI gaI chuM. jethI tamArI najaramAMthI utarI gaI chuM. junuM vastra ke junuM makAna keIne pasaMda paDatAM nathI. junuM ke vAsI bhejana paNa koIneya bhAvatAM nathI-navI pani jevI AnaMdajanaka huM kayAMthI lAguM ? tame bhUlA paDayA che te satvare pAchA cAlyA jAva.
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra ahIM tamAruM koI kAma nathI. Ama haiyAvarALa ThAlavI rahI. 42 ATaATalA kaDavA veNu sAMbhaLIne kRSNa hasI paDayA, ane khelyA hai satyabhAme! tuM kahe che te vAta kaMika kharI che. paNa mArI vAta sAMbhaLa ! sAkara game teTalI junI thaI gaI haiAya te paNa tenA svAdamAM kadI koIja phera paDatA nathI. bhramara sadAya pharate rahe che paNa Ana bhAga vavAnI IcchA thAya tyAre sane cheDI mAlatImAM AvI jAya che ane Anada bhAgave che. Ama mIThI vANothI satyabhAmAne manAvI lIdhI AthI satyabhAmAe premapUrvaka AvakAra ApI besavA mATe Asana ApyuM ane rukimaNI viSe jAtajAtanI vAteA pUchavA lAgI-AthI kRSNe pahelethI chelle sudhInI tamAma vAta karI. Ama vAta karatAM karatAM kRSNa banAvaTI jhokAM khAvA lAgyA. eTale satyabhAmA khelI uDI ke ghaNA divaseAnA UjAgarAM haze ane rukimaNI tamane parezAna karatI haze eTale UMghavA mATe ja mAre mahele padhAryAM lAge che. satyabhAmA game tema kholatI rahI ane kRSNa to khesa ADhIne UMghavAno DoLa karavA lAgyA. khesanA cheDe bAMdhelI gAMTha satyabhAmAnI najare caDI eTale chAnI mAnI e guAMTha cheDIne suMgadhI dravya lai lIdhuM zarIre lepa karavAnI amulya cIja samajIne teNIe pANI sAthe ghasIne zarIre lepa karyo ane manamAM rAjI thavA lAgI. kRSNe sutAM sutAM A badhu joI rahyA hatAM.
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________________ 4. kRSNa rukimaNI lagna satyabhAmA lepa lagAvI rahI eTale kRSNa tarataja UbhA thaIne bolI uThayA-are satyabhAme? A zuM karyuM zarIre A zuM lagAvyuM che? A kayAMthI lAvI? satya bhAmAM bolI-he kRSNa, zuM ekalI rUkimaNIne IjAre che ke te ekalI ja Ave sugaMdhI lepa karI zake ? ame na karI zakIe? tame tamArI mAnItI mATe lAvelA je khesanA cheDe bAMdhI rAkhela te meM laI lIdhuM che ane zarIre vilepana karI AnaMda anubhavI rahI chuM. tenI zuM tamane IrSA Ave che? mArAthI chAnI rAkhelI cIja meM laI lIdhI che eTale gusse thAya che? kRSNa kahe are ! A je cIja te zarIre lagAvI che te rUkimaNIe cAvIne nAkhI dIdheluM tAMbula che. huM tArA mahele Avato hato tyAre gammata karavA khAtara e tAMbula mArA khesane cheDe bAMdhI rAkheluM. tuM jANyA vagara suMgadhI joIne zarIre lepa karI beDI-bela-meM kevI rIte tane budhdha (mUrkha) banAvI ? rukimaNIne eMThavADa te zarIre copaDe. A sAMbhaLatAja satyabhAmA ekadama gusse thaI gaI ane snAnagRhamAM jaI snAna karI cokhkhI thaIne AvI. ane kRSNane kahevA lAgI ke-he kRSNa, te AkhI jIMdagI kapaTamaya gALI che. kadI sAcuM bolyA ja nathI. te mAyA racIne ja sarvasva meLavyuM che. bIjuM zuM tane AvaDe ? kRNe satyabhAmAnI kSamA mAMgI zAMta pADI. ane jAtajAta nI AnaMdajanaka vAto karI rAjI rAjI karI dIdhI.
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________________ 44 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra satyabhAmAe kahyuM -he kRSNa, tamArA premane pAtraatyaMta svarUpavAna evI rUkamaNI amane ekavAra te batAve ! kharekhara e jAdugaraNI jevI che. je tamane evA bAMdhI lIdhA che ke tenA sivAya bIjuM kazuM ja tamane dekhAtuM nathI. kRNe kahyuM- he priye! keI zubha divase huM tene tArI pAse laI AvIza. ane tArA caraNamAM praNAma karAvIza. Ama rAjI karIne kRSNa rukimaNInA mahele gayAM-satyabhAmAnA mahele banelI tamAma hakIkata kahI hAthamAM tALIo vagADI AnaMda karavA lAgyA. satyabhAmAnI pharIvAra gammata karavI ane banAvavI evuM mane mana nakkI karI ekavakhata kRSNa rukimaNIne kahyuM ke he devI Aje tame sapheda dUdha jevA suMdara vastro paherIne ane amulya alaMkAre paNa paherI le-nagarabahAra rahelA udyAnamAMnA maMdiramAM jAo. huM tamArI pAchaLa pAchaLa ja AvuM chuM. e pramANe kRSNa tenI pAchaLa gayA. maMdiramAM lakSmInI pratimA hatI, kRSNa rukimaNIne samajAvyuM ke A mUrtinI AgaLa tuM pratimAkAre UbhI raheje. bIlakula sthira ane AMkhanI pAMpaNa paNa halAvIza nahi. huM satyabhAmAne bolAvI lAvuM chuM. te AvIne darzana kare stuti kare te daramyAna saheja paNa hAlIza nahiM. tarataja kRSNa satyabhAmAM pAse gayAM ane kahyuM ke tArI nAnI bena rukimaNIne jevI hoya te cAla batAvuM. satyabhAmAM vastrAlaMkAra paherI taiyAra thaI kRSNanI sAthe nagarabahAranA maMdira
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________________ 4. kRSNa rUkimaNInuM lagna mAM AvI pahAMcI. kRSNe kahyuM ke tuM ahI maMdiramAM jaI pUjA kara-te daramyAna huM kimaNIne laI ne AvuM chuM' ema kahI kRSNe tyAMthI cAlyAM gayA ane latAkuMjamAM chupAi rahyAM. 45 A bAju satyabhAmA rathamAMthI UtarI peAtAnI sakhI e sAthe diramAM upasthita thai tyAre sakhIee kahyu ke A muti' khUbaja prabhAvazALI che. saunI IcchA pUrI kare che e vAta Akhuye dvArikA jANe che mATe tame pUjAsevA karo ane icchita varadAna yAcA tamArI IcchA jarUra pUrI karaze. A mUrtinI pUjA karavA rAjA-mahArAjAe paNa Ave che. mATe tame| zraddhAthI pUjA karo. A sAMbhaLI satyabhAmAe paherelAM kiMmatI AbhUSaNA kADhI nAMkhIvAvanA pANIthI snAna karI sAdA ane cAkhkhA kapaDAM paherI, kulA vagere lai mAtAjInI pujA karavA AvyAM. maMdiramAM AvI murtine be hAtha joDI vaMdana karyAM. ane khelI ke he jagadaMbA ! Apa samagra jagatanI mAtA che. saune icchita phaLa Ape che. mane paNa Apaze. mArA patideva rUkimaNInI jema mane vaza thAya evuM karI Ape. ema kahIne lAMkhI thaine murtinA pagamAM paDI. he jagadaMbA ! mane rUpa ane yauvana Ape, mArA pati mArA sivAya anya pratye prema na rAkhe eTalu ja mAgu chuM. jo Apa e mujaba karI Apaze te huM ApanA upara vizvAsa rAkhI ApanA darzana karyA pachI ja anna pANI laIza ane dararAja tamArI sevA karIza. satyabhAmAnA
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________________ 46 puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra vinati bharyAM zabdo sAMbhaLIne latAku jamAMthI zrIkRSNa bahAra AvyA ane hasavA lAgyA. kRSNane AvelAM joi ane peAte karelI vinati sAMbhaLI gayA che jANI satyabhAmAnu mukha paDI gayuM. kRSNa khelyA hai satyabhAme ! A mUrtinI pUjA karavI. emanI pAse varadAna mAMgavA e tArA mATe taddana vyAjakhI che. kAraNa ke A pratimA eja rUkimaNI pAte che tArA karatAM rUpalAvaNyamAM anekarIte caDiyAtI che. eTale tu enI pUjA tu kare to kaI khATuM nathI. thADIvAra pahelAM te A pratimAne prAthanA karI tenA prabhAve hu khUbakhUba khuza thayA chuM huMvethI tuM enI pUjA karIne pachI ja pANI pIje. A sAMbhaLI satyabhAmA ekadama gusse thai gaI ane ane kRSNane jema tema khelavA lAgI. are AvA mATe dvArikAnagarInA rAjA thayA che chatAM nAnA aNusamaju khALaka jevI buddhi rahI. govALanA bALakomAM buddhi kayAMthI hoya ? kRSNa kahe-he priye ! huM tArA ghera (mahele) Avye hato tyAre te mane mAyAmaya kahyo hato. meM A nATaka karI te sAcuM karI ApyuM che, Ama kahI sau hasatAM hasatAM nagaramAM peAtAnA sthAne gayA. kimaNIne lakSmIdevI mAnIne satyabhAmAe tenI pUjA karI tyArathI rUkimaNInuM nAma lakSmIjI tarIke samagra bhAratamAM prasidhdha thayuM. je kRSNane mAnya hAya tenI pUjA vizvamAM thAya ja. [ moTAenA kAryo moTA hoya. ]
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________________ * - - caritra nAyakano janma - * * * samaya jatAM eka divasa evuM banyuM ke atimukta nAmanA eka RSi bhikSArthe rUkimaNInA maMdirIe AvI caDayA. AvA mahAna tapasvI RSine joI rukimaNuM tarata ja ubhI thaI hasate mukha AvakAra Ape. A sana ApI besADyAM temane bhAvapUrvaka namana karyA. ane khUbaja svAdiSTa lADue premathI vaherAvyAM munirAja khUbaja prasanna thayA, te joIne rukimaNIe e jJAnI mahAtmAne namratA pUrvaka pUchayuM ke-he mahArAja mAre Apane eka prazna pUchavAnI IcchA che. Apa kaho te pUchuM. munirAja bolyA he mAnunI ! huM atyaMta prasanna thaye chuM-tAre je pUchavuM heya te pUchI zake che. rukimaNue pUchayuM- he deva! mArA nasIbamAM putra che ke nahiM! ane te kyAre ane keTalA samaya pachI thaze? te Apa vicAra karI jaNAvavA kRpA kare. A vAtacItanI jANa satyabhAmAne vizvAsu dAsIo dvArA thaI eTale te paNa tarataja tyAM AvI pahoMcI ane teNIe paNa tevI ja vAta karI munizrI te mauna beThAM hatAM.
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra gheADIvAra vicAra karIne potAnA jJAnanA prabhAve jANIne kimaNIne uddezIne munizrI kholyA-he rUkimaNI, tuM kharekhara mahAbhAgyAzALI che. tArI udAratA ane bhikata bhAvathI huM atyaMta prasanna thayA chuM. tArA praznane javAma gheADIvAramAM Apu chu. 48 gheADIvAra pachI satyabhAmAnI hAjarImAM ja munizrI kholyAM tane thADA samayamAM ja putra prApta thaze. te putra mahAbaLavAna pratApI ane buddhizALI haze. te tArA putra bhagavAna zrI neminAthajI pAse cAritra lai ne meAthe jaze. Ama kahIne munirAja ubhA thai cAlI nIkaLyAM. muninA vacana sAMbhaLI kimI ane satyabhAmA anne rAjI rAjI thaI gayAM. banne ema samajavA lAgyA ke munie mane putra janmaze ema kahyuM che. putra prAptinI vAta kaI strIne AnaMda na Ape? banne vacce thoDI kholAcAlI thaI gaI ke munie mane kahyuM che e vAta zika maNIe kahI ane satyabhAmA kheATI rIte pAtAne kahI che. ema samaje che. kRSNa sabhAmAM beThA hatA. Avela hatA. te samaye rUkimaNI sabhAmAM AvI caDayA. te vakhate kahyuM ke mArA putra tArA jamAI rUkimaNI paNa ema kholI ke mAre paraNaze. bannenI AvI vAta sAMbhaLIne IMdhana mu MjhAye dhana kRSNane maLavA ane satyabhAmA khanne satyabhAmAe dUrgaMdhanane thaze ane teja vakhate putra tArI putrIne
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________________ 5. ciratra nAyakanA janma 49 ke mAre zuM javAma devA ? thADIvAra pachI vicAra karIne kholyA ke mArI putrI e rAjakumArA sAthe paraNI zake nahi eTale tamArAmAMthI jene prathama putra janmaze tenI sAthe huM mArI putrIne premathI paraNAvIza e mAruM vacana che. satyabhAmA khUbaja koLu hatI. rUkimaNInI khUbaja irSA karatI AthI te sabhAmAM ja kholI-jIe amArA bemAMthI jene putra prathama vivAha yAgya thAya tenA vivAhamAM bIjI strIe eTale hArelI strIe potAne mAthe muMDana karAvI vALa utArI ApavA A zaratamAM khaladeva kRSNa ano~dhana paNa sAkSI rupe che AvI hADanI vAta upara khaladevajI hasyA....A leke kevI zarata karI beThA che. bhesa bhAgALe ne chAza chAgALe satyabhAmAnI irSA upara darekane hasavuM AvyuM. ane vacce khUbaja melAcAlI thai. aMte thAkIne baMnne RNI pAta peAtAnA AvAse gaI. IrSAnI Aga vadhArI vadhe ghaTADI ghaTe.' samaya te pANInA relAnI mAphaka sarakatA ja rahe che. the|DA samaya pachI eka divasa rAtre rUkimaNIe UMghamAM eka vanarAja kesarI siMhane peAtAnA kheALAmAM beThelA joyA. ArthI tarataja te jAgI gai ane vicAravA lAgI ke A svapnanuM phaLa zu haze ? pathArImAMthI ubhI thaI ne kRSNanA AvAsamAM gai, premabhakta pUrvaka temane jagADayAM ane svapnanI vAta karI. A sAMbhaLI kRSNa khUbaja harSa pAmyA. ane jaNAvyuM ke--hai rUkimaNI? siMha samAna parAkramI-mahA pra. 4
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra baLavAna suMdara putra tArI kUkhe janmaze A sAMbhaLI kimaNI khUbaja harSa pAmI ane sADInA pAlave gAMTha bAMdhI zukanagraMthI karI. peAtAnA AvAse AvIne pathArImAM na jatAM IzvaranuM smaraNa karatI jAgatI rahI. dharmAMkathAmAM samaya pasAra karyAM. savAra paDatAMja gAyanA kAnamAM kahI devadire gai. prabhune prArthanA karI ke he devAdhideva mane svapnanuM phaLa zIghra maLajo AnaMda haiye samAtA nathI evI kimaNI harakhAtI harakhAtI peAtAnA mahele AvI rUkimaNI atimuktaka RSine yAda karatI temanA AzIrvAda jarUra phaLazeja, kRSNa sAthe bheArgAvalAsa ane AnaMda pramoda karatAM divase pasAra thaI rahyAM che. evAmAM eka divasa mahAzukra devalokamAMthI mahuddhi kaheva vIne ahIM rUkimaNInA garbha mAM AvyA ane kimaNI garbhavatI banI e vAta kRSNane jaNAvI sarvatra AnaMda chavAI rahyo. peAtAnA bALakane sArA saMskAra maLe ethI rUkimaNI dharmAMdhyAna karatI rahI, rUkimaNInA manamAM uttama dAda utpanna thavA mAMDayA. tethI prasanna hRdayavALI teNIe trikhaMDanA adhipati kRSNa vAsudevane kahyuM ke svAmInAtha ! mArI thADI icchAo pUrau karazene ? kRSNane atyaMta prema hovAthI turataja jaNAvyuM ke devI gabharAyA vinA jarUrathI turataja jaNAve ! rUkimaNI e namravacanAthI kahyu ke ApanI AjJAnuM pAlana jayAM vartAtu hAya tyAM jIvadayAnuM pratipAlana karAvA, mAMsAhAra na thAya aghyAnDikA mahotsavA, devAdhideva paramAtmAnI bhaktimAM saune joDI de dIna du:khauMAne sahAya karo, supAtra dAna kare, 50
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________________ 5. ciratra nAyakanA janma 51 mAniti rANInI saMpUrNa IcchA zrI kRSNe pUrI kare cheA vAtanI satyabhAmAne khabara paDI tethI te IrSAmAM baLavA lAgI. peAte rUkimaNIthI utaratI nathI evuM batAvavA satyabhAmA kRSNa pAse AvIne kahevA lAgI--he nAtha ! mane Aje atisuMdara svapna AvyuM che. tenI jANa karu chuM ke meM svapnamAM sapheda hAthI joye-tenuM phaLa mane jaNAvavA kRpA karo. kRSNajI satyabhAmAnu A IzvanuM tAkAna jANatA hatAM. tene sAruM lagADavA khAtara khelyA-hai priye ! tane paNa mahAkhaLavAna ane parAkramI putranI prApti thaze. A sAMbhaLI sa MteSa pAmIne te potAnA AvAse gai kAganuM besavu ane DALanuM paDavu' evu banyuM. ane satyabhAmAne garbha rahyo. tenA haiye aparaMpAra AnaMda vartAtA. ganI vRddhi sAthe satyabhAmAnuM udara vRddhi pAmatuM rahyuM. rUkimaNInA peTe mahApuNyazALI jIva AvyA hAya tethI teNInu` uttara madhyama sthitimAM rahyu.. chu-rUkimaNI khATI banAvaTa kare che. irSALu kholatI tyAre kRSNa kahetA ke satya chupa rahI zakatuM nathI-je haze te samaya jatAM khullu paDavAnu` ja che. khATI ciMtA zA mATe karavI? kAgaDA kALA hoya che ane kAyala paNa kALIja DhAya che. ra`ga uparathI be vaccenA bheda jaNAtA nathI. paraMtu jayAre te khole che tyAre tarataja parakhAI jAya che. kAgaDa te kAgaDAja rahe che ane kAyala te kAyala rahe che. je bhavatanyatA che te emaja khanavAnuM che. mATe atyArathI enI ci'tA karI dubaLA zA mATe thavuM ?
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________________ para puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra AkAzamAMthI candra bahAra nIkaLatAM pRthvI upara prakAza patharAya che. tema A putrane janma thatAM jANe nIlamamaNane Dhagale na hoya ! tenI mAphaka rUkamaNInA oraDAmAM prakAzaprakAza patharAI gayA. kRSNajI tevA samaye prakulita manavALA thaI dharmanI vAta karI rahayA che. tevAmAM nAcatI kUdatI ane AnaMda pAmatI eka dAsI e AvI vadhAmaNI ApI ke he svAmI ! amArA rANI rUkimaNIe sUrya samAna tejasvI putrane janma Ape che. haju A dAsI vAta pUrI kare tyAM te bIjI, trIjI ane cethI dAsI AvIne saue vadhAmaNI ApI ke rANajIe putrane janma Apyo che kRNe saune khUba khUba vastra alaMkAra bheTa ApyAM, traNa khaMDanA savAmI jevA kRNa rAjavIne tyAM-anevaLI temanI atyaMta priya evI mAnIti rukimaNIne tyAM-putra janma thAya pachI zuM bAkI rahe? AnaMdanI kaI avAdha rahe kharI? dAna ApavAmAM kaI khAmI rahe nahiM. A badhuM joIne satyabhAmAM IrSAnI AgamAM vadhune vadhu jalavA lAgI. rUkimaNanI belabAlA te sahana karI zakI nahi eTale babaDatI babaDatI pitAnA AvAse AvI. pitAnA garvanuM khaMDana thatuM lAgyuM-manamAM muMjhAvA lAgI atyAre rukimaNuM tene duzmana jevI lAgavA mAMDI. Ama IrSAmAM samaya vahI rahyo. thoDA divasamAM ja satyabhAmAne paNa mahAkaSTa bhogavavA pUrvaka putra janma thayela jethI rANIjI beheza thaI gayelA.
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________________ pa. caritra nAyakane janma 53 temane kaLa vaLI pachI dAsIoe A putra janmanI vadhAmaNe kRSNane ApI. A vakhate paNa putra janmanI khuzAlImAM dAsIone alaMkAra ane uttama vastro ApI rAjI karI. pitAnI baMne rANIonI kUkhe putra janmyA hoI AkhA nagaramAM ane rAjyamAM AnaMdaitsava ujavavAmAM AvyuM. nagara rastA-caka zaNagAravAmAM AvyAM. dAnane pravAha vahevaDAvyuM. sAdhu saMtone jamADayA- garIbone paNa miThAI vaheMcavAmAM AvI. zALA-mahAzALAnA bALakone miThAI vaheMcI-maMdiromAM utsave racAyAM. rAjayabharamAM AMTha divasa sudhI-hiMsAnA kAryo baMdha rAkhyA. ghANI, gADA joDavA evA kAryo paNa baMdha rAkhavAmAM AvyAM. kedIone cheDo mUkayA. sarvatra AnaMda maMgala vartAvA lAgyAM. Ama putrone janmotsava ujavavAmAM AvyuM. aneka prakAranA dhArmika kAryo paNa karyA. rAjaputranI janmakhuzAlI ujavavAmAM AvI. kRSNa pitAnA putrane ramADavA rukimaNInA AvAse gayAM. rANI e khUbaja premapUrvaka besavAnuM Asana ApyuM sUrya samAna tejasvI putrane joI be hAthe pakaDIne kheLA mAM lIdho ane bALarAjAne ramADavA lAgyA. manamAM khUbaja AnaMda pAmatAM teo belyA-he mAnunI ! jyArathI A bALaka tamArI kUkhe Avela che tyArathI A mahelanI sarva dizAo prakAza pAmI rahI che tethI A bALakanuM nAma huM "prA--" pADuM chuM. rukimaNIe e nAma vadhAvI lIdhuM. pradyumnakumArane jaya he"
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________________ BAGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSzS bALarAjAnuM apaharaNa devalekamAM aneka prakAranA deva hoya che. temAM adhama prakRtine dhUmaketu nAmane deva hate. te pUrvajanmane A bALaka pradyumnane duzmana hatuM. jagyAnI chaThThIrAtrIe junuM vaira vALavA ahIM kRSNa pAse rUkimaNanA svarUpe AvyuM. kRoNe thoDIvAra putrane ramADIne rUkamaNI (dhUmaketu)ne hAthamAM saMkhe. ane e bALaka laIne ke pAyamAna te deva tarata ja aMtardhAna thaI gaye. bALakane mArI nAMkhavAnA IrAde tene laIne vaitADhaya parvatanA udyAnamAM gaye. tyAM AkAzavANI. thaI ke A bALaka carama zarIrI jIva che. game teTalA prayatna karIza paNa mRtyu pAmaze nahi. parvata uparathI nAMkhIza ke talavArathI mArIza te paNa maraze nahi. kAraNa ke nikAcita AyuSyane baMdha bAMdhyo che. pavitra melagAmI jIva che. tyAM ja deva aTakyuM paNa koI na aTake tethI tene mArI nAMkhavAne badale bhUkha tarasathI rIbAvI rIbAvIne mArI nAMkhu eja vadhu sAruM che. ema vicArI eka pattharanI moTI zilA upara te bALakane mukIne cAlate tha. "AyuSya baLavAna che" A bALaka laghukama hatuMA bhavamAMja te mokSa pAmaze.
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________________ 6. bALarAjAnuM apaharaNa 55 tethI tene matyu zuM karI zake ? bhAgyavaMtane sahAya malI ja rahe sarva karmAdhIna che. tethI have zuM bane che te joIe. A vaitADhaya parvata upara meghakuTa nAme nagara hatuM. temAM sau vidyAdharane rAjA kAlasaMvara rahetuM hatuM. A kAlasa vara pitAnA divya vimAnamAM besI kIDA karavA nIkaLyo. te vimAna A bALakanI uparanA bhAgamAM AvatA kudaratI rIte baMdha paDI gayuM. aneka prayatna karavA chatAM te vimAna cAlI zakyuM nahi eTale vidyAdhara vicAramAM paDaye ke Ama kema bane che? evAmAM enI najara A bALaka upara paDavAthI vimAnamAMthI utarIne tyAM AvyA ane A mahAtejasvI bALakane joI atyaMta harSa thaye. jene rAma rAkhe tene koNa cAkhe kAlasaMvare tarataja te - ka diHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII laI lIdhuM. tene laIne vimAnamAM beTho. vimAna paNa tarata ja cAlu thayuM. bALakane laI pitAnA nagare gayo potAnI putra vagaranI eka rANI kanakamAlA hatI tene V che A putra saye. tyArabAda A kAlasaMvara rAjAe nagarImAM vAta vahetI mUkI ke kanakamAlA garbhavatI che ane navamAsa pUrNa thatAM pharI vAta vahetI mUkI ke kanakamAlAne putra janme che. vaLI kene
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________________ 56 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra samajAvavA putrane dhAmadhUmathI janmotsava paNa karAvyo. ahIM paNa te bALakanuM nAma pradyumna rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. Ama ahIM khUbaja lADakeDamAM A kumArane uchera thaI rahyo che. keIja vAtanI kamInA nathI. puNyAtmAo game tyAM jAya. sukha temanI pAchaLa pAchaLa ja ghasaDAya che. puNyazALAne pagale pagale nidhAna hoya! have dvArakAmAM zuM banyuM te joIe. kRSNane putra ramADavA ApyA pachI thoDA samaya pachI rUkamaNue AvI putra pAcho mAMgyo. bALaka bhUkhyuM thayuM haze mATe stanapAna karAvavA putra levA gaI. tyAre kRSNa kahe che ke... are rUkimaNi, tuM zuM majAka kare che. meM te tane tArA hAthamAM putra ApyuM che ane pharIvAra majAka karavA AvI ke zuM ? tuM tapAsa kara. rukimaNI kahe nAtha ! mazkarI te tame ja karatA ho tema lAge che. huM tamArI pAse putra levA AvI ja nathI ane tame mane sepela paNa nathI AvI khoTI mazkarI zIdane kare che? kRSNa kahe-raNujI, jarA aMdara jaIne pAraNAmAM jaI Ave. meM hAtha putra tamane oMkhe che. mazkarI nathI karatA. banne aMdara gayA. cAre bAju joyuM-tapAsa karI chatAM putra na malyuM eTale khUbaja kalpAMta karavA lAgyA. rUkamaNI te bebhAna thaI bhUmi upara DhaLI paDI. dAsadAsIonI mAvajatathI bhAnamAM AvI mATe svare vilApa karavA lAgI.
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________________ 6. bALarAjAnuM apaharaNa pa7 ane bolavA lAgI ane mAre putra lAvI Ape. rAjamahelanI dAsa-dAsIo paNa raDavA lAgyA. sarvatra zokanI gaharI chAyA pharI vaLI. rukimaNI ke kalpAMta kare-che ke putra duHkhathI pIDAIne gaye heta te Ave zeka na karata, mArA putranuM apaharaNa thAya ja kema! huM koNa? traNa khaMDanA adhipati kRSNamahArAjAnI rANI? kRSNa rukimaNane hiMmata ApavA pUrvaka kahe che ke game tema karIne huM pradyumnakumArane patto meLavIza. paNa ghaNuM ghaNI zodha calAvatAM badhAM subhaTe nirAza thaIne pAchA AvyA. kayAMya paNa kumArane patto maLe nahiM tethI kRSNa vAsudevanA paga DhIlA paDyA. have mAre zuM karavuM? mane eka bAju putra virahanuM duHkha che. bIjI bAju loko ema kaheze ke kRSNanA putranuM apaharaNa thayuM. AvA moTA kRSNa vAsudeva che. cAlatA dharatI dhrujAve che. traNa khaMDanA svAmI hovA chatAM enA eka putrane sAcavI nA zakyA ! saMsAranI AvI ghaTamALa jotAM yogIjane vairAgya bhAvanA pAme che kRNu mahArAja paNa AkuLa-vyAkuLa thaI gayAM. aneka anuca ane sipAIone cArebAju doDAvyAM paraMtu sarva vyartha gayAM. bALakane kaI patto lAgato na hatA jethI sahunA moM uparathI teja haNuI gayuM hatuM. A A samaye eka satyabhAmA khuba khuza hatI. zokayane putra 'ge che tethI tenA haiye AnaMda hato. jyAre rAjyabharamAM zeka pravartate hate.
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________________ 58 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra atyaMta zekAtura avasthAmAM kRSNa-baLadeva vagere bhegAM maLIne beThAM hatA. bALakane keNa uThAvI gayuM haze tenI aneka aTakaLa karatAM hatAM. barAbara Ave TANeja nAradamuni pharatAM pharatAM AvI caDyAM ane sarvane udAsIna joIne bolI uThayA. ahIM rAjan tamAre tyAM putra janmane AnaMda hA joIe. e sAMbhaLIne huM ahIM Avyo chuM jyAre tame sau zekAtura banIne beThAM che ! zuM thayuM che tamane? AvA maMgaLamaya prasaMge zeka zAno? kRSNa nAradajIne pahelethI chelle sudhI tamAma vAta karI bALakanA gUma thavAnI vAtanI jANa karI ane vinaMti karI Apa mahAmuni che eTale A bALakanI saMpUrNa bhALa meLavI ApavA kRpA kare. | munirAja bolyA. traNe kALanuM jJAna dharAvatA hoya evA eka atimuktaka muni hatAM paraMtu have te teo kevaLajJAna meLavIne mekSe gayAM che. hAlamAM A bharatakSetramAM evuM keIja jJAnI nathI. ke jenI pAse jaIne pUchI zakAya. hA, mahAvidehakSetramAM sImaMdhara svAmI che. tyAM jaIne temane pUchuM te A bhedane ukela jarUra maLe. he kRoNa! A rUkimaNa mArI pratye anahada bhaktibhAva rAkhe che ane e rUkimaNI meM jAteja tane lAvI Apela che eTale e mArI putrI barAbara ja gaNAya. ene duHkhamAM madada karavI mArI pharaja che eTale tame badhAM zAMti rAkhe. huM bhagavAna sImadhara svAmI pAse jAuM chuM. bALakanI zodha karIne badhAM ja
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________________ 6. khALarAjAnuM apaharaNa samAcAra lAvI ApuM chuM tyAMsudhI zAMti rAkhajo. nAradajI rUkimaNI pAse AvI zAMta rAkhI AzvAsana ApatAM kahevA lAgyA ke....tuM mArI dIkarI che. tuM ciMtA na karIza. tArUM duHkha dUra thaI jaze. rUkimaNI raDatAM raDatAM kahe....huM RSirAja jo mane mArA putra nahiM maLe te prANa tyAga karIza putra vinA jIvatara bya che. nAradajIe punaH kahyuM ke kaI deva-dAnave tArA putranu apaharaNa karyu che. paNa tArA putra game tyAM haze te paNa mahAna sukhamAM haze. te jIvatA che. tuM raDIza nahi. thoDA samayamAM tArA putrane zeAdhI ApIza. tArA DhIkarAnA patto na meLavI ApuM te mAruM nAma nArada nahi. huM traNa khaMDamAM pharIza. AkAza-pAtALa eka karIza. chatAM parama tAraka tI kara bhagavaMta je hAlamAM mahAvidekSetramAM vicare che tyAM sImadhara svAmI pAse jai tArA putra viSe pRcchA karI samAcAra laI ne ja AvIza AkAza gama na karanAre huM chuM, jarUra tyAM paheAMcIza. R va 59
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________________ ZiBBSC BSEX SSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSS X -- ---- mAhiti tathA pUrvabhava dvArikAthI nAradajI vidyAnAbaLe AkAzamAge nIkaLI mahAvideha kSetramAM gayAM. zrI. sImaMdhara svAmI pAse pahoMcI traNa pradakSiNa daI, nIcAnI ane be hAtha joDI vaMdana karyA. temanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA beThAM. potAnI jAtane khUba bhAgyazALI mAnavA lAgyA. sAkSAta tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnA darzana karI haiyuM AnaMde uchaLyuM..... dezanA pUrI thatAM nAradajI sImaMdharasvAmI pAse gayAM stuti vaMdana karI pUchayuM-he svAmIna ! huM bharatakSetrathI AvuM chuM. dvArikA nagarInA rAjA zrI kRSNanI rANI rUSimaNIne prazna nAme putra hate. haju te te ekamAsanI uMmarane je hate. tene keIja patto nathI. khUbakhUba tapAsa karavA chatAM malate nathI. Apa te sarvasvanA jANakAra che te te bALaka hAla kyAM che te mane jaNAvavA kRpA karaze. sImaMdhara svAmI kahe-e putra caramazarIrI mahApuNya zALI che. A bhavamAM zrI neminAtha prabhu pAse dikSA laI kevaLajJAna meLavI mokSe janAra che. paraMtu pUrvajanmane kaI varI deva tene mArI nAMkhavAnA IrAde laI gaye che paraMtu
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrvabhava 61 jenuM puNya joradAra hoya tene kaI ja mArI zakatuM nathI te jyAM jyAM jAya che tyAM Dagale ne pagale sukha tenI pAchaLa ja bhamatuM rahe che. tamAre e bALakanI kaI ciMtA karavAnI jarUrata nathI. halakA prakAranA kAma karanAra dhUmaketu bALakane uThAvI javA mATe rUkimaNanA vezamAM AvI kRSNa nA hAthamAMthI tene laI nAsI gaye hate. vaitADhaya parvatanI kaI ajANI jagAe eka moTA paththara upara tene rakhaDatA mUkIne cAlyA gaye. tene irAdo e hatuM ke bhUkha ane tarasathI ribAIne e marI jaze. paraMtu A bALakane A chelle avatAra che. pUrva janmanA puNya baLavAna hevAthI tene mAravAnI kedanI tAkAta na hatI. vidyAdharone rAjA kAlasaMvara prabhAtakAle tyAMthI nIkaLyo. te sthAne vimAna aTakI gayuM. tapAsa karatAM teNe e bALakane je eTale tarataja pitAnA meghakUTanagaramAM laI gayo. tene kanakamAlA nAmanI rANIne keI saMtAna nahotuM paNa anya rANIone hatAM. tethI kAlasaMvare e bALaka e kanakamAlAne sepyuM. pitAnA putranI peThe jatana thAya che. te putra vidyAo tathA soLa lAbha prApta karIne soLa varSe mAtA-pitAne bheTaze. 16 varSa pahelA game teTalA prayatna karaze te paNa putra nahi male. have dhUmaketune pradhumna sAthe pUrvajanmanuM vara kema hatuM? te aMgenI vigata sAMbhaLe. jaMbudvIpa viSe AvelA bharata kSetramAM zAligrAma nAme
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________________ puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra eka gAma hatuM. te gAmanI bahAra eka suMdara udyAna hatuM. te udyAnane adhiSThAtA deva sumanasa nAme yakSa hatuM. A yakSa samyam daSTi havAthI khUba bhale ane sevAbhAvI hate. sAdhusaM tenI bhakti karate. A gAmamAM vedavedAMtamAM pAraMgatA ane kriyAkAMDI samadeva nAme eka brAhmaNa vasate hate. anila nAme patnisahita agnibhUti tathA vAyubhUti nAme be putro hatAM. baMne putro vidvAna hatA paraMtu temane vidyAnuM khUba abhimAna hatuM. yauvana ane vidyAnA madamAM chakI jaI lekenuM apamAna karatAM ane vAraMvAra tiraskAra karatAM. pitAnI jAtane mahAna mAnatA. eka divasa naMdivardhana nAmanA eka jaina munirAja pitAnA ziSya samudAya sAthe zAligrAma padhAryA ane A manorama nAmanA udyAnamAM utaryA. A vAtanI jANa gAmamAM thatAM aneka ke udyAnamAM AvI munirAjane vaMdana karatAM ane dharmopadeza sAMbhaLI kRtArtha thatAM. AkhA gAmamAM sau keI munirAjanA vakhANa karatAM. A sAMbhaLI pelA be brAhmaNa putrone khUbaja IrSA thaI, khUbaja gusse thaIne teo A munirAja pAse AvyAM. te samaye munirAja dezanA ApI rahyA hatAM ane leke sau zAMtacitte sAMbhaLatA hatAM. tyAM AvI A yauvana ane vidyAnA madathI chakelA brAhmaNa putra bolyA-are e sAdhu! tuM zAstro ke dharma jANe che khare? ke pachI khoTI sAcI vAta karI lekane bharamAve
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrva bhava 63 che! jo zAstrajJa hAya tA amArA jevA vidvAneA sAthe vAdavivAda karI jIta meLava ane eTalI tAkAta na hoya te cupacApa ahIM thI ravAnA thaI jA, khATuM abhimAna rAkhI amArA gAmanA mANasone avaLe mArge na orI jaIza, A gAma dharmiSTha che eTale sau sAMbhaLavA Ave che. AcArya zrI nadiva ne joyuM te A banne yuvAnA madathI chakI gayelA jaNAyA. AvA mUkha zarAmaNI joDe khATI jIbhAjoDI karavI vyatha lAgI. temaNe peAtAnA ziSyane kahyuM ke A baMne mUrkhAone samajAva ane tene javAba ApI dUra kara. gurUnI AjJA maLatAMja ziSye te brAhmaNeAne pUchyuM-are ! brAhmaNA, Apa kayAMthI Ave che ? brAhmaNa putrA melyAM-ame zAligrAmathI tamArA jJAnanI parIkSA karavA AvyA chIye. satyamunie pUchyuM -are bhAIe ! mArA savAla tame kharAkhara samajayAM nathI huM tamane ema pUchuM chuM ke kayA bhavamAMthI tamane A purUSatva sAMpaDayu che. te jANatA hai| te kahA-pUrva janmanu` koija jJAna na hovAthI A brAhmaNa pUtra jarA zaramAyA ane mauna UbhA rahyA. satyamuni khAlyA-mithyArdaSTi mANasAne pUrvajanmanu bhAna kayAMthI hAya ? te have tame zAMtipUrvaka sAMbhaLeA ke gayA janmamAM tame kayAM hatAM. ane kevI rIte rahetA hatAM. huM brAhmaNaputro-gayA janmamAM tame A gAmanIja sImamAM
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________________ 4 puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra ziyALa putro hatA. ekaja mAtAne peTe janmelA hatAM. mAMsa khAIne jIvatAM hatAM. najIkanA khetaramAM keieka kheDUte peAtAnI jhuMpaDI pAse cadeg -rajaju mukelI. varasAdane kAraNe te paDI paDI kAhavAI gayelI, khUbaja bhUkhyA thayelAM e ziyALa khALee tyAM AvI A ca-rajaju ArogI gayAM. ati AhAra karavAthI teo baMnne mRtyu pAmyA ane Aja nagaramAM temanA brAhmaNane tyAM janma thayeA. je tame baMnne ahIM UbhA che. pelA kheDUta pAtAnI ca-rajaju jovAthI vilApa karatAM karatAM mRtyu pAmyA, ane peAtAnAja dIkarAne ghera janma pAmyA. na samaya jatAM e kheDUtane jAta smaraNa jJAna thayuM. manamAM vicAryu ke mArAja putra mArA pitA thayA ane mArI putravadhu mArI mAtA thai che. have temane mAre pitA mAtA kahevA zI 2.te ? AthI teNe jIvanabharanuM mauna dhAraNa karyuM. mArI A vAta viSe jo zakA hAya te! te kheDUta hAlamAM hayAta che tene ahIM laI AveA. mArA kahevAthI te pAtAnuM mauna cheDI satya haukata kaheze. A sAMbhaLI banne brAhmaNo ane zrotAgaNa sau vismaya pAmyA. leke gAmamAM jaI ne pelA mUMgA kheDUtane laI AvI munirAja samakSa raju karyAM-satyaRSie e kheDUtane kahyuM-he bhAI. tuM maunavrata choDIne pUjanmanuM tAru' vRttAMta saMbhaLAva jethI ahIM bhegAM thayelAM sA leAkeAne vizvAsa paDe. munirAja mAlyA--
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrvabhava 65 nasA jAI nasA jeNi, nataMThANuM nAM kulaM! na mayA na jayA jatha, sarve jIvA aNuM to A AtmAe kaI jAti ni sthAna, kula bAkI nathI rAkhyA ke jayAM anaMtIvAra janmamaraNa na thayAM heya A saMsAramAM ghaNIvAra pitA-putra thAya che ane putra pitA paNa bane che mAtA-putrI ke putra vadhu thAya che ane putrI putra vadhu mAtA paNa thAya che jethI A vyavahAra jaI teM mauna dhAraNa karyuM che te cheDI satya hakIkta para prakAza pADa. A sAMbhaLI kheDUte mauna choDI satya hakIkta saunI vacce jaNAvI. A joI leka so Azcarya pAmyA, ane virAgI banI aneka lokoe kheDUtanI sAthe saMsAra tyAgI saMyama mArge vaLyA. aneka lokee te grahaNa karyA. tema chatAM A baMne abhimAnI brAhmaNaputra mazkarI ane hAMsI uDAvatA potAnA ghera tarapha gayA. brAhmaNaputra bharasabhAmAM hAryA, munie temane halako pADayAM che ema samajI temanI pratye dveSabhAva thaye ane ane vaira levA taiyAra thayAM. hAthamAM hathiyAra laIe muni rAjane mArI nAMkhavA. chAnAmAnA gupta rIte udyAnamAM AvyA. te vakhate udyAnanA adhiSThAtA sumanasa yakSe pitAnI vidyAnA baLe baMnene putaLAM banAvI dIdhAM. bIje divase savAramAM lakoe A daSya joyuM-temanA mAtA pitAe A joyuM ane raDavA lAgyAM. teoe sumanasa yakSanI prArthanA karI pra, 5
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________________ puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra ane raDatAM raDatAM vinaMti karI ke amArA A baMne putrane hatA tevAja banAvIne cheDI de. - yakSe spaSTa jaNAvyuM ke-munirAjane mArI nAMkhavA AvanAra tamArA A banne putrane huM zuM javA dauM? A duSTanI tethI ja meM A dazA karI che. have kaIpaNa rIte huM temane choDIza nahi. A sAMbhaLI te brAhmaNaputronA mAtApitA pharI pharIne karagaravA lAgyA. tethI yakSe kahyuM-je e baMne putro sAdhu bane teja huM choDI zakuM te sivAya banI zake tema nathI. tenA mAtApitA pharIne karagaryA-he yakSadeva, amArA mATe sAdhu dharma pALave khUbaja kaThIna che. je amArAthI thaI zake tema nathI paraMtu zrAvaka dharma pALavAnI pratijJA karAvI cheDI mUkavA kRpA kare. dayALu ya baMnene zrAddha-dharma aMgIkAra karAvIne cheDI mUkyA. te divasathI agnibhUti ane vAyubhUtie rAtribhajana ane kaMdamULa khAvA tajI dIdhAM. jaina dharma aMgIkAra karI tenuM ArAdhana karatAM mRtyu pAmI devAnImAM janma pAmyA. temanuM tyAMnuM AyuSya pUrU karI tyAMthI cyavI hastinApura nagaramAM ardhadvArA zreSThine tyAM pUrNabhadra ane mANibhadra nAme putro thayAM. jaina dharmaparAyaNa kuTuMbamAM janmI dharmapremI thayAM. zrAvakanA ekavIsa guNe jIvanamAM utArI zAstronA abhyAsI banyA. A pramANe sImaMdharasvAmI nAradane jaNAvI rahyA che. ane nAradajI sAMbhaLe che.
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrvabhava 67 eka divasa hastinApuranA udyAnamAM mahendra muni padhAryA che ema jANIne vaMdana karavA baMne bhAIo gayAM. rastAmAM eka cAMDAla ane kutarIne joI temanA pratye hRdayamAM prema thayo. manamAM vicAratAM munizrI pAse pahoMcyA. bhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karI. munizrInI vANI sAMbhaLavA rAjA vigere prajAjane AvyA hatA. vyAkhyAna pUruM thatAM sau pitApitAne raste paDyA tyAre avasaracita bhAIe pUchayuM ke he munirAja ! ame ahIM vaMdana karavA AvatA hatA tyAre mArgamAM eka cAMDAla ane kutarI joIne temanA pratye amArA hRdayamAM premabhAva jAgyA. Ama kema banyuM? teo te halakI keTImAM janmelA ane ame uccakoTimAM jamyA chIe. te amane A anubhava kema thaye te samajAve, munizrI kahe bhAIo-sAMbhaLe. A jagatamAM eka bIjA pratyenuM jJAna pUrNa nathI, paraMtu ApaNane ApaNuM jJAna maryAdita hovAthI vadhu jANatA nathI eTale samajI zakatAM nathI. kAryamAtra prati kAraNuM" trIjA bhavamAM A cAMDAla semadatta nAme brAhmaNa hatA ane kutarI e anila nAme temanI pani hatI. te anilA bANane vedAMta dhamI tame be putra hatAM ane tamArA nAma agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti hatAM. teja janmamAM tame munirAjanA-sahacArarthI zrAvaka dharma pAmI svarge gayA ane tyAMthI cyavI ahIM jamyA che. mithyAmativALe semadeva mRtyu pAmI zaMkhapuranA rAjAnA ghera jitazatrunAme putra banyuM te durAcArI-laMpaTa ane
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________________ puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra mahApApI hate. ane anilA bAhmaNe tyAMthI mRtyu pAmIne zaMkhapuramAM samabhUti nAmanA brAhmaNanI rukimaNI nAme strI thaI. eka divasa jitazatrue A rUkimaNane joI tenI pAchaLa divAne ba. tenA sivAya tene cena paDatuM nahi eTale samabhUtine kapaTa karI samajAvI rUkimaNane uThAvIne lAvyuM. varSo sudhI tene sevI chatAM tene saMtoSa thata ja nahiM. bhega bhegavavAthI kadI saMtoSa thateja nathI paraMtu vadhune vadhu tRSNa jAge che. jIvanabhara anAcAra ane viSayavAsanAmAM paDyA rahI maraNa pAmyo ane tene jIva narake gaye. aneka duHkha sahana karI tyAMthI vanamAM mRga tarIke jamyo. keI zikArInA hAthe tene mArI nAMkhe. Ama aneka bhavamAM ahIM cAMDAla tarIke janma pAme che. ane rakhaDI rakhaDIne anilAno jIva ahIM kutarI rUpe janme che. pUrvajanmanA saMbaMdhane kAraNe temane temanI pratye prema thAya che. mahendramuninI pAsethI pUrvabhavanI vAta sAMbhaLI baMne bhAIone jAti-smaraNa jJAna thayuM. dharmano marma samajanArA baMne bhAIoe cAMDAlane pratibodhe. ane zrAvaka dharma A.e cAMDAlazrAvaka banyA ane eka mAsanuM anazana karI mRtyu pAmI naMdIzvaramadeva tarIke janmyA. kutarI paNa uttama zrAvikA dharmane ArAdhI anazana karI mRtyu pAmI zaMkhapuranA rAjAne tyAM sudarzanA nAme rAjakumArI tarIke janma pAmI.
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrva bhava 69 pUrva janmanA puNyanuM phaLa bhAgavatAM AnaMdamAM samaya pasAra kare che. tyArabAda keTalAka samaya pachI teja mahendra muni karatAM pharatAM gajapuramAM padhAryAM. pelA banne bhAie pUrNa bhadra ane mANIbhadrane khabara paDatAM tarataja munimahArAjane vaMdana karavA AvyAM. tyAM AvI munine potAnA mAtA-pitA viSe mahitI pUchI. munirAje savistara vAta karI ane kahyuM ke va mAnamAM teo A nagarImAM ja che. banne bhAie rAjakumArI sudanA pAse gayAM. tenA bhavAnI UMDI vAta saMbhaLAvI teNIne dha nA mAge' vALI. Ama rAjakumArI sudanA pratidha pAmI-dhama nA mAge` dikSA grahaNa karI-aneka niyameA pALI kAladharma pAmI svage gaI. tene pratibeAdha karanAra banne bhAIe jainadhamanI ArAdhanA pUrvaka mRtyu pAmI mahaddhika sAmAnika deva thayAM. te bhavamAM ghaNA tIrthaMkaronA pAMce pAMca kalyANakAnI ujavaNI karI tyAMthI cavI hastinApura nagaranA rAjA viSvakasenane tyAM rAjakumAra tarIke janmyA ane temanA nAma anukrame madhu ane kaiTabha rAkhavAmAM Avyo. A bAju pele cAMDAla deva tarIke naMdIzrvaramAM janmyA hatA te tyAM te tyAMthI cyavI vaTapUramAM kanaka prabhanarAjA, ane sudanA aneka bhavamAM pharIne tyAMthI cyavI A kanakaprabha nAmanA rAjAnI caMdrAbhA nAme rANI banI. vikasena rAjA uMmaralAyaka thatAM temane saMsAra uparathI
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________________ 70 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra vairAgya janme. jethI rAjayane bhAra madhune seMge ane kaiTabhane yuvarAjapada ApI rAjA-rANae cAritra svIkAryuM. uttama cAritranI khUba ja ArAdhanA karI mRtyu pAmI devagati pAme. pahelAM rAjAo mRtyu pAmatAM pahelA dIkSA grahaNa karatA hatA. madhurAjA bALarAjA hovA chatAM nyAya-nIti pUrvakathI rAjya kare che. prajAjane be meDhe vakhANa kare che. dIkare bApa karatAM savA che. rAjya karavAnI kaLA-kauzalyapaNuM ghaNuM adbhuta che. madhu-kaiTabhanI joDI eTale jANe rAmalakSamaNanI joDI. bAlarAjA sabhA maMDapamAM rAja siMhAsane birAjelA che. nagaramAM kelAhala bhayaMkara thavA lAgyuM. avAja-avAja bUmarANo saMbhaLAI. rAjA dvArapAlane bolAvI pUche che ke A kelAhala zene thAya che. zuM kAMI upadrava che? svAmI bhImanAmane baLavAna rAjA aneka nagarane luMTate lUMTate ApaNuM A adhyAnagarI sudhI AvI pahoMcyuM che. pazu ene tathA manuSyane khUbaja parezAna kare che. tethI nagarajane bhayabhIta banIne game tema nAza bhAga kare che. tethI kolAhala kare che. madhurAjA A sAMbhaLI gusse thayA ... pradhAnajI Adine kahyuM ke mane kema vAta jaNAvI nahi. pradhAnajI-Apa amArA svAmI bAlarAjA che paNa nAnI uMmaranA che. atyAre amAre tamAruM rakSaNa karavuM joIe.
