Book Title: Rajarshi Prasannachandra Mahamantri Abhaykumar
Author(s): Jaybhikkhu
Publisher: Jaybhikkhu Sahitya Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005461/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 'jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI - 2 rAjarSi prasannacaMdra mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra Uvun VVVP jayabhikhuM Jain Education interational For Personal & Pavate Use Only www.jainenborg Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 kuila pustaka 10] 1. tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeva, bharata - bAhubalI 2. tIrthakara zrI mahAvIra, tIrthakara zrI pArzvanAtha 3. AcArya zrI jaMbusvAmI, ArdrakumAra 4. mahAsatI aMjanA, satI caMdanabALA 5. kAna kaThiyAro, akSayatRtIyA, satyano jaya 6. rAjA zrIpALa, zeTha jagaDuzAha 7. munizrI harikeza, AcArya zrI sthUlibhadra 8. rANI cellaNA, amarakumAra 9. arjunamALI, caMdanamalayAgiri 10. mahArAjA kumArapALa, vastupALa-tejapALa, mahAtmA daDhaprahArI For Personal & Private Use only For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali jena bAlagraMthAvali = zreNI 2 - 5.3 rAjarSi prasannacaMdra mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra saMpAdaka jayabhikhkha zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhkhuM mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380 007 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Balgranthavali Shreni-2 Ed. by Jaybhikhkhu Published by Jaybhikhkhu Sahitya Trust, Ahmedabad-380 007 AvRtti : jayabhikhkhu janmazatAbdI graMthAvali, 2008 ISBN : 978-81-89160-95-1 kiMmata : rU. 15 10 pustikAnA seTanI kiMmata rU. 150 prakAzaka kumArapALa desAI (mAnad maMtrI) zrI jayabhikhkhu sAhitya TrasTa, 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhkhu mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380 007 mukhya vistA gujarAta vizvakoza TrasTa 51-2, 2mezapArka sosAyaTI, usmAnapurA, amadAvAda -380 013 phona : 2755 1703 gUrjara ejansIjha ratanapoLa nAkA sAme, gAMdhI mArga, amadAvAda -380 001 phona : 2214 9660 mudraka kriSnA grAphiksa, nAraNapurA gAma, amadAvAda-380013 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSi prasannacaMdra sohAmaNuM potanapura nAme zahera che. rAjA prasannacaMdra tyAM rAja kare. bhAre prajApremI ne adalainsAphI. khoTuM bole nahi, khoTuM cAle nahi. nyAyathI prajAne pALe ne duniyAnAM duHkha kApe. rAjAjI eka divasa rAjasabhAmAM beThA che. tyAM koIe AvIne khabara ApyAH vanajaMgalamAM ApanA eka bhAI che. enuM nAma valkalacIrI. saMnyAsI thayelA ApanA pitA somacaMdra ene uchere che. jUnI vAta che. Apa bALaka hatA. jUnA rivAja pramANe moTI uMmare ApanA pitA rAja choDI vanamAM gayA, tyAre ApanAM mAtA paNa sAthe gayelAM. e veLA ApanAM satImA garbhavaMtAM hatAM. teo jaMgalamAM valkalacIrIne janma ApI marI gayAM. pitA somacaMdre ene ucherIne moTA karyA. bIjuM to ThIka, paNa mahArAja ! e ApanA bhAI kharekhara, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-3 vanamAnava jevA che. zarIre bhAre baLavAna. jaMgalonAM jaMgalo pharI vaLe. bhayanuM nAma na jANe. vAgha-dIpaDAno Dara nahIM. nadI-taLAva game tevAM tarI jAya, paNa mahArAja, ApanI mAtA nAno mUkIne marI gayAM, ne pachI tApasonA AzramamAM strI kyAMthI hoya? eTale koNa strI ne koNa puruSa, evA emane bheda ja nathI. arere, ApanA bhAInI AvI dazA ! eka rAjakumAranI kevI hAlata ! vagaDAnAM kevAM duHkha ! AzramanAM kevAM khAvA-pIvAM !" rAjA prasannacaMdra kahe, "dhikkAra che mane. mAro nAno bhAI A rAjano mArA jeTalo ja hakadAra che. are, cAlo, ApaNe tene teDI lAvIe.' nA mahArAja, Apa jazo to paNa ApanA pitAjI ene nahIM mokale. pitAjIno enA para khUba prema che; paNa e prema enuM bhaviSya bagADe che." rAjAjIe rAjanI kuzaLa gaNikAone bolAvI. A gaNikAo rAjakAjamAM catura ne bhaNelI rahetI. teoe valkalacIrIne nagaramAM lAvavAnuM kAma mAthe lIdhuM. tApasIono veza paherI teo jaMgalamAM gaI. RSi somacaMdra dhyAna mATe kyAMya gayA hatA. phaLanI chAbaDI bharIne Avato valkalacIrI emane rastAmAM maLyo. valkalacIrIe A dekhAvaDA ne heta Ave evA tApasone joI kahyuM che For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSi prasannacaMdra RSio, tame koNa cho ? kyA AzramathI Avo cho?" ame potAne AzramanA RSio chIe. tamAre tyAM AvyA chIe. kaho, zI mahemAnI karazo?' - valkalacIrI kahe, "A pAkAM ne tAjAM phaLo lAvyo chuM, te khAo.' gaNikAo kahe, 'AvAM svAda vinAnAM phaLa koNa khAya ? juo, amArAM AzramanAM A phaLa.' ema kahI be sAkaranA banelA lADu tenI AgaLa mUkyA. valkalacIrI te khAIne bolyo: "vAha, A phaLa to bhAre majAnAM che! na bI che, na chAla che. amArA vanamAM to AvAM miSTa phaLo thatAM ja nathI." te phaLanAM khUba vakhANa karavA lAgyo. pelI gaNikAo bolIH "jo Apane evAM phaLo khAvAM hoya to Avo amArA AzramamAM !" valkalacIrIne lADu bahu dADhe lAgyA hatA eTale te javA taiyAra thayo, ne temanI sAthe cAlyo. jyAM teo thoDuM cAlyAM tyAM somacaMdra rAjarSi AvatA dekhAyA. gaNikAo temane joIne DarIH "are, ApaNuM mota AvyuM ! A RSi ApaNane have zApa ApIne bALI mUkaze.' eTale valkalacIrIne paDato mUkI mUThIo vALIne e to phAve tema nAThI. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-3 mahAmahenate potanapura pahoMcIne emaNe rAjA prasannacaMdrane badhI hakIkata kahI. eTale prasannacaMdrane ghaNuM ja duHkha thayuM. hA, meM mUrakhe zuM karyuM? eka to pitAputrane judA pADyA ne mane bhAI maLyo nahIM ! have pitAthI judo paDelo e abudha zuM karaze? temaNe zodha karavA cAre bAju potAnA mANaso doDAvyA. rAjAne khUba zoka thayo. zoka pALavA temaNe hukama karyo ke mArA nagaramAM kyAMya vAjAM vAge nahIM. valkalacIrI pelA tApasone zodhato jaMgalejaMgala bhaTakavA lAgyo. bhaTakatAM bhaTakatAM tene eka rathavALo maLyo. valkalacIrIe tene joI praNAma karyA ne kahyuM: "bApajI, huM tamane praNAma karuM chuM." rathavALAe pUchayuM "Apane kyAM javuM che?" valkalacIrI kahe, "mAre potAnA AzramamAM javuM che.' rathavALo kahe, "Avo tyAre, huM paNa tyAM ja javAno chuM.' ema kahI tene rathamAM besADyo. rathamAM tenI strI beThelI hatI. valkalacIrIe tene joIne kahyuM: "bApajI ! huM tamane praNAma karuM chuM." strI acaMbo pAmI. A mane bApajI kema kahe che ? teNe potAnA svAmIne kahyuM, eTale te bolyoH "A bicAro gamAra che. vanamAM Ucharyo che eTale strIne te oLakhato nathI." pachI ghoDAone joIne valkalacIrIe pUchyuM : "bApajI, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSi prasannacaMdra A mRgalAM AvaDA moTAM kema che ? ane bicArAne ahIM zuM kAma joDyAM che?" rathavALo kahe, "amArA AzramamAM AvaDA mRgalAM thAya che, ane te AvuM ja kAma kare che." jatAM jatAM bapora caDyA eTale rathavALAe bhAthuM choDyuM. temAMthI be lADu kADhIne valkalacIrIne paNa ApyA. valkalacIrI te khAto jAya ne khUba khuza thato jAya ! "hAza ! kevAM mIThAM A potAna AzramanAM phaLa che ! tyAM pahoMcIza eTale haMmeza AvAM phaLa khAvAne maLaze.' ratha cAlato cAlato potanapura Avyo. valkalacIrI gAmamAM Avyo. tene badhuM navuM navuM ja lAge. te havelIone joI vicAravA lAgyo, adhadhadhA AvaDI moTI jhUMpaDIo ! ane A patharAnI kema bAMdhI haze? zuM lAkaDAM ne ghAsa ahIM nahIM maLatAM hoya ? ane ATalA badhA ahIM sAthe kema rahetAM haze? hA ! kevaDo moTo Azrama ! ahIM to badhuM navuM navuM ja che, paNa huM have kyAM jAuM ? ahIM jAuM ? tyAM jAuM? kyAM jAuM? ema vicAra karatAM te eka gaNikAnA ghara AgaLa Avyo. jarA paNa aTakyA vinA te sIdho aMdara gayo. tyAM gaNikA UbhI hatI. tene joIne valkalacIrIe praNAma karyA ne kahyuM: 'he bApajI ! tamane huM praNAma karuM chuM." For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-3 gaNikA samajI : A che koI tejasvI, paNa jaMgalamAM Ucharyo lAge che, tethI duniyAnI rItanI kaMI gama nathI. gaNikAne eka putrI che. enuM nAma vanalatA. ene mAtAno dhaMdho game nahIM. mAM game teTalI mArajhUDa kare, toya mAne nahIM. e to kahe, "to paraNavAnI, ne ekano ja gharasaMsAra mAMDavAnI mAtAne lAgyuM ke A gamAra sAthe paraNAvuM. mane tamArA AzramamAM rahevA dezo?' 'hove, parNakuTI paNa bAMdhI daIza. ne eka tApasI paNa sAthe rahevA ApIza" gaNikAe hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM. - pachI vezyAe hajAmane bolAvyo. koI navA RSi AvyA che, ema samajI valkalacIrIe hajAmane praNAma karyA bApajI ! huM tamane praNAma karuM chuM.' hajAma hasavA lAgyo. A koNa vicitra pUtaLuM che! pachI gaNikAe kahyuM, "A muninI phakkaDa hajAmata banAvo." hajAme pAtharaNuM pAtharyuM ne munine kahyuM, 'sAmAM sIdhA ne TaTTAra beso." muni kahe, "bApajI ! zuM dhyAna dharavAnuM che ?" hajAma kahe, "hA, tamAre dhyAna dharavAnuM che. eTale te AMkho baMdha karIne sAme beThA. hajAme kAtara calAvavA mAMDI. eTale ekadama valkalacIrI bUma pADI UThyA : "are ! mArI jaTA ! mArI jaTA ! kema kApI nAkho cho ? bApajI ! rahevA dyo." hajAma kahe, "A AzramamAM AvaDI moTI jaTA koI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSi prasannacaMdra h t ......... rAkhatuM nathI. jo ahIM rahevuM hoya to tamArI jaTA ochI karavI paDaze." AzramamAM rahevAnI valkalacIrIne khUba hoMza tethI vagara bolyuM tema karavA dIdhuM. pachI navarAvavA