Book Title: Rajchandrani Jivan Sadhna
Author(s): Atmanandji Maharaj
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Sadhna Kendra Koba
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001298/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImada rAjacaMdranI jIvanasAdhanA zrImad rAjacaMdra AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kendra (zrI satyaMta sevA sAdhanA kendra saMcAlita) alEducation Internat kobA - 382009 (ji. gAMdhInagara ) Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad rAjacaMdra [saMkSipta jIvanarekhA, prasaMgo ane bodhavacano) lekhaka pUjya zrI AtmAnaMdajI preraka - saMsthApaka zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, kobA zrImad rAjacaMdra AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kendra (zrI sadbhuta sevA sAdhanA kendra saMcAlita) kobA-382009 (ji. gAMdhInagara) phona : (0ra712) 76219, 76484 pheksa : (02712) 76142 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Shrimad Rajchandra by Pujya Shri Atmanandji (c) sarva hakka lekhakanA tRtIya AvRtti : Disembara, 2000 kiMmata : vIsa rUpiyA prakAzaka : jayaMtabhAI ema. zAha zrImad rAjacaMdra AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kendra (satkRta sevA sAdhanA kendra saMcAlita) kobA-382009 (ji. gAMdhInagara) AvaraNa : jaya paMcolI mukhya vikretA : insTiTyUTa oNpha jainolojI 501, mahAkAtta bilDiMga, vI. esa. haoNspiTala sAme, elisabrija, amadAvAda-380006 phona : u584031 navabhArata sAhitya maMdira, patAsA poLanA nAke, gAMdhImArga, amadAvAda-380001 phona : 2139253 1 navabhArata sAhitya maMdira prinsesa sTrITa, muMbaI-400002 mudraka : dilA prInTarsa amadAvAda phonaH 2120123 pheksa 2120116 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya ziSTa, saMskArapreraka ane jIvananAM ucca mUlyo pratyenA abhigamanI preraNA maLe tevuM vaividhyapUrNa ane rasamaya sAhitya janatA janArdana ane jijJAsuonI sevAmAM rajU karavuM e A saMsthAnI tenA sthApanAkALathI ja praNAlI rahI che. A paraMparAmAM je yugapuruSanuM nAma A saMsthA sAthe saMkaLAyeluM che temanA prabhAvazALI vyaktitva ane kRtitvane saMkSiptamAM rajU karatI A laghu pustikA vAcakavarga samakSa rajU karatAM amo sAttvika AnaMdano anubhava karIe chIe. A pustikAno mukhya uddeza vidyArthIone ane yuvAnone temaja sAmAnya janatAne mahApuruSanA jIvana viSe sAmAnya, saraLa ane saMkSipta jANakArI thAya te ja che. A kAraNathI ja A pustikAmAM teozrInA gahana tattvajJAnanI ke ucca adhyAtma sAdhanAnI gahana vigato rajU karela nathI. vizeSa abhyAsIoe te mATe anya vistRta jIvanacaritro Alekhana karatAM pustako vAMcavA namra vinaMtI che. A pustikA pUrve zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa taraphathI prakAzita thayela; tenI tRtIya AvRtti prakAzita karavAnI prema paravAnagI ApavA badala te TrasTanA mAnad maMtrI DaoN. zrI kumArapALabhAI desAIno amo aMtarathI AbhAra mAnIe chIe. AvA mahApuruSonA jIvanamAMthI mUlyalakSI ane sattvazIla jIvana jIvavAnI sau koIne preraNA maLe evI bhAvanA bhAvIe chIe. ane saMsthAnI rajata jayaMtI nimitte A pustikA temanA karakamaLamAM vaMdana sahita arpaNa karI temanA uttama guNonuM saMsmaraNa karI viramIe chIe. sAhitya prakAzana samiti Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ morabI, caitra vada 9, 1945 * karmagati vicitra che. 49 niraMtara maitrI, pramoda, karuNA ane upekSA bhAvanA rAkhazo. >> maitrI eTale sarva jagatathI nirverabuddhi, naka pramoda eTale koI paNa AtmAnA guNa joI harSa pAmavo, karuNA eTale saMsAratApathI duHkhI AtmAnA duHkhathI anukaMpA pAmavI, * upekSA eTale nispRhabhAve jagatanA pratibaMdhane visArI AtmahitamAM AvavuM. ja e bhAvanAo kalyANamaya ane pAtratA ApanArI che. zrImad rAjacaMdra - pAtramAMka 57 www.jaineli Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImada rAjacaMdra vIsamI sadInA prathama paMktinA AdhyAtmika mahApuruSomAM jemanuM gauravapUrNa sthAna che, te zrImad rAjacaMdrajIno janma saurASTranA morabI rAjyanA vavANiyA gAme thayo hato. te zubha divasa kArtika suda pUnama, vi. saM. 1924nI devadivALIno hato. (ravivAra tA. 9-11-1867) temanA dAdAnuM nAma paMcANabhAI mahetA hatuM, jeoe pAsenA mANekaparA gAmamAMthI vavANiyAmAM AvIne vahANavaTAno ane zarAphano dhaMdho cAlu karyo hato. zrImadjInAM mAtAnuM nAma devabA ane pitAnuM nAma ravajIbhAI hatuM. dhArmika saMskArovALA bhaktimAna ane sevAbhAvI daMpatInA saMdarbhamAM be kathAonuM varNana Ave che : pahelI kathA che eka vRddha ADatiyAnI ane bIjI kathA che eka saMta-phakIranI. A baMnenI tana-mana-dhanathI khUba sevAbhAvasahita A daMpatIe je sevA karelI tethI prasanna thaI teoe, "eka pratApI puruSa temane ghera putra tarIke janmaze evA AzIrvAda ApelA. A banAvo banyA pachI keTalAka kALe zrImadjIno janma devadivALIne zubhadine thayo hato. gujarAtanA janasamAjamAM A divasa kaLikALasarvajJa zrI hemacaMdrAcAryajInA janmadivasa tarIke ane pAlItANAnI yAtrAnA Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ m zrImad rAjacaMdra 0 prAraMbhanA pavitra ane maMgalamaya divasa tarIke UjavAya che. janma samaye temanuM nAma lakSmInaMdana rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, paraMtu cAra varSanI vaye te badalIne rAyacaMda . rAjacaMdra ema rAkhavAmAM AvyuM, je nAmathI teo prasiddhi pAmyA. 6 - bAlyakALa bALapaNathI ja zrImane temanA kuLa taraphathI vaiSNava dharmanA saMskAra maLyA hatA, kAraNa ke temanA dAdAjI kRSNabhakta hatA. temanI pAsethI zrImadjIe kRSNabhaktinI ghaNI vAto sAMbhaLI hatI. avAranavAra kathAprasaMgomAM jatA. temAM AvatI camatkAranI, mahaMta ke yogI thavAnI ke bhapakadAra maMDapomAM harikathA kahevAnI vRtti paNa temane koI koI vAra thaI AvatI. bIjI bAju mAtA devabA jainadharmanA saMskAra lAvyAM hatAM. Ama bALapaNamAM temano uchera vaiSNava ane jaina saMskAronA mizra vAtAvaraNamAM thayo. gAmamAM je vaNika-vastI hatI te moTAbhAge pratimA-apUjaka hatI. vaLI te loko zuddhivALI kriyAo na karatA hovAthI tathA jagatkartAmAM na mAnatA hovAthI te dharmAvalaMbIo pratye temane vizeSa utsAha Avato nahIM. Ama chatAM vAMcananI khUba ja ruci hovAne lIdhe jyAre temaNe jainonA pratikramaNAdi sUtronuM vAMcana karyuM tyAre temAM AvatI sarva jIvo pratyenI dayAbhAvanA ane kSamApanA dvArA pragaTa thato vinaya A be guNo temanA saMskArI hRdayane sparzI gayA ane dhIme dhIme 'jaina sUtro' pratye temano prema vadhato gayo. eka bAju 2matagamatamAM, unnata kalpanAomAM ane jIvanamAM AgaLa ja rahevAnI bhAvanAomAM teono bAlyakALa vItato hato to bIjI bAju bhaktipradhAna vaiSNava saMskAro ane jJAnapradhAna tathA Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - zrImad rAjacaMdra - tyAgapradhAna jaina vAtAva2Na madhye, pUrvano temano ArAdhaka AtmA vairAgyapradhAna evA jaina dharma pratye vadhAre AkarSAto jato hato. bALajIvananI A kumaLI vaye temanA jIvanamAM eka mahattvano prasaMga banyo, te have ApaNe joIe. jAtismaraNajJAna vi. saM. 1931mAM, zrImadanA eka vaDIla snehIzrI amIcaMdabhAInuM sarpadaMzathI mRtyu thayuM. A bAbata zrImade dAdAjIne pUchyuM ke mRtyu eTale zuM ? dAdAjIe prathama to nAnA bALakane javAba ApavAnuM TALyuM, paNa chevaTe temaNe kahyuM, "temanAmAMthI jIva nIkaLI gayo ane have teo hAlI, cAlI ke bolI zake nahIM; vaLI khAvuM, pIvuM kazuM karI zake nahIM mATe temane taLAva pAsenA smazAnamAM bALavAmAM Avaze." 