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrvabhava rAjA....sAMbhaLeA...bhale huM" khAla chuM paNa parAkramathI bALaka nathI. hu siMhunA jAyA chuM. siMhanI garjanAthI badhA prANI bhAgI jAya. tema A bhImarUpI badhA hAthI gheADA palAyana thai jaze. tame senAsajakarA. ayeAdhyAnagarImAM yudhdhanI bherIe vAgI, raNazI'gA phUMkAvA lAgyA. tenA avAjathI kAyaro dhrujI dhrUjI bhAgavA lAgyA. moDhuM sainya cAlI rahyuM che. rastAmAM vaTapura rAjyanA rAjA rokavA mATe vinati karavA AbyA. dUra dUrathI daDamajala karatAM AvI rahyA hatA eTale madhurAjA khUba thAkI gayelAM hatAM ane kanakaprabhanA khUbaja AgraDa hatA eTale tenI ( kanakaprabhanI ) vinatine mAna ApIne tyAM rokAyA. madhurAjAne khuza karavA tenI pAsethI kaMika meLavavAnA AzayathI vividha prakAranI bhAjana sAmagrI pakavAna vagere taiyAra karAvyAM ane madhurAjAne tathA sava sainyanA mANasone jamavA besADayA. 71 te samaye kanakaprabharAjAnI rANI caMddAbhA zaNagAra sajI tyAM AvI. rUpamAM caMdrane zaramAve tevuM rUpa hatuM. kAmaNagArI kAyA hatI. mAika yuvAno hatI, hAthamAM vijhaNA laI madhurAjAne pavana nAMkhavA beThI. jamavA beThelA madhurAjAne uttama jamaNu ke jAtajAtanI vAnagIe jamavAmAM rasa nA rahyo. te caMdrAbhAne joI ja rahyA ane tenI upara mAhita thaI gayA. jamIne uThayA pachI caMdrAbhAne meLavavAnI vRtti thai AvI paraMtu nItinipUNa matrIzvarAe tema karatAM
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________________ 72 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra pAchI vALyAM. ghaNA prayAsothI rAjAe sainya sahita Age kUca karAvI. madhurAjA tyAMthI nIkaLI pallIpa bhImarAjAne hatarivavA gaye. meTuM bhayaMkara yuddha thayuM. pallIpati bhImarAjAnA zaraNe Avyo ane have pachIthI lekene raMjADavAnuM baMdha karAvyuM. Ama jIta meLavI pAchA pharatAM rUpanArImAM mugdha banele pharI vaTapura AvyuM. kAmaNagArI, rUpavaMtI nArInA mukhane joyA bAda madhurAjA kAmathI vidvala banyA. devaleka nI apasarA karatAM adhika rUpavaMtI nArInA deha joIne rAjA kiMkartavya mUDha banI gayA hatA. maMtrI-pradhAne e bAlarAjAne samajAvyuM paNa kharuM ke parastrI gamana bhayaMkara pApa kahevAya tathA parastrI mAtA samAna kahevAya. Apa jevA pavitra rAjAne ucita na kahevAya. ApazrInA pitAmAtA saMyamapaMthe varyAvaLI Apa kema paranArImAM meha pAme che. paNa maMtrInI vAta sAMbhaLe tevI avasthA rahI nathI. kAmI mANasane khAna-pAna-ArAma-sagavaDatA vigere harAma lAgatA hoya che. tema rAjAne caMkAbhA sivAya badhuM ja vyartha lAge che. maMtrIo pradhAnee rAjA caMdrabhAne bhUlI jAya e mATe anekavidhi upAye karavA chatAM na bhUlyA te na bhUlyA. maMtrI rAjane spaSTa jaNAvyuM ke tenA vinA jIvI zakIza nahiM. mArA pratye saneha hoya te mane meLavI Ape.
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________________ 73 7. mAhiti tathA pUrvabhava kanakaprabharAjAe jAtajAtanI miThAIo ane vividha vAnagIo jamADI ghaNA ghaNA azvo vagere najarANuM dharyuM paraMtu madhurAjAne saMteSa na thaye. madhurAjA caMdrAbhAmAM atyaMta mehita hevAthI anya cIjo na svIkAratAM nirla jaja banI caMdrabhAnI mAgaNI karI. kAmAtura mANasone kadI bhaya ke lajajA detA nathI. kanakaprabha A sAMbhaLI Azcaryacakita thaI gaye ane be hAtha joDI be-he rAjAdhirAja, huM Apane khaMDIe rAjA chuM Apano sevaka kahevAuM. sevaka pAse AvI agya mAMgaNI karavI Apane zobhatI nathI. mArI pAse je kAMI che hAthI-ghoDA gAma garAsa te badhuM ja ApanuM che. paraMtu paraNetara strInI mAgaNI karavI e Apa jevA rAjavI mATe taddana ayogya ane aghaTita kahevAya. temaja AvI halakI mAMgaNI sevakajanoe purI karavI e paNa zobhAspada nathI. Apa bIju game te mAMge te ApavA A sevaka taiyAra che. are! mAthuM mAge to paNa utArI ApavA taiyAra chuM. Apa te amArA pitA samAna che eTale ayogya mAMgaNI na zebhe. ATa ATaluM samajAvavA chatAM kAmAsakta rAjA balAtkAre caMdrAbhAne upADIne pitAnA rAjyamAM gaye. ane caMdrAbhA sAthe anekavidhi bhega jogavavA lAge. caMdrabhAnAM rUpamAM pAgala banI tenA AvAsamAM ja paDI rahetuM. bhega bhegavavAthI kadI tRNuM chIpatI nathI. ane mAnavIne vinAza karAve che. mAnavI jANavA
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________________ 74 - puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra samajavA chatAM dI laIne kUvAmAM paDe che. kanakaprabharAjA madhurAjAne kaMI karI zake tema na hate. tene nAnakaDo khaMDIo rAjA hatuM eTale tenI sAthe laDAI ke yuddha karavAne asamartha hate. pitAnI rANuM caMdrabhAne jora julamathI madhurAjA upADI ne tene bhAre AghAta lAgyA. pitAnA prANa karatAM pyArI rANIne javAthI te gAMDA je banI gaye. te Thera Thera, gAme gAme ane galI galIe bhamavA lAgyA. pitAnA zarIranuM-vastranuM khAvAnuM ke pIvAnuM kaI ja bhAna rahyuM nathI. caMdrabhA caMdrabhA nAmanI bUma pADatA bhaTake che. bALaka ane anya leka tene gAMDA samajI cIDave che. paththara mAre che. eka divasa madhurAnA darabAra bharIne beThAM hatAM. nAne bhAI kaiTabha ane anya pradhAna maMDaLa-maMtrIo-daMDapALa vagere hAjara hatAM evAmAM eka prajAjane AvI rAjAne phariyAda karI. bApu tamArA rAjyamAM Ave julama ! strIonI keI salAmatI ja nahiM ! mArI patni atyaMta svarUpavAna heIne eka balavAna purUSe teNInA upara jora julamathI balAtkAra karyo che. enuM ziyaLavrata khaMDIta karyuM che. mane nyAya maLe joIe ane gunegArane zikSA thavI ja joIe. rAjAe tarataja e pApI puruSane pakaDI sabhA samakSa rajU karyo ane tene nyAya karavAmAM khUba khUba samaya gaye chatAM haju cokkasa keI nirNaya levA na hatA. te daramyAna
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pU bhava dAsI rAjAjIne jamavA padhAravAnuM kahevA e traNa vakhata AvI gaI. pharI AvIne kholI mahArAja ! bhAjana ThaMDu thAya che. samaya thaI gayA che. jaldIthI padhAro. 75 rAjA jamavA padhAryA. bheAjanIyA pIrasIne thALa taiyAra ja hatAM. hAtha paga dhoI ne rAjA rANI jamavA beThAM-jamatAM jamatAM rANIe pUchyuM ke Aje ATaluM badhuM meDu kema thayuM ? evu agatyanuM zuM kAma hatuM? juone, A jamavAnu badhuM TharI gayu` che. khAvAnI majhA jatI rahI. rAjA khelyuM-Aje sabhA samakSa eka agatyanA kesa Avye che. tene nyAya ApavAnA che. manne pakSanI dalIlo sAMbhaLavI joI ene ! eTale mADu thaI gayuM-haju nyAya ApavAnA tA mAkI che. rANIe pUchyuM-he nAtha ! kesanI vigata zuM che te tA kahA ! rAjA kahe he caMdrAlA ! koi eka svarUpavAna strI upara parapurUSe jora julamathI baLAtkAra karyo che tenA nyAya ApavAnA che. cadrAbhA kahe-jora julamathI parastrIMgamana karanAra pApIne tame zuM sajA karaze ? rAjA kahe-rANIjI! parastrIgamana karanArane mATeA daMDa karIza. temaja phIvAra AvuM kAna kare te mATe tenA mAthe muMDana karAvI, gadheDA upara besADI AkhA nagaramAM pheravIza. jethI anya leAkeA paNa AvuM kAya kadI kare nahi. rAjA AvA pApIne zikSA na kare teA te Izvarane gune
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________________ 76 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra gAra bane temaja ramatanuM mAna paNa gumAve che. jagatanI maryAdA jALavavA gunegArone zikSA karavI e rAjAnuM kartavya che. A sAMbhaLI caMdrAbhA khaDakhaDATa hasI paDI. madhurAjAe pUchayuM ke rANIjI ! kema hase cho ? tyAre caMdrabhA vaLI khaDakhaDATa hasI paDI ane namra bhAve bolI-he svAmInAtha ! nItizAstra te sAruM jANe che. rAjA tarIkenI pharajo paNa ghaNuM sArI samaje che. parastrIgamana karanArane avazya zikSA thavI ja joIe. e vAta sAthe huM saMmata chuM. paraMtu parastrIgamana karavAmAM-baLAtkAra ane jorajulama karavAmAM Apa te sauthI vadhAre gunegAra che tenI zikSA zuM? zuM tame rAjA thayA eTale tame mana phAve tema karavAne paravAne maLI gaye che? zuM tame evuM kArya nathI karyuM ? tamArA manane pUcho. mArA mata pramANe anya keI parastrIgamana karanArane je zikSA karavAmAM Ave tenAthI anekagaNI zikSA tamane malavI joIe. mArI vAta uparajarA vicAra karaze te tamane samajAze ke anya pApIo karatAM Apa vadhu pApI che. caMdrabhAnI A vAta sAMbhaLI rAjA madhune samajAyuM ke pote mahApApI che. caMdrabhAnI vAta sAMbhaLI madhurAjA pote karelA anyAyI kArya mATe pastA thavA mAMDe. ane zaramathI nIcuM jaI gaye. saMsAra uparathI meha uDI gaye ane darabAramAM
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrva bhava cAlyA gayA. manamAM azAMti ane kheda bhareleA che. parastrIMgamananA kesanA cUkAdo matrIzvarane seAMpI daine pote peAtAnA mahelamAM gayA. 77 te daramyAnamAM evuM banyu. ke-caMdrAbhA rANI, rAja mahelanA eka jharukhAmAM beThI beThI nagaranuM dRzya joI rahI hatI-evAmAM eka melA dhelA lugaDAMvALA gAMDA jevA mANasa ameA pADI rahyo hatA. ane bALaka tene gAMDA samajIne cIDavatAM hatAM. te rAjamahela tarapha AvI rahyo hatA ane sahu bALako tenI pAchaLa paththara mAratAM hatAM. tenA mukha mAMthI cAMdrAbhA ! e caMdrAlA ! zabde sAMbhaLatAja caMdrAbhAne khyAla AvI gayA ke A gAMDA nahuM paNa kanakaprabha pote ja che. mArI gerahAjarImAM tenI kevI sthiti thaI gaI che! dhikkAra che mane ! ke huM temane bhUlI gaI chuM ane ahIM raga-rAga ane mAja-majAtu uDAvu chuM. mArA viyegane kAraNe mArA patinI AvI karUNAjanaka hAlata thaI che, kharekhara huM mahApApI strI chuM. mArA patine bevaphA nIvaDI chuM, meM temanA premanA vizvAsaghAta karyAM che. A mahApApanuM phaLa mAre bhogavavuM ja paDaze. he prabhu ! mAruM zuM thaze ? tarataja deDatI te madhurAjA pAse gaI ane khelAvI lAvI ane potAnA viyeAgamAM kanakaprabhanI kevI sthiti thai che te batAvI. A joI madhurAjAne potAnI jAta para upara dhikkAra AvyeA. manamAM vicAre che ke-ahA ! huM
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra viSayamAM Asakta paDI parastrIne baLAtkAre upArTI lAgye chuM-meM mahApApa karyu che! A pApanuM keTaluM bhayaMkara piraNAma Avaze ! ane e mAre bhegavavu paDaze ja. huM prabhu ! mArI zI gati thaze ? Ama bhayaMkara pazcAtApa karatAM karatAM saMsAra uparathI mAha UtarI gayA ane vairAgya pAmyA. rAjapATa cheDI dIdhAM ane nAnAbhAI kaiTabhanA putrane rAjagAdI apa Na karI. pote sAduM jIvana gALavA lAgyA evAmAM vimalavAhana nAmanA munizrI padhAryAM. temane vaMdana karavA gayA. khUbaja bhaktibhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karI-temanu vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA beThA. 78 vimalavAhana muni pAse dharma ane dharmanuM phaLa sAMbha LIne vairAgya pAmyA. AthI madhurAjA ane kaiTabha ( nAne bhAI) ane dIkSA lIdhI, ghaNA varSo sudhI ghAra tapa karyuM". dvAdazAMgInuM adhyayana karyuM.... ane aMte banne bhAI anazana karI kAladharma pAmI mahAzukra devaleAkamAM sAmAnika deva thayA. ane madhurAjA tyAMthI cyavI kRSNanI patni rUkimaNIne kUkhe pAmyA. keTala khAramA devalAkanu AyuSya bhogavI tyAMthI cyavI kRSNa vAsudevanA rANI jAmu vatInI kukhe zAMkhakumAra tarIke utpanna thaze.enuM varNana AgaLa jaNAvAze. janma A mAju ahIM rAjA kanakaprabha gAMDAnI mAphaka varSo sudhI rakhaDI rakhaDIne maraNa pAmyA. maratI vakhate hRdayamAM vairanI javALA bhaDabhaDatI hatI.te marIne vibha gajJAnI jyeAtiSi
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrvabhava 79 deva thayA. tyAM AyuSya pUrNa karI manuSyabhavamAM tApasa thayA. ahI khUba tapa karI alpa RdhdhivALA vaimAnika deva thayA. te samaya daramyAna madhurAjA pratyenu' vara vALavAnA koI avasara maLye nahi, tyAMthI rakhaDI aneka bhava karyAM. tyAMthI dhUmaketu nAme jyAtiSka banyA. te daramyAna ja madhurAjA rUkimaNInI kUkhe janmela te caritranAyaka pradyumnakumAra' A vAtanI dhUmaketune jANa thaI. vaira vALavAne avasara prApta thayA che ema jANIne te rUkimaNInA jevA kapaDAM dhAraNa karI kRSNanA mahelamAM AvI kRSNanA hAthamAMthI ja te bALakane mArI nAMkhavAnA irAde UThAvI gayA. te pradyumna, madhurAjAnA jIva eja kumArapraznamna hato. pUrvajanmanA sayamathI upArjana puNyavaDe A janmamAM mekSe janAra jIvane kANu mArI zake ? dhUmaketu e bALakane mArI zakayA nahi, tethI eka pattharanI zilA upara mUkIne cAlyA gayA. kAlasAMvara nAme vidyAdharAnA rAjA tyAM thaIne vimAnamAge pasAra thai rahyo hatA. tenu vimAna A bALaka upara jatAM aTakI paDyuM. aneka prayatnA chatAM te cAlI zakayuM nahiM. evAmAM tenI najara A mAsuma bALaka upara paDI. tarata ja teNe te bALakane godamAM lai lIdhu'. vimAna paNa tarataja UDI zakayuM. kAlasa Mvara te bALakane lai pAtanA mahele Avye kAlasa varane aneka strIo hatI paNa kanakamAlA nAmanI strIne kAI bALaka na hatuM. tethI A khALaka (pradyumnakumAra) tene sAMpela che. peAtAnI kUkhe avatarela khALaka karatAM vizeSa
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________________ 80 puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra sneha rAkhe che. ane lAlanapAlana karI rahI che. AthI e e bALakanI koi ci'tA karavAnu` kAraNa nathI. sIma'dhara svAmI he nArada ! pUrva bhavanA karmInA saMcAge seALa varSo pachI rUkimaNIne tenA putra prannumnanA avazya meLApa thaze. temAM koija pheraphAra thaI zake tema nathI. nAradajI pUche che-he prabhu ! rUkimaNIe evuM te kayuM pApa karyu haze ke sU samAna mahA tejasvI putranI prApti thavA chatAM sALa sALa varSanA vicega thaye zrI sIma dhara svAmI kheAlyA-he nArada ! A saMsAramAM mAnavIne sa`patti ane vipatti, sacega ane viyega, bheLa ke rAga, A badhuja kamane Adhina che. karelAM karmo sau koI ne bhAgavavA ja paDe che. karmo karatI vakhate keAI prabhune yAda karatAM nathI ane bhAgavatI vakhate rADo pADe che. paNa koi khacAvI zakatuM ja nathI. ahI je seALa varSanA aMtarAya thayA che te paNa kanuM ja phaLa che. te huM saMbhaLAvuM chuM te dhyAnathI sAMbhaLajo. ja budvIpanA bharatakSetramAM magadha nAme deza che temAM lakSmIthI aMkita eka gAma hatuM. temAM sAmadeva nAme vipra rahetA hatA. tenI strInuM nAma lauvatI hatuM. varSARtu hatI. AkAzamAM varasAda caDayo hato. vijaLIM lapakArA mAratI hatI bAgabagIcAmAM mayUrezane kekarAva saMbhaLAta hatA. lakSmIvatI hAthamAM kaku vagere pUjAnI thALI laI maMdire javA nIkaLI. najIkanA udyAnamAM meralAnA mIThAM
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrvabhava avAja ane thana thana nAcatA meralAo joI teNe paNa AnaMdamAM AvI gaI ane mayUranatya jevA udhAnamAM gaI. pharatA pharatA manahara AkRtivALuM meranuM IMDu najare paDyuM. kaMkuvALA hAthe te IMDAne aDI tethI kaMkune raMga IMDAnA uparanA bhAgamAM ceTa. lakSmIvatI tyAMthI cAlI gaI paraMtu mera-Thela tyAM IDa pAse AvyA. IMDAne badalAyela raMga joI A IMDu mAruM hAya nahIM. ema samajIne DhelaDa tyAMthI cAlI gaI. seLa ghaDI pachI varasAda thaye ane IDa uparane kaMkune raMga dhovAI gaye tyArabAda DhelaDa tyAM AvI. ane samajI ke A IDu mAruM ja che. tyArabAda teNe sevyuM. eTale lagabhaga soLa ghaDI sudhI e IDu sevyuM nahiM. TADha-taDake ane varasAdamAM paDI raheluM e IMDu tenI mAtAe sevyA pachI IDu maTI mera banyuM. [ pUrve cadrAbAne jIva pApanuM prAyazcita, pazcAtApa karate anazana karI mRtyu pAmele te ja A kanakamAlA, jene pradyumna upara AgAdha rAga thaye.] lakSamIvatI brAhmaNI pharI ekavAra A udyAnamAM AvI ane peluM meranuM nAnakaDuM baccuM joyuM. tene mAranuM bacuM bahuja gamatuM tethI tene pakaDIne ghera laI gaI. tene khya pAMjaruM lAvI temAM pUrI aneka sArI sArI cIja pra, 6
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra vastuo khAvA ApI. pANI mATe paNa vizeSa vyavasthA karI. A baccAMne keLavavA mATe te tALIo pADI nRtya paNa karatI Ama anerA Ana AnaMda thatA. baccAMnI mAtA tenA AMgaNAmAM AvI khUba karUNa svare rADo pADatI A brAhmaNabAi te mAralIne kADhI mUkatI chatAM phrI phrIne ahIM AvI khUbaja rADo pADatI. 82 A joItemanI AjubAjumAM rahetAM lokoe bhegAM thai lakSmIvatIne samajAvI-are A zuM karI rahyA che? accAMnA viyAga kai mAtA jIravI zake ? Ama karaze te accu ane tenI mAtA jhUrI jhUrIne marI jaze enuM bhayaM kara pApa tamane lAgaze. kaMika samaja ane pApane Dara rAkhI khaccu lAvI hAya tyAM pAchuM mUkI Ava. A vAta tene samajANI eTale sALa mAsa pachI leAkeAnA samajAvavAthI jyAMthI lAvI hatI tyAM mUkI AvI. A rIte mAtA putranuM milana thatA AnaMda AnaMda thaI rahyo. hasatAM hasatAM je kama baMdhAya che te rAtAM rAtAM legavavu paDe che. kama koIne cheDatuM nathI. kahevata che ke "jevuM vAveA tevu' lageA." mATe DAhyA mANaseAe kama AcaratA pUrve khUbaja vicAravu joI e. eka vakhata evuM banyuM ke A laevIne peAtAnA rUpanuM khUbaja abhimAna hatuM. yauvana bharelI kAyAnI mAyAmAM gAMDI banI vAravAra arisAmAM potAnu dehalAvaNya joyA
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrvabhava . karatI ane harakhAtI. manamAM vicAratI ke ahe! huM keTalI svarUpavAna chuM eve vakhate samAdhigupta nAmanA eka sanyAsI temanA dvAre AvI caDayA. te vakhate lakSamAvatI ne pati somadeve e sanyAsIne loTa ApavAnA badale sanyAsI pAse mAMgavA lAgyA ke- bhikSA dehI." bhikSA dehI" sAdhu kAMI bole te pahelAM ja tyAMthI pasAra thatAM ke I zraddhALu mANase pitAne ghera AmaMtryA. saMnyAsI ahIMthI nIkaLI te bhaktane ghera gaye. lakSmIvatIe e jatAM saMnyAsIne jayAM ane manamAM babaDavA lAgI. AvAne AvA jegaTAo hAlI ja nIkaLe che! gaMdu zarIra che melAghelA kapaDAM che ane pasIne keTale gaMdhAya che! ane muninI tarapha joI zuM zuM karavA lAgI temaja manaphAve tema bolavA lAgI. e sanyAsI pharI pAchA Avaze te? e zakAthI pitAnA gharanA bAraNAM baMdha karI tALAM dIdhAM. sImaMghara svAmI kahe- he nArada munine tiraskAra ane apamAna karavAthI je karma bAMdhyuM te tarataja kuTa nIkaLyuM. lakSmIvatIne zarIre keDha nInyA. temAMthI parU vahevA lAgyuM ane temAMthI bhayaMkara badabU nIkaLavA lAgI ke tenAthI dUra rahevA lAgyAM. AvuM bhayaMkara dukha te sahana karI zakI nahiM jethI agnipraveza karI AtmahatyA karI ane kuMbhArane ghera gadheDI tarIke janmI. tyAMthI suvarI tarIke janmI, kaMI pApakSINa thatAM te janmamAM manuSyanuM
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradhumnakumAra AyuSya AMdhyu. marIne bharUcamAM eka mAchImArane tyAM putrI tarIke janmI-pUrva janmanA pApeAnA kAraNe tenA zarI ranI cAmaDI keAlasAnI vaNa jevI ane atyaMta dudhavALI hAvAthI tenA mAtapitA namadA nadIne kAMThe sU kI AvyA. 84 daivayeAge kAI anya mAchImAre tene khavaDAvI-pIvaDAvI meATI karI. yuvAna thatAM peAtAnuM gujarAna calAvavA nAnakaDI nAvaDI calAvatI ane narmadA pAra karAvavAnuM kAma karatI ane je kAMi kamAtI tenAthI gujarAna calAvatI. eka vakhata ziyALAnA divaseAmAM samAdhigupta nAmanA RSi tyAM AvI narmadAnA taTe kAusagga karI ubhA hatAM. A mAchImAranI putrIe joyuM ke AvA atizaya ThaM'DInA divaseAmAM UbhelA munizrI ThaThaMDImAM pIDAtA haze. eTale temanI cAre bAju ghAsanA pULAe mUkI-RSijInuM ThaM'DImAM rakSaNa karyuM. savAre AvI pULA dUra karyAM. A bALAe prema pUrNAMka vaMdana karyAM. munizrIe dharma samajAye. te daramyAna teNIne lAgyuM ke A munine meM agAu kayAMka joyA che, eTale munine pUchyuM ke huM prabhu ! mane lAge che ke meM agAu kayAMka ApanA darzana karelAM che paraMtu yAda Avatu nathI. Apa mane yAda karAvaze? munizrIe DhImaranI putraunI bhAvanA namratA joI tene pUrvabhava kahI saMbhaLAvyA ane kahyuM ke--tapasvI sAdhu, enI niMdA ane tiraskAra karavAthI A janme tane zarIra
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrvabhava dudhImaya maLyu che. tane pUjanmamAM karelAM kanuM ja phaLa maLyuM che. A sAMbhaLI teNIne jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. ajJAna paNAmAM karelI nidvA--tiraskAra badala munirAjane khamAvyAM. kaMdamULa ane abhakSyane tyAga karI zrAvikA dharmAMnI ArAdhanA karavAmAM samaya gALavA lAgI. vitavyatA nA prabaLace ge thoDA samayamAM dha zrI nAme sAdhvIjI mahArAja padhAryA. samAdhigupta munie A zrAvikA AtmalakSI jIvana pAme evI bhalAmaNa sAdhvIjIne karI potAnA mArge gayA. 85 sAdhvIjI mahArAje A zrAvikAne ghaNAM samaya sudhI potAnI sAthe rAkhI dhanA anerA saMskAra pUryo, vihAra karatAM karatAM kAI eka gAmamAM sau AvyA. A gAmamAM nApila nAme eka zrAvaka rahetA hatA. sAdhvIjInA kahevAthI nApile te zrAvikAne potAne ghera laI gayA. je kasmezarA e dhammezUrA. parama zrAvikApada pAmelI A nArI peAtAnI kAyAthI-pApa pakhALavA prayatna karavA lAgI, tapa japa-ArAdhanA sevA arcanA. jina bhaktimAM evI lIna bano gaI jethI kanA ghaNA paDalA kha'kherAI gayA. te dharma parAyaNa jIvana gALatI ahIM khAra varSa rahI. aMte anazana karI mRtyupAmI paMcAvana palcApama AyuSyane bhAgavanArI khAramA acyutendranI mukhya IndrANI thaI. tyAM AyuSya pUrNa karIne bhImarAjAne ghera
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra rUkimaNI nAme atyaMta svarUpavAna putrI tarIke janmI--je hAlamAM dvArikAnA rAjA kRSNanI paTTarANI banI che. 86 pUrvabhavamAM karelAM kamene kAraNe rUkimaNIne soLa varSa sudhIputranA viyAga sahana karavA paDaze. tyArabAda avazya temanA meLApa thaze ja A aMge zaMkAne kei sthAna nathI Ama tamAma zaMkAnuM samAdhana karI-je je jANavAnuM hatuM te jANIne nArada muni sIma ghara svAmIne vaMdana karI rajAnI anumatI meLavI tyAMthI nIkaLI dvaitADhaya parvata para medhakuTapuramAM tyAMnA rAjA kAlasa varane tyAM rUkimaNI putra praznastane najare jovA gayAM--kAlasa vara rAjA nArada munine joI premapUrvaka AvakAra ApI besavAne Asana ApI bhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karI pUMchyu he munirAja ! ApanA darzanathI huM khUbaja rAjI thayA chuM. dhanyabhAgya amArAM ke ApanA jevA maharSinA dana pAmyA. Ape ApanA punita pagalAM karI amAruM AMgaNuM dipAvyu` e badala ApanA AbhAra mAnuM chuM nAradajIe paNa rAjAne kuzaLa aMtara pUchyAM. ane ADI avaLI vAta karatAM karatAM pUchyuM--ke he rAjan ! ApanI paTTarANI kanakamAlAe putrane janma ApyA che evuM sAMbhaLyu che tA e vAta sAcI ke mazkarI che ? kAlasa vara kahe hA. RSijI kanakamAlAe putranA janma ApyA che te vAta sAcI che !
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________________ 7. mAhiti tathA pUrva bhava munizrI- ahA ! sadbhAgya ! hu ja sAruM thayuM. are ! mane e bALakanA dana karAvA. e joI ne huM paNa AnaMda pAmuM! nAradajInA kahevAthI tarataja bALakane tyAM lAvavAmAM Avyo. bALakane munirAjanA pagamAM namAvyeA. bALakanA mAthe hAtha mUkIne munirAje AzIrvAda ApyAM. ke dIrdhAyu bhava ! tArA mAtA-pitAne samarpita thaje. khALakane joI atyaMta AnaMa pAmI nAradajI tyAMthI rajA lai dvArikA AvavA nIkaLyAM. nAradajI pAchA pharyo.
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________________ x 8 Fang Huo Shao ZZWWWBBVVBVR&B X nAradajI pAchA pharyA Fang Fu Fang Bao Fang Fang Ji Fang Shui Fang Huo Shao Rou Fang Wu ahI' dvArikAmA te| kRSNe khaLadeva tathA anya yAdavA sau zAkAtura dazAmAM hatAM. dUrathI nAradajIne AvatAM joi saunA mukha upara AnaMdanA vijaLI camakAro thayA. UbhA thaine nAradajInI sanmukha gayA. premabhayo AvakAra ApyA ane munine saunI vacce Asana ApI besADayAM. nAradamuni pAsethI khALarAjA praznamna viSe jANavAnI saune tAlAvelI hatI eTale sau zAMtipUrvaka nAradajInI sAme ekITase joI rahyA hatAM. saunI vacamAM besIne kRSNane nAradajIe pote zrI sImadhara svAmI pAse gayA tyAMthI praznamnane ramADIne AvyA tyAMsudhInA itihAsa kahI saMbhaLAvyA. nAradajI praznamnakumAranA samAcAra laine AvyA che evA samAcAra maLatAMja rUkimaNIe dAsI dvArA munizrIne peAtAne mahele padharAmaNI karAvI. AthI nAradajI kimaNInA mahele padhAratA khUbaja sArA AvakAra ApI besavA Asana Apyu. bhaktibhAve praNAma karyAM ane munizrIne vinati karI ke Apa mArA putra viSe je samAcAra jANI
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA lAvyA che te pahelethI chelle sudhI mane vigatavAra kahevA kRpA karo. nAradajI zrI sImaMdhara prabhue kahelI tamAma vAta atha thI iti sudhInI kahI. rUkimaNunA aneka bhave kahI batA vyAM temaja pramnane paNa aneka bha kahA, A badhI vigata jANuM tarataja rukimaNIe UbhA thaI zrI sImaMdhara svAmIne praNAma karyA traNa khamAsamaNa pUrvaka vaMdana karyA. rukimaNIe jANyuM ke seLa varSa pachI putranuM milana thaze temaja kAlasarvara rAjAnI rANuM kanakavatInA (kanakamAlAnA) kheLAmAM ramate moTo thaI rahyo che temaja bALakanI ghaNuja sArI mAvajata thAya che e jANa rUkimaNInA heye harakha chalakAvA lAge. nAradajIe kahyuM ke-tamArA putra viSe have tame kaI ciMtA karaze nahi. yathA samaye tamAruM milana thaze. tyAM sudhI dharma ArAdhanA kare. nAradamuni mAraphate zrI sImaMdhara svAmI pAsethI saMteSa kAraka samAcAra sAMbhaLI rUkimaNuM atyaMta harSa pAmI dararoja parama tAraka zrI sImaMdhara svAmInuM dhyAna dharatI ane putranA milananI kSaNe gaNatI dharmamAM AsthAvaLI banI. zrI sImaMdhara svAmI pAsethI pitAnA pUrva bhavonuM vRtAMta sAMbhaLI pote karelA karmone pastA karatI hatI. karelA karmo kadI kaIne cheDatAM nathI. janmAMtare paNa bhegavavA ja paDe che pachI zuM rAya ke zuM raMka ! vidyAdharonA adhipati evA kAlasaMvara rAjAne tyAM
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________________ 90 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra kumAra pradyumnane ati uttama rIte uchera thaI rahyo hate. dina pratidina te meTa thavA lAge. rUpa guNe sauthI caDIyAte lAgatuM hatuM. A kAlasaMvara rAjAne ekathI eka caDe evI sauMdarya saMpanna pAMcase rANIo hatI ane e rANamAMthI janmelA aneka guNavAna putra paNa hatAM. pradyumnakumAra ATha varSane thatAM thatAM tamAma kaLAmAM praviNa banI gaye. kAlasaMvara rAjAne tenA pratye anahada prema thatAM dhIre dhIre varSo jatAM te kizora avasthAe AvI Ubhe. kAlasaMvara rAjAne aneka putro hovA chatAM pitAnI rAjagAdI te pradyumnane ApavAnI bhAvanA hatI. jenI jANa tenI anya rANIone ane putrone paNa thaI nagarImAM caure ne cauTe pradyumnanA guNe gavAtA hatA. puNyanA prabaLathI yazagAnamAM pa00 rAjaputro karatAM pradyumna agresara banyA. tethI se kumAro A pradyumna pratye IrSA rAkhatAM ane game te rIte pradyumnane kapaTa karI paNa mArI nAMkhavAnA prapaMca racavA lAgyA. anya rANIonA aneka putro hatAM-sAmI chAtIe laDavAnI ke mAravAnI ke InAmAM tAkAta nahata-sa pradyumnanuM nAma paDatAM DaratAM eTale prapaMca karI mAravAnI yuktiprayukti karavA lAgyAM, siMhaNanA baccA sAme zuM jAya ? Ama badhAM bALake bhegAM maLI pradyumnakumArane jAnathI mArI nAMkhavA saMpa karI eka thayAM. viSa bheLavIne lADu khavaDAvyAM chatAM kazuM ja na thayuM. tenI pathArImAM
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA meTA jherI sarpo ThAlavyA. paraMtu pradyumnane kAMIja thayuM nahi. kAlasaMvaranA badhAMja putromAM sauthI maTe vajA mukha nAme hate. pradyumna sivAyanA bIjA badhAM rAjakumArone senApati je hatuM. teNe peTamAM kapaTa rAkhI pradyumna sAthe dostI karI. ane game te rIte ene metanA rastAne ghATa utAravAnA kimIyA karavA lAgya-teo bhegAM maLI enuM burU karavA jAya ane kudaratI rIte tene lAbhaja thatAM gayAM. bUrU karanArAnuM sAruM thatuM nathI. siddhi - 1 kAlasaMvaranA badhA ja putroe bhegA maLI pradyumnane laIne- vijyAdvAgirinI yAtrA karavA nIkaLyAM. parvata upara jinAlayamAM jaItIrthakara devanI pUjA sevA karI bahAraAvI eka meTI zilA upara beThA beThAM saunI najare bAjune bIje uMcA parvata-tenA upara eka suMdara kille nirakhI AnaMdita banelA kapaTI vajA mukhe kahyuM-ghaNuM mANasa pAsethI thI jANyuM che ke sAmenA killAmAM aDhaLaka dhana-saMpatti paDelAM che. je hiMmata karIne jAya tene jarUra dhana bhaMDAra malI jAya. tame badhAM ahIM-bese huM te killAmAM jAuM chuM. jo ke e te khAlI dekhAvaja karatA hatA. tyAM javAnI temanA keInAmAM hiMmata paNa na hatI, tyAre pradhune kahyuM ke bhAI-tame na jaze-mane javAde, mane bhaktine lAbha Ape. vamukhane te joItuM ja hatuM eTale bolya-bhale
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________________ puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra tuM mAre nA bhAI che, tuM jaIza te paNa sarakhuM ja che tuM sukhI te huM sukhI! saunI rajA laI pradyumnakumAra e killAmAM gayeaMdara praveza karatAja siMhagarjanA karI te killAne A dhiSThAtA deva bhujagAsura nAme hate. te siMhanAda sAMbhaLIne khUbaja gusse thaI gaye, lAlacaLa AMkho karI bolI uTho ke ! are duSTa tuM keNa che? kema ahIM maravA mATe Ave che ? tane khabara nathI ke ahIM AvanAra mANasa kadI jIvateja nathI ? pradyumna hasatAM hasatA bolya-mUM! khAlI peTI garjanA zuM kare che! tAkAta hoya te AvalaDI laIe. A sAMbhaLI te deva ekadama gusse thaIne laDAI karavA A baMnenuM yuddha cAlyuM ane aMte pradyane te devane hAra ApI e adhiSThAtA deve be hAtha joDI mAthuM namAvI vaMdana karyA ane tenA siMhAsana upara besADI hAtha joDI Ubhe rahyo. pradyumna kumAre pUchayuM-Apa keNa che kahezo? ane mane siMhAsana upara besADI prema darzAvavAnuM zuM kAraNa che ? bhujagAsura deva bolyA-he prabhu ! huM mArI AkhI vAta tamane kahuM chuM-tame zAMtithI sAMbha Laje. Aja giri upara laMkApura nAme gAmamAM kanakanAbha nAme rAjA hatA ane nilA nAme temanI rANI hatIbaMne saMpUrNa sukhI hatAM.
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA samaya jatA koI eka deva avIne temane tyAM putra rUpe janame, kanakaprabha rAjAe tenuM nAma hiraNyanAbha pADyuM. dhIme dhIme moTo thatAM te yuvAna thaye. zAstra kaLA ane zastra kaLAmAM pAraMgata thaI gaye-atyaMta svarUpavAna, hevAthI aneka yuvAna strIonA hRdayamAM tenuM sthAna rahetuM aneka rAjakuMvarIo sAthe tenA lagna karavAmAM AvyAM ane te sivAya aneka rAjakuMvarIo svayaMvarapaNe tene varI-pitA kanakaprabhane saMsAra pratye napharata thaI-vairAgyanI bhAvanA. thaI jethI putrane rAjyAbhiSeka karI rAjagAdI soMpI. evAmAM jJAnI gurUmahArAja padhAryA. kanakaprabha temanI pAse gaye-bhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karI saMyama grahaNa karyuM buddhi zALI kanakanAbha munie gurudeva pAse dvAdazAMgInuM adhyayana karyuM ghaNA varSo sudhI tapa karI kevaLajJAna pAmyA. ajara amarapada pAmyA. anaMta avyAbAdha sukha meLavyuM. pitAnuM rAjya meLava hiraNyanAbha suMdara rIte rAjya calAvate hate-eka divasa hiraNyanAbhe mahAna vidyAnA jANa kAra daityarAjAne nihALI vicAryuM ke mAre paNa vidyAo meLavavI joie, AthI pite nAnAbhAIne rAjaya sepI jaMga lamAM gayA. joItI vidyAo meLarvI-maMtro siddha karyA-jaMga lamAMthI pAchA AvI rAjyavahIvaTa saMbhALI lIdhe. ghaNA varSo sudhI rAjya karyuM, samaya jatAM uMmara thatAM thaye vairAgya-tethI te bhagavAna zrI neminAtha pAse jaI vaMdana karI temane bedhaka upadeza sAMbhaLe vrataniyame lIdhAM, bhagavAne samajAvyuM ke
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________________ 84 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradhumnakumAra dharmakArya karavAmAM vilaMba kadI kare nahiM AthI hiraNya nAbha dIkSA levA taiyAra thayAM. karmathI mukta thavA mATe saMsArane tyAga anivArya che te samaye vivA-maMtra ApanAra deve kahyuM-mahArAja Apa te mahA kalyANakArI dikSA grahaNa kare che. rAjya tame tamArA putrane soMpI dIdhuM tema mane keIka egya vyakti ne seMpI pachI ja dIkSA dharma Adare. AthI hiraNyanAbhe zrI naminAtha bhagavAnane pUchayuM. -he prabhu ! mane vidyA maMtra A deve ApelA che. Aja sudhI huM tene svAmI banyuM. have huM dIkSA lau chuM tethI te svAmI rahita tene svAmI keNa thaze ? e Apa jaNAve | zrI neminAtha bhagavAna belyA he hiraNyanAbha, A bharatakSetramAM temanA nAmanA bAvIzamAM tIrthaMkaranA zAsanamAM vasudevane putra nAme kRSNa navamA vAsudeva thaze. temano putra pradyumna nAme haze te A killAmAM pravezI A maMtravidyA ApanAra devanI sAthe yuddha karIne harAvaze ane te kumAra devanuM Adhipatya bhegavaze. naminAthanI vANuM sAMbhaLI hirazayanAbhe te devane samajAvyuM ke tuM A killAmAMja raheje. tAre svAmI ahIM AvI tArI sAthe yuddha karI tene harAvaze teja tAre svAmI banaze temanI AjJA mujaba vartaje. tyArabAda rAjA hiraNyanAbhe bhagavAna zrI naminAtha pAse dIkSA lIdhI. bAra aMga-upAMganuM jJAna meLavyu ugra tapazcaryA karI. karmone ghAta karI e pavitra AtmA nirvANa
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 95 pAmI mekSe gayAM. tyArathI huM ApanI cAtaka pakSInI jema rAha joI rahyo chuM. Aje mAre mana senAne sUraja ugye che jethI ApanA darzana pAmI pAvana thayo chuM. have Apa mArI pAsethI A badhI maMtra-vidyA vagere grahaNa karaze. AjathI Apa mArA svAmI che ane huM Apane dAsa chuM Ama kahI deve be kuMDala eka hAra ane amulya vastro bheTa ApyAM, sevAne lAbha ApI sevakane tAraje. pradyumnakumAre kahyuM-AjathI tuM mAro mitra che. mArI AjJA pramANe tuM ahIM ja raheje ane jyAre huM tane belAvuM ke tarata ja hAjara thaje. Ama kahI pradyumnakumAra rajA laI hasatA mukhe killAnI bahAra nIkaLe. vaja mukha ane bIjA kumAre te emaja jANatA hatA ke have te pAchA Avavane ja nathI. TADhA pANIe khasa gaI. sau AnaMdamAM AvI ghera jatAM hatAM tevAmAM pradyumnane Avate joI navAI pAmyA. ane banAvaTI prema dAkhavI kahevA lAgyA ke bhAI ! ATalI velA tuM kayAM hatuM? tuM AvyuM nahi eTale amAre jIva uDI gayuM hatuM. hAza, tuM AvI gaye che eTale amane zAMti thaI killAmAM zuM banyuM te te kahe? pradyumnakumAre banelI badhI ja hakIkata kahI. vajamukha vagere sau baLI rahyA paNa banAvaTI hAsya karI AnaMda vyakta karyo. Ama A pahelI siddhi meLavI khUbaja AnaMda pAme.
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra siddhi naM 2 pradyumna pratye manamAM IrSyAbhAva hovA chatAM vamukhe hasatu' mADhuM rAkhI premabhAva batAvatAM pharIvAra badhAM ja kumArone laI jaMgalamAM pharavA nIkaLyAM, pharatAM karatAM te sau eka guphA pAse AvI pahoMcyA. ane eTyA ke bhAIe ! A guphA viSe huM jANuM chuM. je mANasa mahAbhAgyazALI hAya teja A guphAmAM jaI zake ane je jAya te atyaMta lAbha pAmI zake che. 6 vasukha elyeA-bhAie, tame sahu ahIM bahAra beso huM" A guphAmAM jAuM chuM. mAruM kArya patAvIne tarataja pAThe AvI jaiza. pradyumna khAlyeA-bhAI, mane AjJA hoya to hu A guphAmAM javA taiyAra chuM. tame sau bahAra Ana Mda kallAla karo. vajramukhanA manamAM dveSabhAva hovA chatAM Akhara batAvatAM khelyuM bhale jevI tArI icchA ?tuM paNa amArA bhAIja che ne! tane lAbha malaze. te amane malyA asamara ja che. ema kahI rajA ApI. pradyumnakumAra saheja paNa gabharAyA vagaraja guphAmAM gayA. guDhDhAmAM dUra eka khAlI si hAsana joyuM. te tyAM gayA ane te siMhAsana upara besI bhayaMkara siMhanAda karyAM tenA paDaghAethI AkhI guphA gAjI UThI, thADI ja vAramAM e guphAnA mAlika rAkSasa gusse thaIne bUmo pADatA tyAM AvyA-mArI guphrAmAM mane puchyA vinA kaye| bhUkha mANasa
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyAM 97 maravA mATe Avye lAge che! pradyumnane siMhAsana para beThelA joI ne atyaMta krAdhe bharAI khullI talavArathI mAravA dhasI AvyA. pradyumna bilakula sAvadha hatA. teNe gusso karI sAmane karyo ane tenA hAthamAMthI talavAra paDAvI lIdhI. peAtAnA karatAM A vyakita mahAmaLavAna lAge che. zaktihIna banele rAkSasa ThaMDA paDI gayA. ane hAtha joDIne khelyA-3 bhAgyazAlI ! mane mApha karo, huM Apane oLakhI nA zakayA, A sihAsana Apatu' ja che. huM ApanA dAsa chuM. ema kahI amulya hIrA mANekathI jaDelA hAra pradyumna kumArane paherAvyeA, chatra cAmara ane AbhUSaNe bheTa dharyo ane kadI na karamAya evA kulAnA hAra ApyuMA; Aje mArA divasa saphala che ke bhAgyava tA mArA svAmIne mane bheTA thayA, rAkSasanI ghaNI vinatine mAna ApIne pradyumna khuza thaI ne te rAkSasane kahyuM-tuM AjathI mArA subhaTa che, A guphAmAM rahI guphAno rakSA karaje. mAre jyAre tArI jarura paDaze tyAre tane kheAlAvIza. ema kahI pradyumna guphAna bahAra javA nIkaLyAM. rAkSasa guphAnA dvAra sudhI vaLAvavA gayA. bahAra badhAM bhAIe beThAM hatAM tene pAche Avele joI aMtaramAM sau jalI gayAM-chatAM hasatAM hasatAM saue anelI vAta pUchatAM teNe banelI tamAma hakIkata jaNAvI. Ama A bIjI siddhi hAMsala karI. pra. 7
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________________ puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra siddhi naM 3 bIjI vakhata paNa pitAnI melI murAda bara AvI nahIM AthI pharIvAra saune laIne nAgadevanI guphA pAse AvIne te vajamukha beltha-jue. bhAIo ! A eka evI guphA che ke je mANasa A guphAmAM jAya che tenI sava manekAmanA pUrNa thAya che ane aneka prakAranA lAbha maLe che. AthI tame badhAM ahIM bahAra beso. huM A guphAmAM jaIne pAcho AvuM chuM tyAre pradyumna bolyA he bhAI? Apa te udAra dilanA che. maherabAnI karIne Apa na jatAM mane javAnI rajA Ape te AbhAra-ApanI saMmattinI rAha joIne ubhe chuM! jenA hRdayamAM daze che evA ja mukhe AnAkAnI karIne pachI temAM javAnI pradyumnane rajA ApI. AthI pradyumna rAjI thayo, pradhumnakumAra eka mahAna-mallanI adAthI hAtha upara hAtha pachADI avAja karatAM aMdara gaye. guphAnI aMdaranA eka meTA khaMDamAM AvI jerathI hAtha pachADI avAja karyo. te avAjathI eka mahAna nAgadeva uMghamAMthI jAgrata thaIne bolyA-are! tuM keNa che? ahIM kema AvyuM che? tAruM mana bhamatuM lAge che. huM nAgane adhipati nAgarAja chuM, mArA nivAsa sthAnamAM mArI rajA vinA AvanAranuM meta nizcaya hoya chetuM maravA mATe ja ahIM AvI caDe che ke keI dumanee tane ahIM
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA mAkalyA che ? game tema paNa Aje tuM jIvatAM pAchA javAne nathI. tArU kAlacakra bhame che. 99 pradyumna khelyA--he mahArAja ! huM te haju khALaka chuM. paNa tuM te vRddha thayA che. eTale maravAne tuM lAyaka che. tane khelavAnuM kAI bhAna nathI, Aja te huM tane choDIza nahi tane zikSA karI yamarAjane tyAM mokalI Apu chu kumAranI vANI ane hiMmata joi nAgarAja melyA hai putra, tArI hiMmata ane vANIthI huM prabhAvIta thaye| chuM temaja tArA vaMza vigere meM jANI lIdhuM-ATalI nAnI uMmaramAM tArI mardAi-hi Mmata ane caturAi joi huM atyaMta khuza thaye| chuM. Ama kahI nAgarAje pradyumna kumArane eka zamyA ApI ane kahyuM AnA vaDe tuM tArI IcchAmujaba UMgha laI zakIza ane IcchAmujaba jAgI zakIza, temaja eka evI vidyA ApI ke tuM jayAre jyAM ane je vakhate IcchIza tyAre tArUM nivAsa-sthAna banAvI zakIza ane hAtha joDI nAgarAja eklyA-he nAtha ! AjathI huM ApanA sevaka chuM- mArA lAyaka kAmasevA mane pharamAvI AbhArI karaze|. mArI upara kRpAdRSTi rAkhaze. pradyumna kumAra melyA-he nAgarAja ! huM khubaja prasanna thayA chuM. Apa ahIM sukhethI raheA-jyAre ApanI jarUra paDaze tyAre huM Apane yAda kauza. te samaye vinA vilakhe AvI sahAya karajo. ema kahIne pradyumnakumAra te
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________________ 100 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra guphAmAMthI bahAra AvyuM. anya kumArone matye. IrSAthI bharelA aMtaravALA tenA bhAIe kUtuhalathI savAla pUchavA lAgyA tyAre pradyumna kumAre A guphAmAM banelI tamAma hakIkta kahI saMbhaLAvI, sarve leke tenI siddhithI baLIne khAkha thaI jatAM hatAM. paraMtu meMDhathI belavAnI tAkAta na hartA-eTale sau rAjI thatAM hoya evuM banAvaTI bhAva darzAvI pradyumnane rAjI rAkhavA prayatna karatAM. A pramANe trIjI siddhinI prApti thaI siddhi 4 kAlasaMvara rAjAne aneka putro hatAMsAmAM prazna kumAra ekaja e hatuM ke anya bALake tenI sAme laDavAnI tAkAta dharAvatAM na hatAM. manamAM tenA pratye khUbaja dveSabhAva hato. mArI nAMkhavAnI aneka yukti prayuktio karavA chatAM puNyanA baLe pradhumnane vALa paNa vAMkI thaI zake tema na hate. eka divasa A sau bALake legAM maLI ramatAM ramatAM teo eka vAva pAse AvI pahoMcyA. vandramukha jAte hatuM ke A vAvane adhipati deva bahu duSTa che ane temAM snAna karanArane mArI nAMkhe che. ahIM vajamukha bolyabhAIo, je kaI mANasa A vAvanA pANImAM snAna kare che tenuM rUpa eTaluM suMdara banI jAya che ke svarganI parIo paNa tenI pAchaLa gAMDI thAya che. IndranI asarAe
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________________ 101 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyo paNa e mANasanI pAchaLa divAnI banI jAya che. temaja A vAvanA paNImAM snAna karanArane sasa patti maTe che. vajramukhanI vAta sAMbhaLatAja pradyumnakumAre te vAvamAM snAna karavA paDatuM mUkayu-A joi vAsukha ane anya kumAre bahu khuzI thayAM. e sau te IcchatAM hatAM ke pradyumna kumAra mare to sArU. pradyumna kumAra te vAvamAM paDI pANImAM taratAM taratAM cAre bAjue pharavA lAgyAvAvanA adhipatideva ekadama gusse thaI hAthamAM khaDaga laI AvI pahoMcyA ane khelavA lAgyA-are! A kANu che. je snAna karI mArI vAvanuM jaLa apavitra karI rahyo che? tane khakhara nathI ke A vAvamAM snAna karanAra aneka purUSone meM mArI nAMkhyA che ? nakkI, A maravAnA thayA lAge che eTaleja ahIM AvyA haze. A sAMbhaLI pradyumnakumAra melyA-are mUkha! joI tArI hAMziyArI, tAkAta hAya te AvI jAne! khabara paDI jAya ke marada mAthAnA malyA hatA ! AthI te deva atyaMta gusse thai laDavA AvyA paNa mahA balavAna pradyumne ekaja kSaNamAM tenuM khaDaga chInavI lIdhuM. peAtAnuM hathiyAra cAlyuM jatAM te deva lAcAra banI zaraNe AvyA. hAtha joDIne kSamA mAMgI. ane khelye hu kumAra ! Aja sudhImAM meM aneka purUSo joyAM paNa tamArA jevA nIDara ane parAkramI purUSa joyA nathI. AjathI Apa
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________________ 102 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra mArA svAmI nAthe ane huM tamAre dAsa chuM. Ama kahI deve kumArane mIna dhvaja bheTamAM dharyo. hajAre kamalathI tenI pUjA karI. cAre dizAone sugaMdhita karate kumAra mInavajane laIne vAvanI bahAra AvI pahoMcyA. sarva kumAre tene pAcho AvatAM joI IrSAthI baLI jatAM hatAM chatAM saue bhegA thaI banelI hakikata jaNAvavA kahyuM. pradyumna banelI hakIkata kahI. ane maLela lAzanI vAta jaNAvI. A sAMbhaLI vajI mukha ane anya kumArane khUbaja jhera-IrSyA thatI paNa zuM kare ? sau ramatAM ramatAM chUTA paDyAM. Ama pradyumnakumAra cothI siddhinA zikhare pahoMcyA. sidhi naM. 5 thoDA divasa bAda sau kumAre pharatAM pharatAM gAmathI dUra, vanavATe pahoMcI gayAM. najIkamAM eka moTo bhaDabhaDa saLagate agnikuMDa joyo. IrSAnI AgamAM jalI rahelA vamukha manamAM teje TheSa rAkhI belya. bhAIo, ApaNuM bApadAdAo jaNAvI gayAM che te vAta sAMbhaLe-ke je vyakti sahejapaNa vicAra karyA vinA A agnikuMDamAM praveze che te A agnithI nirmaLa banI jAya che tenI kAyA suvarNa samAna bane che. te atyaMta svarUpavAna bane che ane te dezamAM agni karI piDA karato nathI. sAhasa ane siddhi jene haMmezane mATe varelAM che evA pradyumnakumAre vajamukhanI kiMvadantI sAMbhaLatAM ja agnikuMDamAM
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 103 praveza karyo. baLavAnI ke dAjhavAnI sahejapaNa ciMtA rAkhyA sivAya e agnikuMDamAM meja karavA lAgyA. A joIne te kuMDane adhiSThAyaka deva gusse bharAye ane be-are e narAdhama, tuM keNa che? mArA A pavitra agnikuMDamAM pravezI tene apavitra karI nAMkhyo? A sAMbhaLI pradyumnakumAra be-are bhAI! mane narAdhama kahenAra kharekhara tuM ja narAdhama lAge che. mane narAdhama nahiM paNa nazreSTha kahe-nattama kahe. kAraNa ke AvA kuMDamAM narazreSTha ke narottama sivAya anya kaI pravezavAnI hiMmata ja na karI zake. jarA vicAra te kara ! kharekhara te tAre mArI pUjA karavI joIe. A sAMbhaLI harSita thayele deva bence ke-he kumAra! narazreSTha ! A agnikuMDamAM snAna karavAthI tame nirmaLa banyA che. tamArI kAMti adbhUta thaI jaze. AjathI tame mArA nAtha che ane huM Apane kiMkara chuM. Ama kahI deve prasanna thaI be sapheda vastro bheTa ApyAM. ane kumArane hAtha jhAlIne agnikuMDa thakI pRthvIpaTa para sthApana karyA. agnathI nirmaLa thayelI kumAranI kAyA jhaLahaLatI hatI. kumAra bhAIo pAse gayAM. sau bhAIonA IrSAne kAraNe meM paDI gayelA hatAM chatAM hasatAM mAM rAkhI saue pradyumnakumArane abhinaMdana ApyA. kumAre agnikuMDamAM praveza karyo tyArathI banelI badhI ja vAta bhAIone kahI saMbhaLAvI.