mATe valkala utArIne bIjuM kapaDuM ApavA mAMDyuM, eTale te bUmo pADavA lAgyA; paNa AzramamAM rahevAnI vAta AvI eTale valkalacIrI bolyAcAlyA vinA zAMta UbhA. bIjuM kapaDuM paherAvyuM ne garama pANIthI sAbu coLIne navarAvyA. pachI suMdara kapaDAMlattAM paherAvyAM. vanalatAne soLe zaNagAra sajAvIne taiyAra karI. bhegAM maLI gIta gAvA mAMDyAM, eTale valkalacIrI vicAramAM paDyo. A RSio zuM bhaNatA haze? vanalatA paraNI UtarI. maMgaLa vAjAM jorathI vAgavA lAgyAM. valkalacIrI kahe, "are ! A zuM? A kolAhala zenA !" valkalacIrIe kAne hAtha dIdhA. * ahIM rAjA prasannacaMdra vAjAno avAja sAMbhaLI gusse thayA. te bolyA: "mArA nagaramAM evuM koNa che, je mAro hukama toDIne vAjAM vagADe che ? jAva, tene bolAvIne mArI AgaLa hAjara karo.' sipAIo UpaDyA. gaNikAne pakaDI lAvyA. eNe kahyuM, mahArAja ! mArI putrInAM ghaDiyAM lagna lIdhAM che. enA harakhamAM vAjAM vagaDAvyAM che.' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-3 gaNikAne tyAM lagna ! tane koNa jamAI maLyo?' bApajI, amane bIjo koNa maLe? eka vanamAnava che. dIkarI na mAnI, pachI zuM thAya ?' A sAMbhaLI prasannacaMdrane lAgyuM ke mAro bhAI to na hoya! khAtarI karavA temaNe pelI jaMgalamAM gayelI gaNikAone mokalI. teoe AvIne jAhera karyuM ke e ja ApanA bhAI che. A sAMbhaLI rAjAnA harakhano pAra rahyo nahIM. potAnAM bhAIbhAbhIne teDavA mokalyAM. hAthInI aMbADIe besI valkalacIrI tathA tenI vahu rAjadarabAre AvyAM. rAjAe dhImedhIme tene duniyAdArInuM jJAna ApyuM. ahIM somacaMdra munie valkalacIrIne joyo nahIM, eTale tene zodhavA nIkaLyA. jaMgalanA jhADe jhADe te pharI vaLyA. pahADanI bakholo joI vaLyA, paNa kyAMya valkalacIrI dekhAyo nahIM. AthI temane khUba duHkha thayuM. temane putra upara ghaNo ja prema, tethI codhAra AMsue raDavA lAgyA. raDatAM raDatAM te AMdhaLA banyA. prasannacaMdra rAjAe potAne bhAI maLyo eTale tenA samAcAra pitAne pahoMcADyA. temane AthI kaMIka zAMti vaLI, paNa teno vijoga khUba sAlavA lAgyo. have bIjA tApaso For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSi prasannacaMdra temanI sevAcAkarI kare che ne temanI dekharekha rAkhe che. valkalacIrIne jaMgalamAMthI zaheramAM Avye bAra varasa vItI gayAM che. eka vakhata emane vicAra Avyo : 'aho, mArA pitAe mane ucherIne moTo karyo ne meM to teno kaMI badalo vALyo nahIM. atyAre teo gharaDA che. mArAthI mArI pharaja kema cukAya !' potAno A vicAra temaNe rAjA prasannacaMdrane kahyo, eTale temaNe kahyuMH 'huM paNa pitAnAM darzana ka2vAne khUba iMtejAra chuM. ApaNe baMne sAthe jaIzuM.' baMne bhAI taiyAra thayA. bhAre ThAThamAThathI potAnuM lazkara laIne cAlyA. keTalAka vakhate teo pitAnA Azrame AvyA. jyAM A Azrama joyo eTale valkalacIrI bolI UThyo : bhAI ! A Azrama joI mane kaMI kaMI thAya che. ahA ! A sarovara ne vAva ! jyAM huM haMmezAM nahAto hato. ahA ! A vRkSo ke jenAM mIThAM phaLo huM khAto hato. A pyArAM mRgalAM ! A mAtA jevI bheMso, jenuM dUdha pIne huM moTo thayo. te vakhatanuM jIvana kharekhara khUba sukhI hatuM. evuM sukha huM keTaluMka saMbhAruM!" 11 Ama vAto karatAM te pitAnI parNakuTi AgaLa AvyA, ne pitAnA pagamAM paDI namaskAra karyA. AMdhaLA pitA bolyA : koNa prasannacaMdra ! koNa valkalacIrI ! putro, tame kuzaLa to cho ne ?" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-3 - - - - baMne bolyAH "ApanI kRpAthI ame kuzaLa chIe.' pitAe baMnene chAtIsarasA cAMpyA ne temanI AMkhamAMthI premanAM AMsu paDyAM. A vakhate temanA zarIramAM premanI garamI eTalI vadhI gaI ke temanI AMkhanAM paDaLa tUTI gayAM ne te dekhatA thayA. pachI valkalacIrI potAnI jhUMpaDImAM gayA ne potAnuM kamaMDala jovA lAgyA. tenA para keTalAMya varasanI dhULa caDelI. tene potAnA khesathI dUra karavA lAgyA. A vakhate temane lAgyuM ke pote AvuM kaMIka kareluM che eno vicAra karatAM karatAM temane jAtismaraNa jJAna eTale ke pUrvabhavanuM smaraNa thayuM. tyAM temaNe lIdhelI dIkSA yAda AvI. pUrvanuM saMyamI jIvana yAda AvyuM eTale bhogavilAsa parathI mana UThI gayuM. ucca jIvana gALavAnI icchA thaI. e ucca jIvana gALavAmAM te eTalA pavitra vicAra para AvI gayA ke temanI badhI malinatA tyAM ne tyAM dUra thaI ane teo pUrA pavitra thayA. vanamAnavamAMthI mahAtmA banyA. potAnA nAnA bhAInA AcAravicAra joIne rAjA prasannacaMdrane paNa vairAgya thayo. have eka vakhata tyAM prabhu mahAvIra padhAryA. mahAtmA vakalacIrIe potAnA pitAne kahyuM: 'Apa A mahAprabhu sAthe raho ne ApanA AtmAnuM kalyANa sAdho. pachI pote badhuM tajIne svataMtra pharavA lAgyA. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSi prasannacaMdra 13 ahIM prabhu mahAvIre upadeza Apyo. tethI rAjA prasannacaMdrane prabaLa vairAgya thayo. temaNe potAnA bALa putrane gAdIe besADyo, maMtrIone rAjakAja soMpyAM, ne pote dIkSA lIdhI. eka vakhata prabhu mahAvIra rAjagRhI nagarImAM padhAryA. rAjarSi prasannacaMdra paNa sAthe hatA. teoe ugra dhyAna lagAvyuM hatuM. eka page UbhA hatA, be hAtha UMcA rAkhyA hatA ne sUrajanI sAme eka najara rAkhI hatI. A vakhate magadhanA rAjA zreNika potAnA pUrA ThAThathI prabhu mahAvIranAM darzana karavA AvyA. AgaLa temanA lazkaranA be sainiko cAle. teo A munine joI vAtacIta karavA lAgyA. pahelo kahe, dhanya che A rAjarSine! AnA jevuM ugra tapa koNa karI zake ?" tyAre bIjo bolyo, "are yAra! emAM emaNe zuM moTuM kAma karyuM? bicArA bALakane gAdIe besADIne cAlyA gayA. maMtrIone tenI dekharekha soMpI. have te maMtrIo ja enuM kAsaLa kADhavA taiyAra thayA che. e bALakane mArIne rAjya laI leze, eTale eno vaMza jaze. dhikkAra che AvA nirdaya pitAne.' ema vAta karatAM teo AgaLa cAlyA gayA. evAmAM mahArAjA zreNika paNa AvI pahoMcyA. temaNe dhyAna dharatA A mahAtmAne joI bhaktibhAve praNAma karyA. pachI AgaLa cAlyA. rastAmAM A tapasvI muni kevA mahAna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-3 * ** jAya che, che eno vicAra karavA lAgyA. prabhu pAse jaIne temane vaMdana karyuM, ane upadeza sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. pachI prazna karyo : "he prabhu ! jyAre huM pelA rAjarSi prasannacaMdrane page lAgyo, tyAre teo mRtyu pAmyA hota to zI gati thAta ?" prabhu mahAvIra kahe, kharAbamAM kharAba." zreNika rAjA Azcarya pAmyA. pharIthI pUchayuM: 'atyAre mare to ?" prabhu mahAvIra kahe, 'ghaNI UMcI gatie jAya.' AvA judA judA javAba sAMbhaLI zreNike pharI pUchyuM: "he prabho! ema kema ?' evAmAM duMdubhi vAgavA lAgI. jayanAda thavA lAgyA. zreNike pUchayuM: "prabho ! A duMdubhi zenI vAgI ?" bhagavAne javAba Apyo: 'rAjarSi prasannacaMdrane kevaLajJAna thayuM. rAjA zreNikane A badhuM sAMbhaLI navAI lAgI ane AvA judA judA javAbo kema maLyA te saMbaMdhI khulAso pUchayo. prabhu mahAvIra kahevA lAgyA : "he rAjanuM, tuM ahIM vaMdana karavA Avato hato, tyAre tArA sipAIonI vAtacIta emanA kAnamAM paDI. ethI te dhyAna cUkyA. te vicAravA lAgyA : are ! jenA para meM vizvAsa mUkyo te ja maMtrIo duSTa thayA. mArA dUdhapItA bALakanuM rAjya levAno vicAra karatAM te duSTone zarama sarakhIye na AvI ? jo atyAre huM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSi prasannacaMdra hota to e pApIonI barAbara khabara leta. A pramANe temano krodha vadhAre ne vadhAre thavA lAgyo. thoDA vakhatamAM to teo potAnuM cAritra bhUlI gayA. jANe maMtrIo potAnI pAse AvIne khaDA thayA hoya ane pote laDAImAM UtaryA hoya tevo bhAsa thayo. eTale pote jANe eka pachI eka hathiyAro vAparavA mAMDyAM, paNa zatru ghaNA hatA. rAjA prasannacaMdranAM tamAma zastro khUTI gayAM. have zuM thAya? teoe vicAryuM ke mArA mastaka para lokhaMDI Topa che. lAva, eno ghA karI A zatruone cUracUra karI nAkhuM.' 'Topa levA teoe jevo mastaka para hAtha mUkyo ke teo bIjI ja kSaNe e vicAranidrAmAMthI jAgyA. are, meM munie A zuM karyuM ? meM rodra dhyAna karyuM ! mArA jevAne koNa putra ne kayuM rAja ! ane pachI e rAjarSinA vicAro karavA lAgyA. aMte temane kevaLajJAna thayuM. eTale jyAre kharAba bhAvanA hatI, tyAre mRtyu thayuM hota to kharAba gati thAta. jevI mati tevI gati.?" 'he rAjana, saMsAra jItavA mATe yugonI jarUra nathI, eka paLanI ja che. eka sAcI paLa manuSyono itihAsa palaTI nAkhe che." dhanya ho evA mahAtmAone. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra veNAtaTa nAme gAma hatuM. tyAM hato eka chokaro. tenuM nAma abhaya. te bahu ja cAlAka, bahu ja hoziyAra. zuM bhaNavAmAM ! zuM ramavAmAM ! te eka divasa ramavA gayo. tyAM dAva mATe laDAI thaI. temAM eka jaNa bolyo: "basa, basa nabApA ! bahu jora zenuM kare che.?" abhaya kahe, "vicArIne bola. mArA pitA e rahyA. zuM bhadrazeThane tuM nathI oLakhato ?" pelo kahe, "e to tArI mAno pitA che. tAro pitA kyAM che?" abhaya ghera AvI potAnI mA naMdAne pUchavA lAgyoH bA! mArA pitAjI kyAM che ?' naMdA kahe, "beTA ! te dukAne haze. abhaya kahe, "e to tArA pitA che, paNa mArA pitA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra kyAM? zuM mA-dIkarAnA eka ja pitA hoI zake kharA?' A sAMbhaLI naMdA gaLagaLI banI gaI. AMkhamAM AMsu lAvI kahevA lAgI. 