7 bALaka rAjacaMdra A sAMbhaLIne vicAramagna dazAmAM gharamAM Amatema pharI, chAnAmAnA taLAve gayA ane be zAkhAvALA bAvaLanA jhADa upara caDyA to citA bhaDa bhaDa baLatI dekhAtI hatI ane DAghuo AjubAjumAM beThelA hatA. potAnA ja paricita, snehALa, svajanane loko bALI mUke te kevI vicitratA ! zuM A krUratA che ? Ama banavAnuM kAraNa zuM ? ema zrImad vicAronI zreNIe caDI gayA. A UMDI vicAraNAthI temanuM jJAnanuM AvaraNa khasI gayuM ane temane AgalA bhavonuM jJAna thayuM. te AvaraNa uttarottara khasatuM rahIne teo jyAre jUnAgaDha gayA tyAre te vizeSapaNe khasyAnA nirdezo maLe che. A jAtismaraNajJAnanI sUcanA teoe 'svAtmavRttAMtakAvya'mAM karI che H Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 g zrImad rAjacaMdra i ogaNIsase ne ekatrIse Avyo apUrva anusAra re; ogaNIsase ne betAlIse adbhuta vairAgya dhAra re. vaLI, "laghuvayathI adbhuta thayo, tattvajJAnano bodha; e ja sUcave ema ke gati Agati kAM zodha ?" "punarjanma che, jarU2 che, e mATe huM anubhavathI hA kahevAmAM acaLa chuM." (patrAMka 424) ityAdi anya paNa aneka vacanothI ane vArtAlApothI temane jAtismaraNajJAna thayAnuM nizcitapaNe jANI zakAya che. jAtismaraNajJAnanI temanA pAramArthika jIvananA vikAsa upara mukhya asara e thaI ke teone parabhavanuM duHkha ityAdi jANIne vairAgya ghaNo vRddhi pAmyo ane mokSamArgamAM vizeSa niHzaMkapaNe pravRtti karavAnuM banI zakyuM. vidyAbhyAsano kALa sAta varSanI vaya pachI zrImane zALAno abhyAsa karavA mATe nizALe besADavAmAM AvyA. bALaka rAjacaMdranI yAdazakti ghaNI tIvra hatI, tethI eka vAra nizALamAM zIkhavAthI temane pATha smRtimAM rahI jatA. A prakAranA potAnA 'ekapAThIpaNA'no nirdeza temaNe 'samuccayavayacarcA'mAM karyo che. AvI smRtinA prabhAvathI sAta varSano abhyAsa temaNe be varSamAM ja pUro karyo hato. prakhara ane buddhizALI vidyArthI tarIke teoe vidyArthIomAM Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | zrImad rAjacaMdra | ghaNI cAhanA meLavI hatI. eka vAra zikSake temane Thapako ApatAM teo nizALe nahotA gayA. bIje divase vidyArthIoe zrImad nizALamAM na jotAM teo temane ghera gayA ane samAcAra meLavI zrImad jyAM khetaramAM beThA hatA tyAM gayA. A bAju zikSake rAha joI paNa koI vidyArthI nizALamAM Avyo nahIM tethI mAhitI meLavIne khetaramAM jyAM zrImad beThA hatA tyAM gayA ane samajAvIne temane pAchA laI AvyA. vidyA prApta karavAnI ane navI vastuo vAMcavAnI, jANavAnI ane zIkhavAnI temane khUba ja jijJAsA hatI. bALapaNamAM camatkRtionA AvirbhAva 1. ATha varSanI vayathI temaNe kavitA racavAnI zarUAta karI hatI "je pAchaLathI tapAsatAM samApa jaNAI hatI. rAmAyaNa-mahAbhArata upara aneka kaDIo racI hatI. A vayamAM kavitva e temanA sahajakavipaNA(Born Poet)no purAvo che. 2. pitAjInI dukAna upara besIne temaNe nyAyanItipUrvaka vyavasAya karyo hato, ane koIne ocho-adhiko bhAva kahyo nahoto ke ochuM-adhikuM toLI dIdhuM na hatuM. 3. agiyAra varSanI uMmarathI temaNe kAvyo racavAnI zarUAta karI hatI, inAmI nibaMdho paNa lakhavA mAMDyA hatA, chaTAdAra bhASaNo ApavAnI zarUAta karI ane strI-keLavaNI vize potAnA maulika vicAro rajU karyA hatA. jemAMnA keTalAka buddhiprakAza" Adi mAsikomAM chapAyA hatA. Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad rAjacaMdra 4. bAra varSanI vaye temaNe ghaDiyALa upara traNa divasamAM traNaso kaDIo racI hovAnuM manAya che. 10 uparanI anekavidha racanAomAMthI thoDIka bAda karatAM koI paNa kRti upalabdha thatI nathI. 5. gujarAtI, hiMdI, saMskRta ane prAkRta - A bhASAo upa2 temaNe te2-cauda varSa sudhImAM ThIka ThIka prabhutva meLavI lIdhuM hatuM ane teo te bhASAnA graMthonA bhAva barAbara sArI rIte samajI zakatA hatA. 6. chaTAdAra akSaro hovAne lIdhe kacchanA darabAra taraphathI temane lakhavA mATe teDuM maLyuM hatuM. 7. vizvanA samagra jIvo pratye vAtsalya ane prItibhAva tathA sahanazIlatAnA guNo paNa ATalI uMmaramAM temanAmAM vikaselA jaNAyA hatA. kizorAvasthAnI adbhuta ane lokaprabhAvaka zaktiono prAdurbhAva soLathI vIsa varSanI vayamAM zrImad rAjacaMdranI je mukhya viziSTa zaktio khIlI hatI te nIce pramANe che : 1. avadhAna-zakti avadhAna eTale aneka kAryo bhUla vinA ekasAthe ka2vAM ane yAda rAkhavAM. A kArya karavA mATe viziSTa smRti ane keLavaNI(training)nI AvazyakatA che. Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ n zrImad rAjacaMdra d soLa varSanI uMmare morabImAM zrI zaMkaralAla bhaTTanA avadhAnanA prayogo zrImade prathama vakhata nihALyA. potAnI adbhuta smaraNazakti vaDe temaNe te karavAnI vidhi barAbara jANI lIdhI ane be divasa pachI be hajAra mANasonI hAjarImAM teoe morabImAM ja bAra avadhAnano prayoga batAvyo; jethI kavi, vidvAna ane sAhityakAra tarIkenI pratiSThA uparAMta adbhuta smaraNazakti mATe paNa teo vikhyAta thayA. A pachI anukrame jAmanagaramAM soLa ane boTAdamAM bAvana avadhAna teoe karI batAvyA hatA. boTAdanA A avadhAnonI zaktinI gaNatarI karI koI vidvAne kahyuM hatuM ke A puruSa eka kalAkamAM 100thI paNa adhika zloko sahelAIthI kaMThastha karI zake. 11 zatAvadhAna : ogaNIsa varSanI vaye, tA. 22-1-1887nA roja sAMjanA, muMbaInI pharAmajI kAvasajI insTiTyUTamAM teoe jAherasabhAmAM zatAvadhAnano prayoga karI batAvyo hato. A sabhAnuM pramukhasthAna DaoN. pITarsane saMbhALyuM hatuM, jemAM samAjanA anekavidha agragaNya buddhijIvIo, vepArIo, vidvAno, jyotiSIo vagere bassothI paNa vadhu saMkhyAmAM hAjara hatA; ane sau koIe eka avAje A smaraNazaktinI adbhuta siddhinI prazaMsA karI hatI. A prayogo pachI muMbaInI hAIkorTanA mukhya nyAyAdhIza sara cArlsa sArjanTa taraphathI temane yuropanA dezomAM AvavA AmaMtraNa maLyuM hatuM paNa zrImade te svIkAryuM na hatuM. 2. jyotiSajJAna avadhAnamAM saphaLatA prApta karIne thoDA kALa mATe zrImade jyotiSazAstra tarapha paNa zokha vyakta karyo hato. joke nAnapaNamAM Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 || zrImad rAjacaMdra | teoe jyotiSa zIkhavAno prAraMbha karyo hato, chatAM tenuM UMDuM jJAna meLavavAnI jijJAsA ane preraNA temane zrI zaMkara paMcoLI taraphathI prApta thaI hatI. muMbaInA zatAvadhAnanA prasaMge aneka vidvAno ane jyotiSIo hAjara hatA temAMnA keTalAka temane maLyA hatA ane emanA sahayogathI zrImade thoDA samayamAM 'bhadrabAhusaMhitA' nAmanA adhikRta saMskRta jyotiSagraMthanuM gahana adhyayana karIne jyotiSavidyAmAM sArI pragati sAdhI hatI. A uparAMta manuSyanA hAtha, mukha vagerenuM avalokana karIne tenA bhaviSyanuM kathana karavAnI vidyA - sAmudrikazAstravidyA - paNa temaNe hastagata karI hatI. zrImadunA jyotiSajJAnanI prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne aneka mitra-svajanoe teno lAbha lIdho hato. - A baMne vidyAo uparAMta AMkhothI joyA vinA mAtra sparza dvArA graMthone oLakhavAnI zakti ane jIbhathI cAkhyA vinA vAnagIno svAda jANavAnI atIndriya jJAnazakita paNa temane siddha thaI hatI. A badhI zaktio viSe te vakhatanA prabuddha samAjano zuM pratibhAva hato tenI pratIti ApaNane muMbaI samAcAra, jAma-jamazeda, gujarAtI, Times of India, The Indian Spectator, Bombay Gazzette ityAdi vartamAnapatromAM mAtra samAcArarUpe ja nahIM paraMtu tenA agralekho (Editorials) dvArA sArI rIte thaI zake che. zatAvadhAnanI sabhAmAM tatkAlIna jaina samAja dvArA temane suvarNacaMdraka enAyata thayo hato tathA "sAkSAt sarasvatI'nuM biruda paNa ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. uparokta viziSTa zaktio uparAMta kavi-vidvAna-sAhityakAra tarIke, AdhyAtmika krAMtikArI tarIke teonuM je vyaktitva nAnI Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 1 zrImad rAjacaMdra | umarathI mAMDIne krame krame khIlyuM hatuM te ApaNe AgaLa upara yathA avasara joIzuM. zrImannA AdhyAtmika vikAsanA saMdarbhamAM atre khAsa ullekhanIya bAbata e che ke kIrtinA zikharane pAmavAnuM, dhanAdinI sahajaprAptinuM ane vizALa cAhakavarga Ubho karavAnuM jenAthI vipula pramANamAM banI zake tema hatuM tevI A adbhuta zaktiono prayoga karavAnuM zrImade anukrame 20 varSa ane 24 varSanI vaye bilakula baMdha karI dIdhuM. avadhAnaprayogathI lokasaMparka vadhI javAnuM banavAnI saMbhAvanA hatI ja, tema vaLI jyotiSa dvArA mAtra bhautika unnatinI ja vizeSa saMbhAvanA hatI jethI te baMnene teoe "kalpita'nI zreNImAM mUkI dIdhAM ane AtmArthasaMpannatA mATe zama, vairAgya, adhyayana, ciMtana ane ekAMtacaryAne ja potAnA jIvananuM mukhya dhyeya banAvyuM. vepAra ane vyavahAramAM gRhastha avasthAmAM zrImade hajArono vepAra kheDyo, paNa nAnapaNathI ja temanAmAM nItinyAyanA je saMskAra hatA te kramazaH zAstrAdhyayanAdithI vikAsa pAmatA gayA. mokSamALAnA zikSApATha12mAM teoe zrAvakanAM je lakSaNo kahyAM che, te badhAM temaNe jIvanamAM AcarIne siddha karyA hatAM. zrI revAzaMkara jagajIvana