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra Ama pradyumna kumAra sidhdhinI pAMcamI jile paheAMcyA. sidhdhi naM. 6 eka pachI eka sidhdhio maLavAthI pradyumnakumArA utsAha vadhatA gayA. saraLa hRdayanA pradyumnane vajramukhanI prapaMca ane dagAthI bharelI vAtamAM zaMkA paDatI ja na hatI. peAte badhAne peAtAnA jevA sIdhA-saraLa samajatA hatA. 104 keTalAMka divase| pachI pharIvAra sarva kumAre bhegAM malI pharavA nIkaLyA. AgaLa jatAM parvata pAse pahoMcyA. e pava tane joI ne vamukha elyeA-bhAIe, A meSAkAra patanA e zikharo che. je vyakti e e zikharanA madhyabhAgamAM jai zake tene khubaja lAbha thAya che evu leAke karyuM che. bhUtakAlanI sAMbhaLelI vAta yAda AvI. vajramukha AlyA jo ke tyAM javuM e sahelu nathI paraMtu je vyakti lAbha levA Icche teNe thADu' jokhama paNa karavuM joi ene ? prayatna vinA sidhdhi thatI nathI. pharI bIjo lAbha meLavavA pradyumna taiyAraja hato vaja sukhanI vAta sAMbhaLatAMja pradyumnakumAra paryaMta caDI gayA. ane meSAkAra parvatanA be zakharanI vaccenA pradezamAM pahAMcI gayA. tyAM te camatkAra thatA lAgyA. meSAkAra parvatanA e e zikharA bheTavA mATe bhegA thatAM joi pradyumna kumAra samajI gayA ke nakkI A indrajaLa mArI kaparI parIkSA kare che eTale mahAbaLavAna kumAre e keANIthI e
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 105 zikharane dUra karyA eTalAmAM te te mAyA karanAra deva sAkSAta hAjara thaI belavA lAge ! are ! ahIM koI mAnavI jIvate AvavA samartha nathI ane tene ahIM Avele joI mane Azcarya thAya che. bhale huM atyaMta bhUkhe thaye chuM eTale tane khAIne mAruM peTa bharI zAMti anubhavIza. kharekhara huM nasIbadAra chuM ke sAme pagale AvIne tuM malya pradyumna kahe he deva! mane khabara paDI ke tuM atyaMta bhUkhe thaye che. bhUkhanI vedanA tArAthI sahana thaI zakatI nahiM hoya eTale tArA upara dayA lAvIne bhUkhanA duHkha mAMthI choDAvavA mATe ja huM ahIM AvyuM chuM. cAla taiyAra thaI jA ema kahI laDavAnI taiyArI karI. AthI pele deva khubaja khIjAI gaye. gusse thaI bihAmaNuM AMkhe karI tenI sAme AvI laDavA lAge. mahAbalI pradyumna kSaNavAramAM e devane harAvI dIdhe. mAnavIthI parAjya pAmele deva be hAtha joDI kahevA lAge. he kumAra ! he mahAbalI ! he bhAgyazALI ! Aja sudhImAM mane harAvanAra keIja maLyuM nathI. mAtra tame eka ja evA malI gayA ke mane harAvI tame jItyA che. AjathI Apaja mArA svAmI che. huM tamAre dAsa chuM. ema viMnavI deva pradyumnakumArane be atyaMta kiMmatI kuMDala ane amulya hAra Ape. ane kahyuM ke he prabhu!
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________________ 106. - puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra Apa jyAre mane yAda karaze tyAre tarataja huM ApanI. sevAmAM upasthita thaIza. tyArabAda kumAra tyAMthI pAchA. pharavA taiyAra thayA ke deve pitAnI zaktithI eka kSaNamAM parvatanI taLeTImAM mUkI deva adazya thaI gaye. gaLAmAM hAra ane kAnamAM kuMDalathI bhate pradyumna. ne sau bhAIoe je eTale chobhIlA paDI gayA. saune hatuM ke Aja te jIvato pAcho nahiM AvI zake-paraMtu jIvate te A uparAMta kuMDala ane hAra meLavIne A joI peTamAM baLatarA te thatI paraMtu koInuM kAMI cAle tema na hatuM saue banelI hakIkta viSe jANavAnI IcchA karI ane kevI rIte kuMDala-ane hAra meLavyA tenI savistara vAta pradyumna saune karI. saue banAvaTI AnaMda darzAve Ama pradhumane puNya girinA zikharanI chaThThI siddhi prApta karI. siddhi naM. 7 eka pachI eka siddhio pradyumnakumAra ne malatI. hatI tethI vajamukha ane anya kumAranA hRdayamAM IrSAne agni prajavalI rahyo hato. jema jema tene mArI nAkhavAnA prayatna karavAmAM AvatAM tema tema tene judI judI siddhi eja maLatI jatI hatI. bhAgya sahAre Ape ja jAya che. sAe bhegA maLI vicAryuM ke rega ane duzmanane ugatA ja DAmI devA joIe. je temAM gAphela rahIe te.
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyo 107 te zakitazALI banI jatAM ApaNane havAmAM vAra nahi lAge. A rIte kumArane game te rIte mArI nAMkhavA ja joie. atyAre nahi mArI zakIe te pachIthI te kadI mArI zakavAnAja nathI. A pramANe sau bALake manamAM udvega ciMtA karI rahyA hatAM. A sAMbhaLI teomAM je sauthI mATA hatA te vA mukha saune hi Mmata ApavA temaja temanAmAM utsAha pUravA elye mArA vahAlA bhAIe ! tame keAI saheja paNa ciMtA na karaze. tene mAravAnA mArI pAse aneka tarIkA che. huM... koIpaNa rIte ene jIvatA cheADavAnA nathI. mArI buddhinA baLe ene game tyAM sapaDAvIne mArIza. tame sau zAMtithI Anandva karo. ci'tA karavAnI kaI jarUra nathI. Ama sau salAha saMpa karI kumAraneA ghATa ghaDavAne peMtarA karavA lAgyA eka vAra badhAM bhegAMmalI pradyumnakumArane sAthe laine pharavA nIkaLyAM. pharatAM pharatAM sau vijayAddhagiri pAse AvyAM. girirAjanI kudaratI zeAbhA nihALatAM nihALatAM sau eka vizALa AMkhAnA vRkSa pAse AvI pahoMcyA. aneka zAkhAethI zobhI rahela-aneka phaLeAthI lacI paDatu. te vRkSa adbhuta zobhatuM hatu. A jhADa devAdhiSThita hAvAthI camatkArika hatu. A AMbAnu jhADa joine vamukha khelyA-bhAie,
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________________ 108 puNayane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra zAMtithI sAMbhaLe- pUrve thaI gayelA mahAtmAo-vidvAne ane vaDIle kahI gayAM che ke je kaI mANasa A vRkSanA phaLe. Age che te kadI vRddha thatAM ja nathI-ati pAkelA phaLe khAnAra nitya-yauvanAvasthA pAme che | ATaluM sAMbhaLatAMja pradyumnakumAra te saDasaDATa e AMbAnI upara chalaMga lagAvI. aneka DALa upara pharI pharIne eka UMcI DALe jaI pAkuM phaLa teDI-tyAM besIne ArAmathI khAvA lAgyuM. mahAbalI pradyumna saheja paNa Dara rAkhyA sivAya e jhADanI tamAma DALoe pharI vaLyuM ane pAkAM phaLe teDI khAI gaye. A joI te vRkSane adhiSThAyaka deva khubaja gusse thaye ane vAMdarAnuM svarUpa dhAraNa karI pradyumna pAse AvI ne bolyA-are pApI! tuM keNuM che? mArI rajA sivAya mArA A AMbAnA vRkSa upara kema caDe che? kenI rajAthI phaLe teDe che ane kenI rajAthI tuM khAI rahyo che? ubhe rahe, tane tArA e kAryonuM phaLa ApuM chuM jethI pharIthI kadI AvuM avicArI kArya na kare! pradyumna -are kapirAja ! zuM tane khabara nathI ke vRkSe te parama paDakArI hoya che? anyane sukha A pavAnI vRttithI te e zobhe che! e phaLa levA khAvAmAM vighna UbhuM karanAra tuM koNa che? tuM keI deva nahiM paNa paNa adhama dekhAya che. tAre zuM hakka che?
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 109 A sAMbhaLI uzkerAyelA deve kumAra sAthe yuddha karyuM. mahAbalI kumAre te kapirAjane harAvyo. deve vAnaranuM svarUpa tajI devanuM asala svarUpe pragaTa karyuM ane be hAtha joDI kSamA yAcanA karavA lAgyuM. he mahAnubhAva! he mahAbalI! mArAthI jANatA ajANatAM avinaya-aparAdha thaI gayuM che te badala huM tamArI pAse kSamA mAguM chuM. ema kahI eka amulya mugaTa tathA AkAzamArge UDI zakAya evI pAvaDInI joDa ApI. he prabhu! Apa mArA svAmI che mArI jayAre jarUra paDe tyAre mane yAda karazo. Apane hukama eja mAru kArya thaI raheze. Ama kahI kumArane AMbAnA vRkSanI nIce mUkI deva svasthAne gaye. puSpamALA ane amUlya alaMkArothI vibhUSita pradyumnakumArane joI ja mukha tathA anya kumAranA haiyAmAM vera ane IrSAne agni bhaDabhaDa baLI rahyo. tene maLatI siddhionI adekhAI thatI paNa kAMI karI zakavAnI tAkAta na hovAthI samasamI rahetA saune banelI hakIkta jaNAvI-A rIte ahIM sAtamI siddhi meLavavA bhAgyazALI banyA. siddhi naM. 8 pradyumna sAthe sarva bhAIo AnaMda karatAM AgaLa
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________________ 110 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra rastAmAM kapittha nAme moTuM jaMgala AvyuM. A jaMgalamAM aneka keDanA jhADa hatAM. te jhADa upara amRta samAna mIThA keThAnA phaLa hatAM. A joIne ja mukhe sau sAthIone kahyuM-bhAIe, A vananA adhiSThAtA deva A vanamAM praveza karanArane zabdomAM varNavI na zakAya tevI abhUta nirmaLa kAMti pamADe che. A sAMbhaLI pradyumna bolI UThaye ke ema haze to te huM ekaleja A vanamAM jaIza ema kahI tarataja kapittha vanamAM praveze che. vanamAM eka moTA ghaTAdAra kaThAnA vRkSane dekhI tene upara caDI gaye ane pAkA koThAnA phaLa teDI aMdarane mIThe padArtha khAIne chetarAM nIce pheMkavA lAgya, Ama atizaya AnaMda karate eka jhADethI bIje jhADe ane eka DALethI bIjI DALe kUdAkUda karate majA lUMTate hate. AnaMda karate hate. evAmAM e jaMgalanA adhiSThAtA deva- eka madamasta hAthInuM rUpa dhAraNa karI tyAM AvyAM. te atyaMta gusse thayela hatAM. lAMbA daMtazULa ane suMDhane vAraMvAra uchALI-avAja karI DarAvatA hatA. kumArane pakaDavAnI zarU Ata kare che tyAM bAhoza ane catura pradyumnakumAre svazaktinA baLe te hAthIne vaza karI tenA lAMbA dAMta upara paga mUkatAM ja te madamasta hAthI upara caDI beThe, tenA gaMDasthaLa upara vAraMvAra tADana-karIne mada rahita karyo.
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 111 vaza thayela gajarAja kholyA-3 kumAra ! huM Apane dAsAnudAsa chuM ane Apa mArA adhipati che. sevaka ApanI sevAmAM hAjarAhajura che. ema kahI kimatI meATA meTAM meAtInA hAra bheTa dharyAM. tyArabAda te kAThAnA jhADa uparathI peAtAnI pITha para besArTI jaMgalanI bahAra- mitro ane bhAIo pAse mUkI peAtAnA raste gayA. amulya meAtIonA hArathI pUjAyela pradyumnane joI sava" ALakAnA haiyAmAM phALa paDI-arere ! haju te A jIvatA che ane eka pachI eka vijaya meLavI amUlya bheTA meLavatA ja rahe che. ApaNe te mAtra tenI sukhA kRti joI khaLatAM rahevAnu che. Ane kema karI dUra karavA ? tenI ciMtAmAM sau khALake udAsIna thayA. Ama pradyumna kumAre AThamI sidhdhi meLavI siddhi naM. 9 sau kumAre ekadA eka zruMga nAme pava ta pAse AvI paheAMcyA. dveSabhAve vamukhe kahyuM-jue bhAI A, aneka vRddha purUSoe A zrRMga viSe kahevuM che te meM sAMbhaLela che ke A zruMga upara janAra mANasane bhautika siddhie tathA sapatti maLe che. temaja mahAsukha pAme che. e vAta atyAre A zrRMgane jovAthI ja mane yAda AvI. che. A sAMbhaLI pradyumna vajramukhane kahevA lAgyA ke he bhAi ! tamArI rajA meLavI je kA` karU chuM te phaLa dAyaka nivaDe che. mATe jo tame mane rajA Ape te huM jAuM.
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________________ puNyane prabhAva yAne pradhumnakumAra vajAmukha kahe bhale, tArI IcchA hoya to mArI nA nathI, siMhanI garjanAothI bhayaMkara jaNAtA e zraMga upara te gayA. tenA zikhara upara jaIne kesarAMsa hanA jevA bhayakara siMhanAda-gajanAda ane harSanAda vAraMvAra karavA lAgyA. pradyumnanI bhayaMkara ga nA nidrA devIne AdhIna anelA bhujagezvara nAmanA nAgarAja potAnI phaNAe UMcI karI jAgI uThayA ane kuphADA mAratA AvI pahoMcyA ane kumAra sAthe yuddha zarU karyu. 112 bhayaMkara yuddha jAmyuM. laDatAM laDatAM kumAre nAgarAjanuM mukha pakaDI lIdhuM. parAjaya pAmelA nAge peAtAnu svarUpa dhAraNa karI deva svarupe hAjara thayA. laDAImAM hArI javAthI kumArane zaraNe AvyeA, ane kholI UThaye hai mahAbalI ? zizamaNI ! tamArI rhiMmata ane parAkramathI huM' prasanna thayA chu. Ama kahI te dhruve kumArane eka azva, hIrAnI vITI ane hIrA jaDIta eka charI bheTa dharI ane vinati karI ke he nAtha ! huM tamArA sevaka chuM. A sevakanI jyAre jarUra paDe tyAre avazya kholAvo. huM tarata ja hAjara thaI ApanI AjJA pramANe kArya karI ApIza, temaja ahIM pharIvAra jarUra AvI amArUM AMgaNuM pAvana karo. Ama kahIM te deve kumArane pavatanI taLeTImAM mUkI svasthAne gayA. tyAMthI kumAra azva upara besI anya kumAro hatAM tyAM AvI paheAMcyA. tene sahIsalAmata pAche
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 113 Avele joI sarvenI AMkhamAM jhera paDayuM. chatAM tenI sanmukha atyaMta prema darzAvI banelI sarva vAta pUchI. kumAre savistara vAta harSathI jaNavI, Ama kumAre navamI siddhinuM dAna meLavyuM. siddhi naM. 10 keTalAka divasa pachI kapaTa pUrvaka sneha dAkhavanArA bhAIo sAthe AnaMda vineda ane ramata karatAM sau rAvaNa nAmanA giri pAse AvI pahoMcyA, sau bhAIomAM mATe kaThora mana vALe ane mahA kapaTI vamukha bolya-A rAvaNa girine vaDIlee mahApratApI parvata kahyo che. temaja A giri upara caDe tene siddhio sAthe aDhaLaka dhana saMpati maLe che. A sAMbhaLI pradyumnakumAra jhaDapathI te parvata upara pahoMce che, koI mAnavIne avAja sAMbhaLIne te girine adhiSThAyaka deva gusse bharAI-lAlacaLa AMkhe karI kumAra pAse AvyuM, ane kahevA lAgya-ke tuM keNa che? ahIM kema Ave che? nakakI kaI tArA vairIoe tane ahIM meka lAge che! nakakI tAre kALa ja bhame che! tane je tAre jIva vahAle hoya te je AvyuM che te ja pAcho cAlyo jA ! nahiMtara tAre jIva gumAvIza. pradyumnakumAra bolya-re mUkha! huM tArI bIkathI DaravAne nathI, mane kADhatAM pahelAM tAre na nIkaLavuM paDe pra. 8
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra te dhyAna rAkhaje ahIMthI tane kADhI ahI' rahevA mATe ja Avye chu. tAre jo jIvatA rahevu' hAya te tuM ahI'thI khIje cAlyA jA, mane sukhethI rahevA de. A sAMbhaLI te deva vicAra kare che ke kharekhara A mAnavI mArA karatAM vadhu aLavAna jaNAya che, AvA mANasa sAthe yuddha karavAM karatAM mitratA karavI vadhu sArI che, laDIzane hArIza tA mA sa haka cAlyA jaze. AthI te kholyA-he mahAnubhAva huM Apane vaza chuM ApanA sevaka chuM, 114 Ama kahIM te deve kaMThamAM zobhe tevu kiMmata AbhU SaSNu-be aherakhAM kaDAM e eka kaDhoro bheTa ApyA ane vinati karI ke jyAre jarUra paDe tyAre mane yAda karajo huM ApanI sevA karavA haMmezA tatpara chu tyArabAda deve ApelA alaMkAro ridhAna karI kumAra patanI nIce AvI pahoMcyA. vajramukha vagere bhAI kapaTa pUrNAMkanA sneha khatAvI tenA vakhANa karavA lAgyA. temaja paryaMta upara anelI hakIkata spaSTa paNe kumAre jaNAvI siddhinuM dasamuM' sApAna zara karyuM. siddhi naM. 11 eka vakhata khadhAM bhAIe pharatAM pharatAM varAhavadana nAmanA paryaMtanI taLeTImAM AvI pahAcyAM, tyAM vamukhe saune kahyu-bhAI A, je mANasa svaya' svazakitathI A
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 115 parvata caDI jAya tenI A parvatanA adhiSThAtA deva pUjA kare che. jo ke A parvata caDe atyaMta kaThIna che. A sAMbhaLI pradyumnakumAra sAvacetI pUrvaka? dhIre dhIre sAcavI saMbhALIne paga mUkatAM te parvata Upara pahoMce koI bhayane khAI javAnI daSTie parvatane rahevAsI deva mukha upADuM rAkhI beTho hate. tevAmAM tene vikasaLa mukhamAM pradyumnane praveza thaI gaye ke tarata ja tene kacaDI nAMkhavAnI IcchAthI pitAnuM moDhuM baMdha karyuM. pradyumna tarataja samajI gaye ane cetI gayo pitAnI AgavI zaktithI tenA badhAja dAMta toDI nAMkhyAM ane sAcavIne tenA mukhamAMthI bahAra AvyuM. kumAranAM AvA anupama baLa-sAmarthya ane sAhasathI te deva prasanna thaye ane kumAra pAse AvI vaMdana karI bolyA, he nAtha ! huM tamAre sevaka chuM. ema kahI teNe eka zaMkha ane kulenuM banAvela dhanuSya arpaNa karI kahyuM ke he prabhu? Apa jyAre ane jyAM mane yAda karaze te ja kSaNe huM hAjara thaIza; ema jaNAvI kumAranI pUjA karI bhakti karI. padyumna kArya patAvI parvatanI nIce AvyuM. IrSA ane jherathI bharelAM sau bALako tene pAcho Avelo joI daMga thaI gayAM, parvata upara banelI sarva hakIkta saune kahI saMbhaLAvI, samaya jatAM ghaNuM siddhio prApta thavAthI anya kumAranA hRdayamAM IrSAnI Aga jalI rahI hatI.
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________________ 116 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra siddhionA zikhara paikI 11 muM zikhara sara karyuM. siddhine 12 badhAM kumAre e bhegA maLI vicAra karyo ke ApaNe pradyumnane keIpaNa rIte mArI zakavAnA nathI temaja e mahA baLavAna hAI ApaNe phArvIe tema nathI te have vAtaja choDI daIe. vaja mukha be-bhAIo, tame sau nAzI pAsa na thAva. mArI pAse hajU te keTalIye vastu che. game te rIte huM ene mArIne ja jaMpIza. tame kaI ciMtA karaze nahi. duSTane duSTa ja vicAra Ave ne! eka divasa sarva kumAre bhegAM maLI pharavA nIkaLyA. pharatAM pharatA ghaNe dUra nIkaLI gayA. AgaLa jatAM padyumna nAme moTuM jaMgala AvyuM. tyAM vamukha beltha juo, bhAIo, A jaMgalamAM saheja paNa bhaya rAkhyA sivAya je mANasa jAya che tene akhUTa lakSmI prApta thAya che. A sAMbhaLI pradyune kahyuM ke he bhAI! A vanamAM javAnI mArI IcchA che te mane rajA Ape. vajamukhane te vAta gamatI ja hatI. eTale rajA ApIne kahyuM jevI tArI IcchA ! jo ke A vanamAM javAnI mArI IcchA hatI paraMtu te mAne che eTale mAre tane javA de e mArI pharaja che. jA-ghaNuM khuzIthI jA. kumArane e vanamAM praveza thatAM ja keIne raDavAne
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 117 avAja Avyo tethI te dizAmAM gaye. eka moTA jhADa sAthe eka vidyAgharane bAMdhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM ane te jora jorathI raDate hate. dayALu kumAre tenuM baMdhana kApI nAMkhI chUTo karyo. pradyumnakumAre pUchyuM ke he bhAI! tuM keNa che ? zA kAraNathI tArI AvI dazA thavA pAmI ? huM tAre mitra chuM ema samajIne jarA paNa gabharAyA vagara satya hakIkata kahe. vidyAghara kahehe bhAgyavAna ! mArA keI puNyane udaya haze ke Apa ahIM AvyAM ane mane chUTe karyo huM mane java nAme vidyAghara chuM. A pavanamAM eka krUra vasaMtaka vidyAghara rahe che. ne mArA pUrvabhavane duzmana che. jethI kapaTa karI mane bAMdhI ghaNeja trAsa Ape che. te dayALu ! atyAre tame mArA sagAM bhAIthI paNa vizeSa che. tamArA sivAya bIjA keIne Azare nathI, game te rIte Apa mane bacAve, huM Apane upakAra kadI nahi bhUluM. A sAMbhaLI kumAre tene hiMmata ApI. A vidhAdharane chUTA karatA pahelAM kumAre kaI ja vicAra na karyo ke A mANasa mane dago karI muzkelImAM mUkI deze te ? upakArI jane upakAra karatI vakhate sajajana ke durjana letA nathI. paraMtu pitAnuM sat kArya kare che. kumAre mane java vidyAdharane choDyo ke tarataja deDate jaI pitAnA duzmana vidyAdhara vasaMtakane vALa pakaDI DhasaDIne kumAra pAse lAvyo. temaja kumArane kahevA lAgyuM ke mitra
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________________ 118 puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradhumnakumAra tame mArA prANadAtA che. tamane je kAMI ApuM te Adhu che. ema kahI e vidyAmAInA hAra tathA indrajAlanI vidyA ApavA lAgyA. kumAre kahyuM- bhAI! mAre aTala niya che ke jyAM sudhI A tArA baMdhanamAM rahelAne cheDIza nahIM tyAMsudhI mAre phrAI cIja na khape. AthI maneAjave-vasaMtakane chUTo mUkayo. pradyumnakumAre baMnnene upadeza ApI bannene vara cheDI daI mitratA karavA samajAvyu. bannee temanuM kahyu mAnIne paraspara AliMgana ApI mitra banyA ane tyArabAda maneAjave ApelI vastue kumAre svIkArI, vidyAdhara vasaMtake vicAyu ke A kumAra mArI putrIne ceAgya che tethI peAtAnI putrI tilakasu darIne paraNAvI. pradyumnakumAra teNInI sAthe ghaNA samaya kriDA karatA tyAM theADo samaya pasAra karyAM. A khAju vajramukha ane anya kumAre pradyumna pAchA nahi AvavAthI rAjI rAjI thaI gayAM. temanI je bhAvanA hatI te Aje phaLI che tevuM lAgyuM. ane hamAM mIThAI lAvI sau AnaMda luTavA lAgyA. ane AnaMdanA samaya pasAra karavA lAgyA. thADA vakhata pachI vimAnamAM besI pradyumnakumAra, tenI patni tilakama jarI anya gAMdharvI ane lagnanI sAmagrI lai ne pAche pharyAM. temanuM vimAna nihALI vajramukha ane khIjA kumArA vicAramAM paDayA. ke AvA uttama vimAnanu` mAlika kANuM haze ? vimAnanA prakAzathI sau
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 119 aMjAI gayAM tevAmAM te enI najIka vimAna utaryuM tethI kumAra ekadama bahAra AvI bhAIone malya. saune kumAranI A vAta jANavAnI AturatA hatI tethI kumAre banelI sarva hakIkta kahI. kumAra pAsethI sAMbhaLI agnimAM agni vadhavAnI jema ISa vadhI. siddhiomAM umere thatAM bAramI siddhi prApta thaI. sidhidha naM. 13 eka divasa A sarve bALake pradyumna sahita vaitADhaya giri upara gammata karatAM hatA pharatAM pharatAM teo sau kALavana nAmanA vana pAse gayA. te vana pAse AvI vAmukhe kapaTathI kahyuM -je A vanamAM jAya tene aneka vidyAo prApta thAya che. e sAMbhaLIne kumAra tarataja te vanamAM pravezyo. te vanamAM ghADI ane zitaLa chAyAvALA manehara pradezamAM AvI kIDA karavA lAgyo. manmattanI mAphaka kUdavA lAgyo ane khaDakhaDATa hasavA lAgyo. A sAMbhaLI jaMgalane adhiSThAyaka deva gusse thaI bUmo pADate AvI pahoMcyo. ane kumAra sAthe yuddha karavA lAgyo. thoDo samaya baMne vacce yuddha cAlyuM. aMte te devane jamIna upara paTakI tenI chAtI upara ArUDha thayo. ane prahAra karavA hAtha UpADe che tyAM te deva karagarI paDyo. he paramakRpALu, Apa mArA svAmI chehuM Apane dAsa chuM. mane mAraze nahiM. AthI kumAre tene choDI dIdhuM.
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________________ 20 puNayane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra deve kumAranA sAhasa-baLa-hiMmata upara prasanna thaI eka dhanuSya ane vidyAsiddha pAMca bANa ApyAM ane kahyuM he nAtha ! jyAre jarUra paDe tyAre mane yAda karaze. kumAra tyAMthI nIkaLI pAcho Avyo. prasanna mukhe pradyumnakumArane vananI bahAra sukharUpa pAcho Avele joI sau ciMtAtura thayAM. kumAranI sAthe kapaTathI vAta karI. kumAre banelI tamAma hakIkta bhAIone jaNAvI. siddhinuM teramuM sopAna prApta karyuM. sidhi naM. 14 eka divasa A badhA kumAre pradyumnane laIne pharavA nIkaLyAM. pharatA pharatA se eka guphA pAse AvI pahoMcyA. vaja mukhe kahyuM-A guphAne bhImaguphA kahe che. je mANasa A guphAmAM jAya che tene camatkArIka padArtho male che. A sAMbhaLI pradyumnakumAra tarata ja e guphAmAM pravezyo e guphAnA adhiSThAyaka deve tene Avate je eTale teNe eka mahAnAganuM svarUpa karI maTI phaNAo dvArA kuMphADA mAravA lAgyo, dharatI dhrujAvA lAgyo, bIhAmaNA svarUpa karavA lAge. atyaMta krodhamAM AvI jaI te nAga kumAra upara kuMphADA mArI jhera varasAvavA lAgyo. kumAra sajAga hato teNe te samaye barAbara lAga joIne nAganuM mukha pakaDI lIdhuM. ane cAre bAjue pheravIne dUra pheMkI dIdhe AvuM traNa vakhata karyuM jethI nAga lagabhaga marelAM je thaI gayo. kumAra
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 121 hajI paNa mane trAsa Apaze. te DarathI nAge pitAnuM asala svarUpa karI deva zarIra dhAraNa karI page lAge ane belya! he pratApI kumAra, AjathI huM Apane dAsa chuM. mArA pratye dayA rAkhaje ema kahI eka pupamaya chatrabe sapheda cAmara ane eka puSamaya zayyA bheTa dharI te svIkArI kumAra guphAmAMthI bahAra AvyuM. deva kumArane guphAnA dvAra sudhI vaLAvavA AvyuM hatuM. kumAranI anumati meLavI te pitAnA sthAne gaye. deve ApelI sarva cIjo laIne Avela kumArane joI tenA bhAIe IrSAthI saLagI jatAM hatAM guphAmAM banelI tamAma hakIkata saune jaNAvI. A rIte pradyumna kumArane caudamI siddhi malI. siddhi- 15 pradyumnane mAravAnA ATaATalA prayAsa karavA chatAM badhA ja prayatna niSphaLa javAthI-phUDa-kapaTa pApI vicAra vALA ane dveSabhAvathI bharelA badhAM kumAre vajamukhane laIne eka sthaLe bhegAM maLyAM. ane kahevA lAgyA-he vaDIla bhAI vajamukhI pradyumnakumArane mAravA ATaATalA prayatna karyA chatAM te maravAne badale aneka phAyadA ane lAbha meLavate ja rahe che. ApaNe karelA tamAma prayatna niSphaLa gayAM che. tene lAbhadAyaka thayA che. AthI ame saue evuM nakkI karyuM che ke AvatI
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra vijayAdasamIne dahADe saue bhegAM maLI ekI sAthe tenA upara prahAro karIne khatama karI nAMkhavA. eja atimazreSTha upAya che. 122 A sAMbhaLI vajramukha elyeA-tame zAMti rAkhAAkaLA utAvaLA thavAthI tA ApaNane nukazAnaja thavAnu che. tame sau bhegAM maLI enA upara tUTI paDazo paNa tamane khabara nathI ke te kumAra mahAbaLavAna-zaktimAna ane vidyAvAna che. vAjevuM enu zarIra che, sekaDo hathIAre bhegAM karavAM chatAM tene mArI zakAya tema nathI-are ? ema karatAM e mare nahi te tenI sAthe ane pitAjInI sAthe duzmanAvaTa thAya. tamArA vicAra taddana geravyAjabI che. pitAne ke pradyumnane aMdhArAmAM rAkhI dagA prapaMca thI mAravA joIe-e mATe meM e upAya zodhI rAkhyA che chatAM tenuM rakSaNa thAya te samajavuM ke duniyAnI koI tAkAta tene mArI zake tema nathI. huM mArAthI banatAM badhA prayatna karuM chuM. tame sau dhIraja rAkheA. keTalAka divasa pachI badhAM kumArI pradyumnakumArane laI ne vipula nAme vanamAM ramata ramavA gayA. vananI pAse rahIne vajramukhe saune kahyu ke je kAI dhai vAna mANasa A vipula vananA AgaLanA bhAgamAM jAya tene uttama prakAranA lAbha avazya thAya che. -- A sAMbhaLI pradyumnakumAre vajramukhane kahyuM huM
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 123 bhAI ! A vanamAM mane jatAM rokazo nahiM. je nara jAya e nara uttama lAbha pAme che ema tame belyA che te mane sArthaka karavA de. ane kumAra vanamAM gaye. keTaleka bhAga vaTAvIne vananI madhyamAM pahoMce. tyAM thaIne eka nadI pasAra thatI hatI. temAM aneka pakSIo ane haMsanI hAramALA viharatI hatI seMkaDo vRkSo tenI baMne bAjue suMdaratAmAM vadhAro karI rahyA hatAM ane nadInA AgaLanA bhAgamAM kALA raMganI zilAo zobhatI hatI. evI eka zilAnI Toca upara padmAsana vALIne pUrva dizAmAM mukha rAkhI hAthamAM rUdrAkSanI mALAthI jApa karatI eka strI beThI hatI saphedavastramAM atyaMta suMdara dekhAtI soLa varSanI bALA najare paDI, raMge rUpe IdrANuM samI bhAsatI hatI. e joI pradyumnakumAra vicAramAM paDe ke A kaI mAnavI haze ke devakanyA haze! bArIkAIthI nIrikSaNa karatAM khyAla Avyo ke A kharekhara mAnavI ja che tenuM 25 lAvaNya ane aMgopAMga joI kumAra mohita thaye. tethI tyAM Aju bAju pharate hate. evAmAM vasaMta nAme vidyAdhara tyAM Avya-kumArane namaskAra karI sanmukha ubhe. kumAre pUchyuM- vidyAdhara! A tapa karI rahI che te bALa keNa che? tenA pitA keNa che? zA kAraNathI AvuM
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________________ 124 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra ugra tapa karI rahI che tuM mAre mitra hevAthI tene pUchuM chuM. tuM satya hakIkta kahI mArI zaMkAnuM nivAraNa kara. | vighAghara -he bhAgyazAlI ! vidyAghara purane adhipati vAyuvega nAme khecara che. tene vANa nAmanI patni che temanI A putrI che. janmathI teNI prANImAtra pratye anahada prema rAkhatI AthI tenA mAta pitAe tenuM nAma rati rAkhyuM che A upavanamAM ramatAM dhIre dhIre yauvana avasthAne varI che. eka divasanI vAta che. vAyuvega vidyAgharane tyAM eka munirAja padhArelAM. vidyAdhare munizrInI khUbaja Aga tAsvAgatA karelI, bhAvabhakti pUrvaka satkAra karyo hate. te munine te vidyAghare pUcheluM ke he svAmInuM ? Apa kRpA karIne mane jaNAvazo ke mArI putrIne pati koNa thaze? mahAjJAnI munirAje jaNAveluM ke-he vAyuvega ! saurASTranA kinAre Avela dvArikA nagarInA traNa khaMDanA mAlika rAjavI kRSNajInA mahA bhAgyavaMte mahA baLavate ane mahA buddhivaMte pradyumna nAmane putra pharatAM pharatAM ahIM AvI caDaze. te samaye tuM tArI putrI temane varAvajetenI sAthe milana thaze ane tArI putrI paNa AnaMda pAmaze. Ama kahIne munizrI vahetAM pANI nirmaLA e nyAye cAlatAM thayA. te vidyAdharanI putrIne A vAtanI jANa thatAM teNI te pati meLavavA temanA nAmanuM dhyAna karatI tapa kare che.
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________________ 8. nAradajI pAchA pharyA 125 vaLI munizrInA kahevA mujabanA tamAma guNe mane ApanAmAM dekhAya che. mArI mAnyatA pramANe Apaja e nararatna che. tamArA bannenuM milana egya che. paghune vasaMta vidyAghArane vidita karyuM ke ApanI vAta satya hevA chatAM tenA pitA vAyuveganI hAjarI jarUrI che. kumAranI vAta sAMbhaLI vAyuvega pAse tega. vasaMta vidyAghare vAyuveganI pAse jaIne tamAma vAta kahI tethI tarataja teo baMne tyAM gayA ane pradyumna-ratinA vivAha karyA. pitAnI putrI sAthe amUlyaratna pUrvaka bIjA aneka kImatI cIjo paNa bheTa karI. pradyumna lagna karI ratinI sAthe bhoga-vilAsa bhegavate tyAM rahyo. Ama ghaNA divaso rahIne potAnA sasarAnI saMmati meLavI? ratine sAthe laI rathamAM besI pitAnA pitAne tyAM javA nIkaLe. pradyumnakumAra pAcho AvyA na hovAthI vajamukhavigere bhAIo khuzI thatAM hatA. ane pitAnI kapaTa vighAthI phAvyA che ema samajI AnaMda karatAM hatAM paraMtu pradyumna rathamAM besI patnine laIne AvyuM te jANuM sau kumAranAM hRdayamAM IrSA vadhatI gaI. kumAre sau mitra-kumArane badhI ja vAta kahI. puNyanA prabaLa prabhAve pradyumnakumAre paMdaramI siddhi hAMsala karI siddhi naM-16 pradyumnakumAra sAme cAlyA AvatA joIne zakaTa
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________________ 126 puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra nAmathI prasiddha eka vidyAgharane sUrya samAna tejasvI kumAra pratye prema-lAgaNI janmI UThI, te pradyumna kumAra pAse Avye tenI pAse AvIne mAthuM namAvI vaMdana karyA, teNe kumArane kAmadhenu ane puSpaka nAmanA ratha kumArane samarpita karyAM; vidyAdhara pradyumnanI rajA laI vidAya thayA, lakSmI sAmethI DhADIne AvI. Ama vagara mahenate kumArane seALamI siddhi malI. vajramukha ane anya kumAreAnA tamAma prapaMceA nakAmA TharyAM. peAtAnA tamAma pAsAe ulaTAM paDavAthI te khALake sau khinna thayAM. pradyumna kumAra mahA puruzALI AtmA hovAthI vidhIonA tamAma kAvAdAvA kuDa kapaTa niSphaLa gayAM. puNyazArthIne pratikuLa paNa anukuLa rUpe thAya.
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________________ tsa X REGRE3XWWW 32 9 x X Yin Fang Fang Fang Huo Fang strI caritra Xian De Xian Zu Xian pradyumnakumAra rati nAmanI patnine sAthe laIne nagaramAM AvI rahyA hatAM temane jovA Thera Thera lAkonA ToLA rAjAnI sabhAmAM UbhAM hatAM. gokhe ane jharUkhe UbhelI strIemAM kAI IndrANI jevI rUpavaMttI nArI jevI, maneAhara candranA mukha jevI kamalAkSI-mRgAkSI jevI A apsarAthI paNa adhika zobha tI evI ratinA vakhANu karatAM te koI kumAranA vakhANu karatAM to keAI temanI joDI atyaMta dIpI rahI che ema kahetAM. Ama nagaravAsIenI vANI sAMbhaLIne atyaMta khuza thayela pradyumnakumAra kAlasaMvara AvyeA. darathI pitAjIne namaskAra karatA karatA temanI najadauka AvIne pagamAM zira jhUkAvIne vaMdana karyAM. pitAe putranI pITha para hAtha mUkIne zAkhAzI ApatAM premathI pAse esAye teNe meLavelI seALa siddhio viSe pUchatAM putre tamAma hakIkta zAMtipUrvaka samajAvI. ane meLavelI tamAma vastu dekhADI hAtha joDIne kholyuMA-he pitAjI, meM je kAMi meLavyuM che te Apanauja kRpA che, mArAmAM kAMI zakita nathI. kRpAvinA ka'Isiddha thatuM nathI, pachI pitAnI pAsethI peAtAna
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradhumnakumAra mAtA pAse gayA ane saghaLI vAta jaNAvI. tenI mAtA kanakamAlA bahu rAjI thaI gai. mAdaka dravye nAMkhI 5'caga dhathI banAvela tAMbula khavaDAvyuM ane sugaMdhi dravyethI banAvela lepa zarIre vilepana karyAM, te kanakamAlAnI bhaktimAM zaMkA che. 128 Ama mAthe maNI jaDelA mugaTa-kAne hIrAjaDIta kuMDala, vizALa kapAla, kiMmati AbhuSaNA, namaNe deha vage rethI pradyumnakumAra atyaMta zobhatA hatA. kumArane joine kanakamAlAnA hRdayamAM vikAra pedA thayA- kumAranI sAthe bhAga bhAgavavAnI tRSNA jAgI, tenuM yauvana uchALA mAratuM hatuM. manamAM vicAratIke kumAra mArA yauvanane na bhogave tA mAru jIvana nakAmu' kahevAya, vaLI vicAratI ke kumAra kayAM mAre peAtAno putra che ? game tema thAya paNa huM tene meLavane ja jaMpIza theDIvAra besIne kumAra tenA AvAse gayA. kumAra gayA ke tarataja kanakamAlA bebhAna thaI ne DhaLI paDI. dAsIee DhoDA DhADa karI ane rANIjIne upacAra karavAthI roganu koi mULa na jaDayuM. para'tu mahAcatura vaidyone jaNAyu ke A zrI virahanI vyathAthI ja pIDAya che bAkI bIjo koi roga nathI. paraMtu baidya zANA hAya che te mauna rAkhe che. chevaTe kahe che keA roganuM kharAkhara nidAna thaI zakatuM nathI. chatAM davAo cAlu. che. roga vadhavA lAgyA. bIje divase savAramAM kAlasa'vara rAjA darabAramAM
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________________ 9. strI caritra 129 beThA che. putra padyumna prAtaHkALanuM vaMdana karavA AvyA tyAre pitAe putrane jaNAvyuM ke pradyumna! tuM te haravA pharavAmAM, meja zekhamAM hAlache, paNa tArI mAtA kanakamAlAnI ghaNI gaMbhIra tabIyata che mATe temanI khabara kADha che. temaja tArUM me joIne paNa AnaMdIta thaI zake. pitAjInI vAta sAMbhaLI pradyumna belya-mArI mAtA bimAra che enI mane keIja mAhiti nathI. atyAre tamArI pAsethI ja meM jANyuM-huM atyAre ja temanI pAse jAuM chuMtemane jaladIthI sAruM thAya evuM karUM chuM. pradyumna mAtAnA mahelamAM gaye. praNAma karI khabara aMtara pUchayAM. taduparAMta kahyuM ke mane te atyAreja mArA pitAjIe tamArA samAcAra ApyAM eTale tarataja Avyo chuM paNa tame mane kema samAcAra na mokalyA? mane kema belA vyo nahiM? mArI sAthe bhedabhAva kema rAkhe che? plAna mukhavALI kanakamAlAe tene potAnI pAse besADe. dAsI e ane anya nekarone ravAnA karyA. temanA be sivAya tyAM bIjuM kaMI ja na hatuM. kanakamAlAe eka draSTAMta ApyuM ane kahyuM priya pradyuna sAMbhaLa ane samaja. keI eka purUSa hatuM. teNe eka AMbe vAgye ja tenI mAvajata karate-pANuM pAte ane uchera karate. kaeNmasara cemAsuM-ziyALe ane unALe pasAra thatAM gayA ane dhIre dhIre te vRkSa sArUM vadhatuM gayuM. pele mANasa te niraMtara pra, 9
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra tenA ucheranu dhyAna rAkhe che. samaya jatAM te jhADane phUla AvyA ane tyArabAda phaLe AvyA. pelA mANuse aneka saMkaTA veThI ucheryu che te purUSa e jhADanA phaLA khAi zakayA nahi. anya mANasA AnadathI tene upabhoga karatAM. 130 pradyumna ! tuM mahAbuddhizALI che-tu vicArI jo ke te purUSane keTaluM duHkha thatuM haze." pradyumne kahyuM-mAtAjI, AmAM vaLI zuM pUchyuM ? AkhI duniyA jANe che ke te purUSane atyaMta duHkha thAya. paNa Apa zuM pUchavA mAMge che? ApanA kathananeA bhAvA hu samajI zakatA nathI. tame spaSTa bhASAmAM kahA to samaja paDe. kanakamAlAe UDA nisAsA nAMkhyA. ane belI-De pradyumna, huM tane tArI pAtAnIja vAta karuM chuM. tuM sAMbhaLa. jo-tuM mArA putra nathI. ane nathI huM tArI mAtA! nathI kAlasaMvara tArA pitA nathI ane tuM temane putra! pradyumna kahe--to huM ahI AvyA kevI rIte ? kana kamAlA kahe-eka divasa kAlasa vara pharavA nIkaLela tyAre rastAmAM eka zilA upara tane paDelA joyA-te tane ahI lAvI mane ApyA che. me tArU pAlana-poSaNa karI moTo karyAM che. have tuM yauvAna pAmyA .. tAru yauvana rUpa suMdarIone DAlAvI nAMkhe tevu che. nijaja banI kAmAtura thayelI. te kahevA lAgI ke-hai madana ! mAro roga maTADanAra tuM ja che. have tuM mArA nAtha khanIjA, mane jIvADavI
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________________ 9. strI caritra 131 ke mAravI te tArA hAthanI bAjI che. AmraphaLanI upamA mujaba-huM te kadI pAmI zakuM nahiM ane anya pramadAe tArA bhegane mANe e joIne zuM mane kAMIja na thAya ? mAre tane eTaluM ja kahevAnuM che ke je ApaNA bannenuM sAruM Icchate he te mArI sAthe bhega bhegava ane lAMbA samayanI mArI tRSA chIpAva. A sivAya bIjI paNa eka vAta karavAnI che te sAMbhaLaA mahI nadInA kinAre analapura nAme gAma che temAM niSadha nAme rAjA che. te rAjAnI huM mAnItI putrI chuM. mArA pitAjIe gaurI nAmanI mahA vighA mane ApelI che. tyArabAda kAlasaMvara rAjA sAthe mAre vivAha thaye teja divase temaNe paNa mane khuza thaIne prajJaptikA nAmanI vidyA ApI che, te be vidyAnA baLe khecane rAjA kAla saMvara paNa mArA sivAya bIjI strI Icho nathI. tuM tArA pitAne (pAlaka) ke bhrAtRvargane koI bhaya rAkhIza nahiM, AthI have huM tane vinaMti karuM chuM ke jo tuM mane saMtoSa ApIza te mArI pAsethI be vidyAo tane malase. tene kAraNe sarva lekamAM tAre vijaya thaze. vizvamAM kyAMya kadI tAre parAjaya thaze nahiM, tuM tArI jAtane mahAbhAgyazALI mAnI le. huM kada keInaya nahiM cAhanArI evI Aje huM pite tane kharA dIlathI cAhuM chuM. sarva zaMkAe choDI mArI sAthe prema kara, ApaNe prema sadA
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________________ 132 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra kALa jIvaMta raheze ane temAM tAruM hita paNa che. have vilaMba kare tane zobhatuM nathI. kada nahIM sAMbhaLelA zabdo sAMbhaLIne pradyumna kumAra gusse thaIne kahe....mA banIne tArA dIkarAne dhaNI kahetAM, banAvatAM zarama ke lAja AvatI nathI. tAruM mukha zobhatuM nathI. strI jAti Ama laTakelA doraDAthI Dare paNa kAmAtura nArI sarpathI paNa Dare. | he madana ! tuM mAre pUrvabhavane pati jaNAya che. mane tArA pratye gADha prema utpanna thaye che. mATe tuM mAnI jA, anyathA jIvI zakIza nahiM-strI hatyAnuM mahata pApa tane lAgaze. pradyumna-he mAtA, tuM AvI kharAba vAta pharI belatI nahiM, tuM mArI janetA na hoya te paNa pAlaka mAtA te che jane? hiMsaka lake) mAMsa khAya paNa hADakAM te na khAya, tArA pagamAM namaskAra karIne jaNAvuM chuM ke tArI manavRtti badala, leka maryAdAne sAcavavA mATe ghaNuM ghaNuM samajAvavA chatAM na mAnI tyAre thaDe vicAra karIne be. mane yogya lAgaze tema karIza paraMtu hAla tame mane baMne vidyAonuM pradAna karo. huM tene anubhava te karI jouM. pradyumnanA zabdo sAMbhaLI kanakamAlAne lAgyuM ke Aje nahiM te kAle paNa mArI manokAmanA jarUra saphala thaze. e lAlacamAM be vidyAe pradyumnane ApI. kumAre
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________________ 9. strI caritra 133 te baMne vidyAo grahaNa karI lIdhI. ane kanakamAlAne khuza karavA be ke baMne vidyAo siddha thayA pachI mane jema yogya lAgaze tema karI vacana pALIza. e mATe leza mAtra saMzaya rAkhazo nahiM mArI paNa tamArA jevI bhAvanA che, AvA mIThAM vacana kahI kanakamAlAne zAMta pADI. kSaNavAramAM ja pradyumna banne vidyAo siddha karI lIdhI. jethI kanakamAlA bolI ke have tame tamAruM vacana pALI batAve. pradyumna bolya-mAtAjI, kharI vAta kahuM te tame mArI mAtA che. pUjaya che. mAre janma bhale tame nathI Ave paraMtu pAlana piSaNa karIne mATe te tameja karela che. e vAta sArI Alama jANe che. huM mArI mAtAne pati harajhIjha banIza nahiM. taduparAMta hamaNAMja tamee mane vidyAnuM dAna ApyuM, e rIte tame mArA gurU paNa thAo cho AthI karIne huM ApanI mAgaNI svIkAravA asamartha chuM. Apa te uttama kuLamAM janmelAM che eTale pharIvAra AvI keI ajugati mAgaNI nahiM ja kare. Apa jANe che ke AvuM halakuM kRtya narake laI janAra che. jethI huM kaIpaNa rIte evuM kRtya karIza nahiM mAtA tarIke mane je kArya batAvaze te huM jarUra karIza. vidyA grahaNa karatI veLA meM kaheluM ke-je mane jema egya lAgaze tema karIza." eTale huM keIpaNa rIte vacana bhaMga karate nathI, kanakamAlane lAgyuM ke kumAre kapaTa karI mArI pAsethI
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________________ 134 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra be vidyA lIdhI che. e nIca mane banAvI gayA. paNa have zuM? pradyumna ubhuM thaI jAya che tevAmAM vAghaNanI jema vipharI kumArane hAtha pakaDe! pApI tuM mAruM mAna nathI. kumAre te hAthane jhATake lagAvI tarata ravAnA thaI gaye. DIvAra pachI kanakamAlA babaDI-kAMI vAMdho nahiM e nIcane huM jIvate nahiM choDuM. have huM evI cAla ramIza ke e badamAza jIvate ja na rahe. alapa buddhinI kanakamAlAe pitAnA nakha vaDe chAtI nA bhAgamAM ujharaDA karI lehI kahI-kapaDAM phADI nAMkhI strI caritra bhajavatI moTethI buma pADavA lAgI. A pradyumna mArA yauvAna upara julama karavA Ave paNa e pApInI mAgaNa meM svIkArI nahiM tethI mArA AvA hAla karI nAsI gaye. juo A lehI vahI rahyuM che teja tene purAve che. deDa-deDa-pakaDo? kapaTI kanakamAlA-pitAnA pati kAla saMvara pAse jaI pradyumnanI beTI cAlanI vAta karI, putra samAna gaNa lADalaDAvyA, pAlana piSana karyuM e nIca karo mArA upara kuSTa karavA uTha.sarpane dUdha pIvaDAvavA jevuM thayuM. svAmI...mArA dehanI paristhiti joI nirNaya karI zake che. paNa ApanI kRpAthI ziyaLa akhaMDita rahyuM che.....paNa he svAmI ! lehIMthI nItaratuM tenuM mAthuM kapAyeluM joIza nahi tyAM sudhI mane zAMti thaze nahiM.rAjanane sAcI vAtanI mAhiti nathI mATe kanakamAlAne satI ziromaNa mAne
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________________ 9. strI caritra 135 che. rANI chevaTe ciMtAmAM paDatuM mUkIne maraze tethI prANa thI pyArA evA pradyumna upara ati krodha Avye turataja vaja mukha Adi putrone bolAvyA. vajamukha ane anya kumAre bhegA thaI gayA. temaNe A vAta sAMbhaLIne ThAra mAravAne atyAre avasara che AthI pradyumnane ThAra mAravA sau kumAre hathiyAra laIne mAravA gayAM. pradyumna jANe kAMIja banyuM hoya e rIte hasate hate. puNyazALIe ghaNI vidyAo prApta karI che. nagara jane paNa sArI rIte prazaMse che. siMhane pakaDe kaThina tema pradyumnane pakaDI mATe ati kaThina che ema jANavA chatAM vajamukha vagere kumAre pradyumnane kahevA lAgyA-are nIca ! pApI ! halakaTa! mAtAnI sAthe AvuM te nIca vartana karyuM? tane zarama nathI AvatI ke hasI rahyo che? Ama kahI badhAM kumAre bhegAM maLI zastraprahAra karavA lAgyAM. paraMtu badhAnA zo niSphaLa gayAM. ane AthI gusse thaIne ekale hAthe aneka kumArone mArI nAMkhyA. A sAMbhaLI atyaMta gusso thayelA rAjA kAlasaMvara tenI sAme laDavA AvyA. kumAre tAjIja meLavelI be vidyAnA baLe kSaNavAramAM ja kAlasaMvarane harAvyuM. upakArI pitAnA caraNemAM namaskAra karyA. kumAranuM AvuM addabhUta parAkrama jeI kAlasaMvara vicAramAM paDe. kharekhara kumAra halakI mane vRttivALa hoI zake ja nahiM. viSayavAsanAmAM laMpaTa
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________________ 136 puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra pAse koI vidyAe TakI zake ja nahu kAlasa varane vicAramAM paDelA joi kumAra e hAtha joDIne khelyA he parama pUjya pitAzrI-tamArA jevA uttama kULamAM janmela putra kadI AvuM nIca kRtya kareja nahi. eTalu tA tamAre samajavuM joie. game tenA kahevAthI vagara vicArye Apa mArI sAthe yuddha karI che emAM ApaNI zaiAbhA nathI. he pitAjI ! kAI paNa hakIkata najare na jue ane kAInuM kahevuM mAnI lai yuddha karavuM e ucita nathI. koipaNa pagaluM bharatAM pahelAM pUrA vicAra karavA joie. Apa mArI vAta sAMbhaLe-vicAre ane pachI Apane cenya lAge tema karajo. pradyumnanI vAta sAMbhaLI kAlasaMvara rAjA kaMIka zAMta thayA. pachI pUchyuM-ke he putra! je kAMI hakIkata banI hAya te sAcI vAta kara-jethI mAre zuM karavuM tenA niNaeNya karI zakuM. AthI kumAre anelI tamAma hakIkata kAlasa vararAjAne kahI saMbhaLavI, hai pitAjI ! ATalI vAta karavA pachI paNa jo Apane mArA upara vizvAsa na Avato hoya te Apa jAte jaI ne tapAsa karI ke kAnA nakhanA e ujharaDA che. mArI mAtA kanakamAlAe hAthe karelAM ujharaDAM che mane gunAmAM saDAvavAnuM' kAvatru che. A zrI caritra kahevAya. kumAranA kahevAthI kAlasaMvara rAjAe jAte jaIne e ujharaDAM jeyAM-kharAkhara vicAratAM kumAranI vAta sAcI lAgI. kanakamAlAe jAte ja ujharaDAM karelAM pUravAra thayA. AthI
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________________ 9. zrI caritra sAkhita thaI che sAthe ja rahe. kumAra mArA mATe kaThIna ja rAjAne pastAvA thayA. rAjAe kumAranI mArTI mAMgI ane khelyA-he putra ! kanakamAlA vyabhicArINI have tuM badhu bhUlI jaI zAMtithI mArI vicAravA lAgyA ke A gharamAM rahevuM che. mAtA veraNa banI che-pitAjI patnine AdhIna rahe che. eTale muzkelI kayAre AvIne ubhI rahe e cAkakasa kahI zakAya nahi. have mAre zuM karavuM ? eja vicAra karatAM te samaye nAradaRSinA darzIna thayA. munine dUrathI joI kumAra temanI sAme gayA. AvakAra ApyA ane bhaktibhAve vinayapUrNAMka vaMdana karyAM. 137 nAradajIe AzIrvAda ApyAM che ke-he vatsa ! tane tArA mApitAnA satvare darzana thAe. muninuM AvuM vacana sAMbhaLI pradyumne nAradajIne pUchyuM-he munirAja! huM te mArA mAtApitAnI sAthe ja rahuM chu ane tame zA mATe Ave AzIrvAda Ape che ? tenI mane kAMI samaja paDatI nathI. nAradajI elyA-he putra ! A kAlasa vara ane kanakamAlA tArA sAcA pitA-mAtA nathI paraMtu dvArikAnA rAjA kRSNa ane rUkimaNI tArA sAcA pitA ane mAtA che. te aMge zrI sIma`dhara svAmIe jaNAvelI mAhitIthI samajAvye. A sAMbhaLI kanakamalAe karelI vAta barAbara samajANI. munie kahyu-he putra, huM je vAta kahu chuM te tu kharAkhara dhyAna daIne sAMbhaLaH tArA viyeAge tArA mAtApitA jhUre che. kharA avasare mANasa jo kAmamAM na Ave to tenI keAI
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________________ 138 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra kiMmata nathI. unALAmAM paDatA varasAdanI kiMmata kaMI nahiM paNa comAsAmAM paDatA varasAdanI kharI kiMmata che. he pradyumna atyAre tArA mAtAjI khUba raDI rahyA che. pitA kRSNa" khUbaja udAsa che. tuM tyAM jaldIthI mArI sAthe cAla ane zAMti pamADa....eka khAsa mahatvanI vAta paNa sAMbhaLa ! tArA pitA kRNane rukimaNInI jema satyabhAmA rANI che. rUpanuM tene bahu garva hoI ekadA teNIe mAruM apamAna kareluM. tenAM garvanuM khaMDana karavA bhImarAjAnI atyaMta svarUpavAna putrI eTale ke tArI mAtA kRSNa sAthe paraNe evI yukita meM karI ane teNIe kRSNa sAthe lagna karyA. jethI satyabhAmAne garva gaLI gaye. chatAM anya hari phAI karavI e strIone svabhAva ja che. eka divasa duryodhana-kRSNa ane baLadevajI vAte karatAM beThA hatA tevA vakhate satyabhAmA ane rukimaNI tyAM AvI poMcI. tyAre satyabhAmA belI he duryodhana-mArA putrane tAre tAre jamAI banAvavAnuM che. ane rukimaNI belI ke-mAro putra tArI putrIne svAmI banaze tyAre duryodhana akaLAIne benke ema nahIM paraMtu jene prathama putra janmaze tene huM mArI putrI paraNAvIza. vaLI IrSALu satyabhAmA bolI-ke amArA bemAMthI jene putra tArI putrIne paraNe-te samaye-amArA bemAMnI bIjI vyaktie potAnA mAthAnA vALa utArI ApavA. A amArI be vaccenI zarata che ane temAM kRSNa baLadeva ane duryodhana
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________________ 9. strI caritra 139 sAkSImAM rAkhe che. Ama laDatI jhagaDatI ane vAdavivAda karatI pitapatAne sthAne gaI. satyabhAmAne putrabhAnu uMmara lAyaka thaI gayela che ane TuMka samayamAM ja tenA vivAha thavAnA che. have bhAnu duryodhananI putrIne paraNIne prabhutAmAM pagalAM pADaze teja samaye zaratamAM hArelI rUkimaNI-tArI mAtAe mAthAnA vALa utArI ApavA paDaze. A ciMtAmAM tArI mAtA divase divase sukAI rahI che. tArI mAtA rukimaNune meM mArI putrI gaNI che. meM tenA lagna kRSNa sAthe karAvelA che. AthI tenA duHkhamAM bhAga levA huM AvI pahoMce. tArI mAtAnI kAkaludI bharI vinaMti hatI ke mane mAre putra lAvI Apo. tene duHkhanuM varNana varNavI zakAya tema nathI. mane tArI mAtA pratye lAgaNI. bhakti hovAthI huM tane teDavA mATe Avyo chuM, cAla, taiyAra thaI jA, tArI sArca janetAnuM duHkha dUra karavA mArI sAthe cAla. have vilaMba karIza nahiM. muninA vacane sAMbhaLI pradyumna pitAnI mAtAne malavA adhire bane. t
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________________ kumAranA kautuka GSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSB kAlasaMvara rAjA pAse jaIne kumAre munie kahelI tamAma hakIkta jaNAvI. A sAMbhaLI te atyaMta khuza thaye ane kumArane javAnI rajA ApI, ane kahyuM-mAtAnuM duHkha dUra karavuM e DAhyA putronI pharaja che, kumAra tuM khuzIthI jaI zake che paNa keIkavAra jarUra ahIM pAcho Avaje A rAjyanI riddhisiddhi sAyabI badhuM tAruM ja che, pitAne doSa na hovA chatAM pradhune pitAne depa mAnIne mAtApitA pAse kSamA yAcI. rAjArANI bane lajajA pAmyA. manamAM ghaNuM duHkha thayuM uttama putranI kadara na karatAM aMte kadarzana karI te badala kSamA mAMgI. kumArane bAthamAM laI bheTIne raDatI raDatI rANI kahe che ke A pApiNI mAnuM zuM thaze ! putra upara bhayaMkara Apa Ape. putra tathA vidyA gumAvI, lekamAM niMditabanI tethI prasake dhrusake raDatI kanakamAlAne kumAre zAMti ApI...soLa varSane samaya puro thatAM mAtapitAnI rajA meLavI. kAlasaMvara bole-he kumAra ! ajJAnatAne kAraNe je kAMI banI gayuM che te bhUlI jaje. ame tane sAcA putra tarIke pALI je prema Ape che te tuM yAda karaje.