'sAMbhaLa bhAI ! eka Avyo to musAphara. rUpALo paradezI popaTo. ahA ! zuM tenuM rUpa ! zuM tenA guNa ! badhI rIte te lAyaka. eTale pitAjIe tenI sAthe mArAM lagna karyA. hajI lagnane thoDA divasa thayA hatA, evAmAM paradezathI sAMDhaNIo AvI. temAMthI thoDA savAra nIce UtaryA. temaNe tArA pitAne ekAMtamAM bolAvyA ane kAnamAM kaMIka vAta karI. eTale te javA taiyAra thayA. temaNe mane kahyuM: "mArA pitA maraNapathArIe che, huM temane maLavA jAuM chuM. tuM zarIra sAcavaje ne sArI rIte raheje. huM pAlakhI mokaluM, eTale cAlI Avaje. garbhamAM rahelA bALakane jALavaje. ema kahI temaNe eka ciThThI ApI, ane AvelA savAronI sAthe cAlyA gayA. gayA te gayA ja. Aje keTakeTalAM varasanAM vahANAM vAyAM, paNa beTA, temanA sara ke samAcAra kaMI nathI !' abhaya kahe "bA, mane ciThThI batAva. huM jouM to kharo ke emAM zuM lakheluM che?' mAtAe ciThThI ApI. te vAMcI abhaya bolyoH "aho ! mArA pitA to rAjagRhInA rAjA che. bA, bA, ciMtA karIza nahIM." For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 - naMdA kahe 'zuM ! tArA pitA rAjagRhInA rAjA che?" abhaya kahe. hA. A ciThThIno artha evo ja thAya che.' naMdA A sAMbhaLI ha2khAI. sAthe ja AvA patinA viyoge khUba du:khI paNa thaI. abhaye mAtAne pahelI ja vAra AvI du:khI joI hatI, eTale tene khUba lAgI AvyuM. te kahevA lAgyoH "bA ! tuM jarAya ciMtA karIza nahIM. cAla ahIMthI ApaNe rAjagRhI jaIe. tyAM jarU2 mArA pitAno meLApa thaze.' rAjagRhI magadhadezanI rAjadhAnI che. tenI zobhA apAra che. zuM tenA mahelo ! zuM tenA coka ! bIjI iMdrapurI joI lo ! abhaya ane naMdA rAjagRhIne pAdara AvyAM. eka mANasane ghera utAro karyo. pachI abhaya cAlyo zaheranI zobhA jovA. tyAM eka cokamAM lokonuM moTuM ToLuM joyuM. teNe ToLAmAM AvI eka gharaDA DosAne pUchyuM: 'kema kAkA ! che zuM !' pelo Doso kahe, "mahArAjA zreNike buddhiparIkSA goThavI che. vAta evI banI che ke mahArAjA zreNikane cA2so navvANuM rAja calAvanArA pradhAna che, paNa temAM koI vaDA pradhAnanI jagyA le evo nathI. e jagyAe to buddhinA bhaMDAra jevo ja mANasa joIe. eTale evA mANasanI zodha karavA khAlI kUvAmAM eka vIMTI nAkhI che. ane jAhera karyuM che ke je mANasa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra 19 kAMThe Ubho rahIne kUvAmAMthI e vIMTI kADhaze, tene vaDo pradhAna banAvIza." A sAMbhaLI abhaya ToLAmAM peTho ane mANasone kahevA lAgyoH "are bhAIo ! tame badhA ciMtAmAM kema paDyA cho? kUvAmAMthI vIMTI levI emAM zuM muzkela che?" mANaso kahe, "bhAI ! A ramata na hoya. AmAM to bhalabhalA buddhizALInI paNa buddhi cAlatI nathI." abhaya kahe, "bhAI ! mAre mana to A ramata ja che, paNa mArA jevo paradezI A vIMTI laI zake kharo ?" mANaso kahe, "emAM zuM? gAya vALe te govALa." abhaya kUvA AgaLa Avyo. eNe tAjuM chANa magAvI barAbara vIMTI upara nAkhyuM. pachI eka ghAsano pULo magAvI tene saLagAvyo ane barAbara chANa upara pheMkyo. ghAsanA tApathI chANa sukAI gayuM. vIMTI temAM coMTI gaI. pachI pAsenA eka pANI bharelA kUvA vATe khAlI kUvAmAM pANI bharavA mAMDyuM. pANI kUvAnA kAMThe AvatAM chANa paNa upara AvyuM. abhaye tene laI lIdhuM ane vIMTI aMdarathI kADhI lIdhI. badhA bolI UThyAH "dhanya che A abhayanI buddhine !" rAjadarabAre vAta pahoMcI. hAthIe caDhIne rAjAjI AvyA. rAjAjIe oLakhANa pUchI. abhaye badhI vAta vistArIne kahI. rAjAjI to doDyA naMdA pAse. jaIne mAphI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-3 mAgI. potAnA vahAlA putrane bheTI paDyA. putra tathA patnIne laI rAjAjI pAchA pharyA. gAjatevAjate naMdAne gAmamAM lAvyA. pachI naMdAne banAvI paTarANI ane abhayane banAvyo vaDo pradhAna. jyAM abhaya jevA buddhizALI pradhAna thAya, tyAM zenuM duHkha rahe ? rAjA zreNikane kaMI paNa muzkelI Ave ke abhaya taiyAra ja hoya. potAnI buddhithI jarUra te muzkelI dUra kare. eka vakhata rAjA zreNika ciMtAmAM beThA che. tyAM AvyA abhayakumAra. temaNe pUchayuM: "pitAjI, ciMtAmAM kema beThA cho ?" - zreNika kahe, "vaizAlInA ceDA rAjAe mAruM apamAna karyuM. tene be suMdara kanyAo che. temAMthI eka kanyAnuM meM mAguM karyuM, eTale te bolyA: 'tamAruM kuLa mArAthI halakuM che, mATe kuMvarI nahIM maLe. have to e kuMvarI lAvyA vinA mane cena nathI. abhaya kahe, "oho ! emAM zI moTI vAta ! che mAsanI aMdara e kuMvarI ApoApa Apane sAme pagale paraNavA Avaze. pitAjI ! ciMtA karazo nahIM.' abhaye ghera AvI sArA citArAone bolAvyA ane temane kahyuM: "mahArAjA zreNikanI eka suMdara chabI taiyAra karo. tamArI badhI kaLA emAM vAparajo.' citArAoe rAtadivasa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra 21 mahenata karIne suMdara chabI taiyAra karI. abhaye temane khUba dhana ApI rAjI karyA. abhayakumAra e chabI laI vaizAlI cAlyo. tyAM dhanazeTha nAme vepArI banyo ane rAjamahela pAse dukAna nAkhI. tenI