tathA zrI mANekalAla trivedInA sahayogathI cAlatI temanI jhaverAtanI peDhIe potAno vepAra raMgUna, arabastAna, iMglenDa tathA yuropanA dezo sudhI vistAryo hato, temAM nANAviSayaka ane yuropIya dezo sAthenuM kAmakAja zrImane hastaka hatuM. mAla pote jAte ja tapAsIne kharIdavo, eka ja vecANabhAva Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ O zrImad rAjacaMdra rAkhavo, vyAjabI napho ja levo, koInuM dila dubhAya nahIM tema vartavuM, game teTalo napho thato hoya to paNa ApelA vacanathI pharavuM nahIM, hisAba cokhkho ane kALajIpUrvaka rAkhavo ityAdi vepAranI uccatama praNAlikAone teo satatapaNe jALavatA, jethI thoDA ja kALamAM temanI peDhIe ghaNI pragati karI hatI. 14 mahAtmA gAMdhIjI noMdhe che, "dharmakuzaLa e vyavahArakuzaLa na hoya e vahema zrI rAyacaMdabhAIe khoTo siddha karI batAvyo hato. potAnA vepAramAM pUratI kALajI ane hoziyArI batAvatA. hIrAmotInI parIkSA ghaNI jhINavaTathI karI zakatA... ATalI kALajI ane hoziyArI chatAM vepAranI tAlAvelI ke ciMtA na rAkhatA. jevI vepAranI vAta pUrI thAya ke tarata ja teo koI dhArmika pustaka ke noMdhapothI ughADI lekhana-vAMcanamAM lAgI jatA, kAraNa ke temanI rucino viSaya vepAra nahIM paNa AtmArtha hato." Ama, zrImad eka ziSTa, prAmANika ane kuzaLa vepArI tarIke ApaNI sAme tarI Ave che. sAmAjika krAMtinA kSetre paNa zrImade strI-keLavaNI, kajoDAnA saMbaMdhano virodha, AryaprajAnI paDatInAM kAraNo, kharcALa lagnajamaNono virodha vagere viSayo upara gadya-padyamaya racanAo dvArA navajAgRtino prazaMsanIya prayAsa karyo hato. gRhasthAzrama praveza ApaNA cAritranAyakanuM jIvana vi. saM. 1944mAM vIsa varSanI vaye gRhasthAzrama bhaNI vaLe che; ane te anusAra zrI revAzaMkarabhAI jagajIvanadAsabhAI mahetAnA moTAbhAI zrI popaTalAlabhAInI suputrI Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | zrImad rAjacaMdra 15 jhabakabahena sAthe teo vi. saM. 1944nA mahA suda bArasane divase lagnagraMthithI joDAya che. zrImadUne bALapaNathI ja dharmanA ane vairAgyanA saMskAra sArI rIte dRDha thayA hatA, te ApaNe AgaLa joI gayA chIe. Ama temanI jijJAsA dharma pratye vizeSa hovA chatAM teo yathAsamaye samabhAvathI gRhasthAzramamAM praveza kare che. Ama karavAmAM teozrIne "dharma-arthakAma-mokSa'nA puruSArthane aviruddhapaNe anusaravAnuM yogya lAgyuM haze ema mAnI zakAya. te chatAM, pUrvakarmanI vicitratA ane te vaye teo sarvasaMga-parityAganI aMtaraMga jijJAsA chatAM tene svIkAra karavAno nirNaya nahotA laI zakyA te spaSTa thAya che. gRhasthAzrama svIkArIne paNa temanuM lakSa AtmArthane gauNa karatuM nathI ane dharmabhAvanA kevI rIte vRddhi pAme tenI ruci ane dRSTine satatapaNe teo vRddhigata karyuM jAya che, ane AgalAM be varSomAM teonA vyaktitvamAM tyAga, vairAgya, nirlepatA ane tattvajijJAsA vardhamAna thatAM dekhAya che. A bAbata teoe te samaya daramiyAna lakhelA aneka patromAM spaSTa thAya che : a "strI e saMsAranuM sarvottama sukha mAtra AvaraNika dRSTithI kalpAyuM che. paNa te tema nathI ja." ati ati svastha vicAraNAthI ema siddha thayuM che ke zuddha jJAnane Azraye nirAbAdha sukha rahyuM che; tathA tyAM ja parama samAdhi che.', n "strInA saMbaMdhamAM koI paNa prakAre rAga-dveSa rAkhavA mArI Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 | zrImad rAjacaMdra D. aMza mAtra icchA nathI, paNa pUrvopArjanathI icchAnA pravartanamAM aTakyo chuM.' jyAM sudhI gRhavAsa pUrvakarmanA baLathI bhogavavo rahyo che tyAM sudhI dharma, artha ane kAma ullAsita-udAsIna bhAve sevavAM yogya che. bAhyabhAve gRhasthAzreNI chatAM aMtaraMga nigraMthazreNI joIe, ane jyAM tema thayuM che tyAM sarva siddhi che. mArI AtmAbhilASA te zreNImAM ghaNAM mAsa thayAM varte che." baMne dharmamUrti thavA prayatna karIe, moTA harSathI prayatna karIe.. tame svasthatAne bahu icchajo, mArI bhaktine samabhAvathI icchajo." kuTuMbarUpI kAjaLanI koTaDInA vAsathI saMsAra vadhe che. game teTalI tenI sudhAraNA karazo to paNa ekAMtathI jeTalo saMsArakSaya thavAno che teno somo hisso paNa te kAjaLagRhamAM rahevAthI thavAno nathI. kaSAyanuM te nimitta che, mohane rahevAno anAdikALano parvata che.' A pramANe zrImad gRhasthAzramamAM rahevuM koI anya kAraNe nahIM paNa pUrvakarmathI nivRtta thaI javA mATe ja mukhyapaNe hatuM ema mAnI zakAya. vaLI AtmArthane sAdhanAra mATe gRhasthAzrama sarvathA bAdhaka che ema mAnanAra mATe zrImanuM jIvana eka spaSTa paDakArarUpa che. mokSano dhorImArga ane paropakAranI pravRttino mArga joke nirgathatAmAM sarvAga siddha thaI zake che paNa tathArUpa pravartana na banI zake to prabuddha ane sAvadhAna gRhastha-sAdhaka dharmamArganI ArAdhanA niHzaMkapaNe karIne Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 || zrImad rAjacaMdra . AtmakalyANa sAdhI zake che tevo prayogAtmaka bodha ApaNane zrImadranA jIvanamAM pratyakSa jovA maLe che; -mAtra jarUriyAta che satata prAmANika puruSArthanI ane daDha dharma-ArAdhanAnI. ciMtana, manana ane AtmasAkSAtkAra zrImaddanuM samasta vyaktitva gaMbhIra ciMtana ane satata dharmAbhimukhatAnuM pratibiMba hovA chatAM samasta jIvasRSTi pratyenA temanA premapUrNa vyavahAranuM paNa ApaNane digdarzana karAvI jAya che. bALapaNathI ja lAgelI unnata jIvana jIvavAnI dhUna, jAtismaraNajJAna, gahana zAstrAdhyayana, vadhato jato vairAgya, "setu"nA ja raTaNa ane anubhavanI satata jhaMkhanA, satata saguNonI vRddhino puruSArtha ane sattAstro dvArA jANelAM tattvonA arthanuM upazamabhAva sahita aMtardaSTipUrvaka UMDuM ciMtana-manana - A badhAM vividha satsAdhanonA anuSThAnathI vi.saM. 1947mAM temane zuddha AtmajJAnano prakAza thAya che : 1. "ogaNIse suDatAlIse samakita zuddha prakAzya re, zruta anubhava vadhatI dazA, nija svarUpa avabhAsyuM re. ...dhanya re divasa." AtmA jJAna pAmyo te niHzaMsaya che; graMthibheda thayo te traNe kALamAM satya vAta che.' jainadarzananI rItie jotAM samyagudarzana ane vedAMtanI rItie jotAM kevaLajJAna amane saMbhave che." mAtra sAmAnya satsaMgano yoga maLyo hovA chatAM, potAne gRhasaMbaMdhI ane vyApArasaMbaMdhI vividha upAdhiono yoga hovA m lh Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 | zrImad rAjacaMdra | chatAM, muMbaI jevA mohotpAdaka kSetramAM mukhyapaNe nivAsa hovA chatAM satata sapuruSArthathI, aMtaraMga sAdhanAnA baLa dvArA ane niraMtara tattvadRSTinA prayogathI manuSya AdhyAtmikatAnI jarUrathI vRddhi karI zake che evo baLavAna bodha ApaNane zrImanA jIvananA A mahattvapUrNa ane rahasyamaya kALanA avalokanathI maLI zake che. A samaya (vi. saM. 1947nA aSADha mAsa pachInA thoDA mAsa) pachI tarata ja teozrIno nivAsa rALaja mukAme (khaMbhAta pAse) hato tyAre lakhAyelAM cAra kAvyo teoe AtmadarzananI prasAdIrUpe ApaNane ApyAM che, teno Atmahitecchuoe svakalyANArthe barobara upayoga karI levA jevo che. te cAra kAvyo A pramANe che. (1) he prabhu ! he prabhu! zuM kahuM (2) yama niyama saMyama Apa kiyo. (3) jaDa bhAve jaDa pariName .... (4) jinavara kahe che jJAna ... ekAMta sAdhanAno raMga anaMtanI yAtrAnA rasika evA zrImadjIne zuddha AtmajJAnanI upalabdhi thaI to paNa temano AgaLanI dazAprApti mATeno puruSArtha to cAlu ja rahyo - balka vadhAre jora pakaDato gayo, ane Azrama bhajanAvalimAM gAMdhIjIe sAmela karelA tathA saMta vinobAjIe kaMThastha karelA kAvya "apUrva avasara'nI bhAvanA anusAra sarvasaMgaparityAganI dizAmAM teoe puruSArtha Adaryo. kuTuMba" ane "lakSmI' baMneno aparicaya thaI zake te hetuthI Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | zrImad rAjacaMdra || teo niyamitatAthI vadhu ne vadhu samaya mATe muMbaInI bahAranAM vividha "nivRttikSetromAM rahevA lAgyA jethI tyAga-vairAgyanI vRddhi sAthe potAne ekAMta adhyayana-ciMtana-mananano yoga pratibaMdha vagara siddha thaI zake. lokapratibaMdha, svajana-pratibaMdha, dehAdi-pratibaMdha ane saMkalpavikalpa-pratibaMdhano aparicaya karavAno temano puruSArtha samayanI apekSAe be vibhAgamAM vaheMcI zakAya. - vi. saM. 1947thI vi. saM. 1951 (prathama tabakko) - vi. saM. 1952thI dehavilaya paryata (bIjo tabakko), jene ApaNe have pachInA aMtima sAdhanAnA prakaraNamAM joIzuM. prathama tabakko : A tabakkA daramyAna temanA puruSArthane avarodhaka ghaNo viparIta karmodaya hato tethI pragati paNa teTalA pramANamAM maMda gatithI ja thaI zake tema hatuM. yathA - tyAM Avyo re udaya kAramo, parigraha kArya prapaMca re; jema jema te haDaselIe, tema vadhe na ghaTe eka paMca re. ..dhanya "jevI joIe tevI asaMgadazAthI vartAtuM nathI ane mithyA pratibaMdhamAM vAsa che. mATe ame asaMgatAne icchIe chIe, kAM tamArA saMgane icchIe chIe." 