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________________ 10. kumArAnA kautuko 141 kumAre nAradajInI mIThI mazkarI karatAM kahyuM ke dvArikA javA mATe vimAna te banAvA... RSie vimAna anAvyuM tyAre kumAra kholyuM....A vimAna zu ISTa sthaLe pahoMcADaze . nAradajI....huM kumAra ! jarura pahAMcADaze.... nAradajIne parezAna karavA mATe kumAre vimAnamAM jyAM paga sUkA tyAM taDa taDa-kaDakaDa vimAna tUTavA mAMDyuM, nAradajI kahe....huM teA gharaDA thayA. mArAthI tArA jevu vimAna banAvI zakAze nahi mATe tuM suMdara-adabhUtaramaNIya vimAna banAva ! nAradajInI anujJA pAmelA kuvare prajJA vidyAnA sahArAthI viziSTa vimAna banAvyuM are e kuMvara ! huM tArA mA khApa aneka rAjA ethI sevAtA, tema mArI atyaMta bhakti aneka leAkeA kare che, tu teA mArI mazkarI kema kare che? nAradajI manamAM tA AnaMda pAme che ke rUkimaNIne naMda kevA sarasa hoMziyAra che. kuMvara vimAnane ghaDIkamAM dhImu ghaDIkamAM khubaja jhaDapathI calAve che, nAradajIne DarAve che. --- kAlasa varanI rajA laI pradhumnakumAra-nAradajInI sAthe te divya vimAnamAM esI dvArikA nagarIe javA vidAya thayA. tyAre rAjA rANIne ghaNA AghAta lAgyuMA. mArgomAM aneka zubha zukana thayAM. temanuM vimAna samudra, nadI, zahero paryaMta vaTAvatAM jaI rahyuM hatuM. rastAmAM pavitra girirAja dekhavAmAM AvyA. jenA upara aneka jinAlaye dekhAtAM hatAM te joi pradyumne pUchyuM ke A paryaMtanuM nAma
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________________ 142 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra zuM che? nAradajIe kahyuM putra! A girirAjanuM nAma zatruMjya che. tenA upara zrI AdIzvara vagere tIrthakarenA jinA laye che. mahA prabhAvazALI A giri che, e girinA. darzana mAtra karavAthI te ja kSaNe sarva pApane kSaya thAya che. A girirAja upara anaMta munijane siddha thayAM che ane bhaviSyamAM paNa anaMtA siddha thaze. atyAre paNa seMkaDo munijane siddha thAya che. tethI A girirAjane siddhAcala siddhakSetra kahevAmAM Ave che. atyAre ApaNe dvArikA pahoMcavAnI UtAvaLamAM chIe. eTale ahIM beThAM beThAM e mahApavitra siddhagirine bhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karI jIvana dhanya banAva, ane bhaviSyamAM tuM jyAre samaya maLe tyAre A siddhagirinI avazya yAtrA karaje, jethI janma pavitra thAya. vimAnamAM beThAM beThAM pradyumna siddhagiri kSetrane ghaNuM bhaktibhAva pUrvaka vaMdana karyA. ane vimAna AgaLa cAlyuM AgaLa jatAM meghasamAna zyAma ane nirmaLa parvata jovAmAM AvyuM. te joI nAradajIe kahyuM he putra! A raivataka nAmane girirAja che, A giri upara tIrthakara bhagavAnanA aneka jinAlaye che, A girinuM darzana spArzana ane pUjana mahA maMgalakArI gaNAya che, A caityamAM sonAnI ane ratnanI jinezvara devanI vipula praNANamAM pratimAo che. A girine aneka zikhare che. he pradyumna ! tArA kAkA neminAthanA pAMca paikI traNakalyANake thanAra hovAthI girirAja kalyANaka bhUmivALe kahevAya che.
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________________ 10. kumAranA kautuka 143 zrI neminAthajInA kahevAthI huM te jANI zaka chuM. seMkaDe jinapratimAo A parvata upara che tethI A girirAja vaMdanIya stavanIya che. jethI pApane nAza thAya che. pradyumna kumAre mane mana e girine ane zrI neminAthane bhAvathI vaMdana karyA. AgaLa jatAM seMkaDo hAthI ghoDA ane ratha sahita sainya dekhavAmAM AvyuM te joIne kumAre pUchayuM A keNa jAya che? nAradajI bolyA-mahAahaMkArI rAjA duryodhananI putrIne bhAnukumAra sAthe paraNAvavA jAya che tene paDAva che. tenI putrI udadhI nAme che. kharekhara tuM bhAnukumAra karatA meTo hovAthI te putrI tane ApavAnI IcchA hatI. paNa dhUmaketu nAme deva tAruM haraNa karI gayuM hovAthI pitAnI putrI bhAnukumArane ApI che. gammata karavAnA IrAdAthI vimAna UbhuM rAkhI nAradajInI rajA laI pradyumna sainya jovA mATe gaye. nAradajIe jaladI AvI javA bhalAmaNa karI. nIce utarI kumAre kadarUpA bhayaMkara dekhAvavALA bhilanuM svarUpa karI duryodhananA kAphalAmAM gaye ane pUchaparacha karavA lAge ke duryodhana mahArAjAne maTha kayAM che? tene dekhAva joI sau hasavA lAgyA. paraMtu kumAra duryodhana mahArAjA pAse pahocI gayA ane kahevA lAgyA...he mahArAjA ! huM kRSNa rAjAne sevaka chuM. tethI kRSNa mahArAjanA hukamathI huM ahIMthI pasAra thatA vaTe mArga pAsethI dAku(kara) levA ahIM rahe chuM. mane dANa cUkavyA vinA ahIMthI pasAra thaI zakaze nahiM eTaluM yAda rAkhaje.
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________________ 144 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra A sAMbhaLI duryodhana khaTakhaDATa hasI paDe ane pUchayuM ke tuM zuM laIza? hAthI, gheDA, ratha vagere aneka cIje mArI pAse che. bhIla kahe he rAjA ! tamArI pAse je ati umadA cIja hoya te mane dANamAM Ape. duryodhanane majAka karavAnuM mana thayuM eTale belyo ke amArI pAse ati zreSThatara vastu te amArI udadhi nAme rAjaku varI che bhIla kahe-te e kanyAnuM dAna Ape. huM tenI sAthe lagna karIza. mArA upakArI pitAzrI kRSNa mahArAja te jANI atyaMta rAjI thaze. huM tamArI putrI sAthe bhautika sukhane AnaMda meLavIza. A sAMbhaLI sau lake hasavA lAgyA. AthI bhale spaSTa saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM ke bhale tame badhAM mArI mazkarI karo ane haso paraMtu yAda rAkhajo ke e kanyA mane ApyA sivAya ahIMthI jaI zakaze nahi. A sAMbhaLI duryodhana gusso thaI gaye ane pitAnA subhaTane AjJA karI ke A jaMgalIne pakaDIne laI jAo ane dUra mUkI Ave. rAjAne hukama sAMbhaLI sinike tene pakaDavA jAya che. bhIla bele A Ave mArI sAthe laDavAnI kenI IcchA che? yuddha mATe mAruM elAna che. hAMsI karanAra ane hasanArAone khabara pADI dauM ! ane duryodhananA aneka yudhdhAone mAra mArIne sAMdhA DhIlA karI nAMkhyA ane sarvanI hAjarImAM temanI kanyA udadhine upADIne vimAnamAM laI cAlato thayo. kanyA te bhIlane joIne vAghathI gAya Dare tema DaravA
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________________ 10. kumAranA kautuka 145 lAgI. tharathara dhrujavA lAgI. are re...A kALA bhIlaDA sAthe kema rahI zakAze? khUba kalpAMta karavA lAgI. mArA kayA bhavanA pApa udayamAM AvyA ke jethI A bhIla mane upADI lAvyuM. gabharAelI udadhine nAradamunie teNIne zAMtvana ApyuM ane kahyuM- beTI gabharAIza nahi. A tane upADI lAvanAra bhIla nathI paNa kRSNa mahArAjane mahAnatejasvI pradyumnakumAra che. tArA pitAne prathamathI ja tane A kumArane ApavAnI IcchA hatI. paraMtu daivayoge A rUkimaNa putranuM dhUmaketu nAmanA deve haraNa karela jene patto Aja dIna sudhI keI ne malyuM na hatuM tethI ja tArA pitAe tane bhAnukumArane ApI che. have tuM saheja paNa ciMtA karIza nahiM. pradyumnakumAre bhIlanuM svarUpa tajI daIne mULabhUta asala svarUpamAM AvI vimAna pUra jhaDape AgaLa calAvyuM. AgaLa jatAM dUrathI eka vizALa nagarI dekhAvA lAgI temAM uMcA UMcA gaganacuMbI aneka mahelo dekhAtA hatAM. moTA moTA vizALa maMdiranA suvarNa kaLaza jhaLahaLI rahyAM hatAM. A joIne kumAre nAradajIne pUchayuM-he munirAja ! A dekhAya che te nagarInuM nAma zuM che ! nAradajI kahe beTA ! e tArA pitA zrI kRSNa mahAmahArAja je nagaramAM rahe che. te dvArikA nagarI che. je IndramahArAjanA hukamathI kubere banAvelI che. tene kille sonAne che ane temAM ratna jaDelA che.
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________________ puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra vimAnamAMthI nAradajIe kRSNane mahela-baLadevajIne mahela-vasudevajIne mahela-ugrasenane mahela-samudravijayane mahela ane rUkimaNinA mahela oLakhAvyA. AdinAtha bhagavAna-zAMtinAtha ane naminAthanA jinAlaye oLakhAvyAM. kumAre munine kahyuM-munirAja, Apa A kanyAnI sAthe ahIM thaMDI vAra beso. huM nagarImAM jaIne camatkAra batAvI tarataja pAcho AvuM chuM. | muni kahe- beTA ! have saheja paNa vilaMba karo yogya nathI. tArI mAtAne tArA milananI eka kSaNa eka varSa samAna lAge che satyabhAmA sAthenI zaratane kAraNe tArI mAtA atyAre atyaMta duHkhamAM DUbI gaI che tene zAMti ApavA ApaNe jema bane tema jaladI javuM joIe. kumAre kahyuM- mArI mAtAe soLa varSa sudhI mAre viyoga sahana karyo te cheDe vadhu sahana karaze. mAtAnA vALa na utare tevuM kArya thaI gayuM che. huM mAruM parAkrama batAvyA sivAya ke jANa karyA sivAya mArA pitA pAse javA mAMgatA nathI. teo mAruM parAkrama joIneja oLakhI leze ke siMhamAM raheluM siMhatva tene baLathI ja samajAya che mATe kRpA karIne mane javAnI rajA Ape ke jethI mArA mAtA-pitAne khyAla Ave ke mAre putra siMha jeve che. | munie kumAranI vAta egya ja che ema samajIne javAnI saMmati ApI. muni vicAre che ke putra pitA karatAM savA che pradyumna kumAra nAradajInI rajA laI temane
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________________ 147 10. kumAranA kautuke udadhine soMpIne vimAnamAMthI utarIne dvArikA nagarI tarapha gaye. nagarInI bahAra pUrva dizAmAM eka manahara udhAna pAse A upArjita vidyAnA baLe eka vAnara banAvyuM. je leDhAnI sAMkaLathI bAMdhI bAMdhela hatuM. te vAnarane laI kumAra udyAnamAM AvI vanarakSakane pUchyuM ke AvuM bhavya ane atisuMdara-manahara udyAna kevuM che? vanapAlakee kahyuM- bhAI ! mahArAjA zrI kRSNanI rANI satyabhAmAja A udyAnanI mAlikI che. satyabhAmAnA lADIlA bhAnukumAranA vivAha mATe A udyAnanuM rakSaNa karIe chIe. bIjAne aMdara AvavAnI sakhta manAI che temaja A bAgamAMthI eka paNa phaLa ke phUla toDavAnI paNa manAI che tuM aMdara kema Ave che ? maherabAnI karIne bahAra nIkaLa, satvare cAlyA jA kumAra kahe-bhAIo, Apa mArI vAta sAMbhaLe mArI pAse A eka vAnara che e bicAro bahu bhUkhe thaye che e mATe ja huM ahIM AvyuM chuM. Apa kahe teTalA pisA huM ApuM paNa A vAnarane tenI bhUkha dUra karavA de to AbhAra. tamArI maherabAnI gaNAze. kahevata che ne ke-dAma kare kAma ! vanarakSakone paisA malyA eTale kumArane bAgamAM praveza maLe. theDIvAramAM te te vAnare aMdara jaIne bAgamAMnA vRkSanA tamAma phaLe teDIne khAI gaye. tarataja kumAra tene laIne bahAra AvI AgaLa gaye.
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________________ 148 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra vidyAnA baLe azva laIne dvArikAmAM ghAsathI bharelI vakhAre hatI tyAM gaye. kumAre vakhAranA rakSakane vinaMti karI ke mAre azva bahu bhUkhe thaye che. tame mAMge teTaluM dhana ApIza paraMtu azvane khAvA de. dhananA lAlaca rakSakae rajA ApI. kumAra ane azva aMdara gayA. kSaNavAramAM te tamAma ghAsa sApha karI kumAra azvane laI pANInI parabe gaye. dhananA lebhe parabavALAne samajAvI pANI pIvAnI rajA meLavI aMdara gayo tyAM paNa DIja vAramAM badhuM ja pANI sApha karI samagra jagA raNa jevI karI mUkI. tyAMthI nIkaLI kumAra potAnA azvane laIne jAya che tevAmAM bhAnukumAre je. azvanA zokhIna bhAnu kumAre azvanI uttama jAta joI kumArane pUchayuM ke bhAI? A cheDe vecavAne che? kumAra kahe-pUrI kiMmata male te jarUra vecavAnI IcchA che, kumAra meM mAgyA dAna ApavA taiyAra thaye. pradyumnakumAra kahe-ke he rAjakumAra! A azva uttama jAtavAna elAda che, Apa pahelAM tenI parIkSA karI juo ane mArI vAta sAcI lAge te dAma cukavajo. tamane saMpUrNa saMteSa thAya te ja huM tenI kiMmata laIza. tamane ema na lAge ke mane chetarI gaye! A sAMbhaLI bhAna kumAre dheDAnI lagAma hAthamAM laI jhaDapathI tenA upara savArI karI Amatema pheravavA lAge. gheDAe savArane pArakhI tephAna karyuM ane bhAnu kumArane pachADI dIdhe jethI tenA mukhamAMthI lehI vahevA lAgyuM. dAMta
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________________ 10. kumAranA kautuke 149 paNa paDI gayA. saunI vacce zaramiMda khanI nIcuM mAM rAkhI ubhA raho. khelyo. huM AthI pradyumnakumAra thADA kaDavA veNu kumAra ! azva vidyAnI koI jANakArI na DAvA chatAM khATA DoLa karavAthI A pariNAma Avyu che! khATu khAlI kuLanI AbarU gumAvI ! mA-bApanuM nAka kApyuM, * A sAMbhaLI bhAnu kumAra ekadama gusse thaI melyA are paradezI ! zuM tane ekalAneja azvavidyA AvaDe che kema ? tyAre kumAra kahe hA bhAI, A azvane khelavatAM te mAtra mane ja AvaDe che anya koInu kAma naRsi jo ke huM vRddha chu.-A azva upara caDavAnI paNa zakti nathI chatAM jo tame cAra cha mANaso bhegAM thai ne azva upara besADo to batAvI ApuM ke azvavidyAnuM keTaluM ane kevuM jJAna huM dharAvuM chuM ? AthI bhAnukumAre potAnA anucarAne AjJA karI ke A murakha ane abhimAnI mANasane azva upara besADA eTale khakhara te paDe ke te keTale hAMziyAra ane jANakAra che! anucarA kumArane uMcakI zakayA nahi eTale bhAnu kumArane madada karavA vina Mti karI AthI bhAnukumAra tene ucI azva upara besADavA madada karavA AbyA ke tarataja pradyumnakumAra bhAnukumAranI upara paDaye bhAnukumArane ghAyala karI kumAra ane azva eka kSaNamAM vidyAnA baLe adRSya thaI gayAM. bhAnukumArane ijA thavAthI raDatA-kakaLatA peAtAnI
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________________ 150 puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra mAtA pAse gayA. A bAju kuMvare nagaronA aujA daravAjAmAM praveza karyAM. tyAM eka sonAnA ratha dekhyA. rathamAM keTalIka strIe moMgalagIta gAtI hatI. ratha upara dhvajA pharakatI hatI- vidyAnA maLe kuMvare jANyuM ke satyabhAmAnA putra bhAnukumAra nAM lagna hAvAthI kuMbhArane ghera kuMbha vadhAvavA jAya che tethI kuMvaranA manamAM thayuM ke lAva tyAre kaMIka vighna karIne rAjI thauM. kuMvare beDoLa rUpa dhAraNa karyuM. eka mAyAvI ratha manAvI eka bAju uMTa ane khIjI bAju gadheDA joDaye ane te ratha hAMkavA lAgyA. lAko mazkarIthI kholavA lAgyA ke A kaI jAtinA ratha che? tenA hAMkanArA buddhizALI dekhAtA nathI. ma'galagItavALA rathanI sAme ratha laIne jAya che tyAre rAjAnA mANaso kahe tAro ratha khAju para ubhA rAkha-satyabhAmAnA rathane mA` Apa, satyabhAmA koNa ?....kRSNanI paTarANI tarIke tame kaheA che te samajI leje Tu' paNa kRSNanA dIkarA chuM. ta huM zA mATe ratha calAvI na zakuM ? badhA tene dhamakAvavA lAgyA. kRSNane dIkarI AvyA hAya ? tevAmAM kumAre te rathanI sAthe ratha jorathI akALyA, tethI kAInA dAMtapaDI gayA, koInA hADe lAhI nIkaLyuM, kapaDAM kaMIkanA phATI gayAM, strI rudana karavA lAgI. tyAM te badhI mAyA sa`kelI lIdhI....badhA vicAramAM paDI gayA. A zuM? jarUra kaMika mAyA jALa che!
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________________ 10. kumAranA kautuka 151 tyAMthI AgaLa jaI pradyumna kumAre eka brAhmaNanuM svarUpa dhAraNa karyuM ane nagaranA jAhera reDa besI maMtraccAra karate beTho. tyAM AgaLa sugaMdhita puSpane Dhagale te je. vidyAnA prAbalyathI jANyuM ke A Dhagale te bhAnu kumAranA lagna mATe mALIe lAvyA che. temAM hAra gajarA, chaDIe, vigere che, pradyumna kumAra kahe mane A mAMthI cheDe kule, hAra Apo tamane ApavA lAvyA nathI. mATe cAlyA jAo. A te bhAnukumAranA lagna mATe gUMthAya che, mALIe phUla na ja ApyA tethI phUlane hAtha aDADe tethI phUla AkaDAnA thai gayAM. lagnamAM kaMI AkaDAnA hAra zobhe? mALIo mUMjhAyA. kumAra sAheba te AgaLa gayA.attaravALAnI dukAne gayA. dukAnadAroe attara na ja ApyuM. chevaTe bATalIone hAtha aDADe ke jethI sugaMdhamaya attara durgaMdhamaya banI gayuM, vepArIo nAka ADA kapaDAM bAMdhI dIdhA. aneka vepArI one muzkelImAM mUkI dIdhA. hAthIvALA hAthI na Ape tethI hAthIone pADA banAvI dIdhA, aneka vepArIo trAsI gayA. chevaTe saue kRSNa mahArAja pAse pharIyAda karI ke kaI jAdugara AvyuM che. nagarImAM hAhAkAra macAvyo che. pharatAM pharatAM nagaranA mukhya sthAne kuSnikA nAmanI satyabhAmAnI dAsI tyAMthI nIkaLI ane brAhmaNa pAse ubhI rahI. brAhmaNe pUchayuM ke-he bAI! tame keNa che? tamAruM nAma zuM che? dAsI-ahe! tame nathI jANatA ke satyabhA
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________________ 152 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra mAnI atyaMta vahAlI dAsI chuM mAruM nAma kuki che. paNa tame keNa che? brAhmaNa kahe-huM brAhmaNa chuM aneka vidyAone jANa kAra chuM tuM kahe te tArUM kubaDApaNuM maTADI daI atyaMta svarUpavAna strI banAvI dauM. A sAMbhaLI dAsI atyaMta rAjI thaI ane vinaMti karavA lAgI ke he mahArAja? Apa kRpA karIne mArUM kubaDApaNuM dUra karI atyaMta svarUpavAna strI banAvI do. tamAre upakAra jIvanabhara hu nahi bhUluM. AthI kumAre vidyAnA baLe dAsIne atyaMta sauMdaryavAna banAvI dIdhI. dAsIe premathI pUchayuM he mahArAja? ApanuM zubha nAma zuM che? ane Apa ahIM dvArikAmAM konA mahemAna banyA che? brAhmaNa kahe-bAI ! jene tyAM mAnapUrvaka uttama prakAranA lADu male agara te jene ghera sugaMdhIdAra vaDAmaLe tene ja mahemAna banuM chuM. dAsI bolI-amArA rANazrI satyabhAmAne tyAM temanA putranA lagna che te aMge ghaNuM medaka ane svAdiSTa vaDAM taiyAra karelAM ja che. Apa mArI sAthe cAle ane peTa bharIne jame. AthI te dAsInI sAthe satyabhAmAne ghera gaye. brAhmaNane ubhe rAkhIne dAsI satyabhAmAM pAse gaI atyaMta sauMdaryavAna strIne joI satyabhAmA bolI are? tuM koNa che ane kenI rajAthI aMdara AvI che? dAsI-belI rANamA, kurjika chuM. mane na oLakhI? ane keTalIka gupta nizAnIo sahita khAnagI
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________________ 10. kumAranA kautukA . 153 vAta jaNAvI eTale oLakhI paraMtu ATaluM apasarA jevuM rUpa kevI rIte meLavyu' te aMgepUchavA lAgI tyAre teNe pelA bAhyaNe karela upakAranI vAta karI. satyabhAmA kahe are e dAsI ! e brAhmaNane atyAra ne atyAre ahIM khelAvI lAva. dAsIe doDatA jaI ne bahAra UbhelA brAhmaNane khelAvI rANImA samakSa hAjara karyAM. brAhmaNane joi satyabhAmAe hAtha joDI praNAma karyA ane brAhmaNe AzIrvAda Apyo- atyaMta sauMdaya vatI thA" kRSNajIne khuza karanArI thA ane pharI navayauvanAvasthA pAma jethI rAjAnI mAnItI banI sukhI thA. satyabhAmA--hai mahArAja! ApanA dayAbhAva haze te tame kahyu' e mujaba ja thaze. temAM mane saheje za MkA nathI. ane brAhmaNane besavA Asana ApI besADayA. he mahArAja ! Ape je AzIrvAda ApyA te mujaba ane evu karI jethI kRSNa mahArAja mArA banIne rahe. mArA rUpamAM pAgala banI mArI pAchaLa ja phe. mAro mahela cheDI bahAra jAya ja nahi, brAhmaNa kahe-he rANI, tuM jevuM IcchIza evu ja thaze, paratu e mATe maMtrothI vidhi karavA paDe, e maMtranA aLe sava` maneAkAmanA pUrNa thAya che, AthI satyabhAmAe e maMtra ane vidhi jaNAvavA brAhmaNane vinaMtIkaro brAhmaNa kahe-A maMtra ane tenA kaThIna che je tamArAthI kadAca na paNa thai vividha atyaMta zake. paraMtu
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________________ 154 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra kArya siddhi mATe tene amala karavo paDe tema kare te ja maMtra phaLe. tamAruM kahyuM nA cAle ! sau prathamamAthe muMDana karAvavuM-zarIre meza copaDavI ane januM sAMdhelu kapaDuM paheravuM paDaze. ati svarUpavAna banavAnI IcchAvALI satyabhAmAe brAhmaNanA kahevA mujaba karyuM eTale brAhmaNe maMtra zIkhavyuM ane te maMtra siddha karavAne vidhi samajAvyuM. ane kahyuM ke tamArA kuLadevI pAse besIne mauna rahI A maMtrano jApa kare te daramyAna huM bhejana karI lauM. dAsI lADu ApatI gaI ane brAhmaNa khAte gaye. vidyAnA baLe tamAma lADavA ane rasoI te khAI gaye. chatAM mAMgate ja gaye. AthI dAsI khUbaja gusse thaIne belI-are ! tuM keNa che? tAre te peTa che ke paTAro? jeTaluM hatuM te badhuM ja khAI gaye chatAM haju dharAye nathI? have bIjuM kAMI khAvAnuM nathI-UTha, UbhuM thaI jA have tuM jA ! AthI brAhmaNa be tArI najara bhAre lAge lAge che. meM je ArAkhyuM te mane pacavAnuM nathI paNa khAdheluM ekAvI nAkhe evI tArI najara che AthI tAruM khAdheluM tAre ghera pAchuM ema kahI khAdheluM badhuM ja vamana karI nAMkhyuM. enI durgadha A badabu cAre tarapha phelAI gaI. AthI dAsIe tiraskAra pUrvaka kADhI mUkyo. tethI te brAhmaNa tyAMthI UThI. cAlate tha. ahIMthI bahAra nIkaLI bALamuninuM svarUpa dhAraNa karI rUkimaNInA mahele gaye. dUrathI bALamunine AvatA
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________________ 10. kumAranA kautuke 155 joIne rukimaNI aMdara Asana levA gaI daramyAna te bALamuni aMdara AvI kRSNanA siMhAsana upara besI gayA. Asana laIne rUkimaNI AvI ane bAlamunine siMhAsana para beThelA joyA. rUkimaNI bolI-he bAlamuni, Apa A Asana upara beso A siMhAsananA adhikArI te mAtra kRSNamahArAja ke temane putra ja che. te sivAya besanArane A siMhAsananA adhiSThAtA deva herAna herAna karI mUke che. mATe maherabAnI karI tyAMthI UbhA thaI A Asana upara bese ane Apa zA kAraNathI ahIM padhAryA che te mane kahevA kRpA kare. bAlamuni he mAtAjI! huM janmathI ja tapasvI chuM. eTale mane harAvavA keIpaNa deva samartha nathI. huM ghaNe dUra dUrathI AvuM chuM mATe maherabAnI karIne mane ahIMthI ubhA thavAnuM kaheze nahiM. A sAMbhaLI rUkimaNI bolI he bALamuni! Ape keTaluM moTuM tapa kareluM che ke ATalI zakti malI che? bAlamuni-he bhAgyazAlInI ! nAnI vayathI saMsAra choDI tapa karuM chuM ane mahApaMDita banyo chuM janmathI mAtAnuM dhAvaNa meM cAkhyuM nathI e vAtane Aje soLa varSa pUrA thayA. te tapa Aje pUro thAya che. rukimaNI kahe-he bAlamuni! jaina zAstramAM upavAsa chaThTha. aThThama aThThAI vagere tapa viSe huM jANuM chuM varSItapa jevuM ati uttama tapa viSe paNa jANuM chuM, paraMtu soLa varSanuM tapa meM kayAMya
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________________ 156 - puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra joyuM ke sAMbhaLyuM nathI. A5 asatya zA mATe bele che? A sAMbhaLI bAlamuni kRtrima gussa karI belyAsatyAsatyanI carcA karI mane zA mATe guru karAve che? bhikSA ApavAnI IcchA hoya te jaladI Apa-nahIMtara UbhuM thaIne bIjI jagyAe jauM. rukimaNuM UMDe nisAsa nAMkhatA belI-mahArAja ! mArA haiyAmAM Aje zeka bharela hoi meM Aje kAMI rAMdhyuM nathI ane meM khAdhuM paNa nathI. tamane zuM ApuM? bAlamuni are, tuM te traNa khaMDanA adhipati kRNa mahArAjanI mukhya mAnItI paTTarANuM che ane tAre vaLI zeka ke ? tArA zokanuM kAraNa zuM? tArI vAta mArA mAna vAmAM ke samajavAmAM AvatI nathI. rUkmiNI kahe-he bAlamuni ! mane mArA putrane saLa varSathI viga che e mArA duHkhanuM mukhya kAraNa che. putra milana mATe meM mArA kuLadevatAnI vidhipUrvaka tapa japa karyA. paNa saphala na thatAM prANatyAga karavAne makkama nirNaya karI beThI tyAre devatAe prasanna thaI kahyuM ke tArA AMga NAmAM je AMbe che tene kamosame maMjarIo Ave tyAre tane tAro putra malI jaze. te divasathI huM tenI rAha joI rahI chuM. Aje A AMbe maMjarIo AvI che paNa haju mane mAre putra malyA nathI. mATe he mahArAja ! Apa ApanA jJAnanA baLe mane kahI zakaze ke mane mAre putra kayAre malaze ? bAlamunie kahyuM- he mAtAjI tAre
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________________ 10. kumAranA kautukA putra AvI gayA che emaja tuM samajI leje. mArA mArA vacana upara vizvAsa rAkhaje. ame munijanA kadI asatya khelatA nathI. tuM ha pAmI zAMtithI Arogo. 157 A sAMbhaLI kimaNI rAjI rAjI thaI gaI ane munine kahe che, he munirAja ! Apane joi ne mane mArA peAtAnA putra jeTale prema thAya che mATe Apa je joIe te mAMge. jarApaNa zaramAzeA nahi.. ApanI IcchA hoya te jaNAveA. ApanI bhaktinA mane lAbha Apo. khAlamuni kahe-he mAtAjI ! mAre seLa soLa varSoMthI tapazcaryA cAlu che jethI huM nabaLA paDI gayA gayA chuM. mane sarasa rAkha pIvaDAvA jethI mane zAMti maLe. AthI rUAMkamaNIe kesara-kasturI vagere amulya cIjo sArApadArthA nAMkhI banAvela lADu lAvI tene bhAMgI bhukko karI rAkha banAvavA lAgI. culA saLagAvavAnA aneka prayatna karyAM chatAM murkhAnanI gupta zaktinA prabhAve culA saLagatA nathI. rUkimaNI thAkIne lothapotha thaI gaI. A bAju mAlamuni rADo pADavA lAgyA. huM bAI ! mane bahuja bhUkha lAgI che. mArAthI rahevAtu nathI. culA na saLage tA kAMI nahi. mane lADuja ApI debhUkhanuM duHkha mArAthI sahana thatuM nathI. rUkimaNIe kahyu` kahe-he khAlamuni ! A lADumAM kesara kasturIane bIjA aneka ki MmatI padArtho nAMkhelA che ane te paNa mArA svAmI zrIkRSNa mATe ja manAvyA che. e lADu pacAvavA khUba kaThIna che--A lADu anya kAi vyakti khAya
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________________ 158 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra te kadAca mRtyu paNa pAme AthI A lADu Apane ApatAM huM acakAuM chuM. mane gabharATa thAya che. bAlamuni kahe-e lADu pacAvavAnI zaktimArAmAM che mane jaladIthI ApI de. mane kaMI nahi thAya. mATe mArI ciMtA karIza nahi. gabharAtAM gabharAtAM rUkimaNIe phakta eka ja lADu munine Ape. muni kahe che ke-bAI ! kharekhara tuM bahu kaMjUsa lAge che. kRSNa mahArAja mATe banAvelAM eTale mane ApavAnI AnAkAnI karatI hoya tema lAge che. eTaluM bolatAM belatA muni khAI gayAM. rUkimaNIe bIjuM-trIje cothe lADu Ape te tarataja khAI gayAM. rukimaNa ApatI gaI ane muni khAtAM gayAM. - rukimaNI vicAra kare che ke A utkRSTa lADu kRSNa mahArAja paNa ekathI vadhAre khAvA samartha nathI ane A te nAnuM chokaruM chatAM ghaNA khAvA chatAM dharAtuM nathI. keNa haze A bALamuni ! eTalAmAM ja bALamuni jamI rahyA ane hAtha dheyAM. kharekhara pradyumnakumAra hasatI raDatI saunemAnA pAtra rUpa banI gayA. A bAju satyabhAmAnI zuM sthiti thaI te joIe. pelA brAhmaNanA samajAvyA mujaba eka oraDAmAM zAMtacitte kuLadevI samakSa besIne jApa karatI hatI tevAmAM bAganA rakSaka, vakhAranA cekIyA, jaLazALAnA mANasa vagere AvIne bUma pADatAM hatAM. he rANajI ! keI eka ajANyA mANase AvIne
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________________ 10. kumAranA kautukA Akhu' udyAna phaLakula vagaranuM anArthIne nAsI gayA che-- vakhAranA cAkIyAtA kahe-he devI ! ahI. paNa eka ajA NyA mANasa AvIne badhuja ghAsa-pULA sApha karI vakhAro khAlIkhama karI nAMkhI che te jaLazALAnA mANaso kahe huM mAtAjI ! ahIM paNa eka ajANyA mANasa Avela ane tamAma pANI pI gaye ane amArI pAse pANI tu eka bi Mdu paNa rahevA dIdhu nathI. evAmAM keTalAMka anucarA doDatAM AvIne khelyA-he rANImA, koI ajANyA mANase AvIne bhAnukumArane andha uparathI pachADayA che ane temane bahu vAgyuM che. dAsIe AvIne kahyuM-he rANIjI ! amArA rasADAnI tamAma rasAI koI ajANya mAnavI AvIne khAi gayA che. 159 A badhI jAtajAtanI phariyAda ane nukazAnanI vAta sAMbhaLIne satyabhAmA erADAnI bahAra AvI ane sauno phariyAda sAcI hatI te jAte joI ne muMjhAI gaI. satyabhAmAne have lAgyu ke kharekhara kAi duSTa pApI mANase mane paNa banAvI che. phATelA kapaDAM paherAvI kAyA kALI meza khanAvI muMDana karAvI mane badasurata anAvI dIdhI che, hAya ! hAya! have huM zuM karU? pApa chUpAvavA prayatna karavAM chatAM na chUpAyuM, mAthuM mUMDAyeluM dekhANuM ArIsAmAM joI joIne raDe che. have jo rUkimaNIne khabara paDaze te to rAjI thaze hA paNa tene A badhI vAtanI khabara paDe te pahelAM huM tene muMDana karAvI tenA vALa magAvI lauM jethI te mArI hAMsI te na kare !
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra tarataja dAauMAne mekalI kahevaDAvyu` ker3e ApaNI zaratamAM tuM hArI che. ane huM jItI chuM. mArA putranA lagna che eTale tuM tArA vALa utArIne mane mAkalI Apa.' satyabhAmAnIdAsIe vAjatI, gAtI, hatI, hasatI DholanagArAM vagADatI nIkaLI. lAkAe pUchyuM' ke zuM che? tyAre kahe ke ame rUkimaNInuM mAthu mUMDavA jaie chIe. AthI loka paNa raDI paDayA. vinA prayAjane rUkimaNInuM mAthuM mUDAze ! dUrathI dAsIonA ToLAne AvatuM joine rUkimaNI codhAra AMsu pADatI karuNa rudana karavA lAgI. are e dIkarA, tuM kayAM gayA. 16 varSa thai gayA have te tu Ave te zuM-na Ave te paNa zuM? rUdana pAkAratI hatI--khAla munie sa'pUrNa hakIkta sAMbhaLI rUkimaNIne kahyuM ke mAtA, tame keI paNa prakAre ciMtA karazo nahiM... tameA aMdaranA rUmamAM zAMtithI eseA, tamArAvALa jaze nAMhe. tema tamArA putra paNa tamAne malaze-- 160 mAtAne aMdara besADI pradyumnakumAre peAtAnu rUpa khadI svayaM rUkimaNI sadaza khanau dAsIene kahyuM ke tame AvA-mArA vALa utArA, ane huM arisAmAM jo ke jethI mArU' vacana pALyAnA mane saMtoSa thAya dAsIe vicAre ke kevI bhadrika saraLa ane kSamA zIla che, tyAre satyabhAmA tA ghamaMDI, krodhI ane irSyALu che. ekabAju rUkimaNInA mAthAnA vALa dAsIo utAre che khIjI khAju kumAre vidyAnA baLe dAsIonA nAka, kAna,
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________________ 10. kumAranA kautukA vALa utArI lIdhA paNa khabara paDI nahi...--asala rUkima NIne aMzamAtra takalIpha paDavA dIdhI nahiM --dAsIe harakhAtI ane rUkimaNInA ja guNeAnI prazasA satyabhAmA pAse karavA lArgI--tyAre IrSALu satyabhAmA bolI. huM dAsIe--e kimaNInA vALa khatAvA, jyAM vALa khatAvavA mATe thALI uparanA rUmAla khaseDayA te vALa na dekhAyA paNa dAsIonA nAka, kAna, vALa, AMgaLIe dekhAI, dAsIone kahyu ke tameAe zuM karyuM; ! tamArA nAka, kAna, vALa. kapAI gayA. eka bIjAnI sAmuM jove che. tyAre makhara paDI-- 161 satyabhAmA vicAre che ke jarUra rUkimaNI maMtra-taMtra yaMtra karAvatI lAge che. tethI krodhAyamAna banelI satyabhAmAe anya anucarAne meAkalyAM ane kahyuM ke game te rIte khaLajabarIthI paNa phikamaNInA vALa UtArIne lai AveA ! bALamunie temane saune paNa herAna herAna karI nAMkhyA. temanA badhAMnA vALa uparAMta zarIranA amuka bhAganI cAmaDI paNa ukheDI nAMkhI. sau raDatAM raDatAM pAchAM AvyAM. AthI A ku MA thatI satyabhAmA kRSNa mahArAja pAse jaIne phariyAda karI ane kahyuM amArI zaratamAM kimI hArela che. temAM tame baLadevajI ane durgaMdhanajI sAkSI hatAM. mATe have tame jAte jaIne rUkimaNInA vALa UtarAvI mane Ape. pra 11
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________________ 162 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra AthI kRSNa mahArAje baLadevajIne kahyuM bhAI ! tame jAte rukimaNInA mahele jAva ane tene kahe ke tuM zaratamAM hArI gaI che. ame traNe sAkSI chIe eTale haTha na karatAM vALa utarAvIne ApI de. bAlamunine khabara paDI ke baLadevajI Ave eTale pite vidyAnA baLe kRSNa mahArAjanuM rUpa karyuM. baLadevajI rukimaNanA mahele AvyA ane joyuM te siMhAsana upara kRNa beThAM hatAM ane rukimaNI pAna banAvI rahI hatI. pite kRNathI moTAM hevAthI zaramAIne pAchAM cAlyAM gayA. tyAM paNa kRSNane beThelA joyAM AthI ekadama gusse thaIne bolyAM ane kRSNa! tane hAMsI majAka karavAnI Teva che e huM jANuM chuM. paraMtu moTAbhAInI paNa AvI mazkarI kararvI e egya nathI. eka bAjuthI mane rUkimaNIne sama jAvA mokale che tyAM jaIne jouM chuM te tuM tyAM siMhA sana upara beThAM beThAM rUkimaNI sAthe vAta kare che. e joIne huM zaramAIne pAcho Ave. A badhuM ucIta nathI. Ama gussAthI lAlacaLa AMkhe karI jematema Thapa Ape che. kRSNa kahe he moTAbhAI! tamArI sAthe kadI paNa huM AvuM na karuM. huM tyAM gaye ja nathI. tamArI kAMI bhUla thatI haze. vasudevajInA sogaMda khAIne kahuM chuM ke huM kAMIja jANa nathI, Ama kahI te baLadevajIne ThaMDA pADayA. kRSNajIe satyabhAmAne samajAvI zAMta rAkhI. hamaNAMja huM jAuM chuM ane rukimaNanA vALa lAvI ApuM chuM. paraMtu
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________________ 10. kumAranA kautuke 163 atyaMta gusse bharAyelI satyabhAmA mAnI nahIM ane paga pachAtI pachADatI potAnA mahele gaI baLadevajIe subhaTane ahIM mahela lUTavA mokalyA che. kAraNa ke dAsIonA vALa, nAka, kAna meM kApI nAMkhyA che te pharIyAdanA phaLa svarUpe bhale Ave che paNa mA tuM ciMtA karIza nahiM. kumAre vRddha brAhmaNanuM rUpa karyuM subhaTanI sAme joIne kahyuM ke ubhA rahe, lAkaDIo ugAmavA badhA gayA tevAmAM eka subhaTa sivAya badhA sthira thaI gayAM. kumAre sthaMbhana vidyAne prayAga saphaLa karyo, eka subhaTa baLadevajI pAse deDIne jaI hakIktanuM nivedana karyuM. baLadevajI jhaDapathI AvyA jeute khare ke mane ke sthabhita kare che. kumAre brAhmaNanuM rUpa karI moTuM peTa banAvI bAraNuM vacce sUtA. baLadeva kahe dUra khase. are bhAI mArA jevA bhAre zarIravALAne khaseDayA vagara bIjA bAraNethI jAo, brAhmaNa (kumAra) kahe....tame mArI dazA te juo. satyabhAmAne ghera jamavA gaye...beTo Agraha karI mIThAIo pharasANa bahu khavaDAvyuM che. mArAthI ubhuM thavAya tema nathI. baLadeva kahe uThe che ke nahiM paga pakaDIne uThADe paDaze. kumAra kahe tamArAthI thAya te kare mArAthI uThI zakAya tema nathI. baLadeva gusse thaIne tene uMcakIne dUra pheMye paNa pAche have tyAMne tyAM ja dekhAya brAhANa maTI siMha bane, aneka rUpe karyA, baLadevajIne parezAna karyA chevaTe baLadevajI kaMTALyA.