dukAne bhAtabhAtanAM attarakulela vecAya. bhAtabhAtanI bIjI vastuo paNa vecAya. zuM dhanazeThanI mIThI vANI ! mAla levA gharAka Ave te khuza khuza thaIne jAya. vaLI bhAva sasto ane mAla sAro, eTale dukAna thoDA vakhatamAM jAmI gaI. aMtaHpuranI dAsIo paNa tenI gharAka banI. - jyAre dAsIo vastu kharIdavA Ave tyAre dhanazeTha pelI chabInI pUjA kare. eka vakhata eka dAsIe pUchayuM: "dhanazeTha, konI pUjA karo cho?' dhanazeTha kahe, "amArA devanI.' dAsI kahe, "zuM emanuM nAma?" dhanazeTha kahe, 'zreNika dAsI kahe, badhA devanAM nAma meM sAMbhaLyAM che, paNa emAM koI zreNika nAmanA deva nathI. A deva to koI navA jevA lAge che?" dhanazeTha kahe, 'hA, tamArA aMtaHpuranI strIo mATe magadhadezanA mahArAjA zreNika navA ja deva che.' dAsI kahe, "zuM mahArAja zreNika ATalA rUpavAna che? AvuM rUpa to koI divasa ame joyuM nathI.' ema kahI te cAlI gaI. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 - 3 te dAsIe AvI ceTaka rAjAnI putrI sujyeSThAne vAta karI. sujyeSThAne e chabI jovAnuM mana thayuM. eNe chabI magAvIne joI ane zreNika para te mohita thaI. teNe dhanazeThane kahevaDAvyuM; koI paNa upAye mArAM lagna zreNika sAthe thAya tevo upAya karo.' 22 abhayakumA2e zahera bahArathI aMtaHpura sudhI eka bhoMyaruM khodAvyuM. eka 2tha taiyAra rAkhyo. yogya samaye rAjA zreNika tyAM AvyA ane rathamAM beThelI ceTaka rAjAnI putrIne laI gayA. tenuM nAma cellaNA. sujyeSThAne badale celluNA kema AvI tenI hakIkata rANI cellaNA'nA prakaraNamAM copaDImAM ApI che. * eka vakhata rAjAjInA bAgamAM corI thaI. koI sArAmAM sArI kerIo toDI gayuM. rAjA kahe, 'abhaya ! Ano cora jaladI pakaDI lAva. rAjAnA bAgamAM corI kare, e cora kevo !' abhaya kahe, jevI AzA.' abhaya veza badalIne pharavA mAMDyo. eka vakhata pharatAM pharatAM te lokonI mijalasa AgaLa Avyo. sahu eka eka acarajanI vAta kahe. tyAM badhAe Agraha karyo ke sahu eka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra eka vAta mAMDo. vAro AvatAM abhaye vAta mAMDIH "eka hatI kanyA. teNe eka mALIne vacana ApyuM ke huM game tyAM paraNIza, paNa pahelI rAte tane maLIza. thoDA vakhata pachI te kanyA paraNI, eTale mALIne tyAM javA patinI rajA mAgI. patie potAnI zANI strInuM bolyuM paLAya te mATe rajA ApI. strI cAlI mALIne maLavA. rastAmAM maLyA cora. AvyA lUMTavA. eTale te strI bolIH "bhAI ! lUMTavI hoya to mane lUMTajo, paNa mAruM eka vacana pALavA do. paraNIne pahelI rAte mALIne maLavAnuM vacana che. vaLatAM sukhe lUMTajo.' cora kahe, "AvuM AkaruM vacana pALanArI jUThuM na bole. javA dyo ene. vaLatI vakhate ene lUMTIzuM." te strI AgaLa cAlI. tyAM maLyo eka rAkSasa. te kahe, 'tane khAuM. strI kahe, "khAvI hoya to mane khAjo, paNa mAruM vacana pALavA do. jarUra vaLatI vakhate ahIM AvIza." rAkSasa kahe, "bhale tyAre. vaLatI vakhate jarUra Avaje. pachI gaI mALI pAse. mALI kahe, dhanya re dhanya ! AvI vacana pALanArI to tane ekane ja joI. jA tAruM vacana paLyuM. eTale te pAchI pharI. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-3 ...... ... rAkSasa kahe, "vAha! A to bhAre satyavAdI. satyavAdIne koNa khAya?" te bolyoH "bahena ! tane jIvatadAna che." pachI maLyA cora. cora kahe, "A to kharekharI sAcAbolI. sAcAbolIne koNa lUMTe?' temaNe kahyuM: 'jA, bahena jA. amAre tane nathI lUMTavI. rAte strI ghera AvI." have bhAIo tame sahu kaho ke pelI strIno dhaNI, cora, rAkSasa ane mALI: e cAramAM koNa caDe ? koI kahe, 'mALI' kAraNa ke rAte juvAna bAI pAse AvI tene bahena samAna gaNI." koI kahe, "eno dhaNI, kAraNa ke vacana pALavA AvI jAtanI rajA ApI." koI kahe, "rAkSasa, kAraNa ke juvAna bAIne jIvatI mUkI.' tyAre eka jaNa kahe, "cora, kAraNa ke AvAM ghareNAMgAMTho lUMTavAnAM maLyAM, paNa choDI dIdhAM." abhaya kahe, "jarUra A ja kerIno cora." tene tarata ja pakaDyo. te paNa mAnI gayo ke huM cora chuM. eka vakhata rAjagRhI para ujjayinInA rAjA caMDapradyote For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra - 25 moTI caDAI karI. abhayakumAre vicAryuM: "AnI sAthe laDAI karavAmAM sAra nathI. baMne bAjunA lAkho mANaso maraze. chatAM koNa jItaze te kahevAya nahIM. mATe eka yukti karavA de. teNe sonAmahoronA ghaDA bharyA. ane rAtre chAnAmAnA zatrunI chAvaNImAM daTAvyA. bIje divase caMDapradyotane eka kAgaLa lakhyoH 'vaDIla mAsAne mAlama thAya je ApanuM heta ghaDI paNa vIsaratuM nathI. hAlamAM ApanA para eka moTI Aphata AvI che, tethI A patra lakhyo che. mArA pitAe khUba paisA ApyA che eTale tamAruM lazkara phUTI gayuM che. tame tapAsa karazo eTale badhuM jaNAze. caMDapradyote chAvaNImAM tapAsa