'upAdhino joga vizeSa rahe che. jema jema nivRttinA joganI vizeSa icchA thaI Ave che, tema tema upAdhinI prAptino joga vizeSa dekhAya che. cAre bAjuthI upAdhino bhIDo che. Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 1 zrImad rAjacaMdra | koI evI bAju atyAre jaNAtI nathI ke atyAre ja emAMthI chUTI cAlyA javuM hoya to koIno aparAdha karyo na gaNAya." Ama aneka viparIta saMjogo hovA chatAM AtmajJAna ane vairAgyanA baLa vaDe teo potAnA puruSArthamAM jarA paNa nyUnatA AvavA detA nathI, ane khUba ja sAvadhAnIthI AtmAnI nirmaLatA jaLavAya ane vRddhi pAme tevI sAvadhAnI rAkhyA kare che jethI saMyama grahaNa pratye udyamavaMta banI zakAya ane maitrI, pramoda Adi pragaTelI bhAvanAo vizeSapaNe vRddhigata pAme. teozrInI A dazA jemAM tyAgI jIvananI tIvra jhaMkhanA chatAM vyavahArano yoga rahyA kare che, tene samajavA mATe AdhyAtmika dRSTithI jainamArganI samajaNa Avazyaka che. AvI adhyAtmajJAnayukta dazAne teoe prayogarUpe potAnA jIvanamAM kevI rIte utArI hatI tenuM saumya; sarvAgI ane niSpakSa darzana teo parama-sakhA zrI saubhAgabhAInA patramAM rajU kare che : "jJAnIpuruSane AtmapratibaMdhapaNe saMsArasevA hoya nahIM, paNa prArabdhapratibaMdhapaNe hoya; ema chatAM paNa tethI nivartivArUpa pariNAmane pAme ema jJAnInI rIta hoya che. je rItano Azraya karatAM hAla traNa varSa thayAM vizeSa tema karyuM che ane temAM jarUra AtmadazAne bhulAve evo saMbhava rahe tevo udaya paNa jeTalo banyo teTalo samapariNAme vedyo che, joke te davAnA kALane vize sarvasaMganivRtti koI rIte thAya to sAruM ema sUjhayA karyuM che, to paNa sarvasaMganivRttie je dazA rahevI joIe te dazA udayamAM rahe to alpakALamAM vizeSa karmanI nivRtti thAya ema jANI jeTaluM banyuM teTaluM te prakAre karyuM che, paNa manamAM have ema rahe che ke A prasaMgathI eTale sakala gRhavAsathI Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ n zrImad rAjacaMdra ] 21 dUra thavAya tema na hoya to paNa vyApArAdi prasaMgathI nivRtta, dUra rahevAya to sAruM, kemake AtmabhAve pariNAma pAmavAne vize je dazA jJAnInI joIe te dazA A vyApAra vyavahArathI mumukSu jIvane dekhAtI nathI.' A prathama tabakkA daramiyAna teoe mukhyapaNe je nivRttikSetromAM satsaMganI ane AtmasAdhanAnI ArAdhanA karI hatI tenI vigata A pramANe che : samaya vi. saM. 1947 bhAdaravo--Aso vi. saM. 1948, kArtika sudathI mAgazara suda vi. saM. 1949, bhAdaravA mAsamAM ATha-daza divasa vi. saM. 1951, zrAvaNathI Aso mAsa sudhIno lagabhaga be mahinAno samaya nivRttikSetra rALaja tathA vavANiyA vavANiyA, morabI, ANaMda peTalAda tathA khaMbhAta vavANiyA, rANapura, dharmaja Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 zrImad rAjacaMdra n aMtima sAdhanA ane dehavilaya (vi. saM. 1952 thI 1957) A samaya teozrInI ugra ArAdhanAno kALa vizeSapaNe gaNI zakAya. upAdhino yoga te daramiyAna osarato gayo ane bAhyAMtara asaMgadazA pragaTa karavAnI potAnI nema ThIka ThIka aMze pAra paDI. A daramiyAna teo adhyayana-ciMtana-manana uparAMta AhArano, vastrono, prasaMgono, dehAdhyAsano tathA anyano dRDhatApUrvaka aparicaya karatA jethI saMyamI ane tyAgI jIvana saMpUrNapaNe ane sahaja rIte aMgIkAra karI zakAya. uttarasaMDAnA jaMgalamAM, kAviThAmAM tathA IDaramAM teo je rIte ugra ekAMtacaryAmAM rahetA te prasaMgono mumukSuoe ullekha karyo che; jemAM rAtre potAnI sAthe koIne paNa na rahevAnI AjJA ApavI, pathArIno upayoga na ka2vo, eka ja vastrano ane eka ja AhArano prayoga karavo, pagarakhAM na vAparavAM, DAMsa-maccha2, ThaMDI-garamI vagere samabhAve sahana karavAM ane mauna-dhyAna mATe ekAMte nirjana pradezamAM rahevuM vagere mukhya hatAM. varSanA cAra, cha ke adhika mAsa sudhI muMbaIthI bahAra satatapaNe sAdhanA-kSetromAM satsaMga-asaMgadazAnI sAdhanA arthe rahevuM, relavenI TikiTanA paisA paNa potAnI pAse na rAkhavA, gRhavyavahAranA prasaMgomAM bane tyAM sudhI na javuM, patravyavahArAdi paramArtha sivAya bhAgye ja karavo athavA saMkSepamAM karavo ityAdi abhyAsa dvArA vi. saM. 1955mAM teoe vyApArAdino tyAga karI mAtA pAse dIkSAjIvananI mAgaNI karI, paNa bIjA varSe ja temanA zarIre temane sahakAra ApavAnuM choDI detAM vighna UbhuM thaI gayuM ane vi. saM. 1957mAM to temano Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23 1 zrImad rAjacaMdra | dehavilaya thayo. nivRttisAdhanAnA A tabakkA daramiyAna teonI mukhya sthiti nIcenAM gAmomAM rahI : carotara pradeza : kAviThA, ANaMda, naDiyAda, uttarasaMDA, vaso, kheDA, rALaja, vaDavA, khaMbhAta saurASTra pradeza : sAyalA, morabI, vavANiyA, rAjakoTa, vaDhavANa, vIramagAma anya pradezo : IDara, amadAvAda, naroDA, dharamapura, ityAdi. Ama zuddhAtmajJAnanA prakAza pachI paNa satatapaNe AtmabaLanI vRddhi karI teoe mokSamArgamAM potAnuM prayANa dehavilaya paryata avirata gatithI cAlu rAkhyuM hatuM. ArAdhaka-varga jema jema puSpanI sugaMdhI phelAya che tema cAre dizAomAMthI bhamarAo te tarapha svaye AkarSita thaI jAya che. A ja pramANe bALapaNamAM potAnI nizALanA zikSako ane vidyArthIothI mAMDIne gAmanA vaDIlo, kavitA ane sAhityanA rasiko, suMdara akSaronA cAhako, avadhAna, jyotiSa ane atIndriya jJAna dvArA prabhAvita thayelA hajAro manuSyo tathA zAstranA gUDhArthonA rahasyane samajIne vidvAno ane jijJAsu sAdhakone tattvajJAnanA ane AtmAnA anubhavanA mArge doravAnI zaktithI prabhAvita thayelo moTo prazaMsavarga - A sau potapotAnI rIte zrImadjI tarapha Adara, sanmAna ane bhaktinI dRSTithI jotAM thaI jAya che. ahIM to mAtra thoDA ja ziSyo ane jijJAsuono paricaya prastuta che : Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad rAjacaMdra (1) zrImad ane zrI sobhAgabhAI : zrImA samasta patrasAhityano lagabhaga cotho bhAga jenA upara lakhAyelo che tevA sa2LatA, saumyatA, zaraNAgati, sAcI saMskAritA ane jijJAsAnI mUrtisvarUpa zrI saubhAgabhAI zrImanA parama sakhA hatA. uMmaramAM 44 varSe moTA hovA chatAM prathama mulAkAtanA anubhavothI ja teo zrImanA ananya bhakta banI gayA ane kramazaH temano gADha prema ane mArgadarzana saMpAdana karI khUba ja ucca adhyAtmadazAne pAmIne chevaTe prazaMsanIya samAdhimaraNanI prApti karI. zrI AtmasiddhizAstranI racanA paNa zrImade zrI saubhAgabhAInI vinaMtIne svIkArIne ja karI hatI. baMneno pArasparika sneha ane upakAra advitIya gaNI zakAya tevA rahyA che, ane A kaLiyugamAM paNa satsaMganA yoge ucca adhyAtmanI zreNInI prAptinA namUnArUpa che. zrImade potAnuM aMtara kholIne nijadazAnI ane sUkSma-siddhAMtanI carcA zrI saubhAgabhAInA patravyavahAramAM mukhyapaNe karI che, to sAthe sAthe teoe zrI saubhAgabhAIno 52ma upakAra temanA uparanA saMbodhanathI, patranA aMtabhAgomAM ane AtyaMtara noMdhamAM paNa spaSTapaNe darzAvyo che. temanA smArakarUpe 'zrI rAja-saubhAga satsaMga maMDaLa' e nAmanA I. sa. 1985mAM sAyalA mukAme eka AzramanI sthApanA karI che. 24 n (2) zrImad ane zrI laghurAjasvAmI : zrImanA A ananya upAsaka kharekhara mahAna sva-para- kalyANa sAdhI gayA. mULamAM sthAnakavAsI sAdhu tarIke dIkSita thayA hovA chatAM teoe potAnuM jIvana zrImaddna sarvathA samarpaNa karIne, aneka Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad rAjacaMdra m prakAranAM kaSTo veThIne paNa apUrva gurubhakti ane ugra sAdhanA dvArA mahAna AtmakalyANa karyuM. 