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________________ 22888238DRESEDIHK030808898138833883 pitA-putra milana rukimaNuMne mahele rUkimaNI bALamuni sAthe vAta karI rahI hatI tevAmAM nAradajI AvI pahoMcyA. rUkamaNIe nAradajIne praNAma karyA ane pUchyuM he munirAja, Aja soLa varSa pUrA thayAM haju mane mAro putra maLI zake nathI. Apa mane kahe ke mAre putra mane kyAre ane kayAM maLaze ? adhirAinI paNa hada hoya. have huM rAha joI zakuM tema nathI. nAradajI hasatAM hasatAM bolyAM he rukimaNI ! A tArI sAme kRSNa mahArAjanA siMhAsane beThe che teja tAre putra pradyumna che. tene joIne khuzI thA! hAlane varasAda varasAvI de AthI pradyumnakumAre asala svarUpa karI mAtA ane nAradamunine praNAma karyA. mAtAputra mayAM mAtAnA manamAM rahelA bALapaNanA keDa paNa kumAre pUrA karyA. kumAre bAla zarIra banAvI bAla ceSTA paNa karI batAvI. AnaMda maMgaLa vartAI rahyAM. rukimaNa kahe beTA! Aje mane zAMti thaI. have tuM tArA pitA ane kAkAne bhege thA. jethI saune AnaMda thAya.
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________________ 11. pitA-putra milana 165 pradyumna kahe he mAtAjI huM Avyo chuM ane tene malya chuM e vAta kRSNajIne ke keIne kaheze nahiM. huM mArA pitAjIne eTaluM batAvavA mAMgu chuM ke bApa karatAM be savA che. mArA baLanI khAtarI karAvIne pachIthI ja maLIza huM je karuM te tame mauna rahIne joyA karaje. pradyumna mAyAthI ratha banAvI temAM rUkamaNIne samajAvIne besADayAM. ane nagara vaccethI nIkaLe. ane joradAra zaMkha paNa vagADe. ane kahyuM-ke rUkimaNIne laI jAuM chuM. jenAmAM tAkAta hoya te AvIne pAchI laI jAya. huM yuddha karavA taiyAra chuM mane harAvIne rUkimaNIne pAchI laI jaI zake che. hiMmata hoya te sAme AvIne laDe nahiMtara gharamAM jaIne baMgaDI paherI besI raho. A sAMbhaLIne aneka zUravIra rAjAonA lehI ukaLI UThayAM. ane pradyumna sAthe yuddha karavA lAgyAM. paraMtu pradyumna saune harAvyAM. nIcI muMchokarI sau cAlyAM gayA A vAtanI jANa kRSNane thatAM teo baLadevajI ane sainya laIne AvI pahoMcyAM. kRSNane AvelAM jeIna belavAnA aneka apamAna janaka zabdo bolI kRSNane gusse karyo. kRSNa ane pradyumna medAne paDayAM ghaNI vakhata sudhI laDayA paraMtu keInI hAra-jIta thatI nahatI. chevaTe pradyumna vidyAnA baLathI kRSNane bAMdhI lIdhA.
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________________ 166 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradhumnakumAra pradyumnakumAra mAtA rukimaNane jyAM nAradajI udadhikumArI che tyAM mUkI laDavA mATe gaye. nAradajIe sAsunI oLakhANa vahune jaNAvI page lagADI. kRSNajInuM sainya moTuM hevA chatAM kumAre vidyAnA baLathI vipula saunya upasthita karyuM. bhayaMkara tumula yuddha thayuM. kaI kaIne macaka ApatuM nathI. pitAputra yuddha khelI rahyA che A yuddha jevA devatAe AkAzamAM utaryA che. ghaNA yAdavane saMhAra thaI gaye. kuSNujI vicAre che ke mArI patninuM apaharaNa karI lAkha sainyane kaccara ghANa kADhaye chatAM mane tenA pratye kema sneha thAya che mArI AMkha kema pharake che. vicAramAM paDI gayA tyAM te kumAre avAja karyo. kema thAkI gayA? kRSNajI kodhathI dhamadhamI uThayA. rUkimaNI nAradajIne kahe he parama upakArI tame jaldI jaIne yuddha baMdha karAve. nAradajI vinaMtine mAna ApI kRSNane pAse AvIne kahe tame tenI sAthe yuddha kare che. are are kRSNa! tamAre duzamana nathI paNa aneka vidyAo siddha karIne tamArA caraNemAM namaskAra karavA Avele tamAre putra ja che. A zabdo sAMbhaLatAM kRSNajI atyaMta harSita thayAM. kumArane bheTavA mATe jyAM zastra mukyA teTalAmAM kumAra deDate AvI pitAjInA caraNamAM mUkI paDe. kRSNajInI AMkhamAM zrAvaNa-bhAdara varasavA mAMDe. kevuM pitA-putranuM milana !
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________________ 11. pitA-putramilana 167 pradyumna pitAnA caraNAmAM namI paDayA. baLadevajIne ane vasudevajIne pagamAM paDI vaMdana karyAM. saue atyaMta ha pUrNAMka bAthamAM lIdho. putranA parAkramanI vAhavAha karI. vAtAvaraNamAM sarvatra AnaMdanI maheka phAlI rahI. khUbaja dhAmadhumathI nagarapraveza karAvce. nagaramAM ghera ghera kumAranI bahAdurInI vAto thavA lAgI. AkhA rAjyamAM satra AnaMda maMgaLa vartAI rahyAM. kumAra rUkimaNI mAtAne mahele AvyeA. ghera ghera kumAranI praza'sA thatI hatI. putraHmilananI khuzAlImAM rAjyabharamAM eka anerI utsava rAjyabharamAM ane rAjasabhAmAM ATha divasathI uja vAI rahyo che. jyAM jue tyAM mAnava maherAmaNa umaTI paDacA che. TheraThera maMDapa-kamAnA ane rozanInA jhaLahaLATa jhagamagI rahyo che. eka divasa kRSNa mahArAja sabhA bharIne beThAM hatAM tevAmAM bahArathI bUmo pADatA dUrgaMdhana sabhAmAM AvIne kRSNane kahe che he prabhu, huM mArI putrIne bhAnukumAra sAthe paraNAvavA aneka sagAM-vhAlAo ane anucaro sAthe ahI AvI rahyo hato. dvArikAnagarInI bahAra thADe dUra ame mukAma karelA. aneka kiMmati alakAre ane ANuSaNA paherIne beThelI mArI putrIne koi ajANyA mANasa alAtkArathI laI gayA che. ame tenI pAchaLa paDayAM paraMtu te kayAM adRzya thaI gayA tenI koIne khabara paNa na paDI mATe Apa tenI tapAsa karAvI mArI putrI pAchI meLavI Ape.
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________________ 168 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra kRSNa kahe-te dUryodhana, tame zAMti rAkhe. huM tapAsa karAvuM chuM. jyAM haze tyAMthI laI AvIzuM. pradyumna kahe-tamAre keIe tapAsa karAvavAnI jarUra nathI. huM mArI vidyAnA baLe tamArI putrI lAvI ApIza. tame sau bephIkara rahe ane thoDI vAramAM eka anucarane makalI nAradajI pAsethI te kanyAne maMgAvI saunI hAjarImAM ja tene duryodhanane soMpI. kRSNane lAgyuM ke pradyumna mahAbaLavAna ane maMtravidyAno paNa jANakAra che. temaja bhAnukumAra karatAM moTo ane vadhu vegyatAvALe che. to kharekhara A kanyA pradyamanane ApavI joIe. ane kRSNa pradyumnane samajAvyuM ke A kanyA upara tAre hakka pahele mATe tuM grahaNa kara. pradyumna spaSTa nA pADI ane kahyuM- eka vakhata tame e kanyA mArA bhAI bhAnukumArane ApI che eTale e mArI bhAbhI thAya. e kAraNe e kanyA mane na khape. A sAMbhaLI sarve khuza thayAM ane mATe lagna mahotsava karI dhAmadhumathI te kanyA bhAnukumAra sAthe paraNAvI. satyabhAmAM paNa rAjI rAjI thaI gaI tyArabAda vidyAdharanA rAjA ane pitAnA pAlaka pitAne tyAMthI pitAnI patni "rati alaMkAre AbhuSaNe vagere tamAma cIjo maMgAvI dvArikAmAM pitAne alAyade mahela banAvI temAM rahevA lAge. kRSNa mahArAje A pradyumnane mahAbalI ane vidyAba jANuM aneka rAjaputrIo
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________________ 11. pitA-putra milana 169 sAthe paraNAvyuM. sarvatra bhATa-cAraNe paNa kumAranA caritre gAIne vAha vAha karI rahyAM. [eka vakhata kRSNa vAsudevane vicAra che ke mane badhA khammA khammA kare che. huM badhAne vahAle chuM te huM mArI rANIo sahita badhAnI parIkSA karuM ke loke mane keTalA samarpita che. eka divasa mAthuM dabAvIne kRSNajI palaMgamAM sUI gayA. A vakhate nAradajI pharatAM pharatAM kRSNanA mahele pahoMcyA, kRSNane gamagIna banIne palaMga piDhelA joI pUchayuM ke Aje he gopAla tuM narama kema che? tyAre kRSNa jaNAvyuM ke mAruM mAthuM dukhe che. hekaTare, vaidyo, hakImanI kaI davA lAgu paDatI nathI. paNa traSirAja eka upAya che ke kaI pitAnA paganI raja Ape te mAruM mAthuM maTe paNa caraNaraja ApanAra narake jAya ! nAradajI tyAMthI rUkimaNInA mahele AvyA. AgatA svAgatA karI puchayuM. Apane kaMI kArya hoya te jaNAve, nArada kahe he rUkimaNI kRSNajIne mAthuM dukhe che. ghaNA upacAra karyA chatAM maTatuM nathI. zuM vAta kare che ? mArA svAmine bhayaMkara takalIpha chatAM mane khabara nathI ? e bolatI rUkamaNa raDI paDI. nAradajIe mAthuM dukhatu maTI jAya te upAya batAvyuM. tyAre rukimaNuM bolI ! | he munivarya mArA nimitte mArA svAminAthanuM duHkha dUra thatuM hoya te mAre narake javuM paDe te paNa huM taiyAra chuM ! temanA paganI huM mejaDI kahevAuM. badhI dAsIoe
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra rANIoe, nagarajanAe raja ApavAnI nA pADI, phakta phikamaNIe tisevA mATe prANa ApavA sudhI taiyArI batAvI. 170 nAradajI kRSNa pAse jai vAta karI tyAre kRSNa kahe he munirAja ! mane mAthuM duHkhatuM nathI. ke koi narake javAnuM nathI. bhaktonI parIkSA karavI hatI. Anu nAma sAcI bhakti]
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________________ 12 zAMba-pradyumna Ej88 MB] 38 SESSIGGSSSSSSSSSS IrSAnI AgamAM jalI rahelI satyabhAmAthI pradyumnanA tathA rUkimaNInA vakhANa sahana na thaI zakyAM chatAM manamAM samasamIne rahevuM paDatuM. tenuM kAMI cAlI zake tema na hatuM eTale nirUpAya hatI. satyabhAmA vicAre che ke duniyAmAM mAtA pitAnA putrane kAraNe jagatabharamAM vikhyAta thAya che. mAre bhAnukumAra te jIvatAM marele che eTale keI enA vakhANa na kare. ane mane paNa keNa yAda kare? pradyumnane kAraNe rUkimaNane sau oLakhatuM thayuM. Ama beThAM beThAM UMDA nisAsA nAkhe che. udAsa citte tenuM moM paDI gayuM hatuM. eve vakhate kRSNa tenA AvAsamAM AvI caDayA ane satyabhAmAnI udAsInatA joIne pUchayuM- he devI ! tane zuM thayuM che ? Ama udAsa kema che? keIe tAruM apamAna karyuM ? je hoya te mane kahe. te tamAma hatAzA dUra karavAvALe huM ahIM hAjara ja chuM. A sAMbhaLI satyabhAmAM khUbaja gaLagaLA svare raDatAM raDatAM bolI he svAmInAtha ! ApanA prabhAve mAre kaI kamI nathI. Apa te kalpavRkSa samAna che jethI mAre kaI
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________________ 172 - puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra rIte ciMtA nathI paraMtu eka vAta je mArA dilamAM zALInI jema khuMce che te kahuM. he svAmI! jene putra mahAparAkamI ke vidvAna hoya tenI mAtA jagatamAM khyAti meLave che. AthI huM Apane namra vinaMti karuM chuM ke mane pradyumna je mahAparAkramI putra joIe. kRSNa kahe-aho ! ATalI ja vAta che? muMjhAvAnI ke murajhAvAnI kaI jarUra nathI. tArI IcchA pUrNa karavAne huM mArAthI banatuM badhuM ja karIza. e mATe tuM bephikara thaI jA. tyAMthI kRSNa pitAnA AvAse AvIne vicAravA lAgyA ke satyabhAmAne jaIe e putra male e mATe zuM karavuM ? tyArabAda bIjA divase brahmacaryavratanuM pAlana karatAM karatAM aThThama tapanI ArAdhanA zarU karI. khUba ja bhaktibhAva pUrvaka temaNe hariNameSI nAmanI devInI ArAdhanA karavA lAgyA. je tapanI sidhdhi aciMtya che tevA tapanA prabhAvathI trIjA upavAsanA aMte te devI sAkSAta pragaTa thayA ane pUchayuM ke he rAjA ! zA mATe mane yAda kare che? kRoNe devIne be hAtha joDIne kahe che ke he devI ! mArI satyabhAmA nAmanI paTTarANane pradyumna je putra joIe tethI meM Apane yAda karyA. prasanna thayelAM devIe eka amulya motIne hAra Ape ane kahyuM je strImAM pradyumna samAna putra meLavavAnI IcchA hoya tene A matIno hAra paherAvaje ane bhagavaje jethI tenI abhilASA tRpta thaze. e hAra laI
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________________ 12. zAMba-pradyumna 173 kRSNa pitAnA sthAnake gayAM. atyaMta AnaMdapUrvaka pAraNuM kyuM. pitAnI vidyAnI sahAyathI pradyumane e hAra viSenI mAhitI jANI lIdhI ane rukimaNI pAse jaIne e hAra viSenI vAta kahI he mAtA ! tame e hAra meLavI le te Apane mahAparAkramI bIje putra janmaze ane mane paNa paDakhe Ubhe rahenAra bhAI malaze. rUkimaNa kahe he putra! mane tArAthI khUbakhUba saMtoSa che. siMha samAna eka putra basa che." eke hajAra ane lAkhe bicAra." ekathI vizeSa putre bhegAM thatAM laDe jhagaDe ane pariNAme zAMti maLatI nathI mATe mAre have bIjA putranI IcchA nathI. pradyumna kahe he mAtA ! kRSNa mahArAjanI anya patni emAMthI sauthI vizeSa prema tamane kenA pratye che? te kahe eTale huM temane mArA jevA putra maLe e vAta samajAvuM. rukimaNI kahe he putra? tArA virahakALa daramyAna satyabhAmAe mane khUba duHkha ApyAM che te samaye mane sahakAra ane zAMti ApanAra mAtra jAMbuvatI hatI. te tuM tene maLa ane je kaMI vAta samajAvavAnI heya te samajAva. pradyumna jAMbuvatI pAse jaI praNAma karI sarva hakIkta kahI saMbhaLAvI ane zuM karavuM te paNa samajAvyuM. pitAnI vidyAnA baLe jAMbuvatIne satyabhAmA jevuM rUpa banAvI dIdhuM ane megya samaya joIne aneka alaMkAra paherAvI kRSNanA zayanagRhamAM moklI.
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________________ 174 puNayane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra A karAmatanI kRSNane kAMI khabara paDI nahiM. jAbu vatIne satyabhAmA samajIne deve Apele hAra jAMbuvatInA gaLAmAM paherAvI dIdhuM ane bega bhegavI rahyAM. te samaye mahAzuka nAmanA develekamAMthI keTabha nAmane deva avIne jAMbuvatInI kukhe AvyA. tyArabAda jAMbuvatI te hAra laIne pitAnA mahele gaI. tenA haiyAmAM AnaMda chavAyeluM hatuM. tyArabAda satyabhAmAM atyaMta AkarSaka zRMgAra sajIne ThAThamATha karIne malapatI malapatI kRSNa pAse AvI. tene joIne kRSNa vicAramAM paDe ke haju DIvAra pahelAM te saMsAra sukha bheLavIne gaI che ane pharI vAra kema AvI haze? strIe kadI saMtuSTa thatI hotI nathI. pharI bheganI IcchA haze. bhale bhale AvI kReNe tene AvakArI ane AnaMda pUrvaka bhAga bhegavavA lAgyAM. Ama satyabhAmAne saMtoSa ApavA khAtaraja kRSNa bhega bhegavI rahyAM. A vAtanI pradyumnane khabara paDI eTale je vagADavAthI jenA avAjathI haiyAmAM Dara lAge e jora jorathI duMdubhI vagADavA lAge. ene avAja sAMbhaLI satyabhAmAnA haiyA mAM bhaya pedA thayela. tarataja kRSNa bahAra AvI pUchavA lAgyA ke A duMdubhi keNu vagADe che? anucare kahe che svA mIna! pradyumnakumAra vagADe che. kRSNa vicAre che ke A bahuja cheTuM thayuM. bhayanA vAtAvaraNamAM satyabhAmAM sagarbhA banI che ane tenuM bALaka khUbaja Darapoka ane bIkaNa janmaze.
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________________ 12. zAMba-pradyumna 175 savAre tyAMthI kRSNa rukimaNInA mahele gayAM. tyAM jAMbuvatIne pelA deve Apela hAra sAthe joI tethI kRSNa pUchayuM ke are ! A hAra tArA gaLAmAM kayAMthI? jAMbuvatI kahe he nAtha?tame tamArA hAthe ja rAtre mane paherA vela che. ane vyavahAra paNa karela che te jarA zAMta citte yAda kare. kRSNane karAmatanI vAta samajAI gaI. jAMbuvatI belI he svAmI ! gaI re mane eka svapna AvyuM hatuM temAM eka kesarI siMhe mArA udaramAM praveza karyo che tenuM phaLa kaheze? kRSNa kahe - he jAMbumatI ! tArI kUkhe mahApratApI baLavAna putra janmaze. je sUrya samAna tejasvI ane manehara kAMtivALe haze. ane potAne AnaMda vyakta karyo. kRSNa manamAM badhuM ja samajI gayA ke pradyumnanuM A kAma che paraMtu vAta manamAM rAkhI satyabhAmAne kAMIkahyuM nahi, samaya samayanuM kAma kare che. vAtavAtamAM dasa mahinA thaI gayA. jAMbuvatIe mahA tejasvI atyaMta svarUpavAna putrane janma Ape. kRNe te bALakanuM nAma zAMba rAkhyuM. teja divase kRSNanA sArathine tyAM be putro janmyA. temanA nAma dArUka ane jyasena hatAM. maMtrIne tyAM paNa putra janme tenuM nAma subuddhi hatuM ane satyabhAmAne paNa teja samaye putra janme je janmathI ja bIkaNa hatuM tethI tenuM nAma bhIrU rAkhyuM hatuM. taduparAMta kRSNanI anya strIone paNa putra rane janmyA hatAM sau bALaka sAthe
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________________ 176 puNyane prabhAva yAne prakumAra ramatAM ramatAM meTA thavA lAgyAM. Ama ATha varSa vItI gayAM. zAMba ATha varSane thate samagra vidyAo zIkhI gaye. mahAbuddhizALI ane bhAgya zAlI bALaka hate. keI paNa jAtanA zrama vinA saraLatAthI vidyA grahaNa karI lIdhI. rUkimaNInA bhAIrukimane tyAM putrI janmI hatI te rUpamAM ane guNamAM IndrANIne paNa harAve tevI hatI tethI te vicAravA lAgI ke bhAInI putrI vaidabha badhI rIte kumAra pradyumnane gya che AthI atyaMta namra ane madhura bhASAmAM pitAnA bhAIne vivAha saMbaMdhIta vAtane patra lakhI dUta sAthe mekalya. dUte jaIne rUkima rAjAnA darabA ramAM hAthe hAtha te patra Ape. rUkima pitAnI bahenanA patramAM lakhelI hakIkata vAMcI khUbaja gusse thayo. ane bole kapaTathI chetarIne mArI bahenane laI janAranA putrane huM mArI putrI kadApi ApIza nahiM. e te mArA duzmana che eTale duzmanane putrI ApIza nahiM Ama dUtane anya apamAna janaka zabdo kahI jamADyA sivAya tarataja ravAnA karI dIdhe. dUte pAchA AvI pitAnuM tathA rANIjInA apa mAna viSe thoDI vadhArIne vAta karI. AMthI rukimaNI bahu nirAza thayA. bIje divase savAramAM pradyumna mAtAnA darzane AvyA tyAre paDI gayeluM ane udAsIna meM joI bole he mAtA! tame Aje udAsa kema che ? kRNa mahArAja jevA tamArA pati che ane mArA je putra che pachI tamArA meM para
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________________ 12 zAMba-pradyumna 177 udAsInatA kema jaNAya che? je hoya te spaSTa kahe jethI tene upAya karavAnI khabara paDe,tamAruM duHkhamArAthI joI zakAtuM nathI. rUkimaNae banelI hakIkta kahI saMbhaLAvI, rUkamae mane cAMDAla kahyo che vAMdho nahiM huM cAMDAla banIne tene jamAI thAuM tyAreja pradyumna khare he mAtAjI! have tamAre ciMtA karavAnI nathI. e vaidane paraNIne ahIM lAvI ApanI chatrachAyAmAM hAjara karIza Ama bolI gussAmAM ne gussAmAM pradyumnarUkimaNInA mahelamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI zAba pAse AvI badhI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI baMne bhegA malI yukti racI baMne bhAIo vimAnamAM besI rukima rAjAnI nagarImAM AvyA. cAMDAla banI hAthamAM cAMDAlI grahaNa karI nagaranA coTAmAM UbhA rahI atyaMta madhura svare gAvA lAgyAM. atyaMta madhura avAja ane gIta sAMbhaLI nagaranA loko bhegAM thavA lAgyAM kima rAjAne khabara paDatAM teo baMne ne sabhAmAM bolAvyAM ane gIta gAvA kahyuM atyaMta madhura ane mane raMjaka gIta sAMbhaLI rUkima khuzakhuzAla thaye. pitAnI putrIne tyAM besADI AgaMtuka pAse gavaDAvavA lAgyuM. temane pUchayuM ke he mitro ! tame kyAMthI Ave che? banne baMdhuoe kahayuM. he rAjana ! IndranI AjJAthI kubere kRSNa mahArAjA mATe banAvelI dvArikA nagarI jevA mATe ame svargamAMthI AvelAM chIe. pharatAM pharatAM tamArI nagarInA vakhANa sAMbhaLyA tethI ame ahIM AvyA. khare pra.12
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________________ 178 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra khara te pRthvI uparanI navIna cIja jevAnA AzayathIja ame svargamAMthI nIce utaryA chIe. rUkimanI putrI vidarbha teone pUche che ke-tame banne dvArikA nagarI jeIne Ave che te tyAM kRSNanI mAniti rUkamaNanA patA putra pradyumnakumArane je che? A sAMbhaLI bane bhAIo paikI zakumAra bolyA ha, pradyumnakumArane dvArikAmAM sau koI jANe che. mahAparA kamI che. atyaMta svarUpavAna che. buddhimAna che. ene jotAM ja strIo zAna bhAna bhUlI jAya che. sAkSAta kAmadevane avatAra che ! je strIe puSkaLa tapa japa karyA haze te strI Ave pati pAme, bAkI te svapna paNa tenI kalpanA karavI nirarthaka che. Ama temaNe kumAranA khUbakhUba vakhANa karyA. A sAMbhaLI vaidarbho ke je pradyumna kumArane maLavA atyaMta Atura hatI. teNae draDha pratijJA karI ke varavuM te mAtra pradyumnakumArane ja nahiMtara AjIvana apariNita rahevuM. A daramyAna evuM banyuM ke rUkima rAjAne madenmatta hAthI jene babbe sAMkaLathI bAMdhela hatuM te sAMkaLe teDI bhAge. rastAmAM AvatA nagarajanene bhaya pamADate aneka vRkSo ane makAno toDate nagaramAM doDI rahaye hate. lekamAM bhaya pesI javAthI bhAgaMbhAga karatAM hatAM. cAre bAjuethI bhayaMkara kIkIArI ane kelAhala saMbhaLAte hate sAkSAta yama je deDate Avate hAthIne joI gabharAI gayAM A vAta
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________________ 12. zAMkha-pradyumna rAjadarabAramAM pahoMcI rAjAe sAda paDAvyA ke je koi A hAthIne pakaDI bAMdhI Ape tene mAM mAMgyu InAma Apaze. 179 cAMDAla banIne AvelAM maMnne kumAre gIta ane saMgItanI madadathI hAthIne mahAta karI tenI upara besI gayAM ane gajazALAmAM lAaune hatA tyAMja khIle bAMdhI lekhaDanI be sAMkaLeAthI paNa bAMdhI dIdhA. kima rAjAe A hukIkta jANI tyAre khUba khUza thayA ane anucaro mAraphate annane mAna pUrvaka sabhAmAM elAvyA ane kahyuM ke he mahAbaLavAna purUSA tamArA kAryAMthI huM ghaNuMAja khuza thayA chu. tame je joI e te mAMgI le. huM te ApavA taiyAra chuM. banne kumArA melyAM-he rAjA ! kharekhara jo Apa amArA upara khuza thayA hai| ane manaphAve te mAMgavAnu kahA che e mujaba ApavAnI IcchA hoya to amanetamArI gUMdI nAmanI putrInu... ameAne dAna karA. A sAMbhaLIne rUkima rAjA ekadama gusse thai gaye ane nokaro mAraphate te annane rAjamahelamAMthI dhakakA mArI mArIne nagaranI bahAra kADhayA. zAMba kahe che ke hu bhAi! ApaNe je kAraNasara AvyA chIe te satvare patAvavu' jarUrI che. have vilaMba karavA pAlave tema nathI. mAtAjI paNa nathI. mAtAjI paNa rAha joI rahyAM haze. mATe tame vidyAnA baLe paNa kaIka karo.
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________________ puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra rAtrInA samaye zAMkhane nizcita sthaLe mUkIne pradyumna vidyAnA baLe baidInA mahelamAM virahamAM jhUrI rahelI jamIna para ALATatI teNI tyAM paDI hatI. pradyumnakumAre paga aDADIne jAge che ke Udhe che tenI khAtarI karI. rAjakumArI gabharAtI elI ATalI meDIrAtre ahI' AvavAnuM kAraNa zuM ? Agantuka khelyA hai kumArI ! mArA taraphathI saheje bhaya rAkhIza nahi. tane jANIne atyaMta Anada thaze. ke huM' kRSNa tyA rUkimaNInA putra pradyumna chuM. mArI mAtA rUkimaNInA atyaMta Agrahane kAraNe tamArI sAthe lagna karavA ahI Avyo chuM. kadAca tane mArA kahevA upara vizvAsa na paNa Ave te le A patra tArI sagI phAie tArA upara lakhIne Apela che, jo ke A patra banAvaTIH hatA paraMtu mAtra vizvAsa utpanna karavA mATeja hatA. tyArabAda kumAre tenA dilanI vAta pUchI-vaikInu mAM lajjA ane zaramathI jhUkI gayu' eTale ke mauna sAMta ApI dIdhI. kumAre vidyAnA baLathI lagnanI tamAma sAmagrI agni vi. nI sAmagrI sahita AbhUSA, vastro hAjara karI agninI sAkSIe lagna karyA. tyArabAda te banne te mahelamAM ekalAM hAvAthI ratikrIDAmAM racyA pacyA rahI rAta pasAra karI. vahelI savAre pradyumne vaidIne kahyuM ke have huM mArA nAnAbhAI zAMkhane maLIza. savAre tane tArA mAtapitA-ke-dAsadAsIe kAMi paNa pUche te uttara ApIza nahiM, mauna ja dhAraNa karaje. mArI vidyAnA baLathI hu 180
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________________ 12. zAMba-pradyumna 181 tAruM rakSaNa karIza-koI kAMI ja karI zakAze nahiM. pradyumnakumAra zAMba pAse AvyuM ane jaNAvyuM ke mAtAjInI IcchA mujaba meM vaidabhI sAthe lagna karI nAMkhyA che-e jANI zAba bahu rAjI thaye. rAtane ujAgara ane thAka hovAthI kumAranA gayA pachI vaidarbha te ghasaghasATa UMghI gaI. potAnI mane bhAvanA pUrNa thaI hovAthI tenA caherA upara AnaMdanI lahere ramI rahI hatI. sUryodaya thayAM chatAM vidabhI UMghatI hatI tethI nAbhAgA nAmanI dAsI kumArIne uThADavA AvI. tenA palaMganI AsapAsa ane najIkamAM vaiivAhika cinha-kaMkaNa vigere aneka vastuo jevAmAM AvI tethI te doDatI tenI mAtA pAse pahoMcI gaI ane badhI hakIkata kahI-tenI mAtA paNa A jANa gabharAI uThI ane rUkima rAjA pAse gaI ane badhI vAta karI. rAjA ane rANI tarataja kuMvarInA mahelamAM AvyAM. ane dAsInI vAta sAcI jaNAI. vidabhI haju ghasaghasATa UMghatI hatI. tene mahAparANe jAgrata karI badhI vigata viSe pUchayuM paraMtu kumArI kAMI ja bolI nahiM. teNInA mAtA pitAe khUbakhUba samajAvIne vAta meLavavAnA prayatna karyA paraMtu vaidarbhonuM mauna eTale mauna AthI rUkimarAjA khUbaja gusse thaI gaye- manamAM vicAre che ke A mArI putrI yuvAna che. meM tene keInI sAthe paraNAvI nathI chatAM kaI purUSa cerI chupIthI teNIne bhogavI gayuM che. chatAM mArI putrI mauna rahe che. AthI mArI A putrIja kuLa kalaMkInI
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________________ 182 - puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra che ene zikSA thavI ja joIe. gaIkAle pelA cAMDAlee. mAMgelI-temane ja ApI devI gya che. tarataja pelA be cAMDAlene belAvaDAvI-pitAnI putrI saMpI dIdhI ane kahyuM jAo-mArI najarathI dUra thaI jAva. pharI kadApi tame mArI najara sAme Avaze nahiM. cAMDAle rAjaputrIne kahe-he rAjakumArI, amAre tyAM rAjamahela ke sukha sAhyabI nathI. ame je kAma karIe te tamAma kAma tAre karavAM paDaze. ame majurInuM kAma karIe chIe je tane kabula maMjura hoya te bhale? nahiMtara amAre tArI kaI jarUra nathI. rAjakumArI kahe janmAMtare karelAM karmo jema karAvaze tema karIza. bhagavyA vagara karmathI chuTakAro thatuM nathI. mATe mane tamArI sAthe laIne cAle. jethI vaidarbhone laIne baMne kumAre anya sthaLe cAlyA gayAM. pitAnI putrI vaMdabhI cAlI gayA pachI rUjhimarAjAne bahu pastA thavA lAge. are ! meM A zuM karyuM? vaLI pAcho babaDe che he putrI! teM avicArI kRtya karI pApa AcaryuM jethI mAre AvuM pagaluM bharavuM paDyuM. mArA manamAM keTakeTalI bhAvanA hatI? aDhaLaka dhana vAparI tAro svayaMvara racavAne hate. paraMtu te amArA mananA ke mane pUrNa thavA dIdhA nahiM. aha, karmanI gati nyArI che. karmanI AgaLa mAnavI
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________________ 12. zaba-pradyumna 183 pAmara bane che. have A janmamAM ApaNe pharI maLavAnI kaI AzA ja nathI. putrInA gayA pachI rUkamarAjAne khUba khUba pastA thavA lAge ane putrIne yAda karI karIne raDavA lAge. ane bolate arere he putrI ! A te zuM karyuM? tuM DAhI ane samaju hatI chatAM Avu avicArI pagaluM kema bharI beThI ? mArI te je bhAvanA hatI te tamAma manamAM ja rahI gaI. he vaidabhI! huM paNa ke mUrkha chuM ? mArI bahenanI mAgaNI mAnya na karI paNa temanuM apamAna karI temanI mAgaNI ThukarAvI aMte nIca cAMDAlane suprata karI. gusso ane AvezamAM AvI jaI na karavAnuM karI beTho have zuM thAya? | vicAronI paraMparAmAM rUkimane UMgha paNa AvatI nathI. haiyuM valevAI jAya che. AkhuM nagara seDa tANIne sUI gayuM che. rAtrine aMdhakAra nagara upara pharI vaLe che. rUkamarAjAnA haiyAmAM paNa bhaMyakara aMdhakAra chavA cho eve samaye dUra dUrathI keIne tyAM utsava hoya tema vAjiMtranA avAja AvI rahyA che. rAjA vicAre che ke atyAre huM khUba UMDA duHkhamAM raDI rahyo chuM tyAre A mahotsava ane vAjiMtre kayAM vAgI rahyA haze. sipAIone tapAsa karavA hukama karyo. rAjAnA sipAIo avAjanI dizAmAM tapAsa karavA jAya che. ghaNe dUra eka vizALa mahela jevAmAM AvyuM tene
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________________ puNyano prabhAva yAne padyumnakumAra pharatAM sAta gaDha che dareka sthaLe cAkIdvArA beThAM che temAMthI surAvalInA su Mdara nAda AvI rahyo che. sipAioe cekIdArAne pUchyuM ke A kAnA mahela che? ane kAryAnAMmo mahAtsava cAlI rahyA che? 184 dvArapAleA kahe are ! tamane khabara nathI ? ahI te dvArikA nagarInA mahArAjA zrI kRSNanA ane rUkimaNIjInA putra pradyumna kumAranA lagna rUkima rAjAnI rAjakuMvarI vaidI sAthe thayAM tenI ujavaNI thai rahI che. je kimanA sipAi A sAMbhaLI khUbaja rAjI rAjI thai gayAM ane tarataja rU.kama rAjA pAse thaine tamAma mAhitithI vAkepha karyAM jethI kima rAjA rAjI thayA. tarataja kimae peAtAnA amAnyamatrIe ane adhikArIone AmaMtraNa ApyA. bhATacAraNAne paNa olAvyA ane potAnA sakaLa parivArane laI vAjate gAjate tyAM gayA. pradyumna-zAMba ane vaidI ne joine tenI AMkhamAM hu nA AMsue AvI gayA. sakaLa parivAra sahita rUkimae pradyumnakumAranA jaya jayakAra karyo rUkama rAjA putrIne kahe che--he bhAgyazALI putrI-kharekhara tuM nazIbadAra che. AvA mahAparAkramI ane vidyA jene varI che tevA pati maLye che ene amane saune sASa che. rUkimae putrIne aneka kiMmatI cIjo-alaMkAra ane AbhuSaNo bheTa ApyAM. pradyumnane paNa hAthI-dhoDA ane ratha bheTa ApyAM ane hasate mukhe saune vidAya ApI.
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________________ 12. zaba--pradyumna 185 pitAnuM kArya khUba ja sArI rIte ane zAMti pUrvaka patI javAthI pradyumna ane zAMba rathamAM besI dvArikA javA nIkaLyA. TuMka samayamAM sau dvArikAnA dvAre AvI zubhaghaDIe vaidarbhone nagara praveza karAvI mAtA rUkamaNInA sAnidhyamAM pahoMcI gayA. baMne bhAIe ane vaidarbhIe pagamAM paDI praNAma karyA. rukimaNa vaidabhane joI AnaMda pAmI. ane sau potapotAnA mahelamAM gayAM. atyaMta svarUpavAna ane nava yauvanA vaidabha sAthe pradyumna AnaMda vinoda ane maja majAha karatAM paNa divase pasAra karI rahyo. te daramyAna zAMba paNa hemAMgada rAjAnI putrI suhAriNInuM haraNa karI lAvI lagna karyA ane AnaMdamAM divaso pasAra karavA lAgyA. zAba mahAbaLavAna hatA ane satyabhAmAne putra bharU nirbaLa Darapoka ane bIkaNa hatuM. baMne sarakhI uMmaranA hatA eTale sAthe haratAM pharatAM ane ramatAM hatA. zAba bhIrUne avAra navAra herAna karate ane raDAvate. ekavAra zAMba ane bhIrU jugAra ramavA beThA. ramatamAM bhIrU jItI gaye paraMtu jItelI cIja vastuo mArIne pAchI paDAvI lIdhI. taduparAMta mIrUnI kiMmatI vIMTI paNa paDAvI lIdhI. bhIrU te nirbaLa hatuM eTale satyabhAmA pAse jaIne banelI hakIkata jaNAvI. AthI satyabhAmAM gusse thaIne kRNa pAse jaI phariyAda karI ke zAMba avAranavAra mArA putra bhIrUne herAna kare che. kRSNa jAMbuvatIne lAvIne A
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________________ 186 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra badhI vAta jaNAvI. pharIthI bhUla na thAya te mATe jaNAvyuM. jAMbuvatI te chaMcheDAI paDI ane bolI ke satyabhAmA, te juThThI ane IrSALuM che. mArA pitAnA anubhavathI kahuM chuM ke zabane jue che ke baLI jAya che eTale khoTI vAta kare che. bAkI mAre zAba te atyaMta zANe ane samaju che. te kadI keInI sAthe laDe jhagaDe ja nahiM. kharI vAta te ema che ke huM rUkimaNI sAthe maitrI rAkhuM chuM tethI tene IrSA thAya che ane amane herAna karavA khAtara ja AvA khoTA jhagaDA kare che. kRNa kahe-are jAMbuvatI ! zAbane huM bahu sArI rIte jANuM chuM. roja tenI phariyAda mArI pAse Ave che tane tArA putrane vAMka ke avaguNa lakSamAM nahiM Ave paraMtu huM tane tenI khAtarI karAvI ApIza. pachI kaheje ke tamArI vAta sAcI che. keTalAka divasa pachI kRSNa ane jAMbuvatIe bharavADa ane bharavADaNane asala veza laI dvArikA nagarInA bahAranA daravAjethI AvyA. bharavADaNane mAthe dUdhanI tAMbaDIo che alamasta navayauvanA ane atyaMta svarUpavAna bharavADaNa dUdha vecavA cAlI galIe galIe ane zerIe zerIe pharatI dUdha bhe dUdha nI bUma pADatI jAya che. rastAmAM keTalAMka bALaka sAthe phAna mastI karato karato zAMba Ubhe hate. zAbe A madamasta yauvanA bhara vADaNane jaI tenI dAnata bagaDI. teNe A bharavADaNane bolAvI are e bAI! ahIM Ava mArI sAthe cAla.
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________________ 12. lAMba-pradyumna 187 amAre dUdha levAnuM che. je bhAva haze te mujaba paisA ApIzuM. ane zAMba AgaLa cAle che. pelabAI tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa jAya che. cheDe dUra gayA pachI eka jirNa ane ekAMtavALA makAnamAM jaIne bAIne aMdara bolAvI. bharavADaNa evA ekAMtavALA nirjana makAnamAM gaI nahiM paraMtu bahAra UbhI rahI. zAbe pharIvAra aMdara AvavA kahyuM-chatAM bharavADaNe spaSTa nA kahI eTale baLajabarIthI bAIne aMdara laI javA bAInuM kAMDu pakaDayuM tyAre bAI dhrujI gaI ane bolI ke huM aMdara nahiM AvuM--dUdha levuM hoya te ahIM AvIne laI jAva. khoTI rIte mArA upara jora julama karIza nahiM. nagarInA rAjA kRSNane khyAla Avaze te tane zikSA thaze. maherabAnI karIne mane choDa. mAre hAtha kema pakaDI rAkhyo che? zAMba kahe-are ! je tAro kRSNa rAjA, e zuM karI levAnuM hatuM? meM te AvA keTalAMya kAma karyA. kaI mane kazuM ja karatuM nathI. tAre phariyAda karavI hoya te jA phariyAda kara. thAya te karIle-paNa Aje te tane huM cheDIza nahi Ama kahI bharavADaNanA kapaDAM kheMcavA lAgyA. A joI bharavADa be-alyA kRNa jevA rAjAnA rAjyamAM A atyAcAra karanAra tuM keNa che ? AthI zAMba maTI meTI DAMga laIne bharavADane mAravA jAya che. kRNe vicAryuM ke zAMba nakkI mane mArazeja, mArAthI
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________________ puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra mArA putrane zuM marAya ? tethI tarataja kRSNa ane jAMbuvatIe potAnuM asala svarUpa pragaTa karyuM-A joi zAMba te zaramAi gayA ane tyAMthI bhAgIne potAnA mahelamAM jaIne palagamAM poDhI gayA. 188 kRSNe jA bhuvatIne kahyu' joyA tArA putra ! tuM mAnatI hatI ke zAMkha bahu bhalA. zAMta ane sIMdhe che. mArI pAse tenI aneka phariyAdo AvatI hatI. hu tenA parAkrama badhAMja jANuM chu.vizeSa kahevAnA koI artha nathI. tuM ene Thapaka deje ane sudhAraje. tAro putra che eTale zikSA zI rIte karu? anya koi hota te jarUra zikSA karata. jAMbuvatI paNa putranA parAkrama joI jhaMkhavANI paDI gaI. pratyakSa anubhava thayA pachI putranA pakSa zI rIte lai zake ? cupacApa potapeAtAne mahele gayAM. bIje divase savAre huMmezanA niyama mujaba badhAMja kumAre kRSNane praNAma karavA AvyA paraMtu eka zAMkha Avye nahiM AthI kRSNe peAtAnA nAkaro mAraphate zAMkhane teDAvyeA. zAMkha hAthamAM lokhaDanA moTA khIlA laIne kRSNa pAse Avye ane nIcuM mADhuM rAkhI kRSNa pAse ubhA rahyo. kRSNe pUchyuM ke tArA hAthamAM zuM che? tyAre zAMkhe javAba ApyA ke gaikAle khanelI hakIkta viSe je kAI purUSa khelaze tenu mAM A khIleA nAMkhI baMdha karIza e mATe A khIle rAkhyA che.
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________________ 12. zAMba-pradyumna 189 A sAMbhaLI kRSNa khUbaja gusse thaI gaye. mAre putra mArI hAjarImAM AvuM bele che ! A bezarama chakele. putra hoya ke na hoya to zuM ! tarataja bolyA are duSTa, pApI nIca te AkhA nagaramAM kALo kera vartAvyuM che tenI mane zarama Ave che. atyAre ne abaghaDI mArI nagarI choDIne cAlyo jA, have pharI kadApi tAruM mAM mane dekhADIza nahiM. tArA duSkRtyothI huM kaMTALI gaye chuM. tarataja te mAtA pAse jaI pitAnI AjJA saMbhalAvI pradyumnane te maLIne nagaranI bahAra cAlyA jAya che. pradyumnane tenA pratye premabhAva hovAthI prajJaptinAmanI vidyA vidhipUrvaka ApI ane kahevA lAyaka vAta karI chUTA paDayA. pradyumna paNa bhIrUne herAna karyA karate ane vAraMvAra mArate jhaDate tethI bharU satyabhAmAne phariyAda karate. satya bhAmAM pradyumna pAse AvI na bolavAnuM belatI are ! nIca mArA putrane mArate herAna karato. zAba gayo ane have tuM AvyuM kema? tAruM amAre kaI kAma nathI. ahIMthI dUra jAne? amArA jIvane zAMti maLe. pradyumna kahe he mAtAjI! huM kayAM jAuM? satyabhAmA belI jyAM zAMba game che tyAM mazAnamAM tuM jA eTale ahIM sarvene zAMti rahe. pradyumna kahe che mAtAjI! ApanI AjJA mujaba javA huM te taiyAraja chuM. paraMtu kayAre AvuM te pahelAM nakkI
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________________ 190 puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra karIne mane jaNAve. satyabhAmA kahe huM pradyumna ! jyAre zAMkhane maheAtsava pUrvIka nagarImAM laI AvuM tyAre sAthe tuM paNa Avaje jA ! (manamAM satyabhAmA khole che ke je kadI thavAnu ja nathI) pradyumna kahe bahu sAru mAtAjI! ApanI AjJA zirAmAnya che ane tarataja kumAra nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI gayA zAMkhane malyA. ane banelI hakIkata jaNAvI. tyAra pachI banne bhAie nagaranI bahAra smazAnamAM rahevA lAgyAM jAtajAtanI kriDAe karI Anada vinAdamAM samaya pasAra karavA lAgyAM. bhIne herAna karanArA banne bhAIo javAthI tene zAMti thai temaja satyabhAmAne vighna karanAra kAi rahyuM nahi. tethI te paNa AnaMdathI kRSNa sAthe kriDA karatI. ane khUbaja AnaMdamAM rahetI. potAnA putra bhAnukumAra mATe rUpa guNu ane yauvana vALI, ethI eka caDe evI navANu kanyAe prApta karI ane have eka kanyA malI jAya to se kanyA sAthe bhAnukumArane paraNAvavAnI bhAvanA sevavA lAgI. eTale seAmI kanyA mATe Thera Thera tapAsa karAvavA lAgI. nagaranI bahAra rahetA pradyumnakumArane prajJapti vidyAnA aLe satyabhAmAnI tamAma hakIkatanI jANa thaI gaI. AthI satyabhAmAne banAvI vera vALavAnI vRttithI pradyumnakumAre eka aneAkhI yAjanA karI. peAtAnI vidyAnA maLe eka
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________________ 12. zAMba-pradyumna 191 me saMnya hAthI ghoDA ratha vagere utpanna karyA ane dvArikA nagarInI bahAra meTAM moTAM taMbu nAMkhyA. pradyumna teone jitazatrunAme rAjA banyA ane zAbane atyaMta svarUpavAna guNavAna ane masta yauvanavALI kanyA banAvI ane tenI samAnavayanI sakhIo sAthe haratI pharatI. eka divasa satyabhAmAnI dAsIe A zabakumArIne joI tarataja satyabhAmA pAse AvI bolI UThI-ha rANuM sAhebA, bhAnukumAra mATe samI kanyA huM zudhI lAvuM chuM atyaMta suMdara-nAjuka-namaNI ane yauvanavaMtI che. mArI jaMdagImAM meM AvI kanyA joI nathI. ApaNuM nagaranI bahAra taMbuo nAMkhelA che. keI rAjAnuM meTuM sanya lAge che. temAM A kanyAne meM joI che. AthI satyabhAmAe keTalAMka pitAnA khAsa mANasane tyAM tapAsa karavA mokalyAM. jitazatru rAjA pAse AvI praNAma karI vAta karI-he rAjan ! A dvArikA nagarInA rAjA kRSNanI paTTarANI satyabhAmAe amane mekalyAM che. temanA putra bhAnukumAra mATe ame ApanI kanyAnI mAgaNasvIkAraze te kRSNa mahArAja ane paTTarANI satyabhAmA prasanna thaze. jitazatru rAjA kahe-bhAIo, ame ApanI mAMgaNI maMjUra rAkhIe paraMtu amArI zarata tame maMjura rAkhe e amAro Agraha che. zaratamAM khAsa nathI paNa tamArI paTTarANuM pite amArI kanyAne hAtha pakaDIne nagarajane ane
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________________ 192 puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra anya lokonA dekhatAM dvArikAmAM praveza karAve ane hasta milApa vakhate amArI kanyAne hAthe nIce nahiM paNa upara rahe eTaluM je kabula hoya te tamArI mAMgaNI huM svIkAruM chuM. satyabhAmAe jitazatrunI vAta mAnya rAkhI. tyAra pachI uttama muhUte rathamAM besI sakaLa parivAra sahita vAjate gAjate dhAmadhumathI kanyAne teDavA gaI ane zarata mujaba kanyAne hAtha pakaDI saune dekhatAM nagara praveza karA . pradyumnanI vidyAne prabhAve rAjakuTuMba ane parivArane zAMba kanyArUpe dekhAya che jyAre anya nagarajane ane anya lekone te zabakumAraja dekhAya che. satyabhAmA hAtha pakaDIne vAjate gAjate mahele Ave che. Ama satyabhAmA zabakumArIne lagna maMDapamAM lAvI. ahIM kanyAdAna vakhate pitAnA DAbA hAtha vatI bhAnune jamaNo hAtha pakaDa ane jamaNA hAtha vatI navANuM kanyAone hAtha pakaDI pherA pharyo ane agninI sAkSIe lagnavidhi karI. ahIM pelI navvANuM kanyAne zAMba dekhAya tethI teo sau A mahAbalavAna kAmadeva samAna pati meLavavA badala AnaMda pAmI. lagnavidhi patI gayA pachI zAbane anusaratI navANuM kanyA tenA zayanakhaMDamAM gaI. bhAnu ane satyabhAmA samaje che ke e kanyAo aMdara gaI che. tethI bhAnukumAra aMdara jAya che ane jue che te zAMba aMdara beThele ane sarva
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________________ 12, zAMba-pradyumna 193 strIo tenI AjubAju beThI hatI. zAMbe AMkhe kADhI bIvaDAvI bhAnune bahAra tagaDI mUkyuM. deDate deDate satyabhAmAM pAse AvIne kahe che ke mAtAjI mArA zayanakhaMDamAM te zAMba beThe che ane badhI strIo sAthe gammata kare che mane DarAvIne kADhI mUko. satyabhAmA deDatI tyAM AvI. joyuM te zAMba hate. zAMba Ubhe thaIne satyabhAmAnA pagamAM paDe. paraMtu satyabhAmAM atyaMta gusse thaIne jema tema bolavA lAgI. zAlA nIca, tane ahIM keNe bolAvyuM hatuM ? zAba khUbaja namratAthI kahe-he mAtAjI ! Apa ja hAtha jhAlIne mane lAvyA che. te sivAya huM nathI AvyA. huM beTuM bolatA haiute AkhA nagaramAM lokone pUchI juo. satyabhAmAe sau nagaranA lekane pUchayuM te sI hasatAM hasatAM bolyA ke Apa zAMba kumArane hAtha pakaDIne nagaramAM lAvyA che. keI kumArI ke kanyAne te ame tamArI sAthe joI paNa nathI. temaja tame tamArA hAthe zAbane navANuM kanyAe paraNAvI che. have nAhaka tenA upara kodha kare che. ane lekenI mazkarInuM kAraNa tame bane che. lekenA AvA ThapakApAtra zabdo sAMbhaLI satyabhAmAM khUbaja I cheDAI ane daga-mAyA ane anyAyanI bUma pADatI kRSNa pAse AvI. kRSNa-baLadeva-samudravijaya vagere badhAM beThAM hatAM tyAM banelI sarva bInA kahI saMbhaLAvI. pra. 13
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________________ puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra pote chetarAi che ane zAMkhe tenI chetarapI'DI karI che paraMtu kRSNe sava kanyAe zAMmane soMpI. jethI jA'jIvatI khUbaja Anandva pAmI teenuM svAgata karyu.. kahevata che ke khADhe udara ane bhAgave bhArI'ga evu thayu. tamAma putravadhue khUbaja hu pAmI jAMbuvatIne page lAgI. jA bhuvatIe AzIrvAda arSyA ke Tuka samayamAM ja putravatI thajo. saubhAgyavatI rahejo. sadA sukhI rahejo. 194 A satyabhAmA atyaMta gusse thai hatI. peAtAnI tamAma mahenatanuM phaLa zAkhane malyu eTale rASamAM khakhaDatI peAtAnA mahele gai. kRSNane paNa anyAyI kahe che. pradyumnakumAra paNa pAtAnI pratijJA pUrI thavAthI hAjara thaI gayA ane potAnI strIe sAthe AnaMdapUrvaka kriDA karatA samaya vahI rahyo. vaLatA divasanI prabhAte zAMma vasudevane vaMdana karavA gayA tyAre temaNe pUchyuM' ke--are zAMkha ! te mAyA racIne satyabhAmAne zA mATe chetarI ? abhimAnathI chakelA zAMkha jema tema kholyA tethI vasudevajIe khUba kaDaka zabdomAM Thapako ApyA, zAMmane potAnI bhUla samajAI tarataja temanA page paDacA ane mAphI mAMgI AthI vasudevajI zAMta thayA. tyArabAda zAMkha ane pradhumnakumAra nita navIna gammata karatAM AMnada vineAda karatAM divaso pasAra karatAM hatAM.