karI. tyAMthI sonAmahoranA ghaDA maLyA. te samajyo ke vAta kharI che. tarata ja lazkarane pAchA pharavAno hukama Apyo. caMDapradyotane thoDA vakhata pachI khabara paDI ke abhayakumAre mane chetaryo. eTale tene khUba gusso thayo. teNe potAnI sabhAne pUchyuM: 'che koI taiyAra, je abhayakumArane jIvato pakaDI lAve?" tyAre eka gaNikA bolIH "hA mahArAja ! huM taiyAra chuM. abhayakumArane jIvato pakaDIne ApanI pAse hAjara karIza." teNe be dAsIo sAthe lIdhI. AvI rAjagRhI. tyAM banI eka zrAvikA. oho ! zuM dharmiSTha dekhAya ? khUba ThAThathI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-3 - - - - - - prabhunI pUjA kare, vrata upavAsa kare. Akho divasa dharmanI carcA kare. eka vakhata abhayakumAra dahere pUjA karavA AvyA. tyAM A zrAvikAnI bhakti joI te bahu rAjI thayA. temaNe pUchyuM: bahena ! tame koNa cho ? ane kyAMthI Avo cho?" gaNikA bolIH "bhAI ! ujjaNI mAruM gAma. bhadrA mAruM nAma. pati maraNa pAmyA. dIkarA paNa be maraNa pAmyA. eTale dIkarAnI baMne vahune laI jAtrA karavA nIkaLI chuM. karyA karma bhogavyA vinA kaMI chUTako che?" abhaya kahe, "bahena ! jamavAnuM Aje mAre tyAM rAkhajo." bhadrA kahe, 'Aje to amAre upavAsa che." abhaya kahe, "to pAraNuM mAre tyAM karajo." bhadrAe te kabUla karyuM. vaLate divase teNe abhayane notaruM dIdhuM. abhaye paNa te svIkAryuM. abhayakumAra vaLatA divase jamavA gayA. tyAM khUba premathI zrAvikAe jamADyA, paNa jamaNamAM ghenanI davA nAkhelI eTale abhayakumArane ghena caDyuM. te vakhate pelI dhutArIe tene doraDAthI bAMdhI lIdho ane nAkhyo rathamAM. thoDA vakhata pachI abhayakumAranuM ghena UtarI gayuM. te jue to pote kedInI hAlatamAM. te tarata ja samajI gayo ke For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra dharmano dekhAva karI A dhutArIe mane chetaryo che. pelI gaNikAe ujeNI AvI abhayakumArane caMDapradyota AgaLa hAjara karyo. caMDapradyote tene kedamAM pUryo. pradyota rAjAne analagiri nAmano suMdara hAthI hato. te eka vakhata gAMDo thayo. pradyota rAjAe ghaNA ghaNA upAya karyA, paNa hAthI vaza thAya nahIM. have karavuM zuM? vicAra karatAM pradyotane abhayakumAra yAda Avyo. eTale tene bolAvIne kahyuM: "abhayakumAra ! analagirine vaza karavAno koI upAya batAvo.' abhaya kahe, "udayana nAmano eka rAjA Apane tyAM kedI che. tenI gAyanavidyA ajaba che. tenI pAse gAyana karAvo to hAthI vaza thaI jaze.' rAjAe tema karyuM eTale hAthI vaza thayo. AthI pradyota khUba rAjI thayo. teNe kahyuM: 'abhayakumAra ! mAgo, mAgo ! chUTA thavA sivAyanuM koI paNa vacana mAgo.' abhaya kahe, "e vacana hamaNAM ApanI pAse rAkhuM chuM. vakhata Avye mAgIza.' abhaye bIjAM paNa traNa kAma karyA. badhI vakhate pradyote vacana ApyAM. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-3 . . n . t . kula cAra vacana thayAM eTale abhaye kahyuM: "mahArAja ! have mArAM vacana pAchAM mAguM chuM.' pradyota kahe, "khuzIthI mAgo, paNa chUTA thavA sivAyanuM vacana mAgajo." '" ' abhaya kahe, "bhale te pramANe mAgIza. teNe kahyuM: 'Apa ane ApanI zivAdevI rANI analagiri hAthI upara beso. ApanI baMnenI vacce huM besuM. pachI Apano ratna gaNAto agnibhIru ratha magAvo ane tenI racAvo citA. temAM ApaNe badhAM sAthe baLI maLIe. basa ATaluM ja huM mAguM chuM." mAgavAmAM kaMI bAkI rAkhyuM ? pradyota A sAMbhaLI vicAramAM paDI gayo. chevaTe teNe kahyuM: 'abhayakumAra ! tame AjathI chUTA. abhaya chUTo thayo, paNa ahIMthI jatAM jatAM teNe pratijJA karI ke pradyotane dhoLA divase ujjaiNImAMthI upADI lAvuM to ja huM abhaya kharo." abhaya potAnI pratijJA pUrI karavA eka vepArI banyo. sAthe be rUpALI strIo lIdhI ane Avyo ujjaNI. tyAM dhorI rastA upara ghara lIdhuM. pelI strIo ThAThamAThathI harephare ne lokonAM mananuM haraNa kare. eka vakhata pradyote A strIone joI, eTale teNe potAnI dAsI sAthe kahevaDAvyuM, ke "rAjA caMDapradyota tamane maLavA icche For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra ra9 .. . . ..... che. te kyAre Ave ?" pelI bAIoe kahyuM: "are bhAI AvI vAta zobhe !' dAsI te divase pAchI gaI. bIjo divasa thayo eTale dAsIo pharI pAchI AvI. trIjA divase AvI, tyAre A strIoe kahyuM: "bahena! amArI sAthe amAro eka bhAI che. te AjathI sAtame divase bahAragAma javAno che. te vakhate mahArAja bhale padhAre." ahIM abhayakumAre eka mANasane banAvyo gAMDo. khATalAmAM bAMdhIne haMmezAM vaidane tyAM laI jAya. te vakhate pelo pADe bUmaH 'huM rAjA pradyota chuM. mane A laI jAya che. koI choDAvo re !" loka A sAMbhaLI hase. sAtame divase pradyota abhayakumArane ghera Avyo eTale tene pakaDIne khATalA sAthe