25 zrImade paNa teone potAnA AtmIya gaNIne muMbaImAM samAdhizatakanI 17 gAthAo samajAvI 'AtamabhAvanA bhAvatAM jIva lahe kevaLajJAna re' e maMtra Apyo hato ane pachI paNa IDaramAM ane vasomAM ghaniSTha ane viziSTa bodha Apyo hato, jene zrI laghurAjasvAmIe aMtaramAM dhAraNa karI roma roma gurubhakti ane AtmAnI dhUna jagAvI hatI. udAra ane vizALa guNagrAhaka dRSTithI ane jIvamAtra pratyenA vAtsalyathI teoe sthApelA agAsa AzramanA mAdhyama dvArA carotaranI sAmAnya, sAdI ane sa2La janatAne temaNe zrImadUnA tattvajJAnanI cAlu gAmaThI bhASAmAM samajaNa ApI. temanA yogabaLathI ghaNA manuSyone zrImadnA sAhityanI ane vyaktitvanI zraddhA thaI, jeno purAvo Aje paNa agAsa AzramamAM cAlato niyamita bhaktikrama che. potAnA dIrghakALanA saMyamI jIvananA pratyakSa samAgamathI zrImadUnA vyaktitva ane kRtitvane bahoLA pramANamAM prasArita karavAnuM zreya jeTaluM temane phALe jAya che teTaluM koI anya ziSyane phALe jatuM nathI. vi. saM. 1992mAM khUba zAMta samAdhibhAvathI agAsa AzramamAM teono dehotsarga thayo, jyAM temanuM smAraka banAvavAmAM AvyuM che. (3) zrImad ane zrI aMbAlAlabhAI mULa khaMbhAtanA vatanI ane zrI jUThAbhAI dvArA zrImadUnA saMparkamAM AvelA A sajjana jijJAsue sevAthI, bhaktithI, prazaMsanIya Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 1 zrImad rAjacaMdra | kSayopazamathI ane vairAgyathI AtmakalyANanI ucca zreNI prApta karI. vAraMvAra teonI nizrAmAM aneka mumukSuo zrImane bolAvatA ane sau zrImadbhA apUrva bodhano lAbha meLavatA. temanI tIvra smaraNazaktine lIdhe zrImad temane zAstranA ke patronA utArA karavA mATe ApatA. zrI AtmasiddhizAstranI racanA naDiyAda mukAme vi. saM. 19paranA Aso vada ekamanI sAMje thaI, tyAre zrImadranI pAse phAnasa laI UbhA rahenAra zrI aMbAlAlabhAI ja hatA. AtmasiddhinA je artha "zrImad rAjacaMdra' graMthamAM chapAyA che tenuM lekhana paNa zrI aMbAlAlabhAIe ja karyuM hatuM. ane pAchaLathI te zrImanI dRSTi nIcethI paNa pasAra thayuM hatuM. zrImad rAjacaMdra' graMthamAM lagabhaga 127 jeTalA patro zrI aMbAlAlabhAI upara lakhAyelA che je temanI zrIma sAthenI ghaniSThatA sUcave che. zrImanA dehAvasAna pachI temanuM sAhitya ekatrita karavAmAM ane vyavasthita karavAmAM teono ananya sahayoga zrI manasukhabhAIne (zrImannA nAnA bhAI) prApta thayo hato. vi. saM. 1961mAM eka mumukSunI sevA karatAM temane plegano roga lAgu paDyo ane teono dehotsarga thayo. (4) zrImad ane zrI jUThAbhAI zrImanA alpakALanA sAnidhyathI potAnuM AtmakalyANa nAnI uMmaramAM karanAra A eka mahAna jijJAsu AtmA hatA. vi. saM. 1944mAM jyAre zrImad mokSamALA chapAvavA amadAvAda AvyA tyAre zrI jesiMgabhAInA nAnA bhAI tarIke teo zrImadbhA paricayamAM AvyA ane pUrvasaMskAranI baLavattaratA ane jJAnInA Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | zrImad rAjacaMdra L. 27 bodhane dhAraNa karIne adhyAtmavikAsa sAdhyo. zrImade temane saMbodhIne lakhelAM vizeSaNo parathI temanI ucca aMtaraMga dazAno ApaNane khyAla AvI zake che. trevIsa varSanI yuvAna vaye vi.saM. 1946mAM teoe svargavAsa karyo. (5) zrImad ane manasukhabhAI morabInA rahIza zrI manasukhabhAI kIratacaMda mahetAe zrImane thoDA kALanA paricayamAM jJAnI tarIke oLakhI lIdhA hatA, ane zrImad pratye temane ananya bhakti utpanna thaI hatI. zrImadbhA bodhathI teonI sadAcAramAM dRDhapaNe sthiratA thaI hatI. vizALa zAstra-adhyayana, vidvattA, sAhityanipuNatA ane bhaktinA samanvayathI temaNe zrImadunA hRdayamAM paNa sAruM sthAna prApta karI lIdhuM hatuM. zrImad temane je kAma ApatA te teo khUba cIvaTathI karatA ane "zAMta sudhArasa" graMthano anuvAda temaNe zrImadbhI AjJAthI ja karyo hato. teoe lakhelo "zrImad rAjacaMdra jIvanarekhA" nAmano graMtha prakAzita thayela che. temanA suputra DaoN. bhagavAnadAsabhAIe "prajJAvabodhamokSamALA" ane "adhyAtma rAjacaMdra' nAmanA graMtho bhaktibhAvathI lakhela che. (7) zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI gAMdhIjIe potAnA mArgadarzaka tarIke mAnelA traNa puruSomAM, AdhyAtmika mArgadarzaka tarIke zrImad rAjacaMdra (kavi rAyacaMdabhAI) agragaNya che. Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 I zrImad rAjacaMdra | "satya", "ahiMsA" ane "brahmacarya saMbaMdhInI preraNA pote zrImadunA jIvanamAMthI lIdhelI che tevo nirdeza gAMdhIjIe karela che, ane spaSTapaNe kahyuM che ke koI eka vyaktinA jIvanamAMthI huM sauthI vadhAre zIkhyo houM to te zrI rAyacaMdabhAInA jIvanamAMthI zIkhyo chuM. AphrikAnA vasavATa daramiyAnanA dharmamaMthananA kAmamAM gAMdhIjIe 27 prazno zrImajIne pUchyA hatA jeno khulAso meLavIne gAMdhIjIe pUrNa saMtoSa vyakta karyo hato ane dharmane badalavA mATenI mitronI salAhane asvIkAra karyo hato. zrImaddanI janmajayaMtinAM vyAkhyAnomAMthI tathA AtmakathAmAMthI zrImad pratye gAMdhIjIe vyakta karelo AdarabhAva ApaNane sArI rIte jANavA maLe che. gAMdhIjIne eka "mahAtmA" ane zrImane eka "dharmAtmA'nuM biruda ghaNA lekhakoe ApeluM che, te baMnenA vyaktitvamAM raheluM sAmya pragaTa karavAnI sAthe sAthe baMnenA jIvanadhyeyanI bhinnatAno paNa nirdeza kare che. uparyukta mahAnubhAvo upara zrImad rAjacaMdrajInI khUba ja asara thaI ane temanA jIvananI dizA ja jANe ke badalAI gaI ! paraMtu A uparAMta bIjA paNa aneka puruSo upara temanA jIvananI ane bodhanI asara paDI jemAM mukhya che : zrI popaTalAla mahokamacaMdabhAI zAha "bhAIzrI', jeoe kAviThAmAM bodha pAmI vaDavA mukAme zrImad rAjacaMdranA nAme saMsthA UbhI karI. 0 morabInA nyAyAdhIza zrI dhArazIbhAI saMghavI, jeo zrImannA Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | zrImad rAjacaMdra | 29 viziSTa jJAnathI prabhAvita thayA hatA ane aMtima caryAmAM sevAmAM rahyA hatA. zrI mANekalAla ghelAbhAI, jeo zrImade racelI AtmasiddhinA vAMcana mATe sarvaprathama thayelI cAra pratamAMthI eka prata meLavavA mATe bhAgyazALI thayA hatA. zrI revAzaMkara jagajIvanadAsa jhaverI, jeoe zrI paramazruta prabhAvaka maMDaLanI vyavasthA ghaNAM varSo sudhI saMbhALI hatI. zrI manasukhabhAI ravajIbhAI mahetA, jeo zrImanA nAnA bhAI hatA. jIvananI mAtra chellI avasthAmAM ja teo zrImanne kaMIka aMze oLakhI zakyA. zrImatuM sAhitya pragaTa karavAmAM temaNe mukhya ane prazaMsanIya kahI zakAya tevuM kArya karyuM. zrI tribhovana mANekacaMda, jeo khaMbhAtanA eka agragaNya mumukSu hatA. zrI jhaverabhAI zeTha, jeo zrImanI kAviThAnI ekAMta caryA vakhate temanI sevAmAM rahetA. zrI jesiMgabhAI ujamazI, jeo "mokSamALA' pragaTa karavAmAM sahAyaka thayA hatA ane jeonA vaMzajo haju sudhI sArI rIte zrImannA bhakta-upAsaka rahyA che. A uparAMta sarvazrI motIcaMda giradhara kApaDiyA, laheracaMdabhAI, khImajI devajI, vrajalAlabhAI, zaMkarabhAI, DuMgarazIbhAI, choTAlAla mANekacaMda, vinayacaMdra popaTabhAI daphatarI, anupacaMda malakacaMda vagere sajjano upara paNa zrImo ThIka ThIka prabhAva paDyo hato. Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ keTalAka preraka prasaMgo zAMtino prabhAva khaMbhAtanA zrI choTAlAla mANekacaMda vagere sAthe eka vakhata zrImad dharmajathI vIrasada jatA hatA. rastAmAM eka sAMkaDI keDI AvI. te parathI badhA pasAra thatA hatA. te vakhate teoe te keDI para sAmethI be sAMDhane laDatA laDatA AvatA joyA. sAmethI dhasI AvatA sAMDhane joIne bIjA sarvene gabharATa chUTyo, paNa zrImade badhAne jaNAvyuM ke sAMDha najIka Avaze tyAre zAMta thaI jaze. tema chatAM bhayane lIdhe choTAbhAI vagere sAthIo pAsenA khetaramAM chupAI gayA. mAtra zrImad ane temanI pAchaLa zrI saubhAgabhAI tathA DuMgarazIbhAI zAMtithI AgaLa vadhyA. baMne sAMDha najIka AvatAM ja zAMta banI UbhA rahI gayA, ane badhA zAMtithI pasAra thaI gayA. AtmAnI ciMtA eka jijJAsue zrImadune prazna karyo : "pRthvIne zAstramAM sapATa kahI che ane hAlamAM zodhako goLa kahe che, temAM kharuM zuM?" zrImade sAmo savAla pUchayo : tamane sapATa hoya to phAyado ke goLa hoya to phAyado ?" jijJAsue kahyuM : "huM e ja jANavA mAguM chuM." zrImade pUchyuM : "tame tIrthakara bhagavAnamAM zakti vadhAre mAno cho ke hAlanA zodhakomAM ?" jijJAsue jaNAvyuM : "tIrthakara bhagavAna para." zrImade kahyuM : "tIrthaMkara para zraddhA rAkho ane zaMkA kADhI Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ D zrImad rAjacaMdra D nAkho. AtmAnuM kalyANa karazo to tamane pRthvI sapATa ke goLa, jevI haze tevI, koI