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________________ Qiang Fang Feng Fang Shao BVBWVWBWRFang Fang Fang Wu Wang 13 * kRSNe jarAsaMdha Bao Jian Jian Fang Bao Pi BDFBBBBBBBD eka vakhata evu' banyuM ke yavana nAmanA dvipamAMthI keTalAMka vepArIo keTalIka amulya cIjo vecavA dvArikAmAM AvI caDayAM. potAnI cIja vastuonu vecANa karI khUba kamAyA. keTalIka ratnaka khaleA lai vizeSa kamANI karavAnA IrAdete vepArIe rAjagRhapura tarapha gayA. ahI. jarAsa gha nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. kiMmatI ratnaka khalA laI paradezI vepArIe nagarImAM AvyA che tevA samAcAra jANI jarAsaMghanI putrI jIvayazAe e vepArIone mahele kholAvyAM. eka ekathI caDiyAtI ratnaka khale joi jIvayazA rAjI thaI gaI. vepA rIoe eka navIna ratnaka khala batAvIne samajAvyu ke A ratnaka khala unALAmAM ADhavAthI ThaMDaka Ape che ane ziyALA mAM eDhavAmAM garamAve| Ape che. AvI aneka ratnaka khale atalAvI paNa tenI kiMmata sAMbhaLI jIvayazA kAMI khelI nahi. mAgyA mUla maLyA nahi ane ratnaka khale vecAI nahi eTale vepArIe pastAvA karatAM khelyAM dvArikA cheADIne
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________________ 196 puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra ATale sudhI lAMbA thayA paNa keI phAyado thaye nahiM. amArI ratnakaMbale ahIM lenAra keI ja nathI. A sAMbhaLI chavayazAe vepArIone pUchayuM ke je dvArikAnA tame vakhANa kare che te nagarI kyAM AvI? tene rAjA keNa che? te kahe. vepArIo kahe-are ! prasidhdha evI dvArikApurIne zuM tame jANatA nathI ? soraTha dezanI mahAnagarI che. Indra mahArAjanA hukamathI kuberadeve te nagarI banAvelI che. tene sonAne te gaDha che ane kAMgare hIrA-mANeka ane motI jaDelAM che. tenA mahApratApI rAjavI-cAdavenA adhipati ane kaMsa rAjAne mAranAra zrI kRSNa mahArAja rAjya kare che atyaMta dhanADhaya nagarI che. lakSmInI relamachela che ! zuM tame e kRSNa mahArAjanuM nAma paNa sAMbhaLyuM nathI? A sAMbhaLIne jIvayazAne bhayaMkara AMcako lAge. ekAeka bebhAna thaI paDI gaI. thoDIvAre UbhI thaI gaI pelA vepArIone vidAya karyA. manamAM vicAravA lAgI ke mArA patine mAranAra haju zuM jIve che ? AvuM mahAna rAjya zuM bhegave che? jIvayazA raDatI raDatI pitA jarAsaMgha pAse jaI sarva vAta jaNAvI. mAre duzmana soraThamAM AvelI dvArikAnagarIne meTe rAjA banyuM che. A sAMbhaLyA pachI mane jIvavuM khAruM jhera thaI paDayuM che. huM have jIvavAnI IcchA rAkhatI nathI. Apa mane rajA Apo te
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________________ 13. kRSNa jarAsaMgha 197 huM baLIne marI jAuM. mArA patine mAranAra sukhethI jIve che te mAre jIvavAnI zI jarUra? putrInA vacane sAMbhaLIne jarAsaMghe zAMtvana ApyuM ane samajAvI. beTA tuM raDIza nahiM ke kalpAMta karIza nahiM. mArA jamAIne mAranArane huM jIvate nahiM ekeeka yAdavane raDAvIza. paraMtu A kArya karatAM pahelAM mAre pUrI taiyArI karavI paDe. tuM utAvaLI na thA zAMti rAkha. sau sArA vAnA thaze. e kRSNa ane baLadevane capaTImAM roLI nAMkhIza. jarAsaMghe rAjyabharamAM Dhela pITAvI cudhanI taiyArI karavAno Adeza dIdhe. khaMDIyA rAjA tathA mitra rAjAone sarvene pitAnA pakSe taiyArI karI hAjara thavA jaNAvyuM. pitAnA bahAdura putrothI zobhate jarAsaMgha azva upara besI laDavA nIkaLe. aneka apazukana thayAM tene pitAnA baLanAM abhimAnamAM nahiM gaNatAM AgaLa prayANa karyuM. agaNita sanya saMkhyA ane baLa jotAM jarAsaMghamAM ma AvI gayuM. sainya jhaDapathI daDamajala karatuM AMdhInI mAphaka upaDayuM. mArgamAM visAmo karavAM paNa vizeSa samaya rokAyA vagara deDavA lAgyuM. aneka rAjA-mahArAjAonI madada hatI eTale have te pitAnA jamAIne mAranArane jema bane tema jaladI mAre. nAradajIne A vAtanI khabara paDI. tarataja teo dvArikAmAM jaI kRSNa mahArAjane sAvadha karyA. meja zokha
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________________ 198 ' puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra, ane eza-ArAma choDI jAge UTho mahAbaLavAna jarAsaMgha jabara jasta sainya laI AMdhInI jema tamane be bhAIone mAravA AvI rahyo che. jaladI jaladI taiyArIo kare ane zatruone sAmane karavA sAme jAva. Ama saune jagADI nAradajI tyAMthI cAlatAM thayAM. nAradajI pAse A vAta sAMbhaLI kRSNa-baLadeva gussA thI lAlaceLa banI gayAM. tarataja dhanuSya TaMkAra karI Dhela pITAvI nagaramAM ane rAjyamAM saune jANa karI. sau taiyAra thaI jAva. khaMDIyA rAjA-mitrarAjA ane anya rAjAone laDAImAM tamAma tAkAta sAthe hAjara thavAnI AjJA ApI. laDavA mATe thanaganI rahelA sau yAda hAjara thaI gayA. devakIjI ane rohiNIe zukana tilaka karyA ane uttama divase sAme laDavA nIkaLyAM. aneka zubha zakune thayAM. - 1 ke. L SAka */art - nAnu -
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________________ 13. kRSNa jarAsaMgha 199 Ama AgaLa jatAM baMnenA lazkare sAmasAmAM AvI gayAM. bhayaMkara yuddha thayuM. aneka mahArathIo mRtyu pAmyA. banne pakSe meTI khuvArI paNa thaI. aneka hAthIazvo marAyA. hajAre ratha ane hathiyArone khurado thaI gaye. sAma sAme bANenI varSothI surajadeva paNa DhaMkAI jatAM ghaNA divasa sudhI yuddha cAlyuM. zAstrIya niyama che ke prativAsudevanuM mRtyu vasudevanA hAthe ja thAya-traNa khaMDanuM sAmrAjya meLavavA mATe ghaNuM pApe pikAre chatAM te sAmrAjyane mAlika vAsudeva bane. kuNe zizupAla Adi rAjAone sAmane karyo-kaMIka zatrupakSanA khaMDIyA rAjAone mRta dazAne pamADayA. kRSNa nI sAme bakavAda karate jarAsaMgha deDI AvyA. tyAre jarA saMghanA 28 putra baladeva sanmukha, kRSNanI sanmukha 69 putra kopAyamAna banIne AvyAM. aMte te putrone parAjaya ApavA pUrvaka paraleka pahoMcADI dIdhA. jarAsaMghe gadAne ghA baladeva upara karyo-bebhAna thaI paDI gayA. ane bIjA ghAthI bacAvI lIdhA. tevAmAM krodhAyamAna banelA kRSNajI jarAsaMgha sAthe medAne utaryA, sAmasAmI bakavAdanA aMte tumula yuddha be vacce thayuM. je yuddha jevA kheca-devatAe AkAzamAM AvI pahoMcyA.-prativAsudeve chellAmAM chellA zAstrane upaga karavA cakanuM smaraNa karyuM. te caka hajAre devatAothI adhiSThita hatuM. bhayaMkara
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________________ 200 - puNayano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra bhamAvIne te cakra kRSNavAsudeva upara cheDayuM paNa anAdinA niyama pramANe te caka vAsudeve grahaNa karyuM. devatAoe AkAzamAMthI puSpa vRSTi karI ane uddaghoSaNA karI. bharatakSetranA traNa khaMDane bhegavanAra navamA vAsudeva A kRSNa che. nizcayathI temanA hAthe prativAsudevanuM mRtyu ja thaze. cakalamavIne javA dIdhuM aMte prativAsudevanI chAtIne cIrI nAkhI. mRtyu pAmIne te cethI narake gayA. duzmana sainyanA khecare bhegAM maLI kRSNane pagamAM paDI namI paDyAM. aneka vidyAdharo paNa AvIne vaMdana karI kRSNanA AkSayabhUta banyA. A yuddhamAM maraNa pAmelAM pitAnA svajanenI uttara kiyA karI. sAme pakSe jarAsaMghanI paNa uttara kiyA karavAmAM AvI. jarAsaMghanI putrI jIva zAne lAgyuM ke pitAnA mRtyunuM kAraNa pite banI che tethI te baLIne marI gaI. aneka vidyAdhare ane devenI sahAyathI kRSNa adhu bharata jItI lIdhu tenA AnaMdamAM AnaMdapura nAmanuM nagara vasAvyuM. tyArabAda pitAnI meTI senA sAthe kRSNa magadha dezamAM AvyA tyAM AvelI eka jana UMcI ane eka jana vistAravALI devatAothI adhiSThita evI keTI zilA pitAnI cAra AMgaLIethI UMcI karI batAvI. e zilAne agAu thaI gayelA ATha vAsudeva eka yA bIjI rIte upADI hatI. ane A navamA vAsudeva kRNe mAtra cAra AMgaLIothI UMcI upADI ane tyAra bAda dvArikAmAM pAchA pharyA. ahIM aneka nAnA moTA rAjA
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________________ 13, kRSNa jarAsaMgha Ae bhegAMmaLI mahAtsava karyAM ane khUbaja dhAmadhumathI kRSNanA rAjyAbhiSeka karyAM-parame pakArI pitAzrI vAsudevajIne tathA vaDIla bhrAtAzrI neminAthane bhAvathI vaMdana karyA. 201 navamA vAsudeva banyA pachI kRSNe peAtAnA pakSe laDanAra ane madadakaranAra vidyAdharAne-pAMDavAne ane anya rAjAone temanI kadara karI meTAM moTAM InAmA ane alaM kAza bheTa ApyAM. anya bhAganA rAjAoe AvI kRSNane ratnA ane be kanyAo ApI. kRSNe baLadevajIne ane peAtAnA putrAne aneka kanyAo sAthe paraNAvyAM. rAjamahelamAM-dvArikA nagarImAM ane AkhI sAraThamAM sarvatra AnaMdanI helI AvI gai hatI. jayAM jue tyAM bhavya mahAtsavA-meLAvaDA ane mIjabAnInI mahephIlA UDI rahI hatI. A dvArikAnagarImAM dhanasena nAmanA eka pratiSThita yAdava rahetA hatA. tene kamalAmelA nAme atyaMta rUpavatI putrI hatI. ugrasenanA putra nabhona vere teNe potAnI putrI ApI hatI. A nabhasenane tyAM ekavAra nArada muni pharatAM pharatAM AvI caDayA, anya agatyanA kAmamAM reAkAela nabhasene nAradamunine joyAM chatAM praNAma karyA nahi...-temanuM svAgata ke pUjA paNa karI nahi. ArthI nAradajI gusse thaI pAchAM cAlyA gayAM ane nabhaH senane zikSA karavAnI IcchA thaI.
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________________ 202 puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra pharatAM pharatAM nAradamuni balabhadranA putra niSadhane tyAM gayA. niSadhane putra sAgaracaMdra hAjara hatA. teNe premapUrvaka muninuM svAgata karyuM. Asana ApyuM ane pUjA karI AthI munizrI khuzakhuza thaI gayAM sAgaracaMdra munizrIne pUchayuM-he mahAtmA! Apa te pRthvI upara badheja bhramaNa kare che kaMI navina joyuM heya te kahe tarataja nAradajI belyA-are beTA sAgara! tArI A nagarImAMja navina joyuM che. dhanasena nAmanA yAdavane ghera kamalAmelA nAmanI atyaMta lAvaNyavatI tenI putrI che. zuM khabara ke vidhie te tenA mATe nirmANa karI haze! paraMtu mane lAge che ke kadAca e kanyA tArA mATeja nirmANa thaI haze ! A kanyAnA pitA dhanasena yAdave pitAnI putrI ugrasenanA putra nabhasenane ApelI che paraMtu tuM kaI upAya kare e kanyA tane maLI jaze-mArA AzIrvAda che. Ama kahI nAdajI tyAMthI cAlatA thayAM ane kamalAmelAne ghera gayAM te bALAe nAradajInuM svAgata karI namana karyuM. nAradajI prasanna thayAM. nAradajI bolyA- bALA ! A nagaramAM meM be purUSe jemAM eka atyaMta kadarUpa nabhasena che ane bIjo atyaMta svarUpavAna sAgaracaMdra che. sAgaracaMdranI oLakhANa ApI nAradajIthI potAnA sthAnake gayAM. nAradajInI vANI sAMbhaLI e bALA nabhasenane bhUlI jaI sAgaracaMdra pratye prema karavA lAgI. Ama nAradajIe
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________________ 203 13. kRSNa jarAsaMdha peAtAnA apamAnanuM phaLa apAvyuM. sAgaracaMdre tA kamalA melAnA premamAM paDelA ja hatA. sAgaranA kuTuMbIjanA vicAra karavA lAgyA ke A sAgaranI IcchA kevI rIte pUrNa karavI ? zAMba A sAgarane pAkko dvAsta hatA eTale tenI kharekhara zu* icchA che te jANavA tenI pAse ANye. chAnAmAnA AvI e AMkhA dAkhI dIdhI. tyAre sAgara bolyA-De kamalAmelA ? zuM tuM ahIM bhUlI paDI che ? zAMkha kahe-are e te huM zAMkha chuM-tAre ane kamalAmelAne meLApa karAvI ApanAra chuM eTale sAgaracaMdra kholye-De mitra, hu tArIja pratIkSA karatA hatA. mane khAtarI che ke tuM teNInA meLApa karAvI ApIza. bhAI, game te thAya A kAmamAM to tAre mane madada karavI ja paDaze. zAMkha kahe-tu. je kAma hAthamAM lauM chuM te avazya pAra utAru* ja chuM have ciMtA cheDI de. tArA kAnI siddhi thaI jaze. thADA divasamAM nabhona ane kamalAgelAnA lagna divasa AvI gayA. te divase zAMkha peAtAnA mitrama'DaLane laine eka udyAnamAM Avya. tyAMthI kamalAgelAnA makAna sudhI suraMga banAvI. suraMga mAge kanyAne udyAnamAM laI AvyA. ahIM sAgaracaMdra sAthe vidhipUrvaka lagna karAvyAM. dvArikAmAMthI kanyA guma thavAthI banne pakSanA leAkAe zeAdhA zodha karI mUkI. cArebAju DhoDadhAma karI. zeAdhatAM
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra zodhatAM sau A udyAnamAM AvyA te kamalAmelA ahIM saunA jovAmAM AvI, zAMkhe vidyAnA baLathI potAnu rUpa badalI nAMkhyuM. tyAMthI sau dADatA kRSNa pAse gayAM ane pharIyAda karI AthI kRSNa gusse thaI ne temane mAravA udyAnamAM AvyA. kRSNanA gussAthI zAMkhe asala svarUpa pragaTa karyuM. 204 zAMke kamalAmelAne sAgaracadranA hAtha pakaDAvI cheDAcheDI AMdhI ane tyAMthI AvI kRSNamahArAjanA pagamAM paDayA. kRSNe pUchyuM ke--are ! zAMkha. A teM zuM karyuM tenuM tane bhAna che? zAMba kahe-meM je karyu che te ceAgyaja karyu che ane A kAryanI zakti mArA parama pUjya pitAzrInA AzIrvAdathI ja malI che. temanA AzirvAda sivAya keAnI tAkAta che ke A kArya siddha karI zake ? putranA AvA prema ane bhakti bharyA zabdo sAMbhaLI kRSNa mahArAja khUbaja khuza thaI gayAM eTale kRSNe nabhasenane kahyuM-A kanyAnA vidhipUrvaka lagna thaI gayAM che temaja A kanyAne tArA pratye saheje rAga nathI. potAnI rAjIkhuzIthI sAgaracaMdra sAthe paraNI che eTale mArAthI kaMija thai zake nahi. tuM tane game tevI khIjI kanyA zodhI kADha ane lagna karI sukhI thA. samaya jatAM pradyumnane vaidIthI eka putra thayA. te tenI mAtAnI jema atyaMta svarUpavAna hatA. ane pitAnA jevA bahAdura thayA. A bALaka upara kRSNane pahelethI atyaMta prema hato. kRSNe tenuM nAma anirUd pADeluM. nAnI umaramAMja sava zastromAM pAraMgata thaI gayA. samaya
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________________ 13. kRSNa jarAsaMgha 205 jatAM kizora maTI kumAra thaye. zAstromAM paNa nipUNa thaI gaye. e jamAnAmAM zubhanivAsa nAmanuM eka nagara hatuM temAM bANAsura nAme parAkramI, vidyAdharane rAjA rAja karate. tene eka atyaMta svarUpavAna-ane zANuM putrI hatI tenuM nAma uSA hatuM te bALA manamAM vicAratI hatI ke pitA mane jenI sAthe paraNAvaze tyAM mane ke kamane mAre paraNavuM ja paDaze. temanI IcchA virUddha huM karI zakIza nahiM jethI managamate vara meLavavA te gaurIdevInuM vrata ane pUjana karatI. eka divasa gaurIdevI samakSa besIne akhaMDa jApa karavA lAgI. gaurImAtA prasanna thaI, bolyAM he putrI ! tArI pUjAthI huM bahuM rAjI thaI chuM dvArikAnA rAjA kRSNajI nA putra pradyumnane putra anirUddha je atyaMta svarUpavAna baLavAna ane mahA parAkramI che tenI sAthe tArA lagna thAo evA mArA AzIrvAda che. bIjI bAju evuM banyuM ke A vidyAdhara bANe zaMkaranI ArAdhanA zarU karI. ghera tapa karyuM. pUjA karI naivedha dharyA. zaMkara prasanna thayAM. zaMkare varadAna ApyuM ke laDAInA medAnamAM tane ke mArI zakaze nahiM. tyAre pArvatIjIe zaMkarane pUchayuM ke tame e bANane AvuM varadAna kema ApyuM ? meM tenI putrI uSAne evuM varadAna ApyuM che ke kRSNane pautra anirUddha tene pati bane. eTale bANane harAvyA sivAya uSAnI prApti tenA mATe
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra azakya che Ama tamAruM varadAna-mArA varadAnathI virUddha che te temAMthI kAMIka mAga kADho. 206 gaurInI vAta sAMbhaLI zakare khANane kahyuM huM bhakta meM tane je varadAna ApyuM che te kharAkhara samajI leje ke raNabhUmimAM tuM parAjaya pAmIza nahI paraMtu strI a MgenI laDAimAM A varadAna niSphaLa jaze. khANe te vAta mAnya rAkhI. aNuputrI uSA dhIre dhIre yauvana pAmI. tenuM svarUpa soLe kaLAe khIlI uThayuM. jyAM tyAM tenA vakhANu thavA lAgyA. AthI aneka bhUcarA-khecaro ane vidyAdharAnA mAMgA AvavA lAgyA. paraMtu tenA pitA khANa keIne macaka ApatA na hatA. tene te uttamAttama jamAI joItA hatA. gaurI devInA AzIvacanAthI uSA to anirUddha pratye Asakta premavALI thaI gaI hatI. anya kAI tenI najarane gamatAM ja nahi, manamAM anirUdhdhane pati mAnI laI ne tene meLavavA mATe zuM karavuM te vicAromAM ane kA mAM paDI hatI. khANu-putrI uSAne eka khAsa citralekhA nAme vizvAsu sakhI hatI. AthI uSAe potAnA haiyAnI tamAma vAta kahI ane vinaMti karI ke huM bahena ! huM anirUdhdhanA premamAM maLI rahI chuM. tuM game te upAya kara paNa mane temanu milana karAvI Apa. citralekhA bahu catura ane DhAMziyAra hatI. te dvArikA gaI - anirUdhdhane maLIne teNInA
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________________ 13. kRNe jarAsaMgha 207 rUpa-guNa ane yauvananA khUba khUba vakhANa karI anirUdhane uSA pratye rAgI banAvyuM. premamAM paDele anirUdhane citralekhAnA sathavare uSAne maLe. ane gAMdharva vidhithI lagna karyA. AkhI rAta vilAsa pUrvaka uSAnA mahelamAM rahyo. vahelI savAre uSAne laIne anirUdhdha nIkaLe. mahelanI bahAra AvIne bhayaMkara garjanA karI de nagarajane ! huM anirUdha, pradyumnane putra ane kRNa vAsudevane pautra, tamArI putrI uSAne harIne laI jAuM chuM. huM curI chupIthI laI jatuM nathI. paraMtu saunA dekhatAM ja laI jauM chuM. jenAmAM rokavAnI tAkAta hoya te sAme Ave ane mAruM baLa mApI juo. Ama kahI anirUddha uSAne hAtha pakaDI cAlavA lAgyA A hakIkata rAjA bANe sAMbhaLI eTale atyaMta gusse thaI temanI pAchaLa paDaye. anirUdhane rekI yudhdha karavA lAge ane pitAnA baLanuM abhimAna karanAra ani. rUdhdhane nAgapAzathI bAMdhI laI khaDakhaDATa hasavA lAgyA. A hakIkta prajJapti vidyAe AvI kRSNa vAsudevane karI. tarataja kRSNa baLadevajI ane pradyumnane laI tyAM AvI pahocyA. kRSNamahArAjanA ratha upara garUDa cinhavALe dhvaja jotAMja nAgapAza chUTI gaye. ane anirUdha mukta tha. kRSNa mahArAjane AvI pahoMcelA joI bANa temanI sAthe yuddha karavA lAge.
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________________ 208 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra bANa kahe are mAyAvI kRSNa! teM mAyAthI rUkamaNInuM haraNa karyuM. tArA putre mAyAthI vaidarbhInuM haraNa karyuM ane tAre patra mArI uSAnuM haraNa karavA dhAre che. je azakaya che. tamArA kuLamAM mAyAthI haraNa karI lagna karavAnI prathA thaI paDI che. have te tamane traNe ne mArI ne tamArI mAyAvI prathA baMdha karI devI che. mane ahIM yudadhanAM medAnamAM mAre tamArA mATe azakya che. kRNa vAsudeva kahe are mUrkha zuM bakabaka kare che? tane khabara nathI ke pRthvI ane kanyA baLavAnanA hAthamAM ja jAya che. vaLI kanyA e pArakI ja hoya che eTale tene harI lAvavAmAM koI ja doSa nathI. medAnamAM mahAbhayaM. kara yuddha thayuM. kRNe judI judI cAla ramI bANarAjAne thakavI dIdhuM. chelle nizastra karI mallayuddha paNa karyuM ane bANane motane ghATa karyo kRSNa-baLadala-pradyumna-anirUdha ane uSA sau AnaMda pUrvaka dvArikA nagarImAM AvyA. ''
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________________ SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSB3%E3%8 kRSNa zrI neminAtha SSSSB SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS kRSNa vAsudeva hatAM temanA zastro atyaMta prabhAvazALI ane alaukika hatAM te sAcavavA mATe eka zastrazALA rAkhavAmAM AvelI temAM A badhAM zastro sAcavavAmAM AvatAM temaja tene eka rakSaka paNa rAkhavAmAM AvatuM eka vakhata evuM banyuM ke rUpa rUpanA aMbAra samA zrI neminAtha bhagavAna ramatAM ramatAM mitro sAthe ahIM zastrazALAmAM AvI caDayA. ahIM kRSNanA judAM judAM zastro jevA lAgyA. sudarzana caka, gAMDiva dhanuSya, kaumudI gadA, naMdaka khaDaka ane paMcajanya zaMkha joyA. neminAthe te zastro hAthamAM levAnI IcchA karI tyAMnA rakSake be hAtha joDI page lAgI che he mahArAjA, zasa kRSNa vAsudevanAM che. vAsudeva sivAya bIjA ke te grahaNa karavAnI zakti dharAvatAM nathI. kRSNa mahA baLavAna che. zastro paNa temanA jevAM ja tejasvI che. temanA sivAya anyanuM kAma nahiM, kadAca e hathiyAra tamane kaMIka nukazAna kare te mane nokarImAMthI rajA malI jAya. mATe tame ahIMthI dUra jaIne mana phAve tevI rIte pra14,
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________________ puyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra 5) rame. sevakanI vinaMtithI neminAtha zastrothI dUra gayAM koma - IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII li[li[l[ jilliai[311tillu|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII paapaapaapaappppyppaayaam uuUILTEJuluIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII jika che 210 jada nAnu sire
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________________ 14. kRSNa zrIneminAtha zaMkha tA hAthayAra nathI ema kahI te paMcajanya zaMkha upADayA ane bALakanI jema jorathI vagADayA. te za'khanA avAjathI traNe leAkamAM dhrujArI vyApI gaI. hAthI-gheADA vagere pazue ba dhana teDIne bhAgavA lAgyA. dvArikAnA mahelA ane killAAdhaNadhaNI UThayA. loko e nAsabhAga karavA mAMDI. kRSNa ane baLadeva paNa A avAjathI vicAramAM paDI gayA. ane hathiyAra dhAraNa karI laDavA sajja thaI gayAM. kRSNe puchyu ke ATalA mahAbaLavAna mANusa keNu che ? je mAre zaMkha saraLatAthI vagADe che? zuM kAI khIje cakravatI utpanna thayA che ? mArAthI vadhAre baLavAna mANasa lAge che, zuM mArI sAthe yuddha karavA AvyA haze ? eTalAmAM zastrazALAnA rakSaka doDatA Avye . ane kRSNa mahArAjane kahyuM-he svAmI ! zaMkha vagADanAra anya kAI nahi. paNa ApanA nAnAbhAI je neminAtha che. me temane khUba samajAvyAM paraMtu nA mAnyA ane zaMkha vagADyA Ama chatAM rakSakanI vAta kRSNanA mAnavAmAM AvI nahi ! neminAthamAM ATaluM baLa hAya te azakaya che. eTalAmAM neminAthane AvatAM joi kRSNa sAme jaine premathI bAthamAM laIne vahAla darzAvyuM. peAtAnI joDe besADayAM ane vAta vAtamAM dhIrethI pUchyuM huM badhu ! evA te jorathI zakha vagADayeA ke dArace| mAjhA mUkIne DolavA lAgyA. samagra pRthvI dhaNadhaNI UThI mane to Azcaya thayuM. neminAtha kahe- moTAbhAI! huM ramatA ramatA zatru 211
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradhumnakumAra zALAmAM gayelA. ane mAtra gammatamAM ja zaMkha vagADayA hatA. bIjA zasro jovAnI IcchA hatI paraMtu tyAMnA rakSake mane aTakAvyA jethI meM te lIdhA na hatA. 212 kRSNe temanAthI tAkAtanuM mApa kADhavA vicAryuM' ane kahyuM he bhAI! tArI jo IcchA hoya te ApaNe banne khATu yuddha karIe evI mArI IcchA che. neminAtha manamAM vicAre che ke A mArA moTAbhAi che. chatAM mArA baLanI temane khabara nathI. mArI pAse teo hArI javAnA ja che. eTale laDavuM ceAgya nathI paraMtuM temanI je abhilASA che te ttA mAre pUrNa karavIja joie. tethI minAtha kholyA-ke pahelAM ApaNe bAhu yuddha karIe tyArabAda bIjuM vicArIzuM', kRSNa kahe--bhale, ema kahIne pAtAnA hAtha lAMkho karyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke mAro hAtha baLapUrvaka vALIde. neminAthe kSaNamAtramAM tema karI khatAvyuM-kRSNa tA joI ja rahyA. pachI neminAthe hAtha lAMkhA karyAM ane kRSNane te hAtha vALavA kahyuM kRSNa A ramata samajatAM hatAM paraMtu peAtAnuM badhuja khaLa bhegu karI jora karyu. paratu tema nA thai zakayuM eTale kRSNa te hAtha upara laTakI gayAM paraMtu ma nAthanA hAtha saheja paNa halAvI zakayA nahi. AthI kRSNanuM mAM paDI gayuM. neminAthe dhIrethI kRSNane jamIna upara mUkayA. kRSNane pAtAnA maLane gava utarI gaye.
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra rAjya teA paDAvI nahi le ne ? AkhuM bharata jItI laI mahAna cakravatI pada to nahi meLavI le ne ? 214 baLadeva kahe-are kRSNa ! A neminAthane tuM kharAkhara eLakhatA lAgatA nathI. e jevA baLavAna che tethI vizeSa kSamAvAna che. temane koI tRSNA nathI. bhAga-vilA sanI koI bhAvanA paNa nathI. joje, haju sudhI teNe lagna paNa kayAM karyAM che ? pachI rAjyanI icchA kayAMthI hAya? khaLadeve kahyuM paraMtu kRSNanA haiyAmAM Dara rahetA eTale devatAoe AvIne samajAvyuM-ke he kRSNa vAsudeva ! tame khoTI ciMtA kare che. zrI naminAtha tIthaMkaranu vacana sAMbhaLe ke zrI temanAtha kumAra avasthAmAMja rAjapATa ane sarvasva cheDI dIkSA leze. tItha karanI vANI kadI kheATI paDeja nahi. mATe tame kheATI ciMtA karaze nahi. A sAMbhaLI kRSNane haiyAmAM zAMti thai. ane zaMkA TaLI gaI. tyArakhAda te rANIvAsamAM gayAM. a'taHpuramAM sone AjJA karavAmAM AvI ke neminAtha game tyAre ahI Ave te kAI e temane rokavA nahi'. sau rANIone paNa chuTa ApavAmAM AvI ke minAtha sAthe chuTathI taphAna-- mastI gammata karavAM-temAM kei paNa rIte zarama rAkhavI nahi. saune joituM hatuM ane baidya batAvyuM evuM thayuM.... tyArabAda zrIneminAtha avAra navara kRSNanI patnie sAthe te keAIvAra baLadevajInI patnie sAthe khUbaja AnaMda vida ane gammata karatAM. rAkaTeka ta hatI ja nahiM temachatAM
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________________ 14. kRSNa zrI neminAtha 215 keIpaNa saMjogomAM temanI najaramAM ke haiyAmAM kAma karI pravezI zakato nahiM. zrI nemikumAra lagnanI saMmati darzAve te mATe badhI bhAbhIoe anekavidha prayatna karyo. aMte nirvikArI bhagavaMte saunA manane AnaMda ApavA khAtara ja hA pADI....sarve AnaMda pAmI ugrasena rAjAnI rAmatInI sAthe lagnavivAha goTha ...jenA bhegAvalI karmane udaya nathI tenA lagna kevI rIte thaI zake, kadAca varaghoDe caDhaye hoya te paNa mAMDavethI pAchA karI dIkSAnA paMthe jAya... eja pramANe zrI nemikumAra hatA.(A prasaMge zrI kalpasUtramAM tathA zrI neminAtha caritrathI vistRta jANa.) saMsArathI virakta evA nemakumAra lagnanA mAMDavethI pAchA pharyA. ane dIkSA grahaNa karI. zrI nemikumAra jema hiMsAnA nimittathI lagnanA mAMDavethI pAchA pharyA te chevaTe Aje je lagnanA prasaMge jAya che teoe rAtribhojana, abhakSya, anaMtakAya, barapha Adi na vaparAvavA joIe.
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________________ 15 | rAjImatInI zubha preraNA zrIneminAthe janmathI traNa varSa pachI zrAvaNa sudI chaThThane divase chaThThanuM tapa karI vidhi pramANe leca karyo. IndrAdi devee paMcamuSTi laca grahaNa karI kSIra samudramAM padharAvyuM. tyArabAda manaparyava jJAna prApta thayuM. te vakhate neminAthanI sAthe anya eka hajAra rAjAoe dIkSA lIdhI ane zrIneminAthanA ziSya banI temanI sAthe vihAra karavA lAgyA. kRSNa-baLadeva temane vaMdana karI dvArikA gayAM. zrI neminAthajIne rahanemi nAme nAno bhAI hate. jayArathI teNe rAjamAtane yauvanamAM madamAtI joI tyArathI te tenAmAM atyaMta Asakta banI gayuM hatuM. ane kaI paNa rIte tene meLavavAnA vyartha phAMphA mArato hato.neminAthe dIkSA lIdhA pachI te vAraMvAra rAmatIne maLavA jate ane navI navI cIja vastuo lAvIne teNane khuza karavAnA prayatna karate. rAjImatI bheLAbhAve pitAnA diyarane nArAja na karavAnA hetuthI te svIkAratI. eka vakhata ekAMta joIne atyaMta kAmAtura thayela te rAmatIne ghera AvyuM. rAmatIne ekalI joIne te
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________________ 15, rAjImatInI zubha preraNA khelyA--are rUpasuMdarI! tuM kharekhara gAMDIja che. zrI neminAthajI te tane gheADIne cAlyA gayAM temanI pAchaLa AvuM yauvana vRthA veDaphI rahI che. atyAreja kharo samaya che. raMgarAga ane bhAga lAgavI yauvananI meAja mANavAnA! jo tArI IcchA hoya to huM lagna karavA taiyAra chuM. AvI kaMcana varaNI kAyA ane AvI mAdaka navapallavIta yuvAnI mANI jIvana saphaLa kara. 217 atyAre bhAga bhogavI-juvAnI mANI laIe pachIthI ApaNe banne zrIneminAtha pAse niLa vrata grahaNa karIzu' yauvana vayamAM je vrata laie te te pALavuM atyaMta kaThIna che. rUpavatI strIne joI purUSanu ane svarUpavAna purUSane joi srIenuM mana temanA pratye AkarSAya che. jethI pApamAM paDavAne vakhata Ave che. A bAbatamAM mAtra arihaMta bhagava'tAja nispRhI rahI zake che. he rAjImati ! mane tArA pratye atyaMta prema thaye che. tuM mAru kahevu mAnIjA. ApaNe banne sAthe maLIne saMsAranA sukha bhogavI jIvanane dhanya banAvIe. jayArathI tane joI che tyArathI huM tArI pAchaLa pAgala banyo chuM. rAjImatI kahe he rahanemi, tame mArA diyarajI che eTaleja me" tamArI sAthe vAtacIta karatI hatI. para Mtu AvuM belavAnuM tamane zobhe nahuM. meM tamane AvA halakA vicAravALA dhAryAM naheAtA. have huM tamArI sAthe vAtacIta
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________________ 218 - puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra karavA paNa cAhatI nathI. mAnatI hatI ke tame zrI neminAthanA bhAI che eTale tamArA vicAre-tamArA Adarzo temanA karatAM paNa caDiyAtA haze mAre e bhrama bhAMgIne bhukako thaI gaye. kAca ane maNine bheda Ajeja mane samajAI gaye. senAnI kasoTI agnimAM nAMkhe tyAre ja thAya che, jo tamAre ApaNe diyara-bhejAIne saMbaMdha TakAvI rAkhave hoya te maherabAnI karI pharIne AvI halakI vAta kadI karaze nahiM. AvI vAta karavI te paNa pApa che ane durgatimAM laI jAya che. tame jinadharma meLavyuM che. chatAM bele che? vikAra cheDe, dharma samaje. tamArA bhAInA jIvanamAMthI kAMIka zIkhe. rAjamatie khUba khUba bodha Ape. dharma samajAvyuM pharI AvuM kadI nahiM balavAnI salAha ApI paNa patthara upara pANI, rahanemi gusse thaIne cAle gaye. manamAM vicAre che ke game te rIte A rAjImatIne huM samajAvI laIza. atyAre mauna rahevAmAM sAra che. rAjImatInI pAchaLa rahanemi aneka prayatna kare che paraMtu draDha mananI te strI potAnA dhayeyabiMdumAMthI leza mAtra calita thatI nathI. Amane Ama ghaNA divaso nIkaLI gayAM. rAjImatIe joyuM ke rahaneminI vAsanAbharI najaramAM kaI sudhAro thaye nathI tethI tene baMdha ApavAne vicAra karyo. eka divase rAjImatIe pitAnA diyarajIne pitAne
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________________ 1pa. rAjImatInI zubha preraNA ghera bAlAvyAM rahanemi to rAjI rAjI thaI-suMdara vastro vagere paherIne AvyAM rAjImatIe hu thI AvakAra ApI besADayAM. aMdaranA eraDAmAM jaI ne gAyanuM dUdha eka ghaDo bharIne pI gai ane tenI upara mIMDhaLanuM phaLa khAdhu ane rahamanI pAse AvI ne beThI. tAtkAlIka sonAnA thALa magAvI temAM ulaTI karI-pIdheluM badhuM dUdha bahAra kADhI nAMkhyuM ane pachI e thALa khatAne rAjImatIe rahanemine kahyuM-ke huM diyarajI, A dUdha pI jAe. A sAMbhaLI rahanemi ekadama gusse thai khelyA-zuM huM kUtaro chuM? ke keAInuM vamana karela pI jAu* ? 219 rAjImatI kahe ke-hai diyarajI, mArI najaramAM tamA rAmAM ke kUtarAmAM koiphera nathI. tame koinuM vamana karelu khAvAnI IcchAvALA to avazya che ja, tamArA bhAI zrI neminAthe mane cheDI dIdhI tevI mane bhAgavavAnI IcchA karo ja che ne? peAtAnI abhilASA upara pANI pharI vaLavAthI nArAja thaine rahanemi tyAMthI UbhA thaIne potAnA ghera gayAM-haju tenA manamAMthI rAjImaMta mUsAI nathI. viSaya rasanA jIvaDAMne dharma pratye ko bhAvanA thatI ja nathI. rAjImati niratara zrI neminAthanA dhyAnamAMja masta anI samaya pasAra karatI hatI. vrata dhAraNa karyAM pachI kharAkhara cApanamA divaso zrInemiprabhu raivatagiri upara sahasrA vanamAM eka jAbunA jhADa nIce aThThama tapa AdaryuM. tyAre zukaladhyAnamAM lIna khanIne ghAtI karmonA nAza karI kharAkhara
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva cAne pradyumnakumAra bhAdaravA vadI amAsanA citrA nakSatramAM prabhue kevaLajJAna prApta karyu.. AkAzamAM deva duMdubhi vAgyA ane puSpa vRSTi thaI. zIdhrapaNe bhaktithI deveAe AvI traNa killAevALuM atyaMta manohara samavasaraNanI racanA karI. tenI cAre dizAe alaukika dvArA hatAM. zrIneminAtha prabhue pUnA dvArethI praveza karI namA titthassa kahIne siMhAsana para beThAM. tarataja vyaMtara devatAoe prabhunA pratibiMbe ratnanA siMhAsanA upara traNe dizAomAM vikuryAM. 220 khAre vadA prabhunI dezanA sAMbhaLavA ekaThI thaI ane samavasaraNamAM AvI ceAgya sthAne besI gai. raivatagirinA pAlake prabhune kevaLajJAna thayAnA samAcAra ApavA kRSNa-baLadeva pAse DhADI gayAM. A sAMbhaLI kRSNa vAsudeva hu pAmI samAcAra ApavA AvanArane peAtAnA paherelAM tamAma alaMkArA ane aDhaLaka dhana bheTa ApI rAjI karyA. kRSNa vAsudeva peAtAnA tamAma parivAra sAthe hAthI upara besIne sainya-adhikArIo-nagarajanA vagerene laI ne vAjate gAjate vagiri AvI paheAMcyA. rAjImatie jyAre A samAcAra sAMbhaLyA tyAre tenuMyu hI nAcI UThayuM. te paNa sakaLasaMghanI sAthe ahIM AvI hatI. dUrathI hAthI ratha vagere savArIethI UtarI. rAjacinha vagere tamAma cIjo bahAra mUkI ughADA page uttaranA dvArethI saue praveza karyAM, zrIneminAtha prabhune traNa pradakSiNA
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________________ 15. rAjImatInI zubha preraNA karI. e hAtha joDI vaMdana karI sau ceAgya sthAne beThAM. anya hajArA rAjAo paNa AvIne vaMdana karIne peAtAnI jagAe beThAM. cAsaDa indro ane aneka devatAo paNa AvI indrANI vi. sau prabhune vaMdana karI cAgya sthAne beThAM. tyAra bAda tribhuvananA svAmI neminAtha bhagavAne peAtAnI ceAjanagAmI vANI vaDe dhadezanA ApIH he bhavya jIvA! A manuSyabhava mahAmUlA che. tenI kiMmata samajo. pramAda cheDI-dharma AcarA-rAgadveSa choDo, virAgI banavA udyamazIla thAe. cAra prakAranI gati hoya che. paraMtu devA viSayabhogI hoya che tethI che temanAmAM dharma bahu thoDA hAya che. nArakInA jIvA evA bhayaMkara duHkhAmAM DUbelA hoya che ke temane dharmonI karaNI yAda AvI zakatI nathI. tiya ca jIvAmAM vivekabuddhi hatI nathI eTale te paNa prAyaH dharma AcarI zakatAM nathI. mAtra manuSyabhava e eka ja evA che ke jemAM dhama karI pradhAnapaNe AdarI zakAya che. dhama AcaravA mATenI tamAma sAmagrI hAthamAM hAvA chatAM jo mANasa pramAda seve te patana nizcita che. 221 AyuSya yauvana ane dhana kadI sthira nathI. A traNe maLatAM chakI na jatAM dharmanI ArAdhanA karatAM rahA, saMsArarUpI sAgarane taravAnI IcchAvALAoe dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAva rUpI dhama AcaratAMja rahevu' joke virati lakSaNALe dhama AcaravA kaThIna che. kama nija rAthe dhama kriyA
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra karavI joIe. karmonI nirjarA thavAthI mAnavI meAkSa meLave che. mATe huM mahAnubhAvA! dhamanI bhAvanA keLavave. A mahAmulA mAnavabhava maLye che. jinezvara jevA deva maLyAM che. jaina dharma malyA che ane bharata kSetra jevA deza malyA che AvuM pharI phIne vAraMvAra maLatu nathI. te have so jAgA samajo ane dharmone mAge cAlavA lAge. eja sAcA mArga che. dharmaja tamAruM rakSaNa karaze ane dharmaja tamane tAraze, meDa mAyA mithyA che. tenA kdAmAM kadI phasAtA nahi, nahiMtara patana sAme UbhuM ja che, cetI jAva, haju samaya che. sakaLa bAre padA prabhunI amRtamaya vANI sAMbhaLI pAvana thaI. prabhunI vANI sAMbhaLI varadatta rAjAne vairAgya thayA. samavasaraNamAM prabhunI dezanA pUrI thatAM kRSNavAsudeve e hAtha joDI, vaMdana karI prabhune pUchyu... he bhagavaMta, tame rAjItinA tyAMthI mAMDavethI pAchA phI dIkSA lIdhI. tame rAjImati te tarachoDIne cAlyAM gayAM tema chatAM te rAjIti ApanA pratye apAra prema dharAvatI haju kheDI che. haju tamArAmAM tene atyaMta prema che tenuM kAraNa zuM ? kharekhara teA rAjImati ne tamArA pratye dhikkAra ke napharata thavI joie. 222 zrIneminAtha bhagavAne dhanamatInAbhavathI mAMDIne navabhava sudhInI rAjImatinAM badhAM bhavanIsavistara vAta kahI sabhaLAvI e sAMbhaLIne sau rAjI thayAM A vakhate padAmAM rAjImatI paNa hAjara hatI. kRSNa ane tenA parivAra rAjImati
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________________ 15, rAjImatInI zubha preraNA vagere sau rAjI thayAM. evAmAM varadattarAjA AvIne khelyA hai prabhu ! A saMsAra rUpI sAgara taravA mATe atyaMta upayegI sAdhana che evI dIkSA mane Ape. A varadattanI sAthe bIjA e hajAra kSatriyoe paNa dIkSA grahaNa karI. aneka jIvA vairAgya pAmI gayA. vimalabeAdha matrIne rAjImaMtinA pUrva janmanI hakIkata sAMbhaLI jAti smaraNa jJAna utpanna thayuM teNe paNa prabhunI pAse vatA grahaNa karyAM. varadatta vagere agiyAra gaNadharone vidhithI tripadInuM apUrva dAna ApI gaNadharapade sthApita karyA ane A gaNadharoe tripadIne anusAre dvAdazAMgI racI. te vakhate kSaNI ane rAjaputrIne bairAga thatAM khIjI aneka rAjaputrI sAthe dIkSA grahaNa karI te prabhunI cAlIsa hajAra sAdhvIemAM mukhya thai. S 223 kRSNa tathA tenA pivAranA sau sabhya ane khIjA aneka yAdaveAe zrAvaka dharma aMgIkAra karyAM. A thaye prabhunA zrI caturvidha saMgha. tyArabAda zrIneminAtha prabhue saune patitapAvana karanAru' potAnu tIrtha sthApana karyuM ane dhama dezanA detAM detAM vihAra karavA lAgyA.
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________________ apamAnanuM pariNAma 80% EB O OK*108798082330888822000 hastinApura nagaramAM pAMca pAMDave sukhethI rAjya calAvatAM hatAM. ThekaThekANe jinamaMdire karAvatAM ane dharmakArya karatAM samaya pasAra karI rahyAM hatAM eka vakhata draupadI ne tyAM nAradamuni pharatAM pharatAM AvI caDayAM "A mithyA draSTi che ema mAnIne draupadIe muninuM svAgata karyuM nahi AthI muni gusse thaI cAlyA gayAM. muni manamAM vicAre che ke pAMDa jevAM pati meLavIne draupadIne abhimAna AvI gayuM lAge che. mane Avele je chatAM mAruM kaI sanmAna karyuM nahI ! mAru apamAna karanArane kevuM phala maLe che e huM batAvI daIza. AthI nAradamuni ghAtakIkhaMDamAM amarakaMkA nagare gayAM tyAM kaMpIla vAsudevane sevaka padmanAbha hate. te atyaMta strI laMpaTa ane pApI hate. ane amarakaMkA nAme nagarImAM rahetuM hatuM. tenI pAse nAradajI AvyAM. nAradajIne joI temanuM khUba svAgata karyuM. padyarAjA nAradajIne hAtha jhAlIne pitAnA janAna
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________________ 16. apamAnanuM pariNAma khAnAmAM laI gayA ane eka ekathI caDe tevI atyaMta nAjuka svarUpavAna cauvanavALI strIe khatAvI ane pUchyu ke he muni ! tame te adheja karI che. meleA, AvI strI te A ane ATalI strI che keAInA janAna khAnAmAM ? 25 A sAMbhaLI nAradajI khelyA he padmanAbha! khATA ahaMkAra kare che. tArI strIone joIne tu nakAmA gava kare che. ja budvIpamAM hastinApura nagaramAM pAMDavAnI patni draupadI che tene te joi nathI tyAMsudhI te kazuM ja joyuM nA kahevAya. tenA nitya yauvanA che. tenA rUpa pAse tArA janAna khAnAnI koi vizAta nathI. tuM nakAmeA gava kare che! Ama kahI tene draupadImAM rAga karAvI nAradajI cAlatAM thayAM. have padmanAbha draupadInA vacArAmAM ja paDI rahI mAnasika pIDA anubhavavA lagye, ane pote ArAdhela devane khelAvye ane kahyu ke mAre draupadI joie. tene ahIM lAvI hAjara karo. devavinayapUrNAMka khalyA he padmanAbha ! draupadI srI ratna avasya che paraMtu te sAthe sAthe mahAna satI strI che. tene chaMcheDavAmAM koi mAnathI mATe maherabAnI karIne e vAta jatI karA. draupadImAM Azakta banelA padmanAbhe gusso karI devI kahyuM tAre mArI AjJA pramANe vavAnu che. mane salAha ApavAnI jarUra nathI AthI dhruve hastinApura jaI gheADIja vAramAM draupadIne lAvI tenI samakSa hAjara karI. ekAekadraupadI pra. 15
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra padmanAbhane tyAM lAne mUkI ke te jAgI gaI te vicAravA lAgI ke huM kayAM chuM? ahIM kevI rIte AvI gai? zuM A kaI devanI mAyA jALa che ke zuM ? mane kaMI samajAtuM nathI. padmanAbha tenI pAse AvIne belyeA hai suMdarI! sAMbhaLa. A ghAtakIkhaMDa che. tenA svAmI kapala vAsudeva che. tenA sevaka chuM. mAruM nAma padmanAbha che. A amarakaMkA nAmanI mArI nagarI che. tArAmAM huM atyaMta Azakta thaye| hAvAthI mArA AdhIna deva vaDe tane ahIM lAvavAmAM AvI che. 226 tuM jainadharmAMne anusaranArI che. ahIM mArI sAthe rahI krIDA kara ane dhama paNa AcarI zakIza. devAne durlabha evuM tAru rUpa che evuM sAMbhaLI tane ahIM lAvavAmAM AvI che mAruM tuM mAnI jA, huM ane mAre samagra rANIvAsa tArA anI tArI AjJAnuM pAlana karaze. jabudvIpa khUbaja dUra che. ahIM tane choDAvavA keAI AvI zakavAnuM nathI. A sAMbhaLI draupadI khUbaja du:khI thaI manamAM vicAravA lAgI-mArApUrva janmanAM koI pApane kAraNe Aje mArI AvI dazA utpanna thai che. gaIkAla sudhI kevI zAMti hatI! ane Aje ekAeka parivartana ! ka rAjAnI sattA keTalI prakhaLa che. khera! kAMI nahi. je banavAnu haze te banaze paraMtu AvA samaye game te rIte samaya pasAra karavA eja uttama che. samaju mANasanuM kAma che. ema vicArI draupadI bolI hai rAjana mane eka mAsa sudhI zAMti pUrvaka vicAravA do. tyArabAda tame kaheze
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________________ 16. apamAnanuM pariNAma rara7 tema karIza. baLAtkAra karaze te huM Atma hatyA karIza. A sAMbhaLI padmanAbha bahurAjI thayo. vAta vAtamAM mahine te pasAra thaI jaze. baLAtkAra karIne strIne vaza karAtI nathI. premathI ja thaI zake che. vaLI ATale dUra lavaNa samudra oLaMgIne tene pAchI laI javA koNa AvavAnuM hatuM? eTale hasatAM hasatAM draupadIne jaNAvyuM ke he rUpasuMdarI ! tArI mAMgaNuM mane kabula maMjura che. draupadIe makkama nirdhAra karyo ke eka mAsa daramyAna mArI zodha karavA keIna Ave tyAMsudhI haMmezA AyaMbila karIza. ane e rIte vratanuM pAlana karatI rahI. A bAju hastinApuramAM bIje divase savAramAM draupadIne na jevAthI sau ciMtAmAM paDI zodhAzodha karavA lAgyA. paNa kayAMya patto matye nahiM. tethI kuMtA mAtAne khabara mekalyAM. kuMtAmAtA kRSNa pAse AvyAM ane kahyuM- he kRSNa, tArA je traNa khaMDanA adhipati vAsudeva beThe hoya ane mArI putravadhU draupadIne keI upADI jAya e kema bane ? ane tuM kema sAMkhI le? kRSNa kahe-he pheIba ! tame jarA paNa ciMtA karazo nahiM. ApanI putravadhU draupadIne huM game tyAMthI zedhI lAvuM chuM. ane tamane seMpuM chuM. draupadIne keI hAtha aDADI zake tema nathI. e strI ratna jevuM tevuM nathI mATe tame zAMti rAkhe. evAmAM nAradamuni AvI caDyA. kRoNe temane Adara
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________________ 228 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra satkAra karI draupadI viSe vAta pUchI. tyAre nAradajIe mukha malakAvatA kahyuM he kRSNa, lavaNa samudrane pele pAra ghAtakIkhaMDa che temAM amarakaMkA nAmanI nagarIne kaMpila vAsudevanA sevaka padmanAbhanA udyAnamAM draupadI jevI keIka strI atyaMta zakAtura banIne beThelI jovAmAM AvI hatI. e draupadI havAne saMbhava nathI. kAraNa ke eTale dUra tene kaNa laI jAya? chatA ekasAI pUrvaka tapAsa karavAmAM zuM nukazAna che? ema kahI nAradajI cAlatAM thayAM. zrI kRSNane lAgyuM ke draupadI cokkasa ghAtakIkhaMDamAM amarakaMkAmAM padmanAbha rAjAne tyAMja hevI joIe ane A kAma paNa nAradajInuM ja hovuM joIe. e sivAya Ama na banI zake. A samAcAra kRSNa kuMtAjI mAraphate pAMca pAMDavone mokalyA ane taiyAra thavA paNa jaNAvyuM. ane kRSNa pAMDavone laIne sainya sAthe samudrane kAMThe AvyAM. - kRSNa pAMDene kahyuM ke tamArA jevA baLavAnathI paNa A lavaNa samudra utarI zakAya tema nathI mATe huM pAcho AvuM tyAM sudhI tame sau ahIM rahe. ema kahI kRSNa vAsudeve e samudranA adhiSThAtA devane prasanna karavA aThThama tapanI ArAdhanA karI brahmacaryanuM pAlana karI e devane prasanna karyA. deve pUchayuM ke- kRSNa! mane kema yAda karyo ? kRSNa kahe- padmanAbha ! draupadIne harI gayo che tene pAchI levA AvyA chIe.