bAMdhI dIdho. pachI khATalo upADI abhayakumAra bahAra nIkaLyo. pradyota bUma pADavA lAgyo: huM rAjA pradyota chuM, mane A laI jAya che. koI choDAvo re!" loko A sAMbhaLI hasavA lAgyA. teo samajatA hatA ke A bicAro gAMDo che, eTale roja roja Ama bUma pADyA kare che ! abhaya pradyotane rAjagRhI lAvyo. pradyotane jotAM ja zreNika khUba gusse thayA ane mAravA doDyA, paNa abhaye kahyuM : "pitAjI, e ApaNA mahemAna che. temanA upara jarAye For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 23 gusse na thazo. mArI pratijJA pALavA ja temane ahIM lAvyo chuM." kumAranAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI zreNika zAMta thayA ane pradyotane mAnamaratabAthI vidAya ApI. * eka hato kaThiyAro. te khUba garIba. eka vakhata teNe munino upadeza sAMbhaLyo. eTale tene vairAgya thayo ane dIkSA lIdhI. potAnA guru sAthe rAjagRhI Avyo. keTalAka loko tenI pahelAMnI hAlata jANatA hatA, eTale mazkarI karavA lAgyA ke bhAInuM kyAMya ThekANuM na paDyuM eTale sAdhu thayA. bIjI rIte paNa tiraskAra karavA lAgyA. eTale teNe vicAra karyo ke apamAna thAya tyAM rahevuM nahIM. A vicAra gurune jaNAvyo. gurue kahyuM, "mahAnubhAva ! tAro vicAra sAco che. ApaNe kAle vihAra karIzuM.' abhaya prabhu mahAvIrano parama bhakta hato. pote rAjakAjamAM kuzaLa hato tevo ja dharmadhyAnamAM paNa kuzaLa hato. sadA jinezvaranI pUjA karato. sAdhu munirAjane vaMdana karato. tene A vAtanI khabara paDI eTale guru AgaLa Avyo ane vinaMti karI : "eka ja divasa kRpA karIne rahI jAo. pachI sukhethI vihAra karajo.' bIjA divase rAjabhaMDAramAMthI traNa moMghAM ratna lIdhAM ane Avyo cokamAM. tyAM jAhera karyuM ke lokone A traNa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra . . . . . . . moMghAM ratna ApavAnAM che. eTale lokonA ToLeToLAM ekaThAM thayAM ane pUchavA lAgyAM: 'maMtrIzvara ! A ratno kone ApavAnAM che?" abhaya kahe, "je traNa vastu choDe tene. eka, ThaMDuM pANI, bIjuM devatA ne trIjuM, strI." mANaso kahe, 'e to khUba muzkela che. haMmezAM garama pANI pIvuM, koI paNa jAtano devatA potAnA mATe saLagAvavo nahIM ane strInI sAtheno saMbaMdha choDI devo e amArAthI na bane." abhaya kahe, tyAre A ratno kaThiyArA muninAM thAo, jeNe A traNa vAnAM choDyAM che. loko samajyA ke te muni kharekharA tyAgI che. ApaNe nAhaka temanI mazkarI karI cIDavyA. pachI abhaye zikhAmaNa dIdhIH have koIe muninI mazkarI ke tiraskara karavo nahIM.' abhayakumAranI buddhinA AvA AvA aneka dAkhalAo che, tethI loko Aje paNa evI icchA kare che ke abhayakumAranI buddhi hajo." zreNika rAjAe abhayane rAjya mATe lAyaka joI Agraha karyo ke he putra! tuM A rAjya bhogava. abhaye kahyuM: "pitAjI! mAre rAjya nathI joItuM. huM have mArA AtmAnuM kalyANa karavA icchuM chuM. prabhu mahAvIra AgaLa mane dIkSA levAnuM bhAre mana che. ane te mATe Apa rajA Apo.' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 - 3 zreNike rAjya levA khUba Agraha karyo, paNa abhayakumAra potAnA vicAramAM makkama rahyA eTale zreNike rAjI thaI rajA ApI. 32 buddhinA bhaMDAra abhayakumAra sAdhu banI pavitra jIvana gALavA lAgyA. saMyama ane tapathI potAnI zuddhi karavA lAgyA. keTaloka samaya AvuM jIvana gALI temaNe potAnuM AyuSya pUruM karyuM. loko Aje paNa e abhayakumArane ghaNA mAnapUrvaka yAda kare che ! buddhi hajo to abhayakumAranI. A to nAnA dAkhalA che; paNa moTapaNe tame vAMcazo, eTale vizeSa khabara paDaze. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 [kula pustaka 10] 1. tIrthaMkara zrI zAMtinAtha, tIrthaMkara zrI mallinAtha 2. zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI, zrI siddhasena divAkara 3. rAjarSi prasannacaMdra, mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra 4. mahAsatI sItA, satI mRgAvatI 5. zreNika biMbisAra, jJAnapaMcamI 6. khemo dedarANI, vI2 bhAmAzA 7.zrI naMdipeNa, jaina sAhityanI DAyarI 8. mayaNarekhA, ilAcIkumAra, dhanya ahiMsA 9. cakravartI sanatakumA2, vI2 dhanno 10. maMtrI vimaLazAha, mahAmaMtrI udayana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAmomindA NamAAyariyA UTAGUNE satya, ahiMsA, vIratA ane mUlyaniSThA jevA guNone khIlavatI jaina bAlagraMthAvali e UgatI peDhImAM caritro dvArA saMskAranuM saMvardhana karanArI che. tIrthakaronAM caritro, mahAna sAdhu-mahAtmAonI kathAo, dRSTAMtarUpa jIvana gALanAra satIonI dharmaparAyaNatA darzAvatAM A caritro bALakonA saMskAraghaDataramAM atyaMta upayogI bane tevAM che. emAMthI maLato nIti, sadAcAra ane saMskArano bodha bALakonA a4 Serving Jin Shasan III For Personal Private Use Only www.ainelibrary.org