ha2kata karaze nahIM." * maraNano bhaya kacchanA vatanI padamazIbhAIe zrImane eka vakhata pUchyuM, "sAhebajI, mane bhayasaMjJA vizeSa rahe che, to teno zo upAya ?" zrImade pUchyuM, "mukhya bhaya zeno rahe che ?' "maraNano." te mATe zrImade kahyuM, "maraNa to AyuSyabaMdha pramANe thAya che. jyAM sudhI AyuSya pUruM na thAya tyAM sudhI ma2Na to nathI. to pachI eno bhaya rAkhavAthI zo phAyado ? e rIte mana dRDha rAkhavuM." * 31 bApune cetavyA vavANiyAmAM zrImadnA gharathI thoDe dUra rahetA eka garAziyAne ghoDA para besI sAMje pharavA javAno nityakrama hato. e rIte garAziyA bApu eka vakhata pharavA nIkaLyA tyAre zrImad temane sAmA maLyA. zrImade temane jaNAvyuM, "bApu, Aje ghoDI laIne pharavA javAnuM mAMDI vALo." ghaNuM kahevA chatAM bApu mAnyA nahIM, pharavA gayA. bahAragAma pahoMcyA tyAM to ghoDIe tophAna zarU karyuM ane temane pachADyA. khabara paDatAM cAra jaNA temane cophALamAM UMcakIne ghera lAvyA, paNa thoDA samayamAM temanuM maraNa thayuM. * Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 n zrImad rAjacaMdra D cha mahinA pachI paraNajo zrImad vIrajI desAI nAmanA eka bhAIne kAkA kahetA. teo baMne eka vakhata sAMje pharavA gayA hatA, tyAre zrImade desAIne pUchyuM ke, "kAkA, mArAM kAkIne kAMI thAya to tame bIjI vAra paraNo kharA ?" desAIe kAMI javAba na Apyo. thoDA divasa bAda desAInAM patnI maraNa pAmyAM. tyArapachI sAthe javAno pharIthI prasaMga Avyo tyAre zrImade desAIne pUchyuM, "kAkA, tame have paraNazo ?" desAIe javAba na ApatAM mAtra moDhuM malakAvyuM. zrImade kahyuM, "kAkA, tame paraNavAno vicAra karatA ho to te cha mAsa pachI rAkhajo." cha mahinA thayA. rAMdhaNachaThano divasa Avyo. te vakhate vIrajI desAI sAMje bahArathI ghera AvyA tyAre khALamAMthI nIkaLelo sarpa temane karaDyo. sarpanuM jhera utAravA ghaNI mahenata karI, paNa jhe2 UtaryuM nahIM, tyAre desAIe kahyuM, "navA upacAra karI mAro covihAra bhaMgAvazo nahIM. mane to kahenAre e vAta kahI dIdhI che." * prAmANikatA eka vakhata zrI tribhuvanadAsa bhANajI ane zrImad muMbaImAM hAIkorTa pAsenA baeNnDasTaeNnDa tarapha pharavA gayA hatA tyAre tribhuvanabhAIe emane prazna karyo hato ke, "eka jaina tarIke prAmANikapaNuM kevuM hovuM joIe ?" enA utta2mAM zrImade hAIkorTano buraja dekhADI temane kahyuM Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ _33 | zrImad rAjacaMdra | ke, "pelI dUra je hAIkorTa dekhAya che, tenI aMdara besanAra jajanuM je prAmANikapaNuM hoya tenA karatAM jainanuM prAmANikapaNuM ochuM to na ja hovuM joIe. eTale ke enuM prAmANikapaNuM eTaluM badhuM vizALa hovuM joIe ke te saMbaMdhI koIne paNa zaMkA na thavI joIe, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa te aprAmANika che ema koI kahe to sAMbhaLanAra te vAta sAcI paNa na mAne, evuM tenuM prAmANikapaNuM sarvatra jANItuM hovuM joIe. satyano Agraha zrImanI lagabhaga 13 varSanI vaye banelo eka prasaMga che. eka vakhata jeThamalajI nAmanA vidvAna manAtA sAdhue zrImaddanA jJAnathI khuza thaI morabImAM temane kahyuM ke, tame "DheDhakamata' dIpAvo. te vakhate satyanA AgrahI zrImade tatkALa javAba Apyo ke, satya vastu haze te ja kahevAze.' niSkAraNa karuNA zrImad eka vakhata morabIthI vavANiyA jatA hatA. sTezane mUkavA mATe zrI manasukhabhAI mahetA Adi keTalAka mumukSuo gayA hatA. gADI AvavAno samaya hato tethI badhA dharmacarcA karatA hatA. te arasAmAM manasukhabhAIne koI bolAvavA AvatAM ghera javuM paDyuM. tethI gADI AvatAM sudhIno satsaMgano lAbha javA badala temane manamAM ne manamAM khUba kheda thayo. te kheda pragaTa na karatAM manasukhabhAI ghera gayA. paNa e kheda zrImad pAmI gayA ane pachIthI gADI AvI gaI hovA chatAM teo vavANiyA na jatAM badhA sAthe morabI pAchA pharyA Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 1 zrImad rAjacaMdra | ane bIje divase manasukhabhAIne satsaMgano lAbha Apyo. jJAnInI niSkAraNa karuNA te A. manane navaruM na rAkhavuM eka vakhata muni mohanalAlajIe zrImadda prazna karyo ke, "mana sthira thatuM nathI, to zo upAya karavo ?" - zrImade uttaramAM jaNAvyuM ke, "eka paLa paNa nakAmo kALa kADhavo nahIM. koI sAruM pustaka na hoya to chevaTe mALA gaNavI. paNa jo manane navaruM rAkhazo to kSaNavAramAM satyAnAza vALI de tevuM che. mATe tene savicArarUpa khorAka Apavo. jema Dhorane kAMI ne kAMI khAvAnuM joIe, dANAno Topalo AgaLa mUkyo hoya to te khAdhA kare che, tema mana Dhora jevuM che. bIjA vikalpa baMdha karavA mATe sarvicArarUpa khorAka ApavAnI jarUra che. mana kahe tethI UlaTuM vartavuM, tene vaza thaI taNAI javuM nahIM, tene game tethI ApaNe bIje cAlavuM." upasaMhAra Ama zrImad rAjacaMdrajInuM mukhya vyaktitva AdhyAtmika rahyuM che, ane temanA TUMkA AyuSyane lIdhe temano jIvanasaMdeza temanA vidyamAnapaNAmAM bahujana samAja sudhI pahoMcI zakyo nathI. paraMtu ApaNe e na bhUlIe ke teo mAtra eka mahAna saMta ja nahIM paNa eka prabuddha keLavaNIkAra, janmajAta kavi, lokottara smaraNazaktidhAraka, viziSTa tarkapaTutAnA svAmI, anekavidha atIndriya jJAnanA adhikArI, Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 35 | zrImad rAjacaMdra , samAjasudhAraka, ahiMsA-satyanA prayogavIra ane pUjArI, strI jAtinI sudhAraNAnA ane bhAratanI saMskRtinA mahAna himAyatI ane sarvadharma samabhAvanA eka viziSTa jyotirdhara hatA. adhyAtmapremI sajjanoe, samAjanA sAcA hitecchuoe, bhAratanI asmitAnA agresaroe, gujarAtI sAhityakAroe, jainadharmanA ArAdhakoe ane zrImadUnA anuyAyIvarge A vAtane na visaravI joIe ke je pramANamAM ApaNe zrI dayAnaMda sarasvatI, zrImoTA, maharSiya zrI ramaNa ane zrI araviMda, AcAryadraya zrI vijayavallabha ke zrI buddhisAgaranA vyaktitvane samAjamAM upasAvyuM che, te rIte A mahApuruSanA vyaktitvane upasAvI zakyA nathI. zrIAtmasiddhizAstra, zrImokSamALA, apUrva avasara, ane bIjA aneka AdhyAtmika patro ane kAvyo dvArA AdhyAtmika sAdhakone, ane samAja tathA dharmanI nItimattAnAM dhoraNone UMce lAvavA niSpakSapaNe ucca kakSAnuM sarvatomukhI mArgadarzana ApanAra A mahApuruSane game te kAraNosara ApaNe yathArthapaNe oLakhI zakyA nathI ane tethI temanA upadezano yathAyogya lAbha paNa laI zakyA nathI. kevaLa bhAvukatA ke kevaLa doSadarzanane bAjumAM rAkhI, kharekhara madhyastha thaI, ApaNe sau jo temane oLakhIzuM to te ApaNane ghaNA lAbhanuM kAraNa banaze ane dUra-sudUranA lokone paNa temaNe bodhelA zAzvata satya-siddhAMtonI jANa thavAnI sAthe sAthe zAMti, prema, sadguNo pratyeno pramoda, vicAronI sahiSNutA, sAttvikatA, satya-ahiMsA ane vizvabaMdhutvano samAjamAM phelAvo thaze je sau koIne kalyANanuM ja kAraNa che. national Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadbhI upadezaprasAdI zrImade 33 varSanI TUMkI jiMdagImAM ApaNane ghaNo vistRta, parama upakAraka ane sarvagrAhI bodha Apyo che. te sarva "zrImad rAjacaMdra' nAmanA agAsathI prakAzita thayelA graMthamAM pragaTa thayo che. sAdhaka mumukSue to jarU2 tenuM satsaMganA yoge vAMcana-manana karavuM joIe. ahIM to mAtra sAmAnya vAcakavarga mATe temanA upadezamAMthI thoDI vizeSa upakArI, saraLa ane vyavahArajIvanamAM upayogI sAmagrI saMkSepamAM rajU karIe chIe, je sau koIne jIvana unnata banAvavAnI preraNA Ape che. 1. sAmAnya sadAcAra ane nIti-nyAya (1) sarva jIvomAM samaSTi - kivA koI prANIne jIvitavyarahita karavAM nahIM, gajA uparAMta tenAthI kAma levuM nahIM. (2) julamIne, kAmIne, anADIne uttejana Apato ho to aTakaje. (3) jiMdagI TUMkI che ane jaMjALa lAMbI che, mATe jaMjALa TUMkI kara to jiMdagI sukharUpa lAMbI lAgaze. (4) pavitratAnuM mULa sadAcAra che. (5) kaMI paropakAra, dAna, lAbha ke anyanuM hita karIne Avyo ho to AnaMda mAna, nirabhimAnI rahe. (ka) tAruM, tArA kuTuMbanuM, mitranuM, patnInuM, mAtA-pitAnuM, gurunuM, vidvAnanuM, sapuruSanuM yathAzakti hita, sanmAna, vinaya, lAbhanuM kartavya thayuM hoya to AjanA divasanI te sugaMdhI che. Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ n zrImad rAjacaMdra (7) paraniMdA e ja sabaLa pApa mAnavuM. (8) A lokamAM sukhanuM kAraNa ane paralokamAM sukhanuM kAraNa je saMsA2pravRttithI thAya tenuM nAma vyavahArazuddhi. 