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________________ 16. apamAnanuM pariNAma 229 suti deva kahe-ahe! emAM zuM ! hamaNAMja draupadIne laI AvuM chuM. kRSNa kahe- nA, tamAre tyAM javAnI jarUra nathI. e ame laDIne jItIne draupadI pAchI lAvazuM. amArA cha jaNanA cha ratha samudramAM thaIne jaI zake e rIte mAga karI Ape. deve te mujaba raste karI Ape jethI te chae jaNa lavaNasamudra pAra karI ghAtakIkhaMDanA amarakaMkA nagarInA dvAre AvI gayAM. kRSNa dUta mAraphate padmanAbhane kaheDAvyuM he pApI, durAtmA pAMDavonI patni satI draupadIne tuM ahIM lAvyA che. tene pAchI levA pAMDa ane kRSNa vAsudeva AvyA che samajIne mAnapUrvaka draupadI pAchI seMpI jAva athavA laDavA taiyAra thaI jA. A sAMbhaLI padmanAbha gusse thaye. pite mahAbaLavAna hatuM. eTale gaviSTa paNa hatuM. te bebhe pAMDavo ke kRSNanI zuM tAkAta che ke mArI sAme laDI zake ? jAvalaDavA taiyAra thAva ema kaDI laDavA medAnamAM AvyuM. kRSNa pAMDavone kahyuM-draupadI tamArI patni che mATe tame laDe-padmanAbhane harAvIne draupadIne pAchI meLave. bele kevI rIte laDaze? pAMDa kahe-sAruM ame baLavAna chIe. ema ja laDIzuM. kAMte padmanAbhane harAvIne draupadIne pAchI laI AvIzuM. padmanAbha sAthe pAMDe garvathI laDavA lAgyA bahu lAMbA samaya sudhI temanuM yuddha cAlyuM. aMte mahAbalI
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________________ 230 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra padmanAbha sAme laDatAM pAMDava hArIne kRSNane zaraNe AvyAM. kRSNa kahe he pAMDe, huM te pahelethI ja jANate hatuM ke tamAruM abhimAna tamane harAvaze. bolatAM pahelAM vicAra karavuM joIe. have tame badhAM ahIM UbhA rahI mAruM yuddha juo. ema kahI kRSNa laDAI medAnamAM UtaryA. padmanAbhanA ratha sAme AvI paMcajanya zaMkha vagADe. enA nAdathI vanAbhanuM trIjA bhAganuM sainya bhayabhIta thaI nAsI gayuM pachI kRSNanA sAraMga dhanuSyane paNacha para caDAvIne TaMkAra karyo jethI badhI dizAo baherI banI gaI ane yuddhanA medAnamAMthI bIjI trIjA bhAganI saMkhyA ochI thaI gaI kRSNanuM teja padmanAbha jIravI zakyo nahiM eTale yuddhanuM medAna choDIne sainya sAthe nagaramAM pesI gaye. nagaranA daravAjA baMdha karAvyAM. AthI gusse thaIne kRSNa rathamAMthI utarI pagapALA tenI pAchaLa deDayA temaNe narasiMhanuM rUpa dhAraNa karyuM. ane siMhanAda karyo. killAnA kiAro teDI aMdara peThAM. tenA mahelamAM tenI pAchaLa doDyA. padmanAbha gabharAI gaye. bacavAne koI upAya na jaDavAthI te draupadI pAse AvI temanuM zaraNa svIkArI karagarI paDaye. mane bacAve mane bacAvanI bUme pADavA lAgyo. draupadI kahe-are nAlAyaka! A kRSNa e bharatakhaMDanA vAsudeva che. mahA baLavAna che. temanA parAkrama tuM
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________________ 16. apamAnanuM pariNAma 231 jANatuM nathI. temanA hAthamAMthI bacavuM muzkela che. chatAM e mahApurUSa udAradilanA che. huM kahuM tema kara te ja tane mukti maLe. tuM strIne veza paherI le. gaLAmAM khAsaDA ne hAra pahera ane meMmAM taraNuM le. mane AgaLa karI mArI pAchaLa AvI kRSNanA pagamAM paDI kSamA mAMgI le. ane mane pAchI seMpI de te tuM bacI zakIza. panAbhe te pramANe karyuM. kRSNa tene mApha karyo ane tenuM rAjya pAchuM ApyuM. chaMdagImAM pharI AvI mUrkhAI kadI na karavA samajAvyuM. tyArabAda kRSNa ane pAMDave draupadIne laIne ghAtakIkhaMDathI lavaNasamudramAM deve karI ApelA mArge pAchA AvyAM. A bAju caMpApurInA udyAnamAM zrImunisuvrata svAmI samesaryA hatA ane kaMpIla vAsudeva temane vaMdana karI parSadAmAM beThAM beThAM dezanArUpI amRtanA ghuMTaDA pI rahyo hatuM. te samaye kRSNanA paMcajanya zaMkhane avAja sAMbhaLI te AkuLa vyAkuLa thaI gaye hatuM tethI teNe prabhune pUchayuM ke he prabhu ! A zaMkhane dhvani saMbhaLAya che te keNu vagADe che. zrImunisuvratasvAmIe kaMpIlane-pAMDe-kRSNa-draupadI ane padmanAbhanI banelI tamAma hakIkata savistara kahI saMbhaLAvI. kRSNa vAsudeva che eTale paMcajanya zaMkha temaNe vagADela che. kaMpIla kahe- he prabhu ! anAyAse mAre tyAM AvI caDelA e kRSNavAsudevanI huM pUjA karI zakuM ? bhagavAna kahe keIkavAra kAraNe sara vAsudeva maTA kArya mATe AvI caDe kharA paraMtu be vAsudeve paraspara
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________________ 232 puNyano prabhAva yAne pradhumnakumAra kadI male nahiM e niyama che. tema chatAM kaMpIla deDate samudra kinAre AvyuM. joyuM te dariyAnI vacce thaIne ra ati suMdara dhajAovALA jatA hatAM ane tejathI jhagArA mAratA jaI rahyAM hatAM. ahIM UbhA rahI kapale zaMkha vagADI kahyuM ke- pUjya Apa amane malIne jAva huM mahemAnanI te pUjA karuM mATe jaladI pAchA vaLe." kRNa paMcajanya zaMkhanA nAdathI javAba Ape ke ghera javAnI utAvaLa che. ame samudranI madhyamAM chIe ane pAchA vaLI zakIe tema nathI. tamArA vacana bhAvathI amane saMtoSa thayo che ema kahI cAlyA gayA. ane bharatakhaMDanA kinAre UtaryA tyAra bAda AgaLa jatA gaMgA nadI AvI. kRSNa pADene kahyuM ke huM pelA susthita devanI rajA laIne AvuM chuM. tyAM sudhImAM tame sau gaMgAnadI utarIne sAme kAMThe jAo kRSNa gayA pachI pAMDa heDI dvArA sAme kAMThe pahoMcI gayA. kaMIka kUtuhala hAMsIthI prerAIne haDI kRSNa mATe pAchI mekalavI nahiM ane pAMDe hoDI chupAvI-sau pAMDave moTA vRkSanI pAchaLa saMtAIne jovA lAgyAM. thoDIvAramAM kRSNa pAchA AvyA. nadI pAra karavA mATe kaI vahANa ke heDI jovAmAM AvI nahiM eTale kRSNa eka hAthamAM azvasahitano ratha pakaDI bIjA hAthe taratAM taratAM nadI pasAra karavA lAgyA. aDadhA paTe AvyAM ane kRNamahArAja thAkI gayAM. temane visAmo levA gaMgAjIe
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________________ 15. apamAnanuM pariNAma 233 taLIyuM ApyuM ane kRSNa tyAM jyAM. manamAM vicAra kare che ke zuM pAMDa mArA karatAM vadhu baLavAna haze ke vahANa vagara teo nadIne pAra UtarI gayAM! tyAra bAda kRNa eka hAthe ratha pakaDI bIjA hAthe taratAM taratAM sAme kAMThe pahoMcI gayAM. AvI kRSNanI zakti joI pAMDe hasatAM hasatAM sAmAM AvyAM. tarata ja kRNe pUchayuM ke tame ke kevI rIte gaMgA pAra AvI gayAM ? pAMDe kahe-prabhu! nAvanI madadathI ame te ahIM UtaryA chIe. kRSNa kahe mArA mATe nAva kema pAchuM nA mokalyuM ? pAMDa kahe- ame tamAruM baLa jevA IcchatAM hatAM A sAMbhaLI kRNa khUba ja gusse thayAM AMkha pheravIne kRSNa belyAM. A padmanAbhane meM jItyAM. tame sau te hArIne zaraNe AvyAM hatAM te bhUlI gayAM? tame mArA balanI parIkSA karatAM zaramAtA nathI ? ane gussAmAM kRSNa pAMce pAMDavonA ratha bhAMgIne bhukake karI nAMkhI dvArikA cAlyA gayAM. ane kahetAM gayAM ke tamAre mArI bhUmi upara rahevuM nahiM. je jagAe prabhue A ratha bhAMgI nAMkhelA tyAM rathamaIna nAmanuM nagara vasAvyuM. pAMDe potAnI bhUlane pastA karatAM karatAM hastinApura nagare AvyAM. mAtA kuMtI pAse jaI banelI tamAma hakIkta kahI saMbhaLAvI temaja karelI bhUlane pastAvo karavA lAgyAM. kuMtAjI kahe- putro. tame je kArya karyuM che te kharekhara zaramajanaka kahevAya. kRNa tamArA dareka kAryamAM
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra AvIne madada rUpa banyA che te temanA upakAra bhUlI jaI tame je kArya karyu te badala kSamA mAMgavI joie. . 234 tarata ja kuMtAmAtA rathamAM besIne dvArikA AvyAM. kRSNe premapUrvaka AvakAra ApyA. sArI mahemAnagati karI. pachI zAMtithI kuntAmAtAe pUchyuM ke- hai bhAI kRSNa ! tame te traNa khaMDanA mAlika che. mArA putrone tamArA rAjyanI hada bahAra kADhI mUkayA tA have kayAM jaIne rahe? a bharata te tamArI ANu nIce che. tArA AvA hukamathI tArI bahenane paNa keTaluM duHkha thaze ? mane kahe ke ame sau kayAM jaine rahIe ? kRSNa kahe- tame sau pUrvIsamudrane kAMThe jaIne mathurA nAme nagarI vasAvI tyAM rahejo. e pramANe pAMDave tyAM jaIne nagarI vasAvIne rahyAM (kRSNe hastinApuranuM rAjya vIra abhimanyune Apyu.) R c
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________________ viratinArAgI kRSNajI kRSNajI devakI mAtAne AnaMda ApatAM tathA duHkhadUra karatA hatA. cha e putro dIkSAne mAge gayA hovAthI mAtA devakI putra pAlana, bAlaramata vigere kaMI anubhavIna zakyA tethI temane eka putranI abhilASA hatI. te vAta kRSNane karI jethI kRSNa aThThamapUrvaka devanI ArAdhanA karavA pUrvaka devanA AzIrvAdathI putra prApita thaze sAthe ema paNa devakIne kahyuM ke cha e putroo jema dIkSA lIdhI tema sAtamo putra paNa uMmara lAyaka thatAM saMyama mArge jaze. zrI devakInA chae putrae saMyama mArga svIkAryo. Atmika kalyANa sAdhyuM samaya vyatita thatAM devakIjInI kukSie devalokamAMthI uttama chavaccavIne Avyo. uttama guNavAna putranI prApti thatAM AnaMda AnaMda vartAye. jANe kRNa ja nA hoya ! samaya jatAM te bALaka yuvAna thaye. te bALakanuM nAma gajasukumAra rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. somazarmA nAme brAhmaNanI putrI somA nAmanI putrI sAthe vipula riddhi siddhi sahita paraNAvyuM, eka vakhata zrImanAtha prabhu sahastrApra vanamAM padhAryA.
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva cAne pradyumnakumAra devatAoe moTA utsava karyo. kRSNe paNa nAnAbhAI gajasukumAra sAthe AvI pradakSiNA I-vaMdana karIne temanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA beThAM. prabhunI amRtamaya vANI sAMbhaLI gajasukumAranuM haiyuM DolavA lAgyuM. sa`sAranI mAyA uparathI mana uThI gayuM. haiyAmAM vairAgya chavAI gayA. tarata ja ghera jaI mAtA-pitA-bhAI vagerenI rajA laI dIkSA lIdhI. 236 saMdhyAkAle prabhunI AjJA laI smazAnamAM jaI ne kAusagga rahyAM. evAmAM pelA sAmanAtha sAsarA (somazarmA) nAmanA brAhmaNa IMghana levA tyAM AvI caDayA. gajasukumArane tyAM UbhelAM joI tenA haiyAmAM krodhAgni phATI nIkaLyA. ane game tevA zabdo khelavA lAgyo. are nIca, pApI, adhama jo tAre sAdhu thavAnI IcchA hatI te mArI putrI sAthe lagna kema karyA ? tArA pApanuM phaLa huM hamaNAM ja tane cakhADu chuM e bhegavIne nArakImAM jaje ema kahI tenI AjubAju kheranA lAkaDA saLagAvI dhIMgadhIMgatA aMgArA banAvyA. munivaranA mAthe mATInI pALa banAvI temAM aMgArA sthApana karyAM. khaira aMgAre bharI sagaDI, mUkI nijazirapare' dhanya hai| gajasukumAla muni, cIkaNAM karyAM ha] A bAju muni gajasukumAra zukala dhyAnamAM khUba ja UMDA UtarI gayA hatAM jethI agni temane kAI rIte calAyamAna karI zakyA nahi. e citAnI sAthe sAthe temanA saghaLAM karmo khaLIne bhasma thaI gayAM ane munizrI. kevaLI thaI meAkSamAM gayAM.
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________________ 16. viratanA rAgI kRSNa 237 A vakhate kRSNa vAsudeva pitAnA parivAra sAthe ahIM sahastrAgra vanamAM zrI neminAtha prabhune vaMdana karavA AvyA. saue bhakti bhAva pUrvaka vaMdana karyA. pitAnA nAnAbhAI gajasukumArane na jevAthI kRSNa nemajIne pUchayuM ke-he prabhu! mArA nAnAbhAI gajasukumAra kayAM gayA che? prabhu kahe che kRSNa! tamArAbhAI lIva upasargo sahana karIne mekSamAM gayAM che. A sAMbhaLIne kRNane mucha AvI gaI. thoDIvAre bhAnamAM AvyA pachI poka mUkIne raDavA lAgyA. "A che mehanI mAyA." tyArabAda zrI neminAtha prabhue samajAvyuM ke he kRSNa! tamArA bhAIne mAranArane tame mAraze nahiM paraMtu tene upakAra mAnajo ke te tamArA bhAIne mokSa meLavavAmAM madadagAra thaye che. kRSNa pUchyuM ke he prabhu ! mArA bhAIne mAranArane kevI rIte oLakhave ? bhagavAna kahe-tamane nagarImAM pravezatA joIne atyaMta gabharATa anubhave ane ekAeka mRtyu pAme-te tamArA bhAIne mokSa meLavavAmAM madadagAra mAnavI samajavo. tyArabAda gajasukumAranA dehano agni saMskAra karyo ane nagaramAM gayAM. prabhunA kahevA mujaba eka brAhmaNa temane joI gabharATamAM paDI gaye ane tarata ja mRtyu pAmyuM. tenA gunAnI zikSA kudarate karI dIdhI. rAjakuTuMbamAM ane yAdavakuLamAM sarvatra zeka chavAI gaye. ane ghaNane vairAga thaI AvyuM. aneka yAda, zivAdevI, rAjImati kRSNanA putra ane aneka yAdava strIoe prabhu pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI.
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________________ 238 - puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra ekavAra Indra mahArAjA sabhA bharIne beThAM hatAM. teve vakhate Indra kRSNa viSe vAta kADhI ane tenA khUba khUba vakhANa karyA. kRSNa tamAma dethI rahIta ane guNa grahaNa karanArA che. temaja nIca sAthe yuddha paNa karatAM nathI. A sAMbhaLI keI eka deva gusse thaye. are mRtyu lekanA mAnavInA IMdra mahArAjA khoTA vakhANa kare che. tethI indra mahArAjAnI vAta khoTI che evuM sAbita karI batAvavA te deva dvArikAmAM AvyuM. kRNa adha krIDA karavA mATe nagaranI bahAra jaI rahyAM hatAM te samaye pelA deve atyaMta durgadha mAratA kALA kutarAnuM mRtadeha sajI rastA upara badabu phelAvatuM karyuM. kRSNa te zaba sAme joIne bolyA. are A kutarAnA dAMta kevA suMdara ane sapheda cakacakatA che? pachI tarata ja deve tArAnuM rU5 tajI dIdhuM. mAnavI svarUpe deve kRSNane azva paDAvI lIdhuM ane bolyAM ke huM A azva harI jAuM chuM jenAmAM baLa hoya te mArI sAthe laDe-mane harAvIne azva pAcho laI jaI zake che. kRSNanA putro tenI sAthe laDyA paNa hAryA eTale vIlA maDhe pAchA pharyA. AthI kRSNa bIjo adha laI tenI pAchaLa paDayA ane kahyuM-are duSTa, mArA ane tuM kema laI jAya che ? UbhuM rahe. ApaNe yuddha karIe. deva Ubhe rahyo ane be he kRSNa, Ava ApaNe laDIye. tuM mane jItI le ane azva pAcho laI jA tane khabara nathI ke A uttama azva baLavAnane
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________________ 16. viratinArAgI kRSNajI 239 ja zebhe Ama kahIne te laDavA taiyAra thaye. kRSNa kahe huM dhanuSya ane hathiyAro sAthe sajaja chuM. te tuM paNa dhanuSya vagere hathiyAre le ane laDavA taiyAra thA. deva kahe-mAre ratha-dhanuSya ke hathiyAranuM kaI kAma nathI mane e phAvatuM paNa nathI. huM te emaja laDIza. pahelAM ApaNe pRSTa yuddha karIe. (vAMsA sAthe vAsa atha DAva.] kRSNa kahe-are ! AvuM nIca yuddha meM kadI karyuM nathI ane karIza paNa nahiM. A rIte mAre mAre azva joIto nathI mAruM rAjya-mArI lakSmI ke mArA hajAre hAthI ke azvo jAya te paNa huM AvuM halakA prakAranuM yuddha kadI karIza nahiM, maherabAnI karIne tuM ahIMthI cAlyA jA ane A azva tane bheTa gaNane laI jA. mane vAMdho nathI. A sAMbhaLI deva saMtuSTa thaye-he kRSNa Indra mahA rAjAnA darabAramAM tamArA vakhANa thatAM hatAM tethI huM tamArI parIkSA karavA AvyuM hatuM. tame mArI A parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thayA che, mATe kaI varadAna mAMgI le kRNu kahe he deva ! chellAM keTalAMka samayathI mArI A dvArikA nagarImAM regane upadrava khUbaja vadhI gayela che tenuM nivAraNa kare te AbhAra. - deve prasanna thaIne eka roganivAraka bharI ApI ane kahyuM ke A bherI nagaramAM jaIne vagaDAvavI tenA pralApathI tamAma prakAranA roga upadravo cAlyA jaze ane deva aMtadhyAna thaI gayAM.
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________________ 240 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra kRSNa te bharI laIne nagaramAM AvyAM. keI mahAbalI pAse bherI vagaDAvI tenA nAdathI nagaranA tamAma roga nAza pAmyA. jethI A bherInI khyAti sarvatra phelAI. A vAta sAMbhaLI eka mANasa ke je bhayaMkara dAhajavarathI tathA aneka bhayaMkara rogathI pIDAtuM hatuM te bIjA dezamAMthI dvArikAmAM Ave. bherI pAlaka pAse AvI te kahevA lAgyo ke bhAI, huM bhayaMkara dAhavarathI pIDAI rahyo chuM. mane e bherIne eka kakaDe Apa badalAmAM tuM mAMge teTaluM dravya huM tane ApIza. dravyanA lebhI e bherI pAlake lAkha senamahora laI bherIne eka kakaDe kApIne te paradezIne ApI khUba dravya meLavyuM ane te bherImAM caMdanane kakaDe mUkIne vyavasthita karI lIdhuM. paraMtu tene nAda taddana badalAI gaye. eka vakhate kRSNa nA nAza karanArI e bherI vagaDAvI paraMtu asala je nAda nIkaLe nahi. AthI kRNe gusse thaI e bherInA pAlakane pUchayuM ke Ama kema thAya che? paraMtu te pAlaka mauna rahyo. pitAnI sabhAmAM pakaDIne anucaro tathA sipAIo dvArA mArajhuDa karavAthI te bherI-vAdaka satya belI gaye. jethI tene zikSA karavAmAM AvI. - kRNe pelA devanI ArAdhanA karavA aThThama tapa karyo ane tapathI saMtuSTa thayelAM deve nagarImAMthI tamAma regane nAza karyo ane bIjI bhUrI ApI. dvArikA nagarImAM be moTA vidyA hatAM. ekanuM nAma
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________________ 16. viratinArAgI kRSNajI dhanvantari ane khIjAnuM nAma vataraNa, banne pAtapotAnI rIte vaidakanA dhaMdhA karatAM hatAM. je dhanvantari hatA te niya hatA ane leAkeAne mAMsa madirA levAnI salAha ApatA. jyAre vaitaraNi bahuja sAdo ane bhalA hatA. te dezI vanaspatinI davAo ApatA hatA. 241 ekavAra kRSNa zrI nemanAtha prabhu pAse beThAM hatAM. tyAre temaNe pUchyuM ke he prabhu ! A e vaidyanI zuM ti thaze ? prabhu kahe A dhanvantari sAtamI narake jaze ane vaitaNi vidhyAcaLa parvatanA vanamAM vAnara thaze. temaja vAnaronA ToLAnA yuthapati thaze. eka sAdhu-saMtanA saMgha te vanamAM thaI ne pasAra thatA haze teve vakhate eka munine pagamAM UMDo kAMTA vAgavAthI bhaya kara vedanA thaze ane cAlI zakaze nahi. AthI e muni anyamunine ane sAthane samajAvaze ke bhAI, tame sau tamArA kArya pramANe cAlatA thAo. huM tamArI sAthe cAlavAne azaktimAna chu' mane ahI' rahevA Dho. mArI ciMtA karazo nahi. AthI anya munie ane sAthe AgaLa cAlatA thaze. tyArabAda A munine laMgaDAtA cAlatA joi pelA vAnara ane tenuM ToLuM vi'TaLAI jaze. munine joI te vAnarane peAtAnA pUrva janma yAda Avaze. eTale ke jAtismaraNujJAna utpanna thaze. ane khyAla Avaze ke huM dvArikA nagarImAM aitaraNa nAmanA vaidya hatA. te vaidya davA karI kAMTA kADhI upakAra karaze. pra.16
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________________ 242 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra . te vAnara muni pAsethI dharma sAMbhaLI anazana karI devalekamAM jaze. ane te deva avadhijJAnanA baLe parama upakArI munine yAda karI temanI pAse AvI vaMdana karaze. ane dharmanuM phaLa je malyuM che te saMbhaLAvaze ane pitAnI vidyAnA baLe te munine anya munijane ane sArthanI sAthe mUkI deze. A sAMbhaLI kRSNa rAjI thayAM. vaMdana karI nagarImAM pAchA AvyA ane zrI neminAtha prabhu vihAra karIne anya sthaLe viharI gayAM. ghaNu vakhata pachI zrI neminAtha prabhu dvArikAnagarInI bahAra udyAnamAM cAturmAsa nimitte padhAryA. sakaLa nagarajane kRSNa ane temane parivAra prabhunI dezanA sAMbhaLavA Ave che. eka vakhate kRSaNe pUchyuM ke he prabhu! sAmunie cAturmAsamAM vihAra kema nathI karatAM ? prabhu kahe kRSNa, varSA kALamAM ghaNuM ayatanA [jayaNane abhAva) thAya che tethI sAmunioe vihAra karavo na joIe. evI zAstronI paNa AjJA che. kRSNa kahe-he prabhu, te havethI huM paNa varSARtumAM gharanI bahAra nahiM nIkaLuM. A abhigraha karI kRNa ghera gayAM ane dvArapAla vigerene sUcanA ApI ke varSARtu daramyAna keI paNa prasaMga Ave te mAre bahAra javAnuM nathI. mATe tame badhA mAruM dhyAna rAkhaze. dvArikA nagarImAM viraka nAmane eka sALavI kRSNane bhakta hate. kRSNanA darzana karyA vagara te jamate nahiM. jethI
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________________ 16. viratinArAgI kRSNajI 243 A varSAkALa daramyAna te kRSNanA darzana pAmI zake nahiM jethI te atyaMta durbaLa thaI gayuM hatuM. varSAkALa pUre thatAM te kuNunA darzana karI zake. kRSNa pUchayuM ke tuM ATale badhe baLa ane azakta kema thaI gaye che ? tyAre teNe kRSNane badhI vAta kahI kRSNa tenA upara khUbaja prasanna thayAM ane dvArapALane sUcanA ApI ke A virakane mArA mahelamAM AvatAM keIe rokI nahiM. chUTathI AvavA de. viraka sALavI bahu khuza thaye ane kRSNane vaMdana karI pitAnA ghera gaye. kRSNa pitAnA sakaLa parivAra sahita ane samRddhisahita zrIneminAtha prabhune vaMdana karavA gayAM. prabhunI pAMtrIsa guNathI yukta vANI ane upadeza sAMbhaLIne belyA-he prabhu, kaI karmanA yogathI huM cAritra grahaNa karI zaktA nathI paraMtu mArA putra-putrIo ke kuTuMbIjane dIkSA letA haze te huM koIpaNa rIte keIne paNa aMtarAya karIza nahiM. temaja je keIcAritra letA haze temane khUbaja dhAmadhUma pUrvaka saMyama grahaNa karavAmAM madada karIza ane temane game evA utsa karAvIza, A abhigraha karI kRSNa mahArAja dvArikAmAM AvyA. eka vakhata vivAhane gya uMmaravALI keTalIka kanyAe kRSNa pAse AvI tyAre kRNe pUchyuM he bALAo ! tamAre zeThANI banavuM che ke dAsI? sau kanyAo belI amAre te zeThANuM thayuM che. AthI sau kanyAone khUbaja
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra dhAmadhUma ane utsavapUrvaka zrI neminAtha prabhu pAse dIkSA apALu. kRSNajI zrIneminAthanI vANI sAMbhaLI sayama virati mAnA gADha rAgI banyA hatA. viratidharAnI bhUribhUminu meAdanA karatA hatA. kAraNake kSAyika samaktinA teo mAlika hatA. aMtara AtmAnA samyak danane zreSTha guNa prApta karyAM hatA. A badhI kanyAemAM eka kanyA khAkI rahI gaI hatI ane tenI mAtAe khAnagImAM samajAvI rAkhyu hatu ke tArA pitA zrI kRSNa pUche ke tAre zeThANI thavuM che ke dAsI ? te kaheje ke mAre dAsI thavu' che zeThANI niha. kRSNe jyAre tene pUchyuM tAre tenI mAtAe zikhavela hatu te mujaba javAkha ApyA ke mAre te dAsI thavuM che. 244 kRSNanA jANavAmAM AvyuM ke mAtAnI zikhameLavI lAge che! A kanyA Ama khele che bhaviSyamAM bIjI kanyAe A rIte khele nahiM evu mAre karavu joie. mArI kanyAe paraNIne sa'sArarUpI mahAsAgaramAM DUbI janma maraNanA pherA cAlu rAkhe e mane gamaze nahi. kAraNa ke kRSNanA haiyAmAM zrI jainazAsana vasI gayuM hatuM. kRSNe pelA viraka sALavIne khelAvI pelI dAsI thavA IcchatI kanyAne tenI sAthe paraNAvI. viraka A ketuma MjarI nAmanI kRSNanI kanyAne paraNavA IcchatA na hatA paraMtu kRSNanI bIkathI tene svIkArI pAtAne ghera laI gayA. A kRSNanI putrI che ema hAvAthI viraka tenI sAthe mAnathI
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________________ 16. viratinArA" kRSNajI vyavahAra karavA lAgyA. sArI rIte rAkhatA hatA. eka divasa varakane khelAvIne kRSNe pUchyuM' viraka tuM mArI putrI sAthe kevI rIte varte che ? 245 viraka kahe--hai svAmI, ketuma jarIne ApanI putrI samajI huM sArI rIte rAkhuM chu. kAma karAvatuM nathI tema ja khUbaja mAnapUrvaka rAkhu chu. A sAMbhaLI kRSNa kahe are mUrkha meM mArI putrI tane pUjA karavA nathI ApI. tArI patni banI eTale tAruM gharakAma teA tenI pAse karAvavu ja joie ne ! havethI tenI pAse tamAma kAma karAvaje nahiMtara huM tane zikSA karIza. A sAMbhaLI viraka ghera gayA ane gharanAM tamAma kAma karavAnI AjJA karI. AthI ketUmajarI kholI huM kRSNanI putrI thaI ne tAre tyAM kAma karu? mArAthI nahiM ane AthI viraka tene lAkaDIthI mAramAravA lAgyA ane apamAna janakazabdakholavA lAgyA. A duHkha saDana nahi thavAthI ketuma'jarI kRSNapAse AvI raDavA lAgI. tethI kRSNa kahe-beTA, te tArI jAte dAsIpaNuM mAMgIne lIdhuM che pachI phariyAda kema kare che? ketumaMjarI kahe huM pitAjI, mAre dAsI banavuM nathI. mAre anya bahenanI mAphaka zeThANI thavu' che. AthI kRSNe zrInema nAtha prabhu pAse ketu maMjarIne dIkSA apAvI. viratinA rAgI vitana svIkArI zakayA paNa anekane viratinA paMthe mokalatA ja rahyA. mokSa paMthanA anuyAyI banyA.
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________________ 246 * * ' 'koka* . ja ' '' 22 bakA u RA un 14 kapa @ G RfFL) 2 kapa jad. WWWww , thrillllll{lid ane jo karI che ! eka vakhata kRNa aneka rAjAo sAthe prabhunebhAva puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra NewsNNN ril S LAB nAnu sire zrI kRSNajI aneka rAjAo sahita zrI neminAthajIne vaMdana karavA jAya che
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________________ 16. viratinArAgI kRSNajI pUrNAMka vaMdana karyAM bAda aDhAra hajAra sAdhuone dvAdazAvatta vaMdana karyAM. badhAMja rAjAoe paNa te mujaba vaMdana karatA sau thAkI gayAM pachI kRSNe nemanAtha prabhune kahyuM he svAmI! he prabhu ! meM jIMdagImAM aneka laDAI e karI che paNa kau AATalA thAka jaNAyA nathI. Aje ApanA parivAranA aDhAra hajAra munijaneAne vaMdana karatAM karatAM khUbaja thAkI gayA che. 247 zrInemanAthajI kahe huM kRSNu, Aje vaMdana karatAM karatAM tame je zubha bhAvamAM AvIne kSAyika samyaktva prApta karavA pUrNAMka sAta paikI cAra nArakI teADI trIjI naraka sudhInuM karmo bAkI rAkhyuM. tame paNa AvatI cevisamAM bAramA amama nAme tIthakara thaze. A sAMbhaLI kRSNa atyaMta prasannatA pUrvaka elyA he prabhu, have huM pharIvAra bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karuM jethI trIjI nArakInuM AyuSya enDru thai jAya. narake nahiM javA mATe ghaNI ghaNI vinaMti kare che. prabhujI kahe are kRSNa ! ema kadApi banI zake nahi. chevaTe ela bheA paNa Ape che ke he...prabhu...chappanakaroDa yAdaveAne svAmI, kRSNa jo narake jaze. zrI nemijinezvara kerAre bAMdhava, jagamAM apajaza thAze. pahelIvAra vaMdana karatAM tamArA haiyAmAM je bhAva utpanna thayelAM tevAM bhAva phrI vAra kadI AvI zakatAM nathI. have tame trIjInarakane ceAgya AyuSya bAMdhI dIdhuM. tyArakhAda bhAvinI dRSTie harakhAtAM tathA narakanI dRSTie khedapUrNAMka
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________________ 248 puNayane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra kRNa pitAnA nagaramAM gayA. kRSNane DhaMDhaNa rANe nAme eka rANI hatI. tene eka putra janmya hatuM tenuM nAma paNa DhaMDhaNa rAkhavAmAM AveluM. te moTe thaIne aneka strIo paraNe saMsArasukha bhogavI rahyo. eka vakhata tene bhagavAna zrI neminAthajInI vANI sAMbhaLI vairAgya AvyuM. tarataja badhI strIone tyAga karI prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI. khUba khUba tapasyA karatAM prabhunI sAthe vihAra karatAM hatAM. ekavAra zrI neminAtha prabhu ke moTA nagaramAM AvI samesaryA. DhaDhaNa munine aMtarAya karma udayamAM AvyuM. muni gocarI mATe nagaramAM khUba khUba pharyA paraMtu kyAM nirdoSa gecarI malI nahiM. bIjA keTalAMka sAdhuo paNa temanI sAthe pharatAM hatAM. temane paNa gocarI malI nahiM. je sAdhuo ekalAM gayelAM te saune gocarI malI zakI hatI. anya sAdhuoe AvI prabhune pUchayuM ke he prabhu ! A DhaMDhaNa munie pUrvajanmamAM evuM te zuM karma karyuM haze ke jyAM jAya che tyAMthI khAlI hAthe pAchA pharavuM paDe che ! prabhu kahe che zi, magadhanAme dezamAM dhAnyapura nAme eka nagara hatuM. te gAmamAM parAzara nAme eka brAhmaNa hatuM. te rAjAne khAsa purehita hatA. tethI garIba kaNabIkheDUta ane majUre pAse kAma sakhata lete paraMtu temane khAvA pIvA mATe cheDo nahiM. temaja bhUkha ane tarasathI pIDAtA baLada pAse paNa sakhata kAma lete. najara samakSa temane
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________________ 16. viratinArAgI kRSNajI 249 bhejana hovA chatAM temane khAvAmAM aMtarAya karo. A rIte aMtarAya karma ane pApakarma bAMdhI te parAzarane jIva ghaNA bhavamAM bhaTakIne ahIM DhaMDhaNa thayela che. pUrvajanmanA azubha karmo udayamAM AvatAM AvI moTI samRddha nagarImAM paNa bhikSA meLavI zakatuM nathI. prabhunA mukhethI A vAta sAMbhaLI DhaMDhaNa muni prabhu pAse AvI namratA pUrvaka bolyA, he prabhu? anya munionI lAvelI (meLavela) bhikSA mane na joIe. huM mArI jAte meLavelI bhikSA grahaNa karIza. mArA aMtarAya kamane nAza karI huM bhikSA meLavIza. ane A rIte DhaMDhaNamuni bhikSArthe TheraThera bhamatA rahyAM. eka vakhata kRSNa bhagavAnazrI neminAthane pUchyuM ke he prabhu ! ApanA A sAdhu samudAyamAM sauthI duSkara kAma kara nArA keNa che? prabhu kahe badhAMja sAdhue duSkara kArya karanArA che paNa DhaDhaNamuni ati duSkara kArya karanAra che. kAraNa ke temaNe bhikSAne alAbha pariSaha sahana karyo che. tyArabAda tyAMthI nagaramAM jatAM DhaMDhaNamuni jevAmAM AvyA eTale kRSNa hAthI uparathI nIce UtarIne munine vaMdana karavA lAgyAM. ane muninI caraNaraja zire caDAvI. A banAva nagaranA keI zrAvakanA jovAmAM AvyuM. te zrAvake vicAryuM ke kRSNarAjA jevA mahApurUSa rastA vacce hAthI uparathI UtarIne munine vaMdana karI
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________________ 250 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra caraNa raja le che te A muni keI uttama keTinA haze. tethI te zrAvake paNa munine vaMdana karyA ane vahe ravA pitAne ghera laI jaI atyaMta bhaktibhAva pUrvaka siMha kesarIyA lADu vaherAvyAM. lADu vaherI muni pAchA phare che. manamAM harSa pAme che ke have mArA aMtarAya kamene aMta AvI gaya lAge che jethI mane AvI sArI bhikSAmalI. prabhu pAse AvI-vaMdana karI-bhikSA batAvI tyAre zrIneminAtha prabhu belyA-he DhaMDhaNamuni-A bhikSA tArA puNyanI nathI paNa kRSNa vAsudevanA puNyanI che. haju tAruM karma kSINa thayuM nathI. rastAmAM kRoNane vaMdana karatAM joIe zrAvake tane uttama saMta mAnI siMha kesarIyA lADu vaherAvyA che. mATe A lADunA kakaDA karI jamInamAM paraThavI de. DhaMDhaNa munie prabhunI AjJA pramANe karyuM te vakhate saraLa hadayathI pitAnA karmanI niMdA karavA lAgyA. ane niMdA karatAM karatAM kSapakazreNi para caDI gayA. theDI kSaNamAM kevaLajJAna thayuM. devee AvI moTo mahimA karyo. DhaDhaNa munine vaMdana karI kevaLIenI parSadAmAM beThAM. eka vakhata bhagavAna zrI neminAtha bhagavAna keTalAka lAbha jANI vihAra karatAM karatAM dvArikA nagarImAM cAturmAsa samesaryA. dararoja temanI vANI nagarajanone ane kRSNanA parivArane sAMbhaLavA maLatI, ziSyasamudAya AhAra pANI mATe avAra navAra dvArikA nagarImAM jatAM AvatA hatA.
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________________ 16. viratinArAgI kRSNajI 251 eka divasa bhagavAnanA nAnAbhAI rahanemi muni dvArikAmAMthI gocarI vahorIne prabhu pAse AvI rahyAM hatAM evAmAM ekAeka vAdaLa caDI AvyAM ghanadhora aMdhArU thayuM. vijaLI labakArA levA lAgI ane muzaLadhAra varasAda tuTI paDaye, AthI rahanemi gabharAIne najIkanI eka guphAmAM Azraya levA pasI gayAM. hAthamAMnA pAtarA eka bAjUe mUkI UbhA rahI AkAza sAme joI rahyAM. jogAnujoga evuM banyuM ke rAjImAti ghaNu sAdhvIo sAthe prabhune vaMdana karIne pitAnA upAzraye pAchI vaLI rahI hatI ane evAmAM ja A varasAda-nuM tephAna tUTI paDayuM. apakAyanA jIvanI virAdhanAnA Dare sau sAdhvIo jene jema phAvyuM tema Azraya mATe deDIne bharAI gaI. ane rAjumati ahIM Aja guphAmAM bIje dvArethI bharAI gaI. guphAmAM keInI avara javara nahatI. keI pazupakSI ke mAnavI dekhAtuM nahotuM. sAmAnya aMdhakAra hate. pitA nA bhIMjAyelA vastro aMga uparathI utArIne sukavavA lAgI. dUra pelAM cheDe UbhelA rahanemie rAjImatine nagnAvasthAmAM joI tenuM jAjvalyamAna rUpa ane yauvana joI rahanemanA hRdayamAMvikAra janamyo. haiyAmAM bhegavilAsanI bhAvanA janmI. rahanemi rAjamatinI pAse Avyo ane be are e rUpasuMdarI ! zuM tArUM rUpa che ! zuM tArI juvAnI che! akALe A kAyA zA mATe karamAvI rahI che ! je upa
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________________ 252 puNyano prabhAva yAne pradhumnakumAra bhaMga mATe ja che tene bhoga zA mATe na kareane atyAre AvI sthitimAM Izvareja ApaNane bhegAM kayAM karyA che! ApaNe anAyAse bhegAM thayA chIe te cAla bhegAM lega sukha bhegarva laIe. saMyama lIdhA pahelAM paNa meM tane ekavAra vinaMti karI hatI paraMtu te mArI vAta kadI mAnI nahatI. Aje kudarateja ApaNane meLavI ApyAM che. mArI vAta mAnI jA pharI pharIne A moko nahiM maLe. AvuM lAvaNya nItaratu rUpa ane yauvana ekavAra mANI laIe. pachIthI tenA prAya zcita rUpe dIkSA laIne tapa karIzuM. rahanemine avAja rAjamati tarataja oLakhI gaI hatI. aMdhArI guphA-ekAMta ane rahanemine joI rAjamati tharathara dhrujI rahI hatI. pitAnA aMga gopavI tarataja eka vastra (bhInuM) laI aMga DhAMkI dIdhuM ane rahanemine kahI dIdhuM ke dara UbhA raheje. sAdhvIjI hiMmatapUrvaka bolyA he munirAja, A zuM bolI rahyA che te te vicAro. uttama kULamAM janma pAmyA che. vaLI samudravijya rAjAnA putra che. bhagavAna neminAthanA bhAI ane ziSya thaI tame AvuM bolatAM zaramAtAM nathI ? kAMIka samaje. kyA kuLamAM janmyA che? tene kalaMkIta karavAnI vRtti cheDI de. sarvajJanA ziSya thayA che te zuM bhUlI jAva cho? keInuM vamana kareluM nIcamANasa paNa grahaNa karavAnI IcchA kadI karatA nathI.
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________________ 16. viratinArAgI kRSNajI ra53 AvI halakI bhAvanA haiyAmAM hatI te A veza paheravAnI zuM jarUra hatI? A vezane laja nahiM. baLatA agnimAM praveza kare sAre paNa grahaNa karelA vatane bhaMga kare nahiM. AvI vAta karI ghora pApamAM paDe che. Ama khUba khUba Thapake dIdhe. huM ke tame AvuM kRtya karavAthI ghara narakane pAmIzuM mATe have pharI A halako vicAra kadI karaze nahi, zuM samajyA ? barAbara vicAraje ! rAjImatinA kaThera zabdonI rahanemi upara ghaNI ja asara thaI pite kheTA raste caDI gayuM che evuM lAgyuM ane prAyazcita karavA lAgyo. pitAnI niMdA karato karate te guphAmAMthI nIkaLI prabhunI pAse AvyA. pite karelA vratabhaMganI vAta karI ane tenI AlocanA paNa lIdhI prabhunI AjJA mujaba tapazcaryA karI ane temanI sAtheja vihAra karyo. eka varSa sudhI chavastha avasthAmAM rahI kevaLajJAnanA adhikArI banyA. Atmika lakSmI meLavI.
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________________ _ nagarInuM dahana ane | 19 | kRNano agnidAha - bhagavAna zrI neminAtha vihAra karI najIkanA udyAnamAM samavasaryA.prabhune AMgaNe AvelA joI kRSNa vAsudeve pitAnA putra zAMba vagerene bolAvyA ane kahyuM-juo A azva ati uttama jAtine che. je prabhune prathama vaMdana karaze tene A bheTa malaze. kRNunA AvA vacane sAMbhaLI pAlaka nAmane temane putra je bhavyapaNAthI rahita hato te azva upara besIne AkhI rAta pharyo ane prabhu pAse AvIne vaMdana karI prabhune kahyuM ke-"tamAre kRSNa mahArAjane jaNAvavAnuM che ke pAlake sau prathama AvI mane vaMdana karyuM che." vahelI savAre zAMba pathArImAMthI UThI bhaktibhAva pUrvaka zrI neminAtha bhagavAna pAse gayA. temanI sanmukha jaI prabhunI pradakSiNA karI khamAsamaNa daI vaMdana karyA ane bhaktipUrvaka stavane paNa lalakAryA. te daramyAna pAlaka kRSNa pAse AvyuM ane darpaNa azvanI mAgaNI karI. teNe kahyuM ke prabhune huM sauthI prathama vaMdana karI AvyuM chuM, kRSNa kahe-he putra! huM zrI neminAma bhagavAnane vaMdana karavA jAuM chuM. temane pUchIne pachI tane azva
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNane agnidAha 255 255 ApIza. Ama kahI kuNa-pradyumna-zAMba vagere putrone laIne prabhune vaMdana karavA samavasaraNamAM AvyAM. kRNe zrIneminAthajIne pUchayuM-he prabhu! A zAMba ane pAlaka e bemAMthI Apane vaMdana karavA prathama keNa AvyuM hatuM? jethI huM tene mAre darpaNa azva bheTa ApI dauM. prabhue kahyuM- he kRNe, tArA pAlaka nAme putre mane dravyathI vaMdana karyuM che paraMtu tArA zAMba nAmanA putre mane atyaMta bhaktibhAva pUrvaka vaMdana karyuM che. eTale ke tAre putra pAlaka bhavya nathI tethI bhAvathI vaMdana nathI karyuM dravyathI ja karyuM che ane tAro bIjo putra zAMba bhavya che A ja bhavamAM mekSe janAra che tethI teNe bhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karyA che. ane e bhAva vaMdana mekSa mArganA ratha samAna che. A sAMbhaLI kRSNa te darpaNa azva zAMbane Ape ane tene mAna ApI mahAmaMDalezvara banAvyuM jyAre pAlaka upara gusse thaIne kADhI mUkaye. keTalAka samaya pachI kRSNa pitAnA sakaLa parivAra sAthe prabhune vaMdana karI dezanA sAMbhaLavA beThAM hatAM. dezanA pUrI thayA pachI kuNe be hAtha joDI vinaya pUrvaka prabhune pUchayuM- he prabhuA senAnA killAvALI ane ratna vagere maNie kAMgare jhaLahaLe che tevI mArI A dvArikA nagarIne keIvAra nAza thAya tema lAge che ke nahiM ? mane te lAge che ke merUparvatanI jema ane dhruvanA tArAnI jema A nagarI jema che temaja raheze ! temaja jagatamAM
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________________ 256 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra badheja vijaya meLavanAra e huM amara rahIza ke marIza! je maravAnuM hoya te kayAre ane konA hAthe marIza te kRpA karI mane jaNa. zrInemanAthajI kahe are ! kRSNa, tArA je DAhyo ane samaju mANasa AvuM pUche che? A jagatamAM nAma tene nAza thavAnuM ja che. janma tenuM mRtyu nizcita ja hoya che. udaya tene asta thAya che. tAre ane tArI A suvarNanI dvArikAne eka divasa nAza thavAne ja che. zrI neminAthajI kahe A aMgenI vAta sAMbhaLa zauryapura nAme nagara che. te nagaranI bahAra eka nAne Azrama banAvI parAzara nAmane tApasa rahe che. tyAMnA badhAMja tApase sArI rIte oLakhe che. nIcakuLamAM janmelI koI kanyAne joI tenA hRdayamAM vikAra utpanna thaze. tethI te kanyAne laI parAzara tApasa yamuna dvIpamAM jaI teNInI sAthe kriDA kaze. viSayamAM aMdha banela parAzara tenI sAthe vyabhicArI jIvana gALaze. tenAthI tene eka putra thaze tenuM nAma kaipAyana che. te dvaipAyana bAla tapasvI che ane hAlamAM te giranAra parvata upara Avela che. ceDA vakhatamAM tArA putra zAMba vagere tyAM jaze. madyapAna karI temAM unmatta banI te pAyanane mArI nAMkhaze. te bALa tapasvI niyANuM karI devatAnI nImAM janmaze. ane pUrva janmanuM dvira vALavA tArI A suvarNa nagarIne bALIne bhasma karI nAMkhaze bIjuM tArI mAtAnI kUkhe janmela
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________________ 2pa7 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNane agnidAha tAre sage bhAI jarAkumAranA hAthe ja tAruM mRtyu thaze. saMsAranI sthiti AvI ja heya. zoka kare nakAme che. prabhue A vAta kahI tyAre jarAkumAra tyAM hAjara hatuM. tenA manamAM thayuM ke mArA hAthe AvuM bhayaMkara pApa thaze te huM narakamAM ja jaIza. mATe Aje ja ane atyAre ja huM ahIMthI dUra dUra cAlyA jAuM jethI mAre ane kRSNane bheTe kadI thAya ja nahiM. ane mArA hAthe bhAInuM mRtyu thatuM aTakI jAya. Ama vicAra karI jarAkumArA pitAnA dhanuSya bANa laI vanamAM cAlyA gaye. bIjI bAju draupAyana paNa pApanA bhayathI gabharAye ane vanamAM rahI rahI vicAravA lAgyuM ke mArA hAthe yAda ke dvArikAne nAza na thAya te sAruM zrI neminAtha prabhunA vacana sAMbhaLI kRSNa ekadama DhIlA paDI gayAM ane prabhune vaMdana karI dvArikAmAM gayA. kuNe pitAnA putro-pautro vagerene belAvI prabhue kahela hakIkta kahI saMbhaLAvI. ane upadeza ApavA lAgyA kehe yAdavo he nagarajane ApaNI A nagarI dvArikAnuM patana madirA che. madirAthI ja sarvasvano nAza thavAno che mATe tyAga kare. AjathI sau nakakI kare ke keIe madirAnuM pAna karavuM nahiM. temaja rAjya taraphathI paNa madirA-baMdhI karAvaDAvI. baLadevajI vagere sau dharma pratye zradhdhavALA thayA. 17
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________________ 258 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra baLadevane bhAI sidhdhArtha nAme sArathi hatuM. teNe paNa prabhunI vANInuM pAna te karyuM ja hatuM tethI te vairAgya pAmyuM hatuM. te baLadevajI pAse hAtha joDIne be he svAmI. mane mAre kALa najIka dekhAya che. te mane rajA Apa. huM neminAtha prabhu pAse jaI dIkSA laI jIvana dhanya banAvuM. ALasa ke pramAda atyAre karavA jevuM nathI. baLadevajI kahe-bhale, ghaNu khuzIthI grahaNa kare paraMtu eka vAta sAMbhaLo. tame tapa karI siddhi meLavaje. mekSa meLavo paNa mArA jevA pratye dayAbhAva rAkhaje ane khoTA raste jatAM aTakAvo. tyArabAda siddhArtha prabhu pAse jaI dIkSA grahaNa karI meTI tapasyA AcaratAM AcaratAM cha mAsa mahAvrata pALI svarge gayAM. bhavAMtare mokSe paNa jaze. dvArikAmAM kRSNa badhI jagAethI madha ekaThuM karyuM ane parvata paranA eka pattharanA kuMDamAM nAMkhyuM. e kuMDanI cAre bAjue vRkSo-velA-latAo ane sugaMdhIta pupi hatAM tenI asarathI kuMDanuM madha atyaMta khudAra banI gayuM ' have devage evuM banyuM ke vaizAkha mAsanA gara mInA divase hatAM. zAbane keI sevaka e kuMDanI bAjumAM thaIne pasAra thaI rahyo hate. atyaMta thAka ane tarasa lAgavAthI te kuMDanuM magha teNe pIdhuM. atyaMta svAdiSTa ane khudAra lAgavAthI khUba pIdhuM ane potAnI pAse hatI te cAmaDAnI mazaka bharIne laI paNa lIdhuM. zAMba pAse AvIne te madya bheTa tarIke ApyuM.
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNane agnidAha 259 ghaNA divase AvuM atyaMta khudAra magha malyuM. zAMba te te gaTagaTAvI gaye ane pUchayuM ke bhAI, AvuM uttama madha kayAMthI lAve ? AthI sevake badhI ja vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI. zAMba atyaMta AnaMda pAme. bIje divase pitAnI ToLakI bhegI karI saunI sAthe te parvata paranA kuMDa pAse gaye. zAMba ane tenA badhAMja mitra madyanuM pAna karavA lAgyA. pharI pharIne pIvA lAgyA unmatta AkhalA jevA sau mitro bhAna bhUlI nAcavA gAvA ane tophAne karavA lAgyA. ane parvata upara pharavA lAgyA. have banyuM evuM ke pele bAla-tapasvI haipAyana eka bAju beThA beThA tapa karate hatA temane A naphaphaTa TeLakIe jayAM. sau tenI pAse jaIne jema tema bolavA lAgyA keI kahe A pApI che. mAre eTale sau mitra tenA upara tUTI paDayA. sakhata mAra mAryo ane dvepAyanane lagabhaga adhamU karI nAMkhyuM ane AnaMda vinoda karatAM karatAM sau dvArikAmAM AvyA. A hakIkatanI jANa kRSNane thaI te bolyAM ke bahu khoTuM thayuM. A mUrkhaomAM buddhi ja nathI. juvAnInA madamAM chakI gayelA A bALakone zIkhabara ke te zuM karI beThAM che! ane Ane aMjAma zuM Avaze ! tarataja baLabhadrane laIne kRSNa giranAra upara gayAM. tyAM atyaMta gussAvALA dvaipAyanane joyAM. temanI pAse jaIne temane zAMta thavA vinaMti karavA lAgyAM. he maharSi Apa te tapasvI che. zAMti rAkhe. gusso bahu bure che. koi
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________________ 210 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra. bhavAMtaramAM duHkha dAyaka bane che ane pAchaLathI pastA kare paDe che tame jJAna che ane jJAnI thaIne gusso na zobhe. A chAkaTA banelA kumAre Apane khUbaja herAna karyA che. temanI bhayaMkara bhUla thaI gaI che. teo budhi vagaranA bALake kahevAya. temano vatI huM kSamA mAMgu chuM he dayALu amane kSamA kare. zAMta thAo. kaipAyana kahe he kRSNa basa, bahu thayuM tArI zikhAmaNa sAMbhaLI. have tArA DahApaNanI kaI jarUra nathI. tArA kumAroe mane nirdaya rIte mAra mArIne adhamu karI nAMkhe te ja samaye meM niyANuM bAMdhI vALela che. huM AkhI dvArikA nagarI tamAma loko ane ridhi-siddha sahita bhasma karI devA mAMgu chuM. tame be dvArikAnI bahAra che mATe tamane jatA karyA che. have temAM keIja rIte huM pheraphAra karIza nahi. pharIthI kRSNa AjIjI karavA jatAM hatAM tyAre baLadevajI e tema karatAM rekIne kahyuM kopAyamAna thayelA AvA mANaso karagaravA chatAM kadI narama paDatAM nathI ane kadI samajatAM nathI. AthI AvA tApasa mATe karagaravuM nakAmuM che. tyAMthI kRSNa-baLadeva pAchA dvArikAmAM AvI lekene tApasanA niyANAnI jANa karI ane te vakhate ja zrIneminAtha bhagavaMta temanA parivAra sAthe tyAM sumesaryA. temanI amRta jharatI mIThI ane bedhaka vANI sAMbhaLavA
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________________ '17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNane agnidAha 261 kRSNa temanA parivAra ane nagarajane AvI beThAM. he bhavyajane, rAga ane dveSa vaDe saMsArarUpI vRkSa phulya phAlyuM rahe che. mAnavI samakita pAme che kyAre ? dharma pratye zradhdhA upaje tyAre, tene saMsAra asAra lAge che. saMsAra tAranAre jaNAtuM nathI. tyAre ja ene lAge che ke rAga ane dveSane dezavaTo Apavo joIe. sukhanA sAdhane saMsAramAM DUbanArA che mATe tene tyAge. he jIva! krodha-mAna-mAyA ane lebhanA bhayaMkara vAvAjhoDAmAM tArI jIvana naukA hAlaMmaDalamAM thaI rahI che. have tuM sAvadhAna thaI jA. jIMdagInI eka eka paLa amutya che tene vRthA javA na daIza. pramAda cheDe. hajI bAjI tArA hAthamAM che tame jemAM sukha mAne che te padAthe badhAM pANInA parapoTA jevA che ke meghadhanuSyanA raMga jevA che. kSaNavAramAM ja nAza pAme tevA kSaNabhaMgura che. saMsAranI sarva cIne uparathI mamatva cheDI de. kaI keInuM kaMI nathI. A jIva khAlI Athe AvyuM che ane tevIja rIte khAlI hAthe javAnuM che. baMgalA-milakta-strI ke parivAra kaI sAthe AvavAnuM nathI. Avaze mAtra puNya ane pApa. have tamAre vicAravAnuM che ke tamAre kayA mArge javuM ! caritranAyaka cAritrapathe prabhunI amIjharatI vANI sAMbhaLIne pradhumnakumArane
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________________ 262 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra vairAgya bhAvanA utpanna thaI. tarataja pitA zrI kRSNa pAse AvIne bebhe-he pitAjI! prabhunI AvI paropakArI vANuM sAMbhaLIne mane saMsAramAMthI rasa uThI gayela che. A saMsAra asAra che. nAzavaMta che. kSaNabhaMgura che. anaMta bha sudhI ajJAnamAM paDI bhega-gavyA, chatAM jIvane kadI tRpti thatI ja nathI, ane adhogatimAM ghasaDI jAya che. prabhunI AvI bhAvabharI vANI sAMbhaLI mAro aMtarAtmA jAgI UThe che. have nA A joIe kArame saMsAra! mane AjJA Apa. prabhu pAse dIkSA levAnI bhAvanA rAkhuM chuM. kRSNa kahe he putra! dhanya che tane ! tuM haju te nAne che. bALaka che chatAM tuM saMsAra tyAga karavA mATe samartha thaye chuM. mane te pUrvajanmanA pApanA udaye kadI AvI IcchA paNa thatI nathI. huM jANuM chuM samajuM chuM ke huM AvI pApamaya jIMdagInA pariNAme narakagAmI thavAne chuM anaMtu duHkha veThavuM paDaze. tema chatAM mane nathI samajAtuM ke mArA hRdayamAM tArA jevI unnata bhAvanA kema thatI nathI? he putra! huM te dIkSA laI zakatuM nathI ane tArA jevA ucca keTInA vicAra saraNI dharAvatA putrane rekIne pApamAM paDavA mAMgate nathI. tuM sukhethI tArI IcchAmujaba dIkSA laI zake che. temAM huM keI manA karatA nathI. AvA uttama kAryone udaya AvyuM che. te tAruM mahAbhAgya kahevAya. te puNyodaya saphaLa karaje.
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNano agnidAha kRSNe hasatAM mAMDhe pradyumnane rajA ApI tyArabAda zAMkha ane anya putro tathA khaLadevajInA putroe paNa temanI pAse AvI praNAma karI dIkSA mATe samati mAMgI, kRSNe saune AjJA ApI. tarata ja pradyumnanI sAthe saue dIkSA ane paMcamahAvrata grahaNa karyAM. 263 eja vakhate peAtAnA putrone sa'sAra cheDI jatA joi rUkimaNI-jA jIvatI vagere kRSNanI ane baLadevanI patnione paNa saMsAra pratyenI mAyA UThI gai. ane saue dIkSA grahaNa karI, Ama dIkSA letAM joi kRSNanI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayAM. ane vicAravA lAgyA che ke A sau dIkSA lenArane dhanya che. viSayavAsanAmAM DUbI gayelAM evA mane dhikkAra che. sau pratibheAdha pAmyA. mAtra huM ekaja pApI evA rahyo ke huM pratidha pAmI zakayA nahi. Ama kRSNanA aMtaramAM khUba vyathA che. zrI nemanAtha prabhue e jANIne khelyA he kRSNa A sau tArA parivAranA loko dIkSA grahaNa kare che, tame sauthI alaga paDavAthI tame saheje kheda pAmaze nasiM, je thavAnuM che temAM mithyA karanAra kAI ja nathI tame trajI narakamAM jaze. te paNa tamArA AtmA mATe te sthAna caiAgya ja kahevAze kAraNa ke te sthAnamAM karmonI nirA ja tame karavAnA che, kakha dhana karatAM kanI nirA thAya te sthAna ApaNA mATe sArUM. tyAMnA duHkhA veThI
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________________ 264 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra karmonI hAramALA pUrI karI A bharatakhaMDane viSe janma pAmaze. temaja tamArA bhAI baLadevajI brahmakamAM deva thaze tyAMthI cyavI bharatakhaMDamAM janma leze. tyArabAda tIrthakara pada pAmelA evA tamArI pAse dIkSA laIne raheze. ane mokSa meLavaze. A tamAre uttama bhAvikAla che. kRSNanA putro dIkSA laI uttama vrate grahaNa karI ghera tapazcaryA karavA lAgyA. zrImanAthajI tyAMthI vihAra karatAM karatAM bIjA kSetramAM gayA. kRSNa vAsudeva dvArikAmAM pAchA AvI nagaramAM gheSaNa karAvI. lekene dharma pratye jAgRta karyA. pUjA-sevA ane vrata niyamamAM sAvadhAna karyA. AthI naga ranA tathA yAdava kuLanA leke japa-tapa ane jinezvara devanA vacanamAM zraddhA dharAvatAM thayA. niyamita navakAramaMtranI ArAdhanA pUrvaka dharmamaya jIvana pasAra karavA lAgyA. ane pApa-pApavRttithI rahita thavA lAgyAM. dvaipAyana tApasa mRtyu pAmIne agnikumAra deva thaye. maratI vakhate kareluM niyANuM yAda AvavAthI, te dvArikA nagarIe AvyuM. nagaranA leke sau dharma-dhyAna-navakAra maMtranA jApa, AyaMbilane akhaMDa tapa-pUjA sevA ane pauSadha karatAM joyA. jyAM tyAM dharmamaya vAtAvaraNa hevAthI te kAMI karI zake nahiM. Ama agiyAra agiyAra varSa vItI gayAM. leke have dvaipAyananuM niyANuM bhUlI gayAM. leke
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________________ 265 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNane agnidAha have sukha zAMti pUrvaka pAchA madyapAna karI bhogavilAsa AcaratA thaI gayA. A vakhate bhayaMkara ulkApAta ane dharatIkaMpa thavA lAge. pattharanI pratimAo hasavA ane mATe avAje raDavA lAgI. sUryamAMthI agni varasavA lAge. vijaLI ane meghagarja nA thavA lAgI. caka-rane ApoApa nAza pAmavA lAgyA. jI 0', 1 -- #r, " : " - : - : . Ses' JK J A samayane lAbha laI pelA dvaipAyane agni utpanna karI AkhA nagaramAM tenuM bhISaNa tAMDava phelAvyuM. sarva jagAe AganI javALAo pharI vaLI. lekenI nAsabhAga thaI rahI cAre bAjuthI bacAve bacAvonI bUma saMbhaLAvA lAgI. dvaipAyana keIne paNa choDatuM nathI. nAsatA mANasane pakaDIne agnimAM nAkhI dete. A joI kRSNa-baLadevane
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________________ 266 puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra atyaMta duHkha thavA lAgyuM. paNa kare zuM ? kone ke nagarane bacAvavAnI keIja zakti temanAmAM nahatI. banne bhAIoe eka ratha taiyAra karAvI. devakIvasudeva-rahiNane besADI nagara bahAra bhAgI javA taiyAra thayAM. ratha calAvavAne baLade zaktimAna thayA nahiM. tethI baLadane sthAne banne bhAIo joDAyA paNa rathanA piDAM tUTI gayAM. tema chatAM atyaMta baLa karI nagarInA dvAre pahoMcyA te dvArA baMdha thaI gayelA dIThAM. bane bhAIe malIne daravAjA teDI nAMkhyA ane bahAra jatAM hatAM tyAM pele dvaipAyana AvIne be-kRSNa! A zuM kare che? je niyANuM karyuM che ke tamArA be bhAIo sivAya huM keIne paNa cheDavAne nathI. tame bIjAnuM rakSaNa na kare. A sAMbhaLI vasudeva-devakI vagere kahevA lAgyA ke he bhAI! tame amane mUkIne cAlyA jAva. amAruM AvI rIte ja maravAnuM nimitta haze. pradyumna-zAMba vagere aneka DAhyA leke e samajIne ja dIkSA lIdhI. ame jANatA chatAM pramAdamAM paDI rahyA. paMca parameSTi navakAramaMtra ane neminAtha prabhune rasavA lAgyA ane sarva jIve te khAvA lAgyA. A rIte teo marIne devalokamAM gayAM.
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNanA agnidAha 267 kRSNa ane maLadeva khaLIne bhasmIbhUta thaI rahelI dvArikA nagarIne joI joI ne atyaMta du:khI thatAM nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI gayAM. sAnAne killA ane maNimaya kAMgarInI nAza pAmI. meATA gagana cuMbI prAsAddo paDI gayAM. caMdananA hajAro staMbhA bhasmIbhUta thai gayAM. cAre bAju vALAe ane dhumADA sivAya kazuM dekhAtuM ja na hatuM kRSNa pUche che ke-he baLadeva ! have ApaNe kayAM jaIne rahIzuM ? baLadevajI kahe-bhAI! pAMDavA ApaNA mitrA che. sagAM che temane tyAM temanI navI nagarImAM jaIe-tyArabAda zuM karavuM te vicArIzuM. kRSNa kahe-are bhAI ! me pAMDavAne dezanikAla karelAM che have kayA meDha emane tyAM jaIzu ? baLadeva kahe-bhAI! pAMDavA udAra dIlanA che. ApaNe
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________________ 268 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra emane dezanikAla karyA che e vAta teo atyAre nahiM yAda kare paraMtu ApaNe karelAM hajAro upakAra yAda karIne ApaNane AvakAra Apaze. kRSNa kahe-te barAbara temane tyAM javuM ja zreSTha che. temanuM ghara ApaNA pitAnA ghara jevuM ja lAge-temane tyAM javAmAM kaI saMkeca ke zarama rAkhavI joIe nahiM. Ama vicArI baMne bhAIo hastinApura tarapha cAlavA lAgyA. jatAM jatAM pAchuM vALIne baLatI dvArikA nagarI joIne AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayA. A vakhate kRSNanA mahelamAM balabhadrane eka bAlaka kunja nAme hatuM. teNe mAthe leca karI vratanA uccAra karatAM karatAM dIkSA grahaNa karI-agAzImAM AvI hAtha UMco karI bolyA- he devatAo, huM sAdhuno vezadhArI thaIne zrI neminAthane ziSya thaye chuM. prabhunA kahevAthI A bhave ja mekSa pAmavAne chuM. A sAMbhaLI bhaka dee AvI kSaNa vAramAM tene zrI neminAtha prabhu pAse mUkI dIdhe. ane teNe prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI. tyArabAda cha mAsa sudhI dvArikA nagarI baLatIja rahI. chelle devatAo samudrane arpaNa karIne cAlyA gayA. samudra tene svIkArI. dariyAnA pANI AkhI drArakA nagarI (baLelI) para pharI vaLyAM. dvArikAnuM ke InAmanizAna rahyuM nahIM. A bAju kRNa-baLadeva tyAMthI nIkaLI paDavAnA
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNane agnidAha nagara tarapha jaI rahyAM hatAM. rastAmAM kRSNe baLadevajIne kahyu-he bhAI! mane bahuja bhUkha lAgI che. atyAra sudhI zaramathI huM khelyA niha'. paraMtu have bhUkha sahevAya tema na hAvAthI Apane jaNAvavuM paDyuM-Apa najIkanA koI nagaramAM jaI - khAvAnuM je maLe te laI Ave--tyAM sudhI huM ahI beThA beThA ArAma karu chu 269 baLadevajI kahe-mahusAru -paraMtu sAvadhAna rahejo. A ajANI bhUmi che, huM nagaramAM jaI-khAvAnuM' laI tarataja pAche| AvuM chuM-nagaramAM jatAM mane jo kAMI muzkelI ke aDacaNa UbhI thaze te huM siMhanAda karIza te sAMbhaLI tarataja tame mArI madadamAM AvI jajo. Ama kahI baLadeva nagarImAM gayA. deva jevuM baLadevajInu rUpa joi leAkeA vicAravA lAgyA ke A kANu haze? baLadevajI kaDhAInI dukAne paheAMcyA. AMgaLIethI aMgUThI kADhI tenA badalAmAM jAta jAtanI mIThAi ane khAjA kharIdyA. kaDAnA badalAmAM madirA lIdhI te badhuM laI khaLadevajI kRSNa pAse pAchAM AvI rahyAM hatAM. evAmAM koi nagarajane temane oLakhI lIdhAM ane tarataja rAjAne jaI ne khabara ApI ke khaLadeva, kRSNanA bhAI ApaNA nagaramAM AvyA che. ane nagaranI bahAra jai rahyAM che. A nagaramAM dhRtarASTranA putra accharadana rAjya karatA hatA. agAunu vaira yAda AvI jatAM tene mAravA mATe
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra malavAhana vagerene laIne doDayA. nagaranA daravAjA baMdha karI dIdhA, mahAbaLavAna ane zaktizALI hovA chatAM khaLadevajI nagaranI mahAra jaI zakayA nahi 270 accharadana vigere mAravA AvatAM joI ne khaLadevajI e bhAjana vigere laIne khAjue mUkyuM ane hAthInA khIle upADI hAthamAM laI sAme yuddha karavA lAgyA. te vakhate khaLadeve siMhanAda karyAM. A avAja sAMbhaLI kRSNa DhADatA AvI nagarInA dvArA tADI nAMkhI nagaramAM peThA. hAthamAM parigha laI yuddha karavA mAMDyuM. accharadAnane harAvI-vALa pakaDI UbhA rAkhyA, ane kahyu -are nIca ! AvuM karatAM tane ka'I vicAra na Avye ? tu' ema samajatA haze ke amAruM' badhu' ja gayuM che-paraMtu amAru bAhukhaLa gayu` nathI. accharadAne mAphI mAMgI eTale kRSNe tene cheDI dIdhA. ane banne bhAI e tyAMthI nagara bahAra udyAnamAM jaIne zAMtipUrvaka bhAjana karyuM. AvI rIte jamatAM temane bahuja du:kha thayuM. jamIne AgaLa cAlavA lAgyA. vadhu paDatA AhAra karavAthI kRSNane tarasa lAgyuM kRSNe baLadevajIne kahyuM "he bhAi ! mane atyaMta tRSA lAgI che, have hu eka pagaluM paNa cAlI zakavAne zakti mAna paNa nI-mATe game tyAMthI mane pANI lAvI Ape. baLadevajI kahe he kRSNe ahIM najIkamAM pANI maLe tema jaNAtuM nathI. A vizALa vRkSanA zitaLa chAMyaDAmAM
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNane agnidAha 271 bese. A kauzAMba nAme bhayaMkara vana che. ahIM aneka zikArIo paNa zikAra karavA AvatA hoya che. tame sAcavI-saMbhALIne besajo, jarA paNa gAphela raheze nahiM. nahiMtara muzkelI UbhI thaI jaze, Ama kahI baLadevajI pANInI zodhamAM nIkaLyAM baLadevajInA gayA pachI kRSNa e jhADanI zItaLa chAyAmAM eka paga bIjA paganI jAMga upara mUkI-pILA vastrathI me DhAMkIne sUI gayAM, thAkane kAraNe tarataja UMgha AvI gaI. eja samaye najIkamAM thaIne eka zikArI pasAra thaI rahyo hate sUtelA kRSNane haraNa samajIne tIre mAthuM te bANa kRSNane pagamAM vAgyuM. tarataja kRSNa beThAM thaI gayAM. ane belI tA UThayA. are ! huM ahIM zAMtithI sUte hate ane kyA pApIe mane tIra mAyuM ? je hoya te mArI sAme Ave. pAradhIne khyAla AvyuM ke meM tIra mAyuM che te mRganahiM paNamAnavI che. atyaMta patAve karate te * * * cheka di
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradhyumnakumAra kRSNa pAse AvyA. ane khelyA huM vasudevanA putra chuM. ane kRSNa balarAmanA laghu badhu jarAkumAra chuM mArA hAthe kRSNanuM mRtyu thavAnuM jANIne huM nagarI cheADIne bAra va ahIM jaMgalamAM rahuM chuM. A jaMgalamAM meM kaDhI kAIja mAnavIne joyo nathI. tamane mRga dhArIne me' tIra mArelu che. mArI mahAbhayaMkara bhUla thaI gaI che. mane kSamA karo ane ApanuM nAma oLakha jaNAve. 272 kRSNa khelyA-are bhAI jarAkumAra ! mArI pAse Ava. huM tArA bhAI kRSNa chuM. jenA mATe te vanavAsa svIkAryA paraMtu je thavAnuM hoya te thaIneja rahe che. merU cale, pUnA sUrya pazcimamAM Uge paraMtu tIthaMkaranI vANI kadI khATI paDatI ja nathI. jarAkumAra raDI paDayA ane khelyA-are ! A zuM thayuM ? me... pApIe bhayaMkara pApa karyu ' che. ane cAdhAra AMsue raDatAM raDatAM kRSNanA pagamAM paDaceA. kRSNe tenA hAtha pakaDI laI sAMttvana Apyu chatAM jarAkumAra khele che--are ! mArA hAthe bhAIne vadha thatAM pahelAM huM marI kema na gA ? he pRthvI mAtA, mane tamArA peTALamAM samAvI le. hu jIvavAne lAyaka nathI. AvuM pApa karI mArI zI gati thaze ? Ama vicArI AtmahatyA karavAnA prayAsa karavA jatAM kRSNe tenA hAtha jhAlIne rokayA. khUba samajAvyeA. je thavAnuM lakhelu che te
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNanA agnidAha mithyA karavA koI samartha nathI. ane kahyuM-he bhAI ! zAka cheDI de. mArI vAta sAMbhaLa. A mAro kaustubha rmANa le ane A banelI tamAma hakIkata pAMDavA pAse jaI ne jaNAvaje. tArI vAta kadAca te sAcI na mAne te A kaustubha maNi batAvaje. have vilaMba karyA vagara jaladI cAlatA thA. hamaNAMja baLadevajI AvI pahAMcaze. temane mArA upara agAtha prema che te mane tIra mAryuM che jANI krodhAyamAna thaine tane mArI nAMkhaze. mATe jaladIthI cAlyA jA. temaja rastA badalIne javAnI salAha ApI. kadAca khaLadevajIne bheTo thaI jAya te na banavAnuM manI na jAya ! 273 AthI jarAkumAra kRSNane vaMdana karI raDatA raDatA cAlyA gayA. rastAmAM baLadevajIne na maLAya tevI rIte lapAtA chupAtA cAlI nIkaLyA. tenA gayA pachI kuSNujIne pagamAM sakhata vedanA thavA lAgI. AMkhamAMthI azrudhArA vahI rahI che. te vakhate zrInemanAtha prabhune yAda karI paMca parameSThi ne namaskAra kare che. ane manamAM ciMtave che. yaduvaMzanA AbhUSaNa rUpa hai nemanAtha prabhu ! tamane mArA lAkha lAkha namaskAra thAe. ApanA mukhethI mAru A rIte mRtyu che. te jANavA chatAM huM vairAgya pAmyA nahiM dhikkAra che mArI jAta ne ! tyArabAda zrIneminAtha prabhunI dizAmAM mukha rAkhIne bhaktibhAva pUrvaka caityavaMdana karyu. pra. 18
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________________ 274 - puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra zuddha bhAvathI karelAM karmonI AlecanA karI. huM eka chuM huM kaIne nathI ane mAruM keIja nathI" ema ciMtava prabhunI ane dharmanI ArAdhanA karavA lAgyAM. bhUkha ane tarasathI pIDAtA kRSNane ArAdhanA karatAM karatAM kSaNavAra mATe mana calita thaI gayuM. gati tevI mati tadanusAra vicAravA lAgyA ke mArI dvArikA nagarIne bhasmIbhUta banAvanAra kaipAyana je mArA hAthamAM Ave te roLI nAkhuM mArI nAMkhu ema vairanuM citvana karatAM karatAM mRtyu pAmI trIjI nArakIe gayAM. kRSNa eka hajAra varSanuM AyuSya bhegavI mRtyu pAmyA. zrIne manAtha prabhunI vANI sAcI TharI te daramyAna pANI levA gayelA baLadevajI paDIAmAM pANI laIne kRSNa pAse AvI pahoMcyA. musApharInA thAkathI kRSNa UMghI gayA lAge che ema samajI baLadevajI kRSNanI pAse jaIne beThAM. thoDIvAra pachI kRSNane kahevA lAgyA che bhAI! kRSNa! jAge. huM kamalanA paDIomAM cekhuM mIThuM madha jevuM pANI lAvyo chuM tenuM pAna karI svastha thAo paraMtu kRSNa kaMIja belyA nahiM Ama be traNa vakhata jagADavA prayatna karyo chatAM kRSNa saheja paNa saLavaLyA nahiM. eTale baLadevajIe temanA zarIra upara oDheluM vastra dUra karyuM te pagamAMthI lehI nIkaLatuM hatuM. bAjumAM tIra paDeluM hatuM ane kRSNa bilakula nicetana paDelA joyAM. A
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNanA agnidAha joI bhAI pratye anahada mamatAvALA maLadevane mUrchA AvI gai. thoDIvAre ThaMDA pavananA sparze baLadevane bhAnamAM lAvI mUkayA. baLadevajI bhAInA mRtyune kAraNe khUbaja vilApa karI jora jorathI raDavA lAgyA, bhAInA guNA ane parAkrame yAda karatAM jAya ane raDatAM jAya. manamAM ciMtave che ke prabhu ! mArA bhAInA pahelAM mane kema mRtyu na AvyuM? bhAI vagara huM ekalA kevI rIte jIvI zakIza ? ane ema vicAra karatAM ghaNA samaya sudhI tyAM mUDhanI jema besI rahyA. tyAra bAda jarA phaLa vaLI eTale baLadevajI khelyAM mArA bhAI nidrA avasthAmAM hatA te sthitimAM jeNe mAryAM che te jo mArI sAme Ave te khabara pADI dauM.... mA~ mAnavI skrI ALaka, gAMDA ane sUtelAne kadI haNatA nathI. A nIti cheDI vanAra keAI pApIe mArA bhAInA jIva lIdhA che. e niya hatyAro kAM nAsI gayA ? Ama khelatAM khaLadevajI vAravAMra mUrchA pAmatAM ane bhAnamAM AvI krauthI kalpAMta karatAM. 275 baLadevajIne kRSNa pratye apAra prema ane mamatA hatAM e vicAre che ke kadAca kRSNa bhaiyA rIsAyA haze eTale mauna rahI mane Thapako ApatAM haze! meM mUrkhAe pANI lAvavAmAM keTalA vilaMba karyo ? mArI bhUla thaI gaI che Ama vicArIne kRSNane kahe che hai baMdhu, pANI lAvavAmAM vilaMba thayela che. mArI bhUlanI huM mAphI mAMgu chuM. have te rIsa cheADI mArI sAthe premathI melA ! phrI baLadevajI
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________________ 276 puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra kRSNanA pagamAM paDI vinaMti karavA lAgyA. he kaSNa, have beThA thAva. vAraMvAra kRSNanA aMgane paMpALe che. temanA meMmA paDIyAnuM pANI reDe che Ama aneka rIte kRSNane jagADavAnA prayatna karatAM karatAM AkhI rAta kADhI. savAre UThI kRSNanuM meTuM ThaMDA pANIthI dhoI kapaDethI sApha karI ane vinaMti karavA lAgyA. he bhAI, have te mArI sAthe bole. Ama chatAM kRSNane kaMIja asara thatI nathI. maDadA te kadI belatA haze ? tyArabAda baLadevajI kRNane khabhe laIne raDatAM raDatAM pharavA lAgyA ane kene paNa A hakIkatanI jANa karI raDAvatAM hatAM dararoja kRSNanA mRtadehane navaDAvI-devaDAvI zaNagAratA ane khabhe laIne Thera Thera bhaTakavA lAgyA. Amane Ama cha mahinA nIkaLI gayAM. ane cemasuM AvI gayuM. devakamAM gayelA sidhdhArthe pitAnA jJAnanA baLe joyuM te baLadevajInI sthiti atyaMta dayAjanaka thaI gaI hatI. te manamAM vicAre ke saMsAramAM mAnavIne keTale meha hoya che? meha ane lAgaNInA vamaLamAM paDela mAnavI bacI zakatuM nathI. mAre jaIne baLadevajIne sAce rAha dekhADe joIe temaja atyAre tenI ja jarUrata che. tarataja te deve eka pattharane ratha utpanna karyo. temAM besI te baLadevajI pAse Ubhe raho. te rathanI pAse eka moTo parvata UbhuM karI dIdho ane e parvata sAthe athaDAtAM e
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNane agnidAha ra77 rathanA hajAre ane seMkaDo kakaDA karI nAkhyA. tyArabAda te deva e rathanA TukaDA bhegA karI sAMdhavA beTho. IrAdApUrvaka ja te A kAma baLadevajIne samajAvavA mATe ja karI rahyo hato. A joI baLadevajI bolyA. are mUrNa-tane eTalI e samaja nathI paDatI te bhAgelA patharane ratha sAje kadI thAya nahi? Ama khAlI beTI mahenata karI rahyo che. tUTelA patthara kadI sAMdhI zakAya kharAM? deva kahe-he bhAI A tamAre bhAI ke zatrunA bANathI haNAye che te je jIvate thaI zake te mATe ratha kema na sAMdhI zakAya? A sAMbhaLI baLadevajI te devane mAravA doDyA ane bolyA-are duSTa! mArA bhAIne marelo kema kahe che? tyArabAda deve adrazya thaI gayA. AgaLa jatAM te deve bIjI rIte samajAvavA prayatna karyo. kALA pattharanI zilAmAM te kamaLa vAvIne jaLanuM siMcana karavA lAge. A joIne baLadevajI kaheare mUrkha ! khoTI mahenata karIne zA mATe tUTI jAya che? patthara upara kamala ropAya kharAM? ane tene pANI pIvaDAvavAthI te kamalanA choDa zuM uge ? deva kahe-A tamArebhAI, je ghaNA samayathI mRtyu pAmela che te jIvate thaze to ahIM kamalanuM moTuM vana khIlI UThazeja. temAM keI zaMkA nathI. A sAMbhaLI baLadevajI kahe are gAMDA! je bhAI mane pUchayA vinA pANI na pIe te bhAI mane pUchayA
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________________ ra78 - puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra vinA mRtyu pAme khare? maherabAnI karIne mane gusse karyA sivAya ahIMthI raste paDa. vaLI AgaLa jatAM te deve eka baLI gayelA jhADa ne kayAre banAvI jalasiMcana karavA lAgyuM. ane e jhADa UgADI tenA phaLa meLavavAnI. pravRtti karavA lAgyuM. baLadevajI kahe are gamAra! zuM tane eTalI khabara nathI paDatI ke baLI gayeluM vRkSa kadI pharI navapallavIta thatuM nathI ane tene phaLa kadI AvI zakatAM nathI. devakahe bhAI je tamAro mahela bhAIne jIvita thaze te A vRkSa paNa khIlI nIkaLaze. baLadevajI kahe-he bhAI! khoTuM bolI mane pajavIza nahiM. zuM meTAbhAInA jIvatAM kadI nAbhAI mRtyu pAme khare? maherabAnI karIne cUpacApa ahIMthI cAlyo jA- nahiMtara mane gusse karIza te pariNAma sAruM nahi Ave. devatAe temane samajAvavA ATa ATalA prayatna karyA chatAM keI kAma AvyA nahiM, chevaTe deve gAyanA muDadAM utpanna kya ane baLadevajInA dekhatAM tenA mukhamAM lIluM tAju ghAsa khavaDAvavA lAge te joIne baLadevajI kahe che are gadheDA, marelI gAya kadI AvuM lIluM ghAsa khAya kharI? deva kahe are mitra, tame jema tamArA mRtyu pAmelA bhAIne jalapAna karAve che tema huM A gAyane ghAsa
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNane agnidAha ra79 khavaDAvuM chuM. tame pote ja je kAma kare che ane te kAma na karavAne mane upadeza Ape che. e kema bane? duniyAmAM lekene upadeza Ape ja game che-Acare gamatuM nathI. devanI AvI vANuM saMbhaLI baLadevajI be ghaDI te vicAramAM paDI gayAM. zuM mAre bhAI kRSNa mRtyu pAmyuM haze ? ATalA badhAM leke kahe che te kadAca sAcuM paNa haya, eTale baLadevajInA manamAM zaMkA utpanna thaI te ja samaye pelA deve siddhArtha sArathInuM rUpa dharyuM, baLadevajIne vaMdana karI bolya-he svAmI, mane oLakhe? huM Apane sArathI siddhArtha chuM. tamArI rajA laI zrI neminAtha prabhu pAse dIkSA laI mRtyu pAmIne deva tarIke janma pAmyo chuM. tamArA pratye mane khUbaja bhAva hovAthI tamane upadeza ApavA mATe ja ahIM Avyo chuM baLadevajI vicAravA lAge ke devatAo kadI javuM bele nahiM. temaja atyAre mane yAda Ave che ke zrI neminAthajIe kaheluM ke kRSNanuM mRtyu tenA bhAI jarAkumAranA hAtha, pagamAM tIra vAgavAthI thavAnuM che. kadAca e vAta sAcI lAge che. tIrthakaranI vANI kaI kALe beTI paDe ja nahiM. pachI deve baLadevajIne vigatavAra samajAvyuM ke tame jaLa levA gayAM tyArabAda kRoNune nidrA AvavAthI pILuM vastra oDhI ghasaghasATa UMghI gayA. te samaye jarAkumAra tyAMthI pasAra thatuM hatuM teNe mRga dhArIne tIra mAryuM je
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra temanA pagamAM vAgyuM ane mRtyu pAmyA che. jarAkumArane sAcI vastunI khabara paDI te ceAdhAra AMsuDe raDayA mAphI mAMgI. kRSNe tene kaustubha ratna ApI jaladIthI cAlyA javAnI AjJA karI ane pAMDavA pAse jaIne khabara karavA jaNAvyuM 8 temaja tamArA AvavAnA Dare bhagADI mUkayA. 6 280 baLadevajI kahe huM siddhArtha ! tame bahuja uttama kA karI mane sAcA mAge laI gayA che. mehamAM hu aMdha banI satyAsatyanu bhAna bhUlI beThA hatA. tame sAcA rAha dekhADayA. te badala khUba khUba AbhAra ! AthI vizeSa kAMI kahevAnu hAya te premI kaheA. tame mArA rathanA sArathI hatAM ane atyAre sArathI paNa thayAM che. he baLadeva ! mAre je samajAvavAnuM hatuM te samajAvI dIdhuM che. bIjuM tA have jIvanamAM tame samajIne asAra saMsAra tajIne dIkSA grahaNa kareA evI mArI icchA che ane eja eka bhavane bhaya maTADanAra che ema kahI deva aMtardhyAna thaI gayAM. zrI. neminAthajI bhagavAnanA jANavAmAM AvyuM ke kRSNa mRtyu pAmyA che. khaLadevajI temanI pAchaLa mehudazA mAM paDI bAMdhavapremane kAraNe kRSNanI muDaduM laine pharatAM hatAM. temane dhruve pratikheAdhyA che. jethI saMsAra pratye bairAgya keLavI tapa: maya jIMdagI gALI rahyAM che AthI parama dayALu prabhue eka vidyAdhara munine temanI pAse mokalyAM. saMsArathI virakata thayelA baLadevajIe te vidyAdhara muninI pAse vrata
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNane agnidAha - 281 niyama pUrvaka dIkSA grahaNa karI ane karmanI nirjara karavA mATe tIvra tapasyA karavA lAgyAM tyAra bAda tugakA zikhara upara upara jaIne mA sarkSamaNa karatAMkaratAM kAusagga rahyAM eka mAsa kSamaNanuM pAraNuM karavAM gocarI levA te nagarImAM gayA. baLadevajInuM rUpa joI nagarInI strIo temanI pAchaLa ghelI thavA lAgI. AvuM kAmadevane paNa zaramAve tevuM rUpa joI strIo temanI sAme joI ja rahetI. keI keIkAmamAM vihavaLa banI bhoga vilAsanA vicAromAM DUbI jatI. A joI baLadevajI pitAnA manehara rUpane dhikakAre che. mane joI joIne yuvatione viSaya kAmanA ullAsanuM kAraNa bane che ahI te ThIka paraMtu keI dhanapatinI putrIene AvuM thaze ke keI rAjaputrIne AvuM thaze. te pharI pAchA mAre patananI UMDI khAImAM pachaDATa khAvI paDaze, tenA kAraNarUpato mAruM manahara rUpaja thaze ne? AthI temaNe abhigraha karyo ke AjathI mAre kadI keIpaNa nagarImAM ke gAmamAM praveza kare nahi. AhAra male te ThIka che nahiMtara lAkaDA kApI vecanAra A kaThIyArA leke bhAvathI je Apaze tenAthIja jIvananirvAha karIza. te AhAra vaDeja pAraNuM karIza. ane kadAca je temanI pAsethI AhAra nahiM male te bIjuM mAsa kSamaNa karIza. Ama vicArI teo taMgikA parvata upara AvyAM. ahI kaThIyArA bhakti bhAvathI je vaharAve tenA vaDe
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________________ puNyanA prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra ja pAraNuM karatAM. eka vakhata evuM banyuM ke koi bhadrika leAkeAe jaIne rAjAne khabara ApI ke keAI atyaMta svarUpavAna muni tamArA paryaMta upara AvI ghAra tapazcaryA karI rahyAM che. A sAMbhaLI rAjAne thayuM ke A mahAtapasvI muni rakhe mAruM rAjaya laI leze te ? te khIke munine mArI nAMkhavA tyAM AvyA. te samaye pelA sidhdhArtha sArathI dhruve tyAM asaMkhya siMhai| utpanna karI mUkI dIdhA. A joi rAjA gabharAyA. ane peAtAnI sava senA sAthe AvI muninA pagamAM namI paDayA. siddhArtha rAjAne khaLadevajI viSe badhIja vAta kahI. Adha pAmI rAjA nagaramAM pAcha gayA. tyArathI khaLadevajI muni- narasiMha muninA nAmathI lokomAM jANItA thayA. 282. tyArabAda A mULabhadra muni tugikA parvata upara AvI ghAra tapazcaryAM zarU karI. temanI amRta jevI nirmAMLa vANIthI paryaMta ane jaMgalanA RsihaMsaka pazu-pakSIe vagere paNa dharma pAmavA lAgyA. tiya ca hAvA chatAM muninI vANI sAMbhaLI dharma AcaratA thayAM. teomAM eka mRga hatA. je pUjanmamAM khaLabhadra munine kAi sa'kha MdhathI paricita hAI temaneA ziSya anI temanI pAse rahevA lAgyA. mRgane tismaraNa jJAna thayuM. te muninIsevA karavA tatpara rahetA. munine pAraNAnA divase mRga gametyAMthI hAjara thaI jatA temane munine kayAM geAcarI maLe
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNane agnidAha 283 tema che tenI tapAsa karI rAkha. munine pitAnI sAthe laI jaIne gecarI meLavI ApI bhakti bajAvate. eka vakhata keTaleka rathakAralake uttama prakAranuM lAkaDuM levA te parvata upara AvI caDyA ane lAkaDAM kApavA lAgyAM. temanI sAthe aneka mANaso hatA saunI rasoI eka ja sthaLe bhegI banAvAtI hatI-te pelA mRgane khabara paDI tethI te mRga muninI pAse AvI puMchaDI halAvI saMjJA karI. muni dhyAnamukta thaI tenI sAthe rathakArane raDe pahoMcyA. atyAre bhejananI veLA che. bhejana taiyAra che ane barAbara te ja samaye munizrI padhAryA. rathakA kArane adhipati khubaja rAjI thaI gayuM ane bhraktibhAva pUrvaka munine vaherAvyuM. A samaye rathakAra-mRga ane muni UbhA hatAM tyAM ja eka moTuM vRkSa temanA upara paDayuM traNe mRtyu pAmI devakamAM gayA. maratI vakhate mRganeM ucca bhAvanA hatI ke huM te tiryaMca chuM A avasara kyAre maLe ke huM AvA tapasvI munine pAraNuM karAvI zakuM-rathakAra paNa atyaMta bhAvapUrvaka munine vaherAvI pitAnI jAtane dhanya mAnate hate. amArA evA puNya haze ke AvA jaMgalamAM paNa AvA mahAna tapasvI muni amAre AMgaNe padhAryA che ane amane lAbha ApI kRtArtha banAvyA che. baLabhadramuni paNa eka varSa nirmaLa munivrata ane tapazcaryA karI devAmAM gayA.
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________________ 284 puNyano prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra devalokamAM jaIne avadhijJAnathI pitAnAbhAI kRSNa kayAM che te joyuM te nArakImAM bhayaMkara yAtanAo veThI duHkhI thatAM joyAM. vaikiya zarIra vaDe teo kRSNa pAse AvyAM, pitAnI oLakhANa ApI-pita deva lekamAM jamyA che te jaNAvyuM. kRSNane nArakInA duHkhamAMthI bacAvavA aneka prayatna karavA chatAM baLadevajI kAMI ja karI zakyA nahiM kRSNa kahe-bhAI! zrI neminAtha bhagavAne bhAkheluM che te kadI beTuM hoI zake ja nahiM, mArA karmo mane bhagavA vAde tame khuzIthI jaI zake che. bIjIbAju pele jarAkumAra vanamAMthI nIkaLI pAMDanI nagarImAM jaI pahe. yudhiSThira mahArAjanA darabAramAM jaI raDavA lAge ane zeka karavA lAgyuM. tene raDate joIe sau sabhAjane ane yudhiSThira vicAra karavA lAgyA ke A jarAkumAra kema raDatuM haze ? yudhiSThire pUchyuM-ke bhAI! tane zuM duHkha che. tuM kema raDe che. tane zuM thayuM che. tuM kAMIka vAta kare te samaja paDe. AthI jarAkumAre svastha thaI banelI badhI ja vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI. ane kRSNa Apela kostubha ratna yudhiSThirane ApyuM A sAMbhaLI pAMDe sau pika mUkIne raDavA lAgyA. ane mUcha pAmyA DIvAre bhAnamAM AvI pharIthI raDavA lAgyA. A saMsAranI sthiti evIja che-mATe jJAnIo
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNanA agnidAha saMsArane asAra kahe kahe che tyAkhAda kRSNanI uttara kriyA karI tyArabAda moTA utsava karI jarAkumArane rAjagAdIe esAyeA. pAMDavAnA hRdayamAM dharmanI bhAvanA jAgRta thai. A samaye karUNAsAgara bhagavAna zrI naimikumArane jJAnathI jANa thaI ke pAMDavA vairAgya pathe vaLavA utsuka che tethI dhama ghASa nAmanA munine tyAM mAkalyA. 285 dha ghoSa muninA dana karI pAMDavA bahu khuza thayA ane moTA utsava racAvI pAMce pAMDavAe dha ghASa muni pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. temanI sAthe draupadIe paNa dIkSA lIdhI tyArabAda vividha vrata-niyame laI dhama mAM sthira thayAM. gurUpAse abhyAsa karI dvAdazAMgI dhAraNa karanArA thayAM. te pAMca pAMDavo paikI bhIma munie evA abhigraha karelA ke jo koI purUSa bhAlAnI aNunA bhAgathI AhAra vaheArAve te ja khape, nahiMtara upavAsa karavA Ama cha cha mAsa sudhI upavAsa karyAM-jyAre abhigraha pUrNa thayA tyAreja pAraNAM karyAM. A rIte pAMDavA dhama mAM paNu zUrA hatA. bhagavAna zrI neminAthajI vihAra karatAM karatAM aneka dezemAM pharI rahyAM hatAM. peAtAnA nirvANu kALa najIka AvatA jANI-bhagavAna raivataka giri upara AvI gayAM. devAe khUba bhaktipUrvaka chelluM samavasaraNa racyuM -A samAcAra pAMDavAe jANyA eTale zrInemanAtha prabhune vaMdana karavA- mAsakSamaNunA pAraNAM karI- gurUnI rA laI
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________________ 286 - puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra vaMdana karavA nIkaLyAM. ghaNA deza-nagara ane gAme vaTAvatAM teo sau saurASTramAM AvI pahoMcyA. saurASTranA hastakalpanagaramAM AvyA. have ahIMthI raivatakagiri mAtra bAra ejanaja bAkI rahyo hate. ahIMthI zrI neminAtha prabhune vaMdana karI mAsa kSamaNanuM pAraNuM karI rAta vAse rahyA. bIje divase savA2mAM vihAra karavA nIkaLyAM-tyAM samAcAra malyA ke A aSADha mAsanI zukala aSTamIe zrI neminAtha prabhu raivatA cala parvata upara nirvANa pAmyA che." A sAMbhaLI sau munijanene atyaMta duHkha thayuM. prabhunA darzana na thaI zakyAM. emanI AzA adhUrI rahI gaI tyAMthI teo zraddhA cala tIrthe jaI kaSabhadeva prabhune vaMdana karI anazanavrata grahaNa karyuM. kevaLajJAna pAmI-mekSe gayAM. keTaleka samaya jatAM kRSNanI ATha paTTarANIo neminAthajInA bhAIe - rAjamati vagere paNa uttama evuM kevaLajJAna pAmyAM. zivAdevI mAtAnA putra zrI neminAtha bhagavAna mekSe gayAM pachI pradyumna muni, zAMba vagere munio sAthe rahetAM hatAM. kSamAvALA pradyumna muni mAsa kSamaNa vagere moTI tapadharmanI ArAdhanA karatAM hatAM. ghaNA varSo sudhI tapa karI ghAtI karmane kSaya karI kevaLajJAna pAmyAM.
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________________ 17. nagarInuM dahana ane kRSNano agnidAha tapasyA vagara kadI koi jJAna prApta thatuM ja nathI. mokSa mArgonA A eka ja mukhya ghArI rasto che. te zAMba vagere munioe paNa A mArge jaI ne kevaLajJAna prApta karyu. 287 caritranAyaka pradyumnamunie kevaLajJAna meLavI pRthvI upara'Thera Thera vihAra karavA lAgyAM. amRta jevI mIThI vANIthI bhavya prANIone pratidhavAM lAgyA. pRthvI upara jANe jaina dharmanuM bIja vAvavAnI icchA hAya tema Aya - anA dezamAM paribhramaNa karavA lAgyA. ane leAkeAne upadeza ApatAM rahyAM. potAnA aMtakALa najIka che evu' jANI tIrthomAM uttama tItha' che evuM siddhagiri-zatru jayagirImAM AvyAM. tyAM AvI zuddha buddhithI-mahAna samAdhivALA pradyumnamunie aneka sAdhue sAthe anazana karyu. zubha dhyAna dhyAvatAM kAMnA nAza karIne meAkSa padane pAmyA. AvIja rIte zAMkha ane bIjA sAdhue paNa uttama ArAdhanA karI mekSe gayAM. dhanya che e mahA purUSone ! dhanya che zrI zrI neminAtha prabhune! dhanya che pradyumnakumArane dhanya che anaMtA mAkSagAmI munivarone .......
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________________ 288 puNyane prabhAva yAne pradyumnakumAra A rIte bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmInA mukhethI pradyumna kumAranuM caritra sAMbhaLI magadhanareza zrI zreNika rAjA bahu khuzI thayAM. satkarmamAM vizeSa AdaravALA thayAM. ane carama tIrthakara zrI mahAvIra svAmIne vaMdana karIne pitAnI nagarImAM gayA. zrI pradyumnakumArane jaya he ! zrI pradyumna munine jaya he! kevaLI ane mekSagAmI munijanone jya he. tA. 4-9-82nA dine A ': ' che nA ke e ja kAya che vidvAna-pravacanakAraka pU. munizrI ratnaprabhavijayajI ma. jIvananA 38mA varSamAM maMgala praveza kare che. (pU. munivara sadA amara rahe)
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________________ zrI pradyumnakumAra caritra pRSTha peja paricaya ( rUkimaNInuM haraNa karavA zrI baladevajI tathA kRSNajI kaMDinapura nagaranI bahAra upasthita thayA che. rukimaNI tenI vidhavA keAI sAthe kAmalattA devInI pUjA karavAnA bAne nagarImAMthI bahAra AvI zrI kRSNajIne maLe che, te vakhate bhISma, zizupAla, rUkima vigere sAthe laDAI karI jIta meLavI kRSNajI rukimaNIne meLavI vaDIlabaMdhu baladevajI sAthe dvArikA Ave che. zubha bhavatu zrI saMghasya. -li. muni candraguptavijaya AvaraNa : dIpaka prinTarI - amadAvAda-380001.