2. sarvadharma samabhAva (1) tuM game te dharma mAnato hoya teno mane pakSapAta nathI, mAtra kahevAnuM tAtparya ke je rAhathI saMsAramaLa nAza thAya te bhakti, te dharma ane te sadAcArane tuM sevaje. (2) (3) (doharA) bhinna bhinna mata dekhIe, bheda dRSTino eha; eka tattvanA mULamAM, vyApyA mAno teha. teha tattvarUpa vRkSanuM, Atmadharma che mULa; svabhAvanI siddhi kare, dharma te ja anukULa. (doharA) jAti veSano bheda nahIM, kahyo mArga jo hoya; sAdhe to mukti laDe, emAM bheda na koya. 37 (4) amane to brAhmaNa, vaiSNava game te samAna che. jaina kahevAtA hoya, ane matavALA hoya to te ahitakArI che; matarahita hitakArI che. (5) rUDhi e kaMI kalyANa nathI, AtmA zuddha vicArane pAmyA vinA kalyANa thAya nahIM. 3. mAnavadeha (1) jJAnIo kahe che ke e (mAnava)bhava bahu durlabha che. ati Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ n zrImad rAjacaMdra puNyanA prabhAvathI e deha sAMpaDe che; mATe ethI utAvaLe AtmasArthaka karI levuM. 38 mAnavapaNuM vidvAno ene kahe che ke, jenAmAM vivekabuddhi udaya pAmI hoya. te vaDe satyAsatyano nirNaya samajIne 52matattva, uttama AcAra ane sat dharmanuM sevana karIne teo anupama mokSane pAme che. manuSyanA zarIranA dekhAva uparathI vidvAno tene manuSya kahetA nathI; paraMtu tenA vivekane laIne kahe che. koI paNa anya dehamAM pUrNa savivekano udaya thato nathI ane mokSanA rAjamArgamAM praveza thaI zakato nathI.... keTalAka mUrkhA durAcAramAM, ajJAnamAM, viSayamAM ane aneka prakAranA madamAM maLelo mAnavadeha vRthA gumAve che. amUlya kaustubha hArI bese che. e nAmanA mAnava gaNAya, bAkI to vAnararUpa ja che. motanI paLa nizcaya ApaNe jANI zakatA nathI, mATe jema bane tema dharmamAM tvarAthI sAvadhAna thavuM. (2) durlabha evo manuSyadeha paNa pUrve anaMtavAra prApta thayA chatAM kaMI paNa saphaLapaNuM thayuM nahIM, paNa A manuSyadehane kRtArthatA che, ke je manuSyadehe A jIve jJAnI puruSane oLakhyA, tathA te mahAbhAgyano Azraya karyo. (3) sarva prANInI apavAda sivAya sukha prApta karavAnI je icchA, te bahu aMze manuSyadehamAM siddha thaI zake che; tevuM chatAM teo sukhane badale duHkha laI le che; ema mAtra mohadRSTithI thayuM che. (4) cakravartInI samasta saMpatti karatAM paNa jeno eka samayamAtra paNa vizeSa mUlyavAna che evo A manuSyadeha ane 52mArthane anukULa evA yoga saMprApta chatAM jo janmamaraNathI rahita evA paramapadanuM Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // zrImad rAjacaMdra D dhyAna rahyuM nahIM to A manuSyatvane adhiSThita evA AtmAne anaMtavAra dhikkAra ho ! jemaNe pramAdano jaya karyo temaNe paramapadano jaya karyo. 4. satsaMga satsaMga e sarva sukhanuM mULa che. satsaMga maLyo ke tenA prabhAva vaDe vAMchita siddhi thaI ja paDI che. game tevA pavitra thavAne mATe satsaMga zreSTha sAdhana che. satsaMgano sAmAnya artha eTalo ke uttamano sahavAsa ... AtmAne satyaraMga caDhAve te satsaMga. mokSano mArga batAve te maitrI. uttama zAstramAM niraMtara ekAgra rahevuM te paNa satsaMga che. satpuruSono samAgama e paNa satsaMga che. satsaMgathI prApta thayeluM eka vacana amUlya lAbha Ape che... jyAM zAstronA suMdara prazno thAya, jyAM uttama jJAnadhyAnanI sukathA thAya, jyAM satpuruSonAM caritra para vicAra baMdhAya, jyAM tattvajJAnanA taraMganI laharIo chUTe, jyAM sa2La svabhAvathI siddhAMtavicAra carcAya, jyAM mokSajanya kathana para puSkaLa vivecana thAya evo satsaMga te mahAdurlabha che. 39 moTA puruSoe ane tene laIne ame evo daiDha nizcaya karyo che ke jIvane satsaMga e ja mokSanuM parama sAdhana che. potAnI sanmArgane viSe yogyatA jevI che, tevI yogyatA dharAvanArA puruSono saMga te satsaMga kahyo che. moTA puruSonA saMgamAM nivAsa che, tene ame parama satsaMga kahIe chIe. kAraNa ke enA jevuM parama hitastrI sAdhana A jagatamAM ame joyuM nathI ane sAMbhaLyuM nathI. jIva potAnI kalpanAthI kalpe ke dhyAnathI kalyANa thAya ke samAdhithI ke yogathI ke AthI AvA prakArathI, paNa tethI jIvanuM kaMI Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 || zrImad rAjacaMdra | kalyANa thAya nahIM. jIvanuM kalyANa thavuM to jJAnI puruSanA lakSamAM hoya che ane te parama satsaMge karI samajI zakAya che, mATe tevA vikalpa mUkI devA. sarva duHkhothI mukta thavAno abhiprAya jeno thayo hoya, te puruSe AtmAne gaSavo, ane AtmA gavaSavo hoya teNe yamaniyamAdika sarva sAdhanano Agraha apradhAna karI satsaMgane gaSavo temaja upAsavo. satsaMganI upAsanA karavI hoya teNe saMsArane upAsavAno AtmabhAva sarvathA tyAgavo. potAnA sarva abhiprAyano tyAga karI potAnI sarva zaktie te satsaMganI AjJAne upAsavI. tIrthakara ema kahe che ke je koI te AjJA upAse che, te avazya satsaMgane upAse che, ema je satsaMgane upAse che te avazya AtmAne upAse che, ane AtmAne upAsanAra sarva duHkhathI mukta thAya che. mithyAgraha, svacchaMdapaNuM, pramAda ane indriyaviSayathI upekSA na karI hoya to ja satsaMga phaLavAna thAya nahIM, athavA satsaMgamAM ekaniSThA, apUrvabhakti ANI na hoya to phaLavAna thAya nahIM. jo eka evI apUrvabhaktithI satsaMganI upAsanA karI hoya to alpakALamAM mithyAgrahAdi nAza pAme ane anukrame sarva doSothI jIva mukta thAya. 5. bhakti ane bhaktimArga (1) jJAnI pratye barAbara pratIti thAya ne rAta-divasa te apUrva joga sAMbharyA kare to sAcI bhakti prApta thAya. te jJAnI puruSanAM sarva cAritramAM aikyabhAvano lakSa thavAthI tenA hRdayamAM virAjamAna paramAtmAno aikyabhAva hoya che; ane e ja parAbhakti che. Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 zrImad rAjacaMdra | (2) ghaNA ghaNA prakArathI manana karatAM amAro dRDha nizcaya che ke bhakti e sarvoparI mArga che, ane te sapuruSanA caraNa samIpe rahIne thAya to kSaNavAramAM mokSa karI de tevo padArtha che... jJAnI puruSanA caraNamAM mananuM sthApana thavuM prathama kaThaNa paDe che, paNa vacananI apUrvatAthI, te vacanano vicAra karavAthI tathA jJAnI pratye apUrva dRSTie jovAthI, mananuM sthApana thavuM sulabha thAya che. jJAnI puruSano Azraya karavArUpa bhaktimArga jine nirUpaNa karyo che, ke je mArga ArAdhavAthI sulabhapaNe jJAnadazA utpanna thAya che. (3) bhakti e sarvotkRSTa mArga che. bhaktithI ahaMkAra maTe, svaccheda TaLe ane sIdhA mArge cAlyuM javAya; anya vikalpo maTe, Avo e bhaktimArga zreSTha che. (4) zuddha saccidAnaMdasvarUpa anaMta siddhanI bhaktithI temaja sarvadUSaNarahita, karmamalahana, mukta, nirAgI, sakaLabhayarahita, sarvajJa, sarvadarzI jinezvara bhagavAnanI bhaktithI Atmazakti prakAza pAme che. talavAra hAthamAM levAthI jema zaurya ane bhAMgathI nazo utpanna thAya che, tema e guNaciMtavanathI AtmA svarUpAnaMdanI zreNIe caDhato jAya che. darpaNa hAthamAM letAM jema mukhAkRtinuM bhAna thAya che tema siddha ke jinezvarasvarUpanA ciMtavanarUpa darpaNathI AtmasvarUpanuM bhAna thAya che. (5) (toTaka chaMda) samabhAvI sadA pariNAma thaze, jaDa maMda adhogati janma jaze; zubha maMgaLa A paripUrNa caho, bhajIne bhagavaMta bhavaMta lo. Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 1 zrImad rAjacaMdra . . sukha ' (1) jagatamAM koI evuM pustaka vA lekha vA koI evo sAkSI trAhita tamane ema nathI kahI zakato ke A sukhano mArga che, vA tamAre Ama vartavuM vA sarvane eka ja krame UgavuM, e ja sUcave che ke tyAM kaMI prabaLa vicAraNA rahI che. (2) je anitya che, je asAra che ane je azaraNarUpa che te A jIvane prItinuM kAraNa kema thAya che te vAta rAtridivasa vicAravA yogya che... je sukha bhayavALAM hoya che te sukha nathI paNa duHkha che. je vastu prApta karavAmAM mahA tApa che, je vastu bhogavavAmAM ethI paNa vizeSa tApa rahyA che; temaja pariNAme mahA tApa, anaMta zoka ane anaMta bhaya che; te vastunuM sukha te mAtra nAmanuM sukha che; vA nathI ja. Ama hovAthI tenI anuraktatA vivekIo karatA nathI. (3) aMtaramAM sukha che; bahAra zodhavAthI maLaze nahIM. aMtaranuM sukha aMtaranI samazreNImAM che; sthiti thavA mATe bAhya padArthonuM vismaraNa kara, Azcarya bhUla. samazreNI rahevI bahu durlabha che; nimittAdhIna vRtti pharI pharI calita thaI jaze; na thavA acaLa gaMbhIra upayoga rAkha. e krama yathAyogya calAvato rahIza to tuM mUMjhAIza nahIM, nirbhaya thaIza. (4) mAyika sukhanI sarva prakAranI vAMchA game tyAre paNa choDyA vinA chUTako thavAno nathI; to jyArathI e vAkya zravaNa karyuM, tyArathI ja te kramano abhyAsa karavo yogya ja che ema samajavuM. (5) dehathI bhinna, svaparaprakAzaka, parama jyoti svarUpa evo Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad rAjacaMdra - 43 A AtmA temAM nimagna thAo. he Aryajano ! aMtarmukha thaI, sthira thaI, te AtmAmAM ja raho to anaMta apAra AnaMda anubhavazo. sarva jagatanA jIvo kaMI ne kaMI meLavIne sukha prApta karavA icche che; moTo cakravartI rAjA te paNa vadhatA vaibhava, parigrahanA saMkalpamAM prayatnavAna che; ane meLavavAmAM sukha mAne che; paNa aho ! jJAnIoe to tethI viparIta ja sukhano mArga nirNIta karyo ke kiMcitmAtra paNa grahavuM e ja sukhano nAza che. viSayathI jenI indriyo Arta che, tene zItaLa evuM Atmasukha, Atmatattva, kyAMthI pratItimAM Ave ? 7. vairAgya (1) gRhakuTuMbAdi bhAvane viSe anAsakta buddhi thavI te vairAgya che. (2) vairAgya e ja anaMta sukhamAM laI janAra utkRSTa bhomiyo che. (3) satpuruSa karatAM mumukSunAM tyAga-vairAgya vadhI javA joIe. mumukSuoe jAgrata thaI vairAgya vadhAravo joIe. satpuruSanuM eka paNa vacana sAMbhaLI potAnA viSe doSo hovA mATe bahu ja kheda rAkhaze ane doSa ghaTADaze tyAre ja guNa pragaTaze. (4) jJAna, vairAgya sAthe ane vairAgya jJAna sAthe hoya che, ekalAM na hoya. (5) (doharA) vairAgyAdi saphaLa to, jo saha AtamajJAna; tema ja AtamajJAnanI prApti taNAM nidAna. tyAga virAga na cittamAM, thAya na tene jJAna; aTake tyAga virAgamAM, to bhUle nija bhAna. Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 'bahara) zrImad rAjacaMdra 8. sadguru-sapuruSa (1) guru traNa prakAranA kahevAya che : (1) kASThasvarUpa (2) kAgaLasvarUpa (3) paththarasvarUpa. kASThasvarUpa guru sarvottama che, kAraNa ke saMsArarUpI samudrane kASThasvarUpI guru ja tare che ane tArI zake che. kAgaLasvarUpa guru e madhyama che. te saMsArasamudrane pote tarI zake nahIM, paraMtu kaMI puNya upArjana karI zake e bIjAne tArI zake nahIM. paththarasvarUpa te pote bUDe ane parane paNa buDADe. kASThasvarUpa guru mAtra jinezvara bhagavaMtanA zAsanamAM che. (ra) (doharA) kSaNa kSaNa je asthiratA, ane vibhAvika moha; te jenAmAMthI gayA, te anubhavI guru joya. AtmajJAna samadarzitA, vicare udaya prayoga; apUrva vANI parama kRta, sadguru lakSaNa yogya. (3) sadgurunuM mAhAtma : (doharA) seve sadguru caraNane, tyAgI daI nija pakSa; pAme te paramArthane, nija padano le lakSa. svaccheda mata Agraha tajI, varte sadguru lakSa; samakita tene bhAkhiyuM, kAraNa gaNI pratyakSa. mAnAdika zatru mahA, nija chaMde na marAya; jAtAM sadguru zaraNamAM, alpa prayAse jAya. jina pravacana durgamyatA, thAke ati matimAna; avalaMbana zrI sadguru, sugama ane sukhakhANa. Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - zrImad rAjacaMdra (4) nirAbAdhapaNe jenI manovRtti vahyA kare che, saMkalpavikalpanI maMdatA jene thaI che. paMca viSayathI viraktabuddhinA aMkuro jene phUTyA che; klezanAM kAraNa jeNe nirmULa karyAM che; anekAMtadRSTiyukta ekAMta dRSTine je sevyA kare che; jenI mAtra eka zuddha vRtti ja che; te pratApI puruSa jayavAna varto. ApaNe tevA thavAno prayatna karavo joIe. (5) A kALamAM satpuruSanuM durlabhapaNuM hovAthI, ghaNo kALa vItatAM satpuruSano mArga, mAhAtmya ane vinaya ghasAI gayA jevAM thaI gayAM hovAthI ane pUrvanA ArAdhaka jIvo ochA hovAthI, jIvane satpuruSanI oLakhANa tatkALa thatI nathI. ghaNA jIvo to satpuruSanuM svarUpa paNa samajatA nathI. kAM to cha kAyanA rakSapALa sAdhune, kAM to zAstra bhaNyA hoya tene, kAM to koI tyAgI hoya tene ane kAM to DAhyo hoya tene satpuruSa mAne che; paNa te yathArtha nathI. 9. mumukSu-AtmArthI-jijJAsu 45 (1) mumukSutA e che ke sarva prakA2nI mohAsaktithI mUMjhAI eka 'mokSa'ne viSe ja yatna karavo; ane tIvra mumukSutA e che ke ananya preme mokSanA mArgamAM kSaNe kSaNe pravartavuM. mumukSu jIvamAM zamAdi kahyA te guNo avazya saMbhave che; athavA te guNo vinA mumukSutA na kahI zakAya. mATe vicAravAna jIve te lakSa rAkhI yathAzakti vairAgyAdi avazya ArAdhI, sadguruno yoga prApta karI, kaSAyAdi doSa cheda karavAvALo evo ane ajJAnathI rahita thavAno satya mArga prApta karavo. nitya tevo paricaya rAkhatAM, Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ n zrImad rAjacaMdra m te te vAta zravaNa karatAM, vicAratAM pharI pharIne puruSArtha karatAM te mumukSutA utpanna thAya che, te mumukSutA utpanna thaye jIvane paramArthamArga avazya samajAya che. 46 vItarAga puruSanA samAgama vinA, upAsanA vinA, A jIvane mumukSutA kema utpanna thAya ? samyajJAna kyAMthI thAya ? samyagdarzana kyAMthI thAya ? sabhyacaritra kyAMthI thAya ? kemake e traNe vastu anya sthAnake hotI nathI. vizALa buddhi, madhyasthatA, saraLatA ane jitendriyapaNuM ATalA guNo je AtmAmAM hoya te tattva pAmavAnuM uttama pAtra che. (doharA) (2) dayA, zAMti, samatA, kSamA, satya, tyAga, vairAgya; toya mumukSu ghaTa viSe, eha sadAya sujAgya. kaSAyathI upazAMtatA, mAtra mokSa abhilASa; bhave kheda pachI dayA, tyAM AtmArtha nivAsa. maMda viSaya ne saraLatA, saha AjJA suvicAra; karuNA komaLatAdi guNa, prathama bhUmikA dhAra. (3) AraMbha ane parigrahano jema jema moha ghaTe che, jema jema tene viSethI potApaNAnuM abhimAna maMda pariNAmane pAme che tema tema mumukSutA vardhamAna thayA kare che. anaMtakALanA paricayavALuM e abhimAna prAye ekadama nivRtta thatuM nathI. teTalA mATe tana, mana, dhanAdi je kaMI potApaNe vartatAM hoya che, te jJAnI pratye arpaNa ka2vAmAM Ave che; prAye jJAnI kaMI tene grahaNa karatA nathI, paNa temAMthI potApaNuM maTADavAnuM ja upadeze che ne ka2vA yogya paNa tema Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 zrImad rAjacaMdra | ja che ke AraMbhaparigrahane vAraMvAranA prasaMge vicArI vicArI potAnAM thatAM aTakAvavAM; tyAre mumukSutA nirmaLa hoya che. 10. jJAna (1) je vaDe vastunuM svarUpa jANIe te jJAna. (2) jJAna e doro parovela soya jevuM che, ema uttarAdhyayana sUtramAM kaheluM che. doro parovela soya khovAtI nathI tema jJAna hovAthI saMsAramAM bhUluM paDAtuM nathI. (3) jJAna to che ke jenAthI bAhya vRttio rokAya che, saMsAra parathI kharekharI prIti ghaTe che, sAcAne sAcuM jANe che. jenAthI AtmAmAM guNa pragaTe te jJAna. (4) je jJAna karIne parabhAva pratyeno moha upazama athavA kSaya na thayo, te jJAna "ajJAna" kahevA yogya che. arthAt jJAnanuM lakSaNa parabhAva pratye udAsIna thavuM te che. (copAI) jyAM zaMkA tyAM gaNa saMtApa, jJAna taNA zaMkA nahIM sthApa; prabhubhakti tyAM uttama jJAna, prabhu meLavavA guru bhagavAna. (6) sarva klezathI ane sarva duHkhathI mukta thavAno upAya eka AtmajJAna che. vicAra vinA AtmajJAna thAya nahIM. ane asatsaMga tathA asatvasaMgathI jIvanuM vicArabaLa pravartatuM nathI, emAM kiMcit mAtra saMzaya nathI... sarva padArthanuM svarUpa jANavAno hetu mAtra eka AtmajJAna karavuM e che. jo AtmajJAna na thAya to sarva padArthanA jJAnanuM niSphaLapaNuM che. jeTaluM AtmajJAna thAya teTalI AtmasamAdhi pragaTe. Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 (7) (8) n zrImad rAjacaMdra (doharA) jaba jAnyo nija rUpako, taba jAnyo saba loka; nahIM jAnyo nija rUpako, saba jAnyo so phoka. (harigIta) nahIM graMthamAMhI jJAna bhAkhyuM, jJAna nahIM kavicAturI, nahIM maMtrataMtro jJAna dAkhyAM, jJAna nahIM bhASA TharI; nahIM anya sthAne jJAna bhAkhyuM, jJAna jJAnImAM kaLo, jinavara kahe che jJAna tene, sarva bhavyo sAMbhaLo. O Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'huM A chuM, Ano sevaka chuM. sauno mitra che.? pUjya saMta zrI AtmAnaMdajI baka bhAvanA ) AdhyAtmika sthAna kobA - 3 satsaMga bhakti 'svAdhyAya saMgIta chATa ree" sevA -1 ( 2007 - III rajata jayaMtI mahotsava Education opaterers hdse jainelib